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Middletown transcript., 1891-02-05
Paper Horseshoes.

It seems not unlikely that change
is imminent in the method Of shoeing
horses for military work. The Ger.
man papers are devoting great deal
Of attention to the discussion which Is
now going on in the military world as
to the advisabiIity OF Substituting
compressed paper for iron in horse.
shoes for the German cavalry and
artillery. After many experiments
under all manner of conditions it has
been found that the shoe which ap-.
pears to be most worthy of adoption IS
made up Of sheets of parchment paper
cemented together with . special ce-
ment, composed of turpentine, Spanish
white. lac and boiled inseed oil. The
separate pieces are stamped out, CO.
mented and pressed together in q
hydraulic press. When dry the shoe
thus formed is rasped into the exact
form and size required.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-05
PRICE, 5 CENTS
RemarkabIs Memories.

There was Corsican boy who could
reheare 10000 words, whether sense
or nonsense, as they were dictated, and
then repeat them in the reversed
order without making 3 single mis-
take. A physician, about sixty years
ago. could repeat the whole Of "Para-
disc Lost" without making a mistal
although he had not read il for
twenty years. Euler, the great
mathematician, when he became
blind, could repeat the whole Of Vir-
gil's aAeneld,' and could remember
the FIRST line and last line Of every
page Of the particular edition which
be had been accustomed to read be-
fore he became blind.
One kind ofretentive memory may
be considered as the result Of sheer
work, determination toward one
particular achievement without re-
ference either to cultivation OF to
memory on other subjects. This Is
frequently shown by persons In re-
gard to the Bible. An old beggar
man at Stirling. known fifty years
ago rs aBlind AIeck," afforded an
instance Of this. He knew the whole
Of the Bible by heart, insomuch that
if a sentence was read to- him he
could name the book, chapter and
verse, or if the book, chapter and
verse were named be could give the
exact words. 81 81.
A gentleman to test him repeated
q verse, purposely making one verbal
inaccuracy. Alick hesitated, named
the place where the passage was to be
found, but at the same time pointed
out the verbal error. The same
gentleman asked him TO repeat the
ninetieth verse of the seventieth
chapter or the Book of Numbers.
Alick almost instantly replied ::
aThere is no such verse. The chap
ter has only eighty-nine verses
Gassendi has acquired BY heart {, 900
Latin verses, and in order to give his
memory exercise he was in The habit
daily Of reciting 800 verses from
different languages. Spare Moments.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-05
A clever Smuggling schenae.

A string Of sausages aeated idly.
around in an eddy between two
Pacific coast steamship docks two
hours the other day. They popped
up from somewhere, nobody knew
where, The City Of Pueblo had been
thoroughly searched and nothing con-
traband discovered. Customs, Inspec-
tor Critcher, standing guard 6n her
deck, suspected nothing, but fretted
by che persistency Of the sausages sin'
floating in the slip instead Of following
the tide, called out to- two boatmen to
take them out of the water. The
boadmen did 50, and it was found
that every sausage" had fine silk
fish line tied to it, at the end Of which
dangled box of opium wrapped IN
oiled silk. There were 1900 boxes
in all, worth nearly $4,000. The
.'sausages" were scraps Of cork wrap
ped in tarpaulin and linked with
cord, each link being loaded with
sufficient salt to sink it about Q foot
under water.San Francisco Letter.
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A KISS IN THE DARK.

r. SO ,r +na aertr az the foot of the stair,
Wbsra bS "a a. tier the dance traced her,
heard her step and caught her t1ers
And fondly kissed and embraced her'
She did not seem to take If amiss,
And finding myself in cloy
1 wasn't content with asingle KISS.
But kissed her dozen times over.
And knew that was not giving ouehco
To her, tor she seemed to Ike IL.
All, me /! twas blissful experience
How lucky was to strike It
Then a light appeared and fignt Lo0a,
While my mind on distraction boroers i,.ad
1 had caught and been kissing the co1oi eU
cook
"--e "''s ee'e ef ''''- Cape Cod Item
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Sharpless Bros.
Sharpless Bros.

/ their brightness and
Christmas cheer. There
are Little Toys and Big
Toys, for Romping Boys and
Studious Girls, including
Great, Ponderous Elepha nts
and Frisky Squirrels. Bleet-
ing Sheep, Mooing Cows
and gayly caparisoned horses
in moving cavalcades, and
soldiers in camp and out upon
parades, Railway trains DASH
ing over hill and dale. and
Knights Of Old in their armor
of mail. Little rabbits that
leap and jump at the turning
of a key, and the funniest
men and women that you
ever did see. Iron and tin
toys, dainty and strong. for
curious little boys who insist
that everything they handle
is made wrong" Then
there are FIRE engines, locomo-
tives and cars for freight j;
iingling bells and frolicsome
monkeys going around at a
great rate. And horns and
swords and drums, bugles and
ifes, and miniature gunboats,
manned by brave gunners
eager for strife /; little trinkets
IN rubber, wood and brass,
besides hundreds Of pretty
things in china and glass.
Curious puzzles, ten pins,
tops and balls, and building
blocks in colors gay. and
Tiddledy Winks. the most
popular game Of the day.
Then there are pleasing story
books for boys and girls of
every age, life-like dolls from
over the sea, and thousands
upon thousands of scintillat-
Ing trinkets for the big, jolly
Christmas tree. But the
most humorous thing Of all
in this collection galore is a
mechanical donkey that gal
lops over the floor. Upon
his diminutive back sits a
jovial clown in the. queerest
Of clothes, whith streaks Of
bright paint all over his face
and nose.
The largest and most vari-
ed assortment.of Dolls ever
shown in this city by any one
house. Bisque Head. 25c.
Bisque Head and closing
eyes, SOC. Bisque head, clos
ing ewes, and Kid body, 81.
Jointed dolls, S1.39 each.
Regular prices elsewhere,
$3.50.
Glove and handkerchief
SACHETS. deliciously per-
fnmed and exquitely orna-
81 each or So for the
complete set. Neatly boxed
for holiday purposes.
Decorated china inkstands.
60c, each. Handsome table
lamps, $l.50 each.
Beautiful novelties in the
celebrated Victoria ware.
A pleasing assortment of
choice pieces at 60c. ST. .25
and $2.25.
Rogers "A /" plated Sill
verWare at unapproachable
prices.
Teaspoons down T 0 III
$3.50 to $3.75.
Dessert Spoons down from
Sd. to $3.15.
Forks down from $3.50 to
$3.75.
Soup ladies down from
$3.50 to S1.67 each.
Extra heavy weight very
richly finished Black Mo-
hair reduced from Soc. to
~ cts. a YARD. a limited as
sortment of Black Brocabe
Mohair marked down from
75c. to 39c. a yard. Very
rare bargain. All.wool Skirt
patterns, heretofore sold at
81 65 and S1.85, now $l.22.
Highly desirable.
Genuine japanese silk
Smoking Jackets made in
the Japan Empir-- in the
Japs' best manner. Daintily
embroidered $6.25 each
Plain silk, S4.75 each. Ap-
propriate gifts for gentlemen
French Sealskin Muffs
marked down from SIS to So.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-05

IF YOU are going have public sale OF any other kind
of sale you will have advertise it. The columns OF this
paper is the place for your advertisement You will get
better your money than anywhere else Just make
a note of that Mr.. Advertiser.
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-05
A Modest, sensitive woman

IA uAOoC5tf kJOnSAshso - e>@~----< "a
often shrinks from sonsulting q
physician about functional derange.
ment, and prefers to suffer IN silence:
This may be q 2aiGtG - sI1'I Ini but J
tn
Middletown transcript., 1891-02-05

If'you suffer with nasal catarrh,
you need no one to describe your
symptoms or suffering. We pres
cribe, however, Old Saul's Gasarrh
Cure. safe sure and pleasant and only
rs cents y
If your babyis those
troubles that -
teething, don't
DR.. BulIs p
Arizona republican., 1891-11-17
Our TwoaOrange States.

In the United States oranges and lem ons are produced only in California and Florida. The orange crop of the latter is practically out of the way before that of the former is ready for the market. The California orange is of slower growth than the Florida product and does not decay so soon. The orange sea- son in California lasts five months, be- ginning Jan. 1, and it will be prolonged in future, as the people are planting Valencia oranges, which do not ripen till July. The lemon is more sensitive to frost than the orange, and it is pro- duced with more difficulty in Florida than in southern California, for the req son that the former state is more subject to frost.-L. A. Sheldon in Forum.
Arizona republican., 1891-11-17
A Novel Way of Getting Drunk.

The latest discovery in regard to alco- holic liquors is that one can get intoxi- cated without drinking drop, inhalation being substituted for inhibition. A Phila- delphia paper says that in one of the ho- tels in that city taere is an old fellow who Is an earnest teetotaler, having signed the pledge about ten years ago, shortly after recovering from protracted spree, during the course of which he lost leg in rail. road accident. He has hit upon the 'dry drunk" scheme as a way to indulge his ap- petite without hurting his conscience. He Is employed as porter, and every night before he quits work he takes particular pains in cleaning up the wine cellar. He devotes about twenty minutes to smelling the bunghole of a barrel containing par ticularly strong brand of cognac, after which he staggers homeward with all the symptoms of regular "howling jag"
Arizona republican., 1891-11-17
Sings sweetiy Though Nearly so Years Old.

Sings sweetly Though Nearly so Years Old.
 Mrs. Emma Bostwick, once known as the American Jenny Lind, has probably retained her voice to greater age than any other public singer. She is now seventy-seven years old, but her voice is still pure and fresh, and she sings in ad- mirable time and tune. She is the daughter of an English violinist, named Dillingham;, and began her career on the concert stage when only twelve years of age. By the time she was twenty she was widely and favorably known. Her voice had range of three octaves Theodore Thomas, then a rising young violinist, was among those who took part in her concerts.
 She was married in 1886, but did not retire from the concert stage. For a number of years she was the soloist of the New York Philharmonic society. She has never sung in opera, and the wonderful preservation of her voice is to be attributed partly to that, and part ly to the care she has observed in her diet and mode of fe.-Exchange.
Arizona republican., 1891-11-17


 Bardsley" case and so on. Such was their published confession" But it was fol- lowed next day, as usual, by denial that any such confession had been made-apd so there we are again.
 There is a mystery about the affair Neither Of the treasurers was notably ex- travagant in his manner of living, and it does not yet appear what became of the money. Nor is 1t easy to see how president and trustees, bank examiner and others could have been so grossly deceived, for the stealing has been going on long time. The usual tricks were employed-false en- tries, forced balances, etc.--but surely trustees and examiners must be woefully negligent not to miss SiOO, 900 till accident revealed it's loss.
 When the dep0sitors learned of it there was mob. Sherifts, police and "extras" were kept busy, and there was talk of call ing on the militia The prisoners were scared almost to death, "pale as your shirt" said the guards; but since getting safely into jail they have become quite chipper. Both have families, high social rank, well to do relatives and all the usual attachments of tony criminals.
Arizona republican., 1891-11-17
LooTED THE BANK.
How Two Men Lived High on the Money
 of Despositors.

Matthew T. Trumpbour is white haired, high toned and handsome, and he was assist ant treasurer of the Ulster County Savings bank at Kingston, N. Y. James Ostrander, treasurer, was also high toned, but not so high toned, not so handsome and certainly not so ostentariously good as Mir. Trump bour. Now they are cellmates in the Ulster county jail, after grazing painfully close to a lynching, and the expert account ants think "the shortage may reach S4OO,- GOO"
 The story told by the criminals is simply incredible. They say there was deficit
Arizona republican., 1891-11-17

of some SG0,0O0 when they entered the bank twenty years ago, that nearly all the off cials connected with it had some share in the steal ing, that the funds were habituslly used for political purposes, that it was anot her HHnnaSt I,hn
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
AUTHORIZED ExTRAvAGANcE.
The Republican Councilmen Put Them
selves on Record,

The Republican Councilmen Put Them
selves on Record.
By an inadvertence an omission was
made in the report OF the proceedings of
the city council, which appeared in yes
terday's HERALD, of little episode
which is worthy Of being chronicled.
1t seems that the question of how
many horses the city was feeding at it's
expense was referred to committee of
Messrs. Nickel, McGarry and Afford.
All of these signed their report, which
stated the number of horses belonging
to city employees which they found in
the city corral, and recommended that
as the city was not in the livery busi-
ness it cease to furnish the subsistence
for such horses; also that it should sell
the four horses belonging to the city
found in the corral, and the buggies
and harness.
1t was found that the old Republican
council had started these extrava-
gances, and there was no excuse for
their continuance.
This report, however, was tabled on
Tuesday by the Republican majority,
and Mr.. McGarry in his remarks said
that several Of the councilmen who
tabled the report were elected on the
reform ticket, and were pledged to econ
omies, but if they were to run again on
such ticket, the record they had just
made in favor of extravaganza would
insure their defeat
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS PETI-
TION FOR A SUNDAY LAW,
Carpenters Pure Candy Bill Passes the
House-His Anti-Mortgage Tax Amend
ment Indefinitely Postponed.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.-In the senate
today McComas presented a petition
from 1000 citizens of the southern coun-
ties, asking for the passage Of Sunday
law.
Ostrom's bill appropriating $3.50, 900
for constructing jute plant at Folsom
prison, was taken up, and sent to the
committee on buildings and finance,
with instructions that it be reported
back Friday evening.
Carpenters anti-mortgage tax consti-
tutional amendment came up, was
amended by Hamill so that it reversed
the old law, and was then indefinitely
postponed.
The special file OF assembly bills was
taken up and number OF measures read
the second time.
The funeral directors bill was finally
passed.
An evening session was held, which
was devoted to the second reading of
bills.
THE ASSEMBLY.
In the assembly this morning the
committee on public morals reported
favorably the bill making it an offense
to introduce women into saloons.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for con-
tingent expenses of the assembly, was
made special order for this afternoon.
Gould asked that bill 1872 be taken
from third reading and passed as mat
ter OF urgency, in view Of the recent
floods in Southern California. The bill
provides for the organization and gov
ernment OF levee districts created for
the protection of lands from overflow.
The legislative apportionment bill
was taken up. Shannahan offered an
amendment cutting Humboldt county
down from two to one assemblyman,
The amendment was lost. He then
moved to have Trinity attached to
Shasta instead of Modoc.
This amendment was also lost. Rem
froe offered an amendment taking Lake
from Colusa, and adding it to Yolo.
The amendment was lost. Shannahan
again urged that Shasta might be shorn
of Modoc and left to stand as district
by itself, but the discussion of the bill
went over till tomorrow.
Marion introduced a resolution pro-
viding that all bills be reported from the
committees at once.
The bill regulating the practice of
pharmacy was defeated.
Carpenters bill, making it a misde-
meanor to adulterate candy. was passed.
This evenings session was taken up
with long discussion over the ballot
reform bills. In the midst of the discus
sion the house adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26

The police believe that they have safe
in Jail the wretch who has been terror
| izing ladies in the western part of the
city for the past month, by chasing those
whom he CHANGED to meet on the street
after dark, and otherwise annoying and
frightening them. About month ago
a lady was pursued by an unknown man
on Olive street until she took refuge on
the porch of friend. Her tormentor
followed her up the steps, and had
thrown her down, when some one came
out of the house and frightened him
away.
Last night at about 8 O'Clock a man
who answers the description given of
the ,perpetrator of the former outrage.
met woman on Broadway, near Eighth
street, and followed her. She became
frightened and ran, with the stranger in
pursuit. The lady finally escaped,
however, and the matter was reported
to an officer.
At II O'Clock similar occurrence hap
pened on Pico street, near Main, but in
this instance Officers Conlee and Benson,
who were near at hand, were fortunate
enough to capture the fellow. The
patrol wagon was sent for, but on its ar
rival the prisoner had escaped, and was
only recaptured after desperate fight.
At the station the man gave his name
as Elleno Gan. He is Frenchman,
and is evidently a little demented, as
his strange actions would indicate. An
effort will be made to identity him with
other outrages of similar nature,
wherein he has overtaken ladies walk
ing alone on the streets at night, and
slapped and otherwise assaulted them,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
MILLIONS IN IT.
A Prospective Fortune for
the Fremont Heirs.
One Of the Pathfinder's Old
Claims Revived.
A Big Suit to Be Brought Against
the Government.
Bird Island in San Francisco Bay Is the
Plum in Dispute-It is Valued at
&1O,OOO,OOO.
Associated Press Dispatches.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 25.-Rev. w. r. Co
vert, of Findlay, Ohio, has retained
counsel to press the claim OF himself
and the heirs of General John G. Free
mont, to the ownership OF Bird island,
in the bay of San Francisco. The amount
involved is estimated at O,OOO, 900.
General Fremont, when military gov
ernor of California, purchased the island
from Mexico. Uncle Sam repudiated
the purchase, and declined to either
buy from the Pathfinder or reimburse
him. However, the general govern
ment some years later took possession of
the island, which is the key to
San Francisco harbor, and erected
Notifications and light house upon it,
at a cost Of over $9,OOO,OOO. General
Fremont sought relief from congress in
vain.. Some time before he died, being
low III funds, he secured financial aid
from Mr.. Covert, giving therefor
an option on half interest in the
island. He intended to press his claim,
but death intervened. Mrs. Jessie
Benton Fremont and her son will soon
join in the proceedings before the court
of claims.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
The Wretched Fate of a Mexican
Child

An S-year-old Mexican boy, who had
been recently sent to Los Angeles from
some interior point to become an in
mate of the Orphans asylum, in this
city. met horrible death at No. 1909
Temple street yesterday forenoon. The
little fellow was staying with friends in
the city till the Weather would permit
of his being sent to the home, and was
allowed to play about the yard and
streets in the neighborhood OF his
temporary residence.
Yesterday morning he was wanted
while out playing, but could not be
found, and search was instituted on
the suppositionf that, being unac-
quainted with the streets OF the
city, he had been lost. After
about an hours looking for him, one of
the family happened to 60 into an out
house in the yard, and on looking down
into the pit below, saw the child's
clothes above the surface of the contents
of the vault.
The boy was fished out, but he was
dead, having evidently been suffocated
soon after falling in. The exact manner
in which the accident occurred is not
known.
Coroner Weldon will hold an inquest
at 8 80 this morning at the zooidenso.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
THE STORM IN THE SOUTH.
San Diego Heard FrOm-The Town of ii,
Juana Washed Away.


Juana Washed Away.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25.-The storm of
Sunday and Monday was the most severe
ever experienced in this section. The
damage to the railroads leading from
the city, is quite large, and it will be a
week before travel is resumed as before
the flood. The town of Tia
Juana, on the Mexican line,
was totally washed away, except
the Russ hotel, which is so badly
damaged as to be of no further use. The
Otay river broke its banks and swelled
the Tia Juana river until it flooded the
entire country, sweeping away stores,
houses, cattle, and everything that came
in its path. Two persons are reported
drowned at Tia Juana. No other -fatali-
ties are reported. At Ramona
twelve. inches of water is re-
ported to have fallen during the
storm. On the Cuyamaca road several
washouts occurred, and the San Diego
river bridge was washed away. AT En-
senada the rain did considerable dam
age. The soap works on the Ensenada
river were totally washed away, but no
loss OF life is reported. No damage was
done in San Diego, although considera-
bic rain fell, and the wind attained .
velocity OF 40 miles an hour,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
THE SUGAR KING.
Claus Spreckels and J. D. Spreckels
in the City.

in the City.
Yesterday afternoon Claus Spreckels.
the San Francisco sugar magnate, and
j. d. Spreckels, his son, arrived in this
city from San Diego, with a number of
other belated passengers who left that
place on Sunday afternoon last, by stage
from Santa Ana. The distinguished
visitors at once proceeded to their apart
ments at the Arcade hotel, where the
younger gentleman was subsequently
found by Herald reporter. Mr..
Spreckels had very little to communi-
cate, however, as he was suffer-
ing from severe headache con-
tracted during the long and tedious
drive behind Henry Mills four-in-hand
from Santa Ana. In reply to the report
er's questions, Mr.. Spreckels stated that
his father had not as yet decided upon
location for his projected Southern Cali
fornia beet sugar factory. During their
drive from Santa Ana, however, they had
seen great deal more of the country
than could have been seen from the more
rapidly moving cars, and they had been
struck by the peculiar adaptability of
the soil to beet raising in the vicinity of
Anaheim.
Mr.. Spreckels and his son have been
looking after their interests in San Diego
county. and intend returning to San
francisco as soon as possible.