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Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
Curved Trunks Get STRAIGHT.

Possibly the greatest manifestation of
growth power that could be referred to
is in the power Of many trees to curve
their trunks when partly blown over,
though they may have had them straight
for quarter of a century. This curious
subject is yet in its infancy as d branch
of study; but SO far the curving has
been noticed more in connection with
palms and coniferous trees. A trunk
may be, say twenty or thirty feet high
and foot thick, and as straight as gun
barrel. Should it, from any cause, be-
come tilted in few years the whole
trunk from the ground to the summit
will be found curved like bow.
1t was at one time thought that plants
grew toward the light, and we come to
believe that "as the twig is bent the tree
is Inclined" but it now seems that
grew is not here an active verb-the
mass offoliage-that which was grown as
well as that which is growing-is really
lifted-lfted by some power in nature
SO far entirely unknown to vegetable bi-
ology.-Thomas Meehan in Philadelphia
Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
sanitation at Cheap Restaurants.

The frequenters of some of the cheap
restaurants Of our large towns would
probably suffer from painful falling off
in the appetite were they first to pay Il
visit to the kitchens from which their
savory morsels come. In the interests Of
their hunger they doubtless show sound
discretion in taking the goods the gods
of the gridiron send them without ques-
tioning or demur. On the other hand,
in the interest Of sanitation and public
welfare, it is quite as important that the
cleanliness of our restaurant kitchens
should be beyond suspicion as that of
our baking establishments.
The local authorities are empowered
by the sanitary acts to deal with any
work place which is not kept in a cleanly
state, or not properly ventilated, ETC., SO
as to be injurious or dangerous to health.
1t would be interesting to know what
attention the local authorities have
shown to these establishments .-Hospi-
&o1
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
Proposals for the Purchase of Los
Angeles County Court House Bonds.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED
IN proposals will be received by the under
signed up to the Oath day of October J S9l, At
O'Clock pm. of that day Tor the purchase of
one hundred and twenty (120l, or any portion
thereof Los Angeles county court house bends
numbered consecutively from forty y-one (A1) 70
one hundred and sixty (160) both numbers n
cluded, of The denomination of one thousand
dollars tS1000) each, and payable on the frat
day of January, AID. 1910, or at any time be-
fore that date, at the pleasure of said county,
in gold coin of the United States. with interest
thereon at the rate of five (5) per cent Ter an
mum, payable semi annually on the first day of
January and on the first day of July OF each
year, bonds and interest payabie at the office OF
the county treasurer of said Los Angeles
county
Said bonds having been Issued in conformity
with an ordinance enacted by the Board OF
Supervisors of said Los Angeles county, dated
April 2Sth, A. d. 1890, and under authority
conferred upon said board by the provisions 0f
an act OF the legislature OF the State OF CALI
fornia entitled, 'An Act to Establish Uniform
System of County aud Township Government
approved March l4th, A. D. 1888
None Of said bonds will be sold for legs than
face value and accrued interest. nor shall a,fr
sale thereof be final Or valid until approved by
the said Board of Supervisors, and the right is
hereby expressly reserved to reject any or ai1
aforesaid proposals.
Mark envelopes: Proposals for the Pasr-
chase of Court House Bonds.
By order of the Board OF Supervisors Of Los
Angeles county, California
Dated September 10th, 1891.
y. BANBURY,
9-1s 30t Treasurer Of Los Angeles CoansS. chi.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
something About, MONEY.

There is no place on this wide earth of
ours where there is nothing to sell or no
money to buy with. The kinds of money
people are forced to use would make our
boys who are familiar with gold, silver
and crisp green paper laugh. Think of
currency all the way from strips of odor-
ferrous dried fish to beautiful nature pol
ished sea shells and bright birds plum
age.
Of course we speak of money in its
broad sense, meaning something con-
venient to carry, of standard value, to
be used in exchange or trade; something
that costs labor to get or make, and of
which every man thinks it. would be
good to get plenty. The pieces of
leather of the Greeks with the rude
figure of an OK scratched upon them,
standing for real OK, were just like our
bank notes.-Philadelphia Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
NOTICE.

ITO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
i Notice is hereby given that the usder-
signed, T. b. Burnett, will make application IN
the board of supervisors of the county OF Los
Angeles, state of California, at the rooms OF
said board, in the new courthouse, in the city
of Los Angeles, in said county, on the 18Th day
OF October, A D. 1891, at the hour of 1OOclock
am. of said day, or as soon thereafter as said
application can be heard, for grant of author
ity to construct a wharf on the easterly side OF
San Pedro harbor, in the township OF Whining
ton, in said county of Los Angeles the size and
location whereof are more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Commencing at a point in the easterly har-
Dor line of S'n PEDRO harbor designated ON
the surveys by the U. s. engineers "Wil-
mington harbor,'O established and approved ~
which point of commencement is distant two
thousand l2000) feet, measured on said haTb0r
line, ,southerly from its most northeTly point and
tant in q westerly direction, upon line draw wR
at right angles with said harbor line, from the
single work bIeakwater constructed by the
United States government; thence running
southerly and southeasterly along the said
harbor line, as it curves, one thousand (l0OOl
feet to point which is distant, upon y line
drawn at right angles with said harbor line
one hundred and ninety-eight Q9Sl fec eouth-
westerly from the said single work breakWRter;
thence northeasterly and at right angles with
said harbor line seventy five (75) feet; thence
northwesterly and northerly and parallel with
said harbor line and at a uniform distance OF
seventy-tive (75) feet therefTom to point IN
the aforesaid line drawn from the pGint of be-
ginning at right angles with said harbor lines
thence westerly along said last mentioned line
to the point of beginning; together with the
rights of way and all necessary use for the pux-
pose of said wharf of the tide lands belonging
to the state adjacent thereto, which will be
more particularly described in q petition to bo
hereafter filed; and also right Of way over
such tide lands lying between said wharf and
high and dry land, fifty 800 feet tin in ,yT width
Dated at Los Angeles, California, September
l, D. 1891 9-12 to 1913
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
A "sTRAIeHT TIP"
The Terrible Result of Betting, Espe-
cially on a Dead Sure Thing.

The Terrible Result of Betting Espe-
cislly on Dead Sure Thing.
''Talk about your sure things on horse
races" said the veteran, ''have l ever
told you about how was tripped up on
the most beautiful straight tip you have
ever heard of~
None of the party had ever heard the
story, SO the major told it.
"While we were in camp with Nc
Clellan," he began, "we had some good
horses which were worked just about
hard enough to keep them in fine condi-
tion. Several of them were pretty good
steeplechasers, too, but Colonel Blank
had sorrel mare which could outrun
anything in the Army of the Potomac.
Well, one day lot of recruits came into
camp They were well supplied with
tobacco and other little luxuries which
help to make soldiers life bearable.
"Some of the boys who had been in
camp quite long time looked enviously
on the well filled canteens and haver-
sacks of the newcomers, and it was, per-
haps, natural that they should begin to
scheme to try to secure some of the lux
uries for themselves.
"The idea struck some one to get up
hippodrome horse race. The scheme
was of course to have Colonel Blanks
mare run against some of the poorer ami
mails. And to have those who were 'in'
on the deal to bet against the sorrel
mare. The rider of the mare, of course,
would be party to the deal and he
would prevent the sorrel from winning
the race.
"Well, the details were all arranged
and the plans were working nicely. The
newcomers had heard all about the fame
of the sorrel mare and they took the
bait like charm. All kinds of articles
were wagered-tobacco, whisky, coats,
boots, and not small amount of money
on the result. We who had put up the
job were laughing in our sleeves for
three days before the race took place.
son the day designated the mile
course, which had been laid out on a
fairly good road, was lined with blue
coats from one end to the other. When
the horses took their places visions OF the
1uxuries which / have named loomed up
in our imaginations and we exchanged
sly winks as the horses came down past
the starter. AS soon as the starter yelled
Got! the men in the two long lines began
to yell and swing their hats in the air.
''The space between these two lines
was not more than fifteen or twenty feet
wide and this unusual sight and noise
frightened the sorrel mare. Well, she
just took the bit between her teeth and
the way she did skip down that road
was a caution. The faster she ran the
more the men yelled and the rider could
no more check her speed than he could
stop cyclone. At the end of the mile
the sorrel led her opponent by fully 300
yards, and not satisfied with this she
ran nearly another mile before her rider
could stop her. New York Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
New and Harmless Antiseptic.

A new antiseptic agent called micro
cidine, which is composed of rs per cent.
of naphthol of SODIUM and 25 per cent
of naphthol and phenyl compounds, has
been tried in France. It is white pow
der, soluble in three parts of water.
The solution, which is cheap, is said to
be very effective antiseptic, without
being poisonous or caustic or injurious
to instruments OF linen. Its antiseptic
properties are inferior to those of corro-
sive sublimate or naphthol, but surpass
those of carbolic and boracic acids ten
and twenty times respectively. The So
luton has given excellent results in
dressing wounds.-New York Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
prohlematio scnlnturea.

The valley of John Day river, a mod
est tributary of the Columbia, seems to
have become rendezvous of far west
ern arch@ologists. Sculptures, carved
into basaltic ledge of that neighbor-
hood, are-supposed torepresent "anthro-
poid apes" and the question is where the
Oregon Indians could have seen the orig
inals of those emblems. In Sumatra,
India, or some ape haunted region of the
western continent? A less romantic So
tuition of the enigma would be The con-
lecture that the sculptures in question
do not represent apes at all, but bears or
barbarians. Philadelphia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
Health is WOaIth! !

DR.. f. c. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TKHAz-
MENT, a guaranteed specific for Hystexia, Dlazt-
ness, Commissions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused BY th9
use of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental
Depression, Softentng Of the Brain resulting Ia
insanity and leading to misery, decay anu
death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness, LOIS o1
Power in either sex, Involuntary LOsEes age
Spermatorrhoea caused by over-exertion of the
brain, selt-abuse or over-indulgence. Each Ra1
contains one months treatment. Sl.00 nor.
or six boxes for $500, sent by mail prepaid drn
receipt OF price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order receivadkr
us for six boxes, accompanied with $500, ~,
will send the purchaser our written guarantee
effect cure. Guarantees issued only Sy
H. M. SALE & SON..
Druggists sole agents, 226 s. Spring sfreet
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
A New Hay Rake.

A westerner has invented hay rake
which he thinks will avoid some of the
defects Of those now in use. 1t is COM
bination of the sulzy and revolving rakes.
There are the wooden teeth of the re-
volving rake hanging under and revolv-
ing round the axle. The proper motion
is given by means of hinged back. The
idea is sulky rake which will not
gather dirt and rubbish, and will drop
the hay in the windrow without drag
ging it several feet or yards beyond
New York Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
When Silk Was More Precious Than Gold

When Silk Was More Precious Than Gold.
Common as is silk nowadays, in earlier
times it was a most precious material.
When it was first brought into Europe
silk commanded three times its weight
in gold, and SO valuable was it deemed
that in the reign of Tiberius law was
passed forbidding it to all save noble
ladies, and prohibiting men from wear
ing it on the grounds of its effeminacy.
So unusual was it even 200 years later
for man to wear silk that every histo-
rian of the time of Heliogabalus noted
the fact that that emperor had silk
gown. For ages it continued at an abb
normally high price. Charlemagne, in
the year 7S0, could send to King Offa OF
Mercia no more valuable present than
two silk coats.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
r1snt
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
NOTICE.

GAN GABRIEL VALLEY RAPID TRANSIT
y railway-Ptincipal place of business. Los
Angeles, Los Angeles county, California.
Notice is hereby given that there is delin
quent upon the following described stock, on
account of assessments levied on the 14th day
of July, 1891, the several amounts set opposite
the names OF the respective shareholders, the
same being the full amount unpaid upon said
stock as follows.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20

And IN accordance with law and an order OF
f July, 1891, so many shares of each parcel OF
such stoc4 as may be necessary will be sold at
the Office of the corporation, at room 8. No 232
North Main street, Los Angeles city, California,
at o'clock p. III of such day. to pay delin-
quent assessments thereon, together with costs
of advertising and expenses OF the sale.
H A. UNRUH, Secretary,
Room 8, No. 232 North Main St.. Los Angeles,
Cal. S-l9 td
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20

San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railway
At meeting of the directors of the above com
pany, held September 10, 1891, it was resolved
that the sale Of the delinquent stock, as adver-
tised above, be postponed from p m. Wednes-
day, September t6, 1891, till 3 pm. Thurs
day, September "a, 1891, said sale to take
place IN Room 8, at 232 \. Main ST.. Los Ange-
les. II. A. UNRUH, Secretary,
GIT st Room 6, 232 N. Main st.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
NOTICE.
I1--0nl

San Gabriel Valley:kapid Transit railway
AT meeting of the directors of the above
company, held September 5, 1891, it was re-
solved that the sale of the delinquent stock, as
advertised above, be postponed from 8 pm :,
September 5, 1891, till pm. Wednesday,
September 49, 1891.
H A. UNRUH, Secretary,
Room 8, 232 North Main st.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20

Local and through tickets sold, baggage
checked, Pullman sleeping car reservations
made, and general information given upon sp-
plication to J. M. CRAWLEY, Asst g. Pas Agt,
No. 200 s. Spring st., cor. Second. CHARLES
SEYLER, Agent at Depots.
tSundays only.
uS1Hdays excepted.
RICH'D GRAY, Gen. Traffic Mgr.
T. H. GOODMAN,
tt Gen'l Passenger Agt.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
SUMMER TIME CARD.
Redondo Railway

JULY !, 1891.
Los Angeles Depot, Corner Grand Ave. and JET
fersOn st.
Take Grand ave. cable or Main-st and Agri.
cultural Park horse cars.
Trains Leave Trains Leave
Los Angeles Redondo
for Redondo. for Los Angeles.
500 am. daily $50 am. daily
$50 am. daily Sl5 am daily
10.40 am. daily 9:20 am. daily
1880 pm. daily IL 90 am. daily
4:20 p. M. except Sun. 2:45 pm. except Sun.
6;45 pm. except sun. $50 pm. except sun.
4:40 pm. Sun. only. $3.50 pm. Sun. only.
7:10 m. Sun. only $50 pm. Sun. only
S.15 pm. Sun. only 700 pm. Sun. only
[CITY TICKET OFFICE AT
A. B. Greenwald's Cigar Store,
Corner First and Spring SITS. If
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
The Rest Physic.

st. Patrick,s Pills are carefully pre-
pared from the best material and ac-
cording to the most approved formula,
and are the most perfect cathartic and
liver pill that can be produced. We sell
them. G. +. Heinzeman, 222 North
Main, Druggist.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
TheLadies 'Favorite Beverage.

The most refreshing nourishing and invigorat.
ing drink ladies can make use Of is BLUE
RIBBON" Beer, which is especially beneficial
to nursing mothers and invalids 1t is the
mildest and most agreeable tonic Send Or
CALIFORNIA WINE CO.,
Sole Agents. 222 s. Spring st:
Telephone Ito. 9-11tf
Pure Caliioruia wines at n. > woolIacott's.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20

1lm9 LAD16 1or 5GptcmDerp 10Ols
LEAVE BAN FRAEcIsco.
Port Hartford -
Santa barbara. IS S. Queen Pacific, Sept
Redondo. ...-.. 3, IL, d, 80; Oct. 8.
san Pedro. ....... s. b. Pomona, Sept. z, 16,
Newport. ....... %; Oct. 4.
san Dleg0.-.....
For ls. s. Coos Bay, Sept 1. 10,
Redondo ...... 10, 2S; Oct 2.
san Pedro and s. s. Eureka, Sept. 5. IA, 3d.
Way Ports. Oct 2.
LEAVE eAh PEDRO AND REDoyDo.
For IS. I. Queen OF Pacific Sept,
8, IA, %; Oct g
Newport. ....... s. s. Pomona, Sept. 9, Is
San Diego. 27; Oct. q.
For 8. 8. Pomona, Sept, 2, IL,
San Francisco. 20, 20; Oct. 8.
Port Hartford. -. f%S s. Queen of Pacific, Sept.
Santa Bsrhara...J z, 16, 25; Oct 4.
For ! 8. g. Coos Bay, Sept, 4, 13,
San Francisco %; Oct. l.
and e. g. Eureka, Sept 8. II. 26:
Way Ports. .....J Oct. 8.
*The Queen of Pacific will not stop at Re-
dondo nor Newport
Cars to connect with steamers via San Pedro,
leave s. 7. x. 4. depot, Fifth street, Los An
geles, at 9:25 O'Clock a. m.
Passengers per steamer Pomona via Re-
dondo leave Santa Fe depot ct l0:l5 a. M; or
from Redondo Railway depot corner jefferson
street and Grand ave-, 1040 a.m
PASSENGERS rtasseangeIs per Coos Bay and Eureka via
Plans of steamers cabins at agents office
where berths may be secured
The steamers Eureka and Coos Bay win call
and passengers
The company reserve the right to change the
steamers or their days Of sailing.
:, Eq9- For passage or freight as above or for
tickets to and from ell important points In
W. PAKRIs, Agent,
once. NO LA West Second St, Les Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
Saturday and Sunday only.
CATALINA ISLAND STEAMERS.

Until the 27th OF September the Wilmington
Transportation Company's steamship Falcon
will make trips to Avalon, connecting at San
Pedro with trains leaving and arriving at 8.
P. Arcade depot Los Angeles, as follows:
LEAVE ARRIVE
Sunday 49,. 500 a m Sunday. -. z so p. m.
Monday ...... 9:25 % Tuesday. a 80 "
Wednesday .9:25 Thursday .4;s2
Friday. ....... 9:25 saturday -. 4:32 "
The company reserves the right to change
steamers and days of sailing.
Excursion every Sunday.
Fare-Round trip from Los Angeles, unlim-
tied, $500; Sunday only, $3.50.
HANCOCK BANNING,
Agent, 130 W. Second street, Los Angeles.
w. II. HALSTEAD,
Gen. Pass and Freight Agent, San Pedro.
III If
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20
LINES OF TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast 5. s. Go.

HoODALL, PERKINS "a CO., GENERAL
" Agents, San Francisco. Northern rOutez
embrace lines for Portland, Ore. Victoria, b
C., and Puget Sound, Alaska and all coast
points.
SOUTHERN ROUTES.
Time Table for September, 1891.
LEAVE BAN FRANCISCO.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-20

Fine liquors for medicinal use. b. J. woolla>
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-26
A Letter from ATr. Kenyon.

MR.. EDITOR: An anonymous cor
respondent in your issue this morn
ing makes several statements which
I desire space to contradict.
To my own knowledge Cor indeed to
anyone's knowledge that [ have
heard of the Premier never caused or
ordered any search to be made for
the photographs of Messrs. Bloom
and Douglas. At my suggestion as
to the whereabouts of the photo
graphs Gf not in the personal posses
sion of the Marsha) Deputy Marshal
Mehrten had the private drawers of
the MarshaPs table opened by lock-
smith, as the Marshal had taken his
private keys with him: This was
done for the personal information of
the Deputy Marshal himself, and not
by or according to the order of any
one else. AS I had previously eX-
planned to him, did not think they
would be found there, but I could not
be positive about it until we had
looked through the contents of those
drawers.
AS regards my conduct towards
Mr.. BOardman have fully explained
to that gentleman that | possessed no
authority to do what he demanded,
and he has since withdrawn, to my
self and others, his unWarranted
| accusations made in the heat of the
moment. may here say that, as l
informed his attorney, Mr.. Hartwell,
at the time in presence of witnesses,
| if he, or anyone else, comes to me
| again, speaking to me in the arbi-
trary and insolent way that he did, I
will most certainly have them re-
moved, by force if necessary, from
the precincts of any office or place
that [ may be occupying.
I did warmly and openly cOngratu-
late Messrs. Bloom and Douglas on
their escape from what [ considered
and do yet consider, a most unmanly
trick and unjust prosecution insti-
| tuted for the sole purpose, as after
wards appeared, of endeavoring to
catch them on another charge. AS
an Englishman [ have ever been
taught to consider a man charged
with any offence as innocent till he
is proved to be guilty, and to hold
that no underhand trickery or
stretching of the law should be re-
sorted to to entrap anyone into losing
life or liberty.
I am ready and willing at all times
in the proper place and before the
proper persons to explain and justify
my actions and conduct while in
office, and I trust M. will have the
gentlemanliness to come forward over
his own name and make any charges
that he can bring against me, and
not anonymously endeavor to insin-
uate faIsehoods into the mind of the
| ,o,1l1io oOn0orninp
1 would like also to say right here
that your assertion, in this mornings
editorial, that the Marshal did moi
state the reason assigned in his let
ter of last night for taking the photo
graphs) to your reporter is an abso
lutte and unqualified falsehood.
was present at the interview anc
heard him say so, although your re-
porter then tried to put words in his
mouth which he did not use.
G. CARSON KENYON.
Honolulu, Nov. Is, 1891.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-26
November Mefeors.

The punctual man often has a
wait upon his mind.
The auctioneer's lot is not happy
one. He must always act at the bid
ding of others.
Gray hairs should be honored, but
not dyed.
The man who asks for butter and
gets oleomargarine Internationally
spreads lie.
Ii ghosts walked, some of the cpl
taphs in the cemeteries would be
efaced.
Advice, like medicine, should be
we'll shaken before taken.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-26
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