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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
wHERp SHE BALKED

Miss Flora McFlimsey of Madison Square was
complaining that she had absolutely nothing
to wear.
''I draw the line, of COURSE" she said, "at
the hobble skirt"
Concealing herself beneath inverted wash
tub hat however, she managed to walk up
Broadway without being recognized or attract
ing any particular attention. Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
A r1NANc1AL nrApLocK

''who is that man who has been sitting be-
hind the bar day after day?" inquired the
stranger in Crimson Gulch
That's Stage Coach Charley He's in a
peculiar predicament He went to town last
week and got his teeth fixed. Then he come
here and, bein' broke, up bill on tina
strenth Of his 81 worth OF gold film. Charley
won't submit to havin' the nuggets pried out
an the proprietor won't let him git away with
the collateral, and there you areI"-washing
ton Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
AN ENDLESS CHAIN

she-Father believes in the pleasures Of an
ticpation.
He-Do you agree with him?
She--Oh, yes, lndeed In the summer he
promises to buy me sealskin coat the fol-
lowing winter IL I'll give up going to the sea
side and in the winter he promises to send
me to the seaside the following summer IL
give up the sealslSin coat. So, you see, am
always happy.-Tit-B
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

A man in Washington is said to eat
a whole ham every day. An occa-
sionaI man can afford q case of cham
payne a day, but not many can en-
Joy the luxury Of thirty hams a
month
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

After delivering 1900 sermons to his
flock New York minister has
resigned, saying that he is preached
out" This illustrates the advantage
of making them half as long; they
will 90 farther.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
A HANps-orT POLICY

"That nephew Of yours Is a little wild, I'll
admit" said Uncle Jerry's neighbor trying to
comfort him, but he'll reform he grows
older Leave him to time and nature"
Time and nature" snapped Uncle Jerry.
''It's time and nature that make Limburger
cheese what 1t is."-Success Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Navigator Larson threatens to go
through Niagara rapids again. Enter
prising papers will not overlook the
tip, and will have his obituary ready
for instant use.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

A medical war is again being waged
on the doughnuts as a deadly article
of diet. Not all of the "sinker" is
bad, however The hole is understood
to be positively beneficial
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
Far and Wide
pArrNrs ANp MoNopoLIEs

The absorption of the Plant shoe ma
chjnerv by the United States Machinery
company is now admitted by the inter
ested persons AS has been said already,
this only hastens the day OF goVernIhentt
regulation for the people will not supinlt
"a he exploited by a monopoly II they
can possibly get at II, and they VIII flno
wav-Fitchburg Sentinel.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
no YOU REMEMBER HIM ?

The dispatches record that one Dayio
B. Hin appeared at Elmira, N. Y, the
other day and made poitical speech.
IS memory is not at fault man OF that
name cut some figure in New York pohtes
last century-after Andrew Jaokson's tlihe'
we think 1t was.-Kansas City Jourhai.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

A poor woman in New York the
other day threw herself Off a high
building because her husband could
not support the family on the wages
received in a highly protected" in
dustry. In view of such events pro-
lection statistics are a tax on the pa
tience.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Fort Worth, Tex, claims to pay
the highest average wage of any city
in the southwest, but experienced
travellers say it is worth the highest
wage to live in Fort Worth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

In the past two years there have
been 2O6S executions in Russia. In the
czars domain it is necessary for fami-
lies to call the roll each dayovich to
see il they are all theresky.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
Mn. n1rcHcocK sILENT

Mr. Frank Hitchcock, though man U Ol
oonsnicuous efforts to help settle questions
Of political ethics now arising.-Washinston
Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Comparing the California and New
York platforms, we conclude that in
surgency here and progressiYeness
there are hardly synonymous terms.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
NATURAL HISTORY

The close it is a startling thing
Exciting anyway:
1t don't exactly scare you,
But II takes your breath awayl
Puck
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Japanese gardens in the parks may
be nice, but for practical purposes the
Japanese and Chinese gardens on the
outskirts could less easily be spared.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Chairman Bixby offers his resigna-
ton with the understanding that the
supervisors are to regard it in the
PickWickian sense.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

While cigarettes are to be made
smaller we can assure the public
that their smell will be no less elo-
quent than in the past.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
NO INToxIcANTs NEEDED

Political Blower-But 1 know would be a
great attraction Why, at the last place
made a speech my eloquence was simply In
toxicating.
Postmaster-Well. we wouldn't about
your speaking here, stranger. This is pro-
hibition tcwn.-Chcago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
DOESN'T HELP THE FLAT ABOVE NOV

Ieschetizsky, who ought to know declares
that in 800 years plano playing VIII be
thing of the past That's mighty sim
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
SCHOLARS IN POLITICS

Somebody writes: Mexico has no scholar
IN noIitics.'' But what would you call the
nresident who was a professor OF Roman Ia"
in his younger days?-Mexican Heralu'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
DETECTED

Dealer-But why you that dog is not
a genuine Boston terrier madam?
Mrs de Style-Because he turned UP his nose
at Boston beans. No true Bostonlan would do
that.--Chioago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Central American reVolutionists
must regard the Portuguese, who
couldn't make a revolution last more
than a week, with supreme contempt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Los Angeles reporters have shown
a commendable restraint in failing to
say that the Time, "like Phoenix, will
rise from its ashes.'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

The way charges are raining down
on Captain Fredericks must make him
think even the hairs of his head are
numbered.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Visitors to Southern California will
not find gold in the streets, but they
may soon see it growing on the orange
trees all around them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

President Taft insists that there
shall be no more free psrk barrel.
Thus does the cost of meat continue to
go up steadily.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
THE BRASS BAND

Oh lucky is the campaign band.
The same old tunes 1t gaily blows
With occupation at command,
No matter how the landslide goes.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

DR.. Cook might find this country
more to his liking than London. He is
assured Of an arctic reception if he
returns.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

The government made the sugar
trust pay back a few millions it stole
from the customs, but permits it to go
on stealing more millions through the
tariff Uncle Sam strains at gnats
himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
own VACANCY EASILY FILLED

There seems to be more than thou. t
mentioned" as successor to President Wood
ro,, Wilson This IS reassuring, as II was
feared the place would go beggins'-Fhi MIA
delphla Inquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
wuv STOP POPULAR PRAcTIcB7

Have the pure food and drug laws no
clause in them about adulterating cigar
cites with wooden waste or leather tlno-
ings s?-Indianapoli Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Message that Ex-Mayor Harper
might send to the district attorney:
"Who's loony now?"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
on A DIFFERENCE

SUGGESTION OF A DIFFERENCE
President Taft seems to be trying to get
the people to think with him rather than
to shout for him.-Washington POST
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
c.,oa e11ppry NOT cURrAILEp

Connecticut has harvested the biggest
cron of tobacco in twenty years, so there
sbn,id he no lack of choice imported Ha-
vana cigars this winter.-Plttsburg Gazette
Times,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
PUBLIC LETTER BOX

intended for publication must be M
assumesnu responibnl for
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

Have you given your dollar or dime
yet?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13

on ali matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles R. Gates. advertising man
ager.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-13
APEDEsTRlAN's TROUBLES

Los Angeles. Cal.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12

with three sticks, painted black and white, with a conical thatch Of grass. A similar hut is built right away in the bush. After the man is buried cooked food and oil are left at the at taro in the forest, so that the spirit of this dead man shall not return to his house, but shall find food at his other attaro, should he want it. This custom is frequently found among North American Indians, and was also an Egyptian practice.
 In proof that these people believe that the spirits of dead folk will re- turn to their old habitations, and can communicate with the living, the following incident came under my per sonal notice
 One evening I heard tremendous noise outside my door, Running out to see what it was all about, I found a native woman in mysteries. She was lying on the ground, two women kneeling on each side of her, holding her down with grass mats, with the apparent intention of smothering the poor soul l asked what they were doing. They told me that the spirit of her father had come back to call her, and that she must go to him. They really believed this, and were very much disgusted when I threw a bucket of cold water over her. In
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12

People can live in a temperature which feels from ten to twenty degrees cooler than their neighbors enjoy, by regulating the diet.
 The plan is to avoid meat entirely for breakfast; use goodly allowance of lrult, either fresh or cooked Then fol low with saucer containing about four heaping teaspoonfuls of Grape Nuts, treated with a little rich cream Add to this about two slices of crisp toast with meager amount of butter, and one cup of well-made Postum.
 By this selection of food the bodily energy is preserved, while the hot, car bonaceous foods have been left out. The result is very marked difference in the temperature of the body, and to this comfortable condition is added the certainty of ease and perfect diges- tion, for the food being partially pre- digested is quickly assimilated by the digestive machinery.
 Experience and experiment in food and it's application to the human body has brought out these facts. They can be made use of and add materially to the comfort of the user
 Read the little book, "The Road to Melville" in pkgs. There's Reason"
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12

to remove any possible competitor from their path who is likely to stand in the way of their succession to the throne Sometimes also the ancient tragedy of David and Uriah the Hit tite is played, but with poisoned din. her in place of the forefront of the battle"
 STRANGE SUPERSTlTlONS.
 'Lucundoo" can be made to work in various ways; one of the common est in use is as follows: The person who wishes to do harm to his enemy goes in the dusk to the neighborhood of his victims village. The only ap- pliance necessary to conjure up the dread powers of darkness is a simple whistle made of wood, hollowed out from one end, and blown as a school boy whistles with a key Provided with this seemingly harmless weapon, the sorcerer walks along each path leading into the victims village, blow ing Justify on his whistle as he goes. This done, his vengeance is complete, for it is only necessary to inform his enemy that he has made "lucundoo" round his village to keep him from using the beWitched paths. New roads must be made, and until this is done the victim of this magic rite will not dare to stir abroad.
 Copyright, 1909, by Benj. B. Hampton.)
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12
TWO BOLD BOY BANDITS
 BIND AND ROB VICTIM
ENTER HOUSE AND TAKE BANK FROM LAD AFTER
 GAGGING HIM.

New York-It was neighborhood gossip that Henry Nadelson, the four year-old son of Louis Nadelson of 25S Reid avenue, Brooklyn, was ve2y well to do for a boy of his years. It was whispered that he had $15 in savings bank that was kept on a bureau in his sleeping room, and that some day, when Henry grew up, he would go into business.
 This rumored opulence on the part of Henry naturally reached the ears Of Louis Spitzer, aged nine, who lives with his parents in the same building the Nadelsons occupying rooms on the fourth floor and the Spitzers on the ground floor.
 Young Spitzer has no savings bank. He discussed the wealth of young Nadelson with Antone Miller, aged ten, and they decided it was unjust that so much money should be in the hands of one person. So they pre- pared for what they regarded as an
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12

a man behind him whose business it is to attract peoples attention while his master drinks, by uttering some cry, or noise, or shout; another will have bells rung; another used to have a forked stick placed on the back of his neck while he swallowed the beer When man makes up his mind for a first-class bout. the racket is continuous and dstracting while he is making a night of it."
 Drums are beaten to warn the na- tiyes of the chiefs household that he intends to dance. and at the appoint ed hour most of his wives assemble in a large open space set apart for this purpose, the head wife seated in the center, and the others in order of precedence to right and left, thus forming an enormous semicircle Each woman brings with her round solid piece of wood and on these they sit with their knees together and toes turned in. The orchestra is placed behind the head wife, in the center of the semi-circle, and is com posed of drums, horns, and native bells, which are tied together on a stick and shaken till they sound like sweet bells tangled out of tune"
 The chief in the meantime has been putting on the ornaments and
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12
Why She Brouqht 1t Up.

Do you remember she asked, that you said once that unless l promised to be yours the sun would cease to shine?''
 q don't remember it now, but I suppose l may have said something Of the kind
 And have you forgotten that you assured me that unless I permitted you to claim me as your own the moon would fall from her place in the heavens?"
 "Ch, well, what if 1 did say SO? Why do you want to bring that up, now?"
 q merely wished to assure you that I'm sorry I didn't shut my eyes and let her fall"
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12

equitable distribution of Henry's hoard.
 The raid was planned and the two youngsters proceeded to climb up the fire escape in the rear of the building 'ill they got to the fourth floor
 Peering into the open window they saw Henry slumbering peacefully on his cot and the savings bank on the bureau Creeping stealthily into the room. they seized the bank and were about to make their escape when Hen. ry aWoke with a start
 Hist, said Spitzer, the leader.
 Gimme my bank" Whimpered the little capitalist.
 Keep quiet, or you die like dog, missed Miller, who had carefully read Three Fingered Pete; or, The Mys- tery of Dead Mans Gulch"
 Henry did not understand wild west methods and began to cry.
 The two diminutive highwaymen bounced on him and punched him wig orously, and Spitzer, taking out his handkerchief, bound it lightly around the victims mouth. Then they tied his hands and feet with rope they had brought, and with parting admoni- ton to Henry as to quietude they took their departure.
 Henrys father, who slept in an adj joining room, was awakened by the grooming of his boy, and running in found him bound ana gagged. The po- ice were notified and found the youns desperadoes two blocks from the scene of the robbery.
 When searched in the police station it was found that they had divided the S15 equally between them.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12
FIND S32,0OO IN A GRAVE
Maryland Farmer Also Discovers a Skeleton in Tomb With the
 Bags Treasure.

Laurel, Del.-Asbury Hammond, a poor farmer. living near the Mount Hermon Methodist Episcopal church. in Wicomoco county, Maryland, 16 miles from this town, was bending wearily to his blow as it dug it's way through the knotty and rocky ground on his little farm. The plowshare banged against what he thought was a rock and the handles jerked out something and went to look at the rock By the time he had looked good and hard, he had seen $32,000
 Instead of a rock, ne found, when he kicked away the dirt around the obstruction, it was structure of we'll mortised bricks. He got a shovel and pick, and with a few strokes, opened an alright tomb, containing a skele- ton and two musty bags. He found they were full of gold and silver coins. Some of the coins were Span ish. but most bore the stamp of the United States. The latest date stamped on any piece was 1921. There were SO ulduy Ol luSlu tldt t1dlHlllOUU forgot about his horse and blow and hurried with the bags into his little farmhouse
 He hastened to bank in Laurel, walked calmly up to the cashier and handed him $17,000. The cashier had not breath enough left to ask him where the farmer got the money. An hour or two afterWard Hammond turned up again with $15000, and then the cashier shot a few questions at him. He said he had come by the money honestly and it was nobody's business where he got it.
 Friends of the farmer, for he sud. denly developed more friends than he ever realized he had before, advised" him to tell his story, as rumors were floating about. Then he related he had dug the money up on his farm along with a skeleton. A digging mania has seized the farmers all about.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12

man beings-invisible rays of the ul. tra-yiolet portion of the spectrum. They fear the light for their larvae and when allowed choice between diff ferent degrees of light always carry them to the darkest place accessible When given the choice between compartment lighted with yellow light and one dark to human eyes, but un- der the actinic ray, the ants unhesi- tatingly choose the yellow light show ing that to their eyes it is darker than the other, to man invisible.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12
HIDEoUs AFRICAN WAR DANG E.

DEOOS Ar RlCAN WAX DANG L. Congo; indeed, had not the white man been present to check their advance, it is reasonable to suppose that by this time they would have completely absorbed the various other tribes es- tablished south of the WelIe. They have no records of their origin and possess no traditional history, save a mere genea!ogy of the last seven gen erations of the ruling chiefs family. In this respect they altogether differ from all Aryan nations, who invaria- blq preserve traditions of race and origin.
 OCCULT DEMONSTRATIONS.
 Their method of forecasting the fu- ture is distinctive; it is performed by professional, and is known as the mapingo. A banana is peeled and bal anced horizontally on two upright pegs, not an easy feat. considering the smoothness of it's peeled stem On this are placed 39 heaps of short sticks, beautifully polished and oiled, each heap being composed of one stick resting upon two. The seer be- gins to walk around these, talking to them and clapping his hands, until one of them slips away; and it is on the movement of these little sticks that he will rely for an omen.
 PECULIARlTiEs OF DRESS.
 The clothing of a woman consists of a little square of cloth about two feet by eighteen inches, worn as an apron, and a tail made of cocoanut fibers. She carries a little stool wherever she goes, and generally enters a hut back wards. She wears both anklets and armlets, made of iron, brass, copper or beads Her hair is plaited into a sort of crown or halo, and it is a good mornings work to build up this struc- ture in all it's glory
 The whole of their body is usually covered with designs when they are in full dress. These are painted on with lampblack and gardenia juice in rings, hoops, spots, circles, and other pat terms, according to taste and fashion.
 WIVES ARE BOUGHT.
 These women are not good-looking as rule but are we'll built and strong; and as they do all manual labor, as well as the house duties. man buys his wife more for her physi- cal strength than for her looks Bought for hoes, spearheads, knives, and pieces of unwrought iron, they be- come the absolute property of their husbands and can be sold or given away at will.
 There is no divorce among the Mang bettou. A man simply takes an other wife when he is tired of the first. They all live together and do not quarrel, the former wife being
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12

Most of these people believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, who lives above the clouds and does not trouble himself about mortals whom he has created. More attention, how. ever, is paid to their fetiches, or petty gods who are thought to busy them selves with the affairs of men. These, especially the fetich of death, are ad- dressed through priests (the ministers of fetich worship, who consult the image or fetich. in cases of crime or injury, in order to discover who is guilty of the deed. Crowned with leaves, and deeked with tinsel, carry ing in his left hand a bag of eagles beaks and jackals' claws, drunk with palm wine, the priest dances and yells, and ends presently by declaring the name of the offender At other times he will pose as a physician. or medicine man, and make himself terror to the simple folk by his as sumption of supernatural powers, which, to their credulous minds, cloak his cruelty and ayarice
 A STRANGE CEREMONY.
 A little chief insisted on becoming my blood brother and, anxious to see how it was done, l consented. The
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-08-12
What They Did With Them.

An American who spends much Of his time in England tells of cockney who went to a dealer in dogs and thus described what he wanted "Hi wants kind of dog about so igh an so long. Hits kind of gr'y'ound, an yet it ain't gr'y'ound, because is tyle is shorter nor any O these ere gr'y'ounds, an is nose is shorter, an e ain't so slim round the body. But still 'e's kind O gry'hound. Do you keep such dogs?" We do not" said the dog man. We drown 'em."