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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

terest SInO: in best populated part OF
town; rent $1O; lease years; receipts SzY
to $50 day. all cash; nne hxtures; sooo
living for two, one good hustler 10 take
oruers and denver goods.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

NOTICE TO BUYERS-Are you look
ing for a business? If so, CONSULT
THE LELDlNG AND RELIABLE
AGENTS, LEAHY & SON, as we have
most every place of business that is for
sale in Los Angeles county. Remember
securing you a clear title. Do not be
misled by other agents, but call and
get list. LEAHY & SON. Sixth and
Main
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Swell tailor shop in an aristocratic
Southern California town; nice fresh
stock of seasonable goods; good busi-
ness already established; elegant fix
lures; all for $500 See us about this
quick; it's a sure bargain. LEAHY &
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

of hardware; will invoice about S27U0;
located in beautiful suburb town of Los
Angeles; rent $40 monthly; daily receipts
$50; this proposition will bear fullest in
VeStigation. See LEAHY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

For sale-My grocery and notion store
at Long Beach, doing a big, profita Bile
terest to acceptable party; no bonus;
will invoice stock, about $1,000; owner
owns the building and will lease to
buyer for three years at low rent. See
LEAHY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Blacksmith and wagon shop-s35o; y
interest; rent only $12; clears $40 daily;
tools and stock alone worth the price
asked; established many years; this is
bona fde proposition. See this,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Butcher shop. $500, or will sell half in
terest Sl50; located in best populated
part of town; rent SIS; receipts so to $50
day; lease years; fine fixtures; this
is the best buy in the city for good meat
cutter. LEAE1Y & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

FOR sALE-s41OO; $500 CASH; SOUTH
west, new HISTORY house; immense liv-
ing room, hardwood floors, brick fire.
place, two bookcases, seats, large dining
room with large buffet, paneled wallis
and beam ceilings, buffet kitchen, laun-
dry tubs, three bed rooms and bath on
second floor, two toilets, fine brass fix
lures; 50-foot lot PITTSBURG REAL
ESTATE CO., 3l1-15 Laughlin bldg.
FOR SALE-S-ROOM MODERN HOUSE,
just completed; close to three car lines;
shows l6 per cent interest on investment
of $1,000 cash; guaranteed lease; greatest
buy in the southwest See MIR. Nc
GRATH, with STRONG e. DICKINSON,
N. w. cor. Second and Broadway.
FOR SALE
A snap at $1,000, 5-rOOmed cottage
at $40 CrOcker st. Call at $40 CROCK
Err or STAR ENG. CO., 322 w. 1ST.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

HOTEL CLERK-Large experience and
has also had charge of storeroom in
large no els. Would accept position
here or go out of the city if induce
ments We're satisfactory This is an A
No. 1 man. CID
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Millinery, cloaks and suit house-s95OO
or invoice; years lease; receipts $50, 900
of 1000 population; very attractive store;
this includes building and lot 125x150,
fine fixtures; $500 cash, balance to suit.
Full particulars. LEAHY & SON, Sixth
and Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Shoe store-s9OOO; cheap rent, long
lease; located in best country town in the
state, about 80 les from Los Angeles
last years business amounted to $4,000;
fine opening for 2 good hustlers; books
are open for inspection; act quickly.
LEAHY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

First class dry goods store; corner;
living rooms; lease; will sacrifice at in-
voice from $500 to $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Grocery store, will invoice about $1,000;
located southwest part of city; nice
clean stock; fixtures all complete; doing
a business of $40 per day; rent SS5; good
lease. We consider this one of the best
buys in the city. See LEAHY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

gravel wagons; horses ali young stock
in the finest kind of condition; wagons
and harness almost new; fine PROPOSE
ton for father and son; teams working
every day. LEAHY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Old established spring water business
with 7OO steady customers, clearing $ll5
to $225 monthly; we own two lots with
the spring, wells, horses, two wagons,
300 one-gaIlon bottles, 6OO 5-gallon bot
ties, 1000 crates. Price $4,000; worth $6OUO
Full particulars. LEAAY * SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Grocery-$1200, or will invoice; lease 8
years; one of the finest fitted up places
in the southwestern part of city; doing
a business of $50 per day; this is one of
les. Act quick. LEAHY & SON. Sixth
and Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

5-ROoM BUNGALOW
AT "ROSE HILL"
Fireplace, buffet. enamel and nickel
plumbing; flowers and fruit trees;
large level lot; one-half block from
the new Pasadena boulevard; in three
months will be the finest driveway IN
Southern California; only 15 minutes
from center of city; fine car SERVICE
&c fare.
This is bargain; $27oo, $1,000
cash, balance like rent.
Owner,
Home Telephone C1052.
4447 TOURMALINE ST.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Established hardware and plumbing
business; rent $45; long lease; extra good
stock; horse and wagon; fixtures; $3.50
Stock at invoice; monthly sales $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

MACHINE BLACKSMITH-A No. 1 man.
foreman's position preferred. This man
is sober and industrious and has eX-
cellent references. CID
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

SHIPPING CLERK-Thirteen years ex-
perience as driver and helper in ship
ing ROOM eight years with one firm;
can furnish good references. cd
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

CABINET MAKER-Also understands
inside finishing, and is capable of filling
foremans position. 1 will recommend
him as being o. K. (2l)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-21

Livery and boarding stable, located in
best town in Southern California, about
~ miles from Los Angeles; population
about 5000; doing the business or town.
Y horses, best of condition; 70 assorted
single harness, saddles, ~ boarders,
Sl70U per month; does all funeral work;
guarantees to clear over $500 month year
round $1,000 will handle this fine pro-
position. See LEAHI IL SON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
HOW COLOR AFFECTS GROWTH.
Result of Experiments Upon Plants
Forcing Flowers by Anesthet1cs.

From the Chicago tribune
Color agriculture is the latest. tanlIie
Flammarion put seedlings OF the sehslu'e
miami into four different houses-an orol-
nary conservatory, blue house an ordl-
nary greenhouse and a red house
After a few morths waiting he fouhd the
little plants In the blue house prac'lcahS
3ust as he had put them in. They seeming
rv had fallen asleep and remained I'M
changed In the green glass house they
had grown more than In the ordinary glass
house but they were weedy and poor. In
the red house the seedlings had become pos
ttive giants well nourished and well devel-
oped. fifteen times as big as the normal
plants In the red lights the plants had be-
come representative. 1t was found that
the blue light retards the processes of de
cav as well as those of growth.
Perhaps the most extraordinary develop
ment is that of forcing plants by the use of
anesthciiCs IL was the discovery of DR.
Johannesen of Copenhagen. The plants are
nut into a box into which ether Is evapo-
rated. The heavy vapor descends and en-
yelops the plants After forty-eight hours
the plants are taken out and placed In a
cool house. The buds and plants at once
begin 10 sprcut far more rapidly than those
plaDts that have not been treated with an
esthetiC ChlorofOrm also can be used.
Dr. Johannesen suggests that we here
come on the question of rcpose in plants
In France, by setting up sort OF light
ming conductor In the center of a field anc
connecting II with network OF wires run
ming through the soil of the field. an In
crease Of 50 per cent was secured in pc
tato crop. The electricity was drawn from
the atmOs phere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
A Fight for a Whale.
From the Metropolitan Magazine.


On board all was hushed for a rrac.,o, ne
second. as the captain looked along tho
barrel of the gun then came a fash and
deafening report, followed by an upheavs1
In the sea to stsrboard that made the
waters dance and boil for yards around
Another second and a huge tail stood I'D in
plain sight. dashed for an instant. then
plunged. The harpoon line fairly shrieked
In Its mad rush over the bow sheaye and
The hight was on. From first seeing the
whale until we were fast to him could onlv
nave occupied small space of time, and I
FOUND later that had snapped my kodak
at something or other and got a fine sky
picture that was all. 1 noted the increas-
Ing speed of the Orion with wonder We
were simply tearing through the water
ana yet the engines were stopped Wbat
did 1t mean? The answer came ouickiv.
the "hale was towing us. No wonder tho 4,
the deep-sea whalers do not tackle the
81. iur-bottom from their boats or ths
lnuians from their canoes, for he would
take all the line they could give ana taLe
boats ana all TO the bottom with him unIess
they cut loose In time. and II Is a
significant fact that they let him severa,,'
alone. Our whale had received a mortal
wound and was fast weakening and vet
he ran out over a thousand feet of heavy
whale line. as well towing the steamer
for several miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08

waste OF timber as we Of America are
guilty OF today. We are cutting down three
lines as nuch as We are growing using
SIX Tunes as much wood per capita as il
USED IN europe. After the eastern and west
ern states had wasted their valuable forest
weai!h II was thought that the south, which
i isiu ,ne pulk or the remaining merchanta bIe
iuinper. would be more careful and sparing
. ~ experience seems to go for nothing in
s sLis matter, and the south is today cutting
oown lts pine. oak and cypress as rapidly
as michigan did. In the twenty-si years
up 10 lS07 the fourteen southern states pro-
ouced S5,147, 000.0 900 cubic feet of lumber
or nearly one third OF the total. Today
the south has reached its maximum of pro-
ductlon, and II 1t continues at its present
inquire 1t Will soon be as treeless as portions
Of the east.
At present about one-fifth Of the total
| forest area is still embraced In national
forests: the other four fifths have already
passed into private hands. The questio ion
| is now as to the preservation of these lands
and the extension of federal and state
| ownership and control as to save such
of our forests as remain. Public sentiment
is unquestionably with the President In this
matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
Good Manners.
From the Philadelphia Ledger

Good manners are something more than
a veneer of politeness and conformity with
the strict rules of the complete book OF
decorum. They should not be COMPOUNDED
with the fashions. The latter have been
described as a perpetual setting up of a
certain standard of taste which yesterday
was ridiculous because 1T was so new, and
tomorrow will be ridiculous from it's being
common. The modes change suddenly
and capriciously, at the arbitrary command
of some mysterious censor Of style Good
manners In the essence survive from gen.
Grafton to generation. The well-bred per-
son of today is very much like HIS we'll
bred forbears in essential things A man
or woman who performs act of mere
politeness awkwardly may exhibit fine
manners. Good manners are good conduct
according to the time and circumstances.
The begrimed son of toll, riding homeward
after a weary day, who surrenders his, seat
in the crowded car to a woman. to an aged
or decrepit person, performs an act Of true
gentility which puts 10 shame many of the
gracious things done in polished circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
sl,ooo,ooo CROP LOSS
ONE RESULT OF THE ILLINOIS
STORM.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PEORIA, ILL.,, August s-The severe nall
storm here practically devastated the corn
cron in the western townships Of Peoria
county and the east tier of townships IN
Knox county. Large hailstones cut the
blades from the corn as keenly as II the
stalks had been trimmed with knife.
Thirty thousand acres of corn are COM
pletely ruined. The loss is estimated at
81 600, 900 to corn alone in Peoria and Knox
counties.
At Havana ILL.,, Margaret Leininger, six
teen wears old, is dead, the result of being
struck by lightning during the severe
storm At Pana, ILL.,. lightning killed Frank
Henderson and Frank McMullen. Property
valued at $50 600 was destroyed. Corn was
stripped and haystacks thrown over the
fields.
A terrific electrical storm, accompanied
by a cyclone, passed over Litchfeld, H.,
at an early hour yesterday morning. up
roofing trees and causing much damage to
buildings and crops. The interurban rail-
way service was crippled for fifteen hours,
and communication was for many hours
cut off from other parts Of the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
SPoILS OF AN OLD CASKET.
Carefully Hidden Dowry of a Moham
medan Bride.

From the London Telegraph.
A true fairy tale concerning an oriental
casket sold by an antiquary to a Partisan
amateur is related by correspondent.
The casket is of beautiful artistic work.
1t was evidently a wedding present. such
as it is the custom to give to a bride in
Mohammedan countries
There Is a perfume of rose leaves, a deli
cate far away fragrance Of the distant
east when the cover Is lifted. The anti
quarry bought it at a general sale long ago
and offered it to purchasers amid Louis
XVI clocks, old ribbons and out-of- date
decorations. A lover of quaint antiques,
NJ. Maurice. saw the casket and bought it.
AS 1t had been knocked about a good deal
in its long journey 1t stood in need of re-
pairs and NJ. Maurice gave 1t to an expert
workman to restore. The workman tapped
1t and was surprised to notice a metallic
sound inside. He found that the jewel
box had double bottom and when opened
there were rows of old and odd coins,
which Cultured family, but enough TO snow
at once that they We're of pure gold. ia
A numismatist declared they were soio
sequins and worth about f160. 1t was a
sum which to young bride hundred
or two hundred years ago represented
perhaps a fortune. The workman informed
NJ Maurice and the latter told the an
tiouarv AS they were all three honest
men each wished that the other should
claim the brides treasure.
They referred the matter to the police
commissary who gave decision worthy
of solomon. He divided the gold coins
into two equal piles and told NJ. Maurice
and the antiquary to take each pile and
to reward the honest workman. This they
sequns so that all had about an even
share in the treasure of the bride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
Famous Lilac Tree,
ON the Gardeners Magazine.

1fom tne SdIueneFb magazine.
Chief among the many objects OF inter-
est in the gardens Of Easton Lodge, Dun
NOW, the residence of the Earl and Coun-
tess OF Warwick, is the magnificent lilac
tree which occupies a conspicuous position
on the terrace. This tree is the finest
specimen Of Its kind in the United King
dom. 1t has a circumference of 12O feet
and height Of sixteen feet, and it has SO
dense q growth and blooms SO protusely
that when in flower 1t forms a huge bou-
quet Of lilac blossom.
The lilac Is that commonly known as the
Persian and described by the botanists as
the Chinese; but 1t is not native Of
either Persia or China, but was raised
in the Rouen Botanic Garden in 1898 by
the Adjudication of the true Persian lilac
and the common lilac of British gardens
1t was of noble proportions at the middle
of the last century, and produced such a
magnificent display of blossoms that in the
towering season Viscount Maynard. Lady
Warwick's grandfather, used to make a
special journey from London to enjoy the
beauty and fragrance of the flowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
Approaching the Gear.
From the Bystander,

From tne bystHuuer
Surprising one of the cars ministers de-
mands an extra interview and 1t does not
please his majesty to grant it. Peter Katoff
valet and trusted friend of three successive
Russian emperors, is sent to announce the
fact that his majesty is tired.
He rarely need to ask the minister what
is-his business, for there are few Of the
emperor's letters, and kilograms he does not
read If, too, it does not please the valet
to announce a visitor or deliver a message,
the emperor would be none the wiser. To
obtain an audience with the car Is next to
an impossibility, but there are exceptions.
One gentleman relates how he went to
the palace in response to an invitation from
the emperor. After he had been con-
Quoted from room to room and carefully
searched. he was allowed, to his great sur
prise, to speak to the emperor on the tele-
phone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
RAILWAYS MAY NOT CONFER
NORTH CAROLINA Low RATE
GOES INTO EFFECT.
Norfolk and Western Traffic Manager
Will Not Answer His Subpoena
in Test Case.


| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| RALEIGH, NC, August s.-The states
| fight against the railways took a bad turn
! today, from the peacemaker's standpoint.
| The new North Carolina passenger rate
| law, which has been the cause of such in
teresting legal developments during the last
| few weeks. went into effect one minute
| after midnight this morning on the South
| ern and Atlantic Coast Line railways, ac-
| cording to the recent compromise agree
ment with the state through Gov. Glenn.
| The first ticket sold at the Southern ticket
| office here was bought at o'clock this
| morning by Deputy Sheriff w. o. Bullock OF
| Rocky Mount. who returned home for b6
cents less than required for him to
! come to Raleigh few hours earlier on Of
| fetal business.
Regular Tickets Used.
The ticket was sold partly over the South
ern and partly over the Atlantic Coast
Line, and similar to those in use be-
| fore the pink rebate slips we're issued by
| these two roads, July l. the date when the
| law became effective.
| Tomorrow is the day set by Gov. Glenn
| and the corporation commission for the
| proposed conference with the freight traffic
| managers of the five big systems, but it is
| said today that there is some doubt about
| its being held 1t had been reported that
| the railway people all favored the confer
| ence, and had expressed the intention of be-
| ing here Friday. Today it develops, how
ever, that the Norfolk and Western people
are angry about the way that road has
| been singled out for the first operation.
Traffic Manager Holds Back.
To make a test case the Norfolk and
Western freight traffic manager at Norfolk
| had been subpoened to appear before the
| state corporation here today, SO as to have
! him here the day of the proposed con-
| ference. The statement is now made that
he will not be here, claiming that he cannot
be made to come. the summons he re-
! ceived in another state was not compulsory.
| This outlook puts the freight rate discrim-
| nation controversy in bad shap and
+ that too, the eve of the day when 1t
was generally supposed corresponding
| conference would be held and pave the way
| for an amicable settlement.
Col. A. B. Andrews; first vice president
of the Southern road, whose headquarters
are in Raleigh. has not yet returned from
| the New York conference of Southern rail-
way officials. The statement today that
| the Southern had decided to fight further
| the passenger fare reduction is received
| here with doubtful feelings by the governor
and other state officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
Slang in Business.
from Shipping Illustrated.

| Illustra tons of the disadvantage Of cul-
hyating local vernacular and slang in one's
language are sometimes brought sharply
home to business men, as was the case
| in letter received the other day by a New
York firm from one of its representatives
| in the far east, which read in part as fol-
| lows:
Twill you kindly send us a modern die
| tionary of American language, as we are
unable to understand some of the phrases
in your letters Writing on the -th ultimo,
| you say, for instance: Do not let Messrs.
- hand you a lemon in this deal. If they
| try 1t on you pitch one for fair right over
| the plate to Mr. -, and If he foozles cable
- for solar plexus.' The terms used are
| foreign to us, and we entirely fail to COM
prehend their significance"
| Another incident similarly illustrative oc-
| CURED on board a big liner in New York
| a short time ago when representative of
| Shipping Illustrated was conversing with
| one of its officers
"Have you been often to New York;? ask
| ed the visitor.
No This is my first trip" was the reply.
you have been running to other English
speaking ports. then. You speak very good
No. This is the first English-speakins
| place to which l ever came"
| May 1 ask where you learned Eng1ish?"
I'm school at Sebastopol We had q
good professor. and 1 understand you very
| WELL but many of the people here with
| whom I speak 1 cannot understand, so that
| have supposed the American language
| is different. 1 am told by some Of the other
| officers who do not speak English but who
| speak French or German that people here
| who speak those languages speak the same
as at home. but English here seems too
| large a language. One cannot undersrarss
| the words. People say things and laugh
| and 1 am puzzled, but do not comprehend"
| The moral of such incidents Is obvious.
| If business men are to take advantage Of
| the fact that English is now more widely
known abroad than any other language
| they must be at pains not to becloud their
meanings by the use. especially in CORE
spondence, of slang phrases which have
merely local significance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
Expensive Banquets.
From the Epicure.

Banquets are far too expensive AS a
member of club chiefly composed of men
of moderate means. l was lately summoned
to orgy in honor of two premiers whom
we all delight to honor. costing 25s per
h nd, inclusive Of wine and cigars. This
is relatively low price, but 1t is a lot OF
money for one meal, and to men who
drink no wine on such occasions. and who,
though large and ever-ncreasing propor-
ton of the public, are studiously ignored by
the caterers, 1t is exorbitant sum, all
the more If they happen to be non-smokers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
Save the Forests!

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Aside from thosesinterested in taking up
these public lands there is a strong senti-
ment in favor of supporting the President
and saving our forests. Unless something
Is done in the matter we shall soon see the
end of our lumber resources, with the very
worst results not only to the many in
dustries which depend mainly uponD wood
as their chief material, but upon climate
and productiveness as well
Never before has there been such wanton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
Theater Audiences,

From the LOnuOn Efa
On the whole we think the manners of
London audiences have improved In the
last few years. There is less talking In
the course Of a performance. and more
respect for the management and the en-
tertainment on the stage. What onense
remains is chiefly caused by thoughtless-
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-08
The Wearing of the Green.

from TnII MaII 'FdIFIVF
The Wearing of the Green" which Dion
Boucicault used to sing in one of his Irish
dramas al the old Adelphi Theater. was sung
for the first time In the house of commons
last week on the occasion OF the dinner
given to the colonial premiers by the Irish
nationalist party. II reminds one of the
Joke prActiced by the late Sir William
Wilde (father OF Oscar WILDE on the then
attorney general for Ireland, who had pro-