THE OMAHA SUNDAY NEE: MAY 24, 190.
PEOPLE DROPOUT OF SIGHT
Indian Tragedy Showi How Easily
One la Loit in the World.
SOME NOTED CASES BECALLED
Straaara DlnpK"'" Which Taxed
Himi Skill aad Rmoinm
Wlthoat Kmlt-Mntery
ef Lapsed Memory.
The tragic mysteries of the burned chaniel
house at Laporte, Ind., bring sharply to
public notice how easily and completely
persons disappear from alght and from
friends, and only rarely are heard of again.
In the great multltuda of people without
home attachments or Inquisitive frierrus,
disappearances excite little Interest. Like
a pebble dropped In the ocean, there Is a
momentary rlpplo, then all Is still. In the
Laporte case, wore It not for the persistence
of a brother of one of the victims who left
his Dakota home for the haunt of the fe
male bluebeard. It Is probable that horrible
affair would have remained unrevealed for
a time. If not forever. Possibly a doaen
men were lured to their death In this
charnel house, and yet only two have been
definitely Identified.
What becomes of the hundreds of people
who go out from home or buslines to make
a call or attend to some of their affairs,
apparently with the Intention of an early
return, but never come back? In the large
cities these cases of sudden vanishing, al
most of annihilation, are frequent, and
they often Involve circumstances of more
pathos than that with which Tennyson has
Invested the tale of "Enoch Arden."
A Western Mystery.
Not always In the large cities do the
most mysterious Instances of sudden dis
appearance occur. A mysterious disappear
ance some years ago in a small city of the
central west Is the equal of any on record,
and It Is attended by circumstances that
make It unusually pathetic The leading
features are as follows:
A young gentleman, the only son of a
leading business man of his native town,
had been carefully educated to take his
father's plaoe In the conduct of a manu
facturing bouse with Important connections.
and had been In the concern little more
than a year as treasurer, handling large
sums of money dally, when one pleasant
day he went out on a business errand and,
not only never returned, but not the least
trace of him could be discovered.
His errand was usual at the hour of
going out, and was simply to attend to the
banking business of the house for the day
and got lunch. He had a draft to buy on
New York for quite a large sum, and had
written the letter In which to enclose It
before leaving the office, , He transacted
his business at' the bank, mailed the draft
and took lunch at the usual place. Be
yond the restaurant he could not be traced
a step, yet several persons saw him go out
the door. In two hour an Inquiry wae set
on foot for him, his absence from business
being unaccountable. No young man could
be more exact and methodical In his habits.
He was strictly moral, abstemious to 4
fault and never was seen In questionable
associations. . His horror at drunkenness.
gambling and kindred vlces was known to
be sincere, and he cherished the fondest
regard for his parents, sisters and other
relatives. Home and business were his
hobbles, and absence for even a day when
the demands of trade called htm away, he
looked upon as a privation.
Therefore, when the hours of his absence
lengthened Into days and the days Into
weeks, with mo tidings from him, even con
jecture was Idle, for, wholly without a
clue upon which to hang a reasonablo
supposition, speculation upon probabilities
was impossible. Tho paronts spared noth
Ing In the quest for the Idolized son. His
photograph was printed In large quantities
and sent to the authorities In every, part
of the country, accompanied by the offer
of a large reward for tidings which would
lead to the discovery of the young gentle
man, and finally the same course was
adopted In sending the photo to the prln
clpal cities abroad, but this labor and ex
pense were in vain.
On In the East.
. The scnatlon In the matter of remark
ablo and unaccountable disappearances has
been forcibly revived In the case of C. A.
Conant, one of the editors of the weekly
and monthly publications of Harper &
pros., New York City. Mr. Conant was
ono of the beet known literary men In New
York. He had been In the employ of the
Harpers for more than thirty years. He
began humbly, but aa he developed ex
ceptlonal ability, he was advanced until
he was among the moat responsible and
highest salaried men In the service of the
great Cliff street and Franklin Square
publishing house.
Mr. Conant was between 60 and 65 years
old. He had been married fsV many years
to a woman In every respect congenial
and suited to him. Those who had known
him, longest declared that Mr. Conant had
absolutely no bad habits. He was bookish
In 'bis tastes, as Ills pursuits would natu
rally lead him to be. He had but few
Intimate friends, I but these were rooted
to ' him. The world seemed to go well
with him In every respect.
. One day In July, some twenty years ago,
Mr. Conant rose from his desk, washed
his hands, and walked out, presumably ta
his luncheon. He did not return at his
usual hour; In fact, did not come back
at all, which was a very unusual thing,
It happened that during the afternoon one
of the firm of his employers wanted to see
him touching spme matter relating to the
business of the publishing house, and had
sent Into the room which was occupied
by Mr. Conant and two others 4o say
that when he came In he should be asked
' , to come to the office of the person desiring
. to see htm. Bo a close lookout was kept,
but Mr. Conant did not return. He waa
living well out of town, about twenty-five
miles from the city, during the heat of
the summer.
Next morning he did not appear. He
was the most punctual of mortals, and 10
o'clock In summer always found him at
' his desk. W hen he did not appear at his
usual hour everyone thought he must
either be 111 or be detained at home for
some urgent reason. About noon, how
ever, his wife came Into the room much
agitated. She said In their entire married
life of over twenty years her husband had
never remained away over night without
ending her either a telegram or a note to
tell her be would be absent. He had not
done, this, and ah feared he was ill, or
that something had happened to him that
' was to bis detriment. The Harpers then
tcjaa to rnsKe some inquiry on their own
account. All thsy could learn waa that as
be went out he stepped, into the rooiq of
the cashier and drew ICO. His salary was
17.600 cer annum. The elevator boy re
membered the hour in which le brought
Mr. Conant down. The last whl saw him
.was the policeman who had bei on duty
In and about Franklin Square lor many
Teara. . Ile.was near the main entrance to
the Harpers' publishing bouse, when he
saw Mr. Conant emerge from the building
And walk briskly away.
From that hour to this no human being
has laid eyes upon him.
Certain meutal conditions occasionally
aooount for curious and otherwise unaa
twunc&hle harrcntiias. An instance of
this occurred last year at San Dingo, CaL
A young lady one day appeared at a hotel.
After a stay of a day or two, she told
the landlord's wife that she was very
poor, and as she had but a few dollars
with hfr, she must get something to do.
It happened that there was a vacancy In
the corps of teachers of a girls' school.
The landlord's wife saw the young lady
had never done any manual labor and
would not know how to do It If It were
offered to her. The school project she waa
very glad to fall In with, but she seemnd
curiously reticent about herself, and made
no explanation of her appearance at the
place she was staying. The landlord's
wife had a theory, which was that the
girl lad run away from Somewhere to
avoid an uncongenial marriage.
Sho did as well with the school as could
be expected, and soon became a very
great favorite with her young girl pupils.
But people are curious. The girl gave no
account of herself, nor did she write or
receive any letters. Envious and Jealous
tongues declared that there must be some
cause for this 'secrecy," aa they called
the refusal of the young lady to gratify
the pupils' curiosity by making known
her private affairs. One day the land
lady was reading the personal column of
a great Atlantlo roast dally that has a
reputation for Its personal column from
sea to sea.
A young lady of the city was missing.
Her family was one 6f the oldest and
proudest In the town. Its eldest daughter
had suddenly disappeared. There waa no
cause known for her leaving her family
and friends, and the personal concluded
by the offer of (1,000 for sny information
that would result In disclosing what bad
become of her. She could be positively
ldenllfed by a little mole on the outer
edge of the lobe of the loft ear. The
woman read the personal twice. She then
called her husband.
"Read that," she said, "and tell mo
who It Is."
"Why, It's our school mistress, that's
who It Is," he said.
He wrote to the person mentioned de
siring the knowledge, saying he thought
he could locate the missing young lady If
some one would come and Identify her.
The couple then called the young lady
and questioned her. She declared she had
never been east.' But the interview had
so affected her that next morning she
was In a high fever and delirious. To
make a long story short, she had had an
attack of that curious disease which has
a Latin name that In the vernacular
means lapse of memory. How she had
gone so far from home as she had with
out any mishap was the wonder. She
soon recovered under proper treatment
and returned to her eastern home and
friends cured.
"BOOK AGENTS" MAKE KILLING
Trusting Wives of Rich Husbands in
Chicago Victims of Smooth
Swindlers,
Chicago millionaires and others around
the country have been hit hard In the vi
cinity of their bonk accounts through the
medium of their Trusting wives, who have
fallen viotims to the wiles of a gang of
suave "book agents."
Mrs. James A. Patten of Evanston. wife
of tho well known Board of Trade man
and former mayor of the college town,
signed notes amounting to 120,000 and gave
her personal checks for I2.9G0 more which
were cashed--to one of these "agents,"
and all that she has to show Is a case of
"edition de luxe" books worth probably
about $500,
Detectives are at work, and their find
ings so far point to the fact that the
scheme was nothing more than the old
lightning rod game disguised In calfskin
and morocco.
It Is known that another well known mil
lionaire's wife listened to the siren song
of these "agents" and signed notes for
$40,000. When her husband heard of the
notes and Investigated he found that he
had been bitten. Thereupon he sorrow
fully compromised and got his wife's notes
back upon the payment of $10,000.
But with Mr. Patten It Is different. He
admits that his wife has been shamefully
Imposed upon and that her charitable na
ture has received a shock, but he says that
he Intends to see justice done and that ho
is willing to make a "mark" of himself In
order to bring the Impostors to Justice.
any wire is neartbroken about this
thing." said Mr. Patten. "Out of the kind
ness of her . heart she signed notes for
about $20,000 and gave them to this book
agent so that he could have the books
bound for him by a well known publishing
house. The books really were to be sold,
so the agent said, to a banker In Portland,
Ore., who was In Europe. The agent made
a plea that he had been 111, an dthat If he
could get the books from the publishing
house he could sell them to the Portland
banker.
"My wife had purchased a few books of
this agiit several months ago. When the
agent represented to her that he must have
a signed contract from soma trustworthy
person, with notes to cover the amount of
the purchase, she agreed to sign them, so
that he could sell to the western banker
when he returned from Europe. She was
not buying the books for herself, and had
no Intention of ordering them.
"The first notes that she signed were for
$5,600. The agent went away, but returned
In a few weeks.
"He ald that the Portland banker
wanted a better set. and that If he could
order a set worth $8,500 he could sell them
to him. He asked Mrs. Patten to sign
notes for this amount, so he could get the
books, and tore up the old Issue of notes
before her eyes. This Impressed my wife
with his honesty and she signed the other
notes.
"These people who have swindled my
wife have headquarters In New York. They
had people around to see employes of mine
In New York, and' have been Impudent
enough to ask how muoh 'I was going to
settle for.' I won't settle for one penny,
and will prosecute them If they can be
found and locked up." Chicago Record
Herald. Aaplea for Sleeplessness.
The apple l such common fruit, says
a medical writer, thul very few persons are
familiar with Its remarkably efficacious
medicinal properties. Everybody ought to
know that the very best thing he can do
Is to eat apples Just before retiring for
the nleht. Persons, uninitiated In the
mysterW-a of fruit are liable to throw up
their hands In horror at the visions of
dyrpopla which such a suggestion msy
summon up. but no harm can com even
to a dellcnte system by the eating of the
ripe and Juicy apple before going to bed.
The apple Is excellent brain food because
It has more phosphoric acid In easily
dlsrested shape than any other fruit. It
excites the action of the Uvfr, promotes
sound and healthy sleen, and thoroughly
disinfects the mouth. This Is not all; the
apple prevents Indigestion and throat
diseases. Londoa Globe.
Meslnse of a Crate,
May a felow sows his wild oats and
reaps a gross widow.
Must men like to be Jollied, and are
wining to pay tor it.
A wise woman never quarrels with her
husband till after payday.
The worst thing about common sense
Is that It Is so unfashlankble.
IMscretlnn may be the better port of
valor because It can run faster.
No search warrant is necessary In
looking for trouble or finding faults.
Many a girl's idea of doing good In the
world is to marry a man to reform him.
It's queer that while a man always
goes to lunch a woman goes to a lunch
eon. The man ho makes up his mtnd to
fight for his riKhls must vxpei-t to keep
up the flpht for the rest of his life.
I'hlladvlplila Ledger.
JIM MUST START RACE KOW
Dahlman Club Pushes Mayor - Into
Campaign at Once.
WILL NOT WATT FOB MEO-SUMMEU
Oar Jim Calmly Bows to the Com
mand and Trip to Denver
Will Bo tho Curtain
Raiser.
"Now Is the accepted time," declare the
members of the Dahlman Democracy, and
at a meeting Friday evening admonished
the mayor for deciding to begin his cam
paign as late as July 10, and told him that
Mayor Dahlman must begin his campaign
for Governor Dahlman at once.
This decision was arrived at In a meeting
of the campaign committee and when It
reported the club went Into executive ses
sion and the will of the great unwashed
Imparted toTthe local Mooes of the party.
Dahlman took the part of the Immortal
Barkis and declored that he was willln' "
and the Journey to Denver to the national
convention will mark the opening of the
campaign. On this occasion Bryan will be
more or less of a secondary consideration
and Dahlman will be kept ever In the lime
light. The campaign committee was Instructed
to buy several thousand buttons with the
picture of the bald-headed mayor on them
and with the Inscription "Dahlman for gov
ernor," and these will be distributed by the
handful to the gaping crowds In all stations
where the special stops on Its way to Den
ver. The train will stop at every place of
any size In the state and Dahlman will give
a speech from the rear platform while his
followers will wave green and yellow um
brellas containing political advertising and
shower the buttons on the heads of the
unsuspecting.
' Dahlman Reside Bryan.
' At Denver the campaign will be kept up
and an effort will be made to pin a Dahl
man button by the side of that of the
Peerless Leader himself on the coat of
every delegate and the Influential club will
see to It that democrats of Influence who
have not credentials will get into the con
vention, in return for which Mr. Big Oun
will give Dahlman support in his campaign
for the governorship.
"We decided that we have no grudge
against or 111 feeling for any of the other
candidates) for governor," said Joe Butler,
manager of the Dahlman speaking bureau,
"but while we have friendly feelings for
all, we, of course, have the friendliest
feelings for Dahlman. There are really but
two candidates, Dahlman and Shallenber
ger. Berge Is still looked upon by many
as a populist. Hole is not a strong oppo
nent, and Lo beck well, you know Lobeck
Is going to run for railroad commissioner."
. Dahlman Crowd Growing.
Applications for reservations on the
special excursion of the ' Dahlman demo
crats to the democratic national conven
tion are continually coming In to the sec
retary and Friday night It was ascertained
that Albion would send one carload of
democrats, the cor to meet the excursion'
train at Columbus. Other towns to be rep
resented are South Omaha, with two cars;
Council Bluffs, with two cars, and applica
tions are In for about 100 reservations from
all ports of the state. The contract for
the badges and umbrellas were let last
week, and final arrangements will be made
for the excursion at a meeting to be held
next Friday night, at which those In at
tendance will be entertained by the Dahl
man brass band.
VALUABLE CAT CHLOROFORMED
One of tho Heirs of Man Who Left
Fortnno for Care of
Two Pets.
After enjoying for several years a for
tune of $40,000, Blackle, one of the two
pet cats of the late Benjamin Dllley of
Wllkesbarre, Pa., was chloroformed and
Is now dead, aged 18. The act of mercy
was performed after physicians had pro
nounced Blackto's illness hopeless and
with the consent of the exeoutors of the
will.
Dllley, who died in 1905, had mode
Blackle and his sister, Pinkie, pets since
their birth in 1892. In his will he left
the income of a $40,00 property to pro
vide for them and appointed Miss Addle
Ruch at $76 a month to care for them,
giving her this through life.
The cats had the daintiest of food and
the house where they lived was arranged
for their convenience. They grew big and
fat and lazy, never being allowed to run
at largo or associate with other oats.
Pinkie died two years ago. Miss Ruch
was taken seriously ill three weeks ago
and la in the hospital. Her departure af
fected Blackle and tame day ago ho, too,
became seriously sick.
When the estate is divided most of it
will go to charitable institutions and
$5,000 toward providing "a fountain for
human beings, birds and animals," aa the
will expressed it. New York Sun.
The Harmless Candidate.
A Georgia farmer posted this sign on his
front gate:
"Canuldates will pass on. No time to
talk to em."
one morning his little bov shouted from
the garden walk:
"There s one o them candidate hara. an'
he say he'll come In anyhow 1"
I ne oia man luoKea toward the irate and
said:
"Lt him In. There's no harm In him. T
know him. He's been runnln' ever sence
the war Jest to be a-runniug'. It runs
in nib oiooa an ne can i neip tt: Atlanta
Constitution.
Iteflectloaa of a Bachelor.
get married, she Is already.
The way a woman manages a man is by
making him think he manages her.
The trouble with the average man Is he
knows how to run every man's himinui. hut
his own.
It's very moral for a woman to have hair
that curls naturally so she doesn't have to
lie IUUUI lb.
how smart the children would be If their
wiwui iroiuri . uinj juitjw uuw IU leOGA
them. New York lres.
Dyaamltet Wrecks Unlldings
as compleNly as coughs and colds wreck
lungs. Cure them quick with- Dr. King's
New Discovery. 60c and $1.00. For aule
by Beaton Drug Co.
You're Judged by
Your Appearance
Yourself, your goods and your
business methods are Judged by
your appearance. It decides
whether or not, as a salesman or
solicitor, you will be given a re
spectful hearing. It Is your first
argument make It convincing.
Let us clean, press and repair
your clothes. We call for and de
liver them when wanted. Call us
up either phone.
THE PAIITGRIUM
"Oood Cleaners and Dyers."
U 161S Jobs mx. Both Vuoaea.
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it does it. Of course your gas bill will not be as high with
an Acorn as with others, but then it isn't likely that you
have any stock in the Gas Co., anyway.
If you were buying a cook stove or steel range you
wouldn't buy the cheapest you could find would you? Then
why buy the cheap gas eater mis-named a' gas stove?
John Hussie Hardware Go.
2407-09 Cuming St. If you buy it of Hussie it s right.
DR. BRADBURY, Dentist
1506 Faruani.
17 Years
Extracting... 2oc up.
Crowns.... $2.50 up.
Plates 12.00 up.
Bridge Work $2.S0 up.
Porcelain Fillings
up from $1.50
Foot Comfort
Means Peace
of Mind
For suffering womanhood
there Is no greater agony than
aching teet, and for these wo
men we have a message ot
comfort In our
Grover's Comfort Shoes I
We are representatives In
Nebraska for these famous
shoes which are known the
world over They are the
easiest fitting, best wearing
shoe ever put on a human
foot. As to fit, they snug the
foot like a fine kid glove
would fit the hand. They are
made of the finest kid leather,
In lace or button, and in Ox
fords or high styles.
TUE PltlCES ItANGE
$1.75 to $4.09
Remember we carry only
the fluect grades In this
make. You take no chances
here.
Drexel Shoe Co.
til) Farnam Sired
BUY "BUTTEK NUT" BUEAD
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The kind with the pressure
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that reduces your gas bill at
least one-third. This is not
a matter of belief. It is a
matter of fact. We know
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Sumo Office. Phone, Douglas 1750.
Alveolar Deutistry
specialty. Loose teeth
made solid. Nerves
removed without pain.
Work guaranteed ten
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We Place on Sale
Men's Union Suits
light Flesh Color, Rogulur Price In
Furnishing Stores 91.25,
'Sale p
Price lO)
Guarantee
Clothing Co.
1519-1521 Douglas St
You Appreciate
the values we g-lve you In
WALK-OVER
AID
NETTLETON
OXFORDS
because of comfort, srvloe and
ORIGINAL STYLES
which gives them a "tallor-mde" ap-
pearauoe, ana lu41vldual onaractsr
$3.50 to $6
Wa!k-0v2r Shas Store
314 Booth 15th Street.
(Four doors bo. Beaton Pros Co.)
ED. a. TXOMTilOir. WalJr-OTr Man.
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Big Sale Boys' Suits
Values up to $6.50 on sale
at $2.59 and $3.50.
THK RELIABLI STORE
Entire Surplus Stock
OF TWO WELL KNOWN MANUFAC
TURERS, CLOSED OUT AT
50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR
Fabrics are pure worsteds and eassimeres,
plain calors and fancy mixtures, made up
in. single or double- breasted,' plain or
knickerbocker styles, all are well' tail
ored, built for both style and. .service.
Come in all sizes, 6 to 16 years; values to
$6.50, at. $2.50 and $3.50 ,
The line at $3.50 includes many, pat-,
terns with two pairs of pants, one plain
and one knickerbocker style.
The greatest knee pants suit bargains
ever offered in Omaha or the west.
Do not miss this opportunity to have the boy well and
stylishly dressed at a very small cash outlay.
Sale of Men's Suits
at $10.00 and $12.50
continues this week with several new lots; values to $18.00
added. All the new shades of brown and grey included.
m HMDEHS' EM
xioros
They are the handsomest and
most desirable shoes that were
ever wrought of leather.
Grace and style a plenty and
at no expense to service.
Take our $4.00 or $5.00 Oxfords
for instance. They, cling to your
ankle as though your toot was
moulded in them. .,
This store for Oxfords, Patent
Oolt, Patent, Kid, Gun Metal Calf
or Tans. ; : s
FRY SHOE CO.
TXB IIOI1I.
16th and Douglis Sis.
SUMA1ER FLOWERING BULBS
CALADIUMS. Mammoth Bulbs, each 25c; 5 for Jl.OD
TUBE ROSES, Mammoth Pearl, dot. 35c; 3 dot . .... $1.03
6LADI0U, In Superb Mixture, dot. 35c; 53 hr $1-03
CINNAM0H VINE, Extra Larjs, each 10c; 12j; .... St.OO
DAHLIAS, Assorted, each 10c; 12 hr U-0)
THE NEBRASKA SEED CO.. 1613 Howard St.
No trip can surpass in pleasure and health a vuca
tlon spent In the nocklea Low rates
Sn effect every day June 1 to
Sept. SO, 1908.
For the Round-trip to
DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS, PUEULO
UNION ''PACIFIC
Two through dally trains to Denver leave Omaha
J2:10 A. M and J 00 1. M. Inquire at
'V .1224 Farnam Street.
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BAILEY (EL MACH
DENTISTS
THIRD FLOOR PAXTON BLOCK
Corner ICtb and Farnain Street.
Best equipped Dental office) In the middle west.
Kit-best grade Dentistry at Reasonable Prices.
Percelaln fillings. Jnst like the tooth.
..BRIDAL PRESENTS..
..GRADUATING GIFTS..
Our , store . Is resplendent with
new things.
Corals, Tnrqaoise, Matrix In
Rings, Necklaces and Brooches.
We have made special efforts to
have a line of elegant goods for
graduates this year. Let us show
you.
C. B. DROWN CO.
Jewelers and Silversmiths.
16th and Farnain.
D. C SCOTT, D.V.S.
to Dr. H. I RamaeClotU.)
Offtoe asta Xeapttal, SBIO MCasoa
Street,
Colls Promptly Aaawered at All Hovjtls
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