anaheim-gazette 1891-12-03

VOLUME XXII. LODGE MEETINGS. ANAHEIM LODGE, NO. 207, P. & A. M., hold regular meetings on the Monday of or preceding the full moon in each month. Sojourning brethren in good standing are cordially invited to attend. W. M. McFADDEN, W. M. H. W. CHYNOWETH, Secretary. ANAHEIM LODGE, NO. 199, I. O. O. F. REGULAR meetings every Tuesday evening. Visiting others always welcome. E. A. CHAMPLIN, N. O. W. K. HARKER, Secretary. ANAHEIM LODGE, NO. 85, A. O. U. W. MEETINGS on the first and fourth Friday of every month. F. CRIST, M. W. T. S. GRIMSBHAW, Secretary. ORDER CHOSEEN FRIENDS MEETS THE FIRST and third Saturday evenings in each month at 6 o'clock. Odd Fellow's Hall. MRS. EMMA SEARLE, Councillor. A. L. LEWIS, Secretary. EVERGREEN COUNCIL, AMERICAN LEGION of Honor. Meets first and last Wednesday of each month, at 9 p.m. MRS. E. A. JAMES, Mrs. L. G. BATES, Secretary, Commander. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. J. H. BULLARD, A. B., M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and Residence, corner Hermine and Chartres streets, near Planters' Hotel. OFFICE HOURS: 7 to 8:30 a.m.; 12 to 1:30, and 6 to 7:30 p.m. H. W. CHYNOWETH, Attorney-At-Law. Metz Block, Cor. Center and Los Angeles streets. Real Property Law a Specialty. ANAHEIM, CAL. RICHARD MELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AND NOTARY PUBLIC. center street, Anaheim, Cal. MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial (Corner Center and Lemon St.) J. J. EVERHARTY, - PR First-class Accommodations for Fancy THE COMMERCIAL, FORMERLY KNOWN Cheim Hotel, has been thoroughly renovated in first-class style. A share of the public pay solicited. SAMPLE ROOMS ATTACHED The Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars DUBLIN STOUT, PALE ALE, HALF Fashion Livery Stables in connection with Hotel furnished with or without drivers. LOOK THIS All those who are tired of monkeying with creature Beats' Debts, be sure and purchase : Your CHEESEM H. W. CHYNOWETH, Attorney-At-Law. Metz Block, Cor. Center and Los Angeles streets. Real Property Law a Specialty. ANAHEIM, CAL. RICHARD MELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Center street, Anaheim, Cal. Special attention given to PROBATE matters. L. A. MENDELSON. GEO. P. BURKE. Mendelson & Burke ATTORNEYS AND Counsellors-at-Law. First National Bank Building. Santa Ana, Cal. C. C. HAMILTON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Rooms 1, 2 and 3, Savings Bank Building. SANTA ANA, CAL. S. O. WOOD, ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER, ANAHEIM, CAL. H. P. LARSEN, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER. Estimates given, Contracts made and do a general Jobbing Business. CENTER STREET, ANAHEIM. CHAS. SCHINDLER, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Center street... Anaheim. Making and repairing at the lowest cash price. All orders promptly attended to. All work guaranteed. L. GUNTHER, PIONEER BOOT & SHOE MAKER. Corner Adela and Los Angeles streets. FRANK FOX. City Barber Shop. FOR A FIRST-CLASS SHAVE! HOT AND COLD BATHS. H. A. McWILLIAMS. CONTRACTOR AND All those who are tired of monkeying with creed Beats' Debts, be sure and Purchase : Your —OF— CHEESEM Who Sells for Car STORE ON BROADWAY West Anaheim Can we mend our system of trade? M. H. Chee F. CRIST, MERCHANT Just received a complete FALL AND WINTER Goods or and fabrics, to which the attent zens of Anaheim and vicinity is Suits to order from Pants to order from An invitation is cordially public to call and examine this FRI T. J. F. BOY Wholesale and Retail Dealer Wines, Liquors and KEEPS ALWAYS ON HI A COMPLETE SERVICE Of the Finest Wines, Liquors and WINES AND DINNER BY THE KEG, GALLON OR Orders by Mail Promptly Corner Adele and Los Angeles streets. FRANK FOX. City Barber Shop. FOR A FIRST-CLASS SHAVE! HOT AND COLD BATHS. H. A. McWILLIAMS. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Office and shop, first door south of Ferdinand Backs' Furniture Store. Los Angeles street, Anaheim. F. BACKS, UNDERTAKER. And Dealer in FURNITURE. Wall Paper, Cornices, Window Shades, Picture Frames, Upholstery Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass. Sewing Machine Supplies, Etc. Corner Los Angeles and Chartres Streets. J.M. Griffith Company (A CORPORATION) LUMBER DEALERS (Near Railroad Depot) ANAHEIM. Keep constantly on hand Doors, Blinds, Windows, MOULDINGS, Posts, Shakes, Shingles, LATH, HAIR, PLASTER OF PARIS. ANAHEIM GRIST MILLS OPERATING ON Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week. Grain, Feed, Meal, Etc., of all varieties. Corn helled and hipped. W. T. BROWN, Agent. KEEPS ALWAYS ON THE COMPLETE WINES AND GOODS DELIVERED FREE Opp. S. P. Depot, ANAHIE Bentz & Stea Wholesale and Retail Anaheim, Cal. Dealers in Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Salad Of Our Own Market price Paid for Hello, What's the MUS DA Informs his customers and the general public to sell goods at the smallest margin possible. Therefore can sell for a very small profit, giving effit of low prices. No charge for showing good tions. Come one, Come all! All Kindsof Produce and Poultry Ta ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1870 MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Hotel. (For Center and Lemon Streets) ARTY, - PROPRIETOR. Modations for Families & Tourists L., FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ANAn thoroughly renovated, and will be conducted share of the public patronage is respectfully LE ROOMS ATTACHED TO HOTEL. Quers and Cigars OUT, PALE ALE, HALF-AND-HALF. In connection with Hotel. First-class turn-outs without drivers. Horses bought and sold. THIS WAY. If monkeying with credit and paying Deadats' Debts, be sure and : Your : Goods —OF— ESEMAN, The Weekly Gazette. Established 1870. SHUSCRIPTION, - $2 Per Year. Six months. 1 00 Three months. 75 Payable invariably in advance. Transient Advertising. SPACE. One square.... $1 00 Two squares... 1 50 Three squares... 2 00 Four squares... 2 50 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 week $1 25 $1 75 $2 00 $2 50 $3 00 $3 50 Customary Reductions on above rates will be made on advertisements running for longer periods. Usual discounts on large advertisements. The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning, and sent to subscribers by the early mails. It is deivered by carrier in Anaheim on the morning of publication. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class marker. Items of news and correspondence on all live subjects are solicited by the editor. Be brief, and write directly to the point. All communications must be signed by the author, not for publication, but for the information of the editor. FRISKY PRITCHARD. MARRIED SIX TIMES, YET HE TRIGES TO WED AGAIN—THE TALL POTATO STARCH BOOMER OF BUENA PARK IN RATHER A BAD LIGHT. The San Francisco Examiner lately printed a story reciting the scandalous doings of one W.W. Smith, a wealthy fruit grower of Vacaville, Selano county, who, although a man of family, made love through a series of letters to a young girl of Atlanta, Georgia, having made her acquaintance through a him to attain happiness in any honesty hope he may do so. "Wishing you a long life, success in profession, and lots and lots of delight happiness, I am, respectfully and gratitude," MATTIE L. BELL, WHEN HE THREATENED HERE. Pritchard, it seems, then tried to the Miss Bellah in regard to the engagement he had given her and which he was her to return for on November 2d she again to Dr. Pritchard, inclosing the ing letter: "Los Angeles, October 24, 1870. Office of Q. J. Perkins, Attorney-alone: H. F. Pritchard of this city placed a claim in my hands against you. One Diamond Ring, bearing the initial F.P.; M.L.B. engraved on the inside. "I have two letters written by you, Mr.P., the other to his brother, in your promise the return of the ring upon certain conditions, viz., the return of your tokens and photographs, and these conehaving been fulfilled, I ask the return ring by express immediately upon the receipt of this or I shall send the claim corresponding attorney in your city." Mr. Pritchard has been so grossly raged by his brother that he has grown perate, and will not stop until he gets ring, no matter what the cost or trouble be. Yours truly, "O.J. PERKINS, 110 South Broadway AND WHO IS PERKINS? This letter is type-written. There is attorney in Los Angeles named O. J. kins, and 110 South Broadway is Pritchard gets his mail. The letter was originally printed giving the address at 228 Montgomery street, San Francisco. This was crossed out by the type-write line of Xs., and the local address is underneath. The same was done with dated line, San Francisco being crossed Los Angeles type-written in its place. In sending back this letter to Dr. I ard Miss Bellah adds a pencil note as "I refrain for the present from answer." : Your : Goods —OF— BESEMAN, Bells for Cash Only. ON BROADWAY. West Anaheim. system of trade? H. Cheeseman. MERCHANT TAILOR. A complete assortment of TER Goods of latest styles which the attention of the citiand vicinity is directed. from - $25 up. from - $6 up. on is cordially extended the examine this stock. FRED CRIST R. BOEGE, Bale and Retail Dealer in quors and Cigars. ALWAYS ON HAND — LETE STOCK! At Wines, Liquors and Cigars. AND LIQUORS EG, GALLON OR BOTTLE. FRISKY PRITCHARD. MARRIED SIX TIMES, YET HE TRIES TO WED AGAIN—THE TALL POTATO STARCH BOOMER OF BUENA PARK IN RATHER A BAD LIGHT. The San Francisco Examiner lately printed a story reciting the scandalous doings of one W. W. Smith, a wealthy fruit grower of Vacaville, Selano county, who, although a man of family, made love through a series of letters to a young girl of Atlanta, Georgia, having made her acquaintance through a "matrimonial paper." Under the name of A. S. Thornton, claiming to be in the prime of life, and a lone widowor, Smith made love to Mattie Bellah, and he set her heart on fire, in a series of letters directed to her in her southern home. Old man Smith's deception was gradually exposed, and then there was indignation in the Bellah household, Mattie being more or less prostrated. Her fiery brother aware vengeance on Smith, and was only restrained by tearful entreaties from coming to California and slaying Smith forthwith. But Mattie's grief was short lived. Hardly was she out of the old love before she was on with the now. She had made the acquaintance of B. F. Pritchard, the tall starch-factory boomer of the classic shades of Buena Park—and some people say she corresponded with both Smith and Pritchard at one and the same time—having both of them "on the string," as it were. Pritchard has a pretty rank reputation—and has already had half a dozen wives. His experience in the matrimonial market can be said to have been wide and varied. Some of the Santa Ana papers have been sodding him to their bosom, but people over here tell pretty hard stories against him. Eat to the story: The publication in the Examiner of the peculiar series of episodes attending the correspondence of W. W. Smith, the Vaca valley fruit-grower, and Miss Bellah of Atlanta, Ga., has brought to light a new feature of the case in Los Angeles. The fact is now made public that a similar correspondence was carried on between B. F. Pritchard, a well-known capitalist and real-castate owner of Los Angeles, and Miss Bellah, and that, but for the rectitude of Dr. W. E. Pritchard, the brother of the male correspondent, the pretty girl might have fallen prey to a professional marrier, a man who has had and divorced six wives. THE OPT-WEDDRED PRITCHARD. B. F. Pritchard is about forty-six years old and has always shown a penchant for marrying girls whose acquaintance he would make, it is understood, through matrimonial papers, and in a short time divorcing them. He like the venerable Mr. Smith, saw an advertisement in such a paper, which described a beautiful, accomplished Southern girl who was anxious to correspond with some gentleman. He answered the advertisement and in due course of time discovered that the girl was Miss Mattie Bellah of Atlanta, Ga. This was in March, 1800. On the list of that month his sixth wife left him, but he did not get his divorce until a year afterward. Notwithstanding that, he at once set to work to get another. A LONELY WIDOWER. He wrote to Miss Bellah that he was a widower, had been in that lonely condition for eight years, and was most anxious to put This letter is type-written. There is attorney in Los Angeles named O. J. kins, and 110 South Broadway is Pritchard gets his mail. The letter was originally printed giving the address at 228 Montgomery street, San Francisco. This was crossed out by the type-written line of Xa, and the local address is underneath. The same was done with dated nine, San Francisco being crosSED Los Angeles type-written in its place. In sending back this letter to Dr. I am Miss Bellach adds a pencil note as "I refrain for the present from answer Mr. Perkins' letter, and should I feel necessary to do so will write him the shameful story of B. F. Pritchard's decoration." In her letter of November 21 to Dr. I ard, referring to this matter, she writes "When I broke off my engagement your brother I stated to him that I return to him his letters, photos, and ring he had given me, if he would retume me at once my letters and photos. But he did not return them at once, as he waited nearly two months before so, threatening all the while to obtain letter of information by law, it gave me to reflect upon the matter, and I did that he had no right to it end that I keep it." NOT MUCH OF A RING. The ring it appears was a cheap really not worth returning. Further on Bellah adds: "A greater impostor never lived, and continues to cause me any further annoyance my mother will consult a lawyer and his conduct toward me is not punishable law, and if so prosecute him to the fullest extent." She adds that she has got from the Angeles Postmaster the address of a lawyer and has letters from two of Pad's divorced wives, in which his condemned without gloves. Dr. Pritchard has also discovered that brother was carrying on the same game a respectable girl of Knoxville, Tennessee had spent a weak at that place during journey to Atlanta. The Knoxville girl written to the doctor asking him to try get back her letters for her from the fc capitalist. Farmer Gifford's traps for Cooons have been uncommonly thick in cornfields of North Abington township near Scranton, Pennsylvania, the past mA few days ago Farmer Austin Gifford noted that the destructive little animals were hob in the cornfield, and that they variably sought little hummocks and slight elevations when they husked an corn and quawed the knots from the That fact set him thinking, and he made up his mind that he had found a way of slaughtering a lot of the four-four corn thieves with very little trouble expense. So the next day Mr. Gifford spaded dozens small mounds of earth in various of the field. In the top of each mound a steel trap and covered it nicely with Than he cut a dozen green saplings feet long. Each sapling was planted in ground a few foot from a mound, and the top was bent over to the base o mound and held in place by a stone. Top of each sapling thus bent in a bow chain of a trap was fastened. When they sat upon the summit of the mound to es ALWAYS ON HAND — ALETE STOCK! At Wines, Liquors and Cigars. AND LIQUORS DEG, GALLON OR BOTTLE. Will Promptly Attended to. FERRED FREE OF CHARGE! Depot, ANAHEIM, CAL. & Steadman, and Retail Butchers. Annaheim, Cal. Mk, Mutton, Veal, Sausages and Lard Our Own Make. at price Paid for Live Stock. what's the Matter? and the general public that he is prepared at margin possible. He buys for cash and my small profit, giving his customers the ben- charge for showing goods or answering ques- tions! He wrote to Miss Bellah that he was a widower and had in that lonely condition for eight years, and was most anxious to put on the matrimonial yoke again. His letters were persuasive and had the same appearance of sincerity as Smith's. Evidently he made a most pleasant impression on the susceptible girl, for in a short time hesent her engagement ring. This trinket figures later on in the story. In May last Pritchard went to Atlanta, called on Miss Bellah, and was kindly received by the family, spending a week at their house, where he received the warm welcome characteristic of Southern hospitality. There is little doubt that Pritchard intended to victimize Miss Bellah as he had his other six girl-wives, but his brother, Dr. W. E. Pritchard, who is a physician in Los Angeles, and who heard of his intentions, feeling that to keep silent would be dishonorable, wrote to the young lady, telling her of his brother's career, and giving her to understand what her fate would probably be if she married him. MISS BELLAH DROPS PRITCHARD. To this letter she replied as follows: "ATLANTA (Ga.), September 21, 1891. 'Dr. Pritchard: In answer to your last I write this to state that the matter between your brother and myself is now broken off, he having returned my letters, etc. Now, if there is any doubt in your mind as to my gratitude please let me dispel it, for, indeed, I appreciate to the very fullest what you have done for me and only wish I might look in your face and tell you with spoken words how very kind I think you were to save me so much by your timely warning. The position you assumed in the matter was both admirable and dauntless, saving me from unhappiness at the hazard of incurring his everlasting displeasure. Yes, truly, Dr. Pritchard, I am grateful, and should I ever set foot on California soil feel that you are the very first person that I would like to see, for I should feel somehow as if I were looking into the face of one who had been my benefactor. I am sorry, too, that your brother's life has been spent for such ignoble aims, such discreditable achievements as dragging his name first through one divorce court and then another. But great as has been his injustice to me, I bear him no malice, and if it is possible for George Livingstone, son of E. E. Li stone of Pugetge, died last Saturday from effects of excessive cigarette smoking. youngater had smoked cigarettes since was 11 years old. He smoked constantly. His parents did everything possible to co the habit. They offered him $1,000 to they locked him in his room for days time and used all manner of substitute tobacco, but young Livingstone would stop smoking. During the past year he smoked as average of forty-five cigar daily, and on some days had consume seventy and eighteen. He had been unfor weeks and had lost flesh fast. His became deep yellow and his eyes be bloodshot. His respiration grew weak, last Friday when he took to his bed he ran in delirium until a cigarette appeased Him. He grew worse and died on Saturday in rible convulsions. His flesh has turned b since death. A post-mortem examination shows that the lad's heart and arterial tem were poisoned with nicotine. DECEMBER 3, 1891. NUMBER4 tain happiness in any honest way I may do so. f you a long life, success in your life, and lots and lots of domestic life, I am, respectfully and gratefully, "MATTIE L. BELLAIL." THEN HE THREATNED HER. LOS ANGELES, October 24, 1891. of Q. J. Perkins, Attorney-at-Law. "110 South Broadway. Bellah, Atlanta, Georgia—DEAR H. F. Pritchard of this city has claimed in my hands against you for condoning ring, bearing the initials B. L. B. engraved on the inside. Two letters written by you, one to the other to his brother, in which is the return of the ring upon certifications, viz., the return of your let-photographs, and these conditions can fulfilled. I ask the return of the express immediately upon the reins or I shall send the claim to my驻 attorney in your city. Pritchard has been so grossly outthis brother that he has grown despair will not stop until he gets the matter what the cost or trouble may be truly, J. PERKINS, 110 South Broadway." AND WHO IS PERKINS? letter is type-written. There is no Los Angeles named O. J. Perkins, 110 South Broadway is where gets his mail. The letter-head really printed giving the address as Montgomery street, San Francisco. Outside by the type-writer by A. S., and the local address placed below the San Francisco being crossed and also type-written in its place. going back this letter to Dr. Pritchard adds a pencil note saying: "for the present from answering" RED SCALE MUST GO. PROF. KOEBELE SENDS A CONSIGNMENT OF PARASITES FROM SYDNEY, N. S. W. Albert Koebele is doing a great work against the scale. He it was who discovered the parasite for the white scale, which utterly annihilated that dangerous pest to citrus trees, and now comes the cheering information that he has discovered a parasite for the red scale, and has sent a large consignment of them to San Francisco, where they arrived on Monday last. Mr. Koebele, a San Francisco report says, has forwarded two thousand lady birds and as many eggs of that species, which arrived in San Francisco on the Australian steamer Last Wednesday. They are the red scale parasites, and were discovered in Sidney, New South Wales. He has also found a parasite that feeds on the olive scale. Mr. Koebele some time ago was successful in discovering the vedalia cardinalis, which has proved so successful in exterminating the white scale. In a letter he says: "You will be pleased to learn of my success. I did not only find one effective usomy of the red scale (aspidius aurantii), but several, and send 2,000 of the lady birds by this steamer and the same number of eggs of the parasite. Also have some insects that prey upon the olive scale, but this is a far easier matter and will not require so much energy." The San Francisco Call of Saturday says: There was quite a little gathering of fruit-growers, entomologists and scientists in the rooms of the Horticultural Bureau yesterday afternoon. The attraction was the opening of a number of wooden boxes containing two new scale destroyers. The consignment had been shipped on the Mariposa by Albert Koebele, special agent of the State Australia. It is little more than four years ago that Mr. Koebelo left San Francisco for Australia for the purpose of hunting up the record of a parasite said to be very effective in clearing away the 'cotton-cushion scale.' His investigations led him to capture and ship the body of the snake. This time it was in vain for the serpent to writhe and fleunder with the tenacity of a bulldog. The spider was bruised and beaten, some of his legs were broken, but he held on with desperate courage and gradually the efforts of the rattler grew weaker, until at last his coils relaxed and with only a faint vibration of his tail he lay stretched out upon the bottom of the cage, dead. The deadly venom of the tarantula had done its work. The fight lasted only ten minutes, and was a most thrilling exhibition of ferocity and courage. The quickness of motion exhibited by the tarantula was marvelous, and through it he avoided being struck by the serpent. The dead serpent was evidence against the clerks, and they had to confess to the proprietor that they had introduced the tarantula to the serpent with a result which none of them had anticipated. POMONA'S CURIOUS PROhibition LAW. The City Council of Pomona has passed the most thorough and vigorous ordinance for the enforcement of the local prohibition of the liquor traffic ever known in this region and perhaps on the coast. This new law makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by thirty days in jail and a fine of $250, to sell, dispense or give away any malt or spirituous liquor in Pomona, except by druggists on a physician's prescription. It also prohibits every one by imprisonment in jail for ten days and a fine of $100 from even visiting or entering, on any excuse whatever, except that of detective duty, a place where liquors are sold or given away. People who rent buildings, lots, land or tents for use as places for the sale of liquors may be punished by a fine of $150 or imprisonment. Railroad companies or laboring truckmen and expressmen may be fined $200 or imprisoned for ten days for the transportation, carrying or hauling of any liquors or vessels of any kind designed for holding intoxicants. Any person, except physicians, found with any liquor or vessels for liquor on his or her person may be instantly arrested and punished by five days in jail or THE San Francisco Call of Saturday says: There was quite a little gathering of fruit-growers, entomologists and scientists in the rooms of the Horticultural Bureau yesterday afternoon. The attraction was the opening of a number of wooden boxes containing two new scale destroyers. The consignment had been shipped on the Mariposa by Albert Koebele, special agent of the State in Australia. It is little more than four years ago that Mr. Koebele left San Francisco for Australia for the purpose of hunting up the record of a parasite said to be very effective in clearing away the "cottony-cushion scale." His investigations led him to capture and ship several colonies of the parasites, the vedalia cardinalis, or Australian lady-bug. They were distributed in the orchards of San Gabriel, and increased and multiplied in a way that startled the importers. So effectually did they do their work that the "cottony-cushion" scale was wiped out and passed into history. FOUND AT LAST. The red scale (amantia perniciosus) still remained, and in vain was an effort made to find its peculiar insect past. Finally Mr. Koebele again set to work and he claims that success has again rewarded his efforts. In a letter to Secretary Lelong he says: "I send by this steamer (Mariposa) a few thousand cocinellidae of the various species and feeding on most of our scales. The most numerous among them will prove to be equally as valuable as the Vedalia. It is the verry thing we want for the red scale, and I assure you it will make that scale 'unhappy.'" "Have three boxes full of eggs of same, send one of these to you to place upon trees infested with amantia perniciosus, upon which, without doubt, they will feed. Also send you a lot of leais conformis, as well as a big box with eggs of same. Place them in a badly infested apple orchard where the woolly aphis are numerous. You will do best to separate the eggs, as the young larve after issuing begin to feed on same, and so will the matured insects. Please leave all in one orchard." "Let me know how they arrive. I have no doubt of a failure in introducing them from this first lot, but I will get another, sending by next steamer." "I can assure you I feel very much relieved with the success already obtained. This enemy of the red scale had been the most difficult for me to solve, and since this is done the rest will be an easy matter, except that parasite of the grasshopper, which I think does not exist except upon paper. But we will see." "I send so many insects that there is sufficient to stock about ten acres of orchard to start with." "You will not see me in America before this ladybird orcus is introduced, for I am safe in saying this alone will keep the red scale in check." BUG COLONIES. The first effort of the experts at the Horticultural Bureau will be to colonize the new importations. They are expected to multiply very fast, like the vedalia, which goes through all its changes in twenty-one days. The "bugs" are colonized in large, deep glass jars, of the capacity of about two gallons, and fed with their special food, the scale to which they are parasitical. The pests are generally similar to the vedalia, and not unlike an ordinary lady-bird in appearance, color and size. Fight Between a Rattler and Taranuin. It is quite a common thing among the soldiers in Arizona to pit tarantulas against every one by imprisonment in jail for ten days and a fine of $100 from even visiting or entering, on any excuse whatever, except that of detective duty, a place where liquors are sold or given away. People who rent buildings, lots, land or tents for use as places for the sale of liquors may be punished by a fine of $150 or imprisonment. Railroad companies or laboring truckmen and expressmen may be fined $200 or imprisoned for ten days for the transportation, carrying or hauling of any liquors or vessels of any kind designed for holding intoxicants. Any person, except physicians, found with any liquor or vessels for liquor on his or her person may be instantly arrested and punished by five days in jail or $100 fine. Any one having bottles, kegs, barrels or casks in or about his house or store, designed for holding any intoxicating liquor, may be fined $75 or jailed for five days. Permission is given any policeman to enter spaces and make search at any time for any liquor or vessels holding the same. Pomona went prohibition by a bare majority in 1899 and has two high-engine hullers in the council opposed to three prohibition hunters. There are seven places in the city that sell liquor in defiance of the law. Many leading temperance people say that the new ordinance too strong and too searching to be of any use and that it will injure the cause of prohibition rather than help it. Many people admit that the new ordinance will never be enforced, and the City Marshal says he cannot enforce it. Our New Navy. Speaking of the new navy Secretary Tracy says: "We have set out to build two ships that comply with the requirements of the future. Cruisers numbers 12 and 13 will be ideal types of commerce destroyers. The Pirate, of 7,600 tons burden, will be able to steam to San Francisco on the coal in her buskers with which she leaves New York. Not another warship to-day allow can do this. She has only one purpose, that of menace to the commerce of any great commercial nation, should any such ever become a foe." "I am responsible for these two vessels. I have sacrificed their offensive and defensive powers to speed and coal endurance. No captain worthy to command either of them would think of engaging a warship on the high sea, but they will be strong enough to attack any steam vessel built for trading purposes that might be armed in the time of war. The Pirate, for example, could be sent into the English channel and could stay there for four weeks without recoaling. She could keep away from the ironclad vessel, sent in search of her, and she could destroy every ship that put to sea or returned to that friendly haven. I designed her with the single purpose to have a ship that could do what no other vessel can do. She will be rapid enough to overhaul any merchantman. I do not mean by this that she would always be able to run down and capture a vessel like the City of Paris, because in a rough sailer, but in an average sea the Pirate can spart for six or eight hours faster than the fleetest trausatlantic liner." National Conventions. Minneapolis has been chosen by the Republican National Committee as the place for the meeting of the National Republican Convention next year. A contemporary gives following interesting details of conventions in the past: Of twenty-six national conventions of the two leading parties held in fifty years twelve next day Mr. Gifford spaded up a mound of earth in various parts. In the top of each mound he set and covered it nicely with dirt. At a dozen green saplings fifteen each sapling was planted in the new foot from a mound, and then was bent over to the base of the hold in place by a stone. To the sapling thus bent in a bow the trap was fastened. When the coon summit of the mound to eat the one or two of his test would get the hidden trap, Mr. Gifford and the moment the coon began to chain the stone would be dismantled cunning corn thief would be air at the end of the pole. Two or three weeks ago Mr. Gifford scanned the land and sunrise the next morning he was what he saw above the standing fat coons were kicking from the many poles in various parts of land by the side of another pole the dangled limp and lifeless. The summer soon slaughtered the seven and by noon the eight skins were sun on the south side of the barn. Light since then Mr. Gifford has opened, but he hasn't caught a sinful hand is of the opinion that he is of the opinion that he the remainder took warning at young brothers and moved away. Livingstone, son of E. E. Livingstone, died last Saturday from the excessive cigarette smoking. The dead smoked cigarettes since he was old. He smoked constantly and did everything possible to check they offered him $1,000 to quit. And him in his room for days at a need all manner of substitutes for not young Livingstone would not drink. During the past year he had average of forty-five cigarettes on some days had consumed eighty. He had been unwell and lost flesh fast. His skin yellow and his eyes became His respiration grew weak, and when he took to his bed raved until a cigarette appeased him. He rose and died on Saturday in tarations. His flesh has turned black. A post-mortem examination of the lad's heart and arterial systemized with nicotine. The first effort of the experts at the Horticultural Bureau will be to colonize the new importations. They are expected to multiply very fast, like the vedalia, which goes through all its changes in twenty-one days. The "bugs" are colonized in large, deep glass jars, of the capacity of about two gallons, and fed with their special food, the scale to which they are parasitical. The pests are generally similar to the vedalia, and not unlike an ordinary lady-bird in appearance, color and size. Fight Between a Rattler and Tarantula. It is quite a common thing among the soldiers in Arizona to pit tarantulas against each other and bat on the fighting powers of their favorites. This fact doubtless suggested to the clerks in E. H. Tammen's curiosity store in Denver the idea of getting up a fight between a large and lively tarantula and a rattlesnake. Before the fight began the odds were 10 to 1 in favor of the snake and there were few takers. The proprietor was not in at the time and the clerks had closed the store for the night, so there was not much probability of an interruption. The big snake was driven into one end of the cage and a partition let down to keep him safe, so that the tarantula could be introduced. The little door sliding at the other end, carefully protected by a closely woven-wire screen, was raised and the tarantula slipped into the compartment. Then the partition was pulled up and eager eyes peered through the glass sides of the cage to witness the result. The tarantula rose and bristled all over like a chestnut burr, the rattlesnake reared his head and thrust forth for its forked tongue with the rapidity of lightning. Thus the two strange and deadly creatures remained for a moment gazing at each other. Suddenly there was heard the thrilling whir of the snake's rattles, and with the pliancy of a steel spring the snake threw himself into a coil, with his head raised in the center and vibrating rapidly from side to side. The tarantula was as immovable as if carved in stone. Suddenly, with a motion almost too swift for the eye to follow, the rattler struck, but he missed his mark, for the tarantula with the speed of lightning, bounded into the air, and descending on one of its serpent's coils sunk his fangs into the flesh. The snake instantly began thrashing around the cage and dislodged his foe. Again the tarantula became immovable, and again the serpent coiled and struck, only to be foiled. Fire seemed to flash from the eyes of both contestants, and both appeared to know that it was a fight to die. There was now a tremulous motion visible in every limb of the tarantula, and it was evident that he was contemplating offensive measures. With the leap of a tiger he bounded upon his foe and once more sank his fangs into National Conventions. Minneapolis has been chosen by the Republican National Committee as the place for the meeting of the National Republican Convention next year. A contemporary gives this following interesting details of conventions in the past: Of twenty-six national conventions of the two leading parties held in fifty years twelve were in the West, two being in St. Louis, three in Cincinnati and seven in Chicago. Of those in the East Baltimore had nine Philadelphia three, Harrisburg and New York one each, and one met at Charleston, adjourning to Baltimore, which city has been honored with more national conventions than Chicago, although no convention has been held there for nearly twenty years. The choice of Baltimore by the Republicans in 1854 was due somewhat to the fact that Lincoln's renomination was assured in advance, and he did not need local Western influences to achieve success. Probably the same reason gave Philadelphia the convention in 1872, when Grant was renominated, but since Fremont was nominated at Philadelphia in 1856, with the exceptions already noted, the Republicans have held their conventions in the West. The national conventions of both parties have been held in the past thirty-five years at the following places: Year. Pariv. Where held. Nominee. 1856. Rep...Philadelphia...Pennmont Dem...Chicago...Buchanan Dem...Chicago...Lincoln Dem...Chicago...Dearborn Dem...Baltimore...Deptford Dem...Baltimore...Lineville Rep...Philadelphia...Grant Rep...Philadelphia...Greeley Rep...Cincinnati...Hayes Dem...Baltimore...Walden Rep...Chicago...Gardfield Dem...Cincinnati...Hancock Dem...Chicago...Blaine Dem...Chicago...Cleveland Dem..St.Louis...Cleveland Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.