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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-18

have sent for him. He may not open
it, but he will try. for he cannot re-
sist the criminal mania that controls
him. Smith, to his secretary, "get
the Dutchman; also the gentleman
known as Dick the Rat"
When the decrepit form of "Dick the
Rat" was brought in, together with
the patient inventor Blickendolfen-
bach, he was given the lock. three
minutes and hairpin. Ten seconds
before his allotted time expired he
threw the lock, opened. on the ward
ems desk, and with his repulsive,
seamy face contorted into what he
considered was a smile he inclined his
head TO one side. From his throat
came inarticulate squeals of glee-ex-
actly the squeals Of a rat.
Only the watchfulness of Smith
saved the RAT" from the violent
despalring onslaught of the German,
who screamed: I'm kill him! He ruin
mel IND NIT hairpin. mein Colt"
you're not the first man to be ruin
ed by hairpin," laughed the warden.
Don't tell your WIFE"
Smith sent the inventor to the rail-
road station In charge of a guard and
consigned the grinning Blinkey TO the
cell that had long been his home. On
returning TO the office the secretary
said I've brought Valentine along
too. l thought you might want him TO
open the safe"
A disturbed expression came into
the prison masters face. He glanced
quickly at Fay and his niece. then
talked In an undertone with his aid.
He was INTERRUPTED by Mrs. Webster.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-18
CHAPTER III.

Y YARDEN HANDLER, regret
vNI ting that he had given his
wv visitors an indication that he
believed he had recognized
Rose Lanes deliverer, answered the
questions of the girl and the lieuten-
ant governor by stating: "The man is
as bad as the burglar he threw out of
the car window-even worse. He's in
this prison at this moment, l firmly
believe, according to the description
we've just heard"
ooh, impossiblel" exclaimed Miss
Lane, her face coloring. HE was a
gentleman, thorough gentleman, and
too young TO be a hardened criminal"
Her face became Swallowed with con-
Germ.
The warden was vastly amused at
this remark, which the young girl rem
dered with the fnality of unquestioned
authority.
''Too youngr' he laughed. "Age
doesn't cut any figure In crime the
way you mean. It's some of these
young fellows that will take a chance
at anything. You see. they're ambi-
tious. They're anxious to rise In their
business
The warden paused and glanced from
the girl to the observing lieutenant
governor. then to the two members of
the Gate Of Hope. He commented on
the fact that his visitors had dis
agreed with him on various points and
Informed them that he had determined
to offer them a few object lessons,
lessons with living models. 'T1l show
you" he said. that these crooks we've
got here will ply their trade at all
times, whether they profit or not; that,
in short, criminality is q mania with
them and that there's no use in try
ing to better them" His first exhibit,
brought in by the secretary, was the
celebrated forger "Blinkey" Davis. At
the warden's request Lieutenant Gov
ernor Fay drew check for So and
handed it to Blinkey. To oblige the
warden Blinkey. aided by a knife and
pen and ink, in FIVE minutes had
'raised" it to the amount of $4,000.
The lieutenant governor pronounced it
perfect. 81 know where 1 could pass
it, too" laughed Blinkey as he was led
away.
Il had him on the books once, and
he couldn't resist raising the prison
checks" chuckled Handler. II could
bring in fellows like that all day"
He picked up an object from his desk.
do you see this lock? A German
inventor waiting outside has spent
fourteen years in perfecting that. He
claims it cannot be opened without
the key. The prison board has accept
ed it for use here If the claims made
for it are true. We have man here
Daralyzed on one side. a sneak thief.
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Of your ). er
come to see. ...e. one, . no. ar
! grab you 10y mistake-on eEsp.tlJl."
ITO - with your snarled Avery,
turning away and facing the warden.
'Pve got the regular state allowance
for released prisoners comm to me.
amt II"
"Yes," answered Handler, land you
take it and get out of here, you
crook! Here, sign this" Che showed
him a paper, IF you can write. If
you can't, why, make your mark" The
warden handed over a bill.
The departing man scanned the
greenback deprecatingly.
give dollars" he cried, "and this
suit of clothes that a country con-
stable could see the Sing Sing tag on
In the night! Pretty good for eight
years and ten months work, eh? And
you guys are my friends! For Gods
sake, let me get out Of here, where
there are men who don't live on the
mistakes of some one else" He
wheeled toward the door and disap-
peared.
"There's one more we've got to keep
track Of" commented Doyle.
Hell be at work in a week." said
Handler laconically.
''Yes, and I'll nail him and give him
back TO you"
81 don't want him." the warden put
in hastily, II just might make it
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-18

"The two you have shown us do not
entirely prove your argument, Mr..
Warden" she said doubtingly. "They
are the very lowest types in the pris-
on. You argue a general premise from
two individual cases. We do not
maintain that such apparent criminals
as we have seen should be liberated,
but"-she turned to Fay-"there are
gentlemen here. governor. men of
quite different type than these,
whom one never Sees"
warden" said the lieutenant gov
ernor, II fear the ladies have more
interest in the more romantic types of
crimnals-poets. for instance"
Mrs. Moore rose Indignantly. Il
shall make note of that frivolous
speech in my report" she snapped.
Handler thought of Valentine. who
was being detained outside. He would
give his visitors their wish, as Fay
seemed greatly interested. He would
show them his prize exhibit. In spite
of a belief that was taking strong
hold on his brain he would take a
chance on displaying the unique abili-
ties of No. 1889.
He well knew what to do should
complications ensue. There were dark
cells in Sing Sing for convicts the
warden could decide to be unruly.
These were damp. dark cells below
The level of the rushing river. relics
IF years when the state had little
money and little thought for those
leld to have broken its laws. There
were cells with "straitjackets," where
a man could be trussed up with straps
fixed to the walls, like sucking pig
in a market window. only his toes
touching The floor. Anyway No. 1850
was already discredlted.
Get Valentine" he gruffly said to
Smith. "Well. governor" he contin-
ued in more amiable tone, ''I'll give
you and the ladies a romantic type.
He's not poet. but he is doing ten
years here for opening a bank safe
without tools or the combination, sim
ply by sense of touch. There is some
poetry In that"
'lmpOSSlDle. commented ray.
swell, the bank safe was opened
and the money stolen, and his pal
peached."
The door at the right of the office
leading in from the corridors of cells
opened. In came Smith. followed by
young man whose convict's garb
could not overshadow the intelligence
that showed in his ashen face. Clear
ly the prison air was working its
baneful penalty on him with more sue
cess than usual In the case OF men
who entered the institution in good
health. Vaguely conscious that there
were visitors present, No. 1899 stood
before the warden with his eyes di-
rected toward the floor. His shout
ders were square. he was of good
height. with figure which yet bore
indications that he had been athletic
In his free days. When he had en-
tered the room the lieutenant gov
ernor had noticed that the convict
walked with a free. manly stride. hay-
ing no semblance to the shutting pris-
on SLOUGH of his fellow inmates.
Permit me-" Handler addressed his
visitors, with an elaborate gesture.
10 present Mr.. Jimmy Valentine.
He's put more time locks on the re-
tired list than any three men In the
whole place. and when 1t comes 10
the fancy getaway only a crosseyed
copper can keep tabs ON him"
The warden's. picturesque introduc-
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thing the law forbids, does it when
ever the opportunity offers without a
chance of gain? What do you call a
man who does a thing for the love Of
ftp
IAN artist" answered Mrs. Web
ster.
Artist! Then I've got a lot OF
them" laughed Handler sarcastically.
well. to me they are insane"
To Rose Lane the adventure was ex-
tremely interesting. Finally succeed
ing in gaining her uncle's consent TO
her accompanying him on a visit to
the great prison. she was now seeing
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Ut '7H ~ N071HEH'
tough for him If he was sent back.
thought he had come TO his senses and
would help you against Valentine. but
he's just a plain fool"
"And all alike-all blaming us for
their fall" The detective seated him
self as he spoke. HE can't work now;
he's too old. The game as he knew 1t
was the yegg game"
Handler also had resumed his seat,
and he leaned over his desk and said
significantly: "so you're afraid valen-
tine win get new trial. Ell? There's
some class TO Valentine. Have a
smoke" The prison master held out
q box Of Derfectos- from which Doyle
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Continued on page seven
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
FAREWELL TO FATHER FOLEY

The Ri Rev Maurice P Foley, D.
D., the newly consecrated bishop OF
Tuguario, in the Philippine Islands,
is the guest of Father Maher at the
parochial residence of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception. The
bishop spent Christmas day at Fer
nandina, where reception was ten
dered to him by his old parishioners.
He is to be entertained today at a
complimentary and farewell dinner by
his college classmates and old school
fellows, including the Rev. Fathers
Maher, Nunan Veale and O'Reilly OF
this city. Father O'Brien of Fernan.
dina, Father Barrey of Paiatka, Faith
er Curley of DeLand, Father Nolan OF
Loretta. Bishop Kenney of ST. Angus
tine, are also expected to be present
Jacksonville Metropolis
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
THE COUNTY PAPER
BISHOP,
Supervisor.

It's set by hand and printed on an old,
time Campbell press,
But every item in it has an interest
none the less;
And week by week its coming wakes
sweetness in the world
The little county paper brings within
its wrapper curled.
The little county paper,
From the old home town, ali me;
Has anybody died this week?
Let's open it and see.
The outside's patent medicine, a poem
and recipe,
But smiles are on our ViSage when its
homely type we see;
The ink is badly leveled and some
words are upside down,
But it's the little paper from the sweet
old county town.
The little county paper,
Like letter from friend,
It comes to bring us comfort
And the long weeks golden end.
The editor is lazy, and ne don't get
round much more
To gather up the items at the black
smith shop and store;
But here are all the funerals, and the
marriages are told
In simple old-time sweetness of an
English style of gold.
The little county paper,
Someone's fence been whitewash-
ed Ell?
The old church steeple's painted,
And they're tired of Parson Gray!
The back page has a story of the old
Ned Buntline type,
An old smell hangs around its pages
like pipe,
But sweet with morning music it can
make the city seem
Because it brings the old town up to
visit us in dream.
The little county paper,
Been no robberies anywhere?
Who's gone away to visit
And who's come to visit there?
1t hasn't much pretensiOn and it's still
the same old thing
1t used to be when childhood filed the
world for us with spring.
But how we watch and hunger for the
little sheet to come
Each week from Homely Corners
where so many friends are
dumb.
The little county paper,
Oh, a welcome friend it is,
With all its quaint old gossip
Of a sweeter world than this!
-Ra1timOro SIM
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
FLORIDA'S INCOMPATIBLE Gil
MATE

Throughout all Florida few people
there were who did not receive some
pleasing Christmas present, and the
same was the case with the stranger
within our gates"
Although few recognized the fact,
no more pleasing gift was received by
thousands and thousands of Floridians
and visitors than the magnificent eli
mate of the season, for the weather is
of the typical Florida Christmas va
riety. The touch of cold has just been
sufficient to stir one to greater activ-
ity in the enjoyment of the other gifts
and pleasures accorded to those who
are so fortunate as to live in the
state
Florida's climate-spring, summer,
fall and winter-undoubted surpass-
es that of any state in the Union, and
the fact is now thoroughly realized by
millions throughout the world. AS a
result, the eyes of a host of people
are turned toward the state, and dur
ing the coming year all previous rec
ords of immigration will be broken by
wide margin.
Real estate dealers, in every city,
town and community, should prepare
for year of increased effort in the
sale of fertile land and Incompatible
climate.-Metropoli
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
BEAT US TO 1T
puIsion.

The Intelligencer of Andersonville,
Is. c., has had much better fortune
with its rest room idea than has the
Herald
That paper states that the city coun-
Gil of AndersonviIle has secured four
large rooms, has fitted them up, has
placed a lady in charge who will care
for visiting women and children. The
rooms are equipped on comfortable
resting plans for country customers
who spend the day in town shopping.
The Herald long ago pointed out the
necessity for just such place in Mi
ami.
There is an increasing number of
shoppers who come in from the cOun-
try and who are obliged to remain in
the city all day. Many of the women
bring their children with them.
Miami woefully lacks in conven-
fence for this class of visitors.
Unless the shopper goes to a hotel
there is no place where a woman may
sit down and rest.
Children are dragged around all day
until the poor little tots are totally ex-
hausted from their trip to the city.
What the city ought to provide is a
large, airy room, conveniently located,
plainly but comfortably furnished,
equipped with toilet and lavatory con-
veniences, and a matron should be
placed in charge to look after the
comfort of women and children.
This ought to be thrown open to all
shoppers and they be invited to bring
their lunches and make the place a
truly resting room.
Those who have not had to spend
the day in strange city cannot real
ize what a boon a real resting room
would be to the women who have to
spend the day, occasionally, in Miami,
trading at the various stores.
AS a business enterprise, it would
pay the city and merchants to furnish
such an stablishment-Miam Her
AID
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
MEETING or THE CITY BOARD
OF HEALTH

The city board of health of Ocala
held meeting on Saturday at the city
clerks office, with the following mem
bers present: Drs. E. Van Hood, w. v.
Newsom, D. M. Smith and Mr.. E. T.
Helvenston.
The knock the medical journal had
given the septic sewerage tank was
discussed, and as the journal which
referred to it was one of note and
considerable reputation was there
fore deemed advisable for the city to
consider the matter well before in
stalling the said system.
The board of health having found to
exist in the city certain cases >of
small pox, it was deemed advisable to
take immediate action to stamp out
the disease. A red flag was ordered
placed at the house just behind
Messrs. Theus & Zachrys store build
ing, on South Magnolia street.
Drs Hood and Newsom were APP
pointed to meet the sub-district
school trustees and explain the law
on vaccination and ask for their CO.
operation for the enforcement of the
law.
Upon motion it was ordered that
the doctors, undertakes, midwives,
nurses and sections be notified that
the following law relative to births
and deaths will be enforced. Section
IL of an ordinance of the department
of health of the city of Ocala, which
reads as follows:
"All births occurring within the city
shall be reported within five days by
attending physician, head of family,
midwife or nurse, to the city board of
health on blanks furnished free, and
in accordance with forms prescribed
by the board of health"
The law requiring the reporting or
properly making out certificates of
death and filing same with proper au-
thorities will also be enforced.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

All this talk about the new methods
of planting corn and cultivating it so
as to increase the yield will do no
good unless there are systematic eff
forts in each community to give the
same practical tests, and then let
each farmer compare notes, and profit
thereby. 1t is claimed that some far
mers in Mississippi are now making
a greater corn yield on ten acres than
they did on forty in former years. We
want every Florida farmer to catch on
to the new methods and put them
into practice. The fact that this can
be done viii effect no general result
unless the knowledge is put to the
test
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
Mr.. BITING coMPLlMENTED
Eustis. Fla, Dec. 26. 1910.


Mr.. S. L. Biting, ocala, Fla:
Dear Sufficiently the director of
the census wrote me that the official
count for this district mad been COM
pleted and that the population was
240,679; and in his letter he spoke
strong words of commentator for the
work in this district.
l congratulate you upon the success
full conduct of your duties as an emu
merator in your district, and wish to
thank you for the willing manner in
which your work was done, knowing
at times it was trying and arduous.
I also desire to thank you for the
courteous manner in which you at
all times responded to all requests and
instructions from this office.
| believe that if the people of your
district knew your work as we know
it they would extend to you their gen
eral approval
Very sincerely,
HENRY W. BISHOP,
Supervisor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
ToLSToY'S INTENSITY

We quoted the other day an inter
esting description of the count by ar
eminent Russian writer. Eve~yth.cs
in Tolstoy's character, he said, attains
Titanic proportions. "As a Gr.r.7er *
absorbed fantastic quantities of liquor
As a gambler he terrified his partners
by the boldness of his play. AS a sol
der he advanced gayly to bastion
four, the bastion of death at Sebasto
pol, and there he made dying men
laugh at his witty sayings. He sur
passed everyone by his prodigious
activity in sport as well as in litera-
ture. London Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
MOSCOW OPENED TO JEW MER-
CHANTS
A Big Concession is Made, Which is
Approved and Confirmed by
the Emperor

the Emperor
A late dispatch from st. Petersburg.
Russia, says that an imperial order
has been published confirming res
olution recently adopted by the cabi-
net permitting Jewish merchants of
the first guild to reside in the city and
province of Moscow.
Emperor Nicholas approved the
Opening up of new sections for the
residence of Jews on November l.
Heretofore legal residence of Jews
had been restricted to that section of
the Polish provinces and the Ukraine
delimited by the original Jewish seq
regation law and known as 'the pale. 3"
The new sections embrace II dis
tricts in the provinces of Vilebsk, Vol
hynia, AIohilov, Poltava and Kherson,
and the town of Yeketerinodar The
action of the government resulted
from petitions of the inhabitants of
the newly opened localities, who de-
sired the admission of Jewish resi-
dents as a means of improving local
business conditions.
An official list was published in
May, which includes less than 200
Jewish merchants of the first guild
whose families were legally entitled
to live in Moscow. According to the
estimates at the time, several hundred
others came within the order of ex-
pulsion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
SUNSHIN

This old world today needs nothing
so much as sunshine. Sunshine!
Without it there would be nothing
that now is. 1t gives life and sweet
thrill and beauty to all things animate
and inanimate. 1t paints the gates of
morning with celestial glory. 1t en-
puppies the clouds at dewE eve with
indescribable splendOr. 1t sets off in
gorgeous frescoes the distant noun
tains, and clothes the valleys with
emerald glory. supplying food, raj
ment and shelter to man and beast.
1t kisses the heart of the rose and
beauty blooms. 1t touches the mai
denis cheek and angel tints glow
there.
Then this sunshine makes glad the
heart not only of him who carries it
about, but the hearts of others with
whom he comes in contact God did
not intend that we should be amiable
of disposition, tender hearted and
cheerful merely for our own peace
and contentment, any more than he
made the sun to shine because it is
bright, or the rose to have a delicate
fragrance just for its own sake 1t is
an established law that We cannot be
happy yourselves unless we strive to
make others happy Put sunshine in
to another's heart and you put it into
your own.-Anon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

A forty thousand dollar violin,
struggled into this country by Henry
0. Havemeyer, genius of the sugar
trust, in 1905, was recently seized by
the government for the non-payment
of the tariff duties Mr. Havemeyer
died in 1907. The instrument was
seized at the home of Mrs. H. o. Have
meyer, widow of the sugar magnate,
by two special sleuths of the United
States government. 1T is claimed
that the instrument was Struggled
through the port of Boston.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-02
BoSSler Point.

Ninock, Tuesday, Feb. 28.-A few farm
ers have planted corn, but the majority of
them will begin planting this week.
Mr.. T. M. Gatlin and family visited
friends at Loggy Bayou Friday. ~.
Mr.. G. w. Yearwood of Bayou La Chute
was a guest Sunday of his sister, Mrs. G.
Garrett.
Mr.. Walter Jolly, an enterprising mer-
chant of Manning, was business visitor
the week end.
Mr.. John Houston carried a wagon load
of fresh pork to Shreveport, obtaining a
satisfactory price. ~.
A goodly number of hogs were killed
during the past week, the weather being
suitable for that purpose.
The many friends of Mr.. R. T. Poole are
glad to know that he has returned from a
prospecting trip to Mexico. "Bob" says
Louisiana is the place for him.
Mr.. Joel P. Ivy, former resident Of
Bossier, but now of Red River Parish, is
planting forty acres to cucumbers this
year. Mr.. Ivy has many friends in the
Point who wish him unbounded success in
this new venture.
,All indications point to an increase in
the cotton acreage (about 25 per cent? for
this year, which goes to show that conf
dence is being restored. Labor conditions
are better and everything generally has a
brighter appearance.
Sheriff J. F. Edwards was interviewing
the merchants in this section the past week
relative to licenses for the current year.
He was accompanied by that progressive
farmer and all-round good citizen, Mr..
J. T. McDade of McDade.
What has become of the movement for a
rural mail route that was being agitated
by our wide-awake citizen Mr.. Colquitt
Bledsoe some time since. Our community
is badly in need of this route and pull
all together will insure success.