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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

her little lame; but we think she win soon
get over 1t. 1t Is a great pity she has been
maze SO nervous and irritable, for l suppose
S she is not quite safe; but | am great be-
lever In kindness. Let us see if, by being
very gentle with Vixen, we cannot cure ner
OF her bad habits of kicking and biting"
vixen showed no aversion to being handled
by strangers. She allowed herself to be led
about in a perfectly docile manner, and. MS
Ferd patted her and talked to her and fed
her on bits of bread and sugar, she soon show
ed pleasure at his approach, and allowed him
to mount her without objection
He rode her about the grounds, and then
fed and put her up carefully for the night.
In the morning, he ran out before school
to give her an apple and laughed to hear her
whinny at his approach.
At recess, Larry Dobson, with his usual
bullying air came up to him.
You'd better, mind your business round
You with her?'
My father bought her." said Ferd.
lie d better have been doing something else,
then. Look here! the first time | see you rid
ing, that pony, I'll give you lickin'."
r Ferd made no reply. He was afraid Of
was slight for his years, and did not like
fighting But he did not intend to give up
riding Vixen.
He did not think it likely that he should
meet Larry But the latter continued to an
noy and threaten him at every opportunity
calling him names, throwing stones and sand
at him out of school hours, and making him
self as disagreeable as possible. He soon be-
came source of constant dread to Ferd, who
had sense enough to despise as well as fear
him.
He DULLES over me because I'm smaller
than he is. He goes around sweled up like
toad he feels SO big. If l were only large
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enough, I'd take the conceit out of him,
though ..f hate fighting, he said to his school
mates: Its low and brutal"
Ferd continued to ride Vixen. Though she
was a trihe fractions at being saddled and
bridled, evidently fearing rough handling, by
careful soothing and gentleness Ferd soon had
little trouble with her; She grew daily quiet
er and milder, and. having nothing to fear,
soon became loving and grateful for the kind
care she received. She would lay her head on
Ferd's shoulder, and put her nose in his peck
ct after sugar.
A week of vacation came, and he rode
around upon Vixen a great. deal. She seem
ed to enjoy the gallops along the country
roads as well as he did.
One day, while on an errand for his father,
he met trio of boys who had been nutting
among them Larry Dobson. Ferd started IN
alarm, for he was alone in a lonesome place,
and Larry accompanied by two boys as
large and nearly vicious as he was. They
began whooping and vaulting over wall, and
Ferd invountarily drew in Vixen, and tried
to wheel about, as the boys in cruel glee at
his alarm, approached him. But Vixen prick
ed up her ears, and would not stir. Perhaps
the curb hurt her mouth, or, more probably
as Ferd did, she recognized in Larry Dobson
an enemy; but as the stone Larry hurled at
Ferd's head missed its mark, and struck her
directly between the eyes, she snorted, plung-
ed, reared, and rushed madly upon her foe,
catching him in her mouth and shaking him.
while striking out furiously with her feet.
The other boys screamed in terror and fed
while Ferd flung himself upon the ground and
tried to seize the bit. When he had done SO,
and obtained control over the painting animal
Larry lay still and senseless under her feet
In vain he called his name; the cruel boy was
insensible, if not dead.
Mr. Fenton was in the yard. waiting for
his sons return, when Ferd, with a pale face
rode up to the gate.
ooh, father! I'm afraid Larry Dobson is
killed."
A few moments brought assistance to the
PROSTATE lad His shoulder was dislocated
his leg broken, and in long convalescence
he had plenty of time to consider his past
career He realized that people had little
pity for him; he was hated and feared by
nearly all; and he knew that he had met with
cruelty and unkindness to others.
At the end of six weeks he rose from his
sick bed a quieter and discreeter boy. But
to the end of his days he limped, and the
story was told of how Vixen avenged herself.
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rannical co all weaker creatures, dlsIilied by
older people, feared by younger ones. In
spite OF his fathers frequent corrections and
his mothers sorrow, he was a thoroughly bad
boy, and at this time apparently growing into
worse one.
- Larry isn't fit to have horse" added Mr..
Dooson. I've half mind, sometimes, to sell
With that he vaulted into the saddle md
rode away and though broad thick-set man,
fully.
That evening Mr.. Fenton mentioned to Ferd
that he had again seen the black filly and
found out whom she belonged to, but said
nothing further, although terd remarked that
horse"
The next day, as the family were sitting
down to dinner, Ferd rushed into the house
eXclaimng:
Here's Mr.; Dobson riding into the yard
on Vixen. Oh, father, can't your"
Mr.. fenton went out, He talked with his
visitor for long time, the two men apparent
ly convcrsing about he pony, for Ferd watch.
ed them from the window, as his mother Tor.
babe his going cut
He was, Obliged to eat his dinner and go to
school, although burning with eagerness 20
know whether there was anything in his sus
picion that Mr.. Dobson might have called
to offer Vixen for sale.
Long ago his, father had promised him a
pony, and he believed he should never see
another 80 just right" as Vixen.
Oh, if Mr.. Dobson would sell her and his
father would buy her! in fact, the pony
was so much in his head that his spelling les
son couldn't get in. He was consequently
obliged to remain after school-to recite t.
which was a new experience with Ferd. and
so very unpleasant that he came home at last
with rather dispirited air.
With what a shock of JOY he saw the pony
feeding on the lawn before the house She
had been turned into the aftermath. and was
without saddle or bride, her long tail blow
ing about her glossy TANKS, and her round
1e 0bs ST m sge n fat Ime Th n haMb han
Ferd's sanguine thought as he bounded into
the house.
Father! The pony-have yon?" he cried
incoherenty.
eyes, Ferdinand" answered Mr. Fenton
more quietly "Mr Dobson has sold me Vixen
because Larry ill-treated her So He has made
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
Something About Perfumes

Perfumery was introduced into England in
the reign of Elizabeth, who was very much
pleased with the scented gloves given her NV
the Earl of Oxford, and it was in her day. Wy
that English ladies first had "still roomsS y N
their houses, where they made all kinds Of
scents and toilet waters. -
We get the ingredients for perfumerv from,
all parts OF the world Patchouli comes fron,
India, musk from China, the fragrant Tonnn
bean is a product of the West Indies otto
OF roses is essentially Turkish, Italy sends iero
ons and oranges, the homely lavender IL ie an
English perfume-plant, and the South At
France has great flower farms where v;olete
tuberoses, Jasmine and roses are speciallv cui'
tlvated for the manufacture of perfumes
All scent-bearing plants have their perfume
existing IN or one two ways, either stored nm
IN tiny cells or sacs, or else Contained in tiny
PARTICLES in the breath of the flowers the
aforementioned plants retain their fraorance
for some time after the are dead, NOTABLY in
the instances of lavender and sandalwood bnt
the second kind of plants lose their perfume
when they die, and. therefore, great care ia
exercised in distilling from their blossoms: in
fact, few of us realize in looking at an ordi-
nary bolt of scent how many processes its
contents have to undergo before it is the com m.
plete bottle of the every latest" in perfume
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
Chinese Postman's Hard Luck

A postman at Marking, China, was sud-
denly and summarily arrested one day by one
of the high mandarins in that city, and put
booed and put in the cangueg huge wooden
collar Upon inquiry by the postal authorities
as to the reason of such arbitrary conduct, it
appeared that this postman had been guilty
of having delivered to the mandarin, in the
which contained whole pages Of cutting sar-
casms, and accusing the receiver of the letter
of avarce, extortion, etc The irate man
DARN, with his Chinese view of justice, made
the unlucky postman responsible for the OBJ
noxious letter, and it required the interven,
ton of the postoffice authorities and the Com
missioner of Customs to extricate the innocent
man out of his difficulties.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
The Herring King

Fishermen will tell you that each great
shoal of migrating herrings is led by a monster
herring, their king, and him the others follow.
Although there is no real truth in this, yet
the superstition has a curious origin.
Some seventy years ago one of these socalled
"Kings of the Herrings" was caught off the
Scottish coast. 1t was a narrow, silvery fish,
no less than eighteen feet long, with curious
crest ON the head, and it was Melted alonr
with shoal of herrings.
AS a matter of fact, it was not a herring at
all, but a very rare deep-sea specimen of
"band-fsh," which was no doubt feeding on
the shoal it accompanied. Since then a dozen
or so. captures of similar fish have been re-
ported.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16

saw in my life, father!" cried Ferd
Tenton, standing transfxed on the sidewalk
Deside the hitching-post where Vixen stood,
her~brght eyes looking out from under the
SILKY locks of her name, and her long tail
blowing about her small heels. He was a
bright boy of ten, and almost too pretty, per
haps, with his regular features, and close
curling, gold-colored hair and natty costume
evidently mothers darling, but none the
less honest and frank for that, perhaps Ferd
Fenton was. not spoiled. "Did you ever see
such handsome one, father?"
No, said Mr. Fenton, 81 don't know that
ever l did, Ferdinand
so fat and glossy, and with such cute
look!" cried Ferd
He put his hand gently on the pony's side
and the creature responded by a low, soft
whmny, which further delighted ferd He
laughed aloud.
'Oh, father, | wish l could have it,"
Mr.: Fenton did not reply, but stood watch
ing Ferd, as he stepped back and forth ewing
the pony from head to foot with increasing
and deepening delight.
Il wish you could buy her for me, father"
he said,
sides, buying horse is a risky matter for one
not versed in horseflesh as ] certainly am
some serious fault"
with many long, lingering look cast be-
hind, on Ferd's part, the two passed down
the street; and that night his dreams were all
of the black pony, which, however, he did
not see for some weeks.
But it CHANGED that Mr.. Fenton, going into
the village again a fortnight later saw the
animal again hitched to the post before The
store. As he made an involuntary pause, Mr..
John Dobson came out of the postoffce and
unfastened the halter.
"a nice pony that of yours, l think. Mr.
Dobson," said Mr.. Fenton.
''She looks well enough-yes she looks we'll"
responded Mr.. Dobson, tightening the girth
whoa, Vixen!" as the animal turned her
head and made a snap at his hands. "Looks
a COMPOUNDED sight better than she is. / ex.
Pect., to get my head bit off some time with
her."
Tricky"
Eyes; bites and kicks like fun, if things
with her. She's his, and he's Just about
spoiled her. She was, peaceable enough" and
the fathers brow darkened at thoughts of his
headstrong son.
Larry Dobson was known all through town;
a short thickset bully, self-conceited and ty-
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from the Latin per fumum. meaning Through
the smoke" and it is supposed that this
strange derivation came from the fact of the
ancients burning fragrant weeds in order to
enjoy the scent. We find the Children of Is
rael burnt sweet incense on the altar every
morning, and there are directions for making
the ''holy amounting oil' which is described
as ga perfume" All the materials for incense
and ointments in the Scriptures came from
the bark of trees, and the gums cinnamon and
myrrh.
In Egypt perfumes were used in the tenn
pies, for embalming the dead, and as scent for
the houses, and persons. The Greeks used all
kinds of perfumes, which were burned in
censers, or poured over the heads of guests.
Nero was especially fond of fragrant essences,
and inaulged greatly in their use; in fact, ali
the Romans were great scent-lovers, and the
fountains were profusely scented to render
the air sweet and refreshing.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
Copyright by James Elyerson)

OST of us have liking for perfumes,
and extravagant though such taste
may be, it has always more or less
been INDUCED in by our forefathers,
as well as in modern times.
The word MnerfumeruN IL deriued
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-16
BY ESTER sERLE KENNETH
Copyright by James Elverson.

Copyright by James Elverson.
BLACK pony, a beautiful coal-blacli
filly, with arching neck, brilliant
eye, and long, sweeping tail. Never
was prettier creature than Vixen.
"The most beautiful pony l ever
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
Popularity Of the Lid.

sN The Gid" is growing in popularity
as an adornment for Minnesota towns.
AS already noted in Il he Journal,
there is a wave Of sentiment in favor of
law enforcement passing over the state,
and even spreading thru the newer COM
munities Of northern Minnesota, which
have hardly passed the frontier stage.
Reform is the word in even the smallest
towns.
The village Of Backus furnishes an
instance. Backus is small trading
town on the Minnesota & International
in Cass county, and was credited with
ninety-nine people by the 1905 census.
It is the center Of small farming pop
ulation, which has moved in to occupy
land denuded Of big timber. The Back
us chronicler in the Pine River Sentinel
says there is rumor that Backus is
soon to have a bank. A lath mill and
box factory are being built so Backus
is thriving, and its citizens have decid.
| ed to get in line. Hereafter the sa.
looms of Backus will close at II every
night, and all day Sunday. The vii
lage. council has SO decreed, and has
appointed constable to see that itt
orders are carried out The saloons Of
Backus must hereafter observe the
state law. H. t@ -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12

The court of record Of New York state
has given a definition Of what consti-
tutes the practice Of medicine deani-
ton of this kind has long been sought by
the New York County Medical society in
it's efforts to weed out some Of the
charlatanry that goes under the guise of
the healing art. The definition was
framed by Judge Joseph l. Green.
1.-THE practice Of medicine" says Judge
Green, lis the exercise or performance
of any act by or thru the use of any
thing or matter, or by things done, given
or applied, whether with or without the
use of drugs or medicine, and whether
with or without fee therefor, by a person
holding himself or herself out as able tc
cure disease, with view to relieve, heal
or cure, and having for it's object the
prevention, healing, remedying, cure OF
alienation Of disease"
If this decision is not water tight as
regards the practice Of material medicine
it will be difficult to frame a decision in
words.
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Not All Land SINNERS.

The Duluth News Tribune is a good
newspaper, but as the champion Of the
lumber barons in the forest-reserve
movement it is gaining. but few friends
and fewer converts.--Pine City Pioneer.
Not all northern Minnesota is blind
to the real situation, apparently. The
zeal to strip and skin the land of it's
timber that inspires the Duluth organ
does not enlist much sympathy from
those who realize what it means to
lay great TIMBER oducing area bare.
The people of Walker gave expression
to their sentiment a few days ago. The
ne;ghboring village Of Cass Lake has
been bitterly opposing the forest re.
serve established near it by the gov.
eminent. The Commercial club of
Walker passed resolutions asking that
the forest reserve area about Cass Lake
be- thrown open, and that similar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS
BiIou-"In New York Town y

6iJOu-'ln new YORK oWn.V
Those who enjoy the foam and frivol-
tty Of high-class burlesque will find TN
New York Town." appearing at the Bijou
this week, to their liking. There Is moth
ing startltngly clever or original. but the
piece moves easily and laughingly along,
following the adventures Of a counterfeit
German baron, created for matrimonial
purposes, and one Skinalski a Hebrew
with political aspirations.
The cast contains some old time bur-
lesque favorites, whose work brings
shouts Of laughter from the audience
Cliff Gordon, the bogus baron, is one of
the best burlesque Teuton impersonations
seen for some time, and has a strong
partner pa in Charles Howard who plays
Skinalski. Teddy Burns, the 3O0-pound
wonder with the ladylike voice, and Tell
Taylor, a regular Ward McAllister, are
!" fall guys for the principals, but do
some clever work. The four carry the
heavy load Of the piece and make a clean
getaway with it and the audience.
Flo Kimball, another burlesdue favor
lite. Is Miss VANDERBILT, wealthy heir
ess, whose riches are sought by the bogus
Baron Won Essigs, backed by matri-
monfal syndicate, which raises him from
walters Job in the Cafe. Hungaria to
the German peerage. Winnie Henshaw.
who has received the plaudits of gener-
alton Of burlesque audiences. is real
Bowery belle, with a star running mate
in Georgia Fronsioli, who poses as "the
queen Of Chinatown and looks the part.
Clara and Jennie Austin belong to a
younger generation of favorites and are
clever and good to look upon.
The piece is elaborately staged and the
company is good. The chorus is able,
but has comparatively little to do. The
costumes are good and there are several
striking changes. The scenic effects are
good the finale of the second act.
the wedding in Chinatown, being partic-
'.ularly effective and pleasing. The last
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-12
Lincoln, the Preserver.

There is this difference between the
birthday anniversary of Abraham Lin
coin and that of any other great man
whose natal day has been hallowcd,
that the churches seem to have taken
a special interest in the Lincoln cele-
bration, while the other days have
been mainly left in the hands Of tn
politicians. Jefferson and Jackson
days serve to keep the edge Of politi-
cal debate, while Washington serves to
FURNISH the surface Of our patriotism
But Lincoln enters into the realm 0
broader humanity which draws the fire
Of the pulpit orator. Part of this may
be due to Lincoln s martyrdom, but
in larger measure it is tribute to-
Lincoln's universal sympathy. N
other man has so appealed to the
great heart Of America as Lincoln.
From the very bottom of the social
scale, he rose to the dizziest heights
of power without losing one iota of his
homely humanity. From the obscure
rural lawyer he emerged into the lime
light Of the mightiest armed conflict
of modern times, became the arbiter Of
the destiny of a race and stood be-
tween the republic and foes within
and without, yet never became any
thing more or less than Lincoln, the
man. It is this interchangeable and es-
sential manhood which sets Lincoln
in softer and more roseate light than
any other national hero. He does not
dazzle so much as he warns, encour-
ages and inspires.
It is not a hundred years since Lin
coin was born and yet the great change
which the world has undergone in that
time would, if foretold, have seemed
like tortured dream. His part in
bringing about these changes was vast
and individual, for it was Lincoln who
conceived and who steadfastly chung
to the idea that il was his part to pre-
serve the union, and in preserving the
union he laid the foundation for all
the other changes which have beer
wrought.
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No news from Peoria is good new
A Fair Illustration.

Mr.. James w. Davidson of Austin,
Mimi. furnishes an argument in favor
Of substantial increase in the appro-
service. Mr.. Davidson has been in the
consular service for dozen years or
more, occupying important positions,
his last assignment being that Of con-
sui to Antung, Manchuria.
Like Mr.. Hill, another Minnesota
member Of the consular service sta
toned at Amsterdam, Mr.. Davidson has
worked at his job faithfully and has
made himself very valuable to the state
department and to the business inter
ests Of the country. He enjoys it and
would be glad to continue the service,
but the pay is so inadequate that he
can It afford to. After gaining valuable
experience, and becoming particularly
we'll qualified to serve the public, he is
forced to come home and 20 into some
more profitable business.
Doubtless there are great many
men in the service Of the government
in diplomatic and consular positions
who are paid all they earn. Until re-
cent years our consular service has
afforded a place where men who are out
Of jobs, but who had some political
pull. could be taken care Of. But con-
ditions of appointment have been
changed in some degree, and for the
betterment of the service. The pres
emit administration has let it be known
that no one would be considered for, a
position of this kind who could not
show evidence of peculiar qualification.
It is apparent, however, from the action
! Of Mr.. Davidson that it will not be
sufficient to improve the quality Of the
material with which the consular offices
are filed. It will be necessary to raise
the standard Of compensation, if men
of the right kind are to be secured and
retained.
The matter. also, is not wholly one
of pay satisfactory to the consul. Men
of limited capacity might be satisfied
with meager salaries, knowing that they
could not better themselves, but even
they would be obliged to exhibit to the
countries to which they are accredited
that humiliating condition of which Mr.
Davidson omplains-inability to main
tain a style of living and an official
establishment creditable to the great re
public. This also is an important con
sideration and justifes the contention
that If we are going to send representa-
tives abroad to promote the interests
of trade and serve the needs Of Amer
leans travelling abroad, and to dis
charge duties in the name Of the gov
eminent creditably and satisfactorily
we have got to pay what the service il
worth. The opportunities in business
at home are too favorable and inviting
in these prosperous times to make i
practicable to induce men of the prope
qualification to sacrifice themselves an(
their prospects on consular positions al
they are now compensated.
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TWO SOULS. WITH ypIvEReENT

TWO SOULS. WITH DIVERGENT
THOUGHTS.-Agnes and Edgerton Cas-
tie. have written a story of more than
usual excitement, dealing with the diff
Eferences of a newly married couple They
had more than a single thought and their
. thoughts were widely divergent. Lady
Anne Day, a young woman Of French
education and training, had married a.
British country squire, and finding coun-
try life bit lonesome, besought her hus-
band to take a house in London. The
squire, knowing the life in London, in
that day for it was "once upon a Timely
and preferring to have his BRIDE all to
himself at his country place. objected to
Lady Anne's plan. Lady. Anne insisted
and, of course, the squire yielded but not
as most men. He yielded only to the ex-
tent OF giving his consent that his wife
should visit her family in London This
was followed by, a visit to a friend. Lady
Anne was foolish, very foolish, and mar
rowly escaped trouble several times, only
because her ever-watchful husband APP
peared most opportunity with protection.
The result? Who need ask what it was?
1t is very interesting story, however,
to know how it was reached. One is in
dignant often at the blindness of both the
squire and his wife, but, being in love.
of course they were blind. The story
bears the title The Heart of Lady Anne.
and the heart was true if the mind was a
bit wavering. The illustra tons are In
cOlOrs by Ethel Franklin. Belts
Frederick A. Stokes company New York ,
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