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\ storm on the Coast of Chill.

In the southern part of the desert of
Atacama a storm occurs only at inter
walls of many years. One of these rare
storms was experienced by only one per
son., Mr.. Joel Phillips, now of Cornwall,
but then a mule owner and copper ore
carrier, who lived in a rancho located
on an insulated rock fifteen feet above
the level of the bottom of a ravine IN
which it was situated and distant from
the port of Pau de Azucar about twenty
miles. He had just arrived at his home
an hour before sunset when a heavy
cloud appeared overhead, causing sud-
den darkness. But he was soon aroused
from superfuous reflection by a shower
of hailstones of dangerous dimensions
and followed by a copious downpour Of
water, which continued for about eight
hours, accompanied by loud peals of
thunder. His terror was further aroused
by the roar of flowing torrents of water
around his lonely island home, as the
ravine, one-half mile in width, was
now filled to a depth of twelve feet
and rolling down continuously thou
sands of huge powders with a pulver-
izing, rumbling noise along its bed down
to the sea on each side of him.
Bewildered by the misunderstood oc-
currence and unearthly din created as
the white foaming circle of water insidi.
ously approached within two feet of his
dwelling, and with faint hopes that it
would rise nc higher, he ceased reflect
ing, and after enduring hours of indie
scribable mental agony, he fell exhaust
ed into a stupor, dreaming Of a second
deluge. From this he was benignantly
aroused by his famished saddle horse de-
vouring the vegetable materials his hut
was constructed with, the animal having
escaped from the stable in the ravine to
the heights above and thence to his mas
ter's home for his usual breakfast. The
storm was over, and the sun was shining
brightly, as if nothing special had hap
pened; the ravine was free of water and
cleared out for another such deluge,
which probably would not again happen
for a century or two.-London Engineer.
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Hats in the House of Commons.

No honorable member sits in the Eng
llsh house of commons without his ''pot"
hat on his head. If he rises to address
the house, greet a friend or cross the
room he must hold his shiny tile in his
hand. Should his name be mentioned
in the speech of another member he lifts
his hat respectfully. If it is in his hand
when his name is uttered etiquette re-
quires him to clap it hastily on his head
in order that he may lift it with proper
deference.-Youth's Companion.
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A HORRIBLE FEAR.
The Terrible Thought I'm a Mothers Mind
Does Not Prevent Her Shopping.

The Terrible Thought I'm a Mothers Mind
Does Not Prevent Her Shopping.
Two women and a baby were the
dramatis persona Of a typical feminine
episode the other afternoon. The mother
of the baby, Mrs. A, with her precious
charge, a lusty boy of thirteen months,
drove over to pay a visit to a friend in
Brooklyn who was staying with a resi-
dent of that city with whom Mrs. A.
was slightly acquainted. The friend
whom she had come to see had just left
but the lady of the house pleasantly re-
ceived her, and she remained for a little
chat.
Mention CHANGED to be made of hem
stitched bed linen and Mrs. B. remarked
that a certain Brooklyn shop was offer
ing wonderful bargains in that line,
~whereupon Mrs. a. confessed her need
and desire for these articles, and in the
end carried off Mrs. B. in her carriage
to guide her to the desired shop. Ar
rived there, the dilemma of what to do
with the baby was finally solved by Mrs.
B., who was sure she could amuse him
long enough for his mother to accom-
pllsh her purpose.
With some misgivings Mrs. A. left
and Mrs. B. found within five minutes
of her disappearance hat she had IN
dertaken a serious responsibility. The
child became frightened at being with a
stranger and cried vehemently. Mrs.
T.. kept him in the carriage as long as
possible, then got out and walked with
him, but, as all Fulton street began to
get interested, she in despair thought
she must hunt up his mother.
She went into the shop, the baby
screaming at the top of his voice, and
made her way, embarrassed and irri-
tated, through the crowd to the linen
counter. Mrs. A. was not there nor ap-
parently anywhere else in the shop, for
Mrs. B. made search as thoroughly as
her roaring charge would permit with
out success.
"Where can Mrs. A. have gomez she
exclaimed in her despair to the coach
man when she came out again.
"Sure," said that functionary stolidly
from the box, it'll be in the fifth floor
she'll be by this time"
1t was nearly an hour later that Mrs.
A. appeared, excited and breathless, and
poor Mrs. B. arms ached, head ached
and temper ached sadly before that wei.
come moment arrived.
ooh, did he cry, bless his hearth e
claimed the mother, Selling the baby.
Il was 50 afraid he might, but | just
couldn't lose those wonderful bargains"
Mrs. B. deemed a reply useless and
only gasped in relief as she sank back
in the cushions. The cream of the affair
came, however, a moment afterward as
they were rolling toward upper Brook.
lyn again, the baby gradually slacken.
ing his sobs under the soothing of his
mother.
"And do you know" said Mrs. A,
with only a half laugh, Il was pursued
from counter to counter with the dread.
full possibility that you might run off
with Harold. One reads such shocking
things of babies being stolen, and you
know" alphabetically, young mothers
are so foolish"
AT this Mrs. B. could not even gasp
Her Point of View in New York Times.
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nR. j. j. THAATOS,

with fifty years experience as a General
Practitioner, tenders his services 70 the citi-
zens of Durham. His specialties: Mucous
particuIarl. Indigestion. Bronchitis, Scrofula.
Constitution and Headache. secondary ana
Hereditary Diseases Home at Z VI. hern-
don's. Osice over Jones Jewelry store once
hours, Q, clock a. m, 70 L. m, and from : p. m.
10 4 p. u
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The Movement of the SUN.

Professor Duner, of Germany, has dis
covered that the revolution Of the sun as
shown by the movement at its equator
is once for twenty-five days and twelve
hours OF our time, while at or a its
poles the revolution may be only once in
forty-six of our days. This would only
be possible with a movable and gaseous
Times.
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A Man with the Supremest Humanity

Once l was warned by a well known
statesman against putting ecclesiastics
on my seeiety's committee. | said, But
we have already n on it, Cardinal
Manning" His reply was, "Oh, Man
ming; he is not an ecclesiastic; he be-
longs to Us ALL" That the supremest
humanity is king among men, this is
the lesson of the great life which the
nation mourns and which it will see no
more Contemporary Review.
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IN THE

.-6rmed as many Wonder1uI cures OF
Las I%Pe5ieycd 50 much suffering
,,.,, 90. badly poisoned last year, which
g.'my "a"s 4 'fufering, no appetite. and no
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INN ,.o,d ,r.. lin diseases m ! cG free.
Treatise ~ Ii 2%,' e.. rI.ciF."lO atlanta. Ga.
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Dissolution Notice

v,rfcc i. hereby given that the firm of
r.rrfnrton & Thaxton l. this day dis
,i,,.I Inv mutual consent, :. II. Caring
havinG sold hi. interest TO the new
w.. -m e Tha1ton 4 Patton, which will
r,nrinue the business at me oid stand
ui,h renewed energy and vlgor. All
,'arlir. due the firm Of Darlington "
Tn4y,on are notified to come forward
'"T settle Immediately.
""' !. J. THAXTON,
5. II. CARRINGTON.
March -, 1892.
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NEW FIRM.

Having purchased the interest Of 5. Il.
r~,rrington, in the firm Of Darlington &
Tuaxt0n. we take pleasure in informing
our friends and customers that we have
associated ourselves together for con
the Grocery and General Mer-
.handi>c business at the same stand, and
solicit their patronage, pr0misingtD serve
them to the best Of our ability.
j. J. THAXTON,
! X. PATTON.
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Stating the Case Frankly,

The servant girl answered the door
bell and replied that her mistress was
out. please tell her" said the caller,
that l would like very much to have
her come over tonight to play whist"
"Well, ma'am," answered her royal
highness, the servant girl, Il know Mrs.
S. can't GO; it's my night out, and she's
got to stay n."-Springfeld Homestead
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NOTHING LIKE II

.,r1,s SPEcIFICi is a distinctive remedy,
~ mike any of the other blood
and Is tol1, m{Iich are sold. 1t cures diseases
medicines y and skin by removing the poison
ofthe b, 4:cb cause them, and at the same time
GEM; "h'Cn Hood and tissue f0r the wasted
supplies Gooq be imposed on by substitutes,
IPs insbi are said to be just as good i0r 1t Is moi
WIZ" No medicine
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NOTICE.

sheraton Of AL my friends and former
pltr0ns. They are worthy Of your trade.
All accounts due must he settled with
Thal,On 4 Patton, and | hope promptly.
:. K. CARRiNGTON.
March -, 1892.
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4 Unanimous Conviction.

Every man who hates his enemies be-
lieves that there ought to be a hell, no
matter whether he believes in the Bible
or not.-Ram's Horn.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

reform in many lines of political aspira
ton, it would have had some influence
upon't the campaign. AS It'll is, 1t forgot,
or could not discern, the only
keynotes which would have made it
potential in the impending contest. The
borrowing of few essentially Demo-
cratic ideas, and the piecing on to them
of wild and revolutionary notions, really
makes the party an affair of shreds and
patches, and relegates it to an inglorious
obscurity. We can truly cay of this
pretentious organization, as respects
any possibility of usefulness in the pres
ent campaign, that it is in the plight Of
the Irishman in the play, who was dis
charged before he was hired.
Certainly the established national
parties have nothing to fear from this
new conner.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06
ELECTRICITY THE COMING PROPELLER
FOR ALL RAILWAYS.

The evolution of the electric passen-
ger locomotive is slow, but the indefati-
gable Edison evidently believes that it
will "get there all the same" When
Henry Willard was in San Francisco, last
January, he was interviewed and in the
course of the conversation gave utter
ance to the statement that mot rail-
road company in America can afford to
order one thousand locomotives" By
this he meant that electric propulsion
was advancing so rapidly that steam
engines would soon become obsolete on
our railway systems. Now he makes
his annual report to the North American
company, of which he is president, in
the course of which he says: sour in
vestigations have SO far advanced as to
warrant the announcement that
practical experiments with electrical
locomotives, will be undertaken during
the current fiscal year. Two different
systems, devised by the General Elec.
tricity company of Berlin, Germany,
with both overhead and surface con-
ductors will be tried; and this company
will have the exclusive right of exploit
ing the surface system in America which
is already endorsed by all the leading
electricians in Germany" There are
sectious of railway running through well
watered regions of country in the Paci-
fic states where electricity could be gen.
Grated at trifling cost by water power
along the line. The Oregon and Califor-
mia road runs through just such a
country, and could be operated
between Ashland and Portland, a
distance of 1922 miles, by dynamos
driven by water power at intervals Of
less than eight miles apart during the
entire distance. Another region OF
country where the water power can be
made available for generating electricity
| is that section lying between Porterville
in Tulsre county and Bakersfield in Kern,
total distance of about eighty-five
miles. But in the section OF Oregon
above mentioned wood can be had for
generating steam at So per cord; and go
long as fuel is that cheap and men are
working fourteen hours per day in clear
ing the land of its indigenous tim
Der, there is no great danger OF
electricity's superseding steam for a
while. The iron horse will be master of
the situation for some time after Mr..
Willard is dead. At all events, the fret
attempt to supersede steam with cleo
tricity will be, in that broad and timber
less expanse of country lying between
| Spokane Falls and Missoula. Fuel is
costly and water power is abundant
there, for distance OF about 2S5 miles
and if the thunderbolt's strong pulse
( ever sends the iron horse to the stable
forever. there is where it will be done.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06
A MATTER OF URGENT MOMENT.

The HERALD has heretofore dwelt
upon the urgent necessity for an outfall
sewer to supplement the lateral systems
that have already been completed. Cur
suggestion that the city run new line
for the outfall sewer south of the town
of Inglewood met with universal ap-
proval, and was at once acted upon by
the sewer committee and city engineer.
We see, by the engineers report, that
the matter is now left to the council.
The politicians who robbed the city in
building the main sewers in 1890 are
opposed to this compromise and are do
ing their best to get their fingers in the
pie again. The city is gamer by the
compromise in avoiding delay, avoiding
litigation, damages from other lot own
ers whose lands at Inglewood ere
crossed and in securing the laterals.
Mr.. Freeman's lawyers assure him that
in the supreme court on appeal, he can
defeat the city on these laterals, and
then the city would be completely at
Mr.. Freeman's mercy, as it could only
sell water to him. The city of Los An
geles can save both time and money by
a common sense action in the premises.
The greatest need, of course, is expedi-
tion. An uncompleted sewer system is
one of the anomalies of the day. The
HERALD trusts that no time will be lost
in hurrying this matter to completion.
Delay is expensive as well as ridiculous.
The compromise route ought to be
adopted at once. So
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

MODERN promoters of railway enter
prises are sometimes of the kind
that become "a source OF infinite merri-
ment" to the newspapers. The latest of
these is a company formed in little
one-horse Oregon town called Junction
City, nine miles from Eugene. It's cap
ital is twenty million dollars, and the
corporators and directors are all resi-
dents of JEaction City. Not one of them
whose nanses are mentioned as directors
is worth fifteen Thousand dollars above
his debts. The object of the company is
to build and maintain railroad from
San Francisco to Boise City, in Idaho,
at least one-third OF which woGld run
through the very toughest country in
America. 1t is fair to state that at least
thirty per cent of the road could not be
built for $4,000 per mile. AS land
grants and subsidies belong to departed
era, it is difficult to imagine how these
junction City folks propose to raise the
money for the building and equipment
Of one of the costliest roads ever pro-
| jectedin in America.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06
WEDNESDAY. july 9. 1899.
OUR WORLDS COLUMBIAN FAIR ILLUS
TRATRD EDITION.

The HERALD will issue q worlds Co
lumbian fair edition of the ILLUSTRATED
HERALD. Arrangements have been
made with the most finished artists in
America toinsure the greatest perfection
of detail to the Illustrations. A quarter
of million copies of this matchless
publication will be issued. 1t will be
printed on heavy book paper, and wall
be distributed by uniformed boys during
the progress of the exposition, and the
distribution will be under the direction
of an intelligent superintendent, who
will see that each copy shall go where it
will do the most good. 1t will be de-
voted to Southern California, every por-
tion of which will be treated impair
TALLY. In few days accredited agents
of the HERALD will start out on the
work of canvassing the people in the
interest of this mammoth enterprise.
Those who can contribute advertising
patronage are expected to do so, while
almost anybody can subscribe for copies
to be either mailed east by themselves, or
distributed at the worlds fair through
the HERALD's agency. There is no rea-
son why the greatest boom everknown in
the history of Southern California should
not follow in the wake OF the Columbian
worlds fair. 1t is the mission Of the
HERALD to see that this shall be the
ease. The high standard of previous
editions OF the HERALD is a guarantee
that this supreme effort win be of excep-
tional merit. The aim will be to make
1t nonpareil. 1t will be noted that in
this ambitious edition all the counties
of Southern California are to be in
cluded. We bespeak for this enterprise
the generous patronage which will un-
doubtedly be accorded to it, and which
in reality will only be bread cast upon
the waters, which will return before the
lapse of many days. This is the mis-
sionary era in Southern California. We
need people, and the HERALD proposes
to see that they shall get here, in great
numbers and of the right kind.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

The Peoples ticket may carry Kansas
or Nebraska and perhaps both of them,
but nothing beyond them. In come
things the Omaha convention did fairly
well. 1t drew up platform go manly
and vigorous that it might as we'll have
emanated from Democratic conven-
tion; and then nominated the weakest
sort of an old party hack, who had been
everything by turns and nothing very
long, to stand upon that platform as the
nominee OF q great party having great
purpose in view. 1t affords almost as
sublime spectacle as would DIR. Mary
Walker, dressed in the old gray aur tout
of the first Napoleon.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

Mrs. HgGHEs took her seat at the
meeting of the board of education yes
terday. Contrary to expectation there
were no Sensational proceedings. 1t was
generally supposed that there would be
impediments interposed to the lady'e
admission to membership Of the board,
but DR.. Hitchcock, whom Mrs. Hughes
replaces, yielded very gracefully. 1t is
understood that there will be a supple
mentary argument this morning in Judge
Van Dykes court, in the nature of an
appeal or review. The lady, to man
up tree, seems to be mistress of the
situation.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

THE kilograms from two celebrations
In the east, on the glorious Fourth,
show the difference between Republi-
can orators and Democratic speakers.
General Stevenson, candidate for vice.
president on the Democratic ticket, de-
livered the Grafton at Peoria, Illinois,
and made no references to illusions" of
q political character. At a similar
gathering at Woodstock, Connecticut,
Hon. B. F Tracy, secretary of the navy,
was the orator OF the day and devoted
his entire speech to matters concerning
the presidential Office, presumably a
left-handed endorsement of Mr.. Harri-
son. This fitly shows the difference be-
tween the big public men in the two
parties. the Republicans are for the
nation, go far as concerns the prosperity
of their own party, while the Democracy
are for the nation without reserve or
qualification OF any sort.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

IT is of course highly pleasing to DEM
ocrats to note the splendid emphasis
with which Tammany hall and all other
representatives of the Democratic party
in New York city are ranging into line
in their endorsement of the splendid
ticket of the Democracy. 1t is ryth-
mical and complete, and is auspicious
of coming victory. This, grand move
ment is led by Senator David Bennett
Hill, a statesman whose versatile accom-
plishments and political equipments
suggest both Martin Van Buren, and
Andrew jackson. Cleveland and Stew
enson are on the up grade, and the
minnifed figure of Benjamin Harrison
scarcely casts even feeble shadow
across the political horizon.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

SOME people there be whose sensibili-
ties may be shocked at the Oregon style
of tracking down escaped murderers
with blooahounds. To our notion the
end thoroughly justified the means.
Wilson had committed most fiendish
outrage upon mere child, following it
up with murder as method of conceal
ment; and his life was thenceforth a
forfeit to the law he had iefed. 1t
speaks volumes for the dignity and for
bearance of the people OF Yamhill
county, where he was caught, that the
vile brute was not summarily executed
on the spot.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

A CORRESPONDENT of Honolulu paper
is advocating the establishment of silk
culture in the Sandwich islands. Ifithe
gentleman knew anything about silk
culture he would know that silk worms
will not live in climate where there is
80 much electricity in the atmosphere
and at Honolulu it is nothing remark
able to see two thunder showers in one
day. Ii there is one thing to which the
Sandwich islands are less adapted than
another, it is the production Of silk.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06
How pleasant it sounds to hear the

How pleasant it sounds to hear the
honeyed Republican talk about protec-
tion to American labor, with 1900 men
out of employment in the iron and steel
works of Andrew Carnegie alone? Here
is an object lesson in protection. Five
years ago Mr.. Carnegie assured Hon.
William L. Scott, Of Erie, that his in
come was $4,000 day. There is no rea-
son TO believe that it has decreased
since that date, and yet not year has
passed that has not witnessed strikes
and lockouts in the Homestead iron
works that belong to Carnegie and his
partners. These establishments are
peryaded by an absolutism that lie worse
than anything known in the world out
side of Russia.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06

GOVERNOR MARKHAM telegraphed the
New York World that California il safe
for Harrison, in response to an inquiry
from that journal. The Pasadena states-
man ia just little off. California is fine
fighting ground, with what 10 known as
big bulge for Cleveland. The fantoc
cini statesman has few real friends in
this state. Those who profess to stand
by him do SO in cold, half-hearted
manner, while the friends of Cleveland
are enthusiastic and uncomfortable.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-06
A FIAsco.

For a time there was lively public
expectation hinging around the action
of the Omaha convention. That body,
with come skill, seized upon the clap
trap accessories of the Fourth of July {;
and, by weaving q lot of genuine Demo
cratic doctrine, accompanied by good
deal Of amorphous trash, into it's plat
form, made it look for moment as il it
might arrest the public eye. That
there was an opportunity that might
have been availed of to potent
purpose 10 undoubted. But the
opportunity was lost, and lost
forever. The Democratic sentiments.
borrowed for the occasion, were sub
merged under sea OF revolutionary and
almost anarchistie rot. To cap the
climax of absurdity, the Omaha conven-
tion selected for it's candidate Gen. John
B. Weaver, q man who has boxed the
compass in all demagogic ranges, and
whose name is principally associated
with the great greenback vagary OF
years ago.
Thus, instead Of a new, original and
virile organization, we find ourselves
confronted with platform and candi-
dates that suggest political ola podri-
da more than anything else. Perhaps a
witch's broth, like that described by
the poet Of all time in Macbeth, would
more nearly characterize the situation.
If the Peoples party had left out the
un-American boycott, and paternalism
run mad, and had presented, as its can
didats for president, some honest and
energetic man, who really represented
the western aspiration for progress and