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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08

HN H, HE'S a ham, fit for moth
ing but shines or a supe. If
he gets a shop he can't keep
it. He's always going up or sticking
dead. He's a fiuffer and hogger. Fit
only for a feeder"
If you heard one man speaking the
foregoing words to another you would
know he was saying something derog-
atory about some one and you would
probably deduce that the one described
was gourmand or a sort of Sam
Weller. You would be wrong. The
person criticised would be an actor,
and you would hear his acting criti-
cised in stage slang.
Translated into everyday English,
the opening paragraph would read:
ooh, he's a bad actor, fit for moth
ing but bad parts. If he gets an en-
gagement he can't keep it. He's always
temporarily forgetting his lines or los
ing them entirely. He never knows his
lines. He always puts in his own
words in place of the playwright's
when he can, or tries to attract all the
attention to himself. He is fit only to
give cues to another actor
Another form of slang peculiar to
actors, especially English performers,
is the application of long or compound
synonyms of a jocular nature to the
most common objects or actions. Like
the more technical slang of the stage
proper, it is unintelligible save to those
who use it,
Here is a sample of It:
Hello, old pot and pan. how is your
trouble and strife?"
"All Isle-of-Wight Her Chevy Chase
is still bad, but she's on her plates
of meat at last. She'll soon be doing
her now's-my-chance on the greengage
again."
Zine. Can you lend me most I'M
willing?"
my old mother-o'-pearl has the
bread and honey but I'll try and half
inch a jimmy o. goblin from her.
The translation of this seeming jun
BILE makes it very commonplace,
matter-of fact question and answer.
Here it is:
Hello, old man, how is your wife?'
"All right. Her face is still bad, but
she's on her feet at last. She'll soon
be doing her dance on the stage again"
Zine. Can you lend me a shilling?
my old girl has the money, but I'll
try and pinch a sovereign from her"
Every calling in the days work has
its technical terms and phrases, pecul-
lar to itself, which are reckoned as
slang, and with which a conversation
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
sHAKINGS FROM A HAT

The summer girl is the mosquito of
the heart.
Pessimism usually comes from a
bad liver"
There is no fire in a matchmaker's
matches.
A man vows his love, but rarely
loves his vows.
In this age of graft simplicity is
the highest form of finesse.
The people to whom life is burden
are usually a burden to life.
The true significance of every man
lies in his conception of life.
There are more tragedies behind the
scenes than on the stage of life.
No man minds another being liar,
but he likes him to be truthful about it.
There is more philosophy in laugh
than all Plato and Socrates combined.
Wit is the lightning of the brain, but.
strange to say, rarely if ever accom-
panies it's thunder.
Many a common man has too much
sense to be a hero, and too much in
tellect to be Savior of his country"
Life is not so bad If one can go down
the road to death looking in a wo-
mans eyes. Love at it's height is the
highest form of religion.
He who has never konwn poverty has
never known life-New York Times.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
TINE testimonial performance which


FISCHER -Burlesque.
TIME testimonial performance which
is to be given next Tuesday after
noon at the Beasco theater In
honor of Tom Oberle overshadows
everything just now. 1t will bring to-
gether in one performance much of the
best talent in the musical and dramatic
circles of Los Angeles and will 1nclude
in addition to the members of the Los
Angeles stock companies such artists
as Lillian Burkhardt and Max Helm
rich. The list of attractions grew TO
such proportions that after rejecting
all hut the best it is found necessary
to commence the performance at L
O'Clock in the afternoon in order TO
accommodate the numbers on the pro-
gram. The doors will be opened at
1890.
Words of appreciation for the art and
for the personality of Tom Oberle are
superfluous but irrepressible. he has
given much to Los Angeles both as an
actor and as a man, and the illness
which first brought him out of the east
nroves that it is an i'll wind which
blows no one good. Playgoers and fel-
low players wish they might journey
with him to the desert, since they cam
not keen him here, and there Will follow
him on his journey an ocean of wishes
for his speedy recovery, forming What
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are asserting to be an
invincible power in the process of rls-
ing above the claims of sickness. IL
thoughts are things, as they say, there
will accompany Mr.. Oberle such force
for his welfare that he will return mere
a. well man long before the year is ex-
pired which the doctors say he should
spend for the requirement Of health.
The character of the talent enlisted IS
a guarantee that devoid of any sentl-
mental reasons the demand for seats
will be greater than the theater can ac-
commodate. The benefit performance
is in the hands of Mr.. Oberle's friends
and they are not asking charity of the
general public. They intend to give the
ticket purchasers the greatest value for
their money ever given at Los Angeles
playhouse.
William Brainard is to be the new
man in the Belasco Stock company,
successor to Tom Oberle. No one in
Los Angeles needs an introduction to
Brainard, and his coming will be
welcome addition to an already strong
organization. No one else could so
nearly fill Tom Oberle's place.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
An Opinion of Shaw

n ERNARD SHAW'S works have
n been ruled out from the shelves
of the youths department of the
libraries of Manhattan. Arthur e. Bost-
wick. the head of the circulating de-
partment of the libraries of Greater
New York, is responsible for this ac-
ton and in stating his reasons he
passes the following remarks toward
the self-satisfied George Bernard:
1T is all right for people of mature
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
Musical Notes

w ter violinists are mentioned
that of Hugo Hermann will
always be heard. Heermann's cleo
trism, his knowledge of old schools
and his wide experience, both on the
concert stage and as pedagogue, make
him an ideal artist. The great success
achieved by him in many concert tours
throughout Europe have secured for
him a place of honor in the history of
music. He has a violinist's technic, a
wonderful sureness in overcoming all
difficulties. His simplicity and his I'M
usual depth of feeling mark him Il
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08

interchangeable me, old man;
I'm engaged to be married.
Wiggles-Ah, never fully realized
the truth of that quotation before.
Miggles-What quotation?
Wiggles-The one about fools rushing
in where angels fear to tread.-Chicago
News.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08

The arrival of many Hindoos from In
dia to enter as students at the Imperial
Toxic has been noted lately. 1t was
intended to celebrate the festival of the
great Indian national hero, Sivaji, at
Tokio, this year for the first time with
greHS eelat
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08
The Weeks Bills

BELASCO-"Audr
BURBANK-"The Great Interrogation
and "Three Men In a Flat"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GRAND" Escaped From the Harem."
CHUTES-Band concert. Out door at
fractions.
CHER'S-Burlesque
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-08

.(OH H, HE'S a ham, fit for moth
ing but shines or a supe. If
he gets shop he can't keep
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24

neltner or these could be the daughter
Whom he sought. He bowed hia head
IN humble resignation, and he thought
ne was the victim Of a cruel hallucina-
ito when Iris tremulous accents
reached his ears:
Father. father! Don't you know
met"
he stood up, amazed and trembling.
Yes, father, dear, 1t is I, your own
little girl given back to YOU.
They had some difficulty IA kaen him
In The boat, and the man pulling stroke
smashed q stout oar with the next
wrench.
ana SO they met at last, and the sail.
OTIS left them alone to crowd round
Anstruther and ply him with 4 hun
ared questions. Although he fell In with
tneir humor and gradually pieced to-
getner the stirring story which was
supplemented each instant by the ar
Eval OF d~isconsolate Dyaks and the
comments of the men who returned
from cave n beach, his soul was filled
with the sight of Iris and her father
n the happy, i~nconsequent demands
WIN which each sought to ascertain
ana relieve the extent. Of the others
anxiety.
Then Iris called to him:
Robert, l want YOU"
me use Of his Christian name GREAT
60 something akin to a sensation. Sir
Artnur Deane was startled. even in his
unreasonable delight at finding his
cnlld uninjured. the picture Of rude
health and happiness.
Anstruther advanced,
ih1s is my father" she cried, shrill
win JOY. And, father darling, this
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24

Is Captain Robert Anstruther, to whom
alone, under Gods will, l owe my life
many, many times since the moment
the Sirdar was lost"
1t was no time for questioning. Sir
Arthur Deane took off his hat and held
out his hand.
captain Anstruther," he said, las 1
owe you my daughters life I owe you
that which I can never repay. And 1
owe you my own life, too, for I could not
have survived the knowledge that she
was dead"
Robert took the proffered hand.
Il think, Sir Arthur, that Of the two
l am the more deeply indebted. There
are some privileges whose value can
not be measured, and among them the
privilege Of restoring your daughter to
your arms takes the highest place."
Then he turned to Iris.
II think" he said, "that your father
should take you on board the Orient,
Iris. There you may perhaps find
some suitable clothing, eat something
and recover from the exciting events
of the morning. Afterward you must
bring Sir Arthur ashore again, and we
will guide him over the island. l am
sure you will find much to tell him
meanwhile"
The baronet could not fail to note
the manner in which these two adj
dressed each other, the fearless love
which leaped from eye to eye, the calm
acceptance Of a relationship not to be
questioned or gainsaid. Robert and
Iris, without spoken word on the sub
ject, had tacitly agreed to avoid the
slightest semblance of subterfuge as
unworthy alike Of their achievements
and their love.
"Your suggestion is admirable" cried
Sir Arthur. ''The ships stores may
provide Iris with some sort of rig-out,
and an old friend of hers is on board at
this moment, little expecting her pres
ence. Lord Ventnor has accompanied
me in my search. He will, Of course,
be delighted
Anstruther flushed a deep bronze, but
Iris broke IN:
"Father, why did he come with you?'
Sir Arthur, driven into this sudden
soualI of explanation, became digni-
fed.
"Well, you see, my dear, under the
circumstances he felt an anxiety al
most commensurate with my own"
"But why, why?"
Iris was quite calm. With Robert
near. she was courageous. Even the
nerturbed baronet experienced a new
!. sensation as his troubled glance fell be-
fore her searching eyes. His daughter
!. had left him a joyous, needless glrl.
!, He found her a woman, strong, SELF re-
, liant. %purposeful. Yet he kept on,
! choosing the most Straightforward
means as the only honorable way OF
!. clearing a course SO beset with unsus-
: pected obstacles.
1T is only reasonable. Iris. that your
af3anced husband should suffer an az
ony Of apprehension on your accoun.
md do all that was possible to enec'
q your rescue
aMy-afianced-husband?" ),
..Well. nv dear girl, perhaps thai Is
: hardly the correct phrase from you,
: point of view. Yet you cannon IAN :
L remember that Lord senlh0f
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24
There is an error about my rank"
ha said sI did once hold q commission

'sThere is an error about my rank"
he said. II did once hold a commission
In the Indian army, but I was court
martialed and cashiered in Hongkong
six months ago. l was unjustly con-
victed on a grave charge. and hope
some day to clear myself. Meanwhile
u am a mere civilian. 1t was only
Miss Deane's generous sympathy
which led her to mention my former
rank, MI. Playdon."
Had another Of the Orient's twelve
FOUNDER shells suddenly burst in the
midst Of the group Of officers it would
have created less dismay than this un-
expected avowal. Court martialed!
,Cashiered! None but a service man
can grasp the awful significance Of
those words to the commissioned ranks
Of the army and navy.
Anstruther we'll knew what he was
doing. Somehow he found nothing hard
in the performance of these penances
now. OF course the ugly truth must
|be revealed the moment Lord Ventnor
heard his. name. 1t was not fair to the
good fellows crowding around him and
Offering every attention that the frank
hospitality of the British sailor could
suggest to permit them to adopt the
tone Of friendly equality which. rigid
discipline IL nothing else would not al
low them to maintain.
The first lieutenant by reason Of his
rank was compelled to say something.
''That is a devilish bad job, Mr.. An
|Struther," he blurted out.
well, you know I had to tell you"
He smiled ~unaffectedly at the won
dering circle. He. too, was an officer
and appreciated their sentiments. They
were unfeignedly sorry for him, q man
so brave and modest, such a splendid
type Of the soldier and gentleman, yet
by their COMMON Laval outcast. Nor
could they wholly understand his de-
meanor. There was q noble dignity IN,
his candor. q conscious innocence that
disdained to- shield itself under aspar-
tial truth.
The hrpt lieutenant again phrasssd
the thoughts Of his Juniors.
a.. b continually
l1rtrsTsD A~aL-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24
u 1RAEY

. M!4s.
naws.a !. 60
TER XIV.
smoke was sim -
/ not even the floor Of
5 could be discerned.
red not leave Iris at
II Jan:
turban and hold It
if you think they can
warship."
1T, sahib," came the
zone boat IL close
from the uniforms,
b sahibs, such as I
Irden Reach. The by
e."
5enks waited. There
gain by being too pre-
g step now might undo
of many weeks.
dancing about beneath
a excitement.
Zen the Dyaks running
ms, sahib," he yelled,
boat is being pulled in.
Yet another has just
made Iris excited, ca
land see these wonders.
cannon came from the
(ely the gin ducked for
her companion smiled
br the shell would have
|the report had It trav-
remaining sampans has
he explained, land the
bg at her..
khes!" m Iris.
|urvivors be allowed to
lie unable to interfere.
6n the island Will pr0Da-
/ to the mainland and
crimes, 80 the n
lis not Of much conse-
i manifest relief, there
and Mir Jan an
! number of sailors were
|ore. Then her thoughts
latter of concern to the
even in the grayest mo
ence. She laved her face
I'D sought her discarded
lady tramp Of boot clad
bg at the double was
|shingle, and an officers
4 the crude Hind00stanee
s room and forecasue;
! Jan:
lack fellow! Are there
pie here?"
but:
bf us! Perched on thu
heads. We are coming
Be the rope d d Irii
trembling.
eetheart," he whispered
|the slip between the cuI
Hold tight, but have n
) just beneath"
he took this %precaution
so unneryed that an IN
kment might have led t
but the knowledge tina,
near, the touch Of hi
F..H-rr~ ~
her feet on to the rung,
sustained her. They hal
d the level when a lou,
nd the crash Of q heav,
jerks to halt and lool
ng at the foot OF one o
lers and severely wound
splinter, witnessed thei
$ left hand he grasped
|ght arm was bandaged
e to rise, the vengefu
d his remaining strengt.
ID the swaying ladder.
SAli, inspired with I'll
pm of the dying snake
hoped to deal a morris
man who had defed hiI
(tthroat band. He migh
j, as jerks was 80 take
Eere it not for the watcl
Jan. The Mohammeda
with an oath, and CAV
prderous whack with Ii
that the Dyak chief co
athed out his fierce spir.
Glance jerks did not re,
PAli owing to his chans
trough the thinner smol
everal sailors running ii
le passing of the chic
had gone. The next /,
re standing on the nr
British naval lieutenal
(gerly:
nave turned up Ia 4
NC You. by any chanc
Sirdar?"
sole survivors," answs
(ly"
,ruck on the northwo
Pland during a typhoo
rio No.. -,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24

Father, DEAR" said Iris solemnly,
but in a voice free from all uncertain
ty, my afianced husband stands here!
We plighted u troth at the very gate
OF death. 1t was ratified in the pres
ence of God and has been blessed by
him. l have made no compact with
Lord Ventnor. He is a base and I'M
worthy a Did you but know the
truth concerning him you would not
mention his name in the same breath
with mine. Would he, Roberto"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24

anAimpOsSible task. All the Orient
could do was to visit the principal Is
lands and institute inquiries among the
dshermen and small traders. At last.
thu previous night, a Malay, tempted
81 hope Of reward, boarded the vessel
when lying ut anchor of the large Is
land away to the south and told the
soaptain q wondrous tale Of a devil
haunted place Inhabited by two white
epfriB, d male and a female. whittier
alocal pirate named Taung SAli had
eone BY chance with his men and sur
26ered great loss. But Taung SAL was
|begFitched by the female spirit and had
|srGtufped there with a great force,
swearing to capture her or perish. The
spirits, the Malay said, had dwelt upon
thosisland for many years. His father
o1d Rrnndfather knew the place q
foared 4. Taung SAL would never DC
Seen again.
Ihis queer yarn was the hrst lndlca-
tipn they received Of the Whereabouts
IofAny persons who might possibly pe
lahipWrecked Europeans, though mol
eurytyoes from the Sirdar. Anyhow
f61tinyi dot lay In the vessels nortn'
fN1SdatIack. 70 a course was set to ar
rive On ~ Island so0n after dawn.
NycntEsDn5 shore. as seen by the ON
IgeeF a SMatch. told their own tale
WheFegef Dyaks are fghting there !
6chiefs6eSfOot 80 the Orient took
B4Q%3TkS 49, 1nAMod{sp
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24
aLTHrH#AA.
|ings Ct
[ornin8
IS TRACY
~-

rER XIV.
smoke was sim -.
4 not even the door Of
s u be discerned.
red not leave Iris at
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-24

r. y was all too won.
~. understood vet. shs
They say my fathse'
lake me to him.
Ia sr'a'. miss ~lnterruptsd
Here he is comineI
! to come with
Ca . - not permit Il
10 be some troubie
a I, an, the girl's WIN
distinguish the 80
seated beside 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

It's way for a considerable distance into tho
solid mass. making giass-lined holes from
an eighth TO a half inch IN diameter. Oc-
easionaly, when the lightning strikes side
ways on the vertical surface OF the rock it
does not penetrate. but it leaves its mark in
a streak of CLASSY substance along the side
of the rock.
In the museums collection of fulgurites IS
a piece of sheet copper containing small
holes made by lightning. This piece of cop
per was originally a portion of a globe
which surmounted the flagstaff on the old
Capitol prison in Washington.
Among the first records of fulgurites are
those references found in the writings OF
Pastor David Herman, who in I'LL discov-
cred fuigurites in Massel. Siesia. Pastor
Herman had curious notions about these
works of lightning, and he proposed to util-
lie them for medicinal purposes. He placed
them IN the same category with deer horns,
crabs eyes and corals, which at that time
were considered as possessing remarkable
virtues in the cure OF all kinds of virulent
fevers and febrile diseases. This idea of
the usefulness OF fulgurites however. was
long since exploded and those who may
ind fulgurltes are not advised to attempt
the allaying of fevers or any other diseases
by any lamentations or conjuratIons with
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

kept me from looking foolish. but that he'd
like to pick me up and carry me down to
the ranch and teach me to ride
Shades of my German riding master!--
and was star pupil
I'D like to ride across that ranch,
though, Bobby-with good COW pony under
me, and the prairie billowing off to the
horizon line on every side of me- and the
my feet-with no noise but the thud of the
horses hoofs and no one within sight but
the comrade riding with me. One could
get away from shamS down there, Bobby
and live-liver'
Her eyes were burning and her cheeks
were afiame.
BLESS her dear restless hearth said the
man who came often and knew her
I'VE all want the gallop; but the sun down
there Is intolerable, and the grass burns up
and there's not tree to cast a shadow
The life is rough and the food is coarse
and the days are long and lonely. It's a
big heart that Is sufficient to itself. little
woman. and we can't always be galloping
across green prairie on a cool, clear day
not even If one lives in Texas"
he had grown up again.
Nancy's eyes were wistful.
II know. One never finds 1t anywhere
but one goes on wanting, and liked the
ring of my Texas prairie song
A moments silence, -and Nancy continued
He came to the house that evening. l
went down to see him, and he stayed for
half an hour. l don't think he said five
"OIuS, UQt ne Sdt, loOhlIS HE StTdIsHt
the face. with queer doubt growing in his
eyes.
Il didn't quite understand. I was hor-
ribly nervous He wasn't like any one
else. l couldn't treat him as 1 treat other
men.
. Suddenly he got up. He filled the room,
Bobby. He didn't look at me then, but
stared at an absurd Japanese bronze on
the table. His lips were set in a straight
line. There was something wrong with my
breath, Bobby. A foolish thought that he
looked rather like the head waiter and
Jack went floating through my head and I
wondered how women who have Mysteries
feel.
Il came up to ask you for something,
he said but 1 was fool. I'll go back to
Texas tonight. I've got to ride 1t
Goodbye
He didn't even take my hand. He
bolted, and heard the door slam. Now
eastern man-what would eastern man
have done, Bobby"
Held on like grim death and waited"
said the man who came often.
But he was sensible-very sensible. One
doesn't buy an impressionists picture for
ones living room. The academicians wear
better" sighed Nancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

forty feet underground. will pass beneath
the southeast corner of the House office
building. running thence to a point beyond
East Capitol street and passing only
short distance from the foundations of the
Senate office building on its way to the
union station. According to this route the
station of the House office building site
would be practically in the basement of the
building itself. while the station at the Sen
ate office building would be under the street
toward the east. 1t is confidently believed
now that whether or not the construction
of these stations is included in the orig
inal plans it will not be long before they
are provided for.
Senators and representatives who ex-
pressed their views on the proposition be-
fore leaving Washington after the adjourn
ment of the last session of Congress. were
apparently very much in favor of having
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
WORK ON TUNNELS
UNDER CAPITOL HILL


surprising amount of work has been
done on the great underground railroad tun-
mel to the union station site since the ad-
journment of Congress, March 4. Already
the drift of the big undertaking has been
advanced beyond East Capitol street, and
it will not be many days before the tunnel
will extend from its beginning, on the south
Of the House office building site. to the
point where it will eventually pass beneath
the great station And not only has the
work of digging been pushed with remark
able rapidity, but for at least half the dis
lance the tunnel has been dug. the brick
work and masonry is already in place.
Few of those persons who pass across the