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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
Amusing Accident

~ NE of the most amusing accidents
n1 imaginable happened recently to an
W. old gentleman in one of our large
Eastern cities He was asked to buy
a ticket to a fireman's ball and good-naturedly
complied. The next question was what to do
with it. He had two servants, either one i OF
whom would be glad to use it. but he dlo
not wish to show favoritism.
Then it occurred to him that he might buy
another ticket and give both his servants a
pleasure. Not knowing where the tickets were
sold, he inquired of a policeman, and the
officer suggested that he go to the engine
house So the old gentleman went to the
engine house that evening, but there was no
one in sight. He had never been in such
place before, and stood for moment or so
uncertain how to make his presence known.
Presently he saw an electric button on the
side of the room, and he put his thumb on it:
The effect was electrical in every sense OF
the word. Through the ceiling, down the
stairs and from every other direction fremen
came running and falling, the horses rushed
out of their stalls, and. in short, all the ma
chinery of modern engine house was in
stantly in motion.
Amid all this uproar stood the innocent old
gentleman, who did not suspect that he had
touched the fre-alarm until the men clamored
around him for information as to the locality
of the fire.
Then he said. mildly. 'I should like to buy
another ticket for the ball, if you please"
The situation was so ludcrous that there
was general shout of laughter and the old
gentleman bought his ticket and the engine
house resumed its former state of quiet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

NE of the most amusing accidents
imaginable happened recently to an
old gentleman in one of our large
Eastern cities. He was asked to buy
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
Odd Occurrences

English naturalist re-
lates a comical story of his first in
PRODUCTION to a turtle, some forty
,-nn N norn u'hnr, ,r-os To he a Grand
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

NE would think, with parent weigh
ing ton and armed with cleaning
ivory tusks two or three feet IN
length, that a baby walrus would run
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

N some Eastern countries children'i
hair is not cut until they are ten o.
twelve years of age, the girls ther
being considered marriageable. Ur
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
MISS ETHEL ROOSEVELT.

Unlike Mrs. Longworth, Miss Ethel Is
fond of books, and she has gathered a
fine library during her years in the
White House. Books are the most
welcome gift that can be offered, and,
as her friends have learned this, she
has added largely to her treasures.
Her skill as a needlewoman Is almost
national, and her pretty little fancy
articles have figured In church festi-
walls and gentlewomen's sales for the
past five years.
That Miss Ethel Roosevelt is a hand
some, well equipped young girl, who
would make her mark in the social
world even without the prestige of a
White House environment is univer-
sally conceded. Interest centers in the
plan for her debut party, and great is
the longing of every one Ssocially in
clined, young, old and middle aged, to
be included in the guest list on that oc-
casion. For some reason social experts
have decided that, as Miss Alice Roose-
welt was presented at a ball, so the
second daughter must expect the same
brilliant fete. But conditions differ
widely from those when Mrs. Long
worth made her bow. Mrs. Roosevelt
was comparatively new to her high
position, and her circle of friends was
more circumscribed. Then, Mrs. Long
worth possessed much independence Of
character as well as an income of her
own to execute her W plans. Miss
Ethel is more amenable, and the wishes
of her parents have always been para
mount. A ball seems the proper func-
ton, but people shudder at the Pan
dora box of ills which could spring
from such an entertainment. Mrs.
Roosevelt has hitherto displayed mark
ed independence when 1t m to
planning her private amenities. She
has drawn a rigid line between the OBJ
legations of the presidents wife and
those Of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
An Angry Elephant.

A sentinel in the menagerie at Paris
has had a curious experience with one
of the largest elephants. The sentinel
vas very conscientious and always re-
quested the spectators not to give the
animals anything to eat, which seemed
to displease the elephant in question to
such an extent that he several times
sprinkled the sentry's head with water
from his trunk. One day a bystander
offered this particular elephant a large
cake. The sentinel interfered. as
usual, and the elephant promptly dis
charged in his face a violent stream OF
water. A general laugh ensued, but
the sentinel, having calmly wiped his
face. stood on one side and continued
as watchful as before. Soon after
ward he found 1t necessary to repeat
his admonition, but no sooner was this
uttered than the elephant laid hold Of
his musket, twirled it round his trunk,
trod it under his feet and did not re.
store it until he had twisted it into
nearly the form of a corkscrew. Then
ne gave u snort ut the discounted
sentinel, as II to say, NOW | hope
you'll mind your own b~usiness!"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
He Preferred Mules.

One of the pet hobbies of Senator
Christopher Magee was his newspaper,
the Pittsburg Times. He kept the pa
per well to the front, and 1t was a
credit to modern journalism. One
morning the Times had been scooped
on a railway wreck.
Senator" asked an intimate ac-
quaintance, chow do you console your
self on the loss of that wreck story
this morning.
by congratulating ourselves" he an
swered quickly, that we are among
the number who missed that Ill fated
train"
On another occasion as the senator
was approaching the Times building
on Fourth avenue he noticed q crowd
gathered about a wagon which was
filled with huge rolls of newspaper. A
wheel was caught in a 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."
"Yes," answered Mr.. Magee, his eyes
twinkling with good humor, land I'm
not trusting to men to get it out again,
but to mules."-Philadelphia Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
A Very Dainty Whim.

Queen Victoria of Spain is credited
with having set the rose fashion," as
she has adopted the rose for her ia
vorite flower, and the popular scent Is
therefore the delicious altar of roses.
There are hundreds of girls in Paris
now making up silken roses, which
will afterward be perfumed and worn
by the women of fashion.
One kind Of rose almost approaches
silver in tone and is made Of sheeny
pale pink satin stuffed In its heart with
a soft sachet powder.
Wreaths of white roses are worn by
the debutante, consisting of a dozen
little button roses wired together and
made of chiffon or silk. These are
only scented by lying in a box in which
a sachet has been placed.
The scented pink rose is pinned at
the side of the throat. 1t should nestle
in a bed of silver tulle or of silver chif-
fon and is sprinkled with real altar on
its petals.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25

Although men. as they run, are per
haps muscularly stronger han olnen
their inability to withstand the ele
ments and their reliance upon clothes
place them considerably below the so
called weaker sex in the matter of I'M
clothed toughness. Women wear clothes
for ornament. Men use them as pro
tective covering. A group of men ma
rooned clotheless on an island in the
temperate zon might he expected to
die off in n month from drafts and
colds and rheumatism. The health Of
women similarly placed would suffer
little from the enforced exposure. The
fact appears to be, therefore, that in
everything but muscle-in vitality. rug
gedness. character, disposition. brain
power, etc.-woman is the tougher. not
the weaker. sex.-Kansas City Journal
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
Vanity of Men.

In a woman's club, over tea and
cigarettes, a group of ladiek 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 f~airest, the hives alb
solute lord, was a female. No, all the
proofs Notwithstanding, Shakespeare
called her a male. Don't you remem-
Der the lines
Creatures that by a rule in nature teach
The act of order to a peopled kingdom,
They ave a king and officers Of sorts"
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
Make Haste Slowly.

This is al age of hurry, and we are
all inclined to do everything in a rush,
forgetting that hurry retards our work,
and the more quietly we do what is to
be done the more quickly and better 1t
is done.
"Hasten slowly Is the advice given
in an exchange, for the first necessity
Is to find ourselves QUITO find out for
n fact where and how we hurry and
how we have the sense of hurry with
us all the time. Having found our
selves out, the remedy is straight be-
fore us.
Nature is on the side of no hurry
and will come to Il aid with higher
standards of quiet which are always
back in every ones brain If we only
look to find them.
Five minutes sitting quietly and taz-
ing long breaths to get a sense of no
hurry every day will be of very great
help, and her when we find ourselves
hurrying let us stop and recall the best
quiet that we know. That need only
take a few seconds, and the gain is
sure to follow.
Festina lente hasten slowly should
be in the back of our brain all day and
every day.
IT'S haste makes waste, the sage AYERS.
And instances are far too plenty.
Whene'er the hasty impulse stirs
Fut on the brake, Festina Eearte~A
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25

the Importance of individuality, In
stead of REFRESHING 1t in her children,
c%ultivates 1t. She knows that If they
are to count for anything in life they
must not only be themselves, but they
must mean something. The reason of
SO many peoples dullness lies In the
fact that they mean nothing.
They have no purpose in life, and,
going blind and dumb through the
world, they leave off every evening nc
wiser than they were in the morning.
To be redeemed from such common
placeness only one thing is necessary
namely, personality. Whatever we are
1t is better to be ourselves than to be
an imitation or an echo of somebody
else, and only by making thaEmost of
ourselves can we hope to make any
thing of life. Most peoples lives are
failures not so much because destiny
has been unkind to them, but because
they have not known how to make the
best of themselves. mentally or phys
ically. Instead of developing their In
stinct they have neglected 1t, If they
have not actually crushed it out of
existence. And, instinct being the basis
of personality, they drift helplessly, as
the result of Its repression, ON the tide
of events which they can neither con
quer nor control.
In our present state of artificial CIV
ilization it is, of course, the custom
to assume that our instinct must neces-
sarily be wrong. Like everything else
that is natural, we are brought up to
mistrust it. Second thoughts are
BEST is q maxim instilled into us in
childhood, and instead of relying upon
the prompt and usually unerring de-
cisions of our instinct we are taught to
refer all ~perplexities to the calm and
inspired arbitration of our reason. In
all strong personalities. however, in
stinct, far from being suppressed, acts
In complete accord with reason.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
Panar Shade Hint.


Some women are so fearful of fire
that they hesitate to use the dainty
paper lamp shades that are so cheap
and lend such a soft radiance to a
DOL There is really little danger If
the wire frames are large enough for
the lamp. Do not use shades, how
ever, after the paper becomes dry and
charred, as they are then more liable
to ignite. Another important thing in
regard to paper shades is to keep them
free from dust. Not only do they burn
one when dusty, but they are not a
credit to ones housekeeping. The tops
should be changed frequently, as the
paper costs but little, and 1t is not
much work to make a new top when
the frame is there.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
WOman'sWorld
MISS ETHEL'S DEBUT.
Daughter of President to Be National
Belle For a Few Months.

Oau9nter OF FreSident 10 be National
Belle For a Few Months.
Time was when the debut of the
daughter of the president of the Unit
ed States would have been relegated
to TIE category of unimportant affairs
concerning only the United States.
Now a thrill of interest is felt in every
country of the world. Though the &C.
casion calls for nothing except letters
of congratulation and probably a few
gifts from personal friends who are
high In the cabinets of foreign lands,
the event will be noted in courts and
will figure in the chronicles of foreign
capitals along with the doings of roy
atty.
The slender young girl who stands
so lumlnously before the world just
now is a type of which every Ameri-
can may be proud. She Is just seven
teen and a few months and is young
for debutantes as the buds are intro
duced nowadays. But the delight of
reigning a short while as national belle
was too alluring for " such a level
headed young woman as Miss Ethel to
forego. She possesses the healthy de-
sire of all girls to have a good time,
and certainly a debut in the White
House offers a tempting field of opera
ton. Last year she decided against a
collegiate course, and after finishing
her academic training at the Cathedral
school she devoted all her attention to
the accomplishments necessary for the
belle who would shine In such a COM
pick assembly rs Washington's official
society.
She is a good musician, a clever con
versationalist, clever with her brush
and pen and can make conversation"
in three tongues besides English.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
ORIGINAL Sin Out of Date.

1t is doubtful If there ever was a
time when people were more impressed
with tho idea Of personality than they
are today. In novels and in plays, as
well as in real life, it no longer inter-
ests us to know what people do. We
want to know what they are. Even
in the nursery the personality of a
child is not only recognized, but de-
ferred to, a fact deplored by a woman
of the old school, who Indignantly ex-
claimed: personality, indeedI In my
young days 1t was called original sim
and whipped out of a child" Far,
however, from adopting these drastic
measures, the modern parent, realizing
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
A Xantinne outwitted.

An E%nglishman of Lymington had
the misfortune to live in a continuous
quarrel with his wife, who was a mod
ern Xantippe and threatened in case
she survived him to dance over his
grave. 1t was her lot to outlive him,
but 1t was not so easy to carry out
her threat. The husband had the pre-
caution to make an injunction in his
will requiring his body to be buried In
the sea neal his residence and without
ceremony. The injunction was COM
piled with.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
To Polish Mirrors.

The first step toward cleaning the
mirror before polishing Is to rub off
the glass carefully with a damp cloth.
When this is done, polish with d wool
en- cloth ON which some powdered blue
has been shaken. For the final touch.
rub the glass carefully with a chamois
skin until it is brilliant.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
American Plates.

The woman who is intensely Amer
lean and patriotic can now get china
to carry out her feelings. The shops
have put out emblem plates with the
arms of the thirteen original states.
These would be attractive used for a
supper or dinner on the Fourth of July
or Washington's birthday.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25

Almost Qualified,

"Help you" scoffed the irate house
wife. "Well, 1 guess not. l only as
sist i~nvalids."
"Well, num-" responded Beefsteak
Ben as he tried to remove the bulldog
from his shins, "Ill be an invalid If !
stay here much longer"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25

81 see," said Mrs. Starvem, that a
certain scientist claims We'll soon get
a palatable food from wood
SWELL" growled the cranky boarder
"it seems impossible to get it out OF
board"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
The Poor MiIkman Again.

The milkman was boiling over with
indignation.
"And you mean to say my milk don't
look right?" he snapped. "Why, lady,
this can of milk is a pictured"
"Ah, yes" laughed the keen house
wife; "a fine water color."-Exchange.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
Water Bugs.

Water pipes are frequently stopped
up with water bugs. These pests can
be got rid of by pouring a table
spoonful of turpentine down the pipe.
The mouth of the pipe should be COW
cred to keep in the fumes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25

1t is sometimes advisable to employ
a night Waterman to look after men
who are as honest as the day is long
St Louis Globe-D Democrat.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
Restless.

Caller-So your cook has passed away
to a better place? Hostess-Yes, but
don't know If she'll stay. Poor Bridget
was very hard to suit.-Boston Trav-
eler.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
Do YOU TAKE THE JOURNAL ?

IT IS TO INTEREST OF EVERY
man who owns a house or lot on Five Mile Beach to
take the JOURNAL. ; In its columns you will find
throughout the year much matter that will interest and
be of value to you for the triaing cost of one dollar per
year. If you do not already take the JOURNAL cut out
and fill in the following coupon, enclosing check or a
one dollar bill, and mail same to Journal, Wildwood,
Cape May County, New Jersey"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25

'SThe poet is born, not made" sayeth
the proverb. In other words, 1t isn't
his own fault.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
"Mornings-not to be seen.
Afternoons-not at home.

but perhaps he did not ring the
bell. (He never plays under 1000
franes-he received this sum here at a
private musicale.) For secretary he
has Otto Goldschmidt, who sent me a
pass, which j returned with the re-
mark that for such an important con-
cert l could certainly afford to buy NO
ticket. Six marks was in no way too
much to pay"
Bulow did make his acquaintance,
however, as he refers in a later letter
to Sarasate coming, quite unexpected
ly, to a conference with Johannes"
(Brahms), at which he himself was
present.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-25
Won euIow and sarasate.

In one of his letters Won Bulow re-
fers to Sarasate as follows: HE has
enchanted me beyond measure, par
ticularly in his concert of yesterday,
when he played a splendid work,
Symphonic Espagnole,' by Lalo-
played in so genuinely artistic a man.
ner that today l am still intoxicated
with it. His playing also of the Saint
Saens concert piece for violin is as en-
trancing as interesting. 1t is a shame
that he cannot come to see me. N. b.
7 have purposely avoided his person
al acquaintance. Perhaps he has tried
to see me, for over my door stands the
notice:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-11
EVELYN THAW WANTS DIVORCE
Wife of Harry Thaw Declared 20 BE
Seeking an Absolute Sep
aration.

NEW YORK, March 10.-If the marriage
of Harry X. Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Is nullified II will be because efforts of the
husband to prevent 1t have been unsuccess-
full, accoVding to a statement given out
today by Colonel Franklin Bartlett, counsel
for Harry X. Thaw and Mrs. William
Thaw. The statement declares, also. that
there is no truth in reports that detectives
employed by Mrs William Thaw have had
the younger Mrs. Thaw under surveillance
for months. Attorney Bartlett said today
that no proceedings have yet been insti-
tuted looking toward a separation of Thaw
and his wife.
1.-THE matter is inchoate." said Colonel
Bartlett when asked OF possible proceedings
looking to a severance of the marital ties.
There is every disposition on the part OF
my clients to be absolutely fair and just
toward Evelyn Thaw and to make liberal
provision for her support, and even more
than that. Harry X. Thaw has sought a
reconciliation and has not desired that his
wife should leave him. but she desires a
permanent severance of the marital rela-
tions. Any thought of espionage upon the
youngl Mrs Thaw would be abhorrent to
Mrs. William Thaw and has not at any
time been entertained by her"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-11
HENEY DENIES RUFF STORY
Assistant District Attorney Says San
Francisco BOss's Immunity Con-
tract Was Rejected.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1O.--A volumin-
Gus affidavit was filed before Judge
Lawler today by Assistant District At
torney Heney in answer to affidavits
previously presented by the attorneys for
the defense in their efforts to have the
indictment OF Abraham Ruef for bribery
annulled, chiefly on the ground that Ruef
had been promised immunity by the
prosecution. Heney's affidavit denied
specifically all Of Ruefs allegations
1t says that Ruef was never promised
complete immunity from punishment but
was given to understand he must accept
the sentence for extortion; that 1t was ex-
pressly stipulated that no request for
leniency would be made by the prose-
cution in the extortion case unless Ruef' s
Testimony proved to be of as much bene-
TT to the state as Ruef represented II
to be and unless Ruef furnished cor
roboration for IT, that Ruef himself
prepared a draft OF a proposed immunity
contract, which Heney absolutely refused
to consider; and that Heney refused to
have anything further to do with Ruef,
when convinced that the latter was lying.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-11
WALSH ALLEGES MISCONDUCT
Jurors Who Voted for Conviction Now
Say They Were Forced TO
Decision.

CHICAGO. March lO.-Applicstion for a
new trial for John r. Walsh. ex-president
of the Chicago National bank, convicted OF
illegal use OF its funds, was made today in
the United States district court lie ore
Judge Anderson.
Numerous affidavits were submitted in
support OF the application. Four were
made by Juror Palmer, all 10 the effect
that he signed the verdict because OF his
poor physical condition and worry to which
he had been subjected by the other jurors.
Juror Charles Davey made an affidavit in
which he declared that he had doubts as
TO the guilt of Walsh and desired 10 OBJ
tain further Instructions from the court.
He declares that these Instructors were
denied him.
Another affidavit made By d. a, To d
set forth that he heard II. L. KonoFg be-
fore being chosen as a juror say thst he
would like to get on the jury. and that II
chosen he would hold out until the last
until Walsh got his deserts. An1ther az
fdsvit by JuTor DaVey declared that he
saw bailiffs whispering 70 members OF the
jury
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-11
EDWARD WRITES TO KAISER
King of England smOOthes Letter In
cident to Satisfaction of
All Persons.

BERLIN, March ia local news agency
declares today that it has learned from an
unimpeachable authority that King Ed
ward has sent a letter to Emporer William
couched in cordial and friendly terms con-
cerning the revelation by the London Times
Of the existence of private correspondence
between the emperor and Lord Tweed
mouth. first lord of the British admiralty.
According to this agency dispatch King
Edward in his letter takes the view that
the British Parliament and the public. as
well as an immense majority of the press
OF England, sharply disapprove of the ac-
tion OF the Times.
Continuing, the dispatch says the attempt
OF the Times to exploit private and nom
political exchange of correspondence In a
national way and in manner antagonistic
TO Germany caused the British king to
write as he has to Emperor William. The
kings action, It is added, will create the
best impression both in Germany and in
England