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Matthews presiding at the organ, opened
the ceremonies.
Mr.. H. w. Hellman, the president of
the congregation, was then introduced by
the master of ceremonies. and delivered
the following address, outlining the pro-
gress which had been made by the congre-
CATION since its organization. in 1852.
Ladies' and Conference.-The age before
ours has ever been swayed by such burn
ing desire after knowledge and truth as
this. Carried irresistibly along and aioft
by this craving and yearning, we have ex-
plored the highest and the lowest, have
traversed the immensities of celestial
space, have lifted the veil from off the
countenance of nature and wrenched from
q her many a secret of her work and work.
ings. We have leveled mountains and
raised valleys. With iightning's speed we
have almost annihilated space and time.
BY bonds of iron and steel, by the interest
of commerce and industry, by material
and intellectual pursuits we have rendered
the wide, wide world one.
By our intellect and indomitable energy
we trace the laws of nature, bind them to
our chariot, and behold, on. on they draw
our car of progress. Like God him.
self. whose partners we are in the
work of creation, we make the
winds our messengers, the raging
flames our servants, and though much
still remains unknown, and many a ques-
yet the inheritance left to us by our fathers
has proven too narrow in its restrictions
The old temple of knowledge has lapsed
into ruins even though the new one still
awaits its architect and the reflex of this
movement is most clearly felt in the prov
ince of religion. Conceptions, which to
those that lived before us. were among the
dearest ideas, which in all vicisstudes of
life, were to them staff and stay, hopes,
which in genial sunshine or chilling rain
were their trusty companions, all these no
longer convey to us messages of divine
peace. With those that cherished them,
they are recorded unto death.
That Judaism too is undergoing a
similar process no one can deny and no
one can wonder at. As the German poet
SO aptly styled it, it is the ''heart Of man
kind.''
1t was at all times the first to respond to
the impulses of contemporaneous mental
life, and today it has not lost its charac.
teristic function. Thus, turn whitherso-
ever we may, one world is sinking, another
arising.
Our own congregation did not remain
behind the age in this onward movement.
Started in the year 1S62-July 18th, l S62,
corresponding with Tamus 1922, as
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land of the living and doing good work

land of the living and doing good work
amongst his own congreg alton.
After the death of Joseph Newmark, his
worthy son-in-law, Harris Newmark, took
the reins of the congregation in hand. The
new era gradually made itself felt and in
1885 il was resolved to break away from
the old mode of worship and to Introduce
q reformed service. At this critical time
of our congregation we engaged the service
of rabbi, who by his writings was known
to be an honest and outspoken reformer.
DR.. Schneider consistently and with great
effect taught and preached the prin-
ciples of reform Judaism amongst
us for nearly three years. The
Jastrow prayer book. late Friday evening
services and lectures, worship with un-
covered head, etc., were introduced. After
DR.. Schreiber left us we engaged as minis
ter Rev. A. Blum, who also worked and
labored faithfully among us until last year !;
since then Rabbi NJ. G. Solomon has taken
charge of this congregation and on him
now falls the future guidance and success
of our congregation.
From 1856, when Mr.. Harris Newmark
went to Europe, to the present day your
humble servant acted as president of our
congregation, and in the words of King
Solomon, ''others may praise thee, but not
thy own mouth" l will simply state that
have always tried to do my duty to the
best interest of the congregation, and this
shall continue to dom the future, that is,
with Gods help.
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MOIR-At New York, March IA, 1885, Mary Nc
Elroy, wife of James Mor of New York and
mother of Mrs Henry II. Lee of Los Angeles.
SAMM-The funeral of the late Jacob Samm will
take place from the family residence 939 s.
Olive street, Tuesday, March II, 1906, Mt II
O'Clock AN. 1nterment private. Please
omit flowers.
BRADLEY-ln this city, March IS, 1885, at the
residence OF her daughter Mrs. Mary +. Alex
ander All South Hill street, Mrs. Eleanor
Bradley, aged 81 years.
Funeral services Monday at pm. from the
First Christian Church, corner Hope and Eleventh
Streets
FERGUsoN-At the Sisters Hospital in this city,
March Is, 1896, lsham b. Ferguson, father of
Mrs Charles Easton of this city and Mrs. d.
Il. Hayes OF San Francisco, aged "A years and
months.
Funeral at 10 o'clock am. Tuesday, March 18th,
Mt lhe parlors of Orr& Hines 657 South Broadway.
Friends invited to attend.
BEKlCH-John Bekich, aged 20, native Of Cana
vii, Austria.
Funeral from parlors OF Robert L. Garrett Il
Son this afternoon at O'Clock pm. Friends in
vted Interment i'll Catholic Cemetery on Buena
Vista street.
STAFFORD--Tn Pasadena, March A. 1895, after q
lingering illness, Richard NJ. Stafford of Chi
cago.
Funeral services at All Saints Church at 2:3O p.
m. NJ Monday, March l6th
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TAN GAME RAlDED
Officer Henderson Loses His Shoes and
Handouts


The Chinese name for the game of fan
tan is mi won." but it is probable that
whenever Officer Henderson thinks of his
Celestial friends in the future. and their
penchant for the great gambling game. he
will call it "my shoes" 1t was early last
evening when a great scheme for appre-
hendng the heather while engaged in
playing tan was concocted by Henderson
and Collins. The rear door of Charley
Fooks place on Marchessault street was
opened by Collins, and Henderson, taking
off his shoes, crept over the roof in his
stocking feet, down the back stairs
and crawled under a bunk. When
the game was fairly under way Henderson
jumped out and grabbed the dealer and
cashier. He placed his shoes on the floor
and snapped the handcuifs on the paying
teller's arm, when the other Chinaman
pushed around and jostled him away from
his prisoners.
The prisoner with the cuffs on made his
escape, but Henderson succeeded in get.
ting two, one of the proprietors and q
player. Some one made way with his
shoes in the melee and the officer came to
the station IN his stockings. The two VIC
tins, Lue Sheun and Lucy Lung Woo, were
soon baled out by their friends at $50 for
the first and 5000 for the second.
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completed the auditorium will. it is be-
lieved, be the best in the city. The tenn
pie is lighted throughout with incandescent
electric lights. The cost of the building
will be very close to $4,000, and it is ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy about the
first of August.
The present organization of the congrega-
ton is as follows: Herman W. Hellman,
president: NJ. Levy, vice-president; Her
secretary; Rev. NJ. G. Solomon, rabbi.
Board of trustees, Harris Newmark, Abe
Haas, J. Sunderland, B. Baruch and John
Kahn.
The building committee, nnder whose
personal supervision the temple will be
constructed, is composed of ]. Baruch, j.
Loew and l. N orton.
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Through all these manifold changes we
have remained the congregation B'nai
Birth, which means true to the covenant
which God has made with our ancestors.
The outward form might have changed
and may still change, but the spirit is ever
the same-we must and will remain true.
In this hope we are here today to lay the
corner stone of the new temple.
The presidents remarks were received
with applause, and as he retired Rev. M.
G. Solomon, the present rabbi. was intro
duced by the master of ceremonies. While
Mr.. Solomon has been with the congrega-
ton only a comparatively short time. he
has greatly endeared himself to his peo-
ple,and though comparatively young man
he has demonstrated the fact that he is
one of the ablest exponents of Judaism
ever heard in Southern California. After
fervent prayer, MIR. Solomon delivered an
eloquent address, in which he outlined the
progress made by Judaism, and empha-
sized the fact that while the fundamental
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strictly orthodox congregation, the struggle
in the cause of progress and reform was
quite difficult. No step forward could be
taken until the first paragraph of the con-
stitution. stating that divine service had to
be conducted in accord with Minhag Pollen
was changed, and also the reading of the
prayers by the Chasan (reader) should be
read in the Hebrew language. was entirely
stricken out
As an orthodox congregation, our congre.
cation B'nai Birth was presided over by
MIR. Morris. Mr.. Isaias w. Hellman and
the late Mr.. Joseph Newmark, who
faithfully and conscientiously discharged
their duties as presidents for years and
Joseph Newmark was president until death
called him away from this sublunar world.
Rev. A. W. Edelman was the fret minis
ter of our congregation, and as orthodox
minister did fully and conscient tiously his
duty, and thank God, he 10 still here in the
The herald., 1896-03-16
HIS WHEELBARROW REPAIRED
"Man Friday" Once More in Shape to fake
the Road


Several days ago mention was made of a
character called MAN Friday" who had
tramped into town pushing before him a
wheelbarrow. Friday is on tramp from
New Orleans to San Francisco. but broke
down near Ell Monte. Yesterday Friday
made his appearance upon the streets with
his rejuvenated vehicle. upon the sides of
which signs were tackled giving his name
and route. The old barrow which he
trundles is similar in most respects to any
of its kind save that the supports for the
wheel are raised to throw the front end
nearly on level with the handles, thus
making it practicable to ford streams
about two feet deep without wetting its
contents.
For the sake of lightness sides are dis.
pensed with. and Friday straps his worldly
goods upon it when on the march. He in.
tends to remain in this city until the latter
part OF the week, when he will push on to
Fresno, thence to Visalia and to Frisco
and Sacramento. The trip, it is expected,
will take something over month, but as
ime is an element of no importance to
riday he does not care. Since 1850 he
has trarnped the Union over. his home be-
ng wherever night found him, and his ar
rival in San Francisco will be but the sig
nal for another start back across the con-
tinent.
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CONGREGATION B'NA| BIRTH
LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF THE
HANDSOME NEW TEMPLE
Impressive Ceremonies observation-disclosures
by President tieilman and Rabbis soioman
and Edeiman-Music by . Quartetts Choir.
Placing the Stone In Position

The corner stone of the magnificent
new temple of the Congregation B'nai
Birth, now in course of erection at the
northeast corner of Hope and Ninth
streets, was laid yesterday afternoon with
impressive services in the presence of a
large assemblage of representative Jewish
citizens.
1t was few minutes after the hour ap.
pointed for the exercises. 2:3O o'clock,
when Mr.. Harris Newmark, who acted as
master of ceremonies, called the assem-
bIage together for the exercises.
A hymn for the occasion by a quartet
choir, composed of Mrs. Orr Haralson,
Mrs. Jennie Kempton, Mr.. T. II. Zinck
aud DR.. L. Semler, with Mr.. W. *.
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THEIR SUNDAY OUT
Several Who Found Side Doors Open and Pro.
fitted Thereby

oeVcfnl w 10 founu Siue OOofS Open ano FRO.
fitted Thereby
Notwithstanding the supposedly strict
Sunday closing law. and the rigid enforce
ment thereof by the police, quite a number
of those who fell by the wayside were yes
terday picked up by the officers. jim
Haley was discovered in a drunken stupor,
lying i'll Mott alley, and narrowly escaped
being run down by several teams before he
was carted off to cell. Wandering about
Alameda street and making himself OBJ
noxious was John McMenomy. Too much
of poor quality of 4O-rod caused his in.
carceration to sober up. Charles Hansen
from Upper Main street and Tom Lopez
from Los Angeles street, were another
pair who celebrated the Sabbath in q pc.
cular way and got locked up for their
trouble.
An elderly man wearing gold eye.
glasses and of respectable appearance was
given berth for the night, as he seemed
unable to care for himself. From his
pocket was taken a nearly empty flask,
which would indicate that he kept his sup.
ply of joy on hand, not caring to trust to
luck in finding side door open. His
name was placed on the blotter as E. w.
Bowman.
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lie Tnnk Daily PaneHS

Officer Tyler arrested lad on Spring
street early Sunday morning for fllching
newspapers from in front of doors where
they had been left by carriers. This is the
second boy placed in custody within the
past few days for the same offense. He
gave his name as Eddie Whitson, and a
charge of petty larceny was placed against
his name. A boy named Willie Mckinney
on Saturday received a sentence of $50 or
twenty days for abstracting HERALDs, but
had commitment postponed during good
behavior.
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tuted, but nowhere in Santa Monica could
she be found. Fora had relatives here and
to them her mother next applied, thinking
her daughter might have come to Los An.
geles. They had seen nothing of her, and
as last resort the police were notified.
Fora Davis is described as of medium
height, light complexion, blue eyes, brown
hair; wearing an old white sailor hat,
white shirt waist and brown skirt, trimmed
with braid. She had on brown stockings,
and wore CATERS over her shoes. She left
home Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock,
and fears are entertained that she may
have committed suicide.
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A MUSICAL FESTIVAL
VIII the SeldI Orchestra Visit the Pacific
Coast?

VIII the SeldI Orchestra Visit the Pacific
Coast?
Twenty-Five thousand dollars in San
Francisco, $4,000 in Los Angeles and
200 from other Southern California
cities must be guaranteed before arrange
ments can be completed for Anton Seidl
with his complete Metropolitan opera house
orchestra, numbering sixty of the best
musicians in the country, accompanied by
such celebrated soloists as Sauret and
Rivarde, to come west of Denver.
r. f. Johnston of Johnston & Arthur, the
New York musical agents, was last week
in San Francisco and has concluded satis-
factory arrangements with Friedlander,
Gottlob & Co. for a series of concerts at
the Columbia theater. On Friday he re-
ceived a telegram from the Blanchard
Fitzgerald music house of this city offering
q guarantee of $4,000 for three concerts,
two nights and one matinee performance.
Anton Seidl is the greatest conductor of
the day. and commands the finest orchestra
in the country.
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Best of All

To cleanse the system in gentle and truly
beneficial manner. when the spring time
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer for
all the family and costs only so cents; the
large size 81. Buy the genuine. Manu-
factured by the California Fig Syrup COM
pany only, and for sale by all druggists.
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Do You plav Bi,Iiardsp

The Warwick Billiard Parlors, No. 229
West Second street, will open tonight, and
begs to announce to the public that these
pariors will be run strictly first class.
Four of the latest style Brunswick q
Bake Calender company fast.cushion bill
lard tables and two latest patent attach
ment pool tables were made expressly for
these parlors. All lovers of this attract
i've indoor sport are respectfully invited to
attend. One door from Broadway.
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Rhsumatism and Fever

An old and decrepit man, bent and
crippled with rheumatism, sat on a bench
in Central park early yesterday morning.
An officer happening along he addressed
himself 10 him and told him he was sick
and suffering. He appeared, besides his
rheumatic pains. to be in low fever.
Taken to the receiving hospital, his name
Was given as John Eastman. After at
tending to his immediate needs it was
thought best to send him to the county
hospital, where he could have the proper
nursing and care to assure his recovery.
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A MISSING GIRL

Fora Davis Of Santa no1ica Leaves Home
Suddenly
Mrs. W. c. Burton of Santa Monica re-
ported to the police yesterday the loss of
her daughter, Fora Davis, aged IL years.
Fora had been at home Saturday helping
her mohter, but was corrected and chide0
for some trifling faults. She answered her
mother in anger, and the latter told her
unless she did better she could 60 away.
The child apparently took this to heart, for
an hour latter she had Disappeared.
Mrs. Burton thought at first she had
merely gone away in pet and was at the
house of some friends. Search was insti-
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THINK Of the happiness, the

L deep, heart wnole content,
that settles upon your mind
when you say to yourself, II am
strong and manly ; l have pre-
served the gift of manhood that
nature gave me-" Yes, you who
can say that, and say it honestly,
think OF how much you owe to
nature, the giver Of manhood.
Yet not many can say it. There
are too many pitfalls, too many
temptations in the path of young
men, and too many of them fall.
1t is to correct the error of
youthful folly, and point out the
happy recovery of manly vigor
by his wonderful Electric Belt,
that DR.. Sanden has given to
the world his famous book,
"Three Glasses of Men" He will
send a pocket edition free,
sealed, to any sufferer, or to any
man who does not feel himself
a man. Get it. DR.. Sanden's
Electric Belt cures weak men.
SANDEN ELECTRIC co.,
7o4 5. Broadway, cor. I'D. Los Angeles. Cal.
Office Hours:
sto 6; Evenings, to 8; Sundays, l0tol.
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Maier & Zobeiein's lager. fresh from theIi
brewery, on draught in all the principal sa
looms; delivered promptly in bottles or kegs
Office and brewery, Ala Aliso street; telephone
ol
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Every wedding invitation or announcement
turned out of our office is as nearly perfect as
experience and skill can make it, We furnish
either the printed or engraved, at prices no
HIGHER than elsewhere. II. N. Lee 4 Bro, lao
North Spring street.
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Hawley. King .S Co., 2lO N. Main ST., agents
genuine Columbus Buggy company's buggies
and bicycles.
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Eog,e Brand Oysters

Call for the Eagle Brand Of fresh frozen
oysters Your grocer has them. They are =
great delicacy
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Haniman Fish Co.. San peiro

Fresh fish and lobs ters shipped direct to all
rointsin Arizona. Texas and Mexico. from
cannery in San Pedro. at lowest wholesale
rrices
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HUTCH TALKS ABOUT HIRAM
THE KICKER DISCUSSES A MOST PlCTUR.
ESQUE LOCAL CHARACTER
The Late Reverend Cummings Progress,
Showing How He Was Soon Abie to
Decline Jobs at Cutting Wood and Choose
His Own Evolutionary Pupils

The late "Rev." Hiram w. Cummings
was one of the most picturesque characters
that ever added charm to my peringrina-
tions among the genus homo. II knew
him, Horatio." lived in the classic pre-
cincts of University from 1890 to SS3.
About the close of the year 1891 that ter
ritory was invaded by a ragamufin OF about
thirty summers and several hundred hard
falls and a habit of blowing his own horn
in very sniffiing, mock modest and per-
sistent manner. He gave out that his
name was Hiram W, Cummings, that he
was poor lad without education or special
opportunities. that in spite of his extreme
youth he proposed to work his way through
college, and that he had chosen the Uni
versity of Southern California as the one
to be honored by future generations as his
alma mater,
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Pabst Beer! Pabyt BeeYl

" Garms, prop Tel. PA. Finest CONNER
oial lunch. Leave orders lor bottled beer.
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Advance Davis sewing machines removed to
407 S. Broadway, opposite Chamber Com
merce
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Free Dispensary
For the poor daily. Drs Lndley and Smith.
Broadway and Fourth. Pirtle Block.
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Dressmakers-AH fashion books ct Lang.
stadter's, 2l4 South Broadway.
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Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley, King & Co.
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1868 lbs. Keatings-"365 days ahead Of
them all" Hawley. King 4 Co.
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Big Tree Carriage Works, I2S San Pedro St.
Concord business wagons specially
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All prices OF wallpaper greatly reduced A
A. Eckstrom, 324 South Spring street.
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Everything on wheels, Hawley, King & Co.
21O-2l2 n. Mainst.
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Dr.. D. s. Diffenbacher dentist, rooms and
5, 110 S. Spring st., Los Angeles.
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Pabst Beeri Pabst Beerl
On draft at Joe Arnold's, 35s S. Spring St
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Sewing Machines rented 81 per month. 20
South Broadway.
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For such a villainous rascal as Cum
mines-F Ferguson, hanging is too mild a pun
ishment, and those who condone his rascal
ity should be exterminated.
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Besides, I think it necessary to build
school houses and use them.
Yours truly, EEwARD L. HUTCHINSON.
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DEATHS

Or. Harriet Hilton. 4o4 g. Hill street.
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About this time number of college stu
dents who were studying for the ministry
were examined as candidates to be licensed
as ministers or exhorters. Several very
worthy young men who had nearly com
pleted the college course were rejected,
but the academic and ignorant Cummings
was ''licensed" as a capable and worthy
preacher, and was soon in charge of con-
gregation at Redondo.
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In spite of his remarkable clock-stop-
ping mouth "Professor" Cumming was a
great favorite with the young ladies', and his
Munchausen-like "adventureso advanced
his credit in q remark able degree. In
short time he had wooed and won a beau
iiful and cultured young lady OF good
family
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The public is now familiar with the later
incidents in the life of the Infamous Cum
mngs- Ferguson. His cowardy deserton
of his young wife at Winfield, Kan. taking
with him the money she had earned by
washing for the neighbors to pay the ex-
penses of her approaching confinement,
his brazen conduct when he was exposed
and his flight to Mexico have stamped him
as a villain of the deepest dye.
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JOTTINGS
Our Home Brew


Biaier & zobeiein's lager fresh from theil
brewery, on draught in all the principal sa
looms; delivered promptly in bottles or kegs
Office and brewery, Ala Aliso street: telephone
9l.
Haniman Fish Co.. San Peiro
Fresh fish and lobste shipped direct to all
rointsin Arizona. Texas and Mexico. from
cannery in San Pedro. at lowest wholesale
rrices
Pabst Beerl Pabst Beeri
On draft Olympic Hail. 12l W. First st..
". Garms. prop Tel PA. Finest CONNER
oial lunch Leave orders ior bottled beer.
Eagle Brand Oysters
Call for the Eagle Brand Of fresh frozen
oysters Your grocer has them. They are =
great delicacy
Free Dispensary
For the poor daily. Drs. Lindley and Smith,
Broadway and Fourth. pirtle Block.
Hawley. King & Co., 2lO N. Main st., agents
genuine Columbus Buggy company's buggies
and bicycles
Advance Davis sewing machines removed to
407 S. Broadway, opposite Chamber Com
merce
Largest variety concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley, King & Co.
Pabst Beeri Pabst Bcer
On draft at Joe Arnold's, 35s S. Spring St
Big Tree Carriage Works, I2S San Pedro St.
Concord business wagons specially
DR.. D. S. Diffenbacher. dentist rooms and
5, 110 S. Spring ST., Los Angeles.
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1868 lbs Keatings-"J65 days ahead OF
them all" Hawley. King 4 Co.
Dressmakers-Al fashion books ct Lang.
stadters. PA South Broadway.
Everything on wheels, Hawley, King 4 Co, ,
21O-2l2 n. Mains
Sewing Machines rented So per month. 4o7
South Broadway.
Or. Harriet Hilton. 424 g. Hill street.
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trust that these remarks will be taken
as a peace-offering by some of the good
people of University who were SO much
angered four or five years ago when |
pointed out the patent fact that the said
Cummings bore all the ear-marks of a
genuine fraud.
l must also invite attention to the fact
that all the culprits who claimed to be
"abused" in this column have had the
condemnation of the public within few
months of such merted "abuse."