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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-19
MONEY TO LOAN

ON FURNITURE, PIANOS, HORSES.
RATE OF interest than amy other company Ia the
city, and you can choose YOUR Own TINE for
paying back the loan and AMOUNT OF PAY
MEST you wish TO make, either weekly Or
monthly. and you PAY FOR ONLY suca imH as
own possession and II you GET SICK o. OFT
danger Of losing your goods There is No PI'R-
LICfTY OR INCONVENIENCE; papers can be
signed at house. You get money day
you apply. We viii pay any indehtedness On
your goods and give you MORE MONEY
II you cannot call. write telephone and
Will send agent TO explain system.
Tel. d i3i. FIDELITY BROKERAGE 90.
Room 1 ManEur building Olive
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RooMMATEs WANTED.

ROOMMATE WANTED - Young lady wants
moral young lady roommate in nice, airy room
with all conveniences; good home. 200 Lucas
ave.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-19

1enuIts. EstahIished for e Yearp
Z: ": Cor B5oadway and Olive.
Largest and Oldest dental esssS.
nshrnent In the city. we efnnloy
the most skilItul men % the BRO.
consaitation FREE b bs'ssa. NJ ieoE
for cheap Dentists. but come 70 q
prices. Omen. daily from 9 a no.
TO p; m. and Sunday frorn
= e3e 70 D. n
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-19
LOOK! 81 $50 WILL Buy

Completely furnished six-room brick house;
reception hall, gas. bath, hot and cold
water; laundry and barn; street made; gran
itoid walks; shade~ trees; front yard: big
gest bargain In st. Louis. For particulars.
address r 141, Republic.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-03-21
THE WIDOW BARTLETT
@sST3~
Copyright, 1902 by Daily Story Publishing Company
By
EDGAR
WELTON
COOLEY

Perhaps the most battling job
ever undertook" said the old secret
service man, was running to earth
what was known as the Hamilton
gang
For several months the states OF
the middle west had been flooded with
counterfeit five, ten and twenty dollar
bills of most ingenious make. SO
nearly perfect were they that they
were considered exceedingly danger
GUS, and to myself and three assistants
was assigned the task of capturing
the gang.
well, we finally succeeded in trac-
ing the counterfeits to the village OF
Hamilton, In one of the states border
ing on the Mississippi river. we also
learned that the gang consisted OF at
least three men, and obtained very
accurate description of one, a partlai
description of another. and an exceed
ing vague and unsatisfactory descrlp-
tion of the third. However, We felt
confident of their capture, having once
traced them to Hamilton. but we soon
found we had congratulated ourselves
too soon.
I'VE had been in Hamilton but
few hours when we became convinced
that the place was what we termed a
pious town-that is, that the citizens
were law-abiding and honest and that
IL mint was operated in their midst
1t was probably without their knowl-
edge. certainly without their assist
ance
When this fact became clear to US,
] called upon the village constable, the
! only officer of which the town boasted,
pa,nd questioned him closely relative to
ANY men answering the descriptions
in my possession. He was certain he
had never seen any such individuals
in the town, although he had heard OF
the counterfeits which I mentioned
in fact. he had seen several of them.
But he felt positive they were not
manufactured in or near Hamilton.
Il was, of course. positive they were.
and with the constable's assistance.
began a most careful and systematic
search for the men wanted or any clew
that might enable us to locate their
'den.'
Three months passed without re-
The Grit-advocate., 1902-03-21
In Praise OF Insects As Food.

Admitting that it becomes argu-
mentatively impossible to eat cut
let, humanity may still be saved from
the extremes of vegetarian diet A
French entomologist, M. Dagin, has
discovered a halfway house, which
he cordially recommends in the shape
of insect food. He speaks on the
subject with authority, having tasted
several hundred species Of raw. boiled,
fried broiled. roasted and hashed in
sects." Regarding spiders as a side
dish, he finds two objections-"they
are not insects, and they live on ami
NAL food" NJ. Dagins recipe for cock
roach soup is as follows: Pound
your cockroaches in mortar; put in a
sieve and pour in boiling water or beef
stock Connoisseurs prefer this to real
bisque" The perfect insect, he con-
tinues, in most appetiZing style, may
be shelled and eaten like shrimp.
Caterpillars are pronounced 4 light
food, of easy digestion and may be
eaten "out of the hand" raw If pre-
terred. But the most popular insect
food of all is locust flour, which the
Bedouins take boiled in milk or fried
and served with rice. We remember
certain "Garibaldi biscuit" which al
ways suggested an inside layer OF
squashed flies.
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was puzzled. Either the entire popu-
lation of the town was in league with
the gang, or else
Then an inspiration struck me.
called upon the several storekeepers in
the village.
WHO is your best cash customer
l asked.
Zone and all made the same reply,
without hesitation:
"'Widow Bartlett
"'Who is the Widow Bartlett?'
"'She is the wealthiest woman In the
county, they said. Her husband has
been dead twenty years. He left her
a big estate She keeps here money In
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the bank, and resides in that big brick
house on the hill. She is recluse;
no one ever visits her.
Does she make her purchases in
person or through a servant?' l asked.
In person. they said.
PAY with currency or checks?
"'In currency, always
81 went to the bank.
"'How much money has the Widow
Bartlett on deposit here?' asked.
About ten thousand dollars was
the answer.
"'Does she draw out much?'
Hasn't drawn out any for several
months-nearly year.
Il called in my assistants and sum-
moned the constable.
81 have a clew, said. The party
who floats this bad money is the
Widow Bartlett
THE constable was astonished. I'm
possible he said.
Nevertheless said l, we will raid
her house tonight
About 10 O'Clock we surrounded the
two-story residence Of the widow. The
house was dark; there was no sound
within. l rang the bell vigorously sew
eral times. but there was no response.
"'She must be away from home l
remarked to the constable"
"'She never goes away from home
he answered.
$50 l forced in the door and the
constable and entered with dark Ian.
terms The house was elegantly fur
nished, but we found no signs of liv-
ing occupant. Dust covered every
thing.
"'She is out said. We will con-
ceal ourselves in the bushes and
watch
so we hid ourselves in the yard
and waited. Just at day-break an aged
woman walked up the path from the
street and entered the dwelling.
"'That's her. whispered the con-
stable.
Il waited few minutes through
courtesy. Then rang the bell, but
there was no response. opened the
door and entered. but Widow Bartlett
was not in. searched every room and
closet; I visited the cellar and the
attic, but found no living being. The
house was carefully guarded and no
une could have left the place unob-
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served. Here was puzzle. called
the constable.
Didn't you see a woman enter this
house few moments ago?' l asked.
Yes he replied.
"'Well, where is she now?' de-
manded.
HE searched the house from cellar
to garret and I followed him. I give
it up he said. 4 would have sworn
l saw Widow Bartlett come in just
now
"She is in here, then, l said, and
I'm going to find her.
From my pocket took two-foot
rule and measured the width Of the
rooms on the ground floor 1t was
just fifty feet from one outer wall to
the other. Then l measured the SEC
ond floor in the same manner. 1t was
only forty-two feet
"'There is hidden room in this
house. said, eight feet wide
"On the north side of the house was
large old-fashioned chimney, ex-
tending below the ground.
LETS take look at that chimney.
said the constable.
"'Good idea,' said I.
$50 we went to the cellar. Set in
the chimney, near its base, was a
large ash pan. | pulled it out and
found an opening large enough for a
man to crawl through Inside the
chimney was ladder extending up
ward.
Its all over said to the con-
stable. Call the boys.
when the others arrived, I started
up the ladder, followed by one Of my
assistants and the constable. On the
second floor I found door on the
south side of the chimney. Drawing
my gun | kicked the door open ano
sprang through it into small room
Il landed in the midst of three per-
sons who were eating breakfast. Two
were men who exactly answered the
| descriptions OF those l wanted. The
other was the Widow Bartlett, as
believed Scattered about were
plates, paper and paraphernalia.
I'VE had the cuffs on them in short
order. Then the Widow Bartlett lei
| out Volley OF oaths.
"'My dear WIDOW said 1, pardon
me- And T lifted a gray wig from
her head, revealing the black hair Of
man underneath.
WELL" resumed the old secret
service man, reflectively. Il captured
| the plates and large quantity Of bad
money. but the Hamilton gang were
| never tried for counterfeiting. Tha
| villagers found the remains of the real
| Widow Bartlett buried in the cellar
| and they hung my prisoners that
night
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suit, although l was notified that
new batch Of the counterfeits had been
'foated.' began to fear 1 had MADE
a mistake and that the bogus did not
eminate from Hamilton after all. SO
l went carefully over my work. only
to reach the same conclusion: ths
counterfeiters must have their head
quarters in Hamilton. But who Were
they?
THE town was literally flooded with
bad money. In fact. 1t seemed to D.
the only currency of those demonina-
ttonS In circulation In the village.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-03-21

Collections Of scarf or tie pins is
one of the fads Of New York men.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-03-21

Better ride an ass that carries me
than a horse that throws me.
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A little encouragement has made
many man.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-06-13
Virulent Cancer Cured.

Startling proof of a wonderful
advance in medicine is given by
druggist G. w. Roberts of Eliza
beth, w. Va. An old man there
had long suffered with what good
doctors pronounced incurable can
Ger. They believed his case hope
less till he used Electric Bitters
and applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, which treatment completely
cured him. When Electric Bitters
are used to expel bilious, kidney
and microbe poisons at the same
time this salve exerts its matehless
healing power, blood diseases, skin
eruptions, ulcers and sores vanish.
Bitters SOC, Salve 25c at DR.. Kirk
drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-06-13
PERPETUAL MOTION.
Not the Real Trims But the Next
Thing to 1t. Discovered by u
Flat DweIler.

81 don't suppose" said Mr.. Flat
dweller, relates the New York Sun,
''that anybody ever will really invent
perpetual motiosl, but L can tell you,
right now, what's the nearest ap-
proach to it, if you want to know,
and that is the running back and
forth of the little child that lives in
the fiat over me.
Il have never seen this little child
or a girl, or how old it is, but | know
it can run up and down that long hall
for hours and hours at time.
II love little children. and / love
to see them play, and L love to hear
the patter of their little feet; and
so the running back and forth of the
child overhead is pleasant to hear,
for an hour or two; and if I've had a
good day, done well in business,
made a dollar or two more than
usual, / can stand it for an hour or
two longer with entire equanimity.
But even in such circumstances it
begins to jar on me q little after
that And If I'm feeling little off,
or something's gone wrong, or if
everything isn't quite pleasant at
home-why, then, that child's run
ming, after the first hour or two,
poorly near drives me crazy.
But here 1 am, when | set out to
say something about perpetual mo-
ton, veering around the first thing
to my own ills and troubles. What
narrer, selfish creeturs we all are!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-06-13
BARRAcK-RooM GOSSIP.

According to latest returns, there
ish navy.
There were 9S,361 recruits obtained
for the British army in 1900. This is
nearly double the number of the year
before.
The longest range in the British Isles
is that on Salisbury Plain, where artil-
lery can fire 1000 yards entirely over
war Office land.
The latest battleships of the King
| Edward VII. class are to have four r.
inch guns, four e-point-tw and
ten siX-inch.
The kaiser has presented one of the
bronze cannon captured in Pekin to
Count Won Waldersee. The gun, which
is $50 years old, was used by the Chi
1ese in their siege of the foreign lega-
tions.
1t has always been an unwritten law
in the New York navy yard that no
salute shall be fired on Sunday. Even
when President Mckinley died the
minute guns were not fired until next
day, yet the long-established rule was
violated when Prince Henry arrived.
British cavalry soldiers are to carry
rifles in place of carbines. The butt of
the rifle will rest in leather socket
fastened to the saddle, just behind the
trooper and will stand upright, the
muzzle being attached to the left
shoulder by sling.
While steaming at from seven to ten
knots an hour, coal was transferred at
the rate of so tons an hour from the
collier Muriel to the British battle
ship Trafalgar, over 400 feet of Tenn
perleyMillel galloway. When the
galloway was decreased maximum of
40 tons an hour was reached.
| Lieut.. STROLLER, who captured Gen.
Lucban, the Filipino leader, is of Ger
man birth and enlisted in the regular
army before he was 90 years old. He
was promoted to a lieutenancy by
President Mckinley, being then a
sergeant serving his third term. He
has seen much active service, but never
sustained any injury.
1t does not appear that the transfer
ence of the American soldier to a
tropical climate has injured his appe-
tite. He eats no less than he did at
home, he needs as hearty diet and he
is teaching the Filipino to eat more.
Gen. Weston says of the latter: "He
is learning to eat and is doing it first
rate. and he has improved physically.
We have the assurance from the doc
tors over there that by our feeding
they have less disease and are heartier
men,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-06-13
WHERE MEN EAT TO LIVE.
Monks of the Trnppist Order Who
Exist Upon the Simplest Fare
for Many Years,

The Trappist monks consider eat
ing to be a necessary evil and cur
tail it to such a degree that one step
farther would be suicide. Dinner, to
which scarcely Is minutes are de-
voted, consists of a mess of vege-
tables boiled in water without but
ter or salt and served in a crude
rye bread without butter and a mug
of milk or water as beverage. Sup
per is the barest apology for a meal,
being nothing more than bread and
water. The guestmaster did not
mention breakfast, says j. B. Os-
such a meal it probably consists
merely of a glass of water. A slight
reaction of this dietary is allowed
to invalids, who may have two eggs
a day, while on extraordinary occa-
sions, such as a funeral feast in hon
or of departed friar, the monks
revel in an egg apiece. They are
strict vegetarians, and Trappist
must be in the very jaws of death
before he will consent to eat meat.
How these poor, untiring toilers can
exist on such feeble food surpasses
my comprehension, and yet l saw in
dividualS at Westmalle who had been
undergoing the rigid regime for half
century. The majority of the vet
Grams, however. were haggard, sad
faced and gaunt, and bore no resem-
blance to the proverbially sleek,
Jolly, rotund monks of the cloister
What splendid testimony to their
sincerity it is that there are no de-
sertions from the ranks!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-06-13
RIVAL BUFFALoS IN BATTLE.
Two Great Bulls Lock Horns to De-
terpline Which Shall Lord 1t
Over the Herd.

DR.. and Mrs. o. A. Lacrone, of Kali
amazoo, Mich, have recently re-
turned from a trip through the
west, which included some points
not usually visited by the tourist.
Mrs. La Crone kept a diary of the
most interesting incidents of the
journey, included in which is a
graphic description of a fight be-
tween two buffalo bulls for the mas
terry of herd, reports the Chicago
Tribune. This was at Bautf, in Brit
ish Columbia, where the Canadian
government maintains national
park. The park contains a herd of
30 buffaloes, almost the last of
those immense herds of bison that
ish Columbia.
In describing the fight between the
two bulls Mrs. La Crone says:
1.-TWO IF the males had been fight
Ing for supremacy over the herd for
two days. 1t seemed that sometimes
meets with resisting member of
the herd, and when it so falls out
there is war to the knife, and which
ever one is victorious is thereby
constituted boss for such length of
time as he can hold the honor. 1t
was at first matter of regret with
us that we had not brought our ca
mera, but that thought went utterly
out of our minds while looking at
this swaying, suddering mass of an
imal ferocity. No camera could give
the tremendous power in the
strained and knotted muscles of
those short, thick necks, as that ter
rible battle for mastery was fought.
With heads thrown up and then
bent to the ground, they charged and
retreated again and again until they
finally charged with such terrific
force that when their heads came to-
gether the sound of the impact could
be heard for many yards.
''All this we saw while sitting on
the top of fence ten feet in height,
built of massive logs, horizontally
laid and close together. While
thrilled with terror to every finger
tip, we yet felt glad that we could
have such an unusual opportunity,
for such scenes are fast passing
away from even the far northwest.
Notwithstanding fellows they
were, the victor with head up and
flashing eyes, believing so that the
sound reverberated for long dis
tances in those vast mountain soli-
tudes. The vanquished gradually
left the herd; he was sullen and an
CRY, standing quite remote from the
group, and the keeper told us he
would not return to the herd for a
long time"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-06-13
SHE LIKED THE WARES.
The MOrtifying Mistake of a FASH
ionable Lady Who Imagined She
Needed New Suit

An amusing story, the truth of
which is vouched for, comes from
one of the ultra fashionable winter
toilets required by each fair visitor,
1t has its value, says the Kansas City
Times.
The season was at its height, and
Mrs. ", who had sojourned in that
especial hotel many weeks, had near
ly exhausted her supply of hats and
bonnets; she had worn each one at
least twice! In vain she had searched
through the displays of the most
fashionable milliner-that august
person who every year takes posses
sion of the most conspicuous rooms
in the hotel and throws open her
doors to the public. None of these
CONNECTIONS pleased our heroine, and
in despair she turned toward her
own corridor.
AS she passed to her suite a half
open door arrested her attention.
Joyfully she paused on the threshold.
All, here was what she desired.
galore met her eyes, and such ravish-
ing effects, such adorable dreams!
Evidently another milliner had that
very hour arrived and was just in the
act of unpacking her wares.
This is good fortune" declared
Mrs. X under her breath. She was
the first on the scene; she could
make her selections before the treas
ures were exhibited to the vulgar
gaze of the public.
Quickly she crossed to the dressing
table and impulsively tried the effect
of various creations as she rested
them on her fair tresses, Thus occu-
pied, the sounds of moving trunks,
of rustling papers in the adjoining
room did not disturb her; she needed
them not.
'They are perfect. l will take this,
and this, and this, and this" she
murmured. Then, as trim maid
flung the curtain aside from the fur
ther end of the room and came for
ward, she called to her: "Will you
tell your mistress | would like to
see her? l am charmed with her
wares. / will take these four hats
at once. Has she any"
What further demands would have
been made history does not relate.
Before Mrs. X stood Mrs. 4, a
noted beauty, her rival in society,
the latest patron of the hotel, and
the possessor of the so-called
"wares!" Following her maid, she
had entered from an adjoining room.
The would-be purchaser swayed
slightly, gasped; the words were
frozen on her lips, and the curtain
fell.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-06-13
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.
A Variety of Feminine Finery That
Will Be in Vogue for the Conn
ing Season.

A new and dainty effect in floral gar
niture consists of rosebuds formed of
the palest shade of rose colored chif-
fon. These are small in size and worn
in clusters on all sorts of light boas
and hats.
Some of the most beautiful outer
skirts for summer are of wash fabrics
trimmed with founces of fine en-
broidered muslin. They are pretty for
use with shirt waists, says the New
York Tribune
In skirts for street wear or visiting
the narrow tablier effects is noticed.
The tablier may be of material to
match the dress or of any novelties
such as velvet, satin or silk yelled with
lace.
A popular article of jewelry is the
pear-shaped pearl which is worn sus
pended in short neck-chain, and APP
pears in connection with every kind of
gown.
1t is the fad of the moment to put
touch of lace trimming on every arti-
Gle of clothing, end up to date stock
ings have lace insertion finish woven
in the design.
Corsets, too, are more deliberately
lace trimmed than formerly. Corset
covers are made almost entirely of the
himsiest lace, with just little silk or
other material.
Kimonos with yoke effect are as
comfortable as the looser ones, and
more becoming to the average woman.
White fans, with sticks of finely
carved ivory, are fashionable for even
ing use, and the most beautiful de-
signs in lace are frightened by col
ored spangles in the smallest size. But
terfy effects are especially attractive.
On black fans silver, gold or black
spangles are used to emphasize the
designs. A novelty is the violet fan,
which is covered near the top with
artificial violets, forming border.
When the fan is closed it appears to be
surmounted by bunch of these flow
ers.
Straw hats for wear with tailored
suits are of the wide sailor shape, with
slightly rolled brims and rather low
crown, trimmed with a silk scarf, the
ends of which hang in streamers at
the back.
A new effect in roses has the rather
somber title, 'The Dead Rose" The
petals have curled appearance, and
the flowers come in subdued shades in
keeping with faded blossoms.
Parasols of figured and novelty silk.
to wear with gowns of the same mate
rial, are finished with a bow of the
silk at the handles.