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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
BRUTAL CELEBRATION

With a death list of thirty and a
record of considerably more than 2O00
injured, and tetanus cases yet to be
reported; with fire loss in Los An
geles alone of $4,000, caused by thirty
odd blazes, with unnumbered cases not
recorded, and mourning and sorrow
distributed throughout the land, no
wonder the move for safe and sane
Fourth of July is gathering impetus
with every recurrence Of the barbar-
tiles which now characterize the day.
The celebrations this year were very
mild compared to those of only few
years back, and the death roll is cut
down about so per cent from that of
even last year, but it still makes the
American people give pause, as they
note thirty useless funerals. to ask if,
after ALL it is worth while.
That the day of American indepen-
dence should be celebrated, and with
all the fervor of patriotism and
strength of purpose possible to a great
people, none will deny. Few more sig
nificant events are recorded in history
than the immortal signing of that
declaration which gave to the world
a new and greater nation of personally
free people than had ever existed be-
fore. 1t was a new era in earth's
progress; a portentous and epoch MAX
ing event, which by no possibility
should be allowed to fade.
But the very import of the event
initiates against the present savage
and disgraceful methods of observing
it. Why. on a day dedicated to free
dom and happiness, must innocent
lives be put out and innocent persons
be manned, -wracked and dis
turbed, just to afford so-called amuse-
ment to a lot of thoughtless children
and tough hoodlums? Why must
property be imperiled and cities be
endangered just to satisfy a lust for
noise and a fatuous liking for muir
derous pastime prohibited at all other
times? Is that patriotism? Is it
decent? Is it a legitimate way to
demonstrate joy over great event?
In the early days fireworks, guns
and cap pistols were not a component
part of the celebration of independence
day. Then, when the men who wrote
and signed that immortal document
were still in the flesh, the great day
was not made an occasion for bonn
harding the heavens and slaughtering
the populace. Such deviltries as we
now permit would have been consid,
cred degrading: the event had sacred
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
TO THE TEACHERS

Thousands of educators from all Sec
tions of the country are crowding into
Los Angeles to be in attendance upon
the annual gathering of the National
Educational association, which begins
it's sessions tomorrow.
To all these distinguished visitors and
their friends Los Angeles extends a
hearty welcome and the wish that their
sojourn in this city may be prolific of
pleasure and profit.
The school teacher is one of the
greatest forces for good in the intel
lectual and moral upbuilding of the
age. His duties and responsibilities are
tremendous, and not always fully
appreciated. In this hurrying, hustling,
impatient age we do not pause suffi-
ciently to contemplate the fact that
the next generation will be about what
the present work of school teachers
make it. Their efficiency, honesty and
earnestness, or the lack Of these quail
ties, are to he more or less mirrored
in the lives of the men and women of
the immediate future.
Therefore, it behooves the people of
this generation to express as frequently
as opportunity may present the encour-
aging Godspeed that helps to make
easier the tedious duties of the school
room.
And therefore again, Los Angeles
gives thrice welcome to the teachers
who will be our guests during this
week
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
A HORSES MENTAL TROUBLES

To begin with, does your horse suffer
from nostalgia or inconsistencies? Most
horses do, and many really pine away
and die from no other cause. We can at
least, by making the poor creature thor
oughly comfortable, do all in our power
to "give his pain surcease," and to make
sickness of the acute chronic form man
known few more wearing ailments. Is
your horses disposition sociable or mis-
anthropic? You don't know? Well, why
not find uot? Does 1T irritate him to have
bis yokemate or neighbors eating noisily
and visibly while he does? Is privacy
evidently his preference? Very we'll then,
by boards or zinc, or tin, or canvas, shut
off both sides of his tall at the head so
that he may eat in peace and live the
isolated life which he prefers.
If he lays back his ears, or snaps at
his neighbors, or fidgets or kicks at the
partitions, ETC., he does not fancy COM
pany-at least at meal times, and he will
be better, do better, and Chere the pocket
comes in) keep more cheaply If you cater
to his fancy. IT, on the contrary, a "shy
FEEDER let him see others eat; even let
him by a simple arrangement feed from
the same 1nanger as one of his neighbors
which is to be tied up short until Master
Dainty has eaten all he will, when, upon
allowing the neighbor to partake the fas-
tidious one will redouble his efforts to eat
just to spite the later conner at the feast.
The writer has used this plan with many
poor feeders from race horses down, and
always with the best results.-Outing
NJ Taf1
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
SADIE AT THE PIANO

She amt but thirteen last September
r An none too big for her size.
L don't know the time l remember
OF gittin' a bigger surprise.
knowed she wus learnin' an this un
Il speak of Is my favorite niece.
Her ma comes to me an saws "Iissun
While Sadie's a-playin' her piece"
Doggone! 'Twould ha stumped you COM
petely
The way at she pounded them keys.
She run up the treble so neatly,
The bass goin' loud as you please.
It's called "Silvry Waves" It's a wonder
An Sadie done slicker than grease.
didn't hear nary blunder
When Sadie wus playin' her piece.
No wonder her ma smiled so proudly
AS there in the parlor we sat-
But voices we heard shoutin loudly
They come from the neighborin' fiat.
l don't know just what they wus sayin',
1t sounded like "Help!' and "Policen'
But that didn't stop her from playin,
An Sadie she finished her piece.
Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

character which prohibited license, and
was observed accordingly. The people
met quietly and in order, in grove or
square; they listened to the reading of
the declaration-a thing now seldom
done-and heard addresses on its his
tory and meaning; they enjoyed
picnic out of doors, had games danced
and sang patriotic songs. If, in the
evening, further enjoyment was de-
sired, they built huge but carefully
guarded bonf1res, and about them sang
and cheered and had their simple
frolics. At times salutes were fired
but cannon in the hands of properly
trained soldiers were the weapons
used, and the indiscriminate popping
away of giant crackers and guns and
pistols was not permitted
What we need today is return to
the methods of the fathers; step
back to the dignified and ceremonious
celebration of the day of the nation s
nativity. We should abolish the hood
lum's heathenish license to kill and
MAIN unpublished; we should prohibit
the provoking rocket, the nerve
tearing giant cracker and the tetanus-
breeding cap pistol We should meet
and celebrate in orderly and sane
ways and should give the day over to
peaceful merrymaking and solemn
observance of it's real significance. =
For no matter how great the oc-
casion there never was a day yet
the loss of one human life-let alone
thirty-or MAIN one living person-not
to speak of 1000. Get back to the
homely ways of our ancestors; they
wrote the great document, and they
should have known how to revere its
memory.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
THE BURNING QUESTION

You say the world has many ills
That we must do our best to cure:
You say. the poor bear many wrongs
=, That they no longer should endure:
f9n tell us there is work to do
,,riI Ihat honest men may not ignore;
But what's the score?
near n you say that graft and greed
Like Shiny serpents darkly crawl
Wherever unmatched crevasses
May be within the civic wall.
L hear you say that we must rise
=, AS good st. Patrick did of yore
10 drive the serpents in the sea-
But what's the score?
You say the birds are on the wing
That sprouts are pushing through the
mold 'he
You tell me that in country lanes
Inc story which Is never old
Is ut,eg being bravely, gladly told
WIN YIN, sweet embellishments once more;
But what's the score?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
VERY UNDESIRABLE CITIZENS

| Up in Portland, Oregon's metropolis
an incident occurred a few days ago
that should cause Americans to "sit
up and take notice" In a public meet
ing, whereat a Denver man delivered
an address on the industrial situation
in Goldfeld, a considerable part of the
audience was composed of members of
the organization known as Industrial
Workers of the World.
In a synoptic report of that meeting
is this sentence: when Hamilton
(the speaker) mentioned the Stars and
Stripes in connection with the Gold
field trouble there was a chorus of his
ses and cat-calls from members of the
Industrial Workers of the World" And
one jealous member sang out, I'VE
way"
To this pass has come the effect of
the kindly invitation made by the fa-
theirs of the republic, offering IAN
asylum for the oppressed of all ma
tions." There was no selfshness about
the liberty purchased by the blood and
the suffering of the patriots in the
days OF the revolution. Sufferers from
persecution and oppression everywhere
were cordially invited to share the
precious boon of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness"
But how woefully that generous in
vitation has been abused, particularly
in the last two or three decades. Down
to period not many years ago the at
traction of American freedom drew
hither the best Drawn and brain of
Europe. From the British islands, Ger
many, France, Denmark, Sweden and
Norway came men and women who
gave the best that was in them to the
| upbuilding of the republic and who
transmitted to their children the ele-
ments of truest American patriotism.
Later, however, the material attrac-
tions of this country alone-the oppor-
tunity for what relatively seemed to
be fabulous wages-started a horde of
emigrants from southern and south
eastern Europe, actuated solely by
monetary considerations. True, there
has been throughout that enormous
inpour sprinkling of desirable ma
terial for American citizenship, but
hardly enough to count in the great
mass.
The organization whose members in
suit the American flag affords con-
spicuous specimens of the citizenship
material that has been coming from
portions of Europe in recent years
More than a million of European i'm.
migrals entered our ports last year
chiefly from southern Europe, and the
figures for the half of the present yeai
indicate that all records will be broker
for 1907 and that the total for the yeal
will foot up 1,250,000.
At this time of the natal anniversary
of the republic it is peculiarly fitting
| that patriotic Americans take notice
of such incidents as the one that oc-
Cured at Portland. Foreigners who
deliberately insult the American flag
should be taught by drastic lesson thai
there is a difference between liberty
and license and that in such desecra'
ton they are pushing American pa
tience beyond the point of endurance
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
THE DREAM

Last night I dreamt of daffodils-
They tell me now the night was cold,
That rugged winds swept barn and fold
only saw the daffodils.
They did not grow in clustered guise,
But, one by one, by bush and tree,
o erbrimmed with candor and surprise.
Forgot in this subdued delight
No sound of winter reached the dells,
Where, like peal of fairy bells,
The brooks were Ginning all last night.
And though old winter, bold and sere,
Went raging, twas no other thing
Than the shy soul of unborn spring
That whispered in my dreaming ear
Louise NJ. Sill in EYerybodY's.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
WHY NOT A FOURTH
THAT is SAFE AND SANE?

LOS ANGELES, July 5.-[Editor
Herald: Now that the Fourth has
passed, may not one who, in her Sc
cluded home, was an observer and from
this same Fourth sufferer, give utter
ance to a few thoughts on the peculiar
manner In which we American people
have seen fit to express our patriot
ism?
This is, more than ever before, an
age OF common sense, when people are
apt to ask for reasons why on every
subject that comes before them. Grant
ed that as nation we are fully justi-
fled in feeling proud of the achieve
ments by which our war of the Revo-
luton gave birth to this glorious re-
peublic, what appropriateness can there
possibly be in celebrating the event by
| the use OF deadly explosives, which are
alike dangerous to those firing them
and those within their reach?
The Herald gave an appalling account
of dead, dying and manned as the di-
| rect results of explosives used in cele-
brating the Fourth. Among these is
mentioned one little girl being burned
to death by scrap of floating, burn
ing paper catching in her dress. An
other from firecracker thrown at her
| by passing young man; baby one
! year old being killed by stick from
skyrocket. other persons dying from
| nervous shock produced by the contin-
uous noise.
| In this age of prevalence OF nervous
| diseases one can very readily peleVe
| and sympathize with these latter cases.
The destruction to property wrought
by fire produced by carelessness IN
handling firecrackers forms no lncon-
siderable items in the days disasters
This mornings Herald says: FIRE
cracker fires break all records. -,
Now, in view of TINS lt menace yract,nas ~ ,,a'
cannot the American people devise
some sane way of keeping up patriotic
remembrance of this anniversary?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
WITH The POETS
A VILLAGE EPlrAPH

Sort O jollied along
In tn friendliest way,
With smile of a song
And a kind thing to say;
Never had a harsh word
II a fellow went wrong,
All IN good in you stirred
AS he Jollied along.
Sort o easy and free
with a word o. good cheer.
r hind O. helpful to me
And inspirin' to hear;
Dldn,t take it to heart
~ thing should go wrong.
Sdiu ne made 1t an art
Just to jolly along.
Put a flea in your ear
AS ne chanced to go by
with a voice full o. cheer
ana wink o. his eve:
Ii he reckoned you Went
Al pace quite too strong
Dut you knew what he meant
And tn, clouds might be drear
Or tn sky might be srav
But he brought you good cbaar
IL ne happened your Wav.
FOR ne gave you a laugh
Or snatch of song
ANU your woes went like oboff
AS he Jollied along. eiai-
And I've. missed him today.
Somethin' friendly an sweet
Like a flower gone away
From our side of tn street:
And they told me his smile
was SO sweet-and a song
On his lips all TIL while
When he Jollied along.
j. w. Foley in N. Y. Times
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

15-inch Columbiads made by the gun
builders, the renowned Armstrong; of
England. Few countries could boast so
magnificent and death-dealing cannon
as were these manufactured in a neu-
trail CD country and openly turned over
to the Confederate government and
mounted on the decks of the Stonewall
in neutral British port. We all aired
some of our Indignation and patriotism,
and bidding good night" to Mrs. Web
ster we rowed back to the cozy deck of
the Aunty.
The moon came up and silvered the
tapping waters of the river; from the
quarters rang out the evening calls to
barracks; over on the slopes of Arling-
ton we could trace the pillars of the
home where stood Robert e. Lee as he
bade farewell to home, to country
and his flag. We talked in low tones
of the past, of the president-we had all
loved so well and whose taking off was
to some of the party personal loss;
we talked of the graves under the
arsenal walls, of the one woman whose
life was sacrificed to the wild cry of
the people for blood atonement and of
the handsome young actor, whose mad,
dissoute mind worked out the sorrow
full tragedy and whose masterful will
forced his comrades to completely In his
plot.
OuuueIlly, turning 10 Ine, AInnOQ
asked me to go with Linn to the war
SCARED Monitor and Montauk, which
groaned on their chains near by. We
walked the deck of the Monitor and
talked of her prowess, her departed
glory-she who had sunk the great
warship Merrimac and first demon
strated to the world the invincibility of
an ironClad, now deserted and disman-
tied, and none so poor as to do her
l,rn. al L a
secret which / doubt can be found in
the archives of state or war, that story
of the midnight -'oyage of the Montauk
down the Potomac and the hasty burial
of all that was left of John Wilkes
Booth. 1 do not attempt to give his
words, but they left an ineffaceable i'm
preston upon me. / knew they were
true, for Ammon ranked among the
fighting men Of the sea as above fear
and above reproach
In Ohio the name of Ammon was the
synonym of honor, honesty and i'm
pregnable integrity, and Dan" was fit
color bearer for the clan that gave a
general officer and many a private to
the north.
Body Buried in Sack
He told me that in the night the body
of Booth was taken board "in gunny
sack and the Montauk was headed
for the bay. When far out, perhaps
beyond Indian Head, a cannon ball
welghting the sack, it was dropped
overheard. 1t was a grewsome story
and one that could fave no counter
part in this country-uoless the lust of
power and the call of the wild man in
every human heart should reawaken
the cry for blood atonement as did
power and the half-tamed man in the
COS.
Years have passed since that night,
but so long as Ammon lived, nor for
years after, did 1 ever disclose the Sc
cret he placed in my keeping. He had
asked for no promise, but felt that 1t
was a confidence not to be betrayed,
and that, whatever the coming years
were to divuge of the acts of that
bloody four years, the last resting place
of John Wilkes Booth was never to be,
officially, declared.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Prosecutor Heney hits a nail on the
head when he says: "As a matter Of
fact you are being governed by the
most tyrannical and demoralizing czar
that ever controlled any country upon
the face of the earth, and that is w.
f. Herrin." How many times The
Herald has made that statement, and
vet the people continue to walk up to
the polls and vote the railroad ma
chine ticket with scarcely a scratch.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
THE LIGHT HEADED SEX

"Begorra. me love, it is sthated thot
man."
Said Pat to his Norah one day.
Has a brain thot is built on a heavier
plan
Than woman's-now. phat do We say?"
"O'm not sayin' nawthin'" said Norah,
except,
If we wern't loight headed, bedad,
We never would marry the men thot we
do
So guess ye spalpanes should be glad!"
w. w. Whtelock In Lippincott's
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

1t may be that the warships are to
come to the Pacific to impress upon
the American public the necessity of
the Panama canal, but at the same
time, if Japan will impress upon it
self the hint that we can fight her to
extinction, no one will object.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

The Thaw trial will come off in Oc-
tober. There are indications that the
Haywood trial will be ended about
then. For that, let us be thankful.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
MARRIAGE oMENs FOR MEN

Married in white,
You're In for a fight;
Married in gray,
She'll grab your pay;
Married in red,
You'll have a bald head;
Married in green,
In your mirror tits seen;
Married in blue,
It's tough luck for you;
Married in pearl,
You get the wrong girl;
Married in yellow,
She'll make you below;
Married in brown,
One more chump in town;
Married in pink,
JOY for you'll don't think.
Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Butter is going up. Also, these hot
days, it goes down very rapidly if not
kept on ice. And there you are-both
ways against the middle.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
John Wilkes Booth Buried at Sea
From the St. Louis Post Dispntcl

Louis who's Civil
official society," asserts
authority late
whose she
of
whc
Of
to until
of he
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Also, Abe Hummel has an incurable
disease, as well as Schmitz. Yet the
itching palm never was considered
fatal before.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

The real teacher is not averse to
learning; there is much about Los
Angeles to be learned See that the
two propositions meet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

The president of the Standard Oil
company was proved to be simple,
ordinary man yesterday. He was put
on the witness stand.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

The vanguard of the teachers is
here; the real hosts arrive today. Ex-
tend the glad hand and mako them
feel at home.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

All Los Angeles should assemble this
afternoon and do honor to the memory
of the late Francis Murphy. A grand
er man Los Angeles never knew.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Many thanks are due that fog bank
that blew in and squelched the hot
wave. Keep a supply of fog banks
on hand, Wollaber.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Judging by the looks of the ad-
vanced specimens of school ma'ams
now here, the present day small boy
is to be envied.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

1t would be more encouraging if
some signs of progress on that pro-
posed subway were discernible to the
naked eve.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Lecturing on the saloon license may
be all right, but talks on the evils of
drinking in saloons would likely be
more effective.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

There is entirely too much auto
speeding in Los Angeles again. Stern
measures should be taken to sup
press it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Returns from old Tetanus are not in
yet, but the total of casualties from
the Fourth is large enough as it is.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

No more "ante-room to hades" talk;
this weather is the genuine Los Ange-
les brand, and can't be beat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

What became of that law to suppress
the auto-cycle messenger who speeds
through the streets at death-dealing
pace?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Here's to May Sutton; she Suttonly
makes English women feel that they
cannot play tennis.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

And meanwhile the San Francisco
grafters enjoy their freedom-all but
Abe and Gene.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Hurry up San Pedro harbor; we
want look at that Pacific fleet when
it comes this way.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Turn on the lights; the school
rna'ams are here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

They won't be as noisy as were the
Shriners but then, how much prettiel
they arel
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Hang out the flags and make the
teachers glad they came.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Real Los Angeles weather again, for
the teachers benefit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Fix up bit for the teachers; they
will appreciate it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Welcome to the teachers: even the
temperature is good to them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Get in line and do your share; well
come the teachers everywhere.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

This weather is more like it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
ALL OFF.

The Seedy-Looking Mani had a great
idea once for an invention in the shape
of a dynamite cartridge.
The Street-Car Conductor-what be-
came of it?
The Seedy-Looking Man-The idea was
exploded long ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
AN AWFUL MIsrAKE.

Mrs. Henpecl-I have no control over
my husband any more.
CaIler-Since when2
Mrs Henpeck-Since the day | fool
ighly told the census taker that he was
the head OF the house. and he overheard
me-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Population of Los Angeles. 100000
LARGEST CITY ON PACIFIC COAST
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
SURE THING,

have moustaches. do they?
Pop-No.
Willie-Why not?
Pop (absently)-Becau they have
such q close shave to get there, reckon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
BY OLIVE ENNIS HITE

OUITE by chance 1 came across, re-
Gently, on a remote and dusty
shelf of the congressional library,