TRICKS OF KNAVES
THE POWER OF MUSIC.
■•w a Cl»rw laleemaa Sold
Or*««
to a Lady Who Hod 1.1 trie
Ingenious Methods by Which They
Evade Pursuing Officers.
I m for It.
In one of the locad music store« the
other day several salesmen were relat­
ing experience»» connected with the
craft, when one of the party, who bad
been a dealer in organs in a small way
in a western state, where he had acted
as agent for a big concern in supply­
ing the local trade, grew reminiscent,
To the habitual criminal it is often
relates the Washington Star.
of vital importance that he should be
“I remember an incident connected
able to communicate swiftly and se­
with the sale of those cottage organa
cretly with an accomplice, either to
elaborate a scheme of rascality or that has somewhat’th? flavor of the
David Ilarum hoes trade.” eaid he.
send a warning of imminent danger
from the police. Nobody knows bet­ “My rival in the organ business in th?
western town was one of th? slickest
ter than hr. however, by availing him­
salesmen that ever cajoled the elucive
self of the orthodox channels he runs
currency from a folded fist. The fel­
the risk of discovery.
Hence it is
low—his name was Bishop—sold or­
becoming a coy mon practice for clev­
gans to nearly every family in thre«
er rogues never to communicate in a
counties, We got our instruments foi
straightforward wayif they can avoid
about $28 net, and the regular selling
it, but, instead, to set up and use pe­
price was $60.
culiar post offices, which are essen­
“Bishop had a light wagon con-
tially their own, »ays Cassell’s Sat­
structed especially for carrying a cot­
urday Journal.
tage organ, and he would load in one
A typical case was that of a man
of the instruments and, together with
who was “wanted” in connection with
his assistant, who was a fine musician,
pertain notorious turf frauds. When
would start for the country.
the warrant was issued he sought shel­
“One day he drove to a farm owned
ter in a shabby lodging in a Imrk
and managed by a wealthy old Irish
street ’'ot five miles from the Bank of
lady who couldn’t te-ll a music score
Englanu. lie had friend« who strong­
from a baseball tally sheet. As Bishop
ly objected to his rapture, mainly be­
and his assistant drove up to the house
cause his appearance in the dock
with organ in the wagon the old lady
would have lei! to unpleasant conse­
came out before the door, and with
quences to themselves.
But they
her arms akimbo struck a Delsartean
were all so well known to the police
pose suggestive of the haughty deci­
and detectives that it was impossible
sion, and said:
for them to send a message directly to
“‘Take thot thing out of me yard!
the fugitive, though he had adopted an
Move on wid yez. I won’t have no
alias, much less to pay him a visit.
music, boxes around me.
Don’t y?
All of them, however, agreed to keep
dare to take it out av the wagin, or I’ll
watch on bis behalf and to send him
break it open wid an ax.*
word immediately they had reason to
“‘Oh, I didn’t intend to take the
fear his place of refuge was in dan­
organ out, Mrs. Murphy,* said Bishop,
ger of discovery and th? time come
‘I only wanted to water my horses.’
for him to make n final bolt.
“It was a warm, day and, after
One of the watching gang learned of
watering the animals, the two began
the coming danger to the fugitive by
conversing pleasantly with Mrs. Mur­
methods he saw fit not to talk about,
phy until ner aggressiveness relaxed.
and carelessly sent the servant of his
Bishop declared it was too warm to
lodgings tn dispatch a wire to another
take to the road for a while and that
of the allies in Edinburgh, to th? ef­ I they would have to rest. He present­
fect that his aunt was dead. Thebe-' ly induced the old lady to let them
reaved nephew mastered his grief so
put the organ under a shade tree out
far as to in turn dispatch a v»i»e ac
of the sun. The t.wo conspirators
r.ffinpanied by a telegraph money or
against the peace of the household
<ler, to a hostler in the city of Lon
strolled aimlessly about th (^ya rd, and
don, desiring him to send half a dozei.
after awhile the young fellow opened
black ties to a given aiklre.-s without
up the organ and began playing lively
delay. The articles were duly takeL
airs with the Irish sticking out all over
to the gentleman in retirement by an
them. He was an excellent performer
unsuspecting errand boy. and the
and he coaxed all the Irish out of that
trick was done. Every apparently in­ instrument there was in it. and pres­
significant detail was a part of a pre­
ently Mrs. Murphy peeked out at the
arranged code. The firm sending the door.
The assistant placed through
tics, their number and color- al! con­ his list of airs and started on s-ome of
veyed a hint- to the person most inter-
the old songs dear to every native of
»ted »» to the .afS u‘<kI* ,,f »¡K1'»- old Erin, using the stops and pedals
with great effect.
the best port at which to attempt enf-
“ ‘And phwnt do yez a*k fer a thing
barkation, anil the very street in
which he was to jostle »gainst a sup­ like thot?’ the old lady presently
posed st ranger *> h V6 was to surrepti­ asked Bishop.
“ ‘We usually get $75 forthat organ,*
tiously transfer to him a store of
money and his passage counter-foils, he replied indifferently, and went on
which hail been taken under a false sauntering about the yard.
“The music continued, and after a
name.
few minutes Mrs. Murphy asked:
Nothing is too elaborate or ingen­
iously audacious to men playing a ‘Would ye sell it any cheaper fer cash ?*
“ ‘No.* says Bishop, ‘that’s the low­
game the loss of which means penal
servitude to them. In a midland town est cash price.*
“Mrs. Murphy walked back to the
lived in lordly style and the odor of
house. Finally the young man closed
outer respectability a person who was
the organ with a snap and backed un
strongly suspected of being in league
the wagon preparatory to reloading.
with a gang of “smashers”- that is
Mrs. Murphy came out with unmistak­
coiners— who also disposed of s) nn
able interest visible in her counte-
foreign notes and did quite a brisk
nance. She looked the organ over a
businesa
in
worthless securities.
moment and then said:
There was no doubt that, while they
“ ‘Now. Mr. Bishop,
_
couldn’t ye
were all scattered about the country,
throw off five dollars if I’d gireyecash
their operations were bring directed
money?*
by a master mind, whom the nuthori-
” ‘No,’ said h?, ‘this organ is the one
. ties hr^. o n oral doubt was identical
I am using for a sample, and it’s one
with the afor? montim ed gentleman.
of the beat. I don’t care to sell it
who rnny be called SnyitI
1th. Smith was
anyway, but I have some down at the
never to be seen in omui
bions company,
store.’ and he went on reloading.
and the postman never brought him a
**The old lady’s I rush blo-od was up.
letter which he was not willing to af­
She couldn’t let an instrument that
fably show to anybody. For months
could express the sentiments of those
there ram? tn Smith’s house every
old melodies so sweetly escape her.
morning a young milkman with' a
•to ah? said: ‘I don’t want any other
placid smile and a shiny brow of inno­
one. Just be aiay now and wait a
cence. He had set himself up to ex­
minute,* ami ahe dodged into th?
plain to hi« customers generally with
house, where the family bank, con­
a legacy left to him by his uncle, and sisting of an old stocking, was opened,
••very morning he handed a quart can and ahe counted out $75 for th? lucky
A»f milk in ai Smith’s area door and salesman.
rev?ry morning Smith’s illegal corre-
“The organ waa placed in the parlor,
spi'ndenr? was lying1 «t the bottom of th? nasiatant taught th? old lady a
that quart ran in a metal box. anil the chor»t,
and as they drove away they
stout rook who took it in (for npprar- could hear her hammering on th?
aners are shockingly deceitful) was organ
with
excruciating
results,
on? of the moat cool and daring of all Down th? road for half a mil? they
Smith’s tools, while the milkman was could hear ‘turn, tum-tum, turn, tum-
another Th? “smashers” had set him turn.’ ns she endeavored to get her
up in business simply and solely that
money’s worth. Th?
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only time it nf-
( they might have an inmwent address
forded her satisfaction, however, waa
|to which to send the missives it was his when some visitor
who could play
fluty to deliver.
<lr.q»pe,l in. nn<l then the mimic of <>M
Erin
could
be
heard
from
the roadwny
An Arrnhatle 1*1 a ■ 1st.
A Milan correspondent- tells of a for hour».”
¡úanist named Banda, who at Venice
recently set himself to break the rec­
ord of piano playing, so far ns time
is concerned,
Apparently what the
music inn had to surpass wan a 40
hours’ sifting at the instrument. This
he undertook tn do by hammering the
key» for St) consecutive hours, that ap­
palling period being only broken by
three short rests of ten minutes each.
This feat was duly accomplished in
the presence of a committee of doc­
tors and musicians
When the two
day s, two nights and two hours had
expired, Ila mis played the Italian na­
tional anthem with a jubilant flourish,
and left the piano amid the enthusi­
astic cheers of au enormous audience.
The whole of the receipts were given
to the fund in aid of the survivors of
the recent volcanic disasters in the
West Indies. London News.
Pkeanmeaa nt Fell* Kraptlna.
While the fiery tornado. |iassing
toward the south ami west, widened
the sweep of its destructive power
in order to extend its devastations
further, another remarkable phenom-
«•non cam? to »top it in its course.
Two strong atmospheric currents,
laden with rain, moving, one front
• he southeast, the other from the
north, fell of a sudden upon the
sides of the firry spout, and. encirc­
ling it along a distinctly market)
line, cooled it to such a point that
I have seen persons who, finding
themselves precisely upon this line
of demarcation, were struck on on?
___
side by fiery iniasiles, while on the
other, anti only a few fret awjiy,
___ ...
nothing was falling but the rain of
mud. cinders, anti stones which de­
scended on the countrywide every­
where. -Century.
gleelog lb* HI.«.,
Mi«. Oldtimer It is not for lack of
opportunities that I remained unmar­
ried.
Her Niece I preswme no«; but the
men do »nt always take advantage of
the opportunities that ara offered
them. Woman's Home Companion.
What It Was.
I
Madge Dolly seems to be worrying
ovrr something.
Marjorie y ee, she snt on the beach
all day yeeterday. and doe,n't know
yet whether she will tan or Mister.—
M. Y. Sun.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. __
1
Pugilistic.—Nell—"Did Miss Billy- 1
urns act as if it was a severe blow
when she didn’t get the prince?” Belle
__“Yes; she took the count.”—Phila­
delphia Record.
••What’s the matter with Jimson?”
“Doctor says it’s a complication.
Played ping-«p<»ng, golf, bicycled and
got a motorcar, and the four kinds of
faces were too much for him.”—Lon­
don Answers.
Eezymark— “A lady told my fortune
yesterday, and she said I would meet
with a financial reverse.” Scejitick—
“And did you?” Eezynu.- k—“Sure!
She charged me $2.”—Ohio State Jour­
nal.
“Troubled with dyspepsia, are you?
Did you ever trj any ofiny medicine?”
asked the druggist. “Oh, yes; but it
wasn’t that that gave it to me. I had
it long before I took any of your stuff.”
—Yonkers Statesman.
“By the way,” reminded the curious
inquirer, “what’s a synonymous ex­
pression for ‘talking shop?’ ” “Well,”
replied Joakley, “there’s ‘tonsorial
emporium,’ and haircutting parlor.’ ”
—Philadelphia Press.
Hangin’ On.—Lariat Luke—“What
became of that hanger-on frum th’
east?” Horrible Hank—“He’s still
hangnn’ on»" Lariat Luke—“Down at
the Red Eye saloon?” Horrible Hank
—“Naw; bangin’ on tew a cottonwood
tree at th’ edge of town.”—Ohio State
Journal.
The Point of Difference.—“You don’t
mean to cite your government as an
example of a republic.” “Well,” an­
swered the South American dictator,
“there’s only one little difference be­
tween our republic and yours. Instead
of elections we have revolutions.”
Washington Star.
Two »Sinners.—“It is very wrong to
tell a falsehood,” said his mother to
little Jimmie, who had caught him in
one. “Then we’re both oftul sinners,
ain’t we, maw?” queried Jimmie.
“Both! What do you mean?” “Why,
you told Missus Smith yesterday that
you hoped she’d call again, an* after
she wuz gone you said you wished
»he’d never come again.”—Ohio State
Journal.
THOUGHT GUN BEWITCHED.
Why the Old Necrro Threw It Away
and Wosld Wot Touch It
Avala.
A story is told of Uncle Washington
Harris, one of “Marse Clay’s niggers
afore de war,” who remained on the
plantation after he was set free. He
was considered a power among the
negroes, being som-ewhat of a local
preacher, says the New York Tribune,
but he said: “I’se jist a exhortioner
’mong de congregation.”
Once when Uncle “Wash” was “ex-
hortioning ’mong de congregation,”
the Ku. Klux ca-me after him, and. as
the old man hurriedly beat an exit
through a window, one of the Ku Klux
got the tail of his Prince Albert coat,
that “Marse Clay” had given him, and
which the old darkey was very proud
of. From that time Uncle “Wash” al­
ways carried an old long-barreled
shotgun.
The neighbors were in th? habit of
meeting at night at “Bob” Clay’s coun­
try store to tell yarns and talk about
the crops. Uncl? “Wash” and sev­
eral other old colored men. were al­
ways present, sitting on nail kegs a
respectable distance behind “de white
folks to hear de varns.” On these oc­
casion« Uncle “Wash” always left his
gun in the rear of the store.
One night “Buck” Allen, who never
was tired of playing jokes on the old
man. got his gun. and. after drawing
the shot from it. loaded it with pow­
der and phosphorous wood as wad­
ding. then another load of powder and
more phosphorous wood, repeating
this till there were several loads of
powder and wood in the gun, ramming
down the last charge of powder with
an extra long piece of wood. “Buck”
dropped a coal on it and went back
to his seat.
If phosphorous wood is lighted, the
fire will eat very slowly through it.
and act as a fuse. Uncle “Wa«sh” took
up his gun and started home, and was
several hundred yards from the store
when the spark reached the first
charge of powder and exploded it,
which greatlv perplexed the old man,
but he attributed it to an accident.
When the second explosion occurred
he fell on his knee« and prayed, but
when the third came he threw the gun
from him into the bushes and ran for
«tear life.
As Uncle “Wash” buryt,
in the front door to th? consternation
of his wife, and fell sprawling on th?
floor, hysterically nraving, he heard
th? last charge explode.
Uncle “Wash” never went back for
his gun. and could never be convinced
“apeeretn” were not la that “ole tur-
kee gun,” and that it wa« not be-
witched.
Chlnr.fnr«
Ga.llsht.
In general the profession in this
country is united in the belief that
ether 1« a much more »nti.factory
anaesthetic than chloroform. A not
inconsiderable number, however, pre­
fer chloroform, particularly under es­
pecial circumttancea. and ,ome opera­
tor» who have no well-equipped clin­
ic» at their command tend to u»e chlo­
roform when working by artificial
light. and particularly in ill-equipped
houae».
It is, however, known hr
mo»t pharmacologist* and by many
other» that chloroform ha» danger»
when used by artificial light, but this
fact 1» by no mean* generally recog­
nised. Person» have been killed by the
decomposition of chloroform by gas­
light. It ha» been attempted to over­
come the danger of the production of
thi» form of poisoning by placing soda
or hairs» »elution or milk of lime in the
operating-room. but these methods
have been shown to be wholly iniiiffl-
eienl.— Philadelphia Medical Journal.
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Traufers for the week ending Oct. 20,
1902. Furnished by Cooper & Botts,
abstracters.
U.S.A, to George L. Fuller. Patent. S %
Nw U and lots 1 and 2, sec. 8, tp. 1
N, R. 10 W.
U.S.A, to James Sloan. Patent. Ne A4
Sw *4, W 14 Se 14 an(l Sw
Ne ’4,
sec. 26, tp. 4 S, K. 10 W.
U.S.A, to Kandell Dunsmoor. Patent.
Ne 14. sec. 14, tp. 3 N, R. 6 W.
U.S.A, to Haley T. Evans. Patent.
W Mi Se ’< and lot 18, sec. 24 and
lot 1, sec. 25, tp. 5 S, R. 11 W.
U.S.A, to Niles V. Kogers. Patent. Lots
5, 12 and 17, sec. 24 and lot 28, sec.
13, tp. 5 S, R. 11 W.
E: irnest W. Knight and wife to The Whit­
ney Company, Limited. Warranty
deed. Se % Sw ’4. S %£Se *4 «nd Ne
<4 Se 14, sec. 33, tp. 1 N, R. 9 W
$200.00.
Cornelius D. Danaher and wife to Delos
A. Blodgett et. al. Warranty deed.
Nw 14» Se H «nd N 14 Sw 14» sec. 4 ;
Ne *4 Se Vi, sec. 5 ; Nw Vi, sec. 1 ;
W V4 Ne Vi, N *4 Nw Vi, sec. 21 and
S’/jS^ and lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, sec.
2, tp. 2 N, R. 7 W. $1.00
U.S. Land Office to Rasmus C. A. Han­
sen. Receipt. S *4 Se Vi and S V2
Sw >4, sec. S3, tp. 3 N, R. 9 W.
J.
J. McQoy to Homer Mason. War­
ranty deed. 70 acres “ Morin Tide-
Land,'’ part of lots 7 and 8, sec 23,
tp. IS, K. 10W. $2890 00.
Hance Wilkes and wife and Albert E. Wil­
kes to William Ryan.
Warranty
deed. Lots 1 and 2 and N *>2Z, lots
7 and 8, block 8, A. A. Miiler’s addi
tion to Tillamook City. $800.00.
Annie E. Barber and husband to John
Harter. Warranty deed, Lots 9
and 10, Block 5, Bar View addition
to Bay City. $100.00.
Claude Thayer and wife and Beals Land
Co. to F. D. Vincent. 30 acres in
sec. 36, tp. 1 S, K. 10 W. $1500 00.
Claude Thaver and wife to Minnie Had.
ley. Warranty deed. Lots 1 and 2,
block 40, Thayer's 5th addition to
Tillamook City. $150.00.
Nancy Clementine Rose and husband to
Alfred R. D. and Caroline Hansen.
Warranty deed. S Vz Ne V4, Nw l4
3e V4 and Ne Vi Sw Vi, sec. 23, tp. 2
N, R. 10 W. $700.00.
Five mortgages to secure $4100.00 filed.
Satisfaction of one mortgage securing
$540.00 filed.
Sealed Bids.
Sealed Bids will l>e received at the
County Clerk's Office up to and includ­
ing November 4th, 1902, for the care
and keeping per month of George Myers
a county charge.
H omes M ason ,
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Power seren hours ONE CENT. No winks. No Smoke. No Odor.
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AGENTS STEAMERS ^W. H. KRUGER” I n D ”ACME.”
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Hobsonville, Or.
J. E, SIBLEY, Mgr
Allen House,
J. P. ALLEN,
Proprietor,
hirst Class accommodation at Second Class Rate.
Red Shoe House
A large and well selected
S tock of B oots and S hoes for
fall and winter trade, just
ceived and more on the w
County Clerk.
Dated Octolier 8th, 1902.
Hv order of Conntv Court.
BEST HARD
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Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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perfectly honorable in all businesa trans­
actions and nnanclallv able to carry out any
obligations mad-* by their firm.
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NOTICE FOR Ft RI ICATION
Lau<i Ofllw nt Orr»..n City, or
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October nth. 1OT2
Notice I« hereby et-en that the followiu.
named aettler h.a tllnl notice .rf hi, intention
to make final proof in Mipporl ot hi. claim
ami that aakl proof will he maOe betöre
Reiiiater an.l Receiver at Oregon Citi Oregon
ou November »4th. 1901. vit
WILLIAM Hb.NRV W«.)OD.
H.K. No. 1209a. for the S. >4 N’w •{. >>
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• nd lois 1 and y. sec iS. tp. 4 S. K 6 W
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He names the following
(<> prove
hfai contiuuou. residence upou and ealtivation
of Mid land, vis:
K«lgar F. Crumb, of Carlton Wash. . Horae.
!’*’2rank H Harpole. Kranen« M Glover
ofHhiteaon. Oregon
Cuaa. B. M ooxfs . Rexi-ter
Sold by, CCHN & CO
Tillamook. Or.
TIMBER CLAIMS
WANTED.
F. J. Richardson,
TILLAMOOK
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All good, ihipprf direct froni
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All
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No poor qualities in stock.
stock ' '
All faults repaired free.’
attended to.
It wdl pay you to call and
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P- F. BROWNE,
Agent’.
CITY,
Call up OU Tuttle s phone.
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