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Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20
AN ORACULAR UTTERANCE.

We sometimes wish we knew as much
as some people. Mondays San Fran
cisco Chronicle announces that if Chile
fails to eat humble pie within a week it
will be too late. There is nothing vague
or indeterminate about this. 1t is orac-
ular, but there is about it nothing of
the finesse of the old Delphian oracles,
who generally had some saving clauses
in their outgivings, by which, in case
their prophecies failed of realization,
they coula hedge out on the general
proposition. Even in the Apocalypse
an important event is sannounced to hap
pen within "a time, and times, and half
time" No such temporizing charac-
terizes our esteemed contemporary, the
San francisco Chronicle. That erst-
while "live," and now staid and respect
able journal, comes down "to cases."
as it were. 1t evidently knows whereof
it speaks, or it would scarcely
speak so positively. To it the
diplomatic secrets OF the state
department are an open book,
while Secretary Tracy himself is scarce
ly as well informed upon the condition
of our navy as is that journal. Still,
the public cannot help wondering
whether this is Mr.. De Young's own
ultimatum, or is merely the reflex of his
intimacy with the high officials of the
government of the United States. If
the gifted editor of the Chronicle had
condescended to be little mora ex-
plicit as to what he predcated his pro-
nunciamiento upon, his numerous read
ers, and the public generally, would
have been better pleased. As it is, they
are left in q state OF narrowing uncer-
tainty as to whether the editor of the
Chronicle is speaking er catbedra, or is
simply entertaining the public with
facts begotten of his own inner con-
sciousness. They have great respect
for Mr. De Young's provisions, but they
scarcely attach to them the same un-
questioning faith which would wait
upon an official declaration from Presi-
dent Harrison or Secretary Blaine.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

THE weather continues to be beauti-
full. The easterner just revels in the
balm of our sunshiny days, and won
ders WHY the "natives here and to the
manner born" are desirous OF seeing a
change. This spell of beautiful weather
may last week or 80 longer. We shall
probably strike rain wave before the
1st of February, and that viii be time
enough to bring all our crops to a splen-
did maturity. In the meantime let us
pray that the rain, when it does come,
may not come in too great volume.
Three or four inches spread over the
residue of the season will give us a
phenomenal year of crops.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

The loss Of flesh is a trihe.
You think you need not
mind it.
But, if you go on losing
for some time or lose a good
deal in a short time, you are
running down. Is that a
triAe?
Get back to your healthy
weight and generally you get
back to health.
A book on CAREFUL L1v-
ING will tell you what it is to
get there, and when SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil is
useful. Free.
,ScoTr & BowNH, Chemists, 1872 South sth Avenue.
New York. -'
Your druggs, keeps SCOTS Emulsion of cod liver
oil-all druggists everywhere do. sI
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20
THE PRESS CLUBs.
NJ. III. De Young Elected President.
Delegates Start South.

NJ. II. De Young Elected President.
Delegates Start South.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 In conven-
tion today, the International League oil
Press clubs elected the following officers
of the ensuing term:
President-M. IL. De Young, Chron-
icle, San Francisco.
Vice-P -Presidents--Jo A. Cockerill,
Advertiser, New York; G. II. Taylor,
Globe, Boston; George w. Childs,
Ledger, Philadelphia; Felix Agnus,
American, Baltimore; P. V. Denster,
Seebote, Milwaukee; Mrs. Sallie White,
president New England Press associa-
tion.
Secretary-C..W. Price, Electrical Re-
view, New York.
Executive ommittee-Thomas J.
Kieran, Pittsburg; Stephen O'Meara,
Journal, Boston; Dr. John Frederick,
p. G. Boyle, Commercial, Toledo; H. p.
Hall, News, St. Paul; II. D. Vought,
Courier, Buffalo; William Berri, Stand
ard-Union, Brooklyn; John b. Damp
man, Herald. Reading, Pa; S. G. Lap
ham, Herald, Syracuse, N. Y.
st. Paul, Mimi, was chosen as the
place of holding the next annual meet
ing.
The eastern delegates leave here to.
morrow morning for Sacramento and
thence go to Fresno, Los Angeles, San
Bernardlno, Riverside and San Diego.
leaving the latter city Monday evening
for the east. They will be entertained
by the citizens and local press repre-
sentatives at all the points visited in
the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

THERE seems to be no doubt that
Schmidt, who was arrested at the east,
is one of the murderers of Mrs. Green
wood, in Napa valley. His confession
Of participation in the cruel murder was
doubted until he was brought to Napa
and there fully identified by Captain
Greenwood as one of men engaged in
the butchery of his wife and in the un-
successful attempt to kill himself. Ac-
cording to Schmidt's story he was forced
to take part in the murder by the man
who was with him and who cannot be
found.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

THE rumor that the Yorktown had
been fred upon in the harbor of Valpar-
also lacks confirmation. Indeed, it is a
most unlikely and improbable rumor,
made doubtless out of whole cloth. 1t
is not to the credits of the Associated
Press or to the eastern newspapers to
give currency and publicity to every
suspicious roorback that is set afoat.
Especially is it damaging to invent or
encourage the invention of canards
about Chile at this particular time.
Our relations are just now too strained
with that country to make loose talk
pleasant or profitable.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20
0UAY's VERDICT.
The Beaver Star Found Guilty of Libel
by a Republican Jury.

ny . RoPUDllCbA uTys
PITTsBURG, Jan. 10.-When the trial
of the Qnay libel suit was resumed this
morning Taylor Faunce, Philadelphia,
stated that he examined the books of
the Keystone bank, but found Quay's
name on them only in the matter of the
certificate previously referred to.
John A. Mellan, one of the defend
ants, admitted the publication, saying
he received the note and electrotype
and head line, "Quay, Too, Was In It."
from Chairman Kerr of the Democratic
state committee. He thought the mat
ter was tor public information and
printed it. Daugherty began the argu-
ment for the defense. He referred to
the rejection of Democratic jurors and
claimed that the jury was packed. The
publication, he said, was near the close
OF a heated campaign, and insisted that,
true or false, the papers had a right to
publish the alleged libel as matter of
public interest, not malicious.
Attorney Thompson opened for the
commonwealth. He said the right of
the press must be always subordinate to
the rights of iDdividuals. :
The jury, after being out about twenty
five minutes, returned verdict of gully
as indicted. The penalty is a fine not
to exceed J000or imprisonment or both
1t is stated that Quay will intercede in
behalf OF the defendant.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20
SAMUELSON'S SCARE.
HE CAME NEAR BEING BORED BY
A BULLET.
A Young Mans Frantic Appearance at the
Police Station, and the Result-What
Might Have Been Tragedy Turns Out
All Mistake.

A young fellow of about medium
height, attired in dark clothes, black
overcoat, derby hat, and carrying
cane, rushed up Broadway at top speed
about IL O'Clock last night, and turning
the corner of Second street dashed for
open with such force that it banged
against the wall and caused those on
duty at headquarters to give quite a
start.
The young man was breathless, but he
managed to let Clerk Smith know that
ne wanted an,oficer very badly, and Off
Ger Mcclure, the mounted man on duty,
was detailed to accompany the young
fellow, who appeared to have had bad
scare.
Several reporters who happened to be
at the station followed the officer out,
when the young fellow who arrived in
such hot haste for blue-coated guardian
of the peace turned and said, "You
can't CO." They went Notwithstanding,
and number of others who had wit
messed the young fellows astonishing
speed along Broadway joined in the pro-
cession.
The young fellow said something
about having a pistol showed under his
nose, accompanied by an invitation to
leave, which he did without stopping
to argue the point with the man who
held the gun close to his anatomy. A
halt was called in front of lodging
house at 311 South Broadway, which
the officer entered with the man who
had just exhibited his sprinting ability.
They got within the outer door, but
there was another door locked and
bolted before them. As they reached
this barrier deep masculine voice
roared: "Get out OF that or I'll bore
hole through you."
Mcclure announced that he was an
officer. The man inside didn't say any
thing more about shooting, but he
wouldn't open the door. A feminine
voice chimed in. and it's possessor joined
the man in declaring that there was no
necessity for an officer. Mcclure didn't
go away, though, and in few minutes
the door was opened, disclosing a
brightly lighted room, in which stood
young woman. The man had disap-
peared.
Presently second officer came up,
and third put in an appearance. Both
said they were told that a woman
waoted policeman.
After series of conversations the
officers learned that, the young fellow
who went to the station is named Sam
uelson, and all the difficulty was caused
by mans jealousy. Samueson rooms
i'll the house. which also numbers among
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20
rHR ILLUSTRATED HERALD.

For some days past canvassers have
been out soliciting advertisements for
the ILLUSTRATED HERALD ANNUAL. This
win be the twelfth issue of this invalua-
ble publication, which has done so much
10 develop Los Angeles and Southern
California. Our agents have met most
gratifying success, and they will remain
in the field until it is time to put the
work to press.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

The local Republicans are having a
merry Donnybrook fair time. Hervey
Lindley is still verv lively figure, and
is by no means knocked out by Professor
Guinn's figures. and the Union league
is said to be literally disrupted. There
does not seem to be Republican in
sight but who wants the Republican
nomination. and who is determined that
the other fellow shall not get there. 1t
is pretty fight all around, and one that
Democrats can thoroughly enjoy. t
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

TF THE Chilean feet is to take posses
sion of the Pacific mouth OF the straits of
Magellan for warlike purposes, there
are other nations besides the United
States that will join in opening them.
That great highway of nations cannot
be closed by any power without provok-
ing protest that would soon send the
Chilean feet into other waters. If the
idea is to prevent the United States
ships from getting into the Pacific by
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

Those Press League delegates who are
to arrive here Friday can have no idea
of the pleasure that is before them.
They are to be banqueted at the Re-
dondo hotel; but the best part of it all
is that Mr. Dan Freeman has the super
vision of the feast. 1t is sure to be
corker as well as an uncorker.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

the tobacco habit. He had been an in
veterate user of the weed for ninety-fve
years, and had never been sick day in
HE life. A man with such constitu-
ton might have lived to much greater
age had he not been addicted to the use
of tnhaccO
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

that gateway, they must commence an
act of war before they can do so. In
that event, our fleet would be in posi-
tion to attack the Chilean navy from
both sides, and they might find them
selves badly bottled up before they were
aware of it.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20
THE CHARLESTON.
Her Departure From San Diego Delayed.
Her Bottom Ex mined.


SAN DIEGO, Jan. 49, = Cipher dis
patches received from Washington bv
Admiral Brown appear to change the
plans in regard to the movement Of the
Charleston, which was expected to sail
for San Francisco this morning. At
any rate the Charleston is making no
preparations to move this morning.
Yesterday afternoon o diver was sent
down to examine the cruisers bottom.
His report to Captain Remy is that The
vessel is cleaner than expected. The
engineer also reported the machinery in
good condition and not in need OF over.
hauling. The ammunition brought
here by the San Francisco gives the
Charleston complete store.
just before noon final orders we're
given to Captain Remy to proceed with
the Charleston to San Francisco. 1t is
expected the vessel will leave the har-
Dor about O'Clock this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20
Baldwin's land For Sale.

The entire land outside of E. j. Bald
wins home place, in the famous Santa
Anita and adjoining ranches in the San
Gabriel valley, is now on sale in guam
titles to suit, on liberal terms. Apply
to H. A. Unruh, Arcadia.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

Are you suffering from any aiment, sickness
or disease? No matter what its name, whether
of rscent origin or long standing, whether
male female or child go and consult free OF
charge DR.. T. L. Thiele, 1873 North Main street.
He will cure you by his new treatment. -.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

They say that the beautiful belle OF Washing
ton, Miss --, uses cosmetics, bus 1t is vile
SANDER She owes her bloom to excellent
health. and she keeps well by using DR.. Bulls
Cough syrup.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-20

JAMES CRAMER, who died in Chicago
On the 18th, at the age Of 106years, may
be taken as solemn warning against
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12
Where There's No Will There's a Way,

A prominent business man OF northern
Ohio recently expressed to one of the
cashiers of city bank novel idea of
leaving his money so that there might be
no contest after his death. He has a
wife, three sons and wayward daughter
and purposes keeping his property in
municipal bends. His plan is this:
He has divided his bonds into three
parts, after providing for his wife, and
put them into three separate boxes at
the safe deposit vaults; the keys he has
put into envelopes marked for each one
of his sons, to be deliveredtto them after
his death. For his daughter he has de.
posted with trust compony certain se-
curities which will yield her 800 per
month as long as ahe lives, the principa,
to revert to the sons equally, share and
share alike, at her death. On his mer.
Camille and manufacturing interests he
mas nKew1se affanged very cIever-
scheme. He has given outright to his
three sons all the mercantile and manu-.
featuring property, share and share alike,
but they have in turn executed to him
lease of the sams during his life for a
nominal consideration, so that he has the
control OF everything so long as he lives.
This man says no will can be drawn
which will stand every test and that the
'bove scheme is the only practical thing
e knows of where there are family com.
dlcatlons Plain Dealer.
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Freaks of Human Vision.

81 do not suppose this world looks
alike to any two PERSONS" said Thomas
McHenry at the Southern. ga dozen of
us were looking at the moon the other
night. To one it appeared the size of
five cent piece, to another much larger
than cart wheel. TO one it appeared
well-rounded globe, aud to another
Nat circular piece Of brass. noticed
this diversity of human vision oaoe in
Gaksssssn5- fexas.. saw a man named
9Oell shoot a fellow gambler named
Quinlan to death. He fired four shots
from large revolver. At the trial one
man testified that Quinlan had a knife IN
his hand at the time of the shooting.
Another thought it was cane, while a
third expressed the opinion that it was
a billiard cue. was standing facing,
him when he was shot, and would make
oath that his hands were open and con.
aimed nothing. Those who testified
we're disinterested spectators, and told
n the stand what they honestly though
hey saw. The shooting began in sa.
Don. Quinlan ran out, followed by
,Dell, who kept shooting. Some
thought one shot was fired in the saloon.
others thought three, yet ak were look.
ing right at the two men. You often
hear people say that what they see they
know; but they don't. They have no
assurance that they saw right. A man
Who implicitly believes his eyes is liable
fall into grievous error. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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August
Flower

had been troubled FIVE months
with Dyspepsia. i had fullness
after eating, and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes a
deathly sickness would overtake
me: l was working for Thomas
McHenry Druggist, Allegheny City,
Pa, in whose employ I had been for
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. was relieved of all
trouble. can now eat things I
dared not touch before. have
gained twenty pounds since my re.
covery. J. d. Cox, Allegheny, Pa. q
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"A High Mountain Ralluax.

The most recenrry cvrnp,...a --hiah
mountain railway in Switzerland IL that
up the Rothhorn, 1880 feet high, from
lake and town Of Brienz, not far from
lnterlakon. The road was completed 90
that locomotive reached the summit
October 81, and will be opened the COM
ing season. The Rothhorn will com.
mand magnificent view OF the Jungfrau
and the other mountains south and south
east OF lnterlaken. The material through
which the eleve, tunnels of this line are
excaVated consis; Of debris which had
slipped dow, the mountain, and which
seemed disposed to go ON sliding when
disturbed. subterranean springs also
made the work difficult, and in places
new beds had to be made for mountain
'treams. Scientific American. X
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leveled. Five or six seeds are enough
for each hill, which will require between
one and two pounds per acre. When
the plants arC we'll started and all danger
from insects is past, they should be
thinned out to three or four plants to the
hill
An experienced cucumber grower
recommends that when the seed is sown
a broadcast dressing of three or four
hundred pounds of Peruvian guauo Per
acre should be applied, a. that fsrtilisef
seems to have an especially good effect
on the crop. By the addition OF four
hundred pounds of guano, costing e1B,
to the previous preparation, over three
hundred thousand cucumbers to the acre
were obtained, which is double the
average yield. As the crop was sold for
e1. 80 per thousand. the expenditure of
BIS added nearly 5000 to the prioe re-
ceived per acre.
The cultivation required is to keep the
soil loose by frequent stirring until the
vines cover the ground. The main vines
should be pinched at the ends to keep
them within bounds and encourage the
growth Of lateral branches, which a-e
the most prolific of fruit, as they bear
chiefly pistillate blossoms, while those of
the main branches are mostly stamenate
or barren flowers. The fruit should be
gathered every morning as soon as It ma,
reached the proper size, from two to
three inches in length.
The principal enemies OF the cucumber
are lice, which prey upon the leaves, and
the striped beetle and It's larv@. The
former may be dealt with by picking off
the first infested leaves, by which the
rapid spread of the pest may be pre-.
vented. The striped beetle should be
treated with dusting OF finely ground
gypsum; its larve, a sm,ll, slender,
white worm, which gnsws into the roots,
may be successfully combatted by pour
ing about the roots Of the plant mix
ture of one gill of kerosene oil with a
solution Of one pound of common yellow
soap in one gallon of hot water, the
whole being shaken into an emulsion.
This has been found an effectual remedy.
New York Mail and Express.
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Drawn BY the webfooted Cows.

The webfooted cows who inhabit the
marshes along the st. Johns River In
Florida-I know that they are webfooted,
for Captain Lund says so, aud Captain
Lund never lies-are of some use after
all It SCENE, and this Is the how and the
wherefore Of it.
In the merry month Of April the water
in the st. Johus gets very low, aud the
two big steamboats,, Frederick De Barry
and City Of Jacksonville, which 20 up
and down it during the winter season,
are sometimes hard put to it to get over
the numerous bars. II it were note for
the webfooters, Captain Lund says land
Captain Lund never lies-they would
never get up to Sandford and Comfort
Cottage, and would have to come North
a month or more before they could be of
service.
The worst bar of all is Volusis Bar.
and here four times day, at the hours
when the steamboats, are due, a number
Of Floridians put in an appearances with
from four to eight yoke Of the gay and
festive kind, almost too thin to cast a
shadow, hitched up for business.
Then follows a scene such as few steam
boat men have ever witnessed. The COWS
are hitched to the boat by three stout
chains, the drivers raise shout, and
with all steam on and mighty tug-of.
war, the stout iron steamboat is dragged
through the mud and sand and landed in
deep water again.
Captain Lund says he has a set of iron
tires which he puts on the paddle wheels
the first of May, which enable him to
take short cuts across the country, thus
shortening the distance by about one
half, and as Captain Lund was never
no, never-known to draw the long
bow or to tell story which was not
strictly according to Hoyle, down 60 the
tires across country and all.
And yet there are people who persist
in going to Europe strange sights for to
see. 1t is one of the wonders which no
man, aud not very many hundreds of
women, can fathom. New York Herald.
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FLAX MEAL. FOR CALVES.

AT the Iowa station experiments have
been in progress to determine the feed
ing value Of ground Asxseed for young
calves. A bull and heifer calf OF both,
Holstein and Shorthorn breeds were
chosen, the two bulls being fed on whole
milk, and the two heifers on milk
skinned after being set twelve hours,
with as much faxseed as they could as.
simulate without securing. These ex-
periments lasted through three months,
the calves. being weighed every fifteen
days.
The results indicate: 1. That ration
OF skim milk and ground faxseed COM
pare favorably with new milk ration
for young Calves. The skim milk and
fiaxseed meal fed calves were less in .
terupted I'd their grc~tn by weauin2
than were the whole milk calves A
saving value of butter fat alone at 81. IL
per month on each calf, was effected by
substituting the ground iaxseed-4.
The cost of producing a pound of gain,
estimating new milk at ST cents per
hundred pounds, skim milk at Is
cents per hundred pounds, grain 1 cent
per pound hay &5 per ton (the latter two
being fed alike to both lots) ,and haxseed
meal 81 cents per pound, was 7.6 cents
per pound increase with the fresh milk
ration, and only Ave cents with the skim
milk ration. It seems, therefore, more
economical to feed calves skim milk and
faxseed than with whole milk.-Ameri-
can Dairyman.
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NunBER OF PAsrIoLes IN SOILS.

The size of the particles of soil
largely determines its water holding
capacity, and thereby its fitness for GER
tain crops. NJ. Whitney, Of the Mary
land station (R. '91), is Investigating
farm soils in the well-eluipped labora-
tories OF Johns Hopkins University, uu-,
der the supervision of the station, and
aided by the United States Department.
OF Agriculture. The accuracy and
thoroughness of the investigation is a
credit to American science. Among
other results, it was found that no crop
can be successfully grown, unless highly
manured or irrigated, on soilhaving so
few as 1,7O0, 900, 600 PARTICLES in a
teaspoonful weighing gram. Good
market truck is grown on soil having
6,s6S, ,00o, 900 particles in gram, To.
bacco soil contains 8,258, ,000, 900 par
ticles, wheat soil has 10, 35S, 900, 900
particles, and limestone grass laud con-
tains 24,653, 900, 900 PARTICLES in ono
gram.-American Agriculturist.