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The herald., 1897-02-21
lie TOOK TOO MUCH OF 1T
An Overdose of Laujanum Defeats the
Takers Purpose
J. q. Shawver Was Sorry He Took So Huc,i-A
Very Deliberate but I'm Unsuccessful
Attempt at Suicide

j. B. Shawver knows more about laud-
anum now than he did OH Friday after
noon. With his last quarter he purchased
a two-ounce phial of the deadly narcot-
ic and, weary of the attempt to live, de-
termined to die. Shawver is an Irish
man, but the merry light of Erin's green
isle has faded from his eyes. Distress
and disappointment drove him to this
desperation, and he is now a sullen but
convalescent patient at the county hos
pital. brooding over his latest disap-
pointment.
Shewver. armed with his little bottle,
went to the American hotel, at 22S East
Second street, at 10 o'clock on Friday
night and secured a room.
An hour or so afterward the peace Of
the hotel was rudely disturbed by hor-
rible sounds, which were eventually
traced to the room which Shaver ac-
cupied.
The proprietor, P. johnson, broke
open the door, to discover his quasi
convulsed by fearful sickness, his ex-
gurgitations resembling in volume AMI
violence an eruption of Vesuvius.
Mr.. Johnson, in graphically descrio-
ing the tragedy, says: He had triad
himself to kill, but he took too mucn,
so he couldn't finish the job" Shawver
he'd drank the entire contents of the
| bottle. -lt 0 ,.Nf
Then Mr.. Johnson's troubles began.
He sought the police, but the only So
| lace they offered was in the shape of a
stomach pump, which undes the cir
| cumstances he deemed superhuous He
was referred to the health officer, but
that official thought that nature needed
no assistance, and counseled Johnson
| to let his man rest a Ea-0I
| This did not satisfy Johnson; Shaw
| Ver's last quarter had been expended on
the laudanum and the laudanum had
rot been expended just where it was in
| tended. He was anxious to get rid of
this volcanic guest.
| Finally, yesterday afternoon, at 4
o'clock he succeeded in gettin gthe Irish
man off his hands sy his removal to the
| county hospital. Two hours after
Shawver had arrived there he myster
ously disappeared but turned up again
| twenty minutes later and is row recu-
perating in comfortable quarters.
| Next time Shawver wants to die he
will not attempt the laudanum route;
| the "reminiscences of his futile effort will
| be all to painful.
The herald., 1897-02-21
AN AMERICAN LOTTERY
Emulntors Of the Chinese Como Quickly to
Crlcf

Grief
Stimulated by the success which has
been attained by the Chinese in the con-
Quoting Of their lottery games, COM
pary has been started in this city by
several Americans which operates upon
the Chinese lines. Officer Sparks dropped
onto the scheme and yesterday afternoon
arrested harness-maker named Chas.
Hensey, at his place on Los Angeles
street near Chinatown, and locked him
up for selling tickets.
Hensey is but an agent of the COM
pany, but took great pleasure in showing
the officer how much nicer it was to
play with Americans and the larger
prizes to be won, ending by selling him
a ticket. Now he regrets his act, as he
had to stay in jail until some of his friends
bailed him out
The herald., 1897-02-21
RUPTURE CURED
LOS ANGELEs. CAL. Jan. Is. 1se7.

IL,D AA>1rsLEc, 1di., Jan. zo Aopts
Prof Joseph Fandrey S21 South Broadway,
Los Angeles, Cal:
Dear SRI wish to write and thank you
for your wonderful cure of my case OF
rupture which you have been treating.
Since You pronounced me cured on jan
uary lst and discarded my truss, must
say that l do feel that / am absolutely
cured. for since have been going without
a truss l feel as well as l Sver did in my
life and have no signs of any weakness.
l think your cure all the more remarka-
Bile. for when I ruptured myself two OF the
best physicians said would never get over
it without an operation. That was over
four years ago. and today am well man.
and wish to say to those whom It may con-
cern. that when l was tempted as lass
resort to try your truss l found 1t per-
fection Cs>comfCrt.
l have tried great many kinds OF store
trusses and have found them all more of
less instruments Of torture. SO that fels
that in your truss l really found bless
ing. =.
l earnestly request that all who wish VIII
call on me and / shall be only too glao
to explain the advantages OF your truss
and treatment. SO again let me thank you
for your cure; also for Your KIND cex9
while taking your treatment.
Yours respectfully v
(Care Postoffice) i
The herald., 1897-02-21
Showmen Taken in

e. Recker. o. f. Lewis ana l.. Marsh are
three enterprislng showmen with an eye to
the main chance, but they ran up against
officer and landed at the city jail The
fellows rented vacant Main street store,
constructed q cage, hired negro, whom
etc., and opened up at ten cents O. head to
see the wild man who was so vicious that
he had to be cooped up like ravenous
beast. They did rushing business until
an officer happened along and demanded to
see their city license for conducting Il
show and as they lacked the necessary
paper, the doors We're closed. the wild man
went home and the proprictors went 20
iail
The herald., 1897-02-21
In Which to Take Advantage of DR.. Shores Free
Offer to Give Every Sufferer from Catarrh,-
Asthma or Lung Trouble
One Full Test Treatment Absolutely Free, With DR..
Shores New Instrument
This Grand Offer Will Positively Be Withdrawn After Thi
Month"; and Under No Circumstances viii 1t Be
Extended Renewed

Dr. Shores wishes give all sufferers from cah bronchial lung
troubles fair warning that they desire to full test trial treat
ent for the of arh lung troubles they must come to his
paro before March Dr. Shores wants complaints not being
able get the trial of the crowds incident to the
closing Of the MONTH you this grand treatment start i'll Monday
morning Do not wait until the closing hours the last day of the week
crowded out the last MONTH Rmmberhis treat
free you apply person Dr. Shores paro tim. this
month.
The herald., 1897-02-21
A BoosIesS Quest

On Los Angeles street yesterday after
noon at 2:S0 Officer Lennon arrested three
tough-looking fellows, who were going
from store to store trying 10 sell pair Of
boots. The one in possession of the foot
wear gave the regulation name of Frank
Roe. the other two being booked at the
police station as Bob Foster and John
Dougherty. Roe was charged with petty
larceny, as the boots were found to have
been stolen from in front of Main street
store; Foster and Dougherty are held on
SUSPICION
The herald., 1897-02-21

lished in Hancock, Mich, under the aus
pices of the American synod Of the Fin
nish Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev
j. K. Nlklander, the president of the
synod, Is at the head of the college, which
though small as yet, will probably soon
become O large institution.
The herald., 1897-02-21
NATURES WARNING
Sick aad Need Treatment

Is there pain in front of head?
Is there pain across the eyes?
Is there pain in back CT head? ii.s
Is your sense of smell leaving?
Do you hawk to clear the throat?
Is there a dropping in the throat?
Is the throat dry In the mornings?
Are you losing your sense of taste?
Do you sleep with your mouth open?
Does your nose stop up toward night?
Catarrh Of the Bronch lsl Tubes
Have you cough?
Are you losing flesh?
Do you cough at night?
Have you pain inside?
Do you take cold easily?
Is your appetite variable?
Have you stitches in the side?
Do you cough until you gagi
Are you low-spirited at times?
Do you raise frothy material
Do you spit up yellow matterf
Do you cough on going to bed?
Do you cough in the mornings?
Is your cough short and hacking?
Do you spit up little cheesy Jumps?
Have you a disgust for fatty foods?
Is there tickling behind the palate?
Have you pains behind the breas bone?
do you feel you are growing weaker?
Is there burning pain in the throat?
Do you cough worse night and morning?
Do you have to sit up at night to get breath
The herald., 1897-02-21
T. led on Two Charges

The complaint charging Victor Leguy
with battery upon an Alameda street dam
sci named Emma Lebonte was yesterday
dismissed in the police court upon motion
of the district attorney. the So costs be-
ing assessed to the complaining witness.
Immediately after being cleared Of the
battery charge Leguy was tried for va
grancy. AT the close of the evidence the
case was taken Under ad'visement, a de-
cision to be rendered Wednesday next at
9:30 a. m tNtsttNf
The herald., 1897-02-21
nus, Have Had Wet Feet

A child-lke and bland heather Chinee''
giving the name of An Sing was arrested
on North Los Angeles street late last even
ing and sent in to the police station on
suspicion. Sing had in his possession
secreted under his blouse several pairs of
new rubber overshoes, for which he could
not account, "a nd which are supposed to be
stolen.
The herald., 1897-02-21

case has simmered down to such close
quarters, the detectives are taking no
charces on important witnesses giving
them the slip, and as Maud will be
badly needed, she was placed behind the
bars for safe keeping.
The herald., 1897-02-21

In Europe the number Of inhabitants
to the square mile is IS; in Asia it is 4S;
in Africa 1t is Is; in America it is 8; in
Oceanica and the polar regions 1t Is g.;
in Australia it is only /.
The herald., 1897-02-21

HOME TDEATrEN7 No oned deprived OF the OF
TUNE KEA lElN of at
ing Of Of
in
The herald., 1897-02-21
Taylor plead. oulIty

by Joe Taylor to charge of Committing a
battery on Mrs, o. Adams when arraigned
in the police cdurts Evidence ia the "a "A
win be heard on Tuesday morning and
sentence pronounced.
The herald., 1897-02-21

While the population of France re-
mains nearly stationary, the consump-
ton Of tobacco increases by leaps AMI
bounds. During 1896 the French con-
sumed over 1000 tons of tobacco.
The herald., 1897-02-21

A startling fact brought out by the
recent cold spell in Ohio and Indiana IS
that the supply of natural gas is mater
tally diminished during period of ex-
treme low temperature.
The herald., 1897-02-21

BY popular subscription Italians will
build a meteorological station on the top
of Monte Rosa, at an elevation of $4,000
feet.
The herald., 1897-02-21

Great numbers of people suffer from the
malign poisons of catarrh, as from other
subtle chronic maladies, without any cor
rect or definite idea of the nature of the
affiiction. The follwing symptoms have
been carefully arranged by DIR. SHORES
to enable many sufferers to understand
just what 1t is that a!ls them. Many dis
cases known under various specific names
are really Of catarrhal origin and nature.
Every part of the mucus membrane, the
nose, throat, eyes, ears. lungs, stomach.
liver, bowels, kidneys and bladder are SUBJ
ject to disease and blight by catarrh.
Mark the symptoms you feel in your case
and bring or send them to DR.. Shores for
free diagnosis.
Catarrh Of the Head ami Throat
Is the breath foul?
Is the voice husky?
DO you spit up slime?
DO you ache all over?
Do you blow out scabs?
Is the nose stopped up?
Do you snore a night?
Does your nose discharge?
Does the nose bleed easily?
| Is there tickling in the throat?
Do crusts form in the nose?
/ Is the nose sore and tender?
! Do you sneeze q great deal?
| Is this worse toward night?
! Does the nose itch and burn?
The herald., 1897-02-21
Now, Remember This Offer

Is a
med
Il treat nehtn n
The herald., 1897-02-21

Give Kentuckian plenty of rope and
he wills hang one of his neighbors.
The herald., 1897-02-21

Water Pipe. Furrey's. 15e N. Spring.
The herald., 1897-02-21

Why pay big fees to other doctors when DR.. Sh
cure you for S5 Fer month, medicines free?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15

The peanut is coming into greater
prominence every year as factor in
the worlds supply of things useful, and
there is hardly any limit to the predic-
tions of the uses to which it may be
put. At the same time. the territory
il which it may be grown is rapidly ex-
tending, and it is not too much to hope
that it soon may become really-im-
portaDt crop in this country. Peanut
oil is now highly valued in Europe, and
peanut -four, said to be extremely nu-
tritious, is used extensively in Europe,
especially in hospitals. An oil factory,
with capacity sufficient to use five
tons of peanuts daily, has been estab-
lished at Norfolk, Va. In prospectus
issued by the company, it is calculated
that the receipts from Eve tons of pea
nuts win amount to 2s5 gallons of re-
fined oil, at 81 per gallon; IT'S gallons
of crude oil, at so cents; $3.50 pounds of
-four and meal at two cents, and $500
pounds of stock feed at 60 cents per 100
pounds, making the total gross receipts
S415.90 per day, which, it is estimated.
would give yearly profit ON a tlve-ton
factory of $40, 725. Farm. News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15

Public men who are called upon to
speak frequently on widely different
subjects find it necessary, as a>rule, to
employ some one to do lot of dis
eliminating reading for them, and there
are men and women in this town who
support themselves by just that kind
of work. It isn't their business to
write the speeches, but to prepare
mass Of data from which their employer
may select such facts as he chooses to
use in his speech very much in the same
way that law clerks look up references
and cases for the members of the firm.
For instance, if man is going to make
speech on the Armenian question and
he has not the time to gather data, be
may employ one of these professional
readers to prepare his notes. The pub
lie libraries in this city furnish the
books, ard two or three days. work by
a discriminating reader will supply the
speaker with all the facts he may need.
If required, the reader viii also write
the speech. but such demands usually
come from suburban districts.-N. Y
Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15

The following amusing story is told
with reference to the theory of evolu-
ton, which has recently been SO much
to the fore. Two or three mornings
after the arrival of new butler the
mistress of the house took the opportu-
nifty of asking the cook how she liked
her new fellow-servant. The report
was an excellent one. "In fact, ma'am,
said the cook. ''the servants hall is
quite different place now" Not un-
naturally, the mistress pressed for fur
Their particulars. SWELL. he talks SO
cleverly," said the cook. Last night.
for instance, he explained things to US
for an hour and half" Explained
things-what things?" said the mis-
tress, now really interested. "Well,'
was the reply. she was telling us how
we are all descended from Mr.. Darwin
IN. Y. Churchma7.
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A LEGACY OF DISEASE.
Veterans Of the War Repaid IN
Sickness.


From the News. st. John. Kansas.
Every citizen or st. John, Kansas, Is &C.
quainted with Abasha Risk, one of the "0ld
Veterans of the late war and resident of
this city. A few months ago he was COM
plete physical wreck, from kidney trouble
and diarrhoea, almost unable to get around
at all. Your correspondent, who had learned
be had found relief, meeting him on the
street recently, asked if he wouldn't give
him all the facts, as be was interested: as
were also all his friends. Mr.. Risk said
he was only too glad to let the people in
general and his old comrades in particular,
(who he knew were suffering from COM
plants similar to his), know what had bene-
fted him.
He then made the following statement:
Il had been suffering for years from a
complication of diseases, among them kid
ney and liver trouble and chronic diarrhoea.
The greatest trouble of all, however, was
the complete wreck of my nervous system,
resulting from my service in the army.
was, in fact, in most terrible and deplor-
able condition. tried every remedy |!
could hear of without the least beneficial
results, until saw testimonial of an sold
veteran" who was in the same regiment
with me during the war with whom ! was
well acquainted), stating that he had been
cured of similar complaint by the use Of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. / had almost
gwen up hope, but concluded at last to give
Pink Pills trial, as they might possibly
help me. / began using them and soon
commenced to feel slightly better; my i'm
provement was very slow, however, but still
it was noticeable, and this was encouraging.
In the course of about three weeks my con-
dition was vastly improved To the present
time / have taken Il boxes of Pink Pills,
and can truthfully say believe / am en-
tirely cured of my liver and kidney trouble,
and nearly 80 of my diarrhoea. My nervous
trouble, too, is SO much better that am
sure cure will be entirely perfected in q
short time.
my wife also used the Pink Pills with
great benefit. Her blood was in an ex.
tremely bad condition. Since using the pills
however, this condition has entirely disap.
Feared. l consider DR.. Williams Pink Pills
the most marvellous discovery of the age.
cannot say too much in their praise"
ABASHA RISK.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sense that
name implies. They were first compounded
a. prescription and used as such in general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that it was deemed wise to
place them within the reach Of all. They
are now manufactured by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y, and
are sold in boxes never in loose form by the
dozen or hundred, and the public are eau
toned against numerous limitations sold in
this SHAPED at so cents box, or six boxes fol
$3.50, and may be had of all druggists Of
1irect by mail from DIR. Williams Med. Co
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15

Stock ought not to be turned into the
pastures in the spring until the grass
has made a good start, as early pastur-
ing tends to kill out the grass. Then
pastures are often injured by the stock
being allowed to tramp over them when
the frost is coming out of the ground
and is soft. Another way that pastures
are seriously injured is by allowing the
stock, or rather compelling the stock
to eat too close during the hot weather
of midsummer. Still another way in
which pastures are injured is by allow
ing the grass to be eaten down too
close in the fall or early winter.
A good pasture well seeded
with good variety OF grasses
is too valuable to be damaged in any
way when it is impossible to avoid it.
Generally it will pay to grow some soil.
ing crop that can be cut off and fed out
as needed. SO as to save any necessity
for close cropping, and a larger amount
of feed in the end be received, and at
the same time the stock be kept in a
better condition. Areally good pasture
will furnish more feed during the best
part of the season, and will carry a
larger number of stock later on when
the conditions of growth are less IA
vorable. and by growing more soiling
crops there will be less waste of feed
all through the season.-Rural World.
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little faith in prophets of evil anyway.
The short feed crops last year have be-
gotten desire for an abundance of the
same this year-a desire our farmers
are preparing to crafty. Prospects
were never better for full crops of
grain, forage and roots about the last
of March. The cotton prospect has
not budded out yet, but we expect soon
to see the full inforesence. With plenty
of water in rich and retentive soil,
energy, industry and good tools, we
may well trust the rest to Providence,
and utilize the FIRST opportunity to en-
large our corn cribs, grain bins, barns
and stables. Under ordinary condi-
tions we have no trouble about not
making big crops. The problem is to
make them at the least possible cost.
We are learning the solution just now
in the school of necessity, because we
have to, and because we can. He who
undertakes to farm nowadays as he
used to-with a shave-tailed mule, q
turning pillow and scooter, may not
starve, but his mule will, and he will
not dress in fine linen nor fare sumptu-
ously every day In the week and Sun
days, too We must accommodate our
selves to the times, to the ex-
igencies that surround us; we must
take the world as we find it, or
get out of i. And just now the
world is exacting, and SO is the tax
gatherer, and when the Dingley bill
gets in its work, SO will also be the
merchant, for then when we buy a
warm blanket or coat we pay, besides
the factory prices and dealers profits,
four and half times II cents per
pound and go per cent. ad valorem, and
other things in proportion. For this
reason we must make more money or
buy less clothing and things, and to
make more money we must make more
crops at less cost than we have ever
done before. These are the conditions
the farmers must meet, and they can't
do it successfully with their eyes shut
to the true condition of affairs, nor
with idle hands in empty pockets
Texas Farm and Ranch.
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HERE AND THERE.

+ Reduce expenses by making one
acre produce as much as two formerly.
Try this.
Farming to-day is as far in advance
of old methods, as the railroad is of the
stage coach.
Feeding the grain and hay to the
dairy cows and putting the manure
back on the land will increase the fer
tility of the soil. and in this way fur
nish feed more cheaply.
Are the fences all in good repairf
A breechy lot of stock are bad things
to handle, and are liable to create dam
age at any and all times. A bad fence
is the mark of q poor, shiftless farmer.
On every nice day The sheep should
run in stubble field or some open dry
place to pick little, as is their habit.
The exercise and the fresh air are good
for them.
The Mississippi river is purely
American from source to the sea end
of the jetties; but like a few other Amer
lean institutions. it gets too big for it,
levees. Then it becomes a staggering
nuisance. Like sailors grog. it has toe
much water in it.
There 10 no more persistent soil
robber than timothy seed. 1t has its
place among the. grasses, and can be
sown for seed occasionally without
much injury to the land, but when it is
kept up-constantly it is shrewd and
slzillfu1 soil robber.
The trend of the times is for more
profits from more intelligent tilling
of fewer acres. This means more
thincld y-settled farming communities;
it means greater diversity Of crop
production, and it means the gradual
introduction Of factories, AL of which
tend toward the making of self-de-
pendent, prosperous and happy people.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15

For nearly two score of years the Win
chester has been the standard rifle of the
world. It is found in all lands and it is al
of its accuracy, strength and durability
There are over two million Winchester guns
in use to-day, but the makers have yet To
learn of any dissatisfaction with them
Such q recommendation as this should con
vince everybody of the exceptionally high
quality of Winchester guns. Winchester
ammunition is of as exactly as high q
standard and always gives entire satisfac.
ton. When used in Winchester guns the
to the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
New Haven, Ct, for large illustrated
catalogue free.