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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

thin addressed tn staff: 'Gintlemen.' he
says. ! find that tn wurruk we've been ac-
CustOncd to doin'.' he says, in calc'lated FIR
to desthroy tn morality an debase tn
home life iv Topeka. not 10 :nintion tn
surrOuEdin' methroIopuses " Valencia,
Waramaker. Sugar Works. Paxicu. an
Snokoino.' he says. The newspaper. in
stead ~ bein' a pow'rful agent FIR TIL sal
walton ~ mankind, has become something
that they want to r-read.' he says. .Ys
can all go home he says. I'll stay here
an write tn paper mesilf.' he says. I'm
tn best writer ar-round here. anyhow, an
I'll give thin something thatll prepare
thin ir death he says.
An he did. Hinnissy. he did. Twas :,
gran paper. They was an article on sewe:-
age an wan on prayin' FIR rain. an another
on municipal ownership " gas tanks. ar
wan TO show that they niver was a good
mixer ownde be a p%ro-fane man. They w:s
PONIES. too. NANNY ~ thin, an fine wans,
Til Man with tn Shovel 'Th' Man with
TIL Pick 'Th' Man with tn Cash-Ravgi,-
ter TIL Man with tn Snow P,ow .Th'
Man with tn Bell Punch, TIL Man with In
Skate TIL Man with No Kick Comm Fin.
pocth,y. til editor askin' who pushed this
here mans forehead back an planed down
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

think 'twud be a good thing fr religion if
yed lind me tin that | might br-reak tn
Siil-tfirall.d bookyS that came down here
frm Kansas City Fl to skin tn righteous
he says. No. says tn editor. he says. no
horse rarin' in this paper he says. Ills
tn roonation ~ tn young, an We can't
beat it, he says. An you. fair-ha;re.i
youth he says. what dye do that maxcs
yeer color SO good an ye'er eye 50 bright
L. says tn la-ad. am tn boy that writes
tn fightin' DOPE he says. 'They'se a couple
" good vans on al tn or'ra house tonight.
an if his spiklets don't tin-can it's like
fndin' money in an Of coat that 'Fightin.'
says the editor. is a crool an onchristy;n
sport he says.
"'Insted iv chroniclin' III ~ruffyaniSm "
these misguided! wretches that weigh in at
tn rinSside at 125 poun's. an l see in a pa
aper | Tread in a barber shop III other
day that Spikes gone away back-waa:s
that I'm sayin'? Niver mind. Dye 20 down
to tn home " tn Rivrind Aloysius Angus
tuS Morninbinch an interview him on tn
question iv mans cooperation with grace
In conversion. Make a nice cha:ty article
about II an I'll give We a copy ~ wan iv
me books 4 Will says IN la-ad, If ne
don't swing on me- he says. The editor
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
81 see" said Mr.. Dociey, that I'll la-ad
ont in Kansas that thried to r-run a pa
per like what n Lord wud r-run ir he
had to live in Topeka has ,hrun up tn
job"
Sure. / nivir heerd iv him." said Mr..
Hennessy.
We'll. twas this way with him" Mr..
Dooley explained. "Ye see, he didn't like
tn looks ~ tn newspapers. He got tired
tv r-readin' how many rows iv plaits Mrs.
Potther Panmer had on tn las dhress
she bought, an whether McGovern
ouEh;nt TO go into III heavyweight class
an fight Jeffereys, an he says. saws tn
la-ad. This is no right rcadin' fr TIL pure
an passionless youth iv Kansas he saws.
Give me- he says. a charst an I'll pro-
iooce IN kind iv organ that'd be got on.
in hiNen.' he says. price ; cints a COPY
he says. 'fr sale he ali newsdealers; fr
adNertlsin rates consult, IN cashier h.
says. So a man in Topeka that had a
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

'stdtuary." safes and cheap cl.'aes-arv-
thing that was offerel-the only Srirrll-
ton being that the in~stallnents SHOULD be
placed at a very small sim PEI week or
Peg month. The customers beg III 10 tax
81 Feterson's peculiarly. and his reirhhors
dubbed him '"Fime-p Payment Peterson,
Ihen they commenced 20 take advantage Of
ms weak point. ana sold hid. lnln.s that
nobody wants.
The Smiths had a dag that ii4d esr,h-
iished an evil -epute as q chick a-ki'ler, 50
'ney led the brute 20 Peterson and s1!a MIN
Inc carnitorous outlaw. chain ami collar
included, for $3.50. 10 be nIid a. the ratr
or > cents per week fog thir;y-tro weeks
the 70 ASSUME All resp lns.bilitv
for the dog and his uossiol. da,re la,io,s
Jane had a good cry over this ideal h,;
her husband could see nothing but good
in the purchase. and even tried to convince
hfF mat We dog would almost certainly
carry off a prize =" the dog-show. Peter
son became Very cunning AZ pointing out
me merits Of his purchases. and Yet more
cunning at driving bargains with those who
sought TO vic;imize him. For instance. when
Eutch Flaherty sold him an old surrey.
or "carry-all," as Butch called it. Peterson
'Jcwcd him down from 81. the price
asked, to $50. TO he paid in weekly in
stalimcnts OF -" cents. Then he rolled tho
ram-shackic vehicle into his backyard and
converted il INFO a combination dog and
chlckcn-hou-e This proved disastrous. he
cause Smiths dog. who lived on the ground
foor Of the surrey. became very adroit at
catching. ION the ny the chickens which
lived in the upper fat. ana the shoemaker
and his wife were on a forced dict Of tough
i""l Until they brought the surviving poul-
try TO roost in thc house. This WAS 4 tor |
iihle trial for Jane, whose ambition WAS
10 have a neat kitchen. But Pctcrsnn's |
heart WAS hardened. and ttat very day he !
bought = slHcrannuatcd parrot at 4, cents !
n month and put him TO roost on tho fold |
iHC-hcd. |
The shoemaker and his wife were not /!
blessed with a child. and Jane comforter |
herself for this lack by realizing that there |
vas no longer any room In the basement |
Tor even the tinicst kind of A BABY. In her !
gentle way she struggled against
his persistent craze for installment bar
gains" but instead Of seeing The folly of
his ways. the shoemaker became more
rapacious than ever. When Collican's STA
bic was condemned he bought that for sI1.
ana spent five nights tearing it down and
the Trsckagc into his backward. F!
Then he purchased a male goat from a boy.
who said that tho animal would work in
harness, ard the shoemaker thought il
would he a good idea to make a Sc. of
harness for the animal and sell the outfit,
at an immediate profit. lie tied the Billy !
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

Polls Gazette
EYE see. Hinnissy. IN editor whit 10 tn
wrong shop FIR what Hogan calls his inspi-
ration. Father Kelly was taikin' 4. over with
me. an says he: They amt aunv rcws In
being good. We might write tn Iuin's il al
tn converts Nv til wurruld an tn mack iv a
postage stamp, an have rom to spare.
Supposin' We took out iv a newspaper all
TIL niurdhers. an suicides. an divorces. an
elopements. an fires. an disease. an war,
an famine he SAYS. 'ye Wujdcn't have
enough left to keep a man busy r-fcadin'
while he rode ar-roun' TIL block on tn
lightnin' express. No he says. 'rews is
sin an sin Is news. and I'm worth on'y a
line bcginnin': Kelly. at tn parish house.
April twinty-second. in tn tiftieth year "
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

I" the hacH porch,
and associated with
him 50 long that one
OF the best customers
sncercd at him that
very afternoon. The
people upstairs were
So moved by this last
purchase that there
was a for rent sign
on their fat the next
day. This exodus
gave Peterson some
satisfaction. for he az
once set the goat at
liberty and watched
him scale the back
steps, gailop up the
steep kopjes of sec
cndhand lumber in
the yard and other
wise disport himself
as if he knew that his
new master was sole
ruler OF the place.
As the years slipped
by. Peterson's pur-
chaSeS began to over
whelm him. Nobody
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

would rent the rooms
over his. SO he drove
a shrewd bargain for
the whole house and
lot. and bought them
on the instailment
plan. He piled rail-
road ties. rails and
OF wheels
III the yard. and ser
ondhand beds. broken
chairs. bird cages.
!iatircns. parlor or
cans. mattresses and
picture frames in the
rooms. and on the
porChes. areas and
even the roof OF his
house. until they
locked like a tornado
on May l. Jane man
aged 30 exc out the
household bills nv
selling q few things
'on the sly" and one
OF the dark spots on
her conscience was
the knowledge that
she had administered
poison 10 L family of
white rats that her
husband had bought
at II cents apiec".
thrown in, 10 be paid
for in lns,dllmer If
cents a month. The
SqucallnC. slippery
things made her nor
vou-. She Couldn't
get them away with
ont being caught. ~
she contrived To put
strychnine in their
rottacr. and Peter
son never knew. she
got thin worrying
over him. bu: never
for a moment WAY
crc'l IN her loyalty.
nor ceased in hope
that he would 60.
over them Grant
IDEAS Z
ABOUT a wear az
Peterson's trade be
gan to dwindla down
10 nothing. The boys
who passed his shop
would peer into the
windows. and then
RIM away Win scared
faces. Timid people
stepped aside when
they mot him. aud
back porch Sns-
agreed that III.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22

TIT Give We a Copy NV Wan av me 6ooks.s
his age an pay fr that. while Scanlan's,
bad boy is good fr a column amy time
he goes dhrunk an thries to kill a polismau.
A religious newspaper? None Nv thin fr
me. 1 want 10 know what's soin' on among
tn muriher an burglary set. Did We r-read
it" he says. 4 did. rays |. What did We
think ~ it, SAYS he. Il know saws
why more people don't so to church. saws
l."
Copyright. 1870, BY F. H. RusselLA-
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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
SWlN0LER WATSON.
While in Jail Ne Worked His END.
less Chain" SwindIe.
CONVICTED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

A. n. Watson. who was convicted by
Judge Parker at Las Cruces Friday
night, OF fraudulent use OF the malls,
has given the poWofice inspectors
s5mething TO think about, The scheme
he wac accused Of having used in de-
frauding was the old coupon scheme,
that was operated Ia the western
cities and towns about three years ago,
The start was made by sending cou-
pons to several citizens. with a circular
iEttructing them 10 appear at the
headquarters % the club. pay In TWEEN
ty'hve cents with The coupon and get
book OF other coupons. These other
coupons he was to distribute among
his friends. who were 90 put up the
enc received with twenty-five ccnts
apiece 80 that they too. might get
COUPONS Tor distribution. When all the
coupons put out by any one man had
been returned he was entitled 70 a
pain OF shoes frye.
Watson was arrested al El Paso last
January GOTH and the case afterwards
transferred TO las Cruces. Watson
was unable 10 furnish the bail de-
maLded and has been n Jail since the
time OF his arrest. II has developed
that during his Incarceration he has
kcpt on transacting business, The OIL
GERS secured his conviction for using
the malls for improper purposes, which
Will stop his further operations. tut
they are wondering just what can DO
done about the illegal business he
transacted while in the Jan.
CAN'T OPEN PRISONERS MAIL.
THAT 10 one OF the peculiar things
about the business OF convictlng those
fakirs." said Inspector w. 4. sullivan,
talking on ghe subject 20 Denver Ra-
publican reporter We have no power
10 open their letters. II the men We
have in JAN are willing TO allow us 10
q So we may read their letters. but
II they object we are helpless There
Ia only one thing to 90. and thst Is 10
have the letters sent 70 the dead letter
Office - Mr., Wstson could not be
81, pped and We understood he went
ahead with his little game
"a have sometimes worked fellows
We had In Jail ana g0t something out Of
a. Al one time we had "a burglar In
and were looking Cor his acc0mpilces.
letter came 10 the pOst0fiice address,
90 20 hlm, and was turned over 20 mo.
went into the Jan and told him ne
might have the letter n no would allow
me- 10 read a. lie asked where Il was
posimarkod. and az nrst refused b az
low me TO see o. But when h. found
that we would get the Information
through the dead letter Office anyway,
he consented. "A I supposed. the letter
was from HE comrades and in few
days wc had one Of them. We eventu-
ally got me other fellow. also. n mail
r. addressed Ia care OF the sheriff o.
iaiior % may be opened bat not other
wise"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
The PEN I'm MR@
NanGf 10 worth
fWO I'm the
Mind.

II you have "a good mind 10
write 70 DR.. Pierce" take pen In
hand and begin. Then you'll
avoid the experience Of Mrs. NJ. p.
Davis, Of Honaker, Russell Co.,
Va. She writes.
"For seven years was confined 10
bed most OF the time. had liberation
OF internal organs and female weakness.
l had four doctors and they said could
not be cured. After the doctors .,id
I could not b. cured / wrote 10 Doctor
Pierce for advice. ........I followed the
advice he gave. ........I feel Letter than
ever did. My friends say do not look
like the same woman, lam SONY I did
not fdkc ~. Pcyrr's ascficHs whea Z
fyff begaF n katr POOR hcaifA. I could
have saved what ! paid TO humbuga"
No one ever regretted writing TO
DR.. Pierce for advice Many have
regretted not writing oner.
Sick women are invited 10 con.
sult DIR. Pierce by letter, I,es, and
80 obtain the opinion and advice Of
a specialist in diseases peculiar TO
women. Ell correspondence phi
waite. Address DIR. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
DIR. Pierce's Medical Adviser,
1908 pages, Is sert Tyec on receipt Of
stamps to defray expense Of mail.
ing oaly. Send ~ one-cent stamps
ior paper covers, or 81 stamps for
cloth. Address as above.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
His I.if. Was saved.

AIR. J. v. Lilly. a prominent oitiEen Of
Hannibal. Mo., lately had a wonderful
ellyerance from a frlghtful death. In
telling Of H. he says II was taken
with typhoid fever that ran into pneu-
monla. My lungs became hardened.
was 20 weak I couldn't even 90 uD in
soon ole Of consumption. when ! heard
OF DF. hinE's New Discovery. One
bottle gave great relief I continued 10
use, and now em well and strong.
can't say too much IN ita praise" This
marvellous medicine IL the aurest and
quickest cure Ia the world Tor an
throat ana lnng trouble. Regular sine
80 cents and ti.00. 'rlai bottles free AZ
Oh drug stores Every bottle guaFen-
teed
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
FINEST IN THE DISTRICT.

The new road which Is beiug extend
ed from Pine to Media Ola canyon win
probably be completed Saturday even
Ink Contractor West had bigger task
than he az nrst imagined Several
large bOuiders which were ON the road
required several days more work than
was anticipated and the work on
bridges held the work back a llttle but
that part which Is already finished
proves beyond a doubt 70 be one OF the
best roads over the mountains Ia the
district The road in Media Dia TO the
sawmill Is said to be In splendid con-
dition, and will require no repairs this
fall, and the work OF hauling lumber
over this route viii soon begin. There
u about 5O.00O feet of sawed lumber at
the Navajo snwmill, eli Of which and
more too. viii be used Ia the consiruc-
ton OF an addition 10 the mill In Al
bemarle this fall.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13
ALnERT -. wATsoS CONVICTED.
The "Eadlrss Chala" swisdler viii serve
sentence in fhe PsBitentiRFy.

~ NNlal 10 Ahe Nittehhs
Las Cruces. n. NJ. oct. 6-Albert
u. Watson was convicted at Las Cru
cea yesterday before Judge Parker IL
the United States court OF using the
malls for fraudulent 81 rposes. Wat
son was arrested about one year ago a.
El Paao, Texas, by Postoiiice inspec-
tor c, l.. Doran lie operated under
the name of the Ohio Speciality CONE
pany Of Cincinnati, by working the
endless chain scheme Wataon's plan
was 10 sell a ticket for 20 cents, thu
purchaser TO send him one dollar for
four similar tickets. when four per-
sons purchased . ticket and sent 4 20
Watson with one dollar each. the orig
inal purchaser was sent four dollar
pair OF shoes Thus the purchasers
multiplied by the thousand, but ninety
per cent OF them received no shoes and
Watson was fast growing rich when
arrested, lie operated from Las cru
ccs. ~ NJ. his mail being forwarded
from Cincinnati. No such concern as
the Ohio Speciality company existed
Watson numbered among his Victims
hundreds % men ana women In Texas
Louisiana. Arkansas. Missouri. Iowa,
Montana and other states. The case
has been a complicated one and the
government has expended several
thousand dollars In running down the
man, Inspector Doran has worked on
the case nearly a year and 90 has As
Eistant United States Attorney George
=. Money, who prosecuted q az Las
Cruces. Watson has been IN lail nine
months. The jury returned vrdlct
% guilty yesterday afternoon. after be-
Ing out twenty minutes ana last night
Judge Parker held a special session %
court and sentenced Watson 70 sin
months 10 the peuitentiary az Santa
Re ana hEed him $500 and costs. Sew
erai witnesses living over 1000 miles
away we're present and testified II Is
the FIRST conviction anywhere IN en- end
less chain case and the postofnce de-
partmeni and department OF Justice
have been watching the case closely. II
10 thought the result OF this trial viii
put q stop 10 the endless chain swim
dias.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-10-13

Since the close OF the recent terri
tCrial fair, bills % the amount OF
about fas have been presented against
the association. These bills were dila-
tors In reaching the proper fair officials
and were not therefore. listed BY
Treasurer Evcritt. but the fair officials
feel that these bills. like those which
have already been paid should be met
- promptly as possible ana in order
t0 DO 20. the fair committee has placed
In the hands OF an attorney Tor collec-
ton. the few dclinquents OF the fair
subscription fund. u Is hoped that they
Will pay up 40 the fair committee can
make a clean financial report 20 the
public, There IA no deficiency u the
fair delinqpents pay up a. they should,
but u shows how uncertain II IL % run
a bis fair and come out on top when
rain stops proceedings on one OF the
very best nights.