Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1894, Page 7

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Not tn a crippled bank, one whose Iabilities far exceed {te assets; pot ia every wildeat enterprise which springs up, offering you grand inducements and | quick returns for your meney; you stop to con- aider what the iaveMtment is, the amount of capt- tal, the security offered, the list of officers and their business integrity, them you can act with fudgmert. De you do the same in regard to your health, or do you Jump at every catch-peuny affair that ts brought to your notice through the uewspapers, witheut considering for 2 moment Its reliability? The methods of advertising physicians should be especiaily looked into; most of them are charla- tans and som are well-read, trustworthy, con- set-ptious men, who do not claim wonderful abil- ity or that the treatment of diseases is au open book to them, that they have performed marvelous cures and never have failures. Now, what should you do? Do as you would in an investment, ip deciding about the pli cousider reliability as found in length of tin ‘ticed medicine, the length of time in your city, the opinion of those treated by him, Bis thoroughness of treatment, and if you find him Wanting iu these particulars dou't gv to tim. MRS. LAURA CHAMBERS. RS. Laura Chambers, east, bas lived in this elty many years and has a large circle of acquaint- ances. She tells the follow- ing story: I have had trou- ble with my nose and throat for several years, varying more or less, ac- cording to the condition of the weather, always worse in the winter months, and repeated as upon the ightest posure; at such times my nose would be- come somewhat obstructed, watery discharge, « sniarting, burning sensa‘ion im the nostrils; my | eyes watery and a full fecling in my More recently the obstruction was constantly in my nose, with a fullness fw my throat and a sensation as of a lump im the upper part of my throat which I conid not remove. My hearing within the last year or two has become noticeably affected, which caused me considerable agitation. I ccu-menced treatment with Dr. Jordan in the fall and can truly say that I am delighted with the result. He has made my nose clear, has re- moved the full feelinz in my throat and my hear- ing is more acute than for some time before. I am really enthusinstic in my praise of the doctor, who has been so untiring In his zeal to produce a cure in my case. OR. C. M. JORDAN, dduate of the Medicad Department of the Uni- versity of the of New York. SPECIALTIES--DISEASES OF THE NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS AND EAR. Consnitation tree. Office Hours—9 to 11 a.m., pm. Sunday—9 to 12 m. 3213816 ee eeceee EVER BURN COKE? It's a web more economical and satisfactory fel than coal—and there's wore hest in it. 4O' tbe! of Crnsned cote, Ni eeeeccces delivered for... ‘Nine and one-soarth $3.70 cents ver brishel. Bashels Crushed for... ‘en cents yar bushei, DB SO Busbels, act med, f. 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Ser eeererevesevesevees 3 \CLIMBING POLES ' How Telegraph Linemen Labor to Repair Damaged Wires, CURIOUS BREAKS AND CROSSES Haid Work in Stormy Weather to Keep Communication Intact. | | WORKING NIGHT AND DAY HEN THE UNFOR- tunate employe of the Western Union ‘ele- graph Company lay across the mutiplex of wires in front of that company’s build- ing up on 15th street, suspended between heaven and earth, with life almost shocked out of nim by the crossing of an ' electric light wire, a : majority of the ter- rifled onlookers saw and comprehended tor the first time the dangers of a lineman’s calling. A fire had occurred early in the evening up in the battery room; all the wires running into the telegraph building had been burned out, and during the pro- gress of a downpour of rain, the line:nen had set to work to straighten out the for- midable tangle of wires. While performing this duty one of the repair gang grasped a wire loaded with the deadly current; the shock that followed threw him across sev- eral wires a foot below, and there he bung limp and almost lifeless for fully a half hour, when he was taken down in safety, and a few days later reported for duty. The outcome of the accident was a@ most fortunate one, as, under the Same circum- stances, a life would have been lost nine times out of ten. The risks run by linemen place them in the same category with rail- Toad employes—when they start ovt on a repair trip they have seven chances out of ten for returning alive. In the Early Days. In the early days of telegraphy, when the line went down it meant a cessation of bus- iness for an indefinite period. it did not make much difference in these days, be- cause the public had not learned to do bus- iness by wire to any great extent, but now it is quite different. 1f telegraphic commu- nication is cut off for even one day business is almost at a standstill. ‘The two big ‘torms, coming close together last fall, aptly illustrated this fact. Hence the neces- sity of preparation for any emergency by the employment of capable, industrious line- men and a diversity of lines themselves. Between the great centers of business today there are hundreds of wires, by aitferent routes, which bind them together. ‘To keep these wires in working order almost contin- ; | wally requires a large corps of linemen, all of whom are experts in their calling, and although their work may appear merely me- chanical, woe betide the greennarn that at tempts a little repairing on nis own nook without the necessary appliances to protect, | in @ manner, his ignorance. To Cope With Any Emergency. A large system requires a man at the head who is able to cope with any emer- gency with the means at hand, for he may have to send a dispatch around the world in order to reach San Francisco from New York. The press associations know the value of a good wire man, and at impor- {ant points like New York, Washington and Chicago, have men employed who, when they ask for a new wire, can tell to anice- | ty by what route they would like th | asked for to run and also the wire wanted. The Western Union has gobbled up so many lines within the last fitteen years, all of | which have a different ratio as to strength and durability, that the different routes traversed still carry their original titles. For instance, the American Union Company erected their lines in so thorough 4 man- ner that they-stand today as about the’ best | Property the Western Union possesses. The lines of the American Rapid were built in a hurry and under contract and are about the worst strung on poles. So when an out. side wire chief asks fo! new wire the chances are he will say: “Billy, try and ruh in an 4. U. for us if you Possibly can.” During a conversation recentiy with one | of the wire chiefs employed by the Western ! Union, an Evening Star reporter switched im off on to the life and work of a tele- graph lineman. He said Talk of n Wire Chief. “A conscientious wire chief, when he opens his eyes in the morning and finds the weather bad, will make a bee-line for the office, as his experience teaches him that wire trouble can be surely expected, and he will endeavor to patch things up by the time the general operating force reports for duty. When any line refuses to work or cuts up monkey-shines we immediately sound the wire to find the station nearest pe the break. Sitting on chairs not far rom the board are our linemen re: the word ‘go.” When we locate thavbeee: between two stations we give the word and the Hnemen start out to find the trouble, and frequently, especially during the winter months, it is a severe task break after it is once p Soanale barrie “AS soon as the terminal sta say Philadelphia or Richmond. tee te made on the switch board to determine whether the wire is open, crossed or grounded. The strength of the current | shows whether the trouble is close at hand or somée distance away. ‘The station nearest to where the fault is suspected 1s then called. If there is no response other Stations are called until the ground is lo- Linemen Are Important Personages. “The linemen are then ordered to the spot to repair the damage. Meanwhile a patch wire is connected and the business diverted to apother line. Of course the demands and importance of the service have to be taken into consideration, and this is where the executive faculties of the wire chief are brought into play. Patching or Joining the disabled line with another on the same route must be done with a wire of less im- portance than that at fault, if there be one. The linemen are very important bersonages: at all times, but their importance increases in proportion to thelr activity after de- structive stcerias like those of last fall. A certain number are attached to each divis- ion. They generally work in couples when wires are merely crossed, grounded or bro- ken. Their outfit is unique, but simple. Spikes attached to their heavy boots ena- ble them to climb the poles easily enough, but they have to possess the sailor's knack | of hanging on and working in shaky places. Poles sway like the masts of a ship in a heavy wind, and splicing wires or fixing insulators at a height of fifty or seventy- five feet requires a cool head as well as | Strong and nimble fingers. When a storm is roaring over and about them the danger | and excitement of the work are increased tenfold. This is especially true of an elec- trical storm. | “I remember when I was a messenger boy {up in Altoona, Pa., that a rare exhibition of nerve came under my notice. Orders had been _given to place a new switch board in the office, which was located in the Lo- gan House. The board had arrived several |days previous, and two men were ordered | up from Huntington to place it in position on a certain day. They had hardly com- | menced work before a severe thunder storm | broke over the city. The lightning came into the office over the wires with start- ling frequency, and the crack of the cur- rent as it struck the lightning arrester | sounded like a pistol shot. Gen, Sheridan’s Opinion. “The office was lowated in the main guest |room of the hotel. Gen. Sheridan had ar- rived but an hour before, having decided to stop over from one train to another. The | distinguished arrival became noised about | and the office had filled up with a large crowd of curious onlookers. As the storm | Increased In force and the sounds at the lightning arrester became louder, the crowd edged toward the further end of the big room. The general was sitting near the | little telegraph office talking with several big railroad officials, but as the frequency of the shocks increased he, too, followed the crowd. The two linemen worked on, | | fevery now and then jumping back as a ! louder report was heard, but so taken up with their work that they didn’t notice that they had become the center of attrac- tion, and were even joking over their work. “Ot course the linemen were safe, inas- much as should a bolt of lightning strike some distance away it lost its force by switching off at the different connections and going into the ground, but should a bolt strike the wire near the office the con- nections would not Bad frequent enough to break its force. Therein lay the danger. Although a kid then I knew enough of electricity to be aware of this fact and quickly slid over the concrete floor and joined the awed crowd at the further end of the reception room. Just as I joined the group I heard one of the railroad off- clals say to Gen. Sheridan: “ “Those men appear to have lots of nerve; I know enough of electricity to appreciate the risk they are running.’ “I don’t call it nerve,’ replied the gen- era! with a shi of his massive shoulders, ‘it's a piece of d—— foolishness.’ And the opinion was heartily indorsed by the entire crowd of onlookers. That incident hap- pened in 1875, but I recall it as clearly as if it was yesterday. Not a Happy Life. “When a storm has uprooted or snapped the poles that line a railroad the section hands are called to the assistance of the linemen and a special train or work train is sometimes called into use to convey them to the scene of the damage. Stumps of old poles have often to be removed and -raising new ones and stringing wires often require a small army of men. During sleet storms the linemen are kept busy night and day, The wires frequently cake with ice an inch or two thick and snap like reeds, often dragging the poles along with them. ‘The lineman’s life is certainly not a happy one, for the wilder the night the more likely he is to be sent off 25 miles to repair a break. Often he is sent out on days when a livery man will not furnish a horse, and the roughness of his life in a bliazard is not equaled by any other call- ing except railroadi In other vocations a man naturally seeks shelter in severe weather, but a lineman then has to do the most trying work. With the wind blowing | @ hurricane and the lightning striking all around him he is found madly fighting his way up the pole and straining every nerve to join the ruptured wires. Linemen are | frequently blown from the poles or shocked | by wires overcharged with lightning. “J remember a case of this kind that oc- curred some years back when I was man- aging a railroad office just outside of Wash- ington. A break had developed on the line and the lineman was sent out to find it. He hailed from Baltimore. The break was located in the vicinity of my office. He went over a section of the line north of me and then tackled the southern section. Back and forward he went all day, the rain coming down in, torrents. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon a terrific thunder- storm broke forth and at about the’ same time the poor lineman discovered the trou- ble tg be in a glass insulator at the top of a thirty-foot pole. A pot Long oe sto} at my station at 4:30 an - ts eta it awfully bad. He looked around at the clouds filled to overflowing with zigzag Ughtning and then up at the top of the pole. Did Not Make His Tr: “He was a nervy man and knew the risk he would run if he went up that pole, but he was hungry and wet through and want- ed to get home on that 4:30 train. For about two minutes I noticed him arguing with himself and then start toward the pole. Throwing down a couple of unneces- sary traps he hugged the pole and in @ twinkle was at the top and working away with might and main. Every now and then I noticed him pull back with a motion that made the pole sway like the limb of a tree. The wires were evidently heavily charged and were burring him. Just ashe Wes about completing his work a’ bolt of lightning descended with a crash and struck a pole not more than a hundred yards north of him. The shock in my office was something terrifying and to the line- man meant almost life or death. He had wrapped his legs arovnd the cross arm and with the flash threw up his arms. The movement saved his life undoubtedly, as it prevented a connection being formed with his body as a ground. But the swaying motion he gave his body by uplifting his arms snapped the pole off close to the ground. have seen cowboys ride wiid bronchés and this is the nearest parallel I can draw to the man’s actions for the five minutes that followed. He hugged the cross arm with a grip of despair and swung backward d forward as if on springs. A track iker and myself rushed to the man’s rescue and by anchoring the broken off end of the pole he finally crawled down and fell limp into our arms. His hands were slightly singed and his clothes burned in different places, but otherwise he was unharmed and soon came around all right. But he missed his train, as he had to work all next day putting in a new Pole. A Care for Rheumatism. “I recall a humorous incident that oc- curred in the latter part of last November on the wires between this city and Rich- mond, Our operators were puzzled by the action of the wires at about the same time every day for a couple of weeks. The trou- ble always occurred about 11 o'clock in the morning, when business is just beginning to boom, and for about twenty-five min- utes each day the line refused to work. The linemen located the trouble near Quantico and did everything in their science to lo- cate the exact spot. After going over the wire for several days, however, and find- ing it perfect, they finally stationed sen- tries along at intervals and then they found the cause of the disturbance. One of the sentries saw a farmer come out of his house with forty feet of wire. He threw one end of it over their line at a place where it hung quite low, and then held both ends of his wire for several minutes. As soon as they could get to him the line- men inquired the cause of this singular proceeding. The farmer very candidly told them that he was taking electricity for his rheumatism. He was quite profuse in his apologies when he was told that he had been delaying business while under treat- ment. “Another common difficulty is from balil- ing wire, which the farmers throw up on the telegraph lines in order to keep it from injuring their live stock. This makes a ‘cross’ which is very hard to locate. One of the hardest difficulties to find is what is called a swinging pole. This is occasioned by the breaking of a tie wire at the glass insulator, allowing.the line to come in con- tact with the wire on the pole, which serves as a lightning arrester. When the wind blows it swings the line against the pole with a steady ‘tick, tick,’ which demoral- izes the operator and makes it impossible for him to use the wire. “The linemen frequently have some very hard lines in construction work, and the men hired to carry the reel, as a rule, do not keep the job very long. The reel some- THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. SS, WEEK'S TRADE THE PAST PEOPLE W, VERTISE FOR THAT REASON WE WOULD Another D each kind. The val sacrificing them at, Some choice plums left ia Rhadames, Changeable Taffetas 0000000000000 00. WE IIAVE EVER PLACED INTERESTED SLE SC OCS OS POSES OOOO POSSESS HOOD ODES OOO POPES OO OOS OS OOH OSES ESOS OOSS +e SOO DROCES SOE OCEOCE CEO POR OE CEOOCEROOTOCER EERE CEROPOCOROCOCES¢OOFSOOOOS iii HAS BEEN A WONDER. ‘ANT I8 VALUE. NO MATTER THE T! Is BOUND TO COME. TAL] NOT HEA! BE VERY UNGRA‘ Iv WE Silks, and Surahs, Colored Gros Grains 20-inch Colored Silk Velvets, in such stindes as tam, gray, reside, ‘Wool Chalties, regular 25 inchy ee ae French Challies, as many styles as there are days in the year, ‘There is only a small quaatity of that Bine, Granite and ‘THIS 18 THE BEGINNING OF OUR SECOND RRRAAA ARGH V I VIVE ITI IIIT IF ERA AEIIATAAIIIIII LPP LEP PPD PPP PPP PDP Pe OF OUR LEARIN GREAT C RIGHT HERE HOW MAUD THE TIMES OR HOW Big 39C. S. KANN, SONS & CO. HAVE BEEN AS BUSY AS WE COULD POSSIBLY BE WHAT THE SCARCE THE MONEY. IF YOU GIVE GOOD VALUE AND HAVE THE GOODS YOU AD- ONE WORD OF DISSATISFACTION REGARDING OUR WAY OF DOING BUSINESS, AND Send- RESS GOODS. of Fine All-wool Colored Henrietta, ana 40 inches wide, such colors as navy, cardinal, brown, garnet and myrtle, 5 @ifferent shades of je cannot be nintehed inthis towa'st lee thas ye a Yard. Our lime of Black Goods, which includes Cashmeres, Henrlettas and Fancy Weaves, at 30c., 0c. and Gc. a yard are worth more than double the prices we are WE STILL HAVE Bor eS Sent Reelin, SiS piel et A Gay Bete, m Nh ate; Dine Chengante Bengalines, Black ogc. a Yard Is one of the greatest attractions Colored Surabs and Cu! 29c. a Colored Satin, evening and street shades; also evening shades in Moires and Satin Stripe Bengalines. a Colored Bengalines, including white, yellow, magenta, prune, myrtle and other good shades. asc. a Yard. One lot of Sitke, in odds and ends, lengths ruaning from 2 to 8 yards. We give the choice for I=2c. @ Black and Colored All-silk Drapery Nets. a3c. a Yard. Colored Velveteen, im plain brocade and stripes. a3c. a Yard. 19-inch Colored Velvet. soc. a Yard. Druge, myrtle, magenta, olive, old Rose, mavy, beliotrope and black. Regular §2 quality. 35C. Pride of the West Bleached Cotton, full yard wide, worth 12%c. everywhere. 7-8. a Mobair Challies, cream grounds, with different size polka 12 I=2c. 12 f=2¢c. One case, and the last ef those Fine Plain Colored Chambrays, worth 12%. a Yard. i r } F 33C. ‘Ten-quarter Sheets, made of Wamsctta Muslia. at. 3or4 WEEK CLEARING ‘OU IN THE PasT. IF WE HA’ Cashmerd and Hearlettas, some all wool, others mixed with « little cotton, light and @ark shades, worth 25c. and S71c. I=2c. a Fruit of the Loom Bleached Cotton, full yard wide. Sold over three cases the past week. a Yard. All-wool French Challies, plain colors, strictly all-wool and 83 inches wide, in black, street and evening shades, everywhere Sc. and 62%c. a colors and fancy effects, over 3,000 yards, at =2c. a Derk Outing Flannels, in stripes I=2c. a and dark grounds, very handsome designs for tea gowns or street dresses. 3-4c. a Yard. Amoskeag Apron Ginghams, none better anywhere. Ware left. Do not miss it. You will never have a chence to buy it again at the prices that we are SALE. AND WE HAVE we you. JUsT IN, JUST MAKE IT KNOWN WHEN YOU CALL, AND YOU ‘WILL FIND THE 8 . “Sons & Co, Tt CARTER’S OLD STAND. 9 G SALE. CONFIDENCE OF THE SHOPPING PUBLIC. Off For Monday. DRESS GOODS. that ever drew a crowd. ‘Silks are still ina Yard. Yard. full 83 inches wide, good value at 35¢. a Yard Yard. ard. Yard. rounds. When these are gone there will be tears shed for more, The regular , Without any dressing or line. eesee Each. Gays’ sales will close it all. Linons. Yard AS MANY THINGS IN THIS AD coop VERTISEMENT AS DEPARTMENT. eer OU ARE MORE PARTICULARLY Market § u CROC CCCOO To. PSOCOS SOS SWELLS GOING INTO TRADE. < to New York “Aristocrats” Forced Distasteful Methods of Repairing Fortunes. m the Argonaut. 7 The latest number of the aristrocracy to embark in trade is Rawlins Cottenet, who lately lost his money throGgh no fault of hie own. Among other refined tastes which he cultivated in the days of his magnificence was flower growing; few professional florists know as much about flowers as he. times holds between 600 and 700 pounds of wire. Two men carry it between them on a little wagon, like a hose cart. Under- ground systems have not yet been perfect- ed, but the time is not far distant when the little difficulties will be overcome, and then the linemen will have comparatively pleasant times.” [Se ai easiest and your cough may en something seri- ous. Nv's pretty sure to, if your blood is poor. That is just the time and condition that in- vites Consumption. The seeds are sown and it has fastened its hold upon you, before you know that it is near. It won't do to trifle and delay, when the remedy is «t hand. —— that can be reached bent, es od yields to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. For Severe Coughs, Spee and Lung Scrofu every form, and even the Scrofulous affection of the that’s called Consumption, in all ite earlier stages, it is a positive and com It is the only blood-cleanser, strength 1 storer, and flesh-builder so effective can gg ape If it as benefit Say cure, every case, you have your GRATEFUL—COMFORTING, Epps’s Cocoa. BREAKFAST—SUPPER. thorough knowledge of the natural laws tion and nu- of the tine properties Mr. has rovided our breakfast tables with a delicately Kivored beverage, which may sac us many heavy; doctors’ bills. “It is by the judidious use of suc articles of diet that a constitution inay be gradual- y built up until stromag enough to resist every ten. ne; float H a3 of well-selected to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are ng ready to attack wherever there is a weak . e may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pur ‘Mood and a properly nourished frame." —Civil Serv- lee Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold When his money vanished and he hed to earn his living he bethought himself of this old branch of knowledge, hired a small shop in the rear of 315 Sth avenue, and let it be known that he was prepared to supply his friends with bouquets, table flowers and boutonnieres. His taste had such a reputa- tion, and he is pe-sonally so popular, that the shop has been crowded ever since, and the receipts have been enormous. Thus Mrs. Cyrus Field and Mesdames Lawrence and Barnwall, milliners, are not the only members of the haut monde who have em- barked in retail trade. No one expresses rise at the new departure; the wonder Father is why it had not come before. Some new di bution of loaves and fishes is in- le. While the children of the rich are redo out from useful employments, their parents are spending money at a rate which presages a crop of insolvent estates when the old lives fall in. ‘A reporter of a morning paper lately in- terviewed some leaders of society and was told that a gentleman who was in the swim and had a family could not well spend less than $50,000 and might easily spend $75,000 a year. The itcms were interesti juch @ personage keeps fifteen servants les a lady’s maid for each lady in the family and tutors for languages and music. The wages paid to these servants must appall old New Yorkers. A lady's maid gets $30 to $40; ‘a butler, $100 to $150; a cook, $150; an under cook, $75; a governess, $40; a groom, $40 to $50; a valet, $80. Thus, the governess gets less than the under cook, and the head cook more than most college professors. Similar curious contrasts run through the budget. The opera box costs $5,000 a year; the pew at church only $500. Music comes higher than religion. It goes without saying that no such scale of extravagance can last. The world has seen it many times in various opulent cities, but it always broke down sooner cr later from some unexplained cause. There is a silent law of nature which sets a limit to the sum which may be spent in mere luxuries. When that law is put in operation by some accident those who were born in the purplé elbow the poor man’s son out of his place in the economy of the world. —_—_—__+-e-+-____ Pure food exposition every afternoon and evening at Convention Hall. Doors open at 2 p.m. and close at 10:30 p.m. Cook lectures at 3:30.—Advt. ee The Dolphin has arrived at New London. President Andrews of Brown University only in half-pound ting by grocers, labled thus: JAMES EPPS & CO., L't’d, "Homeopathic Chemists, @2,s,mtu-ly England. has telegraphed to Chicago his unqualified declination of the offer to become co-presi- dent of the university there, PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE ACT. Till-Tappers Detected by Means of Camera and Flash Light. From the Grand Rapids Democrat. A new system of thief catching, novel as it is effective, has been introduced into the local service, and when its workings were sprung in the police court recently it took Judge Haggerty’s breath away. Catching criminals by electricity would be considered novel, but when it comes to scaring them half to death, throwing a glare of lightning into their faces and ending the performance by taking their photographs, the story be- gins to rival a sensational novel. For several days the cashier of a large store has been aware that the cash drawer was being robbed. Investigation showed that the night watchman had been in the habit of allowing several small boys to en- ter the store at night while he was making his rounds, and suspicion was fastened up- on these boys. It was then that the pho- tography scheme was conceived and car- ried into execution. The boys, Louis Stone- burner, Henry Snyder and Charles Snyder, were arrested yesterday, and at first they vigorously denied all knowledge of the crime, but when confronted with the pho- tographs showing them in the act of steal- ing they broke down and confessed. Their plunder amounts to a small sum of money, several pocket knives, a number of razors and three revolvers. The attempts to photograph the till-tap- pers in the act, while not an artistic suc- cess, answered the purpose fully. When the boys were arrested they were told that they had been photographed in the midst of their operations. This was a clincher, and, upon reflection, they confessed, for there ‘was no use in trying to impeach the testi- mony of so reliable a witness as a camera, with an automatic-magnetic attachment. The plate had not then been developed. When it was developed it was found some- what imperfect, for the reason that the in- strument had not been properly focussed. The scheme of using the electric camera for detective work is a new one, and the devices used decidediy a great credit W. Carman and A. B. Richmond, who were requested by the firm to devise Some such arrengement. The camera was placed in @ position covering the desk and till in the office, and electric connection ee Any Peculiarities a was made with the Hdison company’s plant |{ ———— rive on cam acousstely GR a to operate the device. A burglar alarm de-|4 ——— "Gpritarwon** “ @ ver vice was fitted in the till drawer so that 4 when the till was opened the electric con- nection was made and the shutter of the camera operated, exposing the lens and at the same instant setting off a flash light. The boys say that when the flash light flared up, lighting the office at the moment they were pulling out the cash drawer, they thought their hour had come. They were too frightened to run and stood their ground and rifled the till. After talking the matter over afterward they came to the conclusion that they had been discovered, and when caught were easily brought to confession. ——+e+ One Good Turn Deserves Another. From Puck. American Patriot (in Ireland)—Oi'm col- lectin’ foonds to hilp along the cause av home rule in Noo Yat Trish Patriot—-*" er Fixing It Right! 's the matter there?” re, Tammany is ina bad way, and unliss we kin carry th’ nixt eliction, the Oirish in Ameriky will be as down-trodden as they are here.” TRADE MARK. of the mouths Dy aivice of phycicisser Sa oat ‘was performed, extending from the jaw. they s: “e REMOVES 37 FSA, sprig. dies in vain, I aes or » omg wp gt im sean OANCER (es Fy has .—_ — to you return, and have r stop and think if you are about to reason to believe that heis cured. Ha & have it repaired. In the first place cure is due exc’ 5 many jewelers are Mt to be in- Jj. R. Murpvocx, Huntsville, Ala. 5 trusted with the fa ‘Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseasas Mailed Frec. SWIFT SPEOIFIC CO., Atlante, G2. poe wer www er ewww er wewewee *The Item of Heat s** Occnpies a jrominent place in the sea- °° son's expense. For every ton of coal Jou bam we can save sou $1.50 to $2.00. iow? By substituting Connellsville Crushed Coke, a fuel admitted to be the best in the market. Why? It’s 93 parts 77 0 aid a &. i lst oN Ms A NNN és 5 7th St. S.W. e i, T WALKER SONS, 206 10TH «Tt. a had ABAD RARABARAEALAD | heat out of 100; the best coal 4) Buflding Pay Moth-proof Goods, Fire Fires ‘but U2 to TS parte’ No "eas or q/ Clay and ‘Tike Asbestos, Pine Lining, Pulp Sint se* smell. A load of 40 bushels, costing $4, ¢| #e- Seeianeiinchiatinn eee we guarantee will equal a ton of the 4| xBAR DUPONT * best coal. 1920 N street northwest. ° O14 staud of J.T. Wi Pa. Coke Co., 615 7th St. i and of 3 raitee fF Nove but reliable men sent to the house. oc38-Sm* ers