New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
THE I'VE.

Not long ago "A person Of agreeable manners
and genicmanly appearance WAS caught N one
Of our large icwcry establishments with
nockctful of vauah'cS which he had Win pro-
fr,sional skill ''nppcd' in The course Of a Sh"f'
pcrcgrinaiion around The premises. The caplur"
caused considerable sensation among IN" ON
ploycs and the throng Of shoppers. lhr hf''
Thin. TO be- done. of course, WAS I" Srnd Tor 'H'
police 10 have The cupril arrested ana taken
into custody. In = moment or Nv" pnN'ln|
person with IN official mir and an authoritative
manner wearing badge which scented po-
Ucrmans. but might have been that 81 a Eo"d
Governmcnt club came hurri'dly in AMI. clap
uipa, his hand ON the shoulder Of the pcr'a"r.
said: 80 ! have caught You ~ last we WFh
looking for yuu for some time" Then. turning
1, the proprietor Of The establishment. ne SAM.
This man is an old offender / will take h'n
40 The station house iust n he Is. with Inc
stolen goods In his possession - evidence
against him can round there in IN hour or
"two and Wc will have The warrant made ON
and the complaint ready 10 b. signed. and We
twill make short work with him tn" pro-
n,ininr did 20 round 10 the station house In an
Lour or two only 10 find HAT nothing was known
there of the robbery or the arrest. AMI that the
husiling person who had acted 80 promptly was
undoubtedly "A confederate If the thief II was
Il smart game.
II IS remembered that once upon time
cliizca fell down in iit IN = crowded thorough
fare. A. usual in suh cases the crowd which
gathered had great profuson II remedies -
offer ana there was al urgent demand 10y inc
most cxcliablc Of them that something should
h.. done al once Upon the suggcsrion however.
Of some one wiser and cooler Than IN" rest
physician was sent for. But brfor" hr coma
arrive an excited little man broh" through 'n'
crowd rs though he had been fired Ont "f a
glin and said: stand back gentlemen ibis Is
IL desperate case. and there j. no Tim" 4" BE-
lost am a specialist on MS have watched
chem for years and know all about them lf
won don't believe IL here is ny card. with my
"ul1cc Of busincSs and certificates rs 10 my
.0ualiGcafions for treating fits from an as>'-
"clotiou Of citizens Of The highest character
with which he made general distribution ~
his advertising cir,ls and proceeded to .manipu-
Int. the PROSTATE citizen by the limo the
physician who had been sent for arrived ~"
citizen who hal fallen IN II was as dead -
n doornail 4 division II opinion Immediately
arose among the bysIaudor- upon th" question
whether the fellow who advert sod himself -
a specialist on nts Was responsible FOR ih" clii-
zcn's death some said WHY Of cours" np'.
lie undoubtedly meant we'll The certificates
show that he j. actually specialist Oh his.
"and lie dos, rvc+ credit for the courage and
"promrtncS, with which BE- tackled this par
"ticnlar it, lie is moi 10 he blamed lie did a.
"wcn as he knew how. And there is nothing 10
"show that be- bad anything AGAINST. the dead
imam" Others said: ut was noihing hut
"fool game 81 an advertising quack. and M"
ought 10 be- indicted for mlnsllusht"r. Ana
the latter class were in the majority.
The careful reader who looks for moral in
these two stories may think lac finds one IN
connection with the announcement That while"
the Committee OF Seventy were making prcpa
railops 10 bring District Attorney Fellows 10
account. and administer remedies - catal'1'iir
community five bustlng young persons rushed
In and took Colonel Fellows IN charge. Willi'
they distributed cards to The public advertising
themselves as specialists on III" falling sickness
with which this community Is afflicted. We
hasten 10 say that the analogy fails. FaliS
notably in this particular. that in the first ease
II did not take Ave buStling confrdcrateS 10
make the arrest nor in the second i've excited
speclalists 10 kill the patient. And yet, docs
any one ask why we recall these stories AT THIS
particular time! Well, maybe II IS coinc-