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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11
LESSON In DETECTIVE WORK

How did I happen to go into the
detective line? I was put In 1t by a
singular coincidence. I had no more
idea OF being a detective than being
president Of the United States. l new
er developed any fancy for such work,
never read detective stories or took
any interest in the methods of how
real cases were managed. What l
did hear OF such matters they filled
me with belief that this business of
noticing how far a match was burn
cd Or which end of a cigarette was
Eight first to gain n clew had nouhing
to do with tracing criminals
One day l was in a street car going
home from a bank where / was en-
ployed on fairly good salary when
/ saw man tumble in his pocket for
change to pay his fare. few min
utes later woman picked up fold
ed bill OF the floor and handed It to
him, asking him IL he hadn't dropped
it, He unfolded it, cast glance at
It, paled slightly and handed it back
to her in hurry. denying the own
orship. The woman asked one or two
people sitting near if they had drop
ped it, but they all said they thought
they had not. / asked the woman 10
let me see it. 1t didn't take me long,
backed by my banking experience, TO
decide that it was counterfeit.
This was the first time | ever show
ed a faculty for detective work.
noticed that no one showed any un-
usual emotion in looking at the bill
except the man who was supposed to
nave dropped IT. therefore there was
a probability that he was counter
letter. But l said nothing, simply
handing it back to the woman.
But my curiosity had been aroused.
curious TO follow UP the matter, when
the man who had paled got out got
out too, and followed him at q dis
tahce. He entered a hardware store,
Where he purchased several articles.
l didn't know what they were, but
one OF them was a hammer with
Dig end suitable for beating anything
l'at. Another was crucible for melt
l"S metals. When he went out
snatched the bill he had paid the
salesman, expecting to see a counter
felt, but in this l was disappointed.
1t was good money.
Well, l tracked the fellow to q
room at the top of business build
ing, where he had a shop. knock
ed at the door He opened 1t, but did
not bid me enter. 1 told him 1 had
something to say to him and wished
to 60 inside. He said he was making
a certain contrivance that was not
yet patented and no one was allowed
10 enter the premises where the work
was done.
Mind you, was no detective. 4
was merely indulgipg my curiosity.
detective waild ftfvs 3scnn nyy&s
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11
President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds Of orphans have been
helped by the President of the In
duStrial and Orphans Home at Ma
con, Ca. who writes: We have US
ed Electric Bitters in this Institution
for nine years. 1t has proved most
excellent medicine for Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles. We re-
gard it as one of the best family
medicines on earth" 1t invigorates
all vital organs, purifics the blood,
aids digestion creates appetite. To
strengthen and bu;,G up rS'c, thin,
weak children or rundown people it
has no equal Best for fema G COM
plants. Only SOC at all druggists.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11
Besaar's View on Economy.


Charles NJ. Schwab, at dinner IL
Pittsburg, discussed his New Year
economies. He said:
1T is necessary to economize tt
shut up some Of ones houses and sc
on, because of the innumerable claims
on one. And all these claims are al
ways just. you know. Why, / never
saw claimant yet who wasn't quite
as sure of his rights as the Altoona
beggar woman.
A beggar woman, with three tiny
children shivering beside her, stood on
a windy corner in Altoona on a bitter
winter day. A charity officer paused
beside her with a sneer.
You he said, are begging. And
those children aren't yours, at all
Well, sir the beggar woman in
dignantly retorted, I'D have less need
to beg if they were mine, for then }
wouldn't have to pay 10 cents a day
20 hire them.'"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11

take when you chose me from among
all your admirers-those who could
have given you a mansion instead of
a cottage, rich jewels and fine clothes
Instead Of the love l lay so gladly at
your little feet"
He was living over again those
first hours when he brought his city
bride TO his humble home; the hours
when he realized that to him had
come the greatest prize OF earth, the
love of a beautiful woman, possessing
all the accomplishments OF training
end the inheritance of old family
traditions.
Fifty years ago, Mary dear, yet
we are no older than we were that
night. l cannot understand it all, for
Jane is a woman now, much older
than you were when you closed your
bright, blue eyes for the last time
and crossed your little, white hands
on your tired breast, clasping in the
hollow of your arm the golden haired
little daughter who was TO be your
exact image.
Yes, Jane is woman, and the
olherS are married and gone, and
YOU left me for awhile-you and the
pretty babe love best of an, but il
was so like YOU 20 come back here
every night ana lllk TO ne when
Jane was sleeping yes, sometimes
Jane is cross. buJ she does not mean
90 le-Jane is lillc my sis1er-noc
Ike You dear Jane is cross be-
cause she does not believe you come
back here every might when the
moonlight is beautiful and when ,ne
shadows fan black and heavy from
the vines.
his lace was tuFne- toward the
PRESENCE now ahc ne sLlleo.
Jane does not belleVe |cu come
Ism I lNaJ JOKE! Ihcn he stretched
oui mas Withe'ed hands and laughed
nAe a Hoy.
l|e' Us elope again tonight Mary;
let run away aSalh' ana De aohe'
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11

and come again prepared TO act as an
officer OF the law. l simply accused
the man of counterfeiting, stating
what | had seen on the car.
He stood looking at me a few mo-
ments appalled,, then said. WHATS
Moll Brown going to give you for
helping her?"
Il don't know Moll Brown" re-
piled, and I'm In no ones employ
in this matter. I'm only doing it for
fun"
Come in here and satisfy your
self" he said.
went in and found an article for
sweeping floors manufactured. and In
process of making. Then he explain
ed:
Mol Brown was the woman who
tried to fix the counterfeit bill on me-
Resolved to follow the matter up,
/ took Mol Browns address. | felt
sure she had got the counterfeit bill
from some one interested in making
or passing it, or both, and couldn't
refrain from getting at the bottom
OF the matter. | cooked up a reason
for making her acquaintance and
went to see her. AT this point / be-
gan some real detective work. ] got
her confidence and told her that I
was looking for some easy way Of
making money. After good deal OF
beating about the bush she agreed to
tell me where I could get some
queer" to put out ana gave me the
address Of the man l had shadowod.
| didn't want any better proof OF his
story. She was bent on his ruin and
would have included me if it suited
going to the man she named and con-
tinued 10 watch her.
Accident helped me- One evening
when / visited her q man called on
her whom | spotted at once. / went
away, leaving him With her. and
when he came ont shadowed him He
went TO a place that fancied, put
ting this and that together, might be
a den of counterfeiters. / put the
police on to the matter. They sur
rounded the building where the sup
posed den was. then closed in and.
sure enough, trapped a party at work
making spurious bills
IL the woman in their secret had
not been bent Oh getting revenge
they might all have been making
false money to this day. The woman
was convicted with the rest. and the
man she tried to injure was the NOS;
grateful fellow to me you ever saw
The case has Influenced all my
subsequent work. never consider a
clew, especially one that seems very
plain, of much value until have
proved II 10 be such. What l rely on
most is the want of stamina among
those who are guilty of crime in
standing by each other. Another
valuable lesson | learned from the
case is that revenge often plays and
important part in fixing crime both
where /. is and where it is not-Mor.
rick Augur,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.

"Shut the door, father, and go to
bed: you know we must get up early
in the morning, and why are you
lingering out there in the moon
shine2"
The shrill-voiced woman who gave
the command, gave the straight
backed chair an ugly shake as she
passed into the house, and glanced
angrily at the silvered head leaning
wearily in the chair.
"All right. Jane, in a minute" he
answered in shaking tones, as he
started from his reverie.
Jane was his eldest daughter, tall
and angular and used to ruling her
fathers house without resistance.
She was nearing her forty-eighth
birthday, and the burden of the fam
lily had long hung heavily on her
dropping shoulders
Love had passed her by, not to re-
turn, when she was acting as moth
er as well as elder sister 70 those
whom dying mother left in her care
Father gets moro childish every
day, and he is dreaming again over
that old VIOLIN She said TO herself
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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11
Tact.


There is nothing like tact and
sometimes it is exhibited by those
from whom 1t might be least expected
Talking about tact" said woman
who is just verging on middle age,
u never saw one get out of difficult
situation more deftly than did a man
l met at a blacksmith's shop in o
New England village ] was drivine
through last summer. I was alone iu
the lanes with my friend, The horse
when l noticed that he limped bit,
50 when we reached the next village
/ stopped at the door OF the black
smiths shop. man was holding uB
the doorstep, and to him said: viii
You please tell the blacksmith to come
out? | want to see him After the
manner of the village loafer, he did
not stir, but smiled sweetly at me
and, lifting up his voice, cried: Bill
come out! There's lady wants tc
see YOU From the depths of the
blacksmith's shop voice roared:
rs she young, John, or old?' in the
words OF an old poem ] looked at Johr
and John looked at me. Then, still
without moving, he called: You'll
be satisfied, Bill, when you get out, :
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-11
Retalnina the Evidence.

An Irish soldier on sentry duty hac
orders to allow no one 10 smoke near
his post. An officer with a lighted
cigar approached, whereupon Pat
boldly challenged him and ordered
him TO put It out ct once. The officer,
with q gesture OF disgust. threw away
his cigar. but no sooner was his
back turned than Pat pfclSed II ur
end quietly retired TO the sentry boz
The officer, happening to look around,
observed beautiful cloud OF smoke
issuing from the box. He at once
challenged Pat for smoking ON duty
'gsnoidng. fs 1t, sorr? Bedad, and
I'm only ineeying IL lit to show TO the
corporal ;w9ton he comes. as evidence
aEtn 7puH
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-04
Fluff Ruq.

To make fun rug Of ~ :mgrain
carpet cut ii into bias strips about an
inch and half wide. Befcr "utting
rip widths. cut into CONVENT ..2-,,.
on the bias, and wash. Sew -" 80 -
together like carpet rags. u. .:' IT,
apart until goodly pile ha. !"
hind the machine. Then CT - Is
and hank" over board o, Il
to a shirt box. Wash these i#I, -
ravel edges and make fluffy. s;,a.. %
carpet weaver and nave wovru 4.
rag carpet. Not dainty word. 'ui
quickly done and makes a good rug.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-04
Healthy Jewish Race.

According to Lombroso, OF 1000
Jews born PIT die before the age OF
seven years. while 435 Christians.
more than twice as many, are likely
10 die within the same period. In
London. according to the testimony Of
DIR. Behrcnt, consumption Is less fire.
quent among the Jews In the most
squalid dens. of Whitechapsl than
among the Christians.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-04
Thirteen" and a "Bit."

thirteen in money was a small
coin in circulation IN ireland in the
early part of the nineteenth century,
equivalent in value to ihirtcr pence,
and was known locally as "thir-
teen." A "bit" In moaey means any
small coin. as n forr.pep bit. n
six-penny bit. Specifically 1t ia the
name Of a small West Indian coin.
worth. about ter cents. Ia parts OF
the United States there was formerly
current small coin (callcd in some
states a MEXICAN shiliing). cT the
value OF 1879 cents, and this was
called bit" In tho CaDadira wcst
to-day a DIT" is, said to be Is. cents,
and 25 cents represents ITO, bits"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-04
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA. IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO

In the matter of the estate of J. II. Taber.
deceased.
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL.
Margaret ID. Il lbcr having filed in this court
her petition for the probate Of the will Of j. II
Taber, deceased. and for the issuance 10 her of
letters tcstamcntary in tie matter OF said cs.
tate, Monday. the 9TH day of February. 1910, ut
10 O'Clock NJ of said day. and the court room
OF said court. III the court house in the town Of
Elko. county Of Elko state of Nevada. are here
by designated aI the time and place for proving
the will OF said j. II. TabcT deceased, and for
hearing the application of said Margaret d.
Taeer Tor the issuance to her of letters tcsta-
mentary thereon.
4. q. DAwLEY
ISEABI Clerk
by l.. o. Henderson. Deputy
January -. 1910.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-04
Receipts and Disbursements

Pacific Consolidated Mining and Smelt-
ing Company
Year ending Dec. 81, 1909.
RECEIPTS
From National Development
Co.. Observation-Disclosures. $5SS St
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-04
DISBURSEMENTS

Subecribe for the INDEPENDENT
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-06
PRAIRIE IrE MS.

Mrs, ]. J. Talbot is able to be up.
The J. w. Kaufman Kansas mules are
doing fine. A mule buyer from another
county cam" here last week to buy them,
but did not offer enough profit to Justify
sale.
Considerable sickness is reported.
Corn still selling at 80 cents per bus.
Will Krieling came in from Ohio last
Sunday.
Wes Thomas is running a pretty big
dairy business. He is agent for the best
cream separator, "The DeLavel," that is
OIL the market.
p. ID. Adsir IS sick at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hunter entertained
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-06

COfuIhS 10 MS aDlllty.
Pennington Bros. last week bought
Mr.. Rains 100 acre farm near Gravois
Mills.
Williams & Hunter shipped, on the
first Of the week, ca. Of mules and
horses to st. Louis.
We couy, a,ulate the county on secur-
ing such an efficient man AS Mr.. Jones
to care for the county's unfortunates.
Grandma Gunn, Of Marvin, died Sum
day morning of general debility. Funer-
al Monday, la,ge crowd present.
W. W. Ilolsopple and N. Goodman
attended a bible meeting at their church
at Warrensburg last week.
John Shank, Of Enid, last week re-
ceived carload Of cattle from his BROTH
er Ben, which they will feed on the
Shank farm.
From the appearance of Mr.. Hahn and
ard part of his residence, the explos
ion of his gas plant short time ago was
ANYTHING out "a pleasant experience.
During the holidays the young folks
in the various quarters enjoyed party
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-06
Evidence.

Two little iiomboldt girls were
quarreling; .'Ytu told me fb,"
said one. "No. didn't twas only
a story" replied the other.
"rhere amt no difference" as
serted the first one, "a fib is story
and a story is lie. My papa is a
professor and he told me so."
"My papa" retorted the other,
with an air of finality, says there is a
difference and he is real estate
aRent, and he knows all about lying"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-06

Mr.. Hews, who recently purchased the
Henry Kidwell farm, just south of Enid,
has moved in aud is ready to neighbor
and he neighbored with He has in
stalled phone and is in touch with the
wolrd and the rest of mankind.
Mr.. K Driver wants 1t known that
he is at home in his new house, and has
n new phone IN, and is still tue same
John.
Rus Akius last week sold L., Beam
land IA yearling colt for fair rrire.
I.oc Moreland, last SATURDAY,, bought
Of Orvii!e New a nice y"uii!, Cow for $50
SO says Doc. but then yoH do ho: always
sometimes know.
Cecil Huntc-. John arl Jim liscTman,
after spending their v"."t,n ,,i;h nome
folks, returned to tne,r schools with
mental faculties well rested for a vigor.
Gus pursuit of their studies.
Sam Evans came over a few days ago
AMI tried to buy SO he of Hunter & vii.
lams' big mu.es, but they could not
quite agree.
Coon cochran. OF Enid, has moved to
Versailles to live, hoping to hit n job ac-
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-06

SIN BIrb,ur, OF EldIn last week
viz d hts parents. Mr.. and Mrs. {. c.
BArbour, of Freedom, who have been
quite poorly fcr sNer,i t.iontlis.
F Iui Ensn,imger ami Boar Brown each
had good animal in the COW line to die
i..t week.
Press Rand, the harbrr farmer. hal a
Bfre tn fall on the ice last week anl die.
Miss Maud I:i"~n, Vi Elid, visited at
Barnett Saturday aud Sunday. Het
c1usin, Miss Brooks Goodman, came
81 ,ne with her SUNDAY eve for few
days visit.
,oln I:'ter and wifc. Of Oregon, visit
Ella few days rcten;iy with Bose Brown
and wife.
The past month of wet aud freezing
weslher has be,n hard on wheat. and
mach damage is feared for both wllea,
und lieadows.
Ar.N'r''rt, one morning last week
h'h aRnoi horse tn get fast in the man.
yer and was seriously hurt, but the doc.
Tor and neighbOrs are helping him pail
uaArough
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-06

crowd Of young people last Thursday
night.
Johnnie Kaufman returned to his
Kansas school last Monday.
A severe storm struck this section Mon
day night.
J. p. Wood and vile visited at Charley
Clark's last Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. kauffmsn is sick at this
writing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-01-06

every evening somewhere. There was
one at John Shanks', one at Geo. Buzan's,
one at Frank Hunter $, one at Stockton's $
and one at Mr.. Ke!say's, and at other
places.
Mr. Christman * Co. passed through
last week with drove of cattle. hunting
buyers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-29
GoRST EGYPT's REAL RULER

The famous speech which Col. Theodore Roose-
welt made in London, following the one which he
made in Egypt, has attracted attention to that
country, and to Sir Eldon Gorst British agent and
consul general in Egypt, who was the real ruler
in that part Of John Bulls domain.
Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cromer in
Egypt little more than three years ago, but
previously he had had much experience in that
country. He first went to Cairo in 1886 as an
attache and has been promoted gradually to his
present position. The criticism against him Isl
that he is too conciliatory that he has not been.
sufficiently firm in dealing with the Nationalist
press which even goes so far as to advocate as
sassination of the British government represent
attYes. He is a native of New Zealand and is for
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-29

Trembling as was, was deter.
mined to see that door opened. I
hardly knew what I feared, but so
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
II am perfectly COOL" I said, "and
am going to remain here"
The lights flashed up along that end
Of the corridor, throwing the doors
into relief. At the intersection of the
small hallway with the larger, the cir
cular staircase wound its way up, as
II 1t had been an afterthought of the
architect. And just around the COR
ner. in the small corridor, was the
door Mr.. Jameson had indicated.
was still unfamiliar with the house,
and did not remember the door. My
heart was humping wildly in my ears,
but nodded to him to go ahead. I
was perhaps eight or ten feet away
and then he threw the bolt back.
"Come out" he said quietly. There
was no response. "Come-out," he
repeated. Then-I think he had a re-
volver, but am not sure-he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where I stood I could not see
beyond the door, but saw Mr.. jamie
sons face change and heard him NUT
ter something, then he bolted down
the stairs, three at time. When my
knees had stopped shaking, moved
forward, slowly, nervously, until had
partial view of what was beyond the
door. 1t seemed at first to be clos
ct, empty. Then 1 went close and ex'
.amined it, to stop with. shudder
Where the floor should have been was
black void and darkness, from which
came the indescribable damp smell
| of the cellars.
Mr.. Jameson had locked somebody
in the clothes chute. AS leaned ovel
l fancied I heard a groan-or was II
the wind?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-29
CHAPTER VII.
A sprained Ankle.


I was panic-stricken. AS ran alons
the corridor I was confident that the
mysterious intruder and probable MUIR
derer had been found, and that he
lay dead or dying at the foot of the
chute. / got down the staircase some
how, and through the kitchen to the
basement stairs. Mr.. Jameson had
been before me, and the door stood
open. Liddy was standing in the mid.
die of the kitchen holding a frying
pan by the handle as a weapon.
Don't go down there" she yelled.
when she saw me moving toward the
basement sairs. Don't you do it, Miss
Rachel. That Jamieson's down there
now. There's only trouble comes Of
hunting ghosts; they lead you into
bottomless pits and things like that.
Oh, Miss Rachel, don't" as I tried
to get past her.
She was interrupted by Mr.. Jamie.
sons temperance. He ran up the
stairs two at time, and his face was
flushed and furious.
"The whole place is locked" he said
angrily, where's the laundry key
kept?"
cts kept in the door," Liddy
snapped. "That whole end of the cell
lar is kept locked, so nobody can get
at the clothes, and then the keys left
in the door, so that unless thief
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-29
CHAPTER v.-continued.

''The quarrel, believe" he per.
sisted, was about Mr. Armstrong;
conduct to you, Miss Gertrude. He
had been paying you unwelcome at
tentions."
And had never seen the man!
When she nodded yes saw the
tremendous possibilities involved. If
this detective could prove that Ger
'trude feared and disliked the MUIR
dered man, and that Mr.. Armstrong
had been annoying and possibly pur-
suing her with hateful attentions, all
that, added to Gertrude's confession
of her presence in the billiard room
at the time of the crime, looked
strange, to say the least. The promi-
nence of the family assured strenu-
GUS effort to find the murderer, and if
we had nothing worse to look forward
to, we were sure of a distasteful pub
ucity.
Mr.. Jameson shut his notebook
with a snap and thanked us.
Il have an idea," he said, apropos
of nothing at all, chat at any rate the
ghost is laid here. Whatever the rap
pings have been-and the colored man
says they began when the family went
west three months ago-they are like
ly to stop now"
Which shows how much he knew
about it. The ghost was not laid;
with the murder of Arnold Armstrong
he, or it, only seemed to take on fresh
vigor.
Mr.. Jameson left then, and when
Gertrude had gone upstairs, as she did
at once, sat and thought over what
I had just heard. Her engagement,
once so engrossing a matter, paled
now beside the significance of her
story. If Halsey and Jack Bailey had
left before the crime, how came Hal
sey's revolver in the tulip bed? What
was the mysterious cause of their sud-
den flight? What had Gertrude left
in the billiard room? What was the
significance of the cuff-link and where
was it?