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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-29

Mrs. Calder has been ili?'
She is ILL.,"
~ thought she must be recovering, for
1heard that she dismissed her physician
this morning.
She dismissed her physician and sent
for another
Hadn't confidence in the first?n
don't know. He told her that sns
must not talk. IN. Y. Press.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-29
CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD TIME
" TABLE-July. II, 1892

son Sunday will stop ON signal or to let off
passengers. 4t
Additional trains will leave Carlisle daily ex-
cept Sunday at 555 a. m, Il. 30 D. M. LIS p. M,
stopping at all intermediate stations arriving at
harrisburg at $40 and 10 a, m ,land 8. so p. m
Evening Mail runs daily between Harrisburg
and Chambefsburg
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
= Coas shsnan,s Elunder.

One day at Edinburgh Lord Rosebery
realized the disadvantage of owning swift
horses. His brougham had met him at
Waverly station to take him to Dalmeny.
LTfu Rosebery opered the door Of the car
riage to put in some papers, and tnen
turned away. The coachman, too well
trained to look round, heard the door shut,
and, thinking that his master was inside.
set off at once. Pursuit was attempted,
but what was there in Edinburgh streets
could overtake those horses? The coach
man drove seven miles, until he reached a
point in the Dalmeny parks, where it was
his lordship's custom to alight and open q
gate. Here the brougbam stood for some
minutes awaiting Lord Rosebery's con-
venience.
At last the coachman became uneasy
and dismounted. His brain reeled when
he saw an empty brougham. He could
have sworn to seeing his lordship enter.
There were his papers. What had hap
pened? With quaking hand the horses
were turned, and driving back the coach
man looked fearfully along the sides of
the road. &c finally met Lord Rosebery
travelling in great good humor by the ON
pibus.-San Francisco ArgonalltL
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
Good Points of a Mule.

Rightly used, kindly treated, given the
same good care as horse the mule has
always shown himself kind, good tenn
pered, willing, docile and intelligent
Moreover, while he has none Of the horses
graceful, sympathetic ways of showing
affection and responding to appreciation,
the mule is capable of genuine devotion to
q kind master. Both the horse and the ass
have atfectionate dispositions, and the only
reason the mule does not evince such is be-
cause nothing calls it out. Jack is not
demonstrative, but he does respond visibly
to kind treatment.
He makes, moreover, an easy paced, care
full, kindly riding animal when well treat
ed. Taken altogether he is useful, intel
ligent, much enduring, little appreciated
brute, whose melancholy position is that
of a dog with bad name-his good quail
ties rarely mentioned, while his bad ones
are credited at their full value.-San Fran
cisco Call
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
4 Story About Seward.

William II. Seward used to tell some in
teresting stories of his advent into politics.
1t amused him greatly. be used TO say, TO
see the surprise depicted upon the faces OF
politicians who had heard OF him, but had
never seen him before. He was SO slight
of figure and so boyish looking that it
seemed impossible that he could be really
the brilliant William II. Seward of whom
they had heard so much. Mr. Seward
used to say that the young man who was
5 feet 10 or taller, and of splendid ply
sioue, had a great deal better chance tG
get along in politics than the little fell
lows, such as he was.
One day at the seashore he was intro
duced to famous politician as Mr.. Sew
ard.
"Seward9 You come from New York
states"
Eyes, that is my home"
"Well, have heard of Seward there
who they say is going to make q great
name fer himself, and the one that the
Wings ran for governor last year. Do you
happen to know him? Perhaps he is a rela-
tive of yours?"
"Oh, yes, | know him, or suppose ] do.
ought to, for l am the Seward you re-
fer to-"
What, you? Pardon me, but you are a
mere boy"
Nevertheless am the Seward who ran
for governor last year." replied Mr.. Sew.
ard, laughing very heartily over the sur
prise expressed by this famous politician.
New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
All in u Name.

A certain business man in this city has
good reason to believe that there is some
thing in a name" For many years he en-
gagged in business pursuits here under the
name derived from his father. The name
was an honest one, but not particularly
euphonious, and it's bearer found, after
much energetic toll in several fields of in
dustry, that it was barren OF talismanic in
fluence in business. Although a man Of
fine presence, good manners, industrious
habits and personal honesty, this gentle
man was unable to win success. He tried
venture after venture, with fair prospects
in each case at the outset, but failure came
with disheartening promptness. His pecu-
liar name on a business card or appended
to a letter never seemed to have any weight
in business circles.
After a great many vicissitudes he re-
luctantly came to the conclusion that it
was his name which brought him bad
luck. He resolved to try the effect of a
change, and with the permission of the
legislature he simply reversed his name.
For the sake of illustration, supposing it
was Abel Smith, he obtained the legal
right to change it to Smith Abel. The
effect of the change was magical. The
hitherto elusive success wooed the new
name assiduously. Enterprises that had
fallen fat before became popular and pros
porous. Old debts were speedily paid and
q new bank account grew to very healthy
proportions. The gentleman grew rich
steadily, and his name is now on the list of
the solid men of New York.-New York
Times
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
Thunder Lore.

The natives of the Sandwich Islands con-
sidered thunder as being Mauna Loa's echo
from the clouds. This curious notion has
erystallized 4 weather proverb which is
now current among many of the white
residents of the islands-viz, ''It will rain
today; Mauna Loa shakes the Clouds" In
this connection it may be remarked that
the early Scandinavian settlers of Iceland
believed that there was some mysterious
and supernatural connections between the
roarings of Hecla and the "angry muttsr-
ings of Jove." In England many of the
peasantry still plant the house leek-"Jupi-
ter's beard"-~on their house roofs as pre-
ventive against thunder, lightning and evil
spirits, a custom which reminds one of
Charlemagne's edict. EFT habeat quisque
supra domum suam Jovis barbam."
Another widespread superstition, and
one that has been noted among the tribes
and nations from China to England and
from Cape Hatteras to the Golden Gate,
tells us that if the ''claps'' or reports of
thunder come in even numbers the storm
will be of short duration and very mid.
But, on the other hand, if they come in
uneven numbers, especially if the reports
be a series of five, nine or thirteen distinct
claps, much loss of life and property Will
result.-SG. Louis Republic.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
Tennyson and Sightseers.

Though Farringford, in Freshwater, was
Tennyson's favorite home, Aldworth, in
Hasemere, became by force of circum-
stances his summer. residence-circum-
stances meaning in this case tourists and
Saturday to Monday cheap trippers. Ten
nyson used to say that he was literally
driven from the Isle Of Wight by the sum-
mer visitors. Not content with invading
the demesne of Farringford, these enthusi-
astic but not considerate sightseers would
dog the steps of the object of their admira-
tion whenever he took his walks abroad.
Twenty years ago he purchased the place
at Aldworth, and made it his summer re-
treat. The house was designed by James
Knowles, who besides acquiring celebrity
as the editor of The Ninteenth Century Re-
view, is professional architect.
Every year in May, since 1872, Tennyson
has gone to Aldworth returning to Fresh
water in October, when the trippers cease
from troubling and the AIRY is at rest.
Tennyson had acquired an aversion to
summer holiday mortals that was almost
morbid in its intensity. Perhaps this grew
by what it fed on, perhaps part of it-a
small part of twas affectation, for Ten
nyson was hero worshiper, and, as far as
himself was concerned, was not. Indifferent
to the worlds applause. - Cor. Boston
Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
TRAIT. Nos Unlike a Human Being.

aNo, have not been toying with buzz
saw nor shaking hands with a cyclone"
said Samuel Heatherby, as he limped to a
seat in the Laclede rotunda. II have been
having little matinee with a razorback
hog I've bought home at Dallas, and
have taken great pains to fix my lawn au
fait. You see down in that country people
pretty nearly live out o. doors, and the
flowers that bloom only in the spring up
here shed their sweetness all the year
round. The other day 1 discovered that
one of those long, lank, razorback hogs,
that can outrun an ostrich and root o hole
through bank vault while you wait, had
gotten in and started to tunnel down to
China.
81 went out and made few impromptu
remarks to him, but he didn't mind-kept
right on with the artesian well. Then l
broke four dollar garden rake across his
spinal vertebrB and the circus commenced.
l would get him within three feet of the
open gate when he would turn, run over
me and begin a new excavation before
could get my feet out of the air. then
called in policeman, but he ran between
the copper's legs, threw him a double
somersault and broke his collar bone. The
miserable tool of an effete administration
is now suing me for damages.
81 was just about TO turn in a fire alarm
and ask the department to pat the porker
out, when an old negro stuck his head over
the fence and offered to remove him for
two bits. closed with him at once, sat
down, nursed myself and watched proceed
ings. He went up to the hog and remark
ed: You stay right war ye is. Dye hyarl
Don't ebber lemme catch you onto dis yer
lot The hog looked at him and moved
toward the gate The negro tried to head
him off, but he uttered loud 'woof' and
went down the street like Old Nick beat
ing nbark. Don't tell me that man has
descended from the monkey! He has SIM
ply shed his bristles, that's all, "-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
amazlnr castronomicai Powers.

L. Trouvelot tells us of the astonishing
voracity of a species of caterpillar, poly
ohemus, and some curious experiments
made by him in ascertaining the amount
of food consumed and its relation to the
grub's growth and extraordinary develop
ment. When the young was first Matched
it weighed but one-twentieth of n grain;
when ten Days old this weight had in
creased to half a grain, or ten times the
original weight, at twenty days old the
weight had increased to three full grains,
or sixty times its weight at the moment it
left the egg. When the creature was q
month old it weighed thirty-one grains, or
620 times the amount of the first weighing,
and at the expiration of ten more days it
had again almost trebled in weight, show
ing full ninety grains of avoirdupois, or
1880 times the original weight. AT the
fifty-sixth day the worm had attained its
full size and now weighed 207 grains, 4,140
times the amount of the original one-twen-
tieth grain weight.
If Il mans adult weight was 1900 times
that of the average weight at birth his
twenty-frst birthday would find him car
rying around something like twenty tons
of surplus flesh. But this wonderful in
crease in weight and the curious calcula-
tions that can be deducted therefrom ale
not more remarkable than the food CON
suming powers of such creatures. When
the worm is thirty days old it has con.
sumed about ninety grains of solid food,
but before this time has doubled itself, or
at the end of fifty-six days, when the worm
is full grown, it has consumed not less
than thirty leaves, weighing three-fourths
of a pound. Thus it will be seen that the
food consumed by such creatures before
they reach their majority" equals the
original weight of the caterpillar ut least
$4,000 times,-St. Louis Republic.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
The March OF the Caravan.

Perhaps the weirdest and most impress
i've of the many unwonted memories that
the traveller carries away with him from
travel in the east is the recollection of the
camel caravans which he has encountered
at night. Out Of the black darkness is
heard the distant boom Of heavy bell.
Mournfully and with perfect regularity of
Iteration it sounds, gradually swelling
nearer and louder, and perhaps mingling
with the tones of smaller bells signaling
the rearguard of the same caravan. The
big bell is the insignia and alarm Of the
leading camel alone.
But nearer and louder as the sound be-
comes, not another sound and not visible
object appear to accompany it. Suddenly,
and without the slightest warning there
looms out Of the darkness, like the appari-
ton of phantom ship, the form Of the
captain of the caravan. His spongy tread
sounds softly on the smooth sand, and like
great string of linked ghouls the silent
procession stalks by and is swallowed up
in the night.-"Persia and the Persian
Question I"
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
In Down Town New York.

"The trouble with you New Workers.
is, Quill" said the man from Boston,
they had been looking over Trinity
church-"that your buildings lack age;
they are not venerable enough to COM
mand the respect of the soul instinct
with the ideals Of all that is hallowed
by the past. Now, there is the Old
South
'But what's the matter with that?'
interposed Quill-they were strolling
toward the Battery, and were opposite
45 Broadway-"what's the matter with
that? There's Adams Express company.
There couldn't be anything much older
or more venerable than Adam, could
there?'-New York Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
The Right Answer.

A judge, meeting countryman, said
to him, "Where are you going?'
GLOW do l knowY' was the gruf reply
The judge, taking it for piece of i'm
pudence, said: "You don't know, you
scamp? I'll teach you better manners.
Off to prison with you"
The poor rustic was seized forthwith
and was being hauled off to Jail when
he turned round and said, "Your wor-
ship can see now that l answered COR
rectly, for | assure you that | didn't
know was going to prison"
This reply excited the rieibiiity Of the
judge, who ordered him to be set al
liberty.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
SU N MONS.

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
Il state of California, IN and Tor the county OF
Oranse.
Action brought in the Superior court of the
county Of Orange, state of Cali fornia and the
Complaint filed in raid county of Orange, in
the Office of the clerk OF said superior court.
g. i. MaDsur and C. ". Wilcox, assignees OF
b. F Seibert, plaintiffs, VS.. NJ. snyder, Root.
=. Moore, L. j. swan, Ansh' i'm IrriNation dis
trict, Il corporation, John Doe and Richard Roe,
The people of the state of California send
greeting to NJ. P. snyder, Robt 8 Moore. &c J.
swan, Snahetm Irrigation d strict, corpora
til n John DE aud Rit hard Ro, defendt nts
You are hereby reqniced to appear in an ac-
tion brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the sup rior court Of the county OF
Grange ttate OF California, and TO answer
the complaint filed therein. within ten days
exclusive OF the day OF sereice) after the SER
vice on you o this summons-if served within
this county; or if served elsewhere, within
thirty days-0r judgment by defa 1T Will be
taken against you according TO the prayer OF
said complaint
Ihe said action ia brought to obtain decree
of this courG for the foreclosure OF mortgage
described in the said complaint. ard executed
by the SAID defending, NJ p. snyder ana Nobt
:. oore, on the 29tn day of april, A. d. 1887,
to secur. the payment of two certain ~ o1,1s-
sory notes OF even date WITH said NOR gage,
each or $677 60, due one and .wo years res
pectively fter a srii 29th. 1887, and alleging
that no part of said ote, has been p ii xeept
the interest down to April % h.. iS-S, and ask
ing hat the promises conveyed BIZ SAID mort
gage may be sold and the pI0cef dsspplled 10 the
payment OF said uotcs, of $3.50 aitor ey's 'ees
snd COSTS Vi suit, ma In case such prpeeeus hre
not sufficient 20 ply The same. then to obtain su
execution agsin,t said defendents, N. 2. enyneI
and Robt. ). Moore, for the balance re aiming
due, aud elso that the cefenda is and all per
sons ciaimlng by. through or under them. or
either Of them. may b. barred aud foreeiosed
of all right, title, claim, len, .quiyoI reuehp,,
ton and Interest in and TO eald Roitg eeu
pre- ses, and for other and further relief
Reference is bad to mplaint for rsaiticulorts,
And you are hereby notified thai II you iall
to appear aud answer the said complaint US
aoovd required, the plaintiffs win cause your
default to be entered snd oppy to the court
for the reli, ded in the co mp! int.
''- Given under my hand and the seal
TAL of ihe superior Court OF the county
tS>r-~ OF Orang ate OF Call ofnia, this
2olh day OF April, 1892. . urcuu.u
~ n W. o,,orna,, Tor nla;ntiffs 1875 81
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
A Southern fdyl.

Bishop Sessums, of Louisiana, tells In
his delightful way an experience in one Of
his recent vistations in his diocese. The
town-Bayou something or other-was
flooded, owing to a break in the levee-a
crevasse, they cali it. The water was ten
or twelve feet deep in the streets, and as
the bishop was making his visitation in a
rowboat he passed small house where
lived o good, simple hearted colored man.
AS the bishop glanced up at the house be
saw the colored man sitting in the second
story window Of his little home, with a
skiff fastened just outside, while he was
contentedly playing "Home, Sweet Home''
on "a cornet-New York Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
Notice for Publication of Time for
Proving viii, etc.

IN THE sUPKRIoa CoURT, STATE OF
l. Califprn Il, county of LOS Angeles -ss.
In the matter of the estate OF thomas w.
shaw, deceased.
Notice is hereby siven that Tuesday, the 18th
day of December, 1892, at 10 o'c oek n nj. of
said day, at the courl room of this court, de
psrtment two thereof, in Inc city OF Los Ange-
les, county of Los Angeles, and state OF Cali.
iornia has been appointed IS the time and
place for hearing the apphcation of Anna T..
shaw. praying that do ument now ON file in
this court, purpor ing to be the last Will and
testament of tho sid deceased, be admitted to
p obate, tn t letJe tesHmentary be issued
thereon to said Anna E. shaw. ut which time
and place all persons interested therein may
appear and cortpst the same.
Dated November 80, 1892.
r. II. WARD, County Clerk.
B. W. L. WARREN, Depuiy.
To be published daily for o full davs
w. ?. GARDI SER,
124 lit Attorney for estate.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
BONDS FOR SALE.

DUrsuANT TO A BE.oi uTIoN OF THE
L board OF directors OF the Grapeiano ir,,ga,
bsjd fon tps 7th day OF November 1899, notice is
hereby given that sealed prop sails VIII be re- re
ceived at office OF ssid board IN rape anhn, th
27ph dav of December A d. 1892, at O'CLOCK
u. m of said day. for the purchase OF BONDS OF
said district to IN amount OF one hunoreo ana
Il ty Thousand (l5o O0W dollars,
nv ord ar II the boa OF directors OF Grape
land irrigation district.
L Il. MYERS Seeretify ~ ,r,,.
Grapeland, Cal, Nov " 1872. IL Ioe.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
DeyeIoping a Child's Inner Life.

In one of Mrs. Beebe's lectures to moth
ers she said, ''The only way that faith
full, pure and holy life can be made al abb
solute certainty is by developing strength
of will and intelligence within the child,
rather than By merely surrounding him
with the same"
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

MOTT Y Js HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN Ex-
IN animation of teachers will b held by the
county b ara of educa n in the assembly
room Of the Normal school building Los An
gsles city, commencing Monday, December 26,
1892.
An applicants for certificates must be present
at tie beg ,nujng of the examination
All teachers holdiug temporary certificates.
and all applicants or the renew al of their GER
tidcates must file their applications and testi-
monials Of teaching with thu secretary OF the
board on or before Saturday, December "a,
1892.
~ order OF the board OF educntion.
1876 2lt w. W. SEAMAN, secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15

2 General Philip Kearny left an arm
in Mexico, and was known among his
men as Zone Armed Phil"
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15

at Dunoenong, Australia, there is
blue gum tree which has an estimated
height Of $50 feet. 1t is believed to be
the tallest tree in the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
EOnud.

At the drug store, q valuable package,
worth its weight in gold. My hair has
stopped falling and all dandruff has dis
appeared since found skookum root hair
grower. Ask your druggist about it,
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
Our Ho,ne Rrew.

Maier & Zobelein's Lager, fresh from the
brewery, on draught in all the principal sa
looms, delivered promptly In bottles or legs
once and Brewery. 4AA Also st. Telephone 81
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15

The torturing pains and distressing
nervousness which accompany, at times,
certain forms Of "female weakness"
yield like magic to DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless, and adapted to tho
delicate organization of woman. 1t
allays and subdues the nervous symp-
toms and relieves the pain accompany
ing functional and organic troubles.
It's legitimate medicine-an invig-
Grating, restorative tonic, soothing
end strengthening nervine, and posi-
tive remedy for female weaknesses" I"
and ailments. All functional disturb
ances, Irregularities. and arrangements
are cured by it. There's nothing like
It in the way it acts there's nothing
like it in the way it's sold. It's guar
anteed to give satisfaction in every case,
or the money paid for it is promptly
refunded.
Read the guarantee on the wrapper.
You lose nothing IL it doesn't help
you--but it will.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
L state of California, in and for the county Of
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-25
Charges Against a Lie Crew.

wAsHINGroN. July 24.-Capt. Nelson
Little, of the schooner Burnside. which
was lost OH Cleveland, has made formal
charges against the life saving crew at
tnat port He says that he displayed
y signal of distress At day break, while
riding at anchor expecting his boat
would go down at any time, and that
Z was not until Q o'clock that the life
saving crew made move to go to his
assistance. All this time ne WAS in
plain sight Of Cleveland piers. and had
not . passing tug come along hls
entire crew would have been lost
in plain sight of their home city.
Captain Little makes out q strong case
against the life savers for neglect of
duty in not making an effort TO dis
cover if any of the old and decrep,t
cosl-laden barges driven back upon
CIeveland by the storms fury were in
difficulty and in dandger of going
down. With four of these old traps i'm
view Of the life-saving station, all of
which had been severely tutfetted
about by the lake gale, not move was
made by the life savers until after the
Burnside had foundered and the crew
were nearly at Cleveland on q tug.
The treasury department will make .
strict investigation.