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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20
de Finds 1t Too Easy Being a Sergeant
and Begs to Be "Ray-Dooced to tn
FRANKS"
Copyright. by the Century Co.

Copyright. by the Century Co.
Copyright, 1906, By Joseph Il. Bowles.)
That Policeman Barney Flynn Is still
Patrolman Flynn Is due entirely to
himself. Others are patrolmen be-
aus they cannot be sergeants or lieu
tenants or captains; Flynn is n from
choice. He is probably the only man
OF 9Th foorce" who, having been pro-
NOTED, has made a special and earnest
plea to be "~ray-dooced to tn FRANKS"
as he himself put it. In this he Is
unique, but in many other respects he
Is typical Of a certain class Of police
men Of whom the inhabitants Of a city
heal little. He Is resourceful and hon
est; IL he were not 1t Is probable more
would be heard of him in the news
papers and the police reports. A few
rascally men On a police force car do
a world of harm to the reputation OF
the whole body, and If they attain
high rank they can demoralize a good
part of it. Integrity is so important
in those to whom is intrusted the en-
forcement Of the law that there is a
natural tendency to magnify the evils
that are seen to exist, and the depart
ment is gagged by the worst rather
than the best that Is to be found in
it. The men of the RAM and file, as
a rule, are faithful, earnest and rea-
sonably clever. So, If Policeman Bar
ney Flynn does not seem to you typ.
ical, you may rest assured 1t Is be-
cause o know little of the police
| 4 49, sd - ~ tIa ran ottt4o Go
the spectacular that gets in the lime.
light of publicity, and faithfulness,
perseverance inc honesty are not often
spectacular, so we hear more of things
we admire less; and, hearing more of
them, we gain the idea that they are
the predominating features of modern
life.
True, Policeman Flynn may be more
resourceful than some of his brother
officers, and he may have more of
hard-headed common sense, but he is
no more conscientious than the great
majority of them. Like them he has
many faults, not the least Of which is
a desire to have as easy and comfort
able a life as possible, but he acts al
ways dCCOlulu5 " Ills bSSI JuuoHhOhsi
and he defends his acts with rare
philosophy when they are assailed
For instance, it might be charged
against him that he has made fewer
arrests than any other man of hi;
length of service, and this would carry
weight in quarters where a policeman's
usefulness is judged solely by the
number of prisoners he brings in.
But there are men of experience who
will insist that this is not a true gauge
Of merit, and Policeman Flynn is one
Of them. He does not like to make ar
rests; he does moi deem it necessary
!, in instances where others do.
, "'Tis a nuisance" he says, ito be
[ dhraggin' ye-er man to tn station an
, thin be afther gettin' into coort tn
, uex' day to PROSECUTE him. Sind hin
home whin we can; that's me wa-ay "
| doin' it. 'Tis easy done If he have
| money in his pocket to pay FIR tn cab
And as Policeman Flynn for many
years had a night beat in a district
frequented by the gilded youth ant
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20

others who celebrate. mot wisely but
too WE'LL" his opinion has weight.
"In not go home" once retorted a
young man who had received good ad-
vice from him.
"Yen not?" returned Policeman
Flynn, in a tone of mild establishment.
mo, | won't; and I'd like to know
what you're going to do about 1t. You
can run me in II you want to-"
"R-run We in!" repeated Flynn.
Ohio! Dye think I'm lookin' fr a
chanst to make throuble FIR mesilfg
I'll do nawthin' Nv tn kind"
"Then what will you do?" demanded
the obstreperous youth. dsHantly.
"rn jump ON ye," responded Police
man Flynn. "'Tis easier done. an
It'll give work. for the ambylance In
std Nv tn hurfy-Ap wagon"
AS the policeman Is an exceedingly
ctive a who could jump high and
come down hard, the argument ended
there, and the young man moved on.
1t will be seen from this that Police
man Flynn's methods are peculiarly
his own-exeept when tney are biz
wife's. She has prompted him IN many
ways. has given him various vs.aahss
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20
These Explanations.

Senator Foraker, at a dinner in
Washington, quoted with a laugh an
extravagant and incredible statement
that he had read in a magazine. When
some n attempted to explain, he
said:
The thing is preposterous, and all
the explanations in the world won't
alter it's preposterousness. These ex
planners. They are never at a loss.
are they? They remind me of oA
James Scarlet of Rainsboro.
There was nothing which James
Scarlet of Rainsboro could not ex-
plain.
"One winter night he was reading
a volume of the Seaside Library to
his family gathered about the fire.
side. With his spectacles on his nose
he droned along like this:
"'Gwendolen de We're Hastings low.
cred her limpid blue eyes, and Lord
Algernon Mannering took her slim
white hands in his, and crushed her
to him in a passionate embrace.
".At that moment, five minutes
past IL sounded from the castle bel
fry, and
But here young Miss Scarlet
interrupted.
mo clock could strike five minutes
past 49, she said.
Certainly it could James snorted
1t wa five minutes Slow"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20
THE PLUMP AND PETITE.

(TO BE C~oNTINUED.)
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20
Copyright, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER vII.-CoNTINUED.

CHAPTER VII.-CoNTINUED.
"Of course It's art" Percival agreed;
"er-all-hand painted, l s%uppose?"
Sure! that painting alone, letters
and all, cost $3.50. I've just had 1t put
up. I've been after that place for
years, but 1t was held on a long lease
by Max, the Square Tailor-you know.
You probably remember the sign he
had there-'Peerless Pants Worn by
C~hicago's Best Dressers,' with a man
in his shirt sleeves looking at a new
pair. Well, finally, I got a chance to
buy those two back lots, and that give
me the site, and there she Is, all fin
lshed and up. That's partly what l
come on this time to see about. How'd
you like the wording of that sign?"
"Fine-simple and effective" replied
Percival.
That's it-simple and effective. 1t
goes right to the point and 1t don't
slop over beyond any, after 1t gets
there. We studied a good deal over
that sign. The other man, the tailor,
had too many words for the board
space. My advertisin' man wanted 1t
to be-, first, 'Higbee's Hams, That's
ALL But, | don't know-for so big q
space that seemed to me kind Of
well-kind Of fippant and undignifed'
Then / got it down to Eat Higbee's
Hams That seemed short enough
but after studying 1t, l says What's
the use of saying 'eat? No n would
think, I says, that a ham is to paper
the walls with or to stuff sofa cushions
with-so off comes eat as being su.
perfiuous, and leaving it simple and
Observation-Disclosures HAMS"
by the way" said Percival, wher
they were sitting together again, later
in the day, where is Henry, now?"
Higbee chuckled.
That's the other thing took me bacl
this time-the new sign and getting
Hank started. Henry is now working
ten hours a day Il to the packing
house. After a year Of that he'll b
taken into the Office and his hours will
be cut down to eight. Eight hours
day will seem like sinful idleness Il
Henry by that time"
Percival whistled in amazement.
81 thought you'd be surprised. Blu
the short of it Is, Henry found himsel
facing work or starvation. He didn'
want to starve a little bit, and he final
" concluded he'd rather work for hi
dad than anyone else.
"You see Henry was doing tn
Rake's Progress act there in NeN
York-being a gilded youth and sue
like. Now being a gilded youth an
a well-known man about town l
something that wants to be done !
moderation, and Henry didn't seem t
know the meaning of the word. l pu
up something like $1S0,OOO for Hank
gliding last year. Not that | grudge
him the money, but it wasn't dom
him any good. He was making a mol
key of himself with 1t, Henry was.
good bit of that hundred and eight
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ssPatent Pending

Although Miss Hobbs had lived her
whole life in a New Hampshire vii
lage, she saw no reason why her hor
lion should be narrowed or her cir
Gle small, relates Youths Companion
At the age Of sixty she was relieved
of the last Of her family cares by
the death Of q paralytic: she then
promptly Joined the Society for Dis.
polling Gloom, and began correspon-
dence with eight other members in
different parts of the country. She
began to send orders by mail to ono
of the Boston shops, aEi at last an.
nounced her intention Of going to the
city for a day or two.
In the care Of q Boston niece, Miss
Hobbs made o tour Of the shops, but
she intended to reserve her purchas.
Ing for one that had done so well
by her through the mall"
I've got q list of things they've
advertised. special" said Miss Hobbs,
and when they reached the desired
shop she consulted the slip Of paper
held tightly In her hand; then she
looked benevolently over her glasses
at the young man behind the counter
whereabouts shall we find that
patent pending e advertised on
that new darning-egg your folks sen,
me?" she asked him. 'lt's such q
curious name. I'm all OF ? s;aew Y
zee IT,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20
THEN 1 JoUNcED HANK.

went into a comic opera company that
was one of the worst l ever did see.
Henry had no judgment. He was too
easy. Well, along this summer he was
on the point of making a break that
would--well, l says to him, says 1:
Hank, I'm no penny-squeezer; l like
good stretchy legs myself says; I
like to see them elastic SO they'll give
q plenty when they're pulled; but l
says, II you take that STEP l says,
If you declare yourself, then the rub
Der In your legs says, will just nat
urally snap you'll find you've over
played the tAns.on,' l says, and there
won't be any more stretch left In them.
THE secret Is, Hank wa being
chased by a whole family Of wolves
that's the gist of it-fortune hunters
with tushes like the ~ravening lion
in Afric's gloomy jungle. They were
not only cold, stone broke, mind you,
but hyenas into the bargain-the IA
Their and the mother and the girl, too.
They'd got their minds made up to
marry the girl to q good wad OF money
and they'll do It, too, sooner or later,
becauss she's Z corker for looks. all
sisht-snd they'd ~ made : dead sst
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20
q TEGE

suggestions when he stood in need Of
them, and he Is always quite ready ia
let her have all the credit due her
CIR a woman" he is accustomed to
say when speaking of her, ''she do be
tn gr-reatest ma-an | liver see. IT'S
her that's more injane-yus than tn
whole polls boord, and many's tn fins
tip she's give to me, though It's .
mighty unpleasant way she have "
doin' 1t sometimes" At any rate, Po-
liceman Flynn and his wife, between
them, made an excellent record on hii
beat. 1t is not the policeman who
makes the most arrests who is neces'
sarily of the greatest value. and in thii
instance order was maintained with
less friction and fewer cases On the
docket than ever before.
That was why Policeman Flynn wal
finally made a sergeant. He had faith.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20

mo, no; | don't. You should hari
no reason to think so II I did. When
| heard you'd made 1t UP I hated you,
and | think I hate you now. Let US
go lack. No, no, please don't touch
me-ever again."
Farther downtown In the coy draw
ing room of a house in a side street
east OF the avenue, two other persons
were talking. A fiorid and ~profusely
freckled young Englishman spoke pro-
testingly from the hearth-rug to a
woman who had the air OF knowing
emphatically better.
but, my dear Mrs. Drelmer, you
know, really, | can't take a curate with
me, you know, and send up word won't
she be good enough to come downstairs
and marry me directly-not when I've
not seen her, you know"
"Nonsense!" replied the lady, unim-
pressed. You can do 1t nearly that
way, If you'll listen to me. Those
westerners perform quite In that man.
ner, l assure you. They call 1t 'hus-
Ting"
Dear me!
Eyes, indeed, dear you And an
other thing, l want you to forestall
that Milbrey youth, and you may Je
sure he's no farther away than Tuxedo
or Meadowbrook. Now, they arrived
yesterday; they'll be unpacking to-day
and settling tomorrow; I'll call the
day after, and you shall be with me-"
And you forget that-that devil
suppose she's as good as her threat?"
absurd! How could she be-"
"You don't know her, you know, nor
the old beggar, either. by Jove!"
Cali the more eason for haste
Well call tomorrow. Wait. Better
still, perhaps l can enlist the Gwilt.
Atnelston; I'm to meet her tomorrow.
I'll let you know. Now | must get into
my tea harness, so run along"
We are next constrained to glance
at a strong man bowed in the hurt o.
a great grief. Horace Milbrey sit.
alone in his gloomy, high-ceilinget
library. His attire is immaculate. Hi
slender, delicate hands are beautifully
white. The sensitive lines of his flint
face tell Of the strain under which hi
labors. ,
ITO RE ONTINI
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-07-20
CHAPTER VIII.

SOME LIGHT WITH A FEW SIDE
LIGHTS.
The real spring comes In New
York when laundering nature has
painted the outer wilderness for au-
tumn. What is called spring" in the
city by unreflecting users Of the WORD
is a tame. insipid season yawning into
not more than half-wakefulness at
best. The trees in the gas-poisoned
soil are slow In their greening, the
grass has but a pallid city vitality, and
the rows Of gaudy tulips set out primly
about the fountains In the squares are
palpably forced and alien.
For the sumptuous blending and
haunt Of color, the spontaneous awak-
ening of warm, throbbing new life, and
all these inspiring miracles OF regen-
Grafton which are performed elsewhere
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
TORTURED BY
ITCHING SCALP.
Eczema Broke Out Also on Hands
and Limbs ~ Suffering Intense a
Doctors Said Too Old to Be
Cured An Old Soldier Of 80
Years DeclaresI
"CuTlCURA TREATMENT
IS A BLESSING"

nAt ali times md to oil pcoplo.1 am
willing to testify To the merits fof Gus
ticura. II saved mo from worse than
Ire torturcs Of hndes, about the year
1900, with itching on my scalp and
temples, ind afterwards It corn1ncnccdd
TO break out on my hnrds. Then y
broke out on my limbs. ! was advised
TO use salt and water, which ! did, to
no effect. then went to d Surgeon, ,who,
commenced treating mo with q wash Of
bornx. This treatment did me no good,
but rather aggravated the disease. I
then told him | would go and SEQ q ply
sician In Erie. The reply was that !
could 70 anywhere, bit case Of
eczema like mine could not BIO cured;
that was too old (S0). / went to an
eminent doctor in the city Of Eric and
treated with him for six months, with
like results. l had rcnd Of the Gu
ticura Remedies often. ! was strongly
tempted to give them n trial, 50 ! sent
for the Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Rcsolvent and continued taking the
Rcsolvcnt until had taken six bottles,
stopping It TO take the Pills. Twas now
getting better. 1took two baths day,
and at night I let the lathcr OF the Soap
dry on. used the Ointment with
great effect after washing in warm
water, 70 stop the itching at once. !
am now cured. a.
'The Cuticura treatment is q blessing
and should be used BY every one who
has itching OF the skin. I can't say any
more, and thank God that He has given
the world such curative. You can
use this letter as you please. A very
much befriended man, Vim. H. Gray,
1908 Mt. Vernon St., Philadelphia, Pa,
August 2, 1905"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for every
Humoi from Pinpes TO seietula from Infancy TO Age
committing OF Cutieura Soap 5c Ohiment Co., Re'or;
p So may b. I'D Of ~ drusgi.t' snge ,et often eurss
fe:. p'H1 Ghs GS, sS; r1EGp Baton n:
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DAUGHTER SAW FATHER
MURDER. HER & |. MOTHER / ! !. |f|.[.|:
Drunkenness is the Only Plea
That's Made for
,8 Hodges. ' "
fspecinl to The Times .Dispatch.)

I'LL (Speoinl to The Times. 4 n spatch.)
FIX DURHAM, N. c., May 49,. The pros
gress In they Hodges murder trial has been
exceedingly rapid to-day, and It is the
opinion that the case viii reach the jury
Saturday. Fred Hodges, son Of John
Hodges, was tho first witness, but prac-
.tically all OF his testimony was COM
,pleted yesterday
Contractor b. Houston was the most
important witness Of the morning. Ele
made two visits to Hodges, In jail. On
the first visit he said to Hodges, I am
sorry OF .thls%trQufle YhE-ls 1t n Hodges
replied that he had been treated wrong
and was glad Of 1t. Contractor Houston
also stated that Hodges said that he tried
10 xiii himself and snapped the pistol
all around while 1t was placed against
his ear and said he was fearles OF the
consequences, that he was ready to pay
the penalty ana hoped they would hang
him.
Another star witness in the taking OF
Testimony to-day was Miss Ola Hodges,
daughter OF John Hodges, her testimony
was listened to with great interest. She
testified3to about tho salney things that
her brother. Fred Hodges. yesterday af-
ternoon. She stated she was sleeping
Will Her Ihotiet t''1't ""o 9 Wee e11's ~
her fathers loud quarrelinG. She was an
eyewitness to the murder. @ t
Miss Hodges was tho last witness for
the prosecution, and the State rested at
this point. Several witnesses We're In
troduced by tho defense. These stating
l.-~, they saw Hodges the night Of the
murder and that he was drunk. The tess
'tmonies made BY the wItnessesses for
the defense wero very short and was
soon comnleted
The only defense put up E'y. the Wit
nesses for tho prisoner was that he was
drunk.
Attorney u. S. Manning, who Is assist
Ing acting Solicitor Thompson In tho
prosecution, was tho first speaker. His
speech lasted forty-five minutes, after
which court adjourned until $3.50 in tho
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
ROBERT 0 BOOKER !.
HANGED FOR MURDER ! i
Expressed Penitence and Hope Of
His Saliva
ton.
Especial to The mes-Dlspatch,)

Especial to The NIlmeS-DlSQatCH,)
FARMv1LLE, VA. May ls.---R ebert
Booker ,colored, was hanged this morn morn
ing in the county jail OF Prince Edward l''
for the murder OF Charlie Brown, also
culored. 4,
The trap was sprung at six minutes al
ter o'clock and in, exactly fourteen
minutes, Drs. Anderson, Gills ana Crute
rronounced him dead His neck was
bic oxen, and from the time he dropped
through the opening not movement or
limb or muscle could be. Seen. Booker ef
went, upon the scafolT With perfect con
{ troll OF his nerve. After the rnifl l.e
Rev. r. A. P' Cheek, haad read me
Scriptures and prayer, the c on G! n
man was, asked IL he had anything to say y.
with q steady voice he replied that ne
had written for publication all he wished
to say. He referred TO a letter when
he had gotten fellow prisoner to write
for him at his dlctation. In this letter
he tells of the bad life he had lived ana
admonishes his brothers, sisters and all
Ills race to take warning by his rate. .te g
exnressed true repentance for his mis-
deeds and declared he enjoyed the hope
OF salvation. sst9H
Deputy Sheriff B. J. Harvey adjusted q
the rope and the black cap, and SheriiI
Dickinson pulleQ Iuc 1S6St'
body of Robert Booker went down with
thud. The body was turned over to an
undertaken to prepare for shipment, and
tins morning It was sent to the state
Anatomical Society at Richmond.
Robert Booker on the night of January
20, 1905, Went to the house OF Charlie
Brown. near Rico Depot and calling him
TO he door shot him to death. He es-
capped to the woods and was not cap
.tured for several days after the crime.
At tho trial in March he offered self
defense, and being drunk as reasons Tor
the deed. He was indicted, tried and con-
yicted in two hours. The court sentenced
him to hang on the fourth day OF May,
but in an effort of counsel to have this
commuted to life imprisonment. Governor
Swanson gave the prisoner two moro
weeks and set tho date May 18th.
There have been but two legal hang
ings in Prince Edward for more than
fifty years. and one OF these Solomon
MarnDlc, for n crime committed in an
other county Marahe was hanged on
July 8, 1896, for the murder Of Mrs. Lucy
Jane Pollard, of Lunenburg county, lie
went to his death without confcssing.
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FREDERICKSBURG
Especial to The T,mes-pispatch.)

FREDERICKsBURG. VA, May 1s.-A
party OF distinguished New Workers.,
headed by General Daniel J. slekles. will
visit this city on Saturday, May 26th,
and Sunday, May 27th, They will spend
the two days In visiting the battleflelds
around fredericksburg on both sides
of the Rappahannock River, including
Marye's Heights National Cemetery,
Frankln's Crossing, and will extend their
"trip to Chancellorsville Wilderness and
Spotsylvania Courthouse,
Robert T. Johnson, we'll known and
respected colored man, OF Westmoreland
county. was drowned u the Rappahan,
mock River, near Stratford. day or
two ago, while assisting Mr.. Robert
Nash in getting some drift boats ashore.
The body was not recovered, The dead
man left family
The members Of the Washington
Guards. Captain NJ. 3, Rowe's company
IN ills city, have received checks from
the government for back pay for SER
Vices during the spanish-Amerdcan war,
from the time Of their enlistment to tho
time Of mastering III. Each private was
paid $3.50. Captain Rowe received s76.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
NEITHER SIDE
IN I I'LL | CONT ||.0 o.
Anti-Adninistration Elects the
Third Member Of the Board
Of Control.
OTHER SIDE. HAS THE COUNCIL
The Board Can Only2Appoint
From Materia! Furnished By
the Council.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.,

fsLS (SpecIal 10 Inc llINeS.DlS putCJ.'
NORFOLK, VA, May lS.-Complete re-
turns from yesterdays primary election
show that the anti-administration Demo-
Gratis have succeeded In nominating the
third member of the board Of control and
will have two members OF that body.
Harry Hodges, an iron manufacturer ID
the successful third candidate.
The administrat ton faction will have
eighteen OF the thirty-three members OF
the Council, and eleven OF the twenty
members Of the Board OF Aldermen,
good working majority. .s
AZ While the board OF control is vested
with large powers, all Of Its appoint
ments Will be subject to approval Of the
made from civil service list to he fur
nished the board By civil service COM
mission. which may be appointed by the
Council and Board OF Aldermen.
Tho board Of control and new Council
and Board OF Aldermen will go Into Office
2 September LIST.
The virginia commission to the James
E town Exposition will have a number OF
attractive designs for the State tNild-
Ing to consider at Its meeting at tie
Monticello Hotel next "Wednesday. It Is
learned that Norfolk architects and others
in different parts OF Virginia are at work
on plans Whlcn tney VIA SUNNI. sums
OF the designs are said to be beauties, and
Z II all will permit Of construction within
the limit OF cost, the commission will
have difficult task making q selection.
The building will follow closely the
colonial style or architecture. but VIII
embody original lines and will not be
replica OF any Of the famous old Vlr-
ginia homes.
state Senator Sale, who is memter
OF the commissions Building Committee.
stated to-day that work will begin on the
structure at the earliest practicable date,
The North Carolina Society In Norfolk
held its second annual banquet tonight
at the Masonic Temple The principal
speaker OF the evening was Colonel Al
fred Nj, Waddill, Mayor OF Wilmington,