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The herald., 1897-10-26
HEAD WATERS HEAD
A Target for Dishes and Then Pound
ed With a Platter

A lively row occurred last night in
Egan's restaurant at 120 East Second
street. The result was that one man
came to the receiving hospital to have
his head sewed up and the other was
locked up in the city prison charged
with assault and battery. The former is
David Bassett, head waiter in the res
taurant, and the other L. M. Mum, one
of the employees.
The trouble started over a rebuke ad-
ministered to Mum, who had been drink
ing. Hot words followed and Mum be-
gan throwing the chinaware at Bassett.
Several plates whizzed uncomfortably
close to the head walters head. The
dishwasher finally succeeded in getting
his superior officer in a corner and then
began hammering the discounted head
waiter over the Uranium with a heavy
platter. He was in fair way to kill the
man when other employees ucceeded in
getting him to desist. In the meantime
officer Ben Robbins arrived on the
scene. Mum was placed under arrest and
Bassett sent to the receiving hospital.
DR.. Hagan was unable to tell last night
whether his kull was fractured, but the
cut in his head is an ominously deep one.
The herald., 1897-10-26
The Worlds Tastes in Diamonds

OF course there is taste in diamonds.
Countries like England, France, the
United States and Russia take all va
rieties, but these are mainly the fields
for the best, the finest bluish-white
crystals. Precious stones are a meas
ure of opulency and the growth of FASH
ion. The Americans imported $120, ,0OO,-
600 worth in twenty-four years, but Of
these $90,0OO,0O0 were in the latter half
of the period. In the year 1889 they
bought ten times as many as in 1869.
The gems range in color from blush and
nearly pure white to blue, pink, yellow,
orange, green, and brown, while some
are opaque. Taste has decided that the
stones are most precious that are most
translucent and brilliant. The largest
diamond ever met with was found in
Brazil, and an enthusiast valued it, by
weight alone, at G224000,000; but it was
black and not brilliant, the estimates
gradually sank to 9400,000, and today
it would probably not fetch nearly so
much as the most modest count. Col
ored specimens do best in South Ameri-
ca and the east.-Kimberley Letter to
london Telegraph.
The herald., 1897-10-26
Of his large estate was equally divided
among his four children.
SNAKE ADDICTED TO CLIMBING
Hunter Discovers One Leisurely
Crawling From an Oak Tree

A few years ago I went into woods
with my rifle to look for a squirrel and
the first thing that attracted my atten-
ton was blacksnake about fifteen feet
high on an oak tree. The tree trunk was
nearly eighteen inches in diameter and
free of limbs and knots for something
like fifty feet. The top, however, was
broken out, leaving small stub Of dead
wood among the green limbs. Thesnake
had evidently been up there after some
thing to eat in the shape of a young
squirrel, mice or birds. Whether he found
anything or not, he was now coming
down very leisurely, and seemingly with
as much ease and safety as heI would
crawl on the ground. noticed that his
body Tapped back and forth across the
tree trunk distance of probably twelve
inches, and evidently that was, the secret
of his being able to hold on.-Forest and
Stream.
The herald., 1897-10-26
No Women Need Apply

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The board of trade
has refused to grant yacht-master's GER
tif1cate to Lady Ernestine Broadenwell
Bruce a yachtswoman who had prepared
herself to undergo all the examinations
requisite for masters certificate. She
asked to be examined by the board of
trade. pointing out that she merely want
ed authorization to command her own
yacht, and did not desire to serve on board
of other ships, but the board of trade re-
plled that 1t would not permit woman
to be examined for a masters certificate,
as the term master" clearly implies tha.
only men are eligible.
The herald., 1897-10-26

number Moszkowskis delicious Ca
price Espagnole"; in the second part of
the program jolly "Toccata" by Cham
made and "Cracovienne" by Pader-
ewski, in all of which she showed her
usual skill. In an encore to her first
number Mrs. Masac gave Mendelssohn's
Spinning Song"
Messrs McQuillan and Mead both con-
tributed some able work on the flute as
accompaniments to Miss Yaw in duo,
fantasie from "Semiramide," when
Theodore Martens accompanied them on
the piano, and in the opening number of
the evening, Weber's ''Euryanthe." In
this latter Miss Eva Ellsworth played
the piano part and throughout the even
ing she accompanied Miss Yaw with the
discretion and sympathy that make her
Accomplishments always artistic and
satisfying.
The herald., 1897-10-26
THE LARK'S FAREWELL
Ellen Beach Yaw's Concert at the Los
Angeles Theater

The Los Angeles theater was filled to
the roof last evening for Miss Yaw's
farewell concert with an audience that
was enthusiastically appreciative and
applauded with cheerful impartiality
every performance in turn. The stage
was set for drawing room, jars of
potted plants and large cluster of
handsome chrysanthemums adding
greatly to the general effect. The pro-
gram, which was long and varied, was
for the most part adequately rendered.
Miss Yaw has seldom been heard in
better voice here. In her first two songs,
Alabieff's Russian Nightingale" and
Mozart's grand aria from the Magic
Flute; in Cells "LEco," with flute
obligato, and Meyerbeer's great aria
from "Star of the North" she had am
pie opportunity for f1oriture, in which
her flexible voice and sweet, light head
tones are at their best. A group of three
ballads in part two were delightful, each
charming In itself. and in agreeable con-
trast to each other.
The cello work of Mr.. L. Opid deep
ened the favorable impression he has
made at other hearings. He shows real
musical feeling, and his handling of the
instrument is conscientious and schol-
arly. His first number, Bargiers
"Adagio," was deservedly encored, and
later, after Gabriel Marie's dainty lit
tie "Cinquantaine," Mr.. Opid played one
Of his own compositions, poetic musical
little "Serenade," that was well con-
structed and delightfully."- interpreted.
Mrs. T.. Masac played for her first
The herald., 1897-10-26
PERSONAL

Isaac Trombo, of Utah, one of the prin-
cipal stockholders in the Golden Cross
mine, is in the city.
Edward Hyams, senior member of the
Hub Clothing company, is in the city on
short business visit.
P. F. Ferguson of San Francisco, who
is a member of an English development
syndicate, is in the city, accompanied by
his wife.
Col F. H. Seymour, mining specula-
tor, with interests in Mexico, is in the
city, accompanied by his wife and
daughter.
Mrs. John Bryson, Sr. of Tenth and
Flower streets, who has been confined to
her home for some weeks, is GONZALES
cent.
Charles T. Hinde and Mrs. Hinde are
in the city. Mr.. Hinde has charge of
Claus Spreckels interests at San Diego.
They register from Coronado.
George McNamee, representing Young,
Smith, Field G. Co., Philadelphia, manu-
facturers of woolen goods, is in the city.
c. w. Brown of Echo Mountain spent
last night in the city.
f. Estrade Of San Francisco is visiting
the Mexican consul at the Nadeau hotel.
Manager E. H. Breidenbach of the
Beck -Corbett Iron company of st. Louis,
Mo-, who has been recuperating in San
Diego county, has returned to Los An
geles.
Rev. e. P. Hart, the senior general
superintendent of the Free Methodist
church, accompanied by his wife,
reached the city on Friday last from the
east, where he had been conducting a
round Of conferences and attending the
annual board meeting of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart are guests of E. C.
Shipley of East Eighth street.
Mr.. Callaghan Byrne of Los Angeles
returned from a sejour across the water
last week. and without resting proceed
ed at once to Baltimore to see some
friends. Those who know Mr.. Byrne in
timately declare that his sudden visit
to Baltimore was inspired by desire
to renew an acquaintance auspiciously
initiated on the trip. The bellies of San
Francisco and Los Angeles have been
anxious to secure Mr.. Byrne unto one
of themselves, and it would be too bad
now if he should surrender to Baltimore
charms.-Gotham Gossip in San Fran
cisco News Letter.
The herald., 1897-10-26

The traffic from the east is very much
heavier, however, than at this time last
year, and everything points to a crowd
ed season.
General Manager Henderson of the
Southern California Railway company
still thinks the Lakeview branch pos
sibility, but it is yet in the far distance.
General Passenger Agent Shepard of
the Southern Pacific company states
that the tourist season is already be-
ginning to be felt and that the eastern
travel this season will be, in all prob
ability, far greater than that of last year.
The herald., 1897-10-26
ONCE TOO OFTEN
SANTA ANA YOUTH SWINDLES
JERRY ILLICH
But the Restaurant Man Twice Bitten
Was Once Shy and the Youth
Is in Jail

r. IL. Nicholson, young man hailinr
from Santa Ana, was arrested in Jerry
Illich's restaurant on Third street last
night by Detectives Bradish and Steele
on a charge of passing bogus checks.
Nicholson was trying to impose upon the
restaurant man a worthless check.
drawn on the Santa Ana bank, for $20.
He had already succeeded in obtaining
$50 from Illich on his worthless paper.
One day last week Nicholson came into
the restaurant and asked if he could get
check for $40 on the Santa Ana bank
cashed. He said that he had come to
the city to see the races and had run out
OF money, but that he had funds in the
bank on which the check was drawn.
Illich formerly knew Nicholson at
Santa Ana and supposed that his story
was true and that the paper was all
right. The money was handed over and
the check was at once put in a bank here
for collection. Two days later Nichoi-
son reappeared with another check. This
one was for $40 and was also cashed
The following day the first check was
returned marked mo funds"
The police department was then noti-
fled of Nichoson's actions and they
kept lookout for him. Nothing was
seen of him until last night, when he
again appeared at Illich's restaurant
with still another check for 500, which he
tried to get cashed, evidently supposiny
that the worthlessness of his paper had
not been discovered.
Hitch engaged Nicholson in conversa-
tion previous to giving him the money on
the check, while one of the employees
went quietly to the telephone and rang
up the police station. Detectives Brad
ish and Steele at once set out and reach
ed the restaurant before Nicholsin's
suspicious were aroused. He was at
once placed under arrest. When search
ed at the police station check for $500,
drawn on the Santa Ana bank was found
in his pocket. He probably contem-
plated passing this. 1t is not known
that he had any other victims besides
Jerry Hitch.
The herald., 1897-10-26
Dry Dock Needed

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Admiral Mat
thews chief of the bureau of yards and
docks, in his annual report to Secretary
Long, recommends the construction Of
four new docks of the best type. He rec
ommends that concrete docks be built at
Boston, Norfolk, and Mare Island, and that
a steel floating dock be placed either at
Key West. Tortugas or Algiers, La. He
says the dimensions of the concrete docks
should be as follows: Length of floor, $50
feet; width of entrance, 95 feet; depth over
all at mean low water, 80 feet, and floor
of dock to be four feet below sill. The es-
Inmates for the maintenance of the yards
next year aggregate $243i3O2
The herald., 1897-10-26
A Town Under Water

HIGHLAND, N. j., Oct. 25.-Owing to
the heavy wind and sea tonight the
fishing village of Seaside, formerly
Parkertown, is under water. The viii
layers are rowing through the streets
in boats. The government trestle was,
badly damaged; about 200 feet of the
trestle was lifted off the piling and
washed to one side. The sea rolls
through the inlet across the river and
breaks over the land on the west shore
continually. The sandbar is closing the
west channel and if the storm continues
the Shrewsbury river will be closed to
navigation.
The herald., 1897-10-26
A Railroader Hurt

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 25.-Last
night Alex McInnis attempted to board
a westbound moving freight train and
fell, striking his head on tie, rendering
him insensible. He lay on the track un-
til an eastbound freight an hour later
struck him, cutting off his left leg below
the knee. McInnis was foreman at Bel
mont for the Santa Fe Pacific railroad
and was returning to that place when
h11rt
The herald., 1897-10-26
A Private Execution

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 25.-Wm. N.
Allen, manager of the Kansas branch
of the Keeley institute at Kansas City.
Kan, was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded last night by c. E. Riley, trav-
cling salesman. Riley's action was
prompted by the belief that Allen had
alienated his wifes affections. There
were no witAesses to the shooting. Riley
is under arrest.
The herald., 1897-10-26
Dog Poisoner Abroad

A valuable greyhound owned by H. II.
some time last evening by some un-
known miscreant. The dog was a val
liable one, was well known among the
dog fanciers and was Of the mildest
disposition.
Mr.. Norton, who lives at 139 South
Olive street, lost a valuable Newfound-
land in the same mysterious manner
a short time ago.
The herald., 1897-10-26
Fickert Will Kick

PALO ALTO, Oct. 25-The report that
the Stanford University football team is
TO be weakened by the withdrawal of the
famous guard, Charles M. Fickert, is de-
MED. 1t was stated that he intended en-
tering Harvard. with the object of getting
on its great team before the coming
matches with Yale and other eastern uni
versities. The fact of Fickert having
played with Stanford this season, aside
from the agreement existing between Yale
and Harvard, would make it impossible
for him to play with the latter college.
The herald., 1897-10-26
A Triple Century

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Emil Schuler of the
Morse Cycling club lowered the triple CEN
tury amateur record recently made by ].
Hoffbauer by sixteen minutes, finishing
strong. Schuler rode the first rs miles
unpaced. finishing the first 100 miles in
S:S5. He rested an hour and 80 minutes
and started on his second century, riding
unpaced and in total darkness in II 80
His actual riding time for the 300 miles is
70 hours and IS minutes, a total time of "a
hours and Is minutes. Schuler is only IS
years old
The herald., 1897-10-26
Postmortem Prayers

ANDERSON, Ind, Oct 25.-Michael
Kaufman, a wealthy retired Hebrew
Of Springfield, Ohio, who died in this city
three weeks ago, showed his eccentricity
in his will, which has been probatedl The
first provision was that he bequeathed
$500 to the Home for Infirm Jewish Peo-
pie at Cleveland, Ohio, with the provis-
ion that they pray for him every morn
ing for one year, and also pray on the
anniversary Of his wife's death. If ac-
cepted, the cash will be sent. The rest
The herald., 1897-10-26
Fraud CharCed

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 25-The Bank
OF San Luis Obispo brought suit today to
set aslde conveyances of property made
by George 3. Nichols, an insolvent debtor,
to his wife and others. The bank is a.
creditor of Nichols to the extent of s666. n,
and demands judgment for that amount.
Nichols has secured his discharge as an
insolvent debtor. from the superior court
of San Luis Obispo county. The plaintiff
now asks that such discharge be set aside
on the grouAl of fraud.
The herald., 1897-10-26
A Whaler in Port

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25.-The whal-
ing bark Charles w. Morgan arrived today
from the Okhotsk sea with a cathch Of
three whales The master of the vessel
was taken sick on the outward voyage and
was left at Hakodate. Ten of the men
then refused to do duty and were put in
irons until the vessel got out to sea. The
Morgan spoke the whalers California and
Horatio in the Okhotsk sea on September
20. Both had fair catches.
The herald., 1897-10-26
The Unreasonable New Wife

Mr.. Dearborn-How are you getting
along with your new wife?
Mr.. Wabash-Oh, there's trouble all
ready.
What's wrong?
Why, she insists on having a new
wheel, and think the one my last wife
had is good erough.-Yonkers States
man.
The herald., 1897-10-26

in progress ali day and have not yet been
completed. Assistant District Attorney
H. L. Partridge opened for the prosecu-
tion, and was followed by V. A. Shelter
for the defense. District Attorney Her.
rington will make the closing argument
tomorrow, and the case will probably go
to the jury tomorrow night.
The herald., 1897-10-26

Pete Lampirg was arrested on sus-
picion last night while attempting to
sell heavy set of harness on the
street. He carried the harness in a
sack and it is believed that he had
stolen it, though the owner has not yet
been found.
The herald., 1897-10-26
Railroad Spikes

Passenger Agent John J. Byrne Of the
Southern California Railway company
reports steady rush of tourists, con-
sidering the early season Of the year.
The herald., 1897-10-26
DR.. Sloughton Dead

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The Rev. John
Sloughton, DID,, the we'll known Congre-
gational minister, is dead. He was born
at Norwich in 1907
The herald., 1897-10-26
The butcher Trial

SAN JOSE, Oct. 25.-The arguments be-
fore the jury IN the troal of Dan butcher
for the murder Of George Schofield were
The herald., 1897-10-26
LOS ANGELES THEATER.-The re-

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-The re-
turn engagement of the italian opera
company opens tonight with Gounod's
great and popular opera Faust" The
cast is a strong one, with Collenz in the
title role, Girardi as Mephistopheles,
Francesconi as Valentine, Franco as
Siebel, Calcagni as Martha Linda Mon
tonari as Marguerite. The company
gave very artistic and successful rep
resentation of Faust" in San Diego
last night, and the production tonight is
sure to be memorable one.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-03

CROPS For 1897.-Just as soon as
possible we should determine what
areas we shall devote to the different
crops. If heretofore we have followed
no systematic plan of rotation, now is
a good time to take the initiatory steps.
1t is as important to rotate our crops
as it is to prepare the land, plant good
seed and cultivate the crops. After
thorough preparation Of the land, ro-
tation, with the use of all the stable
manure we can save, the planting of
renovating crops and the supplemental
use of commercial fertilizers must con-
stitute the principal means in our reach
for growing remunerative crops. At
the same time, this system enables us
to bring our lands up to and keep
them at a high state of productive
ness.
If spring oats are to be sown, it is
we'll to begin at once and sow in the
pleasant spells between this and the
middle of February. Soak the seed
in bluestone as for wheat, and use as
far as possible seed which are rust
proof. By successive sowings, we take
the chance against drouth, which is
perhaps the most serious menace to
the spring oat crop.-Southern Farmer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-03
fartl1 aua fireside.
HOW TO MAKE CANDY AT HOME.

The chief constituents of candy are
butter and sugar. The rest are merely
incidents. Below I give a number OF
recipes, hoping that they may delight
others as they have and do, the one
child in our happy household.
EXCELLENT TAFFY.-Take one
quart of molasses and half pound of
butter, boil the two together until the
mass thickens. This will take about
half an hour. Then stir with spoon
until, on taking out little taffy, it
becomes hard on immersion in cold
water. Take half teacup of vine
gar, pour into the mass and stir for
half minute. Then pour the taffy
into buttered tins or dishes and set
aside to cool.
BUTTER ScoTCH.-Take three pounds
of sugar, a quarter pound of butter,
half teaspoonful of cream of tartar
and add sufficient water to dissolve
the sugar. Boil without stirring until
it will easily break when dropped into
cold water. Pour into we'll buttered
dripping pan and when almost cold
cut into small squares.
GINGER CANDY.-Take one cup OF
water to one and half cups of sugar
and boil until when dropped in water
it will easily roll into a small ball.
Flavor with essence of ginger or pow.
dered ginger. Boil ten minutes and
turn into buttered pans. Lemon, pep
permint or almond candy is made in
the same way.
HONEY CANDY.-Take one pint OF
white sugar with water enough to dis
solve it, and four tablespoonfuls OF
honey. Boil until it becomes brittle
on being dropped in cold water. Pour
into buttered pans.
HoARHoUND CANDY. - Boil two
ounces of dried hoarhound in a pint
and half of water for about half an
hour. Strain and add three and one
half pounds of brown sugar. Boil
over hot fire until sufficiently hard.
Pour off into shallow pans and when
cool cut into sticks. Follow the same
directions for wintergreen candy.
HICKoRYNUT CANDY. - Take one
cup of hickorynut meats, two cups OF
sugar, half cup of water. Boil the
sugar and water together, without stir
ring, until thick enough to spin to a
thread. Set in cold water, stir quick
ly until white, then throw in the nuts.
Pour into fiat tins and cut into squares.
Leila Mitchell Annable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-03
Aumprous department.

A REFLECTION.-"Wh become
of Parson jerks, who came out here
to preach ?" asked friend of Da-
kota man.
"Well, you see, he made sort of a
bad break and We just firmly passed
him along to some other community.
We didn't like his style somehow"
"Why, I'm surprised at that, he was
considered a very able and earnest
worker down in our country"
"Don't know anything about that,
but we found it necessary to help him
out of the community on rail-"
II am astonished ! You did great
injustice to a worthy man, l am GER
tain. What were the charges against
him ?"
"Why, in his sermon, one Sunday,
he got goin' on about the Holy Land,
and said they could raise bigger wheat
over there than we could in Dakota,
and then went on to quote something
that I don't believe was ever in the
Bible about the seed falling in some
particular kind of sile, and increasing
q hundred fold. Just as soon as he
said it I and Deacon Penny rose right
up and went out and got rail, and
Deacon Jones and the members of the
choir brought the reverend gentleman
out and set him on. Itell you no man
can preach to US who goes to rejecting
on Dakota's wheat raising" ."-Detroit
Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-03

THE GRoCER's NEW BoY.-A Mich
igan avenue grocer took on new boy
the other day, and when i5 came moor
he catechised the lad as to the price
of butter, sugar, eggs, clothes-pins anc
other articles which might be called
for and went home to dinner feeling
that the boy was all right. WheI
he returned, after an hour, he missed
a barrel of -four and asked what hao
become of it.
"Sold it," was the proud reply.
"For cash ?"
"No; the man said he had an &C.
count here.
"The dead beat HE took advant'
age of you !"
"Oh, no, he didn't. He said be
couldn't wait for US to deliver it, and
he rolled it out the back way and
went after wagon to take it off. Oh,
no-he didn't beat US any"
"But the -four is gone,"
eyes, but while this fellew was at
ter a wagon another man came along
and stole the barrel and got away with
it! I'd like to see anybody take ad'
vantage of me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-03

DISCIPLINE THE CoLT.-Very many
stock owners unknowingly expose
their colts to injury by allowing them
to run beside the mare when the lat
ter is driven on the road. That this
is bad practice can be easily seen.
As rule the ordinary drive is entire
ly too much for the soft muscles, pro-
ducing often life long injury by
overtaxing the young animal. At the
same time the colt roams over the
road at will, going from one side to
the other, into the ditch and out of
the ditch, thus establishing habit,
and later, when put in harness to get
his first lesson in driving, it will try to
do the same thing to the disgust of the
driver.
The running of the colt at large
upon the road is nuisance both to
those driving its mother and other
travellers.
If the colt must 60 with its dam it
ought to be haltered and hitched by
the side of its mother; it thus learns
restaint and is early taught to keep
the middle of the road but even then
a colt should not be taken on long
drive, as it may injure him perma-
nently.