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The herald., 1898-03-29
POLES AND WIRES
No More Permits for Overhead Wires
in the Present Form

Sunday next, the 3rd day of April, marks
the expiration of the limit of one years
time allowed the various telephone, tele-
graph, electric light and power companies
operating in the city after the passage and
approval of the ordinance requiring that all
wires in the business district shall go un-
derground. Notwithstanding the fact that
SO much time was allowed for placing con-
duits and getting the wires below the sur
face it is only within the last couple OF
months that any of those affected save the
telephone company, have made "a visible
attempt to comply with the ordinance. The
Edison company has already applied for
an extension. of time of any number OF
months the council sees fit to enable them
to complete their conduit. This matter is In
the hands of the board of public works.
Yesterday the Los Angeles Railway COM
pany, which has leased space for its power
wires in the conduit of the San Gabriel
Electric company, made application for an
extension of time. BY letters from the
president of the San Gabriel company it
was shown that it's conduits would not be
complete and ready for use for some sixty
days, hence the railway company's inabil-
ity to comply with the ordinance. After
discussion of the matter, upon motion of
Mr. Nickel, it was ordered that the chair
appoint a committee of three to confer with
the electric companies and ascertain the
least possible time in which they will be
able to complete their work of complying
with the ordinance President Silver named
Messrs. Nickel, Mathuss and Ashman as
the committee.
Shortly afterward the question was re-
opened upon the reading of a petition from
the Edison Electric company, asking for
the privilege of stringing two overhead
wires, 1.-THE same to be removed on or be-
fore April g. 1885," To the granting of any
more such permits Mr.. Nickel objected as
the proceeding savored Of the farcical.
President Silver also remarked that no per-
mits should be granted under present con-
ditions. He understood that some of the
companies had been laying in stock of
permits against a time of need to be used
as occasion requires.
Upon motion of Mr.. Toll it was finally
ordered that all present permits for the
maintenance of overhead wires be revoked
on April Srd and from that date the chief of
police be instructed to see that no poles
and wires go up unless by special permis-
sion of the council. 1t was further decided
that no permits for the erection of poles or
wires, for the time to be granted as an ex-
tension in which to complete conduits,
would be given except upon the written
application of the consumer desiring SER
vice and that the permits shall only con-
tinue in force until one underground sys-
tenn is in operation throughout the conduit
area.
The herald., 1898-03-29
Another Kentucky Incident

An amusing little Incident occurredin the
city court one morning this week. The
lawyer for prisoner who had never been
arrested before wished to- prove the pre-
vfous good. character of his client, ana
rendered the Judge a letter, wntcns ne
said, would show the standing and honor
able character of the oulprit. The 1udge
took the letter, and as he read'it . nroeo
smile stole over his face.
'sDid I understand you to say, no asked
of the lawyer, 'tl1at t1fis. l6tter Was q cer-
tificate of character?
"You did, your honor, replied tue lawyer.
s'Well," remarked the judge, ~ don't
know but what IT u, but hardly think
it is the letter you thought 1t was; read
It,"
He handed 1t back ana the lawyer
glanced over It. 1t was a letter from q
Arm of distillers, stating that they had
lust, sftppeA 90 many gailcns Of whisky
10 q. member Of MS family, and they we're
confident he wouid.find the liquor excel
lent
If drinking good whisky and standing
I,trh III alcoholic circles OF society were a
ecTtihcste Of character, theprisoner would
Rave beefi an right; as It was, he was'hned
~, ThS me was remftted, since It was
iIis first offense and there were' extenuat:
ing cifcumstances.- Times. >.
The herald., 1898-03-29
Saint Joan Of Orleans

The canonization Of the Maid Of Orleans
ia moving on to its Accomplishment. its
pleading is shortly to take place at Rome.
johns advocate, or, properly speaking. the
AdAiocatus Del. who defends her cause y
sigA,or Minetti; and the Advocatus Diaboh
will, be Mgr. Lugar. The Devils Advocate
is, d. course. Der 0eist DER stets vern-
eint.S He has to deny. discuss and dstract
from Ahe five dealings and the eleven acts
Of grad which make up her positive rsc-
ord. but the Adwocatus Del Is well armed
for the1 conflict He has gotten together
lis proofs which, will establish that the
Maid possessed all the moral and theov
ioeicai vH.tues. and the records Of twenty
~ witnesses will be produced from parck-
mcnt and page testSfying to five great heal-
inrs wrought by her intercession. The cam
onisation -, therefore. assured, and the
Advucatus Diaboh will, as 1t were, appear
IN white gloves on this occasion. It was
not always so. At the canonixation Of st.
FRANCIS de Sales counsel for the devil
pleaded that the saint had once cheated 1t
cards. But" said the archbishop Of AK.
"oveu IL he did 90, was 1t not to mako
money for the poorT'-Pall Mall Gasette
The herald., 1898-03-29
JoCKHECK,s WHISKY TO BEANIE
The Supreme Court Holds Join tist
Responsible For q Mans Death

Topeka, Kas.-Carl Jockheck Of Topeka
was one of the men who fought the pAo-
hibitory law most fercely when 1t fra t
went into effect in the early sos. GeoreA'
List, also Topeka man, was one OF jock
heck's best customers. Finally List, who
was l1abitual drunkard, became Victim
of delirium trements. Going home one
night in drunken frenzy he became en-
ragged by the taunts of his wife. He drew
a revolver and blew his brains out.
Jockheck was rich, and Lists wife, Anna
List, sued him for $4,000 damages. This
was in the fall of 1884 Knowing that the
law was against HIM. Jockheck sent a
lawyer to Mrs. List, who paid her $77.50
and secured what Joclsheck supposed was
a release of her claim. She continued. to
prosecute her claim, and after 1t had hung
in the courts for years, she was given a
verdict for $500. Jockfeck appealed to the
court of appeals, and the case reached the
supreme court
Chief Justice Doster gave an opfqion sus-
tanning the Judgment Of the lower COURT
Kansas City Star.
The herald., 1898-03-29
CANNoNs I'M HIS WELL
Noisas That Have Caused Great An
noyance to Farmer Taylor

Six miles west of Ellensburg, in tht
state of Washington, resides farmer
narned I. B. Taylor, whose farm in years
past ha s been noted for the size of the
onions produced. He has secured pre-
miums from numerous agricultural
fairs aus we'll as from noted seed mer
through out the United States. Farmer
Taylor, however, has lost interest in his
mammdth onions. and his sole attention
is diverted to we'll of waiter under his
llkitchen. There was nothing phenom-
I.enal abo ut this twenty foot shaft under
meath HIS humble dwelling until recent
NV. 1t had always produced delightfully."-
cool and refreshing waterL and Farmer
Taylor was never known to quaff any
thing stronger than that Now he has
troubled mind, and it is caused by his
we'll
At irregular intervals. reports like
those from a heavily charged gun arc
heard in it's depths. At times there will
be twenty such reports in rapid success
sion; at Others only two or three. Then
again there will be an intermission fol-
a day Or two. The bombardment will be
resumed without the slightest warning
to the great annoyance of Farmer Tay-
lor, whb has frequently caHed in his
neighbors to aid him in solving the mys-
terry.
'If the war in China were not ended,
said Mr.. Taylor to a Sun reporter, 81
might attribute the explosions of thf
guns in battle between the Japs and
Johns, but that unpleasantness is over
and will. have to find other causes. A
year ago his valley experienced a Sc
we're earthquake, and while no damage
was appar mt on the Surface of the earth
] am incSn ed to think crevices and un-
derground passages were opened and
these loudt gunlike reports have theil
origin in the waters seeking to rush
through tn sse new passages. The bom-
bardment dates from the day of the
earthquake Visitation, and think this
is the true :solution of the phenomenon
Previous t Q looking at it in this philo-
sophical way Farmer Taylor was in a
quandary VIII ether to fire the house or fill
the we'll and abandon the farm to the
noisy spooks. New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-03-29
PUMPING CABLES
Those Who Get Them and Some Who
Do Not

OH Inspector Monlux presented his re-
port on the applications for erection and
maintenance of pumping cables over grad
sd streets, which had been referred to hin,
lor investigation. making the following
recommendations:
First-l recommend that petitions from
}. II. Hend.ey Petroleum company, Mer-
hants' OH company, Catherine Schonman n.
9. Powell, McCray Brothers, Daggett &
Fletcher, Acme OIL company. George w.
The herald., 1898-03-29
Given an Extension

The Traction company, assignees of W.
H. Workman and A. Jacoby, to whom was
some months ago granted franchise for
the construction of an electric road out
Fourth street to Boyle Heights applied for
an extension of time within which to COM
mence the operation of the road. The pres
ent limit is May 1st, but the company
promised if given an extension to Septem-
ber 1st, on that date to have the line COM
pleted and cars running. The desired time
was granted.
The herald., 1898-03-29

ley bounded BY EtoAts ana Ninth. Spring
and Broadway deaterrsh Que week; aoainst
the ssraishtenins4 1 Ind widening Of CeHtsal
avenue between Tn tlia. and Eighth streets.
deferred one week; against the improve
ment Of Vermont svenue from Pico 1000
feet southeriy. .denied on recommendation
OF the city engineer; against sidewalking
and curbing OF Olive street from First to
Second. deferred one week.
The herald., 1898-03-29
Learning Of tits Fellow 1rsn

As a matter OF fact, an intelligent person,
looking out Of his e.kes and hardening In
his ears, with a smile on his face all the
time, Will get more true education than
many others In a life tvf heroic vigils. There
is certainly some chiE and arid knowledge
to be found upon tfie SUBMITS Of format
and laborious science. but 1t IL all around
about you and for the trouble Of looking
that you viii acquire the warm and PAL
pitating facts Of life. While others are llll-
ing their memory with a lumber Of words.
one-half of which they will forget before
the week will be QUIT your truant may learn
some really useful art: oplay the hddlo.
to know a good cigar or to speak with eaee
and opportunity 10 all Varieties Of men. ~
r. l.. stevens0n'a. 4. Essays.
The herald., 1898-03-29

tsmpsr1scs ~ treaesd u ~ sploe11t ~
canss tAs Things sok>ed are not tecorns-'
are not true They appssl to the feelings.
and the feelings are certain conditions Of
mind which incite to action without WALT
ing for the intellect to speak.
ssThe Fundamental reNeon for teuperauce
is truth Of action in all things proportional
to our knowledge. Huxley said there is
no alienation for the woes Of the world ex-
cept absolute veracity Of thought and ac-
tion.
Nov. there are certain drugs which de-
stroy yeracity, which make the world ap-
pear as 1t Is not Thousands Of people Will
die in the Klondike next year from using
alcohol to make them warm. Alcohol
gives fictitious feeling of strength and
warmth; II sometimes enables . man u
borrow tomorrows strength; 1t creates an
impression that is not true.
Tobacco causes feeling OF rest and
comfort when they are not real. Opium
makes the gigantic vision Of dreams seen
reality. The opium taker dreams of para
disc while his body lies in waalow 4
Chinatown. 10
MANY medicines contain cocaine. thN
most deadly drug. which makes you fec
we'll when you afesnot well.
Coffee Is worse than claret; people liks
it In the morning to give them strength
Coffee and tea are nerUe-destroyers of thu
worst kind.
"Sham emotions always torture, whether
of love. religion or alcohol Anything thai
tends to make our nervous system lie II
intemperance--not that II hurts the bones
the muscles or the lfver
1.-THE brain is the essential thing of th,
man. The only legitimate pleasures arr
those which grow greater in their exercise
The best thing In life is to be sane
Professor Ardley followed IN a short all
on Historic Armament" and De- Win
ship in brief address containing valuabl
hints to teachers.
SECTION WORK
The afternoon was devoted entirely Il
section work, each department having pa
pers on Its special subject of study By one o
more teachers, followed BY discussions
and all were we'll attended.
This morning in the high schoo. audito
rum Professor w. A. Edwards will talk Of
"Our Deeds, Our Teacher; A Phase o
Manual Training" Professor Htarbuck Of
Mature Hews First in the Rough" Pro
fessor Bernard Moses. United states His
cessful Teacher"
In the afternoon the city and count!
teachers will meet together In Che Los An
geles theater and will be addressed by Pro
fessor ]. M. Quinn on "A Plea for Loca
History" and Professor H. T. Aryiley OF
Applied Art in Education"
The herald., 1898-03-29
HE KNEW BRocKwAY OF E1MIRA
And Told How He Had Been In His
Place q Thousand Times

When Superintendent Brockway Of the
Elmira refoEmatory wants new batch
of prisoners he sends his brother, De-
tectiwe Brockway, down to New York
to get them. Detective Brockway is an
elderly man, with long white beard.
and he puts up at the Broadway Central
hotel.
The sidewalks in that vicinity are
crowded every morning by statesmen for
cloak houses and dry goods stores. They
are there waiting for country buyers to
come along
Max Table porter, a cloak salesman, of
No. 10 West Fourth street, and Ludwig
Danziger, in similar employment with
Hoffman Bros, of No. 622 Broadway
were in the hot the other day. Detec-
tive Brockway was in the corridor smok-
ing a cigar and giving his beard an air
ing. His appearance attracted Danxi-
ger, who was on q sharp lookout foI
cloak buyers. He asked Tableporter
who he was.
"Why, THAT'S Brockway," was the re-
ply. "He hasAone Of the largest placesin
Elmira.'' 'sN'" l'N'3 ~ rh
IT thought I,knew him. said DanSi-
ger, who at dnde recollects any one who
buys cloaks, even II ne never saw him
before.
Danziger now made elaborate efforts
to shake" TablepAorter. Leaving him
in the middle of broadway. he slipped
back and grasped Brockway by the
hanad.
why, Mr., BrockwAy," he said, why
didn't you come to seA me when you ar.
rived? You're looking WELL"
II don't remember yoIi," said the de-
tective, who is frequently tackled" by
confidence men.
"You DON'T" Danziger exc laimed,. why
I've been in your place in Hmira . thou-
sand times
A roar OF laughter from crowd VI
cloak statesmen who were standing
around told the ardent saleA'men that
something was the matter. He soor
found out what it was, and then he
started out on hunt for Tabletorter.-
New York World.
The herald., 1898-03-29
BONDS AND BRIDGES
Preliminary Steps Taken for Calling
an Election

Ordinances of intention, declaring the
public necessity for additional fire-fighting
facilities and of more bridges, were read.
Mr. Baker, as chairman of the bridge COM
mittee, presented plans drawn by the city
engineer for four bridges. the locations
and estimated cost of which are: Sixth
street, over Hollenbeck Park lake, $500;
Avenue 26, over Arroyo Seco, $500; Los
Feliz road, over Los Angeles river, $4,000;
Ninth street, over Los Angeles river, $4,000:
total, S23 900.
The plans were unanimously approved
and the ordinances passed.
The herald., 1898-03-29
They Don't Want It

Mrs. Clara r. Shatto and ]. S. Mailman
presented a communication in which they
expressed the desire to withdraw the ap-
pications made by them for a special
grading permit to lay tracks from Seventh
and Alvarado west and north, and also for
regular franchise for the same route.
Their request was unanimously granted.
The matter has been for some weeks
gently slumbering in the board of public
works, but is at last disposed of.
The herald., 1898-03-29
His Pelvis Was Fractured

r. Mores, coppersmith, sustained a
fracture of the. right pelvis bone near the
edge, last might. He was driving in a
wagon along Main street, near the Plaza
when Pasa dena electric car passed and
caused the horse to shy, throwing Moresi
out. He was'attendeh at the receiving hos
pital by Dr. Hagan.
The herald., 1898-03-29
Undeliyered TeIerrauas

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union telegraph office for Miss
M s. Cutler Henry Dubbers. F. d. Even
E. H. Watkins, Mrs. l.. P. Dosh, Ezra C.
Pratt. Daniel Mcdonald, Mrs. McGregor.
The herald., 1898-03-29
Protests Considered

Protests against street work We're dis
posed of as follows: Against the opening
OF Kohler street, protest sustained; against
the widening of Bellevue avenue, deferred
two weeks; against the opening of an al
The herald., 1898-03-29
Reception to Crawford

The Ebell has issued invitations for a re-
ception to F. Marion Crawford the noted
write,r and novelist, to be given Friday
afternasA April LIST. from to o'clock.
The herald., 1898-03-29

The English Quakets. number. abs4t A.
teen thousand. :
The herald., 1898-03-29

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broad brush.
1.-The purpose and end of all education and
knowledge is to act wisely, to do the best
thing that can be donc.
.'Three roots bear up human strength.
First, knowledge, which is power; second
will, the power to choose; third. obedience
that is, obedience to the conditions that
surround us, not to individuals.
"Happiness comes from right action.
Wrong action puts us in an environment
which causes pain and unhappihiess. Pain
is not a curse--it Is warning that condi-
tions are not right. Diseases are the cas-
lest to cope with where pain Is the most
vigorous. The insidious disease ID that
without adequate pain.
"A great many drugs produce an ex-
uufsite pleasure, which the nerves are un-
prepared to recognize as danger signal.
"In New Mexico there is tribe of men
who once year bind cactus on their
backs and beat their muscles to a jelly.
They thus reach a certain point where
pain becomes delight--they are out OF
the condition of sanity-their pains do not
appear to them as they are.
"Some time ago criticised in the North
American Review the writer's of certain
works on scientific temperance. so-calleld.
They INDUCED in all sorts of discussion of
the effect of alcohol on the bones, the mus
cles, the stomach and the liver. Now these
things are not true. They might as well
discuss the effect of alcohol on the boots.
"If physiology is taught in the public
schools, 1t should be taught as physiology,
a science Of great Importance in teaching
us the laws of our beings. II evils are to
be discussed, there are many OF them; but
to make the one veil of alcoholic intemper-
ance cover the whole book is a mistake; It
throws things out of all proportion.
II object again tosthe way the.svils Of In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-18
SHE'S A FINE CRAFT.
Converted Kanawah Will Make Excel
lent Practice Ship.
lieuts. EiswaId and Llppitt Give Result OF
Their Recent Inspection.

Lieut.. George III. Eiswald, command
ing Division No. of this city, and
Lieut.. r. Lincoln Lippitt, battalion
paymaster, Rhode Island Naval Re-
serves, who were detailed by Gov. Dyer
to inspect the converted yacht Kama
wah at the New York navy yard, re-
turned to this city yesterday, and
from the verbal report that they make
IL is very evident that the state VIII
have a perfect practice ship Tor It's
Naval battalion, for since the vessel
was converted from a pleasure to war
craft. all the changes made were In tho
direction of improvements Tor It's usd
by the reserves.
The New York navy yard officials
have manifested a disposition to give
the reserves everything that belongs to
the yacht which is better equipped as
to guns than most OF the auxiliary
yachts taken into the navy at the be-
ginning of the war. IT has battery OF
six, composed of one three-pounder
mounted forward by the windlass; two
Colts automatic on top of the pilot
house one starboard and one port. and
three one FOUNDERS, two being located
aft about amidships, and the third in
the stern. All these guns are stu
mounted and all will be sent with the
yacht The yacht has accommodations
for 40 men, and could accommodate 10
more and as only one division OF the
reserves will occupy the vessel at
time il will not be difficult TO provide
for them all.
In color the boat is a steel grey, the
war color of the navy The mast and
funnel nave "A rakish look. and every
thing about the boat is apparently in
excellent condition. The electric light
ing plant includes a search light, in
good condition. The engine and boiler
room was i'm the confusion always
seen in q steamer out of commission,
but the boilers appeared to be in good
shape and the engine is one of the
best The boat carries 10 tons of coal
an unusually large supply. At a speed
of nine or 10 miles an hour. the ordin-
airy cruising speed of the navy in times
of peace. the consumption of coal would
be very small.
There is some doubt whether the work
of fitting out and making ready is to be
done by the United States or by the
state and Gov. Dyer will make inquir-
les at the navy department without de-
lay. If the state is expected to make
the yacht ready il is important THAI
work should be begun at once Lieuts.
Fiswald and Lipprt are Of the opinion
that the vessel should be taken as soon
as possible. The expense OF mainte-
nance will probably be betrayed in part
from the annual appropriation for tho
Naval Reserves made by the govern
ment and in part from the annual state
appropriation
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-18

Hope Street tigi School Team and the D. K. {
Team Met al Cold Spring.

The Hope street high school eleven
lined up against the strong p. *. f.,
one of the fraternity elevens from
Brown yesterday afternoon at Cold
Spring and put up very strong game.
The high school had several substitutes
in and expected 10 be badly beaten as
the ID. X. r.. is a very heavy team and
has several famous players.
The ID. *. f.. scored on fluke after
Eve minutes of play, but the high
school got into the game and held for
downs and then aided by great inter-
ference rushed the ball up to the line
where Metcalf was sent over for a
touchdown. In the second half Baxter
was sent around the end for 40 yards
and a touchdown aided by great inter-
ference by Nye. Parker and Metcalf.
The ID. X T.. broke through the tackle
on A tumble and scored soon after. The
all around playing of Metcalf was the
feature of the game for the high
school. Baxter. Parker and Nye did
good playing for the ID. Is. II. Barker
and Forbes did the best playing. The
line nm:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-18
Col al ApaX1m.

The finals In the golf tournament for
ladies at the Agawam club are being
played today and the game is very
finely contested. on Wednesday Mrs.
Hunter beat Miss Chapman 6 UP. 4 20
nlay, and Miss Goddard beat Mist
Sackett up. to- play. This leaves
Mrs. Hunter and Miss Goddard contest
ing for the award Mrs. Hunter was
the winner last year. but Miss Cod
dard is playing a cool strong game.
and the final feature is fun of exciting
interest for the enthusiast. Despite tho
inclement weather there are many la
r4tpu nj the rtrrfJ- f0uge
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-18
MFARLAND COUNCIL, K. OF c.
Second Monthly Entertainment Under It's Auspices
in Mount Hope Hall, Eddy Street.

The second monthly entertainment
given by Mcfarland council, No. l4i'
knights of Columbus in Mt. Hope hall.
corner of Eddy and Sherhurne streets,
last evening. was in the nature OF a
basket party. and although the weather
interfered somewhat with the attend
ance, there was quite large number
present. and tho affair proved To be
most ENJOYABLE. When the dancing
commenced there were ABOUT 90 coupies
on the floor. and the FUN WAS kept up
until "a late hour.
The committee OF arrangements con-
sisted OF j. n. Carney. Christopher O.
Brien. NJ. J. Egan. Charles Christy and
William South.