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Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
MEXICAN ADvICEs.

The Story of Garza's Death Denied.
1he Slaughter of Enriquez.
Cry OF Mexico, Feb. 24.-Ex-Presi-
dent Gonzales is here for conference
with President Diaz.
1t is not true that CARA has been shot
in Tamaulipas. He is not in Mexican
territory.
A special from Guatem ala says: Gen
eral Enriquez, who was shot, headed
200 revolutionists, sworn to kill Barillas
and declare state of siege. 1t is sup
posed they were instigated by Saliva
doreans. Reports from Salvador say
Barillas murdered Enriquez.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
Chinese Decreasing.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 24.-Collector
Phelps has prepared statistics that
show a total decrease of 5000 Chinese
during the year 1891. There were 2165
arrivals, 6S18 departures and 904 deaths
Of Chinese in America. In British Co
lumbia there 3271 arrivals and and 2277
departures, and increase of 994, only ;
which were they all smuggled over,
would still leave decrease of 5Ol5.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
Mrs. Deacon and Abeille.

CANNES, Feb. 24.-The statement of
Mrs. Deacon that Abeille was only pay
ing her friendly visit the night of the
tragedy, was disproved at the judicial
inquiry today, her maid and the secre-
tary Of the hotel testifying that she was
undressed at the time, and that there
were other indications Of improprieties.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
Orange Shipments.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.-C. f. Smurr,
general freight agent of the Southern
Pacific company, stated today that the
total orange shipments from Southern
California by all lines, rail and steamer,
for the season to date were little less
than 1000 carloads. Nearly 400 cars
were shipped from Southern California
under the reduced rate of 80 cents
hundred pounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
TRYING TO GET MARRIED.
A Crank Proposes TO Miss WanamaI<ex
SA and Florence BIythe.

and Florence Blythe.
PrTTsBURG, Feb. PA man about 35
years of age registered at the st. James
hotel today as Bishop HI. Turenen of
Philadelphia. To reporters he stated
that he was endeavoring to get married.
He said he was native of Finland and
a count. He had been in America eight
years, part OF which time he attended
an eastern college, and later was pastor
of Lutheran church in California; He
would prefer to marry into either the
Harrison or Wanamaker families; he
had telegraphed to Miss Wanamaker
and written to her father. He had pro-
posed to Florence Blythe of California,
but instead of getting an answer, the
German consul made him apologize un-
der the penalty of arrest. He said he
was now going to college at Greenville to
study, preparatory to carrying on Fin
nish missionary work.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
A Harness Thief.

STOCKTON, CAL, Feb. 24.-Sheriff Cum
ningham today arrested Philip Huppe,
alias Philip N. Spielgel, for stealing har-
ness and other things from farmers.
Huppe came here from San Diego a
short time ago. The officers found in
his room stolen property, including a
Winchester rifle.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
PARIS DYNAMITERS.
The Spanish Embassy In Danger
RnSuH RInxu., UTx,

The Spanish Embassy In Danger of
Being Blown Up.
PARIS, Feb. 24.--The police have dis
covered large quantity of dynamite
and other explosives, with arms and
internal machines, in house occupied
by anarchists, and a number OF them
have been arrested, among whom is a
Spaniard. The police place some Gre
dence in the report that anarchists in
tend to blow up the Spanish embassy
here, and consequently have placed a
close guard about that building.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25

dent Norwegian foreign office. The king
has decided that the question must be
referred to the state council, composed
of Swedes and Norwegians, as the for
eign relations of the kingdom are of
common interest to both Sweden and
Norway. If the king persists in this at
titude the ministry wiil resign.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
A Fugitive Forger Amonrst Us.

TORONTO, Feb. 24.-Proceedings were
Instituted today to procure the extradi-
tion of d. Mitchell Mcdonald, one of
the directors of the defunct Central
bank, on the charge of forgery. Nc
Donald is in Los Angeles, where he has
been since the banks failure.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
The DeIamater case submitted.

MEADvILLE, Pa, Feb. 24.-In the Del
amater case today Judge Henderson
charged the jury at great length, after
which it retired. Up to tonight nothing
had been heard from them.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
Another Pioneer Gone.

SANTA Cruz, CAL, Feb. 24.-John W.
Jarvis. chairman of the board of super
visors of this county, died today. Jarvis
was one of the pioneer vineyardists of
this county, and owned one of the finest
vineyards in the Santa Cruz mountains.
He was also prominent local politi-
o;or
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
Fields Insanity.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The court sitting
to try the case of Edward M. Field, oc-
cupied today with testimony as to his
insanity. The friends of Field claim
the proof of his insanity is over
whelminp
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
Gold for Austria.

New York, Feb. "a. The German
steamer Spree, which left here yester-
day took out 81 900, 900, gold. 1t is gen.
orally understood this is for Austria.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
sale OF BROOD Mares.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 24.-Fifty-six
head of brood mares from the Palo Alto
farm were sold at auction here today for
$l6,S50. an average price of 1902.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
A scandinavian Crisis.

CHRIsTIANIA, Feb. 24.-The govern
ment proposes to make motion in the
storthing for the creation OF an indepen-
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25

New suits at 125 w. Third st. Select
from our large new stock and you are
sure to be fitted. Getz, Fine Tailoring.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25

Mrs. Harrison has been reelected
president of the society of Daughters OF
the American revolution.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
Grocers Fail.

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 24.-Moore & Co.,
grocers, have failed. Liabilities, $50, 600 (;
assets, $40 700.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25
The Bicycle Score.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 24.-The score Of
the bicycle race at the end of the third
day is as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-25

CaliforniA Vinegar Works.
656 Banning street, opposite soap factory,
near Alameda and First streets, one-half block
nom electric light works.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Some Horrors of Ouackery.

The old proverb, ANY port in a
Storm" has often found practical illus
tration in the empirical treatment of
disease. Time was when even regular
practitioners in the art of healing in
cluded in their professional armament,
along with many simple remedies of
real value, other matters, the very men,
ton of which might almost suffice to en-
gender illness. We may feel thankful
that we have now entered upon later
and more scientific era, and that such
extraordinary drugs as weasels' gizzards,
does hoofs, snails, and other even more
repulsive horrors, do not now find a place
in any pharmacopPia.
There still exists, however, a species
of medical folklore, and some of its pre-
scribed wisdom available for use in i'll
ness is of the most remarkable kind
Times of panic, by throwing a popula-
ton to some entent on its own resources
for treatment, are apt to create de-
mand for these survivals of dlrk age
This happened lately in Germany. where
a toad cooked with much care was swal-
lowed as cure for cholera. AS to the
result we are not informed. Most of us
would probably choose to suffer rather
than thus attempt our own elief.-Lon-
don Lancet.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22

You'd laugh if you could see some of
the homemade prescriptions we receive
here sometimes" said an east side
druggist the other day. 81 mean the
notes mothers give to little children
when they send them here for medicine
Here is one written on a piece of
newspaper margin 'arnicy sor fot,
which, translated means arnica for a
sore foot. Another, on piece of card
board, was easily ineligible powdered
magnishey for phisik. Poison. Gross
of Sulperment for bedbugs' called for
corrosive sublimate to rid bed of the
terror of the tenements. 1 Poishon
insect powder meant Persian insect
powder for the same purpose.
"'Dangle fot fly paper was for paper
to tangle the feet of the flies. 'Bia car
bert of sody' meant the simple baking
soda, to be used in this instance prob
ably for disordered stomach. Tincture
of lobelia was asked for ON a torn scrap
of billhead under the disguise of 'tinctur
lobster, and capsine porous plaster was
supplied when 'cappicine plaseter' was
requested.
''Some mother with a crying baby, in
order to get sleep herself. asked for . ct
ture of jridine for external use, some
woman carefully wrote when she wanted
iodine, adding in an explanatory man
ner, inward, roshele salts New York
Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Being Near at Hand.

81 suppose said an English woman
to two American travellers on the deck
of one of the big transatlantic steamers,
''that you intend to visit Shakespeare
birthplace
''Oh, yes," was the answer; ''we shall
go to Stratford by all means. You have
been there of course?"
mo; l never have been. Very few
English people go there, but it is great
resort for Americans.
why is it that English people take
so little interest, comparatively, in the
town which produced so great genius?'
"Well, cannot account for it, except
possibly ON the theory that one is never
so likely to visit what is always within
ones reach as are those who go to a
strange country with the special object
of sightseeing. Why, on this very
steamer | have met an American who
told me that, although his home is close
to New York, he has never visited your
Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central
park except once, while he has been a
and repeatedly to the Louvre. Now,
fancy that if he lived few hundred
miles from New York, and occasionally
went there to see the sights, he would
have much more intimate knowledge
of the museum than he has now, when
it is within his reach every day. or at
least every week. New York Tribune
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Taking 1t Easy.

"My poor Eugene" began George
Sand to Delacroix, Il am afraid have
got bad news for you" Indeed" said
Delacroix, without interrupting his
work, and just giving her one of his
cordial smiles in guise of welcome
"Yes, my dear friend, have carefully
consulted my own heart, and the upshot
isl grieve to tell you-that l feel l
cannot and could never love you" Del
acroix kept on painting. SIS that a
fact?' he said. "Yes, and ask you to
pardon me and give me credit for my
candor-my poor Delacroix."
Delacroix did not bulge from his
easel. "You are angry with me, are you
not? You will never forgive me?' Ger
tainly will. Only l want you to keep
quiet for ten minutes. have got a bit
of sky here which has caused me good
deal of trouble; it is just coming right.
Go and sit down, or else take little
walk and be back in ten minutes" OF
course George Sand did not return.-An
Englishman in Paris.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
De Paid His Bet.

Speaking of strange bets on an cleo
tion," said Colonel Joe Rucker. of Col
orado, 1.-The one that takes the ribbon
over any have ever seen mentioned
was bet, lost and paid by an enthusias-
tic Greenbacker many years ago. One
of these enthusiasts at that time, whose
view of the political situation was seen
through the roseate hued spectacles of Il
reform organ, was certain that a man
by the name of Brown would be elected
governor of Missouri. and bet every
thing he had except the clothing on his
back and a young wife. Either his af-
fection for his wife or his knowledge of
law prevented his making a wager of
her. so as a last bet he wagered his serv-
ices for year against 500.
"Of course he lost, and borrowing a
few dollars from friend he sent his
wife back to her folks in Missouri.
while he presented himself to the saloon
keeper in Denver with whom he had
made the bet. The latter, more as a
joke than anything else. grubstaked
him and sent him out to prospect. The
first month small find rewarded his
labors, and cupidity then caused the sa-
loon keeper to insist on the payment of
the wager in full. To curtail the narra-
tive, he carried out his wager of years
service scrupulously and located two
more mines, from which the winner,
though now wealthy. is still drawing
dividends. Upon the fulfillment of his
obligation he sent for his wife. and is
now employed by one of the street car
companies of Denver at about fifty dol
lars a month, and will probably never
get above that figure. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
The Fogy Not without His Uses.

Isn't it about time that some one at
tempted defense of the "old fogy:" In
these days there is no one more decried.
He is popularity supposed to block the
wheels of enterprise, to stand in the way
of progress, and nearly every association
has two or three of these people whom
the members would gladly throw over
board if they could. The odd thing about
all this is the fact that the ''old fogy"
has usually been one of the creators of
the very body which seeks to be rid of
him. In the beginning he was indefati-
gable; he labored long and earnestly to
procure funds, and was at considerable
personal sacrifice to put this or that in
stitution on its feet.
Now that things are finally settled
and paid for and everything is in good
-unning order he is disposed to let well
enough alone for a little time But this
will not do at all for the young blood
which is constantly pouring in. The
new element is full of progressive ideas
and suggestions of innovations, and
when it meets resistance On the part of
the ''old fogy' there is 6. eiashing of
opinions. Courier.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Don't Eat Too Many Oranges.

Too many oranges are not wholesome
for any one who has tendency to gas
trio trouble" says well known physi-
clan. 1T is generally supposed that
oranges are particularly healthy, and in
many families they are the regular con-
comitants of breakfast table, parents
thinking that they must necessarily be
wholesome, whereas in some cases they
are positively injurious.
'One of my patients, boy of twelve or
thereabouts, has had a severe attack of
stomach trouble every winter for sew
eral succeeding years, attacks for which
could find no apparent cause until
happened to find out by accident that
every year about that time the family
received a barrel of oranges from Flor
ida, upon which the children We're al
lowed to regale themselves freely. This
was the whole trouble; oranges did not
agree with the child, aud when he ate
them freely he was i'll stopped his
eating them, and he has never had a re-
currence of the trouble. New York
Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22

Cadogan Morgan was the first elec-
trician to experiment with electric light
In solid bodies. This was in 1856. He
first inserted two wires into stick of
wood and caused the spark to pass be-
tween them. This had the effect of il
Illuminating the stick a beautiful blood
red. An ivory ball, an orange or an
apple may be lighted in the same mat
ner. Some experimenters prefer tfe
lemon for this purpose, it being very Suit
ceptible to the electric discharge, flash
ing forth at every spark as a spheroid of
brilliant golden light The wires used
for this purpose should be brought with
in about half an inch of each other in
side the lemon.-St. Louis Republic.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22

Monkeys are not very brave, although
the gorilla will sometimes attack an ele-
phant when he is sure of his advantage
The male gorilla often carries a huge
stick and knows how to use it. As the
elephant is fond of the same fruit which
attracts the gorilla, an encounter fire.
quently takes place. The gorilla, seated
in the tree, sees the elephant approach,
cautiously drops down to bough, and
availing himself of the opportunity
brings his club sharply down ON the
sensitive trunk of his enemy, who rushes
away trumpeting with anger and pain.
-Harpers Young People.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Our deeds travel from afar.
Sham pleasures cost the most.
Neatness is one of the virtues.
Life is made of conpensations.
The man who has wealth has master.
Success requires singlenosS of purpose.
Time is afl. that wears and makes no
noise.
There are no eyes so sharp as the eyes
Of haired.
Discomfort is the peg in your shoe
that hurts.
If you want people to rePcEt preach
repentance.
Never act in the heat of emotion; let
reason answer first.
No one is ever fatigued after the exer-
else of forbearance.
Trouble always runs to meet the man
who goes out to hunt it.
Many secretly seek themselves in what
they do, and know it not.
Frowns blight young children as frosty
nights blight young plants.
1t is better to encourage what is right
than to punish what is wrong.
One trouble with the world is that so
many people have more reputation than
character.
Getting men to be selfish is one of the
principal ways the devil has of getting
them to become his.
If you have been tempted into evil,
fly from it; it is not falling into the wa
ter, but lying in it that browns.
Hath any wronged thee? Be bravely
revenged; slight it, and the work is be-
gun; forgive it, and it is finished.
You can take it for granted that no
man will grow much in grace as long as
he can have everything his own way.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
The Way Cyclones Turn.

The question is often asked, Why do
cyclones, "whirlwinds" and tornadoes
all persist in the polar whirl from right
to left? Astronomical spectators have
supposed that all the planets once ex-
listed as rings of thinly scattered matter
around the sun. and that these rings
were annular segregatiOns from vague,
irregularly scattered mass that turned
one way in spiral courses, thus deter
mining the direction in which the rings
revolved, and all the rest from this took
the same course.
But" you say. why did the nebula
revolve at all?" 1t grew from chaos.
and chaos presumably possessed an in
herent motion from right to left. This
being the case, from that time to this.
sun. moon. stars, planets, cyclones and
tornadoes have adhered to the original
habit.-St. Louis Republic.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
A Wall Paper of Postage Stamps

The little village of Bersted, near
Bognor, possesses a unique curiosity in
the form of an innroom papered with
postage stamps. The apartment is fan
cifully decorated with many descrip-
tions of used stamps, and even the pas
sage leading to the room is similarly
papered. Some five years were occu-
pied in making the collection. which
numbers some thousands of stamps.
The room being completed in 1887 it
was naturally given the name of the
Jubilee Stamproom." Indeed some
members of tire royal family interested
in the collection are said to have added
to it number of stamps on their own
account. York Recorder.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Sold beds Besides Preaching.

An active pastor, who has now retired
from both ministerial and commercial
life, was for many years partner in an
iron bedstead business, and was not
ashamed. He was accustomed to boast
that his connection with business en-
abled him to live in good house, to
dress his wife well, to educate his chill
dren, to keep respectable table for his
friends, to help the poor and to benefit
the church, all of which was true.-Na-
tional Review
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Paving Streets with Cork.

A material which is being satisfac-
torily introduced for paving streets is
composed of granulated cork and btu
men pressed into blocks, and which are
laid like bricks or wood paving, the spe-
cial advantage secured being that of
elasticity. In roadways it furnishes a
fine fOothold for horses, and at the same
time does away to great degree with
the noise which commonly accompanies
city traffic. In Australia this method
has been resorted to with excellent re-
sults.-New York Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Where the English Poets Are Buried.

where the English Poets Are Buried.
OF Shakespeare Westminster abbey
contains only a monument. His bones,
as everybody knows, rest at Stratford
upon-Avon, and Milton is honored only
by bust. The author of Paradise Lost"
is buried in the Church of st. Giles,
Cripplegate, and there is no reason to
doubt that the dean and chapter of his
day would have refused him the right of
sepulture in the abbey when he died had
it been then asked for. Even so late as
the beginning of the Eighteenth century
the phrase, ''second to Milton alone"
which had been proposed as an epitaph
for the poet Phillips, was ruled ont" by
Dean Sprat, who regarded the name of
Milton as too detestable to appear in
building dedicated to religion.
Thirty years later not only Millions
name but the bust to his memory was
admitted, although the accompanying
inscription was not of felicitous char
acter. Byron was actually refused
burial in the abbey; Goldsmith lies in
the precincts of the temple; Gray was
buried in the country churchyard, that
at Stoke Poges, near Slough, in which
he wrote his immortal ''Elegy;;" and of
more modern bards Wordsworth, Ten
nyson's immediate predecessor in the
laureateship, is buried "by Rothas
stream" in Grasmere churchyard, while
the heart of Shelley and the body of
Keats are inferred in Protestant ceme-
terry at Rome.
Posterity is the only sure judge of
poetical renown, and who can doubt
that were Keats and Shelley to die now
they would as a matter of course be
accorded a place where Browning
and Tennyson lie. 1t is safe predic-
ton, however, that our descendants will
not hold us of the Nineteenth century -
blame for admitting into the poets cor
ner the remains of the author of "Morte
d'Arthur" and In Memoriam."- Lon
don Telegraph.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22

Several years ago a farmer and his
wife were sitting opposite each other at
kitchen table in storm. A cat was
lying beside them ON the floor near the
stove The lightning struck the chin
ney over the kitchen, came down, and
whirled the table about without injur-
ing either the man or his wife. 1t
struck the stove, passing off by one of
its legs, which was melted, killed the
cat, and finally went off into the well
by way of nail in the floor.-Exchange.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22

Thomas Hardy, the novelist, has been
telling something about his hoSe and
method of work. If he turns out 5000
words in day he thinks he has done
well. He usually begins work between
10 and II, and writes until luncheon
He has never tried the typewriter, but
he writes vita copying ink, duplicating
his MS. by the copying press, SO as al
ways to have second copy of his work.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22

A. F. Parker, street car conductor
in Oakland, Cal, possesses two medals
one given by the queen and the other by
the khedive of Egypt, for bravery on
the battlefield. Mr.. Parker took part in
the march with Wolseley across the
desert to Khartoom to relieve Gordon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
An Axiom DisDrOyed.

Is the whole always equal to the sum
of all its parts? A German beggar
thought it doubtful.
Here L am" he said as he looked at
himself in a pocket mirror; ''here am
wearing the boots of bank manager,
the trousers of a landed proprietor,
baron's coat and vest and a counts S
hst, and in spite of it all look like a
trampI'-Exchange
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-12-22
Women Who Work.

1t seems that % per cent. of the women
of England earn their own living, but
one would scarcely believe that there
are nearly $50 female blacksmiths in
England, which, however, sounds no
stranger than the statement that women
may now be seen driving cabs in New
ork.-Chambers' Journal.