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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-24
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Miscellaneous

VANTED-NAMEs, ADDRESSES AND
phone number Of parties who desire to
Join select social dancing club; none but
those able to give first class references
desired; references given. Address BOX
1850, Herald. I-z4-3
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-24
STORAGE

HOUSEHOLD GOODS PACKED BY COM
petent packers. moved in large. clean
vans and stored in clean warehouses, or
shipped. Private rooms. We also sell
coal and wood. Both telephones. SHAT
TUCK & NIMMO WAREHOUSE CO., 109
West Sixth street, 10-S1-t t-sa- s. I'm
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PATENTS AND PATENT RIGHTS

PATENTS-U. S. AND FOREIGN; INFOR-
nation book free to inventors. BROOKS q
LADDERS. 6OS-610 L. A. Trust bldg, Third
and Spring streets. blk
q. 10. HARPHAM GETS PATENTS. INvEN-
items financed patent litigation; 20 years ex-
perienoe. SIT UNION TRUST BLDG. F432S
1O-SO-33
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-24
Statesmen and Solicitors

statesmen WANTED; EXPERIENCE UN-
necessary; 500 per month and expenses.
ROYAL CIGAR CO, Chicago, Ill. 11-21-7
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-24
DENTISTS

DIR. BAcHMAN, FORMERLY MINNEAPOLIS
dentist, SOs o. T. johnson bldg, Fourth and
Broadway. s-4-x
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-24

30 YOU WANT TO BUY INTEREST IN
some elegant paying business openings in
Los Angeles? Here are several chances to
enter reliable, good paying business
places with trustworthy man. Sell inter-
est mandatory $500; sell half grocery
and cigar business, pays $3.50 monthly, for
about $3.50: sell interest in up-to-date
general realty and general renting and
general Are insurance business $3.50; sell
half talking picture theater on Broadway
$4,000. Come see PHOENIX, 2O2 and 2O4
Grant building. 11-22-5
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
A Three Icuued Bison,

In 1867 Small Eyes, a Blackfoot who
had come down from the north and
Joined the Arapahoes and lived with
them, told Black Kettle. q Cheyenne In
George Bents lodge, about having
killed, between the Cimarron and
Beaver creek, a tributary Of the north
fork Of the Canadian, buffalo bull
which had only one hind leg. Accord
Ing to Small Eyes story. 1t did not ap
pear that the bull had lost one of IT.
hind legs, but rather that It never had
had more than one The hind leg was
very large. seemed 10 be In the mid
die OF the body instead OF at one side
and there was no sign Of any missing
leg 1t looked as II the two hind legs
which the buffalo ordinarily has had
IN some way fused together
The war party with which Small
Eyes was travelling was passing along
near q hollow when the bull came VI
out of It, and some Of the men RAJ
ahead. got around II and shot 1t with
q gun. II was not able 10 run fast
but rather hobbled along.-Forest and
Stream.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Salt Lakes.

The Great salt lake is gradually dry
ing up. and the inhabitants OF Sail
Lake Ci;y seem quite surprised. The!
ought not to be. All salt lakes owe
their salinity to the fact Of their hav
ing no outlet. aud lake without al
outlet Is Il dying lake.
Nor is death usually long delayed
speaking seol0gically. Lakes kokC
Nor and Lob Nor were undoubtedl!
extensive inland seas not 50 very many
decades ago, yet Sven Hedin founC
them reduced 10 mere acrid puddle'
set In the midst of we'll nigh limitles:
salt deserts that once were their beds
The terrible Taklamakan desert, too
in which Hedin nearly died OF thirst
was once the bed Of just such lake
So also were the salt deserts Of Persia
Northern Tibet is studded with sal
lakes in process of desiccation. The
Aral and the Caspian seas were at one
time far more extensive than is nov
the case, proving that they, too, are un
dergoing the inevitable process of des
location to which all such bodies O
water are sooner or later invariabl.
subjected Paul Pioneer Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Did the Best He Knew.

GeOrdie Horn was a character well
known among the country folk of the
Scotch highlands twenty-five years ago.
He belonged to Il class rather hard to
classify, for lie was neither Il tramp
nor 4 farm hand, although frequently
following the habits Of both. Wan
deriHg from farm 10 farm, the greater
part of the time he was kindly treated
and Hospitality entertained generally.
While he was man of unusual
strength, he was mentally weak and
exceedingly lady.
Hes gle cute chiel. though slow
in the uptack" understanding was
the way a good many described him.
One day he arrived at his friend the
doctors and complained Of severe
pain In his breast. The doctor handed
him Il plaster, with instructions 10 put
it on lis chest without delay. Geordie
gave him one Of his knowing looks
and took his departure. The doctor
met him few days later and inquired
how he was feeling now. Geordia re-
piled, Nae better" Did you do as |
told you with the plaster?" the doctor
went on.
"Weel, no, not exactly. / done the
best could. didn't have a chest, sac
stuck 1t Oil my bandbox" Chat box.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Fife Wl1ea

Years ago. about Il century. I'9vti
Fife. Scotchman If Gton1bge, Ont.
sent to a friend In G.a,gOr; for (,
small bag Of seed wheat to Try iI q
cleared patch Of the backWoodS. The
friend obtained some seed ircu 4
vessel Just in from DanZig. Unfortu-
natcly It was Il fall wheat aDl rrIcheG
David Fife IN the spring. Neyerthe-
less David Fife sowed It In spring
One can guess how fevrrishly the
backwoods farmer watched for the
growth Of his experiment. Only three
wheat heads survived till the fail but
those three wheat heads We're entirely
free Of the rust that had ruined his
nei~hbcr's crops. and those-three heads
really represented a new variety of
wheat. fall wheat turned into n
spring wheat. David Fife treasured
the three heads and planted them IN
spring. such was the beginning Of
Fife wheat In America.-AgncS c. Laut
In Outing Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Blunders Of the Types.

Ever since the Introduction OF type
setting errors, weird or cOmical, have
emanated from printers offices. Til,
mistakes are not always to be shoul
dered on TO the compositOr, for ba(
handwriting must be taken into &C
count. Here are q few instances o.
actual blunders collected by proof
reader in the course Of his daily work
"His blushing bride" was transform
ed into his clustering bride"
A major was stated to have 'servet
with destruction In the army" The
writer thought he used the word dis
tinction."
"The Galley Love" was the descrip
ton Of q picture entitled "The Galley
Slave"
Speaking Of theatrical folk, critic
wrote that nearly all have husbands
or wives" The paragraph printed
read hundreds Of wives"
They sailed for three days around
the cape and finally slaughtered q
small Italian" should have beer
sighted a small island"
One more in conclusion. "Ee takes
delight In talking on his family shame
was a shameful thing TO say wher
"favorlte theme" was meant.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Nenro Elcduence.

Some years ago one Of Texas widely
known statesmen who Is low dead
was passing along street in Dallas
when an old cOlOred man who hao
once belonged to him approached, tool
off his hat and passed hand over hi'
white wool us he asked:
"Marster, gin de old man 90 cents
Dan, you are robber."
"IIow:" asked the astonished darky
opening his eyes. around which rough
shod age had walked.
Didn't you see me put my hand IL
my pOcket|
"Yes, sah.'
"Well, you old rascal, you rob me O
the pleasure Of giving you money with
out being asked"
The old man received a dollar. Bow
ing almost to the ground. while tear
came out and coursed through the age(
prints around his eyes, he replied:
"Marster. wid-wid such a heart a
you hab and wild Abraham and lsaa'
and de Lord on your side | don't se
what can keep you out Of heaven"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
An Expensive Dollar.

Not long ago in this town kind
friend of the family gave one Of the
kids q dollar. OF course II was too
much 10 let the kid get out and spend
for candy and gum. SO ii was reli-
giously put up on the sideboard or
some other safe place 10 be kept-just
for what the depOnent saith not. In
about q week the Juvenile owner Of
the big round coin remarked at the
breakfast table, Papa, mamma spent
my dollar Yesterday" The head Of
the house took the hint and fished up
another dollar. which, like its prede
cesaor, was placed in good safe place
to keep.
During the next month by careful
ly tabulatcd record which he kept on
his cuff he repaid this elusive dollar
just thirteen times So at the end Of
the month You Will not be surprised to
learn that our friend sent the donor Of
the original dollar this curt note:
Dear Sir-Inclosed you will find check
for 81. It's the dollar you gave our
yoUngster. ] return II simply 10 avoid
bankruptcy. Already IL has cost me some
where between fifteen and twenty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Vanity of Men.

In q woman's club, over tea and
cigarettes. group OF ladies' cited
many, many instances Of the foolish
vanity Of males.
Take the case Of bees" one said.
Because the queen bee rules the hive,
because she is the absolute mistress
Of millions OF subjects, man up TO a
few hundred years ago denied her sex.
He called her the king bee.
"Pliny wrote somewhere, The king
bee Is the only male, all the rest being
females And Moses Rusden, beekeep-
er to Charles H., stoutly denied, in or
der to please his royal master, that the
large bee, the ruler Of the hives, be-
longed to the gentler sex.
Even Shakespeare couldn't bear to
think that the bee Of bees, the largest
and wisest and fairest, the hives alb
solute lord. was female. No. all the
proofs Notwithstanding, Shakespeare
called her a male. Don't you remem-
ber the lines
Creatures that by rule In nature teach
The act OF order TO a peopled kingdom,
They have a king and officers OF sorts"
New Orleans TimesDemocrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Saved by a phctorraph.

A very remarkable incident occurred
at Rio de Janeiro.
A passenger on board one Of tn,
large liners took n photograph Of the
harbor 1t included small yachi
which had sailed in the morning with
two men In her, but returned In the
evening with one only. The survivor
said his companion had fallen over.
board, but his statement was not be
lieved. He was tried and sentenced tC
death. The matter had by this time
come 10 the ears OF the photographer
who remembered that the picture had
been taken on the day OF the "crime
(sr accident and that the scene EN-
braced yacht. On examining the
print more carefully he noticed smalI
speck on the sail and In order TO de
termine what ii was had an enlarge
ment made. II proved 10 be the figure
OF n man falling. 1t was shown to the
authorities at once, and the condemned
man was released.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
VOL. 81.
Price Never Chanaed.

The Rev. Simon Turpie was an elo
list of sermons which, when he one,
began. he went right through TO the
end and then started ut the first ser
mon again, and so on.
a young man in the congregation
was about 10 leave for South Africa
but the Sunday before he departed he
attended the church service.
In the course Of his lecture the min
lister used an Illustration in which were
the words, A man can easily purchase
two sparrows for threepence."
The young man, after being absent
for about three years. returned and
again on the first opportunity attended
divine service. Strange TO say, he
heard the same narrative by the same
minister, the phrase striking him most
being about the 1.-TWO sparrows for
threepenee."
At the close Of the service the min
lister, in his courtesy, came and shook
hands with the youth ahl. welcoming
him back TO his home. asked him If
he noticed any changes about the
place.
The young man, evidently quite un-
concerned. replied. AYE, man. there S
two or three changes but there's yin
thing l can see-the price O sparrows
is aye at the same auld figger. elias
gov News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Cittind Pull.

To look at Sitting Bull one would say
that be was always quiet and self con-
tanned. In fact, he did usually keep
himself under control. but he YVES cruel
and almost heartless. He had prac-
ticed cruelty to animals and men from
his childhood and as long as he lived;
he was full Of passion and often very
angry. He was always imperious and
insolent toward our generals, the In
dian agent and other friends or the
great father at Washington, whom he
claimed to hate. He had great talent
and ability to plan campaigns and bat
ties and wonderful influence In bring
Ing Indians together. Notwithstand'
ing all this, he was afraid Of death
and, though he planned the greatest
victory which the Indians ever gained
over white men, Sitting Bull himself
was a coward and disgraced himself
even before his own people by running
away In the very face Of success
General Howard In ST. Nicholas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Misplaced Sympathy.

| A sympathetic Frenchman unluckily
bought an almanac that gave the dates
Of the worlds chief events. From that
| day on he lived life Of mourning.
Thus on April 80 he had Grape on his
| hat.
"IIaye you lost relative?" a friend
asked Not exactly" said he. But
today Is a sad anniversary for the
French people. On April 80 1924, the
Chevalier Bayard died" On May
he had Grape on again. "Still mourn
ing Bayard?" said the friend. NO"
said he, but don't you remember that
on May great and charming poet,
Alfred de Musset, breathed his last?"
On the 9th Of the same month, Whom
are you mourning for nOwT For an
honest man, General Caviagnac." On
the 90th, crying terribly, he said: "Ah,
Joan Of Arc. On this date, in 1431, a
handful Of Englishmen and mlser-
able bishop put the gallant maid to
death" On July 13 he took a bath in
memory Of the assassination of Marat.
On the 10th Berangers death gave him
fatal shock On the 18th. having
read OF Napoleon's departure to st
Helena, he felt better, but on the 23d
the bombardment Of Dieppe by the
English, in 1894 confined him again to
his bed. He was taken with a fever
and died on the 22d, muttering, I'm a
month the massacre Of st. BarthOlO-
mewv'-New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
New Use For WheelbarrcWs.

Mrs. Zelia Nuttall the archaeologist
was making some excavations In Mex
leo. The Indians were removing the
earth some distance from the point OF
excavation In the customary manner
that Is, on g piece of coarse cloth TIED
between two poles. stretcher fashion
carried by two Indians This method
seemed rather labOriOus to Mrs. Nut
tall. so she ordered several iron wheel
barrOws from the city. When the!
arrived she turned them over TO the
foreman after explaining to him what
they were for and how to use them.
Next day when she visited the work
the Indians had discarded their primi
tive parihuelas and were using th'
bright new wheelbarrOws. AS each
barrow was filed with earth II was
picked up by two Indians. one using
the handles and the other the wheel
and carried to the place where the
earth was TO be deposited. All efforts
TO get the Indians to use the wheel
barrows properly failed, and they kept
on carrying them until the work was
finished
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
He Preferred Mules.

One Of the pet hobbies OF Senator
Christopher Magee was his newspaper
the Pittsburg Times. He kept the pa
rer well TO the front. and II was a
credit to modern journalism. One
morning the Times had been scoOped
on n railway wreck.
senator" :t'ked An intimate ac'
quaintance. low do you console your
self OF the loss of that wreck story
IL; morning."
'iy congrdtulating ourselves" he an
swcred quickly, that we are among
the number who missed that I'll fated
train"
On another occasion as the senator
WIS 4; pr, aching the Times building
on oJrth avenue he noticed crowd
gathered about wagon which was
filed with huge rolls OF newspaper. A
wheel was caught in deep rut IN the
pavement and could not be budged.
Senator" laughed a friend. they
managed at last TO get your paper into
a rut."
"ies," answered Mr.. Magee, his eyes
twinkling with good humor, "and In
not trusting to men to get 1t out again
but to mules "-Philadelphia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Casualties Expected.

During one of Speaker Cannon's bit
ter political fights Ia his district In Hi
nois the opposition resorted to desper-
ate tactics. Among other things friends
of Uncle Joe were summarily dismiss
ed from positions they held In the pub
lie service. Some Of his friends be
came alarmed at this. and one Of them
called on the speaker at his residence
and said somewhat excitedly:
"Joe. Smith and Jones have just lost
their positions in the postoffice. What
are we going to do about it?"
Uncle Joe took another puff at his
cigar and then answered, with benev
olent smile: Nothing. II you go into
battle, you have got to expect to have
some dead and wounded"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Dollar Fish.

Have yCu any dollar fish here n
woman asked If one Of the attendants
III the aqulr I'm.
While tho ucstlOn may seem Gu :
ous, it was /, ally very simple, for th :.
dollar fish is only young moonfish.
The moOnfish IS a curious but beau
tiful creature. almost round in shape
and extremely thin and having the
,lOveliest OF pearly sides. 1t swims on
edge, so that it always presents its
sides Of pearl to view. 1t takes its
name from its shape and because,
further. In color it suggests the silvery
moon.
Young moonish of the size Of q
standard silver d0llar-and they are
scarcely any thicker-are called dollar
fishes because # their resemblance 10
that coin IN size and shape and color,
and the woman making the inquiry
about dollar fishes was duiy Informed
that there was none in tie tanks at
The present time. but that they did
have them occasionally. - New York
Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
EIouuence Of the Welsh.

Here Is a little story OF an English
man IN Wales: "On the comparative
qualities Of the English and Welsh
tongues let me tell Of the Welshman
who saluted me In the Welsh. | was
compelled to confess ignorance. 'Ah,
he said, turning fluently enough to
English, you should learn the Welsh.
My wife was English, and she can
speak conversations now quite WELL
81 acknowledged my shortcomings
and admitted that had always under
stood the Welsh 10 be remarkably
eloquent tongue. Yes, yes, 1t iss so,
said the native. In Welsh man can
express exactly what he means. AS
for the English, call It not language
at all-only dialect
You haf noted that an Englishman
or foreigner In speaking his language
waves his hands and arms about 10
help out the meaning OF the words, but
a Welshman who can speak Welsh
well be hass no need to move h5s
hands. In the Welsh he can say ali
that he means '"-Chicago News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
EoLklore Stories.

The Journal of American Folklore
has some interesting folk tales Of the
Nez Perces Indians:
"Once the sun fell down from the
sky just about sunrise. Mole caught
It and held it up until people got there
and helped him II shove II back. The
sun had meaGt TO roll along on the
ground Instead of in the sky. 1t was
from holding up the sun that Mole's
hands are bent so far back.
"Coyote and Cloud ran race. Cloud
bet storm and Coyote clear weather
They started far away TO the south
and for awhile Coyote was In the lead
Then Cloud made fruits Of all kind.
TO grow in front Of Coyote, and he
looking back and seeing Cloud far be
hind. stopped to eat. In this way
Cloud caught up and won. This h
why we hayc storms In winter time"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Dropeicai Oysters.

With sheer the oyster opener point
ed TO brownlsh smear upon Saddle
Rock shell.
Some fool" said he, has been try
Ing to fatten up a batch Of Saddle
Rocks with cOrnmeal. You might n
we'll try TO invigorate flowers witt
corned beef hash. But 1t Is common
error To believe that cornmeal or oat
meal will fatten oysters. | continual!
find oysters with their shells stainee
with those grains. II makes me laugh
AS matter of fact. there is no sucl
thing rs fattening oysters. All you car
DO is swell them up with water. pre-
cisely the same as water swellS
sponge YoI put them III fresh water
which. being less dense than the sof
they are accustomed to, by the princi
pie II osmOsis penetrateS ana distend'
their tissues gives them, rs you NIGH
say. dropsy. For my part, don't like
fattened oysters. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Alnhabet OF the Playhouse.

1--WE keep learning things all Tho
time" said an infrequent theater goer
II stopped in front Of a theater the
other day to buy n ticket OF specu
lator. and asked him If he had gooo
single near the front
"'Here's one In O., he said. thir
teenth row, third seat from the aisle
Now, you know, / don't carry the
relative positions of the letters OF The
alphabet in my mind all the time.
have to work for a living and have
other things to think of. But 1t struck
me that o must be farther down the
line than thirteen, and so just count
ed up the letters on my finger tips. and
made 0 come fifteenth, and | said sc
to the ticket man, but that didn't wor
ry him any.
There's no \ in this theater.' he
said. and there's no ! in any orches
ira In town
"And, having my finger tip figuring
thus handlly knocked out, | bought the
ticket Washington Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
The Surnrisn Of Slivnitsa.

81 have never quite made out" says
writer In "Near East" why the
plain Of Sllvnitsa has come to be re.
garded as the scene Of one Of the great
decisive battles of the worlds his
tory. 1t did not even decide the Servo
Bulgarian war I'm 1885. That was de
cided by Austria Intervention. The
battle OF SIivnitsa is really only re
markable for the comical fact that
both sides thought they were defeated
and while Milan OF Servia was hurry
ing home in confusion Alexander OF
Bulgaria galloped all the way back &c
his capital before he learned that the
tide had turned. Nowadays the VII
lage looks sleepy enough. poor and
dirty. like most Bulgarian villages, but
almost gay when the sun shines upor
its red roofs -r.,.-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Three sabas.as Zach Week In Tanger.

Morocco Is country II many Sab
,aths The first three days spent in
iangiar w,r, all Sabbaths. Arriving
on Thursday ui-ht. tie next day vas
Friday. the Mohammedan Sabbath
which was followed by the Jewish
Sabbath-the Hebrew element in Tan
g,er IS considerable and strict in re-
ligious observance-and that in turn
by The Christian sunday. Subsequent
comparison. however. revealed little
difference between any days Of the
week On the Mohammodan Sabbath
q black flag IS hoiSted on the minarets
at the prayer Of dawn. instead Of the
white flag that announces the time of
devotIons on other days. IT remains
up until the middle Of the forenoon.
by which time everybody is supposed
TO have found out what day # is
New York Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Harsh Music.

The politi AN caught with the goods
was counseled by his friends to stay
and face the music
For an instant he listened TO tie
clamOr Of denunciatiOn.
"Great Scott" he exclaimed impa-
tiently. do you call that musicE'
A moment later he was out OF hear
ing.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-11
Almost Qualified.

"Help youw scoffed the irate house
wife. well, l guess not. only as
sist invalids."
"WelI. num-" responded Beefsteak
Ben as he tried to remove the bulldog
from his shins, IN be an invalid II l
stay here much longer"