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Evening star., 1905-11-07
Insect Nocturnes.
n the Philadelphia Ledger.


Some people find cheerfulness I'm the
melodies of our late summer evenings. to
others the very sound of the field singers
brings melancholy. Children are peculiarly
sensitive to the depressing influence OF
these eerie voices Little Lucille had been
allowed to leave home alone for the first
time months visit to relatives in the
country had been planned. but the morn
ing following her departure found the
child back home. II couldn't sleep the
bugs hoilered 3d." she sobbed
In the south the katydid is usually heard
about the latter half of August. Six weeks
thereafter the simpler folk look for frost
so In yellow fever years the piercing little
voice is heard with JOY Apart from this
happy association the vesper note Of these
tiny singers seems to many people only a
mournfui prelude to the threnody of sum-
mer. The piping of the winter cricket In
usually recognized as sound OF cheer. and
there Is a popular idea that the little fef-
low brings good luck.
For the bright homeliness of his indoor
pictures, as well as through the title of
one of his most charming stories we as
socfate Dickens with the minstrel of the
hearth. Milton finds the erickets note one
OF mirth. and. Leigh Hunt hears only glad
ness in It's song, we'll as in that of its
sweet and tiny cousin of the field. y
Through Hunts challenge to his friend
lifted into the realm of immortal song
since the sonnet written in Hunts cottage
has SO much of the haunting magic of that
young poet who wrought upon the homeli-
est groundwork the broidery Of richest
imagery.
Evening star., 1905-11-07
Buying a Paper in Scotland.
From the Boston watchman.

From the Boston Waterman.
The American custom of glancing over
the morning paper as you sip your coffee
at breakfast goes with you abroad. but 1t
Is no simple thing always to get morning
paper. On coming down to breakfast the
first morning in Edinburgh. found there
was paper to be had but thinking that
1t was a simple matter to buy a Scotsman
on the street, went out on Princes street
and walked three blocks without the sight
of newsboy Where can get the morn
irg's Scotsman" 1 said to a policeman He
thought moment. "Weel." said he, there S
great news shop aboot three blocks up.
and ye might find one there" I followed
the direction, and found myself in a large
news distributing depot. There were stacks
and stacks of newspapers and magazines
all about. 81 would like the morning s
Scotsman / said The man In charge
we have one" He fumbled around little
while. and then went back into the rear Of
the store for fully three minutes; at last
he came back saying. I'VE haven't one.
We'll" I said, ''tfis Is about the strang-
est thing / have seen. Can't get the morn
ing paper here in Edinburgh" NO" he
SKID. ''ye'll find 1t diffeecuit." What do
they publish papers here for, anyway?" 1
rejoined- do they want to keep them out
Of the hands of people? Don't they want
people to read them? Do they print pa
pers to keep the news secret? He bridled
at once Il want we to understand, he
said. "that the Scotsman Is not published
for the general publeek. It's published for
the Subscribers"
The Scotsman you know, probably ranks
next to the London Times. Well said.
s'fhfs Is all new to me: in my country pub
liehers want TO have their newspapers read;
they want to sell all they can; they don't
Evening star., 1905-11-07

than a thousand adult gulls, every white
baak sending forth discordant cry. On
our left there was another thousand and
on our right as many more, perched on the
lodges, on the grass and in the tops of
the spruce trees. Down at our feet in
che water, was bunch of birds that must
have numbered over thousand. and as
many more in sight in the water on the
other side of the island. Besides these the
further ends of the rocks were still COW
cred with gulls out of observation and as
yet resting easily though as We progressed
over the island they constantly rose over
US in a threatening cloud.
How many gulls are there on the is
land?" asked Capt. Young. and he replied.
confidently: We'll. SIR. we estimate them
at 10000" This was surprising, and l
looked around me with critical eye. But
I could not contradict him, for that seemed
to be a fair computation. counted sec
that there were 2.000 or 5000 In the water.
while the birds were as thick over our
heads as swarm of mosquitoes. There
may be no more than 5000 birds, and there
may be as many as 10000; no one can say,
for 1t Is impossible to count them
Capt. Youngs estimate of 10 600, there
fore. Will have to stand undisputed. at least
until more accurate Information can be
obtained. We saw not single nest, but
plenty of places where they had been built.
Capt. Young says the birds tear their nests
70 pieces as soon as they are done with
them, but they are nothing but a collec-
tton of sticks and soft material placed on
the edges and grass ground. and doubtless
the young birds during their growth scat
ter what Is of no further use to them. On
the island further east guils often build
their nests In trees. but we saw none OF
that kind here.
There Is no breeding place for herring
gulis nearer to Portland, and doubtless
many OF the gulls seen around Portland
harbor spring and fall belong to No Mans
Land and to Capt. Young, who fondiy
claims ownership of them all, no matter
where they are found. And the way he
protects them Is good to behold. Mind you,
he owns the island ON which they breed
and he Is the warden selected by Mr..
butcher of the Audubon Society to see that
they are not molested. Armed with this
authority and beins proprietor Of their
Evening star., 1905-11-07
coLIANGoL FOR APPENDICITIS.
Extraordinarily Good Results Said to
Have Been Obtained.

Consul General Guenther of Frankfort,
Germany reports to the Department OF
Commerce and Labor the successful treat
ment of appendicitis by means of ''collan-
go!," a silver solution. He writes:
Much has been written on the treatment
Of appendicitis, principally with reference
to the question whether, in a given case,
an operation must be performed to save the
life of the patient. 1t would doubtless be a
great boon If remedy could be found to
make an operation unnecessary. Such a
remedy. It is alleged, has been found under
the name of 'collangol Collangol is form
of pure silver soluble in water. Chemical
manipulations for rendering silver. quick
silver and some other metals soluble in
water were discovered within the last few
years. The antiseptic property of silver has
long been known. as, for Instance. in the
form of lunar caustc, which has also been
administered internally. Its use. however,
has been very limited. Based upon this
knowledge successful experiments have
been made by some noted physicians
through the of the soluble. non-irritat-
ing and non-poisonous silver in suppurative
diseases, as, for instance. in the dreaded
puerperal fever and other suppurative
fevcrs.
''Dr. Moosbrugger of Leutkirch has now
used collangol in appendicitis, as well inter-
naliy and externally. This treatment, ac-
cOrding to his statement in the last number
of the Munich Medical Weekly Review, has
yielded extraordinarily good results Within
two or three days after treatment de-
cided Improvement was noticeable in inclp-
lent cases. In cases where infiamma-
ton OF the peritoneum had already taken
place. a cure was however, very slow
often only after weeks of treatment both
internally and externally. Excepting two
very severe cases cut of the seventy two
which came under his observation and
treatment all were cured without any surgi-
cal operation. He claims that this treat
ment is very much superior to any other,
and that he is justified In stating that every
case of appendicitis, if early diagnosed be
1t ever 50 acute and malignant can be
cured with collangol without resorting to
the knife.
''In view of the otherwise favorable expe-
riences with this remedy 1t is very probable
that his opinion will re correct. But
after all it will yet require a great deal of
very critical observation before 1t will be
safe. TO dispense with timely operation
which is capable Of saving many lives The
published statements of DR.. Moosbrugger
are not explicit enough to the history of
the cases to make q real criticism possible
At all events, his statements deserve care
full attention. On the other hand It cam
not yet be stated how long the cure will
last Light cases Of appendicitis can be
healed for a time, as is wei known: the
question, however. is for how long Fur
ther experiments will be awaited with grea,
interest, says the DidaSkalIa"
Evening star., 1905-11-07
ANr1sEpr1c LOVE.
Ways Of Making It So as Not to Scat
ter Microbes.

From Punch.
fAccordng to a French physician. the
hand contains over $1,000 microbes to the
square inch. and In shaking hands these MI
crobes are conveyed from one person to an
other. He advocates the substitution of
one of the more dignified and distant orien-
tai modes of salutation.-Daily Paper)
Her mother had significantly left them to-
gether in the conservatory. The moment
had come to make her understand how
much he loved her. He had been in SINH
lar situatio once or twice before, under
the ancient regime. but then it was COM
paratively easy. Now, under code of eti
quette found chiefly In the latest fashion in
bacteria, he felt his position embarrassing.
A kiss had long been considered crimi-
nal proceeding, on purely hygienic grounds.
lmpassioned speech was but the setting free
of millions of microscopic prisoners desir-
Gus of change of lung. He must not even
press her little hand well knowing what
a malignant host science had placed within
its few rounded square inches-rot to men
ton those that lurked in his own extensive
palm.
Standing at safe hygienc distance.
therefore, he stretched out his arms toward
her. longingly. like an amorous tenor at the
opera. He did not sing, of course. That
had long since been forbidden, as putting
more microbes In circulation than even I'm
passioned speech. He did not speak, feel
ing that the level. more or less sterilized
conversation which alone science still per-
mitted to be sparingly used would be out of
place on this occasion. But he gazed upon
her SO ardently that the few thousand
bacilli temporarily resident among her eye
lashes were seriously inconvenienced by the
rising temperature.
She smiled and shook her head gently.
Everything was done gently now, by per-
sons with the slightest pretense OF civiliza-
tion, in order to avoid disturbing the cir
cumambient legions of the enemy. But
while he admired her discretion he doubted
her meaning. Was it MOI or that she did
not understand? Or that he was going the
wrong way to work? Or that she deemed
herself unworthy? He carefully sat down
at his end of the conservatory and thought
it out.
Then she frowned-frowned so unmis-
takably that he shuddered to think how
many hundred thousand germs, happy ten
ants of the arches of her brows, would be
dislodged by alarming dtslocation Of
their dwelling. AS, however he still re-
mained motionless, her behavior became
even more foolhardy and unscientific. With
primitive impulsiveness calculated to dis
patch every naicrobe IN the conservatory
upon newly predatory errand, she rushed
to the antiseptic fountain that played
among the palms and filled watering can
from It's cool disin fectant. The last thing
to be civilized, he reflected, will be woman,
but he had barely time to finish the quota
ton. For with the nose of the waterins
can she was tracing in pinkish spray upon
the tiled floor the three letters Y E. c.
Evening star., 1905-11-07
GULLs ON AN ISLAND.
Great Breeding Grounds Of the Birds
on No Mans Land.

From the Portland Advertiser.
No Mans Land boasts Of the densest ceI-
ony of herring gulls on the Maine coast.
There may be some more birds on Great
Duck Island, off Mount Desert. but they are
not so thickly gathered in limited area
No Mans Land is some twelve acres in
extent and it did not seem that there was
a square yard of it which did not hold one
or more birds. One side of the island Is
sparsely covered with turf and the other
is given up to growth OF stunted black
spruce trees. Gulls, white and dark. roost-
ed on every rock. covering. also. the grass
land. Up in the trees big white birds had
alighted on the bare branches. one above
the other, forming series of terraces OF
living and glistening forms. As we drew
near we saw several of the great black
backed gulls sitting with the others. merely
visiters 1t seemed, for these big fellows
had bred further north and were now COM
ing south to spend the winter on the outer
shores along the coast. Captain Young
steered for RumguzzIe Cove. the elegant
name applied to wonderful natural inlet,
a depression of the high. rocky formation
of the island. nearly cutting it In two.
Now, the wonder Of the scene opened be-
fore u.s. We were right In the midst of
the gulls, which shrieked and barked over
our heads, eyed US with suspicion from the
cliffs on either hand and fed In our path
way up to the highest point of the island
The young gulls were there In thousands,
being easily recognized by their brown piu-
mage, while the adult birds were glossy
white. Capt. Young put the difference be-
fore us In his pithy way when he remark
ed: You see the dark ones--well. sir,
every one OF them was an egg this spring. :"
Now we began to- thread our way among
the gulls up the steep cleft in the rocks
and our real experience began. Young
gulis. hardly able to fly, fed before us and
tumbled down among the rocks with much
weak tapping of wings.
Picking themselves up. they perched at q
safe distance and regarded US with no look
Evening star., 1905-11-07

try to keep them out of the hands OF the
general publeek.' Can you tell me where
l can get one, for / want to see the morn
ing paper, though perhaps | shall have to
get letter of Introduction to buy one"
"Weel." he answered. there's a woman
about 100 yards from here that takes the
Scotsman: she might sell you hers" TOOK
the direction carefully found the woman
who took the Scotsman-she kept a thread
and needle store-I bought her copy. ana
reached the hotel a half hour late for
breakfast. which had ordered before go
ing out on the difficult quest of buying a
morning paper in the great city of Edin-
burgh.
Evening star., 1905-11-07
In the Vernacular.

From Harper's Weekly.
One Hoosier was loading 1atboat with
hoop-poles Another Hoosier. on the rivers
bank. was supervising the loading He
shouted down:
How many's you fellers need down
thar?''
"Oh-hi A good deal"
Wa-al. but how many?"
"Wa-al. considerable"
"Ya-as. but 1 want TO know just how
many"
Wa-al. right smart chance"
interlocutor (on the river bank in a re-
Heved tone)-'"Then why didn't youuns say
SO sooner?'
Evening star., 1905-11-07

nesting ground. he has an immense ad-
vantage over the lawless hunter OF eggs
or pearly plumage. His big sign on the
most conspicuous part OF the island warns
on any intruder, in language that cannot
be misunderstood. Woe to the gunner who
hand Of the law Is likely to lay hold of rim.
Evening star., 1905-11-07
Advertise for Help.

The responses you receive from Helm
wanted ads. In The Star come from the
most reliable help. 1c. word; minimum
charge. 15c. -
Evening star., 1905-11-07
RaincOats,
$1,000.

The cloth is In tan. olive and
oxford gray. and is RAIN
PROOF. Two styles-both col
iarless, one trimmed in stitched
bands and straps. the other
trimmed in velvet. All sizes.
Evening star., 1905-11-07
Empire covert
coats, $1,000.

A decidedly new model, 45
inches long. Nicely trimmed
in velvet and straps: new
sleeves with cuffs; nicely tai
Iored. All sizes. These look
like $500 coats.
Evening star., 1905-11-07
kersey coat,
SIS. 100.

Has Persian lamb collar.
The cloth Is fine quality ker-
sey, made with semi-fitted
back: lined to waist with heavy
satin: shawl collar of full skin
Persian lamb. A specially
good value,
Evening star., 1905-11-07

Made of all-wool covert: lined
throughout with Romaine. fft-
ted back: collariess: neatly
stitched and strapped: new
sleeves. All sizes.
Evening star., 1905-11-07
$1,000.

Strictly all-wool covert. The
style is a good staple one. The
lining is guaranteed satin.
Straps are used in a pleasing
manner; mannish notched col
lar. Sizes 32 to a.
Evening star., 1905-11-07


Check off on the list the things needed
by YOU. Savings are large.
10 rolls Challenge Toilet Paper.
3-pint Granite Iron Tea Pots.
Heavy Japanned Tin Foot Tubs.
I7-quart Heavy Tin Dish
Pans.
Gin. Crystal Glass Colonial
Fruit Bowls.
Hall or Kitchen Bracket Lamps.
8 pckgs. Grandma Soap Pow
der.
Fancy Waste Paper Baskets.
7-pint Granite Iron Stew Ket-
ties.
Io-qt. Heavy Japanned Tin
Chamber Pals, with cover.
Sin. Carlsbad China Salad
Bowls, decorated.
Carlsbad. and German China
Fancy Plates.
Rogers Triple-plate Silver ST.
gar Shells.
Rogers Triple-plated Butter
Knives.
I2-qt. Wood Fiber Water Pals.
Patent Mop Stick, with large
mop.
Japanese China Tea Pots.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-01
IMss Irene Crosby

Thousands of American women, how.
ever, have found relief from all monthly
suffering by taking Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, as it is the most
thorough female regulator known to
medical science. 1t cures the condition
which causes so much discomfort and
robs menstruation of it's terrors.
Miss Irene Crosby, of 313 Charlton
Street East Savannah, Ga, writes:
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
ls true friend to woman. 1t has been Of
great benefit to me, curing me of irregular
and painful menstruation when everything
else had failed and gladly recommend it to
other suffering women"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruation, back
ache, bloating Tor hatulence), leucor-
rhea, falling, Inflammation or ulcera-
ton of the uterus, ovarian troubles
that bearing-down feeling, dizzi
ness, faintness, indigestion, nervous
prostration or the blues, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences, and be restored to
perfect health and strength by taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and then write to Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn, Mass. for further free ad-
vice. Thousands have been cured by
so doing.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-01
Ordinance No. II, ,4S5

NNeW SefleS.)
An Ordinance authorizing property
owners to improve portion of Winslow
drive, under private contract.
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angelessdo ordain as follows:
Section l. That permission is hereby
given the property owners on
WINSLOW DRIVE,
nue to fH the east lime Of e 1mogen
to improve said street under private con-
tract in the following manner, to wit:
in r9 the gFeaff fy anq n os Ingea aGE from dr tSs
west line of Mailman avenue to the east
lae OF iimosefp sef avenue ineuding ng AL all
graveled and accepted; said grading and
graveling to be done in accordance with
the plans and profile on file in the office
specifications on file in the office of the
City Clerk of said city for the construc-
ton of graveled streets, class d, in the
being S Y No s g new sessS series5 es Speo'a''o"S
To build and construct redwood curb
along each line of the roadway of said
Winslow drive, from the west line of
fions Of the line Of Said roadway upon
which a cement or granite curb has al
ready been constructed on the proper line
and grade), in accordance with specifica-
tions or file in the office of the City
Clerk of said City of Los Angeles for
lcuWOOu GURUS, Sdlu SpeClH-
cations being No. New Series).
To build and construct a cobble paved
gutter along the north side of said Wins
low drive, from the west line of Mailman
avenue to the east line of Imogen avenue
(exo epting along such portions of the
line of said roadway upon which cement
or granite gutter has already been con-
structed to the official line and grade).
Said cutters shall be two and one
half (21a) feet in width, excepting at
intersections of streets, where said gut
ters shall be five O) feet in width
and said cutters shall be constructed
in accordance with the plans and pro-
file thereof on file in the office of the
City Engineer, and in accordance with
specifications for the construction of
cobble paved cutters on file in the of
flee of the City Clerk. said speciflca-
tions being No. New Series)
Provided all of said work is done un-
der the supervision of the Street Su-
perintendent OF. said city. and fully
completed to his satisfaction and ac-
ceptance on or before the first day OF
Sec e. The city Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this Ordinance and cause
1t to be published once in the Los An
geles Herald and thereupon and there
after 1t shall take effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by the Council OF
the City of Los Angeles at Its meeting
III. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk.
Approved this 18th day of August. 1905.
OWEN McALEER,
Slit Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-01
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. 11,451

(NeW SERIES.
An Ordinance of the Mayor and Coun"
Gil of the City of Los Angeles, ordering
certain work to be done on Forty-seN-
enth street -
Los Angeles do ordain as follows: -
Section 1. That the Council of the CITY
of Los Angeles, deems 1t to be requires don
and hereby orders that the following
street work be done, to wit;
iS'' FORTY. RfS .tsiS ELEVENTH. STREET
in said city from the west line of Alameda
a!rssS a9enge 10 inoiudins oS as' ali ntersseiiSss
Of se9 sSdh as
required by law to be kept In order or
repair by any person or company navins
railroad, tracks thereon, and also except, ,,
graded and graveled to the official grade
In I'd nee oee With tie tbe PaGs S snS
graded and graveied streets in the City
of Los Angeles with the natural gravel
cations being No. 81 (New ,series).
I'd That a cement curb be o eonstructeidd !, ~ aid
Forty seventh street, from the west limo
of Alameda street to the east line of
Staunton avenue excepting along such
portions of the line of said roadway upon
which a cement or granite curb has al
realy been constructed to the official line
and grade), in accordance with speeifica-
tions for constructing cement curbs, on
file in the office of the City Clerk, said
specifications being No. % New Series),
Sec. 2. The City Clerk is hereby direct
ed to publish notice of said work, In
viting sealed proposals or bids for doing
said work. and referring to the specif1ca-
tions posted or on file for two days. In the
Los Angeles Herald, a daily newspaper
published and circulated in said city,
hereby designated for that purpose. Said
notice shall require a certified check or
bond either, as prescribed by law, and
for an amount not less than 10 per cent
of the aggregate Of the proposal. He Is
also directed to post said notice with
specifications conspicuously for five days
on or near the Council chamber door.
passage of this Ordinance, and shall cause
the same to be published for two days in
the Los Angeles Herald, and thereupon
and thereafter 1t shall take effect and be
in force. =.
l hereby certify that the foregoing Ordi-
nance was adopted by the Council of the
City of Los Angeles, at it's meeting OF
August 81, 1905, by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Ford, Harmon, Healy,
Hitler, Houghton, Smith and Summer
land (7l.-
Noes-None. -
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk and ex-Off1cio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Los Angeles.
Approved this 2Sth day of August,
1906.
OWEN McALEER,
9-1-2 ct Mayor.