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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31

a thing l could not have in my store
during the day, because all the China
men were at work, and they only came
in the evenings, and there was no use
of my keeping open or staying in the
store during the time when my custO-
mers were all at work. In less than
two years after / got myself started
found that | had to enlarge my shop.
And in 1876 it was that fGs,nd my hands
were so full OF business that l had to
employ first one. then half a dozen
clerks and statesmen to assist me. And
three years after that had to admit a
partner, who is my own friend, Fong
All Cham. We Immediately formed Il
company, and enlarged our folds Of OPP
Grafton by not only importing from
China, but also exported goods of
American production TO China. This
we did also with much profit until 9TH
err men stepped into the business. which
cut down the profit SO that now it is
hardly worth Che capital invested"
In 1882 Mr. All Dom went home TO
China with all tho surplus cash of the
firm, where in the space OF five years
he did nothing but build houses and
marry wives. OF the latter it is said
that he had got half dozen OF them,
and out of this lot he finally selected
one whom he brought with him TO New
York last year. She is brunette, of
course, very young and pretty, while
he is almost the very opposite from her.
But nevertheless, it is said by him that
they cannot be seen at any time, and
the outsiders have 10 take Mr.. All
Dom's word for it. The seclusion o.
Chinese women is made necessary
probably by the peculiar weakness OF
their women and the bad behavior Of
the ignorant males.
Chinese women, owing TO their non
appearance in public, are therefore sell
dom educated. Most all the women OF
China have routine of life similar to
that of Mrs. All Dom and her other
New York associates.
They have their private apartments
in houses adjoining their husbands
store. Their meals are brought to
| them from the stores when members
and employees OF the firm eat. After
breakfast, with the assistance OF their
maid or maids, they will dress their
hair, which usually occupies four hours.
After being duly dressed she visits her
| other female friends. All must be
wives of other merchants of equal
standing with her husband; every one
must take some sewing with her 70 pass
the time while Ginning. They are
very fond Of music. Mrs. Sim Quo 2
On is at present the only female
| Chinese musician in New York, and
she only plays the guitar, banjo and
! flute. In addition TO her musical tai
ents she is also very charming in per-
son and vivacious. She is much loved
and valued by her female associates.
Undoubtedly she would be much more
so among the opposite sex. But in her
case it seems as if the Chinese social
seclusiveness was especially created
| for her husbands sake.
These ladies have very nice times
omong themselves and the few Chinese
children they have among them. OF
these Mr.. All Dom's partner, Mr. Fong
All Cham, has three.-New York Mail
and Express.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
A Wet m to Coca ne.

Cocaine, the latest-discovered anns-
thetic, is, it seems. like its predecess-
ors, chloroform, choral. and morphine,
claiming its victims. A Swiss physician
tells the story OF medical friend of
his who has succumbed TO its fatal
allurements. The victim began with
morphine, which he eventually eX-
changed for cocaine. AS usual, his
first experiments were attended with
increased vigor OF mind and body. This,
however, was soon followed by mental
and nervous depression. After incrcas-
ed dozes of the drug, he experienced
Authorizations, was compelled 10 walk
round and round in circles, to endeavoI
20 pick up needles where he knew none
were TO be found, and was at length
left utterly sloepless and without
appetite. To escape the fatal influence
of the drug, he gave up his practice,
and went rs a surgeon in ship bound
for the east. At length, by means oil
long sea voyages, he overcame his
craving, and was restored to health,
only, as he knew, to fall a victim to the
poison once moro on finding it access
ible. Persistent Indulgence in the drug
resulted in one of the most terrible ol
deaths-exhaustion from tetanus.-St
James Gazette.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
Fresh Ske CHI OF Ameli, Elves.

Amelie R;ves is essentially a pocket
Venus. She is diminutive in stature
and sylph-like in form, with bright,
straw-colored hair, which she ties in q
Psyche knot; soft, violet eyes under
sweeping, coal-black lashes, and veri-
table Cupid's bow of mouth. She
speaks with a slight southern lisp and
is a most charming listener. Her paint
ing is as full OF color as Asmodeu's, and
her rendering of Chopin something to
remember. She rides TO hounds, and
has thirty-one pet dogs, and she has
taught her Scotch terrier TO sing. She
writes a copper-plate hand, and is
prouder OF having invented her mono
gram in blood-red letters on n deep
gray background than OF having Great
ed THE Quick or the Deadp" Her
husband, John Armstrong Chanler, is
tall, lanky and boyish-looking. He has
a mud-colored, pimply complexion and
a retiring mustache, which he is always
urging TO come on. he is about twenty
eight, and was educated at Rugby,
where he picked up the word "really,"
which he uses with singular rapidity
when spoken on the subject Of 1.-The
Quick or the dead?" He never at
tempts to speak while his wife has the
floor. He is not dull, and he has been
round the world. He is on good terms
with his tailor and he places implicit
confidence in the husband OF Amelie
Rives.-Epoch.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31

At the request OF many friends Of
the president-elect, Mrs. Harrison has
removed from the Bank of Indiana
two heirlooms Of very interesting char
acter, which she has freely shown TO
visitors. One is the gold medal pre-
sented by congress to Old Tippecanoe,
alias Major General William Henry
Harrison, for his signal service at the
battle OF the Thames, October 5,
1873" Around the edge where the
milling would be in a double eagle is
the legend, "By resolution of congress,
April 1, 1887 The other medal is a
small one OF silver, struck by the en-
peror Of Austria, to commemorate the
relief of Vienna when besieged by
Kara Mustapha, the wuzeer of the
sultan oil Constantinople, by John
Sobieski, the heroic King OF Poland in
1888. This was not presented to any
one In particular, but was distributed
generally by the court of Vienna, and
is little larger than our dollar piece.
The present Mrs. Harrison inherited il
from her maternal grandfather, Mr..
John Neale, who probably purchased
It as curiosity.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31

The career Of government clerk is
fairly typifed in the case Of James
Eveleth, the veteran of the war de-
partment He began working for the
United States in 1929 at $500 year.
In 1886 he was given 81, 900 year; in
1850, $1,000; year; from 1851 to
1853 he was paid 81, 500, and the next
year he was promoted to $1,000. In
1864 he was given 81 300, and in 1885,
on account Of advancing age, was re-
dnced 10 81 600. There he is now at
about so years Of age, and there he
will die. unless, perhaps, he live long
enough To suffer further reductions
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
No. q NJ ces,nry MY.

"Well, William" said Mr.. Hardhead
to his new confidential clerk, "you are
in q first-class position now at a good
salary. shall expect you to be faith
full and diligent; in fact, to mako all my
interests your own. II won't be
necessary, however, for you to make
love to the typewriter. I'll attend TO
her myself. Haute Express
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
PerftImery.

This country now leads the world in
the manufacture of perfumery, and in
dustry in which the French have long
excelled. American perfumes can be
bought in London, Paris, Hong Kong,
Rio de Janiero, Siam, Australia, and
even the Philippine and Sandwich
islands.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31

change his plans at the last moment.-Texas
SiftiDgs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31

Here's an Enoch Arden story from
Montreal, in which the hero doesn't
commend himself entirely to the SYM
pathy and admiration of the reader:
Eighteen years ago a man named
Charost deserted his wife and young
family to seek his fortune in Cali
fornia. Nothing was heard from him,
and about four years after his depart
ure q rumor reached his wife, who had
been in great poverty, that Chaross
was dead. She was soon after asked
by a devoted lover to marry him.
She did so, but they had hardly been
welded year when he was killed by
falling off q bridge. After q resLeota-
bic delay the bereaved woman again
married, this time a farmer. All went
well. They had children and were
prospecting. The other day the couple
were surprised ty the appearance of
Charost, who had made fortune OF
over $50, 900 in the mines of California
and came back to seek his deserted
wife. She declares that she will have
nothing to do with Charost, preferring
to remain the wife of husband No. 3.
Charost, however, insists on resuming
his marital relation, and it is probable
that the case will go into the courts.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31

Abe sugar swindle started by the
Friends, who are well known in sever
al towns in Michigan, has fairly star
tied the whole country. 1t was COM
mencod some five years ago by man
known as Prof. Henry NJ. Friend, and
after his alleged death, which was said
to have occurred in the month of April
of last year, the woman, Mrs. Friend,
became the active spirit in the com
pany. Friends scheme was to make
refined sugar out OF raw sugar or syrup
by electricity, and a company was
formed in Brooklyn which proposed to
carry on business on a large scale
whenever things worked thoroughly
well. Friend received in hard cash
$3.50, 900, and 1850 OF the company's
stock, and it is pretty nearly certain
that the widow disposed of these at
about $3.50, though the par value was
only 800, so that she must have net
ted very large sum. Her business
affairs were managed partly by her.
self and partly by her father, p Mr..
Howard, and it is believed that though
the lady may escape prosecution, her
father has put himself in jeopardy,
for he swore before notary public
that he had seen the professor refine
raw sugar by electricity. The treas
urer OF the company, Mr.. Robertson,
made tho discovery that the process
which had been kept secret by Mr..
Friend consisted in manipulating sug-
ar that had already been refined, and
that the raw sugar which was brought
into the dark room" remained I'M
touched. The losses of the people in
this country and in England amount to
nearly 81, 100000 and the extraordi-
nary fact remains that so much money
should have been paid out by the di-
rectors of the company, who were
thoroughly honest, without a full
knowledge of the secret. But they
were carried away by the magic of the
word electricity, and actually spent
$3.50, 900 in building and machinery
in a transaction which was equivalent
to putting up blind at draw poker.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

DIRECTORS.
o. w. Childs, G. &. Thorn, Jose Mascerel, J
B: Lankershim G. Ducommun, Philippe Gar
nter. L. G. Goodwin, L. L. Bradbury, Isaias W.
Hellman.
STOCKHOLDERS.
o. W. Childs, L. L. Bradbury, Philippe Gar.
n1er James B. Lankershim, T. L. Duque, Jose
Mascarel, Chas Ducommun, Andrew Glassell,
Cameron E. Thom, Domingo Amestoy, Louis
Polaski, L. G. Goodwin, Prestley G. Baker, L.
J. Rose Frank LecOuvreur, Oliver H. Bliss,
Sarah ]. Lee, Estate D. Solomon, Chris. Henne,
Jacob Kuhrts, Isatas w. Hellman. fl
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24
me Oountry,. Clearing. for 1855.

The C0untry's Clearings for 1ssS.
The corrected reports Of the clearings
of thirty.seven cities for the year 1888
give very fair idea of the condition OF
business in the country at large during
the year. The increases, in comparison
with the clearings Of 1887, are not 80
large as might have been expected on
first thought. But it will be remembered
that business was considerably restricted
for the first five months, for various rea-
sons. The latter half Of the year was
much ahead of the corresponding time in
1887, but not 30 much better than the
first half of 1883, as has been generally
represented. New York City's clearings
were less by over 81, 900, 900, 900 than in
1887. Outside of New York there was
an increase of about $412 900, 900.
The following table gives the bank
clearings for the year 1888, together with
percentages of increase or decrease, in
comparison with the year 1887, as re-
ported by all the clearing houses in the
country to Bradstreet's:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

Secure a sound mind, which seldom goes
without sound digestion, by using the gen.
uine Angostura Bitters of Dr.. J. G, B. Siegert
4 Sons At all druggists.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24
r OS ANGELES COUNTY BANK,
Temple Block, Los Angeles Cal.
Capital Stock Paid Up, $1OO, 900.
Reserve Fund, 100000.

Z. s. BAKER Vice President
GEO. b. STEWART .Cashier
DIRECTORS:
a. L. Macneil, lothian Bixby,
John K. Platter Robert 8. Baker,
John A. Paxton, Geo. W. Prescott,
Geo. q. Stewart
Buy and Sell Exchange on San FInn.
cisco, New York, London, Paris, Berlin and
Frankfort.
Buy Exchange on all parts of the United States
and Europe.
Receive Money on open account and Ger.
tifcate Of deposit, and do q general banking
and exchange business.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24
BANKING HousEs.
DIRECTORS:

Hervey Lindley, J. O. Kays, e. W. Jones,
Juan Bernard, J. Frankenfeld.
II. G. Newhall . President
7. J. Weldon. Cashier.
]. M Wilmer, Assistant Cashier.
General Banking and Exchange Business
transacted. iy4 Am
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24
California Central Railway,

stSANTA FE ROUTED
1889, trains will leave and arrive ct First
Street Depot as follows:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

NHE UNIVERSITY BANK OF LOS ANGELES
No. 119 New High street.
APrrALsroCK PAID UP 100000
R. NJ. WIDNEY. President
GEO. L. ARNOLD Cashier
GEO. sIN5ABAUGH, Teller
DIRECTORS:
r. NJ. WIDNEY, CHAs. A. WARNER.
D. o. MILrIMoRB O. M. WELLS.
8. w. LrrTLE, l.. J. P. MORRILL,,
D. R. RIsLEY.
Eight per cent bonds secured by first mort
gage on real estate, with interest payable semi.
annually, are offered to investors of $3.50 and
upwards. aug9-tf
NoUTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIoNALBANK
NADEAU BLOCK.
wM. v " +. F. BosBYsHEiI. esiden .President
G. N FLINT. Cashier
PAID-IN CAPITAL. ............... $500. 600
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL. 100000
Directors-L N. Breed, II. T. Newell. 81. A.
Barclay, Charles e. Day, Il. @. Bosbyshell, M
Hagan, Frank RAIDER. Louis Gottschalk, d.
Remick, Thos. Goss, william +. B0sbyshen.
aug24-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

Go to y. M. Perfy's
For anything you want in the way OF gas nx.
tures plnmbing goods, etc. No. 80 South Main
st. Bath tubs made to order.
There is No Place Like Home,
hut what ia hnmA without Crown Flour.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

Entire wheat -four, boon to invalids. can
had at Jevne's.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

Just What You Want.
Gas stoves, for heating and cooking, at 8. NJ
Perry's 80 South Main street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24
LINES OF TRAVEL.
Southern Pacific Company.

JANUARY Is, 1889,
Trains leave and are due to arrive ct
Los ANGELES DAILY AS Follows:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

ulne Ang0stura Bltters OF DE- J. u. b. S1egert
4 Sons. At all druggists.
New Southern Pacific Depot.
Located on the Wolfskil Orchard Tract, at
the foot OF Fifth street, is now ready for occu-
pancy. Tracks are all laid connections made
and trains will be steaming into the depot in
few days. The food of traffic to and from that
location daily will make it the business center
of Los Angeles. Rare business corners and
residence lots at low price, small cash pay
ments, balance on long time.
Les ANGELES LAND RuREAU.
G. w. Frink, President
Office: No. 20 West First street; also on tract,
corner Fifth street and Woliskill avenue.
WOlfskill orchard Tract.
Is the best property, with the lowest prices,
and the easiest terms now on the Los Angeles
market.
Business corners and residence lots in this
tract will prove better investment than gold
dollars compounded. Do not wait until the
prices advance, come at once, select your lot
and pocket the profits yourself. Long time
and easy payments.
Los ANGELES LAND BUREAU
g. w. FRINK, President.
Office: No. 20 West First street; also on tract,
corner Fifth street and Wolfskill avenue.
E. Adams, the ClOthfer,
Is South Spring street.
Our 75c. white shirt is the best.
Our 75c. white shirt is the best.
Our 75c. white shirt is the best.
Our 75c. white shirt is the best.
Good Health and Appetite
Always follow the continued use of Crown
Flour.
DR.. Howard, BrysOn-BOneb ebrake
Block.
Diseases of throat and lungs and of the ner-
vous system successfully treated by the use OF
etc. HOURS. 10 to L. IS, rs. Teiephone
1924. Bryson- -Bonebrake Block.
A Sore Throat or Cough, If suffered
to progress, often results in an incurable throat
or lung trouble. "Br0acn's Bronchial TrOches"
give instant relief.
Spasms and COnvulslOns.
DR.. FLINT'S REMEDY, in spasms and con-
vulsions, is a specific which acts upon the irri-
its action upon the heart. Descriptive treatise
with each bottle; or address Mack Drug Co.,
Last Auction
Monday afternoon, February 25th, at 2 o'c lock-
the entire stock of the Pacific Flu roiture CO.,
sold without reserve.
Cannot BE Excelled.
Crown Flour always the best.
Two Brothers.
For good breakfast and fine flee go to the
Two Brothers Restaurant, No. 20 East Second
street. Meal ticket, 81 meals, 81.
Just What You Want.
Gas stoves, for heating and cooking, at 8. M.
Perry's 80 South Main street.
DON'T Pay S1.5O for other Brands
When you can get the Grown for less.
Entire wheat -four, a boon to invalids. can be
had at Jevne's
Everybody Uses Crown Flour.
Samples free at grocers.
Genuine Java and Mocha coffees. freshly
roasted, at h. Jevne's
Go to y. M. PerfY's
For anything you want in the way OF gas nx'
tures. plumbing goods, etc. No. 80 South Main
St. Bath tubs made to order.
There is No Place Like Home,
but what is home without Crown Flour.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

The steamer Queen of the Pacific, and
City of Puebla leave San Pedro for San
Diego ON the dates of their arrival from San
Francisco, and on their trips between San Pc.
dro and San Francisco call at Santa Barbara
and Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo) only. The
Cars to connect with steamers leave s. P. R.R.
depot, Los Angeles, as follows: With the Queen
OF the Pacific and City of Puebla at 8 40 O'Clock
A. NJ; with Los Angeles and Eureka, going
nurtii, al 5 &C o'c!ocE r.
- For passage or freight as above o. for
tickets to or from
All Important Points In Europe,
APPLY TO
w. PARRIS, Agent.
Ofice No. 8 Commercial st., Los Angeles.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-14
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Feature. of the Money aud Stock Mar.

The Features OF the Money and Stock Mar.
kets.
NEW YoRK, March l3.-NOnCy on call easy at
u to 3pGr cent last loan per cent, closed
offered ut per cent, Prime mercantile paper
4Isa6h per cent, Sterling exchange dull but
steady ut 81 Sj4ai SSl Sales OF stocks were lO9,'
900 shares,
The stock market to-day was dull and heavy
throughout the greater portion OF the time, aud
prices tonight arc generally fnctlonally lower
than those Of last evening, The opening was
dull but firm aud In some cases there was some
further slight improvement In the early trading,
but the bears soon renewed their pressure upon
the grangGrs and coal shares, aud considerable
animation was developed In them with de-
Cidelly weak tone and declines reached nearly
point before tho downward movement met
with check, lRckawanna. Missouri Pacific,
Manhattan and Pullman were the weak spots,
amount Of business done. The activity dlsAp.
peaFed and Chattanooga became tho feature by
reason Of tho exceptional strength displayed,
but until we'll into tho afternoon the market
was intensely dull and EtagnAnt Another drive
then sent 81 Paul and lAckawanna down with
Pullman, Ind the lowest prices Of the day were
generally reached IN tho lelghbOrhOod Of I p, m.
4 better tone prevailed In tho last hour, md st.
Paul preferred had especially q sharp rally aud
the close was quiet aud tlrmR tho best figures.
The great majority Of the active shares are
lower tonight, butthe losses arc for fractional
amounts,
Railroad bonds were quite dull sales only
S;ovSTnmcnt and State bonIS dnll md stCahy
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-14
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS,
Adjournment Of the Convention Of ColOFed
PreAshsFa At PaFksFsburg'

Adjournment Of the Convention Of COlOFsd
Preachers at PaFksFaburg,
Special Dllpaieh % ne LRtalioRer,
PAREERsBuRG, W, Va, March 1.-THE
Washington conference (coloredl adj
lourned at midnight Monday night after
the Bishop announced theappointmepts
for the ensuing year, Among which
are the following Of local Importance;
staunton Dlstrict-W, 7, Harris, Pro.
siding Elder Augusta, ], O. Loyei
Oharlestown, S. A, Lewis; Deer6eld, w,
A. Cooper; Douglas Grove, 10 be sup
piled Frankfort, j, T. Hill Front Royal,
Elijah Ayres; Harrisonburg, ]. W.
Waters; Hedgesyille, Richard Lane;
Htllsboro, O. H, Foremanj Jefferson, NJ,
w, Clair; Lewisburg, John Barrett;
LawmooT, w, r, Davis; LurGy, Alex,
Hogsett; Loyola, A, O. Steptoei Martins
burg, +, F. Wheeler; Newmarket, g, G,
Nickens; Red Sulphur Springs, g, w,
Jackson; Rockingham, b, +. Perkins;
Ronceyerte, ], L. Williams; Shepherds
town, A, w. Brown; staunton, ], A,
Holiness Talcott, W, +. Pattersoni
Union, Stewart brown; Winchester, 7.
A. White; Woodstock, ], W, Meredith,
Wheeling District = Robert Steele,
Presiding Elder; Allegheny, G, W, W,
jenkins; BuCkhRnnon, Abraham Little;
Charleston, Abraham Beck; ClarksburR,
]. A, Read Cumberland, j. L. Evans
Grafton and Fairmont, Bosley Boyce;
Huntington, Daniel AQuillRi Keyser, ],
W, Calvert; Mansfield, to be supplied
Mooreheld, Charles PRICE, Parkersburg,
R, II. Robinson; Pittsburgh, J. H. Wat
son; Point Pleasant, S, H. Norwood
Romney, W. II, Moormani Snow Hill,
J, ", S, Wilson; Wheeling, R. A.
Raad
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-14
OF New York, Expecting an appointment
rs Foreign Minister,

OF New York, Expecting an appointment
~ Foreign Minister.
The portrait is Of Elliott F, Shepard, a
wealthy New Yorker, and owner Of au
evening paper published in the Empire
City, He spends great deal Of money
on his publication, which has features
all its own, including daily text from
the Bible at the head Of its editorial col.
umns, Mr., Shepard worked earnestly
for tLA success OF the Harrlson-Morto
ticket, and Is said TO have contributed
ten thousand dollars to the campaign
fund, when more money was much need
ed, without asking any favor or consider
alton In return. Now, however, he Is in
the field for q first class embassadorship,
that to London or Paris preferred.
He was born In Jamestown, n, Y, on
July 20, 1888. When 22 years old he
was graduated from the New York Uni
versity, and In 1858 his name was added
to the roll OF attorneys OF his native
State. Mr.. shepard's father was rich
man, president OF the National Bank
Note Company, one OF three companies
which, after his death, were merged into
one called the American Bank Note
Company, in which the Shepard family
is conspiCuously represented. The sub,
ject OF this sketch has led the pleasant
life Of the man OF opulent means, public
spirited, fond Of literary work, a fluent
speaker and a philanthropist. He is not
a prominent lawyer, and has never per-
sued his professional work with the
energy Of men less favored Of fortune.
His figure is larger than that Of the
average man, and no Is a person OF
genial presence and bearing, The social
side OF diplomacy would be worthily
supported by Mr., Shepard should Mr..
Harrison appoint him Minister.