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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
A WORD OF CAUTION.

In this as in every other locality where it is
known there are hundreds OF persons who are
taking Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla. To those
we want to say one word. In nine cases out of
every ten it is effecting specific cures. But word
comes to us occasionally OF people who report
that it operates too freely upon the bowels.
We want to call the attention of those to the fact
that they are not following the printed instruc-
tions and are taking too much OF it. ii it acts
too freely reduce the dose, never taking any
more at any time than causes easy and perfect
action. Keep this injunction in mind, and take
it regularly for while and do not indulge in too
much greasy food, and we will have your testi-
monial within a fortnight. If taken under these
conditions it is an absolute cure for indigestion,
dyspepsia, sick headaches, constipation, face
eruptions and liver and kidney disorders. 1t
may be asked how it can possibly cure so many
ailments. But the reason is clear. All those
troubles are the legitimate result of improper
liver and kidney action or impaired digestive
organs. Its effects upon those functions are as
astonishing to the medical fraternity as to the
thousands who are daily taking it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
EQUALIZATION.
The CITY Board Comparing the
assessments.

The CITY Board Comparing the
Assessments.
The City Board of Equalization was in
session all day yesterday. The only
business which came before the board
was the rate of assessment on the vari-
GUS streets and in the different localities.
It was found generally that property on
the main thoroughfares and business
streets had been assessed at about one
third of its value, while property in the
outlying districts had been assessed at
about two.thirds of it's value. In look
ing over the books yesterday the follow
ing persons were found to be credited
with property valued at over 800, 900 by
the Assessor: S. @. Foy, $114,925; G. j.
Griffith, $l51, $3.50; Hammel & Denker,
$3.50 $50; H. w. HellmaD, $103, ,905; 1.
w. Hellman, $3.50 ,260; Hellman, Ham
mel & Denker, $139, ,170; Mrs. E. Hol-
lepbeck, $l81, 1855; S. G. Hubbell, $780,
42O; Mrs. Dora Jones, $269, ,765; j. H.
Jones, $l75, ,255; l. N. Van Nuys, $780,
335; j. w. Wolfskill, $320,S50; W. H.
Workman, $112,5l5; J. G. Zshn, $113,-
200: NJ. Keller, $106,50O; Estate OF
Lanfranco, $114,975; L. Lichtenberger
$l17,745; Los Angeles Gable Railroad
Company, $107 ,450; Los Angeles City
Water Company, $243, 700; L. Mesmer,
$128,250; Francis Mora, $500, ,6l0; L.
Phillips, $246, $50; V. Ponet, $13S, ,475
L. Roeder, $l04 ,470; Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, $35S. $50, and G. E.
Thorn, $116,215.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
SANTA MONICA.
Am A Absinthe Drinker Badly wounds
HimSelf-A sudden Death.

Joe jana, a well-known Frenchman
about town, started in to celebrate the
fall of the Bastile in big style, and not
only were his revelries continued
throughout the hours of Monday, but
were carried on over Tuesday until this
morning. He had paid a good deal Of
attention to absinthe all the time, and
the outcome was that he had an attack
OF delirium tremens which first showed
itself while partaking of breakfast today.
He then seized fork, and whirling IL
about, in his excitement he stabbed him
self in the head, inficting serious and
painful wound over the eye. He is now
under medical attendance, and is in a
bad condition.
Coroner Meredith came down on this
mornings train to inquire into the cir
cumstances connected with the death of
negro known as Bob, who has piled the
vocation Of bootblack here for some time
past. Bob went to sleep in chair on
Third street yesterday afternoon, and as
it was noticed that his slumbers were
protracted, an effort was made to arouse
him. 1t was found, however, that the
unfortunate man was dead, having sue
cumbed to the ravages of consumption.
At the inquest this morning, the jury re-
turned verdict of death from natural
cause.
Yesterday afternoon Jake Kuhrtz and
his family arrived on North Beach,
where they have taken lot and tent for
the season. They opened two large
baskets of crockery and silverware and
left them in the encampment for few
minutes when they returned they were
gone, and there was no clue as to who
was there. Mr.. Frank Ellis solved the
mystery, however, today, by locating the
missing property in restaurant near by,
and g. Branchi, the cook, and Pasvual,
his assistant, pleaded guilty to the theft
They were brought up in the Justices
Court to answer the charge, and were
dismissed on payment OF costs, much to
the astonishment of these present, as the
charge was for petty larceny.
The pleasant weather of the past few
days has brought a host of people to the
seashore, and the tenting accommoda-
tions are fast going. The Arcadia is en-
joying goodly flow of visitors, many of
whom arrived today to participate in the
evening semi-weekly hop.
George Cayvan, Alice Cayvan and
Henry Miller, of The Wife Company,
were down today enjoying look at the
sea.
Miss Fannie Coulter, of Los Angeles,
has arrived at the Arcadia.
Mr.. Foy and family are summering
pleasantly in a tent on North Beach.
General Manager Dan McCool, of the
Santa Fe. arrived at the Arcadia today.
II. w. P. Sprague, NJ. D., well-known
physician of San Francisco, is at the
Arcadia.
Detective Lawson's family are tenting
for the season on North Beach.
l.. Harris, A. Greenbaum, s. Spice,
Miss NJ Everett, A. l.. Everett, Miss D.
Schilling, Miss G. Eshman and G. Weld
arrived at the Arcadia today.
July II, 1889. H.
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A Double Wedding.

One OF the pleasantest social events of
the season took place at the Hotel Parker,
No. 324 West Fourth street. Judge P.
P. Wilcox, OF Denver, Colo, and Miss
Mary III. Johnson, of this city; also Mr..
Geo. D. Spofford and Miss Belinda F.
johnson, both of Forest City, Iowa, were
united in the holy bones Of matrimony.
Rev. r. s. Cantine, of Fort Street
M. E. Church, officiated upon the oc-
casion, and the solemn marriage cere-
mony was rendered even more impress
sive by the earnest words of the minis
ter. The wedding, though quiet one,
being witnessed by only few intimate
friends of the contracting parties, was
perfect in its appointments. The genial
host and hostess OF the Parker served q
delicious repast in faultless STYLE
Fruits, flowers and music graced the
occasion, enhancing the attractiveness
and beauty of the event. Judge Wilcox,
one of Denver's, prominent capitalists
and political leaders, although resid-
this city and vicinity, where he spends a
few months of each year. Miss john
son, a former resident of Forest City,
Iowa, has spent the last two years in Los
Angeles, where her sister, Miss Belinda,
joined her some six months ago, and
preparations were made for solemnizing
the above happy event. Mr., Spofford, a
prominent business man of Forest City,
makes, on this auspicious occasion, his
first visit to the Pacific Coast, and car.
ries with him to his new home highly
favorable opinion of California climate,
and great faith in the glorious future of
the City of the Angels. AT 4 40 p. M.
Judge and Mrs. Wilcox departed by way
of the surf line, for San Diego, where
they will spend short time at the Hotel
del Coronado, and then return to this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Spofford, after a
brief sojourn in Southern California, and
after visiting San Francisco, Oakland
and vicinity, will depart. by way of the
Union and Central Pacific, for Salt Lake
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
PLUMBER STORE.
for sum mer Clothin &
Direct From Our own Factory,
2I and 23 walker Street, New
EIeadqu

PRICES oNE-HALF OTHERS ASK.
Largest stock in the city.
Office coats, 25 cents. regular price, rs cents
Fancy linen coats. rs cents; regular price
81 so.
Black alpaca coats, 81; regular price. $1.75.
Fancy coats and vests. 81; regular price
$1.75s
French flannel coats and vests, So. SO
regular price, 81 so,
English mohair coats and vests, So; regular
price. $4. so
Minister black long coats. $2 regular price
SO rs.
Linen busters, 81 so; regular price, So. so.
English mohair busters, So; regular price
$3.50.
Extra size coats and vests, $3: regular price
$5.
Mems and boys bathing suits. 81; regular
price, ST. rs.
Mems English serge suits, SO so; regular
price, $15.
Mems fine dress suits, $12; regular price, 500
PLUMBER STORE,
10 North Main street.
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Leaving balance in the treasury of
$15S. .8S to the credit OF the committee for
next year.
Too much praise cannot be said of some
OF the members of the committee, who
lent their entire time and energy in
making it success. Messrs. Joe Bayer,
j. Kuhrts and Geo. Gephard were the
members of the Finance Committee who
spent the entire time of eight days in
collecting the subscriptions. Mr.. Frank
Marsh, as chairman of the Decoration
Committee, Mr.. Jos. Mesmer as chair
man of the Band Committee, Mr.. T. A.
Lewis as chairman of the Printing Com
mittee, and Professor Brenner asschair-
man of the vocal music, are worthy Of
special mention. Captain A. w. Barrett
should be highly commended for the
excellent manner in which he conducted
the parade. His Honor, Mayor Hazard,
falls in for his share of praise, as he
donated half the proceeds of the pavilion.
The committee feels grateful to those who
SO ably assisted them in their efforts in
making the celebration a success.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
Cheap Ian DIS.

The advertisement of Mr.. Mcintosh, in
another column, will show that he still
continues his policy of low prices to set
tiers, and time enough to make the pay
ments from the crops produced to meet
them. He offers ten-acre tracts in the
city of Redlands, with an abundance o.
pure mountain water piped to every
piece, for 5000 per acre, only 10 per cent
cash, and the balance at 61a per cent
interest. Any person that will go with
out an orange grove now, will do &C
because he don't want any.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
THE FOURTH.
Final Report of the Committee OF
Citizens.
/

The following is correct report OF the
receipts and expenditures of the commit
tee on the Fourth of July celebration in
this city:
Amount of money collected ....... 81 946 70
Amount subscribed by City Council. $50 90
Amount in First National Bank, two
years ago. ....... ................'..., 6 16
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City, thence to Minneapolis, where they
will epend short time with friends, and
thence proceed to Forest City, Iowa,
their future home.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

We carry the largest and finest stock of dres
goods, silks and trimmings in Southern Califor
mia. Our clearance prices are lower than thu
very lowest. City of Paris.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

Ardenter Mustard, sold by all grocers, will
please the greatest epicure. For thirty-six
years the standard.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

G. W. HERSEE. expert piano tuner, at ]. v
Gardner's, 212 South spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

American, English and French delieacies and
lunch meats at Donahue's grocery house.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
At Cost.

Joe Pohem, the tailor, is closing out the
balance of his summer stock at cost. 40 and
81, South Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

Donahue's Grocery House,
l5 8. Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

Notary Public and Commissioner
For New York and Arizona, G. A. Dobinson
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
Parties who Arc About to RuiId

Will do well to call for figures on their lum be
at either of our offices before purchasing
SCHALLERT-GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY
First and Alameda streets.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

WE ADVISE our readers to see and examin
the Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machine, Nc
% South Main street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

In style, quality and low prices, we lead. We
do legitimate business, and never attempt to
deceive and humbug the people. City of Paris.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

TENTS at Foy's harness snop, 217LosAngelC
street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

SherWin. Williams, prepared house
paints at P. H. MATHEWS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18

The Company also have for sale land adjacent the
town. in tracts of from One Acre to One Section The
soil rich sandy oam and for the growth the orange
lemon and all the decduous fruits well for vegetables
flowers, or nursery stock
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into the tube, the piston rod is slapped smartly
down and withdrawn with a jerk, when the
finder is seen to be on fire. Some times, it is
said, a of bamboo and a leaden piston,
with hole at the end for the reception of the
finder, are employed.
The Brahmans of India obtain fire for cook
ing and for religious ceremonies by the friction
of two pieces Of wood one about five inches in
diameter, with a small conical hole or socket
in the upper part into which the other, shaped
and forward by q bow. The wood used is that
of the Sami tree, which is sacred to Deva.
The Amos of Japan use flint and steel for
striking light, this method having supplanted
the generation of fire by sticks. The snoe-
shaped steel is attached by piece Of sinew to
the cork of a small wooden bottle containing
the soft charcoal used as a finder. The flint
is a small piece of ferruginous slick. With this
set is piece of the root of plant that re-
tains fire for a long time. To strike a light the
Aino takes out the cork with the steel attached
and stirs up the finder with the sharp point
He then holds up the flint in his
spark down into it. He then transfers
the coal to his pipe, or kindling or fire stick,
with the point OF the steel. These articles are
kept in a pouch generally woven of rushes.
A pouch in the museum is made of fish skin.
The Japanese finder box has two compart-
ments, one with a damper for the finder, the
other for the flint and steel. Such box is a
familiar object in Japanese kitchen. The
steel is mounted in wood. The matches are
shavings tipped at both ends with sulphur,
which readily ignited from the spark. Smokers
in Japan carry small strike-a-lights. the flint,
steel and finder of burnt cotton, being con-
tanned in a cloth pouch. The Chinese
also carry similar strike-a-lights. In Thibet
they are made very large and are finely
decorated. The Koords of Bhotan, Eastern
Turkey, carry pipe pouch containing besides
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experiments, Capt. Bourke observed, ran all
the way from eight to forty-seven seconds.
Sand is generally used, as by the Zunis, but this
is not essential to success. Mr.. Hough says he
thinks majority of the Indian tribes can make
fire in less than minute
The method Of making fire practiced by the
Samoans illustrates what Mr.. Hough calls the
blowing process. Two sticks OF wood are
used, one pointed and one with groove. The
pointed stick is clasped in both hands and pro-
jected forward from the body, it always being
held at an angle of 45 degrees from the
grooved stick. The man kneels and forces the
drill forward, at first slowly with a range of
six or seven inches. till the wood isbeing ground
OF and made to go into little Eeap at the end
OF the groove. Then he gradually accelerates
and moves with shorter range until when he
pushes the stick with great velocity, the brown
dust ignites.
The saving method lie practiced by Malays,
some hill tribes of India and Burmese tribes
Two pieces of bamboo are used A sharp
edged piece like a knife is rubbed across q con-
vex piece. After saving for while the bam-
boo is pierced and the heated particles fall be-
low and ignite. The Chittagong hill tribes of
India use sand to increase the friction. Nature,
1t is said suggests the saving way of getting
hre Many fires are started in the jungle by
bamboos rubbing together in high wind storm.
The creaking in the jungle, Mr.. Hornaday says,
Is understandable. The noise of the rasping and
grinding Of the horny stems is almost unen-
durable.
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flint steel and finder pipe pricker and pair
of pincers to transfer the lighted finder to the
pipe.
An interesting set of fire-making implements
in the museum is one from the Anderson river.
The parts are small for convenience Of carry
ing. They include not only the drill, such as
has been described, but q mouthpiece. held in
the mouth and provided with a slot in which
the upper end of the drill is inserted and held
steady. Sometimes such pieces are held in the
hand.
The method of obtaining fire practiced
among savages of the Nile region and the heart
of Africa consists simply in rubbing together
two hard sticks at right angles to one another
till spark is emitted. Underneath the sticks
Is placed either a stone or something upon
which little pile of embers has been laid.
The friction Of the upper piece of wood wears
hole in the lower and soon spark is caught
by the ashes and is famed into fame with
some dry grass.
The way of making fire by rubbing two
pieces of wood together, which prevailed among
many OF the Indian tribes Of America was the
same as that employed by the Vestals of Rome
gone out through negligence. 1t was not per-
mitted to apply to profane fire for q new
light.
The Zunis make fire with drill revolved
between the palms Of the hand Fastening the
operation by sprinkling little fine sand in the
concavity or depression in which the drill
works. The Zunis make the sacred fire that
burns always in their estufas by friction of
wood. New fire is made at the beginning OF
their new year with great ceremony.
The Apache Indian is probably the most
skillful OF the primitive fire makers in the
world. A set Of Apache fre-making tools was
given to the museum by Capt John G. Bourke,
U.S.A- The hearth IL q piece of Yucca stem
with one side dressed and having holes with q
| narrow slot cut into them from the side. Capt.
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pyrites and finder. The use Of the fire drill is
almost universal; Ii is 50 with the flint and
steel; but rare are the instances of the
more primitive invention. the pyrites or
FIRE stone, as the Eskimo calls it, instead OF
the steel. The Eskimo fire bag is a pouch con-
tanning the implements necessary to get q
spark to light pipe or fire. The essential
parts are piece Of pyrites, piece OF dint and
finder. The tindeS is made Of the seed down
OF an arctic pl1gs, or frequently OF willow
catkins. It is prepared. Mr.. Hough says, by
carefully picking It and then soaking it in a
strong solution OF gunpowder in water to make
1t quick" This gunpowder treatment is q
modern idea. Sometimes powdered charcoal
is mixed with the willow catkin finder. When
prepared the finder is put in a little round
pouch with flap in the middle Of one side.
The pyrites belonging to the outfit IN the
museum locks like short pestle, 1t having
been worn into that shape by use. The flint
Is an oblong piece, square at one end and
rounded at the other. 1t is mounted IN short
wooden handle, rudely made. An oblong pad
stuffed with deer hair is sewed to the mouth OF
the fire bag to protect the hand from sparks
and blows of the flint. To get spark the
Eskimo places the piece of pyrites on the pad,
held in the left hand over the curved FORE
the thumb being set in the cavity in the top.
The flap of the finder pocket is turned back
and held on the forefnger under the protect
ing pad The flint is held in the right hand
and by a scraping motion little pieces OF
pyrites at dull red heat fall into the finder.
The finder igniting, glowing pellet is trans
ferred to the pipe or to the kindling for the
fire and the flap of the finder pocket is turned
down, serving to keep the finder dry and to ex-
tinguish it if necessary. The use of the flint
and steel and finder survives in a cigar lighter,
called strike-a-light, purchased in Paris by
Mr. Thomas Wilson and forming part of the
National museum collection. 1t has braided
fuse of inhammable material, the end of which
is ignited by the spark.
A curious fire-making apparatus is the fire
syringe of the Dyaks, who have much inventive
genius and considerable mechanical skill, hav-
ing acquired the art of smelling iron and forg-
ing useful tools. The fire syringe consists of a
metal tube about three inches in length, with
piston working nearly air-tight in it. A piece
of dry stuff by way of finder is introduced
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appears. A couple Of minutes are generally
required to complete the process. The women
appear to be more accustomed than the men to
the use of this implement An improved form
OF 1t consists of a wooden pin on whose lower
part lenticular and perforated block of wood
was fixed. serving as fly wheel and weight
Across the wooden pin runs perforated cross
bar, which is fastened with two sinews to its up
per end. By carrying this cross bar backward
and forward the pin can be turned with great
rapidity.
The Chukchis also light fire by flint and steel
As finder they use partly the woolly hair Of
various animals and partly dry fragments Of
different kinds of plants. The steel and pieces
Of flint are kept in u skin pouch suspended
from the neck. Within this pouch there is q
smaller one containing the finder. It Is thus
kept warm by the heat of the body and pro-
tected from wet by its double envelope. Along
with it the men often carry on their persons
sort Of match Of white, well dried and crushed
willows, which are plated together and placed
in even rolls. This match burns slowly. evenly
and well. From a big drawer, filed with In
dian fints and fire sticks. and odds and ends
from all over the world, illustrating the modes
OF fire making among savage or barbarous peo-
pie, Mr.. Hough took out an Eskimo fire bag
to show The STAR reporter. The natives OF
the straits OF Magellan and the Eskimo of Cape
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fiat side uppermost. A thinner piece is held
between the palms of the hand, the lower end
being pressed upon the piece on the ground,
and an alternate revolving motion is given to
it by rubbing the hand backward and forward
until the wood ignites. In Java, too, fire is
sometimes produced by friction. D'Almeida,
describing a journey in Java, says: Before
starting on our return felt DESTROYS to smoke
a cigar, in order to keep the cold out;' but
finding had forgotten my fusees 1 asked one
OF the men if he could give me a light. He i'm
mediately picked up dry piece of wood, and,
holding it fixed on the ground, asked one of
his companions to rub another across it. This
being quickly done, in less than five minutes
the friction caused the upright piece to burn.
The man soon blew it into a flame and handed
1t to me. Travellers say that the Maori gets fire
by using the wooden knife. He pushes the
knife backward and forward along a groove
previously made in fiat piece Of wood. and
the fine charcoal dust which collects at the ex-
tremity Of the groove when ignited is placed
in lump of soft fax and waved to and fro un-
til 1t bursts into flame.
Nordenskiold has given an interesting de-
scription of the fire drill of the Chukchis and
the way it is used. 1t consists of a dry wooden
pin, which, by a common bow drill is made to
rub against block of dry, half blackened wood.
The upper part of this pin runs in drill block
of wood or bone. In the light stock holes are
made to give support to the pin. and, perhaps,
to facilitate the formation Of the half-carbon-
lied wood meal, which the drilling loosens
from the light stock and in which the red heat
arises. When fire is to be lighted by means of
this implement the lower part of the drill pin
is daubed over with a little train oil, one foot
holds the light stock firm against the ground,
the bowstring is put around the drill pin, the
left hand presses the pin with the drill block
against the light stock and the bow is carried
backward and forward, not very rapidly, but
evenly, steadily and uninterruptedly until fire