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LOCAL CONDITIONS

NEW YORK. April 1.-Petroleum firm;
United closed at $3.50.
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Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, April 1.-Following are the
closing stock quotations:
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Chatsworih Park-Leave from and arrive at
River Station, San Fernando street, only.
A sundays excepted saturdays and Sundays
only.
All SIP. Co. IS trains stop ct First street (except
the four San francisco trans) and Com merclal
street Except the s:25 San Francisco evening
train), in the business OF the city, saving
time and street car fares to passengers
General Passenger Office. 22n s. Spring street
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San Francisco Timing Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-The Official closing
Follows:
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Stockholders Meeting
UNHERE WILL BE SPECIAL STOCK
l. holders meeting Of the Los Angeles Petro-
leum, Smelling and Mining Company, called by the
board of directors at their meeting on March 81
1896, to be held at rooms ia and li5 Bryson block
on Thursday, April I6, 1885, at 10 o'clock H. m. 1t
is specially requested that all stockholders be In
attendance, as business OF Importance is to be
transacted.
BY order of the board Of directors.
e. ]. REED, Secretary.
Los Angeles, CAL, April l, 1905. IA
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The leading futures closed az follows: |:
Chicago Live Stock

market was steady; dairy, 1O0lsc: cream
IL S20c; eggs were firm at 90l0I1c.
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TIE DnWCjt MAIN AND NINTH ST., RIVER
lnL hUWLLL side. f. j. Davis. Prop.
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unTrI nADI 1nu 1s TO 27 EAST COLORADO
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let's edged by gold fringe. The coat IL
drawn in at the waist by cloth belt fas-
tened with a gold buckle, and the buttons
are covered with black and gold thread
Fancy velvets are much used for short
opera wraps, blouses and Louis Quinze
COATS as we'll as for trimming. Stripes
seem to command the greatest favor.
Black and white in combination con-
tinue to be very fashionable, and many
leading designs devote special attention to
costumes of this kind.
Princess and redingote costumes are
seen more and more frequently and are
exceedingly becoming to stout figures.
There are many ingenious ways of arrang-
ing the trimming to enhance the slender
effect of these one piece gowns and it is
probably only the fact that they are not as
generally useful as two piece costumes
that prevents them from being largely
worn.
The cut illustrates a gown of jacqueminot
peau de sole. The godet skirt is plain,
save for two bands of sable inclosing the
tablier and terminating in natural beads.
The bodice has a chemisette of white lace,
on either side of which is a band of white
cloth embroidered in rose and bordered
with fur. The balloon sleeves of peau de
sole have deep cuffs of white embroidered
cloth, and the cuffs are slashed to show
under pieces of the same cloth, the slashes
being edged with sable. The belt and the
shoulder and elbow knots are of rose red
velvet, the collarette of white silk gauze.
JUDO CHOLLET.
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THE BIGGEST OF BUGS.
The Elephant Beetle Is the Elephant L
sect of Little Venezuela.

h The Elephant Beetle Is the Elephant In
sect of Little Venezuela.
1 Venezuela is little republic, but
she has one thing that is the biggest of
Its kind on earth. 1t is bug-the lar
gest insect in all the world The creature
is known as the elephant BEETLE" and
when full grown it weighs nearly half
a pound To be struck in the face by
such a bug, flying at full speed, would
make man feel as if mule had kicked
him.
This beetle, like others of it's kind,
both small and large, is clad in COM
plete suit Of armor This armor is made
Of a material far more indestructible
than steel-namely, chitine. Chitine
cannot be destroyed except by certain
| mineral acids-in other words, only the
articles of chemistry avail against it.
Thus the shells of beetles that died 49,
600, 900 years ago have been preserved
perfectly in the rocks, so that we know
today just what these insects of antiquity
looked like.
In Europe giant beetles have con-
siderable market value, commanding
prices in proportion to their size. In
London there are regular auctions Of in
sects, and a single butterfly has been
known to fetch as much as $500. A
specimen of the rare and very large Go
Hath beetle is worth $780,. This is the
largest beetle Of the old world, and it
first became known through missionaries
in the Kongo basin.
Though no other insect in existence
compares in bulk with the beetle from
Venezuela, there are other bugs that ex-
coed it in dimensions. For example,
there is the Atlas silk moth, which has
wing spread Of nearly foot. It spins
a cocoon, the silk Of which is better and
stronger than that of the ordinary silk
worm. But unfortunately it cannot be
reeled. The department Of agriculture
tried for years to discover way of reel
ing it, but without success. Moths of
this species often alight on ships in the
Indian ocean,
There is butterfly of the Malay pen
insula and Malayan archipelago which
has spread of ten inches. In India and
tropical Africa are found giant forms Of
those remarkable insects known as
walking sticks, y which look like twigs
Of trees. Some Of them measure Is inch
es in length. They are related to grass
hoppers and katydids. In tropical Amer
lea are found certain huge species Of
bugs that are closely related to the ia
miliar electric light bugs of this coun-
try. Like the latter, which have been
popularity known only since the intro
duction Of the electric light, they fly at
night living during the day at the bot
tom of ponds. Louis Star.
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sock and thin silk. It is graceful and
very becoming to slender figures. The
fichu may be made of the same goods as
the gown or of net, nainsook or lace. The
shape that passes around the waist and
ties behind is less attractive than those
that fasten in front with large or short
ends, because the wrapping of SO much
loose fabric around the figure makes it
look clumsy.
The illustration shows two new cos
tunes for girls The first, for girl 10
years DID, has godet skirt of moss green
velveteen with yellow and red plaid lines.
The blouse bodice is of white liberty satin
and is very full Bretelles, epaulets and
bands of black velvet form the trimming,
and there is double belt of black velvet
The second gown, for a girl of IA years,
has a godet skirt of mordore velveteen
adorned with two bands of pink satin rib
bon, which terminate on each side Of the
tablier under large paste buttons. The
blouse bodice of pink liberty satin is gath
cred on yoke of white embroidery and is
ornamented with bretelles of mordore vel
vet tied on the shoulders. The collar Is
of mordore velvet, as are the bands which
finish the balloon elbow sleeves. The pink
ribbon belt is tied at the side with long
loops and ends. JUDO CHoLLET.
We should be careful to deserve a good
reputation by doing WE'LL and when that
care is once taken not to be overanxious
about the success. Rochester.
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| fraud. Had not the best people in the
town long believed the Boorns to be
guilty? Had not one-perhaps both of
! them-made full confession? The bones
Of the murdered man, button of his
coat, his jackknife-had they not all
been found? Had not an upright judge
made solemn charge that the evidence
was conclusive, and an intelligent jury
found them guilty, and the legislature
sanctioned the findings? There was no
doubt Of their guilt, and, therefore, no
benefit of doubt had been given by
jury, chief justice or court of appeal
Mr.. Chadwick's letter was, neverthe-
less, taken to Stephens cell and read
aloud The news was SO overwhelming
that nature could scarcely survive the
shock. The poor fellow dropped in fit
to the floor and had to be recovered by
dashes of cold water
Intelligence came next day from
Mr.. Whelpley, formerly resident of
Manchester, that he himself had been
to New Jersey and seen Russell Colvin.
The members of the jury which had
convicted the Boorns, however, hesitat-
ed to accept anything short of the mans
presence, and the judge who had SEN
fenced them pointed to Stephen Boorn's
confession.
The third day came another letter.
"I have Russell Colvin with me,''
wrote Whelpley. 81 personally know
Russell Colvin," swore John Rempton.
''He now stands before me. :" st is the
same Russell Colvin who married Ann
Boorn,' Mrs. Jones of Brooklyn made
affidavit. But it would not answer
Doubt of opinion dies hard Manchester
intelligence, not to say piety, was on
trial, and it behooved all good residents
to hold out against conviction to the
last.
However, Colvin, OR Colvin's double,
was on his way. His story was printed
in every newspaper and told at every
Preside
Toward evening Of Friday, Dec. %,
vehicle was driven furiously down
the main street of Manchester to the
tavern door. 1t contained Whelpley,
Kempton, Chadwick and the bewilder-
ed Colvin. Immediately a crowd of
men, women and children gathered
around, and as the sleigh unloaded its
occupants they took their places on
the piazza. exhibiting the lost man to
view. "That's Russell Colvin, sure
enough! There's no doubt about it!''
came from the lips Of scores Of the gaz-
ers He embraced his two children,
asked after the Boorns and started for
the Jail.
The prison doors were unbolted and
the news was told to Stephen Boorn.
"Colvin has come, Stephen said
the keeper.
elias he?" asked the prisoner.
"Where is he?''
"Here am" said his brother-in-law.
"What's them on your legs?'
"Shackles. -
"What for?''
because they say murdered you"
"You never hurt me-" replied Col
win.
Stephen Boorn was released from
prison, as Was Jesse also. Russell Col
vim returned to New Jersey. But the
judge who suffered an innocent man to
be convicted Of murder by the admis-
sion Of extra judicial confessions, the
members of the jury who deliberated
but one hour before agreeing upon
verdict Of guilty upon evidence that
should not hang dog the deacon and
church members who urged confession
and preached repentance, and the 81
members Of the legislature, sitting as
court of appeals, who refused rehear-
ing of evidence-what became of them?
New York News
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Stephen Salisbury.

A writer in the Worcester Mass. } Spy
thus describes Stephen Salisbury OF
that city, who has just given the city a
site for an art museum and 800, 900 to
build it: "Simple in his tastes and
modest and democratic in spirit, Mr..
Salisbury's single aim is to spend money
SO as to relieve want, to raise to high
plane the lives of persons of small
means and lofty and earnest purposes,
and to add to the prosperity OF Worces-
ter. His intimate friends love and adj
mire him. His gifts are never the Off
spring of impulse, but the product OF
anxious thought, yet they. are never &C.
companied by troublesome conditions.
What a beautiful example Mr.. Sails
bury is of practical wisdom and simple
goodness! Gratitude cannot outrun his
generosity or the warm interest which
he feels in the welfare Of his townsmen
and fellow men,"
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a PLEA FOR THE CHILDREN.

Shall woman's plying love
Its object seek in vain?
comes there today, our hearts to move,
No hopeless, innocent pain?
The dull world speeds on it's unheedipg
course
And to those whose tender hearts would seek
To aid the helpless weak
Too oft, with folded hands, sit impotent
Waiting the dark event.
So loud the doubling voices are
We scarcely may stir at ALL
Though at the shock of ruthless war
The young battalions fall.
Over all lands in vain
The toiling workers pain
Speaks, with terrible voice unheard.
Its awful Skyline word.
Hardly we dare assuage
The ever growing ills of age,
Who knowing how the lifelong sufferers live,
Know, too, how hard the task to wisely give.
The homes of healing languish for the gold
The rich, perplexed, withhold.
Since hardly may our minds discern the clew
To separate the false need from the true
So hard to tell if that we strive to do
Make not the tangle worse
And bring, indeed, no blessing, but curse.
One cause there is indeed
Alas for all the Christian centuries!-
Calls clear from childish lives that bleed
With daily miseries.
Within a thousand homeless homes today
The sot, the savage, bear remorseless sway
Vile souls and hearts of stoned
With none to heed, the helpless children moan
Starved, beaten, prisoned, drugged, torment
3D. slain
In life burden, but in death gain.
Shall these still suffer- Shall the states tired
arm
Too slow to save from harm,
It's dim eye, by thousand cares grown blind
No willing helpers find?
These little ones, shall they unaided pine
Who, fresh from the creative Hand Divine
Bring to our sad laborious earth
Bright memories of their birth;
Who meath happier, juster fate
May give strong, willing workers to the slater
Here no doubt comes; here is our duty plain
Soothe, tender women, soothe their hopeless
pain
And trample, with righteous anger strong,
This thrice accursed wrong!
Lewis Morris in Gentlewoman.
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Bicycles For Boys.

do not for an instant hold that the
bicycle is going to redeem the world or
turn the rising generation into an army
Of saints, but do know from personal
experience that the boy who rides q
bicycle and comes to school with q
healthy glow on his face, that means q
good circulation and hearty appetite,
produced by exercise in Gods fresh air
and Gods bright sunshine, Is much
more tractable lad than is the same boy
when he is allowed to NOPE around the
house or the corner grocery, listening to
the vile stories Of vile men or concoct=
ing some deviltry Of his own. And not
only is he more tractable, but he is
more teachable, he learns more, he is q
better boy and will make a better man:
--Womankind.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-15
ERROR in THE JEWISH CALENDAR:
A Universal Synod Suggested For It
Needed Correction.

A Universal Synod Suggested For Its
Needed Correction.
In lecture recently delivered under
the auspices of the Graetz college in
Philadelphia on 1.-The Jewish Calen-
dar,' DR.. Cyrus Adler called attention
to an error in the calendar which may
occasion some surprise to persons who
have not investigated the subject.
It is fact well known that the Jew
ish calendar in its present form was
promulgated by Hillel II, about $50 G..
E. This calendar is bound lunar cal
endar-i. e., a lunar calendar with cor
rection to solar time. At the time that
the calendar was established it was
much more accurate than any in use.
1t was universally accepted by Jews,
even by the Karaites, and has afforded
an important outward bond of union
among scattered Israel
Graetz has voiced the ordinary opin-
ion as to the accuracy of our calendar
in the following words: ''The method
of calculating the calendar introduced
by Hillel is SO simple and certain that
up to the present day it has not required
either emendation or amplification, and
for this reason is acknowledged to be
perfect by all who are competent to ex-
press an opinion on the subject, whether
Jews or non-Jews.
This statement, however, does not
agree with the astronomical facts. Our
calendar makes the average lunar month
20 days IL hours A minutes 81 sec
onds, whereas the true value is 20 days
IL hours A minutes OF. 841 seconds.
Again, our calendar calculates the solar
year at 365 days 5 hours 55 minutes
25. 439 seconds, whereas the true value
is 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46. 069
seconds. It is plain, accordingly, that
there is double source Of error,
amounting to more than minutes per
year. Assuming the lunar and solar
year to have been co-ordinated at the
time Of publication of Hillel's calendar,
the Jewish year has in the $40 years
intervening advanced forward from the
vernal equinox somewhat over days.
The importance of the correctness of
the calendar is so great that it would
appear advisable that universal synod,
be called to devise plan whereby the
error may be obviated. Such synod
once assembled, might be able to take
action in other directions Of the high
est Importance for the welfare Of Israel.
| American Hebrew.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-15

There are over 4, 500 paper mills in
the civilized countries of the world.
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FASHIONS INDICATIONS.
Apparent Tendency to Simp1icity-Indica
fions of Smaller SleeYes.

Apparent Tendency to Simplicity-Indica-
lions of Smaller Sleeves.
It looks as if there were to be return
to slender simplicity again, for some Of
the exclusive novelties in jackets are tight
fitting and without revers or large col
lar; also sleeves fitting close to the arm
are seen in several of the newest models Of
bodices. If sleeves are really to decidedly
diminish and the present large masses Of
trimming to be omitted from the corsage
skirts must of necessity become smaller
in order to keep in harmonious proportion
to the upper part of the figure. The tend
dency of rich materials is always toward
plainness of make, and the magnificent
goods now worn will quite likely give an
impetus in the direction of simple styles.
The Marie Antoinette fichu, which has
been SO much worn this winter on house
and evening gowns, will probably be seen
largely on summer gowns of muslin, main
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Why Spiders Are Not Kept For Silk.

At one time it was seriously proposed
to keep spiders for the silk they would
produce Reaumer, the scientist OF Their
mometrical fame, was appointed to
make an investigation of the spider SILK
question. In his report he said that he
had found that 2, 3O4 silkworms would
produce one pound of silk in given
time, and that he considered the work
of ~ spiders only equal to one silkworm.
At that rate 27,64S spiders would do no
more than 2,3O4 sill1worms. Further
more, it was found that there are 5000
sea,arate flaments in a single spider
thread, and that the males are not work
ers. After summing up his Investigations
he found that 55. 296 spiders would have
to be kept in order to get as much sitk
ass,S04 silkworn,s would produce. That
report was tils deathblow to the pro-
posed spider silk industry. st. Louis
Republic.
Out of Their Reach.
81 wonder how she manages to keep
her youthful bloom with such a large
family of children. -
'3Upon high shelf, suppose. "
Far away the music Of the ball rose
softly, and that was all.-Detroit Trib-
une.
The merit of originality is not nov
city; it is sincerity. The believing man
is the original man; he believes for him
self, not for another. Carlyle.
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: Easy Work.

81 wants to git white man arrested
fer incendiary trespass or somfn, " said
the perturbed colored gentleman.
"What's up?" asked the policeman.
s'Man hired me to rake leaves out his
yard, an when was most froo he say,
Nose, dat wouldn' t be no hand wuk at
all eff you was dom it jes' fer fun,
would it?' an I say: Dat SO. Wuk fer
fun amt nebbah so trim as wuk fer
pay Den he say: All right. Idoes not
pay you, an dat will mex it easier fer
you. Always like to help pore laborln
man along Now, wouldn't dat jar
you?"- Indianapolis Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-15
A Sugar Coated Conscience.

United States Treasurer Morgan has
received the following letter from West
vile, Conn.,, inclosing 80 cents in post
age stamps:
was soldier at the time of the re-
bellion. I was on guard over the COM
missary stores and thoughtlessly took
Jumps Of sugar from an open barrel to
eat. / did not take much in quantity,
but violated the principle Of strict hon.
esty. 1t is impressed upon me after all
these years that I ought to make resti-
tuition. send postage stamps to cover,
I think, the value of all that I took,
with interest. -
The stamps were turned into the con.
science fund Washington Post,
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Intelligent Rats.

Rats, according to Snowman who
exhibits a tame troop of the little
beasts, are more easily taught than dogs.
They have more retentive ear for Ian
guage and greater adaptability than any
other animal. Louise Michel, who is
also fond of rats, has discovered many
virtues in them. They have respect for
the aged, family feeling, and compass
sion for the unfortunate.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-05-15
FASHIONABLE COSTUMES.
Velvet Skating Cos umes-Medici Collars
and Melon Sleeves,

VelVet skating CosAumes-Medict Collars
and Melon Sleeves.
Now that Kinks of artificial ice are be-
coming common skating is growing rap
IDLY In favor as pastime, and skating
costumes are of more importance than
they once were to the majority of women.
In Paris velvet is the principal fabric en-
ployed for these gowns, velvet being I'M
derstood to include velveteen and kindred
materials. English women prefer tailor
made costumes, as rule, and braiding in
the military style is beginning to be the
fashionable style of trimming for them.
All the newest cloth jackets have the
medici collar and are double breasted,
fastening high at the neck. The melon
sleeve is largely employed for jackets of
velours du nord, each seam being covered
with jet trimming, the same adornment
being carried down the seams at the back
of the jacket.
The stage success of ''Trilby' in Lon
don has produced the Trilby costume for
wear off the boards It is of bright violet
cloth and has a long coat with cloth epaE-
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A Bold Front.

Guest Gin loud voice)-I want the
best room in the house
Hotel Clerk-Yes, sir. 'FRONT.'
Guest Continuing, soto voce)-That
YOU can let me have for 81 day. Some
Of my customers are standing near and
I've got to keep up appearances, you
know.-Philadelphia North American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-12
AND so GOODBYE. HAL

Colonel James r. Hallowell. with his
estimable wife, bids good bye 10 Wich-
tia and 10 Kansas tomorrow morning
He goes to Chicago. which city will be
his future home His many friends
here and throughout the state viii be
pleased 10 know that ne has become
the member OF an old and long estab-
lished law firm, which controls a vast
amount of important legal business. the
head of which in retiring because of
age, let's the colonel Immediately Into
an extensive and lucrative practice.
Colonel Hailowell landed in Kansas
twenty-seven years ago last sunday.
Few public men have been better
known Both as e lawyer and polite
lar he has played an important and
honorable role. having been the rece!p-
lent Of many distinguished honOrs.
Whether as United States attorney for
the state. as a legislator, as an advo-
cate or on the stump. he has always
been brilliant. OF course he regrets 70
say good bye to Kansas and Its people.
No man could have been so intimately
associated for a quarter OF a century
with states men and affairs and not
feel a regret at leaving. The very hey
day OF his life is inwrought in its his
tory and institutions, and Goodbye,
HaF' VIII be re-echoed from the Mis-
souri, river 10 the line OF Colorado. and
from Nebraska down 10 Oklahoma.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-12
: hat

Extreme tired feeling afaicts nearly every
body at this season. The hustlers cease to
push, the tireless grow weary, the ener-
getic become elervsted. You know just
what we mean. Some men and women
endeayor temporarily to overcome that