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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01

tn Double Dip, an an oil amalook with
tn hook action iv Il fish thinks he s
dancin' in a way that Wud make Cir
cassyan girl in tn hareem iv tn Sultan
in Turkey look as though she had sprain-
ed her ankle TIL Dock says TIL symp-
toms ar-re aisy to detect, especially IN
tn middle-aged. or old. Whin man
danced befure shows loss iv appytite,
great dhrowsiness durin' tn day an
restlessness at night, aversion to wur-
ruk iv ivry kind, an tindincy to leap
firm his chair at tn sound iv music, ne
ought to be watched carefully be Tn
family. In tn early stages tn disease
may be controlled be shown TIL vic
was in tn dilliryum, or be ampytat1n
wan or both legs. But in more stubborn
cases. afther tn Cabaret Commissions has
set in, he advises ayether tn removal "
what is left iv tn brain or dhrownin' ,
accordin' to tn symptoms.
There's no doubt about it that Its
worst ravages ARE seen amongst tn
machoor an tn heavy, although 1t at
tacks both lively youth an hobbled age
A man or a lady that wud be fired out De
tn fure commity if they thripped their
own or their pardner's light fantastic toe
in a waltz will dare to do the tango an
think they're fine. That's where what
Dock O'Leary calls tn cerebral symp-
toms comes in. TIL dancer don't have to
larn to dance. TIL disease makes him do
it an anything he gets firm tn professor
is so much exthry. It's like teachin
fellow that has fits a new way Nv falin'
TIL professor says to tn invalid: we've
got to do that shuttle. SO why don't ye
do it this way? It's twice as foolish look
in. Ten dollars, place
Yes, sir; tn inroads iv this frenzy on
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that he's up the sthreet somewheres
standin in line an waitin' fr his turn
with tn professor ~ dancin'. The Stand
ard lie Company Is thinkin Nv addin'
dancin' school to Its plant but Is afraid
Nv tn expinse " a teacher who was
chorus man year ago, but Is now
buildin' a yacht to dehnd tn Americas
thrade tells me tn dance has revolution
lied business methods. II man ex-
poets to sell a bill Nv goods he's got to
dance f'r tn customer an all we'll regu-
lated business houses have a customers
ballroom. A merchant comes up firm
Arkansaw, larns tn Wishbone Writhe,
or some other beautiful figure. an buys
five tons iv tenpenny nails He goes home
an retails tn dance with ivry pound iv
tn tacks an grows rich.
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I've heerd ~ tn sleepin Sickness that's
caused be the bite of fly, but what
pizenous grasshopper has stung tn
American people on tn heel SO that
they're all ayether reelin' around TIL
f1ure or watchin' other people do tn
same? FIR Dock O'Leary says it's not u
sport, but an epidemic. He says il We
got enough people to stutter all tn wur-
ruld wud be stutterin' an they'd be
professors chargin' $50 lesson FIR larnin'
We tn latest fash nable limp in tn Ian
suage He says tn disease don't on'y
attack the ankle. but tn brain as well.
It's a narvous disease Nv tn legs says
he. accompanied be decisions iv gran
IGOR So that a man with wan fut in tn
grave is not ashamed to use tn other IN
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competition firm tn males. 1t was
pleasant made-up party-Clancy an his
wife, Harrigan an his wife, Felix
Schwartzmeister an frau, an Tom An
derson, TIL bridge tender-all old frinds,
or old anyhow. Says / to mesilf: This
is all right. Here is a group that has got
to a nintellechool age where l can talk
thin down., says l.
We'll, sir. I had no more thin finished
tn first coorse an was waitin' FIR sec
ond heIpin'. an was about ready to give
me opinyon On the currency bill befure
anybody asst me something hard, thin
hand organ outside sthruck UP chune
an me aujence melted away. TIL first
to be attacked was Anderson. 1 see
mad CLINT come into his eyes an with
out waitin' to take tn napkin firm his
neck he made a feerocyous attack on
Augusta Schwartzmeister. TIL way he
threated that poor definceless Bavaryan
lady makes me blood run cold to think
iv it. He dragged her firm tn chair an
out on TIL fiure. She was too frightened
faint, but she offered a desprit resistance.
She thried to wriggle out iv his clutch,
she took holt iv his waist an attimpted
to throw him, she thried to thrip him.
But Anderson had all tn strength an
cunning Nv a maniac an she cudden't
escape He took a half Nelson on her
an spun her around. He grappled her
be tn wrist an hurled her firm him an
dhragged her back. He bent her over
till her head near touched tn flure an
he raced her up an down tn room till
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Big Higgins Mike Casey dskiveed in tn back Nv IN
hall in what fraterna rough tumble fight

she was ready to fall. All TIL time he
was committin' this onprovoked assault
his face wore a look iv deemonyac rage.
IT cud stand it no longer. looked
around FIR help an all tn other inmates
was goin. through contortions iv their
own. On'y they were in what Dock
O'Leary calls tn arly or insipid stages
iv tn disease. Schwartzmeister was
doin' a goose step that he'd larned in tn
prance that I've often see him do on
laddher whin he started in tn buildin'
thrade. An Hogan was gfvin' an imi-
tation iv a vethran iv TIL civil war walk
in in tn hall iv tn sojer's home. / took
him aside, an says L: Hurry an get
Schwartzmeister away befure he sees
what Tom Anderson Is dom. He won't
realize that tn poor fellow has lost his
mind. an We can't tell what he might do.
Ye get Felix out on tn front stoop an
I'll lure Hogan to his room an lock tn
At this minnyit TIL music stopped. I
heerd Augusta murmur Delicious, an
what dye think that hard-hearted hus
band did? Why, sir. the poor spirited
thing whit up to Anderson an, says he:
What dye call that new step" It's call
ed tn Structural Iron Wurruker's
Snuggle.' says Anderson. It's very
graceful says Schwartzy. I wisht he'd
teach it to me- he says. What dye think
iv that? An he was in tn ARMY that
bate Napolyon tn Third.
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Il see an article in tn pa-aper be a
colledge professor explainin' these here
dances. Ye see they need explainin'. This
larned man says dancin' used to be kind
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iv coortship, dye mind. In tn arly
COLONIAL days tn Primitive Young Eel
low whin he felt that he cudden't live
without some particular girl or some
girl that wasn't very particular, or
annyhow some girl, didn't put on his
best clothes an stick his handbook in
an outside pocket where it wud arouse
a feelin' iv tenderness In tn maiden
heart an walk up an down in front ~
tn house for an hour befure he rung IN
bell, an thin dash in an fling himseli
at her feet an tell her he was not
We can bet she wud.
-.
NO, sir. In thin days TIL amorous
swain, as TIL professor calls him, wud put
on his clogs an go an dance befure her
an if She was a poplar lady,tbere'd be
as NANNY as fifteen or twinty beaus
hoppin' in front iv her rockin' chair livery
night afther supper. 'Dancin' is an an
event custom that leads to marredge'
says he 1 don't know about that, al
though firm what I've seen an heered
some iv these dances might a.sily lead 10
divorce an marredge might be step
backward
I'm glad tn church is against thin"
said Mr.. Hennessy.
II don't know how much good it's goin
to do" said Mr.. Dooley, onless We cud
get ST. vitus to come back to arth. He
cured tn afflicted turkey throtters Gin
chries ago an was rewarded be havln
TIL disease named after him. He'd have
long office hours IL he was Evin' today.
Copyright. 1914. by Finley Peter Dunno,
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$3.50. comprising five sheets of money.
a thorough search of every money
package used that day was made. All
the shipments of that day We're re
counted. Everything that could he
done was done to get even clue To
the mystery. The chief of the division,
who has been in charge since 1870. and
is. not unnaturally. very proud OF the
record his division has achieved, be-
came so worried over the missing
sheets that he was i'll for days.
February Is there was one happy
man in Washington who ne no "a
in thirteen being an unlucky number,
for the missing money was found on
that day, and in such a way that per-
sonal accusation Of any kind was i'm
possible.
1T appears that on the day of the
shortage there was a shipment to be
made TO the Broadway National Bank
of Richmond. and in taking some notes
out of the package for this bank the
other notes, amounting to 81 10 ana be-
longing to the first national banks or
Lacon. Ill, and Paducah. Ky, had been
misplaced. In restoring some money to
this same package, on the 18th OF Feb
ruary, the Illinois and Kentucky notes
were found, and the loss which threaten
ed to become a serious question was thus
disposed of, to the JOY of all of us, ana
particularly the chief of the issuing diVi-
sion.
Back in 80, coiored messenger IN
this division. having access to the vault
in carrying money packages. slipped
package of $4,000 into his vest.
The next day he went off on leave OF
absence. A swift investigation seemed 10
point at him, since he had put quite a
sum into circulation and he was returned
and tried but escaped conviction through
lack of evidence.
Some years ago there was anothe:
whole package of money missing, JUST
about closing time one evening. All tho
clerks were required to remain until the
notes were found, and every means was
resorted to in the search that then "ent
on Hours passed, dinner time was over
the theater hour WAS passing, and one
Young man. a mail clerR, who had an
important engagement. became SO impa-
tient and disappointed that he began
pacing the floor, sent a chair sprawlins
over. and there was the missing pack
age.
The woman counter using that chair
was short of stature and had tried 10
raise herself up by making a package OF
notes do duty for a high chair. She haa
gone home early that day, about
o'clock and had simply forgot to replace
the package in its riShtful corner
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whispered, all sorts of clues followed. all
the employees in both these great depart
rnents of the government made anxious,
and. altogether. the possible thefts were
producing tangle which threatened to
take months to unravel. when suddenly,
and with no less mystery. the $1,000 was
returned.
Joseph E Ralph. director of the bureau
of engraving and printing, when APP
preached upon the subject of the short
age in his department displayed at once
as his main anxiety the outraged feel
ings of his employees. who are no doubt
innocent, yet must continue TO be kept
under a certain surveillance until the
thief has been apprehended.
~ feel very proud he said. of the
record of the bureau for the honesty of
its employees. and | think ! pay a great
compliment to the .. 100 women and the
1890 men here when | say that during
the past six years, i'll which time L have
served in my present capacity, We have
handled S1s,V6,1o0.OOO in money and $751;
"0o.ooo.ooo in postage stamps. with the
only shortage or theft. besides the $1,000
recently missed. being $40.
Such a loss as we have just suffered
is demoralizing 10 the employees, because
as rule they are extremely conscien-
tious. and when discrepancy occurs they
feel il very keenly. While il is true, per-
haps, that all OF them are not scrupu-
lously honest in all other relations, even
an indiscreet move is rare where the bu-
reau is concerned. Particularly are the
Young women in the examining division
anxious on such an occasion as has now
arisen. for they must handle every piece
of money delivered to the Treasury.
No doubt the theft was prompted by
and impulse of the moment: then the
thief realized it would be impossible
for him to pass the notes without feaI
Of detection, as the secret service men
had narrowed down to a very few the
number of suspected persons. But We
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are not satisfied because the money has
been put back. and we will not be until
We get the culprit, because we must
make an example of him that Will SAFE
guard against another such occurrence
I'm 1907 when / was appointed director
Of the bureau of engraving and printing.
| inherited a case OF theft-Sllo worm
of stamps that were being shipped 10
postmasters-
while the secret service men We're
working on this case my suspicious were
constantly centered upon an employe
whose duties covered stapling the pack
ages of money. While the detectives and
inspectors kept him under surveillance
for two or three months, they could col
lect no evidence He seemed to lead
an exemplary life. partaking each even
ing in religious services. and Tor q week
prior to the day of his arrest ne was
engaged in taking collections for All
evangelist vino was holding meetings
over at Convention Hall
so confident was ]. however. that ne
was the guilty one that ! finally charged
him directly with the theft Of the stamps.
He confessed. and received Il prison SEN
tence of one year. The sympathy OF
every one was aroused. however because
the man had been a soldier at Santiago,
had fought there with Col. Roosevelt, anu
lost leg so the sentence was commuted
$50 a month from the bureau. he mad
been given a pension of 500 a month, ana
there was positively no excuse for that
theft.
February !. 1910. We had a loss or
sheet of ten-dollar gold notes, amounting
to $40. We knew We were short OF
sheet and the chief of the division hao
deposited with me the proper amount as
the rules of the bureau demand that each
division must balance up accounts daily
and, in the event of shortage, pay
check be issued by the chief.
"On the day following the loss two ten
dollar gold notes, bearing no seal. were
discovered in local banks. The other two
never showed up and the government
was reimbursed by the employees Of the
examining division. Two of these en-
ployes who were under suspicion by the
detectives investigating left the service
shortly afterward. and it is the universal
opinion that one or both were guilty.
March 3, 1905. it was found at the
close of the work of the day that an in
complete sheet of banking currency,
amounting to so, was missing. The next
day a cashier of one of the department
stores communicated to the secret serv-
ice that SO. In the form of a national
bank note, bearing no seal or numbers,
had been rendered a clerk in payment for
a purchase made by young lady.
The cashier visited the bureau. and
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thin mesilf at tn parties iv tn Roscon-
mon Men. Just to show ye how graceful
I was, let me tell We that TIL buildin' de-
partment f'rbid me to dance in Finucane's
hall till they shored up TIL walls. But
dancin in thin days was vigorous
sport. Twas like kickin' an irnasinry
futbarl an jumpin' on tn chist Nv an
holt iv his pardner. II he did he'd be
lible to get a wipe over tn eye firm
hand like lily. or maybe wan like a
bokay iv tiger lilies, be goodness. An
if he escaped. tn lady's big brother wud
he waitin' outside f'r him at tn corler "
tn alley. l wud no more have thought ~
askin' help ~ lady in a dance thin l
wud in THROWN TIL hammer. We jump
ed lords our pardner till we were in
hailin' distance an thin jumped back;
an whin tn band was exhausted tn
ladies' wint to tn other ladies in tn SIDE
seats an the gintlemen jined tn other
gintlemen in tn Dutchman's downstairs
o, the joyous times l had, an tn hwy
/ caused an tn great noise I made an
tn pounds an pounds 1 lost.
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Thin TIL waltz come along an 1 thried
it.. but twas too Eliminate, an afther I'd
left a good Bertillon description iv me-
silf on nanny a slender waist an tn
rumor got goin' that 1 was wurrukin' on
commission f'r tn chiropodist on tn cor
ner, 1 retired an took up conversation
as me socyai gift. So whin Hogan asst
me to go around to his house f'r supper
TIL other night I whit prepared to poor
foorth a sthream iv golden iloquince that
wud dazzle tn ladies an dhrown all
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four ten-dollar bank notes. The three
or four men charged with the respon-
sibility of tying these up were placed
under espionage and one of them con-
fessed and surrendered the next day.
There was in this case also prose-
cution. but it is my opinion that there
should have been, for precedent
must be set.
Between July l and October 10, 1894.
when the bureau took over the con-
tract for printing and postage stamps
it was discovered that there was a
shortage of 90NO.000 two-cent stamps.
employe of the vaults. whe not only
admitted the theft. but returned all
save q few OF the stamps. He was
tried. convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for four years
For the last four years the bureau
in the numbering division. has COM
pleted 100000 a day, which has been
put in packages and delivered to the
are 240 employees in this division. EGO
women and 20 men. To the credit of
these be it said that there have been
no thefts nor discrepancies in that
time.
And to the credit of the plate print
ers and the engravers I want to say
that never in the history of the
bureau have any of these men ever
gone wrong or engaged in counter
feiting.
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In this old building the quarters are
very congested. In the new building
every precaution is taken to safeguard
the work, and provision has been made
for the public to view the processes
of engraving and printing from the
mezzanine floor, thus protecting the
employees and lessening temptation for
all concerned
A few days after the $4,000 had been
returned in the bureau Of engraving
and printing the missing $3.50 in the
Treasury was found. Deputy Controller
of the Currency Kane, who has
been connected with the Treasury for
thirty years, seemed much pleased to
be able to say, when discussing the
matter a day Of two after the loss was
explained, that it was the first shortage
occurring in forty years.
EVERY now and then. Of course,
there are some missing sheets. which
have fallen behind a radiator. become
pushed behind other sheets, or have
been put in the wrong place. but they
have always been found on the same
day, until this OCCASION said Mr.. Kane.
"The only real loss in the issuing
division, which has had in it's charge
millions of dollars. was discovered the
Goth of last month, and amounted to
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THIN a few days
of each other two
mysterious losses
of money were dis
covered recently,
one of $1,000 in the
bureau of engrav-
ing and printing,
an0'one of $3.50 in
the re a s y.
Every kind of the
DRY was advanced,
suspicious ere
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AVE We larned amy
iv TIL new dances
asked Mr.. Dooley.
DO We know tn
Turkey Throt, tn
Tango. TIL Scissors,
tn Knee Holt, tn
Neck-an'- meek, til
Envelope Flop. or
tn Curvature-iV-
th'-spine? II ye
don't. We needn't
come around here
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table an the dure.'

people iv me time iv life is dhreadful. l
heerd iv lady whose hair has been red
dened by the glow iv sivinty winters who
used to think that tn on'y exercise sooted
to her age was to set in a chair with
lace cap on her head an her hands
folded over her black alpaca dhress Now.
her grandchildren niver see her except
whin they're took to roof garden
There's Tim Gallagher He's that much
older thin / am that whin l was boy l
used to call him Mister Didn't L see
him TIL other night get up firm tn coun-
ter iv a dairy lunch an go lmpin' around
with TIL cashier lady that wanst whit to
blush to look at him, FIR a dacinter man
whin in good health / niver knew. He
was a tur-rble spectacle, but whin ne
come back he was as PLACED with himsilf
as though he'd just won TIL championship
at tn Gaelic games. What dye think
iv it?' says he. Well says /. with
proper threatmert an rest FIR TIL injured
limb We may recover, but if 1 was We Ia
consult a good veterinary surgeon at
wanst Ye're a medical CURIOSITY says
!. 'Ye have the first case iv tn spring
halt ] liver observed in a human bein,
says l. Anybody can do these new
dances that has a sinse iv rithum. says
he. An no sinse iv propriety,' says l.
Come home says I. But l lost him at
a caffy down tn sthreet.
Il don't want We to think I'm agin
dancin'. Hinnssy. In tn days iv me
youth whin me fut was as light as tn
down on tn peach an me phottygraft
was carried in nanny golden locket.
there was no more INTREPID performer
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working for him. He said three years,
SO it is evident that this former employee
Of ours has profited by her mistake. The
department has protected her by refusing
to divulge her name.
"July 3, 1900. there was a shortage OF
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as the records here revealed the fact that
seven girls were excused that afternoon,
the seven were called together and the
cashier identified one of them as the
young woman who had been in the store
and offered the note. She confessed, but
The Keota news., 1914-10-16
Pee soup

Take soup bone and one pint Of
split peas. put on hack Of stove In cold
vater and lot It come slowly to boil
Let It cook slowly all day; about two
hours before It II needed season 70
tasts. Onions may be added Il =.
sired. This makes very nice supper
dish, is easily prepared and needs very
1ttIo attention.
The Keota news., 1914-10-16
Alaska Produess s1s,41s,os4.

Alaska pfodUc96 $1SA13JO94.
Washington.-AlaskA mineral OUT
put last year had value Of $19. .413.-
O94, the Geological Survey announced
OF t1is amount the gold production
was valued at 315.626.S13. The total
value Of the gold production up to the
close Of 1918 was 322s,302,540. In addi-
tion nearly ST 900 900 worth Of silver
had been produced In Alaska.
The Keota news., 1914-10-16

And too much learning is also q
dangerous thing.
The Keota news., 1914-10-16

Many man walks around and runs
Z risk at the same time.
The Keota news., 1914-10-16

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Ctoss
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At al good grocers. Adv.