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STFAUNU IN STOHKS. The Ingenuity ftJkt Is Shown by the Woman Ttilef. As numerous as they are ingenious are the tricks of the modern shoplift? ers, declare store detectives. It keeps the detectives busy to "get on" to the . devices of the men and women who ) live by their wits In stealing from stores. For tricks that are canny few claaaea of criminals. It In said, ap? proach them. The method of stealing by using the satchel with a* false bottom Is one of the cleverest of the trlcka Well disguised, the shoplifter en k fers a store. Her eyea run over the f counters. She perceives the object she wants?usually sometimes small and valuable, sometimes a purse a customer has left lying on the coun? ter. Over the object the hopllfter places her satchel. Pretending to delve Into INhe eetehel to etxract a purse or handkerchief, the thelf lifts a false bottom to the bag. reaches under It. draw inside the desired article, ad? just* the false bottom, closes the satchel and walks away. "Bat this Is only one of many cl?v ^er rueee employed." declared a de? tective the other day. "The woman ?specially are Ingenious. Their drees, of dburse. helpe them. ' One of the methods of stealing le for the shoplifter to have a silt In her k drees near the belt As ehe stands f near the counter ehe can deftly sc e the article desired, be It a piece of lace or costly fsbrlc or a bit of Jew? elry, end slip It Into the skirt. The folds of the skirt sre voluminous and conceal the thing stolen. "80ms tricks are successful because afltt their simplicity A fashionably d re an A woman may walk Into the clothing department, look over coat suits, pick up one, fold It neatly up, place U under her coat and walk away. "If she le detect** she will Indtg ?ntly declare that she bought the It some time before end thet she , has brought It back to be altered. "Or a woman, her hands glittering with ringe and dressed In the latest style, may walk Into the store some winter day. She wtars only a rich of dark fabric. n the coat department she will ask to see some fur lined coats. Oh. aha le vary particular ad tries on one ffefter another. Other customers come op snd the saleslady gets busy with j-fheri while madnm I* trying to suit ****** ^jv'Vhr? the sale tie lv Is turned sh*? Vitt? on one of the richest sable trim traod coats, turns on her heel end wallte away. Perhaps the salesgirl may not notice the leas until there le tin neeoont of stock, ?pftwrh month from fifty to sixty sr twsta era made In the average large department store The detectives eaest he extremely careful, for a false enlarge would precipitate a suit for damages, which would mean many thousands. agOertaln departments hold especial nafeH for shopltftera The Jewelty de? partment Is Invariably guarded. When the furs come In we have sleuths who ke?f their eyes open for the woman who likes to take a fur to the window to examine It. then running for the door, the woman with the false skirt ?the woman who puts a fur on audlclously walks away." Although the sales departments and the detective departments work together, there exists between them a spirit of Justifiable rivalry. If a Selective perceive* some one getting aj*^y with goods It casts discredit on tagaf person behind the counter from which the goods wer?' stolen. There for?? the sales folk keep an a'ert wat h for shoplifters. , One might Imagine that goods are d'LflSged pellmell on the counters of thaw/'-' ?t>?res. Am a matter of fact, thd efficient saleslady will have every? thing so arranged that she will notice the disappearance of an article almo.it Immediately. Tf a saleswoman sttspects a person Immediately notifies the head de e a v.iimin, u woman lly put on the Job. It ? said store managers usually rind women more efficient than men. Few arrests are ever made In the atoree. as sn arrant gives only undn ?Ir^hle publicity Th?? detective un uawy follows suspected persons from the store and ariests ?Im or her out? side It Is said that arre-ts for shop dlfting In New Y"ik -x. eed J.OOO a year in that city a full description of ell shoplifters caught are sent to th?ga ?lotall Dry floods Association, vrfjnh In turn distributes the Infor? mation to the various members. Only by concerted action and with highly organised staffs of deteerivf* can the stores cope with the Ingenious ghopltftere. The detective system of the big EggOj?*. however. Is now so perfect tJk is dangeroui t< attempt sh?p liftfna. Even ih*? cleverest shoplifter faces a long .'all term In the pursuit of her nefarious work. More than that. If a shoplifter for ans reason ?bould escape payln* H'S ^?JtV (>t crime In one city she may a hart Immediately tAva. If It is de^etlve In usual n? t he so fortunate in another. De? scriptions of all suspected person*, are sent out broadcast, and arrest III nnolher city may mean a Jail term t er; though the thief may ha%r* ett <;i|ud punishment previously?Phi i cYlrhla North American. WHO HIT BILLY PATTE 1*SON ? Ancient Mystery hi Richmond Vu.. Cleared Up at Last. (Hlrrglnsville. Ko., Dispatch to Chica? go Record-Herald.) ??Who struck 'Billy Patterson?" is a question that has gone Into history. It Is asked frequently by persons who have no Idea who "Billy" Patterson was, for it has become a stock ex? pression slgnilying mystery. But now comes T. M. Lake, former? ly of Fauquler county. Va., and now a retired merchant of this city, who says he knows all about the striking of Patterson. Mr. Lake was a >oung friend of the man who struck the blow. "Billy" Patterson, according to Mr. Leke, was the bully of Rich? mond, Va.. almost 76 years ago. He was a big man who loved fighting al? most as well as he loved whiskey, and preferred the two together. The day Patterson was struck the blow which thrust his name Into im? mortality he had obtained liquor, but was finding It difficult to get a fight. He had taken up a position In the center of a much- traveled sllewalk and was making all passers Utk? tu the street. He was particaularly In? sulting to a crowd of medical students who pessed on their way to a near? by students hotel. Among those students was Albln Payne, a young man from Fauquler county, a relative of Admiral Raphael Kemmes, and a man of fighting blood. When the group of students sub? mitted to the Indignities offered bv Patterson nis fighting blood was aroused. "Let me at the bovine." he said, as he walked up" to Patterson. Perhaps Patterson was too much surprised to defend himself, for only one blow was struck, and "Billy" Patterson went down with a thud. It was be? lieved at first that Patterson was kill? ed, and the students fled to their hotel, where a hasty conference was held, and they vowed not to tell a ho struck the blow. Hardly had Payne been taken out a side way to another students lodging house when the police arrived, de? manding the man 'who stiuck 'Billy' Patterson." All the students wer questioned, but each denied thai he had struck Patterson. Though it soon became apparent that Patuinon was not dangerously injured, the stu? dents kept their vow. Payne prefer? ring to avoid notoriety. Payne after? ward became widely kne wn as a phy? sician in Virginia and attained some note as a magasine writer under the noms de plume of "Nicholas Spicer." ?Foleys Honey and Tar clears the air passages, stops the irritation In the throat, soothes the Inflam- d membranes, and the most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs are healed and strengthened, and the cold is expelled from the system. Refuse any but the genuine In the yellow package. Sibert's Drug Store. State Board of Education Issues Bul? letin. The Bulletin Of the Reading Circle Course as adopted by the South Car? olina State Board of Education has been issued by State Superintendent of Education Swearlngen. The fol? lowing is the general plan for the teacher's Reading Circle as outlined by the State Board. One book on professional rending, one book on general professional reading, one book on miscellaneous reading, litera? ture and current events. The course shall continue for three yars and certificates may be renewed from year to year after examination. Teacher* v ho have first grade certificates ami who pursue this course successfully will be grantt-ii a ten-year certiflcau . The Heading Circle examination shall be s^nt out the first Tuesday in EX cember of each year and all examin? ation papers must be filed with the State Superintendent of Education on or before September 1 following. The following Is the Reading Cir? cle course for 1909-1910: f'huhb's "Teachings of English.*' Smiths "The Evolution of Dodd;" Allen's "Civics and Health." Any teacher may begin the work at will. An i.verage of 75 percent with not less th in 60 per cent on any one texi is required. The work may be hegUQ at any time during the year. All cor? respondence except orders for bool<?; should be addressed to the otllce or the State Superintendent of Kdma tlon. Money Come* In Bundi***. ?to A. A. Ohlsholm, of Treadwell. N. Y.. now. His reason Is well worth reading: "For a long time I surTer ed from Indigestion, torpid liver, constipation, nervousness, and gen? eral debility." he writes, "I couldn't sleep, had no appetite, nor ambition, grew weaker every day In spite of all medlcai treatment. Then used Elec? tric Bittors. Twelve bottles restored all my old-time health and vigor. Now I can attend to business every day. It's a WOttderfVl medicine." In? fallible for Stomach. Liver, Kidneys. Blood and Nerves. 50c at llhert*S Drug Store. NEW YORK HAPPENINGS. Centenary of Oliver Wendell Holmes ?The Troubles of Olms. W. Morse Tl o High Financier. New York. N. Y., October 8.? Oliver Wendell Holmes, M. D., will have bis fame as a physician recount? ed at a centenary celebration arrang? ed for today by the New York Acad? emy of Medicine. It is pointed out that people do not remember as clearly as they should the eminence of the "Autocrat" as a medicine man, and this centenary session has for its purpose the remedying of this neg? lect. Dr. Ho'lmes was for 35 years professor of anatomy in the Harvard Medical School, and his achievements while holding this post will be recit? ed by Dr. M. H. Richardson of Har? vard. The distinguished essayist was also in active practice for a number of years, and completed his medical education abroad. * ? * William Loeb. Jr., Collector of the Port of Now York, Is not very enthu? siastic about the impending conquest of the air. He can already see sev? eral dark clouds, shaped like airships, hovering on his horizon, and they bode trouble for him. He has taken time by the forelock and is already making plans for heading off the aerial smugglers who are likely to in? vade the country in the near future. If his suggestions are carried out, watchmen will be posted constantly I In the tower of the Metropolitan Building and on top of the Singer Building to keep an eye out for aero? planes and other craft, note their di? rection and probable landing place and notify the collector. Deputy col? lectors and inspectors will then set out on the track of the invaders and I force them to submit to an investiga? tion of their effects. It is hinted that I if the air travelers should refuse all Invitations to come down and be searched, guns would be used to per? suade them. ? * ? Charles W. Morse may have to go back to the Tombs today for a brief I period, pending the hearing of his ap? peal before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, which convenes I Monday. Morse wail sentenced to fif? teen years' imprisonment upon con? viction of common financial practices, but has been at liberty some time on 1185.600 bail supplied by his friends, j Tbc bull BKplree today, and an exten I ston cannot he granted until the court ! convene! on Monday, Hence the pros I pet i of his spending two nights In the Tombs before his appeal is decided. I Morse has taken advantage of his liberty to rebuild his shattered for I tunes, and is now said to have recov? ered much that he lost through the I enmity of powerful financiers and the I subsequent prosecution and convic I Hon. Morse is no stranger at the Tombs Prison, having spent some I time as the guest of that Institution I before ball was granted. He was re I cently re-elected president of the I Hudson Navigation Company and has J become a comamndlng figure in asv I eral other concerns which he former? ly controlled. Charles Wyman Morse has lived I through more sensational personal j and business history in his fifty-three I years of life than any other promi I nent financial figure In this country, j He hag "taken over" not only large enterprises and concerns, but whole I lines of business. He has been, ac I cording to his own testimony, worth I ?30.000,000. and seen it shrink* to j nothing. Within the last eight years j he has been celebrated for his con I solidations of Ic'fe companies, banks, j telephone companies and steamship j lines, and at the ;?ame time his start I ling share in the Dodge divorce case in which Abraham Hummel was ln 1 volved. j Morse was born in Maine in 1856. and started in business there with his father after belnR graduated at Bow I doln College. He branched out into the ice business on his own account, j and gradually bec ime the head of the I combination of ice concerns that he J formed into the American Ice Com? pany. Coming to New York he went into banks, steamship lines and real es I t?te. It was the downfall of his I banks, loaded up with the securities I of his companies .In the fall of 1907, that brought about his downfall. Morse was thrown Into bankruptcy in I 190H. Following his financial down I fall he was put on trial and in No? vember. 1908. convicted of having misappropriated the funds of his for j mer chief bank, the National Bank of I North America. He was sentenced to I fifteen years in the Fedral prison. Morse expresses confidence that his j appeal will be successful and that the conviction will be set asldell Even 1 among the most rabid of trust-busters I there Is a feeling that Morse has been I made the "goat" of those higher up I In the world of finance, and that, If I he goes to prison, he should not go I alone. New York has commenced a war I fare upon unlicensed dentists, and I tooth-pullers who are unable to pro? duce sufficient proof of their profic? iency In the trade will be dealt with I severely and to the full limits of the laws made and provided for such cases. It is alleged that there are in the neighborhood of 500 dentists in Manhattan who are operating on dis? eased molars without a license. Many of these illicit "dental parlors" have been raided by the police, and others nre fearfully expecting visits from the bluecoata. Both Boys Saved. ?Louis Boon, a leading merchant of Norway, Mich., writes: "Three bot? tles of Foley's Honey and Tar abso? lutely cured my boy of a severe cough, and a neighbor's boy, who was so ill with a cold that the doctors gav him up. was cured by taking Foley's Honey and Tar." Nothing else is as safe and certain in results. Slbert's Drug Store. The ultimate consumer has at last been located. He is the dog that ate Cook's shoes.?Washington Times. 1 ??Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has become famous for its cilres of coughs, colds, croup and influenza. Try it when in need. It contains no harmful substance and always gives prompt relief. Sold by W. W. Sl bert. ? Speaking of soft answers, "Oh, sluBh!" would hardly be effective to : turn away wrath.?Atlanta Journal. Its a Top Notch Doer. ?Great deeds compel regard. The world crowns its doers. That's why the American people have crowned i Dr. King's New Discovery the King of Throat and Lung remedies. Every atom is a health force. It kills germs, and colds and la grippe vanish. It heals cough-racked membranes and coughing stops. Sore, inflamed bron? chial tubes and lungs are cured and hemorrhages cease. Dr. Geo. More, Black Jack, N. C, writes, "it cured me of lung trouble, pronounced, hopeless by all doctors." 50c, $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Sl? bert's Drug Store. CURE YOUR KIDNEYS. Do Not Endanger Life When a Suhl ter Citizen Shows You the Cure. Why will people continue to suffer the agonies of kidney complaint, backache, urinary disorders, lame? ness, headaches, languor, why allow themselves to become chronic in? valids, when a certain cure is offered them? Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy to use, because it gives, to the kidneys the help they need to perform their work. If you have any, even one, of the symptoms of kidney diseases, cure yourself now, before din betes, dropsy or Brisht's disease sets in. Read this Sumter testimony: J. H. Grady, 16 Wnght St., Sumte: S. C? gays: "I have no hesitation In recommending Doan's Kidney Pills as they proved beneficial to me. i used th.-.n for kidney trouble and they helped me more than any other rem? edy I had previously taken. My back ached nearly all the time and I had severe pains in my kidney:). The kid? ney secretions were Irregular In pas? sage and when allowed to stand con? tained a dark sediment. I finally used Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at China's drug store and they regulated the passages of the kidney secretions and removed the lameness from my back. I have had no return of the trouble since and I know from ex? perience that they are a remedy that can be relied upon." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States, Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 1 "Whafs i in a Name ?" When you refer to pianos, there's a great deal in the name. The Stieff Piano has become a synonym for merit, and the name is a sufficient guarantee on which to pur? chase. If you will get acquainted with the manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, note its quality, tone, workmanship and dura? bility, when you buy, yours will be a Chug. M. Stieff Piano. -o Chas. M. Stieff, Manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self-player Pianos. Southern Wa*? jm 5 West Trade St. Charlotte, - N. C. C. H. WILMOUTH, Manager. (Mention this paper.) 50 Years a Jesuit. Boston, Oct. 9.?Parishioners of the Rev. William J. Scanlon will tomor? row begin a three-day celebration of the semi-centennial oi his entrance '.nto the Jesuit order. Father Scanlon is one of the foremost. Jesuits of the country. Horse ma n.slilp Teats. Washington. Oct. 9.?Horseman? ship tests for many officers will be held at Albany during the first three days of the coming week, and will be led by Major-General Leonard Wood. Colonel H. O. S. 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