The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-25
FAKE AND FACT
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According to San Francisco paper the
talented and charmingly curved Blanche

According to a San Francisco paper the
talented and charmingly curved Blanche
Bates Of the Frawley
May DO company, now at the
Blanches Paper Los Angeles theater.
Is likely to have Man
ager Mark Thall OF the Alcazar theater of
San Francisco for new papa. Mrs. Bates.
the mother Of the comedy Blanche, Is deeply
enamoured Of Mark, WHO Is well known
hereabouts, and has. 1t is thought, about
brought about the consummation Of her
hopes. Mark has a boy 10 years old, to
whom Mrs. Bates has promised all the mon
ey he wishes, and a latch key, If he will like
her for his new mama. and the kid has
agreed. which leaves Mark no alternative.
The paper in question says that there is no
engagement to announce as yet but that Is
because Mr.. Thall is so coy. Mrs. Bates
Is said to have made him an offe% Oh her
heart, hand and fortune. and is waiting to
give the boy his latchkey on the happy day
that Mark says yea, land say yea he will. for
he Is not built like fellow who would let
Q little obstacle like marrying stand in
the way OF the privilege of being a father to
Blanche.
President McFadden of the Santa Ana
and Newport railway was in the city yes
wnvu. terday. and, of course.
On..,. x, was with railway men
all Of the time. One
OF them asked him why his road was called
the Sunday observance railway, and he ex-
planned that the name had been conferred
on his railway by newspaper man who
happened to be present some years ago.
when 1t was first learned that he refused to
operate trains on the Lords day. 1.-THE
story you wrote, spread all over the coun-
try" said McFadden, "for think my line
is the only one In the whole United States
which does not cater to Sunday travel, and
got letters about 1t from all sorts of peo-
Pile. One l remember, came from a secre-
tary of some society in the northern por-
ton OF the state which had the better OBJ
servance Of Sunday as its cause for exist
ence. This man wanted to know what
benefit derived from not running trains on
Sunday, saying he had seen In number Of
papers that was the only railway president
who did so. l answered, and told him all
l got out Of it was advertising. for thou
sands of people had now heard of my road
who would never have otherwise known
that such a little line existed. Really. why
don't 1 run Sunday trains to the beach?
I'll tell you, my boy. If you had ever lived
in Orange county ard had taken corn-fed
girl out riding on Sunday afternoon in your
best buggy. with your fastest horse, you
would never have the heart to try to spoil
such pleasant practice"
9 O o
Reporter-Mr. Flint, I believe. I would
like to ask"
Mr.. Flint-I decline
-. p,..u. to be interviewed. l
acline to be interview
ed, I decline to be interviewed. See Par
ker or Osborne, decline to be interviewed;
l decline to be interviewed see Parker or
Osborne; I decline to be interviewed, de-
cline to be interviewed; see Parker or o.
borne; I decline to be inter-"
exit reporter. who goes to the Arcade
depot to find Parker or Osborne.
O O O
Say, look here" said an excited man to
General Mathews at the postoffice yester-
day; "here's a letter
$50 -. mailed yesterday to
man In San Fran
yet some Of your fool clerks sent 1t back
marked, Returned for sufficient postage.
Now, there Is two-cent stamp on the letter
and I have weighed 1t, and find that 1t is
within the limit for one stamp. The bloom
ing chump of clerk who sent 1t back to me
ought to be fired. I'm surprised at your
having such incompetent men about the
office" and on he went at one-hundred-
and twenty words-a-minute gait. until the
general managed to get in a word edgewise.
and asked to see the letter. See 1t; certain
ly.' said the man; there 1t Is; look at 1t.
There's stamp, Ell? What's that? Wrong
kind Of stamp? What! A revenue stamp!
Well, by gum! Say, I wish hadn't come.
Don't say anything about 1t. please. Do
want the clerk fired? Well, II he would like
to come In and give me good, swift kick
I don't say that would interpose any big
objection. Say, general. 1 believe we all
make mistakes sometimes, except officials
of the postoffice. You'll never hear any
more kick from me, II don't get my letters
for a month" GINGERICUS.