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LOS ANGELES HERALD
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ager. ______
Population of Los Angeles 327,685
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
oHtesfl<pi A 'mi LIA; jf|
RETRORSUN. fU
AT THE THEATERS
'• AL'niTORIFM—Dark.
BKI.AM O—"The Dollar Mark."
BURBA — "The nose of the Kancho."
GRAND—"Lena Rivers."
LOS ANGELES —Vaudeville.
MAJESTIC— Dark.
MASON— Dark.
OLYMPIC—Musical fares.
onrHEVM —Vaudeville.
PRINCESS—MusicaI farce.
VACATION
Till: state board of health issues a
warning to vacation trippers.
Borne peopli return from vacation
reporting no improvement. That is
ise they have gone to a place
where the climate l E not healthy, or
the water Is not tip to the mark,
where there are other conditions pro
ducing disease; or else they have over
done their vacation—tried to b< too
strenuous.
No other state possesses the varied
climate and scenery of California, II"
who is brain-fagged may turn for rec
reation to the great expanse of sea
coast or to the high mountains. He
may eeok seclusion in the deep woods
ut' the north, or enjoy the level
stretches of verdant southern country.
]!ut wherever he goes for his weeks
of pleasure the so.iourner must care
iiilly consider his hygienic surround
ings. Each year are recorded cases
of typhoid and malarial fever, two pre
ventable diseases contracted In sum
mer reeortfl, and many of these cases
can be laid directly to the lax system
of caring for the health of those people
who are socking this very thing. The
source of water supply, sewnge dis
posal, the presence of files, are ques
tions which should be taken into con
sideration by the vacationer.
It is eaay to .say It is fate's irony
when a seeker for health in the search
for health loses what health he has.
Hut that is not the true explanation,
which is thru the. victim has simply
been negligent— has not applied com
mon sense to choice of surroundings,
housing, hygiene and diet.
TREASONABLE GRAFT
IT is impossible to avoid the conclu
sion much uneasiness will be
caused throughout the United
states by the terrible disclosures re
garding the purchase and sale of a seat
In the United States senate. Some
years ago a magazine writer created
a sensation by denouncing the senate
for Its treason to the people of the
United States and its devotion to trusts
and Interests.
fint even li" made no suggestion the
seats in the. august chamber could bo
bought for hard cash.
Shameful and disgusting is tho con
fession of the miserable Holtslaw that
"ho voted for William Lorlmer for
United States senator because he was
offered $2500 for his vote by State
Senator John Broderiek of Chicago;
that he wna paid the $2500 promised
him by Seuatoi liroderiek at tlie saloon
of .Senator Brodcrlck in Chicago;
that he was later paid $700 'Jackpot
money' by Senator Broderlck at tin
saloon of Senator Broderlck in Chicago;
that he voted with Senator Stanton t'.
Pemberton and Hepreaentatlve Joseph
S. Clark to award the contract tor leg
islative furniture to the liighest bidder
because he was promised $15"0 for his
share in the graft."
As long as there la graft In the
United Btate tha republic la In
because graft la tirason. The «i
especlall] when i üblic oil li i
i, is worse tlian an ordinary
knave, lie is a rraitor to his coimury.
IN MEMORIAM
IN TWO great national celebrations
the American republic marks its
essential difference from all other
nations of the world, on Independence
(lay it remembers the founders of the
nation; on Memorial day It remembers
all who have taken part in the up
bullding of the nation to its present
condition of prosperity, glory and
world supremacy. '
The nation's heroes, who have fought
the battles of the republic, ■were hon
ored, and the broad-minded spirit of
modern times teaches recognition of
the part taken by all good citizens
in the development of the country
morally and physically, in the up
building of the national life.
Heroism is honorable wherever
found. It is honorable in peace as
well as in war, in the. ranks of the
workers as well as in the ranks of the
army.
The modern custom of decorating
the prrave.s of civilians and soldiers
alike, and of remembering all the dear
ones as well as all the brave ones
who have made, the nation great, ac
cords to the greßt-heartedness ot the |
American republic.
AH who have worked for the repub
lic, whether on the field of battle or
in the factory, whether as warriors or
as fathers and mothers of families,
toiling against tremendous odds to give
their children a square deal in educa
tion and opportunity, are worthy of |
the honor and remembrance they ro
ceive on Memorial day. j
RATES REFORM
CHIEF interest in council proceed
ings today will be centered in tho
ordinance prepared by the city
attorney fixing telephone rates; and in
giving a square deal to the public
and the companies. There is a popular
demand for equalization of rates. The
slogan of tho rates reformers is "the
same rates for both companies for the
same service."
Much dissatisfaction has been rausfe'.l
by the Inequality of the arrangement
by which the Sunset company is al
lowed to charge $3 per month for main
line residence telephones, and the
Home company $2 per month for main i
line residence telephones.
Since there can be po question as to
public and council opinion regarding
advisability of making the rates equal, I
the matter that remains to be threshed j
out Is the sum which should be j
charged. Public utilities .-ommlssion's
recommendation is residence rates for
both companies should be established
at $2.50 per month and residence two
party lin?s $2 per month.
Or the main lin ■> residence rates for
both companies might be fixed at $2 j
per month and the rate for residence
party line rates less than $2 per month.
In spite of rate difficulties and in
justices, telephone service is becoming
more and more popular in Great Los
Angeles; and the home that has not a
telephone is hardly complete. It is to
be hoped consideration for the general
welfare will bring about the establish
ment of a lust nnd equal, non-discrim
inative rate which will increase the
popularity of the telephone service
and thereby help the public as well as
the companies.
THE NEW PATRIOTISM
A TIMELY sermon by Rev. Dr.
Brougher of Temple Baptist
church on the subject of the new
pat rioti (in w i worthy of the npplau c
by which I" was liver-uyted. it \
high time fo. the now patriotism. The
world l<< entering on n new era, during
which the relations of social con IHlin?
and commercial conditions must te
ted amicably with a view to the
: ■ fluction of the greatest good for the
greatest number of citizens.
The new patriotism should he one
of peace, not of militarism. Modem
thought and modern development
should result not only in liberty among
all tuitions of the earth, but In peace
and pood will. Militarism is tyran
nous. It Is tlie last of the great tyran
nies, and lingers at r time when the
brotherhood of man should be taking
the place of the general, discord.
MllltHrism is a tremendous burden
on all the "civilized" nations of the
world: and it mocks the word civiliza
tion. The established order of thing?
that is to say, stable national so
cial conditions—could be overturned by
militarism, Vast expenditures for
naval and mllttarj i are de
fended 'in the ground that other na
tions are arming themselves
The establishment of an international
court of arbitration on a permanent
basis for settlement of all international
disputes will raise modern civilization
»ii the level of i ach of the commui
or i ivlilzation.
PRACTICAL AEROPLANING
BY til' f CJlenn Curtiss from
All any to Ni w York, the
of the awoplarq as an adjunct
ilillc usefulness is definitely set
tled. Rul the rail
road over the air route is stated In a
paragraph In the Associated Pre dcs
i ription of the flight.
"With thn signal that furtiss was
"ff. the special train of five cars und a
locomotive gathered impetus and
. follow."
Tim railroad can furnish speed, and
at the siiiii 1 tinip traveling accommoda
tions for :■ Large group of papsenßrrs.
The aeroplfino can furnish equal or
greater .-jh „i. livit '■■.!' transport only
one passenger at n time In :i flight
between Chicago (say) and New York,
the .train sitv'ci- would still have the
bettor in' Ui.- other; because ii would
take a llocu of aeroplanes to equul the
carrying capacity of even a short, light
tram.
The president's aut Imrl '.' il statement
well cxproHsea tlie popular opinion:
"The ( wonderH of aviation will never
■ ■/'
Ii is not only possible hut highly
probable a long flight with pufcuentfrs
will bo accomplished Con the i nil of
till* year. I
LOS ANGELES HER ALT): TTESDAY MORNING, MAY 31. 1010.
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CANADIAN MARKET
CANADIAN market for American
goods shows healthy activity; and '
there js constantly Increasing
I growth In the volume nf trade between
tin' republic and the dominion. Ac
cording to figures supplied by the
bureau of statistics for ten months
ending April exports to Canada
amounted to .?I74.■""■'.<"•". against $120,
--000,000 in the corresponding period of
last . ■ i
To a great rxtnnt the increase is in
manufactures. Coal shows an increase'
of $2,000,000; cotton, $2,000, : wheat,
51,; ,000; horses, $500,000; agricultural
implements, from $1,500,000 to $2,5 ;
j automobiles, from $1,000,000 to $3,11
In the manufacture nf machinery,
Vmerica is the foremost nation In the
world. American manufacturing su
pri mai y is easily proved by the tn -
mendous demand for articles of Ameri
can make. It is In order, however, to
inquire why reaping machines, type
writers, bicycles and automobiles of
American manufacture can be bought
cheaply In the United Kingdom
and on the European continent than In
the United states .■
Among all the Interests thru have
; claims on public attention none is more
Important than the harbor interest.
I The upbuilding of Greater Los Angeles
Into a marltlmi as well as a com-
rclal and manufacturing center will
form tl c greatest chapter in iis re
markable history.
Some of Hiram Johnson's sayings
arc epigrammatic. Here are two that
should be remembered: "We are not
trying to put the - orporatlons out of
business, but out of politics. Phis
fight Is not local, it is X"i"M on all
over the country. It is the fight against
the ystem."
G 1 candidates make good council
men. Good councilmen make good city
ordinances. Good ordinances and their
enforcement make good city govern
ment. With continued good government
Greater Los Angeles easily will attain
Ito tin Ip of thi « est.
Fin Commissioner Hawley recently
told til- members of the City club the
loan shark had been eliminated from
official Los Angeles, With this, di
i-d Improven eni (as well as many oth
erH) Los Angelet Herald had not a lit
tle to do.
Almost every big holiday brings
news of car wrecks with disastrous
consequences to human beings. Under
easily Imaginable eircumstanei a
"daj off" may i" 1 more strenuous than
a working day.
All arrangements fur the celebration
of Independence day must be made
with "safety and sanitj in view. Los
Angeles will have a patriotic and en
thusiastic but a sane and safu Fourth.
After the Qlenn Curtiss High; and
other , the phrase, "Up In the air,"
will have a new meaning. It will I" 1
equivalent to "All right and getting
along well."
it is a citizen's duty to vote .it the
primaries and to VOTE RIGHT. <i I
government is the beßt government for
Greater Los Angeles.
Advisory committee is still on guurd,
and Is r.-ady, if necessary, to assist
in the official investigation of. the high,
way project.
c; i government in Los Angeloi
. in help the prosperity and
further th« progreHg of Ortater Loa
Angeles.
In the brilliant lexicon of the re
aetlonarlps there is no such phraie as
•■buuare deal."
State Press Echoes
NON POLITICAL FOURTH
; Let us have a grand Fourth of July celebra
tion, such as Redwood City has had in past
years, and such a* its people are determined
to hold this year, l.< t there be no dissension
to mar the harmony of the proposed event,
Let it be free from politics in it? every fea
ture, with no suspicion of an attempt to fur
ther the aspirations of any office holder or
candidate for office. The Fourth of July Is
Liberty's day—the whole people's day—and any
effort to turn it Into a field day for voters
| will cause discord.—Redwood City Democrat.
STANFORD LOYALTY
The generosity and loyalty of the Stanford
student body Were again proved recently when
practically every student who was approached
donated toward the* eastern track fund. In
final analysis this poe? to prove that the
spirit that has secured victory for our teams
is still existent within the student body, an.l
I that the men who represent Stanford at
, Champlaln in June realize that the student
i body is with them In their efforts.—Dally Talo
I Alto.
LOST OPPORTUNITY
In hi** speech on the tariff Champ Clark of
Missouri lee tared that if President Tnft had
vetoed the Payne-Aldrich-Bmoot bill he could
have writtpn his name nmong the countn '■
prpat^ft benefactors. "But he let the golden
opportunity go by unimproved." added the
minority leader, "and It will never return to
him n? long as the crass grows an water
inns."— Ban Benlto Advance.
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ENCOURAGE THE YOUNG
Olvi the young and struggling a word of
iragement now and then. Y.u would
not leave those plants in your window boxes
without water nor refuse to open th*j shut
that the sunlight tmiy fall upon them,
l>ut you would leave some human flower to
puffer from want ■: appreciation or the sun
( encouragement. Banta rlaia News.
SOMETHING TOUCHABLE
A San Francisco paper deriaie* that the n
■i delegation f r ,, r ,i that city to Wash
ington went "with something tariKlhle in their
hands." This Is noi Intel li I an a reflection
<m t'l. i wera at W'ashli -■■ ■ Pasa lena
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MERCHANT MARINE
Not everything that Henry Clews, the New
York banker, sends out to the press merits
a place in thr columns of a dally news
paper, but his remarks '■■■ri'-'Tnins a merchant
marine arc timely and to the point.—Oakland
inquirer.
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KAISER'S HAT
If the kal.iir doesn't blufsom out in a I: ugh
\lUifr lint soon, It may be suspected that his
frlei Ishtp for tho colonel is only feigned.—
Sacrftmento l :■■'
Far and Wide
A GREAT SPEAKER
"Vrw, he certainly i« a speaker. One
of tho lif.xt I ever heard "
'What la nis special lint' of i
"That's his stront; point. i.i<- >■:!!>
you and get you worked up to a great pitch
of e-nthuslaflm and the next day you can't
remember what It was about, fio that when
you hear him again what he saj's is aa fresh
as ever."—rhlcago Record-Herald.
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DANGER SIGNALS
It is <heer folly to Ignore the truth that
there la in this district, as In other sections
of the country, a spirit of uneasiness and
unrest with peeped to existing social and
political conditions which can be atirrcd
Into life by a competent and Inspiring lead
er. Only he must be competent and inspir
ing, or In will i" a ridiculous failure. — New
lleclfnnl Standard.
DANGER THERE
Mr- Jones had been readlni: "I germ
laden hank note*. "Goodness gracious!" Rhe
exclaimed. "George, do you know how deadly
dangerous monoy really is?"
"I should fay I do." replied her husband,
"Look at the numbtr ol bill* it has killed at
Albany alone." —Turk.
ECONOMY
"Your husband goes to every baseball
(same."
"yen," replied young -Mr?. Torklnn.
"Charlie is economizing. When the homo
toam loses he'B too disappointed to eat am
dinner and when It ■nliis he's too enthuilaa
tlc." — Washington Star.
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ONE IN EVERY LIBRARY
Tlie Kaeramento lv > i monument
, , the memory of Mark Twain,
luring om
and well itui ked ll
u ataom Ille '(■■Kiwi^r.
UNFORTUNATE
"1 only sent that one miniature to tnc
academy this year. It was kepi until the.
last moment, and then unfortunately II wan
crowded out through want "t apace." —The
Tattler.
Public Letter Box
SCOTCHMAN DEFENDS ENGLISH
FROM 'ONE.TIME ENGLISHMAN'
LOS ANGELES, May SO.—[Editor
Herald]: I am not an Engllsmhan and
have probably not a drop of English
blood, yet i have lived In England
over twenty years and I think I know
them better than themselves, but I did
not come in contact With the kind of
English "A one-Time Englishman" de
scribes. He must have been a kind
of duck in a hen's neat. I have found
the Englishman In England the broad
est, most liberal. Just nnd generous of
any nation, and I am somewhat trav
eled.
In England there are no "foreign
ers" (except they speak a foreign
tongue), no distinction of country,
creed or color. England is still the
cradle of freedom of thought and
above all, free speech.
I have listened to a Scotch lecturer
before an English audience, satirising
and ridiculing "John Bull" and his foi
bles, follies, Inconsistencies and strong
weaknesses, while the English audi
ence roared with laughter and applaud
ed. Where else on the soil's surface
could this, happen? I asked the lec
turer later where would he venture
this to another nationality. His an
swer was. "Nowhere. The Scot would
listen In silence, then heckle me for
hours. The Irish would breaK up the
seats and break my head."
The "One-Time Englishman" should
return to England long enough to be
come acquainted with his countrymen.
The '"It has a right to protest against
being Ignored, as is even more com
mon by Americans than by English
men, who do so thoughtlessly, without
an idea of self-assertion. Hut the Colts
are much to blame for their self
effacement after permitting themselves
to be called English and often desig
nating themselves so.
The Celtic club of Los Angeles could
do no better service to tin race at this
time than inform the press and people
of the fact that British is broader
and truer than English, which would
scarce be a factor in the universe but
for the celts. Scotch, Welsh and Irish.
who, however, have only kindly feel
ings for their fellow Britishers.
A SCOT.
REFLECTIONS ON DOCTRINE OF
ORIGINAL SIN AND GOD'S LAW
LOS ANOBLKS, Mny 30. [Editor
Hnrald]: To judge from Mr. Kitts'
expression In today's Herald, "Cleanse
the blood from lour (trapes," etc., ho
seems to think, hi do a great mass of
thPOloßlonpi, that fin In the. flesh is
wimp evil substance Infused Into Adam
when he -sinned, transmitted from par
enl to child and thus permeatlnn thr
whole human family; hut rooted out
from each Individual thai Is cleansed
nnd made holy in the sin cleansing
fountain.
But, we ask. Was Adam created
boly? No, by no means. They were
naked and not ashamed. Such a con
dition may ho called Inn nee. as in
small children, but not holiness, tor
holiness Implies character, which they
did not have.
The tree of knowledge, whether lit
eral or metaphorical, was a prohib
itory law; something they were for
bidden to do, and which, uli n done.
opened their eyea and showed thorn
their nude ronditoln; or, In other
words, conscience smote them. Hence
their hiding from the faro of tho
mighty Elohlm. The pair had now afl
vanced one step up the ladder of civ
ilization. They had begun to form a
character.
.Must denominations da Indeed advo
cnte the doctrine of natural Immor
tality Inherited from Adam, hence tlioir
belief In eternal torment; but Hits
statement fand (im Bible is flilcil with
■ImilKr strong proof) dors forever pre
elude that heathen dogma,
All must admit, and theologians Ron
erally do admit, that the truly con
verted and redeemed child of God is
us free from sin as Adam was prior to
taking the forbidden • fruit, if. then,
Adam had been created holy and free
from sinful lusts, the true redeemed
child of God would likewise be free
from mi 'i lusts, But such is not tin 1
case. The lusts are still present, but
to bo conquered by Holy Spirit power,
with one peremptory "Opt thee behind
me, Satan."
Then, and not till then, Is the man
created In the image of God mentally,
and shall be »0 physically In the great
day of Judgment when raised from his
sleep In the bosom of mother earth.
I. BODE.
All American Chinese Girls Fond of
Making Fudge and Also Eating It
AT last ■ definite standard Of civili
zation has been set. Or to be
exact, a standard of feminine
civilization. The masculine one has
yet to be determined, and when one
regards the various litmus paper tests
Which might he used in various grades
(if society and In various parts of the
land, the difficulty or fixing upon one
Universal measurement is at once ap
parent
With femininity, however, there was
little or no trouble. Th* sex unites
Upon a Single test. That made, the ex
amination Is passed with honors.
The case of the Misses Chang, whose
father Is the new Chinese minister to
the- United States, is n most pertinent
Illustration. According to their gov
erness, who lias had a wide experience
with outside barbarians, these young
girls are the most diligent students of
Knglish sin- has ever known and are
BhoWjng marvelous results. Most sig
nificant Ol all, they have not only
fallen a victim to fudge, bui they arc
experts in its manufacture.
Nothing more is needed to admit
them tn equality, social, moral, re
ligious nnd Intellectual, with the girls
of this nation. They have become
Amerleanlßed In the biggest sense of
the word. And they will stan.l in the
very first rank of feminine civilization.
because the records show that they
moke fudge three times n day, and
onlj heaven knows how often they
nibble at it.
It doesn't need this celestial approval
to show the heavenly Miialttles of fudge.
While Theologians Are Fighting for
Dogmas Boys and Girls Go Wrong
II ROM a remark made by Milwau
\ 'tor's now mayor In reply to a
clergyman yesterday we would
say that tin' new mayor I* not likely to
prove disappointing. "While you are
fighting for some theological dogma
our boys and girl* are going to noil."
declared his worship In an HJdr ss
before the Milwaukee Ministerial asso
ciation. One clergyman said that Ik-
WOUld not trust hid boy to attend th.9
baseball game because lntox'.O'irtts
were sold upon the grounds, to which
Mayor Seidol promptly replied: "Then
It is up to you to cultivate a better
taste." Surely nothing remains to
prove the scintillating intellect of the
new mayor of Milwaukee, whose name
jis already a household word. On 1' of
j the ministers declared there was not
any need of trying to give the boys
"good wholesome amusements when
the nickel theaters downtown cat?rei
to their baser passions." Quick as a
Hash the undaunted mayor replied:
"The thing for us to do is to compete
with the nickel theaters. Let us have
a moving picture machine put In the
school house."
The clergyman who would not per
mit his boy to attend the baseball
game because liquor was sold on the
grounds is not very broad between
Silurians Are a Negligible Quantity
in Thriving and Enterprising Chico
BY a majority so large that there
can be- ,no longer any question
but that the progressive element
controls Chlco and that the Silurians
are a negligible quantity in that burg,
the Improvement bonds were carried
Tuesday, and now already the mayor
announces, according to the special
correspondence of the Union, that he
will at once begin the public Improve
ments contemplated. The streets are
to be improved, new storm sewers built
and the historical If not picturesque
city hall la to give way to a modern
building to cost $50,000. In other words,
when the money for the bonds has
been spent ChlcO is going to be a
modern city, with ail the improvements
and attractions of a municipality.
There is no more charming city of Its
size in California thin Chieo. Located
in the center of a beautiful valley, mir
rounded by a magnificent firming
country, and with one of the greatest
Industries— the Diamond Match com
pany _in the United States at its doors,
ChlcO Is destined to bo one of tho most
Important places of the state. A town
with such a destiny assured should not
lag behind In local improvements, but
should be up to date In every direction,
and the sale of the new bonds will at
Los Angeles Ventriloquist Creates a
Big Sensation in Local Chinatown
A SURE • imuch sensation was cre
ated In Los Angeles' Chinatown
recently bj Edward I". Reynard,
Ventriloquist. For two horns Keynard
kepi the celestials In a condition of
frlghl bordering on hysteria and ner
vous breakdown. A Chinaman has
more superstition In a minute than :i
Mexican has saints' days in the year
Everything deals with the supernat
ural, according to the chinaman, and
anything thai he doesn't readily under
stand is ascribed t" the workings of
the Rods or the devils.
ii was this .tint of nuperstitlon that
Reynard played on. He was accompa
nied by friends ami tiny Invaded the
Chinese section shortly before mum.
Chinese were dozing in doorways and
squatting on the curbs, smoking their
pipes and sleeping the half sleep of the
■sit-down." Restaurant megßengers
carrying tray.s of Chinese delicacies
were hawking their wares, and over
the settlement rested the peace and
happiness that come only from con
tentment. Reynard first entered ,n Chi
nese bird st..re. A canary bird ua
swinging in Hie eitße, and the Chinese
were chattering and smoking, Reynard
walked boldly up to the counter, and
then turned and looked thoughtfully
a l the bird, ami although the little pet
Potatoes Make Good, Cheap and Filling
Eating for the Poor and Unemployed
(Uncoln, N«b.i Bt«te Journal)
ti/^i OOD. smooth Ohio potatoes" were
I | advertised by a local grocer
vJ y»it«rday at 4" cents pit
bushel. This is the most sensational
news of the week. Forty cents a bushel
fur potatoes, even small potatoes, la
cheap. For months thr people have
been out with lanterns lonkinf? tor
Bomething cheap, and with m tter
luck than Diogenes hari with ins lan
tern. In d'xiKin* tiio ioylla of moun
talnous meat prlo«S they have ialhii
.San .Ins HtiU.D
It is the most popular course In every
feminine boarding school or collage,
.■nut while not officially recognized In
tin- < urriruln of public schools, It la
there ju.«t the s:\me. ,
History knows tlint Dolly Madison
Invented Ice cream, and a grateful
world talks of raising a statue to her.
Bui all that la known of tin- discoverer
i.r fudge in the slight tact that ihe was
a Vassar college rIH ar>,i that she hit
upon the delicious cbfipound, like so
many other Invention 1 of great mo
m.hi to the world ha< been made, in
a casual way.
From another point of view hor dls
covery Is unique. Improvements have
followed upon other inventions; the
basic Ides has been expanded and <!<■■
veloped. Bui the original fudge Is
still the besi of all, though there havo
been countless variants of it.
To B mere man It seems that there is
mi unconscious Ingratitude on the pnrt
dt Fudge lovers, not at all consistent
wiiii tne big-hearted appreciation we
export from the sex. If there should be
concerted action to discover the rlvi
who invented the delicacy nnd to re
ward her as she deserves, it would be
batter than a number of the other
plans which women are agitating.
And as b Blight beginning, as an
earnest of the reverence womankind
should feel for fudge and Its invent.ir.
v. would sußgest thai the exclama
tion, "Oh, fudge!" so common among
ci ■■■!■;. be dropped altogether or robbed
of its sneering irreverence. After that,
the pension for the discovery and then
B statue.
iFnn Jon Hcrcury)
the eyes, for In depriving the hoy of
ill 1 pleasure of seeing the baseball
match he not only sums the lad toward
himself hut makes absolutely no head
wmv In the direction of fortifying him
against liquor drinking. As well say
thnt lip shall not go to school via cer
tain streets because on these streets
saloons are located; or prevent him
from >-■ >i 1 11; ti> church or Sunday ichool
for the same reason. A better way
would ho to teach the hoy that tho
world is full of evil and pood, and that
he must determine with which side he
shall stand. Point out to him the Im
ite physical find material rewards
of choosing the better path and the in
fallible penalties and heart-wrlnglngs
thai belong to the other way. Then
live consistently before him, so that by
the time he must go out into the worl I
on his nwn hehalf his moral and physi
cal nature will he capahlo of meeting
unscathed the temptations which face
him at every turn. Better he had
never heen born than prow into man
hood with the petty, circumscribed
Viewpoint of his father.
If the nickelodeons at Milwaukee are
as Vicious as Mayor Seldel admits, us
a public official It is his duty to so,
that the pictures exhibited are strictly
censored before they are given to the
public,
(PnrraiTK'nto T'nlnn)
once place the community in linp with
the most progressive smaller cities In
the state ,
But the vote by which this desired
end was reached is so significant that
it is well to emphasize it acain, nl
thoiiph the special telegram to thn
Union from Cnloo gave the figures at
the time of the election. The larpest
opposition vote was to the city hall
project, apalnst which 74 ballots were
cast, but thore were 573 for, so the
adverse vote wns only one In eight.
For street improvements the vote stood
688 ayes to only 64 noes, and for the
sewer bonds 601 persona voted yes to
66 who voted no. Nearly a 12 to 1 af
firmative vote. This is a record of
which Chtco should he proud and which
she should advertise to the world.
Based upon her vote the population
of Chico does not appear as large by
far as It really It, hut It should he re
membered Hint the municipal limits,
like those of Sacramento, are far
smaller thiin the town itself, and that
while the vote would only Rive a popu
lation of some 3nnO, the real population
of the town cannot be far from several
times that number. chico i.i full of
promise, and those who are looking for
a Rood place to locate could not lind
one more desirable.
(Waahintton stnr)
continued to swing on Its ppreh,
strange things occurred.
"A Hot Time In the Old Time To
night" began to roll from its beak.
Anil the bird mnrc it very well, every
word understandable, while the Chi"
nese held on to one another.
In a little joss house, where fortunes
are told, Reynard found several Chi
nese trying their luck. They rot their
fortune! In this way: The priest or
1; leper, for a certain fee, gives them a
box of sticks. These sticks have num
bers on them which correspond to cer
tain number* in a book. If a China
man wants to take a journey he con
sults the box of sticks referring to
journeys, draws his stick, looks up the
number In the book and read a his for
tune. In all such places Hip various
gods of (food luck, health, fortune,
I health, etc., are stationed on >< little,
altar. An Ueynnrd entered his eyes
lighted up at the sight of the rare ma
terial at hand, and for ten minutes the
little gods bawled out the Chinese wor
shipers In a way thai was a shame,
entered Into arguments with one an
other and threatened to destroy any
Chinaman present who didn't buy. a
dozen prayer papers. Needless to say,
the keeper did a land office business
for the next few minutes, and the fame
of that shrine Is made forever.
against a Charyblcin of corn tnsal or
butter. Till this light flashed there
nepnipri no way through.
Now we can eal potatoes! True, po
tatoes are not rattening;. But it is not
r,d we need; II l« energy; and potatoes
arc great energliers, The protest of
our [Hen friends, potatoes ar< whal
they lefl Ireland to escape, should not
bs taken too seriously, Potatoes urn
eminently better than nettling. Till
tin automobile Is i>aid tor, ;it least,
nothing promises liku Lliu potato.