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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

TT IS interesting to note the growing
interest that is taken in literary
matters on the Pacific coast by east
ern writer's. Speaking of the work of a
Los Angeles writer the literary editor
of the New York Tribune says:
"Apropos of the west we may note
that the poems Of John S. Nc
Groarty of Los Angeles have been
published in a book by the Times Mirror
company of that city, under the titles of
Just California and Songs Along the
Way. The collection contains sixty
three lyrical pieces, several of which
are exceptionally fine because of their
fervent feeling, charming melody and
eXhilarant ring, and all of which show
the deep heart, sympathetic spirit and
buoyant mind of the poet The per-
vasive quality of these poems is love-
Illness. Their mood varies, from exul-
tant joy in the beauty of nature and
the sense of abounding life to pensive
revery as to mortal trials, losses and
sorrows and the great mystery with
which man is environed No one will
read The Dreams of Long Ago., "A
Sprig of Lilac and The Port of Hearts
Desire without an emotion of mingled
sadness and pleasure, or without feel
ing that the author is a genuine singer
of beauty, tenderness sentiment and
grace"
Every lover of art will enjoy the
fourth volume in the Popular Art Series
THE Appreciation of Pictures" by
Russell Sturgis This supplements
those on architecture and sculpture
by the same author. 1t deals historical
ly with pictures and furnishes "A basis
for a thorough understanding of them
j.
tions of famous paintings. add ma terial-
ly to the value of the book. Beginning
with the Raising of Lazarus" fresco
in chapel at Padua, painted about
1906 the progress of the art is pictorial
ly unfolded down to the present day.
The Appreciation Of Pictures. BY
Russell Sturgis. New York The Baker
& Taylor company.
Quite out of the ordinary is "I ~
r. l.. IL Prisoners Story of the Cross,
by Peter Rosegger. The author. until
the age of %, was an unlettered peas
ant of the Styrian Alps, but after that
he taught himself to read by scraps
Of newspapers used for patterns by a
tailor to whom he had been appren-
ticed This is the man who has writ
ten this story of the Christ, supposed
to have been given to the world by 4
poor carpenter in prison under SEN
tence of death for socialistic crime
The tale tells of Jesus as man, liv-
ing and doing good among men and
so imbued has the writer become with
his subject that he brings the figure
of the Christ vividly near The book Is
embellished with six Illustrations ii
color painted in the Holy Land.
/. N. II. l., A Prisoners Story OF
the Cross. BY Peter Rosegger. New
York: Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
Joel Chandler Harris has added tC
the pleasure of hosts of readers by an
other volume of stories Told by Uncle
Remus." These tales are the ones Uncle
Remus tells to the son of his Original
little boy" and this second ''little boy
listened with all the loving awe of his
parent TO the stories Of the rabbit and
the fox, the wolf and the bear ano
the dog and the turkey. And what a
wonderful talent for story telling ole
Uncle Remus has to be sure like the
Widows cruise, his supply seems mex
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26
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communicated by the very significant
symbol of drawing a naked sword
across the throat. The captain dealt
kindly with all, obtained their conf
dencc and assured them he had no in
cllnation to transgress their laws, but
only desired to make known to the
emperor and the great officers OF japan
the kind feelings of himself and of
the people of America toward them and
their countrymen. The Japanese who
had been taken from the desolate
island and from the wreck upon part
ing from their preserver manifested
the warmest affection and gratitude for
his kindness. They clung to him and
shed many tears.
when, however, the emperor relent-
ed and Captain Cooper was allowed to
depart the Japanese took a courteous
leave of our hero, and while his long
train of barges wheeled with u slow
and graceful motion toward the shore
the latter spread his sails for the less
hospitable regions Of kamchatka and
the northwestern coast, highly graft
fed with the result of his adventure
among this recluse but highly civilized
DpOn1e -
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

the coast for many leagues, compared
his own chart with one taken from the
wreck. The winds becoming unfavor-
able, however, he was driven away
from the land SO far that after they
changed It took him week to re-
cover a position near the place where
he first landed.
On Shore
"IIe went on shore again, dispatched
two other passengers to the capital
with the same information that he had
previously sent and the cause of his
detention. He sailed again for
Yeddo, and, the winds growing auspi-
cious, in due time he entered the mouth
of the bay, deep within which the city
is situated. AS he sailed along the
passage barge met him, coming from
the city, in command of "a person who
from his rich dress, seemed to be an
officer of rank and consequence.
"This parsonage informed him that his
messengers had arrived at court and
that the emperor had granted him per-
mission to come UP to Yeddo with his
ship. He was. however, directed to
anchor under q certain headland for
the night, and the next morning was
towed up to his anchorage within q
furlong of the city.
1.-The ship was Immediately visited by
great number of people of all ranks,
from the governor of Yeddo and the
high officials attached to the person
of the emperor, arrayed in golden and
gorgeous tunics, to the lowest ,menials
of the government clothed in rags. All
were filed with an insatiate curiosity
to see the strangers and inspect the
thousand novelties presented to their
view.
Captain Cooper was very soon in
formed by n native interpreter who had
been taught Dutch and who could
speak few words of English, but who
could talk still more intelligently by
signs, that neither he nor his crew
would be allowed to go out of his ship,
and that if they should attempt it they
would be put to death. This fact was
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26
Striking Fire
i'm Early Days

r EW people living today remember
when the tinder box was a neces-
Sity. But these few are the only
ones who thoroughly appreciate the
convenience of matches. With the aid
or a tinder box one sometimes obtained
a light in less than two minutes, but if
the conditions We're unfaVorabe one
might spend a half hour or more before
getting from the reluctant tinder box
the spark which would kindle the fire
The process sounds simple. The lid
OF the box was removed and bit of
candle stuck in the socket. Next the
flint, steel, matches and damper were
taken from the box, one match being
drawn from the bundle and laid ready
for immediate use. The handle of the
steel was grasped firmly in the left
hand and the flint held between the
thumb and forefinger of the right hand
Nine inches was considered the proper
distance between the steel and the
finder. This was measured roughly in
the dark by placing the tip of the little
finger on the rim of the box, spreading
the hand upward and placing the bot
tom of the steel on the tip of the thumb.
The flint was then struck sharply with
the steel several times, obliquely and
downward. The impact caused the
steel to give off sparks, really minute
globules of molten metal, at a tempera.
ture of several thousand degrees, and
these, falling upon the tinder, soon set
it alight. The box was then taken in
the hands and gently blown to cause
the smoldering tinder to glow more
brightly, and to this glow the point OF
a sulphur match was quickly applied.
The flame of the burning sulphur
quickly llindled the wood of the match
and ii was then easy to light the candle
or morning fire.
Although the process was not difficult
for an expert under favorable circur-
stances, it was at best slow and tedious.
One might strike a hundred modern
matches, one by one in less time.
The flint commonly used in the timer
rcH was such as might be picked up in
any flint district. All that was neces-
qary was that it should be so shaped
that it could be held easily between
the fingers and should have sharp,
clear edges. These were commonly SOIL
in the streets of London for penny,
and are still manufactured in Brandon.
Ems. and, for export to Spain, Italy aud
the cast. The match then used was NOT
like these of today. which ignite spon-
taneously when struck. Originally
mattel" was amy substance which
burned readily and slowly. The bit OF
9ioW puIhihB HSilpeH rope SleepeQ nj y
solution of saltpetre, which the ancient
gunner carried in order to discharge
his arquebus, was match" 1t
burned at the rate of about three feet
In an hour The old sulphur match
was intended not to produce but to con-
vey fire. In London matches were COM
monty sold by the poorest and rag
gedest class of street merchants, who
lived I'm dirty lodgings i'm the poorest
districts where they made the matches,
cur: ing them about In basket for
sale. Few houses With any pretenslon
escdp ped without at least one call a day
from these vendors as long as The
trade lasted.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26
Concerning Gloves

Good white gloves will stand much
cleaning. White and yellow chamois
may be washed in lulSewarn suds.
Light suede slightly soiled may be
cleaned by rubbing with cornmeal or
dry bread; when very much soiled,
with naphtha or gasoline applied with
a piece of white flannel. When clean
ing put one on and with a piece of
flannel wet in naphtha rub every part,
rub dry with a second piece and dust
with talcum powder; keep on hand
until dry, shake powder from it and
hang in air. Black lace gloves, when
worn white, may be brushed with q
feather dipped in ink and the spot then
rubbed with flannel and sweet oil.
Black suede gloves brush with ink
only.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

IN these days when the eyes of all
civilized peoples are fixed upon the
east where a mighty conflict has
raised Japan to a position among the
foremost nations of the world it is in
teresting to glance back into history,
and, catching sight Of the old Japan,
realize how short is the time since the
barriers of her isolation were finally
destroyed.
Portugal it is true since the six
teenth century had been allowed a
trading port, and fifty years later the
Dutch were given treaty permitting
two vessels a year for the purpose of
commerce with the islands. But
troubles arose over the question of
Christianizing the natives, and after
considerable difficulty with the Portu-
guese in 1887 a law was passed ban
ishing every man, woman and child
of Portuguese extraction and contain
ing the clauses which henceforth should
seclude Japan from the world.
mo japanese ship or boat or any
native of Japan shall presume to quit
the country under pain of forfeiture
or DEATH any japanese, returning from
a foreign country shall be put to death;
no noble or Samurai shall be allowed
to purchase anything of foreigner"
These are among some of the more
stringent regulations, and this policy
of rigid exclusion was maintained un-
til Perry appeared in Yeddo bay.
Nevertheless, the Dutch were still
permitted their two ships Il year, and
about the same time an equal privilege
was granted to the English, who, how
ever, finding no profit in the venture,
withdrew.
Preparing to Land
Years passed and still the govern
ment chung to the policy of Iyeyasu.
But the world was growing smaller,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26
s..ssat ;.

tives he met on shore were mostly
fishermen and all seemed to belong to
the common or lower classes of So
ciety. They seemed intelligent and
happy, were pleased with his visit and
made no objection to his landing, but
he did not land.
From this place he dispatched one
of his passengers to the emperor, who
was at Yeddo, with the intelligence
of his intention or wish to enter the
harbor of the capital with his ship
for the purpose of landing the men
whom he had found under such dis
tressing circumstances, and to obtain
water and other necessaries to enable
bm to proceed on his voyage. He then
returned to his ship and, sailing along
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

touching the intercourse of the Japan
ese with other nations.
"The step decided on, however, has
led to some curious and interesting
information as to this country, whose
institutions and the habits of whose
people are but little known to the civ
ilized world.
Captain Cooper left st. Peters and,
after sailing a day or two in the di-
rection of Nippon, he discovered q huge
and shapeless object on the ocean,
which proved to be Japanese junk,
wrecked and in sinking condition.
She was from d port gon the extreme
north of Nippon, with cargo of
picked salmon, bound for Yeddo. She
had been shattered and dismantled
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

much alarmed and expected to be de-
stroyed, but Capt. Cooper with great
Kindness reconciled them to his pres
ence and learned by signs that they
had been shipwrecked on st. Peters
many months before. He took them to
the shore, pointed to his vessel and in
formed that he would take them to
Jeddo If they would intrust themselves
to his care. They consented with great
joy and, abandoning everything they
had on the island, embarked with him
Immediately for his ship.
A Forbidden Port
Captain Cooper determined to pro-
ceed at once to Yeddo, the capital of
the japanese empire, Notwithstanding
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

some weeks previous and was drifting
about the ocean at the mercy of the
winds and as a gale arose the fol-
lowing day the captain thinks she must
have sunk From this ship he took
eleven more men, all japanese. and
made sail again for the shores of Nip
pom.
Making Land
I'm making the land our navigator
found himself considerably to the north
of Yeddo. but, approaching near the
coast, he landed in his boat, accom-
panied by ono or two of his passen-
gers Here he noticed many of the in
habtants employed in fishing at va
rious distancses from land. The ma
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

barker is troubled with failing
sight, isn't hep
what makes you think so?"
HE seems 10 recognize neither his
old friends nor his creditors. '-Cleye
land Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-26

Mrs. Crawford-"Why don't your
husband buy you a motor carr" Mrs.
He says we get into debt
fast enough without employing mach
inery. ."--Cossells
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-04-06
ROCKEFELLER IS DENOUNCED BY
THE CONGREGATIONAL CLERGY.

John d. Rockefeller, the donor ~
100000 to the American Board of For
eign Missions of the Congregational
church, is shown at the left of the pic
ture; to the right is the Rev. Washing
ton GLADDEN. of Columbus. Ohio, who op-
poses the acceptance of the donation on
the ground that the money was illegally
extOrted from the people. Rockefeller's
gift has aroused a storm of protests,
coupled with denuncations of the bit
terest kind, from the Congregational cler-
gy. Below are two of these stinging al
lusions to the Standard Oil magnate:
Rev. DIR. GLADDEN., pastor of the lead
ing Congregational church of Columbus,
Ohio, says:
''The money proffered to our Board
of Missions comes out of a colossal es'
tate, whose foundations were laid in the
most relentless rapacity known to mod
ern commercial history. The United
States government is now engaged in
strenuous attempt to ferret out and pun
ish this injustice. And the people of the
United States have a tremendous battle
on their hands with the corporate greed,
which has intrenched itself in this strong
AOlu duu has lCdl uCu " USE tut ldllN a. .
for the oppression and spoliation of the
people. And now, on the eve Of this bat
tie, they are asked to accept a great
gift of money from the man who more
completely than any other represents the
system they have summoned to fight. /
hope CongregatiOnalists are not mean
enough to take his money and then turn
around and fight him. l hope they are
not so faithless to their obligations as
to take his money and shut their mouths
or become his apologists.
1--WE do not want this mans money.
To accept it will be to earn the contempt
of millions of honest men; to reject n
win strengthen our churches in the affec-
tion and respect of millions who are in
clined to doubt whether the churches
love God more than mammon. Our mis-.
sions will be richer and stronger without
it than with it, and we shall lose moth,
ing by our loyalty to the things unseen
and eternal"
In Brookline, Mass, Rev. II. G. Hale
pastor of the Congregational church
says: "Mr. Rockefeller stands to-day un
| der arraignment by the American people
| He stands for system which is among
the most pernicious influences in ouI
| American life. He is teaching the young
men of the nation the doctrine of sue
cess at any cost by methods of competi
| ton which shoot to kill. This is the
| grossest materialism. In the nature Of
the case all money given cannot be in
vestigated. This is a case of unusua
transparency. My conscience is arrayet
irrevocably on the side of the protest.
believe that the church has a rare oppor
tunity to array itself on the side of dis
interested righteousness"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-04-06
The weekly review of
chica10 Chicago trade, published
by II. c. DUN & Co., says:

Trade currents perceptibiy swelled
and have moved smoothly, due mainly
to the encouraging opening up Of the
spring season of activity and undis-
turbed confidence in the outlook. New
demands for raw material and finished
products wefc satisfactorily main-
tanned. Distribution of commodities
advanced to greater proportions, the
movement of general merchandise,
grain, hides and lumber exceeding both
the previous week and year ago, and
railroad earnings are seen to be larger
on enormous tonnage.
Reports indicate excellent position
of winter crops and farm work max
ing excellent progress. Marketing Of
corn, oats and live stock is yet with
out diminution, and the agricultural
interests realizing profitably, now be-
come liberal buyers of necessaries, im-
plements and materials for improve
ments.
Dealings in the primary markets
have been fairly active and without
much change in values, but foreign
demand for fOOdstuffs continued mod
crate.
Retail trade steadily gained with the
milder weather and seasonable mer-
chandise sold freely, while Easter lines
were in good request.
Receipts of lumber were "a, 352, 900
feet, against 3O,9s4, 900 feet last week
and %, 900 feet year ago. Local
consumption shows sharp increase
for both building and manufacturing
purposes, and heavy advance sales
were made of stone, brick and cement
Jobbing trade in principal staples
was largely augmented, interior mer.
chants having arrived in large num-
bers, and the buying of spring wares
reached heavy aggregate in general
dry goods, clothing, shoes and cotton
fabrics.
Board of trade dealings were Of fail
extent in the coarse grains and pro
visions. Receipts Of the leading cereals
aggregated 6,401,S76 bushels, against
6,412, $40 bushels last week and 4,0S1,
77S bushels a year ago. The ship
ments were 3,465, ,261 bushels, gail
of 25.4 per cent. Receipts of live stock
252. .4O2 head, compared with 296, 17S
head year ago.
Bank clearings, SITS, 1855, ,296, exceed
those Of the corresponding week las
year by 14.9 per cent. The demand TO
money exhibits further strength, ant
new commercial loans were quoted un
| der to 3 per cent.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict numbered "a, against 25 las
week and q year ago.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-04-06
1EE GIAa&l5RS
~~~~~

ChicSgo-Cattle, common to prime,
S4.O0 to S635; hogs, shipping grades.
$4.O0 to $5.37; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $500; wheat, No. 2, $1.11 to $1.13;
corn, No. 2, Acc to 47c: oats, standard,
2Sc to 29c: rye, No. 1. 76c to 7Sc; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, $500 TO
5000; butter, choice creamery, &c to
29c; eggs, fresh,- 15c to 16c; potatoes,
20c to 30c.
Detroit Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs.
S4OO to $3.50: sheep, $3.50 to $5.25;
wheat, No. 2. S1.O9 to Sill; corn, No. 3
yellow, 49c to sic; oats, No. white.
SIC to 34c: rye. No. 2. S5c to SIC.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 northern,
S1.OT to S1.O9: corn, No. 3, 45c to 46c:
oats. No. white, Soc to Bic: rye. No. 1,
S3c to s5c: barley, No. ., SOC to SIC;
pork, mess, S12.S5.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, S1.16 to
SILT; corn, No. 2 mixed, 44c to 45c;
oats, no. mixed, 30c to 32c; rye, No. 2,
Sic to S3c; clover seed, prime, $S.05.
BuEalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $4.OO
to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50 to
S6.25; lambs, fair to choice, $500 to
$500.
New York-Cattle, $3.50 to S6.05;
hogs. S4OO to $3.50; sheep. $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, SLIP to slid;
corn, No. 2, 52c to sac; oats, natural,
white, 36c to Sic; butter, creamery, 20e
to 2Se; eggs, western, 15c to lie.
Ind.anapolis-Ca shipping, $500 TO
$500; hogs, choice heavy, $4.OO to $3.50;
sheep, common to prime. $3.50 to $500;
wheat. No. 2, $1OS to $1.09: corn, No. 2
white, Ale to 4Sc; oats, No. white,
31c to 32c.
st. Louis--Cattle. $3.50 to $6.10; hogs,
S4OO 70 S5.4O; sheep. S4.00 to $5.75;
wheat. No. 2, $1.OS to $1.09; corn. No. 2.
44c to 45c; oats, No. 2, 29c to 3Oc; rye,
No. 2, Zoe to re.
Cincinnati-Cattle. s4.OO to s535;
hogs, S4.OO to s5.65; sheep. $500 to
sos; wheat, No. 2. SLIP to $1.14;
corn, No. 3 mixed, 49c to soc; oats, No
. mixed, 32c to 35c; rye, No. 2, S5c to
SIC
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-04-06
BOARD 10 ousTis
Canal Commissioners Quit at Request
of the President.

Canal Com mieSiOncrs Nuit NJ AeQoess
of the President.
President Roosevelt has asked for and
received the designations of all OF the
members of the isthmian canal commis-
sion. He is now at liberty to reorganlze
the commission upon any basis that the
exigencies of the work to be performed
upon the isthmus may seem to require,
and the announcement is made that the
President has selected as the head OF
the new commission Theodore p. Shonts,
president of the Toledo, st. Louis and
Western Railway, which is more widely
known as the ''Clover Leaf" line.
Whether he will reappoint any of the
members of the existing board will de-
pend upon themselves and circumstance.
He would be glad to have Messrs. Will
liam Barclay Parsons, William Il. Burr,
BENJAMIN NJ. Harrod and Carl Ewald
Grunsky, who are civil engineers of high
attainment, resume their old positions
with the understanding that instead OF
devoting themselves to the executive and
financial details of the enterprise they
shall proceed to the isthmus of Panama
forthwith and assume personal supervis-
ion of certain sections of the canal,
which are to be created hereafter. This
will involve a complete surrender OF their
present authority as commissioners and
submission to Chief Engineer Wallace,
who is to be q member of the reorgan-
lied board.
1t is understood that Messrs. Parsons,
Burr and Grunsky already have signi-
fed a willingness to accept reappolnt-
ment under terms which the President
will dictate, and that hereafter they will
be prepared to take up their several res
licences on the isthmus, where they can
personally look after the engineering de-
tails of the work of constructing the
canal.
The selection of Mr.. Shonts does not
imply that he is a 100000 man, a Wash.
ington correspondent says. His salary
will be $4,000 per year, the same as
that of Chief Engineer Wallace. The
fiction about the President seeking tc
employ as CHEZ executive Of the cana
enterprise a man of sufficient executive
talent and experience to justify payment
to him of salary of 100000 per veal
was not conceived by the President. He
never said that be would pay any mar
so large a salary, but on the contrary
has concluded negotiations for the ser
vices of several ex-railway president:
upon the theory that they would be will
| ing to work for $25, 900 per year. 1t i!
no violation Of confidence to state tha
the President could have employed an!
| one of a dozen successful railway mel
| for that salary.