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Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
Saved by His Wife's Wit.

The Rev. DR.. Clinton Locke, the popu-
lar Episcopal clergyman, of Chicago,
made bad break the other day. but
was helped out by the quick wit of his
wife. On the day in question he saw a
lady about to call whom he was anxious
not to meet. So he said to his wife:
"Now I'm off, my dear. I'll run up
stairs and escape till she goes away "
After about an hour he quietly tiptoed
to the stair landing and listened. Ali
was quiet below. Reassured he began
to descend, and while doing 50 he
thoughtlessly but emphatically called
out over the bannister:
well, my dear, has that old bore gone
at last?"
The next instant voice from below
caused the cold perspiration to bedew
his ministerial brow and rooted him to
the spot. There came a response which
sounded inexpressibly sweet to him just
then. 1t was the voice of his wife, who,
with true womanly tact, replied, eyes,
darling, she went away over an hour
ago, but here is our good friend, Mrs
Blank, whom I am sure you want to
meet!"-New York Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
Modest Expectations.

have friend who is in distress for
want of something to do" Not finan-
cial, but mental distress. He has an in
come sufficient for his wants, but he de-
plores the inactivity that is forced upon
him by his failure to secure congenial
and sufficiently remunerative business
engagement. He has tried the profes-
sion of law, but no clients came to his
Office, and that did not help him in his
effort to busy himself. Then he tried
journalism, but after few weeks at
that gave it up because it was degrading
to rich man to work for $40 a wee,
which was as large a salary as he could
command at the outset.
''And think of it, too.7 said he in a
plaintive tone in recounting his news
paper experience, 81 have invested in
my education and in travel perhaps con
siderably over $4,000, and upon all this
investment in myself was only able to
realize about per cent, and had to
work pretty nearly all night and day for
that" What my friend desires is stu
alton that will pay him for the actual
work he does, and also fair rate of in
terest upon his investment in himself
Ny friend is modest. New York Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
A Primitive Process.

There is no government tug at the
Norfolk navy yard now, and in moving
heavy vessel along the wharf front the
hauling is accomplished mostly by the
bull teams of the yard, a primitive pro-
cess, but the best available-at present.
It takes about four yoke of bulls to move
a vessel easily along, but when they
tackle big ship like the double t11rreted
monitor Amphitrite the bulls generally
go down exhausted before the hauling is
over. In doing tug duty for the past
year the bull team appears as new fac
tor in the economy of navy yard affairs
Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
UNCLE BILLY CLAYTON.
He Is Laid to Rest and Remembered
By His Comrades.

He Is Laid to Rest and Remembered
BY His Comrades.
Uncle Billy" Clayton's remains were
laid to rest yesterday afternoon in the
Catholic cemetery. The funeral SER
vices were held at the cathedral at 2
O'Clock, and were attended by large
part of the police force under command
OF Sergeant Fletcher. The following Of
ficers acted as pall-bearers: Dunn, Pur-
Wis, Hoff, Dugan, Merry and Rich.
The members of the force held meet
ing in the forenoon and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, 1t has been pleasing to
Almighty God to summon from our
midst one OF our brother officers,
William Clayton. whom we always
recognized as faithful friend, a pleas
ing companion and an efficient officer
who never betrayed trust imposed in
him; who valiantly defended right and
justice and never countenanced the sug-
gestions of evil doers; and
Whereas, Mrs. Clayton has lost good
and faithful husband his children a
kind and loving father, and the city an
honest and upright citizen; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we, the police force
here assembled, do deeply deplore the
death of Brother Clayton. That we
tender to his bereaved wife and children
our heartfelt sympathy, and condole
with them in their sorrow and aff1iction ;
that we hope and pray that the Great
Ruler of all may look upon him with
pity and mercy, and reward him accord.
ingly in that happy home where sin and
sorrow are things unknown. May he
rest in peace.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
Death of a Jolly Good Fellow.

Mr.. Jerome's serious illness recalls TO
my mind an incident which l noticed
with some amusement at his brothers
funeral. He was such jolly good fel-
low that even when he was in company
in coffin he was not as depressing as
an ordinary corpse. An awfuily swell
young girl, tailor made, with that
aplomb which only nature can give,
came into the room with young man,
walked with the hippy movement which
was then the fin de steele carriage for a
girl over to the coffin, looked pleasantly
at Mr.. Jerome, and then turned and
walked out again. AS she reached the
vestibrle she said to her escort with a
cheerful tone, in perfectly audible
voice, "Well, he had an awfully good
time while he ivedw Could the king
of terrors have been treated with dain-
tier indifference?-New York World.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
PASADENA.

Miss Gleason will entertain small
home on Marengo avenue.
Mrs. Webster Wotkyns is suffering
from poison oak.
Don't forget Annie Abbott at the
opera house Monday and Tuesday
nights.
The Terminal road reports more bust
ness for this week than at any time pre-
vious.
Miss Tompkinson is seriously ill from
la grippe at Arroyo Vista.
The funeral services of the Rev. Solo
mon Dunton will be held tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock at the M. f..
church. Rev. Dunton was one of the
oldest residents of Pasadena.
H. HI. Juesserott is recovering from
a severe attack of pleurisy.
The overland was twenty-five hours
late yesterday.
Memorial services in honor OF Gen.
Sherman and Admiral Porter will be
held tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock in
the Universalst church. Rev. f. l..
Cougar will officiate, assisted by other
speakers. The music will be appropriate
to the occasion. The services are under
the auspices of the G. A. R.
A Raymond excursion arrived yester-
day from Boston, via the City of Mexico.
A Sunday School and Epworth League
association are in session at the NJ. E..
church.
The banks and public schools of this
city will be closed on Washington's s
birthday.
Mr.. Carr delivered delightful lee
ture on Indian Baskety, at the Raymond
Thursday evening.
The Little Tycoon is booked for the
Pasadena opera house, March 4th.
Mrs. S. G. Arnold entertained num-
Der of lady friends at lunch on Thurs
day.
Arthur Winter and Hiram Stats are
on duck hunting expedition in the e
neighborhood of Long Beach.
W. J. McColdin leaves for San Fran
cisco today.
Hotel Green arrivals: Charles L.
Ames, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. George
R. Lyman, children and nurse, Mime
apolis; A. McNally, Chicago; A. G.
Armstrong, Altadena; Colonel G. G.
Green and wife, children and nurse
Woodbury., N. j.; F. c. Leets, Mar
shalltown, la.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
An Intelligent Equine.

The intelligence of the horse has just
been demonstrated at Vesper, near Syra,
cuse, N Y, on the extensive farm of ex-
Sheriff G.. G. Burroughs. Among his
herd of Hambletonian horses in a field
was a brood mare and sucking colt.
A few days ago the mother partly pulled
one Of her shoes off. With great deal
of ''horse sense" she jumped out of the
pasture and went to E. E. Moons black
smith shop. The smithy started to drive
the animal away, but finally discovered
and reset the bent shoe. The mare then
went contentedly back to the pasture.
scaled the fence and was once more min
gled with the herd.-Cincinnah Com
mercial Gazette.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
The Proverbial Lively Cricket.

Carpenters drilling mortise into a
heavy oak scanthng at Cromwell, on the
Connecticut river, a few days ago, dis
placed solid knot andfound two crickets
in little round cavity behind the knot.
The crickets were alive, but not very
lively, and were of pale, waxy hue,
with yellow spots on their backs. They
died within few moments after they
had been exposed to the air. How did
they get walled into the little hollow in
the scantling? Unquestionably they
crawled into knot hole in the stick
years ago when it was part of a stand
ing tree, and the wood grew about them.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
REDONDO.
News Notes and Personals From the
Seaside.

News Notes and Personals From the
Seaside.
The auction party given last evening
at the Redondo hotel was decidedly
pleasing, all the guests entering in with
great good will. Mr.. J. l.. Keck acted
as auctioneer, and he is deserving of
great praise and many thanks for his
efficient services. Among the many
articles contributed was one particularly
handsome and useful one which was
purchased by Mr.. Geo. H. Arnold.
A full-dress hop takes place after the
concert Saturday evening, and number
of Los Angeles people will be in at
tendance
The latest arrivals are Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Banning, ]. B. Banning, jr., Cap
tain William Banning, Wilmington
Cal. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles X. Knapp,
John J. Strong, New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Taylor, Oakland; j. B. Fos-
ter, w. G. Fricke, Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs S. Strong and daughter, Mime
apolis; J. M. Baldwin. Mrs. Schultz,
William Gossler, Los Angeles; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Gregg, Philadelphia Miss j..
TaIlman, A. Tallman, Riverside; Mrs.
Charles Bullock, Mrs. G. r. Shaw, Mrs.
e. H. Lawrence, Cambridge, Mass. );
Mrs. s. Ellis, Palmer, Mass; Il. A.
Spalding, Atlanta, Ga.
The steamer Santa Maria left yester-
day for San Diego.
The schooner James A. Garfield has
departed for the Columbia river. B.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
Miss Ward and Her Audience of One.

MISS tafO anu her audience OF One.
According to The Isle of Wight Guard
ian, the island one day recently was the
scene of a strange dramatic performance
with a powerful ''cast." There could
be seen Miss Genevieve Ward, DIR.
Dabbs, Mrs Dabbs, and dramatic Wis
itor, a Mr.. Lumsdaine, together with a
young lady, Miss Ethel Goddard, and
this powerful dramatic company Were
engaged-in what? They were reading
through a new play of DR.. Dabbs and
Mr.. Righton, entitled "Dante," to Sc
cure the copyright. The admission was
one guinea, which was paid at the door,
and the audience consisted of one person
And SO the qualifications of the copyright
law were complied with, and the right
of the authors to the title of Dante" is
legally secure against all corners. But
why not have given us all the chance of
seeing it? for nights are dull and the
atricals are quite in our way-such is the
lament of the paragraph writer.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
THEY CAN WED.
Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday
Ht4<1~

Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday
by the County Clerk.
Marriage licenses were yesterday is
sued by the cupid of the county clerks
Office to the following persons;
Leon Escallier, 81, France, to Gene
We've Hiriart, 20, France; both residents
of this city.
Christian Rothfuss, %, Austria, to
Anna Koch, 19. Germany; both resi-
dents of this city.
J. III. Trout, 35, Pennsylvania, to EAie
Petrie, 81, Massachusetts; both resi-
dents of this city.
Henry H. Hawthorne, 56, England, tc
Maria G. Erickson, 60, Sweden; both
residents of this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

The late Duke Of Bedford sat in the
house of commons for twenty-five years
and in the house of lords for eighteen
years, in all a parliamentary career of
forty three years, without opening his
lips. His estate covered 1t8 acres in
London, with about 5000 residences OF
shopS.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
The North Wind.


Tho surly north winds blowing
His trumpet loud and shrill.
And piling high his snowdrifts
Along the naked hill
He's flying madly southward.
And soon his angry note
VIII soften, and he'll doff his
Icicle broidered coat.
For then he'll be the south wind,
And he will wander back
With roses in his whiskers
And roses in his pack.
He'll wave his flower trumpet
And, northbound. scatter free
His pack of dewy flowers
On mountain side and lea.
--1arpcr's Young People.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
And Then He Didn't.

A Spanish author says in serial story
now running:
s'Then she looked up.
"Then he made movement as if to
clasp her in his arms.
''Then-then--he drew a cigarette
from his pocket, scratched match on
his leg and proceeded to smoke"
Spanish heroes are sensible.-Detroit
Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

Two hundred and sixteen Thousand
copies of ''Black Beauty" are claimed to
have been sold in America, and the HUI
name Education association is having
the work translated into French, Ger.
man, Spanish, Italian and Volapuk.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

A remarkable petition is on it's way
from India to Queen Victoria. 1t is
more than sixty feet in length, and is
signed by more than 10000 women in
India who are anxious to have the legal
marriage age for girls raised from it's
present limit of 10 to IA years.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
For Durability and Beauty,

painters use only the Sherwin- Williams paints
for sale by II. Mathews, cor. Second and
Main
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

THE REV. GEO. II. THAYER. OF Bourbon,
Ind. says: 'Both myself and wife owe our lives
to SHILOH'S CONSUMPTION CURE" For sale
by Heinzeman, 222 N. Main, or Trout, Sixth
and Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
Heath & Milligan Paints

In all shades for furniture, wainscoating, etc.,
at SERVER & Quinn's, LAG S. Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
Garnet Cleaning,
Get Your Carpets Cleaned,

John Bloeser, of the steam carpet cleaning
company, has moved his Office to 454 and 456
5. Broadway street.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

When purchasing teas or coffees do not LOOK
for a chrome or 6-cent pickle dish to go Win
pure teas and cofees at proper values can al
ways be had. 136 and 1873 N Spring street.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
La Grip.

All the bad effects of this terrible malady lean
be eradicated from the system by taking a few
hot sulphur baths at Santa Fe Springs, IL miles
from the city. First-class ACCOMMODATIONS
Fare, 35c.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

CATARRH CURED, health and sweet breath
secured, by shiloh's Catarrh Remedy; Price oo
cents Nasal Injector free. For sale by Helnze-
man, 222 n. Main, or Trout, Sixth and Broad
way.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

Leave orders with John Bloeser, 454 and 45
8. Broadway street.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21

Frank X. Engler, q
Piano regulator and tuner, 110 s. Olive street.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-12
FOR FEMININE READERS.

Miss HELEN REED, literary editor Of
the Boston Advertiser, and winner of
the Sargent prize for translation of a
Homeric ode, has removed to New York
and will write for the World.
A LADY engineer has arrived in st.
Petersburg from Vladikavkas to view
the factories of the great capital. In
1888 she built in her native city an iron
and brass foundry and steam wood
saving and planning mill, and she has
conducted these institutions up to the
present time without any assistance and
with great success. To her also be-
longs the credit of having introduced
among the peasants of the Terzkoy dis
tricts modern agricultural machines
VERA SAssULTcH has been the cause
of more alarm TO the Car than all the
other Russian anarchists combined. In
her early years, she was pretty gov
erness in little country village in Rus
sia, and she still possesses traces of
beauty She is woman of iron will
and stern resolution. At one time, find
ing it impossible to conquer her, the
Russian Government is said TO have of
fered her a bride of ten millions of
roubles to quit the cause Of anarchy
and leave the country,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-12

A new venture entered upon by two
competent women has now grown to
such proportions as to attract newspa-
per comment. They are professional
house-cleaners, and are already crowd
ed with engagements. Every lady
knows that her personal supervisor is
needed for the proper performance of
the sacred rites of housekeeping, and
every one breads the awful days which
must be devoted to this duty. All this
unpleasant work can be avoided by
those who have the money to pay these
capable women. They take the entire
charge of a house or apartment, if so
desired, bringing with them carefully
selected corps of assistants to wash win
dows, clean paint sweep, or if needed,
take up and relay carpets. The man
ayers themselves handle the delicate
bric-a-brac, so that it shall not be in
jured or broken, replacing every thing
in position when the work is done
These women have achieved an estab-
lished success. They have recently put
in order many handsome houses whose
owners have been in Europe during the
summer, and one of the partners visited
Newport to close several of the finest
houses there.-Lillie Devereux Blake,
in Woman's Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-12
THE AMERICAN GIRL.
Advantages she Enjoys Over Her Les
Fortunnte Sisters of Other Lands.

Advantages she Enjoys Over Her Less
Fortunate Sisters of Other Lands.
The maidens of other lands have two
distinct educations, They are first
given the training of the ,jeuaRe file,
which is essentially knowledge of the
world as it is not This is supposed to
last them until they are married, or are
definitely beyond any probability of
matrimony, when they take their post
graduate course in life as it really is.
If life lasted for thousand years, this
arrangement would be little less
wicked and wastful; but to take out of
the brief span of three-score years and
ten the time for two distinct educatons,
encourages very little hope for thor
oughness in either
With the American girl, however, all
this is changed She does not suffer
the humiliation of seeing literature, the
drama, and even society itself in eX-
purgated editions, carefully adopted to
the purity-and poverty-of her mental
constitution. She is not surrounded on
every side by pleasures which she is for
hidden to enjoy or forced to live, move
and having her being wholly under the
wing of chaperone. Her delicacy and
good sense are taken for granted and,
before she is scarcely in her teens, she
begins to regulate her own life in all
minor matters, taking up her response
bilities one at a time as she is able to
bear them, instead of leaving them to
be assumed in bunch at the altar.
The result of this national method, if
any thing so negative can be called
method, has been to produce singu-
larly individual and self-reliant sort of
young woman, who is a refreshing
satire upon all previous ideals of wom-
anly excellence. She has proved that
she can be feminine without being ig.
norant; that she may be at the same
time charming and sensible, and that to
be virtuous she need not be a fool. Ina
vague way she is perfectly conscious
that she is an important factor in a
knotty sociological problem, and takes
daily delight in proving that a womans
field of knowledge and action is defined
by her own abilities and not by a set of
arbitrary rules
Now it happens sometimes that the
very quality which is the greatest
charm of the American girl becomes her
chief reproach. Her familiarity with
the world and her habit of managing
her own affairs have given rise to sort
of manner which her admirers call
''poise" and assurance" and her de-
tractors are very likely to speak of as
opinioned and staggering. There is a
little unrcasonableness here on both
sides. 1t is ridiculous for the world to
expect from young woman brought
up almost exactly in the same way as
her brother the sort of behavior which
the last generation called 'maidenly."
If the modern young woman succeeds in
preserving the Difference always becom-
ing in the attitude of youth toward age,
of experience toward ineXperience, she
may congratulate herself upon having
done her duty very fairly.-Kate Fields
Washington.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-12
HUMOROUS.

Miss Sportingblood-"You appear
so firm in the saddle, Mr.. Novitiate."
Mr. Novitiate-"Yes, and I'll appear
intirm when I'm ont of it."-Weelx's
Sport.
"A stove manufacturer has come to
the conclusion, after trying several
methods, that the best way to create
draught is to go into the back yard and
sift ashes.-Ram Horn.
-Fathcr-"lYill you divide the mar
bles with your little brother with or
without being whipped?' Bobbie-'T
'spect I've got to divide, pa, but I'll
take the licllin' first. Prairie Farmer.
After 1000 years of repose the num-
mics of Egypt are being ground up into
paint, and possibly are now painting
towns red It's always the way. Your
quiet fellows are the worst when they
do break out.-Philadelphia Times.
The LATEST boy in school is always
closest to the head of the procession
when the circus is in town. And in the
procession of life he gets there, too.
This is not said to encourage laziness,
but to suggest the putting of a little
more circus into our manner of teach
ing.-Shippensburg pa News.
Johnny did You steal Mr.. Hicks
apples?" eyes, sir" returned the boy.
"But was laboring under an attack of
temporary insanity at the time" eff
you can prove that, I'll let you Off"
said Mr.. Hicks. "Well, l must have
been" said Johnny; 81 didn't scoop
any thing utrotten apples. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Bound to Get There. - DUDLEY
Canesucker approached pretty young
lady on the street. and being deter
mined to make her acquaintance at all
hazards, said politely Miss, allow
me to offer you my umbrella" She
"But, sir, you have no umbrella. ="
nesucker-"Well, what of it? 1t is
not raining now, anyhow" - Texas
Siftings.
The Country House.-"What our
architect has to put up with. Fair
Client-'I want it to be nice and baro-
NAL, Queen Anne and Elizabethan, and
all that--kind of quaint and Nurem-
bergy, you ncw-regular old English,
with French windows opening to the
lawn, and Venetian blinds, and SOFT OF
Swiss balconies, and loggia. But I'm
sure you know what | meanr'-Punch.
The new reporter had been sent out
to secure an interview with the distin.
guished foreigner visiting in the city
He came back and reported that he had
failed. "What was the reason ?" de.
handed the city editor. us he trav.
cling incog?' I'll think not" an
swered the new reporter somewhat
perplexed. HE was travelling round
somewhere 10 cab."-Chicago Trib
une.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-12
NIagazir
Weight of the Earth.

AS matter of fact, the earth has no
weight Weight is the pull of gravity
toward center and when speaking of
the weight of the earth we must con-
slider the pull of gravity towards the
sun, and in that respect the earth is
equally poised. All parts of the earth
pressing toward the earth's center
equalize each other, so that tow line
would pull the earth thousands of miles
out of its orbit. Rather than penetrate
an atmosphere of another body so thin
that no animal life could exist in it, our
earth would make great circuit TO get
around it. The almost imperceptible
attraction of one of the other planets
pulls our earth thousands of miles out
of its regular path St Joseph Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-02-12
One Dollar Per Year,

composed ot divided minutes which they
have refrained from employing ON ac-
count of division. Women, too, fire.
quently lack executive power; they are
inclined to believe that they must do
every thing themselves. They talk So
necessarily of having no time that the
idea grows to be bugbear, and they
come finally never to have any time.
Many an exemplary husband has be-
come to degree alienated from his
wife by hearing perpetually that she
has no time. lie remembers, before
marriage, that she always had time to
write him love letters, and he draws
his deduction between then and now
Junius II, Browne, in Ladies Home
Journal