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The herald., 1897-09-23
A Tagged Turkey

A fine turkey and c. B. Calkins made
their appearance together in Chinatown
last night. The bird was offered for
sale by Calkins at very low figure
In fact, so anxious did Calkins apper
to sell the gobbler that he excited the
suspicious Of Officer McLain, who, after
asking him a few questions, arrested
him on suspicion Of having stolen his
bird. When the man and gobbler ar
rived the turkey seemed familiar to j.
D Fisher, who drives the wagon for the
chain gang, and he identified it as his
own by a red calico rag tied around one
leg, which the thief had forgotten to re-
move.
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AN ARTIST IN COLOR
J. J. Rogers, Paperhanger, Takes a
Shot at Objectionable Tints

]. J. Rogers. paper hanger, walked
into a saloon on the corner of First and
Alameda streets at 1870 yesterday very
drunk. He had been. out all night and
had acquired his jag in Job lots. Rogers
had a rooted objection to the Afro
American race, and when he saw a coll
ored gentleman by the bar he decided to
shoot him just for the fun of it. He did
shoot, but fortunately his aim was un-
steady and the bullet flew wide Of the
mark. Sergeant Smith happened to be
near and arrested the belligerent paper
hanger, bringing him to the police, sta
ton, where he was held for an assault
with deadly weapon.
The herald., 1897-09-23
Elysian Park Drainage

The board Of park commissioners will
meet today for the consideration Of the
matter of the Improvements in the
drainage system at Elysian park. The
members of the board visited this park
last week, and the several serious de-
fects were pointed out to them. The
park. superintendent was instructed to
repair those places most in need of it
and this work will be discussed today.
In addition to the park matter there is
large amount Of routine business
which requires attention, --
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Weights and Measures

An effort is being made to induce
Mayor Snyder to fill the position of
sealer Of weights and measures. The
city charter provides for such an off,
Ger, and fixes his salary at SIS per month.
There has been no such officer here for
several years. Just what action the
mayor will take in the matter has not
been indicated by him.
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A Wheelman and a Lady

Shortly after noon yesterday, at the
corner Of Sixth street and Broadway,
Mrs.. Merritt, who resides at No. $40
South Hill street, was knocked down
and painfully injured by a collision with
q bicyclist, Grover Carr of No. 1859 East
Twenty-eighth street. Carr jumped
from his wheel but fell against the lady.
The herald., 1897-09-23
PUBLIC WORKS
Specifications Under Which Various
Cities Let Contracts

In response to requests sent from this
city. the board of public works and the
several committees of the council have
been supplied with copies of specf1ca-
tions for various kinds of public work,
which are In use in some Of the larger
cities Of the country. The subjects
dealt with in these specifications in
clude almost every kind of municipal
contract. A thorough examination
of them will be made with a view to so
changing the specifications here as to
conform with those which are consid-
cred improvements upon them. This
work will not be done at once, but from
time to time as the different kinds of
work come up for consideration,
The herald., 1897-09-23
Crosswalks Wanted

The matter of the construction of
crosswalks at street intersections is at
present engaging the attention of nearly
all the members of the city council.
They have been looking over the wards
they represent with view to construct
ing these walks where they will be most
needed during the rainy season. Action
on the matter is expected at the next
regular meeting
The herald., 1897-09-23
Crandall's Respite

The preliminary examination Of Frank
Campbell for the murder of Jack Bow
man at Ballona on the 14th inst was to
have been held at Santa Monica yester-
day before Justice A. M. Guidinger.
Both the district attorneys office and
the attorney for the defense Joined in
Z request that the examination be post
poned until next Wednesday. which wac
ncceda&
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Wanted to Bux House

OF four or five rooms, in desirable location;
don't object to going out ways, If near
car line. Price must be right, and on
monthly payments. Lansworthy Co., 1zs
3. Spring 1t.
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Park commissioners meet-1O a. m.
Harmonial Aid society's social and
dance at Music halls p. m.
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Maximum temperature, 95.
Minimum temperature, 70.
Forecast for Southern California: Fair
Thursday; northwesterly winds.
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wherever we thought we could do so to
the best interests Of the city. The en-
tire matter will be fully explained at the
proper time"
The herald., 1897-09-23
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS

INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
chroniclsd on Pages 3. 8, and 10
Blanche Cummings to be provided
Tor.
The Arguello family is in trouble
again.
Long Beach incorporation scheme
hangs fire.
Chamber Of commerce to visit the
county farm.
Ambitious hremen struggle with
knotty problems.
A woman burglar arrested and con-
eesses to her crime.
street-car employees organize an
expedition to Copper river.
Contractor Joyce wants to know
why his barley is ignored.
"Rebel George" the celebrated con-
ddence man, goes Scot free.
4Celestials have devised a new
scheme to evade the lottery law.
J. J. Rogers, an artist in tints, OBJ
jscts to and shoots at colored brother.
Board Of trade appoints commit
tee to consider convention building.
Majority Of property owners on
Spring street present protest against
resurfacing.
An alibi set up for Henshaw and
Graham, accused Of holding up
Chinese farmers.
Bonds to the amount of $3.50, 900
for improved fire protection to be
voted on simultaneously with the
school bonds.
The herald., 1897-09-23

y 8 HE WHOSE NERVES ARE so POOR
L that he must needs Jump-yea jump-at
the least noise. When your nerves are jump
ing nerves. when your. brain whirls. whom
horrible. when you wake up in despair and
misery, when your days are long. gloomy,
melancholy days, 1t is time to act. You are
suffering from Nervous Debility and, II not
careful, 1t may lead to complete Nervous
prostration. The very best cure for this
doctors of Hudson Medical Institute. 1t 10
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manhood, despondency, lack Of ambition
restlessness, unwise dissipation. premature
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THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Re Of observations
taken at Los Angeles Sept. 20. The
barometer Is reduced 10 sea level.
The herald., 1897-09-23
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Burbank-"The World"
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Latest style OF wall paper At A. A. Eek
s,rom's. @4 South SprinR street.
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sundry wrangies and debates in con-
gress this was accomplished. and Hon,
Richard Rusk was sent TO England to
prosecute the claim. Two years later a,
decree Of chanccry awarded the money
to the United States and Rusk came
hcme with it in the ship Mediator.
Then how to apply the money was the
question. Some advised a public IL
brary, others university. Ii was
finally decided by the solons of congress
that the most practical means 20 dilfusc
knowledge among mankind was by
original scientific research. and the
publication of the result of such re-
searches for public distribution. In
accordance with this view the Smith
sonian institution, as il now stands. was
built, but not until the original Smith.
sonian bequest had seen various rounds
of fortune. BY act of congress. dated
July Z, 1888. and while the discussion as
to what should be done with the be
quest was still in progress, the whole
sum of the Smithsonian bequest,
amounting then to $685., 900, was invest
ed in Arkansas state bonds, which aft.
erwards became worthless, Arkansas
defaulting in the payment of interest
and settling up counterclaim of in
debtedness against the United States
The congress then made the Smith.
scnian bequest good by placing to the
credit of the Smithsonian institution
in the treasury of the United States the
sum of $53s,O00; and so it was that the
was begun. Its officers are the presi'
dent of the United States, the vice pres.
ident, the chief justice of the supreme
court. the members of the cabinet, three
senator's, three representatives. two res
idents of the District of Columbia, three
residents of different states. a secretary
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-13
OUR NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Better Known to the Public as the
Smithsonian Institution.
Founded with Funds Left TO the
United states ny James snithsou,
EnEiishmnn with
Terrible Grudge.
Especial washington Letter.l

On that delightful reservation in
Washington known as the "Mall," or
Smithsonian grounds, there stands one
of the most famous buildings in the
world, namely, the Smithsonian in
stitution." Although it is not one of
the largest buildings in the world, it is
INTELLECTUALLY remarkable. 1t is built
of Seneca brownstone, and the Gothic
style of architecture makes il resemble
one of the ancient feudal castles with
towers and battlements and embrasures
like loopholes, reminding one of the
ancient battles of the mobiles when they
fought with arrows instead of guns.
Inside, the prospect is very different
from that of an ancient feudal castle,
for there one finds not ferce-bearded
barons with their ladies crouching be-
hind them in fear of the coming foe,
with their army of soldiers, trenchmen,
vassals, serfs, servants, hirelings and
minions. Next to the British museum,
the greatest museum on earth, it is a
museum not only of exhibit, but of ed
ucation and for the diffusion of knowl-
edge.
Here comes the peculiar and, one
might almost say, romantic feature of
this institution; for, at Genoa, Italy.
on the 9th day of June, and in the year
1929, one of the noblest men that ever
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me alone? l have no right 10 speak oG
e business which concerns others with
out their permission
"Ah, then there are at least two others
concerned in the mine," said Jennie,
gleefully. kenyon is one, know,
who is the other?"
Miss Brewster, / will tell you moth
ing"
But you have told me something al
ready. Please go on and talk, Mr..
Wentworth-about anything you like
and i shall soon find out all l want to
know about the NINE"
She paused, but Wentworth re-
mained silent, which, indeed, the be-
wildered young man realized was the
only safe thing to do.
''They speak of the talkativeness of
women," Miss Brewster went on, as if
soliloquizing, but it is nothing to that
of the men. Once set man talking
and you learn everything he knows
besides ever so much more that he
doesn't"
Miss Brewster had abandoned her
very talkative attitude, with its sug-
gestion of confidential relations, and
had removed her elbows from the ta-
BILE, sitting now back in her chair gaz-
ing dreamily at the dingy window
which let the light in from the dingy
court. She seemed TO have forgotten
that Wentworth was there, and said
more to herself than to him:
Il wonder if Kenyon would tell me
about the mine?"
You might ask him"
"No, it wouldn't do any good" she
continued, gently shaking her head.
Hes one of your silent men, and there
are so few of them in this world! Per-
haps / had better go TO William Long
worth himself; he is not suspicious of
me-"
And as she said this she threw a
quick glance at Wentworth, and the
unfortunate young mans. face at once
told her that she had hit the mark.
She bent her brow over the table and
laughed with such evident enjoyment
that Wentworth, in spite of his help
less anger, smiled grimly.
Jennie raised her head, but the sight
of his perplexed countenance was too
much for her, and il was some time be-
fore her merriment allowed her to
speak At last she said:
Wouldn't you like to take me by the
shoulders and put me out of the room.
Mr.. Wentworth
'rd like TO take you by the shoulders
and shake you"
"Ah! that would be taking a liberty,
and could not be permitted. We must
leave punishment TO the law, you know,
although / do think man should be
allowed to turn an Objectionable visit
or into the street"
Miss Brewster" cried the young
man, earnestly, leaning over the table
toward her, why don't you abandon
your horrible inquisitorial profession
and put your undoubted talents to
some other use?'
what. for instance?"
'oh-anything."
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lived, James Smithson, bequeathed to
the United States of America the whole
of his fortune, amounting in American
money to about S500,000, ITO found, ac-
cording to the terms of the will at
Washington, under the name of The
Smithsonian Institution, an establish
ment for the increase and diffusion Of
knowledge among men,"
A death is an ordinary occurrence,
and so is n bequest; but, for an exile
from his own home, gentleman by
birth and education and of the highest
scientific attainments, laboring under
the bar sinister (for he was an ille-
gitimate' SON of the duke of Northum-
berland), and with an almost broken
heart at the odium cast upon him by his
blemished name, to die in foreign land
and leave his whole possessions to the
government of another land than that
which gave him birth, is, at least, a nov
city, if not romance.
Born in France, where his English
mother had gone to escape the odun
of her disgrace. he passed the early
days of his life in the solitude of Ok
ford schools, where, in the year of 1885,
he was graduated with honors from the
Pembroke college, receiving the degree
of master of arts from that institu-
ton. In early life he was known as
Lewis James Maceo, that being his
mothers name. He did not assume his
fathers name until he had achieved
some scientific attainments. His fa-
ther had been Sir Hugh Smithson be-
fore his marriage to the daughter of
Lord Percy had enabled him to assume
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THE MLMAS2ESS
Of the Nine.
~swsnan - ln,ervepes.
,gsAsn Rslasss ~
SSSSSEH"
CHAPTER XIx.-CovrrxuEp.
IcOpvIlht. lsQs BY ROscr BarJ

HAP L Elk lNAlA.-lONTlNIED.
A glimmer of smile hovered about
the, red lips of girl. a smile hardly
perceptible, but giving an effect TO her
clear complexion, as if a sunbeam had
crept into the room and its reflection
had lit up her face.
II have come to apologize, Mr.. Vent
worth" she said at last. 81 find IL Il
very difficult thing to do, and, as don't
know just how to begin, I'll plunge
right into it,"
you don't need to apologize to me
for anything, Miss Brewster" replied
Wentworth rather stifly.
"Oh, yes. l do. Don't make IL harder
than it is by being too frigidly polite
rbout il, but say you accept the
apology, and that you're sorry--no-I
don't mean that should say that
you're sure I'm sorry. and that you
know l won't do it again."
Wentworth laughed, and Miss
Brewster joined him.
There" she said, that's ever So
muck better. l suppose you've been
thinking hard things of me ever sinc1
we last met"
'Tve tried to-" replied Wentworth.
"Now that's what l call honest; be
sides like the implied compliment.
think it's very neat, indeed. I'm really
very, very sorry that THAT things
happened as they did. wouldn't hav1
blamed you if you had used exceeding
ly strong language about it at the
time"
81 must confess that did"
"Ah," said Jennie, with a sigh, "yoC
men have so many comforts denied t
us women. But l came here for an
other purpose; if had merely wanted
to apologize l think would have writ.
ten. l want some information whicl
you can give me, if you like"
The young woman rested her elbow.
on the table, with her chin in he.
hands, gazing across at him earnestly
and innocently. Poor George felt tha'
it would be impossible to refuse any
thing of those large beseeching eyes.
Il want you to tell me about you
mine"
All the geniality that had gradually
come into Wentworth's face and man
ner vanished instantly.
so this is the old business ovel
again." he said.
How can you say that" CRIED
Jennie, reproachfully. 81 am asking
for my own satisfaction entirely, ant
not for my paper. Besides, l tell yo,
frankly what / want to know, ant
1on't try IN erpt n bv ;p1iraot ,naope
by false pretenses--as you once said.
'How can you expect me to give yor
information that does not belong t;
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SrArE or Quo, CRY or TOLEDO, ..
l.trCAa COffNTy crs

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner Of the frm Of +. j. Cheney
4 Co., doing business in the city Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OF One Hundred Dol.
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. ID
iSS6 A. w. GLEASON,
[Seal1 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally ant
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the systen Send for testimonials
fee. r. i. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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the title of duke of Northumberland; (;
and thus we base the early history of
the man whose name, to use his own
words, was ito live in the memory of
man when the titles of the Northum-
berlands and the Percys are extinct and
forgotten"
On the 2sth of July, in the year of
1888, John Forsyth, the secretary of
state at Washington, received informa-
ton from the American charge DAT
faires at London that the original tes-
tator of the will, James Hungerford
Smithson's nephew Ito whom he had
left interest in his property and to
whose children, if he should marry and
have an heir or heirs, Legitimate or lille
g:timate, ne left all his property. ex-
cept an annuity of C 100 a year to one
John Fitall, an old servant), had died
at Pisa, Italy, on the 5th day of June,
and in the year of 1885, without heirs,
and that us the will runs: "ln case of
the death of my said nephew. without
leaving a child, or children, then be-
queath the whole of my property, sub
ject to the annuity of e1o0, TO John
Fitall, aud for the security and pay
ment OF which, mean stock to remain
in this country, to the United States"
English attorneys, having advised
the charge d'affaires at London that it
would be proper for the United States
government to send attorneys as their
representatives to England to prose-
cute its case before the English courts
of chancery, the secretary of state, haY-
ing transmitted the reports to the presi-
dent on the nth day of December.
1885, Andrew Jackson. then president,
sent a message to congress advising
the appointment of commissioners TO
60 to England TO get the money. After
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A Dangerous Lethnrgy.

The forerunner of 4 train of evils, which
too often eliminate fatally, is inactivity OF
lethargy Of the Kidneys Not only is Briehts
disease, diabetes, gravel, or some other dan
eerous integral disease of the organs them.
selves to be apprehended, but dropsical
diffusions from the blood, rheumatism and
gout, are all traceable to the non.removal
from the blood by the kidneys of certain i'm
purities Hostetter's Stomach Btters de
purates the blood, renders the kidneys ac
tive and prevents their disease.
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yer daddy lcllin' YOU fory" asked the half
grown boy. The other half-grown boy an.
swcred: 20, he was jist provin' TO me that
the whale really did swaller joiner. In.
dianapolis journal.
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An Additional Observation.

Truth crushed to earth will rise
again." quoted the earnest man.
That's true" replied Senator Sor-
ghum, "but, in many cases, not until
after the referee has counted ten."--
Washington Star
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-13

Over iO0,000curcd. Why not let No-rc- Bac
regulate or remove your desire Tor tobacco
Saves money, makes health aud manhood.
Cure. guaranteed. SOC and 81 90, all druggists
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-13

When a rich mans boys don't succeed
people always enjoy it.--Washington Dem,
oCrat.
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Not to be provoked is best; but, IL moved,
never correct till the fume is spent; for
every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit
ourselves at last.--N. y. Weekly.
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When man gets beat in game of card.
he always tells how he is out OF practice.
Washington Democrat.
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Some people are proud because they ono
had a lot of money and squandered it,
Washington Democrat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-13

Any ache, from toothaehe to backache
st. Jacobs Oil will cure.
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II may come last, but st. Jacobs Oil is the
best TO cure sprans. IL ought to be first.
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People kick when show is too long an,
also when it is too short Washington Dem
ocrat.
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Boys who are always waiting for the high
est wages are generally out of a job.-W ash
ington Democrat.
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When bilious or costive eat Cascarct
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l0c, 25c
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-28

McClure's Magazine for January yields
perhaps It's first attraction in it's pictures.
AS an example of general excellence in
magazine illustrations it is, indeed, an
extraordinary number. Every picture
but oae-a beautiful reproduction of
Burne Jones' painting "Vespertina
Quies"-has relation to the reading mat
ier-is strictly Illustrative, in other
words; but such Is the intrinsic interest
OF thea and the vividness of their eXecu-
ton, enc derives from simple running
through the number and looking at them
that mental satisfaction which is usually
to he had only from reading. They are
In other words, each and all, good story
in themselves. But then this is what the
pictures naturally would be in MClure's,
which lives to the rule of never failing,
whatever else happens, to tell good
story. In this particular number the
good story is told also in most of the arti-
cles-not merely in those which are sto.
RES by confession, but in the others as
we'll Tor example, Mr.. Hamblen's nc
count OF his own personal experience as a
railroad brakeman, with it's almost daily
episodes of daring and disaster is as alb
sorbing.as any of the fiction. No less is
true of Mr. Dana IS chapter of recollections
of life in the trenches at Vicksburg, with
its close, living view of Grant, Sherm an
and the other generals there Cy War
mans account of his sojouru at karlsbad
is bit of humorous, attractive de.crip-
ton; Robert Barr's character sketch of
Mark Twain, from his own intimate Fac
quaintance, offers distinctly new view
OF the great humoriet; aud Norman Hap
goods study of Boutet de Monvel, with
the fine reproductions of De Nlonvel,s
work, gives one an excellent idea of the
leading artist of our time in the Dor
trays OF children. The fiction of the
number consists of the second nstalment
of Anthony Hopes New Zenda novel and
several good short stories