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.' "
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nervousness, headache, torpid liver, heart
i burn, foul breath, sleeplessness, drowsi
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i"I suffered from constipation which as
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bowels recovered their natural action."
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