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The herald., 1896-03-31
Magical in its splendid work, DR.. Price's
Baking Powder. 1t never fails.
POLICE COURT CASES
Jackson, the Stranger, Pays His Fine and
Released

Jack son, the Stranger, Pays His Fine and Is
Released
This is Justice Morrison's week to dis
pose of police business in the courts, and
he turned out a large number yesterday,
the docket being cleared of twenty-four
offenders. Eighteen of these were Sunday
drunke, who are now repenting their indul-
gence.
John Botello, who raised row and
wanted to fight at River station, got thirty
days. Ed Baily will be arraigned today
for disturbing the peace.
Charles O'Daniel was released from a
forgery complaint, it being shown that he
had mistakenly identified the bearer of a
forged Wells-Fargo money order on Jacoby
Bros. H. II. Worrell will be tried on April
4th, for embezzling from his employer,
one Turner, for whom he was agent in
selling rugs, curtains, etc. NJ. Furbinger
will he tried for cruelty to animals today.
away.
Lena Coffin, Rosa Varney, Georgette
Bailie and Lizzie Bonti had dates set for
trial for vagrancy. Nick Georei paid 81
for peddllng candy without a license. A
hurly hobo and beggar, William Lyons,
got a thirty-day foater. while two other
vagrants got ten and fifteen. day doses.
and $50 for discharging firearms. He
went TO jail. Rufus Thompson will be
tried tocay for stealing garden hose from
William Rooney. The trial of 0. M.
Clements for vagrancy was concluded, and
he was given tive-months' fioater.
The strangler, Frank p. jackson, re
ceived sentence on two charges. In the
battery case he got $50 fine, and for
carrying iron knuckles $25, both Of which
we're paid and he was released, first receiv-
ing a severe lecture from Judge Owens.
A malicious mischief case was last on the
docket, in which Sylvia Daniels accuses
Bertha Crigler with cutting her clothes
lines and freshly-laundere6 linen. Both
parties are colored washerwomen. who re-
side in the same house at G14% New High
street. The matter was not concluded
and went over.
The herald., 1896-03-31
The Champion Hoodoo

the Los Angeles Times to make it appear
that the only man in the Republican party
that might, should, would or could get the
nomination for president is already bear
ing fruit. The Los Angeles County Council
of Labor has sent telegram to Major Nc
Kinley, as follows:
"The Los Angeles County Council of La
Dor requests of you positive declaration
as to whether or not one Colonel Ii. G. Otis
is your accredited representative in Cali
fornia."
The hoodo is already getting in it's deadly
work. k.-Santa Ana Blade.
The herald., 1896-03-31
A NARROW ESCAPE
Dragged Behi nd a Runway Team, but Not
Harmed

Harmed
A double.team of broncos attached to n
delivery wagon belonging to Fuller &
Lewis, furniture dealers, ran away on Gil
rard street. near Union avenue, at about 6
o'clock last evening. A load of goods was
being delivered when the horses started,
breaking the strap attached to the hitching
weight, and nearly tipping over the vehicle
at the first jump. The driver ran out to
stop the team and was dragged in behind
the animals, falling on the wagon tongue
There he clung until his weight on the pole
and drag OIL the lines stopped the runaways
just as the tongue broke short off from the
wagon. The line of flight was marked by
scattered furniture, mattresses, etc., but
no damage was sustained to man or beast,
which seems remarkable when the danger
GUS position of the driver at the heels of the
frightened team is considered. This is not
tho first time these animals have run
away. they seemingly being always on the
lookout for an opportunity to cut and run.
The herald., 1896-03-31
Meeting of the B. P. O. Elks

The annual meeting called for the elec-
tion of officers of the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks was held last evening at the
parlors on South Main street. and the
election of the following officer for the en-
suing year took place: Exalted ruler, Judge
w. A. Ryan; esteemed leading knight, DR..
W. +. Kennedy; esteemed loyal knight,
lieorRe Larrsbee; esteemed lacturing
knight, Hon. Frank Finlayson; treasurer,
The herald., 1896-03-31
Booked for Burglary

Detective Auble booked two boys named
Fred Sphinx and Frank Steiner at the city
Jail last night for burglary. One more
companion is now being looked for by the
officers and his capture is expected to
bring to book gang of young rascals who
have lately committed several petty burg.
orioc
The herald., 1896-03-31
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The herald., 1896-03-31
Twenty-Five Cents in
Cash for Each Name

In addition to the above premiums the pub
fishers of THE HERALD will pay 25 cents in cash
for every new subscriber who takes The HERALD
for one month and pays 50 cents. This commission
will be paid as soon as the subscriber makes the
monthly payment, or upon receipt of subscription
order if the canvasser collects 50 cents in advance
In all probability great many subscribers will not
paw till the end of their first month.
It is necessary to take these precautions in
order to prevent fraud on the part Of any unscrup-
uous persons who might enter the contest and bring
The herald., 1896-03-31

Mince pies are all the more delicious
when made with DR.. Prices Baking Pow
rlor
The herald., 1896-03-31

Angostura B.tters, the most efflcacious slim
ulant to excite the appetite, keeps the diges-
tive organs in order.
The herald., 1896-03-31
Wheels at Cut Rates

WheeIS dt CUT KateS
On easy payments. Clearance sale of en-
tire stock and fixtures. L. W. Fox Cycle
and Arms Co., 437 Broadway
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

One of the drollest instances of the
monkeys keenness Of observation and
power Of mimicry that we have met
with is the following: A retired admi-
raj and his wife living at Cheltenham
had favorite monkey. One day the
lady, hearing a strange noise in the
dining room, looked in to se0 what IL
was. The sight which met her eyes was
ludicrous one. Seated in the arm
chair, with the admiral's smoking cap
OH his head and the admiral's specta-
Cles on his nose, was the monkey, and
in his hand was the open newspaper,
which he shook and patted, while he
jabbered and gesticulated with great
emphasis at the cat, which lay blinking
on the hearth rug. IL was clever and
carefully studied imitation of the testy
old admiral's tone and manner when
reading to his wife some passage from
tho newspaper which excited his wrath
or indignation.
1t is strange that so little attempt is
made to utilize this strong initiative
faculty in monkeys. They might easily
be trained to perform as athletes and
acrobats. Some 80 years ago an Italian
count, who had villa on tSe shore of
Lake Albano, kept a monkey which he
had taught both to row and sail a small
skiff. The monkey used to navigate this
tiny craft with great skill. but unfor.
tunately one day, when climbing the
mast, he capsized the boat and was
drowned. As jockeys, monkeys might
eurely be made useful and would fulfil
every purpose for which the manikins
who ride on race horses are artificially
stunted and sweated. ed.-Chambers Jour.
nal,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Ciovers and Shamrock.

English clovers are Irish shamrock.
Perhaps no greater myth exists than that
relating to the shamrock. ST. Patrick
would find clover in almost all parts of
Ireland, as he would in England, and
IL was fitting emblem Of the Trinity.
Consequently there is little doubt that
he used 1t as an illustration. low the
little fiction that IL is n distinct plant
and will grow only in Ireland has been
maintained so long seems incompre-
hensible unless it is due TO the pecul-
iarity of Englishmen when regarding
most things Irish. II is almost as alb.
surd rs regarding Levers characters as
typical Of the Irishman Of today, prob
ably Of any day, as he appears TO have
had as great genius in inventing char
acters as in inventing stories. Ireland
largely owes its clovers and shamrocks
20 its limestone. Around Dublin, where
limestone is not very prevalent, the in
fcrior type Of clover, the yellow trefoil,
is commonly employed as badge, its
convenient shape, owing to its top root,
rendering it convenient as buttonhole
flower.
In limestone districts the white clio.
yer is more commonly used, though
there is no definite rule, as is shown by
the specimens collected by natives in
all parts of Ireland now to be seen in the
Dublin museum. These specimens were
allowed to go to flower, and four dis
tinct varieties Of clover are represented,
each frequently. Even the large red
clover is included. There is no other
plant shown, because there is no other
shamrock. The myth is destroyed, but
the clovers remain, and it is due to
their presence that the Irish pastures are
so rich and so valuable for grazing.
They have accumulated fertility, and
they have done SO in England. There
fore their presence in lawns must not
be regarded as prejudicial. London
Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Machinery fabrication.

The results Of some valuable expert
ments on the fabrication of machinery
bearings have been set forth by Mr..
Dewrance in an address before the Civil
Engineers institute. London. His OBJ
servations show that olive oil becomes
black and thick after passing through
the bearings several times. This oil,
after filtration, was composed Of 10 per
cent of oleate of lead, 9.57 per cent Of
oleate Of acid and 74.62 per cent of
olive oil and glycerin, the oleate acid
in the olive oil appearing to attack
lead, zinc and copper with great activi-
ty. Thus disks of metals used in the
manufacture Of bearings were immersed
in oleate acid, occasionally drawn up
out of the acid so as to be exposed to
the air. Lead and zinc rapidly corroded
away, copper was corroded to less ex-
tent, while tin and antimony were not
appreciably affected. In regard to the
compressibility of alloys, it is suggested
by this authority that no alloy be used
until it is satisfactorily demonstrated
that its point of first yield is consider
ably above the greatest load or shock to
which it will be subjected in use. In
testing the effect upon soft metal bear
ings when the shaft sustained heavy
pressure piece of iron was found to
leave no mark upon surface softer
than itself.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Lighthouse Lights.

In series of papers contributed to
Engineering by Du Richie Preller on
lighthouses IN Europe the remarkable
statement is made that the luminous
range Of light Of 500, 900 candle pow
er in tho Mediterranean IA miles) is
equal to that of Q, 200, 900 candles in the
channel-equal to ratio of one to ten
hence. it is added. that, with the excep-
tion Of the electric flashing light Of
Planier, near Marseilles, of 600, 900
candle power, the most powerful min
eral oil lights recently installed on the
French, Corsican, Algerian and Tunis.
ian coasts of the Mediterranean do not
exceed 35, 200 candle power, having a
luminous range of about 80 miles in nv
erage weather. On the other hand, in
the channel and in the bay of Biscay
the largest mineral oil lights have lu-
minous powers up to about 200, 600,
and the electric lighting fash lights up
to 22. 500,0 900 and $1,000, 900 candles.
Further, the maximum light of French
lighthouse towers-that is, the height of
the focus above ground-varies from
about 90 to 20 meters but some towers
are, of course, on very elevated posi-
tions, so that, taking the height of the
focus above the sea level, the highest
light, that Of Cape Brearn, is 75l feet
above the high water sea level, while
its luminous power is Q, coo candles and
its luminous range % miles. This light
is an oil light, and the geographical
range, or direct visibility OF such lights
on high elevations is usually in excess
Of their luminous range, the reverse of
this, however, being commonly the case
with electric coast lights.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
A Check For 400.

There was once a comedian who out.
financed Edward Il. Rice. Startling as
the statement may seem. IL is neverthe-
less true that when this farceur retired
from Mr.. Rice's company he owed the
manager $700. To Mr.. Rice the condi-
tion was not alone unusual--it was also
irksome. One morning, when he was
fretting under it, he learned that the
actor had secured first rate engage.
ment ut large salary. He sat down
and wrote an urgent letter, finishing
with demand for an immediate remit
tance of "a check for 7OO." In due
course he received communication by
mail containing heavy metallic disk.
The letter read:
Dear Ned-Yours received. Find
inclosed, rs requested, check for 700. "
Tho metallic disk was c., b. 6e O
railroad bageage check numbered zoe
New York Herald
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

Bonnin Pasha, the chief Of the sui
tan's private police. is u plump. thick
set Frenchman. In 1884 he went to
Constantinople as detective with the
French ambassador. Abdul Hamid took
q fancy to him and desired him to or
ganize detective force for service about
the palace. A corps Of bludgeon men
was the result. and their tactics much
surprised the Partisan agent, Soudais,
q few years ago. when he invited his
colleagues help in arresting notorious
swindler Tapping at the malefactor's
door, the Turkish official felled to earth
the servant who opened it, and the par
ty proceeded through the house, knock
ing insensible everybody they met
Soudais was busily engaged in suocoring
the wounded, while Bonnin collared the
real criminal. Bonnin has comforta-
BILE house in Pera, and his wife, as
court dressmaker. has considerably in
creased his savings. York Trib-
una
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
A Man Is No Hero TO His rvpevr,ter.

The mystery of mems lives in the
world, out Of which illusions are spun,
has always had a greater influence in
determining the fate of women than is
readily admitted. To feel transmitted
through the ring finger the electric
thrill Of business, of politics, of clubs,
OF the stirring movements in the life of
men, gives any woman vantage ground
over others Of her sex. But in the actual
commerce Of business, the community
OF affairs, the wear and tear of daily
life in offices and elevators, this mystery
vanishes. A couple of typewriters at
luncheon will illustrate badly situa-
tion yet too new to be fairly reckoned
up. Over knife and fork they will match
employers as small boys do pennies.
Out Of hours the boss is only man
of whose necktie they may disapprove,
or of the way he wears his hair or per-
haps OF his grammar, and it may be he
appears greatly to the advantage of
some young man at neighboring ma
chino. Mary Gay Humphreys in Sorib-
ner's
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Oetting Ready For a Fight.

On the way to Richmond Sherman
paid but slight attention to dress, but
when he di' the staff knew something
was going happen. "There is goin
to be fight today, sure" said Colon,
Audenreid of the staff one morning.
How can you tell?" asked com
tade.
"Why, man, the generals over there
by the fire tting on clean collar" Z"
That day 'heraw with 40 cannon fe.
into the hands of the army.-Human
Documents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Rome,a Great Fire.

In A. ID. Cd, 10 Of the IA municipal
districts Of Rome were destroyed by a
confiagration instigated, it is said, by
the Emperor Nero. The number of lives
lost is known to amount up into the
hundreds, but the value of the property
destroyed cannot even be estimated BY
the emperor's command, thousands Of
Romans rendered homeless and desti-
iute were employed in removing the de-
bris and rebuilding the burned city.
Nero. to divert the odium of the crime
from himself, charged it upon the
Christians, and thus began one Of the
greatest prosecutions in the history of
the early Christian church.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
A Short Cut to Health.

To try to cure constipation by taking
pills is like going round in IA circle.
You will never reach the point sought,
but only get back to the starting point.
A perfect natural laxative is Bacon's
Celery King, the celebrated remedy for
all nerve, blood, stomach, liver and
kidney diseases. 1t regulates the
bowels. Reynolds Drug Store will give
you sample package free. Large
sizes % cents and 80 cents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

The first manufactory Of edged tools,
including axes, hatchets, chisels and
cutlery, was opened in Hartford, in the
year 1895. Previous to that date it is
said that coarse butcher knives and
hunting knives were made by black.
smiths, and the better quality of cutlery
was imported from England.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Source of Her Confidence.

Uncle George really can't under
stand you, Hattie. All the married wo-
men you know you say have made bad
matches. and yet you are quite ready to
try matrimony yourself.
Hattie - Don't you know. Uncle
George. that there's an excellent chance
OF getting prize in a lottery where 40
many OF the blanks have been drawnl-
Boston Transcript.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

Peacocks generally scream vooiferous.
ly when change Of weather IL impend-
ing. In the countries where these birds
are native the sign Is regarded az un.
failing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Visibility OF Lights at Night.

The results Of the experiments in
light visibility conducted by the inter-
national committee on behalf of the
governments Of the United States, Ger
many and the Netherlands have been
handed in. The German section gave as
the distance at which light of / can
die power became visible 1. 40 miles for
a dark, clear night, and 1 mile for q
rainy night. The American expert
ments show that light of one candle
power is visible at 1 mile and one Of
three candle power is plainly visible at
2 miles A 10 candle power light was
seen with binocular at A miles, one Of
80 at B miles, though family, and one
of 33 candles at the same distance with
out difficulty.
To bo on the safe side the experiments
were made with green light, as it has
been conclusively proved that if light
of that color fills the required tests a
red light Of the same intensity will
more than do so.
1t was found that the candle power
of green light which remained visible
at l, 2, B and A miles was Q, 10, 81 and
l06 respectively. 1t was noticed, how
ever, that great care had to be exercised
in the selection of the shade Of the col
or, so as TO give the minimum interfer-
ence with the intensity of the light.
The shade adopted is clear blue green.
Yellow and grass green should not be
employed. The tests may be of interest
to railroad men and seamen. Progress
i've Age.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Doom of the Derby.

The derby hat is thing of the past.
Time was when no self respecting race
goer thought Of presenting himself upon
the EPSON downs without white hat
and a green veil. But this state of
things exists no longer. Hats were con-
spicuous enough at EPSON at the last
Derby, but the white hat was conspicu-
ous mainly by its absence, while wells
were few and far between. Boston
Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Spirited Chemistry.

A French savant thinks that by tho
year 1000 a spiritual chemistry will
have been discovered that should entire
ly change human nature. This will be
greatly due to chemistry utilizing thu
heat of the sun and tapping the central
heat of the globe. Under the reign of
chemistry the earth, we are told, will
become n vast pleasure garden and the
human race will live in peace and
plenty.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02
Gun Barrela.

To brown gun barrels, wet piece of
rag with chloride Of antimony, dip it
into olive oil and rub the barrel over.
In 4S hours it will be covered with fine
coat Of rust. Then rub the barrel with
fine steel scratch brush and wipe with
a rag dipped in boiled linseed oil. To
rebrown, remove the old coating with
oil and emery paper; then remove the
grease with caustio potash.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

When dogs refuse their food, the
chances are for rain. 1t often happens
that storm is foretold by dogs seeking
long leaved grass and chewing and
swallowing the blades
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

He-You may be engaged. but l can
never conceive Of your being in love.
She--And you may be In love, but I
can never conceive Of your being en-
gaged. -Detroit Free Presa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

Kublai Khan. the hrst mogul en-
peror Of China, was called the MUIR
derer. from the tragedies In his own
family.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

Ibid you read that story about The
House ON the Blu1r' +" asked the literary
boarder. ''r-
mo-" answered the cheerful idiot.
"Whst was ia boarding housei'--
xndienapolis Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

The insurance of buildings against
fire loss was practiced in Rome in the
time of Augustus.
The herald., 1896-10-15
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AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR

Amendment number four of the series
of six amendments to be submitted to
the voters of California on the Sd day
OF next November is of section 6, ar
ticle XII of the constitution, and is Of
ficially known as senate constitutional
amendment No. 25." Its designation on
the official ballot, however, will be
amendment number four" If this
amendment is adopted section of arti-
Gle XII will read
Corporations for municipal purposes
shall not be created by special laws;
but the Legislature, by general laws,
shall provide for the Incorporation, or
ganization and classification, in propor-
ton to population, of cities and towns.
which laws may be altered, amended
or repealed. Cities and towns hereto
fore organized or incorporated may be-
come organized under such general
laws whenever a majority of the elect
ors voting at general election shall so
determine, and shall organize in con-
formity herewith; and cities and towns
heretofore or hereafter organized, AMI
all charters thereof framed or adopted
by authority of this constitution, EX
CEPT IN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS,
shall be subject to and controlled by
general laws.
The amendment consists in inserting
the words except in municipal affairs
after the word CONSTITUTION" and be
fore the final words "shall be subject 10
and controlled by general laws" Of the
present section.
The intention and effect of these four
words. except in municipal affairs =
introduced into section 6 of article XII IS
to enlarge the powers of cities and
towns to the uttermost limit in all af-
fairs that are strictly their own, and
to release such communities hereafter
from the control of the state legislature
in all matters essentially municipal.
The amendment is thus in harmony
with the Democratic principle of local
self government, and every voter be-
lieving in that doctrine should give TO
the proposed amendment his support
The principle of local self government
is sound in theory and has invariably
been found satisfactory in practice.
Excepting the limitations imposed by
such constitutional and statutory pro
visions as may be necessary to protect
people from encroachments on their
natural rights, each community, duly
and properly organized, should be per-
mitted to mind its own business in its
own way. The contrary theory in the
government of municipalities has been,
in operation, fruitful source Of dis
satisfaction, and has also afforded
abundant opportunity for something
more unpleasant in effect and serious in
character than mere dissatisfaction.
The nefarious ends of machine poli:i-
clans. corruptionists and contract job
bers have been too frequently and easily
attained wherever the stale govern
mept exercised q control In the details