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The Kings Test Oath.

While I; ia possible that Mr. AsorITH
may obtain from Parliament some modi-
foation Of the wording of the oath in
which the Hing expresses his adhesion
10 the doctrines Of the Church oi
England N that offensive epithc;s that
shock Roman Catholics may he omitted
or softened, il Is unlikely that any
change will b. made in the essential
declarations Of tina, oath unless the
historic statutes on which the present
government IT Great Britain rests are
10 he overthrown and superseded Anti
quated though he formulas may he and
repugnsnt 10 the new IDEAS Of religious
liberation. they mark a turning point in
the history Of England. they form an o.
sential part in the contract between the
nation and its sovereigns Rhich has held
good to the present dav. and no clause
or term in il is without adequate his
torical justification.
BY the terms ~ that agreement.
though with the changes time has
brought about a British subject NAV
profess any faith he chooses. the SOW
ereign must belong to the Church 81
England. II which by law he is the head.
Had any doubt abou, his faith existed
GEoRGE V. could not have succeeded
his father. II has been customary 20
defer the test which no Catholic can
possibly take and which was framed
carefully for that specific purpose. 10
SOME time after the actual accession
Queen VICTORIA made her declaration
AZ the opening of her first Parliament:
King EDWARD VII put Il "a until his
coronation. In some form II must be-
made by every sovereign while the e1-
isting British Constitution stands. for
the Great Revolution tina, made WILL
IAN and MARY King and Queen of ing
land was a Protestant revolution. and
the Church Of England still holds 10 the
dogmas involved in the abjuration Of
transubstantiatlon IL the invocation "
saints, and Of the sacrament Of the
mass. even Il IL discusses them in milde-
terms than when the transgressions n
the STUARrs made them vital ISSUES
To most fair minded men o. must
seem that the statement 81 faith can he
made just as strong in words less ofen-
sIve The references 70 the Pope. once
made necessary by the diSlngenuous-
ness ~ JAMES u. and the dread II
Catholic STUARTS could assuredlv be-
dropped. now that al disquallhcat.ons
practically. have been removed from
Catholics II - unfortunately true.
however. that the traditional aversion
n -Papistry' and 20 Papisis- still sur
wives in a large proportion Of the mem
hers Of the Church Of England and that
IL il even stronger In the various Prot
estant sects which have been unable
IN conform 10 the doctrines aud ritual
of the Established Church The Liberal
party is especially strong among the
NOnconforhli-ts. ~ that Mr. AsOVITH
is placed In Ihe pre- .Io,ment 81 di-pleas-
ing them should be listen 20 the ramon- q
strances of NJ WILLIAM REDMOND and
the Irish members
The coronation oath contains nothing
that can be reasonably objected ~. Il
would be diplomatic in Ming GEORGE Y. .
II he were 20 make The declaration ~ I
faith which the law imposes on him.
whether y be modified or not. on some
less conspicuous occasion.
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Ff1H1 ~ hfHi. frnH1ln.
n would he interesting 90 trace No 7rnr-'r'
Of fashion IN England from thc days NJ hi'f
Alfred. whcn. commerce having eNfsnde1 ~
arts and scicnces and opcncd % commun.ran'l
win the rrst o. the world. men began - ss''
rich and women 20 study Inc srt Of dress
Tor same centuries England 81 her own ih't
ions indted. Il would appear mat i' was NOT INV
after Ne french Revolution that rarsia1s 5egal
% ~ tho fashion Tor English women. oaf
mere ths signs 81 ne times seem - point ~
crossing desire IN this country 70 origna's z
Uun MODES desire uhich ne leading Lola'I
arms are happily 10 9 posiuoa 70 encouragA
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immunity from fataiities Of the class urde-
consideration ~ fNic the feet thai for ,
period Of ave years ninetv-dve Amerrsn
roads With = mileage PRACTICALLY double
mat ul al ~ tish railways have carried hun-
ureu@ ~ millions of passengers without q
iatIlfF 90 one ~ them h. - AZ v1rianrs
With me nonulBT impression regarding fhs
dangers % american rail way travel - %
s"e'u lit'ls short ~ marv elious
TIE IMPRESSIVE character ~ this show ~
will DO better appreciated " her 10 10 u-dar-
Nood iha' The ilqmunitv from fatalities n
train aCridepts represents consecutive vsars
counting hs~k from 100 NJ ro1d has hsea
admitted IN the list where me immunity hss
neon interrupt 81 hy single accident VIII
This iaC' tn mind the lean slate N fhe sew
-utern roads Tor six wears challenges ID
Wiraiiou, especially aE me huyeau's -enorts
100 l'nt covered less than tWo-hfihs ~ he
operated mileage ~ tho United Sfatea
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SAFEn OV THE RiILS
Cheering Reeord o. American Tran,p,y,,.
tion Companies IN lDos-Np
FrOrH NJ saauai report Or mo Hu',ag ~ ----..

"NA NNAAgNNAFN w ANNH@lNs
froH NJ alaua report af No Bu'rag r' ~,r-..
Nrws gHd STATISTIC
Never before IN the history NJ r,.-,-.
has such a record for comparati,a .sf.,
been made a. that recorded ~ AMOR
railways during tho year ended rnr.
laO0. Of the lss companies rrrou.--
this bureau no less than ais. rrsr.,-.
Is9. s57 miles Of line and carrying -.I si- IL.
passengers. went through m" wear ...l,...
a single fatality TO a passenger . r-,.
arcdent
! ar tho remaining twsntv.ons I'd. MAJ.
! no less Than ten. operating e ~ r.. .,. -
carrying les. tt5 81 pas-sngrts. oul. rri.,..
/ such perfect immunity bv a single rr,,I,.
/ zach m accidents 20 trains Th, ra,,.,
eleven roads whose misfortune 20 r,.,,
hear the burden Of fatal arridcrt r. -
senEers during the year
/ The roll of immunity Includes rad, I,
every section of tho Mon. from Nlra q,
California. several great sy-trma oprrsi.,,
over on miles Of line each, 80 we'll a.. Ind,
branch lines Of below ten miles of -.-,.
track lines operated with all tho ,af.r. an.
planes known to twcrtisth century rros.
ress and lines operated under as prir.f-ts
conditions ne prevailed on ih.s cont. inca,
more than half century ago
This record NJ complete iinmun. nv stretch.
ing over 80. 6ST miles ~ operated limo roma.
sent- q mileage nearly seven time, tha'nfsl
British roads. and equals the aggrrs1f, !,
al Europe. excluding Russia bot u.r.tn,
the British Isles.
Whist immunity ~ fatalities n p1sgs-r,,,
over such r. vast mileage means n1r h.
rarity realized from the fact that 49,.
twice IN hah q century has Il occurred onth.
- ON miles ~ urt,ts ratIvavs ard -
j., a., ,,.,,,..,- -. -. ''-i'
W - W - Nhs.
great divisions Of EuTone tsrraIuIy d,
Ia. never occ,rred on Tho ary,sv,,, ~.
80 ~ r,,,,,,, 4, -, - 90
:, ,.-.ul' " No,''i '.N" ''' IN con.
Ns'ullFe wears ~ immunity from ll'alfias
To passengers IN train acridents on Brts,
railUsvs ~ eousI this rhepc,,.,,r -
- a,,,,i...,, -. Ia ,,..-,,.,..'. '''a
~ w -. !. '" similar
ing the MYRIAD units Of risk involved m.
rccor, for immunity lror, fatsl ar. ,d.,,.
IN u,s.rnv..r. ~ r',bont ,.sr,ir.I ''s
b,,,ory ~ r,iI,,., o,,.,,,ic,, ~. -
"''"' w h"AF "p"lati"" h'N lhag
record has been not only e1ualled h"' s1r.
pasAeh ia shown IN the fOlloartnr sfatar-,.,a
Ter the last two years
ia9 lm
Nurihef n companies. az ne
Sheege ,-....-- heao' i.tnl
Fas.sn gers caffled one .-..--.
r,..Il ,ut.. Il, i's'''U-'"" lNIARAno
,-si..A.,..,,s 49, o" 49,.
pss.s5 e. N i,'r.a a, "Ho Nana
ivsip s~~lden,. 80 -.
The ngure~ given shove NJ 10 passengers
injured m train accidents are equally nm.
minatlng a. - the safety 81 American nal.
vays. for they demonstrate that WITH The
~ risks IN 100 the number
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pVbiicaHoH isA n hare r'J'dsd aclss -syruss iAss
-ssi N al saSsi send 'aHpps for ih1i pyrrou
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rnder,iAnd YOU and you uhder,tAnd me
MIgpr GATNoE % no p8iirs
Which j. something that nobody else cat
saw With truth
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HARMLESS Varisty.
KnieEsr-Are you Afraid Of Ire Gas 10 The
eomgia tan1
BooEa.-No. b HNaI b printed.
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Published By me sun Printing and Publishing
Association a. 10 Nassau street. IN the Borough
81 Manhattan. New YORK President % IN Assn
cation Edward =. Mitchell. 10 Nassau street
Treasurer ~ the Association, n. 2. IAHan. 10
Nassau street. Secretary Of the Association 0. ".
quinn. 10 Nassau street
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London or,cs. Ennghan Houss Arundel street.
susnd The daily and sunday SrN are On sale IN
Carlton street. Regent street and DAVIS Sisamship
Agency u Green street CharlnE Gross Road.
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Grand Hotel Mosque T. Boulevard des CApurinss.
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On leaving the ciiy for the summer you NAV
have rHE SUN ssnt "a you by mail a. the regular
subscription rates. addresses being changed a.
Often a. desired
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
SAVING RARE STAMPS
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My favorte hobby is collecting
stamps. 1t is very interesting. and L
learn a great deal about locations and
names of places l never heard of be-
fore.
l have about $50 different kinds in
my collection. over a hundred of
these are United States stamps. have
only to get stamps from East Roume-
liza, Montenegro, San Marino and Mon
AGO and l will have o stamp from
every country in Europe. In South
America, Dutch and French Guiana
and 1 will have one from all places
there. In North America, British Hon
duras, Africa, Asia and Oceanica can
not tell. as there are so many small
countries and islands having stamps.
My album is very instructive. 1t
gives the form of government. number
of inhabitants, capital and standard
coin of every nation, island, province
and city that issued stamps up to 1900
After that it gives no spaces except a
few blank pages in the back. l only
use them for United States stamps.
There are many companies formed
expressly for the purpose of selling
stamps. Their prices range from l
cent to several hundred dollars for
some stamps. | heard of one stamp
selling for over $500 once at auction.
! guess l have described my favorite
hobby, so / will close.
WILLIAM GREIG, JR.
1880 West Fourth street; Fremont
avenue school, grade BS; age II years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03

around the block and came back and
met me.
We watched the purse for q little
while, when an old woman came down
the street. She picked the purse up
and looked around. She did not see
anyone and walked on verv fast to the
next block. Here she went in a hall
and opened the purse. She looked
eagerly into it, but TO her surprise she
saw the buttons. She dropped the
purse and walked sullSily away.
Your nephew,
GEORGE CARL CLARK.
1547 Valley avenue, San Diego, Lo-
gan Heights school, age l. years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
ENJOYS WRITING CONTESTS

Dear Aunt Laur.-:
My favorite hobby is writing for the
Herald Junior.
l think it is very nice to receive
such fine prizes as you give us, when
we write a good story. 1t is also quite
an honor to have our stories put In
the paper, and to think how many peo-
pie will read them. A great many per-
sons enjoy reading the Herald Junior
and our mothers and fathers also take
a great interest in it.
The Herald Junior is very helpful
at school, especially in grammar. 1t
helps us to paragraph and punctuate
our compositions correctly,
The books that you give us are just
fine and are we'll worth winning. They
are all nice, sensible stories by good
authors and are full of good deeds
which are signs of good characters.
It's fine surprise on Sunday morn
ing, when you glance at the Herald
Junior and find that you have won a
prize. ARTHUR MOBILES.
2Sth Street school, grade AS. Age 1S.
S24 East Twenty-seventh street, Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
WOMAN PICKS UP PURSE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t was close to April fools day. My
friend and l had been trying to plan
a trick to play on somebody. We soon
decided to go down town and buy a
purse!
We took the purse and filled it with
big buttons and small buttons until it
looked just like money from the out
side. Then my friend took the purse
and ran up the street as fast as he
could While running he cropped the
purse on the sidewalk. Then he ran
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
ENJOYS READING BEST OF ALL

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The thing I like to do best is to read
books. Every book l get hold of try
to read. l sometimes fail, but l gen.
orally read them
am reading the Thirteen Colonies"
now. l like it very much, and am
reading very fast. After l get this
book read am going to read Alice In
wonderland" l can read it in about
a week or two. 1t is not very long,
and am going to hurry, so can have
another book.
The next books want are Julius the
Street Boy" or paul the Peddler."
like all the books have read so far.
and hope shall like the rest of them.
CHARLES PRUDEN.
Sawtele city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
SON AFFECTS DISGUISE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
''Now Jack" said his mother, you
can go and play, for this is April
fools day, and you can play a trick
on daddy"
Jack ran away as fast as his legs
would carry him. He went to his
papa's store in the market square. He
dressed UP as a tramp and went up to
the counter and asked if he could have
a drink of water, which was readily
given him.
He waited until dinner time and ate
with his father who, not knowing his
son, gladly gave him his dinner. Jack
put some salt in the coffee and did
a few other tricks at dinner.
He next thought he would play
trick on the hired man.
He got into a sack and let the man
put him on the scales. He picked up a
board and hit him on the head. The
man then looked and saw the sack
jumping after him. He was so fright
ened he ran and told Jacks father
WALTER w TAYLOR,
Sawtelle, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
AN EMPTY BOX FOOLS BOYS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One April fools day | was up north
and all of us girls knew that the boys
were going TO do something.
That night we all got ready and
went to the show. AS we were coming
home the boys slipped behind an
orange tree and just before we got
there they put a dummy out in the
path.
1 was the first one to see it and L
drew the other girls attention to it.
They dared me to go and see what it
was. SO [ went, and just as | was
going to look they pulled the string
We didn't see it any more. Then they
all jumped out and said april fool"
When we girls got home we made up
our minds to fool them, so we found
a box and fixed it all up nice and went
out where they were playing. We put
it down there and some of the boys
came and said; Hay, fellows, we
found a box of candy or mush."
He started to pick it up and we
pulled the string and said april fool"
Then we all went home.
ZELLA WADDELL.
Sawtelle school. sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
PAINTS LANDSCAPES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My favorite hobby Is painting and
collecting postal cards.
My sister has pretty album. All the
postal cards that / receive l put into
it. My prettiest ones are the Easter,
New Year. Christmas and scenery
cards.
My sister takes painting. lessons at
home. She paints scenery, trees. roads
and men in wagons going through the
forest. Some fthese are very beau
tiful There is a scene of trees and
roads with wagon marks on them.
One day 1 painted a beautiful scene
with flowers in it and some girls play
ing. I sold 1t to friend for 81.
MARY CAMPBELL.
Age 70. Sawtelle city school, grade g..
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
BOYS ARE DISAPPOINTED IN A
BREAKFAST
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
About a year ago last April fools
day a woman thought she would nave
some fun with her boys. The boys got
up very late that morning. She never
got breakfast till late. When she got
breakfast ready she called the boys,
and after they had eaten other thlngs
they came to the pancakes. First the
bovs took them. Then they began to
eat. for they were very hungry One
of the boys said they seemed raw, and
his mother said
EAT right on and you can see IL they
are raw"
The boys said they didn't taste good,
and their mother laughed and said IL
was an April fool on them, because
there was cotton inside of them. The
next April fools day the boys fooled
their mother. but 1 never heard how.
But April is soon coming around again.
RUTH LARSON.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03

I was very little then, so I got up on
my knees on the chair. l could only
eat half of 1t, so thought it was only
s cents. The man called me back and
said that it was 10 cents, but 1 told
him that 1 only ate half. Now l ask
how much it is first.
l was at the circus once, where they
had red lemonade and pink popcorn,
both for a nickel. 1 had only one
nickel left, but 1t looked so good that
1 bought it, and it made me sick, SO
l could not go to school the next day.
FRITZ CRAMER.
Logan Heights school, grade ga; age
10 wears.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
KEEPING SHORT STORIES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Perhaps you wouldn't {. Il this a
hobby, but L have almost a mania for
it, anyway.
I've started a collection of all the
stories l can get anyone to ten me.
That is, stories of incidents that have
really happened. Some one to tell me
storiesl I'd rather have some old Dam
ish sea dog, some old veteran, some
a captain, some one who has been
a coTboy or crossed the plains tell me
of his past life than anything L know
OF.
like to hear war stories best. Stor-
les of deeds of valor and daring that
occurred in the past should not be for
gotten, according to my notio~.
I'm not at all modern and would
rather have lived when people Travelled
horseback and knew nothing of modern
inventions. There is something so fas-
cinating and interesting about the past
that l never tire listening about it,
Something so wonderful about thinCs
other people have done, that | may
never do; people that have lived in
times l cannot live in, will always be
interesting to me.
have a portfolio consisting of stor-
les about deeds that really happened
of men that lived, and fought, and suf-
fered to leave us our present heritage
is what l mos desire. of all. 1t will
be more interesting to read and re-read
than any book / could possibly obtain.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
PLAYS JOKE ON AUNT
Dear Aunt Laurie

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last April 1 went to my aunt's farm
to spend a few days with her. April
fools day was very close at hand
and / wanted to play a good trick on
my aunt Every day L spent my time
thinking what would be a good trick
to play on her. When April fools day
came I went into the house and told
her that one of her ponies was dying.
She did not remember that it was
April fools day, so she left all Of her
work and ran to see what was the
matter with her pony. After she got
there 1 said april fool"
When said that she laughed at her.
self.
When my uncle came home 1 told
him all about it, and he laughed at her,
too. She said that she wouldn't get
fooled again. and she would remember
that it was April FOOLS day.
GLADYS WATERBURY,.
Sawtelle city school
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
A WET JOKE
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When 1 was asked over to a house
on April fool night they told me to go
in another room. When | went in they
had two chairs and a cloth spread
across them. They told me to sit down.
I sat down on the cloth. Some one
was sitting on each end of the cloth.
and when sat down they jumped up.
This let me and the cloth go to the
floor; at least / thought | was going
to the floor. l was looking for hard
fall. but on my way to the floor a tub
of water caught me. The water was
not hard but it was wet
/ got my clothes all wet. I would
rather have hit the floor than the wa
ter, because the water was cold, and
it was cold outside and 1 had long
ways to go. l did not sit on another
cloth any more. april fool)
RAY MCCLURE.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
BOY THINKS PIGEON is CAUGHT

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day last year | woke up not
knowing that it was April fool had
a tran set for pigeons Papa had been
up a long time and had gone out and
set the trap off. When l came out
from my room he said:
"I think there are pigeons in the
trap" l looked out and the trap sure
was set off. After breakfast | went
out. Papa came behind me. AS soon
as I lifted the trap he said April
fool" | said to him:
rs today April fool2'
He said, Yes" l went over to
friends house and We played DUCK
on the rock" Lots of times ! took
two rocks. [ took cement which L
got from a house that was being built
He could not knock my duck on.
Finally he came to see What was
the trouble.
"April fool" says |.
LEWIS EDWARDS.
awtelle City schools, grade e.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
PRIZES PosrALs FROM AFRICA

Dear Aunt Laurie:
What | am most interested in is my
collection of postcards. L started a
little over a year ago to save my post
ais and | now have G57. l have post
al from every state in the United
States. 1 have several different kinds
of postals, scenery, leather, comic and
holiday postals.
have an American friend who is n
missionary over in the dark continent
of Africa. We exchange postals. /
feel very proud of these postals. 1t
takes about a month for her cards to
get here. About one-fifth of my post
ais are from Africa.
Once every three years this friend.
Miss Eaton, comes home to see her
people. She leaves Africa this August
for home. When / saw her last she
told many interesting tales about these
people and how they live and l am
very anxious to see her again.
PEARL MAY,
Sawtelle school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
A TRICK FAILS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
once L wanted a wheel. My father
said he would get me one after a while.
When April Fool day came he told
me to go look in the shed. l thought
| had a wheel, sure. 1 went and
looked, but there was nothing. L came
back and told him there was nothing.
They all gave me the laugh and said
April fool
At dinner 1 got the sugar bowl and
put salt in it, but it didn't work, be-
cause it was too coarse for sugar, so
l was left fooled again.
RAYMOND OSTERMAN,
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
IN SPITE OF TOMMY

Home study for Tommy had just be-
gun and he found it hard to apply
himself to regular hours. At bedtime
one evening his father said, Tommy,
1 am not at all pleased with the re-
port your mother gives me of your
conduct today"
mo, father, | knowed you wouldn't
be. and | told her SO. But she went
right ahead an made tn report. Jest
like a woman, amt it?"-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
WANTS TO BE A SINGER

Dear Aunt Laurie:
| had little friend who wanted to
be a good singer. He started to take
lessons on the piano when he was 6
years old. Later he took lessons on a
violin. He did not like this very well.
so he took lessons in singing He liked
this very much, and practiced every
afternoon.
When he was Is he went on the
stage He was a singer. Soon he got
a better position in better place. He
received $100 a month.
RALPH CLAVELOT.
Sawtelle school, grade g.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
WINS PRIZE FOR COLLECTION

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once a man said, Whoever gets
the most postal cards of different
kinds will get prize of $40 and can
ride in the races" Another boy and
l said, Lets try to get it and buy us
rifle apiece"
My brother was in China at the
time, and 1 took the stamps off his
letters.
When it was time we took them to
the fair and got the second prize which
was seven dollars and a half. My
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03

get out: then one runs in and does the
same thing over again.
Sometimes we do a little trick by
saying a rhyme which goes like this;
Lady, lady, turn around;
Lady, lady. touch the ground;
Lady, lady, tie your shoe;
Lady, lady, twenty three, skiddoo.
EDNA SWITZER.
Logan school, grade AS; age IL years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
LIKES TO PAINT FLOWERS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My favorite hobby is painting. In
my room I have paintings that | made
of landscapes and of flowers. They
are in both water color and oil.
/ like the flowers best because my
talent is mostly for them. My land