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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-17
KING OF FORGERS
CASHIER Herring ENTITLED TO
THAT POSITION.
He Not Only Forged Large Notes But
cleverly Compounded His Own For
series-Had Profound knowledge of
Writing Fluids.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-"Henry w. Her.
ing, king of forgers: the only forger
who has had the audacity to forge his
own forged notes, making a compound
forgery; student of inks and papers,
and the actions and uses of various
chemicals used in the manipulation
of forged notes; a past master in the
art of building forgeries for thousands
around the genuine signature of an
unsuspecting note signer."
This is how handwriting expert w.
A. Drake characterized Henry W. Her
ing, the imprisoned cashier and secre-
tary of the looted Milwaukee Avenue
bank today when he made final and
comprehensive report to Acting Re-
ceiver Shea, upon notes and papers
that have been submitted to him for
examination.
1.-The Bidwell brothers, who forged
Bank of England notes, have always
been considered the shrewdest forgers
the world has ever known, but Herring
has proved himself forger ahead of
all forgers by forging his own forger-
les, making the first compound for
gerry ever detected, to my knowledge"
said Mr.. Drake.
Forgeries Reforged.
Forged notes which Herring had
made and used and which had matur-
ed, were taken up and reforged, Civ
ing the paper new life The dates
when the notes were alleged to have
been made were altered and the dates
of maturity were changed to cores
pond. Mutations on the back of the
notes purporting to show payment Of
interest were also reforged.
81 found that Herring must have a
profound knowledge of the chemical
composition of inks" continued Mr..
Drake. HE has taken notes with
genuine signatures and altered them
from joint to single notes so cleverly
that the detection was unusually diff
ficult In forging the notes three
kinds of ink were used, blue, purple
and red, to further battle detection ana
divert suspicion.
II was struck by the free use Of
purple ink, and secured a sample from
the bank and had 1t analysed. 1t was
found to be an ideal forger's ink. 1t
responds sensitively to reagents, such
as chlorine and acelic acids. While
having all the advantages of an excel
lent writing fluid, 1t could easily be
erased by the use of proper chemicals.
Herring had evidently discovered the
right reagents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-17

Mr.. Forgie was the principal assist
int to the distinguished tunnel engi-
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Advertised Letters.

Advertised Letters.
Following ia . list Of letters re-
naming uncalled for at the postoffice
at Florence, during the week ending
April II.
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Smith Frank
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The reason for this 10 tliat the price
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In the last four yeArs and the paper
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VIII Appeal to President.

KsIsas City. April 1.-THE South.
western Goal Operators association
held . called meetiDg here today and
decided to appeal to President Roose.
velt to help effect settlement Of the
differences between the operators and
miners. This action Was taken Just
before the close Of the morning session
Of the operators who represent 30 per
cent Of the mine owners Of the associa.
tion excepting Texas. The operator
we're undecided Is to whether they
would send delegation to Washing.
ton to personally appeal to the presi-
dent or transmit . message embody ing
the request This point will be con.
sidered at the afternoon session.
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First
National
Bank......
Capital $4,000
Surplus $4,000
DOES A GENERAL BANKING
BUSINESS.
FLORENCE COLO.

MRS. FULMER HURT-wLile
Mrs. Ed. Fulmer OF Beaver Greek " al
driving to Florence yesterday her
horse became frightened at the con.
struction men on the telephone
poles and dashed mp the side Of an
embankment. throwing her and her
two little boys out Of the buggy.
The horse then ran away. Mrs. Ful.
mer had her left arm broken in the
elbow 31int. The telephone company
10 working a gang Of men east of
here on the construction Of . new
line and 1t WAS the men that were
engaged In this work that the horse
scared at. DR.. Moore WAS called
and administered to the injured
woman.
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"Best ioe cream sod."-Yelton.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-11

The Easter display of Violet
Taloum Powder and Crystal Vel
vet for the bath that's new exhib-
tied here is immense. You will
surely find something to suit your
taste among the fine perfumes OF
Solon. Palmer g. Colgates which
we offer. See our Easter Eggs
and Easter Tally Cards.
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RAIN Showers and
oolde: tonight and ThursdAy.

There will be an opportunity Of
hearing Prof. Sampson play one Of his
most difiicu't piano solos u Presby.
terian concert April II.
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Mr.. T. W. Roberts and Mr.. O. W
Blaney will siug 1t Presbyterian con
cert April II.
The daily tribune., 1906-04-11

Miss Sheafer will give one Of her de-
liahtful readings 1t Presbyterian con.
cert April II.
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Direct oonncstion 10 now made at Pueblo for
Chicago and all points cast, and at La Junta
with California limited for Los Angeles and
Ban Francisco.
Inquiries solicited and promptly and cheer
fully answered,
Descriptive Literature folders free By apply
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Snlos. vocal and instrumental.
trios. quartets and choruses ~ Prssby'
tsriAn concert. April 18th.
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Brown d Son hay. g,A'7, feed. coal.
Successors 70 4. r. Aillar. l.tf

BEST Toe cream soda"-Yslton.
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Special sale on trousers this week
at Florence Tailoring Go. 24-45
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ABOUT YOUR NEI0HBORs
AND YOURSELVES

ooo0oCo0O0000O 00O000OOOooo0
IN. r. Nelson and family left
today for Durango 70 reside.
-Albsrs Brown returned last
evening from : trip to Denver.
W. a. Norman aDd family
have sone 70 Kansas to reside.
-H. J. Coppock- went 70 Portland
at noon. He has secured employ.
mont there.
Mrs. Dick Walton Of Canon City
was down yesterday visiting her SIS.
ter. Mrs. o. O. Tedford
-Mrs. q. O. Tedford expects to
leave today for Missouri where she
will spend the next three months.
Nellie La Plant went to Pueblo
today to visit her sister, Mrs. p. @.
McCreery. From there she goes to
Trinidad.
u. 8. FAbling. manager tor
Northern Colorado for the Pacific
Mutual Life Ins. Co. WAS in the city
the guest Of J. r. Terrence. Mr..
Fabling's headquarters are in Dem
yer.
hBeAt ioa cream aodap-Yelton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
OVER SEA HABIT

Difference on This Side the Water.
The persistent effect upon the heart
of caffeine in coffee cannot but re-
suit in the gravest conditions, in time.
Each attack of the drug (and that
means each cup of coffee) weakens
the organ a little more, and the end
is almost a matter of mathematical
demonstration. A lady writes from
a Western state:
81 am of German descent and 1t
was natural that I should learn at
very early age to drink coffee. Until
1 was % years old 1 drank scarcely
anything else at my meals.
"a few years ago began to be at
fected by a steadily increasing nerv-
BUSINESS, which eventually developed
into a distressing heart trouble that
made me very weak and miserable.
Then, some three years ago. was add
ed asthma in its worst form. Ny
sufferings from these things can be
better imagined than described.
During all this time my husband
realized more fully than l did that cot
fee was injurious to me, and made ev-
cry effort to make me stop.
Finally it was decided a few
months ago, to quit the use Of coffee
absolutely, and to adopt Postum Food
Coffee as our hot table drink. l had
but little idea that it would help me,
but consented to try it to please my
husband. l prepared it very carefully.
exactly according to directions. and
was delighted with it's delicious flaw
or and refreshing qualities.
"Just as soon as the poison from
the coffee had time to get out Of my
system the nutritive properties of the
Postum began to build me up, and
am now fully recovered from all my
nervousness, heart trouble and asth-
ma. 1 gladly acknowledge that now.
for the first time in years. enjoy
perfect health, and that / owe it all
to Postum" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Greek. Mich
There's a reason. Read the little
book. THE Road to Wellville" in
pkgs.
Postum Food Coffee contains NO
drugs OF any descriptions whatsoever.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
boom" towns of what was then the
Far Western State of Illinois.


The ensuing five years, 1881 to 1886,
cover one of the most interesting peri
DDS of Lincoln's early life, when he
learned the lessons of love and death
and to rise above the bitterness of de-
spair. 1t was during this period that
Mrs. Lyster (then Vienna Cameron)
knew him, received at his hands the
odd nickname of "Quinine," and be-
came a quiet observer of his court
ship of her beautiful cousin, Ann Rut-
ledge.
One of the foremost men of the
New Salem neigh borhood was the Rev.
John Cameron, Mrs. Lloyds father.
He preached in the Presbyterian
church on Sundays, and. after the
custom of those sturdy times, turned
a shrewd eye to business during the
week. He it was, indeed who, with
his wife's brother, the James Rutledge
mentioned by historians in connection
with the 1ustrum of Lincoln's life, laid
out the town site of New Salem.
At the time of -Lincoln's advent in
New Salem "Parson' Cameron with
his wife and family-eleven daughters
and one son-had his home in the
proverbial log house of the period, a
few miles from town on the banks
of the Sangamon stream, close to the
Rutledge & Cameron mill. This lat
ter combined the business of saving
timber and grinding grist. The mill,
on a dam that jutted out a few hun
bred feet into the river, was one of
the last landmarks of the locality to
crumble away. Lincoln for short
time was in charge of it.
Mrs. Lyster does not recall the day
that Lincoln first came to her fathers
home to board, but reference to what
meager data is extant indicates that
it was in the winter or spring of 1888.
Lincoln was a great, big, hulking fell
low them" says Mrs. Lyster. full to
the chin with fun and always playing
droll pranks on us girls. He was a
clerk in Denton Offut's store when he
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

the s1-a-week board, had taken him
in and made him one of themselves.
Lincoln, or Abe as We one and all
soon came to call him was a member
of the family as long as he stayed
with US Mrs. Lyster says. ITO him
my mother was Aunt Polly" a fact
borne out by historians.
Lincoln" says Mrs. Lyster. recall
ling those rare days, was a remark
able young man for pranks. He had
nickname for each one of us girls,
but l can only remember a few. One
of his tricks was to pluck his friends
by their ears-he was always doing
that l have heard my father speak
of seeing Abe standing at a corner,
or in the road, telling one of his droll
stories or engaged in earnest discus
sion, and, at a climax in the tale or
conversation, stretching out one of his
long arms. and gently pulling the lis
tener's ear. instead of plucking the
lapel of his coat. From more than
one of us Cameron girls Abe caught
a scolding for not leaving our ears
alone"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
TWO OF LINcoLN's JOURNEYS

George Markstone, an aged and re-
tired railroad man of this city, mar
rated an instance when President Lin
coin paid an engineer to not run fast.
1t was on the second trip that the
president made from Philadelphia to
Washington over the old Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore railroad.
George Feeney, who died recently in
Wilmington, Del, was the engineer
of the train and Mr.. Markstone was
the brakeman. In describing the oc-
currence Markstone stated:
George ran so fast that when New
ark, Del, was reached and the train
stopped for water, President Lincoln
got out of the car, and walking up the
platform where Feeney was stand
ing, said: George. take this and don't
run so fast, will you?' The president
had actually bribed George to hold in
his engine bit. lit is needless to say
that the engineer did as directed"
When Lincoln made his fist memoir
able trip from Philadelphia to Wash
ington at The outbreak of the civil
war. Marks tone was one of the armed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

guard on the presidents car. In tell
ing of this historic ride he said: THE
sleeper was attached to the rear of
the train and was empty. In order
to allay the suspicion of the passen-
gers as to the cause of the delay,
trucks were wheeled backward and
forward bearing trunks and baggage
of every description. After wait of
nearly half an hour a cab dashed up
to the station and a man unattended
quickly alighted. He wore a long
coat, the cape of which was drawn
over his head. 1t was Lincoln,
The doors on both ends of the
sleeper were then locked and guarded,
L was one of the three men who rode
on that coach; Lincoln on the inside,
l was on the outside at one end, and
another guard was at the other end
from Philadelphia to Baltimore,
where l alighted. l stood with pistol
n hand ready to shoot any trespasser.
was ordered to do SO. and had the
occasion required ii, would not
nave hesitated a moment. Philadel-
.lhia Telegraph.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
SMOKING ON TRAINS.
Travellers Were First Entitled to
Smoke by Rail 81 Years Ago.


Accommodations for smokers in rail-
way trains, which is now being dis
cussed, says the London Chronicle,
dates back only to 1868, and on Octo-
Der l it will be thirty-seven years
since travellers were first entitled to
smoke by rail- The question was
raised as an amendment to a board
of trade bill regulating the railway
system and providing, among other
things, for means of communication
between the passengers and the guard,
and also imposing penalty of $4,000
on any company conveying principals,
seconds or spectators to prize fight.
A clause enjoining smoking carriages
was proposed by Mr.. Sheridan, NJ P.
for Dudley, and carried by majority
of 16, after a debate in which John
Stuart Mill made his last speech in
the house, earnestly supporting the re-
form and recommending with remorse-
less logic that the last carriage in the
train should be reserved for smokers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
covernor.s Mvsterious illness.

There are all sorts of rumors cur
rent in Ohio regarding the health of
Gov. Pattison. 1t is at least certain
that he has not yet been able to take
up the duties of the executive office
at close range, and is cared for at his
Columbus home by trained nurse
Meanwhile appointments wait, and
popular curiosity, both as to the real
state of the governors health and as
to what he may do when ready for
active duty, is on the increase. Just
what ails the governor is not made
public, beyond the statement that his
trouble is not organic, but local.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
WESTERN CANADA'S
MARVELLOUS CROP RETURNS

The increase in the crop returns Of
the Canadian West. in the past seven
years has approached the marvellous.
and there is no reason to believe that
q corresponding increase will not re-
suit for many years to come. The in
crease has been particularly noticeable
in what was formerly known as the
Northwest Territories, but which, ON
September 1st, 1905, became the prov
inces of Alberta and Saskatchewan
From the official returns We find the
following results in the acreage sown
to wheat. oats and barley, in the
years mentioned, and a more favor
able showing cannot be pointed to
in any other country during a Ike
neriod
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
KNEW LINCOLN IN YOUTH
Aged Lady Now Living in California Recalls
Times of Long Ago

Twenty miles cut from Los AM
geles, Cal. on the seashore road; in
humble. four-roomed house, is an
old woman who Abraham lincoln was
very fond of and who he teasinglS
named "Quinihe'' 10 years ago, when,
store clerk in New Salem, he board
ed for 81 a week under her fathers
roof
Mrs. Vienna LISTER has just cele-
brated her seth birthday. A stately
old woman, she is still free of step
and straight of vision, though her
memory has begun to falter, recollec-
ton to waver and down the long vista
of years and daytmarks of her girl:
hood are blurred.
This long-ago friend OF Lincoln sits
in her sons home at Burnett and tells
many stories of the Great Commoner
With quaint tenderness comes the
thought that this is the cousin, the
girlhood friend, of fair Ann Rutledge,
the dead love of Lincoln's youth.
For twenty years, "alike to fortune
and to fame unknown" the recipient
of Lincoln's whimsical nickname has
made her home in the whitewashed
cottage in the little town of Burnett.
Seventyfive years ago, in the sum-
mer of 1880, Lincoln released himself
from parental care and started out to
make his own way: This was soon
after his people has removed to Him
OILS, and the future President was then
a gaunt, tall lad of little more than
81. The following year, just after his
famous fatboat trip to New Orleans,
he made his second and ''permanent"
appearance in New Salem, on the
banks of the Sangamon river. It's
population at that time probably did
not exceed seventy-five men, women
and children. 1t was one of the many
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

1t will be seen that the number OF
acres sown to wheat, oats and barley
in 1898 was 429, 749, and that this had
increased in 1904 to 1,587,337. The
total crop in the cereals mentioned
was 9,O33,297 bushels in 1898, and I'm
1904 it had grown to the magnificent
total of 35,413,522. In the year just
closed the forward movement" In
the agriculture of the west has been
the wonder and envy of the world
New sections of the country have
been placed under tribute to the plow
and harrow, and the grain area has
been largely increased. This is par
ticularly the case where it has been
demonstrated that Alberta Red win
ter wheat may be successfully grown,
and along the lines of the new rail-
ways towards the centre of the coun-
try, where mixed farming prevails.
The future of the Canadian West
is assured, and for years to come 1t
is bound to esthe land of promise to
the agriculturist of every nation and
of every cline, and the land of oppor-
tunity to every settler within its
bounds.
Fullest information can be secured
from any Canadian Government
Agent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

came to us; and my mother charged
him about 81 d week for fiis bed and
board:''
The 'us girls" referred to by Mrs.
Lyster were eleven in number (rein-
forced by one bfother)j and a right
merry crowd for a log cabin home, It
may be guessed. In the order of their
ages they were: Betsy Cameron,
nicknamed Isabelle by Lincoln;
Vienna, whom the future President
preferred to address as "Quinine,"
perhaps because at II she could find
sharp thrust to answer his teasing
with; Thomas lone brother in a Wild
erness of girls; called liam O'Shan-
ter By Lincoln, and Nancy; Jane, Mar
tina, Sarah. Salina and Serena 1.-THE
twins), Eliza. Caroline and Margaret:
What clerk to-day would walk five
miles daily between his store and his
boarding house? Lincoln did it for
months, striding from "Parson" Cam
eron's log cabin in the early mornings
to Denton Offutt's general store, and
back again at dusk.
He loved exercise in the open, he
was proud--may be at time a trifie
boastful-of his physical strength and
great powers of endurance, but aside
from that, one cannot help wondering
if John Cameron's merry houseful of
buxom daughters may not have been
keener inspiration for those daily
trudges than love of Nature and of
Natures moods.
Mrs. Lyster remembers Abe" strid-
ing steadily, but unhurriedly home"
gaunt shoulders dropped, shaggy
head bent and eyes glued to the pages
of a grammar that he held well up as
he walked.
Awaiting him at the long tramp's
end were the friends who. in accepting
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

The enormous crops of our Northern
Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms
the past year compel us to issue a spe-
cial catalogue called
sALZER's BARGAIN SEED BooK.
gain prices.
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive free sufficient seed to grow 5
tons of grass on your lot or farm this
summer and our great Bargain Seed Book
with its wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
Remit DC and we add package of Cos
mos, the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Draw.
er w., La Crosse, Wis.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
LincoIn,s Mothers Tribute.

Though so fond of his books it must
not be supposed that he cared only
for work and serious study. He was
a social, sunny-tempered lad, as fond
OF jokes and fun as he was kindly and
industrious. His stepmother said of
him: 81 can say what scarcely one
mother in a thousand can say, Abe
never gave me cross word or look,
and never refused to do anything
asked him. l must say that Abe was
the best boy 1 ever saw or expect to
see" From Helen Nicolay's "The
Boys Life of Abraham Lincoln" in
st. Nicholas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
De Maupassant pespised Literature.

Guy de Maupassant despised litera-
ture as a profession and gave to al
most any other topic of conversation
the preference over books. There
are SO many other things of so much
greater interest to talk about" the
novelist would say. OF yachts and
the sea he could talk delightfully."- and
he was rather proud of the fact that
some time previously he had rescued
from the waves at Etretat the English
poet Swinburne, who. Bryonlike, a
magnificent swimmer, had for once
outswum his strength.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08
Indians and tuberculosis.

1t is true that 60 per cent of the
deaths among the Sioux and Yankton
Indians now are from tuberculosis,
but it is also true that fifty years ago
tuberculosis was unknown among the
Indians, and has fastened upon them
man To Dakota
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

The yield has been uniformly good
every year except 1900, when there APP
pears to have been slump all along
the line. This. however, was more
than compensated for in the following
year, when the bumper crop in wheat
oats and barley put the returns Of air
previous years completely in the shade
and gave an impetus to settlement in
the west which has prevailed to the
present, as the following table by
bushels will show:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-08

congestion. sharp
pain in the back.
headaches and at
lacks of dizziness.
My eyes gave out.
and with The Ian
guor and sleepless-
ness of the disease
Upon me | wasted
from 1914 to 122
pounds. At the
time l started u.s.