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New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
AbOuf People and SOCfaf incidents

Biddle. the engineer commissioner. IL uas a..
open for the Board Of Lady Mauasers o. TIE CIr
drens Country Home. which started the -
side IEn-' Tables were set under the r.. -
dering the stream. the large table being r-..,l
over by Mrs, Richard Wainwright. while ! -
OF girls served other refreshments. 0-'pa
John f. Stevens chief engineer of the t,,,
canal has joined Mrs Stevens at ths CopDo-.'--
whore she spent the winter
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

49,, was first observed more than two years
aeo The proper steps for It's correction were
totem promptly, and there Is little likelihood OF
DELAY in opening the tunnel Of more than q 70"
,vael.s beyond the time originally fixed IleSo
facts are reassuring but they leave one mystery
s4ilI unexplained. Beginning with May IL l0Vf'
Mr. Rice has made a number of offcial state-
roepts 20 the board about this particular matteI
nearly a dozen Of them altogether. How ala II
banDsn. then, that Mr.. Mcclellan renamed IN
Ignorance Of 1t so long? 1t would be an act OF
benevolence on his part If. before his departure
Tor Europe, he should adequately allay public
curiosity on this point.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

The report about the East River tunnel which
MI Rice engineer of the Rapid Transit Com
mission transmits to that body in accordance
with recent instructions. is interesting from va
nous points sf view. It appears that the trouble
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

The demand for woman suffrage in England
grows shriller day by day, and the canny "C.-B."
must begin to think that. with Ireland. South
Africa, the trades unions and the schools all on
his hands at once. the addition of the feminine
cry of mo vote, no taxes." is. in the late A.
Wards phrase, "2 mutch"
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

The government will print something Ike
500 600 or 100000 copies fewer this year of re-
ports of various bureaus and departments. there
bv effecting a saving of nearly three-Quarters
of q million dollars No will be the worse
for this diminution Of expense and output ex-
cent. perhaps the junk dealers of Washington,
m whom eventually the stock Of books not dis
tributed by Congressman goes.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

Notwithstanding the vigorous protest of min
listers who objected to canned prayers" and
thought they detected the "smell of pFiestcraft'
about 1.-The Book of Common Worship" prepared
by Dr. Henry Dyke and committee of the
General Assembly the book goes before the
Church for voluntary While this action
draws the Presbyterian Church nearer the his
toric Church in the matter of ritual the union
between the Northern and Southern Presby-
terians is also now practically complete. The
chasms between the various churches are slowly
closing. a fact upon which there is cause for
general cOngratulatiOn.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

The best way to prove that the Brooklyn tun-
mel will be open for use on January / will be
to open it for use or before that date.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A correspondent of '"The Chicago Record Herald
reports seeing this comprehensive sign over a store
in Devine. Tex:
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

Mr. and Mrs Henry G. Trevor have gone 20
Southampton. Long Island. where they viii remain
until they go TO the Adirondacks in August
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

1t is to be hoped that all the ghosts Of Fleet
Street were we'll laid before our spelling reform
ers ventured upon the temerarious enterprise OF
blaming DR.. Johnson and his dictionary for the
photographic evils Of the language OF course,
Ursa Major not ignorant of the imperfec-
tions of his immortal work. of his own linn
itations Sheer ignorance. nadam!" was his
explanation of how he came to insert one erro-
definition; and on another occasion he
said of lexicOgraphy in general his own in
cluded: dictionaries are like watches: the
worst is better than none. and the best cannot
"be expected to go quite true" Yet we should
rather hear as a disinterested spectator than as
the object Of his address his reply ito the in
timation that he ought to have known and to
have cared more about the English language,
and that he is responsible largely for It's now
having the worst spelling Of all modern tongues.
"BOzzy' would need a new pen to record the re-
sounding periods
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

Alfred G. Vanderbilt drove the Pioneer v.-,.-,-
on its daily trip between the Holland Hops. -
ArdsIey. e. q. sherman had chartered tbs -
for the day, and among his guests wer. =
Hartman. e. B. Phelps E p Call and 7,
HungerfOrd
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

Mrs. James B. Colgate has returned to hsr place
in Yonkers. after visit Of several months TO her
nieCe. Miss Jessie Colby. at the Iatter's hous in
Madison Square. Miss CoIby's father. the late
Robert Colby. whose death occurred year ago
last November, was Mrs Colgate's only brother.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

There is a probability that the So greenbacks
will soon be reinforced by goldbacks Of the
same denomination. When these are supple
mented by clean backs for all paper currency
there will be cause for general cOngratulation.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. r.. are a, ths
country place on Long Island
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NIaclay Bull and Ms, Dor,-
thy Bull lett town yesterday Tor their camp On
Lake Champlain.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs s Osgood PeH. who are a, n. q,
Regis. are booked TO sail for Europe On r--. :
and will spend most Of the sumner autor1obT,.-
on tho Continent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
Effects
Every
Organ
of the
Body.
"TAere IS mo
better remedy in
the woYLd than
Pe.rw.mGf for sys.
temic cGtGryh.
S. B. Hartman, NJ. D.

We have a multitude Of such testi-
monials They are from all parts of the
Western Hemisphere. They fairly rep
resent the sincere and unbiased tes-
timony of the people.
Catarrh OF Stomach
Mr.. W. r. Callahan, proprietor of Big
Hill Farm, and prominent fruit grow
er and stock raiser, Glenvar, Va.
writes:
II write to express my Kindness
toward you and your good medicine
Peruna.
II had very bad spell of sickness
and could not eat anything at all.
My head, stomach, in fact, my whole
body ached, and it looked as though
nothing would do me any good.
Il had almost given up. l decided to
try bottle of your Peruna and before
l had taken half the bottle my appetite
came to me and my head became all
right.
"1n fact, L was all right all over.
Peruna cured me-"
Liver and Kidneys
Mr.. Joseph Klee, 215 East Fourth
street. Topeka. Kas., writes
my wife took Peruna for liver
trouble and a rundown condition Incl
dent to the same. A few bottles built
up her health and strength.
Il took Peruna for a cold which set
tied in my kidneys, giving me much
pain. In two weeks | was much better
and in a few months l was we'll"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
Spring and Summer Catnrrh

There is a form of catarrh especially
prevalent in spring and summer called
by DR.. Hartman systemic catarrh.
This form of catarrh especially de-
ranges the stomach, bowels and other
organs of the abdomen. The whole
mucous tract lining the stomach, liver,
bowels and kidneys is in an inf1amed
condition, and these organs fail to per-
form their proper function
Systemic catarrh may be or may not
be accompanied by catarrh in other
parts of the body. In some cases there
is hacking cough. 1t may be also as
sociated with catarrh in the head.
But, in typical cases of systemic ca
tarrh, all the organs of the abdomen are
In a weakened and sluggist condition.
Dyspepsia and Billousness
Sometimes it is called dyspepsia. at
other times biliousness, or the patient
may be suspected of having kidney dis
ease or appendicitis.
Systemic catarrh presents symptoms
which resemble closely a great MANY
different diseases.
Peruna has for a long time been re-
garded the remedy par excellence for
conditions of this kind.
Ihe accompanying testimonials are
sufhcient to indicate the promptness
with which Pernua relieves these svrnn-
toms and the satisfaction which people
express concerning the use Of Peruna.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
MIND UNBALANCED BY
HUSBANDS CRUEL ACTS
MRS. HUSS RUNS AWAY FROM
SANITARIUM
Leaves Door of Hope With Two Chill
dren and Is Detained by Police.
Will Be Treated at the County
Hospital

With her two little children in her
arms and the fear that her husband,
Albert Huss, was pursuing her, Mrs.
Olive Huss left the Door of Hope insti-
tuition, 119 North Daily street, yesterday
afternoon and ran toward the police
station. The woman and her two chill
dren were found by Patrolman Hoffman
on North Main street and were taken to
the police station.
In incoherent sentepces the woman
told pitiful story OF being confined
at the Door of Hope, and said her hus-
band was attempting to take her life
and carry her little children away.
1t is said by the officers that her hus-
band has been in the city Jail many
times and that he has treated the
woman so that she has lost her mind.
The family came here from Wichita,
Kas., several years ago. None seems
to know where the man is now.
The woman will be taken to the
county hospital, where her mental con-
dition will be inquired into. The two
little boys. Albert. who is 10 months
old, and Frederick, years of age, will
be taken charge of by the Associated
Charities.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
WILL
Be HEARD SOON
BERTINA BOFFA PREPARES FOR
PERFORMANCE
Soft curls and Childish Face Seem to
Belle Genius Of Child Who
VIII Play Saturday
Next

Miss Bertha Boffa, the child prodigy,
is here.
Her skill on the violin is considered
wonderful and her rendering Of classi-
cal pieces cannot be surpassed. She is
only thirteen, but for six years she has
played, the last four in public.
While she has her violin her age is
lost in the sublimity of her music, but
when she stops she is only little
child anxious to get to her playmates
again. Her soft curls and babyish
face seem almost to contradict her
genius.
She has had no other teacher but her
father, d. Boffa. Years ago he was a
great musician, but now the child has
surpassed the father He is not jealous
but only strives to further the interests
of his daughter. The mother, Nine.
Charlotte Boffa, Is also a musician,
not with the violin but with her voice.
Miss Bertha Boffa has a younger
brother. who is studying. but as Nine
Boffa said in her broken English:
There is no time. We teach Bertha
all, and he likes play too much"
Is an American
Mr.. Boffa was born in Naples, Italy
and his wife In Liege, Belgium. Both
children were born in Denver Her
father is proud of the fact that she is
an American. Little Bertha has trav-
eled extensively She has gone all
over Europe and in the last four years
she has played in great many states
in the Union.
Little Bertha said with her childish
treble. I'VE are refugees"
I'VE were in San Francisco at the
time of the earthquake and Just had
time to get out of the building where
we were living before it collapsed
We tried to save our trunks but could
not take them through the streets, but
l saved my violin.
THE night after the earthquake
was to play at the Majestic theater and
st. Ignatius church, but both were de-
That same week had played
at the Palace hotel. We had only been
in San Francisco for six months before
the disaster but 1 had already played
before many people there.
Sleep in Cemetery
For two nights we slept in a oeme-
terry with grave for pillow, starv-
ing and thirtsy Then we met friend
who gave us a place to sleep until we
came to Los Angeles, two weeks after
wards. Now we must begin all over
again"
The father has few pupils and Miss
Bertina is just beginning to come be-
fore the notice of Los Angeles people.
Nine. Boffa wants her daughter to
make her formal debut in London, but
that won't be for few years yet, as
she must finish school first.
Saturday afternoon. June 23, Bertha
Boffa. assisted by Miss Constance
Crawley, Miss Mary L. O'Donohue and
Roland Paul, will give violin recital
at Blanchard hail. Tickets are on sale
at Birkels music store and also at
Bartlett's music store.
The following program will be given:
The Program
Sonata in A (Andante, Allegro,
Allegretto), Handel, Bertina
Boffa; All, Fors' lui (Traviata), Verdi,
Nine. Charlotte Boffa; Concerto G
Minor (Prelude, Adagio, Finale), Bruch,
Bertina Boffa; 1.-THE Blessed Damozel,"
Miss Constance Crawley, at
the piano. Mr.. Arthur Maude lie
Streghe, Paganini. Bertha Boffa; (a.)
Heimweh. Hugo Wolf. (b) Allerselen,
Mr.. Roland Paul; Tarantelle,
Bertha Boffa.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
INVENTS A NEW SHIRT WAIST;
CALLS 1T THE "SWISS CHEESE

fact that the chairs were gradually
coming in the direction Of the speak
ers. ITS the Swiss cheese.
Swiss cheese; Swiss cheese" mum
bled Mr.. Ware, and looked bewildered
at Daggett. Osbourne suddenly placed
his cigar in his mouth and half closed
one eye. A glance at Daggett told him
that there was something aside from
their own existence that accounted for
this assertion of Daggett's.
Yes" continued Mr.. Daggett: there
need be no further questions upon
what's in name. The creation that
my firm will place on the market can
best be described as a bunch of holes
surrounded by delicate embroidery"
That's not a marker to what my
firm has DONE" boastingly added Mr..
Osbourne. why, we're putting out n
new shirtwaist named the 'Maiden's
Blush It's mighty effective, too. If
it becomes the fashion I will sell blink
ers, binders and eye shades for men
as a side line"
Will Button Up the Back
"Yes, but mine is a very enterprising
firm" replied Daggett, confidently;
"Only last week the head of the firm
read in the paper about that girl who
tried to button her shirtwaist in a
hurry and broke her arm doing 1t. 1t
buttoned up the back, like ninety-nine
out of hundred shirtwaists do.
'As soon as he read of the peculiar
accident he decided he would have no
more of that with any of his goods. A
patent has already been taken out for
shlrtwaists that lace just like cors-
we'll, just like another female apparel.
Think of the possibilities in that idea.
Just think of the gorgeousness of the
ribbons that will be used as laces and
coquettishly tied around the waist for a
belt. You may perhaps have observed,
casually, of course-the opportunity for
a display of ribbons that a peek-a-boo
waist offers. Well, our shirtwaist will
double the show space 80 to speak,"
The shifting chairs moved about a
little nervously and several backs in
stead of pretty features confronted
Daggett. From nearby young lady
came:
Think He Is Horrid
why, the horrid thingl"
Don't you think" interrupted the
visitor from the English shores, after
he had awakened, that there is risk
in breaking their necks instead of their
arms, by the girls, in their attempts to
see if the laces are arranged properly?
I would suggest that you dispose of
that idea you mentioned, Mr.. Daggett,
and give the plaster of paris bandage
makers a chance.
However, 1 know that the peek-a-
boo shirtwaist craze has threatened a
panic in London, and at home would
like to see the idea become unfash
ionable."
There, now, old chap, don't you fret
about that" consolingly remarked Mr..
Osbourne. What satisfaction do you
suppose it is to a woman in London to
wear a peek-a-boo in a fog?"
Nothing more was said about the
question of peek-a-boos after that
that is, not in the lobby. The woman
guests suddenly deserted the place and
the debaters retired to the buffet.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
HoIdup Dies
By Associated Press.

BY ASSoclateG Press.
OAKLAND. June 16.-Sheriff Veale
OF Contra Costa county has received
news of the death of Tom Collins, the
accomplice of John Zimmerman in the
daring hold-up of messengers for the
Central bank of Oakland when the
banks employees were robbed at Siege
of gold coin to the amount of $4,000.
He died in Mexico two months ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17

Crafty Enthusiastically, Miss Pas
say, your white feather on your hat
makes you look at least five years
younger"
Miss Passay-"Well, you mayer
put couple more white feathers on
it."-London Tit-Blts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
swlss cheese .shIrt WaIst

my nrm has patented q new name
for a summer shirtwaist," commenced
Daggett. who had taken note OF the
The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02
Baby Clothes in Mexico.

The babies of Mexico-bless their
dimples! They are no more like our
babies than their grandfathers are like
our grandfathers. The long skirts
are made to hang open in the back
from the yoke down to the bottom.
and it is a dainty exhibit of hand
made lace and linen, drawn to the
fineness of a spiders web, that
spreads it's expanse over the nurses
arm. The top of the garment is fash
toned from the most deliberately be-
Powered and gorgeously hued mate
rial conceivable, and If the infant be
a girl her splendor is not unfrequent-
ly enhanced by a set of coral-neck.
lace, bracelets, pin and earrings. The
colorless baby dress is reserved for
the unfortunate whose grandmother
or great uncle has died since its birth.
The white dress in this case is used
as a background for a sash of wide
black ribbon, tied in a manner that
nearly obliterates the front OF the
waist, while the long ends hang on
the child like the badge on the door.
bell of house of mourning-Lieuella
Tisdale, in Sunset Magazine for DC.
tDhpr
The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02
Artificial six the latest.

In Gothenburg, Sweden, or at some
place in its neighborhood, will soon
be built large factory for the man.
ufacture of artificial silk for export.
A company has receitly been organic
ed there with a capital not to be less
than $160,S00 and not to exceed $4S2,-
400, with the purpose of building a
factory and exploiting an invention
made by Engineer r. w. Strehlenert,
of Djursholm, Sweden, for the manu-
facture of vegetable silk. Excluding
experiments, this industry is new in
Sweden, and 1t is claimed that the silk
manufactured from nitro-cellulose by
Mr.. Strehlenerts method has just as
fine an appearance and is just as
strong or durable as natural silk, or
even stronger. 1t is further stated
that the silk has been tested or tried
In Swedish or German cloth factories
and that very favorable reports have
been received about it.-Consular Re-
Doris.
The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02

Wherever eagles occur commonly
they are among the best known of
birds. They appear frequently in the
language and legends of ancient peo-
pies, and often have been chosen as
national emblems, since for size, pow
erful flight and fierce nature they
have been celebrated from earliest
historic times. Though found in al
most every quarter of the globe
North America, South America. Eu-
rope, Asia. Africa, Australia, and the
East India islands-they are most nu-
merous in Europe. Asia and Africa.
North America possesses but four spe-
cies, only two of which-the golden
eagle and the bald eagle-are of gen.
eral distribution and thus of particu-
lar economic interest in this region.
The bald eagle, otherwise variously
called white-headed eagle, whitehead
ed sea eagle, and bird of Washington,
is of particular interest to Americans
as the national emblem of the United
States, to which dignity it was ele-
waited on June 20. 1882. The name
bald eagle, by which the species is
almost universally known, originated
from the white head and the erron-
eous impression of badness it gives
at distance.
This bird measures about three or
three aud one-half feet in length. from
six to eight feet in extent of wings,
and weighs from six to II pounds.
The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02
Treatment of Weak Wrist

Not very long ago well-known
choolmaster declared of a highly
promising pupil that he would never
be able to write well on account of
his wrist being too weak. This condi-
ton is by no means rare. For the
benefit of such sufferers the following
hints are given: During two full min
utes, night and morning, let the cold
water tap run with some force on the
affected parts. Dry thoroughly. and
then use friction with a soft towel, al.
ways rubbing from the hand towards
the elbow. The best exercise for
strengthening the wrist is fencing with
foils. Another excellent plan, when the
wrist has become stronger, is to face
a companion, interlock the fingers OF
your right hand with those of his
right hand. and to try to so force his
wrist down that If the effort is sue
cessful he sinks to the floor.
The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02
A Bone of Mystery.

Standing alongside the railroad
tracks near Hackensack, n. j., is a
row of four little workingmen's cot
tages that bear the cryptic title in
that countryside of The Mastodon
Houses" The reason for the title is
based on the fact that when the Gel
lars for these cottages were being dug
in the soft black loan the workmen
came across a bone of such an UNI
usual size and appearance that the
fame of the find" soon spread
through the neighborhood. attracting
the attention of all of the amateur
naturalists.
One of them wrote to the State
Geologist at Trenton giving him a
complete and accurate description of
the bone and requesting the official
TO take some steps toward securing
the relic for the State Museum. But
the geologist replied that he had no
money for such a purpose, and as the
builder and the naturalists could come
TO no agreement over the possession
of the thing the builder took it upo7
himself to decide the fate of the bone
by sticking it back in the earth again,
where, so far as anyone knows, it
still remains. It's monument consists
of the shabby little houses with the
title that overbalances their size and
appearance materially.
The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02
A Letter from School.

They were talking about boarding
schools, and lawyer drew a letter
from his pocket
"My son." he said, started In at a
new boarding school last week, and
here is a letter that l got from him
this morning"
The letter was passed about. 1t
said:
Dear pa think have got apenda-
seets. The boys at this school are
not very nice, but 1 will try not to
larn eny bad habits, l do not think
the food is good, but I would not mind
If was little stronger.
THE piece of meat enclosed is
what we had on Sunday, but on 9th
er days 1t is tuffer. DO not mind my
being so uncomfortable, as / do not
think l will last long. Please send
me a dollar as | owe a boy a dollar.
"Your wretched son. JOHN"
The Yale expositor., 1906-11-02
The Shaded Portion Breeding Range Eagle

When fully adult its color IS dark
brown, with white head. neck and tail,
yellow bill, eyes and feet. At least
three or four years are required for
the assumption :. of this plumage,
younger birds being entirely brownish
or blacklist.
The bald eagle inbabits nearly the
whole of North America, from north
ern Mexico and Florida north to I'm
gava and the Anderson river, west to
the mainland of Alaska the Aleutian
islands and the Commander islands,
Kamchatka.
Under most circumstances wary
and difficult of approach. with an eye
open for danger and giving suspected
things a wide berth. this eagle. never
theless. where not molested, is often
surprisingly tame and unsuspicious.
Unprovoked it rarely attacks man, al
though such instances have been re-
ported. 1t prefers tree for watching
and roosting, but in spring sometimes
descends to ride the cakes of ice in
the river, apparently looking for fish.
Though not gregarious species, 1t
may at times be seen in companies of
as many as ten or even 10 individuals.
II is evidently not lacking in conjugal
affection, and the first mating results
in an alliance, defensive and offensive,
that is believed to last as long as both
survive: but when one of pair dies
the other, male or. female. soon Sc
cures another partner that at once
assumes the responsibilities of the
interrupted household. The notes of
the eagle are few, usually produced in
a loud, harsh scream.
The flight is powerful. capable of
being indefinitely sustained and is ac-
,omplished now by steady wing beats,
now by soaring either on a level
course or in great ascending circles.
as is the habit of most large birds of
prey. The bird occasionally makes a
olunge from a great height, marvel
GUS feat performed with such velocity
hat the eye can scarcely follow the
descent. In strength. the bald eagle
is hardly less remarkable than In
power OF flight, and II has been known
to carry a lamb FIVE miles fully equal
TO its own weight. II can readily be
kept in confinement. for II will thrive
9n any kind Of meat or fish, and It