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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
LAND WITHIN LAND.
A TRACT IN ELYSIAN PARK
CAUSING DISCUSSION.
The Park Commissioners Want It Con
demned-A Visit VIII Be Made
to tho Park by Officials
This Morning.

The park commissioners held quite an
interesting meeting yesterday morning
with Mayor Rowan and Commissioners
Mesmer, Pinney and Hubbell present.
There was some informal discussion as
to the purchase OF lily basin at ST..
James park, and Superintendent lie
Grand was directed to form plans for
such an ornament.
The most interesting feature of the
meeting was relative to Elysian park.
There has been general awakening re-
Gently upon the beauties of this mag
nificient park and its possibilities, and
even the commissioners themselves are
getting their second wind in the public
interest aroused.
The discussion yesterday morning
turned upon completing the cty's
ownership in the noble domain being
shaped into a park.
Right in the center OF the Elyeian
park tract are seven 35-acre pieces of
ground owned by private parties. They
can be purchased now for very much
lees than they can be in the future, and
the commissioners are very anxious to
have condemnation proceedings begun
at once by the city attorney.
They succeeded yesterday in rounding
up President iced and Councilmen Mum
son, Campbell, Pessell, Innes and Nick
ell, who were present and talked over
the matter in an informal way.
1t was suggested that while the city
might not be able to pay for the 200 and
odd acress of land now, it would take
several months to complete condemna-
ton proceedings.
1t was also urged that it would be q
matter of economy for the city to take
this action now, rather than wait until
the land wac rendered more valuable by
improvement in the park.
Several present were earnestly in favor
OF issuing bonds for the improvement of
the park.
The land sought to be acquired is
irregularly shaped, and some OF it ia
surrounded on three sides by the park
land. 1t is not accessible as it 10. and is
necessary to perfect the broad designs
for the improvement of the tract.
1t was finally decided that this morn
ing several members of the council and
the park commissioners will visit Elys-
ian park and look over the ground in
question,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
EXCURSIONISTS. .
A Large Party Who Arrived Yesterday
From the East.

A Large Party Who Arrived Yesterday
From the East.
The following excursionists arrived by
the overland Santa Fe route February
7th: -e9g
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hodgdon, Mrs. Ju-
dith Hodgdon, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Muir
ply, Boston; Mrs. F. A. Moore and
grandson, P. F. Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mira.
Geo. Preston, Mrs. J. W. Hayer, Mont
real; Miss Bertha Kinney, J. W. Elan,
W. @. Neuerf, Mrs. G. @. Smith, Mrs.
VIM, F. Greene, John de Forest, Mrs.
Mary de Forest. Emil lander, Miss Mel
niger, Miss ]. A. Rea, Miss Katie Dew
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Fauel and moth
err, d. W. Foote, @. A. Fauel and family,
Miss Lizzie Groves, Miss Jefferson, Mrs.
III. L. Squires and son. Mrs. Essie Bur-
tbs, Mrs. VIM. McClurken, Mrs. Lizzie
@. White, Mrs. Sarah Legg, Robert E.
Fawcett, E. V. Kellett, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Downing, Toledo. Ohio
Mrs. ]. E. Bell, Miss May Bell, William
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Mason, Frank Bowman and son, Mrs.
Eta Daley, Mrs. George LOTUS, M.
Reynolds, Eli Hoffman, Will Henry,
Joseph Butler, Mrs. E. L. Farringt on,
Mrs. Suits, Boston; Mrs. Kate Brady,
Mrs. George Pfeffer and daughter, Frank
Willard, Miss Jennie May Davis, Miss
Rose Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Colson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Sexton, Mrs. Della
Maxwell, H. Wickham, J. O. Wickham,
Mrs. Joseph Morse, Mr.. Billing Weston,
Mrs. Samuel Galley, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Z.
jackson.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
COMMON SENSE TRUTHS.

An Able Physician Expiains the After
Effects Of Grip, the Condition In ~hicIl
itLsaves People. and the Only Thing
To Do.
1T Is very slow processl"
Continuing he said;
Il mean getting over the after effects OF the
gIlp Any one who has seen as much of IL a.
nave can easily understand 1t. The grip lasts
ior long SINE. and seems to take Especial
hold upon the system. IL frequently runs into
pneumonia, sometimes leaves the hearing
partially i'm paired, the thro Vt with al irritating
soreness, and the stomach with impaired diges-
uon. II seems tOtake long time to recover
the strength, the energy, or the ambition alter
one mas had Il run of the grip. and we frequent-
Y md neura gia, rheu matirn, and even worse
things following it.
Nov, what should any sensible man Or wo-
man do under these circumstances The
answer seems hard, but is really easy. Sim
ply help Nature to get over the trouble-stimu-
late the body and faculties just little. This is
what every good physiclan in the land advo-
Gates In order todrive grip out of the system.
ltshould be- remem bered however, that the
stimu ant must be pune, AMI thai nothing for
this purpose is equal TO good whiskey. 1t Is
unfortunate, however that tn IRE is SO little
pure me icinal whiekey to be found, and, in
fact II can be truly said that there is but one
stt1c ly medicinal whftkey upon the market.
and that is Duffy's Pure Malt Ii is not ike
ordinary whiskey, however much druggists
and Rrocers may say So 1t ha-, in fact
properties possessed by no other, and is beyond
question stimulant which can saiey and
effectually be taken 10 pTeveUt the grip or drive
away its most disastrous after-ehecls."
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
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
alive; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling 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
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 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,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
FOUR FIRES IN A DAY.

Numerous Alarms but Comparatively
Little Damage.
The alarm of fire turned in at o'clock
last evening WAS caused by the running
over of tank of a gasoline stove in the
room of Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Bailey, in
the Mott block, corner Commercial and
Alameda streets. The fire was quickly
extinguished by chemical engine No. 1.
with $50.damsge, covered. by insurance.
The fire yesterday morning at O'Clock
caused damage OF 500 in the residence
of Charles Damerald, at 913 Mozart
street. The fire started in bedroom
over the kitchen, where the stovepipe
extended through the kitchen ceiling.
At 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
small fire occurred in the rear OF GA
South Broadway, in the shop OF the Pa
cific Bicycle company. A gasoline stove
exploded, causing $25 damage.
The house belonging to Mr.. Bassett
and occupied by Mr.. Lattell and family,
on Cushman street, between Toberman
and Hoover, was burned at 8 O'Clock
last night. causing several Thousand dol
lars damage. A $3.50 piano was ruined
in the endeavor to remove it from the
burning house. The building was
worth $4,000, with some insurance. Mr..
Lattell had $4,000 insurance on his
household goods. Officer Mcclure rem
dered valuable assistance during the
conhagration.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
ONE OF THE UNEMPLOYED.

A Pathetic Incident Noted Among the
Ctty's Workers.
II have seen much distress among the
people working under me-" said the
captain of one of the dollar-s-day city
hands of unemployed to a HERALD rep
ressntative yesterday, "but the worst
WAC the following: Bad as it Is in the
eastern cities. worse cases are far from
being infrequent.
"When the assignment was made the
first morning, one OF the men failed to
show up on time. We went off without
him, but he soon after found me and
seemed 30 eager that l told him to come
along the next day. He was ON hand
promptly and l set him at work. He
was a TALL well-built, hearty looking
man, but | saw for all that he appeared
to be quite weak, although he tried
bravery to keep up.
'At noon l asked him if he had a
lunch. He said yes, and went off by
himself to eat it. | suspected that he
was almost starving and watched him.
Sure enough, his lunch or dinner was
about cubic inch of dry bread, the
bakers nubbin of loaf. l persuaded
him to share my lunch.
1.-THE next day he was on hand and
went for his assignment of work to the
foreman. AS to the latter the man did
not appear anything but strong and
well he was set to chopping out trees.
An hour later l saw him, and the hard
work on an empty stomach had almost
caused him to collapse. Sadly he told
me that badly es he and his family
needed the little money he could earn
he was unable to keep up. put him
at once at lighter job, saw that he had
warm lunch, and few dollars were
raised for him by my associates and
others. An investigation showed he
had wife and three children, and their
only nourishment for weeks had been
a scant allowance of plain cooked beans,
without bread or anything else."
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
OUR HIGH ART.
1t Astonished the San Franciscans
ia

1t Astonished the San Franciscans at
the Fair.
Mr.. John ]. Borglum returned from San
Francisco yesterday. He is the chair
man of the art committee of the South
ern California Midwinter Fair associa.
ton. and has been judging the entries
for exhibition in the art department OF
the Southern California building. He
states that the artists of this section
made a splendid showing, and caused
great surprise among the northern
painters. The class of work offered by
the former averaged far above the north
ern pictures.
Out of total of liz entries received,
but IL were rejected for the Southern
California building. A far greater per-
centags was rejected for the fine arts
department, which were received from
the northern artists.
The fact that the standard for admit
lance into the Southern California
building was as high as that for the
fine arts department, was what caused
the CONSERVATION among the northern
people. All of the pictures could readily
be exhibited in the general department
of art.
Mr.. Borglum said that this has been
revelation to the northern people. and
has caused them to entertain O decided
feeling of respect for Southern Cali
fOrnia.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
Single Tax Meeting.

The free public meeting under the
auspices of the Single-Tsx club tonight
at Unity church, promises to be very
interesting. and large audience is ex-
pected. Clarence A. Miller, the we'll
known attorney and single-tax speaker,
will address the meeting and answer
the oft-repeated question: +" How will
the single tax reach millionaires who
own no landP" Following the address
and music will come questions from the
audience with answers and explanations
by members of the club. The purposes
OF the movement will be elucidated and
opportunity given persons of both sexes
to become members of this educa tiona
organisation. EVERY body u invited to
the pa4atiEs.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
HUNTING HIS GIRL.
A Young Man Who Wanted q Search
Warrant to Find Her.

A Young Man who Wanted q Search
Warrant to Find Her.
A love-sick individual applied to Dep
uty District Attorney Rush yesterday
for a search warrant to find his sweet
heart.
He had just returned from the San
Fernando valley. Upon visiting the
home of the young lady to whom be is
engaged, his prospective mother-in law
informed him that she was away from
home and that he could not see her.
This seemed rather queer in view of the
fact that he had made arrangement by
letter to meet her at that hour. The
San Fernando Lochinvar thought the
girl had been spirited away to avoid the
trouble caused in the family by a
brother.
The attorney listened attentively to
the story and requested the young man
to return again. He must have found
his sweetheart, for he never came back.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
BY THE POISON ROUTE.

An Unknown German Killed Him self
Last Night.
Yesterday at IL O'Clock well dressed
young German secured a room at 125
South Los Angeles street, paying for it
in advance.
At 8 O'Clock last night the landlsdy
knocked on his door but received no
response. She broke in the door, and
was startled to find the young man stiff
and cold. He was lying in the bed, and
by his side was bottle of poison.
There was nothing by which the man
could be identified, as he left no letters
and he was stranger to the occupants
of the lodging house.
The body was removed to the under
taking psrlors of Orr & Bird, where Cor
oner Gates will hold an inquest today.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
Athletic Club.

The Victor Heights Athletic club
elected their officers for the coming year
at the last meeting. The officers elected
are: Claude L. Friel, president; Louis
Merritt. vice. president; Lee L. Payne,
secretary and treasurer and John MUIR
rieta, CAPTAIN.
The club hopes to get the track in con-
dition befare the end of this month SO
that they will be able to hold their field
day near the first of March. The mem
6ers OF the club hope that the people Of
Los Angeles will take hand and help
the boys along in their work.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09
THE TRUNK WAS STOLEN.

A Daring Theft at the westmin ter
Hotel.
Yesterday morning Detective Marsh
found the stolen trunk belonging to w.
A. Brewer. tourist from Saginaw,
Mich.
The trunk W as left at the Fourth street
entrance OF the Westminster hotel the
previous evening. The porter had gone
upstairs with one trunk, and on return
ing found Mr.. Brewers trunk missing.
The thieves took the trunk to an alley
in the rear of the hotel, burst it open
and removed all the valuables, including
costly wearing apparel belonging to Mrs.
Brewer.
There is no clue to the daring perpe-
traitors.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09

Tenth Man an ape knowing good
and evil.
All these last may 20 with the sixth
and be results OF it.
Positive knowledge. Missing links.
Onward movement OF humanity.
The laws of evolution have no more
relation to religion than has the law of
gravitation, the laws OF the tides or the
multiplication table. The descent Of
man and animals is a question of fact,
and all questions Of fact must be settled,
If at all, by the testimony OF science.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09

The donation party of the Young
Women's Christian association to be
held this evening at the rooms, 10Y
North Spring street, promises to be a
success. Already friends are sending in
gifts. Furnishing Tor xarlors, library and
dining rooms are ho special needs.
Among those on the programme will be
Yrs. Carolyn III. N. Alden. Miss K, W.
Kimball, Miss A. G. Murphy, and other
members OF the corps of instruction for
the season jast opsning.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09

Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to the following persons:
Fred r. Dorm, native OF New York, q
years of age. and Alice d. Austermell,
native OF Illinois, % years of age, both
OF this city.
William II. Ward. native of Missouri
26 years of age, and Anna E. Coils, ma
tive OF Michigan, % years CT age, both
II Pasadena.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-09

Smiths Dandruff Pomade
Cures dandruff and stops falling hair
never fails. At OFF & Vaughn's, drug
gists, Fourth and Spring streets.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-10-19
SELECTING HAY FOR COWS.

As n plant forms seed it takes sub
stance from the leaves and stalk and
stores it within the seed as nourish-
ment for the germ when it shall grow.
This is called "translocatior, and it
plays an important part i'll changing
the chemical constituents of different
parts of the plant. Perennials have
still another form of translocation.
Nutriment is stored in the roots. Tim
othy has bulb just beneath the sur
face of the ground. From this bulb
fresh roots como in spring. The point
of interest to the dairynan is that the
grass grows less nitrogenous as it ma
lures, and the nutritive ratio becomes
too narrow for perfect daily ration.
Succulent pasture grass is perfect
ration ripened grass is too woody
and carbonaceous. Experiments ut
different stations indicate that in feed
ing the results are what the chemical
analysis would lead one to expect.
Early cut hay has large protein con-
tent, and is better for milk produc-
tion that cut later is more carbona-
ceous and is suited to beef making.
Now, since it is impracticable to
cut all the grass at once there will be
some cut early and some cut late. The
sensible thing to do is to stack sepa-
rate, OF put in different mows in the
barn and feed in accordance with its
suitability to the object sought, Civ
ing the COWS in milk and young grow
ing stock the early cut hay. The
writer fills his long NOW in sections.
This grades the hay as cut, and the
barn is SO arranged that he can feed
from any desired section. Those
whose stock run outside will find it
profitable to remember which stack is
early cut and feed it according to the
suggestion given bovc.-New Eng
land Homestead.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-10-19
The petrlfled Forests Of Arizona.

In one of the meetings of the Amer
ican Forestry Association held in
Brooklyn lately DIR. Horace @. Hovey,
of Newburyport, Mass, showed by
specimens and by views the petrified
forests of Arizona. This great tract
of agatized wood, at least 1000 acres
extent, is near the station, of Corrizo
and Adamannas on the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad, in Arizona, and re-
sembles an immense logging camp
with huge trunks thrown about. The
largest are ten feet in diameter, many
of them severed as evenly as though cut
up by q cross-cut saw, and the sections
vary from disks like cartwheels to logs
thirty and more feet long. Many OF
the petrified logs have been broken
into glittering fragments by action OF
the weather and by Indians and tour
lists, and at every football the traveller
steps upon q mosaic or carnellan,
agate, jasper, topaz, onyx and ame-
thyst. A petrified trunk $50 feet long
spans canon, and is known as the
Agate Bridge. The name Chalcedony
Park has been given to the tract. Curl
osity hunters, manufacturers and spec
ulators are rapidly destroying its
beauties, and recently company pro-
ceeded to pulverize the chips and logs,
the powder to be used in place OF en-
cry. Car loads of the petrified wood
are being shipped away for this use,
and DR.. Hovey advocates the saving
and protection of these dead forests
in public reservation by the Gov
ernment. t.-Scientific American.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-10-19
HOW TO TRIM A LAMP.

There is such vast difference be.
tween the quality and quantity OF
light given by kerosene lamp prop
erly trimmed and that given by the
Same lamp unslzillfully trimmed that
it is surprising any person OF average
observation will endure the light
given by badly trimmed lamp for
even single hour. But few people
can trim kerosene lamp properly,
and not many people who read or sew
by kerosene lamp seem to mind it.
Many implements for trimming
lamps have been invented, but few OF
them are of any signal value. The
best instrument for trimming lamp
wick is the human forefinger. 1t is
much superior to pair of scissors.
Whether the wick be cylindrical or
straight, turn it up until the part that
is thoroughly charred Is exposed, hold
the wick firmly in place with the
screw and rub off the charred portion.
A little practice will enable one to
make perfectly straight, smooth
edge to wick this way, and q single
wipe on piece of paper or cloth will
cleanse the finger.
Lastly, be careful not to let any of
the charred refuse from the wick stick
on the burner, where it will obstruct
the draught of the lamp. Brush it Off
or blow it off, and keep the draught
clear. New York Mail and Express
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-10-19
The Chameleon Spider.

'.It has always been a hobby of
mine," said T. L. Grimshaw, of
Raleigh, N. c., "to collect strange
bugs and insects during my travels,
and think have succeeded in get
ting together a pretty choice collec-
tion. OF the whole assortmentI think
the chameleon spider, which / got last
summer on the coast of Africa, is the
most valuable. The capture of this
insect was highly interesting to me.
One afternoon, while tramping along
q dusty road, I noticed in the bushes
which grew along the side what ap-
peared to be singula :-looking white
flower, with blue centre. Stopping
to examine it found, to my astonish-
ment, that 1t was not flower at all,
but spiders web, and that the sup
posed light blue heart of the flower
was the spider itself, lying in wait for
its prey. The mottled brown legs Of
the spider were extended in such a
way as to resemble the divisions be-
tween the petals of flower.
"The web itself, very delicately
woven into rosette pattern, was
white, and the threads that suspended
it from the bushes were SO fine as to
be almost invisible. The whole thing
had the appearance Of being suspend.
ed in the air upon stem concealed
beneath. Upon knocking the spider
from bis perch into the white gauze
net which carried. my surprise was
greatly increased by seeing my cap
tive instantly turn in color from blue
to white. ! shook the net, and again
the spider changed color, this time its
body becoming dull greenish brown.
As often as I would shake the net just
SO often would the spider change its
color, and I kept it up until it had as
sumed about every hue of the rain
bow. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-10-19
THE MODERN HOG.

There has been great change in
recent years in all domestic animals,
but in none has the type been more
completely altered than in the hog.
The original animal, the ''rustler, !"
certainly left much to be desired as
pork, though doubtless well fitted to
survive and thrive under tho condi-
tions of neglect which prevailed.
But with the growth Of the country
and the development of the pork mar
ket came tho application Of modern
methods of breeding and feeding.
Early maturity aud moro compact,
heavy frames were the qualities SO
successfully sought, that every farmer
went into tho business, with overpro-
duction MS tho result. Then great
many went ont OF tho business in dis
gust. Those who stayed iu made
money, and low the rest ore trying
to get back.