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The Washington times., 1905-07-02

is kept forever soft by the incessant
drift of spray. and a bird would leave
its tread upon it. Two lines of foot
marks We're clearly marked along the
farther end of the path. both leading
away from me. There We're none re-
turning. a few yards from the end
the soil was all plowed UP into a
patch Of mud, and the brambles and
ferns which fringed the chasms were
torn and bedraggled. 1 lay upon my
face and peered over with the spray
spouting up all around me- 1t had
darkened since 1 left, and now 1 could
ony see here and there the glistening
of moisture upon the black walls, and
far away down at the end of the shaft
the CLEAN of the broken water
shouted; but only that same half-hu-
man cry of the fall was borne back
to my ears.
But it was destined that [ should
after al have q last word Of greet
ing from my friend and comrade. L
have said that his Aipine-stock had
been left leaning against rock which
jutted on to the path. From the top
of this boulder the CLEAN OF something
bright caught my eye, and, raising my
hand / round thatSit came from the
silver cigarette case which he used to
carry AS I took it up small square
of paper upon which it had lain ffutter-
ed down on TO the ground. Unfolding
1t, 1 found that it consisted of three
pages torn from his notebook and ad-
dressed to me. 1t was characteristic
of the man that the direction was as
precise, and the writing as firm and
clear, as though it had been written
in his study.
INV dear Watson" 1t said, Il write
these few lines through the courtesy or
Mr.. Moriarty. who awaits my conven-
fence for the final discussion of those
has been giving me a sketch of the
methods by which he avoided the Eng
fish police and kept himself informed
of our movements. They certainly con-
firm the very high opinion which | had
formed of his abilities. / am pleased to
think that l shall be able to free society
from any further effects of his pres
ence though l fear that 1t is at cost
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rock which had been dislodged from
the ridge behind our right clattered
down and roared into the lake behind
us. IN an instant Holmes had raced up
on the ridge and standing upon a lofty
pinnacle, craned his neck in every di-
rection. 1t was in vain that our guide
assured him that a fall of stones was Il
common chance In the spring time at
that spot He said nothing. but he
smiled a me with the air of a man who
sees the ful6Ilment of that which he
had expected.
And yet for all his watchfulness he
was never depressed On the contrary,
l can never recollect having seen him
in such cxuberant spirits Again ana
again he required TO the fact that If he
could be assured that society was freed
from Prof. Moriarty he would cheer
fully bring his own career to a con-
clusion.
81 think that / may go so far as to
say. Watson, that | have not lived
wholly in vain" he remarked. IF my
record were closed tonight I could still
survey it with equanimity. The air of
London Is the sweeter for my presence.
In over a thousand cases / am not
aware that / have ever used my powers
upon the wrong side. OF late l have
been tempted 70 look into the problems
furnished by nature rather than thoHe
more superficial ones for which our ar
tif1cial state of society is responsible.
Your memoirs viii draw TO an end.
Watson, upon the day that / crown my
career by the capture or extinction OF
the most dangerous and capable Grim
inal in Europe"
/ shall be brief. and yet exact, in the
little which remains for me TO tell. II
is not a subject on which / would will
ingiy dwell, and yet l am conscious
that a duty devolves upon me to omit
no detail.
it was on the Sd of May that we
reached the little village of Meiringen,
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| Warden, son of Joseph Leeds Warden,
| who had made his millions out of
| Standard OIL Gaskill had been one of
| the administrators of the Warden es-
| tate. de was known as John Warden's
intimate friend. John Warden has been
| living in Paris for several years, but
| he was credited with being the Go :" of
the firm and its financial hacker Even
the employees of the Philadelphia office
believed this. and still believe 1t. in spite
| OF Wardens cabled reply to inquiries,
that he is in no wise connected with
the business.
1t transntres that there was no 'tcom-
pany," that Benjamin H Gaskill was
the whole thing. But even at that, he
was a member of the New York and
Philadelphia exchanges, and such mem
berships are regarded practically as
certificates of financial integrity. More
over, he maintained about the hand
soonest offices in town, at the corner OF
Fifth and Chestnut streets
Waen in Philadelphia Gaskill spent
his morning and early afternoon hours
at his Office He lunchei at the Belle
vue or at the Downtown Club, which
has handsome quarters in the Bullitt
building, and Includes IN ff5 membership
d nuHloeI Oh iiuiioLdiirS- ne " dS> di-
ways well dressed He was given to
conv1viality, and took wine freely. He
was fcnd of horses He paid $500 for
membership in the Metropolitan Turf
Association and backed a book for 5000.
The bookmaker lost, and Gaskill put u
another $4,000 What became Of this,
deponent saith not
But it takes money to live that way.
And Gaskin apparently had it. If
he hadn't, the banks were more than
willing to supply it. And now they are
rubbing their eyes and wondering why
he didn't let them in for s., OOo 900. in
stead of a paltry $500, 600 With just a
little more industry he cos.ld have, as
well as not-they all admit that.
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"Safe and Conservative"

One prominent Philadelphia banker,
when he had recovered from the sur
prise of learning of Gaskill's forgeries,
saia: .Gaskill didn't do a very big bust
ness. but was regarded as a safe and
conservative broker. The discovery of
his fo2ger.es is great surprise to ev-
cry one who knew him. While he lived
high.S it was thought that he lived
within his means. He carried large
bank balances. and his loans were al
ways rHargined above the usual limit
whirt IL about 20 per cent. His col
lateral values were. usually 40 to so per
cent above the amounts he borrowed.
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| which will give pain to my friends, and
especially, my dear Watson, to you.
have already explained to you, however
that my career had in any case reached
its crisis, and that no possible concIu-
sion to il could be more congenial to me
than this. Indeed. if I may make a full
confession to you, l was quite convinced
that the letter from Meiringen was
hoax, and L allowed you to depart on
that errand under the persuasion that
some development of this sort would
follow. Tell Inspector Patterson that
the papers which he needs to convict
the gang are in pigeon hole NJ, done
UP in blue envelope and inscribed
'Moriarty.' / made every disposition of
my property before leaving England,
and handed 1t to my brother Mycroft.
Pray give my greetings TO Mrs Watson,
and believe me to be, my dear fellow.
Very sincerely yours,
SHERLOCK HOLMES
\ few words may suffice to tell the H.
tie that remains. An examination by
experts leaves little doubt that a per-
Sonal contest between the two men end
ed, as it could hardly fail 20 end in
such a situation, in their reeling over,
locked IN each others arms Any at
tempt at recovering the bodies was abb
solutely hopeless, and there, deep down
in that dreadful ealdron of swirling wa
ter and seething foam. will lie for all
time the most dangerous criminal and
the foremost champion of the law Of
their generation. The Swiss youth was
never found again, and there can be no
doubt that he was one of the numerous
agents whom Moriarty kept in his en-
plcy. AS TO the gang, it Will be within
the memory of the public how complete
ly the evidence which Holmes had accu-
INFLATED exposed their organization. and
how heavily the hand OF the dead man
weighed upon them OF their terrible
chief few details came out during the
proceedings, and if I have now been
compelled to make a clear statement
of his career. it is due to those inil:-
dicious champions who have endeayored
to clear his memory by attacks upon
him whom / shall ever regard as the
best and the wisest man whom I have
ever known.
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Begged Him to Take Money.

why, I would have given him any
thing he wanted without a protest He
never asked to borrow anywhere near
the value of the stock. and often only
50 per cent.
.once called his loans. He came
around with the money and cussed ma
well for it We had TO send out after
him to get him back to the hank. And
what do you think? That very loan
worked SO hard 10 get is part OF what
were stuck on. Every certificate in the
list was crooked.
1t was believed that these old-fashion-
ed. gilt-edged certificates which Gas
Kill offered in such big blocks were part
of the Warden ests1te-and as a matter
of course that John Warden. the sup
posed silent partner was supplying
them. They were accepted without Gus
ton, with scarcely more than a glance.
They were the sort of securities that
do not fiuctuate, and were never brough:
out of the bank vaults for examination.
1t is said that not a bank in Philadel-
phia was closed to Gaskin & Co.
Such is the story of the Gaskill for
geries.
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Why, one of the big banks was after
| him to get him to keep his account with
them. He always kept good, stiff
balance He could have gone into all
most any bank in Philadelphia and got
81, 100000 on the raised securities
He certainly was d smooth onei"
said an official in another bank-prob-
ably the big bank alluded TO- He
would come into the hank in The mid
die of the afternoon, and, perhaps, he
would be half seas over How are you.
old chap he would say, and slap me
on the back. I don't let every one do
that. Then he would draw out a case
filed with 25-cent cigars and offer ne
one. taking one himself.
We'll. he would begin. got any
money!
oh. guess about sso. 600 I would
answer, for I knew he wouldn't want
less than that
Then he would go down into his
inside pocket and bring out bundle
of loose stock certificates. He would
pass over such gilt-edged stuff as Fifth
and Sixth Streets Railway, United Rail-
ways of New Jersey, and the like
stocks that are too aigh-priced for
most brokers, and not offered ence in
coon's age. He would smile, and
ask:
Are they good?' Then he would
add If they are not and he would
break into a grin. why. III give you
some more. I've got lots of it.
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A Me.eeric Career

It is a meteoric career that is depicted
on these loose odds and ends of pa
backs of envelopes, half sheets of let
ter pa per- old bill heads. and scrap ap-
parently that happened at the moment
to be within reach. It is the story of
boy born on a farm near Mt. Hol-
Is. N J.. toward the end of the civil
war; of a youth leaving Princeton I'M
der a cloud; of a young man in difficu,-
ties involving 500, 600 before he was thir-
ty; of man keeping UP the pace that
kills for moro than ten years, and dy-
ing at forty-one. respected by his bust
ness associates popular spcially-dying
IN luxury-an1 in debt; IN the continual
fear that his sins would find him out
and in the miserable certainty that II
would find his family out; that if death
cheated the law in his behalf. the shad-
ow of his misdoing would darken the
lives OF those dear TO him. A short life,
Gaskills, and apparently merry one.
Apparently-but was it?
1t has been a picturesque and absorb
ing story as told IN the newspapers
this story of GaskiIls career-a. tale of
prosperous and daring crime. But it
sinks into commonplaceness beside the
story the dead broker has told himself
in this rough diary over which his elder
his heart
IT was nearly month after death had
taken him beyond the reach of human
retribution before Gaskill tumbled frora
the pedestal of business probity and pri-
vrte virtue that ne bal occupied In life
Then Lincoln l.. Eyre and George NJ
Wagner, administra ,ors OF his estate.
made the astonishing discovery that all
the time that Ga.jliil was living like a
fighting cock and entertaining like a
prince his business had been losing
money, and he himself had been a
criminal, obtaining the money, which he
spent so layishly, by fraud
Forged Half Million.
They made an astonishing revelation
Of forgeries ag6regating more than half
a million dollars. on the part of a man
who was regarded on "fhe street" as OF
sound financial stand.7g, who lived in
luxury in a Fashionable and exclusive
part of town, who wined and dined his
friends regardless of cost. and whose
integrity in spite of his reputation as a
high liver and a good fellow" no one
had apparently ever dreamed of ques-
tioning
He at least affected an original form
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W HEN enjamin Howard Gas
NV kill died about a month ago
" " May 25th, to be accurate
in Philadelphia, he was re-
garded as one of the Quaker City's
representative business men. The
papers printed eulogies-briefer than
they would have been had not Mayor
Weaver's finish fight with the gang
been at its height. The New York and
Philadelphia stock exchanges regretted
the death of a conservative member,
whose integrity was unquestioned.
Several philanthropic institutions
n1ourned the loss of a generous sub
scriber, and Quaker City art circles
knew that they had lost a liberal and
discriminating patron.
But now
Temperance orators in years to come
will doubtless use the career of Benja
min Howard Gaskil1 to point their
morals and adorn their tales
He has left behind him, in the hands
of his brother, George, a sort of
rough diary, loose slips of paper pinned
together on which he had jotted down
the story of his meteoric career, when
he sat face to face with death. and
knew that, sooner or later, who breaks
pays. On these bits of paper he tells
again and again how drink was his
undoing.
In one place he declares that never
in his life did he deliberately do wrong,
or disregard the calls of conscience
when sober. In fact he says that sober
he had neither the brain nor the nerve
to be the daring financier, reckless.
INSCRIPTIONS, specious, that he proved
himself to be when drinking, and he
states that every forgery. every dar-
ing deal, every act that has brought
shame to his relatives and misery TO
others, was done under the influence
of his other nature-the nature that
took possession of him as soon as the
first taste of liquor passed his lips.
And to some extent his victims bear
him out The banners on whom he
unloaded his raised securities tell of
his being half seas over" when he
brought them in.
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years. and, it is said. forged storage
certificates for provisions. and raised
money on them to the tune of 500, 900
during that time. To avoid prosecution
at that time he promised restitution.
and insured his life for $50, 900 in favor
of Samuel P Rotan trustee for the
Warthmans. 1t is also told that Gas
Kill, some time ago, effected an in
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surance policy with another company.
but the latter afterward compelled him
TO withdraw il because of naisrepresenta-
tons which he had made.
But all these things the banks did not
Iu.ow when they lent him their money.
They knew that he was Benjamin II.
Gaskill OF B. II. Gaskil & Co. They
.'g leSsed' that the Co" was John
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watch in deal, however small. Grow
ing older he went to Princeton but did
not s-cduate. His old Mt. Holly friends
said he left under a cloud"
After that he came to Philadelphia,
and for two years worked in his
brother IsraeTs meat market Then he
went to the Warthman Provision Com
pany, remained with them for four
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15
HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Good girl for general
houseWork. Good wages. In
quire 500 Bemidji avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

THERE is now every prospect
for bumper wheatcrop. All
reports from western Minnesota
and the Dakotas are to the effect
that the crop was never looking
finer. We shall hope for the day
when farming shall become so 'di-
versifed that we shall not need
to worry whether the wheat crop
is a bumper, but at present it is
a matter of great concern even to
this section which raises little
wheat. The prosperity of the
entire northwest depends largely
upon the wheat crop and present
indications are for an unusually
good crop and fair price.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

Cement cross walks are caus-
ing much trouble in Wadena.
Hizzoner, the Mayor is accused of
singing this refrain at every
meeting of the council:
II am the rooster!
I am the entire game!
would refuse to
Accept another's claim.
His size or market price
With me would cut small ice;
I'd peck him in thrice.
l am the rooster!''
This is not nice of the mayor,
say the other members Of the
council, particularly when Hizzon-
er vetoes all the cross walk
ordinances, and there is a dead
lock between the council and the
mayor, which is set harder than
any cement man ever made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15
Official Paper Village Of Bemidji
SUBSCRIPTION SIS PER YEAR
The Price Of a Life.

The Price of a Life.
"JoHANN HoCH came within
$3.50 of being hanged
The above item from a Chicago
paper was copied extensively,
and covers the facts in the case
completely. says the Crookston
Times. Had he been unable to
induce friends to put up that
amount of cash be would have
been occupying valuable space in
some burial ground. A woman
put up the required cash to
cover the cost of a transcript of
the evidence for an appeal and g.
stay of execution was granted by
Governor Deneen.
In other words, another lease
of life was secured solely by the
use Of a paltry sum Of money. Is
this not a condition of affairs that
is repulsive to every American?
Is it not opposed to everything
else American? The man with
out cent should have the same
chance for defense that is avail
able to the man with millions.
In petty ofenses the principal Of
course is the same, but as the
result of a trial for a minor
offense is not of such vast i'm
portance the application Of the
principle in such cases would
not be material. When a man is
on trial for his life, however, he
is entitled to the best defense
possible, regardless of cost. Had
DR.. Koch been without money,
relatives with money and infuen-
tial friends, what would have
been the probable outcome of the
trial? There would probably
have been one trial, and that
would have resulted in convic-
tion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15
Grand Chief Coming,

Grand Chief of Honor Mrs.
Myra Sprague of Minneapolis
will meet with the local lodge
Thursday evening. A full at.
tendance is expected at the meet
ing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

The Metropolitan Music Co.,
have on display, in the old Ross
building, an elegant line of Stein
way, Krabe, Weber and other
standard makes Of pianos. The
line will be on display until
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

HAD it not been for the drain
age work that has been done in
northern Minnesota during the
past ten years, the heavy and
continued rains of this year
would have ruined any prospect
for a fair crop. We are sur
prised when we consider that the
precipitation this year has been
far above the average and yet
crops Of all kinds are reported
looking well. A few more years
of drainage and we shall be proof
against this danger.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

The Thief River Red Lake
county seat fight grows hotter
and both towns buy new hose
wagons and more hose.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

Tuesday evening and those de-
string a high grade piano should
not fail to see these.
The laughable play Of Revenge
Aug. Is.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

WANTED-For U. S. army able
bodied, unmarried men be.
tween ages of 21 and 35, citi-
zens of United States, of
good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read
and write English. For in
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer, Miles block, Bemidji j.
Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15
ends.

Big boom in village lots at
Roseau.
At this rate there will be moth
ing left for snow this winter.
The pestilential mail order
catalogue is abroad in the land.
Off with the August land open
ing and on with the Septem Der.
Best chance in a century to be
good this year-1905 has So Sun
days.
Blueberries are not a good
crop around Mallard, asservates
the Call-soil S too rich.
MahnOmen 3 months old is
spreading itself all over the
prairie in eastern Norman county.
The crop will be a bumper if
some hail storm does not knock
off the bumps in the next week
or two.
Every weekly issue is an oc-
casion improved for the Mallard
Call to herald the good looks Of
the towns young ladies.
The Thief River Red Lake
county seat fight grows hotter
and both towns buy new hose
wagons and more hose.
- % sszrsZ-gz
"ChaunceyD Depew is director in
73 corporations, not counting the
parent stem, the United States
Senate, " says Brother Greeley in
his Big Fork Compass.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

confined to two efforts to alarm
the powers by raising the cry Of
the yellow Peril, Z and to put up
a gigantic bluff Of continuing the
war unless Japan receeds from
its demands for indemnity.
Everything that M. Witte has
said or done at the peace confer
ence thus far tends to these two
ends.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--A few pieces Of
furniture, also a hard coal stove
and range if taken at once. e.
M. Bigelow, 608 Bemidji ave.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1905-08-15

J. p. Riddell went to Bena this
afternoon on business.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-06-16


Ashland Y. NJ. c. A. Boys Camp
will be held again this year at Eloise
on the old camp meeting ground. The
name OF the camp will be Camp II.
T. Roseyear In honor OF the State
Secretary OF the Association who has
held that office sixteen years. There
will be some 25 or 30 in camp all out
for a summer outing. Only boys who
Are members Of the camp are allowed
on the place during the camp time
and there are but four simple rules
which viii be enforced fully under
penalty Of quick return home for the
breaking OF any one OF them. The
boys will remain in camp 10 days.
On Sunday. June 18th, there Will be
"a Young Mems Sunday held at Lou
isa- There will be a Y. NJ. C. A.
speaker in each OF the city churches
at the regular morning service. Az
which time interesting talks will be
made on work for young men or what
Y. NJ y. A. stands for. A presenta-
ton OF the work In Kentucky will al
so be made.
You should attend these meetings,
as they viii be very Interesting to
all.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-06-16
NOW IS THE TIME FOR HYOMEI
ia rEssier TO Cure catarrh Now Than a
AHy Other Season

Now is the time TO use Hyomei
when the carly summer days MAKE
It so easy to cure catarrhal troubles
The Hyomei treatmnet breathed fol
FIVE minutess three or four time:
a day in May of June, will do good
twice as quickly as it did in January
and nearly everyone knows that us.
ed faithfully time, it completely rid:
the system of catarrh.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs
but one dollar, and consists Of neat
inhaler that can be carried in the
purse or yest-pocket and will last q
lifetime, medicine dropper, and a
bottle of Hyomei. Extra bottles OF
Hyomei can be procured, if desired,
for fifty cnets.
A. NJ. Hughes gives his personal
guarantee with every Hyomie outfit
they sell to refund the money if it
does not Civ satisfaction. There is
no risk whatever TO tn epurehaser
Of Hyomei.