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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-15
THE LABORATORY.

Another important depart
ment of the Crescent Manu-
featuring Co. is the Extract
Laboratory. FlavOring eX-
tracts play an important part
in the cuisine of the kitchen,
and for this reason alone
should be carefully bought by
the housewife and thoroughly
tested by her as to strength,
flavor and economic qualities.
The Crescent Extracts as
sent to the consumer are
purer and stronger and there
fore more economical than
any manufactured in the
world. They are on the mar
ket purely on their merit, for
they have received practical
ly no advertising.
Many of the old established
brands are being sold upon
their part reputation, and are
not equal to the high standard
of quality maintained by the
Crescent.
AS an instance, the Ores
cent Lemon, by test contains
80 per cent. more oil of lem
on than any other, and the
Vanilla is made from the
finest selection of Mexican
Vanilla Beans, and these
beans are noted for their del
icacy of flavor, being the high
est price of any grown, cost
ing double that of the COM
mon Bourbon bean, so extens-
lively used by nearly all manu-
facturers.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-15
THE COFFEE DEPART
MENT,

There is scarcely any other
staple used for dietetic bever-
ages that has made more
rapid progress than coffee,
and this should prove the
fallacy of it's injurious eff
fects on the system.
The injurious effects are
not in the coffee, but
in the quality. All healthy
people will agree that good
coffee is a most necessary
invigoratOr, and the quantity
consumed bears eloquent tes-
timony to the goodness of it's
reput; ton as a healthful in
MIGRATING beverage.
The Crescent Cream Coffee
is a very carefully prepared
high-grade coffee-a blend of
Mocha and Java.
it is always taken steam
ing hot from the roasting cyl
inderS and sealed up in air
tight 1 and 2-lb. cans, and by
this process retains it's full
strength and delicious flavor.
When ordering Crescent
Cream Coffee see that you get
it in these sealed cans and
that a coupon is enclosed.
The next grade-the Cres-
cent "99"-is too we'll known
to need much comment. 1t
sells for 25 cents per pound
and is always in paper car
tons.
Particular attention is paid
to it's drinking qualities.
There once was a lady so dot
tee,
She invented a new kind OF
coffee;
The neighbors all said,
AS they drank it with
dread,
cts hot water she's mixed
with burnt barlee."
Did you ever do this, some
of you pioneer ranchers?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-15
FOR THE CHILDREN.

A beautifully illustrated A
B G Book is now ready for
the little tots. Send a one
cent stamp and they will mail
same free to any address.
Write Dept. R., Crescent
Mfg. Co., Seattle.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-15
When Betty Baked the Biscuits

When Pretty Polly Picked Pep
perS
She looked so sweet and pretty
| almost lost the heart to her
I'd given to Blushing Betty.
Judicious Judith's jams and jellies
Touched me in my weakest
spot,
And when I ate them | confess
Betty dear was near forgot.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-15
A CONTINUOUS JOLLY


And It'll Iny one the VI buh by the
nd eyb trimming o.
at to
Yes! WegGn ogvey %
Egg phosphate Pd;b to h work than h o
etmeh nehedHh fol science IA Cream
dnnth Crescent Baking Powders b price So
hh he h
Crescent Baking wdn wtr h that con quality
O.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-09-15

But now that Betty Bakes Best
Biscuits
Of Crescent Baking Powder,
| wonder how | fell in love
With Judith or with Polly.
For Polly's tongue can sting and
bite,
And Judith's justice clogs,
So Betty and her Crescent Cakes
Will be my dearest joys.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

Answer for t0day's Puzzl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

ago. when there was steh row
raised IN New York about the nys-
terious show window robberies? The
papers were full OF it then. An or
ganized gang Of the light-fngered gen
try, as the police reporters had it,
were robbing the show windows OF the
.ewelry ana gun dealers il New York
and Philadelphia there vas no
cIew to be had to the gang only that
the windows were cit il a very= scien-
tihc manner, just neat round holes.
was in that gang. me and Lem Pons-
ford. an Englishman, q chemist and
machinist than | ran across IN Phjlly.
You know as well as l DO that
there is no line Of work 50 risky as
cracking windows. There IS almost
sure to be a racket connected with It.
and then bulls are down On Taaz
Or some fool man is liable o ba5t
around fhe corner on y58. and r4sa
the game is up. What puzzled ri7s
New FORK bulls and elbow men
was hat there was never any noise.
There vas no shattering 0f glass and
never any chips LETT 70 Tell the raia.
All that was eft was tae hole in the
glass aaa IT, en2zs diamond trays.
The holes we're snoafh.edz=9 and
net done w.ea diamond. eviasntly.Z
1T was tie greatest seae1.e# =H=s
got onto am for awhile 1t W0rAed-
til Penstcrd got drua.. and was
ptncheI with the goods On him. TIE
goods and one Of his little patent
auoro drills That din is a glass
cutter Sure a chemical glass-enttef.
and that IS the secret Of ali the
cracked show windows and stolen
sinners You see Pinsterd was
chemist and on 70 all the tricks Of
that biz. He wanted some way 70
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

get into the windows and worked for
two years till he iu7 tel this drill
"TheIe are very fe~ things that
viii cut glass. One IS the diamond.
and thar 5 o. .i-tIe use IN a hurry
.ob On p.ace-gyass al ilca thiea. The
only acid rhar mas any tfecC Oh = <
hydroaucr.c. pow -tuI combination
Of Two orher acids Hytrotuorlc ae.d
has 10 be carried in gurtapercha bot
lies AMI vi. eat up glass o. any ne
tai excep5 geld and platinum. his
was what Porsford used as the prtn-
cfpIe to 1e little tool In showing
you. Here's some OF the acid. Il
eats up glass rapidly
The grear troub.e was getting the
aeIa 10 vark onthe thick pan other
burgiartoasly inclined gents o. the
old school were aware Of The fact
thar this acid would cut glass
they did rot have The sense % MI
the methei ot apyllng t1ZAtcer. Two
years woIa Lem Poasford found that
if USED in connection with a t.ttt Oh
glass. just as oil Is used n drill
ins 5o6 u steel pta.=. Under The
drill point. yoH know. i aae4d Ike q
charm. =Iats hollow drtt=at- was the
reza.r. This oil holds pint or
act1z lis II steel. lined with
a g9.era apercha solution. Tie acid i
poafza through the t89 and when
the drill : being used on the window
pan. it feels aHr through the little
openings and IS ground against the
taea Of tae glass The result Is thai
the acid b.rzs and =the bft eass
ave-inch hol==as easily as you would
bore hole into a soft pine boa:d
with a. auger.
b cutting a series Of holes It did
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

drills operated By small eIectsic
motor the power to be taken from tae
wires in the store or bank to be
robbed There were Jilnmies and p.s-
lois OF all sorts and sizes. electro
flash lamps and old style oil-fed da.k
lamps. time fuses slow strings and
fast ones galore. percussion caps ana
aottles Of nitro-gIycertne. In fact.
there was every sort Of a eburgQng
TOOL there that one could think Of
every kind OF steel driu point, bttt
lhere was one of very peculiar make
AMI shape that attracted the copper's
attention. It was large bit, fully
five inches in diameter, that hal
screw capped hole at the upper end
and several small needle-Iike aper-
tures at the business end.
What under the shinin sun is taat
tool good for?" the copper asked in
amazement.
That The retired burglar looked
a the policeman in a curious man
ner and filled rusty-loohing, long
stemmed cob pipe With peculiar de
liberation. That is the most remark
able#tool I ever saw used by a gen
lloman Of the profesh. and it IS
good one. The man that designer
lhat thing. and he is dead now, poor
devil was an artist and had ne beat
block. That IS What I call tho
great Ponsford .Aporo drill Funny
name, amt It
De you remember. some years
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
The Retired Burglar
on Scientific Window CRACKING

6aa9ee vas sitting in the Re-
e. aafglars room on Adams street.
Xxx. =gae q his choice Havanna5
na aa.ozlns tas cool river breeze
5aas aafted through Tie half-cfosed
al-4as - usual. they were talking
sa1Q-
44G5 .a4.a4ar soc ny collection Of
a4s a=mat "a the man who had
AZ reputation for being the
fuaesl c.acEzman in tae United
Gas N9 H-hg,sa. l4e got the
3nss. lot of Implements that ever
s.a.1=n44 -Aa heart Of a 'glmshe
a.aa some u them are ny own
RAJ aae ONE were acquired by me
..arzassh ,arious sources, Just take q
PSI, # en- f.ou know, I'm never
ga.a . ase rham save for legitimate
Pn1a any more. 50 it amt against the
. la7- once in awhile I turn a dollar
AZ 80 opening a crazy. stubborn safe
Az : gone wrong but never for any
-h-1g else. Stl love to keep these
7eta around me ana look over en-. =
sa4 az-knight OF the driu and
1inay vas standing in front OF a
!iaas case very much like those Ned
= naseQms for keeping relics. In it
*essa arrayed many bright and curl
Bas ioots. There were braces of all
'xSr.s and designs. from the old-fash-
>oa crank brace 70 the modern breast
aaf4d muscle drill brace operated on
xas ripple multiplying beyelgear
laFtnciple. There We're flexible shafted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
The aNft IsY se - %
Grapk.1's - .. % STORY


on ana renewed - Search when it
panned out nothing he hired men 70
raze the building 10 tie ground AMI
every brace and beafn was tested as it
was removed. l he work went on Until
only the cellar walls We're left. and
stone musons tested tl,esn with their
hammers and found 10 hollow spots.
The bottom of the cellar was du- up
70 d dertf of three feet, bit no cast.
ties OF iren bound boXe~ were Disco
ercd. t.af "ufled lie search nj
then 4 detective Wss employed 20 take
the etse tif a. i HtloIe.
lie Uas d sAgeWd fstI5w. bIt a..4t
eoaHd r d. aA*aZt1eizs h.s.zss!.s
into Is shop at attzz1l4t. He IS u..sz:z.
fzs..,t 80. a.. f.ss.4 ~ The door, ~atI
locked and - - Jz5=tzse inside IL
e*.es ~ faaa Il cent. #Hs# IessseS t=aa-
sands of dollars Worli. q property =
h-te! tiI1. Two hundred newspapers
-i1e= tie Amin Fa5.Ie.4zs. and i milton
People ..rt=z5gS ~. a!. 5z5s watch fo5 ii.
isIaa ties rihad 20 and 80. Dtf AZ t..a
slightest ffaee can Be G.SeoFefeeI
y uat WIS. t..-He tar Il de5eetlve= -
work aifz
Years went bf#aaa sho= eellar#ra-
mataa-I opea No =szaassa IL z4r
.Ar s.ta IN time FL. f:1- lard a5Ts.
tel'H ceased - - t. I'D a.5st.s. aa.l
HeW 4e4eraf.ou af b6ss - up %
pta! EtGe and seek in tie cellar Ten
years Lard zone ~ when three er
Eour Logs iGnl9sdZ Ztafo tire cavity oI.e
cay after Il football #3.ioh had ben
kicked there. In =sHe struggle for the
ball II VAS kicked hene#5nd there. aal
GnaIl,. l,.fa4 ise-o hole It tle= basa= of
the erau.hlfa- Wes vail. IN t.H5H4
TO recover i the =tcrs pulled awa5 q
stone. and Il minute fater they afsG
discovered i hidden door and solved
the veXatious mystery.
Old HureAarl had constructed
stone vault under1hp back yard, with
an opening from the cellar. He was
cunning worker, and III making the
door he had bo!ted thin slabs of stone
to pIank> and hung the hinges on the
inside The keyhoIe looked like frac-
tura in one of the stones. and the whole
was SO artfully arranged that Of the
hundreds of men who had searched
not one had suspected the location Of
the door. In their tests the stone
masons probabl, missed that partic-
ular spot.
You are prepared to learn that old
Burchaius bones We're found within.
The door had swung on him as he en-
tered the vault to put away his money
for the night and had become jammed.
The foul air had killed him within an
hour. In that vault were found up
ward Of $4,000 III cash and all the
property he had loans on, and of the
body there We're only bones and dust.
OF course every body said that
secret door should have been suspect
ed and looked for. Just as if it hadn't
been, and all the detectives remem-
bored advising the heir to dig up the
back yard TO look for the vast. Never
theless. three or four roIIieking boys
got 81 900 apiece for solving the rs
terry that puzzled thousands Of oder
brains. VI. QUAD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20
'1HE: HIDDEN DOOR

-tss-.,'-- ztraot wol;a ZIP one Tuesday
xnr-F1l, TO find that the shutters had
1c .3kcn down from the windows
n szzT,s9aard's shop f. .thirtFztwo
res-ss X. B"fehard. az everybody
.zs4lsss4 an. had opened his shop for
sa4seaea- - ..959 of tAe week at I
s'zi1=.s- - morning. He#had never
assz 47S aess day Oft or lost one
-elscg#5sz .5a=1:oe~7
r. ,#zzt - WHEN the shop was
bqzz sod ez4t tie Old mau= had
fS,.s9 - Id =a..,l about 30 o'clock
@s.e#ei....e = pc The .5els o. the
b. ....... - ~ =z.la ..e.=AlI doors
~ ..a.ase7 ssaee found S7eHro.g fas-
44 l=.Aa uef@Hg tracks to be
snses ~3##p of 5atrtiaers Fha
,a1zr, azaaa-ad - had the dead
sq9z $50 al8 nun II his bedroom.
b. .s.r surprise no grew
sa5z s.t#Htcta= =HHer their gaze As a
aazs- t3ct. ID Earehard could not
D .t4z...a# about tHp place either living
y i,-a
A@fas eaot99.4A search # was rea-
sxz < nj - I'D been called away on.
a3Sss.., an. tat the police had been
efets 5i..zH.s. e5ae ot their number
xss .1>s=.one 1eft to guard the shop
Kzt1 Ike proprietor ~a9Htl return and
NJ .s5t,#..sent Ss.a,itIed
ol4. 4s6-st. II did 1T return After
Z S.9z< the case WIS t&l1an up again,
1ss1 9aqtfes were found who bad seen
z5sa 30. Ip AZ shutters and lock his
ssss 81 > O'Clock Monday night He
aa1t =, i nothing Of going away, and
AZ -s4l4 eft 40 message within the
zssss5e. .ili the watches and CLOCKS be-
lDssSt t,s to bis customers We're there as
a3sp shout 5000 worth of goods, and
HIataag his papers We're two notes fall
taag .iue on the day after his strange
disappearance. He owed no man a
apllar, and the idea that he had run
Hway was absurd. The city was
SEARCHED aad the man advertised for,
S1H the week went by and no clew was
Sen-el
ttNes of the strange features Of the
c1S. Yas that no money could be
3DEtaA The old man never did busi-
2s1&s With the banks, and no one had
srse s.-ea a safe in his shop. He han
1s-A thousands of dollars yearly hNt
S.VY7' Aid - keep it:=H He often loaned
1nissy on diamonds and plate, but
where Il" deposited them for safe
ss..I>lng 10 one had ever learned Tn
fss fse had gone away and taken his
. &sh Iith him there ought to be
1ae-1.,.. h:lIen away in that old shop
RszasssHh here People to the number Of
3 6azpn who had raised cash on per
SHsA property came forward to say
~ sesE hunt as they did the searehers
assza and nothing outside tie regular
gtss3..
Iss. next Of kin WIS brother. Iv-
-ng q thousand miles AWAY He came
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

Answer side Of
4a IS in lower left hand by
Of squirrel
$
be published tomorrow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-20

Continued on Page Seven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
DuELLINe NECESSARY.
Higher Glasses of Society In Germany
 Scored By Socialist.

Berlin, March 9.-Herbert, the socialist leader, during the debate on the mili- tary budget in the Reichstag today said the higher classes of society were In a state of permanent conspiracy against the law and religion, so far as duelling was concerned.
 All the military courts and the fixed opinion of the military class, including his majesty, regarded duelling as nec- essary in the army, notwithstanding the Reichstag's resolutions on the subject and against the weight of public opinion. Herr Bebel referred in detail to the re- cent instances of duelling and complain- ed of the invariable pardoning of duellists before their terms of Imprisonment had been completed. Turning to the ill-treat- ment of German soldiers. he said 1t was common for old sergeants to boast Of their ingenuity In abusing young priv ates, Most extreme instances the speaker added, were those of weak minded young fellows, some timoe bordering on idiocy, who ought not to 5e in the service, and who would not be there If militarism did not bias the minds of the medical officers. Count Von Balestram had to call Herr Kunet to order three times before the latter desisted in his remarks in con nection with the debate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
BRITISH NAVY ESTIMATES.
Provides for an Expenditure of $17e,-
 184,205 for 19o3-04.

London, March 9-The British navy estimates for 190S-04 issued this evening provide for an expenditure of s179,1S42o5, an increase of s16 .O0o, of which amount $11, S0.000 will be devoted to shipbuild- ing and repairs. The maintenance esti- mates provide for 127.0Oo officers and men. an increase of 46o0 officers and men. The total expenditures for shipbuilding, re- pairs and maintenance is $S9, 103, 600. The new construction includes three battle ships, four armored cruisers, three pro- tected cruisers to be used as scouts fif- teen torpedo boat destroyers; ten tor pedo boats. two coast-guard cruisers, a river gunboat and an admiralty yacht
 In an explanatory statement which ac- companied the estimates. Lord Selborne, first lord of the admiralty announces the formation of a new squadron to be known as the South Atlantic squadron It will serve on the west coast of Africa and along the southeast coast of America, with bases at Gibraltar and Sierra Leona. Particulars are given in the statement of the plan by which medals and bonuses will be given to enlisted men as re- ward for proficiency, and 1t is stated that the trials of oil fuel on ->ritish warships have been increasingly satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
MAYOR FORGED TO
 CRAWL IN THE MUD
WHILE PEOPLE OF HANCOCK, MICH, WERE REJOICING OVER ELECTION FIRE ALARM IS TURNED IN.

Hancock, Mich, March 9.-Hancock to- day decided to incorporate as a city, elected A. J. Scott mayor and tonight forced the newly elected mayor to crawl on his hands and knees through muddy street to escape being run over by a fire engine, which was cslled out on a false alarm turned in from the house of Henry L. Baer. the defeated candidate for mayor Several persons were knock ed down by the horses and the engine. but none was severely hurt.
 At dark the streets were full of men and women who were shouting for joy. Sidewalks were ignored. Then some one turned in a fire alarm from Baer's house. The fire horses became excited on a,.- count of the wells of the people and rushed into -no crowd.
 Mayor Scott was caught in the crush and, taking to his hands and knees crawled. over muddy pavement for sev- eral yards to the sidewalk. Others who refused the mud bath were forced into the mre by the rush of the fire depart ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
BURDICK MURDER
 UP TO THE POLICE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO DO WITH THE CASE UNTIL SOME Evl. oENcE IS FORTHCOMING.

Buffalo. N. Y, March 9.-The Burdick murder mystery received very little at tention at the district attorneys office today. The officials were busily engaged In preparing other criminal cases before the courts which have been delayed by the undivided attention given to the Bur dick case.
 1t Is evident from the attitude of the officials that the police are now alone in their efforts to run down the murderer; that Is, the district attorney will wait un- til the police department submits evi- dence of sufficient weight to convince him that they have the right person. District Attorney Coatsworth in the first instance took charge of the case and personally directed the work of the police. After ten days work under the direction of the dis trict attorney the police have not been able to show single thing which pointed the finger of guilt strongly in any direc- tion. It Is declared however, that no dif- ferences have arisen between the district attorney and the police. The officials have fNind that the arrangements produced nothing, and the police now will work for the first time independent of the dis trict attorney.
 That woman committed the crime is believed to have been established beyond all shadow of doubt. The movements of the mysterious Hone woman" is the clue upon which the police will work This was the woman seen by Policeman Never in the vicinity of the Burdick home on the night of the murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
ANOTHER STRIKE ORDERED.
Miners of Hopkins County, Kentucky,
 VIII Take Up Fight Again.

Paducah, Ky, March 9.-The state miners convention today adopted reso- lutlon that the strike to organize the coal miners of Hopkins county shall be taken up again at the earliest opportuni- ty and carried on until the battle of union labor be won at whatever cost"
 The report of the committee on gov ernment by injunction. which was adopt ed. says in part:
 The scope recently given to injunctions in labor disputes, makes the judge a czar, with power to restrain a thousand or mill lion men. By the same right he mikht be- come dictator.
 ''The power that can crush the con- stitution to forward the interest of coal or railroad magnates may curtail the liberty of any citizen.
 ITO prevent an oligarchy from usurping the rights of the republic. the power to grant injunctions in labor disputes except to prevent injury of property must be taken from the courts.
 We recommend endorsement of any hill in congress seeking to remedy this evil and urge every member of our organiza- ton to write personal letters to this effect to representatives in congress-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
CLEVELAND SAYS
 TARIFF IS ISSUE
WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT SUB- JECT OF SILVER HE SAYS HE DID NOT KNOW ANY ONE THOUGHT OF THAT NOW.

New York, March 9.-In an interview by reporter of the Times this question was sumbitted to former President Gro yer Cleveland:
 ''We have a situation now in which the republicans are claiming to be able to eliminate trust evils by publicity meas ures and by the enforcement of certain acts regulating commerce, while the dem ocrats and some part of the independent voters on the other hand assert that the only adequate remedy is the reform or ths tariff which gives to the trusts the mon opoly they enjoy and hence enables them to endanger the prosperity of the coun- try"
 Tn view of this situation will you say what part you think trusts and tariff will play in the campaign of 19O42"
 Mir Cleveland's reply was:
 You may say for me that MT. Cleve- land gave it as his opinion that the trust question would not be eliminated from the Presidential canvass and expressed himself as being entirely unable to see how the question could be wholly divorced from the tariff issue, to say nothing of the absolute necessity for a good old fashioned insistence upon tariff reform for It's own sake and what 1t would do for the people of the country"
 Mir Cleveland was asked if he thought silver would figure at all as an issue with in the democratic party, and he said:
 ''I did not know that any one thought about silver nowadays"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
, , 
Awful Explosion of Oil 45
 Sends Score to Eternity Hurt

oean N Y March persons large nunn were injured oil in train on the Erie railroad secuons Of the train together oemonsned Fire broke crowd went from Clean t see the fire
 While the spectators communicated quickly ana third explosion followed
 Sheet o flame shot of caught within the md In
 Men and boys screaming Others fell where they stood he heat
 Just how killed
 
 sydney Fish, who returned from the fire midnight
 " went to the fire and the wrecked train there terrific upwards TOT great distance saw several dropped on railroad tracks standing close to the wokage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-10
TRAINMEN MAKE A
 SWEEPING DENIAL
ALL CHARGES MADE BY WABASH COMPANY ARE DISPUTED BY EMPLoYEs, WHO WANT INJuNc. TON SET ASIDE.

St. Louis, March "A sweeping denial of all the charges made by the Wabash Railroad company in its bill of complaint upon which was Issued the injunction to prevent a strike among it's employees was contained in the answer to the injunction suit filed today in the United States Dis trict court by counsel for the Wabash firemen and trainmen. and at 10 o'clock tomorrow Federal Juuge Adams will set a date for hearing tl.e arguments for and against the answer.
 President Ramsey of the Wabash and the company's legal counsel began the preparation of their arguments against the answer immediately after 1t was filed at 1O:30 a. m., and continued busly at work all day and into the night.