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The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

and stripes, but Washington was for
having a six pointed star in the union.
Immediately Betsy reminded him that
the six pointed star was a heraldic
emblem among the old world mon
arches and should not be chosen by
a republic. The graceful five pointed
star was the right thing, she assured
the Father of His Country. Then she
took her sharp scissors, folded a piece
of paper and in half a minute had
shipped out a perfect i've rayed star.
At any rate that is the story. but if
any American woman today thinks it is
easy offhand to cut five pointed star
from a folded piece Of paper. let her
try it.
8 The Father of His Country was so
pleased with Betsy's star, possibly with
Betsy herself, one of the most fascinat-
ing of her sex, that he recommended
her star to congress, and it was
adopted.
Congress, however, overruled and
turned down one of the young woman's
suggestions, thereby making a serious
blunder which a succeeding congress
had to correct forty years later. Dame
Betsy told the committee of congress
that the stripes in the flag should be
confined permanently to thirteen, be-
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narrow escapes. In particular .one
smart hatbox lost its balance and was
saved by the fraction of an inch.
Would you believe it, it was my hat
box, with six brand new French hats
inside, straight from the Rue de la
Paixi
Only to think of it makes my hair
stand on end even now.
A sleepy steward showed me to my
stateroom. leading the way along an
endless passageway which was redo
lent of rubber mating.
He yawned every three seconds. and
I yawned twice every time he opened
his mouth once.
1t was 10:30 the next morning when
the strains of the band awoke me to
the tune of Nearer, My God, to Thee"
At that precise moment the vessel gave
an awful heave downward, and I shall
always associate the hymn. to my dy-
ing day with q sinking sensation in the
pit of the stomach.
My troubles had begunl
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less young army officer who got tan
gIed up in the Burr expedition At his
trial by court martial therefor in ft
of boyish anger he told the presiding
officer he wished he might never hear
the name of the United States spoken
again Horrified, the officer condemn
ed the youth to the qualification of his
own wish From that hour on, till he
grew to be a gray old man, Nolan was
kept prisoner on a naval vessel in for
eign service, never to see his native
land or hear it's name spoken The
awful sentence was carried out to the
letter, till one day the old prisoner
died IN his room ethe stars and
stripes were triced up above and
around a picture OF Washington and
Philip Nolan's last words were a plea
to a young naval oficer'to speak in his
ears the name of his country.
ooh, Danforthi" he said q know
am dying. I cannot get home. Surely
you will tell me something now. There
cannot be a man who loves the old flag
as I 10 or prays for it as I do or hopes
for it as I do There are thirty-four
stars in it now. / know that. though I
do not know what their names are.
There has never been one taken away.
I thank God for that"
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ing a collection of freaks a transatlan-
tic liner will give you an opportunity,
and no mistake.
There is, first of all, the girl who
trips around the deck arrayed in
flower laden hat and French heeled
shoes.
She gets the men who are not cap
tured by the trough tweed" girl who
has lived in England one year, tries to
pass herself off as British and looks
the part in fiat heeIed shoes, Scotch
tam o'-shanter and tweed box coat cos
tume-not to speak of a double plated
accent.
Then there is the mysterious widow
who was with the Taft party and made
Alice Roosevelt jealous because the
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

the SLea me T
was sighted (at 9 o'clock. so they told
us. we would be taken on board).
You see. the harbor at Boulogne is
not deep enough to admit an ocean go
ing ship, and 50 they take you out to
her in a small tug.
WELL there is one thing to be said
about ships-they never break their
maehinery hurrying We sat in the
cabin of the tug motionless and ex-
peetant until 1880, when suddenly a
great bowling and scurrying overhead
warned Us ttat the ocean liner had
been sighted.
Chug chugi Chug chug! Chug
a chugl The machinery started. and
soon we were splashing and rolling on
our way at a great rate.
At the end Of ten minutes some one
suggested it would be wen to look out
and see how the steamer looked as we
neared her. / approached the nearest
porthoIe and. behold. the view was
blocked by dark mass. We were
already alongside the monster.
Then followed nice little embark
shon from the pitching tug to the roll
l7e ship The passengers made It Wen
suoueh. but some Of the trunks had
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

OF course I made my appearance in
the dining room. I always put in one
appearance dressed in my smartest. It
is usually my first and my last
The meal was half over and the yes
sci was humping herself energetically
over a few small waves when one of
the men in the party remarked face
tiously. 'T wonder who is the first per
son who is going to be seasick at this
table?" The fingers of my left hand
twinkIed feebly IN the air. Five min
utes later I was walking toward the
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

men paid so
much attention
to her.
It is getting
to be quite the
thing. by the
way. to say you
were with the
Taft party.
The widow
wears gray silk
stockings and
gray suede shoes
IA all size
She walks the
deck in windy
weather.
Some wealthy
parvenus talk
about ''our au-
t o m o b II e 8.
Enasr,f IL Ii.
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H, mel oh, myl How I de-
test the bounding waves and
the dancing seas!
II I were a man and had to
Sc sailor-weIl, a little coffin lowered
over the side for mine.
Sounds mournful, but it's not half so
sad as life on the ocean would prove
for me.
I had gone back to Paris-to pick up
a few more hats-and so / decided
would sail from France and save my
self another shaking up over the chan
mel.
We arrived at Boulogne shortly be-
fore p. m. and were deposited on the
end Of a long wharf which in magni-
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men Of my sex on the upper deck. Her
one consolation. her little dog. had been
taken from her. The ships officials in
sisted on keeping him ia the butchers
room
day to make sure ae was not being
converted into sausage meat
Then there was anoEheF naournful wo-
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and he might have been a Chinaman
for all I cared q bout him.
The one thing I wanted was land,
land, land, and all about me. as far as
the eye could reach, were big sloppy
waves of a greenish blue. a lonely sort
of color that made me feel as if I would
never be happy again.
1 sat next TO an equally forlorn speci-
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

man. She had been in Paris having
the time of her life when one day in a
cafe a friend handed her a paper with
the news of her youngest daughters
engagement in it.
Gay as mother was she couldn't t
stand the shock of learning that her
little eighteen-year- pet was about
to marry a penniIess man. She left
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

her gowns and 4fripperies behind her in
an unfinished condition and flew home
by the fastest steamer she could find.
Day after day YOU would see her
hanging over the rail frowning and Bit
ing Aer lips under the mistaken i'm
preston that she was pushing the ship
along
II at any time you care about meet
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-30

raj Of that make you angry when you
don't own even half of one?
An aggressive little woman from
town with an unknown name retaliates
by mention Of sour horses at home"
Oh yes, we are ali fine braggers on
our way back from dear Paree, where
we have all spent our last cent (and
borrowed the money to come home,
some of us).
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But you don't hear any one boasting
of clothes bought there.
Oh, no.
"You see. 7 was there merely for
travel and recreation" observes one
woman patting into place the folds OF
an elaborate gown she may have bought
before leaving America (but I don
think so1.
Why this unusual feminine reticence? !?
Excuse me. my friends, I must stop
writing The custom house boat has
come alongside, and the custom house
officials are stepping gayly aboard
seeking whom they may devour
KATE CLYDE 3
New York Harbor. I
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tude reminded
me of the long
one at Newport
where you
usually land in
the gray and
early morn).
It was dinner
time, and we
noted with
pleasure a res
taurant of the
typical boat and
railway KIND. II
was the only
building on the
e n d of tn e
wharf. and we
resigned our
selves to eat
ing as uo41ah as
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daughter Of Colonel William CORVALLIS West and
Kaiser Wilhelm crowned
o
adn
London
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. 12.451

Az O.l;,,a,I -,
oII,1ors ~ ta an authorlzlng property
,rbn Nt a'iuei ~ Eate CohtraCt.
lbs An m%IUi a. Snu Ioulcll OF me city OF
NSs Hnseies 90 ofdaln as follows;
.,iI,o,, ~ ILat PellHISsloll Is herepy
9i'''' ''o u 00PIeIitEy owners on
fror, +l,o -, ~ u - ' ;!NCh, r,.
etr,nn+ t ~, 81 =, ~ - liIit VI flSueroa
81, 90 'le VS. boundary llne or me
s+,oo+ W ~, 40, ~ AilstIes' 10 improve sald
io,,.i,r u,,u,I prl'te con tract In the FOL
tho Cif,t "ut aIu EIdNel hlce avenue IN
Ci,rb IiESo OF % LIS AnEeIes from me west
I,,,, l ~ ~ street 10 the west
HoHHuHi nv oI me Clty OF Los Ange-
49, Got s'iI l!s an intersections or
s3IrooG,, ta,,' ~ .L, SIc4 poTlohs as nave
alivduS peeh .grdueo ana graVeled and
acIEept,sd( SAID grading and graveling
~ ~ PIoIlie on NE ~ the ofice of the
~ hhslneGf or SAID city. and specifi-
C C1onii on ne IN the office of the City
Of graveled streets, Glass D, in the CITY
OF Los Angeles, said specifications be-
lnS NO 70 New Series).
70 Duld ana construct cement curb
4iong eacn line OF the roadway Of said
Figueroa street to the west boundary
line of the city of Los Angeles Eek
ccptng along such portions of the line
Of said roadway upon which a cement
or granite curb has already been con e.
structed on the proper line and grade) r..
i'm accordance with specifications on flo
city of Los Angeles for constructi tn
No. % New series). ~ - .
TO build and construct a cement side.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
FoRsAKEs WIFE FOR sENoRlTA
Dark-Eyed Dansei More Attractive to
Man Than the Mother Of His
Twelve Children

Mrs. Florence Cooper yesterday asked
Judge Trask to give her legal decree
of divorce from her husband, John
Benjamin Franklin Cooper, and accord
ing to her evidence, he proved to be
worthless sort of a man.
For years they had worked hard to
accumulate little property and had a
large grain ranch in Ventura county.
After bearing twelve children to him
and helping in the toll incident to
ranch life, Mrs Cooper said she thought
she was entitled to some consideration
from her husband, but he became enam-
ored of a little Mexican girl and fed
with her to Los Angeles.
Mrs. Cooper promptly went after her
errant spouse and found him with the
girl. after battering down the door TO
gain entrance to the room. She had
him arrested but said she would for
give. him If he would come back to
her ranch. Instead the man went to
Arizona and Texas and is said to be
well supplied with money at the present
time.
Judge Trask gave her an interlo-
cutory decree for desertion.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
Notice of Public Work

Public. notice is hereby given that at
It's meeting held on Tuesday. the 26th
ell of the City of Los Angeles adopted
an Ordinance, designated as Ordinance
No. 1852 New. series), declaring its
nro1ement to G be- made. ne to 14 wit: I'M
Section l. That IT is the intention OF
the City Council of the City of Los An
geles to close UP, vacate and abandon.
for street purposes, a portion of
HILL STREET,
a public street of the City of Los An
geles. extending southeasterly from
Sunset boulevard, described as follows,
to wit
Beginning at point in the souther-
ly line of Sunset boulevard distant
south Sc degrees minutes IS seconds
of said southerly line, of Sunset boule-,
ward with the westerly line of Hill
street; said point of intersection being
also the most easterly corner of lot of
corded in Book 26, at page 81, Miscel-
laneous Records of Los Angeles County;
thence from said point of beginning
south degrees 81 minutes As seconds
east and parallel with said westerly
line of Hill street 1882 feet to a point;
thence south 40 degrees 20 minutes As
seconds east and parallel with the
southerly line of said Hill street 467S4
feet to a point in the westerly line of
that portion Of Hill street extending
Portheasterly and southwestern; thence
along said westerly line of that portion
of Hill street extending northeasterly
and southwesterly north 40 degrees 81
minutes As seconds east 1850 feet to
point In the northerly line of that por-
tion of Hill street extending northwest
erly and southeasterly; thence along
said northerly line of Hill street north
40 degrees 80 minutes As seconds west
463.29 feet to n point; thence along the
degrees AZ minutes As seconds west
1872 feet to a point in the southerly
line of Sunset boulevard; thence along
said southerly line of Sunset boulevard
north Sc degrees minutes 10 seconds
west 1914 feet to the point of beginn-
ing.
Sec. 2. That the exterior boundaries OF
the district of land to be affected by said
work or improvement are hereby specified
and declared to be as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
center line of Sunset boulevard with
the center line OF Hill street, said point
being distant 177.41 feet porthwesterly
from the intersection of said center line
Of Sunset boulevard with the center
line Of that portion OF Hill street lying
north of said Sunset boulevard; thence
from said point of beginning along
said center line Of HIiil street south 7
degrees AZ minutes As seconds east
| degrees 80 minutes 40 seconds east
along said center line OF Hill street
52S.53 feet to a point; thence north 40
degrees 81 minutes a. rs seconds conta. East East
of Sunset boulevard; thence along said
center limo Of Sunset boulevard north
Sc degrees minutes IS seconds west
| 44sSS feet to tho point of beginning;
excepting therefrom so much OF said
land which is now a part of any public
street or alley, in said city.
Reference Is hereby made to said Or
! dinance on file I'm the office OF the
| City Clerk Of said city for further par
| ticulars. -.-
| JAMES IIANLEY,
| Street superintendent of the City of
Los Angeles 1-22-3l lot
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
PUsLIo ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. 12,f50
fNaxy GaFfNeN


An Ordinance authorizing property
owners to improve a portion OF FIFTY
second street under private contract
Tho Mayor and Council OF the city Of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section !. That permission is hereby
given the nropnerty owners. on
from tho west curb line Of Figucroa
street to tho west boundary line Of the
city of Los Angeles, to improve said
street under private contract in the fol-
lowing manner to wit:
To grade and gravel Fifty-socond
street in tho City Of Los Angeles from
the west curb line OF Figueroa street TO
the west boundary Inc of the CITY Of
Los Angeles including all intersec-
tion7 of streets Except such portions MS
have already been graded and graveled
and accepted); said grading and graveing
and profile on Gle In the office OF the city
Engineer Of said city, and specifications
on file in the office of the City Clerk Of
said city for the construction Of graveled
streets, Glass u, in the City of Los An
New Series. Wv '''''' '0'"s '''' 80
To build and construct a cement curb
along each line of the roadway of said
Fifty second street from the west curb
line of Figueroa street TO the
west boundary limo of the city OF
Los. Angeles excepting along such
portions of the line OF said road
way upon which a cement or granite
curb has already been constructed on
tho proper line and grade), in accord
anCe with specifications on file in the
Office OF the City Clerk of said City Of
Los Angeles for constructing cement
curbs, said specifications being No %
New Series)
TO build and construct n cement side
walk four C) feet In width along each
side of Fifty-second street from the
west curb line OF Figueroa street TO the
west boundary line of the city OF Los
Angeles excepting such portions of
said street between said points along
which q cement or asphalt sidewalk
four (4) feet In width has already been
constructed on tho proper line and
grade): said sidewalk to be constructed
in accordance with specifications on file
i'm the office of the City Clerk of said
City. said specifications being No. 90
New Series).
Provided ali of said work Is done under
the supervision Of the Street Supernten-
dent of said city and fully completed
to his satisfaction and acceptance on or
before the first day of April 1906.
Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this Ordinance and cause it
to be published once in the Los Angeles
Herald, and thereupon and thereafter It
shall take effect and be in force.
Sec. 8 Name of contractor, r. II. Nc
Cray.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by the Council of
the City of Los Angeles at its meeting OF
January Is, 1906.
ID. J. LELANDE.
City Clerk
Approved this 24th day of January,
1906.
OWEN McALEER,
126 1t Mayor
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
PUBLIC ADVERTISING


New series)
| an. ordnance Of the Mayor and Coun-
| Gil or the City OF Los Angeles declarin z
their intention to improve a portion OF
| Berendo street
IT The an Mayor and Council Of the City OF
Section 1. That the public interes,
| and convenience require and that IL is
| thle intention OF the city Council Of the
| lowing work to be done, to wit:
'BERENDo STREET.
| M SAID city from the south line of pico
street TO a line drawn through a point on
| INC west line of Berendo street 1861 is feet
south of the south line of Pico street,
ana point on tho cast limo of Bcrendo
| street l05762 feet south Of the south line
| OF Pico street, including ell intersections
oottrsIt ects Excepting such portions of said
sueet ana intersections as are required
! by law to be kept in order or repair by
any person or company having railroad
tracks thereon, and also excepting such
portons as have already been graded and
graVeied anu accepted), be graded and
graVeled to the official grade in accord
ance With the plans and profile on file in
hCations Tor the construction of grav-
| eled streets, Glass A, I'm the city of Los
angeles; on file ~ the office of the City
being No. &c New Series).
"a. That O. cement curb be constructed
aaiOng ,each line of the roadway of said
OIL Plco street to line drawn through a
point on the west line of Berendo street
iV6l.lb feet south of the south line of
| rico street, and point on the east line
OF Berendo street 1O5762 feet south of the
south line of Pico street (exceptinR along
sucn portions Of the line of said road
way upon which n cement or granite
curb has already been constructed to the
o OH me and grade), in accordance
with specifications for constructing ce.
ment Gurbs. on file in the office or the
City Clerk said specifications being No,
20 New Series).
81; That a cement sidewalk five C5) feet in
width be constructed along each side of
said Berendo street, from the south curb
line Of Pico street to line drawn through
a point on the west line of Berendo street
street. and point on the east line OF
Berendo street 1912 feet south of the
south line of Pico street Cexcepting
tween said points along which a cement
or asphalt sidewalk five 90 feet in width
has been constructed to the, official linz
ed in accordance with specifications for
constructing. cement sidewalks on file in
the office Of the City Clerk of said city,
Series1.
Sec. 2. The Street Superintendent
shall post notice of this work as re-
notice to be published for six days In
the Los Angeles Herald.
Sec g. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
for two days in the Los An Eeles Herald
and shall post tho same conspicuousy
door of the Council, and thereupon and
thereafter it shall take effect and be
in force.
! hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
of the City of Los Angeles at it's meet
ing of January 49, 1905. by the follow
Ayes-Messrs Blanchard, Ford. Healy,
KILLER. Houghton, Smith and Summer
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
1852 HEARTS BEAT AS 3841
Marriage License Record Broken in
1905, and This Year Promises
Even GREATER Thinns

According to figures given out yes
terday in the county clerks office,
there were 3S41 marriage licenses issued
i'm 1905.
While the population of this city has
been increasing in rapid strides, the
percentage of marriages as compared
with the increase of population has been
$50 per cent increase over figures of
1899. while the increase of population
since that date is estimated to be $50
per cent gain. In 1889 there were SIC
licenses issued. In the following years
the number steadily went up, until 1900
had over 1900 marriages to its credit
from licenses issued in this county.
In 1903 the applications for marriage
licenses increased to 5000, a big jump.
and this year has started out to be q
ecord breaker. These figures help in
the refutation that the population of
Los Angeles county Is a floating one.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
CLIMATE REPLACES HUSBAND
Woman Finds Health and Wealth in
California, Despite FaithIess
Man

Mrs. Minnie r. Dunn. who asked for
a divorce from James Dunn yester-
day in Judge Trask's court, said that
on arrival in Los Angeles, where she
came for her health, she had just $2.15.
Her husband was left in Chicago and
paid no attention to her appeals for
money.
My husband wanted me TO come out
here, your HONOR said Mrs. Dunn,
but when once he was rid of me. he
left me to my own efforts to make a
living. | have succeeded and have re-
covered my health, but no thanks to
him.
The plaintiff said that Mr.. Dunn pro-
Ceeded to console himself for her alb
sencc by engaging the affections of an
other woman and it was reported to
her that he was married to another i'll
The east. She had taken no steps, how
ever. to have him prosecuted for big
amy. wishing only to be freed from the
marriage bonds.
A decree OF divorce was granted for
deSertiOn. ---~--
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Uncle Sam Woman's Relief Corps
Holds Business
Session

The Installation of officers of the
Uncle Sam Woman's Relief corps WAS
held yesterday afternoon at Metropol-
itan hall The retiring president and
secretary, Mrs. Ida e. Carpenter and
Mrs. Alvaretta Collar, were each pre-
scented with gold insignia of the
w. r. c.
The following officers were installed:
President, Mrs. Eta Anders; senior
vice president. Mrs. Mamie Brown;
Junior vice president, Mrs. Lydia With
ers; treasurer, Mrs. Lena r. Hoga-
boom; conductor. Mrs. June Horton
assistant conductor. Miss Minnie SUIT
ton; guard, Mrs. Bertha Watkins: as
sistant guard, Mrs. Chase; secretary.
Mrs. Alyaretta. Collar; chaplain, Mrs.
Abbie Carnage; musician. Mrs. AIDE
lalde Scott; press correspondent,
Mrs, Ida p. Carpenter; patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Carrie Drake; color
bearers, Mrs. Florence Phillips, Mrs.
Mollie Boswell, Mrs. Blanch Baker, Mrs.
Martha j. Kendall.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-26
WANTS $1,000 FOR INJURIES
Woman Complains That Car Started
Too Soon and Asks Damages
Of Railway Company

A damage suit against tho Los An
Eeles Railway company was on trial
yesterday before a jury i'm department
seven, Judge James presiding Tho
plaintiffs were George w. Ling and
Anna Il. Ling and $4,000 damages was
asked for injuries received by Mrs.
Ling when thrown from a car of the
defendant company, august 0, 1905.
The plaintiffs allege that the con
ductor started the car too soon while
Mrs. Ling was alighting and that she
was severely injured by reason of the
negligence Of the employees OF the COM
Iany,