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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
Travelled Through Tunnels

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When l was years old 1 lived in
the city of Chicago One bright June
morning mamma said we were to leave
for California. We were to leave in a
week, and week is a very short time
to bid all your friends goodb.' and to
to think you may never see them again.
Now the next thing was to decide
what road to go on; mamma suggested
the Santa Fe. We got to the depot
Just In the nick of time, 'all aboard
called the porter.
Soon we were out among the large
farms. 1 didn't see many farms when
living in Chicago. | enjoyed watching
the cows and sheep roaming in the
green pasture. The first place we stop
ped was Kansas, where we ate our
breakfast We saw some MeXicanS.
They were selling curiosities. Our
way to Colorado was through such
beautiful mountain scenery. We went
over mountains and through tunnels.
Some of the mountains even had snow
on them.
A little further we had a good view
of the Grand Canyon of Colorado. we
crossed the Colorado river which di-
vides California from Arizona; this IS
also a mountainous country and 1t was
very warm. Early next morning we
were in California. 1 did hate to leave
the train, 1 could take the trip over
again. 1 enjoyed it very much. Cali
fornia looked a flower garden. The
orange and lemon blossoms scented the
air. Your neice,
FANNY FELDMAN
10 American avenue, Burnett school
B7.
Your letter is better today, Fanny,
but you do not remember about the
rules of the contest. You forget to
leave margins, do not try to para
graph your work, and your penman-
shin is not neat. When you improve
more in these respects you may ex-
pect to receive prizes or honorable
mentions, and, am sure that II you
could see the nice letters which the
other boys and girls send me you
would understand that it is simply your
own carelessness which makes you
fail.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

cred with ivy and set in the midst OF
beautiful lawns and trees. There were
many statues about the campus, and
one was of Queen Victoria We had a
delightful drive about the university,
then through beautiful parks and along
the Humber river.
AS Toronto is on Lake Ontario. there
are many pleasant trips to be taken to
nearby islands or across the lake. The
trip which made the greatest impress
sion on me was to Niagara Falls. We
went across the lake to Lewiston by
steamer, and from there by trolley
along the rapids to the falls. l was
unusually fascinated by the wild, surg
ing waters.
At Niagara we first visited the mu-
scum and then went to the falls
Breathlessly I watched the mighty wa
ters fall and marveled at the size and
force. A rainbow hung over the falls
while the sun shone, and below them
the little Maid of the Mist bravely ven
tured into the spray. At evening, after
viewing the falls from both the Amer
lean and Canadian sides, we returned
to Toronto.
My entire visit in Toronto was de-
lightful. FLORENCE M. MOOTE.
SO6 Whittier street; grade Al, Los
Angeles high school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
Took Long Driving Trip
ar Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A trip which 1 think was very in
teresting was our trip from Texas to
New Mexico in a wagon. Although l
was only years old, I will try and
tell you all I remember about it.
We started on a warm day in May.
Everything was packed, and we were
all seated safely in the wagon Soon
we were off on our Journey.
Everything went well until we
reached the Colorado river. 1t was
getting dusk, and we wished to cross
the river before evening. When the
wagon was about four feet out into
the water the wheels sank deep into
the mud, and we were stuck fast.
Try as they would, the poor horses
could not pull the wagon out and my
father was forced to go back to the
small village we had just left to get
a team to help them. When the team
came they pulled the wagon safely
time, for that night there was a rise
on the river which surely would have
washed the wagon away and drowned
us all.
We had no more accidents that were
of any Importance Nothing worse
than a breakdown or two, which were
easily mended.
The desert sand was very hard to
cross, but as we had good horses and
plenty of food and water we got safely
across it.
There were a great many interesting
scenes along the way which we en-
joyed. We also enjoyed travelling all
day and camping at night with the
bowling of the coyotes to lull us to
sleep.
We reached our destination about
June 16, where we had a good chance
to rest from our journey. Your niece,
Zoe Tobey.
Age 13; Farmdale school, grade 7.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
See PineappIes and Volcanoes

Dear Aunt Laurie:
At fifteen minutes to four the trunk }
were all ready for the expressman. We
were to be in Los Angeles in time to
catch the Owl and so must start at
once. The gardener was left in charge
of the trunks and we were off at last
ON the long promised trip to Honolulu.
We reached San Francisco at 8
o'clock the next morning. We got our
breakfast and wandered around until
half past nine when we went on board
the steamer We were soon settled
comfortably on deck and the ship got
under way.
We reached Honolulu the seventh
day out. Papa was at the wharf to
meet us and took us to our hotel The
next morning we went to see the
sights. On one street was place called
the flower market, where the natives
had baskets of flowers for sale,
The natives have very dark skins and
wear bright colors. Most of them were
barefooted. and some had on sandals
like slippers. In another place were
three hula dancers with their fiddles.
They were barefooted, too, and had on
short skirts made of palm leaves.
Their black hair was done up on their
heads with wreaths of yellow flowers
in 1t.
The next day papa took us to see
pineapple plantation. A man working
there gave us some nice ones to take
back with us. A week after this we
went to the Island of Hawaii to see
the active volcano. burnt my han1
scorching an envelope in a crack. Yours
sincerely, RUTH THOMPSON.
South Pasadena.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

the sun was as hot as could be. In
places there were great rock forma-
tions, some of which looked like great
castles built by prehistoric giants.
Some had statuary, pillars and turrets,
all of rainboW-hued rocks, and made
by nature. In one place 1 saw a bust
that resembled George Washington
carved by nature.
There were several children on the
train and we had very good times to-
gether. One little boy about 3 years
old cried a good deal. At meal time
when things did not suit him he would
fall under the table and cry loudly.
In Nevada we saw the humboldt
river. 1t is a beautiful blue mountain
stream which tumbles over it's rocks
in it's hurry to get away from the high
lands
There was a strip of green vegetation
along its shores In one place there
was a house on the shore, and near it.
was little girl standing under tree.
l wonder who that little girl was and
now she liked her home there all alone.
for we saw no other houses for many
miles.
We crossed and recrossed the river
until we got to watching for it to ap-
pear.
After a while we lost it and did not
see is for almost a day, but when we
got to Reno, 10, there it was again. 1t
was much larger and 1t was not in
such a hurry. The green along it's
banks looked good to our eyes, which
were tired of seeing nothing but sage
brush and sand and sand and sage
brush
At Reno some Indians came to the
cars. Two young Indian girls had one
shawl around both OF them. L don't
think it was very comfortable.
Bidding good night to the twinkllng
lights at Truckee, we crossed the great
woke up in Oakland. Then came the
beautiful trip down the coast.
We saw eucalyptus trees FOR the first
time. We were used to trees that shed
their leaves but had seen none before
which shed their bark.
Coming to San Luis Obispo, we were
on the mountains. and it was nesting
in the valley, looking like a picture
from story, so beautiful among its
green hills. Our train was late and we
were glad to get there. We were very
hungry
When we arrived at Los Angeles we
were met at the station by papa and
were glad to see him. L think we had
a delightful trip and wish I could take
it again. Your loving niece.
HILDRETH KOTSCH.
933 Everett street, age IL years, grade
B7. Temple Street school.
Your letter is very interesting, Hill
dreth. but 1 could not give it a prize.
as it is much too long.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

About 8 p. m we reach Escondido and
are soon hurried away TO grandma )
ranch We are nearly famished and
are glad to find a lunch awaiting us.
We have a glass of rich milk and ho -
made bread and butter.
In the morning there are the swings.
horses, the cool spring water, water
lilies, watercress, watermelon patch,
vineyard and the fruit orchard that we
will all enjoy.
In the afternoon grandpa will take
us to Mooser canyon, where water
fall has worn a stone into the shape OF
a basin. Dove canyon, which is noted
for it's doves, is next visited. When
we have seen everything they are all
fresh in our memory. Escondido is a
California health resort and has the
most beautiful scenery of any city in
Southern California.
l hope to become Herald Junior,
and as l am q new niece, | am not
likely to win a prize. If there were
more than 300 words allowed, | would
write more about my dear old birth
place. Affectionately,
MARION HENDERSON.
479 Eighth street. SaL Pedro. Age IL
years. Grade 7B, Fifth street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
Visited Azores Islands

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When my papa was q little boy no
older than l am he took a trip to the
Azores islands from Boston, Mass.
They went on a sailing vessel and
were twenty-one days, making the trip.
as they were becalmed several times
during the trip.
When they got within sight of the ISL
ands they looked like big mountains
in the water. The islands have no
beaches. only rocks towering up from
the waters side hundreds of feet high.
The people were all barefooted and
wore very queer clothes. My papa
went to school there so he could read
and write Portuguese. The people
live in houses made of clay, but have
tiled roofs, and their stove is huge
fireplace, where everything is cooked.
He visited his aunt and uncle there
about a year and then came back to
Boston and he says 1t is a very in
teresting trip. JESSIE CLAUDINO.
663 West Thirty-sixth place. Age 8.
Jefferson Street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
Visited Her Birthplace

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In going from San Pedro to Escon-
dido we take a car at the corner of
Sixth and Beacon street for Los An
geles. At Sixth and Main we get off
and walk to Third and Main. There
we take car for the Santa Fe station
From here on begin the beautiful
scenes.
First come the walnut groves, that
make it cool and shady, then we are
passing over water glistening In the
sunlight. The next stopping place is
Capistrano, the old mission town.
Toward evening the trip gets more
interesting as we are nearing our des-
tination. About p. m. we come to
small town called Oceanside. Here we
get off. Confronting us is the station
surrounded by beautiful trees, plants
and flowers.
After we look around we go down to
the waters edge, where the waves are
dancing about. Suddenly we hear the
shrill whistle of the train and we re-
turn to the station. We get on the
train and are thankful it is the last
transfer.
The next stopping place is San
Marcos. 1t is just for a few minutes,
so we are soon on our way again.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
Enjoyed Canadian City
Dear Aunt Laurie

Dear Aunt Laurie:
During a trip which I took few
years ago I visited Toronto. 1 was
very much interested in this beautiful
city, for it was nearly the same size as
Los Angeles. 1t is situated on the
shore of Lake Ontario. in Ontario,
Canada. The streets are shaded with
magnificent trees, mostly naples, oaks
and chestnuts, and the homes which
are OF brick, are covered with ivy.
We visited the parliament buildings,
for Toronto is the capital of Ontario,
and also a large group of colleges,
among which are Queens, McGill and
Upper Canada college. The buildings
are stately and imposing and were COW
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
Caught in Wreck

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l have never written for the Herald
Junior before, although we have had
it in our home for six months now. l
hope you will accept me as one of
your nephews.
My grandmother and I started for
Santa Barbara at about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon about year ago. l was
Continued on Page Seven)
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
sIster Has InterestIna Trlp

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The most interesting trip l know of
Is the one my sister Is now making.
She had visited all the large cities
of the United States and Canada.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
AFRICA SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT

THE following preamble and resolutions were
introduced in the lower House of the Legis-
lature of Western State in 1905, and referred
to the Federal Relations Committee:
Whereas, A statute exists in this State pro-
viding for the payment of bounty on noun
tain lions sca1ps and
Whereas, The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
the Rough Rider President of the United States,
is now touring the State with the avowed p,,r-
pose of ,slaughtering all the mountain lions
therein found and
Whereas, The slaughter thereof by the
President of the United States supersedes the
necessity of the bounty thus provided by law
therefore be it
Resolved, That upon the departure of the
said Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider Presi-
dent of the United States. with his knives SO
vividly portrayed in the newspapers of the
United States, the law providing for a bounty
upon mountain lion scalps should be repealed
for two reasons
First, as matter of economy.
Second, because we must have mountain
hons and their multiplication should be en-
couraged, to the end that the said Theodore
Roosevelt, Rough Rider President of the Uni
ted States, may be induced to return to this
State to repeat his acts of daring and prowess
and thereby add to the fame of the State
Evening star., 1909-09-12
A Feminine Utopia
Coa6Med from page 9
CosSsisted from page 9

veloped into manhood or womanhood, when it
is initiated into the society of its clan and re-
ceives the name it carries through life.
Child life in Hopiland especially in the sum-
mer, is one long holiday, with nothing to do.
nothing to wear,-for which they are extremely
thankful, and plenty to eat. Generations OF
cliff life have made these youngsters veritable
mountain goats, and they jump from rock to
rock or from cliff to cliff, where mlsstep would
hurl them to death hundreds of feet on the
rocks below. Children of both sexes up to four
or five years old run around IN state OF COM
plete nudity, and only on state occasions are
they compelled to wear clothes. When hrst
went among the Hopi people there was good
deal more nudity than can be seen at present
Now only the smaller children run in state of
nature, and even these often compelled to
don clothes at the approach of strangers.
In the Family Circle
I HAVE often in wandering through the vii
lagos, looked in on my Indian friends and
found the most perfect pictures of domestic
bliss. Gathered generally near the mealing
stones or the open doorway, the little group
would be squatted on the hard clay floor, the
father usually fondling an older child. Young
girls would be busy at the mealing stones
humming softly melodious chant as they
ground the corn into meal, occasionally look
ing up from their work to join in the general
conversation. The grandfather, with quiet dig
baby to walk, and the grandmother would be
patiently explaining the mysteries of basket
making to young girl whose head rested
against her shoulder. Friends of the family
would drop in from time to time, and place
would be gladly made for them in the family
circle. Conversation would soon become ami
mated, and every witty remark would be
greeted with generous laughter. The weather
the conditions of the crops and the attitude of
the Government agent would be the serious
S11hI 1,,f 11,o -
and family affairs occupy considerable time
We are taught to look upon primitive people
as examples of crudity and given over to
vicious and evil passions. White people usually
believe the Indians to be far below themselves,
both physically and intellectually Nothing
could be more erroneous. In physique they are
better developed, and their senses are more
acute than among the lower classes of our own
people. In his behavior to his tribesmen as
well as to the whites, the Indian is ceremonious
and dignifed. He is as modest in his ambition
as he is in his demands on Nature. He never
asks for more than he needs; he knows not
the spirit of greed. He believes in the i'm
mortality of the soul, and his fervor in the
worship of his gods is unexcelled.
Evening star., 1909-09-12

ALL he thought. "How great and deep and
dark is mystery when every point is confused
and how simple plain, and reasonable every
thing becomes when the facts are known and
properly arranged No wonder Madame Car
lier's name never appeared in New York di-
rectory, when she lived in Yonkers No won
der New York and the Savings Bank never
heard of her after that May morning, and it is
concerning her money, How easV W it M all seems seems
after you have finally been able to find out
the whole TRUTH
Some moments later slender, yellow haired
young man walked into the telegraph office in
Cambridge and sent this message to 46 Wall-st,
New York:
earlier heirs found. Have full proofs Be
home tonight"
Evening star., 1909-09-12

occasion of great rejoicing; for it means much
more to the parents than the mere advent OF
an heir to their slender possessions. 1t makes
permanent and sanct1fles the marriage, which
i,p to this time is not considered binding; for
if at the end of year no child besses the union,
the contracting parties are at liberty to seek
new mates.
Girl babies are as welcome in the Hopi home
as boys, and receive quite as much attention.
Until the infant is year old, the mother car
ries it about in portable cradle made of fiat
piece of wood covered with buckskin pad.
To this the baby is strapped, with its face pro-
tected by shade, and SO tightly is the tiny
thing bound in this apparatus that it seems
almost impossible for it even to wrlggle its
little toes.
The Christening Ceremony
THE christening OF child is one of the most
beautiful and impressive OF the many beautl-
full religious ceremonials of the Hopi. For nine
teen days after the BIRTH the mother and child
are kept indoors and not ray of sunlight is
permitted to enter their room. At dawn of the
twentieth day, the mother arrayed in her bridal
robes and accompanied by all her female rela-
tves, walks to the very edge of the cliff the
desert lying hundreds of feet below. The
grandmother carries the child and holds it
until the time of the christening ceremony,
while the mother and the other women form
half-circle round her, all facing the east.
lust before the sun appears, high priest of
the clan to which the mother belongs marches
toward the waiting group and confers with the
young mother and grandmother. The differ
ent women of the party have each selected
name for the little one,-no commonplace or
meaningless names such as civilized babies are
burdened with, but poetic phrases typifying
same Nature element or living thing such as
Rushing Water" Fleet Antelope" or
Golden Butterfly" The mother now takes
the child. while the grandmother sprinkles a
little cornmeal on its face and blows puffs of it
toward the four points of the compass. Then,
taking two ears of corn. she extends them
toward the east. bringing them back with a
circular motion and allowing them to rest for
a moment on the child's breast.
The group. standing motionless and silent,
now awaits the appearance of the sun, and
when it rises majestically above the horizon of
the trackless waste, the mother, with out
stretched arms, lifts her child toward the glori-
Gus orb of day, while the priest calls out in
loud voice, Il consecrate thee to the God of
Life!' and all the women shrek in unison the
names that have been chosen; for each one has
the right to choose. This ends the simple and
significant ceremony, and the mother after
ward selects the name that pleases her most,
which remains the child's name until it has de-
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Mystery of Madame earlier
Continued from page s

Jimmy Fox said to a travelling companion in
the smoking car. He had lost no time, and, be-
lieving now that his quest was nearing an end,
he was hurrying northward on the first train.
Before he slept that night he had searched
the Boston directories, old and new, for the
names of earlier and Devoe. He had found
no Carriers; but there were round dozen of
Devoes, and with the addresses of all these
in his coat pocket, he went to his hotel, anxious
for the coming of tomorrow.
ON side street in Cambridge late the next
afternoon, Jimmy Fox, representing the
firm of Sargent & Sargent sat in the presence
of Miss Henrietta Devoe, spinster, age fifty
one. She was the surviving sister of Miss Jean
nette Devoe, victim of the Lucille sea tragedy.
My sister and my aunt were both lost in
that terrible wreck" she said. Il was only
eighteen then. and Jeanette was twenty. My
sister had gone to New York to spend week
with Madame Cartier and Lucille coming
to Boston to visit us for the summer"
Where did Madame earlier live in New
York;" asked Fox.
she boarded with an old couple in Yonkers,
just outside of New York Aunt Lucille was
very peculiar person. She was a widow, her
husband having died soon after her marriage at
Zurich. His death, / think, caused her to come
to America. She was plain little woman, my
aunt, and just about lived in her trunk. All
her belongings were with her on the lost steam
ship, and l knew there was nothing in Yonkers
that belonged to her. ! didn't even know the
names of the old folks she boarded with, conse-
quently ! never wrote to them after Aunty's
death.
There's some money for her in New York,
you say? Oh, for me! Well, we'll! l knew
that Aunty was very economical and had some
money saved up; but l always supposed she
had it with her, and that it went to the bottom
of the sea along with her trunk. And you say
it amounts to twelve thousand dollarsl So
much as that belonging to her? Poor Aunty!
Oh, you say. win get it all! My, my! What
shall do with it,"
A S Fox left the house of Miss Devoe he walked
rapidly, filled with the spirit of victory
1t takes so little to explain things. after
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-06
iTCHED FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get RaW-Arms Affected,
Too-Gave Up All Hope of Cure.
Quickly Cur s by cuticura.

II suffered fom eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell,
sweat and itch, then would become
callous and get very dry, then peel
off and get raw. I tried most every
kind of salve and ointment without
success. l tried several doctors, but
at last gave up thinking there was a
insisted on my trying the Cuticura
Remedies, but did not give them a
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-06
PINE BLUFF PLANS EXCURSION

Pine BIuff.-At a meeting neId
by the Real Estate Exchange prep
arations were discussed for enter
tanning a party of prospective in
vestors who will visit Pine Bluff
about August ~. The excursion
will be run out of st. Louis. A
banquet, auto rides and a fishing
trip will be the principal features
Of the entertainment.
Washington telegraph., 1909-08-06
BRIEF MENTION.

The town of Fredonia, Prairie
county, has made application to the
state for the Incorporation of the
town and the necessary proclama-
ton was promptly issued.
Eight carloads of peaches and
two carloads Of cantaloupes were
shipped from Russellville during
the past week.
Judge W. E. Hemingway of Lit
tie Rock has been appointed general
agent of the Missouri Pacific and
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern system.
A meeting is to be held soon
either at Jonesboro, Marked Tree
or Blytheyille for the purpose of
organizing the whole st. Francis
valley into a great drainage district
under the Turner act.
Father Satoris, an aged German
farmer, committed suicide by hang
ing himself near Wheatley.
A big barbecue will be held at
Caddo Gap August 20, which will
be addressed by Senator Davis,
Hon. Harry Myers and others.
Senator jeff Davis in an address
lat Dardanellc announced that he
nlaA be a candidate for re- election