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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
THAT FREAK LAKE

An idea Of the vast volume OF water
diverted from Colorado river to saitor
lake is given in a report just made by a
topographer OF the geological survey.
It appears that the present surface OF
the lake Is 200 feet below sea level
Three years ago survey showed the
lake surface to be 250 feet below the
sea, thus indicating rise Of fifty feet
The present circumference of the lake
is 1877 miles.
Salton lake presents the only phe-
nomenon in North America, probably, OF
a large body Of surface water far below
the sea level. 1t is not comparable,
however, with such phenomena wit
messed In Palestine. Certain bodies of
water In the Holy Land are not only
much farther below sea level than is
Salton lake, but they are permanent
depressions, antedating history.
The Sea of Galilee, from which Naza-
reth is only about fifteen miles distant,
is 6S2 feet below the level Of the Medl-
terranean sea. only thirty miles away.
The wonderful Dead sea, into which
the river Jordan flows, is 1909 feet be
low the surface of the Mediterranean,
at distance therefrom of about fifty
miles.
The Salton lake district, however, Is
not the only remarkable depression of
its kind in the southern part of Cali
fornia. Death valley is 100 feet below
sea level, and in remote ages 1t prob
ably carried a body of water similar to
what is now witnessed in the Dead sea.
a great part of the desert section Of
Southern California, in fact bears evi-
dence Of having been covered, in COM
paratively recent geological times, with
a vast body of salt water.
Salton lake will be deprived of its
water source by the return of the waters
of the Colorado river to their normal
channel. How the task and the cost
thereof shall be divided among the
various interests involved is a question,
but the task will be accomplished. The
homes of about 5000 people are at stake
and also future homes for vast popu-
lation. With the Colorado supply cut
off. the water in Salton lake will gradu
ally disappear by evaporation, and the
old name of Salton sink will be rein
stalled.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
GOOD STREETS CAMPAIGN

The very first movement in any eff
fort looking to a city beautiful is and
must be toward we'll paved, thoroughly
drained streets.
Whenever the rain is heavy or long
enduring the streets Of Los Angeles,
outside a narrow limit in the business
section, are Immediately transformed
into condition Of loblolly that would
disgrace a country village.
And curiously enough this statement
applies in some measure to many Of
the streets that have been Improved"
during the past two years at great ex-
pense to property holders. 1t also ap-
plies to large majority of the street
crossings, so that aliehting from a
street car means to sink ankle deep IN
mud and water, damaging shoes. cloth
ing and good temper while one houn-
ders to the pavement.
The condition Of our streets Is dis
grace TO Los Angeles.
But happily there is real reform and
improvement at hand. Political graft
and bosses have heretofore had hand
i'm constructing our streets Hereafter
the streets will be built by business
men on business principles.
The board of public works. only one
year in office, has demonstrated its ca
pacity to attend to the tremendous bus u.
mess of a great city and now that the
superlntendency of streets has passed
into its hands the people take courage
This board has already discovered that
an undue proportion of improved"
streets will have to be rebuilt and that
many thoroughfares alleged to have
been oiled contain only a single thin
coating, while others had but one coat
ing of asphalt In fact. most of our
street work during past years, done at
the instigation of grating city coun-
ellis, and in some instances dishonest
contractors, were not half made and at
eXorbitant cost.
But a new day is dawning for Los
Angeles. Street work seems now des-
tined to be pushed forward as fore
most necessity, and that it will be thor
oughly done there are few who doubt.
1t is a waste of words to talk of
city beautiful and to prate about art"
and the slum district or splendid mu-
nicipal buildings until our streets and
sidewalks are put into condition for
human use. They are at present sim
ply unspeakable-heavy with mud and
slop all winter and thick with dust all
summer.
Los Angeles might well drop every
other contemplated improvement-eX-
cept the owens river water enterprise
and devote every dollar of the munich
pal resources for two years at least to
the creation of streets that would make
Los Angeles the admiration of the
world
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
TO BE FAT: DRINK CHOCOLATE

In an obscure but picturesque little
village of far off Germany there is
place called the Chocolate Cure"
where thin people go to become stout.
The patients eat and dink cocoa and
chocolate all the time while they rest,
admire the scenery, gossip and grow
fatter every day. The true secret of
this treatment is the halpy way choc-
olate has of fattening ust the right
places settling in the halds and arms,
the neck and shoulders, making the
fair patient pretier and pumper all tn
time. The really effective part of this
cure may be tried at home by any
persevering woman, and the medicine
Is so palatable and the methods so sim
pie that there is actually. it seems, no
reason why all should nd be of just
the desired weight.-Lond,n Chronicle.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
THE REAL THING

The Herald is in receipt of a highly
important and interesting circular, ad-
dressed ITO the Electors of the Ma
tional Democracy" introducing to our
notice and attention William Gartley
Tebault, who is declared to be a Candi-
tion on the ticket with William j.
Bryan.
The circular is dated Port of Pasca-
goula. Scranton p. o., Mississippi,
Usona," and is signed by one "Bris-
bane Martin, Promoter" This resem-
blance to the Hearst style of political
architecture is visibly heightened by
the thrilling descriptions of Mr.. Te-
bault's life and character.
The gentleman is sketched as a
Louisiana sugar planter, whose father
a Virginian, was once cashier and vice
president of the Bank of Louisiana and
whose grandfather, Christopher Hall,
also a Virginian, was "a man of great
wealth and a financier of national rep
utation." This leads up naturally to
the statement that William Gartley Te-
bault, "inheriting the qualities of his
parents, is not only successful in mat
ters of business and finance, but is also
a man of fine education"
All of which is interesting, but not
remarkable. Many rich sugar planter
of Louisiana had a rich father and
grandfather and was sent to the best
schools of the United States.
But here is where the name of Will
liam Gartley Tebault leads all the rest:
According to Brisbane Martin, Promo
ter, it is alleged that Tebault is "a
diligent student of Shakespeare, whose
works he can repeat from memory from
cover to cover"
Think of that. will you? What a
wonderful man he must be, and what
qualification for the vice presidency can
surpass the ability to quote Shake
speare's works from cover to cover?
But that isn't all. His voice is soft
and melliiuous, but when stirred and
excited has a force, volume and digni-
ty that impresses and rivets the atten-
tion of his hearers" Isn't that fine,
now? But there is more of it. ITO
this may be added a marvellous mem
ory and a natural elocution, improved
by study, pronounced to be perfect by
eminent and learned critics north and
south"
May we venture to suggest that Bris-
bane Martin, Promoter is running Te-
bault for the wrong job? 1t isn't the
vice presidency he should seek, but
front place among the great American
actors. such is the man, such his
qualifications" concludes the promoter,
But the promoter has got in bad. He
has qualified his man, not for the hum
BILE succession to Charles w. Fair
banks, but as a regular Hamlet's ghost.
Seriously, we have no doubt that Will
liam Gartley Tebault is just one of the
best fellows in Louisiana, as sugar
planters go, but his next political move
should be to push Brisbane Martin,
Promoter off the dock, shut up his
vice presidential headquarters, set up
his lightning rod and LAY low" You
never can tell what may happen to
the vice presidential nomination.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
Enterprise

"Jigsby has 100000 in a department
store and he says this years dividends
come to nearly 80 per cent. How's that
for profit"
why, it can't be more than a few
years ago that he told me the invest
ment was paying him practically moth
ing"
"Oh. yes; that was before they dis
covered the great commercial principle
of giving away $40 in goods to draw 81
in trade. Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
The Clock viii Tick 1t Away

Mid the many tasks the years impose
Come blithe and blissful times,
Ana strewn through world or rustic
prose
Are ripples Of restful rhymes,
But the Toys we deem the dearest seem
The shortest in their stay
For we never can regret a day so sweet
But the clock Will tick II away,
Away,
The clock win tick II away.
But If pleasure must hurry so quickly
past,
Then sorrow must do the same.
And "A word OF praise Is sure to last
AS long as a word of blame.
And there's never night so void OF
light
But II wakes to a golden day,
For we haven't a grief so broad or brief
But the clock viii tick II away.
Away,
The clock viii tick II away.
Nixon Waterman i'm Success Magazine.
e -
Everything you want you will find In
the classified mage. One cent word
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
A Point for Knockers

Leave your hammer on the shelf;
; You may need n boost yourself
'Tis not wise to knock a man.
Even II you see you can.
Reach him out a helping hand
Let him know you understand.
When a fellows farthest down
You can't tell it may be found
But the turning point whence he
Rises till he'll famous be
You may need a boost yourself;
Leave your hammer on the shelf!
w. il. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
A HARD LUCK KISS

Albert Keiplinger, a worsman of the
tried to kiss the wife of his friend,
Charles Long, and nothing but mis-
fortune has followed him unce. Mrs.
Long screamed, her husbanGran down
stairs and pummeled Keipliiger, swore
out warrant, and the amo'ous Keip-
linger was fined for kissing within the
Hammond city limits. A few days
later Keiplingers right hant was cut
off while at work. Yesterday he was
sued for alternating Mrs. Lng's af-
eetions.-Chlcago Record Helald.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
Dancers Husband Nervous

1t was case, so evidently a case that
it gon on the nerves of the compara-
lively new husband of the Egyptian
dancer, and as the evening wore on
there was no Improvement. Cham
pagne was served, both before and aft
er supper, and the devotion and demon
stration of Mephistopheles to the dane
er became steadily warmer.
At last the disagreement reached a
climax. The young husband appealed
to Mr.. Walsh, and he spoke to Me-
phistopheles. 1t was a gentle request
at first, mild as the milk the red devil
had imbibed on his arrival. But Me-
phistopheles, having had something
stronger than milk since then, conclud-
ed there was a jest in the request OF
his host and failed to see the urgency
Of the language in which it was
couched. Thereupon four stalwart re-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Abe Ruef must be in serious straits
when ne has to ask aid from the logis-
latue But then it's his legislature: he
elected it, and why not make it deliver
he goods?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Now that the smeltcrs are to have a
representative in the nations upper
house, if any other special interests
are not represented let them say the
word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Guggenhoim, who announced that he
sa" nothing wrong IA paging the cam
paign expenses Of the legislators who
were TO vote for him. has been elected
senator from Colorado. OF course ne
stands for purity i'm elections
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Weather as far below zero as Los
Angeles is above it is filing the middle
west with woe. Time to start for South
ern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Cortelyou is to be whitewashod by
the senate. The presidential power
seems TO be pretty strong in the upper
house despite it's disavoWals
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

There is one consolation a trust has
when it is fined for violating the lazy
it can take it out ON it's customers.
And they can't help il.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

That peculiarly rotten odor YOU
catch on the north breeze comes from
the wind that WATTS over Sacramento.
where the Southern Pacific legislature
is squandering the states money.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

An English paper says the wealth of
the United States is increasing $10O00,-
900 a day Do you get your share?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

The 5000 fortune left that bell hop
may induce him to mitigate his tips
somewhat. And then again it may not.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

The need for Los Angeles strong arm
at San Pedro is shown by the attempt
of the corporations to grab more water
front.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Abe Ruef is appealing to his legis-
lature to save him. Will his own have
the nerve to come to his rescue?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

And there are also special interests
trying to prevent the annexation Of
Huntngton Park That's the best rca-
son why it should come into Los An
9eles
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

But the point is, if the Southern Pa
cihc owns the present legislature, as
every one admits, shouldn't the South
ern Pacific pay it?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Another harbor grab al San Pedro
makes it all the more imperative that
consolidation be brought about as soon
as 1t is safely possible.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

The mercury has reached A below
in Havre. Mont. How'd you like to be
there, with no gas supply?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Sunshine is promised by the weather
bureau. But save your umbrella; let's
see the sunshine first.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Senator Guggenheim OF Colorado
ought to feel thoroughly at home i'm
the millionaires' club to which he has
just been elected.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Lights in Fourth street are the next
move, and it is good one. All the
downtown cross streets should have
them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

OF course, there will be fight on
consolidation all along the line. All
the more reason for doing it thorough
ly while at it,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Go slow in consolidating with San
Pedro-but not too slow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

An earthquake has destroyed Kings
ton, Jamaica. Kingston is southeast of
New York, remember.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Maybe this spell of sunshine will give
the crossing squad chance to catch
up with itself.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Mrs. Russell Sage must pay 100000
in taxes. Won't Russ turn in his grave
at this?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

And the worst of it is that house
holders can't laugh at the gas man
next summer, because they use gas for
cooking.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Ascot was discussed at a dinner last
night. This is a pleasing variation;
usually it is cussed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
Pi-LineS and Pick-UpS
Varying Views

lie said she was a girl apart;
maiden after his own heart
His doubling friend sneered: oThaPs co
funny;
1 thought her but after your monevi"
Chief Justice Fuller says when he's
ready to resign he will know IL first.
But VIII Taft be next?
Philadelphia's new mayor has chosen
woman secretary. That ought To-
wake up even sleepy Philadelphia.
go.
There were seventy-two lynchngs in
ore United States last year. But lots
capped. 'u iS"cn'"s Us
p-Ihat peaI mummy is 1000 years old.
repper-Get out; it's only 1907 now.
Every man may have bis rr,oo h,,,
rev are taken by others ~ tboir o,,,,, Wu
valuations. ut 'ieH OWL
me point Is not. is Taft big enoueh
lor the presidential chair. hut vico
Night Of Terror
our suit agln the old Memnbis g.
NE rM.eston M railroad Is still hung up I'm
the extreme court, but we hone 70 oi, -
deciding next year. Twentv-t,vo 49,.
ago we wus down to Memphis on n ioo
ana got on the train loaded to III
Drim We had a ticket for Grand .Iunr-
ton. The conductor come by us iist
ABOUT the time we woke UP. We exed
him: rs this Grand Junction." and ho
SAID; 'Ubet" We got off and found
nothing but a water tank. Ithet sta
giXtnnn
Grand Junction. We wus too fnll to
walk back, so we had to stay in the
pump house and listen to the drinnine
water from that darned tank all niphf
long. The horrors of that night WOO
VIII never forgit. 1t was bad enouph
to take us past our destination but to
iet us or at water tank wus more
tLan we could stand fer.-Hardeman
(Tenn) Free Press.
Funny, but woman "all dressed I'M,
is OFTEN very much undressed.
Sure, preserve the forests. other-
Der? ~
The doctor pays visits and the visi+s
pay the doctor. And there you are.
Why isn't Chicago the aeronaut,c
center? It's the windy city.
Orange-Why do people always an
plaud when an actor swears?
Lemon-Maybe because the actors
thus express the audiences feelings,
Hearst's party is all split up. Amt
the other fellow getting paid any long
er?
We are against alcohol in autos: they
are hard enough to dodge now.
There's one consolation; this congress-
must die March L.
The Marlboroughs are or are not.
Take your choice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

cleanse Pittsburg it ought to be well
come.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

The Atlantic coast now seems to be
getting its share of the temblors.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Coal famine? oh, no; you can get
all the coal you want-if you wait till
summer for it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

when are you going to Ak that
wife.
oh, next week, when silas comes
But what win the boy knov about
fixing a fence, Hiram?"
He ought to know heap. He
wrote me that he'd been taking fenc-
Ing lessons for month"-Yonkers
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

One-third of Chicago is i'll with the
grip. The other two-thirds should pack
its grip and come here for relief.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

If the Standard Oil trust has to pay
those fines of $5S,OOO,O 900, won't it send
the price of oil sky high?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Still, the sunshine doesn't much help
the gas supply.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
Population of Los Angeles, Isl, 463

Good roads? Yes but good streets
first.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

wash for Cortelyou. The big stick will
stir it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Floods in Plttsburg? BY all means
wash the town good; it needs that.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
Al wIaM GIRI

Ethsl-If you had to choose bstwesn .
widower and an old bachelor which one
would you take, supposing each had as
much money as the other2
that he'd have learned how to give It
up without tighting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16

Everything, you want you will md IN
the classified page One cent a word
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-16
HOW A CRAZY MEPAsIo UPSET IoM WALsEs BALL
From the New York Times.

Franks Of Fugitive from
Trouble at Minonslres Masquerade
Fronth NewYo Time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-17
Free Library Oeoo.

The Virginia Free Library, erect.
ed through the n1unificent donation
of Andrew Carnegie, was opened to
the public on Saturday by an in.
formal reception, a large number
of the citizens visiting the building
during the aftefuoon aud evening.
A program of addresses by nun,.
Der of prominent citizens and music
by the Meehan Orchestra was en-
joyed.
The new library opens with a
well-assorted selection of come
eight hundred volumes, which
number will be rapidly increased
al funds provided by the city be.
come available, while the reading
room, provided with late periodic
ale and dailies, proaaises, to be.
come popular place with the
younger element.
, Miss Dunegan, librarian, gave
out the fret books on Wednesday.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-17
MINING COMPANY lakes An Appfu. i.
tsterstate lree peopee wa Carvy
Vito Case to Supresne Court

lsterstate lree Peopte wa Gevy
Vito Case to Supreme Court.
The Interstate Iron company, de.
fendant in the $4,000 personal in.
jury action brought by Niko Wiito,
has filed notice of an appeal to the
supreme court, from the order of
the district court, denying a motion
OF the iron company to set aside
and vacate the verdict, and direct
judgement in f.vor of the de6en6ar
ant Notwithstanding the verdict.
The case, which consumed three
weeks, was tried last fall. asd was
bitterly fought. Niko Vito wasin-
jured in an explosion in a mine
operated by the defendant company,
about a year and a half ago, and
was frightfully mutilated. A stick
of wood, over an inch in diameter
was driven through hia head and
Pfotruded from the left eye, cans.
ing total blindness in thai or01n.
The other eye. was rendered nar2fnf-
1y si4htless by the sand and oravei
that was thrown by the force of tf1e
explosion. The Jury alhovef sti,e i
plaintiff SIS 600 damages. dne ~ ff1e ~.
largest vero1cts everrefurned fn.the
eleventh judicial district Of MIN
nesota.-News Tribune. " y. ,-:---,9
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-17
PLAT NEW TOWNSiTE.
Virginia Men viii Organize New Town
West of MCkin)ev.

Virginia Men viii Organize New Town
West Of McKin1ev.
A number of Virginia hostlers
comprising F. b. Rossom, Nels
Anderson, J. r. Krogdahl and Mar
tin Nelson are the promoters of a
promising new townsite on the
northeast of the northeast of sec-
ton 10. 58-16, on which surveyors
are at present working.
The new townsite is in the midst
of a group of developed and proven
ore properties. not less than twenty
mines of proven value being known
within a mile. : ~ - ''ss - ~--- ~.
r Located on the banks of a pleas.
ant lake, With railroad--the Du-
luth, Nissatf K Northern-cutting
a corner of the townsite, the pro-
rnoters have a proposition which
will appeal for investment and
which should insure a ready sale of
lots.
It is the expectation to have all
preliminary work complete and be
in readiness to offer the lots on the
market about June lst.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-17
Joined the Early Cloeees

BY request Of the Retail Clerk,s
Union The Enterprise is pleased to
note that six firms whose signatures
did not appear on the list of signers
to the early closing movenent in
the advertisement the pest two
weeks, have given their sanction to
the movement by clesing in ac.
cordance with the tinae schedule
adopted.
These six firms comprise r. Stein
berg, B. n. Lippnat1, 8. Cohen, The
Bell Clothing Co., Mrs. J. n: West
and The Virginia Millinery EN-.
.porium.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-17
0nxs labo Amasieao ;E.etesoe.

asys Iaoo A0WieaR Eseheage.
G. A. Whitman, the Eveleth bank
'er who has heretofoFe exemplified
his faith In Virginia by substantial
Investments IN the,city, On Tuesday
cencsuded a deal whereby he &C.
qnnes an interest in the American
Exchange 'Bank and becomes vice.
pneedent of that institution. The
American Bxchange since it's es-
tahabhment has aequired; a de.
servsd reputation az a depository
and aats reports show a constantly
increasing business.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-17

The above ception is the name
under which a nn1nher of Virginia
and dAuroEai0vos3os do exploratory
work, commencing come two weeks
ago +o AriH an option in section 35,
56.1a esouthoaet of Aurora.
j c. II: Hill nf5 Aurora is president
of the coupany, Is. Christianson of
Aurora secretary, and Neis Ander-
son Of thin city treasurer. The CON-
paay has bo~El1ts new combina-
tion churn and diamond drill, and
are we'll pleased with the prospects
in their 6Es3 woxkines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-17
0ooeo WO0 tie 0ottle.

00oeo W0a tie Battle.
The deputy coroner and chief of
polSee we're calledto Clear Lake, on
the Sand Lake branch of the RAINY
Lake road, Wednesday, by the death
of Chas. Casey, who has made his
home 1t that point for two years
past.
Reports reaching the city indie
ated thrt 1ooi play vss sssspicioned,
but examinations proved that death
was caused through a "bout" with
old Hing Alcohol, in which Casey
came ont second hest.