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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
TENDERNESS

Not to every heart is Gods great gift
Of simple tenderness allowed; we meet
with love in many fashions when we lift
First to our lips life's waters bitter sweet.
Love comes upon us with resistless power
OF curbless passion and with headstrong VIII
1t plays around like Aprils breeze and shower,
Or calmly flows, a rapid stream, and still.
It comes with blessedness into the heart
That welcomes 1t Alright. or, bitter fate!
1t wrings the bosom with so fierce a smart
That love, we cry, is ciueler than hate
And then. ah me. when love has ceased to
bless,
Our broken hearts cry out for tenderness!
We long for tenderness like that which hung
About us, lying our mothers breast;
selfish feeling. that no pen or tongue
Can praise Alright, since silence sings IT BEST
love- as far removed from PASSIONS heat
AS from the chliness Of its dying fire;
A love to lean on when the failing feet
Begin to totter and the eyes to tire.
In youths brief heydey hottest love we seek.
The reddest rose grasp-but when It dies
God grant the latter blossoms, violets meek
May spring for us beneath life's autumn
skies!
God grant some loving one be near to bless
our weary way with simple tenderness.
All the Year Round.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
Fretting SpOiIs the Best OF Life

greet them on the most beautiful, sun
shiny morning with "A fine day, is 1t
not?" they will dolefully warn you that
you have ito pay up for it before
night"
There is no vice except drunkenness
that can SO utterly destroy the peace
and happiness of home as fretting
Husband-nagging should be put in the
same category with wife beating.
Life takes it's hues in a great degree
from the color of your own mind. Be
frank and the world will treat you
kindly. Be suspicious and the world
will treat you coldly. Take things as
don't take them. Look at the bright
side of things-if there is no bright
side, brush up one of the dark ones.
minister, after his sermon on 1.-THE
Goodness of God" asked his congrega-
ton to tell him what they had to be
thankful for. An old woman arose and
said: "I have only two teeth, but,
thank God, they hit"
Form the habit of thinking how much
there is to cheer you, even when there
Is much to depress. How dismal you
look" said a bucket to his companion
as they were going to the well. "Ah,"
replied the other, 81 was rejecting
upon the uselessness of our being filed.
For, let us go away ever SO full, we
always come back empty" "Dear me!
How strange to look at it in that way"
said the other bucket. "Now, 1 enjoy
the thought that however empty we
come back, we always go away full;
only look at it in that light, and you
will be as cheerful as I am"
1.-THE Great Golden Remedy" for
fretting is not a proprietary medicine,
but it cures, and there is no danger of
an overdose:
Whenever you are feeling blue,
Something for some one. else to do.
Rev. Madison G. Peters in st. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
QUESTIONS

II lover meet a lover on summers day
strolling through a quiet meadow, sweet
with new-mown hay:
II lover stops lover just to say WORD,
Nobody to listen but q field mouse and a
bird,
while a lover tells lover as they waiting
stand
That a lover loves lover. should he hold
her hand?
II lover. honest lover. but with naught to
guide,
Trembling. shy and tmid, should meekly
stand aside.
Let lover pass a lover dumb but heart
ahame
Should a lover blame lover who is not to
blame?
II a lover meet lover whom she knows is
shy,
Such a man as one know. such girl as I.
Should lover, willing lover, who without a
doubt
Knows a lover loves her truly help lover
HELEN COMBES.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
Edited by
M. N. F. Bridgham
Camp Wagon Vacation Delightful

, out, that the door OF the coal cellar,
which had just been replenished for the
winter while fuel was cheap, had been
left unlocked, while two stations fur-
ther on the horrible thought assailed
her that the little daughters new
white dress was still carefully wrapped
up In a pillowslip in the top sideboard
drawer, where 1t had been put to es-
cape being soiled during the last few
days.
And after two nerve-racking weeks
of "shooing" Billie away from the wa
ter and denying Mary's insistent plead
ings to play with the children in the
next cottage, who were afflicted with
whooping cough. she had returned
home, more fatigued than when she
went.
So last summer an innovation oc-
Cured in the history of the family.
Two good horses were secured to pull
light wagon with canvas top. Two
days before the departure of the ram
lily, which this time included the hith-
erto neglected father, a small box
which was an exact fit under the seat
was packed with the clothing which
the children wore around home. Then
tWo-burner gasoline stove was IN
stalled, together with very few or
the absolutely essential cooking uten-
sils. Light wooden blankets rolled up
we're suspended from tne Top VI tHo
wagon in the daytime, and at night
furnished ample covering.
With these few preparations the
family started on their journey across
country. Each morning the larder was
replenished and at meal time the little
stove was placed at the side OF the
road and an excellent repast soon pre-
pared. There was no rush and the
scenery was thoroughly enjoyed.
OF course people along the road often
took them for gypsies or occasionally
fanatics, but that was of little impor-
tance, especially when one considered
the fact that the ubiquitous lady of the
seashore who always criticised the
gowns, was now happily absent from
the party and there were no swimming
holes near nor contagious diseases
lurking around,
AS a result of the outing the camp
ing wagon has now become a fixture
with that family and each summer
hereafter they intend to "hit the trail"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
&Nz1seeo Ghn3
OUTDOOR entertaining

This Is the season of outdoor enter
tainments, for most of our readers. If
not sojourners by the sea or on the
mountain top, may arrange for novel
entertainments in the open air by util-
izing what is near-the parks, the
reaches of inland lake or rivers, the
shady lawn of the home place or some
adjacent country side reached by the
ever present trolley car.
A fagot party is not new, but this
way of conducting one has new feat
ures: A circle of pine trees was the
setting for a little fireplace made of
stones on which paper and dry twigs
were ready to be touched off.
Each guest was presented with
bundle of fagots to which was at
tached a number; a duplicate number
was given out. The hostess requested
the guest who drew No. to look at the
fagots; If he had No. the bundle was
laid on the blaze, and he had to tell
story, sing a song or dance Jig while
the fagot burned. 1t really was anoth-
er way of conducting stunt party
One guest recited some clever negro
dialect, bits she had collected while in
the south; a man gave some college
stories; a sweet singer rendered some
Hawaiian love songs which she learned
from the natives while on the Island
The result was very good. There were
twelve guests and twelve bundles of
fagots burned underneath the tall
pines. Refreshments were served on
the inclosed porch of the summer cot
tage. A candle was at each plate, held
by drop of melted wax onto wooden
picnic plate; by it was wooden skew
er; with 1t marshmallows were toasted
over the candle and eaten with ice
cream and small cakes. There was i'm
promptu singing of college songs to
the accompaniment of the hostess
guar. All the girls wore tub suits and
the emen came in negligee shirts with
duck or flannel trousers and serge
coats.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
Some Don It's for the Summer Girl

toned to the usages of good society,
and who has the proper respect for
you will not ask such thing.
Don't make the mistake of thinking
that all country people are ignorant
and that you can poke fun at them
with impunity. Green fields and for
ests have a much more refining influ-
ence than dingy brick walls and vulgar
signs, and you may lose the oppor-
tunity Of making some delightful
friends among country people.
Don't do things when you are among
strangers that you would be ashamed
to have your mother or friends at home
see you do. 1t will lower you in your
own self-respect and then it is very
imprudent, for the world is not so
large, after all. and We never know
when we will meet people again or in
what way things will be found out
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
&ocnefH, G1ubs N:

LII hail to the guide books, railroad
IL folders and summer resort pros
IA pectae, with their glowing ac-
counts of snow-capped mountains and
cool ocean breezes. Each day they ar
rive and serve as a superf1uous remin-
der of the fact that It's time for va
cation.
For many the short summer jaunt-
for it's only In books that the vacation
lasts through the entire hot weather.
comes as a elimination of the dreams
that took shape before the fire on the
long winter nights. And really the
plans that are made then often prove
to be the most enjoyable feature of the
outing The mosquitoes are never
troublesome then, ants never take up
their habtation in the sugar, there's
no danger of Billie being drowned,
and, best of all. 1t doesn't matter in the
| least then whether Mary's summer
| dresses are finished in time.
And while the plans are being made
| it is fun to plan big, even though later
one has to witness the painful tragedy
of the dream of a cottage at the sea-
shore shrinking to the reality Of tent
at the local Cbautauqua.
But there are so many ways of
spending a happy. to-be-remem-
| bered two weeks that no one should be
discouraged. Starting with the six
months tour of Europe, which to most
people would be the epoch of a life
time, there is the trip to the coast, or
in the east to any of the fashionable
summer resorts, a camp In the noun
| tains, or a miniature sea voyage on
the lakes, tenting in the grove two
miles from home, or initiating the
| forty-niners, making a pilgrimage
across the state in a new-fangled
| prairie schooner.
The last method of 'vacationing" is
not to be sneezed at by any means,
although it does sound commonplace.
according to the testimony of wom-
an who has tried them all and who In
ssts that 1.-The last ones the best one
| of ALL"
She had tried the usual outings with
| the usual result After weeks of
wearyng preparation, trying to make
limited amount of funds cover all
the necessities, she had boarded the
| train only to remember, as 1t pulled
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
THE GREAT GUEST COMES

While the cobbler unused there passed his pan
A beggar drenched by the driven rain.
He called him in from the stony street
And gave him shoes for his bruised feet,
The beggar went, and there came crone,
Her face with wrinkles of sorrow sown.
A bundle of faggots bowed her back,
And she was spent with the wrench and racl
He gave her his loaf and steadied her load
AS she took her way on the weary road.
Then to his door came little child,
Lost and afraid in the world so wild,
In the big dark world. Catching it up
He gave her the milk in the waiting cup,
And led It home to its mothers arms,
Out of reach of the worlds alarms
The day went down in the crimson west
And with it the hope of the Blessed Guest.
And Conrad sighed as the world turned gray:
'eVhy is 1t, Lord, that your feet delay?
Did you forget that this was the day?'
Then soft in the silence voice he heard;
Lift up your heart for kept my word.
Three times l came to your friendly door;
Three times my shadow was on your floor.
l was the beggar with bruised feet;
was the woman you gave to eat;
was the child on the homeless street.
Edwin Markham.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
WISDOM

Like doves our strong winged hops go out
To speed their night through unknown
space,
Like tired doves they curve about
And find no safe abiding place.
Till Wisdom's window open swings
In some sweet ark OF lowly things.
Our science weighs the sums and nlls
The patient earth with wordy strife,
But wisdom slowly climbs the hills
And leads the halting steps of Life;
Though Knowledge scurries wide and fast,
IT'S Wisdom finds the trail at last.
God gives the soul to learn in time
That Wisdom haunts tine lowly ways,
That simple things are most sublime
And strength is found in thoughtful days
That close to heaven, at sorest need,
The quiet paths of Earth may lead.
Harley r. Wiley
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
THERE'S the story OF wife's weekly
II allowance" as told in Chicago
81 court

IT allowance as told IN Chlcago
81 court.
For seventeen years John Ford has
doled out TO his wife twenty-five cents
a week. The couple have been married
seventeen years.
Mrs. Ford is a hard working woman,
but had never objected to the small
size of her allowance until the cupid
ity of John caused him to give her a
plugged quarter in payment of her
weekly pin money.
Then Mrs. Ford objected. She con-
sdered that John took advantage of
her. She had him arrested for nom
support.
II thought she could get rid of it
easier than 1 could" Ford told the
judge.
twenty-five dollars and COSTS" was
the judges reply
Now, what will surprise most mod
ern American women, In this case, is
that the wife was satisfied for seven
teen years with the payment of this
meager sum.
So writes Edna K. Wooley in the
Cleveland News. She continues thus:
At that, however, she was better off
than many other wives, who are never
allowed to handle even twenty five
cents real money for their own use.
1t is judged, of course, that Mrs.
Ford was not required to feed the fam
ily buy household necessities and the
baby's shoes with this magnificent
weekly reward for her wifely services.
The twenty-five cents, perhaps, was
really pin money, to do with as she
chose. Lots of wives don't even have
that.
But think of the spirit of the man
who can be content to dole out twenty
five cents a week to his wife.
Kind of small, isn't 1t?
Sort of on a par with the woman who
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
THOSE WHO TRY BUT FAIL

God comfort those who try, but fail;
who falter. fall. and rise again;
who struggle on from day to day
With hope OF only scant reward;
Who vainly strive 'gainst so-called fate
To reach what seems some nearby goal,
But which, delusive to their sight.
Is ever just beyond their grasp.
No laurel wreaths e'er crown their brows,
Or loud huzzas proclaim them great.
They play the smaller. humber parts
on life's vast stage, where fellowmen
Achieve renown, and mount to heights
TO which they never can attain.
BLESS them for bravely bearing on
Meath sombre sorrows darkest skies,
Through all the trials OF i'll success
Their cumb'rous crosses to the end;
For keeping up their courage, Lord;
For trying trying once again.
Edward B. Grimes
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

A SERIES of "don'ts" for the sum-
N mer girl, compiled by the clergy
IA of q Catholic church in the east
are published in the church bulletin
which is distributed throughout the
parish and follow:
Don't forget that thoroughly good
time" is not Incompatible with dignity
and a proper reserve.
Don't be hasty in forming acquaint-
ances at summer resorts or public
places.
Don't accept invitations to go on pic
mics, boat rides, etc, unless you know
with whom you will be thrown, and
that such excursions are to be proper
ly chaperoned.
Don't exchange photographs with a
man whom you have known only a
week or ten days. One who is accus-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
SIJB ROSA

she-She told me you told her that
secret [ told you not to tell her.
He-The mean thing! I told her not
to tell you I told her.
She-I promised her I wouldn't tell
vou she told me, so don't tell her 1
told you.-Boston Transcript.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

they are sure to call. They have
a way of calling without a formal
invitation. AS Frank l.. Stanton
writes:
Wizard they come from? Day by day,
You kin see them the way,
Just a-trudgln' up the slope
Drownn all the bells OF Hope'
Comm in the doors to chide you,
DRAWN up a chair beside you
Something is wrong all the time with
some people because they make 1t so.
They never have any pleasure because
they never get ready to enjoy it, They
really "enjoy" poor health.
Some people. like the beasts IN tne
zoo, groWl while they eat. They seem
to enjoy nothing. -,
"How are you today, Aunt Phoebe?'
"Oh, l am pretty WELL but l always
feel bad when I feel well, because l
know I'll feel worse afterward. al
ways do"
The grumbler's lot is harder than
falls to other mortals; their nome Is
the worst of anybody's; their street ~
getting worse every day; they nave
more trouble than anybody else ana
always expect to have; they are never
so happy as when they grumble, ana IL
everything worked to their satisfaction
they would still grumble because there
was nothing to grumble about.
A wasp, dangerous as is contact with
Il is a comfortable housemate In COM
parison with a fretting woman.
A wasp only stings when disturbed,
but a habitual fretter buzzes If she
doesn't sting. Nothing goes right with
fretters. Even the common movements
of providence are all wrong.
The winds are everlastingly per-
verse, blowing dust in the face or not
tanning them as they should; too wet
or too dry; the seasons roll on badly;
the climate is vicious; and when you
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

It's as easy to secure a bargain in uset
automobile, through want advertising, as l
used to be--and still is-to secure hors'
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
Herald "Want Ads" Bring Largest Returns
Shoes Half Price and Less

over two hundred big display bargain
tables are displaying snoes for men, womsa
and children. on sale In many instances foe
half price and issA Convince yourself ans
come TO the
MAMMOTH SHOE HOUSE.
SO South Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06
A Pantomime Party

A hostess noted for her clever enter
tainment schemes evolved this as her
latest: The invitations requested that
the guests illustrate by pantomime and
costume what they would like to be or
what vocation would be their prefer
ence. The night arrived and with 1t
many laughable surprises. Every one
entered heartily into the scheme.
Guesses were made as to what was
what" or rather who was who" and
there were a number of prizes awarded.
The man supposedly devoted to
mercantile business appeared as cap
tain of a baseball nine, the society belle
of the town came as a Red Cross nurse,
a young school teacher represented
herself as a professional cook, with her
gingham gown, apron, cap, ornament
ed with doll size cooking utensils; she
went through the motions of bread
making, pie baking, ETC., In most re-
alistic manner.
The mother of six came in a low
necked evening gown, carried grand
opera score, indicating by her actions
that she was about to sing.
The whole affair was a living repre-
sentation of might have beens" or
"would bes," and furnished gold mine
of amusement. In fact, the hostess
said her secret was always to let her
guests do the entertaining, and then
every one had a good time. 1t is gift
to be a leader, but it Is talent that
every one can cultivate.
A Progressive Picnic
The guests were children from tc
10, the hostess was a favored lass, who
went to the country every summer
regular hayrack wagon met them at
the station; it had boards across the
sides so no one could spill out, and was
gayly decorated with sunfiowers,
boughs of trees and cattails.
The unique feature of this picnic
was in the serving of refreshments.
Each child was given a wooden plate
and a paper napkin. Then over the
grounds were interesting booths, shad-
ed by large green and white umbrellas.
They were also placarded No. 1, No. 2,
etc. There was a grown person to lead
at the head of the procession. The first
stop was No. 1, which proved to be
lemonade" with big porcelain cup
for each child. No. was sandwiches,
cold meats, potato salad and olives.
Here the guests sat in a semicircle on
a big rug. Then they progressed to
No 8, and had ice cream; then to No.
4, where the booth had bonbons and
fruit. No. had piles of little bags,
and was the starting point for pea
nut; some were gilded. some silvered
and some tied with blue ribbon. The
gold nuts scored 90, silver 10, and blue
ribbons were 5. The one who had the
highest score won a prize, the next
highest and tie lowest also had re-
wards Altogether, it was most sue
cessful affair.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

Mrs. Helen Chalmers Kingston. who
is a guest at the home of Mrs Lucius
VogeI for the summer returned yes
terday from Coronado, where she spent
the week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

Mrs. C. II. welch of westlake ave-
nue. was hostess Wednesday at q
luncheon where covers were laid for
Mrs. Walter " Pomeroy. Mrs III. F.
Pool, Mrs. A. ellison, Mrs. H. M. Meyers,
Mrs. Perry Meyers. Mrs. Plerson, Mrs.
Frank Wagner and Mrs. f. Haupman.
Prizes were captured by Mrs. Meyers
and Mrs Pool.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

Mrs. W. r. Brice of Coronado street
Is entertaining today with a luncheon
of eight covers in compliment to her
guest, Mrs. R. L. Browning of Terrill
Tex.
A little later Mr.. and Mrs. Brice are
anticipating a visit from Judge Rrice
and son of Carlsbad, N. NJ.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-06

AT the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Strong of Yer
mont avenue. took place last evening
the marriage of Miss Pearl Strong and
James Percival Harker of st. Joseph
Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Harker will reside
in St Joseph.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
Not to Be Envied.

after all, rich man only ha.
three meals a day"
and no time to eat m."-Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
BABY's WATERY ECZEMA.
Itched and Scratched Until Blood r. n
$50 Spent on Useless Treatments
Disease Seemed lncurable.
Cured by cuticura for $3.50.

"When my little boy was two and a
half months old he broke out on both
cheeks with eczema. 1t was the itchy,
watery kind and we had to keep his
little hands wrapped up all the time,
and if he would happen to get them
uncovered he would claw his face till
the blood streamed down on his cloth.
ing. We called in physician at once,
but he gave an ointment which was so
severe that my babe would scream
when it was put on. We changed
doctors and medicine until we had
spent fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. l was so worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that I almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading of
the good results of the Cuticura Rem
edies, I determined to try them. !
can truthfully say I was more than
surprised, for 1 bought only a dollar
and a half's worth of the Cuticura
Remedies (Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills), and they did more good than
all my doctors medicines 1 had tried,
and in fact entirely cured him. His
face is perfectly clear of the least
spot or scar of anything. Mrs. w. M.
Comerer, Burnt Cabins, Pa, Sept. Is
1908"
Potter Drug s. Chem. Corr. Sole Props. Boston.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23

In case of pain on the lungs Hamlini
Wizard Oil acts like a mustard plaster
except that it is more effective and is &c
much nicer and cleaner to use.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23

The wickedness of other men we
have always in our eye, but we cast
our own over our shoulder.-Seneca.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-23
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