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The herald., 1897-12-05
KERN COUNTY
BAKERSFIELD

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. a. 4.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Treasurer Batz has
disposed of Randsburg school bonds to
the amount of s2500 to John F. Sprague
of San Francisco. A premium of $125
was paid.
w. p Matthews, who recently visited
Bakersfield for the purpose of examining
the insane wards just completed at the
County hospital. has rendered a COM
plimentary report to the commission of
lunacy, and goes out of his way to speak
we'll of the conduct of the hospital in
general.
A New England social was given a few
nights ago at the Lightner residence for
the benefit of ST. Pauls Guild of the
Episcopal church. Many maidens.
Puritanically and prettily attired, served
refreshments. The affair was decided
SUCCESS.
Supervisor Jastro has returned from a
trip through Old and New Mexico.
Dr. Reginald Ferguson has gone on a
hunting trip to the Guyana valley, in
Santa Barbara county.
Incorporation matters are moving
along in a satisfactory way. The su-
pervisors will pass upon the boundaries
question next Monday.
The murderer of Amelia Rames, killed
Thursday morning, has not been cap
tured at this writing. The crime was
committed without the least justifica-
ton, the only provocation being Ramos
refusal to buy a drink. Having killed
his companion of few hours before, Mo-
lima went into hiding, remained Sc
creted all day, and last night appeared
at his hotel, got a roll Of blankets be-
longing to him and repaired to willow
thicket growing on vacant block near
town. Half hundred officers and citi-
Zens pursued the assassin and beat
through the brush thoroughly. In the
meantime Molina had given them the
slip, and struck out across the country
for the Kern river bottoms. He was
heard from last this morning through
another Mexican, who gave him his
breakfast in return for pair of shoes
The officers are in hot pursuit, but the
character of the country is very favor
able to the murderer's escape.
The South Methodist church is being
moved to make way for the Valley rail-
road depot.
County Assessor Scott and wife have
1t is given out that the Valley railroad,
when completed to San Francisco, :,
matter of some two years yet, will make
the trip from Bakersfield to the bay in
nine hours, a saving of four hours over
the time now required by the Southern
Pacific company to cover the distance.
The Electric Water company this
morning began laying pipes on it's ex-
tension. This company is gradually
covering the town, a great relief to Ba-
kersfeld, owing to the reduced rates and
unlimited supply of water
1t is repor'ed that developments in
the Blue Chief mine on Greenhorn now
show a twenty-inch vein of ore which
goes $500 to the ton.
e. p Davis has gone to Frazier noun
tain to look after his mining interests.
An attempt is being made to have
Wells Fargo & Co. re-establish express
offices at Kernvile and Weldon.
At a meeting of the Masonic lodge
hello last evening the following officers
were elected: w. M, ]. B. Hunt; S. W.,
7. Il. Patten; ]. W., F. w. Robinson;
secretary. r. S. Hale; treasurer, E. A.
Baer. These officers will be publicly
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class to s. These were war time prices,
of course. We took first-class tickets,
and Mr. Keenan,, after awhile. suddenly
discovered that he was sitting on a
string of fresh fish that an enterprising
Cuban was taking home for his break
fast-a small incident, but showing a
custom of the country.
AN IRONCLAD RAILROAD CAR
The engine backed up to the train.
bringing with it a curious car, looking
like one of our baggage cars. but fitted
with numerous loopholes. 1t was the
"blindodo," or ''ironclad" car, which ac-
companies every train in Cuba. and con-
tains an escort of from 30 to so soldiers.
1t is lined with two inches of boiler iron
and is formidable looking. The soldiers
do not ride in it, but in a third-class
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narrow, roughly paved streets. grated
windows. through which a cold glimpse
of interior courts can be caught. blind
walls. narrow sidewalks and all the rest
that goes to make up Spanish tropical
city. There were 5000 soldiers in gar
rison there.
BRUTAL ORDERS DELIVERED
At 2 o'clock the train started back to
Havana. retracing it's morning road,
without incident, until within five miles
of Havana. There the landscape had
changed since morning. Thick columns
of smoke obscured it's beauty. Soon the
train was running close to burning huts
and houses. A moment later and col
umn of cavalry appeared. with women
and children as prisoners among them.
The column halted in the road. while
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ORANGE

ORANGE, Dec. 4.-(Reguar Cores
pondence) Mr. and Mrs. r. M. Mitchell
of Tustin were in Orange today.
Captain Shaded of Hiawatha. Kan. Is
expected here shortly, to spend the VIM
ter with his son, T. NJ Shaded.
Charles Korse, who recently escaped
from the lone reform school, was ar
rested Friday at Orange. He will prob
ably be sent back.
Holmes Brown of st. Louis, Mo-, is
guest of ]. w. Brown and family.
Miss Boland of Olive has gone to Los
Angeles to visit relatives.
Miss May Watson, who has been visit
ing relatives at Olive, has returned to
her home at San Luis Rey.
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the first instance, and white begins

the first instance, and white begins
play.
White plays on black, but if any other
ball plays on black it Is, ipso facto. dead.
On the other hand, any player who
kisses" white scores at any period of
the game. A kiss" on white removes
the obloquy of a cipher" so that a
player who, having already made two
ciphers, and who would in the ordinary
course of affairs, become dead, is, on
kissing" the white ball, saved from ex
tinction. and scores one. besides imme-
diately continuing to play.
When four play twenty points are
game.
Taken altogether. doxil is by no means
a bad game. 1t is said to be of German
origin, but so, by the way, is Santa
Claus. Doxil may never achieve the
heights of popularity which it's sister
sport, croquet once achieved, but 1t will
not be at all surprising if. thanks to it's
aid, English lawns and English lovers
were merrier next summer than ever
London Mail.
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(Synopsis OF previous chapteU.-Critten-
don Marriott arrived in Cuba on January
20, 1897, when the people of this country
were ignorant of the true state. of affairs
on the island. General Weyler had just
started his abortive campaign. and SEN
retary Olney had defied the senate to rec
cgnize the belligerency OF the rebels. The
American editors awoke to the Importance
Of Cuban news. and despatched their best
men to the seat of war. All these news
paper men had narrow escapes, several
were killed. one died in hospital, some were
imprisoned Marriott vividly depicts the
dangers encountered by the stranger In
Cuba. the watchfuness OF Spanish spies.
and the ease with which a man can be
killed and his death passed over unnoticed.
With this Introduction he proceeds to de-
scribe his own wanderings and adventures)
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Educating the Millionaires

Not one millionaire in ten leaves any
considerable sum of money for the pub
lie good. About one in twenty-five
gives a grudging part of his fortune to
education, religion or philanthropy, and
about one in fifty devotes the larger part
of his wealth to some great object
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Mrs. Caroline Morse runs the custom
house elevator in San Francisco. She is
the widow of a sailor and she cares for
and educates her family by means of
her work
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drunkenness. He will be given a trial
on December Sth.
Ona Smead. aged months, died at
Tustin today. She was grandchild of
Rev. Joseph Lowe.
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mates in the intense susceptibility OF the sub
jects Of the Mikado 20 all smells. and to their
constitutional inability TO endure any save the
most delicate odors. Under this treatment the
teacher IL condemned to absolute silence during
the whole Lesson. and his task Is limited to
drawing alphAbctio signs and sentences on sheets
Of parchment for his pupil TO copy more OF less
successfully, and without fear Of robuke. After
an hour of these voioeless instructions the
writing master falls PROSTATE on the ground
before the Prince aud disappears. leaving tho
little Japanese attendants to put away the
brushes. remove the ~parchments, aud wait
further orders.
Far away In another palace Christmas Day
brings neither gayety nor merriment. In the
stately walls OF Yildiz tho gloomy and anxious
Sultan spends Rruesome hours of anxious fear
and deadly apprehension. lie has quito lately
again changed his whole household. no slight
undertaking when II Is ~remcmbcred that IL
numbers twelve hundred people. Among them
arc 80 apothecsries. 400 coachmen. 100 cooks.
80 hairdressers. 800 actors, acrobats. and Jug
Rlers, 500 cunuchs, and 90 buffoons. Two huge
mastiffs never leave tho sultan's side by day or
night Jealousy watching whoever may approach
him. Neither peace nor good will rcigrs in his
imperial court. even while in all the others
Christian prayer mingles with homely family
NJ. DE s.
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THE Omar enAY woLF.
4, re Not very Large. Bat IL Ar rrrssie
s,a Fears NothinG hut Fire.


The great gray wolf OF the North IL q most
powerful beast, and pursues men with hungry
eagerness when snow prevents Il from finding
its usual food. II 10 not q large creature. but IL
is all muscle.
The gray woii.' says Forest and Stream, rs
not much taller than q setter dog. He 10 longer
and heavier. a sort OF combination Of wire and
rawhide. which never tires and can cover
ground with great rapidity. A man not long
ago started two wolf hounds after six hungry
wolves of this type. The dogs overlook the
wolves with unexpected ease. and then the
wolves ate the dogs, evidently thankful thai .
supply train had followed them.
"a year ago n man who believes In poisoning
wolves. dragged q fresh beef hide thirty-ons
miles. throwing out bait OF poisoned meat.
Next day. on his return over the line. ho found
twenty.eight wolves and coyotes dead. while
others. no doubt. had wandered away sick to
some hole or other and died.
"A very effective trap Is made Of a gang Of
Ash hooks baited with meat. The hooks are
hung on wires and fastened to brahches. Ihe
animals cnme along, smell the halt. and getting
on their hind legs. succeed In reaching 70. The
bending OF tho branch prevents the hooks from
being torn out. II makes II decidedly inter-
esting when . panther gets hold Of q hook In
THE gray wolf. in q pack Of IL, own kind.
seems to fear nothing but fire; II will attack .
man who Is shooting at 10 and its comrades. ~
will aid in pulling down . wounded buffalo bull,
horns and hoofs. But fire keeps It at u distance.
A lone man may sleep II his fire burns brightly,
even II the wolves sit about Just outside the line
OF light. their eyes showing IN u circle surround
draws in closer. and It behooves the man to stir
H. up again."
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last Legislature II imposes n heavy penalty for the
sale OF clans that are less than an inch and an
eighth in diameter at the widest part OF the
small or hinge end; that is, between the points
A and b In tho accompanying cut; and clans
that pass this test will measure at least two
inches In diAmeter at tho broadcast part, which
is between g and d, where tho shell hroadens
and fattens ont.
The ,inspectors carry with them an iron ring
an inch and an eighth In diameter with which
they do the measuring. II the hinge end OF tho
clam drops through tho ring the clam does not
posed II for sale Ia q law breaker.
The demand IN this city has been almost az.
c~lusively for very small CLANS. and those that
pass muster under the new law would be sent
away from tho table speedily II placed before
the average patron of irst or even second.class
restaurants. The small CLANS are delicate in
texture and flavor. whereas the larger ones are
com parativoly tough and tastalesa.
New Workers were prompt to show their dis
approval OF the new law, and since they could
not obtain the luscious Little Neck In the size
they, conaider u most palAtAble they cut II out
or their bill OF fare altogether. Restaurants
and hotels which formerly served hundreds OF
portions OF CLANS daily are now serving hardly
any, The proprietors In many cases have been
hned once or twice. and the chances taken IN
violating the law are too great to warrant the
risk, as the. person who secures the conviction
receives a share Of the ine Imposed. thus Great
Ing q host OF volunteer Inspectors that would
tious offender.
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COURT p
Brookiyn's Course In Choosinr Them sIors
EnlIghtcned Than New Ynrk.a

The foreign population OF New York is much
larger than the foreign population OF Rro0llyn,
not only absolutely hut relatively, and the cos.
mupoli;Rn population of New York city IA much
more diversified than II that NJ brooklyn, there
being many foreign colonies in this city which
have no counterparts across the bridge. But In
the appointment OF court interpreters. to facili.
tate the transaction Of public business, New
York city has, perhaps, considerable to learn
from Brooklyn.
In New York the theory under which inter
pretors are appointed seems to be this: 4 man
who speaSs one other language than Eug,sh
can speak all other languages than Engli,h. and
therefore is worthy 10 be described n, -. irtcr.
prefer Of general gifts and accomplishment IN
all matters Of language. In tho distract courts.
OF the city, for instance. the custom is TO ap-
point interpreters who speak German, under
the senerai superstition that a maa who can
spesS German : familiar with oinrr
Interpreters are nppolnted' with special ref.
crenre 10 the particular Language or languages
Instance in ih. sSnrrSe Tonrt here /. n Ger.
man interrreter salary sl,soo', an Italian In
,Crprs'sr ,ssi".y $1,000, : soaMa!%ayisn MtGr;
Whose speciality Ia knowledge Of German and
Jewish tNrgon. lie receives s 500. SO II l. ALWAYS
possible 10 procure the services Of An i%ntrrprr'
ter whose knowledge OF the langunr" 90 10
translated II based On tomcthing more Than
tNlNllcrlng, ms lis. does mot lnClNl" eva
half Of the Interpreters In Brooklyn cOGrts,
There l. IN one OF the courts an interpreter
whose special knowledge Is OF Polish and save
onic; there Is another who speaks Russian,
and still another who receives 81. 200 n year I"
an interpreter OF Lithuanian. In New YORK..
such distinctions have been established, Hud "a
sometimes follows In consequence TINT an mo-.
vidual holding no oficial place Il selected Ny
the lawyers In mn action tn act as interpreter,
and more frequently ono Of the lawyers IN no
case either acts US Interpreter or secures come
one for that purpose. This happens when mo
regular Interpreter OF tho court Is not familiar
with the particular language which It may 20
necessary to translate.
German, Italian, jewish jNrEon, and Frcn"h
are the Languages most used IN New NorNr'y
by litiHants and witnesses with Lug
lish. but they are not the only ones. Bohemian,
Greek. hungarian. Russian, Spanish, and Syrlah
are required from time to time, A class OF res,
dents who speak q language of their oSn wv
seldom get into the courts here are the Dutch
A translator or Interpreter gets ~ 900 a year IN
eral Sessions Court. There 10 one interpreter II
the Supreme Court. He gets $4,000. 4
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Es2x--l.-gEMaxSss
~PuoToSEcrgs GnACILIs.

Photonectes Gracdts. here shown. is n now
species. The genus to which this fish belongs
was first discovered by the Challenger expedi-
tion. at lnosimi. Japan. This specimen wns
taken by the United States coast survey
steamer Blake IN the deep water OF ;he At
lantic on the coas, OF Martinique. Photonecfcs
GrdcilIs Ia a Jet black fish. with n row of lumi-
nous dots along the margin Of the gill mem
h,rane, two rows extending along the edge NJ
the belly and disappearing near the end Of tho
body; another row OF luminous dots has
been traced along. the side as far back
az about the middle OF the length OF
the fish. and there Is u luminous body some
what club-shaped below aud behind the eye,
and In size nearly rs long as the eye. pho'0.
tectes GrdctiS has a large eye ana very long,
thin jaws, plentlfully supplied with sharp,
slender teeth, raklng backward. facilitating its
grasp upon Its prey. It's snout Ia very short;
the lower jaw projects and curls up at the tip.
depending from the under jaw. from u point
Just under the front OF the eye. Is a very short,
slender barbel. This is 2 long and very slender
long and low dorsal and anal fins. ana il capable
o. shooting through the water with great veloc-
Ivy. Only a single specimen Of this species is
known. Is about sig aud a half inches In
length without the tail. 1t WAS taken at q depth
OF 472 fathoms,
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great launches, so that its head lowered above
the average tree. II MAS a harmless monste-,
srbs'stnG on ferns and aquatic plants. and do
spite its strength. incapabls, from It's unwisld-
iness. OF efficient attack or defence.
II was probably on It's swimming capacity
that IL relied % escape from It's many flesh
eating enemies. for, pressing Its forelegs CLOSE
propulsion. II must have been able to proceed
through the water at a rate that almost dehed
water In which IL could thus find safety from
Its foes, and. whom on land. II probably made
use OF It's power 70 erect itself TO it's VI eat
height TO detect their approach, As shown In
the. cut, the -Brontosdurus .--Ercelsts looked
perhaps as q giraffe might appear II It's neck,
many times lengthened. were attached 70 the
moudous, tzN
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The last picture shows q new species OF sea
robin. PrtOnOtus m ilitdris. This sea robin is not
q deep water form OF fish. nor Is II very rare,
Numerous specimens have been taken In the
Gulf OF Mexico and the Caribbean Sea at depths
varying from twenty-four to sixty fathOms.
distinguished by the extreme elongation Of the
spines In front OF the dorsal I'm, the first spine
being AZ long AS the whole nsh without the
head, and the second nearly as long as the frat.
The head Ia armed with very strong spine.. The
eye Is prominent and placed high. with 4 strong
short but rather sharp spine. The mouth Is
small. The p%eotorai fms are very long. This
So to o Inches Ia length. In other respects il
resem bios the sea robins Of these Waters.
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Ing . representation OF the Battery rs It was In
the days when Castle Garden, now occupied by
the Aquarium, stood apart from the main land
and was connected with II by n bridge. The in
tervening space has long since been filed In
and the historic old structure now stands within
the sea wall Of Battery Park.
This platter Is about eighteen inches long and
fourteen and n half inches wide and OF n very
dark blue. 1t Is In perfect condition. The
decoration OF the border or rim OF the platter Is
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Battery. New York" Al the other end. on the
fiat part Of the back OF the platter. Ia the i'm
precision OF n stamp containing an eagle and. the
names OF the makers. IN Burslcm. which Is In
Statfordshire. England.
The platter belonged to Miss Earle's father.
David Earle, who. whom there we're still real.
dence streets in that part Of the city. lived at
one time In the neighborhood OF the Battery.
From him II descended to his son. Cornelius ID.
Earle. and upon his death H. came into possess
sion OF Miss Mary u. Earle. his sister. who now.
with her nieces. presents II I. tho Aquarium.
DIR. Bean will have IL framed.
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CdplophrDne Jorddni belongs tn n family whose
members. though they are nearly all very little
fish. are 80 grotesque and savage In appear
snce that they have been called the deep water
sea devils. All tho known forms are blacklist
In color. and they have usually n large mouth
opening at the front OF the head the Jaws are
provided with n few large teeth OF unequal
sizes, and the spinous dorsal IL replaced by ono
or two spines on the top OF the head. well for
ward. All tho fishes Of this family are more or
less luminous. There are many species OF Ia.
minous fishes, which are mostly small. and In
one way or another emit phosphorcscent light.
Cdulophrpne JOrddni 10 remark able on account
of the extreme elougatlon OF the rays Of tho
dorsal and anal fms. and because OF the nu-
ferrous flaments attached to the skin Of the
back and sides. 1t has . single flexible spino on
the top OF Its head. with q pear-shapcd tip. The
fila ments and the tip OF the spine are luminous.
The flexible spine 10 nearly as long as the head,
and the pear-shaped luminous tuft at its tip Ia
OF a pale color. The luminous flaments on this
fish are twenty-eight in number; they are small
In size. being about twice as long rs the eye.
which is also small. The rays OF all the Ans ara
pale. but the head and BODY are black;
II may be that this fish had luminous
I'm membranes also. The breast hns
are FAR back. nearly In the middle
Of the length and depth OF the fsh's body. Tho
large mouth and strong. sharp teeth. show
plainly tho predatory nature OF this little fish.
which. while 1t subsists mainly upon smaller
fish. will capture and swallow whole q Ash as
big as itself. The fish here described ia scarcely
more than two inches in length over all; II is
the only specimen Of it's kind that has been
taken. 40 far as is known. II was dredged by
the United States Fish Commission steamer
Aibatross In north Latitude 30.27, and west
longitude Ills, In the north Atlantic, about
100 miles OF the Now Jersey coast. at q depth OF
1875 fathoms.
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composed largely Of marine shells. Around the
edge Of the bowl or depression Of the platter,
surrounding the fiat surface containing the
picture, Is a line about which runs q vine. with
tendrils. In the centre background of the
picture on the platter appear Castle Williams
and Governors Island.
On tho back Of the rim Of the platter, at one
end. in blue, IL an eagle holding a shield, while
from it's beak hys n streamer upon which In
tho motto "E pluribus Unum." Under the
eagles claws appear the words Castle Garden.
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FET CLIMS EATEN NO ".
A state Inv That Hn. Rniued the Trade
In Hnlt shells"

The rigid enforcement ~ the rev State law
forbldding the salc OF small clans has been n
severe blow to restaurant men. The oyster and
clam trade Ia the most lucrative branch Of their
business, the profits OF half shells being be-
tween 400 and 500 per cent. Tho year round.
the gross returns from tho sale Of clans ran n
close second to those derived from oysters, but
this Is all changed now. The law passed. hy the
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THREE FISHES MAT ARE NEW.
Two OF Then Luminous Denizers OF the
Deep, and Ono from shnllowcr Mnters.

among the fishes OF the new genera ana
species described In Oceanic lchthy ology." by
George Brown Goode and Tarleton II. Bean.
pictures Of som, OF which have already been re-
produced In Tnr SUS. are three that are here
presented, the pictures being drawn from illus
%trations In the book. Two OF these are luminous
fishes, from deep water. and one is OF II moro
familiar type. The first shown is C%duiophryne
Jorddnf, which Is Of a new genus.
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Diseases of M en-.

Dr. HAILETT. 20 years . blood and nerve specialist
cures al secret and private diseases OF men in a few
days blood. poisoning. ulcers, skin diseases, sore
throat. mouth, painful sweilings. Kidney, nervous do
hiiity undsyeioPsS oTSa1s ipRsdIn,Sntt 20 marriage,
pear I'd ay., New York. No charge unless cured.
Hours Q 70 Vi sundays 10 y. bost advice free.
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a err TO rue AQUARIUM.
Not or Fi.h. 90. but o H.ndse-e ola aiu
Platter.

Miss Mary d. Earle and her niooes, Miss Aida
Van Derwerken Earle and Miss Rosalie v.
Earle, daughters Of tho late Cornelius d. Earle.
have presented to the New York Aquarium. at
battery Park. q handsome old blue platter boar