CLEVER "CON" GAMES ,
TWO OCCASIONS WHEN SWIN
DLEF.o USED THEIR DRAINS.
English 1'ulr Appreciated Tliclr Own
Bmartncai and Could Not Hcslit the
Tciiiptntlon to IIcniBt French Method
of Getting a Visitor's "Money.
After carrying through a clovct
swindle which netted J hi'in $1,100 re
cently , two London "crooks , " named
Grnluger and Hlce , ln-came so puffed
up over their smartness that they boast
ed of their exploit mid through boastIng -
Ing came to grief. They began opera j
tions by forging a check for -'SO , sign
ing It with the name of a man who
had a bjg balance In his bank. Then
Grainger "made up" to resemble thu |
perfaon whose name was being usedj ]
and , waiting mull the man had gonu
out toluncheon , slipped into his otllco
11 nil Into the telephone box. At thu
same minute Hlce appeared at the
bank and presented the check , lie
Bald he was a new clerk of the man
whose name was on the check , but the
cashier rofiibcd to give the money to
him until he was Identified. Rice said
his employer wanted the money right
uway and suggested that he be called
up over the telephone at this , olllce.
This was done and Grainger , at the
other end , answered the telephone bell
nnd said , of course , that the check wan
all right and "pleas-e hurry and give the
man the money. " Then he left the
ofllce without It being discovered that
I
he was not the proprietor of the place ,
and , meeting Hlce , the two divided the
I
money and made off.
The fraud was not discovered until'
the victim returned from luncheon. It'
Is probable that the two crooks would
not have been caught had they not I
boasted Indiscreetly of what they hadi
done , which boasting reached the ears
of the police , with the result that both
swindlers are now In jail.
A camera enabled two "
hard-up "con-
lldeuee men" to reap the comfortable !
Bum of § 1,000 In Paris last summer. )
Their victim was a Frenchman , who1
had returned from abroad with thla' '
Bum to spend a pleasant holiday and
/see the exhibition. The swindlers !
Joumi out all about htm and began op-1
orations by taking a snapshot of him )
us he stood InokUig up at the Eiffel
tower. 1'loahod at finding himself the
object of their art , he asked them if he
could have a copy of the photograph.
They gave him a card ami asked him
to call. The picture was an excellent
one , and the victim asked the photographers - I
raphers to dine with him. This gave
to them the opportunity to discover
where his money was. He had it
eewu In his waistcoat-lining. When he ( ,
left he had promised to visit their
studio next day , and pose for them as
Ileury IV. f'n ! ) ' > rr 'val he laid aside
his modi , 'ii ir u t-- lor the splendid
costume Una auuiieil him. lie then
posed before the camera. The bell
rang , and the photographer said : "Ex
cuse me one minute. Don't lose that
pose ; It Is bplendid. " The Frenchman
posed in solitude for several minutes
before It occurred to him that there
was anything wrong. Then he turned
Ills clothes were gone. lie rushed into
the street , shouting , "Thieves ! " The
police arrived ; but his fantastic garb
caused his arrest as a lunatic. Mean ,
time the swindlers escaped.
PARIS NOT COMMON.
A City of HtrmiKU l.JcpcrleiiccH and In <
credible l'arndoxe .
There are people who assert that ot
late years I'arls has become common ,
"What an error ! It Is still as plcturi
esque , as romantic , as extravagant , as
In the best days of Its past. Paris remains -
mains the strange town where tJjo
most Incredible paradoxes are verified ,
where the most foolish dreams art1
realized , and where all that Is good ,
bad and Indifferent may still be found.
The other day a madman was found in
a hollow pillar that supported the prin
cipal gate leading to the exhibition ,
Recently the police discovered a Diog
enes testing the cold on the Place de
la Concorde , looking for the cold , with
the thermometer registering eight degrees -
grees of frost. A rich , well-to-do
Diogenes !
In contradistinction to this , there are
hundreds who live in huts outside the
city , huts that a Kaflir would scorn to
live In. There are the hundreds o/ /
vagabonds who have , as Uuy Bias ,
"God for their host. " and who seek a
shelter In buildings under const rm--
tlon , In any and every nook not already
occupied. Why , only a few days ago.
when some mon pitched a basket Into
a wagon at the Central market out
rolled a man. "It la I , Jean. " growled
the voice , ' "didn't you know meV
They did not know him. The man had
slept in a basket al the market for tin
laat toji days.
For people to talk of Paris as having
become common Is absurd. Paris is
still Paris. Paris Messenger.
Superstitious Hot-ring :
Herring fishermen are. many of them ,
remarkably superstitious. For instance -
stance , on some fishing boats whistling I
Is forbidden , and neither milk noi !
burnt bread is allowed aboard. Furth
ermorc , not even the name of that un
lucky animal , the hare , may be men
tloned , and a common method of pun
Ishlng the enemy Is to thron a dcao j
bare Into his boat.
An Ambition to Klso.
"I refuse to fjlvo yp\\ \ tiny inure that
a nickel , sir. You look like u drlnkiui
man. "
"I must have at least 15 cents. I an
burning : with ambition to get Into tin
tlgh-ball class and I beg you to recoa
ider. " Indianapolis
WRITES WITH BOTH HANDS.
Wonderful Kent of I'eiiiiiuuHhlp Performed -
formed liy mi AiiHtrittlnn.
r Wi.ilMg is , It would Heem , n 1
\ ui.i . > i earning a livelihood 1
with the Inmates of Howton house , u 1
It-penny hotel. Here Is an amusing
story of the perfection to which It maj ,
be brought by practice and a Rtrona j
will.
i "There Is a tradition lingering among I
the elder brethren of the \\rapper writ
ing profession to the effect that once
upon a time , when the work was hot
ter paid than now , a young man from
[
Australia turned up and ventured as u
last resource Into their bphere of labor ,
lie spent his all and found himself
stranded until funds should arrive from 1
the antipodes. So , on the suggestion
of an acquaintance , he applied for a
job at the woild-famed llrm of Scbmldl
ji\ : Co. On being duly Installed and K
piled with oOO envelopes and
pages from a directory. he looked I
around and asked for a pen.
" 'But you have one already , ' said '
the young man In authority.
" ' 1 want two. " said the Australian ,
and an Interested and obliging fellow
scribe supplied his need. The scene
which thereupon ensued bailies descrip
tion , for the colonial , separating the
pile of envelopes into two equal lots ,
began copying the addresses by writing
simultaneously with both hands. So
runs the legend , at least , and. further
more , It Is averred that bis rapidity
was such as to put the 'sloggcrs1 to
shame. Fifty pens dropped from the
nonoloss grasp of those who but a
minute before bad been writing against
time and as if for dear life. A hun
dred eyes were ll.\od In astonishment
on the unknown one. Presently the
' young overseer who superintended tlia
' labors of many old enough to be hla
grandfather rose and- timidly said he
would consult 'the governor. ' The lat
ter arrived , and. the situation being ex
plained , the Australian was turned Into
a loose box all by himself and fed with
another thousand or so of envelopes.
At this rate be earned enough In two
or three weeks to enable him to last out
comfortably till his remittances ar
rived ; then ho wont borne and Schmidt's
knew him no more. We asked the old
gentleman who told us this yarn to
( ill his pipe and have another cup ol
tea , for we thought he deserved both. "
London Telegraph.
DEAN FARRAR.
Famous Cluiix'imaii nnd Author lie *
ported Critically 111 n Uitrlon.
The Very Hev. Frederick W. Farrnr ,
dwui of Canterbury , whose critical 111-
ness was recently reported from Lon
don , is accounted the most eminent and
eloquent pulpit orator iu England.
Dean Farrnr Is now 70 years old. Ilfl
was ordained doaeon in 1854 by the
Bishop of Salisbury , and throe years
later was admitted Into holy orders by
VN FAUUAR.
the Bishop of Kly. Until 1871 he was
i one of the masters at Harrow , and for
i live years thereafter was head master
of Marlborough College , a position ho
i beld with great distinction. Among his
other ollioes was that of honorary chap
lain to the Queen and chaplain in or
dinary. In 1SS , ' ! be was appointed arch
deacon \Ve.stmin.ster , and In IS'.Ci ho
was given bin present olllce In the
church. Dean Farrar has written
voluminously upon religious and philo
sophical topics , but bis fame will rest
upon his "Life of Christ , " which wiw
published In 1874.
j i I RECENT JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
I . Negligent handling of a derrick near
'
a railroad track by employes of the
State is bold. In No.v York , X. II. & 11.
U. Co. vs. Baker < 1. C. A. ' M Co , fi ( > L.
It. A. 20noi \ sutliclont to make the
railroad company HaLV for Injuries tea
a passenger mi a tram who was In
jured in consequence.
] I Municipal grant to a street-railway
i company of the privilege < ) f using HH
streets for the conveyance of electric ! ! }
Is hold , } n Clarksburg Klectrlc Light
Co. vs. Clarksburg ( W , Va. ) . , ' ( ) L. It.
A. IJ'J , to * constitute a valid franchise
and contract within the protection of
the Federal constitution ; but an nt-
j I tempt to make such franchise exclusive
was held void.
! The admlniMrator of one who during
the owner's lifetime/died iu possession
of chattels , under an agreement .by
which she was to have the use of them
during her life , and thai > ! ' the owner ,
, In held , in Suitor vs. Sutherland ( .Mich. ) ,
HO L. H. A. Ill ) , to have no Ilile which
will support an action for their poss-es-
slon against a third pomm who wrong
fully took possession of ibeni after the
death of the bailee.
Heart DlHcaso from Blcj
i A curious effect of bard cycling Is
reported from France. Out of the las
batch of conscripts no fewer than elgb
widely known cyclists were rejected a :
being physically Incapable of military1
duty. Diseases of the heart were tbd
chief reasons for tbelr rejection. Thlij
causes profound astonishment , ulj
classes thinking them nt least fit to bit
accepted aa military cj'cllstu.
It Is said that the Rock of fJIhral-
tar hus Seventy miles of tunnels.
The lowest tides known occur at
Panan.a , whore the dlllorcnce he-
twcen high and low water Is about
two feet.
The children of the poor In Japan
arc labeled , so that they may bo re
turned to their homes In wise they
( should yo astray.
Plso's Cure Is the best medicine wo
ever used for all iillectionsof the throat
and lungs. Win. O. Kndsley , Van-
t buren , hid. , Feb. 10 , 11)00. )
Although Sir Thomas Llpton has
spent hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars on yachts , he. has never made a
wager on a boat race.
The slangy girl was evidently dis
pleased. "You are a lobster ! " she
cried. Although somewhat taken
aback , the young man proved himself
equal to the omqrpcncy. "You are
Just the mayonnaise for mo , " he re
torted. . This delicate bit. . of repartee
caused her .heart to go out to him at
once.
TO crur. Acoi.n IN ovr. DAY
Tnkt I.iiTRtive IlronioQulninoTablon. All
driiccisusrclniul t ! money if it IniNioi'tKc.
K.V. . Grove' * signal urn Is on each box 'Jjo.
Antlquo ling" arc KM re.
One of the most experienced men In
the rug business recent I\ marie the assertion -
sertion Ihat then * are n > t more than
200 genuine antlqu- * rugs in the coun
try. Those who own them hold ontoj I
them , for their value increases every i
day. To he antique a rug must be at
least 100 years old.
Do Your Pert Aohr nml Hurti ?
Shnkc into your shoot. Allen's FootJ J '
EIIMJ , n powder for tln > feet. It
tljrht or New Sliuus fivl Easy. Cures
Coras , Bunions , Swollen , Hot nml
SwL'iititiK Feet. At nil Druggist1 * nnd
Shoe Stoies , LTic. Sample sent FH1010.
Address Allen S. Oluisted. I.eHoy , N. V.
Mntlrrot IVonomy.
'Miss Sharp Vcra" lie begun "you
must know why I've been coming
here so much : why Isit heroin the
parlor with you night after night ,
and
" 1 suppose , Mr. Pinchpenny" Miss
Vera Sharp Interrupted , "it's cheaper
to do that than to take meontany-
vvheie. " Philadelphia Press.
II A MAS CATAKUM CUIli :
is taken internally. Price , 75cts.
Had to I.CUM ) .
"I'll have to leave your service , sir. "
said the coachman to the trust , mag
nate' .
' I'm Kerry to hear that , John.
Why ? "
"Every time I drive out , sir , I hear
people say , 'There goes the scoundrel1 !
and i don't know which of us they
mean. " Philadelphia Times.
Mrs Wln l w' soOTlll.N'n SVIIUI' for olill.lrn
ItctliinK , mftHiis ! ) KIIIIH. rvdiicn * tiiilmiiitllufi ,
llajn | ialn , rlllen Hid i-olli " ' < liottlo
Tlii'-OlM Ions { explanation.
"Till'ord , " asked the teacher of the
astronomy class , "how do you account
for the eccentric motion of the moon
in its orbit around the world. "
"I guess ii's try in' to put on a
curve , " replied the baseball player of
the class. Chicago Tribune.
No I lii
"Re has a weak chin , I should say. "
"Decidedly ! It is precisely the sort
of chin yon would not he surprised to
see a napkin tucked under at dinner. "
Detroit .Journal.
The only surviving pensioner of the
War of 1S12 is Hiram Crank , of Dunn
Brook , N. Y. , He recently celehrat- 1
ed the 101st anniversary of his birth. |
iin < ni\io rev tinut.
Hounds of ull kinds can ho taught
otisllv to follow any particular scent ,
therefore In .selecting a substitute for
the scent of n fox a st long out1 is nee-
UKsnry it puce lie thu objcut. The red
I horrlni ; or huinotl bouos answers this
purpose , tint aniseed is stronger and
moil * i.i-ting. Hut it Is the -ill of aiilso
that is nsod , and it Is tu.t IMI in a hag
hut sprinkled on a small piece of cot
ton cloth , just as cologne water Is put
on a handkerchief. The piece -if
cloth Is not nucossariiv draped over
the ground , but may Mutter In the
air behind the drauman , to win m It is
attached by a piece of cord , leaving a
scent that can he followed by hounds
an hou. or mom afterward if It he a
good scenting day. So'iiut lines the
scent is put on a felt , pad worn on the
drayman's shoe Just In front of the
heel.
Themost effective "drag" Is said to
he a combination of one part of valerIan -
Ian , two p'irts oil of anise and four
parts castor oil. Xe\v York Tribune.
Witintin n u Homo-Mil Krr.
Plenty of people imagine that when
they have built a large house with all
modern improvements , and have bid
one llrm decorate , and another furnish
it regardless of expense , there will be
"a homo ready to walk Into. " This
is a mistake. Due cannot walk Into a
ready-made homo any more than Into
a ready made friendship : both must
he built up bit by hit , until there-
suit Is felt to be almost" part , of one's
self and therelore not likely to he
parted with.
The "home"
atmosphere comes
n u i teas much from the furniture and
arrangement , thereof as from the
house Itself In other words the wo-
'nian.glfed with the home making
power | will shed her own personality
.
ever every house he Inhabits : whereas
a I woman without "this lovable power
will have a handsome house which
yet fa Is short of a home.
'I In II tin * Trnnlilii II > KIIII ,
"Father , " said the small boy , "what
Is - "
p-ilyyaiuy.
The old gentleman made sure that
his wife was not listening before he
answered. "Polygamy , " ho said , is
the name given to a method of ac
quiring trouble by the wholesale. "
Chicago Post ,
Why llo Dotwn't Work.
Jlrs. .Stromrmind "Why don't you
go to work ; " '
Tramp "Please , mum , I made a
solemn vow , twenty years ago , that
I'd never do another stroke of worl-
tlll women arc paid th' same wages
llotl'l Toni'lN.
Hotel Keeper "Yes sir : you'd hi
surpiised at the number of towels w <
lose hundreds every year , sir him
dreds. "
Traveler "Ah , yes : I see. Guests
mistake 'em for handkerchiefs. "
M r < MalttT of Tlni ( > .
Mrs. , Hinks "How does It happen
that Mr.s. Ncxtloor can afford to dress
better than J can ; " '
Mr. lilnks "They lmcn'6 been
married long , and 1 presume ho I n't
quite broke yet. "
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PI I u llr l iluy' * at * ot l > r Kliiie % < u Mt i > i > -
iir ( wcdforl ltii.i : !
Kit , 11. 11 KI.INK. 1 tU . ! ! „ . - SI , J'blludilphlii I'n
tUHtS WHIKt All Hit 1AIIS.
l Cuimli bjnip. TIIMP iiMKl. UW
In tlmu. . .
N.N U. NO 672-26. YOUK N > B.
AND
WE
'
EXCURSION RATES
to\VeiUru Camilla unit pup.
tlcular * a to how lo < * < cur
KO ui'niii of Urn lion U b t
Kruwlnu Und on thu C'ontl.
nttnt , can b nftoureil on RU-
I'llenllna to th " '
r.lB11 , | . Stoh | , > lly c.m.
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. . , Jllun. , on the lit
un.lS.I lue Jnj-lu onclummtJi , nmt p cliillr low ntm
oniill lltimnf rnllnnr oinlx-ltid qunlnd for tiioumloni
uafliiir St. I'nnI oil Mnrch 2Hth uml At-rll 4lh , for Mant.
tobn , A > alnlti.ln , brukiilolmwim < nil Alberta.
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Uinailn. or tinnnilprsluiivil , who will mntl you
itliiHi > i , piiiniililfli , etc , , frniiif coil : W V. lion-
null , 801 Now York Mfn Iliill.llnn , Omiihn , N -
brum n. AK'-nt for the ( > n\i > rmni > nl n '
Ely's ' Cream Balm
V/ILL CURE
DO Cta.
A mil ? llitlm Inlii * aeh nostril
ELV UnUU..U Worreui > t..N.V
A Skin of Bonuty In n Joy Forovor.
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i nratxra In tli.U. . S , CMiailan ami Kuru | ,
THIlt T ll'ij'KIVS , I'rnp'r , .VilrvatJinii 0t. . N. V.
Alaska lui-only une inliaitiui.t .0.
evry cloven square miles of turn on1
Double Daily Service
FREE RECLINING CHAIR
CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS.
For Information or Rttii , cill upon if (4 < ut
neirttl Anent , or
s. n. ADSIT , a. i > . A. . '
ST JOSCI'H , MO.
* J Or. Hif 11 ' " ' , LTltf. ' ? nil KMner
, DfiPURrN , ll.vik-
Kid eycura.i | ttcliietc. . Aidrucr-
Klslh. i > r liy nialU
II. I'ri'O l iiU , uiV-
vice , etc. , ct Dr. It. 3. Kay , Surulutu , N. Y ,
MEDICAL ADVICE."VVrltou *
nil > uur .HVinp'.ouiK Uunov.itliiul.lin
HysU'in IH tu ) > uiilv Niilo nnU Hiiro nictliod of uur-
IMK nil I'tirunlu UlMMisi'i. Dr. Kuy'tKonuvutur'
thtliodill ) pu'iiu.ui niiuvulur. liiiu < > aiti-
] ) les uiul iKiuk. ' Dr. 11. J. Kuy. SanilOK.i , N. V > ,
! > Knv' I'tlouro riirrnull
ft'lnulc aifu. v. AtilriK-
_
iiml uilvlcu true , lit , II. J , Kuy , huruu > iiu. X. V. ,
You know very well how you feel when your liver don't act. Bile collects in the blood , bowels become
= : constipated and your whole system is poisoned. A lazy liver is an invitation for a thousand pains and aches to
come and dwell with you. Your life becomes one long measure of irritability and despondency and bad feeling.
CASCARETS act directly , and in a peculiarly happy manner on the liver and bowels , cleansing , purifying ,
$ revitalizing every portion of the liver , driving all the bile from the blood , as is soon shown by increased appetite .
K for food , power to digest it , and strength to throw off the waste. 13o\A/ ire of i-xiteilioris2 : Es
iCt swimmm' . , < \i- . lit ,
"I liafn In-i'ii troubled n tfrout denl rnrtiv
wlttin f/rpM lit' r. . . . < . : i produces constipa Tliu
tion. I . i.nil ( 'A' ' Al" 'IN to bo til you
claim for th'm , owl secured such rt'llcf tbo lit i.
tlrsl UU1 that I purcliu ttl another suppiy I ' ! .
nnJ was c < uiipl > 'tcly rurrcj l sbail onlj to
too Rln-l lo rcromtnend Cfticarrts thr
thu opr'irtutilly 11 pn.venied" J. ASMITH. . \\f\ \
iu Arr . 1'blladclphla , 1'a. clat
"He did V "iiid.y ! aad ' "inatically
BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER.
- THIS IS
10c.
25c. 50c.
NEVER SOLniN BULK.
THE TABLET DRUGGISTS
UI ) TO CUIir. ull ( Kivrrl tronblcs. Mi | > < -ndlcltU , hllloninoi ,
tind tirriidi , tiuil lilout ) , wlnU un tlie lumurli. blonlcd butfrU , foul uunlh ,
It U n Inrtrr for the clirimlo Hllmfnti nnil IOIIK iruri ur lulfrrlnr Hint couie
itltervi nrri * . No uinller wlint nil * > < " ' . 'tart tutfnac ! ANC'A ItrT tudur. for
you will ncTrr ert well unit l i \\r\t mil the tlrnt. until you pot y ur bowel *
rlgltt. TuUe uur itdileul itnrt with CANUAUKTM Mxlar , MMdcr bulut
II TO rtTItri rir yr r iur Iho Hr t ! - r 'AH-
ini' Si ncn iX A
uur brut lettliunnlHl. We Lurr faith , unit M III ' 11 . * MIA It K I K iil. olutry
uuarnutfd to cur * > r uiuncr -fundn. . il uy toilnr. l" ' fco f . ri
lhum fnlr. hoiicVt trl l. M prr > lnu > le llrrrlun , Mini IT juu nro IMJI irftUnril
-rtirVilmr one OOo Uoi , rrluru ll.o unuiril . - . I-OK , id the rinply * . . to
ill l r ranll. or the druritlit from whom you pnirhM.nl II , n l * t jour inonry
Sict f r both lo . . l' Ur our udvlrr-nn miiUrr M hnl iilU ri' " lutltlJ J' ' * '
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