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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
A YOUNG ARTIST

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When / started TO school l lived IN
Whittier. / started February b, Whlch
was my birthday.
Mamma took me to school, and 1t was
awfully hard for me to get acquainted
because | was so bashful. The only
thing l knew before l went to school
was how to spell cat, dog, rat ana my
name. -
l learned the A, b, Cs ana d rev
words. The teacher had us all go to
the board and draw house. Mime
wasn't good at all, but of course l
thought il was. because this was the
first house | had ever drawn.
School closed at o'clock, and when
| went home l told my mamma that /
wasn't going to school any more
said that l could not learn to write,
but mamma just laughed at me
NELLY CLAVELOT
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
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SCHOOL TERM ENDS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Last year when we had the picnic,
among the eucalyptus grove, the Saw
tele boys played the Santa Monica
boys a game of ball. | thought 1t was
a good game. Most of the others did,
too. The winners were to get five
dollars The score was to 4 in favor
of the Santa Monica boys. The school
boys and girls ran races, and my sister
won one of the prizes, a b comb. We
have it now.
Some one got a catchers glove OF
mine and / never saw it afterwards.
Ralph Carrasco lost new dollar ana
a quarter ball that same day. We had
a very good time. l hated to go home
and begin working because I had
been having such a good time. had
to milk and feed my chickens. I'm al
ways glad the last day of school
NO SIGNATURE.
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HEAT RETARDs WORK

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day last year it was very not,
so hot you could almost cook an egg
in the sun.
/ went to school that morning, and
1t was so hot that l couldn't study.
We had all the doors and windows
open. When dinner time came l almost
roasted on the way home.
1t was hotter than ever when / went
back that afternoon. But that day we
got out at half past 2 o'clock because
it was so hot. 1t soon cooled off, and
we were glad to see it cool again.
LESLIE M. CLARK.
Sawtelle city school. sixth grade.
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teacher called them to order and rcpri-
manded them
After that Rachel said very little.
Almost any other girl when she went
home at night would have reported the
rude manners of the children to her
parents and expressed a desire to re-
main at home.
But not so with the little Quaker girl.
She did not say one word about it to
her parents.
She went to school the next day, taxi
ing a basket of fine apples. Passing
them around from one to the other, she
said demurely: "Thee doesn't seem to
like the way l talk. Perhaps theell
like my apples better"
Then the children felt ashamed, and
some OF them apologized.
I'VE see you can return good for
evil" said a large boy. we won't
care how you talk any more"
What makes you talk that way"
asked another boy. his eyes dancing
with laughter. though II came not
forth from his lips.
That is the way my father and
mother talk, and know whatever they
do is right" was the reply.
Another lesson. The children Won
dered and began to admire the little
girl, and now they just love her and
have so much respect for her that they
would not laugh at her for the world.
She has completely won them over with
her quiet, gentle .-Philadel-
phia Record.
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CALIFORNIA BIRDS


IN ODAY you will see a third topic
announced for the Current Top
- les contest. l shall run these
three weeks ahead, so that will give
you all plenty of time to study up any
topics which are announced and with
which you are unfamiliar, and will
also make it easy for you to have these
same topics for discussion at some of
your school or club meetings before
you write upon them, and thus make
your work more complete. | shall be
glad at all times to receive sugges-
tons for topics, either from your
teachers, your parents or yourselves.
The subject of birds is one upon
which / want you all to give a good
deal of thought. California is every
where known to be the land of flowers
and sunshine. Now, how much more
it would add to the glory of our beau
tiful state if it could also be called
the land of singing birds. Our mock
ing birds now frequent many vicinities
and make the moonlit nights beautiful
with their harmonies. and tourists be-
come enthusiastic over them, while res
idents, long accustomed to the roses
and other flowers of the state, find the
singing of the birds delightful.
There are more reasons than this,
however why we should guard and
protect our birds, and l hope that
many of the boys and girls will look
up the subject thoroughly.
The younger boys and girls will find
their topic My Favorite Hobby" a
good one. They can tell all about the
things which they like to do best, the
games they like to play, the work they
hope to do the phase of reform in
which they are interested. the collec-
ton they want to make, in fact, many,
many subjects can be written upon
under this head, and 1 am sure that
YOU will all enjoy it. The Inauguration
of the new work for the older boys
and girls will leave this writer's con-
test more free for the younger Juniors.
Consequently, l want a great many
letters from them, because l will have
to give all the prizes to those under
the eighth grade when | can possibly
find papers that are deserving of it.
The prizes, as you have noticed. are
changed slightly, and there viii no
longer be two first prizes. but merely
a first and second prize in this depart
ment. When I began this Junior work
| felt that the out of town boys ana
girls might be slow about taking 1t
up and wanted to give them some spe-
cial iuducement. They have been so
delighted with the work and have done
SO very well that l no longer consider
il necessary to offer the prizes to two
packages, as it We're, but shall give the
first prize to the best story, whether
it is from an in town or out of town
writer, and the second prize to the
second best story. 1t will be a much
more fair arrangement, and l am sure
you will all agree with me in think
ing so.
] shall not be in the office on Satur-
day mornings any more. as other work
makes it impossible for me to keep
this time for the Juniors, as l had
hoped to do. Immediately after
luncheon from half past II or so, /
will try to be within reach of the Of
flee and hope to see many of you then.
oh
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SMALL GIRLS FIRST DAY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When NV mother was a little girl
she was very anxious to start to
school. She lived in the country and
the school was a long distance on,
and her mother thought it was too tar
for her to go because she was quite
small.
AT last her mother consented and
her older sister took her one morn
ing. She thought it was fine at hrst,
but she changed her mind before night;
Everything went fine until she trled
to learn her "A, b, C's," and COULDN'T
remember the letter IS" The teacher
must have been oross | think, for she
made mamma sit on large Nepster
dictionary on the teachers desk at
recess while the rest went out to play.
She cried until she went home be
cause she was frightened. After that
she wasn't so anxious to go to school
and waited till she was old enough.
Your niece, --,.,,>-e,
EDITH HIGGINS.
Huntington Park II. p. G.. So grade
:; age 10; p. o. box 81.
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By a special arrangement with the creula-
tior department Aunt Laurie is enabled 10
make the following announcement: Whenever
a prize OF a book OF dollar Is awarded
10 a Junior, that prize will be exchanged IL
desired for subscription TO The Herald fol-
for six months subscription. while book
will be exchanged for three .honths's sub
scription.
This is entirely optional with each boy and
girl, and effort whatever will be made TO
persuade any to take the alternate prize.
II is offered merely because Of some laments
which have from boys and girls whose
parents do not and will not take the paper,
and this arrangement would enable the boys or
girls to have the pape, for themselves
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13

q HE was the demurest Quaintest
- looking little girl, yet as pretty
~ as a picture with her red cheeks
and shining eyes. She was as neat and
clean as a new-made pin, though she
only wore a checked gray and white
Bingham dress protected by a plain
white apron.
She was a newcomer in neighbour
hood where there had never been any
Quakers before The fact is, the chill
dren of little Rachel's size had never
even heard of one, and they started
only as children can stare when the
little Quaker girl entered the school
room that beautiful spring morning.
She looked at them wistfully, plead
ingly, but seeming to make no impress
sion, she went TO the teacher, saying
in a clear, distinct voice. Where will
thee have me sit?'
The children burst into laughter,
thinking she was so confused that she
had made mistake.
Here" said the teacher, quietly, and
the little girl sat down, winking and
blinking lack the tears that wanted so
much TO come, though she had been
taught all her life to keep herself
under perfect control.
A little later when she said to the
teacher, ''Thee'll let me take thy book
the children laughed so that the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13

the very edge of a steep precipice
named Deaths Call" After that night
no more was heard or seen of sweet
Lucy Gray and her father People
say that many years after some trav-
elers found two skeletons on a rocky
bed descending from the precipice of
Deaths call" VERA MORROW,
Age 10, Thirtieth street school, grade
BS, 344 East jefferson.
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LETTERS TO AUNT LAURIE
FROM NEPHEWS AND NIECES

me with pencil. After that the
teacher \said If we were quiet she
would read a story 20 us.
we were quiet. then she read
story. After that we went home.
ALFRED WARE.
OF the Sawtelle city school, grade ..
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
A RAINY DAY IN SCHOOL

Dear Aunt Laurie
My friend went to school, 1t was
raining that day. When we got to
school his clothes were wet. He sat
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13
The HERALD JUNIOR
FLORENCE BosARD LAWRENCE. Editor

The Herald Junior is published by The Her
aid company for tho children of the south
west. 1t is devoted TO their interests and
will publish principally their own writings
All children OF public school age are welcome
contributors. The editor wishes TO encour-
age correspondence and suggestions from the
teachers
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-13

The editor will be in her office for visitors
Monday afternoon from until O'Clock and
Saturday from 1880 until o'clock in the
afternoon. Special appointments may be
made by telephone
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

Five pieces of the best 50 serge ever offered
go at S150. sc inches wide. Rich navy sha
Exceptionally durable for coat suits and ski
Sheds the dust readily.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20

This price will sell them quickly.
designs, mainly the wanted scroll
effects. Most fashionable shades.
make any style dress. 1t comes ~ II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11
OLD POINT COMFORT.

Fortress Monroe, Va. Sept. 1o.-Not me
faintest hint OF the season drawing 70
close can be disccrnsd at the Chamherhn-
which is open the year round In TACT
never has life been sayer than at the pres
ent time. and warshlp teas dinners ana
luncheons followed one another so quick
" that many OF the pTcttlest deoutanfss
are obliged TO attend several affairs IN ore
afternoon.
Tho arrival of seven ships belonging -
the third and fourth divisions OF the AZ
lantic fleet Tuesday noon vas the cduss
OF great rejoicing among the guests Of 'is
Chamberlin. and the disappointment OF t''s
young girls upon learning that they "ali-.
go out again on Thursday was SonasNna'
leSsened when they heard that the oa'''s
ships OF the first and second division wo'S
come into Hampton Roads as the o'nsi,
departed for practice in the southern ''''
grounds.
One OF the most delightful OF the me,
nal teas was given on Monday sftefi','
on board the Celtic BY THE captain = =
HOff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11
Ring
Some Notable >ScanpS Of Both Sexes Ubo
Made Easy Money Until
Exposed.

the never extinct rebellion fare Up oncs
more
Therefore. under the veil OF anoRymous
picturesqUeness they await IN Coney Island
the day whose dawn they prepare n leisure
! hours by the written word. In FIVE years
forty-seren editers OF Hindu papers bare
gone 70 Jail for printing some Of these lei
ter5 posted from Coney Island
The last type we instance Of double iiia
will De the rather common eats paw" Whe
operates in clubs. at receptions and meet
ingS. She was cured three years ago OF
the very disease her hostess Is suffering
from, never mind what the disease may %.
yes. cured painIess1r and in A few DAYS By
dear Dr. ---. Or she would have lost az
her property in the South but for me
clever work done by Lawyer C..
There is also the CIubvoman who calls
upon every member Of her club 70 collect
signatures for a petition she IS going 20
send to the Gar. She aftervard informs 4
piano firm. a furniture house. 4 dealer II
rugs. an insurance agent or bond sales
man of the various needs OF her fellow eiuo
members And she is such a lady liking en-
the income from her estate in Virginia
Double life TO a certain extent; the COM
pulsory double life leo in our days by !
large part of the statesmen for expensive
Injuries ANDRE TRIDON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11

a few words. and the boardcr walked away
between the two tall, muscular men. \
similar scene was enacted two hours later
when Mr.. Troehener arrived on the SO
train. For a month or SO Mrs. TroebeneT
lived alone III the st. Nicholas avenue cot
tage Truly, Mr. Troebener was in bust
ness In the city. AS every one had sus-
pected the boarder and the Sunday caller
were in his employ
Now for the business. Although he did
not possess in any degree what is known
as aristocratic features. Troebener became
soon as the morning ferry made its New
York slip Baron Manteuffel, son of the
Governor of Alsace-Lorraine. The boarder,
who went by the name of Otto Nittels. re-
paired to the Aston or the Lenox Library
where he followed in foreign papers pos
sible happenings In the Manteuffel family
and pored over "almauachS." books Oil gen
ealogy and other publications. preparing
new aliases for his employer. The Sunday
caller, known as Eugene Eisfelder, good
looking, fashionable. hung out in hotel lob
bies and cafes, making the acquaintance
of business men in a mellow condition"
taking some Of them home and leaving
neatly engraved card with his address.
The trio met in Second avenue cafe
Eisfeder reported on his new acquaint-
ances and prospects. Wittels made a list
of them and looked them UP In the social
and financial directories. and did some de-
tective work relative to their connections
abroad. When the time was ripe Eisfelder
made the introduction. To famous col
lector of miniatures. the baron, pressed for
money, consented TO sell some priceless
portraits OF his great t-Grandmother
painted on medallions for Emperor Sig
ismond In 1704. When the collector died
they fetched so cents apiece at auction.
One Of them was SO dear to his heart that
the baron had reserved the right 10 buy it
back as soon as he received funds
AS renttances from his father were slow
In coming, he fioated few loans. few
weeks after. wearing a new suit of clothes,
his hair brushed IN different way his
beard shaved off, Troebener impersona ted
Otto Muller. Professor Max Mdlier's son. a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11

specialist III Sanscrit dialects. The young
German scientist was SO winning that d
New York society woman decided to ma Ike
her son study Hindu literature under his
guidance and paid 500 in advance for the
first ten lessons.
AS the son of Professor Virchov lie SWIM
died well known physicians. AS DR. Parsi,
fal. however, he came to grief Young Wit
tells had done very crude piece of work
in connecting the Saxon Troebener With
the knight of the Grail. Had Troebener
deposited part of his earnings in savings
banks instead of gambling it away evenings
III Second avenue cafes he could have re-
tired frcm business with a substantial
competency. for the gulibility OF many a
shreWd business man is appalling when he
is confronted with genuine European
noblenan.
Some years ago a young man posing as
Marie Francois-Leon Count d'Este walked
into the offices of a well known banker in
Williams street and asked for his carfare
from New York to Washington. His al
lowance had gone astray, aud he must ask
the French Embassy to help him out. He
received $50. Three days later he once more
entered the Offices of the same banker
SAo"c'' q iciSt cHNtiUpS NltD the seal OF
the French Embassy and explained with
exuberant glee that the missing draft had
been located in Boston. Would the banker
advance him another $50?
Several bankers had advanced him his
fare to Washington; most OF them had also
bought him his ticket To Boston, unfortu-
nateiy, two OF them exchanged condolences
Masquerading in male attire is more COM
mon for women than is generally thought
TWO reasons drive women to pose as men,
First of all, a young man OF engaging and
refined appearance finds work very easily.
especially IL he has good habits The wom-
an dressed up man seldom smokes or
drinks. and. being rather awkward in as
sociating with men or women of her age,
seldom goes out at night, and therefore
makes an excellent clerk. Secondly. she
can, thanks TO mans garb. avoid the
unwelcome attentions of her employers Or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11

from the adversaries. were helpless SO long
as no one made a formal charge against
the Pacheteau or the Marinescu women.
Catholic policemen had a natural aver
sion to arresting q Sister of the Poor on
suspicion It was not until one of the
sisters was observed rartaking of
'bracers' in the back room of a saloon
with q girl under age that action became
imperative. At last accounts the Associa-
ton for the Prevention OF Mendicancy had
traced the Pacheteau family to Nova SEQ
tia. Sister Theresa" and the Marinescus
ere plying their trade somewhere else.
On st. Nicholas avenue. Ridgewood,
X. J., peaceful commuter. calling himself
Troebener, rented a modest cottage, which
he occupied with his wife and child. They
took boarder. Every morning Mr.
Troebener and his boarder took the 7:35
train for New York City. Their return
was not so regular. The Troebeners knew
very few persons. On Sundays a young
man, evidently German. well dressed
and of quiet behavior. came over for
luncheon or dinner.
One afternoon the boaTdeT. aiighting from
the $40 train, found two tall, muscular men
waiting for him; one of them swiftly un-
covered and covered again metallic OBJ
ject pinned to his waistcoat and whispered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11
AMERICANS LEAVING HIGH ALPS.

Lausanne. sept Among the Vast IT,
nsrs of tourists who now begin TO GeS-- -.
from the mountains and 10 take up
dence at such places as Lausanne iO' s
after season. which viii later nisise
the real autumn season. there are -.
Americans who prefer 10 stay here a~s
rather than to return horne IN some -,
rate steamer or 10 travel in the w
ca bin or even in the stserage,
The number Of prominent aipe ~
who have been seen here is reiiS' N .,rt
Many have come from regions IA m M
in the United States. the name 9 ma.
w. A. Glines. for instance. froni ['T.ss
appearing along with that OF LF nsrs
OF New York: while others have hiS ,,-.rs-
from their own home towns. joan .,,.dsl-
maker and Benedict Gimbel. OF sots
phia. having been noted as viSlt"aS a.
the same time. That Lausanne -" syi-
ticularly appealed TO Americans = ,si,a
denced by the fact that as eonipA a
this time last year. when the hu"..s 10
visiting Americans registered ahi0'
l,oo5. the number is now 1.si9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-11
New Equipment Devised for Uncle Sans Fighting Man
Be.ef Points of the InnoVaffon Oufhned
h,1 One Wbo Knots,s the Old Defects.

II is nroposed By tho board that the Dor
ton thus discarded be carried when de-
sirabIe OF the wagon with which the com
many IL supplied for the transportation Of
its other irnpedinnenta. and, by arranging
the contents of the load. the board has
demonstrated that this may be easily done.
This will result in tightening the infantry
mans load By about nine pounds more. a
reduction OF about the same amount hav-
inr been accomplished o. the board by
reducing the weight Of the articles OF the
equipment.
Tho weight OF the full equipment. includ-
inz the rife, bayonet. intrenchsnG tool. ra-
lions. ammunition. water. toilet articles.
first aid packet and the clothing worn BY
the soldier. is about forty-seven and halt
pounds, which is several pounds less than
that Of any equipment carried By the IN
fantry Of other armies. The normal or re-
drced Iosd will he only little more than
thirty-eight pounds.
With such a load To carry. II has been
shown coucIusiveIy that the tnfantrynnsn
NAV reasonably be expected 70 march OF
an average OF twenty miles a day. and
may. without injurious effects, be required
To increase that distance 70 twenty-fvs
miles a day for res sopabIe periods
The action OF The War Department IN
securing and adopting this equipment e
an important step In the direction Of Mill
tary preparedness. and is indicative Of the
progressive military spirit which has found
rsc-udescence in this country since the
Spanish-Amer War
4 properly trained and equipped Sighting
force means much to nation In war II
may mean the preservation Of the naaons
integrity, or, what IS more 10 oe deslFed'
il may be the means OF averting a war.
S,,neriority of military forces and resources
a. c.nahIe OF accurate estimate. and Sc
dav the fighting efficiency 90 every nation
of the world Is definitely known and ac-
curately rated.
The bully in school knows well with
whom, 70 pick a fight The boy who can
handle his fists effectively is seldom forced
10 do So