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The herald., 1894-10-19
RedOndO Railway

no. 13-IN EFFECT A. NJ, FRIDAY,
OCT. IL, 1894
Los Angeles Depot: Corner Grand avenue
ana Jefferson street. Take Grand avenue cab'e
OF Main street and Agricultural Park horse cesR
Trains leaya Trains leave
Los Angeles RedOndo
for Retondo. for Los AngeleA
0;05 m. daily 1880 Am. daily
1885 PIN. daily 10 80 am. daily
$50 p m. daily 4:l0 pm. daily
Fs;05 Il, N. f6:46 am.
Saturdays and Sundays only.
For rates freight and passengers apply ct
room 432 Rradbury building, corner Third aud
Broadway CPnone 1864, or at depot, corner
Grand avenue and Jefferson at. cPhone No. !
Vest.
D. MCFARLAND, President
]. N. SUTTON, Superintendent
The herald., 1894-10-19
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.

SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT No, ID
A resolution proposing to the people OF the
state OF California an amendment to sec
tion thres OF article eleven of the constitu-
tion OF the state of California, relating 10
the formation OF new counties.
eectlon 3. The legislature, by general and
uniform laws, may provide for the formation
Of new connties; provided, however, that no
new county shall bs established which shall re.
Guee any county to q population of less than
eight thousand; nor shall e new county be
formed oontsining q less population thea five
thousand; nor snail any line thereof pass
within five miles OF the county seat of any
county proposed to be divided Every county
which shall ne enlarged or created FROM terri
tory taken from any Other county courtiea,
shall be liable for Just proportion of the e1-
tstins debts and liabilities OF the county 40
counties from which such territory shall be
taken.
The herald., 1894-10-19
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.

ASSEMBLY CoNsT TTuTIoNAL AMEsDMENT No. 81.
A resolution to propose 20 tho people of tho
atate OF california an amer dnl3ut 10 section
seven t7) of article nine (1Xl of the ccrstltu-
ton OF the stats OF California, by increasing
the mum Der OF MON Dgrs constltuting the stato
beard of education, by adding thereto the
president snd proiotsor OF pedsgogics OF tho
University of California.
seouon z. The Governor, the superintend.
eng OF Public Instruction. the President of the
University Of California, and the Professor Of
Pedagogy therein, and tho principals OF tho
staie normal schools, shall constitute the State
Board OF kdueation, and ehs.ll compile, or cause
TO be cora piled, and adopt a uniform series qR
text books for uss in the common choois
throughout The state. This State Board naV
cause such textbaoks. when adopted, 10 he
printed and published by he Superlntendens
OF State Printing. at the state printing ofhce,
and when printed and published, to be dis-
tributed and so 4 at the cost price OF printing.
publishing and distributing the same. Ths
tSxt-books 70 adopted shall continue in use uo9
toss tnsn four years; and said State Board shall
perform such other duties as raay be rresoribe9
The herald., 1894-10-19

Bio.
Boston, Oct. 1s-rhs closing quotations
were:
Atehison.. ...,.. 5lSMexican ........
Bell Telephone 195 1an Dtego......,. -
Burling! on ...... 721el
MONEY QUOTATIONS.
New YoaK, Oct 1S-Money on call easy OF
per cent; last loan Ut / per cent; closed at l
per cont.
Pfime mercantile paper-3@ IL per cent.
sterling exchange-slrong, with actual busi-
ness in bankers hills at $t.S7k(D4. S71s for de-
mand and 81. S6Js(14. 81 for 30 days.
Posted rates $4.S71xtc4 SO.
Commercial bills-$l S5444 S5Z.
Silver certificates -635sc BID
FAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-sight drafts on
New YORK. per $lU0, 1872.
Sterling bills on Lonucn, baNkers' 60-day
bills, $4.S6M.
LONDON, oct. IS.-Bank of England discount
rate, per cent.
Consols 1925
MINING SHARES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct ID The official closing
u0ations for mining stocks today were as
NAl.
The herald., 1894-10-19
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.

AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.
erEATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. IL.
resolution to propose TO the people of tho
state OF California an amendment to article
thirteen OF she constitution, section one, in
relation to revenue and taxation.
Section !. All property in the state. not ex.
smpt under the laws OF the United States, shall
be taxed in proportion to lis value, to be ascer.
tatned ae provided by law. The word "proper-
ty." an used i'll this article and section, ls here
by declared to include moaeye, credits, bonds,
stocks, ones, franchises, ana Al otner matters
and things real, perGonai and mixed, capsb.e
of rsivate ownership; provided, that property
used for free public libraries and free museums,
growing crops, property used exclusively fol
public schools, and such as may belong to the
United States this state.orto to any county Or mu-
niciral cor porati0n within this state, shall be
exempt from taxation. The Legislature may
pIovioc, exoeBt iu case of credits secured by
mortgage or trust deco, for deduction FROM
creaits OF debts due to bOoa fide residents OF
thie state.
The herald., 1894-10-19
SHIPPING NEWS.


FAN PEDRO. Oct. 49,
eAILRD.
Oct. 17.-stean schooner Pasadena, Captain
Hamilton, for Eureka.
ARRIVED.
None.
Wall paper hung, l0o roll; 1928 {. Spring.
Northern cnulifiower at Althousc Bros.
The herald., 1894-10-19

sSundeys only. Asundays excepted.
CATALINA ISLAND.
Southern Pacific Company's trains connect
at San Pedro with Wilmington Transportation
Company's fine steamers.
Leave. Arcade Depot Arrive.
1925 am ...... w Wednesday. ............
........... ..... Thursday ........ 11:54 Ala
1925 q. m saturday l.........-..
All OF the Seaside and local interior trains
stop at the new station, corner OF First and
Alameda Streets
The train arriving from Santa Monica at 3
a m. stops only at The Palms and University,
between Santa Monica and Arcade depot.
Local and through tickets sold, baggage
checked Pullman sleeping car reservations
made and general information given upon ap-
plication to J. NJ, CRAWLEY, Assistant Pas
CHARLES sEYLER agent at depotr
RICHARD GREY, General Traffic Msaager.
T. II. G0ODMAN, General Passenger Agent
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
FISHING WITH A BLAcKsNAKE.
Tho Reptile Was = Born Angler and
Fond Of the Sport.

Tho Reptile Was . Horn Angler and
Fond OF tho Sport.
Here Is snake story from n Bechu-
analand paper, which we do not re-
member having seen before: A Bar
berton man who goes to church
regularly was one day walking along
the banks OF Concession creek eating
a sandwich. and on account OF the
usual disparity between meat and
bread, he threw the redundant piece
into the water. Imme lately a
swarm of yellow fish bubbled round
It fighting for the mouthful.
The man searched his pockets
for fishing tackle, but all in vain, and
he was just beginning to die of despair
when his eyes lighted on big black
snake. At that moment he remem-
bered how his father used to tell him
that blacksnakes were very expert in
catching fish. He, therefore, grabbed
the reptile by the tail. carried 1t to
the river and held 1t over the
struggling fish. The snake proved
itself born angler, and in the course
Of an hour the man had captured forty
fine fish. A few days later, rs he
was walking In the same place he felt
something rubbing against his leg,
and. looking down, he saw his friend,
the blacksnake, eager for more sport
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
A YntlnI Machine.

At the exhibition OF progress In the
Palais de rIndustrie there was on
view an apparatus for collecting and
registering the votes Of an electoral
district. In appearance 1t resembles
large automatic weighing machine.
The voters step on the platform one
after the other, when an electric bell
begins to ring and does not cease
until the elector has registered his
vote. This is effected by pressing
button stamped with the name OF his
candidate. The counting apparatus
records the vote along with all others
on series Of disks, marking the
units. tens, hundreds, ETC., so that
when the last voter quilted the
platform any child can read of the
number Of votes recorded for each
candidate. II Is impossible for the
elector TO vote twice or any greater
number of times, rs the apparatus
only acts once so long as the elector
stands on the platform.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
FAR SEEING EGYPTIANS.
why They waved wild Palm Branches
Over Date Palm FLOWERS.

why They Waved Wild Palm Branches
Over Date Palm Flowers.
More than one thousand years ago
Herodotus observed q remarkable GUS
tom in Egypt says Professor Drum
mond. At certain season Of the
year the Egyptians went into the des-
srt, cut OF branches from the wild
palm and, bringing them back to their
gardens, waved them over the flowers
Of the date palm. Why they per-
formed this ceremony they did not
know. but they knew that II they
neglected II the date crop would be
poor or wholly lost.
Herodotus offers the quaint ex.
PLANTATION that along with these
branches there came from the desert
certain flies possessed OF "vivific
virtue" which somehow lent IN ex-
uberant fertility to the dates But
the true rationale to the incarnation
IL now explained. Palm trees, like
human beings, are male AMI female.
Tho garden plants, the date bearers,
were females, the desert plants were
males and the waving OF the branches
over the females meant the transfer
ence Of the fertilizing pollen from the
one to the other.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
COULDN'T FOOL HIM.
A Numerous Incident Of Camp Life In
War Times

A Numerous Incident Of Camp Life In
War Times.
ITO the soldier on the march the
fryingpan in which to cook his rations
was a rare luxury" says the Old Vet
eran, $50 he learned to broil his pork
or fresh beef on q stick or ramrod
held over his camp FIRE, an occasional
fall In the ashes only making the meat
more easily digcstible, II not more
palatable.
''But the tin pot to boil the coffee in
was an absolute necessity. The army
surgeons ordered the soldiers to drink
coffee early and often In order to keep
off the malaria, command the boys
were willing to obey, even though milk
or sugar was not often to he had.
There was an freshman in the COM
pany with me, illiterate, jolly and
good-natured, though not averse to q
scrimmage Mt times, thoroughly honest
among his own comrades, but good
hand ut foraging in encmy's country.
Moreover, he had q strong prejudice
against the 'Dutchers,' rs he called
Pennsylvania regiment that marched
with us.
Zone morning Jacks tin dipper was
missing, and you may DO sure there
WINS fine row, until at last he de-
clared the butchers had stolen II.
'But,' lie said. Il sh I'll know IL again II
I see II. ana will have II. too
'Sure enough. the next morning
Jack came to the fire with his dipper
all right. out the tin was almost new
and untarnished. instead Of being
blaclsencd by the smoke Of thousand
camp fires. The thief had scratched
his initials on the handle, but rs Jack
could neither read nor write, he had to
go to the sergeant of the company to
have the strange signs interpreted.
The sergeant generously responded
and Jack felt both wise and content.
That morning he was on hand bright
and early. Where did you steal the
new dippci jack asked some one.
"'Sure, it's me same old dipper," re-
piled Jack, but the butcher bright
ened 1t up n bit. thinking he would
fool me. Don't you see me letters on
the handle? c. L.-that stands for
John Kelly. "-Boston budget
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
GIBBS WAS SURPRISED.
And the Telegram Made Him Hurr,
Homo ON tho Doubie-Quics.

And the Telegram Made Him Hurry
Homo ON tho Doubis-Quiei.
Gibbs was 0 commercial traveller
and had gone on q journey TO the
North. A few days afterwards the
Gibbs household was increased by one
"A boy. Al tho mother was very Ill
the doctor was requested 10 write out
q telegram informing Gibbs OF the
addition TO his family and also his
w.fe's illness, and asking him to re-
turn home with ss little delay ss
possible.
This was done and the telegram
was given TO the servant to send Oh.
That intelligent girl. being unable to
read, put tho message In her pocket
and forgot all about H. The next
day Gibbs paid . flying visit homo and
was Rratified TO hnd his wife and
family going on nicely. After stay.
ing at home . fow hours he took his
departure without anything having
been said about the telegram, which
his wife naturally supposed he had
received. .t
A day or two after he had gone the
servant found the message In her
pocket and after consulting her 70.
vorite policeman she decided to send
II of at onoe without ssyinT word to
anyone about the delay. That night
Gibbs upon returning to his hotel.
was Mortified when the following tsle-
gram, bearing that days date was
placed in his hand:
another addition, son; your wife
Is very i'll; return at once"
Another" he gaspei. Great Jup
iter"
He rushed to the station AMI took
the next train home and dashing into
the house in stat, OF frenzy, de-
manded to know what ha happened.
The servant confessed MI. N,xt day
there was vacancy for an intelligent
honest girl at GIBBS establishment
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
The reglmentai Dog.

A novel feature ut the military
tournament is collie used for carry
ing dispatches The dog would
scarcely have scored anything in, say,
the open class for rough-ha;red eollies
ut the Kennel club or Collie club
shows. but it was evidently m ami
NAL brimful Of intelligence, u quality
which dogs accustomed TO the show
bench may sometimes be rather lack
ing In. Collics, as u matt.r OF fact.
are now used quite extensively for
military purposes, ani a number OF
foreign regiments have their collies,
lust rs the Invent T-third has its goat.
though with much more practical OBJ
jects In view. The collie may not be
able to find his way home. like the
pigeon, at long range. but for short
messages, and when he knows the
way to his beloved master, he Is q
ssnailorn
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
Thar Mnsf No, l.oek Ola.

Hair-dyeing is becoming general
among the iabor,ng people Of Eng
land-not from motives Of vanity,
but under the spur of necessity.
working-wome IN. and even men, It ap-
pears, are given TO decorating them.
selves in this way as u matter of
necessity, and in order to earn their
living. Gray hair looks aged. and
suggests inefiieiency; or perhaps II
does not, for some other reason, salts
" the fancy of critical customers,
consequently Ii Is not in favor with
employers. Hair-dyeing has there
fore become an established custom
among persons seeking employ emit
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
NOT LIKE HIS MOTHERS.
rhs Following IL warning 20 Some
Young Husbands.

rhs Following IL . warning 20 Some
Young Husbands.
Beautiful scenery here, 10 Il notT
asked the young man Of q solitary
traveller when he found pacing along
the seashore.
swell no. replied the stranger. ~
can't agree with you. I think the
ocean Is too small. 1t Is no such ocean
as my mother used TO have"
"Your mothers ocean was superior,
then?"
"Oh, yes, vastly superior. What
tumbling breakers! What. o mag
nificent sweep Of view! What ampli-
tude Of distance! What fishing there
was In my mothers ocean!"
"But the sky Is magnificent here, is
II not, sir?"
"Too low and too narrow across the
top" replied the stranger.
81 hadn't noticed It," said the young
man.
"Yes," said the stranger, sit Is too
low and there isn't mir enough In 1t,
either. Besides It doesn't sit plumb
over the earth; it Is wider from north
to south than II is from west to east.
I call It q pretty poor sky. 1t Is no
such sky rs my mother used to have"
"Pardon me, but did your mother
have special sky and ocean OF her
OWN"
Right here IN old resident came up
and drew the young man aside.
Don't talk with him." said the old
resident. HE is a hopeless iunatic.
lie Is man who always used to tell
his wife about the biscuits my mother
used to make my mothers pies my
mothers buildings and my mothers
doughnuts.' The habit grew on him
SO much that he became confirmed
lunatic."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
ONCE WAS ENOUGH.
How ssatry Got Even with an x..ssins

How ssntry Got Even with IN kzssting
Omoer.
Twas ono Of Col. Randall's scouts.
One morning was located near the
picket line. The sound Of horses
feet reached my ear. !, ss usual,
looked at my firearms, finding them 0
X. Just % the horse came In sight ]
recognised the colonel. He gave me
one glance ~ saluted him, and passed
by.
In . short time tho same sound, only
Of many horses, greeted me. ! con-
cealed myself, and curiously awaited
their approach. Five mounted men
galloped mp and looked inquiringly
around. They did not see me In the
shadows, and I did not present myself.
They then returned from whence they
cAme.
The following night, rs usual, ]
went TO the colonel's tent for the pur-
pose Of reporting, and getting direc-
tions for the following day.
GOOD evening, colonel" ! said.
He replied grufay: ats pity you
are not In the guardhouse."
'Why so?" ! inquired.
"Why sol You blockhead. you broke
the military law. You didn't challenge
mo - passed by your post to-day; on
the contrary, you saluted me. sent
men TO arrest you, but It appears they
did not and you"
II knew you"
"You are not supposed to know any.
one" interrupted the colonel. II will
let II pass this time. however"
He had by this time cooled of q little.
He gave me the orders for the follow
ing day, and left him.
A few days after this event ] learned
that the colonel was visiting another
part of the army. It happened that
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
"HALr!" I EXCLAIMED.

one dark night I was stationed in Q
thickly wooded gully. 1t was about
eleven o'clock, and the wind whistled
cold through the trees. It wasn't
pleasant night TO be out
Suddenly heard . splashing OF
horses hoofs in the mud and the
colouels heavy bass voice sounded IA.
lu,.,s.ly. ne was returning, ana not
alone. heard him say: zone OF our
men was killed here the other day."
"Ah," said his companion, 81 think ]
see some one."
At this moment called out: "who
goes there?"
"A friend"
"Dismount. come forward and give
the countcrsign."
The colonel hemmed and hawed aud
seemed ut loss what to shy.
"You know me-" finally he said. 1T
Is all right. You see have q friend
with me, and, in fact, forgot to get
the countersign."
liam not supposed to know anyone,
I replied, In his own words.
There was another pause, resulting
In the colonel's advances.
"Ilaltw ficrcely exclaimed.
"IIold on" said the colonel to his
companion, "or he'll be firing into u.s."
Then the colonel dismounted, came
forward, and. to my amazement, gave
the word. had hoped for job Of
keeping him all night. He then, with
some difficulty, Joined his companion
and returned to camp.
Next time visited the colonel ut his
tent he was as good-natured at kit
ten. Twas received with sm'c and
agood cigar.-C. g Baclkas, In ...neri-
can Tribune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29

Another society Is to be organized
in New York for the rescue of sane
rers ,ns lie ,ally and improperly con-
fined in nsylums for the insane. The
organization already in existence is
conducted by q number OF enthusi-
astic persons who are positive that ut
least thirty per cent Of the inmates OF
asylums in the United States are san,
and kept in durcss b. persons inter
ested in depriviny them Of their lib
erty. Several members OF the exist
ing society have been in asylums as
patients and they are the most vehe.
ment In their assertions. They havs
succeeded in several instances in Sc
curing the release Of persons from
private asylums, and in one or two
cases the atients had to be returned
because they had not been cured.
Just what the new society expects to
do remains to be SEN.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
rHR sUNFLowER OF SIBERIA.
An Arctic Plant , hat Is Remarkable Ia
More WAYS Than Ono.

An Arctic Plant , hat Il Remarkable In
More WAYS Than Ono.
zone Of the greatest curiosities l
sver met with in my travels" said
Professor Philip L. Newman OF Gin
,innati, sis the sunAower that blooms
In the northern portion Of Siberia,
where the earth is continually covered
with q coating Of snow and frost.
This wonderful plant shoots from the
frozen soil on the first day Of the year,
and reaches the height Of about three
feet; Il blooms on the third day, re-
mains open twenty-four hours, and
then returns to It's original elements.
Il shines for . single day. then the
stem, leaves, and flower are converted
into snow. The leaves are three in
number.
.sThe flower b star-shaped. It's pet
ais about a. long as the leaves and
about half an inch wido- The third
day the extremities Of the leave sshow
little glistsning specks, like diamonds,
about the size of the head Of . pin.
These are the seeds Of this queer
flower. l was told that on one occa-
sion some Of these seeds were gath
cred and hastily transported to ST.
Petersburg. They were there placed
In . bed Of snow. where they were
kept until the first Of the following
year. when the sunhower burst forth
snd wa greatly admired and won
dsred 1t BY all who saw IL"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-29
4 rRusrrvL sourHERMER.

He wanted 20 See HIS Girl. 30 He Gave
Hls nGuskst 60 . Yankee Prisoner.
"A funny wur incident occurred
down there, !" ssid John W. Woodruff.
pointing downwsrd from the Forsyth
street bridge 70 ths track running be-
tween the bridge snd the National
hotel. 1''''f tT
sswhen Forrest captured Col.
Straight's raiders ct Rome they were
brought 70 Atlanta In boz cars and
were switched on on that track. Al
rorrest's men had TO return TO Rome,
detail from MAJ Leyden's artillery,
then In camp here, wee sent down "a
guard the prisoners. Iwas . member
Of the company, and the facts Of the
case arc fresh In my recollection yet
The doors ON ono side Of cars remained
locked, and the doors on the other side
were open. In front Of each Of these
doors ono Of Leyden's mon stood on
guard.
Everything went along smoothly
until the relief came around aftei
dark. The ozIlcer In charge Of the 70
lief squad found, 70 his establishment
that one Of tho cars was guarded BY
Yankee with . musket f
"'Helioi Whist docs shis mesns
asked the officer. ra
"'Oh, it's al right replied the
Yankee; the young man on duty hert
wanted TO 20 70 see his girl. and he
promised me his rations II wouls
take his place till he came back
I'VE took Mr.. Yank's muslset from
him and made him enter the car, and
stationed one Of our men ut the door.
The fellow had told the truth, rs we
found out when the absent guard re.
turned. The youngster was fresh and
knew nothing about soldering. He
saw no harm in slipping of TO see his
girl. and, as luck would have II, he had
picked out prisoner no was a man
Of his word.
"Our comrade would have been re.
verely punished II his case had been
reported, but the boys enjoyed the
Joke SO much that they kept IT from
Maj. Leyden until It was safe to let II
be known.
"Wouldnt that Yankee and his
friend, the confederate, have q jolly
time II they could meet Mt some reun'
ion of the blue and gray? II they are
both living they ought to get TO-
pether."-Atlanta Constitution.