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Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
THE BOYS WHO TAG ON BEHIND.

With clash, and blare and boom. and beat
| The big procession marches
lThrough the lane Of applause, through the shout-
! ing street.
And under the towering arches;
They march as grand as a conquering host
With many plume and banner
Az Sherman's army marched to the coast,
And into the streets Of Savannah.
And the sun that glints from their helmets bright
VIII dazzle, and CLEAN, and blind,
But there follows them, like string to q kite,
Tho small boys who tag on behind.
The small boys who tag on behind, the small boys
who tag on behind;
The best Of the show would have you all
know,
Is the small boy who tags on behind.
A rabble that wabbles and tumbles about
Like bummers who bring up the rear.
They 3ostls. and giggle, and quarrel, and shout.
And hoot, and 1angle, and jeer;
But watch for the glad ragamufan parade.
/, For the brave little barefooted bummers
And leave the crowd for the Boys brigade.
And leave the f1fers and drummers.
March on, my lads, for the route Is long.
And the way is hard to find;
There's a long march ahead for the brave and
strong,
And small boys who tag on behind
The small boys who tag on behind, the small boys
who tag on behind
Long, long must you tread through the grim
days ahead
You small boys who tag on behind.
Yankee Blade
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
FIRE FANCiES.
lam sitting by my flreside,
In its warm and ruddy glow.
While the day is slowly dying

am sitting by my fireside.
In its warm and ruddy glow,
While the day is slowly dying
And the shadows come and go;
And within the glowing embers
Shadowy forms 1 seem to see
Shadows that bring back to memory
Friends and days once dear to ma
And although this freight dreaming
Pleasant is, yet still there run
Through it all deep tones Of sadness,
Like to shadows DER the sun;
For the dear ones whose sweet faces
Made my heart so glad and gay,
They with whom talked and jornoysd
On each happy summer day
Now are absent: and miss them
As sit alone tonight,
As I see their dreamland faces
In the dim and Pickering light
Yet some day in the far future,
II our Father wills it so,
I shall meet the friends rdream Of
In the firelight's ruddy glow.
But tonight, when they are absent
1t is pleasant just to see,
In the glowing light before me,
Faces of those dear to me.
So sit and dream and wonder,
In the fire flames ruddy glow.
While the day is slowly dying,
And the shadows come and 20.
Good Housekeeping.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
PIPE HITTERS.

Two of Them Arrested in a Notorious
Joint.
Ed. Dowing and Walter Lard were ar.
rested at an early hour yesterday morn
ing by Officer Whaling in an opium
joint, on Alameda street. One of the
men was caught in the act OF hitting
the pipe and the other was just prepar.
ing pipeful of the dope" The men
were arraigned before Justice Austin
later in the day, and will be tried Fri
day. The place where the arrest was
made has been watched by the police
for some time, and is one OF the worst
Joints in town.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
Startling Eaets.

The American people are rapidly becoming a
race of nervous wrecks, and the following sug-
gests tie best remedy: Alfonso Hemphing, of
Butler, Pa, swears that when his son was
speechless from st. Vitus dance DR.. Miles great
Restorative Nervine cured him. Mrs. J. R.
Miller, of Valparaiso, and ]. d. Taylor, of LO-
gansport, Ind, each gained 20 pounds from
taking it, Mrs. H. A. Gardner, of Vistula, Ind,
was cured OF 4Oto so conxulsions day, and
much headache, dizziness, backaehe and ner-
vous prostration by one bottle. Trial bottles,
and fine book OF marvellous cures free at K. w !.
Ellis & Co, who recommend and guarantee
this prequaled remedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
The London Clearing House.

The daily average at the London
clearing house for 1888 amounted to
e22, ,250, 900. If these transactions for Q
single day were settled in coin it would
require IT'S tons of gold or 2,7S1 tons Of
silver, while probably the documents
actually used did not weigh more than
huDdredweight. -Gentleman's Maga-
zine
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
ARE YOU MADE

ARE YOU MADE miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizziness Loss of Appetite, Vel
low Skin? Shiloh's Vitalizer is positive cure.
For sale by Heinzeman, 222 N. Main, or Trout,
Sixth and Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia and
Liver Com plant? Shtlohs Vitalizer is guaran-
teed to cure you. For sale by Heinzeman, 222
N. Main, or Trout, Six III and Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
Miles,s Nerve and LIVER Pill.

Act on new principle-regulating the liver
stomach and bowels through The nerves. A new
discovery. Dr. Miless Pills speedily cure bill
iousness, bad taste, torpid liver, piles constipa
ton. Unequaled for men, women, children
Smallest, miidest, surest! Fifty doses, IS cts
Samples free, at r. w. Ellis & Co.'s
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER, of Bourbon,
Ind, says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives
by Heinzeman 222 n Main, or Trout, sixth
and Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

For Durability and Beauty,
House owners should insist on having their
painters use only the Sherwin-Williams paints,
for sale by 81. Mathews cor. Second and
Main
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

HnrrisOn's Enamel Decorating Paint
In all shades for furniture, wainscoating, etc.
at SERVER & Quinns, LAG 8. Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
Onr Boma Rraw.

Philadelphia Lager, fresh from the brewery,
on draught in all the principal Saloons de-
nvered promptly in bottles or kegs. Office
and Brewery, 2S8 Also street. Telephone 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

Leave your butter orders at Jeyneis, and al.
ways make sure ofia good article.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
JOHN WIELAND, FREDERICKS
BURG,. UNITED STATES and
CHICAGO BREWERIES.

EXTRA PALE PILSENER, STANDARD, Err
LANCER and CULMBACHER BEERS of high
repute. Also brew the best PORTER and ALE
JACOB ADLOFF,
General Agent, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18


Southern Railroad.
being irrigated
Valley which
immediate settlement and Improvement.
The will be under 200foot pressure. Es
occupied with
CONGREGATIONAL built and
being held church regularly Sunday.
POSTOFFICE established Moreno twill be
a a a building s
celebrated which
miles further
will have MORE GOOD LAND
Moreno that will exceed wealth
CHOICE the will be
will
they that others should
benefit the additional values.
OF andr return n
will be for all the
in twelve months with interest at
February $40
certificate and will be received by the 500
probably
be agreed
OPPORTUNITY
value, the a and will rapidly.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHTP

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
solved I BY n mutual 1 consent, Mr. w. T CSiidress %
retiring. The business of the above firm will
be conducted by Messrs Bowen, Edwards 4
Vance. who assume all liabilities, and will col
iect all outstanding debts. - (. . 55Hs7
lSigned) u. n CHTinREss
Dated Los Angeles, February 10, 1891.
2-l8-oaw-4w-wed
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

Telephone, 468. P. o. Box 1891 Station g.
Corner New North Main, Mission and Chavez
sts., opposite Maud Weyse & Co.'s warehouse.
11-1-6m
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

ing her gate. -
''On our return home will show you
a clump OF trees now battered and
gnarled with age. They stand on the
river bank in front of Mr.. Jacobs dwell
ing. At the time alluded to they were
young and vigorous, and so distri buted
that their limbs interlaced and formed
magnificent bower. It was a most in
viting spot. Beneath this canopy OF
leaves Mr.. Jacob had placed num-
ber of comfortable seats, where he and
his guests often enjoyed a siesta on
warm summer days. The people of the
neighborhood often stopped here, either
for rest or for the enjoyment of the
cool breeze which comes from the river.
One evening, on our return from long
and dusty ride, we passed the place at
about sunset. The sight of the cool re-
treat reminded me Of spring which
bubbled from the bank few feet below
it. I suggested the idea of dismounting
in order to quench our thirst, and I was
the first to leap from my pony and pene-
trate the shadowy recess. Guess my
surprise when in the gathering twilight
I perceived our deserted Cecile.
'She stood in the subdued light like a
Calypso ready to resent an intrusion
within the sacred precinct of her grotto.
"'Why. Cecile,' I exclaimed, I took
you for ghostr
"For answer she burst into little
irritable laugh-'Thanks for your COM
pliment.'
II knew she was not in amiable mood,
but went up to her and kissed her light
ly on the cheek. She did not change
her attitude nor unlock her arms from
| behind her. Her airs provoked me. and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
Is Clipping Bulldogs. Ears Cruel.

The work of clipping the ears of
bulldogs and other CANNES was dis
cussed in the Police Court this morn
ing when Frank w. Moulton. a dog
fancier, was called upon to answer q
charge of cruelty to animals preferred
against him by Agent Key, of the HUI
name Society. The alleged cruelty
consisted in clipping the ears of the
dogs.
Mr.. Moulton told how the dogs were
etherized before the operation is per-
formed, in order to prevent pain or
cruelty. ut has been the universal
custom" he said, @to clip their ears"
"And it used to be the custom for
men to bore holes through their noses,'
added the Judge, @but civilization is
ahead of that"
Judge Miller wanted to know if there
were any decisions on this question,
and counsel said he thought there was
none.
Mr.. Moulton said that since the war
rant was issued he had written to the
Secretary of the New York Kennel
Club, and his reply was that no such
case had been prosecuted before and he
considered it perfectly nonsensical.
The Judge thought that the dog was
entitled to his ears and tail, and said
that the public was interested in the
dog untrimmed and unadorned. Az
the question was one of considerable
Importance, the Judge said he would
take it under avisement and dispose Of
it within ten days.-Washi1agt tom Star.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

OF his words, for it blow n ncrfcct oa,o
ana oy 9o'clock all but the crew we've
uo"n IN the cabin, with the hatch hat.
tened down. wv 1"oen oa'-
we were all dcathly sick, and the old
steward, who had been on the sea for
years, was nearly as helpless as any of
~. ~. but ne managed to circulate among
.iie wretched company with the ship's
uie,aupah, INTO which each cast his con.
s . and sank back with relieved
VI. Inc storm lasted for three long
uays, on the second day, however. /
could stand the sickening confinement of
1he cabin no longer and managed to
crawl upon deck.
Inc captain dashed me to the main
mast and then FASTENED to the side of
inc vessel. He was also wretchcdly sick
IN 1act, 1t is safe to say that we wer
the slckest community on the face of thu
ueep we every moment expected to g.
10 the bottom, and were trife disap-
pointed to find our misery prolonged.
"When we came in sight of the coast
we dare not attempt a landing, as our
compass and chronometer were out of
order and we were general Y off our
reckoning and along bad coast The
natives, however, came out in their
canoes and bartered first for salt pork.
"Ihe sea was still rolling high when
we approached the island of utiIla
aAgain we did not dare to land, but
raised the signal OF distress and with the
glass watched the natives set out for us
in couple of sailboats. 1t took then,
two hours TO reach us. We deidcd to
beach tho vessel and did so successfully
with native for pilot
"Ihe water on shipboard had been so
vile that was frantic for drink of
something that tasted clean. So went
ashore with the islanders One of their
number climbed cocoanut tree and
brought down large nut, which we
tapped and from which l took long,
refreshing dranght OF it's cooling milk.
"At the earliest possible moment we
tut our vessel into the harbor Of Ruitan.
"rhe nat YES of these islands are a
strange composite of negro, Spanish and
white blood, and are commonly called
'Bandangos.' They dressed with great
freedom when they took the trouble ia
dress at all. A more lazy set you never
saw. 1t was a great eNertion for
them to smuggle enough rum from Brit.
ish Honduras to keep the officers and
themselves supplied.
at was next to impossible to get them
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
Tots Adopted Family.

Tot came to me one morning with
puzzled and inquiring look in her
large, beautiful brown eyes. "What
would you do with him." she seemed
to say. "He worries me more than all
the others put together"
Tot was small, cream-colored Els
kimo dog, and it was one of her adopt
ed children, a turtle, that was just
then causing her motherly heart so
much anxiety. After thus questioning
me with her expressive eyes, a bright
idea seemed to strike her. She ran to
her closet and separated the trouble
some turtle from the other members of
her rather singular family, pushing
him with her nose into corner of the
room. Then she brought some pieces
of muslin, and covered him over so
that not bit of him could be seen.
"There, now, I think he will sleep and
give me time to attend to my other
children" was her apparent comment.
Tot was in the habit of adopting all
the motherless strays she came across.
At the time of which write, we had
two little ducks that had been left
orphans. Tot heard them Complaining
one day. 1t seemed to make her very
miserable. At last she could bear it
no longer; SO downstairs she went,
and, to my utter establishment, re-
turned with one of the ducklings, safe
and sound in her mouth, depositing it
in the box with her three puppies. In
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

and rats had left but little sound, sala-
BILE fruit out of the entire cargo of
bananas, pineapples, and cocoanuts.
"To C ap the climax. the ships papers
could not be made out to satisfy the Gus
tom house officials In vain I tried to
discover what was the matter with them.
At last l slipped a live-dollar bill into
the hands of an official, and the papers
suddenly became satisfactory
3 clad it not been for the immense
margin of profit in the cargoes that we
handled, we would have lost heavily on
account of being becalmcd, AS it was,
we came out about even in money and
our experience ahead.
II saw plainly that the frut-carrying
trade with Bay Islands must be con-
Quoted by steamships, which would not
be subject to Gains. Our next move
must be to obtain steamship.
shortly after returning to Chicago a
certain lake steamer was advertised for
sale by the United States Marshal at
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
A sermon In Five Lines.

at takes SO little to make o child
happy that it is pity in a world full
of sunshine and pleasant things that
there should be any wistful faces,
empty hands, or lonely young hearts.
found these words in an old news
paper the other day. They we're headed:
"A Sermon in Five Lines" aud they
came home to me with all the force of
personal appeal.
at takes so little to make a child
happy" How many times I have seen
the most trivial incident lift my own
little boy into the very ecstasy Of hap
piness. How often would some simple
gift or song or a story chase the tears
from his eyes and bring smiles to his
face! And yet, thought with pang
of regret, how many times 1 had
chided him needlessly; how many
times I had refused to exert myself at
all for his sake; That very night he
had gone to bed with heavy heart be-
cause would not romp with him. ]
was too tired, said. l stepped into
they boys room before I went to bed
that night, and passing my hand over
his faxen hair I resolved that in the
future I would be better father to
him.
"It is pity that there should be any
wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely
young hearts, thought as dropped
asleep. 1 remember that later in the
night I was dreaming of visiting q
great factory and inspecting the ma
chinery.-Morris Waite.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

to do stroke of work. One athletic
fellow came aboard the schooner in the
early morning, and we attempted to hire
him to go ashore and bring in some pine
apples. Dress you Bress yo'! Ise got
no time, and spent fully six hours in
demonstrating that assertion!
"But very little work will answer in
that climate. The soil is so wonderfully
fertile that cocoanuts that drop from
the trees sprout and grow from the spot
where they strike.
awe no sooner came into port than the
natives came out in forty or fifty little
boats to buy bacon of us.
~sAt the consul's we sold for $40. so per
barrel -four that cost us only 1925.
When we came to sell out our stock of
hams and shoulders, and started to weigh
them on pair of new Fairbanks scales,
which we had brought for the purpose,
the Bandangos would have nothing to
do with us, but insisted that we should
weigh with pair of old rusty spring
balances which already stood at three
pounds. As each ham weighed about
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
GEN. W. T. sHERMAN.s DESIGN.

Tho Simple Monument He Selected to
Mark His Gravs in st. Louis.
Work has begun on the monument
which was designed by General Sher-
man himself to mark his grave III Cal
vary Cemetery in St. Louis. A few
weeks before his death General Sher-
man explained his views as to proper
monument to mark his grave. A draw
somewhat modified according to sug-
gestions made by the General, he ac-
cepted it, saying he would place it
among his papers and leave request
for his executors to carry out the
design. Shortly after the Generals
death, his son, Rev. T. P. Sherman,
arranged to prepare the monument.
The design, as approved by General
Sherman, is here prod1ced. The mon
ument is to be made of what is known
as fine hammered Westerly statuary
granite of light color. It will be 4
feet 8 inches by feet inches at the
base and feet 8 inches high and made
in three sections. It is to stand beside
the granite cross which Genera
Sherman year ago erected to the
memory of his wife. In height, ma
terial, and finish the monument will, by
the Generals direction. correspond
with the cross. There will be no orna-
mentation of the monument except on
its front. Near the top his well-known
gold and silver combination badge will
be represented. It consists of gold
pin, from which is suspended ribbon
in the national colors. This ribbon
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
sAs our captain was lake captain.

AS our captain was lake captain,
ana had never sailed OH the sea, wished
10 get posted on all the difficult details
VI seaport entry. which is more per.
p'cS'ng and intricate affair than The tariff.
The custom house clerks would not
give me a particle of information on that
subject and confessed complete ignor-
ahce OF it. But | happened to find an
Ga frlend-a ship broker-who knew the
deputy revenue collector, and introduced
me to that official, with whom | had A
long talk on the details of seaport entry.
After the ships papers had been pre-
sented, we were informed that certain
errors in them laid us guilty of a certain
maritime offense, punishable by sei?ure
ahd sale OF the vessel and it's cargo by
United States marshal.
"The deputy-colIector when reminded
OF his conversation with me, denied any
recollection of it. Then told the officials
mat, IN order to make the whole thing
complete, they should hang the owner
and agent of the vessel-make a clean
1oo OF it and prevent further trouble.
when they wanted to know what I
was going to do about it, told them that
perhaps had better pull in Washing
ton than they imagined, and that l was
gong to pay visit to the Secretary of
the Interior.
cat that they fixed things up in a
hurry, on my making written state
ment OF the history of the papers, and
OF the TACT that our men knew nothing
about making out ships papers for sea-
port entry and exit.
",Ihe Ship was then stocked and in due
time reached the harbor of Ruitan.
while here formed the acquaintance
OF the Governor OF Eastern Honduras
| man of fine presence and ability.
"Ihis acquaintance would have ended
IN my accepting an official position un-
der him had l not been determined to
make final test Of my enterprise.
chartered my merchandise for anothc.
cargo of tropical frnits, and we steamed
away for New Orleans in defiance OF
Gains.
unfortunately we decided to take the
cargo as far north as Mobile. Just as
we reached there an untimely severe
frost nipped the fruits of all our struggle
into nothingness.
"My resources were exhausted, bu,
others picked up the enterprise where ]
was forced to drop it, and made
their millions from it. recall, in par.
| ticular. one old 'dago.' then common
fruit vender on the streets of New Or
leans, who became millionaire from
the Bay Island steamship fruit traffic
in few years from the time when
brought the first cargo, by steam, tt
Mobile.
"From that disastrous voyage Ina.
! grown the immense fruit traffic with
Central America"
The gentleman who gave me this mar
rative in the true Chicago spirit quickl!
recruited his fortunes. and is now al
honored and successful Chicago bushes.
| man
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01

the course of the day she succeeded in
bringing the other little fellow up
stairs and placing him with his brother.
The ducks seemed quite happy with
their adopted mother, ard, when older,
followed her everywhere, running after
Der, and screaming if she got too far
ahead of them. A singular thing it
was that Tot and her own children
never injured these feathered found
lings. But am sorry to say Tot
never loved the turtle, always covering
up the ungainly little creature whom
ever it ventured to put out its head or
be sociable with the rest of the family.
St Nicholas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
Express.

In an account of Mexican meteorites,
M. L. Fletcher, an English mineralo-
gist, describes fourteen huge masses of
iron which have been found within q
small section of country. The largest
has the form of beehive, rises four
feet above the ground, and is five feet
in diameter at the surface OF the soil,
beneath which it extends to unknown
depths. The second mass, estimated
to weigh 1000 pounds, is now in the
National Museum at Washington.
The Butcher masses number eight
pieces, weighing from 900 pounds to
$50 pounds, and having total weight
of 4 1000 pounds, The Sandhez estate
mass weighs 252 pounds, and the Fort
Duncan mass 9Th pounds. The great
est dispersion is sixty-six miles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01


selves three pounds out of every four
teen.
sWhile at the island of RuiLan the
American consul. Mr.. Burchard, made
MS welcome to his home, and we
spent night after night upon
his bacony, listening to the yarns
of the sailors and the songs of the ma
tiyes. There were no hotels on the
island and no one took boarders: but it
was good form for any of the crew who
could not be entertained at the Consufs
to drop into the first Bandango hut he
came to and call for breakfast, or any
other meal. A favorite dish was cocoa
nut when in the custard state, Just as 1t
was beginning to set. My partner re-
NAMED at the principal harbor on Ruitan
Island. where we unloaded all the cargo
Int a few barrels of salt pork, which we
took to a second harbor. where we ex-
nected to sell it and at once load with a
return cargo of fruits and nuts When
the second port was reached we failed to
sal] as we expected, but loaded with
fruits and put out for New Orleans only
stonning moment at Ruitan.
aWhen fairly started on our return
VOYAGE. it was discovered that the as