EM BUNS'B How the Cracksman Manages to Get His Implements of Trade. OF THE BEST MATERIAL Sold in Every Hardware Store and No Difficulty in Purchas ing Them. Tlic.v Never Carried From the Store by the Men %Vlio l!uv§ Them—-Some riwces In New York That Made a of Mann fact tiring Them—A Risky llutinets. One-of the show places of New York to visitors from other cities interested In criminology is the large case of bur glars' 'tools at Police Headquarters. A British detective who came over to see that nothing happened to Joseph Chamberlain while he was here a few days ago looked it over and said: "Yes, as a collection it is the finest I have ever seen, perhaps the best in the world. But there are few implements in it that would be of much use to the up-to-date safe-breaker. Burglars' tools are like school books and dictionaries. You must get new ones every three or four years." There is always more or less mystery surrounding the tools that burglars work with. Where are they made? Who ia bold enough to .sell them? What re spectable citizen of ordinary informa tion would know where to purchase a sectional jimmy or a diamond drill? Simplest thing in the world. They are sold in every hardware store on Broad way, and the most notorious cracksman that eveiy picked a lock has not the slightest difficulty in purchasing them. Getting out of the store with these is another matter. A burglar who under stands his business never takes away his purchases from a hardware store. He lcftowswell that Capt. McClusky has men on his trail and that every time he is seen on the street by a policeman he •will be taken to Headquarters for a lit tle questioning, no matter whether there is anything suspicious about his conduct or not. A fine thing it would be for him to be caught with a package ol' tools in his pocket! The burglar takes no such chances. After spending an hour or so scrutin izing and selecting bits, drills, augers, blades and things of that kind with a care that is exasperating to the sales man attending him, the safe-breaker has his goods wrapped up, pays for them and hands the parcel to a lad, or perhaps a young woman, who comes in with him and loiters about patiently while he makes his purchases. "Here take these goods up to the fac tory as quickly as you can." There is nothing to arouse the sus picions of the clerk. He has made a good sale. The customer lingers for ten minutes or so after the person who took his package goes away. He in spects a new lock or gathers other in formation that is sure to be useful to him some day or other. Then he says good day and strolls up the street. If one of McCiusky's men happens to run across him and march him off to Headquarters for a talk, what of it? He has no incriminating parcels in his pockets. He has been laying off since lie "did his last bit" and isn't going to give the police any more trouble. Away he goes. At another time and in another store that burglar will purchase a jimmy. Whenever he docs the salesman asks him for his card, lie produces the card of some carpenter or locksmith —easily obtained —and gi\es his purchase to somebody who came into the store with him. What is there suspicious about that? And there is nothing more to the dif ficulty of securing burglars' tools or the materials for making them. It is the man who knows what to do ■with the fine steel instruments after he gets them that is the successful safe cracker. A few years ago there were several machine shops in town where burglars could- have their "kits" licked into shape without any trouble. There •was a Frenchman in Bleecker street, not half a mile from Police Headquar ters, who made such fine blades—thin as paper and keen as a sword —that cracksmen in London and Paris con sidered themselves lucky if they got one of them. There was another famous machine shop in Cherry street, kept by a man named Heinrich. But the police soon got on the trail of these shops. They did not interfere with them. The information picked up there was too useful in following clues. But the burg lars stopped patronizing them. It was tempting fate too much. Men who follow this business say that Philadelphia is the safest city in this country for a. burglar to make a home in, and that more of them do live there than anywhere else —outside of the prisons. It is easy in Philadelphia for a burglar to hire a small house and come in at any hour of the day or night without attracting the attention of his neighbors. In New York it is almost impossible. Janitors talk; women are curious, and the man who lives a life differing in the slightest degree from his neighbor is pretty sure to have in quiries made about him. Kb Interest. It is estimated that fully two-thirds of the whole amount of public money held by the London banks does not bear interest.^ Defendant Soinot lm«-» Win*. English law court records show that the defendant wins his case in forty seven out of e\ery 100 cases tried. j" TilK TALKING PIG. | "None of ray numerous Christmas experiences have been sad ones," re ! marked the famous old clown, Dan Rice, who chanced to be in a remlnis cnt mood the oilier day. "It was on a holiday," he continued, 'that I accidentally determined to be a showman. While walking on the out likiits of Pittsbuiv. Pa., I paused to admire a pen of fine pigs by the road side. Now, a pig is not the least in telligent of animal creation —that is, he knows enough to eat whenever he gets a chance. I was a. fairly proficient amateur ventriloquist at that time, and the owner of the pen was astonished to hear me maintai; an animated con versation with a sleek, fat porker as he approached the sty. " 'Pig, you know you ate that pullet, feathers and all,' I accusingly exclaim ed. " 'Dan, you know you lie and the truth ain't in you,' came the angry re sponse from within the sty. " 'Phwat, the divii's got inter me } pigs?" their owner wonderingly in ! quires. " 'The divi! take ye, ye Oirish na gur!' a sqeeking voice replied from the pen. 'Dan, swot 'im in th' smeller.' " 'l'll do nothing of the kind, you un grateful beast:' was my indignant re ply. 'You've got the devil in you.' "After a few minutes' conversation the Irishman was convinced that a cer tain black and red pig was possessed of a devil, and he was sorely perplexed thereby. He was greatly puzzled to know how to get rid of both pig and devil at the same time. At last I kind ly volunteered to take the duo, and he offered me a sma'u consideration for so doing. "Within two weeks I was making a neat sum of money on the road by ex hibiting an educated, talking pig, which proved a great drawing card. So well did I prosper with it that the next Christmas I lavishly enter tained a host of old, as well as new, friends with the best the country af forded. "From thence on my career was sin gularly successful, and eventually I be came proprietor of the tirst circus in which I iiad ever appeared as a clown, 'i .ie word clown, according to Webster, means a churl, a man of coarse man - ; y . J7ST" -Jff wittr* I'LI. DO -VOTlllsro OF Till! KISD. ners, an ill-bred man. But I found it paid, just the same. As the original Shakespearnn clown, I drew a salary of ;10,000 a season, and endeared myself to a discriminating and fun-loving pub lic. "Another memorable Christmas I as a prisoner in Blue Eagle jail, charged with the heinous offense of providing the general public with amusement, entertainment, and in struction. in the form of a circus. Now, one of my objections to prison life is that it is too confining, but, just the same, I was Santa Claus to the prison ers, and visitors at the jail that day. We had a fine dinner of roast pig and fowl, with cranberry sauce and mince pics. That day I, for the first time, sang before a select audience my famous song of 'The Blue Eagle Jail,' which subse quently revolutionized public senti ment against showmen. "Another never to be forgotten Christmas I spent in Havana, when at the height of a performance before a large audience the best lion tamer that ever I knew furnished a dinner to a cage of fierce Numidian beasts. When the lions were finally beaten back from their prey with red-hot irons there was just enough left of Florinelli to hold a funeral service over. That was all. Well, such is circus life," exclaimed the old clown, mournfully, i"The happiest Christinas of my Ufa was spent at New Orleans. At that time I had a company of 100 of the sweetest-voiced children that ever sang, and with them I was giving a 3eries of spectacular musical produc tions at various cities in the South, traveling on my own steamboat. The our had been unusually profitable, and ?o I announced that at the close of the last performance, on Christmas, Dan Rice's original Santa Claus would ap rar In his sleigh, with many unique ffects, and present to each dear little •umber of his company a token of the eason. "I and my agents spared no efforts in perfecting the necessary plans, and at Tin- l>roiuectnry*N Hump. ■ The hump on the back of the drome ! dary is an accumulation of a peculiar 1 species of fat, which is a store of nour ishment beneficently provided against the day of want, to which the animal is often exposed. Wo All Know Ilini. The man who has a mo9t exasperat ing laugh is the roan who laughs the longest and the loudest. It must be a great joke to him to think of th« misery he is inflicting upon humanity. The Sullivan County School Ditve-! 0 >r.? Association orgum/oil l'ur ti'.e! enduing ,v< ;tt\ iniiti«'(liiit«'ly after the adjournment ol" il: ■ institute \Y;ml - afternoon. ixwinbc-r 2s. 'rof. _M. K. Black of lork-villc was re-ek ;, ctc<l president: 11. A. ConlOin, >f Luporto, and li< ;inott Kline ol i Hishoro were elecU tl vice-president.-; ind lion. U.S. Collin-' of Dufsliorc, [ eeretary. The secret;»ry U-ing al> j "lit, E. J. Mullen was elected sec retary pro.lent. <>i ilii.- meeting. Vfter organization, the <lelepatos to ■eJjState Directors' Association lor 898 presented their report. Hon •I. .J.'Phillips and W.C. Mason,ll*q. both pointed out the good work which is lieiiifi done l»y the united tjiion of directors tlirougnoiit tin late, and urged upon the meet in; the necessity of .sending si full lum ber of delegates to the next meeting t iiarrisburg. Legislations fuvoi ble to the public school- can In Materially advanced by the wo;k tone at these meeting*. The repoit ml recommendation- were unnni-j nously adopted. The following : . ere chosen as delegate- to the Sink j Directors' Association of Hon. M. J. Phillips, W. C. Mason, E. J.! Mullen, W. L. Jennings and Hon.' .» .C. xtogers. it was stgreeu to ni.ltl ' 1 summer meeting of the conventit n! it Laporte, Pa., on Thursday; June I, 18011, at 10a. in., to which timej tnd place the meeting was adjourn •d. E. .1. Mi ijjKX, Secretary. j One evening, in a smart little cafe I' the Champs Elyseet, two men sat sii ' ping their absinthe and smoking. On was an Italian, whose scrupulous car< ' in the matter of dress was in striking : contrast to that of his companion, a Frenchman, who had the appearance | of being a dweller in the Latin quar ter. The Frenchman, who was the younger of the two, leaned forward and I touched hia friend on the arm. "I have a proposition—a problem—to set to you, Matteo." "No confession*, I beg of you, Pierre; my absinthe is scarcely touched, and your confessions, my dear friend, are mcst distressing to one of my tempera ment." "It is nothing," said Pierre, "I just I want your advic>. Supposing you ; were in love with 112. woman " "Impossible, my dear Pierre; the sup- : position you arc s-tarting with la im- ; possible." "Well, supposing this woman you j loved went the wj>y of other women, and confessed to you that, although she loved you, she intended becoming ! the wife of a wr.nkled. decrepit old wretch whose banking account and title alone raise him lo the dignity of a man—a being from whom she shrinks every time- he lifts her iu his j arms and kisses linr. What would you j do, Matteo?" "It depends, Pierre, how much you j love. Women are io wicked. Perhaps they do not ihink it is wrong to marry a man old enough to be their father or Ziandfathor. 11 lit you do, Pierre, and .... the bottom of r.-iy heart I do. Can you wait a ye.ir—.crimps two years? Then she may be r'ree again to inarry you." "No," said Pierre, "1 can't." "The douce!" exclaimed Matteo. i "Then it'." awkv.ani." "Your right, Mitleo. That's the j point I've reasoned it out to. It is j awkward." "I might be better able to suggest i if you told me the woman's name." "Yes, perhaps you might," Pierre au- j swered thoughtfully. I'll be frank I with you. The woman is your sister, j Matteo, and i love her." During the pause which followed, an j ugly gleam came into the Italian's i eyes. "You love my sister!" he said, slowly, i emphasizing earh word. "You, a Frencntnan! an unknown painter! that is droll. It makes me laugh. Hut my sister is not for you, you fool! I snap my lingeis in your face!" The Frenchman rose, and stepping across to where his assailant was seat ed, with the back of his hand struck him a heavy blow in the mouth. In a moment the Italian was on his feet, and as the two men closed a bright weapon flashed in the Southerner's hand. But Pici re was too quick, and grasped his treacherous opponent's wrist tightly. Then, exerting all his strength, lie flung him Into the corner of the room, where, with a little groan, he felt heav ily on the stiletto, which went deep into his side. Immediately a crimson stain spread over the floor, and Pierre stepped back aghast. "Pierre!" Matteo gasped. "1 have j something to say to you." Pierre bcr.t over him. "Nearer still," hi murmured. " 'TU ! hard—to ta.K." Pierre knelt down. "What is It?" he asked. "This," said Matteo, as with a last j effort he drew Pierre down to him, , and withdrawing the stiletto from his | side plunged it twice rapidly into his opponent's back. "She is not for you." A cruel smile of triumphant mockery crossed the Italian's face. Then both men fell back dead. And a mouth later one of the live- I liest women in Paris—a woman with cheeks like sun-kissed peaches, was led to the altar by a tottering old mail, with features distorted by vice and dissipation, and with one foot In the grave. It was Pierre's sweetheart. j Advice to j iCompfives! | There are three great reme- | ♦ dies that every person with | X weak lungs, or with consump- | ♦ tion itself, should understand. | | These remedies will cure | ± about every case in its first | | stages ; and many of those | I more advanced. It is only | | the most advanced that are | I hopeless. Even these are 112 | wonderfully relieved and life | | itself greatly prolonged. j I What are these remedies ? | I Fresh air, proper food and | scon's Emulsion |of Cod-Liver Oil -with Hypo- | ♦ phosphites. Be afraid of | | draughts but not of fresh air. i | Hat nutritious food and drink | | plenty of milk. Do not forget | I that Scott's Emulsion is the ♦ | oldest, the most thoroughly 5 ♦ tested and the highest en- | | dorsed of all remedies for | j weak throats, weak lungs and j t consumption in all it? stages, i X toc.»"d $• oo; >ll drungists. « ♦ SCOTT Of BOWNK, Chtmi£ts, New York. J the close of the last performance on Christmas the lights were lowered ami a winter's night presented, with full moou shlnins? upon snow-covered housetops and plilr.s, over which soon came Santa Clans, dishing along In a frost-glittering sleigh, drawn by rein deers, the jingling of whose bells could be plainly heard. Upon a housetop the sleigh halted, and Santa Claus disap peared down a chimney. "Then tho scene changed, the lights were turned out, find the hundred sil very voices of the company united in singing 'The Star of Bethlehem." Then, still singing, the pretty little ones, all beautifully costumed, marched across the stage, each bearing in his or her arms tue dainty presents from Dan Rice's Santa Claus. O, that was a great night in New Orleans, and my Santa Claus saw that no hungry one in the whole city went supperless to bed." "And what became of those dear lit tle boys and girls of my company? Well, some ari> (lend, and some ere married, while 1 ar.i still I>an Rice. 1 want to see twenty-;-!x ntoro years In order to ascertain tiir ultimate level of the 'new woman.' " _____ CUB*G Q&nsti° pati ' and you cure its consequences. These are some of the consequences of constipation : Biliousness, loss of appetite, pimples, sour stomach, depression, coated tongue, night mare, palpitation, cold feet, debility, diz ziness, weakness, backache, vomiting, jaundice, piles, pallor, stitch, irritability, nervousness, headache, torpid liver, heart i burn, foul breath, sleeplessness, drowsi ' ness, hot skin, cramps, throbbing head. Ayob* 0 ® fig m SB! for Conxl.'patJor. | Dr. J. C. Ayer's Pills are a specific for all diseases of the liver, stomach, and i bowels. i"I suffered from constipation which as sumed such an obstinate form that 1 feared it v.ould cause a stoppage of the bowels. After vainly trying various remedies, I be gan to take Ayer's Pills. Two boxes effected a complete cure." D. BURKE, Saco, Me. "For eight years I was afflicted with constipation, which became so bad that the doctors could do no more for me. Then 1 began to take Ayer's Pills, and soon the bowels recovered their natural action." WM. H. 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Children's overcoats at 1.25 are special bargains. Chil dren's suits, heavy weight, 1.00. Special offer in all wool heavy top shirts at 50c. Heavy wool undershirts or drawers at 50c, worth 1.00. Ladies' ribbed vests, extry heavy, 20c. Shoes, Rubber Boots & Shoes. Don't wait —prices cannot be lower. Many people think if they wait until very late in the season they can buy at cost. Do you know when you get an article at cost ? If you do we will ask you to come and see our low prices now. gee our re ductions and you will be convinced that you can buy merchan dise at our store 40 percent, cheaper than any other place. Come and see the plain facts at our large store with small prices. Good attendants and always glad to show you goods and prices. H/vii The Reliable Dealer in Clothing JaCOP PCr Boots and Shoes. 4 HUGHESVILLE, PA Try The News Item Job Office Once. Kine Printing facilities. We Print To Please. THE REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM. IS THE PAPER FOR THE FAMILY. V-/ Republican in Principle ! 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