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The herald., 1894-08-20
Entries at Saratoga.

Following. ars the entries and weights
10y. the Saratoga races for today, fur
nished by the Los Angeles Turf club.
ll51a South Spring street, where book
smade daily on tho above events:
First race, five and half furlenss-wah Jim
Afapahoe loo, Penniiess 1O2, Mother of Pearl
10o, H1eerninn Queen 80. Kazan %.
Third race, three. quarters of a mile. seijiug-
kismet 100. Glen LILY 100, Buck hassle 100,
Trophy (gelding) 90, kncnenter 90, Miss An
ME (cOit) 90, Uranin 81
Fourth race, seven eight this OF miIe-Skedad
die LID. Copyright lis, Soun dmore 1O5. Right
more 1O5 Agitato 90, Nd Kearney 90.
hlftn race, one mlle se,ling-Hawthorne
l0S, Balbriggan 105 Selena D. 95, st. Maxim
80, Miss Dixie 96. Braiuna 92.
Sixth race, six and q half furlones handicap
-soundmore 1877. Potentate 127. Maid Maria =
127, lorchbearer 1l4, Assignee liz.
The herald., 1894-08-20
O,sveIaud Imprsving.

BUzzARDs BAY. Macs, Aug. 49,
President Cleveland still continues to
improve in health, and he will be able
to return to Washington Tuesday. No
definite action has been taken on the
tariff bill yet.
The herald., 1894-08-20
REDoNDo.
Notes From This Resort-Ar at
the Big Hotel.


REDoNDo Aug. 19.-Last night most en-
joyable hop was given by the campers at the
Casino. Dancing was INDUCED in until late
hour, and the participants were loath to stop
when midnight arrived.
Saturday morning the campers chartered
the tug Pelican to 60 on a fishing excursion.
The boat could not accommodate more than
half the number OF people who wished to go.
They left vt $50 a. M, went over to Catalina
island and returned at z 30 in the evening,
having spent delightful day on the water.
The santa Rosa arrives tomorrow morning
with It's tons of merchandise and 80 passen-
gers.
:. The arrivals at Redondo hotel are: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Dreamer, Los Angeles; Olgo Ayars,
Los Angeles; Willis B. Fry, San Francisco
Mrs. ii. Andyside, Mrs E. Collins, Ontario
NJ. Higgins, Big Springs Tex &. II. Allen
J. ~. Johnston. Ontario; J. P. Goytno and
wife, Los Angeles; A. A. Benton, Pasadena
M. L. Abbott, San Francisco; Emil Kirchner,
Miss May Desmond, Prof and Nine. Louis
Clayerie, Prof. Richard Weller and wife, Leo
pold Weller Los Angeles.
The excursions given every few hours by the
tug Pc lean are we'll patronized by the visitors
at the beach. These excursions give the visit
ors an opportunity OF having a short but pleas
ant trip on the ocean.
The herald., 1894-08-20
Zimmerman Won.

LONDON, Aug. IA. A. Zimmerman,
the champion bicyclist, won five-mile
race at Gosforth yesterday. Wheeler
was second and Banker third.
The herald., 1894-08-20
snnt. Mon,a. a.i.s..

Eckert & Hopf are now ready to cater to the
public at their old pavilion and their new res
taurant in the North Beach bath house.
Santa Monica Fish Market. Fresh fish and
shell fish of all kinds delivered free. Third
street.
The herald., 1894-08-20

A. A. Eckstrom, 800 8 Main strest, .fs wher
you want to go looking for good wall paper i
the right price.
The herald., 1894-08-20

Badness is often preceded or accom-.
panied by grayness OF the hair. To pre-
vent both badness and grayness, use Halls
Hair Remover, an honest remedy.
The herald., 1894-08-20

Dr. Parker. dentist. 1891 West First stree.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
Trapping the Beaver.

The famed beaver, in both structure
and habits, is by far the most interesting
animal killed and hunted for the sake of
its skin. 50 much was its fur in demand
prior to the introduction Of silk and rub-
bits fur in the manufacture of lHts that
the poor little chap had in some districts
become nearly cXterminat"d.
The beaver trappcr, be he white man
or Indian, must of necessity lead soil
tary, dtsolate, and dangerous life. To be
alone in the widest solltuIcs of unknown
wastes demands courage and endurance
of no ordinary kind. y beaver is Il very
difficult animal to trap. The trapprl
knows at glance the various marks Of
the animal, called signs. These discov-
cred, the next step is to find out how
the beaver gets to his house, which is
generally in shallow water. Then q steel
trap is sunk in the water twelve CT four
teen inches below the surface. lmmcdi-
atcly over the trap is the bait, made from
the castor, or medicine gland Of the
beaver, suspended from Il stick, SO as
Just to clear the water, with long cord
and log of ccd,r wood as buoy, the
latter to mark the position of the trap
when the beaver sWins away with it.
The fatel little perhaps return
ing to his home and family scents the
tempting castor He cannot reach 1t is
he swims, SO he feels about with his hind
legs for something to stand on; this, too,
has been crafty placed for him. Putting
down his feet to stretch up for the GOV
49,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
Two Miles a Minute by Rail

Engineers arc always, like the great
Alexander, seeking new worlds to con-
quer. T. B. Behr, associate Of the In
stitution of Civil Engineers, finds steam
locomotion On the surface of this planet
too slow at a,y-nore or less dangerous
maximum of~sixty miles an hour and he
proposes>to whirl the man of the twen-
tiethy Century at the rate of two miles per
Minute. Under the title of Lightning
Express Railway Service" he publishes n
full statement Of his plans with all the
necessary technical details. The motive
power proposed is electricity and the
method that which is known as the Lar.
tigue single-rail system, which, in a
rudimentary form, is now at work on a
short line of nine miles and half from
Listowel to Ballybunion, in ireland, and
from Feurs to Panissieres, in the depart
ment of the Loire, France. There are
uha advantages claimed for this idea,
inSdrding the absolute impossibility of
a train leaving the metals, its cheapness
of construction as we'll as speed that
brings Edinburgh within three hours of
London. The King Of the Belgians has
accepted the dedication of Mr.. Behr's ill.,
teresting little work.-TLcndon Tele-
praDl
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

so as not to hurt it, I immersed it in the
water and held it there until the kicking
of its legs plainly told me that it was
growing uncomfortable for want Of air.
Then, on re examining it. | found that
most of the tiny parasites had been
drowned Off and after three or four such
baths l could not find one remaining.
Then | allowed my captive to fly
away, and | have often wondered Just
what its thoughts-if any it Eud-must
have been concerning the giant who
thus aided it to get rid Of its microscopic
tOrmcntOrs.
Since then I have asccrtainc', with
the aid of a powerful microscope, that
the minute parasite ! discovered on the
butterfly is armed with a most tormIda-
bic proboscis, or bcak, which is at
tachcd to powerful pumping apparatus
within its head With this outfit and
its eight legs, each armed with many
claws, it is able to cling to the butterfly,
and extract its life juices. Thus it is
plain that these pests must become
terrible drain on the butterly's system,
and it is in sclf-dcfonsc driven to this
most cttectral, though apparently very
unnatural procedure of taking bath
for taking TO the water is about the last
thing that most OF US would expect of SO
fragile creature as butterfly. st.
Louis Republic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
A FIGHTING BIRD.

Doctor Franklin, when he recon-
mendcd the adoption of the turkey as
our national emblem in place of the
often uncIean and not particularly
courageous bald eagle, had great many
good reasons to give on behalf Of his
candidate. Among them he did not
fail to include its fighting qualities. \
turkey cock is not bird of prey, it is
true, but he is gallant fellow when he
engages in battle, and decidedly more
willing to meet an adversary of his own
size than is an eagle; at least an eagle of
the particular species selected to hold
our American thunGerboIts in his talons.
We are used to hearing tales of I'M
fortunate infants carried off by eagles,
and likewise of rash boys in search Of
eagles eggs or young caglcts, who are
attacked by the wrathful parent birds
while clinging to the sides of precipitous
cliffs, and just escape with their lives.
y fcW--a very feW-of these tales are
probably true. But for every youth
terrified by a shricking eagle Tapping
about his ears, how many young Amcri-
cans have trcmbIcl at the gobbIe of
we'll grown turkey cock, with his wattlcs
flaming, his breast rut}lcl to the utmost,
his wings half spread, and wrath in his
every feather! How many have ig-
ANONYMOUSLY fled before such an aroused
monarch of the barn yard!
And now, if the capacity to slay be
really an addition to the dignity of 4
bird of power, we find that the turkey
can claim that also. There have been
various anecdotes of the arms and legs
of small children broken by the blow of
his mighty wing; but these do not count
because the same tales are related Of
geese. But an antiquarian scarchcr
among ancient newspapers recently dis
covered in an old journal published in
Newburyport, the obituary notice of
man killed by Il turkey.
He was very aged gentleman, it APP
pears, and slightly childish. A mid
day Of Indian summer having come, his
relatives put him in comfortable arm
chair on the poroh wrapped in a loose
dressing gown and wearing on his'hcad
to keep off colds Hnd neuralgia, peaked
red night"ap with Il tassel Oh the end.
There he unfortunately fell asleep; and
as he drowscd, his head nodded; and
as his head nodded, his njghtcap wagsed.
The scarlet tasSel 5)b,ing thus con-
spicuously caught the eye Of a turkey
that was wa idcring about the place,
undergoing his autumn fattening no
doubt, AMI WAS regarded in the light of
a challenge.
Swelling and gobbIing meeting with
no response, the bird at length flew at
the poor Old gentleman, piuckcd his
nghtcap Off, beat him VITA his wings
until he fell out of his chair, and rs the
paper puts it, $50 iIl-uscl and NAL
treated him as he soon thereafter died."
Perhaps, despite Doctor Franklin, to
be eaten is more suitable fate than
glortication for so dangerous Bird
+ NOuth'S tOmDaniOn
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

The Sudees are a band of African
women who have gone to India in
great numbers, and who have found
employment as stokers and sailors on
the steamers plying locally in the East
Indian waters. They are noted for
their strength and also for their tur-
bulence, but they do with apparent
ease work that is often too much for
the hardest men. They are veritable
Amazons, and submit themselves to
Queen Sophia, and to her only. In
the West Indian Islands the coaling
of steamers is usually done by black
women, who carry the Goals in great
baskets on their heads up the steep
planks to the bunkers of the ship.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
Surgical instruments.

Within the last ten years there ha
been complete revolution in the manu-
facture Of surgical Instruments. Anti
septic methods now govern all operations.
Not only are wounds kept free from
bacterial germs by spraying them with
preparations of carbolic acid and other
substances destructive to such life, but all
the tools employed by the surgeon are
steralized by heat. Even the dressings
are cooked in an oven before they aIe
applied. BY such means many opera
tons are now performed, with almost
invariable success, which until recently,
were nearly always fatal. For instance,
such operations as laparotomy- lately
performed on James Gordon Bennett
requiring the cutting open of the abdo-
men, now succeed in ninsty-five eases
out of every 100, while formerly only five
persons in 100 recovered This result is
wholly due to The discoveries of the bac
teriologists. Washington Star.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
The Stamp Collecting Hobby.

The expenses and eccentricities Of the
stamp collecting hobby were illustrated
at the Portland, Me-, postoffice the
other day, in the receipt of registered
letter bearing postage stamp IT the
four dollar denomination. The fees due
on the letter only called for ten cents
postage, and the reason for using SO
costly stamp was that cancelled it is
of much greater value to the collector
than an uncancelled one, and he took
this method OF attaining his end. 1t is
not an uncommon thing for collector
thus to use rare and costly stamp On an
ordinary letter, registering the letter as
a safeguard against its going astray.-
New York Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
From 1876 to 1893 21nOO nat.

mcnts. Frum 1870 ~ 1000 o. Onn ,,+
cnts have been issued fnr ,4;,,,a j.,
| this domain Of on,l;.l ,o;,,'cn oIm g,,r
arc lights. 500 for iu,~,n,I,s,,.n+ ,.,,,rc
42O for app!jcation Of NOW, ,,n,yor IL t,o
working Of metals r~n rnr ,lnrtrio
railroads and the rest far Lvn,lrols of
varied PURPOSES, Ten nrr rant If oII
the applications in the r3trnt office aro
confined to the uses OF electricity
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the Stat,. d,.si,nl 49, w., l,..,t..,;,, 1,I,I
with the i,,to,,t;',,, .,.'',. ,.,,,I,,
side nf five St,.n.n,l 1':.',, ,.,,,,,('.
of LIQUORS and Lr1 .Ir.,I,, s,II ~
Cau4,{n = case sc lis 1i.,'r. ',,aI
trade mark ,l,imin,, t..,t r. ',,.,',,I
the full riylts of 4 trndjnu r,r.,nr,ti,n
Tine Commissioners ra,..,,, ~. I.,:,;,,,
saws: 1t !. c,ns;I' .r.l tr.'2 ,l,. I:...nf
South Caroliaa, notN I,n~,ga,jinr the
acts of its GDvrrrur mi ,},. >t.,.,. p,,rI
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
HAnlcrica.o

The remarks sent to US by "a. c."
about the tune of our national hymn,
"America,' are satisfactory. The tune
was not English originally, though the
English use it for their royal anthem. 1t
was used by the Germans long before it
was taken up by the English, and we are
assured by musical explorer that the
Germans got it from the Norsemcn, who
had probably heard it sung by the Firms,
who most likely captured it from the
Huns, who doubtless brought it from
Asia when they entered Europe We
told i'll the Sun long ago of our attempts
to trace this very old tune through the
ages, from country to country, and to its
birthplace. We found that it has been
known to various races and we found it
as far back as we could go. 1t, or some
thing like it, was perhaps sung by the
Jews in the first temple and they may
have borrowed it from the Egyptians.
1t is of q solemn and majestic strain,
suitable to some Of the Psalms of David.
1t is certain that the English did not in
vent or cOncoct the tune to which they
sing the words of GOOD Save the Qucen'
and to which we sing the words of
America. We need not be ashamed
to use the tune because it existed in
other countries before we adopted it or
was used by generations that lived before
Columbus discovered America, or was
known to musicians before the times Of
St. Ambrose. 1t is a noble tune New
York Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
Says the New York Mercury: A re-

Says the New York Mercury: A re-
markable surgical operation was per-
formed in this city on boy who had
been kicked by vicious horse in the
cheek and his tongue cut nearly off at
the base. The organ hung by bit Of
the mucous coat. The surgeon spliced
it by silken thread, kept it in place by
surgical aids, and, after month, the
patient is we'll and can speak as easily
as ever. Another New Yorker has been
discovered with new tongue which
has grown under his natural tongue.
It does not impede his speech, but the
wonderful growth invites the doctors
to make an examination of the second
well formed organ. An ill-natured
bachelor suggests that marriages will
be less frequent than ever if this
double-tongued business should be-
come common growth in the female
department.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

Game appears to beunusually plenti-
full this season in oil parts of the coun-
try; entirely too plentiful, apparently,
in some regions. In northwestern
Maine the deer are said to be so thick
and to encroach on cultivated areas to
such an extent as to be o source of
great annoyance and loss to farmers.
In the Northwestern States bears,
mountain lions, wolves, and other
wild animals are more numerous than
they have been in many years, and are
very bold in their advances into settled
districts. Pennsylvania sportsmen re.
port great plenty of game in that
State. Grouse are more plentiful than
for some years, and several varieties
of furred game, scarce of late-yesrs-
are now quite commo1S.~Wi1d swans.
Which before the country became
tricky settled, were plentiful about
the bays and harbors of Puget Sound,
have, after number of years absence,
appeared again this fall, and have been
flying over various parts of Washing.
ton State.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
ONWARD.
Sometimes when the growing darkness

Sometimes when the growing darkness
At the close of day,
To the stress of dlily labor,
Brings moments stay.
All at once the mind will wander
Back to other years,
See, as in panorama,
Youthful hopes and fears.
Once again upon tho tire 5hold
Of our life we stand,
Aud discern the future glowing
Like the Promised Lind.
And The hopes Of early manhood
Putting firth their leaf,
Green as are the leaves in Spiiu9time
And their life as b icf
With pang do we remember
That we meant to be,
In the battlefield hero,
Crowned with victory.
But. ClScfCQlLeu anu DcdI Ii.
Have been forced to yield:
Or at bcst are barely alto
Still to keep the field.
On our brow no crown of laure!
Tells of victory won;
Not for us the song Of triumph
When the day is done.
Other men have rcaped the harvest
That we thought to reap;
Other men have gained the summit
Of the mountain steep.
And our hearts are bowed with sorrow,
Gazing on that scene,
For moment, as We p cture
ALI that might have been.
For moment! Then our manhood
Puts the sorrow by,
Crushcs down again the heart throb,
Quells the rising sigh,
And once more we set our faces
st>rDly toward the front,
Brace again our nerves and sinews
For the lattlo's brunt.
Onward! With success or failure,
We have nanght to do.
Ours to do our duty nobly
Ali fU'o journey through.
And, although success would cheer US,
AS we onward P cd,
we can bear the doom of failure,
By the help of God.
-I[Alfred G. Shaw, in Good Words.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

It costs the English people $2,OOO,-
900 in taxes each year to pay for the
transmission of the press message over
the government wires, as the press
rate of two pence for each 100 words
doesn't begin to pay the cost of send
ing the matter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

The Health Commissioners of Min.
nesota have prohibited the exchange
of lead pencils among the school chill
dren. They say that diphtheria and
other diseases are often transmitted by
putting the pencil in the mouth, which
is very common habit, not only with
children, but adults as well.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

The Detroit Free Press relates that
at an cup to date" wedding in Bowl
ing Green, Mo-, recently, the bridal
cake was made by the groom, and the
happy pair were welcomed after the
ceremony at the church by the city
brass band with the strain of "See the
Conquering Hero Comes"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

Francois Cos, the French Commits
sioner to the Worlds Fair, has just
made an inspection of California vine
yards. He declared that "before
many years California will make
grade for grade as good wine as any
country in the world" He was amazed
at the great progress made in a few
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

To1stoi, the Russian philosopher,
SAYS that work Injuries men, and is
never to be done except when unavoid'
able. A good many people have sus>
pected this before, adds the New York
Recorder.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
A LITTLE SECRET.

About the meadow all the day
I see the bumblebee at play;
Also the lazy butterfly
Beneath the shining silllcn sky.
But when the autumn's brown and red
The merry bumbIebcc has fled;
And no fair butterfly is seen
Drifting about on wing serene.
| know the secret: when tits cool
These pretty insects are in school;
But in the summers golden prime
They're out for their vacation time.
- Once \ Week.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

Owners of bulls will be interested
in the recent decision of Scotch Judge
that bull is wild animal, and that
therefore his owner is responsible for
any damage the animal may do if he
uhaaalla aaasa i : . o ksptl a.ilog
or cat, or any other domestic animal,
he is only liable in the ordinary man
ner: but man who kept bull kept
it at his peril, because it was recognized
by thaJaw as q wild animal. B5y his
Inability in keeping wild animal he
must secure it so that it can do ne
harm whatever" There is certain y
reason in this decision, for the bull is
o dangerous, treachereus beast and
when excited will attack friendhr foe
equally. Cutting off the horns, Gch
some recommend, is not to be fullyyAr
lied upon. Tt will not make O rndicM
change in the disposition and while it
will keep the bull from goring it will
not prevent his trampling q man to
death. Horns or no horns, as long rs
Ihe lives the bull will be dangerous
animal to handle,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13
Made the Judge Listen.

Judge Van Brunt cf New York has q
habit which sorcly distIesscs members of
the bar who appear before him, palticu-
larry young men, Of talking to his assO-
ciates on the bench while the lawyers are
delivering their speeches. Mr.. CAoate
was about to make the closing speech in
a highly important case recently. Forty
minutes had been allotted him for the
purpose. He had scarcely uttered a
dozen words when Judge Van Brunt
wheeled around in his chair and began a
discussion with Judge Andrews. Mr..
Choate ceased speaking Immediately,
folded his arms aud g@zed steadily at
the Judges, his handsome face Il tritlc
palcr than usual. A lush fell upon the
courtroom. Judge Van ;runt, noticing
the stiffness, turnci around and looked
inquiringly at the silent advocate.
Your HONOR said Mr.. Choatc, II
have just forty minutes ia.-, < II1cn 70 maze
my maj hIs1tment shall not only need
every Sec'o31d of that time to 90 it Justice,
but lsnal! also need your undivided at
tent!onn
"And you sh.-,l ne, ~" promptly re,
spondcd the Judge, at the s;,..," time
acknowledging the justice Of the rcbuIle
by faint flush On his Checks 1t was
an exhibition Of genuine courage, but
one that was more fully appreciated by
members of tie profession than by the
laymen who witnessed it.-[Ncw York
Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-01-13

IT is said that the plot for one of the
recent train robberies was conoocted in O
house numbered 1918. All the robbers
have been caught. They now believe in
superstitions.