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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
JANUARY Q, 1910.

reminiscence and story, they have the
association of back east" There are
churches of many denominations, and
their buildings are large, attractive
and substantial, with the best of CO.
operative spirit prevailing. -,
The city has a beautiful pupllc
library containing many thousand
volumes and with many hundred ad
ditions thereto each year The appro-
priation from the city this year Tor
maintenance and additions was over
$4,000. This is available to the citi-
zens and school children of the city.
Other Advantages
There are fifty miles of cement side
walks, four miles of asphalt pavement,
complete sewer system, modern opera
house. gas and electricity, well
equipped hospital, abundant supply OF
artesian water, three railroads, includ-
ing electric line to Los Angeles, an Ell
fcient and paid fire department. Nu-
merous fraternal organizations, two
dailv and two weekly newspapers,
beautiful drives to the mountains and
seashore.
Average maximum temperature for
four years, SO.
Climatic
Average minimum temperature for
four years. 30.5
Mean temperature for 365 days, 62.
These figures ought to speak Tor
themselves.
Santa Ana is just as pleasant in Win
ter as summer. The coast breeze every
day tempers the atmosphere to such
an extent that really oppressive days
in summer are very rare. We nave
practically 365 fine days in the year.
A case of sunstroke has never been
known here. Every month in the year
ripe fruit of some variety can be
picked from the tree. The yards are
decorated with beautiful flowers every
day and green vegetables are grown IN
the county and are on the market each
month in the year.
Economic
The substantial business basis of the
town will be shown under this title.
1t is based upon the resources of the
surrounding country 1t has six banks
of absolute stability. The county has
coast frontage of forty miles, with
natural harbor, the development of
which is now occupying the attention
of the war department, and with small
cost can be made ready for the COM
mercial advantages that will ensue
upon the completion of the Panama
canal It's exceptional advantages for
a manufacturin center together WIN
many others, will be a saltwater har-
Dor for and within five miles of the
city, already connected Herewith by
both steam and electric railways, CIV
ing the city transportation to eastern
markets both by rail and water. To
get an accurate idea of the stability
of the country take drive. You can
not estimate it properly from the train.
1t is a goodly land. The city has been
free from any boom processes OF
growth. The building permits issued
since the first of the year number 245,
and the value of the buildings erected
hereunder $3S6,95S
The city represents the prosperity of
it's natural conditions and trade re-
gion, as the statistics of Orange coun-
ty show.
In these days of strenuous compe-
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
SAVING the Oil.


I'm Cairo" said q journalist. n
heard q queer yarn about the fella.
hin. The fellahin are the native ru.
ralists. They are very poor. Well.
when the British built the Egyptian
state railway tlse officials were as
founded ut the enormous quantities Of
train oil that disappeared They knew
that all this oil couldn't be used for
lubricating purposes. 50 they made an
Investigation and found that It had
become the staple food of the poor
fellahin. The railroad detectives re-
ported that the fellahin all over
Egypt were using the Egyptian state
railways train oil as their chief sup
port. They buttered their bread with
train oil. They fried their fish In train
oil. They made kind of suet pudding
with train oil as a base. They drank
train oil heated as flesh producer or
builder up. So the railway officials
mixed castor oil with the stud. and
the fcllahin after a years torturing
and vain effort to acclimate their sys-
TENS to the mixture decided to give
train oil up"
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Souarino the Circle.

The origin of the problem squarinG
the circle is almost lost in the miSts of
antiquity. but there is Il record Of an
attempted Iuadrature in Egypt 500
years before the exodus of the Jews.
There is also Il claim. according to
Hone. that the problem was solved by
4 discovery Of HipprOcates. the seom-
etrician of ChiOs-nOt the physician
500 b. c. Now. the efforts of Hippo
rates were devoted toward converting
a circle into Il crescent. because he had
found that the area Of Il figure pro-
duced by drawing two perpendicular
radii in circle is exactly equal to the
triangle formed by the line Of juno
ton. This Is the famous theOrem Of
the 'lunes Of HippOcrates" and is, like
glauber's salts out of the philosophers
stone. an example Of the useful results
which sometimes follow a search for
the unattainable.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
The Social Breakfast.

A London newspaper wonders why
We no longer invite people to break
fast The reason Is to be- found in the
state Of mind that usually possesses
the free and independent citizen at
that hour in the morning. Il state of
mind that makes him unbearable to
himself and to every one who comes
near him. Presumably it was not ever
SO, for invitations to breakfast were
once common enough. and not so long
ago either. Mr.. Gladstone used To
have guests to breakfast every Thurs
day morning as recently rs 1884. and
It was thought sufficient to supply tea
and coffee. eggs. bread and butter and
perhaps some cold meat But the
really solid breakfast had come int"
fashion long before then. and it il
said that the English learned the fash
ion from the Scotch. Motley. when M
was ambassador to England. found
that the substantial breakfast WAS
grievously opposed to the simpler Gus
toms of his own country. He says.
when ! reflected that all these peO-
pie would lunch at and dine ut 3
bowed my head In humiliation. and the
fork dropped from my nerveless
grasp."-Argonaut.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Power Of IMAGINATION.

1.-The Imagination is wonderful" said
q college professor. Il know a Chi
cag0 man who went last summer to
Asbury Park. He in quaint way
proved my point. He didn't reach As
bury Park till 10 O'Clock Mt night. and.
very tired. he turned in ut once. As he
settled his head comfortably on the
pillow he said to his wife:
"'Listen to the thunder and hiss Of
the surges. Maria. l haven't heard
that glorious sound for forty years.
No more insomnia nowr
''ADd. indeed. for the first time in
three months the man slept like log.
But when he awOke in the morning he
found that the uprOar which had lulled
him to sleep was the noise Of garage
in the rear Of the hotel. The sea was
over a mile away" Detroit Free
Press.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
A Beautiful Lake.

Perhaps thu, most striking instance
to be seen in the whole world Of the
wonderful apparent cOlOriDg Of bodies
Of wafer j. the marvelOusly beautiful
Blue lake I'm Switzerland. EncOm-
passed Oh all sides by lofty mountains.
their lower ranges luxuriantly clothed
with verdure down to the edge Of the
water and adorned with many fine for
est trees. while their higher activities
are CARRIED in q mantle Of eternal snow.
the little lake. Nesting In its deep hOl-
low basin and protected from winds
and storms. Il quite startling In its
singular and strange beauty. The
water. although really pure and color
less. appears to be Of q most vivid and
intense sky blue. And its transparency
Is SO remarkable that a small nickel
coin dropped into the water In the
center of the lake can be seen gyrat-
ing downward until 1t reaches the bot
tom. apparently more than hundred
feet beneath.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
The English Manor House Bathroom

The English Manor House Bathroom.
A writer in the American Magazine
gives the following directions by which
a visitor may always find the house
hold bathroom in an old English man.
or house:
The household bathroom may be
reached by descending the narrow
stone steps from the second floor back
of the north battlement. Follow the
fall in a sOutheasterly direction until
you come to the armor gallery. then
turn sharply to the left and follow the
corridor to the top. Open the door at
the end of this long hall and take a
half flight of stone steps (Oliver Crom-
we'll once kissed q serving maid in this
dark passaseI OIL the right and pass
into the open hall ut the end. You will
easily discover the bathroom. because
1t is the fourth door from the mulliOn
window. u beautiful piece Of glass Of
Charles Ills time"
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06

when ! was in London" said Miss
Warner to the little group Of friends
round the dinner table who were lis
tening to her account of some anus
ing experiences she had abroad last
summer, Il tried to be as British as
could. but I was constantly getting
mixed in my English phrases.
You know one Of the underground
railroads in London is always spoken
OF as the 'tu'penny tube so one day
when wished 10 be transported i'm a
hurry from one side Of the city to the
other l astonished a big. pleasant faced
bobby by asking where was the near
est station Of the 'twopenny tub"
Every one at the table laughed ex-
cept the young Scotch guest. He lean
ed across the board and said, very Sc
riously. 'Ye know We caan get q bawth
In Lunnon for tu'pence."
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Tho Giant aibla.

There is In the Royal library al
Stockholm among other curiosities q
manuscript work known as the giant
Bible on account of its extraordinary
dimensions. 1t measures 30 centime.
tiers In length and is 50 centimeters
In breadth-that Is. about IS by ~
inches. 1t requires three men to lift
1t. There are 800 pages. but seven
have been lost. The parchment OF
which the book is composed required
the skins Of 1GO asses. There are two
columns on each page. and the book
contains the Old and New Testaments.
with extracts from Josephus. The
initial letters are illuminated. The
binding is of oak. four and one-half
centimeters In thickness. The book
narrowly escaped destruction in the
fire in the royal palace Of Stockholm
in 1867. 1t was saved. but somewhat
damaged. by being thrown out Of q
window.-LOndon Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Only WAntsd His Consent.

He was well dressed and breezy, apd
when he entered the private Office Of
the great tea merchant he looked ca
pable Of doing anything from selling
books to writing up insurance.
Il have come. SIR" he announced
without hesitation. Ito get your con-
sent
Consent for what?" demanded the
old man without looking up.
''Well-er-you see. your daughter
''Oh. l understand now. So you like
my daughter. eh?"
Il think she is the finest young wo-
man have met in many moons. AS
l was saying. if you'll give your COLI
sent she will have the handsomest"-
Come. come! Don't get vain and
say she'll have the finest husband II
she accepts YOU"
I'm married. sir. I'm trying to tell
you that If you give your consent she'll
have the handsOmest auto runabout In
town. She's dead stuck on II, and II
you'll consent and put up $1,000 cash
We WILL
But the great tea merchant had COL
lapsed.-Chicago News.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Bio Clocks.

The big clock Of the Metropolitan
tower ut Madison square, New York.
Is by long odds the cOstliest and most
elaborate public timepiece ever con-
structed and Is the only great clock in
the world operated wholly by electric
ity without the touch Of human hands
Some Of its other wonders are its size.
being the largest four dial tower clock
and the third largest clock Of any size
In the world. and its altitude. which
Is the highest Of any clock in the
world. 1t has also the biggest and
heaviest striking bell.
The other three largest clocks are
the one face dial Of the Colgate fac
tory in Jersey City, which is forty feet
across, the next I'm size Of mammoth
public chrOnometers being the dial ut
st. BOmbOrt's. I'm the old city Of Ma
lines. In Belgium. which IS thirty-nine
feet across st. Peters Of Zurich.
Switzerland. has dial face twenty
nine feet, and then in order comes the
Metropolitan tower clock. which is
twenty-six feet six inches In diameter.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Helped Out the Gunner,

Gadebusch. in the grand duchy of
Mecklenburg-Sc hwerin. in celebration
Of the birth of a grand ducal heir de-
cided to fire the regulation salute of
1Ol guns. All ancient cannon was
hauled out for the purpose. and the
firing began. Unfortunately the pow
der ran short after the ninety-third
shot. and there was no means of OBJ
tanning any more in the town. The
burSOmaster WIS In despair. especially
rs ninety-three shots indicated that the
grand ducal baby was Il girl At this
moment the municipal bandmaster
came forward with a luminous pro-
pOsal. which was eagerly accepted.
He dispatched his big drum major to
the market place. where he struck
eight powerful strokes on his instru-
ment to make up the 1O1 shots. and
thus the situation was saved.-London
Standard.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
The Rod and the Child.

I do not believe i'm the government
Of the lash. Ii any one of you ever ex-
poets to whip your children again I
want you to have Il photograph taken
Of yourself when you are in the act.
with your face red with vulgar anger
and the face of the little child, with
eyes swimming In tears and the little
chin dimpled with fear. like a piece of
water struck by a sudden cold wind.
Have the picture taken. IL that little
child should die l cannot think of
sweeter way to spend an autumn aft
ernOOn than TO so out to the cemetery
when the NAPLES are clad i'm tender
gold and little scarlet runners are COM
ing. like poems Of regret. from the sad
heart Of the earth and sit down upon
the grave and look ut that photograph
and think of the flesh. now dust. that
you beat. l tell you it is wrong; it is
no way to raise children. Make your
home happy. Be honest with them.
Divide fairly with them in everything.
Robert q. lngersoli.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
The or;qin Of the "MarssiIIaise."

In the reign Of terror under FrerOn
and Barras. when hundreds Of vic
Tins were carved by the guillOtine and
the people rose against the aristOcra-
cy. was born the hymn of France.
composed by ROuget de PIsle. He
was an officer Of engineers and ut a
banquet was asked to compose war
song. He wrote 1t in his room that
night before going to bed. and the
next morning his hostess. the wife Of
the mayor Of Strassburg. tried 1t on a
piano. and in the afternoon the Orches-
ira Of the theater played it in the
square Of Strassburg. where it created
much excitement and gathered many
volunteers. Rouget called it q song
for the Army Of the Rhine. but subse-
quently 1t was sung by q regiment Of
volunteers. mostly assassins. who
marched out of Marseilles to Paris.
where 1t was appropriated by the cap
ital and called the ''Hymne des Marsel-
lais." But Joseph Rouget the author.
died in poverty. - Deshler WEIGH in
Harper's Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Triad "A Elv.

John Milton in Britain to the Con,
quest" says that the youth King Har,
old, last Of the SaxOns. strangely as
piring. had made and fitted wings TO
his hands and feet. With these. OH the
top Of a tower. spread out to gather
the air. he flew more than furlOng;
but. the wind being too high. he came
flutterins to the ground. manning all
his limbs. yet so conceited was he Of
his art that the cause Of his fall was
attributed to the want Of a tail. as
birds have. which he forgot to make.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
THE NELL BUNNEll COMPANY
Music Hath Charms
and
Some Musicians Are Charming
Three superiativeIy handsome and
cultured artists who are comino for
CnAUTAUQUA
Couldn't Siear Them.

Couldn't hear Them.
1--WE been worried about my hearing
for some time" said Il local banker.
Who tells the story Oh himself. land
finally the fear IF getting deaf became
q sort OF ObsessiOn to me, and 1 de-
cided to 60 over to New York to con-
suit a specialist ! got over there and
went to see the doctor. and he looked
SO grave was more scared than ever,
and I was feeling pretty blue as
walked down Fifth avenue with a
friend.
suddenly I saw two special troll
leys' coming down a cross street filled
with children waving flags and appar-
emily having an awfully good time.
but I couldn't hear sound In an in
slant. without stopping to realize that
l could hear all the other noises Of the
traffic and my friends voice. l turned
around and seized him by the arm and
shouted:
Heavens. 10. I'm deaf! l can't
hear those children at ALL
Neither can L. said my friend,
with roar of laughter They're
mutes' "-Philadelphia Times
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Runciman and Henley.

It IS related that shortly after RuDci-
man. the well known writer on sea-
farers and smugslers and poachers.
had bitterly fallen out with w. e. Hen
ley he'lay dying In London. To Hen
ley in Edinburgh. lame and I'll. came
an indirect message that Runciman
believed that If Henley would come
and look on him he would get we'll.
It was a dying mans whimsy, but
Henley took the train from Edinburgh
and arrived in London to find his
friend dead.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
His Recommendation.

TOm-Hell0. Bill. I hear you have q
position with my friends Skinner 4
Co! Bill-Oh. yes; I have II position
as collector there. Tom-That's first
rate Who recommended you! Bill
oh. nobody. l told them that ! once
collected IN account from you. and
they instantly gave Inc the place.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
WORKING Him.

81 want the office. Of course" said
the aspiring statesman. but not unless
am the peoples choice"
I've can fix that. too" said his cam
paign manager. only you know it's II
good deal more expensive to be the
peoples choice than II Is to 80 In as
the compromise candidate Chicago
Tribune
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Her Description.

Muggins-WOmen have such queer
ways Of expressing themselves, Bug.
gins-Such as: Muggins-Well. my
wife was telling lie about Miss Vel
lOwleaf and said she was a sight to
behold and in the very next breath
said she wasn't tit to be seen.-Phila.
delphia Record.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06

Friendship is II VASE. which when II
IS hawed by heat or violence or acct
dent may as we'll be broken at once
1t can never be trusted again. The
more graceful and ornamental II was
the more clearly do we discern the
hOpelessness Of restoring it to its for
mer state
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
A Rare Bird Indeed.

II think I shall learn to like that
friend Of yours"
"You were favorably impressed by
him. eh!'
"Yes. indeed. He watched me play
ing billiards for an hour yesterday
without once suggesting how a shot
ought to be made"-Detroit Free
Press.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
In a Maori Wooina House.

Among the Maoris sometimes in the
WHARF matOrO (the wOOing house,. a
building in which the young of both
sexes assembled for play. songs.
dances. ETC.. there would be Mt stated
times meeting. When the fires burn
ed low a girl would stand up in the
dark and say: Il love So-and-so. !
want him for my husband" II he
coushed (sign of assent or said YES
it was well: II only dead silence. she
covered her head with her robe and
was ashamed This was not often. as
she generally had managed to ascer-
tain either by her own inquiry or by
sending u girl friend if the proposal
was acceptable. On the other hand.
sometimes Il mother would attend and
say. Il want SOand-sO for my SOU"
II not acceptable there was generally
hooking. and she was told to let the
young people have their house (the
wooing house, to themselves.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
A Kicker.

Got new baby at your house. have
You? Roy or girlT'
Girl. but she's an anarchist. She
hasn't done u thing but howl indignant
protests against existing conditions
since she came"-ChicagO Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Mercury's Accident.

whats the matter with your ONCE
boy?"
He hurt himself while running
when ! sent him on an errand the
other day."
Come or: You don't mean to say
Il do He never did the errand. but
he found out why 81 horse had fallen
down in the street. Cleveland Leader.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06

Old Nurse ito newly married couple
after viewing the wedding presents,-
Well. my dears. you ought to be very
'appy. There amt thing amongst EN-
as q pawnbrOker wouldn't be pleased
to 'andle.-LCndOn Punch.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Growing Bananas.

Bananas are. rs a rule. planted out
systematically in rows. the suckers
being placed ut an average Of ten feet
apart. The banana plant bears only
one bunch at time. but 1t Is a quick
grower. yielding its fruit in twelve to
fourteen months. When the plant IS
about six months old a second suck
err or shoot is allowed to spring from
the root. third after the ninth month.
and SO on. SO that after the first year
there is continuous crop being reaped
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Eirmness Of Purpose,

! Firmness Of purpose Is one Of the
most necessary sinews Of character
and one Of the best instruments Of
success. Without it genius wastes its
Iefforts in q maze Of inconsistencies.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
A Selfish Proposition.

A gentleman. resident at Harrow.
made frequent complaints to the mas
tiers of the great school there of his
garden being stripped of its fruit. even
before 1t became ripe. but to no pur-
pose.
Tired Of applying to the masters for
redress, he ut length appealed to the
boys. and. sending for one to his
house. he said: Now. my good fellow.
I'll make this agreement with you and
your companions. Let the fruit re-
main on the trees till it becomes ripe.
aud I promise to give you half"
The boy cOolly replied. Il can say
nothing TO the proposition. sir. myself.
but will make it known 10 the rest Of
the boys and inform you Of their de-
ciSiOn tomorrow"
Next day came and brought with 1t
this reply: THE gentlemen Of Harrow
cannot agree to receive so unequal q
share. since Mr.. is an individual
and we are many."-LondOn Sketch.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Pepys and the Comet.

On Dec. u. 1GGl. Pepys. the diarist.
records. My Lord Sandwich this day
writes me word that he hath seen at
Portsmouth the comet and says it is
the most extraordinary thing he ever
saw" Again. three days later. he
writes. Having sat up all night till
past 2 O'Clock this morning. our porter.
being appointed. comes and tells us
that the bellman tells him that the
star is seen upon Tower bill. SO I and
my boy to Tower hill. it being a most
fine bright mOOnshine night and a
great frost. but no comet to be seen"
Later the same day. however. Pepys
did see the comet. which now, wheth-
er worn away or no. I know not. ap-
pears not with tail. but only is larger
and duller than any other STAR
Westminster Gazette.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Missed Fire.

Putton-Ayres-I am caviare to the
general. you know. Miss Innocent
Oh. are You really? My brother is In
the military tOe.-BOstOn Transcripf
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Outdone.

HE dotted on Alice and would have
married her but for her mother"
"Ah. Her mother
"Yes: her mother was still more at
tractiVe"
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
Our Elastic Globe.

Nothing seems more rigid than the
crust Of the earth. but scientific men
tell us that it bends and buckles ap-
probably under the pull of the heaven
~ bodies. Careful observation has
also shown that the shores on opposite
sides Of tidal basin approach each
other at high tide. The weight Of
water in the Irish sea. for instauce. is
SO much greater ut that time that the
bed sinks a trifle and consequently
pulls the Irish and English coasts
nearer together. The buildings of Liv-
erpool and Dublin may be fancied as
bowling to each other across the chan
mel. the detection from perpendicular
being about one inch for every six
teen miles. 1t has been shown. too.
that ordinary valleys widen under the
heat of the sun and contract again at
night. We live not on a rigid but an
elastic globe.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06

In this world 1t Is not what We take
up. but what We give up. that makes
us rich K...rhtr.
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
A Continued Story.

a Continued Story.
What dill Your wife say when you
stayed out sd late last night:"
Il don't know She hasn't finished
telling 1t all to me yet"-Detroit Free
Press
The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06

The understanding Is always the
dupe Of the heart.-La Rochefoucauld.