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The herald., 1893-12-03
AN ITALIAN COLONY.
A Sicilisn Priest Looking for a Suitable
Location.

A Sicilian Priest Looking for a Suitable
Location.
Yuma Times: Rev. Father Gambino
of Palermo. Sicily, has spent several
days in town this week. He is looking
for suitable location for a colony of
italian farmers, mention of which was
made several weeks ago. The location
desired is considerable area of govern
ment land which is in shape for irriga-
tion. The Algodones grant would be
suitable if it was not in litigation, or
the Indian reservation, but az neither
will be open to settlement for some
time, Father Gambino will be COM
PEELED to look elsewhere. He will prob
ably make visit to the Farmers canal
and Mohawk valley to $50 what can be
done in those localities.
The class of the people, the father as
sures us, is desirable being horticul-
turists, who are accustomed to grape,
fig, orange, lemon and olive cultivation.
They all have means of their own. 1t
would be an exceedingly good thing for
this country to secure colony of several
hundred such people.
Father Gambino will make thorough
examination of every locality in the
southwest before returning to Italy. He
ia accompanied by Father P. Bandini,
secretary of the Italian Benevolent So
ciety of New York.
The herald., 1893-12-03
PROF. RoEHRIG
Appointed Professor of semetfc Lam
guages ut Stanford.

Appointed PrOfessor of Semetfc Lam
guxges at Stanford.
The appointment OF DR.. F. L. o..
Roehrig, for many years professor of
Southern European languages and OF
the oriental languages in Cornell univer-
sity at Ithaca, N. Y, and a resident of
Los Angeles and Pasadena for several
years, and more recently connected with
the Larcher echool of languages in San
Francisco, as a lecturer on the Semitic
languages at Stanford university, as
shown by the subjoined letter, which
will be read with interest by the many
friends and acqusintances of the distin-
guished professor in Southern Califor-
MIA:
The delicate compliment of perhaps
the youngest, most brilliant and pro-
gressive president OF any university in
the world, will be better appreciated
when it is known that Professor
Roehrig, in his long and useful career,
has filed many positions oil honor as o
diplomat, surgeon in the United States
army and professor in various colleges
and universities. He is also one OF the
founders of the American Pathological
society, the author OF many text
DOCKS anu HOteQ monOgram6 on the
Irish language and dialects of the In
dian tribes OF North America, published
by the Smithsonian Institute, ETC., and
in this new field will have an oppor.
tunity to communicate to the rising
generations the fruits of his ripe scholar
ship.
LELAND STANFORD, JR., UNIVERSITY,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
PALo ALTO, CAL. Nov. Is, 1898.
Dr. L. o. Roehrig, Larcher School OF Lam
guages, Flood building, San Francisco, Cal
DEAR SIR: l have the honor and
pleasure of notifying you Of your ap-
pointment as lecturer" on semitic Lam
guages in the Leland Stanford, jr., Uni
versity. A letter which with this gives
the terms and conditions tine appoint
ment. l may add that it gives me very
great pleasure to make this appoint
ment, in recognition of the brilliant
work which you have done, and 1 hope
you will accept the position in the
spirit in which it is rendered.
am very truly yours,
DAVID S. JORDAN,
President of the Leland Stanford, jr.,
University.
The herald., 1893-12-03
POLICE COURT DOINGS.
HENRY JOHNSON PLEADS GUILTY
TO STEALING CHICKENS.
Gambling Cases Continued-A Youths
Pitiful Tale Case OF Richards,
tho Supposed Burglar,
Continued.

Henry johnson was arraigned in Jus
tice Seaman's court yesterday on q
charge OF stealing chickens from Charles
Haskell of Brooklyn Heights. Johnson
cut their heads off and carelessly left
them in his yard, where Haskell found
them. Having confessed the crime to
Detective Auble, he pleaded guilty. He
will be sentenced tomorrow.
On application of Attorney Appel, the
hearing OF the charges against the men
arrested for running faro game, was
continued to next Saturday. He en-
tered a plea of not guilty for all of them.
Charles Sheldon, boy IL years old
who appears not over IL, was arraigned
for vagrancy. He told really pitiful
story. His father and mother died when
he was very young. He lived in Coun-
Gil Bluffs, la. He went out to battle
with the world and was caught begging
on the street. He had been staying at
the Newsboys' home. He said he came
to Los Angeles to look for an uncle
named Miller but had been unsuccess-
full in his search. The court released
the boy.
The charge against d. F. Donegan for
maintaining nuisance was, on motion
of the prosecuting attorney, dismissed,
the matter having been satisfactorily
settled.
The case OF S. P. Richards, who is
supposed to be one of the men who held
up storekeeper, corner Main and
Ninth streets, Septem ber 18th, and shot
Officer Lennon, was Get for yesterday
but was postponed TO next Tuesday.
w. b. Nichols was discharged, the
evidence being conclusive that he did
not willfully expose a glendered mule.
The herald., 1893-12-03
ORGANIZED CHARITY.

An Important Move of the Ladies' Benev-
Oient Society.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Benevolent society will take place on
Tuesday, December 5th, at 2:30 p. M, at
Pythisn hall, 11S1a South Spring.street,
at which it is hoped there will be a
large attendance as matters Of great i'm
portance will come before it. As is we'll
known this society has been doing the
central charity work for many years
until now It's method is entirely inade-
quate for the situation. A change must
be made and as soon as possible.
Those most interested feeling the
burden and seeing the great need have
been instrumental in forming the organ
ization of associated charities, which
organization will very shortly be in
working order and viii not only take up
this central work but will thoroughly
systematize the whole charity work OF
the city. 1t is hoped that every friend
and supporter Of the Ladies' Benevolent
society will heartily indorse this new
organization and transfer not only their
interest bat their support to it.
The ladies OF the benevolent society
who have labored 80 long and faithfully
feel obliged TO give up the respcneibilitv
and brlden Of this work and at the
earliest moment possible wish to merge
the Ladies' Benevolent society into the
Associated Charities and disband. But
they first wish to feel assured of the sue
cess of this new undertaking and to feel
that the public will give it their gener-
ous support. They wish, however, to be
ready at any day 10 make this change, and
while this is matter that would properly
come before only the board of managers
still they would like the voice of every
member, hence it is urgently hoped
there will be large attendance of mem
bers at Tuesdays meeting, when officers
for the ensuing year will be elected.
1t may not be amiss to state that the
board of supervisors have kindly offered
q room in the court house for office pur-
poses to the Associated charities, which
they hope to be able to take possession
OF at an early day anG will then be able
to get down to business. In the mean
time it would be we'll of every person
interested in charity to signify their in
terest by paying an annual membership
fee of 81, which can be done at any of
the three newspaper offices, or at Gard
ner & Zellner's music store on Broad
way. or at Wells Fargo & Co.'s, corner
Third and Main street. Do not wait to
zee if it is going to be success, but
make it one, which can only be done by
the hearty interest and support of every
good citizen.
This is the earnest prayer of every
working member of the Ladies Benevo-
lent society.
The herald., 1893-12-03

the history of California to place before
the world the wonderful possibilities
possessed by the climate, soil, scenery
and resources, as we'll as the go-ahead-
ativeness OF the people of this section OF
the state. So repeat, that great enter"
prise, the California midwinter fair.
pushed forward from its inception by a
master mind among men, is bound to be
grand success, far-reaching in all that
pertains to give a new impetus to the
substantial growth and prosperity
throughout the state in general and Los
Angeles, believe, in particular. So |
say to you people, get out of any narrow,
contracted idea that you are the people
and can get along as we'll or little
better without any NORTH" for if you
were to try the experiment you might
not be able to succeed.
When you wanted money badly the
financial institutions in the great
metropolis of California came to your
relief to the extent of upwards of twenty
millions of dollars and loaned it on your
realty during the past several years.
When your great corporations desire to
float bonds or securities in great sums
in the great money centers they must
stamp of approval of the conservative
money controlling elements of our
metropolis.
So do not let your great success in the
past, or your grand possibilities for the
future, or even your imaginary distrust
OF any other section of the state, OF
which we are all one, stand in the way
of your best interest, for while local
pride is always commendsble, yet it
may be blinded to the enlarged possi-
bilities that will certainly accrue to
Southern California in the great oppor-
tunity presented it to make the largest,
most artistic and attractive exhibit OF
the midwinter fair in San Francisco.
Indeed, repeat. you cannot afford to
do otherwise, for your own best inter
ests lie along this line. So wake up
and grasp the idea that the procession
ia on the move. You moat move for
ward or take second place.
The herald., 1893-12-03
oliver stationery contract with the city

Oliver stationery contract with the city
yesterday.
1t will be remembered that two weeks
ago the council annulled the contract
OH the ground that it was not being
complied with.
At the laet session OF the council the
matter was referred to the finance COM
mittee for investigation.
The contractors were present yeBter-
day and various heads OF departments
in the city government. The investiga-
tion showed some Irregularities. The
committee decided that they arose from
errors by the city departments ae much
as by the contractors. They determined
that mistakes had arisen by city officials
sending to them for articles without
formal requisitions, and which were out
side of the schedule of articles in the
contract, such as different styles of pens,
ink, etc.
1t was the sense of the committee that
the action of the council in annulling
the contract was hasty, and that they
will recommend to the council that
their action be rescinded and the con-
tract continued.
The herald., 1893-12-03
A DANGEROUS LuNATIc.

A Crank Makes Things Lively at the
Court House.
Joseph Armatize, the crank who as
saulted an old man upon the street last
Sunday, was adjudeed insane yesterday
and committed to Highland.
On his way to court the unfortunate
man became extremely violent and broke
away from Officer Dietwig, who accom-
panied him. Upon the top of the ter
race, outside the court house door, Diet
wig seized his man again and terrific
the officer grappled and fell, rolling
down the entire length OF the terrace,
where they were stopped by the wall.
After another struggle Dietwig managed
to place the handcuffs upon his prisoner
and succeeded in conveying him in safety
to court.
The herald., 1893-12-03
MORE UNEMPLOYED.

Another Large Detachment of the Unfor.
inmate Arrive.
A gang OF 140 unemployed men ar
rived in the city yesterday by the freight
train route, from the north.
They went "into camp" near the San
Fernando street depot, after which they
sent delegation to the police station to
ask for something to eat.
They were supplied with food, for
which they appeared very THANKFUL.
They are going south.
The herald., 1893-12-03
a Child En.joys

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when
in need OF q laxative, and if the father
or mother be costive or bilious, the
most gratifying results follow its use;
so that it ia the best family remedy
known and every family should have q
bottle.
The herald., 1893-12-03
HOW ELI GOT THERE.
A Pomona Hostler Has q Pleasant Ex-
perience.

perience.
Pomona Progress: Many of the res
idents of Pomona six years ago remem.
ber good looking, athletic young
Englishman, Eli Rodgers, who was a
hostler in a stable here and drove the
bus for the Hotel Palomares one season.
Well. Eli is the hero of romance and
has prospered amazingly since he left
Pomona. The New Orleans daily news.
papers last week published much about
him.
1t seems that he was in the employ
OF hotel in Galveston, Tex, last year.
The herald., 1893-12-03
Miss DIR. Rebeoo. Lee Dorsey

Has moved her Offices to the new Stim-
son block, corner Spring and Third
streets. where she has elegant and com.
modious quarters. DIR. Dorsey gives
special attention to obstetricsi cases
and all diseases of women and children.
She also scientifically uses electricity,
and 10 considered one OF tia very best
phyeicians in the city,
The herald., 1893-12-03
The w. Q. Furrey Company

Are sole agents for the renowned Glen
wood stove, the best manufactured a
guarantee that you will save 40 per cent
in fuel by using them. See them at the
W. G. Furrey company. 1859 and l6l
North Spring street.
The herald., 1893-12-03
THE STATIONERY CONTRACT.

Tho Finance Oommt tttee Thinks the
Council Was Too Hasty.
The finance committee of the city
council investigated the Gardner &
The herald., 1893-12-03

Jesse Hardesty, whose career as q
deputy district attorney Of Los Angeles
was one continual combination OF ex-
citing events, is quietly pursuing his
vocation here. TAMsfANY.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25

This we'll known and popular resort
will always be conducted as a first class
saloon.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25
RAILWAY RUMeLES.

The new ministerial half fare permit Of
the Northwestern is good over 17,O45 miles
Of railway.
The Union Pacific has fifteen long and a
great number of short tunnels, tho aggre-
gate length being 5000 feet.
A tunnel il to be built on the Wheeling
division of the Baltimore and Ohio to do
away with the White Hall grade, which
rises 1872 feet to the mile.
No railroad seems to be perfectly happy
until it has a nickname. The G. p. & v.
Cincinnati, Portsmouth and virginia.
railroad is known all along the line, as the
Coat. Pant and Vest road.
Tn various roads running out Of Jersey
City will follow an established custom this
year, and will sell tickets to competing
points at the rate of ~ the price of q
straight ticket for a round trip ticket.
The new iron drawbridge and approaches
of the lIew York, Lake Erie and Western
over the Hackensack river near Jersey City
Is being pushed to completion. When An
ished it will be one of the finest bridges on
the line.
The Arkansas Mineral Belt Railroad
company has secured a charter to build q
line nearly 200 miles long, from West
Plains, Mo-, on the Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis road to Little Rock. The
greater part Of the right of way has been
secured.
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ne Broke the Record.

"Talk about getting there" said an
Eighth ward preacher yesterday. If !
didn't break the record Christmas Sun
day. | don't want the medal. 1t was
this way: Just half IN hour before the
services opened my organist sent word
that she was i'll and couldn't appear.
There we were. a lot of, Christmas music
prepared. with an organ voluntary for
morning and evening on the programme.
Then ! came to the front. and with half
an hours practice went on and played
the music myself. besides preaching the
sermon and leading the singing. You
should have seen me.
First | would read. then play an ac-
compartment, then dodge up again and
pray. hopping up and down like a bird
ON a twig, and | got through all right
too. How did | manage the voluntary?
Well, you see music is my profession-l
do not call preaching a profession. 1t Is
a calling-and ! just improvised, mixing
in dance music, drawing the frisky notes
out long to make Sunday music out OF
them. Oh. | was all right. When my
voice fails me | will only just have to
fall back on my profession. Good day.
Got to fly, you know-mighty busy"
and the sturdy little preacher Owed for
the elevator and enlivened it's downward
trip on the same by singing a few inn
provised bars of opera to the Office boy.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25
ALTERNATING in Captivity.

The new cinnamon bear at Manhattan
Beach is out Of sight. He was chained
firmly in o cage built outside the animal
house, end when the keeper came on the
ground Wednesday morning the cage
was empty. On looking closer the keep
er saw some fresh earth at the end of the
cage. He investigated and found a big
hole under the animal house, which the
bear had dug during the night and
crawled into. He staid there all day
and is apparently asleep. He refuses to
come out under any provocation, and
will not eat. The keeper thinks he is
alternating, and will probably stay in
his hole until next summer.-Denver Re.
nnhlican
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25
STAGE eLINrs.

Clara Thropp has besn engaged for
the leading ~soubrette role of "Later On"
A. N. Palmer is now said to be par
ticularly partial to plays by American
authors.
From Berlin, Won Bulow is reported
Ill with a v malady, and absolute
rest from piano playing has been or
dered.
Viola Allen, who is considered n of
the best leading ladies in the country,
has signed with Charles Frohman for
two years.
When Kiralfy's "Venice," now at the
Olympia, in London, has concluded its
phenomenal success, it will probably DO
removed to Paris.
Lestocq's new farce, 'M. Chasse,"
known in the English version as 1.-The
Sportsman" will follow To-day" at the
Comedy theater, London.
lie Bal Masque," the French original
Of 1.-THE Masked Ball." will have its first
production in Paris at the Palais Royal
theater, Feb. 6, more than three months
after its presentation by John Drew In
this country.
It is probable that 1.-THE Fencing Mas
ter will be taken away from the New
York Casino in the spring. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that the A%ronsons will
continue to conduct the house as the
american home of comic opera"
The parts played by George Drew
Barrymore with Charles Frohman's CO.
medians, after that lady's retirement on
account of illness in San Francisco, were
taken by Margaret Craven, who received
much praise for her work from the press.
Adelina Patti, on the eve of her CONT
mental tour, RECALLED 1900 children be-
longing to the parish of Ystradgynlais,
Swansea village, Wales, and a few days
ago personally distributed a. 5-shilling
piece to $50 of the paupersof the sam
parish.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25
THREE THINGS.

Three things to fight f%or-honor. country
and home.
Three things to govern-temper. tongue
and conduct.
Three things to think a~bout-life, death
and eternity.
Three things to love-courage, gentleness
and affection.
Three things to hate-cruelty. arrogance
and ingratitude.
Three things to delight in-frankness,
freedom and beauty.
Three things to wish for-health, friends
and a cheerful spirit.
Three things to avoid-idleness, loquac-
ity and Hippant jesting.
Three things TO admire-intellectual
power. dignity and gracefulness.-New
York Advertiser.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25

The mortality among dukes. compar-
ing their limited numbers to the inn
mense concourse Of untitled folk, has
been exceptional during the last two
years. The Duke Of Marlborough makes
the ninth who has died in that period.
1t must be remembered that. excluding
royal titles, there are only twenty-seven
dukes in the United Kingdom altogether.
Therefore In two years or a little more
one-third Of the holders Of dukedoms
have died, while two of the titles
Buckingham and Cleveland-have be-
come extinct.-London Tt-Bits.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25
FIN, FEATHER AND FUR.

The ostrich is the swiftest runner known.
1t is now q clearly defined fact that there
are three distinct species Of wood destroy
ing moths common in this country.
The latest novelties in pet dogs come from
Costa Rica. You can always tell one of
these costly creatures because he is born
without a bark.
Quail love potato bugs as an article of
diet. One of these birds was recently opened
which had i0i of these farmers pets con
cealed in it's crop.
A species of eyeless fish has been found
In a su~bterranean boiling spring in a Ne
vada mine. The fish would perish in water
of ordinary temperature.
When u COW is 3 years old a wrinkle be-
gins to form at the base of her horn. At 0
years this wrinkle is fully DEVELOPED.
When she is 5 years old another will fern,
and after that n will form each year.
Thus her age can be discovered.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25
A osorxi. s..s.sman,s Recreation.

There is musical genius in the Georgia
congressional delegation. Colonel Liv-
ingston plays the flute. The colonel has
an old flute that has seen service for
many years. but is still mellow in tone
and its notes are always true. The colo
nefs flute playing is. however, a secret.
He eve plays in public. but in the se-
clusion Of his room. with the door locked
and the windows closed, the colonel
often performs In tones that are cap
tivating to the n who is so fortunate
to hear him. The colonel can play ia
ra-ra B~oom-de-ay" and "Chippie, Get
Your Hair Cut" in the most approved
style, besides all the old southern melo-
dies.-Atlanta Constitution. Z
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25

The newspaper is essentially a com-
mercial enterprise-the preparation and
putting upon the market of something to
sell. 1t isof the same nature as an ordi-
nary merchants. The rule in every well
regulated shop is that the clerks shall not
discuss religion, politics Or any disputed
topic with the customers. Where the
editorial department of a newspaper en-
tiers into the enterprise the commodity
offered for sale is opinions. and a con-
stituency is therefore presumed to be in
the market which is willing to pay for
seeing the opinions in print. But the
fact is that no paper limits Its solicita-
ton of trade to any special constituency.
Itsolicits advertisements from all classes,
it prints news for all classes, and in va
rious other ways appeals to all classes.
Editorials which please only one class
and displease many others are q draw
back to the paper. without being an ad-
vantage to the reader .-Boston Review.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-25

ErozSu AinOsb SOnU ON y Cbf fhettofm.
WIEN the Chicago and Alton ''hum-
mer" drew up at Joliet Thursday after
noon the passengers waiting to take the
train saw a man drop of the bumperson
the front end Of the baggage car. Help
was given him, when it was found that
he was dying. His ears. face and feet
were frozen stiff. He was taken to the
hospital, where the doctors and nurses
tried unnecessarily to restore him. The
doctors say he was frozen almost solid.
His name was John Bussey and he was
th~irty-nine years old. He got on the train
at Pontiac to go 10 Dwight. getting on
the front end of the baggage car. but the
hummer" does not stop until Joliet,
ffty-ive miles away. is reached. There
Is no door in the front end of the bag
gage car, and he had to stay outside. He
met a terrible fate. the worst blizzard OF
the season catching him In fun force
Cor. Chicago News-Rccord.