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The best portraits are those in which there Is slight mixture of caricature. --Macaulay.
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Too 1 ate &o Die.

Gerald-I would die for you. Geral- dine-But pa says you are a dead one already.-New York Press.
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The Other Ml

The Other Woman's Opinion.
 "How well she preserves her youth" ]" ''Yes. The stuff she puts on her face must be weatherproOf."- Chicago Rec. ord-HG rald H 3
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

periV' In the last analysis the vital
factor In each mans effort to achieve
success in life must be his own char.
acter. his own courage and unrtght.
ness anu intelligence. In this audi
ence are many men who wore the gray
in the great civil war. In every audi.
ence | have spoken to on this trim
there have been men who fought III
either the union or confederate army
and often representatives from botb
armies. Now. you men know thar
while in time of war there is neea of
good generalship, need of good or
gsnization, yet the determining fac
tor in the regiment, the brigade. the
army. is. and must ever be, the in.
dividual character of the invidual sol.
der; his prowess. his hardihood, his
to duty, his capacity to act on his own
| individual responsibility when neces-
| unyielding resolution. his stern fidelity
sary. and yet, to serve over or under
l VI WIN III p'llttt
and obedience. 1t is the character Of
the man in the ranks which primarily
determines the failure or success OF
battle and campaign. In the great
civil war our armies, northern and
southern alike, won their pos!ti IN
| forever and all time in the undyfng
regard and admiration of their fellow
citizens. because the average man in
| the ranks. the average man who car
ried saber or rife. had this high stand
ard of personal quality. Just as ii
was in time of war, so it is now in
time of peace. If man has not got
| the right stuff in him then no law can
possibly get it out of him, because II
| is not there to get out All that the
law can 10 is to puinish evil. to en-
courage what is good. and to secure.
so far as is possible. an equality of
opportunity for all men to show their
strength of body, mind and soul in
the hard struggle of life.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
NEW JERSEY

OCEAN GROVE, N. j., Sept. Elm the
presence of number of boarders in the
New Jersey house, a hotel of which he
was the proprietor. Robert S. Gravatt, AZ
years old, shot and perhaps mortally
wounded his wife, Irene; seriously
wounded his 9-year-old daughter. Mollie,
and then killed himself.
MOUNT HOLLY-William Haywood.
the alleged Burlington firebug, pleaded
guilty at Mount Holly. His case was
postponed and commission will examine
into his mental standing.
Robert M,cHenry, who assaulted Will
liam H. Foulks of Springfield. received
six months in the county Jail at Mount
Holly The same sentence was imposed
on Joseph Sorden of Moorestown, for
carrying revolver
CLAYTON-The New Jersey state SUI
preme castle, A. o. K. of M. c.. held its
annual session in the opera house here.
There were seventy-five delegates, repre-
senting every castle in the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
BOYS KILL CAT
AND HOLD FUNERAL

i PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 6.-Cruelty y
! and sacrilege marked performance +
i. in Kent street, near Fifty-third. J.
i After beating a fine Maltese tomcat K
4 to death, a crowd of boys held !
i funeral service for it, burying the =
i animal and standing about the grave =
+ singing Nearer, My God, to Thee" !
4 And as a final word one Of the i
1. lads repeated solemnly: +
+ "Requiescat in pace" i
+ 1t was then that Humane Agent =
i Lightcap appeared on the scene, and I.
+ the s'rest in peace idea was prompt 4
!. ly forgotten by the boys. They i
j spread in all directions hurriedly, 1.
+ but the agent caught three of them. y
4 Earlier in the afternoon the hui =
i name office had been notified that 4.
4 some boys were abusing cats in the 4.
i neighborhood of Kent street and 4.
4 Fifty-third. Lightcap got out just \.
= in time for the funeral Of one of the 4.
! Victims. i
4 The boys who were caught near y
/ the grave were released after being \
i given severe lecture, for they put 4
i up story that they had extin- i
i guished the last lingering life of the +
4. cat with a baseball bat after its +
!. other lives had been stoned out by !.
4 another crowd of lads. \
4 I'VE only put the cat out of mis- !
l. cry" was the declaration which won =
/. release for the boys caught. +
+ i 4 4. !. !. j. I. j. + 1. 4. I. + I. + 4. 4 4
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
MASSACHUSETTS


LOWELL, Mass, Sept 6.-Miss Kath-
crime Ryan, who was today identified as
the victim of Illegal surgery and whose
body was found in the home of Dr. Marry
Stackpole at Dover, N. H.. several days
ago. was a daughter of Michael j. Ryan
OF 211 Hale street, but for the past two
years, since her fathers second marriage,
had made her home with an aunt, Mrs.
John Graffam, at SCI Central street.
BROCKTON-Four unknown men en-
tered the hennery of Herbert II. Saunders
at Park road and killed 100 chickens
The birds were left strewed about the
henyard. where they were discovered by
Saunders this morning.
Stripped of his weapons of office, his
revolver, his club, his handcuffs and other
police paraphernalia, Patrolman +. b.
Stevens reported for duty after his vaca-
ton. During his absence burglars had
entered his home at Stebbins street and
committed the thievery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
ALL OF THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
ILLINOIS

JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept. 6.--Long-tcrm con-
victs Quinn and Harry Harmon, who es-
capped from the states prison. making
rope of bandages while they were de-
tailed as nurses in the prison hospital,
were surrounded in box car, near
Parkers Bridge, after they had robbed a
farmers house of two suits Of clothes,
a rifle, a shotgun, two revoivers ana
quantity of ammunition.
The posse expects fight before the
fugitives are taken.
DECATUR-Lewis Berger. ticket seller
at Dreamland Park, was arrested on the
charge of embezzlement, after the park
commissioners had made a demand on
him for $500.
SPRINGFIELD-A monster petition for
Gov. Deneen's denomination from Ver-
million county was received at the gov
ernor's office in the state house. The petit
ton contains 1923 names Of Republican
voters, nearly one half Of the 10000
voters in that county
DECATUR-Dr. Janon, who made his
home with A. A. Duncan Of Lintners at
tackled the 9-year-old son Of Duncan and
cut the boys throat so he will die Janon
then shot himself, dying instantly.
CHICAGO -Machinists and other work
ers in the railroad shops Of the west are
rejoicing over the news that the nine
hour day, for which the men have been
fighting for years. is to be tried on several
of the larger rail systems. The change
will affect about 2200 machinists, and
ultimately, If adopted by all the rail-
roads, between 1900 and 10000 employees
in the shops.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
TENNESSEE


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. Elm the bien-
NAL registration of the voters in Shelby
county the total approximated 1900. In
the forty-two precincts of the city of
Memphis 1866 voters qualified to exercise
the elective franchise. Six of the country
precincts have as yet not been heard
from, but of the ten which have reported
1924 voters registered, and when the other
six have been heard from the total will
approximate 1000
NASHVILLE = Deputy United States
Marshal James Duggan is back from
Wayne county where he has been serving
injunction papers in what promises to be
"a very interesting lawsuit in the federal
court The Bon Air Coal and Iron COM
pany intends forcing squatters. from it's
coal lands.
CARTHAGE-The Democratic commit
tees of this county have been called to
meet for the purpose of fixing the time
and manner of making nominations for
county officers at the next August cleo
ton. AS has been the custom for the last
few years a primary election will likely
be called, to be held about November l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
KENTUCKY

Mrs. A. T. Emory of Whittier former-
ly Sallie Williams of Henderson, will give
a basket picnic to Henderson people on
the lawn at her beautiful home at the
eastern ranch tomorrow.
Henderson has a large representation
in Southern California and scores or per-
sons have accepted Mrs. Emorys invita-
tfon. Hendersonians who have not re-
ceived their invitations are urged to jour-
ney to Whittier and join the reunion.
HENDERSON, KY, Sept. 6.z-The street
car system of the Henderson Traction
company is closed down and not car
was to be seen on the streets today. The
employees, from engineers down to mo-
tormen, walked out because the company
wanted to place the motormeh and con-
ductors back on ''twelve-hour and swing
shift
TRANSPORTATION Commission
er Prewitt filed injunction suits in the
state fiscal court against the supreme
council, Home Fraternal Union and
Union Benefit Society of Louisville ask
ing an injunction against their conduct of
further business on the ground that they
claimed exemptions of benefit for frater-
nal association.
LoUIsvILLE-Sui has been filed by
amusement companies and individuals
from the use of the Mary Anderson the
ater of Louisville for vaudeville pur-
poses.
The funeral of John w. Dixon AZ years
old, for years an employe of the Louis
vile Dry Goods store, will take place
from l.. d. Pearson's undertaking estab-
lishment at Third and Chestnut streets.
The interment will be in Cave Hill Gem
etery.
LAGRANGE-Owen Mckee, the young
son of w. H. Mckee, a business man of
Chicago, was run over and instantly killed
by freight train here.
SPRINGFIELD-A meeting of the Dem
ocrats of Washington county was held
at the court house In Springfield to NOM
mate candidate to represent Washing
ton county in the next general assembly.
BRANDENBURG-B. F. Duley, drug
gist and we'll to do resident of this
place. died as the result of injuries re-
ceived while he was assisting in remov-
ing safe from his store. Both limbs
were crushed in such manner that ply
sicians saw 1t was useless to attempt am
putation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
NEVADA

RENO, New, Sept. 6-Richard Forchy,
general superintendent of construction of
federal buildings, was in town making
preparations for the erection of the fed
eral building in this city.
While the night and day shifts at the
Nevada Meat company on East Fourth
street were changing at $50 o'clock the
large boiler in the heating room of the
meat company exploded with terrific
report, and not only ruined a portion of
the plant, but tore down the brick work
supporting the boilers and blew large
holes in the walls of the engine room.
No one was injured.
]. r. Ryan, a sneak thief, was arrested
on a charge of stealing small grip from
Mrs. N s. Peck at the ladies' waiting
room of the Southern Pacific depot and
was sentenced by Judge Bell to serve
sixty days in the county jail,
CARSON CITY-Afte- scaling the wall
of the state penitentiary to freedom, John
Edwards, desperate convict lost his
nerve and crouched in the sagebrush,
with his face buried in the sand. while
a posse approached and took him back
to a dungeon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
MISSOURI

SEDALIA, Mo-, Sept. 6-While cleaning
and busting an old bureau Mrs. c. Nit
chell found $500 in silver tied UP in shot
bags at the home of her late brother, Gar
rett Bohon, who died New weeks ago.
Mr.. Bohon had hidden the money in pref
erence to putting 1t into banks.
LIBERTY--After a preliminary hearing
of two days, William j. Sewer, who shot
and killed J. Porter Stallings in the
streets of Liberty as the outcome of a
neighborhood feud, was discharged by the
justice.
KANSAS CITY--Patrolman Dobbs. who
walks beat in the headquarters dis
trict, had a day off recently and was
arrested for creating disturbance at
his home, 1919 Spruce avenue. q
INDEPENDENCE-M Della Criley
has returned from an extended trip to
the east.
Colonel ard Mrs A. W. Jones left for
ST. Louis, where they will visit relatives
Mrs. Mary Mooney, S4 years of age, was
adjudged of unsound mind by the pro-
bate court.
Gilbert Twyman of Grandon, Mo-. was
the guest recently of his parents, Mr. anc
Mrs. w. W. Twyman.
Mrs. J. r. Sturges and daughter, Mary
accompanied by Mrs. Samue. Webber, re
turned recently from an eastern trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
IDAHO

BOISE, loa., Sept. GAS result of the
efforts of a committee of Democrats,
appointed at banquet held on last
jefferson day in L oise, Hon. William
Jennings Bryan will speak in Boise on
the 11th of September.
CALDWELL-Dan Hewlett, who re-
ceived injuries in the Commercial hotel
fire, is in custody of the sheriff by reason
of his strange actions near Deer Flat
school, which Indicated that he may be
mentally .eranged.
BURLEY-l ch interest has been
created here by the recent filings in the
United Stats land office at Haley on
:, acres of coal lands in Cassia county.
Eighteen entries of 16o acres each have
been made.
LEwISTON-Lik the mythical city in
a fairy story which was visited by show
ers of strange horned toads, Lewiston
was visited by rain of small toads
during recent rain storm. Not toad
could be seen before the storm, but after
the rain had ceased the walks wero COW
cred by the tiny amphibians.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
MINNESOTA


DULUTH, Mimi. Sept. 6.-News has
beer received that j. II. Grande, after
pleading guilty, has been sentenced to
two and one-half years in the state prison
for forgery at Stockton.
MINNEAPOL1S-An unusual personal
injury suit has been begun in the dis
trict court. Admitting that Charles S.
Elliott was grossly intoxicated when
he was struck and killed by street car
at Hennepin avenue and Thirty-sixth
street on March 10, 1907, James M. FL
lott, administrator of the estate of
Charles S., has, nevertheless, sued the
street railway company to recover $4,000
damages for Elliott's death.
CROOKSTON = Congressman Halvor
Steenerson will not be a candidate for
governor. While appreciative of the honor
conferred upon him by his friends, he
believes he is needed In congress, as he
has started movements which he wishes
to see carried to successful conclusion be-
fore retiring from official life at Wash
ington.
Erik Erickson, 1891 Eighth street south
east, attempted suicide In his home by
swallowing quantity of carbolic acid.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
YOUNG GIRL LIVES
IN THE WOODS ALONE

+ MILLvILLE, N. j., Sept. 6.-Ruth 4
4, Sawyer, the 13-year-old daughter OF +
4. Frank Sawyer of West Millville, who 4
!. disappeared from her home two 4
i. weeks ago, was found in the thick !.
/. woods north of Union lake recently =
4. by Policeman Thomas Breeden, who \
!. had been searching for her ever I.
j. since she left her home. =
!. The girl had built a shelter of i
4. vines and twigs. and her bed con- i
!. sisted of dry leaves. When she be- 4
1. came hungry she would visit near !
!. by farm, where she picked fruit and !
]. dug vegetables. =
J. At her 'home'' in the wilds the !
i. officer, discovered her taking an aft 4
i. ernoon nap. He awakened her ard. !
!. notified her that she must accom- 4
4. pany him to the city hail. She was 4
!. later taken to the home Of her par i
j. ents who had decided to send her !
i to the state home for girls, but she \
..,will now be given another chance 4
4 to reform She gave no reason for !
i. her strange mode of living. I
+ 4. i 1. l. 4 i. i i 4. !. 4 !. i. + j. !. l. 4
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
GIRL HEADS POSSE
AND CAPTURES BURGLAR

!. WASHINGTON, Pa, Sept 6.-Miss i
+ Harriet Nichols, pretty Burgetts- 4
1. town girl, today led posse of Of I.
4 ficers and citizens who captured 4
!. James Campbell, anNalleged burglar, I.
i. and herself manacled the fugitive. !.
l. Early this morning Burgess Nc i
!. Murray's drug store was entered and 4
4 valuable loot secured. Campbell was 4
1. suspected and the burgess organized !
!. posse to get him. Miss Nichols J.
4 asked to head the party, and, armed 4
i with revolver, led the chase. Camp !.
i bell was overtaken after short pur- y
/ suit and ordered by Miss Nichols to i
1. stop or be shot. He chose the for !.
+ mer alternative and Miss Nichols 4
1. stepped forward and slipped the 4.
!. handouts over his wrists. Campbell i
4. was sent to jail for court trial. J.
I. Property taken from the drug store i
!. was found in his house. 4
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
! ARKANSAS

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Sept. 6.-The
postal authorities have inaugurated a war
against improper postal cards in this
city. Two local dealers and soldier at
the Army and Navy hospital were ar
rested by Deputy United States Marshal
Barris.
LITTLE ROCK-It was learned from
authoritative sources that Powell Clay
ton nephew of Gen. Powell Clayton
has been selected for recommendation 70
succeed u. s. Bratton as assistant United
State district attorney of this district.
PINE BLUFF Suit has been instituted
by Inman & Co. OF Augusta, Ca, against
the ST. Louis Cotton Compress company
Of st. Louis for S2S18.70 for losses alleged
to have been caused by unnecessary ex-
posure OF cotton to the weather while
the cotton was at the Pine Bluff press
ef the defendant.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY Ala, Sept. 6.--David
Putnam West is dead at his home here.
Mr.. West organized and backed the first
electric car system in Montgomery, which
is declared to have been the first in the
world. vanderpoel the inventor, i'm
pressed Mr. West and had him bring his
experiments to Montgomery.
Several of the railroads which have ac-
cepted the freight and passenger rates
of the state are filing revised schedules
with the railroad commission. showing
the changes and putting into effect the
21a-cent fares. The roads which have
filed tariffs or will do so within the next
two days are the Southern, the Mobile &
Ohio the Alabama Great Southern, the
Seaboard Air line, the Chattanooga
Southern and the Frisco,
1t now seems certain that Governor
Conner will call an extra session of the
legislature for November.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
COLORADO

GREELEY, Colo, Sept. 6.-There have
been no further developments in the
Lewis-Simonson murder case, although
there were rumors current that the ar
rest of an accessory in the case was to
follow Only the warrants issued by JUS
tice Hill of Kersey has been served on
Simonson.
COLORADO SPRINGS = Frank Hale
Touret, graduate of Harvard, has been
appointed by the finance committee of
Colorado college to \succeed George N,
Marden as treasurer of the institution.
Alleging that his wife and stepson
worked him for $4,000 worth of property,
Thomas Stuart filed suit in the district
court for divorce against Emma Stuart.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
IOWA

MARSHALLTOwN, Ia, Sept. ga
ncrthbound passenger train on the Iowa
Central railroad ran into an open switch
at New Sharon. William Cannon of
Marshaltowa, fireman, was killed. and
James Clark of Marsnalltown, engineer,
was seriously injured
Several passengers ere badly bruised.
Mrs. David Kennedy of Marshalltown had
several ribs broken and is internally
injured
MARSHALLTOWN- of an cpl
demic of Texas fever caused the state
veterinary to place under quarantine in
spection 459 cattle in Marshall. Jasper and
Story counties The cattle were pur'
chased in Kansas City. Several head
showing the worst symptoms of the
disease were killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
MAINE


PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 6.-While at
the top of telegraph pole Edward
o. Brien. a lineman, aged 30, living in
Westbrook came In contact with high
tension live wire carrying 2200 volts. His
legs were burned to the bone his body
terribly scorched and, with his clothes
ablaze, he fell thirty-five feet to the
ground.
BIDDEFORD-A staging on which car
penters were at work at the new st. An
drews Catholic church on Bacon street
gave way, letting five men fall a distance
of thirty feet to the ground. David
Lemieux of Rumford Falls were seriously
injured.
GARDINER--Capt. Collins. for years
one of the best known steamboat captains
in the service between Boston and the
Kennebec river. died today. aged 80. He
had been in the steamboat business since
boyhood His last official duties we're 10
supervise the building at Bath of the
steamer Ransom b. Fuller for the Eastern
Steamship company.
BANGOR-The Eastern Maine state fair
opened with fine weather and about the
average attendance Exhibits are large
and satisfactory In all departments, the
live stock show being especially fine The
races, although decided in straight heats,
were interesting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
UTAH


LOGAN, Utah, Sept 6.-The presbytery
of Utah held interesting sessions. The
presbytery took forward step by the
appointment of historian in the person
Of Rev. NJ E. Clemenson, whose duty It
will be to collect all important data rela-
tive to missions in the state and class
ify ii.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. Enger, who has
charge of the musical department of the
academy at Rexburg, Idaho is in Rich
field visiting old friends.
Wilford Ence returned home this week
after an absence Of two years in the
northwest as a missionary
Mrs. I. j. Stewart has gone to Rexburg
to join her husband, who recently went up
there and who has decided to locate in
that state.
Mrs ]. ]. Toronto returned to Salt
Lake this week and will join her husband
on his trip to Europe on mission
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
LOUISIANA

CROWLEY, La, Sept. 6-Conhicting ac-
counts and opinions as to the size of the
rice crop continue to appear. The general
impression seems to be that the acreage
is approximately the same as that of last
year in southwest Louisiana. In Acadia
parish there seems to be no doubt that
the early rice is Of exceptional quality,
and the yield is unusually good The late
rice is still an unknown quantity.
LECOMPTE-At a special meeting of
the town council the Alexandria Plumbing
and Construction company was awarded
the contract for installing steam heat
ing plant in Coliseum high school. The
bid on publishing the town ordinances and
the printing of the same in book form
was submitted by j. T. Meere and the
contract was awarded him.
NEW IBERIA-A movement was started
by the Woodmen of the World at their
last regular meeting looking toward the
erection of $4,000 fraternal building. Ac-
cording to the charter of the proposed
company the capital stock will be $4,000,
divided into 5000 shares, valued at $40 each.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
GEORGIA

MT. VERNON, Ga, Sept. GA large
gathering of the Farmers union of Mont
gomery county was held in Mt Vernon
and a number of interesting addresses
were made The main speaker of the day
was Hon. w. M. Coker of Pike county.
ATI,ANTA-''I am not at all alarmed
over the locker tax law. 1t will not in
terfere with the enforcement of the pro-
hibition law, and it will not make dry
counties wet" That is the way DR.. J.
G. Solomon, state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league, regards the tax.
sAyANNAH-Despite the receipt of a
telegram from Magistrate Rouse of
Charleston that he had performed the
wedding ceremony for owen e. Mack and
Miss Willie e. Mitchell in that city on
July 10, last, Mock persists in his denial
that he Is married.