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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Personal Anecdotes

Discussing the origin of the idea of
Sherman's march to the sea- Mark Twain
tells of the following interview with
General Grant:
Whether I or some one else-being
anxious to get the important fact set
tled-asked him with whom the idea
originated 1 don't remember. But 1 re-
member his answer. I shall always re-
member his answer. General Grant said:
+" Neither of us originated the idea of
Shermari's march to the sea. The enemy
did It,.
He went on to say that the enemy,
however. necessarily originated great
many of the plans that the general on
the opposite side gets the credit for-at
the same time that the enemy is doing
that he is laying open other moves which
the opposing general sees and takes ad-
vantage of. In this case Sherman had a
plan all thought out of course. He
meant to destroy the two remaining rail-
roads In that part of the country, and
that would finish up that region. But
General Hood did not play the part he
was expected to play. On the contrary,
General Hood made a dive at Chatta-
nooga This left the march to the sea
open to Sherman, and so, after sending
part of his army to defend and hold what
he had acquired in the Chattanooga
region, he was perfectly free to proceed
with the rest of 1t through Georgia He
saw the opportunity and he would not
have been fit for his place If he had not
seized it.
''He wrote me (the general is speaking)
what his plan was, and 1 sent him word
to go ahead. My staff were opposed to
the movement. q think the general said
they tried to persuade him to stop Sher-
man. The chief of his staff, the gem
eral said, even went so far as to go to
washington without the generals knowl-
edge and get the ear of the authorities,
and he succeeded in arousing their fears
to such an extent that they telegraphed
General Grant to stop Sherman)
'"Then General Grant said, "Out of
Difference to the government, tele-
graphed Sherman and stopped him
twenty-four hours; and then, considering
that that was difference enough to the
government. I telegraphed him to go
ahead again"
United States Senator Penrose Is con-
sidered well versed in many things. but.
unlike many men of the world. knows
nothing about the click of the poker
chips. Recently while in washington
he met a number of senators engaged in
the fascinating American game. He
fingered about the table chatting. to
the annoyance of the players, and was
finally invited to take hand.
why, / don't know one card from
another he said.
well, we will fix up schedule OF
the relative value of the different hands
for YOU said a western senator with
a wink at his colleagues. He proceeded
to write down. zone pair two pair" up
to a royal flush" The Pennsylvanian
was told that the hands increased in
value from the top of the list to the
bottom.
Penrose, not to be unsociable, bought a
stack of chips, and mechanically played
the game, frequently consulting his list
What is it when the cards are all
one color" said the senator after pot
had been opened and several of his col
leagues had stayed
..That is flush." they exclaimed.
Consulting the guide which had been
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

given him and seeing that flush was
near the bottom. he announced:
II think 1 had better raise it,
The cards were dealt, and the Pennsyl-
vanian stood pat" The opener threw
In a white chip, and the others threw
in white chip. and the others followed
suit. until it reached Penrose. who again
raised the pot to the limit-a $40 blue
chip.
No one called" and as Penrose drew
in the chips one of the players inquired:
What have you got?"
Penrose threw down his hand face up
ward, disclosing three hearts and two
diamonds.
That's not hush. they all cried
out.
isn't it? drawled Penrose. ''I guess
had better quit, and he cashed in a
winner.
That was the only poker game he ever
played.
Charles H. Wilson, the superintendent
of Alfred G. Vanderbilt's remarkable
stables, said at Newport of groom he
had discharged:
"The man was bluff. He pretended
to know all about horses, when in truth
he could hardly tell a hackney from a
COW. We soon got on to him. His case
was like the fake blacksmith.s.
l0eTe was CHdp VINO LuOuBnI Dldck-
smithing looked simple and easy. and so,
being out Of work. he decided to have a
try at it. He went to a smith and asked
for job.
".Well. said the smith. you are a
strong. likely-looking young fellow.
What experience have you hadT
:" Eleven years. was the prompt am
swer.
All right, TIL try YOU, said the
| n
home to dinner
1.-THE smith, on his return from dinner.
frowned and said to the new hand:
'Whatl Haven't you got that mare
shod yet?'
'rhe buffer bit his lip, flushed ana re-
piled:
90 can't get her COMPOUNDED foot in
the vise.'
Lord Wolseley's feeling for the welfare
of his men once made him the hero or
an episode in which undeniably he got
the worst Of 1t. The men were at dinner
one day, and the orderlies were hurrying
backward and forward with steaming
pals of soup. when Lord Wolseley, pass
ing by, stopped one OF them and deter
mined to see that the food provided was
up to the standard he required Ire
move the lid from that pail, he said to
the man. The man removed the lid.
Now let me taste that" he said.
but, place yer"
"Let me taste IT, say" the comman-
der-in-chief interrupted him. Before the
man could say so or do anything. Lord
Woseley got spoon. dipped it into the
pail and tasted 1t.
'Disgracefull'' he exclaimed. sCan
that soup? Why. 1t tastes like nothing
in the world so much as dishwater."
''Plaze yer honor. that exactly what It
is" replied the man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Takes q Cheerful View OF
the Commercial Outlook

the buying power per capita in this city
Is, perhaps, greater than in any other
city Of the Union, and therefore the aver
age consumption and the average quality
of the merchandise used Is considerably
above the average elsewhere. One has
but to stand on one of our busy corners
of Broadway, Fifth, Fourth or Third
street, and watch the feminine crowd
passing to appreciate this fact. From
the viewpoint of a Spring street corner.
this will be equally evident as applied ta
men.
Shopping among Los Angeles women
is by no means a lost art; rather 1t Is a
cultivated science, and In our Los Ange
les stores, buying Is done with all the
ease and cultivated grace found In any
metropolis. Conditions here are bit
different from those In almost every other
city. Practically every one is compara-
lively newcomer unattached to any par
ticular store or institution through years
of trading. AS a result no store owns
dollars worth of business save what 1t
receives from day to day 1t is wide
open proposition, in which the news
papers, the show windows, the merchan-
disc and the store methods all play an
important part; and the Los Angeles
shopper uses all of these in determining
where he or she shall spend money
"This situation has developed high
order of merchandising ability, and store
service unsurpassed anywhere is the re-
suit. This feature also develops ten
dency to keep prices on a legitimate basis,
and Los Angeles shoppers are adopts In
determining values. If anyone thinks the
buyers of Los Angeles are not judges OF
merchandise. or of good values. he Is
laborng under a wrong impression, as In
many cases the shopping public here
knows more of values than the average
person behind the counter Though stu
ated great distance from the fashion
centers, Los Angeles is particularly SEN
sitive to every fashion influence, and
every worthy style, and many freak
styles besides. both for men and women,
find Immediate acceptance here. If the
crowds on Broadway or Spring street
could be transferred to Broadway or Fifth
avenue, New York; or to State street,
Chicago, but little difference would be
noticed in the general appearance of the
newcomers from that of the natives.
LOS Angeles has reason to be proud OF
the appearance, manners and methods OF
the shoppers making up the present holi-
day throngs. and Of the discriminating
taste they use In making their selec
ttons"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

(NPEAKING of the dread consequences
of a European war. La Revue Of
NJ Paris, as translated by the Literary
Digest, says:
There is only one power that can yet
preserve us from this bloody catastrophe,
and that is republican France. She holds
in her hands the destiny of the world
without her support England will not
dare to attack Germany. And IL, In the
case of Germany's attacking England,
France should promise all her aid to ner
London friends William II, in spite OF
all, would isitate to unchain the dogs
Of war The republican government has
it's duty all mapp ID out. 1t must avoid
all cause of conflict with its eastern
neighbors, inoculated as they are by the
warlike tarantula The French press
has recently assumed, a commendaple
attitude OF self-control. Our Journals
must maintain this course of action.
william III must not be afforded any
ground for indulging in the warlike diver
sion by which he seeks to retard In his
empire the democratic evolution which
must result in the triumph Of republl-
caniSm.
That the title of "autocrat," which has
been borne by the czars of Russia for
centuries, is no longer tenable or COM
patible with the constitutional regime
proclaimed by the present czar in l9oo,
was affirmed by the duma now In ses-
sion at ST. Petersburg, Tuesday, after a
stormy debate on the speech from the
throne. BY vote of 246 to liz the word
autocrat was struck from the reply,
which was then passed unanimously amid
scenes of intense excitement Members
: IN, f1af r,1a oh
national anthem. The final vote was
taken after the withdrawal of the mon
archists on the one hand and of the So
cial Democrats and Group of Toll on the
other. The result was regarded as VIC
| tory for the Constitutional Democrats un-
| der the leadership of Professor Milukon
All of the amendments proposed by the
Poles and the Group of Toll had been
first rejected. The Socialists took no part
in the proceedings
| -
| In a discussion on the powers of first
born children the Providence Journal has
the following:
They y, ere discussing the law of en-
| tail-the English law bequeathing the
bulk of the family property to the eldest
| son. There Is 80 per cent of logic in that
law said physician, and If the family
property went to the first-born. whether
son or daughter. the law would contain
100 per cent of logic. For the first-boro
child is practically always the best-best
in brain, In build, in beauty. in every
thing Why is this so? 1t is because
married people love one another more
profoundly at the beginning than after.
ward; for love, like all things. grows old
grows weak, often dies. Mrs. Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes--was a first-borr
| child. So was Marie Corelli. So was
Richard Mansfield. So were JOSEPH
Chamberlain. Lord Kitchener, Max Mul
4 Ter, Henry Irving. George Meredith. Lool
! back into the past and we see again this
pre-eminence of the frst-born. amons
them Mohammed. Confucius, Raphael
Milton. Dante. Goethe. Byron, Shelley
and Heine.'" !"
When Capt. Mahan went to japan II
j 81 as an incident to visit by the U. S
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

FUyHE unprecedented rush of holiday
buyers during the current holiday
II season has been such as to chai-
lenge the attention of the Oldest business
man. and to call forth praises, not only
for the spirit of generosity in the people,
but for the remarkable financial conditions
that make such great outlay possible
Merchants in all lines of business are a
unit in chasing the present holiday season
as the very best in point of volume ana
totals in the history of the city; and the
fact that bank scrip was largely used
helped rather than hindered the GOOD
work.
This remarkable showing places the
people of Los Angeles, as whole, nrst
in the list of large cities in the matters
of thrift and generosity and with the
View of analyzing the character and
methods of individuals, Herald repre-
sentative called on d. III. Steele OF the
Fifth Street Department store, one OF tne
leading large concerns in general mer-
chandising and asked him to describe tne
Los Angeles buyers as he saw them In the
general rush of trade. Taking time from
a very busy hour Mr.. Steele said, in SUD-
stance:
For the most part, Los Angeles Is a
CITY of means, not of extremes. Our cll-
mate is one of delightful average, un-
marked by extremes of heat or cold. Our
financial situation is characterized ~ u
high Individual average, not speclahy
dominated by one or two immense institu-
tions, but rather supported by number
of strong concerns Our manufacturing
interests are much in the same class. we
have no single institution OF enormous
proportions, but, instead, large NUMBER
of healthy, growing establishments.
''In the commercial world 1t Is the same
No single store commands all the pusi-
ness. but in every branch of business
number Of strong, aggressive houses are
bidding for business along the most ap-
proved lines.
oWhat is true of the general character
istics of the city is true, also. OF tne tne
b,Iyers who compose 1t and who nave
made it commercially great. Thes ex-
tremes In this direction are not SO raol-
cally noted as in many other places
While it is true that some OF the most e1- s
pensiye merchandise finds ready sale
here. while it is also quite evident tnat
vast quantities of cheaper goods are uis.
nosed of here still the extremes 90 ho'
stand out. because the average Is SO nisn,
and the chief characteristic OF the mass mass
Of buyers is the more than average gooos
which they use. -. +h.+
"This Is accounted for by the fact tna.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
The Religious World

Dr Isadore Singer, the eminent Jew
.ut. ahhi IN a letter in the New YORK
Cun unon the theme of eliminating
the Sabbath, and Kosher diet, says
our rabbis, from the most raulea,
to the most conservative, know, a
w, educated Jewish laymen at the emu
Of the first decade of the twentietn
century should know, that the SAB
batl, an institution far older than the
Decalogue itself, had originally notnlns
TO do with rest from labor an ose.- o,s
exertion being unthinkable in those
primitive times when industry an
commerce were yet in their lntaht
stage. The Hebrew 'sabpatnon, Ae
the Babylonian sabbatum, was
.dias nefastus,' an unlucky day, IKE
the Fridays and thirteenth of our MOD
ern superstition, and the prohlpltlon
of any activity on the seventh day nao
as little to do with genuine rellsion
as the non-sailing of many OF our
war vessels on Fridays or the omission
of the room number 13 In several Oh
our most progressive hotels
.sBut in spite of this knowledge OF
its origin, the synagogue as such has
not the courage to divest the instltu'
tion of the Sabbath of the religious,
utiiitarian, and hygienic interpretation
imposed upon it by our ancient rappis,
ignorant of the very rudiments of
scientific study of religion and py
tr,at pious Industrial beehive, the
England of the Puritans. And when
men like Rabbi Emil G. Hrsch of Chi
,ago. and quite recently Rabbi Charles
Fleischer of Boston, have the courage
to draw the only logical conclusion
possible from the present state OF Ju-
daism in countries like ours, closing
their ethical theological lecture halls
on the Sabbath and opening them on
Sundays only, our pseudo-orthodox
rabbis. communal leaders and journal
lists raise their arms in spectacular in
di~natfon. exclaiming in tones of de-
spair, When the Jewish Sabbath dies.
Judaism will die with It, That is a
calumny and aNlie. But so much the
worse for the Weltanschauung of a
Il~eople of 12.OOO.OOo modern men and
q gomen should it be able to live only
in the basis of a prehistoric supersti-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
Growth of Christianity


Owing to the separation of church
and state in France, the latter has un-
deniably lost a certain amount of
prestige in the Near East by relin-
gushing her title of IDefender of the
Church. in that region. To win back
this prestige various schemes have
been thought of, but have been aban-
doned for one reason or another
-
Smuggling of religious art treasures
is very actively carried on over the
Franco Spanish frontier. Since all
church property is now legally the
property of the French nation. the
church is making every effort to get
the treasure out of France into a
country where the power of the clergy
has not been eclipsed by an anti
clerical government
Pictures. church plate. crucifxes and
religious ornaments of all kinds are
accumulating on the French side of
the frontier awaiting an opportunity
to be smuggled over Professional
smugglers are growing rich on the
generous fees paid for the doubly IL
legal traffic, and one man earned in
one night $1,000. besides paying $4,000
in bribes to minor officials on the
Spanish side.
A magnificent crucifix, said to be
worth 100000. is among the property
awaiting a favorable occasion for be-
ing smuggled into Spain. 1t is lodged
in small house guarded by half a
dozen nuns It is destined for re-
mote Spanish nunnery in the hills.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
MOTHERS BOY

Where has he gone to. Mothers Bay?
Little plaid dresses and curls Of Joy.
Who is this gentleman. naughty in glenca,
walking around In new pair OF pant87
Where has he vanished. the little Sir Smile
That mother once folded In gentle beguiIef
who Is the stranger that comes ia his place 2
The very same eyes and the very same face.
But, oh. the lost habyhoodi Come back Il you
can.
From the stream that is drifting you onward
to Mani
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

His Lawyer-The trouble is that they've
got half dozen witnesses who saw you
whipping your wife. 1t will be hard to
establish an alibi in the face of that.
Prisoner-Gosh! l don't need any alibi.
All you've got to do is to prove by me
that l was drunk Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

Some of the many symbols of mayor
atty which have just changed hands are
of greater intrinsic and historic interest
than the civic mace and the golden coli
lar, generally regarded as the only In
sigma of chief magistracS The mayor
of Lincoln. however, is inducted into Of
flee by the placing upon his finger Of the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

General Cyrus B. -Comstock, corps OF
engineers. U. S. A., has given to the
National Academy of Science. of which
he is a member. the sum of 10000 the in
come from which is to be devoted to thu
advancement of knowledge in magnetism.
electricity and radiant energy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

1t was in old Spring Garden market
in philadelphia that P. A. Widener as
a butcher laid the foundation of a for
tune now estimated at $50.000,000 In
those days a butcher stall was the
headquarters for political gossip, And
1t was not long before he found him-
self a political leader and in the early
seventies he had become q power.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07

EQUAL TO ANYTHING THAT FLOATS
She viii be 5ts Feet Long. With a
Beam of IS Feet and Draft 20 Feet
and 8 inchcs-Maln Battery of
Ten 12,Inch Guns, and Secondary
Battery of Fourteen 5.Inch Guns.
tBy Associated Press,

) WASHINGTON. u. c., Feb. c.
Senator Hale today presented to the
Senate the detailed plans for the big
ihnttleship, which it Ia proposed shall
be built rs the equal of any fighting
vessel now afloat or planned. The
general information as to the dImen.
sions Of the proposed ship were made
public several months ago. but very
little has been known rs to the
strength Of the bnttleship. This In.
formation will now be given to the
public. including all foreign powers IL
they desire.
The plans call for battleship SIS
/. feet long, with beam of 35 feet and
. 5.S inches, and draft 90 feet, 5
inches, with everything on board. Tho
sarament will consist OF main bat.
stery of ten 12.inch breech loading
,flfles, mounted OH five electrically
controlled turrets on the center line;
two forward above the forcastle
deck, the second firing over the first;
sss'oll Mt on the main deck on the
same level and one amidshlps firing
over the two after turrets There
are to be two submerged torpedo
tubes. The secondary battery will
consist of II five.inch rapld fire
guns, four 3 FOUNDER gatling guns,
four ono FOUNDER scmi.automatics;
two 3-inch field pieces and two ma
chine guns of 30 cnlibre.
Tho secondary battery OF fourteen
five-inch guns will be located on tho
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
ONE MORE PROTEST
AGAINST EXPOSITION
Protestant Episcopal Bishops Do
Not Favor Military and Naval
Display at The Fair.
SAY ITS UNWORTHY OF PEOPLE
Make the Protest Because the Trien.
nial Convention Of the Church
Which VIII be Held at Norfolk
During the Coming Season is Not In
Harmony With Exposition.
SAY ITS UNWORTHY OF PEOPLE
(By Associated press)

BOSTON. MASS, Feb. Elm view
of the fact that the trlennial meeting
of the general convention of tho
Protestant Episcopal church is to be
held this year Mt jamestown, Va. a
number of Episcopal Bishops have
Joined in formulating protest
against the alleged intention of the
management of the jamestown Expo.
sition to make that Exposition 1.-THE
greatest military spectacle the world
has ever seen"
THE primary motive OF these fea-
lures in our judgement" says the
protest, makes the present plan OF
the Exposition disconnect with the
character of our religious commemo-
ration at jamestown. incongruous
with the historical event which is Its
occasion, unworthy Of this peaceful
American republic, and gross ana.
chronism at time when our nation
is to unite with the nations of the
world in deliberations in behalf CT
the supplanting of the wrongs and
vanities of war by the rational anu
worthy methods of international JUS.
tice. q
We ,solemniy protest againsts at Z
The signers of the protest are:
Bishops Francis Key Brooks. Of Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory; Ellison
Capers, of South Carolina; Joseph
Blonnt Cheshire. of North Carolina:
George ID. Gillespie. of Western Mich
igan; JuniMs M. Homer, of Asheville;
William NJ McVicker. of Rhode Is.
land: William n. Niles. of New
Hampshire; Sanford Olmstead. of
Colorado; Charles D. Williams. OF
Michigan. and Bishop Coadjuatator
Arthur l.. Williams of Nebraska. and
Bishop Charles Z. Woodcock of Ken
lucky.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
MORSE TRYING TO BUY
ANOTHER NAVIGATION co.
Makes Big Offer for tho Concern
That Controls the sonts on
Long Island Sound.
my Associated press).

NEW HAVEN. CONN, Feb. Ga
report has been In circulation here
tnat the New England Navigation,
which Is controlled by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
company, has sold out to the Morse
system OF coast line navigation. In.
quiry Mt the offices OF the, rnilrond
company today brought ont denlals,
but on the question OF negotiate
to that end, the officials were retl-
cent.
There are trustworthy grounds for
saying that MI offer from the Morse
company has been received for the
New England Navigation lines. and
property. The offer. II Is understood
runs IN into tens Of millions OF dol.
lars. The price offered Is four times
the price offered for tho same prop.
crty less than three years ago.
Tho New England Navigation Com.
pany controls almost the whole OF
the Sound steamboat traffic. 1t is
capitalized at five million. The com.
rany has steamboats, under con.
tract. to be used In the outside line
to Boston, said to cost $4,000 600. In
addition 1t owns moro than 20 sound
steamers.