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to the pashas. The Sultan himself sees to it
that all of these disturbers of the public peace
who captured meet with terrible penalty
They are conveyed under strong guard, through
the rolling tablelands, dotted with focks, that
were the scene of many of their forays. The
burning sands of the desert cannot afhict the
prisoner, nor can the refreshing GOODNESS of the
GASES give him delight. All his consciousness is
paralyzed by the thought of the horrible fate
that awaits him at Fee, that walled and sacred
city, the capital of Morocco. There, in the filth
of the marketplace, surrounded by press of
faces apathetic under their heavy turbans at the
hands of the royal barber he will undergo the
Punishment of the Salt
This punishment, which has come down from
remote antiquity, is so cunningly devised that it
causes even these serene fatalsts these apathetic
followers of Islam, to shudder. When the cul-
prt lies bound before him, the royal barber
makes with a razor in the palm of each of his
hands four incisons reaching down to the bones
and corresponding with them in direction. Then,
separating as widely as possible tho lips of the
bleeding wounds he stuffs them full of salt Clos
ing the mutilated hand he places each finger
within the corresponding cut. Then over this
barbarous arrangement he tightly sews sort of
glove or covering of wet cowskin, which will
shrink and harden as it dries. Increasing agony
is now the portion of the condemned mentor
condemned he is, since death is always the end of
the Punishment Of the Salt The way to it, how
ever, varies in length in proportion to the
strength of the victim. When returned to his
dungeon he is supplied with food and water, but
he knows that this is the act of malice, given in
the hope OF prolongng his suffefings The lips
OF the wounds close around the fingers as they
stiffen into place. Soon the nais, growing with
in the hand, cut their way deeper and deeper
into the mutilated flesh. But the torment is now
soon finished. Either the man dashes his brains
out against the wall; or tetanus sets in.
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Il I he ernOr

'1t was some time before could get him
composed enough to tell me the whole terrible
truth little more calmly. For cheapness sake
he had shipped our entire coection-our price
less beasts and birds, the labor of twelve months
in the crazy hull of that ramshackled Don
Pedro; and the Don Pedro had gone down in an
Atlantic cyclone, with our precious orchids and
butterflies and skins in her hod-the finest trop-
ica museum ever gathered together. IL was
pitiable to think of all those wasted months, all
that reckless destruction of almost unique spec
mems.
finished his story, our manuscripts are safel The
knowledge and experience we've gained, at least
is left u.s. No one can take that away from usl
We've got il in our heartsl It's our own for
ever' For already the materials for life and
Its Origins we're in embryo in the forest.
"Well, after this crushing blow we had to
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groes on credit-the credit Of my promises, dis
counting our expected remittance from England.
"At last, one evening"" The drew his hand
across his brow, as if the recollection was too
much for HIM 81 can remember it as though
it were yesterday, ] was sitting at the door Of
my hut, skinning new kind of monkey to add
to my collection when suddenly heard noise
of slow footsteps through the wood as of some
body coming up along the trail, very tired and
wretched. l looked round. 1t was Fred He
stood before me and gasped He was footsore
and worn, and pale as a ghost with horror.
Why, Fred 1 cried, hows this? You
don't mean to say you're alone Where's the
provisions? the goods? the ammunition? every
thngY
ole flung himself down on the ground, ready
TO drop where he stood with fatigue and despair
All gone-all lost he gasped out, every box,
every can Of themP
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therefore, we said to ourselves, whoever would
investigate the origins of life, must investigate
them where the conditions are the same-n the
equatorial region. So, off we set by ourselves
as blithe as two young bears, to look forth upon
our theory from the slopes of the Andes. We
thought hundred pounds lot of money in
those days; expected it to last lis an ndefi-
mite period. Still, for cheapness' sake we took
passage in a wornout and ramshackled old slav-
er, the Don Pedro by name from Bristol to
Bahia; and in due time you know, landed in
South America.
Without one days delay, as soon as ever we
landed, we made our way up country by boat
and on foot to the wild forests of the Andes
There we made friends with the Indians of the
place. Our idea was to spend what remained of
our hundred pounds as slowly as possible, to live
to a great extent on the game we shot, and to
rely for the future the sale Of our collections,
which knew would bring in good round
sum in England.
Once settled in our hut, poor watted shell
ter, we set to work at once and collected with a
will, and at the end of twelve months we'd
done finely that Fred went down to Bahia to
ship our goods to London, which we confidently
valued at three hundred pounds sterling We'd
worked pretty hard / can tell you to do so much
in our time, and we'd lived pretty sparingly on
yam and plantain; but poor little capital
fairly well eaten up by then, and we'd hard
ly anything left to live meanwhile upon.
However, the negroes on the few estates
about were tolerably friendly, and the Indians
trusted us, by promising to repay them well
when our ship came in as we always said, /
managed to pull through till Fred's return from
Bahia
ct took long time, in those days, to get up
and down country by the hat-bottomed boats;
and long time, too, for a ship to sail from Bra
iii to London; so it was nearly six months be
fore I heard again from Fred and all that time
1 was living on what I could get from the ne
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even then, we had our heads stuffed as full Of
ideas an egg is full of meats and we were de-
termined to work out our great theories of life
in our own pet way, il we gave the last drop of
our blood to do it. Those were the DAYS, you
know, when new notions were in the air; and
Fred and | had grand views of our own, which
we sprang on the world at last in T1fe and its
Origins We were as poor as church mice, to
be sure, but we didn't mind for that: between
us we had laid up hundred pounds out of our
joint salaries, by saving here and scraping there,
till we could wait no longer, and with the hun
dred pounds we set off by ourselves to solve the
problems of the universe in the tropical forests.
at was a bold attempt but, as Mill said to
me later, the result justified it.
"0ur central idea, as you know, was that
equatorial conditions had prevailed over the
world till very late date in geological ages; and
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7OT so very long ago there was reprint
In of that gruesome old work, Fox's
Asza7sSl Book of Martyrs. That the Pilgrim
g62z4zg Fathers pored over its pages seems
congruous detail in their sombre lives,
but it is surprising to find that the
present generation, in the midst of its money
getting, its love-making and its testing, displays
a similar taste. 1t is this morbid love OF the
horrible that impes to linger over the waxwork
murders of museums and to study the old
instruments of torture in the Tower OF Lon
don. Yet as we speculate on the amount of
agony once inflicted by the iron collar, the bill
boes, the thumbscrew and the Scavengers Daugh-
ter, our enjoyment is no doubt enhanced by the
comfortable thought that we ourselves will never
have to test their efficacy, Unconscously we
thank heaven that we were born to the TWEEN
tieth Century and its Punishment of torture.
II does not take very extended travel, how
ever to convince us that our complaeency is UNI
founded, our oraison premature. In those parts
Of the world where primitive habits Of mind still
obtain there primitive customs have remained
unchanged through the passing centuries And
there torture is legal method OF compelling
testimony and an authorized form OF punishment.
The excelsior of torture as a means Of punish
ment is one of the first steps taken by every
nation in its advance toward civilization. 1t is
the Britishers boast that it was used for the
last time in England in May, 164O. This state
fnent is misleading. We are not to take from
Il that at that time English sensibility had de-
veoped 20 such point that cruelty was abhor-
rent. Torture, it is true, then abandoned
as a punishment, but its most horrible forms
were legitimately practiced in Old Bailey to ex-
tract evidences As late as the beginning Of the last
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think of how we could begin work again, and
pile up a second collection as good as the first
one. Starvation fairly stared us in the face
just then; it question of food, not merely
of science. Fred had struggled in on foot, more
dead than alive, and half faint with hunger. Our
ammunition was gone; our credit broken. What
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Not Indans! I cried in horror Not In
dams. Fred, surely'
No, not Indians he answered. shaking his
head very hard. Worse than that. Far worse.
The sea! the sea! Gone to the bottom, my
dear fellow-every man Jack of Them
81 gazed at him horror-struck.
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BY GRANT ALLEN

@ Z we're seated at dinner at Government
IWI House. It was a balmy West Indian
- evening and the cool sea-breeze stole
IeREM pleasantly in through the open arches
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
REPORT ON 0UTFALL SEWER
is ONCE MORE DELAYED
MEASUREMENT FIGURES WITH
HELD FROM COUNCIL
City Engineer and Assistant Refuse
to Render Report Until They Have
Personally Inspected Work Done
on Big Sewer

Another delay In the city attorneys
report on the outfaI sewer was oc-
casioned yesterday by the inability Of
the city engineers department to FUR
nish the figures on the measurements
Of the outiall sewer.
The party Of surveyors that for
moro than q week has been taking
measurements on the actual work done
on the outfall sewer has completed its
task, but Acting city Engineer Kings
bury stated yesterday that he would
not be ready to make a report until
Wednesday as he and Homer Hamlin,
the new city engineer, wished to make
q personal trip over the route of the
sewer before making the figures public.
This throws an air Of mystery over
the work that has been done by the
surveying party. One of the members
OF the party stated yesterday that
there was but little difference between
the actual measurements and the ap-
proximate figures submitted by Mr..
Kingsbury to the board Of public
worls why such secrecy should be
maintained is something that remains
to be disclosed.
Ansther secret that is being carefully
guarded is the nature Of the report
the city attorney will render to the
council when he has all the facts and
figures. This report is already made
out and the tenor of Il will not be
changed by any calculations made by
the city engineer, although his figures
will be used to complete the report
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Notice Of strect Vorrk


Public notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 18th day of June, A. d.
1906. the Council of the City OF Los
day. adopt an Ordinance Of Intention
numbered 12,S45 CNew Series), to have
the following work done. to wit;
OLIVE STREET.
in said city from the south line Of
Thorp street to the north line Of
of streets excepting such portions OF
said street and intersections as are re-
quired by law to be kept in order or
ing railroad tracks thereon. and also
excepting such portions as have al.
ready been, graded and !graveled and
the official grade in accordance with
the plans and profile on file in the Of
fee of the City Engineer and specifica.
streets, Glass. 3, in the City of Los
Angeles, on file in the office Of the City
Clerk of said city. said specifications
being No q (New Series).
End. That cement curb be con-
way, Of said olive street, from the
north curb line of Vernon avenue (ex-
cepting along such portions of the line
of said roadway upon, which a cement
or granite curb has already been con-
structed to the official line and grade),
constructing cement eurbs, on flle in
fieations being No. - (New series).
Sd. That a cement sidewalk five 90
feet in width be constructed along each
side of Olive street from the south curb
line of Thorp street to the north curb
line of Vernon avenue excepting such
portions of said street between said
points along which cement or
asphalt sidewalk five 6 feet in
the y, official t1 Al lire and grade), said side.
with specifications for constructing
cement sidewalks ON file In the office
specifications being No. IS (New
Sec. c9 o The Council OFFS said city
finds upon estimate Of the City Engineer
that the total cost of said improve-
per front foot along each line OF said
street, including the cost OF intersec-
ttons, and 1t Is determined, in pur-
suance Of an Act Of the Legislature
February 9th, 1893. as amended by an
Act of the Legislature amending said
last named Act. which amending Act
became law March I'd, 1899 that bonds
said improvement. Said bonds shall be
serial, extending over a period OF ten
years, an even proportion OF the princi-
pal sum OF which shall be payable
annually, on the. second day Of January
date until the whole are paid, and to
bear interest at the rate OF seven (7}
per cent per annum, payable semt-an-
nually on the second days OF January
Reference is hereby made to said Or
dinance of Intention for further par
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
JAMES A. ANDERSON,
s-2O-25 Ct President
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Notice of Public Work


Public notice is hereby given that at
its meeting held on Monday, the %
day Of July. 1906. the CITY Coun,
an Ordinance, designated as ORDINANCES
No. 1894 New Series), declaring its
intention to order the following im-
provement to be made to wit:
City Council Of the City of Los Angeles
to close up, vacate and abandon. Tor
alley purposes, that certain
ALLEY,
a public alley of the City Of Los Angeles.
In the block bounded by Avenue Sixty
five, Avenue Sixty-six, Ruby street and
Eagle Rock avenue described as fol-
Beginning at the most westerly corner
of lot 4. block II of the Subdivision OK
nedS the Town ", sdo Of Garvanza, as q per map re-
Gus Records of Los Angeles County;
thence southeasterly In direct line to
block bio Is' is; thence sonthwesterIIy in a. direct
line to the most easterly corner of lot 5,
said block y; thence northwesterly In a
direct line to the most northerly, corner
Of said lot 3; thence northeasterly In
direct line TO the point Of beginning.
Sec. 2 That the exterior boundaries OF
the district of land TO be affected by said
work or Improvement are hereby specified
and declared to be as follows. to wit:
Beginning at the most westerly corner
Of lot 8, block Il of the Subdivision OF the
Town OF Garvanza- as hereinbefore mem
toned; thence northeasterly In a direct
line to the most northerly corner of lot 4,
said block l2; thence southeasterly IN a
direct line TO the most easteriy corner Of
said lot 4; thence southwesterly in a direct
line to the most northerly corner OF lot 8.
said block 70; thence southeasterly IN a
direct line to the most easterly corner
of said lot 8; thence southwesterly In
direct line 10 the most southerly corner
OF lot 8, said block u; thence northweat-
crly In direct line to the point OF be-
ginning; excepting therefrom so much
OF said LAM, which Is now part or any
public street or alley IN said city.
Reference is hereby made 70 said
Ordinance on die In the office OF the
ticulars.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF the City Of Los Angeles.
S-i3-22 lot President
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DEATHS

WOMACH-Grace aged "a years, 1916
West Seventh street, peritonitis.
1RWIN-Alexander. aged Sc years, 1870
East Washington avenue, dilated
heart.
STEVENS-Isabell, aged 6S years, 1132
Santee street tuberculosis.
VALDER-Natalia, aged IA years, 1914
Stanton street, tuberculosis.
GILSON-Myrtle, aged 20 years, $40
West TempIe street. tuberculosis.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Poultry Ranches

FOR SALE
The finest poultry ranch near Los An
geles, being 2 miles east of Pasadena,
close to car line. A delightful home and
a prof table proposition; acres. half
orchard, etc.; new Groom house, BATH
furnace. ETC., finely furnished through
out; full equipment; several hundred
choice fowls (Rhode Island Reds), well,
windmill, etc. Price only $S000
See FOOTE REALTY COMPANY,
71S-719 o. I. Johnson Bldg.
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FOR EXCHANGE
Have three fine homes to swap for
walnut, orange and foothill ranches.
$4,000, $500. $4,000. Come I'm. Wen
trade you something. II we haven /
got what you want Wen trade you
something you don't want,
j. A. MORLAN n CO..
2O2 Fay Building.
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Homeless children received ana pIaeaa
IN homes for adoption. Apply Rev. o.
" Rice. superintendent Childron'e
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
FOR EXCHANGE
Real Estate

FOR EXCHANGE
Clear vacant lots. near to car line,
schools. churches and stores 20 min
utes' ride to center of Los Angeles;
to exchange for equities IN city prop
erty property having installment or
monthly payment mortgages will not
be considered.
CHAS. s. MANN,
325 w Fourth St
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WOULD YOU BUY
A SILVER DOLLAR

FOR 20 CENTSf
That is just what you would do II
you invest your money in beautiful
Eagle Rock Valley 1 have two
beautiful lots 40x160 each, to a 10
line, about 20 minutes from First
and Spring streets; with the streets
oiled and curbed. sidewalks all in;
purest of water piped to every lot;
fruit trees An ideal spot for home.
owner will sacrifice for $500 cash,
balance easy terms If taken this
week. This is a snap and must be
seen to be appreciated Address BOX
1856. Herald office.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Business Property

BUSINESS PROPERTY ON SOUTH
foot; adjoining property sold for $3.50 De,
foot; two cottages rented on 1t.
THOMAS ]. HAMPTON. 119 S. Broad
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CHURCH NOTICES


CHRIST CHURCH-CoRNER 18TH AND
Flower-Rev. Baker Z. Lee. rector;
Sunday services at IL a. m. and 1880 p.
m; early celebration holy communion
on third Sunday and Saints Day, at
1880 a. m. Strangers especially. in.
vited. University cars pass the door.
Those desiring telephone CONNECTIONS
for %shut-inst telephone p dyiZ CnHreh ore
ing. from $3.50 o $50. Services and
medicine free to all. Church open
daily for private prayer from a. m.
until p. m.
PENlEL HALL, @ 2sl SOUTH So MAIN
held each week day, II 70 O'clock.
m. Sunday services as follows: 9 a.
bath school and Bible class II
meeting; evangelistic service at
night; Rev; I; ? FersgsssoHdd sgsssooHdd Mrs Shs.riM N.
tendents of the mission.
SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST .sCIEN-
tist, Simpson auditorium, 1S4 S. Hope
street. Services Sunday IL a. m. and
p, M; sermon from the Christian Science
Quarterly; Subject; o.o0 Man Chi Ghil-
Reading rooms 6l0-5l1 Herman w. He'll
mn bldg, Spring and Fourth sts.. open
daily Sundays excepted, from a. m.
TO p. m.
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 5i4
W. Adams, near Figueroa street Rev
Lewis q. Morris, rector; Sunday SER
vices 80 a. m, II a, m, p, m. This
Is FREE church and all are cordially
invited. Take the Grand avenue car to
Adams street and walk one block west.
Take the University car to Chester
place. walk through Chester place and
one block east on Adams street.
THE Los ANGELES FELLoWsHIP
md-weck meeting will be held
Wednesday at p m. in symphony
hall, 232 $, Broadway. George Whar-
ton James win lecture on IN and
Ar9und fne erana can Sany9n, iiusii
seats free. All welcome. Doors will
slose at 8 o'clock sharp
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
EAGLE ROCK

FOR SALE-I have some very at
tractive places of from one to thirty
acres in the choicest residence section
of Eagle Rock on car line; make a
speciality of large villa hill sites and
park lots in Gates tract; for delight
fulness of climate and beauty of loca-
tion these places are unsurpassed.
Call at my office. SIT Merchants Trust
bldg, and be shown Eagle Rock prop
erty. j. A. GATES,
Telephones-Main SAG.
Alta 3146.
Home 3S33-Office.
Home Glendale 542-Residence.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
BIRTHS

MUNROB-Howard and wife, $40 East
Thirty-eiEhth street, a boy.
DILL-Walter and wife. 1924 Suther-
land street, a boy
KROECK-John and wife. 1857 valen-
oia street. girl.
HEINEMAN-Georg and wife, 2219
West Ninth street, boy.
CIGALA-Luiz and wife, 1860 San Fer
nando street, a boy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Suburban Property--HoIlywood

FOR SALE-BEST BUY IN HOLLY
wood, lot 5Ox135, with all improve
ments, block from ear; fine soil, eX-
callent improvements; $3.50 with $50
cash, balance $40 monthly. Has
building restrictions. Excellent for
home or investment; 5000 cheaper
than same size lots in adjoining tract.
You can't equal this buy. IL you are
interested see or call on II. +. GRAY,
521 Stimson Bldg. Sd and Spring,
Home G71S
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
PHYSICIANS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

GREAT BARGAIN; FINEST INVEST
tray; prices are bound to advance on
our beach lots. Don't miss 1t. some
have doubled their money, Present
price $25 to $50; $3.50 down or 10 per
cent of the purchase price and $1.0O per
week. THREE @od business lots and
four corners left.
LA PLAYA BEACH Co. Inc,
3il-3,6 Douglas Bldg. City.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
PIANOS

PIANOS SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS
Pianos rented at low rates. A. g.
GARDNER PIANO HOUSE, Ltd. 1ls
21e5.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
BEN WHITE
Will Exchange

your property, immense bargains; ap-
ply at once. Satisfaction ana quick
results. Member Realty Board. 304-S
BRisoN BLOCK. 20 and Spring ses-
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
gol0 claims In proven district. as
mills on both sides runnng day and
night; owner hasn' money to deNalOp.
This Is a snap.
Inquire 2O2 FAY BLDG
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Home 3S33-Omice.
Home Glendale 542-Kesidence

ACRES S975-ONLY 80 MINUTES FROI
LIST and Main. in the very heart of beau
tlful San Gabriel valley; two car lines;
finest land; abundance of water free to
holders of land. This Is positively with
out an equal for a home or investment.
Residence lots In vicinity sell for $1,000
per lot THE GREATER LOS ANGE-
LES , pGALTY CO., 4S3 Huntington
building
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
SOCIETY NOTICES

THE WORK or j. sTITT WILSON
and Benjamin Fay Mills" Being a
kindly criticism of their work and its
probable effect upon the reform move
ment A lecture by w. c. owen fol-
lowed by discussion before the Pro-
gressive club in Blanchard hall sun
day evening August 26. Free.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21

Peck & Chase Co., undertakers and
embalmers; lady assistants. 433 S. Hill.
Tel Main 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
Beach Property

LA PLAYA BEACH LOTS WILL
never decrease. but prices are lound TO
advance. as this beach has only been on
the market sixty days. Don't miss H.
you cant lose and "ou are bound 70
win Prices SIS to $50; $3.50 down or 10
per cent of the purchase price and NVO
per week.
LA PLAYA BEACH CO. Inc,
3i5-3i6 Douglas Bldg, city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21
FOR SALE
Houses

FOR sALE-4-ROOM COTTAGE, FUR
nished, on lot i0x14S. ~ blocks from car
line; lawn, garden and chicken pens. IL
you want good home at bargain, see
this place; price S1100 cash.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-21

EASY PAYMENrs-Go AND SEE THIS,
1929 East Thirty-flfth st., new. modern.
b-room cottage; small cash payment,
balance like rent; key next door. BEN
WHITE S0i Bryson block.