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STRANGE FATALITY.
GO VEENS CBIXUTALS XX EJtLEIB
VIOLATIONS OF LAW.
If Successful In One Kind of "lob"
the MaJeftwtor Usually Sticks
to That On* Line of .
"Business." '
"Criminals swem to be the strongest
kind of fatalists," remarked Judge N*fT,
the other day. Judge Neff Is widely
known as na authority ou iriminolugy.
and his long experience as prosecutor,
judge and lawyer has giron him un
usual opportunity of studying scien
tifically the causes and 1 characteristics
of crime, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"I nave noticed that ▼hen a crim
inal is arrest*! after finishing one
sentence, th« second charge it gener
ally the result of a crim« almost ex
actly the same as the one which first
got him Into trouble. It stems like a
strange kind of fatality. I've known
instances where one criminal has been
arrested and punished fly« or six
times on charges exactly the same.
"What make* them do it? I'm cure
I cannot explain it very satisfactorily,
but I know H. to be the case. It has
occurred to m«, and possibly this Is
the simplest explanation, that the
reason for a criminal adhering strictly
to on* line of work, despite his In
different success in it, is the same as
the fascination which holds a gambler
to a table, although the luck is
against him. Each failure, or each
loss show* a victim a point that he
has hitherto been ignorant of, and it
is easy to convince himself t*at. next
time, he will escape that mistake.
"And so it goes. Ever the next
time, Just one more chance and then
another, ever confident that the luck
must change and that each turn of
the wheel leaves him Just that much
better equipped and that much more
likely to win. finally. Then there is
the desperation, the unconsoious and
gritty determination Co makw a suc
cess of the thing.
"A man becomes a criminal in the
eyes of the law when he has commit
ted a crime, or, in his parlance, when
he has 'done a Job.' If he la succeas
ful, the chances arc he will stick to
that line of work, for experience has
taught him the safety of It. If h«
fail, and Is arrested, convicted and
punished, the process of the law sim
ply goes to show him wherein his
first job was bungling and poorly car
ried out. The first feeling of resigna
tion that follows the bitterness of
punishment Ib when he tells himself
that next time he will not repeat the
error which led to his detection on the
present occasion. No sooner is he out
of fhe penitentiary than he essays
again to try his luck, this time care
fully avoiding the mistake which first
brought him to grief.
"It Is a well-known fact that no
criminal, no matter how «*p«rt or
how daring, can cover up all his
tracks. The very best of them will
leave at least one loophole, will com
mit at least one error which eventu
ally fastens th« guilt on him. The
poorer criminals leave clews accord
ing to their skill or experience. So
our imaginary crook, the second time
he plans a job. while he carefully
avoids a repetition of his first error,
is almost sure to make some other
one. And «o on, each succeeding
crime and detection pointing out to
him the lines of his weakness, so that
he is irresistibly led onward to his de-
Btruction."
Germany's Textile Schools.
Beginning with sohoola to teach
spinning by hand in the eighteenth
century, Germany has continued to im
prove the instruction in textile indus
try offered to its people with every ad
vance of practical science as applied
to weaving and spinning. Textile
schools, where the manipulation of the
most intricate machinery is taught, are
now found all over the empire, and it
is held by some persons that they con-
Rtitute the main pillar by virtue of
which the German textile industry
maintains its competitive power in for
eipn markets. The courses of instruc
tion are frequently revised, and every
thing is kept up on a scientific basis —
Youth's Companion.
"A Great Compliment."
The heirs of Richard Wapner have
been pranted an injunction to prevent
the uso of the title Hon/, Parsifal motor
car, and this will i n future be known
simply as the Bens car. Motoring is
MtonUhed at t!-e derision, and coa
ers it "a complimeni to the mas
ter musician that th»> title of a motor
car should have been borrowed from
one of his finest compositions!"— Ch
icago Tribune.
How He Got In.
Church-Did your friend get into the
Four Hundred?
Gotham—Well, he got into a few of
them to the extent of several thousand
dollars!—Yonkers Statesman.
Warranted.
Innocent —Is your antique bracelet
authentic?
Parvenu—Oh, yes! It was taken from
the arm of the Venus de Milo, I am
told.—Detroit Free Press.
CITY MEAT MARKET
Fresh and Cured Meats
Fish and Game in Season
South Side Main Street - - . . Pullman, Wash.
I A. B. BAKER* CO.]
I HANDLE THE FOLLOWING I
HANDLE THE FOLLO WING
LINES OF GOODS: I
IStudebaker Wagons and Hacks ■
Studebaker Buggies and Carriages I
Canton Clipper Plows I
I Superior Disc Drills I
American Fence Wire I
The Walla Walla Weeder—the greatest I
I machine yet produced for ground cultivation I
under all conditions. I
McCormick Harvesting Machinery I
. .
I We take special pains to have on hand at*all times full lines I
lof extras for all mrchinery sold by us. We believe it will pay J
you to deal with an old, reliable house. Give us a call. I
YOURS TRULY, I
IA. B. BAKER & GO.
I Grand Street, PULLMAN, WASH. I
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Bids will be received for the im
provement of the Mechanical Engin
eering building of the Washington
Agricultural Colllege and School of
Science up to June 19 at 9 o'clock a.
m., according to the plans and specifi
cations on file in the office of the Pres
ident of the College. Bids should be
accompanied by a certified check for
$100.00 guarantee of good faith on part
of the bidder to enter into contract in
accordance with his bid and the plans
and specifications. This improvement
involves the building of a second story
of brick on the present Mechanical
Building and other improvements.
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I Burgess & Gray, Importing Co.i
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I This Year will probably be your First and Last Chance I
To improve your Horse Stock from International Stallions—a few of which will arrive at Pullman this week and more in Tulv Take II
advantage of this opportunity to some of this blood on your farm to build from. Take pride in it, handle judiciously and 8
rj some day you will be thankful you had a man in your midst with the enterprise to bring snch horses for your use.' j)
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WALL PAPER
AND
PAINTING
Large line of Wall Paper samples to
select from. Drop me a card and I will
bring the samples to your home for in
spection.
E. W. BUCKLEY
Dr. A. E. Shaw.
DENTIST
All work guaranteed. Charges moderate
, Teeth Extracted Absolutely Painless.
WHITE Tff ODS
TOCLEAN UP
During this Sale we offer
9 cent goods for 7d ß 20 cent goods for 16ct 8
10 cent goods for Bets 25 cent goods for JJO«t»
12 cent goods for lOcts 35 cent goods for 28ct&
15 cent goods for 12cts 50 cent goods for 40ct»
Every Ladies Shirt Waist, including our Jap Silk,
Organdies and Jacquaid styles go at:
$1.00 Waists at $ .80 j $2.50 Waists at .$2 00
$1.50 Waists at $1.20 j $3.00 Waists at $240
$2.00 Waists at $1.60 j $4.00 Waists at $3.20
Men's Light Spring Suits; Men's White
Vests, Men's Summer Suits, all go at tne
same discounts. 1-5 off.
BLACKMANBROS.&.CO
Pullman, Washington
WOOD coal
Patronage Solicited, and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Phone No. 477
Give orders to
HAY FOR SALE p hil< G> Bickford
I.EVIANKHNY PREB F.T.GREER, Cashier.
GAY LOMBARD, Vice-Pres. s. A. VURNER. Assxsx. Cash.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
— of PULLMAN — __
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Anything pertaining to conservative banking will receive our prompt
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