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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08
AS ALIKE AS TWO PEAS.
Twin Brothers Mt Wesleyan University
Who Can't BE Told Apart.

Arthur and Archer Young OF New
Britain, twin brothers who are as alike
as two copper cents Or as the proverbial
peas in pod, entered Wesleyan uni
versity this autumn i'll the freshman
class, and the difficulty of distinguish
ing them has led to no end of mistakes.
The Young brothers say that the joke,
being to them of about 20 years stand
ing, has become trifle old.
In college chapel they sit next to each
other, and if one of them happens to
''cut" the chapel monitor, whose duty
is to record absences, has to flip up a
cent to decide which of them he shall
mark absent. Both twins are on the
varsity football team, and though they
are not heavy they have distinguished
themselves as being about the pluckiest
players on the eleven. They wear SINH
lar bandages wrapped around their tow
colored heads, and their sleeveless jack
cts are alike stained with tho blue dye
of their jerseys. The other day in a
practice game the ball was fumbled in
a scrimmage, and one Of the twins fell
! on it. Archer was playing half back on
the varsity, and Arthur was lined up
on the scrub. A doubt at once arose in
the mind of Coach Steele as to which
side should have the ball, that function
airy, like everybody else, being unable
to distinguish the twins. Accordingly he
ran up to the man who was scrambling
to his feet with the ball and asked in a
loud whisper: -"
'Say, which Young Go you anyhow,
varsity or scrub?'
One of the bro.hc-. had an entrance
condition in some D-a'' Ct his prepar-
atory work, and a da.e rs set for the
special examination. The brother who
had the condition marked against him
remained in his room, while the other
twin took the examination and passed
it with flying colors. This happened be-
cause mistake was made originally in
charging the wrong twin with condi-
tion. -Middletown Comm Cor. New
York Sun
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Hungry Pike.

One of my sons, aged Is, went with
three other boys to bathe in Inglemere
pond, near the Ascot race course. He
walked into the water to about the
depth Of four feet, when he spread out
his hands to attempt TO swim.
At that instant large fish came mp
and took his whole hand into its mouth,
but finding itself unable to swallow it
relinquished its hold, and the boy, turn
ing round, prepared for hasty retreat
His companions. who saw the fish,
scrambled out Of the pond as fast as
possible.
My son had scarcely turned around
before tho fish came up behind him, and
Selling his other hand crosswise infict-
ed some very deep wounds on the back
of it. The boy raised his free hand,
which was still bleeding, and struck the
great fish hard blow on the head,
when it disappeared. The other boys as
sisted my son to dress, bound up his
hand with their handkerchiefs and
brought him home.
We took him to the surgeon, who
dressed seven wounds in one hand, and
SO great was the pain the next day that
the lad tainted twice. The little finger
was bitten through the nail, and it was
more than six weeks before it was well.
The nail came off, and the scar remains
to this day. Fishing.
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THE siLENcE CURE.
Physician Who Says Women Hurt I
Il = L..

q Physician Who Says Women Hurt Their
Nerves by Talking TOO Much.
81 have two OF three patients who
are i'll with nervous prostration, and
who could DO cured if they would stop
talking" said nerve specialist the
other day. 'They waste their nerve It's
sue as fast as can supply it, and they
are On the verge OF Mysteries and acute
nervous pain all the time. A woman, if
she be inclined to talk too much. should
time herself just as she would take
medicine and allow herself only just SC
many minutes Of talk.
"Now, the other day a woman who
is troubled with insomnia came into my
Office for treatment. She had been TAX
ing drugs. She told me about her trou-
bles, and her tongue ran like the clap
per Of farmhouse bcli at dinner time.
I thought sho never would lct up.
Finally stopped her.
" DO yen talk rs mucl, as that very
often, madam asked.
''She drew herself up and said in til
offended tone: This isno laughing mat
ter, doctor. assuro You. l am worn
out from lack Of sleep, and though NY
family do all things possible to divert
my mind and make callsaad see poo
plo all the time I get steadily worse.
am worn to shadow. Why, last
summer
"And SO l.or tongue ratified or until
again had to stop her.
Now, listen to my prescription, /
said. Go home and Keep still. Don't
talk. Time ycof tongue vagriGgs. At
breakfast allow yclr husband to read
tho newspaper without interruption.
After breakfast sew little in your own
room. Read IS much IS you please.
Walk long distances if you arc strong
enough. Do not mako any calls. At
dinner talk all you please, but spend a
quiet evening. II you 50 to the thoater,
do not talk much during the play. Tx
ercise little self denial. II will be
hard at first, for you arc a chatterer,
but il you persovere you will succeed,
and your nervous system will get rest. ,
"What did she say to that? VOL, 1
do not think she liked it. But if she
took me seriously think l can cure
her in month.
"Do [ have many such cases? Vol,
I should say 1 did. 1t is almost safo to
declare that there never is u case OF real
acute nervousness unless the woman is
q tallker. With man it is different.
He may worry himself into insanity o.
complete loss OF brain power if his bust
ness goes wrong. But the very nervous
woman is seldom worrier. She is the
woman of leisure with small family
few in numbers, I moan--to direct.
She buys their food their clothing,
hires the servants and keeps house. ,
She has no real worries. But does she
think she has? Oh, dear, yesl She
thinks sho has more to do than any
other woman of her acquaintance.
Keep quiet few hours every day,
and you will be well woman, is
what I tell half my woman patients.
When can persuade them to try it,
they come back and say, why, doctor,
haven't been nervous enough to fly
since I began to try your queer prescrip-
ton. New York Sun.
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HIS STAGE FRIGHT
The New Gear Acted Like a BOBBY and
Had to BE Braced and Coached.

The New Gear Acted Like BOBBY and
Had to BE Braced and Coached.
The story of tho sudden evolution of
an emperor which was brought back to
London by the witnesses of the Russian
pageants of grief and joy is one Of the
strangest in the personal histories of
great rulers. The members of the Brit
ish court and tho English correspondents
who followed the funeral party from
Livadia to St. Petersburg saw and heard
some interesting things which it was
not possible to describe in the dispatches
which were sent home.
1t is learned that for several days
after the death of Alexander III the
members of the Russian court were re-
duced to despair and distraction by the
behavior of the young czar. He was
completely unnervcd, not SO much by
grief at his fathers death as by his sud-
den encounter with the vast responsible
ties of the position. He became for some
days shrinking, covering weal1ling. 1t
was almost impossible to coax or spur
him into the exercise of any Of his i'm
perial functions. Those whose duty it
was to prompt him regarding the proper
state and other formalities were at their
wits end, and the situation caused the
greatest alarm in the court. When some
simple course was urged upon him, the
young emperor shrank back and begged
that he be let alone. He even whimpered
when the necessity Of action was pressed
upon him as imperative. He moro than
once burst into tears and acted more
like terrified child than the ruler of
an empire.
This continued for seveal days after
the arrival of the Prince of Wales, and
it was to him that the officials Of the
Russian court finally appealed. The
prince was equal to the occasion, and in
the last three weeks he has done more
for England than tho whole British for
eign Office would be able to accomplish
in q generation. Ho remained constant
ly by the young emperor's side. He put
heart and courage into him. Before the
czar reached st. Petersburg he was
transformed. He not only became man,
but began to acquire some Of the dignity
of his rank. Hc soon astonished his adj
visers by displaying a genuinely intelli-
gent comprehension of public affairs,
with sound il not brilliant powers of
judgment.
Whom the wedding day arrived, he
had developed an originality and indie
pendence of opinion which further
amazed these around him. In other
words, the attack Of blue funk which at
first caused the gravest fears for his ca
pacity to govern has been COMPLETELY
conquered: london Letter.
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Uigestible Food

Ors Of the biggest mistakes about
food which people make is to forget
that the true value of food to anybody
is the measure Of its digestibility. Halt
a pound of cheese is vastly more nour-
ishing, as regards its mere composition.
than half pound of beef, but while the
beef will be easily digested and thus be
Of vast service to us the cheese is put
out of court altogether for ordinary
folks by reason of its indigestibility.
We should bear thlSSrule in mind when
we hear people comparing one food with
another in respect to their chemical
value. London Hospital.
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1t Went on,

A story is told of certain Snowman
who combined with the ordinary circus
performance display Of fireworks. AZ
one town he advertised the "Battlo Of
Trafalgar, with burning ships, blazing
oceans and other magnificent effects
He drew such q vivid picture OF that
great naval encounter that tho people
from the entire couEtrysiCSo were at
tracted to see it. When the tilse arrived,
the Snowman brought his guiding hand
to bear on the set piece, applied the
match in the usual manner aud retired
to await results. Several minutes passed,
but no battle ensued. The Snowman
then stepped forward and addressed tho
crowd,
"It has not went off, (" he remarked
and proceeded to investigate,
Again tho same result followed, and
again.
"It has not went of, ladies' and gen
tlemen," continued the Snowman. 81
will now show you the great earthquake
of Lisbon. He gathered the fireworks
together and filled a barrel with them
lie pOpiSu euIpcHulHo oNSr tANsu uHu
sprinhied the lot freely with gunpow-
dor. Once more no applied the torch,
with astonishing results. There was an
explosion, and when all was over he
gave n parting address.
'ft has went off, ladies and gentle
men, and SO has three fingers OF my
hand. Good evening, and many thanks.
The earthquake will not DO repeated. !"
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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THE PRESS CLUB.

Rsorgsnized with Wow to Koepiu e
House Again.
A majority of the active members of
the Preas club met in the editorial rooms
OF the Evening Express, yesterday even
ing, and reorganized with view to re-
opening headquarters and keeping open
house to their friends.
The terms Of Office of the old officers
having expired, the following were
elscted to serve the remainder of the
present term: W. p. James, president !;
I. H. LIE Veen, vice-preaident; w. d.
WATSON, secretary; j. w. Elliott, treas
urer. Executive committee-E. III.
Clough, Lester Osborne, @. E. Waah-
burn, Otheman Stevens, w. S. Liven-
good.
The rules governing membership
were sus pended and all active workers
on the press of the CITY. not already en-
rolled, were elected to membership,
subject to such rules and regaations as
might hereafter be adopted.
The meeting was then adjourned to
Thursday at 5 p. M, ct the same place,
to further consider the question of open.
ing the Press club headquarters and
transacting other business.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08

A geologist who is well up in his
business can name dozen or twenty
different specimens Of rocks and miner
ais that have less specific gravity than
water. and which will, if tossed into
that element, float on the surface. Hu-
belite is ono Of the best known -apre-
sentatives of that class. The common
pumice stone is another example. The
rock with the very least specific gravity
known is "damari, substance found
in all extinct volcano. in Darnaraland.
Its atomic weight is %, or exactly ono
bali that Of hydrogen. st. Louis Re-
public
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08
A STATE OF THINGS.
TWO CLERKS AND SURVEYORS IN
SAN FRANCISCO.
by Contest for 0Gics-snrveyor
FNznugr ri cfod.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. THE newly
elected officials of the city took
possession OF their Offices today. In
only two instances was there a clash.
County Clerk Haley and Surveyor Fitz-
hugh refused to recognize Clerk-slect
Curry and Surysyor.ele Tilton, re-
spectively.
Haley contends that Curry was
elected by fraud, and Fitzhugh Gays
that Tilton spent $4,000 to secure his
election and thus violated the purity OF
elections law. Haley intrenched him.
self in his Office and Curry has estAb-
lished his headquarters across the street..
The superior judges held meeting to
see which clerk they would recognize.
but came to no general understanding.
All except judges Bahrs and Murphy
decided to recognize Haley until the
question was settled. Bahre recogniz ed
Curry and Judge Murphy could not
make up his mind. Judge Bahre has
ordered Curry to impanel jury, but he
cannot do it until he can secure the box
used for that purpose, which is in
Hsley's possession. There is proba-
bility that Haley will be cited for con-
tempt OF court if he refuses 10 give up
the box.
In the contest for the survoyorship
things were little more warlike. Sur.
veyor-elec CT Tilton forced his way into
Fitzhugh's Office, and alter the two had
equabbled for several hours, Tilton put
Fitzhugh out and is now in trium plant
possession OF the Office. Fitzhugh sage
he can prove that Tilton violated the
law and therefore ia disqualified.
In the recount for county clerk, Curry
gained 10 votes today.
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SOME PEOPLES RELIGION.
Marion Crawford Writes Pointed Little
Lecture on Intolerance.

Lecture on Intolerance.
There are very good and devout men
and women who take the world-pres-
emit and to come-quite literally, as q
nero fulIillnent Of their own limita
tions; who look upon what they know
as being all that need be known, and
upon what they believe of God and heav-
en- as the mechanical consequence Of
what they know, rather than as the
cause and goal, respectively, of exist
tence and action; to whom the letter of
the law is the arbitrary expression of a
despotic power, which somehow must
be looked upon as merciful; who answer
all questions concerning Gods logic
with the tremendous assertion Of God S
WILL whose God is q magnified man,
and whose devil is malignant animal,
second only to God in understanding,
while extreme from God in disposition.
There are good men and women who
Ito use q natural but not fliprAnt
simile-take it for granted that the soul
is cast into the troubled waters of life
without the power to swim or even the
possibility of learning to float, depend
ent upon the bare chance that some one
may throw it the life buoy of ritual re-
ligion as its only conceivable means of
salvation. And the opponents of each
particular form of faith invariably take
just such good men and women, with
all their limitations, as the only true
exponents of that especial creed, which
they then proceed to tear in pieces with
all the ease such an undue advantage
Of false premise gives them. None of
them has thought of intellectual mer-
cy as being perhaps an integral part of
Christian charity. Faith they have in
abundance, and hope also not a little;
but charity, though it be for mems
earthly ills, and theoretically, if not al
ways practically, for mems spiritual
shortcomings, is rigidly forbidden for
the errors of mems minds. Why? No
thinking man can help asking the little
question which grows great in the I'M
answering silence that follows it.-Mar-
ion Crawford in Century.
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Domestic Weather Prophets.

Probably everybody knows that there
are microscopic plants which Indicate
more or less clearly the quantity of
moisture i'll the atmosphere A strip Of
seaweed hung in an exposed position
frequently does duty as a popular and
easily oomprehended weather glass, al
though it may be doubted whether its
predictions are Of mach value. More
reliance can be placed in the behavio
Of q pine twig, which may very readily
be pressed into service as q domestic
weather prophet. Cologne Gazette.
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'The forces of the universe are in
league against lie" says Emerson
and what his terse, penetrating pen
would find to say where the lying i'll
wolves perhaps mortal danger to human
beings we will not presume to say, out
will illustrate our meaning as follows:
In December, 1887, child that had
died in Connecticut Of diphtheria was
brought to Pittsfield, Mass, for burial.
The parents came with the body to a
house in Pittsfield, and apublio funeral
was held Within a week and while
the parents of the child still remained
as visitors at tho house a child who
lived in tho house was taken i'll wi it'll
diphtheria and died. Then came a hu-
initiating confession from the Connect
icut parents. They said that the symp-
toms of the second child were just like
those of their own ard finally acllnowl-
edged that arrangements had been made
with the physician i'll attendance upon
the case to write q certificate Of death
by bronchitis instead Of diphtheria.
Other cases followed in the same house.
-Philadelphia Press
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EtheI's Choice.

Amy has very beautiful hair, which
curls in lovely fashion, Hor next door
playmate, Ethel, has straight hair and
is envious Of Amy's ourls.
Tho other morning Ethel had been
very naughty, and her mother, who was
born in Boston, was obliged to say:
"Ethel, go directly into tho other room.
/ am going to punish you right straight
off,
Ethel whimporod, Mamma, can't
you punish mo tho curly way?"
"What do you mean?" demanded the
mother in establishment.
81 heard Amy's papa tell her this
morning that he was going to give her
whipping that would make her hair
curl, and if-if it's just the same to
you I'd rather have that kind. Chi
cago Post.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08

Philadelphia is about as far north
as the Grape myrtle proves hardy.
Though killed to the ground, it will
push up and flower like herbaceous
plant. Possibly it would give an attrac-
ton to gardens, in this herbaceous way,
much farther north than Philadelphia.
Several correspondents write that it is
not always killed down even so far
north as Philadelphia One at Chestnut
Hill, a part OF Philadelphia, instances
r specimen, 5 to 6 feet high, which
must have passed several wintesr un-
harmed --Meehan's Monthly.
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DisliISes tho Bicycle.

The latest opposition to the bicycle
comes from an utterly unexpected quar-
ter - the Thames boatmen. "Shiver
them bicycles; they've ruined my bust
nessl Instead Of hundred boats ont
on a fine Sunday, each with q young
lass in the stern sheets and her beau at
the oars, not 20 put out from the feat.
My cid customers wheel over the bridges
instead Of running under them. st.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08

Don't keep alabaster boxes Of love ana
Tmpathy.t to break over collins. Living
Is none too sweet at best, and flowers
on the coffin cast no backward fra
GRANGE.
What do the dead care for the tender token,
Tho love- tho praise, the floral pfToring?
But living, palpitating hearts are broken
For the want OF just these things.
-Selected.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08

The mole is not blind, as many per-
sons suppose. It's eye is hardly larger
than a pinhead and is carefully protect
cd from dust and dirt by means of in
closing hairs.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08

Mount Desert island was thus named
by Champlain on account of its barren
appearance.
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TO THIEF PUBLIC.

Los A.GELEs. Cal, July 2I, 1894
DIR. WONG HIM, 639 Upper Main st.
Dear Sir-I take pleasure in adding my test
mony 10 tue many you already have received
Ivill say that after taking your treatment Il
caIarrh of the head and throat, that am no
well, and ask you to refer to me any perso
that may feel skepticsl and will satisfy the
rs to the efficacy of your treatment; You
truly r H.. KING
Attorney and Notary Public,
Garvanza, Cal.
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AT Inc summit OF inc dreht OdDle luUiluUk
The Echo Mountain House is the finest and
best equipped mountain hotel in the world and.
is econd to none of the woI d famed hotels OF
Southern California In location 1t has no
equal, being imme diately overlooking the San
Gabriel Valley, with mountains foothills
ever verdant valleys. towns villages, old mis-
zion, sea beach, shipping. islands and ocean IN
full view. The climate is delightful, both win-|
ter and summer 1t is never hot and never
co d. On the verandas there are always COOL
brcezes in summer and In winter II is warmeE.
than in the valley below. The sunriges and
sunsets witnessed from its porches and veraus|
D avs pictured by European visitors, An addf@
tional attraction is the Lowe Observatory, pre1
sided over by the eminent astronomer, Dr
lewis swift. Other attractions within easy
reach OF Echo Mountain House are numerous
and will take days and even weeks to explore.
The m, and no visitor should spend less than
one day and night on these mcur tains-where
more enjoyment can b, had In ihe same time
than in any other spot on the gl0bs-to witness
the gorgeous sunset aud SUNRISE the cities OF
Los Angeles and Pasadena below with their
thousands of electric lights glinlmering like
an iin,nense Lake OF diamonds; the operation oil
he gteat World's Fair Searchiight, and look
through ono Of the fnert telescopes In the
world; aiso tn fine geological collection Of
wild an mails hat inhabit tns sierra MHdre
mountains Ratios no higher than like 0cf
com " Citations in the valley. Weekly and
monthly rats on arp aication. See tme.lnblel
A wsll-equrped livery stable at AltadenF
JUNCTION Tor the accommodation OF guests r
the MOTEL. Cue It's stopping at Echo Monntair
House will r, cave low rnte commufatioE{
tickets over the railway 10 visit the va ley. For
rates Apply 10 II. K. WARMER,
Manager.
Echo Mountain, Los Angeles County, Cal.
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For balls and rarties attended to promptly
Christopher, 241 s. Spring st.
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BOND INTEREST
MOUNT LOWE RAILWAY.
NoTIcE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIA

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIA
hfth semi-annual interest coupon of the
seven per cent eo'd bonds OF the MOUNT
LOWE RAILWAY, issued by the Pasadena aud
Mount wilson Railway Company. maturing
January LIST, 1898. will be paid on a1d afr
that date OK presentation of the proper ruupo1
at the office OF ths Los Angeles kafe Doposi1
and Trust Company, stimson block. cornell
Third and Spring streets. Los Angeles, Cal.
N. B.-To holders OF these bonds Tor those
hereafter purchasingl who may be cesirous a.
having their interest coupons paid in San Fra1-.
cisco or the East, arrangements Will be ms de To-
enable them to do So IN any Of the principal
Cities by giving timely notice atthe Company'o
Office Grand Opera House block. Pasadena.
Cal. T. 8. @. LONE, Pres
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The smoke Of burning tobacco con
tains nicotia, nicotianino, salts of am.
monia, hydrocyanio acid, sulphurete3
hydrogen, three or four volatile acids,
phenol, creosote and several other sub.
stances.