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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09
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a great deal of formality and an ap-
parent respect for the majesty of the
law and especially for its representa-
tive, the district magistrate, who is
the Chinese unit of government. But
it is not long before all resemblanccs
to occidental procedure fades into thin
air. There are now lawyers to protect
the clients. If there really is any law
bearing on the case in hand, no one
but experts such as the yamen secre-
tariCs know what it is.
The magistrate is himself civil and
criminal judge, jury. and practically
the appellate court. There is no man
ner of restraint upon him in his mode
of asking questions. in the subject of
his inquiries or in his treatment OF
the principals or witnesses. The great
el part of the matter brought into Z
Chinese lawsuit would be entirely ruled
out Of anv British court as totally ir-
relevant to the main issue. But in 4
Chinese case there often is no main
issue, or issue OF any kind, except the
impatient shout of the official: Get
out with you." hsia-ch'u la), where
upon all the parties retire and not inn
probably not one of them has the
got to. Neither perhaps, has the mag
istrate, but for the time he has had
enough of it, and wants to smoke a
pipe or two of opium. and will hear
them again when he has mere con-
venient season.
But before the case has been dis
missed the respective parties have he
no means been idle. Each Of them has
al fl
company Prospectus maker. ana as
each party delivers himself Of these
fabrications the other finds it impossl-
bic to restrain himself, and hOarsoIv
baWls: That is q lie" 70 this il is
necessary 10 reply, which is done with
a Nolubility greatly in contrast to the
quiet of the preliminary stages. when
each replied in a few monosylla blcs
only. From ejaculatory interruptions
giving the other party the lie, it is
but stage to angry colloquies Of
some length, i'm which each party
struggles To he heard, each reviles the
other VoCiferouSly, ard neither party
is interrupted or reproved by the mag
istratc, who is now engaged in the
process of making mp his mind on the
basis of what he sees ana hears as to
which side has the most of lie, or rea-
son. In the worst stages Of a case it
often happens that the magis trate him
self does the revilinG, and, Chinese
human nature being what IL is, II also
sometimes occurs that the worsted par
tY IN the suit rev!les tie magistrate,
although this is rash. for he may beat
them severely for so doing, and then
decide the case against them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09
A CHINESE LAW COURT.
1t Very Often Presents a Scene of
Wild Confusion.

From the North China Herald.
For peaceful people the Chinese ap-
pear to be O most ltigious race. The
moment that a quarrel begins to get
serious, one OF the other of the parties
is likely to shout eXcitedly: Il will go
TO the city!'-that is to present his
formal accusation at the yamen. The
other side threatens the same. and
while i'm a large percentage of cases
outsiders ContriVe to suppress the inn
mediate execution of the menace, every
one recognizes that the trouble is only
temporarily patched up and may break
out in an aggravated form at any
time. If the accusations presented i'm
these Chinese courts We're confined 10
anything like the facts I'm the case,
there would be no case at all for nine
tenths of them. Therefore il is con-
sdered Indispensable TO blend with the
real grievance from 10 to 90 per cent
of fiction. The plaintiff does this as
routine practice. So does the defen-
dant, When the magistrate happens to
feel in a good humor he calls up the
case, or quite as likely he does so when
he is in a very bad humor, which bodies
i'll for one side, and not infreQuently
for both, The first part of "A Chinese
trial is likely to be somewhat like the
procedure in one Of our own courts,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09
TYPHOID EASILY SPREAD.
Comes in Water and May Be Caught
in Almost Numberless Ways.

Typhoid fever is generally regarded
at the present day, along with cholera
and some other diseases, as belonging
TO the class of water borne" affections
In other words, it is believed that the
germs of such diseases are carried and
perhaps propagated. in water. There
is little doubt that this theory of ty-
phOid fever is correct, and that i'm trac-
ing any extended epidemic of the di-
scaSa to its source we must first of all
examine into the condition of the water
supply.
Drinking water has been proved to be
the cause of the spread of typhoid fever
in many epidemics in this country and
England, but there is little comfort in
this for those who habitually drink
something stronger than water: be-
cause, although during an epidemic the
drinking water may be made safe by
boiling, this IS not enough.
If the water is contaminated the
germs may be introduced into the body
while brushing the teeth or washing
the face. Or, again. salads and fruits
which are eaten raw may be contaml-
mated by the water in which they are
washed. Typhoid fever has sometimes
ply was above reproach by means Of
milk OF ice.
Milk need not be watered in order to
become a vehicle for typhoid germs
The germs may be introduced into cans
and bottles, while these are being
washed in water drawn from a con-
taminated well or brook, at the dairy.
Although destroyed by boiling, typhoid
germs will resist a freezing tempera-
ture for a long time, and have been
found in ice cut from "A pond poisoned
with sewerage containing the bacilli of
this disease.
Another means of the spread of ty-
phoid has recently been discovered in
oysters. Oystermen frequently place
oysters in brackish water near the
mouth of a creek or river in order to
fatten them before they are brought to
market. If this place happens to be
near the mouth of a sewer containing
typhoid poison, or if the creek water be
contaminated, the oysters will take the
virus within their shells and so re-
venge themselves on those who eat
them raw.
In some puZzinG cases Of typhoid 1t
has been supposed that the food was
infected by flies, which had carried the
germs a long distance on their feet--a
strong argument for the proper care of
food in the fly season.
These are only few ways in
which this disease may be read. but
they are enough to show that, so far
from feeling surprised that the dis
order should be so common. we may
rather wonder that We are not all its
victims
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09
THE SPINET.

Beneath The rafter, black ana bare.
The ancient spinet stands;
rEe spiders DER lis yellow keys
llavr stretched their filmy strands,
Around its weak and lottering frame
The airy cobwebs blow,
In lieu Of silken tapestries
Taal moldered long ago,
But windy nights a quaint old tune
comes stealing down the stair;
i'". then she wakes The keys again
4 ghost with powdered hair.
The mice go dancing in and out
70 melodies she sung,
When fashion trOd the minuct
And Washington was young.
Around her on the garrett foo
Her shining satins trail
\ haunting sorrow dims her eyes;
Her face Is proud and pale.
but when l climb the Credking stair.
The gusty moonlight falls
ON nothing but the wlthered herbs
That hang along the walls.
Aud vet the spinet trcmDlCs sim
To that forgotten tune;
The ashes uf a Crumbled rose
Upon the keys are strewn
And yondcr chest below the caves
Her gown Of satin holds,
With sprlgs Of broken lavender
Between its faded folds.
-Minna Irving IN the New England Mas
azine,
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he crawls back over this same guy
to the top again and repeats the act
until he has spun eight strands. which
make thirty-two angular divisions in
the net. All spiders, as have OBJ
served, make the same kind OF a net,
with the sarGc number of strands and
divisions.
Now he proceeds to put in the net
work by starting from the center,
where he attaches his web. then with
a circular motion, travelling from guy
TO guy. spinning web as he goes, anl
by it's natural moisture sticks it 10
each guy, carefully carrying the web
in his hind feet to prevent it touching
except at the point desired by him.
When he has a small distance of the
inside finished he goes TO the outside
Of the net and finishes out any ir-
regular part of the net that does not
come within the radius of "A circle, Al
ter the circle mas been attained the
same rotary motion is kept up until
the net is finished to the center
Here comes the most comic feature
of net building-the test of durability
Of the work by the spider himself. AS
soon rs the net is finished he puts
every guy through the seVerest test
by sharp, brisk jcrkes, seemingly suf-
ficienr to tear the whole net to pieces.
The spiders antics just then are GER
tainly amusing. If the spider finds
the web is not taut, he will go to the
end Of the guy rope, stretch 1t until
IT suits him, and rcattach the guy.
If tie net stll seems loose from the
center the guy will be carried from
the center to some convenient point
to give the net its proper shape. This
is only done when necessary, display
ing the great intelligence Of the in
Il
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09

are too small for any markings to be
observed on their surfaces or to afford
fields for delightful speculations as to
their climates and inhabitants; they
are just wandering powders, as nu-
merous as the pebbles on the seashore,
and with. for the most part, scarely
more individuality to repay the as
tronomer for the toll of keeping a
watch on their motions, and of comput-
ing their orbits so that II was with a
decided feeling of satisfaction that
most astronomers saw the first half of
the present year go by without single
fresh discovery.
The last two months. however, have
each brought a new capture: the first.
discovered by NJ. Charlois of the Nice
observatory, on July 16, having no spe-
Cial claims to attention but the sec
ond. discovered by Herr Witt of the
Urania Observatory, Berlin, on Aug
IL, seems to have so remarkable an or
bit that astronomers will think the la
Dor spent on the discovery and obscr-
walton Of the other i30 or so of these
little bodies we'll bestowed. since ii has
led to the discovery of this one.
The chief interest of minor planet"
astronomy has lain in the suitability
Of some of them for use i'm the deter
mination of the fundamental unit of
astronomy. the distance of the earth
from the sun Some of them come suf-
ficiently near the earth every now and
then for their distance to be deter
mined with considerable precision. And
as the relative distances of the various
planets can easily be ascertalned, TO
know the distance accurately of one is
to know the distance Of all.
But the minor planets" as a body, lie
between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.
and only one or two ever come nearer
to the sun than the mean distance Of
Mars. The new planet. unlike all its
brethren. if the first attempts at the
calculation of its orbit are TO be re-
ceivcd. has its mean distance from the
sun within that of Mars, and, travel
ing in a very eccentric orbit, will aD-
proach the earth, when it is at it's near
est approach to both earth and sun at
the same time-within fourteen millions
of miles. 1t will be at such times our
nearest neighbor in space. after the
moon herself, but such close opposi-
tions Will only occur about once in
thirty years. The time of revolution
of the new planet is 645 days.
Like the other pocket planets" it is
of very small size. say twenty to twen-
ty-tive miles in diameter, but on the
occasion of very close opposition. it
will shine as a sixth magnitude star,
and, therefore, be visible to the naked
eye. Even at it's most distant oppo-
sitions it will be of the eleventh mag
nitude. five or six times as bright--that t
Is as most of the more recently dis
covered planets. This fact makes it
most remarkable that it has not been
discovered earlier and creates the
hope that other bodies nearer than
Mars may be detected. At any rate, it
will revive the interest in the search
for small celestial wanderers. of which
it is at present by far the most use
ful and interesting.
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A REMARKABLE NEW PLANET
One of the Asteroids That Has a Pc.
culiar Orbit.

From the London Times.
OF all the different departments of
astronomical work minor planet" dis
covery has seemed by far the least in
terestlng and profitable, There seemed
no end 10 their numbers more than
one hundred and iifty having been de-
tected within the last ten years. they
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09
A Heartless Stratagem.

How did they stop the eloprmcnty'
asked Maud
by dcstcstabc piece ot trickcly.' re-
piled Mamie,
"rhey came very near getting away i'm
safety"
Yes But her father put his head ont
OF the window and shouted that her hat
was on crooked, and when she grabbed
for II she upset the tandem. Washing
ton star
The herald., 1898-11-20
FOR SALE
City Lots and Lands

FOR sALE-HANDsoME RESIDENCE
site. any size from a single lot to y whole
block; situation as fine for O large resi-
dence as can be found In Los Angeles:
only half as far out as westlake park.
and twice as desirable In a dozen ways.
The property Is bounded on the north and
south BY Third and Arnold sts.. and ON
the east and west BY Bixel st. and Lucas
ave. Rixel st. runs north from Seventh
10 Third, rising gradually all the way till
this beautiful elevated platea u is reached.
IT Is broad. well improved street and
iavorite with people who drive. Lucas
avenue runs parallel with Bixel, and Is
the first street west Of 1t. The big 6hatto
residence Is on Lucas. 1t Is a full milo
nearer the city than Westlake park. and
the cars bring one from the corner of Lu-
cas- ave. and Second st. to Spring al. IN
just minutes. The lots are practically
level and just high enough above the
streets to admit of the most artistic fin
ishing up. The outlook from than Is as
fine as 1t is possible to imagine, and a
good residence would show up from them
to very great advantage. 1t could. be- seen
Tor miles and would be a landmark. From
1t the view in any direction would be in
describably pleasing. The eye would take
In the entire mountain range from San
Bernaruino and San Antonio clear around
to the ocean, the ocean itself and all the
charming panorama Of city and valley
tnat lies between. One can get here any
size lot from 50x125 to $50 feet square, or
larger II desired. And he can get 1t at
ITS present = not a speculative - value,
This property, and all the property In the
neighborhood, will undoubtedly be held
higher the moment real estate begins to
move, and there are good reasons why
the advance here will be greater than
elsewhere. In the first place. It is about
the only really beautiful hill district that
is not ruined or threatened with ruin by
the oil. The line of derrieks Is far to the
north of this property. and never can
come any closer, because south OF that
line there is no OIL. That fact has been
abundantly demonstrated by repeated and
costly experiments, Secondly. the Third
street tunnel. when completed will maks
Of Third ST. as important an east and west
thoroughfare as Seventh now is. A car
line through the tunnel and past this
property is assured, and will probs bly, be
in operation within very few months. II
property on Seventh st., between Bixel
st. and Lucas ave-, Is now worth $50 o
front foot this will be worth more. be-
cause of Its better location and greater
nearness to the business center of the
city. The situation is finer. It Is ION the
hills" but not hilly. 1t has all the advan-
tages of elevation and outlook, and none
Of the disadvantages, One does not have
to climb any steep hills to get to 1t, nor
find succession of hills and hollows
when he arrives. For healthfulness, pure
air. inspiring view and absence of frost,
1t Is not excelled. For sale by 8. r.
HENDERSON. 1857 w. Fourth st., or
business office OF The Herald.
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xoR SALE
xouass
FOR SALE-HOUsEs-SNAPs-
ON MONTHLY pAVMENyTc,


ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
$620-5 rooms hard finished. fenced, on
car line; 10 minutes from court house.
1865 large room cottage, 2 porches,
modern and best built; mantel, china
closet; marble washstand, bath, ETC.; "
block from electric line. close In.
S2600-7-room modern, 2-story, nicely
decorated. best built, large cellar, flowers,
bearing fruit trees, ETC.; street improve
ments complete. etc; beauty; owner
going east must SELL block from Adams
and Hoover streets; also another house
Aame size and price IN Hor ME Rrae tract
$1T0O-7 rooms nicely decorated, bath,
ETC.; barn, street improvements complete;
grounds covered with choice flowers;
beauty, and within walking distance.
$55O0-S rooms, complete modern con-
veniences, fine flowers, lawn, ETC.; best
built for owners home; perfect beauty
and best location on Alvarado, near Ninth
street.
$l000- rooms, hard finished, nicely dec
GRATED. best built, large cellar; street i'm
provements complete; close in; terms
$50 cash. balance monthly no interest |;
rare opportunity.
$e004 rooms, Just north of Pico street,
on Pico Heights.
$3.50 rooms. large lot. Boyle Heights.
Also other houses from $500 to $40, 900,
and vacant lots In all parts of the city.
See them.
Money to loan from AZ to 8 per cent net.
JOHN l.. PAVKOVICH.
22O West First. 20
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MAYNE FINDS THE BARGAINS.

We have been instructed by the owner,
MT. D. f.. Donegan, to sell the choice lots
facing the Occidental boulevard, north of
sunset park. for $500 each. Sunset park
will be improved this winter, as well as
Occidental boulevard, which is 100 feet wide
and extends from Sunset park to Firs.
street. and will be the very finest residence
street in the city, the lots being high and
slightly and the choicest location in all Los
Angeles. For homes and speculation in
vest!gate this offer.
NEW SAN PEDRO WILMINGTON.
Nonresident owners of 100 acres within
the city limits instruct us to place on the
market, for a few days, ten blocks, 462x33O
feet. for $500 each. With the influence of
Improvement at San Pedro, the meeting
place of commerce with commerce, and
the connection OF Los Angeles by electric
railway running right through this prop
erty, 1t Is worthy your investigation. Call
and let us show you maps and give full
particulars.
WALNUT GROVE AT ANAHEIM.
Nonresident owner of a 20-acre walnut
grove within one mile of this place in
structs us to sell for $1,000. The trees are
six years old, healthy, and in full bearing
and If you want reveuue-paying invest
ment give us an opportunity to give you
particulars. From present Indications at
least $l5O0 will be realized from next years
crop. Few walnut groves are for sale, and
this is an exceptionally good one and a
splendid bargain.
Our lists of investments resident vacant
lot and country properties are very COM
plete.
C. r. MAYNE & CO.,
11S w. Fourth street. 20
The herald., 1898-11-20
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice Of Assessment

THE HERALD PUBLISHING CON-
pany.-Location Of principal place Of
business. Los Angeles California. Lo-
cation of office No. 1S4 South Broad
way.
Notice is hereby given that at regular
meeting of the board of directors held on
the 18th day of October. 1898. an assessment
OF $40 per share or 20 per cent on each one
hundred dollars, was levied upon the SUBJ
scriEed capital stock of the corporation.
payable on or before November g. 1898. in
United States gold coin. to the general man
ager of said company at its office No. i3a
South Broadway, In said city Of Los An
geles, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the 25th day of
November, 1898 will be delinquent and adj
vert!sed for sale at public auction. and un-
less payment is made before will be sold
on Tuesday. the Sd day of January, 1899. to
pay the delinquent assessment. together
with cost of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
G. A. DICKINSON. Secretary.
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Stockholders Meeting

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Crystal Springs Land and Water
company will be held on Monday, Novem-
ber 21st, at o'clock p M, at the office Of
the company, $3.50 New High street, in the
city of Los Angeles, for the election of a
board of directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the meeting.
q 8. H. MOTT. Secretary.
Los Angeles. Nov. 8, 1898.
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WE SELL THE EARTH.
BASSETT g. SMITH.

Reader, rent day will soon come again.
Why are you paying rent? Why don't you
own a home of your own? Don't say you
can't afford 1t, for we can sell you house
for $750, $50 cash and $40 per month without
interest, Again, $780, $50 cash, balance SIC
per month, or $780, 800 cash, $40 per month.
Or $780, $100 cash. SIG per month,
One of the best bargains we have Is a
6-roomed house for s76O. $3.50 or less cash,
balance $3.50 per month without interest,
Come and see us.
BASSETT G. SMITH,
200 South Broadway.
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Supplies for the State Hospitals,
Commencing anuary l, 1899, and
Ending June 30, 1899.
OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
COMMISSION IN LIINACY

OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
COMMISSION IN LUNACY,
Sacramento. Nov. Is, 1893.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received at the State Hos
pitals, located near Stockton, Napa, Ag-
news, Ukiah and San Bernardino, up to
1:30 p. m, December Is, 1885, for furnishing
to each of said hospitals furniture and
household goods, provisions, fuel. forage,
drugs, clothing and materials for clothing,
and other materials for each of said hos
pitals for the six months ending June 30.
1899.
Blank schedules for bids on supplies
needed, and instructions to bidders may be
obtained by applying to the hospitals above
named or to this commission. The several
Boards of Managers reserve the right to
reject any and all bids.
By order of the State Commission in Lu-
macy. JOHN F. CARRERE,
12-15 Secretary, Sacramento, CAL
The herald., 1898-11-20
PATENTS AND PATENT RIGHTS

REMOVED-THE PATENT AGENCY SO
long In the Downey block has removed to
larger offices. All the files of the former
firm of Hazard G. Townsend will be
found at the new address, Potomac block.
2l7 S. Broadway, opposite city hail. rooms
321-3s2-323-324. TOWNSEND BROS, Tel.
M. 347. 70
The herald., 1898-11-20

ONLY $700 CASH. IF SOLD INSIDE OF 10
days-A nice 7-room 2-story house, bath,
closets, pantry, sink cellar, new plumb
ing, newly painted, 2 porches, with lots,
6Ox145 each, cement walks and corner,
clean side of street, all in fine order, for
el700: the lots are worth more money; $700
cash, balance time; you can't do better
see it. 504 E. Twenty-third ST., square
from Maple-ave. car line. Owners ad-
dress. s. A. SIDDALL, Azusa, Cal. 20
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Stockholders Meeting

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Los Angeles City Water company
will be held on Monday, November 21st, at
3 o'clock p. m, at the office of the company.
800 New High street, in the city of Los An
geles. for the election of board of direct
ors for the ensuing year, and the transac-
ton Of such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
Il 8. H. MOTT. Secretary
Los Angeles. Nov. s. 1888.
The herald., 1898-11-20

DO YOU KNOW OF ANY INVESTMENT
In the United States for the small outlay
of $l.25 an acre that can equal California
school lands? They abound in all coun-
ties, and can he held as an inves stment
Think this over. Stamp for book. Don t
delay. Wiseman's Land Bureau, 237 w.
First st. 20
The herald., 1898-11-20
Eoz SALE
Country Property

FOR SALE-THIS is A BARGAIN FOR
some eastern man. Buy from owner and
save commission. I have a 50-acre alfalfa
and fruit ranch. IL miles south of Los An
COLES, near Compton, from which l have
taken $2500 since February Is, this year.
i will sell 1t for $55c0. Five-room house,
outbuildings, horses. wagon and farming
implements included. Write for full par
ticulars to owner, JOHN L. ADAMS,
Compton. Cal. 20-2+27