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The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

! where the unrecognized dead are ex-
| posed for identification. Aside from the
morbid crowd which is drawn to such d
place by uncanny curiosity, you will
find that each corpse is anxiously
scanned by numbers of people, each of
whom is seeking a missing friend or
relative. At the most each body can
furnish the key to only one mystery.
Then what of the scores, ay, the hun
dreds of others?''
After short pause, he continued:
"No; murder will not out-at least
not when the criminal is what l might
call professional, man of genius in
his vocation, educated, intelligent, dis
passionate, scientific. Fortunately for
the reputation of the detective, anna
teur and professional, the genius in the
criminal line is necessarily of modest
and retiring disposition. He cannot
call the public attention to his ingenu-
ity and skill; he cannot puff his achieve
ments in the daily press. Not only are
his masterpieces unsigned but they re-
main forever unheard of. The detec-
tive is known only by his successes;
the criminals reputation is based sole
ly upon his failures"
DIR. Murdock delivered this parting
shot with the cool deliberateness which
was characteristic of the man. The in
solent irony of his words was empha-
sized by the calmness of his bearing.
Il say, DOCTOR" laughed Sprague
should have adopted the profession of
scientific criminal yourself. You seem
to possess the theory of the science as
it is, and little experience would no
doubt have made you an adept in the
practice as well.''
A look of mild amusement passed
over Murdock's countenance.
Perhaps you are right, Mr.. Sprague.
AT any rate, think may affirm, with
out overweening conceit, that if | had
followed the course you suggest, I
could have prepared for your friend
Mr.. Sturgis some pretty little problems
on which to sharpen his wits. 1 feel
that [ could have been an artist as well
as a scientist in that line"
''You might console yourself by writ
ing an interesting and valuable book,
under some such title as Hints to the
Young Criminal or Crime as Fine
Art At all events, your criminals of
genius have a stanch advocate in you.
But what on earth have the detectives
done to you to call forth this whole
sale vitueratiOn?''
Nothing. But, as disinterested OBJ
server, like to see fair play. If I am
mistaken in my estimation of the mod
ern detective, 1 am open to conviction.
[ have $4,000 to wager against $100 that
[ can pick up any daily paper and from
its columns select an unsolved riddle,
to which no detective on the face of the
earth can give the answer. Have any
taker, gentlemen?"
AS he spoke, his eyes met Sturgis' and
suddenly seemed to flash with an earn
est defiance, which instantly melted in
to the calm, cynical smile of the man
of the world.
'Done," said Sturgis, quietly.
''Very well, Mr.. Sturgis," observed
DR.. Murdock, indifferently. 81 shall
confne myself to the columns of your
own newspaper for the selection of the
problem upon which you are to work.
''And," he added, with a supercilious
smile, you are at liberty to fix the
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
He SnOred in Two Keys.

The night clerk of leading hotel of Wash
ington, D. c., says that last winter south.
ern congressman came to him and demanded
that his room be changed. When asked
what displeased him, he replied, angrily:
"Well, that German musician in the next
room and don't get along well. Last night
he footed away on his ciarionet SO that
had caught a few winks l was awakened by
a pounding at my door What's the mat
ter?' l asked. IF you please said the
German, dot you would schnore of der same
key. You vas go from B fiat to G, and it
spoils der moosic.'
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
Her Celestial Credentials.

Put it down thar" said the old man
to the obituary writer. that she wuz
II, an likely fer her age"
That's down."
''That she wuz never known ter speak
a cross word-bsin' deef an dumb from
childhood"
''All right"
That she is now at rest on Abra-
hams bosom-but hold on. Amt that
whar Lazarus is?'
81 think So
He paused a moment, as if in deep
thought. Then he said;
mo matter! Put it down that she's
thar. too; fer eff ever Lazarus sees her
comm he'll vacate an hunt another
,estin' place. Sides that, he's been thar
too long, anyhow! w!"-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
Terraptn fer slaves and Hogs.

Judge Page, of Maryland, comment
ing on q paragraph in the New York
Press to the effect that in colonial times
lessees of slaves were obliged by law t o
feed the negroes on terrapin at least
twice a week, states that this was no
studied compliment to the black men.
for in those days the finest diamond
backs were regarded as food fit only
for slaves and hogs. In feeding them
TO the latter the terrapins were
chopped up with a spade aud served
raw.--Chicago Chronicle
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
A New Fire-Extinguisher.

A scientist suggests that milk be used to
,extinguish the flames of burning kerosene,
because. milk forms an emulsion with the
oil, which makes it accomplish it's object
more quickly" The best medicine to quickly
euFe constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia,
stomach remedy, and has a record of over
stomach remedy and has a record of over
fifty years of cures. Try it also for malaria,
fever and ague, and be convinced.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
Best for the RnWeIs.

No matter what ails you, headache to
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. G. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
Doe. Coffee Agree with Won,

If not, drink Grain -O-made from nure
grains. A lady writes: "The first time I
made Grain-O l did not like it, but after us.
ing it one week nothing would induce me to
go back to coffee" 1tnourishes and feeds the
system. Children can drink It freelv WITH ;ti1
great benefit. It is the strengtheninp snb.
stance of pure grains. Get a package TO-DAY
from your grocer, follow directions in NAL.
ing, and youwill have delicious and healthfnl
table beveragefor oldand young. I5cand 25c.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
Testimony to Fit.

''You ought to be able to tell a straight
story about the affair."" said the lawyer to
a witness in an embezzling case.
81 don't know about that" replied the
witness. "It was very crooked proceed
ing."-Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

SO Sweet Of Her.-"I can't have lost all
my good looks, said Miss Northside to her
best friend, Miss Shadyside, for l can still
obtain a seat in crowded street car"
"Oh, wei" replied Miss Shadyside. you
know the men will give seats to old age as
well as youthful beauty. Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
Dining His Rest

Mrs. Fadallby-Yes; I'm going to the
club.
Her Husband-As you please, Maud; but
attractive!-Puck,
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Whatever became of that pa
tient of yours you were telling me about
last spring:' DR.. Soakem-"Oh, he's got
OF trouble" Askit-'Indeed; what is it,"
DR.. Soakum-''It's a complaint about the
amount Of my bill. Philadelphia Press.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Bad Example.-"My score began WE'LL"
said the disgusted golfer but it turned out
very badly" 'f it heard the language
turned out badly" Philadelphia Press.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

A continued story in magazine is like
a popular man: 1t is exploited awhile in
the first. pages, with many pictures, but
later on 1t appears in the back pages with
out pictures-Atchison Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Dora-'1 have my photo taken every three
years. l think it is so interesting" Gracie
-"Gracious! Whatever do you do with
them all?'-Glasgow Evening Times.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Mrs. snaggs-"Old Cosefst is dead, I
see'' Mr.. Snaggs-"Yes." 'What did he
die of?' ''He died of enlargement of the
heart" "That old miser! What joker you
are, Frank" k."-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
egraph.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

"a pointer" announced the vizier, bring.
ing the mornings mail, from Salisburyp'
Dog OF an infdel!' cried the court jester.
Pointer, YOU know. Dog! See? Ha, hal"
"Ha, hal laughed the sultan, and thought
no more about it.-Detroit Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
Friendly Criticism,

Artist painted that picture to keep the
wolf from the door.
Friend-Well,, hang. it on the, outside
Chicago Daily News.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Opposed to Vivisecton-Little Miss
Ethel-.'An how much are the guinea pigs,
please?" Naturalist-"Two and six apiece,
miss" Little Miss Ethel-"Oh, but we want
a whole one.'-Punch
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

A man never gets any enjoyment out OF a
love affair unless he has company; woman
can fall in love with prince in book, but
a man can't.-Atchison Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
CHAPTER III.
DIR. MURDOCK's PROBLEM

Spargue's stag dinner was virtually
over when a servant brought in a copy
of the Evening Tempest The dessert
had. been removed, the coffee and
liqueurs had been served, andthe guests
had lighted their cigars. The host
passed the newspaper to DR.. Murdoch,
who proceeded to glance leisurely
through its columns.
''Ah this will DO" he exclaimed, at
last. Here is something which will, |
think. answer our purpose"
"MYSTERIOUS SHOTS in WALL
STREET.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Hints to Young Men-At formal even
ing affair it is not deemed polite to ask
lady with whom you have danced but once
if she wears store teeth. Avoid provincial
isns. Say shop teeth rather than store
teeth, if you would be thought well-bred.-
Detroit Journal
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

There is no other ink ''just as good" as
Carter's Ink. There is only one ink that is
best of all and that is Carter's lax. Useit
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column Of this paper.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADELEss
DYES, as they color all fibers at one boiling.
Sold by all druggists.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

There are three ways Of getting out of q
scrape-push out, back out and keep out
Chicago Daily News.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

RuslSin said: 'What is right is most eff
fectively when most kindly advocated, and
what is true most convincingly when least
passionately asserted"
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

| am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb H. 1900
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

No man should complain if measured with
his own yardstick-Chicago Daily News.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists efund money if itfails to cure. 25c.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

"Wheneveran any of our children get sick we
them 1 most heartily testify to the value
of Peruna in cases of catarrh and la grippe
| hope this may be the means of others suf-
fering as l did to take Peruna and be cured
We would not be without it in the house."
Henry Henrickson
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

If you want to keep your teeth clean
bright and sound, you will chew Whites
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20


friend Pena The following letter written Miss Murphy
The Peruna Medicine Company, Columbus, Ohio:
n
reception which settled TO be
bottle and found blessed relief Before fhs
was was
Keep bottle of hand all fh time and when been o1
taking WE'LL"
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

True courtesies are the flowers on life
dining table.-Ram's Horn.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Vengeance-Stabbing yourself to scratch
some one else-Judge.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

The rudder of ship is stern recessity-
Chicago Daily News.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

II you want to be cured of cough use
H@le's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Generally the first cold of the season is
caught in November. With some people
this lasts all winter and lays the foundation
of chronic catarrh. In the beginning few
doses of Peruna is sufficient to make per-
manent cure.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

How well some ugly men marry!-Atchi.
son Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
WHO FIRED THEM?
STORY or \ STRAY sATCHEL.
TIE POLICE PUZZLED.

TIE POLICE PUZZLED.
while on his'beat, at a quarter past five
o'clock this afternoon, Policeman John
Flynn, hearing the report of 4 pistol from
the direction of the knicker5ocl,er bank
The KnickerEocker bank!" inter
rupted the young broker. Mr. Dunlap,
that interests you. Do your directors
indulge in pistol practice at the board
meetings."
''Whatis that about the Knickerbock-
er bank?" asked the man to whom this
speech was addressed. Having been en-
gagged with bis neighbor in an earnest
discussion cD financial questions, he
had not been listening to the general
conversation.
Murdoek adjusted his eyeglasses and
quietly resumed:
Policeman John Flynn, hearing the re-
Port of pistol from the direction Of the
k,nickerboclSer bank, in Wall street, start
ed at the top of his speed toward that build
ing. When he was within about 20 yards
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Send for DIR. Hartman's latest book on
CHRONIC catarrh. Address the Peruna Med
icine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

The BEST PRESCRIPTION for ChiIls
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELFss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and uuinine in
atasteless form. n o cure-no pay Price. soc
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

In the case Of H&en Murphy, the ending
was happy one. Sns started on the road
to consumption after catching cold at re-
ception. Instead of waiting until she be-
came incurable, Peruna was resorted to and
her life was saved.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
HOW 4 PRETTY SOCIETY GIRL
ESCAPED DREADED CONSUMPTION.
Peruna Used in Time Saved Her Life.
ALPS Well That Ends Well.

1t is the same old story Of exposure to
cold. The cold passing down the bronchial
tubes to the lungs; the developing of a set
tied cold on the lungs, coughing, expectora-
ton. This is a short road to consumption.
Thousands of people have travelled it. Thou
sands more viii travel it and the coming
winter will develop an untold multitude of
new GaaG9.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

It is pity that everyone else in this wide
land could not know of this very effective
remedy in such cases. The news is spread
ing fast but great many people have not
yet heard that Peruna is a sure cure in these
cases.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

"I have been for years constant sufferer
from chronic catarrh of the head and
throat, which finally worked down into the
air passages. In the spring of '9S l took a
severe cold and coughed all summer. 1
bad gtack Of "a srnPpe After fans
course of Peruna l feel cured of all these
troubles
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Peruna cures acute catarrh and chronic
catarrh; catarrh of the head and catarrh of
the lungs; catarrh of the throat and catarrh
of the stomach. Wherever catarrh may
have located itself, whether in the digestive
organs, kidneys or pelvic organs, Peruna is
sure to eradicate the disease promptly.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

Another case where consumption was
cheated of its prey occurred in the state of
Iowa. The report of the case created con-
siderable attention at the time and was fur
nished us unsolicited by Mr.. Henrickson.
In letter to DR.. Hartman he sets forth
some interesting details of his rescue from
consumption. He made use of the following
language:
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

may be petty Ihe1t, 1t contains, to nv
mind, interesting features, which YOU
appear to lose sight of in your disdain-
full summary. The problem, it seems
to me, involves a suitable explanation
of two rather mysterious pistol shots.
to say nothing of such minor details as
lighted gas jets behind securely locked
gates. As Mr. Sturgis has informed Us.
in his earnest and lucid way. every eff
feet has Il cause. | should like to know
the cause that lighted the gas in the
Knickerbocller bank"
Il shall probably find out that cause
the day after tomorrow" said Mr..
Dunlap, smiling, ''and [ shall give the
fellow talking to for his carelessness
in forgetting to turn out the gas when
F,e locked up"
''Alr. Dunlap's suggestion" contin-
ued Murdoch. lis plausible in itself.
and we might even assume that the
same careless employe, after locking
up the bank, forgot to close the outer
door on the Wall street side. But even
then, we have not disposed of the own
ership of the satchel nor of the two pis-
tol shots. The police theory that these
shots were fired by bank robbers seems,
[ admit, very far-fetched. Profession
al cracksmen would hardly be likely to
fire unless cornered; and then they
would fire to kill or at least to disable.
If their bullets failed to hit the mark.
they would at any rate leave some
trace
ITO BE Continued
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
INTEREST REVIVED
 IN HUMANE WORK Jim Key May Cause Reorgani-
 zatiOn of Local Society. MIR. ROGERS IS INTERESTED Public School Children Will Write Com- positions Based on the Wonder ful Animal-Interesting Points
 Concerning His Life
MIR. ROGERS IS INTERESTED

The exhibition of Jim Key" the won- derful educated horse, may result in tho reorganization of the Humane society in this city, which did much good work sev- eral years ago.
 MT. Rogers, the owner of the animal, is greatly interested in humane work, and will aid and assist in the reorganization of the society as far as possible.
 Yesterday MT. Rogers, accompanied by Superintendent Phillips, visited the public and private schools and found much inter- est among the pupils in the wonderful ami mal pr. Phillips has announced that he will have the children write compositions on the subject: "N1aat Patience and Kind ress Will Do," as exemplifed in Beau tiful Jim Key"
 The story of "Jim's" life is interesting His mother, Lauretta, beautiful Arabian mare, was owned and edUcated by Dr. Key, and when Jim was foaled he at once took to the work of educa ting him.
 For nearly year the doctor had no hope that Jim, as he called him (after a. no ac- count nigger, as he expresses iD, would amount to anything, but gradually the un- gainiy colt commenced to straighten out and the beautiful lines that now have won him the title of 'Beautiful' began to show. He was very bright colt, and would "fol- low me around the stable yard" the doctor tells. "He wanted to know what every thing was, and I commenced to teach him simple things. One of the first things he learned-and didn't teach it to him, either was to unfasten the gate and let himself out in the road"
 For seven long years Dr. Key with a marvellous patience. daily taught the horse. Patience, kindness, apples and sugar." as he states it, were the secret of his success. When the Nashville centennial was openel the doctor went to the director-general and told him about Jim. but he laughed at such an absurd story as horse reading, writing, figuring, spelling, etc, and it wasSnot until the doctor brought influence to bear that he was able to get the horse in the grounds.
 Dr. Key was exhibiting his charge at Nashville when the animal was noticed by Mr A. R. Rogers of Montrose Park, South Orange, N. J. Always a lover of animals, and particularly horses, MT. Rogers made a proposition to buy Jim Key and take him out of the medicine business. A sale was made at $10,0G0 and since that time Mir. Rog- CTS has refused four times as much for his educated equine.
 To see Beautiful Jim Key is alone well worth the price of admission at the Jeffer- son Friday evening or Saturday matinee or evening, for his coat is like silk and he is indeed entitled to the prefix to his name, and his performance is one that can never be forgotten, nor hardly believed until one sees it himself. No hand has ever been laid upon him except in love. He has been nurtured ever so tenderly. His confidence in man has become a lesson to man him self, beautiful to see and one that may well be studied
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
SEVERAL IMPORTANT
 MATTERS WILL COME UP
Regular Meeting of Commercial Club This Afternoon Promises to Be
 Very Interesting

The regular monthly meeting of the Com 4 o'clock. The board of directors will meet at S:50. Several important questions will come up for consideration, among them be- ing the following:
 Report of the special committee appointed ito investigate the Metropolitan hotel fire This committee will probably not be ready ito make its final report, as it has not yet been furnished with Q blue print of the wa ter works system promised it by the Water Works company.
 Arrangements for receiving and placing the Spanish gun loaned the city by the gov ernment.
 Report of the transportation committee on the question of rates and the conference re- gently held with the traffic managers of the railroads.
 A special committee will be appointed to terms of the present officers expire in May
 An Alabama exhibit at the Paris exposi- tion will be discussed. It is probable that George I. Motz of Huntsville, Alabama commissioner to the Paris exposition. will be present. He was in the city yesterday, and stated that if possible he would be ait the meeting this afternoon. It was suggest ed at meeting of the club some time ago that a raised map of the Birmingham dis trict be prepared and sent to the Paris ex- position. If this scheme is carried out the map will show every coal and iron ore de- posit in the district, the coal deposits being designated by coal dust and the iron depos- its by iron ore dust sprinkled on the surface of the map. Red and brown ores would be similarly designated.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
RETAIL CLERKS
Hold an Interesting Meeting and Trans.
 act Important Business

The Retail Clerks Association, No. 123, held regular meeting tn Engineers hall last night and received four new members into the order. First Vice President s. Ash ley presided.
 The committee on organization reported tha. they would soon have the clerks of Pratt City Ensley and Woodward in line, and that all the suburban business men had agreed to the early closing movement
 A committee was appointed to see some or the merchants who, it is claimed, are not keeping their agreement to close at 6 D. m. This committee Will report back to tho next. meeting. Communications were received from a number of labor organiza- lions requesting the appointment of this commibtee.
 Quarterly cards were issued to the mem- bers last night.
The age-herald., 1900-04-06
RESOLUTIONS
Upon the Death of the Late Herman
 Herzfcld

The following resolutions upon the death of Heran Herzfeld have been prepared by a special commtte of Birmingham Lodge l. O. B. B., No. 36S of which deceased was an active member of the order:
 Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly father to take from us our brother, Her. man Herzfield, while yet dn the midst of his la5ors, in the midst of life of geod deeds, and in the performance of noble, loving and fatherly life, and
 Whereas, We recognize that Gods ways are not our ways, and that through the uhastening rod we are better fitted to bear the responsibilities of life, better suited to assist others in bearing Ife's Burden, and
 Whereas, Our sympathy and condolenee goes out to the family of our deaceased brother in their hour of trial and bereaVe- ment; now therefore ibe it
 Resolved That Birmingham Lodge I. O.. B. B. No. 36S, sincerely regrets the loss of our brother Herman Herzfield, as a man, a Jew, and B Mai B Rith.
 That copy of these resolutions be spread on the minutes of tlEs lodge, copy sent to the bereaved family, and published in our daily papers. Respectfully submitted,
 M. M. ULLMAN,
 Chairman, J. B. STEINER,
 G. ROTHOLZ,
 Committe.