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Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
Prize Stories Written by
The HeraLdS Young Folks

fine roads and lawns and there are
a great many shade trees The lawns
are always green in the summer time
and the grass is kept short. The roads
are as smooth as dirt roads could be-
1t is beautiful to drive on these roads
that wind in and out among the Dig
cottonwood and maple trees In the
winter there is fine skating on the
small lake and in the summer boating
is fine on the large lake.
The small lake is about as large as
Westlake and the large one is about
four times as large as the small one.
There is an island on each. Between
the two lakes is a pavilion where there
is a restaurant on the ground floor and
a dance hall on the second floor. There
is a roof garden where you can hear
the band in the afternoon and even
ing and also see the biograph pictures
in the evening and the summer only.
There is no admission charged to any
thing except the dime museum.
The museum is a large building about
half a mile from the pavilion where
they have a large collection of curios
and animals. The small pavilion near
the small lake is used for the people
that bring their lunches. For five
cents you can so around the lake on
the little train.
The children's playground on the
other side of the small pavilion has
about fifty swings and see-saws. The
geological gardens take up about three
acres. They have buffaloes, monkeys,
deer. lions, tigers, a great variety of
birds, etc.
1t is one of the finest ZOOS west of
the Mississippi river. Further out
where it is cultivated is the race track.
One is buggy track and the other is
a wheel track. The baseball and foot
ball grounds are in the wheel track
and inside of the buggy track many
people witness sham battle every
year. City park is about three miles
from the court house. Three carlines
run there.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

II VERY boy and girl is interested in
r aquatic life and the many varie-
ties of fish and creeping things
that live in the water. Many children
have auuariums that hold a number of
fish. snails, tadpoles, lizards and plant
life as we'll, and a great deal of pleas
ure can be derived from the care of
them.
Every boy can own an aquarium, for
he can make it himself, and If care Is
taken in making the joints and in set
ting the glass there should be no dan
ger of it's leaking. The illustration
shows a wood and glass aquarium
that can be made from piece of pine
or whitewood plank sixteen inches wide,
and a quarter thick.
Do not use wood thinner than one
inch and a quarter, as it will warp and
spring the frame so the joints will
leak. One inch in from each edge at
the corners cut a square hole three
quarters of an inch deep and large
enough to receive the posts one inch
and a quarter square.
With a small chisel and mallet cut
grooves between these holes, taking
care to carry the lines accurately, for
in them the glass fits, and If they are
not true the glass will spring and break.
The post hole at one corner and the
grooves are shown in Fig 1. From clear
nine or WhiteWood an inch and a quar-
ter square cut four posts eleven inches
long and groove them at two sides as
shown in Fig 2. These grooves are
three-eighths of an inch wide and
deep and must be cut very accur-
ately Perhaps an easier means of
arranging the glass at the posts is to
cut the four pieces as shown in Fig. g.
and growing an angle strip that may
be screwed fast to the posts after the
glass is set in putty. The top rails are
grooved also, as shown in Fig. "A, and
at the corners they are Tapped, as
l-shown at B. These rails are one inch
and quarter wide and seven-eighths
of an inch thick.
The corner posts are driven into the
holes in the corners of the Dashboard
and a brass screw is passed up through
the bottom and into the posts. Brass
screws are used at the top also, where
| the rails are Joined at the corners.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

"a rev name for the town of Doubles"
Nothing else?" asked the fairy god
mother.
Now, there were other things, and
Dolly was just about to state them
when the little man trod on her toe.
Then she suddenly remembered what
he had said about one desire at time
and she saw what the fairy godmother
was up to.
So she closed her lips and never said
another word.
well, then" said the fairy god
mother. IF you must have it you
must, 1 suppose"
And she instantly disappeared from
that part of the country.
But the town of Doubles became
from that time the town of Harmony,
and Dolly Dimple was ever after one
person.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

So then Dolly Dimple went on to the
town clock, and there. sure enough,
was the fairy godmother. She looked
up when she saw Dolly and the little
man with the basket coming and
smiled happily, for she was preparing
for a good meal of contradictions. 1t
didn't take her very long to empty the
basket either and when she had done
so and thanked the little man she
nodded sweetly at Dolly Dimple, for
she expected more contradictions.
What can I do for your" she asked.
Then Dolly drew herself together and
remembered what the little man had
told her. One-half of her wanted to
be made a single person and the other
half of her wanted to be made prin-
cess, but she didn't let the fairy god
mother know of this conflict.
Instead she shouted out quickly be-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

Select four pieces of good clear and
strong glass for the sides and ends.
Have them cut accurately so there will
be no waste room in the grooves.
Paint the woodwork and let it dry
before the glass is set, for otherwise
the putty and white lead will not hold.
Use equal parts of putty and white
lead as a cement. Lay this in the
grooves and work the edges of the glass
into it. Take time in doing this, for it
is necessary to make a watertight joint
all around each plate of glass. When
they are finally set there should be a
quarter of an inch of glass projecting
above each post. This will slip into the
grooves at the under sides of the top
rails when they are fitted on. Trim
off the surplus putty and allow the
aquarium to stand for a week so the
putty and lead will harden. Finally
give the woodwork, inside and outside,
two thin successive coats of asphaltum
varnish and afterward one coat of olive
green paint
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

fore there was time for the other half
to speak: Make me one person!' Then
she closed her lips firmly.
The fairy godmother looked both per-
picked and cross, but she couldn't help
granting one desire at time, and so,
if you please, almost before there is
time to tell it Dolly Dimple became one
person.
Oh, how peaceful she felt Never in
her life had she felt that way. And
it wasn't only that she was peaceful,
but she was also very courageous. Size
determined to ask the fairy godmother
for something else.
IT would like also''-she began.
The fairy godmother frowned prodi-
giously, but Dolly Dimple refused to be
frightened.
"I would like Also" she continued,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
Butter and OIeo

William Barclay Parsons, the en-
cheering expert, was talking in Phila-
delphia about the various food adul-
terations that from time to time crop
up in the most unexpected places.
Before long" he said, laughing, 'it
will be necessary to take literally the
butter story that used to pass as
joke.
There was man in a restaurant
who called waiter to him, and said:
Waiter, look here. Isn't this
cows hair in my butter?'
"The waiter took UP the butter, ex-
amined the hair, and then replaced the
plate before the patron with nod of
satisfaction.
eyes, sir he said, that's a genuine
cows hair, We allus serve them with
our butter, sir, to show that it amt
oleo.' San Antonio Express.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
A TRANSLATED LETTER
BY Lota McMuIIen, Pomona-Age IS
Years-Class C

About eight months ago my cousin
sent me a little black water spaniel
dog. He had quite a trip from northern
California clear down to Pomona, but
as he is smart, the trip was safe one.
will now translate letter which he
wrote to his mother:
Dearest Mother:
after leaving you ! was Gagged in
macaroni box which caused every one
to take me for foreigner.
1.-THE oranges and cats are fine down
here. The first are good to eat and
the latter good to chase. | run cat
a block one day but it climbed tree,
which is impossible for me, although
| have tried and tried.
Every evening l go and get the
paper for my mistress.
Il nearly forgot to tell how 1 can
carry eggs. I started to go to church
with one the other evening but the
folks made me go back.
'I must close. Give my love to
brother Brownie.
your loving son,
"Don QuiXote Mullen.
"P. Smother, If I have any pedigree
at all please send it to me as there is
not much doing for a dog in Pomona
unless he has one. D. O."
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
Interesting Task of Building Home for Little Fish

and pebbles OH the bottom of the tank,
to represent as nearly as possible the
bottom of a brook or shallow place in
a pond, and so as to make the fish and
other things feel more at home.
The brooks and ponds afford good
supply of aquarium life, but the boy
who is not in the country can purchase
some stock at a store where they keep
birds, fish and small animals. When
gathering fish do not handle them any
more than necessary. Use scoop
made of mosquito netting. place it on
the bed of a pond or brook and, hold
inS a piece of meat attached to string
over the net, attract the fish, then with
sudden movement raise the net with
one or more fish as prisoners. Place
these in a pail of water at once and
do not put too many in the pail at one
time. 1t is better to make several trips
than run the risk of losing those that
have been caught. Get them into the
aquarium as soon as possible; then do
not disturb them. Crawfish, turtles,
cells, almost any kind of small fish,
lizards and frogs will live amicably
together if they are fed enough, but II
not they may eat each other; that Is,
the fish will not eat turtles, but the lat
ter may ruffle the the fishes tails and
fins or perhaps devour small eel or
two. Change the water daily by adding
some as you take out dipperful, but
if there is a generous growth of plant
life that will furnish oxygen enough to
keep the water from stagnating and it
| need not be changed at all.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

Well, after the party, Dolly decided
she left the two houses where the party
was held, determined to do something
about it. You see, in Doubles all the
houses went two by two and the stores
went two by two and the roads and
streets went two by two.
So Dolly went down one of the two
streets and into one of the two stores. >
Have you got the fairy godmother
here?" she asked the clerk.
Half of the clerk thought he had, half
of him thought he hadn't. 1t was the
nearest the people of Doubles would
come to saying one thing and being one
person.
However, Dolly Dimple kept on until
she had visited all the stores and had
been told by all the clerks that the
fairy godmother might be up in the bel
fry or down in the cellar,
And then she started to go to the
town clock to look for her.
But on her way to the town clock she
peaked cap, and he was hugging a very
large basket much too large for him to
carry. Then the one-half of Dolly Dim
pies said, Help the little man." but
the other half said, "Oh! / wouldn't
help him, he may not be worth help
ing" But the first half of Dolly Dim
pie triumphed, and so she said to the
little man, May help you?"
ooh, mercy yes, co." said the little
man. ITS your turn now, anyway.
I've been carrying it a long way" And,
If you please, he handed the basket to
Dolly and made her carry the whole of
it.
There, you see," said the half of
Dolly Dimples who hadn't wanted to
carry the basket.
But Dolly carried her load sturdily,
while the little man trotted happily on
at her side.
Don't spill it," he said anxiously
ITS contradictions for the fairy god
mother. She's very fond of contradic-
tions."
Dolly. why. that's just where I want
to 60"
do you want anything of her?'
asked the little man.
Dolly told the little man she was
tired of being twos and wanted to be
single person, and she explained to
him all about the town of Doubles and
how the fairy godmother had changed
it.
The little man listened attentively
Il tell you what" he said, I'D like to
help you because you've carried the
basket, but it's very hard. She'll never
let you be one person if she can help
it, She's too fond of contradictions.
You'll have to trust to the spell"
What spell?" asked Dolly.
why, you see" said the little man.
She's under a spell which makes ii
impossible to refuse anything to a
person who has only one desire at a
time"
But, dear mel" said Dollie, that's
the very trouble with the Doubles peo-
pie. We always have at least two de,
sires at a time"
well, you must not let her see It
then" said the little man. Just say
what you want as quick as you can
as if you had not a doubt about it II
the world, and then don't say another
word"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
Who slaned Maana charta?

who signed Magma Charta?" asked
a school inspector. There was no an
swer. "Who signed Magma Charta?'
fumed the inspector, walking up and
down the floor.
A very small, delicate boy raised his
hand timidly please, sir, 1 never"-
Baltimore Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
EulIv Qualified

I'm afraid, sir" said the teacher, re-
gretfully, that your boy will never
learn to spell"
"Oh, that doesn't matter" replied the
fond parent. I'm going to make
sign painter of him, anyhow.-Chi-
cago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
Not Quite Finished

"Greatheads friend of mine. He's
invented a flying machine, you know"
Indeed! Has he given it practical
test YETI"
20! no; he's still alive."-Catholi
Standard and Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

nEARJoRIE MCCONNELL, Piru
wv City, Cal, class A, $500.
TOM M'CRACKEN, 1927 NAL
vern avenue, Los Angeles. Class B, 81.
LOTA M. MULLEN, 1882 West Fifth
avenue, Pomona, Cal, class C, 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

Denver has some fine parks. The
park which l am going 10 tell about
is called City park. City park is a
very large park. Half is cultivated into
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08
CITY PARK, DENVER

By Tom McCracken, Los Angeles.
Class
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-08

would like ALSO" she continued,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
STORM FROM THE GULF.
Much Damage and Inconvenience
South and Southwest,

A dispatch from Louisville, KY, last
night says: The gulf storm which has been
causing heavy precipitation In Texas and
Louisiana for the past two days has moved
eastward. bringing snow into Arkansas
rain and sleet In Tennessee, and rain, sleet
and snow In parts of Kentucky. while un-
settled conditions prevail generally in the
entire district south of Ohio and east OF
the Mississippi
I4ouisville's annual visitation of sieet ar
rived month or more ahead of time, and
today Is causing serious delay to all wire
communication, while street car service In
the city was interfered with more or less.
The telegraph companies report loss OF
from eight to ten wires on every route out
OF the city. to say nothing OF the inter-
rupted facilities for communication to
suburban and nearby county towns. Only
two wires were left on the main artery Of
communication from Louisville to the
south, and the sleet In Louisville turned to
snow.
Rain has been falling at Mobile and Birm-
ingham for two days and nights. and other
cities have experienced steady precipitation
for more than a day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
ANTI-CANTEEN LAW.
Mr.. Morrell's Bill to Repeal It at
Once

Representative Morrell of Pennsylvania,
a member of the House committee on the
militia. has introduced bill repeating the
anti-canteen law The Morrell measure
recites that the Secretary of War has sub
mitted report upon the canteen law show
ing that Its effect has been to increase
drunkenness. disease. characterization and
desertion and moral and physical degener-
atfon and as other reports of the War De-
partment show that all OF the generals In
service except two. all of the ten colonies
of the cavalry all OF the seven colonels of
the artillery. all Of the forty-nlne colonies
Of the infantry. save one. and 5O4 out Of
516 commanding officers OF companies, bat
teries and troops for one reason or another
are opposed to the law. 1t Is further stated
that the testimony OF 80 per cent Of off,
GERS In command OF posts has indicated that
the law has increased drunkenness deser-
ton, absence without leave and trials by
court-martial; that the condition Of health
has deteriorated and that morality and dis
cipline have been injuriously affected. The
present chief of staff Is quoted as having
called attention to reports of division and
department commanders as to the bad eff
fects following the passage of the law.
The measure says that In view of all these
things the anti-canteen law If repealed is
to go into effect Immediately upon the pas
sage of the Morrell measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
TRAGEDY AT CLEVELAND.
terrible Work Of Man DISCHARGED
From Insane ASYLUM

dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio las,
night says: William Guy, just discharged
from the Newburg insane asylum, shot and
Killed his brother-in-law, Harry Flint. aged
fifteen, and an eighteen-months-o child
at $50 Brownell street today Guy then
went to 314 Central avenue and fatally
wounded Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett. He was
latter arrested He Is wire-drawer. and
twenty-nine years Of age. Guy had been
IN the insane asylum three years. and upon
his return home declared that he found his
Wi1e had beensunfaithful.
This apparently renewed his maniacal
frenzy and he procured revolver. He
Killed his young brother-in-law as the bow
was riding a bicycle in front of his home
ana then went into the house and shot the
paby which he says was born to his wife
Whlle ne was In confinement He then
started to find his wife, who had left home
previously, He went to the house of Mrs
bennett, who was a close friend OF Mrs
Guy. He shot once at his wife, but missed
her, and she escaped. He then shot Mrs
Bennett and ran from the house with the
revolver still in his hand.
The police by this time were on his trail
and after short chase he was captured
and locked up. He talked freely of his
crime, and expressed no regret except that
OF falling to kill his wife, Mrs Bennett is
not expected to live more than a few hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Representative Crumpacker's ResoIu-
ton to Increase It to Eleven.

Representative Crumpacker of Indiana
has introduced a resolution in the House
to Increase the membership of the couae
mittee on rules from five to eleven-seEen
republicans and four democrats, instead Of
three republicans and two democrats as at
present. The majority and minority MEM
bers are to be chosen by their respective
party caucuses The speaker Is not in
cluded in the membership of the committee
on rules and It is especially provided that
no member of this committee shall be q
member OF any other committee of the
House. The most radical provision of the
bill Is that which places committee ap-
pointments In the hands of the committee
on rules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
Alleged Fugitive Murderer Reported

tits reported at Helena. Mont in a dis
patch last night. that John Hammond.
wanted in Albany. N. Y. and charged with
killing his wife and locking her body in a
trunk. has been seen at or near Forsythe.
Rosebud county. Advices to that effect
have been wired the New York authorities.
1t Is reported that on November 30 Ham
mond was seen at Missouia, but all efforts
to locate him proved fruitIess. Young
Strong. the Albany boy who came west
with Hammond. deserted him at Missouia
after learning of the charge against him.
Strong came here and told the story OF
their sensational trip across the continent
The authorities tried in vain to find Ham
mond near Missoula
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
Detailed to General Naval Board.

At the request OF the admiral of the navy,
Capt. William J. Barnette has been ordered
to duty on the general board to succeed
Capt. William Swift, who win go to sea
early in the year In command of the new
battleship Connecticut which will be Rear
Admiral Evans flagship. Capt Bnrnette
has had considerable service on the general
board heretofore and is dn accord with the
OF the board. He win be detached from
the command OF the Kentucky December
%. and viii be succeeded In command OF
that vessel by Capt. q. b. Barry, now on
duty at the navy yard New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
A Leader-f1Ot
a Boss

The new leader repre-
IL sents the will of the
American people and is the
enemy of the boss. Some
types of new leaders, brought
to the front by the will OF the
people, will appear in Nc
Cures Magazine from the
lively pens of William Allen
White and Lincoln Steffens.
Folk appeared in December;
Mayor Pagan of Jersey City
appears in January; Colby OF
New Jersey Will appear in
March.
White and Steffens are ma
tional reporters, whose insight
and vivid style add thrilling in
terest to the stories they tell.
You can't afford to miss it.
All news stands. 10c.. 81 year
McClure's Magazine
AGO East ED Street. NEW YORK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine

because it recOnstructs WORKOUT nerve tissue. is
refreshing, revttslizlng tonic food medicine pre-
pared especially TO rebuild the WORKOUT nerves.
My son, when II years old, had epilepsy;
could not attend school. Following the failure OF
physicians to cure him. we gave DR.. Miles Merry
inc. and Nerve and Liver Pills. In ten months
he Tegained perfect health. y. S. WILSON Dep
Co. Clerk. Dallas Co, No
The first bottle Will benefit II not, the druggist
will return your money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
Long Courtship Ended.

dispatch from Iowa City. Iowa. last
night says: A courtship of ten years stand
ing was terminated today when Rufus
Choate. cousin of Rufus Choate, was we'd
ded to Miss Edna Dennis. niece of former
Attorney General Milton Remley. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, cousin of President Roose-
welt. was best man. The groom is civil
engineer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
Women Menaced by Fire in Jail.

A fire In the women's department OF the
county jail at Montgomery. Ala. yester-
day. put the lives of over one hundred
prisoners in jeopardy for some time. Hen
rietta Howard. charged with numbering her
husband. was SO seriously burned that she
Is not expected TO live. Eleven negro wom-
en- were penned in their cells by fKe on
ali sides and were In imminent danger of
being roasted alive when rescued.