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. , , - A - PECULIAR - MARRIAGE.
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L- _ _ _ _ _ By _ J. A1 _ _ BOLLESI _ _ _ _ *
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f The Smtb brothers were all peculiar , nnd
Ju8ttn Snilth % ca far more ecuIIar than
any of the others. tie lived on a good
farm of his own In Ducbes count ) ' ,
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New York.
lie was a widower. and the management
of his house was entrusted to Flora Flor-
lager , the .tepdaughter of his deceased
brother , Edwin.
Flora was 17 years old , pretty and em-
dent. , and Mr. Smith , In his peculiar way ,
was very fond of her.
Justin's chief assistant In farm work was
his only ion , John , 22 years old. John was
as sturdy as his father , but was more sea-
.IbIe and generous-hearted.
It was a rainy day , and John Smith was
Industriously repairing a broken harness.
Ho sat on a log In a shed. The gentle
patter of rain on the root seemed to hao a
soothing effect on the young man , and he
alternately whistled and sang snatches of
song. Hut his work became monotonous
and ho wan feeling a bit lonesome , when
Flora entered the shed and stood beside him.
She smiled in a roguish way , and kept one
hand behind her back , as it she held something -
thing she wished to conceal.
'What favor do you want now , Flora ? "
asked John , good-naturedly.
' 1 want you to flit the box in the kitchen
'with wood. "
"But am I to have no reward ? X rather
suspect from your attitude that you have
something for me , "
' "I must have your promise that you will
I bring In the wood before I wilt tell you , "
t "Nonsense ! You know I'll do anything
you must go to Florida end help your Uncle
Theodore manage his orange grove. You
must not leave Florida for four years , or
Until Flora Is 21 years old. If you do leave
the state before that time , as an unmarried
roan , end I can dod it out it you do , I'll
disinherit you.
"But if you will remain there , as you
ought to , until the end of the tour years ,
you can then marry Flora. I shall be glad
to have you , In tact , and you and she can
live here on the other farm , and I'll manage
both farms , with your assistance , as long
as I may live.
"You see , I've had a sispiclon as to what
might happen , and I've got everything well
planned In advance , l3y putting you in
Florida , under proper restrictions , and keep-
lag a watch over Flora , I shall be able to
prevent an untimely elopement. "
John know his father well enough to
realize that supplications and arguments
would be unavailing.
"You make it Imost as bard for me as
it was for Jacob to obtain a wife , "
'No , not even half as bard. John , for
Jacob had to serve fourteen years before he
could get the wife be loved. and you've got
to wait only four years. And if you'll
only promlso not to make a fool of
yourself you can remain here and enjoy
Flora's society until the four years are
completed. "
"I must have time to think this matter
over. "
"You can have ten days , provided you
will promise not to marry during that
time. "
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: IT MEANS TH'IT FL OR. IS MY WIFE.
for you. "
"If you're sure you'll be rewarded , you
should add , "
"I'll add it , then , Just to plea8e you , " re-
tortcd John with a laugh.
'You're so good I'll not keep you waiting
longer. "
Flora produced a rose , and , as a slight
blush swept over her 'fair cheeks. she
' slipped the flower into a button hole of his
vesL John caught her bands as she was
abaut to step back , and his handsome eyes
'were full of ardor.
"This cannot be all my reward , " be said
a In a low voice , tremulous with feeling ,
"Of course it is. Let me go. "
The alarmed girl began to struggle and
to blush violently ; but the hands that could
bold a plow flrmly ( or hours behind a pair
of strong horses were fully equal to the
% present emergency ,
"This is the only way to thank you properly -
erly , " cried John. as he suddenly drew the
girl toward him and imprinted a kiss ,
"I think you'ro real mean , John Smith , "
said Flora , in as Indignant a tone as she
could summon.
"I know I am , but I can't help it , " lie re-
joined.
"I won't stay with you a minute longer , "
he cried , as he reluctantly released her.
"Then I'll stay with you. " Anti ho ran
by her side.
"I'm sorry I gave you the rose. You'll
never have another chance to get the best
of me. "
"Then I'll take the last chance , Flora , be
nine and I'll be yours. "
"No , I thank you , "
"You don't mean it , " cried the young man
Be he caught her and bestowed another kieB.
"You are my prisoner , " he murmured
tenderly.
" 110w can I obtain my release ? "
"Only by promising to become my wife. "
'SI promise. "
" \'hat's all this kissing and fooling
mean ? " cried a rough voice ,
The young man looked up in a startled
lie knew he had been caught by his
father , In his haste and rapture as a lover
John had thrown caution to the winds and
had forgotten that. he might be observed in
his act of ardent wooing ,
"It means that Flora has promised to become -
come my wife , " said John , frankly and tear-
lessly.
"S'ell , I'm sorry to hear it , for I'm afraid
it may be necessary for me to make you seek
another situation than the one on this
farm , " i'epeated Justin glumly.
"I think I know what is in your mind , "
raid his son ,
"You probably do. It you think I'm going
to give up say hold on the Edwin Smith
farm in a hurry , you've made the bIg mistake -
take of your life , The will , as neither you
nor Flora can have forgotten , left Edwin's
farm to be under my control during my
life , after which it. will become Flora's prop-
erty. It is provided that the only way she
can receive it sooner Is for her to marry
before she is 1 years old. If she marries
before that age she is to obtain the farm
outright at once. ow I'm supposed to
know , and do know , a good deal more than
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you and Flora , and my judgment Is that I
can manage the farm my brother left a good
deal better than any one else can , at least ,
until you two are as old and sensible as you
ought to be when it is time for me to die ,
is next to this farm , and a larger and
r better farm than Ibis one Is , awl I can
manage the two farms together with more
Proflt and benefit to all of us than anyone
p else can , I've no objectIon to your marrying
Flora after she's 21. Indeed , I'd calculated
that such a marriage would be the thing to
expect , the proper thiog for you both , proP -
vided you could wait until the right time.
P But nothing sudden or injudicious will be
, 0' permitted by me.
' ; ' . ; ow , John , if you'll promise solemnly-
. , and I know your word can be depended upon
-oct to marry Flora until the day after be ;
: it birthday , you can stay here. II not ,
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John and Flora retired crestfallen from
the old man's presence. During the tea
days they bad many serious talks and
made such plans and decisions as seemed
to them best. On the last day of probation
John sought his father.
"I've made my decision , I will not prom-
lee to marry Flora before she is 21 years
old. "
"Then you must go to Florida and stay
there for four years , or until you may be
married-of course you can marry some one
else than Flora if you want to-or I 'will
disinherit you. "
"I will accept your terms and go to
Florida. "
Justlu Smith was quite surprised , but
such was his curious character that be 'was
rather proud that John should have taken
the course he had.
"The boy's a chip of the old block , " he
said to himself. "He's got my grit. He'll
make a substantial man , capable of running
the farms after I'm dead nearly as well as
I can run them , "
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The next morning John left for Florida ,
after a tender parting from Flora , somewhat
tearful on her part , it must be confessed.
John being absent , it was necessary for
Justin to hire an extra man to assist him ,
and , through Flora's aid , he secured the
services of a young , good.Iooklng German.
The new band's name , curious to relate , was
John Smith , a fact which seemed strange
to Justin and was unwelcome to him.
"How Is it that you , who are a German ,
should be named John Smith ? " inquired the
old farmer. "You ought to call yourself
Johann Schmidt or some such name. "
"it is easily explained , " replied John ,
with a twinkle in his eye. "I was left an
orphan when but a little child and the
American farmer that biought me up could
not dad out my real name , and so be named
me after himself , John Smith. "
"Well , I suppose it's all right. But I
don't exactly like it that my hired man baa
the same name as that. of my son. You'll
remind me of him too much. I'm afraid. "
"But I don't look like your son nor act
like him , d I ? "
"IC only you'll show yourself to be a
smart fellow , i'll forgive you for having an
undesirable name , "
It aa not long before Justin Smith
observed that his new hired man and
Flora seemed to be more friendly than is
usual between 'the mistress of a house and
an empioye , and at times the old farmer
felt a little uneasy , but the did not consider
it worth his while to warn Flora or remonstrate -
monstrate with her , She would not give up
such a fine , respectable young man as John ,
But Flora , strange to y , soon seemed to
forget the claims of her first lover and to be
Infatuated with the good looking German ,
bo , in his rude way , could make himself
quite agreeable.
The suspicious of Justin had finally be.
come well aroused , and Flora. noticed that
ho was keeping a close watch over her ,
Iut , as luck would have it , thieves had of
late twice visited Justin's garden at the
rear of his house and succeeded in securing
a number of his best. watermelons , and the
farmer had formed the habit of hiding for a
time each evening In such places as would
enable him to &ee a thief if he should enter
the garden or were already in it ,
One evening Juatin sought the garden as
usual , and to his delight saw a man stand-
lug rear the middle of It. Justin had a
stout club in hi. hand , and , with the stealth
of a cat , ho advanced. S\'hen he was within
two feet of the back of his vicim he raised
his club and cried : "Ah. you rascalt I've
got you now. It you try to run I'ii brain
you. "
flut the flgure did not move , Justin
grJd the left arm of the man , and as he
pinche'J the loose coat sleeve lie could bear
the crackling of straw within It. The seem.
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log man was a scarecrow , which John Smith
bad placed in the garden Just before supper
that day , for the purpose of diverting the
attention of Justla while the young man and
Flora drove away from the house ,
Mortified and disgusted , Justin returned
to his abode only to search for Flora in
vain , lie next walked toward the barn and
shouted for John , but the hired man did
not appear , Entering the stables , Justin
discovered that 'the swift snare that Flora
was accustomed to drive wu gone.
With an agility surprising In ace of his
years he harnessed bi carriage horses and
diove to the nearest village at a furious
rate. But when be reached the village he
was told that the couple had left the horse
at. a livery stable and had departed on a
train for Albany fifteen mlnutebefore his
arrival ,
For the fist time in his life he questioned
whether be was a wise man , In spite of all
his precautions the girl would be married
before she was 21 years old , and 'would ob'
tam possession of the Edwin Smith farm ,
which he hoped to control as long as he
might live. She had disgraced herself , and
had also deprived him of the farm , 'whereas
It be bad only consented to her marriage
to his son the property would at least have
been kept in his own family. Justin was
forced to acknowledge that he had made a
lamentable botch of the whole business.
He learned from an Albany paper that the
marriage bad taken place on the day the
couple had fled , and three days later the
happy pair returned home.
Justin received them with distant polite-
fleas , refraining from all scolding. lie himself -
self had acted so unwisely that he felt too
much disconcerted to find fault with others.
Of course , now that. Flora was legally
married , it was'useless for Justin to oppose
the stipulations in the Edwin Smith will ,
and a deed of the farm was immediatel ) '
given to Mrs. John Smith , Her husband
at OflCC took charge of the farm , but his
wife started on a journey , the destination
and object of which were unknown to Justin
Smith.
Three weeks later Flora returned , and with
her was John Smith , the son of Justin. The
two , accompanied by a young German
woman named Anna Schwarz , whom Flora
had hired to be her house servant , entered
the home of the old farmer. The sight
almost paralyzed Justin with astonishment.
"What does this mean ? " he gasped , as he
looked at his son.
"It means that Flora Is my wife , and that
I have come home to take charge of the
Edwin Smith farm. "
"nut the girl is already married to another -
other John Smith. "
"Yob are wrong. Miss Anna Schwarz
here , I acknowledge , successfuiiy acted the
part of a mythical John Smith ti men's
clothes , hut it is no longer necessary for
her to practice laudable deception for a
living. "
"But the ceremony was fraudulent , then ,
and the farni belongs to me still. "
"It does not belong to you , for Flora
Floringer has been twice married to a John
Smith , the second time In a legal way , to
myself. The marriage took place in Florida ,
too , so you cannot disinherit me. "
"Well , this beats all I ever heard of , "
cried the old farmer , "but I'm so glad to
have It turn out better than I could have
hoped for that I forgive you. One farm
belongs to her now , and hoth farms , after
my death , 'will belong to you and your wife ,
as they should. "
! AYINGS OF IJISMAIICIC.
Characteristic Vtterancei , of the Man
of Blood and Iron ,
Of universal suffrage he said : "It Is the
government of a house by its nursery. "
"Radicals , " said he , "are forever wanting
the unattainable , like the Russians , who
crave cherries in winter and oysters in summer -
mer , "
"When I wish to estimate the danger that
Is Iik ly to accrue to me from an adversary
i first of all subtract the man's vanity from
his other qualities. "
On one occasion of obedience to his 'wife
Bismarck remarked : "It is surprising what
a man 'will do to enjoy peace in his own
house after having had a thorough taste of
war. "
Illsmarck was showing a friend around his
house some time ago and as he laughingly
pointed to the ponderous and forbidding Iron
safe In his wife's bedroom he said : "You
see , my wife acts as my cashier and let me
tell you that a man who trusts his wife with
his financial interests has discovered an
infallible way to save money. "
After the day on which Illsmarck 'was
shot at ( May 7 , 1866) ) , by Karl Blind , his
wife said : "If I were in heaven and saw the
villain standing on the top of a ladder lead-
log down to hell I would have no hesitation
in giving him a push. "
"Hush , my dear , " replied llismarck ; "you
would not be in heaven yourself 'with such
thoughts as those. "
Shortly after Ilismarck bad taken his seat
in the first Prussian Parliament in 1849 an
opponent said : "You alone in all your party
have always treated us with politeness.
Let us make a bargain. If we gain the
upper hand we shall spare you ; if fortune
should favor you , you shall do the same
by us , "
Bismarck's reply was : "If your party baa
Its way life will not be worth living ; if ours
is victorious there will have to be no executions -
tions , but they shall be conducted 'with politeness -
liteness up to the last step of the ladder , "
At the close of his omclal career he said
to some friends at Friedrichsruhe : "I have
seldom been a happy man. II I reckon up
the rare minutes of real happiness in my
life I do not. believe they would make twen-
ty-four hours in all. In my political life I
never had time to have the feeling of hap-
piness. But in my private life there have
been moments of happiness. I remember ,
for instance , a really happy moment in my
life , and that when I shot. my first
bare , In later years it gave me pleasure to
see my Irrigated meadows and plantations
thriving , and at home I took pleasure in my
wife and chiidren , "
Ilismarck fell In love at a frIend's wedding -
ding with the young woman who became his
wife , and presently wrote to her parents to
ask her hand.
The good people were naturally much surprised -
prised at a direct attack like this ; they were
very simple folk , leading a very quiet life ,
and they were rather frightened at the reputation -
utation for high living which the candidate
enjoyed.
As , however , their daughter Intimated In
discreet terms that she did not look capon
the young gentleman with an unfavorable
eye , herr von Puttkammer wrote to young
l3ismarck , inviting him to come and see
them.
All did their best at Reinfeid to give the
visitor a suitable reception ; Frauiein 'on
Puttkarnmer's Parents put on an aIr of
grave solemnity , and she stood with eyes
modestly bent upon the ground.
Ilismarck , on alighting , threw his arms
round his sweetheart's neck and embraced
her vigorously before anybody had time to
tell him that. his conduct was hardly proper
and correct. The result was , however , an
immediate betrothal.
Prince Illsmarck was very fond of telling
this tale , and was careful always to finish
tb5 story by this reflection : "And you have
no idea bat this woman baa made of me. "
Fiuud Deati cii ( 'Iiiirt''M Graves ,
ST. LOUIS , Aug 16.-k , W. Golson , a
broker on the Merchants' exchange , ws
found dead today , lying across the grav's
of tour of his children at Bellfontains cern-
etery , lie bad committed suicIde with a
dose of strychnine. Financial difilculilea are
thought to have been the cause of his act.
When discovered Goleon bad been dud several -
eral hours. He disappenred from his home
last evening and was not seen again until
his remains weis discoered in th. cern-
tery. Ha leaves a widow and to chil-
dren. Not long ago Goison was : ated as
worth over $100,000. Just prior to his death
be traded more in bucket shops than on the
floor of the exebanra.
ODD TRICK iN TIlE SURVEY i
Dnplication of Lana Detcription iumbcrs in
Adjoining States.
DUE TO THE MISSOURI'S ' WEAKNESS
An inheritance for flnkotn Territory
from lown-Tratisterreit to se , ,
braska t , ' Cisniagilig Course o
River-Land Number ovcity ,
"Did you knew there is a peculiarity in
the public land survey near Sioux City
which docsa't exist anywhere else in the
country ? " remarked George M. l'ardoe ,
who Is an authority on abstracts and land
law , to a reporter for the Sioux City
Journal. have two different areas
which have to be described by the same
township and range numbers , one of them
in Iowa and the other in Nebraska , and
whenever reference is made to section locations -
tions in either of these it is essential to
name the state , which is not the case in
land des rlptions in general. "
The ultimate reason for this condition
lies in the fact that hiie the southern
part of the original territory at Dakota inherited -
herited its township and range numbers
either directly or indirectly from Iowa , the
original territory of N'cbraska established
its own township and range numbers. But
after such land nuinberings had been fixed ,
the Missouri. river changed Its channel
near the mouth of the Sioui river , thus
changing the original boundary between
Dakota and Nebraska , and the Dakota
descriptions were retained in Nebraska after
the segregation.
But Dakota's descriptions were an e -
tension of the numherings based on the
conditions north of the "correction line , "
in Iowa , which runs across the state , atop.
ping at the Missouri river , and cutting off
the northern ttr of townships in Wood.
bury county , leaving 'threo tiers soutk of
this "correction line. "
qunre ArcnN Ott Curved Snrfnce ,
The attempt to lay out square areas of
land upon the curved surface of the globe
must after a while result in an accuniula-
tion of errors that require correction. The
meridian lines on the earth's surface constantly -
stantly approach each other as they proceed
from the equator toward the poles , while
the range lines , six nibs apart in the west-
era system of land surveys , do not approach
each other , and therefore there must be
occasional adjustments , There are two of
these adjustment or correction lines running -
ning across the state of Iowa-one In the
southern part of the state and the other
striking the Missouri river within the
corporate limits of Sioux City , betv'een
townships 8S and 59. The accumulation of
the errors In th distance between these two
correction , lines ornounted to about four
miies , so tnat there bad to be a jog of that
distance in the range lines running north
and south.
For instance , while the entire six miles
of ranno 47 , in township SS , in Woodbury
county , lie directly north of the same range
In township ST , only two miles of range
47 , in township 59 , lie directly north of the
range of the same number below the line ,
the other four miles lying north of range 48.
ow the numbering , which Dakota inherited -
herited from Iowa , was that which had been
corrected by shoving the range lines four
miles further west at the correction line.
The first tier of townships that reached the
territory of Dakota was 89 , and this was
the first in 'which the northern adjustment
of range lines was made. Range 48 of
this tier straddled the Sioux river near its
mouth and was thb' connecting link between -
tween the surve ysiems of the two commonwealths -
monwealths , Its , western neighbor was In
range 49 and ita northern neighbor was
in township , and so the numbering
progressed regularly westward and northward -
ward , until nil over the eastern portion of
South Dakota there is a definite relationship -
ship with the survey numberings in Iowa.
Tite SySteliL and the 1'iisouri , ,
But. while the system in Iowa could
stretch itself across the Sioux river , it
could not leap the Missouri-notwithstand-
lag the Missouri subsequently leaped the
system. Therefore the northeaster portion
of Nebraska , up to the Missouri as it ran
then , had the independent system of surveys
established for Nebraska territory , its range
numberings being east or west from what
was called the "sixth principal meridian"-
Iowa's range numberings being based on
the "fifth principal meridian , " located in
the eastern part of the state.
But along in the later 'GOs the Missouri
cut its way across "Sioux Point , " the southeastern -
eastern corner of the territory of Dakota.
As the channel of the river was to be the
boundary between the commonwealths , the
chunk thus sliced off of Dakota became a
part. of Nebraska.
This chunk had inherited Its numbering
from the system which Dakota had inber-
lied from Iowa. The system In vogue in
this state bad crossed the Sioux river , it
will be remembered , with township 89 , range
48 , just. north of the corrected line ; but
"Sioux Point" would have been south of
that poltit if it was extended west , on account -
count of the big bend in the Missouri before
the cut off , So , then , township 8 $ , of range
48 , in Dakota and later In Nebraska , when
it inherited its numbering from township
89 of range 48 , as it did , was four miles
Annual 5aia ovord,000 000 Bose.
V PHL 4
FOB BILIOUS AND 1ERVOUB DISORDERB
such a's Wind anti Pain in the stomach ,
Giddiness , Fulne'i after nteaiR , licaLi-
ache , Dizziness , Drowainos , FIu"bings
of Jiorit , Loss of Appetite. Costiveiess ,
Blotches on the Skin , Cold Chills , Die.
turbod Sleep. FrIghtful Dreams and nil
Nervous and Trombli ug Sensations.
TIlE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE BEUEF
IN TWENTY MINUTES. Evarsuerer !
will acknowledge them to be
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
ISEEC1tAM'S P1LT.Sthken asdirect. .
ed , wihiquicklyreetoro Females to corn-
piete health. They promptly remove
obstructions or irregularities tf tim aye-
tern and cure slck headache. Fora
Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
IN MEN , WOMEN OR CHILDREN
eocham's Pills are
Without a Rival
A'd b. . tbM
LARCEST SALE
oi'any Patent Medicine iii Ike S'orid ,
2e. ; si all irug Stores ,
For Rats , Mice , Roaches ,
Other
Verm in.
IT'S A KILLER.
Mcr etlag , iii vermta sick water sad * le opcn air.
hence this k1ic , a die moss clesaly c4leaXh.
For 5&l by all tIruggiat. . Price , * 5 CentI.
) IEWTON MANUFAOTURING & CHEWICAL GOT ,
95 % % 'LIUam trcct. New YorI.
further west than would have been the case
U it ba&t inheritel its numbering train township -
ship ss of range 1 , as it should , because
of the adjustment of range lines made at
the correction line between townships S
and 89 , Hut there already was in existence
\'oodbury county , Iowa , froetional town.
ship 88 of range IS , which had Inherited
its numbering regularly and directly from
township 88 of range 47 , immediately east
of it.
And thus It happens that there may be
both in Nebraska and Iowa a section IC ,
for instance , of tonsbip 88 in range 48.
And there is probably no similar case in
eli the history of land descripUon by nurn-
bers Instead of by metes and bounds ,
POlTS FItO3t A lIliiIGIjtlt ,
.t.lvivv Whteli lIotiaeLioIsIr In' Tnke
Fnorabie or I lie lteerMe' ,
Thomas Simpson , alias "Tom , the Dodger , "
who is known in police circles all over
the country , was In town the other night ,
relates the Cincinnati Enquirer , but he
got away before any of Colonel Deltach's
"fi ) ' coppers" got onto him. lie met several -
oral persons in a downtown resort , and
after indulging in a few drinks ho became
confidential in his talk. Toni's hints to
householders were quite Interesting. Among
those who listened to him was an ex-de.
tective , ho had often locked him up years
ago.
ago."You
"You see , " said Tom , "the nubIle themselves -
selves assist us a great deal , or men in my
line wouldn't be able to bring off successfully -
fully one-tenth of the jobs they lo now.
l'or instance , however careful housekeepers
and their servants may be with regard to
window fastenings on the ground floor , as a
rule they pay little attention to those of
rooms upstairs , being absolutely careless in
nany cares , for even when the fastenings
are in good order they are often left un-
done. Now a man vho knows his business
never tries the ground floor for an entry ,
Unless be is perfectly well ncquaiuted with
the run of the house and the habits of the
household ; and even then he nearly always
enters by one of the doors , for which a key
has been procured , or the lock and bolts
of which can easily be forced.
"What is the best s'indow-fastener ?
\\'oii , there ain't none any good , unless it's
two wedges forced down between the sashes ,
one on each side of the window. The screw
to fix the sashes , as well as the other 'safe'
dodges , can easily be undone by cutting out
a piece of glass. Now the wedges , if you
'tumbled' at once that there were wedges.
could only be got at by cutting two holes
In the glass , and then , if properly fixed ,
they can't be shifted without making more
noise thsn we care about LinIng while on
business ; more especially Is this the case
it a bell with a colt spring is attached to
the window.
"The last time I was 'copped' wns through
One of them cell-spring bells-but not on a
window. It wal like this : The house 'went
for' was occupied by an eccentric old man ,
wei1.to.lo and owning a tidy lot of idate ,
The 'spotter' I employed manaied to 'get
roUnd' and walk out with one of the servants
and from her he' learned that the master was
very suspicious of the domestics , laying
traps to catch 'em giving away dripping or
odds and ends anti so on and making all of
'em go to bed before lIe did.
" \'eli , I felt as this was rallIer a ticklish
job , hut , as I'd got a key made to fit the
back door , I decided to risk it. I did , and I
got. into the drawing rooni , where I knew
the plate was kept. I hauled it from the
cupboard nnd , as everything had gone off
so well , sat down to have a rest bore pack-
lag it up-walking on tiptoe is tiring work.
you know. I hadn't sat there five minutes
when , bang ! i felt a. crack on the heath ntl
I knew nothing ziioro until I founil myself
ted ! hands anti feet and two policemen
standing over inc.
"When 1fl3' trial came on , and not until
then , I discovered that my capture was due
to the fact that the master of the house , In
order to find out it any of the servants conic
downstairs after ho had retired , had placed
cotton across the passages and staircases ,
about six inches from the ground , and attached -
tached to It a coil-spring bell fixed in his
bedroom. In my journey upstairs I had ,
without knowing it , broken the cotton and
sounded the alarm , Yes , it was a neat
'cop. '
"Arc there more attempts at burglary and
housebreaking during the dark days ? Yes ,
but nhy ? Just thcn the not-over-partied-
br , rough laboring class get hard up , and
they are open to take to anything from puree
snatching upward , if there is even a remote
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I ComENsD MILK _
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JOBBERSRI4D 1'4RNURCTURERS
OF OMAHA.
ART GOODS
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, P ictw'e ! Moldings.
ifizror Frame , , Backing and Artt&4'
.Iaterials.
BOILER AND SHI. . . .T iRON WORKS
rak , Wilson
. & Williams
Succeatsors Wilson . Drnte.
Manufacturers boilers , smoke stncks and I
Oreechings , pressure , rendering , sheep dip ,
lard and water tanks , boiler tubes con-
stantiy on hand , second hand boilers
bought and sold. Special and prompt to
repairs in city or country. 19th and Pierce.
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-BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS'
merican Hand
Sewed Shoe Co
, jW'frs Jobbers of Fool Wear
wESTrBN AOZNTS FOR
The Joneph Banigan Bubber Co.
cHa Sprague & Co. ,
Rubbers and M&kintoshes.
Car , Elevcuth & Farunm Ste. , Om.in ,
E1. Kirkenll & Co
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Boots , Shoes and Rubbers
tl.goomj UOf'UCt4IOI Harney 81r..1.
V Lv Morse Co.
Boots , Shoes , Rubbers ,
AT WHOLESALE ,
omce and Salesroom 1119-21-23 Howard St.
BAGS
semis Omaha Eag Co
IuipOrter and Manufacturers
BAGS
614-16-18 South If/IL Streel
CHICORY
The Amoricn
' Chicorj Co.
Growers and manufacturers at nil tones of
Ciatecry Oxnaha.Frernnt-O'Ne1t.
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE
M H11 Bliss ,
ta y JnporterandJ.b3.r
Crocke'y , China , Glassware ,
Dhiver Plated Ware , Looking aiasses , Chan.
dehiers , Lamps. Chimneys , Cutlery , Eta.
1410 t'ARNAM ST.
CHEA&11RY SUPPL11S
T ha Sharpls Company
Creamer ; ' . /ktal : inery
and Supplies.
oiIers. Engines , F.ed Cookers , Wood Pul.
bye , Shafting , Belting , flutter Fsck-
aei of all kinds ,
1G1403 Jonea St. - - - - - -
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DR'i GOODS ,
I4. E1 Smith & Co.
&a.potters & aid Jotb.rs of
Dy Goods , Furnishing Good :
AND NOTIONS.
DRUGS.
charson hkug Co
902-906 Jackson St.
7. 0. RIChARDSON , Prest. , . . , , , ,
C. 1' . WELLER , V. Preet.
he Mrer
& @hemi o
wrrl .4&ard Pharmaceutical Prearc-
tlons. pcetat Ton.uae Preparecf to
Criler , Setutfor Catalogue.
Laboratory , Howard St. , Oma ,
! . Bruce& C
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Drig-gi.cts azd Stationer.i ,
"Qtieta flee" Specialties ,
Cigars. Wia and Brandies
roca' lets and Harney $ tretn
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES ,
W estern etrical
Compaq
Elcirical Snftftlics.
Electric Wiring Bells and Gas Lighting
a , isJousTorMgr. . 1510 howard St.
Wolf EIerical
Sippy Co
WUOLZS.tLD AND IiTAIL
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
11 Farasm Ot ,
FRUIT-PRODUCE.
B & Co ,
WHOLE 8AL
Commission Merchants.
S. 'cv , Corner 11h and howard Ste.
Zemb.xn cC the Nattcnal League of Commij.
gen ftrchi.nt , ci tbc United Statcs
GROCERIES ,
M cCord4radj o.
13th and LeuvcIIs'orthl St.
Stae and Fanc , ' Groceries ,
114 AD corru : ROASTLRS , ( te.
Iy'l ever & Raake ,
WIIOLEStLIl
FiNE GR 0 CERThS
. I Teat , Epce. , Tobacco an' , Cigar. ,
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I 2135-1407 Ilarney Sires
HARNESS-SADDLERy.
. . , vpr ,
JIAIans , i4DflL.S AND COLI4fl
Jobber , cf Letzt.er , , % addlcs'y Jtarlwars , 1ie ,
SVo solicit your orders 1315 howard St.
HARDWARE ,
o'r &
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Wholesale Hardware ,
0 in aim.
L ec-Clark Androson
l'ardware Co
Whoesa1 ! Hardware.
i1cycle4 Iat iy.
chance of making money , Tb consequence
Is that directly an opporteatty offers to
carry out a burglary , they go for it'-go
for It without taking any precautions nni
relying on brute force , the knife or even
the revolver to eiTt an escape It itistubti ,
That is why there are so many brutal as-
Sattits and tnurtlcra by ro'ealled burglars
just at that time' ot the year.
"Of course the particulars as to roonis ,
valuebie. locks , windows .antt habits of
those living in a likely house , together
sometimes with wax impressIons ci keys ,
etc. , are obtained by 'the spotter , ' a man
vlio has nothing to tin with the actual bur.
gisry , hut takes ii share in the haul , never-
tlicless. A 'spotter' may be anything from
a hawker calling at the servant's entrance ,
the 'gas man' come to take the meter , a
Water inspector to see If there is an leakage -
age , or sImply the ( for the time being ) do-
'oteth 'foIioer' of one of the servants ,
"Just a remark about ladders. In large
estabiishments I have particularly noticed
the care with which all ladders are locked
up , whlic just round the corner , perhaps
lying in the open , arc the clothes posts
used for drying or sun airing the clotht'a
from the laundry. Now , It's as easy to
swarm up a good square clothes vest to
reach a first-floor wIndow , and , when In a
hurry , it's it lump quicker to slide down
one than a ladder ,
"I tell you what viii shake the nerves of
a burglar as much as anything , antI p'r'aps
make lihn tlrop his tools-that Is , kicking
against a large sheet of crumpled newspaper -
paper carefully laid in the passage. I got
' 'had' that way tnyself once , and made such
, a noise that I immediately bolted.
"But ii you yerselt is frightened of
burglars paying your house a visit , " ho con.
eluded confidentially , "thin best tip I can
give you is to lay in a little yelping , snap-
lush dog-one that will rouse everybody di-
rectiy a door or 'intlow is tried-and let
him have the run at the house , inside , every
night That's the best safeguard there is. "
LIQUORS.
Walter oise & o
WliO.ESALE
LIQUORS.
Proprietors at ALcnIc.tN ( IGAR AND GLASS
WAItE CO.
4.l6 South 14th St.
RBrother3-4 !
Wholesale
Liquors and Czrs.
U18 Farnam Street , .
1ler5 age 1Ei
East India Billers
Coldin Siea ? Fare itye and Bourbon Wbtzkwl.
Willow nrag $ DlatUieri' , itur & Os , . 1117
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Barney Street.
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WHOLESALE
Wines , Liquors and Cqtzrs.
I1Z'411 B. 11th OIct * * .
LUMBER
C hcago ! Lmer
WHOLESALE
iUMBER . . .
814 South 14th St. .
OILS-PAINTS
Standardil Co.
.1. A. 1IoEet. let Vice Pres. L. 3 , Drake , Gsa 7155
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Garcilne , Turpent.ne , Axle Grease. Etc.
Omaha tiranch and Agencies , Jokun ii. Ruth MgT ,
PAPER-VJOODENWARE.
(1.i1enter ! Paper Cff
Printi7g Paper ,
1J''a4bj5itPai'er , Stationery.
Qrner 11th and Uowtzd straits.
STEAM-WATER SUPPLIES.
CranuChurchill Co.
10i4-1Oi6 Dougtas Street ,
Ltinutacturea sad 'obber. of Steam , Ga. &n4
! ? r Supplies of All Kinds.
United States
Suppvy Co .
iioS-iito .hirney SI ,
Steam Pumps , Engines and Boilers , Pip
Wind 711113 , Steam and Plumbing
Ataterai , Belting , hose , Etc.
TYPE FOUNDRIES
G reat Western
lype Foundry
Bvp.rlor Copper l.flzed Typ. s tits but es
tiis niirket.
BI.EIYrR0T-TPE yoUND1Z
mt Uow&rd eue.t.
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