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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20

man who held it and that it was the
duty of every good citizen to respond
to the call wherever it led him.
Judge Works concluded his address
with thanking the people present for
their overwhelming support of him at
the primaries.
Professor Lorin A. Handley preceded
Judge Works with an able talk on the
Importance that the Good Government
forces do not halt since they have at
tained their sweeping victory at the
polls. He urged the voters to exercise
their privilege on election day and to
see to it that the mayor and the coun-
ell were men on whom the Good Gov
ernment organization had stamped
their approval as a government with
which the city would be safe.
Among the speakers of the evening
were ]. S. Myers, candidate for city
auditor, Judge r. NJ. Lusk, George Will
liams and Richmond Plant, who are on
the Good Government ticket for coun-
cilmen
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
Tempora Mutantur

A certain young man, wishing to be
very thrifty, quit eating meat. Frank
lin abstained from meat" quoth he,
land so will l."
But he didn't stop to consider how
prices have gone up since Franklin's
day, and especially within the last few
years. The result was that when he
hadn't eaten meat for about six
months he was so much money to the
good that he lost his head and became
one of the gilded youth.
The outworn ideals of yesterday
should be taken up very guardedly, if
at all.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
SH0PLIFTING RELEASED

Mrs. Ida A. Hislop. $50 South
Flower street, was found not guilty
of "shop-lifting' in a Broadway stoee
by a jury in Judge Williams court
late yesterday afternoon. AS the fore
man of the jury read the verdict, Mrs
Hislop became hysterical and In
broken sobs thanked the jurors
Mrs. Hislop was arrested october z
in a department store by private de-
tectives and accused of stealing .
breast pin valued at 25 cents which
she was holding in her hand.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20

Mr.. Stilson. II believe there never
was a time when Los Angeles had a
better chance to show the caliber of
her citizenship than at the present
time"
People Responsible for Selection
"The primaries lately held were
nothing more than a convention of
the people themselves, and therefore
the people are responsible for the re-
suits of their selections. There is alb
solutely no excuse now for a voter to
state that he has no voice in the city
government: on the contrary, he has
the equal right of every other citi-
zen, provided he sees fit to discharge
it, The day of the boss the machine
or whatever you may desire to call it,
has gone forever in this locality
believing Oscar e. Parish to be
broad-gauged, progressive citizen, who
combines the energy of youth with
conservatism of years, I supported him
Thomas E. Parish in a letter to Meyer
Lissner. "I regret his defeat, but bow
to the verdict of the majority.
"I believe the present mayor can be
trusted to administer the city gov
ernment in the interest of the citi-
zens: honestly, intelligently and
economically, and shall therefore give
him my earnest and hearty support.
THE election of Mayor Alexander
will be, in my judgment, the triumph
of good citizenship; a proclamation to
the entire country that Los Angeles
is determined to control her own af-
fairs without the assistance of the
ward -heeler or the corporation boss"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
Didn't Know. Truly

she-Where are you going?
Hell don't know.
You don't know where you are go-
ing?"
mo- you see, I'm going up in my
dirigible alloon!"-Yonkers States
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
couldn't Bear Her

"Well," exclaimed the hammock, as it
broke down and landed the fat woman
on the porch, II never could bear that
woman!'--Yo Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
WARNS VOTERS
AGAINST SOLID
SIX IN COUNCIL
E. J. FLEMING MAKES ROUSING
SPEECH IN GARVAN7A
CITES SUPERVISORS AS EXAMPLE
OF BAD PARTY RULE
Urges Citizens to Give Support to
Alexander and Good Government
Candfdates-Judee Works
Takes Platform

<<VT OU have had a taste of the solid
three in the county board of
Il experimentation that are you
going to vote for solid six
in your city council?" asked f. j. Flem-
Ing of Garvanza voters last night. Yet
In that board of supervisors you have an
excellent example of placing the Inn
pOrtance of party dominance above the
qualifications. Why, let me tell you,
even in TammaDy hall. down in New
York, they don't do things as raw and
as openly as the solid three attempted
to handle that good roads matter. Only
result of having two honest men on
the board of supcrvisors-one of whom
fortunately, Is available for selection IS
your mayor tOday-was 1t possible to
save TO the people more than 100000
the good roads bonds.
81 yield to none of the younger Repub-
llcans Of Los Angeles In my fealty to the
party. and have never voted for any
others candidates for the presidency,
but fail to see why 1 should be driven
to place II above my loyalty to this city.
1 have heard il said that Republicans
who do not support the party ticket will
be marked; that their political future
will be ruined. Well, 1 am for a free
city and "a free party. 1 shall vote for
George Alexander"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
A story of Stevenson.

After one OF Dumas plays which he
saw presented in Paris and In which
man employs an unworthy stratagem
against woman Robert Louis Steven
son wrote:
II came forth from that performance
In breathing heat Of Indignation. On
the wny down the Francals stairs I
trod on an old gentleman's toes. where.
upon. with that suavity which so well
becomes me. turned about to apollo
gize and on the instant. repenting me
Of that intention. stopped the apology
midway and added something In
French to this effect: No. You are
one OF the persons who"have been ap-
plauding that piece. retract my apol-
ogy.'
said the old FrenchmaD, laying his
hand on my arm and with smile that
was truly heavenly In temperance,
irony, good nature and knowledge Of
the world. 'Ah. monsieur. vous etes
bien jeune' (Ah. sir. you are very
young,."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
FOOLED THE CITY.
One Of the Hoaxes Perpetrated by
Theodore Hook. I

In the early part OF the nineteenth
century great preparations were made
In England to receive a Spanish am-
bassador who was expected to arrive
at Southampton. 4 mischievous idea
came into the head OF Theodore Hook
(born 1888. died lSiD. novelist and
journalist and above all contrlver of
that diversion known as the hoax. The
English feet was lying off Southamp-
ton. Hook. then young man. knew
many Of the younger officers. He
formed bis scheme. and one morning
launch set out from the feet and
drew up at the quay.
In this launch was he who purported
to be the Spanish ambassador In al
most royal robes, arrived two days be-
fore the expected time. The mayor OF
southampton. who was 10 receive the
Spanish envoy. was greatly fiustered.
Ii was all so sudden. He did the best
he could. Several companies of sol.
diers. some on foot. some mounted,
were called out. The bells were rung
The ambassador. accompanied by q
number of young officers OF the feet.
was escorted with much pomp to the
mayors palace. There was banquet
and speecbmnking, one OF the young
officers acting as interpreter for the
ambassador.
After 1t was over and the Spanish
envoy was supposed to be on his way
TO LonGon the true ambassador arriv-
ed There was but "A sorry reception
for him. The other ambassador. who
was Theodore Hook, having perpetrat-
ed the greatest hoax ever known on
a mayor aud city, had exhausted
the hospitality OF the town. The scan
dal was so great. the mayor and the
people OF southampton had been so
outrageously cold. that TO make any
stir about the affnlr would only cause
them TO he laughed at oil the more.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
Tn. cosmeI osie.I ou..tien.

The business Of life allows no spare
time any more. One cannot get rich
nowadays In Office hours, nor become
great, nor Keep geographically inform.
ed. nor do his share Of talking and
listening. Everybody but the plumber
aud paperhanger works overtime.
How the earth keeps up necessary
amount OF whlrllng In the old twenty
four hour limit is more than we can
understand. But she can't keep up the
pace much longer She must have an
extra hour. And how to snatch 1t from
the tail end Of eternity is the burning
genealogical question. = Dallas Lore
Sharp In Atlantic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
Married WoInan's
Best Asset
r Is NEITHER WEALTH NOR
BEAUTY, eur GOOD HEALTH.
HEALTH and not wealth Is the mar
ried woman's best asset

HEALTH and not wealth Is the mar
ried woman's best asset
Happy homes are broken up for q
multitude of reasons. At least the part
ners in them believe In these reasons,
while the real one is an irritable dis
position caused by poor digestion or a
dull personality caused by drudgery.
II the young wife would only bear in
mind that her health is worth more
than all the housekeeping In the
world. IL she would only learn TO spare
herself and to rest, how different the
home would be!
Learn not to worry That is the main
secret OF long life and good health.
Worrying never helped single wo-
nan yet and II has sent more than ono
to her grave If problem arises, think
Il over carefully without undue haste
Or nervousness. weigh II from all sides
md then. having made your decision
to the best of your ability. stick to
hat
Do not attempt more than you can
larry out. Learn to weigh your own
strength and not TO make yourself en-
lure more than you can do gracefully.
one OF the sweetest and most beloved
married women l know says the secret
" her happy household lies mainly in
The fact that she always gets home In
time to change her dress and be thor
oughly rested before her husband
comes home.
How many women one sees dashing
,round the shops madly at ten min
ties to 6, their arms full OF bundles.
heir hats on one side and their COM
DleNions drawn with fatigue and gray
With dust! Foolish ones They take
the cars at tlme when they are
,rowded They are jostled In this di-
rection and pulled I'm that until they
IRE tired to death. ana in this condition
hey arrive home TO find the man OF
the house, tired and cross. waiting for
MS dinner. The house probably Is also
At sizes and sevens. or at least II shows
no little feminine touches IN tho shape
" reafranged pillows. drawn shades.
etc. And the mistress % the house sits
1own at the table with roughly arr
'anged hair and soiled shirt waist
when she should be vision Of delight
. tho eye
1t is In this frantic search for bar
gains on the part Of the vain woman
and the frantic Search for dust on the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
MASTERING a LION.
Exciting Experience Of Famous Ami.
NAL Trainer.

"Show lion that you are his master
and he will be submissive; once per-
nit him TO get the notion that you fear
him and his antlpathy will increase"
said Frank C. Bostock, the famous an
imal trainer.
In illustration OF the lengths to
which owners of wild beasts will 60
In order to retain control OF them Bos-
took told the following story:
"Some years ago when we were at
the Hippodrome. in Paris. l decided as
special attraction TO go into the are,
ma with Wallace. a huge African lion
that all our trainers had despaired or
The house was crowded. We placed
the lion In n cage sixteen feet square,
and this was put inside twenty foot
ring. Two assistants were stationed In
the outer ring In case OF accident.
had scarcely got inside when the beast
leaped at me. II bit right through my
left hand and with one blow ripped
the flesh of my back. Clear out!
shouted to the two men in the outer
ring. 4 am going to open the doors
, and let him into the big arena
: IL was as furious as the lion. Ny
pride as a trainer was wounded deeper
than my back. I flung open the doors,
and the lion sprang out. The blood
was pouring from my wounds, but in
the excitement OF the moment felt
no pain-only mad desire to be mas
ter. picked up property chair, and
when the beast came again I struck 1t
full across the muzzle; then. seizing
my whip, ! actually became the ag-
gressor.
'The audience was in something like
panic, and loud cries Of Enough.
enough! were raised. But | hadn't
finished. In ten minutes I had subju-
gated Wallace to such an extent that
he covered like dog. got out Of the
cage and just tainted away. From
that day no one attempted to teach
Wallace. e."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
What Troubled Pat.

An old Irish laborer walked into the
luxurious studio of an artist and asked
for money to obtain n meal, as he was
too weak to walk.
The artist gave him n quarter and
then. seeing possibilities for q sketch
in the queer old fellow. said:
'Ill give you half dollar II you'll
let me paint you"
Sure" said the man; it's an easy
way to make money. but-but I'm won.
detrin' how I'd get 1t of. ofr."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
A Real Consolation.

Little Mollys father can't quite see
where Molly got her information. One
day when her unmarried aunt was WIS.,
iting at their house Molly became i'm
pressed with her aunt's solitary state.
Haven't you any husband, Aunt Mol
ly?" she asked. Aunt Molly's pretend.
ed grief over the fact that she was
husbandleSH was so real to Molly that
she undertook the tasd OF consolation.
"Never MUD, dear Aunt Molly. hus-
bands scold."- ."-Dellneator
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
NEWS NOTES.

California has no woman on its state
board Of education.
Miss Hattie Pearce OF Billings, Mo.
has been appointed clerk OF the court
of appeals.
Surely women have not all the
rights they want when In one day re-
Gently five women In Philadelphia are
reported as having committed sui
eide.
William Lloyd Garrison was a regu-
lar and enthusiastic reader OF ,"votes
For Women" the paper published by
Mrs. Pankhurst's society He said Il,
was meat and drink"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
THE HUDSON RIVER.
II Has Been Known by at Least Twsn-
~ pjHtrsnt Nsnoss.

~ n.
~ Different Names.
IN the course OF the past 400 years
the Hudson has been known. by at
least twenty different names. and even
today--in New York, at any rate--it Is
indifferently referred TO both as the
Hudson and the North river.
while Henry Hudson Is universally
acclaimed as the discoverer OF the no.
BILE river which bears, his name, II Is
well known that nearly century be.
fore Hudson's successful exploration
John da verrazano. a Florentine. en-
tered the mouth OF the Hudson and re-
ported that he had pissed up the river
about league In boat. not venturIpg
TO sail his vessel. the Dauphine. up n
river with which he was unfamiliar.
A sudden squall impelled him TO re.
turn to his ship. verrazano called the
Hudson "the river OF steep bills" This
was in 1924. Some years later Vera.
zano's brother made map OF the re-
gion. and he named the mouth Of the
Hudson "San Germano."
In 1926 a Spaniard named Gomez,
who came to America on an exploring
"trip. made chart upon which he des-
ignated the Hudson as "San Antonio"
When some eighty years later Henry
Hudson in his efforts to reach the East
Indian possessions of the Dutch East
India company by northwestern
route accidentally ran into the Hudson
ne promptly dubbed 1t the "Manhattes."
from the name of the Indians who
dwelt at fits moJth.
Hudson sailed slowly up the river Ms
far as Albany, and his experiences
with the Indians and his observations
OF the surrounding country were so
gratifying that he returned home with
glowing reports Of the new found
country.
The Dutch at once realized that great
commercial advantage might be gained
In the new territory, and various COM
panies were organized to colonize and
exploit It.
In 1916 charter was granted to the
New Netherlands company. and the
river was there referred to as "De RI.
Were van der Worst Mauritius" In hon
or OF Prince Maurice OF Orange.
In various other charters granted at
this time and public documents in
which the river was mentioned It was
spoken OF as the "Groote Riviere." the
"Noordt river" the "River of the Man.
hattans" ana the ''Rio de Montague"
In addition to these names. the In
dians had number Of others for II,
among which may be mentioned "Sa-
natatea." "Shawnatawty." "Cahohata.
tea" and "Cohongorontas.
AS late as 1854 the river was referred
to by French writer as the "River
Orange"
When the English took possession OF
New Netherlands they persistently
called the river "Hudson's river" and
despite the many other names by
which It was known that name finally
stuck" although many Of the early
colonists spoke Of 1t as the North river
In contradistInction to the Delaware
river. which was commonly known as
the South rlver.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
THE MAN WHO WORRIES.
How His Wife Tried to Help Him Out
Of His Troubles.

of HIS Troubles.
TITS wife looked at him and shook
III her head reproachfully.
"Weli, what's the matter now,
George-another windmlll?p
lie frowned darkly.
II don't like TO hear you speak in
that trlhing way" he said. "Thls is
something really serious. You know,
of course, that they are asking Il lot OF
well known men TO climb Mount Me-
Kinley. Suppose they ask meT
"Well?"
Cant you see what the result would
beY
That's easy. can see that you
wouldn't climb IT,"
"Bnt you don't understand. ! would
have to offer an excuse. 1t must be a
satisfactory excuse. couldn't say
that | was stiff In the joints. or that
! never climbed anything higher than
-four story fat or that interfered
when got nervous. or that ia be sure
to skid II the ground was wet. Can't
yon see the embarrassing position I'm
inT
But nobody has asked you to do
any climbing"
did | intimate that anybody had
asked me-"
"Well, II anybody should ask you to
crawl up an unclimbabe mountain tell
them you'd be only too glad to do It
but for one thing"
whats thatr
Your wife won't let you"
Whereupon. being overcome with
rage he snatched up his hat and stalk.
ed heavily from the house. w. II. Rose
III Cleveland Plain Dssler.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02


A FIRE that started In Lawson's sta.
bles one night last week threatened for
half an hour or so to destroy the
forty-eight saloons and poker parlors
In the town We have only one church
here, and the benches in that are
mighty hard. but Providence was with
us. The wind changed. and the peril
passed away. Can II be argued that
one church Is enough for the average
town?
Colonel Hennessey, the old crank
who owns and runs the Squaw ranch.
has stopped his copy of the Kicker be.
cause we refused to adopt a warlike
attitude toward Japan. We never
slept two in bed with the mlkado,
but we'll be hanged if we are going
to pick fuss with a man who hasn't
had a show yet to learn that flush
beats three aces. Colonel Hennessey
can 60 TO. We shan't even take the
trouble to ride out to his place and
fusilade him out OF his old adobe.
We have been criticised by a Mon
tana editor for holding the positions OF
editor. postmaster, mayor, game war
den. colonel of the militia and chief OF
the fire department at the same time.
That's the trouble with some folks
they don't understand how man can
swell and enlarge and absorb. We are
prepared TO take in dozen other Of
fees and not crowd ourself. Room
inside" is our motto. We didn't get a
presidential nomination last year. but
we are growing for 1t. The Hellso
family can't be kept down.
The cowboy of the west has been
thlnned out in numbers the past three
years. but his monumental cheek still
remains. Last Sunday night. as mayor,
we had TO shoot Mr.. Bill Henderson
through the shoulder TO interrupt his
fun Of shooting up the town, and next
morning he rode into town to ask us
10 foot the doctors bill for extracting
the bullet. We recommend Bill to all
subscription book publishers.
Mine host of the Royal hotel has
gracefully given way to popular sentl.
ment, and he announces in this issue
that no more guests will be shot for
finding fault with holes In the table
cloth or the dllapidated state Of bed.
steads. Shooting will take place only
where there is an argument over his
bill II makes us bit. lonesome to
see old customs gliding away one by
one, but the world must progress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
Those Annov;no ,nc;d.nt,.

"How did you enjoy your trip to Eu.
rope?"
First rate" answered Mr.. Cumrox.
but the Homecoming was dlsap-
pointment."
did you have trouble with the Gus
toms people"
"Yes. They placed such n low valu-
alton on our stun that mother and the
girls were positively insulted."-Wash.
ington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
More uraent.

Miss Bronx-l understand she can
celed' the engagement when she found
he had spent all his money on her.
Miss Harlem-Yes, and the poor fel.
lows broken pocketDook has made him
forget about his broken heart,-Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
Morning Talk.

81 can't get those two explorers out
Of my mind"
II suppose you're strong for one or
the other?"
mo; | feel kindly toward both Of
them. Every time | look at the icy
radiator In my Office l think what an
awful time they, too, had In the arctic
regions. Boston Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
The New Primer.

See the young man with the happy
look He presented a pretty girl
with a pound box OF candy, and now
lie is it.
How long will he be 1t with the pret-
ty girl?
Until another young man comes
along and presents her with a two
pound box.-St. Louis Republic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
The Early Drama.

II suppose those fashionable ladies
OF old England wore masks at The
theater In order to hide their bushes"
Il fancy not" answered Miss Cay
enne. III was probably that they
might assume to be blushing without
fear Of contradiction" = Washington
Star
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02

part OF the housewlfely woman that
she loses the health and good looks
which are so necessary to her.
Because she has tranped the streets
overtime she answers her husband
Grossly and because she has bent too
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
Two Killed In Auto Wreck.

New York, Nov. DIR. A. NJ. Ter.
wllllger and Robert Welch of the real
estate Arm of Ross & Welch were
killed, and New York university
student, Gilbert Rhoades OF Milton.
n. Y, was seriously injured, In a
smashup near Long Beach. when the
automobile in which they were riding
was struck by train on the Long
Island railroad.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
A Phrase exsmp,iH.d.

Been abroad, | hearo
Yep"
IL understand that living is very
cheap In Europe. How about IT."
Cant say, We only hit the high
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
A Kindly Inquiry.

Fairlie-Jack. nave you that ten
pounds l lent you the other day? Flyn.
tie-Not all OF II. old chap. but what !
have will do me a day or two longer.
Jolly kind and thoughtful of you to in
quire. though, illustrated Bits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-02
SAVING rims and MONEY.

"Her hair turned light In a single
night"
That's good deal better than put
ting IN six months at 1t, as some do
Boston Herald.