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Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
Prize Stories Written by
The HeraIFS Young Folks

riage aloud to mamma which de-
scribed this very place. we saw three
caves at La Jolla, which were very In
teresting to us. We found some pretty
seaweed and kelp. The name La Jolla
means the gem or Jewel.
Next we went to Tia Juana, Mexico,
by railroad, passing through National
City, otay and Chula Vista. We saw
the monument which marks the boun-
dary between the United States and
Mexico. The name Tia Juana is said
to mean Aunt Jane. On the way back
from Tia Juana we went to Sweetwater
dam. The train stopped and we got off
and walked up to the dam. It is a
great stone basin to hold water for
irrigating purposes. It did not have
very much water in 1t when we were
here. On our return we lunched at
the Olivewood, which is one of the
finest olive ranches in that region.
The next trip was to san Diego mis-
sion, the oldest mission in Southern
California. 1t was founded in 1869.
We also saw the palms, which are over
200 years old. OF course our drives
took us around the city and we saw
the fine churches and houses. Among
the residences were those of Ulysses
and Jesse Grant.
Before starting on this Journey
had read all about these various places
or points of interest in several little
books which were given to me at the
chamber of commerce, so that 1 knew
what I wished to see and how to reach
it when I arrived at San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
PRUE's SURPRISE
BY Clara Burgdorff-cIass B-EIeven
Years

A happy little twelve-year-old girl
was playing in the sitting room Of
the Hardness homestead with her
large family of dolls in front of the old
fireplace filled with blazing beech logs.
Prue Hardness was brave little girl
or she would not have been alone. Mr..
Hardness had gone to Boston to lay
in a supply of household stores, and
his wife was sitting with a sick
friend.
Prue's dollies were no blue-eyed
blonde-haired French dolls; four Of
them were long-necked squas hes,
wrapped in her mothers homespun
aprons, and one clumsily wood carved
figure, the face painted and her hair
made from a raveled woolen stocking
and sewed on a cap by her mothers
nimble fingers. Laura Bella was very
beautiful and dear to Prue's heart,
but the little girl Of today would
think her hideous
The little girl played with her
dollies until five in the afternoon, and
no sight of her mother yet. Hope
Harper must be worse, or mother
wouldn't stay away like this. think
I had better get her some tea, and do
fathers work." Prue at last concluded.
Before dark the little maid went out
to milk and feed Grumpy and Bessie.
When she brought in the pals of milk
mamma had not returned yet, she
+bo,,rLt sla uof,ld s,,rn,.;Sa y,,oyoy,,o
Prue started the fire for tea. and set
the table. Supper was all ready when
mamma came home. And she was so
delighted to see what good little
woman her Prue was.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
Why Van SicI7Ie Went TO
the Village of PIeaSantViIIe

the good natured Irish girl who was
the queen of the Scarborough kitchen.
"Dumpy" decided he didn't need any
trip. Dough" Gaskill hadn't a single
relative from New York
The New York Scarboroughs and the
Pleasantville Scarboroughs hadn't seen
each other for many years, not since
"Dumpy" was a baby, in fact. The
New York Scarboroughs had been great
travellers and had lived many years
abroad. They were just back from
tour of Japan. What they had come
to Pleasantville for was to know
whether they might not leave Van
Sichel, their son, in Pleasantville as a
summer boarder while they attended
to much necessary business in New
York. In August they were off again,
this time to Norway. There was d
tremendous lot of things to be at
tended to in the short month and so
it was quite necessary that they should
stay in New York, but they didnr
want to keep the boy there through
the hot July. His mamma had sug-
gested his going to the seashore with
his tutor, but his papa had suggested
Pleasantville. His own boyhood had
been passed there and he somehow felt
that Van Sichel ought to have a taste
of 1t.
OF course, the Pleasantville Scarbor-
oughs were delighted at the suggestion,
and, so, after the New York Scarbor-
oughs had spent a couple of days look
ing around on old scenes and the
French maid had unpacked Van Sichels
clothes and put them away in the
bureau and closet which he was to
share with "Dumpy," they went back
to New York, leaving Van Sichel he
hind. The tutor went back, too, be-
cause Dumpy's father and Van Sichels
father both said they thought he needed
vacation.
The afternoon that the New York
Scarboroughs went away Dumpy in
troduced Van Sichel to some of the
commonplace doings of PIeasantville
They went down to the river brink,
WASAS ~ Wdo AOl Dulll up dL dll dnO
they undressed in clump of willows
putting on short swimming trunks
after which they got back of Dough
Gaskill and Ernest Brown and John
Redding and Perky Stonell. who were
all in line for diving. Van SicheI came
back OF Dumpy but after the latter
had made his plunge and was shaking
the water out of his eyes as he scram-
bled up the bank to get into line, he
noticed a peculiar pause In the diving
He looked up and beheld the elegant
Van Sichel red with embarrassment,
Really, I do not know how" said he.
The other boys looked afar off at
the horizon.
Dumpy wished he hadn't made quite
so much about the places that Van
sichel had been.
you see" explained Van sicheI IN
his Judges. Il have. OF course. been
in bathing In the ocean many times.
but have never dived."
The boys nodded. Dumpy felt rs-
lived. Naturally there wouidn't be
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
ONE GIRLS VACATION
BY Florence Elllott--cIass A--Flfteen
Years

BY Florence ElIlott--cIass A--Flfteen
Years
The first part Of my vacation I spent
up at my uncle's near the mountains
at San Antonio, which is not far from
Ontario. They had orange, lemon,
grapefruit, peach, plum, apricot, fig,
pear. nectarine, pomegranite, loquot
and apple trees. One day 1 climbed up
a foothill and It was a great climb.
Another day a girl and I slid down o
haystack, and 1t was fun.
The last part of my vacation I spent
at Lakeview, which is about twenty
two miles from Riverside and eleven
miles from San Jacinto. The mountains
there are very beautiful. especially at
sunset, when the haze around their
tops changes from gray to gold, pink
and purple. San Jacinto mountain
takes its name from it's purple color.
The other high mountain is San Ber-
nardino or Old Grayback, which also
takes its name from the color of its
summit. The Lakeview valley is al
most surrounded by foothills. There
are many coyotes in the foothills. They
are very bold and show no fear. I saw
one once and 1t looked like big dog.
Any evening you can hear the coyotes
barking when they are seeking their
food. They are a great trial to the
ranchers, as they carry off young pigs
and chickens. There is a branch of
the Santa Fe railroad at Lakeview, but
the cars do not run there. Passengers
must go to Hemet or Perris and drive
from there to Lakeview.
After 1 had been in Lakeview for
two weeks l was invited to go with
at half past in the morning to eat
breakfast, and drive nine miles to take
the train at 1880 at Perris. We arrived
in San Diego about o'clock. Our first
trip sightseeing was to Coronado Beach.
I liked the Tent City very much.
Many people were there, all seeming
to be having good time. You know
Coronado is just three miles from San
Diego and is reached by pleasant
ride on the ferry. Our next trip was TO
Point Iona. We went in carriage
with party of young ladies. The ride
was delightful. I didn't enjoy the trip
to Point Iona SO much as 1 did the
rest of our trips. We visited the new
lighthouse. where we saw the lamp
which every night throws out bright
light to direct the ships out on the
ocean. We wrote our names in the
visitors book In the lighthouse. This
was not my first visit to a lighthouse,
as several years ago visited the light
house ON the Charity islands, which
lie between Saginaw bay and Lake
Huron.
Next we went to La Jolla by railroad.
was more interested in this trip be-
cause just before reaching La Jolla we
went through Old Town, where Ra-
mona's marriage took place. 1 had
just read the story of Ramona's mar
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16

thing of all in the list Of what Van
Sichel could not do.
1t was at a meeting at Perky Ston-
ellis house for the purpose of consid-
ering ways and means for supplying
the Mayhower Baseball club with
uniforms.
Ernest Brown suggested that they
play a couple of exhibition games on
Saturday afternoons so that people
would know who the Mayfower Base
ball club was, and that they were
really organized.
Then, If we do that" he said,
they'll be enough interested to come
to the fair or the pay game or what
ever we mean to have to raise money
for our SUITS
1--WE can play the Digbyville nine.
They'll come over" said Dumpy. "And
we'll need every fellow we've got, too.
We want to have enough to put in if
some of us gets too tired to do good
work"
ivan Siche1 can sub, first or second
base. all right; can't he?" asked John
Redding.
Everybody looked at Van Sichel.
There was perfect silence. Dough
Gaskill grinned delightedly.
IT should be happy to do anything
could" said Van Sichel. politely,
"but I do not know the game. In
fact, I have never seen it."
| He looked around upon the other
boys and upon Dumpy, who was feel
ing more mortified than ever. Then,
suddenly, as If he had decided upon
something, he arose from the steps
where he had been sitting and stood
before them. Once in Paris he had
seen the president of the French re-
public address an important assem-
blage and it was the attitude of the
president on that occasion which he
now assumed.
you think it strange" he said,
that cannot do the things which
you do SO easily. Well, have known
you only week and yet have never
before known any. boys to be with
them as long as have been with you.
have been going about and seeing
things. but 1 have never done things"
Come out on the lot tomorrow while
we're practising and you'll soon learn
said Ernest Brown. Even Dough
Gaskill felt sorry for Van Sichel and
decided that he wasn't much stuck up,
after all
1t was the third week in July when
the New York Scarboroughs received a
letter that occasioned some change in
the family plans. It was as follows:
Dear Papa-Please send me two
baseball bats, a pair OF boxing gloves
and a mouth organ. am secretary
OF the Mayiower Baseball club, be-
cause play too badly to do anything
else. Please do not make me go to
Norway. Pleasantville is good enough
for me. Your son,
"DUTCHY SCARBOROUGH"
p. s.-The fellows call me that be-
cause my name is Van sichel
What a horried name" said Van
sichers mamma. "The boy is using
slang. too. l think we would better
go after him at once"
II protest." said Van sichePs father,
against the cruelty OF taking any boy
out OF Pleasantville Just when he Is
learning 20 play baseball"
] And 20 that was why Van aiohsl
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
tlH UMPY'' SCARBOROUGH was
particularly anxious to go on

particularly anxious to go on a
trip. In Pleasantville every
body went on a trip in the summer time,
and "Dumpy'' had now reached his
thirteenth birthday without ever hav-
ing had that felicity. 1t was true
that not many of the Pleasantville boys
had gone further away than the near
est seaside resort, although Dough"
Gaskin had spent three of the very
hottest days of the preceding summer
on visit to his grandmother in Phila-
delphia. When there were long trips
to be taken it was usually the middle
aged people and the brides and BRIDE
grooms who went on them. However,
it was not this sort of an outing that
"Dumpy' envied. In fact, there was no
particular place and no particular trip
that he was anxious for. What he
wanted to do was to get even with
Dough" Gaskill on the trip business.
He was awfully tired of hearing about
when Dough" was in Philadelphia.
"Dumpy' would have liked his trip
TO be little further away than Phila-
delphia. He thought it was about his
turn to have something to tell about.
Pleasantville was place which
everybody declared was a mean place
to live in, because there wasn't any
business there. All the men who stood
on the corners Of the main street all
day said that the town was perfectly
dead, and there were a large number
of Pleasantville people who never
under any consideration would submit
to having a good time in Pleasantville
1t was the sort of town whose pria-
cipal interest lies in seeing the trains
go by and in watching the few Pleas
antville travellers disembark. And
when any of the Pleasantville citizens
who were lined up to see them come
home would say to them:
"Are you sorry you're bacIx?"
This was the spirit of Pleasantville
One day when the train stopped al
Pleasantville the station loungers were
particularly pleased to see a very inter.
esting lot Of people get off the train
First came a handsomely dressed lady
and a gentleman. Then came a hand.
somely dressed boy Of about 'Dumpy's'
own age. and then came a serious
looking young gentleman carrying par
OF the baggage. followed by very
dapper lady's maid carrying the rest
Pleasantville craned its neck to Sc,
what IT was all about and then II dis.
covered that "Dumpy'' scara borough's
father, who wasn't customarily one Of
the station Ioungers. was greeting the
lady and gentleman warmly and pattina
the boy on the back.
oh" said Pleasantville, "it must be
Jim" Scarborough's cousin, who has
got rich over in New York" And SC
II was. That night when "Dumpy'
got home from a fishing expedition he
found the company In the dining room
the tutor in the garden ana the French
maid expressing her honest indignation
IT the huEnbleness Of her quarters to
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16

didn't go to Norway. He stayed in
Pleasantville instead and went to
school there. AS for DImpy, he said
he didn't care about travelling after
Van Sichel came. for he felt that after
all there couldn't be very much fun
out of Pleasantville.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16

such abundant diving places at the
seashore as there were at Pleasant
vile. e
"We'll show you," volunteered Perky
Stonell He was the best diver in
Dumpy's crowd. Van Sichel followed
his directions gratefully. All the boys
felt that he was a good fellow even if
he couldn't dive.
There were no long swims that
afternoon. nothing more than a little
padding about between the diving,
but the next morning.after breakfast.
when they all went K to the swim
ming hole again. it happened that long
swims were the order of the hour. In
this line of aquatics Dumpy held the
crowd record, and so no one was sur
prised to see his cousin lag far behind
him. But when he stopped and be-
gan making for the shore after swim
ming distance so short that the very
smallest boy in Pleasantville would
have been ashamed to acknowledge it
as his record, there was general con-
sternation.
Dumpy was awfully mortified. Van
Sichel also felt the need of an explain
alton. You see," he said, at have
never been where there was bathing
for any length of time. Perhaps we'd
stop on the French coast for a few
days and then we'd be off to some
place that was too wild and rough for
me to be allowed to bathe, or perhaps
we would go to the mountains. Some
summers 1 didn't get any bathing at
all Last summer we were only a
week at the beach,"
The boys nodded. The explanation
was satisfactory. "Dumpy'll teach
you," said John Redding, consolingly.
On the way UP to the house Van
Sichel entertained them with a des-
cription of the voyage over and of the
fearful storms they had encountered.
He did 1T very modestly, but neverthe-
less Dumpy felt that 1t somewhat re-
instated him in the good opinions of
the boys. But alas! these Iaurels
were to be scattered to the winds be-
fore they were an hour older. AS they
turned the corner into Dumpys street
John Redding stopped and patiently
fastened tick-tack to the windows
OF friends house Van SicheI looked
mystifed.
What is it2" he asked
"A tick-taek," said John Redding,
astonished at his ignorance.
oh" said Dough GaskiIl very sar-
castically. they don't have 'em in
France or China. 1 guess"
"Well. Dough. that's right, guess
there aren't many places as fond of
tick-tacks as Pleasantville," said John.
good humoredly, and he explained the
mechanism to Van sichel.
Every day brought new revelations
Van sichel couldn't sail the sneak bog
or even help to do so; he couIdn,t
paddle canoe. He rowed not much
better than girl. He couldn't plav a
mouth organ or turn the proper kind
or somersaults or make a fire on
stones for baking FISH and cooking
coffee when there were picnics. He
could play tennis because he had been
accustomed to do so with his tntor
but in the line OF sports this was his
only accomplishment. But he had
been In Pleasantyille nearly a weeE
before the boys discovered the worst
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16
MY PETS
BY Routhford Burkett-class C-Eight

BY Routhford Burkett-cIass c-Eight
Years
have one old hen and thirteen
little chickens. When I go into the
pen they never let me by. They get
out quite often and give them corn
from little trap door. They come
in if I'm there or not. They will al
ways eat corn right from my hand,
and when have a dish of scraps for
them they jump on the edge of the
dish, but they'll never drink when I
am around. I call my hen Beauty,
but haven't named my chickens yet.
for they are only month old.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-16

= LORENCE ELLIOTT. $50 East
II Fifth street, Los Angeles, class
A, 81.
CLARA BURGDORFF, $50 Wall
street, Los Angeles, Class B, 50.
ROUTHFORD BURKETT, Long
Beach, class c, ST.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-04
NoTATIONS.

The h~oney-bee was not known in the
United States till imported from Eng.
land.
The basling shark, which is the big
gest variety ever seen off British coasts,
sometimes attains a length of 40 feet.
Pigs are practically proof against
snake bite because the poison rarely, if
ever, reaches the c~irculatory system, ow.
ing to the fat carried by the animal. ~
The largest insect known to entomol.
ogistS is a Central American moth.
called the Erebus strix, which ex.
pands its wings from II to IS inches
Swallows are said to be the only birds
that take their food from the air and
drink when flying. On first arriving in
this country the birds feed upon gnats
and such insects, but as summer ad-
vances winged beetles are also eagerly
snapped up.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-04
FUNNY
People Will Drink Coffee When 7.
"Does Such Things"

Il began to use Postum because III.
Old kind of coffee had so poisoned m,
whole system that l was on the DIN
Of breaking down, and the docto,
warned me that I must Cult it.
My chief ailment was ervousnes
and heart trouble.
Any unexpected noise would cause
me the most painful palpitation. make
me faint and weak.
had heard Of Postum and began to
drink it when l left off the old coffee
1t began to- help me just as soon ss
the old effects Of the other kind of
coffee passed away. 1t did not stimu.
late me for awhile, and then leave
me weak and v as coffee used
to do. Instead Of that it built up my
strength and supplied a constant vigor
to my system which I can always rely
IN. 1t enables me to do the biggest
kind Of a days work without getting
tired. All the heart trouble, etc., has
passed away.
81 give it freely to all my children,
from the youngest to the Oldest, and it
keeps them all healthy and hearty"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the little bcf-L ".The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgR
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-04
THE HAI-F-BACK AUCTION.
Honor Of Alma Mater at Stake
Prompts Bid That Gets
the Player.

What am / offered for this prim,
New England half-back?" asked the auc
tioneer' briskly of the assembled manager
and alumni, relates Puck. Fresh from
his prep. school! A fine line bucker! Fol
lows his interference like a leech! Weight
l1o stripped! Come, now"
Free tuition during his whole colleg.
course, cried the manager Of the Yale
Free tuition" repeated the auctioneer
during his whole college course. Do !
hear free board? Remember, gentlemen
he has a record of 60 t~ouchdowns in one
season. Do L hear it,"
Free tuition and board for four years.
shouted the Princylvania manager, "and
cigarettes"
The auctioneer waved his gavel in prep.
aratIon for the final bang.
tuition, board and an agency" he
shouted. ID | hear free clothes? Re-
member, half-backs are scarce. This one
is guaranteed for four full years and a
postgraduate course. Going at tuition
board and an agency! Going-I am
asI0nished-golng-go-"
Ihere was a rustic in the throng. A
GREATNESS man burst through.
free tuition, board, an agency" cried
the newcomer, free clothes, rent free in
tandergould hall, free text books, free
trip to"
"Gone!o shrieked the auctioneer. Hes
yours. What name?"
Manager Hale university. Last June
by graduation we lost our whole back field
and six of the linemen. The honor of our
alma mater is at stake" ,
Report for practice" he said to his
purchase; next Saturday morning in the
lot"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-04
A Teachers Testimony.

Hinton, Ky, Oct. 3Oth (Speciar.-I
has long been claimed that Diabetes is in.
durable, but Mr.. E. j.. Thompson, teach.
er IN the Hinton school, has pleasing evi
dence to the contrary. Mr.. Thompson
had Diabetes. He took Dodd's Kidney
Pills and is cured. In a statement he
makes regarding his cure Mr.. Thompson
says:
Il was troubled with my kidneys for
more than two years, and was treated by
two of the best doctors in this part of the
state. They claimed l had Diabetes and
there was little to be done for me. Then
l started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills, and
what they did for me was wonderful. 1t
is entirely owing to Dodd's Kidney Pills
that L am now enjoying good health"
Many doctors still maintain that Dia-
betes is i%ncurable. But Diabetes is a kid
ney disease, and the kidney disease that
Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure has yet
to be discovered.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-04

Of action he is likely to follow when h,
enters the senate. The fact that the
railway rate question will be a top
liner in the senatorial program this
winter has led to the s~upposition that
Senator La Toilette will jump to the
front in a sort of continuous perform
ance on that subject.
One of the old members of the SEN
ate, in discussing Bob La Follette's
probable course, said the other day: II
don't believe that Mr.. La Toilette will
attempt to run the senate, or unduly
occupy it's time. He served three
terms in the house of representatives,
and has a very accurate knowledge OF
what the senate customs are.
at is very well known that a new
member of the senate is expected to
keep in the background for she irst
year or SO. l know that that was the
way with me, and I had had previous
experience in the house of representa-
tives. The senate has a quiet. compla-
cent way of extinguishing genius that
is too persistent and calculated to of
fend the traditions of the body. A SEN
ator who really wants to he useful to
his state will wisely feel his way
for the first year or two. After he mas
got his bearings and establis he'd 4 foot
II he is a man of ability, there ia
no place that his genius will count for
much as in the United States sen.
lte."