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The true Democrat., 1898-07-23

The surgeons who have been max
ing examinations of the members O
the militia volunteers will make re
ports that will be apt to discourage
though it may not extinguish the hi
cycle habit, and particularly the low
handlebors. 1t is said at the medical
department Of the army that a great
number of the volunteers who have
Oeen rejected for physical disability
are bicycle riders, who, by that vic.
lent exercise, have developed diseases
OF the heart and spine which unfit
them for exposure or endurance
These troubles are said to be con.
nned almost entirely to riders who
use low handlebars and lean forward
In the saddle. This position not oplv
induces curvature of the spine and
other diseases in that part of the
anatomy, but causes the other oroans
10 crowd the heart out Of its place, and
produce irritation which ultimata,,
becomes chronic. AS soon as thew
nave an opportunity to do 50, the ex.
amining surgeons will be called unon
ior reports on this subject.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23

Associate superintendent of Schools
William L. Felter OF Brooklyn claims
that the handwriting of the future
will not be verticle hand, but q
round hand, with slant off the YER.
'lcat from ten degrees to twenty de,
grees. Investigation shows that this
Is the style written by business men,
These writer's were taught the old
slant They have worked up to a
slaut Of about seventy-fve degrees.
Why have they not gone up to ninety
degrees ? Because they could not dc
so and preserve the essential element
of rapidity.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23

There are some questions which
IKE the poor, we have always with US
one OF them is the perennial and
weIl-Worn query as whether women
nave a sense of humor, remarks the
Philadelphia Bulletin editoriallv A
New York newspaper prints letters on
the subject from half dozen women
prominent in various walks of life in
Guiding Maud Adams, Emma Tbursbv
and the president of the New York
State Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which declare that woman
nave humor, though they point ont
that, owing to the conventional 20
strlctions upon their behavior, their
sense OF the humorous finds less freo
expression than that of man. The
New York Post says that these women
are right, and that it is as foolish to
ask If women have humor as il would
be to ask if they have q sense Of
pathoS or knowledge of right and
wrong. AS normal human creatures
with faculties, perceptions and emo
'ions OF the race of which they consti-
tute one-haIf, they possess humor inst
rs they possess other attributes of
humanity The old theory that women
were IN some peculiar and mysterious
degree essentially different from the
masculine portion of mankind ;s M
1Ouger dominant among INTELLIGENT
people. The enlightened modern
tendency is to consider q woman 90 S
neither queen to be worshipped nor t
as a slave to be driven, but as a thor
oughIy responsible, fully equipped i
human being, who should be held 70 O
the same degree of accountability as t
man. 1t is true that there have been u
no great women humorists entitled to ~
rank with CerVantes, or even with k
Mark Twain; but this proves nothing Al
"oman's humor is likely to be Of n d
aner' less robust character than that a. a.
'f man. and she is seldom able to an. "
'reciate joke against herself. Bnt in
my man who declares that women do bI
lot possess both wit and humor is W
lind to some of the most obviony oo ~
acts of life. th h
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23

their officers made desperate fight
bnt 1t was evidently q losing game.
The schooner had her sweeps out and
IN few minutes would board the BRIG
with crowd of fresh assailants.
Fortunately the Enterprise was not
more than twelve miles away, in the
southwest. The watch had been
changed and the new lookout had
Just gone aloft when he called out:
Deck ahoy! There goes o gun right
nor east off the starboard bow"
In a minute all was conmotion.
One Of the officers sprang into the rig
glng with night glass and hailed:
There it goes again; I hear the
BOOM"
The commander was on deck.
Thank fortune, here comes the wind
from the west. Make all sail, Mr..
Hamilton. Well run down and see
what 1t is. That's heavy gun. The
; Iorldor has only eithteen- FOUNDERS.
lhey would not make flash light like
that. Beat to quarters and cast off
'ne starboard battery. Ram in q
round shot over grape!'
The breeze had freshened and the
Enterprise fairly walked. The flash
OF guns was now seen from the deck,
and the lookout hailed that he saw n
mast headlight.
1.-The Spanish brig is in trouble. I
hope nothing will happen tony friend
Hermann" said the officer. A tropic
dawn is something to remember
Long before the sun rises there comes
beautiful rosy light, making the
sea sheet of gold, and thus every-
thing was made plain to the Enter
prise and her crew. The Spanish
brig was enveloped in smoke and the
noise of the conflict was plainly
heard. The schooner was sweeping
up to board her deck alive with men.
The American was 200 yards away,
right across her bows, and then came
the order, "Give her two divisions
rake her fore and aft"
The effect was tremendous. A
chorus of yells and screams
from + the pirate and down came her
toremast and maintopmast. "Giye it
to EN- again." and her decks were
clear. Backing her mainsail in q
minute more the bowspirit of the
Enterprise was forking over the bow
of the Toridor and the cry was,
"Boarders away" The man-o'- wars. t
nen made short work of the pirates {
II the waists, and, all escaping, got g
nto their boats and pulled for shore 1
a carronade with a pistol
'artridge, the Yankee sailors dis v
harged it, cutting one boat in two, Il
nd IN moment the water was alive t.
7lth sharks, taking care of the crew d
The schooner was at once boarded c.
y three boat crews. The decks were il
eserted, but all at once there came a
eadly volley of musketry from the
abln, killing three men, and then q "
lsh, headed by Pinto, a tall, grizzled
trlcan, powerfully built. He shot
lieutenant Hamilton through the p,
ody and was attacked by the ward i
'om steward of the Enterprise, NJ
ant muiatto from Baltimore. He, p p
70, got a ballet, but struck Pinto's - -
ght arm off with cutlass stroke, r.
ID the villain was taken alive, the NJ NJ
lily survivor of his crew. ~ ~
In the waist of the Toridor lay sixty " "
70 dead men over forty being of her p, D,
eW, and Captain Hermann admitted p' 1''
at IN an hour more the pirates would II; II;
We owned his brig.-Philadelphia - -
mes. n
Sc
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
Fungus Carvings.

Ornaments of a variety of fungus
round IN the Adirondacks are in de-
mand Pictures are carved mon
the them, the dark coating surface of the
fungus II forming the background and
the I, figures appearing in white. The
dark ! surface is cut away to form the
drawing, Touched with a knife the
e,oIorlng of the fungus becomes IA a
a darker re brown, SO that all depths of
shading are possible. Trenton (N.Jl
American. -''0']
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23

Cricket in Australia is suffering
from the rooters in Australian "bar.
rackers," bleacheries. Mr.. Stoddard,
whose English team has returned
home after series of defeats by the
An ralians, complains that at every
mach portion of the public hooted
the players, Englishmen and Austral.
ians alike. ''
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
THE FIRST fSRpros

Exploded Too Soon to De,,,.
Gunboat.
Mr.. Mr.: R; Q. Crowley, FORM, /
tt trlclan of t. the Torpedo Divine D,;H,asil
N, contributes to Tba basl0a y
account of "The Confeds,svs vslteA Il
Service" After descr;hs;es lses VI, p!
gan: ganlzatlon ,st of the first tassaa y Y
vice, Mr.. Crowley says: '0'p'a' N
Having our system now g.
we we established torpedo stst;aal ps'l'tl +
nye or SIX miles below Riobnaas, u
submerging two iron tanks kss,aaa! sas,
one thousand pounds of DOWN. ,SJalaa \
In twelve feet of water, pIaasf 1eaa n
wires ashore and conness;a ssala
with l. galvanic battery conesa|., Z
small hutin a deep rayine, '1slsd y
Dattery-house the wires wa,. a.oa .
an a, elevated position nea, I,.s H.
the man In charge could keen y saa Il
out for passing vessels. Tba sp !. asaf y
OF the torpedoes in the wats, p0ale y
dlcated by two sticks, plantsaE ts Eaa !,
ten feet 81, apart on the bluff, a,s;l i9s /
line with each other and the to'as, Saa
a and the watchman's instruction. ssss = !
to explode them by conneet;s. sia " /
wires, wires as soon as an enemy's ~, Il
should be ON a line with .t
pointers. All this being. pren..sa = Y
awaited the approach of a Feda,.I
boat. AS was usually the s esss sa'
ca. came when least expected, on ~ g y
tlfui clear day, when our enti,s ~ y
except the man stationed as loolss' ~
was absent in Richmond, prens';l ssa
other war material.
We were apprised by telep,,,, /
the rapid approach of the gun5oss sp. NJ
Immediately hastened toward onr nv ~ y,
but we arrived toe late. n n
man in charge had not seen the Il,;.l
states tag for long period s., !,
never having previously seen ! s. ,a'
BOAT q SO near, lost his presence Of MI, nj
Ind fired one of the 1000 nans, ,l
'oWder-tanks when the guuboat s,' =
1t least twenty to thirty yards 4.
ant. A great explosion took nss, \,
hrowlng up a great column Of ras,
o a considerable height; and The r' gu.'
,oat by her momentum plunged iss iss
he great trough, and caught ii, Il,
.ownward rush of q wave on her e. y
ard deck. The guards were brols
way, half a dozen men were tbrm,
verboard, and other damage to NJ
unboat was caused. The stean,I
len turned about as quickly as si.I
ouid' and prepared to retrace In
'ute down the river, after picking 4
le men who had been washed oysl. i
Oard. There was brilliant opos,.
unity to accomplish her total destru,.
on by firing the remaining torpsdp
she passed back over it. But.alul
'e man had been so astounded al th
'st explosion that he had fled pie
pltately, without waiting to see What
image had been done, and the gun
'at was then enabled to return dosD
Ie river in safety.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23

1t is told without shame in Main.
chat an amateur photographer Of
"atervill0 took a snap shot at friend
who had lost his balance and fallen
into lake, before going to the rescue.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23

The resignation of Spain's secretar,
OF the colonies may have been caused
by the fact that the near future prom
ises to make the position compara.
tive sinecure.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
Water-Cress,

According to analysis by NJ. Chatin,
director of the School of Pharmacy,
Paris, water-cress contains iron, iodine,
phosphates and other salts. AS msdi.
cine it has been vaunted for its eficiea.
cy in all cases of weak digestion. For
food it ought to be used in it's green
or uncooked state in the form of salad
or without any seasoning,
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
The :. TRUE :: DEMOCRAT,
Published Weekly at
ST. FRANO1sYILLE, LOUISIANA,

Majors and captains will be as com.
mon In this country at the close of
the present war as admirals in Spain
and colonels in the Blue Grass region
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
THE PAY OF THE ARMY,

"hat Our Gallant Soldiers Receive for
Serving Uncle Sam.
The following is the monthly sti-
pend OF officers and soldiers of the
The herald., 1898-12-07
SILVANY WILL CASE
Quijada Will Held to Be Spurious by
the jury

The jury in the Silvany will case found a
verdict to the effect that Stephen Silvany
did not sign the will by which Quijada and
his son were made sole legatees, the contest
ants having now a clear field for presenting
their claims for the probate of the earlier
instruments, by which nearly all the prop
erty is made TO pass to Francisco Mora OF
Barcelona, Spain, in trust for the erection
and maintenance of male Catholic orphan
asylum in this county, small bequest only
being made to Mrs. George Meyer Of this
city.
The instructions of Judge Ballard were
plainly in favor of Quiiada, but the jury
was convinced that Quijada's witnesses
swore falsely. Otherwise the verdict must
have been favorable to him, for testimony
was given in his behalf which in itself far
outweighed that of the contestants, and the
case hinged upon the opinion of the jury as
to the veracity of his witnesses.
In accordance with the verdict, Judgment
was ordered for the contestants, but ten
days stay Of execution was granted. 1t Is
possible that this time will be employed by
Quijada and his attorney in preparing a
motion for new trial. Should such mo-
tion be made, it is believed that the court
would grant it, on the ground of preponder.
ance OF evidence opposed to the findings OF
the jury. The cause was tried once before
The herald., 1898-12-07


but shrugged his shoulders as though he did
not relish it, especially from the man who,
as assistant prosecutor, had helped to con-
vict him at San Francisco.
While all this was going on, Mathews and
Treat were busily engaged in filling out
fresh petition, addressed to Judge Clark OF
the probate department of the superior
court, asking for the appointment OF MIS-.
Bianchi as the guardian OF the girls. She
was called in and atfixed her mark to the
petition, being unable to write, while little
Carlotta shrieked as she walked back and
forth in the court room between two ltahan
women, nelghbors OF the family, VINO sym
pathaze with the grandmotner'
1t is hoped by formal nearing Oh tne
merits OF the case to snow that cato aoanu-
oned his children years ago, ana that the
previous guardianship proceedings, taken
during his ABSENCE We're iuiiy Justilieo py
the circumstances ana ina. the a.tenpt 10
make her surrender the girls' now that ,hey
have become so dear TO her' mas no lesai
The herald., 1898-12-07
United States Grand jury

The grand jury in the United States
court was impaneled and sworn in yester-
day as follows: Joseph B. Banning, fore,
man: Harry L. Tufts, L. P. Caller, Daniel
Neuhart, George r. Hanley. a. H. Parsons
Joseph Hamilton, Moritz Meyberg, w. s
Allen, A. P. Hoffman, H. A. Osgood N. z
Bailey, O. A. Stassforth, George w. Ora
ham, w II. Smylie, George W. Van Alstine
n. S. Montague. A. I. Richardson, j. j
Forbes, J. G. Whitaker, A. NJ. Caswel
and George H. Pnney. The term will last
about one month and contain about fifteen
working days. An adjournment was taken
until Thursday next.
The herald., 1898-12-07
A MINING CONTROVERSY
Development Work Without Author
ity From Partners

Judge Allen sat yesterday in Department
five of the superior court in the trial of the
case Of c. Z. Ferris against Mr.. and Mrs.
Blck Baker and others. By this action
Ferris sought to effect dissolution OF
partnership in the Philadelphia mining
claim at Randsburg. The claim was owned
by Ferris and Mrs Baker, and he advanced
s2399. As for its development on account of
which he desired the sale of the property to
reimburse him.
Defendants resisted the sale on the ground
that no understanding had ever been had
regarding development work, and that Fer
ris he'd gone ahead without their consent,
rolling up bill Of expense which he wanted
them to share.
Facts elected yesterday were in line with
the answer of the defendants, and Judge
Allen granted motion for non-suit.
The herald., 1898-12-07
HEAVY DAMAGES CLAIMED
Complaint Filed in the United States
District Court

Giles Otis Pearce of San Diego has filed
complaint in the United States circuit
court against the Rio Colorado Gold Min
ing company, corporation of Colorado City,
Col Mr.. Pearce's recital of wrongs done
to him covers about one hundred and forty
pages of closely written matter lie claims
damages in the sum of 5000 against the
company for its ''ihegal acts and combina-
tions. wrongful, willful and malicious, in
territorial and designed doings and failures
to specifically perform and carry out GER
tain obligations, trusts and contracts"
Plaintiff prays for money judgment to
operate as perpetual lien upon all goods,
chattels, lands and tenements of the de-
PENDANT and a specific lien upon the mines,
mills, equipments and minerals extracted
therefrom. The company, it is alleged, has
paid out $4,000 for development and i'm
provement on the Chocolate mountains in
Yuma county, Arizona, "and it is now ap-
parent that defendant is unable to give a
deed to the property"
The herald., 1898-12-07
LOS HERALD. WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER

Allen, attorney for William Boughton and
John Grady, the men convicted last week
of burglary, when they came up for sentence
before Judge Smith yesterday. According
ly, their cases were continued for hearing
on the motion till tomorrow.
Emil Heiber and ]. B. Morrison yesterday
pleaded not guilty to the information charg-
ing them with burglary, alleged to have
been committed at the house of Mrs. Wheel
er at Lordsburg recently. Their trial was
set for JAN 5, and Morrison's bail was re-
duced to $500.
Harry L. Flournoy, the Pasadena butch
er, who is charged with buying stolen cattle
from Romualdo Lopez at Old Mission, San
Gabriel, in pursuance of previous under
standing, pleaded not guilty to the informa-
ton charging him with grand larceny yester-
day. His trial was set for Jan. 10, and is
expected to occupy five days.
The herald., 1898-12-07
A TRAGEDY RECALLED
Suit for Damages for the Death Of a
Bicvclist

The trial for the suit for damages, insti
tuted by 7. j. Hooper against the Main
Street and Agricultural Park Railway com
pany, began yesterday before Judge York
and a jury. George P. Adams, A j. Schee
rer and c. D. Wilbur are acting as counse
for plaintiff, and Bicknell, Gibson & Trasl
for defendant. The action is brought tc
recover $4,000 damages on account of the
death of plaintiffs daughter, as he alleges
by reason of the carelessness of the motor
man on an electric car of the defendant
company.
Lucy Hooper, colored girl seventeen
years of age, while riding bicycle on May
p last attempted to cross Main street and
was run down and killed instantly. The
complaint against the company alleges that
the car was going at unlawful speed. The
company's answer denies this, and claims
that the death of the young woman was due
to her own negligence. A jury will weigh
the evidence in the case.
The herald., 1898-12-07
TRoPICo MURDER CASES
Hunter Pleads Not Guilty-Clark
Irving for a New Trial

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The herald., 1898-12-07
Bartlett Brothers Get the Piano

Justice Young yesterday ordered judg-
ment for Bartlett Brothers against Ellis e.
and Mary E Schoaley for the return of the
piano sold under lease or for $50, its value,
if the property itself cannot be returned.
The action was one of claim and delivery,
and the terms of the lease not having been
complied with, demand was made for the
piano. Defendants made an offer of $3.50
in court for the balance alleged by them to
be due on account, which was in itself a
confession that the conditions of the lease
had not been met by them. Consequently
there was no alternative for the court but
to sustain the right OF plaintiffs to the prop
ertY.
The herald., 1898-12-07
Tenants Peace Disturbed

Judge Van Dyke was engaged yesterday
in the trial of the suit of S. F. Posey against
W. H. Obear, an action brought to enforce
the terms of lease of the second and third
floors of building numbered ll9 East First
street in this city. An amended answer was
filed wherein Obear claims he is prevented
from the peaceful enjoyment of the prem
ses by disorderly people, who congregate IN
the hall at the street entrance and make 1t
unpleasant for the tenants. The cause was
dismissed, less than $500 being claimed by
plaintiff, and this placing it below the
amount required to bring it within the
jurisdiction of the court.
The herald., 1898-12-07
A SOLDIER OF THE SEVENTH
George A. Batchelder Died Of Typhoid
Pneumonia

Another soldier of the late Seventh regi
ritz George A. Batchelder of Company
OF Pasadena died Sunday night at the Sis
ters' hospital of typhoid pneumonia.
Private Batchelder was taken i'll while at
Camp Pratt and was removed some ten
days ago to the hospital for special care
and treatment. He had become enfeebled
from confinement in the hospital in San
Francisco with broken leg and was con
sequently less able to Withstand the raw
ages of the fever. He was painter by trade
3S years old, and resided with his parents
in Pasadena. The funeral will take place
with military honors on Thursday afternoon
from the undertaking parlors of Adams 4
Turner in that city,
The herald., 1898-12-07
Mead, for divorce yesterday, and Margaret

Mead, for divorce yesterday, and Margaret
Dunbar sued John Dunbar to secure an
order Of court annulling their marriage.
Charles Keubler pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of conducting saloon at the Three
mile house on the Ell Monte road without
a county license, and his cause was set for
trial by Justice Young for tomorrow at
2:30 p. m. Bail was fixed at 500.
Suit in the foreclosure OF mortgage was
instituted yesterday by Herman COLES
against J. G. de Turk and others for 1927
and interest. The property affected is in the
allotment of E. w. Squires in the suit of
Gibson ct al. VS.. Lugo ct al, and embraces
land in the Rancho San Antonio in this
county.
The herald., 1898-12-07
Struck for Wages

Forty-seven hands on the Santa Anita
ranch struck for their pay recently. They
say that their wages have been arrears for
a long time and it was difficult to receive
any money whatever. Instead of affairs
improving they became worse, and although
Foreman Johnson was approached about the
matter he put the men off with the repre-
sentation that he was waiting for orders
from Superintendent Unruh, who is now at
San Francisco
The herald., 1898-12-07
IN THE OIL FIELD
Information Desired Concerning Los
Angeles Wells

City Oil Inspector Monlux received the
following letter from the United States
geological survey, division of mineral re-
sources, yesterday:
Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. l, 1898.
Dear Sir: am anxious to obtain correct
list OF the crude petroleum producers of the
city of Los Angeles, and have been informed
that you can furnish me with the informa-
ton. l would, therefore, be greatly obliged
to you for the names and postoffice adj
dresses, together with the number Of wells
owned or operated by each.
Thanking you for the courtesy, am,
Yours very truly,
Il HILL.
The herald., 1898-12-07
Admitted to Practice

Winfield S. Williams was admitted to the
practice of law in this state by Judge York
yesterday on motion of Walter j. Trask
and presentation of certificate from the SUI
preme court of Wisconsin. Olney S. Will
Jams was also admitted on motion and pre-
sentation of certificate from Michigan.
The herald., 1898-12-07
An Opening for Som ebody

The Yosemite Commission has the Yo.
semitic general store and outbuildings in
the valley for rent. The business is with
the hotel guests, campers and the other con
cessioners Of the valley. 1t is a good bust
ness for an enterprising party. The priv
leee of renting tents and tent outfits can be
added to the other business. Here is an op
portunity for some Southern Californian tr
get into good business An applicant
should address Abbot Kinney, commits
sioner in this city.