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Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
GOOD ONES
Was Accustomed 70 Il

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The Great Actress was recuperating
her Health by living in the Country
and doing Common Work.
Among other Things she had the
Garden Fad and was planning to
whitewash her Picket Fence.
She was going to do 1t with her own
| Hands.
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Also Press Noticesl
She went to the Dealer in Lime Cthe
Photographer had stationed Himself
where he could get good View of
her as she bought the Stuff and paid
for IO.
1t was much better than having her
jewels stolen.
And decidedly newer.
The Dealer in Notions weighed out
the lime and the Great Actress held
out her pail to receive 1t.
But the Dealer insisted that he was
giving her short Weight and reached
again for the Scoop to fill up the Scale
Pan.
However, the Great Actress would
not let him, but dumped the Snowy
Powder into her Receptacle, saying
"It don't matter about the Weight.
for I am used to getting the Lime
Light"
Having said which, she laughed
heartily and told her press agent
about it.-Baltimore American.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
Ignorance Was Bliss

AS he came toward her down the hill,
his great dog Cesar ambling at his side.
she, the friend of his parents, said to
herself that she had never beheld so
gracious, so lovable a child.
He held out his hand as he ap-
preached, disclosing a battered choco-
late cream. This he affectionately
pressed upon her.
Thinking to please him, she proceeded
to eat it. When she had finished, Did
you like it?" he asked earnestly.
'Very much!" she answered, smiling.
well" he said slowly, I'm glad you
liked it--because Cesar didn't Min
neapolis Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
In Weather Terms

The Boston young man had been re-
buffed by his inamorata.
So he went away.
The girl was as beautiful as the
dawn.
And chiller than the Klondike.
He thought that if he went away she
might melt in the sunshine of regret.
He had another guess coming
When, after years that seemed each
century to the impatient lover, he re-
turned he found her as beautiful as
ever.
And just as frigid and unconcerned.
Then the young man was in despair.
And he indited the following lines in
his diary:
Fair and continued cold."-Balti-
more American.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
At Beach Resort

Among recent arrivals at Hotel Ar
cadia, Santa Monica, are Mrs L. A.
Cooke and Mrs. Paul f. De La Vequa
of Honolulu, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l..
Carter of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Cohn of San Francisco, Sir Arthur
stephens, Mr.. and Mrs. w S. Miller,
p. w. Ross of London, England
Mrs. G. p. Dietz, Miss Dietz and
Gould Dietz Of Omaha, Neb. Miss E.
w. Baldwin of Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs.
c. j. Train and Miss Train of Wash
ington, d. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
Social DIARY and Gossip
!. .A.tAAAAAA.ANNAAs
BY GRACE eRUNpY

tel Pepper. In honor of her sisters
ln-law, Mrs. Lindley will give card
party Thursday afternoon, and later
Mrs. King will entertain for them.
Among recent pleasant entertain
ments was the dinner given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Clark Carlisle Of 1902
South Alvarado street, for eastern
friends.
Captain and Mrs G. G. Mullins Of
S11S South Grand avenue have as their
guest Mrs. Mullins sister, Mrs. Walter
Withers of San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
A Phenomenon

your husband amt very industri-
! Gus, is hep, said the woman who was
sitting in the sleigh in front of the
village store.
"Well," answered the woman in the
spring wagon, sometimes he is am
sometimes he amt. He'll travel for
miles and miles with a shotgun on his
shoulder, but he can't walk hundred
yards with an armful of wood
Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
Turkish Proverbs

With patience sour grapes becomes
sweet and the mulberry leaf satin.
By the time the wise man gets mar
ried the fool has grown up children.
Give swift horse to him who tells
the truth, so that as soon as he has
told II he may ride and escape.
Be not so severe that you are blamed
for it, nor so gentle that you are
trampled upon for It.
If you have to gather thorns do It by
the strangers hand.-Century Maga-
zine
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
TRAINMEN ARE CARELESS
Many Railroad Disasters Due Il
NeuIjuence

Negligence
F. w. Haskell, writing in the Decem-
Der issue of the Engineering Magazine,
says that the large number of acci-
dents on American railways is at
tributable to a habit of carelessness
which the trainmen cultivate with the
connivance of their superiors. The op-
Grating rules, declares the writer, are
sufficient to prevent nearly every ac-
| cident-and the record of late has
been appalling-but they are habitual-
ly disregarded. Part of Mr.. Haskell's
article is quoted below:
"Given solid roadbed, heavy rails.
strong equipment, proper signals and
almost perfect operating rules, why
do we have the almost daily murder
of passengers from preventable acci-
dents?
Because the admirable rules for the
government of employees are habitually
disregarded.
1--WE are prone to speak with some
thing like contempt of the average
Englishmans blind slavishness to
regulations and to compare it to its
disadvantage with our superior fash
ion of disregarding fixed rules and
using individual intelligence. But we,
with our quicker intellects, kill our
passengers, while the 'dull-witted' Eng
lishman carries his in safety
A train is unexpectedly stopped be-
tween stations. The rules provide that
d fagman must go back a very con-
siderable distance. 1t is showing. A
long tramp means wet feet. The flag
man reasons: We will be here only
a few seconds anyway. I will be
called in before 1 can get back to my
post, and then the train will be de-
layed while l am running back to 1t
besides, the block signal will hold
any following train
MANY roads having installed per-
feet system of block signals destroy it's
entire effectiveness by establishing the
'permissive block or going ahead IN
der green.
by this system following train IL
given discretionary power to run into
a block already occupied. This permis-
sion is always coupled with the injunC-
tion that the engineer must use eau
tion. and at all times have his train.
under perfect control. But in actual
operation caution usually means no'
exceeding the maximum possible speec
of the engine.
Il once stood by the side of busy
line with the signal engineer of the
road. This line had a complete install
lation of block signals. We watched
a dozen heavy freights rush by at
thirty miles an hour with not a hun
dred yards of daylight separating any
two of them.s 1 expressed surprise at
the reckless. disregard of signals, and
the officer said:
"'Freights run regardless of the
blocks. We couldn't get them over
the road If we kept them a block
apart
I'm the rear-end collision last year
on the Central of New Jersey the en-
gineer of the following train disregard
ed the red block, the waving lanterns
of two fiagmen and the tail lights OF
the first train, into which he plunged"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
Compensation

"Do you know" began the Cheerful
Idiot just after he had declared his
good resolution not to spring any more
gags, that something dawned upon
me for the first time this morning?"
Yes" said the Tired citizen. wish
ing to encourage tendencies toward IN
telligence, What was it?"
Today" replied the Cheerful idiot
as he chortled gleefully. Baltimore
American
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
Wornan's Clubs
Woman's Pre- SIS Club

The Womans Press club will hold
an open session this afternoon at
o'clock, in the Chamber of Com
merce assembly hall. The program
will be "An Afternoon with Margaret
Fuller" and is in charge of Miss NJ.
M. Fette. Mrs. Rebecca Spring will
give some of her personal reminiscent
ces of the author.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

Think of the great steamship Minnesota starting m
its initial voyage Seattle to the Orient with 25 600
tons of freight That freight is equal to the capacity
of 1850 of twenty tons each the Atlantic steam
ship service the largest vessel is the new Baltic of the
white Star line with gross tonnage of 23S76 Until
two or three the steamships the Japanese
ine of 5000 tons the largest in the Pacific trade
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

bill introduced in the assembly makes it mis-
demeanor for any property to permit on his
premises ANY nuisance found to be unwholesome
smoke, efuvia" If that bill passes it may
involve all property owners in Los Angeles on whose
premises the gas company's product is used
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

The rainmen of the great Pennsylvania railway sys-
tenn settled their grievance amcaby with the
ment and the strike talk is comes close to
a rule that the more intelligent body of workers
the likelihood of settlement of labor questions
without resort to the strike
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

There are never leprous patients in California
but suitable provision should be for the isolation
of such unforunates Before appropratng s2 900 for
state eper hospital however it would be well to learn
what progress the federal government is making in the
project to establish national hospital of that character
of the Hawaiian islands
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
Embroidery Club

last meeting at the home of Mrs. Hol-
land ISL Lake street. The afternoon
was pleasantly spent in fancy work, af-
ter which dainty refreshments were
served. The next meeting will take
place Wednesday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. McAuley, 755 Lake street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

Postmaster Fisk of San Francisco has displaced an
aged uncle Of the late President Mckinley assistant
postmaster but has given the old man a subordinate
position in the Office Republican politics makes no ex
cepton to the rule How soon we are forgotten when
gone"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

The indignant Vernon Improvement association prob.
ably would like to get kind of initiative referen
DUN or 1u tsu twist on the councilman for the Sixth
ward. 1t seems that the statesman in question bar
gained for an inside lot the dusty side the street
at $1,000 for engine house Site when desirable near
by corner lot available at $1535
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
DEALING In Furniture

YES" said the lecturer I'm deal.
ing in furniture these days"
How is that?" asked a listener,
Making one-night Stands under a
lecture Bureau, with the help OF the
time Tables. Baltimore American
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

In announcing that they will defy the official censor
ship the St Petersburg newspaper editors probably ex-
press themselves in "a Pckwickian sense" The pros
pect of imaginative writing of editorials Siberia with
the thermometer marking steen degrees below zero
would be joke for Russian editor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
I.lary and the Lamb

Mary had little lamb,
Some steak, roast beef, some chops and
ham,
Some ish, fried eggs, some-don't get
scary,
There's lot and lots of room in Maryl
Minneapolis Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

The legislature is very liberal with the peoples money
in the fixing of salaries of state employees For instance
the board of lunacy commissioners is authorized to ap
point zone keeper at salary of $500 year. an asss
ant at $1,000 and another at $1,000 and attendants at
5000 each" AS such persons live in the institution at
the expense of the state the jobs may characterized
as fat"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25
Cosmos Club

The Cosmos club will meet this after
noon at the Ruskin Art club rooms.
Mrs. Emma Greenleaf will review
Les Msera bles" during the session.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

That is novel in New York wherein one per
son named Smith is making a legal fight to prevent
another Smith from changing his name The indignant
protestant against the change says Il think other
Smiths ought to volunteer and help in this case" If
all the Smiths should volunteer there would be an
army OF them bigger than the armies OF oyama and
Kuropatkin combined
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

One long distance result of the Russian revolt is
found in the from Paris that the students of the
law school attempted to make demonstration this
morning" Those legal buds might better try their
hands at application for an injunction to stop the
trouble in Russia
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

Well done, Stockton chamber of commerce. That
body received from the San Francisco Manufacturers and
Producers association string of resolutions opposing
President Roosevelts raway-rae reform Instead of
complying with the request the Stockton chamber passed
resolutions strongly ndorsng the proposed curbng of
the railways.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

The legislature is making nexcusably ardy express
sion of Caiforna's sympathy with Arizona concerning
the joint statehood question. Still, the resolution re
questng the states delegation in congress oppose
linking of Arizona and New Mexico better late than
never"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

The discovery that flood water is endangcrng the
city hall was followed by increase in the salaries of
the engineer and his assistant is novel idea to tap
the city treasury of shutting off the flood
water.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

The fat refusal Of Senator Smoot and other Mormons
to divulge anything concerning the endowment house
ceremonies is good enough evidence that there is
thing rotten in the state of" Utah.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

Mrs. N. o. Swift of Chippewa Falls,
Wis, and Mrs. M. McVean of San
Francisco, sisters Of Mrs. George VIII
son King of 10 st. James park and DR..
and Mrs Lindley Of 2627 Menlo avenue,
are guests at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Lindley Another sister. Mrs.
James M. Moore Of New York city. Is
here with General Moore for a win
ter's stay, and will be at home at Ho-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-25

Mrs Carl Kurtz of the Baker block
was hostess yesterday at a charmingly
appointed luncheon given in honor of
Miss Leontine Denker one of the popu-
lar brides-elect and also as a COM
pliment to Miss Florence Scatena of
San Francisco, now a guest of friends
in this city. Floral decorations for the
table were particularly dainty and
pleasing, the color scheme being ex-
pressed in pink and green. Resting in
the center on fern bordered mirror
was large, low bowl of cut glass,
filled with carnations and maidenhair
ferns, and at the places were plain
cards bearing the monogram Of the
hostess and the name of a guest. Cow
ers were laid for twelve.
The statesman., 1905-10-13
Abou. the Sultan of Morocco.

1t is not generally known that all
Mohammedans must learn trade, no
matter what their rank according TO
the surs, Il the Koran. which enjoins.
Teach every man a handicraft so
that he will not be burden to any
man"
Abdul Az.z. the sultan of Morocco.
when boy was taught the trade of
saddler. The sultan of Turkey is an
expert lecksmith.
The sultan of Morocco also delights
in billiards and boxinC, and may be
described as an all-round sportsman.
Although he has only one wife. eti-
quette demands that he should keep
an army of lady attendants in his pal.
ace, and the sultan contrives to miti
gate the ennui of their existence by
providing almost every kind Of Ell.
ropean toy and invention for their
amusement.
The statesman., 1905-10-13
considerate Society Women.

Society women in the town of Ha-
paranda, ID Sweden, have decided to
relieve men OF the necessity of dof.
fing their hats to women in the
streets as long as the cold weather
lasts.
The cheerful idiot was gazing at the
high wall surrounding the prison.
What is that little box on top of the
wall?" he queried of an innocent by.
stander.
THAT" replied the party of the 9th
er part 'as the watch tower.
"oh. Of course" rejoined the C. l..
with fendish grin, 81 might have
known that 1t was too small for o
clock tower"
The statesman., 1905-10-13
CALLED FOR MUCH SACRIFICE.
camseI Of Fashion Suffered for Sake
of Portrait

A young woman well known in
New York and London society is at
present going through what she re.
CARDS as most painful ordeal. Some
time ago John S. Sargent consented to
paint her portrait, and by way of
preparation he told her to buy dress
OF rich brown velvet. She did so, and
Nj. Sargent expressed himself as
pleased with the costume.
"Just wear the dress every day for
a mouth" he said, so as to get the
effect of newness OF. Then | will
start the portrait
This to the daughter OF a multi-mil.
licnaire who is accustomed to wearing
tha same costume at the most half a
dozen times? The great artist was
deaf to all protests. and, confronted
with the choice of wearing the dress
as directed or going without Sargent
portrait, the young woman consented
to dc as she was asked She regards
herself as heroine-New York
Times.
The statesman., 1905-10-13
ehoT A WHITE WHALE.
Entered English Salmon Net and Wss
Shot by a Fisherman.

a correspondent of the London
Daily Graphic says: A specimen OF
that somewhat rare cetacean, the
white whale, or beluga, actually en-.
tered salmon net recently at Naburn
near York, in the river Ouse, some
thirty-fye miles or so from the sea
1t made short work Of the salmon
net, but one of the fishermen loaded q
gun and fired at the unfortunate
whale. On the following day 1t was
found stranded in shallow water al
Cawood, not far from Selby. II was
then hauled up on to lorry and ex
hibited round the countryside by its
captors. 1t weighed ten hundred
weight, measured little over II feet
In length, and the expense of the tail
was feet inches. II was a beau
tiful creamy white color when saw II
and ! propped open its jaws with {
stick. II had evidently come up SO
far from the sea in pursuit Of the
salmon. According to Bell" in the
White Sea 1t is very common, and
regular fishery is carried on In the
spring and summer at Sofia, near thf
mouth Of the river Dvina. II pos
sesses no dorsal fin, and, like most
members of the family, IL is gregari.
Gus. sporting, feeding and migrating
in herds Of moderate numbers. Its
skin affords very useful leather, and
its blubber yields oil of excellent quail
ity. Its flesh IS said to be much val
ued In Greenland. In the quaint Ian
guage OF Egede, 1T has no bad taste,
and when msrinated with vinegar and
salt, 1t is ts well tasted as any pork
whatever; Yhe fms also and the tail
picked 'or sauced, are very good eat
ing; so that he is very good cheer"
The statesman., 1905-10-13
Dogs Draw travelling Preacher.

Rev. F. E. Higgins, the logging
camp Presbyterian missionary OF
northern Minnesota, travels all over
the timber region of the state with a
dog sled. Mr. Higgins weighs over
200 pounds, but his dogs have ha-led
him forty miles in six and a half
hours. Sometimes he makes jour.
ney of 20 miles in the dead of winter
through Tie forests and sleeps ba
tween his dogs, all three covered by a
blankst.
The statesman., 1905-10-13
Dog Makes Lonu Trip.

A long trip was made by do,
owned 81 Roy Spaugh Of Looking
glass, Douglas county, Oregon. It wai
taken to Crook county, Oregon, laE
September By c. H. Spaugh. The dor
returned nome to Lookingglass, arriT
lnS on Dec. 0.
The statesman., 1905-10-13
oemfort In cold Winter.

Il don't keer fer no coal trust now.
"How Gomez"
We'll, de new preacher say he gwin
preach bout hell fire all de winter
Atlanta Constitution.
Milford chronicle., 1905-12-08

all that l need. Some players have to
have one bat for slow pitchers, another
bat for fast twirlers and a third for
bunting. One bat answers all purposes
to me-"
An amusing incident occurred last
season. While in Washington one OF
the Cleveland players either stole or
begged a small black bat from the Sen.
ators. Three Of the Blues Bay, Lush
and Turner-wOuld not use any other
bat for weeks until finally one day
Turner broke it.
Il never saw a bat that contained so
many base hits as did that little black
bat" said Cotton Top when mourning
his loss. While Cy Young, the largest
player in the league, uses the longest
bat, Harry Bay and Willie Keeler, two
of the smallest players in the league,
use the smallest bats.--Boston Herald
Milford chronicle., 1905-12-08
The Modern Way.

After having wished an old friend
godspeed on voyage to Europe a New
Yorker returned to, his Office and there
engaged himself with the daily mat
ters Of his calling Six hours after the
sailing Of the steamship he read a list
Of her passengers and found therein the
name of another friend, one whom he
knew quite as we'll as the man he had
seen off.
wish I'd known this" he said to
himself, his eye rowing regretfully from
name to name. "Could have introduced
them; too badw
And then the spirit Of the twentieth
century awoke within him, and he
smiled. Catching up a bit of paper, he
wrote something hastily upon it, called
one Of his Office employees, hurried
him off and sank back contented in
his chair. Six hours out of port, with
New York far astern, the liner was
along the eastward ocean lane.
Then her wireless apparatus began to
click, and in a few moments one of the
deck stewards was searching the ship
to deliver this message:
John Smith. S. S. -, at sea-L'se this
as introduction to my friend James Jones,
fellow passenger Of yours. DICK. /
New York Post
Milford chronicle., 1905-12-08
The English Channel.

Sanction is being sought in the next
session of the British parliament for
the Inauguration Of a cross channel
railroad ferry between Dover on the
English and Calais on the French
coast. A strong current of from three
to three and a half miles runs between
the two opposite coasts at this the
narrowest part Of the English channel.
There is also a rise and fall in the tide
varying from fifteen to twenty feet
Landing stages at each terminus of the
French and English railroads would
have to be constructed to allow for this
great 6uctuation, so that the trains
might run direct on to the ferries at
any stage Of the tide.
Milford chronicle., 1905-12-08
-..-rInI Introdnctlnnn.

The Rev. A. ]. Kynett, presiding eld-
er of the Methodist Episcopal confer
ence Of the south district Of Philadel-
phia, tells a story at his own expense
He was asked one day to help the col
ored brethren raise some money for a
church. When he came to preach, the
pastor Of the church, in order to i'm
press the congregation with the Rev.
Mr. Kynett's Importance, said: "Breth-
ren and sisters, it is now my great
pleasure and delight to introduce the
Rev. DR.. Kynett, the sounding brass
and the tinkling cymbal of the Metho-
dist church" When DR.. Graeff ad-
dressed the same congregation some
months later he was introduced as "the
great obstacle of the Methodist church,
Milford chronicle., 1905-12-08
A Mean ring at henry james.

An invalid living in the neighborhood
of Liverpool has hit on a device where
by he can amuse himself without as
sistance and can also obtain certain
amount of intellectual exercise, says an
exchange. He reads Henry James lat
est novels and keeps a bridge marker
meantime. If Mr.. James has a SEN
tence which he understands he gives
mark to himself; if, on the contrary, he
meets a sentence which beats him he
gives a mark to Henry James. So far
the game has been going on a couple
Of weeks, and Henry James is far
ahead of his admirer, but. Of course,
the tables may be turned when the
contest is concluded.
Milford chronicle., 1905-12-08
Tbe Portraits OF Cbri,t

Sir Wyke Bayllss, f. S. A., president
Of the Royal Society of British Artists,
has written in the London Guardian
recently disproving Of objections put
forward against the faithfulness Of
the pictures Of Christ. He shows that
when the graves of the first Christian
martyrs were opened they were found
to contain portraits Of Christ, and the
likeness they disclose is the likeness
as we know it today. The frescoes in
the Roman catacombs, the Greek
enamels, the engraved sacramental
cups in use in the earliest Christian
times, the paintings on the face cloths
Of the dead in theSfirst century, all
show the same likeness, and 1t is iden-
tical with that painted by Michael An