davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17
CLOSE SHAVE.
Many of Them Happening Every Day
But Soon forgotten.

Close shaves would be of more fre-
quent occurrence but for the tender
faces OF many men. which will not per-
NIT Of shaving often. Heretofore. moth
ing has been said in these columns
about pOslam. a new skin discovery. in
connection with its use after shaving.
Its publicity and sales have been con-
fined almost exclusively to its remark
able properties as an eczema cure. it
stops the itching at once and cures the
worst cases in a few days. While the
application Of pOslam after shaving is
one Of its minor uses, such as for PIN
pies, the complexion, etc, shavers will
find il a revelation, as Il does for abra-
sions, roughness, and severe scrapings
what it does for all manner Of skin diff
ficulties-heals and cures in a few
hours It is the only article possessing
real antiseptic and curative value that
has ever been exploited for this pur-
pose. and will sOothe and tone I'D the
skin as no toilet preparation could pos
sibly do.
Poslam can be had for fifty cents at
any reliable druggists, particularly the
+. ]. Hill Drug Co, who make a spe-
cialty of it, Or the Emergency Labora-
tories, No. 81 West Twenty-fifth street
New York City, will send a trial supply
free by mail to anyone who viii write
for it. This is sufficient to show results
in twenty-fOur hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17

azvns not feathery. but only puoesceit
~ 5nelv hairy. similar to the spiral ana
nointinx finger of the StorksDlii; anu
a small one. only a foot high, touho
in the mountains east of US, mas us Del1
avn distinctly piumose for part OF us
length. like the Russian feather grass
The purpose of these marvellous con-
trivances is perfectly obVlOus-1o ia
firmly and deeply in the SOIL tne $50
of these species. Yet many otheT me
chanisrns are possessed Dy the C ol.l-
monest of seeds among our pest kiioH II
species: and these may form the SUI
ject of a later article.
Where forest trees of one OF sew
eral kinds are cut down. trees of an en-
tirely different kind often spring UP III
their place. There are places near the
Atlantic coast from which the pine
forests have been removed for making
railway ties, and the new trees nave
been oaks This change in the species
of trees means different birds and IN
sects. The substitutions thus going on
in our own mountains would form tne
basis of some interesting observations
AS we have seen. primitive man AWAY
carried with him in his migratlons the
. seeds of the plants that he was accus-
toned to cultivate; but in addition 10
]
contrived to follow him. Weeds thal
grow only where plants are cultivated
minsIe their seeds with those of the
field crops, and unless great care Is
taken will be carried with them to the
new location. Exported hay always
takes with it many seeds from the
meadows The ballast of vessels Is
good hiding place for seeds; and foreign
/ plants usually spring up in the vicinity
/ of seaport towns. The wool Of South
America and other places conveys to the
/ land to which It is shipped many seeds
/ that cling to the f1eeces Of the browsing
sheep. Nearly all of our weeds in cul-
/ tivated fields were thus brought from
/ Europe.
Thus, the wayside plantain, which
/ grows everywhere in this country, is
/ regarded by the Indians as having beer
/ brought in by the white men; they cal
I it the white Mans Foot" The COWS
are said to eat the native plantain, and
/ TO reject the European importation
/ The two are so much alike that for 4
/ time the botanists could not distinguish
them, though the cows and the Indians
never failed to DO so.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17

pIosion occurs as soon as daylight ap-
pears. If the fungus is keIH in the
side of a flower pot with a glass on
each end. that glass which faces the
light will be found blackened with
the spores, while the other one is free
from them The explosion may shoot
the spore-mass to a distance of sew
eral feet
Merited Fate Of the Fly.
Most of the lower plants-the bacteria
a1eae. fungi. seaweeds, ferns
multiply and are distributed by
small cells called spores, which take
the place of the seeds of higher plants.
Spores generally sail on the wings of
the wind, but many float or even swim
in water. They carry the germs of
disease produce decay and fermenta-
ton, and are the finer agents in the
process of sOil-making from the rocks.
Some of them will be discussed in an
other article.
The fungus that frequently causes
the death of the common house fly has
a method of expelling its spores similar
to that OF Pilo5Olus. The infected
fly is frequently seen on the window
pane. 1t dies; and the "cells of the
Empusa, hitherto hidden in the body
cavity, grow out into long tubes. which
pierce the skin of the fiy's corpse and
appear as short, club-shaped structures
on the surface" From these a little
globule of spores is thrown off. the
same as in Pilobulus, though the dis
tance of projection is only about one
third of an inch. The dead fly is theH
surrounded by q sort of halo of fine
threads of the fungus; these are sticky
ana attach it TO the window pane
Should living fly be struck by the
projected spores the latter viii send
tubes into its body and destroy it. The
caterpillar of the white or cabbage but
terfiy is often killed by a similar fun
gus, the final enveloping threads OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17

brane resulting from Cstarrh and drives
away Cold In the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
SO cts. at Druggists OF by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use IN atomizers IS cts.
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17
What the saracens Brought.

The Saracens, destructive as they
were, had a great love for trees; and 1t
is curious to note that Europe owes
the presence of many of its beautiful
trees flowers and useful plants tOithese
fanatical Arabs. The unspeakable
Turk" brought the horse chestnut and
the tulip. In che fifteenth century the
latter plant was held in such admira-
ton In Holland that extravagant sums
were paid for choice varieties. A thou
sand dollars was no unusual price for
a single root: and a trader of Har-
laam. In one case, gave half his entire
fortune for a rare bulb The Saracens
brought also the orange, lemon, sugar
cane. rice, cotton, saffron and the To-
Gust tree. Tie Arab loved the saffron;
IL provided him with perfume, flavor,
dive and medicine. The orange, lemon
and cltron, natives of China came TO
the Arabs In a remote time; while
buckwheat, which grows wild about
the river Amoor, came to Europe with
the Gypsies. These wandering people
could make good use of plant which
grows on poor soil and reaches maturi-
ty in short period.
Americas Contributions.
America, too. has contributed her
plants to the world garden. The sword
feaved agaNe COR aloe the century
plant). the shiney-leaved magnolia,
the unique prickly pear. the silver
spruce and others that now ornament
the gardens of Europe. were from this
country. So, too. the maize. the toma-
toes and the potatoes. as we'll as the to-
bacco, the Jerusalem artichoke, the
scarlet runners. the string beans and
various beautiful flowers, among them
out western coiumbine. were an gifts
Of the new 10 the old world. My friend
johnson of salt Lake City has reared
from the seed many of our native wild
flowers; and some of them-the sego
the ciarkia. the hedysarum. the hill
side primrose, the bluebell, the golden
lilies and others-are now finding IA
vor among gardeners, being usually
more beautiful in western gardens than
most of the introduced species. Many
of these are destined TO a worldwide
distribution as their unique ornamental
value becomes better known
Pilobolus-k Tiny Marvel.
Plants have also their own unaided
Handerings. much as men and animals
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17

The carpet of flowers and of YER
-dure spread over the naked crust OF
our planet is unequally woven; it is
thicker where the sun rises high in the
ever cioudless heavens, and thinner to-
wards the poles, in the less happy
climes where returning frOsts often de-
stroy the opening buds of spring OF the
ripening fruits of autumn Every
where. however, man finds some plants
TO minister to his support and enjoy
ment.' Humboldt.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09
CINDER PATH SWARMS
WITH BUSY ATHLETES
Coaches Noble and Gorton Put Their
Men Through Slow Jogging Prac-
tice and Easy Limber-
ing Up

Occidental track was a greater
scene of activity last Wednesday than
at any time since the season opened.
Forty candidates reported to Coach
Noble and Captain Harrison of the Los
Angeles high school, while twenty-five
reported to Coach Gorton of Occidental
college.
The turnout from the high school
was a surprise to both Noble and Har-
rison, and by Friday the former ex-
poets at least seVenty-five aspirants to
make their appearance for track prac-
tice.
The greatest surprise of the week was
the presence of Lugo and Robertson,
both strong members of Polytechnic
high school and practically the only
winners for the mechanics against
strong competition. Both men are
hurdlers, Robertson being interscholas-
tic champion in the high sticks,
having run through them in ISL sec
onds at the Harvard county meet last
season, while Lugo won from the field
two years ago over the low hurdles.
Many from out of town high schools
are showing up well, including two
new men from Goldfeld.
Coach Noble confined his men to slow
jogging around the track and gave a
few of the sprinters starts He may
send his men over the cross-country
routes with Oxey's squad this after
noon.
Wieman and Thompson of Occi-
dental turned out for the first time and
made a creditable showing Coach
Gorton put them through some easy
limbering up stunts. Both men are
suffering from minor injuries and will
not be in regular form for several
weeks.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
TO PLAY BASKETBALL
Girls in Various Aggregations Will
Cross the Line at Courts in
Three Different
Cities

The Los Angeles high school girls
basketball six will play the Throop
Institute of Pasadena this afternoon
at the hill top courts. Both teams are
matched evenly and an exciting game
is anticipated.
Polytechnic high school will go to
South Pasadena to try conclusions with
the South Pasadena six at the Crown
City courts. This game will be called
at 1880 o'clock this morning.
The lineup of the Polytechnic high
school team will be as follows: For
wards, Misses r. and H. Franklin;
centers, White and Evans; guards, Nc
Kay and Chandler.
Long Beach high school team, which
has not lost a game this season and
which leads the league with a perfect
percentage, will play the Whittier club
at the Seaside courts this afternoon.
The Santa Monica team will cross
the line with the Pasadena high school
aggregation at the Crown City courts
in the afternoon. Pasadena high
school team is well pleased with Miss
Mary Lambert, formerly Of the Long
Beach club, entering the Crown City
institution, as she is said to be one Of
the fastest centers in the Los Angeles
High School league, havino played
that position for number of seasons
on the Seaside high school squad
Three more weeks Of the schedule re-
main to be played.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09

home via Los Angeles and stop off
long enough to help get things run
ming smoothly down here Meantime.
Hen is going ahead with the local end
OF the plans and there is so much en-
couragement manifested that success is
assured. Hen says there is enough
money in sight already to finance two
teams and he has begun to look around
for suitable location for the new
club.
He visited San Pedro yesterday, by
request, an found that the San Pedro
citizens are enthusiastic in their efforts
at getting the new club located by the
seaside. Plenty Of capital is assured
and good grounds are available. But
Hen is of the opinion that the club
should be made financial as well as a
sentimental success and fears that San
Pedro Is too far away and railway
fires too high for the new club to ex-
pect local support if located so far
away. Hen really inclines to the Sc
lection of Vernon as the location of the
new club, but he will not come out and
say so in that many words.
Vernon wants the new club, and in
asmuch as suitable grounds are avail
able and Vernon is within easy riding
distance and within the scent fare
limit, Hen believes that the attendance
would be as great as is accorded the
Angels at Chutes park, and this would
make the success of the new club fully
assured. For these reasons he proba-
bly, will favor Vernon over all rivals
Jack Doyle, the man who made Yer
non famous, is active in the movement
to get the new club for his city" and
it looks now as If he would be sue
ceSsful
Hen will assist the new club in or
ganizing and getting upon firm f1nan-
cial basis He will have the deciding
voice in choosing the location and will
aid in signing up players that will
make up a club worthy Of whatever
city it represents. No tailender will be
tolerated and only real baseball ag-
gregation will suffice.
Thus it will be seen that the base
ball war clouds have disappeared even
quicker than they came. The furry
was advantageous, in a way, as it
hurried the Coast league magnates in
their decision to enlarge the league to
six cubs and give Los Angeles con-
tinuous baseball For all Of which Los
Angeles fans are truly grateful to the
outlaws for their little part in the sue
cess of the continuous baseball issue
Hen is for Los Angeles and Los Ange-
les is for Hen.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09

showing their appreciation by decent
conduct at the post. Dwyer is as
popular with the jockeys as Hoffman
is unpopular and that means the
superlative degree in each instance.
Pop Willard won two races yester-
day, putting over Bemay at a fair
price and repeating with Ed Ball at
fancy odds. Pop enjoyed the novel
sensation of being forced to protect
one of his winners in boosting bee
when r. L. Thomas retaliated for the
loss Of Jane Swift and Harcourt. noth
of which were claimed out of selling
races by Willard last week Frisco
Gardner, acting for Thomas, boosted
the selling price of Bemay from $4O0 to
$605. 1t was expected that Thomas
also would boost the price of Ed Ball,
which was entered to be sold for $500,
and a big crowd surged about the
judges stand, but there was nothing
doing. Pop said that he had to send
Ed Ball over in the second race to
make good for the boosted value of
Bemay. The latter won out line
ranch for Pop last winter and seems
in a fair way to repeat this winter,
while Ed Ball also added materially
to the net valuation of the Millard
worldly holdings.
Eduardo Moriarty, sporting director
of the Pink, has been named as an
added starter in the Matrimonial
stakes, to be run sometime next week
up at Santa Clara, and The Herald
claims credit for the exclusive an
nouncement of the event, having tipped
Eds hand several weeks ago. Ed has
all the excellent qualifications Of a
model husband, except the experience,
and as he has made good in every
other undertaking in life, he undoubt-
eddy will be a bowling success in that
line He never was given to early
hour associations, hence will not be
missed in that regard, but in circles
where he mingles the news that he
is to become proprietor of bride will
excite some jealousy, as the boys es-
TEEN him very highly and selfshly
prefer that he remain a free lance in
the bestowal Of his society. All well
regulated sporting editors are married
and only two instances locally of any
other condition is noted Ed has the
congratulations and best wishes of a
large circle of friends in local sporting
circles.
Texans continue to pour into Los
Angeles for the race meeting and
others are on the way. Billy Kinney
got in yesterday and Charlie Weber
also showed up at the track in the
afternoon. Kinney is one of the best
sheet writer's in the business and
Weber was assistant to Starter Arthur
Mcknight on the Texas circuit last
fall. Johnny Morris and w. F. Ford,
bookmakers. are due in today The
Joe Bailey yell will become a fixture
at Santa Anita in a short while.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09
RIDER ESCAPES
DEATH IN FALL
JOCKEY MENTRY HAS CLOSE
CALL IN RACE
TRUST STUMBLES AT FINISH,
THROWING PILOT
Horse, Running Third in Last Fifty
Yards, Upsets and Boy Miracu-
lousy Gets Off With
out Injury

OAKLAND, Jan. 8.-The fifth race
at Emeryville today was marred by an
accident in which Jockey Mentry mar
roWly escaped injury. He was on
Trust, which was running third, fifty
yards from the finish, when he STUN
bled and fell. Several horses were di-
rectly behind him, but Mentry escaped
unhurt. Happening directly in front
of the stand, much excitement was
caused. At first it was thought Trust
had broken his back, but he was not
very badly injured.
Fulletta, winner of the third, was bid
up from $500 to 5000 by E. j. Ramsey,
but retained.
Cloudlight won the last race but was
disqualified and placed second for foul
ing Jacobite, the latter getting first
money. Results:
First race, 81 furlongs, selling-Traffic, 104
(Coldstein). won; Bameless, iii (NIiner), sec
ond; Miss Highland, SO CUpton) third; time
ITO Trois Temp, Toll Box, Erbet, Serenade,
Yakima Belle, Hampass and Sir John also ran.
Second race, furlongs, purse-Tipster. 100
(McCarthy) won; Miss Picnic, 104 (Gilbert,
secord; Contra Costa, 106 (Mentry), third; time
:38 Is. VOndel, Fire, Lena Merle, Redeem,
Sonia, Eddie Eks, Silver Grain, Venetian Girl
and River also ran.
Third race, 1 1-16 miles, selling-FuIletta, ia
(Taplin), won; Paladini 112 (Keogh), second;
Lady Alicia, 10 (Stuart), third; time 1850 40.
Warner Griswell, Katie Powers, Col. White
and Nftre also ran.
Fourth race. l mile, purse-High Private, "a
Ross), won; Capt. Kennedy, 1W CWalsh) sec
ond Arasee 104 (Buxton), third; time 1:42 Is.
Joe Rose, Fanatic and Cayenne Cora also ran
Fifth race, 1 mile, selling-Exchequer, 101
(Scoville), won; Billy Myer, 1O1 (Sullivan) Sec
ond; Senator Beckham, SO (Tapln), third;
time 1:45 2-5. Miss Mazzoni, Carrnelina, Patri-
cia R., Sophomore, Apt Ed Davis and Trust
also ran.
Sixth race, Futurity course, purse-Cloud-
light, 10 CMiller), won; Jacobite, 112 CNotter),
second John H. Sheehan, 112 (Keogh) third;
time lip 2-5. CloudIight disqualified and
placed second. Ocean Shore, Lisaro, Constantia,
Stella A. and Nun of La Siesta also ran.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09

Danny Shay let the cat out of the bag
last evening, before he boarded the
train for the north. When asked if
the outlaw plans had been consummat-
cd, ne said: "Oh, no. 1 guess we will
not have an outlaw club down this way
yet awhile. If the Coast league intends
putting in another club here and play
continuous ball, it would be too severe
q tax upon the public and we will cut
out Of it,
Hen Berry was not bit surprised
last night when he heard of the de-
c1sion of the outlaws. 1--WE do not want
those fellows in organized baseball"
said Hen. I'VE would prefer to have
the California Winter league or some
other strong emi-professional organi-
cation in the south. The outlaw mag
mates do not know what they want
and exaggerate their own Importance.
just because we met them and talked
about bringing them into organized
baseball, they swelled up and thought
they were going to run organized and
outlaw ball. We do not need them and
can get along beautifully without them.
They cannot get into organized ball
now unless they change front and
come forward like good Indians and
ask for the privilege.
'They have reiterated from Los An
geles and it is a question of only a
few days or weeks until they find they
will have to evacuate Frisco. They
have no money and talk like a lot of
sch lboys. It is easy for them to
offer Frank Chance 900 for two
years play, but when it comes to put
ting up the money they would be lucky
to get together $500. This invasion
l-siness was all a bluff, as they had
no money and could not put in a club
here without getting some boob to
help them out. Talk is cheap, but
when it comes to raising money to
finance a losing scheme it is a serious
proposition and the outlaws soon found
that they not only are not wanted
down here but would have to put up
something besides wooden money to-
make it a go. Then they withdrew.
1.-THE Coast league is going ahead
with its plans for putting in another
southern club to give Los Angeles con-
tinuous baseball and the new club will
be a strong one. I will guarantee that
the fans will not be ashamed Of it. With
six clubs in the league and continuous
ball here, the fans will see many new
faces and the race will be made all the
more interesting and exciting and L
look forward to the banner season of
ball in the south for 1909"
Berry wired Cal Ewing to return
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09
GLEASON GETS
JEFF TO SIGN
BIG FELLOW ACCEPTS THEAT-
RlCAL OFFER
RECEIVES $4,000 FOR ONE WEEK
ON STAGE
Northern Fight Promoter Offered
Management of Vernon Club and
Probably Will Accept-WouId
Be Entirely Acceptable

Jack Gleason, representing +bA wiz
VAN Amusement company of San
FRANCISCO, came to Los Angeles last
night and soon had secured the sis-
nature OF the retired and undertakes
heavyweight champion to set of
drtIcIes requiring the Big Fellow to
resume MS stage career for one week.
Deglnhlng January IL, at $4,000 per
JeH needed little urging to affix his
signature, as $4,000 is a nice bundle of
financial oats and he really wanted To
~ 10 frisco for a visit Of one week
anyway. All he will have to do is FL
perform boxing stunt and make an
occasional speech to the audiences. as
well as to answer the same old cues
tlon over million times, "Will YOU
fight Johnson?"
While here, Gleason was offered the
management of the Jeffries Athletic
club and the proposition looks so good
70 MN that he probably will accept. He
IS studying it out and will give his
answer later. Gleason would be ac-
ceptable to local fight bugs, as he has
clean record in every way, is a sue
c-sstul promoter and a high class
S rtsman Best Of all, he is the
aVoWed enemy of Jimmy Coffroth and
the only one Of two northern pro-
motors who would be tolerated in the
fight game here, Sam Berger, his part
ner, being the other.
The directors Of the Jeffries club do
not intend to quit the field if they
can arrange to secure a manager who
looks good to them, and Gleason has
been selected as that one The fact
that he is not connected with Coffroth
and yet has been handling big matches
successfully in opposition to the stab
bling promoter, who got into such a
jam for inducing Ketchel and Papke
to jump their contracts with Gleason
recently, are strong testimonials in his
behalf, and it would be good news if
Gleason should accept the proposition.