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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
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FROM YOUR OLD HOME.
HOW 1T IS HERE

.WHE National Civil Service Reform
league, In session in Buffalo, points
to two important reforms follow
ing It's efforts One is the policy estab-
llshed that no government employe,
whether in or outside of the competj
tive classified service, shall simultane-
ously hold an office in a party organ
1zation or allow his political work to
interfere in any manner with his official
duty. The other is the executive order
giving the civic committee of the
league authority to investigate cases of
undue political activity of employees
such activity being permitted among
this class of government employees.
The report in full is not now avail
able, but it is to be presumed that the
league refers specifically to employees of
the federal government. One of the
most important benefits following the
adoption of civil service regulations, in
nation, state or city, should be the total
eradication of partisan activities on the
part of public servants coming within
the purview of such regulations. 1t will
be most gratifying to advocates of non
partisanship in the civil service to be
assured that the policies outlined in the
report of the league are being closely
adhered to and that in all cases in
which these regulations may at some
time have threatened to become dead
letters offenders will be punished for
their forgetfulness. While great steps
in this direction have been taken in the
federal departments and while our own
local civil service board is ever vigilant
in its endeavors to see that the spirit
as well as the letter of the law is OBJ
served, it is manifestly impracticable
to prevent some degree of political
activity on the part of civil service en-
ployes here and there. Every man who
cares the snap of his finger for the well
fare of his city will participate to some
extent in political Undertakings, whether
he is private citizen or an attache of
some municipal department. The civil
service law is not intended to prevent
this; what it does aim to do is to pre-
vent undue, and therefore more or less
pernicious activity on the part of men
serving the public-particularly activity
in behalf of any movement seeking to
secure partisan advantage.
Los Angeles has a civil service commits
sion which has been able to accomplish
much in this direction. The growth of
the spirit of political independence III
local affairs affords ample assurance
that the hands of the commission will
be upheld by the great majority of the
people so long as it directs a fair
measure OF its energies toward making
the playing of politics by employees in
the civil service an Improbable pas
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
WORTH WATCHING

HHE National Municipal league, Or
ganized in 1894, will hold it's four
Il teenth annual conference in con-
junction with the annual meeting of
the American Civic association in Prov
idence, r. l., November II, IS and 49,
Its proceedings will be of widespread
interest. Probably no other gathering
of this body will attract the attention
that the meeting this month will, COM
ing as it does upon the heels of some of
the most important municipal elections
held in the history of America, contests
which have convinced the American
people that from one end of the coun-
try to the other the civic consciousness
has been aroused to the highest pitch.
One of the chief undertakings of this
league was the drafting OF "muni-
cipal program" giving an outline of a
model city charter which, though not
yet adopted in it's entirety by any NUM-
cipality, has had a marked influence in
all cities where charters recently have
been framed or revised. For seven
years committee of the league has
methods of municipal accounting and
uniform reports. 1t is noteworthy
fact in this connection that in no fewer
than eighty cities the leagues conclu-
sions and suggestions have been incor-
porated, to some extent into official
work, and the bureau of the census has
utilized them in collecting and classify
ing municipal statistics.
The municipal program" drafted by
the league was the net result of its
activities toward reducing to practi-
cal progressive basis the general plan
of municipal government. Various cities
have taken advantage of the plan. One
of the ways in which the league seeks
to assist the leaders in communities in
line with the general progressive move
ment is by correspondence. Although
it's primary object is to improve muni-
cipal conditions In America, the work of
the league has attracted attention
abroad. 1t has numerous foreign mem
bers, including such men as Goldwin
Smith of Toronto.
Every progressive city in America
should be represented at the coming
conference by one or more men who are
cognizant of political conditions at homo
and who are possessed of a sufficient
degree Of intelligence to enable them
to return and assist in the formulation
of plans for applying the principles
which appear to them to be best
adapted to their city Municipal gov
ernment is rapidly becoming recognized
as a science and not as an institution
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
FOR YOUNGER READERS

Nothing finer in the way of Memory
Book has been issued for young girls
than the new publication just put forth
by Brentano's under the title Of School
Days" The book is handsomely bound
and finely illustrated, so bound that its
pages open fiat to permit the easy inspec-
tion of clippings photographs or other
memorabilia. The book is designed to
carry the child through the graded school
and graduation, with ample space for va
cation joys, travel observations. etc.
School Days" Arranged and pictured
by Josephine Bruce. New York, Bren-
tanos
In charming childrens book which
might have been called Kittens Ara
bian Nights" the author most ingenious
ly makes use of pet black kitten in the
telling of the finest group of standard
cat legends from various nations that
have ever been grouped together. They
occupy nine nights, one for each of the
tabled lives of the cat. Some are famil-
lar, such as THE White Cat" THE Cat
Who Married a Mouse" Mother Michel
and Her Cat "Dick Wilmington" and
the immortal "Puss in Boots" but these
the author has so transformed by the
charm of her style and the way of pre-
senting them that they read as new
"Kitty-Cat NTales." By Alice Van Leer
Carricks. Boston. Lothrop, Lee & Shep-
ard Co.
How the lure of California reached into
the east and attracted here three young
people who were compelled by financial
losses to leave their old home; how they
immigrated to this state and made for
themselves a new home in the mining
districts of the north; how they con-
quered hardship and achieved success at
last-these things are Interestingly set
forth in stirring narrative for young
folk written by Marian w. Wildman
and published under the rather cumber-
some title of What Robin Did Then"
This title page by the way, is the only
dull one in the book
what Robin Did Then" By Marian
w. Widman. Boston, Dana, Estes & Co.
Napoleon was very fond of children.
and someone has said that no case is
known in which he refused to grant a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
She Did 1t Mechanically

certain woman in Connecticut town has
quite a reputation as singer at funerals. Last
year she sang at 1877 of these lugubrious func-
tons Not only her own town, but villages
and cities for miles around bespoke her serv-
ices ON such occasions. Early last spring the
woman foreswore funerals. and went away for
a vacation. The day after her return she met
neighbor The neighbor was 49, thin and
Good morning. Martha" said the funeral
prima donna How is your mother this MORN
ingr
MAS dead" drawled Martha
'Oh, / am SO sorry" said the singer. "Can
/ be Of any assistanceT
mo, guess not" said Martha.
The singer was surprised at that.
when Is your mother to be buriedT' she
asked.
''she is buried said Martha. who. in her
turn, showed astonishment.
What" exclaimed the singer. Why. it's
strange 1 didn't hear anything about It. When
did she der
About six months ago.
The singers bewilderment increased ~
II must have been away at the time" she
said. but it's funny that none OF my fam
lily told me anything about it."
II guess" said Martha, they didn't think 1t
worth while to tell you. seein' Is you was here
and sung at the funeral"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
THE FIRST BATTLE
SITN HE negro was arrested and the
Japanese was sent to the hos
nifaI Z"

EITTI HE negro was arrested and the
Japanese was sent to the hos
Il pital."
1t was a trifle, just question of
which flag should be accorded the posi-
tion Of greatest honor. The Associated
Press correspondent at Manila who
closed with the sentence quoted his ac-
count of a fight between an American
negro and a Japanese at Olangapo told,
in the fewest possible words, story Of
patriotism which should quicken the
pulses of both the Americans and the
Japanese. 1t was on the mikado's
birthday, which is observed by the Jap
anese as national holiday. The Jap
anese, ignorant Of international usage
where the flag question is involved,
wanted the emblem of his country to
dominate all others for the day. The
American negro on American soil, be-
lieving a slight to the Stars and Stripes
was intended, interfered. The war Of
words that ensued gave way to dis
play Of physical force. The Japanese
went to the hospital. The flag that led
the negro to the Philippines retained its
place.
Here is fresh food for the jingoes.
But just suppose thst it had been the
negro whS was taken . the hospital!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11

favor when a child was asked to be the
messenger. He was fond Of his nieces
and nephews and devoted to his step
children. Yet in spite of his love
for them he teased them just as he
teased Betsy"
This extract from "Napoleons Young
Neighbor'' throws an unusual light upon
the figure of the little Corslcan and pre-
sents him in guise we'll calculated to
appeal to young readers. The book is an
entertaining story of the warm friendship
formed between Napoleon and Betsy Bal
combe, at whose fathers home, The
Briars," the dethroned emperor passed
the first ten weeks of his life on st. Hell
ena.
"Napoleon's Young Neighbor." By Hell
en- Leah Reed. Boston, Little, Brown d
Co.
Amanda M. Douglas has written an
other Little Girl" book. That state-
ment in itself will be good news to the
very considerable number of little girls
who have made the acquaintance or
those other little girls who lived In the
cities of long ago. when grandmother, or
great-grandmother, was young They
are not such very little girls after all
these delightfully."- old-fashioned child
women and they grow up rapidly. The
other little girls lived in old New YORK.
Boston, Philadelphia. Washington new
Orleans Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, san
Francisco and Quebec. The latest one
lived in old Baltimore, and she is quite
as interesting little miss as any OF her
sisters.
"A Little Girl in Old Baltimore" BY
Amanda M Douglas. New York, Dodd'
Mead and Company.
Father Tuck's Annual" now in 3ts
tenth year of successive publication, ap-
pears this month as one of the most at
tractive of the seasons books for very
little folk. 1t has been enlarged to 24f
pages. every page illustrated, and some
of the illustrations being highly colored
to attract the juvenile eye. The Mus
ira tiops are by W. Foster, A. Dixon, M |
and A. L. Bowley, Hilda Cowham. u.
M and F. Taylor and others. The
stories and verse are by Norman Gale,
E. Nesbit M. A. Hoyer Grace G. Floyd
Edric Vredenburg and other writer's who
appeal strongly to young readers. the
hook is published in boards, with colored
cover.
Rather Tuck's Annual" Edited by
Edric Vredenburg. London and New
York, Raphael Tuck &c Sons Company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11

whose foundation is such as to render
1t easily subverted, that few men, in
trenched in power through the supine-
ness Of the people governed, may re-
mold 1t to suit their selfish ends. For
this reason. If for no other, every prac-
ticable theory of government advanced
by the National Municipal league is
entitled to the consideration of students
of civics in every city in America.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11

There is one good thing about the
possibilities in aerial navigation: There
will be no fighting over the rights of
way, and monopoly will not worry the
people.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11

The Southern Pacific oligarchs in San
Francisco can't believe it yet; other
wise they doubtless would have folded
their tents and sneaked away.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
First street. between Spring and Main

WEEK COMMENCING NOV. II.
ny in Wippern's FUN IN A CAFE, :"
ideville and motion pictures. Shows night-
Friday. Ladies' souvenir matinee Thurs
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
nEOPLE'S THEATER
[SCHER'S THEATER

Fischer's All-star Musical Comedy Compa
Latest in song hits. dances and jokes val
ly, and $3.50 Matinees Monday and daily except
day. Prices 1oc and zoe. Reserved seats 25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11

Two men in Napa have been arrested
for beating slot machines. But wha.
did the local constabulary do to the
machines?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11

1t is easier for rich man to- pass
through the camers eve than for Her
rim to admit that he has been shown"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
BEFORE AND AFTER 0LEcTioN.
President Buchanan Had Had All tho
Visitors He Wanted.

President Buchanan's home still
stands in the outskirts OF Lancaster,
Pa. Buchanan was close friend
of Abraham N. Cassel. He was presi.
dent Of the turnpike company which
owned a road leading from Lancaster
past the Buchanan residence.
During the campaign which gave
Pennsylvania her only president this
turnpike prospered on the tolls of
the callers who daily thronged to the
candidates home.
ABE" said Buchanan one day,
cant you abolish the tolls, or give
. special rate, for all these people?
want to encourage them to come
want 'em all to come"
Mr.. Cassel promised to consult his
directors, and concession was
granted.
After election came the office seek
ers, and the home of the president
elect was compassed about like be-
leagured camp. Meeting him, Bu-
chanan again entreated the road
owner:
"Cassel," he said, "for heavens
sake keep 'em away! Can't you build
toll gates clear up to the sky 80 they
can't climb over?"-Saturday Evening
Post.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

Edward st. Arnold left Mon
day evening last for Louisiana on
business He will be absent for
three or four weeks.
The members of the Maccabee
lodge are planning to give a dancing
party in the near future. The date
has not as yet been decided upon.
S. W. Clements was at Marinette,
Wis, Tuesday on brief business
trip.
John O'Grady, OF Sault Ste. Marie,
transacted business in town the fore
part Of the week.
Invitations have been issued an
nouncing the approaching marriage
OF Miss Ruby Ross, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ross. to John
Vaughan, Jr., both Of Baraga, which
will occur in st. Anne's church in
this village Wednesday morning at
g o'clock. &
L. Abel, Of Houghton, called on bis
trade here Wednesday.
Mrs. John Weiss, who has been
visiting for some time with friends
10 Menominee, returned to her home
in Baraga Monday.
Messrs. Deffoe d Buirk, have re-
moved their stock OF jewelry and
novelties from the Mcclure building
to the Schlitz building. The new
store has been refitted to meet the
requirements of the increasing busi-
ness, and with the addition OF con-
|slderable new stock which Is now on
the road from the market, 1t will be
one Of the best equipped stores oI
its kind in Baraga..
Robert Doyle returned Friday
from several days visit in the cop
per country.
James Kenefck, Of Houghton,
spent Wednesday in Baraga, the
gssst.of n. T. Kenefck.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06

In the recent action OF Montgom-
cry Ward & Co., against the Mer.
chants Association OF South Dakota
on the charge Of conspiring to dam
age their business, the supreme
court OF that state decided against
Montgomery Ward & Co. and IN
favor of the Merchants Association.
Their defeat was owing largely to
the fact that Montgomery Ward &
Co. we're unable to come into court
with clean hands, having sold "a
large amount OF goods 10 South Da-
kota 10 violation OF the pure food
law. One of the trade journals is
authority for the statement that
over 1000 cases for violation of pure
food laws have been fled against the
well known firm Of Sears, Roebuch
q Co., Chicago.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06

DRAFT Horses for Sale.
I have several draft and farm
horses for sale at moderate prices.
M. SRAvoY, L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
PoIsonous CATERPILLAR.

Several kinds OF hairy caterpillars
are known to have poisonous effect
on the human skin, notably the cater
pillar of the processionary moth, 30
called because the caterpillars march
in procession after their food. The
scientist Reaumur found that this cat
erpillar's hairs caused him consider
able suffering In the hands for some
days and when he rubbed his eyes his
eyeballs, too, were innamed. Even
approaching too near the nests Of
these caterpillars has caused painful
swellings on the necks Of certain per-
sons, from the caterpillar hairs nont-
ed by the winds.
Montezuma had offered the con-
quering Cortez room full of gold
and silver II he would go away and
leave him In peaceful possession Of
bis kingdom. :.
Don't try any Of your Monty games
on me, old man." laughed Cortes.
'sTll have to ask you for more maxuma
than that"
AZ this was the next best thing 10
offering him . Job 10 police inspector.
tho hapless monarch forbore to urge
him any further. and died shortly aft-
erward Substantially - narrated n
the school histories.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
PROVED HIM AN ,mposToR.
Judges Clever Ruse Uncovered Trick
cry Of Plaintiff.


Joseph Choate. the famous lawyer.
related at q dinner party at Lenox
some interesting "reminiscences Of the
bar and bench.
"A striking case" said Mr.. Choate.
"transpired In the SOS. II was case
of workman who claimed to have
lost the sight of his left eye in an ex-
plosion.
There was no doubt about the ex-
plosion and there was no doubt that
the workman's eye had been injured.
but the physicians claimed that he
could see out OF It. while he stoutly
declared that the sight was utterly
destroyed.
"The judge heard all the evidence,
pro and con. Then, sending the work.
man from the court room, he said:
"'Get a blackboard and write SEN
tence on 1t with green chalk. Also
get a pair of spectacies with ordinary
clear glass for the lert eye and red
glass for the right
This, In the course of an hour or
90, was done. Then the workman
was brought back and he was ordered
to put the queer glasses on.
"He put them on and the judge said
to him:
Turn the blackboard round and
see II you can read what is written
"The man read the sentence without
hesitation, whersupon the Judge said
to him sternly:
"'Your case is dismissed. You are
an impostor. You must have read that
sentence with your left eye, for the
red glass over the right one turned
the green writing black and made 1t
quite invisible on the blackboard
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
Couldn't Afford Il.

About year ago Sewell Ford be-
came a resident of Rye, N. Y. He had
lived there only short time before
he discovered that one OF his neigh
bors was Simeon Ford. The revela-
ton was made over the telephone.
"Hello!" said voice. lis this So
well Ford"
The author of Shorty" admitted
that IL was.
WELL" went on the voice. this is
Simeon Ford. Some ones sent me
your meat bill" a
Good! Why don't you pay it,"
II will II you'll pay mine," said
Simeon"
At last accounts the bargain had
not been concluded. Simeon runs q
hotel.-Exohange.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
FALLS BETWEEN
MOVING CARS
sCeor6e Berg Meets With Painful Ac-
cident While Jumping ON
Moving Train.

Friday afternoon George, the IL
year old son, OF Mrs. Amalia
Berg, OF this village, met with q
painful accident and one which will
cripple him for life.
1T appears from the story as told
by several OF young Berg's compan-
ions that he and six other boys,
namely, Ray Draper, Harry Hayes,
Thomas Mcmahon, Bernard Ray
mond, Fred Rose and William
Durand bad been riding on freight
train, which was engaged in switch
ing in the yard at this station.
At the switch about hundred
yards north OF the depot, the lads
left the train. Upon its return, Berg
made an effort to catch on again, but
missed his hold on the handle and
fell between the cars.
Several OF the wheels passed over
the boys legs. partially severing
them from his body.
As soon as the accident occurred
willing hands lifted the injured lad
to dray and he was hurriedIy taken
10 the Office OF Drs. Buckland q
Power, where he was given medical
attendance.
Upon investigation It was found
that the right foot and ankle we're
entirely severed, and that the left
leg from the ankle to the knee was
ground into . pulp, aad that the
.amputation OF both members Q few
inches below the knee would be
necessary.
From the facts learned concerning
the said affair Il Is understood that
this dangerous practice among these
boys hes been going on for some
time, despite the several 'warningi
-of The trainmen and others, and tht
nsws y the accident did not come a
= aupl sise 70 those Who we're se
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06
c.reIe..ne.. About Elr.arm..

A few days ago at Brockton, Mass.
. 6-year-old child blew a mans head
on with shotgun; at Bangor, Me-.
. small boy killed his infant sister
with load of shot, and similar occur
rences have recently been reported
from other places. Ninety-nine per
cent of gun accidents might have been
avoided by the exercise of q small
symptom of common sense. The chill
dren referred to in the dispatches
found the guns In their homes and the
guns were loaded. To keep q loaded
gun In the house IL next to criminal
carelessness. To keep loaded gun in
the house whore there are children ID
idiotic. Washington Star.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-04-06

Mrs. William Hand was the guest
OF Houghton friends Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Payne, who was a
guest at the home OF Miss Addie
Hillyer during the Easter holidays
returned to her home 10 Hancock
Monday.
John Boyle was at Houghton
Thursday.
The smoker given under the aus
pices OF the Fraternal Order of Ea-
giles in their lodge rooms Tuesday
evening was q grand success. A
large number of the members were
present and most enjoyable even
ing spent.
William King, for number Of
years a resident OF Baraga, but re-
Gently residing in Detroit, returned
to this village the fore part OF the
week.
James McKercher, OF Spur. was a
Baraga visitor Friday.
The Misses Bessie and Fannie
Byers. OF Houghton, are guests at
the home of Mrs. Bert Funke.
DR.. r. S. Bucland, who is at pres
ent located n Chicago, made a-brief
business trip to Baraga this week.
He returned to the Windy City
Thursday.
W. Frank James, OF Hancock,
transacted business in town the fore
part OF the week.
Ira Long was a copper country
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. N. Stein and sister, Miss
Helen Theobald, left Friday evening
for an extended visit at their former
home in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gordon Heughens, of Houghton,
spent Easter Sunday at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.
Heughens, in this village. He was
accompanied by Arthur Gibbs, of
Houghton.
The Easter Monday ball given un-
der the auspices of the Baraga Fire
department Monday evening was one
of the most successful events ever
given by the department. There
we're about seventy-five couples
present. many coming from Kewee-
nav Bay and L'Anse. Excellent
music was furnished by the Ideal
orchestra, and the supper prepared
by Mrs. Geo. Theobald is spoken OF
as being very fine. The fire laddies
are to be congratulated upon the
success OF the dance.
The Baraga Lumber Company's
mill began operations Monday morn
ing, and it is reported that every
thing in connection with the work is
running smoothly.