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, 1889-05-10

One of the most daring bank rob
berries that | recollect was committed
in Winnipeg in 1882, and there arc
many former citizens of that place
now residing in St Paul who Will also
remember this event. The robbers
were never discovered. One morning
about IL o'clock two men entered tho
Merchants bank on the corner of Main
and Postotlice streets. As usual at that
hour the bank was crowded. Ono of
the men stationed himself in front of
the paying teller's desk, as if awaiting
his turn 10 transact business, and
hauling q newspaper from his pocket
began 10 read. Tho teller left his wire
screen pen q moment, and immed-
ately the stranger opened the paper
out and held it up high, while the ac-
complete Immediately behind him
sprung up on the edge Of tho counter
and reaching over grabbed u big roll
Of bills amounting to about SO, 900.
He rushed from the bank, followed by
tho newspaper reader, and before any
enc realized what had occurred had
disappeared. No clew wGs ever OBJ
taincd.-SL Paul Pioneer Press.
, 1889-05-10

1t is now held by tho best physicists
that, instead of falling from above,
the dew rises to the earth. The gen
orally received opinion that the dew
is formed of vapor existing at the
timo In the atmosphere must be given
up for the established fact that the
vnpor which rises from the heated
earth Is trapped by tho cold surface
earth. Besides, when wo imagine
that, on n cool evening after a sultry
day In summer, our feet are being wet
by tho dew on the grass, we mako n
grave mistake. For that moisture on
tho grass is not dew ut all, 1t Is false
DOWN reality the transpired humor
Of the plants. THO drops at the tips.
which gliston diamond like, arc not
dew; close examination shows that
these crystalline spheresa are all situated
at the point where the veins of the
leaves cut the outer edges These
drops only give evidence OF the vitali-
ty OF the plant. The difference between
the true dow on the grass and the cx-
uded drops through tho veins from
within tho grass a be easily distin-
guishcd; for the former Is distributed
all over the blade in a moist film
whereas the latter are of some size and
r situated near tho tips of the blade.
Altered, then, is tho meaning of the
line, "nka blade O grass keeps its ain
drap O. dow !" for those brilliant glob.
ule5 on the petal, shaking to the same
sweet Dir, and often gliding at once
Gil fragrant into one arc not dew
drops, but ore the exudattons Of the
healthy plants They give evidence
Of the elixir vive Of vegetation; where
as the true dew is the pearly luster,
vanished in flmy humidity over the
blades by TINT wondrous alchemy
which transforms tho water vapor
rising from tho ground into tho plant
refreshing dow.-Good Worda.
, 1889-05-10

A Lieutenant Says Many of Them Are
Denseiy Ignorant on An subJects.
Tho greater proportion of the >re-
cruits come TO the regiment raw in
every respect, bodily, morally and
mentally no nconsidsfable number of
them have already been in prison. The
recruit is, as a rule, neither good nor
bad the greater part of tho nation is,
at the age of twenty years, morally
and Intellectually, at the standard of a
child of educated parents at ten years.
There are even some individuals who
arc beneath this. l have had recruits
who found great difficulty in pro-
nouncing the number thirty-four. l
asked n of these to count. His scale
of numbers went up to eleven; he had
heard of thirteen and seventeen, but
he did not know what they meant
This was a German; the Slavs of our
fatherland are still more difficult to ed
ucate, since they do not understand
German. They are further accustomed
to an almost incredible amount of
roughness in their intercourse with
their parents and associates.
l remember a recruit who could only
speak Polish, of whom 1 as a lieuten-
ant had to undertake the training, and
who did not understand a single word
that l said, and stood staring vacantly
before him. / told another of the re-
cruits, who could speak German and
Polish, TO translate what l was saying.
This fellow went up TO him and gave
him at once a tremendous box on the
ears. When l reproved him for this
hemetme with the startling argument:
"Oh, you must let me do it, lieutenant
be understands much better now"
The box On the IA in their society
answered the same purpose as do you
hcar2" does in Berlin, or as the touch
on the shoulder which many men use
to draw attention to their words.
What patience is required to make
such men understand all that belongsto
their duty in the field, TO order, andt to
discipline, without even once knock
ing them down, he only can know
whose forbearance has been thus put
to a practical test. From the moral
point Of view also many recruits are
as backward as q child 10 years
old Among many of them no
trace can be found of the feeling
of duty, of religious conscience, of
patriotism, or Of honor, while there
Is a proportionately small percentage
of them who have any idea of good or
evil. The great mass only know good
from evil from the fact that the latter
is punished. 81 will not do this or
that, because if l do L shall be put in
prison or in the house of correction"
Many recruits hear first of duty, honor
or patriotism from their instructor
after they have joined the army.
Many of them, even from parts of the
country where German is spoken,
know nothing of the history of their
fatherland. There is a sort of figure
of speech which we use when some
one has said something which every
body knows: "Yes, old Fritz is ,aad.n
By means of this l discovered that
many of my men had never heard of
Frederick the Great. l asked ono OF
then once, and he answered: Eyes, /
heard that he had died yesterday.n-
Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe Ingelfin-
gen.
, 1889-05-10
He Got tho Err.

a certain Baron Munchausen is
hunting III Florida, and his stories Of
tho chase are finding their way into
tho letters of admiring correspondents
of northern papers. Tho baron's narno
inevitably calls to mind the immortal
Muuohnuscn whose phenomenal lying
has made his name famous for all
time. This gifted mortal's success in
the hunting OF birds can never be sur
passed by the modern Munchausen.
On IL occasion tho liar Of n century
ago came across n crclo Of quail feed
ing around a grain stack. Tho latter
was completely environed by the
birds, and tho mighty hunter de-
cided to have them all. So he
took careful aim, pulled tho trig-
ger, and at the Same time bent
tho barrel Of his shot gun so as to
send tho charge quite around the
grain stack. Unfortunately, his aim
was too low, and, instead OF forty or
fifty quails, hunchausou baSged
eighty or o hundred quails' legs. Just
how he did this his book docs not ex-
plain. Probably, II tho Florida MIN
rod is q descendant Of the Munchau-
sen, tho mystery Of the circular shot can
be explained Tho namo is an unfortu-
nate one to be associated with hunting
episodes in this skeptical age.-Pitts-
burg Bulletin
, 1889-05-10

Siam is known as the land of the
white elephant The elephant is the
imperial animal of the country, and
you see his picture upon all OF the
flags. The old coins of the realm have
an elephant on one side Of them, and
the white elephant is here sacred. He
is supposed to be the embodied spirit
Of some king or hero, and the people
formerly worshipcd him, and they do
so to some extent now. Before going
TO see the palace I had read a glowing
description of the white elephant Of
Siam. l expected to see his tusks
bound with gold, TO find golden chains
about his neck and n superb vel
vet coat OF purple, fringed with
scarlet and gold, over his snow
white body. What I did find was
four wild Dyed, scraggy looking Gle
plants with long tusks and with
skins not much whittier than those you
SOC in the American circus. The only
white part about them was their long
Tapping cars, which seemed to be af-
hicted with the lcprosy. Tho remain
der of their skins had tho whiteneSs
only Of disease, and | wa told, as Il
rule, the white elephants Of Siam are
mad elephants.
These beasts were in dirty stables
and they were chained by the feet to
great wooden posts. They had dirty
keepers and there was no sign of roy
atty about them. Their keepers fed
them some grass while we wero pres
ent and they performed some ordinary
circus tricks for us. The glory of tho
white elephant has In all probability
departed, and the elephants of the in
terror of Siam are made TO work quite
hard as their brothers all over the
world. Ono OF tho punishments of
Siam is making convicts cut tho grass
for these royal elephants. One Of
them killed his keeper the other day,
aud this same holy beast made a snap
his stable. -Frank G.. Carpenter.
, 1889-05-10
Automatic Spelling.

An American writer expresses the
hope that, before the typewriter Is
many years older, some inventive ge-
MUS will have been able to compass
the problem how to give it some sort
of dictionary attachment which will
enable it to spell better than it does at
present. Our transatlantic contempt
rary is quito right. The typewriter is
a ~telltale instrument. Itconceals moth
ing. 1t is in that respect very unlike
the pen, and especially the quill pen,
the breadth of whose stroke, like char
ity, covers n multitude of sfns-in or
biography. Speaking generally, every
body who is not a good spcller should
write with as broad n nib as possible.
If it is even alittle fluffy at the point,
why, so much the better. The great
thing, of course, is to write as vaguely
as may be-to leave as much as may
be to the imagination. Our contem-
porary raises the important question
of sic" and sci, Of ''fble'' and liable. n
How often an uncertainty in regard
to these two combinations is got
over by the simple addition of
n little more obscurity to the
unintelligibility of ones handwrit-
ingl It Is, indeed, whispered that
there are people who actually cultivate
a rather blurred caligraphy in order
to disguise an photographic weakness
which would otherwise be only too APP
parent. The typewriter, it is clear,
must be avoided by such persons-un-
less, indeed, the suggested attachment
col be made, And then, conceive the
popularity of the machine-imagine
the run upon it, its almost universal
adoption. OF course, the thoroughly
educated person always spells correct
ly, but how many are thoroughly ed
ucated, or, If they ever were SO, have
been able to retain their acquiremonts2
London Globe.
, 1889-05-10

Residents along the lines of tho ele-
waited railroads and persons whose
business has brought them on or near
these lines have developed a singular
periodicity in intervals of speech as
the result OF enforced habit during a
considerable portion of their waking
existence. lnvoluntarily they cease
speaking, oven In the middle Of a sen
tence, at the end of each accurately
measured term OF four minutes.
Should not their attention be called to
the habit by the remark of others,
they will remain silent for a few SEQ
onds-the length of time an elevated
train ordinarily takes in passing-and
then go OIL with their speech, unaware
that there has been any break In it
During those few seconds there seems
to have been entire cessation OF
mental action The interruption is
like a wink in steady visual contem-
p~lation, only that It is a little more
pr~otracted. The cause of the habit Is
the compulsory stoppage Of speech, or
increased effort, during the regularly
recurrent deafening roar Of passing
trains Only o portion OF those sub
jected to this influence are affected
by 1t to the extent described, but
those who are have been noted
in sufficient numbers to call
attention to this new malady OF
the nerves Of action. Instances Of its
manifestation among women are In
frequent-the deduction from which
fact Is obvious.-New York Metropolis
, 1889-05-10

Pulgravc, in his work on central
and eastern Arabia, mentions a plant
whose seeds produce effects analogous
to those of laughing gas. The plant
is n native of Arabin. A dwarf variety
is found at Kasum, and another va
riety at Oman, which nttains n height
of from three TO four feet with woody
stems, wide spreading branches and
light green foliage. Tho flowers are
produced in clusters and are yellow in
color. The seed pods contain two or
three black seeds of the size and shape
of a French bean. Their flavor is q
little like that of opium, the taste is
sweet, and tho odor from them pro
duces n sickcning sensation and is
slightly offensive. These seeds when
pulverized and taken in small doses,
operate upon n person in a very pecul-
lar manner. He begins To laugh loud
ly and boistcrously, and then sings,
dances and cuts up all kinds of fam
tastic cHpers. The effect continues
about an hour, and tho patient is OK
trcmcly comical. When tho excite
ment ceases, the exhausted individual
falls into q deep sleep, which contin-
ues for an hour or moro, and when he
awukons he IS utterly unconscious
that any such demonstrations have
been made by him.-Sciontihc Ameri,
can.
, 1889-05-10
MY LADY's SLIPPER.

Hi Edo, roguei Bring here to me
Thy plaything. Now, sir, let me see
What thou hast done
4 slipper Of such weesome size
That Cinderella cen might prize
Spoiled for thy fun
TIKI owncri Fdol Tell me now,
Thy mistressf Yea, thy pert 'bow-woN"
Is answe plain
Thou cnnst not have IT No, no, moi
It's mine-because l love her-so
Thou beg'st in vain
All, It's a prtze-to me nlone,
No fairy queens upon a throne
Its grace can match
Exquisite, shapely, soft md sweet
A dainty nest'for dainty feet
One kiss / snatch.
Her sliPperi Mlnei All, happy fatei
Run, FIdo run and bring its mate.
No Edo, stayi
She must not know ! am the thief,
Else she, while laughing at my grief.
Takes 1t away.
h comesi hide, Ffdo, quick, before
Thy guilty ook betray US more
Than mine of bliss.
Hide, slipper, here beside my heart
Thou art of hcr-and me-a part;
But first a kiss
"A. @ Dodge In Once a Week.
, 1889-05-10

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
eorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction OF
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Dr.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1889-05-10

that people linger along always complain
ing about that continual tired feeling?
One bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier and
Blood Maker will entirely remove this
feeling, give them a good appetite and
regulate digestion. Sold by W. N. Hunt,
, 1889-05-10
Lumber Yard to Trade for Cattle.

A Lumber Yard located in a good live
town, situated in a fine agricultural dis
trict in Southern Nebraska where crops
have never failed, to exchange for good
Is and 3-year-old steers. Yard will
invoice from sic, 900 to $4,000. Address
Lock Box 222, Red Cloud, lNeb.
, 1889-05-10
Editor of TnE LEADER: Please AN

Editor OF IHE LEADER: Please an
ounce in the columns of your valuable
paper that We are sole agents for st. Pat
rick's Pills, the most perfect cathartic and
liver pills in the market. They not only
physlc, but cleanse the whole system;
purify the blood and regulate the liver and
bowels; they are vigorous but gentle in
their action and can always be depended
upon. For sale by B. B. David, druggist
, 1889-05-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums. allays
the pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. twenty-five cents
a hntfle
, 1889-05-10

A clear pearlY and transparent skin is
always a sign Of pure blood, and all per-
sons troubled with dark, greasy, yellow or
blotched skin can rest assured that their
blood is out of order. A few doses of
Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood Maker
will remove the Icause and the skin will
become clear and transparent. 1t is fully
warranted. Sold by W. n. Hunt, drug
, 1889-05-10

Tae largest stock of fine brandies, old
Whistles, choice RqIeurs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets.
, 1889-05-10

Fresh shipment of Krugg's Hams and
Breakfast Bacon at L. S. Johnston 4
Bros
, 1889-05-10

Fresh Strawberries received daily at the
Saddle Rock.
, 1889-05-10

Alfalfa ana Red Glover seed
For sale by F. B. Davis, Lougmont, Colo
, 1889-05-10
Legal Notice.

TERRrroRY OF WYOMING, L.
COUNTY OF LARAMIE.
In the district court for the first judi
cial district.
Colin Hunter, as receiver of the Wyo-
ming hereford Association, plaintiff.
, 1889-05-10

Sir Charles Clifford, Colin j. Mackenzie
and the Wyoming Hereford Cattle
and Land Association, limited, defend
anita
, 1889-05-10

Job Printing at the Leader office.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
Denman ThompsOn,s Loss.

"Denman Thompson has lost 500, ,000
at faro during the summer"
This was the big topic among the
theatrical gossips, and it kept them busy.
They talked about it under their breath
in quiet corners, and it was as good as a
luncheon to many of them. The story
started with the gamblers who frequent
the corridors of the hotels on upper
Broadway, and it was not long before it
got into more respectable society. 1t
was to the effect that Thompson had
male $12O, 900 last season at the Academy
of Music. When the season closed he
had round hundred thousand in the
Band of the Metropolis.
Instead of going to his place at Swan
up for the excitement of the theater, he
took to that of the green cloth. He got
in with the syndicate of gamblers who
run the establishment at No. 818 Broad
way, and at various times since the Let
of May parted with all his money. This
place is known as the Central Club, and
is frequented by some of the most sub
stantjal men in town. 1t is luxuriously
fitted up hell, and games of all kinds are
kept on there without let or hindrance
from the authorities. Thompson's skill
at cards is we'll known among the theat
rical people as we'll as gamblers, and he
is one of the best judges of winning
horses that 60 to the races. He did not
drop his money all at once, it was said.
He frequently pocketed large sums Of
the syndicate's money, 80 that it is esti-
mated his gross losses for the three
months that he has been playing were
little short of $3.50, ,000.-[New York Her
aid.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
The Girls Learning to Box.

"They come here from Fifth avenue,
Madison avenue, and all over uptown" +"
he said, "and while they ostensibly come
to be taught fencing, they contrive to
sandwich in q few boxing lessons, un-
known to their relatives, suppose.
Well, it does them no harm. 1t is the
finest exercise in the world, but I fancy
some of these girls you meet in society
those Juno-looking creatures, with the
noble arms and magnificent shoulders
would surprise Q good many men
of their acquaintance, if the lat
tor knew how handy they are
with the gloves. Some of them
have The strength of ~ *, Wcmen, as
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

a rule, have better developed arms than
men, and they can be trained 30 that
their flesh will be as hard as marble,
almost. They are not nearly 80 strong
about the body, however. Then their
lower limbs are less capable OF enduring
rtrain-although have known excep-
tions, whore the development would
have done credit to professional
wrestler. Some of the ladies l lave
trained here in the last few years would
be liable to give good account of them.
selves, even against man, if compelled
to resort to their fists. s."-[New York
Star.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
DR.. Brown.sequard's Wonderful
EliXlf.

Mrs. Augustus Brown, aged 81, was
prostrated by q severe attack of erysipe-
las and for six years was as helpless as
an infant. DR.. Longbow introduced
some of the wonderful liquid into her
system, and next day she was strong
enough to read Mrs. Chan-Rivelers's
"The Sudden or the Deceased?" at one
sitting, and in the evening was mistaken
and kissed by certain young man for
her 22-yesr-old daughter when she ad-
mitted him into the parlor.-[ [Norristown
Herald.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
A Gem From saltus.

eff had been killed in q duel,
couldn't be better" 1t was Jones, the
novelist, describing the state of his
health. 'But how is my friend and
brother in virtue? ?"
"Utterly ramollescent, Roland anc-
wered confidingly. "What the French
call gaga."- From "The Pace that
Kille.O
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
The Prosperous Argentines.

Reports from Buenos Ayres show that
the Argentine Republic is filling up
faster in proportion than the United
States. With not over four million popl-
lation, she receives 5000 immigrants
yearly. 1t is the effect of q stable, lib
eral government and cheap, accessible
lands. Exchange.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

Lockett & Pattee, druggists, corner Second
8. Lockett will continue the business Mr.
Alfred True will have charge of the prescrip.
tion department, and will be pleased to see his
friends,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
Consumption surely Cured.

To the Editor:-Please inform your readers
chat have positive remedy for Consumption.
By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases
have been permanently cured l shall be glad
70 send two bottles Of my remedy FREE to any
OF your readers who have consumption II they
Will send me their Express and P. o. Address
Respectfully, T. A. 6LOCUM. M. c., 181 Pearl
t.. Ny,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

Un1en Hall, cor. of San Pedro and First
streets. John Wieland's lager beer on draught
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

How the Census is Taken In China. !.
In China the inhabitants are counted
every year in curious manner. The
oldest master, of every ten houses, has
to count the families and has to make a
list, which is sent to the imperial tax
house. Last year the whole number
amounted to 879,383 500 inhabitants.-
From an Exchange.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
III Handicapped.

American Artists Wife Gin Paris)-
Why can't you sell some of your pictures
to these rich Americans
Struggling Artist (sadly)-I can't talk
French.-[Puck.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

A MEXICAN LEGION OF HONOR, SAFETY
"A Council, No. 664-Meets second and fourth
Thursday evenings Of each month at their Hall
IL " First st., bet. Main and Spring.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

Go and See the flegeMt Lots
Which Ex.Mayor Workman is Offering for sale at
greatly reduced prices in his beautiful park on
Boyle avenue. T. Z. Rowan, Agent, ia N.
Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

IL Knights, A. o. U. W.-Meets every Monday
evening In Campbell's Hail. cor. DoWney ave.
and Truman st., East Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
Children Cry for Pitchers Castori
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

II Meets every Tuesday evening in ODD Eel
lows Hall, $40 Bank building, Downey ave.,
East Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, CEUR DE LION
"A. Commandery, No. g., K. 7. Holds its
ctated oonclaves In ths asylum in Masonic Hall
sor OF Spring and First sts., on the third Thurs
day Of each month, at 7;3OP'M.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

T .OS ANGELES COUNCIL, NO. IL, ROYAL
IL and Select Masters. F. and A. M.-Holds its
stated assemblies on the fourth Monday of each
st., bet. First and Second Il
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

hOyIe He1ghtb,
The nearest available residence portion of Il
City. Fine residence sites for sale by 7. !
Rowan, la N. Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

NRI-COLOR LODGE, NO. SO, K. OF p
y Meets on Tuesday evenings in Pythian Cas-
tle "a s. Spring st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

" Legion of Honor-Meets on second and
fourth Fridays of each month at their hall, IL
w. First st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

E,AST LOS ANGELES LODGE. NO. 23O, A. o.
IL q. W.-Meets every Wednesday evening in
Campbell's Hall, Truman st. and Downey ave.
East Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

DOYAL ARCANUM = SOUTHERN CALI
LII fOrnfa Council. No $40, meets second and
fourth Tuesdays at Elks Hall, $50 South Main
st. Visiting brothers welcome
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

ORANGE BRANCH COMMANDERY; NO
" BOG, U. o. G. G Meets every Friday even
ing In New Odd Fellows Hall, Hayden block
East Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

SIGNET CHAPTER, NO. 81, X. A. M.-MEETS
y stately on the first Tuesday of each month,
at 7:l5 P. NJ, at Masonic Hall, cor of Spring
and First sts
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01

John A. LOGAN POST, G. A. R.-MEETs
every Monday evening in G. A. r. Hall, Nc
Donald block, on Main st.