Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-24

minister need surprised if he fails to arouse en-
thusasm by preaching against place where cold
waves are unknown"
The change in the from cold to mild tempera-
ture will be the signal for fresh activity in orange
shipping from Southern California. March is almost
here and the for all except the late varieties
oranges is nearing the end.
appears that Philadelphia is quite the of
being the sow-gong city for which it usually gets
credit elsewhere 1t is said that the antvice crusade
in there has revealed the that Phia-
dephia is of the fastest cities in the United States
1t a strange episode that of four men of the
Salvation Army mistaking a thief for person being
assaulted when the supposed assailant was victim of
theft and struggling to hold the culpr with the
result that the thief escaped 1t of effective
salvation from Jail.
The legislative committee of inquiry reports that
the regents of the state university should be "com-
PEELED to reimburse the $5147S stolen" by secretary
of the institution The honor of being university
regent like the report on experience in grizzly bear
hunting, "has its drawbacks"
An enthusiastic annual conference followed by
rousing banquet marked the gathering of the Iroquos
clubs of California at San Francisco complete plan
for assembly district organizations adopted and
other taken for Strengthening league
in every section of the state
The annual banquet of the chamber of commerce
was typical Of the leading position the organization holds
in all that pertains to the betermen Los Angeles
Rarely if ever has there been gathered large body
of the cys most prominent representatives in all the
important lines of its many activities
In his address at Philadelphia on Wednesday the
president expatated several of Washingtons
maxims including this Observe good faith and
justice to all nations" But allusion made to
"hOll-uD" and he nriatiO of
that puny republics Panama property
1t looks as If Mr. Carnegie had changed his mind
in the yearnng to die poor. Last year his library
building gifts footed up only $259S6O. But from his
point Of view dying with only S1OOOOOOOO or so
to the good may be accounted poor. Anyway, he is
poor as church mouse" after he is dead.
The commission that investigated the firing on the
English fishermen by the Russian fleet reports that
the Russian admiral quite legitimaely believed that
his squadron was endangered, and that he had the
right under the circumstances TO act as he did" That
is about equivalent to deciding that fright justifes
homicide.
In regard to bill passed by the Missouri house
and defeated in the senate the dispatch states that
Gov. Folk favored the bill in special message and
that he will bring pressure to get it passed in
the upper house." Is the application of such force a
feature in the reform" plans of Missouri's new
governor?
The illness of of their number is helping
the senatorial booders in the postponement of ac-
ton in their by the senate. The whole subject
goes until next Monday and the legislature may
adjourn Saturday. Wellington did not yearn more
eagerly for might Blucher" than the boodlers now
yeam for adjournment.
With the Spring fever period not far distant the
recent statement of distinguished London physician
is interesting He says that What frequently mis-.
taken for laziness is really mild attack melan-
cholia" Then the poets idea be made to fit spring
well autumn The melancholy days have come
the LATEST of the year
Up in Fresno Washington's birthday was selected
for Arbor day, and report of the arboreal doings
states that "A line of trees reaching Fresno to
Kngsbury, distance of twentyone miles was planted"
Los Angeles Arbor day and St Patricks day will come
together What is the prospect for equaling Fresnos
treeplanting record?
Only week remains of the life of the
Fiftyeighth congress. The term will at noon Sat
urday of next week, simultaneously with the presi
Dental inauguration The the term expires
the Fiftyninth congress will come into being 1t is
not improbable that the president may call the new
congress together at early day.
In one of the outskirts of Sacramento as reported
from that city. improvement the whipping post as
punishment for febeating. has been tried success
fully. 1t was the ducking of brutal husband In the
nearly ice-eold Sacramento river and then warming
him up afterward by vigorous beating with a Iath
of naod ha 1fLalv to