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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20
POLICE BELIEVE THEY
HAVE CONFIDENCE MEN
Two Suspects Are Arrested and
Locked Up on Charge of
SWindIinu

Two men VINO are said TO be eastern
confidence men, James G. Likes and E.
J. Dalton, have been arrested and
locked UP in the city Jail charged with
working a diamond swindle. Likes
was arrested Friday and Dalton Satur-
day night.
Complaints have come to the police
of two men who have been working off
"phony' diamonds as the real article
in Los Angeles, and detectives have
been on their trail for several days.
Their game seems to have been quite
successful despite the ear marks of the
confidence gag. They came west with
a number of the imitation diamonds set
as shirt studs. the settings in some
cases being extra good. Taking a pair
of nippers the head of the stud was
nipped off so that it would look as If
it had been, nipped from the shirt bosom
of someone.
When the confidence men would find
a person who they knew had little
money and was also a little crooked
they Immediately set about to get into
plished one of the fake jewels was
wrapped In tissue paper and secreted
in the sock of one of the swindlers, in
preparation of favorable opportunity.
On the opportunity presenting itself
the confidence man would say quietly:
"I have little something here that 1
want to show you," and would mys-
teriously go down into his sock and
bring out the little package and con-
tinue: II have just crossed the con-
tinent, you know, and on the way over
] had chance to touch fellow. See
the marks where / pinched off the
diamond with these pinchers. This
is two and a half caret stone and
worth about $3.50, but of course can't
take it anywhere and try to sell it,,
for would be caught.
Now am little short of cash and
I only want to get-a suit of clothes
and little money out of this so make
me an offer. You can have it at your
own price" All the time displaying
the alleged diamond which glistens like
a genuine one. After more persuasive
talk bargain is struck and the victim
goes away in high glee to think what
a bargain he has stumbled onto. His
spirits take a sudden drop the next
day, however when he takes his dia-
mond to be mounted.
The prices these men are alleged to
have received for their fake diamonds
ranges from $6 to $65.
on account of the way the game was
worked the people who bought from
the confidence men do not like to come
forward and say SO in complaint or
anywhere else. but the police have two
who are ready to swear to a complaint
i,,c CT thaaa man
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE
Two Houses Damaged by Early
Morninq Blaze

Fire destroyed a house occupied by
rilson at 1914 Alpine street at an early
hour yesterday morning, also damaging
the home of c. G. Andrews next door,
The cause of the fire is unknown, but
ii completely destroyed the five-room
cottage occupied by Clayton with its
contents. The loss on the building is
estimated at $1,000 and the furniture
$3.50. There was $500 insurance on the
latter.
One wall of Andrews house was
burned out, the damage amounting tc
$4OO, which is covered by insurance
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20
MIDsHIPMAN DROPS DEAD
Samuel Westray Battle Expires Sud-
denly at Naval Academy

By Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 19.-Midship-
man Samuel Westray Battle of the sec
ond class at the Naval academy, and
son of Surgeon Samuel w. Battle. u.
S. NJ, retired of Asheville, N. c.,
dropped dead as the brigade of mid
shipmen were called to dinner form
alton shortly after ~ o'clock today.
Young Battle had just taken his place
as third petty officer of the Second
battalion when he was stricken with
heart failure. He fell before anyone
reached him and was dead when picked
up by his mates. He was 21 years of
age.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20

road over which he is travelling is in
fit shape for traffic.
On all sides railroad officials are con-
fident that after the present tangle In
traffic Is unraveled there will be no
more serious difficulty with the roadbed
this season. Tracks all along the line
are being strengthened to Withstand
anything short of a flood and 1t is ex-
pected that for the rest of the season
everything will go along smoothly.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20

Wedding Invitations
Distinctive style born of accurate
knowledge of social requirements. Dies.
stamps. etc. Sanborn, Vail &, Co.. S57 s..
Broadway
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20
Cha1nberlain's
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20
BURBANK PLAYERS
IN PAUL REVERE
STIRRING WAR ROMANCE IS
WELL ACTED
"a jolly American Tramp With
Necessary Accessories, Is Pre-
scented at Grand by New
York Company

paul Revere" admirably disguised
as William Desmond, opened a weeks
engagement at the Burbank theater
yesterday afternoon. SO far as the
title Is concerned, IL is well suited for
a week made notable by washington's
birthday hut so far as matization
of the popular hero of the midnight
ride Is concerned. II freedom shrieked"
again no one is likely to blame It.
Romantic comedy of any sort II a
'grand stand play" on patriotism Is
made, Will bring forth cheers. Cap
turing an English army to the accom-
paniment of red fire. blank cartridges
and cheers Is an easy and cheap meth
cd of making a drama popular with
an audience. The plot Of the Burbank
play Is scarcely noticeable.
William Desmond in the role of Paul
Revere, hero, and Blanche Hall as
Elizabeth Meade, a winsome maid.
very much In love with Paul, held the
stage most of the time and pleased
their audience.
OF course there was villain, and
Stanley Johns as Abel Underwood, in
cidentally an able villain, gloried in
the Kisses of the gallery from curtain
to curtain.
Henry Stockbridge as Sam Binks,
the original Yankee doodle, as laugh
producer was success.
The Burbank stock company will
give an extra matinee performance of
Paul Revere" February %, Washing
tons birthday.
MeIodrama at Grand
That a man can be tramp and still
be happy and a hero was demonstrated
to the public at the Grand this week
when the troupe sent out by the Union
Amusement company made its bow to
local audience in "a Jolly American
Tramp" The concoction dished out by
the Unionists is lurid mixture of
fierce melodrama and still more fierce
comedy. There are all kinds of spec
ialties forced upon the audience, and
they range from such ancient history
as "Goodby Little Girl" down to IAN
original speciality by none other than
Happy Jack. tramp and hero of the
piece.
Happy" Jack is star in his own
way and certainly has no imitators
Every time there is chance for
little limelight Jack runs out from the
wings and gets into the glare with a
rush. He does everything that is
worth doing and at the wind-up has
everything coming his way.
OF course there is the usual "melo"
plot OF the wronged ones and the cruel
villain, and were it not for Jack tile
tramp in lots of places villiany has
more than even break to triumph over
virtue. AS always the finish finds all
as it should be and wrong made right
again.
The company presenting IA Jolly
American Tramp" is about UP to the
usual run of travelling "meloists,' and
the members go through their parts
in creditable manner.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20

If you have small children in your
home. you cannot afford to be with
out Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
For coughs, colds and Group it never
fails. For sale by all leading drug
gists.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20
KELLY NOW IN
CARE OF FRIEND
WEEPS ON SHOULDER OF
PHILADELPHIA MAN
Dramatic Scene Is Presented on Ar
rival Of Daniel Wade at the
Office Of Chief Of Police
Hammel

Owen Kelly the Philadelphia capi-
talist, who has been in the Los An
geles city Jail awaiting the arrival Of
a detective or friend from the Quaker
city to take him home, left the Jail last
night. Daniel Wade, an old friend Of
Kelly's, arrived late yesterday evening
and went Immediately to the home Of
Bishop Conaty, where he called UP
Chief Hammel over the phone and no.
titled the chief Of his arrival From
the bishops home he went to the jail
and took his friend Kelly away with
him, refusing to tell the police where
he was stopping,
The Los Angeles police were notified
several days ago that Wade was on
the way to get Kelly, and the creden-
tials he gave Chief Hammel were
signed by superintendent of Police
John b. Taylor and countersigned by
Captain of Detectives Dougherty of
Philadelphia.
Kelly was in Chief Hammel's office
when Wade came in, and the two men
rushed into each others arms, Kelly
putting his head on the broad shoulder
of his fellow countryman and crying
like child. Both men are big-hearted
Irishmen and openly showed their
affection for each other, both in their
language and actions.
Wade told Chief Hammel that he
desired to keep his address in Los An
geles a secret, as he had nothing to
give out and did not want to see any
body. When asked If he would see any
newspaper men, he famed UP and said
that the eastern papers had printed a
lot of lies about his old friend and that
he had been bothered nearly to death
with the reporters in Philadelphia and
would not speak to one of them here.
He acknowledges that Kelly used
large sums of money which belonged
to his relatives to speculate in steel
and had lost 1t, but that no charges
had been or would be preferred against
him.
Business In Good Shape
According to Wade's statement Kelly
left $4,000 In cash in one bank in Phil
adelphia when he left, and that his
business there was in good shape, so
that he could probably make good the
shortage himself in time.
Kelly's friends seem to think that
losses in the steel market upset his
nerves and that he was taken with a
sudden fear of discovery. and in his
nervous shaste he ran away. nearly cir
cling the globe In a fruitless search
told on him terribly and he is almost
a nervous wreck
Since his arrest last Monday night
Kelly has eaten hardly anything,
tasting food but twice during the en-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-20

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
REASON FOR WANTING RAIN
Singular Yet Sufficient Cause Tor
Longing Of a Georgia
Mountaineer.

According to the Brooklyn Eagle Rev.
Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia, told this
story:
"A friend of mine down in one of the
small towns of Georgia has many
proteges among the people in the noun
tain country near Several years ago
there was long dry spell in Georgia.
At about the beginning of it the wife
of one of the mountaineers died. The
disconsolate husband followed her to
the grave and was the last to leave the
burying ground His footprints re-
NAMED large and distinct, in the clay
beside the grave. Six weeks afterward
my friend drove out to see how the
widower was doing. He was sitting in
the door of his cabin, staring hope1essly
at the clouded sky.
Eff hit would turn in an rain,' he
said, I wouldn't ask nothin' of nobody
The dry weather is bad for the
crops the visitor remarked
.'Taint crops said the widower,
hits Miss Seliny Jones. She swears
she won't marry me til it rains.
"'she lows it wouldn't be showing
proper respect for my first wife to marry
before my tracks in the graveyard is
washed out. l shore do wish it would
turn in an rain. l been courtin' her
six weeks. Good Lord, a man CANT wait
on the weather forever"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
SAVED cHILD's LIFE.
Remarkable Cure Of Dropsy by Dodds
Kidney Pills.

sedgwick, Ark, June l9.-The case of W.
S. Taylor's little son is looked upon by
those interested in medical matters as one
of the most wonderful on record. In this
connection his father makes the following
statement
Last September my little boy had
dropsy; his feet and limbs were swollen
to such an extent that he could not walk
or put his shoes on. The treatment that
the doctors were giving him seemed to
do him no good, and two or three, people
said his days were short, even the doctors,
two of the best in the country told me he
would not get better. | stopped Their 81,
Kidney Pills. ] gave him three Pills q
day, epe morning, noon s apd o nigAtt feE
the swelling was all gone, bYt to, give
the medicine justice, gave him eleven
more Pills. ! used thirty -hye Pills N al
and he was entirely cured. consider
your medicine saved my child's fife: When
the thirty-fve Pills, were given him.. ne
could run, dance and sing, whereas before
he was an invalid in his mothers arms
from morning until night"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
BOYS FISHING FOR MONEY.
Their Efforts Prove Interesting to
Elderly Gentleman Who Takes
Hand.

Two boys on Market street, Philadel-
phia, near the city hall. says the Phila-
delphia Record, fought for the posses
sion of a fve-cent piece. The coin
Slipped from the elders tightly-clenched
hand and fell on the bars of grating,
where it balanced for an instant and
then tilted into the pit three feet below.
Instantly the fight between the lads was
forgotten, and they made common
cause of the misfortune.
The smaller boy displayed bump of
inventive genius. He pulled from his
pocket piece of Irvine. A nearby build
ing operation furnished bit of soft hot
pitch, which the lad tied to one end Of
the string. The boys then began to fish
for the elusive shining coin below. A
crowd gathered to watch the operation.
Three times the nickel was brought to
within a few inches of the surface,
each time to fall, when deeply drawn
signs escaped from the onlookers.
Give me that string!" commanded an
elderly man, his hair tinged with gray.
He was fashionably CARRIED, and smile
of amusement went the rounds of the
growing crowd as the old fellow got
down on his knees and tried his luck
with the piece of pitch, the coin and the
string
He fshed with no better success than
the boys. Finally he gave snort of an
ger, rose, surveyed with a frown the
crime embedded deep in the fabric of
his expensive trousers, and then smiled.
Il guess I'm in my second childhood"
he remarked. I'm S. years old-old
enough to know better. I've wasted
about five dollars worth of time trying,
like some big BOBBY, to recover five
cents. Here, boys, is dime to make up
for your loss" He walked away, the
crowd dispersed, and after the street
had become clear once more the boys
resumed their efforts to regain that per.
verse f1ve-cent piece.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
SWORN OFF ON PEANUTS.
The Henpecked Man Arouses the
Suspicion Of His Better-Ha1
by Eating Them.

n am very fond Of peanuts" said the
henpecked man, according to the Philadel-
phia Record, "but I've had to give them
up. No, not on account Of my health.
You see, my wife acted SO foolish about it
that cut out the peanut habit simply to
keep peace in the family. | frequently
used to buy bag to take home in the
evening, and generally ate a few on the
way. Well, the other evening my wife,
who has most suspicious nature, sneered
at me when ! reached home. Been eat
ing peanuts again, have your? she re-
marked. Why, yes, my dear, l said,
pulling the bag from my pocket. Fine
thing to sober up on, eh?' she continued.
gazed at her in blank amazement. oh,
you needn't play innocent she went on.
4 know all about it. How many drinks
have you had to-day?' MY dear ex-
postulated, I don't know what you mean:
have had nothing to drink Don't tell
At last And with that she flashed on
me some foolish newspaper clipping to the
effect that after inbibing too freely few
peanuts have wonderful effect In sober
ing person up. OF course, all argu-
ment and denial would be futile; rather
than that have given up peanuts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
KYLE SLEPT PRETTY WELL,
But the Drummers in Neighborirg
Rooms Could Not Say
as Much.

Representative Kyle, of Ohio, has .
high, sweet tenor voice, and is known to
his colleagues as "the sweet singer from
Ohio" He is in great demand at din
ners, where he sings old Scotch songs
melodiously, says a Washington paper.
When he was out campaigning in his dis
trict last fall he arrived, at country ho-
tel where half dozen drummers were to
put up for the night also. Kyle told the
landlord he wanted a quiet room where he
could sleep undisturbed, as he was very
tired.
Next morning at breakfast the drum
mers were protesting loudly because their
rest had been disturbed by the snoring
of the man in room le. They variously
described the snoring as the worst they
had ever heard. Most of them said they
had not slept wink.
"How did you sleep?" asked one Of the
drummers of Kyle.
Fine" said Kyle; never heard thing
from the time / struck the bed until this
morning. got great nights rest.
'In heavens name, where did you
sleep?" asked the drummers.
"1n room IT," Kyle replied.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15

soning, let him look to the condition
Of his blood and see if it is at fault.
The chances are nine to nothing that
it is not impure at ALL Is the pulse
too rapid? The eye bloodshot? the
tongue rough and coated? No? Then
there is nothing wrong with the blood.
and the trouble is with the skin. So
follow the above directions and cheat
the amputating table and perhaps the
undertaken of their prey.
Aod now for genuine blood poison:
The affection is severe one and liable
to Prove fatal within few days, yet
it may, by proper treatment, be over
come. 1t has been shown that the
disease itself is caused by the presence
of pus that has in some way got into
the circulation from an ulcer or wound.
This, becoming mixed with the pure,
life-giving blood, taints it. In this
condition, instead of nourishing and
sustaining the tissues of the body, it
slowly poisons them. This nourish-
ment being destroyed, the first thing
necessary is to sustain the patients
strength. He mist be given diet of
great nutritive pcxSr and particularly
easy of digestion. Instructions along
these lines have been given in pre-
vious lectures and in tbs Home Health
club books. If the case is as serious as
above described, the most capable
physician should be in attendance, and
if his remedies are such as to tend to
strengthen, instead of debilitate, &
cure may be expected. But skillful
nursing will be required in any event.
and the methods herein given will be
approved by any intelligent physician.
The wound should be we'll cleansed
by the same method employed in the
case of the stubborn liberation. The
whole body should be treated to fire.
quent bathing. Do everything possible
to produce quiet. Give the patient an
abundance of pure. fresh air, but be
careful to keep the temperature as
even as possible. If this method of
treatment is strictly followed, there are
but few cases of blood poison which
will not yield to it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
LONGEST WIRE ON EARTH.
Circuit That Extends from London to
Teheran, the Capital of
Persia.

+. What is probably the longest tele.
graph circuit in the world has been in
operation for over year on the lines
OF the Indo-European Telegraph com
pany, between London and Teheran
Persia's capital. This circuit is 1900
miles in length, and in it's course it
traverses the North sea for 200 miles
and passes through Belgium, Germany
Russia, Turkey in Asia and Persia
The Wheatstone automatic system OF
transmission and reception is en-
ployed on the circuit, transmitting
messages at the rate of 80 to 400 words
a minute, according to the nature of
the circuit, as against rs to IS words
by manual Morse transmission.
While this is, no doubt, the longest
telegraph circuit in daily operation,
long circuits have been successfully
operated experimentally. For exam
pie, q circuit on which there were IA
automatic repeaters was made up on
one occasion from Cape York to Der
by, around the coast of Australia a
distance of 1916 miles, over which
messages we're transmitted at the rate
of II words in a minute.
Quite recently, also, in the early
hours of the morning, an Associated
Press Geographic circuit was made up
which extended over almost the entire
United States. 1t included the cities
of New Orleans, La; Memphis, Tenn;
Dallas, Tex; Louisville, KY; Wash
ington, D. c.; Baltimore, Md; Phila-
delphia, New York, Chicago, Kansas
City, Mo-; Denver and Leadville, COL;
San Francisco, San Diego, Fresno and
Los Angeles, Cal. This circuit worked
successfully for over two hours, dur
ing which long official report from
Gen. Nogi's headquarters was trans
mitted.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
Rapacity Of Rats.

No place is sacred to the rat. From
sleeping man to an elephant there is
nothing which he will not eat Rats
have eaten their way through a live pig
and bitten cc1 the legs Of live BIRDS.
Some yeats ago the keepers Of The Lon
don geological gardens could hot under
stand what made the elehhants.so rest
less, so uneasy on their feet. Investi-
cation showed that at night the rats
came out and gnawed of the thick skin
growing about the nails on the monsters
feet Apparently they must have fan
lied the horn of the rhinoceros, too, for
regularly the keepers used to find fiat
tened rats where the rhinoceros had been
wing,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
MEDICAL BREvITIEa

a Berlin doctor lays It down that
the piano should never be used by .
child under 16 years Of age. Out Of
1000 girls who played before the age
Of u he found 600 cases Of nervous
diseases.
When the Medical and ChtrIrgical
Society of London was founded in 1906
the barber-surgeon was still more or
less tolerated At one Of its early
meetings one DR.. Wardrop advocated
the excellent custom" Of bleeding pa
tents till they tainted, SO that they
might be the subject of surgical opera
ton while in an insensible condition.
Attention has been drawn lately to
the insufficient food on which many
Of the children Of the poor have to
subsist, and to the impossibility Of ILL
nourished brains assimilating due
amount of mental pabulum. The food
may in other instances be sufficient,
and the child may yet be unable to
thrive upon it owing to defect in those
much neglected organs, the teeth.
An astronomer does not hail the
discovery of new star with any more
enthusiasm than the average physician
displays over q new or rare disease.
It was in this spirit that Sir Fred
erick Treves received the account Of
ailments which the distinguished pa
tient gave him. LET me congratulate
you," he Is reported as saying; you
have, you lucky dog, q disease which
was thought to be extinct"
Forty thousand persons in London
alone are suffering from consumption.
according to DR.. Arthur Latham, prize
essayist of the Kings sanatorium.
II other forms of tuberculosis were
included, the number would be not
fewer than $4,000. Consumption is
responsible for the deaths OF 5000
persons per annum in the metropolis,
and a similar number die from other
tuberculous diseases, all Of them pre-
ventable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers.

IF you have offensive pimples or erup-
tons, ulcers on any part Of the body,
aching bones or joints, falling hair. mucous
patches, swollen glands, skin itches and
burns lips gum eating fostering
fer from serious blood poison or the De-
ginings of deadly cancer. You may be
permanently cured by taking Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b. made especially to
cure the worst blood and skin diseases.
Heals every sore or ulcer, even deadly
cancer, stops all aches and pains and re-
duces all swellings. Botanic Blood Balm
cures all malignant blood troubles, such
ming sores, carbuncles, scrofula. Drug
gists, 81. To prove it cures, sample Of
Blood Balm sent free and prepaid by
writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. De-
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sent in sealed letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
Hepeless Case.

Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego-I wonder
what has come over Mrs. Lapsling. She
seems to be the victim of a settled melan-
,holy.
Mrs. Seldom Holme-I have noticed
it. You can't get her into conversation,
even at a musical yscital.-Chicago
Tribune.