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The herald., 1897-11-10
A SAD CASE
A Despondent Printer Shoots Himself
Through the Head

The body of Frank Wilson, printer
was found at Alhambra yesterday morn.
ing. A bullet hole in the head and ar
empty pistol on the ground near by
were the evidences of a suicide. The mar
was found at daybreak in front of the
residence Of Mrs. Walby. 1t is sup.
posed that Wilson killed himself be.
tween / and 2 o'clock Monday night, az
a pistol shot was heard at that time
The coroner will hold an inquest today
Wilson was about 20 years Of age. He
had been visiting friends at Alhambra
Lately he has been drinking heavily an6
his debauch ended in a fit of despond-
ency. The mother Of the deceased, Mrs
A. b. Wilson, lives at AL West Secon6
street in this city.
The herald., 1897-11-10
A Forger CAUGHT

OAKLAND, Cal, Nov. 9.-Wm. A.
Knowles. a real estate broker, under in
dictment for forgery. was arrested today
at Ell Paso, Tex. The indictment against
Knowles charges him with making in
terpolations in a state university mort
gage release by which property was
fraudulently freed from encumbrance.
The herald., 1897-11-10

return from San Diego and then go east
by way of Ell Paso and Texas.
I'm conclusion, want to say that this
trip has convinced me more than ever
of what grand state California really
is. 1t has undoubtedly a magnificent
future before it,
The herald., 1897-11-10
At the Van Nuvs

The following guests registered at the
Van Nuys hotel yesterday: H. Stein, Karl
Adethass, San Diego; M. A. Kreuger. New
York; II. b. Gleason and wife. Redlands;
Q. h. Shaver, Fresno; w. d. Richardson,
Rialto: G. Won Berenberg- Gossler. Ham
burg: w. w. Funge jr., D. c. Henny. San
francisco; Percy w. Hoyle. wife. child and
surse, Miss Hortense Thornton, London;
Miss N. Macdonald, Ontario; j. q. O. Brien,
Miss Ida O'Brien, San Diego; Miss s. d.
Muncey. L. II. Brakeman, New York;
Bishop Joseph H. Johnson and wife, Los
Angeles: N. II. Lawton. U. 8. A.; Lieut..
Noble, y. s. A.; Charles H. Camp and son,
:. II. Orr. Pittsburg. Pa; w. B. Beamer.
Mrs. J. %. Crowell, Miss Adelaide Crowell,
Miss Lottie Latham. Miss Evelyn Latham,
Mrs John l.. Latham. San Francisco; Fl.
; Meiklejohn. J. c. Schoheld. Washing
on; Capt. g. F. Chase Cal. p. Ware ST.
Louis: v. D. Sanborr, San Francisco: q.
A. A. Deane. ct. Louis: 8. g. Woodard. citv:
John T. Morgan, Miss Morgan. Selma. Ala.
ati
- AXMA
The herald., 1897-11-10
Stop Pavlnr Rcnt

We can sell you neat, cosy five-room
cottage, improved corner lot. close to car
line, for $500, small payment down and SO
a month. including interest. Or a. fine lot
near Pico and Georgia Bell for $780, on
most any terms, and might help you build.
Or good lot in Pico Heights. $50 feet from
car line, for $500, and furnish money to
build. and you pay for 1t by the month.
Langworthy Co.. No. 226 3. Spring st.
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The Assistant Secretary of
War Is Discreet
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
GENERAL g. d. MEIKLEJOHN Is
INSPECTING ARMY POSTS
A Brief Visit to Santa Monica and San
Pedro-Entertained at the CAL
ifornia Club

General Meiklejohn assistant secre-
tary of war, and party arrived here from
San Francisco at 1880. o'clock yesterday
The herald., 1897-11-10

Board of fire commissioners meets
10 q m.
The herald., 1897-11-10
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Re of observations
The very best lodging house in the city
barometer Is reduced 20 sea level.
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EVENTS OF TODAY

Burbank-ssEriends."
Orpheum-"Vaudeville."
The herald., 1897-11-10

Wall paper. late styles. low prices. At
\. 4. EckStrom's, ~ South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-11-10

taken at Los Angeles Nov. 9th. The
Maximum temeparture. 70.
Minimum temperature. 81.
Forecast for Southern California-Fair
Wednesday: fresh westerly wind.
The herald., 1897-11-10

Latest styles wall paper It A. A. Not
-srorn's. s2l South Spring street
The herald., 1897-11-10
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS

chronlelea on Page. :. 8. . and IL.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21

ARTICLE NO. ,.

In complying with your request for
q series of short letters written for publ
cation in the Gazette, deem it proper
in this second letter to dwell briefly upon
the former conditions Of the Peninsula
OF Virginia and the lands along the op
posite banks of the James and York
rivers.
Every old soldier that landed at Fort
Monroe with Mcclellan in 1859 and
marched To Fair Oaks just below Rich
m nd. could themselves testify TO the
wonderful fertility of large portion of
the Peninsula of Virginia. and the lands
on the other banks of the charming
York and James. All along she march
the army passed over fields that were
beautiful and green with a covering of
winter wheat that was So RANK and ior-
ward. thit no argument WAS necessary
10 convince the beholder that that indis
pensible cereal was growing in its native
haunt The wealth and sifiuence wit
A~cc~N ~ c'ihN u Nht iAi III uoAcCo Was
also OF character 10 denote that The
soil responded generously To- intelligent
culture. At hundreds Of these grand
old homes could be found all that tn,
heart could wish. The ample flocks o
sheep and poul ry, the herds of hogs. tn,
work stock and mich cows. the wei
filled cribs and granaries and barns. vel
kept fields of grain and corn al pro
claimed that the Peninsula was by IA
the most self sustaining country within
the bounds OF the L -. " lille touchin,
upon this subject the splendid orchard
of apples peaches, pears plums. the ex
ten>lve vineyards and large apiarie
should not be forgotten. Indeed tn
most charming sight Of the winter wa
large peach orchard in full bloom. q
the Peninsula not far from Williamsbur
and that too bot a very little la.er tina
upon the date | write March 10. 1891
vet ~ pen these lines the wind is how
ing and the indications are strong Tor
large fall Of snow. But why the change
[ conditions in the South Norther
farmers upon visiting the South no
seem 10 think that present condition
arc due 10 lack of fertility of the sol
: They fail entirely 20 comprehend the r,
ality OF wars desOlation. The cOntens
{ ing armies marched aud remarched ov
the entire Peninsula as they also al
over almost all portions Of the Sout
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21
Hog Raising.

As presenting the claims OF
the Peninsula as pork prodnc-
ing country we wish to call the
attention of our readers to the
possibilities and extensive OPP
perfumes offered on our cheap
lands in the one article Of arti-
chokes. They produce 500 to
500 bushels per acre and we
have thousands OF acres OF land
along the numerous tributaries
OF the York and the James riv-
ers that is the finest artichoke
land in America. The slight
overfows are a benefit TO this
crop and artichokes form one OF
the best Of foods for hogs. lin-
proved breeds of hogs and wide
awake farmers are all that i
necessary TO make this a grand
success as pork raising cour-
try.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21

When the war closed they we've strands
Ell. 1t was without money, ruined TOR
years. I'm mest localities fences gone,
work stock. COWS, sheep. poultry, swine
and buildings wiped out and last, but
not least. system Of labor radically
changed. Yet while al this ruin marx
ed the 'ur wears Of bloody carnage the
bhghting. CHASTITY specter Of Carpetbag-
ism could lie seen emerging from the
smoke of battle to haunt and curse the
south for n long term Of years But the
Southern people have Gus ridden the
raging tempest Grand, generous peo-
pie, how could they lie otherwise while
living and breathing the sir Of such q
splendid countryt
Ny next article will be devoted 20 the
possibilities OF the Peninsula and the
methods of quickly replacing il tar in
advance of its original fertility.
Cheap homes are no more 10 be found
in the great Northwest. Those who
wish good land cheap. in q. climate
where there is plenty of timber, cheap
lumber ami good water mnst look
southwa.d, and they cannot decide or
act too quickly. The writer has seen
the great expanse of Northwest Iowa.
lay tor years prairie, supposed 10 be
worthless. Within the last few years il
was settled up with a wilinl rush and
the cheap lands are now held at $40 70
$50 per acre The same will soon bt
the history Of the South. The forerun,
ners are going there just as they did 10
Northern Iowa The rushing period OF
the South is near AZ hand and that means
a large and rapid rise in the price o.
lands.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21

like anywhere. Oats sowed
at the same time here were only
s inches long, while yours
averaged fifty inches in height.
They were as thick as they
could stand. too. This l would
say holds good in all manner
ot crops. saw Mr.. John Dahr.
the great blower about Kings
mill. He showed me a field of
corn of his own raising. TWAS
above my shoulder and lam not
the smallest man on earth,
either. Isaw other corn from six
10 eight inches tall, and plant
ed at the same time, this re-
member. about the Il IF june.
BY this time il will be through
growing, and Mr. Dahn will
have t. get IA ladder as long as
the one he uses in his yard TO
gather his plums. 10 reach the
ears on that field of corn.
Yes. | am stuck" on that
place, and TO make it evident
You will see "A large plow fac
tory of which you may read
elsewhere in this paper. | don't
Gre TO make much noise now
but will let the thing speak for
itself.
would say that l also made
a call at CornucOpia, Norfolk
Newport News and oth,r place:
where they have been and ART
still selling land, bat your
section Is far ahead of The
places named above. They haC
plenty of help 10 harvest theil
crops but where they came
from the Lord only knows
What they want, dear reader, i
p men with a little money TO bu!
a small or large tract of land
There are plenty of poor labor
p ing men there now, and thos
= who 20 in the hope OF getting
= work must take their chances.
, 90 not mean 10 discourage til
, poor man with ambition, for h
, l. never idle. kinssmill Is IA
, superior 10 Norfolk in that r
, spect for at kingSnill you don
, have to depend on lager bee
/, They have the pure, gennin
! artisan water, and lots of flow
ing springs. But | don't wan
! 10 take too much space thi
= time. Do as ! did-go and sc
for yourself, you will never b
sorry. ! am,
. Truly Yours,
q = /rr LID
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21
distances.
J. z. TELLER.

Williamsburg 70 Newport
News. - miles: to Old Point
Comfort. 30: TO Richmond Is
miles: to Norfolk. 30 miles;
TO Washington. 1914: TO Bal
timorp. 100: TO Philadelphia
300 miles: TO New York. $40
miles: to Boston. $40 miles.
and to CINCINNATI. go miles
You So by the above that
we are right in it: only a
short distance to all the
great markets OF the cOun-
try. and the cheap. constant
communication both 10y wa
ter and rail with the above
and thousands OF Other
points makes Williamsburg
a desirable point To locate
and do business. \ good 10
cation l. everything.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21
Health.

Persons with weak lungs
would be benefited here.
The air il pure: the salt air
from the ocean. the pitch and
pine from our forests are Just
the thing for lung trouble,
and asthma and catarrh can
also he cured in this climate;
and our sun-baths are Just
the thing for rheumatism.
We are Just lar enough from
the ocean to be healthful, and
at the same time get the full
benefit. for we escape the ire
quent logs prevalent further
down. Ii you are in poor
health and want a home III
the sunny South near the
sea, where. i YOU wish, you
! can live out OF doors ten out
OF twelve months, come anc
see Us.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21

With the leading markets of
the Union right at her door. the
Peninsula of Virginia is GER
tainly bonanza for the poult->
try and truck raiser, especially
when lands are for sale sor one
fourth of their real value.
The billiards and snow drifts
have never visited the PENN
sula of Virginia. This is worthy
of note when contemplating To-
eating in the South.
Our friends who come
here from the North to
reside will find their expenses
very much lessened from what
they were in the North. 1t will
be less. for clothing. less for
fuel, less for fruit and vegeta-
Oles, and fresh fish and oysters
can be had for the trouble of
taking them out of the water.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21
a sample OF Testimonials.
SOUTH BEND, IND.,
July 4th. 1897,

SOUTH BEND, IND,
July 4th. 1897.
DEAR >IG:
Comply ing with your request
] take pleasure ia submitting
u you for publication ia the
Gazette the following concern
Ivy visit 70 your locality. and
tile impressions made mon my
mind willie there.
should say that In the first
place the dis .ribution Of farms
im your county fell into the
right kind Of hands. / found
fhings just a. good or better
tslan represented by you ia youl
advertisements, and what ! saw
fully suDstantiated all you say
Mill. ! anticipated much even
III, antieipatiOns We're more
than fully realized.
oats, / never saw the
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21

IL has been some time since
you heard from us, but we are
still on deck and doing business
ut the cid stand. Our expert
ence has been that during the
warm. busy months of summer
the people of the North are too
busy to be interested in reading
of the advantages of the Sunny
South. So we took a lay off for
few months. Now we pro
pose To 70 after You again IN
n very short time you will have
the same old thing-the snow,
the beautiful snow, and zero
wea heI. besides have To com
mence 10 feed stock iom s to )
months and shovel snow. Moth
ing like the snOw-tO make you
think kindly OF the Sunny
South. We have had a great
many visitors here from the
North this summer. We have
sold a lot of land. We have adj
ded a great many families 10
our Northern Colony, and more
in sight. People who visited
Us were surprised at the grow
ing fields of wheat, oats, rye,
clover, &c Surprised st our ell
egant climate. They thought
because it was South they would
not be able to stand the heat
They found it cooler than al
home. They were able to 70
to bed at night and sleep the
sleep of the peaceful. They
; were famed by the breezes from
. Old Ocean. They found th'
plum and peach trees loaded
with delicious fruit, straw Der
. rieS, black raspberries
= gOoseberries, &c. in abundance
: They all came 10 the same con
, clu~iOn: That this section wa
| all and more than We claim 70
? il. They were convinced tina
2 our soil would produce, an'
r without the use of conlnercia
= fertilizer. The growing crop
[ proved it. All that i needle
:. to make this the garden spot G
e America il people with som
= capital and some get mp an
I get there" about them. Peopl
: who are not afraid of wOTl
e Here we are near all the gre;
e markets of the East. only 81
miles from New York city, wit
the advauts ges OF cheap friegi
rates both 10y rail and waite
good schools, churches, III
drinking wafer and a soil tina
I with proper treatment, will pr
[ duce anything that you ca
: grow in the North. We wa
:. YOU ali t. come and see Us, v
l. will take pains in showing "
a around over this section, and
q yOn want To locate in the Sum
: south near the sea" it Il dc
/, lars to doughnute that the ~
n ginia Peninsula" near William
a burg will suit you. Be sure yo
"a tickets read Williams burg, '
n and come via the popular lii
y the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Ry. +
, cursions every first and thi
90 Tuesday # each month +
-, full particulars as to rates x
go address,
= G. II. BOvEE,
. Gen. Excursion Agt., { X @. X
- Coldwater, Mich.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21

There is always a good de-
mand for early lambs. The
South can and should supply
this demand. We have the
warm climate and cheap lands,
the two leading essentials for
the early and profitable produc-
ton of choice fat lambs.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21
River Frontage.
A river front farm has a

great many advantages and !
we will name a few of them rs
they apDearto us on the Pc
ninsula. The James river ut
this point. Williamsburg. Is =
10 q miles wide and the York
about 3 miles wide. What
would be finer than Owninga
farm fronting ON either OF
these rivers The banks are
from - Ia - feet high: never
overflow and always dry.
You could build your house
80 il would overlook the rlv-
er. and YOU would be able 10
sit ON your porch and seethe
steamers and sailing vessels
pass Your door. You want
y mess OF fish or oysters. there
they are right at hand free.
The James and York rivers
TEEN with the finnv tribe al
fording excellent sport TO the
disciples Of Isaac Walton.
While working in the fields
blowing. dragging or at 9th
rr labor pertaining to your
arm. how refreshing to toe
Tanned bv the SOFT hreezes
charged with the saline par
t;cleS OF Old Ocean. In the
evening when weary. tired
and dusty. what could better
prepare YOU To fully enjoy
natures kind restorer. halmy
sleep. than a dip and plunge
II the cooling stream. and
sleeping the sleep CT the con-
tented. would arise in the
morning invigOrated for your
daily toll and enjoy a daisy
freshness. Nearly every nv
er front farm has a dock or
landing convenient To ship
produce from. Wild du X
shooting l. good sport. il
.act a river front farm l. a
3eCular pleasure resort. You
i've in paradise. You ear
ave a picnic every day q
your life You can get al
the enjoyment there l. in life
You can own your own sal
or row boat and get a grea'
zeal OF plea sure IN that way
The fisheries OF both tn
James and York rivers ar
very valuable. and YOU coul'
derive "A fine revenue iron
that alone. either by work
lng il yourself or renting il
There l. nothing nicer thar
a home on the beautiful
James or York rivers. ana i
= short time they will all b
taken up. These viii be Tn
most valuable farms IN TIN
country. 30 don I put il OF
TOO long. Remember the It'd
~ immigration has set thi
way ana YOU can I all baV
river fronts. Hundreds al
coming here. y great man
are buying and locating
Others Will "a soon n the
can sell. for the univers;
verdict il in favor OF vi
liamsburg and the Peninsul;
For good. solid comfort. fC
IL life full OF pleasure and COZ
1entment. a river front farl
beats them all.
The kingSmill Colony G
the the James River offers a
1heabOve advantages. The
YOU can live and enjoy In
America has only one King
-nSlf
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21
Our cheap timber will prove

Oiir cheap timber Will prove
a wonderful factor for set
ii ~ mp this country. 1t
will not only aid the new set
tiers in furnishing them cheap
fencing, fuel and building ma
trial but il will enter into
manufacture itself as well.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-21

G. III. BOvEE,
Gen. Excursion Agt., { 40. Ry.,
Coldwater, Mich.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-04-03
NEW ARK NEWS.


NEWARK, March, Goth, 1897.
As yet but little talk has been heard over
the annual town election which will be held
on Tuesday, April 49, A councilman will he
chosed lron each district and one person
from the town at largo for Mayor. The
retiring councilmen are Joseph Luton, A. \.
Curtis and James HossinScr. DR.. G. NJ. All
mond is the retiring Mayor. For Mayor the
name of 4. A. Curtis is suggested. He has
filed his chair in the Council very creditably
and would without doubt, make an excellent
Mayor From the Eastern district the names
of John Pillinc Jr, and Thomas l.. Lilley
arc suggested, and from tn" Middle district
William +. Griffith and Ira e. Mclaughlin;
from the Western district, John NJ. Bowen,
Joseph Caleb and $. AInot Curtis. The
above names have not been placed on amy
tickets. but they have been suggested as men
capable of filling the offices for which they
have been named.
Miss Gertrude Lloyd and Myers l.. Miller OF
Corhranville. Pa. were married at Strickers-
Vile. on Thursday evening last, by the Rev.
y. II. Miller of this town.
Edwin Cloud of this town, and Miss Mary
Hardness ofBaltimore county, Nd, who were
married last week ut the NJ L. parsonage 10y
the Rev. L. G. MacSorcly, and who took II
wedding trip to White Pines, n. c. returned
home this week.
meeting was held in the Newark Presby-
terrain Church last week for the purpose Of
forming Christian Endeayor Union Of the
Societies in this town and noighborhood. DR.
Walter Hoyt of Philadelphia was present and
addressed the meeting. The night being
stormy very few members from the surround
societies were able to be present and the
forming Of the Union was postponed until
some future time, the date OF which was not
snt
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-04-03
NAIL CHARACTERISTICS.

It j. said that the moon AZ the has" "a thr
nail is simply an indication OF good neaIt"
and excellent circulation, while the white
spots arc always the accompaniment OF al
impaired nervous system. The common
idea that an external application Of vaselinc
will cure the white spots is erroneous, and
those afflicted with the little STORY trllers
would far better turn their attention 10 Sc
curing perfect physical health, in the assur-
aucn that the spots will disappear with in
pro, ed circulation.
1t l., nos possible to create moons at tie
base of the nails. frequently the moon Is
there, but through negligence it is covered
by skin. which, without attention, will
grow upward over the base of the nail.
1t is not generally understood that thr
shape and appearance of the finger nails
are carefully considered and form an I'M
Long nails are said to indicate weakness
tendency to lung trouble, and this ten
dency is aggravated where the nails are
long and blueish they indicate bad circu-
latation. This same type of nail, but shorter
denotes tendency to throat affection, bron-
chitis and the like.
Short, small nails indicate great disease.
Where they are short pals indicate heart
disease Where they are short, flat and
sunken you may look for nervous disor-
ders. The short nailed woman will criti-
else her friends and her foes, but she will
criticse herself with the same severity. She
is apt to be sarcastic and sometimes so
quick at repartee that she appears almost
brutal. The best dramatic and literary
critics possess this type of nail.