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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
CHARTER AMENDMENTS ARE
READY FOR LEGISLATORS
Mayor and City Clerk Sign Certifi-
Gates and Resolutions of
Council

The mayor and city clerk yesterday
signed the certificates and resolutions
of the city council pertaining to the
canvass of votes on the charter amend
ments. and now the last formality has
been complied with preparatory to pre-
senting them to the state legislature.
They will be in Sacramento by Mon
Gay morning. and Tuesday City Attor-
ney Hewitt expects to go to the state
capital to see they are properly han
died
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
LAUGH AT HIS REVOLVER
AND WALK OFF WITH CASH
Hiehwaymen Discuss ACCESSIBILITY of
Returning Their Victims Dimin-
utive Weapon

r. G. Kemerer, 7OS Crocker street,
owner of a restaurant at 202 South Los
Angeles street, was held up and robbed
of S55 and .22-caliber revolver at San
Pedro and. Sixth streets at 4 o'clock
yesterday morning by two men. The
robbers laughed at Kemerer's revolver
and for a time discussed allowing him
to keep it.
IF man shot me with one of those
things | would be tempted to beat him
up" said one of the robbers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
VIII Honor LincoIn's Memorv

In recognition of the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln the New York State society
of Los Angeles will give a special pro-
gram on the evening of February Y at
Maple hall, Fraternal Brotherhood
building. Assistant District At
torney G. c. McComas will make
an address on "reminiscences of
Lincoln" George H. Carr, chair
man of the entertainment commit
tee, assisted by several vocalists, will
furnish a musical program. ]. w.
Count is president of the society and
Frank E. Reynolds the secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Six CO. School Teachers frol
Los Angeles County

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paid
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subscriptions addition the free trip
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Send The Herald office subscription
60 to work for your friends.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
The Picture In lisnuise.

or the strange vicissitudes through
which many of the worlds famous pic
lures have passed. perhaps none was
odder than that of the Picture in
Disguise" magnificent painting that
now adorns the residence of Lord
Leigh in Warwickshire, England
This remarkable picture for many
years appeared to be merely a paint
ing of flowers. The floral study was.
however, finally pronounced by an
astute art dealer to be in reality a
mask for another painting With the
permission of the owner he caused the
painting of flowers gradually to be re-
moved. whereupon there was discoy.
cred underneath very fine portrait of
Charles |. by Vandyke.
While no authentic record OF this
masterpiece has been found, it is sup.
posed that the portrait was disguised
by some royalist in order to guard
against its destruction by roundheads
during the revolution.-The Sunday
Magazine.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
Spring Horse Buyina.

The spring horse buying rush has
struck us again this year Everybody
seems to want new team of horses
or mules at this time of the year. The
man who has any to sell does not
have to go out to make a sale. Horse
buyers make a beaten path to his
door. The man who is compelled to
buy at this season of the year must
pay the highest price in order to get
what he wants.
1t is an undisputed fact that the
growing of young horses and mules as
side line to general farming is prof
table business, Colts have come to
be as good as cash at any time after
weaving, Every farmer ought to keep
at least a team of mares and breed
them every year. With careful han.
ding they will make a full team and
grow two good colts with very little
extra care and cost. Young horses
are not all profit They cannot be
grown for nothing yet every pound
of young horse or mule flesh repre-.
sents probably more clear gain for
the amount of food consumed than that
of any other animal grown on the
farm.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
TO COMBAT HOG CHOLERA.
Discovery Of Serum That Will Pro.
tect Swine from the Dread
Disease.

The discovery of the bureau OF ami
NAL industry of the department of ag-
riculture of serum that will protect
hogs from cholera has been taken ad-
vantage of by several state agricult-
ural departments and appropriations
have been asked for from their legis-
latures for the purpose of providing
| farmers with the preventive. With but
few exceptions no well-deffned or or
ganized plan of operation has been
| adopted by any of them TO secure to
the farmers within their borders the
benefit of the governments discovery
Ii the greatest good is to be accom-
plished, the farmer should not be con
tent simply to reduce the losses from
hog cholera, but should undertake sys-
tematic efforts TO eradicate the dis
ease
Most farmers and stockmen are IA
miliar with the course which hog chol-
era usually takes when it appears in a
neighborhood A herd develops the
disease, which may not be recognized
as hog cholera for several weeks after
1t has made its appearance Following
this the neighbours hogs will become
infected, and then rapid progress is
made until finally the losses in sin
gle county may be enormous.
1t is evident that in order to con
troll the disease there must be some
means OF combining it to the original
infestions, This has been attempt
ed by the British government
through the quarantine of farms
where hog cholera existed and the
| slaughter of all infected animals. but
these measures have not always been
entirely effective. In this country
| such methods would not be suitable
for, aside from the enormous expense
involved. 1t would be impracticable to
disinfect against such carriers of dis
ease as dogs. crows, buzzards and the
| like
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
Watering Hard.workIna Horses

Relative to the watering of horses
while doing hard work a Colorado vet,
erinarian says:
After long. continuous exertion the
system is greatly depleted of fluid.
Nature calls for its replacement. and
this is the cause OF thirst which is
so intense that if the animal is not
restrained at this time he may drink
much more than he needs
The general custom almost uniyer.
sally followed of giving the morning
meal before water is not very obiec
tionable, either theoretically or prac.
tically. At this time there is no de-
pletiOn OF fluid; consequently the
horse Is not very thirsty and does not
drink rapidly or excessively, and ap.
parently very little evil results from
this method. However, it is prefer
able that the horse should have an
opportunity to driAk before the morn
ing meal.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
COURTESY ALONE WILL NOT DO
Old Negroes CT the South Are Extreme.
~ Polite, But Woefully
Incompetent

When the southern woman opened
the door in answer to the bell the old
colored man bowed and smiled, and
said softly in the courteous southern
brogue: I've come TO the cloes.
Bertha done sent me-"
The southern woman sighed as she
looked at him. Tell Bertha I'm sorry
said she, but I've given my clothes to
a white woman Bertha is so nice She
has washed for me for four years, but
she kept the clothes so long and she
got them so blue | had to change. I'm
sorry
The old colored man, how worn his
clothes We're! bowed again. That's all
right" he said; that's all right III
tell Bertha. She'll be sorry, too, Ber-
tha will. She's been washing TO you
so long. Bertha'll be ve'y sorry"
The southern woman shut the door
and came into the room, standing still
awhile, thinking
so courteous she said. The only
genuine courtesy in the world, think,
is among those old negroes, but so in
competent. They are bound TO be
weeded out. And still you can't help
being sorry. And suppose nobody
will believe that the people who are
sorriest 10 see them supplanted by the
bTisker white servants are the south
efners. Washington Star.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
BATTLE MUSIC NOT MARTIAL.
British Soldiers Prefer Music Hall
Songs to Heroic Hymns When
They Go Into Action.

ii is an understatement of deeds of
heroism which delights the British sol
der, declares Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle in Through the Magic Door.
Anything in the least 'highfalutin"
would depress body of English
troops; German troops can march to
battle singing Luther's hymns; French
men will work themselves into fren-
zy by song of glory; but English
poets need not imagine that martial
song is what the British soldier needs.
as these instances testify.
Our sailors. working the heavy guns
In South Africa, sang: Here's an.
other lump of sugar for the bird" |
saw regiment so into battle to the
refrain of "A little bit off the top"
The martial poet. unless he had the
genius and the insight of Kipiipg,
would have wasted good deal of iBk
these
The Russians are not unlike us in
this respect. remember reading of
some column ascending a breach and
singing Justify from start to finish, I'M
I'll few survivors were left victorious
upon the crest, with the song still go
ing.
A spectator inquired what wondrous
chant 1t was which had warmed them
to such deed of valor, and he found
that the exact meaning of the words
endlessly repeated, was Ivan is in the
garden picking cabbages."
The fact is, | suppose, that mere
nonotonous sound may take the place
OF the tom-tom of savage warfare, and
hypnotize the soldier into valor-
Youths Companion.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
A WelI.nuilt INSTRUMENT.

When the concert was over and the
pianist was driving along the snowy
road to the Durham inn, where he
was TO spend the night. he ventured
to ask his host of the evening if he
had enjoyed the playing. "You did
tirst-rate," Mr., Durham told him
That's my opinion"
Yes he went on, after minute,
you certainly did first-rate. You
showed power and stren'th beyond
anything | ever expected to listen to,
and you was lightning quick into the
bargain.
Anybody that heard YOU could tell
you'd worked hard and long and
steady TO get your trade. But tell We
who else had ought to have some
credit-thats the man that made the
piano YOU played on.
"'Tain't every instrument that
would stand the strain you put on it,
not by a good deal.
II should call it the praise ought TO
be divided pretty even betwixt ye."--
The Sunday Magazine.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
All Are Busy Diqaina.

The love of money. is the root of All
evil" but everybody seems to be dig.
ging away at the root, even preach.
ers seem TO preach more powerfully
when they have plenty of the roots in
their salary, The love of money.
while root of all evil. may also he
the root of much good. The Bible also
says: Money answereth all things. -
Money is a defense" II there were
no desire for wealth there would be
no need of it. II would soon cease to
exist at all and society would 20
back to state of actual barbarism.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
A Good Hoahouse.

pieces 2 inches by 4 inches and
feet long are for stills; 2 pieces 2
inches by four inches and feet long
are for ridge and plate.
If this plan is used it will be found
much more satisfactory than IA plain
A-shaped house. The door in the roof
can be opened when the sun shines.
Sunshine is the best tonic known for
little pigs in early spring. and the
door is essential when the SOW needs
attention at plugging time as means
of entrance and as is sometimes
the case very hasty exit We lose
a very small per cent of pigs far
rowed I'm these houses.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
seton's opinion of the Wolt

Ernest Thompson Seton is reported
as saying:
81 think animals capable of crude
form OF thought that cannot be ex.
planned as instinct. Among the wild
animals ! regard the wolf as the most
intelligent, just as people regard the
dog as most intelligent among the
domestic brutes. But dog is moth
ing but a wolf with college educa.
ton. The wolf has learned the dan.
ger of the long-distance rifle. and even
in districts where they are plentiful il
is rarely that man sees one 1t can be
nothing short of reason that causes
the wolf, formerly so bold, to act in
this manner
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
circumstances and Casee

q want you said Nr. Dustin Stax.
ito show that this law is unconsti'
tutional. DO you think you can man.
age it?"
Easily" answered the attorney.
well, go ahead and get familiar
with the case"
I'm already at home in it. know
my ground perfectly. It's the same
law you had me prove was consti.
tutional two years ago.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
A GOOD TYPE OF HoGHoUSE.
Plan for the Construction Of a Build
ing Suitable for Shelter
ing Swine.

Instructions for erecting a subsJan.
tial. yet cheap and duiabe hoghpuse
is given by a writer In the Breeders
Gazette. as follows:
Make them six feet square on the
ground. both doors TO he hinged 50
they Will open and close readily IL
foot boards make the side and roof. |
use good soft pine flooring, as 1t is
lighter and much easier to move when
necessary than heavier lumber; four
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
Alice Was ohllninn

Your name, Alice, and my daugh
ters being the same makes matters
somewhat confusing" said a German.
town woman to a new domestic. How
do you like say, the name of Bird,
get?"
well. mum" returned the cook
ITS not mesilf that's over-particular
I'm willin to call the young Teddy any
name ye'd Suggest -Harper's Weekly
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-13
Keeping Up Appearances.

Husband Suddenly waking up at
dead of night What in the world
was that roise?
Wife (calmly)-,lt's all right. dear
The guests Of the Vanderbilt ball are
just coming home, and | slipped down
and gave our front door a slam. so
the neighbors would think we were
there-New York Weekly.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-30
CHILICOTHE, o,

The funeral Of Mrs, Mary Jackson
and little Minnie Mckinley, who
were murdered last Thursday morn
ing about $3.50, in their beds on
South High St., were conducted In
Quinn chapel A. Nd, e. Church by
Revs w. K. Walker and J. W.. Car
ter, on Sunday afternoon at 200
o'clock. Mrs. Jackson was 81 years
old, and the little girl Q years old
They have. under arrest four persons
Including the mother of the girl, who
is the grand daughter Of MRS jack
son-~but| substantial proof Of the
perpetrators OF. one Of the most helm
Gus crimes ever committed in Ross
county are wanting.
Mrs. Sophia Burch, who has been
i'll for several days, is able to be up
again ...
The Christmas Eve Bazaar at
Quinn Chapel A. NJ. e. church was
quite success. Proceeds, 1910.
Rev. w. Il. Walker, Pastor of
Quinn Chapel A. M. E. church, is
preparing to organize his church
into fifty bee hives, for o bee swarm
on the first Sunday In March, 1910.
Rev. W. e. Walker, J. w. Carter,
and Miss Ellen Dowdy and Miss E.
r. Walker, were guests Of Mrs. Kate
Gray on N, High st. Sunday at 4:30
y. ~ for dinner.
. Dr.. s. s. Jordoh left Tuesday
morning for Columbus, Ohio, TO visit
his mother and sigter. o..
Christmas sermons were preached
Sunday morning by Revs. Carter and
at'their respective churches.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-30
Charleston

Mr.. and Mrs. .Mickens, Of Ply
mouth, were guest of friends here
Sunday. 49,. IT,. e.: ...
Mrs. Minerva Woodiey,. or Wash
ington street, has as her guests Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Harris. of Black Bet
sey. 49,. - =,
DR.. NJ. T. Sinclair, of Bancroft,
was a~>business visitor here Friday.
Grand Chancellor L, O. Wilson
addressed a joint meeting of the. To-
cal Pythian lodges and courts Of
Calapthe at the K. Of P. Hall,
Tuesday night. 49,. Il -
Oscar Holmes spent Sunday at
Guyandotte with friends.
Mrs. Mary d., Brinckley, of Ron
ccverte, Is visiting Mrs. r. A. Col
bert at her residence ON. Morris st.
BE-, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Moseley, of
Winifrede, are, the holiday guests
Of Mrs. Geo. Williams. .,.
r.. @. Hill spent..a few days this
week With Huntington friends.
Mrs Lena Fransco, who spent the
first Of tahe week here with. Mr., and
Mrs. Alex Fransco, left Tuesday for
East Liverpool, O. 49, 49,.
Miss Lucy. Lee is the guest OF Miss
Ida West, 2t2 Craig st. >" -.
Tickets for the Anti-Tuberculosis
benefit performance at the Majestic
theatre are being disposed Of rap
idly The Gauge is worthy. one
and should appeal to the general
At its regular meeting Tuesday
night, Phyllis Wheat1ey Court No. I,
Order Of Caranthe, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs: Matte Moss,
". c.; Mrs. S. NJ. Davis, W. Ink. +;
Mrs. ]. M. Lakewood, W. r. Of
Deeds, Mrs. c. H. James, w. r. Of
Deposits; Mrs. j, w. Whey, w. r. OF
A.; Mrs. Lydia Walker, w. e.; Mics
Agnes Taylor, Sd. Mrs, G. p. Por-
ter, J. D.; Mrs. Jas. A. Page, Geo
e. Wanzer and Ballard Brooks, trus-
tees; Mrs. C. w. Boyd, W. o.
J. F. Moseley, Of. Winifrede, was
here Monday TO attend the Masonic
Banquet,
s.. NJ. Davis spent the weekend
here with bis family, returning to
Standard Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Jones, Of rnstf-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-30
POWELLTON.

Christmas has been, very enjoSable
and We are looking for more yet.
Mrs. Bette H. johnson and her
daughter, Miss Sarah Johnson, from
Virginia. are guests of Mrs. Sallie
J: Mills and Miss Gertrude E. John
son.
Miss Margaret Edmonds, Of Hunt
in&ton, e visiting Miss Gertrude E.
Johnson.
Edward Mills, who is attending
Institute, is spending his vacation
at home With his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Mills.
Mrs. lawson, Of Bancroft, Is spend
ing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Agnes Lewis.
A number Of the town people are
out for the holidays.
Miss Ida Jones Is Ill.
Mrs. Corona Brby, and Mrs. Laura
Coleman are ALSO on the sick list.
Mrs. Jeaneatta Fairfax entertain
cd number Of young people on
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-30
BUCKI4AlNNON.

Nharlie' Jones, OF Washington, D.
g., was the guest or T. A. Brown for
several, days last week.
Robt. 'Dabney, Of New Brighton,
Pa, Is the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Jas. Wade, and Miss Isom Taylor.
Rev. Smooth, OF the A. M. E.
church, preached a christmas sermon
Saturday night,
Miss Hazel .Mumford left recently
for Hubenyille, O., where she expects
to remain for some time with her aunt
Mrs. Lloyd Martin. ..
Rev. Geo. DeYoung, of the NJ. E.
church held FIVE o'clock services
Christmas morning.
Cnas. Smith was at Weston recently
to see his mother who is ill.,
Miss Maude Davis was i'll the latter
part Of last week.
Miss 4ngie Taylor -, left Monday
night for Mill Creek. Before return
ing, Miss Taylor expect to visit friends
in ElKns and Beverly.
E. W. Jones and Miss Bertha Heath
teachers Of Victoria street school, are
spending the holidays at their respect
i've homes.
Robt. Johnson and sister, Mrs.
Green, are Visiting their sister at
Fairmont.
The Wiling Workers met with
Mrs. j. w. Mumford Thursday night.
The supper given Christmas eve
at the NJ. e. Church WAS a success.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-30
PROMINENT WHEELING
CITIZEN EXPIRED
TUESDAY NIGHT

Tuesday evening at half past six
o'clock the city of Wheeling lost one
Of its most highly esteemed and hon
ored residents, and the State of West
Virginia one Of / is most prominent
citizens, when the Hon. Nelson Ev-
ans Whitaker was summoned by the
ahSel~W death. The sad event &C.
Cured at his residence At No. 2227
EnaDltne street, following an illness
OF pneumonia OF only three days du-
ration Preseht at his bedside ae the
'ame were number Of the members
OF his family, to whom the vis4t OF
the grim reaper camo as a terrible
shock.
Up until last Saturday, Senator
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-30

Heah, Aha Savf1s Sen EN- t ~ e asaal
MS itte q man of exceptionally strong
constitution and free from illness Of
any kind. the thought. Of his death
WAS far indeed from the minds Of ali
who knew him. On Saturday he
went on a ViAt to- the home Of HIS
son, Albert Whitaker, at Highland
rark' and while there was attacked
suddenly ny severe chill. He was
Drought TO his home and medical add
secured, but even then there was NO
apprehension OF serious results,
everything possible to human skill
was done, but ali was In vain; and
When nature could resist no LONGER
the great soul passed peacefully TO-
the bourne from which no atrayeler
e'er returns.
Native of Maryland.
Nelson .Eyans Whitaker was born
on November 9Th, 1889, at Princitio
furnace, Cecil county, Maryland. He
was phe son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
r: Whitaker, prominent residents OF
Maryland, his father being leading
BUSINESS man OF his county. After
h9a education had been completed he
came 70 Wheeling In May, 1862 as
secretary OF the Crescent Iron Works,
which his father had purchased ana
which later became known az the
Whitaker Iron Company.
This concern had quite a. history,
1t was buflt tn the early ffttes BY
FGHl, HardMan and Stephens. It was.
then operated ais boiler plate and,
sReet mill AS 81 great deal Of. rail-
road bajlatpg wes going on then, q
railaatll was Installed, >. whdels for a
long time manufactured rails for the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. In
1850 the concern was Incorporated
and secured d charter under the mantle
OF the Crescent Mahufactufihg COM
tpany. Shortly after this tfl6 plant
was bought by the elder whitaker
ana MT. 0ond0t1, OF Philadelphia, bit
was not 0per&ted by them, Bot feaeSd
to HhBBard+ e. CO.. In 1850 'tAy efder
Whitaker~ &00le over the 4ataHa slant
and in 1862 FIR. ~: K. Whitaker 3,ea
cafheSs@cretary Of the company, which
Sthl haEe the name Of tho Crescent
Iron Works. {; The mill manufacturers
raals stAl 1865, when 1t was ,oogs1erted
into esheet mill. In 1885. the Whit
akers passed the control Of. the plant
to the Crescent iron company, Of
which VIM. Sturgiss was president.
In that same year the min Wa9 re-
built and greatly improved, rurfning
ON rails for the Union Paciflc and
other western roads until 1873. Then
tho mill was returned to the Whita~
kSrs with Mr.. ". e. Whitaker az
president. vt about this time the
steel raif coming into general use tho
company turned their attention to the
m am ufact0Te of sbeets. In 1893 the
plant was destroyed by serious con-
hagratien, but Mr.. Whitaker, with
his usual energy and auc""eS, com
plstely rebuilt the plani upon q more
elaborate scale than ever and the
range of their products was extended.
and today 1t is one Of the big f11dr-
tendent concerns Of the country. n.
e. Whitaker early became one Of the
leading figures in the industrial lifo
OF Wheeling and vicinity.
Due to his energy and foresight !,