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Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
Ways of Great Men.

Twas sitting in the senate gallery, Won
dering why so learned a speaker as Senator
Teller should say "air" fo. "are;" why so
eloquent gentleman as Senator Daniel
should say cam" for "calm," and why
Senator Moody should say "extryordinary;"
wondering, too, why pretty nearly every
senator when he has nothing to say says it
in his most oratorical manner, and why
most of them begin their long speeches
with the assertion that they do not intend
to make speeches and end them by saying
they have taken more of the senate's time
than they intended to. was sitting there
thinking of these things when spied my
old friend. Uncle Jabez Larrabee, of nli-
nois, in the gallery across from me. AL
ways interested in his observations, went
over and sat down beside him.
"Ive been thinking" said he, "what
'tarnal nonsense it is for us to teach our
children how to write accordin' to rule
Now, out in our village they teach what
they call the Spencerian system, an they
make every child sit jest so at his desk an
hold his pen jest so, pointin' over his right
shoulder, and his arm restin' jest in such
position on the desk. l swum don't see
no use in that at all, fer no man ever got
to be great, seems to me, till he ynlearned
all them rules an went to writin' accordin'
to his own idea of how it should be DONE"
Washington Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
The Cat and the Fer-De Tanco

The cat, upon seeing a snake, at once car
ries her kittens to a place of safety, and
then boldly advances to the encounter.
She will walk to the very limit of the SER
pent's striking range, and then begin to
feint, teasing him, startling him, trying to
draw his blow.
How the emerald and topaz eyes glow
then! They are flames. A moment more,
and the triangular head, Kissing from the
coils, flashes swift, as if moved by wings,
but swifter still the. stroke of the armed
paw that dashes the horror aside, flinging
it mangled in the dust.
Nevertheless, pussy does not yet dare to
spring. The enemy, still alive, has almost
instantly reformed his coil. She is in front
of him, watching, vertical pupil against
vertical pupil. Again the lashing stroke,
again the beautiful countering; again the
living death is hurled aside. Now the
scaled skin is deeply torn; one eye socket
has ceased to flame.
Once more the stroke of the serpent; once
more the light, quick, cutting blow. But
the reptile is blind, stupefed. Before he
can attempt to coil pussy has leaped upon
him, mailing the horrible flat head fast to
the ground with her two sinewy paws
Now let him lash, writhe, twine, strive to
strangle her! In vain He will never lift
his head. An instant more, and he lies
still. The keen, white teeth of the cat have
severed the vertebrp just behind the trian-
gular rskull.-Midsummer Trip to the Trop-
les
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
To Displace the Fashionable Cigarette.

To Displace the Fashionable Cigarette.
Fashion has devised way to avoid Gig
arctic smoking and to do away with it in a
costly manner and one not so offensive. It
is reversion to clay pipes. Not the ordi-
nary clay pipes that sell two for a cent,
but French clay pipes that cost from Is
cents to $40. These pipes are much the
same as the old style clay pipes. They
have a stem from to inches long, a
little tip at the end and a bowl. The bowl.
though, does not hold any more tobacco
than the average cigarette. 1t is about
one-Quarter of the size of the usual CLAW
pipe. On the stem are stamped some let
ters showing that the pipes are manufac-
tured in Paris. They have the French
trademark. The plain pipes cost 10 cents,
retail or half as much by the quantity.
Any man who intends to smoke them in
the fashionable manner must buy guam
tity.
With the pipes is bought an amber and
silver tipped mouthpiece. This is two or
three inches long and is what costs. A
pipe is not intended to be smoked more
than at one sitting, then it is to be thrown
away and fresh one inserted in the holder
in its stead. This looks fastidious, costly
and fashionable. The pipes and the holder
90 in Russian leather case lined with
pink silk and stamped with French names.
The pipe rests in soft blue velvet. This is
pretty and more fastidious than cigarettes.
1t costs more than cigarettes and is not so
offensive or injurious. 1t does no more
harm than smoking an ordinary pipe and
is probably less harmful, as less tobacco is
smoked. There is no paper, mucilage or
anything except the tobacco put into the
pipe.-Chicago Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
w. c. T. u.
Closing Sessions of the Convention at
Long Beach.
Especial Correspondence


Especial Correspondence
LONG BEACH, Aug7. Thursday morn
ing the w. G. T. A. Convention met at
nine O'Clock, Mrs L. H. Mills, Of
Santa Ana presiding. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Mrs PATHS of San
Pedro. Miss Abbie Lee Burton OF Red
lands read paper on ''Bible Study and
Gods call to Women,' Mrs. Mary E.
Garbutt read paper written by Miss
Emma Hartman of Los Angeles on
Mistaken Blows" Mrs Emma Cash
read one on Temperance and Labor"
after each of these excellent productions
of carefnl thought and investigation,
Mrs S. ID. Moore gave a statement of the
financial condition of the Temperance
Temple and the advantage in having a
headquarters.
interesting discussion followed.
AFTERNOON. The President called the
house to order, Mrs. Weber of Riverside
led the devotional exercises. A paper
written by Mrs. Mary Case-Lord of
Pasadena on Narcotics" was read by
Mrs. Della Hingbigler. Mrs. Sarumat
of Riverside read one on Franchise,
Mrs. Annie T. Armour on "Evangelistic
Work" and Mrs. Mary E. Garbutt on
ssThe Legal Status of women in Cali
fornia." These papers were all excellent
and were followed by enthusiastic re-
marks or speeches.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
RAACKE'S TALE OF WOE
His Wife and Babe neither Dead nor
Dissected.

For several years there has resided in
this city a young man named Otto
Raacke, whose ambition it has been to
become newspaper reporter. He has
a vivid imagination, more imagination
than ability. Lately he has told the
most heart-rending stories about him
SELF First it was that his wife had
died. The truly horrifying details told
by him about the manner in which she
had been cut up by heartless doctors,
was something too utterly realistic, and
inspired his hearers with great compass
sion, especially as he told his tale of woe
with tears in his eyes. Then his baby
was dead. Next he appeared on the
street in slippers. His misfortune had
not ended. His house had taken fire
and in trying to save his worldly goods
his feet had been so badly burned that
he felt it impossible to wear shoes.
There was always wealth OF detail IN
all these catastrophies, and the realism
of their description was wonderful. You
could almost, when Mr.. Raacke told you
of his fearful experiences, see them re-
enacted before your eyes. Many SYM
pathizing heart has bled for Raacke and
Raackes wife and Raacke's baby's un-
happy fate, and slept badly when think
ing how he must feel in the lone and ST.
lent watches of the night.
But all this sympathy was. thrown
away, because Mrs. Raacke is just the
same healthy Mrs. Raacke that she was
before her husband started his harrow
ing tales of distress, and the baby cries
for his natural nourishment just as lust
lily as if he ought not to be the pale little
corpse that his papa so graphically de-
picted to his many acquaintances as
laying to rest in its little casket.
Mr.. Raacke has another delusion and
it is that he believes himself one of the
news gatherers of this paper. That de-
fusion is not shared by anybody else
on the staff, but it would be an easy
matter for outsiders to believe 1T, es-
pecially in Chinatown where Mr.. Raacke
is to be found good deal.
Mrs. Raacke called at this office a
couple of days ago to see her husband
who had told her that he was one OF the
reporters who help to gather the local
news for it's patrons. When disabused
as to his occupation, the poor woman
was very much distressed. Since the
day on which she consented to become
the wife of Mr.. Raacke he has utterly
failed to contribute to her support. She
says that he leaves the house in the
morning and comes back late at night:
The vivid imagination of this would
be newspaper reporter will probably play
him some unpleasant trick one of these
fine days, for after having disposed by
death of his whole family he will sone
day believe himself dead too and pro-
claim it to the world
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
CROWN HILLITES.
They Have a Grand Subsidy Jolli6ca-
ton.

When the necessary amount of the
bonus asked by the projectors of the
new Second street cable road was raised,
few days ago, number of the resi-
dents of the Crown Hills met together
and decided to celebrate the occasion by
giving an entertainment to which all
subscribers should be invited.
This entertainment was held at Ellis
College hall Friday, and proved very
successful, not ouly on account of the
excellence of the program which was
carried out, but as a social event also.
Jesse Farrell officiated as chairman, and
he was ably assisted in entertaining the
guests by his fellow members of the
Crown Hills Improvement Society. Al
ter songs, recitations, fireworks and gen.
eral jollifcation, the evenings enjoy
ment closed with hop which lasted un-
til midnight.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
TRAINS ON TIME.
News Notes About the Railroad
Lines.

General Manager Wade of the Santa
F6, and Superintendent Muir of the
Southern Pacific, yesterday reported
that their railroads were now in good
condition throughout, and that all trains
are running on time. The heavy rains
in Arizona have ceased.
Tomorrow the Santa Fe will run an
excursion train to San Juan-by-the-Sea
for the benefit of disabled trainmen. A
good time is promised all who attend,
and as it is for good cause there should
be a large crowd.
Two railroad trains will arrive over
the Southern Pacific road from the east
this morning at O'Clock. They were
delayed by the washouts.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
A LOST ADDRESS.
A Trinidad Lady Writes to San Francisco
for 1t.

Mrs. Harriet Mcnamara of 319 State Street,
Trinidad, Colorado, while visiting in st. Louis
last summer. did not suffer with her usual sick
headaches and indigestion. But upon her re-
turn to Trinidad her old troubles came upon
her. It was not the st. Louis climate that did
SO much for her sick headaches. The secret is
told in the following letter, received by Thomas
Price e. Son, the well-known assayers of 524 Sac
ramento Street. San Francisco Mrs. Mcnamara
writes:-
"Three months since I was visiting in St.
Louis and obtained two bottles of joys Vegeta-
BILE Sarsaparilla. 1t was of great relief to me in
my headaches and indigestion. Since my re-
turn to my home in Trinidad feel the need of
It, and as have lost the address write to you
TO ask if you will not kindly forward this letter
to the proper number in San Francisco, and
have me sent few more bottles of this valuable
vegetable compound"
joys Vegetable sarsaparilla is an almost GER
tain cure for sick headaches and constipation.
People who have used 1t once will send hun
dreds Of miles to get it, as in the above instance
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10

In the evening a large audienc e
listened to resolutions to be presented to
the council of Long Beach, deploring
the presence of saloons, and relating one
of Col. George H. Bain's Temperance
lectures.
Thus one of the most successful meet
ings the w. G. T. U. has ever held,
closed by Rev. Geo. S. Cole invoking
Gods blessing on all.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
UNIVERSITY NOTES
Dean Cherington Receives a Northern
Cfrer.

Cffer.
Dean Cherington has been offered the
presidency of Puget Sound University
at Tacoma. This is new Methodist
institution, with 10000. dollar bull
ding and fine endowment. The deans
decision is reserved. His many friends
in Los Angeles would be sorry to have
him go.
Mrs. Cherington has been quite ill.
but is now improving. Reed Cheering
ton is at Long Beach.
Very few of the students are in the
city at present. The next term of the
university will commence on Septem-
ber II.
DIR. Lloyd hos been in a very feeble
condition for several daya. and at last
accounts, appeared to be sinking. He
was born in England earley in the pre-
sent century, and was engaged in the
drug business for many years.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10

Hervey Lindley, j. c. Kays, E. w. Jones,
G. w. Huges, Sam Lewis.
J. Frankenfield. eld..................Vi Vice President
T. J. Weldon, Cashier.
]. NJ Wilmer, Assistant Cashier.
General Banking and Exchange Business
transacted. m4-4m
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10

ENARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Capital (pa1d up). Observation-Disclosures. S5OO,OO
Surplus and Profits. tS....,............... 10000
OFFICERS
lSA1AS W. HELLMAN.. PreSlQenl
HERMAN w. HELLMAN..... .....:Nlce-PreSfden
JOHN MlLNER. .CdsnleT
DIRECTORS.
L. L. Bradbury, Emeline Childs, j. B. Lanker-
SHIN, C. f. Thom, c. Ducommun, H. w. He'll
man, L. C. Goodwin, A. Glassell, l. W. He'll
man.
STOCKHOLDERS.
Estate o. w. Childs, j. B. Lankershim, Chas.
Ducommun, Domingo Amestoy, Sarah J. Lee,
Emeline Childs, Sarah ]. Loop, l.. L. Bradbury,
I. L. Duque, Jacob Kuhrts. Louis Polaski, F.
Lecouvreur, Estate D. Solomon Prestley c.
Baker, L. G. Goodwin, Philippe GARNER, A.
Haas, Cameron E. Thom, Oliver H. Bliss, Chris.
Henne, Andrew Glassell, Herman w. Hellman,
Isaias W. Hellman. jul
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10

LOS ANGELES COLLEGE.
REV D. w. HANNA, A. M Prest.
Cor. Sth and Hope SITS,
Fall term of sixth year commences
September 10, 1890.
FACULTY.
REV d. w. HANNA .................Pr President
ALICE NJ. BRoADwELL ...... Lady Principal
Christine Noodle, Ella E. Ives Ives ''''
Margt Mar Hamilton BLANCHE N ESPler
LINDA A. CARVER. :. Prin. Preparatory Dept.
JEAN RUSSELL ........ Prin. Primary g
LUCY S. HANNA. NA........................ Secretary
The conservatory of Music is under direction OF
PROF. A. WILLHARTITZ.
The Art Department is under care of
MISS ELLA s. GOODWIN.
The Department of Elocution and Oratory is
under the care of. MISS ELLA Z. I'VE
For catalogue &c. apply to
au7-6w d. w. HANNA, President
r Os ANGELES COLLEGE
IL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
REV. D. w. HANNA. MA WILLHART1rz,
The following branches are taught in classes
and by private lessons:
Piano, Organ, Violin, Violoncello, Guitar, Man
dolin, Banjo, Flute, Voice Culture, Theory
OF Music, Musical Pedagogy, Instru-
mentation Choral Singing, Music Reading.
FACULTY.
A. WILLHARTITz - Piano, Organ, Harmony,
Instrumentation.
NJ. A. BRowN-Voice Culture.
H. Z. HAMILToN-Violin.
C. S. DELANo-Guitar and Banjo
WALTER MCQUILLAN-Flute.
AMELIA WERNER-Mandolin.
Lessons given before andE.after school hours.
For further particulars call at COLLEGE,
au7-7w Cor. Sth and Hope SITS.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
ATTENTION VOTERS.

OFFICE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, )
of Los Angeles County,
Los Angeles, Cal, July 29 1890.
Notice is hereby given that re-reeistraton
OF the voters OF Los Angeles county, state OF Cal
iiornia, in accordance with section ], ,O94, ct
seq, Political Code, and the acts amendatory
thereto, has been ordered by the board of super
visors under date of July 11th, 1890. Said re-
registration commenced July 2Sth and will
continue eighty-ive days from that date All
voters must be registered.
By order OF the board of supervisors OF Los
Angeles county, Cal
J. NJ. MEREDITH, Clerk
jy3O3Od Bye. w. BLAKE, Deputy.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10
PROPOSALS
FOR THE
RORCHAS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BONDS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the un-
dersigned up to the 1st day of September 1890.
for the purchase of three hundred (3OO) Los
Angeles county court house bonds
(NO bid for less than fifty (5O) bonds will be
considered.) Numbered consecutiyely from
one ~ to three hundred 5000, both numbers
included, of the denomination Of one thousand
$1,000 dollars each, and payable on the LIST
day of January, A. ID. 1910, or at any time
before that date, at the pleasure of said county.
in gold coin of the United States, with interest
thereon at the rate of five (5) per cent. per.
annum, payable semi-annually on the 1st day
OF January and on the 1st day of July of each
year Bonds and interest payable at the office
OF the county treasurer of said Los Angeles
county.
Said bonds having been issued in conformity
with an ordinance enacted by the board Of
supervisors of said Los Angeles county dated
April 2Sth, A. d. 1890, and under authority con
ferred upon said board by the provisions of an
act OF the legislature of the state of California
entitled, IAN Act to Establish Uniform
system OF County and Township Government
approved March l4th, A. d. 1888.
None OF said bonds will be sold for less than
Iace value and accrued interest from July Isl
1890; nor shall any sale thereof be final ~,
valid until approved by the said board Of
supervisors, and the right is hereby expressiv
reserved to reject any or all aforesaid proposaIS
Mark envelopes proposals for the Purchase
of Court House Bonds'
By order of the board of supervisors of said
Los Angeles county. - '"i"
J. BANBURY,
Treasurer of Los Angeles County.
1y17-Se1
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-10

No more trouble about fresh cream if you use
Highland Unsweetened Condensed Milk. Ask
your grocer for 1t.
The morning call., 1890-07-20

lett her name unsigned. 1t was we'll she
did so, for, had her letter been intercepted
by the Government of the Gar and her
identity established, she would have been
hanged.
The other letter bears the date of Yer
holiensk, a settlement on the river Lena,
in Eastern Siberia. Its author, also a
woman, and but three years older than her
fellow sufferer, is undergoing a sentence OF
twenty years at hard labor. She signed it
with,a fictitious name of Alexandrova,
by which she is known only to her friends.
Before | give the contents OF the Siberia
message l must tell how they reached me,
when they were written, and give at least a
few facts descriptive of the country.
Eastward from St Petersburg for nearly
1900 miles the great Siberia highway runs
across the boundless prairies of European
and A Siatic Russia, to the lake of Baikal
on the western border Of the TTansbaikal
province OF Siberia; aud only one compar-
atively Insignificant range, the Ural Noun
tains-the dividing line between Europe
and Asla-distUrbs the level of the vast do
main of the Gar. This is the road by
which the exiled Nihilists are conveyed,
under heavy guard. to their destination in
the province of Trans baikal.
1t takes them two and often three years
to reach the city Of La kuntik, the capital
of the province. Likewise, it takes two,
three, and even more years for a letter OF a
Nlhilst located in the province to reach
Europe: for the safety of the exiles and
their friends and relations demand that
they should be forwarded not by mail, in
which case they are exposed to the scrutiny
of the unscrupulous Russian officials, but
through unofficial channels, which, although
slow, present greater safety. Such was the
way the letters came to me. On their way
they changed many hands before they could
be intrusted to the safe hands Of the British
and United States mail. They Travelled for
over three years, as the date upon them
August 2S, 1SS6-proves; and yet they DOS
sess the freshness Of the latest news. The
The morning call., 1890-07-20

Minister of the Interior. He had the rGpu-
tation of being man of liberal tendencies,
and great hopes were placed IN him by all
Russia. not excepting the eXlled Nlhlllsts:
The first move of the new Minister tended
only to strengthen his reputation; with
noise and much parading lie released many
Nihilists from the prisons OF European Rus
STA. and issued orders effecting substantial
i'm provements in the condition OF Siberian
exiles. However, a second secret series OF
orders was simultaneously dispatched 10
the Governors of the various Siberian
provinces. which directed them not to mind
The first orders, but, on the contrary, to
tighten the moose on the throat of the
"politicals" To effect this, the Governors
were to absolutely deprive the eXiles of all
communication with the outside world,
with their fathers and mothers, wives and
husbands; to forbid their accepting any
food, clothing and other helps from sources
other than the prison administration: to
forbid them the use of books and writing
material; TO abolish their labor in the
mines, and to keep them forever under
Lock.
Slow starvation stared in the face of the
politicals; for the prison food was I'M
friends in Siberian political prisons speak
for themselves:
GUST KARA, August %. 1886.
Ny Denr Friend: Since the order OF Lorls
Melikof began TO he enforced our situation mas
become actually desperate, so much so tndt
Radin, our fiiend at Lower Kara, TOOK MS lie
by poisoning; SimOnofsky followed MN, ana
Mary kovalSky became hOpelessly demenied,
She is with US, however, and the ceaseiess
The morning call., 1890-07-20

were returning to The prison. The commandant
ordered the soldiers TO drag" us. What caused
him to act this way we cannot understand. he
meant what he ordered, while lie soldiers In
terpTeted his command in a more liberal way.
How could they understand him otherwise? we
meant no resistance, committed no ol1ense, and
were actively going In the direction In which we
were TO be dragged. SO the soldiers were con-
tent with pushing forward one or the other and
striking an occasional blow. They paid dearly
for their INSTRUMENTATION; tile cOurt-maTtlal SEN
fenced them TO imprisonment.
Six long years OF prison life are yet fore me
six years of unbeaTable moral and bodily suffer-
ing. God knows II l shall survive them and once
more see The light OF freedom. All my past, my
fathers home, my family and friends with their
tender love and attention; all the joys and hap
piness Of past years-all this seems like dream
before the coarse reality. Dreams were my de-
light during the first years of my exile life; ]
dreamed of home life; dreams cheered me, kept
up my courage my hope. warmed up my mind
and Eeart Now even the pleasure Of dreaming
is gone, and apart from tie bayonets, soldiers
and commands my diseased brain can create
nothing better.
few more words concerning our mutual
friends. Miss ROuseHkUva and Miss LeShern
Won HerzTeIdt are here undergoing life sentences.
Miss Kovalsky (demented) aud Miss Armfeldt
got fourteen years of hard labor each; kouti-
dODskaia and SaYandOVltch, four years; Leven-
ZOn, eight years, and Shihter, six years, OF hard
labor. Shihter Is rapidly sinking: would not
live 10 see the new year. AS TO myself, a skele-
ton developed IN s. In, this Is how look TO my
friends. My hope is vanishing; great effort Is
needed TO Keep up my courage and Il desire 10
live. For Gods sake wife me, tell Inc word
OF sympathy. wake me up from The state of men-
tal lethaTgy which drdgs me 10 my g. ave. n.
NERHOLIENSK, August IS, 1886.
Ny Dear Friend: 1t is now over year since /
wrote you my last aud although material TO
write you was not wanting l Kept silent; what
could / tell you? To sp ak of myself, of my
suffering and sorrows Is to cause sorrow 10 you,
whose happiness is dear To me. Therefore l
shall not speak OF myself; let me. instead, ac-
quaint you with the country whence l send you
my love and This message.
Kouznetzoh writes from Bologansk (abcut 12O
miles from Tie Jakontsk) settlement: The Jak-