anaheim-gazette 1904-05-19

ON THE PARIS CHANGE A Place Among the Seventy Costs About Three Million Franes. It may be said that a seat among the seventy (they call it a charge) costs about 3,000,000 francs ($600,000) or sometimes 2,500,000, and a charge earns from 5 to 15 per cent (net) a year, so that the annual profits are from $30,000 to $90,000, or more in exceptional years. But these are usually divided among several associates, for it rarely happens that an agent is the sole owner of his seat. More often he has paid for only half of it or a third of it and has three or four silent partners, who own the rest and who may again have subpartners, so that you will hear of a person owning an eighth or a sixteenth of a seat or even a thirty-second, these seeing simple investments that carry no rights or privileges on the bourse. As to procuring a charge, the thing has none of the Stock Exchange simplicity, where the main requirement for getting a seat is to be able to pay for it. Here a candidate must be a Frenchman and at least twenty-five years old. He must have served four years in certain forms of business. He must be personally acceptable to the agent from whom he would purchase the seat and often to his family, including the ladies. He must be passed upon by the seventy with formal voting, as if he were joining some select club, which he is. There must be no stain on his business record and no slur on his personal character. A candidate was rejected recently for bad habits and another for no fault of his own, but because his brother had been concerned in questionable transactions. With all this favorably settled there is still needed the approval of the minister of finances and the sanction of the head of the government—Cleveland Moffett in Century. A RICH GOLD MINE. For Several Years Eager Fortune Seekers Worked Over It. A tale is told of a rich gold mine in Idaho with a ledge of ore which once extended above the surface of the ground in a clear, solid ridge several feet high and entirely distinct from the surrounding formation. This ledge was long and unbroken and lay directly across the course which hundreds of prospectors took every year to reach other gold fields. This obstruction of rock, the great value of which was WALLED SEOUL. The Ancient Capital of Korea and Some of Its Feculiarities. Seoul, the capital of Chosen, is built amid a network of hills eighteen miles from the sea. It is an ancient walled city, fortified in the strongest way by smells that would drive any but an Asiatic army forthwith into the ocean. It is poor in appearance, but rich in fleas. On autumn nights tigers frequently contest the right of way with belated pedestrians, and this is the chief reason why one has the entire street to oneself in a moonlight stroll after 8 o'clock. Metaphorically, one can scarcely see the town for the bald, bulbous and bullet headed Buddhist priests who fatten on the superstition of the populace. Barring an occasional court function, marked by street processions, Seoul is triumphantly devoid of sights interesting to a traveler. The streets lack entirely those picturesque characteristics of a Chinese or Japanese thoroughfare, and a vista across the Korean house tops is one of appalling monotony. One seeks in vain for attractive scavens. In the small shops of Seoul Japanese beer, matches, cigarettes and cheap crockery form the chief stock in trade, while long stemmed Korean pipes and metal banded Korean knives are offered in the most pretentious shops. Here, likewise, can be had the really unique Korean fans, made of silk or paper, finished in oil and covered with curious native designs. These fans are dipped in water before they are used, and the little breeze produced by them is astonishingly cool. The wall surrounding Seoul, from which kites are ever flying, is but a pocket edition of the great Chinese wall that leads down to the sea at Shanhai-kwan. Piercing this Korean copy are the city gates—picturesque passageways—which are promptly and irrevocably closed with the setting of the sun. The west gate will be entered by the tourist on reaching the capital from Chemulpe, and should he come to the outside of this but a minute after the sun has disappeared behind the horizon and the "big bell" has boomed its mournful warning note he is elected to camp in the open until Phoebus has cycled the world on the equatorial path. If he reaches the gate five minutes before it closes on its groaning hinges he will witness a sight that will almost repay him for the tollsome trip up from the coast—Outing. The Stem Winder. When Michael McGurck was shoreman Mrs. McGurck took in ing and called herself a "washer," but when Mike became a stevedegathered together the emolument bossing his wife put on airs and ed that her two daughters showed educated and marry millionaires get McGurck found it somewhat cult to induce "fine people," called them, to invite her girls parties. Once she got them in a clair" and went with them as chdressed in a stunning sea green with red trimmings. They had decided to get there and not miss anything to be done "sasslety." Other guests were, a late in arriving, and one lady humble lineage fidgeted nervously Mrs. McGurck beamed upon her said it was "a foine avenin". A ice being broken, the nervous lady the lady in green the time. The felt around her corpulent anatomy with a sigh of regret and a lookness, said: "Begorra, ma'am, I'm sorry, I left the self feeder at home York Herald." Misunderstood. This illustrates the way children are misunderstood: A car, crowded full of people little girl squeezed down in one among bundles and looking over of a bandbox containing a dress fashionable lady uptown—a pletle, half-pinched up, shriveled like In walks a fashionable young superbly dressed, and bounces down on a seat. This little girl her eyes on this young woman takes them off. The young woman a little restive about it. Finally starts to get out she says: "The next time a lady gets car I'll thank you not to stare of countenance." The little girl says, "Ah, miss only thinking how beautiful you—Schoolmaster." Wars and Their Causes. There was a good deal of truth saying that England drifted into Crimean war without knowing why it did so. Not less accurate Lord Palmerston's familiar relation concerning the Sleswick-Ireland troubles. Only three men in he said, ever knew what they making troubles were. Two men died before the war broke A RICH GOLD MINE. For Several Years Eager Fortune Seekers Worked Over It. A tale is told of a rich gold mine in Idaho with a ledge of ore which once extended above the surface of the ground in a clear, solid ridge several feet high and entirely distinct from the surrounding formation. This ledge was long and unbroken and lay directly across the course which hundreds of prospectors took every year to reach other gold fields. This obstruction of rock, the great value of which was long unknown, was too high to be surmounted by pack animals, so the prospectors cut a trail directly through it. For several years these eager gold seekers passed backward and forward over this trail in search of gold mines. One night a prospector camped near this ledge of rock picked up a bit of it and from force of habit took it to a creek near by and washed it. Then he examined the stone, and, to his great astonishment, he found "colors" in it—bits of sparkling gold. The prospector does not mistake gold when he sees it. He is not deluded by iron crystals or bits of mica, as the "tenderfoot" frequently is. The gold sparkle is clearer and brighter than that of any other mineral, and it is the same in sunshine and shadow. The prospector, tremendously excited, broke off more pieces of the ledge and found more of it bearing free gold. Then he located his claim, and that was the beginning of a rich mine. Yet for years the sagest of prospectors had passed over this trail through the cut in this ledge, never suspecting its value, although by its very prominence it seemed to invite inspection. — Leslie's Weekly. An Italian Brigand's Horse. Among south Italian brigands even their horses are taught to resist the officers of the law. During the encounter at Rana Bucca, in which the brigand Mirto was killed, the gendarmerie was amazed by the furious behavior of his horse, which lashed out on all sides, and succeeded in injuring one of the officers. On inquiry afterward among the prisoners taken it was ascertained that the horse had been trained to behave in this way by being repeatedly flogged until he kicked one of the brigands, dressed as a carabiner, approaching him. The horse at last became such an adept that he might be relied upon to kick and rear furiously at the mere sight of a uniform.—London Globe. Puzzled the Irishman. The Rev. Robert Collyer was a blacksmith in Germantown, Pa., before he became a preacher, says Success. Once when there was little work at hand he asked a builder in his neighborhood for something to do. The latter replied that all he could give him would be a job carrying a hod. "I'm your man," replied the blacksmith promptly. Years afterward, while an imposing edifice was being erected in Chicago for Dr. Collyer, he was standing among the beams watching the progress of the work when an Irishman came along with a hod of bricks. Dr. Collyer spoke to him, and he paused. STAGE LIGHTS. Their Various Uses and the Names by Which They Are Known. Lights play an important part on the stage of the modern theater, and they have many uses. The spot light, for instance, is employed to cast a circle of light upon the stage where a single person is to be brought into especial prominence. It consists of an arc electric light inclosed in a cylindrical hood about the diameter of a stovepipe and provided at the open end with a condenser lens for the purpose of concentrating the rays upon a small area. A flood light is an arc in a rectangular box painted white upon the inside to serve as a reflector. It is supposed to flood the stage with light; hence its name. Bunch lights are clusters of gas or incandescent lights either arranged within a reflector or exposed naked. They are used back of a scene behind doorways, where light is needed off the stage to represent the illumination of that part of a dwelling not shown. For the same purpose "strip" lights are used—rows of incandescent lights fastened to a strip of wood provided with a hook, by which it may be hung to the back of a scene when required. "Side" lights are incandescent lights arranged on either side of the proscenium arch. Sometimes they are built within the arch or they are arranged to be swung outward when the curtain is raised. The footlights are familiar to all, and the "border" lights are those hung over the stage directly above the scenery, shutting off the top of the stage. These are arranged in a trough like an inverted "U" to cast their light down upon the stage. These are practically all of the lights used upon the stage of a house, though magic lanterns are employed at times for the simulation of water effects, moonlight ripples and lightning. The old fashioned calcium, using the oxyhydrogen gas, is so soldom employed in the modern theater as to call for no comment. The Chinese Matchmaker. In China the matchmaker, or "go between," is a very important factor in domestic life. He it is who casts his watchful eye around that he may find suitable husbands for the daughters of his acquaintances and then approaches the parents with due circumstances as well as a good deal of tact and diplomacy. To the family of the young man he narrates the good qualities, beauty and amiability of a certain young girl; then he makes a visit to her father and city gate—picturesque passing ways—which are promptly and invocably closed with the setting of the sun. The west gate will be entered by the tourist on reaching the capital from Chemulpe, and should he come to the outside of this but a minute after the sun has disappeared behind the horizon and the "big bell" has boomed its mournful warning note he is elected to camp in the open until Phoebus has cycled the world on the equatorial path. If he reaches the gate five minutes before it closes on its groaning hinges he will witness a slight that will almost repay him for the tollsome trip up from the coast—Outing. STAGE LIGHTS. Their Various Uses and the Names by Which They Are Known. Lights play an important part on the stage of the modern theater, and they have many uses. The spot light, for instance, is employed to cast a circle of light upon the stage where a single person is to be brought into especial prominence. It consists of an arc electric light inclosed in a cylindrical hood about the diameter of a stovepipe and provided at the open end with a condenser lens for the purpose of concentrating the rays upon a small area. A flood light is an arc in a rectangular box painted white upon the inside to serve as a reflector. It is supposed to flood the stage with light; hence its name. Bunch lights are clusters of gas or incandescent lights either arranged within a reflector or exposed naked. They are used back of a scene behind doorways, where light is needed off the stage to represent the illumination of that part of a dwelling not shown. For the same purpose "strip" lights are used—rows of incandescent lights fastened to a strip of wood provided with a hook, by which it may be hung to the back of a scene when required. "Side" lights are incandescent lights arranged on either side of the proscenium arch. Sometimes they are built within the arch or they are arranged to be swung outward when the curtain is raised. The footlights are familiar to all, and the "border" lights are those hung over the stage directly above the scenery, shutting off the top of the stage. These are arranged in a trough like an inverted "U" to cast their light down upon the stage. These are practically all of the lights used upon the stage of a house, though magic lanterns are employed at times for the simulation of water effects, moonlight ripples and lightning. The old fashioned calcium, using the oxyhydrogen gas, is so soldom employed in the modern theater as to call for no comment. The Chinese Matchmaker. In China the matchmaker, or "go between," is a very important factor in domestic life. He it is who casts his watchful eye around that he may find suitable husbands for the daughters of his acquaintances and then approaches the parents with due circumstances as well as a good deal of tact and diplomacy. To the family of the young man he narrates the good qualities, beauty and amiability of a certain young girl; then he makes a visit to her father and city gate—picturesque passing ways—which are promptly and invocably closed with the setting of the sun. The west gate will be entered by the tourist on reaching the capital from Chemulpe, and should he come to the outside of this but a minute afterthe sun has disappeared behind the horizon and the "big bell" has boomed its mournful warning note he is elected to camp in the open until Phoebus has cycled the world on the equatorial path. If he reaches the gate five minutes before it closes on its groaning hinges he will witness a slight that will almost repay him for the tollsome trip up from the coast—Outing. STAGE LIGHTS. Their Various Uses and the Names by Which They Are Knnown. Lights play an important part on the stage of the modern theater, and they have many uses. The spot light, for instance, is employed to cast a circle of light upon the stage where a single person is to be brought into especial prominence. It consists of an arc electric light inclosed in a cylindrical hood about the diameter of a stovepipe and provided at the open end with a condenser lens for the purpose of concentratingthe rays upona small area. A flood light is an arc in a rectangular box painted white uponthe inside to serve asa reflector. Itis supposedto floodthestagewithlight;henceitsname. Bunch lightsareclustersofgasorincandescentlightseitherarrangedwithinareflectororexposednaked.Theieseaspracticallyallofthelightsuseduponthestageofahouse,toughmagiclanternsareemployedattimesforthemimulationofwatereffects,moonlightripplesandlightning.Theoldfashionedcalciumusingtheoxyhydrogengasissoeldomemployedinthemodern Theaterastocallfornocomment. The Man In Love. The ordinary man in love is sight compared with his mistress makes his love conventionally sit titularly disappointsthewomen wishestoseenewlightsgleareyes.Hisinpolignantfeearcoveryhehasahorrorfridleyonedreadislesthemakeahimself.Butawomanisachiendefecthishespendsathoughtnonsense;herabandonisseenlondonQueen." The Rev. Robert Collyer was a blacksmith in Germantown, Pa., before he became a preacher, says Success. Once when there was little work at hand he asked a builder in his neighborhood for something to do. The latter replied that all he could give him would be a job carrying a hod. "I'm your man," replied the blacksmith promptly. Years afterward, while an imposing edifice was being erected in Chicago for Dr. Collyer, he was standing among the beams watching the progress of the work when an Irishman came along with a hod of bricks. Dr. Collyer spoke to him, and he paused. "This is harrd work, sor," said the Irishman. "I know that well," answered Dr. Collyer. "In my day I've carried the hod myself." "The Irishman stared at me an instant," said Dr. Collyer in relating the incident, "and then went on his way mumbling something that sounded suspiciously like, 'I wouldn't 'a' belaved th' parson was such a liar.'" Swimming Boards. Sandwich swimming boards take their name from the fact that they are used in the Sandwich Islands, and not from their shape, as might be imagined. The contrivance is simply a large coffin shaped board, usually about five feet in length and from one to two feet in width. It is used especially for passing through the surf. In most cases the islands of the Sandwich group are of coral formation and surrounded by dangerous reefs, which make it extremely dangerous to land. By clinging to his swimming board, however, the native has the advantage of being able to use all his strength in propelling himself forward. A Sure Thing It is said that nothing is sure except death and taxes, but that is not altogether true. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thousands can testify to that. Mrs. C. B. VanMetre of Shepherdtown, W. Va., says: "I had a severe case of bronchitis and for a year tried everything I heard of, but got no relief. One bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery then cured me absolutely." It's infallible for group whooping cough, grip, pneumonia and consumption. Try it. It's guaranteed by Hutchinson, the drug-gist. Trial bottles free. Regular sizes 50c and 81. The Chinese Matchmaker. In China the matchmaker, or "go between," is a very important factor in domestic life. He it is who casts his watchful eye around that he may find suitable husbands for the daughters of his acquaintances and then approaches the parents with due circumspection as well as a good deal of tact and diplomacy. To the family of the young man he narrates the good qualities, beauty and amiability of a certain young girl; then he makes a visit to her father and dwells upon the riches, learning and wisdom of a youth he knows. If he finds both sides willing to consider the question he plies back and forth between them with all the eagerness of a man anxious to drive a good bargain. He knows that if he succeeds he will get a nice little fee from each family, and so he paints the many charms of the young couple in glowing terms. He is not always truthful, and oft-times the bridegroom, who is not allowed to see his future wife before the ceremony, finds that after the red cloth and vell are removed he is married to an ugly old crone. These instances of bad faith on the part of the "go between" are fortunately rare, and usually he exhibits much discretion in his matings. The Mean Thing. "My dear," remarked Mr. Jones to his wife as he gathered up his mail on the first of the month, "you have missed your vocation. You should have been a member of the state legislature." "What do you mean by that?" asked his innocent wife. "You are so indefatigable in introducing bills," replied Jones—Cincinnati Tribune. An Easy Conundrum. Jokey—Here is a conundrum for you: What's the difference between a man and his wife. Henpeck—None, unless the man is so unwise as to have an opinion of his own—Philadelphia Ledger. Encouragement. She—Yes, I just love dogs! He—Then I'd like to be a dog. She—Never mind; you'll grow—Harvard Lampoon. Men have a more acute sense of smell than women. The Man In Love. The ordinary man in love is sight compared with his mistress makes his love conventionally not continually disappoints the woman wishes to see new lights gleam eyes. He is in poignant fear covery; he has a horror of ridicule one dread is lest he make a himself. But a woman is a chic indeed if she spends a thought nonsense; her abandon is s London Queen. Accommodating. The buzzards enjoy the sacredness" in the New river district West Virginia as they do in countries. A breaker boy was before a squire in a coal mine on the charge of having killed the only scavengers of that city After severely reprimanding the old squire, who was said: "I fine you $10!" "I hain't got that much," replied boy. "Den I fine you $5!" "I hainn't got $5." Vell, how much haf you got? Three dollars and seventy-five All right; den I fine you $37. Many Sudden Deaths, on Saturdays Did you ever notice there are sudden deaths in Philadelphia Sunday than any other day? remarked a policeman, true, and the records prove police book in the electrical busi-ness city hall contains this Sometimes the fatalities of this number double the number of any day. How do I account for it? I simply hazard a guess or try to be that folks eat more on Sunday, and this fact no degrives certain aliments, brings acute attacks of heart disease and gestion. For fifteen years I hated the excessive number of on Sunday, yet I have never given one give a reason other than mentioned."—Philadelphia Press Quick Arrest J. A. Gullenge of Verbena, twice in the hospital from a severe pile causing 24 tumors. Attors and all remedies failed, Bu Arnica Salve quickly arrested inflammation and cured him. It caches and pains. 25c at Hutchinson The Stem Winder. When Michael McGurck was a long-serving Mrs. McGurck took in washer and called herself a "washer lady," when Mike became a stevedore and helped together the emoluments of his passing his wife put on airs and decided that her two daughters should be cared and marry millionaires. Brid McGurck found it somewhat difficult to induce "fine people," as she did them, to invite her girls to their parties. Once she got them in at a "soon" and went with them as chaperon, pressed in a stunning sea green silk with red trimmings. They had decided to get there early and not miss anything to be seen of ussily." Other guests were, as usual, in arriving, and one lady of very gentle lineage fidgeted nervously till Ms. McGurck beamed upon her and did it was "a folle avenin'." And, the being broken, the nervous lady asked the lady in green the time. That lady sat around her corpulent anatomy and with a sigh of regret and a look of sadness, said: Begorra, ma'am, I'm sorry, but I've set the self feeder at home."—New York Herald. Misunderstood. This illustrates the way in which children are misunderstood: A car, crowded full of people, a little girl squeezed down in one corner hang bundles and looking over the top of a bandbox containing a dress for a fashionable lady uptown—a poor, litter half-pinched up, shriveled little girl walks a fashionable young woman, superbly dressed, and bounces herself down on a seat. This little girl keeps her eyes on this young woman; never kisses them off. The young woman gets little restive about it. Finally as shearts to get out she says: "The next time a lady gets into the war I'll thank you not to stare her out accountenance." The little girl says, "Ah, miss, I was only thinking how beautiful you were." Schoolmaster. Wars and Their Causes. There was a good deal of truth in the saying that England drifted into the Crimean war without knowing exactly why it did so. Not less accurate was Lord Palmerston's familiar declaration concerning the Sleswick-Holstein troubles. Only three men in Europe, he said, ever knew what those war taking troubles were. Two of the men died before the war broke out, the third forever what was the A Startling Test To save a life, Dr. T. G. Merritt of New Mehoopany, Pa., made a startling test resulting in a wonderful cure. He writes: "A patient was attacked with violent hemorrhages, caused by ulceration of the stomach. I had often found Electric Bitters excellent for acute stomach and liver troubles, so I prescribed them. The patient gained from the first, and has not had an attack in 14 months." Electric Bitters are positively guaranteed for dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation and kidney troubles. Try them. Only 50c at Hutchinson's drugstore. A WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW The Things That Most Impressed a Feminine Tourist Abroad. "What impressed you most?" said the gushing girl to the woman who had just returned from a trip abroad. "You must have seen such wonderful things." The woman who had traveled thought deeply a few minutes; then she said slowly: "I think it was the lack of napkins in Scotland. Yes, that was it. My dear, there isn't a sign of a napkin on the tables in Scotland. If you ask for one, you may get it, and then again you may not. I was entertained in the homes of some of the finest people in Scotland, and never a napkin did I get. "The next most impressive thing was the size of the coins in England. I used up a great deal of good, nervous energy trying ways and means to stuff those cart wheels into my little purse. One day, when my pocketbook had become unusually clumsy, I became almost hysterical, and that night I dreamed that I was using belt buckles for the coin of the realm. "There's one queer thing, though. You know I never could get it through my head how one made double change. You know what I mean—some one gives you too much change, and then you give them some money, and it's all right or something of that sort. Well, I never could understand that process in good United States money, with which I'm more or less familiar, but over there in England I accomplished that feat again and again without a tremor. Don't ask me how I did it. I don't know. It just came to me. Can I do it now in United States money? No, I can't. I left that special ability behind in England."—New York Tribune. OPENING PARLIAMENT. The Pomp With Which It Was Done by Queen Victorin. The trumpets sound! The queen approaches! The trumpet continues, and first enter at a side door close at my elbow the college of heralds richly dressed, slowly, two and two. Then the great officers of the household, then the lord chancellor bearing purse, seal and speech of the queen, with the mace bearers before him. Then Lord Lans-downe with the crown, Earl of Zetland with the cap of maintenance and the Duke of Wellington with the sword of state. Then Prince Albert, leading the queen, followed by the Duchess of Sutherland, mistress of the robes, and the Marchioness of Douro, daughter-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, who is one of the ladies in waiting. The queen and prince sit down while everybody else remains standing. The queen then says in a voice most clear and sweet, "My lords (rolling the r), be seated." Upon which the peers sit down except those who enter with the queen, who group themselves about the throne in the most picturesque manner. The queen had a crown of diamonds, with splendid necklace and stomacher of the same. The Duchess of Sutherland close by her side with her ducal coronet of diamonds and a little back Lady Douro, also with her coronet. On the right of the throne stood the lord chancellor, with scarlet robe and flowing wig, holding the speech, surrounded by the emblems of his office; a little farther, one step lower down, Lord Lans-downe, holding the crown on a crimson velvet cushion, and on the left the Duke of Wellington, brandishing the sword of state in the air, with the Earl of Zetland by his side. The queen's train of royal purple, or rather, deep crimson, was borne by many train bearers. The whole scene seemed to me like a dream or a vision. After a few minutes the lord chancellor came forward and presented the speech to the queen. She read it sitting and most exquisitely. Her voice is flutelike and her whole emphasis decided and intelligent. Very soon after the speech is finished she leaves the house, and we all follow as soon as we can get our carriages—Mrs. George Bancroft in Scribner's. ASHES ON TROLLEY CARS. Brooklyn's New Method of Getting Rid of Its Waste. Contracts have been entered into for the purpose of carrying the ashes and vegetables of all kinds. Anaheim is the possession Building and Loan Water company; two rail cannery and drier; large oostrich farm; bank; severa Wars and Their Causes. There was a good deal of truth in the saying that England drifted into the mean war without knowing exactly why it did so. Not less accurate was Lord Palmerston's familiar declaration concerning the Sleswick-Holstein troubles. Only three men in Europe, said, ever knew what those war-taking troubles were. Two of the men died before the war broke out, and the third forgot what was the point in dispute. A slighting reference by Frederick the Great to Mme. Empadour was one of the exciting cases of the Seven Years' war. An averted glass of water was one of the contributing elements to another, the omission of a simple "etc." was pegged upon which an earlier one was sung. The theft of a lady's petticoat brought Moors and Spaniards to bloodied. The smashing of a mandarin's potpot was the basis of a war between the imperial forces of China and hill tribes which lasted for generations. An Anecdote of Pope. There is an old anecdote of Alexan-er Pope concerning one of the old catmen who was employed for many years in rowing Pope on the Thames. Pope was in the habit of having his dan chair lifted into the punt. If the weather was fine, he let down the masses; if cold, he pulled them up. He would sometimes say to the waterman: "John, I am going to repeat some verses. Take care and remember them next time I go out." When that time came, Pope would say: "John, where are the verses I told you of?" "I have forgotten them, sir." "John, you are a blockhead. I must write them down for you." John says that no one thought of dying, when speaking of him, "Mr. Pope," but that he was always called Mr. Alexander." The Expression "So Long." With reference to the origin of the similar expression "So long" a correspondent of the London Academy suggests that it is derived from the Norwegian "Saa Laenge," a common form farewell, equivalent in meaning to you revoir" and pronounced like "soong," with the 'g' softened. There is a fair number of Norwegians among the settlers in America, to judge by names, and it is quite likely the phrase was picked up from them. It is in general use among the Dutch South Africa. The Man In Love. The ordinary man in love is a sorry sight compared with his mistress. He takes his love conventionally and consequently dispoins the woman, who shakes to see new lights gleam in his eyes. He is in poignant fear of disarray; he has a horror of ridicule; his dread is lest he make a fool of himself. But a woman is a cheap chit deed if she spends a thought on such insense; her abandon is superb—London Queen. A LESSON IN MANNERS. The Way a Clever American Woman Managed a Duke. A story which belongs to a time several years ago when an English duke was a much sought after personage in New York society is told by Mr. James L. Ford in "The Brazen Calf": This duke, contemptuously roting the eagerness with which New Yorkers fawned upon him, had formed the mode of going along to dinner without troubling himself to put on evening dress. A lady had invited him to dinner without knowing of this peculiarity and was awaiting his arrival when her butter opened the door and cast a glance at her over the heads of intervening guests which said plainly that something was wrong. She hastened into the hall to find the duke standing there clad in the checked sack suit and flaming red tie which had seemed to him "good enough" for a dinner party of American calf worshippers. This woman, however, had presence of mind, and she advanced upon him radiant and smiling. "No," she said decisively as she took him by the hand; "I won't accept any excuses. You've come round to tell me why it is that you can't dine here to night, it's ever so much nicer of you to do that than just to send a note. The dinner's a little late, and you're just time to go home and dress and be back here before we begin." The nobleman opened his mouth to reply, but his hostess shut him off in a second: "No; you needn't make any explanations or excuses. Remember, you've only twenty minutes, so you must hurry." A moment later the astounded duke found himself hurrying toward his hotel and perhaps wondering what new social force it was that was impelling him in that direction. The Home of Luther. Few thoroughfares have been preserved in Europe which give an adequate idea of the streets of the middle ages. One of the most interesting of these relics is the home of Martin Luther, in Frankfurt-am-Main. It stands on the corner of a narrow street and rises to a height which seems unusual even in these days of tall buildings. Like most of the architecture of its period, the Luther house is half timbered and richly decorated. It is a very roomy place, though somewhat dark and probably badly ventilated. The Luther house, like many of its time, contained floors increasing in size as they rose, thus giving a curiously picturesque but top heavy appearance to the building. ASHES ON TROLLEY CARS. Brooklyn's New Method of Getting Rid of Its Waste. Contracts have been entered into for the purpose of carrying the ashes and street sweepings in Brooklyn over the lowlands at Coney Island and Jamaica bay, says the Electrical World. A feature of the work will be that all the handling will be done electrically, none of the material being touched by hand from the time it is shoveled into the carts of the street cleaning department on the streets until it is finally disposed of for filling in waste tracts of land in the outlying districts. By employing the new system the city expects to effect an annual saving of upward of $80,000. Thirteen stations will be built on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit surface lines to receive the ashes. They will be located within a radius of about a mile from one another. To each of these stations the city horse carts will carry their collections from their respective districts. The carts will drive into the stations, which will be inclosed as to both roof and sides to prevent the scattering of the ashes, etc. The material will be automatically shot into large steel bins fitted with light steel covers. These bins will each have a capacity of ten cubic yards. Each station will have room for about twenty-four bins. The bins will remain covered except when the wagons are actually dumping into them. When filled they will be raised by an electric crane on to flat cars for conveyance to Coney Island or Jamaica bay. The electric crane for each of the stations will be of ten tons capacity each. The span will be thirty-five feet. They will be regulation flat cars. Fifty will be employed in the work. Four bins will be carried on each car. On arrival at the ultimate destination each bin will be picked up by an aerial tramway and carried along the wires, to be dumped wherever desired. The tramways will be built on wheels so as to permit of their removal from place to place. They will be electrically operated. Work on eight of the receiving stations has already been started. Rough on the Lawyers. They have a way of settling lawsuits in India that it would be well to copy here, according to the Springfield Republican. When a dispute arises over the ownership of land two holes are dug near together and the two opposing lawyers nicely planted up to their waists. The first one to become bitten by a bug or becomes so exhausted that he has to be exhumed loses the case for his client. This does away with unnecessary talking and adds an interesting element of chance to the game. Orange county possesses a system of irrigation, the water rights, that exist California. That is wha The Man In Love. The ordinary man in love is a sorry sight compared with his mistress. He takes his love conventionally and continually disappoints the woman, who wishes to see new lights gleam in his eyes. He is in polignant fear of disarray; he has a horror of ridicule; his dread is lest he make a fool of himself. But a woman is a cheap chit deal if she spends a thought on such sensuse; her abandon is superb—London Queen. Accommodating. The buzzards enjoy the same "sadness" in the New river district of West Virginia as they do in tropical countries. A breaker boy was brought before a squirrel in a coal mining town to the charge of having killed one of the only scavengers of that country. After severely reprimanding the boy, the old squirrel, who was a German soldier: "I fine you $10!" I hain't got that much," replied the boy. "Den I fine you $5!" "I hain't got $5." "Well, how much haf you got?" "The three dollars and seventy-five cents." "All right; den I fine you $3.75!" Many Sudden Deaths, on Sunday. Did you ever notice there are more sudden deaths in Philadelphia on a Sunday than any other day in the week?" remarked a policeman. "It is true, and the records prove it. The police book in the electrical bureau in the city hall contains this record. Sometimes the fatalities of this nature are double the number of any week. How do I account for it? I don't, simply hazard a guess or two. It may be that folks eat more heartily on Sunday, and this fact no doubt agravates certain alliments, bringing on acute attacks of heart disease and indigestion. For fifteen years I have no need the excessive number of deaths on Sunday, yet I have never heard any one give a reason other than I have mentioned."—Philadelphia Press. Quick Arrest. M. A. Gullenge of Verbena, Ala., was once in the hospital from a severe case illness causing 24 tumors. After doctors and all remedies failed, Bucklen's medicine Salve quickly arrested further illation and cured him. It conquers pains and pains. 25c at Hutchinson's. HEALTH "I don't think we could keep house without Thedford's Black-Draught. We have used it in the family for over two years with the best of results. I have not had a doctor in the house for that length of time. It is a doctor in itself and always ready to make a person well and happy."—JAMES HALL, Jacksonville, Ill. Because this great medicine relieves stomach pains, frees the constipated bowels and invigorates the torpid liver and weakened kidneys No Doctor is necessary in the home where Thedford's Black-Draught is kept. Families living in the country, miles from any physician, have been kept in health for years with this medicine as their only doctor. Thedford's Black-Draught cures biliousness, dyspepsia, colds, chills and fever, bad blood, headaches, diarrhoea, constipation, colic and almost every other ailment because the stomach, bowels liver and kidneys so nearly control the health. THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT Rough on the Lawyers. They have a way of settling lawsuits in India that it would be well to copy here, according to the Springfield Republican. When a dispute arises over the ownership of land two holes are dug near together and the two opposing lawyers nicely planted up to their waists. The first one to become bitten by a bug or becomes so exhausted that he has to be exhumed loses the case for his client. This does away with unnecessary talking and adds an interesting element of chance to the game. Scott Was Rated as a Dunce. As a boy Walter Scott gave few indications of his coming greatness and was described by one of his early preceptors as "the boy that has the thickest skull in the school." Afterward at Edinburgh university the future "wizard" was thus epitomized by one of the leading professors: "Dunce he is, and dunce he will remain." Seldom Saw Him. Nell—She said she had to marry him to get rid of him. Belle—and how did it work? Nell—Splendidly. You see, he belongs to six clubs.—Philadelphia Record. If the world would only give a man credit while he is doing things there would be more incentive to those who hustle.—Milwaukee Sentinel. A Cruel Criticism. She was an amateur artist and, like most of her kind, considered herself several laps in advance of the average amateur. She was eager, however, to know how her work would impress one of the masters who had managed to grasp fickle fame by the back of the neck. One day a real painter called at her home, and she immediately conceived the idea of testing him. She would show him a specimen of her handiwork, but would reveal nothing that might lead him to suspect her as being the creator thereof. So the fair amateur proceeded to guide the real painter toward her masterpiece. "Of what school would you call this painting?" she asked expectantly. "Of the boarding school," promptly replied the real painter. And a large dark spot suddenly appeared on the brilliant future of the fair amateur. Do You Want The Ear? The Earth is a new mounted journal, published by the Tells the truth about the greatest west and California—the ten enough. Frequent articles your part of the country letters written by farmers and fruit raisers; men who ceeded and who give the most strong editorials and intercellany. A very persuasive helper. Why not have it sent "back East," to do missile for the Southwest? Regulation price is 25 cents a double. Send us 50 cents stamps), with names and five Eastern friends; we will Earth, 1120 Railway Exchange Chicago. THE CLEANSING AND HEALING CURE FOR CATARRH Ely's Cream Balm Easy and pleasant to use. Contains no injurious drug. It is quickly absorbed. Gives Relief at once. It Opens and Cleanses the Nasal Passages. Allays Inflammation. Heals and Protects the Membrane Senses of Taste and Smell. Driggers or by mail Trial Rise 18 ELBROTHERS 90 Warren Sons FACTS ABOUT ANAHEIM. Sketch of the industries and Resources of the Most Beautiful Part of California. The City of Anaheim, with a population of 2500, is situated in the northern part of Orange county, in Southern California, 12 miles from the ocean, 4½ miles from the foothills, and 148½ feet above sea level. It is 27 miles from Los Angeles, the second largest city in the State of California. The climatic conditions are the most favorable for out-door life to be found in Southern California. The temperature is extremely uniform, seldom rising above 90 degrees in summer, or falling below 32 degrees in winter. The abundance of sunlight and the absence of sharp frosts and cold winds make it a place especially acceptable to those desiring to escape the severe climate of the east. The country is very attractive. It is practically level, with just sufficient slope from the hills to afford adequate drainage. The roads are level, well graded, and well kept, affording excellent opportunities for cycling and driving. The soil is a rich sandy loam which never bakes, making it a very easy ground to work; thus lending itself readily to the cultivation of berries, nuts, oranges, etc. The variety of products, and the possibility of procuring small tracts of land at low figures, and on easy terms, make our section of the county very attractive and advantageous for truck raising, or farming on a small scale. The following are a few of the products: oranges, lemons, walnuts, grapes, peaches, apricots, sugar beets, berries and vegetables of all kinds. Anaheim is the possessor of a Building and Loan Association, Water company, two railroads, fruit cannery and drier, large oil industry, ostrich farm, bank, several adequate The World’s Way To the world’s Fair THROUGH TOURIST AND STANDARD SLEEPERS St. Louis $67.50 Chicago 72.50 ROUND TRIP May 11, 12, 13; June 1, 2, 15, 16, 22, 23 If you are thinking of making a trip east, please fill out the accompanying coupon and mail to this office: FRANK L. MILLER, D. P. A. 237 S. SPRING ST., LOS ANGELES I expect to leave for..... about..... Please quote One Way Round Trip rate. Advise me what the Rock Island’s through car arrangements are. Do I change cars? If so, where? Mail me a copy of Worla’s Fair literature Name..... Street and No..... City and State..... Frank L. Miller District Passenger Agent 237 S. Spring St. L. A. WHY KINLOCH PASTE IS THE IDEAL HOUSE PAINT The purpose of House Paint is to Protect and Beautify. “Linseed oil is the life of paint” because it is the binder, the mollage that holds the pigments (the dry paint) to the surface; and only when the oil loses this binding quality through its disintegration by atmospheric influences should the loosened dry particles of pigment come off. The office of the pigment is decorative and also preservative in prolonging the life of the oil by protecting it from the elements. Absolute certainty of the purity of the linseed oil constitutes the chief economy in paint buying, for to exactly the extent that the binding quality of the oil is weakened by the use of adulterants or cheap “thinners,” the durability of the whole paint is diminished. You have this absolute certainty of the quality of the oil in the Paint put on your house when you buy Kinloch Paint, because you buy the oil separately and give your paint this absolutely certain durability by mixing this oil gallon for gallon with the thick “Kinloch” paste in which, for your convenience and the certainty of proper proportions, all the pigments, tinting colors, “turpse” and dryers are ground together and sold you, ready for the admixture of the pure raw oil by yourself. These facts alone make “Kinloch” the ideal paint; but besides FACTS ABOUT ORANGE CO. The census bureau has issued a bulletin on agriculture in California which we quote from extensively in another part of this issue. One of the interesting features of the report is the paragraph giving the number of farms and acres of farming lands in the five Southern California counties. The pre-eminence of Orange county is apparent: Counties. No farms. Acres. Los Angeles 6777 895,063 Orange 2888 569,436 Riverside 2340 427,067 San Bernardino 2350 219,182 San Diego 2688 809,419 But it is in the acreage of irrigated lands that Orange county takes easy precedence over the other counties of Southern California: Counties. Acres. Los Angeles .58,644 Orange .41,549 Riverside .32,947 San Bernardino .37,877 San Diego .16,022 The area of Orange county is 780 square miles; that of Los Angeles, 3880; that of Riverside, 7008; that of San Bernardino, 20,055, and that of San Diego, 8400 square miles. Orange county thus contains one-fifth the area of Los Angeles; yet its irrigated lands approach in area to one-half those of its neighbor to the north. Riverside embraces nine times its area, yet it irrigates 9000 more acres, or a fourth more than the belaued county on the east. San Bernardino is 25 times its size, yet its irrigated acres exceed those of this jumbo county by nearly 4000, approximately ten per cent. San Diego is eleven times its size, yet it irrigates 25,000 acres more than the county on the south—300 percent is the former's irrigated area as compared with that of the latter—almost the irrigated area of San Diego and Riverside combined. Orange county possesses the finest system of irrigation, the most secure water rights, that exist in Southern California. That is what we have made our section of the county very attractive and advantageous for truck raising, or for farming on a small scale. The following are a few of the products: oranges, lemons, walnuts, grapes, peaches, apricots, sugar beets, berries and vegetables of all kinds. Anaheim is the possessor of a Building and Loan Association, Water company, two railroads, fruit cannery and drier, large oil industry, ostrich farm, bank, several adequate commercial houses, two hotels and two newspapers. The city also owns its water and lighting plant. WHY KINLOCH PASTE IS THE IDEAL HOUSE PAINT The purpose of House Paint is to Protect and Beautify. "Linseed oil is the life of paint" because it is the binder, the mouldage, that holds the pigments (the dry paint) to the surface; and when the oil loses this binding quality through its dis-integration by atmospheric influences should the loosened dry particles of pigment come off. The office of the pigment is decorative and also preservative in prolonging the life of the oil by protecting it from the elements. Absolute certainty of the purity of the linseed oil constitutes the chief economy in paint buying, for to exactly extent that the binding quality of the oil is weakened by the use of adulterants or cheap "thinners," the durability of the whole paint is diminished. You have this absolute certainty of the quality of the oil in the Paint put on your house when you buy Kinloch Paint, because you buy the oil separately and give your paint absolutely certain durability by mixing this oil gallon for gallon with the thick "Kinloch" paste in which, for your convenience and the certainty of proper proportions, all the pigments, tinting colors, "turps" and dryers are ground together and sold you, ready for the admixture of the pure raw oil by yourself. These facts alone make "Kinloch" the ideal paint; but besides this guarantee of durability through your personal knowledge of the purity of the oil, is the fact that when you buy two gallons of the ordinary ready-mixed paint—the "ready for the brush" sort—you pay the ready-mixed paint price for the one gallon of oil therein, regardless of its purity, or 2 1/2 to 3 times more than for the fresh pure oil in your local dealer's barrel. We invite correspondence from those who use or buy House Paint. WHEREVER WE HAVE NO AGENT, YOUR OWN DEALER WILL GET "KINLOCH" FOR YOU, IF SHOWN THIS AD., BY WRITING DIRECT TO KINLOCH PAINT COMPANY, ST. LOUIS MO. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE. SOLD BY H. A. DICKEL, ANAHEIM, CAL. Save $17 To the East in a Tourist Sleeper La Habra Valley Ten acres to colony tracts, with an abundance of pure water piped on land. Price $130 to $150 per acre. Easy terms. W. J. Hole, Los Angeles THE LIGHT BRIGADE. A Russian View of the Ride Into the Jaws of Death. That the charge of the Light brigade seemed to onlookers a piece of magnificent folly is evident from all reminiscences of that day. First came the attack of the heavy brigade upon 3,000 Russian cavalry. Then later in the day the attempt to recapture seven guns taken from the Turks by the Russians in their first advance upon the redoubts led to the charge of the Light brigade. "When we saw the English coming San Bernardino is 25 times its size, yet its irrigated acres exceed those of this jumbo county by nearly 4000, approximately ten per cent. San Diego is eleven times its size, yet it irrigates 25,000 acres more than the county on the south—300 per cent is the former’s irrigated area as compared with that of the latter—almost the irrigated area of San Diego and Riverside combined. Orange county possesses the finest system of irrigation, the most secure water rights, that exist in Southern California. That is what we have said many a time and oft. These figures prove it. It is the handsomest and most productive county that lies outdoors and is settling up faster than any other in the State. Do You Want The Earth? The Earth is a new monthly illustrated journal, published by the Santa Fe. Tells the truth about the great Southwest and California—the truth is good enough. Frequent articles describing your part of the country. Contains letters written by farmers, stockmen and fruit raisers; men who have succeeded and who give the reasons why. Strong editorials and interesting miscellany. A very persuasive immigration helper. Why not have it sent to friends "back East," to do missionary work for the Southwest? Regular subscription price is 25 cents a year; worth double. Send us 50 cents (coin or stamps) with names and addresses of five Eastern friends; we will mail The Earth, 1120 Railway Exchange Bldg., Chicago. mch31-3m THE LIGHT BRIGADE. A Russian View of the Ride Into the Jaws of Death. That the charge of the Light brigade seemed to onlookers a piece of magnificent folly is evident from all reminiscences of that day. First came the attack of the heavy brigade upon 3,000 Russian cavalry. Then later in the day the attempt to recapture seven guns taken from the Turks by the Russians in their first advance upon the redoubts led to the charge of the Light brigade. "When we saw the English coming at us," says a Russian soldier, "there was but one thought: 'What fools!' we said. We never dreamed they would charge. Ivan Ivanovitch, a Russian survivor of the day, says in his "Recollections:" "We were so sorry for them. They were fine soldiers and had such fine horses. But the charge it was the maddest thing ever done. We could not understand it. I had been in the charge of the heavy brigade in the morning and was wounded. We had all unsaddled and were tired. Suddenly there was a cry, 'The English are coming!' Our colonel was angry and ordered the men to give no quarter. "I was lying down, with my wound bandaged, when I saw them coming. We thought they were drunk from the way they held their lances. Instead of carrying them under their armpits they waved them in the air. Of course they were easier to guard against like that." Those men were mad and never seemed to think of the tremendous numbers against them nor of the fearful slaughter that had taken place in their ranks during that desperate ride. Then they neared us and dashed in among us, shouting, cheering and cursing. I never saw anything like it. They were irresistible, and our men were quite demoralized." Said Maid to Mistress. "Where have you been, Jane?" "I've been to a meeting of the Girls' Friendly society, ma'am," was the maid's reply. "Well, what did the lady say to you?" "Please, ma'am, she said I wasn't to give you warning, as I meant to. She said I was to look upon you as my horn—and bear it."—New Yorker. The Maid's Evasive Answer. Strange as it may seem, there is a public man in this city who is blessed or cursed with a tender conscience that worries him in small matters as well as in great. Among the things that he cannot justify to himself is the bidding a servant to say that he is not at home when in reality he is inside his house. At the same time he is not able to receive the many visitors who call upon him, and his only resource was to give instructions that polite excuses should be given. Upon one occasion such instructions were given to a maid, an Irish girl gifted with the readiness and good wit of her nation. "Then I'm to be saying, sir, that you're not at home?" the maid inquired. "No, Mary; no!" was the reply. "That would not be true. If any one should ask for me you must just put him off—give him some evasive answer, you know." "I'll do it, sir, never fear," was the maid's reply. Mary was as good as her word. That afternoon a person of importance made his appearance and was duly sent away. The faithful maid reported the circumstance to her employer. "What did you do, Mary?" inquired the latter, with some trepidation. "Oh, I just put him off, sir, as you told me. I gave him an evasive answer." "Yes, but what did you say to him?" "Oh, sure, he axed me if the boss was at home, and I said to him, 'Was his grandmother a monkey?'""—Philadelphia Telegraph. Proof of Adam's Existence. Dennis—Thfs hathen nospaper says there was no such man as Adam. Mike—Are you sure there was? Dennis—I'm surprised at a man o' your sinse talkin' so. Where did your Adam's apple come from?—New York Telegram. Survived Many Attacks. "What do you consider the most remarkable characteristic of Shakespeare's plays?" After a moment's thought Mr. Stormington Barnes replied: "Endurance."—Washington Star. Your conscientious men are oftener