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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

cause at such times his mother always locks him
in the dark closet. He cannot understand, how
ever, his fathers half suppressed and half voiced
approval of his conduct, but certainly, as his
mother always tells his father that he ought
to be ashamed Of himself, fighting must be wrong
And so he fights with everybody he can ind
whether there is prospect of being licked OF not
To win is not the primary reason for his fight
ing but rather to show himself superior to the
laws made by Others
He tears of the yellow wig from his sisters
doll, not because he likes to see her cry, but
because there is something exhiaratng about dar-
ing to do something that he instinctively knows
is wrong.
He steals green apples not because he likes
to get sick but for the simple reason that IL
requires skill and cunning TO avoid detection
by the owner of the apples 1t is particularly
exhiarating to sit up among the branches ana
consume apples to your hearts content, whiie
the unconscious owner walks by underneath YOU
That indicates that you have climbed to the
very heights Of genius.
Another evidence of your superior talents IS 20
be able to copy your examples from your Gun
Gf your mother can compel you to wear such
thngs) to the blackboard, and yet remain unde-
tected In examinations, if you are clever, you
will have a pony in each sleeve, connected by
string which passes UP one sleeve and down the
other If the teacher looms UP in sght. tne
pony then in use can easily be made 10 olsap
pear
THE SPICE OF DANGER.
II Won have "sttb" and if, as a natural con-
sentence. your lesson has not been prepared, you
can "swipe" your brothers. glasses wear them
to school and contrive to break them just before
the fatal hour. And, of course, you cannot work
without your glasses.
Such a stroke of diplomacy has in it a spice OF
danger, which makes the carrying of it through
all the more clever
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II. VOIGT.

(a) While this is the usual continuation we be-
leve that P-Q4 is fully as safe and has the ad-
vantage of afording Black more possibilities of
counter attack; it was played successfully by
Kemeny in his match with Showalter and has
frequently been adopted by Marshall In the
Paris tournament game between Pillsbury,
White, and Marshall, Black, was continued as fol,
lows:
3.P-Q4, P-Q4 4PxQP, PIP. 8. BQB4,
B-Kt 3 (chl g. PB3, QK2 (ch) T. Blk 2,
PIP. 8. PxP, BIO B 4, and Black eventually
won.
(b) This move is unusual, White generally con-
tinung with g. kip The next move, however,
appears quite satisfactory. 1t was favorite
variation of the late Russian player Schiffers
(c) In the nature of blunder, as White speed
lily demonstrates.
(d) OF course the @ cannot capture the Kt on
account of b R P (ch), etc.
(e) The last few moves of White were hardly
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%VIGs[EI Is@

because there is an undeniabIe fascination about
what is sinful. Moreover, If his parents are
strict he has to play poker behind locked doors,
ana seek out questionable company and question:
able places in order to play pool
He drinks not because he likes the stuff, but
because the other fellows do It, and guy him
y he doesn't follow their example He has to
keep IT from his mother, and he knows the other
fellows likewise do not want the fact Of their
drinking known at home II is thing forbidden.
and therefore he and his friends indulge in IL.
THE FASCINATION OF THE FORBIDDEN.
From earliest childhood the forbidden has fas-
cinated him, Just as much as the unforbidden
has bored him.
His sister, constituted in exactly the same way,
has felt herself prosecuted by fate when crossed
in her first love affair, and has obstinately re-
solved to be true under all circumstances. She
may even have been pushed to the extreme of
an elopement.
When sixteen and eighteen fall in love it is
better to leave them alone, and under this treat
ment, there being no incentive in the wav of OBJ
stacles, they will soon get over IT,
To prevent girl becoming stage struck, let
her go to the theatre several times a week, and
after while she will become thoroughly sick
Of it.
once knew a woman who had always kept
all sorts of drinks cigars and cigarettes upon her
sideboard where her husband and son could get
them whenever they wanted them The result
was that her husband never drank or smoked to
excess, and the son took a glass only now and
then for the sake of politeness and never smoked
anything but pipe.
In this case the things which we're forbidden
sweets for other men were to this husband and
son too easily obtained to be worth the trouble.
II parents are wise. they will have place in
the home for the billiard table and the bowling
alley, in order that these things may lose their
charm because of their familiarity and easy at
tanment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
Gold in the stream

A thousand men, women and children surround
ed the bridge abutment at Dayton, o. while
700 men and boys, waist deep in the icy water
hshed with shoves and scoops under the Miami
River bridge for gold and silver that had been
emptied into the stream from the bridge. A ne
gro boy made the discovery. He flled his pock-
cts and then his hat News Of the find spread
and rush for the watery gold field began, and
several hundred dollars in gold and silver coin
was found A mystery attaches to the affair
that no one has been able 10 solve The general
theory is that the money was deposited in the
stream by a conscience stricken thief
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heSdfM4I claiming to be descendant of George
w. and Mrs Fitzherbert, announced
the modest intention of trying to oust
the king from his throne This claimant is the
last of many who have set their eyes on the
Fnolish crown. and Kink Edward can afford to
smile.
Other monarchs have felt less sure.
Alphonso XII King of Spain, for instance,
had powerful rival in Don Carlos who for
years fought, with thousands of enthusiastic fol-
lowers for the throne and at last abdicated his
pretendership in favor of his son, Don Jaime
The life of Don Carlos up to that time was one
long romance He was toasted 'El Rey, or
"The King" in hundreds of cities, towns, and
villages, while the government of the country
remained powerless, and trembling with the fear
of revolution.
The true king was not even sure of his army,
for the agents of Don Carlos had been at work
among the officers, that none knew how
many were true to the man they had sworn
to
Imagine such state of things in England for
a moment if YOU can! Think of our King hear
ing that all the Midland counties had placed
themselves beneath the banner of pretender!
Imagine him unable to protest for fear that the
entire Army should turn against him!
Spain has seen that situation many times,
A TRAGEDY OF BLOOD.
The real chance of Don Carlos came during
the great Carst revolution, which set Spain
ablaze from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediter
ranean Then he fought with sword and brain
as men will fight for crown, until his followers
dwindled away by man, and the leader for
whom they had risked their lives was forced to
retire, still unbeaten in spirit, across the noun
tains 1t is said that he stepped on French
soil and turned as if to bid goodbye to Spain
he shouted: 81 will return l will return!"
Once he was actually offered the throne, but
refused on account of certain conditions He
would be absolute monarch none at all, he
said.
Not only did he claim the throne of Spain,
but that of France as we'll In consequence Of
various proclamations he expelled from
France and for some years retired to his magni
ficent palace in Venice, where he could live in
almost royal state
The story of Russia's pretenders is not ro-
nance. 1t is a tragedy of blood. Over and
over again in the stained pages of her history
we find records of the men who claimed the
right to rule. They died. Some were poisoned,
some were racked, dragged their chains
across Siberia, and some disappeared, none knew
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
Feats of Deprivation

ty-eght days and nights of complete wakefulness,
but at the end of it he died of exhaustion, and so
the record cannot stand. There is man, of
twenty-nine years. now living in England who has
never slept since he was born; his case has fre-
quently been described in the papers and by doc
tors but this example is strictly freak, and
cannot be compared with ordinary records.
Fidgety people will regard with horror the
achievement of Angela de Silva, a Spanish girl
who, partly for stakes and partly as an ADVERTISE
ment, remained in sort of cage at the Argyll
Rooms in London, some nine years ago, for fifty
five days and nights without moving hand or
foot, or changing her position, seated on chair
She was attended and fed by her sister, and vari-
GUS wagers having been made on the performance,
she was kept watch over day and night by in
dependent witnesses.
WORSE THAN PENAL SERvTTUDE.
There is no great merit in the performance, per
haps but it is exceptionally trying one. The
notable point was that the lady was not in
trance of any kind, but in full possession of her
senses.
frances very different affairs, and the prin-
cipal one recorded lasted nine weeks The sub
iect English lady, Miss Naomi Smythe. of
Norton, who lay in state of complete uncon-
sciousness during the whole of that time, and
was visited by dozen distinguished medical
men interested in the case Nourishment was ar
tfcally given, as the trance naturally caused
much anxiety Tor the life of the patient, who,
however, was finally restored to consciousness and
recovered. In this case life remained almost sus-
pended throughout the nine weeks
But apart from frances all Europeans are cas-.
lily beaten at the game of remaining motionless,
by an Indian fakir or "holy man." named Chun-
dra DALI, of Benares, who strapped in an ,1p-
right position to an open framework eighteen
years ago, and has never moved limb or been
released from his bonds to this day. He is daily
fed and tended by his Disciples"
WHERE MAN BEATS ANIMAL.
All warm booded life is supposed to perish in
temperature of S5 degrees below zero and the
majority succumb long way short of that A
strong man, if sufficiently clothed, may Just exist
at such temperature but only just. However,
Russian named Karkoff, in one of the few expert
ments of this sort tried, actually survived an ar
t6cal temperature of 80 degrees in the St. Peters
burg laboratories, after several Arctic species of
animals had proved themselves unable to stand
it. In the Arctic regions the lowest natural de-
gree of cold ever registered is "a degrees below
zero. In such cold as this, piece of iron will
burn the flesh as if the metal were white-hot.
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lk4fNAI is in some way or other forbidden.
To the child nothing tastes half SO
sweet as the taffyon-astick, the licorice "trol
ley wire" that is consumed behind the desk
lid at school, and nothing is enjoyed better
than the piece Of lemon merngue stolen behind
mothers back and contrary to her direct com
mand. The culprit will probably contract the
stomach ache later but what boots a mere stom
ach ache in comparison with the pleasure he has
had?
The only reason he "bags school, is because
he has been brought up to believe that such an
act in sinful. If there were an eleventh command
ment commanding him to play truant, he would
avoid doing so very carefully.
1t is for the same reason that he goes in
swimming on Sunday. He really doesn't enjoy
the sensation of the icy water, but then the
feeling of having broken the Sabbath is SO ener
waiting.
It makes him sick to SMOKE but knowing what
the consequences of discovery are, he looks upon
the ability to avoid them as being an evidence OF
great genius. There is a something very clever
about the person who can do wrong without be-
ing found out, and upon that philosophy he bases
bis actions
He thinks that is must certainly be wrong to
fight and to come home with black eye, be-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
THE SPICE oF DANGER.
King of Spain's Rival

how. though men whispered of midnight mur-
der.
Once a butcher saved her throne. The Poles
had seized Moscow. and the people, in despair,
were about to accept the King of Poland's rule
Then arose the Mantle Man who is always
ready when a country is about to fall. He was
a butcher of Novgorod--a butcher with voice
that filed mems hearts with the lust OF hghting
for country. The people gathered round him,
the invaders were driven out, leaving their dead
on blood-splashed miles of snow, and new
autocrat to the throne.
The present Tsar claims to rule by divine
right" If he looked back he would find that
he owes his crown to butcher.
What plots could be told OF those who claimed
that throne! OF Sophia "the beautiful who
placed her idiot brother on the throne that she
might rule through him, and OF ten-year.oid
Peter whom she tried to assassinate. She tail
ed but was not beaten
WHERE THEY PLOT ON A LARGE SCALE.
She en6eavored to lead him into every vice
and every vileness that a corrupt and brutal
mind could discover or imagine, hoping that the
boy would die from the effect of the disspations
she led him into. He did not die, but lived to
overthrow her plots.
But Russia-holy Russia-has a history that
is not to be summed up in a few sentences
Turn to the land of the Sultan-Turkey. There
pretenders are not satisfied with ordinary plot
ting. They work on larger scale, and when
they fail are executed picturesquely
A little over four years ago a plot was dis
covered to kidnap the Sultan, remove him to
place of safety and proclaim his younger broth
er. Reschid, ruler in his stead.
A number of prominent military men com
bined to carry out the plot. That they would
have done so is probable, for their plans were
carefully laid had not the Sultans astute secre-
tary. Izzet Bey, wormed himself into the conf
dence of the traitors and then betrayed their
plans.
PREFERRED DEATH TO MERCY.
There was panic among the conspirators. Some
escaped Some were executed, and one shot HIM
self to escape arrest preferring death by his own
hand to the mercy of the Sultan
The life of "Abdul the Damned can scarcely
be enviable His own was suspected OF
originating that plot Perhaps he had reason to
fear the revelations his might make, for 1t
is said that Reschid gained possession of secret
document relating to the late Sultan Murad
who was dethroned and imprisoned on trump
ed.up charge of insanity by Abdul Hamid. The
accusations, some of which have leaked out, are
of such nature that prefers not to think
of them. Ordinary assassination is the mere IL
nocent frolic of child beside some of them
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
what,s the odds, It,s An raInted

The Pastors Union of La Crosse. Wis, has
practically decided that money in itself has no
moral standard and therefore has indorsed the
acceptance of tainted money for religious and
educational work wherever obtainablc. II was
stipulated at meeting of the union that the
acceptance of the money would not be in any
case an Endorsement of the method by which it
fell into the donors hands. 1t was pointed out
that all money at one time another figures in
shady business deals and is handled by crooks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

But you are not the only one who delights
to revel in forbidden sweets Your sister has
the same weakness.
When left alone in the house, she dresses up
in her mammals clothes and struts up and
down before the long mirror in the wardrobe.
She also attempts to powder her face as she
has often seen mamma do and in so doing spills
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
PROBLEM NO. 13.
BY WALTER PULITZER.
RI,ACK

Consider the lowly postage stamp and learn
the secret of success. 1t sticks to one thing
until it gets there.
Beware of the man who boasts of his good
Deeds he probably only awaits a favorable op-
portunity to do a mean one.
When a man fails in business, his wife tells
the neighbors that he was too honest to succeed,
but what she tells him in private is another
story.
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the powder all over the dressing table and the
floor.
She also likes to sneak out by the gate to play
with the little boy next door. Not that his So
ciety is 30 excessively entertaining, but then
there is something fascinating about it, inasmuch
as she has been forbidden to play with him
Mamma doesn't allow her to drink coffee, so
when she goes to visit her grandma she always
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

Mr.. D. Stuart acted as the captain for the
Franklin team and Mr. de Wiser as captain of
the Manhattan team Mr.. de Wiser did not
play this year the latter team, as he preferred
to devote all his attention to looking after the
interest of his players. Mr.. Stuart, however,
could not be spared from the Franklin team. play
ing hard game against DR.. Simonson, which
resulted in draw.
We will give herewith selection of some OF
the best games played in the match:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
CHESS AND ECKER S

the best, for while he remains with the Kt
against Bishop the Kings Pawn is weak.
() White might now have retained his Pawn
for some time by R-Q B. but with best play Black
should still have secured the draw
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
III a ppy Thought S

ri HERE'S no argument equal to a happy
smile.
S=5SSSi The black sheep in every family was
lAAlSNI once the most petted lamb.
Did you ever notice that the size of
trouble depends on whether it is coming or GO
ing?
People who "turn their hand to anything
seldom turn up trumps in the game of life.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

kind was reported from Raynes Park
Golf Club. 1t took place in the course of bogy
competition. One of the players, Mr.. Crocker,
having driven off at the eleventh tee, his ball
created some astonishment by coming in con-
tast with lark in midair and literally knocked
off its head
A similar incident happened last season but
one on the grounds of the Brkdale Club. Two
members were playing a round when one of them
made brassy shot. The ball was in full fight
when bird of the wagtail species was seen cross,
ing the line of flight, and the next moment both
objects came into collision at distance of about
forty PAGES from the striker
BIRD LOST THE GAME FOR HIM
The consequences were fatal to the unfortunate
bird, which was not only killed but decapitated
AS for the golf ball, its fight was stopped by
the impact, the ball falling to the ground within
few yards of its slaughtered victim The in
cident had the further effect of losing the player
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

HERE are three men alive who have
gone without food for thirty-three days,
and one who has denied himself any
nourishment for forty-fve.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

INDIANA woman who Is training $50
boys to lives of usefulness and seventy
girls to become good housewives VIII
not allow teacher or attendant to fon'
die either sex. no matter how much
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

does not often happen that bird falls
victim to golf ball in its fight,
although such mishap has occurred in
two or three instances.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

7ERY few months some new pretender
to the English throne is heard of.
Only few weeks ago an American,
claiming to be descendant of George
w. and Mrs. Fitzherbert, announced
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
BY phoebe Forrest

~7VERYBODY wants something that he
OF she cannot have, and is particularly
- keen about it when the thing desired
lMdn6AI is in some way or other forbidden.
r. ihn nhild ,,rihinr iaatna half q
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-31
DEATH MYSTERY
BATTLES CORONER
Man Operated on for carbunole Fails
to Recover from Mild Dose
of chIoroform Admin.
istered

The death of William Cash, which
occurred at the Los Angeles clinical
laboratory, 726 West Twenty-seventh
street Monday afternoon, was an
nounced by the conorer yesterday, but
from what cause the coroner admits
he is mystified.
According to the physicians at the
clinis Cash applied there Monday after
noon for treatment for large car
buncle on the back of his neck.
The eruption was found to be so in
famed that 1t was necessary to place
Cash under the influence Of an anaes-
thetic before lancing it, and four or
five medical students were taken to
view the operation.
Chloroform was administered by one
of the students, according to Coroner
Trout, and although it is stated that
the usual dose had not been given
Cash never awoke from the stupor pro-
duced by the drugs fumes.
At the inquest held upon the body
yesterday by the coroner no solution of
the death mystrey could be de de-
termined.
'Fxamination of the body proved
that Cash was not afflicted with a
weak heart, nor any evident organic
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-31
PLAN AN OUTING TO AVALON
Business Women's Club Invited on an
AlIuring Trip to the Magic
Isle


The Business Women's association
building last night.
Clubs in general and the Business
Women's club in particular was dis
cuSsed by the members.
Mrs. P. A. Spaulding, treasurer OF
the association, said in part: I'VE con-
slider this the highest and most bene-
fetal society of women that has ever
been organized. We are here, not to
see what can be done for us, but to
see what we can do for others. The
aims Of the association are for social
and business advancement of all with
whom We are thrown"
DIR. Emma Carson of Avalon was
present and outlined a delightful out
ing for the members Of the club and
their husbands and friends. She has
arranged for a trip to Avalon, with
supper at the hotel and moonlight
voyage to the isthmus, where a gigan-
tic bonfire will be blazing, to greet the
party, with tents and all 'conveniences
for a night on the beach. The follow
ing day DR.. Carson will entertain with
a barbecue. She promises a spread such
as was never before seen on the 18TH
mus.
Hancock Banning has expressed him
self as most anxious to see the club
come over to the island and promised
to exert himself to make the trip one
long to be rem embered by all who are
so fortunate as to go.
At the next meeting of the associa-
tion, November IA, Miss Elizabeth Ken
ney will speak on "The Property Rights
of Women"
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o slip over to tn emlnority is not

known.
The councilmen give as their reason
for the course taken the claim that the
plants could never be purchased under
the ordinance adopted at a special elec-
tfon held over a year ago, because it
is claimed that that ordinance calls for
all Of the plant Of the west side COM
pany, whereas some Of its property is
claimed by South Pasadena.
There is a suit now pending to de-
termine the question Of ownership and
what the company really can sell, but
the councilmen would not wait for that
to be determined, but rushed ahead.
1t Is contended by, the administration
that new negotiations will at once be
opened with the companies and that as
soon as binding options are secured the
whole matter will again be submitted
to the people at special election.
The council today also accepted the
bid Of Charles c. Moore &s Co. of Los
Angeles for equipping the proposed mu-
nicipal electric light plant. This COM
pany offered to do this work for $4,000
and to have it done by March Is.
The=way the electric plant has been
rushed along Is in marked contrast to
the tactics pursued in regard to the
municipal water system. Mayor Water
house was against the water bonds
when they were voted, before he was
elected to office. He took office eighteen
months ago, a month or so after the
water bonds were voted, and In all that
time has simply nullifed the'water plan
entirely The electric light scheme was
inaugurated but few months ago and
is being rushed to an early completion.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-31
ARREST ELEVATOR OPERATOR
Complaint Issued Against Man for
Failure to Show
License

the employment of unlicensed elevator
operators was yesterday taken when
If. L. Mason, elevator operator at the
Coulter dry goods store, was arrested
on a warrant issued upon the COM
plant of Deputy City Prosecuting At
torney George Beebe-
The specific charges against Mason
was that he failed to exhibit his license
in his car. according to the require
ments of the city ordinance bearing
ON the subject.
Mason was asked to show his license
several days ago, but made the ex-
cuse that he had left it in his trunk.
Yesterday he was again asked to pre-
sent his license, and when he could
not produce it the complaint was is
sued against him.