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Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
Size and Longevity.


Although there is some relation between
size and longevity-the duration of the
period of growth and length of life being,
speaking generally, longest in the largest
animals-there is no fixed relation between
the two. The largest organisms live the
longest, some trees reaching an age of 5000
years, and some animals, as whales, several
centuries. And after maturity is reached
larger animals require longer time than
smaller animals to secure the preservation
of the species. The explanation of this, as
pointed out by both Leuckart and Herbert
Spencer, is that 1.-The absorbing surface of
an animal only increases as the square of
its length, while its size increases as the
cube; and it therefore follows that the
longer an animal becomes the greater will
be the difficulty experienced in assinilat-
ing any nourishment over and above that
which it requires for it's own needs, and
therefore the more slowly will it reproduce
itself" We, however, find corresponding
duration of life among animals of very diff
ferent size, says Longman's Magazine
For example, the toad and the cat live as
long as the horse, the crayfish as long as
the pig, and the pike and carp as long as
the elephant. In an interesting appendix,
from which these facts are quoted, DR..
Weissmann cites the case of sea anemone
which lived not less than sixty-six years.
It was placed by Sir John Dalzell in small
glass jar in the Edinburgh Botanical gar
dens in 1928, being then, as companions
with other individuals reared from the egg
period, fully seven years old. 1t died
natural death in 1887.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
JocuIar Literature.

Mr.. w. G. Hazlitt in his studies in jocu-
Lar literature shows by quotations without
end the ancient descent of scores of famous
jokes and gems of repartee that bob up in
every generation, tgarbed anew, perhaps,
fostered upon other parents, and regarded
by most people as entirely new. Some
American students of this matter pretend
that they can predict the exact time when
such and such joke or story may be ex-
pected to appear in our newspapers. These
jokes have their orbits; they run through
the press from New York to California, to
disappear and reappear in certain number
of years, slightly altered, perhaps, but still
the same old friends.
Mr.. Hazfitt pins number of the most
famous jokes of the last generation in
England and traces them back step by STEP
showing in some instances that they were
heary veterans when the first Joe Miller
appeared, $50 years ago. Even the mists
of Hindoo mythology do not escape Mr.
Haziitt, who thinks he finds the germs OF
sundry good jokes lurking therein. The
modern qnatrain,
The love hair, which Celia wears,
Is hers-who would have thought it?
She swears tbs hers, and true she swears,
For know where she boughtit,
Is traced to ancient Greece.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
Curious Marriage superstitions.

In the Vosges mountains the young wo-
men who dress the bride strive as to who
shall stick the first pin in the bridal robe,
as the successful one will be married the
same year. 1t was lucky for English
bridesmaids to throw pins away. The
bride must not look into the mirror after
she is dressed for the ceremony, unless she
puts on some article of apparel afterward.
In Russia the bride must avoid eating
the wedding cake on the eve of the cere-
mony, or she will lose her husbands love.
The sneezng of cat on the eve of mar
riage was considered good omen in the
Middle Ages. but the bowling of dog then.
as now was especially ominous.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19

b4&A% ANA~G - -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figsis taken; it is pleasan;
and refreshing to the taste and acts
rently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system
efectually, dispels colds, headaches
and fevers and cures habitual consti,
patton. Syrup of Figs is the only
remedy Of its kind ever produced,
pleasing to the taste and acceptable to
the stomach, prompt in its action and
truly beneficial in its effects, its many
excellent qualities commend it to all.
It is for sale in Soc and 81 bottles by
all leading druggists.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE ~ NEW YORK. N. X
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
VIII Be Given Away.

Our enterprising druggists, R. W Ellis & Co.
who carry the finest stock of drugs, perfumer
les, toilet articles, brushes, sponges, etc, are
giving away a large number of trial bottles Of
They guarantee it to cure headache, dizziness
nervous prostration sleeplessncss, the ill effects
of spirits, tobacco, coffee, etc. Druggists say Il
is the greatest seller they ever knew, and is
universally satisfactory. They also guarantee
Dr. Miles New Heart Cure in all cases of ner
vous or organic heart disease, palpitation
pain in side, smothering etc. Fine book on
"Nervous and Heart Diseases free.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.

s~.sran:ss That Mothers Sing to Luii Their
xattre Ones to Rest in Many Lands.
Eyery country has its mothers and babies,
4 and therefore every country has its cradle
1 rones, and from the unrhythmical lines with
which the Chinese parent strives to WOO
the spirit of rest to her little yellow faced
treasure to the poetical verse of the Italian
mother rocking her bambino there is
thread of connection that winds its tender
wav from ocean to ocean and from conti-
nent to continent. What can be prettier
than the simple Scotch ditty:
Ba-loo. ba-loo. my wee thing.
oh, softly close thy blinkin' e'e,
Thy daddy now is far ava,
A sailor laddie DER the sea-
The following is of Gaelic extraction:
Heigh-o, heugh-o, what'll do wi yer
Blacks the life that lead wi ye.
Many o. ye, little to gle ye,
Heigh-o, heugh-o, what'll do WI ye9
Our old familiar,
EN Bye Baby Bunting,
Thy fathers gone a-hunting;
Gone to get rabbit skin
To wrap his Baby Bunting In;
and the Hibernian,
Hush. baby dear, weep not awhile,
Ando'er thee shall bright treasures smile,
AS did thy royal sires once own
In the green lana OF Conn anu OWen,
will bear comparison with the grooming
verses of most countries. One or two are
particularly melodious. Among these we
must quote this bright lyric which you will
hear in every hamlet and every village OF
song loving Brittany:
Go to sleep, you little darling,
Go to sleep, dear little Pierrot;
I'll sing sweet and low,
And rock to and fro,
The crib of Pierrot,
Whom we all love.
Then there is the pretty Italian,
Sleep, my baby, sleep, my darling.
While hush thee with my song;
Sleep until the new sun rises,
Sleep in peace the whole night long.
Reference has been made to the rhythm
Of the Chinese lulling verse; here is speci-
men:
Snail, snail, come out and be fed,
Put out your horns and then your head,
s And thy mamma will give thee mutton,
For thou art doubly dear to me.
OF all the soft motherly ideas ever incor-
porated in song there are none more so
than those of the Hottentot who bends
over her baby singing:
Why dost thou weep, my child?
Wherefore dost thou weep?
Hush, darling, calm thee,
And sleep, my child, and sleep.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERsHIP

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
N copartnership of Hall 4 Hart, heretofore
existing between the undersigned in the city
and county OF Los Angeles, has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent All indebted
ness of said copartnership will be paid by Hall
& Hart.
Mr. H. G. Hall will continue the business,
and cordially solicits the liberal patronage
heretofore extended to said firm,
II. G. HALL,
5-I2tu3t ]. w. HART.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
Health is Wealth!

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
Depression, Softening of the Brain resulting in
insanity and leading to misery, decay and
death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of
Power in either sex, Involuntary Losses arc
Spermatorrh9a caused by over-exertion of the
brain, self-abuse or over-indulgenee. Each Eoy
contains one months treatment. 81 90 toS,
or six boxes for $500, sent by mail prepaid CT
receipt of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received
us for six boxes, accompanied with $500, We
will send the purchaser our written guarantee
to refund the money If the treatment does not
effect a cure. Guarantees issued only by
II. NJ. SALE & SON,
Druggists, sole agents, 226 S. Spring street,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
French Tansy Waters.

These waters are for the relief and cure of
painful and irregular menses, and will remove
AL distractions, no matter what the cause, and
are sure and safe every time. Manufactured
by Emerson Drug Co., San Jose, Cal, and for
sale by OFF & Vaughn, The Druggists N. E. cor
aer Fourth and Spring streets, Los Angeles
CAL, and Apothecaries' Hall, 303 N. Main ST.,
sole agents for Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
NORTH RED0ND0!
A Home by the Seaside!
Fertile Farms Where Cool BreeZeS Blow !


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Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
pat-on,va Home Industry

And order your ice delivered by the Citizens
Ice company, the largest Institution OF the
find in the city; telephone to No. COG, or drop
4 postal card to Citizens Ice Company, Center
and Turner streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
California Vinegar and Pickle Works,
TaIanhana Nh. 3R4. .

s,anoved to 555 Banning street, opposite soar
<~ctorvs near Alameda and First streets, one
hslf block from electric light works.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-19
ESTATE OF GEORGE WILTSHIRE,
DECEASED.

NTOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
N undersigned, executors of the last will and
testament of George Wiltshire, deceased, to the
creditors Of and all persons having claims
the necessary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication OF this notice, to the
said executors, at the office of Lee, scott,
No 81 Temple block, in the city of Los An
pe1es. State OF California, the same being the
place for the transaction of business OF the
estate of said deceased. -
ALEXANDER MCDONALD,
Executors of the last will and testament OF
George Wiltshire, deceased.
Dated April "a, 1891. 4-zo-oot
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14

A member of an orchestra, which is
staying at the Bedford Springs hotel for
the season, had a rather unwelcome
auditor to summer night concert the
other evening. The gentleman is the
leading trombonist and had retired
back on the hill from the hotel to give
one OF his favorite selections for the
benefit Of the hotel guests. While per-
forming he was somewhat disturbed to
see black object steadily making its
way toward him from the bush. This
object, which proved to be an enor-
nous blacksnake, crawled to within a
few feet of the musician, then stopped,
and rearing its head, waved it to and
fro in enjoyment Of the music. The
performer hastily decamped, being too
highly hattered, however, by the atten-
tions of the melody-loving snake to at
tempt to kill it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
Carriage NOmenclatare.

1t is probable that the idea of vehicle
with wheels, to he drawn by animals,
must have occurred to men soon after the
domestication Of the horse and OK. The
first attempts in this direction were very
rude. In this country the prevalent mode
of travelling for the first two centuries
was on horseback, the roads preventing
any very extensive use Of wheeled vehi-
cles but as the country has increased in
wealth, and the highways, city and town
streets have improved, the demand for
public and private carriages has grown to
he very large. A writer in the Detroit
Free Press gives the origin Of the names
of some of the most common vehicles
now in use.
The popular Hanson derives its distin-
gushing title from certain Mr.. Hanson.
The Brougham, which was first used by
the famous Lord Brougham, took its title
from that nobleman.
Landau, city in Germany, was the
locality in which was first made the
style of vehicle bearing that name.
Hacks originally were termed hackney
coaches, because they were drawn by
hackney--a name applied to easy going
horses.
The Gig was given that name from its
peculiar jumping and rocking motion,
the word being taken from the French
ggue, signifying the jig or a lively
dance.
The term Coach is derived from the
French coche, diminutive form of the
Latin conchula, a shell, in which form
the body of such conveyances was
originally fashioned.
Coupe is French in origin, being de-
rived from the verb cooper (cOopay) to
cut. This was considered an appropriate
designation because it greatly resembled
coach with the front part cut of.
Seldom, if ever, is the full term Omni-
bus applied to those numbering vehicles.
With the characteristic brevity Of Eng
lish speaking races the title has been
changed to Bus. These were first seen
in Paris in 1927, the original name being
nothing more than the Latin word signi-
flying "for ALL"
Cab is an abbreviation of the Italian
capriola, which is changed to cabriolet
| (cabriolay) in French. Both words have
| a common -cobriole-signify-
ing a goats leap. The exact reason for
| giving it this strange appellation is un-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
A Man Raises His Hat.

1. When he bows to a lady or an eld-
erly gentleman.
2. When he is with a lady who bows to
any person, even IL the other is total
stranger to him.
3. When he salutes gentleman who
is in the company of ladies.
4. When he is in the company of an
other gentlemsn who bows to lady.
8. When he Is with lady and meets q
gentleman whom he knows.
@. When he Offers any civility to a lady
who Is a stranger to him.
z. When he parts with a lady after
speaking to her, or after walking or driv-
ing with her, etc.
In the elevator, where there are ladies,
men may keep on their hats with perfect
propriety. Nine out Of every ten do, with
good and sufficient reason. Elevators are
draughty places and are public convey
ances, though within doors. To raise the
hat when lady enters is becoming cour-
tesy, but this is very different from stand
ing with the hat off while an elevator
mounts to the thirteenth floor. A hat
when not on the head Is in the way in an
elevator. 1t is embarrassing to the occu-
pants to feel that they may 'uDwittingly
spoil good hat by an unwary turn that
knocks 1t in or makes havoc with the
nap. THE Correct Thing. =, ,lrt
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
YOUR SILVER DOLLAR.
How to Tell Whether IL Is Good or n
Bsse COuuterreif.


The Treasury Department is worried by
more than one first class counterfeit, II
the statement of Department clerk who
is now visiting at his home in this city is
true. Said he last night "The new So
silver certificate counterfeit is 30 danger
ously like the original bill that the entire
issue may be called in as the best way out
of the difficulty. The counterfeits which
cause the Treasury officials the most un-
easiness are bogus bills; counterfeit coins
ordinarily do not cause much trouble be-
cause the work is rarely well done, and
the queer coin are quite easily detected
and suppressed. But there is one bogus
dollar in circulation that is so nearly like
the genuine that 1t is causing consider
able alarm. Thomas Carvalho, the Treas
ury expert, who is said to be the best
judge Of money in the world recently
was sent to Birmingham, Ala, to testify
rs an expert in counterfeiting case. In
explaining to the jury the secret marks
which the genuine silver dollar bears he
said: The designer of the standard silver
dollar, Mr.. Morgan, stamped the initial
of his name In two places on the coin.
All genuine standard silver dollars bear
one minute letter M" stamped on the
neck of the Goddess of Liberty Just at the
point where the longest lock of hair
crosses the neck line, and another on the
reverse side of the coin, on the left half
of the loop of ribbon tied about the
wreath .I .....
Drawing from his pockets handful of
coins he leftthe witness stand and walked
over to the jury box. If you will look
at these dollars very carefully said he,
you will observe the marks to which
have alluded He then distributed the
dollars among the jurors and asked them
to examine the coins. After studying
awhile all but three of the jurors were
able to make out the minute MS Then
expert Corvalho smlingly volunteered to
point out the secret initials to the three
gentlemen whose eyes were not acute
enough to detect them. Taking the three
coins in his hand he glanced at them
casually. A puzzled look overspread his
features he closely scrutinized the dol
lars, walking over to the window to get
the benefit of clearer light. Then he
turned to the jury, and said Gentlemen,
these coins well illustrate the point was
attempting to impress upon you. They
are counterfeits.' Just before entering
the courtroom Mr.. Carvalho stepped into
grocery and had a SEQ bill changed il,
order to get enough dollars to pass among
the Jurors. Three of those coins were
bogus. y [Chicago Mail.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
"ISccp IL Out OF the Papcr."

keep it out of the paper" is the cry
which the local newspaper publisher
daily hears. TO oblige often costs con
siderable, though the party who makes
the request thinks the granting scarcely
worth saying "thank you" for. Anews-
paper is peculiar art tclc in the public's
eye. The news gatherer is stormed at
because he gets hold Of one item, and is
abused because he does not get another.
Young men and often young women, as
well as older, perform acts which be-
come legitimate items for publication and
then rush to the newspaper offices to be :.
the editors not to notice their escapades.
The next day they condemn the same
paper for not having published another
party doing the same thing they were
guilty of, forgetting, apparently, their
late visit to the printing Office. The
subscribers expect to read the news, and
there is always wonder when, for char
ity's sake, an item on the street and in
everybody's mouth is not found in the
next issue of the paper.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
To Newspaper borrowers.

Did You ever pause to reflect that you
are nuisance of the first water! Do you
know that the neighbor from whom you
borrowed this very paper you are now
reading is often greatly inconvenienced
by you? He subscribes and pays for the
paper for his own individual use and
benefit; it is not done for your pleasure,
education or comfort. He may not tell
you so to your face, because the class of
men who subscribe and pay for news
paper are good, kind hearted fellows:
but they do u good deal of thinking all
the same when you ask for their news
paper Stop borrowing, and you will
stop making nuisance Of yourself.-Ex
change.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
A Fool and His Money Soon Part.

How true some of these old sayings
are. A friend of mine paid travelling
quack $50 to cure him of Scrofula,
from which he had suffered two years.
He gave him a bottle of stuff which
only aggravated the disease. When he
went to consult him the second time,
the quack had left for parts unknown
Upon learning the circumstances
recommended Sulphur Bitters. Five
bottles cured him.-ENitor Journal
and Courier. t 8-7-at.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
No Matter How Hard

any druggist tries to sell you his own
cough medicine. remember he does il
because he makes more money on it
Insist on having Kemp's Balsam foi
the throat or lungs, for there is nc
cough remedy SO pure and none SC
quick to break up a cold. For in
fluenza, soreness of the throat ant
tickling irritation with constant cough
Kemp's Balsam is an immediate cure
Large bottles soc and 81. At all drug
gists.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
The Purest and Best

Articles known to medical science are
used in preparing Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Every ingredient is carefully selected,
personally examined, and only the best
retained. The medicine is prepared
under the supervision Of thoroughly
competent pharmacists, and every step
in the process of manufacture is care.
fully watched with view to securing
in Hoods Sarsaparilla the best posi-
BILE result #ts.--.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
The Local paper.

The city papers are all right if you
want them, but it is the local paper that
advertiscs your business, your schools,
your churches, your numerous societies,
sympathizes with you in your affliction
and rejoices in your prosperity. In
short, it is your local paper that men,
tions the thousand and one items In
which you are interested during the
year, and which you do not find in the
city papers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
POULTRY NOTES.
No. 27.

; The scrub must go.
This is an age of Improvement.
( And you will notice that the best
and most successful farmers are keep
ing pace with this improvement.
The person with the best stock ha:
no trouble making sales. The party
that wishes to buy the best has the
cash to buy with. :,
To make poultry pay thoroughbred'
must be kept. The hen that lays bu'
few eggs year, must give way to the
one that will lay from $50 to aas egg
a year.
If you are not able to have trio o
fine fowls, purchase a thoroughbred
male and put with your best hens
The improvement in one year woule
repay the cost many times, and yor
will find the most successful man O
today clinging to this idea Inc
best is none to good.
- N w. B. GERMAN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14

Constipation, Lame Back and
Headache it proves its worth in one
dose as it will cure the worst cases Of
Bilious troubles. Manners Double
Extract Sarsaparilla can be given to
children as we'll as to adults. Mrs.
Thos. Morton, of Avoca, Pa. says that
it is the best for constipated children,
For Pimples, Boils, Rash and Eczema
it cannot be beat. For Erysipelas,
Scrofula and Salt Rheum it has no
equal. Once tried and it proves ths
home friend. If your druggist does moi
keep it, have him get it for you, and
you will never regret it. For sale By
all druggists, also at Moyer Bros.
Wholesale & Retail, Druggists. PrlcI
soc bottle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
TTTTT Ui
Don't Do It.

Said my physician, who for six months
had doctored me for dyspepsia with,
out success, when l told him was
going to try Sulphur Bitters, they Will
only make you worse. ! dld try them,
and now / am well man and can ear
anything. Sulphur Bitters are a great a.
foe to doctors. George Bdstett, ~.
Y. G. and III. II. Railroad S-7-at-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
A Real Balsam is Kemp's Balsam

The dictionary says, ga balsam is a
thick, pure aromatic substance flowing
from trees" Kemp's Balsam for the
throat and lungs is the only cough
medicine that is real balsam. Many
thin, watery cough remedies are called
balsams. but such are not. Look
through a bottle Of Kemp's Balsam
and notice what pure, thick prepa-
ration it is. If you cough use Kemps
Balsam. At all druggists. Large
bottles 50 cents and 81. ..
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
It's Larceny to Cheat the Publisher.

A newspaper in Ohio recently brought
suit against forty-threo men who would
not pay their subscriptions, and obtained
Judgment in each case for the amount of
each claim. OF these twenty-eight made
affidavit that they owned no more than
the law allowed, thus preventing attach
ment Then, under the decision of the
supreme court, they were arrested for
petit larceny and bound over in the sum
of $500 each. All but six gave bond,
which six went to Jail. The new postal
law makes it larceny to take paper and
refuse to pay for it.-Toledo Blade.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-14
Tho School Of journalism.

Many writer Of note has received his
first lessons from becoming CORE
spondent to the country press. You may
write for practice or practice to write,
and the people Of your village become
interested in what you say. Thus you
are encouraged to ''press on" until, il
you have talents in that line, after years
Of toll and hard study you probably be-
come an author or an editor.