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Here the designers have provided for the
benefit of visitors large area consisting
of q great central hall, which under able
management would prove one of the
special attrs ,ns of the tower. The
hall would 4. of an oetagonal form,
1000 feet ca and sixty feet high, the
spaces between the eight legs Of the
tower at the angles of the octagon FORM
ing eight recesses for restaurants, manage
ment rooms, etc. Over the recesses, and
clustered round the central hall, the
authors suggest the construction OF a
hotel, of ninety bedrooms, with all
necessary baths and other accommodation.
As the special features which the hotel
could offer would be the advantages OF
pure air, sunlight and open prospects,
the whole OF the bedrooms have been
placed on the external faces of the tower,
The restaurants on the main platform
would provide dining accommodation,
one being especially set apart for the use
of residents, and the kitchens would be
arranged on the mezzanines over the
serving-rooms attached to the restaurants.
'-Chicaoo Neus.
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WHAT AN OLD BARTENDER SAYS.

"Do you know" said an old bartender,
recently, that every time sell q man o
drink feel like criminal9 have been do
ing it for twenty years. and I have never,
known the taste Of liquor in my life. But I
have seen men drink it to their ruin and
never one to his good. It actually makes
me angry to see men stand up to the bar and
drink liquor. I have often been thought
surly, but it was not surliness, 1t was anger
that made me seem 50. You cannot get
brutes to touch the stuff, and they show
they are good deal smarter than men. ]
am not Prohibitionist and would not vote
that ticket under any circumstances, be-
cause know enough about the business to
know that an attempt to enforce such law
simply means that you make liars and
sneaks out of oil drinking men. But know
that drinking does no man good, and the
man is fool who says that drink when he
is feeling badly is just what he wants. Pve'
seen those mon turn drunkards. You may
think that mine are peculiar views for bar.
keeper No doubt they are; but I have had
long experience, and tell You the opium
eater has stronger arguments in favor Of bis
drug than the whisky-drinker has for his.
whisky. Why don't get out of the bust.
ness? Igot into it, andI know it; I don't.
know any other, and ain too old now to-
learn"
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MEXICO.
SCENES OF INTEREST AMONG
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Life in the Capital-Moving an Az
tee Idol-Famous Popocatapetl
With Its Almost Inacces-
sible Peak OF Snow.

Morning in Mexico is season of de-
light. The weather is usually so pleas
ant and Interchangeable that our North
American salutation ''it's fine day." is
unknown to the Mexican. If such re-
mark is made he seems surprised and will
answer, Zone day is like another here,
and all days are fine" Even in the rainy
season was told the sho wers fall at night
and the days are clear and unclouded.
But the morning has the most enchanting
atmosphere; there is buoyant freshness
in the air, the skies are blue, the sun
shine delicious, as tenpering the chill
which is inseparable from night and
shade, in the high attitudes of the capt.
tai.
Being within the tropics the sun rises
and sets at nearly the same hours every
dayin the year. After sunset it soon be-
comes dark. The people 60 to bed early.
The pulque shops are closed early by law,
and about the only lettering places are
the restaurants. There is prejudice
against the night air, and few persons are
in the streets after dark, though the city
is we'll lighted by electricity.
The work OF street sweeping, which
our people are accustomed to do at night,
the Mexicans postpone until the fresh
and early hours of the morning. 1t is
done with hand brooms by a large force
of pcons-so thoroughly done that moth
ing better in the way of clean pavements
is to be wished for. Blocks of grayish
volcanic rock, cut in large squares and
laid diagonally across the carriage way,
form the pavement. The same kind of
pavement is to be seen in Rome, Naples
and in ancient Pompeii. The size of the
blocks suggest to the Northern eye dan
ger from breakage, but as the vehicular
traffic of the city, though great in vol
ume. is not heavy in weight, the stones
remain unimpaired.
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1v NORWAY AND SWEDEN,

An habitual drunkard in Sweden and Nor
way is treated as a criminal in this sense,
that his inordinate love for strong drink
renders him liable to Imprisonment, and
while in confinement it appears he is cured
of his bad propensities on q plan which,
though simple enough, is said to produce
marvellous effects. From the day the con-
firmed drunkard is incarcerated no nourish-
ment is served to him or her but bread and
wine. The bread, however, it should be
said, cannot be eaten apart from the wine,
but is stepped in bowl Of it and left thus Is
soak an hour or more before the meal is
served to the delinquent. The first day the
habitual topper takes his food in this shape
without the slightest repugnance; the second
day he finds it less agreeable to his palate
and very quickly he evinces positive aver
sion to it. Generally, the doctor states, eight
or ten days of this regimen is mora than sut-
fcent to make man loathe the very sight Of
wine.
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DRINKING AND ApopLEXY

The Irish World presents to its readers
the following wholesome lesson concerning
alcohol and apoplexy:
1T is the essential nature Of all wines and
spirits to send an increased amount Of blood
to the brain. The first effect Of taking O
glass of wine or stronger form Of alcohol is
to send the blood there faster than common.
Hence the circulation that gives the red face.
It increases the activity of the brain and it
works faster, and so does the tongue but as
the blood goes faster than common to the
brain, it returns faster, and no immediate
harm may be done. But suppose a man
keeps on drinking; the blood is sent 10 the
brain so fast in large quantities that in order
to make room for it the arteries have to.
charge themselves. They increase in siza,
and, in doing so, they press against tho moro.
yielding, faccid veins which carry the blood
out of the brain, and diminish the size of the
pores-the result being that the blood is not
only carried to the arteries of the brain faster
than isnatural or healthfu], but is prevented
from leaving it as fast as usual Hence g
double set Of causes of death arc in opera
tion. Hence q man may drink enough
brandy or other spirits in a few hours or
even minutes, to bring on fatal attack OF
apople1y. This is being literally dead
drnnk ~ T4
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For several days during my sojourn in
the city workmen were engaged in NOV
ing from the Vera Cruz Railroad station
to the national museum great basaltic
porphyry idol-thc "Goddcss of Water. !"
An Aztec idol of uncouth appearance,
strangely and intricately carved, it camo
from the region south of Tlaxcala, where
Cortes found his first resistance and af-
terward his most approved and courage
Gus allies. Its weight, by the railway
scales, was twenty tons. Boilers, mono
liths and ponderous machinery Of great
weight are moved on trucks by the use OF
horses without much ado in our North
ern cities. In Mexico it was slung IS it
rested on iron rails from under the axles
of vehicle with wheels ten feet
in diameter, and moved slowly by
horses and capstaus over a rail-
road track laid down upon the
pavement. A guard of soldiers, almost
as numerous as the gang of workmen,
were observant of the work. The idol
advanced about a block day, and was a
fortnight in getting into position. Un.
doubtedly it is the heaviest object trans
ported through the streets of Mexico
since the days before the conquest, when
relays of Aztecs. thousands in number,
laboriously brought the great calendar or
sacrifcial stone to the teocalli where
Montczuma, and the priests who pre-
ceded him, performed the death-dcaling
rites of their gloomy religion. There are
few, very few, manufactories-the bust
ling, steam propelled, coal-consuming,
iron-requiring factories of modern times
in Mexico. There are few of the
great wholesale and distributing houses
of our commercial cities to fill the streets
with numerous vans and loads of mer.
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A MiIlionaire's Electric Plant.

At Mr.. Rockefeller's splendid estate
on the Hudson River system OF cleo
trio lighting, costing over Sl5o, ,ooo, has
been installed. He can now, by moving
q small button in his library, illuminate
acres of his beautiful grounds at mid.
night, if he pleases. The wires are all
carried under the sod and out Of sight,
and the lights are arranged in a wonder
fully artistic fashion in the trees and fol-
iase. Such fortune as that expended
in electricity, and in lighting country
place, is unprecedented in history. Even
the new roof in Blenheim palace, about
which everybody in England has been
talking, cost less than Sloo,ooo.-Bv-
falo IN ~ Courier.
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A mATTEREH ILLUSION.
III B1ssKI1 CLINTON.

know not II twere chance or fate
That brought the maid and me tosethe1i
At table d'hote one night at eight
Our talk began about the weather.
We had no introduction-no:
But this displays no lack OF breeding
Our seats were next each other, SO
It was natural proceeding.
She dressed in stunning English style;
Fer hair was neatly coiled and braided.
sAhl blessed" 1 thought, is Britain's isle
II home for eyes so softly shededl'
Our rambling chat that waxed apace
Was interspersed with frequent -tahncys'
III not deny the fetching grace
OF -reahlty' slipped betwi1t her slances.
Still something nameless made me doubt
Her being truly. bluely Briton,
Yet when one little phrase slipped oot,
With horror was my hos ON smitten.
I auess-' She could not call il back,
And laughed to hide her sweet confusion.
Oh lovely Anglo-maniac.
To shatter thus my fond nlustonl
-Earper'S Magazine.
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II Will Eclipse the Eiffel Tower.

London is to have q tower higher than
the one at the Paris exposition that at
tracted so much attention and to nval
which has been one of he ambitions Of
Americans who are especially interested
in the Columbian exposition. The London
tower, which is to be erected by the
Watkin Tower Company mile or two
north of St. Johns Wood, is to be 1900
feet in height, and to be constructed of
steel. Four lifts and two staircases are
provided, situated in the legs of the
tower, which rise to the principal stage
at height of 200 feet above the Ground
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A Snake With Legs.

Dan Hendricks, living near Viola,
Iowa, killed two-legged rattlesnake the
other day. 1t was three feet long, and
had two legs two inches in length, placed
about six inches below the head. When
first seen it was walking on the legs,
wriggling the lower portion of its body.
It had five rattles.-Cincinnati Enquirer
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TEMPERANCE.
FOR EVERYONE.

Here Is a little verse, which, though not in.
tended as q puzzle, has q moral so good that
we have copied it for your benefit. It was
quoted by a great speaker when making an
address on the subject whether or not 1t
would be possible to close the public drink
ing-saloons. He said, This is difficult
question, truly, my friends, but will we not
do well to remember that
There is a little public-house
Which every one may close; >~a
It the little public-house
Just underneath your nose"
Youths Banner. q
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Girls (excitedly)-"oh, Mr.. Tumble
down, are you killed2"
Tumbledown-"I can tell you better
after reach the bottom ! amt dead
up to the present time, but the prospect
before me is pretty serious. ."-Aunseys
Weekly.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.


True goodness and bad whisky won't mix.
No man who really believes as Christ
taught ever sells whisky.
The man who makes practice OF drink
.ng when he wants to will some day nave 10
irink when he don't want to.
From consular report just issued 1t ap-
pears that the population of Munich con-
;umes the enormous quantity OF 49, quarts
If beer per head per annum.
Dennis Conway, of New York, never.
tasted liquor until few days ago, The neat
made him feel week, and he tried q stimu-
lant in the shape of whisky He died that
night.
One Of the best moves the devil can make
;s to persuade O big headed man to trust ID
his own strength. There isn't drunkard
On earth to-day who didn't formerly believe
be could drink or let it alone.
The Piutes had big pow-vow near Wads-
worth, New, that lasted all of one week. Inc
burden of the speeches made by the old men
was in favor Of total abstinence from liquors,
and the rising generation were urged to goto
school at Carson.
The police of st. Petersburg has sent
notice to all the saloonkeepers In the neign
horhood of factories that they will be heavily
drinks to laborers on trust, or beguile the
laborers to drink in any other way
Men declare that they couldn't geS along
without their beer or whisky" says the war
den of Joliet Prison, ''but in two weeks after,
| get hold of drinker he no longer Graves
foT II and in e month there is such change
in him for the better that you would hardly
know him"
gentleman in Cincinnati has in his pos
session copy of the original edition OF the
Rev. DR.. Lyman Beecher's famous six Ser
mons on the Nature, Occasions, Signs, Eyiis Us
Litchfeld Conn, 1926. These sermons awak-!
ened the most lively interest in temperance
throughout the United States, and may al
most be said to have originated the temper
ance movement in this country. Their pub.
lication Immediately caused the formation OF
the American Society for the Promotion or
Temperance" and many other kindred so
oieties. =
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HOW TO ESCAPE 1NTEMpERANcE.

In recent number of an American,
magazine, Mr.. Jefferson tells pathetic story
of meeting in the wilds of Australia shep.
herd who had once been man Of rank and
position in London. He had become al
drunkard, and after trying every means Of,
reform had at last fed to Australia and,
buried himself in the bush, alone but for 9;
dog that bore him company; he would not!
tempt him to drink For years he had re-;
mained there solitary, not seeing the face Oft
O human being for months ut q time. But
lie had conquered the habit which was MAX!
ing beast Of him.
Perhaps among the readers OF this story,
there is some young man upon whom thei
love of LIQUOR has taken hold he is;
ashamed, terrified, anxious to shake it Oh,
but be feels its grasp in the weakness OF his
will to resist. What shallhe dos
In the first place, recognize the fact that
this is practical, physical evil, and calmly
bring practical, physical remedies to bear on
it, First seek help from higher than;
human source, and then use the rational
remedies which he has provided for this dis
ease of the body and SOUL If alcoholism Isl
hereditary in lis family or if his Immediate
ancestors were moderate drinkers his danger
is greater, and the need Of prompt action
more imminent. He should put himself In
tho care Of an intelligent physician who will
be able somewhat to appease the intense
craving for stimulant.
But he must himself counteract the causes
which drove him to drink. If it was desire
for 'fun" and excitement let him find some
amusements different from those in which her
has been indulging which will drive it from
his mind.
If he began to tipple in secret, let him,
;hun solitude and find cheerful, entertaining
society. If on the other hand he drinks only
when with certain associates, let him give
them up at once and wholly.
Occupation, healthy and absorbing. for
mind and body, is the surest safeguard for
ain. For after all, 'the way to stop drink
ng is to stop drinking" and whatever
strengthens the weakened will and helps him
to refuse to taste even drop is the most
rational remedy.-YoutNS Companion.
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Lost Lima,
Or

THE BITTER AND THE SWEET.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-20
THE PETTY COURTS.
People Who are More or Less in
TrOuh1e

Yesterday afternoon George Seagrave
was convicted by Justice Austin of petty
larceny, and was ordered to appear for
sentence at nine O'Clock this morning
He was arrested on Monday by Officer
Huston for stealing books from the
Cathedral, which he subsequently dis
posed of to "Red Rice" a secondhand
dealer.
For fighting in the Louvre saloon on
Monday night, Jas. Hutchinson and
Henry Gerkins were yesterday fined in
the sums of $15 and So, respectively, by
Justice P. E. King; and L. B. Worth
was fined SIP by the same magistrate
for like offense committed on Spring
street yesterday with man named G.
D. Smith, who was fined s. for resent
ing Worth's insults.
In connection with the theft of can
vas from the grand stand at Hellman's
base ball grounds on First street, two
more boys named Andres Sepulveda and
Arthur Kutz were arrested Yesterday by
Officer Glidden, and upon being taken
before Justice P. E. King, entered the
plea OF guilty as charged, whereupon
they were ordered to appear for sentence
this afternoon.
In the police court yesterday John H.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-20
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

100 numbers from 81, 126 to 81. 226 in
elusive, being SO numbers on each side of the
Number nun drawing the capital prize OF $780,
100 numbers from 92,76l to 92,s61 inclu.
sive, being so numbers on each side of the
NUN sgo drawing the capital prize OF $780,
700 numbers from 1891 to ss,921 inclu-
sive, being SO numbers on each side of the
number drawing the capital prize of $780,
oee numbers ending with 76, being the two
last figures of the number drawing the capital
prize of 100000; $500.
999 numbers ending with IL, being the two
last figures of the number drawing the second
capital prize of 100000; 500.
Prizes cashed in full without deduction.
We, the undersigned bankers of New Or
Eou n state P roeesp Mheh navy be IN
sented at our counters: r. M. Walmsley, Presi-
dent Louisi ana National Bank; Pierre Lanaux,
President State National Bank; A. Baldwin,
President Union National Bank.
The subscribers haying supervised the SIN
e nmoe seTaSv
numbers which were. this day drawn from
the 100000 placed in the wheel, with the
prizes corresponding to them.
Witness our hands at New Orleans, La.
this Tuesday, August II, 1890.
CT. BEAuREeARD,
J. A. EARLY,
Commissioners.
No. 81 JIG draws capital prize, 100000, sold
in New Orleans, La, Washington, D. c., San
Francisco, Cal, Chicago ILL.,, Boston, Mass,
Jersey City, N. J Philadelphia, Pa, Jackson
Tenn, Columbus, Miss, Los Angeles, Call, Bal
timore, Nd Fulton, Mo-, and Thompsonville
Conn; No. 92sl1 draws second capital prize
St. eLouis, Mo-, Columbus, O., and Nicaragua
Central America; No; 1851 draws third CAPT
Washington, D. G., Boston. Mass, Chic ago, III.
Buffalo, N. Y South Bend, Ind, San ntonia
Tex, McLouth, Kan, Norborne and Leonard
Mo. No, 1885 draws s25, 900, sold in New
York City, San Franc n s see Cal and Washing
each $4,000, Nos, PATS, .4s,779, 65,269
The work of sending the official list to every
correspondent begins Immediately after the
drawing and continues day and night until
completed Should any of our patrons expert
ence any delay in receiving it, it is owing tc
their names being among the last on the list.
Address M A. DAUPHIN, New Orleans, La
Address registered letters to New orleans
National Bank, New Orleans, La.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the
year 1890, by the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, in the office of the Librarian of Con
gress at Washington
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-20
COULD NOT LET GO.
A Grip Which Gripped Not Wisely
Bnt Too Well

At II :l5 O'Clock last night the grip
man of Seventh street cable train
found that he was unable to drop the
cable at the crossing of Second street
and Broadway, the lever OF his grip re-
fusing to act. He at once stopped his
train and telephoned to the Grand ave-
nue. power house, when the machinery
was stopped, and gang of men dis
patched to thes scene. After half an hours
hard work the grip was taken to pieces
and the cable put in motion again.
The train was attached to another which
was short distance behind at the time
of the delay land was pushed by it to the
powerhouse. But for the prompt action
of the gripman serious accident must
have occurred, as the cable passes I'M
der two large pully wheels at the cross
ing of the two tracks, and the grip must
inevitably have struck the first of these
and the result of such collision cannot
be fOretOld.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-20
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Order of Sale and Decree Of
Foreclosure and Sale.
o. II. Stanton, plaintiff, VS.. Henry Washbur
and Prince A. Stafford, defendants, No. Il

o. II. Stanton plaintiff VS.. Henry Washburn
and Prince A. Stafford, defendants, No. r.
S47.
Under and by virtue OF an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure ard sale, issued out OF the
superior Court of the County of Los Angeles,
State of California, on the 18th day OF August,
A. D. 1890, in the above entitled action, where
in o. II. Stanton, the above named plaintiff OBJ
tanned a Judgment of decree and foreclosure
and sale against Henry Washburn ct al, defend
ants, on the 10th day of Augusta. D. 1890, for
the United States, which said decree was on the
10th day of August, A. D. 1890 recorded in
Judgment book 81 of said Court, at page 1856, l
am commanded to sell all that certain lot,
piece, or parcel of land situate, lying and being
in the County of Los Angeles, State of California
and bounded and described as follows
Lot Block c lin the M GOtf Tract, Alhambra, las
designated and delineated upon certain map
recorded on page (1) one book (24) twenty-four
OF the Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles
County, State of California.
the 10Th day of September, A. D. 1890,
at IL o'clock m 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 thereon as may
be necessary to satisfy said Judgment, with
interest and costs, ETC., to the highest ana best
bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United
States.
Dated this 10th day of August, 1890 e};,ppp
Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
By A. NJ. THORNTON, Under Sheriff.
II. 0. Carr, attorney for plaintiff.
au2O weds-4t
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-20
OFFICIAL DRAWING
OF THE
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY
Single Number, Glass &C.,
Drawn at New Orleans, louisiana on
Tuesday, August IL, 1890.

ALL GENUINE Louisiana State Lottery tickets
are issued at New Orleans, signed by NJ A.
Dauphin, president, and agree to pay all prizes
in New Orleans, where the company holds its
charter from the state, and where both the pur-
chaser of ticket and the company are equally
protected by the laws of the state and of the
United States. Tickets signed with fictitious
names, dated and issued from other cities in
the name of the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany, promising to pay prizes in other places
than New Orleans are not Louisiana State Lot
terry tickets at all, but are counterfeits and
cheats intended to deceive and defraud the I'M
wary.
Remember that ONE DOLLAR is the price of
the smallest part or fraction of a ticket issued
in any drawing. Anything in our name offered
at less price is either counterfeit or swindle.
Remember further, when examining to see if
your ticket has drawn prize, never to accept
anything but our official drawings which are
copyrighted under the act of congress and can
not be reprinted correctly under penalty of the
law