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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
READY ASSENT

Dissatisfied lodger-And know some
thing about apartments. Mrs. Pinch
er. You don't suppose I've lived In
them twenty years for nothing, do you?
Mrs. Pincher-Hi shouldn't be at all
snrprised.--The TatleL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

Il am at the service of the Republi-
can congressional campaign commit
tee" says Speaker Cannon. If there is
a spark of gratitude left in the Demo-
cratic committee it will insist on pay
ing half the bills
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENCE intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address OF the writer. The Herald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents.
but assumes no responsibility for their viewA
Letters must not succeed 200 words.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
DESPFRAT

my brother has just written poem
which he thinks will outlive him." said
the man in the newspaper office,
1T certainly will If he brings it in
here said the fighting editor.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

DR.. Crippen is glad the suspense is
over" Unfortunately for the doctor,
the real suspense is likely to come later,
We believe they suspend them in Eng
land
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

An engaged New York couple are to
give a dinner for 500 stray cats and
dogs. We have known couples to emu
late cats and dogs, but never to feast
them on such a scale.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
ALABOR OF HERCULES

The game of Hercules is going to
seem less lustrous if the colonel sue
ceeds in his heroic enterprise of trying
to make the Republican party of New
York stand for a direct nominations
la-w.-Dallas News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

Eighteen negroes killed in race riots
in Texas The only interest in such
affairs in Texas any more is to know
the number.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

Charley Curry is feeling so bitter
over that anonymous circular that If
he could bottle up his sentiments he
could sell them to the drug stores as
nuinine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
WILLIE KNEW

willie" said the teacher can you
tell me what happens when a mans
temperature goes down as far as 1t can
go?"
please, num-" replied Willie, "he
would have cold feet. et."-Scraps.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

Congressman Snap of Chicago will
not run for reelection. AS he was a
Cannonite, not even his name would
pull him through. probably.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

Miss Leneve, Crippen's companion,
was betrayed by a safety pin in her
disguise. Ergo, it was not safety pin.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

1t is said the Indian does not like the
automobile. Perhaps he would prefer
a sprinkling cart filed with fire-water
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

Woodmen of the World in this city
built a house for an invalid brother in
one day. w. o. w!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
BE KIND TO THE HOT WAVES

Keep cool. Don't fret. Sigh not for
a lodge in a garden of cucumbers;
but remember that the corn crop and
the resort mans bank account need
lust the sort of tonic the weather is
giving them.-Philadelphi Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
MARROW STRAITS

That conservation congress will have
a hard time steering safely between
the Scylia of Ballinger and the Charyb-
dis of Pinchot.-Baltimore American.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

In the opinion of the Wilmington
Journal Los Angeles is a very promis-
ing city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

IN MIR. BRYAN'S OWN STATE
He has come down with more than
the customary thud. He is in frag-
ments.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

COON AND HIS MONEY SOON
PARTED
White men will get much of the cash
bet on Jack Johnson. Colored winners
are invading Wall Street.-New York
World.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
A KINDLY FEELING FOR UNCLE

a KINDLY FEELING FOR "UNCLE
JOE"
Everybody is hoping that Speaker
Cannon's misadVenture with the heat
at Winfield, Kas., may have 40 seri-
Gus sequels Politically we haven't q
bit of use for the old sinner, but we
don't want him eliminated by sun
stroke, or anything like that.-Hart-
ford Courant.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
Far and Wide
NATURES MUSIC-MAKING AVIA


The busiest aviator in this humid
weather is the mosquito. With no brag
as to its monoplane or biplane, it is as
full of energy as a faunal naturalist
What has become of the kerosene cru
SADIE and that sort of thing ?-Phila-
delphia Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
CLAIMS SOCIALISM WILL DO
AWAY WITH DIVIDING SYSTEM

Santa Ana, July 80.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

On all matters pertaining TO adVerusIns
ADDRESS Charles r. Gates advertising man
eger.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
FOUR LADIES IN DISCUSSION
What Man Overheard While Dining
at Restsursnt-Women All Talked
al Same Time.

A man dining alone at restaurant
the other night was observed to smile
hugely as he listened 20 the prattle
OF four ladies' seated Immediately be-
hind him. They we're discussing d.
vergent topics, and. as ls usual in such
cases, they we're all talking Mt tho
same time. This Is the result as
reached the mans ears:
Thank goodness. my Polly 10
blessed"
with a calf's head and pigs
face"
II love to see little Johnny well
dressed"
"ln the nsh kettle over a charcoal
fire"
ITO see the darllngs dancing before
ONE
'1n the frying pan"
"And TO hear their guileles'
tongues"
bubble and squeak"
II always see the children put 70
bed personally"
"And smothered in onions"
"And n they have been good bairns,
I invariably order"
THE heart 10 be stuffed and roasted,
the gizEard 10 ho poppored, and tho
sole TO bo fried"
And so on, and no on.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
COST OF LIVING REDUCED.
FoIiow These Rules and You VIII
soon Have Money GO spare.

roIIo,, These nuie. aud You VIII
soon Have Money 60 spare.
We hasten 20 present fow meth
DDS by which the coat OF living can be
greatly reduced. says the Literary Ma
gazino. They are the following;
1. Keep a garden. A man with hia
back yard full OF turnlpa can tell tho
butcher 20 20 10 thunder any time,
2. Walk instead OF using a street
car This saves car fare and besides
Il makes you 80 hungry that you VIII
enjoy the turnips'
3. Wear your last years clothes
This will be saving In two ways you
will save the price OF new ones ana
because OF the holes In the old ones
you will stay at home from the thea
ter. thus making large saving
4. Get up early and work In your
garden. This will compel you 10 20
10 bed early ut night and will reduce
your light bill by 81 week.
8. Get hay cooker, II VIII cut
dow your gas bills 81 a month and
will enable you 20 eat old hens at IL
cents a pound instead OF young chick
ems at 20 cents
6. Smoke stogies instead OF cigars,
You will soon find that one stogy
costing l 2-s cents a week, will do you
for a month. This means a saving OF
$50 a year,
z. Adopt the fresh air fad and
leave your windows open. After III
tie practice you viii be able TO exist
in only tolerable discomfort at a tenn
perature OF so degrees, You have nc
idea how much coal this will save.
s. Make your own breakfast food
Buy the hondsomest colored paper box
you can find and keep II hlled with
oatmeal. This will save you half the
price OF your breakfast foods.
9. Discover that coffee and tea are
highly injurious. People who dis
cover this fact save enough In ten
years. IN narcotics and cream, TO 60
10 Europe-or would II the steamer
rates did not go up every year.
10. When your vacation comes put
Il IN exploring the city and county In
which you live. You will get better
food al home for less money and the
railroad fare you save will almost
make up the loss caused by the rise IN
eggs and butter.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30

not fail 10 note He found pleasure
In playing with Ezra Damerod. th'
hard cid reprobate who had always ex
acted the last ounce of flesh. lie quot.
cd again from Doctor Bridges, lmput
ing to that gentleman sentiments that
were original in Balcombs fertile brain
though none the less noble for being
purely fictitious. Balcomb enjoyed his
own skill at lying, and II was high
testimony to the promoters powers
that Ezra Dameron believed a gooI
deal that Balcomb told him.
well, sir" said Balcomj, presently
after ne had given a resume Of one of
Doctor Bridges Easter sermons, "Tv"
been thinking over your proposition
about the lots. and I'm sorry"
The old mans face fell and Balcony
lnwardly rejolced that his victim was
so easily played upon.
"-sorry," Balcomb continued, that
I can't do anything In the matter"
lie paused and made a feint OF drop
ping his hat 90 continue the suspense
as long as possible.
along the lines you indicated
the other day"
"Oh, yes, 10 be surel remember
that II was rather large proposition. g
said Dameron. recovering himself ami
smiling in tolerance OF Balcomb's fail
ure
Yes, the sale OF those lots means
time and work. and. as understood
you. you wished TO avoid both. Well
don't blame you. feel myself that
I should prefer 10 have some other fell
low tackle the Job. These mechanics
can't pay more than a hundred or 80
dollars year on property. have
friends who went through that In the
building associations OF blessed mem
ory."
Il don't believe need any informt-
tlon on the subject" said Dameron. in
differently IF you can't handle the
lots"
II haven't said that Mr.. Dameron.
What said was that couldn't do Il
in the way you indicated. II would
take a long time 10 sell those ffty lots
on payments to working people. But I
have a better plan. propose selling
them In bunch"
"oh!" exclaimed tho old man. nom
committally. though his face flushed
with returning hope.
Yes Large punches are more In my
line but my friends that I may pos.
uibiy interest can't carry them for their
health or yours or mine. You'll have TO
make good easy price on them n we
do any business. There are only two
or three factories In that nelghborhooj
and there may never be any more.
And they're getting ready TO stick a
whole lot OF fancy street improvements
down there. II may cost a thousand
dollars 20 stop that"-and Balcomb
Rrinned cheerfully.
Il can't countenance any irregular
dealing" said the old man. severely
"Of course you can'ti You're going
20 turn that over 20 mo. II isn't reRu-
lar. but. as the saying Ia, it's done
You've got 10 see a man that knows a
man that knows another man that has
the ear OF the Board of Public Works.
There's nothing In Il TO make a Chris
tlan gentleman shy. I see only tho FIRST
mani" And Daicomb laughed his
cheerful. easy laugh and stroked his
beard. "Now. Mr. Dameron. I'll give
YOU twenty thousand dollars for those
lots aa they lie. That's cash"
ITO DO continued)
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
An Indian Shampoo.

II by any chance one OF our Arizona
Indians should go into barber shop
and ask 10 have his hair dressed. he'd
run out OF the shop when he diseoy,
cred the barber's way OF dressing hair,
The Indian out there. both men and
women. are very fond OF a shampoo.
but their way will never become popu'
lar among white folk. Both sexes
wear their hair long. reaching nearly
TO the waist. and cut square across,
Now. they wouldn't think OF such a
thing as touching those raven locks
OF theirs with brush or comb,
When an Arizona Indian feels that
his hair wants doing up. he makes a
thick paste OF the adobe soil and wa
ter. He winds his hair tightly about
his head and smears Il from his fore,
head 20 the back OF his neck with a
plentiful supply OF the paste. SO that
his head looks as II IL were IN a plas
ter mold. for the clay Is gray and
sticky. lie lets the adobe cast get
perfectly dry. and then cracks Il on
his hair. which comes from under this
novel shampoo clean, smooth and
glossy. The women dress their hair
In the same way.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
In a Tropical Forest.

Or. Charles II. Townsend. director
OF the New York aquarium. who re-
Gently spent a month in and about
the straits OF Magellan. contributes
70 the Popular Science Monthly an
account OF his experience. The per
petual snow line is only 1000 10 5000
feet above tidewater. and yet In the
summer season wonderful flowers and
ripe berries are 10 be gathered. while
humming-birds. parrots and aamingoes
abound Fortunately there are no
mosquitoes. mo ordinary description
can convey a clear idea Of the gen
orally impenetrable character Of the
forests, which are more tangled and
dificuIt than those OF the tropics
Fallen trees and branches cover deep
ly the whole forest door, these In turn
being mostly concealed with MOSES
and large plants. the whole always sat.
urated as II by a recent rainstorm.
After elambering over decayed logs.
heavily blanketed with mosses. one
may land waist deep In boggy yegeta-
ton. Progress is possible only by
constant and laborious climbing over
obstructions."
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER XVI

Dnmeron. whose mind was singular
b. prosatc had of late been reading In
10 his apeculhtiona certain poetic
quality. though ho ala not suspect Il
tIe had never been a farmer and had
only the most superficial knowledge %
farming. Yet he had studied an sum
NOR long the growth of the corn Ia his
own fields az The liecchea Ha had
reckoned the rainfall OF the region ana
compared Il with the figures given In
hooks of statistics FOR other years. lilo
covered hundreds OF sheets OF paper
during the long summer days with
computations and played with them as
a boy with tho knack of rhyming plays
at tagging rhymes. He cherished first
the idea that the year would be mark
ed by excessive rainfalis which would
be detrimental 20 the corn crop, and
when the government bulletins failed
20 bear him out In this he assured him
self that the year would be marked by
late frosts that would destroy the crop
over wide area lie proved 90 hts
own satisfaction, by means of the ta-
bles he had compiled, that dollar corn
was inevitable,
This idea took a strong hold upon his
lima gination. II was fascinating. tho
thought OF playing a great game IN
which the sun and winds and clouds
of heaven were such potent factors.
There was a keen satisfaction Ia tho
fact that he could study the whole
matter from tho secure vantage ground
of his own office and that when he
went homo al night, there Il was across
tho road from his own gate. under his
eve, the beloved corn, tall and rustling,
beautiful and calm. but waiting for tho
hand OF the destroyer, Even this, his
own. should perish. and yet ha was
accumulating scraps OF paper that
called for thousands OF bushels OF corn
al time when IL would grieye many
hort-sighted men sorely 20 deliver Il
20 him,
An enormous conoeit was bred In
him and he fed Il upon his dreams
dreams OF power. The Chicago broker
sent him prognostlcations and forecasts
which the old man threw away In dis
gust. They were fools all OF them. He
asked no mans suggestions; they were
afraid OF him, he assured himself, whom
tho reports were contrary TO his own
Ideas; and when they coincided with
his own notions he iattered himself
that they proved his own wisdom. He
made good his margins as fast as cali
ed on, but continued 70 buy october
corn. basing his purchases on short
crop, Always II was corn, corn, eornl
lie waited patiently for Balcomb to
report. for n he could set nfty thou
sand dollars more TO put into corn his
triumph would be all the greater. Ho
waited feverlshly for the hour which
the promoter had set and when Bal
comb appeared he could scarcely con-
ceal his impatienoe. lie had Just
learned by consulting the files OF old
newspapers at the public library that
there was certain perlodlcity In the
fall OF frosts. There seemed 10 him
every reason for thinking that early
.rosts were 10 be expected and he was
anxious 20 Increase his investment IN
October contracts. II was the great
est opportunity OF lifetime; 20 lose
Il was 10 miss chance that wise
Providence would hardly again put In
70 his hands.
There was gleam OF excitement IN
the old mans eyes which Baleomb ala
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
Gould. SON Use. $1,000 Toy.

George ]. Gould's young son Jay has
had miniature OF the Missouri Pacific
railroad system laid out on the grounds
OF Georgian court and passes many
hours sending trains on a steel track
drawn by thousand dollar locomotive
that his father gave him as a Christ
mas present haven't seen the pretty
toy, but l recall the remark OF Henry
Clews when we We're discussing an ar
ticle In one OF the newspapers criti-
clsing George Gould for spending a
thousand dollars on plaything.
Nobody can fnd any fault with the
gift OF a toy engine" said he. Il have
bought many a piece OF paper from
Georges father with a picture OF a
locomotive on II that brought me sor-
row instead OF amusement-and
wasn't worth nearly as much, although
II cost me a great deal more"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
Scanned the Sign. on tho Outside.

couple OF months. Miss Allen left last
week"
"Jimmy Drayton the lucky manf"
"Yea. I've determined not 10 be
left alone again--hoipleas-unablo TO
write n letter"
Fairfield nodded, with commis'
Grating glance az the empty right
sleeve OF his friend,
80 wrote 10 NV sister In Kansas
City TO engage some stenographers
for me. ness has really n most re'
markable talent for analyEing char
aeter. need no reference n they
pass her inspection"
Fairfield ehuekled-he had met Miss
Elizabeth Varney.
"But. Varney. sixl How can
you
Now, Fairfield" the Judge inter.
rupted plalntiyely. "when I come out
10 your ranch don't ask embarFass.
ing questions about the number OF
herders you employ"
"Oh. beg your pardon"
TO be perfectly honest I'm acting
partly for your benefit. I've had
some nice girls here and you never
once tried 10 win favor with any OF
them thought you might be less
bashful--less like a petrifed clam II
there we're several together"
81 see, safety IN number Is this
why you sent for mef You're very
good TO encourage me In this way.
but I'm doomed 70 lonely bachelor
hood" Fairfield sighed moekingly.
You deserve TO be-" his friend
snapped testify, but Wyoming has
ten single men to one single woman
and its not fair 10 the state, Go back
east and bring a wife home with
YOU"
Fairheld's tanned face grew grave.
There was once girl" he began
hesitatingly,
And there are plenty more" added
the Judge unfeelingly.
mot for me. That's why I'm a
bachelor"
"pid she marry the other manH"
81 don't know. She was too young
then TO marry anybody | was a fool
most boys are---and my folly cost
me my place In college and"
"suspendedg" Queried the older
man II was vaeaIioned' for three
weeks when | was"
"No," answered the other doggedly.
mot suspended. Expelled. fired
Kicked out!"
"No need to treasure the kick the
rest of your life," the Judge sug-
gested kindly.
1T cost me also--home and-and
namel | was given $500 and told TO
20 west-and diet"
"Part Of the advice was good-you
came west"
u followed 1t all. That boy died.
all right"
You've lived-like a mani I've
known you seven years. About nine
teen. were you. when
when played foolf Twenty
i've never touched drop OF liquor
since. Judge Varneyi"
"And the girl"
"She was the daughter OF one OF
the professors. Seventeen then, and
know, now that I'm older. that she
cared for me. But | was an unes-
sirable' from the first. and l never
had second alone with her-she
was so Internally well chaparonedl
Her mother meant her 10 make a
great match. The girl gave pronise
OF wonderful beauty. and for some
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
Her Little jest.

Tho man who goes about selllnh
those little Swiss clocks stopped at
the wayside cottage.
Lady" he said. politely. let mo
sell you one OF these tiny timepiocoa.
They are very simple and even tho
works arc wood"
"Oraciousi" exclaimed tho humor-
Gus housewife. with n merry twinkle
In her eye. Il should imagine those
clocks would bo dangerous 10 have
around IN tho summer"
Dangerous In tho aummori Why
80. ma'amf'
why, on account OF tho wood
ticks"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
Judge Varney's
EncOura agement
BY GNES 9TH

copyright, 1910, by Associated Literary Press)
Dexter Fairfield pushed open the
door OF Judge varney's office, closed
II again quickly, and scanned the
signs on the outside. his face per-
picked and his broad shoulders ele-
vated doubtfully.
After a little hesitation he again
opened the door. and hurried through
the outer Office TO the Judges pri.
vate room. Within this shelter, ne
dropped Imply into the nearest
chair.
trail" he gasped. when opened the
door and saw that bunch. Your
business must have increased amaz-
lngly. varneyi"
did they gaze admlringly at your
the Judge asked quizzically.
Great Heavensi don't know.
didn't even dare look at them. l
was never so scared beforel Why,
the room seemed full Of glrls-hun'
dreds OF 'eml"
Judge varney laughed softly'
There are only ak"
But can't you see that I'm weak
actually falnting from the shock7
Six pretty girls"
You said you didn't look at
them" the Judge lnterposed.
II didn't, but after seven years In
Wyoming any girl IL pretty. Now
tell me about them"
The judges keen gray eyes spar.
kled humorousy. well, hope I've
secured n years supply Of stenogra'
piers"
IL see; laying In stock against a
time Of need" approved Fairfield.
"a good scheme. Judge"
II can't keep ono more than n
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-30
CHAPTER xIv.-tcontlnued.) }

OllAI AlNs-N
They began retracing their steps,
Zelda walking beside Pollock, to whom
che talked with unusual vlvaclty She
did not speak TO Leighton again until
the two young men said good might at
the veranda.
what did you treat him that way
for7" demanded olive. facing Zelda In
the hall az soon as the door closed
what are you talking about7 Tho
moon mus; have"
1T wasn't the moonl You said
something unklnd to Mr. leighton. lie
walked back 90 the house with me
without saying a word. You shouldn't
treat a man that way even II you are
my cousin-a fine. splendid fellow Ike
Morris Leightoni"
You foolish, sentimental young
thing, what on earth has got into YOU?
Mr.. Leighton talked 10 me about wag-
ner-I think Il was Wagner, and he
didn't interest mo bit I'm going to
bed"
She went 10 her room and closed and
locked tho door. Then she drew back
the curtains and looked out upon tho
night Through an opening In the trees
she saw Pollock and Leighton standing
N'hfNHft III Nif NNAHNhN VhAHlAf AWt
gate. Pollock had walked out leading
his horse and he stood for greater ease
In talking 90 Leighton. The men were
clearly outlined, for II was as light as
day Suddenly thoy shook hands; then
they lifted their hats TO each other
Pollock mounted his horse and rode of
rapidly countryward. and Leighton
turned toward tho interurbnn station.
4 al la
Zoldn'a eyes followed She saw him
pause Just az the edge of a strip OF
woodland. glance toward the house. and
then walk slowly away. while her eyes
Btill rested on tho spot whore she had
seen him last.
II was sweet thing 20 know that
Morris Leighton loved her. She had
felt that n would come some time! Il
was ono Of the inevitable things; ami
his reference 10 hcr singing. 20 tho
dream had thrilled hor with an ex.
qulHito delight Any woman might bo
proud of a love like this: yet she had
treated II lightly. almost insolcntiy.
and a good woman might not lightly
thrust aside tho love of n good man'
Shc waH atill gazing with unscoinz
eyes upon the moonilt world when OF.
i've came 90 the door. tried u and found
II locked.
Please. Cousin Zoe. I came 20 hog
forgiveness didn't mean 90 Hcold
you-ahout anythlnRi" ahc said
please don't think would mcddlc m
your anairs, Zce. I was just sorry for
Mr.. leighton. that's all. He's 40 nne
and strong and Eood-and he seemed
40 detected. or thought he ala"
"oh. it'a tho Roodncas3 It's the good
meas that hatoi" cried Zelda. please
go--f don't know what mean" and
she thrust Olive into tho hall and
closed tho door