Nebraska Newspapers

    The Natural Inference.
"While out motoring the other day, I
fan ncroas an old friend of mlno."
"Was ho much hurt?"
Paradoxical Effect.
"Thero was bo much flro In her
yes,"
"Thero always Is when Bho Is put
out."
Tho woman who cares for a clean,
wholesome mouth, and sweet breath,
will flud Paxtluo Antiseptic a Joy for
ever. At druggists, 25c a box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by Tho
Paxtou Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
A Diagnosis.
"What's tho matter with your hus
band, Mrs. Mlxoy?"
"Tho doctor says ho's got a bad at
tack of nmmonin."
"Then I guess It's apt to b fatal,
for it's bound to tako his breath."
Important to Mothors
Examine carefully every bottlo of
CASTOUIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that It
Hnfira thn
Slgnaturo of U&tJ&&&&AI
In Ubo Fer Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Too Much Renunciation.
"How foolish you women are," Bald
Mr. Nagg to his better half. "You
don't catch men doing such thlngB as
Joining 'Don't Worry' clubs."
"Of course not," snapped Mrs.
Nagg. "Men couldn't give up tho
pledsuro of worrying their wives."
The Cannibals Need Food.
An officer of the French colonial
army brought a letter fiom the chief
of a group of missionaries in tho
southern Islands of tho Pacific not
long ago, which winds up as follows:
"I regret to tell you that our llttlo
company can do llttlo against tho fa
naticism of theso poor wretches. More
over, famine is ravaging tho country,
for tho harvest has been destroyed.
Thereforo tho dispatch of more mis
sionaries has become urgent." La Pe
tite Itepubliquo.
A Word to the Wise.
The proverbial advice, "Cobbler,
stick to your last," had an opposite
exemplification in the following' anec
dote, for which Zion's Advocate is re
sponsible: A colored man was brought before
a police Judge, charged with stealing
chlckenB. He pleaded guilty, and re
ceived sentence, when tho Judge ask
ed how It was ho managed to lift those
chickens right under tho window of
their owner's houso when thero was a
dog In the yard.
"Hit wouldn't bo of no use, Judge,"
said tho culprit, "to try to 'splaln dis
thing to you all. Ef you was to try
It, llko as not you would git yer hide
full o' shot, an' git no chickens, nei
ther. Ef you want to engpjje in any
rascality, Judge, yo' bettah stick to
de bench, whur yo am familiar."
Everybody In Hard Luck.
Suddenly ho stepped up to a gentle
man, who was -waiting for the tram,
and, tapping him lightly on tho shoul
der, said: "Excuse me, but did you
drop a five-pound note?" at tho same
tlmo holding out In his hand tho ar
ticle. Tho gentleman questioned gazed a
moment nt the note, assumed an anx
ious look, made a hasty search of hla
pockets, and said: "Why, bo I did, and
I hadn't missed it?' holding out an
eager hand.
Tho elderly hunter took the namo
nnd address of the loser and, putting
the noto in his pocket, turned nway.
"Well," said tho other, "do you want
It all as a reward?"
"Oh, I did not find one," remarked
tho benevolent ono with another
beam; "but It struck mo that In a big
place llko London thero must bo a
quantity of money lost, and upon In
quiry I found that you are tho ono
hundred and thirty-first man who lost
a five-pound noto this morning." Lon
don Answers.
Polar Exploration.
North polar exploration had attract
ed the attention of adventurous and
ambitious men for nearly 400 yoars
beforo Peary reached the top of tho
world. Search for the south polo has
always proved less attractive, and
only during tho last 140 years .have
explorers turned their attention to
ward tho goal recently reached by
Amundsen.
THE WAY OUT
Change of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.
An ambitious but dellcato girl, after
failing to go through Bchool on ac
count of nervousness nnd hysteria,
found In Grape-Nuts tho only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish her tho peaco of health.
"From Infancy," she says, "I havo
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost I finally got to tho
High School, but soon had to abandon
my studies on account of nervous pros
tration and hysteria.
"My food did not agree with me, I
grew thin and despondent, I could not
enjoy tho simplest social affair for I
suffered constantly from norvousness
in splto of all sorts of medicines.
"This wretched condition continued
until I was twenty-five, when I becarao
Interested In tho letters of thoso who
had cases llko mine and who were get
ting well by eating Grapo-Nuts.
"I had llttlo faith but procured a
box and after tho first dish I expe
rienced a peculiar satisfied feeling
that I had never gained from any ordi
nary food. I slept and rested better
that night and In a few days began to
grow stronger.
"I had a now feeling and peace and
restfulness. In a few weeks, to my
great Joy, tho headaches and nervous
ness left mo and life became bright
and hopeful. I resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
of course UBlng Grape-Nuts every
day. It Is now four years since I be
gan to uso Grape-Nuts, I am tho mis
tress of a happy home, and the old
weakness has never returned." Name
given by tho Postum Co., Battlo Creek,
Mich. ,
"There's a reason." Read tho llttl
book, "Tho noad to Wellvllle," in pkga
Ker rend llio nlioTi lellrrt A norr
one npprnra from 11 mo to Unit. Titer
nre tcrnulue, tru, aud full of liauuiB
Intercut.
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jo&timq jpoiasr
r Kimberly, Cape Colony, Is
probably tho biggest holo In
the world the old "Central"
mine with a space measure
ment nt tho surface of 14
acres, and u depth of some 400 feeL
Thero are, in addition to several small
er ones, four other enormous excava
tions, all witnessing to tho tireless en
ergy of men In a hurry to bo rich.
Tho diamonds are found in a grey
rock called "blue ground," which fills
a "pipe" or nntural shaft of unknown
depth, widening towards tho surface
into funnel shape. Below the few
I ieet of red sand on the surface comes
tho "yellow ground," lime for fifty
I or sixty feot.
I Undornoath that is the "blue
I ground," which, although tho "yellow
ground" ic not without diamonds, is
tho true diumund-bunrlng rock. Scion
I tists believe that these "pipes" are
the craters of extinct volcanoes, nnd
that at somo time when tho surround
ing country was under water, this dla
mondlfcrous rock was forced up In the
form of volcanic mud. How and when
nnd whero tho diamonds were formed
remains a mystery, but they are un
doubtedly of earlier dato than tho
rock which encloses them.
Early .Diamond Digging.
The first mining operations were re
stricted to digging nnd scooping out
tho earth. Hut, by degrees, as the
hole got wider and deeper, troubles
came in the shape of accumulation of
water and falls of "reef." In gold
mining tho "reef" la the gold-bearing
rocks, but tho "reef" of the diamond
mines Is tho surface shalo and basalt
surrounding tho "pipes."
This was the cause of great tribu
lation to the early miners, as it caved
in again and again, and overwhelmed
those worklnc below. After various pv.
I pedlents had been tried withiut per
manent success, it became Imposslblo
to wprk the mine any longer in the
old way, and many thought the in
dustry was absolutely ruined.
Hero was tho opening for the cap
itallst, who soon superseded the "dig
ger." Tho larger claim-holders banded to
gether, and sank shafts outside the
area already operated upon, with gal
leries running towards the center, un
til the "blue" was tapped. Ju 18S8
Messrs. Rhodes, Barnato, nnd Belt,
having bought out the smaller hold
ers, formed the De Beers Consolidated
Minos, Limited, that great corporation
which has ever filnco controlled the
diamond mining Industry.
The main shaft at the "Central"
connects with the "pipe" of blue
ground by means of several galler
ies, the distanco from shaft to "plpo"
being 1,131 feot. At the tlmo of the
writer's descent tho lowest gallery
was 1,200 feot from the surface.
Armed with the necessary permit,
wo stripped and re-clothed ourselves
in a sort of dressing-room.
Tho outfit includes flannel shirt, and
coat and trousers of "duck," or somo
such material, the articles being decid
edly the worsu for wear. Instoad of
braces or belt, a looped leather thong
does duty. An ancient sou'-wester
with ear-flaps, and tied under the
chin, a pair of socks that havo Ben
service, and rubber Wellington boots
comploto the costumo
Accompanied by the manager, we
got into tho cage at the top of tho
shaft, and after a few seconds of swift
motion, stop out at the 1,000 foot lov
el. Each suppliod with a composite
candle but no candlestick! we pro
ceod to explore the workings on that
level. We pass stalwart natives at
work, with hero and there a whito
, Protect Little Feet.
Now that summer Is hero, wo again
seo the children going about In ank
letles, eandals and bare feet. Cer
tainly the llttlo boys and girls look
very charming as to feot under theso
circumstances. But those of us who
an thinking about what Is really
most healthful for them cannot tako
pleasure In tho pretty eight of a small
girl In socks and ankle-ties, a llttlo
boy In socks and sandals, and the
youngest toddlers with their pink feet
bare.
It is so important that the arch of
a child's foot should bo supported
properly. Realizing this, let ub get
for the children noltbor sandals nor
ankle-ties, but low shoes. Equally Im
portant U It that the small and ten
i der foot bo protected from the rusty
' nails, bits of glass and other Email,
1 sharp things to be found on tho
ground even in tho best neighbor
I hoods. Remembering this, let us
. never allow tho children to go bare-
looted. Homo Progress.
Drawbacks.
"Did your brother enjoy his hunting
In the Maine woods?"
A
zjxsuvaivjzs
overseer. Some drill holo3 In the
rock ready Tor blasting; othorB gath
er up tho fragments Into small steel
trucks, which are pushed along on
rails to tho "shoot" which conveys tho
"hluo" down to the 1,200 foot lovol.
Theso "boys" handlo many u lump
with a fortune hidden In It. Some
times tholr quick eyes detect tho
"stone," and not being without tho do
sire for pelf, they covet, like Achnn,
and, liko Achan, take If they enn do
bo unnoticed. They will mako an in
cision In tholr flesh as securo hiding
place for their "find," and oven swal
low stones. To encourage the "boys"
to give up what thoy find, they are nl
lowed a percentage on tho valuo of
the diamonds.
Descend by Ladders.
Wo descend 'the remaining 200 feet
in stages of 20 feel by means of per
pendicular ladders. The utter black
ness Into which ono stcpB Is friendly
to tho nervous man who shudders
whenever he looks at masons nnd car
penters at work on Bcaffoldlng3,
Nevertheless tho ladders havo to bo
negotiated with cara for tho rungs are
slimy, and tho candle has to bo car
ried, while the approach of your
friend abovo you Is heralded by lumps
of mud dropping from his feot on to
your sou'-wester. Water also occa
sionally falls from tho roof. But wo
emerge safely at tho 1,200 feet lovol
Into comparative light, greater damp
ness, a cooler atmosphere, and deaf
ening din.
Tho noise is caused by tho constaut
running of two seta of steel trucks
the' one carrying tho "ground" from
tho bottom of the "shoot" to tho foot
of tho Bhaft, tho other returning
empty and tho mechaulcnl, emptying
of the full trucks into tho "skip" for
conveyanco to tho surface.
Wo etsay a conversation with the
checker stationed near tho "tip,"
which is only managed by dint of each
in turn shouting Mr. , who In his
washen hours Is well-known on tho
Diamond Fields as an eloquent advo
cate of (empornture principles. Ho
tells us, among other things, that ac
cidents aro of almost dally occurancc,
chiefly through fal!s of "ground," and
that tho sight of a native maimed and
bleeding, being carried to tho bhaft, is
on to which ho Is well accustomed.
Tho native, however, takes it all as
part of his day's work, and bears his
pains with Spartan hardihood Ho
seems to hnve greater power of en
durance than tho white man, or else,
having a less dellcato and sensitive
organization, tho pain Is not so acute.
Willingly enough, after an hour and
a half underground, wo ro-enter the
"cage" and speedily measure tho 1,200
feet to tho surface. Resigning, with
out a sigh, our be-sludged disgulso,
wo enjoy tho thoughtfully-provided
bath, and return to life in the sun
shine A syndicate now buys tho whole
weekly "find," and tho Tuesday morn
ing Caps train conveys tho precious
burden to Capo Town, for shipment,
Tho writer has seen, on a Monday aft
ernoon, $100,000 worth of diamonds,
assortod In heaps, on a counter in De
Beers' ofilces.
Tho annual output Is from $20,000,
000 worth, and up to tho presont
something like $700,000,000 worth,
weighing pboiit 20 tons, has been tak
en from the Klmborloy mines.
Sometimes a man confosseB thnt ho
richly deserves all hlB misfortunes.
But you had hotter not tell him bo.
Ho only says it to provoko contradic
tion. "Not so much, aa ho found It very
expensive."
"In whnt way?"
"Paying damages to tho familloa of
tho guides ho shot."
Secret of Golf.
Tho true secret of successful golf
Is accurato Iron play. A man cannot
bo a really first-class playor unless ho
is more or lean a master of all man
ner of Iron clubs. Deadly accurato
approaching will mako up for many
defects In wooden club play, and, In
consequence, It Is tho iron clubB
abovo nny other with which a playor
should practice I am not going to
say that It is necessary for a playor
to be a comploto master of ovory class
of Iron shot nnd to havo Intimate
knowledgo of tho correct way of play
ing thorn, but I will say that It is ab
Bolutely necessary for a playor who Is
anxious to attain nny great measuro
of success to havo a good command of
his iron clubs Outing
Memory may be a hell or a para
dise, It depends on whether you
manufacture brimstone or plant lilies.
PARALLEL
STORIES
sf FAMOUS
CRIMES
By HENRY C. TERRY
(Conrtlshl br
THE BOWERY MURDER MYSTERY.
CHE Bowery Is still ono of tho
show places In Now York
City's artificial wickedness,
Visitors to tho metropolis
13 -Rn parade In fear and trcm
UT "'!Vl bllng Ub busy sidewalks
K whore they imnglno thnt ov
g J cry Btono Is stained with
tho blood of murder; but whero thoy
are ns safo as thoy would bo on Fifth
nvenue. Time was when, tho Bowery
was not safo; when every other door
was a gambling hell; when every crook
in tho country depended upon tasting,
nt lenst once a year, of tho dollghts
tho street had to offer. But tho glory
of tho Bowery hnn passed. It la now
a thoroughly mornl street given over
to business of the cheaper order
I know of no story thnt better Il
lustrates actual condition on tho Bow
ery In thq old days and tho flerco pas
sions of Hfo ns It wns lived thero
than tho story of tho murder of Chris
Berry. It was n nino days' mystery In
its day, tho grentost mystery tho Bow
ery over produced; tho "King of tho
Card Sharks" murdered In broad day
light at the Bowery's bushiest corner
Mid not a single cluo apparently to
tho perpetrator of tho deed.
It was not until years afterward
i thnt I had tho privilege of listening
j to tho truo talo of tho killing from tho
I lips of his Blnyer, "Lone Jnck" Sin
. clalr, as ho emerged ftom his coll In
Sing Sing. Knowing that Detective
HIckey had handled tho cuso and had
I inmost succeeded In hanging an Inno
cent man for the crime I hunted him
up and asked him to glvo mo his ver
sion of tho Btrango affair.
JACKSON SINCLAIR'S STORY.
"I don't supposo you ever killed a
man, did you?" naked Jackson Sin
clair, who has been known on tho
Bowery for many years as "Lone
Jack," bemuse of his rcticenco nnd
disllko of 8ocioty.
I entered a modest disclaimer.
"Well, If you never did, then you
can never understand tho feeling thnt
goes with it, especially when tho man
whoso Hfo Is taken has been a friend
to you, no matter what tho circum
stances mny be.
"Well, I killed my friend, Chris
Berry, and I seo Chris every day, and
I hear his last words ringing in my
cars, Just tho same as if It was yes
terday on the Bowery, Instead of over
thirty yenrB ngo. Chris Berry was a
good fellow, and tho finest card shnrp
In tho country. I was considered tho
best man on tho Bowery with tho
cards In those days, but Chris could
glvo mo points without turning a hair.
"Being in tho samo business and
something of a crook mysolf, It was
only natural thnt I should run up
against Chris at many a gnmo, nnd
thoso games were always for blood,
but on tho level. I was more onsy
golng than Chris, nnd wo took a kind
of liking for each other. After a tlmo.
In company with Jnko Seymour, wo
went regularly Into tho business of
running a skin gnmo of cards.
"Wo had a little poker gamo nt No.
2G Bowery Seymour did tho steer
ing, while wo did tho playing when
ever tho sucker was big enough gamo.
Tho business ran so big and wo played
so well together that Chris proposed
that wo should mako a tour through
tho West and South, whero we would
hnvo a chance to win a bigger Btako.
"This Just suited mo, nnd, with Sey
mour, who Wns ono of tho best bunco
nrtlsts that I ever saw, and had a
tongue so sweet and pcrsuaslvo that
It would coax tho bank-roll out of tho
pocket of Old Mr. Tightwad himself,
wo started West. Wo put up for a
few days nt Albany, wheio the login
laturo wns In session, nnd cleaned out
every tlollnr thero was in both hoiifles.
Wo left Albany with $21,000 more than
we had when wo Inndcd there.
"In Chicago we Btnrted on another
tack, and from thero wo weio East
ern sports making a tour of tho coun
try looklnc for fun of all kinds, rndy
for a gnmo at any time. Sometimes
wo would bo together ns friends, nnd
thr-n ngnln wo would accldontnlly
meet as strangers in somo other lo
cality to disarm suspicion.
"Seymour was the greatest drum-mer-up
of buslnesB that I ovor met. Ho
was nearly alwayB In tho gamo, and
frequently lost heavily, but, as either
Chris or I got about all thero was at
tho tablo in tho end, It didn't mako
much difference Wo pulled a lot of
money out of Chicago, but wq quit
when wo saw that thoy woro putting
up a braco game on us. We didn't do
much business thon till we got Into
St. Louis. Then wo struck a gamo
after wo had been thero about two
weeks that In tho end gavo mo more
trouble than anything 1 evor had bo
foro or since.
"Seymour was on tho scout nil tho
time, and he pulled an old covo named
Colonel Wcntworth Into a prlvato
gamo In our room In tho hotel. Col
onel Wentworth wns n very wealthy
cotton planter and n Btlff player
"He preferred u gumo without u
limit so did wo. When ho began to
lose, ho began to drink. Wo played
nil night, and wo coaxed him along
until wo hud about $25,000 In monoy,
which ho had Bent out nnd borrowed
from tlmo to tlmo. Than ho became
a bit reckless ho wns pretty drunk,
too and lost $8,000 on ono hand. Ho
quit tho gamo, and said he'd glvo a
check for tho $8,000. Ho dashed off a
check In a hurry, llko an angry, drunk
en man, and said that ho would give
ub another battlo tho noxt day.
"Thon Chris made a big mistake
He raised tho $8,000 check to $80,000
by pulting in a letter and n cipher.
Ho presented It to tho bank nnd asked
to havo it certified, but tho cashlor
refusod to certify it without first seo
1ns iwlonel Wcntworth. Tho colonol
fHE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, "Always Holds Good."
F, L. Nelsou
denied thnt ho had glvon nny such
check. This started up Chris' temper,
nnd ho began suit against Colonol
Wcntworth In the courts of St. Louis
to rccovor tho amount of tho check.
"Tho foxy colonol did not mako tho
defvnoo Chris expected, but set tp
Instead that tho cheek wns a forg
ery. Wo bluffed It out and the caso
enmo to trial. Chris went on tho
stand, told tho story of tho gamo, and
clnlmed thnt tho $S0,000 was glvon for
monoy which ho had loaned to Wcnt
worth during tho piny. Ho told a
pretty story, but on tho cros-exnmln-ntlon
tho colonel's lawyer went for
him barohanded. Tho lawyer had
got somo knowledge of our swindling
trip, nnd naked questions concerning
tho most lutlninto relations between
Chris nnd myself. I substantiated
Chris' story, but also had to go
through tho Bamo searching cross-ox-nmlnntion.
After Wcntworth hnd told
his story to tho Jury nbout giving nn
$8,000 chock, which ho wns willing to
pay, they brought In n verdict against
Chris.
"Chris left tho courtroom In a whlto
heat. Ho didn't pay anything to mo
till wo got to tho hotel. Then ho How
nt mo llko a tiger and knocked mo
down with tho butt of IiIb revolver.
Ho accused mo of giving tho Informa
tion about nur trip to Wontworth's
lawyer. 1 denied it, and snld It must
havo been done by Seymour, who had
disappeared; but Chris had It in for
mo (qy somo renson, nnd would hnvo
phot mo If ho had not been Interfered
with. As ho wns dragged away from
me, ho snld: "The next time we moot,
Sinclair, I'll kill you!'
'"All right,' said I, 'I'll bo looking
for you.'
"Ho went his wny nnd I went mlno.
It wns flvo yenrs beforo I landed back
In New York. I know Chris wns in
tho city, nnd If wo ever met ho'd keep
his word.
"About n month nfter I nrrlvcd I
met him ono night nbout nlno o'clock
faco to fnco at Fifth street nnd tho
Bowery. I watched him llko a cat.
Ho had an ugly look, and drow a gun
llko n flash. I was close to him and ho
Unshed It In my fnco. Beforo ho could
pull tho trigger again I drovo a knlfo
Into his heart.
"As ho staggered back ho cried: 'It
isn't loaded, Jack!' Then ho fell
dead.
"I picked up tho gun aB it foil from
his nerveless fingers. Sure enough,
there was no load in it. I know too
Into thnt Chris was only bluffing. I
looked arrtuml. Tho streets were
crowded nnd tho Bowery, at thnt cor
ner, fairly well lighted But wo wero
away from tho gas lamp, and no ono
wns very near us. Strange as It seems,
not a person In tho crowd hnd seen
tho nltercntlon; It has all passod so
quietly and so quickly.
"Half crazed by what I had dono, I
walked hurriedly away. In k' than
half an hour I was on board a train
speeding for tho wost.
DETECTIVE HICKEY'S STORY.
"The murder of Chris Berry," Bald
Deteetlvo Illckoy, "wna ono of tho
gicntest masteries that over camo out
of tho Bowery. When nt laat it began
to clear, tho crlmo was fastened so
conclusively upon ono man, thnt, had
not developments outside of tho reg
ular Investigation Interfered, nn In
nocent man certainly would hnvo boon
executed.
"When the body of Chris Berry, who
wns known to everybody in tho un
derworld, was found lying In tho gut
ter nt Fifth street nt nn hour which
wna early candle lighting on tho Bow
ery, thero was not tho slightest evi
dence na to tho Idontlty of tho mur
derer, although the Rtreot at that
tlmo was usually crowded.
"Tho body was fiihl soen by a
young man who hnd Junt loft tho old
Cooper Institute. Ho gnvo tho alarm,
but nothing had been dono up to tho
tlmo I nrrlvcd. I had tho body taken
to tho Fifth street pollco station. I
knew Chris well, mysolf, and hun
dreds of hla friends cuino In tho feta
tion house, and nlbo Identified him.
They constituted themselves special
detectives to llnd out, If possible who
had murdered tho "King of tho Card
Sharps.' A dozen or moro theories
woro advanced by Chris friondn, to
oxplnln tho butchery, ns ho had been
in trouble many times nfter Ills return
from tho west, but they wero theories,
with no ovldenco to back them up.
"That which gained tho most
weight with mo for a tlmo was that
Chris had been killed for some quar
rel concornlng a woman.
"Ono of tho girls that I hoard Chris
had taken a fancy to wub a Cuban.
She had formerly boon tho sweetheart
of n Spanish cigar makor In Allen
street, nnd theso wero a few factB
which I picked up which dlroctcd sim
pleton townrd him. I did not find tho
girl or whero Chris lived until tho day
of his funeral, which took place from
his sister's home In Dolancey street
"Tho girl nttonded tho funornl and
followed Chris' body to tho grnvo.
After tho burial waH over, I followed
hor to her homo and sweated hor for
Information which would throw somo
light on tho cnao. She didn't know
anything of Importance 8ho told mo
where hor Spanish lover lived, and
said that ChriB had Bettled all troublo
with him by giving him a llttlo money
and getting him a place to work In a
gambling Joint In tho Bowery.
"Bho said that Chris loft homo
about noon on tho day he was killed,
Baying ho probably wouldn't return
until tho noxt evening, but ho gavo
her no bint ns to whero ho was going
or whom ho was to meet. I wont
after tho Spanish lover to satisfy my
self that her story was straight. I
found htm working in Butch Ellin'
gambling houso, aud convinced mysolf
beyond doubt that on tho night ot the
murdor, at tho tlmo It must hnv oc
curred, ho was spinning a roulotto
whoel.
"Thin ended thnt fcaturo of the
case, but while working It out I, got
a tip from Butch Ellis that Chris had
been In a gamo onrly In tho evening
of tho dny ho was killed, at which bad
blood had arisen, a fow blows had
been struck, somo pistol shots fired
and somo pretty wild threaU made
"Butch wouldn't glvo mo tho loca
tion of tho Joint whoro tho troublo oc
curred, but I found It In nbdut half an
hour from another source nnd got
what looked like a start In tho right
direction. It was in Ed Kelley'p, nnd
among tho half-dozen card sharps who
had been In tho gamo was Al Living
stone, who was something of a hlgh
rollcr from Virginia. Ho was every
Inch n sport of tho gontloman order,
nnd very sonsltlvo on tho question of
Insults, which h" n always ready
to resent.
"Chris and Livingston got Into a dis
puto over tho amount of monoy thero
flhould bo In a ccrtnln pot, and thoy
called each other llara across tho ta
ble That wbb tho fighting word on
tho Bowory In thoso days. Livingston
hnd plenty of frlend3, and so had
Chris. Soon not only Chris nnd Liv
ingston woro having It out on tho
lloor, rough-nndtumblo, but thu
friends wore In It, too. Knives and ro
volvors wero pulled, and It looked ns
If thero was going to bo somo killing i
In Kelly's. Kelly stopped tho row I
hlmBolf by yelling: 'Poltcel' which
brought tho men to tholr souses.
"Tho row didn't stop any too quick
for Livingston, for when It wna culled
off Chris had a grip on hla throat
which would havo sent him to tho
cemetery If It hadn't been stopped
Just nbout thnt time This hnd oc
curred nbout nlno o'clock In tho even
ing, nnd It broko up tho gamo, aa a
matter of course. Livingston was In
a very ugly mood, nnd mentioned sev
eral times, In tho hearing of somo of
Chris' friends, thnt he'd havo his Hfo
before daylight.
"About ten minutes nfter nlno
Chris left Kelly's plnco nlono. Tho
gambling houso was at tho cornor of
FlrBt street nnd tho Bowery. About
u ininuto after Chris loft several per
sons saw Livingston tako a bowlo
knlfo from hla hip pocket nnd drop
It in his outsldo cont pocket, then ho
started out quickly, muttering a
threat that ho would kill Chris when
ho found him. No one followed tho
men, na Chris wns ublo to tnko euro
of himself, and Livingston, It waa
thought, wan only putting up n. bit of
southern bluff.
"Tho finding of tho body, as near
as could bo fixed, was ut a quarter
past nlno, which would havo given
Livingston Just about tlmo to hnvo
caught up to Chris without running,
ns Chris hnd about a block's start.
Tho wound In tho chest, which split
tho heart in two, physlclana said, was
miulo by a bowlo-knlfe. Livingston
hnd not boon Been around IiIb old
hnuntB by nny ono bIiico ho left Kel
ly's with the thront to kill Chris, nnd
nil theso facts certainly pointed to
Livingston aa tho murdoror beyond
doubt.
"I got on to Livingston's trnck
through n woman ho had cent for,
and arrosted him In n houso In Firit
avenue Ho had sent for this woman
to havo her pawn bin diamonds to
rnlso money to get out of tho city.
Ho did not Boom nt nil startled nt bo
Ing nrrested. nnd when I nccusod him
or killing ChrlB Borry. lie replied very
coolly that ho had been oxpectlng to
hear something of tho kind, and snld
ho whb ready to go to headquartorB.
"I tried In every way to get him to
admit tho killing, oven under such cir
cumstances na would make It most
fnvornbly to him, but ho positively re
fused to discuss tho murder at all. It
wan my opinion that there was a dead
clear caso against him.
"It wns a very sonBatlonnl enso, nnd
when theso fncts wero developed bo
foro tho coroner's Jury, thoy brought
In a verdict accusing Livingston of
tho murdor. Ho wna lockod up In tho
Tombs to nwnlt trial.
"Two days later 'Lone Jnck Sin
clair' walked Into police hfadminrtora.
nnd snld thnt ho, nnd not Al Living
ston, hnd killed ChrlB Berry. This
wim u thunderbolt from ti floor sky,
but when Jnck told hla story, pro
duced tho bowlo-knlfo and the pistol
that Chris Borry had with him on
that night, and gavo all tho details na
ho know them, thero was no doubt of
Its truth.
"Livingston was discharged from
tho Tombs, and Slnclnlr wns found
guilty of mnriBlaughtor, nnd sent away
for h long term."
LI Hunn Chang Draws an Analogy.
An Ainoricun ofllclnl ,was onco the
gucBt of LI Hung Chang In China
when thero was a great demonstration
In honor of tho rain god. Nolso3
Btrldent and fearful In tho ears of tho
foreigners camo from instruments
and human thronts.
Tho keen old ChineBo statesman,
conscious of tho effect that this was
probably producing upon the Ameri
can spectator, turned to him nnd
snld: "This seems strange nnd use
less to on?"
Tho American, striving to bo po
llto without too great a Bacilfico of
truth, made nn ovasivo anawor.
"You novor pray for rain In your
country?" pressed tho Chluoso states
man "Oh, yes. wo do."
"And you always got It?"
"No."
"Just the Bamo ns In China," tho
old man remarked complacently.
The Fish Silhouetted.
Tho French actress who likens thft
smart fomlnlno Bllhouotto of tho mo
ment to thnt of a tish has produced
an oxcellent Blmlle Tako a trout, for
Instance, and Hprcad hla llttlo tall at
right angles to his body, and thero you
havo an accurato llkonobs of tho hob
bled young woman or ovon to tho mid
dlo agod woman of tho momont Put
a mushroom top at an anglo on tho
flah'B head, and you havo tho lady of
ultra fashion caparisoned for outdoor
exorcise From tho Oontleworaan.
A man may bo Bald to be making
progress as Boon as ho discovers thnt
tho soap box at tho cornor grocery
Is a mighty poor seat
CRITICAL TIME
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From 40 to 50 Year of Age.
How It May Be Passed
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nervous I could scarcely sleep at night,
nnd I did not do any housework for thrco
years.
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BLUEJAY LIVES IN WOODS
iHawks, Owls and Other Birds Aro
Teased and Tormented by
Theso Noisy Birds.
J Tho bluejay likes best to live in
inicK woous, uut it often comes mio
open Holds, orchnrds and near dwell
ings In Bcnrch of food. When It dis
covers you It assumes a proud and
angry air of conceit and defiance.
Tho bluejay's upper parts aro pur-pllsh-bluo.
Tljo lowor parts aro pur
plish-gray. Tho wings and tall aro
bright bluo with black bars. Tho tall
feathers aro tipped with white. It
has a crested head.
The bluejay builds Its nest about
twenty feet above ground. It is madu
of twigs and flno roots. From four to
six eggs aro laid. They aro of a
greenish drab color flecked with,
brown.
i Doubtless tho bluejay helped to
namo Itself, aa lta common uttoranco
la n long drawn, "Jay, Jay, Jay." This
cry, with the bright blue color, has
given It its nnme.
wiillo tho Jay elngs no oong It Is
ablo to imitate tho calls of other
birds, by which means it often at
tracts them. It likes to teaso and
torment tho owl and especially tho llt
tlo sparrow hawk. This Is dono by.
Imitating tho cry of a wounded bird,
which draws tho hawk near. Then
several Jays will dart at tho hawk
squealing and frolicking about in
great glee. Sometimes tho play ends
In a tragedy, for tho hawk pounces
upon ono of them, to tho dismay of
tho others. Jays may bo caged and
tamed llko crows and somo writers
say they can bo taught to utter words.
"Bird Studies," by Herman C. Do
Groat.
Ornhananes In Turkey.
' Thero are 22 orphanages In the
Turkish empire, conducted by Ameri
cans, enrolling 3,000 Inmates. In con
nection with theso orphanages an In
dustrial work 1ms sprung up which
gives employment to ovor 10,000 peo
plo In addition to the orphan. Th
work Is largely dono by tho widows
and orphanB and includes rug and
lace-mnklng, various forma of em
broidery, and other domestic work.
The product of theso institutions
finds a market abroad.
Appropriate.
"That angling friend of yours cer
tainly ban a fitting pbyslquo."
"In what way?"
"I noticed hu ha flbhy eyes and a
decided catch In his voice."
Novor trust your secrets to tho malls
or tho females, either.
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