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The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

1t is vitally important that railroad
engineers should have accurate time
pieces, is the opinion Of the New York
Press. One is seldom seen with an eX-
pensive watch, unless it has been pre-
sented to him by the company as me-
mortal of long and faithful service, or
for some deed of hcroism. A dealer
tells me that the works in engineers
watches are of standard make, costing
the uniform price OF Sl3 The style Of
the case depends on the purchasing
ability of the buyer. the price ranging
from 50 to as many hundreds as one
wants to waste on gold and gems.
Most cases are silver. For many years
the works were manufactured by a
iirm in the West. Ere long wireless
electric clocks will be used in engine
abs, SO that the time all over the road
will lie the same 10 Il fraction of a sec
ond. There will be fewer accidents
tncn.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

At twenty, as you proudly stood
And read your thesis, brotherhood.
Ii remember right. you saw
The fatuous faults of social Law.
A. twenty five you braved the storm
And dug the trenches of reform.
Stung by some gadHy in your breast
Which would not let your spirit rest.
At thirty-hve you made a pause
To sum the columns of the cause;
You noted. with unwilling eye,
The needless world had passed you by.
Edmund Vance Coo
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

The san Francisco man who has
been doing" his honeymoon trip al.
alone at his wife's suggestion. misses
that inalienablc privilege of all hus-
bands To blame the bride if the wealth
er is bad or the train is late or any
thing else goes wrong.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

A New Jersey man who hadn't
spoken 10 Il woman for thirty seven
years has married a widow, and if he
lives long enough there's a woman
who Will speak TO him for tEirty-scven
years, declares the Memphis CONNER
cial-Appcal.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

Now it is Mrs. Margaret Cunning
ham, of Trenton, \. j.. who has sue
ceeded in typewritiuG 31.GSI words in
six and onc-half hours. Commercially
considered Mrs. Cunningham is Il won-
der, but how lucky she is not one of
the popular novelistS or playwri"hts.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
THE CONSERVATIVE.

At forty you had always known
Man owes a duty to h- own.
Mans life is as mans HE is mades
The game is fair, ii fairy played.
At fifty, after years OF stress
You bore the banner OF success
All men have virtues. all have sins,
And God is with the man who wins.
At sixty. from your captured ,-igh.s
GU fly the flag OF vested rights,
Bounded by bonds collectahle,
And hopsiessly respectable,
in Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

1t Is hoped that Lieutenant Peary's
dash for the pole vii! not call for the
usual expedition 10 make dash for
Peary. says the Washington Evening
Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

Ohl".S mouth waters as it looks
acroSs Mt the Indiana barbecue and
wish", that it was also doubtful. says
the Chicago News.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

EUssia's weekly expenditure on the
war with Japan is $5,4sG, $50 Brit
aims war in South Africa, which cost
all told the quite respectable sum of
Sl,0j9, 100000 worked out at 100 900
a week. France footed the heaviest
var Dlll on record, the cost of her terri
Die conflict with Germany being ST.
80, 100000, or over So, 100000 week.
The total cost of the Crimean war was
81 ,JG5, 100000. Of which Russia paid
S71O.OOO,OOO. France $iGJ, 1000, 600 and
England $39O,O00,O 900. The weekly ex-
pcnSes of the three countries were:
Russia, S7,OOO,OOO; France, $4,5OO,OOO;
England, $3.50O,0OO.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

ChIc1-p theatres are taking no
chahcr>. They dismiss their audiences
now II there is a fire in the next block.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

Are you up on music;" No, down
on it. \ man in nTr fiat is lrarIi.u: -
play a cornet."-Cievriand l'ia'u Deal
or.
Il was knocked scnselcss when n
small boy" "Wcll. doesn't rh. doc
tor think you'lI ever get over it?-s
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
And now in dreams the uirii,n sccs
In country and III town,
A vision which doth highly please
a sChoohJuse burning down.
Philadelphia Eu.tctH.
FudGy-"Rcnson claims ihai Ia. oD~t.
rode a thunderjolt bareback" buddy
Not bad for Benson, but my tricDa
Titcum rides Il motor cycle every SUB
day"
Barber-"They tell ne Noodl" is ii
great man in the halls Of Congress
Shooman-"And who are they, Mr-
Barber?" Barber-"Why, Noodle aB1
his wife, of course
His autographs not worth cent,
lis treasured not, you know,
Though I've promIssory note J,
He signed some Yeas ago. .
Fort Worth Record.
=
mcnt ring cost $50" poTy-'Ps1-
haps she near that che spent as
much as that entertaining the young
man before she got iL"-SomcrviiiI
Journal.
Miss Verjuice-"I saw Jane Staples
and I'll bet anything he was a married
man." Miss Creamieigh-"Hc is; b@s
James husband. l supposed you kDsrs
she was married.
What kind of sail are you going to-
use on your yacht next year, asEs.f
| the enthusiast. "Sheriirs, guess
replied the owner, who had jnsi iookets
over the stewards ACCOMPLISHMENT
natl COmmcrcial-1ribune.
"If there's anything hate its Il ecs-
ceited person, and that Bloylcy Is csi-
tainly the limit" what makes ysrI
think him cOnceitcd:" He ioid sonse--
one he knew as much as | know
| Cleveland Plain Dealer.
You'll take a couple OF tickets, s,s
course. We're getting up q rallle for
Il poor cripple in our neisbborA"odr
None for me, thank you. | wou!dEt
know what to do with y poor Grippe
| if l had him."-Philadclph Press
II certainly was gratifed at My. Crf-
| ticks comment" said D'Auber. "Wk;t
| did he say" asked Knox. WHY, ySn
heard him. He said ] was unGor~-
tionably deft colorist." Il under
stood him to say daft ''--phiiadclDhssa
| Press. sh2
Brown fstaying ut n farm house ter
his summer holidays)-"I like ye5<
eggs, Mrs. Chcriton, but fish III the
country often has such strong n.s-
vor" Farmers Wife-"Ycs, sir. Bsf
in London what You lose Oh the 6sb
you gain in the eSgs.'-Pumch. p
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

A N"w York thief stole 100 glass
eyes. hHt got away without being seen.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

-Edmund Cooke Philadelphia Saturday Evening
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
The Mysterious
CoW-BeII.
+ + X 4 4
Bv BETH DAY.

N the summer of 1886 the
few families living at
Clark's Crossing. in West
ern Wisconsin. were
thrown into great excite
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-12-15
why the Pulled. Don.t Lay.

The April and May Matched pullets
should come into profit about October
or November. Ii is safe. however. to
say that the bulk of them do not.
Why? The fault lies alone with the
care these birds receive from start TO
finish. They cannot stand any set
backs and must be kept growing from
the day they are Matched until they
are placed in the laying quarters.
There Is no secret about the matter.
At no time in their life must they be
overcrowded. Plenty OF room, so that
they can have plenty Of exercise. is not
only desirable. but imperative. Pullets
for profit should be kept tame. Wild,
scary birds never amount TO much;
the egg crop depends upon the amount
OF confidence and comfort the hen. old
or young. Michael *. Boyer
In American Agriculturist
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-12-15

AND HARDENED BITS OF STRAW.
harvested. and a serious outbreak in
northeastern Indiana the present year
discouraged many farmers so that
they questioned the ACCESSIBILITY of put
ting in crop of wheat.
The fully developed insect somewhat
resembles small winged black ant
The grub is whitish, with white jaws.
Its natural length is indicated by a
line at the right in the second cut. f
shows an antenna and L the jaw.
The effect of the grub in the wheat
straw is variable. Sometimes the
straw is distorted, sometimes BENT
again, there will be no enlargement of
the straw whatever, as there may be
large gals or eXcrescences at the base
Of the sheath; again, the growth will
not exceed three or four inches, with
the straw CALLED or hardened at the
base of the head. In some cases there
is no outward indication of attack
In thrashing the grain the hardened
portions of the straw break up into
pieces of from half an inch to an inch
or more in length, many of which do
not go over with the straw and chaff,
but remain with the grain. The pres
ence of these bits of broken straw in
the grain is frequently the first evil
dence the farmer has seen of the pres
ence of the pest in his fields. Wheat
heads from the infested stems are fore
shortened, and the kernels thereby re-
duced in size and number.
There are no known remedies. The
most serious ravages are observed on
thin or impoverished soils. especially
along the margins Of the fields infest-
ed. Anything that tends TO add vigor
TO the young growing grain will con-
stitute a preventive measure. Burn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-12-15
ASK Your Grocer For

Now is the time to guard the health
and strengthen the lungs. The best
remedy TO use for coughs and colds is
Bees Laxative Honey and Tar. The onl,
cough syrup that does not constipate the
bowels but which, on the other hand
expels all cold from the system by acting
as pleasant laxative Best for coughs.
colds, cronp, whooping cough etc. Sold
by Geo. f. Sharrar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-12-15
>szsS<
sfARN% GARDEN
> EsSSSIs~
THE JOINT WORM.

IL Probably Damages wheat More
Than Has Been Thought.
BY +. NJ. WEBSTER.
The temperance of the Joint worm
In the wheatfields OF Indiana, Michi
gan, Ohio. Pennsylvania, West Vir
ginia, Virginia, Maryland and Kansas
in 1904 and in still greater numbers In
1905 serves to bring it to notice. In
1904 some fields in eastern Ohio were
so badly damaged that they were not
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-12-15

LARvA OF WHEAT STRAW WORM.
ing the stubble is most efficacious, but
over the larger portion of the territory
ravaged by this pest II is customary to
seed with grass after wheat, and burn
ing over the stubble is impossible.
Such fields should be raked over with
an ordinary hayrake and the loosened
stubble removed and burned before
the adults have emerged I'm the spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05

and Pasadena's exhibit for the Lewis
and Clark exposition win be discussed.
The Womans Socialist club will meet
tomorrow afternoon to study THE
Struggle for Existence" Mrs. Elva
Blick- -Beals is in charge Of the class.
Harold G.. Simpson, who has been
clerk of the supreme court for the
Southern California Jurisdiction, has
come to Pasadena to remain and will
enter his fathers office as associate.
Judge Klamroth has fixed the fines Of
the Los Angeles cock fight spectators
at a hundred dollars. There will prob
ably be hundred warrants for as
many spectators. r. H. Sanchez. whose
case was tried this afternoon, declares
his intention of fighting the decision
and has engaged Henry T. Gage and
Attorney Horace Appel to defend him
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
HAMMERS WIFE
WITH REVOLVER
DRINK LEADS TO TRAGEDY AT
LONG BEACH
Union Improvement Company organ-
ICES With Capital Of One Million
Dollars to Supply City
With Gas
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, April An. j. Brow
nell, living at Sixth street and Lime
wife this afternoon, nearly killing her.
Brownell had been drinking for sew
eral days, and this afternoon demanded
5000 from his wife. When she said she
could not get it the man drew a re-
volver and hammered her on the head
with it, cutting her scalp and exposing
her skull. She grasped the weapon to
stop another blow, and her husband
choked her into insensibility and kicked
her in the stomach.
The woman's cries attracted neigh
bors, and help arrived in time to save
Mrs. Brownelrs slife. Brownel was
dsarmed and locked up in the city Jail.
He recovered his faculties little later.
and thought he had killed his wife. He
begged the police piteously to save her
life when he found she was not dead.
DIR. w. Hartman Jones, who is attend
ing Mrs. Brownell, says that she has in
leriihi iIJuIleS, Jul He tillilhS Sic Will
probably recover.
The voters of Alamitos last night
nominated H. L. Enloe for school trus-
tee in the Long Beach district to sue
ceed himself, his present term expiring
April 7.
The officers of the local lodge of Elks
were installed last evening, with W.
j. O'Brien, jr., of Baltimore, grand ex-
allied ruler of the order, and several
officers of Southern California lodges
present. The installation was conduct
ed by II. S. Allen of Joliet, ILL.,, past
deputy grand exalted ruler.
For several days a number of Los
Angeles solicitors have been working
in this city to get 81 gas contracts for
new company, which it is proposed to
organize. H. S. Farnsworth is at the
head of the undertaking, and the So
licitors say the plant will be put in
as soon as 500 customers are secured.
The company is the United States I'M
provement company, which filed arti
cles or incorporation yesterday, with
capital of $1,0OO,OOO.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
GIVEN TO ALEXANDRIA
Formation of Brass Band Proposed
Under Management of Prof.
De Donate

Special Cable to The Herald.
ALHAMBRA, April 4.-The Wednes-
day Afternoon club last week offered
to the city trustees a handsome iron
drinking fountain. The fountain will
be placed at the business center of the
city.
Alhambra is to have a brass band.
Professor de Donate, new resident
who has lately come from New York.
has consented to teach and direct n
band IL one is started A public meet
ing will be held Friday evening at
Bordens hall to effect organization.
Earl Blackburn and Leslie Williams
will represent Alhambra high school
at the Ojai Valley Tennis clubs meet
this week.
Claude Wayne and Harry Lane, old
Alhambra tennis players, who are now
versity of California tournament just
finished. Wayne will represent Califor-
MIA in the annual match with Stanford.
Miss Stella Knight, who yesterday
became Mrs. Christopher Reuss was
for the two years preceding a teacher
in the Alhambra school.
Alhambra has lost by death within a
few days two old residents. Levi Will
cox, aged so, died Friday at the home
of his son, George WilcoY. e. Lane.
who died Saturday at the home OF his
Mrs. Frank Donohugh, was
also so. Last summer Mr.. Lane was
run down by trolley car and thrown
from his bicycle. The injuries then
received were followed by paralysis.
Friday afternoon, April Z, the annual
election of trustee for Alhambra high
school district will occur at the school
house.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
RESUME WORK ON
ARROWHEAD DAM
ARMY CF MEN ENGAGED FOR
COMING SUMMER
Enterprise Means Expenditure Of
Fully Two Million Dollars and
viii lrrigate Thousands
of Acres
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, April Alright
e. Drew, the contractors for the great
Arrowhead reservoir dam in Little
Bear valley above this city, will this
and during the greater portion of the
summer will employ not less than 500
men on the great enterprise. Five cars
of machinery are being hauled to the
mountain summit now, and for several
weeks teams have been hauling cement
tract extends over three years and
amounts to more than $75O,O0O, in addi-
ton to the preliminary contract they
completed last year. When completed
this gigantic enterprise will mean the
expenditure of fully $2,OO0,OOO and will
provide water for thousands of acres
of rich land north of this city.
The stories that are sent out regard
ing the Bear Valley dam, as being
liable to break down and drown out the
entire valley below, are secuted by peo-
pie in this section who are familiar
for twenty years. has often been filed
with water and is regarded as perfectly
safe.
Chester A. Dewey. the Upland citizen
who recently instituted proceedings to
contest the will of his wife, Mrs. May
Johns Dewey which cut him off from
inheriting any portion of her fortune
OF nearly 100000, has dropped the con-
test and substituted suits against Mrs.
H. H. Harkinson and other heirs under
the will. 1t is thought the contest Of
the will will be resumed later. Mrs.
Dewey died last November, just two
weeks after she had instituted pro-
ceedings for divorce against her hus-
band, and the case promised to be a
very sensational one.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
RUN DOWN AND NERVOUS
vINoL COMPLETELY RESTORED
MRS. BURNS HEALTH
The Owl Drug Co., Agree to Return
Money if Vinol Fails.

"Many people right here in Los An
geles are all run down, hardly able 70
drag about, don't know what ans
them. This condition is probably
caused by a cold, or cough, which is
hard to cure, overwork or too close
confinement to business. Such people
need Vinol" said member of the
Owl Drug Co., and the following let
ter is only one of many which we are
constantly receiving showing what
Vinol will do.
Mrs. w. r. Burns of Memphis, Tenn,
who is national press correspondent of
the w. r. c., writes Last winter
caught a severe cold which it seemed
impossible for me to get rid of. / be-
came much run down, lost my appetite
and flesh and felt nervous and irritable.
Vinol was recommended, and it GER
tainly worked wonders for me; it in
creased my appetite. cured my indiges-
tion, cough and nervousness, and
sleep soundly. l consider Vinol Won
derful remedy"
Vinol cures such conditions because
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
POSTOFFICE EVIDENCE
OF RIvERSlDE'S GROWTH
Former Clerk Of Supreme Court
Sentenced to Three Years In
the Penitentiary
Special TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald
RIVERSIDE. April 4.-Receipts of
the Riverside postoffice for the last
quarter were $9116.S1. Receipts for the
corresponding quarter last year were
$S216.72. The receipts for March, 1904,
were $2776.56, while for the month just
closed they were $SO7S.22. These fig
ures indicate very satisfactory
growth of the town.
Joseph L. Taggart of San Jacinto,
son of a forest ranger, and at one time
clerk OF the supreme court of Califor-
MIA, had his trial today in the supe.
rior court. charged with stealing $3.50
from the trunk Of his roommate. Tag
gart was unable to secure bail. and
has been in jail month awaiting his
trial. The jury found him guilty as
charged, and he was given three years
I'm the penitentiary.
The meeting Of the city trustees this
morning was enliyened by large dele
CATION OF w. 9. 4. U. women and pas
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
TELEPHONE EXTENSION
FROM SANTA BARBARA
Home Telephone Company Granted
Franchise for Line Through
Northern Part Of Country

SANTA BARBARA, April A.
The board of supervisors has granted
franchise to the Home Telephone
company of this city for telephone
line through the northern part of the
county. This Is intended as a part of
a franchise which, when It is all conf
plete, will allow the Home company to
extend long distance line to San
Francisco. The company is also con-
sidering the project of wiring all the
towns in the northern part of the
county.
Mrs. Ella c. Moley died yesterday
evening at her home on Palm avenue,
after suffering over two weeks from
terrible burns received while lighting
a gasoline stove. 1t was thought that
there was little danger in the case,
but it later developed that she had in
hailed the gases and after intense suf-
fering death came as a relief.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
ARBOR DAY AT POMONA
A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
Trees Planted on Every Street and
Nurserymen Unable to Meet
Demand for Stock
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
POMONA, April 4.--The Pomona's 5
celebration of Arbor day here was an
unparalleled success, and early yester-
day tree planting commenced all over
which have not been beautified by hav-
ing shade trees planted by the score.
The work of the schools, through
the efforts of Prof. p. w. Kaufman
and the corps of teachers, was mani
fest ,and probably over 1000 trees were
planted. The local nurserymen We're
unable to supply the demands for some
varieties, although every effort was
made to anticipate the needs.
At o'clock the parade started from
the corner of Second and Carey, head
ed by the Pomona band. The judges,
fraternal orders and w. r. G. were
prominent in the parade.
Arrived at the library the program
was in charge of Rev. S. J. Carroll. as
chairman. Prof. p. w. Kaufman
spoke of the "Origin of Arbor Day"
and of it's history from the first Arbor
day in Nebraska thirty odd years ago
to the present time. Ross Kepner gave
some beautiful quotations on nature,
and Rev. Robert p. Shepard spoke on
"Co-operation in Civic Affairs"
The tree planting contest for the $40
silk flag and S. silk pennant,
inscribed pomona Arbor Day. 1906"
followed. The drills by the Lady Mac
cabees and the Rathbone Sisters were
awarded first and second prizes, re-
spectively.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
SAN DIEGO WILL
EXHIBIT GEMS
THIS WILL BE ITS SPECIALLY
AT PORTLAND FAIR
County viii Concentrate All Its
Energies on This Display to the
Exclusion Of other
Products
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, April 4.-The San Di-
ego county exhibit at the Lewis and
Clark exposition at Portland is to con-
sist of gemstones only.
The California state building at the
fair is to be In the form of a Greek
cross; the general exhibits are to be
placed i'm each arm of the cross. and
the fruit exhibit is to occupy a great
pyramid or cone in the very center.
All counties are to participate in
these exhibits. Near the fruit exhib-
It small circular space has been set
apart for gold exhibition, in which
all counties may exhibit.
Secretary Wood of the chamber of
commerce called the attention of the
commissioners to the fact that one of
the products of California had been
left out altogether, namely, its gem
stones, and suggested that space near
the gold exhibit be set aside for the
same. The commissioners agreed to
the proposition, and allotted an oblong
space between the gold exhibit and the
entrance for this gem exhibit.
1t was voted that the energies of
this county be concentrated, and there
will be gems shown running into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in value.
Word comes from the other side of
the mountains of work on the Southern
Pacific branch line, down through the
Imperial valley and into Lower Call
fornia. A track laying force of eighty
men has been organized for the work
Of putting down the ties and rails.
The contracts have been let for the
construction of three station houses
at Calexico, Mexicali and Packard.
The Pastime Gun club will hold its
annual bluerock tournament late this
month or early in May. 1t is proposed
to have two days of shooting, and
many prizes will be offered.
w. M. McKim of Imperial, who has
been ON a recent prospecting tour in
the Cuyamaca mountains, has brought
back specimens that run close to $500
per ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05

tors, who came to protest against the
granting to other parties Of the hotel
license, forfeited last week by J. p.
Moseley and Roy Raymond. When
they found that no one had applied for
the license they retired.
The city attorney has been instruct
ed to draw up a curfew ordinance to
be acted upon at the next meeting OF
the city fathers.
Or. o. c. Darling was fined s. last
night for riding his bicycle without
light.
The baseball game of Elks vs. High
School yesterday was won by the High
School boys by score of II to 4. Hud-
son and Noble were the batteries for
the High School. and Hosp and New
comb for the Elks. r. d. Osburn act
ed as umpire.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05

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medicinal curative elements found i'm
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1t imparts In a natural manner strength
and vigor to every organ of the body,
aids digestion and makes rich, red
blood.
Vinol is not patent medicine. every
thing is printed on the bottle; It con-
tains iron, and in highly concentrated
form all OF the vitalizing properties
contained in cod liver oil. 1t Is deli
cious and the weakest stomach can re-
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We ask every run down, nervous, de-
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from stubborn colds. hanglng-on
coughs. bronchitis or incipient con-
sumption TO try Vinol on our guarantee.
II costs nothing II Il fails TO give satis-
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