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Girlhood, Womanhood, Motherhood.
rpHE first lesson that the young girl has of womanhood
J- is usually a painful one. She learns to know what
headache means, and backache, and sometimes is
•ndly borne down by this new experience of life.
All the pain and misery which young girls commonly
experience at such a time may, in almost every instance, be
entirely prevented or cured by the use of Dr. Pierces Fa
vorite Prescription. It establishes regularity. It tones up
the general health, and cures headache, backache, nervous
ness, chorea, or St. Vitus's dance, and other consequences
of womanly weakness or disease.
MOTHER OF THE FAMILY
The anxious mother of the family oftentimes carries
the whole burden of responsibility so far as the home med
ication of common ailments of the girls or boys is con
cerned. The cost of the doctor's visits are very often'much
too great. At such times the mother is invited to write to
Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. V., for medical advice,
which is given free. Correspondence is held sacredly con
fidential.
IT STANDS ALONE.
"Favorite Prescription " is the only medicine for women
the makers of which are not afraid to print just what it is
made of on every bottle- wrapper. It is the only medicine
for women every ingredient of which has the unanimous
endorsement of all the leading medical writers of this
country, recommending it for the cure of the very same
diseases for which this "Prescription" is advised.
A MOTHER'S LOVE.
A mother's love is so divine that the roughest man v
cannot help bat appreciate it as the crown of womanhood.
However, motherhood is often looked forward to with feel
ings of great dread by most women. At such times a
woman is nervous, dyspeptic, irritable, and she is in need
of a uterine tonic and nervine, a strength-builder to fit her
for the ordeal. No matter how healthy or strong a woman
may be she cannot but be benefited by taking Dr. Pierces
Favorite Prescription to prepare for the event. It makes
childbirth easy and often almost painless.
DR. PIERCES FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION
is a powerful, invigorating tonic. It imparts strength to
the whole system and to the womb and its appendages in
particular. For overworked, "worn-out," "run-down," de
bilitated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses,
"shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing mothers and feeble
women generally, Dr. Pierces Favorite ' Prescription is the
greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an appetizing
cordial and restorative tonic.
A STRENGTHENING NERVINE.
"Favorite Prescription" is unequaled and is invaluable
in allaying and subduing nervous excitability, irritability,
nervous exhaustion, prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms,
chorea, or St. Vitus's dance, and other distressing, nervous
symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic
WHOLESALERS SAY
THEIR BUSINESS IS ON
UNPARALLELED BOOM
JOBBESS PUSH LINE NORTHWAED
Los Angeles Dealers Report Vast Growth in
Commerce During Past Few Weeks — Believe
■ They Will Hold Customers in the San '
Joaquin Valley and Other Districts
Trade In Los Angeles is having an
unprecedented boom, say prominent
jobbers, I -wholesalers and manufactur
ers. In every line of wholesale trade
local houses are working to their full
. est capacity filling orders.
, More men are employed now by the
wholesalers and jobbers than ever be
fore, and all are working overtime fill—
I ing and shipping the orders which have
poured in from the north as well as
Southern California,
'"Trade is coming to Los Angeles now
that was never had here before," said
Philip P. Greppin, sales manager of
the Blake, Mount & Towne wholesale
paper company, yesterday.
"An opening has been made for the
Los Angeles Jobbers 'that should prove
Invaluable to them.
"San Francisco has been supplying
this trade heretofore, and now, if Los
Angeles loses it, It will be' the fault
■of the Jobbers of this city. There are
certain territories in our line that have
been monopolized to a great extent by
San Francisco houses. These really
should be supplied by Los Angeles
houses, and since the opening has been
made, and the buyers of these territor
ies have discovered that they can pur
chase to greater advantage from I/>s
Angeles houses than they could former
ly from San Francisco, it stands to
reason that we will hold the trade
which we now have tentatively, so to
•peak.
Filling All Orders
"Little by little the Los Angeles job
bers have been getting into the terri
tory controlled by San Francisco, but
which really belonged to Los Angeleß.
At the present time the jobbers of this
city are in full possession of that which
they should have had five years ago.
"In all lines Los Angeles has shown
Itself fully able to take care of a far
greater amount of trade than came to
this city before the northern disaster.
Since that time it has also demonstrate
' ed that it is equal to an emergency of
any nature and of any size.
"With us, all of our orders have been
attended to as soon as they rame in.
We have put on a large additional
; force of shipping clerks and other men
to handle the rush of business, and
everything has gone with clockwork
precision. We are not only giving
ample protection to our trade In Los
Angeles, but we Are supplying the cus
tomers of our San Francisco branch.
"In man; instances the trade which
has been supplied by San Francisco re
mained customers of the northern
houses, out of friendship, and with no
real business advantage for doing so.
Now that they are started with the
Loi Angeles houses I think it will not
be difficult to retain the business.
■ "Almost without an exception the Los
. Angeles ' business houses had large
stocks on hand, and on that' account
Were w«U able to supply their old tradn
»nd llic ii'«v I'm. (inlnjt In the fact
th»t w« hay» branch, houses In Bpo-
Lrmi.l.fl«f^t '*V-i Vt i miri if' i i«ii-|lti —tiff lU ii <U»
disease of the womb. It induces refreshing sleep and re
lievea mental anxiety and despondency.
Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription is. a scientific medi
cine, carefully devised by an experienced and skillful phy
sician, and adapted to woman's delicate organism. It is
purely vegetable in its composition and perfectly harmless
in its effects in any condition of the system. For morning
sickness or nausea, weak stomach, Indigestion, dyspepsia
and kindred symptoms, its use will prove very beneficial.
"Favorite Prescription" is a positive cure for the most
complicated and obstinate case.' of leucorrliea, excessive
flowing, painful menstruation, unnatural suppressions and
irregularities, prolapsus or falling of the womb, weak back,
"female weakness," ante-version, retro-version, bearing-down
sensations, chronic congestion, inflammation and ulceration
of the womb, inflammation, pain and tenderness of the
ovaries, accompanied with "internal heat."
Young women or matrons should not allow themselves
to look sallow and wrinkled because of those pains and
weaknesses which become chronic and are the result of
colds, tight lacing, and the imprudent care of the womanly
system. Many a woman would look beautiful, haTje healthy
color and bright eyes if it were not for those drains on
her strength and those weaknesses which come all too fre
quently and make her life miserable. There is a ready-to
use Prescription, used a great many years by Dr. R. V.
Pierce in his large practice as a Specialist in woman's dis
eases, which is not like the many "patent medicines" on the
market, as it contains neither alcohol nor any narcotic, or
other harmful drug. It is purely vegetable. It is known as
Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription and is sold by druggists.
cure biliousness, sick and bilious headache, dizziness, cost
iveness, or constipation of the bowels, loss of appetite, coated
tongue, sour stomach, windy belchings, "heart-burn," pain
and distress after eating, and kindred derangements of the
liver, stomach and bowels.
Persons subjected to any of these troubles should never
be without a vial of the "Pleasant Pellets" at hand. In
proof of their superior excellence it can truthfully be said
that they are always adopted as a household remedy after
the first trial.
One little "Pellet" is a laxative, two are cathartic.
They regulate, invigorate and cleanse the liver, stomach and
bowels. As a "dinner pill," to promote digestion, take one
each day. To relieve the distress arising from overeating,
nothing equals one of these little "Pellets." They're tiny,
sugar-coated, anti-bilious granules, scarcely larger than
mustard seeds.
How to live in health and happiness, is the general
theme of Dr. Pierces Common Sense Medical 'Adviser.
This* great work on medicine and hygiene, containing over
iooo pages and more than 700 illustrations, is sent free on
receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 31
one-cent stamps for the cloth-bound volume, or only 21
stamps for the book in paper covers.
kane, Senttle. Portland and San Fran
cisco, as well as our Los Angeles
houses, to draw from we are In a po
sition of absolute security, although we
are supplying all of our trade in San
Francisco and in the south also from
the Los Angeles branch."
Will Hold Trade Acquired
H. W. Louis, of the Brownsteln,
Newmark & Louis wholesale furnishing
company, said:
"There has been a great Increase in
business since the San Francisco earth
quake. Ido not believe that the whole
salers of Los Angeles jvill ever let go
of the advantage thus obtained. We
have had many orders from Nevada
and from as far north as Oregon. Of
course, we do not expect to keep the
trade of the northern points, but as for
Nevada, we should have no difficulty
In keeping It.- .
"I do not believe the San Francisco
wholesalers will ever regain their foot
ing in the territory which has been
drawing on Los Angeles since the dis
aster. The jobbing scope In Southern
California has been enormously en
larged, and by degrees the wholesalers
of this section will gain complete con
trol of the terlrtory which has hereto
fore been supplied by San Francisco.
"We have shipped many thousands of
dollars' worth of goods into San Fran
clbco. This seems like sending coals to
Newcastle, but tho demand for .cloth
ing of all sorts is absolutely impera
tive and must be supplied.
Lines Are Pushed North
"The wholesalers of that city have
no Btock. as they were practically all
destroyed, and so the trade naturally
reverted to Los Angeles. The people
stood in line waiting for food after tha
earthquake, and now they stand in
line before clothing houses waiting
their turn to buy clothing, underwear
and shoes.
"There is no use to deny that the
northern jobbers have lost their hold on
much of the trade they formerly sup
plied.' Many merchants prefer to buy
from the largest market and so they
used to send to San Francisco for their
goods. Hut since Lob Angeles whole
salers have demonstrated to these peo
ple that they can take care of them
fully as well and aa cheaply as the San
Francisco wholesalers, they will stay
with the jobbers of the south.
"The merchants of these sections are
now forced to see Los Angeles in the
proper light, and they will continue to
do so, and accordingly they will con
tinue to buy from the wholesalers of
this city. This will mean that the trade
of Los Angeles will be enlarged greatly,
and that will tend to make Los Angeles
a more wealthy and greater city.
"We consider that our permanent ter
ritory has been shoved 100 miles further
north than it was before the earth
quake."
Invadei San Joaquln Valley
Morris Colin, of th« firm of Cohn,
tiuld water & Co.. men* furnishing*
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1906.
A SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE
CURES OBSTINATE CASES.
HOW TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
DR. TIERCE'S PLEASANT PELLETS
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
and hoot and shoe wholesalers, paid:
"Business has recently been largfly in
creased. On a conservative pstinmto,
we are doing three times the business
now that we were before the disaster.
Of roursp that volume will not be per
manent, but a part of It will be, anil on
that account the increase Is the more
valuable.
"We' are going after some of the for
mer San Francisco territory and we
are getting Into it deep. We have es
tablished a permanent sales room In
Oakland and one In San Francisco. Wi!
are tilling the orders In our Los Angeles
house, but we have secured trade that
we never have hoped to obtain, and we
can keep a large part of It, I urn certain.
"There is a large amount of business
corning to Los Angeles from Salinas
valley and the San Joaquln valley that
has never come here before, but now
that the opening has been made it will
remain in this city."
Turned Down Many Orders
E. J. Levy of the Standard Wooden
ware company, said: "Although we
have made no attempt to encroach upon
territory that belonged to San Fran
cisco still we are not refusing business
simply because it does not come from
our regular customers. '
"We have turned down orders from
the north that would have exhausted
our lines of granite ware, tinware and
galvanized ware. We could have sold
our entire stock of those lines In San
Francisco at 5 per cent higher prices
than we can get In Los Angeles, but
this would have depleted our stock and
forced us to turn down orders from our
regular trade in Los Angeles and South
ern California. So we declined the
order.
"The trade in Southern California
has greatly improved and this we be
lieve to be permanent. From Fresno
south orders are coming in most rapidly
and we have all that we can do to
handle them. We are resolved to pro
tect our trade in the south before we
do anything. else."
M. A. Newmark, the wholesale gro
cer, said: "Considerable business has
come to us recently that we did not
have before, but we have no desire to
extend our territory to any great ex
tent. We feel that we are getting till
the business we can reasonably expect,
and we are not aggressively trying to
force our way Into tho northern field.
In other lines the increases of business
has been great and will be permanent."
DIES WHbu DOCTOR
RETURNS FROM PHONE
ENTERS OFFICE WEAK AND
GASPING r :\
Said Hl* Name Was Barbour and
That He Lived on West Pico
Street —An Autopsy Will Be
Held
George I. Barbour. an upholsterer,
living at 633 West Pico street, died In
the office of Dr. Francis A. Seymour,
307 South Broadway, yesterday after
toon, from probable heart failure.
The man entered the oftlce, complain
ing of severe paitis in the abdomen. Dr.
Seymour told his patient to He down
on the couch and turned away to
answer a telephone call.
When he next looked at his patient
the man was gasping and evidently dy
ing. Hastily sutnmoning another phy
sician to hiu aid. Dr. Seymour did ev
erything possible to save harbour's
life, but he died In Jess than ten min
utes from the time that he entered the
office.
The man had never been to consult
Dr. Seymour before, and it la supposed
that he wuh seized with a sudden at
tack of heart failure tmd went In search
of the nearest physician.
Ths body was taken to ait uuderlakw's
to await un autopsy.
No Man Stronger Than His Stomach.
f I AHE celebrated Dr. Abernethy of London was firmly of
JL' i. the opinion that disorders of the stomach were the
most prolific source of human ailments in general.
A recent me/lical writer says, "every feeling, emotion and
affection reports at the stomach (through the system of
nerves) and the stomach is affected accordingly. It is the
vital center of the body ****.» He continues, "so
we may be said to live by (and he might well have said
through) the stomach." He goes on to show that the stom
ach is the vital center of the body. He says, " the function
of digestion in its several stages is to prepare the food in
forms which are suitable to be added to the structure,"
meaning the structure of our bodies. He continues, "every
physical action from simple breathing, thinking and circu
lating of the blood to the most active bodily exertion wears
out portions of the structure (of our bodies) and they be
come dead and so require to be taken away speedily. Much
of the food which we lake, and especially when unwhole
some or ;'u excess, adds to the waste material, and when it
has undergone chemical changes it is still more mis
chievous." Then he goes on to the effect that the nervous
system prompts every part of the circulating system. He
says, "it gives its message every moment to the infinate
number of glands and follicles to unload themselves of
waste material so that the current of blood may carry it
away."
"When these two processes of nutrition and excretion
are thus carried on with equal assiduity we are in health,
but when this equilibrium does not exist there comes dis
order and disease. The common form of such derangement
is indigestion or dyspepsia. The function of nutrition is
interrupted and all the operations which depend upon it go
rttfong. Under these conditions it has a way of appearing
in other types of disorder. Many of these often mislead
physicians. Other parts of the organism are likely to be in
volved, and we may find consumption, kidney complaint,
hepatic (liver) disorders, hysteria and even mental aliena
tion (derangement)." He says, "it maybe observed that
deranged persons have a woe-be-gone expression, offensive
breath, irregular action of the bowels, hallucinations and
other like conditions of dyspepsia."
The foregoing is no doubt a rational view of the sad
havoc worked in the human system by indigestion and dys
pepsia, torpid liver and kindred derangements, which are
generally associated with or followed by many other diseases
of diverse appearance, but all depending upon the weak and
disordered stomach. Cure the stomach weakness and you
cure all these diseases and derangements.
For weak stomachs and the consequent indigestion or
dyspepsia, and the multitude of various diseases which re
sult therefrom, no medicine can be better suited as a cura
tive agent than Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery.
The Golden Seal root, Stone root, Mandrake root and Black
Cherrybark are all recommended by such eminent authori
ties as Dr. Bartholow, of Jefferson Medical College ; Prof.
SUGGESTS THAT CITY
START CEMENT PLANT
WATER DEPARTMENT'S HINT IS
ACCEPTABLE
Board of Public Works Finds It Profit.
able to Supply Its Own Materials
for Owens River Conduit Be.
cause of High Prices
The board of public works is engaged
In the trying task ,pf planning some
method whereby cement can be ob
tained cheaper.
This question of cement Is becoming
a serious one with Los Angeles. On
account of the rapid development of
the city and the great amount of Rtreet
improvement being done, cement fig
ures largely in the calculations of the
board of public works and the high
price of the commodity is bringing fur
rows to the usually placid brows of the
members.
Three years ago sidewalks were con
structed in Los Angeles at an average
cost of 9 cents a square foot. Today
the same grade of sidewalks, made un
der the same specifications, cost 14
cents a square foot and the contractor
is not making any more profit.
Three years ago a contractor believed
he was securing a superfine grade of
cement when he paid $3 a barrel for it.
Today it is an Inferior grade that can
not command $4.80 a barrel. At this
price the cost of constructing sidewalks
HAUL SNOW
IN FLOATS
DENVER PROMISES A UNIQUE
PAGEANT FOR ELKS
Cooling Display Will Be Hauled
Through the Streets Under July
Sun — Colorado Raises $100,000
to Entertain Visitors .
"Colorado Klks intend to havo the
mi is I. unique entertainment at the great
I'Uku' reunion to be held in Denver next
July that has ever been given on the
American contlneiit," said a well known
traveling man at one of the hotels re
cently. "I have Just come from Denver
and preparations are being made to
give a monster parade which will have
many unique features'.
"There will be a delegation of Klks
from Honolulu, the most distant lodge
In the world from the scene of the
reunion.
"There will be several tribes of In
dians marching in the parade, and it
has been arranged to bring down from
the mountains along the new 'Moffat
Iload' several carloads of snow which
will be hauled in floats in the line of
inarch under the July sun.
"The snow ls«found sixty miles from
Denver at an altitude of 11,600 feet,
beside the railway track, and Its ap
pearance in the parade will stamp the
pageant as one of the most novel ami
remurkuble that haß ever been known
in th« history of tli« country.
"Tim Klks 'of Colorado have raised
tli<» sum Of 1100,000 to BDead In tha «M
is 8 cents a square foot for the cement
alone, without considering the crushed
rook, labor and other expenses Incident
to the work.
Old Contract Recalled
Two yearn ago tho council made a
contract with ono of the largest cement
concerns for all the cement necessary
for the outfall sewer, the amount not
being exactly specified, for less than
$:? per barrel. This was considered a
little high In price for such vast quan
tities as would be used on the outfall
.sewer, and as the president of the ce
ment concern was also chairman of the
Republican state committee, the coun
cil was reviled for playing politics at
the expense of the taxpayer.
Today the cement concern would give
big bonus to back out of the contract.
The high price of cement will not
affect the construction of the Owens
river conduit, however, for the board
of public -works has decided to accept
the suggestion of the water depart
ment that the city establish municipal
cement factories and supply all this
material for the construction of the
conduit.
Deposits of cement rock have been
found in Antelope valley, and Fred
Eaton and AVllliam Mulholland have
staked out claims for the city In these
deposits. •
Other deposits of cement rock havi
been located and the board of public
works believes the city will fare well
as far as the conduit is concerned. '
It has been estimated that two ce
ment plants can be built and operated
and all the cement it is possible to use
supplied for about $2 a barrel.
tertalnment of the visiting E.lks, and
the city will be magnificently decorated
and open handed hospitality will pre
vail. . ;
"The city council has agreed to re
voke the license of anyone overcharg-
Ing.an Elk while he Is In the city, arid
tho residents of Colorado neern to be
desirous that every Klk in Ihe country
come there and have a good time.
"The meeting begins July 15th and
will probably be. the most memorable
fraternal gathering ever held on this
continent."
SAYS MEXICANS CHEAT PEONS
Two Men Under Arrest Suspected of
Using Marked Cards In *
Gambling
I'nilro Hamos and Jose Flnres were
arrested yesterday by Detective Rico
charged with gambling. :
The officer nald that the two • men
used marked cards in playing poker and
"conqulan," a Mexican game, and were
cheating a number of Ignorant peons
who gathered at a gambling den on
Allso street. (
Flores and Ramos were allowed to
go on their own recognizance and De
tective Rico will attempt ito secure a
complaint against them Monday.
Croup Quickly Cured
A few doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Ilemedy bring surprising results when
a child shows symptoms of croup.
There Is no cause for alarm when tills
medicine is in the house, as it rarely
takes more than three or four doses to
bring about a complete cure. It has
never failed even in the most severe
and dangerous cases, and no home
where there ar« small children can
afford to he without it. For Bale by
all druggists.
THlk-n riinnn lrea, fcjea tho impo»ltlun
In today's iieralO, /
John King, author of the "American Dispensatory" ; Prof.
John M. Scudder, late of Cincinnati; Dr. William Paine,
author of Paine's Epitomy of Medicine, Dr. Hobart A. Hare,
of the University of Pa.; Prof, Laurence Johnson, M. D.,
Medical Department, University of New York; Prof. Edwin
M. Hale, M. D., Professor of Materia Medico, in the
Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, and many others,
as remedies for indigestion and dyspepsia, torpid liver as
well as for bronchial, throat and lung affections, as will be
6een from reading a little booklet recently compiled by Dr.
R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. V., who will send the same on
request, by postal card or letter, to any addres9, free, T*hi.i
little booklet tells of what Dr. Pierces celebrated medicines
arc made, and gives the properties and uses of each and
every ingredient entering into their composition; Write
Dr. Pierce, as above and receive it by return post.
Queen's root, or Stillingia, is an Ingredient entering
into the " Golden Medical Discovery " highly recommended
by several of the above mentioned authorities for the cure
of chronic or lingering bronchial, throat and lung affections,
public speaker's sore throat attended with hoarseness, dry,
rasping cough and kindred affections. Not only is Queen's
root specific in its curative action in all these affections, but
in "Golden Medical Discovery" it is greatly assisted by the
combination with it of Golden' Seal root, Stone root, Black
Cherrybark and Bloodroot, with which it Is blended in just
the right proportion. Pure, triple-refined glycerine also
greatly enhances the effectiveness of all these agents in the
cure of chronic and lingering coughs, being a valuable
demulcent, also antiseptic, and a nutritive of great value,
especially useful in all wasting diseases, as in incipient con
sumption and other scrofulous affections. "Golden Medical
Discqvery " is a sovereign remedy in all catarrhal affections,
whether affecting the nasal passages, the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs and the reason why will be learned by read
ing the little booklet noted above. Send for it now. '; •■*;
In chronic catarrh of the nasal passages, it is important
that while taking the "Golden Medical Discovery" as the
most effective constitutional treatment for this terribly
distressing and most obstinate affection that the nasal pas
sages should be cleansed two or three times a day by, the
free use of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, used according to
the directions which accompany the same.
The enormous popularity of «' Golden Medical Discov
ery" is due both to its scientific compounding and to the
actual medicinal value of the ingredients. The publication
of the names of the ingredients on the wrapper of every
bottle hereafter to be sold, gives full assurance of its non
alcoholic character and removes all objection to the use
of an "unknown remedy."
Every bottle of Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
beats the stamp of public approval. For the dealer to offer
you something he claims is "just as good" is to insult
your intelligence.
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AT THE ALTAR
GAGE ■ PROVENSAL NUPTIALS
POSTPONED
Former Governor Persuades His Son
and Prospective Daughter-in.Law
That They Are Too Youth.
ful to Wed
That "there's many a slip" Is provei)
by the suspended romunce of Volney T.
Uago and Arcadia Viola Provensal,
yuung people well known among the
younger set of Los Angeles. They
planned to wed and pictured happlnesß
perspective, when the faUier" of the
groom-to-be intervened and kept the
wedding bells from ringing.
. Mr. Gage la the son of Former Gov
ernor Henry T. Guge and la but 21.
Alias Provensal is but 18, and is the
daughter of Peter Provonaal, a wealthy
rancher well known In Ulveraide and
Loa Angeles county. They have been
friends for years and love grew from
constant association until they found
that neither could live without the
other, and so yesterday they secured
a license permitting them to wed.
After securing the license they
thought the affair over and decided It
would be bent to consult their elders
before having the ceremony performed.
When tuld what the two young peo»
pie had done and made cognizant of
their plans, the former governor, whom
they had consulted, counselled them
not to be rash and finally convinced
them that a hasty marriage would not
bo wine.
... Youth the Only Objection
Not that he had »ny objection to ths
youilff womuu In tUa caso. tscept la
point of age. The Gage and Provensal
families have known each other for
years. Miss Provensal has spent much
of her time visiting the family of the
man that she was willing' to wed. The
former governor Is half in love with
her himself and says that he would
be more than happy to welcome her as
a daughter. She is a beautiful girl
whose charm of manner has made her
many friends.
"We have no objection In the world
to the marriage of the two young poo
pie," he said yesterday, "except upon
tho score of youth. I shall be more
than glad to welcome Miss Provensal
as a daughter, but we think that they
aro a trifle' young to assume the cares
and 'duties of married ■ life.
"The families have been friends for
years. For a long time Miss Provensal
has been with us until we have grown
to regard her almost as a daughter,
I have seen that the two young people
were interested in each other and I
whs glad to see it, but I whs qulta
frank with them when I told them
that th>y were too young.
Old Not Forbid Wedding
"Thero was nothing that could load
anyone to Bay that I forbade the wed
ding. I did not. I talked the matter
over with the young couple and we
had it family council, at which It was
decided that there would be no wed
ding Just yet." . ,
And so the matter stands. The
game that Cupid played In leading the
two young people almost up to- the
altar, only to be foiled by the sudden
barriers before them, is hut a part
of his pranks. While there is delay> the
two young people are still engaged
and waiting for time to pass until they
have sufficient years upon their heads
to dissipate parental objections.
Miss Provensal Is still at the Gage
home and is still occupying almost the
position of a daughter, and if they do
not change their minds and Justify tha
wisdom of their elders the .wedding
bells will yet ring out, and ' waiting
may but make their happiness more
complete.
Orphnun' Horn*
Tha children and board of directors
of the Los Angelcn Orphans' Horns will
hold a reception Krlday, May 11, from
1 to 6. A good program Is promised.
Everybody; cordially. Invited, ■ .