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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
'CORPULENCE A CRIME
Among the Ancient Persians, Who
Kept Their Young People
HEALTHY In MIND AND BODY.
Physical Culture and Gymnastics Given
the First Attention.
GREAT ADVANTAGES OF IHs HUNT


WRITTEN FoR THE DTsPAroH.I
| IfDuring the short period Of $50 years Of
the worlds history, when the Persian en-
pire was in its aseendancy, its people stood
supreme among nations in religious, social
and moral distinction Darius gave his
empire an organization at that time 81
tained by no nation. The Persians were .
powerful. simple and practical people,
among whom the cast-organization was les
pronounced than among their eastern and
western neighbors. Through the width Of
the land was q system Of schools we'll or
ganized and evolving the prnciple OF eulti-
waiting the mind for courage and stsaifass-
ness, the body for beauty, strength and en-
durance
In the education Of the young little dis
tinction was observed regarding the social
position Of the pupils, the sons Of royalty,
Of the Satrapes, and the children Of the
humblest Of their future subjects being in
structed in common classes. Such classes
rarely consisted Of more than 50 disciples At
one time. Before the age Of seven the BOYS
remained under the parental roof, and until
the age OF flve received no instruction, not
even in the knowledge Of good from evil,
enjoyed perfect immunity from discipline
ana chastlsement. But after the lapse Of
that happy time the education Of the Per-
sian youngster was
COMMENCED IN REAL EARNEST.
Although the boys were carefully in
structed In the holy Scripture, Tend-ayesta.
in the history of deeds and noble achieve.
ments Of great heroes, in moral duties de-
manded ofsyery citizen and above all, in
the indispensable obligation to speak the
truth, the relgnlng pr1nclpie OF their eduea-
tion was tne creation Of NOBLE, courageous
spirit governing Doay OF great strength
ano endurance Inc oisciPIes rere aWsk-
eneo carry IN .ne morning Dy .ne peeung
On iouu souneing Plsse ~ Ms.eI- tnsh
,ooo "ss % tne Pialness uescriPtlon, mosHy
Dfeau ~. anu nsser'
nougn We unu nownere any oe.alIso s.
~ ~ s..S - sno - ymnss'.c ). !,
aeinlns ~ sne ulse,pies IN sn,s senoo,, II
evioens ,nas sns mlnSs1y tendency ,nereot
was PleuominIIang; PnI me young EeIsian
was snofvusniy ufnieu N INC use oi ths
10" anu lance or spear. When 10 years OF
age ne Was taugnt rioing ana cavairy grill.
Inc norsemen OF the Persians fought with
DOW, lance ana sword. IL Is natural that
TINS prac.icai-mlnd people snould make
greas sk,l @ in !ne use oL arms me foremost
oDJecs Q, Pnysicai culture OF tneh young
men anu ooys.
Compesinons ana contests were generaIiy
arrangeu DesMeen Ine olsciPles, ana IcImeo,
as an our mme, .ne g!ea' spur 70 SILL ana
p.oIess S: ne 1Aplession '. ne.ou1sus ID T ~
saIuins sIe euucasion Hmong srl ens erslans
10 - musI a;I Gnalsossso s lug :S llan you.n,
Ia e .a.e, - iiue' snoo' aii"ss
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
Iamassar's house is surrounded by a

Hamassar's house is surrounded by a
guard?"
"It is, nv King"
AT daylight, then, see to it that he is
taken to the prison. And let every guest
at this most dreary feast hold himself in
readiness to testify before me. Now leave
me to nv Sleep"
But sleep came not to the King, and in
the morning his faced had aged ten years.
One man, however looked younger than
his wont as the sun came up and threw the
gaunt shadow OF Ramek across the pave
ment of the prison yard. He had grown
youthful by degrees as he saw Ha nassar,
still dull from the fumes of wine, dragged
from his bed and hauled through the streets
to a cell. His face had grown fuller every
moment as be paced the courtyard and re-
tiected on the plight of his ruined rival
Surely" he soliloouized, "there is no
escape for this drunken braggart The
Emperor cannot afford to let his law be
trampled on by one so high in place. Well
have nv plans turned out. Hamassar was
an easier victim than had hoped to find
him. knew not that drugged wine would
SO quickly turn a wise and modest man into
q boasttul fool. But enough of this. l must
60 home and rest"
When Hamassar regained his senses he
looked about him IN surprise. HIS head
ached, his face was pale, and beneath his
ewes dark shadows lay. Even his hand
some nose was redder than should be the
model for the world.
''Where am I?'' he exclaimed. In his
mind was a confused image of a banquet
hall, and dancing lights and strains of
merry music to which familiar faces seem to
nod in time.
''In prison, sir" a negro said, coming to
his couch.
SIN prison? What mean you, slave? /,
Hamassar, confined in a cell? 1t cannot be.
dream
He lay back upon the couch and slept
again.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
72s-rHE GENIE AND THE GIANT.

1Z6-THE GENIE AND THE GIANT.
There lived long ago in an age remote, which
modern writer's but seldom note, a three
headed giant. whose name was dread till he
met with genie who knocked of head, and
hurled the same into space afar, crying out as
he hourished his scimitar: "The fight Of that
member mark we'll if it drop in the midst of
creation twill burn it up" The effect Of the
loss OF the first one was slight; it seemed but to
leave him agog for the fight, and when No. 2
fell to the scimitar keen. and was cast among
men to make them mean, he, Ph1nix-like,
rose for vengeance athirst, a giant as gaunt
and as grim as at first. 'Tis needless prolonging
. tedious tale, sure strength against science can
never prevail: when head No. 8 at his feet
had rolled the genie cried, THAT Is worth
wealth untold, all the old things it toucheth
converting to gold, like the stone which the
alchemists sought for Of old" But stranger
than that, and literal fact, the monster un-
MANNED stood giant intact. till the genie, now
with slaughter drunk, at a stroke of his scim-
itar severed the trunk; the upper portion he
hurled at Sin, who was gazing on with ghostly
grin, but soon retired with all his imps and
gave the spectators of Heaven 3 glimpse; had
the neither portion instead been hurled it would
have been sign for the wondering world; as it
is for what's left l beg you'll go bail, some
authorities being anxious to put it in jail for
law sometimes woke to q sense of her sights IN
early and even in latter day fights.
p. S.-The Thomas who says there was ne'er
such man refer TO the Bible and Alcoran.
ks W. WILSON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
732-A MYSTERY.
(For the little folks.)


Meath oceans foam make my home;
About me much is said.
Sometimes Pm white, or very light,
And sometimes am red.
Thro' many years, as it appears,
Millions of insects small
Their lives laid down my fame to crown,
ALI glory to them all!
But greedy man my form will scan,
And tear me from my home.
Thro' strange lands in golden bands
I'm sometimes forced to roam.
The ladies fair, neck, arms and hair
With me will oft adorn,
Nor think what woe my heart would know,
Had heart to mourn.
By natures hand I'm rough as sand,
But man will interfere,
And change me so scarcely know
Myself, feel so queer. ETHYL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
731-HoUR GLASS.

!. A certain plant. 2 Producing clay. 8. A
brachystochrone 4 The dislocation of bone
(rare). s. To repel. d. A small house. .. A
circle. 8. A letter. g. A sailor. 10. A feat
(Prov. Eng.). II. A certain dye. Il A certain
island of Germany. g. Repayment. IA Pro-
nounced anathema against. 10. Cordiality.
Diagonals-Left to right down, certain
plant; right to left up, the equality OF being
justifable. PHIL 0. SoPHER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
WHAT CHICAGO MEANS.
The Etymology and Significance of the Old
Indian Name.

CnlcaRo deralQ.-
Chicago, however spelled, is an Indian
name borrowed from amiabie predecessors
the aboriginal Miamis. The first men.
tion of the word Che-cau-gou, the modern
Chicago, is in Hennepin's account of La
Salle's expedition from the lake to the IlIi-
nois river. One of the first Indian mean
ipgs of the word Chicago is said to be great
or strong, from "ka-go" something, and
"chi," from getchi, great. DR.. William
Barry, the first Secretary of the Chicago
Historical Society, said of the word:
Whatever may have been the etymologi-
cal meaning of the word Chicago in Its
practical use it probably means strong or
great. The Indians applied this term to
the Mississippi river, to thunder, or to the
voice of the great Manitou."
Edwin Hubbard, the genealogist. adopts
a similar view, and says the word Chicago
in its application signifies strong, mighty.
and powerful.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08

matter? There is no one here. Is the Ex-
hibition failure?" "Your Majesty, know
ing Of your intended visit, we closed the
doors to the people, "You have done very
wrong" replied the King, 'sI belong to my
people. I love to be among them. Open
the DOORS"
THE FRAIL CROWN PRINCE.
The hope of the Crown is a very frail one
the Prince is feeble boy, of affectionate
disposition and great intelligence in his
studies. In their desire to make him a
brilliant scholar and to fit him for has ex-
alted position, his parents have given him
too many tutors and his health is broken
down by study almost to the verge of con-
sumption. He is very pale and delicate.
Speaking of Queens, a'friend of mine was
travelling in public conveyance in Ireland,
when, having asked several gentlemen to
wait on her in various ways, an old woman
who could stand it no longer, exclaimed:
"Ah, me foine lady. yees be afther wantin'
all the men in the world to wait en- ye; ye
must be from Ameriky, where they tell me
all the women are queens"
OLIVE WESTON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
A Nebraska Miles stnndish.
Kearney EnternriseJ

An Omaha man tried the Miles Standish
method of securing an emissary to get him
q wife but the result was somewhat differ
ent from that which befell the doughty pill
grim. The Omaha man married her. He
now has two trials on his h'nds-his wife
and JAS alleged to be due the emissary for
his trouble. It is just like an Omaha man
to get caught in such scrape as this.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
ANSWERS.

ns-Parson and Squire. (Pa, son and
squarel.
7l7-Fisherman.
7lS-Each of the two squares consists of 40
small squares, or a total of 98 Removing one,
81 remain, which may be made into two separate
squares of 81 and IL respectively. The next
SQUARES fulfilling the conditions would contain
LII small squares, capable of forming, after the
subtraction of one small square. two squares Of
225 and 16 respectively.
7l9-One is a son of toll, the other is a ton Of
soil.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
729-rRANsPosIr1oN.

The night is calm, the sky is clear,
The Ursa Major giitters bright,
Orion's belt is set with gems,
The Pleiades are now in sight.
And yet the streets are somewhat dark,
Electric lights are here unknown;
And careful mothers will insist
THAT girls" should not go OUT alone.
ETHYL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
THE FIRESIDE SPHINX
A Collection Of Enigmahcal Nuts for
H0ne Cracking.
address ccn,muntcationsJ for thfs department
to E. r. CHADBouRs Le,0fston. Maine.

726-A CAREFUL MAIDEN.
They say ilLluck and fortunes frown
The angry fates will ding
4 On the wife who fails. from any cause,
To preserve her wedding ring.
A simple maiden, credulous,
As some fair maidens be,
With anxious care strove to avert
Such dire calamity.
Straight from the altar home she went,
And to the cellar stole,
And thrust her hand down deep in brine,
The trusting little soul
What sought she there? you well may ask;
What tired she thus to do?
A '.merry-andrew" or ''buffoon"
May furnish you clew.
HAPPY THOUGHT.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
730-DEcAPITATIoN.

The tDhoIe Is a mass
Which, in brewing will pass
Into great tub or vat.
Behead, and a tree
The remainder will be:
Or, ITO sprinkle with ashes" is pat.
BITTER SWEET.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08
727-CHARADE.

The first struck up lively tune
As evenings shades were falling,
And gamins all along the street
Were to each other calling.
The theater I visited
Not from sense Of duty
And in the seconds there saw
Refinement, wealth and beauty.
The total writer's much abuse,
And oft make Jokes upon it;
Yet tits q most convenient thing
For one who has bonnet
ETHYL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08

Mrs. Herchild-My son is going to Cali
fornia, and 1 want to get some copies OF this
life-size photograph to distribute round
among the family. -,
The Artist-But, madam, that isnta lie
size photo.
Mrs Herchild-It amt, amt it? Solly,
come in here minute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08

723-Bestride (best-ride).
724-Bunt. bun. .
725-Magnates.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-08

When the King, Queen and Crown Prince
ride out in the city they always go in sep
arate carriages and different directions, so
that as many subjects as possible may have
the pleasure of seeing and bowling to the
royal family. How thoughtful this is. and
so different from the English style, which.
if 900 people are waiting &C the front door
of palace, slips out of the back door as if
to purposely disappoint them. AT the
time of the Colonial Exhibition-when thou
sands of working men and their wives had
come from distant cities-Mancheste Bir-
mingham-Victoria would send a royal
Command" that as she wished to visit the
Exhibition that morning, they must excluLe
the public. The poor people had to wait
outside four or five hours. and when one
thinks that it was perhaps their only holi.
day.in the year and certainly their only op-
portunity to view the Exhibition, such an
act seems heartlessly cruel.
Recently when the King and Queen of
Italy visited the Exhibition at Venice. the
public were excluded in the new royal FASH
ion. As they walked around the empty
buildings the King said: "What is the
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-04
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.

CCHALLERT-G ANAHL LUMBER COMPANY,
y plaintiffs. vs. e. B. Woolley, defendant.
Sherff's sale No. 9,803
sale. Under and by virtue OF an order OF sale
and decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out
OF the Superior Court OF the County OF Los An.
March. A. D, 1885, in the above entitled &C
ton, wherein Schallert- Ganahl Lumber Com
pany, the above.named plaintiffs, obtained a
judgment and decree of foreclosure and sale
against f. B. Woolley. defendant. on the 16 b
day of May. A. D. 1889, for the sum of $7S7.5O
in gold coin of the United States. which said
1889, recorded in Judgment Book 10 of said
Court, at page =, l am commanded to sell al
those certain lots pieces or parcels OF land
Angeles, state of California, and bounded and
described as follows:
In the town of Caravans, lot No One ~ of
Block V, of Garvanza addition No. One ~ &C
cording to a map recorded in Book o, pages As
and 46, of Miscellaneous Records in the office
of the County Recorder of said Los Angeles
Four III ' Of Block Of Garvanza Land Com
pany's subdivision of a portion of Garvanza
addition No. One ~, according to map re-
Hoaa II sook dony
State of California, to which map references
are hereby made for more particular descrip-
ton Of said property. A.. VIZ,
nesday, the 10th day of June, A. D. 1859, at
IL O'Clock NJ. of that day, in front of the Court
House door of the County of Los Angeles on
Spring street, will, in obedience to said order
OF sale and decree of foreclosure and sale, sell
the above described property, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy SAD
highest and best bidder, for cash in gold coin OF
the United States
Dated this Oath day of May, 1889
NJ. G. AGUIRRE,
Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
By A. NJ. THORNTON, Under Sheriff
R. DUNNINGAN, Attorney for Plaintiff
mvO7 mo ct
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-04
PROBATE NOTICE.

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
i County of Los Angeles, State OF California.
In the matter of the estate of Walter b. Nor
ris, Ethel Morris, Anna D. Morris and Lewis s.
Morris, minors Order to show cause why Or
der of Sale of Real Estate should not be made.
4; C. Knott, the Guardian of the Estate o.
Walter B Morris, Ethel Morris, Anna d. Morris
and Lewis s. Morris, minors, having filed his
petition herein praying for an order of sale OF
all the real estate of said minors, for the pur-
poses therein ket forth,
1t is therefore ordered by the Judge OF said
Court, that all persons interested in the estate
of said minors appear before the said Superior
Court on Thursday, the 9th day OF June, 1889,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of said day, at the
courtroom of said Superior Court at the Alb
stract and Title Insurance Building, corner
franklin and New High streets, in County OF
Los Angeles, to show cause why an order should
not be granted to the said Guardian to sell 81
much of the real estate of said minors at pri
vate sale as shall be necessary.
And that a copy of this order be published at
least once week for four successive weeks in
the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD, a newspaper
printed and published in said county
W. H. CLARK,
Judge of the Superior Court.
Dated 9th day of May, 1889. my7 tues St
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homestead property was referred to the

homestead property was referred to the
District Attorney.
The following preamble and resolu-
tions we're adopted unanimously by the
Boal d.:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the records
of February 6, 1884, that the action OF
the Board in regard to the boundaries,
etc., of the Wilmington and the San
Pedro School Districts is incomplete or
indefinite in that it fails to make special
mention Of any action in regard to the
change OF the name cold San Pedro" 10
"San Pedro" as recommended by Su-
perintendant Hinton, yet by using the
name "San Pedro" and giving its bound
aries, clearly recognizing its existence
be it
Resolred by this Board, first, that it
recognizes the existence Of the San Pedro
School District, from February 6, 1884,
and the same shall be known and desig-
mated as "The San Pedro District"
Second That it recognizes and ratities
all acts OF Boards Of Trustees of said dis
trict, by which bonds have been issued
and sold, or issued and offered for sale
in said district.
| Adjourned.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-04

The Mayor and Council of the City of Los Anqe.
les, do Orddia as foIIoiCs:
SECTION 1. That the public interest and me-
cessity of the city OF Los Angeles demands the
acquisition of property to be used as sites for
public school buildings, the erection of new
school buildings upon sites now owned and
sites that may be acquired hereafter by said
city, and the enlargement, addition to, altera-
ton and repair of certain school buildings now
SEC g. That the number of sites to be pur-
chased for school purposes is twelve and the.
estimated cost Of the same $41 900. That { he
estimated cost OF the ton of new buildings
and the addition to, alteration and repair of
the ones now in existence is $l59,000. That
the cost OF said acquisitions Of property, the
erection of new buildings and the alteration
additions to and repair of buildings now in ex-
isteHce Will be too great to be paid out of the
ordinary annual income and revenue of the
city.
SEC. 3. All ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith are hereby re.
pe6led.
SEC. 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this ordinance by a vote of two
thirds of all the members OF the Council of said
city, and shall cause the same when approved
by the Mayor of said city, to be published daily
for two weeks in the Los Angeles DAILY HER
AID, and thereupon and thereafter IL shall take
l hereby certify that at a meeting of the
Council Of the city OF Los Angeles, held Mon
day, May 9th, 1889, eight members of said
Council voted in favor of the adoption of said
records of said meeting, which said number
being more than two-thirds of all the members
Of said Council, said ordinance was delared
duly adopted.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles
Approved this 31st day of May, 1889.
HENRY t. HAZARD,
je3-14t Mayor.
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The Mayor and Council of the City OF Los An
geteS do 0rddin as Jol'oaos:
SECTION l. That the public interest and con-
venience require that Los Angeles street IN saio
city, between Commercial street and Alameda
street. and including all nersect1ons OF streets,
be paved and curbed that 1t is the In
tention of the Council of said city of Los An
geles to order the following work to be done,
to.wit:
LIST That said Los Angeles street in said city,
from the north line Of Commercial street to the
west line of Alameda street be paved with
granite block in accordance with plans and
specifications on file in the office OF the City
Clerk OF the City of Los Angeles, for paving
streets in said city.
| the line of roadway of said Los Angeles street
to the west line Of Alameda street in
lie in the w office Of the CITY Clerk Of said
city for constructing granite curbs.
SEC 2. The Superintendent of Streets shall
s neGs OF tns e
of this Ordinance) in the Los Angeles DAILY
HERALD, the official newspaper OF the city, ana
shall post copies of said notice along the line OF
said proposed improvement at distance of not
to exceed three hundred feet apart, and II
within ten days after the expiration OF the
publication of said notice the property owners
along the line of said improvement amounting
to one-half of the frontage thereof, snail
file with the Clerk written objection against
said improvement, then and In that case said
Improvement sudll uot pe pIuceeueu WIN.
SEC 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the pas
sage OF this ordinance, and shall cause the same
to be published two days IN the Los Angeles
DAILY HERALD. and thereupon and thereafter
it shall .ake effect and be in force.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the Council of the City of Los
Angeles at its meeting of May 27, A, D. 1889.
by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs Bonsall Brown, Hamilton,
Shafer, Wirsching and President Frankenheld.
Noes-None.
FREEMAN G. TIED,
City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Approved this 31st day of May. 1889.
HENRY T. HAZARD.
ie3-2t MaVOr,