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bhfen Are Experts in Purloining the Precious Stones. SOME TRICKS OF THE TRADE Clever 'lolwnw of ? UigHt Flngtnd . Lady Who Worked Nearly Every Dealer In Now York ? tnyonioua' A former State street Jeweler wbo to now a member of a jewelers' pro "tectlve uKuditlon ?Dd travels over the entire world In search of dia mond and Kern .thieves told some of the Interesting methods uatd by the eapert thief to steal Jewelry, cays tn? Chicago News. "Women make good diamond thieves." be aald. "as dealers must not tjke a ctfanco of offending a cus tom. . lest she be a rich man's wife or ? .:ughter whose trade if obtained rrignlariy wcmld nrtiinnrir to thnnvinrtn a year. Any woman well dressed and possessing a certain amount of re finement can see the entire stock of almost Vnv dealer In the country. When she Is clover enough she can get n stone or piece of jewelry- during her Inspection. ?' ' . I . "One New i'ork woman came Into a large store and naked to see some un^et diamonds. Tbe proprietor o t, thi- store waited on Uer nod showed ? 7? ? bw a large ? She displayed a. monster, roll of bills | and was about ^6 puroliuse an expen sire Jewel .when she nsked -whether | , her husband could see K. "Why. cer tclnlr.' replied tbe proprietor. 'We I will send t( over to hi? now? Tbe wobisb.' (>?eliatert -?nd finally asked whether tbe? would bold tbe stone un til that aflrmmn cod she would make a deposit v: fit) on It. i ~Tb!s npfcflir^ pe3? L . the owner, bet when she left two val I unble stoue ; ^?re Ejlaslnc The- wo- ] r.K.n -.vas ; ':i y' the police were not found on ner. sod ra Der in djfTiatlon sbe-tbrealcaed' to hrtng yiit - against tbe proprietor. De bad beea snr^ sbe bad taken the stoues. bat la 7 hli ptofuslou of apology uffeicd give bcr tbe-, one sbe liad been Iboldng at. _ and at; tbe same tine refund her $10. This was belter than a suit and tbe Hsmb of nil tlip su|i;wsed frtends uf tUr ; woman, tbougbt tbe dealer. Sbe pc- j cornpauled dim back to ibe store. and j while" there, wntcbed by detecttr*s. mode her, way up .to tbe case ntwg f ___Ehe had glo-. -1 I t. f 're ;. n d. pIinnimr~Tier - along tbe tir-der e<lte.-rf^?Ter?l thS two missing stones, mock there f ? little ball of chewing gum. "The detectives did- not know port- . tivt'ly at t Ti : . r time ' - !?-' H.1-- '"'v.. lw.<I , taken a u jibing fitiiu tne i ?Amer. bnt decided <o twa further restch over , a stone waa dropped on the Boor ?ac cidentally.' and this also was lost. Xinn o" ?>|? t1-! -'ruf initl j rested tad confessed that, sbe bod swindled nearly every; dealer in New York with her pum frick. " "One of the most tngenfmi* theft* was made In Beilln. where a <efio*r diamond hlmseff'and went Into ibe 1 store apparently to hare an old Ger man watch repb'lred. He started to talk of diamonds and exhibited bis own aa * choice stone. Be was shown the other atone by -tbe dealer. Tbey discussed , diamonds In every phase until the watch was repaired, when tbe stranger started to pay. for tbe ' repairing. lie exhibited a large roll ?9tLlA0? and purpoooty overpaid. Dur ' ftte tllgbr ? his money and pay bit for bis watch ?lie bad substituted for tbe genutrre <ilA x, rnond a paste stone, which waa being carefully wrapped up and placed la ?Its 'bo? by" tfifc .dealer. \ while the stranger waa sauntering out with his watch. mrntm v.. "The dealer saw- a slight carbon j Is tbe past* Jewel as be spot to closing "TBe Box and. knowing hU own Jewel to be flawless, hurriedly .examined ibe stone and apprehended tbe thief before he was half a block swiy, secure In tbe thought -that he waa vi fe. "He *as taken to tbe store sad rrtry , particle of clothing removed. ? ? and he w?? searched thereagbly. bui the" missing "jewel could not be found More through curiosity St tbe old time Vstch than anything else one of the police o|>encd' the back of ibe case and fbund glittering up at liira from the mainspring tbe kwt Jewel Tbe thief Confessed and Icot a henv.r sentence. [ "There kre Jnst thousands of thi* kind of cases." said the gem thief sleuth. The nnjerity of the fcaUy ?Wg fellows that 1 have ever seeti itr #s One cut men. a* one wonld^flnd nay . where. Tbi-lr personality^ osnslly of t Steedk ?r their maM^p FEBSPB011V1S VIEW? FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. i. V ' .Tcb ? This Unas Httle hamf has }ast enough apace for two persons to be comforta ble In 'It. It has a beautiful large liv ing room, charming dining room', boilt "In BidehoanJT wiat closet, bedroom, bathroom aid. to fact, everything , to make tmch a borne cotnplete. The Ont stncv Is nine feet in bright In the clear. Thertf" !>rc birch floors tfaVoughout, and the finish is birch,' with -mahogany stain, or Bttunu it it is , preferred. Slie la twenty-fonr feet wide and thlr oxclnslve of beating a?0 plumbing; $1,355. - - ? ? ton's book of plana, entitled "American Dwellings." The book contains 240 new and up to date designs of cot tages, bungalows and residences, cost ing from $1,000 to $5,000. - THIS IS A DESjflflDLE HOME. Bwlfii 875. kr 61aurL fcift*" - MImbi"11* ***"" r. SI A PHOTOGBAPH. May khe ^New Yeai Bring Healt\WefLth and to MaKeWoom For-L Our Spring Istock ?' ; We \ \ Will Make Special Prices on all Winter Goods Ifow Everybody cordial ly invited to Call We wteh toaniinmce to our many friends and uatomers that We will again oj en our drag business i to the i^cent fire properly settle Those who owe usN^n d > us no greater service than p ' us their acorn its now as we are surely _ ? in 1 ?ed of funds. Watch this I space for- further The object of a gift is to re mind- the rocoivGr" af of the sender together With the Mend ing this purpose tisan ij/frda^s sub tjon to jf* ) \ Frankfin Times It Is wily $lger year and is appi od by everybody. We extend one and all public generally the seasons we have beeh" alert* to your intej ?jir past customers and the wishps. Xn the past year it on ia^stock^id we feel that in tile homing year we will Iter in a better position to serve you ank make your trading with us more profitableto you i &d fovns. If ycu have not alrea.dy become ^ne of o?r man r customers it will be to your intorest to enlist with us at once\ We carry noth ing but the besf in all departme its and out prices are, as you have found them, as low fs is consistent with the quality you receive . Watch this spoce for the 1 announcement ^ our big WHITE SALE that will take pl^ce in the near future.
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