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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
About the Old Dragon and the Mermaid

deliver them, but it did not come until
supper time. Then Bobby, the son of
the man who took the tickets at the
entrance to the mountain, compounded
with the car conductor to be allowed
to take one of the little cars around
by himself 1t was against the rule
for Bobby to do such a thing, but there
wasn't anybody in sight, and the man
in charge of the car was very obliging
So just as the aged dragoness was de-
spairing of being able to deliver the
cards of invitations that night Bobby
all alone in a car hove in sight. Of
course, Bobby was in the conductors
seat. OF course. his eyes were bent
there was nobody else in sight. What
does Mrs. Dragon do under the cirCum-
stances but jump nimbly on the back
seat and ride all around and around
past all the other grottos until she had
delivered all her scales of invitation to
her astonished sons and daughters,
grand dragons, grand dragonesses.
great grand dragons, great grand
dragonesses, etc.
That night after the last visitor had
departed the mass meeting assembled.
1t was nearly dark. because the cleo
trio lights which lit up the dragons
from within and made their eyes shine
so fiercely had been turned off But
two lanterns had been left inside the
mountain by the night watchman. BY
these the elderly dragoness was able to
keep the mass meeting in order. The
mermaid was the only outsider permit
ted to he present. She sat on the left
hand of the old lady dragoness, AMI
Taurus, the youngest. the boldest and
brightest of all the dragon grandsons,
sat next to her. And although the
light was dim Taurus saw that the
mermaid was very beautiful, and he
admired her immensely. Il have often
heard of mermaids." said he, but
have been told that they lived in the
open sea, and here you are in the heart
of the mountain"
"Ah," sighed the mermaid, that s
my bitter misfortune. I was brought
here so long ago that I can scarcely
remember the sea of which you speak,
and 1 have been forced to live ever
since in a miserable little pool hardly
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
STORY OF A PoLLYWoG
BY Dorothy r. 6arton-Age 13 Years.
Class B

1 am a pollywog. 1 was born in the
Arroyo Seco near Garvanza under the
bridge. 1 had lots of brothers and Sis
ters so we had house alone in nice
dark hole in the bank.
One day we went to a picnic up the
stream. 1t was a lovely picnic ground,
nice and shady, where no people ever
came before, but that day little girl
strayed down where we were. She put
us In a glass jar. 1 was the only one
of our family who was caught.
AS the little girl was going up the
walk she dropped the jar and 1t broke
I think I must have had a sunstroke,
for the next thing 1 knew 1 was In an
aquarium at school.
L see a great many things, for the
aquarium is moved every week. 1 am
quite happy now.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10

are becoming soft with crispettes, Your
eyes no longer wther human beings
with your fire. No more do you exhale
fire and smoke of your own. I am too
old to lead you. but those of you VINO
are young must up and away. You
must leave the tin mountain forever
behind you. You must seek beyond
its walls bolder, freer life and one
more worthy of your ancestors
The old lady paused, breathless, and
fired by her enthusiasm the mass meet
ing cried, Three cheers for Mrs.
Harrls!"
Then there was a dead silence.
who will volunteer to lead our
relatives out into the world?" asked
the old lady.
Angered by the lack of volunteers.
the elderly dragoness now burst forth
afresh.
1T is no more than 1 expected" she
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10

TN the heart of a tin mountain
painted in many colors, in place
that is called Coney Island. there
dwelt a beautiful mermaid, also made
of tin and painted with many colors.
The mermaid lived in deep pool COW
cred with seaweed which was one of
the wonders of the inside of the tin
mountain. To see this interior many
persons, men and women. and little
boys and girls, too, came swirling
around and around in little cars-all
day and all night, so it seemed to the
mermaid-until her head grew weary
of the shrieking, swirling loads of peo-
pie who went riding past her pool
Next door to the pool of the mer-
maid was the rocky grotto inhabited
by an old lady dragon, who was also
one of the most prominent inhabitants
of the tin mountain. And if the mer-
maid grew tired of the crowds of visi-
tors who came from the outside of the
mountain to inspect its interior her dis
like was nothing to that felt by the old
lady dragon.
Nevertheless, we can do nothing
about it," said the mermaid, for the
man who sells and takes the little
tickets at the door is pleased with the
visitors, and we must submit"
Nonsense" said the old lady dragon
or perhaps we should call her a
a dragoness. 1t wasn't polite of her
but then dragonesses are never polite
But though she was not polite she
was dragoness of tremendous cour-
age. She determined to do something
to better the condition of at least
some of those who lived in the tin
mountain.
Now you must know that the inside
of the mountain was laid out in a con-
tinuous street which went in and out
and round about the interior in all
manner of queer turns and ups and
downs-enough to make you dizzy. 1t
was on this tangled street that the
cars containing the shrieking. curious
people from outside the mountain ran.
Here and there in the very midst of
the tangled track other pools and
grottos were situated. In each of the
grottos there lived either a dragon or
a dragoness, all Of whom were the
children grandchildren, great-grand-
children and grandchildren
of the old lady dragoness. She was
quite elderly. To keep from confusing
her with the rest of her family per-
haps it would be as well to state here
that her name was Mrs Harris. The
mermaid, however was the only one
of her kind. All the other pools were
occupied by quaint fishes. The mer-
maids name was Undina.
1t was one Monday morning that the
old lady dragoness finally determined
she could stand it no longer. All day
Saturday and Sunday the crowds of
visitors had been unusually large. The
old dragoness hadn't a moment for her
afternoon nap. She was exceedingly
cross about it. Not until almost morn
ing, indeed, had she had an opportun-
ity to address herself to her midnight
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10

meal which consisted of corn balls
and crispettes.
1t was thus that she spoke to the
pretty mermaid, who next morning
sat on her rock trying vainly to comb
the tangles out of her tin hair:
I'VE, who We're man eaters in our
time and who lurked in the caves Of
the earth, a terror to human beings,
are we to be turned into vegetarians at
the behest of a corn ball factory?"
Undina expressed her sympathy with
the embittered dragoness, but the old
lady refused to be comforted and made
a terrible effort to snort.
But, alas! no fire poured forth from
her nostrils. and if she exhaled smoke
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
PRINCESS RosELAND
BY Annie MccorkelI-Ase II Years.
Glass c


Once there was a king and queen that
lived and ruled in the country of no
where. This country is in Fairyland.
The whole country was green. Even
the houses. The kings and queens
palaces were made of emeralds.
The king and queen had three daugh-
ters. Two of them were young ladies
and the other one was just little girl.
The big sisters were proud and naughty.
They treated the little girl unkindly.
So did the king and queen. They sent
her to the home of her old nurse. The
nurse lived away out in the country
away from everybody
The king and queen did not send nice
clothes with the little girl, so the kind
old nurse bought her some. But they
were not so nice as the ones Roseland
for that was her name) had at the
palace. Her best dress was coarse
calico.
Roseland's sister was going to be mar
ried to prince, so she invited Roseland
to the wedding. Roseland did not want
to go because she didn't have any nice
clothes to wear.
The queen had sent some clothes, but
Roseland did not like them. Her dress
was white muslin, her stockings light
blue, her sunbonnet white and her
shoes were brown buttoned ones.
o1J fo1l e1,A
would better go. The morning before
the wedding Roseand was in her room
looking over the clothes she was going
to wear. when she heard some one call
her name. She looked around and saw
a little old woman-a fairy. The fairy
asked Roseland what she was doing
and Roseland told her. The little old
woman took a bottle from her pocket
and sqrinkled it's contents on Rose
lands clothes. The bonnet changed to
a turkey egg, the shoes changed to an
ugly slate color the dress looked as If
it were made of flour sack and her
stockings changed to snake skins.
When they had all changed the little
old woman gave Roseland a necklace
made of egg shells, and a crown made
of turkey feathers, then she told Rose
land to go to the wedding, and without
waiting for reply she flew out of the
window.
Roseland did not dare disobey the
fairy. so she went. Her sisters maid
met her at the palace gates and showed
her to her room, which was furnished
beautifully.
The maid told Roseland to dress
quickly because the dinner bell would
ring in half an hour. Roseland didn't
like to put on her queer clothes. She
was ashamed of them because she had
seen her sisters when she first came.
They were all in white satin with
emerald crowns on their heads
Roseland had only ten minutes in
which to dress before dinner, so she put
on her dress and it turned to white
satin. Then she drew on her stockings
and they became white silk. She put on
her shoes and they turned to white kid
slippers. Last of all she put on her
HeShidCe anu CIoWH' Inc Heckldce
turned to a string of diamonds and
emeralds and the crown changed to a
crown of diamonds, and the turkey egg
changed to big diamond for her hair.
When the king saw Roseland he took
her back to live in his palace. When
her sisters saw her they were jealous.
but they could not harm her because
she was under the influence of the good
fairy.
About a year after her sisters we'd
ding Roseland was married to a rich
king and lived happily.
4Sb
LIZ.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
Prize Stories Written by
The HeraIdS Young Folks

crowd of merry children, as they
gathered around Frank
Frank sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"Oh!" he exclaimed sleepily, 'Is the
kite still here? Where did the little
old man go?"
Sure the kite is here" they cried,
and then they all sat down under the
tree while they listened to Franks
wondrfui dream.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10

big enough for a sea urchin." She
sighed again and Taurus pitied her
deeply and longed to do something to
improve her wretched lot.
In the meantime Mrs. Harris, his
grandmother, was busily engaged in
stating the reason for the meeting.
You that are young" she said.
must leave this place and seek the old
homes of your ancestors. You must
shake off these idle habits. Your teeth
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
Why He Knew IL

do you know" said Sunday school
teacher, addressing a new pupil in the
infant class, that you hive soul?'
Course do" replied the little fellow,
placing his hand over his heart, ''I can
feel it tick."-Moberly. No.. Monitor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
Disappointed.

The King Fisherman of the fac
tory pond bad an upnsusl experience
the other day. He went out to fish
aud after putting a tempting bait
upon his book, and splitting upon the
same, he made a cast. Directly
there was hnge bite and playing
his fish for awhile, be began reeiing
it in. His heart was in his mouth
in anticipation of a % pcuod trout,
when he got it to the surface be
discovered that be bad booked u
small fry which had sought seclueion
in au old barrel The ish had grown
too large to make its exist through
the bang hole, md so Was held
captive until monkTyipg with the
King Fishers bait.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
Very Low Excursion Rates.

The Southern Railway has made very
liberal rates to the places named below
as follows:
Kansas City, Mo.-Southern Baptist
Convention. May 10th-l7tl,, 1905.
Rate one first class fare. Plus 80 cents
for round trip; tickets OH sale May I'll,
to 18th inclusive, final limit May 23d.
1905.
St. Louis. Mo-National Baptist ami
versarv, May 1924, 1905. Rate one
first class fare plus 25 cents for round
trip. Tickets on sale Mav,l4, Is, is,
with final limit 9th. 1905.
Asheville, n. C-South Atlantic Mission
ary conference. May 1921, 1905. Rate
one first class fare plus 25 cents for the
round trip. Tickets on sale May 1G-l1;
final limit May %, 1905.
Fort Worth, Texas-Ceneral Assembly
Southern Presbyterian church, May
1926, 1905. Rate one first class fare
plus $500 for the round trip. Tickets
on sale May Is, Is, II, final limit May
21, 1905.
Toronto, Ont-InterIational Sunday
School association, June 20, -. 1905
Rate one first class fare plus 30 cents
for round trip. Tickets on sale June
10, 20, 2l, %, 1905, limited June 80,
1905.
Hot Springs, Va.-Southern Hardware
association, June 6-9. 1905. Rate one
first class fare plus 25 cents for
round trip. Tickets Oh sale June 3, 4,
5, final limit June 13, 1905.
Savannah, Ga.-Nationh Protective as
sociation Of America, May 1898, 1905.
Rate one first class fare plus 50 cents
for round trip. Tickets Oh sale May 49,
Is, final limit May 26, 1905
Savannah, Ga.-Fourth annual Tourno-
ment Southern Golf association, May
1918, 1905. Rate one first class fare
plus 25 cents for round trip. Tickets
on sale May +, 8, ., 1905, limited May
15. 1905.
The Southern Railway is the most di-
rect line to all of the above points, oper-
ating Pullman Sleeping Cars, high back
Vestibule coaches with suburb Dining
Car service. For detailed information
apply to any Ticket Agent Of this COM
panv. or R. W. Hunt,
Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, S. G..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
HEALTH
in NSURAN CE

The man who insures his life is
wise for his family.
The man who insures his health
Is wise both for his family and
himself.
You may insure health by guard
ing it. 1t is worth guarding.
At the first attack of disease,
which generally approaches
through the LIVER and mani
tests itself in innumerable ways
TAKE
I Tut S Pills
And save vouy he aIt},
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
Wednesday, March %. 1905.
Eeorganising the Army.

By delay in pressing his pursuit Of
Ruseia's defeated and demoraIized
army to Tie pass, Field Marshal
Oyams has sf,rded Gen. Kuropat-
kin time TO sort out the disorganlzsd
units of his command and restore his
forces to at least a semblancs Of
order. So far as known there is no
considerable force of japanese nearer
Tie pass than six or eight miles: but
10 Russian quarters there is feeling
of apprehension that some turning
movement Of which there is no def.
mite information is in progress.
From japanese sources it is reported
that many struggling parties OF Rus
SLAMS cut cf from their commands IN
the retreat from Mukden are sur
rendering upon the appearance of
the Japanese troops The council Of
war summoned by Emperor Nicholas
is reported to have decided that The
war must be carried forward. The
probability as regared in St. Peters,
burg seems TO be that when Ge' .
Kuropatkin has completed the tack
of reorganzing what is left of his
army he will be permitted to return
to Russia and that the Command in
Manehuria will be entrusted to Gen.
Sukhomlimt Fl, whose war spprentict-
ship Was served under Gen. Drag
omiroff, who has been regarded IS
the foremost. of Russias scientific
soldiers It is possible. however,
that the command will 60 to Grand
Duke Nicholas NIobotaievitch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
Champion Liniment for Rheumatism

ChaS. Drake, a mail carrier at Chaplin.
vile, Conn. say: Chamberlain Pain
Balm is the champion Of ali linimcnts.
The past year I was troubled a great deal
with rheumatism in my shoulder. After
trying several cures the storekeeper here
recommended this remedy and it conf
pletely cured me- There is no Use OF
any one suffering from that painful all
mrnt when this linilnent can be obtained
for small sum. One application gives
prompt relief and it's continued use for
Il short time will produce permanent
cure. For sale by The Kaufmarm Drug
Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
The Colcnel's Waterloo.

Colonel John NJ. Fuller. OF Honey
Grove, Tex. nearly met his Waterloo.
from liver and kidney trouble. In a
recent letter. he says: Il was nearly
dead Of tlleS.. complaints. and. although
/ tried my family doctor. nc did mr no
good; SO got Il bottle of your great
Electric BittcrS, which cured m;..
consider them, the best medicine on earth
and thank God who gave you the knowl-
ledge to make them = Sold and guar
nutred to cure, dyspepsia. biliouSneSS
and kidney disease, by The kaufmann
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
And save your he alth.
Gen. Kuropatkia Disg7aced.

St. Petersburg, March II There
is persistent report that railroad
communications have been cnt behind
the Russians army. No official dis
patches have been given aud no pri-
vste or press dispatches have been
received News is awaited with in.
tense anxiety.
With the Japanese hanging on the
heels and f 4nks of the remnants Of
the defeated Russian army, General
Kuropatkio, the old idol of the private
soldier, has been dismissed and dis
graced ard Gen. Linevitcb, CON-
mauder of the arst army, is appoint
ed to succeed him in command of all
the Russian land and sea forces
operating against Japan.
The word ''disgrace" is written in
large letters in the laconic imperial
order gazette. which contains not a
single word of praise spd also dis
poses of the rumor that Kuropatkin
had asked to be relieved. The R1s.
siau military annals contain no more
bitter imperial rebuke.
1t transpires that Emperor Mich
olas upon the advice Of Gen. Drago-
mirof and War Minister Sakharoff
determined that the step was neces-
sary when it became apparent yes-
terday morning that Kuropstkin,
while concentrating for q stand at
Tie pass, seemed unaware that the
Japanese had worked around west
ward again and practically allowed
himself to be surprised Old reports
brought by Gen Gripenberg regard
ing Kuropatkin's failing mentality
also bad it's il Ldnepce Uader the Cir
cumstaucee, therefore, it was con-
s'dered imperative in view of the ex-
ceedingly perilous position Of the
army to turn over it's command to
Linevitch, who alone he'd been able
to bring off his army to order after
the battle of Mukden. His record
during the Chinese war had also
demonstrated his capacity as a COM
mander. Kuropatkin.will return to
st Petersburg forthwith. The task
cor6ded to Kinevitch Of Withdrawing
what is left of the great army of
100000 men to Harbin is a desperate
one. He is hemmed in on oil sides,
and consummation of the Mnkden
disaster is feared.
But even in The face of the possi-
bilty of the complete loss of the
army and the admitted fact that
Vladivostok is already possibly lost
the emperor stills shows DO signs
of yielding. Preparations for con-
tinuing the war on larger scale
than ever are proceeding. The die
tum mas gone forth that another
army of 100000 men is to be dis-
patched to the far east and in order
to avoid delay it has been decided
Instead of sending only reserve men
to form new armies largely of regu-
lar unite, leaving the reserves to
replace the regulars in garrison duty
at home. A division of the imperial
guard will be sent to the front.
Separate armies are to be organized
under Gems. Grodekof, Gripenberg
and Kamarof
The war council, it ia also under
stood, has definitely decided that
Vice Admiral Roiestvensky shall
continue his voyage and give battle
to the japanese in the forlorn hope
of wrestling control of the sea from
Admiral Togo.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
70 Mothers in This Town

Children who arc delicate. fcrtri>],
and cross will get immediate relief from
Mother Gray'S Sweet Powders for chill
dren. They cleanse the stomach. act ON
thu, liver. making Il Sickll child strong
and healthy. A certain cure for worms
Sold by Ill druggists, 2Jr. Sample free.
Address. Allen :. OlmStrad. /" Roy. n
Y. ~
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22

81 600 persons bave died at Cal
cD'te. Iudian, in the last tTo weeks
of bubonic plague.
There arn thirteen men in FIVE
coouties in Kentucky under sentence
of death.
innocence that is advertised us
ually hides some iniqoity.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22

A race riot occurred at Lake vi.
lage, Ark last week, in which two
negroes were killed and one white
man was wounded.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22

Violent storms ragged on the Pa.
cifc coast last week, doing much
damage in Los Angeles, Santa Bar
bara and other cities.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22

II il is Il bilious attack take Cham
bcrlain's Stomach and LiverTablctS and
quick cure is certain. For sale by The
Kaufman Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
You Can Prevent Sick-Eeadache

when You feel It drst coming on, by taxing a
Rauon's Pill at once. It removes the poison that
causes the trouble. A guaranteed cure. ano
money refunded if not satisfied. IS eeats-
For Sale at Hartman Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22

To Cure q Cut, Sore or Wound
apply Ramou's Nerve & Bone Oil promptly. It is
antiseptic-stops the pain and causes healing by
6rst intention. .25:aud money back if1ot satisfied
For sale at the Bazaar.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-01
Gratz Bros. Defeated.

The Gratz Bros. ball team, which
went to Higginsville Thursday, was
defeated there on the fair grounds by
the Higginsville Reds by score Of
IL to 5. The score was II to l in
favor Of Higginsville up to the last
inning Then with two men out and
three men on b9SeS Isy Gratz went to
bat for Campbell After getting two
strikes he made a clean hit to right
field scoring two men, and wild
throw being made to third base the
third man and Mr.EGratz also scored,
making the score II to 5,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-01
BarrOn.HOfiman.

Married at Leavenworth, Kansas,
Sunday afternoon, June 25th, at 1870,
Mr.. G. Con Barron and Miss Eda
Hoffman, both Of this city. Rev. H.
f. Tinker of the German Evangelical
church performing the ceremony.
The wedding which took place at
the home of the bride & sister, Mrs.
John Frederick, was a very quiet one
owing to recent death in the two
families.
Mr. and Mrs. Barron arrived here
Sunday evening. They will make
their home at 18th and Ridgeway.
The groom is son OF the late C.
II. Barron and successor to the man
agement of the store on l1th and
Franklin streets. He is a oung bust.
ness man of energy and integrity.
The bride is the second daughter oil
E. Hoffman and is a young woman
who is held in the high regard of hel
friends and acquaintance 10 this city