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The herald., 1894-12-14
Fly Catchers.

A gentleman who went into the woods
region on u hunting excursion and "put
up" at farmhouse in remote clearing
was annoyed during the daytime with
the abundance of flies that found access
to the house But when twilight of
evening came he was treated to an exhi
bition of fly catching that more than re-
paid him for his vexation. The windows
were opened as the darkness settled
down, and the hostess tallow dip only
partially dispelled the gloom in tho old
fashioned kitchen, when he suddenly
became aware of odd creatures darting
to and fro in the room, often coming al
most into his face, while queer little
noise of snip snip, snip" seemed to
follow their velvety futtering motions
For an instant he was startled, not
knowing what to make of such intrud-
ers.
cts only the bats" said the lady
quietly as she pursued her work "They
arc catching flies. Don't you hear 'em
snip off their wings? There'll be hun
dreds of fly wings on the floor here in
the morning"
The gentleman arose early and looked
for the wings, and sure enough the floor
and tables were Uttered with them. -
Lewiston Journal.
The herald., 1894-12-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; ef'ectually cleansing the system
dspelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid"
neys, liver and Bowels without weak
,ning them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and ST. bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
md being well informed. you will not
ecept any substitute if offered.
The herald., 1894-12-14
WIRE WAITS.

Senator Sherman has introduced q
bill providing for the purchase of a
statue of the late Chief Justice Chase.
Herbert L. Wigmore OF Los Angeles.
CAL, has been appointed q cadet at the
NJ. Wright of Pasadena. CAL, as alter.
nate.
The London Lancet says: The Pope
is suffering from catarrhal symptoms
and has been forbidden by his physician
to leave his private apartment.
Sir Charles Taper, at present Cana
dian high commissioner in London, will
succeed the late Sir John Thompson as
premier and minister OF Justice.
Harry T. Hayward and Claus A. Blixt
have been indicted by the grand jury OF
Hennepin comfy. Mimi. and will stand
before the bar of justice and plead
guilty or not guilty to the charge of
numbering Miss Cling.
The jury in the osse OF Frank r. and
James w. Meadowcratt, the private
bankers of Chicago, who have been on
trial for several days on charges of re-
ceiving deposta when they knew their
hank to be insovent, brought in a YER
diet finding the men guilty. They were
assessed g email fine and sentenced to
one yesr each in the penitenliary.
The Bernaud-Burns glove contest at
Galveston, Tex, was one-sded affair
Burns was counted out in the second
round. He frequently went down to
avoid punishment and was wholly out
classed. Bernaud is more than anxious
to meet Dan Creedon for $3.50 a side,
and negotiations to that end are under
way.
The herald., 1894-12-14
A WIDOWS REVENGE.
Mrs. de Witt Shoots Frnuk o. Meeker
Mt Tacoma.

Mrs. de witt Shoots Frank o. Meeker
ut Tacoma.
TACOMA, Dec. 13.-Frank o. Meeker
was shot tonight by Mrs. Louisa de
Witt, widow of Frank de Witt. who was
murdered here l3 years ago by E. O.
Spencer, a machine agent. Mrs. de Witt
had possession OF a letter. whi ch
Meeker saws Was business letter. They
quarrelled about its possession, and
after Meeker had left Mrs. de Wits
house she followed and shot him, and
then tainted. On leaving her he had
said he would not support her further
and she became enraged. She has q
child a year old. of which she will no t
deny OF affirm that Meeker ia the father.
Meeker claims he supported her be-
cause he had adopted her daughter,
now aged IS.
The herald., 1894-12-14
SMOKING AGAIN.
Mount Rainier Shows Further Signs of
Activity.

Mount Rainier shows Further Signs OF
Activity.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dsc. 13.-Mount Rail-
nier was smoking again today, the
smoke coming from the crater in easy
volumes and being noticed by several
hundred people. The air was excep-
tionally clear from O'clock this morn
ing until O'Clock this afternoon and
the mountain could be plainly seen. but
in the afternoon it clouded up and the
mountain was only visible at intervals,
and then the view was obstructed by
mists and heavy clouds. There were no
indications of an eruption at all this
afternoon, but the mountain was plainly
smoking and emitting jets of steam.
The Post.Intelligencer expedition to
explore the mountain will leave Satur-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will en-
deavor to reach the summit
The herald., 1894-12-14
ON A NEeRAoNA e~..~.
Life Was Only Dreary Waste When til.
Grasshoppers Came.

Grasshoppers Came.
1t was well on in August, and the
drought had done its worst to the oorn.
1t was hot, sultry day, as parched ana
dry as all the days before. The sky was
clear but for the usual haze that never
left it, the haze of wearing heat. About
noon my father came up from the field
and summoned us to see something that
looked like snow. The air about the sun
seemed filed with snowfiakes, thick,
innumerable, and fitting rapidly, as
snowfiakes do. But snowfiakes and tho
clear atmosphere and the hot day were
quite incompatible things. They could
not be snowflakes, but what else could
they be? We racked our brains in vain
to imagine. Perhaps it was some kind
of q cyclone which had lifted leaves and
dust and other such things into the air.
But there was no signs Of that, and ev
cry one of the snowflakes was of regu
lar size, with no such irregularity as
sticks and branches and leaves carried
into the air would present.
We ate dinner in puzzled uncertainty
as to what was hanging over us. But
two hours later it was painfully appar-
ent what the snowfiakes in the sun real
ly were. They were full grown grass
hoppers. By o'clock the air was clear
and serene, and the grasshoppers were
with u.s. They were not few thousand
insects, miserable little pests, fitting
about in the air and getting into your
face when You were out of doors. They
were millions upon millions. The trees
became brown with them. They cover
ed the corn as some insects. will literal
IL hide from view a leaf sometimes.
They were hungry, too, and began to
eat leaves, cornstalks, the bark of trees,
anything and everything was needed to
fill this ravenous army that had fallen
upon us from heaven. One went out of
doors and stepped on scores at each
stride. They crawled up your trousers
legs and under women S skirts. They
made holes in the cloth fly netting and
came into the house. They pumped
hard into your face with little whack-
ing sting wherever you went or did not
go. Everything seemed alive with them.
was young then and was filled sim
ply with curious wonder But as
think of it now 1 am sure my father
must have been quite overpowered with
discouragement when be saw what the
grasshoppers really meant. He saw on
the first day that they had alighted to
get square meal and certainly meant
to have it. But day after day they lin
gered, and new terrors developed in
them. They had alighted to lay their
eggs. The soft earth in the plowed
fields seemed to please them for this
purpose, and each day you might see
grasshoppers 4 or 2 inches long bor
ing their tails into the ground until
only their heads remained above. There
they would stay from morning until
night and then go away If you exam
ined this earth nest when the bird had
flown, you would find a soft, silky CO.
coon filed with innumerable small,
pulpy eggs which meant a whole crop
of grasshoppers the following spring. -
Alpheus Sherman Cody in Independent.
The herald., 1894-12-14
WAGES REDUCED.
Southern Pacific Employees Must Sub
NIT TO . Big Cut.

Southern Pacific Employees Must Sub
NIT TO Big Cut.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-There no
longer remains any doubt in the minds
OF Southern Pacific employees that they
will have to submit to a reduction in
salaries at the first of the year. Ever
since the general shake-up few months
ago, rumors OF reduction have been rife,
though the anxious employees did not
anticipate such a general and heavy
reduction that rumor has given credit
to within the last day or so, and neither
did they suppose that the reduction
would be as far reaching as it probably
will be. The whole Pacific division,
from Portland on the north to Ogden on
the east and FL Paso on the south. will
be affected. Hardly any branch OF the
System escapes the reduction, which will
be in the neig ghborhood of 10 per cent.
The herald., 1894-12-14
NIPPED IN THE BUD.

Oficsr Ed Smith Puts Out . Fire in q
Spring Street Store.
Officer Ed r. Smith at an early hour
this morning prevented what might
have been a costly fire. In passing M.
P. Snyder's shoe store, 255 South Spring
street. he noticed sparks dropping into
the basement. The officer, on breaking
in the back door, found that hot GOALS
left in an ashbox had burned q hole
through the box and aoor of the store,
and lively blaze was already in prog
ress. The flames were promptly extin-
guished BY Officer Smith, and the build.
ing and valuable stock of goods saved.
The herald., 1894-12-14
rRaNsCoNrINENrAL ROADS.
A New Association for Dividing west
ern Business.

New Association for Dividing West-
ern Business.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-The trsnsconti.
mental lines were in session again today
and have agreed to form an association
on all business going from the territory
which is bounded on the east by line
running north from New Orleans to st.
Louis, st. Paul, and thence to Port Arthur.
through to the Pacific coast. The pro-
posed agreement was read and prscti-
cslly adopted. 1t will now be gone over
section by section and adopted in that
manner. The action of today means
that the lines will accept the full agrees
ment after they have gone over the
thing fully. The proposition relates
only to the through business to the Pa
cific coast.
The General Managers association
today accepted the resignation OF f. ST.
John as chairman, and passed resolu.
tions thanking him for his long. earnest
and successful lsbors in its behalf and
wishing him success in his new opera
ton.
The herald., 1894-12-14
Examination of Teachers.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ scmi-annun examination of teachers will
be held in the state Normal School building
corner OF Grand avenue and Fifth streets LOS
Angeles beginning on Monday, December
GATH ut l0ocock II. IN.
All applicants for certificates upon cxamins-
ton must be present at the beginning Of the
examination
Teachers desiring their certificates renewed
should file application for renewal with the
secretary of the county board of education
troom AZ court house) on or before December
10th.
Teachers holding valid primary grade certif-
icates issued in this county and desiring to
take the grammar grade examination, must
report on Thursday, December 27th. at Nor
NAL School BUILDING.
BY order ofthc board of education
W, w. SEAMAN, Secretary.
Los Angeles, December 3, 1894
The herald., 1894-12-14
The Fortune hunters Dilemma.

"Well?' said the handsome fortune
hunter to the rich mans plain daugh-
ter. "Well, my swcet?"
''It is no good" she sobbed, mo
good. Father is hard as iron. He will
not hear of the match.
"Ohr'
''He says that if I marry you I shall
not have penny from him.
my poor darling!"
"But listen. 1 have made up my
mind
'How? What DO you mean?"
"Jack" cried the plain girl, throw
ing her arms around the fortune hunt
er's neck, Jack, intend to marry you
in spite of all!'
"Oh, mon Dieul' groaned the for
tune hunter. Pick Me Up.
The herald., 1894-12-14
Rules to Regulate Our Conduct.

A man should be wise in dispute, a
lion in the battle and conflict, teacher
in his household, counselor in the ma
ton, an arbitrator in his vicinity, con-
scientious in action, content with his
state, regular in his habits. diligent in
his calling, faithful in his friendship,
temperate in his pleasures, deliberate
in his speech, devoted to his God. So
he will be happy in his life, easy in his
death and an esteemed example to his
successors. New York Ledger.
The herald., 1894-12-14

peal oil the 10 per cent tax on state
bank notes while leaving - on ma
tional hank notes; also the :orbidding
OF national banks to issue notes OF less
than $40. The safety fund should also
be equally compulsory; state banks
should also be required to keep the same
reserve.
He closes by saying: "The sscretary's
discussion of the financial question IN
general, / most cordially approve, and,
the conclusions he reaches. believe are
wise and sound, but the details oil the
bill he has submitted, in my Judgment
are open to serious criticism"
The committee then adjourned until
tomorrow.
The herald., 1894-12-14
TRAIN ROBBERS FOOLED.
An Attempted HoIdup In Northwester
Nebraska,

An Attempted Holdup In Northwestern
Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec ia special
from Marsland, email town on the
Burlington and Northwestern extension.
in the wild prairie region of Dawes
county, gives mesger particulars OF an at
tempt at train robbery eight miles north
of there at an early hour this morning.
The engineer noticed red lights on the
track and stopped. but at that moment
the lights were extingniehed and party
OF mounted men could be heard riding
swiftly away. The train was a freight.
1t is supposed that when the would-be
robbers discovered this they rode off.
The passenger occasionally carries large
amounts of gold from the Black Hills
section,
The herald., 1894-12-14
Flood Jumps His Bail,

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13.-John W.
Flood, ex-cashier of the Donohue-
Kelly bank, who is out on bail for
embezz ent, has disappeared. Alex
ander Duncan, one of his bondsmen,
Withdrew from the bond today. The
police cannot find Flood. whose rela.
tives say ne is at the Emeric ranch, San
Pablo, but no one at that place has
seen him for month past,
The herald., 1894-12-14
Presi6eptfaI ApDointme epts.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12-The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Judson G. Clements. of Georgia. in
terstate commerce commissioner, reap
pointmst; term vii! expire December
1st, next.
Jarvis Spencer, Maryland. consul at
Curacao, West Indies.
James Wylie. receiver public moneys,
and Frank F. Peck, register of land
office. Susanville, Cal.
The herald., 1894-12-14
Beat Johnsou's Record.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 13.-In a trial
for John S. Johnson's straight-away
road records here today. Eddie Leonert
of the Buffalo Press Cycling club not
only equelsd the record breakers TINA
for the mile flying start, paced. to l :35,
but also knocked several seconds from
Johnson's time for the unpsced mile,
making the distance in l $50 So, John
sons time ior the unpaced mile being
I
The herald., 1894-12-14

A dispatch from Tien Tsin says Prince
Kung, president of the Tsung Ii Yamen,
president of the admiralty and codirect-
or in the war operations, hes been ap-
pointed president of the grand council.
This makes him dictator virtually, and
will facilitate q settlement when the
Japanese are ready to treat for peace.
The herald., 1894-12-14
GoId for ExD0rt.

New YoRK, Dec. 13.-Lszsrd Freres
will ship $l.000,000 in gold by Satur-
days steamer.
Barring. Magoun & Co. will ship $780,
600 in gold to France Saturday.
Lazard Freres will ship 100000 in
addition to the $1l 100000 announced.
the total thus far engaged for ship
ment Saturday is So, 100000. There WAS
$3.50 600 i'll gold taken from the sub
treasury today for export on Saturday
The herald., 1894-12-14

The Aleutian islands were so called
from the river Olutora, in Kamchatka.
The people living at the mouth OF this
stream were called Alutorsky, and a
modification of the name was given to
tho ic1a-t1-
The herald., 1894-12-14
Stockholders Meeting Notice.

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ALOSTA
Water and Development Company:
Notice is hereby given that the deferred
annual meeting OF the stockholders of the AL
osta W ater and Development Company, q cor
poration for the election OF officers and di-
rectors of said corporation, and for the trans
action OF such oiher business as may properly
come before the meeting, will be held at IL
o. clock a. IN on Saturday. December 1oth.
1894 at the Office OF tn , company in The town
OF Alosla, county OF Los Angeles, state Of Cali
fornia. ESQ. i. GARD, President
WILL BEACH, Secretary.
The herald., 1894-12-14

In the mountains of Sweden, Norway
and Lapland all vegetation would be
utterly destroyed by the Norway rats
We're it not for the white foxes that
make special game Of tho rodents.
The herald., 1894-12-14
Stockholders Meeting.

NOTICE is HEBEBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ regular annual meeting o. the stockhold-
,ers of The National Bank of California, at Los
Angeles, will be held at the banking Office OF
said corporation. on the northeast corner of
Angeles, on Tues sday the 9Th day of January.
1885 between the hours of / and < O'Clock
p m. of said day, for the purpose OF electing
board OF directors for the ensuing year and the
transaction OF such other business as may be
br ought before the meeting.
A. HADLEY, Cashier.
December z, 1894. 10
The herald., 1894-12-14

A chapel in honor Of ST. Paul gave a
new name to the Minnesota city. 1t
was originally called Pigs Eye, from a
nickname given to one eyed French
man who kept a drinking shanty at the
place
The herald., 1894-12-14

The Pend d Oreille lake, in Idai0,
took its name from its Shape, which ~.
sembles that Of an earring.
The herald., 1894-12-14

The ''great bell" at Moscow weighs
443, 732 pounds, is 10 feet and inches
high and measures 60 feet o inches
around the lower rim. The bell metal
in it is worth $500, 600.
The herald., 1894-12-14
TO THE PUBLIC.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Ju Il, 1894
DIR. WONG HIM, 639 Upper Main st.
Dear Sir-l take p.easuro in adding my teSti-
mony 20 the m sny you already have received.
/ " III say that after taaiug your treatment for
catarrh OF the head and throat, that am now
well, and ask You to refer to me any person
that may feel skeptical and Will satisfy theQ
as tc the efficacy of your treatment Youcs
truly r. Il. ktMd,
Attorney and Notary Pubic,
GaryanZa Cal,
The herald., 1894-12-14

Los ANGELES, June 8, 1898.
To THE PUBLIC: For over 1ys years have
been troubled with nerYouss cs headache ana
liver complaint. cidn'G seem o ind any heln
from the many doctors ami medicines thatt
tried until tried DR.. Wong Him, 639 Uppe
Main street. 1 am now we'll. Yourstruly, y
MISS M. g. BROCK.
4S Hinton ave-. Los Angeles, Cal
The herald., 1894-12-14
Special Price, 5c4
Special Price, 75c.

Ladies' black cotton Hose
fine gauge, made Of the
best quality cotton yarn,
fast black guaranteed,
opera len 9Th, 60 inches
ibid hose for cold weather;
; 40 cents per pair. X
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-29
CAvENDlsH.

Mrs. c. X. Tileston visited friends in
Barre last week.
The "Chlist Crusaders" begin their
crusade in this place Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bishop of Claren-
don Spa were 10 town last week.
Miss Anna Head of Chester visited
her cousin, Miss Flora Pratt, last week.
Miss Laura Miller of Burlington was
the guest of G.. w. Mandigo and family
fast week Saturday.
Miss Addie G.. Davis returned from
Proctor, Monday, where she had been
visiting her brother and his wife.
N. c. Hill, boss finisher in Gay Bros. ;
mill, has severed his connection with the
company and is soon to leave town.
w. w. Rhoades has finished clerk, 2
for l. Glynn & Sons, at Proctorsville
and is stopping with George H. Spafford
for time.
William L. Morrison, an old and highly
esteemed citiz IN of this village, has
shown his generosity and regard for the
town, by giving $4,000 to be used to help
pay the town debt. Mr.. Morrison wishes
to see the good Of his money during his
life time; would that more were of his
opinion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-29
FElCHVIllE.

Not much sugar made around here yet.
Miss Bertha Baldwin is doing table
work at the hotel.
Rev A Head has closed his labors
with the B p5ist church here.
Mrs. Carrie White is at the hotel as
landlady during the absence of Mrs.
Cross.
Mrs.. william Vittum and Lottie Shedd
who We're uu the sick list, are both i'm
proving. ...... .......
Mrs. Ellis Cross and Mrs. c.. =, Hook
are in Is ston Tor week, taking in the
sights of the city. '~
Fred P,rkios and Fred Cole have taken
a pleasure trip TO Burlington to visit
friends for few days.
O.S H,ldt n has hired O.. c. Baldwin's
upper tenement and will take possession
about the first Of April.
!. Mrs. George Morgan was called to
Lebanon by the severe illness of her
brothers wife last Thursday.
Miss Katy Griswelt gave a party Sat
ucday evening in honor of the birthday
of her friend, Miss Mary Reyes.
David Burnham has sold his farm
known as the Ladd farm, and Nat Jenue
has sold his farm to New York parties.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-29
He Preferred an Upper Berth.
From Detroit Free Press.

"why do prefer an upper berth to a
lower in a sleeping-car? repeated the
drummer, as he counted out and swal-
lowed six pellets without explaining
whether they were for his liver or lungs.
Yes, why ?'queried the man who was
-felicitating himself on having secured
lower No. :.
swell, there are various reasons.
When | first began to travel, 10 years
ago, the wheel of Car on a train pass
ing us flew off and killed a man in lower
No. 6. The chap over him never got a
scratch. Later on, a fellow threw rock
at the car, and it entered the window of
lower No. and broke the sleeper's thigh.
Man over him never even woke up.
Again, a car | was on ran over a lot of
dynamite. Man in lower No. Z was
blown up with the fl )or and killed, but
the one over him didn't even know that
anything had happened. Once more, a
man in lower berth can be easily robbed,
while one in an upper is seldom troubled
Last, but not least"
"What?' was asked as he paused.
81 always undress, same as at hotel.
There's no telling when an accident may
come. In case the car goes off, the upper
berth is apt to close up, and you are thus
secure from the gaze of the vulgar pub
lie until the porter can put up tent
alongside the track and get your clothes
there and help you to dress. Modesty i:
my chief reason, but as all you fellows
broke your necks to get 10 Ner berths, oil
course can't expect you to understand
or appreciate it,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-03-29
WINDSOR.

George Hastings has moved back to
his own farm. .--
A number of the farmers have had cat
tie dehorned recently.
Several have experienced serious ill
ness as the. result of vaccination.
Miss Minnie Cobb has returned to her
position as head milliner in Greenfield,
Mass, establishment.
Several were baptized and received in
to full membership at the Methodist
church Easter Sunday.
Henry Billings has sold his farm to a
young man from Canton, N. Y, and has
bought house in Felchville.
Charles Lombard has returned to his
old home here and expects brother
family from Bridgewater to care for him.
The steam saw mill has started again
to work out the last of the lumber that
8. D. Houghton is to get from the noun
tain. =. ...,. >.
Mr.. Austin has been re-engaged to
teach the school in the Hammond dis
trict and young lady from Orwell Is to
teach at Brownsville.
Mrs. Ella Wait of Milford, Mass has
been at home helping to care for her
mother, Mrs. I. c. Small, and other sick
members of the family.
The cheese factory is to be started next
Monday with the same workman as is
former years. 1t is started a month
earlier than usual for cheese is "up" and
but er "down."