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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
AN UNFINISHED LETTER.
Bob Burdette's Missive to ssMy Dear
Love" and the Sequel.

Bob Burdette's Missive to sMy Dear
Love- and the Sequel.
AS far as an unfeeling world has
been able to discover, the inimitable
Bob Burdette and his present wife
have had only one serious quarrel.
That one was on account OF the ubiqui-
tous "other woman" who refused for
some little time TO he explained away.
1t began one afternoon when the hu-
morist was summoned suddenly from
his desk. He had been writing let
ter, and Mrs. Burdette, who happened
to be passing the desk while he was
out of the room. let her eyes wander
by chance over the astounding words:
My Dear Love-Your most welcome mis-
sive is at hand and cannot tell you how
ue1Shted was to get your invitation to
join you I'm st. Louis. There is only one
thing In the way. OF course Mrs. b. will
accompany me on the trip, and ] shall
have to-
There the letter ended in n little
scrawl of the pen as the result of the
sudden ringing of the bell. Mrs. Bur
dette had not meant to pry into her
husbands private correspondence. She
had been sure he had no secrets from
her, no affairs with other women, and
yet here was the indisputable evidence
lying right before her eyes. If he had
only finished the sentence, since she
was fated to see the beginning of it,
That evening she was naughty and
hurt, as any husband with half an eye
could see, and she positively refused
to explain or give him an opportunity
to explain. She threw out n few dark
hints of the kind to prick his CON
science, but he was either obtuse or
obdurate. He made no confession, and
for the first time since their marriage
he believed that his wife was a crea-
ture Of unaccountable moods.
Things were beginning to look dark
and dangerous between them when he
decided to try new tack. He would
tell her something that would interest
her, that would be sure to please her,
thereby giving n new trend to her
thoughts. He announced that he was
going to take her to st. Louis. Did
she manifest even the mildest symp-
toms of elation? On the contrary, she
looked more grieved than ever, and
there was n sob in her voice as she
said she already knew about his invi-
tation to meet some one there.
/ S"What"' her husband exclaimed
HAS that wag of n Robertus Love
been writing to you and giving away
our secrets? 1 was planning such n
capital surprise for your
The making up was OF n kind 70
cause him to wish for frequent quar-
rels, and, although he promised faith
fully never to give it away, the hu-
morist did tell the story TO n little
crowd Of press humorists just after
Robertus Love had been elected secre-
tary OF the ssociation.-Sunday Mag
azine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
Poetry ana sen.,c,sn....

In the Life OF the Late Professor
sidgwick." just published. mention is
made OF his defying seasickness by re-
citing English poetry. T. G. Salmon In
the Scotsman recalls the fact that Ma
caulay tried the same plan. with SEEM
Ing success. In his case there was no
recitation properly so caiied. He sat
down in the shelter OF the funnel after
leaving Holyhead. shut his eyes and re-
peated to himself Miiton's Paradise
Lost" which occupied the time until the
arrival at Dublin. But how many Of
us degenerate moderns are possessed
OF Macaulay's magnificent memory!--
Westminster Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
stone Has to Season.

They were looking at the monster
arch of st. Johns cathedral, which
serves as n sort of North star in the
land navisations of out of town sight
seers in Harlem and, in fact, all of
upper New York city.
Wonder why they don't put some
real New York business enterprise into
this AFFAIR." asked one.
"a skyscrapcr construction company
1 know OF could finish the Job In a
year." said another.
One of the workmen chipping away
at large mass of stone overheard the
conversation.
"I'li tell you one reason why this
work is not rushed along" said he.
I'VE have to wait for the stone to sea-
son. A picce of marble or limestone
fresh from the quarry is as little fit to
go into wall-for cathedral especial
ly-as plank from a freshly cut oak
is 10 form the trim In house. We al
low stone to season two years before
using 1t. This cathedral is being put
up to stay" Then he told them there
was another reason for the rather slow
work. and that had to do with the mat
ter OF funds.-New York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
HAVE YOU GOODS TO SELL?

From the first of November to Christ
mas has always been recognized as the
particular season for advertising, and is
perhaps the busiest of the year with
the merchants. 1t is season when
every man in the mercantile business is
reaching out for the trade that makes
the years ledger show balance on the
right side, and the wise man leaves no
stone unturned to do this. If you have
goods or wares, or any old thing, to sell
1t IS the part of wisdom to advertise
them, and do it now. If you fear to
spend dollar or two in printers ink
you will lose many other dollars and
have your goods on hand after Xmas.
If you sell at all then it will be at-the
sacrifice of many dollars.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE.

And now at last the tumult stops:
The heelers and the thugs depart;
The candidate his forehead mops
And claims his palpitatipg heart.
He is elected, his the fight;
The opposition has been fiayed.
But what of wrongs that he would right
What of the promises he's made?
Cy worthy friends, keep at him yet,
Lest he forget, lest he forget.
The two and two that once made four,
With his assistance will make eight.
He'll do away with sails of yore
And run by steam the ship of State.
At least he promised that he would,
And unto you l now appeal
To strictly see that he makes good,
And holds his nose against the wheel.
Wen have to watch him well, you bet,
Lest he forget, lest he forget.
Washington Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
He Got on Easy.

Clark Howell OF Atlanta tells of the
sad case OF an elderly darky in Geor-
gia charged with the theft OF some
chickens. The negro had the misfor-
tune to be defended by a young and
inexperienced attorney. although it Is
doubtful whether any one could have
secured his acquittal. the commission
OF the crime having been proved be-
yond all doubt.
The darky received pretty severe
sentence. THANK you, sah," said he
cheerfully, addressing the judge when
the sentence had been announced.
Oats mighty hard, sab. but 1t amt
anywhere near what spected. 1
thought. sab, dat between nah charac-
ter and dat speech Of nah lawyer dat
you'd hang me shorew-Success Maga-
zine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23

One of the many little things that
make English country house visiting
80 delightful has been brought over to
this country and 0f course. improved
upon, so far as the matter OF spending
money is concerned. This is the "Visi-
tors Time Table" a printed form con-
tanning such information as the hours
for early tea" that Is brought to tho
guests bedside, breakfast. lunch. after
noon tea. dinner. the times Of arrival
and departure of mails and OF the local
trains.
In English houses these cards are set
In the simplest and least expensive
leather frames. but in the homes OF
wealthy Americans nothing less will
do than solid silver ones costing any
where from $l5 TO $25.-New York
Press
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
Education of Mohnmmedan- Women.

n.
In Turkey there are 800 schools In
which girls receive education. There
are forty secondary schools, having
5000 girls on their rolls. The learning
OK the Koran is compulsory, and arith-
metic, geography and elementary sci
ence are taught. Teaching has now be-
come a respectable profession, and
young ladies after passing the normal
examinations elect to become tutor
esses in distant parts OF the empire.
Female education is not an innovation
among the Mohammedans of the pres
ent day. Arab and Moorish women In
their palmy days, when their European
sisters were STEPPED in ignorance,
would deliver sermons and would pro-
fess in colleges and schools. The pres
ent deplorable position OF the Moham-
medan females is due to the general
degradation OF the nation. An awaken
ing is now taking place in some parts
Of the Mohammedan world, and the
day may possibly dawn when the stain
OF ignorance may be wiped OFF from
the Mohammedan ladies OF this coun-
try with the help OF government.-Cai-
cutta Country and People.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23

"A dangerous surgical operation, in volving
the removal of "A malignant ulcer, as large as
my hand, from my daughters hip, was pre-
vented by the application of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve," says A. G. Stickel, of Miletus. w. Va.
persistent use of the Salve completely cured
it." Cures Cuts, Burns and Injuries.
25c. at K. G. Richardson, Kilmarnock; II. J.
Hayden s. Son, Irvington: Ficklin & Bass, Lit
walton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23
MY WIFE.

Trusty, dusky, vivid, true,
With eyes of gold and bramble dew,
Steel true and blade straight,
The great Artifcer
Made my mate.
Honor, anger, valor, fire;
A love that life could never tire,
Death quench, or evil stir,
The mighty Master
Gave to her.
Teacher, tender comra6e, wife,
A fellow-farer true through life,
Heart-whole and soul-free,
The august Father
Gave to me.
Stevenson.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-11-23

Your stomach churns and digests the food
you eat and if foul. or torpid, or out of order,
your whole system suffers from blood poison.
Holiister's Rocky Mountain Tea keeps you
we'll. 80 cents. Tea or Tablets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

The old restaurant man. as they noticed
was usually pretty well lit up when he took
the car to go home, and he looked good to
the pair OF spark graftersI So they ar
ranged a night to get that pin. They
boarded the car in which the restaurant
man sat half doing. in the enjoyment Of
his regular going home bum and waited for
the car TO NIL up with folks from the the
aters.
THE old restaurant man, very gallant
got up 10 give lady his seat. Then one
Of the spark grafters gave him the elbow
in the small OF the back, and when he
turned TO put up a growl the other one
neatly COPIED the diamond pin.
II looked like a good 5000 worth, any
how, 10 the crook who had done the ell
bowling. They got on the car and made
directly to the plant OF the fence with
whom they did business. The crook who
had the pin handed It over the fence and
named his smallest figure with a confident
grin. The fence took the pin, looked at II
Just once and remarked:
'Nothln' doin in the ice line just now.
Stop your kiddin.'
THE crook who hadn't collared the pin
looked tremendously surprised. and the
crook who had collared II simulated look
Of equal surprise.
'Dyou feIlsrs mean 70 hand Il TO me
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

chimed in and stated that the story was
true he was Immediately suspected OF being
himself in cahoots with the blowpipe men.
The Waterman had a hard time to square
himself and came mighty close to going 20
prison. He stuck to the cop story so per-
sistently, however. that the policeman on
the bank beat and the one on the adjoining
beat had to get TO the front with all sorts
Of explanations as 20 where they had been
while the robbery was in progress. To
square themselves both OF the cops had
eventually to own up that they had been
taking maps at the time, and they lost their
badges. The three cracksmen got their
bits in Trenton prison.
Now. those two chaps In the ribout OF
cops were Chicago bank burglars. They'd
sail east 10 walt for their graft TO pick up
a bit In their headquarters town Of Chi. ana
in some mysterious way they'd learned OF
the details OF this proposed Trenton Job.
It looked like ready money and no work
worth mentioning. and so they went to one
Of the Fence costumers of New York and
got themselves diked out in cops. rigs
Then they went 10 Trenton on the ap-
pointed night and just waited around tin
their moment arrived. Then they made
their play, and II was neat and profitable
one at that They got away with the goods.
and the story didn't get out for four years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

afterward Then one Of the Chicago cracks
men got drunk one night and blew the
yarn. Now II there was ever anything In
this honor among thieves fake you'd
naturally have supposed that these two
Chicago cracksmen would have been ostra-
cized by their pals who heard OF their profit
able masquerade as cops in Trenton. Moth
ing Of the sort happened. Their pals patted
them on the back and called them smart
fellows and ha-had over the picture Of the
three trapped cracksmen locked In the
bank basement with the Waterman.
spark Grafters the Worst.
Spark grafters are very rarely on the
level with each other. even when they're
working as a team. recall one case OF
this sort particularly well, because one OF
the crooks involved told me OF the incident
most picturesquely.
"A pair OF topnotch Philadelphia spark
grafters got on to the fact that the propri-
etor OF a certain Walnut street restaurant
started for his home on a Walnut street
car every night about II o'clock and that
he generally had a souse on him at this
time They had sized this restaurant man
up because he always wore In his four In
hand tie a huge. nashy four stone diamond
pin. The stones were the white boys, as
the crooks call them, and each Of them
looked to weigh about four karstA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

covered the three OF them. It was all so
sudden that the hands OF the three cracks
men went straight up. t-
while one Of the cops kept the three
covered by the gun tanning process the
other went behind them and deftly re-
moved their shooting tools. Then he quite
as deftly abstracted their bundles of swag
This done, March. said two OF the cops
to the three disarmed cracksmen. The
three were marched 10 the basement where
the Waterman was sim sordaged up Then
the two cops executed a walking backward
stunt, still covering the three cracksmen
got out OF the steel door at the back lead
ing into the alley, slammed the door which
closed with a spring lock and the three
cracksmen were neatly imprisoned
The imprisoned cracksmen had no tools
and so they couldn't pry their way out
They united the watchman and ordered him
TO turn them loose. but they had collared
the watchmans keys upstairs before drag
sing him 10 the basement and the keys were
still upstairs So the three cracksmen and
the Waterman were found together in the
basement at opening up time the following
morning.
Chicago Men Turn the Trick.
The eracksmen's story that they them
selves had been stuck up by pair OF cops
was secuted, and when the Waterman
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

that you don't know that this is a ''phony7"
said the fence to them, holding up the pin.
We'll, sure enough, the pin was a bogus.
Just fairly we'll sawed Brazil brilliants.
The crook who hadn't swiped the pin
looked disappointed and gloomy, and said
that his eyesight must be falling that
he'd never been twisted in piping on the
real thing In rocks The other crook
chimed In. and added that he'd never felt
so cheap in his life. The two spark grafters
separated.
The one who had collared the pin ana
who had II in his kick all the time. took Il
70 another fence and got $500 for II with
out hitch You see. he'd had a bogus OF
the genuine pin made before the Job was
pulled on. and the bogus was the one ne
ran in on the first fence when he went
there with his pal The pal tumbIed after
a somewhat prolonged period OF thought
fulness. When he found out that his sus-
piciOns were correct he chased after his
ingenious pal and demanded his bit All he
got for his was the mirthful boot. and that
partnership was dissolved. The crook who
had been done passed the word around
among his friends in the profession.
'If there's any honor among thieves IL
exists about in the ration Of gold to sea
water. and you can figure out that for
yourself"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

and I'll just run over a story or two to
prove this.
Five or six years ago three class A
cracksmen OF New York framed up prom
Using bank Job IN Trenton. n. J. The job
went through on CREASED skids-up TO a
certain point. The craftsmen put the
banks Waterman under the gun when he
stepped 10 the banks front grating to get a
breath OF fresh air-it was In the summer
time. He had to let them in and they had
him cordaged up and gagged before he
knew where he was
1.-THE vault safe was an ordinary COM
binAtion affair. without any time lock
contrivanoes. and It was easy for experts
with the nitrp and the blowpipe. They
got Il open after an hours work. Then
Il looked pretty soft for them. for there
was about $4,000 IN new currency in plain
sight. They let the metal money alone
and made leisurely job OF dividing the
swag into three equal parts.
Lockout Gets Anxious.
'-The lookout or outside man abandoned
his cost In front OF the grating Of the small
bank 20 be IN at the division Of the loot.
The three cracksmsn were sitting inside
the vault. stunhng the currency into their
kicks and planning for their different hid
ing places. when TWO cops suddenly APP
psArsd ~ the entrance 70 the vault and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01
NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES
CROOKS Ready to Rob Crooks II the opPOr
tunity is Offered.
DETECTIVE Tells SOME EXPERIENCES
Two Play policeman and Rob Three
Others lust After They Had
Completed the LOssing OF
Trenton Bank.
DITEcTWs TELls SOME EXPERIENCES

'-Somstims ago I saw story which
,ouxnt TO picture the erroneous action mat
there Il any such thing as 'squareness
among gamblers. said a detective OF ex-
.ensive experience 10 New York sun re-
porter. II thought then that II was about
time a fall should be taken out Of an
,.fhsr one OF those bogus naxims-she
aanim that there exists any such thing
= honor among thieves.'
n nsVOF knew = crook who wouldn't
Ia fellow oro5k WITH ~ little cempune-
Con ~ hs'd eat = plate Of ham and esq
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

Goes Into the Homes
THE ON AHA 3 EE
Best III. II West
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-01

Remnants of Ingram, Brussels and Velvet Car
pets, worth up to $1.75 yard, IN
on sale Monday yard-from NH6
Remnants of Inlaid Lnoleum. some room
sizes, regular $1.45 grade, IN
while they last-a NC
yaru
Remnants of Surface ~
LinOleum-a yard ZR
at
Remnants of OiIcloth in all O11I
Remnants of Mattings worth up to 40c yard
from one to ten yards In a ~
piece, your choice at-a nc
yard .-,.......... '''''''''
Room Size Rugs, Tapestry Brussels Rugs
9x10-6, regular $3.50 value, in n no
good conventional designs, IN
bargain while they last. ....
PaIisade Brussels Rugs, 9x12, In floral and
conventional patterns, good z = no
line 10 select from-a bar IN
gain at. ...'........
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-12-21

can comprehend. The bitterness of
some of his writings which were pub
lished after bis death may surely be
excused when this is considered, for
the chronic dyspeptic is generally un-
derstood to develop, in spite of him
self, a gloomy view of life.
Heinrich Heine, the great German
lyric poet, was the victim, during the
last twelve years OF his, life, of re-
lentless disease. He bore his dread
ful sufferings so patiently that he ap-
pears in nobler light than ever be-
fore during his life. His hearing was
bad, his sight was dim, and his legs
were paralyzed, yet he wrote some of
his most wonderful songs during the
long watches of sleepless nights, ly-
ing on his "mattress-grave." He de-
scribed his condition as "a grave
without rest, death without the priyi-
leges OF the departed" yet he was
never so many-sided as during this
period. He produced humorous pieces,
political songs, and the tenGerest
poems. He kept at his work as
long as he could hear and speak, his
last words being paper and pencil. /"
John Keats, while on tour of the
English Lakes, contracted a throat
trouble, which developed into con-
sumption. He continued to write,
though he failed rapidly in health,
and his last volume contains some of
his best poems.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, was
confined to her room for seven years,
but was restored to something like a
normal state of health before her mar
riage. The long period Of illness was
partly caused by the death of her
brother, of whom she was extremely
fond, and many times her life was
despaired of. She wrote in spite
of sickness, however, and produced
some excellent verse. All her life she
struggled against a naturally weak
constitution land she worked under
difficulties.
Chopin, the great modern master of
pianoforte composition, was unable,
because of lack of physical strength,
to play some of his own works as he
would have them played. A trip to
of only eleven days dura-
tion, was enough to develop the latent
consumption which was in his family,
and from this time on he worked un-
der the advancing rayages OF the dis
ease, though he lived twelve years
before finally succumbing TO it's on
slaught. Many times during this
period he was reported at deaths
door.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-12-21

President of Missouri
End of Standard Swore
He Received Only
$500 Per.
SAVED UP DIVIDENDS

New York, Dec. 19.-That his salary
as president of the Republi Oil com
pany is $500 and that he was ac-
customed TO turn over to William g.
Rockefeller the money he drew as
dividends on stock held by him in tnat
corporation were among the admis-
sions made today by C. l.. Nichols to
when the latter resumed taking of
testimony before Commissioner An
thony. The witness also testified that
as a result of the throwing Of the
-searchlight of newspaper publicity on
oil affairs the Republic had already
discontinued business in Illinois and
Iowa, and was preparing to quit in
Missouri. Further questioning led
Nichols to admit that when he be-
came head of the Republic his form
er salary as subordinate in the
Standard was $1,000, and that he was
then given his $500 salary in the Re
public, his promotion to the presi-
deLcy OF the latter corporation thus
lilClFtSluS HIS COupSnSdJlOu only 9OOU.
The Republic, said the witness, was
EoW reducing its business, selling out
to the Standard of Indiana and stlll
maintained a small working force in
Missouri at st. Louis and Kansas City
only because Of legal complications
due to M Hadley's injunction. No
toriety, due to newspaper charges that
the Republic was held by the Standard
was the determining influence" in
driving the company out of the state,
Mr.. Nichols said. Mr.. Hadley rallied
to connect through the witness the
Waters-Pierce company with the
Standard Oil company. Before Mr.
Nichols left the stand Frank NJ
Hagerman, counsel for the oil inter-
ests said to Mr. Hadley:
We are willing to withdraw from
Missouri if you will let us place our
affidavit OF retirement with the sec
retary of state'
Mr.. Hadley replied: Il am not
going to do that because there are
some matters which the Republic Oil
company will have to explain first"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-12-21
Public Sale Of Real Estate,

The undersigned will sell at public
auction on the premises nine miles
south of Canton, four miles north of
Bolivar, three miles west of Sparta,
on Canton and Bolivar road, at /
o'clock p. M, Thursday, Dec. goth,
1906.
The following described farm:
154 acres of land, being well adapt
ed to farming and grazing, with run
ming water in each field, and good
fences throughout. Good 8-room house
with cellar, and new barn 40x60 and
all necessary out buildings, running
spring near the buildings. The farm
contains about 25 acres of the best
or oak timber.
Tems:-One-third cash, one-third
in one year and balance in two years.
G. B. Scott, Auctioneer.
SAMUEL ROUSH HEIRS.