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Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

sixteen inches high, twelve inches wide
and twenty-four inches long
The two ends are made from three
pieces of board, then braced with two
diagonal sticks at each side.
The chair is sixteen inches high to
top of seat, the seat is sixteen inches
square and the back is thirty-two
inches high from the Ofoor. All the
framework, legs, rails and braces are
of wood three inches wide and seven
eighths of an inch thick, and securely
held together with clinch nails or
screws.
Bench seats may be built along the
sides of the hut, or chairs can be used
instead This twin tree house is more
secure than one built i'm single tree,
it is easier to construct and the two
trees make it possible to anchor 1t more
securely as we'll as to construct it on a
larger scale. Tree houses similar to
this have been built by boys all over
the country and each summer the tree
hut is becoming more popular for it
can be used from year to year with but
little labor spent on repairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
COUNTERFEITING SEA WA TER

Much difficulty has been found hith-
erto in keeping marine animals of the
more delicate species alive in artificial
sea water, such as is often substituted
for the real article where aquaria have
to be maintained for months together
far from the ocean-for example, at a
great exposition in an inland city such
as Chicago or st. Louis 1t is not con-
venient to transport the necessary sea
water in tanks for eight hundred miles
or more, and so sea salt has been conf
monty employed, dissolved in fresh wa
ter according to prescription.
Experiments have been conducted re-
Gently at Woods Holl, Mass, with
view to counterfeiting sea water with
such eXactneSs as to make it practi-
cally indistinguishable from the real
stuff. This, indeed, has been accom-
plished so successfully that the most
delicate animals, such as sea anemones,
have been kept alive in the artificial
fluid for months together Apparently
there is no material difference between
the imitation and the article provided
by old Neptune.
To accomplish this result it was ne
cessary to make quite an elaborate
chemical compound. inasmuch as sea
water is a complicated mixture of a
great variety of substances. Roughly
speaking. it consists of ninety-six and
one-half per cent of fresh water plus
three and one-half per cent of mineral
salts. Three-fourths of these salts
are chloride of sodium, or common
table salt, and the next largest con-
stituent is chloride of magnesium
After these come sulphate of magnes-
ium, sulphate of lime, sulphate of pot
ash, bromide of magnesium and car
Donate of lime.
In addition to these substances sea
water contains minute quantities of
quite a variety of elements, including
iodine, phosphorus and arsenic. 1t
also contains some silver copper, zinc,
nickel, cobalt, iron and gold. There Is
said to be two cents worth of gold in
every pailful of sea water, but as yet
nobody has found way to extract 1t.
Copper and zinc are found in some
seaweeds, and certain species of coral
is three -millionths silver.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Pandora and
the Little Box

~ NE day, when Teddy lay on the
couch. munching a thick piece Of
bread and butter with sugar
spread over It, the little bronze Mer-
curry on the mantel began to stir. AMI
as Teddy watched the little bronze man
slowly swelled and swelled until he
was life size, when he flew lightly
down.
'I'm in a big hurry today, Ted" he
cried, $50 If you wish to go with me put
your bread down"
Though Ted was very hungry, he left
the bread on a chair, shut his eyes and
then went swinging UP through the
clouds with Mercury to the palace in
the clouds. Here the gods were having
a meeting where no little boys were
allowed.
I'm sorry I brought you today,
Teddy" said Mercury, as the great,
golden hall began to fill up with more
gods and goddesses than Ted had ever
seen together. 81 am obliged to stay
here, and you'll have to take care of
yourself for awhile. Don't get into mis-
chief because If you do they may not
let me bring you here any more" He
pushed Ted through little golden door,
Teddy presently wandered away into
another little room hung with pink ami
silver. in the middle of which stood
two glistening, round silver tables. On
each table was huge golden bowl,
with heavy gold cover, and sticking
out of each cover the curved handle of
a gold ladle. The most delicious fra
GRANGE filed the air, that hinted roses
and violets, and yet somehow made
Teddy think of his mothers kitchen at
Christmas time. And then suddenly
he knew that he was as hungry and
thirsty as he had ever been in his life.
He knew that he ought not to touch
the bowls, but as he shifted that delici-
Gus smell he sidled over to the tables
almost before he knew it.
Ted was just jutting his hand out
when somebody caught his shoulder.
and he jumped higher than he ever did
at hopscotch.
1t was Mercury that stood there,
and he spoke pretty sharply
"How dare you touch our nectar and
.ambrosia?" ?" he said.
Teddy was almost sobbing.
"I haven't touched anything yet" ha
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

A LMOST every boy has built a hut
n at one time or another, whether ar
it was of boards brush or str w
thatched between rushes gathered from
the marshes. Huts and houses in the
woods are always inviting retreats for
boys and many happy hours are often
spent in them during Saturdays or va
cation time. One of the most interest
ing retreats to own is a tree house built
high enough to be inaccessible to the
outsiders, but not too high for comfort
in getting up or down. A house of this
kind is shown in the drawing, and it is
securely constructed between two trees
of substantial size to bear it and not
rack it when the wind blows.
1t is twelve feet above the ground and
is reached by a straight or a rope lad
der, which may be hauled up after the
occupants are at home.
Select two good trees ten or twelve
feet apart, with trunks not less than
fifteen inches in diameter. Twelve feet
above the ground cut laps in the trunks
as shown in figure l, so a cross timber
eight inches wide and two inches thick
can be spiked securely to the trunk, as
shown in figure 2.
These cross timbers are eight feet
long and near each end notches are cut,
as shown in figure A, so the ends Of
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
HONOLULU FISH MARKET
BY Agnes Hole, Aged ID Years
Class A

one pleasant afternoon in June, dur
ing the summer of 1908, a number of
people from Southern California went
to visit the fish market. This market
seemed to me the most wonderful
sight in Honolulu.
Before entering the market, which Is
large building covering nearly two
acres of ground, we were astonished
by hearing a tremendous noise which
was made by the Chinese fish vendors,
each of whom was trying to outcry
the others. Each voice seemed to be in
different key from his neighbor's $
and every seller, at the top OF his
voice was shouting the merits of his
particular kind of fish.
Upon entering at the north end of
the market we found displayed a great
variety of native Hawaiian cookery.
The people selling these goods were
Kanakas and with the native generos-
ity urged us to taste their cooking.
Raw liver, poi and cooked sea moss
did not exactly please our American
taste, however, and we next passed
stalls of fruit, of many varieties, which
we had never seen before, such as
mangoes, papya, alligator pears and
plantin. Before reaching the fish, meat
stands were passed. where beef, pork
and game were sold.
The first fish stands we came upon
were where dried fish were kept. They
were all sizes, but / noticed especially
the small ones, about two inches long,
which had been dried Just as they were
caught and did not look very appetizing.
The natives eat these just as they are.
Here were also dried devil fish, with
their numerous tentacles.
Soon we found the fresh fish of many
shapes, sizes, colors and varieties, and
here was where the Cinnamon were
selling their goods. There seemed to
be a hundred or more of these men
who laid their money in piles in front
of them as they sold the fish, which
were wrapped in leaves. Here people
of various nationalities came to pur-
chase their fish, some in carriages,
others on street cars and number
walked Many of the natives will pay
fifty cents carriage hire to buy fifteen
cents worth of fish.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
A TRUE STORY
BY Irving Mcdaniel Age IL Years,
Class c

BY Irving Mcdaniel Age IL Years,
Class c
was awakened one morning by a
beautiful chirp of bird. 1 went to
the window and found 1t was beauti-
full robin singing on telephone wire.
She was singing as If she was the hap
piest bird in the world. 1t seemed as
she was saying, "oh, what beautl-
full summer this isl"
BY and by there came two pairs of
meadow larks and an odd one. The
two pairs of birds separated i'm twos
and sang to the other. Then they all
flew away. When the birds had gone
the robin burst out singing as If he
wanted them to come back. They did
come back and this odd bird went
over to Miss Robin Redbreast for
this was what l called herr and asked
her to come over He introduced her
to the rest. 1t must have been love at
first sight, for when l went to get a
fur rug (Which was airing on the
lawn l found that the birds had skill
fully taken out the hairs and made a
nest of them. They have their nest
right in a vine that runs over the
house. In little while they had four
young birds. They are awful eaters.
Every morning the birds bring over
nice, fat worms for the little birds. |
shall be very sorry to lose the birds
when they learn to fly, but perhaps 1
shall see my feathered friends again.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

glass and door can be had at the MILL
but if the door is too expensive one can
be made from boards and battens, as
shown at figure 8. which is an inside
view. The top and bottom battens are
within six inches of the ends of the
door, and the top of the diagonal strip
extending between battens begins at
the lock side and the lower end stops
house is made from matched boards
and afterward covered with thickness
or two of tarred paper and painted to
make it watertight.
The platform, or landing outside the
house at the front is protected at one
end with a rail made from two inch
square spruce. The ladder is made
from two straight pine saplings, with
hickory rungs dashed fast to them with
strong twine, wound round the joint, as
shown at figure 4.
The rungs are two feet long and not
less than one and one-quarter inches
in thickness. The size of the 'saplings
used for side rails will depend on the
length of the ladder, but at distances
of twelve inches apart the wood is cut
away slightly to make fiat place for
the rung to lie against.
The rungs must be hattened also
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Concerning Seasiekness

Two congressman, discussing the dis
comforts of travel, happened to branch
off on to the subject of seasickness.
One of them said:
Talk about seasickness; the fellow
that Travelled with me on my last Eu-
ropean trip beat anything 1 ever met
in all my experience before. l tried all
sorts of remedies on him, but without
avail. He kept repeating, oh, am so
sick-I am so sick
Finally 1 cried out, can't you keep
anything on your stomach?'
only my hands, Tom; only my
hands, "-Harper's Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

blubbered, land 1 don't know what
nectar and bombrosia are, anyhow"
"Ambrosia, not bombrosia," said Mer-
curry, more gently. "Ambrosia is the
food of the gods and nectar is their
drink"
Cant I have some? I'm awfully
hungry"
I'D like to give you a little, Teddy
food, and you shouldn't be pry'ns
around. There's no telling what might
have happened if 1 hadn't come in when
1 did. Now there was i girl once. Her
name Was
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Learning stars, Names

Some friends had drawn Professor
Ries of Columbia into talking about as
tronomy. The waiter in the club where
the talk occurred was as deeply inter-
ested as the rest; still he wondered.
Finally he mustered up courage and
said:
81 beg your pardon. professor; l
think L can understand how you can
measure and find out how far the
stars are away. but will you please tell
me how you found out their names?"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
FutiIity of Fox Hunt

John Burroughs, the famous natural
list. was condemning the cruel sport of
fox hunting.
"A red-faced English squire gallop-
ing after fox" he said-"that. to my
mind, makes neither an edifying nor a
pleasant picture"
Mr.. Burroughs smiled.
"A red-faced squire chasing a fox"
he repeated. 1.-THE unspeakable in pur-
suit of the uneatable."
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Good gracious!" cried Pandora,

Good gracious!" cried Pandora,
There's collie rushing out
The measles, mumps, and oh, the
gumpS
And evils all about"
The lid she found a-rolling.
And jammed it in it's place.
She was goose to have let loose
Such troubles for her race.
The god was very angry
Alas for what you did!
I'll look about if all got out
l see right through the lid.
There's something al the bottom.
You need now have no fears:
Hope stayed behind, and you will find
That Hope will dry your tears
The moral to this story is
That when there are no locks
And 'tis a sin to look within
YOU MUSTN'T TOUCH THE BON.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Getting II All out

Little Joe, who had a pin,
Made the baby yell like sin.
Mother said: "Here, stop that, Joe,
Why do you hurt baby SOP
aMa. my reasons this" said he.
III he howls with all his might,
He'll have none left for tonight"
Kansas City Times
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
What to Do for Bee stInas

If any sting is left in the wound ex-
tract with a small pair of tweezers or
sharp penknife. Then apply diluted
ammonia, mud, baking soda or onion
Juice.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

inch matched boards that may be pur-
chased at lumber yard for 91s or
cents square foot; they should be
planed on one side, or if they can be
had with two planed surfaces it will
greatly improve the interior appearance
of the hut.
A sash containing small pares OF
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

Pandora smiled serenely:-
Dear me, what can IL be2'
The box she shook :-'Ill take a look
Just at the top" said she.
She didn't mean TO move il;
She knew she should obey.
She touched the top, and with pop
II few far, far away.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
PANDORA.

Pandora was woman,
The very first they say;
And, as I live. inquisitive-
They are unto this day.
A god said to Pandora -
Here is a little box,
1t is a sin to look within.
He never thought of locks.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Prize Stories Written by
The HeraITs Young Folks

A GNEs HOLE, 1913 Alvarado
~ street, Los Angeles. 90
GRACE HART, al South
Grand avenue Los Angeles. ..$2. 90
IRVING M'DANIBL, us West
Twenty-third street, Los An
geles ........"............. Isl 90
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18

would take the advice Of people older
and wiser than he
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
Fourth Preparations

Already Willie's saving up,
His toy pistol to buy,
While mother thinks of bandages,
AS nearer draws July,
kansas City Times.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
Situation at Montgomery.

Noou,. A.a.. August A spcc,a. /,
T.. t,u u0m Montgomery. MA. SAY ,
\, UooU ,bdAy the local board vi
heath reports that there Is stan nO,
even q suspicious case OF yellow fever
IN Montgomery, With The eNccpsOn ul
that az luv Emergency hospital
All ,ud.ca,uLs ale favorable anu
suunjcucc ht, been restored Il il DO
.lcycd there MI De- uo more eases
There are uuy a. eases II other sick
ness IN 'hr c..Y u IS hoped a mum
Der OF ,Gy town, which have quAran
(incd Nil ht 't,m today.
II is regarded a. an absurdlty hy
loca, physicians to- birmingham O,
have put on a Qusrauun, The panick,
feeling has comr'"l"', pAssrd N and
everything has resumed r> normal
condition The cNo'1. '~rm h,s, ~
day WAS nothing ahuorms' TI, ~
ticut a, he EInerv ur, h.s9fs. is r.
ported as recovering
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
REPORT OF BUREAU
ON COTTON CROP
Agricultural Department Gives
Out July Estimate.
II PER CENT LOWER THAN 1904
Averages by States 10 Given Out by
Statistical Board at Washington
Estimate Shows Large Decrease
Compared to Last Years Crop.

Washington August 1.-The follow
Ing report on the condition Of the cot
ton crop was issued by the Statistical.
board Of the department OF agriculture
At noon today:
The crop estimating board Of the
bureau Of statistics Of the department
VI agriculture finds from the reports
OF the correspondents and agents Of
the bureau that the average condition
OF cotton on July IS was 7i.9 as com
pared with Il on June -. 1905; 9lG
on July -, 1904 .79.7 on uJty %, 1905
and ten-ysar average Of S2.G. By
states the averages are:
Texas II. Georgia 50, Alabama 80
Mississippi G9, South Carolina 20, Ar.
kansas GS. Louisiana &C, North Caro-.
Ina so, Indian Territory s., Tenncs
see 50. Oklahoma SO. Florida So, Mis-.
souri, So. Virginia IS
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
Savannah Guarantees Louisiana.

Savannah, Ca. August Following
the recommendation Of the sanitary
commission, the resolution Of counc!!
empowering him TO do SO. Mayor My
ers has issued a proclamation deClar-
ing quarantine against persons and
personal baggage from New Orleans.
the entire state Of Louisiana and all
points nov Affected with yellow foyer
Special sanitary inspectors have been
appointed to board all incoming trains
and stop all persons 'una1lr 10 show
they have not been In Louisiana within
six days. d.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
MOODY SACK At WASHINGTON.
Attorney General viii look Into Many
Legal MatArs.

Washington August Attorney
General Moody was Il, his desk in the
department ~ justice today.
In speaking ~ the reasons for his
return 10 Washington az this time, he
said that there were several matters
Of considerable Importance which re.
quIrcd his presence here, among them
beUg that OF successor 20 Mr. Cot.
ton, who recently was appointed Unit.
ed States District Judge in Oregon, In
place ~ Judge Bellingcr, deceased. Mr.
Cotton haI accepted the position. but
for business and private reasons has
withdrawn his acceptance.
There are also several matters OF
trust litigation which require his at
toniion In answer 20 an inquiry con
corning the cotton investigation the AZ.
tOrney general said that he had been
In close touch with the investigation
from itS origin. but desired further
personal conference with District At.
torncy Beach MIR Moody said that Mr.
Reach was quite able To properly con.
duct ne investigation without any as.
sistanCc from him or any one, hut hat
rs this was a matter uf personal house.
cleaning Of the administration. Il seem
I'd htting that the head OF the depsr'
ment of justice should keep In close
touch should matter assume a person.
a. responsibility wnh reference to It.
and the prrsIdent aud with the coun.
try
The attorney general had a confer.
eucc With Mr. Beach today The dis.
trict attorney said that the grand jury
now investigating the cotton leak
would ,aSe a recess today until the
18th he explained that the adjourn
meut OF The grand jury was In conse.
quencc Of the fac, that additional evi.
dcnce NaS expected from distant
points which could not be obtained be-
fore that time
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
Gov. Vardsman's Statement.

Cincinnati. August 1.-The Times.
star has the following dispatch from
Governor Vardlman, Of Mississippi,
concerning the clash between his state
ard LOuiaina:
jackson, Miss, August 3.-The
much.talked OF conflict between the
states ~ Mississippi and Louisiana so
far as know. Is without Justification
fact II the quarantine guards OF
t.,ippI have been guilty OF dis.
ton II has not been reported to mt
u o." Officer In charge Of the guards
a.! cahnot believe that they have
done anything wrong | have instruct.
ed Tho guards 10 remain on Mississippi
soil and % be careful In the enforce.
ment Of ~ the quarantine regulations
promulgated by the Mississippi state
hoard OF health; not 10 do anything
improper The intimation OF an armed
conflict between the states OF Missls.
sippi and louisiana. whose friendship
has been 30 cordial and Of such lonG
standing, is absolutely ridiculous to
me shall not permit the quarantine
guards or any other Mlssissippian 10
violate the rights OF Louisiana or her
people, and | am sure the honorable
AulrrnO: Of Louisiana rcciprOcates
that sentiment (Sign,dD James n.
Na"daman governor"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05

l'ruudsucr q I Angus . ore Q
%, biggest street PrOcvs> OPS 90 r,,.'
'ans ever seeu IN he strv,I, 60 p-,y.
1ruce Nas ,he feature Of ,Ae s,.f "a,
~ me Nsw tsc,aHd tsaga, uf 81,
maternal Order ~ Rag,es tt.J q
CTvsceu, Park today Every STATE H.
New tonEland Sas represented asuoa
the j.5oa met Ia the parade. New
YoFk ci,y was present vita a large dsI
eeailOn.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05

Johns,oNI. Pa. August a train
from RoChNvod 20 JohnsioNn over tas
Baltimore ana Ohio railroad "a
wrecked today al point between
Border and Foustwel. : miles from
this city Onr woman NAs fatally N
iurcd. another probably 50 SaJ hal
doE,n ether, 81 hadly hur' 'ha'
they hal Go BE- 'akra 20 the hospital
While = 'arcv number Were scratched
AMI bruised
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
eunswlek BARS Savannah.

rruusN .ch Ga. August AT a sp..
rIu meet ~ of thc local board ~
heath and c,iy council Il Vas drc.d,d
% put uu rigid quarantine against
q. infected and suspected points \
quarantine was also declared against
al southern purls, including Savan
nah
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
Columbus Officers Watch Trains.

Columbus, Ga. August - The city
council has declared quarantine
against all c-l,s whcr' yellow fever
EXISTS or may exist Officers vii, be-
placed on all incoming trains The
period ~ absence from fever infected
localities required Will be- 20 days
otherwise admission Ia Co'umbu, WI!
be- denied
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
s.oro nurins,. Nsn Meet.

New YcSk August The NAuo-s
Ru, mess Men's League VI Whica Bcok
e. r washington Is Presi9rr' ~ij'
hold is sixth ANIMAL convcr "a m
tAis city % Angus, is, ~ and Is
Pour huudrea Bsgro bssiness men. rep
Fsseating svcay state ~ The uniOu, are
sHneclnd . AlaanA
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
sanfora's Statcre~.

The climax OF the "D. .
7. Sanford Tor hl,...- o.
was reached late Nyln.-,..
when the defendant 'lJ.
made his statement to '..
He recOunted in .,..
enccs which led him '1
Mrs. Sanford and Wis. ...
intimate and which Be-, ~t.'.
Wright on sight.
Twice during the r5c.la :.
control Of himself and 49,.
stop talking. as sobs cho..I
and tears coursed down d..
SanfOrd's emotion uE
when referring 10 NJ r..
4 striking incident u....
y 3. Sanford att,mr' .
In his statement mat. O. .'.
currences a. the Hot. U..-.
lanta and other 'hN-- '..
10 his know!ed-e sine. "A.
isfou mus, not refer 'o
Mr.. Sanford " said %. j"..
ruled that thar Testimony
gihla and gYrrDf morn.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05

Portland. O-e August t--'rhp Il. ais
and C.a-h exposition a.rpcturs az
uoaacs iaai vita Tie at,sr lance ys-
tertay q s7,s5s ne million mark has
Sesa passed. the total AveHdarce from
Jane I % date isclsdiEg passes beiaS
l.el1.SyA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05

acute with the discovery Of cases az
other points In this connection the
doctors here are disposed to question
whether all the cases that appear can
properly be traced to New Orleans.