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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
RoMANcE

Bone Eve or Love Eve was night OF mlrth and
fate testing All about the rooms would be hung
gilded wish bones, so placed as to be conspicuous
vet concealed and hung SO that it were almost
impossible TO avoid standing OF sitting under one
at some time during the evening
TO be caught under the bone was the same as
beins captured under the mistletoe is today, and
many a gallant would wear love bone sewed on
the under part of the right sleeve of his coat.
Thus when he stood beside maiden he could
merely raise his arm over her head and demand
the kiss, for such stratagems were considered le-
Ultimate on Love Eve several hundred years ago.
The chief game of the evening in those days
was one to which the supersttions of the age
lent seriousness. 1t was fortune telling by aid
of the bone which was made of Getine like sub
stance which was susceptible to the condition of
the skin deck of fortune cards would be
spread out by the witch mother and after the
bone had been pow-wowed by her it would be
laid on the open palm of each guest in turn. The
moisture and heat from the skin, the electricity
in the body, or the trembling Of the hand would
cause the 'bone' TO curl up and twist about
AS it twisted and turned, now nearing now
shying away from certain cards the witch mother
would read aloud the signs and thus disclose the
future to the holder of the bone.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

hard cakes and drink innumerabe cups of tea,
while Christmas night passes and the morning
of the 26th breaks Breakfast is had at the hour
when the pig is roasted and it consists simply of
slices of the pork and Chinese potatoes.
If you should drop in for your laundry at say
10 o'clock you would find John as smiling as
usual, your package ready and its contents not
one whit less white and shining than at any 9th
er season. You would never guess from the sur
face appearance of things that the monotonous
routine of the Oriental life had been broken by a
full day of revelry and all night of opium
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

spent away from home, as is the rule the rest of
the year The jealous, spying Of their suspicious
husbands is relaxed for twenty-four hours and
the Chinese women are freer than they are at any
other time in their lives.
THE CHRISTMAS MARKET.
The market is a great place in 'Frsco's China
town on Christmas Day. Many stalls are kept
open by the venders just to catch the Chinese
trade, for carefully stingy as these almond eyed
sons Of the Orient 364 days oi the year. they
spend recklessly on December 25th, often buying
enough food to feed several families and frequent
ly purchasing articles for which they can have
no possible use. They love TO drive a bargain and
the venders knowing this always ask several cents
more than they expect to get for their wares in
order to make John Chinaman think he is get
ting his purchases cheap.
Half the afternoon is spent in the market hag-
Cling with the marketmen and the vicinity of the
stalls is place well worth visiting on Christmas
Day.
The most interesting Feature OF the day comes
Vat nightfall In Frisco it takes place in the reg
uar market OF Chinatown, in Philadelphia there
are a row of stalls set aside for it, New York
uses the Bowery and in New Orleans you must
visit the public squares near West End if YOU
would see this truly Oriental feature of American
Christmas among the Chinese OF the States
BRINGING HOME THE PIG
Bringing home the pig is the event of the day
and it is conducted in exactly the same manner
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
HERE'S naught amiss
In the Christmas kiss,
That's stolen beneath the bone
bolI,x

T HERES naught amiss
In the Christmas kiss,
lSsSsSS That's stolen beneath the bone and
tSzssse holly.
So goes an ancient English jingle
written at the time when the wish
bone of the goose, chicken or turkey was the
ainorous symbol of Christmas. This was long
before the little green sprig with its white ber-
ries became Cupid's aid, and although the wish
or the "pull bone" as it was termed, lacked the
beauty of the mistletoe there is an honesty and
straightforwardness in its very crudeness which
fitted the days of its favor.
Miss jeanette Watson, Of Paoli, Pa, will re-
viye, this year. the wish bone games of long ago
She has spent six years in odd corners Of Eu
rope studying the survivals Of ancient customs
and tracing them back TO their original forms
She will reveal her discoveries from time to tim,
by giving unique parties ON our various holiday
at which she viii introduce long forgotten games
Back before Chaueer, when lads wooed and las
sizes loved just as they do today, when Christina
was held on any date between October 10th am,
January 22d and eating and drinking was ever
more the order of the day than il is on our time
it was but natural that the symbols of the oc
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

EARLY every large American city has
its Chinatown and here these clannish
people hold high revelry on our great
winter NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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PALISADES PARK hill passed.
The Odeil Continuation. Formed Ia Defeat
u. Goes to Pieces Before Roll Call.

ALBANY. May 3.-The exposure In THE
Sun Of this morning Of the combination
effected by and the efforts OF Benjamin b.
Odell. Jr., to defeat the Wainwright bill
authorizing the acquisition Of the Hook
Mountain on'ths Hudson River az part Of the
State Palisades Park, to be paid for by
private. subscription, had the desired effect.
II broke up the combination and compelled
the men who nave been obstructing the
passage of the bill to seek cover, and as u
result the bill passed the Senate and now
goes to the Governor, A similar bill was
vetoed by Mr.. Odell when he was Governor.
The same tactics that had been pursued
in former years were employed this year.
This morning, when the session Of the
Senate began, emissaries OF Odell fully
expected to be able to prevent the bill from
coming to a vote. The bill was reached at
1920 o'clock, and it was agreed that it be
taken up at 11:2o o'clock. This gave the
Odell representatives the chance they
wanted, and had it not been that the methods
had been 30 fully exposed IN II Sun the
bill would have died.
But Immediately upon the consideration
Of the bill being deferred Senators Carpen-
ter, Elsberg, Page and Bracket became
busy in its interest. On the other hand,
Senators Malhy, Cassidy and Grady were
busy planning for ways and means to pre-
vent the passage Of the bill, However,
when the hour for considering the bill came
the supporters Of 1t had the sit uation in
hand and they watched the clock closely to
see that the speeches Of Malby and Grady
should not accomplish their purpose. They
objected to more than Ave minute speeches
and forced a vote at eleven minutes to IL
o'clock.
When it came to a roll call the members
who had been assisting Odell in his fight in
the interest Of the trap rock quarrymen
realized thai il was time to get under cover,
and not stand revealed as in that combina-
ton, so that the bill passed by a vote of II
Grady alone standing out in opposition to
the very last.
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SCHOOL LECTURERS FEAST.
n Hear Dr. LeipzIger Talk on Educa.
tIOn for Adults.


The men and women who lecture in the
public schools evenings as part Of New
York's system Of free education had a
dinner last night at the Hotel Aston. There
were over $50 at the dinner, for SOME Of
the lecturers brought their wives or hus-
bands. John Lloyd Thomas presided.
As usual, the guest whom all honored
was DR.. Henry NJ. Leipziger, supervisor
Of lectures in the public schools ever since
they were started sixteen years ago. In
the course Of his address on the free lecture
system DR.. Leipziger said that in the past
school year over 5000 lectures had been
Of 1850, 1000. He went on:
"Since the lectures were established a
new conception Of the meaning OF a school,
house has been created in the public mind
more and more is 1t recognized that the
schoolhouse Is TO become a social and a
civil centre. Education for adults has
come to stay"
DR.. Leipziger said that proper provision
should be made for the equipment Of some
of the lecture centres, 30 that the highest
grade of scientific lectures with the best
equipment possible should be at the dis
posal Of the system.
1The purpose OF our work. he said, in
conclusion, sis to add to the rational Joy
of every resident of our city, TO make him
a sharer in all that makes for physical well
being and rational comfort, to make him a
larger citizen and, most Of all, to develop
in him the life Of the soul which Ia funda-
mental
James McKeon, Hammond Lamont and
Willis Fletcher johnson made short adj
dresses. Edwin Markham read n OF his
poems.
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GRAPE-NUTS
-., .
Food
Put In the body what -
NATURE NEEDS
Find That In
e
HOW TO BUILD A BODY.

Ono OF the most important discoveries
of late Is the application Of the right kind
of food to rebuild the lost substances OF
the body, thrown off by the active, nervous
work Of AMERICANS. .
Careful investigation by experts in food
and dietetics, has brought out the TACT
that albumen, which is contained In VARIOUS
foods, is acted upon by phosphate OF potash,
not such as obtained in drug stores, but
such as is found in certain parts Of the field
grains In most minute particles, arranged
In Natures laboratory, not mans.
The part Of the grains containing phos-
phate Of poUach Is used in the manufacture
OF Grape-Nuts food, therefore the active,
nervous, pushing BRAIN worker can feed
the body with food that goes directly to
the rebuilding. of the hTokan-doMn =EEay,
matter in the brain, solar plexus and nerve
centres all over the body. with the result
that the i%ndlvidual who refTesbes and re-
builds the body with propet material of
this sort obtains a.deanita result, which he
can foel and know Of and which Ia apparent
10 his friends.
A vigorous hrAin and nervous system ~
Of the greatest Importance TO any business
man OF b.ala worker.
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OBITUARY..

Big John Lewis. one Of, Superintendent
Murphy.'s inspectors In the plumbing division
OF tho Manhattan Bureau OF Build ngs, died
suddenly yesterday morning. at his home,
825 East Thirticth street. of pneumonia. He
was horn In Syracuse 10 years ago, and was
a sc h' Se IN came a T te tSe ci ftst alteT the N t Rsr G aYd
was appointed 70, a place in the old Health
Department. when ths Department Of
tendent Thomas j, Brady. It's head, made
Lewis an Inspector In the new department,
and lie served under the succeeding do
Thomas Murphy's lleutenants In the Twentieth
Assembly district, and was a member OF the
Tammany. Central Association. He leaves a
widow and a son,
Michael Sabattis, the famous Adirondack
at the age Of So years. He was a pure 6looded
Indian OF the st. Francis tribe and was the
las! Of the native Adirondack redmsn, From
woods and sustained himself by fishing, hunt
ing, trapping and guiding. He killed more
bears and panthers than any, other Adj
NOUS Paul Smiths was the former stamping
ground for Sabattis and he guided for Hem
derson and Mcintyre In the early days of the
Newoomb iron explorations,
Max Hessberg, one Of tho senior members
Kdhne, died yesterday, at his home, SIS West
E~lahty-ninth street, He was born in Thur
nFen, saxony. IN 1855, and went to the Lelp-
He became a Junior member Of the Arm in
1883. when he came to this country. Mr..
Hessherg was considered one OF the author-
was a member OF the New York Stock FL.
change and OF the Harmonic. Freunuschaft
and other clubs. He leaves a widow and
two daughters,
Richard E.. Mahoney. who served twelve
thirty years In the Police Department, died
yesterday AT his home. 500 Bergen street,
Brooklyn, lie served while In the navy
and four times he elrcumnavlgated the globe.
he had been detailed TO special duty at Police
Headquarters In Brooklyn for two years
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WESTON WITHHELD ANSWERS
Ov THE GROUND THAT THEY
MIGHT INCRININATE HIM.

Aware mat Coroners' Doctors Are Fer.
hidden by Law 90 Experiment OF Bodies
Nevertheless ne Tried Embalming
Before Autopsy IN Fifteen Instances.
Coroner's Physician Edward T. Weston
refused yesterday at the hearing on Albert
7. Patrick's motion for q new trial to answer
a number Of questions asked by District
Attorney Jerome IN the ground that his
answers might tend to incriminate him
The questions we're based on the admis-
sions of DR.. Weston that he made q number
Of experiments with e~mbalming fluid on
bodies at the Morgue upon which no was
supposed to make autopsies to discover the
cause OF death.
Mr.. jerome brought out the fact that IL Is
a misdemeanor to mutlate a body or for a
Coroner's physician to do any dissecting
beyond what is necessary to determine the
cause OF death. DR.. Weston said that he
was familiar with the law.
"And knowing the law, you went on and
violated it2" said Mr.. Jerome.
DR.. Weston hesitated. W. M. X. Olcott,
counsel for Patrick, objected. Recorder
Gof instructed DIR. Weston that he could
only refuse to answer on the ground that
the answer might tend to incr inmate him.
Dr., Weston thought for a while and then
said:
Il refuse to answer, on that ground"
Mr.. Jerome went after DR.. Weston, who
then had an uncomfortable half hour. Mr..
Olcott made n number Of objections.
This is not humanity even II IT Is law
he said once. ,.
"I'm sorry your moral sense il 30 dull, '
said MIR. jerome to Mr.. Olcott.
sid be sorry il my morals were not as
good as yours" replied Mr.. 0lcott,
Being familiar with the law that you
had no right to dissect further than for
the purposes of an inquest, why did you
proceed in these cases?' asked Mr., Jerome.
Il followed the custom OF years in the
Coroners' Office said DIR. Weston,
One by one Mr.. jerome asked abou
each Coroner's case where DIR. Weston
had injected embalming fluid.
Il refuse to answer on the ground that
1t might tend to incriminate me, said DR..
Weston after each question, and there were
about fifteen Of them.
You're a born knocker," said Mr.. Olcott
to Mr.. jerome. "You ought to have pity
for him"
Mr.. Jerome will undoubtedly bring
charges Of some kind against DR., Weston.
With the conclusion Of DR.. Weston's testi-
mony Mr.. Jerome announced that he
might submit some affidavits in rebuttal
Of the medical testimony for Patrick.
Recorder Goff then adjourned the hearing
until Nav IS.
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MAYOR REVIEWS THE 18TH.
The Boys how Him what They Can DO
I'm Handling Artillery.

Mayor Mcclellan reviewed the Thirteenth
Regiment heavy artillery at the Sumner
Avenue Armory. Brooklyn, last night. Col,
David Z. Austen was In command and over
100 men participated in the evolutions
Subsequently he presented the Gould trophy
to Company F. Capt. o'Reilly commanding,
for general proficiency inartillery practice
and drill. the company far %distanoing its
nearest competitor for the trophy. Then
he presented the Barnes trophy to Company
d, Capt. Sidney Grant commanding. This
trophy was presented by the late Gen.
Alfred c. Barnes as a prize for the best
company shooting at the arnory rife range
Of teams Of twelve.
After this the Mayor reviewed the regi-
ment in line and passage. Following came
the evening parade, which always captures
the spectators. especially at the lowering of
the oolors, while the band plays the Star
Spangled Banner Company F., Capt.
O'Reilly commanding, then showed what
proficiency can do in manning the big dis
appearing gun and firing at a target,
This ended the military evolution and
the Mayor subsequently became the guest
Of Col. Austen and his officers in the mess
hall, where a collation. was partaken Of and
at which the Mayor spoke.
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ARRESTED AFTER THE B0UT.

Boxers NJ Twentieth Century A. c. Fxhi.
billion Give Bail at Tenderioin station House
Just after the first bout was decided last
night at the Madison Square Garden Con-
cert Hall, where Marvin Hart and Mike
Shreck fought four rounds under the
auspices of the Twentieth Century Athletic
Club, Detectives MCGEE and Roy arrested
Danny Dunno, II years old, OF 262 Ninth
avenue. New York, and Harry Phillips, q.
Of Coney Island. and o them to the Ten
derloin station house.
Phillips and Dunno were the principals
in the opening contest and were charged
with participating In a prizehght. The
arrest was 50 quietly made that very few
members OF the club knew Of II until the
show was over,
Both Dunno and Phillips were afterward
bailed out by Harry Pollok, secretary
OF the club.
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KING EDWARD FRANCES GUEST.
Dinner Given by President Failleres
Both Pledge Nations Friendship.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
PARIS, May 3.-President Fallihres gave
q dinner at the Palace Of the Elysee to-nigh
in honor OF King Edward. In proposing
a toast to the King the President said that
France saw in his Majesty's frequent 80
journs a precious pledge Of the cordially
Of the relations between England and
France, both Of which were happy In labor
ing single heartedly for civilization and
peace.
The King, in the cours Of his reply,
avowed his desire for, the happiness and
greatness Of France. He said he was
convinced that the Anglo-French entente
cordiale would do more than anything
else to MAINTAIN peace.
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Inspector Of steam Boilers.

ALBANY, May s.-Superintendent Of Pub
lie Works Franchot to-day appointed Ben
iamin NJ. Ray Of Brooklyn inspector OF
steam boilers in the Inland Waters Naviga-
ton Bureau, to succeed George B. Preston,
resigned. This is a civil service appoint
ment, the salary being 81, 900 per year. The
appointee has FOR a number of years been
an resistant -inspeotor of boilers IN the
Federal service at New York.
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Kenneth Sutherland Restored to Citizenship

ALBANY, May 3.-Gov. Higgins to-day
restored to citizenship Kenneth F. Suther-
land, who was convicted some fourteen
years ago Of participating in the election
frauds at Gravesend, with the late John Y.
McKane. Sutherland's restoration was
recommended by Edward NJ. Shepard
Justice William j.. Gaynor, Justice Willard
Bartlett, now serving on the Court Of APP
peals bench; Judge A. B. Voorhees,, st.
Clair McKelway and former Justice Charles
F. Brown. Sutherland was released from
prison In September, 1895.
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twenty years. He leaves a widow. two
sons and a daughter.
William II. McKirgan died at his home 1
Newark yesterday Of heart disease at the agn
Of "a. He was born in Newark and was .
Wholesale dealer in paints and oils until ha
twenty years ago. He Ii survived by a wifet
and one son.
Jerome Van Vie. a we'll known reSid emf
Of Palatine Bridge. died Tuesday OF gastritis.
at the age OF u years. His wife died yester-
day 81 the same. age. The couple oele-
brated their hftieth Wedding anniyersa(y, q
Saturday.
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90 600 900 Land and Dock Company

ALBANY, May s,"-The symes Staten
Island Land and Dock Company Of New
York city, capital %. OoQ, 900, was inoorpo-
rated to-day, with the following directors:
Charles p, Moore, P, W. Felch and W. J.
Smith Of New York city.
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before his retirement, about six months ago,
DR.. d. H.. Mann. grand chief Of the order
Of Good TEN plars OF the State Of New York,
died on Wednesday at his home. 1883 Rensen
street. Brooklyn. in his SEVENTEEN year, He
had been In active medical practice in Delhi,
N, ". for many years, he tray elled all over
the globe In the interests Of the Good Templars
and was once the grgnd worthy chief OF
nieoes,
George Alexander Richie, a well known
marine engineer. died on Wednesday at his
tieth year, He had been connected with
the Morgan steamship Company for ever
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Thc4e billa PASSED Tho Assembly

lease lands In Hudson River counties used
for water supply purposes.
These bills passed the Assembly.
Scnl',r BrlHkctt'4 companion measure
10 the publicity bill making It a misdeT
mcunnr 20 violate the now law In regard -
use NJ money In cleo tons
senator FItzncrald's Increasing tho salaries
Of tho deputy sherifrs Of New York county.
senator Pages authorizing the use OF
floating docks IN New York harbor with the
consent of the owners or lessecs OF piers or
buhheads.
Senator Iewts's providing that directors
If hnnks ann trust companies must make an
inspcction Of the books of their institutions
once each six months. at no fixed time,
Senator MCCarrcn's authorizing the ap-
pointment of a commission by the New York
Comptroller 10 Investigate the assessed valu-
atoms of New York city property situated
outside of the city.
Senator Pages providing that the Board OF
Aldermen, instead of the Board OF Elections.
shall change the election boundaries In New
York city.
Senator GardBer's changing the site OF the
astronomical observatory of the Brooklyn
Institute of Arts to the Eastern Parkway.
Senator Coopcr's authorizing the erection
of q freproof children's museum building in
Brooklyn in place of the present building
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YORK. city sinking Fund Commissioners 10
lease lands iu Hudson River counties used
for water supply purposes
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-12-28
H.. c. SUPREME COURT SUSTAINED
Law Prohibiting Dealing in Futures
Not Unconstitutional.
DECISION L. - SUPREME COURT
State Law Not Discriminating a. Char
sed-Not Duty of L. s. Court to Dis
regard Interpretation Fixed by State
Confederation of Keeper of
Bucket Shop the Case in Review.

Washington, December 2i.-In decid-
ing the case Of Gatewood against the
State of North Carolina, in which Gate
wood was prosecuted for keeping a
bucket shop IN Durham. the supreme
court of the United States today in
effect held the state law prohibiting the
dealing in fusures 10 be not repugnant
TO the federal constitution, Justice
White delivered the opinion Of the
court affirming the decision of the SD
preme court of North Carolina
After quoting from the decision Of
the North Carolina supreme court 10
show that section of the North Caro-
lima law is not discriminative at was
charged, Justice White said:
In the argument it is insisted that
the construction given by the supreme
court Of North Carolina to the statutes
is wrong, since in effect iC reads out the
provisions of section Z, and it is urged
that it is the duty of this court to dis
regard the Interpretation affixed by
the state court, thereby bringing the
statutes within the prohibition of the
Fourteenth amendment But il is ele-
mentary that under the circumstances
we must follow the construction given
by the state court and test the consti-
tutionality of the statutes under
that view"