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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08

still remained at my post OF observa-
ton The sailors were working with
greater speed. and toward o'clock
a large party of men came down and
went on board They were hardy.
rugged-looking fellows. Some Of them
carried guns, and in at least two rolls
of blankets l discovered heavy revolv-
ers in holsters. Among the passen-
gers I saw a boy about my own age.
He wore a fur cap and a heavy WOODEN
coat OF Arctic cut He carried Win
chester rife On his shoulder and big
revolver and sheath knife in his belt.
A large. shaggy black dog kept at his
heels. He strutte6 about very proudly,
although the other passengers guyed
him a great deal
It was now past the hour for sailing,
and everything seemed 10 be on board,
yet there was a long delay, and at last
fly would not san until very early the
next morning. SO the crowd that had
come down 10 witness the departure
gradually dispersed
The evening twilight slowly faded
and darkness came In the myster1-
Gus maze of masts and rigging LAM
terms began TO CLEAN like stars. To
landward an occasional electric light
threw out a broad glare. I heard the
the piles with a dreary sound, and l
remembered with shudder the chiefs
ominous warning.
There was loud talking and laughing
on board the Gadfly. and I crept nearer
TO hear any words that might further
confirm my belief in the evil errand
of the schooner. But / heard nothing
wrong except a good deal of profan-
ity.
81,
ing for something. for several times
one of the officers had come on the
wharf and looked up toward the city
with an air of impotence 1 resolved
to wait until l discovered what this
person or thing was.
Between 10 and IL o'clock a heavy
truck came rolling ponderously down
the wharf. It was loaded with large
barrels, about thirty of them l heard
sharp, suppressed orders on the Cad
fly. and instantly the sailors swarmed
out on the wharf and began to unload
the barrels and roll them on board
with every appearance of apprehensive
haste, urged on by the profane mate
In my eagerness l walked boldly among
them.
What is in those barrels?" asked
a perspiring sailor.
"Gunpowaer, sonny" he growled, as
he hurried away
But the mates bloodshOt eyes had
/ spied me. He caught me by the Shout
der and sent me staggering back
wards.
you git out of here" he snarled.
Although very angry at such rude
treatment. 1 deemed it prudent to re-
! tire, especially as I had discovered
what the barrels contained. Gunpow-
| der! Nothing more was needed to con-
vince me that the Gadfly was bound
upon a laWless erTand. What would
a mere peaceable passenger vessel do
with thirty barrels of gunpowder? 1
| felt sure, after this new discovery, that
| the mining machinery cases contained
cannon. I set out at full speed for the
| detective agency.
When I entered the chiefs Office an
] other man was seated at the desk, a
| large, dignified gentleman with gray
/ side Whiskers. He looked up as / en-
1 tered.
Il wish to see the chief" I said,
/ 0reathlessly.
Il am the chief" he replied. What
do you wish?"
1 stared at him with establishment.
ut was another man I saw this
morning" I said. He told me he was
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sprang up from below and leaped upon
the chief with great JOY.
Carlo" cried the chief. in tone OF
amaZement- How did this dog come
on board2" he demanded
He came with a young fenOw-one
/ OF the passengers. replied the captain.
Where is he? Bring him here at
once, said the chief, sternly.
The young passenger had disap-
/ peared, but in a few minutes he was
I brought up from below, much against
his viii, and taken before the chief.
Why, Robert" said the chief. It
was ali he said, but the tone was fun
/ OF grief and reproach- II seemed to
cut the boy far more than angry words
would have done. for his defiant look
broke down, and he said, with almost
a whimper:
Il wanted TO go. father"
It seemed that Robert was a run
away. His baggage and numerous
weapons were hOisted out, and he and
Carlo returned with US in the boat
The boy was crestfallen. and I felt
much sympathy for him.
We all went back TO the CHIEFS Of
fee. As we entered I saw there the
man who had employed me that morn
ing. l thought he looked scared, and
he made a palpable effort to escape
from the room, but called out quickly:
There, sir There is the mantle
other chief"
1t seemed to be the chiefs fate to
be astonished that night,
What Kenny" he exclaimed. Did
you call yourself the chief and en-
ploy this boy this morning?" he asked
severely.
Sure, twas only a joke, sir" replied
Kenny. '.Ain't I the chief of the jani-
tors?"
You'll not remain chief Of the jani-
! tors very LONE If this happens again"
returned the chief. sharply. Have you
heard of any piratical expedition be-
ing fitted out in this city,"
-Niver a one, SIR confessed Kenny,
whose brOgue seemed to increase with
his embarrassment.
How could you utter such an out
rageous falsehood?"
Sure, couldn't 1 see as plain as you
can that he was a young sreenhorn,
| and wasn't he fair game. sir?''
No, certainly not, and you ought
TO be ashamed of yourself. AS 1t hap
pened great good came from your fool
ish joke, otherwise I should take fur
Their notice of it. You may go. SIR
Kenny skulked out, glad to escape
| so easily. Then the chief and his son
retired TO an inner Office, where, 1 sup
pose. there was a serious conversation.
after some time the chief came out
and sat down at his desk.
My boy" he said kindly, "you have
done a great deal of good today. You
| have enabled me TO rescue my only
son from a dangerous expedition for
which he was i'll prepared. And you
have prevented from entering Alaska
/ thirty barrels Of whisky, which, dealt
out TO the Indians Of that region, would
have done far more damage than thirty
barrels of gUnpowder. l siall make
you a suitable reward"
! But at that moment the door opened
and deep voice said:
L wish TO see the chief"
I rose, with my heart in my mouth,
! and looked in my fathers worn and
anxious face. He had come from our
home in a distant city to that detec-
| tive agency to enlist aid in searching
| for his truant son. for-I confess IL
with shame-I. too, was a runaway.
CHARLES Z. BRIMBLECOM.
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When Tricks Failed

Usually professional magicians are so
clever they DO not set caught by their
own tricks, but sometimes fate overrske
them One of the famous acts OF the late
Hermann was the producing OF Two
bowls OF water with goldfish swimming II
them 1t was a pretty idea and always
gained applause The bowls were covered
with rubber caps and hidden beneath MS
arms the waving of a bright cloth Gov
erine their withdrawal and uncovering
One night he brought out enc bowl beau
tifully but the rubber cap slipped OF the
second and the magician stood before the
audience drenched with water even MS
shoes being full
magician does so, for he always Tears
treachery. one noted preStidigltateur nStd
an act which required confederate 10
hand him from the audience a gold ring
The ring was a cheap enc one evening
the magician made his call for ring ana
though several were offered. OF course
MANAGED TO get the one offered by TIE
man he had hired. The trick Went on All
right. but when he returned the ring tnere
was trouble. The man indignantly SAID
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ing to avoid turning pale
Very WE'LL he said, approvingiy.
Now, Of course. you've heard al about
the Klondike gold mines. They're very
rich, and the steamers that come from
there are every one of them loaded
with gold-millions and millions of dol
lars. Now. there are train robbers on
the land, and there are pirates on the
sea. and what finer haul for a pirate
do you think. than one of those Alaska
steamers loaded down with gold dust
and nuggets? Now. listen carefully.
suspect that there's "A bloody band of
pirates fitting out an expedition right
here in San Francisco for the purpose
OF capturing some of those steamers.
/ want you to go out and discover them
II you can. Find out where their YES
sci is and how big a crew she carries,
and all about it. But be careful, One
false move, and likely as not you'll be
found floating in the bay tomorrow.
Goodbye. and good luck to you"
l reached the street and paused in
a convenient doorway to collect my
thoughts. Here was work cut out for
me! I at first resolved to begin by
purchasing a large pistol. but further
reflection assured me that would have
20 depend on shrewdness and skill TO
win success. To obtain good results
must remain unsupported and undis-
covered by the pirates. So 1 set out
for the water front
1 walked along the wharves very
much on the alert I examined two
vessels that were loading for the north,
but everything about them seemed
honest and commonplace. l continued
my patrol and at last, at a small. re-
note wharf, / found a steam schooner
bound for Alaska. Her name was the
Gadfly, and 1 learned that she was to
sail that very afternoon.
Something about the craft, l do not
know what, aroused my suspicious.
The sailors were as busy as ants load
ing provisions and stores. ap-
preached and tried to engage one of
them in conversation, but he repulsed
me in a rude and surly manner A
large new deckhouse had been built on
the schooner, evidently to accommo-
date quite number of men.
Even at that retired place there were
few idlers gazing and gossiping.
Joined them and sat down on an over
turned boat determined to watch
everything that occurred. The first
confirmation of my suspicious came
from two roughly dressed men who
paused near me.
They say the Gadhy is going to
Copper river" said one. with a kind
of sneer. 'They can tell that to the
marines
''Nawi" replied his companion. "She
draws too much water. She couldn't
get within twenty miles of the mouth. "
And they laughed as they walked
away.
In an hour or two some heavy cases
were brought down and carefully
hoisted on board. They were marked
Mining Machinery" but from their
appearance I suspected that they con-
tanned cannon
Dinner time came and passed. but
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he had given the magician a valuah1a ~.
sronc-set ring and refused TO take the inn 7rS,-
taIiOn ring he made so much trouble ~
magician was forced to paw him rha- e-s
there for the fictitious ring and a. -
away Afterward il was found he ~,
been bribed by a rival magician ~
this and spoil the evening Of the rnagi75,--o
One trick which has brought d+s-b -
hall a dozen performers IS the bullet 49,
where the magician catches In his rea-I q
bullet fired at him from a pistol -
course. the bullet put into the gun fs -
black lead and when rammed rOrrs =
crushed TO powder. the magician uro--iFS
ing the bullet found between his raa-L
A magician presented this trick in H.
country town q short time ago and "
he was returning 70 the stage the man =
whom he had given the pistol put aro-Is-
bullet in the weapon de aimed well sr5
the unfortunate conjuror fell dead win
bullet in his brain
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08

Late in the summer of 1897 1 arrived
in San Francisco seeking my fortune.
The huge. massive buildings, the splen-
did stores, the glittering equipages. the
glare, the noise, the hurrying crowds,
almost bewildered me, and l felt that
around almost any corner the fortune
] was seeking must be awaiting me.
But it strangely eludedf my eager
search. For many days I vainly asked
for employment as salesman, book
keeper or bank clerk. for felt COM
petent for almost anything. having.
Just graduated from the high school.
The small sum &C money possessed
began TO shrink alarmingly, and my
gorgeous dreams to wear sickly and
faded hue.
The Klondike gold excitement was at
its height and many vessels were sail
ing for Alaska. I often went down to
the water front to see these expedi-
tiOns depart. There was usually large
crowd on the .wharves. and the steam
ers got under way with flags flying and
whistles blowing, and the hardy ad-
venturers on the decks wildly waving
hats and handkerchiefs. Then the
crowd gravely drifted back into the city
with here and there a sobbing woman.
An ardent desire came upon me to en-
bark for the Klondike, but I had not
enough money TO pay the fare, much
less TO procure the necessary outfit,
without which 1t was utter folly to
start. So / was compelled to abandon
that idea.
One day while walking one of the
principal streets 1 saw in gilt letters
on the upper windows of a large build
ing the wor-1s. Detective Agency" A
brilliant thought came to me, putting
TO flight my temporary discourage
ment. Why not apply for employment
as detective? There was evidently
a great variety of work open to q
shrewd and clever young man in that
capacity, and 1 believed that at last
the road to fame and fortune lay be-
fore me.
1 climbed two flights of stairs and
arrived at a glass door on which was
inscribed: Chiefs Office. Walk In. .
/ entered A short man with a gray
moustache stood beside a large office
desk. He looked at me nquiringly.
Il wish to see the chief 1 said
what do you want to see him for?"
he asked with a perceptible Irish ac-
cent.
II would like to get employment as a
detective" I replied.
The man sat down at the desk and
surveyed me 'keenly.
I'm the chief" he said. "but you're
almost too young for the business, me
boy. 1t takes expayrience, and plenty
of sand, and often a handy knowledge
or gun-fighting to be a detective
Il wish you'd try me. sir" / said,
courageously. I'm young, but I can
learn"
True enough" he assented. well,
/ don't mind giving you little trial
Are you willing to take your life in
your hand. me boy?"
Yes. sir" 1 answered. seriously. try
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08
32I SUITS FOR YOUNG NFE,

The balance Ofthe biggest lot
Of young mems suits we ever
had. We never sold so many
suits to young men in any one
season before, hence the stocks
are badly broken. Not all sizes
are here in any one lot. but all
sizes in all the lots. Some Of
the best values we ever had
and some of the nObbieSt things
we ever had, some in rOund-cUt
style, some SqUare-cut and a few
dOuble-breaSted. We guarantee
every suit to give satisfaction
or money back. Just a hint Of
the lots:
81 SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN.
Or boys long pants suits. if you like
TO call them, that sold regularly for
$3.50, win be offered in this GO H1
sale at, each ...-..........-....PO HOS
90 SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN
That are worth every cent of the $
originally asked for them, but we'd
sooner have them out of the
way, so take your choice al, 90 "a
81 SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN
Left over. from those nobby lots We
sold at $3.50 and we were giving goot
value. too, now you can have Ga n
them for. each ...........--..--PS' a
50 SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN.
In this lot and they're dandies- We
know you can't equal any one at the
original price of So but So suits have
no reason to be here, so for l7 I'LL
quick radiance, each ..........-P aEO
81 SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN
Left over after the busiest season We
ever had in So suits, the ones GO tlfA
left go at. each --------.------ PV'SS
73 SUITS FOR MEN.
All small sizes. % to So chest, but all
great values at original prices of SOU:
so, 81 and SIS, frock style only a.
put into one lot at one clean ca fAsl
out price of, each -------------F S'SS
BOYS REFER SUITS. We've about
100 Refer Suits for boys in small
sizes that we have reduced from p to
so per cent.
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Every Ticket Is a Chance.

The Door ma ticket is as good as
the rich mans ticket. an honest deal
in the $1,000 prize drawing Midsummer
day at Saltair. July IL
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Everv nickel Is a Chancs

A bed room suite for 25c-thar *
what some one will receive in the grzs-
S1.e00 prize drawing Midsummer dav
Saltair, July IL
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Every Crash Suit in the house for
Man or Boy reduced for quick clear
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SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS

BY SUIIS FOR LITTLE EELLONS
These are mostly suits with
the big collars on the coats.
They didn't prove as good sell
erS as their small collar broth
erS, hence they have got to get
a move on themselves now.
Every suit offered is splendid
value at the original price, You
can't 90 aStray on any one, if
you think you have when you
get it home, bring it back and
get your money. The suits run
for ages 3 to 8. and this is how
we've cut the prices:
90 SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
That have been our leaders at $500
now all go at the unheard of cIS0
price of, each ..---.......G l.OU
81 SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
That really should never have been
marked less than 50 in the first place,
but to give you extra values we
marked them $3.50. now go AT, cI7S
eacn -SAsAO
Al SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
And some wonderful values in the lot.
suits that are worth 50 of any G. "a
body's money, now, each 1900 QAsLJ
50 SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
OF our regular $3.50 quality, neat. mob
by patterns and great wearers, c1SA
your choice of these at. each JksJO
SO SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
That no other store could offer for less
than IS, but our regular 81 val e m
6S SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
That are some Of the SWEETEST things
we ever saw come from boys tailOrs
for the original price Of s.. you e. IL
can have your choice for, each QJstO
60 SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
Some of these have the small collars,
but mostly with the large collars, but
they are all worth every cent G. SA
Of IS, now they go at, each. ---.--- YT'JV
II SUITS FOR LITTLE FELLOWS
The SWEETEST of all swell clothes. not a
skip anywhere, fabric, style and tailor
ing the best. all from our $3.50 eS *
lines, now each ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O'lO
BARGAINS in Bicycle and Golf
Suits. Bargains in Bathing Suits.
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i96 SUITS For BOYS.

WO OUll9 EUk Duly.
Knee pants style, with regular
dOuble-breasted coat, 90 in the
greatest clothing sale this town
has ever known, All nObby
patterns, all made for good hard
wear. for ages 8 to Is, with
Gardner guarantee behind each
one. 1t your boy doesn't need
one now, it'll pay you to get one
and lay away until school time.
Just a hint of the way we've
reduced prices:
80 SUITS FOR BOYS.
That were our regular 81 values, go in
this greatest of clothing q IN
sales at. each. -. -. =. ...H4.0U
81 SUITS FOR BOYS
That were our popular price, tough
wearing clothes, regular $3.50 values
with us, which means 50 to $3.50 any,
where else. your choice now Ct IA
for. each. $500. 80. -. .Rl.iJ
At SUITS FOR BOYS
The Ieft-overs from the fastest kind of
selling of those 50 Suits, your 90 0k
choice, EACH. ...- =. $1,000 W6sGV
SO SUITS FOR BOYS.
The kinds that we sold up to Saturday
a nisht at $3.50 now go at $3.50
SO SUIT FOR BOYS
From those great 81 values. and at
present market prices ought to have
been marked s., your choice, 60 m
each...... -. -. ........ pusUU
II SUITS FOR BOYS
AS nobby and good Suits as we ever
saw put together for S., swell pat
terms. your choice. 90 III
EACH. .......... >. -. .....POst y
80 SUITS FOR BOYS
From the swell things we've been SELL
ing at IS, just like getting money
from home to get one of theseGA m
al es,ch....-. - .-.- 10y saw
"a SUITS FOR BOYS
The best Suits ever turned out by the
worlds best tailors, new, nobby pat
terms, our regular $3.50 val "a 7H
ues, your choice. =. .....-.D zsfV
Every Crash Suit in the house for
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THE ALASKA PIRATE.
Amateur Detective Work That Rescued Couple
of RunaWayS.

CHARLES E. BRnIBLEcoM =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08
81 SUITS FOR BOYS

The best Suits ever turned out by the
worlds best tailors, new, nobby pat
terms, our regular $3.50 val uA7E
ues, your choice. :. ......p zs "
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That never should have been marked
cent less than $3.50, but were priced
Sc to give you an extra good value, go
in this greatest clothing GE m
sale at, EACH 80. e. posOU
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81 SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN

All small sizes. % to SO chest, but al
great values at original prices OF $'-'e;,
$40, 80 and SIS, frock style only a.
put into one lot at one clean On TIL
out price of, each .-...--------FSH WV
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SO SUITS FOR BOYS

From the swell things we've been SELL
ing at SIS. just like getting money
from home to get one of these&A IN
at. each Eo2uVU
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In this lot and they're dandies- We
know you can't equal any one at the
original price of SO, but So suits have
no reason to be here, so for 81 an
quick radiance. each ...........l sOS
The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-06

COURT HOWELL, NO. A, FORESTESRS OF V America meet every Wednesday night.
 A. T. SOWLE, c. k. JAMFs KELLY, Financial Secretary. THE FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD.-IN- dependence Lodge, No. 5S, meets every first and third Wednesdays of the month, Visiting members are cordially invited.
 VIM, HUTCHINS, President. FRED Fuss Secretary.
The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-06
Caution Notice.

A IL PERSONS are herby warned against buying, leasing, or in any way seeking to obtain any right title, interest or control of any certain mining claims in the Huachu- ca Mountains. recently attempted to be located by J. n. Tippett and k. V. Dunton Said attempted locations are called sum init" and Monarch, respectively, and att tempts to appropriate the mining ground under the locations long and well known as the OUTLOOK and OUTLOOK EXTENSION, situated near the summit of the middle peak of the range between the head of Ramsey and Maple Canyons, which claims were not open for location at the date of said attempt ed appropriation by said J H. Tippett and E. V. Dunton.
 Furthermore, all work done on said ground of the OUTLOOK and OUTLOOK EXTENSION by said parties aforesaid is hereby claimed and the same will be for the benefit of said OUTLOOK and OUTLOOK EXTENSION mining claims, the prop. Tty of the undersigned, l. W, &iLMb & co.
 September 2jth, 1909 sep2I-lm
The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-06

State of California, ss Cou ty of Los Angees.I
 PBefore me, Harney Sturdevant, a Notary Subtle in and for the county of Los Angeles. atate of california, on this day, personally Cppeared Daniel lnnes, H. Jeyne, George l.. J. r. Boynton. P. $. Weaver and A. $. hob- hins, nersouaily known to me to he the per sons Whose names are subscribed tp the tore going iustIpI Iiucut, and uCAuOw ledgod tO I"" that they pNecurud the same for the purposu and con, idprallpu therein expressed.
 Given lulder my haud and seal of office this Esd day ot october, l-9F
 [SeaLl HARVEY STUHDFVANT, Notary Puhlic tn and for the county oi los
 Angeles, .~tatC of california.
 My commission expires on tho 23d day Oi April, I%JI.
 Internal Revenue stamp, iU ceuts canoelod
The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-06

The private property of the st0Ckhoider of this corporation sbau be exempt from al corporate debts, and the stOCSh hOdCrs of thi corpOrutiuu are hereby exempted from al Ea"iIiry for any Geht of said corporation.
The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-06

corporation shall be the date of the filing of these articles of incorp yratinn for record in the office of the County Recorder of Cochise county, Arizona Territory, and the termina- tion thereof shall be twenty-five (25) years thereafter, unless the same be renewed pur- suant to the laws of Arizona before the ter minRtion thereof.
The Arizona daily orb., 1900-01-06
Played Uut

Dull headache, pains in various parts of the body, siuking at the pit of the stomach, .oss e! appetite, ieyerisAn ess, pimples or sores are all positive evidence of impure blood. No matter how it be- come so it must be purified in order to obtain good health. Acker's Blood Elexir has never failed to cure Scroll ulous or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood diseases. Itis certainly wonder. ful remedy and we sell every bottle on a positive guarantee. Sold by J. s. Williams < Go.