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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
H0w a Large Number of People
Have Been Svindled.

R0w a Large Number of People
Have Been Swindled.
The City Engineers Office is consider.
ably worked up over the discovery that
some irresponsible parties have been
representing themselves as agents of that
department of the government, and have
been reaping reward by swindling the
residents of the city. Some time since
the Council adopted an ordinance pre-
viding for the REMEMBERING of the houses
in the city, and the City Engineer was
instructed to give the numbers to the
citizens. For this purpose he employed
three men, two of whom have been
working in the center of the city, and
the other at Boyle Heights. They car
ried with them blanks from the En-
gineer's Office which they left at the
various houses they visited. but SO far
they have not reached any of the locali
ties at great distance from
the center of the city. The
fact that the renum bering was going on
was known all over the city, and every
householder expected to receive a new
number before long. Relying on this |
state of affairs number of sharpers have |
been visiting houses away from the |
center of the city and have represented |
themselves to be agents of the City |
Engineers Office. They have given a
large quantity of fictitious numbers aud
have insisted upon putting the numbers
on the houses, for which they charged
good prices. In this way a good many
people have paid for the renumbering of
their houses and have obtained numbers
which are not right and which will have
to be replaced when the representatives
of the Engineers Office reach them.
Chinatown has been visited and some of
the heathens have been frightened into
paying high prices for numbers which
are not right. The City Engineer is try
ing to find some of the men who have
been victimizing the people.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
THE RIVERSIDE FAIR.
The Little Fair Ones and the Gal.
liant Gr0cers.

The Llttle Ea1r ones anu sno Ual.
liant Grocers.
Especial Correspondence of the HERALD.
Two events at the fair today. The
visit of the grocers' excursion from Bos-
ton came first. The party arrived at
IL 80 q. M, and proceeded in body to
the hall, and knew more about oranges
in half an hour than they ever knew
before. They are solid phalanx, and
show good living and the kindliness of
fortunes we'll earned in goodly girth of
body and jolly faces. Those who asso-
ciate leanness with the Yankee should
see these sleek and rubicund grocery men
to be disabused. And besides, the sixty
six or more of them represent as many
million dollars. They left for Ontario
and Pomona on the 80 p. m. train,
after q drive through famous Magnolia
avenue and it's environment OF orange
groves.
The week 30 far has been devoted to
Washington and Australian navels-
navels large, immense, medium. Today
the exhibition is centered in baby
navels. There is charm about the
smaller fruit that holds like interest
for the grayest hayseeder and the most
susceptible maiden. 1t is the day OF the
baby show. 1t is the day of the crow
ing, the crying, the smiling, the snarl-
ing and the hungry babies. Some hug
the bottle and some feast gorgeously
The babies are all beautiful and all
darlings. The grocers cuddled and
caressed them, and let them knock
about their Waltham watches and smear
their glossy broadcloth coats with taffy
But what cared they. There were little
ones at home, and there was mist before
many of the eyes that chubby infants
appealed to as they tugged at wiry and
flowing boards.
Riverside is to the front on the baby
question, and proposes to keep in that
condition. The baby contingent on show
embraces ffty-seven infants of the ten
der age of two years and under. First,
the triplets, the Barham beauties, two
lusty boys and cherub girl, not yet
month old. Then six braces or pairs of
twins, or twelve twins belonging to six
different fathers, or six pairs of twins,
the children of six different mothers. l
always get mixed on the twin business.
shall not attempt to describe the points
of the youngsters. All babies look alike
to nae. They are all dainty and nice in
my eyes, and the Riverside galaxy is as
bright and captivating as the oranges
they covet and reach out for. love
them all, especially if they be girls.
MARINER.
Riverside, February 14th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
A NEW TUNNEL.
The City water Company proposes
10 Build Through the Mountain.

The CITY water company ETOPVso~
TO Ruild Through the Mountain.
The Los Angeles City Water Company,
which was quite serious loser in the
recent heavy storms, has under consid-
alton plan to build a tunnel through
the mountain, to carry its water conduit,
an undertaking which will cost $l50, 600.
When the last bigstorm took place the
river changed it's bed at Crystal springs,
in the Cahuenga, at the point where the
water compsny's fume starts. The
fume runs along the side of the noun
tain. A large part of it washed down,
and about l, 900 feet of 3O.inch pipe was
carried away. The company happened
to have good supply of water on hand,
and for the first few days after the storm
this, and what water could be obtained
from the river direct, kept the city sup.
piled until temporary repairs were
effected. These repairs necessitated
the use of q new route for
the pipes, and an Injunction
which was brought by the owners of the
land, was only dissolved by the agree
ment on the part of the company to pay
a daily rent.
The new arrangement is of such sort
that it will not in all probability stand
storm of any duration or force. The
putting in Of these temporary repairs
entailed loss to the company of $4 900
or $5 900, and it is not very we'll suited
with the prospect of having to do the
work all over again at the next storm.
The plan which is under consideration
by the company involves the building
of tunnel mile long directly through
spur of the mountain. It will be
blasted out of the solid rock, and will
serve as conduit for the water in the
place of the fume which now runs along
the eide of the mountain. This work, as
has been said, will cost about $3.50, 900
If it is undertaken, bonds will be issued
for the purpose OF carrying on the work
in few months. The company already
has tunnel about half mile In length
in place where it was not convenient
to carry the fume around. 1t is not be-
lieved that the change in the course of
The river is likely to be permanent,
nevertheless the company does not pro-
pose to be crowded into the necessity of
giving it's patrons water direct from the
river if it can avoid it. Formerly, when
there was not much cultivated land
along the banks of the stream, it gener-
ally cleared within a day or two after q
storm, but now it continues muddy for
some time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
A SPELLING BEE"
An Interesting Contest at the spring
street school.

An Interesting Contest at the Spr1n z
street school.
A "spelling bee" took place yesterday
morning at the Spring.street school be-
tween pupils in the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades of the various schools in
the city. Prizes for the four successful
contestants were offered by Major Bone
brake, consisting of Webster's Un.
abridged Dictionary, gold pen, "Little
Lord Fauntleroy" and checker board.
Those who entered in the contest were
the following:
Spring-street school-Charlotte Var
ley, B s, Miss Davis, teacher; Kinda
Clevenger, B 7, Emily Mcmillan, B Z,
Warren Townsend, teacher; Albert
Haneman, B 6, Miss Joy, teacher.
Sand.street school-Adela Tabulara, B
Z, Mary Bradley, 7, Sylvan Susskind, :,
Ernest Baugh, Miss Ray. teacher.
Eighth-streets school. CLARA Bosbyshell,
| A s, Miss Foy. teacher; Edith Vaughan
| B 8, Martin Nolte, B 8, Miss Stewart,
teacher; Mary Randall, B 6, Miss Camp
bell, teacher.
Breed street school-Maggie Need, E
% AllOO OioWCAi. - GUWaIo SIOWCl, l.
6, Winnie Palmer, B 6, Mrs. Madden
teacher.
Hellman-street school-Emma Friss
A s, Miss Huston, teacher; Buena Sc
nour, A 6, Miss Harrow, teacher; Lizzie
Wilson, B 6, Mrs. Croft, teacher.
Sixteenth-st school-Amy Faullen
A z, Bertha Swift, A 7, Frank Mcintosh
A Z, Walter Strathan, Miss Gordon
teacher.
Seventeenth-stree school - Margare,
Nulley, B g. Bertha Gish, A 6, Winnie
Nauerth, A 6, Simpson Sinsabaugh, B 6
Miss Verhare, teacher.
Seventh-etreet school-Edna Bell, A 6
Nellie Jennison, A 6, John Bell, A 6
Mary Gordon, B 6, G. L. Ennis, teacher
Temple-street school-Grace Skinner
B s, Madge McAllister, B 6, Edward
Field, B 6, Bertha Bonnell, A 6, J. B
Millard, teacher.
The contest lasted forty minutes, anc
the successful pupils were Emily Mac.
MILAN, Alice Crowell, Bertha E. Swift
and Emma L. Friss.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
The Board of Supervisors.

Protests against closing either of the
Monte roads were read, and L. J. Rose
heard on one side and &C. Harmon on
the other. The matter was taken under
advisement.
Concerning the O'Neill private road,
witnesses were examined. w. Palmer
made claim for $1,000 damages, and
the case was taken under advisement.
A communication from E. w. Maslin,
Secretary of the State Board of Equali-
zation, approving of the form of the as.
sessment rolls, was ordered fled.
The Auditor was ordered to draw his
warrant for $500 in payment of bond No.
5, Placentia school district.
The opinion of the District Attorney
as to school bonds was read, and there
upon it was ordered that in future the
several school districts pay all expenses
of advertising proceedings, and that the
clerk be instructed to deposit with the
Treasurer from the proceeds of the sale
of each and every set of school bonds q
sufficient amount to the credit of the
current expenses fund to cover the ex-
pense of said issuance, the net proceeds
of said sale to be deposited to the credit
of the building fund of the district.
The opinion of the Attorney General
as to the Pomona school bonds was
received and filed. 1t is to the effect
that cities of all classes up to the fifth
issue their own bonds without any inter-
vention of the Board Of Supervisors.
The sum of $103. 80 was ordered trans.
ferred from tie general road fund to
Downey road fund.
A complaint of Harry Nilsson was
received as to the Monte, and the clerk
was ordered to notify J. T. Haddox and
Harry Nilsson to appear on February oath
before the board.
The bill of the Baker Iron Works for
$315.15, for monuments for the boundary
line between Los Angeles and Orange
counties, was presented, and the clerk
was instructed to notify the Board of Su-
pervisors of Orange county to pay their
half of the amount, Los Angeles county
to pay when this is done.
The hearing in regard to Adams street
was postponed to February Oath.
The report of the viewers of Sorenson's
lane was adopted, and 1886 ordered set
apart from the Los Nietos road district
to pay for the right of way.
The following resolution was adopted
WHEREAS, The county has planted
trees alone Nevada avenue, Santa Mon
ica, and
WHEREAS, Cattle grazing along the
roads are damaging said trees; be it
Resolved, That the road overseer of the
district be. and he is hereby instructed
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
to protect said trees against destruction
by all lawful means.

to protect said trees against destruction
by all lawful means. :,
As to the Rose road, at FL Monte, the
following order was made: That the road
known as the Azusa or Peck road De
abandoned from a point where the road
from Rosemead station to the Los An
geles and Ell Monte road, as proposed to
be decided by L. j. Rose to the county,
crosses said Azusa road, up to the juno
ton of said Azusa road with the San Ga
briel ard Ell Monte road. The same to
take effect when the deeds from l.. j..
Rose to the road from Rosemead station,
as proposed by L. J. Rose, are presented
and approved.
The hospital committee presented q
report commencing the manner In which
the institution is managed, and recon-
mending certain improvements to II.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
new suits.

M. N. Avery sues Sarah Orr and
Chambers Orr to foreclose mortgage
for 81 900.
M. Lawrence sues E. w. Root and
others for $348 due on q note.
Minnie F. Gary asks for letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of John F.
Cary.
A. E. Pomeroy and others sue Celestia
j. Reed and others to foreclose mort.
gage for 81, 500.
J. F. Joyce sues VIM. E. Rogers and
others for $3.50 due for brick.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
DIED.
FUNERAL NOTICES ONE DOLLAR.


FUNERAL NOTICES ONE DOLLAR.
STAMPs-At Orange, Orange county, February
IA, 1890, of typhoid-pneumonia. Charles F.
stamps, ST., aged 80 years, 4 months and &c
days. u
NlLES-In this city. February 14th, William
Augustus. son of William and Nydia Starr
Niles; aged year end 27 days.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral. Sunday at 230
O'Clock, from the family residence, East Wash
in gton street, corner of Maple avenue.
Interment at Rosed ale cemetery. 2t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
SCHOOL MONEY.
The APpertionment Made IN ,no
Various Counties.

Ira G. Hoitt, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, has made the follow.
ing apportionment of school money:
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF Pupr,c To-
sTRUcTIoN, SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10, 1890.
troller, have this day apportioned the Stota
lows. as iol-
Total number of census children between &
ana ~ years OF age entitled to receive school
money. 275, ,3O2; amount per child ~ go.
amount apportioned, So. l72 132 rs F0O'
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
Marriage License,

The following marriage license was
issued yesterday:
Palicaspio Manzanorez, a native of
California, of Spadra, aged "a, to Maria
L. Lobo, native of California, of
Spadra, aged 25.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
mlsOELLANEOUs.
A TREMENDOUS CUT IN CARPETS!


ncedt mean business
We offer BRUSSELS CARPETS
goos'
dstiouy
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
Sometb,ur Good.

:. Choice acre property in the Lick tract,
Eagle Rock valley and East San Gabriel
at low prices. Inquire of @. E. Day, 8
North Spring street,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
Our Home Brew.

Philadelphia Lager, fresh from the brewery,
In draught In all the principal saloons, de-
oivered promptly in bottles or kegs Office and
Brewery. 238 Also street. Telephone 81.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
Final Closing sale.

Call at the Star Shoe House today for bar
gains In shoes. You will find the lowest prices
and best goods.
80 and 80 North Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15

Grammar School Course apportioned
at SO per pupil:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15

"BroWn's Bronchial Er0ches, are
excellent for the relief of Hoarseness or Sore
Throat. They are exceedingly effective. -
Christian World, London, Eng.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
THE GREAT APPETIZER.
Famous H. J. w. Old Bourbon and Rye Whiskey.

9 81. ROBERTS, agent for Monrovia, Cal.
GEO. B. HoGIN, agent for Pasadena. Cal.
Q. r. JOHNSON, agent for Inglewood, Cal.
Il. G. WoRLAND, drug store, Station B, Boyle
Heights.
CABLE PHARMACY, Boyle Heights
WREDE & RUEHLER. 143 East First ST., city.
WREDE d BUEHLER (branoh). 421 East First
street, city.
MAURICE LEE, 500 San Fernando st. city.
RAYMOND HOTEL, East Pasadena.
A. 81. BRoCKAMP, IL 8 Main st.
j. d YATES, 116 w. Sixth street.
FRITZ. ARBoGAsT, All N. Main washington
Saloon).
ED. MEYERS, % N. Los Angeles street. The
Champion Saloon.
OCEAN VIEW HOTEL. Redondo Beach, Cal.
A. Y. VIDAL, agenI for Azu' a, Cal.
FELIX CLAvERE. cor Commercial an Los An
geles sts., city.
CHARLES FAURE, 213 and 215 Com m ercial st =,
city.
ERKUM & SCHNEIDER. East First st., CITY.
STEPHENS NIcoLETII, 365 New High St, city
JACOB ADLoPF, cor. Seventh and Main, city.
J ROBINSON Lamanda Park. Cal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15

ANGELINA PHARMACY. 1908 Temple ST., city.
IEMPLEsT. DRUG Co., cor. Temple and Beaudry
avenue, city
GEO. QUERIE, 224 South Main street city.
d. j. WooLL ACoTT Branch 351 8 Spring, city
LAUx, AZ South Spring street, city.
Y LAUX, 447 South Fort street. city.
STUETrIG BERLs 115 South Spring ST., city.
s. W. LooKETT. Druggist, cor. ort and Second
streets, citv.
MATsoN e. BRUHN, cor. fth and Depot grounds
PETER DERKUM, No. 8 East First st. The Arcade
n17 3m
HOTEL METRoPoLE. Avalon, Catalina Island.
URBAN q BUEHLER, 595 South Olive, Phar.
macists.
LOUIS MEsMER, U. s. Hotel Bar, city.
JOHN MCNoAH. agent for Downey, Cal.
| DLLMANN q MILLER sgent for Santa Ana, Cal.
L. EssELBURN, agent Tor Yuma, Arizona Ter.
| L. ROTH, 141 E. First ST.. city.
HENRY GERCKE Shade Saloon. Boyle Heights
CHICAGO BREWING Co., 128 South Spring, city
iHELEN d ScHEUDDIG, 3. w. cor. Los Angeles
and Second, city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-15
HOUSE NUMBERS.

Riverside, February 14th.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-28
A GREAT AMERICAN MAGAZINE.
THE SUCCESS OF "THE CENTURY" AND 1T
PLANS FOR 1891.


THE SUCCESS OF 1.-THE CENTURY" AND ITS
PLANS FOR 1891.
THE CENTURY MAGAZINE is now so we'll
known that to tell of its past success seems
almost an old story. The New York Trib-
une has said that II and its companion, 81.
Nicholas for Young Folks. issued by the same
house, "are read by every one person In
thirty OF the ccuntry's population, and
large editions OF both are sent beyond the
seas. 1t is an interesting fact that few
years go il was found that seven thousand
copies of The Century went TO Scotland
quite a respectable edition in itself. The
question in England is no longer "Who reads
an American book ?" but "Who does not see
the merican nagaznes?'
A few years ago The Century about doubled
its circulation with the famous War Papers
by General Grant and others, adding many
more readers later with the Lincoln History
and Remnants thrilling articles on the Sioer-
ian Exile System. One great feature OF 1891
is to be.
THE GOLD HUNTERS OF CALIFORNIA;"
describing that remarkable movement 10
the gold fields in 40, in series ofrichly Illus
trated articles tCritten by survivors, including
the narratives OF men who went to Califor-
MIA by the different routes, accounts OF gold
discoveries life in the mines, the work of
the vigilance committees (by the chairmen
of the committees) ETC., etc. General FIRE.
mont's last writing was done for this series.
In November appears the opening article,
"The First Emigrant Train to california, -
crossing the Rockies in lSil,-by General
Bidwell, a pioneer OF pioneers. thousands
OF American families who had some relative
or friend among 1.-THE Argonauts Of 'i9" will
be interested in these papers.
MANY OTHER GOOD THINGS ARE COMING
the narrative of an Americans travels
through that unknown land Thibet (for 700
miles over ground never before trod by
white NAM; the experiences OF escaping
War-Prisoners; American Newspapers de-
scribed by well-known journalists; accounts
of the great Indian Fighters, Custer and
others; personal anecdotes OF Lincoln, by
his private secretaries; 1.-The Faith Doctor
q novel by Edward Eggleston, with Won
derful rich programme of novelties and
stories by most Of the leading writer's, etc.,
etc.
1t is also announced that The Century has
purchased the right to print, before its APP
pearance in France or any other country, eX-
tracts from advance sheets Of the famous
Talleyrand Memoirs, which have been secret
ly preserved for half century to be first
given to the world through the pages Of an
American magazine. All Europe is eagerly
awaiting the publication of this personal
history of Talleyrand-greatest OF intriguers
and diplomats.
The November Century begins the volume,
ana new subscribers should commence with
that issue. The subscription price (siOO) may
oe RENTED directly TO the publishers, The
Century Co., 80 East 18th ST., New York or
single copies may be purchased of any news
dealer. The publishers offer TO send free
sample copy-a recent back number-to any
one d, string it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-28
CHllDREN'S LITERATURE.
WHAT "sT. NICHOLAS" HAS DONE FOR BOY
AND GIRLS.

WHAT 81. NIOllOLAS HAS fOh bDlS
AND GIRLS.
Victor Hugo calls this "the womans CEN
tury," and he might have added that it is
the children's century as well, for never be-
fore In the worlds history has so much
thought been paid to children-their schools,
their books, their pictures, and their toys
Childhood, as we understand 1t, is n recent
discovery.
Up to the time Of the issue of the 50.
Nicholas Magazine seventeen years ago liter
allure and children's magazines were almost
contradictory terms, but the new periodical
start ed ont with the idea that nothing was
too good for children; the result has been
juvenile magazine genuine with conscien-
tiouS purpose,-the greatest writer's contrib
utiug TO it, with the best artists and en-
gravers helping TO beautily it,-and every
thing tuned to the keynote Of youth.
IL has been special aim of 81. Nicholas to
supplant unhealthy literature with stories
ola living and healthful interest. twill
not do to take fascinating bad literature
out Of boys hands, and give them in It's place
Mrs. Barbaud and Peter Farley, or the
work of writers who think that any 'cood-y"
talk will do for children, but they must have
strong, Interesting reading, with the blood
and sinew OF real life in Threading that
will waken them to a closer observation Of
the best things about them.
In the seventeen years Of It's life ST.
Nicholas has not only elevated the children,
but it has also elevated the tone OF contem-
porary children's literature as well. Many
OF It's stories, like Mrs. Burnett's Little
Lord Fauntleroy," have become classic. 1t
is not too much TO say that almost every no
table young peoples story now produced in
America first seeks the light in the pages
of that magazine.
The years 1891 will prove once more that
'no household where there are children is
complete without 50. Nicholas" j. L. Trow-
bridge, Noah Brooks, Charles Dudley Warner
and many well-knowu writer's are to contri-
butte during this coming year. one cannot
put the spirit of 81. Nicholas into pros
pectus. but the publishers are glad to send
full announcement of the features for 1891
and a single sample copy to the address OF
any person mentioning this tice. the
magazine costs $500 a year. Address The
Century Co., SO East 18th St., New York.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-28
Turned to White Marble.

A petrified human body-a body
which has turned from flesh to white
marble as hard and firm as the stone
itself. This is the very strange and
exceptional sight in the undertaking
establishment of L. Y. Billy, at At
lanta, Ga. 1t is case which will be
spoken of and treaties written upon
in future works on embalming.
The body is that OF Edward Sound
strong, formerly the chemist Of the At
lanta Perfumery Company. Forty
five days ago Mr.. Soundstrong died,
and his remains were taken to MIR.
Billey's office to be embalmed. The
dead chemists wife is in Sweden, his
native home, and she requested that
his body be embalmed, so that she
could come ross the ocean and look
upon his face again.
The body was embalmed by Mr..
Biley himself. Some days ago he no
ticed that the flesh was crystalizing.
The fluids used in embalming are ex-
ceedingly poisonous, and as Mr..
Soundstrong had died from mercurial
poison, Mr. Billey believed the action
of one poison on another was prOdu-
cling the strange result. Gradually
the face of the dead man became
whittier and whittier, harder and harder,
until now it is nothing but white
stone, as white and firm as marble.
Mr.. Billey is an undertaken and en-
balmer of long experience, but never
in his life, he says, has he either
heard or seen of such an instance as
this one.
The bereaved wife of the dead
chemist has reached Atlanta, after
her long trip from Sweden, and has
looked upon the stone face Of her
husband. Her grief was pitiful to
see. Next week the body will be
taken back to Sweden, where it will
rest under the sod of his native
land.