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Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
A CHILD'S PHILANTHROPY
Chicago Millionaire to Build Memo-
rial to His Dead Daughter.
Sympathy for ToiIers
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-A memorial to a
child's sympathy for toilers is about to
be created by Cyrus H. McCromick,
millionaire head of the harvester trust.
The child was his daughter Elizabeth,
who died last January at the age of
twelve. For two years before her death
she had thought and talked of nothing
but better houses for the men who la
bored for her father.
She desired to have the cottages
equipped with every modern conven-
ience. She wanted them made attrac-
tive and yet so low in cost as to COM
mand only a. small rent. The little girl
recognized that these cottages would
be occupied by self-supporting men. and
that there was no reason why charity
should be shown or expected.
Since the little girls death the plans
have been completed by her parents as
nearly as possible in line with her ex-
pressed wishes. Building of the cot
tages will begin Immediately. Each will
have a lawn, with a vegetable garden
in the rear.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
WILL BEGIN SOON
ON VICTOR DAM
LARGEST ARTIFICIAL BODY OF
WATER IN STATE
Los Angeles Capitalists Who Are Back
of the Project Now Own Every
Water Right on Mojave
River
to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 15.-The
largest artificial body of water in Cali
fornia will result from the great Victor
dam project, news of which was pub
lished in The Herald yesterday morn
ing.
The Los Angeles capitalists, headed
by j. Fl. Braly, who have been oper-
ating through Arthur e. Poole of Los
Angeles and their brokers, j. P. Scott
& Co. of San Bernardino, are now
owners of every water right along the
Mojave river, which stream will fur
nish the fountain head for the great
enterprise. They have expended some
thing like 100000 in securing these
rights, which were obtained by the pur-
chase of the ranch properties, the deals
extended over a number of months.
The purchase of the rancho Verde
from f. C. Sterling of Redlands ana
Reginald Frost of Victor for $35O'0OO,
was practically the closing Of the pre-
liminary work.
]. P. Scott & Co. of this city, who
have been handling the deals, state
that they expect to see work actually
under way on the dam site inside OF
ninety days, and that from that time
on the work will be pushed. they be-
lieve, with the utmost rapidity.
At the Victor narrows, where the
big dam is to be built, it is 56 feet
to bed rock. The underflow of the
Mojave at that point is enormous. prob
ably not less than 5000 inches at the
minimum in the summer. In the winter
season it is greatly augmented, beside
the flow above ground.
The carrying out of the reservoir
project involves the rebuilding of sew
eral miles of the Santa Fe line which
now passes through some of the land
that will be covered with water, but
this is said to have been already ar
ranged for and work on the new line
will be commenced in the near future,
it Is understood.
Considerable speculation has arisen
as to whether there is really any con-
nection between this project and the
great Arrowhead reservoir now under
construction in the Little Bar valley.
BY many 1T is believed there is be-
cause the latter project will impound
some of the water that naturally be-
longs to the Victor watershed. One of
the men interested in the Victor project
recently stated there was no con-
f1ict between them and the Arrowhead
project, which would indicate that there
is at least an understanding.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
COAL AT SIS A LUMP
Novel Manner In Which a Preacher
Filled the Church Bins With
Special TO The Herald.


Special to The Herald.
CLIFTON HEIGHTS. Pa, Oct. Is
The Clifton Heights Methodists few
days ago paid the last installment of
last winters coal bill of SIP and faced
an empty treasury and empty bins.
When the pastor, the Rev. Samuel w.
Purvis, suggested that it was better
financiering to pay for the winters
fuel before it was put into the cellar
the trustees shook their heads and said
1t could not be done.
DR.. Purvis walked into the parson-
age, which adjoins the church, ponder
ing on the question, when an idea
struck him. He went to the cellar
and took 112 bits of coal from the pile.
Then he went out and bought some
tissue paper.
When the congregation next faced
the minister the coal was piled up on
the pulpit desk, and the people looked
and wondered during the service. AS
finale to his discourse DR.. Purvis
picked up a nugget and explained the
condition of the bins in the basement
and said he would pay S. for the bit
of coal he held in his hand.
In ten minutes the 112 Jumps of coal
had been taken by the congregation,
each subscriber took his nugget home
in tissue paper, and the trustees have
placed an order for the winters fuel
The pastor disposed of the nuggets
at various amounts, the highest being
IS, with the others going at amounts
from SO to a dime.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
AN UNGRATEFUL SWEETHEART
After Journeyins From Italy at Her
Lovers Expense She Proves
False
Special to The Herald.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Oct. 15.-"She
cost me one hundred and fifty dollars
and then ] lose her." Such was the
complaint OF Christopher Santona, a
young Italian business man of Western
South Dakota, after he had witnessed
the unloading of passengers from a
Chicago e. Northwestern railroad train,
and discovered that Marie Cortella had
failed to arrive from sunny Italy, as
she had promised when he sent her the
money for the journey.
The two were childhood sweethearts
in Italy. and when Santona departed
for the United States to make his for
tune she promised to be true to him
and rejoin him as soon as he had earned
the money necessary for the journey.
But the girl, after travelling all the
way from Italy to the United States on
money furnished by her former sweet
heart, proved tickle, for Santona Is now
in receipt of communication from her,
dated Chicago, in which she states that
upon her arrival in that city she found
Louis Coupera, an old friend.
Santona believes the love Louis bore
for the girl in Italy has triumphed, and
that she will never come to him for the
purpose of becoming his wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16

city will participate in union rally
at the First M. r. church to be ad-
dressed by a representative of the
Young Women's Christian Temperance
union at that time attending the w.
C. T. u. convention at Los Angeles.
It is reported that Henry Roberts,
the young man arrested Thursday night
by Chief Pinkhan on suspicion, has
employed legal counsel and will sue
either the city of the chief of police
for false imprisonment. The arrest was
made at the instance of a woman on
North Marengo avenue, who telephoned
the department that a suspicious char
acter seemed to be lettering In front
of her house. Chief Pinkham says that
under similar conditions he would make
the arrest again, as he fully believes
that he was doing his duty.
Chief Pinkham arrested Robert
Thompson, a 15-year-old colored boy,
today for stealing bicycles. The boy
had two bicycles in his possession and
willingly confessed to having stolen
them. The police are trying to put an
end to the reported losses of bicycles
and this arrest Is in line with their
efforts.
Constable w. C. Austin was called
out to Lamanda park early this MORN
ing by a report that the entire neigh
borhood was being terrorized by a
drunken Mexican. He found Pedro
Hernandez filled to the neck with "dago
red" running up and down the street
with huge knife in his hand and
threatening to kill any who opposed
him Capt. Austin proceeded to gather
in the overheated Mexican and placed
him in the city lookup to cool off.
Word has been received of the sud-
den death of Mrs. L. V. Harkness, wife
of one of Pasadenas millionaire resi-
dents. The death occurred in New
York citv
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
SAN BERNARDINO
PIONEER DEAD
WILLIAM LEVIC LIVED YEARS
>. AS HERMIT
Misses Trail While Returning to His
Cabin and Falls, Receiving
injuries Which Prove
Fatal
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 15.-An-
other of the hermit characters and
pioneers of this valley Is dead in the
person of William Levic, who passed
away in the county hospital at the age
of 68 years.
Levic's story is strange one in some
respects He was one of the first
settlers in this valley, coming here
when mere boy. Many years ago he
encountered domestic trouble, which
caused him and his wife to become
estranged. She was known far and
wide as one of the most beautiful
women in this part of the country.
Levic then sought the solitudes of the
mountains to escape the world and for
get his troubles. He settled on little
ranch in the Santa Ana canyon,
where he lived apart from civiliza-
tion for many years. Recently, how
ever, he became more sociable and on
September 80 attended a circus in this
city.
That night on his way home up the
canyon he missed the trail and fell
among the rocks, being cut and in
jured seriously. He was found two
days later by two Highland young men,
Ernest Westhaver and Frank Stratton,
lying on the floor of his cabin in n
frightful condition and his life rapidly
ebbing away. They gave him care and
had him removed to the county hos
pital.
Building permits in this city thus far
this year amount to $260,274, and the
prospect for the balance of the year is
that the total will be sweled to nearly
double that figure, as a number of ex-
tensive building projects are in con-
temptation. including number of busl-
ness blocks, notably the four-story
Katz building. BY months the permits
have amounted to the following
amounts: January. $26,43O; February,
S23,2 ,236; March, S26.4OO; April, s4O,573;
May, s31, 1,S72: June, $3O,25S; July. $23, sos;
August, $23755; September $34,1S5.
The record sale of lemons for so late
in the season has just been made by
the Moffatt Fruit company of Rialto, it
being a car of 312 boxes which sold for
s1940 and netted the growers the sum
Of $4.55 per box.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
SAN DIEGO NEWS NOTES
Russ High School Students to Vote
on Change of Glass
Hours
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15.-Tomorrow
morning the students at the Russ high
school will vote on the question Of
changing the school hours. At present
they are from until IL o'clock and
from 1870 until 4:30. The new hours are
from 500 in the morning until 1:20 in
the afternoon with short intermission
of twenty minutes. Most Of the stu
dents favor the change and 1T is prob
able that the board of education will
make it if pupils and parents agree.
Robert Benton of Imperial and Henry
A. Warnock are being mentioned as
possible appointees to the office of
supervisor from the fifth district, which
Mr.. Jasper will resign in December.
Mrs. Georgiana V. Polhamus, grand
chaplain. and Mrs. Emma E. Rupp,
associate grand matron, of the order
of the Eastern Star, left yesterday for
San Francisco to attend the meetings
of the grand chapter. which meets here
next Tuesday. Mrs. Polhamus is can
didate for grand matron of the state
and has good prospects of securing that
office.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
THOUGHT HIS WIFE TOO GOOD

bpeCIaI 10 Tic Herald.
Worshipping his wife of two weeks
until he thought she was far too good
for him, Frank G. Lycett sat down on
the floor of his bedroom this morning
and sent four bullets into his heart.
Two weeks ago Lycett and Miss Mabel
Keeler went to Portchester and were
married. They have since been living
happily at the home of the bride in
South Norwalk. Lycett was 20 and his
bride 20. The young husband had never
shown any signs of insanity. but since
his marriage he has frequently told his
friends what an angel his wife was and
how she was too pretty and good for
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
GOODS IMPRISONED
Party of Girl Students Held for RAN
som at the Bottom of
Coal Mine
Snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
DES MONIES, Oct. ia geology
class of Drake university students,
mostly young women, under leadership
of Prof. Nichols, was imprisoned for an
hour yesterday afternoon at the bottom
of a coal pit by a crowd of miners, who
were determined to have a ransom Of
% cents each for their release. The
students refused to pay. having been
given the courtesy of the mine by the
managers. Fearing tie consequences
of a longer imprisonment, the miners
at length angrily lowered the car and
drew the class to the top of the shaft.
The miners kidnapping plot may have
been suggested as a joke. but the work.
men became in earnest when their ulti-
matum, "Pay, or you won't get out"
was rejected. Prof. Nichols counselled
resistance and the girls readily con-
sented to wait until the miners backed
down.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
INSTITUTES ENCAMPMENT
Long Beach Odd Fellows Now Have
Full-FIedged Lodee-Annexes
Part of Alamitos
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Oct. 15.-Ed S. Brown
was married at the Presbyterian par
sonage at o'clock this morning by the
Rev. G. c. Ceilland to Mrs. Cole of
Redlands.
known local fisherman. caught a jew
fish weighing 240 pounds.
Encampment No. 100 of Odd Fellows
was instituted in this city last evening
by the officers Of the grand lodge. The
festivities attending so great an event
were continued until $50 this morning.
A portion of Alamitos territory yester-
day voted to annex itself to Long
Beach by f1attering majority. The
territory annexed extends along the
ocean front nearly to Alamitos bay and
north to Second street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
PLAYS THE PIANO AT FOUR
This Little Girl Can Also Read Music
and She Sings 5eauti-
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
KOKOMO, Ind, Oct. 15.-Thls city is
the home of a musical wonder in the
person of Leah Ellen Ward, pretty
little girl of four years, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ward. Mrs. Ward
is an accomplished musician, and from
hearing her mother sing and play Leah
Ellen began to practice on the piano
before she was three years old. She
can play almost any piece after her
mother, standing on bench and walk
ing back and forth along the key
board She first learned to play by
ear but now she can read music, mas
tering the scales before being taught
her A B &C. The little prodigy also
sings beautifully,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
Mourned for a Horse
snccial to The Herald.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-The city health
department has lost a horse. 1t died
suddenly several days ago. Joseph
weis, milk inspector, who used the
animal, made this report to Health
Commissioner Whalen;
"The cause of death was acute indi-
gestion. hereby make this report
with profound sorrow, assuring you
that not the least blame can he put at
my door for this accident, feeling as
though 1 had lost a dear, true friend"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
HATS OFF
Facts About the American Indians
Healthy Hair

The American Indian, accustomed
from time immemorial to go bareheaded
in all kinds of weather, is never trou-
bled with falling hair or badness.
The close atmosphere caused by our
civilized" headgear is conducive to
the breeding of inflnitesimal germs
which dig. into the scalp and thrive on
the sap of the hair-root.
This true cause of badness is of re-
cent discovery and explains the nom
success of all hair-vigors which treated
badness as a functional disorder
Newbro's Herpicide is a direct exter-
minator of the germ. 1t destroys the
cause and permits the hair to grow as
nature intended.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit. Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
Nansen to Be Norway's Minister

By Associated Press.
CHISTIANIA, Oct. 16.-The Politiken
this morning says it learns that Frit-
jof Nansen, the Arctic explorer, will
be appointed Norwegian minister at
Washington
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16

The candidates who have been en-
tered in the Popular Salesladies Con-
test and the number of votes accorded
each are as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-16
Miss Mae Hogan, residence 928
Denver avenue .............. ]

Denver avenue .....'''' '''.'''' lTE
AS may be seen by above list Of
names, there are a number of ladies'
entered in the Popular Salesladies
Contest. The list will grow from day
to day and the voting will be greatly
increased. Nearly everyone has been
waiting for the announcement of can
didates and the number of votes ac-
corded each. Now that they are pub
lished friends and readers of The
Herald should do all in their power to
help the ladies along.
Votes came in more rapidly yester-
day than ever, and by the end of next
week the contest will have taken a
more determined grip on public inter
est.
Vote often and keep steadily at it.
Those who have already entered the
race have started off well, but it is
not ended yet by any means-it has
hardly begun.
New candidates may enter the race
at any time during the contest. Do
not let others get too far ahead, as 1t
may be more difficult to catch up than
is anticipated. Get in as quickly as
possible and get your friends to vote
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-28
BABY RATTLESNAKES.
From the Moment of Birth They
Take Care of Themselves.

From the Moment of Birth They
Take Care of Themselves.
The fallacies surrounding the rattle
snake begin with the very coming of
the reptile. Many suppose that, like
the garter snake, the bull snake, the
members of the racer" family and
our other nonpoisonous snakes, the rat
tlesnake is Matched in broods number
Ing from forty to eighty Not So Rat
tlesnakes are born into the world, as
are all members of the viperoid fami-
ly, In filters numbering from seven to
twelve.
Between the middle of July and the
middle of August the babies appear.
Lively, self reliant, dangerous little
fellows they are, fourteen inches long,
no thicker than a lead pencil, marked
like the adult snakes and provided
with a single button at the end of the
tail, the first link In the series of rat
ties to be developed, ring by ring,
with each shedding Of the skin.
Motionless, eyes cleaning, the long
mother lies extended across the back
of a sand hummock beneath the fan
like leaf of a dwarf palmetto, glazing
coldly at her active, squirming ba-
bies. For brief half hour she tar
ries; then she drags herself away, for
from the first moment a young RATHER
enters the world he is Independent Of
his mother and eminently able to shift
for himself. Each young snake is q
full fedged RATHER, ready to hunt and
ready to defend himself with the sting
of death Each fat, triangular little
head is provided with the long. sharp
poison fangs containing the identical
venom of the mother snake.-Pearson's
Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-28
THE OWNING ROD.
It's First Recorded Use Was For Le

Its First Recorded Use Was For L0-
eating Mineral LOdes.
Professor W. F. Barrett, F. R. s.,
says that the birthplace of the mod
ern divining rod, whether used to locate
minerals or water, was in the mining
districts of Germany, probably the
Harz mountains Its first recorded use
was in prospecting for mineral lodes.
The first mention of the use Of the
modern rod was In the latter part of
the fifteenth century. Books published
in the sixteenth century have pictures
Of miners searching for mineral veins
in very businesslike way by noting
the dipping of hazel or willow rod,
the forked ends of which are held in
the hands of an expert.
German miners brought the forked
rod into England toward the end Of the
sixteenth century for the exploitation
Of the Cornish mines. Professor Bar
rett points out that the dropping char
acter of the willow was probably be-
lleved to have something to do with the
minerals concealed in the ground and
that at was but natural to cut light
branch from one of the trees and to
see If it dropped in prospecting for
ores" Thus the "dowsing rod" came
into universal use among the miners of
Europe, although it was soon believed
that only certain persons had the gift
Of using the rod.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-28
THREE GREAT AMERICANS.
A Glimpse of Emerson, ThOreau and
Hawthorne.

Glimpse of Emerson, ThOreau and
Hawthorne.
Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis says In
her bits of Gossip" that Emerson as
she met him in Concord in 1852 was a
typical Yankee In appearance: 'sThe
tall, gaunt man with the watchful, pa
tient face and slightly dazed eyes, his
hands clasped behind his back, that
came slowly down the shady village
street toward the Wayside that sum-
mer day was Uncle Sam himself in Ill
fitting brown clothes. / have often
wondered that none of his biographers
have noticed the likeness"
Emerson said to Mrs. Davis: II wish
Thoreau had not died before you came.
He was an interesting study" She
asked why, and after moment he re-
piled: Henry often reminded me Of
an animal in human form. He had the
eye of a bird, the scent of dog, the
most acute, delicate intelligence, but
no soul. No." he repeated, shaking
his head with decision, Henry could
not have had a human soul"
Mrs. Davis remarks on Hawthorne's
shyness and on his love of seclusion,
which indeed was a family trait: Per
sonally he was a rather short, power
fully built man, gentle and low voiced,
with a sly, elusive humor cleaning
sometimes in his watchful gray eyes.
The portrait with which we are all ia
miliar, curled barber shop head,
gives no idea of the singular, melan-
choly charm of his face. There was a
mysterious power In it which l have
never seen elsewhere in picture, statue
or human being"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-28
Burlington.

Two strange highwaymen held up Meyer
Teitelman, young grocery clerk as he
was returning from Florence Tuesday
night, and made an unsuccessful attempt
to rob him of considerable amount of
money he had collected from customers
Teitelman was driving along the River
road when rough looking stranger ac-
costed him and asked for ride. This
was refused and second man then sprang
from the bushes and stopped the horse,
while the other attempted to force his
way into the wagon. The young driver
then drew revolver and the highway
man, taken by surprise, fled. Thorough
ly frightened Teitelman drove to this city
at breakneck speed and informed the
police of the hold up. His description of
the robbers was SO incomplete, however,
that no arrests have yet been made.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-28
A WONDERFUL CHILD.
John Stuart Mill Was a Genius Al
Three Years of Age.

John Stuart Mill Was a Genius at
Three Years of Age.
At three years of age John Stuart
Mil began the study of Greek, with
Arithmetic as an evening relaxation"
as Samuel Wellington puts it in the
Westminster Review.
At eight he began Latin, Euclid and
algebra and had to act as tutor to the
younger children. He was a stern and
efficient tutor.
At twelve he began scholastic logic
and political economy-the latter his
main lifework.
At fourteen, while paying long Wis
it to Sir Samuel Bentham in southern
France, he learned French as a relaxa-
ton from studying two or three hours
before breakfast, five hours between
In the evening. Being for the time
master of his own hours and not sub
ject to a stern father he took lessons
also in his spare hours in music, sing
ing, dancing, fencing and riding, but
never became proficient.
At sixteen Mill could speak in debate
with adults with ease and freedom.
At eighteen he contributed to the
Westminster Review At twenty-one
he was made assistant in the India
Office and received a large salary for
those days.
But Mill was bald at twenty-five.
he did not marry until he was forty
FIVE He himself said: 81 never was
a boy 1t is better to let nature have
its own way"