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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
JUNIORS APPRECIATE
THE HERALD PRIZES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I received the book, "St. Elmo" this
morning. from what I have read in
it 1 think it is a good book, and I
thank you very much for it.
EARLE THOMAS.
1879 East Pearl street. Pomona.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
[ wish to thank you for the prize
awarded me in the limerick contest. /
think my book beautiful and I enjoyed
it very much. Thanking you again.
GRACE LAW Err.
South Pasadena.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 was much pleased to see that my
letter took the first prize, and 1 wish
to thank you for both the check and
little note which received today
EFFIE B. NICHOLS.
Grade 8. Box 1856, Orange Heights,
Corona.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Thank you very much for the dollar
I received for my picture published on
Easter Sunday. l was very much
pleased when 1 found that l had won
the prize.
I enjoy reading the Herald Junior
very much. 1 think you have a very
interesting department for young peo-
pie. LORITA BATES.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
TED's WORK

"Tll be glad when I get that whole pile
of wood in. Then I'll be through with it,
won't 1, mammal"
mo, Ted. You know I shall want you to
carry out the ashes after the wood is burned
up" answered mamma.
Then I'll be through with It, mamma"
mo, think not" answered mamma, while
Ted's eyes grew big with wonder.
''You will scatter the ashes on the corn
field, and papa will pillow them in in the
spring. Then you will help him plant the
corn, you know The corn will grow, eating
the ashes and ground about 1t, and by and
by you will eat the sweet corn"
ooh. We'll sort of eat the wood ourselves,
and that will be the end Of the old wood
nile"
cobs left, and stalks Of the corn. We may
feed them to the pig or to the COW, and that
will give us meat milk"
"Well, / never knew before there was so
much in a wood-pile," said Ted.-Reeord-
Herald
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
HELPING AT HOME

HILDREN should never be re-
quired to do housework to the ex-
~ tent a housekeeper must do it,
for the strength of a growing child
should be applied almost wholly to
duties at school. A growing child can
not do mental and hard physical labor
at the same time. Wiping dishes and
assisting in busting do not interfere
with school work, and are really good
exercise. But the young girl who is
compelled to rise early, prepare break
fast, assist with the family washing
or ironing and prepare herself for
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
Equine Hero Dies

Word comes from the Philippines Of
the death of old Putnam, horse pre-
scented to the United States govern
ment by Col. John Jacob Aston with
the other equipment of the Astor bat
terry at the time of the Spanish Amer
lean war. Putnam was about Is years
old and died at Fort William McKin-
ley At that time the horse was on the
retired list, having been the second
animal since old Comanche of the Sew
enth cavalry to be regularly relieved
of active service.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
VISITORS HOURS

Aunt Laurie will be in her office In
The Herald building to issue prizes,
receive calls from Juniors. teachers.
parents and others Monday afternoon
from until o'clock and n Saturday
from 10 in the morning until 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. Other appointments
may be made at any time by telephone
when the regular hours do not suit
the convenience of visitors.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
UNFINISHED STORIES

nURING the last two or
three days of the voyage
- Mr.. Hopkins asked MEM
bers of his party to suggest
points of interest in Liverpool,
SO that they might lose no time
IN beginning their sightseeing
trips.
Carl at once announced that the
only thing he cared about in the
whole city was the great floating
landing stage, at which he hoped
they would have their own ship
locked.
Mrs. Weller and Mrs. Hop
kins suggested drives through
the two beautiful parks, Seton
and Stanley, while Kate Weller
was interested in the enormous
docks that extended so far along
the water front of the city.
Mary and Jessie wanted to go
to see the foreign animals dock
at Birkenhead, where all the
thousands of sheep and beeves
imported for English consump-
ton are landed and examined to
see if they are perfectly healthy.
They reached the docks, had
their luggage examined and went
to the hotel. The next morning
they started out, and, according
to agreement, took the girls
choice of trips first. They found
the Birkhead docks most inter-
esting, and not only the girls but
their elders enjoyed learning of
the processes whereby the Brit
ishers provided themselves with
clean, fresh, wholesome beef.
"You know, girls" said Mr., Hop
kins, "a great deal of the celebrat-
ed roast beef of Old England
comes from America"
They went to the section where
the sheep were kept and then
Mary fell so in love with lamb
that she thought she must have
one. Her father, however, prom
ised to buy her something else
Just as nice and they all went
away to select present for Mary.
Continue this story. telling of some
of the other places the party visited
and what present Mary had. BE sure
and describe at least one other lmpor-
tant thing in Liverpool.
Have the party leave Liverpool for
London, and go to some hotel. If pos
sible give the name of some well-known
hotel IN London.
One prize, a book, will be given in
this contest this week for the best
completed story.
Write from $50 to $50 words, on one
side of the paper, leaving margin at
the top and side of each page. Ad-
dress the letter neatly to Aunt Laurie,
Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, Cal,
and be sure that it reaches this office
not later than Thursday, May 20, for
publication May 80.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

The way for young man to rise Is to
improve himself every way he can, never
suspecting that anybody wishes to him
der him. Suspicion and jealousy never
There may sometimes be ungenerOus at
tempts to keep young man down, and
they will succeed, too, II he allows his
mind to be diverted from its true cham
mel to brood over the attempted injury.
Cast about and sec II this feeling has
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

cessity of keeping clean throughout the
year has been growing in Norwalk, the
result of which is that the city has
taken on a more pleasing aspect
throughout and has undoubtedly low
cred the average of mortality"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
DRAWING DESIGNS

MY DSceA Ivy ~'ANNA
TIME Juniors who have been caught
in some sort of predicament
Il were numerous Each one seemed
TO have some tale of mischief or mis-
chance and to enjoy telling it. I found
the adventures all amusing, as you will
when you persue them.
There are two topics which you
ought to begin work on at once. The
first is what I might do that I don't
do to please my mother" and the
second, why my town is the best
town."
Those who have not yet written upon
the first topic would better begin
about it. Every boy or girl will think
of some one thing which he knows
would give pleasure to his mother. The
letters on this subject need not be
long, and some of the younger
Juniors can write about it as well as
the older ones.
The second topic will fire the patriot
ism of every school boy and girl. Per-
haps, if you took that topic to school
and told the teacher about it, she
would let the entire class use it for
English work.
You can each write about some
thing for which your particular town
is famous. If it is in the belt where
the best oranges grow, then tell about
that; if the country around about it
a great beet or bean or wheat country,
write about that. AS far as possible
keep to a recital of those things which
bring money and prosperity to your
particular location.
This subject ought to bring out
enough letters so that we can easily
refute the saying that California's
only asset is scenery and climate. To
be sure, we have those, and we are
very proud and glad of it, but we have
other things also, and we want the
readers of The Herald to know the
particular advantages of each locality
of Southern California.
The pictures recently have not been
quite so good. For some reason there
has been less originality in the design.
1t is better to think up something
that you can do well, however simple
it may be, and work it out with a few
clear lines than to attempt some sub
ject with which you are not entirely
familiar.
I hope that the designs will appeal
to every one of you, and trust that
you will all make as much of study
along these lines as you can, for
mean to have original headings for each
department drawn by the Juniors be-
fore the year is much older.
We are to have very handsome
front page picture within a week or so
now, in which the composition of the
poem, the lettering and the head and
tail pieces are all the work of one of
the talented Junior girls.
There are undoubtedly many other
Juniors whose work is we'll worthy of
use in this manner, and shall be very
glad to hear from them concerning it.
1 have several appropriate verses,
which might serve as a theme for an
illumination for those of the older boys
and girls who would like to try the
work.
There have been a great many new
Juniors lately and we give them all
hearty welcome. Affectionately,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
parents and impatient cabmen
wondered where and how she
could possibly have disappeared.

Describe Mary's discovery and then
the embarking for their ocean trip.
Tell what games the children played
on the ship, whether or not anyone
was seasick, what sort of a passage
they had, smooth or rough, who was
seasick, what entertainments were
given and finally their sensations when
land was sighted and they were about
to set foot on foreign soil.
One prize, a book, will be given in
this contest this week for the best
completed story.
Write from $50 to $50 words on one
side of the paper, leaving margin at
the top and side OF each page. Ad-
dress the letter neatly to Aunt Laurie,
Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, Cal,
and be sure that it reaches this office
not later than Thursday, May 6, for
publication May 16.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

The Herald Junior is published by the Her
sd company 70. the children OF the south
west 1t Is devoted to their interests, and
Will publish principally their own writings.
All children { public school age are well
come as contributors. The editor wishes to
encourage correspondence and suggestions
from teachers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
ABOUT PRIZES FOR HONORABLE
MENTIONS

i Competitors in any contest are J.
4 entitled to handsome book prize i
! when TIER work has received hon. j.
!. orable mention three times. \
I. They must claim the prize, sub !,
r,offff1or fNnfaG ~ fhafr. 1offas~u etc q,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
He Knew What He Meant

four-year-oid boy in western town was
bitten one day by a strange dog. few
days later he saw another dog which looked
very much like the one that had attacked
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
WHITE soxs TRIP.
comiskey's Athletes and Their Trans
continental Engagements.

CHICAGO. Feb. 4.-DetaiIs Of the
White Sox' training trip. which will
begin three weeks from tomorrow
have preceded Scout o'NeiIl from
California and indicated that the
transcontinental journey to be made
by Comiskey's athletes win Be more
Of record smasher than at first sup
posed,
Exactly four weeks will Be spent
in California and each section Of the
team win play almost rs games in
the Golden State. The squad win be
divided soon after reaching San Fran
cisco.
The first team viii hold that city's
attention for while and let the sec
ond division entertain the natives Of
Los Angeles and other cities Of South
-ern California.
n hdIeh 10 the tirst team goes
to Los Angeles and viii stay in that
region until March %, when ii viii
be necessary to start toward home
The first team will come back via
Yuma, AZ, and Ell Paso, Tex. play-
ing games on the way.
-
Coming up through Oklahoma and
Kansas, the first team win plav Is
Delrs Wichita team April 4, and then.
move further east to get acclimated
Ior the opening game at Detroit.
April ii.
Inc second team will come back
rom California by more northerly |
quite, stopping at Reno, New, Ogden, |
md Salt Lake.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs Charles Humphreys departed
tor Portland on the morning express
OF yesterday for few days visit
with relatives there.
Guy Phillips OF Portland, well
known drummer, is in the city a
guest of his cousin, Miss Bertha
Reese, Of the Taylor school STAFF.
z, + Overbaugh, assistant super
intendent Of the water lines of the
Q, X. & N Co, was in the city yes
terday on business for his company.
D. 1. Kelly of Clifton was a busi-
ness visitor in this city yesterday
and was quartered at the Occident
j A. Dunbarton Of Seattle was do,
ing business in Astoria yesterday, and
was domiciled at the Northern Hotel.
w. H. Moser Of Portland was not
ed among the hundreds OF business
tourists in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Hattie Glidden of Oakland, is
in the city, guest at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Phillips on
West Bond street, Mrs, Glidden il
en- route to Fairbanks, Alaska, where
she is to become the bride of Harry
Phillips, the brother Of Joe, and well
known Of old in this city,
Herman Bergman of the C. B. & o.
lines, was in this city yesterday, look
ing over the freight field here. AS
was Fred Madison of the Empire
lines out of'Chicago .ew York-ward.
W, f, Schimpf is an interested visi-
tor at the capitol building in the capi-
tai city.
Mrs. D, B. Allen left yesterday
morning for San Francisco for a visit
with friends there.
DR. A, a, Finch is home from
pleasant visit to his landed posses
sions in Southern Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Q, Barnes went
out on last evenings express, bound
'or California, to spend few weeks
'est in recreation,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

From all accounts tha, can be Sc
cured there seems not the slightest
doubt that the men interested in the
proposed electric line now feel as.
suFed that the finances will be forth.
coming the moment the rights Of way
are all secured This Is good news
The rights Of way are said 10 be n
excellent shape, and the only thing
% oe done now Is to pick up the odds
and ends While all Of the necessary
strips have not yet been secured Il Is
understood that 30 per cent az them
have and i was agreed that the f.
nances were 70 be secured when that
extent of the right OF way had been
obtained Upon the whole It is said
the property owners have been pub.
lie spirited and generous, though one
or two have held out and refused 10
give, Virtually all OF the big pron- I
trouble. II is stated that !, NAV he
erty owners gave with but little
necessary to condemn the strip across
ne lands Of one man. Perhaps the
,ity has hardly begun TO realize how |
'ear to an aetuality the street car line
s. While the council has not hasten. /
q IN granting the franchise over the
.ity streets it is only too willing to
10 this, after all the little details are
lxed up properly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
MR.. WISE BACK EAST
MAKING PURCHASES
IN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
LAYING IN A FINE NEW
STOCK.

In letter to this paper in regard
to some of his advertising, Herman
Wise adds a bright account Of wher,
he is and what a good time he Is hav
ing back East. The letter was writ
ten from the Palmer House, Chicago
and Mr.. Wise stated that he was ther
in the midst of a snowstorm. In an.
other letter to friend Mr.. Wise
gives snappy account OF his errand
back there and many here viii be
doubtless glad to read what is writ
ten. In part he says:
= determined to personal
ly hasten the shipment of my spring
stock, for / learned by experience
that letter writing does little good;
up-to-date merchants from every
where flock to Chicago and New
York and express the cream of the
new things to their respective locali-
ties, as each wishes to be the FIRST to
show the new crop, so here am in|
the midst of snowstorm."
Mr.. Wise states that the styles for
spring and summer show many radi
cal changes, especially Tor young men
and adds;
"The time is fast coming when
each up,to-date firm desiring to keep
to the front will be obliged to have |
man here in the center of things,
where the brainest designers get up
new things continually, and | am GO
ing to arrange to have such a repre-
sentative here to look after my inter-
ests, thus getting the new things as
last as they come out. After a couple
of days more | shall run over to New
York and gather some more cream
rom the style shops there and hurry
nome, ! enclose few verses from
he Record-Herald to which have
'dded one Of my own,
The verse that Mr., Wise added of
lis own composition is as follows:
Pays to Advertise
When other clothiers tackle
Old Herman in this town,
They find themselves outwitted, |
For Wise is hard to down;
Before they know what's happened,
He hikes toward the East.
And for his many patrons
Selects a clothing feast;
The choicest of fabrics
Made up to please the eyes
backed up by honest dealing proves
II pays to advertise,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05

4 - -@NN@~ = eNAsBAeAN
Yesterday forenoon a group Of
boys was gathered on the underpin.
ming Of the establishment Of the Allen
Wallpaper & Paint Company, on
Eleventh street. sky.larking with
planks and other debris, and getting
as soundly soaked as they might
without actually drowning, when
young Willie Osmundson who was
careering around the water on an old
sign-board, fell into the river and lost
his connection with the frail Graf,
that had borne him. There was moth
ing 70 do but TO cling to q neighbor.
ing pile and yell, In concert with his
gang, noneof whom could reach him.
Eugene Bussing, who with the rest
Of the boys at Chemical No. /, had
been watching the outfit for Just such
a contingency as this, jumped into a
boat and pulled to the little chan.
taking him out Of danger, at the same
time telling him some things he
seemed to be In need OF. The kid
was warmed and dried and sent home.
There ought to be a public spankery
Tor these reckless little chaps and a
quick resort to ii in such emergencies
as this,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
Postmaster Carney Now

Frank 6, Carney received bis ofrie-
ial appointment as postmaster ycster.
day and at once forwarded bis bonds
TO Washington for approval. Ii Is
probable they will be approved With
out delay there, as soon as they are
reached In the routine Of business,
and then Mr. Carney will take charge
of the Office II may be several weeks
VI, however, before he takes active
charge Mr.. Carney said last evening
that he was sorry TO learn that Mr..
Heilborn had deemed il best to re-
sign, as he thought he and Mr.. He'll
born would have gotten along nicely
together.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
Three Chimney Fires

Hardly had the gale sprung up
about 8 o'clock last night before an
alarm Of FIRE was turned in from
uppertown and while the apparatus
was fastening there a second alarm
came in from the same end of the
city Both were chimney fires and
caused no damage, though there was
danger because Of the strong wind
which scattered sparks everywhere.
Al the same time a third alarm came
10 from Uniontown. also a chimney
ire, One Of the Uppertown fires
at the home Of Peter Olson. 1867
Harrison street, the other at Goth
and Grand avenue. Chief Foster said
last night that two Of the alarms
came in simultaneously, the first time
in the history of the department that
such thing has occurred. The
Uniontown fire was in the Hendrick-
son home,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
DR.. PEACOCK IS EAGER
TO RETURN HOME
HIS FRIENDS SAY HE WILL
BE READY FOR TRIAL
FEBRUARY "a.

According 10 friends or DR.. Pea.
cock who have visited him at ST.
Mary's hospital he Is eager for a
speedy recovery 50 that he may re-
turn to cathlamet and take Up his
affairs there. His trial, wherein he
is charged with having brought about
the death Of the Longtaine girl, Is set
for February "a and II Is understood
he Is anxiously awaiting this TO take
place, for he seems to feel assured
that Il will be very easy matter to
convince everybody that he Is entire
" innocent Of the accusation.
Various men Of cathlamet who
have been in the city during the past.
few days express the opinion that Il
will be impossible" to find a conyic.
ton in the case; and upon top Of this
they express the same belief in re-
gard to Mrs. Longtaine, for mas
much "as she is woman" ii seems
to be q pretty general conviction in
the Washington town that no Jury
VIII ever convict her for her deliber-
ate attempt TO slay Dr.. Peacock.
II seems that Mr.. Longtaine has
also made open threats against the
physician, and DR.. Peacocks eager
desire 70 get back home shows that
ne apparently has not been intimidat-
ed in the least by the bullets that
already have been sent into his BODY
or by the talk Of the husband. At
St. Mary's hospital it is said that Dir
Peacock is getting along very well
and It is presumed he will be ready |
to leave for home inside of two |
weeks.
Reports were brought down last
evening Of another episode at Cath
amet yesterday that threatened more
trouble Of a tragical nature. Mrs.
Thomas Doris, the unfortunate wom-
an who was adiudged insane the |
preceding day, was yesterday taken
to the asylum, and her father, ]. p.
Wilson, was kept under surveillance |
BY the sheriff because Of the alleea- |
ion that he was threatening to kin |
he husband Of the unfortunate WON.
n. He is said to think that the hus-
and had something to do with the
mental trouble that came upon his
aughter, but the entire community
grees in stating that Mr.. Doris was
model husband. The old man is |
aid not be very clear in his head at !
mes, and his talk Of yesterday is all |
nd to that according to a Cathlamet 4
entleman who talked of the matter v
esterday, \
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-05
TWO BRILLIANT YOUNG
ARTISTS TONIGHT
THE MISSES EwART, IN EN-
SEMBLE PIANO WORK, AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Mr.. Gilord Nash will this evening
present the ensemble pianists, the
Misses Evelyn and Erma Ewart, in
concert at the First Presbyterian
church at Sis o'clock These young
artists have just given a concert in
Portland, concerning which Mr..
Nash telegraphed; Concert tremen-
duous success. Miss Evelyn and
Erma Ewart received ovation"
Their program reveals an insight
rare to students so young, Miss
Irene Simington will add to the
pleasure of the evening by her charm
ing voice.
The following is the program in
full:
Rondo from Sonata in F~.,..
~. ....".....,M Mozart -Griez
Country Dance .,.,....... Nevin
(a) Destination {. H, de Fontinailles
(b) Voices of the Woods M. Watson
MELODY by Rubenstein)
Miss Irene Simington
Minuetto from Sonata in E Minor.
"," =. .,,..."..G Grieg-Smith
Waltz Op. 72,...,......,Von Wilm
va oerenata ,..,,..,,,...., Tosti
(b) When Love is Kind Thos. Moore
Miss Irene Simington
Andante and Variations, Op 49.
3ststst'ta ,,', ,.,',.s,A y. Schumann
Intermission,
Suite Op' lS.,".o..,....,,,ArenslSy
(a) Romance ,,.....,.......
(b) Waltz ....,,s.....,....
(c) Polonaise ........
Weber and chickering Pianos Fur
nished BY Eilers Piano House.