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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-07
Hats and Clothes Cleaned.


plans. Reasonable prices.
Hats and Clothes Cleaned.
VOU can have your old hats and clothes
i made like new at 119 W. Second st. Silk
hats ironed,
Hair Dressing.
r NEUBAUER, ladies' hair dresser aud manu-
y. facturer of hair works, 221 S. Spring
Horse Shooting.
TUCKER 4 JOHNSON. horse, shooting, No.
i 525 South oring street. All work guaran-
teed 10 give satisfaction.
Japanese Goods.
VAMATO, the only Japanese Native Store in
i the city; genuine Japanese art pods. 259
south Main Street.
Lace Rouse.
THE LACE HOUSE, KAHN & AARON, Bry-
/ son & Bonebrake block, No. 1877 S. Spring 81, +,
bet. First and Second, Los Angeles, Cal.
Mantels.
III BOHRMANN, wood iron and slate man
IL tells, Office and store fixtures. Also fine
cabinet ware made to order; 514 s. Spring st.
Music Dealer.
| r B. BROWN, Ill North Spring street, Los
u Angeles, Cal.
HUBER, MRS. M. A, fine millinery, 21O N
I'LL Spring st. Particular attention given to
oidSrs A fine and new line of goods just re-
ceived.
Markets.
NTAIER, s., Wholesale and Retail Butcher.
| Nl For a square deal give me a call. No. 149
N. Spring st., Los Angeles.
nHEOBALD, V. H., Bon.Ton Market, 353 s.
l. Spring ST., Los Angeles.
Notary Public.
| n G. JOHNSON, 1872 N Spring ST.. Notary
IU. Public; always in Office from 8 80 a. M tc
5 q. m. Telephone, $40.
| Newspapers.
A YERs & LYNCH, 221 and 223 W. Second
| n street. DAILY and WEEKLY and ILLUSTRATED
HERALD. Daily, by carrier. 20 cents per month
by mail. SO per annum; Weekly, $2 per annum
sewing Machines.
WHITE SEWING MACHINE OFFICE, 32S
w s. Spring ST. R. L. SMART, Agent.
sample Rooms.
| IDULFTNCH & MILLER, successors to Ed. Nc
ID Ginn,s, 229 North Main street, Los An
geles, Cal
TailOrs.
A M. MCINNIS. BAT N. Main ST., merchant
IA. tailor. first-class work at reasonable
II KOPP, merchant tailor, 507 s. Spring ct.
Il. bet Third and Fourth, Los Angeles, Cal.
u OUTZAHN g. GILKEY, fashionable tailors.
| LII Pantaloons specially. 215 s. Spring st..
Los Angeles, Cal.
CIMPsoN & SUTHERLAND, fashionable
| y tailors, 229 g. Spring ST.. Los Angeles
The ater building
| TACOB WILL & CO., merchant tailors, 1877
d N. Spring ST., opp. court house. Fashion
able suits of all kinds made to order. per
| feet fit guaranteed.
Tea and Coffee.
DACIFIC TEA COMPANY, 313 g. Spring at
Los Angeles Cal.
Wall Paper and Decorations.
| CTEWART wHOMEs, wall paper and
y decorations, 205 8. Broadway. Telephone
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-07

Rocks and Stationery.
y F. GARDNER, dealer in books, news and
-. stationery. % North Spring street, corner
Franklin.
M LANGsTADTER, 2Os South Spring str set.
1u. opposite Hollenbeck Hotel, books, sta
tionery and news; subscription agency.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-07
TatlOrs.

DULFINCH & MILLER, successors to Ed. Nc
ID Ginn,s, 229 North Main street, Los An
geles, Cal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-07

Carpet Cleaning.
BLOFSER, $40 g. Pearl, old No. 408
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-07

Boots and shoes.
MI SIEGEL, 213 N. Spring ST., square dealer
U1' Don't fail to see him. Goods at low figures
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
Costly Dinner for a Colt.

A costly dinner was that which q
Connecticut farmer furnished a colt the
other day. While moving the farmer
hung his vest on a fence. In the vest
WAS Il gold watch and chain and several
hundred dollars in money. At dinner
time he went 10 get his vest. But it was
gone. In the next lot was handsome
colt, and he noticed queer-lookingo OBJ
ject in the colts mouth. Going nearer
he found that the animal was quietly
masticating $50 greenback. He
snatched it away and began vigor-
Gus search. Scattered about in various
places he found about half of the
money, mixed up with dirt and torn
and trodden into the turf by the colts
hoofs. Further search disclosed some
thing shining in small heap. 1t was
the end of his chain, and pulling it out
he found his watch under three inches
Of loose dirt Beyond being slightly
scratched and tIented it had sustained
no injury. He found portions OF his
vest, also, but not enough to pay for
cepairs-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
A Story by Dumas the Elder.

Dumas the elder often laughed at
English stiffness and reserve. One Of
his stories was this:
Cone day Victor Hugo and | were
invited to dine with the Duke Of Du-
cazes. Among the guests were Lord
and Lady Palmcrs On-of course this
happened before the February reyolu-
ton. At midni ght tea was handed
around Victor Hugo and | were sit
ting side by side. chatting merrily.
Lord and Lady Palmerston had ar
rived very late, and there had, conse-
quently, been no opportunity to in
troduce us before dinner. After din
ner, it seems, it was forgotten. English
customs, consequently, did not allow
us to be addressed by the illustrious
couple. All at once young Decazes
came up to Us and said,
:" MY dear Dumas, Lord Palmerston
begs you will leave chair free be-
tween you and Victor Hugo
Il fastened to do as he wished. We
moved away from each other and
placed a chair between us. Thereupon
Lord Palmerston entered, holding the
hand of his wife, led her up to us and
invited her to sit down on the empty
chair-all this without saying word.
My lady he said to his wife,
what time have you?
'.She looked at her watch and an
swered:
'Thirty-tve past 49,
We'll, then, said the great min
lister, remember we'll that this day at
thirty-five minutes past y you were
sitting between Alexander Dumas and
Victor Hugo-an honor which you will
probably never enjoy again in your
lifetime
Then he offered his arm again to
his wife. and took her back to her seat
without saying word to us, because
we had not been presented"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
Little Tim.

Warm hearts are sometimes found
under ragged jackets, says the n. Y.
NAL and ETpreSS, as shown by the fol-
lowing incident:
A kit is a box of tools of whatever
outfit is needed in any particular
branch of business.
1t surprised the sinners and news
boys around the postof1iee the other
day to see Little Tim" coming among
them in quiet way and hear him say:
Boys, ] want to sell my kit. Here's
two brushes, a hull box of backing, a
good, stout box, and the count goes for
2 shillings.''
Coin away, Tim?n inquired one.
Not 'zacts;., boys, but | want a
quarter the awfulest kind just now"
Coin on skursion?" asked another.
Not to-day, but | must have quar-
ter" he answered.
One of the lads passed over the
change and took the kit, and Tim
walked straight to the counting-room
of a daily paper, but down the money,
and said: Il guess | kin write if you
give me pencil"
With slow-moying fingers he wrote
a death notice. 1t went into the pa
per almost as he wrote it, but you
might not have seen it. He wrote:
''Died-Litul Ted-of Scarlet fever;
gone up to Hevin, left one brother"
WAS it your brother?" asked the
cashier.
Tim tried to brace up, but he could
MT. The big tears came up, his chin
quivered and he pointed to the count
er and gasped: II had to sell my
kit to do it, but he had his arm
around my neck when he d-died."
He hurried away home; but the
news went to the boys, and they gath
cred into a group and talked. Tim
had not been home an hour before a
barefooted boy left the kit on the door
step, and in the box was a boquet OF
flowers. which had been purchased in
the market by pennies contributed by
the crowd of ragged, but big-hearted
boys. Did God ever make a heart
which would not respond if the right
cords were touched?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06

professional name is Eugene but we
call him Algie. Why. I'm going to
try on my new court bodice directly,
and the dear boy will tell me exactly
what's the matter with it,
For a moment Mrs. Mostvn's head
almost reeled. She hardly knew if she
gave a scream. or if she moved in
stinctively to the bell.
Whether her murmured excuses con-
veyed any notion to Lady Kendall it is
difficult to say. for in another moment
she had slipped downstairs.
A dres8maker! Her charming Young
mana man with whom she had al
ready had almost firtation-was a
dressmaker! 1t was preposterous-
was impossible. Why, there were
dozon odious journalists who were
capable OF telling the whole story in
the American papers; and as Mrs.
Mostyn threw herself into her coupe
she fairly groaned as she rememb ered
that she had herself insisted on the
presence of this imposter at her first
smart dinner in London.-London
World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06

went through the doctor like an cleo
trio shock, and. raking brand out of
the fire he approached Mr. Snyder,
who was lying as it paralyzed. with the
cold sweat standing in big beads on
his forehead. Half blinded by the
Pickering flame of the brand, he
noticed what at first looked like
broad black strap hanging out of Mr..
Snyder's trouser leg. but the next mo-
ment exclaimed: My God, Muckel,
lie still, it's rattlesnake!'
Trembling like leaf, Mr. SNYDER
seemed powerless to move even if he
would. The condition of things was
at once evident. The reptile had been
attracted to the fire. and sought
warmth on the person of Mr.. Snyder.
Every moment she disappeared further
up the leg, and prompt action was
necessary. Grasping the snake by the
tail the doctor pulled with all his
might. His hold slipped, and the rat
ties, fourteen in number, came off and
remained in his hand. The reptile had
wrapped itself around the bare skin on
the mans leg, and violently shook its
derattled tail, indicating its anger at
ouIH Htl Su lIGdkul6ul. Il MS PERFORM
ance almost threw Mr.. SNYDER into
commissions.
Recovering himself, the doctor be-
thought himself of his knife, and,
quickly opening a blade keen as
razor, he cut the pantaloons up to the
body. This released the snake, and
she quickly unwound and threw her.
self into a coil, ready for effective
work, but. before she could strike, the
doctor struck her Il blow with a club
that cut her clean in two. Mr. SNYDER
was lifted by the arms and dragged
away from the hideous serpent, and
the next moment was on his feet
scarcely able to stand.
They drank the balance of their
nerve tonic out of pint bottle,
which to some extent restored their
equilibrium, but sleep was out of the
question and they spent the balance OF
the night in stitching up Mr.. Snyders
trousers to make him presentable, and
at early dawn they pulled up stakes
and took solemn oath to never, no,
never. bunk at Swift Run again.
1HiddlebUrgb Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
A MOMENT OF TERROR.
A Pennsylvania Camper Finds a Rather
in His Trouser Leg.

DR.. Sampsel and j. K. Snyder, both
of Centreville, had an experience re-
Gently that they will never forget.
They camped at the lower dam at
Swift Run near ledge of rocks on the
night in question. and before darkness
came upon them they scraped lot Of
leaves together for bed and provided
pile of wood to keep up fire during
the night. About 10 o'clock they pre-
pared for sleep and drawing blanket
over them, lay down to pleasant
dreams.
Along toward l o'clock Nj. '7yder
felt chilly, and got up to put some
more wood on the fire. and then lay
down and soon fell into deep sleep.
from which he was awakened by cold
object which seemed to be resting on
his leg. Without moving he lay awake,
waiting for developments.
The next moment he felt an lnde
scribable sensation come over him
which seem to paralyze every nerve in
his body. Realizing that there was
something extraordinary the matter.
he called to the doctor to hurry and get
up. as something was crawling up the
right leg of his pantaloons, and he be-
lieYed it was a snake. The, words
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
Back Where They Used to Be.

Pap's got his patent right, and rich as all crea-
ton:
But where's the peace and comfort that we
Let's go a-visitn' back to Griggsby Station
Back where we used to be so happy and so
pore!
The likes of us Twin here It's just NOR
tai pity
To see us in this great, big house, with
cyarpetS on the stairs
And the pump right in the kitchen, and the
city! city! ethyl
And nothing but the city all around us
everywheres!
Climb clean above the roof and look from the
steeple
And never see a robin, nor beech or ellum
An right here, in earshot of at least thousan
people,
And none that neighbors with us or we want
to go and seei
Let's go a-visitin back to Griggsby Station
Back where the latch-string's a-hangin' from
And every neighbor round the place is dear
as relation
Back where we used to be so happy and so
pore!
want to see the Wigginses-the whole kit and
bilin'
A drvin' up from Shallow Ford, to stay the
Sunday through
And want to see 'em hitchin' at their son-in-
Out there at Lily Elens like they used to
dol
Iwant to see the piece quilts that Jones girl is
maxim,
And l want to poster Laury bout their
frecked hired hand,
And joke about the WidOwer she come purt'
nigh a-takin.
Till her pap got his pension lowed in time
to save his land
Let's go a-vistin' back to Griggsby Station
Back where's nothin' aggervatin' any more,
Shes away safe in the wood around the old
location
Back where we used to be so happy and so
pore!
want to see Merndy and help her with her
SEWN,
And hear her talk so lovin of her man that's
dead and gone.
And stand up with Emanuel, to show me how
he's CROWN,
And smile as have saw her fore she put
her mOurnin on.
And want to see the Samples, on the old
lower Eighty,
Where John, our oldest boy, he was took
and buriCd-fOr
His own sake and Katy's-and / want to cry
with Katy
As She reads all his letters over, writ from
the war.
What's in all this grand life and high stua-
ton,
And nary pink nor hOllyhawk blOOmin' at
the door?
Let's go a-vsitin' back to Griggsby Station
Back where we used to be so happy and so
pore.
james Whitcomb Riley.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
They Were All Ducks,

The many thefts of poultry and pro-
duce from farmers in the small North
Atlantic seaport towns by the crew of
the man-of-war Powhatan some wears
ago had at last caused the officers to
take action toward furnishing the Of
tenders. The men were all no.
titled that dire punishment would be
inflicted upon them if they continued
in their nefarious practice, and for
while a chicken could stroll along the
beach with the utmost impuuitY l$hile
the vessel was in port. This did not
last long. however, and one day while
the ship was anchored in small sea-
port some of the men asked TO be al
lowed to 90 ashore. When the officer
of the deck was importuned for per-
mission he replied:
Yes, you may, but if | hear of you
robbing hen roost | will put you in
double irons for twenty days"
Pat" Harvey, an Irishman, who act
ed as spokesman promised that no
hen roosts would be robbed, and the
men left the ship.
Early next morning an irate farmer
came on board and sWore that the
men had entered his barn and carried
off several hundred pounds of poultry.
All vino went ashore were ca led up
and the officer of the deck who hap
pened to be the same that let the men
off, bounced upon Harvey.
Didn't YOU" he cried promise
not to rob hen house if | let you 90
ashore?"
Sure Oh did, SIR replied Harvey.
I'VE didn't take a hen, sur: they're all
ducks"
Harvey was right. There were
eighteen ducks found when the mess
chest was searched, but there was not
a single chicken among them.-N. l..
Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
THE FLIRT.
A Story OF Facts Gathered i'm a Down
Town Restaurant,

A gentleman with a pngnacious air
and decidedly pretty girl came into
a downtown restaurant few even
ings ago. says the New York Sun.
and walking over to table in Il re-
tired corner. The gentleman showed
his knowledge for pretty girls by pull
ing out a chair facing the wall and
trying to bow his companion into it.
The girl Immediately exhibited her
knowledge of the wiles of young men
by declining the chair offered her and
taking the one which enabled her 10
see what was going on in the rest
aurant. This compelled her escort to
sit with his face to the wall-a position
that seemed to be highly gratifying to
the girl and EXTREMITY embarrassing to
him.
The couple had just got their soup
when two rollicking young fellows
came in and became impressed at once
by the pretty girl They looked at her
admiringly, and she returned their
chances with interest and shook the
ribbons on her hat and smiled lam
guishinglv. Her companion accepted
these indications of enjoyment as a
tribute to himself. and he lost some
thing of his pugnacious air and waxed
jocose. He poured out glass of wine
for her and touched her glass with his,
but just as he was about to drink he
noticed that her eyes were turned
away from his and were twinkling
gayly. He twisted his head sharply
around and caught one OF the young
men posing glass of wine and nod
ding at the girl.
This dipleased him, and he sat his
wine on the table and glared at the
girl. She paid no attention to his
anger, however, but kept her eyes on
the rollicking young man and slipped
her wine and shook her ribbons as vi
vaciously as ever. Her escort continued
to glare savagely at her until it dawned
| upon him that it was useless. linen he
spranG 70 his feet and strutted over to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
the rollickfng young man and in

the rollicking young man and in a
threatening way asked:
Say, do you see anything very at
tractlve in that young woman?n
Not very" was the careless reply.
well, neither do I-see? said the
young woman's escort. who then went
back to her with the air of a conquer
or. and was pround of himself The
young woman had heard the CONVEX
sation and natural enough she was
vexed. She drew herself stiffiv up and
distributed scornful chances between
her escort and the rollicking young
man. Both of these gentlemen saw
that they had made a big mistake and
an air of somberness settled down:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
A Lamp Chimney Eight Years in Uss

A lady in Americas. Ga, is using q
lamp chimney that she has had and
used daily for the past eight years. and
she expects to use it for many years
yet. She says that she boiled it in salt
and water when it was bought in 1882,
and no matter how large the flame
runs through it, it wont break.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
Unsuccessful Pursuit of a Train.

The train for Cleveland was pulling
ont and had gained considerable head
way, says the indianapolis NeoCs, when
there came Whiz and the sound of
splitting wind as a man with tall silk
hat crushed down on his ears dashed
through the gates. He carried two
big valises but they were apparently
as light as feathers, for they did not in
terfere with his mad rush after that
train. He fairly flew along the plat
form, and the brakeman on the car
was so busy looking at a girl in the
window of the National hotel that he
did not see him. The crowd yelled
and whooped: Get there, old mani"
Pull for it hardw You'll make it if
you don't fall dead!" and a hundred
such aggravating remarks. The man
made an heroic effort, but he didn't
have the legs and the brakeman didn't
see him, thus he missed the train. He
came slowly back to the gates, put
down his grips mopped his face, and
remarked:
We'll, III be blowedr' He didn't
say bowed, but let it go at that.
Had Il lively rum suggested a
meek and lOWly gateman.
Rather. Just my luck. though, to
miss that train. Why, | wouldn't have
missed that train for $50"
Where were you going??" once more
asked the gentleman with the ginger
colored whiskers.
Lafayette. And have an import
ant engagement there tonight
We'll, YOU can keep it.
''Hey?"
The train you were chasing goes to
Cleveland. The Lafayette train don't
start for eight minutes. There it
stands
The drummer didn't say word. He
gathered his grips and climbed aboard
the car, while the faintest bit of smile
lowered about the meek and loWly
gateman's chops.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
An Incident of Frontier Life.

A man named Melhir. near Seattle
was injured and lost his reason. A
man came along and jumped his claim,
and Melhir disappeared. His wife
went to look for him. and when she re-
turned her cabin was destroyed, her
children gone, and the claim was in the
possession of strangers, and now her
reason has failed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
a Big Tree.
cepall's.

The largest tree in the state OF wash
ington is hollow pine, thirty feet in
diameter at the base.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06
Siberian Railway.

NJ. Nicolai, the engineer at the head
vestigating the question of Siberian
railway for the Russian government.
has reported that the whole line can be
completed by 1900, at an expense OF
about $3.50, 600, 600.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-06


Lady Kendall; "Al gle is so fond of
Americans. You see they don't mind
what they spend
Mop" said Mrs. Mostyn, who was
now thoroughly mystitied; and just
then the carriage drew up at a smart
looking house in MAYFAIR street the
house all painted white. with yellow
silk curtains and blinds. and daisies
and spira in the window-b boxes.
The door was opened by a man-ser-
want in livery, and the ladies were
| shown upstairs into large room like
\ studio. The walls were of golden
leather. with draperies and curtains of
dull gold silk, and here and there a
| couch of Turquoise blue or faint pink,
:nwrought with gold, added another
! note to the harmonious picture in
which the wood mantlepiece, the
soft Persian carpet and the exquiset
| old meZzotints on the walls each PLAYED
their part. One or two Chippendale
cabinets displayed specimens of rare
! Nankin. the easy-chairs and lounges
| invited you to chat, and on every
table and in every nook stood flowers
and palms.
His master was engaged for the
moment, the man announced, but
would be with the ladies in a few
minutes.
What a perfectly charming stud ioT
cried Mrs. Mostyn, peering round in
her pretty, short-sighted way, 'only l
don't see any canvasses or the usual
artistic mess
''Canvasses? Why should there be.
my dear?"
Well, but isn't Mr.. Upham an
artist?"
"Artist!' cried Lady Kendall; what
an idea! Why. don't you know
thought every body knew-Mr. Upham
is the fashionable, dressmaker. His