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Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
VOL. XIX.

tower to your Uncle Elbertus', for hear Mirandy ain't very we'll"
 "An' it pears to me-" said the groom, 'as if l was the one to decide on this tower, so it pears to me, ii does"
 .I can't set quiet an see my darter's opinion set aside an sort O founced at so to speak," interposed Mrs. Car ter.
 "Why, ain't you decided on your tower yet?' asked Philury. "Why, my sister Dorlesky knew where her tower was a-goin' to be before she knew about her weddin' She says to me, says she, .Philury, Jerry has promised to fetch me to Niagary Falls on tower if I marry him. If he is really meanin' it, 1 will; if he ain't, won't An he was, an she did" Philury paused with smile, and glanced inquiringly at the bride. s'An'" (Glory Ann shook her head emphatically) ''an', Philury, Dorlesky was right. She didn't intend to be cast down or trod upon by eny of them bullies known as men. Nor I don't, neither. I'm goin' to tower to King Holler, or I ain't agoin' to tower at all, so I ain't-"
 "Wall, ye are," interposed Philetus.
 "Well, ye set and daily till I git ready to go on any other tower" said the bride, complacently, as she passed her plate up, saying: '.Please gimme some more O them cakes, pa." Hereupn Philetus grew very angry. Rising he sad, fiercely:
 ''Glory Ann, I'll take back that salt A1 ham"
 An you, Philetus, kin take your salt an yourself-ye are both too fresh for mean go to Glenham, or where ye will for I'll tower to the Holler or pll tower none"
 And Glory Ann arose and passed of cider and 'them cakes'' with her.
 After supper. Mir. Carter said, turn ing to his new son-in-law: ''Seems to me, Phile. that if ye aim goin' to tower none, 'twould be as ready for milkin'; it's arter B."
 "I Tow to tower to Glenham yet '' said the groom, as he arose and van ished up the steps in the direction the bride had disappeared.
 Slowly the time passed. It was al most dark when Philury, who hac cutstayed all the guests, in order te help Mrs. Carter, returned home te impatient Rhody Ann, who sat in the kitchen waiting forher. "Well," she exclaimed, "Philury where did they tower to, or ain't they toweredp"
 ''They lowered" said Philury; then added: .'You see, it was this way long bout half-past 5, after Phile ha6 been most a half hour with her, a coaxin', the parson he went up an he prayed with her; an Phile's ma wen up an exhorted her, an I quoted iron the Bible to her, an at last she sai6 she'd go, as obeyin' seemed to be the heftiest part O the marryin' Ther we all went down to let her put on he, new brown alapacky. We'll, in abou ten minutes she came down. with the salt cellar in her hand, leanin' or Phile's arm. a-smilin' like: 8 basket O chips; an he was a-grinnin' too. Jes as she passed out very majestic like her purple feathers a-streamfn' ou behind her, she paused an said: 1t. Kings Holler.'
 An it was, too," added Philury.
 Well, I guess Glory Ann will SC off them gilt hair pins, if she ain't st fiery that they melt" murmured Rhody Ann.
 "Well, she be skairful," said Phi Jury.
 "She be-" echoed Rhody Ann.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
SAM BATES POETRY.
Marvellous Genius of a Philadel-
 phIa School Boy.


 On Friday afternoon, says the Phil adelphia Times, the teacher told Sam Bates class that, as means of testing how much they remembered of the in- struction she had given them in poetic composition, rhyme, measure, etc. each boy and girl must bring, on Mon- day morning, an entirely original verse, no matter how short it might be.
 Poor Sam trudged home with heart heaver than his satchel of books. He could ride "muels," kill '.mockuson" snakes and shoot "squirls," but he couldn't write poetry. The thought of it rode him like nightmare all Friday night and all day Saturday, in his games with the other boys, he found himself trying to make the ends of two lines of verse sound alike.
 Sunday brought no poetry and no relief. At last he went to his mother for help. She sympathized, but re- minded him that the teacher required him to make the verse without assist ance. Late in the afternoon he strolled 10 the river and sat down upon the edge of the wharf, oppressed and mis- erable enough, almost to throw him. self into the water and so end all his troubles.
 He wished thousand times that he was back in the country with Jim and the dogs, that he might thus avoid any further ''ejucation.
 E At last half-sunken fatboat lying near the wharf attracted his attention. Inspiration seized him immediately. He whirled over on his all-fours, clear ed away place with his hand in the wet sand. and began writing with his finger. He wrote, thought, rubbed out and rewrote several times. Then he sprung to his feet and rushed home like mad. repeating something rapidly to himself all the way.
 Securing paper and pencil, he, with great pains. wrote down that some thing, folded the paper and put it in one of his school books. The next | morning he set out for school with triumphant step, and with jubilant face handed the folded paper to his 1 teacher. .. She opened it and read:
 A fiat boat went down into the worter, It went down deeper than it orter. Sam Bates,
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
Big Brains Do Not Count,

The man with the biggest brain ism t always the best man. The largest brain on record was that of 8 man who
 was quite idiotic. The brain of the homicide and suicide Daley has been found to weigh tifty-nine and one-fourth ounces, which is just the weight of the murderer Rulotf's brain-an ounce heavier than Jim Fisk's and six ounces heavier than Daniel Webster's. As with most other things, in brains qual-
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
Memory Doctor Wanted,

Caller: '.Are you the memory doctorp" Professor: Il am profes- sor of the science of" "Yes, l know; you fix up memories" 'In common parlance, yes." ''That's what I heard. We'll. l want my memory doctored." That is very easily done. All you have to do is to adopt my sys- tenn and in little while you will get so that you can remember anything at all." My stars! That isn't what want 1 want my memory fixed so l can't remember anything. I have been called as a witness in poodle trial"
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
A Last Hope.

Two poverty stricken men were sleeping in their attic room, when. awakened by a noise, they saw a stranger getting in at the window in the roof. One whispered to the other:
 Think of burglar coming to us!"
 ''Hush!' whispered the other. Let him climb in. then 1 will give a yell and it may make him drop something he has stolen elsewhere. "-San Francisco Wasp.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
ADVERTISING RATEi
WE AND THE WORLD.

The world is the same the whole world over, In every country and every cline, Men love beauty ana bees love clover, And will to the distant end of time The world is the same old world forever, There's joy in truth and there's pain in
 vice, The fruit forbidden We taste and sever Our hold on the hearts pure paradise. The worlds today is the worlds to-
 morrow,
 And both shall be it's yesterday; Our joy and grief, our love and sorrow, Like our fathers thoughts, shall pass
 away. There's nothing new and there's nothing
 olden.
 Each day is born on the dawn's fresh
 wings. Our hearts have music sweet and golden, Or discord, just as we touch lifes strings.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
Unusual Consideration.

M. w.: ''The idea of a man coming to the theater in such an intoxicated condition; I'll have the usher remove him." Mrs. w.: "Let him alone, John; 1 think he is very considerate. He got all he wanted before he came in. and will not be likely to annoy peo- plc by going out between the acts"
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
lh0at Rats.

Perhaps you think that rat is a repulsive animal, and unworthy of mo- tice. You are mistaken. A rat is easily tanned and very intelligent and playful, much more so than it's natural enemy, the cat The reason they are detested Is because they are so numer- ous and have such great appetites. If they were scarce, people would hunt for them and train them for pets. -Ex.
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
Glimpses of High Official Life.

First city official: Say, Jim, I want to get divorce from my wife so l can marry another mans wife," Second city official: "All right Bill. I'll make out the papers for you. and while I'm busy at that you'd better skip around and kill the other man, so there won't be any bother"
Connecticut western news., 1890-02-05
A Pleasant Bit of Information.

Little Brother: Can't you walk straight, Mr. Manglep" MT. Mangle: ..Of course can. Why do you askp" Little Brother: "Oh, nothin'; only heard sister say she'd make you walk straight when she married you. And ma said she'd help her."
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
MIR. Preston Corrects Some Errors ir
the Figures.

EDITORS HERALD-I noticed an article
in your issue of August 26th, relating to
the new high school building now being
erected on CASTELAR, street, which con-
tains several errors which 1 desire to
correct, as the tendency of the article
in question would be to cast some unjust
reflections on innocent parties.
The law requires, that. before a call
for an election for the purpose of issuing
bonds to provide for the erection OF
school houses, ETC., plans and specifca
tions, accompanied with the estimates of
cost, must be had.
This was done in case of the high
school building, with others; but as
neither the city council or board of edu
cation knew just where the building
would be put up no other course was
left the architects than to prepare their
plans, based on the supposition that the
houses would stand on level ground.
After the location was selected, it was
found, owing to the contour of the
grounds-they being much lower than
the street-that the basement must be
raised two feet higher than called for
by the drawings, in order to raise the
floor at the main entrance above the
sidewalk and it was also found that on
account of the water pond at south side
of lot, there must, of necessity be thir
teen feet and six inches of extra founda-
tions built to insure anything like
safety to the building; hence, the extra
$6,600.97, of which you complain.
Second.-The original contract price
with Mr.. Beyrle was $4,000 and not
$780, 900, as you state.
Third.-There was never one dollar,
not one cent spent, as said, "for deaden-
ing the floors"
Fourth. the water tanks in
the tower, there would have been no
water in the building during the day,
above the first floor, without. which the
closets, etc. would have been perfectly
useless.
Fiftn.-The amount paid out for in
dispensable-it seems to me-additions
in excess of the contract price, is rs, 120.-
&c., instead of $10.6S2.65, the figures
named in your article.
Knowing that you are ever ready to
meet out justice to all, with malice tow
ard none, this correction is requested.
Very respectfully,
J. N. PRESTON,
Architect to the high school building.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28

defendants, resides three-eighths of
mile from the Covina postoffice. Picked
peaches on the Sth till 6 p. m. Had sup
per and did chores till o'clock. Then
went to the store and thence to Mr.. Pot
ter's house. He saw Clifford Lee and
Mr.. Eastman there, but none Of his
co-defendants. At 8 40 he went back to
the store with Lee, and then home.
Lee accompanied him and remained all
night. He denied having said that he
could not attend meeting of sons of
veterans on Friday evening, because he
had an engagement. What he said was
that he had an engagement on Monday
evening. Never heard of the Bentley
episode until the Wednesday following.
Witness identified the gloves previously
introduced as his own. He said he saw
them last in front OF Eastman's store
where he left them on dry goods box,
outside the door. Witness hunted for
them when coming back from Potter's,
but could not find them. He had not
stated to the druggist that he wanted
the tar to repair boat. He has no boat.
Alvin Wells came to him with the gloves
and wanted him to confess all He-said !:
You are in h-of hot box. and you
had better come out with all, right
now.
G. H. Baker and number of other
witnesses followed. Their testimony
established alibis for several OF the
defendants. The examination will be
resumed and probably concluded today.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
A GROSS INSULT
Offered to the Native Sons by Manager
Thorn

The general committee of the Native
Sons has decided to change it's present
headquarters from the Grand hotel, and
on Monday the committee will probably
move to the Baldwin hotel.
Manager Thorn of the Grand hotel,
has proved himself the most disagree
able obstacle the Native Sons have
encountered since they first undertook
the arrangements for the coming Ad-
mission day celebration. The general
committee agreed to accept the rooms
in the Grand hotel facing on Market
street, at monthly rental OF 500.
Afterward Manager Thorn gave to the
general reception committee the use OF
the corner rooms without charge. He
has, however, acted in anything but a
courteous manner to the committees
during their stay.
When the committee on finance started
out to solicit funds it was expected that
Thorn, in view of the fact that the Pal
ace and Grand hotels would receive their
share of the liberal patronage of the Wis
iting Native Sons and their friends,
would contribute sum equal at least to
that given by him to the Grand Army
$1,000. In answer to the solicitations of
the committee yesterday Manager Thorn
boldly proposed that the committee
accept his check for $3.50 and announce
that he had given $1,000. John H.
Hegler, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, who has personally supervised
this branch of the finance committees
affairs, promptly refused to countenance
any such deceit, and informed the
scheming manager that the Native Sons
would pay their room rent and quit his
establishment.
During the confusion between the
committee and Manager Thorn the lat
ter said that his business had been in
terfered with by the Native Sons and
the GraEd Army. The latter, when here,
he said, had ordered ice cream and other
refreshments and stolen the spoons and
had otherwise put him to great deal of
trouble. His hotels would be crowded
anyway, and if he did accommodate the
Native Sons his business would be in
terfered with.
Upon this statement the committee
answered that before it would stand in
his way it would move right out.
Last evening the committee visited
Manager Unruh of the Baldwin, and
from him received splendid offer,
which includes rooms on the first floor
facing on Powell street for the headquar-
ters, and any other room or rooms in the
house for any and all purposes also use
of the baggage rooms and services of the
baggage men, bell boys, messengers, free
transportation and anything in fact that
the committee desired
Manager Unruh also contributed $500
toward the general fund.
The offer from headquarters has not
yet been accepted, but it is safe to say
that when the executive committee of
the finance committee meets, a unani-
nous vote will be taken in favor of the
Baldwin hotel.- San Francisco Report.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
Startling Discovery.

The discovery by the inhabitants of local
ity hitherto unvisited by that pestilent scourge
of fever and ague, that it exists in their very
midst, is decidedly startling. Such discoveries
Union Subsequently, when it is ascertained,
as it invariably is at such times, through the
valuable experience OF some one who has been
Bitters is a thoroughly efficacious eradicator
of the malarial poison and means of fortify-
ing the system against it, feeling of more Sc
curity and tranquility reigns throughout
the neighborhood. Besides the febrile
forms of malarial disease, dumb
ague and ague cake are removed
by the potent action of the Bitters, to which
science also gives its sanction remedy for
rheumatism, dyspepsia, constipation, liver
complaint, debility. kidney troubles, and all
diseases impairing the organs OF digestion and
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
A NEW RAILROAD.
Which is to Connect San Pedro Bay
Los Angeles and Hueneme.

Articles of incorporation of the Los
Angeles Terminal railway company
were filed yesterday in the county
clerks office. 1t will construct and
acquire by lease, purchase or consolida-
tion, and operate railroad with bran
ches, IN the counties of Los Angeles and
Ventura, telegraph lines for the opera
tion of said road, and will purchase or
construct wharves on the shore of the
ocean in both counties. The principal
place of business is Los Angeles city.
The directors of the company are w. H.
Workman, Dan Mcfarland, Z. B. Bur
nett, R. G. Kerens and B. +. Hobart.
The intended road will have ''T'' rails
and standard guage. 1t is the inten-
ton of the incorporators to run the road
from San Pedro bay TO Los Angeles,
thence by way of the San Fernando val
ley to Hueneme, in Ventura county.
One branch will run from Los Angeles
via Pasadena to Altadena another will
run to Santa Monica. Ii the main
branch shall not be so located as to pass
through the central part of Long Beach,
then branch line will be built to Long
Beach, Another branch will run to
Glendale and the Verdugo canon. An
other branch will connect with the
Southern Pacific railroad at Saticoy or
Montalvoy from convenient points in
Ventura county. Wharves and docks
connecting with these lines will be built
at San Pedro bay, Santa Monica and
Hueneme. The estimated length of this
railroad and its branches is 140 miles.
The capital stock OF the company is
$4,000, 900, divided into 10000 shares of
500 each. The amount subscribed up
to date is $150,000, of which B. F. Ho-
bart, of Missouri, as trustee, has sub
scribed $14S,000. Mr.. Hobart is the
treasurer of the new railway company
and $15 900 of the subscribed stock has
been paid into his hands.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
On a Certain Critical Fallacy.

The truth is that the current criticism
whose shibboleths are 'romanticism" and
realism" has got into the polemic stage
which is the same thing as saying that 1t
has ceased to be criticism. Criticism is
mainly an affair of analysis and classifica-
tion. These afford it ample scope, and
dealing successfully with them confers
abundant dignity. To decry Scott or ex-
alt Mr.. Rider Haggard is to be the slave Of
an abstraction, than which nothing is less
critical. 1t may be useful by way of
shocking the illiterate and inattentive into
a comprehension of your position, but it is
not criticism, because your eye is not "on
the object" but on your position, which
also in this case is hopelessly outside the
circle of operations of true contemporary
strategy.
The realistic controversialists are es-
pecially slow to perceive this. Not only
are they singularly blind to the success Of
their own party among the novelists whose
material is exclusively human life and
character chow else explain their heatO,
but they seem to insist that every one who
deals with fiction at all should deal exclu-
sively with this material.-Scribner's
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
"A F1ameless Combustion.

The Importance of fameless combustion
is not sufficiently recognized. The appear
ance of flame is misleading, and the greater
the flame the less work done, other things
being equal. The fact that certain boilers
give such an exceedingly small duty for
the fuel consumed when the fues are filed
from end to end with magnificent flame"
is often puzzle to engineers. This so
called magnificent flame is delusion, hol-
low and cold inside, and not coming in
contact with the boiler at all. When the
same fuel is burned with very small
flame, hardly visible over the bridge, the
duty increases some 80 per cent.-New York
Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
AND STILL THEY GO.
Spuds Speeding East by the Train
Load.

The Texas-Pacifc road is preparing to
send out potato and vegetable special
again this week. Already thirteen cars
are secured, and by the time the train
pulls out it will probably run to fifteen
cars. The shipments consist mostly of
potatoes, cabbages and onions. Spuds
are worth 95 cents here, cabbages 55
cents, and onions $1.95 to $2.1O per hum
dred. In the early spring cabbage sold
as high as $3.50 and potatoes up to $1.35.
Even at 55 cents per hundred or
$11 per ton, cabbages pay well,
as an acre will readily turn off ten
tons. Farmers can live off of $110 per
acre. The Texas crops are almost a fail
ure this year, and there will continue
big demand for our stuff. 1t is to be
regretted that the Chinese gardners are
reaping nearly all the benefit of this
boom in spuds and cabbage.
This item has been in type few days,
and during that time the continual de-
mand has rushed tile price OF potatoes
up to 81 40.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
PROFITS IN FRUITS.
From a Patch of Fifteen Acres $1,000
Net Profit.

Mr.. Bodeen is a fruit grower at La
manda Park. He has fifteen acres in
peaches, apricots, pears and similar
fruits. He has paid all the labor Incl
dental to curing and shipping his fruit,
has sold it all and has $1,000 as the net
profits of the season. That is $4662s per
acre. The fruit growers are the people
this wear.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
THEY WILL COME HERE.
1t is The Best Place to Raise all Sorts
of Fruits.

Some people from the northern citrus
belt have been about Los Angeles for
some days looking up fruit lands. 1t is
generally reported that around Vaca-
Vile and other districts in that part of
the state the fruit trees are dying. The
reason given for this is that the land
there is interlaid with bed rock and
hard pan, and that while the trees do
we'll at first, when the roots reach the
rock or hard clay the water kills them.
Those who have inspected this section
say that no such difficulties can ever
crop up here, because of the depth of
the soil, and the fact that so much silt,
disintegrated granite and that sort of
things, is found in these soils that hard
pan cannot form.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
The WashOuts Over.

The overland trains to and from the
east are likely to be on time hereafter,
as the floods have subsided in Arizona.
The Santa Fe trains were in on time
yesterday and yesterday at p. M, no
less than three passenger trains from
New Orleans left Tucson for this city.
They are due at Los Angeles this morn
ing at about O'Clock
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
WHAT THE FARMERS GET.
The Banks Paying Out Large Sums of
Money for Fruit.

An Angeleiio who visited Monrovia a
few days ago has friend in a bank
there who in the course of conversation
told him that during the season that
bank paid out to the fruit growers for their
crop 5000, and that this particlar bank
does not do more than hall the business.
The people who run the drer at this
place paid out in wages last week $220O.
The fruit comes mostly from Lamanda a
Park, Sierra Madre and Duarte.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
Marriage Licenses.

The following licenses were issued yes
terday: William M. Jackson, 40, Mis-
souri,, and Ada Schenck, 20, Kansas,
both residents of Los Angeles. Albert
Schultz, 26, California, resident OF Har-
mony, and Emma Craft, 26, Kansas,
residing in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
The Los Angeles, Pasadena & Glendale

Yesterday was held meeting of the
directors of the Los Angeles, Pasadena
& Glendale railway and elected B. F.
Hobart president, vice Captain Cross,
resigned. Thos. B. Burnett was elected
vice-presdent. Later, Mr.. Burnett
took Mr.. Hobart out for long drive over
the country. Hon. w. H. Workman
and d. Mcfarland were of the party.
At O'Clock the party went out to Pasa-
dena. Mr.. Hobart will return east this
morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28

fire and will have to be flooded. There
were only two men in the mine at the
time, and they escaped. The air fan is
out of order, and it is not known how
the fire started as no explosion occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
Fire in the wellington Colliery.

Victoria. B. c., August PA dis
patch received from Nanaimo states that
No. 8 shaft of the Wellington mine is on
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-28
The Stiletto's Victim.

SAN RAFAEL, August 27.-Vicente
Pengalian, who was disemboweled by
Antonio Lujan yesterday, died this
morning. Lujan is still at large.