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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16

hand grasped his shoulder; the dark
ness disappeared in a flash Of light,
and the thieves were captured.
Wrenching loose from the officers
grasp, the man, with an oath, sprang
through the window, and attempted to
escape across an improvised bridge
which spanned the court, and whose
farther end rested on a window ledge
over the way.
In his haste, however, he miscalcu-
lated. The frail bridge oscillated and
canted he threw out his hand to catch
it's side; he missed his object and,
turning over and over, he went plung-
ing through the darkness to the pave
ment, eight stories below, while the
woman, with scream upon scream, at
tempted to escape from the grasp of
those who held her.
The fall killed the man outright. His
body was identified as that of Clark,
an attorney, who, for a number Of
years, had had his Office in the Amer
lean building. The woman was his
wife.
The conception, and the carrying out
of the details of the r0bbing of the
safe were unique.
The attorney-his Office directly op-
posite that of Hubbard's-had discov-
cred that at certain times the combi-
nation of the Investment COmpany's
safe was changed. Using field glass,
he also discovered that he could read
the memorandum of the change which
Hubbard jotted down and left exposed
on his desk.
He had ladder of steel constructed
with which to cross the court. This
was so tointed that when not in use 1t
could be folded into a small compass.
Upon this ladder-bridge the man and
woman has twice crossed the court, and
successfully robbed the safe.
Shortly after the foregoing Incidents
Mrs. Mathew, together with John Allen,
q former bookkeeper of the Investment
Company. was in the managers office.
In the course Of the conversation
Mrs. Mathew said:
"Now, Mr.. Hubbard, as | have dis
covered who robbed your safe, and as
also have received your liberal re-
ward, it is in order for me to enlight-
en- you as to how / accomplished my
undertaking"
.Exactly, Mrs. Mathew, this was Just
at the moment In my mind" Hubbard
responded.
"Discarding the minor points - IN
important, I will say that saw the
l1anitor Of this floor. From him I
learned that the waste paper In the
building was placed In sacks, ana tnat
each month 1t was sold 70 the JUNK
dealer. Moreover. he told me that
each door had separate sacks Tor me
reaaor that oftentimes valuable papers
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wear white satin and diamonds, and
sit in a box and applaud.
Meantime, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pringle
starved.
At the end OF year John Pringle
became a father. Basing his claim
70 consideration on the merits Of that
interesting fact, John Pringle laid his
long apprenticeship before the manager
ard asked him for a raise. The mana
ger clapped John Pringle on the back.
cave him a whisky and soda and told
hin, not to talk such rot John Pringle
refused the whisky and soda and went
home to Mrs. Pringle and lied. He
said that, by virtue Of becoming q
father. he had been raised ten bob a
week. Mrs. John Pringle had beef
ielly and oysters to celebrate the occa-
sion. and chatted gaily In the twilight
- the future that awaited the baby,
row that his father had begun to get
n,s chance. Four days later. John
prinele. who had starved himself to q
.badow tainted at rehearsal and was
..rt home In our-wheeled cab.
The shock upset John Pringle. Il
.lso upset John Pringle's wife. A week
= two later, John Pringle went about
birmingham In brown coat supple.
nented BY band Of crepe. A week
,.+.r the little John Pringle, not md
10 . natent food a. administered IN
t tsr By an intermittent land
LADY suflciently interestins' most CON
veniently died. The ladies and genue-
nen of the company and the manager
emf ! wreath Of orchids. which, con-
1900 into beef Jelly and oysters'
=. probably have saved John PIN
49,. 49,. vsfe Th~- sid 1T was quite
I romance
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MOVING Occupied House Down Riv,

Moving Occupied House Down River.
s. M. Depew Of Orange, Tex, re-
Gently accomplished quite feat in
house moving, having moved G. s.
Reister's residence from Its former To-
cation at Riverside, several miles above
Orange, on the Sabine River, to a loca-
ton in the southern part of Orange.
The house was placed on rollers and
safely placed on big barge. The
barge was then towed down the river
to a landing opposite the street on
which the lots are located which were
to be occupied by the house, and the
building was then rolled OF the boat
and safely located several blocks away.
The work Of moving the house from
Louisiana into Texas, across the Sabine
River. was accomplished while it was
still occupied by Mr.. Reister, who never
moved out during that time and whose
house furnishings were not disturbed IL
the move.
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were lost In the waste, and thus By
separating 1t the missing document
could the more easily be found.
Il examined the waste collected from
1.-THE Offices on this floor. I found the
scrap Of an envelope; the one shown
you This convinced me that the thief
was on this floor; but my chief clue
was the bit of trimming taken from
this carpet. / watched the elevator.
At last I saw a woman with dress
on which was this same bead-work; IL
was the wife Of Clark.
Under pretense of business / visited
Clark's office, not once but many timea
One day he was absent; but his Office
was open, and at that time carried
"a theory, one that had been nursing
for weeks into practice; did the
same as he had done, used the field
glass and read every scrap Of writer
matter on your desk.
Furthermore, gathered that Clark
ana his wife were spending freely an
amount greater than his practice war
ranted. Also, that they moved In a
rast set and were going the pace that
Kills. In conclusion, l ran across the
mechanic who built the ladder. Mr..
Hubbard, have 1 made good my as
sumption that could discover the one
who robbed your"
Indeed you have" Hubbard frankly
confessed; you have done what at
first regarded as crazy whim; you
being a woman. The whole affair saw
ors of first-class detective story, with
the detectives left out; blast theml"
You still have your opinion 40 to
the worthlessness Of detectivesY' the
woman asked, in bantering tone.
Never have and never will change
my opinion; the whole detective systam
Is rotten" he declared, forcibly.
Then what Of me?" she laughed,
throwing aside her wig, hat, and eye
glasses, thereby exposing the head and
good-natured countenance of a middle
aged man.
The devil!" cried Hubbard, leaping
from his chair. "Who in thunder are
you"
II am Booth, from the Central Office;
one of those rotten detectives!" tho
other shouted.
The devil!" again repeated Hub
bard.
You'll recall that told you, at our
first meeting, that I had two-fold
purpose In running down the one who
robbed you? Well, the first incentive
was to comfort a dear, sweet, little
girl, my daughter Myra, and"
What has your daughter to do with
the robbing Of my safe?" interrupted
Hubbard.
More than you imagine, Mr.. Hub
bard. John Allen, mean this John
Allen" Shaping his companion on the
shoulder, was your bookkeeper at the
time of the robbery; and your com
pany discharged him, simply because
he had been the last one In the Office
the night this affair happened. John
Is sensitive, too much SO, think; but
although none Of those who knew him
believed he was implicated In the least,
he would not marry until the truth was
known. The wedding will now be cele-
brated. Good evening, Mr.. Hubbard"
-Waverley Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
John Pring|e's Chance


John Pringle was man with sad
face and curious eyes. His wife said
that he was a genius; his friends said
that he was fool; he himself said he
was an ass. AS matter of fact, he
was all three, but If there was any
thing to choose between the definitions,
II was John Pringle who was right.
When he was boy, John Pringle
wanted to 60 into the church. His am
Oltlon was to be eaten as missionary
by the gentle savage beyond the South
ern seas. His mother, who had dream
ed dreams Of seeing her son in round
collar and a soft felt hat, openly en-
outraged the boy to put his pennies
into missionary box, and wept in
secret at the thought of her Johnny
being roasted on a spit.
Three years later, however, having
visited the wicked pantomime by
stealth for the first time, John Pringle
informed his Mortified parent on his re-
urn that he didn't want to be a mis-
Aonary any longer, but intended to be-
come clown. John Pringle's mother
made the boy write out the 93d Psalm,
and fell on her knees and thanked
heaven privately when her Johnny had
Oeen dismissed to an early and inn
penltent bed.
At the age Of Is, John Pringle quar-
'eled with his rich uncle, who had
gwen him a clerkship in tea, and sold
ulnself body and soul to a touring the
afical company for ten bob a week.
~ order to make things easy for John
frnsle materially, the rich uncle re-
uOuhced him, and his mother wrote
eHciosing half-crown postal order for
sApehses. and said her Johnny had
'iohen his affectionate mothers heart.
'ohn Pringle slept with the letter
unuer his pillow, and sent the postal
V,uer back. Incidentally he wrote to
uIS rich uncle, and wished him a pros
pe.ous journey to a place where clerk
sulps cease from troubling and rich
Uucies are not at rest.
NJ II was about this time that John
80 nsies eyes began to look curious
-. u John Pringle's face began to look
ior i've years John Pringle remained
IL. Tue same company; then he fell IN
She had an artificial color, an
sh uaeural waist, and knowing eye.
MI agreed to marry John Pringle
na eu his salary should reach the fab
sb sus sum of 80 bob d week. Meantime,
NM. carried John Pringle's ring In her
ss,s e instead Of on her finger. She
h.. mat If the stage manager knew Of
chance
n. 'uh Pringle knew all about chances
s,,. was waiting for his own. He
N 81 when the stage manager chuck
s oetrothed under the chin a. -:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
The day after the baby's funeral
John prinplp oot his ch0nco

The day after the baby's funeral
John Pringle got his chance.
He played the part of boy Of 20
who came in for a large fortune and
married the girl Of his heart A great
dramatist who Unexpectedly witnessed
the performance went round after the
act and enthusiastically demanded his
name.
1.-THE very man I've been looking
fort" cried the great playwright, look
ing delightedly into the gay young face.
"Such entrain! Such dash! In heav-
ems name, where did you learn it? You
can't be much more than q boy"
John Pringle took of his wig and
smiled. The little hair he had was
white.-London Sketch.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
sauee.ing the Grapes.

an wine making" said wine ex-
merit. s4the grapes are squeezed from
one to six times, and from each squeeze
a different grade OF wine Is made. /"
That is why from one district and
from one firm SO many varieties Of
wine come. These varieties don't mean
that each is made from different
kind Of grape. They mean, as rule,
that they are made from different
snueezes OF the same grape. The 6rst
squeeze Of course makes the best and
dearest wine. When you buy this
grade you will always find on the label
the words Premier Cru first squeeze. =
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
A Comfortable Plaster.

Grandfather Robbins was irascibie
at any time, but Grandfather Robbins
afflicted with a stiff neck came near to
making an absolutely uncomfortable Wis
itor, as his young daughter-in-law dis
covered.
"I've made mustard plasters all day
long," complained little Mrs. Robbins
telephoning to sympathetic and help
full neighbor. land he won't wear one
of them. I'm fairly at my wits end
What shall do-he won't let me send
for the doctor"
I'LL come right over" replied Mrs.
Brown.
What 1 want" growled the irrita-
BILE invalid, when approached, ''is a
plaster that'll take the pain out with
out taking the skin off, too, and 1 want
it quick. Mind, l won't stand a hot
one"
"I'll make you a plaster" soothed
Mrs. Brown, that you'll really enjoy
wearing"
The patient submitted meekly to the
lady's ministratiOn. The neck was linn
Der the next morning, and the relieved
old gentleman was loud in his praises
of Mrs. Browns skill. He advised his
sons wife to acquaint herself without
loss Of time with the Brown recipe for
mustard plasters
why" laughed Mrs. Brown, when
asked for the rule, "your mustard can
was empty, so made it Of cocoa, mix
ed with -four and seasoned with GIN
rcr"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
THE BELL OF THE ANGELS.

It is said somewhere, at twilight
A great bell softly swings,
And man may listen and hearken
To the wondrous music that rings,
If he put from his hearts inner chamber
All the passion, pain and strife,
Heartache, and weary longing
That throb in the pulses of life;
II be thrusts from his soul all hatred,
All thoughts of wicked things,
He can hear in the holy twilight
How the bell of the angels rings.
Let us look In our hearts, and question
Can purer thoughts enter in
To soul if it be already
The dwelling of thoughts of sin?
So then, let US ponder a little
Let US look in our hearts, and see
If the twilight bell of the angels
Can ring for you and me.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
AmAavits Needed Nowadays.

Amdavits Needed Nowadays.
"Why do you send two men to get
that interview" asked the managing
editor.
Zone of them," answered the city
editor, "is q notary public. - Pittsburg
Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
Question for Question.

.Farthest north, hey?" sneered the
lawyer. why don't you go cellar to
the pole?"
"Why don't you close up that will
case that you've been living on for the
last sixteen years ?'-W Washington Her.
aid
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
ORensive.

.What1l you take for that pipe1'
aOh. you wouldn't care TO smoke this
old pipe.
.sNo, but ia like to buy It and threw
IL away.-Washinston Herald.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16

THE HAND OF THE JEW THAT WILL
lust now when the troubles In Morocco bring that
survival of remote past prominently to view anything
pertaining the and abuses of these people is of
interest The above engraving from the Illustrated Lon
don News shows the interior of Moorish prison A
nson in is not built originally for the purpose
Int is formed from the courtyard of dsused private
house covered by grille to prevent the prisoners climb
ing over the walls. No food is furnished the ncarcer
aed unfortunates; they must be fed by friends
outside or their living by making baskets
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16

NOT PAY IS WI TEIERED WITH SALT
When the Moors wish to extract money from
Jew they wfther his right hand with salt The
hand is put in leather pouch with lump Of salt
and is then padlocked to the victims back so that he
cannot move it. The unfortunate Jew knows that every
DAY ne delays payment of this money demanded brings
the destruction Of his hand nearer. In about four
months the hand has shrunk past cure One Of these
unfortunates is prominently pictured in above
craving. couple recactrant tribesmen are shown
Durdened with heavy irons. Two arrivals just
being kicked into the prison by the guard
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
jamestown and Pine Beach

Pine Beucf, Va, is situated i'm .
mediately at the Exposition
Grounds, has number CT nice
HOtels and Boarding HOUSES, ard
is conducted much on the order Of
Summer Resort only CT very
large scale. We have just received
card o. the Greyetone Inn, a
modern hotel at Pine Beach, owned
and operated by H. G. Eichelberg
er, which appeals TO us for a reas-
on of location at the center Ct IT..
fractions situated Immediately at
tie DeepwPter Pier - lardir;
thin half block of the Western
entrance Of the Ext ositior.
Address, Grey stone Inn, Pie
Beach Va, for furthe, irformntl n
is advised. nay 29.3'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
News and Personals From Along
Toad Run

Gdsetts C0tSeSbondsnee
June 1O.-Midway Methodist
church has been sold to Messrs.
John Crist and W. A. Rhodes, and
will be removed this GUNNER and
rebuilt on the Lexington and Gov
ingtOn turnpike near Mr., A. K.
Crist's residence. The Midway
church was built after the war on
the headwaters of North and
South Buffalo, under the passionate
of Rev. A. @. Flaherty. Nearly
all the former members have died
or moved from the neighborhood
The new church will be of Gothic
style.
Rev. Andrew Etchison Taylor,
son of the late Stuart Taylor died
April Is, 1907, In Pennsylvania.
aged about y years. lie was a
meu Der of the Pennsylvania NJ.
E Conference, He preached his
first sermon at Han iltOn's School
house en- South Buffalo. Els wife
d two children survive.
William A. Firetaugb, son CT
the late David Firebargh Of
Rock bridge Baths, died at his
home at SaLta Anna. Cal, June
LIST, in his 9th year. His death
vas caused by an accident from ii
runaway team. breaking both legs,
and he died =, bile undergoing an
operation. He is survived by his
wife and six children.
Misses Kathleen and Judith Sa
Vile and Nettie Johnston who
Fave been attending the Normal
school ct Farmville ard Miss Bes-
sic Clemmer who has been at
school at Lewlsburg, have returned
home.
Miss Marion Leech fir m Clifton
Forge is visiting friends on Buff
elo.
Miss Lenna Clemmer is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. En- ma Engleman
ct Roanoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry TardY and
little son have returned home for
the sumner. Mr.. Ii rdy Is prin-
cipai of a graded school at Fai"
View, Mechltnburg county, We.
Mr.. Charles Leech and wife Of
NORTH Buffalo are visiting friends
at Clifton Forge.
Rev. C. w. Maxwell, Supt. of
Home at Lynchburg, Va,
preached at Oxfo:d Sunday,
June 9. RENE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12

Myers, *Laura Birmingham. +Elward
Key, Elizabeth Irwin, *tReid Granger
Andrew Wilhelm, Robert Beeton, Mar.
garet Warner, Forest Moses, Joseph
Maekey, Sam Walker, Katie Refer,
Lawrence Profit, Ruth Moodispaw.
Waller Staples, Charlie Aenor, Reid
Agnor, William Wilson.
From Grade to Grade H. MARY
Pole, *Llnalie Pole, |tGertrude Pendle-
ton, +tBetty Guffey, +tAllce Loyal,
.tCarrie Walker, 'sLionel BeetoD,
*Swilliam Davidson, +SMildred Spillan,
Morris Arthur, Leslie Brown, Hampton
Harlow, L. Rice Miller, William Trojan,
Frances Denny, Minnie Echard, Mer-
win Randolph.
Same class standing
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
ROCKBRIDGE
DEMOCRATIC STATE
Senatorial Primary

To the Democratic Voters OF Rock
bridge County, Va.
Notice Is hereby given, that Phi
mary Election will be held on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1907,
between the hours of sunrise and sun
set, at the various voting precincts
in Rockbridge County, for the purpose
OF nominating a Democratic Candidate
for the State Senate for the 22nd Sena-
torial District, composed OF the Coun-
ties OF Rock bridge and Bedford and
the City Of Buena Vista.
All candidates fer the State Senate,
must give notice Of their candidacy, In
writing, to the Chairman Of the Demo
cratic Commuters in the Counties and
City composing saiu District, thirty
(30) days prior to the day fixed for said
primary.
Rules and regulations for the conduct
OF the said primary will be hereafter
given
FRANK MOORE, Chairman
Dem. Elk. Comtee. Rockbridge 60.
VIM. EUBANK, Chairman
Dem. Elk. Comtee. Bedford Co.
W. T. PAXTON, Chairman
Dem. *. Comtee. City Of Buena Vista.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
Proceedings of the June Term
of Circuit Court

J he June term of the Circuit
Court of Rockbridge began Mon
day, with Judge S. Houston
Letcher presiding.
Tie following persons were
granted certificates &c apply to
the Court of Appeals Of the State
to practice Law: Hugh Mangus
Moomaw, Rotert Erin Maxwell,
Herbert Grim Peck. Ray Robir on,
Martin Sylvester McDOrcugh,
Theodore Booton Benson, Nathan
lei Claybrooke Harris. Walter
Perry Allen. Louis Spe Ger Epes.
Samuel Whitlock Williams, John
William Flanagan, Jr., Harry
bairstor Darnell, Lewis Archer
McMurran, Edward Misehle:,
James Leroy Mile, Martin Luth-
err Pairter, Powell Jepson Axel-
roth. William Gihnsr Long, Isaac
Paul G, ssman, Joseph Lawrence
Wysor, Joseph Ceples HyltOn,
Henry Prince Burnett, JOHN Hen
~ Wick ham, Charles Rule Pix
ington.
The will CT George w. Oflight
or, deceased, was admitted to pro-
butte ard Paul NJ. Penick qualified
as executor in bend in the penalty
Of $l5, GOO; value Of estate is $780,
900. K. A. Quisenberry, S. O..
Campbell. j. W. McClung, w. II.
Agncr and A. P. Wade were ap.
pointed to arpraise the personal
property of said estate.
The will of Mary Isabella Robi-
son was admitted to probate and
Henry Franklin Washington anc
Samuel Donald Scott qualified as
executors without giving security.
Value of estate was $500.
John A Champe, Sr., qualified
90 guardian of Jno. A. Chanpe,
Jr.
The case Of Commonwealth vs..
William johnson for malicious
wounding was continued to Mon
cay, June II, 1907.
Everett Dunn and Stephen Chit
tum were recognized until second
day of the October term to an
swer an Indictment to be preferred
against them by the grand jury.
The case of Commonwealth vs.
lobe Madison for rape was con
tinued until Tuesday June 18th.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
In MemOrian

LKCKIE-Dled, at his home at Boil
var Mills, six miles west OF Lexington
Saturday morning, June l, 1907, MI
Theopolis Saunders Leckie, In the 75tl
year of his age.
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved Is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon His love had given;
And though the body slumbers now.
The soul Is safe in Heaven.
Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding
Ger the spoils that death has Won
We would at this solemn meeting,
Calmly say: "Thy will be done. "
Farewell, dear friend, thou hast gone
to rest,
Where all around is Joy and peace
Where pain shall nevermore modest,
And all life's troubles cease.
"A FRIEND.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
VIRGINIA.:
IN CHANCERY

The object Of this suit is to subject
the real estate of the defendant Will
liam johnson to the payment OF the
judgment due tie Llain'iff AID to the
payment of such other debts and liens
as may be proven against him in this
suit.
md affidavit having BEEN made and
filed that William Johnson, one of the
defendants in this suit, is not rt sident
Of the State of Virginia, it is ordered
that he appear helc within fifteen days
after due ublicstion Of this order and
do What may be necessary to protec;
his interest In this suit.
A copy-Teste:
Il. Il. WITT, Deputy
for A. II. Shields, Clerk.
Paul VI. Penick, pa. June l2-4t
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12

A man who is in perfect health, Sc
he can do an honest days work when
necessary, has much for which he
should be thankful. Mr.. l.. g. Rodgers,
Of BIanchton, Pa, writes that he was
not only unable to work, tut he could
not stoop over to tie his own shoes.
Six bottles vf Foley's Kidney Cure
made new man OF him. He sayr,
Success to Foley's Kidney Cure"
Sold by b. II. Gorrell, druggist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
Final Hall Tonight

The final ball at the University
will teke place tonight. Th F.,
opening figure will be danceo by
twenty couples, led by the
president of the ball, Mr.. L. o.
Bagley and Miss Janet C. Steph-
enson. The ladies will all
he dressed in white aud will carry
pink flowers.