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Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-17

GRAND ENGLISH OPERA co.
Largest Strongest and only Successful English
Opera Company in America
Abbott, Annandale, Mirella, Michelena, Pache,
Rudolph, Du Bois, Pruette, Broderick Ready,
Karl, Borovik, Miss Broderick. Vernon, Eller-
ington
GRAND CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA,
Herr Albert Krausse Director,
In the following brilliant repertoire,
MONDAY-Verdi's Heroic Opera (frst time in
Los Angeles),
f X n a MI
EMMA ABBOTT and Entire Company.
TUESDAY, -GounOd's Immortal Lyric first time
in Los Angeles),
ROMEO AND JULIET
EMMA ABBOTT as Juliet entire company
WEDNESDAY-Abbott Matinee-Balfes Tune
full OPERA
BOH EMIAN GIRL!
EMMA ABBOTT and Entire Company.
WEDNESDAY, 8 p. m.-Donizettis G eat His
torical Opera first season on any
stage in English),
ANNE BOLET
EMMA ABBOTT as Queen of England; Entire
rHuRspAY-specal GGlmeanKyi CHRISTMAS Matinee
Balfes Sparkling Opera,
ROSE OF CASTILE-i
EMMA ABBOTT ID Entire Company. Most
richly dressed Opera on any stage.
THURSDAY, 8 p. m.-Verdi's Grand Tragic
OPERA
IL TROXATORE!
EMMA ABBOTT and Entire Company.
GORGEOUS COSTUMES
ENCHANTING MUSIC!
BRILLIANT MISE EN- SCENE!
EH7- Seats for all Operas can be secured at
ROx Office every day.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-17

AUCTION SALES.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-17

- CN'.NS
CRAND OPERA HOUSE,
" Stage Manager, M. LEHMAN.
THURSDAY EVENING. .......... DEC. 10, 1890
Forthe benefit of the = '~
LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
THE OWL ORA MATIC CLUB
Will present the charming four-act play,
+ S M + r A L d A
BY Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, author OF
Little Lord Faunteroy," ETC.
CHARACTERS:
Old Man Rogers .......... Mr.. Martin Lehman
A North Carolina Farmer
Mrs. Lydia Ann Rogers Miss Jennie Prewett
His wife.
Esmeralda. da.................Mi Miss Edith Lemmer,
Their daughter.
Dave Hardy. Mr.. Henry Ludlam
In Love with Esmeralda.
Jack Desmond ........... Mr.. Harry eastman
An American Artist in Paris.
Nora( 1.o.,s s,s+ors miss Gertrude Foster
Kate( 'ack sisters' S.. Miss Letha Lewis
Marquis de Montessin. Mr.. Geo. A. Dobinssn
French Adventurer
Daniel Drew 49,. =. . Mr. James B. Dennis
A Mining Speculator.
Everard EstabrpDk. ,...... Mr c. Al Vogelsang
-s~ A Man of Leisure.
-Act 1-Esmeralda's home in North Carolina.
Act II--Jack Desmond's studio in Paris.
Act III-Reception room in Mrs. Rogers
fonse In Paris
Act IV-Jack's studio again. 81.
Box Office open for the sale OF seats Tuesday,
December 18th, at 10 a. m. 12-11td
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-06

A good story is told of Aiphonse
karr youthful man of letters ar
rived at Etretat with letter of intro
duction to Aiphonse Karr He lad
been particularly told of Kairs passion
ate love of the sea; and, finding the
author of ''Gcneyieycn seated en- the
beach, mending Il net. lie immediately
began an enthusiastic outburst of COM
monplaees about the grandeur of the
ocean. Monsieur, interrupted karr
Il love the sea; we have lived together
a long time. But if you have come all
the way from Paris to disgust me with
it, can only say it is wicked thing
to do"
Thomas A. Edison's latest achieve
ment is the invention of n light by
which pictures may be seen at night
with all the advantages Of daylight.
Electric lights have heretofore thrown
either too brilliant or TOO yellow n light.
Edison secures perfect light for pic
lures by placing at the back of the
bulbs in his system of lighting a lead
piece covering half the bulb and fitting
it closely. Inside of the bulb is IA coat
ing of silver. The natural yellow of
the light and the silver reflection COM
bine to make light that brings out all
the colors in picture harmonjously.
1t was first used in the illumination of
tho .'Angelusn in New York.
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The Canteen System.

A recent announcement to the effect
that the ''canteen system" was to be
introduced in the military post at Fort
Smelling awakened no little curiosity,
not only among the younger generation
of civilians, but among Grand Army
men, veterans of the war of the REBEL
ion. The cantcen system, rs UNDER
stood by the latter, consisted during
the eventful years intervening between
1861 and 1865 in smuggling peach and
honey and commissary whisky into
camp. This is, in rea ity, about all the
canteen system of which the old boys
in blue were cognizant. But the can
teen system which it is now proposed
to introduce into the American Army
is altogether different one. 1t is an
adaptation of a custom now general in
European armies, particularly SO among
Eng ish troops. There is to be ''wet"
and a dry canteen. The wet canteen
consists simply of Il post club room fit
ted up with 4 library. games and re-
freshment annex, where for an exceed
ingly small sum. the private soldier can
procure coffee, tea, cocoa, or chocolate;
eggs, soup, or a square meal. The dry
cantecn will dispense articles of wear
ing apparel. notions for tie toilet and
all the stocks usually found at the post
traders or the suffers. Both will be
under government control, and. instead
of exorbitant prices being the rule, first
cost is all that is expected from Uncle
Sans blue coats. The canteen system
has proved a success in Europe; that it
will be in the United States is regard
ed as undoubted. st. PuM Ponce,
Press
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CANNON MADE OF LEATHER.
They Were Successfully Used in Ancient
English Warfare.

Let me give yon bit of history"
said downtown leather merchant to
Il n. Y. journal reporter. that many
student has overlooked The objects
of peace are not all that leather fig
ures in. for it is to leather that we owe
the introduction of light artillery.
Leather cannon have been actually
tried on the battlefield. and what is
more, turned the tide of one of the
greatest battles of modern times. The
inventor of leathern artillery was a
certain Colonel Robert Scott, Scotch
man in the service of Charles |. of En-
gland.
He constructed guns of hardened
leather and experimentally tried them.
The result was that they were pro-
nounced superior to guns made of
brass or iron. The colonel. however,
did not live long to enjoy the greatest
triumph of his invention. He died in
1851, and monument erected to his
memory have seen in IA churchyard
in London. This monument represents
him rs an armor-clad, fierce looking
man, wearing a heavy mustache and a
pointed beard.
In the very year of the colonefs
death the effectiveness of his leathern
artillery was amply proved on the
memorable field of Liepsic where,
Sept. Z, 1851, Gustavus Adolphus
achieved his splendid victory over the
imperialists under General Tilly. 1t
is said that it was owing to the inven-
ton of Colonel Scott that the victory
WAS obtained.
The guns were found to be so east
ly carried that small battery could
fly from one field to another, and thus
artillery be brought to bear when most
needed-a thing impossible with the
heavy artillery of that period. Certain
it is that leathern artillery was used in
this great battle by Adolphus. though
it is equally certain that the guns were
never used afterward. The reason of
that, however. was that the leather
guns having demonstrated the value
of light artillery, a way was discover
ed OF making the metal guns lighter,
and the greater durability of the latter
gave them the superiority.
Gas used in the battle of Leipsic the
leather gun consisted of copper tube
of the thickness of parchment, strength
ened by iron plates running parallel
with the length of the gun. bound with
iron bands. The tube was then bound
with several coatings of cord, with
cement of mastic between each coat
ing and the whole inclosed in a case
of tough leather. The weight of the
gun was such that two men could easi-
ly carry it."
In the year 1890 snuff box manu-
facturer named Richmond invented a
leather cannon, which was tried under
inspection at Woolwich, but it did not
prove as successful rs some of its fore
runners. The celebrated Peter Pindar
satiriZed the affair in these lines
Richmond, watchful of the states salvation,
Sprinkling his rayelin's Ger the nation
Now buying ieatliern boxes by tons,
Improving thus the nature of great guns
Guns blest with double natures, gild and
rough
To give broadsidc, a pinch of snuff.
The great Napoleon was not above
using leather as Il means of defense.
He put the leather cuirass upon twelve
regiments of his cavalry.
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An Economical Wife.

Mrs. W. was a thrifty and practical
soul. and she came from family which
through all the country side was re.
nowned as being near" In other
words, she came Of a race of people
who were the reverse of generous and
in herself she was, it may be added.
the flower of their qualities. She had
an excellent husband, but he was
stricken down with typhoid-pneumonia
and one morning the physician in
charge announced to the weeping wife
that he could live only few hours at
most. In her way Mrs. w. was fond
of her husband and she was greatly
affected by the verdict which an
nounced her approaching separation
from him. The scene between her and
her husband was affecting in the extreme
and the nurse who was present in the
background, was moved to tears by
the agonizing fervor of Mrs. W. IS grief.
George" the weeping wife said at
last, "what clothes do YOU want to have
on when-when
Tears choked her utterance, and hel
husband feebly murmured that it did
not matter to him any more how he
was arrayed.
"Then YOU won't mind. dearest, she
said between her subs. If we put on
your old pantsa The new ones have
not been worn but once. and we can
send them back TO the tailor. and no one
will notice what sort of pants you have
on in the cof-cof- coffin"
Dear George was too far gone either
TO care what trousers were used for the
arraying of his remains for the tomb OF
to appreciate the perfection of his
wife's economy: he simply moaned and
gave up the ghost. leaving his wife
free TO practice any economical device
which should occur in her frugal mind
In the arrangements which followed
in do,eful sequence Boston Courier.
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Told Of q Successful Novel.

| know of an instance where singu-
larly good and original plot was found
in a story written with a grammatical
error in almost every line. The author
was advised that her manuscript con-
tanned the material for a good story,
but it would have to be rewritten.
She consented. and the manuscript was
placed in the hands of competent
writer. When the book appeared the
author scarcely recognized her work.
TIE plot was there. but nothing more.
As the reader" predicted, the story,
as rewritten, proved a success. To.
day it is one of the best known novels
il the literary world, and the author.
whose name appears on the title page,
receives all the credit, while the real
author contents himself with the know-
edge that his bank account is $3.50
larger by the work. The truth viii
perhaps never be known. but | often
wonder when soc the title-page au-
thor receiving the congratulations of
her friends at the success of her book,
il her conscience ever pricks her.-
3uGal0 Courier.
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IT'S q Great Industry.

Superintendent of the Census Porter
recently received a letter Suggesting
that statistics be gathered Ic.ative to
the chewing-gum habit. 4 visitor nj
one of the uptown hotels last week is.
the proprietor Of a cheW Wing-guia fac.
tory. which Is one of the smallest and
least important in the country. he said.
Thus fan this year we have made
and sold 100000 worth OF the stuff.
We employ 100 men aud girls, and we
ship to jobbing houses in every large.
city in the country There are in the
United States alone fully II dozen large
factories, employing as many people
as we do, and in most cases more. The
annual output OF these factories will
average $40, 900 per year, making .
total production OF more than 5000
GOO. aud there are cnough smaller con-
fectionery establishments 10 increase
the annual production to at least So
COO 900. ~ y SIN
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Married Life Of Actresses.

BY the way speaking of George
Gould reminds me that his marriage
with Edith Kingdom has been an eX-
ceedingly happy one. They have two
children, both boys and his wife seems
to have given up all thought of the
stage. She has taken to her domestic
lie as cheerfuily and fully as though
she had never the applause of tIe
multitude and felt the glare of the
candle behind the footlights. Such in
stances are very rare indeed. In tie
history of the stage IN this country few
women have ever left it for domestic
life without desiring to return. Be-
sides George Gould's wife | can recall
but a few others. Who does not re-
member the beautiful Agnes Ethel?
She married Tracy. who kept drunk
from the marriage day to the day of
his death. General Ben Butler mar
ried an actress and she never paved
after the nuptials. Jean Davenport,
who was great in Queen Elizabeth. :"
now lives in Washington. She quit
the stage after she married General
Lander, who was killed in the war
Annie Louise Cary, whom saw only a
few days ago. still fair, fat aad forty,
gave up her profession when shc mar
ried the broker, Raymond. Sac sings
at home, but nowhere else. These are
the most prominent ones | can recall
There may be more, but there are few
Il might say ho--happy marriages be-
tween actresses ald noE-prusessionai
men while the actresses remain upap
the srage.Jfhi7adetpisisi TIMES
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Little Birds at Sea.

Exery day we see playing around the
ship, and skimming up and down the
wave hollows companies of lovely lit
tie terms and sea swallows, the latter
no larger than thrushes. These fear
less people of the air have not bv any
means followed us from the land, liv-
ing as gulls often will. on the waste
thrown from the vessel. They are
vague and casual roamers of the ocean,
who, spying the great steamship from
afar. have sailed close up to see if we
are a rock or ian island. and will then
skim away again on their own free and
boundlcss business.
Yonder tiny bird. with purple and
green plumage, his little breast and
neck laced with silver, is distant l 900
miles at this moment from drop of
fresh water, and yet cares no more for
that fact than did the Irish squire who
lived twelve miles from lemon. y
If his wings ever grow weary it is but
to settle quietly on the bosom of a
to rock and roll him amid the Kissing
spindrift, the milky flying foam and
the broken sealace which forms and
CLEANS and disappears again upon the
dark slopes. When he pleases, a
stroke of the small red foot and II beat
cf the wonderful wing launch him off
from the jagged edge of his billow. and
he fits past us at one hundred knots
an hour, laughing steam and canvas to
scorn, and steering for some nameless
crag in Labrador or Fundy, or bound,
it may be, homeward for some island
or marsh of the far-away Irish coast.
Marvelously expressive of power as
is our untiring engine, which all day
and all night throbs and pants and
pulses in noisy rhythm under the deck,
what a clumsy, imperfect affair it is
compared to the dainty plumes and
delicate muscles which will carry that
pretty. fearless sea swallow back to his
roost.-Sir EdUard drn0td.
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What Is a Gentleman?

What is gentleman, Is il thing
Decked with a scarfpn, a chain and a ring,
Dressed in "A suit of immaculate style.
Sporting an eye-glass, a lisp and a smile;
Talking of races and concerts ana balls,
Evening assemblies and afternoon calls.
Summing himself at '-at home and bazars,
Whistling mazurkas and smoking cigars:
Boosting of conquests and deeds he has
done?
One who unbushingly glories to speak
Things which should call up flush to his
cheek?
One who, while railing at actions unjust
Robs some young heart of its pureness and
Scorns to steal money or jewels or wealth.
Thinks Ii no wrong 10 take honor by stealth?
What Is gentleman? Is it not one
Knowing instinctively what he should shun
Speaking no word that could injure or pain,
spreading no scandal AMI deep ming no stain?
One who knows how to out each at his ease.
Striving successfully always to please
one who can tell by glance at your cheek
" hen TO be silent and when he should speak?
What is gentleman? Is il not one
Honestly eating the bread he has won,
W Waking IN uprightneSS fearing his God.
Leaving no stain On the path he has trod
Caring not whether his coat may I e old;
PrlZlng sincerity far above gold?
Recking not whether his hand may be hard
stretching 1t boldly to grasp its reward?
What is gentleman? Say, is it birth
Makes man noble or adds to his worth?
Is there a family tree to be had
Sllady enough TO conceal what is bad?
seek seek out the man who has God for his guide,
Nothing TO tremble at. nothing to hide
BE he nohte or be he in trade.
lie is gentleman Nature has made.
The Pilot
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A Boston Version OF Jack Horucr.

Diminutive John Horner remained
in Il state of repose III the space be-
tween two converging walls which met
in a point.
Nasticating an article of food. corr
sisting of pastry. baked with something
under it, especially manufactured fol
Christmas.
He inserted that member of the outer
extremity of his arm, which differs
from the others III having Only two
plalanges, and thereby drew from the
interior of the aforesaid article Of food
a specimen of the fruit of Il tree of the
genus prunus.
And calculated, 'alh, how courage
Gus Il male child am I.''-Lawrc,sce
american.
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Coffee and Brandy.

1t is considered quite swell swag-
ger to serve ceffee and brandy in the
drawing-room after dinner. A maid
in cap and pinafore goes to each guest
with two trays, the first containing the
Iemitasse of coffee and the second "a
basin of sugar, a small carafe of bran
,ly. and wax torch with which the
spirit is fired.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-06
A Chinese Funeral Procession.

A remarkable funeral possession
paraded the streets of Peking a few
weeks ago. 1t was the formal public
celebration of the burial of Tschino
Tschu, a grand chamberlain and broth
er-in.law of Prince kung. The bier
was carried by eighty men, preceded
by forty-eight fiag-bearers. eight cam
els. and twenty-four white horses. One
hundred and sixty men followed. bear
ing sixteen red planks, on which were
painted in many eolored letters the
iame and titles of the dead nebleman.
The whole procession was mile and a
hsff Ir.nn
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-06
Sex in Mineral Atoms.

A member of the California Micro.
scopical society. Mason Kinne, of San
Francisco. has been making some re-
markable experiments. the results OF
which have caused the gentleman to
declare his belief in the hypothesis that
all atoms. whether mineral. animal, or
vegetable, are male or female.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-06
Farms for Sale in Door Go

A fine farm of 50 acres near Stokes post office,
having ~ acres cleared, balance hard wood tIm-
her. and having frame house. log barn, and an
orchard on it, and distant one-half mile from q
post Office store and saloon, will be sold cheap
Terms: One half down, balance on time
Have several other farms for sale. Apply
g. p. Cody. Sturgeon Bay. Door CO., W.
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Hen and Turtles.

A hen in Meiggs county. Ohio Matched
out some turtles eggs that were placed
undes her recently and treats the little
ereepers as tenderly as she would
chicks.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-06

A TToRNEY AND COUNS ELOR AT Law
"A Office, in Foruson's Brick Block, Eighth
street.. Man toyIoc. Wisconsin.
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G. G. SEDGWICK,

TrORNEYAND COUNSELOR AT LAW
n Office in rorrison's brick block, north enc
tn Street bridge, danitowoc, Wisconsin. Collec
ons - nptty attended to.
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PToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
n Ofce in Caras' Block, first h0or, in door
sading to County judges office, South Eighth
street. Manitcwo {, VIII Collections promptly
attended TO- julio
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WM, RAHR'S SONS,

DREWER AND MASTER, CORNER SIXTH
ID and Washington streets, South side. The
highest cash price paid for Barley.
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F. S. LUHMANN, NJ. D.,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
Residence Of Dr. +. Simon, Hancock street,
n ear the court house, ManitoWoc, Wis. del5
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NASH e NASH
j. d. MA RkHAM NJ,

4 TTORNEYS ANDCOUNSELORS AT LAW
n Oiice over First National Bank, Eighth )
Collections promptly attended to.
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A. Z. WHITMAN, NJ. D.,

nOCTOR w d. kEMfER,
IL Hanitow,u, Wis.
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Charles v: Piper, of Seattle. has dis.
covered new species of pine.
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G. A. FORREST,

PHYSICIAN ANO SURGEON. OFFICE A.
htei, Mani .oHoc county, NIs. smarSo
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CHAS. III. SEEGER.

DENTIsT. OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN AMBER
ID sons Block, Corner South Eighth and Quay
Streets Manitowoc Wis. Prompt attention VIII
be given to all work entrusted 20 me- apf2i-oi
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"Altho' his life to sweeten
Is all his royal care,
Two million francs for sugar
The king finds rather dear"


The furor which his wit created at
the court consoied him somewhat for
the lost 1000, 200, and was it not all the
same whether at his death there should
be 4 deficit of one paltry million more
or less? He left in fact, round TO-.
900, 900 in debts. 1t was noble sum;
nine would not have sounded so i'm.
pressive.
Dumonet migrated to Belgium, ' hsA'e
he found more appreciation, and Ii 'd
safe and respected. while the revolut;on
storm swept over his unhappy father
land. '.Who laughs last" etc.
''And my queen would have died
with me?" asked Louis, as he accom-.
panied her to their chamber that night
She was so beautiful. so dainty; in hel
wonderful eyes beamed the reflection
of loving tears. The next morning the
king granted $500 600 out OF the state
Golfers to the unfortunate" duchess OF
Polignac.- the French, for h'
american x4naiust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-12
A PECULIAR SUIT.
Damages to the Amount Of $4,000
Wanted for Prenatal Injuries.

The most peculiar suit for damages that has
yet been in the courts of Philadelphia came
up yesterday. A baby hardly able to walk
sued for thousands on the ground of injuries
inflicted before he was born. The plaintiff is
James Jones. jr., who, by his next friend,
James Jones, brings suit against the Second
and Third Streets Passenger Railway Com
pany to recover $4,000 damages. On Novem-
Der %, 1887, the mother, Mary Jones, took
passage on one Of the company's cars, and 1t is
charged that through the negligence of the
company the car was brought into violent col
lfslon with a cart or some other object along or
upon Richmond street, whereby the plaintiff
was violently injured and suffered great hurt,
by reason OF which his spine, back and nervous
system have been impaired, and he is subject
to hts, caused by intolerable pain and anguish
and great loss and damage by reason of the
serious and permanently weak ened and injured
condition of his physical and nervous system"