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Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Spring Visit to Farm
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last spring Richard Doyle and I
went to my grandpas farm to spend
week. We got up at o'clock in the
morning. We were to start and were
ready by T.
The sun was shining brightly when
we started for our twenty-mile ride.
We went on our wheels. When we had
gone ten miles we began to get tired.
1t was half past 10 when we stopped to
rest and eat dinner. We started again
at / o'clock We reached grandpa's at
5. The next day we went all over the
farm There were 100 acres in the
farm He had twenty horses, sixteen
milk cows, ten calves, ten pigs and
some bees.
There was a large barn and house
on the place. Grandpa said we could
play on the hay that was in the barn,
and we played on the hay lots of the
time.
At night we would go after the
cows. We rode on horses, for we had
to go a half mile for them.
When we came back we would help
milk and separate the milk and FEED
the calves and pigs.
We had lots of fun that week and
were sorry when it was time to go
home We told our folks about the
fun we had. They said we might get
to go next spring. So we Will be glad
when spring comes.
FRANK LACELL.
Sawtelle city school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Beautiful Fruit Trees

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l love the springtime; it is so bright
and beautiful I like to hear the birds
sing their joyous songs. 1 could sit by
the hour and watch them. l put bits
of thread and cotton out and watch
them carry it away to their nests.
1 also enjoy watching the squirrels
play. They are so cute and saucy and
chatter so funny
The greatest works of all nature, I
think, are the hills and trees. l do
not see much of the beautiful hills, but
! do see the trees. We have several
peach trees in our yard. l love to
watch them blossom, and when they
are at their greatest beauty [ think
they look like great, beautiful bouquets
of pink and white flowers.
When at last the blossoms drop off
and the fruit comes / don't know which
l like best, the fruit or the flowers
The fruit is very good and the flowers
very pretty.
The soft spring evenings are best of
all, the air is so soft and balmy.
In the morning everything is bright
before 1 awake. 1 get up feeling in
such good humor that I make a reso-
luton to be good the rest of the day,
and | says-after Lowell-"What is so
rare as a day in May? Then, if ever,
come perfect days"
VERA MORROW.
112 West Thirty first street; Thir-
tieth street school, grade A6; age IL
years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
The Weeks Roll of Honor
WRITER'S CONTEST

Los Angeles, first prize $10O-Davd Martin, 200 West
Eighteenth street
Honorable menon-Ezabeh Mckinney, 1884 Garfield av-
enue Florence M. Moote 800 West Eighteenth street.
Out of town, first prize $100-Ethe Tlitt Del Rosa.
Honorable menton-Nable Andrews Burnett; Floyd Ben
son. Sawtele
LIMERICK CONTEST
Los Angeles, first prize, boo-Louis Smith, ALI Ulysses
street
Honorable menon-Jesse Claudino 663 West 36th place.
Leroy Reese, Mckinley school
Out of first prize, book Darrell Tunmire, Santa
Monica.
Honorable mention Glenn Moore r. F. D. No 2, box s.,
Whittier; Jack Nichols, Monrovia. Box 48.
UNFINISHED STORY
Prize story book-Amy Houck East First street school
Honorable menton-Arthur Mobiles, S24 East IWentysev-
enh street; Helen B. Nichols box 49, Monrova
YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST
Prize pcture-Dors D. Knox, R. F. D. No g. Ventura.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09

to the country to visit my cousins.
After long ride on the train of about
two days we would arrive.
Early the next morning we would
take our lunch and go into the woods.
On entering we could see the beautiful
green leaves just sprouting and near
the birds singing.
AS know many city games l would
teach my cousins how to play them.
We then could play all the games we
knew Then we would run races ana
climb trees.
At noon we would all sit down and
eat our lunch. After that we would
run in different directions to pick wild
flowers. We would run races to see
who could pick the most flowers.
We would also look under bushes 10
see if we could find any baby quails.
OF course we would not touch them,
because l love to see the birds have
their own freedom as we have ours.
INEZ ROBINSON.
Fourteenth Street school, AS grace.
Age IL years. 1900 East Eighth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09

We are going to have one this time
on May 1.
When we go on a picnic to the river
we take our lunch, and the boys, if
they want to, take their fishing lines
and fish. While the boys are fishing
the girls find some shady place and
lay out the lunch. Some of the girls
take jar and get some nice cool, fresh
water. Then we all go to eating and
eat all we want.
After dinner some of the children
take off their shoes and stockings and
go in wading, while the others play
games. After awhile they put on their
shoes and stockings and hunt for wild
flowers.
When it gets along toward evening
we all start out for home together. We
talk and laugh as we walk along, and
when we reach home we are all tired
out, but we all say We have had fine
time. MABEL ANDREWS.
Burnett school, 9th grade. Age IL
years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Niece's Enjoyable Visit

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day my sister and I went to our
aunts. She lives near Santa Monica.
She asked US to bring our dolls. we
reached her house in one hour.
When we got there she said; Let
me see your dolls-how big they are.
We gave them to her and she said mine
was very large, then she said we might
go out a while, so, we went. She soon
called us in and said: Now, what do
you want to do?"
She told that we could go over to
another aunt's and stay till dinner
time We went over, but as she was
going up to the Soldiers home with
my uncle we went back. Grandma
then called US in for dinner. When we
finished we went to my other aunts
house and this time found her at home
She had bought us some candy and
gave it to US. We went back and then
my aunt had a white waist and a red
skirt sewed for my doll. For Ruth's
doll she had a pink dress. We went
home then-it was o'clock
When we got home we were so tired
we could hardly walk. We had walked
up to my aunt's and back.
MYRTLE LAWSON.
Sawtelle city school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Pick Wild Flowers
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie
| went to a canyon last spring, about
the middle of April. One day we went
about a block away from where we
lived.
MY brother and sister went with me-
We heard a rattlesnake coming to-
ward us. We ran to a large swing and
stayed there and picked flowers. Then
we went home and had our supper.
After supper we went up on the hills.
There were two boys that lived near us
and we got on the top of the hills and
made echoes back and forth.
The next morning we went to lady's
house and got some berries and took
then home Adds SHORT.
Sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Jolly Spring Picnic

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In the spring time friend of ours
took a load of children out to Griffith
park. 1t is way out in the hills If
you take the car when you get off you
have to walk a mile before you get
there, and there is only one house.
When we were ready to start we all
piled in the wagon and drove through
the town. 1t took US one hour to get
to our destination. 1t seemed as if 1t
took whole day, but at last we ar
rived.
We unhitched the horse and put
cover on the ground and laid down tc
rest. Another girl and l started out
to pick wild flowers. AS we were walk
ing along we heard something rattle
in the bushes and we turned around
and there stood two white baby rab-
bits. We ran and told the people what
we saw.
Then we ate our dinner. and ate so
much cake, pie and pickles that we
were almost sick. After dinner we
went up to a rock that was as big as
a house.
When we were almost there we
came to a steep place and we could not
climb it. so we went back.
When we went home we went around
Hollywood and did not get home TN
dark. RUBY LANGDoN'
Sawtelle, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Delights of Venice

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day my mother and I went to
Venice. On the way we enjoyed the
ocean as seen from the car. When we
got there we went to the swimming
pool and stayed there for about half an
hour. We got tired and went on the
wharf till noon, then we went to din
ner
After dinner we went to the small
playground on the beach-the one that
used to, be there. AT 2 we went to the
moving picture show. After that we
went to hear the band play at the Au-
titorium. AT O'Clock there was some
dancing. We stayed for that. At 6
o'clock we ate supper and walked
around until Venice was illuminated
Then we took the car and came home
When we went to get off the car my
mother nearly fell. When we got home
we were so tired we did not know what
to do DOUGLAS MONTGOMERY:
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Camping in Mountains

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In. the spring we go camping in the
mountains and hunt We go as quick
as school is out, and we stay for one
month.
The last spring we went up in the
mountains and killed quail and doves.
We went swimming and fishing in the
lake.
When we get tired of camping we
come home and work till school starts
1 got one dollar and half a day and
with what l earned 1 bought a new
suit, and also got a new wheel
Every day my chum and ] would
ride to the beach and go in swimming
Sometimes we would go fishing.
Once we went out in big fishing
launch and spent very pleasant day
When it was time for the launch to
turn back we had seventy-five fish be-
tween us. We had all we could do to
carry them home.
Our mothers thought we were
drowned. When we got home we got
something You can guess what it
was. GARDNER LAWRENCE.
Sawtelle, Cal, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09

penetrating through the crack under
the door.
How they pray for spring to come.
when with benumbed fingers they stun
rags and papers into every crevice to
keep out the cold. To them spring Is
indeed a blessing.
While the rich regret the passing of
winter, their balls and sleighing par
ties, the poor are thankful that they
may once again bask in the sunshine of
spring. Your niece,
MAUDE EDWARDS,
1927 West Tenth street, fifth grade,
Hobart school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Spends Day at Beach

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day my friend and I went down
to the beach to spend the day and took
our lunches. When we got there we
took off our shoes and stockings and
waded in the water a while; then we
went in the plunge. We had lots of
fun in the plunge. After we had been
in quite a while we played on the
beach, then we ate our lunch.
After we had eaten our lunch we
went to the amusement park and to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Welcomes Spring Flowers

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Different people like different seasons,
but I always liked spring best. Perhaps
it is because my mothers grave does
not look quite so lonely at that time. 1t
pleases me more than anything else to
see once more that piece of ground
covered with flowers, and to hear the
birds sing In winter 1 do not go very
often, but when I do it is always COW
cred with snow and the flowers bring
from the dollhouse soon freeze. Some
times I wonder if she longs for spring
to come so l will put flowers on her
grave. One day last spring my brother
and I carried some lilacs to the ceme-
terry. RUTH cox.
Sawtelle public school, 9Th year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
WRITER'S CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this contest this week
dollar for the best original paper submitted by Los An
gee girl boy dollar for the best paper submitted by
boy girl living outside the city limits of Los Angeles
Papers be from $50 800 words in length written
side OF the paper only and with margins and side of
each paper
All contributions be signed with and address and
name of school and grade.
Papers for this competition must be addressed Aunt Laurie
Herald Junior care The Herald Los Angeles, Cal.
Topic "Wfy lily Town Is the Best Town-to be received
at this office not later than Thursday May 3or publication
May g.
Topic: my Favore Heroes of American Wars"-to be re-
this office later than Thursday May 2Otor pub
cation May 30.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Fasteners Welcome Spring

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Spring is most appreciated by the
poor people of the east, who have lived
through a long cold winter, with
scarcely enough food and fuel or suffi-
cient clothes to keep themselves warm.
To them the snow-clad houses, streets
and fields seem dreary indeed when
they look out of the windows between
the icicles hanging from the cornice of
the house and see the drifting snow,
hear the whistling of the north wind
through the trees and feel the icy blast
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
UNFINISHED STORY

the show. We went on the merry 60
round and stayed there about half an
hour. We also took a ride on the
little cars.
Soon we went back on the beach and
after a while we went home. We had
spent very pleasant day.
Tavern STOWELLS.
Sawtelle school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Takes Pleasure in Chickens

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l have a garden and l find pleasure
in hoeing out the weeds and keeping it
nice and clean.
We had an old hen that wanted to
set. We called her Snow Storm, be-
cause she looks as if she were covered
with snow. l fixed a nice nest for her
and she set three long weeks and final
ly Matched out fifteen little chickens.
l take pleasure in feeding them and
digging up the dirt so the old hen can
scratch. and find worms for them.
I also have some pretty ring doves,
which I like very much.
I think the springtfme is about the
best time of the year. 1t is not too hot,
but it is just about right and one can
find great deal of pleasure in it
ARTHUR MOBILES,
824 East Twenty seventh street. age
10 years; grade AT, Twenty eighth
street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Enjoys California Sunshine

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Children who live in California can
not help but enjoy the spring time. But
l will tell the chief objects / like. One
thing is the beautiful flowers which ma
ture sends forth in colors of every hue.
Another thing is the balmy air, of
which l love to take long, deep
breaths.
The birds sing sweeter, as if they
We're saying, Spring time is here"
How the little children who live in
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
Hears Professor Kingsley

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One evening my mother father and
myself went to the Auditorium to hear
Prof Kingsley play 1.-THE Storm" on
the grand organ. 1t sounded as if a
storm was raging. When it was almost
over the thunder was heard to die
away in the distance and the birds to
twitter.
When we came out of the Auditorium
and had been out about five minutes
the rain started to fall in reality, and
we got wet and when we got home it
was raining very hard and we got wet
again. Your niece,
WENDELLA PRICHARD,
Age 12; grade Z, Lancaster, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09

Would See Birds Free
Dear Aunt Laurie:
The greatest pleasure 1 could find in
the sDring time would be to take a trip
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-06
On Equality with Men.

Women postal clerks in Norway
have been promised equal pay with
the men clerks as one of the first re-
suits of their obtaining equal political
rights. In the seventeenth century,
when Englishwomen were still recog-
nized as possessing an economic and
political status side by side with Eng
lishmen, there was written an interest
ing entry in the church warden's ac-
counts of st. Martin n's-in-the-Fields,
proving that one Elizabeth Bartlett
was intrusted with the casting Of the
second bell, and that all the women
employed thus were paid at the same
rate as men for the same work. An
other instance is to be found in the
records of the Fleet prison, of which
the first female warden, appointed in
1917 on the death of her husband Rob
bert, received the same salary as the
said Robert had been accustomed to
during his life" There was no talk
then of confining the woman's sphere
to work that was paid badly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-06
Away with Clothes.

II one takes a somewhat broader
and less technical view of the menac-
ing conditions disclosed by the London
Lancet's series of exposes, and is
large-minded enough to appreciate
the essential artificialty Of the
whole modern scheme of clothes, there
seems but one logical conclusion from
the premises, viz, clothes must go or
the human race will be devoured and
exterminated by microbes. The con-
veniences of the household, from
scrubbing brush to the grand piano,
are nothing more nor less than germ
traps. From kitchen to drawing room
and garret the house is alive with
microscopic brigands. Hence, houses
must be given up also. And 1t thus
appears that science as we'll as social
ism urges a return to the misnamed
days of barbarism toward which the
back to nature" folk look so long
ingly.
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DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN 1850.
b. one Who Has Taken Long Look
Into the Future.

my love-" mentioned Mr.. Sufferer
Gette, Il wonder-I wonder whether
you would let me have the use OF
my latch key one day this week?"
Latch key?" beloved his wife.
what the blazes do you want with
latch key, my good MANI"
"Well, my love-" coughed Mr.. Suf-
ferer-Gette, I'VE are holding a series
Of fathers foregatherings in the mis-
sion hall this week, when we hope to
do little needlework on behalf of the
parish poor. Miss Nancy has kindly
consented to come and talk to US
about her recent farthest north trip,
and"
"Great heavens!" roared the irate
wife, banging her pipe upon the table
to emphasize her words Don't you
know your duty is at home? Besides,
on Monday I've got to attend the Wom-
ems Emancipation league; Tuesday
the Sisters of Charity meeting;
Wednesday thelocal policewomen's con-
cert; Thursday the Daughters of Toll
lecture; Friday, the Women's Science
Research class, and on Saturday our
football clubs smoker. Now, don't you
forget-your duty is at home!"
And so 1t came to pass.
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why don't you Republicans walk
on the straight and narrow path in
this tariff revision business?' asked
Representative Champ Clark OF
Speaker Cannon.
Champ" the speaker replied, that
question reminds me of story about
a man | knew in Chicago who stayed
very late at a dinner at the club.
When he came out he started to walk
in the middle of the street.
"'Hey, John, said friend who met
him as he was making the best Of his
way along the car tracks, why don't
you walk on the sidewalks
"'Walk on the sidewalks?' snorted
John. DO you think I'm Blondin? ? p"
Saturday Evening Post
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improved Electric Heating.

The ordinary parlor stove is used
by Herr Gutzah Of Berlin as a re-
ceptacle for an electric radiator, con-
sisting of a wire or carbon of suitable
resistance, and in this way is con-
verted into an electric heater more
satisfactory than those hitherto tried.
Too great local drying of the air is a
usual fault of electric heating. With
the new arrangement the air eircula-
tion produced by the stove rapidly
distributes the heat and at the same
time gives ventilation and prevents
excessive drying. The ordinary cur
rent consumption warns an average
room in about an hour With the large
tile stoves so common in Germany the
heat is retained a long time, and the
cost of keeping the room comfortable
is moderate.
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person or persons shall be referred to the
court of claims.
In order that claims arising under this
law may be properly considered. all duly
enrolled intermaried white Cherokees
row living should file their written claim
to share in the Cherokee funds at once
with the United States Indian Agent;
Union Agency. Muskogee Oklahoma.
Applications covering shares Of deceased
claimants should be made by the admin
isuator or other legal representative. and
an claims hereunder should be submitted
to the undersigned prior to Marchi, 1908.
DANA H. KELSEY.
United States Indian Agent.
Union Agency. Muskogee, Oklahoma.
January go. 1909.
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A SHAY. Instead of a Loaf.

Il ought to get a shave before | go
to the Office" said the man who got
up late. 'but I'm afraid l won't have
time. l guess I'll wait till noon
So many other men who oversight
that morning decided to put their
shaving of till noon that barber shops
in the business district were swamped
with customers at luncheon time.
That's getting to be a common
thing" said a boss barber. The mid
die Of the day used to be a time for
loanng. but now we are kept hustlins
from 12 o'eluek till q"
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To Intermarried White Citizens of the
Cherokee Nation:

To Intermarried White Citizens of the
Cherokee Nation:
Section Of the act Of congress approx
ed May 20, 1908. authorizes the Secretary
of the Interior to pay from Cherokee tribal
funds to intermarried white citizens Of
the Cherokee tribe placed on the final
approved rolls the share or shares of the
Cherokee Nation to which they are en-
titled on account of payments heretofore
made to Cherokee citizens, but in which
payments said intermarried white citizens
did not participate.
The law further provides that the Chero-
kee Nation shall have the right to protest
against the payment Of any claim. and
upon protest being filed. the claim Of such
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War on Spectators.

The MANAGERS of New York are waging
a vigorous war against theatre ticket
speculators, and the management Of The
Traitor" is taking vigorous steps to pre-
vent any tickets from falling into the
hands of spectators during the initial
tour Of that play. In order to accomplish
this result. however. the active co-opera-
ton Of the public is necessary, By watch
ing the papers for the announcement Of
the opening Of the sale of seats and pur-
chasing seats at the box Office early, thea
tre-goers win materially assistin defeating
the attempts Of the.speculators to reap a
fich harvest. The Traitor" win be seen
gst the AuditoEium sosn.
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II is not sage to use the whip,
M'sieu. It max the horse's laig say
yes. but it max his heart say no.
Arthur Goodrich. Clean O. Dawn
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Mr.. Peavish says the reason women
get off a street car ,he wrong way
is because men get off the right
way.
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EnlIomInn His rhouahts.

Elderly Bore-"Your face awakes a
memory. When | look at you my
thoughts are taken away" She
How / long to follow them Punch.
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Few Free from coneelt.

Conceit is just as natural a thing
to human minds as a center to a circle.
Holmes
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Careful estimation shows that in
New York city there are 251,OOO night
workers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-06

You can't make a girl with her first
engagement ring believe it is vulgar
to wear large diamonds.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-02-06

In 1770, when Mozart was only IA
years of age, he went on a tour
through Italy. In Easter week he was
in Rome, and went to the Sistine
Chapel to hear the wonderful Easter
music. This included the celebrated
and beautiful Miserere of Gregorio Al
iegri, a piece which was not allowed
to be transcribed for use outside of
the Vatican. After one hearing No
Eart went home and made an almost
exact copy Of the piece from memory,
making only one or two corrections
after a second visit. The feat created
an immense sensation, for at the time
the singers were forbidden to tran
scribe the music on pain of excommu-
uication.