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the clerk. Then from the baggage
master learned that on the day in
question the baggage checks from No.
1900 to No. 1000 were used between
Detroit and Chicago, and that any
piece Of baggage bearing any of the
intermediate numbers could not have
been checked east of Detroit The
check given by Everett to Miss Shot
well at Chicago in exchange for what
he said was the wrong one was No.
1902.
From Detroit the trail plainly led
to New York and I lost no time in
reaching that city. From the first the
case had not appeared to me in the
light of ordinary larceny, although
that was the technical charge I was
endeavoring to establish. Everett was
an Englishman of education and good
address and cool under circumstances
which would arouse to indignation or
breakdown many men, but / did not
believe him to be a professional
thief
There was no doubt of his business
connections with Frank w. Brooks,
]. Stiles Armour and Gen. Roddy, the
latter president of the railroad the
securities of which had been stolen.
He had been general in the confed-
crate army from Alabama and was a
man of high standing In Washing
ton he was something of lobbyist
and was interested in government
contracts At the time of which
am writing he was abroad. Gen. Rod
dy and Frank w. Brooks were init
mate business associates and personal
friends.
Brooks New York offices were at
744 Broadway, where he was in the
real estate, insurance and loan bust
ness. He was known in New York
as a man about town" and a promo
ter. 1t was to his New York address
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check, IT he had done so, should call
for any particular confusion on his
part when he made the exchange.
Everett's actions at least called for
some explanation.
That night | asked for the services
of two policemen, one of whom sta
toned at the rear of the Twenty-sec-
Ond street house, which Miss Shot
we'll said was Everett's home, and the
other in front, with orders to hold
| anyone seen leaving the place. At
one o'clock in the morning l climbed
the stairs to the fiat over the store
My knock was answered by man of
whom l inquired if Everett were at
| home.
"You are a friend?" he asked.
"An acquaintance" I answered.
He admitted me. and, pointing to
another door, said Everett was asleep
| in the room designated. l knocked
and Everett responded, asking what
was wanted. Pushing my way into
the room, l told him who 1 was and
that he must consider himself under
| arrest.
After the arrest / went to the
Briggs house and asked to see Miss
Shotwell. Owing to the hour, about
three in the morning, there was some
| parleying on the part of the clerk,
but at last l succeeded in having
word sent to her, and she met me in
the parlor.
Il have arrested George A. Everett"
/ informed her. "and it will be neces-
sary for you to appear in police court
this morning at nine o'clock"
what" she exclaimed. you have
arrested Mr.. Everett?"
Proceeding at once to the Detroit
! baggage-room of the Michigan Central
road and to the baggage-rooms of 9TH
er roads from New York, l found that
on the day Everett and Miss Shotwell
passed through Detroit no trunk had
been opened at the railroad stations.
Then l began search of the hotel
registers. After failing to find what
1 was looking for at several / at last
found the name, George A. Everett
on the register of the Cass house on
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blanche to get up the best dinner he
knew how to cook.
And champagne! Champagne didn't
flow; it came in cloudburst. The
host made brief speech, telling how
the mining industry of the west was
flourishing, and limiting delicately at
his own tremendous success. Then
other speakers got up and talked
along the same line, closing by brief
congratulations to the host upon his
fortune. When every one was fairly
well picked the host rose again and
made spread-eagle speech. Finally.
as though overcome by the good fell
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

lowship of the occasion, he declared
that he couldn't see so many OF the
proper sort outside the breastworks.
I'm going to take you boys in. every
one of you, right on the ground focr!"
he shouted. "You shall have what
shares you want at the figure they
cost me, and before a single share is
offered to the public" He had previ-
ously told of the surprising richness
of his mine. The subscription list
was passed, and practically every one
present subscribed. Thousands OF
shares in the aggregate were disposed
Of. The proposition certainly did look
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white, spongy metal in the midst OF
the copper. When the latter Is dis
solved out the dried residue is bril-
liant, spongy mass Of nearly pure
chromium in the form of interlaced i'll
aments or crystalites grouped like
snowfakes or moss leaves. The small
amount of boron present may be driv-
en- off by heating The spongy chro-
MUM is attacked more easily than
the ordinary metal, does not oxidize
in air, but in flame bUrns like finder.
glows very brightly in oxygen and Is
attacked by hydrochloric and sulT hT
ic acid. but not by Eitric acid
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all knowledge or to have it proved on
them later. But why had they al
lowed the empty bond envelope to re-
main in one of the packages! 10
this day l cannot explain why thls
was done except on the theory that II
was an oversight. If it were not II
was a decidedly stupid piece OF Dusl-
ness on their part.
The Brooks case came up pelolo
Justice Bowling, who was a prouni'
nent member of the Tammany Organ,
cation. Bowling and "Boss" IWeeu
were close personal and polltlcal
friends. Kelso and Bowling were
closely associated as members Oh the
same political organization, ana
Brooks attorneys were lnnuential III
court and police circles. 1t was lol
these reasons that 1 had taken tne
case to the grand jury, so that IL II
were allowed to die natural deacn
in the city court--as many cases III
which defendants are infuentlal are
allowed to do in all cities-the state
courts would still have jurlsdlc0lon'
During all this time MISS ono'" 0iA
had maintained a consistently proper
attitude for a person who had 0een
robbed and who wished to see the
thief punished.
In 1875 / received letter from New
York. written in behalf OF John u.
townsend. a prominent attorney OF
that city. The New York state assem-
bly, had some time before appointed
a committee, known as the committee
on crime and the management OF the
district attorneys Office, for the pur-
nose of investigating certain alleged
irregularities in the administrator
of the Office of district attorney under
BENJAMIN K. Phelps. am not IA
miliar with the details of the charges
made against Mr.. Phelps, but among
them was the general one that GER
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01
LICE IN POULTRY
Borax Spray a Safe Preventive
Simple, Cheap, Harmless
tn Fowls.

"20 Mule Team" BoraX was good
thing to rid poultry Of lice. had used
so much infiammable Lice killers that
my Poultry Houses were regular fire
traps. l gave my s. G. w. Leghorn
house good spraying just two months
ago. Since 1 have caught several hens
and found no lice. / am rid of lice
and shall continue to use "20 Mule
Team" Borax as a spray, also as a
wash.
(Signed) MRS. B. r. BUFFHAM,
Roswell, New Mexico.
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Good EnqIish.

A French lady living in America en-
gagged a carpenter to do some work
for her at a stipulated price. She was
surprised later to find that he charged
more than the price agreed upon
When she attempted to demonstrate
with him, however, her English failed
her and she said: 'You are dearer to
me now than when we were first en-
gagged. "-Seccess.
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1T WAS NEW TO GOTHAMITES

same thing had never been worked
before.
The host of the occasion, a we'll
known promoter, issued invitations to
about so of his friends ito celebrate
his recent good fortune" They were
permitted to understand that the pro-
moter had recently made a barrel OF
money and wasn't averse to loosening
a few hoops. The principal dining
room of the club was engaged for the
occasion and the chef was given carte
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Gen. Roddy was called TO TESTIFY
He related the alleged facts concern
ing the appropriation by the defend
ant of the valuables in question.
us this woman your wife?" asked
the lawyer.
"She is not" answered the general,
finally.
During the recital there was deep
silence in the courtroom, and when
Miss Shotwell was called to testify
in her own behalf the interest grew
intense.
81 took the opera glasses and SOW
ereigns," she said in voice strained
but well under control, because |
was his legal wife and considered l
had a right to them"
"As Gen. Roddy said, first met him
in 1867. He apparently fell in love
with me at first sight and began 10
pay me ardent attention. He told me
he had been married and had chill
dren, but that he was divorced from
his wife, who was living in Havana
In confirmation of the assertion con-
corning the divorce he showed me
what purported to be an order OF
court granting decree of divorce. l
believed him free to marry again.
"a year after our first meeting ne
nersuaded me to come to New YORK
and marry him. He drew up an
agreement which we both signed and
which. he said, constituted a legal
civil marriage under the laws OF New
York. He proposed that the religious
ceremony be delayed a while until
certain matters then pending were
adjusted. We lived in first-class no.
tels. and he always introduced me, re-
ferred to me and treated me as his
wife. He supported me in comfort
but not extravagantly. l had con-
siderable money which had Inherit
ed from my father, and I assisted him
in business enterprises which made
him a great deal of money"
Thus after years of mystery the
Roddy-Shotwel case simmered down
to a question of veracity between the
principals.
copyright, 1905, by Marion G. Scheitlin)
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Sponey Chromium.

Chromium in a remarkably new
spongy form has been produced by BIZ
net de Jassoniex by heating cast chro-
MUM containing Is per cent. of boron
in an electric furnace with large
mass of copper. The ingot shows the
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that she was to tell her story
to me and that | would have
charge of the matter from that
time. Left to ourselves and in an
swer to a look of inquiry from me, the
young woman Immediately plunged
into her story in an unusually intelli-
gent and businessIike way, relating
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good, and even yet the subscribing
guests are well pleased with the stu
alton, but it is an odd fact that not
one of them can tell anything Coz
herent of the mine. And you annoy
any Of them frightfully by indiscreet
queries.
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Brooks, both of New York,
and she were three of five
partners who owned and
operated the Ship Venti-
lation and Bilge Water
Pumping Company, which
had contracts to cleanse
ships in dock. Everett
was an intimate friend Of
both Brooks and Armour,
and there seemed to be
nothing unreasonable in
Everett's offer of trans
portation. While this was
true, l could not under
stand why Everett should
have bought a ticket for
Miss Shotwell after tell
ing her he had a pass for
her. Neither could / I'M
derstand why his giving
her the wrong trunk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01
Promoters Champagne Dinner
Western Style Made a Stir.

The champagne dinner is an old de-
vice of the stock salesman in the
west. but it seems to have been some
what overlooked hereabouts. says a
New York dispatch to the Cincinnati
Times Star At any rate, one dinner
given in one of the exclusive clubs
up town has made so much stir in
brokerage circles that you'd think the
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In Eden Havs.

Eve-Abel, for goodness sake, what
is your father fussing about now?
Abel-Oh, he says you've taken his
best Sunday suit to make the salad
Bohemian.
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n THE day after Christ
mas, 1872, 1 received a
summons from General
Superintendent Of Police
Washburn Of Chicago, re-
questing me to report to
him in his private Office.
When l entered the super
intendent was in converse
ton with q, handsomely
gowned young woman, to
whom he introduced me,
saving as he did so
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that the package sent by &c. A. Hay
ward was forwarded from Detroit.
had been in New York but a day
when l received the following mes
sage from General Superintendent
Washburn in Chicago:
''Kelso will give you papers; see
him at once"
Kelso was the chief of the New
York police department, and about the
same time l received the message
from Washburn I received a personal
note from Superintendent Kelso at my
hotel. In it he said there had been
left at his office some papers for me
to look over, and if / would call there
I might find something bearing on the
Shotwell bond robbery. In answer to
these messages / called at police
headquarters. After some delays, due
to the absence of the lawyers who
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01

If you would not cease to love man
kind, you must not cease to do them
good.-Maclaren
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WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog l05
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, Mimi.
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Those Tired, Aching Feet Of Yours
need Aliens II ot~Ease. 25c at your Druggists
Write A. S. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y, FOR sample.
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If you don't get the best of it, make
.ne best of it.
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Nine years of this ran me down to
state of continual weakness and
thought never would be better until
1 began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The Improvement was rapid, and since
using four boxes am cured and have
never had any return of the trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster. Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
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If Your Eyes Bother You

get box of PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, old
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, y.
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Talk not OF. a good life, but let thy
good life talk.-Schiller.
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Z TCLo nm ne NCZC2
lCONJXOER kZLIHcEZF U1DEP HAleEx

tain criminal cases under his jur'
isdiction had not been pushed.
The prosecution of the men
charged with the theft of the
bonds and other papers had come
to naught in New York, as | had
partially anticipated. Powerful
influences had been brought to
bear from several quarters, and
Brooks and Everett had never
been tried on indictments. The
case of the bond robbery had been
gradually smothered and soon
passed from public interest.
Some time later a warrant was
issued at the instance of Gen.
Roddy charging Carlotta f. Shot
well with larceny, and on this
charge the woman was arrested
and locked up in the Tombs.
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they probably deemed II
better to admit the posses
sion of the papers and
make a bluff" at assisting
the authorities in solving
the mystery than to deny
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sn,nortant To Mothers,

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
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ing a fur cap and a
light suit, this unusu-
al sartorial combina-
ton having marked
Everett at veral
places. The package
was a small one, said
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ney disease attacked
me. The pain in my
back was so agoniz-
ing l finally had to
give UP work. Then
came terrible attacks
of gravel with acute
pain and passages of
blood. In all ] passed
% stones, some as
large nc n hpau
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01
AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS.
Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills After
Years Of Suffering.

F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave., Gallatin,
Tenn, says: Fifteen years ago kid
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-03
AN EASY WAN

New England physician who Is
fond of raising poultry, but has little
time to devote TO the work. has inaugu-
rated what is styled the easy method"
OF raising chicks, wherein he feeds
them but twice a week. He has the
brooders SO arranged that the little Eel
lows have access TO grass and to fresh
water, charcoal and grlts. The feed is
the common chick feed, consisting of
several kinds OF grains. and is scattered
In layers OF litter, from which the
chicks have TO scratch 1t out. This fur
nishes them needed exercise and is n
feature that they much enjoy. Exper-
tments conducted by this physician
with chicks OF the same breed Matched
at the same time, but having their feed
placed in boxes so that they could get
1t without digging for II, showed that
the youngsters which had TO scratch
for their living were not only stronger
and healthier than the others. but in
creased In weight from 20 to % per
cent faster. II the results of this mans
experiments hold out In the practice of
others a good many folks Will be going
into the poultry business who have
kept out OF IL heretofore because Of the
frequency Of the attention required in
caring for the growing chicks after the
usual manner.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-03
Vine Covered BUILDINGS.

The time was when the presence OF
trailing vines on the exterior Of build
ings was largely a reminder of ruins
and the symbols of neglect Ivy, wood
bine and moss were alike voted to be
Indicative Of decay. But change
has come over the spirit of our dreams
In this respect as I'm many other mat
tiers. Today creeping vine attach
ing itself to a house or block affords
proofs OF an aesthetic taste. and the Gus
tom has been largely adopted in some
cities aud towns OF covering the walls
Of buildings with perennial vine.
says the Clinton o. W Courier. Even
so humble n plant as a morning glory
IS fast rising In popular estimation.
Such adOrnments may serve n double
purpose, hiding defects I'm the struc-
ture as well as adding beauty to the
exterior. There is an instance IN ST.
Louis where n ssyscraper Is thus dec
GRATED. Vine clad cottages are a theme
for the poet and an inspiration to the
painter. There Is one objection 10
such covering for wooden buildings I'm
that they sometimes retain the mOls-
ture caused by rains. but no criticism
avails the case Of brick buildings We
have n few instances I'm ClintOn--and
ought TO have more In which ivy has
been successfully trained MP two Oh
three stories.
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MAKING VINEGAR.

There are but few orChardists whose
apples are of so uniformly good quail
lily that there are not quite n per cent
that will have to be disposed of I'm
some way other than shipping to mar
ket. One Of the best ways of dispos-
Ing of this fruit is the making OF It
Into vinegar. In the conversion OF
cider into vinegar there are two sep
arate chemical processes. The first Is
the change of the sugar I'm the apples
into alcohol and the second the chang
Ing of this alcohol into vinegar or
acetic acid. The first process Is eff
fected by a species of organism similar
to yeast, while different form of
bacteria life converts the alcohol into
vinegar. Since sugar is the basis OF
vinegar II goes without saying that ap-
pies which contain the most of II Will
produce the most as well as the best
quality of vinegar. 1t is on this ac-
count that green and immature fruit
has so little value in making vinegar.
Bulletin No. 25S of the New York OK
pertinent station recommends the fol-
lowing as one OF the most satisfactory
methods of making vinegar: When the
cider Is pressed from the apples the
barrels should be filed about two-thirds
ruiz and the bung replaced by loose
plug of cotton, which will lessen evap-
Grafton and keep out bugs and dirt
Where the quantity of vinegar TO be
made is considerable the barrels should
be placed In n room where the tenn
perature can be kept at from 30 TO so
degrees during the fall and early win
ter months If the batch is small the
barrels may be left out of doors while
the weather is warm and then placed
In the warmest room convenient and
later placed in n dry cellar.
IL the temperature of the storeroom
does not fall below 10 degrees the con-
version of the sugar into alcohol will
require about six months. but the proc
ess OF fermentation may be fastened
by an addition OF fresh commercial
yeast. When the cider has quit work
Ing the clear portion should be drawn
on, the. barrel rinsed out, the liquid re.
placed, with the addition of from two
TO four quarts of good vinegar contain
Ing some mother. The next process
the change OF the alcohol into acetic
acid, may be effected in three months
and may require two years. In any
event, 1t will take place most rapidly In
temperature ranging from 60 to 75
degrees. When the vinegar has reach
ed the proper strength, which should
be per cent OF acetic acid. the bar
reis should be filed full and tightly
corked. This will prevent other
changes and win cause the vinegar to
keep its strength. If one has consider
able vinegar to make IL would be well
for him to secure the bulletin referred
TO. which IS obtninable at small cost.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-09-03
How 20 CLAN straw Hate.

To clean white milan or n split
straw scrub with toothbrush or nail
brush dipped in weak solution of
oxallc acid and water. then with clean
water, not ,wetting more than neces-
sary. Then scatter precipitatc OF sui
phur and lay In the sum- Brush off
with n clean brush when dry and your
hat Will be clean and white A black
milan, hemp braid or horsehair clean
with nap side OF velvet dipped in alco-
hol Ind rubbed thoroughly with the
tips of the fingers. Black chip give
coat of bottle shoeblacklng. Colored
hats clean with gasoline and a piece
OF velvet. Faded hats can be tinted
with dye made of oil points and gas
ollne. The only remedy for chip hats
that are sunburned or faded Is TO give
them a coat OF polish or take them to a
professional. White, colored and black
lace or net hats can be cleaned by dip
ping the cQtire hat, without the trim
ming, In clean gasoline and drying
outside.