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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
BIRDSEYE VIEW OF SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORK IS TOPIC
Professor HamiIl, General Secretary O
International Association, to Give
Address in First Methodist
Church

"A Birdseye View of Sunday School
Work" win be the topic of lecture to-
morrow evening in the First Methodist
church by Professor H. M. Hamill OF
Nashville, Tenn.
Professor Hamill is general secretary OF
the International Sunday School associa-
tion and was formerly we'll known as
the superintendent Of teacher training
work OF the Methodist church south. He
is one of the most prominent Sunday
school workers in America.
The lecture win be given under the aus
pices Of the State Sunday School asso-
ciation.
Hugh G. Gibson. general secretary OF
the state association, returned last night
from the international Sunday school
convention at Louisville
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS
UNGOvERNED BY CITY LAWS
Building Inspector 5aokus Urges Pas
sage of Ordinance Controlling Ex-
hlbftIon PIaces-ReguIatio
Has Been Arbitrary

Officials at the city hall have for some
days. been discussing the advisabiiity of
having an ordinance passed regulating
the moving picture theaters. At present
no ordinance applies to them.
For some time past City Building In
spector Backus has arbitrarily regulated
them insisting that those now. in exist
ence be equipped with proper exists and
fire escapes.
Several Of them had no rear entrance,
and in view of this fact Mr.. Backus
threatened to close them. The proprie-
tors provided the proper exits, and have
since been allowed to run
At present there are more than dozen
of these moving picture places. They do
not come under the theater ordinance, as
they have no stage.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
BISHOP J.. w. HAMILTON
ARRIVES IN LOS ANGELES
Accompanied by Daughter, Noted
Divine ls Guest of Councilman
Wallace-Wili Remain
a Week

Bishop-J. w, Hamilton of the Methodist
church of California arrived in Los An
geles last night ana is the guest of Coun-
Gilman A. J.1Wallace at his home on Will
shire boulevard. Bishop Hamilton is ac-
companied by his wife and daughter,
Miss Helene
Much anxiety has been felt throughout
the Methodist church over the i'll health
Of the bishop during the last year. The
bishop has now fully recovered.
Bishop Hamilton comes to Los Angeles
from a series OF conferences in Illinois
where he presided. His family will return
to San Francisco.
1t is expected Bishop Hamilton will re-
main in Los Angeles about week. Meth
odists will tender him reception.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
VAUDEVILLE SKETCH IS
UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
Shaw and DowelI Make Good in Capt.
Peacocks's skit and Will
Take the Piece
on Tour

breaking Into Vaudeville" has sue
ceeded in making good its title. The
sketch, written by Capt. Leslie 7. Pea
coclSe, was given trial performance at
the Peoples theater Friday night the
two roles being played by Shaw and
Dowell. vaudeville team well known in
the east The act mace such hit 1t was
promptly booked for several weeks at
various Southern California houses, after
which Shaw and Dowell expect to take
1t over the entire Sullivan s. Considine
circuit
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
ALLEGED AUTO THIEF
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

H. r. Francis who has been in the city
Jail for several days on charge of grand
larceny, was yesterday arraigned before
Police Justice Austin, pleaded not guilty
and his examination was set for Friday,
October 25
Francis was brought to Los Angeles
from Bakersfield by Detectives McNa-
mara and Craig. charged with stealing an
automobile from the garage of the Hotel
Pepper in this city The automobile was
later found in badly damaged con-
dition.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
SAY DISTURBANCE WAS
RESULT OF ACCIDENT
Students Blame Series of Mistakes for
Their Arrest, but One Pays
Fine in Police
Court

Nine students of the Pol. .echnic high
school were before Police Justice Cham
bers yesterday charged with disturbing
the peace Friday nighs by sprinkline
hydro sulphide in the aisles of the Grand
opera house
The boys say the affair was the result
of an accident and that a bottle of the
foul-smelling chemical was, through a
mistake. left standing in an aisle, where
an usher, also through mistake kicked
it over.
Justice Chambers discharged eight of
the boys, but fined H. A. Macready, who
was shown to have carried the stuff into
the theat r, s5
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
suspiclous

Il viii pay your debts today, but 1t is
positively for the last time!"
"Oh, dear uncle, then wait at least un-
III tomorrow Translated for Transat-
antlc Tales from Fliegende Batter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

A musical program was given at the
hotel last Sunday evening. Miss Florence
Johnson, one of the leading young lyric
sopranos of Los Angeles, sang She made
quite a hit Her voice is very flexible,
pure and brilliant. Her selections We're
"A Dream" by Ellen Wright. and an
aria from ''Semirar1ide" Frederick
Goode, a new pianist played number of
his own compositions and delighted every
body.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
Beaumont the Great
The Land of Promise--Attractine
Homeseekers, Farmers, Mer-
chants and Business and
Professional Men
WONDER OF THE AGE
Brief Tale of It's Remarkable Fruit
and Grnin Productions and stnI
More wonderful Future
Possibilities
WONDER OF THE AGE

With the rap
idly settling COM
munity countless
opportunities are
unfolded for the
farmer, orchard
ist,, m e r G h a n t,
tradesman, bus
mess and profess
sional man. Beau
mont should com
pare with Red
lands and River
side in population
In a very short
time.
Proofs of the
a g r l C ul t u r a l
greatness of that
section are fur
nished In this
b r | e f re cor d
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Mrs. Elbert Rappley and daughter, Miss
Esther, are at the hotel. Mr.. Rappley Is
a prominent mining man from Nevada.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL

c. F. Lippincott spent few days at the
Hollywood. Mrs. Lippincott is visiting
friends in Moline III.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

A. G. Smith and Miss C. Smith, from
San Francisco, spent two days here last
week. Mr.. Smith is a prominent banker.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

The Misses Sanborn of Pasadena spent
a few days at the hotel this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Miss Marian Whitson of Skokane is the
guest of Miss Ruth Anderson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Mrs. NJ. Freeman and daughter, Mrs.
Heller of Hollywood, were guests Of the
hotel a part of the past week, prior 10
their going east on an extended tour.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Mrs. L. K Thomas left for Kentucky
last Monday. called there by the con
tinued illness of her Drother-inlaw Her
return is uncertain.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

James Murry is guest of Hotel Holly
wood.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Alexander Bogy is a guest of the Holly
wood for at least month. Mrs. Bogy
will remain all winter. Their home is IN
st. Louis.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Miss Lebus will give luncheon at the
hotel October "a. About twelve guests are
expected. The color of the decorations
will be entirely of yellow, the California
golden color.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Mines. Buckler. Waterman, Dickson and
Elenor Baxter have engaged apartments
at the hotel for the coming week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Miss Mira Hershey win return from the
beach this week after a months absence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Mrs. Vera S. Beane is still confined tc
her room.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Tonight Frederick Grover and Herr
Konits will give an entire program de-
voted to ''Nevin.'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-20

Mrs. Martha Stewart was a guest last
Tuesday of Mrs. Anderson.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
There It Goes in the Organ.

Brice," Tom interrupted you think
l stole that money, so why don't you
say it right out? l tell you l didn't,
and I won't stay where people call me
a thief
With sob in his throat, for, to tell
the truth, Tom was more hurt than
angry, he burst out of the room. Fol.
lowing a wild desire to be alone, he
rushed off to the woods.
Those in the little schoolroom had
barely recovered from their surprise
and Mr.. Brice was just about to start
in pursuit when a little girl near the
old disused organ gave faint scream
oh, teacher she cried, "see the
mouse! There it goes in the organ"
AS Miss Lane looked in the direc.
ton where the little speaker pointed
she caught sight of a long, wriggling
tail, which quickly disappeared. Rath.
er more excited than the occasion
seemed to call for, she went over and.
with some effort, raised the back
cover OF the organ. Inside, in one cor.
ner, was a queer little nest of bits of
rag, paper and straw inhabited by two
tiny specimens of mousehood. AS she
bent over to examine them the mother
mouse darted out of a hidden recess
among the pipes of the rusty instru-
ment and, jumping to the floor, disap.
peared in hole. In springing out so
suddenly the little creature had
pushed something forward, which
Miss Lane eagerly pulled forth. It
was dollar bill, much gnawed on the
corners. She held it up before the
amazed superintendent and scholars.
and Peggy Hopkins cried gleefully:
so that was the thief. Oh. knew
it wasn't Tom. May 1 run and tell
him?'
Nevertheless" said Mr.. Brice
sternly, to hide the confusion he felt
If that boys record had been differ
ent we should not have been so ready
to Judge him."
The part of Peggy's narrative which
Tom liked best was where she told
him that she and teacher hadn't he.
heved he did it all along, anyhow
M. E.Lindenberg, in WASHINGTON Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
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A CURIOUS ILLUSION,
How the Vision May Be Upset BY
Use Of Two Cards.

When we are looking at anything,
the image of what we see paints itself
on the retina as it would on the
ground glass of Photographic cam
era, upside down. Through some ner-
vous process we invert again the upset
image and set it or rather see it
right. In the following. experiment
the opposite operation is made. An
image which, through some artiflce, is
made to paint itself right side up
on the retina is turned over by the
general upsetting process and appears
to us to be upside down.
Take two pieces of dark-shaded
pasteboard. In the center of one,
bore pin hole. Nearer a corner of
the other make a cluster of three pin
holes arranged about as the angles of
an equilateral triangle, and at a dis
lance of about 1-16 of an inch from
one another. Lay on the table before
you a well-lighted sheet of printed
matter. Place the card with the three
holes in contact with your eye, and
through the cluster of three holes
look at the center of the other card,
this being placed between your eye
and the printed matter at distance
OF from two to four inches from your
eye.
The cluster of holes through which
you are looking will then seem to YOU
to be single aperture and the single
hole in the center of the card which
you hold far away from your eye will
seem to you to have vanished but, in
stead of it, you will distinctly per-
celve, on the same card, three holes
through each one of which you can
easily read different part of the
printed text. These three holes are
unlike those which you made on the
card kept near your eye, for if the
latter are arranged thus: those
on the card which you examine will be
arranged in the opposite way:
and vice versa.
AS the single luminous hole on the
card you hold at distance from your
eye is still abnormally close to it, it's
image will be formed behind the ret.
ina or, in other words, the rays will
strike the retina before meeting. In
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
Curious Optical illusion illustrating
Inversion of Images.

nervous element, however, blindly up
sets this image as it, does ordinary in
verted images, and this gives us the
queer sensation of seeing upset what
We know to be erect.
If the card with the central hole is
now slowly drawn farther away from
the eye, directs Scientific American,
the three luminous holes get nearer
each other and finally unite into one
and the same image. The position of
this comedies with that of the retina.
At that stage of the experiment, if
the observer is short sighted, even to
a slight degree, he will find that, on
withdrawing the card still farther,
nearly at full arm length, the three
luminous dots reappear, but this time,
right side up. Owing to an abnormal
convexity of the crystalline lens the
image is formed before the retina;
the luminous pencils have crossed
each other before striking the retina;
the image is inverted; the eye inverts
it again and it is therefore seen right
side up.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
LITTLE THINGS TELL.
How It Was That the Merchant
Judged Applicants for Work.

A merchant advertised for an Of
flee assistant. He had many boys and
girls apply, but it took him a long
time until he got the one he wanted.
He was discussing the faults of his
applicants with a friend:
DO you know why didn't keep the
first boy who came?" he said.
''Why?" questioned his friend.
Il tried him, but he wrote a long
letter with hair on his pen. I don't
want an assistant who hasn't suf-
ticient gumption to remove a hair
from his pen"
THAT seems a slight thing to con.
denim lad for"
Pardon me, I think read his char
acter from that one thing. The Sec
ond applicant was girl. l didn't
keep her because her nails were long
and dirty. couldn't stand an untidy
person around me, although she
seemed otherwise competent
And the third?" asked his friend.
She wrote a good letter, but she
seemed careless with the type-writine
machine
And the boy who came in so hone.
fully?' asked the friend.
His voice got on my nerves. It
was like buzz-saw. Did you notice
the woman who just went out?'
Yes; she seemed all right to me. ~
But not to me. She wore too much
jewelry. Her mind would be on her
dress instead of on my work."
1T strikes me you are mighty mar.
ticular."
These faults seem like trifles,' an.
swered the business man; but they
are the straws which show which wav
the wind blows" Philadelphia
Ledger
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
scALY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors and Remedies FruitIess-Suf
fered 10 Years Completely
Cured by Cuticura.

Small sores appeared on each of
nay lower limbs and shortly afterwards
they became SO sore that I could
scarcely walk. The sores began to
heal, but small scaly eruptions ap.
peared. The itching was so severe
that would scratch the sores until the
blood began to flow. After suffered
thus about ten years made renewed
effort to effect cure. The eruptions
by this time had appeared on every
part OF my body except my face and
hands. The best doctor in my native
county and many remedies gave no
relief. All this was fruitless. Finally
my hair began to fall out and I was
rapidly becoming bald. A few months
after, having used almost everything
else, I thought I would try Cuticura
Ointment and Cuticura Soap. After
using three boxes I was completely
cured, and my hair was restored, after
fourteen years Of suffering and an ex-
penditure of at least $50 or $50 in vain
ly endeavoring to find a cure. B.
Hiram Mattingly, Vermillion, S. OAK,
Aug. 10, 1906"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
Bands Of Light and Shade.

Curious bands of light and shadow
have been noted momentarily as the
sun rises and sets. For a special
study of the phenomena, c. Rozet, a
French observer, has arranged white
screen to receive the rays on the ris-
ing Of the sun from behind hill, and
has found the bands very distinct,
usually straight, but sometimes I'M
dulating. They seem to be parallel to
the part of the suns edge that is just
visible. They may be seen for two or
three seconds or more after sunrise
or before sunset, are about an inch
or an inch and a half wide, and travel
sideways at greatly varying velocity
one to two yards and six to nine
yards per second being the extremes.
The velocity seems to bear some re-
lation to that of the wind.
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did you stop to do anything In the
room besides the errand On which you
came?"'
1t seemed to Tom that he was being
indirectly accused of something, and
while it made him angry, the con-
seriousness that yesterday had been
his red-letter day in good behavior,
kept him sufficiently calm to reply:
Yes, sir, I picked Tody's penknife
up and threw it into his desk"
In doing so, did you notice dol
lar bill there?"
Il did not, for l didn't look inside
at ALL"
There was pause, during which
Mr.. Brice took down few notes and
the pupils waited breathlessly. Miss
Lane looked at the boy in sadly
puzzled way, and Peggie Hopkins did
not look at him at all; two facts which
hurt Tom not little.
At last the superintendent began in
this way:
There has been no boy in any of
my schools who has caused me so
much trouble as you have, Tom. Miss
Lane has been the first teacher to
find no fault with you. In truth, it
seemed you were exceptionally we'll
behaved yesterday until a series of
facts leads me to take a different
view of your conduct.
"Tody Miller left dollar bill in his
desk. Two other boys saw it there
and told him they thought it would be
safe The schOolh0use was found
locked this morning and the money
entered here since the others were
dismissed was"
You needn't say any more, Mr..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
Zip from the SAGE.

WELL" yawned the sage of the park
bench, this business of chasing dogs
around the town and taking them to
the pound may be all right in some
ways, but it certainly is wasting a lot
Of valuable power
Power" calculated the park DO.
liceman in surprise.
Yes, power. When a dog is in q
good humor he wags his tail, doesn't
he?"
believe he does.'
well, now, if we could keep all the
stray dogs in good humor and stand
them in a row and let them wag their
tails from morn till night, why. man,
there would be enough power general.
ed to run trolley line. Niagara
wouldn't be in it. Wonder to me
some genius don't try to harness
those wags."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
EkTICED By THE BAR.
Strenuous Actions Mildly Explained
by the Minister.

Many stories are told of the &C.
centric doings and sayings Of an
old clergyman who lived in Maine
some years ago. At one time there
had been fight among some men,
one of whom was seriously hurt. A
trial took place, and the old minister
who had seen the ARRAY was sum-
mOned as witness.
What was Salson doing?" was
the first question.
"Oh, he was slashing around"
"Well, sir; just what do you mean
by that?'
"Why, he was knocking about him
here and there"
Now, sir, kindly tell us plain
ly what Salson did to this man."
"Why, he-he enticed him." said
the old minister slowly. HE enticed
him with a crowbar. He used the
crowbar to persuade the man-to en-
tice him: and by series of pokes
and blows he succeeded in doing it"
said the minister. mildly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09

ordinary circumstances this fact
causes the image to be blurred, but
as, in thiE case, only thin pencils of
light are admitted, the rays of which
they are made may be considered as
nearly parallel and tolerably good
image of the hole will be formed even
at some distance Of the point where
the rays meet. Photographers take
advantage of that property of thin
pencil of light whenever they use a
small diaphragm to get depth of
focus" Moreover, as the pencils them
selves strike the retina before having
crossed each other, the triangle they
form on the retina is arranged just as
it is on the card. right side up. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
THE STORY OF 4 WISCONSIN
MAN IN WESTERN CANADA.
Three Years Ago Worth Only $4,000;
To-Day Is Worth $4,000.

The following is a copy of a letter,
of which the Agents Of the Canadian
Government throughout the United
States receive similar ones many
times during the year:
Cayley, Alta, Dec. z, 1906.
Agent Canadian Government,
Watertown, S. D.
Dear Sir:
Your letter dated Nov. 9th at hand
and was very glad to hear from you.
I see that you are still at work per-
suading people to move into the Cana
dian Northwest. I must tell you that
owe you many thanks for persuading
me to come out here, am only sorry
that I wasn't persuaded sooner, and
there is still plenty of good chances
for many more right at the present
time. hope that you will be able to
induce more to make start out to
this part of the country.
Now I must tell you what I have
accomplished since I came out here
and it won't be three years till the LIST
of July. I shall shortly receive my
patent for my homestead, the home
stead cost me $1,000 in all, to-day it is
worth $4,000 per acre, but it is not for
sale. Then year ago last May I
bought 800 acres at $500 per acre and
sold this fall for $4,000 per acre and
cleared profit of $4,160.00. How is
that for the Northwest? I now have
800 acres of land and all paid for, Is
head Of horses, 80 head of cattle, %
pigs, 2 sheep and about $50 chickens
and other poultry, and all new ma
chinery and everything is paid for.
We also bought lots in Calgary and
Z in High River. We gave $40 for
the Is lots and they are paid for. At
present I consider myself worth 3d.
100000, and when I left Wisconsin less
than three years ago had about
100000. This year threshed little
over 1000 bushels of grain, have
about one thousand bushels of fine
potatoes and about five hundred BUSH
els Of turnips. Mrs. Beisiegel sold
about 5000 worth of garden truck and
poultry this fall. Now there are lots
of others in this community who did
as well as did in the same length of
time.
The family and myself are all we'll
at this writing and hope this letter
will find you the same. \
Yours very truly,
(Signed) PHILIP BEISIEGEL,
Cayley, Alta, Canada.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09

chine to help the small boy to play,
but such a device has been brought
out by an inventor, and it is shown
in the accompanying cut 1t is con-
trivance to shoot marbles, and thus
the small boys fingers are protected
from injury resulting from overwork.
The device is of such size as to fit
nicely in the hand, and it is COM
prised mainly of pair of blades be-
tween which the marble is held. One
OF the blades is of flexible material.
and upon the exertion of q certain
amount of pressure the marble is
shot from the device as if projected
from a gun.
1t has been a sad handicap for the
small boy that at the opening of the
marble season he has not been able
to play marbles more than four or
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
Coal for locomotives.

The cost of coal for steam locoma-
tives is approximately Is per cent.
of the total operating expenses for
steam railroads, and is the largest of
the expenses for materials, says the
Electric Railway Review. Data con.
tanned in the annual reports of mum.
Der of the larger systems indicate that
the annual coal consumption is, on the
average, about $500 tons for each
steam locomotive. From the United
States census report on street and
Electric Railways" covering 799 oper
ating companies, the cost of fuel fol-
power for electric railways appears to
be about $15,000.000, which is little
over 10.5 per cent. of the total oper
ating expenses.