anaheim-gazette 1905-03-02

Anaheim Weekly Gazette PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor THURSDAY, March 2, 1905 Each time a legislative committee meanders down into this neck of the state woods it costs the taxpayers $250 in mileage for each statesman included in the committee. Added to this is the expense account, which amounts to a good round sum. There have been many such junketing trips, and membership has been large and robust. In this connection it is pleasing to note that our Orange county legislators have participated in the innocent frolic, Amerige having three scalps to his belt, and Anderson one. SANTA ANA holds its municipal election in April, and already the anti-saloon fight crops out uppermost among the issues. Probably the county seat will remain dry, inasmuch as the prohibitionists have the support of drugstores and blind-pig emporiums which have reaped a rich harvest as a result of the repeal of the license law. The town treasury is shy $10,000 in municipal revenues, its streets are in deplorable condition, and consumption of liquor goes on with unabated hilarity. High license and a weeding out of illicit liquor dealers would seem to be the solution of the problem now confronting out neighboring burg. HENRY HORSTMANN who died at his home in San Francisco on Monday of last week was a pioneer who took active part in the development of the northern metropolis. He was first vice president of the German Loan and Savings Society, and his wealth was computed at half a million. He bequeathed a large amount to charitable organizations, and devised generous legacies to relatives, one of whom is Miss Marie Horstmann, of this city, a niece of the deceased capitalist. Mr. Horstmann came to San Francisco in the fifties. He was born in Harpstedt, province of Hanover, Germany. He arrived in New Orleans in 1848, in the following year went to Panama, and then journeyed to San Francisco. He was at first engaged in the furniture manufacturing business at Dupont and California streets. Later he became associated with F. Hufschmidt in the same business and they had their factory on Pine street, between Montgomery committee was in and out of San Pedro before denizens of the place had time to bolt their backs. Beside this claim for mileage will later come mand for expenses of the trip, which will pre-amount to several hundred dollars. This milieu famy is, it seems, one of the things which Californians must take in their politics, like bitters in their tails. That railroad alarm bell on West street seems making up for lost time. First the people pet them for it, and now that they have it, they want it re-or at least to maintain decent decorum during stillly hours of the night. It's a contrary sort anyhow. It stops running only when trains pass it takes up its allotted task and goes ringing on. What do our people think of the scheme to of the municipal lighting plant to the Edison company? Preposterous, say you? Yet this proposition was brief discussion at the meeting of the city trust Tuesday evening, and one member (Mr. Berdroed it. Where are the adherents of the boasted priority of municipal ownership? When the counselling with calls for municipal ownership, to execute a masterly retrograde movement—we have fancied ourselves pioneers in these enlightened terprises? We hope not. A commissioner to the Louisiana purchase ex- from one of the middle western states, remarked Californians are great advertisers. Most people your state put it all over the easternner when it c talking up your country, and we who have not California get the impression that you are a lot o ers. But when you are backed by exhibits such have here, one realizes that you have something about. You are certainly here with the goods remark is a nutshell illustration of the value to nia of the recent exposition work at St. Louis. be admitted that the average Californian is when it comes to telling his brethren in the eas his state. To keep up with the brag it is quit sary to periodically be “there with the goods,” formia may be relied upon to do this at all great tions, and in evidence of extraordinary climate to display a range in variety of production, su even to Californians. TRUSTEE SCHWENCKERT seems to have taken earnest of conditions prevailing at the power h in his efforts to save the citizens serious loss have the active support of all. As has been pointed out, the city’s water service has res computed at half a million. He bequeathed large amount to charitable organizations, and devised generous legacies to relatives, one of whom is Miss Marie Horstmann, of this city, a niece of the deceased capitalist. Mr. Horstmann came to San Francisco in the fifties. He was born in Harpstedt, province of Hanover, Germany. He arrived in New Orleans in 1848, in the following year went to Panama, and then journeyed to San Francisco. He was at first engaged in the furniture manufacturing business at Dupont and California streets. Later he became associated with F. Hufschmidt in the same business and they had their factory on Pine street, between Montgomery and Sansome streets. He was also interested in speculating in sugar with Claus Spreckels. In 1856 he was a member of the vigilance committee. Despite his large business interests he was a man who devoted much time and attention to doing good for his fellowmen. His acts of charity were numerous and he was very modest about them. How much good he accomplished in his quiet way will never be known. ANAHEIM turners are discussing the propriety, along with similar organizations in various cities of Southern California, of securing the employment of a competent instructor in athletics and turning for the public schools of the county. The plan is already in successful operation in Los Angeles, as well as in many eastern cities. The services of a competent instructor could probably be secured for $100 per month, and the local turners stand ready to assume half of this sum. The instructor would visit all the school districts in the county, giving an hour to each school, taking each class in turn. His visits would be made probably once a fortnight, and during his absence teachers of the various classes would carry on the exercises each day. Instruction might thus be given each class separately, or the entire school might be grouped under one instructor. The instructor in turning would devote evenings to classes of adults at some central point, and thus the charge for his services would not fall entirely upon the school fund. Indeed, as we say, local turners are ready to meet half the expenses incurred, and the schools would be put to a minimum charge of, say, $50 per month for the services of a competent instructor in athletics and physical culture. The scheme is worth looking into. It should be adopted. No word has come from Sacramento this week in reference to the schedule of Orange county salaries, which the boys at the courthouse desire to have raised. The Santa Ana chamber of commerce has taken no action disparaging such raise, and the statement is made that President Nickey of that organization rather favors increased pay. The Anaheim chamber of commerce has taken no action, because the directors "forgot about it" at their last meeting. So it goes. People are apathetic, and a wee bit of a lobby at Sacramento is quietly at work to secure for our overworked officials compensation equivalent to the great drafts upon their energies in holding down their jobs. We have heard during the week the statement that no raise is possible because the time for introduction of bills is passed. This is an error, for while no new TRUSTEE SCHWENCKERT seems to have taken care of conditions prevailing at the power house in his efforts to save the citizens serious loss have the active support of all. As has been pointed out, the city's water service has reached limit, and if water in the wells continues to supply might be seriously interfered with, if newly cut off. In case of fire unfortunate results may low. The electric light works are also overlooked such an extent that service is poor and the cost increasing call for new lights cannot be met. Many applications for water and light service with the trustees. These must be turned down; the present machinery has reached its limit. Has outgrown its present equipment. Something be done. If the city continues to grow, new water mains must be installed. If we can these demands, let us close our gates to the tide of home-seekers and investors. Let us say "Go elsewhere where there are not so many men and silurians to the square inch. But if want to ple to come here and settle, let us extend lighting service to them. Either one or the other us fish or cut bait. NO MAN or body of men in the north, from Glenman down to Mr. Jennings of the California "promise committee" was ever caught red-handed in the truth of and concerning Southern California. hitherto dealt appropriately with the Chipman who has probably distorted the truth to greater than any other man in the state, always to the age of the north, always to the disadvantage south. Mr. Jennings of the "promotion society" seems to have fallen into the Chipman defectively issued pamphlet is presented a "the map," which, for purposes of misinforming the foot, must be regarded as a "dandy." This map shows that a big stretch of country, emits most all of Southern California, except the east of San Diego county, and running up almost an eon line, possesses an identical climate, with normal temperatures running from 60 to 70 degrees map is published by the "promotion society."able information about California." According map, the stranger would be led to believe that mate of Orange county was identical with that ramento and Redding. Any comment upon lately preposterous proposition would be sued.The following statement is printed on the map. “This map brings out in strong light the fact climate of California is not determined by From the forty-first degree in the north to South a vast belt, where the mean annual temperature 60 and 70 degrees. That is from slight Mt. Shasta, which is in about the same bridgeport, Ct., down to San Diego, which is the same latitude as Charleston, N.C., is a humid fertile country capable of growing oranges.” This is more and more misleading. It would innocent stranger to believe that a large area fornia is adapted to citrus-fruit culture—to owe the statement “a huge belt of fertile country growing oranges.” This is untrue. A respo The Santa Ana chamber of commerce has taken no action, because the directors "forgot about it" at their last meeting. So it goes. People are apathetic, and a wee bit of a lobby at Sacramento is quietly at work to secure for our overworked officials compensation equivalent to the great drafts upon their energies in holding down their jobs. We have heard during the week the statement that no raise is possible because the time for introduction of bills is passed. This is an error, for while no new bill may be introduced without suspension of the rules, nevertheless an amendment may be made to the county government bill, which is now on its final passage in the upper house. San Bernardino taxpayers are aghast at a raise of $10,000 in salaries in their county, and Riverside has vehemently protested against a contemplated raise in that county. What is Orange county doing? One thing is certain: No one aiding or abetting in bringing about this contemplated raise need ever again ask the suffrages of the overburdened people for political preferment. Better for them that they be dogs and bay the moon rather than get into a walkaround in such perfidious company. The legislature approaches the time limit imposed upon its deliberations by the constitution and a merciful providence, and after today the statesmen assembled at the state capital draw no more pay. The inevitable result will be that speedy adjournment will follow. Never in the history of the state has such an imbecile bunch of alleged wise men assembled to make laws for the people; little of good has been accomplished, much of evil, and the public funds have been frittered away with unseeming prodigality. It has come to pass that the assembling of the legislature is the signal for sending decent folk hot-footing it out of the state. The cost of the session has not yet been footed up, but it must mount well up toward a million. And what has been accomplished? The time is ripe for reform. The chairman of the house committee on commerce and navigation, of which Assemblyman Amerige is a member, has made a demand for $844 for mileage for four members of the committee who came down to San Pedro to take a moonlight view of the harbor. The following statement is printed on the map: “This map brings out in strong light the fact climate of California is not determined by From the forty-first degree in the north to San Mt. Shasta, which is in about the same latitude as San Diego, which is in the same latitude as Charleston, N.C., is a hum fertile country capable of growing oranges.” This is more and more misleading. It would innocent stranger to believe that a large amount of formia is adapted to citrus-fruit culture—to one statement “a huge belt of fertile country capable of growing oranges.” This is untrue. A respectable association, purporting to furnish information, should not for a moment think of such misleading statements. There is no belt” of country capable of growing oranges. On the contrary, the several orange-greens are exceedingly circumscribed, running belts, along the foothills, and on some of these place with a winter temperature of 80 deg. and mer temperature of 120 deg., has the same temperature”—75 deg.—as one with a winter temperature of 70 and a summer temperature of 80. Fact remains that this map is glaringly misused. So long as such literature as this is by the California promotion committee that cannot expect support from self-respectful residents of the south. County Bee Inspector Herron of San Bernardo received from the Department of Agricultureington packages of lavender and savory seed be planted for the purpose of experimenting whether the shrubs will thrive in Southern California well as in Southern France. The object is flowering shrub which will furnish honey on summer months when the black and white flowers. If this is a success the seeds will sown and a yield of honey obtained during when now little or none is secured. In the excess department will send large amounts free distribution. Mr. Herron states that he proved that lavender will grow as thriftily like conditions as the wild white and black saffron. The bills of the two legislative committees acting Judge Smith of Santa Cruz and Judge Terry San Diego will cost taxpayers a pretty bit. The bills for stenographers, mileage and incipiens amount to $4470 in these two invoices with no report in sight from either committee. PRESIDENT SPEAKS ON LAND LAWS Report of Special Commission Made Public Not many documents sent to Congress by a president which contain such far-reaching recommendations have caused less notice than the report of the Public Lands commission, printed last week, with a special message from the president heartily endorsing all its findings and characterizing the subject as one of great magnitude and importance. The Public Lands Commission is composed of W. A. Richards, Commissioner of the general land office, F. H. Newell, Chief Engineer of the reclamation service, and Gifford Pinchot, Chief Forester. Their report is a short document of a dozen pages, but it is a scathing, if dignified arraignment of our various agricultural and timber land laws. If its recommendations are carried out by Congress it will effect a smashing of cherished idols in the west and an overturn of a general practice of acquiring government land because it is there to acquire and if one man don't get it, another man will. This report is one of the most profound documents which has come to Congress for some time. In discussing the question of land monopoly, altho not under that yellow head, it states that nearly everywhere in the west the large land owner has succeeded in securing the best tracts, whether of timber or agriculture land. No specific acreages are stated in the report but to indicate the extent to which lands have been acquired by single corporations, a government engineer recently called attention at a meeting of engineers to a single tract of western land owned by a corporation embracing four million acres. There has been some outcry against this condition the report states yet the lack of greater protest is significant. It is explained by the energy, shrewdness and influence of men to whom the continuance of the present land laws is desirable. REALESTATE TRANSFERS For the Week Ending February 28, 1905 Furnished by the Orange County Title Company, Santa Ana. Huntington Beach Co to Jessie B Reigart, lot 5, b 315, Huntington Beach, $10 Same to J F Hook, lots 21 & 23, b 109, Huntington Beach, $10 J C Nichols to Santa Ana, strip for street wert part city, $1 Mary Smith to Caroline Yingling, lot 17, b I, Blee ad Santa Ana, $10 La Bola Tile Co to Sunsel Tel. Co. right of w in se¼ of ne¼ s 35, t 5 s, r 11 w, $1 Huntington Beach Co to same, right of way in ne¼ of ne¼ s 35, t 5 s, r 11 w, $1 Same to same, right of way at Pacific City, $1 J G Morrow to W R McIlwain, e 10 ft lot 13, an w½ lot 14, Halesworth's ad to Santa Ana, $10 W R McIlwain to J G Morrow, lot 50 by 159 ft n Main st Santa Ana, $10 A C Williams to J F Franke, lot 26, b R, Hawkin's ad Santa Ana, $10 H D Young to L E Jones, lot 6, b B, Orange, $1250 R M Shaw to G W Bissett, lots 9 and 10 and e½ lots 8 and 11, b 1, Salisbury's ad Santa Ana, $10 C M Marshall to T W Clark, w 17.40 a se¼ of se¼ s 35, t 4 s, r 10 w, J D Blanchard to W S Collins, l 4 and 5, b A, Berry tract, $1100 H S Russell to P. F Johnson, lots 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, b 29, Fullerton,$4000 L Shaw to J W Urschel, l 4, b E,Gray tract,$750 W M Scott to L D Gunther, lot on s Glassland st Orange,$375 C R Courtney to J L Hunton, s 10 a of n 20 a l 22 Fletcher tract, 10 K L Willits to Orange Gas Co lot 3, b A, Kordes tract, Orange,$10: Cost of Raising Water For several years the office of Experiment Stations of the United States Department of Agriculture has been carrying on irrigation investigations in the State of California in co-operation first with California Water and Forest Association, and later with the state itself under an appropriation table shows the resulting losses: Temperature of water. Degrees Fahrenheit. 55.5... 62.0... 66.8... 80.1... 89.2... The table shows that winter temperature of 89.2 degrees ten times as much as water at a temperature of 55.5 degrees. The circular states that we determine the evaporation from soil were also made are not yet completed. INSECT MIMIC Butterflies That Assume and Shape of Tree A phase of animal life tracts our attention and ceasing wonderment is the vive resemblance. Nature endowed certain defenses with this peculiar faculty; them mimic their surround they may avoid their enemies especially true of some katydid; with its gauzy will fall zigzagging from ground in such a way that ered enemy seeing it would leaf. The same method is seen in our common beetles that mimic flowers. The moths mimic bits of stone; so that when they ground they are at once their pursuers. Traveling fakirs in India of making use of their wings this faculty in insects as of it perform what they do. The fakir thrusts into small tree with leaves inches long. He then takes a dozen or more butterfly beauty. When the onlooker amined these to make them real he throws them into the air, and they align and immediately become first supposition is that they have been hypnotized; but catching the little tree adds shake, the butterflies floats and again settle about their appear. The fakir then points on The butterflies were not from the eyes and had no leaves when their winged that the deception was possible. AERT seems to have taken hold in the prevailing at the power house, and the citizens serious loss should report of all. As has been hitherto only’s water service has reached its limits the wells continues to lower, theously interfered with, if not entirely fire unfortunate results might follow works are also overloaded to service is poor and the constantly new lights cannot be met. There are no water and light service on file. These must be turned down because there has reached its limit. The city present equipment. Something must now continues to grow, new lights and must be installed. If we cannot meet close our gates to the oncoming investors. Let us say to them, we there are not so many mossbacks square inch. But if want these peoand settle, let us extend water and them. Either one or the other. Let Of men in the north, from Gen. Chippennings of the California “promotion” for caught red-handed in telling the mining Southern California. We have appropriately with the Chipman person, distorted the truth to greater length in the state, always to the advantageways to the disadvantage of the signs of the “promotion committee” into the Chipman defect. In a rehplet is presented a “thermal-belt purposes of misinforming the tender-ardered as a“dandy.” This precious big stretch of country, embracing alm California, except the eastern part, and running up almost to the Oran identical climate, with mean anrunning from 60 to 70 deg. This by the “promotion society” as “reliab-about California.” According to this would be led to believe that the clienty was identical with that of Sacing. Any comment upon this absorption would be superfluous. Amendment is printed on the map: out in strong light the fact that theia is not determined by latitude. degree in the north to San Diego is the mean annual temperature is degrees. That is from slightly below is in about the same latitude as down to San Diego, which is in about Charleston, N.C., is a huge belt of table of growing oranges.” More misleading. It would lead the to believe that a large area of Cali citrus-fruit culture—to quote from huge belt of fertile country capable of this is untrue. A responsible and absent his brethren in the east about him with the brag it is quite necessebe “there with the goods,” and Caliupon to do this at all great expositiive extraordinary climate and soil variety of production, surprising curing the best tracts, whether of timber or agriculture land. No specific acresages are stated in the report but to indicate the extent to which lands have been acquired by single corporations, a government engineer recently called attention at a meeting of engineers to a single tract of western land owned by a corporation embracing four million acres. There has been some outey against this condition the report states yet the lack of greater protest is significant. It is explained by the energy, shrewdness and influence of men to whom the continuance of the present land laws is desirable. The Commission has had inquiries made as to how a number of estates, selected haphazard, have been acquired Almost without exception, collusion or evasion of the letter and spirit of the land laws was involved. It is not necessary to be inferred that the present owners of these estates were dishonest, but the fact remains that their holdings were acquired or consolidated by practices which cannot be defended. There exists and is spreading in the west a tenant or hired labor system, which not only represents a relatively low industrial development, but whose further extension carries with it a most serious threat. Politically, socially and economically this system is indefensible. Had the land laws been effective and effectually enforced its growth would have been impossible. The fundamental fact that characterizes the present situation is this: That the number of patents issued is increasing out of all proportion to the new homes. The report states that under the timber and stone act the government has lost and is losing yearly vast sums of money through the sale of valuable timber lands to speculators and recommends in the public interest that the law should be repealed. The lieu land forest reserve laws is also scored as having resulted in the entering of great areas of government land for the purpose of speculation. The hometead shanties of the commuters, it is stated, may be seen in various degrees of dilapidation, but they show no evidence of genuine occupation. The great bulk of the commuting business is transacted through some agent who represents his client in all dealings and prepares all papers to allow entry by school teachers, servants, etc., who are in no sense settlers. The report denounces the desert land law as an instrument of speculation, fraud and perjury and recommends such radical changes in it as to amount almost to its repeal. Hundreds of desert entries were examined by the members of the Commission in the last year, and the great majority of them were found to be unhabited, unirrigated, uncultivated and with no improvements other than a fence. Many alleged irrigation ditches or reservoirs are familiar to the members of the Commission which are utterly inadequate to irigate a square rod, and upon the strength of such works patent has been frequently is Cost of Raising Water For several years the office of Experiment Stations of the United States Department of Agriculture has been carrying on irrigation investigations in the State of California in co-operation, first, with California Water and Forest Association, and later with the state itself under an appropriation made for this appropriation work. This work has included the collection of information as to the quantity of water used in irrigation; pumping water for irrigation; tests of pumps to determine the most efficient types and the best conditions for their operation; and tests of various kinds of fuel to determine which will produce the largest result from a given expenditure. Another line of investigations has been studies of the best methods of preparing land for irrigation and applying water to crops; experiments to ascertain the absolute water requirements of plants; and studies of economic and business questions connected with canal management, in order to determine what form of organization will bring about the most just and economical disribution of the water supply. A preliminary report of this co-operative work has just been issued by the office of Experiment Stations of the United States Department of Agriculture as circular No. 59 of that office. A large number of pumping plants have been tested to determine the efficiency and cost of raising water. This circular gives the reports of a number of these tests, final result in each case being given in the form of the cost of fuel for raising water 30 feet to cover 1 acre of ground to a depth of 18 inches. Under the various plants reported on, this cost varies from 90 cents to $3 60. Laboratory tests of typical pumps have shown that for every speed of pump there is a definite head at which each pump works at its highest efficiency and that there is a definite speed which is most effective for the operation of the pump under a given head. The table which follows shows the heads under which one pump tested gave the greatest efficiency with the given rates of speed: | Revolutions | Most efficient head | Efficiency | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 500 | 17.0 | 63.2 | | 696 | 25.4 | 67.6 | | 800 | 28.5 | 69.8 | | 893 | 40.6 | 70.9 | | 1004 | 51.4 | 69.4 | | 1192 | 61.3 | 68.9 | Further laboratory tests were made to determine the most efficient position for a pump when water is to be raised a given height. That is, what division of this head between suction and discharge gives the best results. The tests showed that with a lift of 40 feet efficiency increased as the pump was placed nearer the water supply. Data were collected from a large number of owners of pumps regarding the amount of water used and the cost. When onlookers these to make them into the air, and they align and immediately become first supposition is that have been hypnotized; but catching little tree ash shake, the butterflies flounder again settle about them appear. The fakir then points on The butterflies were made from the eyes and had leaves when their wings that deception was pearl color and shape. There delicate mold spots, she rib of leaf and e branches from it, while leaf was closely imitated portion of the wings, whie against the stem. known to science as “klowed by a bird simply bush or tree and become Other interesting instery are found among India. A naturalist not there that was not only mimic, but when followe peculiar flight of air was obnoxious to birds every group of insects wu creep resemblance, buu walking sticks and are most remarkable. I have an example of an resembling a leaf that examination without d insect looks as if it we several pieces o leaf cannot be taken for than a dry brown twig closely has it imitatedthe sharp angles. In all forms of life tha adaptability to tha surroundings. Gayley not, as a rule, found o wastes, but in forests deep coloring and tha great. The lion, tho girl are forms which assis roundings. In California toad is almost as invisibl on which it lives. Tho toad mimics tho rock rests, while tho frogs scarcely to be distinguishe weeds among which York Herald. A Sarcastic Insula “In New York,” says “there is a rich man autograph editions o brary is really remarryln it a volume of Swif setti, goy de Mau ling, ol George Gisslin Daudet, ol any modern and you find on tha fly ing and affectionate author to this man. “Very valuable tha must be, and very exte New York's accthe best writers o tha are some who sneer edditions, claiming to d similarity in tha hand dedicatory notes. “One night there was New York man's hour guests was an actor Bad Blood Is responsible for most of the diseases and ailments of the human system. It seriously affects every organ and function, causes catarrh, dyspepsia, rheumatism, weak, tired, languid feelings and worse troubles. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla which purifies and enriches the blood as nothing else can For testimonials of remarkable cures send for Book on the Blood, No. 3. C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. ing table shows the results in weekly losses: Temperature of water. Evaporation Degrees Fahrenheit. Inches 55.5...0.42 62.0...0.77 66.8...1.54 80.1...3.08 89.2...3.92 The table shows that water with a temperature of 89.2 degrees lost almost ten times as much as water maintained at a temperature of 55.5 degrees. The circular states that experiments to determine the evaporation of water from soil were also made but results are not yet completed. INSECT MIMICRY. Butterflies That Assume the Color and Shape of Tree Leaves. A phase of animal life which at tracts our attention and calls forth unceasing wonderment is that of protective resemblance. Nature has wisely endowed certain defenseless animals with this peculiar faculty, which makes them mimic their surroundings so that they may avoid their enemies. This is especially true of some insects. The katydid, with its gauzy green wings, will fall zigzagging from a tree to the ground in such a way that any feathered enemy seeing it would think it a leaf. The same method of protection is seen in our common butterflies and moths that mimic flowers and leaves. The moths mimic bits of wood and stone, so that when they alight on the ground they are at once invisible to their pursuers. Traveling fakirs in India have a way of making use of their knowledge of this faculty in insects and by means of it perform what they call a miracle. The fakir thrusts into the ground a small tree with leaves about three inches long. He then takes from a box a dozen or more butterflies of rare beauty. When the onlookers have examined these to make sure that they are real he throws them one by one into the air, and they alight on the tree and immediately become invisible. The first supposition is that the onlookers have been hypnotized; but, the fakir catching the little tree and giving it a shake, the butterflies float into the air and again settle about the tree and disappear. The fakir then points out the illusion. 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The first supposition is that the onlookers have been hypnotized; but, the fakir catching the little tree and giving it a shake, the butterflies float into the air and again settle about the tree and disappear. The fakir then points out the illusion. The butterflies were not three feet from the eyes and had so mimicked the leaves when their wings were folded that the deception was perfect, both in color and shape. There were even the delicate mold spots, the central or mid rib of the leaf and the delicate lateral branches from it, while the stem of the leaf was closely imitated by the lower portion of the wings, which were pressed against the stem. This mimic, known to science as "kallina," if followed by a bird simply alights on a bush or tree and becomes invisible. Other interesting instances of mimics are found among the butterflies in India. A naturalist noted a butterfly there that was not only a remarkable mimic, but when followed it imitated the peculiar flight of a butterfly that was obnoxious to birds. In almost every group of insects we find this protective resemblance, but those among the walking sticks and walking leaves are most remarkable. In the latter we have an example of an insect so closely resembling a leaf that it bears close examination without discovery. The insect looks as if it were made up of several pieces of leaf. Still another cannot be taken for anything other than a dry brown twig or branch, so closely has it imitated the color and the sharp angles. In all forms of life there is a tendency to adaptability to the peculiarity of its surroundings. Gayly tinted birds are not, as a rule, found on white, sandy wastes, but in forests where there is deep coloring and the contrast is not great. The lion, the giraffe, the ostrich, are forms which assimilate their surroundings. In California the horned toad is almost as invisible as the sand on which it lives. The little canyon toad mimics the rocks on which it rests, while the frog of the east is scarcely to be distinguished from the weeds among which it lives.—New York Herald. A Sarcastic Inscription. "In New York," said an author, "there is a rich man whose hobby is autograph editions of books. His library is really remarkable. Take up in it a volume of Swinburne, of Rossetti, of Guy de Maupassant, of Kipling, of George Gissing, of Tolstol, of Daudet, of any modern writer almost, and you find on the fly leaf an interesting and affectionate letter from the author to this man. Very valuable these autographs must be, and very extensive must be the New Yorker's acquaintance with the best writers of the age. Yet there are some who sneer at his autograph editions, claiming to detect an amazing similarity in the handwriting of the dedicatory notes. One night there was a party in the New York man's house. Among the guests was an actor who is very beautiful. When the onlookers have examined these to make sure that they are real he throws them one by one into the air, and they alight on the tree and immediately become invisible. The fakir then points out the illusion. The butterflies were not three feet from the eyes and had so mimicked the leaves when their wings were folded that the deception was perfect, both in color and shape. There were even the delicate mold spots, the central or mid rib of the leaf and the delicate lateral branches from it, while the stem of the leaf was closely imitated by the lower portion of the wings, which were pressed against the stem. This mimic, known to science as "kallina," if followed by a bird simply alights on a bush or tree and becomes invisible. Other interesting instances of mimics are found among the butterflies in India. A naturalist noted a butterfly there that was not only a remarkable mimic, but when followed it imitated the peculiar flight of a butterfly that was obnoxious to birds. In almost every group of insects we find this protective resemblance, but those among the walking sticks and walking leaves are most remarkable. In the latter we have an example of an insect so closely resembling a leaf that it bears close examination without discovery. The insect looks as if it were made up of several pieces of leaf. Still another cannot be taken for anything other than a dry brown twig or branch, so closely has it imitated the color and the sharp angles. In all forms of life there is a tendency to adaptability to the peculiarity of its surroundings. Gayly tinted birds are not, as a rule, found on white, sandy wastes, but in forests where there is deep coloring and the contrast is not great. The lion, the giraffe, the ostrich, are forms which assimilate their surroundings. In California the horned toad is almost as invisible as the sand on which it lives. The little canyon toad mimics the rocks on which it rests, while the frog of the east is scarcely to be distinguished from the weeds among which it lives.—New York Herald. A Sarcastic Inscription. "In New York," said an author, "there is a rich man whose hobby is autograph editions of books. His library is really remarkable. Take up in it a volume of Swinburne, of Rossetti, of Guy de Maupassant, of Kipling, of George Gissing, of Tolstol, of Daudet, of any modern writer almost, and you find on the fly leaf an interesting and affectionate letter from the author to this man. Very valuable these autographs must be, and very extensive must be the New Yorker's acquaintance with the best writers of the age. Yet there are some who sneer at his autograph editions, claiming to detect an amazing similarity in the handwriting of the dedicatory notes. One night there was a party in the New York man's house. Among the guests was an actor who is very beautiful. When the onlookers have examined these to make sure that they are real he throws them one by one into the air, and they alight on the tree and immediately become invisible. The butterflies were not three feet from the eyes and had so mimicked the leaves when their wings were folded that the deception was perfect, both in color and shape. There were even the delicate mold spots, the central or mid rib of the leaf and the delicate lateral branches from it, while the stem of the leaf was closely imitated by the lower portion of the wings, which were pressed against the stem. This mimic, known to science as "kallina," if followed by a bird simply alights on a bush or tree and becomes invisible. Other interesting instances of mimics are found among the butterflies in India. A naturalist noted a butterfly there that was not only a remarkable mimic, but when followed it imitated the peculiar flight of a butterfly that was obnoxious to birds. In almost every group of insects we find this protective resemblance, but those among the walking sticks and walking leaves are most remarkable. In the latter we have an example of an insect so closely resembling a leaf that it bears close examination without discovery. The insect looks as if it were made up of several pieces of leaf. Still another cannot be taken for anything other than a dry brown twig or branch, so closely has it imitated the color andthe sharp angles. In all forms of life there is a tendency to adaptability to the peculiarity of its surroundings. Gayly tinted birds are not, as a rule, found on white, sandy wastes, but in forests where there is deep coloring and the contrast is not great. The lion, the giraffe, the ostrich, are forms which assimilate their surroundings. In California the horned toad is almost as invisible as the sand on which it lives. The little canyon toad mimics the rocks on which it rests, while the frog of the east is scarcely to be distinguished from the weeds among which it lives.—New York Herald. F. BACKS Undertaker Dealer in Furniture Wall Paper; Cornice; Window Shades; Picture Frames; Upholstery Goods; Paints; Oils; and Glass. Sewing Machine Supplies Corner Los Angeles and Chartres Sts CURES CATARRHAL DEAFNESS One Week's Use of Hyomei Did More Than Six Months' Treatment by Specialists. In the treatment of deafness which is often a result of catarrh Hyomei acts almost immediately upon the inflamed membrane and the hearing begins to return at once. A few days treatment will bring relief, and in three or four weeks, according to the severity of the case, a cure will be accomplished. Miss Meeks of Mattewan, N. Y., says: "Hyomei is truly wonderful. I have used it but a short time and see a great change in my condition. 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Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, administrator of the estate of Mina Kossert, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers within four months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator at his office in The First National Bank of Anaheim, Center street, Anaheim, California, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of the said estate in the county of Orange. Dated this 5th day of February, A. D. 1905. JOHN,HARTUNG. Administrator of the estate of Mina Kossert, deceased. Richard Melrose and P. C. Spencer, attorneys for administrator.