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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
CHAINED TO A CORPSE
DoIeful Punishment of the Ancients Duplicated
In Our Modern Life

The Romans used to punish a mur-
derer by claiming to his body the corpse
of his victim. Wherever he went he
dragged behind him the debris of his
crime, the sleazy cadaver, revolving
thing that was once a man.
Every day you see people dragging
around with them the corpse of their
sins. They can't get away from them.
And many of them have become so
intimate with these corpses that they
become corpses themselves. The misery
OF these poor unforunates has become
constitutional with them. 1t fits them
like an old shoe. They have become
accustomed to it.
And there are thousands of humans
who are walking the earth today with
corpses attached to them dyspeptic
stomachs they can't get rid of. They
have to get along the best they can
With the stomach they have. And the
owners of said dyspeptic stomachs are
10 be found in every walk of life, suf-
ferlng from some form Of Indigestion,
first cousin to dyspepsia.
They wear that forlorn appearance
their energy is at zero, nothing interests
them and they interest no one, their
faces are shrunk, their nerves are
wilted and their shoulders sag. Are YOU
one of the myriads who dandle and
gratify their palates, at the sacrifice
of their stomachs? Are you one of
those who allow their senses to run
riot, eating too much, drinking too
much, eating It the wrong time, eating
the haf-cooked, the queer and the inn
possible?
Are you bloated after eating, and
imagine that 1T is your food that fills
you! DO you have nausea when Won
look upon this or that, rebel at one
thing and be hungry for it, too. at the
same time? And have you got whole
lot OF other things the matter with
your stomach that you know about
but nobody else does, and can't eK-
plain? If so, you have dyspepsia, real
dyspepsia. And the chances are Won
have had it long time.
Your stomach is oVerworked. abused.
tagged out. The gastric and digestive
juices are weak, the muscles of the
stomach are jaded, and the whole busl-
ness needs new life 1t needs sorne-
thing which will take hold of the food
as 1t comes in and do the digesting,
and let your stomach take rest.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets do that
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have to do without them. That gives
the stomach some rest and chance to
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You will feel the change first ir your
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whole body. You'n feel rosy and sweet
That's the object You can get these
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on earth for soc a package
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets Is the
name,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

catarrh, as believe that, as In my
case, it will prove a sure cure"
Gives Pc-ru.na Credit
Mr.. James D. King, Alamo Hotel,
Colorado Springs, Col, member You
mans of America, writes:
Il had to come here on account Of
lung trouble and found that my recov-
cry was very slow.
"a friend suggested that try Peruna
and 1 did so. l began to improve very
rapidly and kept right on using 1t. In
four months my lungs were all healed
and my cough all gone.
II feel that much of the credit is due
to Peruna and am pleased to en-
dOrSe it -
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Thousands Of Testimonials

We have on file thousands of testi-
monials like the ones given here.
We can give our readers only a slight
glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited
endorsements we are receiving every
month.
Probably no other physician in the
world has received such volume of en-
thusiastic letters of thanks as DR..
Hartman for Peruna.
For free medical advice address DR..
S. B. Hartman, President of the Hart
man Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

and not a suicide, as Mrs. Wilcox
claimed.
she was allowed to go that night
and although seen several times since
the shooting no move was made to hold
her on suspicion until yesterday.
Many Clews to Work On
The police have been working on
several theories One of them is that
Wilcox shot himself. Another that Mrs.
Wilcox did the deed while under the
influence of liquor, and still another
that someone known to the woman was
the murderer.
scene of the shooting, secured some
valuable evidence, and Sergt. Walker
also obtained several cleWS that night.
Both of these officers have believed
all along that q murder was committed.
The verdict Of the coroner's jury was
non-committal, but taking all the cir
cumstantial evidence together q strong
case of murder has been made out.
Who is the guilty party?
Mrs. Wilcox, according to her own
statement, found her husband lying on
the floor, dying from a wound in the
heart.
She shrieked murder" and aroused
the neighbors.
To the officers Mrs. Wilcox expressed
a fear that she would be hung and in
the next breath asked about the in
surance money.
She declared that she loved her hus-
band very dearly and wished that she
too was dead.
Both Patroman Hurt and Sergt
Walker say that Mrs. Wilcox was
drunk.
Makes Conflicting Statements
They say she made a number Of
conflicting statements and contradicted
herself in number of material points.
She was hysterical and maudlin later
in the night and since the fatality has
been in i'll health, according to her own
statement.
While appearing nervous and i'll at
ease yesterday, Mrs. Fleming Wilcox
seemed the picture of health.
She claims that she has told all she
knows about the shooting. She thinks
that the cheerful. gay. healthy young
motorman committed suicide but can
give no reason for believing that he
did so.
The father of the dead man scouts
the idea of suicide He says he knows
1T was murder and has been actively
engaged In furnishing every bit of in
formation that would lead to the final
conviction of the murderer.
District Attorney Fredericks has been
Informed of the case and the evidence
has been presented to him.
III has not issued a complaint so far
and has intimated that there might
be need of more evidence before taking
glIch a Rtpn.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
ASSAILED IN THE DARKNESS
J. =. GIovers Receives Three Ugly
Knife Wounds From Uniden-
titled AssalIant

J. +. Glovers of 173 Malcomson street
was stabbed while returning to his
home at Thirty-siXth and Adair streets
last evening about II O'Clock. The VIC
tim received three cuts in the scalp
and was found in an unconscious condi-
tion by patrolman. He was removed
to the receiving hospital.
When he regained consciousness Clio
vers said that he was attacked by one
man and that the attack was unpro-
voked. He gave the police a slight de-
scription Of the man who assaulted
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
WILL BURY MRS. |. SMITH
Funeral Will Be Held Monday Morn
ing In Santa Monica From
Church

Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. Isabel Heating Smith, one OF
Los Angeles most prominent women,
will be held In Santa Monica Monday
morning from the Catholic church.
Mrs. Smith died early Saturday morn
ing at the Sisters hospital after a re-
lapse from recent operation for kid
ney trouble.
Six children survive her.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

acute mania and sent Schraeder to the
asylum for the rest cure.
A complete Investigation of the case
will be made by Schraeder's friends and
if he has recovered an order for his
release or parole will be applied for
In the meantime the writ of habeas
corpus will be filed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

"I was advised to give Peruna a
trial and to my joy 1 began to improve
with the first bottle.
after taking six bottles 1 felt COM
pletely cured.
II cannot say too much for Peruna
as medicine for women in a run
down condition"
The large number of homes in the
United States alone, in which Peruna
is used as a household remedy, can
scarcely be estimated
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Colds in Head, Throat and Chest

Mrs. Lucy Hoey, 574 9th Ave-, Brook
lyn, N. Y, writes:
ST am thoroughly convinced that
Peruna is everything that 1t is said
to be.
''It cured me of a cold which hung
on for over two months and which had
me greatly worried. Peruna, though,
acted like magic and 1 earnestly rec
ommend it to all sufferers"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Health Restored
By Pe.ru.na

Miss d ella
Stroebe, Z 1 0
Richmond ST.,
Appleton, Wis,
writes:
"F or several
years 1 was in a
rundown condi-
ton, and / could
find no relief
from doctors
and medicines.
IT could not
enjoy my meals
and could not
sleep at night.
II had heavy
dark circle e s
about the eyes.
My friends were
much alarmed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy Abso-
Iutely Harmless

Every mother should know that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is per-
fectly safe for children to take. 1t
contains nothing harmful and for
coughs, colds and Group is unsurpassed
For sale by all druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
ACCUSED OF TAKING PURSE
Patrolman Banks Nabs Man Sus=
pected of Robbing Woman
at the Plaza

Burton Harris was arrested by Pa
trolman Banks late yesterday after
noon on suspicion of snatching a purse
from an elderly woman at the Plaza.
The man will be held until the police
can investigate his record. Many COM
plants have reached the police of late
OF attempts to snatch parcels and
purses which have not been made pub
lie.
Witnesses who saw the arrest made,
say the patrolman was forced to chase
Harris some blocks before capturing
him. Then the prisoner attempted to
discard chatelaine bag that he had
In his possession, but the officer caught
him at it,
The officers are now attempting to
locate the woman who was robbed,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
Recommends
Pesru.na

Pesfu.na
Miss Theresa
A. Lund, Secre-
tary Al p h a
Lodge, No. 1103,
M. b. A, Mari
nette. w is,
writes:
II have used
your Peruna for
catarrh a n d
have found it to
be all that you
claim for it. I
cheerfully rec
ommend Peru
ma to anyone
suffering from
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

Miss Meuner, street, Montreal Can
~ stating fhafI
miserable
This remedy cured promptly recommend
afflicted terrible disease
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25
WOMAN GWEN
THIRD DEGREE
MRS. WILCOX MAINTAINS HER
INNOCENCE
Police Guard All Evidence Secured
and Refuse to Talk of Case for
Publication at This
Time

Mrs. Carrie Fleming Wilcox was held
on suspicion yesterday in connection
with the probable murder of her hus-
band, Jesse Wilcox, who was found
lying on the floor of his bedroom at
his little home on San Pedro street
with bullet through his heart, nearly
a week ago.
The police are very reluctant to give
out information concerning the arrest
of Mrs. Wilcox.
Captain Flammer, chief of detec-
tives, said that the woman was "mere-
ly detained in order that a few ques-
tions could be asked Of her."
Mrs. Wilcox was smuggled into the
police station on West First street
about 1 o'clock and was first taken
to the detectives room. Later she was
taken into the Jail and placed in the
charge of Mrs. Gilbert, the police
matron.
She was given the third degree"
and was closely interrogated by Chief
of Police Auble and Detective Captain
Flammer and was also examined by
DIR. Quint.
After an examination lasting several
hours Mrs. Wilcox was allowed to
rest until another examination took
place in the evening. Captain Flam-
mer was asked by a reporter the re-
suit of the investigation.
Us Mrs. Wilcox under arrest?
'Well, | would hardly like to call it
an arrest. She is merely detained in
order that we may get some informa-
ton"
Has she made any confession or
implicated anyone in the alleged MUIR
der?"
Sticks to Original Story
"No, she has stuck to her original
story and has not implicated anyone
in the matter"
Does she call the death a suicide?"
well. yes, she rather implies that
her husband killed himself"
IF she is merely under examination,
will you let her out tonight?"
II would not say that she will or
will not be allowed to CO." was the
cautious reply
Whatever policy the police depart
ment Is pursuing in ferreting out the
author OF the probable murder, none
of the heads Of departments have seen
fit to enlighten the public as to what
is being done.
1t was evidently the intention of the
police 10 take Mrs. Wilcox into the sta
tion secretly, but a reporter for The
Herald saw the woman being brought
in from Hill street.
The murder was probably committed
Monday night The officers who were
first on the scene reported that they
found Mrs. Wilcox very much under
the influence Of liquor. They found a
number OF suspicious circumstances
tending to show that It was a murder
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

Hon. c. c. Brooks mayor Of Sunbury Ohio, also
torney for Farmers bank and Sunbury Building and
Loan company, writes:
III have the utmost confidence in the virtue of Peruna
at m edicHne.
81 have used II and have known of friends
who have obtained beneficial results from its
81 cannot praise Peruna highly
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

and not a suicide, as Mrs. Wilcox
claimed.
She was allowed to go that night
and although seen several times since
the shooting no move was made to hold
her ON suspicion until yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

Prince Kalananaole, 1922 K Street. N. W.,
Washington, d. G.. delegate in congress from Hawaii,
writes:
81 cheerfulIy recommend your n very
effective remedy coughs catarrhal trouble
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-25

Homeless children received and placed
In homes for adoption. Apply Rev. o.
Home society, S34 Bradbury building.
Los Angeles.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
WORDS OF WISDOM.

THE world is too small to afford a
place Of safety to the man who dis
obeys God"
Much good work has been hindcred
by such anxiety 10 do better as deters
one from promptly doing ones best.
Truisms, whether they lie in the
depths of thought or on the surface
are at any rate the pearls Of expert
ence.-GcOrge Meredith.
As you grow ready for II, somewhere
or other you will find what is nccdful
for you in a book or a friend, or, best
Of all, i'm your own thoughts-thc Etcr-
nal Thought speaking to your thought
--GcOrge Macdonald
Great and sacred is obedience. He
who is not able, i'm Oh" highest majesty
of manhood, to obey, with clear and
open brow, law higher than himself,
is barren of all faith ana loyc.--Jamcs
Martinoau.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
A Matter of Status.

The street was the football ground,
the goals were marked with old tins
and the teams were six little ragamuf-
fins aside They were all keen. but
one little chap lowered head and shoul.
ders above the rest I'm point OF athletic
prowess. and II was not long before he
succeeded in shooting a very clever
goal.
One of those genuine sportsmen who
love TO encourage talent wherever they
may find it called the ragged little fell
low over.
"YOu played very well. my lad" he
said. (which will you have-this box
of sweets or sixpenceT"
Ruefully the disheveled hero eyed the
silver coln-it would have meant good
deal to him; but he manfully turned
from IT,
Lets ave the toffee, guv-nor." he
said. III l take the tanner shall be
a professional, and that won't suit me
yet awhile."-Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
TIE Gentle.

Medical experts are calling the at
tention of the public to the importance
of performing the nose blowing opera
ton in scientific and hygicnic man
ner. First one nostril and then the
other should be blown without undue
violence.
Doctors state that the two nasal pas
sages should never he closed at the
same time. If they are obstructcd, as
In the case of cold the back of the
throat is filled with compressed air,
ana this, together with the discharge
ana the microbes which il contains,
may be driven through the custachian
tube into the middle ear and read TO
serious results.
4 great authority on the subject
used 10 forbid his patients 10 blow their
noses when suffering from a cold.'This
course is hardly one which will COM
mend itself 10 those in the habit OF
catching colds. The best advice would
seem TO be that when il is necessary
to blow the nose the blowing should
be done gently.-Loudon Daily Mail.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
Original Restrictions.

Judge Harrison, one of the Connecti-
ut delegates to the recent immigra-
ION conference. told the following
story:
I'VE have in Connecticut" said he,
many descendants of the first immi-
grants TO America, and probably some
OF every kind that have come since.
But we have also one small group
whose ancestors never saw Europe.
"In the eastern part of the State
there is little, remnant OF the oglrinal
Connecticut tribes, whom the people
call the last of the Mohlcans.' They
have their own church and pastor OF
the old Indian stock. Before l came TO
this conference | talked with all sorts
OF people TO find out the sentiment on
this immigration question. Among
others / spoke to this native clergy
man.
"'Well,' said he, I'm in sympathy
with your attempt TO restrict immi-
grafton; but hope you'll have better
luck than my ancestors had go years
ago New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19

terialS. As Illustrated French flannel
in American Beauty red is simply
stitched with bedding silk and lin
ished with handsome buttons. but
while flannel is much liked for waists
of cold weather. henrietta and yelling
also are to be noted ana there are n
great many washable waiStiugS that
are equally correct. The style of the
waist is very generally satisfactory
one, the tuckS providing becoming
lines and giving a double box plcatcd
effect while there is only moderate
fulneSS.
The waist is made with a fitted lin
ing, which can be used or omitted rs
material renders desirable. and itself
consists of the fronts. back. yoke and
the box pleat. which is cut full length
and applied over the edge Of the right
front. The sleeves are in regulation
style with the cuffs OF the latest width.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one, three and one-quarter
yards twenty-seven or one and seven
eight yards forty-four inches wide.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
A Later Day George Washington.

\ young man of the name of George
Washington was brought before the
bench of Magistrates at BCndigo,
charged with Illegally cutting down
timber on crown lands" At first he
strenuously denied his guilt, pointing
out that he had nothing of the nature
of hatChct When il was urged
that by taking this line of defense he
was spelling a good tradition, he at
once pleaded guilty, somewhat con
fusing the minds of his hearers 10y add
ing that IL was worth while telling a
lie If it enabled him, even fecbly,
10 initiate his great nameSake. The
chairman of the bench then took up
his parable. George Washington" he
said, you have pleaded guilty in some
what dubious language TO a most seri-
Gus charge You have no right to 20
into the orchard of another 10 cut down
trees, even though they be not cherry
trees. | feel sure that in pleading
guilty You are telling the truth, ana
that when You say YOU are telling a lie
in SO doing, you are telling lie. TWcn-
ty-two days" lie might have kept to
the book at the end sighed George
Washington, as he went bclow.-Liver-
pool Post
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
breakfast Jacket.


Such tasteful breakfast jacket as
this one is sure 10 find its place. nc
matter how many others may already
be included in the wardrobe. 1t is
charmingy graceful and can be relied
upon 10 be very generally becoming
II is loose enough for comfort while il
is snug enough to be attractive and
altogether fulfills every possible re-
quirement In this case the material
is one Of the new cashmeres that give
a shadow effect. the color being pale
blue and the trimming ecru lace. but
the jacket would be equally apprO-
pirate for almost all the lighter weight
woods and also for the simple silks
that are used for garments of the sort.
The jacket is made with the fronts
and back. The back is tucked TO give
a box pleated effect and there is a
fitted girdle arranged over the waist
line, which serves 10 cOnfine the fulueSs
and which makes an important char
actcristic. At the neck is the big wide
collar that gives a cape effect and the
sleeves are fun, in three-quarter
length, finished with prettily pointed
frlls.
The quantity Of material required
COR the medium size is four and three
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
LIVING MoNTks IN A SECOND
How a GrsaS LasIns HutW Few Sec
opds 81 .nsa Like Months.

The d,Ha tiim Off dream is SO seldom
accurately measured that a story pub
lished in the ST. Louis Medical Record
is worth repe.ang.
The writer. a doctor, whose name is
withheld, was seized with an uncOn-
trollable drowsiness during a call, and
was struggling to keep awake when he
was asked by his companion, How
long may you stay in b" His an
swer, which came promptly enough,
was. THAT depnds on the Western
Union" and, catching himself. he ex-
planned that he was expecting tele-
gram. In fact. however, his answer re-
lated to the facts of dream which
had been sandwlched between the two
parts OF the sentence.
After hearing the words How
long" the doctor had dOZed off.
dreamed that after long and tedious
experiments he had invented a won
derful apparatus for holding telegraph
poles in a vertical position, had negO-
tiated with the Postal Company for it's
sale, but unsuccessfully, and had
finally gone 10 the authorities Of the
other company. They. in the dream,
told him they were considering Ger
man invention for the same purpose,
and the dreamer crossed the ocean TO
examine the rival device. returned. eX-
planned the differences 10 the intend
ing purchaser and was writing a reply
when he woke in time to hear the end
OF his companions question
The events OF the dream had apDar-
emily consumed months, yet the actual
time that elapsed was merely that re-
quired for uttering about four short
words.-Evening Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
Pull skirts.

One of the most favored decorations
for the full skirts that are SO much In
vogue are round pastilleS OF silk or
velvet applied with buttouholing di-
rectly TO the fabric. The velvet is
usually of the chiffon variety. while
when silk is used 1t is either chame-
leon or plaided. These round coins or
pastilles are mounted upon canvas or
crinoline. When applied with button
holing the edges are left raw. the
foundation cut in a trihe from the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-19
A Man Who Saved Nspoleon's Life.

\ writer in n Dublin newspaper has
diSinterred a long forgotten book. pub
liShed in London in 1920. which con
SiStS Of a series Of letters describing
n tour in Ireland in 1912 nv l. Il.
Tr0ttcr. who was n friend Of Charles
James Fox Mr.. Trotter relates that
The Rev. Father Redmond, who was
parish priest of the little town Of
Ferns on the occasion of his visit. had
actually saved Napoleon's life
accident" writes Mr.. Trotter. "in-
trodlCed me to Rev. Mr.. Redmond.
priest of the place who related to me a
curious little ancedote. When pur-
suing his studies and finishing his
course of ducation in France he had
spent summer in BaS Poictou. where
General Bonaparte. then a thin. slight
young boy. was. He had slept in the
same room with him six weeks. and
perceived nothing shining or engaging
in Lin. He was generally employed
in making machinery. which he placed
on small watercour- =. As the party
were one day shooting. Bonaparte.
who was not very active fell into a
brook five feet deep. which he endeav-
ored 10 leap across. He was nearly
drowned. when Mr.. Redmond imme-
diately discharged his piece and pre-
sented the end to him. by which he
saved his life.
Mr.. Trotter inquired whether Napo-
leon had ever shown him any gratitude
for this service. and was thus an
swered: NO. and | assure you. sir.
l DO not admire his principles Pail
Mall Gazette.