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The Press., 1897-01-28

Bills are to be introduced in the Ne braska and Indiana legislatures prohibit ing the playing of football.
The Press., 1897-01-28

Mail from New York to Batavia will be delivered in Al days from the date of mailing.
The Press., 1897-01-28
SMITH & MURRAY,
 Springfield, Mass. =,
BURNING
 fa MONEY. a#I

Every time you build a fire you burn money. It takes a great many dollars and cents to cook food and to keep warm. Science hasn't got to point where heat can be produced without expense. But science has done the next best thing. 1t has invented
The Press., 1897-01-28
Smith & Murray.

Place Quality and Price side bv side on any of the following goods and see if we have not a just claim for your trade.
The Press., 1897-01-28
$2.9O.

Not a garment worth less than S5 and up to SS.
The herald., 1897-01-23
THE BANANA CURE

To the Editor: Sir-Bestow boon on
humanity and help to popularize the
baked banana as an article of food for
rich and poor, especially the poor. One
cent will buy good sized banana, which,
when baked in its skin in an oven for
fifteen or twenty minutes, until 1T is
quite soft and bursts open, alone makes
a full meal. / say from personal exper-
iance that three bananas weighing one
pound are equal in nourishment to 26
pounds OF bread when baked.
Bananas should never be eaten raw
They are full of animal germs and very
;ndigestble.
Baked bananas are alone the ideal
food for nervous persons and anaemics,
also brain workers. Learned their great
power to sustain mental effort in India.
/ am as hard brain worker as any per
son in New York, and / have subsisted
for years entirely on baked bananas.
When / see lean. biGod-poor persons !
advise them to eat baked bananas, and
they unfailingly build up and gain i1esn.
This subject, which might rot map
propriately be called the banana cure,
because many cases can be cured by
eating baked bananas. merits the closest
investigation. The introduction of the
potato was a great boon to the people,
but | predict that the spreading OF the
above facts over this country will prove
Of still greater beDefit.-Crichton Camp
bell in the New York World.
The herald., 1897-01-23
Coming to the Front With an Agri
cultural Experiment Station

Southern California has at last the
prospect of practical help from public
institution in maintaining an agricul-
tural experiment station and in solving
the various questions which meet our
citrus fruit growers and all tillers of
our soil. Arrangements have been made
by which Chaffey college at Ontario has
a department devoted to the interests
of agriculture.
Dean Randall writes us that he Is al :
ready In receipt of funds to make a be-
ginning, and that the work is progress
ing. Prof Gooch OF the chemical de
partment of the college proposes at
may be sent to him for analysis, and to
let our ranchers know when they are
getting the worth of their money, and
when they are sold themselves instead
of the goods they are supposed to buy.
The Herald has long been the advocate
of the methods now being inaugurated
at Chaffey. Let Southern California
rally to make the new departure grand
success We would remind the authori-
ties of the college that they must win
their way by demonstrating how to do
il. We expect from what we can learn
of the plans on foot that the twenty
acres belonging to the college, If not
blooming like the rose, will soon be COW
cred by test plots, forest trees and other
fruits of husbandry under the expert
enced superintendent already engaged
and at work on the college grounds
The best wishes of The Herald will fol-
low this enterprise.
The herald., 1897-01-23
GAVE THEMSELVES UP.
Walters Assailarts Appear and Give
Their Side of the Case.

F d. Crandall and f. G.. Scheimer
walked into Justice Owens court room
yesterday afternoon and announced
that they had come to give themselves
into custody. hearing that warrant
was out for their arrest on the charge
of having on TUESDAY night in the
shooting preserves of the ALA Gun club
Ballona committed an assault upon
Gamekeeper Hugh Walters with dead
" weapon. They stated that they, in
company with friend named Frank
Frowiss, We're the parties with whom
Walters had the difficulty.
Crandall said that on the evening in
question he and his friends were al
the Recreation club grounds, and at
about II o'clock started out toward Bal
Iona. Owing to an overflow of water
they were obliged to cross the ALA
clubs grounds. AS he was making his
way through the grass Crandall was
suddenly startled by hearing the gruft
command, Drop that gum and look
ing up was confronted with the muZzle
of IL double barreled shotgun which
Walters had pointed at his head.
At almost the same moment some one
behind Walters called out, Don't
shoot" aud as the gamekeeper looked
around. Crandall struck his weapon to
hitting Walters on the head. laying him
out. He was not badly hurt. but seemed
to think he was killed. Crandall picked
UP Walters gun from the ground, ex-
tracted the shells and threw the weapon
into the -ncnd, but 1t was afterward
fished out and stuck muzzle downward
into the mud. so that Walters could re-
cover it. He was then escorted part
way back toward the club house
After reading the articles in the pa
pers Crandall said he had consulted the
district attorney and wanted to swear to
a complaint against Walters. but this
was not allowed, he being told that hon
ors seemed to he about even Then he
ard Schiemer proceeded to Justice
Owens court room and gave them
selves into custody. although the war
rant for their arrest was a mere John
Doe instrument. Crandall and his COM
panion promised to bring Frowiss with
them into court this afternoon for ar
raignment and were released upon $1CD
bail
The herald., 1897-01-23
A NOVICE'S ADVENTURE

The season is approaching when there
are many recruits entering the apicul-
tural RANKS, some of whom engage in, the
work without proper consideration or
preparation. and disappointment is their
crop. Agriculture, like every other occu-
patton. must be understood to make it
a success. The first step to he taken is
to- read up from some reliable work on
apiculture-L. l.. Langstroth on the
Honey Bee IS the most reliable-after
which get two or three colonies and man
pulate them for one season. consulting
often with experienced beekeepers in
your vicinity. When you have thor
oughly mastered a knowledge of the
nature and habits of the bee, then you
are prepared to handle many more with
success. In the meantime take some
good bee literature published in your
section if any; if none, the best you can
obtain elsewhere. Study the hive and
machinery question, after which select
what suits you best. If there is bee
keepers society in your neighborhood or
county attend it and learn from others
and keep pace with the progress made in
the science and our word for it you will
make beekeeping success.-California
cu1tivatOr
The herald., 1897-01-23
THE DOG DERBY
Los Angeles Trainers Success in the
Field Trials at Bakersfield

The Derby of the field trials at Pa
kersfield ended on Wednesday and the
winners We're Captain a. c. Jones Dona
Alicia first, j. T.. Lucas Wicklow second
and j. III. Schumakers Naliente third
The first brace down was Dona Alicia
and Countess X, neither dog particu-
larry doing noticeable work. They were
followed by Don Graphic and Eli, VAL
iente and Chimmy Fadden, Dona Alicia
and Wicklow. Doc II. and Count Harold
Good work was done by all of these dogs
Wicklow showing particularly strong.
After the last brace was in a recess
was taken to attend the barbecue. About
$50 people were present and a splendid
feast was enjoyed. there being an abun-
dance Of everything to eat
In the Afternoon Sadie Hopkins and
Countess n. were put down. and finally
Dona Alicia and Valiente This maker
clsions were announced after reachin o
town.
Trainer NJ. ID. Walters of Los Angeles
was particularly lucky Wednesday. win
ming first and third in the Derby with
Dona Alicia adm Valiente This makes
the seventh consecutive Derby he has
won.
The Gun club shoot which commenced
yesterday and continues today is certain
to be great success. There will b,,
clay and live pigeon shooting. Many
of the dog fanciers have remained over.
and large number of sports have ar
rived from different parts of the state.
The herald., 1897-01-23
SONALS

A. NJ. Marks and wife of Tucson are at
the Ramona.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Brown of Pomona
are at the Nadeau.
Mrs. C. c. Trowbridge of New York
is at the Westminster.
Walter s. Tripp of San Diego is reg
istered at the Nadeau.
Il. A. Merritt of PotsGam, n. Y, is a
guest at the Van Nuys.
w. f. Chess of Des Moines, Ia, is
guest at the Van Nuys.
Robert r. Harrison of Fort Grant
Ariz, is at the Westminster.
George II. Curtis of Johannesburg,
Cal. is registered at the Van Nuys.
Mr. Simon Levi of San Diego regis
tered al the Fl Sllenbeck yesterday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. f. c. Cummings OF Den
yer are guests at the Westminster.
A. D. Tucker and Frank c. Blandell
of Chicago are at the Westminster
Mr.. H. b. Keeler, agent for the Santa
Te at San Diego, is registered at the
Hollcnbeck
Mr.. r. S Douglas, T.. S. N. auto
g.aphed ct the Hollenbeck yesterday or
his way to San Diego.
J. A. Thornton of ST Louis. p. j. Brady
of Seattle ard II. n. Sell of ST. Paul are
ItSlSlSItu at lIit 4NdActu
Margaret c. Higgins Of San Francisco
and Mrs. l.. r. Mcconnell of PittsburS
are guests at the Van Nuys.
w. f. Pierce. NJ Russell, +. p. Dunn
esd F. A. Brown of Santa Barbara are
stepping at the Westminster.
MIR. and Mrs Dorville Libby. we'll
known San Frarciscans, are at the Hol-
larbech Nj. Libby is a pioneer Of this
state.
MIR. c. Yates. jr.. of the firm of Yates
& Co, the big oil dealers Of San Fran
cisco has apartments at the Hoilenbsck
hotel.
r. j. Mabelle of st. Paul, Minr., ]. NJ.
Acherton Of Louisville Ky, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward e Aver of Chicago are
registered at the Van Nuys.
James $. France Of Morero, 4. *.
Dunlap of Whittier Ben Harmon of Po-
mona and H. Bancroft of Santa Barbara
!! are registered at the Ramona.
Mrs. A. A. Kelog of Portland, Ore, ar
rived in this city Wednesday, and viii
remain while here the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Lurdberg at $40 Patton street.
Mr. C. A. Van Keuren ard Mr. Henry
Byrne, two wealthy business men ci
Jersey City, arrived on the Southern p3
citic overland last night and are at the
Hollenbeck. They will visit all the
principal points of interest before leav.
| irg for San Francisco.
Mr.. John H. Millzner. the handsome
young commercial traveller. who was
| robbed of his valuables ard mileage
! books in a Ventura hotel a few months
ago, arrived IN Los Angeles last night
| and is at the Hollenbeck. lie is on the
| track of the thief and expects to spring
| q surprise on the local police in q day
| or so.
The herald., 1897-01-23

Main streets Miller and another hobo
named Lasher approached them and
asked Tor money. They met with refusal
which aroused their anger, and in about
a minute a free fight was in progress.
MiMer drew knife which he used upon
HugheS with telling effect drawing
blood at every blow. The noise of the
scuffie had by this time brought Officer
Matusklewiz to the scene and he ar
rested the whole crowd and sent them
to Jail in the patrol wagon.
Hughes was taken into the receiving
hospital, where 1t was found that he had
been slashed once on the head near the
left temple, orce just over the left eye
and a third time on the right thumb.
None of the cuts were deep or serious,
and after being patched up he was lock-
ed up in Jail with the rest. The quartet
will be arraigr'ad in the police court be-
fore Justice Owens this Afternoon.
The herald., 1897-01-23
DEATH AND SUPERSTITION
Are Made Light OF by Thirteen Choice
Spirits
The Inauguration of Secret Society at
the Belmont Cafe Last Night.
Gruesome Details.

These bold young knights dare toy
with death. They rise above all sorts
of superstition and sit at supper win
funeral condiments. 1t was shortly be-
fore midnight last eve when thirteen
solemn but choice young spirits betook
themselves to the Belmont cafe at the
corner of Fifth and Main streets to in
augurate the first mystic ceremonies Of
their newly formed club.
Taking heed to the warnings of .he
Friday Morning club, the most rigid Sc
crecy as to the fearful function was pre- :
served, and the society reporters were
told to go to a graveyard; the walters
and attaches of the cafe were bound by
the most solemn oaths to disclose moth
ing of the proceedings the only wit
ness to the gruesome banquet was a
skeleton who presided at the head of the
table and had glass eyes with electric
light attachments
AS clock which was concealed in the
place where the skeleton used to keep
his stomach, struck twelve the thirteen
sad vtsaged young men, prepared to 60
or die, sat down to the table.
The table, as we'll as the entire ROOM
was draped in black and white and the
surroundings were Of such cheerful sug-
gestion as miniature cofiins relics of the
morgue, and undertakers' nicknacks, rot
however such as adorn the cheerful par
lorS on Broadway
The menu was also of a lugubrious
nature. The chef shrewdly remembered
to make the enchilladas hot enough
for reminder to the guests of their
probable destination hereafter
Such cheerful pastimes as spilling salt
crossing knives, and other proofs of the
bold disdain the members of the
Thirteen club have of superstitions
were freely indmlged in. and it mattered
not if wine was quaffed from an urn
which was designed to contain the ashes
Of the first member who should turn up
his toes, or if the roast was carved
from the center Of a coffin. Memento
mort was all the more reason for appre-
ciating the festivity of the occasion
The merrlment did not grow moribunl
till a very late hour this morning, ana
the last heard of couple of the MEM
bers was an alteration with a hackman
The occupants of the hack Thought their
Jehu was altogether too slow, and one
Of them sang out, Hi, do you think
you're going to a funeral?" Il guess
So" readily replied the hsckman, who
is also something of a wit, with tw D
such - corpses as you inside"
The herald., 1897-01-23
GERMANY HOLDS The EMPIRE
OF THE AIR"

We have just received from the New
York state experiment station at Gene
va several very interesting and valua-
BILE bulletins on the subject of plant
food
These bulletins demonstrate that mere
chemical analysis cannot determine the
agricultural value of existing elements
In one case examined where more than
- per cent of phosphoric acid was found
nearly Il per cent was insolube. No
wonder that the director of the station
should say:
1T is ordinarily supposedlthat a chem
iSt has only to make an analysis of q
soil in order to tell just what the soil
needs anG what elements should be add
ed to II to make 1t most productive
What chemical analysis does actually
ten is what elements are present in the
SOIL, ana in what quantities they are
present 1t does not tell whether the
elements are available as plant food and
IT Is just this point that one should know
In ORDER to supply to soil what is need
ed. Few agricultural chemists today
place unlimited confidence in the chem
ical analysis Of a soil to find out its
needs in the line of plant food"
rms il precisely the position which
the Herald has taken and fortified by
the testimony OF practical agricultur-
ISIS ana by the highest authorities
aiipoHS scleHllStS. Yet FrOf HilgarQ
clings to his exploded theory, and his
pupil, Prof Zumbro. advertises that he
can do what the New York director
says explicitly cannot be done.
1t used to be aid that Grea, Britain
held the empire of the sea- France that
of the land and Germany that of the
air Prof. Hilgard seems to illustrate
the last of these claims. But crops
must grow on the solid earth. They will
not thrive only ION the chameleon's
olsh, eating thin air, promise crammed.
You cannot feed capons so. nor 'the
greedy products OF the soil"
Another fact seems to settle this uues-
tion of soil analysis in relation TO soil
products beyond further discussion.
After crop has been raised, or a sue
oesSon of crops has exhausted a soil.
the chemical analysis of such soil will
not show an appreciable change in the
elements as originally existing. The
nitrogen. the phosphoric acid and the
potash will not be diminished, but the
FOIL VIII have become barren These
conoltions have been demonstrated ed
again and again by the most exact fig
ufes, which do not lie. The truth Is that
IN all this important matter of fertiliza-
uon our often repeated maxim is the
only one that holds good, Put the
question to the soil, and find the answer
IN the crop" Let the interrogat ton in
every case be put by such potent mon
Atfhs of the situation as nitrogen. phos
pnor1c acid and potash
The herald., 1897-01-23
FIRST CORN SHIPMENT TO INDIA

The first cargo of corn ever sent from
this country TO India has been shipped
from Philadelphia. To meet the i'm
pending famine in Hindustan the Brit
ish government has purchased l4O,ooo
bushels of corn in this country, and 1t
will be loaded for one of the ports of
India This experiment, backed by a
government like Great Britain. has much
promise in it. The corn VIII be distrib~
uted by agents, and not only will much
Of it be utilized Immediately as food,
but much will be planted in the hope
of producing crop to alleviate prospec-
tive want. If this country can ever
market it's corn abroad it's revenues will
receive an enormous lift. Great efforts
have been made to overcome eastern
prejudices against one OF the most whole
some and valuable of foods These pre-
judices removed, a new career will be-
gin for the western farmer.-Boston
Globe
The herald., 1897-01-23
SOIL ANALYSIS

There are three reasons why soil
analyses are failures for indicating
Wnat plant foods or fertilizers are nee
essary to be applied in order to improve
the quality and quantity of any crop.
f1rst-Dt Is impossible to get a sample
OF SOIL that represents anything more
tnan ltself-no fair average sample can
be taken that will represent a. given
heId.
Second--The science of chemistry has
not advanced far enough to enable the
oneinisss TO agree upon any standard
mechod of analysis which will give uni
Form and reliable results
Imlrd--Analyses do not determine the
amount of plant food in a soil that are
available for plant use.
froI' Hilsard has led the ranchers Of
1n1S state to believe that he could. from
an analysis OF the soil advise them as to
cnelr manurial requirements, and claims
that ne has been the direct advocate ,,f
unls method with about thirty five
yeas experience; but when asked to
show single crop that he has improves i
IN either quantity or quality he utterly
feHs-thirty-five years and NO results in
these most important objects for which
an agricultural college and experiment
station exist!!! Well it is about tims
that Prof. Hilgard turned back or took
another road. He is in the pos;tlon' ,f
the Salvation army captain at San Rerl ~
nardlno. as the story runs, who saw a
Redlands man coming out from "a ga
loon. The captain accosted the man
from THAT dry town and said, "Do Won
know that you are on the road 70
hell?" Well" said the Reclander II
think am on the same road that you
are on" "Oh, no." said the captain
II am on the road to heaven" rs that
SO, and how long have you been on this
road?" The captain replied, II have
been on the road for thirty five years. :
rs It possible! and only got as far a :
San Bergardino!! Well, 1t seems to me
that It IL about time you TUNED nacs
The herald., 1897-01-23
THE FRUIT EXCHANGE SITUA.
TON

Notwithstanding the bitter attack
being made on it from interested sources
the Southern California Fruit exchange
reports prospects good. They will han
die fully as large proportion of the
entire crop as last year, and while the
membership has lessened in some sec
tions, notably Orange county, 1t has
largely increased in Others.
we can imagine no more severe blow
to the fruit interests of our state than
for the cooperative system of market
ing to be abandoned, and believe it is
the duty of every fruit grower to stand
by the sxchange.-Californi Cultivator.
The herald., 1897-01-23
STABBED THREE TIMES
John Hughes Slashed by Beggar Be
cause He Refused Aims.

Because he was refused aims. James
Miller. tough little hobo. at 80 this
morning stabbed John Hughes three
times, inflicting wounds which, by good
luck. are merely superficial In character
Hughes is brlcklayer and rooms at the
Golden Home lodging house on San Pc
dro street. In company with a fellow
craftsman, George Bogart, he had been
taking In the town, and both had consid-
cradle liquor aboard when they headed
homeward early in the morning.
Near the corner of Commercial and
The herald., 1897-01-23
DIED IN A CHAIR

A telephone message was received by
Coroner Campbell late last evening that
a young man. whose name was not given,
had died suddenly in Pasadena some
time during the evening. Deceased re-
sided on Villa street near the eastern
city limits and had been left alone in
the house by his parents while they spent
the evening visiting. On their return
they found their son dead in chair. The
body was taken to the undertaking par
lors of Reynolds g. Van Nuys, where
an inquest will be held this morning.
The herald., 1897-01-23

East line Towne ave-, south Of Fourth
ST., 25 ft. front; graded street.
East line Gladys ave-, south of Fifth
St, 50 #. front; choice location.
Entire block facing Central ave-, op-
poste electric power house, suitable for
subdivision or manufacturing purposes.
East side Wolfskill ave., south of
Fourth ST., 50 ft. front; street complete.
Examine this.
The herald., 1897-01-23
A STOLEN WHEEL.

John T. Quinn lost his bicycle last
night, the wheel being stolen from in
front of No. 307 North Main street about
10 o'clock while he was Inside. There IS
no clew to the thief.
The herald., 1897-01-23

or took another road Extract from
lecture of S. M. Woodbridge before the
Academy OF sciences.
The herald., 1897-01-23
edited by 8. M. woodbridge, Phi. d.
CHAFFEY COLLEGE

address all communications of an agrI-
cultural nature to the Agricultural Editor.)
The herald., 1897-01-23

East line Maple ave., north of Fifteenth
ST.; handsome cottage residence. VIII SO
cheap.
Opposite Arcade Depot, five large basi-
ness building lots.
South line Fifth ST., near San Pedro st =,
o5 ft. front.
West line Ruth ave-, south from Sixth
ST., 50 it front street work complete.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-04-07
A rifle
Previous.
The Minneapolis Journals Washington
Correspondent Starts an Unreliable
Story.
Congressman Eddy given as Authority
for the Fake Information.

The Journals dispatches from Wash
ington on Friday contained the follow
ing, which, as far as Mr.. Lind is con-
cerned, is certainly unwarranted:
'.The Minnesota popocrats are plan
ming to capture two Of the biggest offices
within the gift OF the people of Mime
sota.. They propose to make hot tight
to place one of their men in the position
now occupied by D. M. Clough. In ad-
dit1on to this, they have their eyes upon
the seat that ssCush' DAVIS is now hold
ing down in the United States senate.
Representative Eddy today states that
he is in receipt of information from
Minnesota, which leads him to believe
that the popocrats have determined to
send John Lind to the senate and make
Charles A. Towne governor. The plan,
says Eddy, is to hold mass convention
and have Lind and Towne indorsed with
whoop. This action, they think, will
start such boom that the outcome will
be a victory for them. They have no
doubt, but that with Lind and Tcwne as
their standard-bearers their state ticket
will be elected and the legislature will
be anti republican. The only stumbling
block IN their way, Eddy thinks, may be
in the declination of Towne. 1t IS Ed
dy's opinion that Towne prefers to make
the campaign for congress from the sixth
district rather than to stand for the gov.
ernorship."