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The state herald., 1897-10-29
"PIoEoN DRopPERs" IN LAW.
Tho Meaning of This Term just Ella
cldnted In Kansas.

Tho Meaning Of This Term Just Ella
cidAtsd In Kansas.
In the trial of case In police court
at Lawrence the other day the lawyers
were puzzled to discover In an old city
ordinance the words pigeon dropper."
which were evidently used to demon
strate a certain class of criminal. says
the Kansas City Journal. No one, how
ever, knew anything about the class or
their methods. and discussion was
started which lasted for several days
and brought out all sorts OF ex2lana-
tions. Finally F. w. Reed solved the
riddle. He said that forty years ago.
when he was in business In New York
city, the term was n common one in po-
lice court circles. About that time a
new confidence game was started
which required brace Of confederates
to successfully operate 1t. They would
pick up man on the streets who look
ed easy" when one Of the confederates
would go ahead and drop what appear
ed to be big roll of bills. The sec
ond confederate. keeping pace with the
victim. so as to arrive at the spot
little In advance OF him. would pick up
the roll. Turning then to the victim
The state herald., 1897-10-29

suasion they kindly consented to give
exhibitions OF some simple foats. Their
small tricks. that are known % every
American girl who rides wheel filled
the vollcnders with wonder. and one
Of them. more venturcsone than the
rest, asked to be allowed to sit on the
saddle. OF course. she had TO be held.
When asked II they would like to
have bicycles Introduced In vollenda,n.
they looked wistfui. but shook their
heads and glnnasd furtiyciy at the men.
us much as to lay, They would never
allow IT.
One OF the LITTLE boys OF vollendam
cried when the American Eiris stirt.d
away. 40 the Chicago girl good-na .nred-
iy brought back her wheel and put the
little fellow on II, allowing him to rest
his big wooden shoes on the pedals.
This so delighted him that he stood up
md lost hia balance and fell over the
handle bars. lie pointed TO his wooden
shoes and laughed. as much m 20 ray
that they were the reason why wheels
were no, known In vol'endnm.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
A KENTUCKY MULE.
Corncraokor Cavalier Tells of . wild
Animal Of His Native state.

Animal of His Native state.
The well-to-do farmer OF republican
proclivities was in Washington looking
for pie for the next three years and
half, not SO much for dessert as for
steady diet during that period, and
while he was looking around he found
time now and again to talk bit on
other subjects, says the Washington
Star. One evening 1t was mules. "rll
be doggoned," he said, "if haven't got
mule out home that ought to have the
championship belt for kicking. Why.
by zucks. one morning tried to make
that dern mule haul cartload Of rocks
from creek about half mile to the
stable and he Just wouldn't stir leg.
All he would do when tried to make
him go forward was to move the other
way, SO to beat Mr.. Mule at his little
game took him out Of the shafts and
turned him head on to the cart and
started him up. Then he wouldn't
move either way. but Just stood still
and began to kick. Not one-legged
kick. either, but the real thing with
both feet, and. gee whillikens. how he
did launch them out into the atmos-
phere. l was sure ! never would get
him now, for couldn't get near him I;
but all Of sudden noticed that every
time he kicked he kicked 30 hard that
he couldn't hold on to the ground with
his fore feet. and so dragged himself
N hnvrt n n In thu
ground he was on. That gave me an
idea. and Just stood by and when he
showed a disposition to quit l nagged
him little and he went to kicking
again; and I'll be blamed II he didn't
get that cartload of rocks to the place
l wanted 1t at mighty near as soon as
II he had Just hauled 1t there In the first
place and made no fuss about It." Ono
or two men coughed short cough. but
when the Kentuckian looked around
they seemed to have recovered from
their pulmonary attack.
isn't that scar on your forehead
where he kicked you once?' inquired
one of them.
mot exactly"
II understood some one to say So"
said the party with the cough.
Somebody's mistaken, that's all.
How 1t happened was that one day
was coming into the front gate and the
mule was about 100 yards away. up at
the other end OF the big yard In front
on the house. My hound made break
for him, and as the mule whirled to
run away he let one leg fly at the dog.
and the force OF the kick, missing the
dog. was such that the shoe flew off
and whizzing through the air took me
a clip over the eye as l stood at the
gate watching the two animals. and
came mighty near settling my earthly
accounts right then and there. You
see, a mules shoe is hardly rs light as
a lady's slipper and when 1t is hurled
100 yards through the air 1t is Just the
kind of thing you ought to stand
The state herald., 1897-10-29
Bicycle Dictionary.

Century-The distance made in one
day by an imaginative rider when rid
ing alone. (See Liar and Cyclometer.)
Cranks-l. Supposedly steel rods,
which refuse to move when desired,
and vice versa. .. All persons who
refuse to ride wheels.
Cyclometer-A small instrument op-
Grated by turning machine upside down
and revolving front wheel rapidly by
hand. (See Fake.)
Dismount-To sever connection with
wheel; may be done in several ways.
Expert-One who is able to scare a
pedestrian to death by coming within
one-cleventh of an inch of him without
hitting him. instead of running into
him and killing him at once.
Fake-An unreliable or untrue state
ment (See Century and Cyclomcter)
Handle bars-Picces of steel or wood
used by beginners for testing grip, and
by experts for showing skill by letting
them alone.
Heretic-Any ODE who rides a differ
ent make of wheel from ones own.
Liar-(See Century and Cranks, also
Heretic.)
Pedals-Two steel devices attached
to crslnks in form Of n puzzle; the OBJ
ject being TO keep feet on both ut once.
Saddle-Something probably invent
ed by druggists to boom the sale of ar
nica.
Scorcher-A humpbacked. bulging-
eyed creature, who says "Steady-yw
and would wear his sweater to church
If he ever went there.
Tandem-A device to enable man
TO tell II his best girls back hair rs
her own or not: a sort of pleasure con-
veyance for ladies'.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
Names for tiiris.

] used to know mn Englishman who
had fancy for short names. made up
chiefly OF yowelr. lie lived In Portu.
gal. and gave TO his six children the
names OF Ava. Eva. Iva. ova. iva and
uiva. Poor oya used TO be fearfuliy
teascd by some Etonlnn cousins, and
had her name declined In all sorts Of
dreadful ways TO her grea. mor,lnca.
,ion. She was bad egg" when they
were dlspleasod with her, or an added
egg' when she blundercd. and some.
times "freckled egg" iIor father
never suffered her TO call herself by
her second name OF Maria.-Londor
Truth.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
HATS OF GREAT MEN.
Something About the size of Their


yIeads.
At recent meeting Of the Kildare
Archaeological Society hat worn by
Daniel O'Connell was exhibited. There
was no mistake about the article, for
OConnell, mindful of the company he
occasionally frequented, had written
his name inside. That seems to have
been a superogatory precaution. for
the hat was so large 1t would have been
useful to but few Of o'Connelrs con-
temporaries. The chairman putting 1t
on partially disappeared from view Of
the alarmed audience. the rim Of the
hat coming down to his chin. 1t is
stated that "the width Of the hat was
eight and half inches; It's longer d.
ameter ten inches"
have garnered some particulars Of
the sizes of the heads Of eminent men.
but have come upon nothing so big as
this. writes Fl. w. Lucy, In the Strand
Magazine. Mr.. Gladstone requires q
hat OF the size of ~, exactly Lord Mac
aulay's measurement. Lord Beacons-
field wore hat Of inches. an unde-
signed but Enthusiastically courtly
imitation of the Prince of Wales. whose
hat is of the same size. Charles Dick
ems. the late Lord Selborne and Mr..
John Bright wore hats IN size. The
late Earl Russell wanted an eighth
more. Charles Dickens hat would
have been too small for Thackeray by
half an inch. Louis Philippe and.
strange conjunction. M. Julien. wore
hats of tx. An illustrious man of re-
cent times who took the smallest hat
on my list was Dean Stanley, for whom
6% sufflced. For his friend DR.. ThomD-
son. Archbishop of York. hat OF full
eight inches diameter was necessary.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
Tsrring aud v-afh,rinr.

In u German journal the origin OF
the English and American practice OF
,arring and featherlng II traced to the
boIs,cfouA bishop OF Halbcrutadt. who,
being at war with the oloctor Paiatinc
In 1929. caused all the nuns and friara
OF two monaa,erics to be turned Into a
large hall naked. their bodies being
oiled and pi,cned; and in this situation
they were obliged TO tumble promiscu
oupiy among vast quantity OF fcnth-
crn from bedr stripped for. the purpose.
and thus decorated were turned out for
the amusement, Of the mul'ltude.-illr-
mIngham OEngD Wenkly Merenry.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
enrirS Afirr Haiann.

One OF the most pathetic epitaphs
ever erected is that placed over the
spot whore Mr.. carcw lies buried at
Yokohama. II was prepared by his
wife. who Ia now In prison. convicted
OF having poisoned him: In loving
memory OF my husband. who died
October. 1896. Aged 10 years.
Twilight and evening star.
And one clear call for me:
And may there DO no moaning at tho
bar
when I put out TO sea.
A little trust that when We die
wc reap our sowing. and NO Good
bye"
No name. simply n ycllcd tragedy.
Some sorrow. regret. ycarnlng roaig-
nation. pcnitonec, let ~ hope. are all
mingled In this last dlGtlch.-Japan
Gazette.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
WOMAN AUCTIONEER.
SHE MAKES A SUCCESS OF 1T.
bliss Ida Hammond, Bright London Girl,
Took up Her Fathers Business When
He Died.

There is woman auctioneer in Lon
don, Miss Ada Hammond, who is said
10 be the first of her sex to engage In
this occupation. She is woman of line
presence, about 35 or 30 years old with
powerful voice and pleasant man.
ner. She inherited the business from
her father, who was an auctioneer for
many years, and assisted him rs a
clerk from the time she was 10 until
his death. When he died, leaving no
sons, and very little property, the Wild
ow and daughter endeayOred to dis
pose of the good will and lease OF his
auction rooms, but finding no purchas-
er Miss Hammond was compelled to
carry on the business herself. At first
she hired statesmen, but that proved
unsatisfactory, and she determined to
take the block herself. When she first
applied for a license 1t was refused by
the officials of the inland revenue office.
This excited her Indignation, and she
employed lawyer to convince them
that there was nothing In the laws of
precedent to prohibit woman engag-
ing In such employment. They We're
finally compelled to take that view of
the case. Her quick wit and nimble
tongue soon made her successful and
popular. and the people In her section
Of the city prefer to employ her than
any Of the men In the business. Her
sales are largely attended. and she has
frequent calls to other parts Of the city
and the provinces Miss Hammond says
that while she Is sometimes rudely
treated and occasionally has been COM
PEELED to endure insulting comments.
she always ignores them unless she
sees an opportunity to hit back In Il
way that would he effective in winning
the sympathy and protection Of the by
ISLANDERS. In this she has never failed.
and AT no time has she had any trou-
ble.-ChicagO Record.
The state herald., 1897-10-29

he would explain that he had to hurry
out OF town: that the roll contained at
lenst $1,000; that the loss would surely
be advertised and reward OF at least
800 be cnersd; wouldn't the gentleman
advance as much as the reward was
sure TO be and take the roll' The gen
tieman usually hastened to accommo-
dnte ths finder. only to discover later
that the 1900 roll was simply n wad
OF papc.' with n $40 bill wrapped
around u. This. says Reed. was known
ms pigeon dropping" and the opera
tors An 'pigeon droppers.'
The state herald., 1897-10-29
The supply OF Fuel and Air.

Lord Kelvin, speaking at the meeting
OF the British Association on the fuel
and air supply of the earth, said that
all the known fuel in the earth IL the
residue of ancient vegetation. One ton
Of average fuel takes three tons OF oxy-
gen to burn 1t, and therefore its vege-
table origins, decomposing carbOnic
acid and water by the power of sun
light, gave three tons of oxygen to our
atmosphere. Every square meter of the
earth's surface bears ten tons OF air.
of which two tons is oxygen. The
whole surface Is $4,000 millions OF
acres, or 510.OOO,OO0 millions of square
meters. Hence there is not more than
3iO,OOO,OO0 million tons Of fuel In the
The state herald., 1897-10-29
IIow'a THAI

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of Gatarrh that cannot bs
F. ]. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
]. Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in al business
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Trunx, Wholesale Druggists,
TSledo o.. nr,. Wsldins' EaInaa KinIan Marvin
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system: TESTING.
mails sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
n.,,.r uo.sid.

Paterfamillaa ito unexpected guesp--
"why didn't you send us word you
were eomins7 Pot luck. you know. my
boy' Hope YOU have managed TO make
out a dlnner7" Unexpected Guest tpo-
rou, old mani hope
I may never have n worse one."-iisr-
Am LIE
The state herald., 1897-10-29
Wen n. bar. tton.t,

Twol,o barrels OF clans. 800 pounds
Of lobHiors. 200 pounds Of bluenHh.
1000 chp OF green corn, 400 pounds OF
chicken. two barrels Of hnrd-sheil
crabs. ,wo barrels Of sweet potatoes
and ono barrel Of Irish potatoes are 10
be the principal features Of clam
bake 10 be held In Chicago next week.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
Aiask. bureau of information.

Accurate and Practical Information about outhtting
routes, whore and how to 90, etc. furnished by Ma L.
l.. BALEs, hunter guide and explorers years in Alas
Ia and 10 the Pacific Coast Advice to ths
Copper River country, Southeastern Alaska AlahkA
Peninsula the Yukon, or any part Of Alaska.
REFEREscRs-Lieut. u, T. Emmons, U. \. Navy, Ma
val Dept, Washington, u. O.; VIII d. jenkins, Sec.
rctAry of state, Olympia, wash, q. o. Shields eco
Quina editor Of Recreation, 10 W stth st New York
TFRns-for any and all Information desired for st
months, 20 Remit by express or T.. q. order TO
L. l.. BALES. sos Fourth Ave, Seattle. wash.
The state herald., 1897-10-29

''wonderful how those Indians can play
football the way they do" Not at ALI
Indians are athletic" II know; but how dc
they keep their minds on the other fellows
long halrr'
The state herald., 1897-10-29
lan.i IL AMfnlf

Almost every rlfl who doesn't earn
her own living Ia dead broke and owes
members OF tho family as much % .
dollar.-Atphiron Ciotl
The state herald., 1897-10-29

..Aunt Martha got even with the corpora
tlon that put those telephone poles In front
OF her house" "Whnt did she dof' "She
every one OF them"
The state herald., 1897-10-29
The snnt.atnr. ,i.hl.

Tho people should aul, the sou'-
grape habit. Il Ia likely TO cause AZ.
pcndicitla. a.-Atrhisop Giobs,
The state herald., 1897-10-29

"Scicntists say the yellow fever mcrobe
gets Into the system through the rcspira.
tory organs" SIS that sol Well, are the
people who escape 1t too lazy to breathcf'
The state herald., 1897-10-29

.'The Bible says the streets of heaven are
paved with gold" "YesT" "Then, why
don't people struggle to get there as they do
TO get to the KlonhykeY'
The state herald., 1897-10-29

~ wonder why you men like to go hunting
when You don't shoot anything" "For the
same reason that you women like TO go shop
ping when you don't buy anything"
The state herald., 1897-10-29

"when does the fathers congress openf''
"Wc've given II up-couidn't get the women
to stay at home and take care Of the babies
40 we could get on"
The state herald., 1897-10-29

'Your daughter hammers on the piano
from morning TIL night" "Thats all right !:
our house Isn't ovcrrun with the queer kiId
Of pnnsics your daughter paints from morn
ing TIL night"
The state herald., 1897-10-29

Our New Upright Grand Plano Only 12G8
t25 down and $40 month. Reliable and fully war
rnntcd Write TO The Montelius Plano Co. bi7-5l9
10th ST., Denver
The state herald., 1897-10-29

Dropsy treated free by DR.. II. II. Green's
Sons. OF Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists In the world. Read their ndvcr-
tlsement In another column OF this paper.
The state herald., 1897-10-29
SURPRISED NATIVES.
A PAIR OF HLooMER GIRLS IN
A HOLLAND VILLAGE.
People Never Saw Bicycle Before
ssbots = Bar to RidinE-Two AmerI-
can Girls Give Display Of Their
Ability.

oLLENDAM, Hol-
land, is one Of the
few places In the
W orld that have
never known q BIZ
cycle. or, at least.
1t never had until
lately. Vollendam
Is q little fishing
village. The peo-
pie who live there
are [ he O d d est.
The state herald., 1897-10-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children tccthing sottcns the gums reduces inam
nation ,aiays pain, cures wind collie. 80 bottle
The state herald., 1897-10-29

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
ronS ,hc ta,is 10 81
The state herald., 1897-10-29

This paper is printed with Ink manufnc.
tured by the CoLORADO PRINTING INK
AND ROLLER COMPANY OF DENVER.
The sun., 1897-09-17
FEW Yonn,s MERCHANT v1s1rons
vhs o1azanfee Given BY the Merchants Asso-
ciation Exceeded Long Age.

yhs oaazantee Given BY the Merchants Asso.
citation Exceeded LonG Age.
Yesterday was one of tho busiest days the
Merchants Association has had in its rooms
since the excursions for visiting merchants be-
gan to be run in the early part of August A
large number Of visiting merchants registered,
and large number Of merchants who had COM
pleted their purchases went home. Altogether
more than 400 merchants Of both sexes have
bean sent back to their homes in the Joint Tra1fic
and Trunk Line territories. This number does
not include those who came from the South, and
whose tickets were not handled by the Joint
Traffic Trunk Line officials. or those who
came from other parts of the country, but not
upon the excursion dates, neither does IL in
elude those who came from parts of the country
al.
The minimum guaranteed to the Joint Trafiic
and Trunk Line Associations by the Merchants
Association was 500 This guarantee was ex-
Seeded on the first series OF excursions from
Joint Traffic territory alone: The Merchants
Association also guaranteed to take up and
make good at full schedule rates all tickets
which might be found to have been used i'm
properly, or which might be found to have
passed into the hands of scalpers. Thus far
there has been no call for that guarantee, as
neither Of these contingencies has arisen.
pamphlet to be entitled New York: Pictur-
esg9e Spectacular. Artistic. 1t will not be a
gCide book nor an advertising sheet. but will
tetIorth in the most attractive manner possible
the pleasure centre OF America. The purpose is
70 create among the families of merchants, es-
Recially those living in distant sections, and
hose who are infrequent travellers, the desire
" reduced excursion rates arranged by the
AerchAnts Associatio
The sun., 1897-09-17
BRIDGE TROLLEY PLANS ADOPTED.
shsy Provide for = Surface Terminal at the
sew York End Instead OF Elevated One.

sAsy Provide for = Surface Terminal at the
New York End Instead OF an Elevated One.
President Berri, Mayor Strong. Comptrollers
Fitch and Palmer, and Messrs Keeney and Hen
hques were present yesterday afternoon at tho
special meeting Of tho bridge trustees to con-
adsr the new trolley plans for terminal on the
ne" York side OF the structure. The new plans
provide for surface terminal instead of an
e'eVated one, as at first proposed.
PRESIDENT Bcrri announced that Engineer
hack OF the new East River bridge had exam
med the plans and pronounced them much bet
}'cted 70 the laying OF tho tracks on the inner,
kstead OF the outer edge of the roadways. Chief
snHlheer Martin said that 1t WAS entirely safe
"Iy the tracks on the inner side.
mayor strong said: " am willing to take tho
responsibility II Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Buck both
H. " WI: oe safe for the bridge to bear the addi
ME. Henriquess resolution to place the tracks
'n the outside edge was defeated. all the trus-
esss except himself voting against IL. He then
ssllesEed slereda motion that the trolley companies pay
yi"ooo year for the terminal privileges. but
,s,as Was not seconded. Mr.. Henriq aes then
EScsha ESsa another objection which Comptroller
NKeh characterized as "buncombo."
afii E;nriques remarked: You have no right
m.n ,"N That way; 1t is not the way one gentle
-. ,.rresident Berri here interrupted the dispu-
sa .' ana put stop to the controversy. The
aior Plans were then adopted. Mr.. Henriques
TThe III voting In the negative.
M me Application OF tho trolley companies for
Vn trustees.
The sun., 1897-09-17
WE ISSUE BILLS OF HEALTH
Certify That There's Ne yellow Jack Hero q
Enable seutherners to Get Homo.

Certify That There's Ne Yellow Jack Hero %
Enable Southerners to Get Home.
There are number of Florida merchants in
town VINO are unable TO return to their homes in
Pensacola because that city Is under quaran-
tine. Having learned that the railroad COM
panies refused to sell tickets unless to persons
furnished with health certificate, these mer.
chants yesterday applied to President Wilson of
tho Health Board, stating their cases. and re-
questing President Wilson to furnish them with
certificates showing that there was no yellow
fever in New York city. President Wilson drew
up form Of certificate reading as follows:
To uhon, tt may concern:
This is to certify that there In not Of yellow
fever in New York city at this date.
The certificates were stamped with tho Health
Department seal and signed by the chief clerk.
One Of the persons who procured one of these
certificates yesterday said that he would not be
able to return to his home until he had his GER
OF the hotel where he IL, certifying that New
York city is where he has been.
Five OF these certificates were issued yeeter-
day. Among the persons who called for them
her home in the South. She said that tho rail-
road companies would not sell her ticket TO
Charleston, 8. c., unless she hrst procured q
certificate from the New York Board Of Health.
Servia, tho clerk Of the Health Board told her
she ought to apply to the steamship company for
an affidavit showing the time that she had been
here.
Department yesterday wanted President Wilson
10 issue a certificate made out in their names.
This Mr.. Wilson refused to do as he said he had
no means OF knowing whether the persons ap-
plying for such certificates were the persons
whose names they wished mentioned in tho
Certificate.