Lincoln County leader., June 15, 1900, Image 2

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aro wearying beyond ties
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real trouble somewhere
Efforts to bear the dull
pain aro herolo, but they
do not overcome It and
the backaches continue
until tho oauso Is re
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than any other medicine
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man's medicine for wo
man's Ills It has done
muoh for tho health oi
American women Read
the grateful letters from
women constantly ap
pearing In this paper
Mrs Plnkham counsels
women free of charge
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Metal never rusts in the waters of
lake Titacaoa. A chain or anchor can
be left in it for two weeka and it will
be as clean and bright as when it came
from the foundry, which is probably
owing to action of some of the chemical
alts in the water. .
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60 ounce?; in females, 44 ounces.
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SECURITY.
0
How Bob Came j
I.
0 you wish to become a detect
ive?" "Yes, sir."
"I suppose you consider yourself able
to give points to any man in the force,
don't you?"
"No, sir. 1 am only anxious to have
a fair trial. I believe that I can be
come a useful member of the force
after I have had a little experience."
"Well, sir, I am not fond of employ
ing green men; but as you seem to have
a modest opinion of yourself, I have
some hope of making something of you.
The chief has requested me to give you
a trial, and so 1 shall have to do so. I
shall give you a tough case to begin on,
and if you make a success of it you
shall have a permanent position on the
force."
"Thank you, sir. I shall do my best."
! "The ouly clew which I can give you
Is this paper. It came Into my posses
sion, entirely by accident. It was seen
to fall from the pocket of a man who
had been Implicated In several burg
laries, and one of my men, who hap
1 pened to be standing near, picked it up
and handed It to inc. I think there io
more lu it than appears on the surface.
Take It with you, and see what you
can make of It."
Bob Westbrook took the envelope
which the Inspector to whom he had
made application for a position In the
detective force gave him, and 16ft the
office.
He had never done any detective
work before, and had only been on'the
police force about eight months, but he
was very ambitious, and desired to be
come a detective.
Going home, he retired to his room,
and proceeded to examine the letter.
The direction was as follows:
MIL ALBEUT SINCLAIR,
General I'ostoulce,
Loudon, E. C.
The postmark was that of Bayswater,
and the dutf Jan. 10. Inside was the
following letter:
Bayswater, Jan. 10. Dear Albert
Meet Mary Owen as you promised nie,
and ask her to come at noon the day she
cets the message. I have made a corner
in some of the securities of which I spoke
when at Tottenham tho other week. If
you court her, the house in Gloucester
road shall be yours soon. On Monday, 1
expect to spend the evening with you
without fail, aud at that time 1 shall
bring nine others. Expect us at 8 o'clock
iiharp. I shall then iudicate to you how
we had better divide the work, so that
the protits nitty be large as possible.
"JIM." 0.
Bob read tho letter over carefully sev
eral times, but could tind nothing sus
picious about it except the figure "li"
In the lower right-hand corner of the
page.
This puzzled him not a little, and as
be studied the letter more the convic
tion grew upon hltu that underneath
this apparently Innocent communica
tion there lurked some mysterious com
munication, which might prove tho key
to a deed of villainy.
In vain he puzzled over the letter; In
valu tried every combination 'which his
Ingenuity could suggest. Ho applied
heat In hopes of bringing out a sympa
thetic Ink; but agalu in valu. He went
to bed that night thoroughly puzzled
and almost discournged.
lu the moruing he again started to
work, but in a more systematic manner.
lie tried every other Hue with no re
sult; every third Hue, then every fourth
line, and so on, but still with no result.
Then he began and tried every other
word, but he met with failure.
Just at this polut the mysterious fig
ure 0 caught his eye. He started, as a
sudden thought struck him. Could this
be the key to the mystery? He would
try, and accordingly ho began, and
then, with the first word, took every
sixth word of the letter.
Tho result was certainly startling.
When he finished he found that be had
the following communication: '
Dear Albert: Meet nie at the corner of
Tottenham Court rond, Monday evening
at I) o'clock, to divide protits. JIM.
There evidently must have been some
powerful motive of coucealmeut here,
else why should this note have been
wrltteu, aud tho true meaning so care
fully hidden?
Bob felt much elated at bis success,
and determined to make one of the par
ty at the corner of Tottenham Court
road on Monday evening.
On the appointed evening, a few tulu
utes before 0 o'clock, a umu was walk
lug up and down the pavement at the
rendezvous named In the letter.
He was evidently expecting some oue,
end every few minutes would look at
bis watch Impatiently. After ho had
been waiting about ten minutes, anoth
er man walked slowly up the street.
The oue who had been waiting ad
vanced hurriedly, and seizing him by
the arm, drew hltu Into the shadow of
one of the houses, and said, In a low,
eager voice: ... ..
"Well, what news?"
"Nothing much," said the other man,
"except that I have been unable to dis
pose of all the swag."
"How much money have you raised?"
"One thousand pounds."
"GoodJ You have some of the jew
elry still?"
"Yes. I only sold the diamonds."
"Do you think you can get rid of the
rest safely?"
"No, not just now.. I think we had
better divide them just as they are, and
when the excitement is over we can
dispose of them."
"All right. You say jou have one
thousand In cash?"
"Yes. Come down to John's and I'll
give you your share."
The men then started down the road
together.
No sooner had they moved off thnu a
figure emerged from a dark doorway
and followed them at a distance.
The figure was that of Bob West
brook.
The men entered a door in front of
which hung a red lamp. Following
them Bob also entered.
He found himself tu a room which
was partly a public house and partly a
restaurant. On one side of the room
were several stalls. In which were ta
bles and seats. Curtains covered the
front so that the occupants were con
cealed from the view of those in the
room.
as nop entered tie saw the men
whom be hnd been following enter one
or the stalls. Ordering a milk punch
he took his seat In the stall adjoining
that which the men had entered.
As he seated himself he heard the
HOW MUCH MONET HAVK YOU BAISKD t
men on the other side of the thin board
partition conversing In low tones.
"The terms were share and , share
alike, so there are 500 for your share,
"How much do you think the rest of
the stuff ought to be worth?"
"Fully '2,000, I think. We made a
big haul this time."
"Yes, and It was well done, too. I
wonder bow old Fairchlld looked when
he came down to the office lu the morn
lug, and found his safe opened?"
"He must have felt pretty bad, for I
see by the papers that the police have
no clew to the fellows who did the Job.'
"I don't think I ever did such a clean
Job or such a sate one. But when shall
we divide the Jewelry?"
"Meet me at the same place to-mor
row night as you did to-night, and 1
will bring the swag with me. We can
then go somewhere and divide."
"All right. What time?"
"Nine o'clock same as to-night."
"I'll be there. Good-night."
So saying, the men left the saloon
and separated.
II.
Bob felt that he had made an Import
ant discovery. About a week before a
diamond and Jewelry merchant off Uol
born had been robbed of a large amount
of Jewelry. The thieves had left noth
Ing by which they could be traced, and
although Mr. Fairchlld, the owner of
the place, had offered a large reward
they had thus far escaped detection.
The following morning Bob walked
Into the Inspector's otlice.
"Well?" said the inspector.
"I should like to have the use of
three officers, lu plain clothes, this
evening, sir."
"You have 'discovered somethln
then?"
"Yes, sir."
"What Is It?"
"Will you be kind euough to permit
me to defer an explanation uutll to
morrow morning, sir? I wish to com
plete the Job before I make any re
port"
"Then you expect to capture thecrlm
Inala to-night?"
"Yes. sir."
"If you do so, I shall have to acknowl
edge that you are a born detective. You
shall have the men."
That night Bob stationed his men out
of sight near tho doorway where he
had hidden himself, on the preceding
night, and waited for the arrival of the
thieves.
lie had arranged a signal with the
men who were concealed, and t,t that
ignal they were to arrest the persons i
whom he designated.
As the clock struck 9, the two thieves
approached from different directions,
and met at the corner.
One of them carried a satchel, which
was apparently very heavy, judging by
the way in which he carried it.
As they stood a minute, talking, a
drunken man came rolling down the
street, and in endeavoring to pass them.
gave a lurch, and struck heavily
against the man carrying the satchel,
almost knocking him down, and caus
ing him to drop it.
Whasser mean, sir, by (hlc) get'n In
gentl'm'u's way? Yer drunk, sir
(hie)."
"You fool, you're drunk yourself! Go
on about your business!"
So saying, the thief stooped to pick
up his satchel, when a violent push
from behind threw him flat upon the
pavement.
At the same Instant a shrill whlstla
rang out upon the night air, and before
the two thieves fully realized what had
happened they were securely hand
cuffed and on their way to the station.
Behind them walked Bob, carrying
the satchel, and entirely recovered
from the effects of the liquor from
which he was apparently suffering uiy
a moment before.
The next moruing Bob appeared at
the Inspector's office, carrying a
satchel.
The inspector looked np from his
desk, at which he was writing, and
said:
'Well, Westbrook, what have you
captured? Something worth the trou
ble, I hope?"
'I don't know that It's much of a
capture, sir," said Bob.
"Well, what was It?"
"Only the robbers of Falrchild's Jew
elry." ,
The Inspector grasped him by the
hand and shook It warmly.
"My dear fellow, permit me to con
gratulate you! You have discovered
what has puzzled some of the best me:i
in the force. How did you do it?"
Bob then related his experience with
the letter and his subsequent adven
tures.
When he had finished his story the in
spector said:
"Westbrook, from this hour you are
detective, attached to the regular force.
think the thieves will have cause to
rue the day."
The Inspector was right. Many a
criminal has Bob since brought to Jus
tice, and often have the criminal class
es had cause to rue the day when he
was made a detective. Spare Moments.
GENTLEMANLY WARRIORS.
Suvasea Supplied Their Enemies with
Food and Ammunition.
We are accustomed to speak of the
humane and chivalrous manner in
which modern fighting Is carried on,
and to congratulate ourselves upon the
advance which has been made In this
respect, says the London Mail.
But Is this advance as great and as
real as we imagine? For example, how
do our present-day customs of war com
pare with the old-time fighting methods
of the Maoris, the natives of New Zea
land? It will surprise a good many
people to hear that when a band of
Maori warriors was going to fight the
warriors of another tribe It was not
unusual for the numbers It was pro
posed to place in the field to be com
municated to the enemy; moreover, one
side often provided the other with arms
and provisions, so that the enemy
might not be placed at too great a dis
advantage.
Here are a few stories which Illus
trate the generosity which the Maoris
of former days displayed toward their
enemies. A chief was asked why when
on a certain occasion he had command
of the road, he did not attack the am
munition and provision trains of the
English. The Maori, utterly astonished
at such a question, exclaimed: "Why,
you fool. If we had stolen their powder
and food, how could they have fought?"
Another chief, who considered that
he had been insulted by tho chief of a
neighboring tribe, said that the other
chief, had he not been much the strong
er of the two In arms and ammunition,
would not have dared to act In so In
suiting a manner. Tula speech came
to the ears of the neighboring chief,
who thereupon divided his arms and
ammunition Into two equal parts, and
sent one-half, along with an Invitation
to fight, to chief No. 1.
On another occasion n chief who was
fighting against us, and who was sho
of guns and powder, sent this messa.
to the governor: "My custom with r."
gnrd to my enemy Is, If be have not w
weapon I give him one, that we ma;
fight on equal terms. Now, O govern
or, are you not ashamed of my defense
less hands?" A clergyman who lived
a long time In New Zealand relates hoM
In one of the Intertribal wars the bo
sieged sent word to the enemy thai
they were short of provisions, and th
besiegers at once handed over a supplj
of food.
lllch People lit Berlin.
Berlin has fourteen persons whose a
nual Income exceeds $250,000.
There Is electricity In a kiss, says
scientist Terhaps that Is. why klsslLg
shocks some folks.
.
The complication oi
SPRAINS
and
BRUISES
is a very nore trouble, but
doubly, or seiHratoly, us sprain
or bruise, tliure is no remedy
knotvu the equal of
I St. Jacobs Oil !
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PROMPT, SURE CURE
Tlie Only Way.
Mrs. Bowers-I shall select a neck
tie for you when 1 am in town today,
John.
Mr. Bowers Before rou select it
will you have the clerk blindfold yon?
Mrs. Bowers Blindfold nie? Are
yon crazy?
Mr. Bowers Nol By beinii blind
folded there is a rhance that you may
strike one that I could wear! Fuck.
The news from Lick observatory that
the North star, 255,000,000 miles away
from us, has been found to be not one
star, but three swinging around in
great orbits like the moon, earth and
sun is another remarkable result of
the application of photo-spectroscopy
to the telescopic study of the heavens.
Spectroscopic and other observations
show the fixed stars to be self-luminous
bodies snns to the other systems of
planets. An analysis of their light in
dicates the presence of the same chemi
cal elements that exist in our own eui
and earth, together with others n
known in our solar srstetn.
If all the dressmakers known to ex
ist it America worked 24 hours of each
day for a whole year without stopping
for sleep or meals, the)' would still ba
able to make only one dress apiece for
less than seven-eights of the women is
America. '
The meteorological department of
the government of India has now fou
first-class observatories, 174 genera'
stations, and 2,280 rainfall station
from which regular monthly statements
are received.
Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infab:
lible medicine for coughs and colds. N:
W. Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 1T
1900.
Experiments by E. Klein indioatt
that, contrary to common belief, suctr
germs as those of the cholera, typus antf
diptheria do not survive more than
three or four weeks after burial in the
gronnd.
Mothers will find Mrs. IViiulnw's Rnnth.
Ing Syrup the best remedv to use for thetr
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Confident loun.
"I suppose yon will vote accordinj
to your own conscience in tin 3 matter.'1
"I will," answered Senatot Sorghum
And my conscience tells m that it if
always wrong to waste
good money.
Washington Star.
Tou 'Will Never Knov
what good ink is unless you use Carter's
It costs no more than poor ink. All deai
era.
In Belgium organ grinders are com
polled by law to play each morning be
fore the police magistrate, who mustb
satisfied that their instruments are in
tune. An organ which is out of tunc
must be put in order before a license i
issued to the player.
Some of the wooden churches of Nor
way are fully 700 years old, and ar
still in excellent state of preservation
Their timbers have successfully resiste
the frosty and almost Arctio -rinte
because they have been repeatedly coa
ed with tar.
Senator Culberson, of Texas, said re
cently that 15 years ago he had bia
picture taken and a sudden death
lowed in his family. Ten years
the same coincidence was noted,
lince then the senator avoids
camera.
fol
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The hottest mines in the world are
the Comstock. On the lower levels
the heat is so great that the men can
not work over 10 or 15 minutes at a
time: Every known means of mitigat
ing the heat has been tried in vain.
Ice melts before it reaches the bottom
of the shafts.
There are 45 states and six territories
in the Union, not including onr new
possessions. Utah was the last state
to be admitted into the Union, the
date of admission being January 4.
1890.
According to the Iowa State Register,
.1. n & - . . AAA t . JL
win Biuuj jius uu wore nnanciai lncy
tutious than any other state in tbV
union. The banks are generally small,
however.