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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
Found Baby in Den

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One Sunday little Alice had asked her
papa to take her to the park But as
Mr.. Kingsman had some important
work he could not take her. She had
been crying all day.
AS it was growing dark Alice lay on
the rug before the fire. Mrs. Kingsman
went to attend to the supper. While
she was away the nurse, timid per-
son, saw at the window face. After
a while she got over the scare and fell
asleep.
1t was about half an hour later that
Mrs. Kingsman came back into the
room.
Alice" she said, "come and eat your
supper"
There was no answer, and thinking
her child asleep, Mrs. Kingsman went
back to her work.
1t soon came bed time, and nurse
came to put Alice to bed. Where was
she?
"Alice, Alice, come here at onceH
They could not find her, and when Mr.
Kingsman returned he had the police
out and other men to hunt for her =
Mrs. Kingsman was very sad, and re-
treated to her den, as her study was
called. There in the corner on the floor
lay Alice.
There was much rejoicing when the
baby of the Kingsman house was found.
Papa will take you to the park, dar-
ling" said the happy father.
Your loving niece,
BESSIE CHAPMAN,
722 San Pedro street; Ninth street
school, grade AT.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
Some California Fruits

The fruits of California the very best that grow;
Orange blossoms they fragrant the wind doth softly bo
The leay Tangerines sweet and just by far,
They better than those you get when you
The grapes they abundant both the purple and the
When you go auto riding there many to be
Both the prune and peaches you get most anywhere
And the they look delicious they're hanging the air
The persimmons and the nectanes your reach
And you'll take with you when you visit at the beach
The the Almonds and the hickory nuts smooth
And of thems very large the wind hardly
The lemons they yellow, and make lovely lemonade;
1t is fine to cool you off when nesting in the shade.
There all kinds of berries that anywhere do grow,
But think them always better in Calorn, you know.
Oh the aprcots dandy-ust wait till they ripe!
And the figs do ask me? Yes they'd at first sight
The apples lovely, and they tumble to the ground
When you go meath apple tree there's to be found
The bananas they long shaped and their color bright yellow
And if you pomelloade, just try ripe pomello.
There all the kinds of plums really all the different kinds
You be they grow and not little vines
And about the grape fruit 1t is moderately
And in order enjoy it you should take quarter hour
There still left the quinces the loqua and the limes
think have told you ALL and I'll close these lines
RUTH RUTHERFORD,
S89 North Carey avenue, Pomona Age II years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
TIMING A BELL

No matter how great may be the
care taken in making the mold a bell
has to be tuned before it will ring a
clear, true tone. AS a matter of fact,
every bell sounds five notes, all of
which must blend together harmon
iously. If one is the least bit out the
tone will be-spoiled. The first of these
notes is produced by the vibrations at
the mouth of the bell, the second by
the vibrations little higher up, the
third still higher up, and so on to the
fifth, which is produced quite near the
top. AS the character of the sound
which rings depends upon the thick
ness of the metal it is possible, by TAX
ing thin shavings from various places
in the inside of the bell, to alter the
five notes until they are all in har-
plcny.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
Liked Custard Pies

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Inclosed you will find a letter which
my brother wrote. He wishes to join
The Herald Juniors.
In the good old slave times in Vir-
ginia there lived on a prosperous plan
tation a squire who had many slaves.
The baking was done in large brick
ovens. They only baked once a week
so, of course after baking day, they
had a good supply of pies, among
which were always some custards.
There was some complaint made to
the squire about the custard disap-
pearing from the crust of the custard
pies. So he set watch to catch the
culprit. One of the servant girls re-
ported it was Dinah, the assistant
cook, who had eaten the custard from
the crusts, and left the crusts in the
cupboard.
One day he ordered an extra good
dinner. He had chosen this time be-
cause it was toward the end of the
week and there was quite a pile of
custard crusts in the cellar. After he
had finished dinner he sat down in
the dining room and pretended to be
reading a newspaper while the SER
wants ate After they had finished eat
ing he called Dinah to him and told
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the door, He rang bell, and instantly
the door sprang open. A little maid
dressed in white stood before him.
What would you like?" said she.
"Ths stone brought me here" said
Robert
ooh, let me see it"
He handed her the glittering jewel.
my, how beautiful" she said. your
father gave you this to lead you on to
this CASTLE"
The maid and Robert were married
and lived happily together.
FAY WILSON.
643 South Workman street. H. ]. c.
No, l.
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had flashed. When Robert got quite
far out of Dido's dominions, he saw in
front of him a large army ready to
fight.
Robert asked what is the matter?"
The general of the army said, you
are trespassing on King Heshbon S
dominions, now you have to fight"
Robert said, Il have not one hun
dredth as much men as you have,
but let me look at my jewel before 1
die.' Robert took his jewel and rub
bed it so hard that it sparkled bright
er than ever.
Then Robert looked around and be-
hold he had a phalanx of sixteen thou
sand men. including his own phalanx
There were one thousand men in
row and sixteen men back. The men
in the back had spears long enough
to reach to the front. With this army
Robert defeated his enemy and took
possession of the land.
WILMOT HAASE.
2641, Pomeryan, age u, grade B6.
Corwell street school.
The path into which Robert started
was long and winding and very dan
gerous. Sometimes he would come 70
a road which branched off and he ala
not know which road to take, but he
took the jewel and rubbed it and the
light pointed to one path, which ne
took. An old man came to him weep
ing bitterly, and it touched the young
lads heart, for it made him thlnk OF
his own father whom he loved very
dearly. Robert stopped and asked him
what he was crying for, and the old
man said that he had four children
and had nothing for them to eat.
Robert followed the old man to his
house and the sight made him feel
very sad. He had more to eat than
he needed, so he gave the old man
some of his victuals and went on his
way The kind deed which Robert dld
was not forgotten by one fairy, who
was always leading Robert on through
the wood through this jewel.
The next evening he came to
beautiful palace Robert knocked at
the door and when it was opened to
him he was ushered in and told to slt
down. Then a princess entered. Sne
told him she had been waiting for MN
for many years, and as he loved her
very much they were married ana
lived happily ever after 1rp1c
r. F. D. No. 6, Box SO.
AS he followed it it led him to a
the woods of this town lived little
witch, so he followed the stone but 1t
stopped. So he put it up and went up
to the witch's house.
He did not know it was Witchs s
house, so he knocked at the door, and
she said "Come in here, my dear
child" So he went in and she gave
him a good supper and put him to
bed. In the morning she said, Get
up, you lazy bones," and put him in
a cage and locked him in.
WILFORD ELLIS.
Azusa, grade 8. Age years.
Write on one side only of the paper,
Wilford, when you send your next
contribution.
1t was very dark, but having con-
fidence in the stone he went on. The
stone would brighten every now and
then to lead him on.
Far in distance he saw what seemed
to be a little house, but nearing the
light he found it was a beautiful castle.
Something seemed to tell him to go
in. He hesitated while, then went TO
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
LETTERS TO AUNT LAURIE
FROM NEPHEWS AND NIECES
CONTINUED from Page Three)

to where he got the book and why he
didn't answer when we called him.
II borrowed the book from James"
he explained. IT knew mother wouldn't
let me read it if she knew 1 had it, 50
I hid it in the hay. After we got tired
of playing this afternoon I started TO
read. l guess 1 went to sleep; but it
was a swell story, anyway.
BAYARD BELL DOUGLAS.
504 West Twenty-first street.
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discriminate can never become a GER
tainty at any great height. Glenn
Curtiss, the most successful aviator
of his time, has been making some
observations and by using oranges has
been able to drop them with accuracy
and skill at any point on the earth
that he chooses, provided he Is not
over 800 feet in the air. Mr.. Curtiss
took yacht as a target and it was
demonstrated that he could strike it
at any point he chose and this while
his aeroplane was going at the rate
Of As miles an hour. 1t was discover
ed that he was within shooting dis
lance only half a minute. This would
indicate that 1t would be impossible to
turn guns upon such an air monster
before 1t would be beyond reach, and
fleet Of aeroplanes armed with high
explosives, could wreck any naval feet
that might be assembled.
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The Solid Hoofed Hoo,

There are some solid hoofed hogs in
the world, but they are few and far
between. Darwin has a great deal to
say about such pigs in his Origin Of
Species" as there were only three in
England at the time he wrote this
book. The solid hoofed hog is not
freak Of nature, as many suppose, but
genuine case of reversion to primi-
tive or ancestral type. 1t seems that,
unlike the prehistoric ancestor of the
modern horse, which has four toes or
hoofs, the old clotherium, from which
animal all members of the swine fam
lily are descended, had a solid hoof.
and in the course Of ages, as the old
parent form died out and the modern
wild boar, domestic hog, peccary, etc.,
were evolved this solid hoof became
through what Darwin calls "adapta-
ton" and natural selection" divided
up into two parts, so that all modern
hogs are c!oven hoofed. Occasionally,
however, hog is born with the old
original solid hoof of the primitive hog
ancestor, thus demonstrating the tend
ency in all animals to revert now and
then to the parent form.
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The Saturday Evening Post in It's
issue for July 23rd, under the above
entitled head, says in part: THAT the
prodigal farmer is likely to ruin the
country has been pointed out several
times of late by persons whose names
carry weight in the highest financial
circles. A large class of the Ameri-
can people are running wild in useless
extravaganza; they are buying several
hundred million dollars worth of auto
mobiles annually said recently an
able banker. Another fnancier de-
clared that the mad desire Of farmers
for automobiles had lost single
western state several millions of dol
lars" Making light Of the financiers'
statements quoted above, the Post
goes on to say: Even from the point
of view of high finance the situation
is far from desperate. The diamond
studded tailor clad touring car farm
er is pretty much a myth. A five cent
cigar is still the limit Of extravaganza
for the majority of those who produce
the country's wealth." The editorial
force of the Post should take a vaca-
ton and come to Ramsey county.
There may be one or two farmers who
do not have their clothes made by
taliors, and possibly another without
a diamond stud, but if anyone of them
would dare to smoke anything in the
way OF cigars costing less than ten
cents each he would be ostracized i'm.
mediately. If there is a farmer in
Ramsey county who smokes five cent
cigars will he please let us have his
photograph so we can send it to the
Saturday Evening Post.
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William Allen Jones, retired, for
merly of the United States engineer
corps, after watching the dropping of
the oranges by Mr.. Curtiss with such
precision and accuracy, declared that
can armored battleship is approach
ing its last days as an engine of at
tack against city or country guarded
by aeroplanes. Glenn Curtiss or any
other expert aviator, could drop high
explosives on the decks or down the
tunnels of the warship as easily as
Curtiss today tossed oranges within a
few feet of the yacht. believe that a
fleet of score of air machines would
absolutely protect any coast city. A
night flight by such a fleet would not
only probably demolish an entire fleet
Of battleships, but could also SO de-
moralize the crew of the attacked YES
sells as to make them useless"
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His First Taste of Discipline.

Admiral Jouett. probably one Of the
jolliest seadogs our navy ever knew
once told an amusing story of his
early days as cadet.
Il was a sociable youngster." he
says, land when went to my first as
signment, the Independence. and saw
the stars and stripes floating over it l
remembered my mother had taught
me that my first duty was to the flag.
so attempted some conversation on
this line with the executive Off who
had received ME when came ON board
and who was one of the strictest disci-
plinarians in the navy Of that day.
Silence sirv he roared at my first
question, his face red with anger. Isl
lence. sir! Who gave you permission
to speak? Let me hear only six words
from you. sir, while you are on this
ship-'port," 'starboard," Ives, sir,
and mo, sir."'
And this was my first discipline in
the navy"
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vvrCS IN Pawn,

In the delightful days Of yore vote
frequently fetched hundreds Of pounds.
Poor electors would not wait for an
election, but would borrow from the
candidate sums of money, for which
they would give promissory notes.
And when the reform bill was spoken
of to some electors in Stafford they
expressed their pleasure at it and
hoped that there would be introduced
into the bill some plan for the better
payment of poor voters! For the con-
venience Of would be M P's seats
used to be procurable for $4,000 or e.
600 cash down, while toward the close
Of the eighteenth century the borough
of Cation and many others were ac-
tually publicly advertised for sale by
auction. The sales were not for a sin
gle parliament, but the fee simple in
cluded the power Of nominating the
two representatives forever.-London
Globe
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NEED A REST.

H: E. Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel corporation, who is in
London, says the business interests in
America need rest. Speaking Of af-
fairs in America, Judge Gary said:
"The basic conditions in the United
States commercially and financially
are sound. Year by year our produc-
tive capacity is increasing. The
amount of money in circulation Is
growing larger and the facilities for
she transaction of business are i'm
proving
while the crop yield for this year
possibly will not be as large as orr
ginally estimated, still from informa-
ton at hand, it's value doubtless will
be at least $S,000,O00,000, and this
should be considered quite satisfac-
tory.
There are, of course, some feat
ures of our political and Industrial
life in America that are not entirely
satisfactory, but these are only tenn
pOrary.
I'm a country making such rapid
progress it is necessary to make I'd.
5ustments and readjustments fro1n
time to time and these result In in
terruptions to continued prosperity
and success
During the last two or three years
evidences of these conditions have
been noticeable. There has been a
tendency towards extravaganza on the
part of the people and the result in
many directions have been unfavor
able"
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A Ludicrous Word Twister.

Professor William Archibald Spooner
Of Oxford university became famous
as ludicrous word twister. Once at
special service, seeing some women
standing at the back Of the church
waiting to be seated, he rushed down
the aisle and addressed the ushers as
follows: Gentlemen, gentlemen, sew
these ladies into their Sheets" Being
asked at dinner what fruit he would
have, he promptly replied, "Pigs,
feas." This is the way in which DR..
Spooner proposed to his wife: Being
one afternoon at the home Of her IA
Their, Bishop Harvey Goodwin Of Car
Isle, Mrs. Goodwin said, Mr.. Spoon
er, will you please go out into the
garden and ask Miss Goodwin if she
will come in and make tea?" The pro-
fessor on finding the young lady said,
Miss Goodwin, your mother told me
to ask you If you would come in and
take me-"
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The Castle of Despond.


One of the finest French renaissance
buildings in France is the Castle OF
Despond, famous in the legendary lore
of the Toulousain country In which it
stands. Over the window Of one of
the inner courtyards is sculptured in
the stone head above the motto,
"Plus d'Espoir." These were the last
words of Rose de Martial, whose story
has been sung by the poets Of Tou-
louise. She was the daughter of the
house of Martial, to whom the castle
belonged, and she was courted by the
lord Of Castelnat, whose manor she
could see from her window. But, al
though she was beautiful and tender
hearted, the lord Tilted her, and she
fell into a melancholy. She sat every
day by the window, whence she could
see the hckle lord Of Castelnat's
manor. One morning he passed by in
the valley below. She sang to him,
but he never looked up. "Plus DIES
poir!' she cried and threw herself out
Of the window on to the flags below,
where she was killed. The manor of
Martial was known thenceforward as
the Castle of Despond. The fine build
ing was falling to ruins when M. Fe-
naille bought it. and he had it COM
pletely and skillfully restored before
making a gift Of it to the nation.
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A NEW POWER IN WAR.

The use of the flying machine as
3 military adjunct is being quite gen.
orally discussed in military circles. 1t
ID easy to see what an advantage an
afr ship would have over battleships
2n cage an aviator were supplied with
explosives and was able to discern
the exact location of fleet OF ships
from high elevation. It takes a
practiced eye to locate objects upon
the water or upon the earth from q
paint in the sky. Looking down from
Q hagh elevation makes objects greatly
resemble each other and the ability 70
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UTTERLY ABSURD.
The Very Idea Made the Unprotected
Woman INDIGNANT


Woman Indignant.
The male passenger dropped a dime
in the fare box by mistake AS usual,
the conductor explained that there was
no redress, that the extra nickel had
been swallowed up as completely as
if it had been dropped into well. The
passenger suggested that the conductor
hold out the fare Of the next person
to get on and give it to him, thus even
ing things up. The conductor said he
would arrange it If possible.
A woman Of suffragette makeup got
on and started to drop her nickel in
the box.
"Just hand it to this man here" said
the accommodating conductor. "You
see, he'-
"Whats that?" interrupted the wom-
an sternly.
II say" repeated the conductor, "this
man has already paid two fares. You
just hand your nickel to him. Then
that will make everything square,"
"Give the nickel to him! Pay his
fare! Well, guess not. The idea of
man expecting me to pay his fare!
Why
'Oh, no; you don't understand. You
see, it's like this
ut doesn't make any difference what
the reasons are. l shall not pay any
mans car fare, particularly a. total
stranger. I never heard Of anything
so utterly absurd"
BY that time everybody on the plat
form was looking at the man and
wondering what kind of a game he
had been trying to work on a poor, I'M
protected woman. He gave the con-
ductor desperate look that meant he
was to carry the explanation no fur
ther
The woman dropped her nickel in
the box with vicious Jingle, and at
the next corner the man got off to
await for the car behind Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Siamese Tobacco.

The best tobacco in Siam Is grown
at Petchabun. 1t is planted in open
fields near the town after the foods in
September or October. and the first
crop, or tips, which is considered the
best quality. is gathered about Febru-
airy and the last about the beginning
Of May. The very best quality cannot
be purchased, az it is reserved for the
special use Of the king and sent down
to Bangkok, where 1t is smoked in the
palace and distributed to the chief Of
flcers of state.
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Johnson, the colored champion prize
fighter, states that his share of the
proceeds from the recent fight is $685.
900. With the present interest in
the subject If Gotch and Johnson were
to contest for the championship they
would draw half-million dollar crowd
If some place could be found where
no objection would be raised to the
fight. If an out-of-the-way place like
Reno could draw quarter of a mil
lion dollar house 1t is easy to see what
might happen in some central location.
There is money in smuggling.
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Method.

Method is the very hinge of busi-
ness, and there is no method without
punctuality. Punctuality Is important
because it subserves the peace and
good temper of family. Calmness Of
mind, which it produces, is another
advantage of punctuality. A disor-
derly man is always in hurry. He
has no time to speak to you because
he is going elsewhere, and when he
gets there he is too late for his bust
ness or he must hurry away before he
can finish it.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET

Porter ): MoGumbe % eno'ns 'Sl':-
For U: s. Senator. term ending 1916
For representatives in Congress-
u. =. Helgesen.
Z. b. Hanna
S'or GOVERNOR
Q. A. johnson.
Usher Z. Burdick.
For Secretary Of State:-
p. d. Norton.
For State Auditor:-
d. x. Brightbill.
For State Treasurer:-
Gunder Olsen.
supt: Of Public Instruction.
Attorney General
Andrew Miller.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Walter c. Taylor.
Commissioner Of Agriculture and Labor:
W: c. Gilbreath.
Com missioners Of Railroads.
o. p. N. Anderson.
W. n. Mann.
W. II. Stutsman.
Members of House Of Representatives.
Bernt Anderson.
Frank II. Hyland.
Norman Morrison.
County Sheriff.
John Mclean.
County AUDITOR
r.. y Rice.
County Trpasurer:-
Gnet. -rstenau.
Cl""L If the District Court
Herman Stenseth.
Register Of Deeds
N. A. Hoghaug.
States Attorney
Dallas q. Duel1.
County Judge:-
John r. Henry.
Superintendent Of Schools
John A. Haig.
County Coroner:-
e. W. Gi1bertson.
Justices Of the Peace
Albert Heddon.
w. n. Jones.
J. s. McC1ory.
County Commissioner I'd DISTRICT
Jas. Henley.
County Commissioner, Sd DISTRICT
John r. Foster.
County Commissioner 9Th DISTRICT
Ole Hoistad.
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Judue Davis Wit.

The late Noah Davis, justice of the
supreme court of New York, was very
witty. !
Once lawyer objected to witness,
but Judge Davis refused to- sustain
him. The lawyer cried, "But, your
honor, 1 SUBMIT And here he broke
off,. lis ...
'"Thats right" said the judge quick
"; always submit. Crier, adjourn
court" -.
In one case over which he presided
there were ffty-fve distinct offenses
and four counts on each offense, 22O in:
all. -,
: "Well," said Judge Davis, there are
more counts than in a German princi-
panty." III