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New-York tribune., 1905-12-17
OLD TINES RECALLED.
Ne1c-Y York of 1866 Depicted in a"
Illustrated Newspaper.

With the Christmas number OF "Leslie's Week
ly' comes a reprint of the initial number OF
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" which
first the light on December Is 1855. =
makes interesting reading to-day. Here is an
item from the editorial page headed Literary
License:
Professor Longfellow has been detected in
rather a baTefaced plagiarism. His new Indian
poem of "Hiawatha" turns out to be nothing more
than ingenious para phrase of the Kaewala
or great national epic Of the Firms The proofs
or the theft, as given in The Washington Ma
uonal 1ntelligencer," are so clear that
curious to see what defence the professor viii
make. He cannot very well avail himself OF
the old patent plea-simultaneity OF invention
seeing that the Finnish original has almost
antedfluvian origin Perhaps. like Judge Ed
monds in the case of the San Francisco Ghost,
he will cooy inform that ne was Impressed"
with it by the spirit of its Scandinavian authort
The dramatic critic in review of the local
theatres begins his article thus;
With eight theatres an Italian opera house
and half dozen Ethiopian performance saIooRs
languishes for excitement in the way of popular
amusements.
Here is an item of advice to housewives
which sounds queer o-day:
Save your salt for We shall have no rors
from Turks Island this season. They do not
begin to make much there again until NIasch I.
Rubber was then a novelty as the following
shows:
They using gutta percha instead Of gold
and platina for plates TO which artificial teeth
attached. 1t Is difficult to conceive that the
requisite strength can be given TO the gutta
percha plate without making it very thick and
bungling But shall see IN good tins
whether it will work telegraph wires or make
waterproof overcoatS.
We had not yet been educated up to the
female orator. for the editor says:
A Mrs Fonda is traversing Illinois, making
stump speeches in opposition to SeIat tor
Douglass We afraid the lady has more
mischief in her nature than modesty.
Here is evidence that the uptown movement
was even then causing stir:
It is said that BarHum intends to move his
museum uptown to connect with 1t a geological
garden, and that he has purchased q piece of
land in Broadway above Bleecker-st., to carry
out his purpose. 1t would be like cutting the
nose from the face of New York to have the old
museum shut UP. the transparencies torn down
and the music silenced. We look upon such a
consummation with juvenile horror
Think of it! All the way up to BIeecker- st
from Ann-st.,
The advertisements, too are fun Of meat for
the antiquarian Among them is one by G. P.
Putnam & Co.. No. 10 Park Place, offering the
first edition Of Irvings Life Of Washington
and Harper & Bros. announce that they have
just purchased from Charles Dickens the ad-
vanced sheets of Little Dorrit' for publication
as a serial in their monthly magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17

And SO it decided that Blashiield shouldn't be
asked to touch up his painting a second time,
John Cownie, who is chairman of the Iowa State
Board o. Control was OF the foremost critics.
Mr.. Blashfield driver following his
oxen on the Off side, ne said. They do that only
In fine art"
The Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, c.
f. Sherwin Is another critic who says that Blash-
field has made Il mistake. Never saw a driver ex-
cepting on the near side in ~ life." said the
Chief Justice he viewed the painting. There is
no doubt about IT," he said with great positive
ness. = began 10 drive oxen my fathers farm
when l was six years old. saw walk
the off side OF his oxen
a man couldn't drive oxen the way Mr.. Blash-
field has them declared w b. Martin, Secretary
of state The OK must be driven from the left
side. for in no other way could the right handed
driver land the gad the unduiatIng backs OF
the oxen the side furthest from him. If he
should walk the right side Of the animals his
whip would have to pass across his body and
the body of the OF on in order 20 reach the OK
tile near side. j.ilt walking on the near side
the driver could flick the animal on the on side
with ease ard without coutortt0n.
NJ. Blashield has soms defenders The Assist
ant Secretary Of State. Daniel Htes Is willing TO
stand up for the artist II Blaahfeid viii confess
&4s aygoT. Isn't pal0teT - have sone poetjs h
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17
MILITARY DIET EXPERIMENTS.

4 Russian army dostor attached TO The ID Ter,
kestan Rifle Battalion has been making some IN
teresting experiments in the matter of nourishins
soldiers Dr. Cyrillus koljago administered 10 ten
men for ten days malt coffee their sole beverage
with the result their weight Increased during tha
time to the extent Of So granhnes a man. A Ike
experiment was made by giving tea to the sanoa
number OF men OF a similar constitution and for
the same number OF days. and Ia their case ths
doctor certified decrease OF weight per man to
the extent Of go grammes. He Chen put the twenty
men together back on tea. and those whose
weight had been so signaily increased by the malt
coffee had within days lost csc grannes head
The doctor states what IS very iTnuortant -
note n4siiely, thai his experiments have led him
TO believe that II is not merely he nourishing at
tributes OF the malt coffee which mark this in
erase, hut thar It's effect Is mainly to increase tia
action of the digestive organs. enabling tnlS "a
draw from all other food taken the usnost quantity
OF nourishment each may contaiH--(Pau 1au c.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17

point came out of the cloth just under but
ton. Her game was TO get up to the handker-
chief counter, fall to examining several; hook
the pin in and walk away with 1t. III It
was noticed, her excuse was a plausible one
Why. it must have caught my button How
stupid of met ] hope YOU won't think was
trying to steal IT. She was so pleasant about Il
that Of course eve-- one naturally believed she
not trying to steal But the other day one
3f our women detectives prickeG her finger on
( could tell you enough about the tricks OF
shoplfting to fill i book. AS q class, they are a
pretty bright lot Of people. hut there are few IL
any OF them so clever as TO keep from getting
behind prison bars at least part Of their
careers Any young man woman who enter
tains the Idea that the professional shopfters $
life Is an easy one or even in these days g
profitable one financially. is mistaken. There
Is still whole lot of truth in the old Biblical
axiom about the way OF tie transgressor.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17

siderable and they have awfully hard, sharp
corners. Well, when she pulled the string 10
get rid of her stolen articles after caugh nef ne
that bank must have been the first thing TO ran
to the floor; anyhow it landed squarely on her
pet corn My, didn't that woman howl!
"one other woman took had on one OF these tnese
deep pockets under her outside skirt Among
other things she had taken a valuable glass
vase. She could not speak English very uu-
emily, and when she began to get dramatic IN
the chiefs Office II was too funny FOR any ythlll2
She clasped her hands together this way, ald
cried out: 'Achi Gott in Himmel! Miss, steal
rIoddingsr Then she went down on her Knees
hut l guess she forgot about that little vase
Well 1t crashed into bits beneath one knee, and
she jumped up as il she had struck hornets
nest. I should hate to tell you what she SAID
then. I understand a little German myself
you know.
.'I had some sport with a professional once
I had seen her hanging around the JeWelry
counter several days and knew she was not
there for her health. One day she came in with
g little package in her hand Again she edged
I'D to the jewelry counter, and knew from the
size of that package and the way she acted that
she was after fine little gold mounted clock,
worth probably SO or So. At counter near
by they were having sale of cheap perfuner
I bought q 10 cent bottle, just about the size
of that clock, and crossing the aisle / got INTO
the crowd around the jewelry counter and along
side that professional in no time. She was
watching her chance, tapping the counter
rear the clock with her fake parcel, but
ready. Pretty soon the clerk turned away to
attend to another customer, and enough,
UP went that womans hand with the fake pack
age ready to slip 1t over the clock. She had
Judged the distance, you understand and her
eyes were busy watching the clerk. Quicker
than q flash pushed the clock to one side and
slid my cheap peHfumery into its place. [ had
barely got my hand away before down came
the fake parcel over the perfumery. Believing
she had the clock, the woman looked down
again. Well when she saw il sitting there she
nearly threw fit. She knew she had some
thing, but she could not tell whae, and then all
of a sudden 1T came to her that the game was
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17
HOW THEY Do IT.

me methods employed by snoplifters are
~aelesiiy the same to-day as they were years
Double skirts, hooks under capes or
sss Dig pockets and empty boxes with one
- sper, done up to represent bona fide pack
s'ssd to.
Aiat DO shoplifters take mostly? They take
-. fl-ll.4g they can lay their hands on. No, the
s1 are not all confined TO small things, by
e E'esns. Why, there are professionals who
esssse ~ iato store with a hollow paper cone
~ 9he arm and get away with big pile of
On II Professionals usually operate In pairs.
ss eiS sS while the other does the actual steal
az, suppose they wanted this clock" and the
are,ss ssetated 70 an artistic and valuable little
sss,sssece We'll. they would come In with q
ers ssoeTo box done up 70 look like a package.
sxrk - - would, however. be open. When the
o. e.e not looking the box would be sid over
fht = ~ ana the shoplifter would then walk out
| ssaTi,. Big pockets reaching from the waist
= 49, ~ me IioOF used by the women, ana
syf .e seg.e Skirt IS also used largely This is a
ss W.. .tch Is gathered up from the bottom TO
k1 49, 49, isile, making big circular bag around
q bs into this a large quantity OF goods
ssssf tSStpRded. The skirt is 20 fastened 10 me
ssasb, esset when the shoplifter wearing ii is
kS ~ sle can release the bottom OF it by pull
As ing, and the goods taken viii fan TO
sssefSa' II this can be done unnoticed by the
Hrsoaer q course nothing is found on the
aeeS - races. feathers, in fact almost anything
80 stbas Jay hands on are taken in this manner
-,se -,s knoplftere.
tuna, eelike some peculiar cases Of shopiiftng;
Azie !. 20 steal and cannot give any reason Tor
10 s.iae recall the case of one woman
sssss ss ~ goods from this store for about three
my .@lofe she Was caught. She stole appar-
g 49, So Tor the fun Of the thing for sne aiu
- s@slpl = 10 sell the things she took, neither
issssS = ear them She took them home ana at
- sas articles. which were valued at about
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17

<ss season of the department store managers
.-..nsent is at hand, for the shoplfter is abroad
:. ,sk land Not that New-York is ever exactly
=. from shoplifters. but at this season OF the
- - the metropolis usually gets more than Its
-. Of these light fingered persons. and those
: ,esition to know say that the holiday sea-
= =. n 1905 bids fair to equal any OF its prede-
.-s in this respect. A careful estimate has
s.ss.t the loss to the merchants OF the city re-
.,.,ne from shoplifting win this year probably
s. mi 10 something like $500,00o
-. Retail Drygoods Association, composed Of
s,1 merchants of .New-York. annually makes
80 interesting for the shoplifters and this
- IS preparing to redouble its efforts to pro-
q. he merchants. No mercy is to be shown to
ss4,,fters. All are TO be punished to the limit
!. re law. no matter what Influence there
- he behind them. The amateur and occa-
..-si thief. though possibly from a compare
-, we'll to do family. is to suffer with the
..ss,onaI Nor are the merchants individual
Con their oars. The private detective
-. Of every big department store in the city
= aaen augmented and drilled to point near
--t.ction in the art of catching shoplifters red
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

The chief of the detective bureau in another
big department store tells the story of q man
who having stolen pair of trousers attempted
to get away with them under his coat. Realiz-
ing that he was being followed he attempted
to hurry. In his excitement he dropped the
trousers, and catching his feet in them fell to
the floor in a heap. This same detective tells
of another man who attempted to get away
with beautiful razor. at was one laid out for
exhibition" said the detective, and he took it
without the case. He slipped 1t into his trousers
pocket l saw him when he did it, and thought
then it was a foOlhardy thing to do. Whether
there was already hole in the pocket or
whether the razor cut 1 do not know, but
badly cut before / arrested him at the door
Still he bore his pain in silence and denied he
had stolen anything. even when the blood began
to trtckle down his leg onto the floor of the
Office 1t took a surgeon to set that fellow right
it was only by the merest chance the razor
missed big cord at the back of the knee
"Once in while we strike a superstitious
shopIifter" said this detective i remember
one old lady who took fancy calendar of some
value It so happened that it was opened at
the thirteenth day of the month. She did not
notice this until after the arrest, and then she
walled 'Ah if I'd only q seen that l wouldn't t
have touched it, sir / have known profession
ais who would more attempt to steal on Fri
day than they would cut their right hands off.
not share these superstitions Friday is bar
gain day in the stores and harvest day for
the shoplifter.
Il caught a woman at a clever handkerchief
game the other day. She had a black headed
pin fastened in her Jacket sleeve so that the
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17

by long drawn out search It must be pres.
ent tense help rather than q de ayeti antaeipateo
one.
Donations should be directed 70 President
Darlington Booth. No. IS Cooper SQUARE. An OF
fetal receipt win be sent all G5rsors
Sir Nezv-York IS q Eelerous and bountiiai
city. and feel that 10 ask sid through yopr
paper would bring such response as wouit e.f-
able us 20 make Christmas reality TO NAM
hundreds whose sky s. dark witi. E-.ef ara
despair Believe me. yours for the help Of the
he,piess PAILIEGTON BOOTH.
Nev.-York Dec Is, 1896 President
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17

9So, an neatly In a trunk There we found them
when she was arrested and 1t was because sbe
dtad iett the tags on the articles that we knew
sne had been stealing for three years. the series
on IeSs being different for each year. Another
peculiar case that 1 recall was that OF two
women in Brooklyn, who had made no attempt
to sen or wear the goods they stole, but had
st9ued them into an icebox in the hail OF their
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17
NOT ALL AMATEURS.

.put even at its best, this job of ours is no
,-a.,res said the chief detective OF one OF the
,.-rsst stores in the city the other day. III
"a On army of detectives at my command L
q. not prevent all lose from this source in
=. store Don't get the idea that shopliftng
.,aned to a crowd of amateurs and women
,,a,5 IN the impulse of the moment. Far
There are shoplifters 1 dare say In
+ -. s,ora this moment who make business OF
: .,o i've on what they make from it. some
-, have come on here for this seasons
-. IRON, Chicago. Boston. Philadelphia ana
sNN -. cities we are up against some OF
'.-sh.,nast wits In the country just now but
- - 80 Includes some able men and women,
= ..v look after our end Of 1t all right
rss ,.,,..s has .us+
,.,-o.eed IN twenty-five. OF these, ten are
.-en and want TO say right here that CheF
.ho slicl,ast in the business. Why, TINS NJ
.s-,r,an here and he indicated an active
..s. aerson who had just entered ms ONCE N
--4b whole bunch of some men detecllNes
sr- The object of the chiefs praise nlaoe
.--5.+v grimace, and with an airy toss OF heI
~ ,roeaeded to report On case she Nao
een working UP. .
a1Tou,en detectives went on the chieA' 0io
.,..frat,le in this business. They can go every
gssre They can work their way into cro"oS
-bs-s the 2resence of a man would scare OH al
s-nArr shoplifter. At the women's unoeF"edr
.as,nters wcrnen's hosiery counters ana III Inc
oar and iewelry departments they are lnFaiu-
,bIe or women store detectives are aIWaEs
s.asse5 in street clothes and they go the hfnlt-
rbsx are dressed in thoroughly UP TO date stSle'
a. iass bsinp that their appearance shall not
sz,1, fv-av 10 give a clew to their calling.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17
SLOW TO MAKE ARRESTS.

na. successful woman detective must be
a..r grit and determination, for when 1t comes
esse arrest she is usually threatened with Nlo-
t,- ord sometimes actually set upon by shop-
,as-s The detective who knows his or her
igsinszz rarely if ever attempts an arrest Ia
~ store The culprit. once spotted is al
hired Ia 60 through the store at viii, taxing
sv. a uair OF gloves, a piece of 3eweiry OF
sbateyer il may be. Then when the shopnieeF'
apparently satisfied with the days work. steps
cut into the entrance or the street the arrest Is
Hade There are several reasons for this course
One is that il proves conclusively the intent TO
steal on the part Of the shoplifter, and another
i thaf II does away with the possibility of
disturbance in the store The prisoner is taken
back into the store through side entrance and
without attracting attention. is brought here to
nv ONCE. where the search for the stolen goods
i made.
They take it in various ways. Professionals.
When they find the game is up usually ask,
Vel, what are you going to do about IT.? But
With the amateur It is. of course. different, and
this is especially true of women. They want to
DO ali kinds of stunts. 1 have had those who
wanted to jump through windows, others who
Insisted upon committing suicide. There are
Aose who want to pay a hundred times the
hlae Of the articles taken. and still others who
hare no money and want to work for the COM
RHy until the goods are paid Tor, II only they
nay be spared the disgrace Of arraigDnent in
pure have had some of the East Side women
20 dUsn on their knees and kiss my hands in
Asir hysteria, pleading piteously for mercy the
Faae. Some women give the excuse that they
'sfs without money to buy; they saw the article
afy wanted, and. yielding 10 temptation. took it.
dihey may be released they will be satisfied to
ss back its value at so much a week.
0h. what viii my husband say?' walled one
sen dressed woman we took the other day. I
aal be disgraced for life I may as well kill
49sef and have it over with, and quicker than
aash she yaRl1ed out a bottle of carbolic acid.
ven now, if / had not been quick this place
0ala have looked like an undertaker's shop in
ao7 order.
Nov woman like that is a great deal
,s -.iasr to handle than Big Liz, Gold Tooth
-sle, or some other professionals. About all
s'ss women have to say is, Wen. chief, don't
p aara On r,ne
New-York tribune., 1905-12-17

up. She started for the door. and I after her.
Well, didn't 1 have the laugh on her when L
finally had her in the chiefs Office? But she
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-22
SoIITHETELD Is RESTLESS.
Seeks a Trolley Line to Selma, Wants
Water Works, Electric Lights and
Sewage and Will Doubtless
Soon Have Them All

To the Editor: In passing, allow
ne to say a few words about Smith
field. This is one of the most pros
porous as we'll as the most progressive
towns on the Neuse. At an informal
meeting of a few of the leading ct-
zens, the question of city improvements
came up, such as water works sewage.
electric lights and better railroad
facilities. The Legislature VIII be ask
ed to charter a railroad, either steam
or electric from Smithfield to Sc. ma.
also to amend town cnarter and allow
an election for city bonds. And the
present time, Smithfield is completely
bottled up on freight rates and the
citizens are determined to relieve the
situation.
The proposed electric line will give
them an outlet to Selma, and the saw
ing in freights, together with the
profits from sales of water. electric
lights and sewer privileges would
more than pay the interest on the
bonds. The rate of fire insurance in
Smithfield is from one to three hum
oren per cent higher than in towns
where there is an up-to-date water
works system, with modern fire fight
ing apparatus. The town is entirely
free from debt and ! am informed that
the tax rate is as low, if not lower
than in any town of similar importance
In the State. The Neuse River is with
in stones throw of the ty square
and a sewer system can be put III at
the very lowest cost.
There is not d town in the State
with more favorable surroundings than
Smithfield. The territory is broad
the lands are fertile, the farmers are
thoroughly democratic, progressive
and we'll to do. What more could a
town ask as an incentive, to become a
large, prosperous and influential city :
1t only remains for her citizens and
business men to Destir themselves and
carry out to a successful termination
the proposed plans. Some days ago
a lane company composed of town
people, laid off into lots body of land
on the outskirts of the town. These
lots were exposed to public auction
and the sale was so successful. that
another sale was put on.
a large block of lots were sold At
exceedingly satisfactory prices some
bringing IS much as four hundred dol
lars per lot. /. A. LYON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-22
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