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Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-27
The Miser Of Bagdad
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with the nails that dcchrd the soles.
The fishermen, furious ho,l. with the
miser and his slipper. Thought to
throw them back to him by his opcn
window. And, being thrown hy Wig.
orous arm. the slippers fell back among
the walls of rose water ranged along
his shelves, so that the yias were all
broken, and the miser's recently pur.
chased rose water was lost
"Oh. most fatal slippers" said ne.
"Ye shall do me no more HARM" and
he took q spade and dug hole in his
garden, intending to bury them for.
ever.
Now. one of his neighbors, who for a
very long time had borne him grudge,
saw him doing this and Immediately
ran 10 the cadi to tell him that Cascu
had dug up treasure in his garden
It needed nothing more to in,lame III,
ca.ars covetousness, and the miscl
might say as much as he liked that h,
had not found anything but had onl,
meant to bury his slippers 1t was II,
good. The cadi had already counte,
on taking of good handful of gold
and the unhappy Casen only obtained
his liberty by the expenditure Of
large sum Of money.
Our misery friend, rendered desper
ate. cursing the slippers with all hi
might. went and flung them into a
aaueduct n good distance from tn
town. This time, at least, he believe
he was certain to hear nothing NOR
Of them.
But 1t was not to be 30. The slipper
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-27

0ulls love socisty. They always nsse
In colouiss and live togethev Tho eutiso
yer. They are most useful bipdD ahout
the water fronts Of our citias. Thsae
gulls have developed certain trsils that
mara thsm - land birds rather thao
birds OF the sss. IN southern Call1os-
MA and Oregon ] have watchs6 0oeks
a them lssvs ~ ocean and rivers q
daybssak svsry morning and sau H.
lanA 1os miles. skismishing sbost ~
country b plek - . mvlaS IN tho 49,.
foliowtns ths plew su day loag. q
blackbirds "a. sn1 1Ghting at the fas0'
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Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-27
HERE was once an old mer-
chant of Bagdad, named Abou
Casen, who was famous for

~ HERE was once an old mer-
chant of Bagdad, named Abou
Casen, who was famous for
his avarice. Although he was
very rich, all the clothes he wore were
patched and mcnded In many places,
and his turban, made of coarse linen,
was so greasy and dirty that 1t was
impossible to tell what Its original
color had been.
But the most surprising part Of his
costume, the things that deserved to be
the most noticed, were his slippers.
The soles were studded with large
nails, the upper leather consisted OF
number Of small pieces joined together,
and for the ten years that they had
existed as slippers the most ingenious
cobblers Of Bagdad had spent time and
skill in making the poor remnants hold
together. They had, therefore, become
go heavy that they grew into a prov
erb, and whenever people wished to
give an idea Of great weight, the slip
per of Casen were brought forward as
a comparison.
1t happened one day. when Casen
was passing through the public market
of the city. the purchase Of a large
amount Of crystal was proposed to him
and he at once closed with 1t. Some
days after. having heard that ruined
perfumer's last hope lay in the sale Of
quantity Of rose water. he took ad
vantage Of the poor mans misfortune
and bought the rose water at half it'
value.
These profitable transactions having
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-27

mt him into a good humor, he thought
1t better, instead Of giving q feast (as
ia the custom Of eastern merchants). TO
20 to the bath, where he had not been
for q long time.
While be was undressing one OF his
acouaintances told him bis slippers
rendered him the talk OF the whole city
and that he himself would, in the end,
be obliged to give him another pan:
ut is quite time that I should tnlnk
about IT," answered Casen. "but aftes
an they are not 90 worn that they can
not still serve my purpose" and 20
saying he finished undressing and en-
tered the bath.
while be was washing himself the
cadi OF Bagdad also came there to
bathe. Then Casen, having made an
end OF his ablutiOns, returned TO tne
first room and put on bis garments. out
vainly did he seek for his slippers. In
stead of their being where he had iett
them they had got pushed away into
some corner, and in their place lay Q
pair OF new ones.
Whereupon our miser. quite believing
that this was, what he would have
wished Il to be. a gift from the person
who had just been admonishing nim
nut them ON without more ado. ana
nearly beside himself with Joy at being
SPARED the expense Of buying otners
be left the bath.
when the cadi had Anished bathing
his slaves sought everywhere for theil
masters slippers. but In vain. Ine1
only succeeded In finding some nlmI
one. which were at once recognized q
Casen's. The doorkeepers immsdistesl
ran after Casen and he being dssmsl
a thief. was taken a. such, was VI
hack to the cadl and for this sxchang
OF slippers sent to prison.
In order 70 escape out OF the claw
Of Justice he was Obliged to opsn hi
purse pretty widely. and - hs VI
held TO be as rich Q man - 10 was
miserly one you can easily believe 2
did not get OF very cheaply. The soee'
aaictsd Cassu on reaching home too
his slippers and Auns thsm In . rse
into the Tisris. which aowsd esnsa'
his windows.
some days after. when certain nans
men were dsswins up nsh tns
found II heavier than usual. ana =
Cassn's slippsrs we're In u snd, moe
svsr. IA tn ths nsaAss 6 ~ .
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-27
-r1EsE SLIPPERS HAVE KEDUcED ME- TO BEGGARY."

lodged In the pipe. thus preventing the
free passage Of the water. The super
intendent Of the aqueduct hastened to
search into the matter, and, finding
Casen's slippers, he brought them to
the governor. saying the miser had
-caused all the mischief. The unlucky
owner Of the old slippers was again
put In prison and fined more heavily
than before.
The cadi, after justice had been done.
scrupul0usly returned him his precious
property. Then Casen. In order once
for all to free himself from the disas-
ters they had brought ON him. deter
mined to burn them, ana as they were
thoroughly soaked through he exposed
them to the rays Of the sun on the ter
race Of his house 20 that they might
dry.
Fortune. however, had not yet ended
all the injuries she wished to inflict on
him. but had kept the most cruel for
the last.
A dog owned by some one living In
the neighborhood caught sight Of them
rushed down the masters house to the
place where they lay, snatched up on'
In bis mouth and while playing with ]
let It fall right on the head OF stou
woman who was going by. In conse
quence OF the fright aud blow the wo
man fell III. the husband complained
70 the cadi. and Casen was condemned
70 pay heavy nns Tor the harm done.
Thereup0n Cssen went away. ant
soon. carrying the slippers In his hand
he came again before the cadi.
Here" said be. with Q fury tina
made the judges laugh. here II the IL
tai origin OF all my troubles. Thes
slippers have reduced me 70 beggsry
entrsat you to have the goodness {
pass an sdict 20 that the evils these !
omened things viii certainly c0nunu
to cause may 10 longer b imputed
me-"
Ths cadi could not refuse. and Q
sdict was passed, but. - you hsv
seen. only when Casep bad learned
an enormous expense how great 10 q
danger OF wearing one pais 0f slippeI
too long. -Philadslphis PresA
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-07-27

4 U1A1Do.
Ten meas lsngth.
Ten nao'o s1souGth,
Ten meo can't to- o,
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
MORNING AT LONG BEACH
Delegates Will Ride in Autos and
Resume Sessions Later

Monday morning the delegates will
go to Long Beach, leaving the Salt
Lake station at a. m. After an auto
mobile ride and luncheon the delegates
will be guests of the Long Beach Con-
gregational churches.
The delegates will return to Los An
geleS at l p. m, to be followed by
several conferences commencing at 2
o'clock as follows:
Conference on the Bible school, held
in Temple B'nai Birth, opposite church.
Conducted by Prof. William F. Bade,
Phi. D., Berkeley; Rev. A. w. Palmer,
Redlands.
Conference on our young people, held
in lecture room, parish building Con-
ductedrby Rev. William T. Patchell,
San Jose; Rev. r. b. Larkin, Ontario.
Conference on our missionary work,
held in church auditorium. Conducted
by Woman's Missionary societies,
Woman's Home Missionary union; Mrs.
20. C. Bryant presiding. Mrs. ]. c.
Luckey of Portland, Ore, will speak.
Womans board of the Pacific; Mrs. ].
II. Williams of Redlands presiding.
Mrs. William Renwick of Claremont
will speak.
Conference of pastors. held in orcnes-
ira room. parish building. Conducted
by Rev. j. X. Mclean, ID. d., Pacific
Theological seminary, Berkeley
Rev. C. r. Brown of Oakland and DR..
r. r. Merridth of Pasadena win speak
at the evening session.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
MANY ATTEND DEDICATION
New Tabernacle Of Boyle Heights
Christian Church opened--Large
Amount Subscribed

Dedicatory services Of the tabernacle
Of the Boyle Heights Christian church,
corner Second and Breed streets, were
held yesterday and attended by large
congregations. Throughout the day
more than $4,000 was subscribed toward
the church Indebtedness.
G. G. Chapman, president Of the
Southern California board Of missions,
spoke at the morning service on our
Religion" Rev. A. G. Smither pastor
OF the First Christian church, took for
his topic at the afternoon service THE
Church as a Body" Communion was
celebrated at this service.
Rev. j. p. Mcknight, pastor Of the
Magnolia Avenue Christian church,
preached the evening sermon.
The tabernacle, which will form the
Sunday school room Of the church
building planned, will seat 400, the
property being valued at $4,000.
Rev. w. L. Martin pastor OF the
church, has greatly enlarged the mem-
bership and has extensive plans In view
for the near future for the church.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
is A LOST ART IN ENGLAND
Committee of Playgoers' Club Rejects
$50 Plays Submitted in COM
petition
Special Gable to The Herald,

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 2O.-The land of
Shakespeare, Congreve, Sheridan and
Pinero has no reserve of frst-rate
writer's OF pieces accept
able 10 West End audiences - among
the great unacted. At least that is the
conclusion arrived at by the commit
tee of the Playgoers' club, which in
vited aspiring dramatists to send in
their masterpieces on the understand
ing that If one was found worthy Of
that honor 1t would be produced by
Philip Carr at West End theater.
The plays sent in numbered $50 and
were of all species except, the kind
that is once more the most popular
and successful on the London stage
musical comedy. After eliminating all
impossible and mediocre plays, the
committee reduced the competitors to
two, but even then they finally de-
cided that both of them lacked the
qualities that make for success on the
boards.
All this seems to prove that while
there are plenty of excellent writer's Of
novels and stories in England, the
dramatic instinct in the twentieth CEN
tury Is extremely rare among English
men, much rarer than 1t was In Eliza
bethan England or than It is In modern
France.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
SALOON IN LAW COURTS
Peculiar Condition That Exists in
London-A Surprise for
Americans
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 2O.AAn agitation is on
foot to romove drinking tempa tions
from litigants and witnesses at the law
courts bar The bars that have been
attacked are three in number only, as
no objections are made to those that
are slowed away i'm the subterranean
regions of the courts. One bar is sit
uated in the recess formed by a hand
some Gothic staircase leading up to the
divorce court Another greets the eye
on the right as one proceeds from
Kings Bench Court vi, to Kings Bench
Court VII, A third nestles in an alcove
by the side of the Lord Chancellor S
court.
OF course, if it were recognized fact
that members of the bar spent too much
time in taking nips and snacks and
gossiping with the Hebes, who dispense
whisky and soda. the action of the
law council i'm hoping that the bars
may be abolished might be regarded as
justifiable. But it is notorious that
lawyers except i'm very few instances.
not only do not waste their time re-
freshlng but actually refrain from ap-
preaching the bars at all. London pro-
fesses to be astonished at the agita-
tion, but to an American II will be a
surprise to learn that bars are allowed
at all in the greatest law court In the
world.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
TWO CENTS CAUSING SCRAP
Minnesota Man Fails to Receive PEN
sion Money on Account of
Insufficient Stamps

Special to The Herald.
WINONA, Mimi, May 20.-B. A. Man
of this city, who recently protested
against the action of Pension Agent
Coe of Milwaukee in holding back
pension payments on twenty-three
vouchers forwarded by Mr.. Man be-
cause of an alleged shortage of cents
in postage. has come into much motor
iety through his contest with the pen
sion authorities. What particularly in
censed him was that before sending the
vouchers he had them weighed and
stamped by a clerk in the Winona
postoffice.
He has now received replies to several
letters he wrote about the matter. Agent
Coe at Milwaukee evidently did not like
Mr.. Mans breezy communications.
After receiving Mr.. Goes demand for a
2-cent postage stamp Mr.. Man secured
a postoffice money order for this
amount and sent it to Mr. Coe by regis.
tered letter to make sure he received it.
Among the communications received
by Mr.. Man is one from Senator Knute
Nelson, who took the matter up with j.
l.. Davenport, the acting commissioner
of pensions at Washington. The sena-
tor incoses a letter from Mr.. Daven-
port reading in part as follows:
THE Milwaukee pension agent was
instructed under date of October Is last
to decline hereafter to receive from the
mail letters of the sender upon which
postage had not been fully prepaid. and
further to accept as heretofore letters
or packages under plain cover. but in
case executed vouchers for pensions
were inclosed to withhold payment
thereon until reimbursed by the sender
In the amount of the short postage as
disclosed by the contents of the letter
or package"
Mr.. Davenport explains that the
adoption of this rule was to stop the
practice of many notarial officers in
regularly sending letters to pension
headquarters with insufficient postage
and letting the government pay the
balance.
Mr.. Man contends that according to
these Instructions Pension Agent Coe
was in error. for il he had followed
them Mr.. Mans letter inclosing the
vouchers would have never been taken
out OF the Milwaukee postofice. as Mr..
Mans business address was plainly
printed on the outside.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
speaks of orlentals
THEY VISITED ORANGE GROVES
Personnel Of Party That Made Kite
Shaped Tour

visiting Congregationalists are loud
in their praises Of their trip Saturday
over the Kite-shaped track. Here Is a
list OF those who made the journey:
Rev. William RAIDER, San Francisco.
Mrs. G.. Il. Delaney, San Diego.
Rev. w. w. Scudder, jr., Seattle.
Rev. o. F. Thayer, San Jacinto.
Ephraim Tucker, Redlands.
G. w. Merrill, Saratoga, Cal.
Mary Merrill, Downey.
Mrs. c. W. Merrill, Saratoga.
Mrs H. J. Collins, Lake City, MINI.
Mrs Laura Parker, Portland, Ore.
Mrs. f. r. Cook, San Francisco.
d. A. Mervin, Pasadena.
Miss E. f. Beebe, Chicago.
Miss Flora Starr, Chicago.
Rev. and Mrs. G. NJ. Morrison, Villa
Park, Cal.
Mrs. II. B. Hendley, Tacoma.
Mrs. N. ]. Liners. Los Angeles.
r. ]. Van Horn, Seattle.
Rev. r. r. Merridith and wife, Pasa-
dena.
Mrs. d. r. Best, Angola, Ind.
Mr. and. Mrs. w. w. Ferrier, Berkeley.
Rev. and Mrs. e. L. Smith, Seattle.
Mrs. Andrew A. Peck, Pasadena.
Mrs. /. e. Wilcox, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Rev. and Mrs. r. L. Glashy and son,
Calexico, Cal.
r. L. Thompson, Santa Rosa.
Rev. Frederick Woth, Fresno.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Foster, Portland.
Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Loud, Lead, s. D.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Loud, Los Angeles.
Rev. N. T. Edwards, Whittier
Prof. w. H. Matlock, Whittier college.
Rev. G. L. Mears, Reno, New.
Rev. e. L. House, Portland, Ore.
Mrs. H. NJ. Voorhees, Los Angeles
r. B. Walker, Akron, o.
w. A. Gates, Berkeley.
w. w. Riley, Oil Center, Cal.
NJ. d. Painter, Pasadena.
Rev. ]. r. Atkinson, Campbell, Cal
Rev. DR.. Patton, Santa Rosa.
Kellogg G.. Finley, lie Mesa, Cal.
]. H. Howard, Paradise, Cal.
Rev. George r. Wallace, Spokane.
Rev. William Davies, Los Angeles.
Rev. c. F. Clapp, Forest Grove, Ore.
J. Hertzell, East Highland, Cal.
A. w. Thompson, Bakersfield
Miss J. NJ. Lewis, Long Beach.
]. K. Mclean, Berkeley.
DR.. L. NJ. Harwood, Los Angeles.
Charles E. Howard, Upland, Cal.
Rev. and Mrs. j. H. Harwood, Para
disc, Cal.
]. M. Harwood, Escondido, Cal.
George H. Hines, Portland.
Miss A. A. Eddings, Portland.
w. T. Patched and wife, San Jose.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Culver, Pasadena.
Mrs. Crosby Salmon, Pasadena.
Mrs. J. M. Campbell, Miss e. M.
Campbell, Sierra Madre.
Mrs. Ray Billingsley, Orange.
Ray Billingsley, Orange.
DIR. Washington GLADDEN., Columbus,
DIR. w. GLADDEN., Columbus, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Wheat.
]. Pattison and wife.
Mrs Emma Suechting. st. Louis.
Mrs. w. F. Bosbyshell, Los Angeles
Mrs. j. G. Luckey, Portland.
Mrs. William Reeves, Seattle.
Miss Minnie Reeves, Seattle.
L. w. Keister, Los Angeles.
l. G. Hamilton and wife, Los Angeles.
Bessie K. Luckey, Portland.
Clara E. Bosbyshell, Los Angeles.
c. S. Nash, Berkeley.
George Robertson, Mentone.
]. Leadingham, Pomona.
w. p. Marshall, San Diego.
Rev. E. r. Fuller and wife, Bakers
field.
Edward I. Bosworth, Oberlin, o.
Mrs. f. S. Bosworth, Elgin, ILL.,
Rev. w. H. Day, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21

The Y. M. q. A. building calnpaIEsn
closes May II. VIII you not report at
assist In raising the balance OF 500, 900
still neededf
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21

there is a justihable spirit Of resent
ment to be enacted
There never was a time when men
were more in accord with the teach
ings and life of Christ than at pres
ent
Speaks Of orientsls
Rev Arthur s. Smith, a missionary
to China, spoke Of the lives and con-
dition Of the oriental people at the
evening service. He made vivid con-
trasts between their lives and those Of
the American people, in the main up
holding the honesty of the Chinese
as compared with the methods of the
Americans in many of their ways that
were devoid of strict truthfulness and
integrity. He spoke Of the ancient
methods that were continually adopted
and carried out by the Chinese; that
many Of them we're equal to the Jews
in their shrewdness in trading.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21

owing TO II.e rusn OF business the
Talk-o Phone department OF the South
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for. the accommodation OF Herald sub
scriberB
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
VoIce From san FranoIsco

Rev. q. G. Adams of San Fran
cisco followed Prof. Bosworth with an
address. He said:
ut is a great thing to apply sancti-
fled common sense I'm our everyday
lives. Some have an idea that the
Bible means when Il refers to the
shifting of one cheek that. instead Of
resenting it, he should turn his other
cheek TO be smltten I'm the same way.
I do not think II means that way.
While q man may not be justified IN
doubling up his fists and dealing a
severe blow IN retaliation. yet ! think
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21

Los ,ns ~. "niy ,say 10y ~ us
M. G. A. building or fund for such
building. The. completion OF the fund
now being raised here Il matter that
concerns every tax payer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21

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The Dolores star., 1906-08-17
First Sight of Pixies Peak.

Writing from Goodnight, Texas, to
the Colorado Springs Gazette, Donald
Hewitt says:
Pike first saw the grand peak" or
great snow mountain" as he invari-
ably calls II, at o'clock on the after
aoon of November Is. 1906. He was
then marching along the Arkansas
river half dozen miles or less below
tho point at which the Purgatory or
Las Animas river flows into the Ar
kansas This is not far from the CEN
te: of Bent county, Colorado. 1t is
exactly eighty miles in an air line from
Pueblo and 120 miles from The peak. A
study Of Pixies journal with a good
map at hand will determine the po-
siticn at that time with considerable
accuracy. The stages Of his journey
OF the days preceding November 18th
can be easily followed. The two dry
creeks, and very high points of rocks
passed early in the morning Of the 18th
ave to be found on the map. Nor is
there the slightest. doubt that the
fork discovered before evening on the
south side bearing s. 20 degrees W.. is
the Purgatory or Las Animas river.
So far as l know no one has yet at
tempted to locate the hill to which
Pike refers when he says: when our
email party arrived, on the hill. they
with one accord gave three cheers to
the Mexican mountains Here is a
problem to be worked out by some
good citizen Of Las Animas.
The Dolores star., 1906-08-17
IAN OLD PAINTERS ,oEAs..

The autumn season 10 coming 1oso
suitable time for housepainting. There
Is no frost deep In the wood to make
trouble for even the best Job OF paint.
ing. and the general seasoning OF the
summer has put the wood into good
condition In every way. The weather.
moreover, is more likely to be settled
for the necessary length Of time to
allow all the coats to thoroughly dry.
very important precaution. An old
and successful painter said to the
writer the other day: House owners
would get more for their money II they
would allow their painters to take
more time. especially between coatv.
Instead OF allowing barely time for the
surface to get dry enough not to be
'tacky.' several days (weeks would
not be too much) should be allowed
SO that the coat might set through
and through. It Is inconvenient, of
course. but. II one would suffer this
slight Inconvenience. 1t would add two
or three years to the life Of the paint"
All this is assuming. of course. that
the paint used is the very best to
be had. The purest of white lead and
the purest of linseed oil unmixed with
any cheaper OF the cheap mixtures,
often known as white Lead" and oil
which has been doctored with fish oil.
benzine, corn oil or other OF the
adulterants known to the trade are
used. all the precautions OF the skilled
painter are useless to prevent the
cracking and peeling which make
houses unsigh1y in a year or SO and,
therefore. make painting bills too fire.
quent and costly. House owner
should have his painter bring the in.
gradients to the premises separately.
white lead of some well known relia-
BILE brand and linseed oil Of equal quail
ity and mix the paint Just before ap-
plying 1t. Painting need not be ex-
pensive and unsatisfactory II the old
painters suggestions are followed.
The Dolores star., 1906-08-17

him. Meanwhile they charged that
Dietz had captured and killed the
prisoner.
Dietz Not Bioodthirsty.
But Dietz, If he is an outlaw, is not
SO bloodthirsty man as that charge
would imply.
News of the expected attack upon
the Dietz stronghold had reached
Hayward, and it was expected that this
final attack on Dietz would mean his
capture. A newspaper correspondent
started for the Dietz home about the
time that the sheriff was leaving civ
ilization for the wilderness on the
other side. Dietz did not even show
gun at the arrival of the newspaper
man, four hours after the battle but
was simple, hospitable Wisconsin
pine slashing pioneer in appearance
and manner. The newspaper man was
given bed that night, well fed. and
told the story of the war of Dietz
against the lumber company and the
courts, and heard of earlier efforts to
capture the "outlaw of Cameron dam"
At the end of the visit the entire
family accompanied the reporter to
the edge of the river, AS the newspa-
per man took to the woods, amid the
waving of hands, his ears were greet