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: The Market for Perfection ,
Supronlc excellence alwa's Onds a
ttmrlcct 0.1111 IL goo(1 [ Irlce , No maller
what ono doell , If It Is done better than
nnyood ) ' else can do It , It meets n demand -
mand , A man who can piny 20 snmos
of chess at ono time whlll'ho Is blind'
lohlc.d carns a largo wage by his skill.
' 1'he peaches put UII by n woman who
can prepAre them so that they taste n
muo beller than any ether cnnned
JlonclCs command t.wlce ns high
prlco ns the product'ot tIOS8 succoss.
lul rIval , It. Is not only the artist IIko
Paderowskl or Caruso who mnlees
lame nnd fortune by his unlquo slCls.
In varying egree , I Is anybody who
In the most humble sphere of lito
nchloves unlquo oxcollence. The
Youth's COlIIll nlon tolls of 11. cortaln
Now Bngland hotel that Is famed for
Its good cooldn ! ; , 'fhe secl'et of It Is
largely this : the Ilrolirietor secks far
and wide through the regIon for wom.
en 'who mve a relJlltation for making
some slnglo dish. 1\II's. Drown's fried
chlcJten , 1\Irs. \ Smith's donghnuts and
Mrs. Johnson's Il ndowdy nt'e famous.
The shrewd hotel keeper orrers these
women a handsome sum of money to
lry chicken and make doughnuts and
pandowdy for six weeks for hIs for.
I tunato guests. So superIorIty agnlh
, finds Its market and Its pralso. Ambl.
tlon to excel Js seed common sonso. A
great king may build .hlmsolf a monu.
ment doslgned to ocllpse nil ether
roynl monuments. A rich mnn may try
; j to roll lip a fortune blggor by millions
thnn other fortunes. Dut nelthor king
nor mllllonnire can become excluslvo
possesBor of the I'owards of suerlor. )
} : Ity , Good , plnln work suporlatlvely
' well done tits Into the scheme of the
. . universe , It makes the world richer ,
by contributing Its shnre to that per.
,4 foctlon which Is clTlllzation's constnnt
'I ' quolrt.
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American Gastronomy.
: It Is senernll ) ' recognized that the
; dlgcstlve organs ot the American are
learf'nlly and wonderfull ) ' made. In
no respect h. this more appar nt than ,
In the consumption at so-cnlled "soa.
'food , " frDm the Atlnntlc seaboartJ to
the : \UsslsslplIl valle ) ' . The Chlcngo
epicure mu ) ' be forsh.en for Uklng
j Capo Cods and Dltlo Points oponoo a '
1 'thousand mil os tram tldowater. Dnt
i amollg the strnngers who sojourn In
I Ne > w Yorle hotels and dlno In Now
; , ) York restaurants , there Is an u"hn1-
lowed taste for fish whIch should
either disgust the cater or Induce
ptomnlnc Ilolsplllng , or both.Veak. .
fish , when served under the alias of
"sea trout , " art' de\"ouretI by visitors
from the west , In season nntI out ,
whether softened by hot sun or hard.
encd and sflolted by cold storage..The
\ wise man , disregarding all the tlmo-
\ 110noretI warnln s. Icnows that ho mny
i cat his fill of lobsters and crabs , and
; j may oven wash them down with milk ,
.1 l' ) Jrovlded they were allvo when cooked.
Dut not nil the dlgostlve tahlets In
, America can act Il8 antidote to hluo-
fish which have been dend fol'lays In
the hold of a smack , 01' hnva bp.en laltl
; ' out In the al'eUc atmosphere ot a cold.
1 Btorngo plant , to bo rosurro tcd nrtel
l 8evernl moons have waxed :1Ud waned.
' , \ A good sauce may ( tempornrlty ) can.
" coal the fact iliat fish cnnnot be cm.
ftt balmed. So , snys the Now York Post ,
wo SUPOSO ) the Dostonl\t\ ! will go on
, catlng red anappers from the Gulf ot
I l\loxlco , whllo the Galveston Gourmet
enjoys "Ilvo cOIl" beacath a tropfcal
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; ! ' A "Burning" 9ubject ,
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' Prof. li'hlX , who hall just odttod :1
t new edlUou of ' "
I JovonlJ' oal QU 9' ,
, tlon , " first pUblished yenrs ago ,
{ : shows Uml thnt wrltel' has be on much
l'l ml.sunderstood , and generally rens.
: ' Buros the DI'IUsh Dublle as to the day
,
when It must 110 without coal. The
rate ot Incl'ease of coal cosumptlon
during the last 20 yeara Proto Flnx
proved' to have been matorlally less
than durlllg the Ilrecedinc 20. Dnl
this diminution Is not constnnt , ns the
Increas was slowel' In the decnde
188j. [ ! ) . . thau In the decade following.
The average annual Increase Proto
. . . Flux JJllts nt two ilor cent. If the pron.
ent I'atc at Inm'onso Is malntnlned till
. 19j.1 [ the tutal outllltt a year will then
be 569 millions ot tons , accordlns to
the London Tribune. As t11Cro Is a
vlslblo BUIllly of 100,000 millions at
tons , with a lu'obablo , us yet un.
proved , SUIIIII ) ' of 40,000 millions mora ,
lour-f1tUm at the former will stili be
Intact In 1j4 ! ) [ , So that even Ul0 great.
grandchlldron or the preBent genom-
tlon will not feel that the danger at a
conlleslJ henrth Is pressing.
Colorado , Utah , WM xlco and
Arizona , moot ' \Lnd form a llolnt upon
n Slur ot the Carlzo mountains , At
no ether } llaco on the glebe do wo find
tour BtntOS , torrltorlcs or IlfoVl'neOb
, mltlng to lorm such a Junction , ' .
wnrks the " ) : > ston 'I'raveler , 'rho 1'0.1 .
are so o\'ellly divided that there Is but
:1110 "four cornors" It\ the country.
This point Is not easy of access , and
tow tourists ever 600 It , yet u monu.
ment stands at the lloillt , orectcd by
United Stntes surveyors and luscrlbod
wJth the namoll ot the states WhOBO
boundarIes mcet there. I
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A Fair Guide and a False'
By Walter E. Grogan
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( Copyrhht l1OO ! by JOl6ph D. Dowlcs )
"You understand your instructions
perfectl , captain ? "
"PerfecUy. sir. "
"Uls a mutter of gruvo Importance. "
"It shall ho nccompllshed. "
"YOIt nre very certain , I may roe
mInd you , calltaln , thut there have
been occasions whon-woll , when In.
structlons have not been carried out
qulto auccosslI11y , "
I drew myself up to my Cull alx feel
of height ,
"Goneral , " 1 said , "thoso ethers were
bunglors. "
"I Imow you are brave , butHe
paused , shutlling SOItlO papers unoas.
lIy. "Remember , cnrry this safely to
Dorosford , and. we have Monslour
D'Enuhaln and his cavalry III a nut.
crncJter. "
"It Is nlroady done , sir. "
"You will talte Uarostro with you as
guldo. " I
liAs you will , gonornl , but I have lit.
tie faith In 111m. "
The gonornl looked' up sharply.
"Why 7" ho nslted.
, "In tnlth , sir , I lost n maUor of
so\'on sovorolgns to him at ocarto"and
I am master of ecarte. Ergo , he
cheats : ergo , he may not be trustod. "
"Pshaw I" Bald the general , testily.
"You take Dnrostro with you as
guide. "
I saluted nnd clattered through the
door.
door.Within
Within an hour I rode out at the
head of my half.troop , The day was
fnlr : a roynl sun , a broad , blue sky ,
nnd a soft breeze to temper the hoat.
With mo rode Darestro , a Innk , loan ,
ungainlY man , a cowanlly fellow with
a face 11Im 'parchment stretched over
a Death's.hend , 1 carried a rough
mnp , on which were marlted the positions -
tions or the French troops as far as
we hnd 10catotI thom , and It. was thIs
map 1 hnd to carry to Deresford.
We rode forward all that dny , mnk.
Ing a conslderablo detour to avoitl
failing In with the Frencl1. It was
dlmcult ground , hilly and rough , amI
8S night approachel nnd found UB In
a wilder country than ever , my doubts
of the rnseal sulde grew.
"Darestro , you will ride by my sldo
on the left , " I snld grimly. "It Is bot. ,
ter so. "
The rogue turned palo at the glenm
of my pIstol barrel. It over I saw
guilt. fl was In that rascnl'o parch ,
ment fnco and hIs narrow , furtlvo eyes.
"Indeed , I am guiding you aright. "
ho pretest d. "In a mom nt wo turn
to the right , and there below U8 you
IIhall Bee the village ot Talmlera ,
And Gen , Doresford's arm ) ' " 10 but
halt day's mnrch turther on. "
I grunted , and presently below us
wo saw the vlllnge , only a matter of
ten minutes' ride.
There was an Inn standing In the
street , and In front of this 1 halted
my men. In answer to my shout. the
host came running to me. He wns a
subservient follow and bowed most
prodigIously ,
On the Orst landing of the crooked
stairway wo now ascende(1 there were
two doors fronting us. At o o stood
the host , bowing 111m 11 trencherous
mandarin and wavIng his trembling
hand towards It. Wo had renched the
last stop when a woman's cry , loud ,
ahrlll , Imploring , ranr. out from UIO
second room.
"Gad ! Whnt Is thnt ? " I cried.
The host came forward , beaming
with ono ot the most atrocious .mlles
1 have ever Reon.
"My prisoner , 8enor. "
' ' 'Your prisoner ! " I echoed In an\nzo-
mont. "What ! Are ) 'OU n bollhor-
ent , that you make prlsonors ? "
"Sonor , 1 am Portuguoso. She Is
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eneJ1l , of my country. She Is French
SIlY. I lock ber up. " Ho nlnned
IngratiatinGly. "She not Jlke being
lacltOd up. She scream-but no mat- ;
ter. "
"I " , ' 11I sce bcr , " I said Buddenly.
The host 1001\Cd troubled and eyed
the door doubtrul ! ) ' .
"She Is very sn" " senor. " he ! 'laId. '
"I must examlno her , " 1 answered.
"Sho may glvo me valuable Informa.
tlon. "
I toolt the key , Inserted It and pulled
open the doqr , for , by some freak of
the builder , the door opened on to
be landing.
As I jerked open the door , 1 dls. .
closed a plcturo. Dofore me stood a.
small , smceClt1 figure In a01" ) trenzy
of passion. '
She cnught her brMth quickly ,
looltcd from the host to me , tram me
to the host.
"Ah ! " slle cried , "You are a Brit.
Ish onlcer ! "
"Callt. Nothorton , ot his majcBty's
-th 1.lght Drngoons , " 1 acknowledged.
"Oh , 1 am so glntI , so gladl 1 have
been loclted In b . .
, this. creature , nnd
-oh ! It Is lIuch a long story , and-
ah- " She broke err In an exclama.
tlon of terror.
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' 'TImt man-why Is thnt man with
) 'QuT" she asked hurrlelly , pointing
at Darostro.
"He Is my guldo. "
"Your gUldo ! Then 3'ou are In
d gor , sir-In grent danger ! He Is a
traitor , scoundrel , n villain ! He III
n "py for D'Eaub\lnl"
I SWIIIlS round at thnt and slapp d
my hnnd on my IIlstol. Darestro opened
his mouth wltlo at the Indy's disclosure -
sure of his sulll , 0.1111 was about to
speak wh n he snw thp mO\'oment of
my hand. Suddenly ducking his hend ,
he charsod straIght nt mo , catching
mo about the center of my bolt. When
1 had recovered my breath , he hnd
flown down the stairs nnd was rnclrls
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up the mnln atroet. The InnkQepcr
'also had rtlsnppoared.
1 turned to the lady.
"Mndam , " I sold , "I have a dut , . to
perform. I must question you. Thcso
rogues have snld you are a French
IIIIY. "
"Yes. How clumBY a dovlce ! As
though they coulll expect to blind you ,
Capt. Nothorton ! "
Although IL prelly trlbuto that went
stralsht to my honrt.
"lit ) ' nnmo Is Grace , " Dho com.
monced.
"Most apt , " I murmured.
"This mornIng I escaped from Cor.
bora. "
"This morning ! " 1 exclaimed , jump.
Ins up. "I"rom Corbora ? " We know
that Corbora wall the hendquartors of
the IJlllaglng cavalry.
"Yes. I hId In a wood nil da , . and
came hero but an hlur ago. "
i'nut Corbora Is 25 miles awayl"
"Oh , no-not moro than four , "
"Not moro than four ! Egad , but
this Is Tnlmlera ? "
"Yes , " she answered. Then she roso.
"Ah , 1 seol Oh ! how trencherous !
Your guldo has led you towards Cor.
bora when you-you wanted to ' :0
elsewhere. "
"To Gen. Deresford. "
"And your map ? It was roush , was
It not ? Talmlora Is not marked ? Not
Or , If so , ho made the mnp ? Yes ? "
I took out the map and wo both ex.
amlned It by the light of a cnndlo.
"Talmlora Is not marltedl You
trusted Bnrestro ! You came from
Gen. Doxall ? Yes ? Dut do not lese
heart. I Imow the country. 1 will
guide you. I tong to do something
tor my beloved England. "
"DutI commencoa.
"You do not doubt me ? Why , n
small pnrty of the French are blv.
ouacltng ! only a mlle from hore. Come ,
1 will show ) 'OU tholr fires , andl yea
will no longer doubt me. "
She showed mo from an upstairs
window not moro than two miles I
away , the lights of a bivouac firo. I
was ashamed of my excess of caution , :
I hesitated no longer. i
In n few mtRutes we .rodQ. vut , wIth :
nB much haste as wo might make.
1\IIss Smith was mounted on n lorso
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1 had borrowed tram the Inn , and retIe I
an my guide beside mo. AU thnt nlcht. :
we rode as fl\st as might bo , for at
the start. on , high grpund , we could dls. I
tlncUy catch the Bound of a pursuing I
squadron , When morning broke , we I
were badly 81 > cnt , Jogging up a hili :
towards a wood. J'rom our advant.
agcous position we could see a matter I
of Beven miles , and not a trooper was
In sight. We hnd outdlstancod our
enemies. - \ I
SeeIng the condlllon or our hor8011 ,
1 detormlned to blvaunc In the wood ,
and ImlUng my. men , rode forward
with the orllornl to find a suitable
grountI.
I placed the sontrlos most ad van.
tngeously a.nd then nt back to
snatch Iln hour or so or sleep. I had
slloken to the sergeant-major , amI
seen to my charger , whon"I chnnced
to miss my fnlr guide. She was not
In the . I
camp. questioned the men
hur edlY. The corlmral had Been her
rlda towards the road from whIch wo
hn ( ! dlvorged to the clearing. I strodo'
In that direction with the first tremor
at a vague misgiving In my heart.
Somothlng whlto on Uo bolo of a
tree caught my oye. It was a sheet o
Imler ) pinned to the 'oark by a smnn
knlfo. 1 took It down. It was a short
note addressed to me.
"My dear Capt. Netherton , " It ran.
" "hnnk you for your most ngreenble
escort. 1 need It no longer. Your
guldo WA.S rlrht , after all-Corborn Is
not near Talmlorn , but Is near here.
I fear you have been riding awn.y froln
your own troops all night. Thooe
were the bivouac fires of Gen , DereB.
ford's aIvl\nce gun.rd we saw last
night. I fear also your plan wlU fnlt ,
for I shnll see Gen. D'Eaubnln In a
short while. You see , my mother WIl8
Ensllsh , but my father Is French. 1
talw nttor _ my father. A thousand
thanks for nil your care ot mo. Adieu ,
-Adelo JretlQy.'i !
I smoth re l'a curs , taro up the
note , and turned to meet the squadron
at the -th Hussars , who hlHI ohll8u ! )
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us (111 night.
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This grand specimen of Scottish deerhound Is St. Ronan's Ranger , the
property of Mr. Edmund L , Mackenzie of New York. This hound has won
more championships than any dog of his breed n the world.
RAISE POULTRY OR MOVE
HAWKEYE. TOWN THAT IS ONE
LARGE INCUBATOR.
'Jnwrltten . Law of Montezuma Is That
All ResIdents Shall Breed Chick.
ens or Be Excluded from
Society.
Montezuma , la-"Lovo me. love
my hen , " Is the motto which could bo
written wit' , propriety ever nn II.
lumlnated gntoway to thIs little town.
If 'ou do not raise ehlcltons you cannot -
not JIve In the town , enjoy Its soclet ) .
Dr send yonr children to school.
A tew ha\'e tried to JIve In Monte-
: mma without ongnglng In the poultry
Industry either for pleasure or profit ,
bl.tWy , \ \1a \ o always fo nd the.lr dls- ,
IIko f r chlclwns growing Into a sort
Df barrier' ngnlnst friendly Intercourse
with their neighbors and they came
to bo almost social outcasts. Their
hlldrcn were hooted at Bchool , cnlled
"snobs" and told that their parents
were too lazy to work or rnlsc chick.
ens.
These unpleasant conditions and
rea ) ostracism from the Boolety of
Montezuma were endured long , but at
last the vIctims ) 'Ielded. A dellvory
man left a jag of lumber and n few
rods or wire netting and several mys-
lerlouB boxes , from which filtted
D 0.1 sy , clucking and crowlnc chickens.
rhe next dny Ule tam II ) ' joined the
hlcken raisers and took Its place In
mclety. .
This little town raises more chlclt.
ms per capita than any other town
in , America. Here o\'er'body who Is
'anybotIy" raises poultry. The baclt
v.ards of every resident are dotted
with chlclten houses nnd exercise
liens , whllo the town Is practically
IledgerI In with chlclwn farms , E\'ery
110usoholder , man , woman and child.
Imows how to breed , hatch , rear , feed
md care for broilers , roasters , layers
ilnd exhibition fowls : how to build
heds , coops , brooders and hom'es Cor
lnrge and small assortments of chlcl , .
[ Jns. Almost every man and woman
I" n , .speclallst on diseases of poultrr ; ,
knows how much red poPPQr to give
a d when to u-se renl castor all.
Those who beUeve that dead chlclt.
IJnB are the only good variety to have
Dn the plnce slmlllY cnnnot JIve here.
Gardening Is mingled wlth the , lost
I1rts. There Is little to db' bIlt rnlso
poultry. The Industry has woven It.
Belf wUh the nftalrs of life bare -until
Baclnl e\'enlngs , as well as the meet.
Ings of the town council , nre given
Dver to discussions of the poultry In.
1C'rJ"J"J".r..rJ'"J".rJ".r J" : J""J" J"
Declares Sphinx Hall Given Him Mes. 'I
lIage He Won't Reveal ,
Binghamton , N. Y-Hamln , ; the
wise men Qf th ages for untchl cen.
turlos the Sphinx' 8tono face haB at
last glvcn up Its m'storlous message
to Ho'l. Dr. J. W. PhllllplI , a notec1
archneologlst and pastor of ono of
he lnrgest churches of the state , It
the announcement made by him to'dny
proves correct.
f'my special Invitation he will glvft
hIs answer to "The Rlthllo of the
Sphinx" at the spring mocUn , ; ot
American Archaeologlcnl lIocloty of
Now York.
Dr. 1)hllllps IIpont'R ) 'oar In oxclLvat.
Ing amOIlI ; the EgYIJtlnn ruins nnd I
brought to America man ) ' Inscriptions
which ho hns since trat1l lated at his
lelsuro.
'rhls study hRS led to what he belIeves -
lIoves to be the succe sful solution of
tile world's grentest rldlIo. Dr. Phil.
Ups sold to-dny that ho Is not yet
rend ) ' to make lJUblic the tIotnlls at
his discovery ,
110 Bald , however , thnt In substance
Ills answer to the rlddlo proves thnt
the nnclent l g'ptlnnB were monotheists -
theists ami not pantheists nnd thnt
the Sllhlnx Is n stone ombodlment at
tholr religious bollefs.
In aqswer to correslwndenco from
him ho has receh'ld ! nllpreclntlve let.
J'S from the merlcnn Arehaeoloslcnl
dustry and the rights of owners.
Montezuma Is a. big Incubntor and
brooder for the poultry markets of
the northwest.
FINES FATHER AND MAYOR.
Young Prosecutor Even Made Out .
Warrant for His Own Arrest ,
New Drltaln , Conn-Thls city
boasts a Spartan prosecuting attar.
ne ) ' In Charles H. l\lItchell , He fined
his own fnther for not Iteeplng his
sld wallt clean. He fined the mnyor ,
too. As the supreme exhibition of his
civic courage Prosecutor Mitchell Issued -
sued a warrant for himself , but It
was not served. '
A policeman read "Charles Mit-
chell" f'Om a. . long list of citizens who
'had not. ' . leaned" their sidewalks of
slush. Tho'Spartan prosecutor thought
he wns the orronder , but It proved to be
his father , ChnrleB II. l\lItchell , who
was. United States patent commls.
sloner under President Cleveland.
1\Iayor Landers also displayed noble
public spirit. Said he to 1\11' . Mitchell ,
after plendlng guilty In court.
"Tho policeman who served the
wnrrnnt told mo that , being the
mayor. I could settle this case by pny.
Ing a two dollar flne , 1 do not 11Im the "
Idea ot bolng treated more leniently
than anybody else. "
"Do not worry , " oxclalmed Papa
Mitchell , arising nmons the specta.
tors , "Don't worry , Landors. You'll
not get off too easlty. Why , he has
even hauled up his dad. "
The mayor's wish was granted : ho
paid the same fine as the others.
The Sleep of Butterftles.
Washlngton-The scientists In the
employ of Uncle Sam are forever mak.
Ing queer exporhnents tending more
or less to the extension at oclentiOc
knowledge. The oddest , perhaps , of
exporlments of late years has been '
those conducted by nn omclal of the
botanic gardens , who has been watchIng -
Ing the sleep of butterflies , The am.
clal contends Ulat butter les are ren.
dored secure from their enemies at
night by renSon ot their pecullnr c ors
and markings. Thus , Inrge red and
brown buttorflles , with sllvory spots
on' the under : sldo of their wings ,
which are conspicuous by day can
hardly bo dlstlngulsh d nt nIght when
sleoplng on golden rods and other
flowers thnt form their favorite roosts.
At such times their bright wing colors - '
ors blend with the hues at the4l0wers ,
while the sllver ' spots gllBten like thQ
dewdros ) around them.
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PREA CHER SOL YES Pl OBLEM.
society and tram Dr. DUdgPB , curator
of the department of Egypt/ology / In
the Brlllllh museum and secretary at
the British Boclety , congratulating him
upon whnt the writers I1ny they belIeve -
lIevo Is a oolutlon of the rltIdle of
ages.
SIGN NO.ELOPEMENT PLEDGE ,
Church Membero Promise to Refrain
from Runaway Marriages.
Plttshurg , Pn-"We , the under-
slned ! members of the Young Warn.
un's circle of the First English Lu. ,
thoran church , do solemnly promise
thnt we will not bo parties to any
elOIements , such 'as ' hUll alrendy be.
como too common In' our society. If
we Hhould choose 8uch a. mothotI of
assuming .mat'rhnonlal bonds , we
hereby relinquish all rights to the
linen shower which It has been cus-
tomluy to give our newly wedded '
memb s. "
The aoove agreement has
signed by 5 out of the 70 members
of the Young Woman's Mission circle
atHl will bo forwarded to the remnln.
Ing 18 members for tholr slgnnturos.
'fho rORson Is thnt last summer no
less than 12 church members eloped ,
and , as It has been a custom of the
socloty to gl\'o each newly wedded
bride Crom Its number a linen shower ,
the treasur ) ' was serl usly embar.
I'assed.
,
ODD PHOTO ALBU I j' '
BOOK WHICH CONTAINS ONLY
PICTURES OF THE HUNTED. , I
Likenesses of Men wIth Record { o
Misdeeds Kept In UnIque Collec. - - - - - . . . _ . -
tlon at Detective Headquar. I
tera In hlcago. I
" .
.
Chlcngo. - The ntrnngest pboto.
grallh album In Chicago Is what Is
known as "Billy" Lothart's "Dig
Doolt. " None of JAthart' Crlonds has
11ls picture In this mysterious book. -
When : \ lerSOn Is represented there It
Is prett ) . cortaln that he has Idllcd
sarno one , has run away wllh money ,
oscnpcII from the penitentiary or bas
been lost or stolen. The odd thing .
about this book Is thnt a plcturo gOO ! ! \
In whether. the orIginal does or docs
not carol Beslde9 all tbls , It's pretty
hard for a man to otay In Chlc:1o ! .
without getUng Into jail If his pic.
ture Is In the boo Ie.
Big , thick , cnnvas covers and m.yR. _
terlous tooklng printing on the back ! j
make "Dilly" I.othnrt's album nn ob. , , - ,
jcct of pious Interest at the central
dotecth"e omces In the city hall. Between -
tween those covers there Is the Queor-
cst lot of pleturos over seen In ono \
book , excepting , possibly , In au ama.
tour snapshot Oend's collection. Dut
these nro pictures every one of which
tells a story : sweetheart slain , . _
trusted employo's dofalcatlon , the
murder of an enemy , the theft of
thousands ot dollars. These arQ
some of the IItUe tales retold by the
sketches thaV fill the hoa vy pages.
And there are thousnnds of pictures
antI sketches , too , with more coming
In every day.
This collection contains the photo-
sraph of PaulO. Stensland , with do-
scrlptlons and rewards printed In
seven dlfforont languages , That pic.
ture Is now considered obsolete. An ) ' ,
how , there are ethers with'rewnnls
wlllch aggregate Inrge sums. .
Robert LDlx \ , who escaped from
the Jefferson county jail at Dlrmlng-
ham , Ala" Is worth $1,500 to the. man
who finds him. WJUlam "Bosslo"
Francis , the alleged murderer of Miss
Mary Henderson , near Columbus ,
Mo. , has a reward of $3,7 O orrorod' I
for his capture , The state of Mlssour I
n rees to pny $300 , the county court. ,
$500 , the city of Columbus $700 , and' ' "
even his dend body will bring $500. II }
! for evh1ence , that :1Oy white or , btC\ck
t
person aided him In the d ed $ ! i00' '
more wIU be paid , If It can be proved' "
that be was harbored , fed , supplied' '
with money or helped to travel , the
1
Informer will get $150. Dosldes alIJ
this a speclnl reward ot $1.000 will
go to anyone who proves thnt persons -
sons hnve libelouslY connected the
name or W. C. Hyatt vllth the mur- ; \
Michael Llobel dlsnppeared from -
his home In Erie , Pa : , a.ccortllns to
this cosmopolitan. boolt , and the one.
. .
who finds him allvo will get the snug , _ _
IItUe sum of $5OO . The story of a' " . <
New Yorlt elevated railway wreclt IS : t '
told by one cIrcular which bears the ,
picture of Paul KeUy , a motorman , .
who Is alleged to have disregarded'
the signals. His possession , sars the ' !
"
circular , Is worth $500 tc the city's
pollce. The plcturo of an Intelligent , . . , i
bright looldng ) 'oung man , William , '
Robert Vice , serves ns the guide post. . .1
for a search Instituted by the Union J
Pacific railroad. Gnmbllng Is said to ' .
have caused the already wealthy Vice
to embezzle thousands of dollars Crom ,
his employers and hide from place to <
plnce nfter the posting of a $1,000 re-
wnrd for his cnpturo.
The person of the m\ll erel' of Sol ,
ardenbeler , who was round dend at : " '
Joomlng Grove , Wls" Is good for aI
600 reward the minute he Is cap- .
lured. Tom Jones' escnpe from the ,
Colorado stnte penitentiary will cost !
lhat state $200 If he Is caught. So I
! ; OcS on through the list of new f\lgl .
lives and old one8 whoso activities :
Dave made them wanted by the po. . .
lice. From Maine to California , men '
with a record of misdeeds behind
lhem are represented In this Chicago J
photograph album and their faces ere I
agerly scanned day after day until
lhe word comes that they arc In jalt
.
) r dead.
II
RED TIE SPOILS ELOPEMENT.
Man's Return te Get Lurid PIece of
Neckwear Dlsclo'Jes Plans. .
Waterburr , C - When ! \flss
rulla Tonpenso c.ro heted the most
. urld red necltUo that ever graced the
.
Doclt of a 'yatorbury Adonis and
worltcd In a number of pretty senU.
nenlnl Inscriptions upon Its fiery
oss she IIttlo thought that the same
lock tie w uld shatter her laopes at an
310pement.
Albert Vernlce , the young woman's
nncee , has nelthor a red tie nor !
wife to.dny and Is awaiting some ono
the courthouse to ' f. '
appear In go on
11s bond for $300 , He Is charged with
\bductlon.
'Miss Tonpenso's father , fearing an
) lopement when Bho wanted to go to
ew Yorlt , Insisted on accomlmnrlng
1er to the station. The young couple
1ntI everything IIrranrod , so when '
V'crnlce snw the fnther with the . girl
10 hid In a freight car until tho. New
York train waB just starting. Then I
10 made a running juml } and landed (
) tilO roar platform.
Wh n the young coulile arrived In
: -Oow Yorl. , the brldo-to.be dlscovored
hlit Vornlce hlLd forgotten his red
1ocktle. Ho was sent back Ilost baste , I
10 get It , as Miss Tonllense I'efused to \ ,
1 > 0 mnrrled with him wearing ny : \ '
) ther neckwear. When V'rnlco got I
l > nck to WatOl.hury Mr , ' } 'onllense was \
It the station amI had him arrested. , , j
