The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-16

halt dollar. These whistles have a
peculiar tone and can be heard for a
great distance on still night. 10
fortunately the tone can be initiated
and since the patent on the 'ofigi
nal whistle ran out number
OF them have been sold TO private par
tie7. and in some cities they have been
sold by practical jOkers. TO the annoy
ance and disgust OF the police officers.
so far did the abuse extend in San
francisco that a special law had 10 be
passed making it an offence for a citi-
zen TO sound a police whistle except to
summon needed assistance. The best
notice whistle IS that known as the
Unique Like the rattle of rattle.
snake. once heard It's sound will never
be mistaken for any thing else. 1t has
two distinct tones. and gives a most
discordant. shuii. and piciclng whistle
10 has never been initiated and it is
sold exclusively for police use.
We make u a ldle under no circum-
stances TO sell our goods 20 strangers
We go not want them 10 fall into the
hands Of any one except officers of
police departments, United States mar.
shals and deputies. wardens OF State
and county prisons. and criminal
authorities generally
How many customers FOR these
things have YOU; lcmark, Il thcwriter,
as he glanced around on the raner
0utre collection OF tools Of the thief
iaker That surrounded him ON every
side.
1T is bard 20 give good idea. We
tfs.,f. T.
in the United $ ates and Clnada alone.
cot 90 speak OF United S atos marshal-
and sheiiifs and depuiy-sheriIs from
Maine to II Xico. '
II presume that YOU must have q
+ rushing trade an clubs. nippcrs. and
lwisters IN the frontier States where
officers have so frequently TO encounter
desperate characters -
well. the reverse is tine case. We
/ have little or no calls from officers on
/ the frontier for anything outside O;
+ hlndcuns. shacklcs. -g-iiODs. Oregon
boots. and ball and chains. Frontier
officers never do any fooling wi,h "a re-
] fmctory prisoner. VI he attempts any
resistance hc rs beaten over the head
with a siX-shO1tcr until he is in-ensi-
bile. at the very leas.. If he Is lOcky
enough 90 escape being shot dead. Ia
large CITIES tits seldom an officer u-os
his pistol except upon prisoner who
has ait. mptcd 10 give leg bail. Then me
o. lust a@ likely ID hIt "a hy SANDER as
the fugitive. oar policemen should
practice WITH their pistols u0tll they
bee lmc good shots. If only ont of re-
gard for tine lite of theordirary ciuzs
expos, d by wild shootiug in the public
streets.
The culinary police revolver used
by OH GERS in New York and Gui other
lugn cities is OF 3S cllibrc. IL is car
lied in a rubber pocket pi-.ol case
which protects the pistol thoroughly
ogan,t rust from persplration. pre-
vents DO from weaving through the
% .ckcl ami permits lis Instant with
diaWll for use Withou. cIicMng ihe
hamm. in the clothing Tue further
Won get away from ihc great cities the
larger becomes the Caiibre OF the re-
vOlyer carried by officers. The man
who is satisfied To- trust to p 4l-calhre
doublc-acton Colts, i'm Kansas CITY
want, 20 n when he reaches Denver
and nothing less than - will suit
him when he gets o. lei Pdsso, TeX,s
The RNgue- Gallery. or TIE Adams
CIbinet us Dc was more politely termed
is the only piece OF furniture NOT made
in metal that Wo supply t1 police dc.
parimonis There is one standing iu
lhe corner of the warorOom. remarked
my enide. Il was Of walnut. and
stood abou' four feet from the ground,
and would have been an ornament M
any gcutlcmlu IS study.
cas- c7ntiIyAnce. he continued.
-' for eSulDiting rapidly nll the portraits
of criminals in ihc collection Of the
department. and over thirty of them
arc nm use by the New York police
authorities alone. distributed between
healGHlrlers and the pIincipal prcc'nci
stations. A key applied % the lock in
the door Of the cabinet opens 10 and
frees q drawer below. which contains
am index Oh the gallery ami the crm'
nal record of each man 5 picture which
Is init. The door is swung blck tii
held bv % eaten. VIXEN number oi
wooden frame are exhibited. each de
vidcd into one hundred compartments
the size of "a carte de risite.
As the dresses Of our grandmotbers
are this summer the style. SD also for
thee country house aTe the furniture and
hauglugs. Indeed. one is necessary toll
the other. The gay. soft. sweeping
5oups of India silk, glrdied close be-
rcail the arms. the ectut skirts falling
straight AND even. the any Dodlce7
laced up the back. the pulled sleeves.
that extend only half way from shout
der 20 elbow. the kerchicfs aad snowy
necks cncirclCd by simple strings 81
roaris. the lafr piled high on cushions.
the delicate feet in high heeled buckltd
shoes of ihe Old-iime beauties. who VIII
soon be- sauuterinR up and down the
box -bordered walks oir0untfy gardens.
would be- sadly out of place. even al SO
moderu an entertainment as q
lawn party. among nlneieenih
century furnishings IL we cannot
oftou build i'm houses which are occu-
piel fora pert of the year only the
heavy mahogany staircase which used
10 re.poud ~ Use touch Of lightly diving
fee. wecln Introduce. ana p our June
outings are literally Introducing. 'he
brown agd yellow walls, tie higd
wooden Uhhttl~. WIN lilt n' ot "N'I
thus. and deeoTs'ej with heads
crowned with cuIls and wIealhod viih
amaianth. the deepest iiierlaces, the
old brass audirons. sbCvels, bellows,
and tougs. the polished hoors. stfeEp
with rugs. the sconces, with their
tDiolling candle light. the four post
tester beds. the high backed chairs. the
nnaint old rcck0raan lfa-tablos, which
we're u.tc by ladies ln tna ceplvly
whi.h ladies' now dress to represent.
hat mahogany is fast les"inirg ITS
old imppriapoe gees almost without
sa,lug. There Is sVring,Hg up even
among people OF moderate mpans' s9,pf
notion og founding families. aEd tbe ide9
of pprmanence implies root in the
soil "a country house almost equally
jmporIaDt with the place m town, the
accumulation of belongings net TO be
hustled about at May mos ngs lr =
word. solid mabogany rubbed til Il
shines like polished glass.
/ with mahogany goer CHM, an lIfl
Two make lavoiiie country comma
n