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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
PASSES OFF WAITS
AS wi CHILDREN

Tics Mot.cs. Ia. NuV. l4.-Aft..
swearing iasJ week that she Was tina
'noth"r of two littl. boys. for the al
legged neglect OF which noiahhors had
her Summoned before the Juvenile
court. Mgs. i. II. Anderson. the wife OF
a local attorney, admitted before Judge
l.fenian that she had never had -
'lild- Under a vigorous fire of uues.
tons FROM Attorney Charles Wilcox,
sh" stated that tt,c elder boy. Beryl.
aged I years. Mas given her by Mrs
West. the PROPRIETOR Of y baby farm.
and that she and Mrs. West togcthe,
passed the child off on her former hus-
oand Cart Piurnmcr. rs his son.
drummer Was a travelling mar. and.
coming home after Il prolonged absence
accepted the child. Later he obtained
I, divorce.
MIS-. itunlnler n.ut,ied i. II. AMBER
son two years ago. and with The aid OF
Mrs West she again secured an infant
a few days clo and successfully passed
It off on her husband. Tl.r woman.
VINO y now about % years old. made
a clean breast of things and begged TO
be aliowed 10 keep the children. prom
lsll,G To look after them properly. Judge.
brennan has no, yet made II decision.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
northwestern TO
CUT DOWN EXPENSES

E"ne. Ia. NOV. i4.-Ta. Chicago
and Northwestern Itailroad is
Following orders effective November l5.
which reduces the forces of employees
in every city OF any size On the Iowa
division and along the entire division
In Boone ~ number of men have been
let out of the division engineers Of
nee. two disratclers have been let out.
The bridge and building department.
1t Is stated. VIII be closed for the
time being. The shops are working
now only eight hours per day, and
everything il being lone that possi-
bly can be. tn reduce the expenses OF
the roMd. This order is said to have
hech issucd frou the head offices In
Chicago and hns been sent out over
the entire Northwestern system. One
'uinor IN Boone Is to the effect that
tne order VIII effect the pay rolls OF
the Iowa division to the extent OF SIS
900 per month. From information her,
!, Is said that the Northwestern il cut
art,v.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
MOTTO LEFT OFF
COIN BY PRESlDEN!
President, a Answering Critics,
Tells Them the Motto on
Money Is irreverent.

Washington, Mo- ia IN answer 10
cue numerous protests Against The new
gold coin bcinY coined without th.
words In Goa We r,ast.' President
Roosevelt has waitten . letter which.
vas today made public. As follows.
"Wher the question al the rev com
;,gc came up. w looked into the law
md found there was no warrant fu,
putin. IN God We Trust OF the coin.
AS the custom. though without legal
warrant, had grown up however. wc
might have felt at liberty Ia keep the
inscription had ( approved OF It's being
on the coinage. bu, as l did not app
prove it. l did not direct it shoaid be
:,It on.
MY own feeling in the matter is siae
~ my very finn conviction n TO put
.i.lcli I. motto on the coins or 10 use ii
IN any kindred Iustnncl not only docs
40 good but does positive harm.
1T is. in effect. perseverance. which
comes dangerously close to sacrilege. a
beautiful. solemn sentence. such as tho
one in question. SHOULD be treated and
uttered only with the iiuc reverence
which necessarily implies a certain OK
,litation of spirit. Any use which tends
20 cheaper il. md abcyc all amy U.s.
which tends toward it being treated
in a spirit of levity is from every stand-
point profoundly to be regretted.
II 4 d lIlCttO WHICH II is tltQcGu WEI
To have inscribed on our great national
monuments. in on temples of justice.
IN our Legislative halls. in the build
sngS Such as those at Nest Point. II
Annapolis. in short wherever il will
send to arous and inspire lofty emo
ton III those who look thereon, but ii
seems to Inc cniinently ni4wise to cheap
ala such Il motto by it's use on coins,
lust as it would be to cheaper il by use
on postage STAMPS o.. advertisements
Quotes tine Cartoonists.
AS regards it's use ON coinage, we
have actual experience by which to go
In all my life l never heard a human
being speak rc%verently OF his motto OIL
s:oinS or show any signs of its having
appealed to any high emotion. but
'lave literally. hundreds oil times heard
II used az an occasion Of an incitcmcnt
20 sNeering ridicuie.
For example throughout the long
contest extending oyer several decades
"a the free coinage question the exist
nee of this motto Oh the COINS was q
constant source OF jest and ridicule
And this was unavoidable. Every ons
must remember ~innulnerablc cartoons
and articles based on phrases like II
God We Trust for Eight Cents IN
God We Trust for Short Weight. III
God We Trust for Thirty-seven Cents
We Do Not Pay and SO forth. Surely
I an within bounds when | say that to
use IA phrase which invites constant
tevity of his type is most undesirable
III congress alters the law or directs
ne to replace On coins the sentence ii
question the direction will be immedi.
.ately put into effect. but +! very earn
estly trust that The religious sentiincn'
of the country VIII prevent any suct
action being taken.
"T1leOdOrt. Roosevelt"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
MESSAGE DELAYED:
PURSUERS PINCHEO

Councis Hlurs. la. NOV. A.-Louis.
B"asic Farnalu. sisters. of Missouri
Valley, were arrested here and con
hi,ed In the city jail following the re
ceipt OF a telegram from Missouri Val
Icy asking the police 10 intercept and
detain MISC Dora Barnum and a WON
an from Omaha with whom. II is said.
II was running away. 1t developed
later that Louise and BESSIE were the
senders of the telegram and tina, Dor.
had not left her home city.
In" telegram had been delayed and
was not received until "A few minutes
before the train arrived on which
Louise u her sister q come To
Council BUNS. They We're pointed ou,
as AZ couple from Missouri Valley and
were X TO the station, where Louise
Was booked under a charge OF drunk
enncss and Bessie was held for inves-
tiSation. A ma name II. s. York
came to the station To relieve the stu
alton and he. too. was held pending an
investigation.
When the matter wa finally cleared
The three We're released from custody
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
GIRLS IN DUEL OVER
CAPTAIN. ONE KILLED

Vienna. Nov, t5.--Twn girls ha.,
fought q mortal due Will, pistols near
Lelnburg. They wcr. Ainn %l,eiier,
aged 19. and IDA Mama, aged %. Both
were employed in a bank
The girls were intimat" .riends. and
unknown to each other fell in love Will.
a young cavalry captain. When Mamma
:old her friend that She loved the cap
ain. Rciter Instantly challenged her.
The girls selected . quiet spot and
iiied al each other II short range.
Better was shot through the head. ana
died shortly af:erwaru in u hospital
aud Mamma was slightly wounded. She
was placed under arrest and followed "a
pri ION 10y hundreds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
HUSBANDS CRIME
REVEALED IN DREAM

LoNaon. NoN IA cream ,tlstt came
tnt, led 10 Mrs. Lizzie t<irlou oh,ainine
Il decree in divorce couli.
Ms. kirton married FL derrick John
ston lNirton hi 1890. l. Peterborough
He ief, her il 1896 and wcul To South
Africa, whore No served through the
iiuer war.
After ,Nr wa. he was stationed at
Gibraltar. and there he No; It nurse.
Miss Emily l.lddcli. IL proposed to
her, stating that he Mas = wiGower.
ANA they Went through the ceremony OF
marriage. He louStl his Discharge
FROM tue cr,ny ana berelre IL care
taker al Middleton iIail. u".rr Kings
Lynn.
Secures Admission.
onc night wniic thes Mere !iv'ts
there the second Mrs. k.rtuu had a
husbands FIRST wife came ~ Nor bed
side II told her thai all waS st:lt
alive.
ST vivia MAS Tho dream .ra- ~ tic
mordinS she related it to Mr.. hi,ton
ana taNcd him with having deceived
her. He admitted his first wife W.,a
>ti!l alive. but pleaded With hel 10 con
tinue to live with him.
Sornc tim. aftcrWard he was arrested
o1i another charge. and confessed thai
lie mad committed biganN. He was con
victcd and sentenced to ten months
imprisonment.
pressed the hope that M. kirtou would
now 20 through Il legal ceremony OF
marriage with the woman h" had de-
Get ga.
Ii WIS stated that ne had written
from lriSon promising To do so.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
CHEROKEE MEN SUSPECTED
OF BARNUM BANK ROBBERY

Cherokee. Ia. NoN. IA deputy
aegin yesterday morning took Virsii
~awNiil. To Fort Dodsa - answer to a
"haiee OF b.eakins ard entering IN
connection With the Barnuu bank
breaking. Eirgi. -ays lhas he was al
1;drnum that night but on business u
the Illinois Central company. he being
employed win ne bridge gang and
that n" can for his movements.
on the other hand his landlady says
that Virgil didn't get In the night o. the
breaking until 3 u. NJ. one OF the Eel,
boys. formerly OF this city. is clso said
Ia y. ~..p!icatec-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
WAITS q YEARS TO
o 1T IS LOVE.
NOT TITLE DESIRE

New York. Noy. l4.-That love will
prevail i'll spite of the American preju-
dice against titles is demonstrated In
the romance OF Miss Mary Gnyley,
daughter of Millionaire James Gayley
Next Saturday at noon Miss Gayley
will become the bride of Count Giulic
Semi OF Italian nobility. For -four
years Miss G;iylcy has waited at the
order of her matter-of-fact father. who
demanded tina she make sure her ro-
nance was a real heart affair and no..
merely one for the glamour of a title.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
LOGAN JURY DECIDES
LIVES Of FOUR ARE
WORTH JUST $1,000
Lee Chapman, Who Lost Wife
and 5 Children in Gasoline
Fu. Gets Small Verdict.

t-'eHi. 'fe NOV. IT. Last sprtls
Ms Lev Chapman purchased az IL
i''ss.th merchant ono gallon OF oil sold
~ Nor ~ KEROSENE. The oil wa snot
ker7SeN". INT G:ts"l'ar. When Mrs.
chapman used = snial portion of III.
~ IA sttrilns the lire. a violent Elk
r''o'"o l"lA'""i. burning Mrs. Chap
man and her three stuali children T..
i';.th. Mr.. Chapman bronght sui,
against the merchant for $4,000 dam
.,r"s- II" 'ri;ti WIS concluded ats
Sa'9ru%N- Yesterday the Jury returned
i Verdict, ewing NJ. Chapman x2.no0.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
CHURCH PROTESTS AT
COIN N

I%slcnuoild, Va. Nov. lin accord
anoe with ;he vest!5 of st. Johns
church. the historic building in which
Patrick Henry mad" his great revolu-
~,ionarA speech. official letters were
matted today To President Roosevelt
and Secretary Cortelyou "rotesting
against tie omission Of the legend. In
God X, Trust" from the new $40 gold
mir q
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
CARNEGIE GIVES $4,000
TO CHICAGO UNIVERSITY

chicago. Nov. "a. Nndrew Carnegie
mas made his first ait, - the University
Of Chicago. $40. 900 10 be used for the
William Rainey Harper memorial IL
brary fund. With this gift the univer-
sity has Il tota! OF $4,000 toward the
5000. 900 1t must is,ise "a take advantage
Of Rockefeller reocf' oonditiona! -ift
of 5000 .
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-21
MRS. ROOSEVELT JOINS
NEW YORK MOTHERS CLUE

New York, Nov. i5-It wa. an
nounced at a meeting of the New YORK
city Mothers club that Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt had become u member OF tn.
New York state assembly Of mothers.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

his American address and directions for shipping
he returned home, and ia due time received the
box from Paris in which his painting supposed TO
be. With great enthusiasm he opened the box and
upon the friends whom he had asked IN his
purchase.
II was a suTprtse-to him as weIl as them For, LOT
IL The Angeus" al all but a painting of a
AALIiet, Ine auInOr or The AngeluS.
a SURPRISE, but not disappointment, For after
cided IhaJ he liked II better than The Angeus-'
had ne CHOSEN TO do so, he could have returned
had selected. But did not wish To- As a matter
OF Iact' II me shepherd had been shown TO him
anyway. prominent collector. Joseph A Klauder,
recently declared that The shepherd is the
one Of tie most remarkable stories OF paintings IN
The history OF art viii continue be that THE
Raphael and Michael Angelo
tory belonging TO the former Dominican convenf
Santa Maria dele Grazie, IN Milan. Italy IS
t.ainting. which finished In 1893.
For time the picture maintained its original
over At. and TO completely disarm rivals the great
painter.
October, l55 and admired the painting that he
nounced his intention OF trying an unhesrd-of expsr
He would peel the picture from the plaster wall
transfer IL to canvas and take Ii back to France
This plan. however. be gave UP as impraeticable.
Then the monks OF the convent needed a door lust
below the figure of the Christ, and
preciative that they ruthlessy there ia
have greater facility for reaching the kitchen By
breaking through the wall they only destroyed
the the Savior but injured the entire picture
Later. an imperial scutcheon nailed over the
door. covering the figure OF the Savior entirely.
For maly years after 1l26 the picture a prey
Indifferent s'restcrers~ who removed almost every
LeonardOs cOlors. and substituted coors OF
whsa shs Franeh aaa-R. l7ss sAsy ussa
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

lawns otth d man OF wide distinction ia Ihe IA &
WVIio IL was but natural that MIR
peen associated with many adventures of famous
MOST remarkable of all these
1aIilei ines 3 'Shepherd although IN measure The
<Ahgeus by the same artist, entered into
time = - - - - ~ 49,
The whole world knows the wonderIn story OF
Ihe Angeus that little canvas, which after haping
ialn IN oDscurity tor number years, brought
neLore the pubic by French critic and subsequently,
Ihis episode occurred a few years ago. when The
Angeius was not so well known it Is now. As
matter OF facts the picture owned by the
dealer in Paris who owned The Shepherd" another
Of Millet's great paintings
Mr. Gibson happened 10 drop IN this dealer.
and was SHOWN The Angelus.' he very much
tnapFssssd with tbs picture bsuEht ssos
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
Eesd@

H IL no }sa' stand s1,Ise, 'Iere daie'ly @sa
not moVe-unhI / get
ON. Thank you; sorry to
disturb you. Good-day"
WitH revolVer pointed at the head of
the artist, Svho stood dumfouHded near his
easel, The intruder backed 10 fhe door, step
ped into the hall, and zUas gone.
Does this read like section of a dime
NoVel? It isn't
Does II Leave the impression that the
poor artist gUaS robbed? He rUasRt.
What, then? This qUa5 simply the
method taken 10 restore TO its rightfm oSCn-
e famous painting that had been stolen
II IS an actual scene from real life, and oc-
CURED at Niagara Fails, Ne7v York.
Under his arm as he left the studio
that man agitH the reUoIUer carried The
painting, an Spanish Courtyard" BY
FortHHy, Variously estimated as being worth
$4,000 TO $4,000.
Paintings haze their adventures as 1ceH
as men and ggomen. Indeed, so strange are
some of these episodes that one might sup
pose beings painted OF canvas TO be invesfed
sCith ife acith the sense to suffer, The ability
TO enjoy sensation
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

ing the grading were placed very close together.
Here clue.
With the fake Fortuny under his arm. the artist
detective went around 10 the cabnet-malling shops
in Cincinnati He would show the board a cabinet
maker and ask whether he could have ike IL pre-
pared therei II price. and. with OF
the estimate. would go out
Finally. he put the usual question 10 a cabinet
maker. who replied: Make one ike that? I should
think I should be able to; I made that one
So! Would he tell about II? Certainly A
young artist Of Cincinnati-SIr. So-anG-So Where
was he now? That tie artisan couldn't say but
could tell the address which the board had been
delivered. Investigation revealed man wanted
had gone 10 Niagara Falls
day or two later artist strOl1ed ieisurely out
10 Goat Island unfoIded his easel color box and
sketching board and began to work away at a sketch
He ignored another man who sat painting near him
Next day and next. ne went there and still made nc
attempt 10 get acquainted with mis- neighbor. The
'he other approached him.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
'rszS7 SOoD5%z4e1 e16czaeAegoAg

Why work so hard?"
4 am earning money to 20 abroad
But isn't there lots of tine2'
NO. i cannot until have saved enough RI 90
Eae aInnlton OF my life is see some of the work of
the greatest Of landscape painters and vet 7 have
never seen one Of hig originals There is in this
,rs fou err sir There is in this country:
So9 Might he see it? Yes. come around to the
he dc He had the spurious picture under hts
enough. - 0i4' "~0
m our valiant artist-detectiye-for it was he-whipped
Ot pg revolver extracted the original picture
ne me Hnle inserted the one which he had under his
along" backed tbs does. aaa vas sa
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
SOLD MASTERPIECE FOR A SONG

she had nothing else of any money value to
dispose of but that picture So she sold the Madonna
hsd and admired II, and who offered price for
IL which. small though il seemed prnceiy TO the
Owner-a price equivalent In American money 10 S2l
No notion writer mas ever conceived
mantle story than that of the stolen Gainsborough
and how il was finally restored And IT is alone
the story OF picture but that OF the most daring
rescurceful successful criminal that liVed-Adam
Worth-who stole the Gainsborough.
Worth was born IN 1874 near Boston, grew Up a
With notorious English crook. Jack PbfIins
CO.. in London, and there the noted CfafusbOr-
ough portrait Of the Duchess OF Devonshire valued
The two thieves had a friend in jail and worth
suggested to Phillips that they steal the Gansbor-
ough and, with II as ransom secure the release of
their friend THIS they did cutting the picture from
20 the gallery through window
The Agnews offered a reward of 5000 Photo
graphs and descriptions Of the painting were sent an
over the world Police and detectives everywhers
the lookout The Pinkertons especially be-
Meanwhile keeping the picture hidden in London.
Worth. .associating himself with gangs OF rob0ers.
Australia. the Continent and the high seas
From a Belgium prison. Worth became broken in
LOST 10 the world. Th9n one dav in lSg9 yViuisrS
Pinkerton received a atter from Adam WORTH who
wished confidential chat.
A few days later the famous crook visited lIr
PinkeTton in his Office and outlined plan the
restoration of the painting. It IS eloquent Of the
once he has given his gord that Worth was not mo-
Tested, but permitted 10 go away.
Mr. Agnew. the art dealer was invited to come
America. and in the Pinkerton Office told upon
what terms he could have the picture. one day ia
1901, while Mr., Pinkerton Mr. Aguew and the latters
rap. a handed a parcel in; II was opened and
there, for the first time In twenty-siX years ths
Gainsborough was revealed 20 view.
Worth not punished for sle theft: he died
natural death out Of prison
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
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the refectory first for a stable for theIr o..
and afterWard barn and prison.
Napoleon isssaid TO have expressly warned his =s.-
diers against injuring the painting.
Later on. a last blow struck the painting
when II pIaste-ed over and only by accident in
Of day When the plaster removed. pieces Of paint
here and there were also taken on. SO that but
shadow Of the original work remains
When goes back TO the Renaissance period
finds that almost all the great paintings had
stories tell typical case is that Of the Madonna
del Gran Duca. OF the greatest OF Raphaers
laintings
It represents the Virgin. holding the child in her
arms. dressed in plain garb. The expression OF
the face is far soulful in the opinion OF some
lovers. than in Of the painters olher famous
Although his first serious work in painting. the
Madonna del Gran Duca is considered by many 20
be his most lovely, because most natural Ii fuIds
every requirement physical and spiritual beauty
mother and babe simple living ngures full Of
human tenderness.
And the romantic thing about ii is that because
in the profession OF art-in fact. consd-
cred himself but poor follower Of MclaeI Angelo
and Leonardo-the artist did place any value on
his first great painting. and let go for a song.
stuck up In showplace after another
nto the possession OF a poor washerwoman who
thought it would gve her Inspiration for her rubbing
she should the picture hung up her kitchen
look while she worked.
Here for years, of the greatest paintings ever
aade-It could not be purchased for $550,0J0-Was
all unapprect ID except by the poor whose
ample mind had been charmed by its simple grandeur
But time came when the WasherwOman could
.fgether. She needed money-just uttle-to tide
over time OF dire emergency
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

w Z. 9 f. + % Ss.:$5o :55 s:so e.;
since 1876 the whole reading world was
given such a romance fiction writer. he could
conceive IT, might well hesitate pen. lest he
Judged too Incorporate.
Yet, all unknown to the general public tbera ~.
eurfed IN America. not long ago another theft OF
painting The story of which rivals in exciting de-
tas that OF the Duchess of Devonshire portrait and
the recovery Of which was effected by thrilling
detective work
Few OF the many thousand visitors who every year
view the painting. In Spanish Courtyard by For
tuny, IN lhe Pennsylvania Academy the Fine Arts
Al Fhiladeiphia. have any idea that il has had a
most unusual adventure.
At the time of the episode. few years back. the
picture was the property OF Henry C. Gibson the
FAMOUS art collector, who afterward presented il 10
the Academy
For some ume the painting had been exhibited At
Cincinnati
Then it was carried to Philadelphia and shown in
me Academy Tor several weeks
THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
Then it was taken to Mr. Gibson,s home. in Pbus-
oephia, and down in the parlor This was tus,
al time when the members Of the family were Leaf
.ng t.-e city home 10 spend the the country
he painting was left where 1t placed nothing
more was thought OF for three months
The summer passed. The great art collector "a
tarned TO his urban home OF the first things he
sid was TO take look at his Fortuny
herrors! 1t Sas not the FOrtuny at all but a
copy The frame the same; the figures and coors
were the same. only the inimabIs character OF the
great Fortuny displayed in the original work was
missing
IN investigation convinced Mr.. Gibson that il
would have been practically impossible for an artist
exhibition al the ScydfT IN = s n ~ @ne II was on
IA the frame for the original
his agreed upon, Gibson called his CON
ference an artist employed instructor IN me
Academy OF shFeWdness good Judgment
well artistic talent
Here is the spurious Fortuny." he said to the
artist. Take it, spare trouble time or exDense.
scour the country If necessary get back NV
original GU VIII be handsomely rewarded
So The artist-deteCtive took his odd assignment
and the spurious painttng-and started first
place he visited. Of course, Cincinnati where the
picture had last been exhibited
Now the original FortUuy Is painted on a panel
Of hardwood. Usually the piece OF hardwood upon
which picture is painted Graded on the bac<
= provide against warpng-
SO valuable the EOTtuny Spanish Courtysrd't
As a. We sFSssreFaa4ss aas tss htts strips fersa-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22

for the loss OF his job in New York
and for the recovery Of his expenses
from New York and return.
This appears to have been the ieast
OF Mrs. Fleming's troubles. Fleming
came up to the standard of manly
appearance required; physically he
appears to have been a regular Apol-
10, but his moral and mental charac-
tersitics, she declares, would have
graced Mephistopheles.
Ten days after their marriage,
Fleming borrowed $1,000 to start in
business. and since that time there
has been a missing bridegroom. He
was traced as far as Wallace aud
from there it is believed by the bride
he went to Spokane or is somewhere
in the Puget Sound country.