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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04

Of the tavern, tore down the oaken
frame and injured the property to the
extent OF $1,000 or more. No one was
hurt although during the height Of
the storm the noise Of water. wind and
thunder was indescribable. For some
hours all the telephone lines were down
and tonight but single wire connects
Alpine with the world.
Three of the Pacific Electric bridges
above Rubio were washed out, one
being on the incline, the other two be-
tween Echo mountain and Circular
bridge. The line was abandoned early
i'm the afternoon, no cars running
above Altadena. Altogether the dam
age to the electric company amounts
to several thousand dollars, the full
extent not being known tonight.
In Pasadena the center of the city
was flooded between 2 and 4 o'clock
this afternoon, water overfowing the
curbs and entering several Of the
downtown stores, Glasscocks. Kur-
anagas, Kendall & Smiths and the See
ley fruit store being flooded to the
depth Of two inches in spite of the use
of sand bags Most of the easements
were partially filed with water and ~
number of buildings being erected had
to have their foundations strengthened
by numberless sand bags.
The spectacular flooding of the Colo
RADIO street and Raymond avenue cor
ner was caused by the hastily built
dam across Union street made by sew
eral hundred sand bags, which was
made to save the new Green block on
the southeast corner of Raymond and
Union, which for a time seemed about
to topple, so strong was the force Of
water from the north. Many of the
long, straight streets north and south
were full from curb to curb for cou-
pie of hours in the afternoon, follow
ing the cloud burst about o'clock.
The wash on North Lake avenue
could not carry the water, which over
flowed bridge and banks.
At least two residence sections were
so badly flooded that the residents
ledIGu lllGlI ilOuSGS NOulu DS Chlllt
away, and police protection was given
during the afternoon and will be con-
tinued during the night AT Kirkwood
and Dakota streets the low stretch Of
country is flooded. The other danger
district is in the region of Catalina
avenue ;ald Mountain street.
All through the city streets are more
or less damaged, the mayor believes
to the extent of over $1,000. Men have
worked all the afternoon to place
warning signs where bad washes have
occurred, and the mayor and street
superintendent drove over the greater
part of the city locating the places
which will demand immediate atten-
ton A gang of workmen will be out
all night.
The Arroyo Seco is running with the
water bed full and the roar can be
heard in the center of the city Since
last night at dark over three inches
of ran has fallen, practically two
inches coming down during the thun-
der storm of the afternoon. Tonight
it is still raining and at intervals
laundering. Those who have lived ln
the city thirty years declare they never
knew so severe a storm.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04
Miner Killed by Blast

BY Associated Press
NEVADA, Feb. 3.-Michael Cummins
was killed in Malakoff mine, North
Bloomfield by a blast today. Cummins
Eugene Trudell and H. P. Larsen lii
a fuse, and before they had time to gel
away the explosion occurred. A large
rock struck Cummins in the back
Trudell and Larsen escaped unframed
Cummins died in a few hours. Cum
minis had worked in the mine forty
years. His two brothers were killed
there
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04
The Titan of Chasms.

IAN Inferno, swathed In soft celestial fires;
chaotic underworld, eluding all sense of per-
spective or dimensiJn spectral as dream
"a stupendous panorama, labyrinth of huge
architectural forms and painted like flower"
Such is the Grand Canyon of Arizona, to which
the Santa Fe will run special excursions Feb
ruary 1lth and 22nd-$25.00 round trip from
Southern California. and 600 from north OF
Bakersfield Ask the agent.
+. S.-New hotel lei Tovar' is open.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04
SUICIDE TO AVOID ARREST
Chicago Ticket Broker Throws Him
self in Front of Train

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.--To escape arrest
Joseph Kingcaid. a ticket broker, is be-
lieved to have thrown himself in front
of Rock Island suburban train today.
About the same time that Kingcaid
was killed, SCI. Pringle and j. Nc
Namara of Miles City. Mont, appeared
at the police station to swear out war;
rants for Kingcaid's arrest.
Pringle and Mcnamara paid King
caid, who was a ticket broker for two
tickets to Miles City, which were to
have been delivered last night.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04
Train peraIlsd

Train No. 1 on the Santa Fe was de-
layed three hours yesterday morning
by the derailing Of the baggage coach
ana chair car when a short distance
out Of Luna- The accident WAS caused
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04
Present Your Photograph Coupons Befor
February Z

All readers of the Los Angeles Her
aid holding photograph coupons are
requested to present them at Mar
ceau's Studio, 227 South Spring street
before February Z, as the coupons will
be invalid after that date.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04

BY broken rail. Passengers Of the
chair car were transferred and the
train proceeded on its way. but was
again seriously delayed by the wash
outs at Kngman
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04
cLouosuRsr ON MOUNT LOWE
HouIders Sweep nown on Alpine Tav.
ern and Cause DAMAGE

PASADENA. Feb. S.--Heavy storms
this afternoon did an immense amount
Of damage Alpine Tavern on Mount
Lowe ON the edge OF a rayine. was the
center Of cloud burst shortly after
o'clock, which swept down the ravine,
carrying huge boulders on the rush
ing waters. These crashing against the
walls Of the kitchen and dining room
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04
HEAVY D0WNPOUR;
RECORD BROKEN
RAINFALL TO DATE EXCEEDS
LAST SEASONS TOTAL
vides Los Angeles With General
Storm-The Streets Are
Flooded
ELoS ANGELES RAIN RECORD

Rainfall for twenty-four hours
ending at 12 O'clock Thursday
night .........~..........1.30 1.30 In.
Rainfall for season to
date. ....... ...........6.61 IN.
Total rainfall last season s.72 in.
Excess Of rain over that
of entire season last
year. ......S.......... .09 in.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04

Cement Sidewalks, CurbS. Streets
Graded, Oiled. Gardena Electric
Car. 55th, 56th and flguerOa.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04

Located Fgueroa Street. the great Boulevard, 100
feet wide, the most fashionable driveway and residence
district Of Los angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04

The property to buy and make money on is
property that is desirable, located where
people want it. Nothing is more desirable
than the Figueroa Street section.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-04

Lots are selling fast.
Hurry, or none Diu
Be left. s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
LONDON IN | 700.
when Traitors Heads Adorned Lon
don bridge aud Temple Bar.

London i'm 1900 was comparatively
small city OF about 100000 inhabit-
ants. the rough and i'll kept main roads
to which had been but slightly imprOv-
cd since Tudor times. The CHASTITY
spectacle Of many of the trees on the
Southwark road bending under their
burden of hanged men had indeed been
slightly modified, but none the less the
lccomp0sing heads Of traitors still
filed the atmosphere about London
bridge and Temple bar with myriads
Of bancful microbes.
Our immediate fOrbears were evil
iontly not oyerparticular about sight
and smells. They were accustomed
TO see men sitting in the pillory pelted
with rotten eggs and possibly included
among their immediate circle not n
few who had been deprived OF their
noses and ears for expressing too free
" their opinions. political and religious.
The drains were in an appalling CON
dltion. Tie innumerable churchyards
were so full of collins that they often
projected through the turf. Bear and
bull batting. dog fights and boxing
matches were attended even by royal
" as late as 1920. and five years later
all the "dandies' i'm London were pay
ing high prices to stand In the carts
round Tyburn to behold twenty-five of
their fellow creatures hanged for mis-
demeanors which in our time would be
punished with few days imprison-
Saturday Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
AN ODD WHIST HAND.
IL Looks Like II Sure winner, bu'
Can Take Only six Tricks.

IL Looks Like Il Sure Winner. but
Can Take Only six Tricks.
To any one familiar with whist the
following hand is bound to look pret-
~ good:
Icarts.-Ace. king queen. jack, ten
and nine.
Diamonds.-Acc king and queen.
Spades. Ace and king.
CmbS.-King and jack.
Hearts are trumpS.
II looks like good thing for eleven
tricks sure and possibly for twelve.
Should any whist player of experience
get such n hand. however, he will be
mighty apt to he as suspicious as the
poker PLAYER who is dealt four kings.
II is what is known as a "yarOor-
ough" in whist circles. and this is the
denouement: The dealer holds the 9th
er seven hearts (trumpSl and six small
climbs 10 the ten. The dealers partner
holds the ace and queen Of clubs and
one small club. What his other ten
cards are makes no difference.
The partner Of the person holding
the good hand holds the thirteen other
cards and il makes no difference what
they are The good" hand has the
lead. and II any whist player wishes tc
verify the assertion he may try from
now until dOOmsday and yet not be
able to take more than six tricks with
the hand. 1t is impossible by GOOD
bad or Indifferent play to take Il single
trick more. provided, of course, the
dealer and his partner play their hands
properly Baltimore Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
MULllGAN'S ANTICS.
They Excited Casey's Curiosity and
He Got an Explanation.


Casey and Mulligan lived in adjoin-
ing tcnements Casey was looking out
If his front window one afternoon
when he saw Mulligan 90 through the
street door on the run. In few mo-
ments he returned. still running. On
the next night Casey saw Mulligan re-
peat the performance. Casey told his
wife there must be sickness in the
Mulligan household. but Mrs. Casey
said no. ON the third day Casey again
Jaw Mulligan dash out Of the door and
return on the run. On the fourth night
Casey saw Mulligan leave the house
with a skipping rope and go down the
street skipping the rope. When he re-
turned he was still skipping the rope.
This was the last straw to Casey's al
ready overburIemed curiosity. He
watched ana when Muligan was out
went To his home.
is there anythin' | can do for YOU,
Mrs. Muligan:" lie asked her. What
fOr:" asked Mrs. Mulligan. "Shure,
and your husband has gone daft" said
Casey. Il seen him run out Of the
house and run back agln three nights
and the fourth 20 out skippin' rope"
oh that's nothin." said Mrs. Multi
gan. The doctor was here last week,
Mike bein' by way of ailin, and gave
him four pills. Take three runnin' and
skip the fourth sez he, and that's
what Mike has been doin'. New
York Tribune
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
A TEST OF READING.
With How Many of These Authors
Are You acquuintcdf

Let him who prctcnds ID be Il master
Of English letters say whether he has
read the prose works Of Milton and of
Dryden. Has he first hand knowledge
of the Elizabcthan dramatistS other
than Shakespeare Has he really pc
rused all OF Edmund Spenser'S poetry
What does he know from his own read
ing of the Advancement of Learn
lng:" Has me read all Of Sir Thomas
Brownies prose and John DOnne's po-
ctry: And the great English pulpit
prators Jeremy Taylor, Fuller, South
and Barrow has he mastered their ser
mons?
Can he truthfully testify that he
knows all of Sw'f. Johnson and
Burke. all of Bishop Rcr.clcg. Danic.
Dcfoc. the novels of Richardson Fiold
ing. Smprett ana Stcrnc. Tie histories
Of Hume Robertson ami Gibbun aEd
also Humc's philosophical essays. th'
prose of Co,criI-c. Wor.lSwortA'S IN
curSion." an of shelley. Jane AuSten'S
Maria Edeev,1h's and risrac'i'S nov
els: These aro English claSSicS. book
which uo gcU'.cmu's sbrary Shoul
bc without 'ani with thc contents oi
which a well read man ought 10 be- 80
quaintcd.
one womb wagrr much against litti,
that the ordinary man who calls him
SELF well read has not read 80 per cen
of the classics here cnumeratel.-San
Francisco Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
Lnni.n cmp.rstItlons.

The milan believes there are boa
g....r.ctors In tAc streams of North
America and also that the South Amer
i..1 tapir lives In North America. He
c... the boa constructor the iSte-ach-
war-naycr and calls the tapir nocas-oh-
Mer
ILe indian believes he has cure and
preventive" f1r rabies. or hydrophobia.
iIe also believes Dee clu cure any snake
bite ou earth. from q ground RATHER .
velvet raj. or diamond rattier. IA
Indian never wAs known % - mad
flom doG bite or die from a rattier's
lite. while other races SUccumb % the
venom Of snake or 20 mad from the
bite of a rabiI dog.
The Indian when in battle and fatal
" wounded believes thai i BIS meIi-
cine man c.I reach him with his bitter
medicine l.f. d. ICES it viii give him
Instant lief aAI g.. III Dee able % cs-
cape from ta battlefield He thinks
every man is Loi st until he finds him
ont. FL which r..ut DE loses al conf
deuc, j. h.. .u r.yer catS over It.
II . .c .eyer make, mp after
fall -.t' auy one. He may speak
toan ,a..". .ti. passes. but dies with
IL, L4ucu Il. lis heart.-Eufaula jour
nal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
JACK TAR'S SPREE.
The Second section of II Crst Les
Than the First.

The Second Scctiou of II COST LeSf
Than the First.
In tie SHi'ors home in BROOKLYN IL.
navy boy~ deposit for safe keeping III
the course Of yer many Thousands
of dollars. Some tine ago one of them
after being paid oI. at the cni of his
enlistment had $500. which lee deposit
90 with the superintendent Of the home
all but 500. with which lie intcndcf
10 have good time. Along toward
midnight lie returned in a hilarious
condition and asked for so more.
The superintendent handed him two
one dollar bills. and the sailor went
off apparently satisfied. The following
morning he dropped in and requested
the superintendent to give him the bal
ancc of his money. as he was going
home. The superintendent offered him
$G4S.
NO" said the sailor; I'm not that
kim Of chap. don't want To cheat
YOU ont of SIS. | drew 500 from you
last night, and you've paid me SIS too
much"
You're mistaken" said the superin-
tendent. When you came the second
time gave you only 50, and this is the
balance due YOU"
"An right. governor" replied the Jack
tar. But. would you believe il. | had
Just ~ much fun OH that 50 rs if it had
been SJ0?"- New York Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
SPEED OF A RATHER.
Why Ii Is Easy To shoot on the Head
of One of These Snakes.

In this wide world there are several
things that are swifter than a rattle
snake. writes A. w. Rolker in Pear
sons. but they can probably be count
ed on the fingers OF one hand. One Of
these things is bullet, whereby hangs
the explanation why 1t IS easy to shoot
the head off Il rattle. although marks
man finds it difficult TO place bullet
along the fat seven foot line between
1le neck of the reptile and the tip Of
its tail.
1t has long been regarded rs a curl
Gus coincidence that even the man not
famed for accuracy has had no trouble
in blowing the head off a diamond
back. In the diamond back country
only one explanation Is offered for
this-it Is the snake and not the man
that does the aiming.
At close quarters the instant the
muZZle Of six shooter is thrust to-
ward a rattleSnake the infalliblc eye
catches the range. and In the fraction
If a twinkle the deadly head has align
cd itself. As the gun rOars and darts
its tongue Of flame the head of the
creature is torn clean as If severed
with n knife, and the viper lies writh-
Ing. emitting defiant rattle even as
its grim, relentless heart ceases its
beat
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
Tar and Feathers In 11SO.

In England the penalty Of tar ana
feathers was introduced in 11s9, when
Richard l.. before setting out for the
Holy Land. ordained In order to pre-
serve the discipline Of his fleet. that
whOsOever should be convicted Of theft
should first have his head shaved; that
boiling pitch should then be poured
upon IL, and a cushion OF feathers Gle
la plume doreiller) shaken over IT, He
was afterward to he put OH shore at
the first place the ship touched at.
though. after a baptism Of boiling
pitch. the poor wretch would have lit
tie life left In him. In modern times
the practice has found favor with the
populace as means OF readily exc
cutting justice on an offender whom
he law perhaps shows 10 anxiety to
reach.-LOndoh Mail.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
Lions Like Lavender Water.

The old theory of animal liking for
scents denied them any share in such
pleasures unless they suggested the
presence Of their food or prey. But
such a reason can hardly be alleged for
a lions liking for lavender water The
writer. wishing 10 test for himself the
reported fondness of many animals for
perfumes. paid n series of visits to the
geological garden provided with bottles
Of scent and a packet of cotton wool
and there tried some harmless expert
ments which apparently gave great
satisfaction to many of the inhabitants.
Lavender water was the favOrite scent.
and most OF the liOI~ and leopards
showed unqualified pleasure when the
scent was poured on the wool and put
into their cages Spectator.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
Russian Army Oddities.

Many. indeed are the curious Gus
toms connected with the Russian
army. says Il writer in a London jour
nal. For instance, none but giants are
allowed IN the PreObrashensN body
guard regiment. To the Ismallowsh
regiment none but fair men are ad-
mltted, while a turned up nose Is the
qualifying adornment OF the Pawlow
guards The Guards chasseurs. on the
other hand. are composed exclusively
of dark haired men. Then, too, the
distinction between officers Of the
guards and those serving in line regl-
ments is most marked, guard lieu
tenant until recently taking precedence
over a captain Of the line. Further
more the pay of infantry ofacers In line
regiments Is ludicrously small. What
the infantry private's lot is can better
be imagined than described.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
Mnrf lOrruDfiRn.

Il lately heard" says Il writer in T
P.'s London Weekly, "of Il country
inn which boosted for its sign, 'Th,
Jackass. Word corruption like this
has given many quaint signs to oul
hoStelries. Among the better known
inns are The Goat and the Compass.
corrupted from the words. God en-
compasseth u.s. The Bull and Mouth,
from the BoulOgne mouth. after the
naval combat before BOulJgne harbOr,
and The Pig and Whistle, from 'tha
peg and wassail.' alluding 10 the pegs
driven into the old waSSail bowl tC
mark the point to which the topper
might drink rs his turn comes round
The sign, common in Lancashire Of the
Stanley arms, an eagle carrying a
child. IS popularity referred to aS The
Bird Of Bantlin''"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
CONSTANT BIRDS.
BaIdheaded Eagles and Golden
WOodpeckers Mate but Once.

BaIdheaded Eagles and Golden
Woodpeckers Mate but Once.
The married life Of most birds could
be taken for q model even by members
Of the human family. There is, for
instance. the staid. dignfied and home
" baldheaded eagle. the glorious en-
blein of the American republic. He
mates but once and lives with his one
mate until he or she dies. If left Il
widOWcr-eYen young WidOWer-the
baldhcaded eagle never mates again.
tie remains alone and diScOnSOlate in
the nest on the rock crag or in the
branches of a tall pine that formed
his domicllc while his mate was alive.
No other female eagle can tempt him
TO forSake his discOnSOlate life. With
him. once q widOWer, always wild
over.
Tie golden woodpeckcrs live in n
happy married state. mating but once
If the male dies his mates grie{ ~
lasting. and she lives Il widowed bird
the rest Of her life. So. too the male
woodpccker never seeks another mate
after tie death of his own. He taps
on Il tree beside their nest day and
night trying TO recall her; then at
length discouraged and hopeless. he
becomes silent and never RECEIVERS his
ayety.-ChiCagO Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
ROSE TO THE OCCASION.
TIE Way n Financier's Clerk Extern
poriZed "a Cipher.

pOriZed "a Cipher.
When Wall street first caught th'
fever for industrial combinations anC
began the reorganization of everytlin!
in sight. SAYS the Brooklyn Eagle. one
of the vOtaries of high finance fOun(
himself in Chicago in extreme need OF
communicating with his New York of
fee
He had almost completed an arrange
ment for the consolidation OF Sevcra
western enterprises. but in order I,
get the final authority he needed from
New York he must explain all lie haC
done by wire to his partners.
There was no time TO write. He haC
no cipher code. For Il long time h'
tried to think out some way to Sen(
the information so that it would bC
plain 10 his partners and meaningless
TO any one else. His secret was val
uable one ana once sent over the wire
might be sold out TO his rivals in Wal
street for Il large sum.
At last he decided To take the chance'
In plain English. Accordingly he wrote
the message and gave it TO his assist
ant TO send.
Half an hour later when the assist
ant came back, he asked him if he haC
sent il.
Not Just that way" said the clerk
II rewrote 1.-THE first word on PoSta
blank. the second on a Western Union
and so on. | sent half by each com
pany. and neither half meant anything
Then | sent a second message by one
line. saving, Read both messages TO
eether. alternating Words"
The scheme was too simple for The
high tinanccr to have evolved, but il
worked perfectly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17

The Quality That Counts.

The great prizes of life do not fall TO
the most brilliant. to the cleverest, 10
the shrewdeSt, 10 the most long headed
or 10 the best educated, but 10 the most
level headed men. to the men of sound
est Judgment. When n man is wanted
for a responsible position his shrewd-
ness is not considered 50 important III
his sound judgment. Reliability Is
what Is wanted. Can man stand
without being tripped, and. II he Is
thrown, can be lan1 upon his feetI
Can he be depended upon, relied upon
under all circumstances. 10 do the right
thing. the sensible thingI Has the
man a level head? Has he good horse
sense? Is he liable 10 fly of Oh Il
tangent or to go off half cOcked| Is
he "faddyf" Has he wheels In his
head?" Does he hose his temper easily
or can he control himself? If he can
keep a level head under Pl circum-
stances. If he cannot be thrown OF his
balance and Is honest, he is the man
wanted
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-03-17
NO MONOPOLY OF BRAINS.
This Is the Age Of opportunity For
the Able Man.

the ADlt WIN.
One Of the many hopeful signs of the
times is the apparent decay of the
breed of SO called great men, those
mighty personalities that in former
times stood out like a solitary tree III Il
vast prairie The reason for it, OF
course. is the distinction of all those
old time monopolies of brains which
stunted all human beings except few
who by chance rather than by superb
ority of fiber grew and developed.
There are thousands, literally thou
sands. of men now living who If they
had lived a century or so ago ana had
done a work similar 10 that which they
are doing without any very sonorous
fanfare upon the trumpets OF fame
would have been the talk of the world
and the main topic of history. Ana
how many of the so called greai
achievements Of . called great states
men. soldiers and thinkers of former
times would be impossible today be
cause those achievements depended
chiefly upon the ignorance and incapac-
ity OF the overwhelming mass OF the
men OF their day.
Truly this is the age Of opportunity
Saturday Evening Post.