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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24
Barbed Wire.

"Did you ever hear how Ellwood, ,
the barbed wire man of Dekalb, ILL.,,
made his money!" asked one of my
train acquaintances. swell, you
see, twelve or thirteen years ago he
was making a little wire in his
blacksmith shop, putting the barbs
on with pair of pinchers. One day
a couple of young men stopped in
his shop to get out of the rain, and
as they thought the wire looked like
a good thing they asked Ellwood
to send them on the road selling it.
After weeks trip they came in and
compared notes. Both had found
the wire a great hit; everybody
wanted it. But they were shrewd
boys and they fixed it up between
themselves to fool Ellwood. When
he asked how business was they
showed him a few orders and shook
their heads obviously. Not much
in it, Better try again. said ELL
wood. We'll, if you will give us
five-year contract in Missouri, Ar
kansas, Southern Iowa and Texas
we will go out and see what we can
do Ellwood agreed, and one of
the young men started for Texas.
In week he sent an order for a
carload of wire. Ellwood was aston
ished. It would take him a month
to make carload. He carried the
letter over to his bank. Must be
some mistake he said. No. said
the banker, it's plain. He wants
carload Impossible replied Ell
wood; 'I'll telegraph him. The
reply came: Yes, a carload, but
make it three carloads. Ship quick. ,
Again Ellwood went to his banker.
He was puzzled. 1t seemed like a
hoax to him that any one should
want three carloads of wire. Pre-
posterous The banker finally con-
vinced him that the order was gen.
uine. 'O1r. Banker said Ellwood,
Pm a poor man; not worth two or
three thousand dollars. How much
can draw on this bank for on my
and my prospects?' 'Fif-
teen hundred dollars Good. Give
me five hundred now.' In an hour
Ellwood was on his way to Chicago.
In two weeks he was making barbed
wire by machinery. In ten years
he was worth fourteen millions of
dollars. ALBANY Sunday Press.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24
How It Feels to Be Tarred and
FeQthered.

A man who has "been there" told
a reporter: People who read of
tarring and feathering by White
Caps and others know that the pun
ishment is a very unpleasant one,
but few imagine how terribly pain
full and dangerous it is. In Wyo-
ming l once saw a man who had
been tarred and feathered, and,
although he fully deserved the
discipline, / could not help pit
tying him. Hardened tar is very
hard to remove from the skin, and
when feathers are added it forms a
kind of cement that sticks closer
than a brother. AS soon as the tar
sets the victims suffering begins.
It contracts as it cools. and every
one of the little veins on the body are
pulled, causing the most exquisite
agony. The perspiration is entirely
stopped, and unless the tar is re-
moved death is certain to ensue.
But the removal is no easy task,
and requires several days. The tar
cannot be softened by the applica-
ton of heat, and must be peeled off
bit by bit, sweet oil being used to
make the process less painful. The
irritation to the skin is very great,
as the hairs cannot be disengaged,
but must be pulled out or cut off.
No man can be cleaned of tar in
single day, as the pain of the opera
ton would be too excruciating for
endurance, and until this is done
he has ito suffer from pain like
that of ten thousand pin pricks.
Numbers Of men have died under
the torture, and none who have
gone through it regard tarring and
feathering as anything but a most
fearful in1iction.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24
A Colored Sam Jones.

Uncle Jason is a negro preacher
who, in his way, is as original as
Sam Jones. He recently preached
a sermon in which he said that dur
ing trance he was taken to heaven,
and while there he saw the Metho-
dists, the Presbyterians and the
Episcolians way off on one side" !"
"And whar wur de Baptis'?" asked
a brother in the congregation.
"Dey wus rite at dc throne," said
Uncle Jason.
"How dey cum dar?''
"Well, de Lawd say the Baptis'
am such unreliable raskals, he has
to keep 'em wha' he kin git hands
on 'em !'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24
Dangers Of Hypnotism.

The dangers of hypnotism are
illustrated by case reported in the
Hospital of London. An amateur
at friends house volunteered to
hypnotic another visitor, and after
two trials, succeeded 80 well that
the subject became extremely ex-
cited, lost the power Of speech, and
then passed into the condition of
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24

in the middle of the road and with
a good run came down and kicked
it clear across the gulch.
"There," he said to the officer.
"Now you go back to Washington
and tell the Administration that
the accounts are closed up and the
Postmaster of Pony has resigned.
independent.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24
The Story Of Mary Lee.

On the great plains of Kansas,
seventy miles due north of Sheri
dan, there is a lonely grave on the
crest of a sterile mound. 1t may
be that no one could find the spot
to-day, for the storms of summer
and winter wash great ravines in
the earth and level even the hilltops
after a time. But / saw the grave
twenty years ago, and at its head
stood a board on which was painted
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho,

r,saa so.lee Is hereby given that the following
,;aa s"n.u settler has filed notice of his inten-
e,;n ,a 70 make final proof in support of his
Ea.'a fo,a Il and that said proof will be made be-
T,ha jy,I aie Register and Receiver at HALEY
Adano,, tISnu, on June l5, 1891, viz: Abijah
a uSa,ns, van ior the SW 4 Sec. IL and w q NV
tNc. A. Up. 1 N, r. 17E.
prnv. ~. name names the following witnesses to
ruI,;ss rrGis ms continuous residence upon, and
ART ti,taIlon ,a1 of, said land, viz: H, NJ. Stew
nm 'Ghii Monks, Frank Mats, of Ketch-
dabo, ,uaho; Louis Bourgeois, of Haley.
w. T. RILEY, Register.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24

Raspberries have been raised from
the seed taken from the stomach of
a man who died during the time of
the Emperor Hadrian. who reigned
in the Second century Of our era.
Think of it, seed springing into
new life after lying dormant six
teen centuries.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-10-24

An electric device for stoppir 6
runaway horses was successfully
tried in Chicago, without injury TO
the animals.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
Health is Wealth! {!
BRAIN

DIR. E. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the
use of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental
insanity and leading to misery, decay and
death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of
Power in either sex, Involuntary Losses and
brain, self-abuse Drove or over.indulgence. 4 Each box
contains one months treatment. 81 90 box,
or six boxes for $500, sent by mail prepaid on
receipt of price.
To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied with $500, we
will send the purchaser our written guarantee
to refund the money If the treatment does not
effect cure Guarantees issued only by
H. NJ. SALE & SON,
Druggists sole agents. 226 s. Spring street,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
To be Robbed Of Health

Ing constant exposure, physical overwork or
gedentary drudgery at the desk, is q hard lot.
Yet many persons originally possessed of fair
conetitution suffer this deprivation before the
meridian Of life Is passed. To any and all sub
1ect to conditions inimical to health, no purer or
more agreeable preservative of the greatest of
earthly blessings can be recommended than
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which inures the
system to climatic change, physical fatigue and
mental exhaustion. It eradicates dyspepsia, the
restores regularity Of the bowels and liver,
when disordered from any cause, annihilates
lever and ,ague. and prevents II, checks the
growth OF 2 tendency to rheumatism and gout,
from causes productive Of kidney, bladder and
uterine ailments. To be convinced Of the truth
q tnese statements, II is only necessary to give
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
lLLlCH'S
RESTAURANT.
Everything New and First Class.
145 and lat N. Main Street.
ap29-tf JERRY ILLrCH, Proprietor.
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

GAN FILIPE LAND AND WATER COMPANY.
~ Ohice of the Company. 13l South Spring et.
quent upon the following described stock, on
account Of assessment levied on the Goth day
OF December, 1890, the several amounts ~
opposite the names OF the respective shar9-
holders as follows: A a. a H 2
NAME. NO. CIR. NO. SHARES. Am0un1.
M. Il. Mackey, IL 410 al .G0
And in accordance with law, and An ofiISr ~
the Board of Directors made ON the Goth DIV a
December, the said stock, OF as many ahsrSn
thereof - may be necessary. will bo eoid n f6s
on the I'd day Of March, e9l e telle kouT of 8
O'Clock p M, 70 pay DELINQUENT ssSsSSrSSnt
thereon, togesher With cosm * advertisine Snd
lo. Anr.,.., ;As al. :;
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
A Now Christmas Game.

For the. benefit Of those who may have
become tired Of the old fashioned games
usually played at Christmas we suggest
the following:
Gather a party ON Christmas eve, or
early Christmas morning, and then hunt
up lot Of poor people who have no
Christmas dinner and give them one.
The9zm can be played by any num-
ber f'persons and is warranted to make
more. real enjoyment and merriment for
all who take part in it than any other
game. Now York Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
Safe Depository for Valuables.

nNE OF THE SAFEST AND MOST CON-
~ venient places In the city of Los Angeles
for the deposit and storage of valuable papers,
money, jewelry, silverware, watches, boxes.
trunks and other valuable packages may be
found in our mammoth Fire and Burglar Proof
tain upwards of a thousand small iron sataa,
which we rent for from So to $50 per year each,
only the renter, who holds all the keys, being
able to enter them. They are patronized BY
hundreds of the most prominent citizens and
strangers. Los ANGELES SAFE DEPOSIT Il
TRUST COMPANY, with CITIZENS BANK,
corner, of Third and Spring sts., Los Angeles,
California. 2-8tf
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

Weakness, Impotency and Lost Manhood per.
manently cured. The sick and afflicted should
not fail to call upon him. The Doctor has trav-
eled extensively in Europe and inspected thor
oughly the various hospitals there, obtaining
great deal of valuable Information, which he is
competent to impart to those In need OF his
services. The Doctor cures where Others fail.
Try him. DR.. GIBBON will make no charge
unless he effects a cure. Persons at a distance
CURED AT HOME. All communications
strictly confidential All letters answered in
plain envelopes.
Send ten dollars for a package of medicine
Call or write. Address DIR. J. F. GIBBON, Box
1887, San francisco, CAL
Mention Los Angeles HERALD. O7-12m
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

Local and through tickets sold, baggage
checked, Pullman sleeping Car reservations
made, and general Information given upon ap-
plication to J. M. CRAWLEY. Asst. G. Pas. Agt.,
No. 200 s. Spring st., cor. Second. CHARLES
SEYLER, Agent at Depots.
Sundays excepted.
RICH'D GRAY, Gen. Traffic Mgr.
T. II. GOODMAN,
al 3m Gen'l Passenger Agt.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
Pacific Coast s. s. Go.

GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., GENERAL
U Agents, San Francisco Northern routes
embrace lines for Portland, Ore.; Victoria,
Co.. and Puget Sound, Alaska, and all coast
SOUTHERN ROUTES.
Time Table for February, 1891.
LEAvE SAN FRANCISCO.
santa barbara. 20 and March s. ~
San Diego. ...... and March l. ~ = -
Reaondo For s. and e. cSas TardS Bay, Feb g. H. %
Way Ports ... Is, 26 and March 6. ~
LEAVE SAN PEDRO.
For s. s. Corona, Feb 2, 10, 18,
26 and March g.
San Diego. ...... Is. 8. Pomona, Feb. 9, IA, %
and March 2.
LEAVE SAN PEDRO.
San Francisco. IS and March 5. s. ~
Port Hartford. =. rs. 8. Pomona, Feb 8, l6, "a
Santa Barbara. and March L.
LEAVE sAN PEDRO AND REDoNDo
San Francisco i asd sdnsn MsroS Udu1 Feb 49,
Way Ports ., 25 8 and 9SVs March sra s. 5s0 70
*For freight only.
Cars to connect with steamers via San Pedro,
geles, at 9:25 O'Clock a. m.
Passengers per Coos Bay via Redondo, leave
Santa Fe depot at 4:45 p. IN.
Plans OF steamers cabins at agents Office
where berths may be secured.
The steamers +Santa Cruz and Coos Bay will
cal! regularly at Newport pier for and with
freight and passengers.
The company reserve the right to change the
steamers or their days OF sailing.
E-For passage or freight as above or for
tickets to and from all important points in
w. PAKRIs, Agent,
Office. No. 124 West Second st., Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
TO THE UNFORTUNATE /!
DR.. Gibbons
DIsPENsARY
623 Kearny Street

Corner of Commercial,
San Francisco, Cal. Es-
tabliSbed III 1854, for
treatmentOf SexuaIa and
Seminal Diseases, such
as Gonorrhea, Gleet,
Structure, Syphilis In
oil Ito forms Saminal
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

For reliable male ana female help apply to
tne. a: O. q. ". Employment Bureeu, No. 2l6
saa 3 ~ E ihssi *:a.sE sslp
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

A ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sTOCKHQLD-
IA ers Of the Ventura Oil company VIII be
held At their once room =. Opera HouSe block
In the City OF LOs A1lQ0l0G, on Friday, Goth OF
February, 1891. ct 10 :. M, for the purpo6e OF
electtng : bo9rd Of difect1ru, 70 serve. for the
ensuing yeaH end for such other business ~
5'sssss ~ 4, y. YlssNny, seesss.sy.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
llIORKING PEOPLE
can take Simmons

can take Simmons
Liver Regulator
without loss of time or dan
ger from exposure. 1t
takes the place of a doctor
and costly prescriptions
and is therefore the medi-
cine to be kept in the
household to be given upon
any indication ofapproach-
ing sickness. 1t contains
no dangerous ingredients
but is purely vegetable,
gentle yet thorough in it's
action, and can be given
with safety and the most
satisfactory results to any
person regardless of age.
1t has no equal. Try it.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

*Daily tDaily except Sunday.
ED. CHAMBERS, Ticket Agent,
First-street Depot.
CHAS. T. PARSONS, Ticket Agent
129 North Spring street,
Depot at foot of First street. f23
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
S. G. v. RAPID TRANSIT R'1

Leave Los Angeles from No. Arcadia street,
rOvia:
Week Days-Forenoon: TAO, 11:O0; after
noon: 500, sos. Returning, leave Monrovia
or Alhambra and Los Angeles, forenoon: ZOO,
0:O5; afternoon; 1:15, 4:l5.
Sundays-Leave Los Angeles for Alhambra
and MOnrovie. forenoon: 8:40; afternoon: 4:4O.
Returning, leave Monrovia for Alhambra and
Los Angeles. forenoon: 500; afternoon: 400.
one hour. M
points, beginning at Los Angeles Street,
Bate, Ram0ua, Alhambra, Mayberry, Lake Vine.
yard, Gan Marino, San Gabriel, Sunny slope,
BEG Bs9wan snd eaals A'sssa n.re D...
( above points connect at Baldwin's station with
trolnf leaving L0s Angeles at 11sOO 8. n. and
+ 8 100 md n 100 p. m. ~ = ~ q Il f
A< JOHN BRYSON, SR., r. q. STORY
President Gen. Manager.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
". BAKER { CO., Dorchester, Mass.
The Great Appetizer.

Famous H. ]. w. Old Bourbon and Rye
Whiskey.. Absolutely pure. No Fusel Oil. A
great relief to those troubled with Consump-
ton, Dyspepsia, Debility, Malaria, Chills and
Fever, Loss Of Appetite, Indigestion. Infn-
enza, etc.
This. whiskey is distilled from selected grain
and is especially adapted for Family and Med.
ical Use Bottled only by H. J. WOOLLACOTT,
IA and 1926 n. Spring street For sale BY the
following dealers in fine liquors; 3
Geo. Quirie, 324 s. Main street.
]. Mcdonald, N. Main street.
H y. Woollacott, 453 8 Spring street.
A. Y. Vidal, agent for Azusa, Cal.
l. Esselburn, agent for Yuma, A. T.
b. +: Crews, agent for MOnrovia, Cal.
Godfrey, & Moore, No. l08 8. Spring.
Geo. Wilson, agent for Cotton.
l-2O-1m
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dr. ". l. Graves, e. F. G. Klokke. o. T. John
son, W. Hadley, Dan Mcfarland, M. II. Sher-
man. Fred Eaton, John Wolfskill, Thos r. Bard,
!. M. G. MARBLE, President,
Y. II. CHURCHILL, Vice-President,
PERRY WILDMAN, Asst Cashier,
1881 A. HADLEY, I'd Asst. Cashier
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18

DIRECTORS.
l. W. Hellman, John e. Platter
Robert Baker, ]. B. Lankershim
l.. G.. Goodwin.
Term deposits will be received in sums of
$l0O and over. Ordinary deposits In sums Of
SO and over. i-~ -
Money TO loan on frst-class real estate.
Los Angeles. July 1. 1889. jul-tf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09

A newspaper reporter lately visited
Congressman jeremiah Simpson. and
found 10 an absolute certainty that hc
does wear stockings. that thoy arc white
Balbriggan. that they are very neat and
clean, and that his Shoes are brilliantly
polished. So ono more historic tradi.
tion Is exploded. What shall wc have
left Of the old storiesi
Mr.. simpson favored the reporter with
a considerable number Of opinions. Fol.
lowing arc some Of his moro important
sayings We reprint them that our read.
ers may know inst how Jerry stands.
We have two distinguished Jcromiahs
now Uncle Jerry Rusk. secretary Of
agriculture. from Wisconsin, and the
Hon. jeremiah Simpson. member Of
congress from kansas. There Is every
prospect that our two Jcfrys will both
20 down TO fame In the annals Of their
country. Hero arc tho Kansas Jofry'e
views:
Granted that sold would 20 20 premium ~
tho national government made all delis, pub
lie aud private. payable b. paper money, Who
cares II Is true that We have 10 pay tho bal
ancca Of our foreign trade IN gold. hut farm
products form tho great bulk Of cur exports.
~ sold eocs 10 premium we can pay other
nations for the things W. rcqulfu IN wheat or
PORK Or some other product that IL cheaper
than gold.
Thcre l. m chance u tho Republican party
and the fnrmefs' Alliance ever uniting.
We would tax q man like Jay Gould on n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09
Tn, british Husband Drowned.

Cold shiyers are running down the
spine Of tho British husband. Already
indignant married men are writing to
tho newspapers warning girls that Brit
ish youths won't marry them any more.
A tremendous sensation WIS In truth
excited by the decision OF three OF Eng
lands greatest lawyers and Judges
namely. Lord Chancellor Halsbury, Mas
ter Of tho Rolls Lord Eshcr and Lord
Justice Fry-that the British husband
cannot force his wife TO live with him
against her will.
Emily Hall married Edmund Jackson.
He LETT for New Zealand Immediately
after the wedding. and the bride prom.
isod to Join him In six months. She did
not do H. Mr.. Jackson returned 10
England. grabbed up his vito at tho
church door ono Sunday. thrust her into
u carriage and drove oftwith her. lie
claimed he had perfect right 10 do this
under the old English common law. that
gave the husband absolute control over
the wifc's person and fortune. The rca.
son back OF this violent proceeding was
that there wns considerable property
Belonging TO Mn. jackson aud the hus-
band wanted the enjoyment Of this SO
did her own family.
The case came to trial. No miscon.
duct on tho part Of either husband or
wife was alleged. In course Of the trial
the old common law OF England received
such blow as II has not had for contu.
rios. The marriage law was shown 20
be based on the ancient Roman law.
This gave tho Roman husband power TO
put his wife 10 death II she drank wine.
lie might beat her or imprison her. aud
the law gave him the right. Even 70 re.
cent lawyer as Lord Chief Justice
Coleridgo decided that husband might
restrain wife Of her liberty 10 Us TO
force her TO live with him.
The whole fabric Of the common law OF
England has, however, now fallen 20 the
ground, 20 far "a marriage Is concerned.
II the ancient Roman law Of marriage Is
still IN force then man may kill his
wife for drinking wine, may beat her and
imprison her. But these things are too
barbarous for an enlightened agc, there.
fore the Roman law, II not binding ON
one point, cannot DO binding on others.
Roman law Is not English law, said the
judges II tho husbands OF England
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09

The most suitable soil for roses is Q
light, friable loan. Astounding ia decay.
ing vegetation, such as thoroughly do.
composed sods and leaf mold. With
this mix, previous to planting. some bone
dust and decayed manure Avoid for
roses u reteniivo soil without natural
drainage. A liberal dressing Of bone
dust at the time of setting the plants as.
tists these To vigorous growth and pro-
liiic bloom. IL win also DO found bcne-
fetal to keep the soil around a rose busl,
well loosened. When the plants are
blooming profusely, liquid preparations,
such rs soapsuds, manure Ia solution,
SCOT water. etc,. are beneficial, II not up.
piled too strong.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09

AT last there Is n use for mosquitoes
For ten years prs. Finlay and Delgado, OF
Havana, have praetiocd inoculating
now arrivals in their city with yellow
lever germs by meaps OF mosquito bites
Only 8 per cent. OF patients thus treated
took yellow fever in well marked form,
and Of these only per cent died, being
Mt the rate of in 400 Of the whole mum.
Dor inoculated
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-09
rnr MICROSCOPE IN CRIME.
now IT REVEALED 4 TISy BIT OF
HvIprScE ~ A CANDLE.

EVIDENCE IN A CANDLE.
,If the MICROSCOPE will only reveal
The smnll,et PARTICLES In link of evil
deuce. and you are certain OF It's puh
ton, tho chances ate that by vigiiant
labor you can forge the whole chain.
A young lady In o ANAL town ucsr
Chicago was retiring one night; sue
heard The mol 80 OF 'cuille, mingled
with sharp cfier, coming from tue sit
ting-room down stalls. or sudden
strange voice shouted something;
there came the rcpoftpi PISTOL and all
was still. As soon ~ Miss Morton re-
covered from her fright she flung open
| the window and aroused tue nuighD1r'
hood. When fiends arrived they
found her iAthcr stretched out on Tue
sitting-room iloor, shot through the
heart.
srhe mos, careful search failed to
nro,luc. nuy clue escept a hit OF a eau.
ale about al, inch long. This lhy on the
floor q few feet from the body. Bonds
and notes lay untouched on the open
,eorctn,Ie, finkerlon's agency was
I given the bit OF candle to work ON, aud
keut their men sedullusly at work ON
the Job for year, aud then turned the
whole matter over 10 Chief Of Police
Whipplc II Chicago.
"Nhlpplc and / wcro talking over
mysleriots murders one dry when ho
mentioned this one, aud asked ne 10
Join him II.
"'rhls bit " candle said he, pro-
duclng It, Is the only tangible clue
there 10 Ia the case. Can you max.
anything out OF ll?'
II scru,inlsed u closely. IL was
piece that had been cut or an
ordinary nodded candle. put II
under n pocket microscope aud saw that
u had been cut with knife In such a
manner that the wick bad been pressed
down a lriiic by tue edge OF the instru.
ment before the threads wore severed.
| Thc,c shifted nbcfs partially covered n
minute airhole In the taliow. These
air holes are quite common In ordin.
AIRY nodded candles. ncrutinikod
every particle Of surface on that can.
die with the utmost care aud that air
hole was the only distinctive mark II
Ind.
"'rhere's your only clew,' ] said TO
whipplc. II you can get the other
p.c. of candle from which this was
cut you have very good link la the
chain!'
"I'll try IT, he declared, aud he
started for the town where the murder
occurred. He visited every store In
the place, but In only one was ne slc'
cc.siul In finding ordinary candles Tor
sale.
octave you sold any latcly?' he
asked the proprietor.
"Not Tor some time past was the
reply.
"'Ever sell them In piecesp
Ono replied the dealer, laughing.
They are too cheap 10 sell In sections
"'But don't you ever cut them Tor
your customerb?' Insisted th, officer.
:" Never cut onc In my lliv,' de-
clared the storokeepcr omphatlchlly.