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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-27
A Monte Carlo Incident.

A correspondent at Monte Carlo de-
scribes an amusing scene the other day.
An American woman was making
great noise because the manager declined
to pay her more than e1O, while they
had given French lady e12 with which
to return to Paris "Why, l have spent
thousands CT dollars here she said,
while this lady came to Monte Carlo
with abou. louis in her pocket, and
has been living upon you ever since.
want $40 to take me back to New York,
and will make a row until get 1T.
The Casino people detest a scene IN or
about the rooms, and the manager en-
deavored to pacify her with an offer of
G1O, under the plea that this sum would
take her to London, where she could
then communicate with her friends No.
She did not intend to go sponglng ON
her friends in London. The gambling
tables had taken from her the whole of
the funds which she brought with her
for tour i'll Europe. Unfortunately she
had stopped too long at Monte Carlo
Now the bank must back her again
And she succeeded in getting her EAU.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-27
gave, 1Taris Stella"

Slowly the procession moves on till il
reaches an altar built up against the
ramparts Ct st. Malo, mass of rocks,
a boat dashing up against them, the
foot draped with long grasslike seaweed
and on the rock the Virgin standing
with hands outstretched, as if in greet
ing. The boat is filed with tiny boys,
dressed like the others in white and
blue as sailors. and as the crowd presses
up and the procession passes along slow
~ the boys in the boat kneel, and lifting
their hands toward the Virgin they be-
gin to sing, ave, Maris Stella, Del
Mater Alma!'
The sun shines brilliantly on the
white wells of the girls, on the banners,
the statuettes, en- the tall crucifix. 1t
shines Cn the upturned faces Of the
crowd, On the rccks and the beat, on
the white Virgin and the little children
that llneel and sing to her. And beyond
it shines on the sea, SO blue today, SO
infinitely calm.
There was q schooner came home
lately bringing with it some men from
a goelette wrecked in a storm off the
Newfoundland Banks. They had been
picked up half dead floating on spars,
and they said that in the storm, them
selves beyond hope, they had seen an
other boat sink near them. She had
gone down with her crew kneeling on
her deck and singing: cave, Maris
Stellal Hail, Star of the Seap' The
name of her was not known. Only she
was lest, she and her crew that sang as
these children were singing now, and
who, perhaps long ago, when they were
little lads, had themselves been chosen
to sing and Eneel in the boat dashing
upon the mimic rocks at the feast of
the Rosary. She was lost. she and her
crew. These are the Terreneuvas, or
Newfoundland fishermen, who do not
come home. Macmillan s Magazine
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-27

Of such garden Is when the king rides
out in his splendid carriage. 1t is not SO
with this garden, this Kings garden. I
throw wide open the gate and tell YOU
all to come in. No monopoly in religion.
Whosoever will, may. Choose now be-
tween desert and a Garden. Many of
you have tried t0 g;>etlen CT this worlds
delight. You have found it has been o
chagrin. So it was with Theodore Hook.
He made all the world laugh. He makes
US laugh now when we read his poems.
but he could not make his own heart
laugh While in the midst Of his fes-
tivities he confronted locking glass.
and he saw himself and said: s"There.
that is true. I lock just as I a,n-dono
up in body, mind and purse y So it was
of Shenstone, Of whose garden I told
you at the beginning Of my sermon. He
sat down amid these bowers ard said :
81 have lost my read to happiness. I
am angry and envious and frantic, and
despise everything around me, just as it
becomes a mailman to dop'
An Invitation.
O We weary souls, come into Christ's
garden today and pluck a little hearts
ease. Christ is the only rest and tho
only pardon for a perturbed spirit. Do
you not think your chance has almost
come? You men and women who have
been waiting year after year fer scrHo
good opportunity i'll which to accept
Christ, but have postponed it 5, 10, 20,
80 years-do you not feel as if now your
hour of deliverance and pardon and sal
walton had come? O man, what grudge
hast thou age INST thy poor soul that thou
wilt not let it be saved? 1 feel as if sal
walton must come today in some Of your
hearts.
Some years ago a vessel struck on the
rocks. They had only one lifeboat. In
that lifeboat the passengers and crew
were getting ashore. The vessel had
foundered and was sinking deeper and
deeper, and that one boat could not take
the passengers very swiftly. A little girl
stood on the deck waiting for her tarn
to get into the boat The boat came and
went. came and went but her turn did
not seem to come. After awhile she
could wait no longer, and she leaped CT
the taffrail and then sprang into the
sea, crying to the boatman; ''Save me
next! Save me next!' Oh, how many
have gone ashore into Gods mercy, ard
yet you are clinging to the wreck of sin!
Others have accepted the pardon Of
Christ, but you are in peril. Why not
this moment make a rush for your i'm
mortal rescue, crying until Jesus shall
hear you and heaven and earth ring
with the cry: Save me nextl Save me
nexD!" Now is the day of salvation!
Now Nowi
This Sabbath is the last for some of
you. 1t is about to sail away forever.
Her bell tolls. The planks thunder back
in the gangway. She shoves off. She
floats out toward the great ocean of eter-
nifty. Wave farewell to your last chance
for heaven. ''Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusa>
lem, how often would I have gathered
thee as . hen gathereth her brood undo.
her wings, and ye would not! Behold
your house is left unto you desolate -
Invited to revel in garden, you die III
DESERT May God Almighty, before 1t
is too late, break that infatuation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-27


and he has a right to do what he will
with it. Thy will be done!'' the hardest
prayer ever man made.
It has seemed as if Jesus Christ took
the best; from many of your households
the best one is gone. You know that she
was too good for this world; she was
the gentlest in her ways, the deepest in
her affections, and when at last the sick
hess came you had no faith in medicines.
You knew that the hour Of parting had
come, and when, through the rich grace
of the Lord Jesus Christ, you surrender
ed that treasure you said: ''Lord Jesus,
take it. It is the best we have; take it.
Thou art worthy!'' The others in the
household may have been of grosser
mold. She was Of the finest.
The heaven Of your little ones will
not be fairly begun until you get there.
All the kindnesses shown them by inn
mortals will not make them forget you
There they are, the radiant throngs that
went out from your homes. throw a
kiss to the sweet darlings. They are all
well now in the palace. The crippled
child has sound foot now. A little
lame child says, ''Ma, will be lame in
heaven?'' mo, my darling; you won't
be lame in heaven. A little sick child
says, ma, will I be sick in heaven?"
mo. my dear; you won't be sick in
heaven. . A little blind child says,
Ma, will be blind in heaven?'' s'No.
my dear; you won't be blind in heaven.
They are all well there -
l notice that the fine gardens some
times have high fences around them and
you cannot get in. It is SO with a kings
garden. The only glimpse you ever get
The herald., 1896-12-24
A COLORED CROWD
Gather to Witness Miss Modelia John
son Assert Herself

The colored folks had picnic in the
township court yesterday and a num-
ber of white folks Joined in.
1t wasn't an eating and drinking pic
mic, but just rollicking time. to which
the slang could be we'll applied.
Lindsay Russell is big over-grown
chunk of a colored lad, and he was In
court to submit to examination as to
whether the allegations of Miss Modelia
Johnson, an understood girl of light
bronze complexion, that he had ruined
her under promise of marriage were
true.
The prosecution got along first rate,
and if the case could have rested there
all would have been well, but it didn't.
When the witnesses for the defense were
put forward. it became at once apparent
that there were two sides to the story.
The previous good character of the girl
an essential in proving a charge of Sc
duction-began to have dark shadows
cast upon it. The first witness, who
boldly stated that he had been unduly
intimate with the fair (?) Miss Modelia
provoked the ire of Assistant District
Attorney Williams. who thought the fell
low was lying outrageously to shield a
friend or crafty spite. 1t availed wit
ness nothing that he stole the thunder
of the immortal George Washington and
said that he couldn't lie. and being asked
direct, had to tell the truth. The appeal
to the Father of his Country didn't move
Mr.. Williams at all. for he Indignantly
ordered witness from off the witness
stand. I'D believe no contemplate pup
py that would go on the stand and swear
he had known a girl" and his face
flushed with righteous indignation.
But there was more of this same kind
of testimony to come. The next witness
was young fellow who swore that he
had known the Johnson family in Geor-
gia two years ago. He was then about
16 years of age and had known Miss Mo-
della very WE'LL Being asked if he had
received any favors from her, he cast
his eyes up in piteous fashion and ap-
pealed to the court: Am obliged to
answer that question: he inquired.
well, I guess you must" answered
Justice Young, "unless it will tend to
incriminate yourself"
well. then" said witness, picking up
heart of grace, eff did, it was not to her
disagreeableness"
Counsel might have put their own In
depreciation upon this somewhat compli-
Gated and equivocal reply. but the attor-
ney for the defense wanted something
more definite. Then witness, after much
shifting about in his chair confessed the
soft impeachment.
When the defendant went on the stand
in his own defense, he began his state
ment with some degree of reticent mod
esty, but once started, he began to amble,
then to quicken his speech, until he was
pouring out in most voluble fashion the
story of his affiliations with the johnson
family in general and Miss Modelia in
particular. He kept the court In a roar,
as he described how he lodged his father
In order to fly to the arms of his dusky
sweetheart. whose mother was his friend
and favored his advances.
After the fun had lasted for several
hours, the court held that inasmuch as
the state had failed to show the previous
good character of the girl. the charge
against the defendant must fall to the
ground.
The herald., 1896-12-24
ONE CHANCE LEFT.
A Point Raised That May Give McCarty
New Trial.

In the case of J. J. McCarty, convict
ed of having been an active partici-
pant in the attempt to burglarize the
First National bank, an interesting
point was raised yesterday by Frank
Davis, counsel for defense, in arguing
on the motion for new trial.
Counsel first submitted an affidavit
of the defendant to the effect that two
witnesses, sailors. could testify in such
manner as would have great influence,
could they be heard, and that at pres
ent they are coasting along the Califor-
mia coast. The district attorney con-
senting the court held that it might be
conceded that these absentee witness
es would, if present, testify just as set
forth in the affidavit.
Counsel then proceeded to argue that
every fact developed during the trial re-
garding the defendants purchase or con-
nection with the tools was perfectly
compatible with hypothesis of his in
nocepce, and that he should have re-
ceived from the jury the benefit of that
Interpretation of the evidence, rather
than a verdict based upon hypothesis
of guilt. Counsel proceeded to state that
since the conclusion of the trial it had
come to his knowledge that at least one
juror was not such person as could ap-
proach the consideration of the case
with that impartiality required by law.
The juror referred to had, upon previous
occasion, sat on a jury when the present
defendant was also defendant in that
case. That being so, it was an absolute
impossibilty for man to so Niyest him.
self of prejudice as to give defendant
the benefit guaranteed TO him by the
law
Judge Smith continued the case until
this morning, when McCarty will have
granted to him another fighting chance
or receive sentence.
The herald., 1896-12-24
COURT NOTES.

William Stephen Smith, a native Of
England, was yesterday admitted by
Judge Shaw to all the rights Of citizen
ship.
In the suit of Thomas Leahy VS.. B. f..
Williams, Judge Mckinley yesterday
gave judgment for the plaintiff. The suit
was to quiet title to a lot on Alameda
street, near Lemon.
William S. Merrill, Esq. was yester-
Gay, on motion of r. Carhart, Esq. and
presentation of a license from Ohio
admitted by Judge Mckinley to prac-
tice in the superior court.
In the suit of Jacob Rudel vs.. the
county of Los Angeles, the case was
closed yesterday in department five
and submitted on brief by the plaintiff.
The defendant was given eight days
in which to file brief
Frank Hennessy and John Clark. the
counterfeiters, Harry Miller, the Lom-
poe stage driver charged with robbing
the mail, and Fuschia, who robbed the
Pasadena mail boxes, were all arraigned
in the district court yesterday.
Isaiah Flickinger was committed to
the county hospital by Judge York yes
terday, and and his case continued un-
til January 6. The patient appers to be
mentally unsound. but a bank book was
found upon him showing there was $3.50
10 the credit of E. Sparks in the Farmers
and Merchants bank and this Flickinger
gave good account of as belonging to
him.
The herald., 1896-12-24

son. native of Sweden. aged "a years,
both residents of Los Angeles
John FL. Hall, a native of Iowa, aged
25 years, and a resident of Tucson Ariz.,
and Emma Adams, a native of Nevada,
aged % years, both residents of Los An
geles.
Charles Merit Decker, a native Of CAL
ifornia aged 26 years, and resident OF
Santa Monica. ard Martha Abigail Da :
Wis, native of Kansas. aged 20 years,
and a resident of Pomona.
Claud Clemaux. a native of Colorado,
aged u years, and Jessie B. Johnson.
a native of Illinois. aged q years, both
residents of Los Angeles.
George F. DAILY, native of California.
aged &c years. and a resident of Los An
geles. and Eveiean Weaver, also ma
tive of California, aged 20 years, and a
resident of Wiseburn.
William Perry James, a native of New
York. aged 25 years. and Ella Violetta
Haas, native of Michigan, aged 10
years. both residents of this city.
George j. Armstrong, native of New
York, aged p years, and Bertha Prin-
Gle. native of California, aged is years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
John A. Hansen, a native of Sweden,
aged q years, and Mary A. Foster. ma
tive of Arizona, aged 10 years, and both
residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-12-24
DOC ALIENS TANGLED CASE
A Juror Ia the Mecsrty Trial Charged
With Partially
The Old Time Case Of Dole Now Ready for
Appeal
A Damage Suit Against the Terminal
Railroad for $l0,000-The Mer-
chants and Manufacturers
Association Incorporates

s. G. Neal. the dud1sh young fellow
who was found guilty on Tuesday in de-
partment one Of having burglarized a
wareroom in the Lanfranco block, from
whence he stole q large stock of per-
fumery. was again put upon trial in
the same department on similar
charge.
him Neal was charged with having
broken into the tailors' workroom of the
Buffalo Woolen company on Broadway
on the 18th Of November, and of having
stolen two dress coats, one suit of light
clothes and coat and vest OF dark
material. All of this property was found
in the valise of the defendant in his room
at the Irving on South Hill street When
arrested there was found upon his per-
son several button hooks that had been
bent SO as to serve the purpose of pick
locks.
The evidence put forward yesterday
was not very lengthy. but 1t sufficed.
Mr.. De Groot of the Woolen mills iden-
titled the clothing, and then the circum-
stances attending the arrest of Neal and
the capture of the stolen property about
made up the evidence Of the prosecu-
ton.
The defendant claimed that he had
purchased the goods for a nominal
amount, but no proof Of such thing was
forthcoming.
The jury had the case under consider
alton for just five minutes, and then re-
turned into court with a verdict of
guilty of burglary in the first degree"
The herald., 1896-12-24
VIOLIN PUPILS RECITAL.

The violin recital by the pupils of Prof.
Krauss last evening at the Bartlett Mu-
sic hall was a very enjoyable affair
Prof. Krauss' pupils showed careful
training and conscientious work. Many
encores were called for during the even
ing by the appreciative audience. The
following program was rendered:
Air Varie No. Dancla)-Master R.
Neustadt
II Trovatore (Singelee)-Miss Bach.
Air Varie No. 4 (Dancla)-Miss Lidya
Berth
Cavatina (Raff)-Mr. Smith.
Caprice de Concert (Musn)-Miss Be-
atrice Kohler.
Air Vare No. ode Berio)-Miss
Edith Miller.
Faust Grand Fantaisie (Alard)-Miss
Pease.
Scene de Ballet (de Beriot)-Miss Lala
Fagge.
Ninth Concerto (de Beriot)-Mr. Wer-
ner
Melody (Rubenstein) - Adalade Sor-
ing
The herald., 1896-12-24
NEW SUITS FILED.

The following complaints In new suits
were filed yesterday in the superior
court:
The estate of Della Clark, deceased
The petition of Ernest M. Clark for pro-
bate Of will. The estate is valued ut
$14O0.
A. F. Parshall VS.. the Phoenix Insur-
ance company-A suit to recover $2500
on a policy of insurance taken out Marcn
20 1885, and covering the household fur
niture. wearing apparel, jewelry, etc,
in the dwelling at 1o2 West Walnut
street, Pasadena.
julius Conrad VS.. Eliza G. Brooks and
j. Marion Brooks-A suit to recover
possession of lot IS and the northerly
one-half of lot -, being subdivision Of
block 49, Ord's survey, and for $500 dam
ages; also $50 for each month of its oc-
cupancy by defendants. commencing
December 16 1896.
Sophia Dorothy Matfield ct al. VS.. AL
ice Matfield ct al. as guardians of Mary
E. Flashner an incompetent-A suit to
quiet title to certain property at the cor
ner of Spring and Fourth streets, and
also the property at the northeast cor
ner Of Main and Commercial streets.
c. w. Shafer VS.. ]. w. Nance ct al
A suit to recover s25 for grading lot %,
block B of Shafer and Lanterman's sub
division; $50 attorneys fees and COSTS.
c. w. Shafer VS. r. c. O'Bryan ct all
A suit to recover $25 for grading in front
of lot 10, Thirty-sixth street; $50 attor-
neys' fees and costs
The matter Of the Plymouth Congre-
gational church Of Whittier-A petition
for permission to mortgage real estate.
The church owns two lots and has erect
ed church valued at $500. There Is
an Indebtedness of $400, which it Is es-
sential shall be liquidated.
w. W. Thurston and Florence Thurs
ton VS.. M. Y. Kellam and George d.
Rowan-A suit to recover $222595 and
costs
The estate Of August Ferlln-The Pc
tition of Belle Ferlin for letters Of ad-
ministration. The estate is valued at
$3.50.
]. D. Fyke ct al VS.. Los Angeles Ter
minal railway-A suit to recover SIC, 900
for the death of E. A. Fyke.
The herald., 1896-12-24
TO DEVELOP TRADE.
The Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation Incorporates.

Articles of incorporation were yester-
day filed by the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association of Los Angeles.
The purposes of the organization
are: (a) To foster and encourage COM
merce. to stimulate manufactures and
to promote the business interests of Los
Angeles city and county and the coun-
try tributary thereto. (b) To consider
all steps tending to promote the welfare
of the city OF Los Angeles. (c) To de-
wise. consider and recommend such
legislative. municipal and other meas
ures as may be wise and expedient and
for the best interests of the city. (d) To
aid and assist the authorities of said city
In carrying out all ordinances and laws
for the comfort, safety. health and pros
perity of the people living In said city.
(e) To devise and recommend the adop-
ton Of such measures as will tend to
beautify said city and add to its attrac-
tiveness () To originate and aid meas
ures which may add to the pleasures,
convenience and safety of visitors to this
city ana coast, and to take charge Of
stimulate and control an annual carni-
val or exhibition to be held in said city.
CD To encourage the production of ma
terial for manufacturing purposes and
to induce and assist the location within
said city or its immediate vicinity of
new enterprises. (h) To assist the mer-
chants. members Of this association. and
the mercantile community in general In
devising and recommending such trade
regulations as may seem desirable and
expedient.
The directors are named as follows:
Fred L. Baker, Albert G.. Bartlett, John
]. Bergin Jacob G. Chamberlain, Frank
NJ. Coulter. p. NJ. Daniel. Adolphus H.
Fixen. Herman w. Frank. ]. W. Frey,
John A. Kingsley. H. c. Lichtenberger,
John r. Newberry, Richard w. Prid-
ham. Howard Nj. Sail, Elbridge A. Stu
art
The corporation has no capital stock.
The herald., 1896-12-24
THE CALABASAS DOC"
Making Preparations for Appeal II a
New Trial Is Not Granted.

Attorney Kinley is making a hard
fight in behalf of DIR" G. S. Allen. the
pharmacist who was convicted by a
jury Of having practiced medicine with
out license, and from the showing
made yesterday in department one it
seems very likely that the pharmacist
who attended obstetrical cases 'In the
cause of humanity" and charged a good
stiff sum for his humane efforts, Is likely
to be accorded a new trial
The case was up again yesterday be-
fore Judge Smith on motion for new
trial. This was based upon a variety Of
technical points. but only one seemed to
strike the court as having particular
merit.
Judge Smith heard the opening por-
tion of the case, and on the day follow
ing was unable to attend court by reason
of in6isposition. The court was open
just the same, however and the jury
took their seats in the jury box. When
it became known that Judge Smith
would not be present Deputy District
Attorney McComas instructed and ad-
monished the jury about returning-in
a spirit of facetiousness Attorney Kin
ley declared, but as the district attorney
maintained, "out of an abundance Of
caution"-and then the clerk Of the
court dismissed the jury. On the next
day, Judge Smith still being absent.
Judge Mckinley occupied his the bench
in department one. Before the trial in
the Allen case was resumed an objec-
ton was interposed by the defense at
the irregular mode followed after the
case, in part, had been given to the jury,
but the objection was overruled and the
trial was resumed. and the defendant,
after sad bungling in the rendition OF
a verdict, was found guilty as charged
in the information.
Judge Smith stated that he was not at
all certain that, by the case having gone
over, while the court had not adjourned
and yet was not in the legal sense open.
the court had not lost jurisdiction. On
that point he desired to examine into
the question,
The herald., 1896-12-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following licenses were issued from
the office of the county clerk yesterday:
William T. Esplin, a native of Cana
da, aged % years, and Eta Flaa Emer-
son, native of California aged 16 years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
Jacob Alfred Nelson, native of Swe-
den, aged 20 years, and Esther Matilda
Gustafson, also a native of Sweden, aged
% years, both residents of Los Angeles.
Ernest Eugene Eastin, a native of Cal
ifornia, aged 21 years, and q resident
of Newman, Stanislaus county, and
Minnie Darthulia Finch, native OF
Tennessee, aged Is years, and resident
of Puente.
agen az Years and Susie ne.n ,, natius
of Michigan, aged "a years, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
Henry c. Mulvaney, a native Of Call
fornia, aged 20 years. and Jennie Peter