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Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
MUSIC AND
THE DRAMA
Lada to Lead "ParsifaI"

Edward B. Lada, who has been musi-
cal director of the Alcazar theater, San
Francisco, for ten years, is now in Los
Angeles taking charge of the musical
part of the production of "Parsifal,"
which will open at the Belasco theater
Monday evening.
Although this is to be the dramatic
version of Wagner's opera it will be
almost an opera so far as the orches-
tration goes. The actors will take their
cues from the orchestra which is n
reversal of the usual order.
Mr.. Lada will remain in the city un-
til the middle of next week and until
the close of the week if his presence
is found necessary
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
MISSION ROAD TO BE
MADE 100 FEET WIDE
Ordinance Providing for Improvement
of Street to Be Acted Upon
Monday

If the plans contained in an ordi
nance which will be presented to the
council Monday are carried out Mission
road will be widened from a sixty
foot street to 100 foot boulevard from
Also street to the eastern boundary
of the city
Many complaints have been regis
tered this year about the condition of
Mission road, according to the street
department, and it seems to be impos-
sible to keep it in condition as it
stands at present. The road is an
avenue over which the people living
in a large section east of the city
come into the city and travel home
again and it is considered highly de-
sirable to build first class boulevard
which would accommodate this travel
and encourage the growth of the city
in that direction.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
AutoIst Sues for pamaaes

o. NJ. Skinner, a well-known citizen
of Los Angeles, owns a frisky automo-
bile, but when the benzine buggy cap
cred around snorting engine in the
employ of the Southern Pacific COM
pany the locomotive became offended,
and to show its disapproval of the
methods resorted to by the fresh young
automobile, which wore a gaudy coat
of green, took it down peg. Now the
owner wants the Southern Pacific COM
pany to pay him $1O5O for the loss OF
his auto.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19

How far will the Squirrels travel?
See page 6, part I today's Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
Rates % Sam Joaquln vaIley

The southern Paciho Will have on sale
every Tuesday. until further -totlce. round
trip tickets TO various points in the San
Joaquin valley. The rates are from Los An
gsieS and are ss fo1l0TS; 0yI s'oekt9n: Modesto
1890; MADEIRA, s12; Fresno or illis ali;
Hanford, Visalia or Porteryille. Sl05O; Tu.
allowed in either direction. These excep-
tionaly low rates should be taken advan-
tage OF by all who wish to see one OF tao
great producing valleys OF California the
home OF all California fruits and other
products Of the soil Full Information at
southern Pacific ticket ,niee. "el South
Spring street
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
CROWDS VIEW
WORK OF STORM
HUNDREDS FLOCK TO SCENE
OF DESTRUCTION
Wrecked Venice Of America Proves
Great Attraction to sightseers
and to Those Hunting
Souvenirs
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, March 1s.-Attracted
by reports of the damage wrought by
the recent storm, hundreds Of souvenir
hunters and curiosly inclined persons
visited Ocean Park and the adjoining
beaches today. Abbot Kinney's Ven
ice of America" proved the center of
attraction, being almost as much of
drawing card as the grand carnival
celebration" now in full swing.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19

IEsnt Illinois Central R. r. r.. sss s spring
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
HOW FAR WILL THE SQUIRRELS
TRAVEL7
42O "a SO. SPRING ST.
4I3~I7 SO. MAIN ST.

We stronger lines than others and in order to
even up sell bedroom furniture in large guam
titles this week. The stock is large and in great variety
The high-grade goods the finest to be had including
Worlds Fair samples of the best product of furniture gen
us The medium grade is the best average Of good frn
ture, priced down to the minimum We have indeed the
biggest carried ranging from the commonplace
goods the elegant The store is really too large
To down going to further cut the prices this
week. No matter how large small your requisites this
week is the time to buy bedroom furniture.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
Fat Folka

reduced my weight so pounds. bust
inches. waist 6 inches and hips 8
inches in a short time by a guaran-
teed harmless remedy without exercise
or starving. ! will tell you ali about
it. Enclose stamp. Address, Mrs. A.
c. McFadden. San Gabriel. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
COMPLETE
FOR MAY FESTIVAL
INNES AND HIS BAND FEATURE
OF EVENT
General Manager Cline Says That Los
Angeles Is to Have the Greatest
Musical Program in City's
History

William Hamilton Cline, general
manager of the Innes band Is in Los
Angeles this week arranging for the
Innes May festival. He has brought
the loose ends of the coming festival
into a condition where some definite
information is possible. Only the pres
ence of Mr.. Cline could bring this
about and that he was not here long
ago must be blamed on the elements
and not on anything else.
Now that 1 am here" said Mr.
Cline yesterday, II may tell the good
people of Los Angeles that this series
of festivals is going to be something
quite out of the usual run of such af-
fairs, in both magnitude and artistic
worth. l don't think Los Angeles quite
realizes all this yet, but we intend that
every man, woman and child shall do
so before we are done with things
Works of Wagner
"Of course, with festival series two
months off, it is too early to go into
the exact compositions to be sung on
SoSh ihulNluudl illSHl, VI 10 De pldyeu
at any one particular concert But in
general way 1 can say that there
will be one night, for instance-and
most likely Friday night-devoted ex-
clusively to the works of Wagner-a
'Wagnerfest' such as they have in
Germany. There will be another de-
voted to the works of eminent French
composers, including a full review of
the compositions of Saint -Saens, who
is the greatest musician living today.
There will be another of Russian
music including works not at all
known here in the United States.
1--WE will devote one festival exclu-
sively to symphonic works such as no
other organization save a symphony
orchestra can do; but which our pc
culiar Instrumentation makes easy for
us-such things as the Beethoven sym
Phonies the Rubenstein 'Kammenoi
Ostrow' and the like. We will have
festival of light opera works, such as
the famous Gilbert e Sullivan operas
we will devote a night to popular
music of the day-for though there be
who affect to despise any
thing written in America, Innes is too
catholic in his breadth to refuse place
on his programs to any work that is
really meritorious. SO you see that we
have few things up our sleeve that
are worth while.
"But l haven't mentioned yet our
rendition of Parsifal in concert form
This is the same way that Wagner au-
thorized his friend. Anton Seidl, to
give it in America and is the only au-
thorized fashion in which it can be-
done outside of the Festspelhalle in
Baireuth, It eliminates all the long
recitatves, the weary waits and the
like, and gives the meat of the opera
in such form that its great music can
be appreciated.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
Card of Thanks

We desire 10 thank the friends for their
kindness IN our sad bereavement
MR.. AND MRS H. b. GERHART.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
Innes' "Amerlcana"

"Then l may mention the produce
tion of mnes own Americana his
sensational story in music, song and
spectacle of the war. For this we will
use regiment OF soldiers, several
auxiliary bands and drum corps, G. A.
X. veterans, the full chorus, the anvil
brigade, the soloists and every re-
source at our command.
"Of course, Los Angeles is helping
i'm this, doing it's share. We are de-
pending largely upon Prof. Jahns
great chorus for much of the finer
parts of the week of music, and Mr..
jain assures me that he will have,
when the time comes. the finest chorus
that the city ever heard Certainly,
with its musical reputation, which Is
widespread, and the material available,
1t would be a reflection on the city IL
II were anything else. Miss Kathryn
Stone has also told me that her chill
drens chorus is doing we'll andsI am
simply delighted with both. l have
handled many of these series of fes-
tiyals, but none where the arrange
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24
EGGEMOGGIN UNION.

Christian EndeavOrers Hold Inter-
esting Meeting at South Bluehill.
Eggemoggin Local Union of Christian
Endeavor met at South Bluehill Wednes-
day, May II. The societies represented
were Brooklin, North Sedgwick, Sedg-
wick, Sargentville and South Bluehill.
The afternoon meeting opened with
praise service led by Rev. S. NJ. Thompson,
of North Sedgwick, scripture reading by
prayer by Rev. C. D. Crane, of Waterville.
The address of welcome was by Miss Bes-
sic Eaton, and the response by Miss Har-
riet Cole, of Sedgwick.
The business session followed, and then
the symposium on ''What Christian En-
deavor Stands For'', the different papers
being as follows: ''Co-operation of
Effort" Rev. c. D. Crane: Better Prayer
Meetings." Mrs Carrie Bayard, Sargent
vile; "a Clean Life" Rev. S. NJ. Thomp-
son; personal Work. Rev. E. S. Drew,
BROOKLYN.
Discussion and the question box, con-
Quoted by Rev. S. NJ. Thompson, followed.
After basket supper the evening ses-
sion opened by an organ voluntary by
Mrs. S. M. Thompson, praise service led
by Oscar B. Bowden, of South Bluehill,
responsive reading, and prayer by Rev. E.
S. Drew. The address of the evening was
by Rev. C. ID. Crane, on ''The Time is
Short. A conservation service led by
Rev. E. S. Drew closed the meeting.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24

some it is con idcred the best band in the State.
over twenty belonging 10 It, all young men,
Occasionally a play" Gomez up from the city.
Al these things arc free for the benefit OF the
soldiers. Asos-
You certainly deserve vote of thanks,
Anon, for writing us so many particulars
of the life at Togus. And at this season,
when we recall the deeds of our fallen
heroes and reverence their memories, this
letter will remind us that to the living
soldiers, the veterans still with us, we owe
honor and gratitude and respect.
AUNT MADGE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24
THE AMERICAN,
ellsworth, Me.

MEMORIAL DAY.
Gull flowers, the sweetest. rarest,
That grace the earth to-day.
No blossoms hut the tairest
Our offerings should display;
Aud that tire symbols may be true
We gather first the heavenly blue.
Twinc wreath4-with memories tender
And IN uuhts OF long ago,
For naushi else can we render,
Our gratitude TO show.
While In these tributes we unite
And mingle with the blue-the white.
Bring buds OF crimson glory,
or we shall not complete
The sad historic story
winch these sweet flowers repeat.
As we recall the heroes dead
To blue and white, We add the red.
Then let their mingled fragrance,
Like clouds of incense rise,
A memory whose soft radiance
Reflected from the skies.
Shall SPEAK this hour, OF other days,
Through lowery perfume rendering praise
Thus from umbeftu Altdre
Where sacrifice was slain,
Ascends to-day nor faiters
From hilltop or from plain.
The reverence nation shows
To heroes in their last rsp1se.
Fit emhlems, quickly fading,
Like gloTy-in a day;
Yet In their mission aiding
Fen IN their neeting stay,
To bind US by the nations past
In stronger unity at last.
Lone graves by mount or river,
Where silence rcigns alone;
We know the heavenly Oliver
Sees no mound marked unknown.
And He may In HIS gracious power
Remember each by some sweet flower.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24
THE SHORT SKIRT.
BY MARY ANNABLE FANroN.

1t is going to be season of short skirts,
short for every occasion, receptions,
dances, street, house, business, sports and
even for calling and driving. II short
skirts could be made a law as well q
fad, we would soon have stronger, prettierl
more light hearted women.
Nothing so exhausts woman's strength
or kills her grace OF outline, or hampers
with her nerves as dragging trailing skirts
that are in the way when on the ground,
and absorb all her energies to keep off
the grass. ''Cab clothes, one New York
woman calls the long, full skirts that have
been in vogue all winter, meaning that
woman was victim to fashion in them
without full use of her body, that she
might as well have Chinese feet so far as
getting comfortably and gracefully about
the world was concerned.
In fact woman's joy and usefulness in
life lessons in proportion as her skirt
lengthens, and so there is much welcome
and appreciation for the stylish, conven-
lent and fashionable short skirt this
spring.
And every woman can wear a short
skirt If she will just give some head to
making it suitable to her figure and eff
fectiveness. Also it involves more than
ordinary care of the footgear, not small
shoes and French heels, which some
women seem to regard as essential with
short skirts, but careful foot-dressing,
perfect fitting stockings. low shoes that
are always well-laeed, square at the heel,
snug at the instep and well BACKED or
tanned. The short skirt is failure if the
feet are not trinity attractive.
Then the style of skirt must be looked
into. The short, stout girl should not
wear the full short skirt, but
one tucked or plated fatty about the
hips. The very slender moderately short
girl may have many plaits or gagings, and
much frou- frous at the ankles. And the
tall woman should keep her skirt to
within two inches of the ground, and
should never have it wholly plain, and the
| tall girl should wear a redingote or long
tailor coat with her short shirt, and
should see to it that her feet, large as they
should be with her height, are exquisitely
dressed.
| The prettiest new materials for the sum
mer short, separate skirts, are checks and
plaids in silk linen, and in mercerized
cotton in ali the durable colors, dark blue,
brown, green and gray with white. These
stuffs wash beautifully if properly treated
in the laundry, and are more durable and
| quite as effective as the shepherd silks.
1 The best plan is to make them up with
due reference to frequent washing. Don't
| trim them with lace that must be ripped
off for the laundry, nor with velvet bands
that must be frequently steamed, nor with
oriental embroideries that soil easily and
clean hard. Ticks and machine stitching
or some new smart tailor effects in yoke
plaits make easy work on Mondays.
/ These goods must not be boiled or
rubbed or blued to get the best results
from washing The simplest way and the
best is the method of the housewife who
| knows how to make the most OF her time,
that is, just quick wash in borax suds-
and borax suds means half a tub of water
that has just come to boil, half small
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24
4 RATTLER'S BITE.
How. Under Some Conditions, II May
Not Kill the Victim.


1t may seem absurd 10 claim that
there are cases where the bite of rat
tlesnake is not fatal. yet such have
happened. and to understand these il is
necessary only TO understand the man
ner in which this reptile strikes.
The spectacle of rattiesnake Mt bay
is one a beholder never forgets. The
great. long body lies cooled in a tense
spiral the very embodiment of wick
edness. Poised in air, the white bellied
fore body IL bent into horizontal IS.
rigid as an irsn bar Raised from the
middle of the spiral is the tail culver
ing like twanged banjo string and
emitting rattle like steam escaping
from the pet cock of a radiator or like
the sound of moving machine in
distant bayfield,. Awe inspiring. the
dread. fiat. triangular head, eyes CLEAN
ing black and cold as icy steel. is ready
to strike. As the grewsome mouth
opens wide and pink, the long. thin poi
son fangs arise from a horizontal posi-
ton and stand upright like a pair of
slender. curved. needle pointed shad
bones. ready for business. Like a fash
far too quick for the eye to follow. the
snake strikes, sending home its fangs
an inch or two, and in that same frac-
ton of an instant he has squirted Ia
blespoonful of canary yellsw. viscous
fluid into the wound and lies coiled
ready for a second attack.
In this incomprehensibly swift attack
lies the answer why sometimes the bite
of RATHER is not fatal. for so Won
derfully swift is the attack that a bite
may be imperfect. leaving only a pair
of tiny needle punctures with just
enough venom to make a victim seri-
ously ILL.,
Another reason why n rattlesnake's
bite is not always fatal is that tempo
rarily the reptile may be without ven
ON. The snake may have exhausted its
poison on a previous enemy. in which
case it would have to wait several days
before the deadly fluid has reaecumu-
lated. or, again, the viper's fangs may
have suffered accident. They may have
been broken off and require time for
new growth. In any case. certain it is
that rattlesnake's poison applied in
the proper way will do its work, and
then only the most expert and prompt
assistance will save victim.-A. w.
Rolker in Parsons Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.
Prayer Meeting Topic For the Week
Beginning May IS.
BY REV. S. II. DOYLE.

BY REV s II. DOYLE.
Topic. - Missions in Roman Catholic
countries.-Ps. xvii IL.
Christianity was introduced into
many countries of the world by the
Roman Catholic church, and in many
nations of the world the only con-
ception of Christianity which the peo-
pie have is that which they have re
lceived from the teachers of the Catho-
lie church, and in many instances
when Protestant missionaries enter
into these fields they find the people
living in darkness. degradation and
sin In such countries as South
America and Mexico conditions Of ig-
norance and of superstition exist, and
many of the inhabitants of the Islands
of the sea need the simple gospel Of
salvation through faith in Jesus Christ
These being the conditions. there GER
tainly rests u duty upon those who be-
lieve in the pure and simple gospel as
a means of diSpelliIg the darkness OF
ignorance and of superstition to do
all in their power to spread the light
of this gospel abroad The people that
sit in darkness need the light, ana God
has promised that they shall see it,
and this promise is to be fulfilled by
the work of his people. Christ is the
Hight, and if all nations are to be
saved those who know Christ must
give that knowledge to the whole
world.
knowledge is the principal need in
Roman Catholic countries today. The
Catholic church has never stood for
the education of the masses, The
Bible has been a closed book to the
people, and very often those who have
been their instructors in religious
things have been in gross ignorance
concerning spiritual truth. They need
the truth, and the truth will make them
free-free from ignorance, from error,
from superstition and from sin. All
that thousands of those who are in
ignorance today need is knowledge of
the truth, and they stand ready to do
the truth. Many do not live up to their
light; but. on the other hand. there are
millions of people who would gladly
live up to it if they only had it. 1t is
our duty to give Christ and the Bible
TO them.
Shall we " hose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Shall we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation. oh, salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim
Till earth's renotest nation
Has learned Messiah's name.
Prayer should be made most promi-
nent in this phase of mission work.
The psalmist prayed. God be merciful
to US and bless us and cause His face
to shine upon us, that Thy way may
be known upon earth and Thy saving
health among ali nations" Let Us ear
nestly pray that God will bless us and
that we may become a blessing to 9th
ers, especially in spreading the knowl-
edge of Hin ard Of aalTat.on trough
His Son Jesus Christ unto the world.
BIBLE READINGS.
Ps. ii. s; iv, 6; Xxi, 17-19; cxix, 105;
cxxii, 6: Dan. xii, 3: Acts xiii. HIS;
Rom. X, "A, Is; Tim. ii, /; Rev. xxi,
II.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24

II tombstone epitaphs were reliable his
another JOB.
While the orchestra plays between acts
men go out and smile but the ladies must
simply grin and bear it.
Many crooked man is supposed to be
perfectly straight because other men art
unable to get onto his curves.
A woman can't understand why man
should want to wear tailor made clothes
when the other kind are cheaper.
Mrs. Gusher-Your husband has such
knightly air. Mrs, Rounder Yes; such
an out-all-nightly air, as it were.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24

cup of pure borax powder, half cake of
shaved and melted CASTLE soap. Wash the
garments quickly, rubbing them lightly
through the hands, rinse in warm borax
water, then in cool plain water, and dry
in the shade.
II you want the best results, bring in
before entirely dry, clap before the fire a
few minutes, and press on the wrong side.
Though of course the usual method of
drying and dampening can be employed
with reasonably good effect. The new
fabrics make very pretty short skirt
shirt waist suits, just the thing for travel
ing,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24
The God of Love.

1t is not gold of rippled hair,
Like cornlields swept by winds at play;
1t Is not cheeks as fresh and fair
AS apple bloom at dawn Of day.
1t is not these that sing to Love,
And bid him wake so sure, SO soon;
That set the skies alight above.
And set him crying for the moon.
1t is not heart-gold. pure and bright
As virgin gold in hidden seams;
1t is not soul as clear and light
AS sunrise in poets dreams.
1t is not these that gave Love food
And drink-the magic wine and bread
That set, amid his solitude,
the enchanted garland on his head.
Love only knows Que god sublime,
The trinity In unity;
And the gods names are Space and Time
And-opportunity.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-05-24

Every third-class actor imagines he's
the genuine article, but of course the
public has such miserable taste.
; Smith-Old Skinner wanted to be Gre
mated, but see they buried him. Jones
Yes, but wouldn't be surprised if he
didn't fool 'em after all.
Slowboy tsympathetieally)-Y seem to
have q very bad cold, Miss Willing. Miss
Willing huskily)-Yes, I'm actually so
hoarse that couldn't scream if you were
TO attempt to kiss me.