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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
HIS DOWNWARD CAREER CHECKED.
Instead of Becoming Thief He Became Hero.

The old detective stood at the cor
ner of Broad and Wall streets talking
with a friend, when a dignifled look
Ing old man came along. The old de-
tective touched his hand to his hat Us
the elderly man passed, and the latter
returned the salutation. The old de-
tective watched him disappear around
the corner of Nassau street with Gu
rious smile on his face. He didn't stop
smiling until the man was out OF
sight. Then he turned to his friend
and remarked:
There never was better i.lustra-
tion of the old saying that truth, IN
stranger than fiction than the history
of that man. There Is 4 man who Is
highly respected by all who know him,
He Is model of honesty and integ-
rity and IL any man intimated that
he had ever done anything dishonest
he would be laughed at. Yet the basis
of that mans fortune was an act that
would have sent him to prison for 20
years if it had ever been known. |
know the story from the only other
man in the world who ever knew the
truth of the affair, and in all my life
| never heard of anything to equal it.
Do you happen to know that man.
Never saw him in my life, and
wouldn't know him if met him five
minutes from now," remarked the old
detectives. friend, who was wise in his
day and generation.
Good" said the old detective.
"Then III tell you the story. won't
mention the time, the place or the
real names, for l would not want you
to identify those who played a part
in this affair. III call the old gentle
man who just passed Lavery, because
that isn't his name, and is about as
far from it as any can think OF just
now. Well, 20 years ago Lavery
worked In q bank in Kings. Kings
isn't On the map so far as l know, but
the place where Lavery worked was,
and is. Nevertheless, we'll call the
place Kings. I.avery was product Of
Kings. His father was poor but
much respected clergyman. He was
a pretty fine preacher, and l believe
had lot of high-salaried calls from
time to time, but he was one of those
fellows who thought his field of labor
was right where he was, and for whom
money had little attraction. Lavery
was brought up in Kings, and his
father made a good job of it. He was
the model young man of the town. He
was no namby-pamby boy, and any
one who tried to come it over him
found himself up against stiff propo-
sition Wnen he went too far. Lavery
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

You may have guessed the situation
!! by this time, but remember that Lay
ely had not. When these two days OF
utter despair had passed, there was a
call Of the sick man, which caused
him to bury his face III his hands and
weep the first tears that he had shed
since that eyentful night. 1t was the
old president Of the bank, who came
in, the old man who had been Lavery's
friend since childhood, and who had
always idolized the boy. The tears
were streaming down his face as he
entered and when Lavery saw that
kind old face, his cup of bitterness
ran over. He couldn't look in those
eyes.
"'Hes nervous said the ntirse.
"'Poor boy said the president, he's
had hard time of it. Well, he must
be saved for his reward (Lavery's
heart almost burst at this.) Lavery,'
said the president, leaning over the
bed, don't you feel well enough to
speak to me? have waited two weeks
to do my duty in this matter, and the
doctor tells me- you are we'll enough
to talk a little. Lavery, your courage
saved the bank 100000. Of course,
nothing that I can say now will give
you any idea of the gratitude OF the
officers and directors. l want to tell
you that you must hurry and get we'll,
so that we can show our appreciation
of your conduct
'"Then the president went out. and
Lavery, almost stunned by those last
few words rolled over on his face and
struggled to think For hours he lay
there silent, but thinking. His wife
came in for the first time and from
her lips came the story For month
two famous burglars from New York
had been tunnelling into the passage
leading into the vaults. They had
worked from the cellar of an off.co
building adjoining, one Of the men
having secured permission to use an
old coal hin there as dark room for
some Photographic work.
Anu NShti iCJ ooio WihS' Al ~
hadn't been for you. they would have
got away with all that money. John,
the watchman, says that the first idea
he had that anything was wrong was
when he heard your pistol. He ran
down toward the passage, and as he
ran he heard shriells Of pain and more
pistol shots. Suddenly everything was
quiet, and when John lighted the gas
he saw two men trying to drag them
selves along toward big opening In
the wall. The blood was streaming
from their wounds. They were the
burglars. You shot one OF them three
times and the other twice. John
found you unconscious on the floor
with your head all crushed in. John
got help and that's all there is to it,
except that they're only waiting for
you to get we'll to try those two men,
Oh, dearie, those men almost got the
mnnav Thnu had a big, black bag
$50 900
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
LIcNuM WTE GETTING SCARCE.
Something Else Must BE Found for MAX
in: Balls for Bowling.

Ing Balls for Bowling.
"Within short time you are going
to see bowling balls take big jump
In price," said. one OF Indianapoliss
alley owners recently. "The only
wood suitable for bowling balls is lig-
mum vitae" he continued, land the
game has increased in popularity so
rapidly in the last few years that the
supply of the wood that Is easily
available has just about been exhaust
ed. Either new lignum vitae forests
rust be discovered or some better
method of getting the wood to mar
let must be found.
"The best lignum vitae in the world
is in Venezuela, but one must go miles
into the interior before the wood is
found. The wood is SO heavy that the
tree trunks must be sawed In short
pieces, about three feet In length.
These pieces are then strapped to pack
mules and carried in this way to the
coast. OF course, in those places
nearer the coast, or where the wood
is more accessible. larger logs can be
handled. Another danger Is in ship
ping the wood. Sam Karpf, the
bowling authority, told me the other
day that vessels do not like to take
lignum vitae as even part of their
cargo. When ship loaded with the
wood gets to rocking or pitching In a
heavy sea- there is danger of the ship
sinking. The record of lignum vitae
cargoes that have been lost In tbs
manner is worse than the record OF
any other sort of freight.
THE lignum vitae that is the most
easily reached now Is that of Africa.
African lisnum vitae Is yell
err than any other kind. use
n African wood ball. tAe wood
ecks. badly, and for that reason the
rood turner's dislike to handle it, as
there is danger of the turning lathe
getting caught in one Of the checks
and breaking the ball to pieces. The
African ball sells for $3.50, so cents
less than that of the other grades OF
the wood. l believe the African Wood
is harder, if anything. than any other,
and ball made of the African wo'd
will not become lop-sided so soon as
one made of other wood.
"The Dutch East Indies yield good
quality Of lignum vitae, but such
heavy demands have been made on
the forests there that the wood is get
ting scarce. The big trees are all far
inland. San Domingo vitae is more
blush than the East Indian kind and
more brittle.
ut is impossible to keep bowling
ball from getting lop-sided. The
cause of this lies in the finger holes.
When balls had no finger holes, tus
bowler never threw ball twice in
succession the same way. Now bow
ler holds the ball the same way every
- eame part Of the ball
- every time. AS
"~at before
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
The Passing of Buck " heat.

The practical extinction cf the
buchwheat cake Of our fathers must
lie laid at the door OF the miller. He
is accused Of mixing with l.;ckwheat
-four wheat bran and shorts in the in
terests of economy. For 2 while the
adulteration was undetectcd, but
gradually consumers began TO conf
plain that the bycl,wheat cakes don't
taste any moro like they usai to in
the good old days on the farm and
people began to stop buying buck
wheat flour. AS the demand fell off
tie farmers raise less and less buck
" heat. A race of honest millers. CO.
operating with the farmers, might
raise the buckwheat cake to its for
imer proud position.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

trusted to perform any complex action
calling for coolness and discretion. The
commonest blunder Is to double load q
ritie-that is, to attempt to convey a
cartridge into the firing chamber before
its predecessor has been got rid Of.
With the new extractor this will be i'm
possible. The cartridge in the firing
chamber, whether fired or un1red,
gripped by the claws Of the extractor,
moves backward with it. Thus 1t is
impossible to double load.
"As far as actual shooting goes, the
new model does not differ much from
the model It supersedes. The range
is about the same, and the weight and
composition Of the bullet and charge
are almost identical. But in the sight
ing a great change for the better has
been made.
I'm view Of the opinions expressed
in some quarters in disparagement OF
the bayonet as an effective weapon, 1t
is interesting to note that the Ger
man army administrators have re-
stored thi- arm to it's former imposing
dimensions. In place of the exaggerat-
ed knife that the German soldier has
carried since 1871, he will in future
have handsome and truly formida-
BILE looking sword bayonet, twenty-six
inches in length.
Taking the new model as a whole,
It cannot be denied that those reSpon-
sible for its production have done their
work thoroughly and we'll. Its authors
claim-and apparently with a fair
amount of justifcation-that by Its in
PRODUCTION the German soldier has
been armed with the best military rife
that modern science has as yet pro-
duced.'"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
How Geography ia Taught in Germany.

On misty days in autumn the school
boy of the Black Forest is marched to
the peak of some high hill. From
there geography is taught him, says Il
German correspondent. 1t is pointed
cut to him that he stands upon
an island completely surrounded by
the mist, which, for the purposes OF
this comedy, his had handed to it
the part of water, which it plays with
much success. The twin rivers of
mist on either side of him, filling both
valleys, are, for him, estuaries; the
spur Of the mountain opposite is a
peninsula. He descends. it is certain,
with geographical ideas in his head
that could never have been put there
by mere maps hanging upon wall.
they seem to know something about
education In Germany.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

were the only ones who ever stayed az
their desks alone late into the night.
1T was nothing Unusual for Lavery
to stay late at the bank. He Was the
kind of man to work constantly, and
the old watchman knew him SO well
that nothing he might do would have
reused the slightest suspicion in his
mind. Lavery knew this and he LAID
mis- plans accordingly. He made ar
rargements to get out Of town on an an
early morning train, and, had a most
elaborate plan for his wife to follow
him OF O later date. He did not take
his wife into his confidence. If he had,
the thing would never have come OF.
She would have brought him to his
senses with a round turn. AS it was,
Lavery went on dreaming Of a South
Sea island home, far from the clutches
of the law, with every luxury that ma
ture could provide. 1t was the dream
of crazy man, but as l said while
ago, | am convinced that LaYery was
crazy. Well, there was a lot Of inter-
cstlng detail, which I'll omit just now,
SO as to get down to the meat OF the
story. The night came when Layery
made up his mind that the best chance
possible offered for the plundering OF
the bank. In the great vaults Were
some 100000. every dollar of which
was within easy reach Of the trusted
hand of Lavery. Of this amount over
a half. was in such shape that the man
could carry it off with ease. sas
"Lavery spent that day at his desk
working about as usual. After banks
ing hours he got the clerks around
him and Strengthened things out. Then
he closed his desk, walked into the
Office of the president, announced that
he was going out for some luncheoni
but would be back and would remain
at the bank late The president told
the cashier that he was working too
hard, but Lavery only smiled and went
out. He came back at o'clock that
night and the watchman let him int
He had a large black valise with him.
which he put alongside his desk, and
then from s until IL o'clock, he
worked away over the papers on his
desk. The most remarkable thing
about it all was that Lavery was not
playing for time as he worked. His
labor was genuine know that be-
cause l saw his books afterward. The
old watchman came to the counting
room at IL o'clock, and again at i'd
night, and spoke to Lavery. Fle an-
swered cheerfully and once told the
cid man that he might be around until
early in the morning. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
Evolution of q Lemon.
CHAPTER l.

What is your name, little boy?"
asked the teacher.
Johnny Lemon" answered the boy.
And it was so recorded on the roll.
CHAPTER II.
what is your name?" the high
school teacher inquired.
John Dennis Lemon" replied the
big boy.
Which was duly entered.
CHAPTER III.
Your name, sir?" said the college
dignitary.
"J. Dennison Lemon" responded the
young man who was about to enroll
himself as student.
Inscribed in accordance herewith.
CHAPTER Nv.
MAY l ask your name?' inquired
the society editor of the Daily Bread.
Jean D'Ennice LIE Mon," replied
the swell parsonage in the opera bux.
And it was duly jotted down.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

years has caused the inventor to de.
sign a number of devices to prevent
the pests from crawling up the tree
trunk and depositing eggs in the
branches as we'll as eating the leaves.
Hitherto the guards have consisted OF
bands Of loose fabric, cotton wadding,
etc., being generally treated with
chemical and bound tightly on the tree
trunk. His invention, which we show
herewith, however, is radical depar-
ture from former ideas, inasmuch as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
HOLDER FOR DESTROYING INSECTS.

the chemical is in liquid form and
is contained in q circular pocket sur
rounding the tree, with a layer Of
packing beneath the guard and the
bark to form tight joint. The circu-
lar gutter is provided with two separ-
ate circles of liquid to insure the death
of those insects which might possibly
survive a single bath in the poisonous
fluid. Roland Forrest, of this city, Is
the inventor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.

"I'm sorry l didn't so to that bar
gain SALE" remarked the soprano. Il
understand some very lovely things
went for song"
That's so. dear" replied the con-
tralto, "but do you think any Of your
notes would be high enough?'-Phila-
delphia Press.
WE'LL INFORMED.
SIS the correspondent Of that publ
cation a well-informed man."
II should say so." was the answer.
Half the time he's the only person
in the world who knows whether what
he tells is true or not. t."-Washington
Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
TIE CAUSTIC CRITIC.

The young author was reading frcn
his manuscript.
:.At this" he read, "Maude De We're
drew herself up"
"Where did she get the pulley"
asked the caustic critic.-Chicago Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
PEOGRE.

'rst Convic-Did the AeH. S....:.-
exp.ain how he looted the 'Steenth
National? - -
Second Conviction, yes! 1t is plain
that the art of eliminating banks
surplus has made great strides since
we were in the business.-Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
A yyOAIAN'S TRIUMPH.

"And did you marry your ideal, Mrs.
Flightington?"
well, no-but 1 fiatter myself that
I married the iGeal of girl who used
to put on a good many airs and think
she had me passed up to where the
shadows were dark and thick.
cago Times-Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
GETS 1T.

Variety" said the man who never
thinks for himself, ''is the spice of
life"
81 envy you," said Miss Cayenne.
"You envy me what?'
"Your enjoyment Of this climate.
Washington Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
THE CYNICAL PERSON.

"Did you ever meet a woman who
insisted on forever talking about her
self?' asked the Young Thing.
"No," said the Cynical Person. "Any
I have come in contact with insisted
on talking about their neighbors.
PHILADELPHIA Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
WHEN FRIENDS MEET.

Tess-I thought you said May Nag
ger married good-natured man.
Jess-So she did.
Tess-Nonsense! met him last
evening and l thought he was cross
as bear
Jess-Well, he's been married to
May nearly four months now, you
know.ACIeveland Plain Dealer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
MYSTERY.

fairly trembled with joy to think
of my enemy's discontinue.
"You will bring the foul crime home
to him." Kissed.
mo; we merely deliver it t. o. b.!'
said the detective, very mysteriously.
At this my brain reeled.-Detroi'
journal. sS 49,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
Chanapion Speller.

At the annual spelling contest Of
Knox County, Mo-, Miss Mamie Long
fellow, of Millport, won the prize over
forty contestants. She spelled the en-
tire list of 21OO words correctly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
THE MOTIVE IN DOUBT.

"Do you think Mrs. Outdoors likes
golf?"'
81 don't know. The other day she
was poking the fire with her husbands
pet driver. / can't decide whether it
was sentiment or revenge"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
NI-bnra Art EuIIa

Girls are not as attractive in their
mooGc of despair as they think; every
picture of Grief" is inaccurate, be-
cause the subjects nose is not red
from crying.-Atchison Gloha
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
TOO MUCH.

"I wish to tell you story 1 have
Just heard" said Squilldig to McSwill-
igen. You'll simply die Of laughter" )"
"But / don't want to be tickled to
DEATH" objected the latter.-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

might us me.t s.y i. 40 io'""i1' ''''"
you can't love q bonnet"
t--s:You can't" she replied, quietly,
"but can."-Chicago Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

The number of horses killed in Span
ish bull fights during 1900 was $3.50.
More than HOO bulls were slain during
the same period.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
Linda Sweet sonn,l.

Small Jimmy-Say dem lubly words
once more.
Smaller Gladys--I said I don't want
you to be vastin your money on me
for ice cream and sweets any more
Boston Globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
ONE AT A TIME.

The EdItor-Heavens, man! 1t needs
to be cut down!
The Author-If thought that was
the only objection !,
The Editor-Well, cut it down, and
Ill look for another!-Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

The population OF Zurich. Switzer-
land, consists OF 1902 females and
71,216 males.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27
" 1,,popT,NT DIFFERENCE.

AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE.
Hewitt-That girl in the print dress
Is poem.
Jewett-She differs from most poems.
Hewitt-How is that?
Jewett-Nost poems don't get into
print.-Brooklyn Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

Liquid Insect Catcher and Tree Guard.
The increased destruction Of city
trees by insects during the past few
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

During the past century American
commerce increased from less than
5000 100000 to over S2,000,000,000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-27

USEFUL.
"Then yon are not ashamed Of your
humble origin?'
"Oh, no; it's part Of my political
capital"-Chicago Record.
ABUsISESs PROPOSITION.
Her Fathcr-You have been paying
attentions to my daughter. You
haven't proposed yet?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-09
LOCAL CHINESE RULING.
Extension of Chinese Laborers' Re-
turn Certificates.
Treasury Department,

treasury department,
June Is, 1901
Sir: The Department acknowledges
the receipt of your letter of 31st ultimo
in regard to extension of time beyond
one-year limit of laborers' return certifi-
Gates, and asking for ruling as to
whether it is discretionary with the col
lector to disregard such extension GER
tificates of the Chinese Consul, and to
ask for additional evidence of the sick
ness or other cause of disability alleg
ed as preventing a laborer's return
within one year.
In response thereto, your attention is
called to the language of Article II of
the Convention of December s, 1894,
which provides that
Such right of return to the United
States may be extended for an addition
al period, not to exceed one year, in
cases where by reason of sickness or
other causes of disability beyond his
control, such Chinese laborer shall be
rendered unable sooner to return
which facts shall be fully reported to
the Chinese consul at the port of de-
parture and by him certified, to the sat
isfaction of the collector of the port at
which such Chinese subject shall land in
the United States"
You will observe the language Ito the
satisfaction of the collector of the
port" which language appears to mean
that the circumstance alleged as a
reason for such extension must be
shown both to have actually occurred
and to have been such a one as was
beyond the control of the Chinaman ap-
plying for such extension. 1t is clearly
the province of the collector of customs
to demand proof of nature satisfac-
tory to him in regard to both of these
conditions.
AS a further means of enabling the
collector of customs at the port of ar
rival to determine with reasonable GER
tainty these two points, section Z of
the act approved September Is, 1888, to
which you refer, provides for an in
vestfgation of the truthfulness of the
allegations made in such cases by the
consular representative of the United
States at the port or place from which
such laborer departs for the United
States, and for a certifcation by him
of his conclusions. which, the act also
provides, shall be satisfactory to the
collector. of customs at the port at
which such overdue returning China
man seeks a landing. Respectfully,
NJ. E. ALLIES,
Assistant Secretary.
Mr.. JOSHUA. X. BROWN, Chinese In
spector, Honolulu Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-09

Summer complaint is unusually prev
alent among children this season. A
well developed case in the writer's
family was cured last week by the
finely use of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Dfarrhoea Remedy-one
of the best patent medicines manufac-
tured, and which is always kept on
hand at the home of We scribe. This Is
not intended as a free puff for the
company, who do not advertise with
US. but to benefit little sufferers who
may not be within easy access of a
physician. No family should be with
out bottle of this medicine in the
house. especially in summer time
Lansing DAD Journal For sale by
Benson. Smith & Co. wholesale agents.