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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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EDITORIAL NOTES.
There is one consolation for the fad
dist-faddist and fool have not yet
become Synonymous.
A western paper asks, IF money
really talks, why do business men
use it in making signs?"
Oklahoma's blind senator and Rhode
Islands blind boss are open-eyed to
their business, anyhow.
The government is so committed to
irrigation that it still issues wet IL
censes for dry territory.
A January thunder storm can fur
nish no special reason why it should
seek to be the Maud" Of the heav-
ems.
The American haul of fame should
be confLed wholly to the secret serv-
ice. The other Hall Of Fame is no
haul.
The "fearsome foursome" is said to
be a golf situation which is more in
tensely exciting than anything in
rogue.
Do not let love prompt you to en-
dorse a note, for if you do you may
come up against a lawyer instead of
a lover.
When the American Indians were
discovered they smoked tobacco. This
is our only strong resemblance to the
aborigines.
The governor Of Kansas declares
that every man ought to read his BIZ
BILE and his ballot and his newspaper
without assistance.
sunkissed Norwich must not get the
impression that she is a special ia
vorite of Old SoPs. He's osculating
in all parts Of the country.
Signor Ferraro has a mighty poor
opinion of the writer's of ancient his
tory. 1t is apparent enough that they
never stickled over the truth
Happy thought for today: whe n
dog eat dog" ceases to be a politi-
cal maxim the approach Of the miIlen-
ium may be considered at hand.
Eighty per cent. Of Ireland's emf
grants come to this country. They
have always been famous for know
ing a good thing when they saw it.
Postmaster Allen Of Middletown
must feel that the person who cried,
Hard lee" simply assumed authority
and should not have been noticed.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

tom about four feet down and l eau
tiously lowered myself, feet first, into
the we'll.
1t was rather close quarters, but l
managed to feel about me in every d.
rection, and to my dismay found that
at this point the pipe divided into half
a dozen smaller ones, none of them
over six inches in diameter. This was
a sad blow to my hopes and felt al
most defeated, so great was my
chagrin. There was nothing to do
but Chamber back to the straight
stretch of the pipe, where / paused a
moment to think.
1t was so dark that l couldn't see
my hand before me, so / thought it
safe to take out my pocket-lamp and
examine my surroundings. Flashing
it overhead, l was overjoyed to see
ranged with a circular door which
was held down by a spring catch
which fastened beneath a fiange. |
released this, and was rejoiced to
feel the door move upward when /
pushed against It.
1t was an opening large enough to
permit a mans body to pass through
II, and I suppose It must have been
arranged so that the pipe could be
cleaned out IL 1t should become
clogged with leaves or trash. At any
rate 1t offered the much sought en-.
trance to the building. for when
pushed the top upwards a few inches
and peered out beneath it could see
the faint rays Of the perfect moon re-
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19
The Katydid Mine Swindle
= a Ex-operadve of the Secret Service --=
Captain Story of Unearthng Colossal Fraud

a fraud, but | readily saw that | had
no common crooks to deal with.
My figures showed that the mine
was producing less than $500 of ore a
day, little more than enough to pay
the expenses of operating, and GER
tainly not enough to sustain the ex'
pensive Offices in the city and pay
the fabulous dividends on the stock.
/ didn't take a bit of stock in
Mason's claim of a secret process of
refining. | knew that was a fake out
right, but | wanted confirmation Of
it. and the only way to obtain this was
to get inside the little building at the
mine where Mason and Belden slept
and where the separation of the gold
from the amalgam was effected.
l had almost worked myself into a
fever over it when, one night went
up to my room at the little hotel of
the mining camp after supper and sat
down to read myself to sleep. l had
bought couple of paper-back novels
at the drugstore, from its rather linn
tied stock, and among them there was
a copy Of Victor Hugo's masterpiece.
/ had read the book before, but 1t was
a favorite of mine and l hadn't much
choice in the matter of selection.
was so wrought up over the question
of getting into the refining plant that
connected reading was out of the
question, so l skipped about through
the book, reading a chapter here and
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

1t was something after ten o'clock
when l completed my investigation,
and decided to explore the pipe with
out further delay. l removed my shoes
and hid them beneath bowlder,
looked to the cartridges in my re-
volver, precaution / have always
taken since a certain adventure down
on the Rio Grande. Then / crept into
the pipe. 1t was cool and clammy and
as dark as a dungeon. l had a little
pocket electric fiash-light, but was
afraid to use 1t, as the distance to the
reducing-plant was less than 100 yards
from the ravine.
My progress was slow and tiresome
Nevertheless, in good time, | came to
a point where the pipe made an alb
rupt turn straight down, which con-
vinced me that / was about at the
end OF my journey. 1 reached down
the hole as far as my arm would go,
but couldn't touch bottom so, after
listening for time and hearing moth
ing more than a distant drip, drip of
water which was most lonesome, mys-
FERROUS, and melancholy, tore my
pocket-handkerchief into strips and
weighted it with a cartridge so that |
might sound the inky depths below.
1 was sensible enough not to drop
a reckoning, as l had learned this pre-
caution by sad experience. To my
great relief the plummet struck bot
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

nected upon the bare brick walls of
the building. With great caution |
raised the lid upright and crawled out
Of the opening.
was indeed within the mysterious
building. In my excitement at this
discovery released my hold of the
upright lid and it fell to with a metal.
lie report that sounded. to my tense
senses, like the boom of a coast-de-
Tense gun.
The next instant l heard q voice,
which l recognized as Mason's, excit.
eddy believing:
who's that" he demanded. Hey,
Belden," he continued. something S
broke loose"
l didn't know what to do, so great
was my surprise at my own rash act
and its consequences.
/ could hear Belden sleepily call
back something that / could not make
out and Mason reply Then there
was a creaking of springs and two
dull thuds as the men sprang from
their beds. 1t was a ticklish situa-
ton, and l certainly thought the jig
was up. Luckily, neither of the men
had a match and / could hear them
swearing luridly over this fact, the
rattle OF a tin lantern punctuating
their profanity. This gave me an op'
portunity to take hasty survey OF
my surroundings. l sprang from my
perch astride the big pipe to the con
crete floor six feet below and scram-
bled beneath a long table that stood
at one side of the room. There was
just enough moonlight sitting through
the dirty, iron barred windows to
give me bare idea of my situation.
The building was 80 or 40 feet in
length and l was near the farther end
from the room where / could hear the
men stumbling about in the darkness
and swearing like troopers. On every
hand were tables and boxes and ma.
chinery and washing-troughs. Not a
second too soon had l concealed my.
self, for scarcely had 1 reached the
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19
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a bit there until / came to the adven-
ture of Jean Vatican in the Paris
sewers. In an instant l was tingling
in every nerve, for / had found the
solution of my problem, although it
was both foolhardy and beset with the
gravest dangers.
The reducing plant was in a low-set
building, adjoining the stamp mill, and
the water supply was conveyed to 1T
from a dam some distance up the
canyon through an iron pipe two feet
in diameter. The water supply was
limited. and at night the flow was shut
off, leaving the pipe quite empty. |
had observed the pipe in my ram
blings about the neighborhood of the
mine but had never thought of it as
a possible entrance to the building
until | read of the hunted Jean
Vatican taking to the sewers like a
rat to escape his implacable foe. Pos
sibly | never should have thought of
IL il | had not CHANGED to buy the
ten cent book at the drugstore. This
is but. an instance OF the influence on
our lives of seemingly trivial things.
Tossing the book upon the floor
fastened out into the night and made
with all speed for the big pipe. The
water left the reservoir in a sluice-
way of concrete and ran for some 200
Yards in a trough of the same mate
rial until it's course crossed a deep,
narrow gulch, which made the pipe
necessary. This was to be my point
OF entrance, as from here on to the
mill the pipe was continuous.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19
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deep shadow of the table when /
heard a door crate on its hinges and
the feeble rays Of lantern illumin-
ated few cubic feet of space about
the lanky legs of the raw-boned
miner.
With my heart going about 200
beats a minute, l crouched beneath
the table, gripping my revolver and
very much in doubt about what /
should do If 1 were discovered, which
seemed certainty. OF course /
could have shot both men and made
my escape through the flume-pipe, but
there was nothing to justify this con-
duct. Thus far had nothing but sus-
picion against the two men, and such
an act would have been nothing less
than murder. decided to let matters
shape themselves and only endeavor
to keep out of sight.
The men blundered about the room
for awhile, the lantern rather handi.
Gaping than aiding them in their
search l could hear every word they
said and the uneasiness they showed
was certainly suspicious circum-
stance.
Finally they stopped a short dis.
lance from my place OF concealment.
could see their feet, about which
the lanterns light concentrated, and
they were facing away from me, which
gave me a little more hope OF es.
Gaping.
Belden was speaking.
II tell YOU" he said, at was some.
thing fell. 1t want anything else be-
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In Shreds-Itching Was Intense
Sleep Was Often Impossible.
Cured by cuticura In Three Weeks.

"At first an eruption of small pus-
tules commenced on my hands. These
spread later to other parts Of my body.
and the itching at times was intense.
so much so that I literally tore the
skin off in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably, and also kept me
awake nights. / tried several doc
tors and used a number of different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit. Finally / set
tied down to the use of Cuticura Soap,
Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills,
with the result that in few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces Of my eruption
had disappeared. 1 have had no trou-
BILE of this kind since. II. A. Kruts-
koff, 5714 Wabash Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,.
November Is and %, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19
AN INDIGESTION
REMEDY FREE

Many people who, are otherwise
healthy suffer from indigestion. or
dyspepsia. When you consider that
the stomach and allied digestive or
gans are the most important organs
of the body, 1t would seem that dis
order there Is to be taken very seri-
ously.
Dyspeptics cannot eat the things
they like; food sours In the stomach.
then chronic constipation begins, or.
as is often the case, you have been
constipated all along, and the stools
are forced and irregular.
But there is no use letting indigestion
go until 1t becomes chronic ana under
mines your health. 1t is good advice to
gist and get a bottle of Dr.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsn. the wonderfui cure ITO, tot
stomach. liver and bowel troubles. That
is what C. Fowler. OF Carson city, Mich:
the same and are cured are Ida A.: For
tune. of Grand Junction, Tenn. b. Il.
Thompson, of Shenandoah, Ia, VINO &C
tually considers that 1t saved ms ire:
You can obtain q 50-cent or III bottle OF
the druggist and. taken according to d.
rections, 1t will probably be all you need
1t is a liquid. acts gently. never gripes.
and besides the laxative erect; contains
the stomach, and that is what Is espe-
cially needed in Indigestion.
Ali sufferers from Indigestion who have
never used DIR. Caldweirs syrup PepSin
can obtain free test bottle by writing
the doctor. 1t will be sent direct to your
home without any charge. In this way
thousands have proven TO their own sat
isfaction DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin IS
the very remedy they needed to cure In.
digestion. When once you use this grand
remedy you will throw violent cathartics.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

Nothing is SO wholesome, nothing
does so much for peoples looks. as a
little interchange of the small coin
of benevolence.-Rufini.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

A girl always likes to say mo" the
first time a man proposes. just to find
out what he will do next.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

tablets. salts, ETC.. away.
II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand. or IL you want
any medical advice, write
to the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There Is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. w. B.
Caldwell, POI Caldwell bldg.
Monticello, Ill.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

There is no need to suffer with soreness
and stiffness of joints and muscles. A lit
tie Hamlins Wizard Oil rubbed in will
timber them up Immediately.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children tcethng, softens the runs reduces n
6smmation, says pain, cures wind collie Csc bottle
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

S A RULE the in
spectors of the
post-omce depart
ment look after
matters of fraudu-
lent uses of the
mails, said Capt.
Dickson on a GER
tain cca s | o N
w h e n l h a d
dropped in for a
quiet smoke and a
glass of sherry,
but when a case
80
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-06-19

The way of the can't-guess-her II
hard
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-29

twelve or fifteen years ago, ana with
which people in this section 81 the
state : more or less familiar. FOR
a time Phelps was confined IN the
Dawson county jail.
Neil Mckenzie will leave hk even-
ing for Tacoma, Washington, whence
he will 60 to the exposition q Seattle.
G. H. Parker and wife, Of Murdo.
took the Omaha here Sunday even
ing for Seattle. where they will M
It the exposition and other Pacihd
coast points.
Register Of Deeds c. =. Brady. left
on the Omaha Wednesday Tor Seat
tie. to attend the Alaska-Yukon-Paci|
fc Expedition and also will yiey
other points Of interest on the coasIts
Two more infractors d the LAY
relating to the manufacture of cigar
cites ! up II police court Nonda
morning. They were Roy Hart IN
Harry White. both pleading guilt
Judge Markham imposed the min
mum fine Of $40 or lays
Both parties wer strangers IN
city. F5ss
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-29

North Dakota to work in the harvest
fields. He pleaded guilty to the charge
preferred against him in police court
this morning and was sentenced TO
in the county bastile on ac-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-29

on the corner OF Main and Third
streets attracted a very good crowd.
of people, the sermon being deliver
ed by Rev. "A. Craig Bowdish. pastor
Of the Congregational church. His
subject was, Christian Manhood
In which he urged the necessity Of
developing the christian spirit in
mankind along with the physical and
other natures Of the individual. Mr..
Wilson lead the singing with Mrs.
]. N. Grow at the organ and Ray
Dickson helping with his cornet. Next
Sunday night the Salvation Army ON
GERS will have charge Of the meeting.
1.-The Homesteaders" is the. title Of
a new book which has Just been is-
sued from the press Of A. c. McClurg
& Co.. Chicago. The book is written
by airs. Kate Boyles-Bfngham, Of
chamberlain and Virg44 d. Boyles, Of
this city. Mr.. Boyles has just re-
ceived an advance copy Of the book,
which will be placed on sale Sept. IL.
The story, we believe, is more inter-
esting than "Langford of the Three
Bars" which Mr.. Boyles and Mrs.
Bingham produced a year or more
ago. The scene of the story is laid
in the vicinity Of Oacoma over on the
reservation and details the incidents
iof the murder Of Mott Matson by
Frank Phelps, which occurred some
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-13
POLITICAL NOTICE
Meeting of the Democratic City Execu
tive Committee.

A meeting of the Democratic Cit,
Executive Committee will be held to
morrow friday afternoon at :ot
O'Clock in the office of the chairman
Jules Dreyfuss. on Milan street.
The comnitteenen-at-large are: c
w. Cory, ]. B. Foster, w. c. Agurs
Sam Calm, Isaac Barron. A. S. Refs
or Jr,. John jenkins.
Ward One-Alex Weller.
Ward Two-Jules Dreyfuss.
Ward Three--I. c. Butler.
Ward Four-C. E. Perronce1.
Ward Six-D. c. Frantz.
Ward Seven-V. Grosiean.
Ward Eight. c. Mahlen.
The purpose of the meeting is to fix a
date and provide for a primary election
for the nomination of councilman-at-
large and a councilman for Ward Nine
The committee is requested to be
prompt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-13
Special Notice to Farmers
MARSHAL'S SALE.

No. a,zoo-In the City Court Of Shreve-
pport, La: Horace Johnson vs.. Mary
Tolston.
BY virtue Of writ Of feri fac'ss, IS
sued IN the above entitled and num-
hered suit, BY the Honorable s. 6. Ful-
lilove, judge Of the City Court Shreve-
port. Louisiana, and TO me directed,
have seized and will sell at public auc.
ton. at the Texas street front door OF
the court house Of Caddo Parish, La,
between the legal hours for sales On
SATURDAY. MAY IS, 1902
One Singer machine and one lot Of
household goods The above properly
seized as belonging 60 said defendant
and 10 be sold TO satisfy the debt speci-
fed IN said writ, say the sum OF Sr4.7s'
and ak costs.
Terms of sale cash with benefit q ap-
a.a;sa,ue,,t CT. GERRAID,
caucasian, May i. City Marslaai.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-13
REGISTRATION TEST
It Is to Be Argued This Evening Be.
fore Judge Bell


This morning Martin O'Dwyer of the
Ninth Ward applied for registration,
which was denied him on the ground
that the registration law of 1908 pre-
scribed registration within thirty days
of an election A special election has
been called for June 10, to fiji two va
cancies in the City Council It is held
that this being special election does
not apply as in general election.
In the Act of 1906 ten days is the
limit before the date of an election.
As test and to obtain legal inter
probation, it has been arranged by con-
sent Of all the parties in interest to have
the case tried this evening before Judge
Bell of the District Court.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-13
"SUITS DISMISSED'
The Decision of the Supreme Court Re
ported in Two. Words

4 About 2 80 o'clock today District At
torney Foster received from the clerl
of the Supreme Court telegram read
ling: Suits Dismissed.
| Interpreted. suits dismissed mean
THAT there is no relief for Hageman, nol
the other men convicted of selling in.
! toxicants sentenced to the public roads
and who have been out OH bond pending
the Supreme Courts opinion on the is
ste raised by Hon. Leon R. Smith, the
attorney for the defendants.
| It was contended in substance that
the decree of Judge Murf was uncon-
| stitutioral and there were attorneys in
Shreveport who were inclined to that
iopinion Had the point been sustained,
1.-THE constitutionality of score of Acts
providing penalties for nisdemeanors
would have been involved
However. III his contention for the de-
PENDANTS, Mr.. Smith is entitled to COM
mendation He did his best to relieve
Hagenlan from his entangienents with
the law, and he could do no more.
Under the decree of the Supreme
Court Hageman must be sentenced. If
he should fail to appear, his bond, ag
Hgregating $1,000, will be forfeited and
he maybe returned and held to account
as others who have violated the law.
In this decree Judge Murff is sus-
tanned in his upholding of the law, and
District Attorney Foster and his as
sistant, Hon. Frank J. Looney may be
congratulated in their successful effort
in favor of the law
The brief of the district attorney rep
resenting the State, was too strong to
be overcome.
The reversal of the State would have
led almost to chaos in criminal cases.
There is not in Shreveport man
who bears any i'll will or i'll feeling to-
ward any of the men convicted for this
violation of the law
II is true the law may not be to the
liking of many, but it must be enforced
notwithstanding.
Obedience to the law is the best
policy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-13

privileges already granted to the com
1pany, and wsat will then be the result
| The city and the people will practi
cally be in the power of the Traction
Company, which could deny if they viii
free riding to the policemen, iremen and
| ali men IN the public service. The or
tphans and lehildren attending schoo
Icould be excluded from the cars unless
|they paid the regular FIVE cents fare.
The company could resist the repair OF
Its tracks and the space abutting there
on. Indeed, the city and the people
would have few, if any, rights Or priyi-
| lleges which the Traction Company
would be besssi to respect.
And there's another feature which
should address itself to the sober
thought Of tie people. It is the failure
of the fxingEof the fare to the Fair
grounds at ssve cents during the pro-
gress of The State Fair, or whenever
there is being held at the Fair grounds
any gathering Of The people.
IL Wonia seem tnat having almost
grabbed these deserved and desirable
tfaflchises oI ii'esfsmahie value Tor
song 1 .ile asaesioh company sl1oalo
nave esihced Ns appreciation OF these
lranehises al,d extensions by hxing the
rate TO the fsir grounds at hive cents,
ny oi'iy % 1ssosl'l'loH VI past iaVors
out as an eyidffaee OF ITS public spirit.
= nc oe'lla.lf 1er tne fafe OF hve cents
instead oI ni1sell cents 70 the Faif
sio''l'as w. nv 1he progress OF 'lie Falr
? seleiai. anu ss'iis atone =shouid eheek
'iie soul'sii = aas apparent desire TO give
away :, Tue psst e Inc s''y possessions 10
'hs ilae'son s.il'pa'ls
= = 1snessaola oa aisefeais upon 1he
S..y " s'hlessi's21. al'a us poas.ea spirit
:. enterprise = sane.lo. the charge OF
'.i'esn :. Sseii.s aosais rdiI= sIouhus ana
t''e ui'asaso' aus IMPRESSION ON Visitofs
s.'9o sesa'asss s,As oss'' iet' III el'e ifee
S stsh system.
n rs aasosasy g Pubic enterprises
a'a p'os.sss.ss asseiop1llsh1' the 1aa-
easiat VII. s'esu g none, nor even 'o
me i''e's. poas1'''i VI '.'e press. ls mas
aiNays Des'' e a'''''a'is adsoea1e ~
oei'e' eaT ssassse, pus llos AZ 'lle sacri-
.l.e = 'Hs ei's aiia '1s people 5 wei
lal
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-13
A GAS EXPLOSION
John Fuchs Fatally Burned-Aecident
Occurred at K. c. S. Shops.

The explosion Of an oil tank this
morning burned fatally John Fuchs. an
enploye at the Kansas City. Southern
shops. He was at work under car
and carried lighted lamp which came
in contact with gas, which exploded
with terrific force Almost in an instant
Fuchs was enveloped ia flames He was
speedily rescued, but 50 was seriously
burned that he died.
He was member of the order Of
Woodmen OF the World He was an
excellent citizen. His untitnely end is
deplored He has relatives in this city
to whom the fullest sympathy is ten
.dered. The funeral win be announced
10 take place tomorrow.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-13
THE KERMESS
Will Be Presented at the Opera House
Tomorrow Night

The Shreveport Athletic Association
will present tomorrow night in the
opera house programme which will
not fail to please the attendance. The
programme is diversified 1t will COM
prise drills, gymnastic and musical num-
bers. There IS lively interest in this
entertainment, which is promised the
fullest success.
1t is under the personal direction of
Prof. O.. c. Ma,lthe The tickets of
admission are fifty cents. Seats re-
served at the opera house.