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Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-03

COMPLEXION
e EFFECTS

May be produced by the use of MRS GRl-
HAMS EUGENE ENAMEL and her ROSE BKooN
and the closest scrutiny could not detect ore
grain of powder or the least indication of art
fetal color. will stake my reputation that on
plexion and color with Eugenie Enamel AID
Rose Bloom, and that no one could possibly
tel! that the complexion or color were artificial.
This Is high art in cosmetics. They are each more
harmless than any other cosmetic in the world,
because they are each dissolving in their M.
ture and thus does not clog the pores.
When using these superb cosmetics you may
wipe the dust or perspiration from the face
without marring their delicate beauty. They
remain on all day. or until washed of.
Price OF each, 81 the two sent anywhere for
50. For sale by all druggists. F. W. Braun &
Co. wholesale agents, Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-03

In the early part Of last year had vio-
lent attack of rheumatism, from which
was confined to my bed for over three months
and at times was unable to turn myself in
be in constant attendance day and night. /
was so feeble that what little nourishment 1
took had to be given me with spoon. At
ter calling in the best local physicians, and
any benefit, was induced by friends to try
Swift's Specific Is. s. 81 l discontinued all
other medicines, and took a course of S. S. S.
thirteen small bottles, which affected COM
plete and permanent cure.
L. c. BASSET, Ell Dorado, Kansas.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mail
edfree. SWIFT SPECIFIC co. Atlanta, Ga
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-03

G. W. Huges, Sam. Lewis.
Fl. G. Wilmer. Observation-Disclosures. President
J. Frankenfeld. ............. .Vice-President
T. J. Weldon Cashier.
:. M. Wilmer, Assistant Cashier.
General Banking and Exchange Business
transacted. mann
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-03

DIRECTORS
l. w. Holman, John e. Platter
Robert Baker, ]. B. Lankershim,
L. C. Goodwin.
Term deposits will be received in sums of
800 and over. Ordinary deposits in sums OF
$40 and over.
Money to loan ON irstciass real estate.
Los Angeles, July l, 1889. ju1-u
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
FINANCIAL FAILURES.
That Is What a ST. Louis Minister Calls
ClerEynen in Search of Wealth.

That Is What ST. Louis Minister Calls
ClerEymen in Search of Wealth.
The failure IN business Of a proni-
nenf clergyman suggests the fact taa;
very few preachers ever succeed IN max
ing money. When they do the religion
generally oozes out as the 20llars come
IL and they end BY giving up minis
terlal work altogether Preachers par
1icularly Methodist preachers, are al
most always poor. and the next o them
il point Of poverty are the BapIists.
The majority Of Methodist preachers in
this country receive less than $500
year. while the constant demands for
charity greatly diminish their incomes.
Presbyberian clergy are better paid
while the Church o. England ministers,
both here and IN Great Britain. fairly
roll II wealth by comparison. The En-
glish Bishops have prlnoely incomes.
the lowest being SO, 900 q year
and the use OF mansion
colnec ted with the cathedral.
The Arch htishop of York. who is '-Pri-
mate Of England" has $50. 900 year,
and the Arch bishop Of Canterbury. who
Is t-primate Of all England" receives
SIS. 900 ana has two magnificent palaces
Methodist Bishops are poorly paid.
Those OF the Methodist Church South
have S3, 600 salary. while those Of the
Church North have little more, but
none Of them lay by any thing Of their
salaries Bishop Warren. OF the Church
North. Is rich, having married the widow
Of ranchnan il Denver. But Bishop
Hendrix. Of the Methodist Church South,
enjoys the distinction of being the
richest Bishop in America, having in
heri1ed fortune, which. by careful
management he has greatly increased
He has the reputation Of being both be-
1evoIent and rich. To schools and col
leges he Is especially liberal and Cen
tral College. in This State, owes It's pres
ent prosperity TO his generosity. All
the other Southern Meth odist Bishops
ara poor.-Rev- DR.. Wilson, IN ST Louis
Globe Democrat
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
AN EUROPEAN CENSUS.
IDquisItion TO Which the German Govern
1nent Subjects Its Citizens

InquisItion TO Which the German Govern
Inent subjects Its Citizens.
Americans who are loudest IN their
grosniD-s about several census cues
lions should look al the inqu5sir ton 10
which the Germans are subjected
The German year book gives the fig
ures Of even the income tax An IL
come Of $3.50 or less * not taxed. and
up 10 S75o the tax IS nominal For IN
comes over $50 the owner must swear
as 10 the truth % the figures he gives
The exact rental Of each dwelling Is
obtained, and the average rentals for
different conditions are published The
showing for The year 1855 makes the av-
era-e rental Tor e single room without q
sJove-or an ''uabea La ble9 room. as the
expression used is-a sum that corre-
spends N our money 10 $50 per year. It
makes the rental for single room with
q stove II it-or a single '+heata ble''
-oom-S50: for living apartments COR
slsring Of two '-heatable" rooms SS5 per
aRnum: for apartue ents consisting o.
three such rooms, $50; for four -<hea Ia
bic rooms $500. etc
No personal liberty n Berlin The
police methods in Berlin greatly aid in
the pre- parau o. al accLrat te census
No room can be rented at hotel or
clearinghouse, and no apartment OF
house can be legally leased until the
landlord has sent TO the police the
name and purpose Of the newcomer and
the length Of time for which he
VIII probably make the city his
home. The same method is in vogue in
other German cities The experience
OF one Of the professors Of the Cniyer-
sity Of Pennsylvania last summer Is sig
nidcant as TO the effectiveness Of these
methods. Wishing TO communicate with
al American lady who was abroad and,
as he thought, IN Leipsic, he wrote to
the police Of that city. The answer de-
clared that no person OF the name was
II the city. A similar letter was sent
10 the police headquarters Of Dresden.
and a similar answer was received.
When. later. however, the professor
wrote 10 the police Of Berlin, the reply
announced that Mrs - was living at
No. - street on the foor--Scien-
1lfic American
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
VERBAL ExaCTNESS.
4 Quality That Is TO BE ya1ued Highly in
Friend Foe

Is there one quality 10 be valued more
IN friend than the quality OF verbal
exactnsss?-Thar quality that insu-es
not only exactness il quotation, but N
understanding. For we can not believe
that the misc noting from which we all
suffer = due always 10 q disregard Of
truth: il Is frequently the result of in
attention. OF carelessness n listening.
and largely to the habit Of carrying On
3 line Of thought in another direction
from the subject n hand Whatever
The cause, the result IS disastrous uanv
times, and leads TO complications that
involve heart-burnings and esrranre-
ments, as well as the lesser evils Of loss
ot time that Is money, OF the 1nlsca--
riage OF plans the consunmation Of
which would save money and time.
Net only social. but business life.
church life. all miss the height OF their
power from this lack Of exactness IN
CON p-chension and 5nterpre Ia ion. Ii
seems 20 be the obstruction that throws
our life trains most frequently from tie
track Of progress And the loss Of tine
in removing the debris read 5ustinr a
level, healing the wounded-and some
wounds are never healed, and all leave
scars-starting the train again, and
making the broken connections. wea-
the soul ana rob rs al vital power. We're
this habit Of inexacfness. whether Of
com prehension or interpretation one
that could not be overcome, we might
learn TO endure with degree Of pa
tience all TIA: it involves But II can
be cured; ana the curing ot the habit
intellectual training for the invalid
Are these not worth striving for@ S-lt-
discipline Is q tremendous force n
character development: and IN no di-ec-
ton can il be applied with greater p7sfs
TO self and the circle within which we
revoive than IN the direction Of hearing
and transmitting the voices about US
Christian Union
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
AN EEABLE VOICE.
The Average American Girl Does Not
SPEAK as Softly as She should

Speak as softly She should
"a charming girl for man Of a
quiet easy temperament The great
trouble is with her voice Il IS pitched
a full note too high. II is aggressive.
disturbing. and would wear out nerv-
ous man without his ever knowing what
was the matter with him. A good many
crazy Northern people would recover
their reason Il they could live for
wear or TWO among the blacks Of the
Southern Sta bes But the penetrating,
perturhing quality Of the voices Of many
Of our Northern womenssha great deal
10 answer for IN the way Of determining
love and friendship You remember
that dear friend OF ours who left Us not
long since2 II there we're more voices
like hers. the world would be z different
place 10 live IN ] do not believe any
man or woman ever came within tie
range OF those sweet tranquil tones
without being hushed. captlvated. en-
1ranced / might almost say, BY their
calming. soothing influence. Can you
not imagine the tones in which those
words. Peace, be still. were spoken?
Such was the effect Of the voice 10
which but q few weeks ago we were
listening. Il Is hard 10 believe that II
has died out Of human consciousness
Can such voice be spared from that
world Of happiness 10 which we fondly
look forward. where We love 70 dream,
# we do not believe with assured con-
vict5on. and whatever is loveliest in
this. our mortal condition shall be with
Us again as an uadyiar possession9
Yorz~ TrrIisb friend has very apraa-
able voice. round, mellow, cherry, and
her articulation Is charming Other
things being equal ! think you, who
are, perhaps over sensitive, would live
from two TO three years longer with her
than with the other. suppose q man
who lived within hearing Of a mn-nur-
ing brook would find his life shortened
If a saw-mill were set up within ea-shot
OF his dwelling. Oliver Wendell
Holmes in Atlantic
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
HAUNTED HOTEL ROOMS.
Gases of Suicide Always Cause Troubls
In a Public Hoase-

In n f0B3S aGlsS-
Yes. man who commits suicide in
q hotel causes vast deal o. rrou bic. y
said al old hotel clerk If The mum
Der Of the room in which the deed was
committed gets ont we always have I'd
renUmber the room before We caa get
any body 10 occupy It / recall an inci-
dent Of few years ago that Is inter
es1ing. s well-knowE Richmond man
had committed suicide in one % the In
dianapolis hotels. About the tire the
corpse was removed some Of the cleo
tric wires N the building crossed That
afternoon . travelling man vas occupy
ing room several doors from the one
in which the suicide had occurred.
Every tine he would call for boy the
register On the clerks desk would point
10 the number OF tie room N which the
corpse had been removed only
few hours before 4 bell boy
answered the first call. and
came back white asC sheet
with the announcement that 10 enc
was N the room .Ting-a-liug-a-lin
went the cali bell again. and once more
the register pointed 10 the room IN
which the suicide had occurred. 4
second bell boy was semi 10 the room,
and he came back as badly scared as
the first, with the statement that 10 one
was IN the room.
Its the dead mans ghost said q
guest who had become interested IN the
proceedings
Again the bell rang, and for the
third time the register pointed 10 the
suicides room. / ordered a third bell
boy 10 20 up and make sure that there
was no one IN the room. Not much; ne
wouldn't go Said I wasn't going TO
steer him n among spooks- l screwed
up my own courage and stated Up stairs
TO make an investigation myself. My
breath was beginning 10 come short
when ! met the travelling man On his
way down stairs, funing because his
calls had not been answered Il oc-
Cured 10 me in moment that the wires
had become crossed "-Indianapol
News
Iron County register., 1890-07-24

For SIX years Greece has been search
ing for an executioner- The Office Is
looked upon with peculiar adherence
in that country. and the preselt diff
Guilty Is 10 new development The last
ca pltal execution occurred IN 1Ssl- also
after long wait for an individual who
was willing 10 perform it 4 man
named Nessenler. who had killed his
wife. offered 10 serve the state as exc
cutioner for a pardon, and he guillo-
tined seventeen murderers, the accu-
mutation Of five years dearth Of an ex-
ecutioner. There are now five murder
ers awaiting the penalty n Athens and
eleven others n the rest OF Greece.
They all win before long suffer death
al the bands Of pardoned assassin
named Roukis. the AtheD1al conT3cts
being attended 10 first. and then the
execul0ner embarking on man-of-
war for a voyage along the coast stop
ping here and there for journey into
any interior town needing his services
So uncon promising is the national de-
tesI2tioa Of an execEtionsr that eTen On
the Dan-of-war Eoukis viii be protect
ed from f1rtive assaults By the crew by
being housed n An iroa cage--N- Y
Sun
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
THE CHILD CRUSADE
One of the Most Remarkable Happenings
in the Dark Ages.

The term Dark Ages IS somewhat
vaguely applied 10 that period follow
ing the fall Of tie Roman empire. ana
preceding the revival Of letters in the
fourteenth century. In allQding to the
Dark Ages. however, as general rule.
We have in mind the period of the Cru
sades 10 the Orient for the liberation Of
1he Christians and the Holy Sepulcher.
In 10-3. Peter The Hermit. made a psI-
gTim2re 10 Jerusalem. where the op-
preston he witnessed caused him 10 re-
solve 10 free Christ's people and the
relics 50 dear 10 the Christian people.
Peter led the first host Of the Crusaders
IN person: other bands soon followed
In all II has been estimated that net
less than =. 0o0 o00 Of lives were lost N
this Wild attempt TO keep the Pagans
out OF Jerusalem. In the year 1912
the Crusadcs took a different turn:
children were drawn iato the
movement In The early SUM-
Der OF The year named two I'M
rnense armies o. children were gathered
in France and Germany IN response 10
the call Of TWO boy prophets, neither Of
whom was over twelve years OF age
These youthful leaders believed, or al
teebed 10 believe. themselves tie chosen
OF God. and that i was their duties 70
1ea5 these children through the Medi-
terranea1, like Moses had led the
children Of Israel through the Red
Sea TIE excitement caused BY the
workings Of these boy preachers spread
Ike a plague; whole families OF chill
dren joined the hosts already organized:
Of the parents could check the epidemic
II the least Children who were locked
up 10 keep them from going on their
tramp o. death. died N oonvulsions or
lost their minds IN hopeless melancholy.
The first great host OF children
left Tor the Holy Land under
the leadership Of Nicholos Of
Cologne; the second band under
the leadership of a boy whose name IS
unknown. The com bined number Of
these TWO armies was 50. 000. about g.
900 being girls under eight years Of ape.
II the same month another army left
France under the guardianship Of
Stephen Of Nendome; this army num-
bereo not less than 80. 600. The first
TWO legions crossed the Alps-Nlcbolas
al Mount Gems and the unknown leader
al s. Gothard, and descended into
Italy The com nbiDed armies Of Nicholas
and his unknown ally lost not less than
$4,000 children by heat. hunger and
fatigue before reaching the first valley
IN Italy STEPHENS French army SUI
terea still more terri ble-10, 600 Of them
dying before the mountains were
reached and another 5000 before they
reached Italy, The entire route being
strewn with corpses- OF the 100. 900
children which the fa1aticism OF the
age allowed TO Join the Crusade, less
than 20. 900 returned 10 their native
land alive--St- Louis Republic
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
TEACHINGS OF GEOLOGY.
The Countless Forms of Life That Rarl
Passed Away in ByEone Ages.


/ Geology teaches Is that countless
forms o. life have passed away, as ta-
5 as We can tell. forever:
From sra-pe5 cir a1d orarr5ed stone,
Sic cries q Thousand types are coae-
Species and genera which once had a
/ local habitat5on On earth. have disar-
/ Peared from the stare. and have now
+ only name: ana not only species and
! genera but whole orders have gone.
/ leaving only their pita Ihs On The grave
! stones which mark their last resting
/ places And Yet, side BY side with this,
! we are brought face 10 face with The re-
Darkable consistency Of other species
/ N the >llurlaa rocks. which occupy. 1T q
! lowest places but two Cam brian and
Lau-entlanl n the geological chrooolo-
Ey. lWe are taught that remains Of
toraulni nitera- some Of them apElaren i :
Identical with existing forms. have
been detected II variu.- places" and n
the crel4ce0us rocks su---e - the f1ra-n-
l-lfera are the same - those now
dredged 10 from the bottom OF tie
ocean
Volumes ot interesting lore. fascinat-
ing as The legends Of falryla1d or The
magic tales Of Ara hla- are there WRITER!
n TIE hle-oEl ypk5cs q vaulJed dome
and hanging stalacli1e. Of buried bone
and coin and implements OF varied use.
The many races OF men who Inhabited
The land n prehistoric times appear
again on the scene: something Of their
manner Of life is revealed Again thev
hunt the mammoth bison and bear over
The broad plains and through the thick
the dog. the horse and the hare tor food
Strange revolutions have taken place II
this matter Of diet The dog early
passed ont Of favor, ana its use has not
been revived The horse vas used as
food n Roman Britain and after the
English invasion; II was af1erward for
hidden by the church. because used bv
the ScaDd3naTlans II honor Of their god
OCin; now II IS used in France and
other countries Tie Briions. however,
would not eat the hare-i1 was held 10
be unlawful 10 DO 50. The revolving
hand Of time has changed this, and We
now accept the hare as fl for food.
Even the rude artists of those rrirni-
tive times when . man was q cave
dweller. have left Us specimens Of their
skill In the caves Of Dordogne, il The
south OF France, are found horns and
bones with spirited carvings Of rein
deer, bison, jbex and birds done upon
them One Of the most interesting
Of these relics is the portrait Of a NAM
moth. carved on a tusk Of the same,
from the cave Of La Madelaine. in Dor
dogne- Simple as these artistic at
tempts are, they tell Us that man was
not altogether uncivilized- This must
be admitted, even # We regard these
carvings as the most advanced arr OF
that day which, perhaps We .have
right 20 do What part Of the art o. to
day viii be recorded II the stony pages
Of the geological future? Not the high
est assuredly; and 50 il may have been
il the pasL-Chanbers Journal
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
AsoUr HALF WAY ACROSS

N wade across The tine was early II
the morning. and when Tippo Hah1b got
- the river bank he made the grand
kick Of his life and refused 10 go any
further. He swung his trunk around
viclously and Ihreateningly- Tapped ms
biz ears. kinked his tail and roared anu
worked himself into frst-cIass rage
his keeper coaxed and prodaea and prefa-
led and coaxed 5he old man killer loT
more than an hour without sDcceeolHE
II inducing him 10 advance q step Ano
then concluded 10 risk the bridge 3aq-
Do seemed 10 divine his keeper lntef-
ton. and then his contrary spirit cAl-Ie
zpperuost- He Immediately MADE
rush for the rirer and started tor The
Pennsylvania shore al such ra'e
that he almost drowned the keeper with
the water be splashed upon him he
was mad all through The bottom OF
the river was rough and stony ana
the uncertain footing added 10 olo
Tins fury- The river was al what tneF
called a rafting freshe1- The elepAahi
had rot about half way across the
stream. t-uupeting ssFagelE ano
delaying himself and all around him
with showers of water. when suddenly
auft hove in sight above the ford lis
bore Immediately down with It's unsns-
pectinr crew toward Tippo sahio ana
his r,oun4ed escort The ugly brute
saw the strengthening object ap
preaching and he stopped and gazeo =.
- with angry surprise 11pp0 1@4
Iron County register., 1890-07-24
EVANSVILLE COURIER
Wants Improvements Exempted Frs
TAXATION

Wants Improvements Exempted From
Taxation
The Evansville Courier, one Of the
leading daily papers of Indiana, editor
tally suggests to the city councii o1
Evansville a that they inaugurate .his
year the policy Of reducing the assess
men1 on Improvements one-third each
year until improvements shall be free
Of all taxation by the year 1892" II
thus continues: IF the tag is shifted
from improvements to the land ON which
they are built nobody's assessment wiz
be increased and none Will be diminish
ed. it is true. But we shall have basis
for assessment of land IN the year lS2.
that viii make IL an easy matter "a
LARGELY increase the revenues withoui
increasing the rate OF taxation" Tbs
Courier backs up this proposition by n
argument going 10 show that the effect
of the change would be to stimulate
building. 1t says that il . man were
now TO go 10 the owner Of vacant lard
and say il you viii pat me MP house
will nav You SO much rent. the ownss
~oald reflect that il he did build, his
taxes would at once be increased On
the other hand. IL such proposiHcr
were made when land alone was taxed
it SAYS the owner. IF he knew he could
not be fined. would cheerfnlly put up
house IN order that he might obtain =
revenue from ID and the land on whish
be is paying taxes that bring no retara :"
The Evansville Courier is becoming .
very good single tax paper. Luited.
Iron County register., 1890-07-24

biggest ana uEliest elephants ever ex-
hi5ited IN this county. At the time
speak OF this elephant was travelling
with the Van AnbErEh show. which was
q celebrated one fifteen or twenty years
ago Old Tip, as We called him. was :
chronic kicker, and stood DO fooIing
from any one. HIS trainer had 70 be
constantly On his guard. for the elephant
had disposed Of one OF two gentlemen
whose confidence II their pluck and
ability 10 handle T5pPo had led them 70
take charge OF him, and he was plainly
keeping his eye ont for al opportunity
70 add another one 10 his score. Old
Tip never passed day without doing
something 70 keep mp his record as 4
pacbyderTp Of strong 1ndlFlc uality Q.
character, and the incident ! an going
20 relate was one sufficient in itself
alone TO mark this elephant as . beast
with ideas of his own and q viii mighty
enough 10 carry them into execution 10
matter what the conseq uences might be
70 himself OF 10 Others
We had been giving q day and
nights show al Port JerT5s, and the
next day were 10 asoonish the natives
OF Pike County, Pa, by pitching our
tents 81 Milford, the county seat seven
miles below Port Je<vis- To getto Mil
ford We had 10 cross the Delaware river
at Port Jeryis- AT that time Ihe bridge
across the stream there was reported 10
be IN decidedly shaky and dangerous
condition: IN fact, II fell down two or
three 6avs after We were IN Port JerEls,
and the managers Of the show concluded
not 70 trust ponderous Old Tip on the
structure The river vas fo7dable a
quarter Of a mile O. 50 below the bridge,
and the ele phant was taken 10 that spot
Iron County register., 1890-07-24

fact he was IN rather jolly mood all
the way 10 Milford and so thoroughly
was he pleased with his work that day
that his keeper had no trouble with
him fo- week afterwari All that
season when Old Tip got On his ear and
wanted 10 smash things his Keeper
would say:
! wish we oould run the old man
into river somewhere and give him
another round cr TWO with a raft
But the proprieIors OF the show
didn't wish for any thing Of that kind
II took all the profits Of the show for a
town or two 10 pay for Old Tips wreck
Ing OF the tgo RATS. and don't know
Iron County register., 1890-07-24

This, growled the exchange editor,
Rs he looked al the thermometer. wip-
ing his perspiring forehead, and glared
de6antly around the room. lis Fry-day
And Tomorrow. snarled the real
estate editor. consulting the predictions
and grabbing heavy paper-weight- Is
going to be . Sa6der-day. -ChicSgo
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