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The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
PlTH AND POINT.

Strange how much more pride .
man takes in having lived long than in
having lived well.
-"I hear Brown married his cook. !"
mot exactly. His wife wasn't a cook
until after she married him. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
-Tommy-"Paw, what is fame?"
Mr.. Figg-Fame, my son, is something
a man makes money out of after he is
dead. indianapolis Journal.
Young Doctor (triumphantly)-
'vThatis my first patient" Undertaken
(blandly) y)--"Will you kindly give me an
troduction?'-New York Recorder.
If you want to hear pleasant things
about yourself don't go to the man who
is dissatisfied with himself and keep
away from the man who is satisfied with
himself. f.-Elmira Gazette.
--Over Sensitive.-Freshleigh, '94 Ito
Miss Autumn, who has just made a sar-
castle remark) )-"You are whitening,
Miss Autumn" Miss A. 'Sir-r-r-
r?!!!"-Harvard Lampoon.
-"Are you sure that the author
Schmieri is really reconciled with his
! wife?' eyes, am sure of it, for she
reads what he writes and he eats what
she cooks. '-Fliegende Blaetter.
-'It strikes me that Russian authors
have a remarkably venerable and care
worn look" Eyes; but then look at
the language they have to do their
thinking in."-Washington Post.
81 was just struck with an idea, :"
said Gus de Jay. ''Well, if it is one Of
your own," replied Gus father, 81
guess you amt likely to be black and
blue from Washington Post
-"Do you know. Ethel" said Chep-
pie, ''that you dwell in my mind alto
gether?" 81 don't either" said Ethel,
"and, what is more, never shall live
in fiat as long as ve."-Epoch.
-Ed-"Isn't Grinder pretty well run
down in health?' Ned-'I should say
he was The poor fellow is working
himself to death trying to earn money
enough to carry his life insurance. -
Lowell Citizen.
-"I would like to ascend this noun
tain," remarked the traveller to guide.
"Can you take me? What do you
charge?" sit depends, sir. Do you
want to be guided with or without risk
of your life. ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
"A Wise Present. Gather Thank
Heaven! there is no danger of my boy
ever becoming fast young man.
Friend-"How is that?" Father
have secured position for him as 9
telegraph messenger. Yankee Blade
There is more benefit in a gooe
laugh than in all the not water rene
dies, faith cures, cold water, electric
and all other new-fangled Treatments
in the world, and it does not cost any
thing. Laugh. II you know of moth
Ing else to laugh at, laugh at YOU
neighbor Heis probably improving hi
} health by laughing at you.-Atchisol
Globe.
His Terms.-Mrs. De Fashion,
give little reception next Thursda,
evening, and l would like to have SOM
music, piano solos particularly. Wha
would be your terms?" Prof. Pianissi
mo-"Eef / go zere simply as musi
clan, und blay my selections md leave
1 charge twenty-five tollars; but eef
must 60 as guest und spend re Who'll
evening talking to Won back of fools,
charge Witty tollars." Demorest'
| Monthly
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
LOOK TO THE TEMPERATURE.
The Necessity of Caution in Youth and Ola
Age.

Age.
A low temperature is antagonistic to
all forms of life. Plant life lourishes
most luxuriantly at high temperature.
provided water is present in sufficient
quantities, while cold checks the grow tn
of plants. Animal as well as vegetable
life is dwarfed under the influence Of
a low temperature. In mountain climb
ing, one can almost determine the alti-
tude by the height of the struggling
pines which grow among the rocks.
The influence of cold is especially
productive of mischief to human
beings at the two extremities of
life. Children and old people are
of all classes the largest contribu-
tors to the mortuary tables during
the cold season of the year, and espe
cially during a ':cold snap" Bron-
chitis, or winters cough, in old people,
capillary bronchitis in children, and
pneumonia in both classes, are very
common during the coldest7months of
the year These susceptible classes
should be carefully guarded from the
cold by strict attention to the clothing,
an avoidance of all exposures to low
temperature. 1t is particularly i'm
portant to regulate with great care the
temperature of sleeping-rooms. Sleep
ing-rooms should always be at tenn
perature slightly lower than the room
occupied during the day. If the day
temperature is sixty-fve or seventy de-
grees, the night temperature should be
about sixty degrees.
Sleeping-rooms should always be
heated, either by CRATE, or by regis
ter connected with hot-air furnace, or
by u steam heater. Too high tempera-
ture during the night, however, should
be carefully avoided. Sleep is much
more refreshing in an atmosphere few
degrees below the ordinary atmosphere
to which the body is exposed during the
day, than in warm, relaxing tempera-
ture. Warm bed-gowns should be worn
at night during cold weather, and spe-
cial care should be taken to protect the
lungs by extra layers of flannel during
the day, particularly when exposed tc
a low temperature in going out-of-doors
Good Health.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
Not Right.

Those who undertake to correct the
speech of their fellow-mortals some
times get unexpected results.
Bridget" said a young housekeeper,
who was somewhat fresh from college,
''it would be useless for me to disguise
the fact that your ignorance of gram
mar is very marked. Let me try to cor
rect you. For instance, does it sound
right for me to say: Bridget, you've
been a-settin' in the drawin' room?'"
'sNo, ma'an,," said Bridget, frankly,
but with evident surprise; mo, ma'am,
it don't sound right, but were only a
settin' there the mather of a half hour
or SO wild my cousin Terence, who is
just over s'pose that second girl has
been a-tattlin'. Youths Companion.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
Got the Best.

A man, after eating very poor din
ner in a third-class restaurant, leaned
back and asked of the negro waite,
how much money was due.
"Sebenty-f' cents, sab. I"
"What, for the wing of chicken ano
q piece of corn bread?"
eyes. sah.''
cts outrageous! never heard o!
anything like it before"
''Boss, lemme tell you. Yer looked
like man dat wanted de bes' an gin i
ter yer"
"The best?"
'sYas, sab, fur dat wuz de wing O d
games chicken in dis country. Eff ye
wanted common chicken, w'yn't yer sa.
|.sop"-Arkansas Traveller.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
THE wHEELBARRow TEST.
A Woman Who Knew How to Try Sol
dier's Bravery.

A Woman Who Knew How to Try Sol
dier's Bravery.
Three or four Of us on the car were
talking about Gen. Sherman's death.
and, as might have been expected, one
OF the group modestly admitted that he
was with the lamented general on his
famous march to the sea. There was
woman in the seat ahead, surrounded
by bundles and baskets, and evidently
going somewhere on visit The war
talk soon stirred her up, and she turned
to the veteran and queried:
''Were you right in a battle?"
"Yes'm."
"Dead men all around?"
"Yes'm."
"Wounded crying for water?"
"Yes'm."
"Bombshells and cannon balls falling
around you like hail?"
'sYes'm."
"And you didn't run?''
Nom, Ishould hope not, " he modest
ly replied.
''stood right there and never got scarf,
eh?''
'sYes'm"
''Well, now. / don't believe itc' she
bluntly exclaimed. sit amt human
natur'. 1t amt accordin' to things"
81 hope you do not doubt my word.
madam
EYES, do" she sharply replied. 81
don't believe you have got any more
nerve than my Sam has, and Sam can't
stand the test
''Then you have test?"
eyes, l have. You jest get off al
Scottdale, where am going to stop
There'u be a wheelbarrow somewhere
| around there. and you just stand of
about thirty feet and let me bear dowr
on you with it. If you don't jump OF
dodge or climb telegraph pole, II
give in that you are the bravest man
ever saw"
.I-I'm afraid I haven't time to sto,
of" he stammered.
II knew you wouldn't have" she dry
" remarked 'They never do. The,
talk about bombshells and dead mel
and slaughter pens, and they make on
that they charged up to the roaring can
non; but the minute l talk wheelbarrov
they knuckle. You needn'tsay no more
You've wilted."
| And he hadn't another word to utter
IN Y. Sun.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
The members of a girls class W,

The members of girls class were
asked few questions. One was inter-
rogated as to what was meant "by
bearing false witness against your
neighbor.'' ''It was" she said, when
nobody did nothing and somebody went
and told Of it." Another was asked
how beef tea was made, and she re-
piled: Buy tin Of beef extract. and
follow the directions on the lid" :"
"What are warmth-producing foods ?"
third girl was asked. The reply was:
Cayenne pepper md Jamaica ginger" !"
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
Alarming Symptom.

Mr.. and Mrs. Billus were on thei.
way home from an evening call.
'John,' inquired Mrs. Billus. anx
iously, ''are you sick?"
"No," he answered. "Why?"
Because you haven't said anything
about my doing all the talking at Mrs
Chugwater's and making blamed foo
of myself in my usual way."-Chicag
Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27

An old English drinking mug OF
china, brought to famous New York
jewellers to be ornamented, had this
quaint inscription:
Let the wealthy rejoice,
noll in spiendor and state,
envy them not, declare 1t;
cat my own lamb.
My chickens and ham,
shear my own fleece and wear il
have lawns, have bowers,
have fruit, have flowers,
The lark is my morning alarmef;
So Jolly boys. now,
Here's God.speedto to the plow,
Iong NE aps ssceels to the tsFn'eF'
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
Suburban Colorings.

Artist with elevated eyebrows)-
Humph! You've been having your house
painted, see.
Suburban Host (proudly)-Yes Looks
gay, don't she?
Artist with cutting irony - Why
didn't you put on more colors?
Host (apologetically)-The store I
went to only had six colors.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
Women's Rights.

Mrs. De Females it true that among
the Zulus the women are the sole own
ers of the houses?
Traveler-Yes,ma madam, and they ough
to own them.
''of course they ought"
"Yes. They build theR {. Goa
News,
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27

The land holders OF Detroit are burst
ing with indignation. The city assess
ors have been assessing the land Of that
city at higher rate than ever before,
and have thus added several millions
to the taxable values. The Detroit
Journal thinks that "the ideas of Henry
George have not been without influence
on the assessors, for there has been q
more systematic effort to get at land
values than ever before. The assess
ors have struck their heaviest blow at
acreage property" and the holders Of
this property',the men," says the
journal, who are holding for an in
crease Of land value. will be pinched
terribly, many of them to the point at
which they will be forced to sell to those
who will improve, or else improve
themselves" Good.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27
Why the Farmer Should Favor tho
Single Tax.

So far from the effect Of placing all
taxes upon the value of land being to
the advantage of the towns at the ex-
pense Of the agricultural districts, the
very reverse of this is obviously true.
The great increase of land values is in:
the cities, and with the present tenden-:
cies OF growth this must continue to be
the case. Toplace all taxes on the value
of land would be to reduce the taxation
Of agricultural districts relatively to
the taxation Of towns and cities.
And this would be only just; for tis
not alone the presence of their own
populations which gives value to tho
lands Of towns and cities, but the pres
ence of the more scattered agricultural
population, for whom they constitute
industrial, commercial and financial
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-27

TRACING out the cause of unequal dis
tribufion of wealth which appears in
all xlized countries, with constant
ter Thcy to greater and greater in
s>Ti.ty as material progress goes on,
we rave found it in the fact that, as
civilization advances, the ownership Of
land, now in private hands, gives .
greater and greater power of appro-
priating the wealth produced by labor
and capital. Progress and Poverty.
If l have worked harder and built
| myself good house while you have
been content to live in howell, the tax
gatherer now comes annually to make
! me pay penalty for my energy and u.
dustpy, by taxing me pore than you.
| Progress aud Poverty.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
Was with Napoleon.

One of the last of Napoleon's veterans,
and naturally one of the very few sur
vivors among the officers of the Grand
Armee, has celebrated his ninety
seventh birthday in his retreat at
Herblay, on the banks Of the Seine.
NJ. Souff1ot, who is extremely popu-
lar in that part of the country,
loves to fight his battles over again. He
took part in the campaigns Of 1919 and
the three following years, and before Ma
poleon went to Elba he was promoted to
the rank of captain.
He was stanch imperialist, and after
the downfall of his hero he refused to
serve under any other regime, and was
put upon half pay, but he emerged for a
short time from his retirement to com
mand squadron of lancers of the Old
Guard at Waterloo After the final col
lapse of the emperor he left the army for
good, at the age of %, and spent the fol-
lowing half century of his life in civil
employment. He then pitched his tent"
to use his own expression, at Herblay,
where he is held in high esteem for his
many acts of kindness. M. Soufflot is
said to be the doyen of the members of
the Legion of Honor.-London Tele-
graph.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
Liberal railroad Hands.

"rll warrant you never saw a more
liberal set of men than those employed
on railroads when it comes to helping
out a family in Distress" remarked a
man who knew what he was talking
about. $50 where you will in rail
road Office, shop or yard, with a sub
scription in aid of an injured fellow en-
ploye or the family of one deceased, and
the men who refuse among hundreds to
contribute are few and far between.
You can gamble that they would also
contribute except for necessities of their
own. In comparison with their pay and
risk they run railroad men are the most
liberal of any class of men in the coun-
try, not even excepting our millionaires. +"
Buffalo Express.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
One Among Many.
"Do you believe in fateY he asked.

"Do you believe in fate?' he asked.
81 dunno, said the lawyer. "Why?"
"Well, do. Eons before you and l
were born somebody, somewhere, carved
out our lives and fortunes"
"Pshawr' exclaimed the lawyer.
"Don't you believe it."
"That's right. You hear what Tn
telling you. We're the creatures of des-
tiny. At least I am. 1 don't know
about you"
"What makes you think so?"
"Pve been looking back over my life,
and through its warp and woof I can
see the same thread running from the
beginning to the present time. 1 can
see it plainly. know it."
"How's that?'
"My mission in life is to always be the
last man. There's always long row of
men before me every time. Sometimes
it's longer and sometimes it's shorter, but
I'm always the last of the lot.
"What do you mean"
ssTake dogs. When a dog is born
somebody wants him-and gets him.
Then somebody else wants him-and gets
him. Then somebody else-and so on
through the chain until it comes to me-
Of course I want him, and get him.
Now, you'd naturally suppose that some
body else would want him and get him,
just as all the rest of us did. But no.
I'm the last man. He's the same dog he
was before, exactly as good and all that,
and every time he changed hands his
price got bigger. But can't give him
away. I'm the end of the chain. I'm
the last man. Nobody wants him any
more"
Hard luck" said the lawyer sympa-
thetically.
''It's the same way with everything
I buy real estate, for instance. Hun
dreds of men have wanted that identical
piece of ground before me, and every
one of them has got it. That's the trou-
BILE. Every one Of them. I'm the last
man again. I'm the only man left in
all the world who wanted that real es-
tate. I'm the end of the chain. I'm the
last man. It's tough, but I have to
stand it. The fates had grudge against
somebody when they were measuring up
my string, and they took it out on me-
know it. Chicago Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
"1nbreedins" in the Schools.

The tendency in many cities and towns
to the system of ''inbreeding" in the
selection of teachers is one that needs
careful watching. On the plan of pro-
lection to home industries some boards
of education have such regulations as
practically debar teachers of high pro-
fessional skill from entering their serv-
ice. This ''inbreeding" has in some
places got so close that school trustees
prefer to appoint to a vacancy only such
teachers as have been graduated from
the school or live in the ward. Indeed,
to have been graduated from particu-
lar school is a peculiar merit, very help
full toward getting an appointment.
Mr.. A. w. Edison, agent of the Massa-
chusetts state board of education, in his
report to the state superintendent, con-
demned the practice very strongly, as
the following quotation shows: Zone of
the discouraging features, and a great
drawback to the best of work, is the
custom too rigidly followed of utilizing
home talent for teachers. To be sure
many of our best teachers live in the
towns or cities where they teach, but
the policy that gives the girls at home .
monopoly of the schools, and ignores
competition from outside, Is bad, even
vicious 1t diseourges thorough scholar
ship and professional training, tends to
favoItism and low wages and prevents
the discharge of poor teachers
''f teacher can obtain a position
through political or personal influence,
rather than professional ability, she can
retain it in spite of poor work Too Of
ten it would appear that the schools are
for the teachers, not the teachers for the
schools. When superintendent or com
mittee feels that public sentiment will
support him in selecting the best teach
ers to be had for the salary offered,
wherever they may be found, the schools
are sure to rank high. h."-Teacher.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.

T>HE SAN BERNARDINO INVESTMENT
Il Company, a. corporation, plaintiff, VS.. W.
B. Garner, defendant.
Sheriff's SALE No. IA 800.
Order of sale and decree of foreclosure and
Under and by virtue of an order OF sale and
decree of foreclosure and sale, issued out of the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles,
of the State of California, on the 18th day of
February A. p as9l in the above entitled
ment Company, a corporation, the above named
plaintiff obtained judgment and decree of
ths esh ay so
for the sum of $1,37l.7O lawful money of the
United States which said decree was, on
coeded oe IN oa boor 34 Of said Court
at page 251, I am commanded to sell the
following described certificates of the capital
Isy pany n numbered mi cred 2s9 and $40, each for 1914
shares of said stock of said Semi-Tropic Land
and Water Company and more particularly
certeats No. Ssa for 1874 shares and Ger
tifcate No. 240 for 162a shares Of the capital
stock of the Semi -Tropic Land and Water Com,
pany, issued by said Semi-TrOpic Land and
Water Company to George H. Bonebrake, F. c..
Howes, who hold the same as trustees said
Semi .Tropic Land and Water Company 80 issu-
tion formed and existing under the laws OF the
State of California, with a capital OF three
million dollars ($3 OoO, ,O0O), divided in thirty
thousand shares OF one hundred dollars ($lOO)
each.
Public notice is hereby given, that on Thurs
O'Clock NJ. of that day, in front OF the court
house door of the county of Los Angeles
I will, in obedience to said order Of sale
and decree of foreclosure and sale, sell
the above described property, or SO much there
OF as may be necessary to satisfy said judament,
with interest and costs, ETC., to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, lawful money.
Dated this 10th day of April, 1891.
e. d. GIBSON,
Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
BYE G. HANNoN, Deputy Sheriff.
NJ. 7. Allen, Attorney for Plaintiff
4-14-tu4t
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
PASADENA.

About twenty people were on Mount
Wilson Sunday.
The Rev. ]. D. II. Browne, a former
rector OF All Saints Episcopal church.
delivered the morning address ON Sum
day.
Pasadena will be represented at the
Y.M.C.A. convention at Santa Barbara
by fifteen delegates. President Strong
will preside at the evening session.
President Harrison and party will be
entertained at Hotel Green while in the
city.
The Social Session comedy at the
opera house last night was played be-
lore pleased and fairly good audiences.
The music by the Black Hussars was
specially good.
g. F. Kearneghan went north yester-
day. (
The following gentlemen will meet at
O'Clock this morning in the board of
trade rooms to form definite plans for
the entertainment of President Harri-
son and party: ]. G. Buchanan, w. u,
Masters, P. M. Green, Colonel Bowler,
Delos Arnold, M. M. Parker, w. H.
Wiley, w. K. Arthur, j. w. Wood, w.
L. McAlIister, G. d. Daggett, Il. w.
MCGEE, I. P. Lukens, James Clarke, G.
F. Foster, A. b. Manahan.
Ex-Superintendent of Pasadena
Schools E. 7. Pierce and Mrs. Pierce
are visiting in the city.
About thirty thousand dollars worth
of Pasadena property changed hands
Saturday. chiefly acreage.
Word has been received by telegram
that the car load of lilies sent to Chica-
go have arrived in fine shape.
Hotel Green arrivals: E. Morton, Jr.,
El Paso; Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Marcus,
San Diego; A. Wheelock. j. J. Sargent,
Toledo, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Swan
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Chase, Los An
geless; w. Mcdonald, Chicago; A Social
Session troupe; Mr.. and Mrs. E. T.
ley; G. F. Rosenstein, San Francisco;
John P. Sanborn, Miss N. M. Sanborn,
Miss Mollie Howard, Port Huron.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
Or, .a An 10. caH..


After a tough three hours struggle
with death John Opfer came out ahead.
and he was full of joy. Opfer is an en-
ploye of tho West Jersey Ferry COM
pany, and is fond of skating. He was
enjoying this exhilarating sport on the
Delaware at the head of Third street,
between the Camden shore and Petty's
island, Saturday, when he struck weak
spot in the ice and broke through. The
current dragged him down and he be-
came benumbed.
When he arose to the surface Opfer
was in the midst of the broken ice float
ing rapidly up stream, and he made a
frantic effort to save himself. He seized
several cakes of ice, but they sank un-
der his weight and sent him again and
again beneath the surface. He cried
loudly for help, but he was SO far from
either shore and the floating ice was so
heavy that no one dared to attempt his
rescue.
At last Opfer, his strength almost
gone, managed to climb upon an ice foe,
where he fell exhausted. His struggles
had been witnessed by two men on Pet
ty's island, and as the foe drifted up
toward the point they pushed off in
their boat at the risk Of their own lives,
and pulled the unconscious Opfer off the
ice.
After hard fight the boatmen man
aged to make the island again, and they
carried Opfer into the little dwelling
house that stands there. He had been
struggling with ice for an hour, and
gave no sign of life when efforts to re-
suscitate him began. After two hours
hard work, however, Opfer opened his
eyes, and at last was brought out of
deaths grasp entirely.
81 thought was goner, sure
enough" +" said Opfer yesterday, "when l
found myself banging away at those
cakes of ice. Geerozalum, bot I was
coldl Then an of sudden Lgot warm
and cozy and ssttled down for q nap.
Myl but it was nice till those men on the
island woke me up" - Philadelphia
Record.