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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
THIEF RIDES ON DUMB WAITER
Fashionable Apartment House Looted
on Novel Plan by Enter
prlsing Burglar
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Dec 25.-Hosting him
self up through the dumbwaiter shaft
from the cellar in the fashionable apart
ment house at 1876 West One Hundred
and Twelfth street, a thief last night
entered the rooms of Mrs. Peter Far
Iell, on the top floor, ransacked the
place and got away with $500 worth OF
jewelry and silver.
Mrs. Farrell, who lives with her two
daughters, returned home to find the
apartments In a state Of disorder. She
heard a noise in the kitchen, and q
second later the dumbwaiter shot down
the shaft with a bang. This was the
robber making his exit.
Although his work had been inter-
rupted by the return of Mrs. Farrell.
he nevertheless succeeded In taking
with him two pearl necklaces, two gold
bracelets, gold purse and a large
quantity OF silverware.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
New Company at Fischer's

De Lacour & Fields comedy com
pany opened their first weeks engage
ment at Fischer's 'theater yesterday
and created a favorable impression.
Their opening bill, THE House of Too
Much Trouble" is full of good comedy
situations, bright lines and pleasing
specialties and serves the company as
Il good vehicle to exploit their ability
as entertainers. New vaudeville acts
this week include the Carlson sisters.
singing and dancing soubrettes, who
introduce very clever speciality
Holmes and Holmes. comedy sketch
artists; the Phelps trio, society enter
tainers and new motion pictures. There
will be a matinee every day this week.
including q ladies' souvenir matinee
Thursday afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
Stanford eIee and Mandolin Clubs

The closing musical event of the year
Will be the Friday night concert of
this week and the Saturday afternoon
concert to be given by the Stanford
Varsity Glee and Mandolin clubs at
Simpson auditorium. The college boys
are out for IL merry lark and week
of recreation. and have been entertain
ing their many friends throughout
Southern California by giving them a
program indicative of college life. Not
only will it be an excellent Offering in
music, but it will be one of the social
functions of the holiday season.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26

lists and their earnest work of over six
months will undoubtedly give to the
public most satisfactory rendition of
THE Messiah" Forty members of the
symphony orchestra will assist the
chorus in their work and the orchestral
rehearsals have been sufficient in num-
per to insure hearty cooperation of the
chorus.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
Old Miner Burned to Death
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
AUBURN, Dec. 25.-Dr. Alex
Thomas Dozier, SO years old, once 6
prominent physician of this county ant
an old-time miner, who went down tC
the American river short time ago tc
do work on a claim, was burned u
death in his cabin at 2 o'clock this
morning. He leaves a grandson, c. T
Dozier, living in Berkeley.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26

The manufacturefs OF ChamberIaln's 5
Cough Remedy receive letters from the
praise of this we'll known medicine. Par
ents In Australia. India and Samoa give
1t TO their babies for colds and Group,
with the same satisfactory results as do
just as enthusiastic in their praise OF its
merits.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
TIDE TABLE FOR SAN PEDRO
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILEs

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Your druggist viii refund money
IL PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you
in 6 TO IA days. soc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
IRIDIUM LAMP FILAMENTs.
A Resort to Them in the Effort te
Find a Satisfactory Substitute
For Carhon

The objection to carbon fllaments-
disintegration, fusing with strong
currents, and therefore waste of en-
ergy through the necessary employ
ment of weak ones-have led to many
attempts to construct a filament of
greater efficiency and durability.
T In the infancy of incandescent
lighting experiments were made with
metals of the platinum group. These
experiments have lately been resum-
ed. the greatest hope of success be-
ing placed on osmium. But osinium
is by no means unobjectionab,e. Like
carbon, 1t vaporizes at bright white
heat, and if air is present, as in an
imperfectly exhausted bulb, it forms
3hyperrosmic acid which, even in a
very small quantity, is exceedingly
injurious to the lungs and the eyes.
Similar objections apply to ruthen-
ium. Iridium is the only member Of
the group which is neither vaporized
nor oxidized at white heat. Fused
iridium is free from osmium, ruthen-
ium, and palladium, which are vapor-
lied during fusion.
Edison has recommended filaments
of iridium wire-but the metal is ex-
tremely brittle and cannot according
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
A Famous Squash.

Most every boy on farm knows
how to fix up squash by feeding them
milk SO that they will grow to pro-
digious size, but a Unadilla youth has
smashed all records, if the statements
of his friends are to be accredited.
The Unndilla youth determined to
produce prize squash that would
make all other prize squashes ever
raised look like marbles in compare
son.
According he clipped the end OF
the vine and immersed it in sweet
milk. In time the vine took as much
as a quart of milk a day. The squash
grew beyond all expectations, and was
eventually exhibited at the Morris
Fair, and 1t easily won premium of
ten dollars.
But the most surprising part of the
story is yet to come, according to the
narrator, whose reputation for verac.
ity has never been questioned. The
squash was cut the other day, and it
is alleged that 1t contained seven
pounds and fourteen ounces Of fine,
rich butter, equal If not superior to
any made last year at the co-opera-
tive creamery. 1t is to be greatly re-
GREETED that the squash was seedless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
That /: Boy Of Yours.

We chaperon our girls and carefully
guard them against unworthy boys.
but we leave the boy to choose for
himself his associates and his achisse-
ments q
Girls are naturally winsome, gentle,
companionable. They win their way
in homes and hearts. But the
boy, noisy awkward, mischtevous.
is invited into few homes and feels
none too much at home in his own.
About the only door that swings
with sure welcome TO the boy, about
the only chair that is showed near the
fire especially for the boy, about the
only place where he assure of cordial
greetings where he ought not to co.
It is one Of the hardest things In the
world to get hold of a boy--to get a.
sure grip on him.
He is hungry for companionship and
he will have it. You can't chain him
away from It. He wants the compan-
ionship of boys, and nothing will take
It's place.
If the rfme Of selflshness has SO I'M
cased your heart that the Joys and
hopes Of your boy cannot enter into
1t, the boy is to be pitied, but SO are
you.-Milwauk Journal. \
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04

to Guelcher, OF Charlottenburg, 10
drawn into wire. With care 1t can be
rolled into strips 1872 inch thick, but
it is Impossible to make such a strip
of either circular or uniform cross
section.
Guelcher has, however, succeeded
In producing round and uniform iri-
dunn filaments by mixing fine iridium
powder with vegetable glue, forcing
the paste through perforated plate
by hydraulic pressure, drying the fla
ments and heating them to whiteness
in an oxy-hydrogen flame. The fila
ments thus produced have bright
metallic lustre. and though very hard
are flexible enough to be used in cleo
trio bulbs. They are said to be very
durable and economical of power.
Instead of the chemically
metal. iridium powder as precipitated
from solutions may be used. AS this
contains some oxide, the filaments,
before being heated, must be exposed
to the action of stream Of hydro
gen.
Without this precaution they would
explode on being heated. It should
be noted that the heating must be
done in an exposed flame, not in q
covered crucible or a bed of charcoal,
as the object Is to effect complete
combustion of the adhesive and leave
nothing but pure iridium.-From the
German in Umschau.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04

the vehicle off the track, the power in
this case coming from storage bat
terry. This vehicle is designed mostly
for passenger traffic, but can also be
utilized to deliver baggage and other
freight, such as packages from depart:
ment stores to places remote from the
tracks Of the trolley system, The cleo
trle power IN the storage battery which
ley tracks Is charged into the battery
again as soon as the vehicle returns
to the tracks. The idea of the in
yentor Is to provide a series of vehicles
which can operate In addition to the
regular trolleys, and, although nor
mally occupying the same tracks as
the trolley cars and deriving their mo-
tive power from the same supply sys-
tenn, can be capable of more rapid
progress. This peculiar vehicle could
be devoted to the use Of passengers
paying a higher rate than that re-
quired for the ordinary trolley service,
on account Of the more rapid and d.
rect service, due to their capacity to
leave the tracks and utilize railways
which otherwise are not In communica-
ton with each other and to proceed
beyond the limits Of the tracks.
Russell Thayer, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Ia the natentee, u
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
oBEYED ORDERS WITH ALAcRlTY
How a Lleutenant's Sweetheart Inter
preted the coloneI's Telegram.

Il
A smart young officer belonging to
a cavalry corps in India was sent on
sick leave to a conyalescent station
of Simla and, while recovering his
health among the hills there, was
robbed of his heart and in return
captiyated the charming thief. The
young fellow proposed and was ac-
copied and with all possible dispatch
the wedding day was fixed. But the
colonel Of the expectant brldegroom's
regiment was strongly opposed to the
lieutenant marrying and telegraphed
an unwelcome Join at once" to the
amoro'ls sub.
The chagrined soldier handed the
peremptory message to his fair one.
She glanced at it and then, with a
becoming blush of sweet simplicity,
remarked:
Il am more than glad, dear, that
your colonel SO approves Of your
choice, but what hurry he is in for
the wedding. ! don't think 1 can be
ready quite SO soon, but I'll try, for,
of course, the colonel must be
obeyed."
But you don't seem to understand
the telegram, sweetheart" said the
lieutenant. 1T upsets every plan we
have made. You see, he says, JON
at once.'"
Certainly he does, DEAR" replied
the lady, looking up with an arch
smile, but it is you who don't seem
to understand it. When the colonel
says, Join at once what does he
mean but get married Immediately?
What else. indeed, can he possibly
mean?"
What else, indeed, darling?" de-
lightedly exclaimed the ardent lover,
rejoicing in the new reading, which
he received with the utmost alacrity.
So forty-eight hours had scarcely
passed before the colonel received
the following: your orders have
been carried out We were Joined al
once."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04

runner attachment for bicycles design
ed SO as to transform an ordinary BIZ
cycle into one that can be run on ice
or snow. 1t can be attached to any
of the bicycle frames in common use
and is adjustable to any size machine.
The forward wheel and tire are dis
placed by runner similar to sled
runner, while the rear portion also has
a double runner. Fastened to the back
wheel is a tire having spaced spurs at
suitable intervals to engage the snow
or ice, the tire being infiatable as In
the ordinary bicycle. The spurs are
alternately acute and obtuse in form,
or each alternate spur being relatively
sharp and dull. The sharper spurs will
penetrate the snow or ice more readily
and insure the requisite grip, while
tie duller spurs will prevent slipping.
With a bicycle thus equipped rider
can travel over well-beaten snow-coy-
cred roads with great speed and ease,
and without Earring or concussion aris-
ing from any Irregularities In the sur
face Travelled over.
Axel Erickson and Nicholas Larson,
of Skanee, Mich, are the patentees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
From 9Th. Princess. !.

From .'The Princess"
When am come to the House Of the
Dead,
Promise me thistle Princess said:
Once year when the land grows
green,
And the pulse of the world beats
strong once more,
Come to the place Of my frozen sleep,
Lift the latch Of my silent door.
Carry me forth to the world / loved
The bright warm world that I left
behind
Give me the glimpse of the sun again,
The open sky and the touch of the
wind.
Take me back to the streets I knew,
The noise and the clamor, and, the
gay unrest;
The laughter and cries and the broken
songs
OF the old glad life loved the best.
Wuen ye COME " Ptace tnot NY
women knew,
Where the tall palms crowd In the
temple square,
And rose vine swings like a pen
dant flame
Let me rest for a moment there!
Garry me forth as BELTS my state,
Slave-girls and fluteplayers on be-
fore:
Just one day in the happy world,
Then turn in peace from my silent
door.
When am come to the House of the
Dead,
Promise me this-the Princess said.
Arthur Ketchum, in the Atlantic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
COST OF observation-disclosures.
New Workers Who Waste Money
Through Thoupl,tIe.snes. s.

NEW 1oTkers WAO waste Money
Through Thoughtlessness,
The Absent-Aiinded Beggar'' has
plenty Of counterparts in New York,
as the marlborough Rapid Transit
Company and the subtreasury officials
have cause to know. Perhaps the com
monest form such Observation-Disclosures
takes is the dropping of coins into the
ticket choppers box on III" stations
The amount of money thus inadyer-
stently thrown away in a year. say the
Interbofough officials, is tremendous,
aggregating, 1t is estimated, about s35
a week. That means an average Of
about 36,4O0 nickels per annum alb
sent-mindedly tossed into the ticket
machine.
The usual method of procedure is
this: A man hurrying to catch train
slams down coin at the ticket win
dow, gathers up his change In one
hand and his ticket in the other and
hastens on in pursuit of the gates
ajar." Forgetting in which hand the
ticket is, he dumps his handful Of
change into the chopping machine. A
jerk of the lever and it yanishes from
view.
By making proper application the
man with the absentee thinking appa-
ratus can, Of course. recover his
money, but he will find 1t sadly
changed since he last saw 1t, for the
interior of the box is fitted up with a
powerful apparatus for mutilating tick
cts. The teeth of the machine are SO
sharp that they readily bite through
nickel or silver coins.
Thus, whenever large enough heap
Of these mutllated coins is collected an
official Of the company is forced to
make trip to the subtreasury to have
them redeemed. A goodly percentage
Of the money is never demanded by.
the people who dropped 1t in the box,
the outlay being presumably set down
by them to profit and loss and sub.
mitted to as one of the countless penal
ties attached to the Gotham vice Of
absent-mindedn York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
A Japanese WIDOWS HaIr.

When a Japanese woman becomes AZ
widow it is customary for her to cut
off a part of her hair and to bury It
in the coffin with the body of her hus-
band, but as she may please herself
about 1t this sacrifice is not often
large enough to spoil her pretty Golf
fure. unless, indeed, she determine to
wear forever the badge Of wfdowhood
and give her life in complete devotion
to the memory of the departed, In
which case she cuts It of and thence.
forth never permits 1t to grow.
There are great many women In:
Japan. and especially, IN the heart Of
the country, where foreign influence;
has never reached. who wear their
hair bobbed like small boys and
oftentimes parted iauntily on the side;@
and by this sign one may be sure that
they are widows, and that they hang
many prayer slips at the temple doors
and give their passing days In patient,
sweet devotion to the family and the,
home wherein they are sure to be-
much loved. Eleanor Franklin in Less
lies Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
DEATH DANCES.
Grim Funeral Customs Of the Torres
Straits Indians.

Grim Funeral Customs Of the Torres
Straits Indians.
A new volume Of reports of the
Cambridge Archaeological Expedi-
ton to Torres Straits has recently
been published by the Cambridge
University Press, and It contains
much information as to the sociology,
magic, and religion Of the natives Of
the western islands. The account Of
funeral ceremonies given by Profess
sor A. G. Hadden, who was the leader
of the expedition, As OF exceptional In.
terest,
1t appears that from time to time q
death dance u held n which the per-
formers represent the ghosts Of re-
Gently deceased natives. The men
paint themselves with charcoal and
wear curious dress OF cecoa-nut
leaves and feathers. Each performs
er has a mask and holds In his mouth
q crescent-shaped ornament, which is
decorative sign Of Kwolam-the
mythical hero of the islands whose
exploits are the subjects OF many le-
gends which have converted the war
rior into a god.
During the funeral ceremony the
dancers give pantomimic representa-
lions of characteristic traits Of the
deceased natives in whose memory
the dance is held. The object ts EVIL
IDENTIFY to convey to the mourners the
assurance that the ghost, is alive, and
that in the person of the dancer he ia
visiting friends. The women and
children are supposed to believe that
the performers are really spirits; and
1 il q woman is known to have discov.
cred the identity Of any of the dane.
ers, it is significantly remarked that
sshe dies that night"
The dance is thus Of the nature OF
hero-worship, which is the only form
of religion the natives seem to pos.
sess; for Professor Haddon says at
the end Of his volume Of reports:
UNLESS the aforementioned heroes
be regarded as gods, l think 1t can
be definitely stated that the western
islanders had no deities, and certain
| ly they had no conception of Gu.
however, gradually entering tIis
minds Of the islanders as the result o.
missionary instruction, and in anoth
er generation or SO the death dance
j will probably be forgotten.-Leisure
Hour,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
A New Electric Vehicle.

1
The increase in the number Of auto
mobiles, especially in the largerscities,
is apparent to everybody, and it still
remains for the inventors to devise
more uses for electricity and to i'm
prove those now in an imperfect
state. A Philadelphian has patented
a novel electric vehicle, which cannot
be termed trolley car, nor is 1t an
automobile, although the principles Of
both are utilized. 1t is SO constructed
and the operating parts are SO ar
ranged that 1t will run on the regular
trolley tracks, receiving the propelling
power from the overhead wire, but II
1t becomes necessary or desirable to
leave the tracks to pass an obstruc-
ton or a wagon, the operator can steer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
lips. .Where's Jem?o she cried.

lips. Where's Jem?" she cried. q
don't see my Jem."
Still that ominous silence. Liz
turned to Marthy with desperate,
agonized gesture. The girl under
stood her at once. She took her
hand. The crowd pared, and the two
ran down the pier along the riverside
to the ferry tAat led to denes and
fish wharf. Liz stumbled along,
scarce seeing where she went, her
breath coming in long, heartibreaking
sobs.
Down the rickety landing stage
they went, into the old boat, and over
the steely, wind-blown river. The
wide, slow circuit of the boat necessi-
tated by the swift-fowing tide, seem
ed never ending; so did the steep
steps on the other side OF the river
and the road to the wharf where the
boats were moored.
The Perry had cast her little feet
adrift now in mid-river, and one by
one they were joining the serried
ranks at the quayhead. The Valiant
was there already-a chaos OF fish
and men. and tarry barrels and ropes
and spars and shlmmering, iridescent
fish scales. An eager crowd pressed
on board keen to learn the news Of
the night and the boats loss. A few
steps more and Liz was smpng them,
fear eloquent in her wide eyes and
dry lips.
Eyes, the masters gone" one Of
the crew was saying, sadly. "a thun.
derin' big wave took an washed him
overheard, and the same one hulled
pore Wacey ag'in the mast. an"
Liz gripped the speakers arm.
'Killed!" she gasped, ''Is my Jem
killed."
The sound of her voice reached the
cabin below. Before the wait could
reply, there was a sound Of stumbling
footsteps up the companion, and q
man. pale and weak, his head ban
daged up in gaudy cotton handker
chief, came into sight He steadied
himself a moment, while his dazed
eyes scanned the deck. Then he held
out his arms, and with q long-pent.uy
cry, Liz few to them like hominl
bird.
Jem held her close, stroking hel
hair and soothing her tenderly, whilt
he babe her, in voice which wal
rather shaky, in spite OF the chan
mot to go a-killin' o him orr lik'
that there; he wasn't dead, no, no
likely to be"
And the gallant crew of the Valian
turned their broad backs on the two
and winked the tears out Of their hor
est eyes; but Marthy. woman-like
found vent for her pent-up emotio
in scathing speech. ITO think" erie
she, "that all this here might hi
been spared IL only you chaps ha
had the sense to bring Jem up o
deck time you was a-coming int
harbor. But there, It's just like X
o. men; no more perceivance anon
yer than the babe unborn! TX. \
Guthrie, in Black and White.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES e~@e.
5 A HUNTER WITH A HEART.

Polar oxen are not very difficult to
shoot, but they are highly valued game
by the arctic explorer. In pursuing
small herd, Otto Sverdrup, author of
New Land. -Four Years in the Arctic
Regions" noticed the following evil
sdence Of maternal affection in cow
for its calf:
As the herd started l noticed that
one Of them had newly born calf.
The herd went up steep snow drift,
eight or ten feet in height and the
calf made brave attempt to follow,
but when it had almost reached the
top, lost its footing and rolled down to
the bottom again. 1t fell so badly and
helplessly that thought it was killed,
but to my surprise it rose to Its feet
and began to scramble up once more.
Its second attempt to scale the drift
was no more successful than the first,
and again it came rolling down. 1t
cried piteously. felt so sorry for 1t
that was just starting to help it up
the drift when suddenly 1t occurred to
me that the old COW might misinter-
pref my motives, and what then? l
might risk battle with her, and 1t
would be pity to have to shoot her
in self-defense. j decided to remain
where was, and await the turn of
events.
At last the mother heard the cries of
distress, and came tearing down the
t,lfIs;Jo %ha opnu Hvinu t,ab;p5 los
Heaven help the person who had med
died with her calf then! She would
have made it hot for him. 1t was both
amusing and touching to see the two
together. The mother caressed the calf
as If to comfort 1t, shifted it all over
to see if.it was still whole, gave 1t a
push now and again, and then started
gently up the drift, but not the way the
calf had gone in following the herd.
She carefully chose an easier and less
steep way.
When she had got it across the drift
she ran few steps forward, not very
fast, but too quickly at any rate for
the calf to follow her. Then she turn.
ed back, and pushed 1t from behind
with her muzzle. SO that 1t went little
faster. Again she ran a few yards
forward, but still the poor little thing
could not keep up with her, and she
returned to her old pushing methods.
SO they went on all the way up until
they reached the herd. Then she took
her place in it, the calf crept under
her, and was entirely hidden from
sight by her long hair.