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The herald., 1897-02-06

hereafter In advance. same as otner
lodges. The reports of the officers snow
the order to be in q most healtny conui-
tion, financially and numerically. 1ne
following is a list of officers elected Tor
the ensuing year: j. A. Foshay, su-
preme past president; G. +. Dahoy' SUI
preme president; H. P. Anderson, su-
preme vice president; q. .; 6arruolo- ,
NEW, supreme secretary; w. u. WOOL
wine, supreme treasurer; DR.. W. w.
Hitchcock. supreme medical examiner
Hon. r. N. Bulla. supreme couhseiior'
l.. NJ. Grider, supreme sergeant M. "a.
Bronson, supreme master at arms a. II.
s. Perkins. supreme inner doorkeeper'
Chas. j. Walter, supreme outer ooor
keeper: Ed A. Beck. supreme journal
secretary; G. ~ Nolan and Chas. IL.
Towle, auditors
The final institution or west Emo
lodge No. occurred at West End hall,
corner Temple street and Belmont ave-
nue. Thursday night under the super
vision of Supreme Secretary u. ). Bar
tholomew, Supreme Journal Secretary
Ed A. Beck, Supreme Auditor G. N. NO
Ian and Deputy Supreme President s.
Brown. The following officers were In
stalled: c. A. Bronaugh, past presi-
dent ]. w. Harris. president; Chas. e.
Packard, vice president; c. H. Case. sec
retary; d. D. Bronaugh, treasurer; Sid
ney o. Thomas, chaplain; J. w. Harris.
NJ. D., physician; c. II. Wilkinson, SER
geant E. +. Melchor, master at arms;
f. d. Wilson, inner doorkeeper. Four
new candidates were initiated. Regular
meetings are to be held Thursdays. Next
Thursday night several more candidates
will be initiated, followed by social en-
tertainment. The supreme officers have
been invited and will probably attend.
West End lodge is making a good start.
Dandy lodge No. 4 had an interesting
meeting Thursday night, which was en-
lvened by the presence of the supreme
president.
Los Angeles lodge No. l will meet for
the first time in the Elks' hall. South
Main street, next Tuesday night.
The herald., 1897-02-06
THE SHEEPHERDER'S FATE
A Bixby Ranch Shepherd Who Wants
to Die
His Own Reason Left Him and
fie Took Strychnine

1t has been noticed by scientific men
and other observers that a strange fatali
ty seems to attend the occupation OF
sheep herding. The solitude and monot-
ony of the shepherds life, in spite of the
glamour Of romance the poets would
throw about it, appear to be eventually
liable to unseat the reason of the man
who passes day after day in treading the
hills and tending the slow moving fiocks.
The latest illustration to confirm this
theory came to light yesterday.
Francisco Aguar, a French Basque,
was a sheepherder on the BiXby ranch
at Alamitos though he had risen to some
affluence as a joint owner of 1900 sheep,
with George Bixby as partner. Today
he lies on bed in the county hospital
awaiting either death or recovery to
follow his attempt at suicide. At the
ranch Thursday. Aguar took a dose Of
strychnine, sufficient to have killed
three men. A doctor from Redondo
reached him in time to relieve him of
the deadly drug, and the sheep-man
was then sent to the county hospital,
though one of his means should have
been taken to some sanitarium where
his case could have been paid for.
Aguar has been noticed for some time
past to be exceedingly melancholy and
queer" especially since his brother
John, or Jean, Aguar was sent to the
Highland asylum as a raving maniac.
That was on January "a. 1t will be re-
membered by some readers that John
Aguar, violent and dangerous under
took to create reign of terror in the
cathedral and was arrested with great
difficulty. Jean gave much trouble to
court officers before he was finally de-
ported to Highland. Since that time
Francisco has shown signs of insanity,
but of an entirely different kind. Jean
was violent, Francisco was melancholy.
Jean wanted to kill others and Fran
cisco cared only to kill himself.
He tried hard enough to end his ex-
istence, but the doctors have interfered.
If he RECEIVERS he will probably be sent
to his home on the slopes of the beau
tiful green Pyrenees.
The herald., 1897-02-06

this state, and IA new lodges organized.
Pasadena lodge No ISL, which has
been meeting semi-monthly, now meets
weekly This is a sign of progress.
Magnolia lodge No. "a, Degree of
Honor, is gaining new members every
week. The initiatory work is done in
excellent style.
The grand medical examiner passed
upon 524 applications during the month
of January.
The net increase in membership during
the year 1896 was 215.
Fresno lodge conferred the degrees on
Is candidates at its last meeting, and
Colusa lodge will soon confer degrees
on q class of 20.
New lodges were instituted at Morgan
Hill and Emeryville, Alameda county,
last week.
The herald., 1897-02-06
The ReheSahs

Arhor Vitae Lodge, No. SO, had initia
tory work Wednesday night.
The sheet and pillow case party to be
given tonight by Una Lodge, No. 172, at
Memorial hail. promises to be a very
pleasant social affair.
The officers of Edelweiss lodge were
installed last Friday night by ID. D. G.
NJ. Annie Liddell, assisted by Miss Erd-
man of Cotton as grand marshal. The
list of officers is as follows: Meta Ger
kens, noble grand; Augusta Siabler, vice
grand; Kate Fellner recording secre-
tary; Dora Feller, financial secretary +:
Louisa Fellner, treasurer.
The herald., 1897-02-06
SOME FIGURES THAT TALK
The County Government Bill as
Proposed
ALTERATION OF SALARIES
Would Not Relieve the Burdens Of the
Taxpayers
ALTERATION OF SALARIES
Comparative Tables Showing the Changes
Contemplated by the Bill and the
Salaries at Present Paid

In regard to the new county govern
ment bill which is at present pending
in the state legislature the following
est.
Comparative statements have been
compiled showing the amount of salar-
les in the offices of Los Angeles county
as paid at present and those which the
proposed law would establish
The herald., 1897-02-06
r FBA7TTFE3RF%AAAL ATTFE3RF%AAAL 0yDS


'on, E. L. Hutchson, NJ. T. Herzog. G.
". Stockwell, p. G. NJ, Frank H Cum
bingham, noble erand America lodge:
7. n. Rushton, noble grand Semi-Tropic
lodge; E. Koch, noble grand Hofer
lodge, and II. V. Van Duzen.
Grand Patriarch Doran visited San
Bernardino encampment last evening
Tonight he visits Santa Ana: Monday
next Pomona; Tuesday he will be given
a reception at Riverside; Wednesday he
visits Santa Monica; Thursday River
side; Friday San Diego, Saturday
Orange Grove Encampment. No. 81, Los
Angeles. The grand patriarch is OBJ
liged to defer his visit to Enterprise en-
campment, this city, and Pasadena en-
campment until his next trip.
The new rituals have been distributed
to the subordinate lodges.
Good VIII Lodge, No. 1923. conferred
the third degree last night.
The herald., 1897-02-06
Fooled His Uncle

A guitar has gotten F. L. Clark into
scrape. He was arrested by Constable
Mugnemi last evening on a warrant
charging him with obtaining money by
false pretenses. B. Fanta, the complain
ing witness, a pawnbroker, claims that
Clark pawned to him Martin guitar.
receiving $15 upon it. Clark represent
ed that the instrument was his own.
Fanta learned of his mistake when the
real owner of the guitar claimed 1t,
proved ownership and left the pawn
broker in the lurch.
The herald., 1897-02-06
THE CHICKEN SHOW
Today the Public School Teachers VIII Attend.
Winning Couposs

The rainy weather yesterday and last
evening caused quite a falling off in the
attendance at the poultry show, though
the rooms were tolerably well filled
most of the time. One of the features
was the number of out-of- town visitors.
Today is school teachers day, and
most of the teachers in the public
schools will probably attend. A large
number of school children is also looked
for.
The exhibition will close this evening
at 10 o'clock. All holders of winning
coupons should present them before this
time and secure their prizes
The herald., 1897-02-06
Chosen Friends

At the last meeting of Carnation coun-
Gil No. SO. at Bixby hall, six candidates
were initiated. AT the CLOSE of the work
there was a pleasing literary and mu-
sical program as follows: Vocal duet,
Ed Abbott and l.. Gotechett; recitation,
Mrs. Mcneil; vocal solo, very fine. Miss
Messerly; lecture, original, j. Gingery;
mandolin duet, Misses Ella and Clara
Reesburg; vocal solos by Ed Abbott and
l.. Gotechett. Next Tuesday night Car
nation council will give an informal hop
after the close of business. All friends
of the order are invited.
Los Angeles council now meets In
Pythian hall on the East Side.
Guardian council is making arrange
ments for a social and dance February
18th.
The herald., 1897-02-06
Poresters Of AmerIcs

The proposed consolidation of Courts
Sunset and Americus was not consum-
mated.
The relief committee will hold a meet
ing tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in
Forester hall, North Main street.
The board of deputies have chosen a
new president in the person of w. r.
Blackman.
Court Olive will entertain the board Of
deputies February 18th in proper style.
All Foresters are invited to attend.
Los Angeles and Angelina circles, c.
of F., have consolidated under the name
of Carnation circle.
The herald., 1897-02-06
WAGON AND STREET CAR
A MiIkman Thrilling Experience on Figuer
Street

About o'clock last evening G. Gjer-
monson, a milkman, was driving on
Figueroa street below Pico, probably
a the usual speed of dairymen's equip
ages. An electric car came along at a
speed fully as rapid, though it. unlike
milkmen's wagons. kept straight ahead
and did not ziz-zag from one side of the
street to the other
The wagon and the car met in COL
lision. No one knows exactly which
ran into the other, but they met. The
meeting was more disastrous to the
wagon After the shock of the collision
Giermonson found himself hanging in
a broken window of the car His only
hurt was cut hand and he took that to
the receiving hospital to have it fixed up.
The herald., 1897-02-06
Knights Of Honor

One candidate was given the degree
of manhood Wednesday night by the
Los Angeles lodge team in full uniform.
One application was received and others
are coming. r.. d. Wade was elected
delegate to the grand lodge, which meets
at San Francisco next month. Other
members of the lodge will attend, in
Guiding A II. Voght, sitting past grand
Dictator and H. c. Austin, chairman
state committee on laws.
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inst. and has selected NJ. H. Bellinger
to represent the council.
Hancock council has extended an in
vitation to all members Of the order to
be present at the entertainment to be
given on next Thursday evening.
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vited The program will include liter
airy and musical selections, banquet
and ball.
Court Fresno No. 763 held an all-night
session January 2S, at which sixty-seven
candidates were initiated. The work was
followed by banquet. There was
large attendance of Foresters from
courts in that section.
w r. Uber will soon organize new
court or Temple street.
Court Los Angeles admitted two men,
bers and received several applications
Thursday night.
At the last meeting of Los Angeles
Encampment No. IL q candidate was
exalted to the degree of Royal Forester.
Los Angeles Council No. 422, Grand Or
der of the Orient, has been invited by
Court Los Angeles to confer the oriental
degree upon a class of forty candidates
at the l. o. F. Temple on February 18th.
a grand promenade concert and hop
will be given at I. o. F. Temple tonight
under the auspices of the Hall and
Building association of Court Los An
geles Marsale's orchestra will furnish
music. and a large attendance is ex-
peCted.
Court Palmetto No. 3S45. Boyle
Heights. initiated two candidates and
received number of applications at
their last meeting.
The herald., 1897-02-06
The Maccabees

Los Angeles Tent No. 2 has been
granted a dispensation by the supreme
commander permitting them to admit
members for limited period at the rate
of So. This will no doubt result in many
new members.
The second meeting in the whist tour
namcnt between Banner Tent No. 21 and
Los Angeles Tent No. 2 will take place
at the tent room of the latter on
Wednesday next.
Tho date for the banquet to be given
by Los Angeles Tent in honor of the
admssion of members of Boyle Heights
and Whittier tents has been set for
March 10th.
Los Angeles Tent No initiated one
candidate. elected fourteen and received
one application at the meeting Wednes-
day night.
The funeral Of Charles G. Moser was
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United Workman

During the past five months there have
been 1900 applications for membership in
The herald., 1897-02-06
KNIGHTS of PytSios

An important event in Pythian cir
Cles took place last evening at Castle
hall, los North Spring street. The oc.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-06
Greece mad Tho E,n,ynrS

st. Louis Globe Democrat: The en-
tire history Of the European concert
on the Turkish question has hccn Il
record OF imbecility which throws {: darI;
stain on the history OF the old worlds di-
p!omaCy.
Philadelphia Public Ledger: Whatever
may be tllt. outcome, the heroic chiYairic
post on taken by Greece against insl;pcra-
bic odds in behalf of her Hcighbor has won
the admiration OF the world. The govern
1nents OF some OF the powers have been
emba rraSScd In their stand for Turkey by
the strong tide of popular sympathy for
Greece and Crete.
Washington Post: Verify, the Cretan cp-
ISOLDE grows IN Importance and excitement
with the passing days. Verify, 1t begins 10
seem possible that the humane and civli-
Hed inst nets OF the European peoples may
the lcathSamc avurce OF their govern
mcntS. #
baltimore Herald: The splnky Greeks
insist thai they must hold on to Crete, and
public opinion in nearly all civilized lands
is with them. Can the powers; resist and
effcctualy override the instructive scnti-
mcEtS of hvStc!ldon!
ST. Louis Republics: If the concerted
powers adhere to their position Greece
will be compelled to yield by the force or
guns and bayoncIs. But, the civilized ma :
tons of Europe Will be compelled 10 as
sumo the position OF furnishing, in laahaIf
Of the barbOrouS Turks. Il weak cjviliZeJ
nation which had the courage and human
ity 10 interfere for the protection of an
oppressed pcoplc. Such = spectacle would
be the logical elimination or the ignoblc
compact IN support OF the Turkish empire.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-06
OUR NATIONAL. WEALTH..
The Marrow Margin which Separates
the World from starvation.

from the Engineering Magazine
what we now call society in this coun-
try consists Of about scventy-threc mil
hon human beings. Each one must he
supplied every day with two and IL half
to five pound of food material. with fu.l
Wherewith to cook it. ana with {: certain
amount OF textile fabrics or furs and
with some boards to put over his head.
me world, as Il whole, is always with
~ about one year uf starvation Within
TWO or three years Of becoming, naked.
ana within few years Of becoming
n"useiess. In this country nearly 2.000.-
,oVO human beings are added every wear.
TO cur population. That crowd would
soon crowd existing dwelling to death
unless IN each year about Il half million
i"i men were occupied IN adding to the
number or dwellings, already existing.
we call ourselves very rich. We Hloat
over the millions Of dollars worth or
property disclosed by the figures Of the
census. In 1880 the computation reach
ed the huge sum Of over SiXty-fvc bill
hons or dollars. Only think of it!'IIow
rich we are! But what does 1t all come
10! About one-thrd of this valuation
IS estimated value of the land on which
canital has been placed. Land is our
endowment. not our creation J f we de-
duct a reasonable sum for land vaIua
non what is left is. the capital Of the
COMMUNICATIONS fOrty-fivc billion dol
larS. This IL an estimate in dollars OF
what we have saved and put to pur-
poses OF enjoyment OF future use in
ilnore zlhan q century Of existence as q
nation Again. this Il stupendous sum.
what does it amount to? II the value
III money of all that we consumed
1000. fuel, shelter and clothing-in the
census year, figured 1T retail prices
was equal to fifty cents Il day per per
son. then the product OF the census
year reached valuation in terms Of
money, in round figures, Of eleven and
one-half billion dollars
IN other words. Il little over a cen
Jury or existence as Il nation, and in
less than Il century Of union under &
constitution. we have succeeded in saw
ing products Of human labor in the form
OF public buildings. warehouses, work
shops. factories, railways, vessels,
dwellings,. tools. machinery, and goods
ana wares on the way from the produc-
er TO the actual consumer, TO the
amount OF Il little over 500 per head
we consume nearly every year n third
as much as this measure Of all our
savings.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-06
WEST NOfsFOEIk SCHOOL.
Roll OF Honor for tlac Month OF Feb.
rUnry.

Ihe following is the roll Of honor of
the West Norfolk School for the month
Of February: III ~
Studies-Senior Glass: Claude G..
Oennls, Misses NJ. Ada Gwynn and Allie
0. Garris. HAIL. =
Intermediate Class-Robert II, Hosier.
crank w. Ernest, Misses Bessie d.
Christian and l.. Bernice Garris.
Junior Ciass-Willie e. Barrett. w,
Jasper Garris. George a. Thews, George
p: Poindexter, Willie +. Hudson. Misses
Lizzie a. Brown. ~. Lillian Gwynil, Liz
Zle '. Jakeman, Flora V. Thews, l.. Der
INA Christian, Nettie l.. kcyes, Nena
Shackelton. 41'''
Primary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gerry.
Hattie Heagney, Bessie Ward, Susie
shackelton. Emma Raby, Annie Rich
ardson. Lillian Ashbcrry, Ruth Ovens.
I1atle Adams. Lola Gwynn, Edna
Holmes, Harry Johnson, Ellie Barrett,
Lulie Wright, John Raby Willie Poin-
dexter, Willie Perkins, Reuben Owens.
Notwithstanding Il. Hudson, Frank
w. Ernest, Misses Allie O. Garris. NJ.
Ada Gwynn, Lizzie " JalIcmun, Nena
Shackelton, BESSIE Ward. Essic Berry.
susie Shackelton. Hattie Hcasnny
MISUNDERSTANDING f. Barrett, Ellie
Barrett, Andrew Craig, Claude c. Den
ms. w. Jasper Garris, Herbert Hosicr,
iobert t. Hosier, James w. Hudson,
Willie Poindexter Harry Johnson. John
n. Raby. George ~. Thews Misses
Emma Ashberry. Bessie y. Christian, r..
Bertha Christian, Allie o. Garris, J..
Bernicc Garris, Nettie L. Kcyes. Annie
flchardson, Emma Rnby, Nenl Shack
elton, Flora V. Thews, Bessie Ward.
Ihe above names were nos absent 81
single day nor tardy a single time
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-06
sSc:a Unurr Considerations.

Yesterday the case Of l.. +. Plummer
cainc up i'll the Hastings Court on a
motion to dissolve the injunction which
was sued out Il few days ago by the
Fort Norfolk RAILROAD company. prevent
ing him from crossing their track with
the houses which he proposes to move
from the corner Of Washington and Lon
don streets. Mr.. Plummer was repre-
scented by Mr.. G. Hatton, who made the
motion TO dissolve the injunction. Col
onet Stewart represented the railroad
and asked that the injunction continue,
Is it would be injurious to the road to
cut their wires There was considerable
argument pro and con. after which the
Judge took the matter under advisement
and will render his decision shortly
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-06
The FIX. f,residcnt in Portsmouth.

on yesterday morning the buoy ten
der Maple arrived at the buoy wharf in
GoSport with cX-Prcsiticnt Cleveland
Captain Lamberton, Captain Robley
Evans, better known as "Fighting Bob"
and DR.. Wood. They left Washington
at $50 on Thursday afternoon anu on
their arrival here We're transferred 20
the Violet, and left soon after for mo
North Carolina waters, whore they will
spend several days cunning Mr.. Ceve-
land will be taken on board Of the yacht
Oneida and will be carried to Florida,
where lie will spend few days, thence
over land to Princeton, n. j.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-06

~, to take up this subject by State pride
seeils thit Ill boston paper appears an
article which Is most out.ageously I'M
just to the Virginia frog. FIJI referring
III" our Boston contemporary says Mis-.
sour. ~ the greatest and the finest frog
producing state In tho country THAT'S
not true In Chick hnminy ana con
tiHuous swamps Virginia raises bigger
frogs, finer frogs. fattcr frogs. and pre;
Ter frogs than any other State In the
Union. Moreover. these frogs can i,lmn
higher, jump further, splash more water
when they do jump, ana emi: Il greater
variety OF notes In their concerts than
any other frogs OH the face Of the globe.
IT IL Il poor specimen, indeed, Of the
Ghickahominy frog that could not. even
after 4 dinner OF shot. have beaten
Mark I'wain's jumper and had IL few feet
10 spare. Our Boston contemporary will.
therefore, we hope. pardon us for gently
recatlinG to his memory these lines from
Now Englnnd's greatest poet l.ongfel-
low, as npropos under the circumstances:
When by night the frogs are croakinE,
ktndlc but torch's fire;
ia! How soon they all are silent! Thus
truth silences the liar
Testing aside, however, our Boston
contemporary presents some practical
facts and information that are by no
means Unworthy Of the careful con slider
alton or owners Of rrog-ponds and
s'wamp-tracts. Its article, after stating
thai the limited St1tes Eish Commission
Is seriously investiga ting the subject of
frog farming, and that there Is Il grow
Ing demand In tho markets of the large
cities for the hind legs Of frogssays that
fulton Market, New York alone han
dies from $4,000 to 900 pounds Of legs
annually. AS far as the commission has
been able to ascertain, there Is no frog
farm in the United States, the crop be-
ing wholly wild; but In one section OF
Missouri, where the catching OF frogs Is
quite an industry. one town ships &c, 900
pounds, and another town %, 900 pounds,
OF dressed frog-legs TO New York each
year. The catching season lasts about
three months, and the profit Of those en-
gagged In the work Is large.
b The experts OF the Fish Commits sion
charged with the inveStfga ton say that
even where wild crop contfitI Ions do not
exist. the plant required for frog farm
IS very simple. ana cheap. Given a
Shallow pond, with few bushes around
II, ana stock for breeding, and the frogs
will multiply very rapidly, If properly
fed.
In this section the average person re-
CARDS frog-legs pretty much as he does
coon-lle could cnt them, but he doesn't
hantcr after them. Yet whether big
market can be made here for them or
not IL would seem ia The interest OF
people living adjacent TO our swamps 10
look into the question OF competing
win The Western field in supplying the
Northern markets with the ualicucy
our people engage In oyster farming ma
IN terrapin farming. Why not IN frog
farming?