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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
SPEAKING IN THE FOURTH
WARD

There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the John w. Daniel Club
last night 10 hear Mr. w. c.. Fullerton
the day. The gentlemen handled their
subject In a manner that showed they
We're familiar with what they We're
talking about. The club was enthusi-
astic The boys will do good work on
election G1N
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
High Water In tennessee.


Bristol. Tenn. Oct. 25.-In upper
East Tennessee many streams are out
of their banks. a steel bridge and
several railroad trestles over the Hol-
ston and Chuckey rivers have been
washed away. at South Wautauga a
boom broke and thousands of logs
were carried away. The Tennessee
river is ten feet above low stage here.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
lsnf1l,n COI,RT Ir,rA1s

In Police Court yesterday Mayor
Baird granted a rchearing in the case
OF Wm. Bell. colored. was sentenced 10
sixty days in Jail a few days ago for
assault on a couple of negro women.
The sentence was reduced to fine of
$40. which was paid
Nellie Dunston, drorderly conduct.
was fined 81. and Louis Arlington,
same charge. was dismissed
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
COnNTY TRANaNERs-

IL. NJ Hozier and husband 10 4. Bor-
land two lots on Pocahontas avenue.
Iamhcr's Point $500.
Park Place Company to l.. s Chap
man. two lots on Twenty seventh
street $3.50.
John =. Roper and wife 10 r. A..
Wildly. four lots on Cook avenue. Tan
ner's Creek district; $3.50.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
DEATH or MR.. c. e B1DGooD.

Mr.. G. Il Bideood. an old resident of
the county. died suddenly yesterday at
the residence OF his daughter. Mrs. T..
V. Ayre. in Loudon county. where he
was visiting. Mr.. Bidgood was T6
years old. and is known by every one
i'm Western Branch. He has been sick
for some time. and went to Loudoun
county in hopes that he might be ben
Gifted. He leaves six children. ]. w.
NJ T.. T. A.. V. c. and n. T.. Bidgood
and Mrs. T.. V. Aver, at whose home he
died. The remains will be brought
here for intermcnt.
MIR. John Willis Bidgood left last
night for Waterford. i'm I4oudoun coun-
ty. to bring the remains back.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
Another strll1o Endod

(By Telegraph 10 Vlrglnan-P notD
Brushy Mountain. Tenn. oct. Is
Differences which led to Il strike OF 800
miners employed by the Crooked Fork
Coal and Coke Company have been
adjusted and the men Will return to
work at once.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
FUNERAL, OF MRS pTJrMA1.P

The funeral OF Mrs. Virginia c. Plum
NOR took place yesterday afternoon
from her tate residence, No $40 County
Street. The services were conducted
by Rev Dr. y. u. owen. OF Norfolk
The remains were inferred in Cedar
Grove Cemetery.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
r. j. FRIEDLlN'S
6iO toEoD EGinnhaDl ST. p0rfSmnuih "

y few specials in orr Dry Goods Dc
nartment.
2d-inch Venetian Sulting -colors. garnet.
blue castor and Back-55c- per yard
h2-inch Wool SuitinS-value zoe per yard
-our price 55c.
UNDERWEAR Mems double breasted
Scarlet Under Vests cheap al $1.50-our
nrice Sl.25 each
y doz Mems Scarlet Undcrwear-value
81 .00-our price Soc. u garment
Children's Union Suits-all si2es-25c.
eari
LADIES UNION sUITS-rcgular soc.
GOODS-our PRICE SOC EACH.
r. }. fh;sDl,N, Portsmouth.
oc23-ln
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
a Japanese Railway.

By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Yokohama. Oct. 25.-It is reported
from Seoul that the construction of the
Seoul-Wijor Railway is about to begin
French engineers have received the
lnnI f.nrf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26

HORSES FOR SAILS DRAUGHT
horses. used In ice wagons IVNI O.
MAUPlN, 2l3 Queen street, Portsmouth
oc25-1w
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
SHOEOLOGY

In Shoes some seek comfort, Others
style. Ours give both Now. what kind
of shoe do you want? Tan, Patent
Leather. Box Calf or Wei Kid. In Shoes
we have every style and shape any man
can possibly think Of and whole lot
you'd never dream of. We sell for what
they cost us. plus an honest profit.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
ISnnnnn CITY Produce.

Kansas City, Sept lO,-Eggs-Fresh'
Butter-Crcamcry extra fancy aeparn'
tor. zoe, nrsts, lSc; dairy, fancy, Tic;
hacking stock, l3c; northern cheese,
lie. Kansas and Missouri, DC.
Poultry-Hcns, live, 6lac; old ROSTERS,
15c each; young 15c; brolers, Slac lb;
capons. Sc per lb; ducks, young, Ghc!
geese young, 5c; turkey hens, &c; OLD
toms &c. Pigeons, 75c doz; plovers' a'Oo
@lgj
GO0Sic per bu
Applcs-Fancy S2,OOd3.OO
Mcons-Cantaloupcs Rocky Fords. SloU
dl6O ctate Idaho, St,25; home grown
o5c bu, watermclons, S5,OOd2O,OO per hun
dred, Iowa, $l.OOd30O doz
Vegetables Green beans, home grown.
81 GOAL .9h bu tomatoes, home grown bC
GiGNc bu. Navy beans $40. Cabbage
home grown, G5dSOc per cwt. Onions
9Od5Oc per bushel Cucumbers, HWHl,2
pcr bu Egg plant, GOa9Oc per doz SUM
mer squash, iOIt75c per bu. box. Roast
ing ears, 7alOc doz. Hubbard squash
81. O0d1 so doz,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
Minor state News.

In a cake sent Il prisoner in the lola
Jail was n very useful file, which was
used iudiciously and with success.
Lincoln comty's new courthouse at
Lincoln Center was dedicated recent
ly, and large crowds from over the
county attended the exercises.
As freight train loaded with coal
ears was crossing Short creek on the
Memphis line, near GNlcna, the bridge
gave way, Five cars went through.
The Rock Island hotel at Herington
was totally destroyed by fire, flames
starting in the basement and soon be-
ing beyond control. Loss, about $1,000.
Gus +. Neubert, OF Kansas City,
grand secretary Of the Knights of
pythas, fell victim of pickpockets
ON street car in Cleveland, o., who
robbed him Of $500.
DR.. j. {. Pitts, three miles southeast
of Osborne, was killed by bull in
one of the pastures ON his farm, His
body was rescued only after pitch
forks had been used to drive the bull
away
Judge Hook of the federal court
issued writ ordering the county
commissioners of Stevens county tC
levy Il special tax to pay II judgment
of $4,000 for defuultcd interest OF
$4,000 improvement bonds, issued II
1855, for building bridges, schoo
houses, etc. The commissioners Sc
up the plea that it will be impossibl,
TO pay either principal or interest n
nearly three-fourths Of the land il
the county has been sold for taxes
John Lamb, who last year playet
with the Princeton university football
team, will coach the Emporia stat
normal team this year,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
BREEDERS OF ANARCHY.
ClOyernmenta That Abrldge Lberty ana
Infringe Upon Human Rights
Produce Anarchy.

The world has just seen an absolute
despotlsm, Russia, destroy the liber'
ties OF Finland.
\ At this moment constitutional
monarchy, England, is engaged in the
destruction OF free states in South
Africa. Determination TO do this IL
practically unanimous in all English
political parties
Italy, owing its present govern
,ment TO revolutlonist, Garlbaldi,
Iplaced on It's statutes last year an
act for the abolition OF the right OF
peaceable assembly, gave minister
right to dissolve all associations and
made penal any attempt 10 organize
q strike.
On account OF his creed, nm incom'
plete conspiracy between the clvll
branch and the army was disclosed IN
a republic-Frnnce, 10 deprive cit
izen Of liberty and property, II not OF
life.
At this moment the democracy
called the United States holds at the
point of the bayonet the territory OF
a kindly people whose friendship In
our peril caused our officers to greet
them as our allies.
Our government held out responsive
hands TO those of Porto Rico and then
delivered IL bound TO our trusts and
monopolies,
"Anarchy" is from the Greek word
meaning "wlthout government
that is to say, that no government
is better than bad government.
Is not government MS now admin
istered on earth a possible breeder OF
anarchy?
Livy relates that when Tnrquln the
Proud was asked for the best mode
lor governing n conquered city he re-
piled by beating down with his stan
The tallest poppies in his garden,
The fall of T0rquin would not be
deplorNbe had not Rome also fallen
The American people can suppress
anarchy, native or imported within
our borders by suppresslng trusts At
home and Keeping our government
out of tyranny abroad
Government by the people, for the
people, is the only government the
people will perpetuate.
The policy of William Mckinley is
trusts at home and tyranny abroad
Whether absolute despotlsm, consti'
tutional monarchy or republic, gov
ernmcnt, ns administered at this mo-
ment ON earth, is n possible breeder
of annrchy.-Chicugo Chronicle,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.
MnnL Mnlt fnr a DrY YeAr.

The suit Of the state of Kansas
against the state OF Colorado TO en-
ioln the latter from dlyerting the wa
ters of the Arkansas river may not
be filed in the UGited States supreme
court this fall by Attorney General
GODDARD. Rains have been falling In
great profusion IN western Kansas and
eastern Colorado and ms result the
Arkansas river has more wnter In
II than has ever been known. As the
suit was TO be based upon the propo-
sition that Colorado, through It's vast
system of irrigation bitches, had
robbed Kansas Of It's water and the
lands in the Arkansas valley had been
greatly damaged, the attorney gem
eral may have 10 wait until n dry year
In order to get evidence that will en-
able him to maintain such IN action.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
strange Story from Oeuda Syringe.

Henry Ross, OF Gueda Springs, met
with an accident which restored his
voice. Two weeks ago Ross was sud-
denly and without warning stricken
dumb. He was preparing TO go to n
specialist In 81. Louis when he re-
covered the use of his vocal organ.
He was carrying an empty water
pitcher In his hand when he stumbled
and struck his forehead with II, In
flicting serious wound, An mstnpt
after the accident he sald; my God, l
have killed myself" He has been able
to talk as well us ever since the acci-
dent,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

Gov Stanley has appointed Z. d.
Coburn and W, II, Barnes, OF Topeka;
Ewing Herbert, of lIiOwatha; L. +.
Randolph, of Nortonyllle; II. f. Shell
don, OF Ottawa; c. a, Mitchell, OF
Cherryvale; John Madden, OF Emporioi
4. c, Little, of Abilene; W, II, Mitchell,
of Beloit, and j, 4. Sterling, as Kan
sas commissioners 20 the P0n-Amer-
lean exposition, TO be held at Buffalo.
The legislature has been asked to mp
propratc $4,000 for Kansas exhibit
and Kansas expects TO outdo all other
states.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

The state contest board decided the
contest for the democratic nomi1a-
tion for district Judge in the Chase
CofTey.Iyon district in favor of Dennis
Madden, of Emporin, This is n serious
blow to w. \. Randolph, the present
Judge, who was candidate for re-
nomination by the fusion forces. RAN
doph and Madden each cluimed to be
the regular nominee.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
Awful CrImo Near st. Louis

st. Louis, Sept. 1O.-Nrs. Elizabeth
Smith, ~ years old, who for 20 years
or more had lived n hermit's life on
her small farm near Glencoe, in ST.
Louis county, was murdered for pur-
poses OF robbery in her cottage Sat
urday night. Death had been caused
by strangulation. The marks on her
lody showed that the murderer had
chokcd his victim, had then bound
and ragged her and covered her face
N,iih bed clothing.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
For tho K,nnns ErponItIon.

Bank Commissioners Briedenthal
sent stock subscription books for the
Kansas semi-centenninl exposition
company to each state and private
bank in Kansas. The promoters of
the exposition want to raise $4,000
from the sale of stock and they de-
cided to push the sale through the
state and private banks.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

Chicago, Sept. 1O-cattle-Recelpts, %
0O0 Good 10 prime steers, S.5OG6,OO;
stockers and feeders, S3OOa475; Texas fed
steers, N25Gb0O
Hogs-Recelpts, $1,000, Mixed and
butchers, s5,lOa5 s1ls; bulk OF sales S'2O
sheep--Receipts, 2OOOO. Good to choice
wethers. S3.bO63S5; western sheep, S'bOV
az, native lambs, Si25d5,75.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

omaha, Sept, lO,-cattle-RecelptS' b'ouO
Native beef steers, N,AOdb'@; western
steers, SiOOGfASb; Texas steers S'oON4o
cows and ,heifers, S,OOaASb; stockers ana
feeders S3AOaAB. o<,
Hogs-Receipts 1000 Heavy p.Vw ~
b.l7h; mixed, S5,l0a5lb; bulk OF Sales So'iS
@5,i7h, .oo,o,
sheep-ReceIpts, 10000. muttons, $3.50
2GO, stock sheep, s3.OOQ3JO; lambs, $4,000
625
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
s,Sty.Fivs Years Of Married Life.

II. II. Foreman and wife celebrated
their siXty-ffth wedding anniversary
at independence recently. Both are
IS years old They We're born in Ken
tucky, but soon after their marriage
moved to Illinois, where two OF their
sons were born in house built by
Abraham Lincoln. The couple has
ten children living, also 81 grand
children and 10 great-grandchildren.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
Y,tea Center Hanksr In Trouble.

T.. A. Runynn wns arrested at Yates
Center charged with the embezzlement
Of $4,000. The arrest was mnde on a
warrant sworn to by County Treas
urer j. S. Culver, In behalf Of the Off
GERS Of the Citizens state bank, Of
which Runyan was cashier. At the
time of the banks failure Runyan
turned over TO the creditors every
cent OF property owned by himself
and wife,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

Charles II. Miller was found dead
in bath tub at Fort Leavenworth.
lie was at the home Of his daughter,
whose husband, Capt, Lindsay, Of the
Thirteenth United States infantry, is
in Mnnila. Miller was noted charac-
ter in the early days Of Kansas, He
was city marshal of Leavenworth
and was United States marshal under
President Grant.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
ChIcnro Cnnb Grain.

Chicago, Sept. 1O-Cash Wheat-No' z
red, 7SG d76hc: No. 3, 7iG75c; No. 2 hard
winter, GSilG7Ohc; No. 3, 6SQ69he; No; l
northern spring, HQ76c; No, 2, 7i@76c; No.
2. GSd75c. Corn-No 2, i0Ac; No. B. 4OAc.
Oats-No. Z, 2likc; No. 3, 2lhc.
FUTURES: wheat-September 73hc; oc-
tober. 7Ic; November, HX@74Mc. Corn
September 4OMc; October, SS%QSS%c; No
yember, 3OMc. oats-september. I%W
2lbc; october. 2l%a2l%ci November 20
22Ac.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
uoW WOULD THIS W0RK1
Remember That People Do Not Inherit
Money, Bu' Land, Railroads,
Factories?

without tax on inherit0nccs and
one, too, Tint will be 100 per cent. ON
all above certain sum, compound in
terest must soon carry from the many
about all the property they have ana
deliver it TO The few, il the practice of
private money lending and banking
continues. The man that has an in
come ten times greater than he can
spend, has ninc-tenths Of his fortune
out ut compound interest, virtually
II not actually, for he invests or
loans the interest he does not spend.
A glance ut n compound interest Ia
bic will show that with one million
aire IL would not be so many years
until he and his heirs would have the
bulk of all the property, and when
we consider that n few people--prob-
ably less than 10000, now own nt
least one-third OF all the wealth In
the United States, we must conclude
it will not be long until they own
nearly all Look at a compound in
terst table and you cannot well get
away from such conclusion. "Oh,
but the people will pay off their debts,
they will quit renting and buy homes
of thier own" We don't see how they
can pay off their debts when there
is not enough to pay II years inter-
est and taxes. "But money is turned
over and over" Not the money that
goes to rich money lenders-they
don't spend much of their incomes
and Il gets away from them only
when they loan It ont again. The re-
suit is the same as If they paid with
bank credits. TO attempt to p0y
them would give them all the money
in the nation before they were one
tenth paid of. And It they were to
call for the balance, what would the
people do? "Borrow from Peter &c
pay Paul. and get deeper and deeper
into debt The peoples party plat
form is the only one, we believe, tha
contains a demand for an inhcritanc,
tax. with nn inheritance tax tina
would limit the sum any one pcrsol
could inherit to say 100000, or II
most $l,OOOOOO, and system of peo
pies banks, or loan and deposit oili
ces, so that interest would not con
centrate but would tend to genera
diffusion Of wealth, the people can ge
out of debt, or if remaining in deb
that debt win be to themselves an
will not he much Of a burden, as IN
small interest they would pay woul
take the place of more or less Of tn
present tax burden.-Missouri WorlC
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

81, Louis, Sept. lO,-Cattlc-Recelpts' D.
ZOO Native steers, S3,5OaGOO; stoekers ana
feeders, $32OaAS5; Texas and lnrian
steers, S3,25Hi,G6. ,a
Hogs Receipts, 1000, Packers Sb'2OW
$50. butchers, S5.3JNbbb. .oo
sheep-Recelpts 1000. Natives S'bOV
400; lambs, A.25Gl5iO,
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
and m Nrrpon Oonnly, NO.

Poplar Bluff, Mo, Sept. 10.--A de-
posit of gold has been discovered in
Oregon county. The ore which has
been assaycd shows from $50 to $l6O
TO the ton. People are nocking to the
scene of the find.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

The monthly report of the depart
ment OF agriculture shows the aver
age condition of cotton on September
to have been 6S,2, as compared with
10 on August /, 1900.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
81. LnuIn Cnnh GrnID.

st. Louis, Sept 1O.-Wheat-No, 2 red
cash, elevator 72lsc; track, 1SlhI14ci NO
2 hard, 6Slha6S%c. Corn-No. cash, Sg,Sc;
track. 4OiHd4O%c; oats-No, 2 cash. 2l'ac;
track, 22M224c; No. 2 white, 2bH2Ohc
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
MARKET REPORTS

Knnsas city, Sept, observation-disclosures
$50; oalves, l,7JL The market was
steady to 10 cents lower Representative
sales.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

No. t2s does not carry passengers east Of
Cars run through to st. Louib without
Chair Cars to Denver free Of charge. This lie
the short line to all points west.
P. j. LEIMBAeH, Agent
II. @, TOWNSEND, Gen. Pas Agent.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

For the first time in their history
the great mills of the ]. g. L, Coats
thread company are running on short
timc--lour days in the week, This is
so as to keep the suppy down and the
prices up. You are paying more for
thread now than you did year ago
A vote for Mckinley will he a vote
for still higher prices for thread, us
well as sugar and other necessities
of life. Kansas Populist.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13

The war to free Cuba and the Phil
ippines has up to date cost the people
OF this country S4O4,O0O,OOO, and the
islanders are not yet free, That would
have paid for two isthmus canals or
built irrigating works for all Of the
dry land east of the Rocky mountains,
Costly luxury, this new imperial toy
Of ours.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-03

ask your blind belief 1t says, Come
and see, and do not believe a word be-
yond what you can see or hear or feel
of reality that carries with It this
great conviction
81 have had what purports TO be
hundreds Of messages from the other
side, aud I have never had one that
was soundly orthodox"
He says that DR.. Lyman Abbott and
DR.. Hills are believers in all that is es-
.sential in spiritualism. but are anxious
to guard themselves against the belief
in such vulgar things as a rap on a
table. Or. Savage says;
FRANKLY. I can never understand
what there is so foolish or degrading
in a rap. 1 tap on the door to announce
myself to you in "A hotel. Suppose
have a f1knd in the unseen, close By
me. who wishes to communicate some
thing TO me and finds ne can call my
/ attention by tap. Is there anything
so very silly about il? II there is 1 am
I too duh % discover It,
DR.. Savage Is frank about wishing to
believe ia immortality himself.
II It were possible TO prove that be-
vond this life is another If we could
NuSL KNOW lNdNt MNAtN AfN ~ ~ WI 80
while for The sake Of the comfort and
happiness it would bring? do not say
I 1t is possible yet 70 know 1t. II so
would it not be worth whileT
The probabilities and hopes for fu.
ture life. he says. fall short Of demon
stration, but he adds;
"As an evolutionist first. last and al
the time an evolutionist, 7 believe witt
my whole soul that it will not be Ions
before Immortality will be as muci
discovered as America was discovered
by Columbus
A chapter is devoted to the studie
Of the Society for Psychical Research
Of which Dr. Savage is a member Tn
appendix is devoted entirely to dis
cussion Of spirituaiism. In the cours
Of the chapter he says;
Il think there is no sort Of question
that there are such things as ghosts.
His own position in regard TO spir
itualism is thus stated:
Il have said ana published a mum
her Of times that am not Spiritual
ist. / take the trolble Of emphasizin
it once more. because / am constant
represented as being one. / say I ar
, not a Spirituallst. ut the same time
am perfectly willing to say that be
! lieve there IS great truth at the hear
Of the srirituallstic movement"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-03
HOTEL POSTAGE.
Account Of Large House Is One Of
the. Uncertainties.

rThe postage stamp account OF any
OF the large hotels IS something that
can't Re balanced with absolute accnr-
aoy." said an old time clerk The sales
snow a profit. although the law forbids
any one charging more than race value
The profit comes in on the change. A
man wants stamps for a couple of let
ters, TO Illustrate. and is handed either
a one-eent stamp or a copper penny in
change for the nickel he is almost GER
tain TO deposit on the counter. OH 1
don't want TO be bothered with that
he says. In nine cases out OF ten, and
the house Is ahead one cent. These
stray pennies viii amount up TO "a
cents or 81 in the course OF the day,
and would constitute nice little rev.
enue from one weeks end 20 the oth-
er were At not for the fact that they are
offset by the necessity OF paying short
postage for careless guests. You would
be- surprised to know how many un-
stamped letters are dropped into the
mail box in the corridor. The number
is Ear greater proportionately than
those found in the street boxes in the
busiest section Of the city. Why that
should be so / don't know, and IL IS
hard to form any theory Ia explana-
tion. but the fact IS as / state, and IS
true of all large hotels. There are also
a great number Of letters and packages
on which the postage Is insufficient,
and such mail Is invariably brought
straight 20 the desk by the collector.
We put on the necessary stamps. and
! believe the practice Is universal
among upper class houses. II we didn't
the mail would 90 direct to the dead
letter Office in Washington and the delay
would be a matter Of serious annoy
ance and perhaps loss 70 our guests
I OF course, we can't make a charge 10.
the stamps used ia that way, because
II would seem petty don't you know
hut all the same Il mounts up. IL just
about balances the profits which
| mentioned. IN. o. Times Democrat
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-03
stoIc Watoh 10 a. snuare.

Great Scott, but that's a fire
watch" came from the chorus. Where
did you get it2" "Stole it, answered
its possessor calmly. "You don't be-
lieve me. do your" he went on. well,
I'll tell you how It happened. was on
a Western district which enjoyed the
reputation OF being the toughest one
covered by the house. I had some time
TO kin and SO went into one OF the
gambling Joints. It isn't necessary 10
20 into details as TO what happened.
As lncls would have IL. there We're a
half dozen. others in the place beside
myself, who might be considered as
possible victims When the time came
the lights were put out suddenly ana
then we had rough house" for about
ten minutes. IN the middle of It felt
somebody grab my watch. and reached
out after him. I caught some one ani
felt that he was Just putting a watch
in his trousers pocket / gave his wrist
"a hard wrench and got the timepiece.
Then I broke away. When 1 got TO the
iieht found the watch was this one
As l never heard from The owners.
have kept st 10 compensate for the loss
of nine After which the waiter hur
ricd over in response 10 six different
signals. philadelphia Inquirer