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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
LIKES LlNcoLN's HONESTY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once upon time Abraham Lincoln
was clerk in a store. A lady came
and got some tea. Lincoln put up the
half-pound weight. When she had
gone he saw that he had not given her
enough. After the store was closed,
Lincoln took the rest of the tea to
the lady.
At another time man came and
got something. Abraham did not give
him enough change. After the store
was closed he walked eight miles to
give the money to him.
like this story because it shows his
love and justice.
CHARLES PRUDEN.
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
TIN HERE lived fair and said, sadly Alas! know
1 Princess Francesca whose how work"

and said, sadly: Alas! / know
not how to work"
But you can be taught how,
and you will see how happy it
will make you to be able to earn
your bread and butter. Come
along?' p
So she went with them gladly
and was gladly received by the
old folk in the humble home of
the weavers, for such was their
trade. Francesca learned to bake,
to brew and to spin the golden
flax. In her spare moments she
made herself a fine gown of the
linen and embroidered it with
fine needlework.
She was very happy in this
busy life. AS for the shoon, they
stood in a corner, and sometimes
she told their history to the kind
folks she made her home with.
Paolo, the older lad, when he
heard of the lack she had suffered
said nothing, but
Complete this story the further
search for the golden hose, and what
followed after they We're discovered
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

"HERE once lived fair
Princess Francesca, whose
"A eyes were like the sea-very
blue and sparkling when she was
glad, gray when she was sad and
green when she was angry. Now,
at her birth the little girl had
been given pair of golden shoes
or shoon, as they were called in
that day, by her Fairy God
mother, which would one day fit
her dainty feet, but which she
would not be able to wear until
she could find pair Of golden
hose to match the shoon in bril-
liancy and splendor. Because the
hose could not be found, Frances
ca made everybody unhappy till
her Fairy Godmother put a spell
on her. So Francesca wandered
away.
Now there chanced by that way
two lads, the one little older
than Francesca, the ot1er young
er. They carried bags of flax,
which they set down at seeing a
maiden in such distress, and
begged leave to comfort her.
"Art thou lost, little one?"
asked the older boy, his eyes
looking down in sympathy upon
her bowed head.
Nay" answered the girl; II
cannot say rightly that l am lost,
for have nowhere to 60"
Then come home with us"
cried the little boys, gleefully.
"Our parents will make you right
welcome. They have long wished
for a little maid to help with the
work and be one of us"
The Princess looked abashed
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
LINCOLN KIND TO POOR

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When Lincoln was keeping a small
village store a lady came to buy tea.
Some hours after the lady had gone
home Lincoln found that he had made
a slight mistake in the weighing of
the tea and had given the woman a
very small amount less than he should
have given her. Lincoln Immediately
closed up the store, and walked sew
eral miles into the country to take the
tea to the lady.
Another thing: His stepmother once
said of him, ABE never gave me
cross word or look in his life"
Lincoln was always kind to the
poor, especially the negro slaves.
GRACE NJ. WALKER,
Age IA years, 519 Ganahl street.
grade s. First street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

(" HE w OGDEN Soldier and the
China Doll were going to be
= married, and. since the
Wooden Soldier was a captain,
the wedding was to be quite a
grand one!
All the dolls were in a furry
getting ready. The Japanee was
to be maid of honor, and the little
Chinaman was~to be best man.
Weddings do not happen very
often in that quiet Nursery
Town, so everybody felt very
excited and talked and gossiped
a great deal. Some said they
wondered if such a cold-hearted
person as the China Doll could
really love anybody-even- a
Wooden Soldier. But
perhaps, after all, the China
Doll had warm heart beneath
her cold skin. At least the Jap
anee thought SO, and the Jap
anee was her best chun, so [
think he ought to have known,
don't you?
Alas! war is very cruel-even
war in a Nursery Town, and
when, suddenly, only two days
before the day fixed for the we'd
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

Tell what fate befell the princess, how
the brothers shared in her future life
and what reward the kind old weaver
and his wife received for their kind
ness to this poor young glll IN her
poverty and need.
One prize, a handsome book, will be
given for the best story, or the Win
ner may choose the alternate prize
instead.
Write from 15O to 200 words on one
side of the paper leaving margin at
the top and side of each page. Address
the letters neatly to Aunt Laurie, Los
Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, Cal, and
be sure that 1t reaches this office not
later than Thursday, February 10, for
publication February 20.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
LOVE FOR ANIMALS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Abraham Lincoln and a friend were
going to a meeting. When they We're
about half way they came to a mud
puddle. There was little pig in this
mud puddle. Abraham let the man
that was with him go on, but he him
self stayed there awhile. He took a
board and waded in on it and got the
little pig out. After he got it out
he looked at his pants and coat. They
were very muddy. He got on his
horse and went on to the meeting.
Abraham's friends laughed at him,
but he said that he could not have
slept for a week if he had not at
least have tried to save the little
pig.
l like this story because it shows his
great love for dumb animals.
LESLIE CLARK,
Sawtelle city school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
SIGNS OF PROGRESS

My dear boys and girls:
A GOOD many of you will be sign
u ing another letter after your
- grade mark when you write next,
and ! Congratulate everyone of you
now upon your success in passing in
to~another grade of your school work.
This practical illustration of your
progress in school work is one of the
most satisfactory things about school
days. After you grow older you may
work just as hard, may strive just
as sincerely and attain just as much,
but frequently it will be unobserved
and even unappreciated by yourself, as
we'll as by your friends.
These visible evidences of progress
are o doubt great help in keeping
up the courage of good work, and in
giving us an opportunity to compare
our own progress with that of our
classmates and friends. 1 hope that
you all res re just how much encour-
agement this advance in your school
rank ought to give you and that you
will all try to make the enthusiasm of
promotion carry you along on the next
semesters work.
The topic you have this week seems
at first glance to be interesting mainly
to the younger boys and girls who will
relate with eagerness stories of the
various Fourth of July parades, cir
Gus parades and others they have seen
There is a deeper side of the subject,
however, which may present itself to
the more advanced readers of the
Junior. The political parades they
have witnessed and the amount of en-
thusiasm they caused should furnish
thought for letter. They might
write too, on the fact that some poll
ticians always arouse excitement and
draw a crowd when they figure in
such a celebration, while other men,
who may eventually receive more votes
are greeted with only a smattering of
enthusiasm when they make public ap-
pearances heralded by band and en-
ergetic henchmen.
Then some such parade as that the
Elks gave last summer might be taken
for a subject, showing the strength of
, f1aternal affection and loyalty which
would cause men to travel immense
distances and march for long hours in
intense heat, all to demonstrate the ad-
vantages of some particular organiza-
ton.
All these phases will allow the older
boys and girls food for thought in de-
veloping their subject, which ought to
bring out some excellent letters.
There has been much interest in es-
tablishing a department for eighth
grade and high school pupils alone If
/ find proper encouragement Of this
idea 1 shall try it for a few weeks any,
way and see what follows. Meantime
/ will be glad to hear from boys and
girls of these grades. They can tell
me whether they think some discus
sion of political and sociological topics
of the present day would be inter-
esting in the pages of the Junior.
I have found some very charming
and enthusiastic writer's among the
pupils of the high schools and would
be very glad to increase the number
of those workers. With love to you all,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
LETTERS TO AUNT LAURIE
FROM NEPHEWS AND NIECES
Continued from Page Three.)

Continued from Page Three)
ground and made a bed for Abe to
sleep on.
Abe went to school whenever he
had a chance. He liked to read books.
and whenever he could get a book to
read he was satisfied.
He had Robinson Crusoe' and
Life of Washington" for his own.
Lincolns mother died when Abe was
nine years old. In about a year his
father married again. Abe's step
mother was as good to him as his
own mother had been.
Abraham was six feet four inches
tall. The people used to call him
"Bonest Abe"
After Lincoln became president he
and his wife went to a theater, and
while he was sitting there man shot
him.
l like this story because Abraham
always tried to get an education.
NELLIE CLAVELOT.
Sawtelle public school, grade 6.
Age TO-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
The HERALD JUNIOR
FLORENCE BosARD LAWRENCE, Editor

The Herald Junior is published by The Her
ald company for the children of the south
vest. 1t is devoted TO their interests and
will publish principally their own writings.
All children OF public school age are welcome
as contributors. The editor wishes to encour-
age correspondence and suggestions from the
teachers.
The editor will be in her office for visitors
Monday afternoon from 2 until 5 o'clock and
Saturday from 10 in the morning until 3
o'clock in the afternoon. Special appoint
ments may be made by telephone.
All prize winners living in Los Angeles
must call for their prizes within two weeks
after the award of same. Winners Of prizes
for three honorable mentions must present
copies of the stories, letters or limericks as
published and claim their prizes.
Prize winners living out of town will receive
their prizes by mail without request except
for honorable mention, in which case copies
of the stories, letters or limericks must be
submitted and the prize claimed.
By a special arrangement with the cireula-
tlor department Aunt Laurie is enabled to
make the following announcement: Whenever
prize OF a book or Of dollar Is awarded
to Junior, that prize will be exchanged II
desired for subscription to The Herald as fol-
lows: one dollar prize may be exchanged
for six months subscription, while book
will be exchanged for three months sub
scription.
This is entirely optional with each boy and
girl, and no effort whatever will be made to
persuade any one to take the alternate prize.
which have &C 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 papet for themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
SPECIAL DRAWING CONTEST

Boys and girls of high school those who have already
prize in the Herald Junior drawing contests invited
submit pictures suitable for the front page of this magazine
Short poems suitable quotation joke may be taken theme
for this work There will be regular competition but for each
accepted and used handsome book book of travel
will be awarded to the artist.
Pictures must be drawn with jet black ink upon smooth heavy
white paper must be IL inches wide and
deep They may be submitted any time and prizes will be
issued upon publication
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
LINCOLN GOOD WINNER

Dear Aunt Laurie:
All the stories of "Abe" Lincoln are
fine, but like the ones where he wres-
tied, and nearly elwarys won, best.
Your nephew.
RAY LOOKABAUGH,
San Bernardino.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06
UNFINISHED STORIES
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O HE Wooden Soldier and the ding declared between
China Doll going be the Wooden Soldiers and the I'm
= married, and. since the Soldiers everybody tet some
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WILL BE GREAT EVENT.
Celebration of Fiftieth Anniversary
of Battle of Gettysburg.

The Grand Army of the Republic at
the recent Atlantic City encampment
voted to do it's best to make the fiftieth
anniversary of the battle Of Gettysburg
in 1913 a success. A meeting of the
Of the several states will
be held in Harrisburg, Pa, October Is, to
discuss plans for the celebration.
The Grand Army will be represented
by a committee which will include the
new commander-in-chiefJ John E. Gilman
of Boston, and Gen. Daniel Sickles Of
New York. After calling on Gov. Stuart
the representatives will go to Gettysburg,
where plans will be formulated for the
great celebration.
Every state in the Union and the
island possessions have signified their in
tention of being represented in the cele-
bration excepting Delaware. Kansas
Louisiana and Texas. whose governors
have not yet responded to the invitation
of the state Of Pennsylvania to partici-
pate. North Carolina and Georgia were
the first of the states to accept the in
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TO COUNT NORFOLK VOTERS"
Court Authorizes Inspection Of Reg
istration Books.

NORFOLK, Va, September 24.-In to-
days investigation OF the recent second
district congressional primary election
counsel for 1.-The people won a victory
in securing permission to count the num-
Der of times the word 'voter" appears
opposite the names Of persons on the
registration books used in the primary
in Norfolk city. -"
1t was stated unof1lcially that the word
appears only SIC times in one city pre-
cinct. where 61s votes were cast with a
large majority for w. A. Young, who, on
the face Of the returns. defeated Repre-
sentative H. L. Maynard by a majority
Of only forty-seven votes in the district.
The word voter" was supposed to
show who had paid their poll taxes.
conclusive proof as to the poll tax pay
ments is the official capitation payment
list itself.
Citizens counsel said what they were
after would be persuasive" If not con-
elusive proof of fraud.
With another call for the registration
books of Norfolk county, as used in the
conduct of the primary. County Chair
man Owens responded that these had
been turned over to H. N. Poulson, sec
receipt Owens had. Secretary Poulson
was ordered to produce the books by
noon Monday.
The work Of collecting evidence will be
continued throughout Sunday by counsel
for the people, as well as by both May
nard and Young The committee, how
ever. will not sit Sunday.
Citizens counsel stated that the work
would have to proceed on the Sabbath
because of the short space Of time before
the beginning Of testimony Tuesday.
when Mr. Young is to file his answer to
charges already brought and new
charges in precincts where large ma
jorities we're returned for Mr.. Maynard.
Afidavits were filed with the COM
mittee tonight from persons who are
| recorded as having voted in Norfolk
county in the primary, but who declare
they did not vote. In an AFFIDAVIT filed
by one man it is stated that he was
not qualified to vote.
1t was stated tonight that one Of the
sensational charges to be made by Will
liam A. Young Tuesday will be that
an alleged absconder and fugitive from
justice was voted in Portsmouth"
where Maynard received majority Of
1,147,
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ACCUSED BY GOVERNOR.
Maryland Executive Files Charges
Against Police Commissioners.

BALTIMORE, September A.-Charges OF
incompetency and misconduct were form
ally preferred against the local board of
police commissioners by Gov. Austin l..
Crothers today He set October II as the
date when he will begin the hearing. The
members of the board are John b. A.
Wheltle, Peter E. Tome and Col. c. Baker
Clotworthy.
The governor alleges. with other things.
that the members of the board were in
competent in falling to discover that vari-
Gus officers of the department were ac-
cepting brides and gratuities and In fall
ing to suppress Sunday saloons. gambling
and bookmaking.
Misconduct is charged in the alleged in
timidation Of witnesses at the governor s
recent inquiry into the police department
and before the grand jury. The commits
sioners are accused also Of inspiring
newspaper attacks upon the governor
sincerity of purpose in making the inves-
tigation.
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New Canadian Motor Records.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, September 24.-
A large crowd of people saw three Cana
dian automobile records established here
this afternoon on the Kirkfield circular
dirt track. The one-mile Dunlop trophy
race was wen by w. Powers in 59A. He
also won the twenty-fve-mile race in %
minutes and 10 seconds. The ten-mile
race for four cylinder cars was won by
Guest in Buick in II 80 All are Cana
dian records.
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SHOOTS BABY BROTHER.
Seven-Year.0ld Boy Gets Father
Pistol in Parents Absence.

AMERICUS, Ca, September 4.-Seven-
year-old Johnnie MedlIn climbed up to
the mantel in his fathers home here to-
day, took his fathers pistol. which he
found there, climbed down and put bull
let through the body of his Twenty-Five
month old brother, who was alone with
him in the room. The baby Gied almo 81
instantly. The children had been left
playing alone for few minutes.
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Assassinated Near His Home.

OCALA, Fla, September 24.-Nick My
ers, residing near ocala, was assassinated
today near his home by unknown parties.
Bloodhounds were placed on the trail OF
the assassins. Myers was convicted sew
eral years ago of the assassination of j.
A. Arms, stocA raiser. He appealed his
case and was acquitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25

From the popular viewpoint and from
that Of the non-Welsh-speaking visitor to
the eisteddfod the great and browning
attraction is the magnificent choral work
of the highly trained choirs The swell
of melody while one or other Of the rous-
ing Welsh pieces is being rendered rs ma
jestic. and these choral competitions and
concerts never fail to draw huge audi
enccS.
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Georgia Authoress Is Dead.

=. BRUNSWICK, Ga. September "a
Mrs. John E. Dubignon. known In
Georgia as writer, and wife 81 Col.
John E. Dubignon.' died here this after
noon at her residence. She was a. promi-
nent church worker. Her husband. ana
daughter survive her. She was a7native
Of Pennsylvania.
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aEx1CANs MURDER AMERICAN.
G. H. Hughes, Railroad Contractor,
Killed hy His Laborers.

TORREON. Mexico. September a.
Word has been received here Of the MUIR
der, early this week. of G. III. Hughes.
an American railroad contractor. who was
shot by his Mexican employees on the
branch of the railroad that runs from
Terreon into the mountains.
Hughes Mexican foreman was seriously
stabbed In defending Hughes. The Mexi-
cans were celebrating fiesta at the
time Of the murder and imagined they
had a grievance against oil Americans.
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Accused of Plot to Kill Wife.

+. SAVANNAH, Ga, September 24.-B. F.
Brown, a white man. well known in Sa-
vannah, Is held by the police on the
charge of conspiring with Sam Glover,
negro. to kill Browns wife. According
to the story told by the negro he and
Brown had planned to do the job tonight,
but Mrs. Brown had been warned.
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Mrs. Schmitz Wins Tennis Gun.

NEW YORK, September 24.-Mrs. Fred
erick Schmitz, national indoor lawn ten
mis- champion. this afternoon captured the
cup for singles on the courts Of the
Montclair Athletic Club by defeating Miss
Marie Wagner, New Jersey state cham
pion, by Ga, 6-3.
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Washington Men Wed at Rockville

Special CORRESPONDENCE OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, MD, September q, 1910.
Miss May Louise Craig of Fairfax
Court House, Va, and Joseph Raymond
Sherwood Of Washington and Miss Mary
Esther Fox of Woodsboro. Md, and
James NJ. Butler of Washington were
married here today. The ofnciating min
fist Church and Rev. w. D. Keene, pas
tor of the Methodist Church South
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Men Lynched Not italian Subjects.

TAMPA, Fla, September 24.-Records
were found in the clerks Office of the
circuit court today showing that Cast
enge Ficarrotta. one Of the men lynched
here Tuesday night, took out naturali-
cation papers here in 1904. Angelo AL
bano. the other Italian lynched, it is
asserted. was naturalized at New Or
leans three years ago.
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Cardinal Vannutelli in St Louis.

ST. LOUIS. 8. September "a -Cardinal
vannutelli arrived here today to be the
guest for few days of Archbishop Glen
non At the depot local priests knelt as
they greeted him. The day was spent By
the cardinal in visiting churches and COL
leges He was the guest of honor at.
reception by the knights of Columbus to-
night
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Tie Woman to Bed; Steal 500.

ROANOKE, Va. September 24.-Four
masked robbers. all believed to be white
men. last night entered the home of
Stuart Southers. at Wytheville, Va, beat
his wife. tied her to a bed, stole $50 that
was hidden in a mattress and escaped
Southers was absent from home.
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Death of Albert Grimes.

Albert Grimes, a clerk in the War De-
partment, died at his home. .1213 o street
northwest, yesterday afternoon at 3:1j
O'Clock. He was sixty-two years of age.
Funeral services will be held from the
family residence Tuesday at IL am.
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Miner Looses River; Perishes.

SEATTLE. Wash, September 24-Oc-
cidental mine NO. 3. at Palmer. was
flooded last Tuesday by the escape Of
a large body of water, said to be sub
terranean river released by miners
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Gov. Hughes Son Editor.

ALBANY, N. Y. September A,-Gov.
Hughes has received word that his son.
Charles E. Hughes. jr.. has been selected
as one of the six editors OF the Harvard
Law Review.
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d an 1 his

pick The miner was drowned AM his
seventeen companions barely escaped.
George Brinn struck his pick into @
hole and a jet of water spurted. a mo-
ment later torrent burst through the
wall.
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University Abolishes Fraternities.

OXFORD. Miss. September 2.-By a
unanimous vote the board of trustees of
the University of Mississippi. last night
decided to abolish Greek letter societies
from that institution.
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Valuable Prizes in Cash.

In connection with the honors to be
gained at a modern eisteddfod. it is inter-
esting to recall that at the pre-Eliza-
bethan festivals the prizes were the sill
yer chair for poets. silver harp for harp
Ing silver crowd for crowthing. and sill
yer tongue for singing. The great day at
the eisteddfod now Is Chair day, usually
the third or last day. the grand" event
being the adjudication of the CHAIR SUBJ
ject, and the subsequent chairing and In
vestiture of the fortunate winner. The
honors are keenly contested. and valable
money prizes are offered for essays in
Welsh. the subjects selected calling for
q good deal of historical research.
These great Welsh congresses have, of
course. an, attractive social aspect for
Welshmen in all parts of the world, and.
like the Scottish Gaelic Mod and the Gaze
lie League Oireachtas, they are calculated
to cement all sections Of the Cymric race
in one bond Of union. for the eisteddfod
provides an absolutely neutral platform.