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Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Diamonds That Are Safe.

Extremely valuable diamonds are al most perfectly safe property. A gen tleman who possessed one valued at $50, 900 passed it freely from hand to hand in a large commercial establish ment, and even allowed a man whom he knew nothing about to take it out of the room.
 ''I should think you would be afraid that it would be stolen" some one said.
 The owner of the diamond smiled.
 Its value is it's protection" he said. "A thief, in order to realize anything upon that diamond, would have to take it to large dealer, and the diamond is perfectly we'll known to every such dealer in America or Europe. It would be recognized and held at once"
 But could not the thief have it cut up into small diamonds, and sold in that way?"
 'To be cut, it would have to go either to Amsterdam or to one of two Or three men in America. In either case it would be found registered, with my name as it's owner. It would be of no more real value to the thief than 8 lump of coal. ."-Youth's Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Unseldsh.

There are usually at least two ways of looking at thing, and it is well now and then to change ones point of view. Little Hans had just begun his school life, and his mother was ambitious to have him keep a high standing in his class.
 "Why, Hans," she said regretfully at the end of his second week, Hast week you gave me so much pleasure by get ting to be at the head of your class, and now you are only number four, l see."
 "Yes'm, I know" admitted the little fellow, with great gravity; "but then" he added, "some other boys mamma had the pleasure this week, so thought perhaps you wouldn't mind so very muchl"
 "You're quite right, Hans, said his mother, giving him an appreciative smile, 'I don't mind it at au-nowl"- Youths Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Longevity and Country Life.

How great the difference is between an urban and a rural population in the average age of all who die may be con- veniently illustrated from the registrar tion reports of Massachusetts, which have been published for forty seven years. In the thirty years from 1850 to 1880 the average age of all the per sons who died in Suffolk county. an urban county on the seaboard, was g 1-2 years; the average age of all per sons who died in Barnstable, rural county on the same seaboard, was S7; in Franklin, an inland rural county, S8 1-2; while the average age of all the persons who died in the island county of Nantucket during the thirty years was very nearly double the average age at death in Suffolk-namely, 46.1 15.
 The same reports show that the an nual death rate is uniformly higher in the densely populated counties than in the sparsely populated ones. Other causes besides density of population contribute to produce these striking re- suits; but the main fact remains that a family which lives in the country has a better chance of continuance than one that lives in the city. Moreover, if the family history of the actual leaders for the time being, in business and the professions in any American city, be studied, it will usually be found that a very large proportion of them were country bred. The country breeding gives a vigor and an endurance which in the long run outweigh all city ad- vantages, and enable the we'll endowed country boys to outstrip all their com petitors. s.-President c. w. Eliot in Forum. .... ....
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
One Way of Calling.

PERSONALLY Visiting cards left. New Years calls speciality. None but high toned callers fur nished Elegant attire and frequent changes Address E 84, - office.
 The above advertisement in one of the Chicago dailies attracted the attention of a reporter. A correspondence was entered into with the result of an in terview being arranged for, the adver- tiser being quite unaware that publicity would be given to what was developed. The manager of the ''social agency" for such he called his establishment, was found occupying an office in one of the tall buildings, and explained that the general purpose of his business was the leaving of calling cards, thereby saving society people the trouble of doing this work themselves. Ordinarily" he said, Il employ half dozen carriages and an equal number of footmen. can save a lady the trouble of driving around and leaving her card by doing the work for her, and if you want anything done that way would be pleased to serve you. My charges are moderate"
 What do you charger"
 My regular rates are $1 per 100 cards left, but make reduction for heavy business"
 "How do you manage to do the work so cheap?"
 "Why, by leaving cards for large number of ladies with one trip. where several hundred would be required if it were done by the ladies themselves"
 What are your special features for New Year's?"
 ''That, of course, is our biggest day, not only from the number of calls that are made, but because we work on New Years in double capacity, not only de- livering cards for those who choose to employ us, but leaving them in the baskets hung outside of our patrons doors. We will have over a hundred carriages calling this New Years, and we will have to supply them with gen. tlemen in dress suits. We will also have a number of callers on foot, at half rates. as some prefer these."
 "What is the advantage of all this?"
 "Why, it gives prestige to the ladies called upon. If they can seem to receive so many calls, although not entertaining, they must be considered very desirable people to know. See!"-Chicago Herald
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
SOBER THOUGHTS.
A Bit of Moralizing Appropriate to Now Years Day.

A Bit of Moralizing Appropriate to New
 Years Day.
 From time immemorial the new year has been the season for fresh and good resolutions. We can even imagine Caesar himself, shortly after the reforma- tion of the calendar, resolving that he would cease to think again of kingly crown, and Lucullus resolving that no banquets of peacocks' tongues and night ingales' brains should cost more than so many sestertii. Cataline resolving on no more conspiracies, and Cicero upon less talking. And doubtless long before their and made memorable by this same cus- tom, for even when Adam and Eve left Eden they must have made resolve to eat no more apples of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, should they chance to come across them.
 But indeed the making of good reso- lutions has always been so easy that one marvels why any day in especial should ever have been set apart for the purpose Yet the fact is that almost every one likes to postpone the time of relinquish- ing the particular naughtiness which for any reason has become objection able, whether the reason be the bare fact of it's own character or be the in- jury it works.
 It is so easy to be good next week or the week after, because that person who is going to be good next week or the week after is another individual, the person of that time another person, not ones self. not the person of this time. It is so difficult to say, Now, now, now is the time to leave off! because the per son whom "now" addresses is ones self, and experiences the whole bitterness of the renunciation. And for this reason we may observe that usually the time for carrying the good resolve into effect is seldom this moment or this day, but is always among the to-morrows: and thus uncounted good resolutions are made in any part of the last year, the time for their budding into action being always left for the first day of the new year.
 It would seem, then, that th1s first day of the new year is really 8 sort of sacri- ficial day, and while we never celebrate
 it with external ceremonial as day of sacredness, as we do many other holi- days, it is in very truth a day of sacred ness in the effect that it has upon us as a means of grace, let us say, since there is no question but that the making of good resolutions is means of grace, no mat ter how poorly we use the means after ward. On that one day of all the 865 we have the chance to make ourselves better than we were by all the height of olr desire and our resolve, and thus | something of the loftiness of the desire and the resolve belongs about the day. Harper's Bazaar.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
ODDS AND ENDS.

If you catch an animal in a steel trap, every minute it stays there it's meat is growing worse.
 Germany produced in 1889, 2,372. 413 tons of wheat, 5,363, 426 tons of rye, 1,938, 419 tons of barley and 4,197, 1A tons of oats.
 Said an excited elocutionist, "Dare to harm one head of her hair, and the last moment shall be your next"
 A pint of milk taken hot every night before retiring will make thin person plump and produce wonderfully rest full feeling.
 A pleasant household deodorizer is made by pouring spirits of lavender over Jumps of bicarbonate of ammonia.
 Wash your black silk stockings through strong salt water, dry them and wash again. Then rinse in clear water. This will set the color.
 The pictures that hang on the walls of the postmaster generals Washington residence (the old Frelinghuysen man. sion) are worth more than $1OO,OOO.
 The Queen of England has forbidden the introduction of the electric light into her private apartments at Windsor castle because she declares it is too strong for her eyes.
 The shirt fronts of the best dressers are as plain as plain can be. They are amply wide, and the collars on the dress shirts are attached.
 Lord Wolseley has stated before a parliamentary committee that if only 100. 900 men were landed in any part of England he would not be able to pre- vent their capturing London.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
POISONED ARROWS OF THE PYGMyEA'

Terrible Havoc and Suffering Caused by
 the Weapons of Africans.
 When we first encountered the tribes who fought with poisoned arrows we were not prepared to be greatly i'm pressed with the danger, but we re- ceived a severe lesson in August, 1887, during fight with the Avisibba sav- ages. Young fellows, inspired by the example of Lieut.. Stairs, R. E., rushed with brave homicidal intentions to the front, and the tiny arrows sailed in showers past them, but some of them found their intended billets and were arrested quivering in arms and shoul- ders. With contemptuous smiles the young men drew them out and flung them away, and some continued an swering the savages with rifleshota, while others sought the surgeon. bear ing with them the arrows with which they had been wounded
 When the days fight was over of course we had more leisure to examine the missiles, and our anxiety was great when we observed that they had been
 
 like substance which emitted subtle, acrid odor, with a suspicion of asafptida in it. The arrows seemed to have been plunged into pot containing goodly quantity of resinous substance, and twirled around in it and we'll soaked and then lifted up in bunch and cov- cred over with banana or a piece of phrynium leaf. Quivers full of the arrows showed us that the weapons were considered by their owners to be dangerous, for those so smeared were tied together, head downward, and apart from the others.
 Yet the wounds made by these slen- der arrows were mere punctures, such as might have been made by finely pointed butchers skewers, and being exceedingly ignorant of the effect, we contented ourselves with swinging them with warm water and dressing them with bandages. In some instan- ces affectionate men sucked their com rades' wounds, to make sure that noth- ing of the substance should be left to irritate them. In no instance was this method of any avail. All who were wounded either died after terrible sui ferings from tetanus, or developed such dreadful gangrenous tunors as to in- capacitate them from duty for long periods, or wreck their constitutions 90 completely by blood poisoning that their lives became burden to them Henry M. Stanley in Scribners.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14

The Orient had regained him completely, but more by means of the force of habit and the influence of the atmos- phere than by genuine heart bonds.
 Toward evening the train of mules laden with coufins all puffed out with treasures turned down the street of the faubourg, when before the door of the Arabian bureau they found their way obstructed by greater crowd. It was a party of immigrants who had just ar rived from France; no preparations hao been made for their reception, and the unfortunate strangers were vainly len- treating aid and seeking information, Some of them were hopelessly sitting on their baggage, exhausted by their journey and annoyed by the curiosity of the crowd; while to add to their misery night was coming on, increasing with it's darkness the desolateness of the unknown land Kadour looked at the exiles me chanically, but he was, on 8 sudden, seized with strong emotion as he rec ognized the dress of the old peassnts, the velvet bodices of their wives, and the women's long hair, of the color of the ripe harvest. In another minute his for gotten dreams had become reality, for he saw before him the soft features and golden hair of Katel Yes. there she stood with old Rippert, her mother, and all the little children, far away from the sawmil on the ripplng Sauerbach, which still flowed past the abandoned home.
 "Kadourl''
 "Katelr'
 He turned pale and she blushed slightly.
 In few minutes the exiles' difficulty was settled. The Kaid's house was large and the immigrants were welcome to install themselves therein until their little portion of land was accorded them. Quickly the mother gathered up the bundles and called together her children, who had begun already to play with the little natives; pell mell they were all put in the couffins among the silks and pre- cious stuffs, and Katel laughed merrily at finding herself mounted in such grand style on an Arab mule. Kadour laughed. too, but less heartily, and with sort of suppressed delight.
 As night was falling round and the air growing cool he wrapped his former nurse in beautiful striped burnous, one of the wedding presents, embroidered with pearls, and with it's soft folds fall ing round her and the fringe glistening brightly she sat motionless and smi1ing, looking like blonde houri escaped from the harem.
 As Kadour gazed at her thousand mad projects crossed his mind. He would break his troth with the Aga's daughter and marry Katel-none but Katel for him. And some day they would be returning together from the city, all alone in lane of oleanders, she smiling at him on the mules back, he holding her bridle as at present. Eager ly, still dreaming, he gave the signal for the departure of the train, At Katel stopped him, saying in her soft vAce:
 "Wait 8 minute. Here comes my husband"
 Katel was married. Poor Kadourl- From the French of Daudet in Buffalo EXOroSs
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
A Trick of the Wirea.

A prominent Denver laan was married recently with great eclat, but he is al- ready unhappy. He is unhappy because an Associated Press dispatch which an- nounced that he had married hand some Colorado woman was mixed in transmission, and he now has the reputa- tion of having married 8 handsome col ored woman.-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Willie's Fish.

"Y-a-a-s," said Willie Washington, who had evidently been thinking again "I wealize that fellow who cawn't wely op himself ought to take the wohd of some smahter man than he is."
 "Why don't you, thena"
 "Well, don't you see, 1t takes so much bwains to find out who the smaht fellaha wsslly aha. ."--W ashington Post.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Eorcad upon Him.

The poor man was inconsolable for the loss of his wife.
 'I will do it now," he cried in a tone of anguish that melted hls hearers hearts; "I must do itp'
 They tried to dissuade him from all thoughts of self destruction, but their efforts seemed in vain.
 "No. nol'' he cried "'Twas she alone that kept me from it. cannot avoid 1t aimee she is gone. I'll have to go to work sA last mysa1lr' TiRss.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
A Scientist's Onlnfor

MT. Bilkins Cooking up from the paper)-The eminent physician, Dr. Greathead, says there is no exercise so conducive to health in woman as ordi- nary housework.
 Mrs. Bilkins-Huhl I'll bet he's mar. ried.-New York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Buried in Two PlaceS.

The true burial place of Columbus has been Q mooted point for many years, and it would seem that the rs- mains of that ilustrious discoverer rest in two places-San Domingo and Genoa. However, the truth of this statement has never been satisfactorily proven.-DetroitF Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
More Than Ono Sort of Bench.

"There goes man who is said to have amassed fortune while on the bench"
 Whoever said that is utterly ignorant of the possibilities of matchmaking. One's happy if he can make 8 living at it. ;"
 "Oh, he's not 8 watchmaker; he's judge. e."-Jewelers' Circular.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Almost n Native.

Engiishman-I am surprised to learn you arS an Americanl Surely you arc not Q native of the United States, arc. you2
 Anglomaniac (apologetically)-WeE. I-er-that is-I was born here, you. know. Kate E4slds Washington. {,
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14

The Servant Girl Q~estion in the Country.
 Gordon-Do you always lift your hat to your cook when you leave the house,
 Tredegar-Not always; but, my dear fel. low, just consider that that one has con. sented to stay with us for three whole days.-Puck.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
BRUSH.

have learned beautiful lesson,
 Taught by the sweetpease standing there, Those little clouds of sunset glory
 Caught out of time in morning air. You see their fragrant blossoms nodding, Purple, crimson and pale rose blush, On slender aems too slight to bear them Without the helping, hidden brush. To it's brown arms, 90 strong and trnsty, The little tendrils cleave and cling. The vine, unheld, in dust were lying,
 A fallen, bruised and dowerless thiIx. And yet the brush itself was barren,
 Unquickened at the summers kiss; It bore no scent or sign Of blossom,
 But now it blooms again nke this thinS It must forget the sadness
 Of it's own broken life. and glow With love for all the warmth and sunshine That makes the sweetpease bud and blow It may seem but a dreary failure,
 Deadened and storm tossed. dulled with
 strife:
 But It haa Aelped to baAr the haoasoms That crown anoeher, fairer hfA -. -Bessie Chandler in Harper's Baxar.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
She UnderBtood.

Mrs. Muggins-And so you arc an actor9 What are you playing nowf
 Handsome Stranger-The dual role in the "Corsican Brothers" Mrs. Muggins-Oh, yes, I've seen that, and remember there was duel in it.-New York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
A Gfrl,s Curiositv

A Girls Curiosity. He tIeadingSThen their lips met. and
 She GnterruptingeWas it protract- ed meeting, wonder?-Burlington Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14
Two tablespoonfuls of grated choco

late, dissolved in half a cup of boiling water, added to ths mixture for baked or boiled custard makes a delightful dessert.
Connecticut western news., 1891-01-14

All the Christians Do Not Belong to Congregations, but There Are Many Reasons Why All Persons Should Be Christians-A Word to Unbelievers.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-05

EoR SALE
THE PIRTLE REAL ESTATE AND TRUST CO.,
229 West Second Street,
Telephone 523)
Dealers In Real Estate, Stocks, Bonds, Mort
cages and other Securities. Notary rublic.'
Money at current rates.
A GRAND AVE. SNAP
Modern 1O-room house, north of 3Oth st;
cement walks, lawn and flowers, only $500.
RARE OPPORTUNITY.
Bran new cottage of rooms and good lot in
southern portion Of city,a few days at only
$1,000; $500 cash, bal. S25 per mo.
CozY AND CHEAP.
Cottage OF . rooms and ot GOx140-Twenty-
third street close to Grand ave-, $4,000. Terms,
half cash, bslance to suit purchaser.
NEAR WEST LAKE PARK.
Lovely cottage of 8 large rooms and every
modern convenience good barn, cement walks
lawn, flowers and tropical shrubbery, on clean
side OF SO-foot st: only $500: easy terms.
BUILDING INDUCEMENTS.
Fine lot on Thlrtieth st., clean side, between
trees only 500.
Lot on Flower ST.. 53x16O, 80 IT. street, only
HOPE st, near Pico, 5ox155, clean side, $1,000
West Seventh st so # $3.50.
West 18th St, so f., $500.
Union ave-, graded, S0x140. $500.
FOR FEW DAYS ONLY.
,50xl6 60. Adams st, clean side, * block from
electric Ry, 80 # It, graded and cement walks
only 500.
BARGAINS IN ACREAGE
22h acres highly improved, Az miles from
city, mostly set to assorted fruits in bearing;
large vineyard, good house of looms large
barn, reservoir, etc: altitude over 600 feet;
magnificent view; offered few days at only
$4,000.
FOR EXCHANGE.
10 acres in white Asiatic figs. in bearing; new
4-room house. perpetual water right, soil sandy
loan, for 5 or q room cottage in East Los An
geles or southern part of city.
10 acres in Eagle Rock valley, all set to fruit,
mostly in bearing, good 4-room cottage, etc,
improved or unimproved; will assume incum-
brance 11-24-lm
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-05
FOR RENT-FURNIsHED HOUSES.

GROOM HOUSE, BEAUTIFULLY FUR
~ nished Washington ST.; $40.
Groom house, furnished, near Union ave. and
First, s35
7-room house. near Eighth st. and Pearl,
finely furnished $40.
7-room house, beautifully furnished, near
Eighth and Pearl ST.; $50.
Suite of rooms, furnished for houSekeep-
ing, close in on Broadway; $25.
Also other furnished house in different loca-
tions in city.
NERLY e. CONVERSE,
11-26 I'm lO2 S. Broadway (Basement.)
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-05
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.
ToHN F. HUMPHREYS & SON,
100 S. Broadway,

Los Angeles. ........-.....-......-...C Cal.
We have a long list OF property for sale
or exchange, money to loan, houses in the
city and ranches for rent.
For sale-Special bargains in ranches in Los
Angeles county
Buy the choicest land, with sufficient water
for dry seasons, ii you expect profitable in
vestment.
500 acres in wheat and pasture, railroad de-
pot on the ranch, $25.
20 acres, Azusa, bearing wslnuts, choice cor
ner $780,
$50 acres, alfalfa and corn ranch, fenced, 3
flowing wells, $50.
10 acres, Azusa. extra orange and strawberry
ranch, $500.
300-acre rawberry and walnut ranch, good
Improvements. $3.50. That portion in straw
berries last winter paid over S400 per acre
in December and January, and will all pay the
same when planted out to same, with toma-
toes, peas, etc., an shipped east in winter.
FOR EXCHANGE
acres this side Westlake park, overlooking
same, near to 2 car lines; choice for two fine
homes or subdivision; will take choice ranch
aud pay difference.
Also an S-ronm house. close in, and 10 acres
on Boyle Heights for an improved ranch.
Also 4 beautiful lots for new buggy and
surrey.
99S acres, frostless belt, in winter vegetables,
straw berries, potat0eS, corn, alfalfa, piped
water, good buildings, fenced, 500; an elegant
ranch for colony subdivision.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-05
FLORISTS.

r Os ANGELES FLORAL STORE ANTON
l 4 Kraychyk, Prop. Cut flowers, bouguets and
plants; designs OF flowers made to order on
short notice and shipped to all parts of the
United States: s. +. cor Main and Second SITS.
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Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-05

BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE BY A. Fl.
ID NEIDIG, No. 229 w. Second street.
FOR EXCHANGE.
200 acres, cleai, in Missouri; 1870 acres in
cultivation, orchard or 10 acres 2-story
stone house. 9 rooms, granary, large basement
barn: school house on land: price $4,000; for
exchange for Southern California property.
A fine home, 10 rooms, Washington ST., for
orange grove at Covina, Azusa or Pomona
% acres, improved new house, 6 rooms, San
Fernando valley, for Los Angeles city property.
Fine Illinois farm, 323 acres, near Chicago,
for property here.
II acres, improved, near city. for city prop
erty
10 acres near electric road, set to oranges and
French prunes, income 20 per cent for city
property.
An ice mandatory, doing a good business,
$4,000; for good city property or acreage
ALMOND ORCHARD.
The best fruit invesI inert in California; GAO
acres, class A, to be planted to almonds. few
acres left. Sold on yearly installments or
monthly payments Call on the secretary. A.
H NEIDIG, for particulars, and get pamphlet
giving information. 121 I'm