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The herald., 1898-09-08
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LONG BEACH. Sept. 7.-This is another
beautiful day and the city is ablaze with
the national coIors in honor OF the veterans
Of the G. A. R.. who are now In camp In the
tabernacle grove. The grove never before
presented such scene Of activity as It does
At present. every available bit Of space be-
Ing occupied. the tents being placed as
close together as health and comfort vii!
permit. All sections Of Southern Califor-
MIA are here represented, many being pres
ent even from the east and elsewhere.
Everything Is working like clockwork.
Commander Hattery and aides, working
along military lines, do not allow them
selves to get ratified, but quickly and quiet
ly stow the veterans away In the places al
lotted them. all the multiplicity Of husi-
ness being transacted without the least
shadow Of confusion, and that is the way
things are done at Camp U. 8. Grant, the
greatest Of all the Pacific coast veterans
encampment.
The way the old boys are arriving at
the camp is a caution, every train on the
Terminal bringing them in by scores. The
w. r. C. and the Woman's Auxiliary are
also numerously represented, there al
ready being hundreds and hundreds of
kUeN ia CuHp anu al DuSy dS UeeS uXlHk
up and getting their tents made to look
home-llke.
No Set Program
There Is no set programs o1amusements
during the day, everybody suiting their
own fancy; but for all that there Is no lack
of fun, for where there are so many as
sembled in the confines of camp. especial
" old soldiers, there is bound to be some
Of them who will see to 1t that the camp
will not go to sleep or be allowed to suffer
through lack OF excitement, as illustrated
In the case Of Comrade Dusenberry. 1.-THE
Roaring Lion" Of the San Jacinto noun
tains. who was arrested and tried by
courtmartial at the headquarters' tent this
morning for chicken stealing. He was re-
leased on bail, comrade from Ohio going
security for his appearance when wanted,
stating as he did SO that he never knew a
Ohio man to steal single chicken-they
usually got away with the coop. Be this
The herald., 1898-09-08
Notes From Sierra Madre

SIERRA MADRE, Sept. 1.-THE Clark
drier Is taking large lot of prunes ana
peaches.
A large party OF ladies' and gentlemen
from Los Angeles picnicked in the Little
Santa Anita canyon today.
Great interest Is being manifested here
in the coming primary election on satur-
day, as two sets Of delegates are in the
field, one in favor Of Mr.. v'osburg and
the other against him.
Lucky Baldwin has set up a new engine
at his we'll, recently put down near the
Santa Anita station, ana can now throw a
twenty-four-lnch stream day and night.
The Crisp and Steinberger families are
now at the beach.
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as 1t may. there were certainly no feathers
on Comrade Dusenberry.
Guard Mount

as 1t may, there were certainly no feathers
on Comrade Dusenberry.
Guard Mount
This morning at o'clock the ceremony
of guard mount was conducted, with Chief
of Staff Brooker in command, e. B. Pow
ell of Ontario post as officer Of the day, ard
Frank McCarric of Dan Bidwell post OF
Norwalk as officer of the guard. Sentries
were posted and given strict instructions to
allow no empty canteens to be brought into
camp.
Dress parade was held at this after
noon. The parade was In charge of Com.
mander Hattery and Chief of STAFF Brook
er, with the veteran drum corp of Los An
eeles under charge of Sam Kutz The form
observed in the parade was this: The ad.
jutant called the roll Of states; they, the
states represented, advancing four PAGES
to the front, right face, march to right OF
column, where they formed into platoons
facing to the left. After forming the col.
umns of states aforesaid, with Sam Kutz's
veteran drum corps in front, the column
passed in review before the commander and
staff, after which they marched to their
respective camps and formed their stase
associations.
Evening Exercises
The following excellent program was
given tonight before one Of the largest au.
diences ever assembled in the tabernacle:
Drum corps-Music.
Observation-Disclosures orchestra.
Address-N Blackstock.
Address-Judge B. n Smith.
Recitation-Mrs. Rugg.
Music-Orchestra
Address-Col. e. T. Langly.
Vocal solo-James Patterson.
speech-T. D. Kanouse.
Encampment Notes
Mrs. Sarah A. Davis of Riverside. presi
dent Of the Woman's Auxiliary, presented
for the use Of the encampment new reg.
lister to replace the old one, which was In
use last year. On the front Of the boob
was this inscription: Presented to the
Southern California Veterans Encamn.
msnt by the Woman's Auxiliary. 1884,
Commander Hattery, on behalf Of the
4eterans. thanked Mn. Davis. ate,
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for a background, are hung on the plat
form at the back Of the rostrum, streamers
of the national colors encircling those in
the center: Washington, Lincoln, Grant,
John A. Logan, Mckinley, Grant on horse
back and Rear Admiral Dewey. Com
mander Hattery, as soon as he can procure
them. will add to the above the pictures OF
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Joe Wheeler, Stonewall
Jackson and others Of the heroes of the
civil or Spanish war he can get hold Of
Gems. r. e. Lee and Stonewan Jackson
were added to the above today.
The following ladies Of the reception com.
mlttee occupied seats on the platform Il,
the reception: Jennie Truax, Emily NJ
Dunn, Mary r. Blount, Susan M. johnson
Emeline M. Howard, Mary R. Spangler
Mary T.. Gilbert, Halle Clewitt, Mary Sill
Maggie E. Craw, Lillian M. Harris, Belle
Douglas. Ali of the above ladies are mem
bers of the Long Beach w. r. c. Besides
the above, number of visiting ladies
members of different w. r. C.'s, also were
seated on the platform.
The old boys are kittenish and full OF
fun, some of them springing something
amusing all the time, as the following sam.
pies will show:
REGULATION TIME TABLE FOR
DRINKS
a. m.-Eye opener.
7 a. m.-Appetizer.
s a. m.-Digestsr.
a. m.-Assembly f1zz.
10 a. MA la Smyth.
II a. infancy Smile.
p. m.-Settler.
2p. m.-Anglo-Saxon.
p. m.-Cooler.
p. m.-Warrior's welcome.
p. m.-Dress parade sangarie.
6 p. m.-Solid Straight.
p. m.-Tickler.
Sp. m.-Blue blazes.
p. m.-Ladies' salute.
10 p. m.-Social drink.
II p. m.-Rouser.
12 m.-Nightcap.
The following is the standing committee
or program: Rose J. Rasy OF the Woman 4
Auxiliary, chairman; assistants, Mrs. DR.
Hughey of Pomona. Mary E. Hattery ol
San Bernardino, Mrs. Kirkwood of Long
Beach, T. \ Hartzell of Heintzelman Post
San Diego assistants c. E. Buren,, Ber
Jarvis and Commander Weeks.
q. A. R. Notes
James Patterson and wife Of the Oar
Bidwell post and W. r. c. are in attendance
at camp.
Judge Smith and wife arrived in camp to.
day.
After program every evening the Hold,
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BILE, fact much commented upon by the
tourists who passed through 1t enroute to
the beach.
The Rev. w. l.. Miller has been rather
seriously i'll, but Is now convalescing.
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gate orchestra will play at Chautauqus
hall for the dance which follows.
The herald., 1898-09-08

Admission Day Friday, September eth
at Redo Beach
Santa Fe trains go at $3.50 and 9:55 a. m,
1:3O p. m, 5:35 p. M, p. m; returning, las
train leaves Redondo at D. M
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Fair Plays
Percentage Idea
LOS ANGELES. Sent. 6. 1893.

ep
Editor Herald
daily
school scholarship while
Santa F
to the number obanabe
The position taken in the above communication is in
strict accord with The Herads program. The Sprngstreet
school, with 300 pupils has fourteen teachers average
of 81 to each teacher while the Santa Fe and other small
schools with but teacher have average of 60 pupils
Children, from attachment and intercourse, will Fair
Play states, be inclined to vote for their individual teacher;
hence the teacher of the small school has tre the best
Of the proposition Again. the pupils of the smaller schools
live outside of the business district giving them better
field in which to subscription ballots than have those
teachers in the larger schools in the business section of the
city, Fair Play and the pupils of Santa Fe and other small
Schools should get to work making Of their trib
utary territory for their teacher They will discover
that by their work their favores will be among the lead
ers for the elegant prizes offered.
and the results published the following morning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-06

The man with weight on his leg can t
hope to win in the race. A man with a
weight on his health can't expect to COM
pete in life and business with those who
are not handicapped. If his brain is heavy
and his blood sluggish, because of consti-
patton, he will not succeed in doing any,
thing very well Constipation is the cause
of nine tenths of all sickness. Symptoms
of it are sallowness, listlessness, poor APP
petite, bad taste in the mouth, dizziness,
bill 'ousness and lassitude. Constipation
can be cured easily and certainly by the use
of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They are
not at all violent in their action, and yet
they are more certain than many medi-
cines which are so strong TINT they put the
system all ont OF order TIL, great advant-
age of the pleasant Pellets" is that they
cure permanently.
Send p one-c cent stamps to cover cost Of
mailing only, and get his great book, The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,
absolutely free. Address Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, No. 663 Main
Street, Buffalo, y. y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-06

A dog supposed to be affected with
rabies was killed on Sunday morning on
one of the principal streets of Centreylle.
A number Of animals showing symptoms of
this disorder have been shot within the
past two weeks, and its prevalence there
has caused considerable uneasiness. No
one has been bitten so far, except Mr.. John
Hartman, who was treated at the Pasteur
Institute in Baltimore, and who has recov-
cred from his wounds without any unpleas-
ant developments.
Mr. James c. Tawes, of Crisfeld, ex-
Fish Commissioner of the Eastern Shore,
who was appointed Collector of Customs of
the port of Crisiield, last week, was sworn
in Monday, and took formal charge of the
office.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-06
THE WHEAT CROP,
The Reports to the State Entomolcgist
Show Three-FOur:h of a Crop


State Entomologist w. G. johnson sent
circular letter from his Office at the Agri-
cultural College 20 the principal wheat
growers of each county in the state In
reply he has received some interesting data
regarding the wheat crop. He says:
''The average yield for the entire State,
twenty three counties, is "A fraction more
than twelve bushels per acre. This, in
comparison with the average yield for ten
years past is about three-fourths of a crop.
The average FOR the entire northern tier Of
countless including Montgomery, is II 40
bushels per acre, while that of Washington,
Frederick, Carroll and Montgomery alone
is 16 bushels
''On the Eastern Shore, Cecil. Kent,
Queen Anne's and Talbot together yield
49, bushels. In the five counties south of
Talbot the yield is slightly more than 81
bushels, while the four southern counties
on this side OF the bay average LILO
bushels The average yield by counties is
ss follows: Washington, leading with
II $40 bushels; Garrett, II; Alleganv. -;
Frederick, Is 2-1O; Carroll IS; Hartford,
IL $40; Baltimore 1l}; Montgomery, Il;
Howard, 10; Prince George, 10; Anne
Arundel s; Charles, > 10; st. Mary's, :;
Calvert, s; Cecil, ~ Kent, }6 40; Queen
Anne's, 49, Talbot, Is Clio; Dorchester,
8 $40; Wicomico, 72O; Worcester, 10;
Somerset, :; Caroline, g.
'The shortage Of the crop is due to the
Hessian fly, which was very abundant and
destructive to the early sown wheat; sec
ondly, to the wet spring, accompanied with
unusual cold weather in April; thirdly, to
the drought, which prevailed during the
latter part of May and June, and fourhly,
to the attack of several fungus diseases,
prominent among which were rust, smut
and disorder known as septoria.
The broad ax., 1898-02-19
THE TIGER HAD ME

bamboo grass taller than my head. In
terspersed with the grass were clumps
Of bushes. low-topped korinda trees,
and here and there a taller tree. Now
that was alone the thought. came to
me that should feel more comfortable
II ] had kept my rife by me. for II
being rather heavy to carry, had left
ii with the servant, who had charge
Of the horse. But was not much dis
turbed by anticipations of danger as I
strolled along the path, taking my time.
for I expected to have to wait for my
men at the roadside.
The thing came suddenly, without
warning. There was a strange moving
Of the grass and bushes q few feet away
to one side Of the path. the tall grass
parted TO left and right in the furrow
that came straight toward me there was
aloud, deep-throated roar-and the
tiger had me. Twas standing stock still
staring at the moving grass, for there
was no use In running away, for he
came out on me. There was one
glimpse Of paws, jaws. and white
breast all plunging for me. and then
was nat on my back in the path, with
the tiger crouehing upon me. his claws
set In my left shoulder and right side.
The long feelers at his nose brushed
my face as he set his teeth into my
shoulder In one sharp, crushing bite,
TO make sure that would
lie still.
~If the tiger had been alarmed or
II he had overtaken me rum
ming away. or had / struggled should
have been killed outright. j certainly
expected nothing else, but the tiger, not
the bite. lifted his head as
II listening. Some sound In the road
may have made him fearful OF losing
his prey. for. SEEKING me by the should
sr, he swung me clear Of the ground
md started away through the Jungle in
Iong. swift leaps. weighed NJ that
time Is5 pounds. and the tiger carried
ne along as easily as cat would carry
! squirrel.
1T win probably sound strange to
ron. although q similar experience has
been related By others. when say that
|som the moment the Tiger leaped On
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can tell of such an experience Is need.
less to say" said Capt. E. A. Arbuthnot
After the cigars had been lighted 9
guest who had known him twenty years
before In India had pressed him to tel
the story OF his tiger adventure there
and the captain had consented.
The thing occurred In the Dabrah
Doolah district In Assam. where had
gone with the. idea of becoming q tea
planter" continued the captain. "The
beginning of the adventure, to tell the
story completely, was my meeting q
shikari named Dassa Balhua on the
morning OF the day when / fell In with
the tiger. The word shikari, ysu will
understand. means native hunter, a
tiger hunter In particular. was on my
way that day to look over q tract Of
tungly land which / thought OF buying
and clearing for cultivation. when on
passing Dassa Bulhua's house I saw
him sitting in the doorway and he was
In q peck Of trouble.
His old East Indian companJ's army
musket, the gun with which he hunted,
was lying across his lap. and he was
fumbling at the lock. He wanted to
90 out iato the jungle that day, and
here was his gun hammer out of gear,
30 that when he pulled 1t back 1t would
not catch and stay at full cock. saw
at once what was wrong with the lock.
and CHANGING to have with me q watch
makers file, I set the thing right In
i've minutes. Balhua was very CRATE
ful, and / rode on. leaving him careful
ly loading the gun. don't wish to get
ahead Of my story. but viii say here
that my stopping to help Balhua out OF
his trouble was the means of saving
my own life that day.
This meeting with the shikari oc-
CURED about an hour after daybreak.
went on my way, and by the middle
OF the afternoon had seen all / cared
to OF the tract Of land came to view,
and was ready to return to my bunga-
low. OF the two servants who accom-
panied me, had left one with my
horse a mile back where there was
some shade and grass. The other. who
was with me. sent to the man in the
rear directing that they bring the horse
round by the road to a point where /
would meet them. The man started OF
On run, and after watching him out
of sight, L took my way along a jungle
path toward the point on the road
where 1 had appointed to meet them.
The jungle growth through which
he path led was made up- largely OF
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HOMES IN HAWAII.
OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION
OFFERED IN THE ISLANDS.
farm Crops That Caa Ne Properly
Decentralization OF the Beautiful
scenery-rhs sIusIcal Kananka-First
cultivatioa OF Sugar.

Much as has been written concern
ing Hawaiian scenery, II Is a subject
about which literature can never be
exhausted. People Of all nations and
OF all climates are still continuous in
their praise Of the tropical Verdure
and scenery that can be found in the
midst OF the Pacific Ocean. There has
been resident In the islands for some
time Scotchman-Mr. Charles II.
EWart, Of Dalbeattie, Scotland, whose
soul was moved by the beautiful vision
which he describes in the following
poetic language:
we are In an amphitheater of
mountains rising to an altitude OF s.
600 and 1000 feet, with a glowing raj
ment OF leaf and blossom from base
to summit, save in spots where the red
earth peeps through the radiant cur
tain, as foil to the flames of brides
cent greens, and the fire of the bios
SONS that have EMBODIED the hills in
their shining embrace. Here and
there a pinnacle where no plant has
found grace to grow, stands out a
purple silhouette against the soft blue
OF topaz-tinted sky. Caves and fs-
sures are cleft in the sleeps of these
mountain walls, and torn from the
nearly perpendicular cliffs which sur
round 1t. alone and apart, stands a
pillar OF stone twenty yards wide at
the base, nearly a thousand feet high,
and pointing 'Godward through the
blue, like the spire of some mighty
cathedral. This monolith carved and
fashioned by some bygone CONFUSION
OF nature when the hills 'glared at
heaven through folds of fiery hair
Is swathed in a glorious garment of
green and gold chequered with the rose
and the azure of the bells of the con-
volvuli that dangle from the Gordon
Of vines that engird it,
The valley in the early morning may
be clear Of mists, and a soft mountain
breeze murmuring among the foliage,
but at times 1t is filled with the noise
less ebbing and flowing Of white vapor
borne in from the sea, and out of this
sea of mist the towers
and minaretes Of the mountains arise |
clothed with moses and ferns, and |
lraped with garlands Of eddying vines,
hat cover the faces Of the cliffs, and |
Troop over the edges of giddy preci- !
'lces in "cataracts Of bloom" till they
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Where He prsu the Lin.

One OF our visitors from the conn.,
try during Merchants week became
hungry and. going into a restaurant
ordered dinner. says a Boston pane
Being asked by one Of the walters WHIT
he would have. he replied; "Oh. bring
me a good dinner" The head waiter
was consulted, with the result that
soup was first placed before the hun
CRY man, also celery. He drank his
soup and although he eyed the celery
suspiciously. he ate that. Then came
a dish Of spaghetti. and the country
man revolted: Il have drunk your dish
water. eaten your bunch Of weeds. but
III be gol burned II I'm going to eat
your worms.
The broad ax., 1898-02-19
ACCURACY.
IL IL n Good Thing bnt Sometimes It
Becomes Painful

It Is = Good Thing bnt Sometimes II
Becomes Painful
Accuracy is the most desirable THING
on ordinary occasions. but there are
times when il pals, says the Wash
ington Star. 1t is soothing to hear
the English language spoken with
confidence and unerring grammar,
which betoken intelligence and good
breeding, and especially so when It is
uttered in public places by uniformed
persons from whom you ordinarily
hear such remarks as Hi" Get a
move on yer" and Cant you look
where ye're go!n'?"
A middleaged man who had mads
his way through the mob of depot en-
ployes who use this style OF vocabu-
larry was happy to find the conductor
on the sleeping car young man with
a gentle voice and deliberate and re-
fined manner. He was more than
gratified when he saw him, later on
the journey, take a copy Of one OF the
L0eAA SAoSSASS 4AOAA HIS pCChcL anu &c
gin to read. HIS pleasure at the spec
taele made him almost forget that in
his haste to catch the train he had neg
lected to eat any luncheon. Approach
ing the conductor. he endeavored to
mIngle knowledge with agreeable in
tercourse Have you been on this
road long?" he inquired. NO." the
conductor answered, without looking
up. This is my first week" do
you like the work." IAN labor Is
distasteful. But / endeayor not to
allow my mind TO dwell on the Irk-
some phases Of my duty"
The conductor had not taken his
eyes from the book and HIS questloner
abandoned all idea Of sociabflity and
proceeded with the matter nearest to
his hear. '.wII you tell me-" ne
asked, "Wfen and for how long this
train stops for dinner?" Not at all"
Are you sure Of that?" came the in
1uiry in tones Of protesting anguish.
yes" the gentle voiced conductor re-
Piled, as he leisureiy turned a leaf.
4 am quite sure The train does not
at"
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The great European powers, Eng
land, France. Germany and Italy, have
cut the continent Of Africa up into
pieces and each taken a share. Moth
ing like it vas ever accomplished with
so little noise in the history OF the
world. China is now the victim they
are al looking toward with coEetous
eyes. The scramble is Just beginning
and It looks today as though
before cIe year goes by ey-
cry great European power wiz
demand q slice on from the ceies-
tial empire. Unless the thieves fall
out there is no power that can save the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF China.
The broad ax., 1898-02-19

The Hawaiian Inspector-Generai OF
schools. Mr.. Henry Schiller Townsend.
speaking Of the educational system OF
the islands, says that the population Oh
the Hawaiian Islands Is small and the
school system is necessarily small
The total population exceeds one hun
dred thousand slightly, Of which tour-
teen thousand were attending school al
the end Of last year. Ten thousand
were in the public schools F1fy-sn
per cent OF all the children attending
school at that time were OF native
Hawaiian descent, and twenty-five per
cent were Portuguese. The remain
ing nineteen per cent represents
larger number Of pationalities-
The English language is practically
the only language as q means OF COM
municatIon or instruction in the ha-
waiian schools. And here lies the olIn-
Guilty Of the work. Just imagine the
teachers of California trying to teacn
the children OF that state through the
Arabic language. Yet English Is PROB
ably as difficult for the children Oh
Hawaii as Arabic for those OF Califor-
MIA. History, literature, natural
science and even arithmetic must De
taught under great difficulties. Edu-
cative instruction under these eondl-
lions is a well-nigh unsolyed problem
But conditions are rapidly changing.
The English language is coming into
use as a means Of communication
among the graduates Of the common
schools, many of whom have no other
language In common. Thus IL Is creep
ing into the homes of the people, even.
When the children learn crude Eng
lish from their mothers, the teachers
tasks will be much simplified. For
many years there have been schools IN
Honolulu and Hilo especially adapted
10 the needE Of the children Of Eng
disappearing parents. Lately similar
schools have been opened in a number
Of other locations. and still others will
be opened shortly. These are not es-
different from schools Of sim |
III AluCAA(a- n ANoaA1- 49,
lie high school is in process OF organ
cation in Honolulu, the greater num- |
Der of the departments being already |
n working order. The endowed insti-
ution known as Oahu College has long |
,ffered full preparation for any college
n America, and many Of its graduates
have entered leading colleges on ad-
Tanced standing.
But the English-speaking children
10 not enjoy a monopoly Of the priv
leges of education beyond the COM
non school course. The Kamehameha
chools. with their magnificent equip
nent and no less magnificent endow-
nent are open to those of native Ha-
Eaiian blood and to no others. Man
Ial training and industrial education
re leading features Of these schools,