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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07
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ius for palmistry and does quite bit along that line. have engaged her 10 come here tonight and read palms He did not answer, His eyes were far away and the hostess, thinking ne was bored with the conversation changed the subject and passed nm along to the bevy of pretty girls alr ways to be found at her right hand. f He soon made his escape. however and passed into the conservatory, where he could struggle alone with his thoughts.
 Remember Florence Raymondl What else, indeed, had he been detng Tor himself at her feet and asked her to he his wife. It had been the one great passion of his life and he had always felt sure that she returned hts love, but she had felt it her duty to remain with her father in his misfof- tune and had resolutely refused to per- init an engagement or even an under standing, remarKing that 1t wauid be unfair to spoil his life by holding out a hope which probably never would bc fulfilled and would further keep her mind in a state of distraction. Sher- | ry had taken 1t hard and abandoned society for business and books. The shock he received at Mrs. Smythe's disclosure that Florence was to be | there and in such a role was severe
 and brought back Hood of memor- | ieS
 His reyerie was cut short by Mrs.
 Smythe. who discovered him In the con- | servatory.
 "come, come, this will never do," she
 cried, tapping him with her ran, When the hermit comes to Rome he must do as che Romans do. Come and have your hand read.
 1 Unresisting he followed her to the ' Ii. arsfg ina y1 reading the palms of all corners, l T have found a splendid subject,
 said Mrs. Smythe, trtumphantly. Here
 is the enigma of the town. We want
 to know why so fascinating man
 should be q recluse and womanhater. | We want also to know his fate--his l love affairs, past and present"
 Sharry gazed upon the woman of his
 dreams, and she looked up straight in- to his eyes, grave and unresponsive She was not guest and knew heI place He also knew his. But he was The years seemed not to have told al all upon her. Indeed In the short gypsy skirt and with her hair dowr her back she seemed younger than he had ever seen her. And yet there wal an indehnahle something in her eyes which made her seem more mature and womanly--something as though 2 great sorrow had chastened her.
 He placed his hands in hers. She 1 followed the lines intently, looked al the fingers and general shape of th' hands.
 You will live to a very old age she said. T do not see much sickness past or future. Your head is excep' ltionally strong. No mental trouble will overcome you. You are intellee- tual. fairly artistic and money max
 "And his heart?" put In Mrs ISmythe.
 "Iis heart is we'll under control, but he is capable of a great and abiding Hove for a woman"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07
CROOKS IN FINE CARE
CRIMINALS WEAR GOOD CLOTHES
 TO AID THEIR WORK.
PlekpOekets, Sneak Thieves and others Now Keep Themselves We'll GreOmed--sOme of the odd
 Habits of Men Who
 Steal for M Living.
Chicago Daily Journal,

Chicago Daily Journal
 The well-dressed crook has become q fixture. Chicago has him in large numbers. Neatly garhed. he moves wherever he pleases, haunts the hotels, lolls tn a seat at the matinee, and leafs where the polite crowd dtAes. As far as the confidence worker, pickpocket, wire tapper, hotel thief. shoplifter and all the like are concerned. 1t ts now regarded as absolutely essential by them that they be dressed well, if not n the height of fashion.
 Tn London these W wall-dressed crooks have come to be called "Gleasons." The tame Is derived from Annie Gleason. She is the best-dressed woman thief in the world. She Is known to Scotland Yard as the princess of thieves" She is serving her last year of three-year terms for stealing a St0.000 pearl neck lace In London. England. She was once a comic opera actress, who during her stage career more than once vis' tied Chicago.
 There are two reasons why these classes of criminals must be garbed as are prosperous men and women. Not only Is it much easier for well-dress- ed criminal to approach the victim or mingle with respectable people, but also, in the case of an alarm, suspicion would be much less likely to fall ou one who appeared to be aftluent than upon one who SC smed to have spent night in the street,
 The clever criminal plays tennis, golf and bridge, often ca n steer an automo- bile with the skin of a French chauf- feur. and has new and novel methods of convincing the intended victim that he is dealing with man of social and financial standing.
 Women criminals, the higher class of whom have increased in number during the last few years. follow in the foot steps of ths male members of the pro fesion," and dress in rich silks and or candies, according to the season. The woman thief of fhe better class never allows her Nersonal appearance to in- terfere with her work
 I.cndan, Paris. New York and Chicago are the faverite fields far the high class thief of the present time stylishly dressed sneak thief who can rob iewel fox .n a high class apartment or extract a wallet from the innermost pocket of a mans coat with eompara- tive ease, Is found equally frequently at Sar1tosl, on Michigan Avenue and on Broadway
 Col" Ed Trailsr is one of the Beau Brummels of crime Dressed always in immaculate clothes. and always fre- quentiu.e the very best ho-els, he long made the lives of detectives of dozen cities miserable. For a time the Col on-P' worked successfully from some of the Michigan Avenue hotels but afterward found the town too hot for him. Clever and novel confidence games were his sorte,
 Eddie Mines the Bishop" was as successful as Ed Trailer. and operated along the same lines, Mlnss. who at- ways travelled as an influential layman or curate of the Catholic Church. once SO successfully imDerson4ted a priest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07

that he swindled the Chancellor of the Diocese of St Louis out of $2o0. He has presided at churches in Chicago for a day at q time, and as a result swlndled the churchmen out of money which they thought they were giving When he appeared in clothes other than those of the clergy he was always dressed quietly. but in the height of fashion. On several oecasi pms, once in Chicago. he successfully impersouated a Bishop.
 Hungry Jee" Lewis, tho man who swindledN Oscar Wilde Iat of si0,000 and Governor Adams of Massachusetts of an amount almost as great. Is also known to the police of Chicago as swell dressed con man." Bill Brush, of the same reputation, has now ex- changed the modish garments which he formerly wore in the Hobbies of Chi cago hotels for the more uniform garb which ia ths mode in certain section of Joliet.
 As many susceptible Chicago retail lers -ound to their loss, Cassie Peari- berg Is a most alluring and attractive maid. They reasoned that when a very pretty and very well-dressed girl asked them to cash check i' could not pos sibiy be bogus. But the red-inked phrase mo funds' soon proved to them that no more are good looks and clothes a sign Of resources in a supposedly coy and demure maiden than any one else. Tha awakening was hevar bought at a price less than s1OO.
 All wire -tappeFs must make a good appearance The trio of this class of criminals who have been most success full are Harry Summerfield, Chappie Moran and Edward stone. who was formerly with the Western Union. Be- E at .aA AE took a very sophisticated individual who was looking for an opportunity to make something for nothing, to pass their attractive offers by.
 Owing to the occasional activity of the Chicago police they have been forced to eonfine their attentions large ly to surrounding towns and tales of their swipdling have poured into the city.
 Of women thieves of this class who have enjoyed the enforced hospitality of Mrs. Mark Keegan. at the Harrison Street Police Station are Sarah Sey- mour and Sarah Gawley. Always well dressed, they 2ilfersd enormous quan- titles of silks and satlns and other ex- pensive g pods from the State Street stor.'s. As they were always attired in the height of fashion, suspicion d!d not attach to them for a long tima.
 Lou West, also a Chicago product ope -ated similarly. Sealskin coats were her SD Acialty.
 Of society" thieves. Joseph Dolian of Chicago, was one of the best and most versatile. Anything from crack ing safe to picking q pocket or sec ond-stoFy work he could do with equal facility His desire for good clothes went further than did that of his fel- lows. for he began to- love clothes for clothes sake Patent leather shoes were his hobby, and finally proved his undoing, for by their creaking he was found and captured che first time the Chicago police succeeded Tn arresting. him.
 There Is a large number of similar instances According to Captain Evans of the Bureau of Identification, who has perhaps the best opportunity of any C'hicagoan to observe the dress of the criminals who are brought before him. thers is constantly increasing tendency on the part of criminals of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07
WHENCE THESE RICHES.
Great Part That ElectricIty Plays in
 National Prosperity.

Great Part That ElectricIty Plays in
 National Prosperity.
 The Electrical Review.
 When people buy business is good, and people are now buying and business Is good throughout this country and Europe, There Is no tulip craze of chasing after localities. but purchases are made to an extent which taxes the productive resources of manufacturing establishments. whose output is gen. orally sold faIs in advance.
 1t is evident that the balance Of tha increment of the productive capacity Of humanity is increasing. and this aug menta ton of the average potentiality of the individual Is the only measure of this enlarged difference between pre- duction and consumption which coaHti- tutes the increase of prosperity. It must not be overlooked that material possessions have not been destroyed tn these territories by wars or extensive fires. Both Of these annihtlations of value have been forerunners of finan- cial crises; other losses arc mere trans fers of property
 It does not answer the proposition to attribute this fortunate commercial condition to machinery, for there have been no radical improvements in meth ods Of manufacture or transportation of freights by land or sea during the last twenty-five years sufficient to tn- troduea materially different economic conditions.
 The term "labor-saving machinery" is largely a mlsnomer. for while the reduction of hours of labor In the face of the increased numbers Of workers among growing populations has been composed by the combined application of improved machinery and modern methods Of organization. yet the funo- tior of machinery has served to in- crease production and to facilitate dis- tribution to an extent which auickens the luxuries of one generation into tne necessities of the next.
 If there Is now an increased surplus without any recent evidence or a cor responding addition to the rate Of in- dividuaI production, of any diminution of consumpton Of livng expenses. then # Ia amng the wastes Of recent years that search must be made for the cause of this increment. The first analysis reveals the solution, and that is in the service of electricity. applied to man kind. which has cut down wastes which were hitherto unavoidable.
 The trolley railway service. partic- ularly In suburban travel, enables peo- pie to live on cheaper land, in cheaper houses. or in comparison with the same sites of habitations has diminish ed the unproductive time In travelling to and from ther work. There are many people employed in New York whose travelling time has been reduced to tive hours a day by methods of interurbau transit made possible only by electric ity. The use of the telephone Is. still the basis of wonderful anecdotes of how persons save days of travel about a city by a few local calls. Through the service of this instrument, or rath' CT the system of which it is the nucleus, many of the vast army of messengers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07

''Is his passion passed or to eOme?" relentlessly pursued Mrs. Smythe.
 T see a strong line about the age of thirty" said the girl slowly and very low, 'Tt seems to be cut and bar- red, It looks like some obstacle"
 And the future?' insisted Mrs. Smythe.
 The girl looked long and earnestly. She was breathing 8 trifle faster and the color had come into her face.
 T cannot see the future" she said, and then dropped his hand with a ges- ture of exhaustion, T am very tired. Mrs. Smythe, and really must beg to be excused from any more work to- night"
 The crowd drifts back into the drawing room and the palmist slips into the conservatory. Sherry follows her unobseFved After time they re- appear in the drawing room. where Mrs. Smythe is receiving the congratu- lations of her last departing guests.
 Mrs. Smythe," said Sherry, T will finish the reading of my own palm The barrier has been removed and the one great passion of my life for the one woman in the world is to be re- alized. Mrs. Smythe, permit me to pre- sent the future Mrs. Sherry, and to to thank you for the happtst evening In
 And Mrs. smythe catching the di- vine light in both their eyes remarks T think I may call this party my greatest social triumph"
 It certainly was much talked about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07
TIE LINES OF HIS HANDS.
BY BRUCE SHERMAN.

Eonvr,ght, 1908. by Daily Story Pub
 Col
 IMrs !. Arthur smythe was easily
 o leader of Huntington's Four Hun
 ls5 Sshe had established her fl@ht
 tha title en 3 hundred hattleneIqs. "a vvhiIa certain eapttaus and dlssat- .sed nersons still persisted in refer-- ing to the origin of her appearance A the social whirl, all sueh captlous rttics found themselves most emoIas- inglv placed and invariably pecane exceeding sorry that trey h@a Sp0A7 Tn. ....,ta. of
 In vain was 1t that those enemies oL frs smythe or those opposed to heE way. recalled that, after all she WNs ,miv inc wife of old Jake smith, ana bat the foundation of Jakes fortqhe Sas laid in the tavern down on ens crossroads. In vain was IL tn&s hss ,rnonents pointed out the origin or se fair Mrs. Smythe herself was clona- Ia in rumor and surmise. For after kk auestion and rumor and suFmlse fJa done theTr worst the great tact that old Jake had made his bi1iions and had left them to ms IA hI rvalnsg widow, Also was it true ana |uident that whatever her origin Mrs lmythe was woman oI most sVhsp,- % l,,c,s talent and charm and her exeeup '-sa shiIitv was such that all the 0theF bsnsshtars of Eve in the town of Hunts n ston had reason to fear and respect er In vain was 1t to inquire how Iba good honest old name or Jake Emith had developed into J. Arthur Emythe.e Those who had incurred hae Iound out even unto the tulthess eF |hsir several desire-and never in7 Msr narties were charming. So de- ghtfui was her tact and so great ner |ssse,,rees that everybody was glad to "a ThAy always were entertalnea berfectiy. and moreover. they always eard inc very latest bit or eoslp ana Eere initiated into the very latest SO Hal fad. Hence 1t was tnat on q y.n.
 ain evening RiehaEosseesiEsn Ea! esir nopd Sg in the elf lowing over her Aa4F h"ho 'A tt's Amythe drawing room; ,.
 ssWhy. MT. Sherry. this is compll-
 oent. indeed" exclaimed the hostess' fTo hegulle a recluse and woman afar from his lair is a feat indeea' I'he party is assuredly a success
 4 The man smiled gravely' .-..,.. ,ad nn and have oRe's wits shaFp- sa here, Mrs. Smythe," he said sRaysat fs it to be tonight-theosophy,
 haw artist. a musical prodigy. Vauae- sifle er a literary lion"
 EA BOOT ,uess,| she responded Srightiy. What would you say to
 ..PaImistry,4 he repeated, 'Ah. lee Dark,eyed gypsy girl and all That" .,x,...
 @Stlll wrong" she replied. " sound such a darling. Do you remem- . Ter the Raymoads who used to hNe Rere and moved south or somewhere Rva years ago? Yes. I thought you Knew them, We'll, pr. Raymond los' $is fortune and died and Mrs, kay- bond and her daughter are back here gain trying to support themselves Cha girI has developed Q perfect gen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07

that class to dress well. "A man who wants to be successful as q confidence man. pickpockst. shpplifter, v'ire-tap- per or the like class must dress well, not only to avoid the police. but also to gain easier aceess to tho prey"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07

Congressman F. s Blackburn. of North Carolina. who has been indicted of violating the law which prohibits a member of Congress from practiciHg before government department Is re- earded as the handsonlest man in the house. Senator Mitchell of Oregon lost his seat for doing the same thing and died in disgrace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-22
BASEBALL.

At meeting Of the Seaiord base ball
club association, held last Saturday
night, the following directors were
elected for 1905: John W. Nevins, Dr..
Thomas Cottingham, q. Walter Law
renos, James A. Morgan, Ernest Fields.
Il. A. Shipley, s. p. Fields, Henry
Lee Phillips. w. 4. James vas elected
manager and DR.. J. q. Knowles, as
sistant manager. The directors have
instructed Manager james TO secure
first t-class battery, together with two
other all around players; the balance
Of the team to be selected from home
material. SeafOrd had a good team In
the field last season and won a ma
iority Of the games played, but IL Is
the aim Of the management to put a
far better team on the diamond this
season. The Seaford High School will
start playing in April.
At meeting held yesterday IN the
hall at Thirteenth and Claymont
streets the Landlith Baseball Club was
organized for the coming season.
These officers we're elected David M.
Salter, manager; George Ferguson,
assistant manager Elijah johnson, cap
tam. This club had very successful
season last year, and fast team is ex-
pected for 1906.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-22

long. On the other hand it will look
pathetically cheap, whatever il may have
cost, if it happens to be too short. The
importance of having these ties of the
right length has led the best haberdash
ers TO make them in nearly as many sizes
as there are colalrs.
Dress ties in this shape are made usually
of white linen plain on ofnamented with
an almost invisible white figure or stripe.
The man who wears perfectly plain
white goods is certain TO be in the fash
ion.
The amouut of money a man spends
for his neckties does not have a cores
ponding effect on his appearance. 1t is
possible to give a great deal of money
and not be as smart as the man who
spends very little
Solid colors that cost a half dollar OF
less win look better than less beautiful
patterns that cost several times that
amount. And there is little difference in
the amount OF wear to be had out of
them. Cheap ties wear as long as eX-
pensive ones. It is the taste in form and
color that tells.
Money spent on coats will always
snow, because modish tailor has n cut
that his interiors cannot equal. In the
same way, there is a style about expen-
sive hats, and shirts that cost a moder-
ately expensive sum pay in the long run
through the increased wear and comfort
one gets ont of them But to pay the
prices asked in the most expensive shops
for neckwear is unnecessary.
Modish colors and shapes are certain
TO be obtainable somewhere for very
much smaller amounts. And the results
10 the purchaser are just as satisfactory.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-22
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.

Meetings win be Held on Tuesday Nights
Instead OF sundays.
The Central Labor Union, at its
meeting, yesterday, decided to aban-
don Sunday meetings and hold the
sessions hereafter on the first and third
Tuesday nights of each month.
President FairlRmb appointed the
following committees: Organization,
MessiF. Behen, Lyon and Hogue (;
grievance, Messrs. Gallagher, Finley
and Ruth; public meetings, Messrs.
kgoleson, Saylor aud Smith; label,
Messrs. Green, Klund and Ruth; build
ing trades, Messrs. tinley, Fighter
ana Behen; legislative, Meaars. Say
lor, Pace and Egan; auditing, Messrs.
Cole, Caiienberger ana Hambright.
Thomas CLANCY, one OF the new dele
gates from the machinists' union, was
elected financial secretary.
The matter of having a massmeeting
in the interest Of the printers strike
was left with the public meeting com.
mittee, with POWER to act.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-22
oALIF0RSIA rooms.

The Southern Railway offers two high
class tours to and through California and
return under personal escort from Wash
ington, leaving Washington February Sth
and March Sth, 1906. the tours being in
charge Of an agent whose frequent trips
over the entire route enable him to de-
scribe with interesting detail every feature
pertaining thereto either travelling or al
stop-over points. Opportunity to see the
National Capitol with its diplomatic. social
or legislative functions, two days al New
Orleans, one day at San Antonio. one at
FL Paso TO see Juarez. Old Mexico. then
California from Redlands 10 San Fran
cisco IN the green season when it is most
attractive in climate and flora. The
California Coast Line with its exquisite
marine views Old missions and an in
fnity of interesting detail. The return
Is through Salt Lake. Colorado. and
Chicago, with appropriate stops. Tickets
may be purchased from eastern points for
round trip, joining the tour at Washing
ton For detailed information write or
call on Charles L. Hopkins. district pas
senger agent, Southern Railway. s2S
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-22
SHOOTING

A team from the Wilmington Gun
Club will 90 &c Media next Saturday
and shoot race with the Media Gun
Club. Each team will be composed Of
20 men, 90 targets per man, and the 10
men on each team making the best
scores will shoot at % targets each.
special meeting of the Wilmington
Gun Club will be held tomorrow night
at the store of W. Ii. Bartlove. Third
and French streets. All members are
requested to attend the meeting, as
delegates will be selected TO attend the
annual meeting of the Delaware State
Trap Shooters League to be held on
Thursday evening.
At the grounds of the Wilmingt, n
Gun Club, ON February Sd, a tWo-m n
race will take place between MoHUf h
and Tuohton and Lobb and bonglai d.
1t will be at 100 targets per man.
A tournament will be held by the
Wilmington Gun Club in May.