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Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
He Had Another Name For It.

]. F. Johnson, the new United States
Senator from Alabama, is an ardent ag-
riculturist. One day, shortly after re-
firing from the governorship and re-
turning to his home in Birmingham he
donned his overalls and went to work
in the garden.
A society lady, a newcomer, entered
the yard to call on Mrs Johnston. Her
ring at the door not being answered,
she walked into the garden.
How long have you worked for the
Johnstons?" she inquired of the man
she found there.
"A good many years, madam"
do they pay you well?"
about all l get out of it is my
clothes and my keep"
why, then, come and work for me-,
she said. '"I'll do that and pay you SO
much a month besides"
II thank you, madam" he replied,
"but I signed up with Mrs. Johnston
for life
Why, no such contract is binding.
That is peonage."
Il have always called it marriage"
replied the Senator-Success Maya
zine.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

the agent at Bloom, Tex, requesting
him to deliver a certain package to
Joseph White, and had Lucius sign it.
Deputy United States Marshal Wheel
er and Assistant United States Attor-
ney Drummond were then hastened to
Texas by the first train for the pur.
pose of piping" Joseph White as he
took the package from the express Of
flee, and, later of arresting him with
the counterfeits in his possession The
package and telegram were sent, CIV
ing Wheeler and Drummond sufficient
time to reach the destination first. 1t
seems that after all this planning to
establish the fact that Joseph White
received the package, he was allowed
in some way to take the package from
the express office without being seen
by the men who had been sent to
watch him commit this very act. Jo-
seph White took them to his home on
his farm near Bloom and placed them
in a bureau drawer. Knowing the
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

One OF the most notable OF these
cases was that of the manufacture in
this country of large amount of the
currency of China job that was
cunningly conceived and cleverly car
ried to the point where the counter
felt currency was manufactured and
ready for shipment to the Orient for
circulation. Another plot Of great in
ternational Importance was that con-
ceived by Mcdonald. Scott and Sheri-
dan, who made and threw into circu-
lation counterfeit Bank of England
note to the amount of about $4,000
900. The criminals in this case were
Americans and their daring was shown
by the character of the task they set
for themselves.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
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3IOR to the year 1884 there
was no law of the United
States that prohibited any
one from counterfeiting in
this country the money OF
a foreign nation. Out of
the lack of legislation on
this point had grown
many cases OF much i'm
portance to other govern
ments, for your counter
feiter is a man usually
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
Let Him OFF Easv.

Lola-Iost night Young Borem de-
clared he would willingly go to the
ends of the earth -or me.
Grace-And wbt did you say?
Lola-I finally got him to make
start for home and let it go at that
Chicago News.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

In the early part of the summer of
1885 the United States district attor-
ney at St Louis received an anonym-
Gus letter stating that certain en-
craving house of that city was pre-
pairing plates from which were to be en-
graved large number of slips which
had the appearance of being imita-
tions of the currency of the Empire of
Brazil.
The letter in question pointed out
that which seemed to be a crime in
process of execution. and, anonymous
or signed. the letter was not to be
ignored. 1t was turned over to me.
and went TO work on the case.
/ found the manager and was
informed by him that he believed
his firm did have a contract
to engrave plates for and print
some Brazilian matter; but he
claimed to be ignorant of the iden-
tity of the party with whom the con-
tract was made and of the exact char
acter of the commodity contracted for.
| was told to return later and consult
with the official of the concern who
had made the contract and who was
conversant with all the details. This
| did. This gentleman, after learning
who was, told me that man named
Lucius A. White had contracted with
the firm for a plate Of "cigar label"
to be used in the Brazilian trade The
work was under way at that time.
With this information the Brazilian
consul was called into consultation
The appearance of the plate was de-
scribed to him and he pronounced 1t a
duplicate Of the front of the Brazilian
'Duzentos Milreis" note, or a treas
ury note of the Empire OF Brazil rep
resenting 200 milreis. AS a milreis
of Brazilian money was equal in value
to approximately 54.6 cents of United
would be worth in Brazil $109.2O
So far as l could learn the order
left in st. Louis by the mysterious
Mr. White called for the engraving OF
but one plate. If currency note were
to be produced there would of neces-
sity be two plates. one for the front
and another for the reverse side. The
spokesman for the engraving firm
claimed to take this as evidence that
the plate was to be used for the pur-
pose set forth by the man who had
made the contract, and In this claim
the engraver may have been honest.
l Immediately came to the conclu-
sion that the men who were planning
to initiate the Brazilian currency had
made u contract with one firm for the
front plate and impressions printed
from It and with another firm, prob
ably in another city. for the plate
and Impressions of the reverse side.
From the engraving firm I learned
that White had reached st. Louis May
2S and had asked for price on the
work he wanted done. He said he
was going to New York and would
return in a few weeks. He kept his
word and closed the negotiations for
the front plate. These negotiations
we're under way two weeks before
they were finally closed, and after the
contract had been signed White dis.
appeared.
It would have been an easy matter
Mt this time to have confiscated the
plate; but It was always the plan of
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
Ba il,

Yeast-Did he run out of worms
while fishing. you say?
Crimsonheak-Yes.
"And what did he do?"
FINISHED up with the snakes in tho
bottle! e!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17
Name Spelled In Many Ways.

No fewer than 372 different ways Of
spelling Ypsilanti have been copied
from envelopes and recorded by .
postmaster OF that town
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

well versed in the laws bearing on his
trade and he had not been slow in
perceiving the possibilities of large
and quick gains in using the United
States as a place for manufacturing
bogus currency and coin to be circu-
lated in other countries.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

on the mans face, but he collected
himself almost instantly and said:
II don't want scene; what do you
want me to do?'
Come with u.s." l said.
We all arose quietly and walked out
OF the dining-room without attracting
attention. White was taken to the
federal building and subjected to an
informal examination. When l
searched him l found documents bear
Ing on the milreis transaction and
placing the firm that did the work in
peculiar light. One of these papers
was the formal bid made by the firm,
Offering to engrave an exact facsimile
OF the front of the 200 milreis bill on
stone for $3.50 and a facsimile of the
back for $40, or facsimiles OF front
and back on steel for $50. Another
incriminating paper was receipt
from the engraving firm for payment
OF the cigar labels" and for ZOO
milreis Brazilian bill. to be returned to
White. According to the papers found
on White, he had increased the size
OF his order from 1000 to 5000 sheets
OF bills, four bills on sheet At first
White denied any part in a counter
feiting plot, but later broke down and
admitted his guilt. He claimed to
have partner named Lane. but re-
fused to give detailed information
concerning him further than to say
that he lived In Texas.
shall always question the propriety
OF the course followed by the federal
attorney in making his case against
Joseph White. which was as follows
A package was made OF $40 Of the
sheets l had brought in. Attorney
Bliss then wrote out telegram to
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

sheets were in his possession, al
though they had not seen him receive
them, the officers went to Whites
home. placed him under arrest and
searched the house.
In the meantime Lucius A. White.
having seen his plan fall miserably
and himself prisoner, gave the au-
thorities complete confession. While
in Brazil he and his brother had con-
ceived the idea of manufacturing in
the United States large issue Of Bra.
lillian currency and returning to that
country to float 1t. Lucius admitted
that he was the originator of the idea.
Lucius A. White, after pleading
guilty, was taken to Texas as a wit.
ness against his brother. Lucius was
33 years old at this time and his
brother was man of so. AS l have
said, the elder brother also had stood
in the relation of a father to the
younger man, and the scene in the
Waco courtroom when Lucius was
placed on the stand and told the story
that meant n penitentiary sentence for
his brother was a most Affecting one.
II would rather suffer than have
Lucius suffer; he's only boy to me-
After the evidence was in and
Lucius was being led from the court
room by the deputies. Joseph grasped
him by the hand and with tears in his
eyes said:
"Good-by, Lucius. God bless YOU"
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

Some men treat their wives well, and
some wives help themselves.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

from there to Whitney. Tex. where
he bought a 90-acre farm for $4,000
and settled down to the life of a Tex
as farmer.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

In the late COS the movement for 4
OF Brazil had taken on great strength.
Stories OF the marvellous resources of
the country and of the unlimited pos
sibilities for achieving power and
money were reaching the United
States. A political upheaval in n
country OF great natural wealth is al
ways tempting bait to soldiers OF
fortune the world over, and the ac-
counts OF Brazilian conditions that
reached southern Texas about this
time were not to be resisted by the
more adventurous. A party was made
UP for Brazil. and in this party were
two brothers, Lucius A. and Joseph A..
White. Lucius was mere lad in his
teens, while joseph was nearly 20
years his senior and more n father to
the boy than a brother. Joseph was
married. The Whites were the sons OF
Judge White. who settled in southern
Texas In 1899 and who was noted
lawyer and jurist Of that section.
Judge White was "a man who was held
in the highest esteem on account OF
his strict integrity and learning, and
his sons grew up respected in their
native state. Lucius had studied civil
engineering and was an engineer or no
meager ability. Joseph was farmer.
But in both the brothers there was n
strong spirit Of adventure. and after
listening to tho stories OF gold and
diamonds to be found and fortunes to
- t,,
general agriculture, told by returned
Texans, the brothers decided to join
the party bound for the South Amer
lean empire, which finally landed at
Rio Janeiro.
Gilpin observer., 1908-09-17

While In Rio Janeiro Lucius White
met young woman who was visiting
there and whose home was In Florida.
He courted and married her, and three
children were born to them. In 1884
he decided to return to the states to
live. and brought his family to Florida,
where he stayed o few months, going
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-20
The Problem of Esprit" Identity.

Up to the present momement,"
says Hamlin Garland. in the Septem-
Der Everybody's. L have not empha-
sized in any way the question of the
identity of the %intelligences which
have manifested themselves. The rea-
son for this lies in the fact that
throughout the experiments so far re-
corded / was still seeking evidence con-
corning the facts and processes of me-
diumship. However, having been con-
WINGED (by reason of these experiments,
supported by those OF Lombroso, Nor
SELF. and BottazzD that the facts of
mediumship exist, I am ready to take
up definitely the question of spirit
identity. 1t is the results of expert
mentation in this field that / am now
to record. 1t is the final and most
elusive part of the problem--it may
turn out to be the insoluble part of
the problem.
IF you ask why it should be in
soluble, l reply, because it concerns the
mystery of death, and it may be that
it is not we'll for us to penetrate the
ultimate shadow. At any rate, among
all the men of the highest rank who
admit the reality of apparitions and
voices there are but few as yet who
are willing to assert that the dead
manifest themselves. I must confess
that most of the spirits l have met
seem to me merely parasitic or sec
ondary personalities (tO use Maxwell S
term), drawn from the psythic or from
myself. Nearly every one of the me-
diums l have studied has had at least
one guide whose voice and habit of
thought Were perilously similar to his
own. This, in some cases, has been
laughable, as when Rolling Thunder, a
Sioux chief indians are all chiefs in
the spirit world). appears and says,
'Goot efening friends; id ISIS a nice
night alretty' And yet 1 have seen a
whole roomful of people receive COM
municatiOns from a spirit of this kind
with solemn awe. / burn with shame
for the sitters and the psychic when
this kind of thing is going on.
Mediums are all alike in this res
pect. l don't suppose Mrs. Smiley rea-
Lies that 'Maudie' would be called by
a doubte- falsetto disguise of her
own voice, and Wilbur a shrewd and
humorous personfication of her sub
conscious self; or, if she does, she pro-
badly ascribes it. in accordance with
the spiritualistic belief, to the process
of naturalization which takes force
from the medium
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-20
Wait for the cars at the Book Nook
State of Ohio, City Of Toledo, Luca

State of Ohio, City Of Toledo, Lucas
County. SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of De-
cember, A d. 1886.
(Seal.) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testi nonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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the frock itself are used in preference
to any others.
AS fall advances one sees a number
Of summer silk waists and those of
foulard are very attractive and bright
and dainty for those days that bring
touch of crispiness to the air. These
foulard waists are to be found in
plain colors, stripes, dots and discs,
and in the majority of cases are NUT
toned in the front with fancy buttons
and narrow frills on each side for or
name ntation.
Soft flannels will be used for tall
ored waists this fall and many of them
are printed in foulard patterns and
| finished with white accessories of hand
embroidered handkerchief linen.
| Speaking of foulards again, their
| life of usefulness is not spanned now
| by the summer months, for many fou-
lard dresses will be seen this fall worn
with cloth coats to match. A fOulard in
blue dotted in tan in a conventional
pattern in princess mode was accom-
panied with a tan cloth coat lined with
the foulard. The hat combined both
colors, tan stockings, and shoes and
gloves and purse were used. This would
be a very useful dress for first calls
upon ones return to social duties in
the fall or for matinee. or for church
wear.
I have been asked about sleeves. 1t
is vexed question as yet, but one
unalterable rule has been laid down
like the lingerie waist, shall be appro-
pirate to time and place. Short sleeves
are too we'll liked to be driven out of
the field and a compromise has been
arrived at Whether for morning or
afternoon. business or dress hours, this
is the question that decides the mat
ter; for the first, tailored waists with
long sleeves, for the second dressy
waists shortened according to occa-
sion
Collars are built high and wired be-
hind the ears In front it is we'll hol
lowed out Or wrinkles down to COM
Portable depth and will be more and
more used as the cooler days arrive.
Neck finishes on the other hand
are at the other extreme, cut very
low and called variously according to
their slight differences, Dutch, Span
ish or English.
OF late hip scarfs are quite the
thing-laid in smooth folds about the
waist line so that it comes little over
the hips then tied in a knot in the
back or left side.
Empire girdles are liked by many.
They come well up in the back and low
in the front, fastened often with a
handsome buckle Or clasp-and lot
might be said about buckles. which are
works of art in these days
Pink and brown are two favorite
colors at present and are often seen
in combination to good effect
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-20
TO REFORM
BILLS OF LAD|NG
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE BEING
HELD IN SEATTLE
TODAY.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 20.-Com
missioners on uniform laws, appoint
ed by the governors of the several
states, met here today for what prom
Uses to be an important session. Leg
islative reforms of the greatest inter
est will be discussed and recommen-
dations made which may have far
reaching effect.
One of the most notable matters be-
fore the commission is the demand O!
the commercial interests OF the coun
try for uniform bill of lading form
II is alleged by the representatives of
banks and commercial bodies THAI
gross frauds are perpetrated under tho
present system and that these nave
made bills of lading an unsafe instru-
ment of credit The commission is
urged to draft an uniform bill, to lie
brought to the attention OF congress
at the next session.
The decision of the commercial bod
les to appeal to the commission on uni
form laws was the result Of the an
n'ouneement of the interstate COM
merce commission chat it had not SUI
ficient authority to order the railroads
to revise their methods of issuing bills
of ladng to meet the objections which
the commercial bodies have raised
against the instruments in their pres
ent form. 1t is the present plan to
have the new bill which is expected
to be drafted by the commissioners on
uniform laws introduced at the next
session of congress.
A decision OF the interstate COM
merce commission announced recently
contained recommendations embodied
in the demands of the shippers. but the
commission decided that it lacked the
power to enforce these recommends
tons. 1t was in view of this, and the
DCIlSl lIldl Tile WoGlO IlOl dC-
cept the recommends lions of the COM
mission, that the plan of appearing
The tremendous volume of business
transacted on bills of lading is appar-
which show that goods valued at ST.
100000 were shipped on the bills
interests have been trying for the lasi
three years to compel the carriers to
forms in order to differentate between
the ordinary receipt and the more i'm
portant order bill, which is used as
a basis of credit in the transportation
of the country's crops, particularly the
cotton and grain crops of the sourK
and west and manufactured products
The shippers have demanded also
that the railroads compel the surren-
der Of the instrument upon delivery 81
the property to the consignee several
extensive sWindles having been perpe-
trated against lenders by means OF
bills of lading that were not So sur
rendered AS the railroads have fought
the proposed changes from the first
representatives of the commercial
bodies say they do not expect the
recommendations of the interstate
commerce commission to change the
situation at all. They believe, how
ever that whatever action is taken by
the commissioners on uniform state
laws will be approved by congress- Is
the commissioners consist of represen-
tatives from the several states APP
pointed by their respective governors
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-20
STAR BARGAINS

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Exclusive Agents
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-20
A Dreadful Thought.

One day Mary. the charwoman, re-
ported for service with black eye
why, Mary" said her sympathetic
mistress. what bad eye you have! -
"Yesm'
well. there's one consultation. II
might have been worse"
''Yes'm.'
You might have had both of them
hurt"
"Yes'm. Or worse'n that: I might
not ha' been married at all."-Every-
body's Magazine.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 20-In spite of
clinging draperes, diaphanous folds.
and the long close lines of the new
fashions. the girl of sports INDUCES
in none of these while enjoying the
athletic pastimes. A complete meta
morphosis takes place between she of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-20
Ready to Act.

Proud mother-And now, profess,
what do you think of my daughter
execution?
Great musician think 1t wouiu :
most excellent idea-Success
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
HOW JIMMY RYAN QUIT.
Bill CouEhIin Tells How Player Got
Ont of Game Here.

There's been more than one way in
vented 20 get out OF a game on a hot
day" remarked Bill Coughlin as the
crowd sat around the veranda Of the
Park Hotel the other night. says the
Detroit News. But Jimmy Ryan pulled
off about as funny a one as 1 have ever
heard of in Washington some years ago.
1T was a sweitering hot day. and the
game was consequently one Of those list
less affairs that nobody seems 10 care
about winning Rabbit Robinson wasn't
playing. and asked to be excused from
the bench. He strolled over 20 the club
house and was soon seen sneaking out
of the park. Ryan kept an eye on him.
and saw him coming back in a short
time. lodging from the view OF the man.
ager. players. and spectators with pail
of beer. Ryan was the only one. that
saw il.
He waited for a bali 10 come TO him,
but none came, so he began running up
and down the field and suddenly fell over.
He picked himself up. and without a word
limped toward the clubhouse.
Hey! where're you going?" yelled
LOTUS.
I'm going 10 the clubhouse answer
ed Jimmy without ever turning his head
I've just stubbed my toe. and besides
I've got a very bad headache