Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], May 22, 1910, Page 11, Image 55

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MAY 22, 1910.
Silver jumps at me and waves his
hands. "Did you see It?" saya he.
"Did you sea It, Billy?"
"What?" I asks.
"Why, that picture that Morgan
wants. It's hanging in that pawnshop,
behind the desk. It's the article sure as
you live. The girls are as natural as
paint can make them, all measuring
35 and 25 and 42 skirts. If they had
any skirts, and they're doing a buck
and-wlng on the bank of a river with
the blues. What (}ld Mr. Morgan say
he'd give for it? : Oh, don't make me
tell you. They can't know what It Is
In that pawnshop."
When the pawnshop opened the next
morning me and Silver was standing
there as anxious as If we wanted to
soak our Sunday suit to buy a drink.
We sauntered inside, and began to
look at watch chains.
"That's a violent specimen of a chro
mo you've got up there," remarked
Silver, casual, to the pawnbroker. "But
I kind of enthuse over the girl with
the shoulder blades and red bunting.
Would an offer of $2.25 for It cause you
to knock over any fragile articles of
your stock in hurrying it off the wall?"
The pawnbroker smiles and goes on
showing us plate watch chains.
"That picture," says he, "was pledged
a year ago by an Italian gentleman. I
loaned him $500 on It. It is called
'Love's Idle Hour,' and it is by Leonar
do de Vlnchy. Two days ago the legal
time expired, and it became an unre
ilccmcd pledge. Here is a style of chain
that Is worn a great deal now."
At the end of half an hour me and
Silver paid the pawnbroker $2,000 and
walked out with the picture.
Silver ,sot into a cab with it, and
started for Morgan's office. I goes to
the hotel and waits for him. In two
hours Silver comes back.
"Did you Bee Mr. Morgan?" I asks.
"How much did he pay you for tt "
Silver sits down and fools with a
tassel on the table cover.
"I never exactly saw Mr. Morgan,"
he says, "because Mr. Morgan's been
In Europe for a month. But what's
worrying me, Billy, Is this: The de
partment stores have all got that same
picture on sale, framed, for $3.48. And
they charge $3.50 for the frame alone
—that's what I can't understand."
FINDS TUBERCULOSIS REMEDY
: Charles F. Aycock, discoverer of the
Tuberelecide treatment. for tuberculo
sis, reports continued success in treat
ing consumptive patients. "We are
receiving hundreds of Inquiries every
day." said Mr. Aycock to a Herald
representative, "and we are doing all
we can to meet their demands for In
formation concerning the method of
the treatment. The news of some of
the remark.-iblp cures h-is spread and
we nre answering all questions in the
most conservative way.
"The fact that the treatment Imposes
no burdensome conditions and Is as
easily taken at home as= In a sanitar
ium, and that the cost is not high, is
bringing: n large number of sufferers
to us seeking relief. Another thing In
our favor Is the fact we do not use a
hypodermic and that our methods
leave no Iniurious effects. They Just
tnke the liquid, which Is pleasant of
taste, and take It with their meals
When there are no evil effects to fol
low. Many persons have come to us
who were almost forced to continue
work to sunport families yet who were
not strong enough to continue much
longer. We have records of some
cases where these men have continued
light work and in the course of six
months bacteriologists' tests showed
that the tubercle bacilli was eliminated
from their systems. We have also had
remarkable results from persons who
were in the last stages of the disease.
Many of the inquiries that, come to our
office at 116 Temple street are from
persons in Arizona and New Mexico,
showing that the fame of this Cali
fornia remedy Is spreading every day."
USEFUL MONKEYS
An officer of the United States navy
recently took home two young apes
which had been cnptured in the island
of Formosa in the China sea. His sis
tor in San Frnndsco Is nn expert golf
plnver. and she hivs trained the two
monkpvs to carry a bag of golf clubs
and follow her round the links as cad
dies. They stand about 3 feet 6 inches
high and wear liveries of white duck
and each has a small Turkish fez. To
see the lady on the links of the Bath
Beach club attended by her apes is the
local sensation of the hour.
♦ » »
TWO TERRORS
Mrs. Stubbs—John, what do you
think of the English dreadnaughts?
Mr. Stubbs—Battleships or suffra
gettes, Maria?— Chicago News.
LOS ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY MAGAZINE
■
Anna Laughlin at the Orpheum
SANG 'SAMMY' FIRST
An accident made Anna Laughlin
famous. Miss Laughlin is one of the
top-liners at the Orpheum theater this
week.
Miss Laughlin was the first of the
many to sing "Sammy," the featured
song with the "Wizard of Oz." In the
chorus of the song the singer told of
her love for one Samuel, family name
unknown. The song was directed at
some unsuspecting man In the upper
left hand box. But Miss Laughlin
doesn't sing to the boxes ;tny more.
Well, she should say not. Miss Laugh
lin has left that act long behind her.
But if you cross-question her in a
severe manner Miss Laughlin may tell
you of how she became famous in a
night.
"But, honest, I didn't mean to do It,"
Miss Laughlin said. "I am really a
very modest young person, and far be
it from me to sing to anyone who
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
"I'll teach you to play at pitch and
toss," shouted the enraged father. "I'll
Hog you for an hour, I will."
"Father," instantly said the Incor
rigible, as he balanced a penny on his
thumb and finger, "I'll toss you to
make it two hours or nothing."—Cas
seH'B Journal.
doesn't want me to sing to him. The
whole thing started as an accident, so
please don't put the blame on me.
"One night while I was singing my
'sammy song, I happened to see a
good looking boy in one of the boxes.
He looked something like my brother,
and I kept on watching him all through
the chorus of my song, making the
usual gestures all the while. The audi
ence thought that it was all part of
the show and made me do it again and
again, and the nice looking boy didn't
seem to mind it a bit. Then the man
turned the spot light on the boy in
the box, and the people thought that
It was even funnier than before.
"After the show the manager con
gratulated me. He told me that I had
made the hit of the performance. I
was with the show four years and
sang to the boxes until I was tired of
it. After I left I sang to the boxes no
more."
A GREAT SURPRISE
Papa—Ruthie, I shouldn't be sur
prised If God would send you a little
baby brother before long. What would
you think of that?
Ruthie—Oh, papa! I think It would
be perfectly lovely. And say, papa,
let's you and me keep It a surprise for
mamma. — Life.
THE SEVEN AGES OF BASEBALL
All the world's a ball field.
And all the men upon It merely players;
They have their lnjilnga and their goings
out;
And one man In his time makes many plays
At bat and on the diamond. At first the
Kldlet.
Biffins the ball about the vacant lots.
And then the "semi-pro" with fierce am
bition
some day to be as great as Honus Wag
ner
And draw big coin. And then the Minor —
The Minor Leaguer—soon by scout discov
ered.
Bought, and given a try-out. Then the
Major—
The Major Leaguer—ldol of the bleachers.
Quick on bases, snappy and sure In fielding.
Seeking the slugger's reputation
E'un against Three-Fingers Brown. Then —
pouf!—bench warming!
His leg goes bad, his arm or eye or some
thing.
He bats 'em out before the game, and
coaches,
In sweater clad, at first or third. The papers
AH fear he "can't come back." The sixth
age shifts
To Minor League again, and there he Is.
He says he's Just L 3 good as e'er he was,
But even here too fast's the company
For his bad leg or arm; his manly voice
Turning again toward childish treble
blames
It on the umpire. Last scene of all.
That ends this strange eventful history.
Is Bush League hopelessless and .sure
oblivion,
Pans speed, sans arm, sans eye, sans ev
erything. —A. H. F. In Puck.
MAUD MULLER
The Judge was out In his new machine,
A nifty. Imported limousine.
He honked his honker In the shade
Of the apple-tree, to call the maid.
And asked for water from the spring:
To cool his motor sputtering.
She stooped where the cool spring bubbled up.
And filled, twelve times, a big tin cup,
And blushed, as she gave It. looking down
At her shoes, all mud, and her spattered gown.
" 'Bilged!" said the judge, "and all that rot.
Jove! but the beastly thing was hot."
He spoke of the clutch and power and gear,
Of motor and shaft, while Maud gave ear;
Then he talked of tires, and wondered whether
That patched hind-tube would hold together.
And Maud forgot her spattered gown
And spring-drenched ankles, muddy brown.
And listened, u-.nl* a dazed surprise
Looked from her —don't know color—eyes.
At last, like one who for delay
Seeks vain excuse, he chugged away.
Maud Muller dodged and sighed: "O Oee!
That I the Judge's bride might be!"
—Puck's Patent Whlttler.
HOW TO GET ALONG IN LIFE
"What is the secret of success?"
asked the Sphinx.
"Push," said the Button.
'Take Pains," said the Window.
"Never be led," said the Pencil.
"Be up to date," said the Calendar.
"Always keep cool." said the ice.
'Do business on tick," said the
Clock.
'Never lose your head," said the
Barrel.
"Do a driving business," said the
Hammer.
"Aspire to greater things," said the
Nutmeg.
"Make light of everything," said the
Fire.
"Make much of small things," said
the Microscope.
"Never do anything offhand," said
the Glove.
"Spend much time In reflection,"
said the Mirror.
"Do the work you are suited for,"
said the Flue.
"Find a good thing and stick to
It," said the Glue.
"strive to make a good impression,"
said the Seal.—Life.
CAN YOU DO THIS SUM?
If a bookkeeper on a salary of $12 a
week steals $144,000 from a bank In a
small city, how much ought an office
boy on a salary of $3 a week to take
from a New York corporation? Back
of this question In mental arithmetic lie
two serious thoughts. Men and boys
who are responsible for vast sums of
money or who can obtain access to
them should be adequately paid for the
services they render and the moral
character they must possess to resist
great temptation. They should also be
heavily bonded, checks should be placed
upon them, and a strict oversight of
their work should be provided.—Provi
dence Bulletin.
"How do you like your neighbors?"
"Don't know yet. I haven't asked
them to lend us anything."—Detroit
Free Press.
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