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The herald., 1897-11-28
SIERRA MADRE

SIERRA MADRE. Nov. 27.-(RegulaI
Correspondence.) One of the most sue
cessful meets of the Sierra Madre Ath-
letic association was held on Thanks
giving day. The baseball game came
off in the morning between the Laman-
da and the Sierra Madre mines, the Sierra
Madres winning IL to 6. The jumping
running. obstacle races, etc. were very
interesting, as was also the tug of war
between the single and married men, the
bachelors winning.
The Athletic association held it's an
nual meeting and election on Thursday
evening in Town hall. officers chosen
We're: President, S. r. Norris: secretary
James Hawks; treasurer, Ed Hart; a
board of seven directors was also chosen.
After the election the S. NJ. band fur
nished music for a social dance.
A Thanksgiving dinner party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. n. H. Hasmer was attend
ed by many out of town people. Among
the number were j. F. Durrell and wife
Il. B. Russell and wife of the Somerset
house, Los Angeles; ]. G. Hathorn, wife
and daughter, of Compton and others.
A Miss Davies of Michigan, who has
been the guest of Mrs. ]. c. Ferry fol
nearly two years, died very suddenly
on Thursday morning of hemorrhage OF
the lungs.
Mrs. Bradfield, the drawing teacher in
the Los Angeles schools, was the guest
of Mrs. c. 3. Jones and daughter, Alma
on Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan McGregor have
returned from a visit to relatives and
friends in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Compson and son of
Brooklyn, n. Y, who have occupied the
Robinson house for several weeks, moved
to Los Angeles this week. where they
expect to spend the winter.
Miss Myra Sturtevant, who leaves on
Tuesday for Ohio, gave picnic to 4
large number of her young lady friends
on Friday to the one-quarter way house
on the Old Wilson trail. They all went
on the patient burro.
Mrs. A. F. Levy and Mr.. and Mrs
Adams spent Thanksgiving with the w
II. Gilbert family at Los Alamitos. at
tending a masquerade ball at that place
in the evening.
Arthur Goden of Los Angeles was the
guest of Mrs ]. e. Ferry Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Stocking ate d
turkey dinner with II old Michigan
friends at Los Angeles on Thanksgivinu
day.
DR. VIII Wade, wife and lady friend, OF
Los Angeles, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Myers Thanksgiving.
N. II. Hasmer and W. F. Miller, who
were among the locked up jury in Los
Angeles on Thanksgiving day, were let
out at 10 o'clock and arrived home just in
time to eat dinner with their families.
The herald., 1897-11-28
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Nov. 27.--(Regular
Correspondence.) 1t was just the right
kind of weather for sport on Thanks
giving day, and our young men and
boys made the most of it. The program
arranged, beginning with bicycle races,
interspersed with foot races and ending
in the afternoon with a baseball game,
kept the time pretty well occupied from
l0 a. m. until o'clock in the evening.
The bicycle races We're given under the
auspices cf the Seaside Cycle club, Capt.
l'. A backwards acting as field marshal.
In the first event, one-third mile novice,
there were three prizes and fourteen
competitors the prizes being won in
the following order: First prize, handle
bar, Bert Chaplin: second, cuff buttons,
d. j. Sullivan; third, bicycle cap, VIM.
Hays.
1OO-yard foot race. for boys-Won by
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III. Stanfield. John Brown second, Nor
man Stanton third.
One-third mile open bicycle race, with
eight starters.-Won by j. v. McCon-
nell. Ray Julian second, George Hart
third.
10O-yard dash.-Won by Ray Town
send. F. c. Foote second.
The last race was the big event of the
day, the eight-mile handicap, with three
time and five place prizes. There were
thirteen starters. First time prize, suit
of clothes, was won by Ray Julian;
second a book, went to A. w. Saunders,
and third. photo of race, to D. ]. Sulli-
van. First place prize. silver medal,
was captured by Will Hays; second.
cyclometer, by d. j. Sullivan; third.
box of cigars. Bert Chaplin; fourth,
cake. Ray Julian; fifth, bicycle bell.
Cy Bellows. The prize in the ladies'
race was awarded to Miss Nettie Saun-
ders, no competitor appearing.
The baseball game in the afternoon
with the Wilmingtons resulted in favor
of Long Beach. Despite the large score.
II to IL, the game was the hardest con-
tested and best played ever witnessed
at this place.
The bicycle club wound up the days
sports with a smoker in Sanitarium hall,
the boys making jolly evening of it.
The entertainment. "A New England
Evening" at the Congregational church
Thanksgiving night, a story of Revolu-
tionary times in tableauX and panto-
mime, was q most decided and artistic
success. Preceding the tableau of AN
Interrupted Thanksgiving" were three
vocal solos; the first, THE Monarch of
the Woods" by Thomas Williams; THE
Old Sexton contralto solo, by Mrs.
William Schilling, and THE Village
Blacksmith by Laurence Byrnes, Mrs.
Kendall being the accompanist. Rev.
Mr.. Webster read the section of story
which served as prologue to each group
of tableaux. After the completion of
the program the audience was regaled
by those good old New England stand
bys, doughnuts, pumpkin pie and coffee.
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program: Roll call and quotations; in
strumental solo. Miss Prince Bibber:
reading, Mrs. A. II. Bibber; instrument.
al (banjo and guitar), Ed M. and Miss
Helen Fullerton; reading, Rev. A. Par.
ker, d. D.; reading. Mrs. D. c. Pixley:
reading, Mrs. +. H. Paine; vocal solo,
Miss Bibber; recess; vocal solo. Miss
Annie Wood; reading, A. H. Bibber.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Pixley.
Mrs. II. r. Cooper on Friday evening
gave party to the Philharmonic Dane
ing club. A delightful evening was
spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Proud have re.
turned to Whittier.
Dr. Z. M. Scott of Lawrence. Mass.
has purchased Henry Franzens ten
acre ranch.
Dewing ranch, which has recently be-
come the property of Wells, Fargo Il
Co.'S bank of San Francisco, is now in
a fair way to being cleaned up. During
the past few years it has been so neg
lected as to become a nuisance and the
horticultural commissioners have often
received complaints. The care of the
place has been referred to Thomas Nc
Keever of Santa Ana and Commissioner
Hamilton of Orange.
During the past three days, including
this mornings shipments, sixteen car
loads of barley and twelve carloads of
walnuts were shipped from Fullerton.
The barley went to San Francisco and
the walnuts were shipped east. This
amount of barley is worth $4,000. artl
adding to this the value of the walnuts,
$4,000, brings the total amount of ship
ments from this point in three days up
to $4,000. In addition to this several
small shipments were made in carload
lots and less.
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s5z75=fER51 $FE56i7Es l::

spent yesterday with friends at the
beach.
Mrs. Little and child of Redding are
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. r. EDWARDS
at their home in Redondo.
Prof. Guthrie and family left Tor
Rivera Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with their relatives
Mr.. Caliy, former resident of Redon-
do, but now of Los Angeles, paid this
place a visit today.
John F. Huntingdon, veteran OF the
civil war, celebrated his 10th birthday
on Friday with many friends.
Considerable interest has been aroused
within the last week in reference to
the establishment of fish cannery at
this place. A systematic effort is being
made to enlist Redondo and outside cap
ital in the enterprise.
Mrs. L. MaXey, wife of our city mar
shall, returned from Riverside on Thurs
day.
The social hop given by the X. 0. I.
M. on Thanksgiving eve was decided
success. The music was excellent and
all had a pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. yesterday OF Los
Angeles were in Redondo Friday.
The herald., 1897-11-28

Consultation Free. Treatise on consumption, Its
Cause and Cure, mailed to any address.
The herald., 1897-11-28
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 27.-(Regular Cor
| respondence) The Stearnes Rancho
| company. which ownes the Jurupa canal
| in West Riverside. has begun the pre-
| liminary surveys for the extension of the
canal five miles further down the river
mesa. which extension will bring about
500 acres more land under water. F. c.
Finkle of San Bernardino is in charge
| of the work.
| Constable McBeath of San Jacinto
brought an old man named A. II. Farms
worth to the county Jail last evening
| who is charged with insanity. Today
Farnsworth was examined by the court
and physicians and committed to the
Highland asylum. FarnSworth is an old
| resident of this county.
Orange shippers are having a hard
time to secure the amount of help they
need to pick fruit. Every man who
wants to work can find something to do.
The first packing to be done by any of
the associations connected with the eX-
change was commenced today. Two of
| these houses have begun work and sew
eral of them will be in full blast by the
first of the coming month.
A little son of Contractor j. w. Car
roll was severely injured late yesterday
by being run over by wagon loaded
with fruit. The child attempted to
climb on the moving wagon and fell in
such manner that one arm was caught
| under the wheel, breaking the bones of
the arm above the elbow.
Mrs. d. Russell, who resides in the
lower end of the valley, fell down stair
way at her home Thanksgiving day and
sustained a fracture of the bones of
| hip and several ribs.
A number of young people met at
Pythian hall last evening and enjoyed
masquerade party. The affair conclud-
! ed with a dainty spread of refreshments.
| Cards are out announcing the cele-
bration of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ].
Hewitt of this city The affair will take
place from s to II on Friday evening next
at the home of the couple on First
street.
| District Attorney Gill was called to
San Jacinto today to prosecute a case
against a man named Dick Covington,
who, it is alleged, robbed roommate
there a few days ago. 1t is claimed by
the man who was robbed that he is
loser about $3.50. The accused is a we'll
known horse trainer.
Judge Talent of Indio left for home
| today.
The recent Improvement of several
streets about the city has decided prop
erty owners on other streets that they
too want good streets, and now Che
owners along South Orange street will
| petition the trustees to order that thor
oughfare improved under the provi-
sions of the regular street law.
The first work toward the erection of
the new Southern Pacific depot in this
city was taken today when party of
engineers began laying out the grounds
preparatory to the construction of the
building.
| The family of J. H. Horton of this city
held a reunion Thanksgiving at which
there was present, besides Mr.. and Mrs
| Horton, the father and mother, six sons
and three daughters and % grand
children.
The herald., 1897-11-28
Koch Medical Institute
$50 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
TESTIMONIALS

I decided to place myself under your
treatment, and after four months time I
can safely say that am cured of consump-
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l am gaining steadily in strength and my
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i would advise anyone that Is troubled
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at once.
Thanking you for your services. I remain,
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The herald., 1897-11-28
ORANGE

ORANGE, Nov. 27.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) Hugh Peelor Of Orange has
secured a position with Sterns & Good
man of Fullerton.
Miss Della Kennedy. student at the
normal school, Los Angeles, is spending
the holidays here with her parents.
a very interesting meeting of the
Fortrightly club was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Fullerton on
Friday. The author for the evening
was j. G. Holland. The following is the
The herald., 1897-11-28

PASADENA, Cal. Oct. 2, 1897.
DR.. c. II. Whi,man-Dear Sir: About six
months ago l learned of your treatment for
tuberculosis, and after investigating
found that many had been cured by the
use of it,
The herald., 1897-11-28

DR.. c. II. Whitman: Your Improved "Tu-
berculin'' has been the means of saving my
life. | was afflicted with consumption;
tried every known remedy for relief; finally
placed myself under your treatment. with
the result that today l am n well man.
II. w. WOODWORTH,
los South Broadway, Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-11-28

Big Line of Aluminium
Holiday goods are now to be seen a our
store. They are beauties, and the price is
right PITTSBURG ALUMINIUM CO., 1875
South Spring street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23


The honeymoon had not yet COM
meuced to Wane, and they were IN the
habit OF assuring each other every two
OF three minutes that their love could
neer die. Il love YOU, he observed.
Il lOe you, tOo,' she replied. y pause
and al embrace.
4 love YOU more than YOU do me,
he remarked.
Il love YOU more than you do me,
answered she. Another pause and =
still longer embrace.
Il love you twice as much as YOU do
me, he SAID.
Il love you more than that" she re
torted.
You can hardly do that. he said,
with a fond smile, because
But do, she interrupted.
No" he returned. You see. if I
love you twice as much as You do me,
your love is necessarily less than mine,
and
oh. no. it isn't" she pleaded; 1T
can't be- l love YOU more than that,
But. don't you see" he went on.
If my love for you is twice-twO times
-dOublt-yOur love for me, YOU love
for me is. therefore-by a rigid rule
of mathematics ito say nothing Of
geometry half my love for you,
and ,therefore-Q Z. D.-less than my
love for YOU.
But it isn't so" she pouted; don't
be silly.
MY dear girl he said a trihe i'm
patiently. how can You be such a,
l mean, now look here. let y represent
your love for me. Well. then. my love
for YOU being twice your love for
me-
But love YOU more than that she
said, as a tear forced its woy out of her
bright blue eye.
my love for you, is, therefore,
Ok. Now. what YOU are trying to prove
is that X is greater than X * being
positive integer) which is absurd on
your part don't you see, darling?'
"I don't care" she walled; Il love
you more than that and you're just
as mean as YOU can be.
I'm not anything of the kind, he
replied in an aggrieyed tone. Why
don't YOU follow out my reasoning"
"Thore isn't any
"Thcre is. too"
"But / love you more than that
"Uov can You whom '-
81 don't care, l love YOU more than
that"
"HaDg it all"
That's right; swear at your wife.
Mother was right whom she said '--
"Wcl. what did Sbesh1ye To Say?'
. ..f,. q
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23
DUN'S R4V.AN OF TRADE,

Now York January Or. G. Dun
2 Cos weekly review of trade to-mor-
roT will say: - -
Tbare is more business, though not
ot botter-prices. 1t is interesting thal
"i,,,oe+ oil prices which change at all
ere Iov-er than a week ago, and yet
brsiness is Enthusiastically larger.
Tho iron industry is engaged in set
t1ing reiafiye prices and the slow oper-
s 80 retsrds business in many branch
Is since the future If prices IS uncer-
lain Ressener pig Il g trife lower at
5000 at Pittsburg. ana Grey oLse
$40. though no further ueOilue G i,''
occurred in eastern markets OF aI III
cago. But the competition. oI ne" co. o.
Germs attempted 10 manure cluIe L"iis
bv the high prices recently ma laIueu
caused slightly lower sales OF VIE
at 1885. and Of cut nails at $40. ne
Bar Association has been in session ~
consider the reduction of steel OdIs "
one cent and in large contracts even
lower. and the billet association A'S
again been called together TO NEE ou
the 18th. although there is no prCsIt,,,O
of its organization and billets are sell
ing at S15.25 at Pitts5uTg. The IL
crease in manufacturing is perhapS
more definitely shown than in any way
by the production OF coke which stead
lily increases, 9.S17 ovens being in blast,
against S.172 idle. and the weeks out
put Of 100.SS6 tons is over double the
outnut OF October lst.
Failures for the week have been 400
in the United States. against 372 last
year. and 90 in Canada. against 81 last
year.
The aggregate of gross earnings Of
all railroads in the United States re-
porting for the first half of January
is S9.737724 a decrease Of A. per cent,
compared with last year, and 101 per
cent. compared with the corresponding
DeriCd in 1893
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23

signiGcd his wish 10 pay the attorney for
his services: but the latter refused 10 make
any charge; his ellen. had already been
too generous.
This was done. A couple Of months al
terward the cid man died. The lawyer
went TO his house TO read the WILL Whlch
the executors handed 20 him. To his sur
prise and indignation he saw that In II
there was no gifJ 20 himself. 1t turned Out
that the old man had copied the VIII care
fully on. when cleft him. emitting the
Eve hundred pound clause. The whole al
fair was a dodge TO get smart lawyer to
make his VIII without any charge.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23
REcoGNIrIoN d RANN.

s. Dagce-t Had Been Acknowledged by
the World. Especially the Village OF
Hi-ginsviIle.
Someone in the village store had asked
the drummer. who was making his visit
i'm thar section. what his political senu-
ments were when I'm on the road he
answered slowly. I'm just plain Amer
lean. 1 don't tie myself up TO any organ
izatiou i'm private life. either When l
cast a vote IL goes 10 the man whom con-
s.der the mos. likely TO do business for the
nation in a busiess like way. But my gem
sral platform is that this is the best coUn-
Try mentioned In the geography and that
we have produced some of the greatest
men on earth.
THAT'S rieht" exclaimed an enthusiast
tie auditor An ter them remarks I'd
like ter add. tibet when it comes ter per-
ducin' great men. this here town o Hig-
sinsyille don't take 10 back seat TO none
of en-"
-Of course You have some very esd-
uable citizens" said the drummer in
tone Of surprise "but 1 had reference to
men whose greatness has been recognized
by the world.
That's the kind of great men I mean,
too. We've got one of EN- right here
of course am not very we'll acquaint-
ed with the people Of this place; not nearly
as we'll acquainted as I hope TO become.
"Thet accounts, mebbe fur yer no, know
in s. Daggett.
eel mus, confess that I never made his
acouaiu,nce.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23

bird. The postscript to the note which
arrived with Polly, said: ASK her TO
say her prayers which Mr.. Holland
proceeded to do. surrounded by group
of admiring friends, who had run down
to spend the day.
Now. Polly. nice bird, say your pray
ers. from Joe brought an immediate
response from his pet. who began to
croak: Now, I lay-now l lay-now
I lay me down. lay-lay me she
suffered and stammered. a. the same
time picking her bill with one OF her
claws. Now. I lay me- lay ne
down" when suddenly, Strengthening
I'D and stretching her neck to its full
length. she fairly screamed: why
the HI don't somebody ask me TO
have a cracker
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23
A DEPRAVED PARROT.

Cincinnati Enquirer
Whom Josopu holland returned from
his continental tour last summer no one
greeted him with more evident delight
than Gid "a big gray American parrot.
which me- had presented 60 his mother
about year before. hut during the
a,at CONGREGATION held between The
comedian and The bird The former dis
covered tNat somebody had been teach
inf his pot bad habits Before he had
itu Europe Polly could carry ON live
Dr. conversation and express herself in
rhoi, grammatical phtJscs % WILL
therefore Docs ioptily understood with
what rhnefin and modification Mr.
lluiinn1 hoati Tho parrot ENo WtCwuce
200 "a sttinH ur SLANG. intotpporsod With
on Goth coo two that would have done
,ra1it Zoo rhimnir rAldcu before he
mo1a tha o,nunlntanoe OF small bot
l.a tu nrplmins tho degeneration ot
Ue hf1s morality tn their pastor h
n.-if Boo Massachusetts MI Holland
erl. ,ant rrt Tho lirr of me imr
r.In. -ttra rnliF has rirhri ur an
h.t eien. -ritoete somebody hes hocn
ae tirr hs, enrrrse geo shu,t INC Pc
r.rr... ttu lri ma have he. over
ir r.v roe". 5000 90 fau v,ute answer
-H ir- rr"i~'
r.iirtf.ti enii lra ard Che neat
avr trrH r-iis "rI ber b,ass ease am
-.--rari rf ihr rrfotes d"miriie where
-tsr- rei~-a f0' niuul ihree weeks at
.t- -rH .f ehi.h tive the minister
-u--l trt it rr ,.tunpi in her ovnet
t--.r-. -fih ttr declaration that hc
~-- r-=ii- hn' shs Wos q reformed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23
.Paine's celery compound has nevc

Paine's celery compound has never
vet failed to cure.
Where all otaer medical treatment
has failed to relieve Paine's celery COM
Mound has succeeded time and tine
again. ,,,-,,.,.o,,. Ind
COW. of his own case:
~ asst winter l was taken down with
- -. severe attack of nervous and
,,nec,Ilar rheumatism. so bad that !
a - not lie down. sit IN, or stand.
- the most eXcruciating pain. !
- Ill the time under the care of two
-, a. best physicians of the place but
u S S!' not improve. | took different
~ oo,,,rn,Jtic cures and used an electric
- - a half hour each day for ten
Ja 49, ;Fithout any relief
o'- .3.Erii,ATlv / concluded 10 try Paines
o,,ar,. compound. and to my surprise
- 80 rsing one-half Of a bottle ! was
- 80 - get out and vote on election
co.. al before l used the whole bot
u va. az, INT to work. and have worked
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FAMINE IN RHODESIA.

London. January pa Cape Town
dispatch TO the Daily Mail says that
reports have been received there that
famine exists in Rhodesia. Thousands
of terribly emaciated native women be-
siege the native Office at Buluwayo
clamoring piteously for food. The ma
tives are f0cking to Buluwayo and eN-
huming the carcasses of cattle which
died from rinderpest and which were
buried six months ago. They devour
these and as a consequence a terrible
mortality prevails amongst them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23

The greatest voice of which there is any
record or tradition abou, Congress was
possessed by George :. Symcs. OF Colorado.
Symcs. who was a good dead Of charac-
ter finally committed suicide. He WAS an
Chioan 10y birth. bu, served in the Union
army through the war in a Wisconsin req
iment. entering as private and coming
out as q colonel. Most of his life after the
war was spent in the West In the Rocky
Mountain region. From l>1i ne made his
home I'm Denver. Col. He was lawyer by
profession and an orator noted for his
great voice. Compared with il the below
of "the Bul OF Eashan" was gentle mur-
muir. Ii was q deep heavy bass. proceed
ingly soemiasly from cavernous depths.
Asked one day about the reputation his
voice had given him, he replied:
well. I'm tell YOU about it, and the
words rolled our in his deepest, heaviest
bass. You see l WAS ont campaigning.
/ was a5dress.ni a Republican audience at
Silvertou. over al Oroviie twenty miles
distant. the Democrats were holding a
meeting Along about nine o'clock there
came up one of the awful storms which
occur u tina, noun ain country. The wind
hoNled Ike mil ion devils. Il was cspe-
Gladly bad az Orov.ue. Tie people showed
Sicns OF alarm and acted SIS If they wanted
10 break up She meeting and leave the hail.
The chairman becoming anxious rose TO
r,asSure ;hem. Ladies ana gentlemen
De- sail. 'do not be alarmed There Is a
Republican meeting over at Siiverton and
Gyorgo Symes addressing IT, he has just
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23
MSS CAPTIN DISMISSED

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. W. Va. January %
Miss Ella Captin the Goose Creek,
Richie county, postmistress. who has
been on trial at the United States court
for several DAYS. charged with false
cancelation of stamps in her office, was
acquitted to-day by the jury. She
stated thu if it was so>tbRt she did
cancel falsely the stamps, she did not
know il.