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Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
news OF THF COURT 81

in Judge James court yesterday in her
suit for divorce.
She declared he failed to support her
and that he treated herself and 10-year-
old child in a cruel manner.
Jailer McCauley of the city Jail tes-
tilted that during the last seventeen
months Babbitt was arrested twenty
two times, on various charges of drunk,
battery and disturbing the peace; that
he paid fines aggregating $68 and
served 30S days in Jail, his sentences
ranging from three to fifty days.
Judges James granted an interlocu-
tory decree.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
THUG GRABS CASH BOX
BUT OFFICERS NAB HIM

SAN FRANCISCO, July PA ddes-
nerate thug. who grabbed the cash box
in the cigar store of George Stentor on
East street and dashed through
crowd Of bystanders, is being held at
the harbor police station, and the po-
lice are looking for the cash box con-
tanning SITS.
The theft was a particularly darlng
one, and the officers who pursued anu
finally captured the man were COM
neIled to fire several shots and after
Capturing him subdue him with their
clubs. He gives the name OF George
ErnUn
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
FATHER JUDGED UNFIT TO
HAVE CARE OF CHILDREN
Incorporate Habits of Huntington
Park Rowdy Cause Youngsters to
Be. Placed at Home of
Good Shepherd

rested on a charge of disturbing the
peace at Huntington Park yesterday,
appeared in Judge Wilbur's court yes
terday afternoon to answer a petition
for the appointment of a guardian for
his three children. The petition sets
forth that the father, because of his
Incorporate habits, is not proper per-
son to have their custody. The mother
Is dead.
Connolly did not contest the matter,
and it was agreed that the children
should be taken to the Home of the
Good Shepherd.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

The following articles of 1ncorpors,-
ton were filed in the county clerk
office yesterday: aoo
Hazzard archaeological stock, 500
00O Directors: M. L. Hazard, IL: A.
Hazzard and e. L. Hazard OF WHIT
tier. ,.,
United Phosphate company-Capital
stock $4,000. Directors: John A. Ce-
derlind, Pete B. Person, Blenda Peter
son, Eugene G. Vestal and Anna Fer-
son of Los Angeles.
General Osteopathic association
Capital stock, 100000 Directors: =.
p. Drum, Colum c. Chapman, j. 4.
Stivers and others of Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
ASKS COURT TO GIVE HER
GUARDIANSHIP OF CHILD

Mrs. May Cutter. widow of E. c. Cut
ter, yesterday filed application in the
superior court for the guardianship OF
her 6-year-old daughter, Marion CUT
ter.
The application states that the de-
ceased conveyed in trust to his sister,
Marion c. Chester, $4,000 worth of
property which was intended for the
child
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
WIFE SUES BARTENDER FOR
SUPPORT OF SELF AND BABY

A suit for maintenance was filed in
the superior court yesterday by Myrtle
Coon against her husband, Frank H.
Coon, a bartender, who, she alleges,
deserted her May II, 1908, and has given
her only $48,25 since that time.
The complaint alleges that Coon earns
SIS a week, and asks that the plaintiff
be allowed $40 month for mainte-
nance for herself and 9-months-old
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25

Charged with Burglary
Francis Monies, charged with the
daylight burglary of an East tlrst
street lodging house, was arralgned
yesterday before Justice Rose. lie
pleaded not guilty and was held Tor a
preliminary hearing July 30 under $l5OO
bail.
EmbezzIed Ice Cream
Vernon Brounlon. a driver of the S.
A. w. Carver Ice Cream company,
charged with embezzling ten gallons of
ice cream from his employers, was ar
raigned yesterday before Justice Rose.
He pleaded guilty and received a $50
fine.
Inquest Held on Lineman
At the inquest held today at Bresee
Brothers morgue over the body of
Louis Otto CONSTANT, the lineman
killed yesterday by the shock of live
wire while working in Temple street.
the jury decided that the man had
met death by bringing his bare hand
in contact with a high tension wire.
Gold Bricks the Issus
The trial of Edmund Burke, charged
with swindling A. H. Deahl out of four
gold bricks valued at $437, will be re-
sumed this morning in Justice Freder-
promoter with something of reputa-
ton in business circles of this city.
Deahl is a mining man from Manhat-
tan.
Child Labor Involved
Fred Ballein, manager of the Empire
theater, who is charged with violating
the child labor laws, pleaded not guilty
yesterday in Justice Roses court. He
was given until this morning to file a
demurrer In case the demurrer is
overruled the trial will be set for Au-
gust 6. Ballein is at liberty under
500 bail.
Murdered Man Identified
The coroner's jury in the case of
the murdered Mexican, whose body
was found Thursday morning in the
river bed, decided the man had been
killed by unknown person or persons.
1t was shown that the dead mans
name was Torivio Rodriguez, a labor
err No arrests have been made in the
case.
Overcome by Heat ~
P. P. Wheaton, go years old. who was
on his way to his home in San Diego
from Inyo county, became so i'll on
Santa Fe TRAN yesterday that on reach
ing Los Angeles he was hurried to the
receiving hospital. Wheaton, who is
surveyor, was overcome by the heat
while at work in Inyo county near
Western Spring. 1t is thought he can
continue his homeward journey today.
Gospel Temperance Meeting
The great temperance leader, Will
liam Murphy, assisted by his son.
Thomas Murphy, will hold temperance
meetings every night next week at the
corner of Main and First streets.
Young Francis Murphy will sing at
the meeting every night. This scheme
was devised by the elder Murphy so
as to overcome the crowded hall sit
uation with which he has been con-
fronted ever since he first started his
meetings in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
Gels Case Continued

The preliminary examination of Geo.
D. Gels, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses in the sale of the
lease of the Hotel Ottawa. was contin-
ued by Justice Selph yesterday to next
Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25

olivia Putnam, charged with passing
forged checks at Long Beach and San
ia Monica, was too ill to appear in the
superior court yesterday. Her arr
raignment was continued until Thurs
day morning, July 80.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
nlvorce Suits Filed

The following divorce suits were filed
in the superior court yesterday: Helen
/. Bishop VS.. Thomas r. Bishop; Bes-
Sic ]. Mccarthy VS.. Charles II. McCar-
thy; William H. Salisbury VS.. Carrie
Leota Salisbury.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
Indians Return to Utah

RAPID CITY, S. D.. July 24.-The
Ute indians who made so much trouble
at Thunder Butte last winter starled
for their reservation in Utah.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
HUSBAND OFTEN IN JAIL;
WIFE OBTAINS DIVORCE

That her husband, Charles Babbitt,
passed the greater part of the last two
years drinking and serving jail SEN
tence is evident from the statement
made by Mrs. Rabbit while testifying
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
Cummings Reelected

INDIANAPOLIS July 24-Matthew'
Cummings of Boston was reelected
president of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians over j. p. Dolan of New York
today by vote Of 275 to 1873
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25

n YOU want to go east. c. Haydock Agent
Illinois Central r. r.. lis w. eth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhlpilss
OF California products at the Chamber %
Commerce building on Broadway, betwsen
First and Second streets. where free M.
nation will be given all subjects per'@.D
ing to this section
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25

Never was the jumper dress more
popular than 1t is this season, and
never were the designs more becoming.
The model shown illustrates one of the
best of these. 1t consists of an over
blouse pointed in front and back and
arranged on the shoulders In bretelle
effect 1t is attached to a 13-gored,
pleated skirt, both garments being spe-
cially designed to meet the present de-
mand for long, slender effects. The
skirt may be in round or shorter
length, and if desired the jumper por-
ton may be omitted and the skirt
made up as a separate garment. The
dress is worn over a separate guimpe
or slip the pattern, for which (60S7) is
one of the latest of this seasons de-
signs. 1t provides for high, round or
square neck and for long or short
sleeves. Pongee was used for making
the dress, with bias plaid silk for trim
ming, all-over lace being chosen for
the guimpe; but any of the fashionable
fabrics are suitable, while the guimpe
might be made of lingerie. In the
medium size the guimpe requires 215
yards of 36-inch goods, and the dress
Oncluding jumper and skirt 9B yards,
q inches wide.
Two patterns-6Os7 six sizes, 80 to AZ
inches bust; 6156, six sizes, 20 to 50
inches waist.
The price of these patterns is 20
cents, but either will be sent on re-
ceipts of 10 cents.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-25

The Herald will pay $40 in cash 70 any
one furnishing evidence that will leao "
the arrest and conviction Of any person
caught stealing copies of The Herald lroH'
the premises OF our patrons
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-01-15
The Arah,s Prid. % RI,oa

OF the Arabs pride 4 traveller writes.
He IS proud Of his own blood and Of
his mares blood for its own sake. lie
will show YOU 4 broken down little
crock and Inform you. with perfect
truth, that she is Of the best blood IN
the Jazirah; he viii also show fine
stallion Of his own and tell YOU he is q
'gdish,' or underbred animal. and there
Is no doubt il is the bad thorough bred
he admires and prefers % the finest
made cross breed. As regards his
shaykh and tribal leader he diScrimi-
mates in IN equal degree between the
clever warrior aStute diplOmatisr and
good business man OF low extraction
and the shaykh Of high lineage. who
may be a miserable epileptical crea-
ture, and always 10 the disadvantage
Of the low born man"
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mediateiy forwarded the most intri-
cate and accurate designs OF his plan
for keeping officers and men I'm the
saddle. To the seat OF each officers
pants" he attached n bull ring. and
another bril- ring was attached 20 the
saddle. The two bull rings were 10 be
dashed together when the officer mount.
ell his steed. IF that doesn't hold.
nothing WILL" wrote Phoenix to the
secretary. Davis was furious when he
got this proposition and Immediately
ordered that Captain Derby should lie
court martialed for official levity."
The secretary felt that the army had
been disgraced and wanted Derby Sc
verely punished. One OF his intimates
FASTENED 10 him. JEFF" he whispered.
III you order a court martial for this
little pleasantly OF John Phoenix. one
Of the salt OF the earth and immensely
popular in the army. you will be made
a laughingstOck. The people will ridi-
Guile you ont OF Office. Just laugh il
on" Davis took his advice-New York
Press
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Mr.. AND MRS. DEAN.
Tho Surprise They Gave RoomfuI Of
Blackguards.

In the early part OF the nineteenth
century Nauxhall was the resort OF
many respectable persons. especially
OF those who came up from the coun-
try to see London sights During one
season il was infested by a band OF
roughs. who made II their occupation TO
insult and modest the most quiet. de
cent people. especially any whom they
guessed to be country visitors. They
became such a nuisance that several
men about town. among whom were
Lord Alvanley and Keppel Craven.
laid plot 70 get rid Of them.
They hired Mendoza. the famous
prize fighter. and dressed him up as n
dean. with 4 shovel hat and apron.
Another prize fighter. 4 short man.
was dressed as middle aged lady
and passed as the deans wife. and one
evening they were seated at Vauxhall
In conspicuous position to watch the
fireworks. II was not long before the
old fashioned. countriied pair attract
ed the attention Of the gang. who as.
sailed them with every kind Of coarse
raillery and insult. all OF which they
bore very meekly.
At length one Of the prosecutors
growing bo'Ger by impunity. stepped
up 20 the dean and squirted an orang,
into his eye. On this the dean. rising
said in a meek. quiet tone. Really
gentlemen. | have borne a great deal
| but | must put 4 stop to this" Witt
/ that his hat went one way and hi
coat another and. followed by hi
wife" he spraug into the middle o
the party. hitting out in MI directions
Filled with establishment ana terror
some fed and some tried to shov
fight. but the handling they got fror
the prize fighters was too severe 10
the fracas 10 last long.
All the time Lord Alvanley and hi
friends. who were I'm the boxes. wer
calling out in delight: Go II. Nj
Dean. Give Il 'em. Mrs. Dean 4
onectual stop was thus put 10 the n
noyance.-London Spectator.
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THE STRENUOUS.
Superstitions About a Harmless Little
Animal

Superstitons About Harmless Little
Animal.
The shrew. or shrewmOuse. as IL is
commonly called. is found in nearly all
parts of the world Il Is distinguished
by an elongated. pointed muzzie. small
eyes, plantigrade. six tOed feet and
glands that secrete a musky duid. Al
together it closely resembles a mouse.
but 1t Is really not related 70 the mouse
family.
When at home II is either under n
pile Of rubbish or in n hole which IL
has burrowed in the earth. 1t is noe
turnal I'm its habits. but perfectly harm
less. Yet at one time II was much dis
liked and prosecuted because II was
thought 10 be a dangerous. mischievous
animal. Among the Italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite Of a shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that II a
shrew ran over an animals foot the
animal felt great pain and eventually
became paralyzed; hence II a horse
COW OF n goat became a little stiff IL
ITS limbs the foolish people at once de
clared II "shrew struck" and the poor
VS. ifi'A " NuAtA III consequence
OF course the ''shrew struck animal
had 10 have something 70 cure it. so al
ash tree was selected and n deep hole
was bored into its trunk. Then q
shrew was captured. put alive into the
hole. the hole was securely plugged
and the innocent little animal was Ieft
10 die Of starvation.
The ignorant believed that after
such an act the ash tree had power {,
cure "shrew struck" animals. and
whenever an animal became inactive
or n little numb IN it's limbs its Owner
/ hurried 70 the "shrew ash" cut
| switch from IL and switched IN,
"shrew struck" beast The smartin.
/ caused 10y the switching naturally
made the helpless animal move abou
as much as II possibly could. and in
short time ii was pronounced cured.
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OFFICERS AND SADDLES.
Jefferson Davis and a Joke He Did
Net Appreciate


When Jefferson Davis was secretary
Of war he ordered all his generals to
learn TO ride horseback. No finer horse
man than jefferson Davis ever lived
He won the love and hand Of Zach
Taylor'i daughter 10y his distinguished
presence in the saddle. rs well as by
sis intrcpjdity ut the lannon's mouth.
When secretary of war he noticed that
only 4 few officers in the service were
capable horSea.~a and issued an order
something ike this:
~ liberal reward will be paid to any
officer or private in the army who will
ofCr a satisfactory device for keeping
our soldiers from falling out OF their
saddles. communications TO the sccre-
tary OF war will be regarded as conf
DENTAL"
Captain George Horatio Derby, one
OF the leading army engineers OF his
day. used 20 write humorous and witty
stories over the pen name OF John
Phoenix. He received a copy of Sec
rotary Davis order while improving
the harbor OF San Diego. Cal. and i'm
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Equal to the Occasion.

Some time ago a friend Of mine GOT
curious present from q sea captain
1t was a fire specimen Of the bird
which sailors call the laughing jack
ass" and he was n little proud OF It.
As he was carrying It home he met q
brawny Irish NAVY. who stopped and
asked him:
''Phwat kind OF burrd is that
sorr?"
That's a laughing jackass." explain
cd my friend genialy.
The IriShman. thinking be was lee
ing made fun Of. was equal 20 the oc
casion and responded. with a twink,
In the eye:
"It's not yersilf; it's the burrd O
name. sOrr.'-London Answers
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DIDN'T ASK ENOUGH.
The Lawyer Should Have Probed lts
Witness Little Deeper.

Witness a Little Deeper.
small but distinguished company
OF English lawyers sat talking over
Old times. Among them was Mr.. :,
who told the following story:
Il was retained" he said. by an ex-
soldier TO sue for the recovery Of $50
which he had lent TO Il friend The
late Mr.. J. was counsel FOR the de
PENDANT J. cross examines the plain
tin in his usual forcible way.
You lent him the money! Mr.. J.
asked
~ did. sir
cit was your own money!
at was, sir
when did YOU lend him the mon.
ey?
I'm July
Where did you get that money,
sir:
- earned il. sir
"'You earned IT. Ell? When did you
earn it,
During the Boer war. sir. he said
in a very humble tone.
"'You earned it during the Boer
war? Pray what was your occupation
during the war" Mr.. J. inquired
Fighting. sir the man replied mod
estly.
"'Oh. lighting" Mr.. J. said, some
what taken down.
&c! smiled triumphantly Mr.. j. was
very angry. Well. We went TO the
jury, and l, Of course. had the last TO
say. sailed away 10 glory 1 spoke
Of the war. Of the lives which il cost
us. Of the awful battles which helped
TO build up the glory of our nation. OF
the self denial and bravery of our
men. who left home and wife and
children and father and mother and
everything that was dear to them and
went forth 10 the fight. l worked up
the jury and got 4 verdict for the full
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THE wosD -oUACK.n
It's Origin Traced ps-lrto the Sixteenth
century.

It's Origin Traced Bs-i~to the Sixteenth
Century.
The original and acquired meanings
CT ilany en- cid wOy,i have been clear
ell ~ In the law co;.~.s. When "ouack''
had Its turn. Si- Edward Clarke. who
we probably quoting "A dictionary. de-
hned the word as II hosstful pretend
q to medical skill "Quack" Is TN
iouhtedly derived by suggestion from
The quacl,ing or duck The quac'.
DOCTOR has always substituted yci--
billy for knowlerrc "Quacker" %
"Qcccking cheat" ere sixteenth ..,-
trry words. "Qu9ck" I'm It's prcs,.,,.
reese Is certainly rs old as 1905. Wien
II was included IN ;hr earliest Of our
slang dic'ionaric Tho original word
was "Quaclsaivcr." travelling cmniric
who quacked about hts saves. and
according 10 iicu,ey aaG Farmer. the
dramatist Wycherly first shortened this
word 90 "GuaCk~
The full term. quack doctor. is found
at least as early as lTl0. when these
words were used rs a title TO the Earl
OF Rochester's mounteh1nk speccb on
Tower hill. This witty and proaigate
nobleman Che Is always called witty
and proiiigatcl tool; IL into his head To
disappear from his friends and aDnear
TO the mob on Tower hill rs ouocl,
doctor The speech 70 made on that
occasion has been preserved. and it
shows that quack oratory has gained
nothing since
~ Is not all printable IN these polite
pages. but the following passage will
show It's character:
The cures ! have dore are as in
credible rs inuumerablc. Toured Preston
Johns godmother OF stupendous dolor
IN her os Sacrum. which had like to
cost the good lady tho pcrdition Of her
buckle hrnc cur'd the Empress II
Boolmarc cf Cramp she got f. her
tongue ~ ealing pork and hu;terd
laISnlr~. cr.i ~ alderman OF
Grand Cairo cf 81 scarlet. burning. rag
Ing fcver. ~ which ~ dy'd. I cur'd
the Emperor OF Morocco. Who lev sew
en- years sick of the plague. 7 cur'd
him In foriy-two minutes so that he
dancd the serabrand. fipnap and Som-
erset 20 tho admiration of his whole
court For my pains he presented me
with COCO Hungarian ducats and a
Turkish cymetcr Verbum sat sapienti.
No cure. no money"
l doubt very much whether Sir Ed.
ward Clarke was right I'm saying that
the word "quack' Was revived by
Carlyle after IL had died out. So use
ful word is not likely To have been
dropped. though i'm Carlyle's vocalIu.
larry OF denunciation II certainly took
on new Importance. 1t was from :
court Of law. by the way. that Carlyle
obtained the word gig" which wifi
fcrocious giec. he never ceased TO us,
as symbol OF SNUG Responsibility
The trial OF Thurtell ut Hartford as
sizes for the murder OF Mr. Weare pro
duced the following dialogue:
What sort Of person was Mr.
/ WcareE'
HE WAS always n most respectful,
person"
What do YOU mean by respectableY'
He kept n gig"
Carlyle's sardonic humor seized OF
this. and ever after when he wa.
storming ut responsibilities and unreal
! tiles gigs" were not far from hi.
mind. lie even applied the word gig
manity" TO those classes OF society
which held the gig" ideal.-Johr
O'London i'm London Taller.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-01-15

Cardinal Mezzofanu. who died iu
1919. N the age OF seventy-five years.
knew and could speak more than nifty
languages. And he knew them thor
oughly. He could entertain his English
friends with specimens Of Yorkshire
dialect and his French or German Wis
itors with the patoiS Of their reSpec-
tive countries. What a fine Job he
could have had Is universal interpret
er should he have lived in the times
OF the tower Of Babel" was one Of
Lord Byron'S cauStic remarks-Argo-
naut
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arnocat AS we were quitting the
courtroom Mr.. j. said:
). your war speech gained you the
verdict. II you hadn't discovered
through my cross examination that the
man had fought In the BOer war. you
would have been beaten
My friend I replied. II you had
only asked the man which side he
fought on you might be going home
with a verdict My client served un-
der the Boer flag"
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Pear Banks Of CeNlon.

In = report from Colombo the Init
ed States consul says that OF the
worlds great fisheries none can COM
pare either in point Of antiquity or III
the continuity Of their prosecution
With the pearl fisheries Of Ccylon.
which he thus describes: The pearl
banks OF Ceylon date back 10 the sixth
century before Christ. Ii is recorded
that Nijaya. the first Singhalese king
OF Ceylon. in the year $50 3. {. pre-
scented his father ln-law. the Pandvan
king Of Madura. \ gift OF pearls thus
indicating settled fishery for pearls
on the coast Of his dominion prior to
the histoTic date"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-01-15

What would Ice 4 suitable birthday
present for my little boy?" inquired the
fond mother
let me think" returned the star
boarder. who occasionally liked %
sleep late IN the morning. Then. with
the glad. confident smile Of one who
has solved problem. he added. How
would 4 gag Or strairacket do:"-
Chicago Post
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F A r IA
FOR SALE

a rs ...s ..'.'..5 =. T n %,
Rtle Va nar - miles
from Il, - rmn.r Weather
Bureau 900 -rc, .i th-, land :
cleared AMI rnud smooth farming
land. Would make a fine fruit
farm. Tho remainder i in oak
poplar chc~tnut, pinc and locust
dmhrr There .-su excellent .tand
for store. and business man
could clear S15 per month ON the
store alone. \ good Grist Mill Is
located on the farm. The proposed
Trolley Line from Winchester To
Washington viii cross the farm.
An abundance of good Building
Stone upon the farm. and limestone
far lining purposes within I mile.
This property will be sold at AN
extremely low price.
For further particulars.
address,
NIX, Care of COURIER.
Berryvillc. Va.
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Accusing the Len.

II we want 10 educate that sturdy
srolid. unresponSive thing. the British
public, n scheme has % be mildly Gt
luted with pleasure. masked 10y bril-
liant pictures. like the bitter pin we
hide IN our children'S jam We have
compulsory schooling. ot course. lut rs
nation we are not and do not want e
be educated.-London Bystauder.