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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

they had nothing whatever to equal it
in England or on the continent, moth
ing even in private institutions, and
they were all the more impressed by
reason of the fact that our work is
expended upon charitable dependents.
II do not know what report they will
return to the king regarding what they
saw here as compared with what they
know to exist abroad, but every MEM
ber of the commission expressed him
self as dumfounded with the education
al and Industrial possibilities of a
feeble minded and imbecile class re-
cruited from the very dregs of hu-
manity. For you must remember that
we do not have high class imbeciles in
this institution. The class that come
here are Invariably children of the
very poor, very frequently of the VII
cious and criminal class, but the re-
suits we have been able to attain and
which we were able to show the royal
commissioners are really such that
Americans may we'll be proud Of
Indeed, it would seem from what
these commissioners have told me that
we in America have developed a sys-
TEN of caring for our prisoners. our ILL.
our imbeciles and insane that Is far
superior to any I'm vogue anywhere else
IN the world. ...
Regarding the care of feeble minded
children as practiced under the depart
ment of public charities I'm New York
city, they seemed to stand in amaze
ment at what we Americans are wont
TO accept as quite matter of course.
There was nothing ON RandalPs is
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

with normal workers, but we do think
that under proper and perpetual super
vision the majority of detectives can
be trained to earn their own livelihood
Undoubtedly one of the most import
ant preliminaries to the training of the
feeble minded is the selection and as
signment of the teacher. To be sue
cessful teacher of defective children one
must possess not only those qualities
essential to the teacher of normal chill
dren, but exceptional degrees or pa
tience, perseverance and tact"
That an almost superhuman degree Of
patience, perseverance ana tact mas
been exercised by the teachers at RAN
dalls island is patent to any visitor
who will go through the various class
rooms and workshops, which illled the
members of the royal commission with
so much justitiabe wonder.
There, in bright. sunshiny rooms one
may see any day of the week great
classes OF malformed, defective Drained
children, studying and working with a
cheerful pleasure that 1t Is an inspira-
ton to look at.
Among the many things at which the
commission marVeled, probably the
most startling was the brass band COM
posed entirely of feeble minded boys.
Twenty-four boys in all, there is not a
member of 1t who has not an imbeeile's
head with the vacant, silly face OF the
typical congenital defective. Some OF
the boys We're deformed I'm body. They
have had their instruments not eight
cen months yet and until that time
none OF them knew anything OF music.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10
With the Newest Books

for 1906 has been issued by Paul Elder
& Co., the artistic San Francisco pub
lishers Done i'm the finest degree of the
printers art, they will claim attention
on every wall and add an artistic
touch to any office or den in which
they may be hung.
The Rebel at Large" is series of
Socialistic stories by May Beals, con-
tanning in large measure the Views Of
that illt, based, it is asserted, on real
life. They are amateurish, overdrawn
and in measure perniciOus.
The Rebel at Large BY May Beals.
Appeal to Reason press, Grard, Kas.
'"The Greek View of Life' by G.
Loves Dickinson, NJ A., is intended 10
serve as a general introduction to Greek
literature and thought for those,
primarily, who do not know Greek.
While 1t is generally admitted that
translations only inadequately serve to
introduce the general reader to the
treasure house of Grecian letters, still,
it must be conceded only by their
means in most cases can this treasury
be unlocked. Hence on English YER
sions must we rely. Any attempt TO
environ them with views of the real
life Of Greece should therefore be well
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

land which missed their interested in
quiries and curiosity. Our workshops
particularly attracted their attention.
and ii was almost impossible to make
them believe what had been the origi-
nal condition of the boys and girls
whom they watched working so happily
and so effectively, and who sooner or
later will be able to go out into the
world and be self-supporting, despite
their dwarfed and warped minds and
the distorted bodies which only too
often accompany such minds"
"Of course they asked questions-the
English are nothing if they are not
thorough and painstaking-and every
question they asked we were equally
enthusiastic i'm answering.
I'VE have in our institution for the
feeble minded more than six hundred
children, nearly all OF whom are being
taught some self-supporting trade as
well as the rudiments of a common
school education. All the children are
highly dinerentiated-as much so as
normal children are different one from
the other, and all require more or less
special treatment. our various meth
ods of dealing with various types filled
the visitors with wonder and amaze
ment. ....
"Our methods, 1 understand, are radi-
cally different from those in use In
England today. We Americans believe
that any training which does not make
for eventual self-support or partial self
support is practically time wasted. We
do not believe that this class ought to
be or ever can be turned out to compete
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

A n exceedingly interesting volume
~ it is that George Wharton James
has given us in his latest book,
I'm and Out of the Old Missions Of Call
ifornia," and one. too, that is very
timely. California's old Missions are
her pride and treasure. and for long she
has awaited an adequate record of
them. In Mr.. James is found an ideal
chronicler. and his review of them is
thorough and artistic. on the spot he
has studied them, and when he writes
of them ii is with the pen of authority
and thorough knowledge. Legend,
tradition and story hedge them about,
and in preserving all these old tales of
both history and folk lore Mr.. James
has done an inestimable service. Fully
Illustrated with portraits and views,
the volume presents to the eye as well
as to the mind a complete picture of
the stations established by the padres
In the early days. 1t Is volume every
lover of Californias past must possess
and its value will grow in greatness
with every passing year.
In and out OF the Old Missions OF
California. by George Wharton James
Little, Brown & CO., publishers, Boston
A very handsome series Of calendars
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

aud should have a good general circut.
lation.
Mister Bill: A Man. BY Ai9ert Z.
Lyons. Il. q. Badger, the Drorham
Press, Boston
\ notable discussion of that ever-re-
current problem. the Irish question. Is
covered by Goodwin Smith in his
volume. Irish History and the Irish
Question Mr.. Smith being a Ca
madam may be termed somewhat of an
oulooker, and his brilliant and author
itative diSquisitiOn thus carries
with it the value of an uninterested but
critical observer. He depicts Interest,"
ingly the political and historical re-
lations of Ireland and England from
the earliest epoch, and draws striking
conclusions i'm regard to present con-
ditions in "the unhappy isle"
Irish History ana the Irish question,
BY Goodwin Smith. Mcclure, Phillips
K Co., New York.
A beautifully put forth translation OF
THE Soul of an Artist" from the
Italian of Neera, by e. J.. Mufson, is
a holiday book Of interest, 1t also has
an introduction by l.. d. Ventura OF
San Francisco. Neera's work has been
compared to the celebrated AmiePs
Journal--perhaps through over-assur-
unce, but with some claims Of justice
nevertheless. 1t is a source of satis-
faction to have the book in so artistic
a form.
The Soul of an Artist, Translated
from the italian Of Neera by &c. l..
Murson. Paul Elder & Co., San Fran
cisco
Musicians, amateur and professional
viii hail with pleasure the advent of a
We Pkly newspaper devoted exclusively
to News Of things musical Such pub
lication Is Musical America" edited
and published by John c. Freund I'm
New York city. The first few numbers
of the publication have already been
received here, and from these il may
be judged that the paper will be of
great value to professional musicians
and of great interest to all who study
the art Authentic ana complete in-
formation as To the whereabouts of all
the big musicians, With their doings
small and great, notice of new music
and new stars i'm the musical armament
with the thousand and one little things
that hold the attention of the profess
sion, viii be contained i'm the paper, ac-
cording to Mr.. Freund's foreword. Tho
paper has been warmly Welcomed In
Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10
BOYS MAKING BUGS AHD MIS-

come, and as this volume is a sincere
effort to that end it merits especial
commentator. Plentiful translations
are made from the best classics
The Greek View of Life. BY G.. loves
Dickinson, NJ. a. Mcclure, Phillips 81
! Co. New York.
Washington GLADDEN. had a certain
measure of fame before he originated
the tainted money" issue, and people
read rather eagerly. therefore. what he
had to say. Now. however, such abil-
tiles and fame seem to have been COM
pletey obscured by his new fetch. The
good doctor is evidently quite willing
to trade on this ephemeral fame or
notcriety, as his latest utterances are
now issued in book form under the
general title "The New Idolatry."
Therein the doctor expounds his views
on tainted money under that general
! head and again under such captions
as Shall 1ll-gotten Gains BE Sought
for Christian Purposes?' Standard
Oil and Christian Missions" etc. He
| frankly admits that the book is issued
on a basis of the agitation he has him
self started and it looks very much as
if he We're merely earning his own no
teriety-especially as the book is issued
| by publishers badly affected with
| Rockefeller phobia anyhow.
| The New Idolatry. BY Washington
| GLADDEN., Mcclure, Phillips q Co,
! New York.
Mister Bill: A Man" is tale of a
real mana man strong in his
strength, quick to forgive, slow to con-
demn; asking nothing but giving much
as man doing because It is in him to
do 1t is n story of strength and pur-
f., pose, fairly well told, enhancing and
! leaving "a good taste in the mouth.
1t is such a book as is good to read,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-10

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-21

"Oh, no, sir. He was little gentle
man, with glasses, thin in the face, but
very pleasant in his ways, for he was
laughing all the time that he was talk
ing e. ,,
Holmes l, n abruptly; This S grows s SER
iand Yard These a. m sp have got so hold
Of Melas again. He is a man of no
physical courage, as they are well aware
from their experience the other night.
This villain was able to terrorize him
the instant that he got into his pres
ence. No doubt they want his profess
sional services, but, having used him,
they, may be inclined to punish him for
what they will regard as his treach-
cry.
Our hope was that, by taking train,
we might get to Beckenham as soon as
or sooner than the carriage. On reach
ing Scotland Yard, however, it was
more than an hour before we could get
Inspector Gregson and comply with the
| legal formalities which would enable us
to enter the house. It was quarter to
ten before we reached London bridge,
and half past before the four Of us
alighted on the Beckenham platform.
1 The Myrtles-a large, dark house stand
! ing back from the road in its own
grounds. Here we dismissed our cab,
and made our way up the drive to-
gether.
The windows are all dark" re-
marked the inspector. The house
seems deserted
Our birds are flown and the next
empty said Holmes.
Why do you say SO y
i A carriage heavily loaded with lug
gage has passed out during the last
i hour. -
/ The inspector laughed. saw the
i wheel tracks in the light of the gate.
q lamp, but where does the luggage come
q in9
4 g You may have observed the same
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-21

nary narrative. Then Sherlock looked
across at his brother.
"Any steps?" he asked.
Mycroft picked up the Daily News,
which was lying on the sidetable.
Anybody supplying the informa-
tion as to the whereabouts of Greek
gentleman named Paul Kratides, from
Athens, who is unable to speak English,
will be rewarded. A similar reward
paid to anyone giving information about
a Greek lady whose first name is Sophy.
K 2473.' That was in all the dailies.
No<answer.'
GLOW about the Greek legation?'
"I have inquired. They know moth
"a wire E, !, e the head Of the Athens
1 "Sherlock has all the energy of the
family said Mycroft, turning to me.
"Well, you take the case up by all
means, and let me know if you do any
Certainly answered m my friend
know, and Mr.. Melas also. In the mean.
time, Mr.. Melas, I should certainly be
on my guard, if I were you. for of
course they must know thru these adver.
tisements that you have betrayed
| them.'
AS we walked home together. Holmes
stopped at a. telegraph office and sent
off several wires. +.
"You see, Watson,' he remarked
"our evening has been by no means
wasted. Some Of my most interesting
Mycroft. The problem which we have
just listened to, altho it can admit o1
but one explanation, has still some dis
| tin gushing features.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-21
hich Made Their Author, "A. Conan DOYLE Famous

nWell, if our conjecture is correct
and the girls name is or was Sophy
Kratides, we should have no difficulty
In tracing her.a That must BIO our main
hope, for the brother is, Of course, a
eome time haa eapsed since a Harold
established these relations with the girl
some weeks. at any rate--since the
brother in Greece has had time to hear
of it and come across. If they have
been living in the same place during
this time, it is probable that we shall
have some answer to Maycroft's adj
yertisement y 4
We had reached our house in Baker
street while we had been talking.
Holmes assembled the stair first, and as
he opened the dooor of our room he
gave start Of surprise. Looking over
his shoulder. [ was equally astonished.
His brother Mycroft was sitting smok-
ing in the armchair:
g Come in, Sherlock! Come in, sir, -
prised faces. 'tYou don't expect such
energy from me. do you, SherlockF But
somehow this case attracts me.o
Chow did you get here?''
81 passed you in hansom."
"There has been some new develop
ment9'
II had an answer to my ADVERTISE
ment.
"Ahl"
eyes, it came within a few minutes
of your leaving
TAnd to what effects'
Mycroft Holmes took out sheet Of
paper. !, :,
pen on royal cream paper by mid
Sir, he says, in answer to your adj
vertisement Of today's date, / beg to
inform you that I know the young lady
in question verv well. II you should
care to call upon me could give YOU
some particulars as to her painful his
tory. She is living at present at the
Myrtles, Beckenham. Yours faithfully,
j. Davenport
''He writes from Lower Brixton,''
said Mycroft Holmes. "Do YOU not
think chat we might drive to him now.
Sherlock and learn these particulars?'
i "My dear Mycroft. the brother life
is more valuable than the sister 8 story.
I think we should call at Scotland Yard
for inspector Gregson, and go straight
man is being done to death, and every
hour may be vital.
!, "Better pick up Mr.. Melas, on ou1
interpreter"
excellent, said Sherlock Holmes
SenQ the DOY TOT a IGur-Wneeler, an0
i we shall be off at onee.' He opened
the table-drawer as he spoke. and I no
ticed that he Slipped his revolver into
his pocket. eyes, said he, in an
=, swer to my glance; IT should say, from
.. what we have heard, that we are deal
:, ing with a particularly dangerous
f gang
1t was almost dark before we fount
! ourselves in Pail Mall at the rooms Of
: Mr.. Melas. A gentleman had JUS
9 called for him, and he was gone.
t q Can you tell me where?" asked My
croft Holmes.
/. II don't know; sir,'' answered tn
s woman who had opened the door; {"
o only know that he drove away with tn
u gentleman in a carriage
e "Did the gentleman give name9'
f EMO, sir,
j "He wasn't tall, handsome, darl
young man?''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-21

tYou have hopes Of solving it?''
"Well, knowing as much as we do,
it will be singular indeed If we fail to
discover the rest. You must yourself
have framed some theory which will ex
plain the facts to which we have lis
tened
" In a vague way, yes
What was your idea, them,
Gle seemed to me to be obvious that
this Greek girl had been carried off by
the. young Englishman named Harold
Latimer. y
Carried off from wheres"
g Athens, perhaps.
Sherlock Holmes shook his head:
"This young man. could not talk a word
of Greek. The lady could talk English
fairly well. Inference--that she had
been in England some little time, but
he had not been in Greece
"Well, then. we will presume that
she had come on a visit to England, and
that this Harold had persuaded her to
fly with Thin
That is more probable
Then the brother-for that, I fancy,
must be the relationships over
from Greece to interfere. He impru-
IDENTIFY puts himself into the power Of
the young man and his older associate.
| They seize him and use violence towards
him in order to make him sign some
lpapers to make over the girl's fortune
of which he may be trustee--to them
This he refuses to do. In order to ne
Igotiate with him they have to get IN
Mr.. Melas, having used some other enc
before. The girl is not told of the
arrival of her brother. and finds it out
by the merest accident.
] Excellent, Watsonl cried Holmes
s.. s,.-- - ''-- f~-,ay that YOU are not fa1
from the truth. You see that we hole
Z -. and we have only to fea,
1 some sudden act of violence on thei
sIpart. If they give us time we mus
4 have them. =
But how can We find where thi
Il Ln,4cn lice - Il
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-20
Interesting Memorial Services

The Memorial Services of the
Knights and Ladies of the Macca-
bees held in the Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon were
largely attended, and were of a
very interesting and appropriate
nature.
The adress was made by Rev.
T. A. Anderson, who took as his
theme, 'The Brotherhood of
Man"
With a few words of greeting
the subject was developed in the
following manner:
We have various ties binding us
together the ties of kinship, those
of society, and those of special
orders, all for mutual protection
and helpfullness. The. spirit of
Brotherhood best aids in carrying
out the worlds needs. 1t is the
practical way of making the world
better and opening up its posi-
bilities. The spirit of Brother
hood is to be commended for the
following reasons:
1. 1t helps man to the attain
ment of his rights.
Selfishnes and tyranny limit
man in his rights as man. Let
these prevail and the most of us
have a hard time of it, ruled over
and dominated by those more fa-
vored by birth and fortune.
The feeling of Brotherhood
gives, on the other hand, every
man his rights to life, to liberty,
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-20
Business Conditions

intensely inactive pending clear
er conception of crop conditions,
the elimination of oversee pollit-
ical disturbances and the settle
mcnt of the Equitable insurance
difficulty. Bank clearings tend to
decreases as compared with re-
Gently preceding weeks, though
they are still in excess of last
years. Four mills are inactive,
awaiting receipts of new-crop
wheat. For many scattered
wholesale lines it is a period of
quiet and unsettlement in some
prices as business is now of a mid
summer character.
Wheat harvesting has advanced
this week with favorable weather
to central Kansas. Texas thresh-
ing returns are disappointing, but
those from Oklahoma are quite
satisfactory, though some points
there and in Kansas report the
crop thin in places and damaged
by fly and rust. Favorable reports
as to winter wheat come from
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio. Rather too much rain for
wheat is reported in some parts
of the northwest. Pacific coast
advices are that wheat reports in
Oregon and Washington are ex-
cellent. Corn is late and spotted,
but growing well. Iowa. Nebras-
ka and Kansas return best reports.
Ohio advices are also favorable.
The southern corn crop will not
equal last years large yield. All
reports point to a heavy yield Of
oats. Cotton has grown rapidly
in the south this week. Needed
rains have fallen in Texas.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-20
An Appeal Made
To King Oscar

good will towards Sweden, but
makes plain that rupture is ire
sistable. An appeal is made to
Kink Oscar to allow his influence
to be used toward having the dis
solution accomplished in peace.
The earnest desire Of the Nor
wegian people, the Storthing de-
clares is to maintain peaceful re-
lations with Sweden, but the un-
ion can never be re-established.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-20

to happiness. 1t opens up to him
the avenues of success.
2. 1t is a great factor in pro-
noting helpfulness.
Its virtues are seen in assisting
the poor, looking after the sick,
caring for the unfortunate, and in
giving to the less favored the ad-
vantage of the help of others.
Members of one family, none are
permitted to suffer heedlessly.
3. 1t favors human progress.
This comes when the spirit Of
Brotherhood removes the difficult
ties which beset individual lives.
If a man is burdened physically,
and is relieved, he has chance to
grow. If Brotherhood can re-
move the disabilities of any life,
it opens to that life a chance to
get up and move on to higher
ground.
4. 1t is practical religion, not
outrageous to the extreme. Relig-
ion. but in harmony with all relig-
ion. Right doing leads to right
practice. But the practical works
out in the Brotherly spirit in the
everyday caring for and blessing
of humanity.
The closing reference was to
the special feature of Brother
hood in respect for the dead. The
speaker referred to the long roll
of the dead and the good coming
from a consideration of the vir-
tues of their lives and the lessons
of their death.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-20

At ten o'clock this morning st.
Paul's Episcopal church was the
scene of a very pretty wedding.
The contracting parties we're Mr..
Arthur R. Corbitt, proprietor Of
the Opera House drug store, and
Miss Tillie Dick. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. c. A.
Dowell, rector of the church. On
ly a few of the immediate friends
of the happy couple were present.
The bride is one of Sistersville's
most popular and attractive young
ladies, and the groom is a highly
respected young bushes man Of
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-20

Wheeling, w. Va, June 20
James Dennis, of Trail Run, in
Monroe county, O., lies at the
North Wheeling hospital and will
likely die, his injuries being caus-
ed by falling off a street car and
fractnring his skull while in an
intoxicated condition.
The unfortunate man was found
lying beside the track of the Pan
handle Traction Company, half a
mile above Wheeling, about IL
o'clock last night and was immed-
lately taken to the hospital and
DR.. Burt summoned. He was
unconscious and in a very precar-