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The herald., 1893-11-17
Got the sparrows ripsx.


The English sparrowB have. proved
nuisance in the cotton. country, for as
soon as the bolls open they pick out the
cotton and carry it off, and some plant
ers have lost, as they claim, hundreds Of
pounds in this way. There is one man,
however, on the Mississippi that has not
lost much. When he found the sparrows
were committing depredations, he pro
cured quantity of wheat, soaked it in
sweetened whisky and strewed it along
the rows. The sparrows found it and
thought they had picnic.
SO they had, but in is or 20 minutes
there was the tipsiest lot of English spar
rows ever seen on the face of this earth.
They rolled about on the ground, falling
on their sides and backs and kicking
their heels into the air like parcel ot
drunkards, all the while uttering the
most comical squeaks. They did not
have long to squeak, however, for the
boys gathered them up and threw them
into bags. The first day they gathered
two bushels of drunken sparrows. Three
or four days later the experiment was
repeated with almost equal success, and
from time to time since. They made
excellent potpie, but the survivors have
evidently come to regard the plantation
as hoodooed, for now very few come
about it.-St. Louis Exchange.
The herald., 1893-11-17

good Catholic, and don't want to go
before God without confession"
The Cabecilla still wore his surplice
and his stole.
"Kneel," said he, seating himself upon
q rock, and the soldiers having with
drawn short distance, the condemned
began in a low voice:
"Bless me, my father, because have
sinnedw
But in the midst of the confession a
terrible fusillade burst forth at the en-
trance of the defile.
ITO arms!' cried the sentinels.
The Cabecilla gave bound, issued
his orders, distributed the posts and
scattered his soldiers. He himself had
seized a carbine without. taking the
|-timeto remove his surplice. when, hap
pening to turn around, he perceived the
youth still on his knees.
"What are you doing there" he
thundered.
II am awaiting absolution," was the
reply.
That's true" said the priest. II had
forgotten YOU" 81
Gravely he raised his hand and blessed
that bowed young head. Then, before GO
ing away, after glancing around him for
the platoon of execution, dispersed in
the disorder of the attack, he drew off a
step, took aim st his penitent and shot
him.-Alphonse Daudet.
The herald., 1893-11-17
A Colossal Rock Camel.

One Of the most curious and interest
ing formations in rock in the world is to
be seen a short distance east of the stage
road between Tucson and Oracle, and
stands on knoll several feet above the
surrounding sand hills.
When first seen, we are told, the effect
is startling, and the mind has to get over
the shock before. the peculiar object can
be comprehended. 1t is most perfect
representation of camel and is formed
of one piece of granite. This curiosity
is of colossal size. but perfectly proper
toned. 1t is about go feet high and is
very white and smooth. There are very
few assures on the surface, and they,
strangsly, are in the proper places to
form features. The only real projection
from the surface is exactly placed for an
eyebrow. The two humps are plainly to
be seen, and the neck is curved beauti-
fully.
Perhaps some of the first discoverers
Of the sphinx in modern times attrib-
uted it's authorship to an upheaval of the
earth's crust, but everybody in this age
knows better. As medieval man has
been traced to Arizona and his methods
and. implements discovered there in pro-
FUSION why should we say that every
curious formation bearing the image of
some beast or other thing was not his
work a thousand years or more ago?--
Salt Lake News.
The herald., 1893-11-17
A Heating Scheme.

A plan of heating mills has been in
troduced by which heated air is deliv-
cred from large fan into flues in the
walls, registers from each flue delivering
the air into the different rooms, this air
being heated by the waste gases from
the boiler. The products of combustion
pass from the boilers through econo-
mixers for heating the feed water, next
through a regenerator for reheating the
steam exhausted from the high pressure
cylinder and on its way to the low pres
sure cylinder, and then passes through
air pipes. where it heats the cold air for
heating the buildings. then passes to the
chimney. Ii heated air is not wanted,
but only cool air for ventilation, the gases
from the boiler are turned by damper
into the chimney without entering the
heater, and if the gases are not sufficient
to heat the air as desired additional
heat is supplied by radiators of steam in
this heater. The temperature of the air
is raised about 30 degrees by its contact
with the hot gases. New YORK Sun
The herald., 1893-11-17
Facing Certain Death.

With his foot caught and firmly held
in frog on the Reading railroad track
at West Falls, John Duffy met death in
fearful form. Duffy was employed as q
brakeman by the Reading company, and
ran ahead Of his train to open switch.
That duty performed, he signaled his
engineer to bring on the train.
His signal was observed. and as the
train came toward him Duffy found
that his foot was caught firmly in a
frog He shouted for help and made
frantic efforts to release himself, but in
vain. The noise of the putting engine
drowned his cries, and when the engi-
neer saw the struggling man in the full
glare of the headlight it was too late to
save his life.
Swiftly the great engine bore down on
the frantic prisoner, and though the
the lever was reversed and the brake put
down hard the locomotive struck Duffy
and he was literally cut in two. Death
was instantaneous, but the expression
ON the dead face showed plainly the ter
rible agony the man had endured for<a
few seconds. Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1893-11-17
Inconsistency.


1t is popularly supposed that there is
hardly people in the world who have
more intense hatred for slavery than
have the people of New England. And
yet it is one OF the anomalies which
Californians find it hard to account for
that these same New England people
who were go bitterly opposed to negro
slavery in the south should be 30 toler-
ant OF Chinese coolie slavery as it exists
in this country, and especially on the
aRseife coaAt. Although, them. are evils
inseparably Connected with the latter
which we're unknown in connection
with negro slavery, such as leprosy and
the spread Of the opium habit among
our young people, ETC., yet our sancti-
monious but ill-informed cousins of the
far. northeast have from fret to last
fought all attempts, by legislation or
otherwise, to prevent the establishment
of this worst. form of slavery. with all
its horrors, including ownership. body
and soul, OF Chinese women, on our soil.
Not only this, but they characterize as
"barbarousu ailSattempts to check the
spread of this terrible evil; and. like
their pharisaic prototypes of old. they
do not scrnple to call us of the Pacific
coast "hoodlums" and "barbarians,"
and. by implication, to thank God that
in they are not like other people-espe-
cisllyS that they are not like us poor
puDlicans of the west. We think it is
about time for Californians to return
plain speaking for plain speaking. We
need not call our brethren hard names,
but we may at least tell them the plain
truth.
Indeed, that is what we have been
doing for 80 years, but it don't seem to
do much Observation-Disclosures Re-
view.
The herald., 1893-11-17
! He VEKDICT.SET ASIDE
hENsAT. NAL ENDING TO A SEN
SAII0NAL SUIT:
rbe Jrry Gives Mrs. MiIist 5000, and
Judge shaw sets Aside the ver-
dict and Orders
New Trial.

The case Of Millet vs.. Bradbury ct al,
suit to recover $36, 900 alleged to be
due for services rendered. came to q
sensational conclusion yesterday.
At the conclusion OF the arguments,
Judge Shaw summed mp strongly in
favor of The plaintiff, but expressly
stated in his instructions to the jury
that the plaintiff could only recover
upon services proven to have been rem
dered during the two years prior to
Lewis Bradbury's death, the remaining
seriod covered by depositions OF wit
aesses for plaintiff being barred by the
statute OF limitations. The court also
instructed the jury not to return YER
diet for more than $4,000.
The jury In short time returned
with verdict for Mrs. Milet for 5000.
Judge Shaw then set aside the verdict,
upon the grounds that the jury had
erred following his instructions.
The counsel fer the plaintiff then Of
fered to remit $1,000 of the verdict rem
dered. andsconclude the litigation.
The offer was not accepted, and the
case will be appealed.
The herald., 1893-11-17
THE CABECILLA.

The good father was finishing his mass
when they brought him the prisoners.
It was wild spot among the Arichule-
gui mountains. A fallen rock in which
fig tree had plunged it's twisted trunk
formed a sort of altar, covered in guise
of a cloth with a silver fringed Carlist
standard. Two cracked water coolers
took the place of vases, and when the
sacristan Miguel, who was assisting the
priest at the mass, arose in order to
change the position of the holy books,
the cartridges were heard jingling in his
cartridge box. All around the soldiers
of Carlos were silently ranged, their
guns slung across their backs and one
knee on the ground upon the white
beret.
The bright sun was concentrating its
dazzling heat in this burning and sonor-
GUS rocky hollow, where the fight of a
blackbird alone, from time to time, dis
turbed the psalmody of the priest and
the servant. Higher up on the jagged
peak sentinels were standing, forming
motionless silhouettes against the sky.
What singular sight it was-this
priestly commander officiating in the
midst of his soldiersl And how plainly
the double existence of the Cabecilla
showed itself upon his countenance-
the ecstatic air, the hard features,
further accentuated by the bronzed COM
plexion of the soldier in the field, and
ascetism without pallor, in which was
Ionlrir tho no dow Of tho nlnicto1.. oil
black, very brilliant eyes, the forehead
traversed by enormous veins which
seemed to bind the thought as with
ropes, to fix 1t in an inextricable obstin-
acy.
Every time he turned toward the spec
tators with open arms to read the
Dominus Vobiscum, one saw the uni
form beneath the stole, and the butt of
pistol, the haft of Catalonian knife up
lifting the runlpled surplice. "What is
he going to do with us?' the prisoners
asked themselves in terror, and while
awaiting the end of the mass they re-
called all the acts of ferocity which had
been related of the Cabecilla and which
had won him a special renown in the
royalist army.
By miracle that morning the father
was in clement mood The mass in the
open air, his success of the previous day,
and also the cheerfulness of Easter, yet
felt by this strange priest, cast upon his
face a ray Of joy and kindness. AS soon
as the service was over, while the sa-
cristan cleared off the altar, fastening
up the sacred vases in huge box, which
was borne on the back of mule in the
rear Of the expedition, the cure ad-
yanced toward the prisoners. They were
u dozen of republican carbineers, ex-
hausted by day Of battle and night
Of anguish in the straw of theasheepfold,
where they had been penned up after the
action. Yellow with fear, wan with
hunger, thirst and fatigue, they clus-
tered together like flock Of sheep in the
courtyard of an abattoir.
/ Their uniforms full of hay, their belts
The herald., 1893-11-17
George I and tho Stage.

George was lover of the stage, and,
as his predecessors had done, caused hia
servants to play before him at court.
In 1718 his majesty ordered the grea'
hall of Hampton court to be convertes
for the time into theater There. un,
der the direction of Steele, whose po-
litical services had been poorly recon,
pensed by granting him some theatrical
privileges" seven performances were
given. Among the plays were ''Haln.
let" ''Sir Courtly Nice. 1.-THE Constant
Couple" Love For Money" "VolponeS
and "Rule Wife and Haye Wife
Among the players were Colley Cbber-
Pinkethman, johnson, Thurmond, Booth,
Mills, Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Younger
In former times the fee paid by ths
sovereign to his servants for play acted
at Whitehall had been G20. For these
plays at Hampton court, King George,
besides paying the actors their ordinary
days wage and travelling expenses. gave
$3.50, and added e200 for the managers
The players were required to act at any
time upon receiving a days notice.
Gentleman's Magazine.
The herald., 1893-11-17
BETTER OFF THAN sHERIFFs.

Tho oonstsbles' Mileage Mast Not be
Reduced.
Jodge Clark rendered decision
yesterday in the case OF Pardee vs. Los
Angeles county.
Tie question involved was upon the
acs to regulate fees oi Office, and salar-
les OF certain officers.
On act OF March "a, 1898, reduced the
mileage OF sheriffs from ~ cents to 10
cents, and from rs cents 20 15.
The question presented was whether
this reduction should apply to con-
stables also.
Judge Clark ruled in favor OF the con-
stables. and judgment was 40 ordered.
The herald., 1893-11-17
THE FRUIT GROWERS.
Arrangement. Made for their Care Du

Arrangements Made for their Care Dur
ing the Convention.
The following letter was sent to Secre-
tary Lelopg of the State Board OF Horti-
culture yesterday:
The committee OF reception has ar
ranged the following hotel fares for those
attending the Los Angeles convention :
Hollenbeck hotel, corner Spring and
Second, rs cents European plan, 50
American plan per day, two in each
room, and from this price upward ac-
cording TO room. Hotel Nadeau, corner
Spring and Fret, American plan 81.
European plan 81 per day and upwards.
Westm nster hotel corner Main and
Fourth, $250 American plan, rs cents
European plan, per day, and upwards.
Abbottsford hotel, corner Hope and
Eighth, SO per dav for all rooms, Ameri-
can plan. New United States hotel, 80
cents per day and upward, European
plan.
The Southern Pacific railroad has
rendered the convention a free excur-
zion to the Santa Monica wharf on
Wednesday afternoon. The Santa Fe
will give single fare rate for an excur
sion around the kte-shaped track, pass-
ing through Orange, Redlands, San
Bernardino, Pomona, Pasadena and
intermediate stations
The Hon. Thomas E. Rowan, mayor
OF Los Angeles will receive the delegates
and Mr.. Abbot Kinney will deliver an
address of welcome. The chamber OF
commerce tenders its rooms for the use
of the committee, etc.
Southern California welcomes the
State Board of Horticulture and all fruit
growers to the Los Angeles convention
Our hearty wish is that there may be
many to welcome.
G. j. GRIFFITH,
GEORGE RHoRER,
s. MoKINLAY,
ABBOTT KINNEY,
III. l.. MONTGOMERY,
II. l.. MAcNEL,
A. l. HALE,
T. + ROWAN,
JOHN SCoTr,
G. " HICKS.
The herald., 1893-11-17
AN AWFUL iMPossIBILITY.

The soaking rain is pouring down
How it would fill your cup
With bitterness if some day it
Should start to pouring upi
Umbrellas then would be no use,
And men in rubber boots
Would have to go, while all the girls
Would put on bathing suits.
You'd have fountain on your lawn
Beside each blade of grass.
To keep your cellar warm and dry
You'd need floor of glass.
If you were camping in tent,
You'd have to sleep on top,
And all night you'd be praying that
The cursed rain might stop.
In fact, great Inconvenience
Too numerous to state
Would follow II the falling rain
Should cease to grayitate.
30 let US hope there'll be no change,
At least in our town,
And that instead of pouring up
The rain will still pour down.
-Somerville Journal
The herald., 1893-11-17
Death Rate Of Miners.

Seeing the conditions under which coal
miners work in hot and dust laden at
mosphere and their terrible liability to
fatal accident, it might naturally be ex-
pected that their death rate would be
excessively high. AS matter of fact,
this is far from being the case. Even
when fatal accident is included, their
death rate is by no means an excessively
high one, and putting accidents aside
the death rate from disease alone is ex-
ceptionally low, being almost exactly
the same as agricultural laborers. Ma
tional Popular Review
The herald., 1893-11-17
Reading by Candle Light.

II must inveigh,' says an oculist
against the candle as a night reading
light. 1t is quite acustom, | find, for
sleepless folks to keep candle at their
bedside and rely upon it for light during
wakeful hours that are passed in read
ing. AS the fame fickers with the
slightest current of air, the light is un-
certain and waving and most trying to
the eyes. A small reading lamp takes
few seconds longer to light, but it is
much to be preferred
The herald., 1893-11-17
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Manuel Ramiriez Killed by the
Train.
Manuel Ramirez. of 9S2 Jackson
street, who, while drunk, was run over
by Santa Fe train night before last
near Also junction, died early yester-
day morning.
Coroner Gates held an inquest on the
remains yesterday afternoon.
The verdict rendered was to the effect
that death resulted from an accident,
and the railroad company was exon
Grated from all blame.
The herald., 1893-11-17
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THE POPULAR DEMAND Who? What should
be arrested? AL excessive nervousness, dyspep-
gia, nervous debility, dulness, confusion OF
mind, nervous pros.rs ton, ete. Tney should
be arrested or stopped before they develop iatc
thi> purpose no remedy equals br. Alils' Resto-
rative Nervine, the discovery OF The renowned
specialiat whose remedies are the wonder Of
the e,vs1szed world. Nvryine il sold by c. II .
Hance, n n spring on y positive guarantee
Ask for his booz frhH.
The herald., 1893-11-17
Reddy's Examination Continued.

The examination of John Reddy on a
charge of entering the room of two
young girls at 715 South Olive street
last Tuesday morning, which was to
have been held in Judge Seaman g court
yesterday afternoon. was continued un
til next Tuesday at p. m.
Attorney Bledsoe appeared for the
defendant.
The herald., 1893-11-17
&15 Reward.

Off & Vaughn. druggists, corner Fourth
and Spring streets, are authorized TO re-
fund the above in any case that single
bottle of Smiths Dandruff Pomade fails
to cure Never known to fail. Try it.
The herald., 1893-11-17
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
HoLLENBEcK.

T. D. ,Cottrell and wife, Chicago; q. w.
Lynch, jr., kedondo; C. s. Whitcomb and wife,
Glendora; :. Armstrong, F. NJ. dunbar. River
side; j. i. Latham, G B. Reynolds vii lam
Schwartz, G q. GaSkill, s. q Hoffman, X T.
B0nestell, Sa eyman, A. Stahe w. j. Bar
rett. Il. Malley, David ark. James b. Ford
Thomas Garrett and wife, A. W. ottenhe inner
Z. !. Morriaon, J. p. Mccarthy, ]. L
Gordon, w. Il. White, San Francis
co; H. II. Yering on, Los Angeles
z. 8. Hooper, Philsdelphia; G. L. Johnson
Massachu 'etts; Mr.. ana Mrs. Z. r. Vazevile
Baker field: F. W. Fink. Miss G. Fink, Mr.. and
Mrs J. Fl. Maddox. New York: NJ l.. 0mstead,
san Diego; 8. II. Paine, Kingston. Ont; Cnas
H. inghram. Manchester, Eng B. =. siebert
son, Banning; d. W. Parkhursi, Eowler d. B.
Stephenson, San Jose, G. W Berfy San Fran
cisco: W. @. Handiman. kalkas City; T. Glib
son, Chicago.
The herald., 1893-11-17
Ciovelaud's Triumph.

1t ia said that President Cleveland is
elated at his success in securing the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman
silver law Does that self-opinionated
prig and insufferable egotist realize that
he is exulting in what must, with the
Certainty of fate, result in misery and
misfortune to the American people un-
less some remedy is speedily found that
will effectuaily check the rise OF our
standard OF value. the gold dollar,
which is now worth almost two dollars
in silver and in other products of hui
man labor?
No maxim of political economy is
truer or comes nearer being self-evident,
OF being susceptible of mathematical
demonstration, than that the rise in the
value of that commodity by which all
things are measured means the fall of
all commodities and all property meas
ured by such standard.
For 20 years the farmers OF this coun-
try have seen the products OF their labor
fall, till they are worth only about one
half their former value, and all because
OF the rise OF gold.
Grover Cleveland, the partisan and
champion OF gold. has succeeded in de-
feating the people in their efforts to
secure remedial measures, and he exults
in his triumphs over the people! The
majority OF voters in the United States
are in the west and south. They will
never elect another eastern man as
president.-[Spanish-American Review.
The herald., 1893-11-17
Interpretations.

Articles of incorporation were filed
with the county clerk yesterday by the
following companies:
I N. A. Wolcott & Co., formed for the
purpose of carrying on general print
ing and publishing business. Capital
stock, 100000. All of which has al
ready been actually subscribed. Board
of directore--Neson A. Wocott, J..
Sydney Benson, Fred II. Taft, Thos. f.
Barnes and F. III. Pelling.
Peck & Chase company. general under
taking business. Capital stock. $l7 600,
all subscribed. Directors--D W. Peck
f. W. Chase, j. L. Peck, James Booth
and B. e. Chase.
The herald., 1893-11-17

Thirty dollars allowed for old Davis
sewing machines. Drop postal card to
228 South Main street.
The herald., 1893-11-17

For agood table wine, order our Sonoma
Zinfandel at Doc per gal. T. Vache& Co.,
cor. Commercial and Alameda. Tel. 309
The herald., 1893-11-17

Howry & Bresee, Broadway under
takers. independent of the trust.''
The herald., 1893-11-17

ESQ envelopes. soc; 1s rm writing paper, 25c
Langstauter, 2l4 W. Second, Hollenbeck hotel.
The herald., 1893-11-17
RUNAMAY lla>. --GYS.

Wet Leaves Convert a Railway Track /,
Newark Into a Toboggan Slide.
West Kinney street hill is one of IL
steepest in Newark, N. j. The RAJ
Transit company has double track trc
ley road upon it. In the storm of fe
nights ago there was much trouble be
cause the wet leaves in the street mad
the wheels slip on the rails, and conf
dence begotten by continued dry weathel
had induced the motormen to let thei
sand boxes become empty.
The company has had several bad slil
upon this part of the road, and SO pu'
derailing switchmen at the curves at the
foot of the hill where the cars turn into
Washington street. A switchman issta-
toned there to throw runaway Car
across Washington street over the cob
blestones. He was on duty on Friday
night when car "a got loose at the top OF
the hill near High street and come thun-
dering down the decline with the gongs
at both ends changing. The car was well
filled with men and women, who were
badly frightened. but were prevented
from jumping off by the conductor and
motorman. The switchman did his duty,
and the car rumbled off the rails over
the rough pavement and came to stand
safely.
Among. tbs, ,paasapa aersy Hasa "a woman
who had started down town with her
babyto do some shopping. She was so
badly scared that, giving up her trip,
she concluded to go back home on the
next car, which came along quickly.
This was car II, and it ran almost to
High street, where it stopped and began
to move slowly backward. The brakes
were applied, but would not hold, and
! the car was soon under full headway.
! Everybody aboard except two men and
the conductor and motorman seemed to
be crazed with fright.
n They feared that this car would collide
with the one already derailed. The wo
man covered the infants head with a
shawl and crouched over it to protect ii
when the crash came. 1t was lively
dash of short duration and ended in
jolting over the cobblestones, when the
Car brought up alongside of the first one
derailed.
The tracks were sanded thoroughly
after that, but it was not until two other
cars had tobogganned down the grade
after the first two were removed. The
motormen say that fallen leaves are
worse than snow or ice on The tracks
The herald., 1893-11-17
history Repeats Itself"

And so does Hoods Sarsaparill iu the remark
able cures 1t is continually accomplithing
you will give this medicine fair trial II vii
90 you good
The herald., 1893-11-17

Finest Variety and Cheapest
Place in town for fish game, oysters, etc. FRI d
Hanniman's Mott market.
The herald., 1893-11-17

CEYLON TEAS. sass sassnnss. m.sn.s.
The herald., 1893-11-17
Worlds Fair Columbian Edition Illus
trated HarnId.

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the finest book paper, is now on sale by
all the newsdealers and at the HERALD
business office, 1t contains As pages of
information about Southern California
and over 30 illustrations. As publica
tion to send to eastern friends it has
never been equalled. Price, Is cents in
wrappers.