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Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
Remarkable Feat of.snrth.

E. P. Kendall gave a iarkable ex-
hibition of his skill and shgth with
ten-pound dumbbell at mtime. He
matched himself againstght strong
men employed upon therade work
about the county courthouse, and
agreed to put up from sho'er to arms
length ten-pound dumbbanore times
than the eight men could. -endall has
a limb which makes it necery for him
to use crutches. and as | is of very
slight build the result of tEontest APP
peared to be a foregone con,sion.
One after another the eis men took
their places, Kendall keepii time with
each one, and after the ghth had
dr,sped his arm from sheexhaustion
Kendall smiled pleasantly d ran up
his score of consecutive liftp an even
1000. His best score with tlve-pound
bell is 1900 lifts, and he HI a brother
who holds the worlds chanonship.
Seattle Press-Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
.ROuph on the Dudes,

K. H. Beckjord is the name of the del
egate from St. Paul to the tailors' con-
vention. He has made veritable host
of friends here. II was greatly troubled
with dudes and other fashionable young
men who refused to pay their bills with
me until recently, when hit upon new
plan which has caused them since to pay
their bills promptly when due. l got q
bulletin board about six feet high and
placed it in front of my establishment
and on this pasted all the bills which
the young bloods owed me. You can
imagine the result. The dudes were
furious. They claimed their characters
had been ruined, but at last they calmed
down, and after talking for awhile they
one and all paid their bills, and have
done so since, but nevertheless I still
keep my bulletin board like sentinel
before my shop. st. Louis Globe-Dem-
Oprot
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
No Cash Even for the Rich.

''It is the rich men who are apparently
suffering most from the stringency of
the money market" said Wall street
broker. "There are millionaires here
who can't raise Thousand dollars cash
without borrowing. Now, that's fact.
They may have plenty of securities.
There are lots of gilt edged securities,
but they don't represent ready money.
The ready money is not to be had when
everybody wants it most. Then is when
it slyly sinks out of sight. Then is when
every man and corporation with out
standing contracts gets stuck more or
less. New York Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
Messages from the Dying Meet.

NJ Ragsdale is the Denison agent of
northern brewery. He has been serious
ly i'll several days, and a messenger boy
was sent to the telegraph Office with
message to be forwarded to Mr.. Rags
dale's sister at Whitesboro asking her to
come Immediately as he did not expect
to live long. While awaiting its turn
for the wire a message came from Whites
boro, directed to Mr.. Ragsdale, stating
that the lady was dying, and that if he
wished to see his sister alive to come on
the first train.-Cor. Dallas (Tex.) News
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
A RARE OPPORTUNITY.

NOR sALE-19 ACRES OF THE BEST LAND
Il in Los Angeles situated IL miles from
University on east side of Western avenue, one
half mile south of the Santa Monica R. R., and
known as Slaughter Place Fine large barn,
4Ox5O and two steries high; house rooms;
700 bearing. apricot trees-crop sold for $24OO
last year; 100 bearing pear trees; Is orange
trees: SO peach trees; 100 apple trees; 200
trees bearirig other deciduous fruit; 2 acres gum
grove and A acres of pasture. Must be sold on
account of illness within the next go days
Price, $4,000. Apply to u. NEUHART, 151
s. Broadway, or FRANK SLAUGHTER, on the
premises. Terms to suit. 81 I'm
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
Living on Eighty-four Cent. week,

While on the subject of atinence in
food, may l be pardoned for entioning
that many years ago, when achoolboy,
! tried how cheaply L coul live, and
found that l was able to get, isummer,
everything required in til shape of
good, wholesome food for thr, shillings
six and half pence week. # course
! had little meat, and kept priipally to
fruit and vegetables, which lould buy
cheap, as | was near "a larg town.
National Review.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

A new aluminium alloy, with tanium,
is being manufactured in Pittsurg. 1t
sells at from twenty-five cen to one
dollar per pound more than puralumin-
ium. 1t is very hard and elasc and is
an excellent material for makig tools
About 10 per cent of titaniumis used.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

Some peoples rest the neck irtead of
the head on hard pillows. In africa ex-
traordinary headgears make this ractice
necessary, and many civilized woman
has been compelled by a-somewht sim
liar coiffure to forego both the pillow
and the recumbent posture.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

ums. Desirable opportunities for the
investment or borrowing of money APP
pear daily. Other features are cheap
eastern excursions, business chances
educational cards, professional cards,
personal notices, special notices, ex-
change advertisements, stock for sale
and full record of the amusements OF
the CITY,.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
A Terrible Revenge.

Manville very much exciteO - He
ruined me in business. He smirched
my good name. He filched from me the
girl loved, but at last, ha! ha! I am
revenged!
Jones-Good graciousl What did you
do?
Manville (hissing through his set
teeth)- recommended him to spend his
holidays at the seaside lodgings / had
last year, and he's going to do it.-Ex-
change.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

The phrase, castles in theair," has
been attributed to Sir PhililSydney,
Swift. Fielding. Churchill al Shen-
stone. It was first used morethan $50
years ago by Robert Burto in his
Anatomy of Melancholy
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

A wonderful well is on the poperty
of Colonel w. B. Warsham Of Henri
eta, Tex. Its depth of water is .sually
eight feet; but when the wind 5 from
the north the well becomes dry ,and so
continues until the wind changes.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
Killed by Lightning While Praying.

At the inquest upon the body of Mrs.
Catharine A. Cody, of Fifty-frst and
Arch streets, who was killed by light
ming during the storm of Wednesday, it
was developed that Immediately before
the terrible report which accompanied
the deadly stroke Mrs. Cody, who was
in mortal fear of lightning, had been on
her knees praying Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

hORSEMEN, if you have barbed wire
about your place, keep HALLS (AM1sEr-
TIC) CREAM SALvE FOR HORSES on hand. It
will cure cut when all others fail. It will
prevent proud flesh. 1t is better than lini.
ment. Try it.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

A surgeon reports that young lady
swallowed a hairpin while dressing.
Three doctors said it was only imigna-
ton on her part The hairpin was
eventually found to have become lodged
in the back part of her nose.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Advertising That Pays-How to Make
Money.

On the sixth page OF the HERALD ap-
pears list of classified advertisements
which should be read by every one.
Persons wanting situations. help, or
who wish to rent. buy or sell property,
will do well to advertise in these COL
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

It is stated that the flesh of animals
killed by electricity is much tenderer
than if the animals are killed in the
ordinary way. This is especially the
case in regard to fowls.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
q. What n Cough.

Will you heed the warning? The signal per-
haps of the sure approach of that more terrible
disease Consumption. Ask yourselves if you
can afford for the sake of saving soc to run
the risk and do nothing for it. We know from
experience that Shtloh's Cure will cure your
more than Million Bottles were sold the past
year. 1t relieves Group and whooping cough at
once. Mothers, do not be without 1T. For
Plaster. Sold wholesale by Haas, 3aruch d
Co., and all retail druggists
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

WHY BUY all the poor grades of -four when
you can get W. Chamberlain Co.'S Eureka
brand Call at 213 S. Broadway and try a sack.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
CoLUsA, CAL, july s. 1886

1,-.,,. -, III 0ury o, IJ0o'
Within the past year it has been my mis-.
fortune to lose five valuable horses by being
cut with barbed wire, and / was about to
lose the sixth when, through the recon-
mendation of prominent physician, ap-
piled Halls Antiseptic Cream Salve, and in
the use of one bottle my animal was. entirely
only remedy in the market land / have used
many that will positively cure cuts and
give instant relief to collar-galls, etc. /
recommend its use to all stockmen and
farmers. w. J. FORD.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03

White Rose four can be had at Jevne S.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-03
For sale at

BUEHLER'S PHARMACY,
IO2 N. SPRING ST. 247 Z. FIRST ST.
Price, soc. and 81.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-01-31

At a North Louisiana wedding
according to the local paper, the
groom wore "the conventional three.
button cut-away coat, with light silk
scarf and crescent pin Of pearls,
tanned gloves and a SMILE" Merely
this, and nothing more.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-01-31

A singular attempt at suicide is
reported from Mansura, where Mr..
G. Monin, a wealthy and respected
citizen, over ninety years Of age,
first tried to hang himself and then
cut his throat with a razor. He
may die from the wounds.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-01-31
per year

The MERID1oNAL will contain a record
of all Home News of the day and the
general news of the country.
Will be Democratic in principle and
devoted to Politics, Agriculture, Educa-
ton and in general to the material adj
vancement of Vermilion parish and the
surrounding country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-01-31
NOTICE.

Hunting on the lands and premises
of the undersigned, is, he%nceforth'
prohibited. Anyone tresspasslng
on his properties will be prosecuted
to the all extent of the law.
j.. p. GuEYDAE,
Shell Beach; Il
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-01-31

An extensive circulation in Vermilion,
Iberia and Lafayette parishes makes it a
first class medium for advertisers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-01-31

All accommodations should be addressed
to The MERIDIoNAL. All letters on bust
ness should be directed to the edior.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
Proved His Story a Tall One.

A good story is told of Phillips
Brooks, DR.. McVicker Of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. Robinson, the builder, OF
Boston, attending lecture in Leeds,
on America. Unhappily the lecturer
stated that Americans were, as rule,
short OF stature and if there were any
In the audience he would be pleased
to have the opportunity of demon
strating the statement. Phillips
Brooks rose to his feet and said: Il am
an American, and, as you see, about
six feet in height, and sincerely hope
that If there is any other representa-
tive of my country here he will rise"
After a moments interval Mr.. Robin
son rose and said: Il am from Amer
lea, in which country my height, six
feet two. is the subject of no remark
If there is any other American here, I
hope he will RISE" The house was in
a jolly humor. Waiting until the ex-
element could abate in some degree
and the lecturer regain control of his
shattered nerves, DR.. McVicker slowly
drew his form to it's full height of six
feet four and exclaimed: Il am an"
But he got no further The audience
roared, and the lecturer said no moro
on that subject. -Jewish Messenger.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
PLEASING TRIPLES.

Marriage is divine Institution but it
is hard to divine some paople's reason for
ever having entered it.-Boston Tran
script.
If only she has soft voice even a home
~ girl looks entrancingly pretty at the
ether end of a telephone wire.-Somerville
Journal
Poet-'I have little poem here, sir,
that has been indited-'' Editor--'EW Veil,
sir, 1 would be glad to see it convicted,
but can't try it.''-Life.
money is trouble sighed old Banker.
stNo, it isn't, either!" exclaimed young
Banker "Yon can easily borrow trou-
BILE. Baltimore American
Epson Downes-'' Last evening was in
troduced to girl worth three millions"
Rowne de Bout-"Great Caesar! What
did you do!' Epson Downes-sI asked
her if she believed in love at first sight 3"
Puck.
''Do you understand how to fix up my
hair?'' asked a lady of her newly hired
colored servant. Eyes, ma am, kin fix
it up in ten minutes ''You will never
do for me. What would do with myself
all the rest of the days"-Texas siftings
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
ETCHINCS FROM LIFE.

An American on his first trip on an
English railway quite held his breath at
the rapid running. When his nervous
ness rather overcame him he approached
the guard: II say, guard" he ventured,
''this is pretty fast travel for safety, isn't
it," ooh, no, SIR" replied the guard,
1--WE never run off the line here, sir"
sBut," said the Yankee quickly, resent
ing the patronage, cit is not the line. I'm
afraid of running off your blanked little
island"
rancher from backwoods district en-
gagged room at hotel in Seattle, W.
The house is lighted by electricity and
the bell boy turned on the light in the
newcomers room. The farmer didn't
know how to extinguish the light, and,
after exhausting his ideas, uncoiled the
length Of wire by which the light hung
and stuck the lamp in the bureau drawer,
smothering it under his clothing. The
next day the lamp was found slowed away
there and stillburning.
Farewell of a plain-spoken pastor: Dear
ly beloved, our parting does not seem hard
to me for three reasons: You do not love
me- you do not love each other, and the
Lord does not love you. If you had loved
me you would have paid me for my serv-
ices during the past two years; you do
not love each other, otherwise / should
have more marriages to celebrate, and
the Lord does not love you for otherwise
He would call more of you to him. and
should have more funeral services to con-
duct.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
Artificial vs.. Natural Ice.

The icemen in New York City who
got up corner" and squeezed con-
sumers terribly when ice was scarce
two years ago. are wishing they had
not done so now. Taking advantage
of the situation several companies
were formed for the purpose of manu-
featuring ice. and they seem now to
be in a way to drive the natural ice
dealers out of the market completely.
They are making ice in blocks of 100
pounds from distilled water. which is
therefore pure and they are selling
it at wholesale for twenty cents a
block. They have already captured
the trade of the great hotels and mar
kets and the scales which used to be
made use of to weigh the natural ice
have been given up.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
FEMININITlES.

Wyoming has law imposing a So tax
on bachelors.
How to get woman to keep secret
Give her chloroform.
By becoming more unhappy we some
times learn how to be less So
Milk which is turned or changed may be
sweetened and made fit for use by stirring
in a little soda.
A bit of charcoal put in the saucepan
with your cabbage destroys much of the
disagreeable odor.
Miss Minnie Wilson is the heroine of the
hour in Rock Point, Oregon. She dived
into the Rogue river and rescued girl
friend who was sinking for the last time
Meat slightly sour or tainted can be
made sweet by holding over the fumes of
ground coffes burned on a shovel or stove
lid. Game and fowls can be treated the
same.
Miss Olegirl: did the gentlemen seem
much grieved to find me out!" Bridget,
non-committal: 81 don't know, mum
They shook hands and said, Let's take a
drink'''
1t is said there is a girl living in Barnard,
VT, Is years old, who weighs 22O pounds;
also that there are three women living in
the same town whose United weight is
1000 pounds
A woman will enter a concert room
late, interrupt the performance, and dis
turb the whole audience without moving
hair, while her husband follows her, a
crushed heap of apologizing misery.
MAY take kiss before 1 go, dear
est said George as he prepared to depart.
you may borrow one, George said
charming Jennie ''but you must not take
one, for mother has repeatedly cautioned
me against giving kisses to anyone" So
George was obliged to borrow.
''Do you love me, Jennie?" 81 do. !"
Have you ever loved befores' II
have" ''Then, darling, be mine I've
been long looking for truthful girl If
you had said no, and / afterward found
out that you had, it would have under
mined my confidence in you" 'That's
what 1 thought" said Jennie softly to
herself
The following note, dated November :,
1872, and now first published is supposed
to have been the last letter written by
Horace Greedy: my Dear Old Friend-I
thank you for your kind letter. NV wife
lived too long, for her last years were
years of great, unmixed suffering. pro-
foundry wish it had pleased God to call
both of us away years ago.
sClara-Miss Simpkins," he murmured,
as he reached for his hat after her de-
clination, ''when you think of little road
where we used to wander in the happy
month of July, beneath the branches of
the green trees, pray you think of me-
For / am like that little road-a lover
slain;'' and SO he passed out of her sight
And then she was glad she had answered,
stNO.n
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
NoBLEssE oBLIGE.

e am weak and you are strong,
Why then, why then,
To you the Drawer deeds belong;
And so, again,
II you have gifts and have none.
Il have shade and you have sun,
IT'S yours with freer hand to give,
IT'S yours with truer grace to live,
Than /, who giftless sunless, stand
With barren life and hand.
IT'S wisdom's law, the perfect code,
By love inspired;
OF him on whom much is bestowed
Is much required.
The tuneful throat is bid to sing,
The oak must reign the forests king;
The rustling stream the wheel must move
The beaten steel its strength must prove
IT'S given unto the eagles eyes
To face the midday skies.
-Carlotta Perry.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
HIS HEART IN \ SAFE.
He Cannot AFFORD to Have FeelIngs Dur
fng Busines 81 Hours.


fng Business Hours.
t.You have NO idea what a heart
breaking task it is to see the army of
unemployed in Washington, said
Chief Clerk lockwood of the Agricul-
tural Departments to Washington cor
respondent of the New York Press.
When l came here had heart, but
| have now become accustomed to
locking it in an iron safe with time
lock every morning. leave it at
home and never pretend to have any
feelings during Office hours.
There are not less than twenty
women every day to see me. and
they are all seeking employment.
Nine out of every ten of these
women are educated. refined and
cultured. They could make good liv-
lngs as school teachers out west but
they have been employed in the cen.
sus Office, are infatuated with this beau
tiful city. and prefer to remain here,
existing in a from hand-to mouth sort
of way while waiting for another
government position.
Some of them tell stories concern
ing children who are hungry and al.
most naked. Others tell of aged par
ents who are suffering. Yet another
class tell of their home out west, with
no money for car-fare to return to it. :"
How do you manage to attend to
their cases satisfactorily
Il tell them that it is simple mat
ter of arithmetic, and that their woes
and wants do not enter into the ques.
ton. There is an appropriation OF
only so manydollars. 1t will last only
so long, with SO many employees. can.
not consider their individual circum.
stances, and that they must seek en-
ployment elsewhere. That is all |
can do. Then they conclude that l am
hard-hearted, soulless rascal, and
they want to see Secretary Rusk.
But they are not permitted to en-
ter his room. He is warm hearted,
kind and fatherly man. If he were
allowed to see these people it would
break him all up. He couldn't attend
to other business. Therefore / take
all the blame. It is really pitiful to
realize the amount of actual suffering
here. The poor are with us always"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
0ARNETs FOR RuBIEs.
Phiiadelphia Laiy's Recent PURCHASE
In Raria


In Paris.
A sister OF DR.. Samuel G.. Dixon. of
the Academy of Natural Sciences. and
daughter of Isaac Dixon, recently
walked into the establishments of q
lapidary on Chestnut street says the
Philadelphia Press She had on one
Of her fingers q very beautiful ring
with three precious stones, one OF
which was water white diamond.
The other two precious stones were
what she supposed were pigeon blood
Oriental rubies. A pigeon blood ORR
entail ruby is the most costly gem in
the world. A five-carat ruby of this
kind is worth ten times as much as
five-carat first-water Brazilian dia-
mond. which is the most precious
species of diamonds in the world
Il wish to show you two superb
rubies which have just been purchased
for me in Paris. said the young lady
to the man skilled in discerning the
qualities of precious stones. She took
the ring off her finger and handed it
to the lapidary. The latter adjusted
his monocular and went to the light of
the window. He looked intently for
minute or SO and then returned.
Were those stones bought for
rubiesT' queried he anxiously.
Yes. wanted two pigeon-blood
Oriental rubies on either side of this
water-white diamond, and. not being
able to get the finest in this country,
[ sent to Paris for them Why, aren't
they pigeon-blood Oriental rubiesp"
was the troubled reply.
The lapidary looked at them once
more and seriously said: mo; they
are not. They are. however, the fin
est kind of Oriental garnets and are
worth about 500 apiece"
The young lady stepped back in sur
prise. The gems had cost about
50, 900. One of the best jewelry firms
in Paris had recommended the house
from which the alleged rubies had
come. The lapidary was positive
that his decision was correct, and he
advised them to be returned to the
Partisan jewelry firm.
The young lady went to notary
with the lapidary. The two garnets
were removed from the ring and care
fully scaled in a package. The lapi-
dairy made an affidavit that these
stones were Oriental garnets and not
pigeon-blood Oriental rubies. This
affidavit was inclosed in the package
and the package shipped back to the
Partisan jeweler.
The next mail steamer from France,
after the receipt of the alleged rubies
and the affidavit brought So, 600 from
the jewelry house and a letter &C
knowledging regretfully that the
stones were only Oriental garnets.
The Parsian firm pleaded in excuse
that they had been deceived them
selves in the stones. Jewelry firms
in this city report that impositions
upon Americans by European houses
are of frequent occurrence. The case
just cited is, however, the most fla
grant that has ever come to the knowl-
edge of Philadelphia jewelers.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
Electric Railways.

In 1885 there were three electric
railways in operation, with thirteen
cars: in 1886, five with thirty cars; in
1887, seven with eighty-one cars; in
1888, thirty-two with 255 cars; in
1889, 104 with 965 cars; in 1899, 1926
with over 1000 cars; and there are
now in operation and under contract
in America, Great Britain, Germany,
Italy, Australia and Japan no fewer
than 1926 roads, requiring over 4, 900
cars and 1000 motors, with 1000
miles of track, making a daily mileage
of not less than 400, 600 miles, and
carrying $50, 600, 900 passengers.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-27
The Majority HIVE Them.

In the 351 towns and cities of Mass
achusetts 248 now have free public
libraries. and the state has lately pro-
vided aid for the 103 small towns and
villages which have 20 Ii braries-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-10-22
The Woa,an's Country.

"Americs is woman's country )"
na,vely writes . we'll known American
artist returned t, this county after
twenty years, life abroad. avon 4
run B.'st,n. | attended hundred,
more or less, receptions to encounter
women, women. | went to a matinee
The house was filled with women
Tho studios swarm with women.
gave An exhibition IF my pictures. !,
wsa crOwdei-wom.n. sold nun
h.r OF canvases; women bought them
Women are everywhere, and, strange
to say, somehow ! like It,"