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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

The general public has little idea OF
the well-organized plans In operation In
nearly all large city retail stores to
check thievery. says the head detect
I've in one OF the largest dry goods es-
Establishments. By the systematic pros
ecution Of thieves the losses do not
amount TO one-third OF what they did
three years ago.
Every large retail department store
In New York and Chicago has its regu-
larry organized staff OF detectives whose
duty It Is to detect dishonesty In al
most every form inside the store. while
many establishments have a force OF
detectives who watch for thieves who
may seek to rob the establishments
delivery wagons when out on their
tours Part OF this force are men and
part women The employment OF WON
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

experienced Detectives who hold wide
~ divergent opinions on the subject,
Some are convinced that many women
steal simply because they cannot resist
the temptation 70 obtain something for
nothing. Certainly many women steal
articles for which they have no use
and who are 30 well on financially that
there Is no need to steal. Others hold
the opinion that a thief Is a thief.
whether she b. a woman In no actual
need or one who steals as means Of
living without working. Certain Il Il
that many an alleged kleptomanlac has
been checked in the course which soon
would make a chronic thief OF her BY
reason OF the fact that she has been
arrested and badly scared BY threat Of
prosecution and imprisonment. but
whose plea Of kleptomania has been
accepted for the reason that Il has
been her nrst cnense.
in watching suspicious persons and
detecting thieves. secret signals and
words are employed that TO the unxus-
picious person. or even 10 the shop
filters. have no particular meaning. bat
which are wei understood between the
store detectives. noorwaikers and sales
men and saleswomen- Primarily. PER
sons against whom there seems 10 b.
reason for suspicion are quickly sired
up by the store employe with whom
they come In coufncf
"Of course. many shopllfters study
to dIsarm suspicion both By their gen
eral appearances and manner OF ad.
dress They exhibit no nervousness.
keep n keen watch Of all that IL 20
ing on near them. and. possessing plen-
" OF nerve and self-conndencc. per
form the theft at the most opportune
moment, taking care TO make no false
move.
Many shoppers carry suit cases. ~
DO hundreds OF honest shoppers. and
on taking their place at a counter leave
the suit case partly open at their feet.
70 that articles may be quietly dropped
therein when the salcsperson IL not
looking A small purchase being made.
L Is openly placed In the suit case and
ne shoplifter moves away. other shop.
filters carry folded newspaper In one
hand. and while the saleswoman's AZ.
IGNITION Is diverted. slip some article
between its folds.
'when suspicion II directed arnlnut
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

...,,er nv n salespers0n, the 70 =
i onietly conveyed 10 one Of the de
tectiyes. who approaches seemingly as
n wishing 70 look al some object Win
the intention Of purchasing y. When
n i shown the detective makes some
obieetlon 10 IL, whereupon the sales
,arsop moves q few feet away, aIpaF-
emily for the purpose Of showing anosh-
~ article OF the kind wanted This
gives the opportunity TO speak a few
words OF explanation
signals are sometimes given u
salespersons By detectives when they
have reason 70 b. suspicious q shop
per who il being waited upon Al the
time Again. words o. seemingiy no I'm
portance are used b. the saiespersons
~ inform a dstectire or noorwaiker
that a shopper bas been detected In The
act OF stealing
..when possibls the shopiifter Il lea
10 the private once o. room where
persons under suspicion are Ques-
toned and searched oncs inside. one
% the male and one OF tnr frtnaiS IL
tecsives are summoned. and the thief
Informed she must Submit 70 BE- search
ed By the female detective. the floor
walker and the male detective waiting
Just outside the door. II the shepliftrf
objects. which abe seldom does. know-
ins that the game l. up. the police de-
partmsnt 10 notified By telephone. and q
city detective sent 10 the store. when
the thief Il PLACED under arrest. tnken
out o. the place a. quietly a. possible
and removed 10 = poiice sfati0n. where
shs u searched By the polics matron.
and a charge Of theft niade against
her. The erperisne~d shopiifter usually
seeks 10 make ne little DISTURBANCES "a
possible when caught. relying upon
quletcr msthods o. getting oat q her
dilemma
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01
CHAPTER XXI.


DIR. Awdrsy and Miss Dalrympls were
the FIRST to arrive; they came together
Awdrey with bright and cheerful emile
on his face, and perfectly calm; Misz Dali
rymple showing signs Of nervousness. but
staunch and true for all that
Next came Sir Roland Firkin; we had
private chat In my dining room. and
put the list Of questions In his hand.
instructing him as tendsrly as / could
how to conduct the inquiry. He was
nightly pleased with his own Importance
Then Bax and Mrs Yeamss arrived !:
Mr.. Bax pulled and gasped. bowling to one
and then the other with solemnlty; Mrs.
Yeames passed to her seat, after a low
obeisance to Sir Roland, without recox-
nizing DR.. Awdrey and Mis- Dalrympls
except By drawing down her lips and con
tracing her nostrils as she might In pass
ing an unsavory dust heap.
As the CLOCK struck three Mrs. Bates,
who had been waiting outside, gave a Sin
gle bang at the door and was introduced !;
her courtesy 70 Sir Roland and her rigid
ity In sitting down, together with her afr
Of conscious virtue, gave her q strong re-
sernblance to Mrs. Yeames-for the rea-
son. perhaps. that their airs sprang in
both cases from a narrovness and vul-
gardty Of mind
Lynn Yeames came IN two minutes
later, painting with the haste he had made.
and beaming all over with that frank.
generous smile Of bis. He looked round
the room, saw DR.. Awdrey standing beside
Miss Dalrymple, and strobe up to him,
head erect. shoulders back and his hand
out, as If to say before Us all--I do not
share this common III opinion Of my old
friend"
DR.. Awdrey stood perfectly still, and
looked straight IN Lynn's face without
moving muscle. letting him stand there
with his extended hand untaken. With a
sigh and a shrug ynn dropped his hand
and turned away.
Mr.. Bax approached the table, put his
knuckIes on It, and, after bowling to Sir
Roland Firkin, said impressiveIy:
Il was given to understand this was
to be an amicabIe inquiry. The hostile
attitude Of DIR. Awdrey towards my
friend, Mr.. Lynn Yeames- -
You overlook the fact, Mr.. Bax,v
said l, knuckling the table on the other
side, that the onus Of administering ar
senic to Mr.. Flexnore falls upon one Of
three people DIR. Awdrsy, Mr.. Ysanes,
and Miss Dalrymple. You cannot expect
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01
poRMoUsE DE11cAc1Es.

Tffbffs That Were Rs1f~hed I'm A.
cfenf Heman Times
Drawn was originally a Roman dish
and was eaten with garum, and cows
and calrs foot jellies were likewise
daInties with Rome's upper ten in the
time Of the Caesars. One would hard
ly suppose that black buildings were 50
old as the reign Of Tiberius, but this
Is the fact. They were made Of pigs
blood, with little cubes OF fat inter-
spersed in the compound, and were
the invention Of gentleman who re-
joiced In the name OF Bambonselver-
gus It was he who invented all kinds
Of sausages-that is. meat stuffed into
skins, which. we take It, Is the ground
plan, so to speak, Of sausage.
This gentleman also wrote learned
treatise on the fattening Of dormice
for the table, for at one period dor
mice were a craze. There were DOR
mouse soup, dormouse sausage, dor
mouse Drawn, dormouse cooked IN ev-
cry conceivable way, and the demand
for this delicacy IN prize sizes was 80
great that there was room for book
ON the subject, though unfortunately
this book is lost to posterity, and the
only knowledge which we have Of the
fattening OF dormice in Rome is from
Petronius Arbiter. who tells US that
they became fat by sleeping.
He also tells US that the best sauos
to eat with dormouse is a mixture a.
poppy seed and honey, mixturs
which probably had the merit Of in
ducing sleep after a meal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

The averuge small boys opinion %
himself Il none too high. but the reply
Of small stable bog IN Chicago may
scarcely b. taken as the averaxe. A
woman Whose husband kept tho driving
horse IN one Of the many boarding
stables" In the city teiephoned the other
day to bave the horse and carriarr
brought 70 the house A strange voice
answered the telephone.
rs this SO & Sos s,ableY' qusriea
the woman.
-Yes.r came the answer.
swell. who is thisY
Jaw. faint nobuddy. Walt q min.
NIT and III enil somebody came the
answer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

Jimmy-what do 20 uthlnk Of old
Ponce de Leon going into de woods
looking for de fountain Of YOUTH
Petey-What foolish guyI He
might have known der want no soda
water fountains in de woods.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

en- In this capacity is absolutely neces
sary, for women can do excellent work
where men would be worse than use
less For insta1sss, II male detective
should be seen In the crowd at a bar
gain sale or az a counter where an I'M
usually large number OF women were
congregated, the suspicious Of any wonl-
an shoplifter IA the crowd would be Inn
mediately aroused and she would trans
fer her activities elsewhere. where no
man was directly In evidence
Arre-tiss n Thief.
when a detective notes the theft Of
any article she follows the thief from
coEuter 70 counter and thence out Of
the sore, where the offender Is ar
rested, not by the female detective.
but by one OF the male detectives OF
the establishment, who has been no
tilted hurriedly by one Of the statesmen
or saleswomen, who are uncommonly
quick to take In such a situation,
knowing the Identity Of the men or
women detectives; or by some police
man near the store to whom the female
detective would appeal. The arrest OF
a shoplifter never Is made inside the
store II 1t can be avoided. and for two
reasons, one being the probability OF
scene being created. which ls to be
avoided. while the likelihood Of the
case against the shoplifter sticking
when It CORES up In court Is much
greater II he OF she Is found with the
stolen goods IN theiF possession out
side OF the building.
~The best detectives are those who
are unobtrusiye in manner and appear
ance. as to attract attention Is the last
thing desired IN tEat work. Then they
have strict orders not to remain at one
spot too long. They are to keep NOV
Ing about IN careless way.
zone OF the chief deterrents to shop
lifting In the New York department
stores Is the fact that II II known by
rhese criminals that vigorous and de-
termined steps are now taken to prose
cute them when arrested, and a long
stay at Sing Sing or Auburn prison Is
= strong probability.
f<repfomaniacs.
AS to the moral responsibility Of
so-callcd 'kleDtOmanlacs,' you VIII find
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

We have never heard of = man wh.
bought a farm with the money saved
By quitting smoking. stili. The sunday
school books say such result - po-.
sible.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

Gunner wonder what win be the
first communication we receive from
Mars7
Guyer-oh, a souvenir postal. Of
course
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-01

~As to the moral responsibility of
SPECIALIZED 'kIeptonanIacs.' you win End
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
The Commercial Club Corner

Labor the great producer Of wealth; moves all other
causes-Daniel Webster
On Monday, September 9TH, occurs Labor Day.
Chckasha is preparing to celebrate the day in way
do credit 10 the city and the occasion
Programs are out announcing the features of and
with favorable weather will doubtless prove one of the biggest
celebrations pulled of in this section.
The merchants and managers of industries will have an op
portnni for advertising their lines business IN vay to be
Of much worth to them
Every line OF business should be represented in the line of
march BY floats and other interesting parade devices
Among the aker that have sgnifed their intention to
be here are Hon NJ R Grady. of chicago Gov. Thomas
Ferguson OF Watonga Hon Y. Callahan Of Euid and Hon
l. K Taylor and Rev W. eorden Lang Of chlckasha
picnic will be held IN the grove the banks Of the
Wsshia river near the electric power plant and besides
an automobile service trains will between the city and
grounds thirty minutes, from a. NJ 10 ~ D. mid
night
It will be grand gala day and impress upon
the merchants too strongly the fact that it pay them to take
advantage Of The occasion and push the advertising of their bus
ness to the best advantage possible
GET BUSY AT ONcE
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
BUY CITY PROPERTY

There is no better investment than
chlckasha property. 1t always pays
good per cent on the investment.
The stTingency in the money market
the last few months has caused city
property to sell slowly and Chicla.
sha property .s cheaper now than it
will ever be agah. Iuy now; don't
wait until the rush csries this fall and
prices go up. but get busy now.
Read on down the list and select
what you think might suit you. Cali
me by phone No. $50 and let me tell
you of some Of my big bargains.
4-room house with bath, good barn.
chicken house. all kinds Of fruit and
shade trees, lot sOx165. situated west
Of 10th street on Kansas avenue.
Price. s2,2OO-
broom, new, modern home, close ir.,
electric lights, gas. fine level Let 5Ox
1855, blue grass yard, city water, all
kinds Of fruit gnd shade trees. cave
barr. This is snap on terms. Price
81. i.So0.
S-room hoass close in on 3rd street,
rents fer s15 per month. lot 6Ox1oa.
cost aaner 81 200 before the panic.
Price aov. SLIGO.
s very beautiful homes close in on
south 9Th street, modern and up-to-
date Prices s1.75O % $1,000.
See me for all kinds Of investments
and farm loans Office basement First
National Mank.
A. J. JENKINS, Chickasha, 0lla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18

lgoar home. What Do you want here
Reassured. the printer asked: WHO
are those fellows over there roasting
ID that uenchgr Oh, said tie
Devil ethey are tie fellows that take
2 newspaper for four Or FIVE years
without paying for IT and then hare
the postmaster marx refused on It.
We give them a red hot sulphur bath
every hour That Is strange. said
the printer. some Of those fellows
/ pretended 10 be VERY pioua Oh earth.
That's the reason. said BITS majesty.
why they get the birthstone bath ex-
ira They pretended to serve the
Lord when In truth they we're my spe-
eial agents Who are those people
over there working in brlckg" asked
the reporter @Oh, they are a lot 81
fellows paving the streets here with
good intentions. They intended ID
pay the printer, but never did. Those
brick they are laying are red hot. In
fact they are. enjoying warm time.
Who arr those fellows you have
strung ep wires before the fre7" ask
q tbs sDorteF They are western
fellewz ~ho voted the republican tick
p are too green to burn, 80
am drying them out The reporter
had seen enough and soon took his
departure saying to himself: Well,
well the Devil at least seems fair Id
his rulings Stolen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
At THE PRESENT WRITING.

At THE PRESENT WRITING.
Taft has cinch in Virginia,
Bryan has Maine in his vest,
Big Bill comedies Massacbusetts
Not worth the while to contest.
Michigan's loose from her moorings-
Bryan viii win in a walk.
Taft has a mortgage on Florida,
Bryan will carry New York.
Taft viii get Louisiana,
Bryan win get Illinois,
Taft Is the favorite in Georgia,
Bryan connecticut's choice.
MARYLAND yearns for the Elephant,
Iowa pines for the Donk,
Taft has set Arkansas crazy,
Bryan has Oregon drunk.
a
Bryan viii sweep Pennsylvania,
Big Bill has Tennessee daft,
Vermont Is on fire for Bryan
And Texas is going TO Taft
Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
{ .. ,. cLosIna oyr SALE

Having seen the light the men BE-
hind the guns ln the ranks 0f the g
o. D. have determined 70 take time By
the foreloek add get rid Of the rem.
nants of TIE republican party By
means Of "a auction sale. which IS
scheduled 10 BE- held At the whlte
house grounds ID Washington ca the
date Of the coming election. Says the
Mareng0 Observer Tie handful. a
copy of which has Just been received
b. a Louisville man. is as follows:
Our lease With Uncle Sam having
practically expired, and having decd-
ed 70 quit the business and retire to
private life. we. the undersigned viii
offer At public sale. AZ our residence
At the Capitol IN Washington. D. G..
commencing On the fourth day Of No
vember. lsys, the following descHb.
ed property. to-vif:
One elephant about foftg-hye years
old one financial panic. Old enough
to Wsan, sired BY the goidbugs and
damned by every body; one repahlt
can platform, as good AZ new, bas
eOmeshat mossworn; one big silds
slightlv impaired by ogefkork. ora
republican machine. the same being
somewhat out Of repair. one financial
system. well supplied with clearing
house certificates and a little cash
100000 Teddy bears; oH dinner
pals and other articles too numerous
to mention.
Everybody, regardless of past party
affiliations or previous political servi.I
tude, Il invited to attend this sale. It
is expected that most Of the articles
herein mentioned will be bid on by
the stsndpatters but everything win
be on the square and al articles will
be sold. tnere viii be no by-bidders.
Possession Of property win be given
March I, 1909.
Roast crow vii be served On the
grounds BY the Young Mems Republi.
can club. The sale viii positively take
place On the date mentioned, regard
less of the weather
COL ROCKEFELLER,
COL MORGAN.
COL. HARTMAN,
G. D. P. Managers
JOHN r WALSH, Clerk
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18

NOV IS the time to buy your plan0s
the bankrupt stock has fusf come IA.
If y0u get one o fthese pianos. you
viii have to get In as We only ship
a few Of them 70 Chickasha They
win not LAST long as can sell them
for less than 3 piano cen be bought at
wholesale. they were bought for 50
cents on the dollar Music store third
dooF north Of postofzce.
C. w. HILTON. Prop.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
TAKE VACATION

and 90 to Colorado. Low rates every
day all summer Ask your local agent
about them. And If you want to get
beautiful folder OF the most wonder
ful one-day trip IN the world, write
e. A. Johnson. G. P. A., Gray's Peak
Route, Denver, Colo. 6-s-tf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
ATTENTION. UNIFORM RANK.

All members win report at hall
Wednesday evening al 8 p. N. It is
likely that the rank will go to the
State Fair the first of October and in
view fthat fact I want to see every
man present at drill.
H. D. WHEELER, Captain.
J. A. DARNELL, First Sergeant.
8-1s-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18

A printer once upon a time, went
70 hell, not as permanent resident,
but as reporter. He was looking
around the place in search Of news,
when ne met his santanic Majesty. AT
first sight Of the evil one the hair on
the printers head began to rise. See
ing that he was uneasy, the Devil re-
marked Have no fears. You are
not predestined to make this place
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
CONGREGATIONAL SOCIAL

The Christian EndeayOr Society Of
the Congregational church win give a
social at the church Thursday even,
Ing. All are cordially invited and as
sured Of pleasant evening.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
CLERKS 70 MEET.

The clerks union viii have a spe-
cial called meeting this evening 10
make arrangements for Labor Day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
HOUSE MOVING

See w. p Baker for housemoving
or raising 700 South Fifth street. or
Phone 456. S-7-1mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18

Many politician who expects a
plum is handed a lemon.
One Of the worst things under the
sun is shady reputation.
II some men were compelled to pay
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-18
SCHOOL CHILDREN MUST HAVE
VACCINATION cERTIFIcATE.

By action Of the board Of education
al children entering school win be
required to bring certificates Of sue
cessful vaccination on the opening
day Vaccination last year viii be
sufficient All that is necessary is
that the child present a certificate.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-01
THE
D. Nc ELROY CO.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Eiko Nevada

Have for sale a ranch with five thous-
and sheep. A splendid summer and
winter range, The price is right.
Drop in and let us tell you about it.
We have a ranch of 1000 acres that cuts
from five to six hundred tons hay,
has good improvements, implements
and equipment, good range. "A No. 1
water right and an abundant supply,
with some stock. This place is cheap
and on easy terms.
We have another one that cuts 500 tons
OF hay, has $50 head of cattle, 70 head
OF horses, good improvements, we'll
equipped with tools and machinery,
fine water supply, house completely
furnished. IF you are looking for a
money. making proposition, this is
your chance.
We have smaller ranches, ranging from
$4,000 up, in price. -.
Now about those residences. We have
house of five rooms, completely fur
nished. Five lots, good well in first
class shape. Price $3250, part down
balance on time.
Another one of six rooms, all furnished.
A good buy at $2350. A payment
down and balance on time.
A good new house with bath room and
modern In every respect, in fine To-
cation and is cheap. Price $4,000.
We have vacant lots in any part of the
town and some bargains. Come in
before the rush starts.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-01
REAL ORIGIN OF UMBRELLA.
Defoe Credited with Its Introduction
Into England.

In recent controversy in England
regarding the origin of the umbrella,
and Defoe's knowledge of that now
universal article of wearing apparel"
London writer says this knowledge
may have been acquired in Spain,
which he visited on business, his line
being Spanish and Portuguese goods
long before he wrote Robinson Cru
Soc" 1t is noteworthy that John Mac
donald, a footman, mentions in his
autobiography that he brought his
own silk umbrella from Spain, and
was denounced by the hackney coach
men of London as a Frenchman when
he took his walks abroad with it. De-
foe makes Crusoe explain that he has
seen umbrellas made in the Brazils,
where they are Useful in the great
heats which are there" and adds, as
new point. that he found his UNI
brella "as well for the rains as the
heats"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-01
Character MoIds the Face.

1t is not in words applicable with
what divine lines and lights the exer.
else Of goodness and charity will mold
and gid the hardest and coolest coun-
tenance, neither to what darkness
their departure will consign the love-
lest. For there is not any virtue the
exercise Of which, even momentarily,
will not impress a new fairness upon
the features; neither on them only,
but on the whole body the moral and
intellectual faculties have operation,
for all the movements and gestures,
however slight, are different in their
modes according to the mind that gov
ems them-and on the gentleness and
decision Of right feeling follows grace
of actions, and, through continuance Of
this, grace of form.--John Ruskin.