Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-17

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into lie explanations and Illustrations
If 4 certain apparatus and acid, 81
which Professor Rulsehlll WAS the in
Sent0r
The Professor Was an oily, clerical
looking gentleman. dressed III Somhcr
garments Of An Anticipated fashion, who
always kept his tall hat on his head
while talking, whose face was thin and
clean. shayen, chin ana nose long, and
who could rattle of sentences like i
circular saw going through 4 pine
board.
There said lie, hinging down 4
couple Of railroad bonds, tell ne
which has been raised
Douglass picked them up one aftec
the other, and adjusting his spetaeles,
examined each with the minucst care.
It's hard 10 tell, he finally said;
hut, il | were forced T. make guess,
should say that one.
Professor Bulgebill lifted It again, and
looked 1T Il privcte mark Of his own on
the back. He claimed that that was the
only way in which he could determine
the matter,
The Professor laughed 50 hard that
it looked rs If he would shake his head
of.
Missed it again, | declare That's
three times out ot four you've gone
wrong Now you'll admit there's some
thing III il ~
Ii Is astounding" saId the merchant
An acid which obliterates ink 80 ut
terly is does that, is capable Of demon
alizing the whole business interests Of
the country"
"P-r-e-c-i-s-e-l-y" chimed III the rrs-
fcssor, with one Of his tremendous
grins; "and that's why every man ot
business should buy my patent Anti
raising, anti-changing, sure-prevcntive,
universal champion safety bond ana
check Indicator. Here's i bond that
Inns passed through il, and there y where
\ I've tried the acid oil it. \ perfect fail
Iure, YOU See-burrcd and hlotted 50
that blind msn would detect the AZ
tempt"
But what Is the use Of this appara-
tus of YOURS, 81 long rs this peculiar
acid which YOU have invented is not
manufactured? II Is your invention,
and YOU have II III your hands to rem
der the anti-raising, etc, machine un-
necessary, by taking care TINT the
dangerous acid is not allowed to get
into the hands Of others.
Once more the clcricallooking Pro-
fessor INDUCED IN his enormous smile.
TOO late The partner TO whom !
revealed the secret sold it out 10 an nn-
princlpled forger, and the two have
made an independent fortune III few
months 1t is in use all over the coun-
try, and the holders Of bonds have only
one remedy, and that is Of the simplest
character-that is the patent Antl-rals-
ing, Anti-Changing, Sufe-Preyentive,
Universal Champion Safety Bond and
Check Indicator. You see it is made
like modern clothes-wrnger You
run your bond through il, and there i
Il preparation upon the rollers which
renders the paper proof against the nc
ton Of the acid
II will take the acid with me, and eN-
pertinent little more by daylight, 70
prove the matter further II | deem
it worth while to purchase your
patent, will drop you 4 check to-mor
row.
And with this understanding, and with
the exchange Of few lmmportant
words, they separated.
Mr. Douglas, instead IF gong home
returned to his store. and went back IN
10 private office, telling tue Waterman
to allow no person to enter under amy
circumstance. II was hardly to be eN
pected that any one would apply II
THAT hour, but tue merchant was afralc
Of shadows.
Alone with himself where il was Ger.
tain no human eye could see him, ht
opened the door Of his safe, and from
among his papers drew ont 4 railroao
bond Of the denomination Of 500.
Spreading it out before him, he helC
il down with paper weights, and ther
took the gass-stopper out Of the smal
vial Of acid The camels-hair brush
was produced, and then he was ready
to make practical test Of the danger
Gus acid.
! But the merchant had done this mucl
more than once before. and ms hear
failed him at the critical points. IL
had borrowed the bottle Of acid i half
dozen times, and Professor Bnlgebil
,, had pestered him for weeks.
1t seems as if Satan knows inst whel
and where and how to push his inroads
and ii 50 happened thatat The time TIL
inventor submitted his acid, Douglas
, was III distressing financial straits TIL
,, depression and universal prostration il
business had put the screws 10 him a
they were never put before III all hi
long mercantllecareer.
The Christmas holidays were close 4
/, hand, and iii accordance with \ heanti
full custom kept from the Infancy Of ~
eldest child, he had arranged y giv,
Esther and each Of the boys Z hand
! some present.
, 10 tile girl il was 70 be diamont
necklace, which. III fact was already I
tie house, carefully hidden away by thi
mother. there.t await the joyous Christ
mas morning.
] Bob, who was close upon his mar
| rage, was To be presented with q hand
some house; Franks 5000 COL
watch was lying II perdu With the Ola
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