and in t! ' the fifth time how znuch }

' stthe time, and

KING OF THE BOWERY

ACKSMITH AND (HIS ROBBERS.

RULE WITH

ro Samples of the Way He Managed: the

pickpockets of Forty Years Ago—The

friends ef the Old Bowery Theater

Were Always l’rotected.

“Tt used t remarked the ex- ant fire! am was sate from atery ip Harry | place, even if ev a thief in n was there atthe same rae Mit) t i remembered so well “er fact t ; vears aga Re y the plat ksn 10D v ! “ Ww ‘ ) . ody’s pocket to De | in the old Bowery ebeater, a! t picking awas com = rin town.

' s neredible today, bot It ' nee which shows ‘ leat! - % : 1 do \ } i rf v yf us § . are ren ch, and a avenue car from prench’s hor Jim Chate, Tom Leigh, Tony Rs ingard were in the sarty. When w : rot pretty well up yoward | street, somebody asked Lingard what time was, having neticed that bis watch chaim was dangling loose from bis

“Jim is Watch, and it was gone. In those da vas kKed upon as rath- era good joke ona man to have his pocket nicked, and | Was enough of a é xt to have 1 : squeal, only for the fact that the watch was .a presentation

fair, very valuable and elaborately in- gribed as & token of esteem and affection, andall that. Se he was dead sere, and

‘ry for him. town we stopped off Bowery theater saloon, talking about Lin- was telling usfor about » thought of the Hagadorn was tending bar hearing the talk he in- quired about it, asking particularly when

the thing had hanpened.

“When he heard that itwas on.a.Fourth

we were all rather soz “On the way dorn fora drink at

ere we swvere

th

uNt ards loss. and }

gard gs 40sS, ana i

é

watch. Fred

} avenue car, be told Lingard that he would

bet him acase of wine that he would get the watch back for him ‘before morning. Naturally Lingard avasn'’t slow about tak- ing up the bet, and naturally, ee, he hadn’s the slightest:desire to win it. We began drinking thevwine right away, and Ragadorn sent a messenger over to.Reddy the Blacksmmith’s place.

“Reddy Kept a saloon then under the branch postoffice in.Chatham square, so he bada pretty good fellow tenant in Uncle Sam. Jt was the first branch office: that was established in the city. The messen- ger was back in afew: minutes :to say that Reddy wasm‘t in, but his wife,.wonld. be oer in a few minutes if Mr. Lingard would wait Mr. Lingard waited, and it was in fact only .a few minutes when .she came in with a man’s hat half, full. of watches.

“‘T can't read, Mr. ‘Lingard,’ she.-«aid, ‘wI brought these all.over to let you pick fours out if st is here. Of eourse yau can ell it by the imecription.’ And it owas there, and she gave it.te him with the ut- mest good will, expressing deeprregret that he should have been robbed.

“More than that, aswe learned afger- ward, Reddy, when he heard about it, wae howling mad. und, calling up the man who had nipped the watch, gave him.a tongue lashing. besides knocking. him down, for havimg rabbed.a man wha.was connected with the Bowery theater. iIt Was actually true that he protected the old theater even to the extent.of. exempting its patrons from pocket picking.

“He didn’t pratect the whdle Bowery by any means, though. ‘here was a memor- able night in the Crystal that showed that. The Crystal was a great gambling house on Grand street that was run liy.Joe Debro, Ed Murphy and a policeman—J don’t-care to mention his name, but it was perfectly Well known at the time that he was. partner. After a time it was moved around into the Bowery, and was.one of the noted resorts of the street.

“Tom Hen Ferris dropped in.ene night With a wad and half a jag and started in fo make a play at fare. George Kerrigan Was dealing, and the luek ran against Fer

Tis pretty heavily. He had more than $1,500 with him, as seme of the gang

ae 4 he didn’t propose to lose much

ill

knew, } of it, and, becoming enraged at

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|ipek, he began to accuse Kerrigan of deal

| ing a brace game.

‘Bei te

Of course that sort of talk doesn’t go anywhere unless the man that does the talking is ready to do some fighting also. But that, as it happened, Was just what Ferris was looking for and just what he got. George talked back, and after sone hot words Ferris dared him t# comme outside.

‘I just want to lick the whole Kerri- gan. family,’ he said.

“-<Well, I’m the youngest,’ said George, ‘and:Lcan just about lick you myself. You .can tackle the rest of us after I get through with you if you want to, but I €on*s believe you will.’

{ome outside and I’ show you,’ yelled Ferris, and George started, but

Debro, seeing that there was sure to be a fight, eaid:

‘What's the use of going outside? If JOU want;to fight, why don’t you have it out right where?’

“Bo they stood up in the middle of the toom, and everybody else stood around te fee the fun. Reddy the Blacksmith was there with several of his gang, and they Sood behind Ferris. They knew that he had his roll with him. Kerrigan was the Maller man by considerable, but he came of good fighting stock. His brother, Colo- tel Jim Kerrigan, happened to be some- Wher in the neighborhood and heard ina ew iiinutes that Tom Hen Ferris was trying to do up bis brother George. Colo- tel Jim thought a heap of George, and he Sasn’t fc nd of staying out ofa fight him- 4,50 he came tearing into the place in almost no time atall. But as quick as he mas it was all over befere he arrived. th ‘George got in one good punch soon after

€ fight began that sent Ferris spinning.

: caught him in his arms as he

Te me only held him for a mo- and ov w hen Ferris stood upright again banat little from his confusion - **, 909 Was gone, and so was Keddy.’’—

®w York Sun. ret

, Our great sale of al) milsummcr goods

Co tating the criwd,~McKiy Wollen

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THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN AUGUST 11 1897.

THE SCHOOLHOUSE FLAG.

Fow beautiful it blows

Over the roofs so high, With stripes like the heart of the roge And stars as white as the snows,

On background of freedom's <ky!

lag that the children love,

Flag that their hands have wrought

i spread to the sun above,

And blest in their childish thought— Bos

Every flash of its }

irs,

Every gleam of its stars, Kindles the petriot love afresh— All the lives for it lost, Ev: Toe hat ‘ ; Woven into its silken mesh, Spread it, O hand of youth— Sy1 lL of st tie Sp ror é rht— Spread fr | \ ‘ tif = li i Cive ti i An \ \ Rey eames | Y nanion. STORIES OF TOM THUMB Told by Barnum, Who Introduced the Dwarf to the Public. The memoirs of Mr. Barnum, the cele- brated showman, are fullof amusing anec- dotes of the ‘little people,’’ whose diminu-

tive proportions made their own fortunes and in part the fortune of their exhibitor.

Of these Charles Stratton was the first to engage Mr. Barnum’'s attention. He heard that there wasa phenomenally small child living in Bridgeport, Conn., and at once began negotiations with the parents. The boy. then 5 years of age, measured a little than 2 feet in height, but was beautifully proportioned and possessed re- markable intelligence.

The Strattons agreed to the terms pro- posed, and from the very beginning the en- terprise praved a great success. When it was decided to take abroad General Tom Thumb, as this bit of precocity was called, the Strattons were included in the travel- ing party. Sumptuoeus costumes Were pro- vided: for the ‘‘general,’’ but on arriving at Liverpool Mrs. Stratton had to convey the prodigy ashore in hera

less

dressed as aninfant, to escape the crowa of people that had gathered to see him land.

Barnum says that the little general was so wonderfully clever that he never taught him any stereotyped phrases, but always trusted to the child's inborn wit to say the right thing at the right time. It was an eventful occasion when the great showman was invited to bring his charge te the court of St. James.

The queen sent word that Gereral Tom Thumb was not to receive any instruction in court etiquette, as she wished to see him behave naturally. Her wishes were car- ried out to the letter, and there wasa shout of laughter when the small creature, dressed. in full regimentals, entered the queen’s. apartments and, with a _ polite bow, said cheerfully:

‘*Good evening, ladies and get:tlemen.”’

His little sofa was brought, in and after some chat with the queen he invited the Princess Alice to sit beside him.

After this it became the fashion to in- vite him te all the houses of the nobility, and the little general saw a great deal of London society.

One afternoon he appeared at some great establish:uent ig the costume of Na- poleon. His. dramatic instinct was very strong, even at this curly stage ef his life, and, as he had been teld much abont the peculiarities of the creat man, he immedi ately fcll to imitating the peses he hzd no- ticed in the portraits of him. With his head bewed alittle he walked upand down on the table where he was placed, taking now and then a pinch of snuff from a tiny snuffbex.

While everybody was intently looking on, delighted with the mimicry, the old Duke of Wellington came up and asked the midget, with a smile:

“Of whatis your mujesty thinking so

saeriously?’’

With a ready wit that astonished even Mr. Barnum, the roiniature general in-

j-stantly replied:

|

‘Of my loss at Waterleo, your grace!”

Habits of the Toad.

Ki is remarkable that the tead, ieving

water as it does, should wander away from

Watery regions todry ground, where it can never seea drop of water except at rain timeand leave its water rights to the undis

puted possession ef its ranal neighbor the

rog. Jtiow the toad loves water must be known to every garaen lever. Whenever there isc: shower the creature leaves its cool

retreat under the piazza or shed and stands legs wvill ‘let it, ereet in the rain, apparently enyeving to the utmost

the shower bath.

as-far as its fore

Whenever they ate meat the water at breeding time they deposit long, slimy strings of cys, and the yaung toad has to go throu 6 tadnole stage in commen

with his brother frog. WButswhen thev are

whelly excluded by distance from the wa- ter, they seem to have the peawer ef being vivipareus, or bringing forth their young

In the water, fertilizatéian:is effect he sane manner us in sha yactbed in the land life career is not known About aif that is knewn iis that eoniined toads are found with litte teads, ne lurger than house flies, about theimaiter & thine, and in walled gardens apd places far removed from water little toasds, no larger than peas, wandering around an their and which conlkd never have been tadpoles, are within con- mon experience.—Mvehan’s Monthly.

alive.

edi in tf &, but the

oOwnbD resources,

Hard Stuif In Maine.

An amusing incident oceurred in a lunchroom inthis city a few days ago

he proprietor was out for a few minutes, leaving the lunch counter in charge of a boy. Several customers were eating vari- ous kinds of food, and two strangers en- tered. ‘They evidently mistook the nature of the place as badly as the boy appeared to mistake their meaning. After glancing over the array of food and drink, the last being coffee, chocolate, etc., one of the pair asked:

‘“say, boy, got any hard stuff here?’’

The boy quietly reached under the coun- ter and drew forthan ancient bologna sau- sage about the size of a baseball bat and fully as hard and dry andr d:

“*G-g-guess that’s h-har.. enough f-for yer.’’—Eastern Argus.

BE SURE you get what you want when you ask for Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla. Unequalled in Merit, Sales, Cures. There’s no substitute for HOOD’S.

; as healthy as I had ever been in

A HAPPY GIRL,

Miss Aminuw Kelly Tells of Ber Plloess and Subsequene Cnrnre—A That shou d be Read by Lvery Girl in Canada,

Statement

Miss Amina Kelly, a well known = and much esteemed young lady living at Maple wood, N. B., writes :—“I consider it my duty to let you know what your wonderful medicine for me. in April, L896 L began to lo-e flesh and color: my appetite failed and on going up stairs | would be so tired 1 would have to rest. | continned in this condition for three months when | was taken snddenly ill and not

has done

able to vo about. Our family docter was called in and he pronoure d my illness chlorosis (poverty of the blood.) At first his treatment appeared to do me good

but only for a time, und I then began to Ww worse, I cont nued taking his

tor three montl a,

mea.cine when | was *o

discouraved at not regan eg my health that | declined taking ww avv longer, I then tried ]q@ a! meaicine advertised to cure case hike m ne, but hd not obtain the slightest ben. fit. IT kad become terri-

hes sie j 1 oe bly emaciated and weak. There wasa

constant terrible roarir y noise in my head: my feet and ankles were ‘wollen and I was as pale as a oorpse. Oveday while, in this coudition my father brought home a box of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills acd asked me to to try them. Tu less than a week IL could sit up, and in a couple of

weeks | could waik quite a distance without being tired. My appetiie | r-turned, the roaring in mv head

ceased, | vegan to gain flesh and color,and befcre I had used a half dozen boxes I was my life. My friends did not expect me to recover and are now rejoicing at the wonderful change Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills has wrought in me. If my statements will be the lis- couraged sutferer you are at perfect liberty to puplish it.”

The above statement was sworn before me at Maplewood, Yerk Co, N. B, this 14th day of May, 1897.

Timoruy W. Smiru, J. P.

To ensure getting the genuine ask al- ways for Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People and refuse a)] substitutes and nos- irumes alleged to be just as Sood.

means of helping some othe

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CANADA'S sr w INTERNATIONAL

EXHIBITION

ST. JOFN, N. B.

14th-24th Sept 1897

OVER $12,000 IN PRIZES

For Live Steck, Farm «& Dairy Product Competition open to the world.

Very Cheap Excursion Rates on all Rail- Ways and sleamers. Kates and dates an- nounced fater,

Special Arrangements are made for the Cheap transport of Exhibits.

A splendid new Poultry Buildingis in course of erection, and Amusement Hall will be enlarSed and improved.

In addition to Industrial, Agricultaral and Live Stock Exhibits, six nights of HAnsD & Co’s Magnificent Fire Works and an hourly programme of Special High Class Dramatic Effc, will be given in Amuse- ment Hall, making together the best and cleanest Special attraction ever brought pefoere the people of the Maritime Provinces.

A trip to the Sea Shore, a visit to Canada’s Winter Port, and a stay in the cleanest and healthiest city in Canada, can be combined with a visit 10 the I. ternational Exhinition at the very Low Rates tobe later advertised,

Arrange New to Come toe St. John.

Entry Forms will be forwarded to evepy ne wh») applivss personally or ,by letter to

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Manager and secretary,

ST. JOHN, N, W. C. PITFIELD, - * President wytf

Hotel Acadia

hotel guests are having good fishing from Tracadie Harbor of Cod and Mackerel. Good boat, bait and fishing tackle supplied.

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