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The rogues' gallery, as it is called. is in the
rear room. where the detectives have their
desks, and occupies but a small amount of
space. The gallery is composed Of sections at
tached by hinges to casing These sections
open like the leaves of a book Although the
frame work is small piece of furniture it is
made to contain two thousand photographs.
among those whose photographs are in the
cabinet" said Inspector Swindell, ''are some
of the most adroit thieves in the country
Most Of them have been arrested in this CITY,
but some of the pictures have been received
from the police departments Of other cities.
They comprise many of the noted bank thieves,
confidence men, fim-f1am men and general all
round crooks. The photographs Of the women
are chiefly those Of servants and women who
come from other places to play the badger.
In taking the pictures of female thieves only such
as those convicted of higher grades of steal
ing and those arrested several times for larceny
are selected. woman's picture is not gen.
orally taken when she happens to go wrong
once in her lifetime.
"All the persons whose pictures are in the
gallery have not done time in this CITY," con-
tinued the inspector. ''SOme of the likenesses
are those Of expert crooks who came here dur
ing the inaugurations. They were arrested
before they had time to operate. Those who
were arrested in that way we're ailroaded
out of town. There are now about eight hun
dred pictures in the gallery, but it constantly
receiving additions, SO that in due course OF
time every space will be filled"
The gallery is not for the inspection of the
public generally, but is intended to assist the
officers in their efforts to suppress and prevent
crime. When q person is robbed or has COM
plant to make against any supposed crook
then the gallery is thrown open for his inspec-
ton Often in that way the identity of some
thief ID fixed.
There il an index to the gallery, each photo.
graph being numbered. On the back Of each
photograph is the name, together with full
description of the prisoner and the offense for
which he was arrested
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The duties Of the inspector are Of varied
nature. Primarily he has charge of the detect
ives and is consulted by those officers on all
questions Of importance. He directs them to
some extent and advises them Of the course
they are to pursue in the investigation of cases
assigned to them. Besides he is in constant
receipt OF letters asking for information on all
subjects. Into the hands Of this official come
reports Of every character. Chapter after
chapter Of scandals and other information
which II given to the public might blast the
names and wreck the happiness of many
families find in him a safe and silent depos-
itory. To him complaints of mothers and
fathers are made of their erring children, and
never does he fail to do all in his power toward
their redemption. Sons have been taken from
places where they had no business, and daugh-
tiers who have gone astray have been restored
to their homes in such quiet manner that no
one outside Of the family ever knew Of the slip
that led to their employing the kind offices Of
the inspector. The inspector has pet in the
form OF cat. In the present building such a
pet Is not only ornamental but also useful, for
II 1t was not for the cat the rats would destroy
many Of the valuable records. Every morning
when the inspector enters the door the old cat
and her young ones are there awaiting his ar
rival and the breakfast of beefsteak which he
always brings them.
THE CORPS.
In the rear room each of the detectives has
desk. The corps Of detectives is composed of
Messrs. J. W. Mattingly, George L. Wheeler,
Henry Raft, Edward Horne, Joseph Carter and
c. W. Mahon. During the few years that the
present corps has been in existence its officers
have investigated many hundred cases and
made many hundred arrests. In addition to
the regular detective force Inspector Swindell
has on his staff Officer Block. whose special
duty is to inspect pawn shops and secondhand
places. to keep track Of their business and to
see that it is legitimate. In this Office Police
man Maurice Quinlan also has a desk. He is
the hack inspector of the District who regu-
lates the jehus and takes them into court for
attractions Of the law.
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CHILDREN.

have been using swifss Specific with TIE chfldrs,
o. the orphan's home under my cnarre with the n>ss
resuitA began its uss between nine and ten YEAR,
go. end have seen many remarkable rssults
quite number Of the childrvn had con.tisutionsi
blood disesses resulting from the sins Of the
snd every one OF these children cured the hor
r1ble taint by the use Of s. 8. 3.
There have also been Of children IN the in,ts-
tuition whose system they having been mostly WITH
out the Dement'S OF parental were enervsted by
dirt eating and other foul prsctices EVER one q
these children have taken 8. s.. and ali have b>~n
signAlly benefited by It. All have been cured th.s
have taken enough Of t. We have also two inmate Of
the home subject 10 PAINFUL recurring attach, on
sipelas- Neither one improved under the trrstmcus
usual Tor the disease. When all other medicine, vss
discarded and they took s. the cure IN .sch -
was quick and permanent for they been we'll for
nve years and there has been return Of the dseas
could tell much more Of the remarkable curr. Of
blood disease by s. s.. for have seen it used snl
know its value.
macon. ga L b. PAyNk
Treatise o Blood and SKIN Diseases mailed fre>
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.
au5-eoSetf Drawer 3. Atlanta Ga
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stations. The operators are Messrs. Domer,
Common and Austin, all young men. The room
is on the top door. where the operators are free
from intrusion. Many of the messages that are
talked over the wires are Of Q confidential
character. The work is so divided among the
operators that some one il at the telephone all
the time. No matter what time in the night
telephone crank is turned in distant part Of
the town the Hello" responds as promptly
hours are SO arranged that each operator is
only kept on duty in the night one week in
every three.
During the course Of year thousand after
thousand messages are received and sent
through the Office and seldom is q mistake made
The room has recently been refitted and refur-
nished
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The Name "Idaho.o

From the Boise Statesman
An inquirer after knowledge in American
Notes and Queries for September 81 asks the old
conundrum: "What is the meaning of the word
IdahoT" and receives the answer which has
grown musty with age: joaquin Miller, who
gave the incipient state of Idaho its name,
says it is written and spelled improperly. The
correct form is Idaho, with the accent on the
middle syllable The name means the light on
the mountains"
There is not nor never was q shadow of
foundation for the statement The word Idaho
was perfectly familiar to thousands of white
miners, traders and travellers Of every class
long before Miller ever saw the country. The
writer OF this paragraph was on the ground
while steamboat was being built by the
Oregon steam navigation company at q point
above the cascades of the Columbia river in
the spring Of 1860. He saw the steamer
launched and christened Idaho, and watched
the workman while he painted this name in an
appropriate place on the vessel.
The name Is universally admired, and to the
inquiry that was daily made a. to its origin and
meaning the answer always was that it was 9
word that had been taken from some one Of the
Indian dialects at that time spoken by some of
the tribes Of Indians inhabiting that section Of
the Columbia river country and that the mean
ing ct the word. as given by the Indians and
rendered into English by the interpreters of
that day, was simply gem Of the mountains. %
The word was spoken and written by every
body having occasion to mention anything con-
nected with the steamer Just a. it il spoken and
written today. The account given by Miller Of
his talk with Col. Craig and Of their Joint OBJ
servations in the Neg Perez country during the
| autumn Of 1861 Is doubtless q pure myth-the
afterwork Of the poets brain.
When in March, 1858, the quo stion Of the
creation and organization Of q rev territory
was before Congress the matter Of finding (
name for il was discussed, when .l.s delegate
in Congress from Washington territory, Selu-
cius Garfield, suggested the name Of the old
suggestive for the new territory Muller had
no more agency In finding . name for the re-
gion in question than he bad In naming the
fhirtaan ori9iunl co1onioa = q
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Real Estate TransactiOns-West End
Park of ROckville-POlitical.
Of THE EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR.
ROCKVILLE, October g.
Mr.. Henry N. Copp Of Washington, who in
dividually and with others owns 800 acres of
land at different points along the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has
just purchased from Mr.. Francis J. Gaegler
fifty acres near Garrett park, which he will
lay off into building lots. Mr.. Copp has also
bought the interest Of his co-owner. Or. R. B.
DERRICK, in the West farm Of 1873 acres, part
of which is included within the limits of the
corporation of Rockville. This tract has not
yet been subdivided, but Mr.. Copp expects to
have it ready for purchasers by next spring.
1t embraces some pretty scenery on Watts
branch and will be known as the West End
park Of Rockville.
Thos. Riggs, a worthy citizen Of the vicinity
of Laytonsville, died at Johns Hopkins hos
pital, Baltimore. yesterday in his twenty-eighth
year. Deceased was afflicted with white swell
ing in one Of his legs and visited the hospital
to have the limb amputated, but died under the
operation.
Mr.. VIM. H. Soper, a native Of this county
and for some time past manager at the Mary
land agricultural college, died to-day at his
home in Baltimore, in the sixty-eighth year OF
his age. He was brother of Mr.. Samuel Soper
Of this town.
Messrs VIM. n. Rabbit, E. C. Peter and Jno.
W. Kelchner will leave here tomorrow morn
ing for an extended hunt in the mountains.
Although the old-time political excitement ia
not exhibited this fall there is deep under
current of feeling prevailing and vigorous
efforts are being made by both parties to get
their full vote out The republicans have been
very vigilant during the registration Of voters
and it is said have added quite large number
of their party to the lists. The democrats have
held several public meetings during this week
and will continue them during next.
The facts regarding the incendiary fire on
Darius Clagett's farm have been reported to
Washington detectives and q vigorous effort
will be made to apprehend the guilty parties.
g. A. NJ
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The department recently adopted Alphonse
Bertillion's anthropometric indications for the
Identification of criminals. Mons. Alphonse
Bersillion first presented To the public Of Paris
an idea OF this method of describing persons
and identifying individuals, which is generally
regarded superior to the old one with its vague
indications Of apersons height, the color Of his
hair and eyes, his complexion, the size of his
chin, nose, &c. Statistics show that out Of
100 of every 10000 persons measured and
observed 81 had what is commonly called
brown hair, 10 had blonde hair, a. had black
hair and 0S Is in every 1,000) had red hair
The Indebtedness or effectiveness Of the old
system 10 shown as to height, color Of eyes and
general appearance. With the Bertillion sys-
tenn it 10 claimed that vagueness and uncer-
tainty are replaced by almost absolute exactness.
Record 10 made Of various dimensions which
do not change after Q person has attained his
full growth Cat the age Of twenty to twenty-five
years., such as the length and width Of the
head, the length of the little and middle fingers,
the length Of the foot, forearm, &C., the height
stretched arms, the trunk Of the person, &c
The originator Of the system says:
ITO md two subjects showing exactly the
same anthropometric indications in every par
ticular il just rs great an impossibility a. to
discover two persons or objects that look ex-
actly alike When the eye cannot discover 4
d,sfirction, ngures, which cannot lie, win GER
tsinly do II"
FfoURns THAT WILL NOT LIE
The illustration above given represents the
arrangement for measuring the height, length
Of trunk and length Of outstrstchcd arms. The
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stretches out in all directions to the borders Of
the District. CHANGING up one sees converging
to the building many telephone and telegraph
wires, whose web-like appearance suggests to
an imaginative person that in this center sits o
spider-hke Nemesis lying in wait for rogues
that get caught in its mesh. The building with
Its radiating wires represents organized intel
lgence devoted to police business. 1t il not
the detection and capture of rogues. the pun
ishment Of crime only, that is comprised in
what is known as police business There are
many other duties that devolve upon the po-
lice department, and the performance Of all of
these many duties is directed from this build
ing. 1t is the grim side of police duty. the re-
latlon Of the detective to the criminal, that ap-
peals most to the popular fancy. Crime of
some sort and the exploits of the detective
make mp the stock in trade of half of the writer's
Of cheap and popular fiction, and one result is
that the detective Of popular fancy is q mystic
rious individual with a keen eye and Q power
of intuition that always keeps him correctly in
formed without any effort on his part. This
fsnciful detective leads a fascinating existence.
entirely free from restraint, and having appa-
rently little to do but to turn up at unexpected
moments with knowing look to help make an
effective climax. The truth is that the detective
Of real life, though he has much opportunity
for making use of all the shrewdness, tact and
nerve nature or training has given him, is sub
ject to O routine of business as exacting as that
by which men in any other calling are con-
trolled 1t takes much Of the romance out of
the thing, but undoubtedly adds to the ef-
fciency of the police department. The bust
nsss-like looking desks, the rallied counter. the
rows Of record books in the detective Office, in
dictate ct a glance that the detective work is
carried on by rule and system, Just as the bust
ness Of any counting room or attorneys Office
IL conducted
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THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
was once private residence, and an old-fash-
toned one at that. Its interior arrangement
is not well adapted to its present ass. The
only thing about the exterior to suggest its oc-
cupation for police purposes is an iron grating
over one OF the front windows, which. however,
is in o place where it would hardly attract the
notice Of a casual observer.
MAJOR MooRE's OFFICE.
Major Moore, the superintendent Of police,
occupies the front room on the main floor,
the room used as a front parlor when the
house was private residence. II is divided
of from the adjoining room in the rear, where
Capt. Austin and Mr.. Sylvester, the secretary
or chief clerk of the department, have their
desks by old-fashioned double doors. The
majors desk il in the corner near one Of the
front windows, and one ascending the steps
can get view of him through the window
when he Is at his desk. Major Moore's popu-
larlty sometimes proves a source of much an
noyance to him, for often when engaged on
some case Of importance he is overrun with
callers. In fact every day seems like reception
day to him, for not many days pass that from
one TO three or four dozen persons do not
drop in to see him. Those who call are seated
in the captains room adjoining his own until
he has time to see them. After receiving as
many az his time will permit, or when he is
called, as he frequently is, to the Commits
sioners' Office or of on some important busi-
ness. he makes a sudden exit through the side
door, leaving the crowd Of visitors TO be at
tended TO by the captain. The major receives
daily reports from the ieutenants and detec-
tives. He has 10 look closely after the liquor
licenses, the street sweeping and a dozen other
things outside of the hunting of criminals that
make the position anything but sinecure.
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UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION,
OVER MILLION DISTRIBUTED
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY coMPANY

Incorporated by the Legislature for Educational
and Charitable purposes, and it's franchise made o
part OF the present State Constitution in 1879 by
overwhelming popular vote.
It's MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take place Semi
Annually dune and December), and its GRAND
SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take place IN each
Of the other months of the and all dru
In public II the Academy of Music, New orleans Ia
FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS FOR INTEGKITx
OF ITS DRAWINGS AND PROMPT PAY
MEM OF PRIZES,
Attested rs follows:
we do hereby certify that supervi~ m, dyvanSs-
msnts for oil tia month and Semi Draacfcse
The L0tastana STATE Lottcrp COmId aud Jsrsoy
anoos 0,d control the Drrt,sDs theBsseUes and aaf
The same conducted ,ith honesty yatryess and ta
good faith opord all arfses d,ld authorize tbs O0p
p0nv 20 use this certScate. tci ssDtles Qf e0 -
natures attached. an sts advertisements"
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IN MAJOR MOORE'S OFFICE
Police Headquarters and the Of
fcials One Finds There,
How the Hunting Of Criminals IL sys-
tematized-The Rogue's Gallery
How knaves Are Identified-The
Sanitary Department and
Other Adjuncts Of tho
Chiefs Office.

AUGHT at last! How
Amany have uttered this
depression, or some
thing like it, when con-
,ducted for the first
thine into the quiet,
Ibusiness-like Office on
the ground floor Of the
unpretentious build
ing at the northwest
corner of 9Th and d
streets. This build
ing is the center OF
the network Of the
police system that
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Il. A. SELIGSON

q. A. sELIGsoN.
THE WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT.
1900 and l2o2 Penna. ave. NV.
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We The wndersicred Banks and Bankers. tciH pay al
1rtxes drdrn The Louisiana STATE Lotteries NkssA
mag be presented ar cosusterx
r. M wALMSLEY, Pres Louisians National Bank
PIERRE LANAUA, Pres. State National Bank
A. BALDWIN, Pres New Orleans National BANK
CARL KOHN. Pres Union National Bank
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A sBEsros LINING PAINT AND CEMENT
a. f..set Z; G csiqnsss Are prooi
HzifixRRE sosa9 ss 90 se.i =: < c o.:
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-RENfENBER that the payment Of pr1ss A
GUARANTEED By -FOUR NATIONAL BANKS Of New
Or1sans and the tickets ssnsd by ths President a
IN Institution whose chartered rhts rscoxnissi
IN the highest Courss thersfors esw9s q eli inttsr
t0ns anonymous schenles"
ONE DOLLAR - the pr1ce a ths maIlsuf -
or fraction Of . Tckss ISSUED ny Us in suy D..v-
ing. Anything in our n.aas onsrsd ior isss thsn
Dollar y su1ndlA ocl6-vksxv
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REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Wide-Awake Citizens Preparing for tn,
Exposition Of 1892.

VICE PREsrDHNr MoRToN's HANDSOME RESI-
DKNCR-rALK ABOUT EsrABLsHfNo NEW ma
TIoxAL BANKs-INPRovEMENrs AND rRAxaAo-
TIoNs IN PROPERTY IN AND OUT OF TIE. cIrY.
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Identification Of the prisoner rests on the fol-
lowing indications:
!. The length and width of the head.
=. The length of the left middle and little
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The illustration above given represents the
arrangement for measuring the height, length
Of trunk and length Of outstretchcd arms. The
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-.
Up on the top floor IL one Of the busiest
places about police headquarters. This il the
telephone room, where the bells are constantly
ringing and messages are constantly being re-
oeived and transmitted 70 the different police
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On the third floor are two large rooms The
front one is occupied by the stenographer, Mr.
j. Arthur Kemp, and Officer Mattingly, who il
detailed as a clerk. In this room papers such
as complaints and communications are indexed
and the records Of the department generally
are kept. In this room is also Mr.. Mckenzie,
who was appointed to look after the street
sweeping In the back room Officer Slater il
detailed to make a record of the entire work
ings OF the police force SO far as arrests are
concerned.
MIR. Kemp the stenographer, is the owner OF
fine farm near Rockville and after Office
hours, like Detective Raft, he is always ready
to give prospective farmer information as to
how to conduct frst-class farm, live well and
get wealthy and healthy.
THE POLICE TRIALS.
In the rear room on this floor is where the
police trial committee meet every Wednesday
if they have case to try, and they usually have
several.
The large arm chairs are placed in order
about the table, and the members of the board
with the exception Of Inspector Swindell, ap.
pear in full uniform. The accused officer al
ways has to appear in full uniform. The ste.
nographer sits at one end Of the table, while
Inspector Swindell sits at the other. Capt
Austin, who acts as judge advocate, occupies
chair near the stenographer, while the Other
member Of the board, who is selected from
among the ieutenants, occupies chair abou,
the center OF the table. The officer and hi
counsel are given seats on the opposite side Of
the table to the right, while the witnesses sit OF
the right on the same side to the left.
When the case is called the accused and tn,
captain arise and the latter reads the charge
Then he asks, Are you guilty or not guilty?'
Should the plea be not guilty the witnesses are
called and after all their testimony ID heard tn,
members OF the board decide the matter theI
and there. should the officers counsel desr,
to ask any questions he is permitted to do 8,
by first suggesting them to the Judge advocate
II the question is objected to the room i
cleared the same as at court-martial and theI
when all hands return the decision on the OBJ
lection is announced The trials are conducted
with closed doors and the findings Of the boart
are not made public until after they have beer
approved by the Commissioners.
Last year there we're l58 officers tried To-
violating thirty rules of the manual Seventy
nine we're fined, seven were cautioned, slxteeI
were dismissed, forty-fve were acquitted, fou
we're required to pay debts, four were finet
and reprimanded, one was permitted to resig,
and two were retired on pension.
THE TELEPHONE ROOM.
Up on the top floor IL one Of the busies
places about police headquarters. This il tn,
telephone room, where the bells are constantly
ringing and messages are constantly being re
eeived and transmitted 70 the different polio,
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Vigor and Vitality

body by Hoods Sarsaparilla. That tired
feeling is entirely overcome. The blood is
purified, enriched, and vitalized, and carries
health instead of disease to every organ.
The stomach is toned and strengthened,
the appetite restored. The kidneys and
liver are reused and invigorated. The
brain is refreshed, the mind made clear
and ready for work. Try it. 257