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Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30
Pi-LineS and Pick-UpS
Rusty

Rusty
dot suid ! sells you,
Und dis I swear,
Iss cheap ad de money
Like iron twill vear!'
A week--it was dingy,
My wrath was hot;
| took it back, then,
Where it I'd got.
like iron 'twould wear, sir,
You made your vow!'-
"Und didn't 1t, meester?
Ain'd it rusty now?"
A lock of Dickens hair sold recently
for $40. What wouldn't John D. pay
for lock of his own hairi
A Washington preacher delivered a
sermon last Sunday on what Is Help
Did the gentleman have inside infor-
nation?
Anyhow. the quake didn't harm the
California climate.
A Los Angeles hardware dealer is
right up to snuff. He advertises Muck
rakes, 5oc."
II Wouldn't Wash
We sent our office towel to the laun-
dry Saturday, and Sunday the laundry
man ordered us to stop his paper.-Kel-
ton (Wyo.) Gazette.
Buffalo has a cemetery scandal. A
cemtery scandal in Buffalo must take
in the whole. town.
Destiny shapes our ends. So does the
manicurist.
Mrs. orange-Did you ever catch
your husband flirting?
Mrs. Lemon-Thats just how / did
catch him.
Baldheaded men are seldom fiddlers.
poets or in Jail. Then why the hair
restorer?
Secretary Taft has asked congress
what sort Of canal it wants. Congress
should tell him lone with water in it.
AS soon as the fact becomes known
that Kansas City judge sentenced an
habitual drunkard to drink himself to
death we may expect to see a great
rush toward the city on the Kaw.
All love to cuss
The octopus,
And plutocrats condemn;
But If you had
chance, bedad,
You'd quick be one of 'em!
A New York broker committed sui
eide because he was accused of swim
ding. Wasn't he supersensitive?
"Who killed poor YOUTH" asks
magazine poet Father Time looks
guilty.
A. Peach is a Kansas candidate. Is
he the part of the crop that failed, or
will he get the blight later?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

Two policemen in Russia killed by
bombs. Which reminds us that other
parts Of the world have their troubles,
too.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

Jiu jitsu is recommended to the girl
annoyed by mashers. Evidently the
gentle hatpin is losing it's efficacy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

Madrid has seen a sea serpent forty
feet long. The celebration of Alton
SOS wedding must have begun early.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

Within an inch of last years rain
record, and still threatening. Looks
good for prosperous season.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30
Population of Los Angeles 22S.29S

Even the heavens wept when Dowie
re-entered Zion. But it was not in pity
for Dowie.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

More money is needed for San Fran
cisco without delay. Open up your
pocketbooks!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

Homeless children received and placed
in homes for adoption. Apply Rev, Q.
v. Rice. Superintendent Childrena
Home society, 33A Bradbury building.
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30


Miss Sally Creston, our popular mil
liner, is going east for a week and in
tends to have an enjoyable time,-Hil-
ton (Mo) Messenger.
A Boston preacher says what the
United States needs is king. Boston
has changed bit since 1775. it seems.
Don't worry; that free alcohol bill
doesn't apply to the sort you drink.
It can be proved by both Vesuvius
and Dowie that it's never wise to slop
over.
If anything goes wrong with that
baby born on a parlor car, it may be
blamed on it's early training. Eth?
A Toronto Chinaman swallowed a
silver half dollar. and the doctors have
been after the chink ever since.
Hereafter policemen are to be sta
toned at every church in Chicago to
prevent overcrowding. Think of it.
Chicago, of all places!
Palm-As to her forefathers-
Pepper-Hush, her mothers had only
three husbands!
However, as public nuisance,
doesn't the man with the lawn mower
rather distance the muck raker, along
about a. M?
A Boston philologist says that "milli-
nery" and "millionaire" are variations
of the same word. Most husbands will
believe him.
In Style
When we first wed, we were quite con-
tent
To set up our lodgings in tenement"
But soon we learned that we couldn
stand that,
So we hiked out quickly and got into a
fiat"
Still that was humble and too small for
mouse,
And next we were placed in an apart
ment house"
This did while, but as we began to
sport,
We struck out elsewhere and we
stopped in court"
From this we traveled-it soon lost its
charms
| To very SWaSScr ulgSln tllat IHeS
called The Arms"
One more step upward-we're now
dead swell
We have a suite, sir in a fine "hotel"
But this is funny-you may take me for
| a Ounce
The names did the changing-wc
haven't moved once!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

A Los Angeles hardware dealer is
right up to snuff. He advertises Muck
rakes, 50c.''
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

Anyhow. the quake didn't harm the
California climate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-30

A lock of Dickens hair sold recently
for $40. What wouldn't John d. pay
for a lock of his own hair!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17

titled with the work on the isthmus have
agreed that lack of lung capacity and IN
sufficient nourishment rather than laziness,
are responsible for the inability of the
West Indians to perform an amount OF
work equal to that done by white laborers
from Spain. The negroes are paid only 50
cents day while the white men from
Spain and Cuba are paid twice that amount
and many of the bosses on the canal work
are of the opinion that the white men
really do much more than twice as much
work as the colored laborers
The Spaniards have been found to be
thrifty and clearly In their habits. They
take their families to the isthmus and main
tain homes in which wholesome conditions
prevail and good food is served. Most OF
the Spaniards now employed on the 18TH
mus went there from Cuba, but they are
natives of Spain who had obtained employ
ment in Cuba. 1t is expected that Spain
will grant the commission permission to
take large numbers of Spanish laborers to
the isthmus.
To abandon negro labor, according to the
commission, would be practically impossi-
bic. But Chairman Shonts and other MEM
bers of the commission feel that 1t is un-
safe to depend on any one class of labor,
and because of the unsatisfactory results
with negro labor are not only turning to
the Spaniards but will probably try Chi
nese labor later, as it Is not believed that
sufficient Spaniards can be had to meet
the demands when the canal work becomes
more advanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
WATER FATAL TO JAMAICANS.
With Canal Laborers on
the Isthmus

Perfect sanitation and cleanliness are
proving fatal to the West Indian negroes
employed on the Panama canal. Although
Col. Gorgas and his assistants have ban
ished yellow fever and other tropical fe-
vers which made the canal zone one large
burying ground for the French canal build
ers, they have found that sanitary pre-
cautions taken In the quarters occupied by
workmen make the jamaican negroes es-
pecially susceptible to pneumonia and other
throat and lung troubles. West Indians
are not accustomed to an abundance of
fresh air and well ventilated, Clearly quar-
tiers. Living for generations in small huts
where large families crowd in rooms tightly
closed against the night air. the negroes
from Jamaica and other tropical islands
have developed lungs with cramped capaC-
ity and are especially susceptible to changes
of temperature.
The officers in charge have found that the
West Indian laborers cannot be induced
to eat sufficient wholesome food to keep
them In good health, even when supplies
are furnished to them at cost prices and
meals are made attractive at great expense
to the canal commission
Chief Engineer Stevens of the canal COM
mission, Gov. Magoon and other men iden-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
HIS DEVICE SUCCEEDED.
How Col. Wallace Stopped Murderous
Mohammedan Practices.

With the retirement of Col. William NJ
Wallace of the 18th Cavalry October next
after forty years service, officer who
distinguished himself especially in the Phil
ippines by his unusual methods of punish
ing offenders against Americans, will cease
active duty.
In the DAYS when the water cure was
creating such a furore both in the Philip
pines and in the United States Col wallace
devised a means for restraining murderous
Mohammedans IN Jolo which was far more
effective than the cruel practices of many
other officers. He understood the religious
prejudices of the Mohammedan Moros so
well that by endangering the eternal hap
piness of Moro outlaws he frightened them
into submission.
Col. Wallaces most distinguished service
In Jolo was performed In 1902, when Mo-
hammedan religious fanatics were making
a practice of feigning insanity and running
through the streets, numbering and MAIN
ing many Christians before the fanatics
mad career could be ended by American
soldiers. Determined to end that practice
if possible. Col Wallace took personal
charge of the next case of religious fanati-
cism after the MOhammedan had been
killed by United States soldiers for the
murder of one of their comrades. Col. Wal
lace had the F'ilipino's body placed in a
grave near the market place, and after
large crowd had gathered the colonel
dered a hog killed and had the body OF the
unclcan beast hung over the grave, where
the blood trickled down upon the dead Mo-
hammedan. This defilement of a son of the
prophet by permitting the hogs blood to
trickle over his body. in the minds of the
MohammedanS. condemned the mans soul
70 eternal damnation and created "a panic
among the followers OF Mahomet who de-
sisted from promiscuOuS killing for the glo-
rifcation Of Mahomet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17

the stage without warning, wounding ToVey
and the driver and killing a woman pas
senger. but fed when Tovey leaped TO the
ground and did not rob the outht A rev
years later Tovey was killed near San
Andreas by a road agent, who shot MIN IN
the back.
Black Bart.
Even Black Bart never succeeded IN
plundering stage guarded by messenger.
He attempted it once, but Messenger George
Hackett turned loose a load of buckshot
at him and knocked him down with slight
wound and he scrambled into the brush
and escaped.
Messenger H. C. Ward was On the Clover
dale stage in 1884 when robbers tried to
hold 1t up. He was hit in the hand by part
of a load of scrap lead fired by one robber
and a bullet from the others rifle tore
through the breast of his coat and the
drivers hat but Ward shot one of the
robbers In the leg and drove them on
hairtrigger messenger on the Auburn
and Forrest Hill stage killed prominent
citizen of Auburn one night many years
ago The prominent citizen stepped into the
road with rife in his hand and before ne
could speak the messenger dropped MN
with load of buckshot. The gentleman s
friends explained that he had gone out to
assist the messenger in protecting the
stage but his judgment in volunteering to
protect stages without consulting the mes
senger was not generally commended.
AS a rule, 1t is the quintessence or I'M
wisdom for passengers on held-up stages
to make any objection to the proceedings:
The road agent always has the drop anu
the safest place for passengers gun is III
his yalise Some who never have looked
down the barrels of shotgun when
desperate held the other end imagine ana
boast that they would resist and anect 20
look with scorn upon stageloads or people
who meekly submit to robbery under arms
but one experience is sufficient to change
their point of view and silence their foolish
tongues. The drop is the drop ana the
hardest men of the frontier recognize 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County.
eeial Correspondence to The Star


ROCKVILLE, Md, July IT, 1906.
Rev S. r. White, county superintendent
of public schools, has announced the resg-
nations of Miss Fidelia s. Walker as prin-
cipal of the school at BrowningsviIIe, Miss
Alice Hepburn as principal of the school
at Claysville, and Alice e. Hatchette as
principal of the colored school at Barnes
Vile. He has also announced the appoint
ments of the following: F. L. Gladhill as
principal of the school at Browningsyille.
Alban NJ. Wood as principal of the school
at Boyds. and Miss Alice Hepburn as
principal of the school at Garrett Park.
Mr., William w. Duvall and Miss Lottie
Howard. both of the vicinity of German
town, this county, visited Rockville yes
terday morning and were married by Rev.
s. r. White.
Judge Henderson in the circuit court has
granted an absolute divorce to Charles Fl.
Beatty from Priscilla E. Beatty. Desertion
was alleged In the bill filed in the case
Rev. Thomas H. Campbell. pastor of the
Baptist Church at this place, has been
called to his old home In Virginia by the
serious illness of his mother.
The condition of Mr.. H. Maurice Talbot
who has been quite i'll for the past ten days
at his home here, is improving
An inquest over the remains OF Henry
Prettyman. colored. who died In WASH
ington hospital as a result of a pfstol shot
wound inflicted, 1t is charged by robert AS
kins, also colored, at Monkey Hollow"
near Linden. the night of the Fourth of
July, win~be held here tomorrow, Justice
Of the Peace Joseph Reading acting as cor
oner. The jury was summoned yesterday
and after viewing the remains adjourned
until tomorrow. when testimony will be
heard.
The Takoma and Rockville County League
teams viii play at the fair grounds here
next Thursday afternoon.
Lieut. Commander Robert B. Higgins has
returned. to Annapolis, after spending a
week visiting his mother and other rela-
lives and friends at this place.
Mr.. Udward C. Peter has returned to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
DOCTOR CAUGHT STEALING GEMS
Buffalo Physician and Former Army
Surgeon Admits Prison Term.

DR.. Edmund o. Farnham, who describes
himself as a member of rich and infiuen-
tial family in Buffalo and a United States
army surgeon, was captured yesterday by
the police in the fine residence of DR.. Bur-
dette1 Craig. on Jersey City Heights, one of
the most fashionable sections OF that city.
The story the young man. who is only
twenty-five years old, told last night
amazed Chief Of Police Murphy to whom
he confessed his identity. Farnham
smashed the glass of cellar window Then
he entered the vacant house-the Cratgs
now being at their summer home, at Pond
Eddy, N Y.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Hughes, an elderly woman
residing next door to the home of Dr. Craig
witnessed all this and her daughter tele-
phoned to police headquarters and the re-
serves were rushed TO the scene.
They entered the window Farnham had
smashed, and on the third floor he was
found crouching under a bed with drawn
revolver in his hand. He surrendered with
out attempting to fire and was hustled to
the police station. In another room Of the
mansion the police found a bundle contain
ing rings, bracelets and other jewels. be-
sides a quantity of silverware, which had
been prepared for removal
At the police station the prisoner said his
name was John Smith, buts refused to say
another word about himself. He wore a
gold watch attached to fob, which bore
was silver box containing Walls with NOR
phine in solution and a silver Injector. His
left arm was covered with scars where he
had injected the drug The young man
showed the greatest agitation when the po-
lice took away his morphine, and begged
that he be allowed to retain it, saying that
he would die without it.
The first joint of the middle finger of his
left hand had been clipped Off apparently
with bullet. and the wound was still un-
healed He said that he had accidentally
shot himself with hs own revolver
The young man confessed to the chief that
he was DIR. Edmund o. Farnham of Buffalo
where he had a wife and children He said
he had served as a surgeon In the United
States army in the Philippines, and on his
return family trouble had driven him to the
use of morphine and finally to become g.
burglar. He admitted that he had broken
into mansion in Euclid avenue in Cleve-
land, year ago. and for this had been con-
victed and sentenced to serve term OF
three years in the Ohio state prison He
was released early this year, he said, through
influential friends who interceded for him
Farnham Is above medium height dark
haired, smooth shaven and handsome His
gold eyeglasses give him an aristocratic APP
pearance. His arrest troubled him very lit
tie, and he told Chief Murphy he was much
better off in prison than at liberty, as he
was estranged from his family and earth
held no peaceful corner for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
1oe AND AN AUTO sPEEDER.
Mrs. Hunt Bids Chauffeur Not to
Hold In" Machine.

Arrayed in goggles, wiser cap and long
cloak, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt of Brooklyn
Borough. n. Y, who will be LOG years old
next month, is making her annual tour of
Cincinnati. The trip Is being made in an
automobile. which travels by easy stages
from one town to another. Hitherto the
annual tour which Mrs. Hunt insists on
annual tour which Mrs. Hunt insists on
mostly by train
Not much like the stage coaches of my
gfrlhood,' she laughs. Owing to her rheu-
nlatism she has to be helped into the car,
but She scorns cushions and pillows. She
likes to sit on the front seat with the chauf-
feur, and asks many questions about the
mechanism Of the car, which the driver
gladly explains to her
She often tells the chauffeur not to
hold the machine in, because she says she
can stand as much speed as her son, who
is thirty-five years her junior, and who also
enjoys the sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
PREPARING TO FIGHT AGAIN.
Datto Ali Said to Have Escaped
Death.

Datto All. the Moro chieftain who led so
many campaigns against the United States
army in Mindanao. and was finally sup
posed to have been killed by Gen. Woods
troops, has been brought back to life by
Manila DISPATCHES which have reached
Washington. but are discredited by Capt.
Frank r. McCoy OF Gen. Woods staff. who
was member of the party which killed
leader Identified Datto All by several
men who knew him intimately.
When the troops swooped down upon
Datto Ali in 1904 they found the leader and
several of his followers at his house. A
general attack was made on the place, and
a man supposed to have been Datto Ali was
found hidden under the hut and killed.
But 1t IS now reported from Malabang,
Mindanao. that the man killed was Moro
named Palalintic while Datto Ali was in
the house and was severely wounded by
shots. He was wrapped up in bed clothing,
however. and concealed by his friend Datto
Enoch, according to the reports. Ali is said
to have suffered wounds IL the arms and
legs which were serious, but he has recov-
cred, and the only trace of the injuries is a
slight stiffness of the right arm.
Datto Ali and Datto Enoch are now re-
ported to be making preparations to renew
the war against United States troops which
was brought to such a sudden end by the
onslaught of the forces of Gen. Wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
CENTRAL AMERICAN WARFARE.
$500 Reported Killed and 5000
Wounded in Conflict.

dispatch from Mexico City says: The
following dispatch was received here from
Salvador:
Never before In the history of Central
America has there been such hard lighting
Salvador, as a government, was not pre-
pared, and Guatemala had about three men
to one. Notwithstanding the great odds
salvador won every battle.
The loss on both sides was great, Sal
vador losing about 700 killed and LOO
wounded. and Guatemala about $50 killed
and 1890 wounded
Gen. Regalado, when killed. was over
mile in advance. He had fifty picked of
ficers and men with him. Every one was
killed. and after the rear troops came up
and drove the Guatemalan troops forward
they found GOO dead Guatemalan soldiers,
including several officers.
In that battle Salvador captured the
enemy's artillery.
Then Guatemala asked for peace Sal
vador refused. but twelve hours later
telegram from President Roosevelt changed
conditions.
When this dispatch is filed the two
armies were facing each other and resting
on their arms awaiting the result OF
President Roosevelts telegram"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
Britain Menaeed by Fanaticism.

The Cairo correspondent OF the London
Express says that in view of the rapidly
increasing fanaticism of the natives, Lord
Cromer, the British agent In Egype. and his
advisers have prepared elaborate plans for
strengthening the British army in that
country. for increasing the garrisons at
Cairo and Khartum and for establishing
also intended to restrict the native pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
Bringing Sick Marines Home.

The cruiser Columbia has been ordered to
Boston. and sailed from San Juan yester-
day with 800 marines on board. OF these
more than one-third are Ill with fever con-
tracted while at Colon, Panama, and they
are being taken to northern climate,
where It Is expected the men will recover
When no longer needed at the isthmus the
Columbia was ordered to Santo Domingo at
the request of the State Department In
order to patrol those waters. The develop
ment of the malarial fever. however. deter
mined the Navy Department to bring the
men home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
Uncle Sam Backed Up Great BRITAIN.

The official correspondence on the SUBJ
ject of the Turko- Egyptian frontier dis
pute. published in London yesterday sheds
little new light on the incident which
brought Great Britain and Turkey to the
verge of war. A sentence in the dispatch
sent by Ambassador O'Conor to Foreign
Secretary Grey shows that Great Britain
had the support OF the American represen-
tative at Constantinople ut seems, hap
PLY. almost superfuous for me to add
wrote Sir Nicholas r. O'Conor, shat I
experienced the most cordial good will on
the part Of the United States minister"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
Palma Defeats a Monopoly Scheme.

PRESIDENT Palma has ordered that adyer-
usement for bids for the construction Of
the twelve projected railroads named in
the so-cailed Van Horne law. which gives
subsidy Of $4,000 per kilometer for the
roads, shall be made In the newspapers of
Havana, thirty days to be allowed for the
submission of proposals. The purpose Of
the Cuban congress to give the benefits Of
the subsidy unreservedly to the Van Horne
company Is thus defeated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17

Many OF the farmers of MONTGOMERY
county have finished threshing wheat and
reports from different sections are to the
enect that the yield is disappointing.
Twenty bushels to the acre this wear "a
considered good yield. and many report
only from ten to fifteen bushels TO the acre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17

It pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds OF situations are filled
through them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-23
A Former Russian Statesman.

During the first half of GATHERINGS
reign the leading statesman was Count
Panin, almost the only one of the en-
press advisers who dared to think for
himself. He was the most level head
ed Of her statesmen, and yet we read
concerning him that his Incidence and
sloth were beyond expression. He was
voluptu0us by temperament and sloth-
full in system, and to the Industrious
Swedish ambassador, Holker, he once
remarked: my dear baron, it is evil
dent that you are not accustomed to
affairs Of state if you let them inter-
fere with your dinner" In 177S the
English ambassador, Harris, wrote to
the British foreign office, You will not
credit me IL l tell you that out of the
twenty-four hours Count Panin only
gives half an hour to the discharge Of
his official duties"