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butter-maker in charge, Is man Of
very great experience and scientific
Knowledge of the business, and Is turn
ing out a very high grade product. Mr.
Gum is president of the company, and
Mr.. ]. Swigart is secretary. Mr.. w. w.
Orr, one of the largest stockholders,
says the farmers are all satisfied with
their profits and that the business is
adding wealth and prosperity to the Sec
tion. Altogether the creameries of Nor
walk pay to the farmers Of the district
for milk upwards of 100000 annually.
VIM. Holgate operates a grist, corn
cracking and barley mill In the town
which gives employment to several peo-
pie.
The town IL supplied with good pure
artesian water on the north side by the
system owned by Messrs. Pyron a Fish
er. The land on which the town IL LOCATED
was originally owned by Mr.. A. ana Gil.
bert H. Sproul, who gave the right o,
way and land suficient for depot pur.
poses to the Southern Pacific Railway
company.
Mrs. A. M. sproul. widow or Gilbert X
Sproul, - now postuiistreso Of Norwalk
and takera lively interest Ia an matter,
tending to the imprpvera4t< ana pro-
gress Of the place. He. ~ Ehf0nl etill
OWLS = large amount Gpsppsr9 b Nor
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depth and richness. and Is un-
surpassed in the state for the growing
Of all varieties Of fruits. vegetables and
grain. The land is especially valuable
for the production Of a fine quality of
alfalfa and other varieties Of hay and
also the sugar beet. 1t is in the vicinity
of Norwalk that are located the largest
alfalfa fields to be found in this portion
OF California. The yield per acre il i'm
mense. and those engaged In this branch
OF farming in the vicinity are in pros
porous condition. So prolific iS the soil
in the production Of this valuable fod-
der that 1t is not uncommon that the
farmer cuts from three to eight crops
of this hay annually from his fields.
Yielding, as 1t does, from one and a
half to two tons per acre to the cutting.
the reader may realize what g. vast
amount may be obtained even from
small piece of ground. Here the farmers
engaged In the raising Of alfalfa and
dairying claim they are much better
conditioned than the orange, lemon or
other citrus fruit growers. By reason of
the location at Norwalk Of large and
we'll equipped creameries where all the
milk their extensive dairies can produce
finds ready sale at remunerative prices,
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THE STAR CREAMERY

they find themselves in that very salts
factory condition obtaining in any
country where constant stream of
money infiows in payment Of a steady
output Of cash products.
The sugar beet industry is beginning
to assume quite large proportions, and
this season largely increased acreage
will be planted to this profitable prod
uct. The soil in and around Norwalk
has proven of great value in the produc-
tion Of sugar beets, both as to tonnage
yield and high percentage of saccharine
matter contained in the beets. The es-
tablishment of the beet sugar factory at
Los Alamitos has given the farmers OF
the vicinity an opportunity to enter this
new Industrial field, and many are hast
ening to add to their income and wealth
through 1t. Several irrigating water
systems extend through the section, CIV
ing q never-failing and abundant sup
ply Of water, while thousands of ar
tesian wells flow day and night over
these fertile fields 1t Is not uncommon
that farmer has from fve to dozen
OF these wells on his place, from which
the water 10 conducted to reservoirs,
where It is held for use when wanted.
Irrigated lands are rlways sure Of q
crop-a big crop always II the section Of
country Of which the thrifty and pro-
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will be pleased to see you in the morning
at, say, s o'clock"
So, the lady being asleep, her father
was appealed to. Would he see the man
with the card? The papa of the success
sor of Baby Mckee" was happy to take
the daughters place in an interview, but
he selected his own topic. He stuck to
1t, too, and 1t was-the baby.
Il am here with the baby, her nurse
and Mrs. Harrison, purely on an outing" +"
he began. 1--WE want to do some shop
ping for the baby, and that is what
brought us here"
Would you care to say anything on
any topic of public interest"
II am ready to talk about the baby"
"But can you not say something of in
terest on the annexation of Hawaii the
arbitration treaty, the Dingley bill or the
rest of the public questions?"
II wish it were not so late. Then you
could see the baby. She is q little
beauty"
That was ALL
The former president just now looks
unlike all the familiar pictures of him.
Sturdy and bulky in figure as ever, his
hair is very white and the beard that
has been accustomed to fall down to the
second or third button of his vest is
clipped short around the cheeks and
chin.-Chicago Times-Herald.
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the members Of the Silver Republican
club, where each and every member
will have good view and be near Mr..
Bryan.
The invitations to the banquet are be-
ing mailed daily and all members of
the club who desire to attend are re-
quested to send in their names to the
secretary at once.
The responses to the invitations al
ready sent out are coming in rapidly
and the committee feel greatly encour-
aged at the prospects of a large at
tendance. Those who wish to attend
and who have not received an invita-
tion are asked to send in their requests,
so that immediate attention can be Civ
en- to the same, the committee desiring
to slight no one.
The program for the entire day will
be announced as soon as the committee
has arranged certain matters of detail
not yet decided on. The old head
quarters of the club, No. S1S West Sec
ond street, have been engaged and after
the first of the month the remaining
business in connection with Mr.. Bryan's 8
coming here will be transacted there.
The executive committee feel much
pleased at the cooperation and assist
ance being given by the Democrats and
Populists, and it's work SO far has been
greatly facilitated by reason of the
desire of every one to help 1t in ar
ranging grand reception to the great
| leader soon to be here.
| w. H. Afford of the Democratic state
central committee has had several meet
| ings with the members of the executive
comittee and he has rendered his as
sistance in making this event general
one. Many leading silver men from all
portions of Southern California have
called at the club rooms the past week
! and all state the country Is alive with
interest in Mr.. Bryan's visit, which will
prove one Of great benefit to all Of this
part of the state and to Los Angeles
in particular.
The committee has received many de-
signs for the menu card. and some. OF
those presented are particularly strik-
! ing and unique, and 1t can be stated that
the design to be selected will be O
souvenir in more ways than one.
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gressive town Of Norwalk is the bust

gressive town of Norwalk is the busi-
ness center.
The town Ii In q very prosperous con-
dition, and is making a steady growth
Quite q number Of new houses are In
course of construction in the town and
neishborhood. Its environment is
adorned by many beautiful homes;
there are spacious. well-stocked stores
representing every line OF business con-
Quoted by enterprising merchants, who
have no complaint to make of hard
times. 1t is noticeable fact that one
hears but little of hard times in Nor
walk. The people maintain good
schools and religious organizations.
The Bethany Congregational church.
recently dedicated, is shown on this
page. 1t is presided over by Rev.
George H. DeKay, formerly Of Los An
geles. Mr.. DeKay graduated at Ober-
lin, o.. seminary In 1890. was ordained at
Greenwich, O., the same year and
preached there two years. He returned
to California five years ago and preached
at Tulare two years, and afterwards
was pastor OF Prohibition Evangelical
church at Santa Monica. He is widely
known as an earnest temperance work.
er. In 1896, when Mr.. DeKay came to
Norwalk as pastor of Bethany Congre-
gational church. 1t had only twenty
members and no church building. 1t
now has thirty-five members and a
splendid church ediflce.
The Methodist church organization at
Norwalk has q membership OF forty
FIVE. Rev. Claud Thompson is pastor.
They have large attendance at their
prosperous Sunday school,
About seven years ago the Star
creamery was established at Norwalk.
The herald., 1897-05-30
ESSAY OF AN INDIAN BOY
Original Ideas Advanced by an Intel
ligent Savage of Tender Years

There is nothing more original than
the early composition of an Indian boy.
The following example is still preserved
as an instance in which its savage auth
or epitomized in unconscious parable
and with excellent humor the relations
of the red man and his white brother.
1t is entitled, "Story of Good Bird and
Bad Cat" The essay follows
"One day. bright day, a little bird
happy and stood on a log and sang all
day long. That bird doesn't know any
thing about cat. She thinks nobody is
near to her. But behind the near log
old sly cat is watching. She to eat for
supper, and she thinks about stealing
all the time. The old cat came very
slowly, and by and by she got after the
little bird. but she does not see him and
sang loud again. She sang loud like
this: I am always try to do what is
right; wen 1 ever die go to heaven
That bird said these all words, and l
shall not forget the little bird what It
said, and these all words it said and
after two or three minutes 60 died; the
cat jumped and catch and kill, eat all
up except little things from bird, wings,
legs or skin, and that bird is glad die be-
cause she is very good bird. The little
bird has last time sang and very happy
was the little bird after that. Think the
old cat have good dinner and happy Just
same as the bird was at first time.''--.
New York Mail and Express.
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walk, and conducts we'll equipped liv-
cry stable, In connection with which he
has some Of the best blooded horses in
the state. He Is now laying out race
track near the town, which, when COM
pleted, Will be one of the best in the
state. Within a radius of six miles of
Norwalk there are upwards of 5000 peo-
pie, many OF whom have very fine stock
and they look forward to the completion
OF this race track with much interest,
In the Norwalk Call the town has a
well and ably conducted paper, pub
lished and edited by Mr.. E. P. Truitt,
who ID doing much TO aid in the upbuild-
ing Of the town and making known the
advantages Of the tributary country.
NORWALK NOTES
Just north of L. e. Shepherds brick
store Mrs. w. H. Settle conducts fine
little hotel. which, on account of the
good beds and meals, is popular with all
travelling men.
Reinhart & Bettman do general mer-
chandise business and carry complete.
stock in all lines of trade.
The J. M. Griffith Co., dealers In lum-
ber, maintain an extensive lumber yard
at Norwalk and enjoy an ever-increas-
ing trade with the people of the sur
rounding country.
w. G. D. Evans conducts the leading
blacksmith and wagon making estab-
lishment and his skill as a mechanic
brings him in large share Of the work
In Norwalk.
Mr. J. H. Kerne Is the leading shoe
maker and boot and shoe dealer in the
town. He is doing work way below
Los Angeles prices and is largely pat
ronized. Recently he has added large
stock Of fine quality to his business,
which he Is selling much below regular
prices. These prices will be surprise
to all when they learn them. MI.
Kerns is bound to do business, and has
put down the prices for the benefit of the
community. He also does real estate
business. being the only dealer in this
line in Norwalk.
SANTA FEE SPRINGS
About three miles north of Norwall,
Is the fiourishing little hamlet of Santa
Fe Springs. It Is in the midst of a rich
section and IL noted for its iron sulphur
springs, which have great curative pro-
perties. Here is located splendid hotel
the Santa Fe Springs hotel and sani-
tarium-where people from all parts of
the world sojourn while taking the
baths from the springs. These hot iron
sulphur baths are said to be most
effective and speedy cure for rheuma-
tism and many noted cures have been
accomplished. There are many and very
large vineyards and orange orchards
in the vicinity. On the mesa lands ad-
jacent immense crops of hay are raised.
The village has good store, good
schools and churches, and is settled by
q thrifty. enterprising class of people.
Santa Fe Springs is on the line OF
the Santa Fe railway system. Mrs
A. c. McGilvery is the local railway
agent at the Springs. where she has
satisfactorily conducted the business of
the company for upward Of year.
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NoRwA1K COOPERATIVE CREAMERY

ed asphalt laid over a foundation of
beton or coarse concrete. The first
layer upon the beton is thin coating of
asphalt alone, followed by thicker layer
of crushed granite, followed by grout-
ing of liquid asphalt mingled with finer
crushed granite, rolled as usual.
Such pavement has been used in the
cavalry barracks Of Germany for some
time past, and the tests made upon it
by the departments of Points ct Chaus-
ses in Paris have given very satisfactory
results.-Philadelphi Record
The herald., 1897-05-30
MISS ELIZABETH HARRISON
She Is Enjoying an Outing With the
ex-President and His Wife

miss Elizabeth Harrison, Indianap-
oils was the way her name was written
on the register of the Auditorium hotel.
She didn't write 1t. She can't write.
This was written by the man who es-
corted Miss Elizabeth Harris.s to town.
Opposite was the number '1314," writ
ten by naughty clerk who wears dia-
monds
Take this card to Miss Elizabeth
Harrison" commanded the head porter.
A minion hastened to obey In due time
the card came back, The person who
had carried It to the lady's room bore a
naessage to the man who had sent 1t up.
It ran:
Miss Harrison. sir. has retired. She
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Milton santee,

AS soon as word is received from Mr..
Bryan stating the day he will arrive in
Los Angeles and by what route, the
committee will arrange for a special
train to go on the road and meet him
at Pomona or San Bernardino 1t is
proposed to make q big demonstration
on the road to Los Angeles, and it is
expected each one of the committee
named will make an effort to be pres
ent, so that as large delegation as
Is possible can be counted on. The COM
mittee from Los Angeles county and the
other counties of Southern California
will be named early next week. it being
the intention to have every section rep
resented.
The executive committee adopted
plane last evening tor further seating
the Fiesta park. where M, Bryan will
deliver his afternoon addres6 The plan
adopted will enable tia committee to
seat about 1900 people. r has been
decided To- GpeetAlIy reserve seats Tor
The herald., 1897-05-30
PLANTS THAT LIVE FOREVER
Interesting Vegetable Found in Ber-
muda That Never Dies

Visitors to Bermuda often bring back
to this country as a souvenir of their
trip the leaves Of an interesting plant OF
the house leek family. 1t is known as
the life plant. and when the leaves begin
to shrivel and fade they send out little
shoots which in turn bear leaves and
continue to grow and remain fresh and
green for months. The leaves are about
four inches long, rich green In color and
Of smooth. waxy texture. If you take
one of the leaves and pin it to the wall
indoors 1t will begin to sprout within
three or four days, be 1t winter or sum-
mer. At first the top portion Of the leaf
will begin to wither and shrivel UP, and
this Is likely to continue until the upper
half has lost its green color Then tiny
white roots will sprout from the edges,
and in time diminutive green leaves will
appear on these. These little offshoots
will sometimes grow to be an inch long,
and contain several pairs of leaves. The
limit Of their existence seems to depend
upon the amount of heat and light they
can obtain.-Harper's Round Table.
The herald., 1897-05-30
Granite Asphalt Street Paving

Paris Is not altogether satisfied with
her fine wood pavements. realizing that
though superior for driving or walking
they are Objectionable on hygienic
grounds. Asphalt has been tried in
stead, and 1t is objected to on the ground
of extreme slipperiness. Now, new
combination called granite-asphalt is
proposed. This Is simply a concrete
composed of crushed granite and melt
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One Of the Gems Of the
WITH IMMENSE cREAMERIEs
ZIG CROPS OF ALFALFA AND
SUGAR BEETs
The Business Center Of One Of the
Most Prosperous Farming Sec
ttons Of the State

Norwali, one Of the most prosperous
and rapidly growing towns Of Southern
miles southeast Of the city Of Los An
geles. and is the center of one of the
greatest dairying sections Of the state.
1t is reached by the Southern Pacific
line, which here finds one of it's most
important and profitable shipping
points The soil here Is of great
The herald., 1897-05-30

The feat Of Baltimore bicyclist,
who rode ITO miles in twelve hours and
314 miles in twenty-four hours. seems to
show that the new motor is superior to
the horse In more ways than one. 1t
is not only insensible to fatigue, but 1t
Is superior In points of both speed ana
endurance. Probably the best record
ever made by horse was that of the
animal ridden by Count Strahren-
berg. in October. 1892, which covered the
distance from Vienna to Berlin, 400
miles. in seventy-one hours and thirty
four minutes. This was far inferior to
the s1l miles made by the human muscle.
| with the aid Of the wheel. IN tWentx~foux
hours The horse can 60 where the
bicycle cannot, but, given good roads.
| ne stands no chance with It In race
against either time or distaAee Phila-
delphia Ledger
The herald., 1897-05-30

H. E. Martens.
w. r.. Kingston.
C. Stewart.
F. B. Colver,
Frank Walker,
w. c. Petchner,
u. S. House,
]. A. Haskell,
Sutherland Hutton,
DR.. VIM. L. Dodge,
DR.. A. j. Stephens,
Chas. e. Keller,
S. A. W. Carver,
Paul H. Blades,
c. G.. Allen,
Jesse F. Waterman,
w. A. stratton.
H. DeGarmo,
DIR. w. M. Johnston,
John R. Berry,
A. McCrimmon,
A. w. Fisher,
M. e. G. Munday,
George Roberts,
S. r. Thorpe.
DR.. f. M. Palmer,
VIM. Mead,
John F.Humphreys,
John r. Mathews,
J. H. Melville,
Shirley c. Ward.
John w. Mitchell.
Johnstone Jones,
e. H. Thre1keld,
DR.. H. s. Orme,
M. F. Betkowski,
George H. Smith,
Fred Harkness,
DIR. jos. Kurtz,
l.. W. Mitchell,
John s. Ward.
Lucien Earle.
p. A. Schumacher,
Will S. Fawcett,
Joel B. Parker,
A. j. Utley,
j. F. Adams,
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J. A. Farnsworth,
Chas. v. Hall,
George w. Knox,
F. ]. Hart,
Chas. E. Keller.
p. M. Darcy,
H. p. Sweet,
I. N. Smith,
]. w. Mills,
S. H. Boynton.
DR.. ]. Deb. Shorb,
w. w. Bush,
W. B. Mayes,
Horace Bell.
E. j. Mack.
A. Vinette.
A. D. Watson,
Joseph Gentry.
Frank Craycraft,
Zach Montgomery,
Sam Meyer,
A. W. Hutton,
Adolph Ramish,
j. A. Anderson, ST.,
I. B. Dockweiler.
Joseph Maier,
James Castruccio,
N. A. Covarrubius,
H. w. Patton.
Harrington Brown.
T. >E. Gibbon.
Telfair Creighton,
EarI Rogers,
c. G. Wright,
D. Romandy.
Clayton D. Wilson,
I. r. Dunkleberger,
N. e, Small.
d. r. Rozelle.
H. L. Montgomery,
T. Masac,
/. w. Gardiner.
DIR. VIM. Dodge,
]. Bryson. ST.,
I. E. Messmore,
c. s. Vance.
DR.. j. E. Cowles.
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Defiance Sailor Hats

CHILD'S SAILOR HAT5-Made of good
quality of elastic straw, come in solid
crowns with mixed straw brims, 7sr
worth 40c. Defiance Price. e....-..... A0s
CHILD'S SAILOR HATS-Large shape, fine
Milan straw, colors of navy, brown, white,
and black and white mixed; worth 3Or
SOC. Defiance Price. ce................. Wv
CHILD'S SAILOR HATS-Milan braid, COL
ors of brown and white and navy and
white, trimmed in Ottoman ribbon to
match: worth CSC. ASr
Defiance Price; Observation-Disclosures. 1OS
CHILD'S SAILOR HATS-Come in white
straw with an edging of navy and white
mixed straw, trimmed in heavy white OF
toman ribbon, worth Soc kQc
Defiance Price. ......,...........,.... Wv
Defiance Undermuslins
At 81 40 LADIES' HIGH GRADE
ity of material in Lawns, Muslins and
Cambria, trimmed in very fine embroidery
and seams finished in feather stitch braid,
worth up to $3.50 each. Defiance
frlce... ...................... .............. NAS
At 75c LADIES' DRAWERS . Trilby
-. 10y shape, cut very wide. come II
cry trimmed, worth 81. Defiance Price,. 75c
Defiance Ribbons
RIBBONs--satin and Gros grain, ~ inches
wide, good quality; colofs, pink, blue,
cream, olive, red, navy brown, lilac ~,
and black, worth 40c. Defiance price. LAe
FANCY RIBBONS-315 inches wide, come
in a great variety of gauze effects and in
shades to match; this seasons wash 1Sr
fabrics, worth 4Oc yd. Defiance price. A0N
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At 25C

60 pieces Twilled Foulard Dress Silks, full
width; come in colors OF red with white'
red with black, apple green with white'
navy with white, dark green with white'
cream and black. Worth SOC yard.
Defiance Price 25c.
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Mechanic's tools. Turrey's. 1ts North
Spring street.
The herald., 1897-05-30

200 pieces Colored Dress Goods. This sea-
sons styles come in All Wool Checks and
Mixtures; new Diamond Novelties, Covert
Cloths, serges English Cheviots, Bourette
Suiting, Lizard Weaves, Diagonals, Tweeds
and Lace Etamines. Goods worth 45c, SOC,
6Oc and 75c.
Defiance Price 33c.
Limit of 10 yards to customer.
The herald., 1897-05-30

The executive COMMITTEES Of the Silver
Republican club last evening completed
the list of names Of the gentlemen. to
serve on the reception committee to
Hon. w. ]. Bryan on his coming visit
to Los Angeles which is as follows:
J. N. Phillips, chair J. r. Rush,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-06
THE SINGLE TAX LEAGUE.

Boston, December 4.-The second din
ner of the season of the Massachusetts
Single Tax league was given at the Amer
lean house this evening. The guests of
the league were the officers Of the New
England Free Trade league. There was
in attendance of nearly 100. President
Vim. Lloyd Garrison presided, and at his
left was the speaker of the evening, ex-
Congressman Tom L. johnson of Ohio,
while on. his right sat the president of
the New England Free Trade league,
Henry w. Lamb. Others present were
Thomas J. Gordon and Robert Treat
Paine, Dr..
The Massachusetts Reform club held its
annual meeting this evening at Young's
hotel. Its chief business consisted of al
election of officers to serve during the en-
suing year, the reading of the report of
the secretary and an attack upon the Bos-
ton press by MIR. Archibald II. Howe,
who presided. At the business meeting
these officers were elected: President,
ID oorfield Story; yice-p presidents, Charles
Francis Adams, Edward Atkinson, Caus
en- Brown, John M. Forbes, Winslow War
rem, Richard FL. Dana, Charles w. Eliot,
Edwin B. Hasbel, James j. Myers, Archi-
bald NJ. Howe, Garmarie Bradford, Fred
erick Stimson; secretary and treasurer,
Chas. III. Fisker.; executive committee
for three years, Robert S. Gotham,
Rev. Edward E. Hale, VIM. C. Wait.