Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-11
PI-IimeS and Pick-IJOs
Hla Lad

His Lead
We had the ambition to lead the pro-
cession:
II was his great hope, he said;
lie worked like Turk and no effort
he'd shiriS
But life, in his instance, took quite an
odd duirk;
He was always behind.
Till he happened to find
lie led lt-when he was dead
! Surgeons who performed an opera
tion on a Colorado man found gold.
nugget I'm his appendix, which made a
unique addition to his table Of con-
tents.
That boy who began a list of the ne
cesslties of life with "prunes" must
have been the son Of q boarding house
Keeper.
1t appears that Senator Beveridge
was q little premature when he de-
clared we were in Cuba to stay But
prematurity is one of Senator Bever-
idge's long suits.
"Scotty," the miner, thinks he would
like to run for vice president. He
| evidently has come to the point where
obscurity is sweet
He Had Collar
The dance last night was In honor
of that Boston visiting girl Jim Clay
pole ives selected to be her escort be-
cause he happened to have a high col
lar-Kelton (Wyo.) Gazette.
That New York poet who left for
tune of $75O,OO0 to a Bible society
wasn't a real poet. He wrote verse
only for a diversion. You might know
that.
Cassie Chadwick will give up her
fight for justice She didn't get all
that was coming to her, but she'll try
be satisfied, 1t seems.
A snake foot long came from
st. Louis water faucet, and they are
now searching it for the Chicago
brand.
Only Cuban would give up a public
office of his own accord, as Palma did.
No wonder they can't govern them
selves when they don't know that as
to officers few die and none resigns"
Spain is starting 300 primary
schools. Spain may amount to some
thing yet.
| AL Adams, the dead New York gam
bier, was descendant of two presi-
dents. Must congratulate Washington
on being childless.
OF Course They Are!
Mark Smith, the Arizona orator and
fisherman, all around story tel
Ter and present territorial representa-
tive in the United States congress.
visited Kingman and Chloride last
week and he of the silver tongue un-
doubtedly had everything coming his
way, if the accounts of the newspapers
are to be believed and of course they
are.-Needles (CaL) Eye
A Missouri murderess under sem
tence to hang this month for Staying
her husband, has had six offers of mar
rlage. Always thought men were the
biggest fools.
In doubling back on his own tracks
in regard to Murphy Hearst is liable
to have a rear-end collision with him
self
It's all right; Richard Harding Davis
has been to Cuba and spent five days
there.
Senator Platt's second marriage
seems to have carried with it it's own
punishment
Why not send Taft to make the sui
tan of Turkey behave?
In punching a photographer and
smashing his camera, Mrs. Platt shows
that the senator has some right on his
side at least.
The marriage of Michigan lady
named Mary Kick-a- -Hole-in- the-Sky
| is announced Despite the Russian
termination of her name, Mary is an
Indian.
A man tried to smuggle 100000
worth of emeralds into New York.
That's a new green goods game.
The Willie Boys
"a Symposium)
Willie to the circus went,
He thought it was immense;
His little heart went ptter-pat,
For excitement was in tents.
Harvard Lampoon.