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Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-04-13
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HOW 1T IS DONE.
Actor Hardup's Way Of Securing n Bene-
Mt Performance for Himself

Actor Hardup's Way Of Securing Bene-
Mt Performance for HIMSELF
Amateur Actor (whose finances are
getting low)-Mr. Highup, number
of my friends have insisted on my hav-
ing benefit performance of some
kind, assisted by the best talent in
town, and at their suggestion | have
drawn up. or rather copied of, this
petition. or request, asking me to
name date at which l will appear in
some standard comedy, and l have
leading citizens of the place, for your
signature.
Mr.. Highup Greatly pleased) :
tainly. (Signs his name)
Amateur actor "a few hours later)
MIR. Lowdown, here is a document
that Mr.. Highup and a number OF other
friends have insisted on my circulate
ing. You see there is long string
of names here, but no paper of this
kind is complete without your sigma
ture. They have all said: "Have you
seen Mr.. Lowdown yetP" and have
been looking for you all day.
Mr.. Lowdown (highly flattered)-
Why. certainly, I'll sign it. (Affixes
his name.
Card in Weekly Pile-Driver the day
following from amateur actor-To
Messrs. Highup, LoWdoWn and Others
GENTLEMEN: In response to your fiat
tering communication of yesterday,
have the honor to say that, after ma
ture deliberation, have decided to
accept the invitation for a benefit per-
formance which you have extended to
me in such generous and compliment
ary terms. and have the pleasure OF
naming next Thursday evening. ETC.,
etc.-Chicago Tribune.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-04-13
YOUNG AMERICANS.
Why They should Assiduously Study tn
Principles OF Government.


Principles Of Government.
To say that he comprehends the Fed
eral power in all its immensity, in all
its ramifications, in all its far-reaching
effects. is to pay him compliment at
the expense of fact. To know the re-
ality. to know how far it is actually |
working out the purpose for which it
was established, and how far it has
swerved from its true course. he must
know more than constitutional prin-
ciples; he must know the laws, the
agencies created by those laws, what
those agents are doing. and the
methods which they employ. His
knowledge, at the best, is but smat-
tering to him, at all. the Government
is little else than conjecture. a fancy
an airy. intangible, invisible theory.
This is blunt speech. For there are
tens of thousands Of citizens who have
very clear and correct notions about
what the Government is, and about
what it ought to be. The average
sort of person, and he is apt to think
and know more about public affairs
than he shows. But there is one class
of Americans to which he does not be.
long--Americans who, unfortunately,
do take a practical view" Of things.
they know the Constitution; they look
upon the Government simply as a great
collection OF Offices; they know the
salary attached to every Office, and
their highest and only ambition, as
citizens. is to secure the best-payin ing
offices for themselves. The American.
with his ''theory" and imperfect knowl-
edge, is so far ahead of this type Of
enlightenment" as to put comparison
out of all question.
The American who glories in the
majesty OF the Republic, and who val
ues his own freedom. can not afford to
dream; the duty he owes to the COM
monwealth, to society and to himself,
he can not, with honor or safety ignore.
The true grandeur of our Government
depends upon the justice of its laws;
those laws depend upon the virtue, the
pie. The fight for Independence die
not end with the treaty of peace; noi
did the adoption of the Constitution
settle forever all questions Of civil lib
erty and government. Dangers have
appeared in the past; dangers menace
us to-day; dangers will yet arise. They
may come from the direction of the
Government, or they may come from
society, us evils for the Government tt
meet.
The subject of government is pro
found and momentpus one, yet it is no
wholly beyond the grasp of the young
1t would be an error for parents O
teachers to withhold it from you as
matter reserved for older minds. Yol
can not be too much impressed by
consciousness OF it's gravity; you cal
not take too broad a view of Nationa
destiny and OF your rights and dutie
younger citizens; you can not stud.
these things too soon.
You are not expected to plunge a
once into the depths of ''politica
science;" you need not vex your earl
wits over abstruse economic" puz
zles. With time and experience viii
come ability to handle disputed prob
lens, and to follow the drift of Ma
tional policy and power. At the start
the mask Of mystery should be LITE
off; the reality of government shoul
stand before your thoughts.
Alton, in St. Nicholas.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-04-13

"A woman who applied for place
as cook with n family in this city was
subjected to very searching examina-
tion as to her abilities and habits by
the lady Of the house. At last the lat
ter asked the woman: do you drinkp'
The woman replied with quiet dignity:
mo. ma am: but judging by what I've
seen in service | might ask you
that question" Asked to explain her
self the woman continues: I'm both
my last places my employers drank to
excess, and led a dogs life in conse-
quence. do not mean to enter house
where the mistress touches drop OF
quor.n This was turning the tables
with a vengeance.-Pi Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-04-13

In fix Mrs. Muggins-"Its
raining, and Mrs. Goodsoul wants to
go home, and | have no umbrella to
lend her except my new ten dollar
one. Can't | let her have yoursP"
Mr.. Muggins. The only
umbrella I've got has her husbands
name on the handle. ."-Philadelphia
Record.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-04-13

-Customer-.'Go any thing new in
coffee to-dayp" Grocer (absent-mind-
edly-'.No, we have never been able to
find an. thing that disguised better
than beans. Huntington Free Press.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
Palnnanl Qui NIeruit,

Miss Yda II. Adds, former towns.
woman, but now of Mexico, has a
scorching letter in the Nation, of New
York, in which she shows up Mr.. Charles
Dudley Warner and DR.. Prime in no en-
viable colors, for, as she claims, falsify.
ing and interpolating her manuscript in
her article in the August Harper"
they make her apparently give Mr..
Warner the credit of inaugurating
the search which resulted in the dis
covery of lost useful and beautiful art,
to wit, the secret of lustering
of iridescent pottery, whereas, as she
claims, and she apparently makes good
her claim, she first called his attention
to the matter; and she alone, and entire
ly at her own expense, undertook the
journey into the almost inaccessible re-
gionwhere this lustering is done and there
beguiled the ehy natives of their won
derful secret, which as she supposes
may have been brought to them from
Europe many years before by some ARTIST
souled priest" and which through them
had been preserved, though lost to the
civilized world.
Miss Adds pluckily stands up for her
rights, and she does it in an admirable
spirit and in most thorough manner.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

esque, billy region behind the city,
which affords the finest imaginable sites
for suburban cottages, with superb views
Of the mountains and q glimpse Of the
Pacific ocean fourteen miles away.
Though founded in 1881, Los Angeles
had less than 5000 inhabitants in 1860,
and only II, 900 in 1880, while today it
has rs, 600 or more. Thirteen years ago
no railroad connected it with other parts
of the world, while today it is one of the
greatest railroad centers in the West.
And as it still remains, what it always
was, unsurpassed by any city in the
world for climatic and scenic advantages,
it has every reason to look forward to q
prosperous and brilliant future" - and
much more of the same sort.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
SANTA MONICA.
Latest J0ttings and Cleaning,
Down by the Sea,

Down by the Sea.
Those who imagine that the season is
over here should drop down for a few
hours and the idea would be speedily
banished. The sands are always we'll
lined with recreators, and the bathing
establishments furnish accommodation
to about 500 people daily. The Arcadia
is in full blast as of yore, the restaurant
plan being abolished at the last moment,
so the dining-room is running as usual.
As there is large Spanish element
resident in this vicinity, next Monday,
the anniversary of Mexican Indepen.
dence, is to be celebrated in big STYLE.
A picnic and barbecue is to be given at
Pascual Marquez's place at the head OF
the Santa Monica canon.
1t is now known for certain that the
Sisters College is to be placed here, for
the signed papers have been received.
The building will be placed in the Grip.
pin tract in East Santa Monica, where
twenty-five acres were donated for the
purpose. There are to be $3.50, 900 worth
Of improvements, and work will com.
mence at once.
The tax levy for Santa Monica this
year is fifty cents on the 500.
DR.. Ainsworth, U. S. A., was at the
Arcadia today.
Coroner Meredith was in town this
morning.
Mr.. T. H. Rhodes arrived at the Ar.
cadia last night.
NJ. K. Robbins, ]. 0. Billings and J.
A. Watson are among the latest arrivals
at the Arcadia today.
Santa Monica, September 18th. H,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
THE COW LIMIT.
Mayor Hazard Returns the Ordi-
nance Unsigned.

Mayor Hazard Returns the Ordi.
nance Unsigned.
Several months ago an ordinance was
passed which prohibited the keeping of
more than two cows by one person within
certain limits. One or two persons who
Lad yards where COWS had been kept for
sale objected to this ordinance, as they
were included within the limits, and
they have been laboring with the Coun-
Gil ever since to have an amendment to
the ordinance adopted excepting them
from its provisions. The Council could
not see for long time why an exception
should be made for one man or even two
men, but finally an amendment was
adopted and sent to the Mayor for his
approval. Yesterday Mayor Hazard re-
turned the ordinance with the following
message to the Council:
l return herewith without my approval
an ordinance entitled, can ordinance
amending an ordinance entitled, An
ordinance regulating the keeping Of COWS
within certain limits of the City of Los
Angeles approved January oath,
1885," for the reason that said ordinance
provides that ''any person, firm or cor
poration who shall carry on the business
of salesyard for mich COWS shall be
allowed to conduct said business within
the following limits by first obtaining
the consent of three-fourths of the
property owners on the block within
which said yard is situated" and makes
no provisions for ascertaining whether
the required assent has been obtained or
not, but would seem to make such con-
sent of itself the permit or license for
carrying on the business in such district.
1t would seem to me to be preferable
for the permission to be given by some
city authority on such consent
of the property owners, otherwise the
fact of the permission being given might
necessarily in such case be a question for
judicial decision. Another objection is
that the description of the district, as
follows: Bounded by Alameda street
from College street to Los Angeles street,
along Los Angeles street to Second
street, along Second street to Mission
street, along Mission street to College
street and along College street to Upper
Main street," does not describe any dis
trict, because said boundaries do not
close in one or more instances.
I would also suggest, for the conven-
fence of the public and city officers, that
as this ordinance has been already mate
rally amended, it might be advisable to
re-enact the ordinance as it is intended
to be after amendment. With the ordi-
nance in that shape, the law can be
found in one place. 1t is now to be
found in two places, and if again amend
ed would require still further search to
find the law in the matter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
A Daniel Come to Judgment.

The New York "Nation" is publishing a
series of articles by very accomplished
correspondent, Mr.. Henry 7. Finck, on
"The Future of Southern California. /"
In the first paper, which appears in the
''Nation" of September 9Th, Mr.. Finck says
some very pleasant things about this
city and section.
After touching on bis visit here two
years before, and referring to the carp.
criticism of Northern Citrus Belters and
others that this section has been over
praised, he says:
Southern California cannot be over.
praised, and, in my humble opinion, its
future prospects are brighter than those
Of any other portion of the United
States!" This from cultured writer
who has travelled almost all over the
world, and in 80 conservative and, care
full journal as the 'Nation" is certainly
very encouraging.
Again he says: CLOS Angeles is\ al
ready recovering from the effects of 1.-THE
collapse. Fine new buildings are again
going up, the streets are always ahi-
mated and the cable car tracks have
been lately prolonged into the pictu1-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

for list Of testim onials and history Of my case
or call on me any day, or write and describe
|$our case. Advice free. MRS. J. HIRBARD.
r This certifies that I, A. T. VII der, was agent
for this extract years ago in the East. 1t never
failed to cure all Blood Diseases. The Com
pany wishes me to act as Sole Managing Agent
west of the Rocky Mountains. Ihave accepted
this agency, and shall keep It for lie, Whole
sale and Retail. The price PER BOTTLE is
$1.00 or SIX FOR $500. Ask your druggist
and they will get it for you. Or for particulars
testimonials and medicine, call or address me
at my residence or office, SO Turner street, Los
Angeles Cal. A. 7. WILDER.
Los ANGELES CITY, July Is, 1882
Mr.. A. T. Wilder-Dear Sir This certifes
that my little girl was sick with some blood
disease. The doctors said 1t was cancer, and
would have TO be cut out. The HIBBARD EX-
TRACT you telegraphed for CURED my child,
and that was over two years ago.
W. B. BAIRD,
Known as BILLY, the Expreksman," corner
Spring and Fifth streets. se5 I'm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
BANKING HOUSES.
SEcuKITY SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST CO
40 g. Main Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
Capital 5000 600 90

F. N. MYERS 8, A. FLEMING. JFs.pro,,
President. Vice-President. Cashier.
,SIOCKHOLDERs-Isaia w. Hellman, o. W.
vniios' eugene GERMAN, 8. A. Fleming, F. n.
!; q. DAILY, Morris 8. Hellman, Thomas Mere.
9ith, Samuel Polaski. Nathan We'll, Isidor
Polaski " M, Caswell, r. Y. Mcbride. James
A; J; Brown President Fourth National Bank
OF Grano Rapids, M. B. Shaw. c. Rodgers
M. u }, John b. Pohlhaus and Harry Black.
per cent Interest Paid ON Deposits.
at lowest rates of interest ff"
Bonds and mortgages bought and Sold
Savings deposits solicited SLIM
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

The following were yesterday licensed
to wed:
Joseph B. P. Crosby, native of Nova
Scotia, of this city, aged 26, to Annie g..
Grimes, native of Illinois, of this city,
aged 20.
William Laurentz, native of Iowa, OF
this city, aged 80, to Mollie Jackson, a
native Of Illinois, Of this city, aged ~,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
New Patents.

Messrs. Hazard and Townsend fur
nish the following list of patents is
sued to residents of California, Tuesday
September Sd:
Combined harvester and thresher
David Best, San Leandro.
Railway rail joint, Joseph S. Chad
bourne and L. G. Stuckey, Rosamond.
Saw mill set-works, Frederick w.
Cook, San Francisco.
Gang.edger, Frederick w. Cook, as.
signor one half to H. P. Gregory & Co.,
San Francisco.
Miners candlestick, David B. James,
San Francisco.
Burning brick, James NJ. Jameson,
Los Angeles.
Cuspidor, Parker J. PIERCE assignor
one half to R. P. M. Greedy, Oakland.
Concrete mixing machine, Ernest L.
Ransome, San Francisco.
Merry-go.round, Walker G. Tyler,
San Francisco.
Rock drill, Edward A. Rix, San Fran.
cisco. ~
Also trade mark for teas, the letters
"M M" and the abbreviation and figure
mo. l" under the letters, S. L. Jones &
Co., San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

Sufferers from Coughs, Sore
Throat, ETC.. should try "BroUn's bronchial
Iroches," simple but sure remedy. Sold only
in bOTes. Price rs cts.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
A Wonderful Cure.

This Is a true likeness OF me
wearing artificial nose and
upper lip after q BLOOD
DISEASE had consumed my
nose and upper lip. roof OF
my mouth and palate, cured
by H1bbard,s Herb
Extract. This is not a
patent medicine but a
simple preparation of roots
and herbs that cured me
over A years ago, since
when ] have cured thou
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
THE BONDS FOR SALE.

The Statement Prepared by the City
Clerk.
City Clerk iced has prepared an alb
stract of the proceedings under which
the school bonds now offered for sale
were authorized. This will be forwarded
to the principal banking institutions Of
the United States in order that they may
bid intelligently on September 30th.
After quoting the call for bids, to be
found in the advertising columns of the
HERALD, the abstract sets forth that
"the ordinances providing for the issue
Of bonds by the city of Los Angeles, and
calling an election to decide whether
they should be issued, were adopted un.
der authority conferred by the charter Of
the city of Los Angeles, and in accord
ance with the requirements of the act of
the Legislature of the State of California,
approved March 10th, 1889, authorizing
mourning of indebtedness by cities,
towns and municipal corporations.
The requirements of the act are then
set forth in detail, and the abstract cites
the ordinances passed under its provisions,
and declares the result Of the election held
on August 31st. The abstract closes as
follows:
All of the above ordinances were care.
fully prepared by the City Attorney, and
are believed to be legal and valid in
every respect.
The present financial condition of the
city is as follows:
Bonds outstanding ;.....:.... $457,OOO 90
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

Pure French Taught by
Professor from Paris. References. P. o. box
1877
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
SherWin. Williams, floor paint

Wall Paper, &c roll, las S. Spring st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

ness, Impotency and Lost Manhood permanent
ly Cured. The sick and afflicted should not fail
TO call upon him. The Doctor has Travelled ex.
teneively in Europe and inspected thoroughly
the various hospitals there, obtaining . great
deal of valuable information, which he is com.
The Doctor cures where others.tail. Try him.
DR. GIBBON will make no charge unless he
effects q cure. Persons at distance CURED AT
HOME. All com nunications strictly confden.
tial. All letters answered in plain envelopes,
Send ten dollars for package of medicine.
Call or write. Address DR. ]. r. GIBBON Box
1857, San Francisco, Cal
Mention Los Angeles HERALD. a7-3m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

Wall Paper at half price, las $. Spring st
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria..
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
TO THE UNFORTUNATE.
DIR. Gibbons
DISPENSARY,
623 Kearny Street,

Corner Of Commercial,
San Francisco, Cal. Is.
tablished In 1854, for
treatment of Sexual snd
Seminal Diseases. such
as Gonorrhea, elect.
-DblJloIr eli
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

Chas. A. Baskerville, Notary Public
Conveyancing, legal documents, shorthand
type-writing. Lanfranco Building, 11S NORTH
Main street. Telephone SO.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
BOARD OF DIRECT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
owen 81. Churchill, Thos. R. Bard
Gen1 M. H. Sherman, DR., w. L. Graves
Capt. George 4. Lemon, 4. +. c. Klokke
Dan Mcfarland, Fred Eaton,
Perry Wildman, w. g. Hughes,
J, M. G, Marble, ANIL If
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
$4,000 90
$457,O0O 90


made to call in IA bonds, the
money being included in the
tax levy of this year. ......... $4,000 90
$44s, 900 90
1883 ........................' $172. 1ss SO
certain funds August LIST, 1889 16,609 81
March 1st 1855. ] SAC 1897 ,1o1 90
Amount OF bonded indebtedness
which the city may assume as
regulated by the act of the
Legislature herein set forth,
being per cent. on the total
assessed value. 500. ..........$ 2,349 800 %
The charter of the City Of Los Angeles
provides that it's indebtedness must not
exceed in the aggregate $4,000, 900, ex-
cept for the purpose of providing water
works for the city, and establishing and
conducting sewer system; further in
debtedness may be incurred by the issue
of bonds for these purposes in the man.
ner provided by the general law.
Rate of taxation for present fiscal year
for all city purposes, $1.10.
There has never been any default Of
payment of Los Angeles city bonds or
interest thereon.
The legality of the issue of any Los
Angeles city bond has never been con-
tested.
The present population of Los Angeles
is about $4,000.
HENRY T. HAZARD, Mayor.
A. n. HAMILTON,
Chairman of Finance Committee.
Having drawn all the ordinances in
regard to the issuance of the above bonds,
and having carefully examined all the
proceedings in addition thereto. I am Of
the opinion that the bonds proposed to
be issued, are authorized by law, and
will be valid debt of said city.
G. NJ. MCFARLAND,
City Attorney.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

DIRECTORS.
o. W. Ohflde, O. Z. Thorn, Jose Masoarel, ].
B: Lankershiln. O. Ducommun, Philippe Gar
nter, l.. O. Goodwin, L. L. Bradbury, Issias "
HellmRn.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13
STOCKHOTDRRQ

STOCKHOLDERS.
0. W. Childs, L. L. Bradbury, Philippe Gar
nier. James B. Lankershim, T. L. Duque, Jose
Mascarel, Chas; Ducommun, Andrew Glassell
Cameron Z. Thorn, Domingo Amestoy, Louie
Polaskt, L. O. Goodwin, Prestley @. Baker,
Frank Lecouvreur, oliver n. Bliss Sarah J.
Lee, Estate d. solomon, Chris. Henne, Jacob
Kuhrts Isaias W. Hellman 81
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

Is fully equipped for every kind of legitimate
banking. and solicits the accounts of all need.
ing banker.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

Cor. of Spring and Second SITS, Los Angeles.
CAPITAL, .........-...-............ SO, 600
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-13

I. W. HKLLMAN, JOHN Z. Platter
RoBERT 8. BAKER, J. B. LANKERsHIM,
L. G. GOODWIN.
Term deposits will be received in sumge.
300 and over. Ordinary deposits in sums o,
$40 and over.
Money to loan on rrgt-class real estate
Los Angeles, July l. 1889. slit
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-02-13
Unequal TAXATION.
Wayne News.

@-S >'S"S'
Under the laws of this State the
larger portion of the taxes is assess
ed against real estate. Not only is
land made the chief basis of taxa
ton but it is valued out of proper
ton to personality and there is no
way to evade it. IF a man purchases
a farm for $4,000 and pays only
$500, on it and owns no personal
estate, he pays taxes on the full val
ne of the farm, or upon 81 800,
worth of land, which he does not
really own. The man who owns
the debt of 81 500, deducts his in
debtedness from it and gives in the
balance for taxation. The man who
owns personal estate deducts his in
debtedness from it but not SO with
the land owner. Heis the only tax
payer who is assessed with taxes on
the debts that he owes. The man
who goes into the world to specu-
late and make money in this age,
steers wide of real estate as per-
manent investment He deals in
stocks and bonds, does discount or
brokerage business and manages to
have more ready money than any
one else, mortgages on all his neigh
bors farms but pays very little tax.
The assessor does not always do
his duty but there is . way to evade
the law and the assessor Is power
less.