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The herald., 1895-01-24
MARK TWAIN on FICTION.
BE BeIievss the Chief Capital OF the Nov
olist l. Eia ILncnnncinua Nhsarvatinn.

Be Belisvss the Chief Capital OF the Now
olist Ia His Unconscious Observation.
Mark Twain in North American Review.
Observation? OF what real value is
it? One learns peoples through the
heart, not the eyes or the intellect.
There is only one expert who ia qualified
to examine the souls and the life of
people and make valuable report-ths
native novelist. This expert is 90 rare
that the most populous country can
never have Is ccnspicuously and con-
fessedly competent ones in stock at one
time. This native specialist ID not
qualified to begin work until ne has
been absorbing during % years.
How much of this competency is de.
rived from conscious observation ?"
The amount is so slight that it counts
for next to nothing in the equipment
Almoet the whole capital of the novelist
ia the slow accumulation of unconscious
observation - absorption. The native
experts intentional observation OF man.
ners, speech, character and WAYS OF life
can have value, for the native knows
what they mean without having to
cipher out the meaning. But L should
be astonished to see a foreigner get at
the right meanings, catch the elusive
shades of these subtle things.
Even the native novelist becomes a
foreigner, with foreigners limitations.
when be steps from the state whose life
ia familiar to him into a state WHOSE life
he has not lived. Bret Harte got his
California and his Californians by un-
conscious absorption, and put both of
them into his tales alive. But when he
came from the Pacific to the Atlantic
and tried to do Newport life from study
conscious observation-his failure
wse absolutely monumental. Newport
ia a disastrous place for the unacclimated
observer, evidently.
To return to my novel building. Does
the native novelist try to generaize the
nation2 No, he lays plainly before you
the ways and speech. and life OF few
people grouped in certain place-his
own place-and that ia one book. In
time he and his brethren will report to
you the lie and the people of the whole
nation-the Isle of group in a New
England village; in New York village !;
in Texan village; in an Oregon viii
lage; then the farm life in so states and
territories; 100 patches OF life and
groups OF people In q dozen widely
separated citiee.
And the Indians will be attended to,
and the cowboys, and the gold and sill.
yer miners, aud the negroes, and the
idiota and congressman, and the Irish,
the Germans. the Italians, the Swedes,
the French, the Chinese, the greasers,
and the Catholics, the Msthodists, the
Presbyterias, the ConRregationalists,
the Baptists, the Spiritualists, the Nor
mons. the Shakers, the Quakers, the
jews. the Campbellites. the infidels, the
Christian Scientists, the Mind Curists,
the Faith Curists. the train robbers, the
White Caps, the moonshiners. And
when a thousand able novels have been
written, there you have the soul of the
people, the lie OF the people, the
speech OF the people. and not anywhere
else can these be had. And the shad-
ings of characters, manners, feelings,
ambitions will be infinite.
The herald., 1895-01-24
STOLE ALL THEY SAW.
CHARGE OF BURGLARY AGAINST
THE BOY THIEVES.
They VIII Be Sent to Whittier if POSI-
DISCRIMINATION Set for
Monday.

The detectives have unearthed enough
evidence to keep the gang OF boy bur-
glars in Jail for uevsral years. but bet
ter fate is in store for them. They will
be sent to some industrial school. Wilkie
Collins. IL years old, whose parents re-
side on Winfield street. was arrested
yesterday fox participating in the crimes
The whole of the property stolen will
easily aggregate 500. They got three
overcoats, one rubber coat and three
hats from the Eighth-stEeet school; two
jackplanes from a new building GU the
corner OF Wall and Winston streets; five
umbrellas on Seventh street; q new
clothes line fFoR Mrs. Nibs Oh South
Spring, and many other tools and art!-
cles.
After stealing the goods, the boys
would sell them at the secondhand
stores and pawnshops. Then they
would retire to their retreat, barn at
1881, Byron street, and divide the spoils.
The other boys are Bob Lyons, Ed
Whitson, Frank ORourke and John
Ybsrronds, son of DR.. Y bsrronda. When
the Collins lad was arrested yesterday
by Detectives Aubis and Hawley he
confessed to the theft OF s25 buggy
robe, which he stole from the buggy OF
William Crothers, 430 Lecoure street,
while the gentleman was attending SER
vices at the Simpson tabernacle.
A charge of burglary was filed against
the youthful offenders yesterday, and
their preliminary examination get for
next Thursday. An effort will be made
to send the boys to Whittier.
The herald., 1895-01-24
CAHUEEGA.

CAHUENGA, Jan. 23.-The quantity OF rain
that has fallen this year at Colegrove by accu-
rate measurement is lilo inches, and it has
all come so as to confer the greatest possible
benefit This year it has all soaked into the
ground and the growing crops will be fed by it
for long time The yield OF the soil Tor 1895
will be abundant.
The few roads in Cahuenga that have been
properly constructed are in excellent condi.
ton, but where neglected they are bad enough.
The people are looking with great anxiety
for the rescuscitaton and ectrizlng of the
old l.. A. and p. r. R., an event expected this
coming spring. 1t Will give this valley an out.
let to the city and ocean both. and afford a
most delightful "Trip to all excursonists.
The herald., 1895-01-24
SANTA MONICA.


Proceedings of thu Board of Trustees.
NoteA.
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 22.-The trustees met
Monday evening, when all were present ex-
cept I. A. Lewis.
The finance committee reported favorably on
bills amounting to S9693 and warrants were
ordered drawn for their payment.
Reports from local officers were received and
referred to finance committee.
The report of Recorder Willis, who has been
in the habit OF accepting promissory notes for
fines from vags, caused q broad smile on every
face.
The street committee reported favorably on
petition to open Trout street. between Sew
enth and Eighth streets, and in the matter of
the removal of the Los Angeles and Pacific
track referred it to the city attorney, and
recommended that if it be removed the street
be graded.
Petitions were received and referred to COM
mittee asking for electric light on Fifth street
and Utah avenue, California avenue and Third
street and Second street and Nevada avenue,
The citizens committee was empowered to
employ an engineer in preparing plans for
sewers.
A plumbers petition was filed and ordinance
No. 203 in reference to payment OF plumbers
fees passed.
The clerk was instructed to advertise for bids
Tor grading OF seventh street from Nevada to
Michigan avenue.
The official bonds of T. II. James as engineer
and S. r. GRIPPE poundmaster were approved
The case of I. II. Wells bond as recorder was
laid over on the request of the gentleman, who
said there were a few legal questions he would
like settled first.
The lease OF town hall was read, filed and
approved.
The board passed n resolution placing the
limit at - retail and two wholesale liquor
stores for which licenses would be granted.
Harbor matters were pretty generally dis
cussed when the board adjourned.
NOTES
meeting of the board OF ira de has been
called for Wednesday evening at the town hall.
r. r. Tanner has left for Santa Barbara on
business bent.
d. j. Kenneally is confined to his home.
Post Office Inspector NJ II. Flint made YES
terday an inspection OF our local post Office
being more than pleased at the state he found
it in, and complimenting Postmaster Steele on
the fact
The herald., 1895-01-24
NEW JERUSALEM.
Santa Clara River ImpAasable -Thomp-
hnn * irxnatrinx WaddInn

New JERUSALEM, Jan. 23.-Plenty of rain
For the storm, A. IA inches; for the season, 96 4
The Santa Clara river has been impossible for
three days, u raging torrent which no one
dared attempt to cross, carrying on its muddy
bosom driftwood in large quantities and an &C.
casional shanty or shed from higher up the
river. This county appears, in spite of having
no debt to be too poor or parsimonious to
build bridge across tho Santa Clara. AS a
result. when it rains we are entirely shut off
from the outside world, except by sea on the
semi occasional steamer; no mail. no news,
no anything.
Sunday, January 18th, Miss Addie, the &C.
complished and beautiful daughter of 7. G.
Thompson of Springville, this county, was
married at the home of her parents to Mr..
Joseph kirkpatrick, son of Dr. Kirkpatrick of
Los Angeles. The couple took the train to
Santa Barbara, from thence to San Francisco
by sea- Mr.. kirkpatrick is attending medical
school in San Francisco.
At a meeting of the District Agricultural as
ISOLATION held on Saturday, John G. Hill was
reelected president, T. H. Merry, secretary;
Thomas ] Gregg, treasurer. The association
has requested Governor Budd to appoint
Charles Donlon of Huneme director, in place
of c, D. Bonestel of Ventura, who has declined
to serve
The herald., 1895-01-24

PoRr JARVIS, N. Y, Jan. 23.-Julius
Milford, living in Pike county at Sing
mans Ferry. while digging we'll on his
farm short time ago. encountered
seam of rock. He noticed something
bright in the rocks which looked like
gold. He reduced some of it in cruci-
BILE and sent it to New York and received
q reply that it was gold. Milford is
very reticent about the matter.
The herald., 1895-01-24
The young ladies' are pupils of Miss.

Higgins.
The familiar mama OF our townsman
Judge Walter, state bank examiner, ap
pears in the Call OF San Ffsncieco under
cut which is supposed TO represent
him. How the judge has changed since
he went north last week
a lecture will be given at tina Freshly
terrain church on Monday evening next
under the aauspices of the Union Chris
tisn Endeavor. The speaker will be
Rev. Alfred Docking. on Alaska. Its Re-
sources and Degradation. This is the
second lecture in the course.
The herald., 1895-01-24
hOTEL ARRIVALS.

Gsrston, Reilands; Mr. and Mrs Y S Cox,
J Joseph, H Flood, Mr. and Mrs E II Tryop
G Clarke, Mr. and Mrs Webster, L Lieb-
man, Libbey. Boldemann, w Baxter,
J Il Ankels, Gun bingham, A Kelly, q A
Stewart, Barkman, e P Acserman, San
Francisco; DR. and Mrs Csrhart, K Carhart,
MIS- Powell, Burbank; c Curran. Dixon H. !:
Curran, Bakersfield: Mrs Cox Phoenix; @ e
Kant, Banning: B G Kraus, X b Putnam, N
Espenscheid, jr, G G Salch. 4 Kennedy, New
YORK; Mrs q h Harvey Miss Gift Napa; @ /.
wheeling, Va: Mr. and Mrs j H Hellan. Med,
ford. Mass; Kaler. Boston Mrs ] Bird.
Banning: Mr. and Mrs ID Archer The Palms
Mr and Mrs Hot, A Jordan. Miles City
Mont. II N Nerrin, Spokane, Wash; MIR and
Mrs II Sergen., Cincinnati; w G Rifeaberg,
san Diego; smith, Arlington Ora
DR.. d. S. Dlfenoacher, dentist. rooms and5
The herald., 1895-01-24
RedOndO Railway
Compagnie Generate TransatIanique

FRENCH LINE TO HAVRE.
COMPANY'S PIER fNEWl NO. AZ NORTH
~ river foot of Morton St., New York.
Travellers by this line avoid both travel BY
English railway and the discomfort of crosk
ing the channel in Il small boat
Bourgogne, January II.
La Champagne, January ~.
La Normandie, January 70.
La Bretagne February 2.
La Gascogne, February
La Bourgogne, February TO-.
New York to Alexandria, Egypt, via Paris.
frst-class $3.50, ond-class ZIG.
For freight or passage apply to
A. FORGET, Agent
No. 2 Bowling Green, New York.
]. F. FUGAZt d CO., agents, Montgomery
ave., San Francisco. Branch office, 10 Mont.
gomery st. Tickets are for sale 10y all. railroad
and steamship offices.
The herald., 1895-01-24

KG- This timetable is published By THE
HERALD for the convenience Of its readers and
the travelingpublic.
other railroad companies pay for the pub
LEGATION of their timetables.
The Southern Pacific Company refuses to pay
for the publication of its timetable In THE
HERALD because this paper is criticisng the
corporations policy opposinga harbor at San
Pedro: its attitude toward the Nicaragua prop
osition; its attempt to Cypress and rob the
peopleo Pasadena ;-and ibs tyrannous discrfm.
inaifon against the interests Ell the people OF
the San Joaquin Valley.
CoUTHKRN PACIFIC COMPANY.
TIME TABLE-DECEMBER 20, 1894
Arcade Depot, Los Angeles
oaUa for nESTIN. ZION
The herald., 1895-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan 90 The house committee
on election of president and vice president to-
day agreed to report a joiut resolution amend.
ing the constitution so as to provide that the
president shall be eligible to serve but one
term. There was one dissenting vote
The herald., 1895-01-24

WAsH1SGToN, Jan 23.-The senate in execu-
tive session today, confirmed Daniel Murphy
to be collector OF customs for the district OF
Humboldt, California.
The herald., 1895-01-24
REV. WAYLAND JOHNSON
SAYS OF
CEREBRINE.
PREPARED UNDER THE FORMULA OF
DR.. VIM. A. HAMMOND:

ONOhh IL rOhm La Op
DIR. VIM. A. HAMMOND:
81 have been using Cerebrine two weeks. and
~ am glad to report the most excellent result.
81 was in state Of nervous prostration that
utterly untitled me for any continued mental
WORK From the first dose experienced re-
"newed intellectual grasp and power and clear
mess and joy in mental work that had not
known for years. Besides this, AN conscious
"of an increase in mus cular strength and en-
"duaraace that surprises me- At irst was in
"cined o suspect that these results were due
ITO strong, stiuulating properties in the Ami
''mal Extracts: but as L studied their effects
81 found that they were not only permanent,
''but were OF an entirely different character
"from those produced by n stimulant, Under
"the influence of an ordinary sttmulant felt
"a highly exalted state of body and mind. but
1.-The activity was feversh and eccentric, while
"the effect of the Cerebrine is to give sense of
''cool, satisfied, self controlled mental and
physical energy.
sincerely yours, WAYLAND JOHNSON,
Pastor First Baptist Church"
DOSE, Five Drops. Price q drachms,) 81. 90
Where local druggists are not supplied with
the Hammond Animal Extracts they will be
mailed, together with all existing literature on
the subject. on receipt of price, by
THE COLUMBIA CHEMICAL co.,
Washington, D. G.
FOR SALE BY H. NJ. SALE & SON -220 s
Spring ST., Los Angeles.
AT WHOLE5A LIE BY F. w. BRAUN d CO.
401 and 407 N. Main ST., Los Angeles
The herald., 1895-01-24

Uncle Sam Cash Box.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Available cash bal
ance, $3.50, 992, $50; gold reserve, $40 16O, 900.
The herald., 1895-01-24

Wallpaper house of the coast, 80, s. Spring.
The herald., 1895-01-24

Dr.. d. S, Dlffenoacher, dentist. rooms aud5
10 3. Spring St, Los Angeles.
The herald., 1895-01-24
Saturday,
$40 p.

Arrive.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25
Keeping Fruit Trees Dormant.

The uses of cold storage" in keep
ing meats, fruit and vegetables in an
unchanged condition are well known
but the modification of this process
called cool storage" as applied to
trees, etc, is more novel. 1t is
such an arrangement of packing.
house and cellar that all extremes
of temperature are avoided and a me.
dunn preserved in which nursery
trees will remain dormant for any
length of time. A western nursery
firm last fall had trees in its packing
houses which had been there twelve
months and were in perfect condition.
Apparently they could be kept through
the winter in the same conditions and
be ready to grow when planted out.
We do not know that the length ot
time trees could be thus kept has ever
been tasted.-Country Gentleman
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
STRAWBERRY PLANTING.

A Method Which Is Reasonably Sure 60
Bring Good Results
In planting strawberries there is
right way, and there are a number OF
wrong ways. What we are after In
ordinary culture is to induce reason
able number of plants to make an early
start, in other words, to have them In
good growing condition before our
usual midsummer drought, SO they
will give US a nice matted row. We
find that the earlier we plant after the
land is In readiness to receive the
plants. the more surely do we reach the
coveted result. Usually we can get
better plants in the early part of the
season than will be obtainable later.
Atmospheric and soil conditions also
are more favorable then. The plants
start promptly, and soon fill the rows
with strong runners.
The right way of planting always
presupposes the use of good strong
plants. Some of our nurserymen are
not careful enough in the sorting Of
the plants they ship, and only too often
have we received strawberry plants
that were utterly unfit for planting. II
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25

the ring is near it too. The positions
of the knot and ring are shown at R.
H., Fig. l.
Place the forefnger of the right
hand on the top piece of string, about
midway between your assistants
hands. Take the bottom string be-
tween the forefnger and thumb OF the
left hand, midway between your fore
finger, which rests on the top string
and your assistants right thumb. To
describe the movement which ensues is
difficult, and you must endeavor to fol-
low closely. Pull the top string to-
wards you with your right-hand fore
finger; at the same time pass the bot
tom string upward and over toward
your assistants left thumb, upon which
you must loop il, and the relative posi-
tions of ring, string and hands will be
as shown at Fig. l.
On no account must you remove your
right-hand forefnger from the loop it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25

retains. With the left hand pass the
ring toward your assistants left thumb
as far as it will 60 Between the ring
and his right thumb the string will be
crossed. Carefully observe which is the
top string. If you mistake it you will
spoil the trick. Take it between the
forefnger and thumb of your left hand,
and loop it on your assistants left
thumb. Fig. 2 fully illustrates the rel
alive positions. 1t will be observed
that the string, by looping, has drawn
your assistants hands close together.
Then tell the assistant to close his
thumbs and forefngers, that there
may be no deception" and also to press
his hands gently apart. Release the
loop held by your right-hand forefnger,
and give the ring a smart pull with
your left hand, and the ring is released
from the string.-Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25
Dog Kept Tab on tho Clock.

One of the best stories about the in.
telligence of dogs which has been told
for some time was reported few days
ago by an officer of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. He said that one
of the men in the passenger department
had dog that could tell the time Of
day. The owner of the dog had fine
clock in his Office, and Ne got into the
habit of making the dog tap with his
paw at each stroke of the clock. After
awhile the dog did so without being
told, and as the clock gave n little
cluclS just before striking, the dog
would get into position, prick up his
ears and tap out the time. If the clock
had struck one and little while after
ward his owner initiated the prelimin-
airy clucs of the clock the dog would
give two taps with his paw and so on
for any hour. He knew just how the
hours ran and how many taps to give
for each one.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25
A MlSCHlEvOUS GROW.
Ne Likes to Have the Boys Throw Snow
balls at Him.

He Likes to Have the Boys Throw Snow
balls at Him.
Strangely enough, there was nothing
of which he stood so much in fear as
crows themselves. Often they would
come perilously near and 'caw" at him.
Helter-skelter he would fly to the house,
and his relief was plainly manifested
when he was safe inside the kitchen.
Their wild life evidently had no charm
for him. He was in terror of large
snakes, too, but small ones he gobbled
mp as fast as he could. 1t was most
effectual way of preventing them from
frightening him when they grew bigger.
No attention was given to his educa-
ton, but at last we discovered that he
could repeat a word or phrase of a con-
versation he had just heard. He could
laugh like a human being, and initiate
the caclSling of hen. "Stop!" "Hello!"
Hold on" were favorite expressions
of his, and generally his use of them
was intelligent. He liked to perch on
top of the barn and shout out "Stop!"
at the farmers who went by in their
wagons. If they refined in their horses,
,bhiAhllB ~ was SoluC pCISOA VIII lldu
called them, the success of his little
joke would cause jim to burst into i'm
moderate laughter.
He actually enjoyed being snow
balled. He would stand upon an old
tree stump, and look saucily at the
boys, as much as to say: Come, now,
here's good shot! Why don't you hit
me?" But Jim was always too quick
for them. No boy ever could hit him.
He would dodge like lightning, laugh
ing hoarsely as the ball few harmlessly
past or broke in pieces on the other side
of the stump. Then up he would hop
again, with another challenge, ready
for the next SNOWFALL.
He was not afraid of gun. He
would stand close by while one was
being loaded, and it could be fred off a
number of times without having any
rerceptible effect on him. But he was
keenly alive to its danger, and the very
moment the muzzle was pointed at him
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25
Careless.
SETTING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

one can procure plants from a nea,
neighbor, dug up from a young BED
that has not yet fruited, no better
chance need be looked for. But we
want to get these plants when they
have just begun to make new growth
in the spring, and we are bound to sci
them as soon as they are dug. If it is
unavoidable to keep them for a few
days, on account of unsuitable weather
or unprepared soil, the plants should
all be heeled in, erery plant By itself, no,
left in punches together. If kept in
punches, the roots will surely mold
and die.
The right way also includes planting
at proper depth, and with roots well
spread One of the latest Cornell bull
letins explained this with an illustra
trations there reproduced in smaller
size).
At the left we see a sample of care
less planting. The roots are "jus,
stuck" in the ground in a bunch to
gether, and in cramped quarters. The
plant shown in the center is evidently
set too high and will suffer, while the
plant at the right is set as it ought to
be set, the crown just even with the
soil surface, and the roots well spread
American Gardening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25
This Horse Is for Sale.

There is a horse owned by farmer
near Albany, N. Y, which has great
fondness for getting hold of garment
and tearing it to pieces in the same
manner that a young dog would; that
is, by placing his forcfeet on the article
and then catching hold with his teeth
and tearing away until the cloth is in
shreds. The other day the owner came
home with fine new beaver overcoat,
which he took off and laid on the seat
of his wagon. Then he unhitched the
horse and sent him into the stable. In
stead of going. the horse sprang at the
wagon, snatchcd the ovcrcoat and ran
away with it. The distressed owner
armed himself with a whip and recov-
cred the coat, but not until n sleeve
had been ripped out and big hole torn
In the back. That horse is for sale.