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Real Estate Transfers

FRIDAY, Feb. 5.
A. b. and Agnes w. Smith to W. A.
Johnstone-Agreement to convey water
rights in section q l south, 8; 1852 So
Same to w. D. Ellis-Simiar rights; $500
Same to William Crook-Smilar rights:
$3.50.
Same to George T. Dougherty-similar
rights; $125.
Same to H. w. Johnstone-similar rights; ;
$3l25O
Same to ]. H. Judson-similar rights;
$3.50
Same to James A. Johnstone-similar
rights; $S75
Herman Blatz to j. B. Wilkinson-Lot A.
block g. subdivision No Sunny Slope es-
tate: $40.
Pedro Batz. known as Pedro Amado
Batz, to Jean Pourroy-Lots IA and Is,
No. 27.593 s1575.
OBrien Investment company to Miss
Carrie Collins-Lot 2. block G. Nadeau
Orange tract; $500.
Mary D. and H. ]. Woollacott to Ariosto o
McCrmmon-Lot s. block 80, Electric Rail-
way Homestead association; $3.50.
Rosedale Cemetery association to J. F.
Holbrook-Lot 5S, block /, Rosedale Gem
etery; $3.50.
Charles Collins to Alison Barlow-Lot 8
block 4, Moulton's addition; $700
Peter j. and Bella Brannen to Charles F.
w Karnstadt-Lots 65, g. 81 and 6S, p. J,
Brannen tract: 5000.
Amanda and S. NJ Inrkins to- William
C. Burpee-Lot IS, block 49, Covina: SIPS.
Mrs. p. w. Little ands E. w Little to
Elizabeth F. Knowlton-Lots a. az AZ and
50, block L, Monroe's addition; $500.
SUMMARY
HJee,ut ''''..'................. 90
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb. 5.--Cattle-Sales were
made al S.700400 for the poorest dressed
tie that were offered: stockers and feeders.
a.5cd4 %. and common stockers sold around
3.GCn325
Hogs-Common to best droves sold at
3.15d3.50 coarse and heavy selling the low
est and prime lights and pigs the highest;
sales We're largely at 3.30d340, packing
hogs going for 315G3.S0.
Sheep-Sales were made all the way from
2.25ll250 for a few rams and inferior sheep.
up to 4.0o0f4.25 for an occasional fancy lot
OF native sheep; short horn sheep sold at
3.25IS.G3; yearlings sold at 390d4.40. and
lambs brought 3.T5df550 for common to
orme fiocks, feeding lambs selling at 3.75
M4.5o.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs, $1,000; sheep,
Gn0n
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READ THESE LETTERS

January 5, 1887.
To the Public: I take this means of ex-
pressing my thanks to Dr. Wong Him of
639 Upper Main street, for having cured me
Of kidney and stomach trouble which
caused me great prostration: was unable
to get good nights sleep for about three
wears. and. acting under the advice of the
best doctors of Chicago, cane here to get
we'll on the climate, but kept getting grad
ually worse, until 1 was told to try DR..
Wong Him, and by the aid of his wonder
full life-giving herbs can say that in three
months time l am a new woman and feel
stronger than ever did. Any person wish
ing me to certify this can find me.
716 North Marengo avenue, Pasadena.
MISS KLEMME.
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n IRECTORY OF SOUTHERN CALL
IL FORNIA HOTELS.
HOTEL GREEN-J. H. Holmes, manager,
Pasadena.
HOTEL METROPOLITAN Catalina
Island.
HOTEL ARCADIA-Santa Monica, s.
Rheinhart, proprietor.
HOTEL HoLLENBECK-spr and Sec-
ond streets, Los Angeles.
HOTEL RAMoNA-spring and Third
streets, Los Angeles.
ABBOTsFORD INN-Corner Eighth and
Hope streets. Los Angeles.
HOTEL PORTLAND-444 South Spring
street. Los Angeles.
HOTEL BRUNswICK-santa Ana, Amer
lean and European plans.
HOTEL HOLYROOD-Riversi B.
Cochrane, proprietor.
THE ROWELI-Main and Ninth streets,
Riverside, E. j. Davis, proprietor
rado street, Pasadena.
HOTEL AvALON-Avalon Santa Cata-
lima Island.
HOTEL BREwSTER-J. e. OBrien pro-
prietor, Fourth and sts., San Diego.
HOTEL BELLEVUE TERRAcE-cor-
ner Sixth and Pearl SITS. F. A. Urban.
~,srf~s
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Observation Buffet Car

Around the Kite Shaped track leaves
Los Angeles at a. M, Pasadena at 1927
a. m, returning at sos p. m. Stops are
made at both Redlands and Riverside
for sight seeing. Round trip, $4.10. De
scriptive pamphlets at SANTA Fe Of
fees. -,
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x,rpI.AND EXPRESS-Daily

OVERLAND EXPRESS-Daliy
pullman palace sleeping rato to,rist sleep
City and Cnlen ensas city and Chicago daily.
ing ngavs on to Minneapolis ana ~; -, -,
IMMooauesdays to Boston, Inls .ia',f a. rhica@o
twenty-four hours auiEKee tarans Of any any Competing
ana ana 'hN Meals at Harveys dining r90I,in .9S n ~
hne; a.ves at lo:15 am. arriyesI ri. Ias az Low p"'
.o.,7 SAN 81 2 p.m. Ar 1901 pm. s:o5 ?. m
Ly 81. a: aa m, and Saturdays only ~ Sao PM
TuesaaaNyS TuesaN BsERNARDINo TRAINS
y1N am, 1915 am pm
o--Lv. SIT am 's;So .so nm. me- s:25 pm.
P-Ar .,ae,t s;4o, q; a am n il s :oi pm, .o;S5 p.m
OAR 'A0i3 iR31EaDLANDs TRAINS
Ply. am; lO;aS .a55 Z. m;i am. p'
0-Lkv' $40 am, 1.3o pm, 6:25 Is Pm:
OAR RIVERSIDE TRAINS
m. *1o:15 am.
Ply. s.i7 am, 1855 am. "a pm.
81 $50 pm, 6:25 pm: .e.os
ga: IA .1S5 M xMp 12;ol ApznsA : p III TRpafMs 2
$50 r R;m M, s:4o am. 1880 pm. % p.m.
6:26 PM PASADENA TRAINS
~ Io:15 am, *12:O5 PM, p.m.,
s:aS .s15 pI~ am, $40 am, 1:sO pm, % PM.
S:s' pm: SANTA ANA TRAINS
r a.17 an PM, PM:
Az Az $40 am, 2:01 pm. $3.50 p. M. 6:o5 p; M
tuesdays Tu. and Saturdays only, leave S:lo
Pm SANTA MONICA TRAINS
Lv. ~ TRTEI1DDoiNDO TI1Di BEACH TRAINS
1v 10 a M, 4:45 pm. Ar. $50 q. m, S:52 r. m
dxiM dxxiM ~ JACiNTO, ELSINOKE AND TE-
SAN MECULA TRAINS
% &1O Is am. o a9 :55 am.
Arp 'l:S0 S0JpG;nNb1po p;m;N AT.Wo rRaiRs RAJ + m'
20 nm. Ar. *6:05 pm.
AV' FALLBROOK TRAINS
se.17 a M Ar. *6:05 pm.
Trains via Pasadena line arrive at Dow
avsnue station minutes earlier west
,aey,,,d hey and depart minutes later east
bound -. s,,or, o,d orr;,,a 81 r.,
onards station, cor. First street and Santa
Te avenue Los Angeles,
Notice-The time tables herein show the
4,,,,o at which trains may be expected to
rr;ye LILY at and depart from Los Angeles. but
thair 4 departure or arrival at the time stated
~ s.1no ,nat Guaranteed, and the Southern Cali
fornia railway reserves the right to vary
froro same at pleasure
p-via Pasadena: O-via Orange; *-Dafly
axcent Sunday; "*Sundays only. All other
For rates, sleeping car reservations. etc,
ii On ar address e. w. MCGEE
o~- CITY Passenger and Ticket Agt,
ON snr,ng st., cor. Second st. and La Grande
station.
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about equally distributed; February. 6s
Slxd; March. 3s 419d; May, 6s 3d. July. 6s
3i2d Spot corn closed quiet; American
mixed new. rs Sd; futures closed quiet with
near positions I'd higher; business about
equally Distributed: February, Is 7Nd;
June and July, Is 9Ad. Flour closed dull
with poor demand; st. Louis fancy win
ter, Ss Sd.
Pacific coast hops at London, G3 15s.
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Monev Quotations

NEW YORK. Feb 5.--Money on cal,
easy at 1MG2 per cent: closed at 1% ner
cent; prime mercantile paper, 3@4 per cent Mt
sterling exchange steady, with actual bus
demand and 4.s4A for sixty days; posted ted
rates. 4.s5G4, ,S5h and 4.S7h@48S; CONNER
cial bills, 4.S3A; silver certificates 64HG
EN. ~s
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Consols. 11a ara
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5-Drafts. sight
20 telegraphic, 22h. !,
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DACIFIc COAST STEAMSHIP CO.
a..slA..1


.;z
Steamers leave Redonde at II am. ana
cisco, via Santa Barbara and Port Harfor.,
(San Luis Obispo.)
Santa Rosa......;t i. sa g. Is s. Is. e. Il.
Corona .............s. 1s. "a. II. 8. IL 2x
Steamers leave San Pedro and East ss,
Pedro for San Francisco, via Ventura. Cjsr
pinteria, Santa Barbara, Gaviota. Port
Hartford (san Luis Oblspo). Cayuccs, San
co5sfai coos Bay. s's: s:s5 = pm. PM. T. J. i, Il Il. T. K
Steamers leave Port Los Angeles at am.
Corona will also call at Newport (Sants
Ana.)
Santa. Santa Rosa.:..s Rs T. Z i. = e. e i. j. q.
The company reserves the right to change
without previous notice steamers sailins
dates and hours of sailing.
Cars connect with steamers via San Pc
dro leave S. P. r. r. (Arcade depo) at b:0s
D. m. and Terminal Ry. depot at sos pm.
Cars connect via Redondo leave Santa
Fe depot at 1000 am, or from Redondo Ry
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p r. r. depot at LIS pm. for steamers
northbound.
w. PARIS, Agent l24 West Second IT..
A'es GooDALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen Asts..
San Francisco. fl-. .bff sKrt Sos
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T,nS ANGET,ES JaY,uarv

LOS ANGELES, January !. 1896.
To the Public: was seriously afflicted
for about ten years with lung. liver and
kidney troubles. Tongue could never ex-
press the misery I endured during those
years. I was reduced in flesh until was
a mere skeleton. My sight and hearing
were badly impaired; was constantly
troubled with constipation and piles, and
had a severe chronic cough. In short. life
was a burden and death would have been
welcome. I was treated by various spec
ialists without avail. finally resolved to
give Dr. Wong Him, of No. G39 Upper Main
Street, trial. OF course. like many others.
/ had no faith in a Chinese doctor, but 1t
took only few doses of his life-giving
herbs to knock all the skepticism out OF
me. In just five weeks the doctor pronoun-
ced me cured. and now I can truthfuly say
that was never healthier and never felt
better in my life. My sight and hearing
are both fully restored that obnoxious
cough. constipation and piles are entirely
cured, and I am rapidly gaining in flesh,
having gained forty pounds in two months.
I earnestly recommend all sufferers and
skeptics to give the doctor trial and be
convinced Of his superior skill as ply
sician. -
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MAIN STREET SAVINGS BANK.
LINES OF IRA VEL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY.
CALIFORNIA LIMITED

nrordav and Thursday. First-class pas
aUaerS mune only. Palace sleeping cars, dining
ear ea,.s composite buffet and smoking car to
Sh;csgo. st. Louis, Kansas City and Den
yer. os Angeles pm. Monday and Thurs
A raS. Henver ii :15 am. Thursday and Sunday
A. A. Kansas City $40 pm. Thursday ana
SuHtay .ouis am. Friday and Monday.
Ar. SShicago s4S am. Friday and Monaay.
Ar. Chicaeo pm. Wednesday and Satur-
day. O. Louis 9:15 pm. Wednesday and
satRraasas Kansas City $40 am. Thursday and
Sunday. On , ~, Thursday and Sunday.
Lv. DenvWe, vWnraies & ON. Saturday and Iues-
day.
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Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Bar silver e4%
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5-Bar siiv.r
64B; Mexican dollars, 52Ql521. '.''er'
LONDON, Feb. Bar silver, 29Nd
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON Feb. 5-Todav,s sta.o
ment OF the condition of the treasure
shows: Available cash balance. sN5 299 S46.
gold reserve, $145214, $685.
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Lixernooi narket

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 5.-Wheat-Spot
cclosed dull with poor demand; No. red
spring. 6s 3D.; No. California, 6s 71ad !;
futures closed steady with July unchanged
end ntaer monthhs I'D higher: hrs'-ess
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NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Petroleum was
steady: United closed at 92 bid: Pennsyl-
vania crude was steady; March closed at
92 bid.
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DR.. Wong Him Has Removed to 83l
South Hope Street
NOTICE OF REMOVAL

Dr. Wong Him, the Imperial Chinese
physician, begs to announce to his numer-
Gus friends and patients that he has re-
moved to larger and more modern premises,
at S31 8. Hope street, between Eighth ana
Ninth streets, where he still hopes
to merit the favor of their patronage. Take
Traction. Grand avenue or washington
street cars.
The herald., 1897-02-06

Why is it better to be burnt at the stake
than to be beheaded?- Because a no.
steak (stake) is better than a cold chop
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Timing Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 5.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
Wero s follows.
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Telephone. s15; Burlington. ~; Mexican
CHICAGO MARKET
The Days Transactions on the Board Of
Tynde

The Days Transactions on Inc boaru OF
Trade
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Wheat was subject
at the opening to much the same influences
as it was Thursday morning. The Liver
pool market was rather disappointing. be-
cause the advance was only I'D to begin
with. Both New York and Chicago houses
doing an export business reported that
there had been no foreign acceptances of
wheat or foreign offers made to the United
Kingdom and continent yesterday. The
northwestern receipts were heavier, which
was an additional disappointment to the
bulls at the start, ana still another dis-
quieting circums stance was the falling
snow at the time of opening. The opening
price for May was from 71i4M75l2 against
yesterdays closing price of 75s4, with
sale or two as low as 15A. 1t kept within
the range of 75AM755s for about an hour,
and then gradually improved until it got to
76. At the latter point 1t made rapid
squirt to 76%. and sale or two at 76i2
transpired during the confusion incident to
was brought about by the report of rains
in the southwest, which, were supposed to
have carried off the snow protection and
left the wheat plant exposed to injury
from the cold wave which is said to be
approaching that territory. The later
cables were also said to be better and the
clearances from the seaboard showed up
generously, amounting to 100000 bushels in
loads against 1870 on the similar day of the
previous week. Minneapolis and Duluth
receipts were 299 cars. compared with la4
last week and 504 a year ago. After the
market had touched 761A reaction to 76
took place. This price was maintained for
some time. but during the closing hour the
came closing cables, coupled with the real
izing which gradually assumed quite gen
erous proportions, brought about q further
reaction to 759s The closing price was
755s015s4. A very small ocal business was
done in corn. The market was steady until
the close. when 1T yielded trifle on ac-
count of the softness of wheat. Oats were
only active at intervals, business for the
most part being light and uninteresting.
Provisions were heavy and prices lower.
The chief feature was the heaviness of the
lard market as comparde with ribs.
The leading futures closed as follows
Wheat No. p
February OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
May ........................... .II55sm7524
july OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Corn No. .
FEBRUARY -.......s....... WzTsS
May Observation-Disclosures. .2iisn24lI
july, Observation-Disclosures. ZoSs
September ..........................2 267s
Oats No. 2
Feoruary ......................... 'l2le
May ........................,.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
easy: No. spring wheat 74nI4%: No. 3
spring wheat. 7Id74 No. 2 red, 76s4M77si:
No: 2 corn, 22h@22la: No. oats, 1sA: No;
No. . rye. s.: No. 2 barley, nominal; No. g.
24i4MN% fob; No 4. 241ad26 fob: No /
fax seed. 14M761a: prime timothy seed. 2f5
@270: mess pork. per bbl.. 1891 .4712; lard
per 100 lbs. S.65m36712; short ribs sides,
loose. 367km3.s2la: dry salted shoulders,
boxed, 4hG4ia: short clear sides, boxed,
4Bm4h; whisky. distillers' finished goods
per gal, LII.
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JOHN M. STEVENSON.
$40 Bellevue avenue, Los Angeles, Cal

To the Public: take pleasure in tes-
tifying to my marvellous recovery under
the treatment of DR.. Wong Him of 500
Upper, Main st., Los Angeles from num-
Der of stubborn ailments, among which
and kindred stomach troubles, heart affec-
slider this physician exceled in, SO far as
my case is conCerned sd.,ua was in the restora-
coupled with other disorders, was my af-
iction in this MS, respect sa,1sa and although
some Of the larger cities of this country
advised me should al always nsys,h have to de-
Service even then, DR.. Wong Him's rem
edies have enabled i me to abandon totally
my eyes continue to give such service,
both, for near work and distant, as is truly
the physician named can alone be attrib-
uted a revolution in my physical condition
Of the 'incurable'' character Of my ar
fictions. Respectfully,
Pfco Heights p. O., Cal, Sept. s. 1896.
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Boston QuotasIons

BOSTON. Feb b.-Atchison, 14k; Bell
The herald., 1897-02-06

On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm creamery, 15G20;
dairy. 9417 Cheese. steady. Eggs were
firm; fresh 1879.
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LINES OF IRA VEL

PACIFIC COMPANY
TIME TABLE-DEC. 30, 1896.
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CiotinR Stocks

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The following
are The closing stock 1uutati0ns:
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Pico Heights P. O.. Cal, Sept, 5. 1896.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. LOS
Angeles, Cal, January 28th, 1897.
To all whom it may concern: Notice Is
hereby given that the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company has filed in this Office
a list of the lands situated within the
township described below, and has ap-
piled for patent for said lands; that the
list is open for public inspection and
copy thereof, by descriptive subdivisions,
has been posted in a convenient place in
this office for the inspe ction of all persons
interested, and the public generally. With
in the n~xt sixty days following the date
Of this notice. protests or contests against
the claim Of the railroad company to any
tract or subdivision described in the list,
on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur-
poses, will be received and noted for report
to the General Land Office at Washington,
D. c.
North half of sec. 81, T. north, range
8 west, 8. B. NJ. 800 acres.
T. J. BOLTON, Register.
-, : 80 - --. 1
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Destination Ar. from
Leave for
Sunset Limited }

Sun. & Wed. Sunset Limited } I
300 pm E.. New Orleans. u
We'd. & Sat. (Sunset Limited
S:15 PM { San Francisco. y
2:05 pm S. Fran, Sac'm'to
$3.50 pm & East, via Ogden
$50 pm Portland, Ore.
S:15 am Ell Paso and East
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CECURITY SAVINGS BANK
Northeast Corner rlain

OFElCERS.
J. f. SARTORI............ President
MAURICE s. HELLMAN. ..Vice-Presiden-
w d. LONCYEAR Cashier
Five per cent interest paid on time, per
evenings from to ocl
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cTATE LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY OF LOS ANGELES
- Capital Paid Up, $500, 900

DIRECTORS
George H. Bonebrake, j. b. LankershiYn.
r. II. Howell, b. f. Porter. j. f. Towel,
+. c. Howes, 3. f. Ball, w. P. Gardiner
j. W. A. OFF, Warren Gillelen, H. ]. Wool
lacott.
general banking business transacted.
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DIRECTORS.
f. w. Hellman, j. F. Sartori, W. L. Graves,
II. j. Fleishman, c. A. Shaw, F. o. John
son, j H. Shankland, J. A. Graves, M. L.
Fleming, NJ. S. Heilman, w. D. Longyear.
cent on ordinary deposits. Open Saturday
ock. to receive deposits.
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Petroleum

Ific coast hops at London, SO 15s.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
Harmonious Combinations.

Black combines we'll with almost all
colors. except those which are SO lack
ing in brightness to be too nearly like
it, Black and pale pink. blue yellow.
green, red, lavender and even rather
dark shades of blue clear brown and
green are excellent combinations
Brown combines we'll with yellow. gold
and bronze, if it is the shade of brown
which has brightness 1t is effective
also with black effd with certain tones
of green. A ehocoiate-and-milk brown
combines with old rose and the dull
shades of pink. Very dark green IS
effective when frightened by Innings
or narrow trimmings of pale blue. A
medium shade of green unites well
with old pink. Brownish green's loolc
well with bronze and copper color.
Dark blue may be frightened by lines
OF bright. rich red. by lines of old rose
or of clear yellow Blue of the ''elec
tric7 and cadet varieties is best COM
bined with black OF with figured silks
in which the same shade predominates
Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27

above memoir. find a parallel I'm an &C.
count given by De Thou of one of the most
remarkable incidents in the massacre of
St Bartholomew. amid such examples
he writes. 'tof the ferocity of the city. q
thing happened worthy to be related, and
which may perhaps weigh in some degree
against these atrocities There was q
deadly hatred, which up to this time the
Intervention of their friends and neigh.
bors had failed to appease, between two
men-Vezins, the lieutenant of HonoratuS
of Savoy, Marshal villars a man notable
among the nobility of the province for his
yalor, but obnoxious to many owing to
his brutal disposition (ferina natural. and
Regnier, young man of like rank and
.vigor, but of milder character When
Regnier, then, in the middle OF that great
uproar, death meeting his eye everywhere,
was making up his mind to the worst. his
door was suddenly burst open and VEINS.
with two other men, stood before him.
sword In hand. Upon this Regnier. as
sured Of death, kneit down and asked
mercy of Heaven: but VEINS, in harsh
voice. bid him rise from his prayers and
mount a palfrey already standing ready in
the street for him. So he led Regnier-un-
certain for the time whither he was being
taken-out of the city and put him on his
honor to go with him without trying to
escape And together. without pausing on
their journey, the two travelled all the way
to Guienne. During this time VEINS hon.
ored Regnier with very little conversations
but so far cared for him that food was
prepared for him at the inns by his serv-
ants: and SO they came to Quercy and the
castle of Regnier. There VEINS turned to
him and said: You know how have for
a long time back sought to avenge myself
you, and how easily might now have
done it to the full, had been willing to
this opportunity But shame would not
suffer it: and, besides, your courage seemed
worthy to be set against mine on even
terms. Take, therefore, the life which you
owe to my Kindness /" With much more
which the curious will find in the second
(folio) volume of De Thou.
THE END.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-05-27
How the Earth Loses Time.

The explanation of Lord Kelvin's esti-
mate that the setback" of the earth
in its daily rotation around it's axis
amounts to % seconds per century is
reported to be that such retardation
is owing to the friction caused by
the tides. the latter acting as brake;
and such action is calculated. accord
ing to the same authority. to be equal
in weight to some 10000 tons applied
on the equator. Other causes, he says,
have also to he taken into account. as
for example, the increase in the size of
the earth, due to the falling on it of
meteoric dust. which. if deposited at
the rate of one foot in 1000 years would
produce the observed retardation by
itself. Further. such a phenomenon
as the annual growth and melting OF
snow and ice at the poles. by abstract
ing water from other parts of the
ocean. introduces Irregularities into
the problem. the abstraction accelerat-
ing the earth's motion-the melting. by
restoring the water. retarding it.-Pop,
ular Science News.