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The herald., 1895-08-16
THE TERRORS OF THIRTEEN
A Case Of Superstition Ia q Railroad
Office
Two La lies Discover That They Had Engage
Passage for m Unlucky Day-Locai
Railroad Notes

sSuperstition OF very silly sort Is COM
mon among the people. Just to what ex-
tent it exists may not be accurately told,
but that it Is excesdingIy general can not
be disputed. An instance OF the terrors
the mum Der Is has for some persons was
exhibited in railroad office IN this city
recently.
One day last week two women arrange d
with Mr.. Phillips, of the Phillips excur-
sion company. for passage with regular
excursion party to the east. and which
would start from the city on Tuesday. On
Monday they entered the Office OF the gen.
tlemen who makes a speciality OF seeing
passengers across the continent in either
direction, safely and with every comfors,
and said to the clerk:
We've thought the matter over and
have come to the conclusion tnat II it
makes no difference to you. we will not
60 out with the excursion which will start
tomorrow"
The clerk somewhat nat urally inquired
what was the matter, not relishing the
idea OF losing patrons in that summary
way.
''Oh, we'll, we've simply thought 1T all
over and we would rather not go-with the
Phillips party" was added.
but our facllltleS are uneQuaIed Dy
any other line." the young man persist
ed. alsliking the apparently half disguis-
ed hint that other agents couid do better
by the travellers than could he, or rather,
his road, and then asked, What is the
troubleg Have you given up the trip?"
mo" came the response, ''but the fact
is. that tomorrow is Tuesday. you know. "
Certainly; that is the day upon which
all Of our east-bound excursions start
from Los Angeles. What is the objection
to Tuesday, may 1 ask?''
why. Tuesday. tom orrow. is the 18th,
came the reply. that. because of the
young mans presidency in pressing his
questions sounded trihe pstulant.
"Oh. that's 1t, Is it? All, 1 see. 'Jec-
tion. ito travelling on the 13thf All, yes. of
course. S'prising how many psoplo refuse
to start on journey on the 18th of the
month. Every month the same. too. Fact
il, We never look for any travel on that
day Of the month. Owe anything! Oh
no. That's all right. Good day."
And as they swept the f1ool with their
new gowns in leaving the place he looked
at them witheringly, and then slowly
muttered q more or less devout "God
bless en-
The women went to the offices OF the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, smi.oi
pewitehinrly on Mr.. Duzan, bought and
paid for two fares and On sWednesday
last started for Chicago.
And it was all about l3.
The herald., 1895-08-16
New w.Incorporations

Articles of incorporation OF the Calitor-
nia Light and Fuel company were filed
with the county clerk yesterday. The
capital stock of the company is $500, 600,
Of which $500 has been actually ksub-
scribed, as follows: Thaddeus sc. Lowe.
J. NJ. G.. Maj BILE, Leon P. Lowe, w. g.
Cochran and H. G. Brown, one share
each. The principal place Of business Of
Vill operate, sell or otherwise dispose of
gas works and Of gas, electric lighting,
fuel ami power works and appllan ances.
The herald., 1895-08-16
r1ount Lowe Railway

For health and pleasure 60 to the mount
aims with your families. Can leave The
Pines and Echo Mountain house after
breakfast and reach business in Los An
geles before 8 q. M. leaving Los Angles
after business hours in time for dinner and
evening entertainments at Echo Mount
ain house or The Pines. Moonlight and
other excursions over the new extension.
Half-rate to overnighs guests at Echo
Mountain house. Grandesu mountain
ride on the face of the earth. See Mount
Lowe time table this paper.
The herald., 1895-08-16
Home Again

". s. Allen. the well-known furniture
dealer, returned yesterday from an ex-
tensive business trip. He visited the
large business centers in the east and
claims to have bought the finest and larg-
est stock Of furniture ever seen in Los
east he said, but business this fall and
winter in this city, he remarked with u
broad smile. will eclipse anything you
ever saw.
The herald., 1895-08-16
Railroad Notes

Eckert Skinner, local agent for the Chi
cago & Alton railroad, spent yesterday in
the country hunting.
The Santa Fe railroad has made q 65
cent freight rate on canned goods to the
Missouri and Mississippi rivers. to Chi
cago and to Pittsburg.
Oranges and lemons are going east ut
tho rate, on both roaGs, Of about four
CARLOADS daily. This quantity. it is
thought. will be the daily shipment for
another month yet.
f. G. Gay. general freight agent Of the
Santa Fo, went to San Diego yesterday to
be gone several days.
The herald., 1895-08-16

Terminal island. Los Angeles Termi-
nal railway. Sunday trains leave Los An
Geles 8. 9:05. 10:40 a. m. and :05, 5:15 r. m.
Last train leaves beach at 6:45 pm. We
netian lady orchestra will play all day at
pavilion. Best bathing on the coast.
Good meals at reasonable rates at pavil-
ion. Rowing and sail boats at reasonable
rates. Round trip. SOC.
The herald., 1895-08-16

Another Grand Concert at Santa nonica
Sunday at 2 p. M, by toe superb Los An
gsles Military band. Our usual fine
train service. Timetable in the paper.
Southern Paclfic's round trip, so cents.
The herald., 1895-08-16

Santa Monica Bay Excursions
On the steamer Coils, leaving Mammoth
wharf. 2:30 p. m. next Sunday. Fare per
passenger, 25 cents.
The herald., 1895-08-16

Fifty cents round trip on Terminal Rail
road to Long Beach and San Pedro. Good
going Saturday and Sunday, returning
Monday
The herald., 1895-08-16

For good table claret try our Sonoma
Zinfandsl. SOC per gallon. T. yache &
Co., Commercial ana Alameda. Tel. 309
The herald., 1895-08-16

Big Stock Of Alumlnum
Ware Just received At 2l4 8 Broadway to be
sold atcut prices
The herald., 1895-08-16

Bicycle craze is on, wall pap must go-33
Tribune Wheel best on earth; judge for yourt
The herald., 1895-08-16
In the rrostIess Belt

The following marriage licenses were
issued by the county clerk yesterday:
William ]. Poulton, native Of Canada,
aged 25 years, and Lily M. GIueninger,
native of Oh,o aged Il years, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
Erminio Gamberi. nasive Of Italy,
aged SO years, and Marie Andre, a native
Of France. aged 3S years, both reside ent.
of Santa Monica.
The herald., 1895-08-16
Catalan Island

Fast Hme and close connections Via
Terminal railway. Zee time tables. this
paper.
The herald., 1895-08-16

The only firm in Southern California who
both engrave and print weddings cards. Fl
NJ. Lee & Bro, lao N. Spring street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
A Vigorous American Sport.


What a fascinating game is tho game OF
politics as played herel 1t is superior 20
poker. baseball, chess, craps, golf, eucbre,
bowling. football, dice. chuck.farthing. lawn
tennis. fakiring. logic, or the gift enterprise
business. II is often played by experts sharper
than any that ever engaged in the showing of
the queer There is more excitement in IL
than in moonshining among the mountains OF
Georgia.
There are some high old players at the game
OF politics In New York. Their betters can't
be found anywhere.
The countenances Of the crack players are
apt to be tinged with melancholy when seen
in public. They do their laughing behind
doors.
Not in all those parts of the world that lie
outside the United States are there such In.
genious players at tho game Of politics as the
American players
The game in politics At which we are look
ing these days IL one for which sharp wits
are needed: but the national eamo that is 20
be played next year, that viii be a game for
the MASTER players Of the whole country, and
10 will be n stirring one. too.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
Inventor Boiand's Bright Idea.

Inc sun.
An ingenious mechanism has been devised
oy Providence inventor, namely, an attach
ment for extipguishing with facility the light
OF kerosene burner. In this arrangement
the act Of turning down the burning wick
causes the device to swing across the upper
end of the wick tube and wick. automatically
to extinguish the flame and at the same time
shut off the supply of oxygen OF the air, and
thus prevent the wick from smoking a. well
as preventing it, to great extent, from
being charred or crusted over. 1t also re-
duces the height of the extinguisher. so that
the wick need only be raised comparatively
short distance in order to clear IL, thus at the
same time rendering the flame steadier. since
1t prevents the intermittent ignition of the
gas generated beneath it, Ii is briefly, an
extinguisher plate. consisting of single piece
of fiat sheet metal having two shoulders, a
tongue and two projecting ears, the latter ar
ranged Mt right angles with the extinguisher
plate, and adapted to lie close to each edge
of the blaze. The burner has the usual parts,
a fiat wick tube. a perforated base plate,
through which the tube extends. means OF
raising and lower ng the wick, hinged top.
and spring clips for holding the chimney in
position.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
81 went up to Chickamauga with Judge
Newman and Colonel Barbour Thompson" /"
said he 'I walked about tho field and heard
hundreds of old fellows talking about the
spots on which they had been wounded, and
telling all manner Of marvellous stories. l
was not at Chinkamauga. but was in other
battles, and when man tells you that he can
return and pick out spots where all sorts of
things occurred in n battle this many years
afterward, you may put him down as a liar.
"Well, everybody up there was lying, and l
had to do a little myself.
81 was standing by the railroad station at
the foot Of une of the hills when an old vet
eran accosted me and asked IL knew when
the next train left for Rome.
Z" No. said /; 'this is the first time have
been here in 32 years. and my friend. when
stand here and look upon this hill, recalling
the charge made up il through a shower Of
shot and shell, how dashed my horse right
through Federal battery, leaping seven
different cannons. and merged from shower
OF bullets unscathed, wonder that am alive
today
'tAs the old fellow listened to my story his
eyes filled with tears. He walked up, and
putting his arm about me, said.
Young man, you were spared for some
great purpose.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
kINGSTON SCHOOL AGAIN.

Pending the inquiry of q legislative
commission into the condition of the
Rhode Island College OF Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, we have refrained from
bothering our head much about the affair
OF that institution. We feel, however,
that the following touching paragraph
relating to the school from an esteemed
contemporary, The Westerly Daily Trib-
une, is not unworthy of a wider circula-
ton:
Twent--four have been accepted as fresh
men. and eight have entered the advanced
classes. Several more are expected. This Is
more than could have been reasonably antici.
psted. considering the cmbarassments occa.
stoned by the fire. Tho malicious advertising
given the institution by our West Kingstown
friends and The Providence NEws will. how
ever, explain the growing popularity. II ton
young men can be graduated yearly. IN love
with scientific farming and n proportional
number Of agriculturally trained young
ladies in love with them. the farms and tho
farmers OF Rhode Island will ere long take on
hue unknown since the olden time, when
the farmer was the gentleman, and the coun.
ter jumper a.
II sppesrs from this that the act OF the
last General Assembly making it compul.
sorry on the faculty to provide transporta-
tion daily for the students, from the
railroad station TO the school and re-
turn, bears fruit in an increased attend.
ance the present term, though well.
.ounded rumors reach us that even now
the law OF the State is disregarded in part,
since oftentimes many pupils are Obliged
TO walk, as before. And IL the Institution
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

had been earlier within reach the "a
freshmen Just entered could have been
there long ago, and double, yes, treble,
the number with them.
We are glad, however, at the evidence
thus afforded that IL the State agricultural
school can be no nearer the people. at
least some part of tSs people may be car
ried nearer to the school, though the
makeshiit is neither convenient nor eco
nomical.
The mountain might have gone to Ma
HoMET, but it would have been an abb
surd thing for the mountain to do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
OITY
Ak OF 1895

Whereas, The Board Of Assessors Of the city
of Providence have assessed tax In accord.
snce with Chapter 040 OF the or1ips psnces, and
the City Treasurer has rcooived u warrant 70
collect the same. notice 70 hereby given 70 all
persons assessed by ssid tax to pay their
respective taxes at the office OF the City
Treasurer ON OF between the lrst and twenty
hrst days OF October. A. ID. 1885, inclusive.
Tho City Treasurer will attend daily during
said period tSundays and holidays exceptrdD
at his Office from O'Clock a. ~. 70 o o'clock
y. m, except Saturdays, when his ONCE will
close at o'clock y. IN.
Interest will be added al the rate OF eight
per centum per annum from October lat, leoj,
on all taxes and asses .ments not paid before
o'clock y. m. on MONDAY, OctoIes I'll, 1905.
said tan includes assessments msde for wid'
sning Washing gton street and for extending
Andem street and for cost or curbstones, con-
structing sidewalks and erecting building
contrary TO law.
All enquiries as 70 the amount o2 ta1os.
either by post. telephone (20isl or in psrsor
ut this Office. will be promptly answered. and
payment can be made at the sender's risk by
check or money order but checks or money
sent through the post or left in envelopes a.
this Office should be received on or befor
SATURDAY. Oct. IL. lsq5. Those desiring
such Information will confer afsvor by apply.
ing for the same at an early date.
ID. l.. ID. GRANGER, Citv Treasurer.
City Hall. Oct. ]. 1893
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
'f'm Dying, Egypt, Dying"


IL seems TO be pretty well established fact
that General William Lytle had the manu-
script OF his celebrated poem, "Im Dying
Egypt. Dying" on his person when the Con
federates came across his body at Chicka'
mauga.
1t has been SAID that he wrote il at Gin
cinnati before the war, but IL now appears
that he composed it at odd hours in the camp.
IL had no: been tnished the night before the
battle, and feeling, as he told his terminate.
premonition of death on the morrow, he
arose to finish it by the duh light of a tent
lantern.
Before morning he read it complete 20 his
friend. and before noon he lay on that bloody
field pierced with two MIME balls. He com
manded a brigade in Sheridan's division.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
TERSSlY TOLD.
Queer Way to Install a Telephone.

The Sun.
The experiment of installing the telephone
by trotting cavalry has been SUCCESSFULLY
undertaken by the Prussian Uhlsns between
Berlin and Potsdam. Two sets OF officers pro-
ceeded respectively from Berlin and Potsdam.
Each set was equipped with complete tele-
phone apparatus. which. together with the
requisite quantity Of small wire, was carried
by one OF the men in a leather case. The end
of the wire was. by means Of fork fixed at
the end Of lance, thrown over the tops of
trees along the road. AS each kilometre OF
wire was thus suspended a halt was made to
ascertain whether there was connection with
the station. The two sets met at Teltow.
where the wires were connected and tele.
phonic connection between Berlin and Pots
dam was established. The distance Is 20
miles, and the task was completed in about
four hours.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

THE title "New England appears on
the former rolling stock Of the New
York & New England Railroad Com.
pany, which is the newest evidence that
while owned by men who are also stock.
holders in the Consolidated, the New En-.
gland road has not been absorbed. We
explained this situation at the time Of
the purchase ana events have JUSTIFIED
tsas opinion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

WE await with becoming patience any
additions The Journal may be pleased to
make to the eight representative citizens
whom It has set up as sponsors for its
movement. There are about twenty
thousand OF us to choose from, though,
Of course, we cannot al of .us, claim to
BE- representative.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

THE mngwump press are congratulating
. Nashua, N. H., paper on reconstructing
itself out of bankruptcy and pointing to
the fact that "indepsndence is the stun I"
But the necessity for reconstruction In
dicates that "independence" really is not
the stuff in Nashua, after all.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
Silent Appeal for Help.

when your kidneys and bladder are inactive
they are making silent appeal for help.
Don't disregard ". but with Hostetter's
stomach Bitters safely impel them TO activ
iiy. They are IN immediate danger. and 10 is
fOolhardiness 90 shut ones eyes TO the fact.
lie wise In time. too, N you experience mani.
fpstations of dyspepsia. malaria, rheumatism,
constipation or nerve trouble. u, bittcrs
bel re q meal adds rest To a.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

WHEN . majority Of ths twenty thou
sand and odd voters OF the city OF Provi-
1ence consider ii advisable to set up
Democratic city government in place Of
ohs Republican administration, the thing
will be quickly done. But no Democratic
camel with ''reform" head will be
abls to get its nose under the flap OF the
tent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

HIS Honor. Mayor TiEPKE of Pawtuck-
ct, goes into his caucuscs with a record
that any Republican, young or old,
might well be proud of. He has served
his city well for two successive terms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
News Readers

will confer favor upon the publishers II
they will send information to this Office
of any news stand or railway train
where Providence paper snould be on
sale and The NEWS Is not offered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18


What are they?
Where did they meetf
Are there one, two, or three OF them?N
What do they amount to?
Whittier are they tending?
What do they want the rest OF the world
to doY
Where are we at, anyway?
We PROFOUND these questions thus
breathlessly because we are in a hurry.
The public are in hurry. The Journal
ought to have told us, but it didn't.
Maybe it didn't know. Maybe it
didn't think that a little information
about the Rhode Island Citizens League
would contribute snything to the influ-
ence and objects OF the following resolu-
tions "adopted at q meeting of the
League held Wednesday evening""
Resolved, That :the social reform fixed
upon for accomplishment by the Rhode Island
Citizens League be the election next month
of City Council which will serve the best in
terests Of the people of the cit" OF Provi-
dence.
Resolved, That this League hereby appoint
a committee of three, with president. and
n
TO call mass meeting of the citizens
Of Providence for the purpose OF inaugural
ing movement TO secure a better repre-
sentation of the people in the next City
Council.
The Journal prints these resolutions in
big, black type, blares them to the trembl-
ing atmosphere in big headlines and
then drops them like dull thud with
no word of explanation as TO what sort
OF q body it is that promulgated them or
where they met or who the president is,
or what the mem bership is, or anything
else that would be of interest, not to say
OF Importance. We are afforded no story
OF the originating purposes and public
career OF this Rhode Island Citizens
League, treated to no newspaper portraits
of its officers. In fact we are left in
the dismal dark to find out for ourselves
what strange freak show the Rhode
Island Citizens League may belt must
be strange and 1t must be freaky to ha We
drawn up and given to the world these
high-faluting resolutions. We will bet a
sugar crusted raised doughnut with any
body on that.
We regret that at the hour of writing
this we are unable to furnish our readers
with the desirable, not to say necessary,
information. But the sleuth hounds OF our
reportorial force are on the trail. They
are hot after the Rhode Island Citizens
League. They have already reported the
finding OF clues. The League may be in
hiding, or 1t may be SO small that you'd
walk right by ii without seeing it, but
our bright young men shall find 1t e'en
though 1t be only the most insignificant
Of microbes in the body polite. We
think it just as well II one newspaper at
least in this town consecrates itself to
giving the public information of things
that are doing-reliable information with
nothing overlooked, certainly nothing
held back. And our presses shall be held
painting at the leash, but before the sun
goes down on our last edition we shall
discover the Rhode Island Citizens
League and give our readers the benefit
of our earnest and self-sacrificing re-
searches.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

THE Boston Globe says that candidate
GEoRoEFRED WILLIAMS brings out i'm
mense audiences wherever he speaks.
They are probably inspired by curiosity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

BEHIND those eight representative citi-
gems, the sponsors OF reform, is--the
Democratic party, rag, tag and bob tail!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

A LITTLE more gold and little less
shoddy would improve business in the
United States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

The Republican party 10 pretty good
Good Government Club and q star re-
form organization ~ well. The intelli-
gent suffrag.sts OF Providence will contin-
ne to enroll themselves in Its member
ship.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

THE JOURNAL calls on the Indignation
lists to "organize." In other words, We
suppose, make "ring."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

THE present is a good time to register
for 1895. It's presidential year and there's
going to be doinga
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18

THE burden Of proof appears to be on
the so-callsd reformers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-18
THERE is BUT ONE

newspaper in Providence that has a
larger circulation than THE NEWS.
No Newspaper has clientage better rep
resentative OF the people OF Provi-
dence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-19
SALE OF ScHoOLLANDs.

By order of the County Court of Iron
County Missouri. made at the June
Term. 1895. and Mt the regular term
thereof, ], William L. O'Neal. Sheriff of
said .nty, was ordered to offer for sale
all of the parts OF the Sixteenth Sections
hereinafter described; and II. obedience
10 SAID order and the power thereby vest
ed i'm me, l will, on
Thursday, October 3lst, 1895,
offer for sale at public vendue. to the
highest bidder at the east front door of
the Court House, in the City of lronton,
Iron County, Missouri, and during the
session of the October Term ofthe Circuit
Cont within and for Iron County. the
following described real estate to wit:
Tine north half OF the southeast quarter
and the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter, and the southwest quarter.
of section Is. township 81, range east.
South half of the northwest quarter
and southwest quarter OF section l6.
township 33, range 3 east.
In tracts of forty acres each and at not
less than Si.25 per acre. on credit of
twelve months with good and sufficient
security. with interest at the rate of
eight per cent. per annum from date of
fale: the purchaser or purchasers how
ever have the right to pay the same in
cash ut time of sale or any part thereof.
aug15n7 WI. i: o'NEAL,
Sheriff of Iron County.