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The Best Lighted city in the world.


Paris is now on the eve of revolution in
introduced in England, but Paris followed
in good time and with asplendor unequaled
elsewhere. In like manner America, Ger
many and some other countries have been
earlier in the use of electric lighting but
the Parisians, with their superior taste and
skill in all matters of municipal arrange
ments and appointments, are destined to
make by far the most brilliant use of the
new illuminant.
Within one year, or within two years at
the furthest, it is confidently claimed that
Paris will be incomparably the best lighted
city in the world, and that electricity will
have superseded gas in public use. In 1878,
at the time of the universal exposition, the
municipal government ordered the expert
mental illumination of the Avenue de
FOpera and several open spaces with slec-
tricity; but the new system was not ripe
abandoned. Its principal effect was the
stimulus it gave to the gas company, which
invented and put into use certain large
compound burners using 1,4O0 liters per
hour, and giving a most brilliant light.
The great electrical improvements of the
past decade were exhibited in the French
exposition of 1889, and were studied with
the utmost care by the Partisan authori-
ties and municipal engineers. Undoubteds
ly the displays ut the exposition had the
most pronounced effect in stimulating the
new zeal Paris is showing for the appli-
ances of the electric age.-Dr. Albert Shaw
in Century
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No More Frea Paner.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has recently adopted new style
of telegraph blanks. The new blank
has printing on the back. The saving to
the company through this change will
be enormous. The old time blanks, with
which every one is familiar, had print
ed heading, bnt the back was clear, on
which account the public became ac-
customed to using telegraph blanks for
memorandum paper. I have seen men
deliberately step into telegraph office
and take pad of blanks off the counter
to carry away for use elsewhere and
otherwise than for sending messages.
Newspaper reporters and correspondents
used large quantities of the blanks for
copy. 1t was smooth faced paper, and
the sizing was we'll adapted to the use
of pen. Hereafter the public will not
be accommodated in this respect as the
rules of the company are printed on the
backs of all blanks, and there is no sur
face for writing anything but messages.
New York Press
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A secuIarist "christeninr."

On Sunday evening. at the Hall of
Science in London, q. W. Foote, presi-
dent of the National Secular society,
performed a ceremony which. has of late
become almost obsolete among Free
thinkers-"the naming of infants" to
wit: The parents appeared on the plat
form with their child, baby of three
months. Mr.. Foote briefly explained
that the custom of publicly naming chill
dren, which had been frequently OBJ
served by Mr.. Bradlaugh, Mrs. Besant
and other Secularist lecturers, was in no
sense intended to be a travesty of any re-
ligious function. If parents desired their
offspring to be publicly identified with
the Freethought party, there was no rea-
son why this should not be done.
Then Mr. Foote, having kissed the
baby with due solemnity, named it
'Carlile Bradlaugh Owen Golding." The
first of this portentous string of ''given
names is derived from Richard Carlile,
who suffered ten years of imprisonment
early in this century for asserting the
right of free publication. Mr.. Foote ex-
pressed hope that, when the child be-
comes old enough to understand the sig
nificance of the names he bears, he may
prove worthy of them.-Cor Public
Opinion
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Coal in n River.

During the several freshets which have
occurred in the Susquehanna river the
past spring a vast amount of "culm"
from the anthracite coal fields fioated
down the river with the debris coming
out of the North Branch and its tribu-
taries. Large quantities of this culm or
coal dirt, which was washed from the
huge banks of that material at the coal
breakers, lodged at the heads of the sew
eral islands opposite and above the city,
and recently parties have secured tons
of it by digging it out of the sand and
screening it, producing a good quality
of pea and chestnut coal for boiler use.
A considerable quantity of egg or
larger sized coal is also gathered from
the bottom of the river, where it has
lodged among the gravel, and is removed
in a perfectly clean state. All the larger
sizes of coal have become more or less
rounded by the action of the water
Tons of this material are gathered dur
ing the summer when the river is low
Harrisburg Star.
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A Julx Episoda.

He stood before the shop window gaz-
ing at the display of fireworks, with big
bright eyes He was a little fellow,
about seven or eight years old, and be-
low the usual size for his age. After he
had stood there long enough to count
all the packs of firecrackers and i'm
agined the grand time he could have
with even a dozen of these noisy red
sticks, he turned away with tiny, wist-
ful sigh, and walked up to fruit stand
that was close by.
"Gi'me one yer bestestest oranges an
a peach, he said. The Italian looked
Mt him; first at the dirty little face, then
down at the bare feet, blue from the
cold pavement and blackened with mud
The little fellow felt the contempt in the
look given him, and drawing himself up
with all the dignity worthy of perfect
ly dressed gentleman, extended silver
ten cent piece and said: "I got the mo-
ney. Come, hurry up, now; my times
vaIable."
He received the orange and peach
which he tucked into the pockets of his
ragged. trousers without taking a bite
Just then another small street arab
came on the scene
Whats yer been getten-frecrack-
ers5' he asked in eager tones.
Nav" replied the other Me little
sisters sick, an the dispensary doctor
says she amt a-goin' ter see no Fourth,
so thought I'd give 'er a kinder s'prise
picnic afore tn Fourth comes"
AN yer not goin' ter have no fire.
crackers CALCULATED the other boy.
Course not" was the reply, and the
noble little fellow marched off whistling
Comrades in a trembling key, which
betrayed that the victory over self indul-
gence had been hard won battle. New
York Advertiser
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To Keep Insects or from Trees.

The tying of a piece of wool round a
tree stem to keep down the bugs and
vermin is poor idea, because it is based
on the supposition that all these nui-
sances ascend from the ground, whereas.
in most instances. the eggs are laid in
the foliage above the supposed guard.
The only actual preventive involves a
delicate operation, which. however, can
be successfully performed by man with
steady hand. 1t consists in boring a
small hole in the tree near the ground
and filling it with sulphur. The sap
carries this over the tree and there will
be few insects settle or crawl on any
part of it. The spring is the best time
to do this, but with a strong healthy tree
1T can be done now with perfect safety
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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Health is Wealth !!
5RAI

DIR. E. C. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENT, guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi-
ness, Commissions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the use
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De
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sanity and leading to misery, decay and death
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat-
orrhoea caused by exertion of the brain, self
one months treatment. $1.O0 -, or six boxes
for $500, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received bN
us for six boxes, accompanied by $500, we will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money if the treatment does not effeci
a cure. Guarantees issued only by
BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
175 Second st. The Dalles, Or.
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vienna University Library.

For the establishment of the rich and
rare collection the city peculiarly hon.
ored, as well as the world at large, are
indebted to Maria Theresa. The read
ing room is free to all, and library doors
are open much longer than is customary
elsewhere. In winter, too, the hours are
from to o'clock in the evening, and
on Sundays from to 12.-Harper's Ba-
Zar
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Seats a Hundred Francs

Three hundred seats at a hundred
francs per seat, and all of them filledl
This. briefly. was the result of the re.
cent ultra fashionable charity perform
ances given by the Duchesse DUE The
great feature of the entertainment was a
magic lantern display by noble anna
reur, whose highly original slides are
still the talk of aristocratic Paris.-Lon-
s.0p Figaro
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Safety Assured.

Mr.. Winks (solemnly)-A noted physi
clan says that deadly bacteria lurk il
bank notes, and many diseases, espe
cially smallpox, are spread that way.
Mrs. Winks-Mercy on usl Give me
all you have right Off. I've been vac.
cinated, you know.-Good News.
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CLEVELAND, Wash, I
June 18th, 1891.

S. B. Medicine Co.,
GENTLEAIEN-Your kind favor received,
and in reply would say that 1 am more
than pleased with the terms offered me
on the last shipment of your medicines.
There is nothing like them ever intro
duced in this country, especially for La
grippe and kindred complaints. 1 have
had no complaints SO far, and everyone
is ready with word of praise for their
virtues. Yours, ETC.,
NJ. F. HAcKLEY
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Killed a Joint snake.

Linton Richardson. of I.Artwell, killed a
joint snake recently. 1t was about two
feet long, and had a horn on its tail. Upon
handling it after it was killed it became
aisjointed. The joints were two inches
long.-Cor. Atlanta Constitution
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Cotton in China.

In China previous to the Eleventh cent
ury cotton was rare and precious, and a
cotton robe was deemed a fitting gift for
an emperor 1t was grown only in gar
dens, and Chinese poets sang the beauty
of its flowers. 1t was early known in
Arabia, for its name-cotton-is derived
from an Arabic word.-Harper' Young
People.
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tea q bright, shiny green, but also permits the
use of " off-color" and worthless teas, which,
once under the green cloak, readily
worked off as good quality of tea.
An eminent authority writes this sub
ject: "The manipulation of poor teas. IL give
them q finer appearance, is carried on extern
sively. Green teas, being in this country
especially popular, are produced to meet the
demand by coloring chca or black kinds by
glazing or facing with Priissian blue, tufneric,
gypsum, and indigo. This method is gen
erdl that uery little genuine uncotored green tea
Is offered for sale
1t was the knowledge ST this condition Of
affairs that prompted he-piae rg of Beech's
Tea before the public. 1t iaabsolutcly pure
and without color. Did you ever see any
genuine uncolored aianA tea Ask your
grocer to open a package of Beeehs s, and you
will see IT, and probably for the very first
time. 1t will be found in color to be just be-
tween the artificial green tea that you have
been accustomed to and the black teas.
1t draws delightful canary color, and is 50
fragrant that it will be a revelation to tea
drinkers. Its purity makes it also more
economical than the artificial teas, for less
OF 1t is required per cup. Sold only in pound
packages bearing this trademark:
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a Revelation.

Few people know that the
bright bluish-green color of
the ordinary teas exposed in
the windows is not the nat
ural color. Unpleasant as the
fact may be, it is nevertheless
artificial; mineral coloring
matter being used for this
purpose. The effect is two
fold. 1t not only makes the
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13
PASADEN A.

City council met in regular session
yesterday afternoon. The proposed
franchise for the Pasadena street rail
way company was read for the first time
with some advised amendments and
laid over on the table until the next
meeting. Numerous reports OF the city
officials were read and referred to the
proper committees. 1t was decided to
place a fire alarm box at the intersection
of Pasadena avenue and State street.
Numerous bills were referred to the aud
iting committee.
Superintendent Will S. Munroe very
pleasantly entertained the school tlus-
tees, principals and teachers and few
outside friends at the Carlton parlors on
Friday evening.
The public schools will reopen tomor-
row.
Miss Wotkyns left yesterday for the
east. She will spend the winter travel
ing in Europe.
Mr.. Stephens and Miss Tufts of Los
Angeles were in town yestel day.
J.. St. John has returned from Camp
Wilson.
f. Garfield will lead the Y. NJ. C. A.
meeting this afternoon.
The mill belonging to the Alvord Min
ing company, composed of Pasadena
capitalists, was burned on Thursday
night. 1t will be replaced by new and
larger one.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13
REDONDO.

September has been rushing month
for the big hotel, and great many of
the guests who spent the early part OF
the season at the beach are returning.
w. H. Phelps and J. R. Phelps, of San
Francisco, are guests at the Redondo
hotel for some time.
Mrs. DIR. Utley and children, of Los
Angeles, are late arrivals at the hotel.
Mrs. E. f. King, of San Francisco,
and Mrs. o. w. Pollock and Misses Josie
and Winnie Pollock, of Fort Mcintosh,
Texas, are among the most prominent
guests of the Redondo. Mrs. King and
Mrs. Pollock are daughters Of Capt. r..
R. Thompson.
Clark M. Carr, OF New Mexico, is q
visitor to Redondo.
Professor A. Cugas made his usual
Saturdays visit to the beach to give
instructions to his class in Spanish.
Marco Hellman passed the day at the
beach, and lunched at the big hotel.
Mrs. j. f. Peters registered at the
Redondo yesterday.
The breakers continued a little
boisterous, but great many bathers
were in just the same, and some rather
enjoyed the fun of being knocked down
a few times.
Large quantities of mackerel were
pulled in yesterday by fishermen on the
pier. As fast as lines were thrown in
the fish would bite.
Among the numerous arrivals at the
Redondo hotel, the following were
noted; W. B. Burton, Mrs. A. S. Haw-
ley, Highlands; Miss S. La Rue, River
side; Miss Efie George, Riverside; Mrs.
E. A. Foster, Chicago; Mrs. G. 7. Hop
kins, Pasadena J. M. Carson, Do
minguez; Miss l. Smyth, San Francisco
II. B. Tenney, Tucson, Ariz.; A. Glas-
sell, Miss Rose Harber. G. A. Davidson,
Jr., Mrs. G. E. Clacius, Professor A.
Cugas, Mrs. S. Benjamin, Miss Benja-
min, Miss L. Benjamin, Masters D. and
P. Benjamin, Mrs. w. Statbam, Bert
McGregor, Miss Allie Peters, Los An
geles.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13

Yesterday there was the regular Sat-
urday crowd who came down to enjoy
natures paradise and the luxuries of
the cooling bath, all the trains being
heavily loaded as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Bell are en-
joying the ocean breeze for q few days
at the seaside.
HIT. Wendelborn, of San Bernardino !;
0. Sweet, of Pomona Ferd Cruise, of vi
salia; M. w. Caseboom, of San Fer
nando, and Miss S. McGaugh, of Ran
chito. are among the guests at the st.
James.
The funeral services over the remains
of Professor A. f. Crooks, the late or
ganist of the Church OF the Angels, of
Garvanza, who died here last Thursday,
were held at st. Augustine-by-the-
yesterday, when the beautiful ritual Of
of the Episcopal church was given, Rev.
Merlyn Jones, the rector, officiating.
S. j. Mathes spent the day here recre-
ating.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Andrews, of Phil
adelphia, were on the beach yesterday.
Daily ex-Mayor Spence may be seen
ON the hotel piazza.
Among yesterdays arrivals at Hotel
Arcadia were: John Johnson, Ontario,
CAL; George G. Thomas, George c.
Thomas Jr., Sophie Thomas, Leonard
M. Thomas, Amy S. Morehead, William
T. Herons, Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank A. Miller and family, Glenwood
house, Riverside; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j.
Schallert, F. Dallmer, Mrs. E. L.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Knapp,
T. D. King, Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Phillips, Los Angeles; Mr.. and Mrs. II.
D. Powers, Miss Powers, st. Louis; Mrs.
William G. Atherton, Miss Alice Ather-
ton, Chicago; E. E. Andrews, G. Roeley,
j. r. Ponsonby, M. Michael, D. Londy,
San Francisco; X. Karlos, Sannta Bar
bara; E. Il. Brooks, San Jose; Mrs.
Bleecker, Miss Bleecker, H. L. BIeecker
Jr., Los Angeles; Mr.. and Mrs. I. A.
Story, Alhambra; George Spence, Harry
Spence, Monrovia; Mrs. A. A. Coulter,
New York Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Schallert.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13
UNIVERSITY.

The fall term of the twelfth year OF
the University of Southern California
will begin next Wednesday, September
10th. The year will begin under much
more favorable circumstances than it
did last year. With the vesting of the
complete control of the institution with
DIR. w. S. Matthew by the board of di-
rectors for the next five years, many of
the unfavorable circumstances will be
done away with. 1t will give the public
a confidence they have never felt be-
fore, because with such man as DR..
Matthew at the helm all must be sue
cessful. Indications point to about
double the enrolment of last year. The
faculty will be composed as follows;
College OF liberal arts, Rev. w. S..
Matthew, A. NJ, dean.
Paul Arnold, Phi. D., professor OF
mathematics and registrar.
H. B. Perkins, S. B., professor of
physics and chemistry.
w. P. Boynton, A. B., professor of
modern languages and secretary OF fac
ulty; assistant in Latin.
Rev. A. Fl. Gunnett, A. M, assistant
professor OF philosophy and political
economy.
Harriet c. Wadleigh, preceptress; in
structor in history and English.
lamar Gray, A. NJ, professor of Greek
and Latin.
Musical college Piano, Mrs. Stella
Carver; violin, Miss Mary Pierson !;
voice culture, F. A. Bacon.
Art Department.. Iyey, superinten
dent. water color; Mrs. Morlan, China
painting, drawing, etc.
Mrs. l.. A. Bennett will open private
school in the musical college building on
September 28th. 1t will be prepara-
tory school for those students who wish
to enter the academic department OF the
university.
The public school OF University dis
trict will begin on September 2lst. The
teachers will be the same as last year.
Mr.. Ripley, the shoemaker, has re-
ceived a pension from the government.
Prof Paul Arnold has been elected
superintendent OF University Sunday
school for the remainder OF 1891.
The wife of Joseph McCloskey, a
street-car driver, presented her husband
with six-pound daughter last week.
Admission day passed off quietly in
this place.
Dogs, little dogs, big dogs, middle
sized dogs are very numerous on our
streets, and any public-spirited citizen
who.would Kill them off would have the
thanks of the community for abating
this nuisance. l..
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13
LETTER BAG .
Comment on tho Ice Famine.

~OhhACAt Oh NhO ACO
FI33YToRs HERALD: Your article in the
szawe Of the 10th inst, headed IAN Ice
EazHine,T' seems to require some COM
zgzeat, inasmuch as, while in the main
a9scpacf, it might leave some doubt on
salient points in the mind of casual
ssaader.
There has undoubtedly been a short
xge OF ice here lately, owing to the un-
qcea.edentedly hot spell prevailing,
.sshich was as unwelcome as it was un-
v7gyecaed and unusual, creating an extra
demand, and this, in itself, was suf-
snssent to cause a shortage. In addition
10 this, the water supply in our main
ssseM was exhausted, and we were obliged
90 shat down our largest factory for a
GsaS days to sink the we'll deeper. Now,
Enaweyer, we have an abundance OF pure,
.sgarkling water, and as we are running
Gs7nee factories night and day, we can
sHsCpsy all ordinary demands.
There is another phase to this sub
5jeef. The Citizens Ice company was in
dtxmmental in bringing about material
zAAnction in the price of ice, and has
e0ampeiled rival companies to reduce
&saeirs. The monopoly price existing
saefOre the Citizens company came into
dire Geld was q cents per pound, while
saEzr company reduced it to x cent. Com
psating upon the basis of our output
aEnme, we have saved this community
faaan $500 to $1,000 per day. On small
aNeliveries we have been compelled to
advance the price to q of cent per
Bsxnd, for the simple reason that 1T
sasgt as more for meltage and delivery
zsaan we got for it, without counting the
Sise- As it is, the people of Los Angeles
zs9day pay less for ice than those Of San
NEancisco, and the price is lower than
n che majority of eastern cities.
As stated before, we are practically
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13
PACIFIC LOAN COMP ANY.
An incorporated! Institution That Lends
Money on all Kind of Personal
Propertv.

The Pacific Loan compLny which has
been established at 12419 South Spring
street for some years past, is keeping
apace with the progress Of the business
community, and has moved into the
newly erected Sumner block, at ia
South Spring street, opposite the Nadeau
hotel. Here che company, of which w.
E. DeGroot is the manager, has secured
fine suite of rooms ON the second floor,
which have been very handsomely dec
GRATED. They are Nos. 2, and4. There
is private Office which will be almost
exclusively for ladies'.
The company was incorporated in 1890,
though its business was established in
Los Angeles three years ago. 1t has
fire and burglar-proof safes for valuables,
employs night watchman, and enjoys
the reputation of being thoroughly re-
sponsible and reliable in every respect.
A large part OF its business is with la
dies, to whom it makes loans at reason
able rates on jewelry, diamonds, seal
skins and almost any kind of personal
property, treating its lady patrons con-
siderately and allowing the money bor
rowed by them to be paid back in in
stallments, which is often great con-
venience. Money may be obtained on
pianos without the instruments being
removed from the premises. All busi-
ness is conducted in strictest confidence
and without any OF the unpleasantness
that usually attends the effort to get
money on personal or collateral prop
erty. The manager is w. F. De Greot
and callers will find him a courteous
and agreeable gentleman.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13

Boston annexed to Los Angeles by a
continuous rail and through line of tour
ist sleeping cars by the Santa F6 route,
commencing Thursday, Sept. II, 1891.
Positively through without change
Los Angeles to the Hub.
Santa Fe excursion conductors in
charge. Call at Santa Fe ticket offices,
129 North Spring street, for tickets,
sleeping car berths and all information.
Weekly excursions at lowest rates.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-13

running three factories, employing home
labor, using home fuel and expending
all our money and energy here.
We have now an abundance of water,
and will. we think, be in a position to
supply all wants, and as we are now ne
gotiating for an additional plant, will be
still better prepared to meet in the COM
ing season any extraordinary demand.
Respectfully yours,
CITIZENS Ice COMPANY.
Sent. 70. 1891,