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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11
ENDORSES CAMPAIGN
FOR CIVIC DECENCY
EIames Public at Large for Present
Conditions, Declaring 1t Gets
Just the Government
1t Deserves

Rev. Reynold E. Blight, the minister
of the Los Angeles Fellowship, spoke
at Blanchard hall yesterday on 'The
Coming Aristocracy."
In his prelude Mr.. Blight dealt with
the campaign for civic decency in
stituted by The Herald, and wished
every success to the men who are
laying bare the iniquities of our pres
ent civic conditions. He laid the blame
of present conditions on the people,
who get as good a government as they
deserve. We shall not have, he said
good municipal government until the
people vote for civic righteousness,
without any concessions to partisan
ship, expediency or minor considera-
lions.
1.-THE first aristocracy was based on
brute force, which gave place to the
aristocracy of property. The aristoc-
racy of birth followed and was sue
ceeded by the aristocracy of chivalry
Then came the aristocracy of money,
and we are now living under the aris-
tocracy of achievement. President
Roosevelt is the most popular man to-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO, Jan. 10-The British steam
er Vadso, Captain johnson, arrived today,
out ten days from Victoria, B. c., with
cargo of fertilizer. She had a long passage
being delayed by winds and fog. Vadso will
load return cargo Of asphaltum for British
Columbia.
Steamer San Gabriel, Captain Green, has
completed discharge of $780, 900 feet lumber
and will clear tomorrow for Umpqua river
to reload
Pacific Coast company's steamship State
of California, Captain Thomas, arrived this
morning from San Diego. After taking
freight and passengers she cleared for San
Francisco via Redondo and Santa Barbara.
Departures tomorrow will include steamer
Samoa, Captain Madsen, for Caspar via San
Francisco, and steamer Saginaw, Captain
Stearns, for Portland via San Francisco.
Steamer Argyle Captain Dickson, arrived
this morning from Oleum with $4,000 bar
rels Of refined oil for Union Oil company.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11

$17,50O,OoO
The Denver & Rio Grande r. r. Co.
First and Rounding Mortgage, SO Gold Bonds
Due August |. 1855
tnest payabeF eru 1adAugus
Rehmabe whole August l. 1913 los
Ito and interest Denominations: $1,000;
s5OOo $4,000 and muidpls
o nndpa exchang
for fully registered
nvered ntoco inform
wYok(rru
The Undersigned Receive phons for TheseBo
92hQ6 andAccr
Payable $50 the
JHery
aeter giving full description subsa that
These the properties
road) of consolidated and
by pledge mortgage bonan ESQ.,
of the Company making them effect
lien the Denver Rio miles
the double the fixed
charges interest rentals and the averaged
over four times the annual now
1901 on substantially The
amount of preferred stock
During the increased about
24230 earnings mile road expenditures
The be o'clock p NJ on Tuesday
January H. 1909 earlier without notice. the
reject any application award smaller applied
ApHc" will made list these
William Solomon & Co. Wm. 4. Read & Co. Blair G. Co.
20 Broad St. N.Y. % Nassau NJ 4Rroadst Y.
January
Subscriptions will also be received Angeles by
LOS ANGELES TRUST COMPANY
N E. Corner Second and Spring Streets
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11
Shoots at Health Officer

Atcherley fired four shots today at DR..
j. T. Wayson at the offices of the
board of health. Fortunately Dr. Atch-
erley's aim was poor and his intended
victim escaped unhurt. the bullets fly
ing wide of their mark. DR.. Wayson is
a member of the board of health and
is one of the most prominent physicians
in Honolulu. DIR. Atcherley is said to
be suffering under the delusion that
he is being prosecuted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11

She will load full cargo of crude oil at Ter
minal and will clear tomorrow for San Fran
cisco.
Schooner William Bowden is loading Ium-
Der at Portland for San Pedro.
San Francisco Shipping
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-Departures:
Steamer Lakme, San Pedro.
Arrivals: Helen P. Drew, Shoshone; M. S.
Dollar. from San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11
rribesmen pemonstrative

sBERLIN, Jan. 10-A dispatch re-
ceived from Teheran says the leader of
the Bakhtiari tribesmen has occupied
Ispalan and issued a proclamation
calling upon the people to elect repre-
Atatives to an independent legisla-
ture.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-11
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY (New York;, Trustee.

The Undersigned will Receive Subscriptions
at 92hQ6 and Accrued Interest
per application and the balance on ote
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
SHORT STORIES.

Edward Thompson, a Waterman n
Perth Amboy, n. j.. says a rat comes
10 him every day and gets a chew Of
tobacco.
At q Hungarian wedding at High
land, H., In a parade through the
streets the bride and groom were at
tended by a band and seventy brides
maids.
For nearly five miles along the Bev-
Brly Cdass.) shore the land II owned
exclusively by wealthy summer resi-
dents representing more than 800
100000.
Harry Z. Elliott Of Rehoboth Beach.
Del, says he found In a house buried
by sand on the beaah. used sixty year,
ago for storing Oh, ie0 IN q good STATE
Of preservation.
In 1895 only one country In the world
was Infected with the bubonie plague,
while In 1908 fifty-one countries ara
more or less infected, % Surgeon Gen.
eral Wyman reports.
A white robin, an amino, has made
his home On WfntsF island. Salem,
Mass, foc this season. The curiOas
bird has attracted much attention. He
has sot 20 used to bird students fol
lowing him that he now allows parsons
- gSt close to him.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
aUMoR OF THE HOUR
Try, Try Again.

Try, Try Again.
Il have q splitting headache" signs
the beautiful young thing.
%Have you ever tried magnetic heal
ing7" asks the obliging young man.
me. What Is it2'' ,,
you rest your head, thus on my
shoulder. and I pass my arm about
your waist In this manner. Now Be
perfectly calm and see If this does not
relieve you"
The position II maintained ror I'VE
o. ten minutes, and then the oblIging
young man asks: 1890
'Does your head ache any mOrOr
tY-e-es."
'well, I'm sorry don't seem able 70
relieve you"
He Is about to remove his arm, when
she looks up at him chidingly and
says:
'Tt seems to me that II you have any
confidence In your method you would
Be willing to keep on trying" Chicago
Post
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
THE BROAD Ak CAN % FOUND
ON SALE At The FOLLOWING
NEWS STANDS

From on and after this data ne
Broad Az can be found On sale At
the following news stands:
A. =. Tsrvaion, . cigar store and
news stand. sool State street
George l. Martin. mAhar q ans e.
CARS. and nsWs stand, 90 s1St Strest
near. State.
Mrs. Nellie Phelps, cigars. notions
and news stand. 131 W. s1st street.
near Dearborn.
". 8. Cole, cigars, tOoacso and
nsws stand. 50 sfst StreSG
J. z. Peters, eigazS. tobacco. l.an-
dry once and news staaA. Sss STst
street
7. b Ian. laundry once, Cigars,
tobacco and news stand. - 3oth
street.
Mn. A. =. Baker. notions, cigars
and news Stsnd. 4ls SstA stEsSG
b Davis. cigars. tobacco a. nsws
Stand, SSss stats strssG
\ d Bart cgars, nosiss ~
nsvs staad. ssss ststs srest.
IA Jsass nsss stana "a baEbsr
Shop. ASH gls3S gtzosG
L ". Wkilgioa. OisAss Baih
HCtsl Hyas PIX
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
q MEMORY OF THE PAST.
The unalIoysd Joy That Came With
the Little Red Scarf.

The unalIoysd Joy That Came With
the Little Red Scarf.
Il was wondering the other day
what one thing had given me the most
pleasure in the world" said the village
deacon. 81 had to go back a long
Ways-clear back into the blessed San
n Claus days-but / recalled It. II
was q scarf I found In my stocking
one bright Christmas morning. got
q red one, and my brother got a blue
one was a mighty proud boy that
morning as trudSed downtown with
that red scarf around my neck
wore It every day until the birds be-
gan to sing In the springttme and the
lids were hunting up their marbles
I don't now remember who gave 1t to
ne nor what became Of It, but do
know that the memory Of It still clings
Ike a benediction.
~Sinee the days Of that little red
scarf have had things Of far more
Intrinsic value. have worn lodge
smblems Of high degree; I have had .
gcld watch and chain; once had q
pair OF shoes that cost IS and q neck
d that cost twice as much a. the Lit
d red scarf. Nay, more, I once tackled
Q plug hat. But among these things
% recall none that gave me such
genuine and unaloyed pleasure, such
q EweIled up feeling. a. did that little
rOd scarf way back IN the days when
tAs wolf sat out In the road and
kowIed. It's the little red scarf days
tAat stir the memory with It might
have been "-Osborn RanO Farmer.
GunpT ST0RlEc -
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

Towne-So Dumley married q col
Ire woman. NJ, II must be Aeree Tor
I'm TO be tied 70 q woman who knows
% much that be doesn't knoWi
Rrovne-oh. that aoem't hurt him
% much IS the fact that she knows
sAow" much he doesn't know.-Catho-
n Standard and Tines.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

yea" said the housewife. 'yourB y
a aad story. But II knit tie sam9
aesry yea told last year"
sWeIl lady" answered Flooding
Pste, eyou surely wouldn't expect q
nan 90 60 al dat time an not shoW
sny inpsovsmsntf' -WashinEton Sur.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
He Struck Out

Jagreen-I saw you talking to Dor
rows on the street this morning.
Bnbrown-Yes.
Jagreen-Did he strike you for q
loanl
BTbrown-Not exactly. He struck
at me, but never touched me.-Pitts-
burg Post.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
He Was q Mean Man.

whats the matter nowT'
Before we were married you used
b steal kisses from me-"
you mean when your face was
TUNED awayT"
Yes"
~wen, n youT turn your face away
n zee II I can get up enough courage
- steal one now."-Houston Post
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
Takina Il LItsrallv.

~BinSie hasn't bean hinsslf since the
stock slump
-BirgIe was one Of the meaneSt cur
mndgsons ever met II must Be q
reat relief 20 his wife when be il't
himssle.S Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

CnapASlgh-surgery Is makipR Won
aerful strides. Miss Cutting VIZ. Il
has actually enabled men t. Rps VIM
cut their normal quantity o. bWains.
doneher know.
Mis- Cutting-Indeedl Are yoU
Speaking from personal experisnee. Mr..
Chapleighf-Deroit Tribune.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
Unsatisfactory.

Unsatisfactory.
DeAuber-There Is a life size por.
trait painted of Puffem, but he re-
fused to accept It.
Brushleigh-It seems to be a good
likeness OF him. What was the trou-
BILE?
DeAuber-It's only about half as big
as he thinks he iS.-Chica, o News.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
The Smile Promoter.

The Smile Promoter.
'HaNe you done anything to make
Life seem more cheerfulT' said the
optimist. "Have you helped anybody
to smileT
81 should say 80. have helped more
people to smile than anybody else In
the neIghborhood. I'm a dentist.
Minneapolis Journal.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

Anti hsar thsy tore the esntiped
wso that - was completely cut 81 IL
running.
spIdsr-YeH Thsy didn't lsags him =
~ . StanA oa.-BaltimOrs Austrian.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

Tourist-Where's the bulldog sold
you the other dayl-
"oh, the poor haste swallowed tape
measure, and he died. So1F'
Tourist (waggishly(-He died b.
inches, ehl
mo, SORT He went round the back
Of the house and died BY the Yard
London Opinion.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
The InformOr.

Teacher" said Dicky Jones. Siding
up b the desk and speaking In . wills
par, Tommy fuckers tryin' to look
eeuas eyed, like you look"
u q scarcely necessary to add that
@ was Dicky Jones that got the BuhsS
qaant WhippIng-Harpers Weekly.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27

4 Pleasant Winter Evening,
ARE YOU IN SEARCH OF ONEP
Then Wish the '-chatsau," sSa4 state
Street. Tonight.
There In q fne Picture Show,
Roller Skating. Dancing and superb
music, refreshments and Jolly good
time for good people No proscrip-
ton Special prize program every
Saturday and Sunday.
Admission, 10 centS--One dime
LELAND GIANTS BASE BALL
AND AMUSEMENT ASSN.
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
SET OF 6 TEASPOONS

Absolutely guaranteed by manufacturers to
wear forever. Solid silver metal throughout
They cannot tarnish.
Rogers silverware needs no introduction to
the American public. For more than so years
the standard, it is recognized the world over
as the very best there is made. The name Rog-
ers stamped on piece of silverware represents
the highest type of skill, Workmanship and ma
terial
VaqueStiOnably the DaintieSt and most
Acceptable Premium Ever Offered
By Any Newspaper
The shears and spoons supplied and guaranteed by
The broad ax., 1909-02-27
The Best Shears in The World
GUARANTEES

this pair Of Shears becomes defective
years purchase they win be replaced with
q pair
HAMILTON SILVER CO. Factory 3. Muncis Ind.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12

A gentleman. says Modern Women
who recently returned from tour In
Spain tells this story
left Seville on foot after stay OF
a week and was twenty miles away
when | was overlakeu by the. landlord
of the botel in which hid stayed.
The innkeeper rode beside me for
nearly an hour before he found cour-
age 10 make known his business.
"'F the senor and Gcd please" he
began apoloseticaIly. II made mis-
take In his bill Yesterday"
How" inquired.
81 forgot to make charge for bis
candles TO light him to bed"
"But il was moonlight. and I had no
candles"
Then, senior. with the help of God.
! forgot to charge you with the moon
light"
The charge amounted 10 . cents In
American money. and he had hired an
ass and ridden twenty miles to collect
il. was amused and aStonished.
Then | accused him Of being Il robber
and offered him cent to settle the
bill. He worked mp beautiful smile
and held out his hand.
81 will take ii. with thanks. senor.'
be said. God will bless you for an
honest man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
A Purist.

Most persons believe Stevensons
verses for children may. without cor
rcciinn or amendment. safely be placed
i'm the hands of the impreSSlonable
youi gsirr without Currupting elmer
his morals or Ills English. But there
are some who think otherwise. says an
exchange.
Little Alice's mother. having taught
the child 10 say. Thine 10 rise" IN
which the birdie with Il yellow bill
figures. the child announced that shP
meant to recite it Ia her teacher.
"Well. and What did Miss frim say
TO the birdie with Il yellow bill:
asked Alice's mother wlEn the little
Girl returned from school.
"Shr says II L. quite pretty thonghi
But this is he way she makes iGe say
IL now. mamma:
"A birdie with yellow blll
flopped upon the window sli.
Cooked his snining eye ana said
Are you not ashamed. you sleepyhead!
But that was not the way The b,rdt
said il. Alice" the mother rcnioii
strated.
NO. mamma; | know. Rui tea net
says 1t isn't good English I" say
Amt you shamed. you sleep! head:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
Sixteenth Century Meals.

Judging from passage III fiarrr
sons description of Britain. break
fast eating in the sixteenth century
was held 10 denote efIeminary. Here
tofore." he writes. there hath been
more time spent in eating and drink
ing than commonly is in these days,
for. whereas Of old we had breakfasts
in the forenoon. beverages or nuntion
after dinner and thereto reare suppers
when il was time 10 20 to rest. now
these old repasts. thanked be Gods. are
veria well left. and ech one Except
here and there some young hungrie
stomach that cannot fast I'LL dinner
tlmel contenteth himself with dinner
and supper onlie. The hobii'
itie. centric and students orflnariiie 60
10 dinner at II before noon ana TO sup
per at > or between = and q NJ after
noon. The merchants dine and sup sci
lom before ~ at noon and u ut niglt'
esneciaie In London. The HUSBAND
men dine also at high neon and sup at
I or 4. but ouf of the tcnrme IN our
universities The scholars dine al 10"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
Newccmp Dehotioo Of MAGNET


i'prSD. NeNroiub WAS au agree
al ic cuatpaniou Ind faithful friend
- Success WAS due Er9eiy 10 MS
.rndcilj ot PURPOSE. he writer's only
pcr>onal contact win him came
through The Standard 1Iivlionary. o.
whose definitions III phy>lrai scienc,
NrWconb had general oversight. On
uur OccaSiun hr came into the office
greatly dissatisfied with He definitions
that we had framed Tor the word
magnet" IL conception almost impOS
sible To define in any luglral way. We
lad Simply enumerated the properties
Of the thing. Il course which in the abb
Senre Ut authoritative knowledge OF
their causes WAS the only rationai pro
rrdIure. iiW NeWcnnib'S mind deHaud-
eh Il logical Treatment. and. though he
must have seen from the onlsrt that
this was fOrlOrn hope. his tenacity OF
purpose kept him. pencil in hand. witt
Ing and eraSing alternately for an hour
or more. Finally he confessed that
he could do no better than the follow
Ing pair of definitions: Magnet. body
capable OF exerting magnetic force.
and "magnetic force, the force exerted
hy n magnet With hearty laugh
ut his beautiful circulus in dehniPndo
he threw down his pencil. and the I'M
uprfect and Illogical office definition
WAS accepted. North American Re
view
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
The First Sleepina Car.

The first zeal sleeping car was bui'
I'm lSI. II WIS called the PiOncc.
aud the builder further designated :!
by tile letter a. not dreaming tia
he would soon exhaust the letters &
the alphabri. The Pioneer was bni
IN Il Chicago and Alton shop aud cOsi
the almost fabulous sum ut SlS,WO
That was reckless extravaganza in a
wear when the hest ot railroad coaches
could he Lui.t at vUSt nVt exceeding
$1.GO. But the Pioneer was blazing
a new path III luxury. Without IL wa'
radiant in paint and yarnish, in gay
stripes and lettering. II was q giant
compared with It's fellows. for il was
4 fc,t wider AMI two aud haIf high
or than any car ever Duilt before. II
had the hinged herthS tha! are the dls
tinctive feature nt the Ameriran sleep
ing car today. and the porter ANA tn
paSspng~rS 40 ,ougrr nad 10 drag IN
bedding from closets al the far end q
the car-Outing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12

All SORTS of devireS have been nsed
to mark line al mar' b. \ uuigue
method of blazing lhe trail Is sill 10
he seen in Africa. and recent publ
cation prints n picture Of one OF ibrS'
memorials of the derviSh raid. Arfbnr
j. Hayes menIiuns The subject III his
SQUIRE Of the RIue Nile.
In lSS9. alter a ierce battle whb the
Abyssinians. The der,iShps pnrsiifd
their foes as far IA the lake district
The mahdi's Iiiru had sfnal' knowledge
~ geography ard little iogccrnphra'
Intelligence. So The advance parry. IN
order to mark the route Tor Ihi'se wh'
came after and also to guide The tore
on their rpIurn Journey. twisted IN
sapIings along the way Into ivihg
knots. The war ended. bu' the tied
trees grew ard arsrlshrd. buf uD
couth'y twisted ard di~iur''l. and ARE
now the on, fpniianrrs oi hat uprF
ing Of ibe der, isbes-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
A ludicrous Experiment.

Holmes was one Of the many emil
nent men who have attempted to solve
the riddle Of the universe. In bis case
the result was ludicrous. From the
sublime thoughts that came to him
while under the influence of chloro-
form he thought he might arrive at
some solution. Placing himself in his
armchair. with pen. ink and paper at
hand. he inhaled the anaesthetic. AS
drowsiness stole over him the nature
Of things seemed revealed. BY a Wig
Orous effort he seized his pen and
wrOte-he knew not what. for before
he had finished he fell back uncOn-
scious. When be recovered be turned
with trembling anxiety to the sheet OF
paper. on which. written in scrawling
characters. but quite legible. be found
the awful revelation. "A strong smell
OF turpentlne pervades the wholew--
London News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
First MORTGAGE Bonds.


by reason OF the insistence OF many
investors that their bonds be OF first
mortgage II may be said that the inn
pOrtance OF the word first" is de-
pendent upon the circumstances. says
MOOdy's Magazine y bond may br
first In fact II may be so only In o
relative sense In that II indicates the
order in which the bond was put our
by the issuing company or the use OF
the term first" I'm the name of bond
undesirable and loose though Ii be- IL
such instances. may be upon the slighi
ground that the mortgage Is indeed
first OF some part OF the property
while on other parts IL may have bu'
n third or fourth claim. II is there
fore obvious that the mere prrSerc'
OF this term in Il title does not neCcS
sarily make the bond an abSulllle!,
prior lien. II has been estimated tha
% per cent in number ana % per cen
in value Of steam railroad "tirsts' ar
first liens in name only.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
Old Time Ouackery.

The eighteenth century was the goll
on harvest time Of the quack. agains
whom some of the fiercpst shafts OF
Iogarths satire were directed. Th'
uuack loved to surround himself will
an atmosphere OF mystery. which was
calculated to impose upon the creduli
~ uf his victims. His room was be
dccked with skulls and skeletons. \
brisk trade in quarkery was carried
on 10y women. J. &. Wright In BIZ
book. "rhe Good Old Times records
the fact that in the year 1889 "A Mrs
Joanna Stephens was awarded LOUN
by the English government for q
proper discovery made by her for tn
cure Of the stOnp.' This proper di'
cuvery.'" adds Mr. Wright. "consiste'
OF powder. Il decoclon and pills. tll
.aSt named being formed from calcine'
smails. with carrot seeds. hips an'
haws. the compound being burnt tc
DARKNESS and then mixed with soai
and honey"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
Trees That Explode.

All lightning blasted trees explode as
overcharged boilers do. The fame OF
the lightning does not burn them up,
nor does the electric fash split them
like an Ak. They simply explode, over
charged. rs may be boiler with
steam. The lightning is conducted into
the damp interStices Of the trunk and
into the hollows under the bark. Its
tremendous heat at once turns all the
moisture In those cramped spaces into
steam. This steam in its immediate
explosion blows the tree asunder.-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-11-12
Hard on the Chairs.

Among the ancestors OF Wendell
Phillips Mere several Puritan clergy
men. Perhaps il WAS Il push OF heredi-
ty whirh made him ut i've years OF
age a PREACHER
His congregation was composed Of
circles OF cnairs arranged in his IA
theirs lmr!Or. white Il taller chair. Will
n Bible OH il. served him for d pulpit.
He would harangue these wooden audi
tors by the hour.
Wendell" said bis father to him
one day. don't you get tired Of this:"
No. papa" wittily replied the boy
preacher. II don't get tired. but IL IL
rather hard on the chairs.