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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
Strange Conspiracy of the German Doll

school if it was convenient to Miss
Fanthorne.
You see my sister is to he much
away from home, paying the numerous
visits which she is quite under obli
cations to pay" explained her papa,
summer abroad, where I have serious
researches to make. So that the child
would he most lonely at her home, not
to mention a frequent lack of proper
guardianship during my sisters alb
sences."
Mary Marcella waited breathlessly
for Miss Fanthorne's answer. She
knew that it would be lonely at home,
but there WAS the kind old nurse
whom she had always known, and the
cook and the canary bird and the old
dog and the two little girls who lived
in the little house OH the back street.
Besides. home was home, and the
school was d big. dreary place where
not single girl reWained during the
long summer vacation. Nor a single
teacher. If Miss Mum had been go
ing to remain. Mary Marcella would
not have minded, but only the Old
housekeeper and one of the under
maids stayed at ST. Ursula's during
the summer.
Even through the ringing in hcr ears
and the jumping of her heart she had
H., oil
threat preparatory to giving sonorous
utterance to her reply. Perhaps she
would say it was impossible But just
as Mary Marcella was feeling mo-
mentary pang of relief at this thought
Miss Fanthorne began speaking in her
most profound tones.
"St. Ursula's will be delighted to
have your daughter for a summer
guest" she said. Mary Marcella is
always to be relied upon to be perfectly
docile with any one left in charge, and,
as you very justly say, she will have
the full benefit of the country air and
the gardens"
Then her papa had risen and shaken
MISS fdntnOrne Dy the hand crate
fully. 1T will be IA burden off my
mind" he had said anXiously, ito know
that the child has such excellent look
ing after as | am quite satisfied she is
getting here" which speech had so
pleased Miss Fanthorne that she led
Mary Marcellas papa instantly away
to show him the school gardens, which
was Miss Fanthorne's idea of giving
the visitors a good time.
And she had insisted upon Miss Mum
going along also, so that there was
nothing for Mary Marcella to do but
to come up to the dolls to talk the
thing over. 1t was a warm day in
May, SO warm that the window was
open and a delicate breeze famed the
shade gently to and fro.
Now the German gentleman doll,
who was wax and dressed in velvet,
looked so very warm that even in the
midst of her own troubles Mary Mar
celia noticed him and laid him gently
across the broad window seat, where
he might get the breeze.
Poor old thing" she said kindly,
''at least there isn't any reason why
you shouldn't be happy"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

Come closer to me. that nobody hears,
am changing your into donkey's ears
King Midas frightened 1t really was
true,
His nice little ears just grew and grew;
He called his barber and made him swear
That he'd cover the ears with puffs of hair.
And the barber swore by his BARRIERS pole
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
wAYLAND's LESSON
BY Maude sayers-cIass A-Fourteen
Years

Years
It was a beautiful day in March. The
sky was blue and the atmosphere clear.
There was a slight breeze moving the
trees Just outside the school room
window. All nature seemed to call the
children.
The teacher, fair haired girl of
eighteen summers, sat at her desk in
one corner of the room. Everything
was peaceful and calm. She had
promised the children a half holiday
IL they were good and studious. But a
was brimming with fun. 1t seemed
almost impossible for him to be quie5.
Suddenly there was great commoton
in that part of the room. Wayland had
accidentally all on purpose" knocked
little Gertrude's inkstand over cover
ing her dress, desk and floor, not to
mention her beautifully written eXam'-
nation paper. OF course the whole room
was all excitement in a moment. All
order was gone.
OllluI ell all Ntly sOlly liilo ilco
happened" said the teacher. All eyes
were turned toward her All was dis
appointment. Just then the pupils
were dismissed for recess. But one re-
mained. He had a purpose to carry
out.
When the teacher re-entered the boy
was standing by her desk She went ur
to him and placed her arms arQunG
him. They stood thus in silence. At
last he looked up at her.
Miss Fairbanks" he said, please
may I be the only one to remain this
afternoon. l was to blame and 1 prom
Use you L will study every moment.
Please do. teacher"
She looked at his pleading face in
silence.
"Yes Wayland you may" was all she
said. When the children came in the
teacher told them they would go, IS
they had planned. How they studied
The children and their loving teacher
went on their ramble in the woods,
but the teachers thoughts were with
the lonely little one she had left study
ing in the school room alone. Her
afternoon had no sunshine.
Wayland stayed, his eyes fastened
on his books, until four o'clock Then
he started for home. He told his
mother all that mad happened and some |
thing more. They counted the money
in his bank, just enough!
The next Friday, Wayland carried
mysterious package to Gertrude. When |
she opened it she found a pink lawn
dress, prettier than any she owned |
1t was ''to take" the place of the ink |
covered one Miss Fairbanks was the |
happiest teacher living when she was
shown the dress and told where it came |
from.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

That he never would tell a living soul;
But, OH It was such a hard secret to keep
He feared he should tell it while he was
asleep.
So the barber one day dug a great big hole
CThat wasn't. of course, a living soul');
Then down i'm the hole he shouted. my dears.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
THE RUBAIYAT OF
OMAR CAYENN &

Wake! For the Hack can scatter into flight
shakespere and Dante in single Night
The Penny liner is Abroad, and strikes
Our Modern Literature with blithering
Blight.
Before Historical Romances died
Methought Voice from Arts Olympus
when ali Fl Dumas and Scott is still for
why nod Ger Drowsy. Tales. by Tyros tried7"
Whether Macmillan or the Harpers pay,
The Publisher prints new books every
The Critics will keep Busy, anyway!
Each Morn thousand Volumes brings. you
say
Yes, but who reads the Books Of Yesterday
And this first Autumn List that brings
Shall take The Pit and Mrs. Wigs away.
Well, let IT take them! What, are we not
with Richard Calmady and Emmy Lou7
Let Ade and Dooley guy us as they will.
Or Ella Wheeler WilS9x-heed not you.
All. my Beloved. write the Book that clears
ToqHy OF dTearX Pebt and sad
My Nonsense popular as Edward Lears
For some we've read. the months Six SELL
The Bookman scored with elephantine jest,
Have sold a half a Million in Year,
Yet no one ever heard of them, out West!
XIII
And we. that now within the Editors Room
Make merry while have our little Boom
Ourselves must we give way to next
months Set
Girls with Three Names, who know not
who from Whom!
XIV
All, make the most of what yet may do
Before our Royalties have vanish'd, too,
Book after Book. and under Book to lie:
Sans Page, sans Cover, Reader-or Reviewi
XCI
Though Carnegie for Literature provide,
He Tombs a Body whence the Life has died,
And no one seems to turn a single leaf
Upon the unfrequented Classic side.
-Gelett Burgess
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21

The Wesleyans of Penarth, Wales
held a bazar for the purpose of raising
money for the repair of their church.
The day after the bazar closed the
church was burned.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
BATTLE WITH coNvIcTs.
Missouri Prisoners Escape and Are Re-
Captured.

Jefferson City, Mo.-A desperate at
tempt to escape from the State Peni-
tentiary was made by four convicts at
3:15 o'clock Friday afternoon. result
ing in a terrific battle with weapons
and nitro-glycerine at the prison gate,
a running fight through the streets of
Jefferson City, and the final capture of
the four convicts, two of whom were
shot and wounded. Two prison officers
were shot dead and a third seriously
wounded.
The fugitives, after getting outside,
outran their pursuers, seized a farm
er's wagon, used the farmer as shield
and raced for the country, but were
hemmed in, and back to back fought
desperately until one fell, when the
others surrendered.
The dead are:
John Clay, gate keeper.
Il. Allison, officer of the commits
sary department.
Hiram Blake. convict.
The wounded are:
Deputy Warden r. E. See, shot in arm
and hip.
Harry Waugh, convict, St. Louis,
shot in arm.
Mutineers unhurt are:
George Ryan from Kansas City.
Charles Raymond, three-year bur
glar from st. Louis.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
OFFER OF PRIZE
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
BEST ARTICLE ON COLORADO.
FRED G. sCHAFFeR's OFFER
To Be Awarded at Meeting Of National
Association Of Press Clubs in Den.
YER Next August-DeIeeates Will

Denver, Colo.-The Denver Press
Club will offer every inducement to
writer's who will attend the annual
meeting of the National Association
of Press Clubs next year and write
about Colorado. A bar of gold worth
81 900 has been offered by the club
as a prize for the best article written
on Colorado by anyone attending the
meeting. The gold was given the
club by Fred G. Shaffer, wealthy
Colorado mining man, whose interest
in the competition is increased by the
fact that he was once newspaper
man himself Mr.. Shaffer has won the
distinction of being chief of boosters,
his expensive prize for the writer who
speaks best of the state testifying to
his loyalty to Colorado. The competi-
tion for this prize will doubtless bring
hundreds of famous writers here
whose names will give them the en-
tree to the best publication and who,
in striving for Mr.. Shaffer's prize, will
give the state splendid fame in every
section of the world. committee OF
prominent citizens of the state will act
as judges in awarding the prize
President Edward Keating and Sec
retary Warren r. Given of the Den
yer Press Club have been doing yeo-
men service in perfecting the arrange
ments for entertaining the delegates.
The convention will be held in the
month of August. At that season of
the year the weather in Colorado is
delightfully."- cool The delegates will
be entertained at state expense and
will be taken on tour of the state.
hn tnl To hn fo
Greeley District" north of Denver.
At some of the smaller towns, such
as Peckham and La Sale, stops will
be made to view exhibitions of the
newly cultivated fields. The plan will
be to show the visitors the products of
land under cultivation for the first
time. At Greeley, Fort Collins. Love
land and other stations the writer's
will be given receptions calculated to
impress upon them the fact that in
the valleys and parks of Colorado is
the richest soil in the United States.
The special train which runs to Glen
wood Springs will be taken out an
other day and a trip to the mountains
will be made up to the banks OF
eternal snow" Exhibitions of cow
boys riding bucking bronchos and In
dians in war paint will be given during
the meeting of the journalists. More
than 1000 delegates are expected to
attend.
Secretary Given has In charge the
publicity work OF the convention. He
will spread to every section of the
country the news of Mr.. Shaffer's mag
nificent offer, the preparations that
have been made to entertain the
guests and the attractive program that
will be prepared. Mark Twain has
consented to appear on the program
and other notables of this country and
Europe will be here. The convention
will result in thousands of columns of
advertising for Colorado which could
never be secured in any other way.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
SAN JUAN VS.. OURAY.
County Line Contest Before State En-.
gneer Jaycox.

Denver.-An Ouray special to the
Republican says: County Attorney J.
T. Barnett, Thomas Mowatt, chairman
county commissioners, and +. l.. Bid
dlecom, county surveyor, met by ap-
pointment on Saturday at Silverton
the San Juan county officials, the meet
ing having been called at the sugges-
tion of State Engineer T. w. Jaycox,
who was present and to whom the
boundary line controversy between the
two counties had been appealed for
settlement.
The controverted territory is quar-
ter of mile wide by four miles long,
contains much valuable mineral bear
ing ground and lies between Brown
mountain and Mineral Point. The dis
pute is over the Identification of Min
eral creek and its junction with the
main branch OF the Uncompahgre.
Ouray insists that the stream rising
near the Polar Star mine, close to the
headwaters of the Animas and Henson
creek ccnfluent of the Gunnison is the
main branch of the Uncompahgre, and
that Mineral creek heads at the town
Of Mineral Point and flows into the
Uncompahgre near the Fred Smith
cabin. San Juan county contends that
the main branch of the Uncompahgre
rises at Lake Como in Poughkeepsie
gulch, and is what Ouray maintains
Is Poughkeepsie creek. San Juan
claims that Mineral creek is the main
branch of the Uncompahgre joining
the Poughkeepsie branch at the mouth
of Poughkeepsie gulch.
Mr.. Jaycox gave both sides until
| February list to prepare evidence in
the way of affidavits. copies of records,
maps. etc, after which he will make
| decision. and with the county survey
ors will run the line and make perma-
nent monuments. Either side being
dissatisfied within six months may ap-
| peal to the courts for review of his
action.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Killed in Auto Accident.

New York-Mrs. Francis Burton
Harrison, wife of former Congressman
Francis b. Harrison OF New York, was
killed to-day by the overturning of an
automobile in which she was riding
with party of friends from San Fran,
cisco. The car was running down a
steep hill in Long Island City, when
a break in the steering gear caused
the accident. Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
l. Scott of San Francisco and Charles
T. Crocker. also of San Francisco. a
Yale student and brother of Mrs.
Harrison. were injured Mr.. Scott suf-
fered a fractured rib and is in n seri-
GUS condition. His wife was rendered
unconscious, but later was revived.
Mr.. Crocker was bruised and the
chauffeur slightly hurt. Mrs. Harri-
sons neck was broken.
Mrs. Harrison was Miss Mary
Crocker. daughter of the late Charles
F. Crocker of San Francisco. She was
one of three children who divided the
fortune of between s12.O0O,000 and
SIS 100000 left by her father. Her
husband, Francis Burton Harrison, is
the son of Mrs. Burton n. Harrison,
the novelist, and Burton II. Harrison.
who was secretary to President JEFF
ferson Davis of the Southern Con
federacy during the Civil War. Mr..
Scott is Il son of the late Irving NJ.
Scott, the San Francisco shipbuilder
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Terrible Railway Collision.

Lincoln. Mass.-The most disastrous
railroad wreck in this state for many
years occurred at 3:15 tonight at Ba-
ker's bridge station. mile and half
west of Lincoln, on the main line of
the Fitchburg division of the Boston &
Maine railroad. The regular Sunday
night express. which left Boston at
7:45 for Montreal via the Rutland sys-
TEN, crashed into the rear of a local
train which started from Boston at
7:15 for points OH the main line and
the Marlboro branch. At least fifteen
persons were killed outright, burned to
death or suffocated. and thirty or more
were seriously injured. Many passen-
gers received minor cuts, bruises and
burns.
The wreck was primarily due to
thick weather, which apparently OBJ
scured signals set by the forward
train, which at the time of the disaster
was standing in front of Bakers Bridge
station.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
REFORM MAYORS.
Meeting Called at Cleveland to Con-
slider Municipal Reform.

Cleveland. Ohio.-Mayor Johnson,
with the authorization of Mayors-elect
Dempsey, Badger and Whitlock of
Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo, re-
spectively, has called meeting of all
the mayors-elect of Ohio cities, to be
held In this city December 4th.
Mayor Dunno of Chicago and Mayor
Weaver of Philadelphia will be present
at the meeting. The meeting took on
national importance to prominent To-
cal politicians when they heard of it
last night, and 1t was predicted that 1t
might become one of the greatest
forces in reform politics yet seen in the
country.
In speaking of the matter, Mayor
Johnson said:
Primarily the idea in arranging the
meeting is to form an organization OF
the mayors of all the large cities. We
want to get all of the reform mayors
into the organization. With the organ
ization formed we will discuss and ar
range to fight for legislation that will
be of benefit to the cities"
The meeting will be unique in the
history of American politics"
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Land for Russian Peasants.

St. Petersburg-The government
has issued a communication explaining
the meaning and scope of the en-
peror's manifesto of November 10th
concerning the peasants which will be
circulated extensively in the country
districts in the hope of quieting the
agrarian agitations. In 1t the peasants
are told they can now purchase land
through the peasants bank and are in
formed that the manifesto which re.
mits payments of taxes amounting to
$22.500,0 900 in 1906 and $45.0O0,000 an
nually thereafter. is only the first
step in the great scheme of reforms
which will be submitted to the National
assembly. and in which the represent
atives will take part.
The Cabinet, the communication
says, has also approved an appropria.
tion of $7.750.000 to improve the wages
of railroad men. hoping thereby to pre-
vent repetition of the great strike.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Presidents Congratulations.

Hopedale, Mass.-Eben S. Draper,
lieutenant governor-elect of Massachu-
setts, was given a reception at the
Town hall by the employees of his
mills and citizens in general During
the evening the following letter was
read:
MY Dear Governor Draper-No man
can rejoice more than ] do in your sue
cess and l just send you a message to
say so. You stand for those ideals of
fearless and upright conduct in public
life which l regard as of more conse-
quence to the future of our people than
any possible question of merely parti-
san politics.
with great regard. sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Children Escape Incineration.

Lawrence, Mass.-All but one of the
400. girls attending the parochial
school of st. Anne's parish, whose
lives were endangered by fire in the
building to-day, escaped without in
jury. although twenty-five of them
were caught in nets by firemen as they
were dropped from third-story WIN
dow by a teacher.
Rena Drouin twelve years old. was
taken to a hospital, suffering from the
effects of fright and inhaling smoke,
but it is thought that she will recover.
All the pupils except those on the
third floor, who escaped by means of
the net, marched out of the building
in good order when the alarm was
given. The fire was caused by an
overheated furnace.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Plans for a Great steel Plant.

New York.-Official announcement
has been made that the United States
Steel Corporation has practically com.
pleted plans for the construction of an
immense steel plant on the southern
end of Lake Michigan in the state of
Indiana.
Acting for the steel corporation.
agents have under option a large body
of land, aggregating $500 acres. or
four square miles, located on the
water front, on which blast furnaces.
open hearth furnaces. coke ovens and
finishing mills will be erected.
The statement is made unofficiallv
that the contemplated plant will be
the most modern in existence and at
the same time will be the largest com.
posite steel plant in the world.
Estimates of its cost are conserva.
lively placed at $50 900 900. Its outnnt
will serve the markets of the West
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
MuTINY AT sEsAsToPoL.
Sailors in Open Revolt Aided by Sol
diers.

diers.
Sebastopol.-Thel long-eXpected mu-
tiny of sailors who have been on the
verge of revolt for months has come,
and Russia's stronghold on the Black
sea is in danger. of falling completely
into their hands. The situation is
very vritical. All the shore equi-
pages, numbering 1000 men, are in
open rebellion, having driven away or
taken their officers prisoners. The
Brest regiment of infantry went over
in body to the mutineers. General
Neplueff, the commander of the fort
ress, Is a captive. The Bielostok regi-
ment, the only other regiment in the
city, received the mutineers with
cheers, but thus far it remains loyal.
Some of the artillerists have Joined
the men in revolt.
Later the mutineers were deserted
by the Crest regiment, which marched
off under arms to a camp formed by
loyal sailors and sent a message to
Vice Admiral Chouknin asking his
pardon and saying they were ready to
return to duty. The crews of all the
ships except the Penteleimon and the
Otchakoff refused to join the mutiny
or to answer the signals of the sailors
on shore. The men on the ships
named have not yet risen.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Alarm at St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg.-Thes successful mu-
tiny of the sailors of Sebastopol, ac-
companied by the first open revolt of
an entire regiment of troops, has Gre
ated the greatest alarm in government
circles, and no attempt is made to dis
guise the seriousness of this latest
crisis. The army is the last prop of
the government. Mutiny is contagious,
and the epidemic of revolt which has
attacked in turn practically all the
units from the navy from Vladivostols
to Cronstadt, it is now feared, is des-
tined similarly to spread throughout
the army.
Count Witte called an extraordinary
session Of the Cabinet to consider the
situation.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Russian Peasants Riaina.

Kursk, Russia.-The agrarian disor-
ders in the district of Subzha have as
sumed such violence that the troops
are unable TO cope with them. The
whole northern half of the district is
In the hands of peasant rioters who are
pillaging the estates and burning the
harvested crops. During the pillaging
OF one estate company of Cossacks
looked on, being unable to interfere.
Vladimir, Russia.-In the Jurieff
and Alexandrovisk districts of the gov
eminent peasant mobs are demanding
the surrender Of the stocks of provis-
ions and are threatening to set the
torch 10 the whole locality and to
storm the county treasures.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Fort Collins Sugar Output.

Fort Collins. Colo.-Up to Saturday
evening 10000 tons of sugar beets
had been delivered at the local sugar
factory. There are still from 10000 to
$4,000 tons of beets to be delivered,
and these are being hauled to the fac
tory at the rate of from 1000 to 5000
tons day.
The factory has made over 10000. 900
pounds of sugar this season and the
campaign is not half over.
Farmers are preparing to feed cat
tie and sheep on the factory ground.
convenient to the pulp silo, and some
of them have their stock in the pens
already. The factory management has
decided not to sell the pulp to any
but beet growers in this vicinity until
after their needs have been supplied.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Woman Found InsensibIe. ,

Denver.-Unconsciou by the road
side near Holmes ranch, one mile
from Harris, in Adams county, Miss
Maybelle NJ. Scrafford. teacher in the
Gilpini school. was found about 6
O'Clock Wednesday night. The young
woman was identified by report card
found in her pocket. There is deep
mystery in the case, as there are said
to have been no visible symptoms of
violence on her person, and every indi-
cation points to the fact that she was
suffering from the effects of some pow
erful drug, adpinistered by some one
to the police unknown.
The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
Jury convlets Senator Burton.

st. Louis.-Senator ]. r. Burton of
Kansas was on Saturday night found
guilty on all six counts of the indict-
ment upon which he has been on trial
for the past week in the United States
Circuit Court. charging him with hav-
ing agreed to accept and having ac-
cepted compensations from the Rialto
Grain and Securities Company of st.
Louis, to appear for the company in
the capacity of an attorney before the
Postotflce Department.
The verdict was brought in at 12: so
O'Clock. two hours and twenty-five min
utes after the jury had received the
case.