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New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

Then cuts loose. ..Whv, look here" says I.
You soft boiled mush headed, spneless imitation
of real man! do YOU mean tell me that, Just be-
cause you've been tied loose from few skirts tor
week or So and have had to deal with some grouchy
hired hands you've actually gone Jelly bralned over
Perhaps that don't make him squirrn some,
thought! He turns white first and then he gets the
hectic flush Pardon me, McCabe, says ne,
stiffenin up, but don't care to have anyone talk
@Ah, pickles!' says / "I1 talk to YOU a good
deal straightern that, before | finish. And YOU IL
take it. too. Why, YOU great, overgrown KID! what
Tight have YOU developin such yellow cur streak
as that? You! What YOU need IS to be LAID over
that chair and padded, and blamed II don kTo"
but I'd better
RUT just here the door creaSs, and IN DRIFTS the the
ID other one Hanged if | ever did know what his
real name was | called him Heiney klrschWasser
for short though he SAYS he amt Dutch all, but
Swiss-F French: and that it amt k1rsch that his
failin', but prune brandy. He's the mop and broom
artist for the buidn some oater the 1anltor PlcKed
up off the sidewalk few months back
He want exactly a decorative OBJECT ms I4i
Heiney; but he's kind Of a picturesque run. ms us
widest part is around the belt; and from there he
taDers both WAYS his shoulders beln a good elght
inches narrower and top of them with no neck
to speak Of is a head shaped like gum drop bald
on top and re1nindin YOU OF them mountain PEAKS
YOU see in pictures. or a ham set on enq. ,.4
He has pair of starry. pop eyes, high coIoTed
beak that might be used as danger Slgna!, ana no
black shoebrush beard, trimmed close except tor a
little spike under the chin, that gives the lower part
Of his face look like the of spades. His 1nornn
costume is faded blue jumper, brown checked
pants, ard an old pair of rubber soed shoes that
Swiftly had donated to him
That's Heineys description, as near as | can get
to it. He comes shutf1in in, luggn scruo pan II, IN
one hand and draggin' mop in the other, and ne
looks about as cheerful as wornout hearSe that
been turned into ash wagon o..,,,
Heiney' saws l. YOU re just in time. Still lookn
far \ nice comfortable place to die in, are you!
Ieiney shrugs his shoulders and lifts his eyebrows H
in a lifeess sort of style. He does most OF ms con
versin' that way: but he say more with lew
shrugs than Swiftly Joe can by usin' both sides OF
his mouth What Heiney means is that one place IS
as good as another and he don't care how soon he
We'll cheer up, Heiney" says |; for I've just
decided to give you the use of my back room TO
shuttle off in. I've got comp ny tor YOU 100. fleie
a friend of mine that feels the same way you 40
Mr. Jarvis Mr IIeiney Kirschwasser
And YOU should have seen the look OF disgust on
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
Night SWeats 6 Cough.

f. w. Walton, Condr. 8. P. Ry.. III
Van Ness ST., San Antonio, Tex,
writes: "Durins tho summer and fAlD
Of 1909, my annoyance from catarrb
reached that stage where II was actual
misery and developed alarming symp-
toms, such as n very deep-seated cough,
night sweats, and pains in the head and
chest. experimental with several so-
called remedies before finally decided
to tako u thorough course of Peruna.
"rwoof my friends had gone SO far 40
to inform me that tho thing for me to do
was to resign my position and seek .
higher, more congenial climate Every
one thought had consumption and I
wns not expected to live very long.
"Having procured some Poruna, I de-
cided to give 1t a thorough test and np-
piled myself assiduously to the task of
taking 1t, rs per instructions, in tho
meantime.
"The effects were soon apparent, all
alarming symptoms disappeared and
my general health became fully as good
as 1t had ever been In my life.
"I have resortcd to the use Of Peruna
on two or thrce occasions since that
time to cure myself OF bad colds"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

the service to secure the guilty ones
as we'll as ia destroy the product. /
had description of White from the
engraver with whom he had made the
contract, and. depending on its being
correct, believed l could pick out my
man when he returned to the city.
From this time strict watch was
maintained on the engraving estab-
lishment. This surveillance was re-
warded few weeks later by my see
ing man answering the description
of Lucius A. White enter the building
of the engravers. Satisfied that he
was the man wanted, called to my
assistance a deputy United States
marshal and from the time he emerged
from the building till his arrest he
was never out of our sight. unless in
his room at the Moser hotel He
made more than one trip to the es.
tablishment where the work was being
done, and in leaving he would pursue
zig-zag course, as though he feared
being followed. He was waiting for
the completion of the work, and put
In the time sightseeing.
AS the work was now about ready
for delivery, believed the time was
at hand to take White into custody.
In company with deputy marshal
we went to his hotel and followed him
into the dining-room at dinner time.
After he had taken his seat the dep
uty and l sat down at the same table.
AS soon as he had given his order /
slid my chair close to his and said. in
voice that would attract no attention
at the next table:
You may consider yourself my pris-
oner. 1t will do you no good to make
a scene"
Great beads Of perspiration stood
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
PLANT TRAMP BY INSTINCT.
California Cactus Blows Around the
Desert for Months.

Curious among vegetable growths
and one which is seldom seen of men
is the iootless cactus of the California
desert, says the Technical World.
This plant, round. compact growth,
rolls about the leyej foo- of the des-
ert for some eight os' nine months OF
the year, tossed hither and. yon by
the winds which blow with fierceness
over all of CALIFORNIA; sand plat dur
Ing those months.
AT the coming of the rains. or
rather the cloudbursis. which sweep
the desert in its springtime. this cac-
tus takes root wherever 1t happens to-
have been dropped by tho last wind
OF which 1t was the plaything and i'm
mediately begins 10 put gu, all around
1t small shoots, which in turn become
cacti. exactly like the parent plant.
These young growths increase in
size rapidly. sucking the moisture
both from the parent plant and from
the surrounding earth. The roots do
not penetrate the soil deeply, but
spread often over circle whose
radius is not less than ten feet. These
roots, too, are small, but practically
iDnumerable. and they get every bit
OF moisture and plant food to be had
in the territory they cover.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

the agent at Bloom. Tex. requesting
him to deliver certain package to
Joseph White. and had Lucius sign II.
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 bureau drawer. Knowing the
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
EygsIeHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eczema--Baby's Head
a Mass Of Itching Rash and Sores
Disease Cured by Cuticura.

Our little girl was two months ola
when she got rash on her face and
within FIVE days her face and head
were all one sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead OF
better and we thought she would turn
blind ard that her ears would fall off.
She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came This
went on until she was five months DID,
then ! had her under our family doc
tors care. but she continued to grow
worse. He said 1t was eczema When
she was seven months old ! started
to use the Cuticura Remedies and in
two months our baby was a different
girl. You could not see a sign of a
sore and she was as fair as new
born baby. She has not had a sign OF
the eczema since. Mrs. II. F. Budke,
LeSueur. Mimi, Apr. 15 and May 2. or
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
When tho Minister scored.

A country clergyman, while recently
advocating the support OF charitable
object. prefaced the circulation Of the
plate with the following address:
From the great sympathy have wit
messed in your conntenances. there is
only one thing am afraid of--that
some Of you may feel inclined to give
toe much. Now, It is my duty to In
form you that justice should always
be prime virtue to generosity;
therefore, ] wish to have 1t thoroughly
understood that no person will think
of putting anything on the plate wlo
cannot pay his debts" The result >
an overflowing collection.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

sheets were In his possession, al
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 it. Lucius admitted
that he was the originator of the idea.
LucIus A. White, after pleading
guilty, was taken to Texas as q 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 d 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 penitentiary sentence for
his brother was a most affecting one.
Il 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"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
A Revised Version.

A poet who has been known to tell
the truth recounts this story OF his
little daughter:
Her mother overheard her expound-
ing the origin of the sex to her family
OF dolls.
You see. children she said,
adam was a man all alone and was
very lonely, SO God put him to sleep,
took his brains out and made nice
lady of them."-Illustrated Bits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
Man and Beast Alike.

Only those who have suffered the.
agony Of eye Affections can appreciate
the blessing to humanity in DR.. Mitch
ellis famous Eye Salve. introduced in
this region as far back as 1S49 1t is
found to-day in all well regulated
homes hereabouts. Not alone the eyes
OF man but those Of the dumb animals
have enjoyed Its comforts. Mitchelrs
Eye Salye. Sold everywhere. Price Csc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of catarrh that cannot bo cured by HANS
Catarrh Cure
i. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. haye known y. J. Cheney
for tho last 10 years. and believe him perfectly hon
ornbic In business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
wALDiNo. KINNAa 4 MARyis.
Wholesale DruxRists Tocdo O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents peg
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Elbert County tribune., 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 a 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 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 contrac. and who was
conversant with all the details. This
] did. This gentleman, after learning
who was, told me that d man named
Lucius A. White had contracted with
the firm for 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 milreis
of Brazilian money was equal In value
to approximately 54.6 cents of United
States money each one of the labels"
would be worth in Brazil $109. 20.
So far as I could learn the order
left in st. Louis by the mysterious
Mr.. White called for the engraving of
but one plate. If a 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
Immediately came to the conclu-
sion that the men who were planning
to initiate the Brazilian currency had
made contract with one firm for the
front plate and impressions printed
from 1t 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 a price on the
work he wanted done. He said he
was going to New York and would
return in few weeks. He kept his
word and closed the negotiations for
the front plate. These negotiations
were under way two weeks before
they were finally closed, and after the
contract had been signed White dis
appeared.
1t would have been an easy matter
at this time to have confiscated the
plate; but 1t was always the plan of
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

on the mans face, but he collected
himself almost instantly and said:
81 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
searched him found documents bear
ing on the milreis transaction and
placing the firm that did the work in
a 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 $210, or facsimiles of front
and back on steel for 1910. Another
discriminating paper was n receipt
from the engraving firm for payment
of the cigar labels" and for 200
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 counter
feiting plot, but later broke down and
admitted his guilt. He claimed to
have a 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 had brought in. Attorney
Bliss then wrote out a telegram to
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
IZZLE CEFZCEZeJ, c5<[7IGC<ll2 TIE
EIzGGScS <zT2 <oCzH1D Z<szE 800 OcZEEZJ1S

aIOR 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. Ont 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
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
Name speIIed In MANY wavs.

No fewer than 372 different ways of
spelling Ypsilanti have been copied
from envelopes and recorded by q
postmaster OF that town
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17
cheerful. Anyhow.

"Hello, sport; haven't seen you for
20 years. How are you getting on7''
"oh, I'm a multi-millionaire. And
your
"Oh, I'm a multi-failuro-"
The Elbert County tribune., 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 place for manufacturing
bogus currency and coin to be circu-
lated in other countries.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

from there to Whitney, Tex. where
he bought a 9O-a@re farm for $4,000
and settled down to the life of Tex
as farmer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

One of the most notable OF these
cases was that of the manufacture In
this country of a 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.
The Elbert County tribune., 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 few months. going
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-09-17

In the late COS the movement for q
Democratic government in the empire
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 a
country of great natural wealth is al
ways a 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 a mere lad in his
teens, while Joseph was nearly 20
years his senior and more father to
the boy than a brother. Joseph was
married. The Whites were the sons of
Judge White, who settled in southern
Texas in 1889 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 a
strong spirit of adventure, and after
listening to the stories OF gold and
diamonds to be found and fortunes to
be made easily in rubber. coffee and
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.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-29
Defeated by Cadets Though
 Sure Of Victory GAME LOST BY A FLUKE
The Army Displayed Unex- pected Strength-The Score GA Was Made. In the Be ginning and After That It Was Equal Defense Fight.

Philadelphia, Nov 2S.-In one of the fiercest football games seen on Frank lin field this year, the Army van quishd the Navy this afternoon by a score of to f, a touchdown and a goal against a goal from the field. Thirty thousand persons saw the husky cadets conquer the sturdy mid shipmen in a contest that never lag ged. That the naval DOys were sur prised at the unexpected strength of the Army is putting it mildly-they were fairly overwhelmed with the power shown by the cadets.
 The Annapolis boys entered the game practically sure of victory while the cadets only hoped to win. The Army's victory, notwithstanding the strength shown, was due more to a misjudged punt by one of the Navy backs than to the good work of the team, but it took advantage of the misplay and lost no opportunity of making a score. The Navy's four points, however, were earned by hard and consistent playing.
 The teams were as evenly matched as it was possible to make them. The defensive playing of both was all that could be desired, so powerful in fact that neither team could make much impression on its opponents line and
Arizona republican., 1908-11-29
LIST
 FUR HIDES Almost Unanimous Demand of
 the Leather Trade CONTINUATION OF DUTY
Will Leave the Tannery Busi- ness In the Hands of the Packers--C Chairman Payne's Brother In the Church Joins the Appeal.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-"Put hides on the free list and the American tanner will beat the world was the state ment of Elisha Cobb. of Boston, an other manufacturer of leather made to the ways and means committee at the tariff hearing today. As a result of questions by Representative Gaines. Cobb was led to say that the tariff on hides added only three cents to the cost of upper leather in the shoe to the consumer.
 50 this three cents that every man. woman and child, is paying to huge monopoly is not so heavy after all,' observed Boutell
 Mir Cobb qualified his previous an swer by saying that upper leather was not all the leather that went into a shoe.
 H. NJ. Hill. of Cleveland, represent ing thirty tanners declared that tar if of fifteen per cent on hides was @ rank injustice to everybody except the packers.
 The duty on hides was denounced as bounty on one industry for the ben eft of another by c. M. Jones, presi- dent of the New England Shoe and Leather association. He predicted that within three years every independent tanner would be driven out of the business by the packers.
 "Payne's neighbor," then appeared. He was Charles E. Mccarthy. a shoe manufactures of Auburn, New York. He introduced his plea for free hides by saying he belonged to the same church as Chairman Payne.
 Get little closer to the stenograph- er.'' directed Payne T don't want any of this to miss getting into the rec ord" Mir. Mccarthy said the con sumer would stand a better show for the same money if hides were brought in free.
 John w. Craddock, of Lynehburg. Va, spoke for the southern manufac- turers in behalf of free hides. Charles Keller of Chicago, representing the Wholesale Saddlery association said the removal of the duty on hides would benefit the country > A demand for duty on surgical cat gut and refined wool grease was made by Charles Heder Clark. of Phila- delphia. You may think this duty on catgut is funny, but if you get appen- dicitis and are stitched up with i'm pure catgut you may change your mind" said, Clark.
 The disc1ssion of the duty on leath- CT glove developed into dissertation on the luxuriant fancy of women and the return of prosperity. Frederick w. Brooks of New York, representing the glove importers. asked for the re- duction of the duty. while former Rep resentative T. N. Littauer. of Glovers- ville. New York. manufacturer of gloves. asked that the duty on mems gloves be retained and the duty on women's and children's gloves be in creased so as to build up their manu- facture in this country.