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The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
Trees Growing on a Tower.

From time to time for the past
twenty-five years our attention has
been attracted by items concerning
singular phenomenon which has
made Greensburg, Ind, famous. AS
long ago as 1864 a tree sprang from
a crack on the top of the court
house tower, at that place. At first
it was tiny, wee green shoot, but
soon took on the dignity of tree,
putting forth its leaves in the spring
time and spreading its slowly
lengthening branches as modestly
as other trees, which were far be-
meath it. 1t steadily growed as the
years went by. getting its moisture
from no one knew where, until it
became widely known as the "Lone
Tree"
In 1872 a second tree was noticed
starting from a crevice near the
first. Soon third and then a fourth
put in their appearances, until at
the present time there are seven Of
these wonders growing in the cracks
in the solid masonry 12S feet from
the ground. The first tree, that of
1864, is now six feet in height and
of two inches in diameter, but of
what species "Notes for ye Curious"
man has not been informed. Grow
ing in soil under favorable condi-
tions the tree would no doubt have
attained five or six times It's present
height and diameter in its twenty
five years of exalted existence. The
other trees are merely shoots COM
pared with the first, but as they are
to be let alone may in time make |
quite a respectable Hoosier forest.
st. Louis Republic.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
Explorations In Old Mexico.

Mexico, May 22.-Leopold Bar
ties, inspector and conservator Of
archaeological monuments of the
republic has received a letter giving
an account Of some of the most
important extensive ruins which
have been discovered by the Rico
expedition at Huasteca and Vera
cuzuna, Canton de Papanyila, State
of Vera Cruz, in a mountainous dis
trict which appears never to have
been explored except by Indians.
The ruins are located in a noun
tain locked country, ,densely covered
with trees and underground. The
buildings discovered are from four
TO five stories in height and show
decided evidence of the Greek
school of architecture, the cornices,
windows and base indicating this.
Bas relief figures cover the sides.
These are frescoes in various colors
which have withstood the ravages
of the elements and appear as
bright as the day they were painted.
The ruins cover a large extent Of
country and are considered bv
Senor Bartres to be the most inn
portant discovery ofthe last decade
if not of the last century. Numer-
Gus idols are set up in the ancient
city, and thin slabs of marble, COW
cred with Aztec or Toltec hierogly- |
phics, are set in the ediices. Senor
Bartres is now making arrangements
to visit the ruins for the purpose of
bringing the inscribed slabs to the
national museum. He will leave
this city within the next fifteen
days.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
A Boiling Lake.

There is lake of boiling water
in the Island of Dominica, lying in
the mountains behind Koseau, and
in the valleys surrounding it are
many solfataras, or volcanic sui
phur vents. In fact, the boiling
lake is little better than crater fill
ed with scalding water, constantly
fed by mountain streams, and
through which the pent up gases
find vent and are elected. The tenn
perature Of the water on the mar
gins Of the lake range from $50 to
100 degrees Fahrenheit; in the mid
die exactly over the gas vents, it is
believed to be about 300 degrees.
Where this active action takes place
the water is said to rise two, three
and even four feet above the gene
raj surface level of the lake, the
cone often dividing so that the orr
fees through which the gas escapes
are legion in number. This violent
disturbance over the gas jets causes
a violent action over the whole sur
face of the lake, and though the
cones appear to be special vents,
the sulphurOus vapors rise with
equal density over its entire surface.
Contrary to what one would natu-
rally suppose, there seems to be in
no case violent action of the escap-
ing gases, such as explosions and
decorations. The water is of a dark
gray color, and, having boiled over
and over for thousands of years,
has become thick and Shiny with
sulphur. As the inlets to the lake
are rapidly closing, it is believed
that it will soon assume the char
acter of a geyser or sulphurous era
ter.-EXchange.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

1t is a mighty easy matter to
start an Indian scare in this coun-
try, as was fully illustrated in this
city the first of the week. A re-
port came into Nogales, that team
ster had been attacked by parties
south of town and roughly han
died, and in less than an hour the
story that Indians had killed ten
men near town was being freely
circulated everywhere. 1t turned
out that no teamster had been at
tackled and that there was not even
a foundation for such a report.
Why people should get hold of
such reports, embellish and enlarge
them and circulate them is one of
the things past finding out. There
has not been an Indian within $50
miles of Nogales for four years
NogaleS Herald.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
Broken Ribs were Extra.

When a man gets sick or meets
with an accident in a Canadian lum-
ber camp he neither expects nor re-
ceives anything like good nursing.
If he is patient, the men will do
what they can; but if he shows a
disposition to whine, he is not con-
sidered worth any extra trouble.
At Camp B two or three winters
ago a man named Peters was hurt
by a falling tree-badly hurt. The
camp was forty miles from a town
or doctor, the snow three feet deep,
and all they could do was to rub
the man with whiskey and put him
in his bunk. While no bones were
broken, it seemed certain that he
was internally injured, and that he
could not live beyond a day or two.
Business was driving, and there
were no men to spare, and after Pc
ters had been rubbed down the boss
said:
Now, Peters, you understand
how it is; you'll probably die"
YES"
probably die within twenty-four
hours"
Yes"
''And so, you see, anything extra
will be dead loss to me-"
II see, but in case l die you'll
have manners enough to knock the
men off for half a day, won't you?
| also want a good square grave"
But, Peters, we are rushed, and
to do that will cost me $50 worth of
time.
"How much will you give me not
to die?"
"I'll say $35- that is, if you'll
forego a funeral if you do die"
THAT looks fair" said Peters, af-
ter little thought, land I'll do it.
Shake"
They shook; and Peters set his
teeth hard and determined to live.
His only medicines were kerosene
oil, whiskey and vinegar, and his
only delicacies fat pork and bean
soup; but in three weeks he was out
and at work.
"Couldn't you make it $3O?" ask
ed the boss as he came to settle.
For whyw
Because if you had died I should
have had to wrap the body in So
and the boys would have
insisted on a drink all around after
the job"
"Couldn't possibly think of it,"
replied Peters. "After | made the
bargain with you l found three ribs
broken and / had to splice aud grow
em extra. New York Sun.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
Cotton Confirmation.

Thomas R. Stewart, the success
full fruit grower, about four miles
southeast of town, confirms other
reports heretofore published IN the
Herald as to the adaptability of
Salt River valley for cotton culture.
Mr.. Stewart is familiar with this in
dustry from extensive T, xas expe-
rience. He says the first requisite,
along, growing season, IS nRnais..
takably present. Then the near
ness of subterranean water, at his
place only four feet below surface,
enables the tap root to easily find
moisture.
Again, abundance of cheap labor
can be secured from the Indians
and native woman and children.
The long storms of wind are abb
sent, which do so much damage in
other cotton countries.
Mr.. Stewart is raising a number
of plants this year from Louisiana
seed. Of course, gins and presses
will be necessary for raising cotton
on a large scale, just as canneries
must come to the aid of our fruit
growers. But when he practically
that his cotton the
ories correct, all the incidentals
of this profitable business will, in
the language of Scripture, be add
ed to it.-Phenix Hearld.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
When Girls Are Engaged.

You have little band around the
third finger of your left hand in
which is set turquoise and when
it was put there you remember that
the Hindeo said: "He who hath a
turquoise hath a friend" Now,
that's what you have in the man you
love best, and whose wife you are
going to become-a friend. He is
your sweetheart, your lover it is
true, but because to you his heart
seems best worth having, his love
the richest gift you can possess, you
will not vulgarize, as many girls
do, the tie that binds you. 1t is
true you go with him alone to hear
some wonderful music, or look at
some fine pictures, but 1 hope it is
not true that when you are at
party or in your own home, you
two pair off and make yourselves
the object for silly chatter and
idiotic jesting.
He can love you with his whole
heart, but he must not make you
an object of ridicule. He can think
you the most unselfsh girl in the
world, but he must not show his
own sellishness by expecting you to
devote your evenings exclusively to
him ignoring those who are at home.
Let him come in and be one of
them-there's a dear five minutes
when he can speak to you, when he
can kiss you on the lips that he
knows are only the gates to sweet,
pure speech, and when he can
whisper the lovely nothings that
mean so much to you both. Then,
too, don't let him feel that he must
give up all his friends for you; don't
accept valuable presents from him,
and don't assume an air of proprie
torship with him. Tell him moth
ing about your family affairs, for
the secrets of the household do not
even belong to the man you arc 60
ing to marry. Guard yourself in
word and in deed hold his love in
the best way possible tie it firmly to
yoa with the blue ribbon of hope,
and never let it be eaten away by
that little fox who destroyed so
many loving ties and who is called
familiarity.-Ladles Home Jour
nal.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

In a recent skirmish in the Sier-
ra Madre mountains between Mex
lean troops and the renegade
Apaches who killed Sheriff Rey-
nolds, of Gila county, and escaped,
one Indian was killed. On his
person was found a gold watch
that belonged to Sheriff Reynolds,
which had his name engraved on
it. The watch was taken from the
body of the dead Indian by Col.
Kosterlitzki and is now in the pos
session of the commander of the
district of .Arispe.-Nogales Her
aid.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

Miss Alice Elliot of. Ottawa, Ont,
aged twenty-three years, while suf-
fering from dementia, swallowed a
small penknife with the blades
open. So far she has experienced
no unpleasant results, but her ply
sician is watching the case with
great anxiety.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

Two Florida men cut down a bee
tree and saved several hundred
pounds of honey. When they fin
ished gathering the honey they
commenced to investigate the toH
of the tree and found where cranes
had built their nests They gath
cred up 40 dozen eggs. 1t is sup
posed the gentlemen will buy an
incubator and starta cranery.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

The biggest ruby in the world is
found in the Gar of Russia's crown
which has the distinction of being
the finest ever worn by any sover-
eign. In shape it resembles a bish-
ops miter, and on its crest is a
cross composed of five superb dia-
monds, which support the biggest"
ruby.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

The St. Joseph (Mich.) Valley
Railroad is eleven miles long, and
one man is Superintendent, general
passenger and freight agent, man
ager, p esident and a very large
slice of the board of directors, be-
sides running a newspaper and
practicing medicine.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

Patent-medicine men are alarm
lists. According to their circulars
there is not much time to waste be-
tween death and six bottles of their
remedy, no matter what ails man.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
One Man Killed.

Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
a serious and bloody affray, in
which one man was killed and two
badly wounded, occurred at the
Tondre, Bros vineyard, near Los
Lunas.
The murderer is Vicente Artiaga,
and his victims are Mr.. Conway,
who worked on the new bridge,
killed; a younger brother badly
wounded, and Demetrio Ballegos
also wounded.
Antonio Otero, jailor of Los
Lunas, who is one of the petit ju-
rors at the district court here, re-
turned to the city last night, and
this morning impaired the inform
alton Of the killing to Sheriff Luna,
of that county, who is here. Mr..
Otero states that a crowd had as
sembled at the Tondre's, a horse
race being the attraction. Wine
flowed as free as water, and some of
the men became boisterously drunk.
Several fights occurred between the
men over the merits or dement's of
the horses, but nothing serious cul-
minated until Artiaga and the Con-
ways commenced quarreling. They
swore at each other, using the vilest
language, when Artiaga pulled his
weapon and commenced firing. The
first shot felled the elder Conway,
he dying a few minutes later; the
next shot struck the younger broth
er and he retired badly wounded.
Ballegos was in the range of the
shooting, and a bullet struck him,
seriously wounding him.
Men fed in every direction, for
there were several more shots in the
deadly weapon of Artiaga, and: they |
did not know but that the now
thoroughly frenzied man would |
commence an indiscriminate kill
ing.
~~Glemente Silva, a deputy sheriff,
approached Artiaga with cooked |
revolver in his hand, and ordered |
him to surrender. Artiaga made |
an effort to resist the officer by |
shooting him, but was prevented by |
two women who jumped in front
of him imploring him to desist.
He was then arrested, taken to the
Los Lunas Jail. and chained to the
floor to prevent his escape.
The murderer is reported to be
quiet, inoffensive man while sober,
but when in his cups is regarded as
4 dangerous fellow.
The Conways worked on the new
bridge and since the completion of
It have been staying at Los Lunas.
Citizen.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05
New York has quite a large and

New York has quite large and
aor japanese colony, with
-c1ubs other institutions for mu-
tual be. it. There is not a single
japanese hauper in the city, and
every Japanese resident possesses
at least moderate means.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

1t is said that the postage stamp
of half the nations of the world are
engraved and printed in New York.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

A telegraphic postal card is q
great convenience in Paris. Open
cards Of this kind are delivered
anywhere in Paris within an hour
after they are mailed, for 6 cents;
closed ones, giving as much room
as an ordinary letter, for 10 cents.
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1890-06-05

There is a good deal of laugh in
a girls cry, and good deal of cry
in woman's laugh.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
THE RAILROADS.
An Interview With Union Pacific
Official.

Richmond Anderson, Of Omaha, the
general travelling auditor of the Union
Pacific, has been in the city for several
days, and will leave this morning for San
Diego. He has been travelling about in
Southern California for his health, and
announces that he is much charmed
with the country. He says he has no
doubt that the Union Pacific will ulti-
mately build into this section OF Califor-
MIA, and that it will be a very profitable
line when. completed. One freight fea-
ture of the extension to which he calls
attention is the delivery of fruit to Idaho
and other northern Territories.
]. M. Crawley, of the Southern Pa
cific, yesterday sent an answer to Secre-
tary Patton's request that the exhibit
materials be carried free for the Cham
Der of Commerce, ,acceding to the re-
quest.
Geo. H. Mcmillan returned to San
Diego yesterday.
The Rapid Transit road between this
city and Pasadena will be completed
into Los Angeles in about four weeks.
Fifty or sixty men are at work repairing
the track and the bridges where they
were washed by last winters rains.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
Dress Suited to Leisure.

"The esthetic dress is all very we'll, y
said a little, business woman the other
day, 'for women who have nothing to
do but to drink Russian tea and fall into
good lines. A woman of leisure can don
one of these long, artistic robes, COM
pose herself. strike an attitude, ann
be delight to herself and to others.
But how would l look knocking
about town clad in Grecian folds and
wearing fillet, Burne-Jo ones bang and
an intense look? No, give me a plain,
sensible frock that buttons straight up
to the throat, with no soft fullness or
classic draperies, my snug boots and
my petticoats-for / will not wear the
semblance of trousers, even ii they be
presented to me under the seductive
name of divided skirts. ."-[New York
Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
AT REDONDO.
Interesting Items of News From the
Seaside
GUS injury


EDITORS HERALD - Our beautiful
weather is bringing a rapid revival o.
summer travel to this beach, and busi
ness of all kinds is correspondingly act
i've. Merchants are happy, lodging
houses are filling up, and restaurants are
well patronized. Though little early
IN the season for regular bathing, yet
many are already seen during midday
plunging amid the foaming breakers.
General fishing is little slack vet,
though occasional schools of mackerel.
smelt and perch reward the patience of
the poles with a lively draw for an hour
or two.
All our regular boat fishermen are busy
repairing, repainting, overhauling and
cleaning up generally getting ready for
what is generally believed among them
Will prove a most profitable season.
Kedondo's fame as fishing resort has
already gone abroad, and the sides of
the piers will no doubt be lined with
long rows OF lovers of this sport in the
near future.
A change of management of the Ocean
view hotel will be made the first of
April. Mr.. Walker, formerly of Fuller
TON, Los Angeles county, will assume
charge at that date.
1t is said that Hotel Redondo will be
open to guests about April 18TH Much
of it's furniture is already in place.
The 1, O.O.F. have recently organized
Court of Foresters at this nlace. with
a charter membership of twenty. The
organization is now complete. with a
full quota OF officers, and starts off with
much enthusiasm. A Temperance Band
OF Hope was also organized last week.
with charter membership of forty-one.
Redondo also has free reading-room.
opened and conducted by Mrs. Smith.
There is considerable activity in build
ing here now, including both residence
and business houses.
Some property IS changing hands, and
nearly always at stiff prices. Much con-
fidence is felt in this place as shipping
port Our shipping, already large, is
constantly growing in importance.
The following statement of our ship
ping, furnished by the wharf company's |
clerk, for twelve days ending March |
26th, will give fair idea, viz:
March 14th steamer Alex. Duncan
brought in so tons, took out 98 tons;
March 18th Eureka brought in 112 tons,
took out 118 tons; March 21st Bonita |
brought in 25 tons, took out la tons
same day Los Angeles brought in Al
tons, took. out 81 tons; March 25th
Eureka brought in 96 tons, took out
(going south) 40 tons, and calling again
on her way north, March Goth, took 40
tons.
La Geronde, lumber schooner, last
week brought down 265,0O0 feet of as
sorted lumber from Portland, Oregon,
and the three-masted schooner Emma
Claudia is now unloading her cargo of
261 900 feet of lumber
All this makes work and business
lively about the wharf. H.
Redondo Beach, March %, 1890.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
The Electric Railroad to
Start Running.
1t Will be Improved and Put in
Good Order.
New Cars Now Being Built and the
System to be Changed.
Flans for the Relief of the Unemployed
Discussed by the Citizens-Gossip
About the Railroads.

Dan Mcfarland returned to the city
yesterday from visit to the East, dur
ing which he put through the sale of the
Electric road. He was seen last even
ing, at his residence on Figueroa street.
by reporter of the HERALD.
He said ''The sale of the road was re-
ported to you by telegraph when it took
place. We have made contract with
Sprague & Co., of New York, for an cleo
tric plant for eight and one-half miles of
road A new track will be laid, begin
ming at the Plaza and running up Los
Angeles street to Wall, thence by Myrtle
avenue to Pico and out to Pico Heights.
The other division of the road will not
be touched at present. The Sprague sys-
TEN, which is under the Edison patents,
is in use in many Eastern cities, among
which are St. Louis and Washington,
and it is an unqualified success. The
big. poles will be taken down, and in
thelriplace few light and rather orna-
mental ones will be put up. The trolley
wire IS held on wires running from pole
to pole across the street, The work will
begln within three weeks, aid the con-
lIact calls for its completion by July 1st.
The cars are being constructed by the
Pullman Company. They are hand
some, lighted by electricity and twenty
In number. We shall give q 5-miDute
service and have double track over
Los Angeles street and or part of Pico
street. AS an evidence of how the cleo
trlc system OF street railroads is taking
nold! IN the East, may tell you that 1855
Eastern cities now have roads run by
this form of power.
'Mr, Hentig, one Of the chief stock
holders, will be here tomorrow, and Mr..
Nanspeaker will arrive on the 18TH"