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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-23
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Washington Sanitary
Improvement Company will be
held at the Office of James r. and
Harry b. Cation, No. Ill South
Fairf4X Stree, Alexandria. Va,
on Tuesday, April ., 1928, at >
O'Clock p. m.
Respectfully.
GEO. s. WILSON.
CO Owe Secretary.
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The United States now has Il
Bear AdNiral in command OF
the Coast Guard. William E.
Reynolds is the first officer to
receive this distinction.
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F. LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Verdun Medal, without
ribbon; face bearing bust. Of
woman with drawn sword in
hand and inscription "Onnc
Passe Pas and reverse side
bearing experimentation of Fort
at Nerdun with date Of battle.
This medal is highly priced for
friendship sake by Overseas
Veteran. Reward if returned.
Send IN care OF Commander
Howard l.. Arnold, Russell Nit
chen Post 30. Goy Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. 1l-2c
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DIED. DENTY-Sunday. March
Is. 1923, $50 4. NJ, at Emer-
Cency Hospital, " ashington, u.
c., Richard r. Denty. Funvrai
IRON ST, Mays church, We'd
nesday, March 90, 1928, 10:0u
4 NJ. 6S-1p
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FOE sALELiiarp, ,hps- ,e9ndi-
{ ton cxtalfcint tone. rs GI5boh
st. e. f. 7O-2p
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FOR SALE-One round extension
table with two extra leaves; one
Lacy lullaby. Apply 42l Queen
61-2p
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BABY CHIGKS-Plpa bred;, all
varieties; delivered. Write for
price list, K. W. Hyatt, i. f.
b., No.Tfl, Alexaildria, va.
{, 99s,g f5eig uess q Thur 4 via
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SPECIAL. NOTICES

LESSON given in Yentriloquism
and Magic, by experienced
teacher. rs Gibbon st. 7o-2p
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For SALE
MISCELLANEOUS

Fer sSALE-Fiye standard size
p Brunswick Pool Tables. Apply
o09 King st. 67-3p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-23

PUBLIC SALE OF REAL
ESTATE At EOSEMONT
b. virtue of a decree Of the
Corporation Court Of the City
of Alexandria, Virginia. rendered
December 4, 1922, in The chancery
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-23

cause of Carroll Pierce, Trustee,
etc, VS.. Richard Philpot, the un-
dersigned will sell at public auc-
ton in front Of The Royal Stree'
entrance of the Market Building,
Alexandria, Virginia, on the 3lst
day OF March, 1923, at Twelve
o'clock noon, all that lot Of ground
known and designated as Block
Numbered twenty-seven (2D, in
Section Nu,aLered four (4, in
the subdivision of Kosemont, an
addition to the City Of Alexandria,
Virginia, upon the terms follow
ing:
0nG-third Of &c purchase money
in cash on the date e sale, and
the residue thereof b. payable
at six and twelve mon,. m the
date Of sale, Ghc deferroI install
mcnts 70 bear interest at the rate
of six per cent until paid, aud to
be evidenced by the notes of the
purchaser hearing even date witt,
the SAFE and bearing interest As
aforesaid. The title to be retained
.until the payment Of the purchas.
money in full. All conveyancing
to be at t!it expense of the pur-
chaser. .......
JAMES r. CATION, Jr.
Special Commissioner of Sale.
I. /. Elliott Z. Holman, Clerk ci
the Corporation Court of the CITY
OF Alexandria, Virginia, do certify
that rond with approved sccuriL.
has been cxccurcd by the abo1
named Special Commissioner a
required by the decree of sale.
ELLIOTT f. HOFFMAN,
Clerk
jGG-l2c Earl r. Sullivan, D. c
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ler as required by the decree Of
sale. Elliott F. Hoffman,
Clerk.
I66-12c. BY Earl L. Sullivan, D. c.
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s Results ssss Is: $; Gazette.
Classified Ads
HELP WANTED

WANTED-White cook and wait
ress. Ship Yard Cafeteria.
6i-etf
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
BURDEN FOR ANY STOMACH
No Wonder Dear Old Lady Was Hor-
rlfsd at Nephev's Peculiar Com
binztion for Lunch.

Aunt Pauline is dear old soul, hut
she doesn't understand thing about
golf The other day her nephew re-
turned from the local course. after a
particularly rotten exhibition OF golf
did you have good gamer" asked
Aunt Pauline. who always processes a
kindly interest IN what she terms her
nephew's "eccentrIcity."
mo" was the reply. ''The seventh
tee was sloppy and all the greens were
In a terrible state"
Aunt Pauline shuddered.
you mustn't lunch there any more.
Gilbert. What weird combnaiinni
And you know how easily You get indl-
gestion." She shrugged her shoulders.
thereby relieving herself Of MI respon-
siblIlty. Il can understand how enjoy
able cup OF ten and sandwich must
be after game but seven cups ~ tea
and greens-."-Chlcago Daily News.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
LONG RECORD OF GOOD WORK
American Sunday School Union Has
Completed Its fo6th Year Of serv-
ice-lts Activities.

The American Sunday School union.
oldest Sunday-school organization In
the country, has just completed Its
i05th year Of service Since It's found.
Ing. the Christian Work (undenomina-
tionaD tells US. the union has organ
lied $4,000 Sunday schools. into
which II has gathered S.500.0o0 pupils.
During the last year II either organ
lied or reorganixed 1900 schools, Is
sued dozen Sunday-school periodi-
calls, with a circulation OF some 1000
900, and published 100000 books, book
lets and other sunday-school requi-
sites. Further.
More than Ave thousand persons,
young and old. have professed CONVEX
sion In connection with its work dur
Ing the past year. and ferty-seven
churches OF various denominations
have grown out OF It's schools. Its work
covers the whole Uaited States and is
supported by some twenty-five thou
sand givers-neopie who believe that
union. evangelical work OF this sort Is
the salvation ~ our outlying rural dis.
tricts. Literary Digest.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
&XN1M
WANTED THAT FARM BUREAU
S~eds's Complaint to the Department
Of Agriculture Put on File for
Future Action.

The Estelllne Is. d. Journal prints
the following:
"A Swede In Minnesota took out a
membership In the Farm bureau
About three months afterwards the De
partment Of Agriculture at Washing.
ton received a letter from him:
i ban sign up for farm bureau.
Not received II as yet. School teacher
she ban going TO board nj our house.
My wife she want bureau for spare
bedroom. Let me know how soon you
will send IT,
He received the following letter.
Dear Sir Replying TO yours OF
recent date. We have no bureaus In
Washington that we can send out az
the present time. However, Sidney
Anderson OF Minnesota is at work on
an No. / farm bloc. and as soon as
he finishes II we viii have II sawed up,
made into farm bureaus, and send one
to YOU"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands OF women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect IL.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble. or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys ara not in a healthy con
dition, they may cause the other organs
TO become diseased.
Pain In the back. headache. loss Of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms Of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's swamp-Root q physicians pre-
scription. obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug stors.
However. II you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents TO DIR.
kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton. N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this papcr.-Advertis<msn
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

wife-where's the chicken / told
you 10 bring homer
MISUNDERSTANDING doing.
Wlfe-Why not7
Husband-You told ME therc'd be
lot OF them, md for me not to take the
first one they showed me-
Wlfe-Yes--
Husband-Weli. you told me TO pick
one for myself And there wasn't one
there that hadn't already been picked
thoroughly.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

smoker but would like an opportu-
nifty to find out if you want to be one,
send your name and address to Larus
& Brother Company, "a South 2lst
Street, Richmond, Va.
You will receive almost immedi-
ately free samples of both Edgeworth
Plug Slice and Rubbed. Then
you can judge for yourself what you
think about this tobacco that so
many smokers claim gives complete
pipe-satisfaction.
II you will include the name and
address of your regular tobacco dealer
with your request for the free samples,
your courtesy will be appreciated.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants: II
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus Brother Company
will gladly send you prepaid by parcel
post one or two-dozen carton of any
size Of Edgeworth Plug Slice or Ready
Rubbed for the same price you would
pay the jobber.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Urging that the candidates in an
impending local political struggle
make study OF terse English, the
Boston Herald drives It's argument
home by quoting this conversation be-
tween two young women who met at
a party:
SAY. usen't you work TO SmIth'sY"
"Sure. seen you there she re-
piled with cordially. "Usen't your
feet to ache youT"-Youth's Compan-
ion.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Malaria Is one OF the obstacles 70
ne development OF Palestine. In that
case the mosquitoes either win have
to learn 10 Ike crude oil or so out o.
business
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
BABIES CRY
FOR ''CASTORIA"
Prepared Especially for Infants
and Children OF All Aces

Motheri Fletcher's Castoria has
been In use for over 30 years as a
pleasant, harmless substitute for Cas-
tor OIL. Paregoric. Teething Drops and
Soothing syrups- Contains no narcot-
les Proven directions are ON each
package. Physicians recommend II.
The genuine bears signature of
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

so far rs II careful Investigation Of
lie records di~ciUsss no ambassador
YER raine hem for vacation without
having to den" run"r that he had
zen chilled 80 the rarpet.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

ArcheOlogists are searching ths
BLACK Hnls for specimen Of the n
fanorfherildae. which i one thing that
sounds as II II couldn't roll under the
dresser.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

The college graduate should renen-
Der that while the front door Of oppor
tunify may be locked the back door
usually Is unlafched
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Scientists are now considering max
ing rubber from miikweed. 30 there 1,
SIN hope Of evolving one Of tboss
fury overcoafs from burdock.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
Slow Getting Acquainted

Tom-ln regard TO my proposal
Alice says she doesn't know her own
mind
Ida-Huhl It's not because she
hasn't lived with II long enough.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

After a while the habit Of not be
Ing killed at a grade crossing in the
course Of Sunday afternoon automo
bile ride ought to become definitely
fixed.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Many young Isdies can tel IN
jiny whether the writer is correct who
says that washing dishes beauties the
hands, by looking at motherG
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

One good thing about the balloon
race f. that the spectators wont
crowd around at the Hnlsh and embar
rass the contestants.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

The reason IDEAS get into some
heads slowly ls because they have to
wedge themselves In between preju-
dices.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

II you wish to know how Americans
would react to the decisions of world
court. listen while they address the
umpire.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Any man who l. sued for sloop1
N a breach Of promise action shoulc
eel an L.d.rei compliment. 1T nm,
rate.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

When a man begins to talk about
he narrow provinc.alism OF his town.
he means that the xossips have caught
him at last
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Probably the fellow who used to
blow out the gas IL now achieving the
saIre object by stepping On II reck-
lesSly.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Alice-"Do you get any pleasure out
OF smoklngr' virginla-"Oh. yes: IL
worries my husband"
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
He found it
in Valparaiso
Then he headed north and
found it up near the
'jumping-off place"

No matter what part of the world
you may find yourself in, few things
make you feel more at home than to
walk into q store and discover your
fsvorite smoking tobacco for sale.
You get a great thrill from seeing
your homo Newspaper In q strange
hand and m even greater thrill on
meeting someone from the old homo
town. But tobacco certainly comes
NEXT IN the order Of Importance In
sway-from-home thrills.
With your favsrits tobacco In your
fsvorite pipe, life II worth living In
almost any corner Of the globe.
This thought was inspired by the
following interesting letter from Mr..
W. z. Bromley, an Edgeworth smoker
from Fort Wayne, Ind;
Lsrw 4 Broths< Cs.
Richmond. Va
Craftsmen:
In some Of your Advertisements from
time 10 time have noticed letter. from
ainsrsst ussrs Of Edssvorth Smoking
Tobacco and wondered II anyone svsr
had . more varied experiences than have
had.
When In Valparaiso. South America,
could get IL; and when was A. far north
~ . man could we'll 60 without going to
The "jumpinr-on place." / could get
Eigsworth Resdy-Rubbsd.
have An old briar that have had for
tsn years and 1t never had . crumb Of any
but Edgevorth In It.
Hthst Isn't going some, you tell me-
Yours truly,
CSigned) W. z. BrcmlAy.
II Mr.. Bromley makes frequent
skps from continent to continent, his
record Of keeping all tobacco bot
Edgeworth out Of his briar is indeed
noteworthy.
Although Edgeworth does reach the
far corners Of the earth, there must be
times when the supply runs low in
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Many n nam becomes tallbird
through too strenuous efforts TO feather
his nest.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

-duLlDdr anu OLner
'emote districts.
But as a rule
5dgeworth smokers,
wherever they are,
generally manage to
ind a way to get
cdgew.orth, for they
don't feel as II
= they are really
II smoking unless
n t h e t o b a c c o
! comes from a lit
tie blue can.
If you are not
an Edgeworth
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Old Truth Brought Home.
"What did you realize from the
sale OF your stock7"
Il realized that there Is one of us
born every minute."-Judge
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

There Is a vast difference between
theoretical and practical religion.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19
SUGAR SACKS SALE

~ New Sugar Sacks f1.oo plus postage Zoe
Send NJ. o. your check or currency. Also
10y or Girl 1915 years wanted In every
t~wn Nice work. Good pay. Mall hd To-
details. Zip MIG. Co. P. o. Boa les. Ss.s
Lake.
y ltevei changes are contemplated
In bridge rules II probably will reinnin
d social biunder to trump n partners
zee.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

AO>RUH STUDIOS
Your friends want your photograph Let US d
H. 267i1 So Main. Salt Lake.--Advertiseren
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03
nY NIRGINIA nnAnrnRn

HOLLYWOOD. April a-Ho new
girl cracking her she'll IN the movies
goes unwarned down the dido streets
Of film land. who meets "lrish Mary"
veteran extra. once cast for good
parts. but nov back whore l was be-
SHINING.
She sat beside me In the truck
that carried the atmosphere" TO the
lahky ranch Tor the second days
work on "Mr Billings Spends Ills
Dime" Her hair was dyed red.
Makeup covered wrinkles but didn't
hide her bcamlnE good nature A
woman Of ueccrtain years. with a
Yuicc like prima donna and moth
crly concern Tor the film chicks abe
tries TO take under her wing.
You've not been Ia long. have
you. darling sho crooncd Every
one Is darling" 10 Irish Mary. Then
she drove straight 10 the point Of her
solicltuds.
Always BE- a good, sweet giri. and
youll succeed They uHed 70 look
for ico-somo Of 'cm-but not 20
now.
There's lots OF things you1l have
10 overlook. but don't bs offended
Most Of EN- mean right And you
must always DO what's right"
Without any embarrassment Tor
old-fashioncd advice In the midst OF
giggllng extras she handed me
prayer leaflrt. ending all her eH-
horiaiions with n hearty And the
Lordll bless you for thAti"
On tho sot she constituted herself
my guardian when an eSuberAnt
boy placed his arm around my
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03

What is the present political status
Of tho Ukraine7
Independence trns proclaimed No
rcmber FL, 1917. The treaty Of Riga.
March 10. 1921. bcticcen Soviet Rus
STA and Poland. recognised tho irde-
pcndcncc Of the Ukraine. In 1890 a
soviet government icas established
Who was II called political economy
"a dismal sclence"7
Thomas Carlyle.
How many companies operate ships
into and out OF the port OF New York;
Approximately zoo,
fs the word president" mentioned
in tho Bible?
Daniel. III 70. reads: And oper
these three presidents: OF ,phom
Daniel icds the first: that the princes
might Dipc accounts unto them, aud
the King should hare no damage"
Can you give mo some figures TO
show that We really have an interest
In Europo7
OUT OF 20 OF our leading exports In
1879. Europe bought 1880. 900, 900,
divided as folIotcs: OF total Sffj,-
100000 tcorth OF meats. Europe took
500. 900 900: Of our 5000 900 north
Of lard. t76,oo0.000: $40 900 900 of
our total tss0.o0O,O00 Of whcdt. 1885,
600 900 OF our total 500 900 900 Of
corn; $4,000, 900 Of our total 500, 000.-
900 OF flour We exported $500, 000,-
600 Of cotton, Europe took $500, 000.-
600. We exported Sff7 900 900 Of
gasoline and $4,000 900 iubrioatino
oils. Europe took S7f,000,000 and
S57 900 900 porth. rcSpcctiucin VIC
sent Europe s6s,0O0.00O north Of our
sSS 100000 exported copper. SOC .Oao.-
600 Of our surplus Of s77.000.0 900 re-
fined sugar. $4,000. 900 Of our si6.-
600 900 north Of export canned
goods Ss.0O0,O0o Of pruucs, ot iohich
irc crported a total Of 10000 200
north We exported si57 900 400
north Of tobacco, Europe took sigp,-
100000 Dorth,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03
Cynthia Gr@ys=
Why WiUes Leave Homet-"No Cash.
BY CYNTHIA GREY

The average rife doesn't make any attempt to lcork out
side The home so long the provision made for il by the
man is ample
Is that true?
The statement is made by reader in defense OF rvomen
tcho seem to 0re up their home ties preference for ont
side icork
This reader says the ryite does not take M the outside
oor IN preference but because The financial shoe pinces
so hdrd that she tires Of the rksomenesS
thereby
She says, IN part
Miss Grey-For long time I have been studying the
question OF home economies My sympathy has been pretty
evenly divided between the and the woman who are in
very moderate circumstances and have the problem of sup
porting family TO solve
Recently there to my attention home in which the
wife and mother announced her intention of working out by
the day She talked with and learned for the
first time the struggle she had been thru TO try to make
family.
Il can't stand It any longer" she told me- In tears NV
husband hates the idea of my going TO work and has been
lBhung IL But what else can do? Either do that or
wear out my nerves trying TO do the impossible with the
money available I'd rather wear out than worry out
Miss Grey this womans confession made me understand
why so many women into the work world They NAV saw
hey ENJOY the change from housework and are tired of the
drudgey Of home But have sneang notion is merely
That they are sick of wearing last years hat and last
dress made over
They fed up the everastfngly wearisoe iob NJ
making dollar go where $3.50 or 81 is needed
MAY HAVE
HIT NAIL
Probably this reader has h the nail on the head for
MANI cases IL is most likely many iComen toouh neper
hink Of gong out to toork they had all then could ask
for at home. Won
No doubt the last gears wardrobe" question IS def
mite one in their plan Of procedure.
The desire TO 0ve their children better chonea tbon
they had is another. ~
The irish to help their husbands to succeed is still an
other % '''' U''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03

ready what he thought, but
Emma tossed her black curls and
danced off to school ms If she
didn't think of getting married,
ever. Which was a very wise thing
for a little girl ut school to do.
But walt.
About this time, whom Lily
Settle was mite Of fair.halrcd
baby girl about 2 years old, there
came TO her fathers house ono
day tall young man who called
Lilly's mother mother" and who
made much over Lilly. and who
turned out to be Llllys big half.
brother. who Ind been all this
time in Portland. ever since 1870.
and who had now como 10 Seat.
tic 10 live with his mother and
Eo 10 that same white .pillared
university In the woods.
Now, It's n strange fact that
while Emma Russell had been
such a wise little girl about many
things, UP TO this time. no sooner
did she set eyes on this lad thnn
her hcnrt gave curious thump
In her Bldo and her brown eyes
opened wider than they had ever
opened before. and the first thing
she knew her mind wss turning
round and round, and round and
round. and 9vory time " made q
turn II came strnigir buck to
that boy.
ITO he Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03
%OliVc RoberEs Bartor1]
A CAT AND DOG FIGHT

Suddenly he made n Jump and
grabbed the cat and shook her.
oh. on. OH cried Nancy. IT'S
showing cocoanut."
And indeed II was. One could
have made quite a fine eocoanut
SNOWFALL.
''shoor' cried Nick. stamping his
foot Get out. you bad dog"
The knick-knack dog looked sur.
prised, he dropped the cocoanut cat
and ran away.
But the poor cat was no longer a
cocoanut cat Indeed II was only n
plain sponge cake cat with no coat
at all lie linped home 10 his mis-
tress before Nancy could tell him
what the Muffin Man had said
about giving him n coat Of hard
Icing that wouldn't come Off in a
fight.
''Oh. dear" cried Nancy In dis.
tress. Now the Cut.out Lady will
be crosser than ever about her cat.
and she'u sew more buttons on
crooked Wen have TO hurry
TO BE Continued
Copyright. 1913. by Seattle STAR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03

II has always been my custom. as
a notorious and mueh-sought-aftor
criminal. 20 give special carr 10 the
Aullaing up OF a new Identity. II is
my success IN tho various lmpcrsona-
lions have attempted which has en-
abled me for many years completely
10 puzzle that highly astute body Of
mcn leagucd together under the aus
.pices q Scotland Yard
After my brief but successful ca
rrer as Col EscOmho, OF the Indian
army. determined upon complete
ehange Of characterization and cir
can,stanceS established myself In
modest rooms AZ the hack OF Russell
square. took a small otriee al the top
Of q block OF buildings IN Holburn.
had cards and stationery printed and
a brass plate engraved. aud made a
fresh appearance In tho metropolis OF
my fancy as Mr.. sidney BuekroSa
jobhink stationer. / cannot say that
my operations made very much i'm,
preston upon the trade which had
adopted l transferred n thousand
pounds TO my credit at a well-known
London hank. wrote myself several
letters day. which opened and re-
Piled 10 at my office, sailed out with
a small black bag. soon after 10, and
With the exception OF leisurely hour
for my midday meal. spent tho rest
o. my time in the safe seclusion Of
the British museum.
re-estahlishcd new hobby. In
the intervals OF idlencss which the