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Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
AFTER MANY YEARS.
A Mother Appears and Claims Hei
Child

SullQ.
For the past three years an elderly
Frenchman named Alphonse de Baptiste
has resided with his little son, now IL
years of age, on Also, near Alameda
street, and as he has always retained a
reticence as to his past when among his
acquaintance, it was generally believed
that he was awidower. About O'Clock
last night, however, his boy, Pierre, was
playing in front of the house, when a
buxom and prepossessing Frenchwoman
who was walking along the street, ac-
companied by younger woman and
her husband, pounced upon the child,
and smothering him with fond embraces,
chartered volubly in his native potois,
and introducing herself as his mamma,
attempted to induce him to go
along with her. The boy, not
knowing the woman, and being
frightened by her vehemence, refused
to do SO, whereupon the fair stranger
proceeded to take him forcibly. His
screams, however, attracted the attention
OF his father, who ran out into the street
and went to the child's rescue. He
recognized the strange woman as his
wife, whom he supposed to be in New
Orleans, and scene ensued, the mother
demanding her child, who clung to his
father in terror, and the latter refusing
to allow her to take the boy. Their
noisy wrangling soon attracted large
crowd to the scene, and Officer Dunn, to
avoid further disturbance, took the
whole party to the police station. The
matter under dispute was then related
to Detective Bosqui by both father and
mother, and after hearing the two
stories, the woman was informed that
the police could not interfere in the
matter, and that her only remedy would
be to apply for the boys guardianship
in the superior court, whereupon she
promised tearfully not to interfere again
until the matter was settled legally, and
with last fervent embrace, she left the
station.
De Baptiste stated subsequently that
he had not seen his wife for over ten
years until last night. When the boy
was but twelve months old. his mother
had been sent to Jail at small town
near Bordeaux, and De Baptiste had left
the place when her term of imprison-
ment expired. After his arrival in this
city he heard that she had followed him
to this country and was located in New
Orleans, but did not suppose that she
would learn of his whereabouts. He
stated also that he had several times
applied for divorce from the woman,
but she had invariably refused to accede
to his wishes. .ry
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

DITUMINoUs LIME ROCK PAVING AND
ID Improvement Company, corporation,
RHIant RHsdns pVyers w. Means, F1Fs Emma Means r.
Claude E. Means, J.. Worthington Means,
Fairy A: Means and Juliet E. Means, infants,
and J. W. Means, guardian OF the estate and
juliet E. Means, Infants, defendants.
Sherif's Sale. No. lO,9S3.
Order of sale and decree of foreclosure and
sale.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out OF the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles,
State of California, on the 26th day of June,
A. D. 1890, in the above entitled action, wherein
Bituminous Lime Rock Paving and Improve
ment Co., corporation, the above named plain
tiff, obtained Judgment of decree and foreclos-
ure and sale against J. W Means, ct al, defend
ants, on the 26th day OF June, A. D. 1880, for
United States, which said decree was on the
27th day of June, A. D. 1890, recorded in
Judgment book 20, of said Court, at page 2l4,
am commanded to sell all that certain iot,
in the County of Los Angeles, state OF Calltor-
mia, and bounded and described as follows: >.
In the City and County OF Los Angeles. Can.
fornia; commencing on the sOutherly side OF
Fort street Tor Broadway l3l feet ana ~
inches northeast of the northeast corner OF
Fort and Franklin streets; thence northeriy
along the line of Fort street, or Broadway, %
feet and IL inches to lot formerly owned by
William Wilson, now deceased; thence easterly
parallel with Franklin street one.halt OF the
distance from the southerly line of Fort street,
or Broadway to the north line of New High,
street; thence at right angles southerly ana
parallel with New High street, IS feet and /
inches thence westerly parallel with Franklin
street to place of beginning on Fort street, OR
Broadway.
Public notice is hereby given, that on Thurs,
day, the oath day of July, 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, I will in obedience to said order
Of sale and decree OF foreclosure and sale sell
the ABOVE described property, or so much
thereof as may be necessary TO satls1y salo
judgment, with interest and costs, ETC., TO the
highest and best bidder, for cash, lawful money
of the United States.
Dated this 3Oth day of June, 1890
NJ. G. AGUIRRE,
Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
By A. M THORNTON, Under Sheriff.
JAY 4. HUNTER, attorney for pla1ntln
jy2-1twe-4 At
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
A Religious Crank.

An elderly man named E. G. Phelan
was taken to the police station from
his residence, No. SOC North Sixth street,
at half-past l O'Clock this morning in a
state OF hopeless insanity, and was
locked up in the city Jail for the night.
Phelan, who was recently discharged
from the county hospital, fell upon his
knees at the station in religious frenzy,
and shouted until every prisoner in the
Jail was awakened.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

Nellie went to Catalina in the morning
and the Aggie remained all day at
anchor.
Captain J. Putney, William Williams
and A. w. Sepulveda sailed the Esper-
ANA. Captain G. Mahar, J. d. Connor,
II. ID. Williams and w. E. Watts man
ned the Sylvia. Captain Johnson, J..
Howard Park, r. R. Street and +. Nor
man were the crew of the Pearl Captain
Nickerson steered the Tramp to victory.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
PRACTICAL TESTS.
An Astonishing Oner-Some Of the Re-
.., plies. 4,H

The San Francisco papers of recent date con-
tanned the following offer:-
"As an evidence of the ability of joys Vege-
table Sarsaparilla to prevent sick headaches, we
will give to the first twelve responsible persons
who Will apply at our Office bottle free II they
will agree that after their headaches have been
signatures"
This offer so startlingly asserted the efficiency
OF the remedy that many accepted, and the let
ters of the parties nearly all of whom responded,
are probably the most convincing attestations
that any remedy ever received. The following
II . sample of those received
Ihave been subject to bilious headaches and
constipation for several years past in fact, have
been compelled to take physic every other
night or else would have aheadache and dull,
Vegetable sarsapariiia, and have derived great
benefit from 1t, and intend continuing It, After
my own experience can heartily advise those
troubled with biliousness and constipation to
CHAs. E. ELLINGTON,
126 Locust Avenue, San Francisco.
Undelivered kilograms.
The following telegram remains un-
calledfor at the Western Union telegraph
Office, corner Court and Main streets
John G. Payne or Broz Payne.
For Family Use.
Minnesota Spring Wheat Patent Flour.
Good coffee necessitates good cream. Use
Highland Unsweetened Condensed Milk and
you have the best.
Consult your physician concerning the merits
of Highland Unsweetened Condensed Milk a
food for infants
Ask For 1t.
MINI esota Spring Wheat Patent Flour.
The Purest and Best.
Minnesota Spring Wheat Patent Flour.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
BURYING THE DEAD.
A Novel Funeral by the Salvation
Army.

The Salvation army yesterday buried
one of it's members in a rather peculiar
manner. Richard Van Loran was the
name of the departed. When the funeral
cortege passed Spring street, between
Sixth and Seventh, the coffin containing
the remains was borne on the shoulders
of six of the army, who were in the lead.
Next followed the drums, flags, etc.
then the army, and in the rear four car
riapeS
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
Second ward Democrats.

The Democrats OF the second ward will
hold general meeting tomorrow even
ing at Nicolette hall, corner OF Walters
and Buena Vista streets. All the
Democrats in this ward are invited to be
present.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

CATARRH CURED, health ana sweet breath
secured, by Ehiloh's Catarrh remedy. Price %
cents. Nasal Injector free For sale by 9.
Heinxemans 122 North Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
HOMEOPATHISTS.

g s, SALISBURY, M. D., HOMEOPATHIST.
Os Oiice, rooms IL and 12, L. A. Bank build
mg cor FIRST and Spring SITS. Residence, 648
s. Pearl ST. Office hours, IL a. m to D. m. Tel
ephone Nos. Office, 597; residence, 577.
matt
hrs. BEACH & BOYNTON. OFFICE, 81 n.
! ~ Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Office hours,
70 II M, to 4 and to D. m. DR.. Boyn-
tons residence. 735 Olive st. m19tf
ISAAC FELLOWS, NJ. D., HOMEOPATHIST.
1 ONCE hours, IL to 12 a. M, 2 to D. m.
once, Nos. 2 and 5 Odd Fellows building, Los
Angeles, Cal. Residence, sos South Main st.
m9-tf
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.


ANKER-In this city, July 13th, Wallace Anker,
aged 23 wears.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

n G. F., GUARDIAN COUNCIL, NO. co.
W Regular meetings hrst and third Fridays
at Pythian Castle, - 8. Bpeing q.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

Consult your physician concerning the merits
of Highland Unsweetened Condensed Milk as a
food for infants
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

Children Cry for Pitchers castorla.'
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14
III ED.

The Purest and Best.
Minnesota Spring Wheat Patent Flour.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

Ask For 1t.
Minnesota Spring Wheat Patent Flour.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-14

Good coffee necessitates good cream Use
Highland Unsweetened Condensed Milk and
you have the best.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-31
Brook Farm.

From reminiscent article by Robert
Carter in the Century we quote the fol-
lowing: 1T was delightful gather
ing of men and women of superior cul-
tivation, who led charming life for
a few years, laboring in it's fields and
philandering in it's pleasant woods. 1t
was little too much of picnic for
serious profit, and the young men and
maidens were rather unduly addicted
to moonlight wanderihgs in the pine
grove. though it is creditable to the
sound moral training of New England
that little or no harm came of these
wandering-at least not to the maid
ems. So far as the relation of the sexes
is concerned, the Brook Farmers. in
spite of their free manners, were as
pure, l believe, as any other people.
The enterprise failed pecuniarily,
after seeming for some years to have
succeeded. and Brook Farm
became the site of the town poor-house.
Hawthorne, who lost all his savings in
the enterprise. has sketched it, in some
respects faithfully, in his "Blithdale
Romance" l may remark, by the
way, that while he was a member he
was chiefly engaged in taking care Of
the pigs, that being found by expert
ment to be the branch of farm labor
to which his genius was best adapted" "
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A Good Plant Stand.

Several years ago had plant-table
made which has proved entirely satis-
factory to myself and the plants, judg-
ing by their looks. / have never seen
one like it, and there is no patent on
it, so any one can ''go and do like
wise" 1t is solid black-walnut table
simply made, with turned legs, finish
ed with stout casters. The length.
width and height should be determin-
ed by the size of your window. The
sides are eight inches deep. there is no
top; around the bottom of the inside is
a cleat on which rests Stats, like those
of bedstead, on these rest zinc pan
that Just fits the inside like sink, the
upper edge turned over stout wire.
The advantages of this stand over any
other that / have seen are these: The
plants stand on level, so all share the
sun alike; the stand is easily turned
around once week, so the plants grow
evenly and not one-sided as we often
see them; can be easily pinned up in
newspapers on cold night, or when
sweeping, to keep off the dust. Mine
just goes through the door endwise.
and having stout casters can be easily
trundled to the kitchen for q weekly
bath. You can keep plants in pots,
setting the smaller between the larger
ones, some containing vines near the
edge to droop over. In this case you
will need an inch of coarse sand to put
In the bottom of the pan to keep them
moist. The plants can be set directly
in the soil. You do not have to water
as often, and the plants can be arrang-
ed to look better.
You will put in the bottom of the
pan an inch of drainage made from
pieces of broken pots, or charcoal
broken small with sphagnum moss on
top, then fill in little soil, slip the
plants out of the pots, pick off the
drainage, and arrange as you wish. fill
in the soil carefully, pressing it into
every crevice so no airholes are left.
Leave an inch at the top for watering.
Give a good watering and shade for a
few days until they are settled.
You can fill this table with all flower
ing plants, or ill it with plants grown
for their foliage alone, and have q
handsome table all winter without .
flower Housekeeping.
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Napkins on the Lunch Counter.

OF course all restaurants give their
customers napkins. But / never could
understand why the downtown cafes
those here a man has to wait for his
luncheon the same as he does for his
shave-s should force man to use his
handkerchief for napkin or return to
the primitive custom of Arkansas-his
coat-sleeve. One of these downtown
cafes, however, has made an innovation
in this direction which is to be hoped
will spread. The proprietor evidently
understands his business, for he has
napkins.
The question of the proper way to
use napkin is one that has been talked
about and written of by caterers and
people who are sticklers for table eti-
quette from the time the first napkin
was brought out. You have been told
that fashionable etiquette requires that
the napkin should be put on the knee
when not in u-e-on the bias. ! be-
lieve there has been no deviation from
this rate by the upper ten, The other
day, however, French caterer told me
that any man in dress suit who did
not tuck his napkin under his chin.
thus shielding his immaculate linen,
was fool. He said that it was done
by the best Parisians.- Chicago Tribune.
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GEO. J. LEWIS, Agent.
Notice of Forfeiture.

70 J. W. LANE and WILLIAM LANE, their
heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that ! have e1-
pended the sum OF one hundred (l0O) dol
lars in labor and Improvements upon the
MORNING STAR lode mining claim,
situated in Sawtooth mining district. and
adjoining the Telephone and Emma min
ing clair1s on the southeast, in Alturas
county. Idaho Territory, in order to hold
said premises under the provisions OF Sec,
ton 1924, Revised Statutes OF the United
States, being the amount required to hold
the same for the year ending December 81,
1899; and if within ninety days from the
service of this notice, or within ninety DAYS
after this notice by publication you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion OF
such expenditure as co-owners, your inter
eat being an undivided ne-third, amount
ing to $685., your interest in said claim
will become the property of the subscriber
under the provisions of said Section 1924.
JOHN COLLINS.
ketchum, l. T., January %, 1880.
First publication, Jan. 25, 1880.
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Why Everybody Laughed.

A certain young newspaper man
who tolls for his ducats not far
from the North American Office re-
Gently became the proud father of
the handsomest baby in the world.
(He says it is the handsomest and
he ought to know Last Saturday
was his day off and he and his wife
thought they would give the town
treat by taking the baby out and
exhibiting it to the admiring mul.
titude. They made two short calls
on friends and the lady concluded
to do some shopping, too, while
she was out.
The baby is fine, healthy young
ster, and after a while it began to
get heavy. Hubby had been carry
ing it, and to relieve him and allow
him to stretch his cramped arms
the young mother took turn with
it. Before long the proud father
was again staggering along with the
precious load, and after that they
took turn about in carrying it.
Then a brilliant thought struck the
father. Why not buy baby coach?
They needed one anyhow, and
might as we'll buy it while they were
out and wheel tootsy wootsy home
in comfort.
To think was to act, and in lit
tie while the fond parents were
pushing a gorgeous coach down
Chestnut street, with the hope, ex-
pressed by the father, that some of
the boys on the other papers could
see the finest baby they ever laid
eyes upon. At first they were OBJ
livious to everything but how we'll
the baby looked in the coach, but
hubby finally began to notice that
people coming toward them seemed
to see something funny. He could
not understand what it all meant
and concluded to investigate.
"You wheel the coach while 60
ahead and see what's the matter"
he said to her.
He .passed the coach a dozen
yards or go and then turned back.
One look at the coach made him
blush and then shake with laughter.
They were near Ninth street, and
he told his wife to cross over while
he wheeled. She crossed the street
ahead of the coach, then turned,
gave glance, and with feeling
that beat sea sickness and the grip
combined, clutched a lamp-post for
support.
There in front of the coach was
the placard which the careless dealer
had forgotten to take off, marked in
big black letters, "Our own make" !"
Philadelphia North American.
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A Surprised Book-Buyer.

The Maine Farmer tells a story of an
old-time trader in Augusta who long
since passed away. Happening into q
book auction sale in Boston, his atten-
ton was at once attracted to the taking
title of book which the auctioneer
was then offering, and which he an
nounced as Saving Interest" This
was just the book he wanted. Turning
to friend he remarked that he had
probably lost hundreds Of dollars in in
terest, and if there was any way to
save it he wanted to know it. So he
bid good round sum and the book
was knocked down to him. Judge Of
the surprise of the old man when on
opening the volume and reading its
full title he found it to be Saving In
terest in Christ"
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placing him upon unequal grounds
his importunate demands, in which
Mr.. Marshall acquiesced, were de-
MED by the seconds.
THE ACCOUNT OF THE SECONDS.
The seconds, in their official ac-
count of the affair, state that they
deem it justice to both gentlemen to
pronounce their conduct on the oc-
casion cool, determined and brave
in the highest degree. Mr.. Clay's
friend was under the impression
that Mr.. Marshall at the third fire
violated the rule which required
that he who fired first should stand
in the position in which he was
when he fred, but Mr.. Marshalrs
friend, being convinced that Mr..
Clay had fred previous to Mr.. Mar
shall's moving from his position,
"this circumstance is considered
one in which gentlemen may be
mistaken on such occasions and is
not to be considered in this affair. !"
The pistols with which this cele-
brated duel was fought belonged to
Colonel Joseph Hamilton Daveiss
(Mr. Marshall's brother-in-law } and
are now in the possession of Mrs.
Maria Thompson Daveiss Of Har-
rodsburg, KY.
RECONCILIATION AND RUPTURE.
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Marshall subse-
quently became reconciled to each
other, and continued friends for
some years. But another rupture
ensued in 1881 on the appearance
of George D. Prentice.'s 8 biography
of Mr.. Clay, which Mr.. Marshall
considered derogatory to himself in
some parts, which he presumed,
perhaps unjustly, had been dictated
or instigated by Mr.. Clay himself.
Much of the matter in this brief
sketch is from absolutely original
sources, and has never before been
printed, and the sketch, as has been
stated, is the first full account ever
published Of the celebrated duel
(and the causes leading up to it)
fought 81 years ago between two
distinguished men, each of whom
then occupied very prominent
position before the public, and one
of them, at least, achieved fame
which may be said to be immortal.
AGO, in Washington Star.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-31
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of ALBERT w. COMSTOCK, de-
ceased.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
~ undersigned. administrator of the es-
tate of Albert w. Comstock, deceased, to
the creditors of. and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within
ten months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said administrator at the
First National Bank in the town OF Ketch-
una, in the said county of Alturas.
GEO. NJ. SNOW,
Administrator of Estate of Albert w. Com
stock, deceased.
Dated ct Ketchum, Idaho, Oct p, 1889.
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Amazing Frankness.

A good story is told Of the late
Congressman Taulbee of Kentucky,
which is the more humorous be-
cause told by himself: Uncle Eph,
an old colored man, had lived in
the Taulbee family many years, and
was considered and honest and
faithful servant. After the election
for Congressman, Taulbee having
been a candidate, he was taunted
by some of his opponents with the
statement that Uncle Eph had voted
against him. 10th to believe it, he
asked Eph:
"Is it true that you voted against
me at the election?"
ayes, Massa William" replied
Eph, II voted the publican ticket"
"Well," said Taulbee, II like
frankness, and here's q dollar for
your candor."
The old man stood scratching his
head, when Taulbee asked:
swell, Eph, what is it?"
swell, Massa Taulbee, said Eph,
"if you is buying oandor you owes
me fo' dollars mo-, 'kase / voted
agin ye five times.-Quincy Herald.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-31

The KEYSTONE has long been acknowl-
edged to be the sole representative of the
Great Upper Wood River and SawtOOth
mining regions, and, located as it is in the
very heart of the most promising mining
country on the face of the earth, and leav-
complete synopsis of all mining news and
developments, as we'll as matters of local
importance in the growth of Ketchum, the
future metropolis of Idaho, it is an invalua-
BILE guide for capital and informant to the
settler of every craft and position. Sub
scribe for it, read it, and let your friends
read what may benefit them.
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..Maude," he said softly. as he pulled
ont the tremolo stop in his larynx.
will you marry mep' NO" she an
swered, with all the earnestness Of sin-
cere conviction. He paused ss If in
deep thought, and then said: 'Strange,
strange, how a simple word reyives
scenes and impressions that have pass
ed away. am almost certain that !
have heard that before -"-Mcrcha'st
1roueler. -
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was evidence that a quarter and not a
half had been rendered in the first
place. This could be worked only by
persons who could do a slight-of-hand
trick. There was not much money in
any of these schemes, but by playing
them often enough the circus folks
were able to keep the wolf a comforta-
BILE distance from the door.-N Y. San.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-31

A NEW mineral has been discov-
cred in the vicinity of the little town
of Homer, KY, and the inhabitants
of that place expect to realize mill
ions. The substance discovered has
black, pitchy formation, and is Of
a loamy appearance. When placed
in the fire, it burns with clear,
steady flame and makes brilliant
white light.-Scientifc Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-05-31

Aunt-Yes, Maudie dear, heaven
is q land Of everlasting bliss; but
what must the other place be?
Maudie-I don't know, auntie un-
less it's place ofeverlasting blister.