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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
KING OF PlckPockETs.
Why He WIN Spend Considerable Time in
Retirement,

Retirement.
A singular individual has just been
arrested at the race course of Vincennes-
His name is Fred Flash, or Frederick
Wheeler. He calls himself Count
Valdez. He was frequenter of all the
fashionable restaurants, an inveterate
sportsman and an accomplished gam
bier. He moved only in good society;
that is to say, that society of Paris
which has become somewhat mixed by
the invasion Of rich foreigners He
never compromised himself by keeping
questionable company. He talked little
but was great observer. In stature he
was small and wore short whiskers
which chemistry kept dark, and in his
general makeup he managed to conceal
FIVE or six of the years which belonged
to him, and which really amounted to
about forty. But for all that he was
quite polite and extremely obliging.
He always received with discretion the
little discreet salutes of the people
whom he had obliged
1t was known to every body that he
was the king of pickpockets and by no
der his orders quite an active corps of
operators who humbly bowed to his au-
thority. A past master in his art, gifted
with an incom parable power Of taking
in every thing at glance, he watched
the winning players and noted the care
less way in which they put away their
money, generally in access BILE pockets
Then to his subjects he pointed out his
victims and the precise pockets
to be operated upon By this
method the expedit ons sent out by him
rarely failed. Whenever it happened
that documents or compromising letters
were taken by his men he always had
them returned. for he never permitted
blackmail. He regarded them as some
thing beneath the dignity of his pro-
fession.
One day party came to him on the
race course and told him that the valise
Of the ockey Storr was stolen.
well, what then?" asked King Fred.
"His cap is in it, and he can't run"
"Yes, Storr Will run, for in half an
hour he will have his valise, sa Fred;
and he kept his word.
The reason why Fred lived in France
was because England, his native country,
had become too hot for him. Penal
servitude awaited him there; but just
why he was not extradited and why the
police were so indulgent with him re-
ma ned always mystery.
OF late, however his business became
dull He was too closely watched, and
his operatives were not sufficiently
skilful to get over their increased d fl
culties He determined to lend them a
hand himself, and, after some bold and
successful ventures, he was at last
caught in the act Of stealing bank
notes which an officer had placed in the
outside pocket of his dolman.
His Majesty W II now, doubtless,
spend cons;derable time in retirement
Courier des Etats Unis-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
Giving shape to the Feet

Every one, but especially children,
should wear properly-fitting shoes, no
natter how common their material.
They should be neither too large nor
100 small, and should have low, fat
heels that must be promptly ''righted'
rs soon as they begin to wear to one
side. If the toes Of the foot show a
;ende acy to overlap, they should be
dubbed with the hands once or twice
zach day; and if this care be, given when
;he curving commences 1t will, as rule,
prove sufficient to correct any irregu-
arities of this nature. If nail is way
ward in it's growth, tim 1t only lightly
It the ailing corner, but fully at the op-
,osite corner. If both corners grow too
leepfy into the flesh. clip them care
'ully and lightly, and then scrape the
enter Of the nail from the tip to near
her DOT until it Is thin and flexible.
CHS process seldom fails to correct re-
FACTORY nails-provided, of course, they
ne not neglected too long. IN. 7. Jour
hai
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
THE BERTILLON SYSTEM.



thropOmetric Method.
Criminals do not scruple to inter
change names among themselves though
by preference they assume those Of
honest men. We have had cases where
men when rearrested have not hes tated
to assume the names of persons they
had at some previous time robbed, and
whose exact position they had learned
through the evidence given before the
courts by their victims themselves. In
ternational criminals arrested in foreign
countries or persons giving themselves
out to be foreigners have still greater
facilities for decelv ng and have no need
to have recourse to these tricks What
ever they may choose to adopt must OF
necessity be accepted as correct, as
there is no means whatever of proving
or disprovlng its authenticity. There
can be but little doubt that in these
cases the internationa exchange of jul
dicial records would be step in the
right direct on; but even that would be
insutfic emit What useful information
would be obta ned from such records
with reference to a habitual criminal
who had taken the precaution not to
give his own but some false name? We
do not a lude TO the usual description
which generally accom- panies these pa
pers-''Chin round, face oval, eyes gray"
etc.-which have never led to the recog-
nit on of or .minals, save in the realms
of romance. A trained anthropologist
alone would be able to deal suitably
with these descriptions Photographs
are certainly preferable to descr pit ons
OF any kind, but photography solves only
a part of our problem. The experiment
tried in Paris has clearly demonstrated
this.
In the course of ten years the police
had made a collection of the photo
graphs of 100, 600 persons. Is it poss Bile
to search through these 100 600 photo
graphs whenever an arrest is made?
Clearly not The use of photography
therefore, has not rendered the serv ces
antic pated, and the most guilty and
the most cunning of habitual criminals
continued to obtain the same privileges
and the same Indulgence which the law
and prison regulations extend to a
first offense. Inspectors of police and
superlntendents of houses OF correction
did, indeed, recognize certain number
of these men, on an average about
twenty per month in Paris alone, and
such recognitions were at once commu-
ncated by them to the proper authori-
ties The adoption of the anthrOpo-
metr cal system of descriptions has en-
tirely altered these figures a great
number of criminals have given up
changing their names, because they
have found it useless as means of con-
cealing their identity, and the wardens
of houses Of correct on do not now find
out more than two or three per month.
The only criminals who now do it are
those who have been long absent from
Paris, or those who have some very
special reason for trying their chance Of
escaping detection. By the new system
about forty per month are recognized =
The Identification Of the Criminal
Classes by the Anthropometric Method,
BY Alphonse Bertillon-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31

Count Otto Wilhelm Won Konigsmarh
was sent to France in the year 1867 as
Swedish Ambassador of King Louis
XIV. Through the pomp Of the cere-
monial reception and the presence of the
Kings cavaliers he became confused.
Suddenly he lost the thread of his we'll
studied address and was at loss how 10
continue. But he quickly recovered
himself and with the most dignifed
tone he recited the Lords prayer In
Swedish. Luckily for him none OF
Louis attendants understood the Swed-
ish language. So he was saved by his
presence of mind. Only his Swedish at
tendants had trouble during the strange
Biblical greeting of their chief to sup
press laughter.-Illustrirte Welt
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
THE GRACEFUL MINUET.
European Society Returning to the Once
Popular Dance.

Popular Dance.
The minuet which Strauss is about tc
introduce to the partial exclusion of bis
own waltz was the first ball dance which
had really worldwide popularity. II
Is slow, dignifed dance, an appro-
pirate product of the time and place OF
its birth. 1t is very old. When Don
Juan d'Austria went incognito from
Brussels to Paris nothing he saw
during his famous trip excited his ad.
miration half so much as the grace With
which the beautiful Margaret Of Bur.
gundy danced the minuet. Other beaus
and titled dandies of the same period
also put in writing fattering illusions
to the beauties of this dance. Never
theless, it is exceedingly doubtful that
the minuet of those times was the orig
inal model of the minuet of to-day.
The minuet, which very recently has
appeared in the Partisan salons, was in.
vented by the French ballet L'aster.
Gar6el, or rather was evolved by him
from a much older dance for the cele-
bratlon of the marriage of King Louit
XIV. "Minuet of the Queen" is the
title which the gallant Gardel gave
to his new dance in honor OF
Marie Antoinette. The figures OF
dance of the time of Louis NV. were
utilized by Gardel as the basis of his
new minuet. The old dance. with
which every court-ball of Louis XIV
was opened, consisted mostly therein
that the gentleman and the lady faced
each other, moved few steps forward
and backward in time with dignifed
ana sonorous music, bowed deeply. and
returned to their places. This dance
was called the "Braule." 1t was suc-
ceNded by the gavotte, in which ''the
gentlemen kissed the bouquet of flow.
ers, and with q deep bow handed it tc
ms partner" From this gavotte Gardel
derived the minuet The famous dane
lng-master, Pecourt, introduced an i'm.
portant innovation by changing the s
hgure into the 2 figure, which ia still
danced. The minuet is the only dance
which preserves the courtly dignity OF
the old regime, and therefore has eve,
been regarded as the most aristocratic
OF dances The most popular of minuet
music is from the first finale of Mozart's
Don Juan. This music is the model OF
all other music to which the minuet has
been danced of late Years-Berlir
Boersen-Couriax.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
The Postal service in 1900.

In the year 1853 Franklin organized
the postal system of the American colo
MES, making it self-supporting. The
record was preserved of the number of
letters then carried in proportion to the
population, but in 1900 the gross receipts
for postage were 1920, 00J, toward which
Pennsylvania contributed most largely
the sum of S55. 900. From letters the
Government received in gross $3.50, 900.
The lowest rate OF letter postage was
then eightcents The smallestcharge for
letters carried more than hundred
miles was 1871 cents. If on an average
ten letters were carried for dollar, the
whole number of letters was 1900, 00O-
about one year for every grown inhsb-
taDt-Bos Ion Budget
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
A Suggestion from Russia.

One would hardly look to Russia for
new ideas in domestic or social prudence,
but an organization reported in one of
the cities has suggestion in 1t. A club
composed of 125 families has employed
capable physician by the year, each
family paying fifty cents month. The
loctor visits each family regularly, at
lends all their sick members and gives
chem advice as to health and occasional
lectures on hygiene and physiology.
The doctor wouldn't have much show to
1T rich out OF it The notable point is
that it is for the interest of the doctor
lot to have sickness in his list. He is
constant sanitary inspector for his
patrona-St Paul Globe
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
Courtesy In the Household.

To abbreviate and neglect the forms
Of politeness is really to diminish the
sentiments and the needs of the heart
AS soon as one ceases to express out
wardly even the most essential senti.
ments, these sentiments become weak
ened to certain degree in the soul:
they lose something Of their delicacy
and of their energy. The cultivation OF
the forms of politeness must be begun in
family life between islands and wives,
parents and children, brothers and sis
tiers. Till courtesy is honored in the
household 1t will not appear elsewhere.
IN. 7. Ledger
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
From the German.

Tourists-These are beautiful noun
tains; but how much more picturesque
they would look IL there was an ancient
ruin on the summit
Hotel-Keeper-Yes; believe an an
Gent ruin would draw more tourists.
Next year am going to have one built
Texas SiftingA
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
A Monster TombStone.

The largest tombstone in the world
monuments erected to distinguished
persons excepted) IS, probably. that OF
the late Henry Scarlett of Epson Coun-
ty, Ga. Scarlet was very wealthy and
noted for his misanthropic tendencies.
lie led the life of hermit. Why, nc
one knew, but it was limited that be
was victim of disappointed love
Several years before his death, which
occurred in the spring of 1883, he select
ed a monster bowlder, miniature
mountain of granite, 1O0x250 feet in
dimensions, for tombstone, and had Il
appropriately lettered by marble cut
ter. A cave fitted up as a roomy tomb
was excavated under the huge bowlder,
Scarlett himself perintending the
work. After his death, neighbors, rela-
tives and friends carried the remains
and deposited them under the rock ac-
cording to ante-mortum directions, and
to-day the mortal parts of Henry Scar
lett repose under the most gigantic
tombstone in the world.-St. Louis Re-
public
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
A etorY of DOOM Pedro.

DR.. Stellwag, the famous oculist while
lectUring to his students at Vienna, To-"
a pretty story of Dom Pedro, OF Brazil
He said that he bad had many opportH
mites of conversing with the ex-Em
peror, a man of the highest character
and of great culture, whose heart anu
mind were always flied with plans iof
improving the condition of his people
1t was one of his dearest wishes to naFs
big hospital in Ro, but he lacked tne
money wherewith to build 1t. and tne
wealthy could not be induced to SUP
scribe. Then an idea came to him, ss'
had to the Emperor Joseph nearer home
and he began to bestow titles. Any mar
Who was willing to give good, roun.
sum to the hospital could call himsen
Count, Viscount or Baron. The pateI.
of nobility was not hereditary, ana
the children wished to inherit the ~
theirs title, they had to pay over agalS
Rio was suddenly peopled with noOles
and the hospital was built on graz.
scale; and when it was completed Dol.
Pedro had the following inscriplo.
placed over its gates: "Vanitas HumSa-
Miser;e Human@r (Human VanlJ
Human Miservl, London Daily as@S
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
PICTORIAL LANGUAGE.

A Sew. re Criticism sassed Upon an Amer
icau Artists Powers.
1t is often said that while the Ian
guages of the world are so varied, the
meaning OF pictures is understood every.
where and there are many stories Of
artists who have been able to heiF
themselves in cases where they did moi
know the speech of a country, by draw
ing what they wanted and showing the
picture. well known artist, who has
recently been in Cuba, tells OF little
experience which shows that this rule
has its exceptions
He was in Havana and got up one
morning very early in order TO see the
fish market, which from the variety OF
tropical fish sold there is an interesting
place. He was tempted by the exquisite
softness of the morning air to walk,
but after going few blocks it occurred
to him that he should be late for the
opening of the market, and he called
carriage.
The driver knew no English. and the
artist, who had hitherto given his orden
through the hotel clerk, knew no Span
Sd. For some time. the artist tried 70
make the driver understand where he
wished to go, lot of Spanish-speakins
men gathering to assist in the talk; but
as he made no Roadway, he at last
whipped out his tablets and quickly drew
first fish and then house.
The crowd Of Cubans closed around him
as he hastily made these sketches,
every man of them talking with the
greatest earneStness. When ne finished
there was more talking than ever and
ne remem bered afterward that the
crowd looked at him strangely. He was
invited by signs to enter the carriage
and away he drove at a rafting pace
congratulating himself upon his clever
ness.
Presently the carriage drew up before
a building upon which to his astonish-
ment he saw the American flag. The
driver Jumped down and rushed into 1t
coming back almost Immediately drag
ging by the arm man whom the artist
recognized as the clerk of the American
Consul, 10 whom the driver was talking
excitediy in Spanish.
What does he say?" demanded the
artist, who saw that something was
wrong
He says" answered the clerk, who
in turn recognized the artist that be
has found an American lunatic loose ID
the streets, and he wants me to taks
care of you"
The artist was enough OF a humorls'
to laugh at the situation, but he Dc
clared that he had never before had 30
severe critic SIN upon his artistic
oowers--Youth's Compan on
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

close student Of mineralogy, geology and
mctallurgy, and became man of science
as we'll AS practice. He Travelled all
through the west in the interest of east
ern capital and made trips to Canada.
Coming to Montana in 1881 he at once
decided to settle here. as the mining field
opened up opportunities which he had
long and vainly sought elsewhere. Per-
manence, magnitude and richness were
the characteristics Of the Montana mines,
and here he was satisfied to pitch his tent.
Establishing his headquarters ut Butte
he reported on mines in Deer Lodge,
Lewis and Clarke and Meagher counties,
and wis instrumental in the placing of
some very valuable properties. Mr..
Couch. though II conservative and reti-
cent man ordinarily, has ever been an en-
thusiast on the subject of the copper
mines Of Butte, Of whose vein structure
and the metallurgy Of whose ore he has
been tireless student. Less than three
years ago, in company with Captain John
Daniels Of Michigan, he examined and
reported on Il group OF mines embracicg
the Mountain View, Colusa, Liquidator,
West COlusa and others owned by c. X.
Larabie and the Montana Copper com
pany. The result Of his report was the
purchase Of these properties, their con-
sOlidatiOn and the organization Of the
Boston = Montana Copper and Silver
Mining company. The magnitude of this
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

of the Belt mountains railroad has had an
immediate effect in increasing the value
of properties in Neihart, Clendenin and
other adjoining sections, rs we'll as slim
ulating prosperity by greater likelihood Of
sales being made. In Neihart several
mines have been bonded for large sums
and other deals are on the tapis; ut the
same time development has steadily pro
gressed on other properties. Population
is now pouring in business houses are be-
ing erected, and when in II course of few
weeks the railroad reaches Monarch
(Martin's) its presence will touch every
place US with u magic wand, transforming
inert masses Of the precious metals into
busy centers Of human industry. .-m
The time has now arrived when Great
Falls with its water power, Sand Coulee
with its coal mines, aud the Belt noun
tains with their mineral treasures shall
make the triple alliance intended tor
them BY nature. Hitherto this has been
in prospect, now by the construction Of
the great dam, and the Il. NJ. II. II. the
time mas arrived. Looking over the re-
sources " the country, which will this
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

the magnificent GRANTEES for building
purposes found at Neihart, Tillinghast
creek, etc. the immense area covered by
virgin forests, and the excellent water
supply existing everywhere within the
limits of the mining camps. To this
might also be added the facility with
which roads can be made, thus rendering
this region unusually accessible. In con-
clusion, throughout the Belt mountains
the history Of all the camps has been
identical. The want of transportatic has
been the great drawback preventing the
smelters from realizing the profits they
would otherwise have done. The re-
suit Of this was felt by the miners in a
greater degree than anyone else, us it
taxed all their energies each year to keep
up the assessment work. They have done
this now for nearly 10 years, waiting pa
tlently the incoming Of capital and rail
roads, and now that the turning point is
reached, the railroads reaching the heart
OF the mining camps to transport their
products, immense works at Great Falls
to buy and utilize ,hem, 1t Is to be hoped
that the miners will lie the first to be
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11
THE Hoos1ER VERDICT.
JNo. b. CONNER, EDITOR OF THE INDIANA
FARMER, PROCLAIMs THE GREATNESS OF
THE CATARACT CITY. 1
INDIANA FARMER,
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. II, 1880.

A~DAANaHOAaHb DSNs Aes 4CoUs
EDITOR TRiBUNE: | visited your rap-
idly growing city twice this year, aud
was struck with its wonderful natural
advantages for becoming great COM
mercial and manufacturing center. Added
to the beautiful natural site for city, il
the illimitable water power Of the Mis-
souri, river, with its succession of falls,
soon to be utilized by the great smeiting
works just located there, the contiguity
Of the city to the finest ct'al fields, and
the ores of the precious metals, and the
iron and copper as we'll. Ii the people
of your young city shall avail themselves
of the natural advantages poured into its
lap. nothing can hinder it from becoming
a great industrial center. Furthermore,
you have at your doors the natural agri-
cultural resources for producing the
breadstuffs and staple crops equal to any
country. The wonderful mining resour-
ces of Montana, and their rapid develop.
meht assures such balanced industry as
will afford an excellent home market for
her agricultural productions In all time
to come. And so you have natural SYM
metrical basis to build upon.
Wishing your city the prosperity thus
assured by Its natural advantages, ann
very respectfully yours,
JNo. B. CONNER.
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

enterprise, the acceptance of the manage
ment by Captain Couch and the splendid
results which have followed to the stock
holders and to the city of Butte are set
forth elsewhere. Captain Couch has
reason to be proud, anu his friends and
the people of this great district are proud,
of the success which has attended the
operations of the boston s. Montana COM
pany's plant and the certainty of greatly
enlarged achievements in the future.
The moving spirit of the concern at this
end of the line is the capable, practical
and indefatigable superintendent. He is
familiar with every detail of his respon-
sible labors. He personally supervises
the development of every mine the COM
pany is working, and still finds time to
keep the big smelters and concentrators
in full blast and to conduct every depart.
ment of the company's affairs. Lately
Mr. Couch has bought and stocked one Of
the best ranch properties in Northern
Montana. 1t has cost HIM already $780,
600, and he regards it Ms his home, yet it
is not likely that he will leave the bust
ness Of mining, to which he has been
brought up; nor the service Of the cor
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11
GREAT FALLS.
iBY r. \. H.

Long ages was the red man
Sole owner Of the soil.
And tread the vale and foothills
Where now the white men toll.
Where once the deer and buffalo.
In noble bands did roam.
And seek the mighty river.
Is now the white mans home.
The Great falls rNaring thunders,
The Indian rev rent heard.
But now the rushing waters.
Obey the white mans word.
The teps.e and the wigwam,
Once dotted all the plain.
Now bridges span the river,
Ger speeds the flying train.
The hunting trails are covered, m.
The camp fires all are dead. ..
A fair and thriving city.
Has risen in their stead.
The Great falls power is harnessed.
And here SsOntana's ore.
IL changed to market value. .....
Mid smelters' sullen roar.
In all our glorious country.
Montana shines serene,
And by the mighty waters.
Great Falls sits like queen.