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steps. Here he sat down to reflect. He wee
aware OF n slight noise but the house was
turning over and over 80 fast that he could
not tell whether it came from the cellar or
the attic. He bestowed 80 much attention
upon listening that he forgot to hold on to
the stairs. and. as a result, he fell to the
bottom with q ~resounding crash. q
This frightful rumpus in tho still watches
of the night awoke MIS-. Flukes, who yelled
burglars III a voice like fifty onnde
dict his wife Mt II time when he felt himself
to be somewhat at q disadvantage, also
yelled "burelars!' whereupon Mrs. Flukes
buried her head under the bedclothes, while
II male servant. whose room was in the gar
ret, fred a double bafreled shotgun
through the roof. and locked himself into a
closet.
do not pretend to know how the house
hold Strengthened itself out, but nothing
was done until morning when a search Of
the premises revealed the fact that nothing
was missing but the half bushel of potatoes,
With this clue to work on, the police soon
arrested a tramp who was heard to say that
he hadn't eaten anything except one potato
during the past ten days.
Clever detective work, too.'' said the
officer who made the arrest to the reporters
at headquarters. Then he winked mysteri-
have a big story for the boys in a day or
two.
At the Central station, Mr.. Flukes unhes-
itatingly picked the suspected man out of a
group OF policemen who were all noticeably
overfed, while the ~tramp-well, to Judge by
his evacuation, the potato to which he had
referred must have been a very small one.
This Identification left no doubt in the
mind of anybody but the tramp, who
began to wonder if he might not be
guilty after all. However, to make assur
ance doubly sure. the servant. Lagos, was
sent for by the police, in the course of the
afternoon. He was loaded for al identif.
cation. He had heard Mr.. Flukes at lunch
time, describe to Mrs. Flukes the formid-
able and desperate appearance of the man
with whom he had struggled in the dead of
night in defense of their home. The vii.
famous physiognomy pictured by Mr..
Flnkes made such a deep impression on the
mind of Lagos that. when he arrived at the
station, he promptly identified Ward De-
tective plug Swagly as the criminal.
The alleged feelings of Mr.. Swagly were
go much hurt by this mistake that he Of
fered to prove that Lagos had committed
burglary. highway robbery or treason in
March, 1884. or on any other date that was
convenient to the authorities. All that Mr..
Swagly asked was an hour and a half to
collect his witnesses. This liberal offer was
refused. but it frightened Lagos 80 badly
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Of his sentence ON the ground that he had
been punished enough alrss dy. She wGa
going on 70 tell how she happened 70 buy
the bushel of POTATOES, half OF which were
stolen, when the Justice interpreted and s.id'
ID you recognize this prisoner ~ the
q ss, Ssy; p Last past and stole . ps0I OF p0-
-Four pscks In = bushsl, your honor"
Certainly, sir, do not interrupt me.
was about TO say to this witness: DO yOu
recognize the prisoner - the man who en-
tered your house on tho night Of Nov. 8,
last past, and stole q peck Of potatoes in
each hand.
y - nearly impossible 70 ind a subject
which a New York police justice does not
thoroughly understand, II you give him leis-
ure TO toll You what he meant to say whom
no spoke the first time.
Mrs. Flukos was willing TO swear to tho
prisoner or at him, - II pleased tho court.
Every time sho d severed q peouliarity OF
his features or clothing which she hadn't
previously noticed, she recognized him by
that. Then the policeman on the beat was
called, and no old what he had been dream
ing about at two O'Clock on this morning in
question.
swagly, who mado the arrest, also gave
testimony which was very damaging-in
fact there Is no telling how damaging. not
TO say damning. such testimony may DO
wren the records. which do not lie are n
rolled In a higher court, and Swagly, ct a.,
ire committed without bail. In the case at
hand, however, the damage was inf . cd
upon the tramp, and he was held in the
sum of $1,000. None Of his friends came
forward to give this bail, partly because he
hld no friends, and further. because il be
had had any. they would not. probably,
have had SO much money 40 that. He went
to Jail.
am happy to say, however, that before
the trial Mrs. Flukes discovered that there
had been only half q bushel of potatoes in
the cellar on the night OF Nov. 3, and
consequently the tramp could not have
stolen a peck in each hand, and left two
pecks behind him. On learning Of this
fact. Mr.. Flukes. who was a %scrupulously
just man. secured the release of the tramp
through the influence of a ward politician,
and he also gave the unfortunate man his
forgiveness and the unused portion of a
meal ticket emitting the holder to three
25.cent dinners at a restaurant which had
failed and closed up during the previous
week.
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hoom bleepsrs. Dining Cars and Cosches q
latest design, bstween Chicago and Milwaukee,
and ~: Paul and Minneapolis.
Fast Trains with Pullman Vestibnicd Drawing
Room bieepers, Dining Cars and Coaches ~
latest design, betwecn Chicago and Milwaukoo
and Ashland and Duluth.
Through Pullman Vestibnled Drawing Room
and G0lonist Shoppers Via the Northern Pacific
haiIroah between Chicago and Portland, Ore.
tonvenient Trains 10 and from Eastern, West.
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ipfding nnequailod aeryice TO and from Wauke-
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Milwaukee. Wis.
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The foregoing isn't the story l intended
to tell when / began. but once get me start
ed on the subject Of personal Identification,
and ] never know when to stop. l could
tell half a dozen more stories without get
ting anywhere near the one I had in mind
Mt first. They would all 90 to show that
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NOTICE FOR BIDS OF REAL ESTATE

NOTICE For BIDS OF REAL ESTATE
~ Notice ia hereby given that the board VI
trustees of school district No. ., Lewis and Clarke
county, state of Montana. will receive sealed
nropo als for the sale to said district for school
purpose 8, of tract OF land 2o0s270feet. if plat
ted, or Of u tract 100 feet squared f unplattcd, said
land to be situated upon either the Arnes, Rella-
sra or Brooke additions 10 the city of Helena, or
Proposals. describing property offered, price and
name of owner, should be addressed TO J. j.
FAINT. clerk, or left at tho Office % A. II. Roote,
2ls. 2li and 2la. Power Building. Helena, Mon
tsna, at which office said proposals will be pub
licly opened at two o'clock y nj. Of Monday.
| March ., A. ID. 1891.
The board reserves tho right TO reject any and
all bids.
Dated February 20. 1891.
N. kEssIKn.
A. FREEMAN FooTE.
c. NJ. GooDkI.L.
Trustees.
l.. I.FANr. Clark.
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that he couldn't be found on the dsy when
the tramp came up for preliminary examina.
ton. / am inclined to think that his alarm
was unnecessary, and that the ward detec-
tive had oyer-estimated his powers. because
n week later. when Lagos was dubbed half
to death in an alley near the Flukes resi-
dence, HwaRly was wholly unable to dicoyer
the perpetrator of the deed.
But where Lagos failed, Mrs. Flukes was
strong. At the preliminary examination,
she did not hesitate for an instant. His
honor asked her to fix her eyes on the pris-
oner, and she did 30, with a severity that
should have been good for . Communication
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when a lot of people stand up in court. and
tell how they recognize a man whom they
never saw but once in their lives, and then
when he was back to them
and half a mile away-when they
swear that they know him because he has
lost a back tooth, and has a scar on the sole
of his foot-they are simply lying, in a way
to make their moral characters as unclean
which they take the oath.
However, let that pass. ! started to tell
how l was pursued by a mysterious negro,
said to be seven feet high, but perhaps ]
can do it some other time.
. HOWARD FIELDING.
DOWNRIGHT.
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-10

Ono night about three weeks ago
George Ccon. Frederick shcpp aud Fred
efick Colt, farmers reading near North
Manlius, had their harnesses aud robes
stolen. OF course they were annoyed
aud anxious to catch the thief. aud,
somewhat inclined 20 believe Ia themys.
terious, shepp and Colt went 10 a SyIa.
cusc fortune teller for information. She
took their money and informed them
that they would lind thcharneisas on the
premises Of some one whose first name
was james. secrctcd In a bauel They
thought OF tho Jamests In their vicinity.
There was neighbor james Rich and
nclghbor James Wright, the latter a
well 10 do farmer, and they got . war.
rant from a Coilainer Justice 10 search
the house Of the frat James aud one Of
the barns Of the second James 3
Tho officer who had the warmn. dld
%. accompanied BY Mr.. Colt aud Mr..
shepp. but the haruoges were not found,
aud now James Rich promises to make
q Interesting for Colt and shopp. lilo
claims they dug up his collar, scattered
h's potatoes around aud did oiher mis-
chief OF this character, and made no
effort to put things ia as good shape as
they found Thorn. 10 wants damages
from the two gentlemen, aud says NO
win ask the court to grant bis request
miles Gott aud Shepp walk up aud ray.
Madison County Times.
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correspondent raises the question
whether retired judge eau practice at
the bar, and goes On to says "rho point
IS an interesting one, aud u report
speaks truly It rs not unlikely 10 be
nlsed by tho action OF Mr. Justice
Hawkins, who. on his retirement next
month. IL Is said, viii resume his old
role OF advocate. There Is no precedent
for an English judge appearing again
at the bar after retirement, but IL Is not
an uncommon thing for an Indian or
colonial judge to resume practice when
he has left the bench. These officials,
however, are In ga entirely different
position TO their English brethren, aud
their example counts for very little.
1.-THE absence Of an English precedent
~ much more TO the purpose. aud IL
would probably DO considered conclusive
by the bar committee IL not by the
Judges before whom the question Nigh.
be raised. Anyway, It would DO decld.
odly unfair for a judge who had received
u handsome pension 10 enter Into compe'
tition with his struggling professional
brethren who had yet u career 10 make,
to say nothing OF tho awlSwardness OF
the situation which would be creatod."-
Yorkshire England Post.
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EVANSVILLE Items.

Correspondence OF the DEsRREr
NEws.l-whllo have no "hold.ups"
TO ngrrste, no duels between police
officers to describe, or heated Discus
slons OF the city council 10 record, We
have what II better--a city council
who have the welfare OF the people at
heart, and who do not burden this peo-
ple with high taxes. We have little
OF what some torn civilization, Ia tho
shape Of n saloon, and am sorry to
have " acknowledge that u Is patron
ICED by some who should know better,
and by some who need the means for
the support OF those depending upon
them for the necossaries OF lie.
The long looked for railroad has not
reached us yet. We are OF the same
opinion Ne We always have bcru-that
talk IL cheap, but II takes money ~
build railroads.
We have four day schools running,
aud the teachers arc wide.awakc and
giving good satisfaction. The county
superintendent Of district schools, WI.
Robinson, ia n progressive educator.
leachvrh' institutes gta regularly held
With good results. Mr.. Chri.llanson
1.-THE principal Of our public schools In
Gantsville) and few other talented
young gentlemen and ladies have or.
ganised literary institute, which Will
undoubtedly ring good results.
One Of our mOst respected aud veneer
Rblo cltiLena, er.Bishop Hunter, has
been seriously III, but We are glad TO
bo able 10 stat. that no seems to he
gradually recovering.
Bishop u. l.. Wrathall aud his coun-
selora are alive 10 the Interest Of the
people over whom they preside. 1 be-.
lieye that all the cccle.iastlc orsaul1a-
tons are Ia good running order. Ga
last Sunday night the people were
highly entertained by Elder a. j.
Siuokey, who delivered y very ableand
interesting lecture ON Morality. Tax.
Ing all things Into consideration, 1
think that the majority are progressing,
slowly II may be, but surely.
KRALE.
GRASrsymLE, Utah, December 7th,
1901
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ApeculIar fish was brought into this
port Monday by tho schooner Mildred
V. Lee. The fish 10 neaFly oval In shape,
with very short tall is B! feet IN
length, 81 feet In width aud weighed
ila pounds. Whom taken from the water
II was OF brightrsl color, and the meat
Is about the color Of salmon. The body
except the head IL covered by small
scales. and the back is covered with light
spots. On either side OF his bacl, Is a
peculiar line, resembling scar, as II he
had been cut and stitches taken IN the
wound. The fish was taken on In Have
bank In trawl In 800 .fathoms OF water,
but nothing like 1t has ever been landed
here before, neither can fish answering
It's description DO found In tho publica.
lions Of the fish commission,
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A reporter In sherman, Mich, pub.
llshed an item announcing an approach
ing wedding, and tho next day was so
costed by tho gentleman named as bride.
groom, who grayely asked him on whose
authority no had inside tho announce
ment. Before the timid reporter could
reply tho man gropei for his pistol
pocket, and the reporter thought his
nour Of doom had come. Imagine his
Joy when, instead OF pistol, the man
produced p9cketbook, from which he
extracted five dollar bill This ho
thankfully gave to tho reporter, saying
that the marriage announcement had
spared him tho trouble Of popping the
question. -E4change.
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An interesting trial has been made In
Germany with silk wcaver' looms
worked by electricity. by a cable Of
100 fcot In length. a ono horse power
electric ehunt motor, with 100 volts and
four ampcres, was put In motion, aud
tho transmission for the weaycs' looms
was restricted b. communication to
seyeniy.two revolutions. Two weavers'
looms were put in motion, the result be-
Ing that the wording by electricity was
more satisfactory than that by means Of
caloriu engines or gas motors, aud tho
swinging masses, otherwise necessary
for the working on a small scale. can 10
dispensed with. The Gorman papers
think the results named show that house
industry could easily be made 10 flourish
oy the transmission Of electric power.
and this all the more as electricity can
DO transmitted equally well under any
temperaturo.-New York Telegram.
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Some wretch, who evidently delights
10 sec mankind sweltering In pcrspira.
tiou, played a rascolly practical joke on
about two hundred passengers who vera
m the waiting room OF tho Staten Island
ferry. For some reason, the arrival OF
tho Ions expected boat was delayedi the
crowd was therefore large, and as the
nisht was intensely warm. the atmos.
phsre IN that close room was not only
snervai.ns bnt distressing. The weather
wasunauimoafly voted to be- tho warm.
80 Of the aeaa9u hot enough to pnrboil
- lIotirutot It was then discovered
that the InrSish bath temperature had
been caused by practical joker, who
had uniaflIusly turned on tho steam
boss. iaul Blade.
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"The Junior Partners"

This is the title Of nsw volume by
A. NJ. Rawson, and Published by J..
Stuart a Co., Of San Francisco. 10 IL a
temperance story, aud as such will
take u nigh rank. " ie written ia
clear, ohaste, and easy style, yet he
author exhibits, when the theme
demands Il, an unusu,i d.sTou OF force.
II onu portion ut the narrative which
gives thc story of the eEpcfiener NJ Is
victim NJ uelir.um tromens, Mr.. Raw.
son draws u gfapuic aud dfalraie piG.
tule, no startling as "a thrill tho rr4irr.
In addition ~ the attractive elosy, tne
author presenls come cleaf-cIt afgu.
ments 10 show that iut-in Is'rAucs rs
hereditary aud susceptible 10 cifc
There Ia no doubt tnat this thrITy l. ~
alarge extent true, although intemprf-
ancc IL nlsp lrequentiy the result ol ac'
quited habits. The volumn ought /
have large sale, ~ II is not Gully on
tertsinlng, tut It's tendency throughout
Ia ia the direction Vi good.
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Described as . flonrlshlng aud saln'
brlous spot In Arizona.

Correspondence N the DEsEEEr
NFws.l The Inhabitants OF Mesa CITY
number about 1900. The place is very
pleasantly located, being In onc Of tho
most beautiful valleys Of our land. We
aro trying to make our lives and works
such that Others may have no cause TO
lind fault with Us. IL Ia conceded ny
all that our settlement IA the best im'
proved IN this portion OF the valley,
notwithstanding the fact that other
Iarta OF II were eettled years before We
came. Here IL a temperature mat 10
sufficiently warm 10 mature and ripsn
the finest varieties ~ oraugea hul
grapes. From the tables % tho signal
service oiilce al PhmulE, II Is learned
that the mean Temperature for three
years ranges from % degrees In Jauuary
and December, " s. degrees In July
and August. The difference between
the highest and lowest mean tempcfa.
ture during the year does not exceod %
degrees; and while II Is true that we
have some days when the thermometgr
will rise TO 10 degrees, yet even at this
high temperature the heat Is not 70 op.
prctsivo as In New York or New
Orleans when the Thermometer mAfk1
50 degrees.
We do not believe that there ia an-
other place on earth that win surpa,.
this for all purposes. Hore almost
everything that grows may he raised,
aud that Ia the greatest abundance.
And yet we lack. We want more peO.
pie. We have just four timss IA much
land-and all Of II supplied with water
as we have people; and land IL cheap.
Those who have little means can make
beautiful homes at u small coat.
In the town OF Mesa We have two
general merchandise Htorcs aud an
other In course OF construction, with
four small stores. and two hotels. One
of the buildings IA Just being COM
pleted by Brother g. II. Haksl, who IL
we'll and iavorAbly known 10 mAuy Of
the readers Of the NEWS. We have
ALSO commenced 10 erect mill. Tho
building will DO Of brick. IL any Of
the readers OF the NEWS who under.
stand the new roller process are looking
for location, we would be glad 10 cor
respond with them. They will readily
understand the kind Of man We want,
~ II IL n coop. Institution.
The outlook for the valley IL very
satisfactory ON the whole, and the
health Of the people Is good. We foel
10 thank God that our lot has been cast
Ia 40 pleasant n place.
J. NJ. CosnY.
MESA Cry, Arizona, Dec. LIST, 1901.
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Climbing uuuatalus In Iceland.
The highest mountain IN Iceland wss
sscouded last simmer for tho fret timo
Tire successful mountaIucer was Mr.. II.
W. w. Howell. who was ENCOURAGED
wien boa started Tor Iceland by Informs.
tl0u from tho Royal Geographical 20.
cicty that the diihcultics IN tho way Of
climbing the Ocoria Jokull were sup
posed to be in'upcrable The mountain
70 near the southeast coast, aud Is an inn
posing sight from tho sea. Mr.. Howell
made an attempt In 100 20 climb the
mountain, but was defeated by the
weather.
On Aug. II last he left saudfell, a
mtlc settlement ON tho coast near the
baso OF tho mounlain, at Z a. M. when
ot course It was broo1 daylight in TINT
laiitudoi He WA accompanied by two
lctlaudgm u.s. p1rirrL Hc struck the
snow 'lopcs nj 10 a. M, aud 10 took him
uinc hours and n half to reach the top "
the mountain whose side are quite stocp
and covered with ice and snow.
Though this morntain is the highest
10 Iceland. iis elevation was found BY
Air. Howell to bo only O.5iO feet, but
owing TO The latitude the phenomena o.
the snow slopes compare most fayorably
with those Of mountains 10000 feet high
IN Switzerland. Mr.. Howell says the
icicle galleries IN the upper crcyassos are
particularly hnc This T. undoubtedly
ono OF the most successful fcais Of
mountain climbing Of the year, Tor the
mountain presents as many difficulties
as any OF the Alps. with two or three cx.
oep.iouA II iscomparatiyrly easy 70 rs.
oend Mouut Hecla. and the climb Is
made every once Ia n while by one or
morU tourists. New YORK sun.
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Aniuteresting incident showing at how
great u distance y conversation can be
carried on 10 related by Lieutenant Eos
ter, OF the third Parry arctic expedition,
IN which he says ulathe couyersed with a
mnn across the hnrbor Of Port Bowers, a
mile and quarter away, and II has also
been asserted on good authority that ut
Gibraltar the human voice has been dis.
tiuctly heard az a distance Of ten miles.
-Harpera Young People.
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There are three books regarded a. a..
cred by Duddhists OF Ceyion. The first,
called the Mshaynuso, l. tho most highly
venoratod Il has been worry carefully
handed down from generation to genera
ton, the most ancient copies not vary.
ing ia the least from those OF modern
date. Tho Mahayanso contains "Gho
Doctrine. Race and Lineage Of Buidha, -
besides the authentic annals OF Ceylou.
cse Buddhism.
Next 30 tho MahavGnso IN point OF
yoncraiion 80 the "Lcarucd prlests' his
tory OF Buddha. called tho Rajaratua-
cari. This book also contains extracts
from other antique works, besides .
record Of tho erection Of tho various
temples and thriuos Of the island and q
history Of the kings from tho year $40
D, 9. The third OF the Ccyloncie sacred
books g. called the Rajayali or Light
Giver;' Il IS simply a modern supple-
mcnt Of tho other two and brings the
records down 10 date. Tho main por-
lion Is given mp 20 recording events Ia
Ceyionose history since the advent Of the
the Dutch, especial attention being
given 10 that portion Of the work which
tells Of the expulsion Of tho Portuguese.
st, Louis Republic.