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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-04-06

Annie May Abbott, "the electrical wonder" who gave exhibitions
at the Funke opera house Wednesday and Thursday, is a later Lulu
Hearst. Her feats were performed with the assistance of reputable
citizens, and the audience was convinced on both occasions that
there was no chicanery. She was more than a match Wednesday
evening for the combined efforts of Lieutenant Governor Moore, w.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-06-21

- Gin entfeBlidea I'm
sliid ersignete fi4 i'm Neip5iger SorOrt
9aunsbprf, mo auf benz 9ofe oes
@utsbeIibers SDrner bic Sentgrube
entleert perOen iplte. Rah uno mad
f~tiir3ten Der 18iGbrise arbeiter 9eder,
beiIen CUR 9ilfe eiIenoe Mtutter, iopie
elm Staai6peiaer uno Der Sdultnabe
Seper, betdubt ourd bic ausftr0mens
ben giftigen Safe, in Die 9ra6e bina6,
uno ais bic 9erun9liidten be~tdusgesos
gen purben, ba mar 5rau 8eder cine
2eide unb ibr Sobn itar6 nab tpenis
gen Stunoen. Den i6psr tranf bar
nieoerlieeenoen Sdpeiser uno ben
S9uItnaben Seper bofft man am 2es
ben gu erbalten, ebenfo ben 9enoarz
men, Der iih berporraseno an benz Ret
tunespert betbeiligte uno Der ebenfaas
i9per trant oarnieoerliegt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-06-21
Observation-Disclosures.

GoImar. 9ifaof Or. 5ribsH
BON Strabburg t-af bier Elm. nm ben
atnosrn, bic gum erIteH Wule CUR FL.
Communion segangsn tparen, 205
&nabsn uuo 1874 Mdo9en, oas Sas
tramsnt Der Strmung gu fpsnosn.
9rasn itaben. Qm 4usbdngs,
taiten bes bieIissnS tanoesamtes bdngt
aussnblidlif Elm Seiratbsuufgsbot. has
nit rotben uro a~riinsn RoIetten &c,
i6miidt lit. Sas lit ndmI;6 elm alter
8rau4, ipsnn oas So63eitspaar auf=
fdIleno alt lit. Sn oisism Sale aIblt
Der grdutigam 70, Die gliidli4e 8raut
gar so Sabre.
8sibenhurg. !9ier fano cine
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-06-21

erSBsrs Sdtds.rsi stpiIden Sotbatsn
unb @irtuss&iinflern itatt. Wie Der
ST." ffrsibt, battsr bic Soloaten
26fer in bds girtusselttuh geitoden,
I'm ben Quffi9rungen gratis 8uihaueH
gu fDnnen. DDS lisBen iid bic Siinit.
Ter nidt sefdlen unb es entipanm fih
Elm Streit, BEL benz bic Soloatsn blant
spaer.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-06-21
prouint meffaIeu.

9o6um. Heuli6 tpuroe i'm Be-
nahbarten Nuerenburg bel eintm
Bergman &inotaufe gsfeiert. nobel
f6lisbli6 Spiihen Der SsItgeieqihaft
Streit entItanp, in oeien 8erlauf Elm
8ait aus WattenF6sio oura einen
Std in ben llnterleib getObtet nuroe.
Cine genaue 5eItiteaung oes Sbdters
piro iiA erit our6 bic gerihtlihe linz
terIu9ung erm0sliden ldien.
8ramhauer. Bel Dem Ban bes
0prtmuno ems : Canals uaren
mebrers Irbeiter in einem Stolen be-
faGftigt. ais oieier pIOBli4 5uiammens
brad uno stpei 4rbeiter perIfiittete.
Giner ipuroe md g~erettet, pdbreno Der
stpeite erit nab Oielen Stunoen als
2eihe berporgebolt fperoen tonnte. Der
8erun9lidte mar per6eiratbet uno 8az
ter BON spei Sinoern.
9aoerborn. Bel Dem 8ranbe
in Dem 9orfe Shpauep Iino 80 Sdus
fer, eini9lieblih Der Stride uno oes
g~farrbauies, SeritDrt iporben.
proptuT Hsnru-ataHap.
&affst. Der gum s~tpeiten 9iirz
germsiitsr BON SaieI gspablte Obers
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-06-21

Btsperooe. 9ter ltdrb Der
poGlbetannte 8ieb9dnoler MiiGer.
WiiQer, Der bas II. 2ebensiabr ihon
poaeRoet uno nod INNER Isin 9ei9Gft
betrie6en bate, ppute feline leBte Sc
itdftsfabrt MAIDEN, UNI iid bann sur
Rube gu iesen. SisIe lebte Sabrt
bradte inn ben uneriparteten SOB.
Oas Yfero ipuroe ifeu. M. fiel pom
@dqen uno erlitt 10 i9pere iunerlife
&erleBungen, buB er itarb.
@IaHfenburg. 9us 2ebrers
coIlegium oes9pmnaIiums fmeierte oura
elm 6eIteITen i'm @eiBen @bler ods 25s
i16riae 8ieRftiubildum bes Oberlebz
rer. Steinboff.
GuIp6roe. Ibenbs geaen 10
llbr brad in benz 9eb0ft bes 2ano<
nirtbs Srippler bier 6euer aus. Die
S3eune nit ben nod ourin luqernoen
Sorrdtbsn an Strob brannte poaItGnz
big nieoer.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-06-21

Grfurt. 9ieIer Gage psrungIiidie
uuf bsm ShlpBpIaB oes pstsrsberqss
Der 14idbriss 2sbrlins @eors 9ienes
mann. Der Snp.bsbaum mar ins
Stolen ssrathen uno battle ben llns
aliidlifsn nisosrasriiIsn. Seine 9srs
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1895-06-21

lebnnsen tparsn 10 fdpsr, baB mad
einieen Miuutsn Der Sob eintrat.
@robparguGa. Die unItrut
fol- sGnsli4 psreiftet fein; ettpa brei
@iertel bss Siidbsftanpes 1T idon i'm
poriaen Sabre perloren ~geganeen. Die
llrIa6e Ion iein, baB bic demii6en
Sabritsn unb 9srbereien gu 2angens
falsa unb Miiblbauien lire gtblei>
tungspdFer in bic l%lnitrut leiten. 9a
aber aud bic 9arern nit Der 8iebS
trdnfe uuf bic l%1nftrut ansspieien limb.
10 folen audi ihon 9austbisre psrens
bet iein.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
Chancerv Court-2d Dist.
W. 7. HOUSTON, CHANcELLoR.

W. L. HOuSTON, CHANCELLOH'
In the connty Of Pearl River. on the first
Monday Of January and July and continue
six days.
In the county OF Marion First District. on
the second Monday Of January and July ana
continue ak days In the Second District,
on the third Monday OF January and July
and continue six days. -
In the county Of Hancock. on the fourth
Monday Of January and July and continue
six days.
Monday Of February and August and con-
In the county Of jackson. on the second
Monday Of February and August and con-
tnue six days.
In the county OF Wayne. on the second
Monday OF June and December. and continue
six days.
In the county Of Jones, On the first Monday
Of March and September and continue six
days.
la the county of Jones. on the FIRST Monday
Of March and September and continue six
days.
Monday of March, and September and con-
In the county of Perry. hold. in Augusta.
the First District. on the GARD Monday OF
In the town OF Hatticsburg. the Second Dis
trict, on the first Monday Of June and Dccem-
Der and continue six days.
In the county Of smith. on the fourth Mon
day OF March and September, and continue
six days.
In the county OF Greene on Thursday after
thu second Monday of April and October and
continue three days.
In the county Of Covington. on the fourth
Monday In April and October and continue
six days.
In The county Of Newton. on the first Mon
day OF April and November and continue six
days
In the county Of Landcrdale, ON the first
Monday Of May and November and continue
twenty four days.
In the county OF Clarke. on the third Mon
day Of April and November and continue six
dayS
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
But SIZE DID.
BY KATE T. BARROW.

BY KATE 7. bAWhOW.
She was overly often heard declare
She would never. never bang her hair,
But she did.
She vowed she'd never In corsets lace,
Nor paint nor powder her nat raj face,
But she did.
She'd follow no fickle feminine fashion
Let style become her ruling passion,
But she did.
She did not think woman should
Marry just because she could,
But she did.
She said she'd never her children scold.
Nor rear them in the modern mold.
But she did.
She'd never 60 to church and pray,
Then gossip all the following day,
But she did
She'd not retail her neighbOr's matters,
Pich anybody's name to tatters,
But she did.
II fortune smiled she'd ne'er grow proud,
Nor think herself above the crowd.
But she did.
She had her views on this and that
And told them to you pretty pat,
Always did
Like full many sister and brother
She'd talk one way and act another
Most folks do.
The ones who pay to life its dues
Are those who simply live their views
They surely are.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
THE COURTS.
fNf REGULAR TERMS.
Circuit Court-2nd Dist.
SAMUEL II. rEkRAL, JuDon.

SAMUEL II. TERRAL. JUDGE.
JAMES n. NEVILLE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
In the county of Lauderdale. on the first
Monday Of January and July. and continue
thirty days.
In the county Of Noxubee, on the second
Monday of February and August and con-
tinue eighteen days.
In the county Of Kemper, on the. Arst Mon
day OF March and September and continue
In the county Of Clarke, on the third Mon
day Of March and September and continue
I'm In the county Of Wayne on the FIRST Mon.
day OF April and October and continue six
days.
Monday Of April and October and CONT nue.
In the county OF Pearl River. on the third
Monday OF April and October and continue
In tie county Of Hancock. on the fourth
Monday. OF April and October and continue
twelve days. !,
In the county Of Harrison. on the second
Monday of May and November and continue
twelve days.
I'm the county OF Jackson. on the fourth
Monday Of May and November and continue
twelve days.
In the county OF Marion, First District on
the third Monday Of June and December and
continue six days. In the Second District,
on the second Monday Of June and December
and continue SIX days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
ABOUT IN SPOTs.

Yazoc Sentinel.
The fanatic, the hypocrite and the
fool; from these three may the good
Lord deliver US. The fanatic, whose
mind is as broad as the edge of
razor; whose intellect is as dull as
the back; whose heart Is as hard as
the handle. From the professed fols
lowers Of the meek, loving and forgiv'
Ing child OF Nazareth, who view the
world with q sheep skin covering,
regard humanity through the wrong
end Of life's telescope. whose daily
prayer is, II thank thee, Oh Lore, that
! am not as other men," From such
may we escape.
The fool, not an idiot, but just al
ordinary durn fool, with his pointed
beak, his shallow brain pan, crochets
and cranks, whose soul never scars
above petty malice and driveling
spite, let US stand from under.
The politician, the printer and the
people; the three make the officer.
The first get the meat, the second
gnaw the bone and the latter get the
balance. The balance is supposed to
be good, faithful and efficient sertice,
and often it Is a theory instead Of q
fact.
The politician sitting on the fence
seven ways for Sunday the printer
toting the fence, and the people car.
rying the whole kallakowhack. Does
the base of operation murmur, does
1t care continental I; Is 1t interested
In the superstructure 4? Sometimes
we think not; at times we feel that
the people are largely Indifferent. An
election comes off In which all the
people are directly interefted, and
about one.flfth come out and vote!
The governor, the government and
the governed.
The first should have some good,
hard horse sense; he should, as execu-
tive, run the second, not in the inter.
est Of future political prcferment, as
Is too often the case, but should be old
enough, brave enough and wise enough
to let his own political identity sink
into comparative insigni6cances
The governed should take sufficient
interest In the two former to see that
the concern Is in good running shape,
and vote for an engineer whose hand
can always be trusted ut the throttle,
whose nerve, experience and ability
are tried and trustworthy.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10

Certain newspapers advocating the
silver plank OF the Populite platform
use the term 'goldbug" so glibly that
l am constrained to ask II a Demo-
crat must get on the P0pulite plat.
form with both feet to save himself
from classification as a gold mono
metalist? Having taken part In
making the national Democratic
platform, / have always believed IL
was the place for Democrats to stand.
Why not stand on it and contend FOR
the coinage Of both gold and silver
without Discrimination In favor or
against either metal? Why contend
that Populists are right IN demand
ing that the owner Of so cents worth
Of silver bullion shall have the same
right to have II coined free into dol.
lrr, that the owner Of a dollars worth
VI gold has? Why not stand by the
Democratic doctrine Of equality and
let both metals be coined on their
merits and at their real Yalue?-H. NJ
Street.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10

The Postmaster General has just
made an important ruling: Since
printers have counterfeited the writ.
ing Of the typc.writers the postal
Ofiicials have often been In q guam
dary to distinguish the type-set mat
ter from the typewriter, and con.
fusion In determining the class to
which letters belong has been very
annoying. In the ruling recently
made postmasters are ordered to
classify as flrst-class mail any matter
resembling typc-wrIttten copy, wheth-
er printed or not.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10

The onion social is the feature at
Potsdam, N. Y. The girls stand up
In row and one Of them bites IN
onion. The young men then have 10
guess who bit the onion, and the
lucky one who guesses correctly has
the privilege Of kissing all the other
girls, while those who do not guess
correctly are condemned to kIss the
lips that have had. contact with the
onion. The law ought to interfere to
prevent such desperate gambling as
this With The dcsplscd onion,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10

An Indiana editor and rich widow
were engaged to be married, says an
exchange, when the neighbors began
to talk about it, charging that he was
marrying her for her riches. The noble
minded young editor was s0rely
grieved at this, Of course, and he per.
suaded his affinity to turn all her
worldly pelf over to her grown daugh.
ter and thus prove to the world the
sincerity and unselflshness of his af-
fection. The trusting widow did SO
and the very next night the editor
elopcd with the girl, and In the morn.
ing the widow pied the forms In the
Office and would have pied the form
OF the editor II she had found him.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10

There Is a wealth Of truth 10 the
statement Of the Louisville Post that:
"An infexible measure Of value, u
dollar which Is always a dollar, and
everywhere dollar, this Is essential
to commercial peace, commercial
peace is essential to prosperity, and
prosperity means high wages. 1t IL
this view which should set the faces
Of the laboring man like a wall Of
steel against the agitators and the
demagogues who are clamorlng for the
free coinage Of deprecated dollar"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10

A correspondent Of the Raymond
Gazette sends that paper the follow
ing extract from a letter written BY
DR.. Tom Smith, Of Noxubee county,
in lsa3: money is very scarce, cotton
worth 3 cents, pork 2 cents, corn per
bushsl. 12icents, best mules $50, best
horses 80, psRro men one year ago
worth $1,000, now selling for $500. Sill
yer worth cents more Oh the dollar
than gold"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10

How is this for country eloQuehce:
my brother, no wine bibbeF shall
ever sip the nectar Of the sods with ST,
Paul. No card player shall ever prone
nadc'the boulcvards VI Heateo xsm IN
arm with s.. lstsrt but We shsll pitch.
'ouf tents, Ike fallen txteFnr rclo u
~ eenpoll Il ssllt q ~ .
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
DAISY.

Daisy Lodge No l21, A. r. l. A. NJ, meets
Saturday befnre third Sunday in each month.
A. Walker, W. NJ; H. o. FURRY, Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
OCEAN SPRINGS.

Ocean Springs Lodge No. 56 K. Of p. ".
$. vancleave, C. G.; A. P. Kotzum, V. c.: o.
Koung, p; E. i. Tardv, N. Of NJ: X. D. Wig
einton, N. At A.; ". Lorensen, !. g.; c. W.
Madison, o. q.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
vANCLEAvE

Ezell Lodge No. 49, meets 6rst Saturday In
each month vt vanclesve, Miss. H. O..
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
MOSS POINT.

MOSS POINT.
+. Il A. NJ. Pascagoula Lodge No. 2O2.
meets every third Saturday IN each
mouth. +. Col'uer, W. NJ; Charles II.
Wood. Secretary.
Chapter No. 105, meets every secoad
Saturday IN each month. X. l.. Ilowze,
II. PIC. H. Wood. Secretary.
= Gulf Lodge No, 2484. Knights Of Honor.
meets second and fourth saturday ri ,shts
in each mouth. W. Fred Herrin. Dicta-
tor.
Moss Poiut Lodge No. III. I. O. O. f.,
meets every Monday night at X. Of II
hall. J. W. Stewart N. q -. W. Dean
Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-10
Secret Societies.
SCRANTON,

10. o. +. Scranton Lodge No. 45, meets ev
cry Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows Hall at
1880 o'clock. w. y. A. Parker, N. g.; i. ID.
Becht, Secretary.
Scranton Encampment No. ~. meets every
2l and 4th Friday evening at Odd Fellows
Hall at 7:30 o'clock. l.. p. DeJean, q. p; V.
Ros, Scribe.
Knights Of Pythias, Mississippi Lodge No.
~, meets every Thursday evening at Odd
Fellows Hall At 1880 O'Clock, J. ". ALL
man, q. c.; b. Il Browne, N. Of & X. OF X.
Il 3.
knights Of Honor. Scranton Lodge No. 3S24'
meets every Cd and lth Monday evening at
Odd Fellows Hall at 7:30 o'clock.
f. 4 A. NJ, Gulf Lodge No. 4l9. meets 2nd
Wednesdays In each month Mt Odd Fellows
Hall. }. 8. Portis. W. NJ: VIM. q. Parker.
Secretary.
The Forrest City times., 1895-12-20

n
Christmas morning | found some UNI
known miscreant had made me pres
amt ,f a hottie of hair dive -TeNaS Sift-
The Forrest City times., 1895-12-20

~ -aH
HTwAS Christmas eve. and the
wind blew keen
Across the prairies that lie between
Fort Dodge, on the Arkansaw. under the
hill,
And the struggling hamlet of Purdyville.
Where dwelt Niles Nelson. who rode that
day
From his home to the northward, far
away,
over the bunch grass. bare and brown,
Into the bustling frontier town.
The night was dark-not a star on high
And the blizzard brewing up there In the
sky.
Niles Nelson stepped out into the street;
The Forrest City times., 1895-12-20

GzZRgz E11zIyZ
PAPA HAD TO SPOIL IT ALL.
By Talking About "A New Years Bin just
The Forrest City times., 1895-12-20

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NOME sing hale heigh-o
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The Forrest City times., 1895-12-20

NLSSNN<S~NA\AAS 1ENO~%
we-uns wish you-uns merry Christ
mast
The Forrest City times., 1895-12-20

From the night Of binding snow,

Aud the rarest joy held reign,
And the chimney roared amain,
With the freight like beacon
Through the frosty window-pane.
All! the revel and the din
From without and from within,
The blend of distant sleigh-bells
With the blinking violin;
The muffied shrieks and cries
The Forrest City times., 1895-12-20

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25

watches and jewelry TO the amount OF
several hundred dollars.
For so7ne time prior 10 his capture.
which was effected on June 9Th last, ny
Detectives Tomlison. gibson. anu
Schleif he dened the authorities or heh-
rico county. and became so outrageous
In his defiance Of all law and order tnat
n reward was finally placed on his head;;
IL was his favorite diversion to send
haunting messages TO the officers inviting
them TO come and take him. and II re-
CURED more nerve than is possessed py
most men 10 attempt TO capture the
brawny giant. so the officers were
forced TO swallow these indigniiies and
bide their time.
Williams grew holder and holder until
he finally convinced himself that no one
would be so hardy as 10 attempt his ar
rest. This idea finally lead TO his being
taken into custody. Becoming tired or
the solitary wilds OF Henrico he came 10
Richmond on the evening OF June 5th
last, and soon after his arrival here II
became known In police circles that the
famous Henrico desperate was In town,
and the three Acknowledgment
Gibson. and Schief-armed 10 the teeth,
started on his trail After patient
search Of some hours they finally To-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25

the mother. Now, Sarah. you stand up
and git married. "i,e keerfni, mother
don't make her mad" warned the oio
man. Now. Sarah. II you back OUT
everybody will laugh at us" Il Con
keer, | want to travel. You shaii,
said william. "WhereY' wen all go 70
the house OF correction rant ta'
'nuff.'
The old man beckoned William and
Sarah aside. and began: NOW, sarah.
william lust dotes on, you: but l wan.
n bridal tower yes, out you '"'
have one. The railroads are all sno"s'
under. and towers have gone out OF iash.
ion ANYHOW" Then | want DIAMOND
ring" Now don't say that Saran, lu'
( went TO every store last SATURDAY.
and they was all out OF diamond rinss'
Then | want set OF mink iIrs' nn~
furst William. | know youd Duy CID ~.
her in a second. but they've gone OUT VI
STYLE. and can't be mad Saran, w ~
father amt II" Eyes. dad ANA l'o
always bin tender Of ye?" 'les. Iheh
he tender OF me. ! want TO see ye mar
ried to william. You can have tower
nor a diamond ring. nor set OF flrs'
hut III buy you a pair Of gaiters. VII
Ian, will pay for the oysters. and III
500 that mother divides up the dishes
with We Sarah. do you want 10 see my
gray hair bowed down." "No-o-o.
sTban don't funk ont. 'Will they he
e. s-aiters9'' "Yes " And all the oys-
,ors wa can eat2" Eyes. all you can
stuor and tower neSt Fan. II wheat
49, y,cIio, "Yes" Then | guess 1
will. Come. Bill. I don't keer two cents
for YOU. but | want to ohlige father'-
Boston Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25
A QUARqETYD OF THIEVES.
Each Stands Pfe.Eminent In His Chosen
Profession.
GOLD. BRICK PARKER Is The KING.
Sketches of the Lives and Crimes OF These
Noted Criminals--stan Williams
Reputation Is Local, bmtthe
Others are Known Far
and Wide.

The four characters whose faces APP
pear In this article. represent different
nrofesslcns Of the criminal class.
and each has attained prominence in
his nc@arious calling.
Frank l.. Smith. needs no introduction
10 the public. His memory is green IN
The minds OF almost every one, partcu-
LARRY those by whose names his picture
is mounted. He is at present sdlu ~ NC
In New York city.
HORACE HovAS.
While "Gold-Rrick" Parker may Justly
he termed the king Of swindlerc. Horace
tovan. alias Little Horace. Is equally
entitled 10 the title OF sovereign OF Dank
thieves. $3.50,
dlI. near Howard's Grove. I'm 1919, and
commenced his career Of crime AT
tender age Under the tuition Of man
named Tom Turpin he acquired mar
xclicus dexicrity IN picking pockets. ana
had instiled into his mind those instruc-
lions which have made him an emineLtly
successful crook.
Just below the Exchange Hotel. on
Franklin street. once stood the Academy
OF Music The box-oflice was situated
at the bottom OF the winding stair that
led TO the gallery. and II IS said 70 nave
been favOrite pastime of young Hovan.
then about ten years OF age. TO slide
down the balustcrs OF the stairs, ana IN
passing the boX-ofiice 10 relieve pur-
chasers Of tickets of their watches and
purses. He soon outgrew this childish
pastime. however. and began TO hunt for
larger game. lie left his native city
and was next heard from In Halifax.
Nova Scotia where he stole $4,000 from
the vault of a bank. He was arrested.
but returned the money. and was re-
leased Again. I'm 1873. ne was given
three years I'm the penitontiary for steal
ing a large sum from a bank in Pittsburg.