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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

other month she would graduate, and she
hoped that in the fall she would be able to
secure place as teacher.
Mrs. Milton was dressmaker, and sat at
her needle all day; for it was only by the
most untiring effort that, even with Joe's as
sistance, she managed to keep their humble
home.
Joe was errand boy in large wholesale
warehouse, and was on duty from eight until
SIX O'Clock every day. OF course he had no
opportunity to go to base ball matches, pic
MICS or anything of that kind, and when he
came home at night he was so tired that he
generally wanted to go to bed as soon as sup
per was over But he never complained. He
was the fortunate possessor of a very sun
shiny temper, and he was glad to be able to
help his widowed mother.
He wished this Saturday morning as he
hurried along the street toward the ware
house, that he could in some way earn the
money for the white dress that ANY wanted
SO much. Every girl in her class except her
self was to have new dress made expressly
for graduation day. But Amy was to wear an
old muslin that had been heightened, made
over and mended until it was actually shabby,
slippers could be bought for the occasion, SO
closely did Mrs. Milton have to guard her
expenses in order to keep out of debt, of
which she had just horror.
Amy turned fairly sick at heart whenever
she heard her school mates talking of new
ties of pink, blue and rose-colored ribbons
She never joined in the conversation when il
turned upon the subject of graduation dresses
and she sometimes found it hard to parry the
eager questions of her comrades, who were
curious to know what she intended to wear ON
the important day.
She was young, and the young are sensitive
to pity and ridicule; and there was scarcely an
hour of the day that she did not in fancy
see the glances, of surprise and commiseration
that would be leveled at her when she appear.
ed for the important exercises, attired in that
shabby old muslin. She had not said much IN
her mother on the subject, but Mrs. Milton
knew just how her little daughter was suffer
ing.
Joe always had an hour at noon for his din.
ner, and this Saturday of which | write, he
came home at twelve o'clock, with a beaming
face and subdued excitement in his manner
which attracted Amy's attention
whats the matter, Joe?" she asked. elias
anything happened to please you?"
Eyes," answered Joe; "but / can't tell vou
about it now. Wait, and you'll see."
Amy did not question him further. She felt
too much out of spirits to take any interest
in anything which did not have some bearing
on the coming graduation exercises of the
academy.
Mrs. Milton went out after dinner to carry
home some work she had finished, and Amy,
after washing and putting away the dishes,
devoted her energies to scrubbing the kitchen
floor
This was a task she did not like at all;
but she performed it faithfully, neverthe-
less, and was congratulating herself on hav-
ing the house in thorough order at last,
when in at the door, with a great splatter
in muddy pool at the end of the yard.
AMY with an exclamation of anger rush
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

Ihe aoOr open minute, IN sno
comes. And we can't keep it shut all the
time, this warm spring weather"
Joe LOOKED hurt. The goose was the pride
and delight of his boyish heart, and he had
raised u from little gosling. 1t was the only
pet he possessed.
I've tried to teach her to keep out" he
said; but she seems to think that when I'm
in the kitchen she has a right to come in,
.oo"
But she comes in when you're not here"
well, she wants to look for me, suppose"
No; she wants to see how many tracks she
can leave on my clean floor. You had better
let US cook her next Thanksgiving, joe"
Cook my Bobbin? Oh, Amy!"
She'll have to be cooked some day, you
know"
Il don't know anything of the sort"
And Joe's face flushed
"Then you expect to let her die of old age?"
"Of course 1 do" answered Joe, decidedly.
"Who ever heard of cooking big, splendid
goose like my Bobbin? Nobody would have
the heart to do such thing. She's the hand
soonest, largest goose ever raised in this town.
Everybody says SO who sees her."
Handsome is as handsome does" said
Amy. 81 think she would taste even better
than she looks, and she is only an ornament
You can't make anything by keeping her."
wen, Joe loves ner; SO we must let nlh
have his way" said Mrs. Milton, who was
sewing by one of the windows. "And, Joe,
you mustn't lay to heart anything Amy says
she's so worried about her commencement
dress"
eyes, know" said Joe, in tone of sym
pathy. 81 wish we could manage to get the
dress for her. But We. can't, l suppose, and
I'd better not stop to talk about it" with a
glance at the clock, the hands of which point
ed to ten minutes to eight.
you'd better hurry, or you'll be late" said
Mrs. Milton.
"Oh, l can run all the way" replied Joe.
And, taking his hat, he went out.
He came back, however, to beg Amy to be
kind to Bobbin during his absence.
"She don't mean anything by coming in the
kitchen" he said. ''She thinks you like her
as well as | do"
"She's mistaken in that" said Amy; "but
! ii be kind to her. You needn't worry"
Joe went off, whistling happily, and Amy
finished washing the breakfast dishes, and
then went upstairs to sweep and make the
beds.
1t was Saturday, and therefore she could
attend to the housework more carefully than
usual. On other days she had to hurry
through her morning duties with all possible
speed, so as not to be late at school. In an
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
Heredity in Gum

GY0N school in college town the prac-
HWl tice of chewing gum became popu-
k@k lar among the smallest scholars. The
IQG6@b1 teacher called stop to the pro-
C-sS ceedings and gradually the habit
lessened Finally all the pupils
obeyed the law except the son of one of the
college professors. This little boy chewed and
chewed, regardless of the teachers comments
At last she called him out before the school.
Tommy she said "haye 1 not told you
not to chew gum ?" "Yes'm," he replied, cheer
fully. "but l comes of a family what chews
gum"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
Respectfully Referred

FOND father, blessed with eleven
children, and withal a very domestic
man, tells this story: One afternoon,
business being very dull, he took
the early train out to his happy
home. and after a time slipped up
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
(CopyrIght b7 James EIverson.l }

Copyright b5 James Elverson)
j ZOE, that goose of yours is perfect
nuisance said Amy Milton, as she
II closed the kitchen door, frown on
81 her pretty face. "There's no keep
ing her out of here. If we leave
the door open a minute, in she
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

stairs to help put the children to bed. Being
missed soon, his wife wife went up t9 e. see what
door She exclaimed: "Why dear, what in the
world are you doing?p "Why, wifey," said he,
81 am putting the children to bed, and hear,
ing them say their little prayers" eyes" said
wiley, ''but this is one of our neighbor's
children all undressed" And he had to re-
dress it, and send it home.
, 1906-05-09

III this trouble is turned aside it will
be due to Matt"
"Why should they obey him? Is he
an officer?"
Not now, but he was the first mar
shal of the camp and afterward chief
of police. Everybody knows him, and
his influence is as great as that of any
n man. His presence here today I'M
doubtedly prevented "A desperate bat
tie"
As they neared the Kelly cabin Ray
mond said: Il am deeply chagrined
by this experience. l really thought
we were going away from disorder"
please do not trouble your mind
with it any more" she answered deci-
sively. at was an experience which
, 1906-05-09
fro BE CONTINUED
A SILLY TOY.
The Way h Toothbrush Was at First
Regarded.

Inv ~ h'A
Regarded.
Colonial diaries and letters make 1t
plain that our unfortunate ancestors
suffered much from jumping tooth
aches. swelled faces and the early pss
or forcibIe extraction of teeth which at
Il later period might have been saved
to render their owners many years of
further service. No wonder, since the
care of the teeth was little understood.
and that little often but negligently
practiced.
Toothpicks were known; the tooth
brush was not, although rough substi-
tutes were employed, made Of fatten-
ed sticks, split and pounded at one end
to u stiff, ibrous fringe. Toothbrushes
when first introduced were regarded
as by no mean important accessories
to the toilet, but rather as minor lux
uries and suitable for women only.
7. The diary of a London merchant
trading to the colonies has this entry:
Bought a Toothbrush for my wife,
which, used together with salte water.
very strong, and a wasshe of Herbs,
she is told will keep her Teethe from
falling out or getting hollowe. The
salte and Herbes may well prove
strengthening to her GUINNESS web.
are tender, but for the brush 1t scenes
but a silly Toy, hardly like to ware
the worth Of its price and scarce clean
ley save when new. But she must
have it, being a new thing late from
France"
In the famous collection Of the let
tiers of the Verney family, as well, the
toothbrush Is referred to as a ele-
giant trifle, now used by the ladies Of
Paris
But when Sally Annis, a colonial
belle, wrote of 1t to her sister she had,
like the London merchants wife, good
hopes of its proving of more than
trifllng value. Her s~eafaring father
had just brought her one, along with
other gifts.
Besides these, and We smalle
combe, he brit. me a new mouth-brush
made of eyvory," she wrote, 'the back
parte lnlayed very pretty with silver:
and We brissles long and stiffe and sett
very firme: web he is assured will help
me of my Tooth Axes: web. you will
guess deer Judy l do pray it may
Youths Companion.
, 1906-05-09

about"
Kelly did not return till late. AT
about 8 o'clock he knocked at Ray
mond's door. Get your gun" he said
quietly. We're on guard tonight"
And together they paced to and fro
ON the hillside, listening to the yells
of drunken men up the street and to
distant gunshots IA the storm of battle
swept away to the south of them. BY
midnight all was silent. The sheritf's
forces were either repulsed or cap
tured.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
CANNON'S ULTIMATUM
ROOSEVELT SUPPORTS HIM ON
STATEHOOD BILL.
senator Foraker TheHtens to lake
the Senate Measure an ApprO-
printiOn rider

Observation-Disclosures Cannon has
leaders as to what he will stand for in
connection with the statehood bill. He
has yielded far enough from his orig
inal position. which wa; 4 most vehe-
ment one, to let President Roosevelt and
the republican leaders know that he
will agree to the statehood bill going
through as passed by the senate il Il
contains the amen iment introduced by
Senator Foraker at the las. session OF
congress.
This amendment provided that New
Mexico and Arizona should hold q con-
stitutional convention and arrange 10
be consolidate into one state, the con-
st!tutiOn passed by The convention to
DO submitted to the people of both ter
~ritOries in an election to determine
whether they woul ratify it and agree
to becoming a joint state. In the event
that either territory voted against the
constitution. then the whole thing was
to be void and no state organized.
There are a variety Of reports as to
what Is to Lecone Of the statehood bill.
Senator Foraker threatens to attach the
bill as 1t was passed by the senate to
one of the m,Gciral appropriation bills,
forcing the house to accept it that way
or lie responsible for the failure of pas
sage OF an appr1pr a.ion bll.
The president. however, has given an
jntimat.iCn that he will no he satisfied
with that sort of thing. President
Roosevelt stands absolutely with Mr..
Cannon en- the statehood proposition,
ard has 81 informed senators who have
been interested eEough to inquire. Mr..
Roosevelt throughout the session has
shown a disposition to solicit and fol-
low the advice Of the speaker in all
legislative matters in which Mr.. Can
o has shown an interest.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
FRIENDS OF A LOCK
CANAL ARE ALARMED

Neutrality-suspicious. of the admins
tration plan for a lock canal across the
isthmus OF Panama arc alarmed at the
action of The senate in agreeing to the
motion Of senator Kittredge, OF South
Dakota. thai his bill providing for a
sea level canal shall be the unfinished
business of that body. The importance
of the action can not lie overcstimated.
1t means that, az long as Senator Kit,
tfedge plea'e s, the bill VII be put be-
fore the senaie and remain there to
the exclusion of everything else except
as 1t please The South Dakota senator.
The significance of the action lies in
the fact that no voice WAS raised in
the senate in opposition 10 the pro-
gramme.
Those who favor the lock canal are
disposed to Let the bill 90 to a vote and
sec II Kittredge can demonstrate the
truth Of his assertion that he has a
majority for his kind OF a canal.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
Webs FOR THE SIXTH TIME
Latest Husband Of Daughter OS MUIR.
dered Capitalist Smell
Newspaper Man.

Chicago-MrS. Grace Snell- Coffin
Observation-Disclosures. q daughter OF
An:os J. Smell. who was murdered at
his house on February 8. 1888. has been
married for the sixth time, In Ventura,
Cal, according to reports from Los
Angeles. Her latest husband IL Hugh
NJ. Love, a young California newspaper
man, who was GRADUATED al Berkeley IN
1876. Re: lit Of fnrLe, husbands in
clu'es too names 81 two hotel clerks.
IRON whom she vas divorced, and the
name Of Frank Nixon CONN, OF Chi.
csso, wtoni she thrice married AMI
thrice divorced. On G!vorc, from C21ln.
VINO was employed In the business Of
nee OF a Chicago newspaper. took place
aiter a honeymoon OF four hours. She
obta'nsd two divorces in The sanle court
IN TWO mcnthA
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
EVERY PASSENGER IN
SMOKER Was KILLED

Louisville. Ky.-An inbound passen-
&c. train from Knoxville, Tenn, on the
Louisville e. Nashville railroad, was
d:railed at Seventh and Hill streets.
Monday, as it was backing through the
yards into the Louisville union station.
Eight persons were killed and II or
Is were injured, one of them probably
fatally.
Among the lead are Howard b. Cole
man, n salesman of Stanford. Ky. and
William Pru!tt. If Lebanon, KY, tho
overseer of Railey's stock farm.
There are seven unidentified bodies
1T II undertaking establishment. and,
according to Coroner Harris Kelly, they
are so badly mang,ed that It will be
some time before Their names can be
learned.
The train had passed Magnolia street,
and was proceeding at a moderate rate
OF speed when a fiange on a wheel OF
the smoker split, causing that car to
leave the track.
All of those killed met death In the
smoker and day coach. 1t Is reported
that every person In the smoker was
killed.
Officials CT the Louisville & Nashville
say eight persons we're killed and a
number injured, but that they had not
learned the anne Of any Of the dead.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
MAY GOES OUT WITH
COLD AND STORMS

Chlcago--A cold wave and a gale WIS.,
tied Chicago and the northwest. The
gale swept the lakes, prevented ship,
from leaving hirLors, and those out on
the lakes in many instarcas could no.
enter ewing 10 the wird and high seas.
Temperature have been abncrmally
low. Stow fell in Wisconsin Mime,
sofa, tie Dako as end Nebraska. In
this city a C Id rain mixed with srow
fell.
st. ouis-The cod wave extended
as fer s,u h as s2u,herA Missouri end
scuthern Il'inc,s. No damage J., report.
cd to fruits and .roU3
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
IN ETERNAL TORMENT
REMAINS IN PRESBYTERIAN
CONFESSION OF FAITH.


Des Moines, Ia.-Befcre adjourning to
meet next Q a in Columbus, O., the
enc hundred. and eighteenth Presbyte-
rian general assembly rejected a prop.
osition to amend the Westminster con-
fession of faith by striking out the
words east into eternal torment" A
new synod was created, composed OF the
south and east syEods Of florida, end
Will be known in the future as the
synod of Florida. The prebytery Of Ha-
vana was detached from the synod Of
New Jersey and attacked to the rev
Florida synod.
Thrown Into Excitement.
The general assembly vas thrown
into q scene of excitement by receiving
the news that lO6 Of the Cumberland
commissioners had decided not to affili.
ate. and had organized ny themselves.
Representatives from the Cumberland
assembly here stated that they believed
they would be able to induce the dis.
senting members to enter the fold when
they explained to them the reception
rendered those who came here. Then
they declared, II the d~issenters persist
in organizing and holding the pro-
posed assembly next year. they will in
stitute injunction proceedings to pre-
ent those membtrs from using the name
Of Cumberland.
The assembly, in passing its reso,u.
ton. refused to receive the information
as not official, ami proceeded to enroll
as members Of the general assembly
the complete list of former delegates to
the Cumberland church as a part of the
united church.
Marriage and Divorce.
The following resolutions, submitted
by the committee on marriage and d.
vorte, were adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on
marriage and divorce be continued, to
report TO the general assembly OF 1907.
Resolved, That this general assem-
bly, r~ejoices in the greatly awakened in
terest on the part of the churches and
tho public on the important subject OF
marriage and divorce, and heartily APP
proves of the campaign of education
for the influencing Of public opinion
proposed by the interchurch conference
on federation. as the most effectual
way to meet and overcome the divorce
evil, To guard the sanctity Of the mar
riage relations, to preserve the family,
ard to secure the highest welfare Gf
the state.
"Resolved, That this general assem-.
bly, hereby r5afirms the deliverances
upon divorce and remarriage after dt.
vcrce, adopted by previous general as
semblies."
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

Straw hats have come 10 the front
within a few days. And how RAPIDLY
the men adopt a style. without much
regard whether 1t becomes them or
not! They arc worse than the women
folk. note M style Of straw with
the brlm titled up behind and droopins
in front. TO that n style the men
have drifted in droves. 1t becomes
some men, but not all. II appears
that about three men out OF four were
indulging In It.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

The diving-bell was not mentioned
before the 10th century. Two Greeks
IN that century (l53S) gave an exhi.
bition before Charles V, descending
into water of considerable depth In
an Inverted large kettle. They took
down with them burning lights. The
men returned to the earth level with.
out being wet. The light wa still
burning.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
LIGHTNING KILLS five
AND INJURIES Is

Mobile, Ala.--Three young white
boys. Donald Toaurt, aged p,
Stephen Toaurt. aged 10. Arthur
Moody, AGED 10, n two negroes, John
Green and Charles Thomc.s, were In
stantly killed by a bot OF lighting,
which seemed to shake the whole city.
Besides those killed ol:r ght. At least
twenty-five hers. both white ard ne.
gro. snettatcrs at a baseball game,
were etter knocked down. crazeG by
the shcck they had 30 suddenly re.
co;ved.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

j. S. Schultz, a German, obtained the
first actual Photographic copies (of
writine) in 1927; and to Thomas
WedgewOod is due the honor Of first
producing pictures on sensitized sur.
faces In 1902. In 1889 John Daguerre
with Joseph Nicpce) perfected the
daguerrctoype process, the first prac.
teal photography.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

The Lombardians we're the first to
use effectual quarantine methods
against the plague and infectious dis
eases, and mention Of n quarantine Is
made in Lombardy and Milan in 1875,
1888 and 1899, Prior to hat time the
Christian communities resigned to tho
visitation OF the plague. regarding 1t
as a divine punishment.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

The Florida fishing season Is now in
full swing. having begun officially ON
April !. and the disciples OF Izaak Wal.
ton are pulling In tarron, kingfsh ana
Jewish In the regulation manner, but
for many amateurs freak fishing has
the greatest charm to pursue devil.
fish with sail or motor boat, or bait
sharks and gan them Is much sport.
To say the least. such freak work
varies the m0notony OF ,arpon or king.
Dish angling. affords great danger and
excitement and occasionally leads up
10 that champion Of sea demons, z
tl.foot ssWoSh.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

S~caling-waX in the present form
was first noted in London in the mid
die OF the 10th century. A sort OF
earth was used by tho ancient Egyp.
tihnsi In sealing papers and documents.
h Egyptians placed such earth en-
the horns OF cattle ana upon 1t was
stamped the seal of the priest. Thus
were identified the cattle TO be used In
the sacrifices.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

The state Of New York has had for
more than a century nm Indian cues.
tion," but SO judiciously has New
York handled II that few persons arc
aware OF the fact that there are more
than 5000 Indians living on reserva.
lions In that state, maintaining tribal
relations without controversy. dispute
or disorder. The new census shows
the number Of such indians on ressr
vations to be exactly 5000, OF whom
i.i72 are In the Cattaraugus reserva,
lion In the western part OF the state
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

A Geographic line. consisting OF p
wires, each representing a letter, was
established by Lesage, at Geneva, In
1714; and in the same year Bishop
Watson made experiments over 10000
feet of wire near London. In Germany
the invention is credited to Sommer.
ing--1SOg
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

The turkey is an American bird.
Lucullus and the Epicureans did not
know about him. He was found In
his wild state after Columbus time.
About a hundred years after the dis,
covcry of America broiled young tur.
keys became great delicacies on the
Frenchman's table.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

Premier Campbell annermann pa.
thetically appeals to the public for a
preventive against incursions of WON.
en- suffrage delegations. Some peo-
pie always did ask for the impossible
but he might try a lot of mice.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

Ben Franklin's advice was never to
write a letter when 1t could be avoid.
ed. BY striking out the word letter
and inserting the word telephone
and by substituting the word use" for
the word write the feelings Of Sen.
ator Lodge would be adequately ex.
pressed,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

And row If DR.. Frissell, Of the Pres.
byterian hospital in New York Is
right, the germ Of rheumatism has
been discovered. Maybe the germ OF
laziness will be discovered some day.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

II is much better that the ruction
was over before the Gaekwar Of Ba.
roda looked down on the senate from
the diplomatic gallery.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01
HISTORY Of MEAT
INSPECTION Bill
HOW IT WAS ADDED TO THE
AGRICULTURAL APPRO-
PRIATION BILL.
ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT
MEASURES IN rs YEARS
After the Victory Of the Packers In
Court. the President Cause y
Quiet In,estigatiOm of Packing
Plants to he Made.

Wash'ngtoL-Refo,e adding the meat
Inspection BIZ to the agricultural APP
propriat CT bill in the senate, as an
amendment. it is understood that Sen
atcr Beverage, who originally intro
duced the bill, had an understanding
with the leaders On both sides of the
capitol that it would not be disturbed
in conference. There was the greatest
surprise and establishment when it a
learned that the Beverage bill had
been incorporated into the agricultural
Ltll
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-01

May would be much more charming
II she would quit giving evidences Of
desire TO be a frigid proposition.