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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03

Beyond that-nothing. He had come
to Medallion, stayed little, and fit
ted away from s4,435 of the bankers
money. He had left no trail to fol-
low. He was a thorough-going "kiter."
Back in New York I found that Jen.
kins had been depositor of the Tween.
ty-ffth Street Bank for only a short
time. Nothing was known OF him
there. He had left no trace So far
as any trail was concerned the exist
ence of jenkins began with his ap-
pearance at this bank and ended with
his disappearance from Medallion.
None of the clumsy little tracks left
by the crude criminal were to be
found in this case. He had just come.
had got the money, and had gone. He
was an artist.
Well said Chief Burns, sit looks
as If a new 'kiter' had begun work
among the banks in dead earnest. But
I've seen work that resembles this be-
fore"
We hunted through our records.
and sure enough, the same methods
that had worked in Medallion had
been used In Michigan about a year
before. A coal man had advertised
his business for sale, q prospective
purchaser had appeared, had estab-
nshed his credit, had cashed drafts
through introductions to the local
banks. and had fitted, no one knew
where. And no one had discovered.
Going back still further we found
that about year before another case
Of the same sort had been reported
from Iowa. This was before the Burns
agency began to handle the Bankers
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03
BELAsco STRONG ON RElusk
Theatrical Producer Insists ~"
Everything on the stage sra"
Ne In Perfect Harmony.

David Belasco is famous for hs
tention to minute detail in tie s'>sI-s
of the plays which he produces a
even passed on the kinds o. nAl.s
tacks used in the building OF DIS -
cry. But he surpassed himse..
season when he put on The I
Becky, a play which deals VIE =.
motto suggestion. The first Ae
ond acts of the piece take Place -
Office Of a sanitarium and tie az
clan in charge is noted as sA'
thority on hypnotism.
Soon after the first producu.
the play Belasco was showing : -. 80
all the scenic effects Of lAs
duction. On the desk OF ne -,
stefan was stationery stAmpea
the fictitious name OF the
tarium. =.
This" explained the produce =.
merely a small detail 10 cre-' -,
impression in the minds OF tHe
that they are In . real sani'
stead Of on the stage.
He then threw open the doa
large bookcase which 81
would have contained dummy
umes. ...s~
There" he explained Ii
of-fact tone, sis the best hDiA .us-
this country on hypnousm %
gestion. 1t contains 400 Vo'aH eoL
those subjects, and / have pee -,.rs
Iecting them for the past wv raj
1t is much better to have tss
books in the book cases. It MAJ s.I,srs
man who plays the speciA sbOsi
that he really knows somelhiA
the subject"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03

this PAPER ads c.erfrg for sale Q coal
business. which jenkins had answered
These particular ads had appeared
Il a space covering stx years
In three cases At least &c had as
serted that he had seen the advertise
rert In this publication
he wzs 50 familiar with all the ur-
to-dA,e news ot the trade TIA; he could
hardly have obtained Il any other way
than reading closely the gossip o.
trade paper.
Against this OF course vas the pos
sibiiity that Jenkins had merely hit
upcn these particular coal yards by
accident ~ all events. this VAS The
only clue that had 10 work on.
In Philadelphia I found the publish
er OF the coal paper TO be n grabbed
old fellow who would have nothing 70
do With me at nrst I looked around
and found that he was hsad-over-hesls
I'm debt and that his bank held I've
notes against him which taey we're
threatening TO call In. which action
would have put the Old fellow out Of
business. The president o. the BANK
on my request. wrote . little note. and
upon its presentation the publisher
was glad TO turn over for my tnspcc-
ton all his records. Together with
the handwriting expert I set 20 work
on all the letters that the old man had
In the ONCE.
Fortunately the old fellow was OF q
suspicious habit OF mind. Whenever
anyone sent In an order for sub
scription he not only placed the order
on his books. but he filed away the
original letter, to produce IL the sub
scriber denied payment. He had over
$500 of these letters. and our task
was to look at each one and compare
the signatures with the various dis
guised hand-writings Of jenkins. For
/ had decided that about the only way
OF getting q line on our man lay In
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03

the possibility that he was a subscrib
er to the coal trade paper. and tina,
he had written a signed letter tn tbs
editor.
AS the expert was looking over thu
1.SoOth letter he Jumped up with q
shout.
Here's our mani" he cried. and
tnre" over to me a letter signed "A
J. Cummings, Neria, Ohio"
10 the layman this signature Was
totally different from any OF those WIS
had found left by jenkins. but the e,.
pert quickly proved that 1T was from
the same hand.
Inc letter was written on Gum.
mlngs' letter-head-he was In thu co..,
ana wood business in Neria-and wa.
Ior O nve years subscription tn m.
paper. Trains didn't run fast enopph
70 suit me after that. / raced mn 70
Medallion and got Clawson and Cross
and Fink together. wtred ~.
cashiers OF banks in other towns who
nao Deem neeced by jenkins. went
70 Neria. Ohio. tiny town of 500
peopie, and got a spot On Cumnfn,,
ne was q coal merchant-but fonnd
mat ne was frequently absent from
Se.i@ LOT weeks at q time. And ma.
oooy Knew where he went ON these
l wired my bankers and the trio in
Medallion: '1'o Al
over" iooA nim
Iney came as fast a trains cou,a
carry them I pointed Jenk,ns or, -
m as ne walked down the street.
ansy recognized him. every man Jack
OF them. as Jenkins.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-03
A Serious One.

what do you think is the
vital problem Of the race x,nnsf.
aThat's easy. To PICK INC
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
OUTSIDE BEER AT EAGLE.

For outside beer bottled or on drsf, 90 to the Eagle, where it can be secured by the glass, bottle or ease.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS METALS

q, may perhaps h' ~urrriSius t' r uv pcople tu learn tla the Gnis Statss produces um"~t every vhr.etv precious stone from diamo l~ down. Tn, precious ~t"u,- pr"du .i .r si.i- romtr, last year had ea..a,. of s2a5.797. agsin-r S5sl.a>o m l'r', according tu au advanced chapter from Miucr5 Bc~uur,r- of the Cnited State> "u the production ut gems and precious ~toue~ in I9la n Douglas E. Sterrctt just published n> the United Statcs s,"ioei,al survey The larg,. dccrra>, tu the, output uf J frW of the mor- important gem minerals -tourIualn, turquoise. ,hrys"praS". et,.-say- NJ Strrrett readily a,. counted for tn, fan iu Inc value of production N an instance of this dccreas. m production. about N'e tons of rough turouoiSe wen, produced in 1910 as compared with more than l7 tons in 1909
 All the diamonds produced in this country in 1910 came from Arkansas and California. the output "f Arkan- sa- amountmg to about '"n stones Several diamonds We're fosnd in Cal ifornia last year on. "f which weighs about half q car5t and another h'- tween 3-4 and ? caras The latter is brilliant. clear. havles~ stone. with a ting, of yellow.
 Colorado yields some very pretty agates and some are being success fully handled in the tourist trade, but number If these stones sold each year al th. summer resorts 3f the state arr imported from Germany where they have been polished. others ae nativ, stone polished abroad. al- though some are polished in the tni- ted State.
 In Montana sappntre weighing over 4i2 carats has been found. This stone when discovered had very much the shape of rough diamond crystal | on account of which it had very
 great refractive power
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
KILLED NIECE
 TAKES OWN LIFE
spee,al Nuggs. sersres

TACOMA rp 4 while rnt ruurmp r.u.. -.ri- deu'a1. n.. t.. mos. ,i-~ Auus- u.iI. Bend H4 vt- -. worked up over 'h. seciag4. .s. .. tanned tho gun lrau hw-H. H. ..ok his own life.
 x ruts ..u -tug or N,G and Miss Bond were pu. u the timber hunt ing sil w-l- provided with either snotguu- rifles and were scouting through tu,. woods in different direc- Hons Nh seeing movement n the 1Hb,r ahead and dark object up
 uu ir-d investigation proved he had Killed his niece. Annabclle Bond.
 Overcome by the shock of what he had done and befoe the others could prevent him he took his own life with the same weapon that had a few seconds before sounded the re port of the woman's death
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
ALASKA'S HIGH
 GRADE COAL

Though something has been Nu"wU as Alaska coal rar more thau @" year-. inc amount of actual minning accart irs to the United StatCs s,uIpgIy.d .urvey. has been insignificant I'm" total production since th, territory was acquired rom Russia t. less thtu 10000 tons This i> all the mot" sig
 nificant because duriHr tuls tune more than l.500.00o tons pr coal have been shipped into Alaska. and all but 20 per cent of it was from foreign fields. The Boring river and Matan uska coal fields of Alaska are stated hy Alfred II Brooks oi th, eeoloLi cal survey. in a recent report [" cnu- stitute the only known snurcr- pf high grade coal near either th. east ern or the western shore ut the Pa cific ocean. unless such fuels may be had from the inland coal field of China. They are therefore "f great importance 10 the industries of the IdCl1C CbtHla Ilttt Nllfi
 the high grade steaming and coking coals and anthracite needed hy the growing population in the seaboard states. Unless they are utilized the manufacturing and smelting indus tries of that region and the ships Of the American navy in the Pacific must depend largely on foreign fields. ex- cept as coal may be brought around Cape Horn and through the Panama canal. Alaska's own need for high grade coal can be supplied only from these 1.-two fields. unless it k furnish cd by such foreign fuel as is trans ported for a thousand miles or more'
 A copy of MT Brooks repot-- Alaska Coal and it's Utilization - can be obtained on application to the director of the geological survey. Washington. b. C.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25

A. B. DANCE FRIDAY EVENING.
 The 4. 5.'s will give one Of their weekly dances, Friday evening, Jan uary 26 for A. e's and their friends.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
NO COAL SHORTAGE AT sos's.

We are now burning o,l so have no coal shortage. Nothing short at the Northern. We can take care of all our customers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25

To get the news you have to SUD .cirbe for the Nuqaet
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
AVIATOR KILLED
 IN LOS ANGELES
Special Nusss. Service

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 23--Avtator Rutherford Page young man who graduated from Yale last spring, fell from his aeroplane this morning from a height Of l50 feet. and was killed instantly in striking the earth
 This is the first accident of seri- ous nature that has taken place dur ing the mid-winter meet now being held in the city. although several mar row escapes have been recorded.
 Aviator Page in making sensa- tional dip" lost his hold on the air and came down with crash 10 the earth, when removed from the mass Of wreckage life was extinct. the inn pact had broken nearly every bone In his body.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
MOTHER KILLS
 l7 YR. OLD SON
snes aI Nuaaet Ser gieo.

Spec al Nugget Seryioo.
 VANCOUVER. Wash. Jan 't This morning Mr. John Schweitzer. accidentally shot and killed her IT. year -old boy William.
 The mother had taken up the gun to put it away. not thinking II was loaded and the weapon went off in stantIy killing her boy who was standing in front ot her mol hNe ter' away.
 The woman is nearly cazed with grief over the accident. for the young man was her main support. and the neiphbors have to watch her con stantly to see that she does not h' herself bodily harm in her grief
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25

WILLIAM A. GILMORE.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
EAGLES ATTENTION.

The annual ball Of Nome Asris No. 75, Frsternal Order Of Eagles, will take place on February 6. There will Do an entertsinnnent, dance and lunch. Tick cts. g. Ladies free.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
CALL FOR BIDS.

Bids for hauling 90 to loo tons of coal from coal pile at mouth of Bon anza. Solomon to the Sesnon Com pany scales. Nome. Bids to be open ed at the council meeting Monday night. January 2s.
 Right to reject any and all bids reserved.
 WILLIAM A. GILMORE.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
REPUBLICAN, PRIMARIES - REC
 IsTRATioN.

Notice is hereby given that the re- publican primaries for the city If Nome. will be held at the commis- sioner's court roomon Saturday. Eel. ruary z. 1912. between tho hous of a. m. and 6 D. m.. to select twenty one delegates 70 the Republican Ter rltorial Convention to ho held at Cor doyav. March @0th. 1ele. for the pur- pose of nominating Republican can dldatc 10 Congress and to elect Dele gates to the National Republican Con VentiOn
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
GOVERNMENT STAMP
 GOODS AT THE EAGLE

For government stamped goods in liquors of all descriptions, 100 proof, inquire at the Eagle saloon or call up Main 164.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25
Registration.

Books of Regletation nill be opened at I.,nen Hr.s studio during husi- ness hours. between January 18th and 27th inclusive
 All citizens who arc electors. are entitled to register who sisn the roll and pledge their support and agree io vote for the nominee of the Republic can Territorial Convention selected at Cordova. March SOth. 1912. for Dele gate to Congress.
 No person will be permitted to vote at said primaries. or be eligible az Delegate. unless duly registered
 By order of District Committee. See
 ond Division.
 GEO. D. sCHOFEn.D. Secretary.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-01-25

We cordially solicit your famhy trade and deliver all orders to youI home free of charge Seward Conn Co.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-01-19
Compliments

We have had many highly compliment.
airy letters from coAtumers. not only from
different parts Of Montana. but from out
side the state as well. on the high standard
of our abstracts Of title. These letters are
in our files for inspection for any one who
may desire to see them. There's A Rea-
son."
In all cases insist on having an abstrac,
of title when buying property or lending
money. and BE SURE it's made at this
Office. Your lawyer will tell you that /,
can be relied on. If i, comes from us.
ACCURATE. NEAT and PROMPT
service. make our work un-excelled
Valley County Abstract Company.
Johnson. The Abstractman. Pres,
tO@cial ahssracters for particular people J
IIu Glasgow. Montana.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-01-19
The Effective Laxative
Tastes Like and Is Easten
Like Candy

In our experience in tn, handling OF
drugs and medicines. we believe we have
never had experience with any Remedy
that gave such great satisfaction to our
customers as do Rexali Orderlies. This
Remedy is not like any other laxative or
cathartic. II contains all the good features
of other lsxatives. but none of their faults.
Our own faith in Rexall Orderlies is 50
strong that we offer them to you with our
own positive personal guarantee, that il
they do not thoroughly satisfy you. you
only need tell us and we will hand back to
You every penny you paid us for them.
Therefore. in trying them upon our recon-
mendation you take no risk whatever
Rexall Orderlies taste like and are eaten
like candy. They do not sripe. cause
nausea. excessive looseness. or any other
annoyance. They act so easily that they
NAV be taken at any time. day or night,
They are particularly good for children,
aged. or delicate persons. They are pu,
mp in convenient tablets in three Sizes Of
packages. Prices. LOG. asc and soc.
Remember. Rexall Remedies can be OBJ
tanned in this community only at our store
The Rexall Store. Valley Drug Store.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-01-19
Rocky Boys Lazy Bunch
Anaconda standard.

/ AuocOu0o Ssonueru
Rocky Boy and his band OF tramp
Indians seem to fare about as well
as do great many deserving white
men, who have no call fer assis-
lance from the federal government.
This bunch Of decrepit Crees and
marauding bucks. outcasts from a
dozen tribes, have come in for
lot OF sympathy since Riel made
his srandstand play in the Cana
dian territory north Of here. Rocky
Boy is not a full.blood Indian
he's breed. He does not want
to work. He hung around Butte
and Anaconda after a season at
Helena. Nobody hears of him and
his followers during the warm
months--it is only in cold weather
that old Rocky comes to the front
page in the newspaper Then he
is hungry, his squaws and satellites
are hungry.
The good public notifies Wash
ington aud the federal government
hastens to bring the band in out OF
the cold.
TIE bunch OF NANCY nomads
left good home provided for it in
the Blackfeet neutrality-suspicious.
there were not SIS good as they are
on the city dumps at Helena aud
Butte.
Late word from Washington is
that the agent at Blackfoot is IN
structed to corral the renegades
and show them hack to warm tie.
PEGS on the reservation.
Unlike the Utes, the Rocky
Boys have no grievances against
anybody-they are merely barna-
cles; they are lazy, indolent and
shiftless. They do not deserve
as much sympathy as 10 the white
men who today are humbling them
selves by begging for employment.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-01-19

Thirteen pounds of Sugar for 81 90 with
any order of ten dollars at Tanner &Best.
The social dance given under the aus
pieces Of the new Ideal Orchestra last Sat-
urday vas great success. Thirty-six tick
cts were sold and while the hall was not
filed every one had splendid time.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. courchene are the hap
Py parents Of bouncing baby girl that
arrived at their home this morning At
o'clock. Tom says that's just right. boy
and girl. His boy is now about three
years old.
A masquerade ball will be given in the
Open Hall on Wednesday evening. Feb
ruary 18th. A number of prizes will be
given and Editor Hooking. who is promot-
ing the ball. says that neither time nor ex-
pense will be spared to make it one of the
most successful and enjoyable ever held in
Culbertson.
Baled Blue Joint hav for sale at Witt.
meier & West Co. store. SAT-
The Embroidery Club will meet tomor-
row afternoon at the residence of Mrs. c.
A. Wittmeier instead of at the Evans Ho.
tel a. announced last week. The Misses
Grace and Bardsley. teachers. will enter
tain the club as announced. having only
changed the place of entertainment All
the ladies are assured Of jolly time.
Stock pastured close to town. For terms
call on Butterfeld & Englebright. 4tf
Here is a message of hope and good
cheer from Mrs. c. ]. Martin. Boone Mill.
Va. who is the mother of eighteen child
rem. Mrs. Martin was cured Of stomach
trouble and constipation by Chamberlain
Tablets after FIVE years of suffering. and
now recommends these tablets to the pub
lie. Sold by all dealers.
Melvin Ellis. Of Sioux Pass. Dawson Co.
Mont. solicits business as a taxidermist.
Work guaranteed first class and prices rea-
sonable. 37p4
Dan Marteil. the ten-year.old son of John
Martell Of Culbertson. died Saturday night.
Jan. 18th, of pneumonia. He came home
from the 81. Paul Mission school about the
middle Of December. suffering from whoop-
ing cough. which developed into pneumonia.
He was bright boy and we'll educated for
his age. The funeral took place Monday
forenoon and lad was buried in Hillside
Cemetery. His parents have the sympathy
of all.
Fresh home baked bread every day at
Maltby Bros Cafe and Bakery. Call and
see them. 3St2
Mrs. ID. c. Reed. mother of the Search
light editor. was taken suddenly worse with
heart trouble last Saturday morning. the
circulation in the right leg almost ceasing
and causing intense pain. For time her
life was despaired of on account of her sx-
treme old age. being 81 years old. but she
has rallied during the last three days and
there seems to be no immediate danger.
Her eldest daughter. Mrs. Lydia East
wood. editor of the WATERFOWL Is. d. Her.
aid. arrived Wednesday evening on No. 3.
and will help to care for her for time
Mrs. Archibald is installed as nurse,
though she has another case which takes
part of her time. LATER-Mrs. Reed is
suddenly taken seriously i'll and not expect.
Cd to live.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-01-19

About hundred magazines. all
dated during the last past Of 1917
are on sale At the Searchlight Of
6ce At reduced prices.
GET YOUR WINTER READ
ING NOW
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-01-18
Cities Hard To Kill.

II is difficult thing to kill city, and
there are some well known places that
have so much vitality that they will sur
vive any number of disasters.
Take Rome as a first example. No
fewer than ten times has she been swept
by pestilence. She has been burned
twice and starved out on six occasions.
Seven times she has been besieged or
bombarded. But she still flourishes.
Perhaps that is why she is called the
Eternal City.
Paris has had eight sieges, ten famines,
two plaques and one fire which devaStat.
ed it. We make no reference 10 the
number of revolutions, aS they are too
numerous to mention. But Paris still
flourishes.
Constantinople has been burned out
nine times and has suffered from four
plaques and five sieges. There are some
people who think that many OF the sultans
have been as bad for the city as any pes
thence. And yet she goes on.
Lastly there is the English metropolis.
London began as kind of mound in a
swamp. In her early history she was
sacked, burned, and all her inhabitants
butcherel. She has been decimated by
plague five times, exclusive of typhuS,
cholera and such maladieS. She has
been mere or less burned several times.
She is thriving in. spite OF all.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-01-18
The Use of Tobacco.

If a man who uses tobacco will give it
up for one day each week he will keep
himself from becominga tobacco fiend. !"
This is the advice of well-known doc
tor, who says that quite number of men,
including himself, have adopted this plan.
"By leaving off tobacco fer one day a
week you give your system time to get
rid OF the effects of the drug" he said.
"You will then enjoy your tobacco far
more too, because you have become un-
accustomed TO the flavor, and it is there
fore more enjoyable when you resume
smoking.
"The effect of tobacco is general
sedative action on the nervous system,
which diminishes the power of taste and
smell. That is why tea tasters seldom
or never smoke.
Leave it off for a day, and the sense
of taste RECEIVERS. Not only that, but
leaving off tobacco for one day voluntarily
breaks the tobacco habit, exercises the
self control and prevents one from be-
coming slave to the habit.
"Slaves to the tobacco habit suffer from
irritable hearts, loss OF appetite for break
fast, eye trouble, sometimes going as far
as blindness, chronic catarrh ofthe throat
and nervous depression" :"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-01-18
A Sad Event.

The inepreSsible TOD" Hamilton,
who is held to know as much about cir
Cuses as any human being could, tells OF
the misfortune OF an Ohio man who was
attempting to pilot one-tent show
through the Middle West.
This owner lost number OF valuable
animals by accident and otherwise; so
that it was With considerable sympathy
that one OF his keepers undertook the
task OF breaking gently to the old man"
the news OF further disaster. The keep
er accomplished this with much tact, as
follows:
"Mr. Morgan, you remember that laf-
fin hyena IN cage No. 8?'
Remember the laughing hyena ?" re-
peated the owner. "What the deuce are
you driving at ?"
"SimpIy this, Mr.. Morgan, he amt got
nothin' to laugh at this mornin'."