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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30

as you directed and today 1 bought
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speaking. L must tell you the truth,
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
SAYS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW
SHOT HIM; WANTS 100000
BY Associated Press.

SEATTLE, June 29.-For injuries in
ficted on him by his father-in-law,
William Constantine, Jesse M. Hall
yesterday filed suit in the superior
court asking damages of 100000.
Hall recites in his complaint that his
father-in-law shot him and wounded
him with revolver on October 2. AS
result of the injuries then received
he claims that he has lost the use of
his voice, the use of one finger and
suffere,- severe injuries to the right
hand and arm and the nerves of the
left arm.
Hall states he was able to earn $3.50
a month before the attack and details
the expenses he has had since.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
CHANGE AFFECTS DEPUTIES
Conrad, Wilde and Carroll Are Inter-
ested in Proposed Charter
Amendment

If the proposed amendments to the
charter concerning deputies is received
favorably by the legislature it will put
the positions of Chief Deputy A. B.
Conrad of the city assessors Office and
Deputies Charles L. Wilde and David
Carroll of the city clerks office in
jeopardy.
The amendment provides that on ap-
plication of the heads of departments
favorably acted on by the city coun-
ell and approved by the civil service
commission. first and second deputies
may be taken from the civil list.
AS City Clerk Harry Lelande has
been reelected it is thought no changes
will be made in Wilde and Carroll
places.
Assessor Evan Lewis was defeated
by Walter Mallard, however and Con-
RAIDS tenure is up to Mallard. Nal
lard has not stated what he will do
though it is known that the clerks will
be shifted.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
HEWITT SELECTS
CITY LAW STAFF
EMMETT WILSON NAMED AS
CHIEF ASSISTANT
Robert Adcock Becomes Assistant
Prosecutor-New City Attorney
Retains Old Deputies and
Stenographers

In the new year Emmett H. Wilson
will become assistant city attorney to
Leslie r. Hewitt, the new incumbent,
and it will be the only change in that
office when City Attorney Mathews re-
tires to devote his wohle time to the
owens river aqueduct legal department.
Mr.. Hewitt, who was elected by the
non-partisans at the recent election, has
decided TO make no changes among the
stenogfaphers or deputies when he
takes office on January Z.
Mr. Wilson is a Democrat, but his
appointment was made, it is stated, be-
cause of his fitness rather than because
Mr.. Hewitt was indorsed by the Demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Wilson has been an
attorney with offices in the Los Angeles
Trust building.
The present deputies who will be re-
tanned by Mr.. Hewitt are S. B. Robin
son, who is attached to City Attorney
Mathews staff in the aqueduct bureau,
in the Braly building, and will remain
in that place; Howard Robertson and
John w. Schenck, who have offices at
the city hall.
Mathews Chief Adviser
The creation of the Los Angeles aque-
duct bureau has resulted in a peculiar
situation. 1t is understood at the city
hall that Mr. Mathews, the present city
attorney, is to be retained in an ad-
visory capacity as head of the aqueduct
bureau, at $4,000 a year. Since the
Owens project was conceived Mr.. Rob-
inson has been Mathews chief assist
ant, ana while these two men have
been devoting almost their entire at
tention to the project, Mr.. Hewitt has
been actual city attorney.
Because of the efforts of certain COM
petitiVe corporate interests to hamper
the owens scheme legal questions are
constantly arising, especially in the ac-
QUESTION of lands and the titles there
to and Mr.. Mathews has been busy day
and night for months trying to keep up
with the work.
Mr.. Hewitt has been equally busy
with the routine city nall legal busi-
ness. Besides answering and looking
up the many questions asked by the
council and committees and the heads
of departments, all city cases i'm the
courts must be defended or prosecuted
by Messrs. Hewitt, Robertson ano
Schenck. Besides this irnumerable con-
tracts and similar work must be drawn
up or passed on.
The board of public works will ash
the council to provide for the creation
of a position to hold Mr.. Mathews, who
is needed in the place he now fills ano
Mr.. Robinson will probably be proVid-
ed for. This will require the apppaint-
ment of an additional deputy in Mr.
Hewitt's office.
Adeoek Succeeds Frederlekson
Robert j. Adcock of AdcOek e. Rey,
inert win take the place of Assistant
Public Prosecutor William Frederick
son, who will go on the police judge
bench on January 7.
Until March at least there will be nc
changes among the staff Of city attor-
neys at he police station. Mr.. Beebe
the head assistant, viii be in the pc
culiar position of taking orders here
after from the man who defeated him
for the office at the recent election
Beebe having been the Republican can.
didate for assistant prosecutor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
BURIED UNDER TONS OF DIRT
Laborer Caught by Cave-in and Is
taken Out Uncon-

BY the caving in of wall of dirt on
Hill street in the rear of Coulter's
store, Charles Clifford. laborer from
Santa Rosa, was buried beneath tons of
clay yesterday afternoon and when
rescued by fellow workmen he was un-
conscious.
Unlike Hicks, Clifford had no car to
protect him and he was buried directly
under several tons of dirt. He was
taken to the receiving hospital, where
it was found that stones had cut a
number of wounds in his head and
forehead. He regained consciousness
about midnight, but was kept at the
hospital until this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
Freed From Pain
After Suffering Years of Torture with
Piles
You Can Have a Trlal Package Free

Geo. B. Bender, % Diversey St., Chi
cago, expresses his gratitude to the
pyramid Pile Cure as follows:
81 have been a sufferer for IA years
from internal and external piles.
have bought all kinds of pile cures to
get relief, but it was all in vain until
read your ad in The Herald, and
sent for a sample, which you sent me.
I used it. 1 have bought one soc box
of Pyramid Pile Cure and one box of
Pyramid Ointment. 1 have used them
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
BARBER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Drinks CarboIic Acid in Fit of De-
spondency and Effort Is Nearly
Successful

w. S. Wood, formerly proprietor of a
barber shop on South Spring street and
at one time conductor on the Santa
Fe railroad in Texas attempted to COM
nit suicide by drinking carbolic acid at
his home, 4251a East Ninth street, yes
terday. He was taken to the receiving
hospital, where the physicians managed
to save his life. Had it not been for
the fact that Wood had been drinking
a great deal of whisky, which acted as
an antidote to the poison, he would
probably have died.
Woods story is one of hard luck. He
states he has failed at nearly every
thing he has undertaken during his
lifetime, and consequently he became
respondent. He lost his barber shop
on account of debts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-30
IRISH LABORER HURT
IN FISTIC ARGUMENT

Pat Reed, a laborer living at S25
South Grand avenue, was severely cut
and bruised in a fight at the Santa Fe
depot yesterday afternoon. Reed is
said to have met a stranger at the sta
ton and engaged in a discussion with
him. The stranger became angry and
hit Pat on the forehead. 1t was neces-
sary for the physicians to stitch the
wound
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Sapphire. Jr.

Senator Tillman of South Calohn"
tells Of a little girl whose statements
were always exaggerated until sne pe
came known In school and oui'ua.
school as "a little liar" Her pafen',
were dreadfully worried about her' anu
made strenuous efforts to correct .u
bad habit. One afternoon her mo.n''
overheard an argument with her pay
mate, Willie Bangs. who seemed 70 III
.sh the discussion by saying empnAs
ically: s.I'm older than you, cause y.
birthday comes first, in May, ana yo'''
don't come until September"
"Oh, of course your birthday e .,s,'
first" sneeringly answered little NC,
lie; "but that Is cause you came wv" ".
flrst. remember looking at the ans'''
when they were making you -,
.Come here, Nellie; come mere =
stantly," cried her mother. :.
at Is breaking mothers near -
hear you tell such awful stories =.
member what happened to AnaniaS 'D'
Sapphire, don't your u.,,
"Oh. yes, mamma, know. .,s~
we're struck dead for lying. saw 'n
carried into the corner drug s'oie
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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HAD MET BEFORE

IT'S good to see you again, Phyllis"
exclaimed Lady Elmsworth, as she
held her sister at arms length and
examined her critically. ''but how you
have changed"
my dear Clare" laughed Miss Ora
ham, "after five years. absence you
surely did not expect to find me still
all arms and legs, and indecently big
feet!''
"Of course, it's ridiculous; but, some
how, I did not realize that you would
be quite grown up"
"Oh, my dear, grew up almost d.
rectly you left. Mother soon became
alive to the fact Of my possibilities,
and managed to get in the thin end
Of the wedge first by dining down when
there were thirteen, and that sort Of
thing. In fact, looking back, I'm In
clined to think that the half out stage
fish. flesh. nor good red her.
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NOBODY BUT FATHER.

Nobody knows the money it takes
To keep the home together;
Nobody knows of the debt it makes.
Nobody knows-but father.
Nobody's told that the boys need shoes
And girls hats with feather;
Nobody else old clothes must choose.
Nobody-only father.
Nobody hears that the coal and wood
And four's out together;
Nobody else must make them COCO.
Nobody-only father.
Nobody's hand in the pocket goes
So often, wondering whether
There's any end to the wants Of those
Dependent-only father.
Nobody thinks where the money will come
To pay the bills that gather;
Nobody feels so blue and glum;
Nobody-only father.
Nobody tries so hard to lay
Up something for bad weather,
And runs behind, do what he may.
Nobody-Only father.
Nobody comes from the worlds cruel
storm,
To meet dear ones who gather
Around with loving welcome warm,
Nobody does-but father.
Nobody knows of the home life pure,
Watched over by a mother,
Where rest and bliss are all secure,
Nobody can-but father.
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ring you knows quite the jolliest
time girls ever have, if they could only
appreciate it. The only other state to
be compared to it for freedom and gen.
eral responsibility is. oh, Glare,
I'm SO sorry; beg your pardon" The
girls face flushed crimson as her eyes
rested on her sisters black gown.
"You were going to say widowhood,
suppose?" replied Lady Ellsworth,
quietly.
Forgive me, Glare, IL"
Lady ElmswOrth shrugged her shout
ders slightly.
There's nothing to forgive, Phyl.
never was humbug, was II"
Phyllis Graham's gray eyes widened
But be, ore she could speak her sister
went on:
You seem to have had a very jolly
time, as you put 1t, all along the line
1 think. You seem to do everything
and go everywhere"
DON'T" exclaimed the girl. "You
talk like mother. Three seasons is evil
IDENTITY the end of ones tether. After
that time one is expected to range ones
SELF and relieve ones own people Of
their responsibility concerning one, and
! especially ones bills"
But l thought you were delighted
about your engagement, Phyl," said
Lady Elmsworth. II thought it was
"a GO IF mutual adOratiOu
ooh! III y en- toujours un qui Anne
| ct I'm qui Sc laisse aimer,' isn't there?"
"Phyllis!"
please don't be sentimental, Clare
Did not much the same thing happen to
you? You were just 20, weren't you,
when you got engaged to poor old Elms-
worth? 1 was too young to be taken
into your confidence then. but well,
you pretty well confessed the same just
now Peter was not precisely the sort
Of individual to turn girls head. I
expect mother had you into her boudoir,
and talked to you about the whole duty
Of woman, and, In your case, Of the
pleasures and position of the ambassa-
doris wife, even at the dullest court IN
Europe. We were both brought up In
the way we should go, and so six
months later You were Lady Elmsworth,
tasting of the aforesaid pleasures in
Madrid. In less time than that shall
be Mrs. Mark Franklin, with more
money than know what to do with,
and charming husband into the bar
gain"
"Come. that's better. am very
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CHAPTER vi.

CHAPTER VI.
The fight of time brought no allevia.
ton to the troubles of Aureataland. II
an individual hard-up is a pathetic sight,
q nation hard-up is an alarming specta.
Gle; and Aureataland was very hard-up.
l suppose somebody had some money. But
the government had none; in consequences
the government employees had none, the
officials had none, the President had none,
and finally, 1 had none. The bank had
a little-of other peoples, of course-but
I was quite prepared for a run" on us
any day, and had cabled to the directors
to implore a remittance in cash, for our
notes were at discount humiliating to
contemplate. Political strife ran high.
I dropped into the House of Assembly
one afternoon toward the end of May,
and, looking down from the gallery, saw
the Colonel in the full tide Of wrathful
defamation. He was demanding of the
miserable Don Antonio when the army
was to be paid. The latter sat covering
under his scorn, and would, verify be-
lieve, have bolted out of the House had he
not been nailed to his seat by the cold
eye of the President, who was looking on
from his box. The minister on rising
had nothing to urge but vague promises
of speedy payment; but he utterly lacked
the confident effrontery of his chief, and
nobody was deceived by his weak protes-
tations.
l left the House in a considerable up
roar, and strolled on to the house Of a
friend of mine, one Madame Devarges,
the widow of French gentleman, whe
had found his way to Nottingham from
assumption that he had found his way
to New Caledonia owing to political trou-
bles, but the usual cloud hung over the
precise date and circumstances of his pat
riotic sacrifice. Madame sometimes con-
sidered it necessary to bore herself and
others with denunciations of the various
tyrants or would-be tyrants of France !:
but, apart from this pious offering on
the shrine of her husbands reputation,
she was bright and pleasant little wom-
an. l found assembled round her tea
table merry party, including Donna An
tonia, unmindful of her fathers agonies,
and one Johnny Carr, who deserves men,
ton as being the only honest man in Au-
reataland. 1 speak, of course, of the place
as l found it. He was a young English
man, what they call cadet" of good
family, shipped off with couple Of thou.
sand pounds to make his fortune. Land
was cheap among us, and Johnny had
bought an estate and settled down as
land owner. Recently he had blossomed
forth as a keen Constitutionalist and a
devoted admirer of the Presidents, and
held a seat in the Assembly in that inter-
est. Johnny was not a clever man nor
a wise one, but he was merry, and, as
have thought it necessary to mention,
honest.
(To ho
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Ito be continued.)
In After Years.

Her Husband met man today
who envies me, and envy him.
HIS Wife-WhO is he?
Her Observation-Disclosures chan
who used to be sweet on you before we
were married.
His Wife, suppose he envies you
because you married me.
Her Husband-Yes and envy him
because he didn't marry you.
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Those Girls.
$50 you have really broker your en-.
gagement with Jack?"
"1 have, indeed"
"And do you hate him, dear?"
every bone in his body. I shall
never speak to him again II live to be
a thousand years DID,
"YOu mean that"
II do, and shall tell him SO the next
time see him.
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Bitter.

Mrs. Subbubs- Our old COOK Is ~ =
married this week, John. tninA
ought to remember her with ple0
ent. ,,,a.
Mr.. Subbubs Huh! The most h,n.
II way for us to remember her WIN
present is to forget the past LIZ
delphia Press.
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by some jealousy of my penchant for thu
Signorina.
II hope you have enjoyed yourself In
the conservatory" she said, maliciously.
I'VE were talking business, Donna An.
tonia," replied.
"Ah, business! l hear nothing but
the country and burying himself alive
to work out some great scheme OF bust
ness -
"Ah, what scheme is that?" asked
"Oh! don't know. Something about
that horrid debt. But was told not to
say anything about It'll"
The debt was becoming q bore. The
whole air was full of it. l hastily paid
Donna Antonio few incoherent compli-
ments, and took my leave. As was put
ting on my coat Colonel McGrcgor join
ed me and, with more friendliness than
he usually showed me, accompanied me
some Indifferent remarks, he began:
Martin, you and l have separate In.
terests in some matters, but l think w
have the same in others"
knew at once what he meant; It was
that debt over againl remained silent,
and he continued:
"Abo.t the debt, for instance. You are
interested in the debit"
Somewhat" said I. "A banker gen.
orally is interested in debt"
II thought So" said the Colonel. "A
time may come when we can act tossth.
er. Meanwhile, keep your eye on the
debt. Good night"
We parted at the door Of his chambers
in the Piazza, and went on to my lodg.
ings l got into bed, rather puzzled and
very uneasy.
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In reading list Of poets "Evei, .s.t
should know" did you ever notice -, lad
most Of the poems were those you -
never heard Of before7
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Do You Blame Him

He-They used to sing Of a bicycle
built for two, but
She-But what?
He-Give me a sofa built apparently
for one-eyery time.
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DO TheYf

why do people bite lead pencils?''
inquired the seeker after truth.
To get literary taste, Of course, I"
replied Mr.. Conn.
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His Cue.

G lnner-They say this book entitled
"A Step Backward" was inspired. I
wonder where the author ever got hia
inspiration7
Guyer-Oh, guess he watched q
woman stepping off a street car.
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CHAPTER v.

Time passed on. all leading an appar-
emily merry and untroubled life. In pub
lie affairs the temper was very different.
The scarcity of money was intense, and
serious murmuring had arisen when the
President "squandered' his ready money
In paying interest, leaving his civil ser
wants and soldiers unpaid. This was the
topic OF much discussion in the press at
the time when I went up one March
evening to the Signorina's. had been
detained at the bank, and found the gaiety
IN full swing when came in. The Sig
norma sat BY herself on low lounge by
the veranda window. I went up to her
and made my bow.
Yeu spare Us but little Of your time,
HI. Martin" she said.
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Characteristic.

Mifkins did he say when you
called him hog for taking up two
seats In the car?
Bifkins-Oh, he grunted something
in reply, but l could see that he was
bristling with indignation.
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there been at the bottom of Clare's be-
ing ordered off to winter at Davos the
year before she married? 1t had never
occurred to the girl. But had there
really been anything the matter with
her sisters lungs7
"Clare," she said, impulsiYely, tell
me something. Were you really III when
you went to Davos that time, Or"
Lady ElmswOrth laughed outright.
"Or was l sent OF to be out of some
body's way, you mean7 No, my dear,
believe l was really III, and before I
went to Davos / had never cared two
straws for anyone In my life"
"And-afterY
Il don't know why should tell you"
saiu Lady Ellsworth. I've never told
anyone / don't believe anyone ever
guessed except"
Except him. Go on, Clare"
"Oh, there's not much to tell. It's
like everyone else's story, expect; and
you'll only think me fool for remem-
bering all these years. You know how
went out. Mother could not, or would
not, come with me. She would have
hated to give up her visits, and the
Riviera, and all that So she Just
packed me OF with dear old Downey,
the governess, you remember. Downey
had always been my AFFECT slave, and
never dreamed Of interfering with me
at ALL
II had q good time at Davos when l
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-09
Likes the Mitchell Way.

Canton News: The writer had
the pleasure of attending the Press
Association mid-winter meeting last
week at Mitchell, and we are not
ovefstepping the bounds in saying
1T IA one OF the hest miu-wintel
meetings the aSsoci tion has held in
many IA year. The good people CT
Mitchell left nothing undone that
could contribute to the comfort OF
the visitors, and the only complaint
was that they attempted to do toe
much. EditorsD owney OF the Repub-
lican, LaFollette of the Gazette, and
Branch OF the Clarion were on hand
every minute to act as guides, while
L. ID. Milne Of the Guardian, was
ever present to attend to the wants of
the ladies of the party.
Thursday evening a reception was
given to the visiting editors and Fri
day evening a luncheon and ball was
the program at the city hall. This
last function was a most delightful
one. Music was furnished by a local
mandolin club. Those OF the editors
who did not dance occupied the gall
leries and enjoyed the music and the
beautiful picture presented by Mitch
ellis handsome women and brave men
as they moved in the may waltz or
fascinating tWO.Step. Mitchell is
certainly a good town, is filled with
enterprising people, and they are
everyone ready to boost for the best
interests Of the city.
"Tle Mitchell Way is a good
way as evidenced at the meeting Of
the Press Association. The Mitchell
fellows are hustlers, and their city
is an evidence OF that fact. Mitchell
is a growing town, and one which
has promise Of a great future.