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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12

the ascendancy complete-the robbers
knowledge of the losers knowledge of the
robber''
Yes" replied the project; s'and the power
thus attained has, for some months past,
been welded, for political purposes, to
very dangerous extent. The parsonage rob-
bed is more thoroughly convinced every
day, of the necessity of retaining her let
ter But this, of course, cannot be done
openly. In fine, driven to despair she has
committed the matter to me-"
Than whom said Dupin, amid per-
cious agent could, 1 suppose, be desired, or
even imagined
You fatter me- replied the prefect;
but it is possible that some such opinion
may have been entertained
1T is clear" said |. "as you observe.
that the letter is still in the possession of
the minister: since it is this possession, and
not any employment of the letter, which be-
slows the power. With the employment
the power departs"
True" said g.; land upon this convic-
ton proceeded. My first care was to
make thorough search of the minister's no.
tel; and here my chief embarrassment lay
in the necessity of searching without his
knowledge Beyond all things. l have been
warned of the danger which would result
from giving him reason to suspect our de-
sign
But said I, ''you are quite au fait in
these investigations. The Partisan police
have done this thing often before"
On, yes; and for this reason l did not
despair. The habits of the minister gave
me, too, great advantages. He is frequent
ly absent from home alxnight. His eerv-
ants are by no means numerous. They
sleep at distance from their masters
apartment, and, being chiefly Neapolitans.
are readily made drunk have keys as
you know, with which can open any
chamber or cabinet in Paris. For three
months a night has not passed during the
greater part Of which I havesnot been en-
gagged, personally, in ransacking the D
Hotel. My honor Is interested, and. to
mention great secret the sreward Is enor-
nous. So did not abandon the search un-
TIL l had become fully satisfied that the
thief Is more astute man than myself /
fancy that / have investigated every nook
and corner of the premises In which 1t is
possible that the paper can be concealed"
"But Is 1t not possible" suggested, that
although the letter may be in possession of
the minister, as 1t unauestionably Is, he
may have concealed 1t elsewhere than upon
his own premises?"
This is Barely possible" said Dupin.
'The present peculiar condition of AFFAIRS
at court, and especially of those intrig1ies
In which D is known to be involved,
would render the instant availability Of the
document-its susceptibility of being pro-
duced at moments notice-a paint of
sion." 49,
Its susceptibility of being produced?"
said l.
That is to say, of being destroyed" said
Ducin.
."Frue,'' observed; s.the paper is clearly,
then, upon the premises. AS for its being
upon the person of the minister. we may
consider that as out Of the question.
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LATE VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Mary Lewis of King George, a men,
Der of the prominent Lewis family of that
county, died at Marmion, near the Po-
tomac.
The Rev. ]. H. Barnes has resigned the
pastorate of the Harmony Grove Baptist
Church, in Middlesex county.
The Philosophical Society of the Univer-
sity Of Virginia elected the following OFF,
GERS: President Prof. Charles A. Graves;
vice president, DR.. j. M. Page; secretary,
DR.. w. J. Humphreys
The new shirt factory at Urbanna, on
the lower Rappahannock has been COM
pleted and all of the machinery is in place.
Agents representing the coal mines in
West Virginia have secured, during the
past few days in the county OF
Louisa, a large. number of laborers both
white and colored, to work in the mines
and they have left for that section to be-
gin operations.
Henry Williams, colored boy won gen.
erous praise in Lynchburg for his courage
in catching a runaway team.
Ingles & Simpson of Radford have secured
the contract for the location and construc-
ton of the Virginia Anthracite Coal and
Railway Company's road from Christians
burg depot to Blacksburg.
Willie Coleman, a well-known member
of the sporting fraternity of Norfolk, died
as a result of pistol wound in the abdo-
men, alleged to have been fired by Charles
Whitehurst, colored.
In a duel between James Hail ana Joseph
Estep at New England, w. Va, both were
badly wounded, and Estep is in a dying
condition. Hall had been beating his wife,
who is Estep's sister, when the latter in
terfered.
Several Hungarian laborers were killed at
Big Stone Gap by the explosion Of eight
kegs of blasting powder which were stored
in the sleeping apartment of a Hungarian
Boarding house.
Claude Campbels team ran away on a
steep hill near st. Mary's and he and his
whole family were thrown out. His three
year-old child was instantly killed.
| Newport News last week broke all rec
ords in flour exports and led all of the
ports in the country, shipping 1855 bar
rels.
On account of illness in his family Cen
eral Ftzhugh Lee, who was to deliver
a lecture in Portsmouth tonight, has been
obliged to cancel the engagement.
J. M. Sadler and Miss Myra Williams.
both of Albemarle county, went to Cor
louisville Sunday afternoon, where they
We're married by Episcopal minister.
county died last night at St. Vincent's Hos
pital, Norfolk, from a pistol wound in the
stomach said to have been accidentally in
fiicted near his home last Monday.
Bishop A. Coke Smith of Norfolk on Sun
day dedicated the Franklin Va.) Methodist
Church South.
Joshua c. Cooper, twenty-five years DID,
son of the postmaster at Surry Court House,
was arraigned before United States Com
missioner Riddleberger, at Norfolk, on a
charge Of robbing the mails. Cooper con-
fessed and was held in $500 bond for the
federal grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12

ssveral Of the short stories by Edgar Allan Pee
are regarded having established distinct
these are The Purloined Letter. The Gold
Bug and The Murders in the Rue Morgue."
They considered models of their kind.
Many modern writers have followed the same
meth9d as that pursued by Poe IN his eonstrue.
ton in the production Of detective stories, but
few, IL any. Of them have reached the same
10 rephsh these fhrpe stories IN sue
eession as having an interesting bearing upon
e sSs With Gay Of as
At Paris. just after dark one gusty even
ing in the autumn of IS, l was enjoying
the two-fold luxury of meditation and a
vneerschaum. in company with my friend c.
Auguste Dupin, in his little back library, or
book closet, au troisieme, No 30, Rue Du-
not, Faubourg ST. German. For one
hour at least We had maintained a profound
silence; while each. to any casual observer,
might have seemed intently and exclusive
ly occupied with the curling eddies of smoke
that oppressed the atmosphere Of the cham
Der. For myself, however. 1 was mentally
discussing certain topics which had formed
matter for conversation .betwesn us at an
earlier period of the evening. / mean the
affair of the Rue Morgue, and the mystery
attending the murder OF Marie Roget. I
looked upon 1t, therefore. as something Of
: coincidence when the door of our apart
ment was thrown open and admitted our
Old acquaintance, Monsieur c., the pre-
feet ofSthe Partisan police.
We gave him a hearty welcome; for there
was nearly half as much of the entertain
ing as of the contemplate about the man,
and we had not seen him for several years
We had been sitting in the dark. and Dupn
now arose for the purpose of lighting a
lamp. but sat down again. without doing so,
upon G-'s saying that ne had called TO
consult us. or rather to ask the opinion of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12
Teachers Institute Meeting.

A largely attended and enthusiastic meet
ing of the Sunday School Teachers Institute
of the Protestant Episcopal churches in the
District met in Epiphany Parish Hall last
evening at 7:3O o'clock. DR.. Harding of st.
Paurs Church presided.
Interesting papers were read and subjects
of general interest to Sunday school work.
ers were discussed as follows:
F'irst-"Model Lesson" by Miss Parkman
of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.
Second-"Book Review" by DIR. Harding
Of st. Pauls Church.
Third-"Sunday School Finances by Mr..
Dent of st. Paurs Sunday school, in which
he showed the necessity Of Sunday school
collection for mission work and not for It's
own use.
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THE PURLO|NEO LETTER.
V Is gE lgllxQ4E74 y47N4 M

BY EIGAR ALLAN POE.

my friend about some official business
which had occasioned a great deal of trou-
BILE.
IF 1t is any point requiring reflection"
observed Dupin, as he forbore to enkindle
the wick, I'VE shall examine 1t to better
purpose in the dark"
That is another of your odd notions"
said the prefect who had q fashion of call
ing everything odd that was beyond his
comprehension, and thus lived amid an abb
solute legion Of oddities
Very true said Dupin, as he supplied
his visitor with a pipe, and rolled toward
him comfortable chair.
And what is the difficulty now?" I
asked. Nothing more in the assassination
way. l HOPPER
''Oh. no. nothing of that nature. The fact
is. the business is very simple indeed, and
make no doubt that we can manage 1t suf-
ficiently well ourselves: but then tnought
Dupin would like to hear the details of it..
because IL is so excessively odd"
Simple and odd" said Dupin.
why, yes; and not exactly that, either.
The fact is, We have all been a good deal
puzzled because the affair Is SO simple, and
yet battles US altogether"
Perhaps 1t Is the very simplicity of the
thing which puts you at fault" said my
friend.
What nonsense you do talkr' replied the
project, laughing heartily.
Perhaps the mystery IL little too
plain said Dupin.
'oh. good heavens who ever heard of
such an idea?"
"a little too self-eyident."
'sHa! Ia! ha.-ha! hal ha!-ho! no! hoy'
roared our visitor profoundly amused, 'oh,
Dupin. you will be the death Of me YETI
And what, after all, is the matter on
hand?" / asked
why, / will tell you.'' replied the pre-
feet. as he gave long, steady and con-
templative puff, and settled himself in his
chair. Il will tell you in few words; but.
before begin, let me caution you that this
is an affair demanding the greatest secrecy,
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Entirely said the project. He has
been twice waylaid, as if by footpads, and
his person vigorously searched under my
own inspection"
trouble said Dupin D, 1 presume.
is not altogether a fool. and, if not, must
have anticipated these waylayings, as a
matter of course
mot altogether a fool" said G., but
then he's a poet, which 1 take to be only
one remove from q fool
True said Dupin, after a long and
thoughtful Whit from his meersch lunl, al
though have been guilty of certain dog
gerel myself
Suppose you detail,'' said l. ''the par
ticulars of your search
why, the fact is, we took our time, end
we searched everywhere. l have had long
experience in these affairs. l took the en-
tire building, room by room, devoting the
nights of a whole week TO each. We ex-
amlned, first, the furniture of each apart
ment We opened every possible drawer,
and, presume, you know that, to prop
erly trained police agent, such thing as
secret drawer is impossible. Any man
is dolt who permits a secret drawer to
escape him in a search of this kind. The
thing is so plain. There is certain amount
of bulk-of space-to be accounted for in
every cabinet. Then we have accurate
rules. The fiftieth part of line could not
escape us. After the cabinets we took the
chairs. The cushions we probed With the
fine long needles you have seen me employ
From the tables we removed the tops
why so?'
Sometimes the top of a table, or other
similarly arranged piece of furniture is re-
moved by the person wishing to conceal an
article; then the leg Is excavated, the ar
ticle deposited within the cavity, and the
top replaced. The bottoms and tops Of
bed posts are employed in the same way"
But could not the cavity be detected by
sounding?" 1 asked.
by no means, II, when the article is de-
posted, sufficient wadding OF cotton be
placed around It. Besides, in our case, we
were obliged to proceed without noise''
But you could not have removed---you
could not have taken to pieces al articles
of furniture in which it would have been
possible to make a deposit in the manner
you mention. A letter may be compressed
into thin spiral roll, not differing much
in shape or bull from a large knitting
needle. and in this form it might be in
serted into the rung of chair, for exam
pie. You did not take to pieces all the
chairs?'
Certainly not: but we did better-we ex-
anined the rungs of every chair In the
hotel, and, indeed, the jeintings of every
description of furniture, by the aid of
most powerful microscope. Had there been
any traces of recent disturbance we should
not have failed to detect 1t instantly. A
single grain of gimlet dust, for example,
would have been as obvious as an APPLE
Any disorder in the glueing-any unusual
gaping in the joints-would have sufticed
to insure detection.
II presume you looked to the mirrors,
between the boards and the plates. and you
probed the beds and the bed clothes, Is
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well as the curtains and carpets"
THAT, of course; and when we had alb
solutely completed every particle Of the
furniture in this way. then we examined
face into compartments, which we num-
bered, SO that none might be miss I'd; then
we scrutinized each individual square inch
throughout the premises. including the two
microscope, as before.
1.-The two houses adjoining / exclaimed;
'you must have had great deal of
trouble"
1--WE had; but the reward offered is pro-
digious."
"You include the grounds about the
houses?'
"All the grounds are paved with brick.
They gave us comparatively little trouble.
We examined the moss between the bricks
and found it undisturbed."
You looked among DIS papers, of
course and into the books of the library?'
Certainly; we opened every package and
PARCEL we not only opened every book,
but We turned over every leaf in each vol
ume, not contenting ourselves with mere
shake, according to the fashion of some of
our police officers. We also measured the
thickness of every bookcover, with the most
accurate adme and applied to
ach the NEST Jealous scrutiny of the mi
croscope Had any of the bindings been
recently meddled with, it would have been
utterly impossible that the fact should have
escaped observation. Some five or six vol
umeS, Just from the nanQS OF the DlnGef,
we carefully probed, longitudinally, with
the needles
.'You explored the floors beneath the car
pets?"
Beyond doubt We removed every car
pet, and examined the boards with the MI
croscope?"
"And the paper on the walls?''
Yes
You looked into the cellarsr'
I'VE d:6."
Then I said, you have been making
a miscalculation, and the latter is not
upon the premises. al you suppose.
st fear you are right there, - said the pre-
feet. And now, Dupin, what would you
advise me to do?
ITO make thorough research OF the
premises.
THAT is absolutely needless. replied c..
IT am not more sure that breathe than l
am that the letter is not at the hotel
ST have no better advice to give you."
said Dupin. you have, of course, an ac-
curate description of the letter.
oh yesr' And here the project, produc-
ing memorandum book, proceeded TO read
aloud minute account of the internal and
especially Of the external appearance OF the
missing document. Soon after finishing the
perusal of this description he took his de-
parture more entirely depressed in spirits
than / had ever known the good gentleman
before.
In about q month afterward he paid us
another visit and found us occupied very
nearly as before. He took pipe and
chair and entered into some ordinary con-
versation At length said:
''Well. but G-, what OF the purioined let
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ter? I presume you have at last made up
your mind that there is no such thing as
overreaching the minister
"Confound him, say I-yes; made the re-
ed-but it was all labor lost, as 1 knew it
would be-
How much was the reward offered, did
you say?" asked Dupip
why, very great deal-a very liberal
reward-I don't like to say how much, pre-
cisely; but one thing 1 will say. that L
wouldn't mind giving my individual check
for $4,000 francs to any one who could OBJ
coming of more and more Importance every
day; and the reward has lately been dou-
bled. If it were trebled, however, / could
do no more than / have DONE
why, yes said Dupin drawlingly, he
tween the whiffs of his meerschaum, I
really-think. G., you have not eXerted
yourself-to the utmost IN TINS mater. You
might-do little more. D., l think eh?
"Why-puff, puff-you might-puff puff.
employ counsel in the matter, eh?-puff,
puff, puff. Do you remember the story they
tell of Abernethy?'
No; hang Abernethyi'
ITO be sure! hang him and welcome. But.
once upon time. certain rich miser con-
ceived the design of spunging upon this
Abernethy for a medical opinion. Getting
up, for this purpose, an ordinary converse
ton in private company, he insinuated his
case to the physician as that of an imagi-
nary individual.
"'We viii suppose, said the miser, that
his symptoms are such and such; now. doe
tor, what would you have directed him to
take?,
a. Take, said Abernethy, why. take adj
vice, to be sure"
But" said the project, little discom-
posed. II am perfectly willing to take advice
and to pay for it. 1 would really give fifty
thousand francs to any one who would aid
me in the matter"
an that case" replied Dupin, opening
drawer and producing a check book. yeu
may as well fill me up a check for the
amount mentioned When you have signed
1t, l will hand you the letter"
I was astounded. The project appeared
absolutely thunder-stricken. For some MIN
utes-he remained speeches. and motioness.
looking incredulously at my friend with
open mouth and eyes that seemed staring
from their sockets; then, apparently recov-
ering himself in some measure, he seized
a pen and after several pauses and vacant
stares finally filled up and signed check
for fifty thousand francs and handed 1T
across the table to Dupin. The latter ex-
amined it carefully and deposited 1t IN his
nocket-boek; then, unlocking an escritoire.
TOOK thence q letter and gave It to the
project. This functionary grasped il in
perfect agony of joy. opened it with
trembling hand. cast rapid glance At Its
contents and then. scrambling and sirstg-
Cling to the door, rushed at length uncere-
moniously from the room and from the
house. without having uttered syllable
since Dupin had requested him to III up the
tConeluded tomeerowl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12
Partridges Plentiful.

Partridges are reported to be more numer-
Gus in the counties along the river this sea-
son than they have been for several years.
and large coveyS are common. Recently
Messrs. VIM. Walker, James Walker and
George Mason of Colonial Beach in a days
hunting in the neighborhood Of the Beach
bagged 100 birds. Good bags are reported
by hunters in other parts Of Westmoreland
and King George counties. Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12
SO, 900 to ss, 900 Good Reasons.

There are between thirty
three and thirty-eight thousand
good reasons for advertising in
The Star. Every copy of the
paper every day is a good rea-
son, for every copy reaches a
buyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12

and that / should most probably lose the
position l now hold, were it known that l
confided 1t to any one
i
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These changes are due to the greater
Amador ledger., 1902-07-04
A Rocky Road.

A newspaper scribbler who occa-
sionally tells the truth in what he
writes states few facts in the follow
ing sketch:
"Man's life is full of crosses and
temptations. He comes into the world
without his consent, goes out without
his will, and his trip between the two
extremities is exceedingly rocky. The
rule of cOntrariness is one of the i'm
portant features of the trip. When he
is little the big girls kiss him; when he
is big the little girls kiss him. If he
raises big family he is chump, but
if he raises a small check he is thief
and fraud and is Stunned like a
Chinaman with the seven-year-itch.
If he is poor he is bad manager; if he
is rich he is dishonest; if he's in politics
you can't tell where to place him and
he is no good to his country; if he
doesn't give to charity he is a stingy
cuss and lives only for himself: if he
dies young there was great future
before him; if he lives to old age he
has missed his calling. He is intro
duced to this world by doctor and to
the next by the same process. The
road is rocky, but man likes to travel
-
Amador ledger., 1902-07-04
lerr's Pharmacy, jackson.
DOCUMENTS RECORDED

DEEDS.
Superior Court to Fremont Cons. G
M. Co.-Contirms title to Ito of Loyal
Lead quartz mine.
CERTIFICATE OF REDEMPTION.
j. Ratto-Lot Is block S, Jackson.
CHATTEL MORTGAGE.
G. Canonica to Joseph Drendel--
Cattle, S27S.35.
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES.
G. w. Dewitt to w. N. BarDue--
Amador Queen No. 2 and mill site.
w. w. Woodcock to w. A. Court
right-Sei of sci sec 2S and e4 of nel
and net of sci sec 33 10e.
John Levaggi to Jos Pengally ct uS
q mortgages)-Fr lot "a block %,
Sutter.
c. D. Smith to G. W. Smith ct ux-
Sci OF me- u md sw4 of mel and S!
OF nw4 sec t7r11.
NJ. Molfino to ]. E. Pendola-Lot or
Gate and Oneida road.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-04
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an infiamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-04
How to Get Rid of Rats.

Rats are very susceptible to the odor
of certain drugs, and any ordinary trap
set in their haunts is likely to be sue
cessful if dressed with these scents, the
attraction of which, rat catch 7affirm,
they cannot resist. An eX ~ple is:
Powdered assafetida, eight grains; oil
of rhodium, two drains; oil Il aniseed,
one dram; oil of lavendar, one-half
dram. Shake together in bottle and
use very small quantity to dress the
bait.
To catch rats, cover common barrel
with stiff, stout paper, tying the edge
round the barrel. Place board so that
the rats may have easy access to the
top. Sprinkle cheese parings or other
food for the rats on the paper for sew
eral days until they begin to think that
they have right to their daily rations
from this source. Then place in the
bottom of the barrel piece of rock
about six or seven inches high, filing
with water until only enough of it
projects above the water for one rat to
lodge upon.
Now replace the paper, first cutting a
cross in the middle, and the first rat
that comes on the barrel top goes
through into the water and climbs on
the rock. The paper comes back TO its
original position, and the second rat
follows the first. Then begins a fight
for the possession of the dry place on
the stone, the noise of which attracts
the others, who share the same fate
Baltimore American.