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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
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moved it from the shelf. I cut the cord
which fastened the mouth of it while
the attention of the inquisitive cashie"
and teller was directed elsewhere.
Having shaken the mouth Of the
sack open and frayed the ends OF the
cord so that my ruse would not be
detected | purposely stumbled and
fell as ! crossed the vault. The coins
poured out upon the steel floor or the
big vault in a bright yellow stream,
rolling hither and yon, while | sat de-
jectedly in the midst of the golden
flood and rubbed my knee and cursed.
THE two bank officials showed live
" concern at my stupid accident and
both set about gathering up the coins.
| assisted them as much as possible,
but my pulse was beating too fast for
my help to amount TO much. Ny ruse
had fully served my purpose. The
ring of the coins upon the steel moor
of the vault had not been true. They
had rung dull and heavy, and | knew
them at once for their real false char
acter. The verification of this fact
came when | fingered them deity, as
| restored them to the sack whence
they had come There was no mistak-
ing the feeling of them. They were
greasy and slick; that Shiny touch
which discloses the spurious coin in
the dark as well as in the light. Every
one | touched had that slippery, soap
stone surface which counterfeiters
cannot overcome except by the use
of metal of the same fineness as that
of the genuine coin.
AS ! replaced the sacks, after clean
ing the shelf, | was careful to weigh
each of them in my hand. There were
Is sacks, each containing a thousand
dollars in half eagles, which were light
in weight.
II now felt sure of my ground, but
it was still necessary that we secure
! proof against the teller. | had not
suspected the cashier, until his evil
dent trcpidation when | spilled the
sack of gold.
The mystery was now more com
pick and interesting than ever. While
had discovered the big reserve of
| the counterfeiters | had no evidence
against any one. and was still afraid
to make arrests. | wanted the makers
of the coin and their machinery. and
wanted them badly for this was the
biggest case that | had thus far in
rnv career been engaged upon.
THAT night | did some tall think
ing. and also made secret trip to the
| bankers residence, which | carefully
| examined from the outside, going
over the extensive grounds about the
house and the outbuildings at the i'm
minent peril of being shot for a bur
glar Here discovered only one thing
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

of importance In the stable I STUN
bled on an empty champagne case,
which was of the same brand as one
| had noticed in the vault of the
bank 1t might mean something or
nothing, but | had long ago learned
to take particular notice OF small
things, and many is the valuable cleW
that this habit has given me.
Since the return of Saunders and
McGrath, they had been working on
the clew of the anonymous letter, and
the information it contained about the
mysterious boxes which had been seen
to arrive at the bank at night 1hey
had located the author, discharged
messenger. who bore grudge against
the teller to whose instance he attrib-
uted his discharge. From the mes
senger they learned that the boxes had
been delivered at the back entrance
of the bank late at night. They had
been brought to It in a one horse
express wagon, but the wagon had not
displayed a license number and the
driver. although mufiled in great
coat, had evidently not been regu-
lar expressman, so the messenger in
formed them. He gave fairly acca-
rate description Of the wagon. which
had been of peculiar construction.
Il had seen just such vehicle at
the bankers residence, a sort of de-
livery wagon which seemed to be en-
ploved in hauling feed for the extern
siye stable OF the banker, as it had
been filled with sacks of oats and
bales of hay when / saw it,
The next morning l reported sick
at the bank. but my service with the
banker was not at an end. had shifted
my position from janitor at the bank
to assistant gardener and general fac
totum at the presidents residence.
Armed with a note from the banker to
the gardener | put in my appearance
at his residence. The gardener didn't
seem to like my appearance. He re-
garded me with cold suspicion, while
he read the note from his employer,
and. it seemed to me, he rather reluc-
family accepted me as his assistant. |
verify believe he would have driven
me away on some preteXt, If it had
not been for the explicit terms of the
note the banker had written at my die
tation.
The gardener was a tough looking
customer There was an atmosphere
of suspicion about him which put me
on my guard and caused me to watch
him with caution. He was a smooth
individual, however, and had served
in my new capacity for three days
without discovering anything worth
mentioning, when he set me at the
task of wheeling out the ashes from
the big bin In the cellar. The bin was
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

situated at the rear Of the furnace.
near the entrance OF the basement.
and in passing to and fro at my task.
noticed several wine-cases piled in
a dark corner of the basement. | took
advantage OF the first opportunity to
examine them and. while the hds
were securely nailed down, | found,
by lifting them, that they were as
heavy as chunks of lead.
THAT night | burglarized the bank
er's basement, while two of my com
panions kept watch outside to see that
was not disturbed. In the cham
payne cases | found the molds and
other accessories of the counterfeiters,
and large quantity Of metal and
newly manufactured coins.
Before We left the bankers resi-
dence, the gardener was prisoner,
and before the night was over we
had nabbed Mason and farley and
Cashier Powell The gardener turned
states evidence and gave the whole
thing away. The three society men
held out firmly to the last. They were
convicted only after considerable diff
fculty. Except for the assistance OF
the gardener in securing evidence. we
should never have been able to have
made out, against them, anything
more than a strong circumstantial
case. We recovered about 100000
from the culprits, and in the banks
vault was more than $4,000 of the
counterfeit money. The night watch
man at the bank was also implicated
and convicted
The gardener. who had many
aliases, was an old offender. He had
worked at one time in the Frisco
mint. and was regarded as a skillful
workman After leaving the mint. he
had put out gold coin of the
twenty-dollar denomination, but had
been caught and had served a prison
term for it, He had drifted east, after
serving his term, and had figured out
the plan which he had there put in OPP
Grafton. He had manufactured the
coins, using the big furnace at the
bankers residence for that purpose,
and had secured the three society
men, all of whom were heavily in debt
and therefore ready victims, to palm
off the money. Their method was to
take good money from the bank vault
and replace 1t with the bad, which
they worked off at the factory in the
weekly pay roll. The cashier at the
bank had secured the place for the
counterfeiter at the bankers resi-
dence, but this had not been with any
particular design further than it was
a place that was especially suited to
the necessities of the counterfeiter."
Copyright. 1908, by w. G. Chapman.l
Copyright IN Great Brittany
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
Cold and La Grippe

Mr. C. Happy, Hardin, Ray Co, No,
writes: Il can safely recommend Pc.
runa as remedy that will cure all ca.
tarrhal troubles.
1T was of great benefit to me, as II
cured me of catarrh of the throat and
took a very bad cold and had Ia
grippe last February. 1t settled in my
throat and lungs. took three bottles
of Peruna and it cured me.
II highly recommend it to all who
are sick, and / am glad to add my en-.
dorsement to that of others"
Pe-ru-na for Colds
Mr.. L. Clifford Figg, Jr., 1929 East
Marshall ST., Richmond, Va, writes
that when he gets a cold he takes Peru.
Ma, and it soon drives it out of his sys.
tenn. For several years he was not
entirely well, but Peruna completely
cured him.
People who object to liquid medicines
can now secure Peruna tablets.
For free illustrated booklet entitled
"The Truth About Peruna," address
The Peruna Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Mailed postpaid.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

bean. Nine years of this ran me down
to state of continual weakness, and
thought l never would be better I'M
til / began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The improvement was rapid, and
since using four boxes / am cured and
have never had any return of the
trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
Awful!

1--WE had such a protracted fare
well" remarked So-and-So, that lost
my train"
You should have left farewell
enough alone" he remarked
For a moment they looked at him
with the Chopin funeral march ex-
preston. But eventually they re-
solved to let him live.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
A Great Care,

Celia-Her hair turned perfectly
white in one night from trouble.
Delia-Really? What was the
nature of the trouble?
Celia-Chemical
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
The avorite.

Millions of suffering eyes have found
In DR.. Mitchelrs famous salve a real
blessing. Reject the offer of any dealer
to sell q drug for your eye. DR.. Mitch
ellis Eye Salve is a simple, healthy
remedy to be applied to the lids. II
cures without entering the eye. Sold
everywhere. Price % cents.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

Do not neglect constipation, for this con-
dition poisons the blood and leads to chron-
ic i'll health. Garfield Tea, the mild herb
laxative. corrects constipation, keeps the
blood pure, and the health good.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

APT. DICKSON and /
were again foresather-
ing in front OF the
CHEEKY log fire at his
home. He launched
into a capital story of
counterfeiting in high
places.
Il was once stationed
in the city of a great
international expos
ition, to watch for cul-
prits that were eX-
peoted to put out the
customary counterfeit.
For the first month or
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

The young man who sets out to be
the architect of his own fortune must
not scorn to be the bricklayer and
hod carrier as well.-Westley.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

There is no Safer Remedy for a Cough,
or throat trouble than Browns Bronchial
Troches." % cents box. Sample free.
John l. Brown & Son, Boston, Mass.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

ney disease attacked
me. The pain in my
back was SO agoniz-
ing l finally had to
give up work. Then
came terrible attacks
Of gravel with acute
pain and passages OF
blood. In all |
passed 25 stones,
some as large as a
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

Many a man has lost his life in try
ing to collect the living he thought the
world owed him.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
Stuck.

"My wife is always sticking me for
money"
THAT must be pih .acn5y. '-Ex-
change
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS
Cured BY Ooan's Kidney Pills After
Years OF Suffering.

F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave-, Gallatin,
Tenn, says: Fifteen years ago kid
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04

Red. Weak, Weary, Wntery Eyes
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Mu-
rine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Write Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago,
FOR Illustrated Eye Book. At Druggists
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Pcruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen: L have used Peruna
and find that it cannot be equaled as
"a tonic, as well as cure for coughs
colds and catarrh.
You are authorized to use my
photo with testimonial in any pub.
) LEGATION.
Joseph II. Chase,
so4 Tenth St., Washington, D. C.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-11-03

Mr.. Frank Hawley has been enter
tanning the corn shelters this week.
He is making ready in the way Of
cribbage for more room to store away
the new crop.
Mr.. Josiah Inghram's home was
visited by most of the school ma 'ams
teaching in Milford township Friday
evening. 1t seems that the schools for
fall closed on that day and they were
seeking remuneration for their SER
vices in the way of Filthy Lucre.
Mr.. InRhram is Milford's treasurer
The accident which brought death
TO our neighbor, Harry Dobson. on
last Thursday was 60 terrible that the
shock to this community 10 almost in
dsecribatle. While the gloom hangs
heavily over us yet We realize that
the decree has gone forth, That all
men must de-, But to think that
this young man. buoyant with health.
who was at his lsbors toiling for
his loved ones, should meet almost
instant death in this awful, awful
way is indeed heart rending. We
need not mention that the bereaved
ones have the sincere sympathy of
this entire comm unity.
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went to Chicago where he remained
some four years. In 1877 he was
united in marriage to Miss Anna LuD !
dell Of Princeton. III. In the year
1882 they came to Wheeler township.
Sac county, located on the farm which
they built up and made one Of the
finest places in the peighborhood. The
deceased is survived by his widow,
five sons and two daughters, Milton,
Enoch. Reuben and Vincent Of this
locality. Levi who resides 1T Los An
geles, Mrs. Edward Erickson in
Monona county and Mrs. O. Wen
strand in Albert City. This
community loses one Of It's most up
right and honorable citizens. His
life in our midst has been an open
book to his neixhbors and friends.
when they met him, talked with
him, and transacted business with
him they saw all there WAS Of him.
no pretense. or sham or put.on,
but absolute honesty. the same Il
all times. This. together with his
genial disposition and steady and
industrious habits. courteous, kind
and accommodating, won him the en-.
tire confidence and respect of all hi,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-11-03
SWEDISH PIONEER
IS CALLED HOME
IN AUGUST LLNDsKooC THE SWEDISH
AMERICANS LOSE AP0PULAR CITIZEN.
HIS LIFE WAS AN OPEN BOOK
Crawford and Sac Counties Unite n Mourn
ing he Death Of This High Minded
Christian Man.

special from Kiron)
August Lindskoog, who has resided
for over twenty years, four aud half
miles northeast of Kiron. in Wheel
er Twp Sac county, died at his home
Friday night Oct %. For long
time he had been an invalid. suffering
with cancer Of the stomach. which
was of such nature that all medical
skill was of no avail. He was fully
aware that the end was drawing
nigh and was awaiting the messenger
from the other side to summon him to
his heavenly home. He was born
June q, ls45, in Stavared, Elfsbargs
lau Sweden, and in the year 1869 he
immigrated to America. his first To-
cation was in Princeton. Ill. After
q four years residence at Princeton be
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neighbors and many friends. He was
Christian and loyal and teue menu
Der of the Mission church in Hayes
township and was considered one Of
its very best members. The funeral
took place the following Saturday from
the Mission church and large num-
Der we're in attendance. Rev. F.
o. Dahlberg Of Odebolt had charge of
the funeral services assisted by Rev.
F. M. johnson of Chicago. Rev. j.
E. Widen of Harcourt and Rev c.. j.
Andrews of Fl Dodge. The remains
we're inferred in the cemetery near
Arthur. The entire locality together
with the family misses and mourns
the death of this poud man.
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MILFORD CENTER NEWS.


Mrs Richard Robinson made Mrs.
Jurgensen pleasant call Friday even
ing.
Mr.. E. G. Chamberlin and family
of Denison Sundayed at the home of
Richard Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cook took
dinner with Mr.. and MIS-. Josiah
Inghram Sunday.
The w. C. T. u. are going to serve
meals at the hall at Deloit on Satur-
day. Nov. 9Th.
Mr.. Harry Anderson and his sister.
Emma. also Miss Abbie Lee visited
at the home Of George Hutchinson
Sunday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-11-03
THE FRIDAY CLUB
Held BANQUET
PIONEER cLuB:oF DENIsoN MAKES MERRY
AT THE CLUB ROOM
MRS. PENNEY IS TOASTMISTRESS
his Greatest Of Denison's Annual Social Events
Proves to be Of Unusual Interest
This Year.

Under the skillful and tasteful
singers of Mesdames Ferguson. Kahl-
er. Sprecher and Miss Gulick the Club
room blossomed like q rose for the
18th annual banquet of the Friday
Club. Four long tables with the
always decorative round table were
laid for the banqueters. Autumn and
! halloween decorations were deity
and artistically combined. Bitter.
sweet crowned the pillars and in
downward flight to the tables swept
= weird and quaint collection of
witches, black cats and owls. The
center of each table had a pumpkin
allied with bitter-sweet and the
candles were shaded in the pumpkin
and black crepe shades. The place.
cards had cats and witches on the al
ways present broom sticks. owls and
pnmpkins. The nut baskets had cases
Of yellow and green. The entire
eject was consistent and striking and
rspsesented many hours Of labor by
80 M ~ 1so.. e.1 -. .oss s. -.
- s.:- r,- go.
man. Wright, Romans, Carey,
Hapgh. Van Ness, Sims. McHenry,
with Miss Nell Cushman as head
ss' a.-1 ". = -S''o"
n..rs .,, nJ r;.s a.u.
Tartar Sauce Brown Bread
Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes
Ass'ssnd Cranberry Jelly Dreamed Celery Pattiea
ems ~. 80, r,.,.. 60, 60.
Pnch Nelba sun.hine cake
Coffee Pistaschio Nuts
The dinner it was needless to say wae
= 6ne in quality as it always is in
Nrs. Siiletto's capable hands.
Il Was nearly ten when the happy
ard contented guests had their atten-
tion called to the program for the
evening by Mrs. Penney. the charm
ing toast mistress. Mrs. Penney
b . railroad man g wife and she rar
H. banquet on railroad lines and rail.
rad time. Her introductions were
crisp, clever and captivating. Mrs.
Peaney's cleverness is 80 we'll knvwl
hat when We say she fulfilled every
sne's expectations. we give her tn
highest praise.
nfs. Kemp was introduced an tn
. President Of the F. C. r. r. and sh
made very graceful address Of vel
csne, paying the gentlemen som
peskty compliments and maxim
nanbsrs and guests alike very sur
at their welcome. Mrs. Kemp
feast was followed by q beautiful
sSas given BY Miss Quick. he
exquisite voice and artistic expires
Sslu oue "ss 0o''keu ~ AePo1
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Moener ana Cn,iu.
He who takes the child by the hand
takes the mother by the heart.-Old
Proverb.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-06
He Went to Sleep, But

Recently a friend who had heard
that | sometimes suffer from insom-
mia told me of a sure cure. Eat a
pint of peanuts and drink two or
three glasses of milk before going to
bed" said he. and I'll warrant you II
be asleep within half an hour" l
did as he suggested and now for the
benefit of others who may be afflicted
with insomnia, | feel it to be my
duty to report what happened. so far
as | am able to recall the details.
First. let me say my friend was
right. | did go to sleep very soon
after NV retirement Then friend
with his head under his arm came
along and asked me if | wanted to
buv his feet. | was negotiating with
him, when the dragon on which
was riding slipped out of his skin and
left me floating in midair. While
was considering how | should get
down. bull with two heads peered
over the edge of the wall and said he
would haul me upif would first climb
up and rig a windlass for him. So
as | was sliding down the mountain
side the brakeman came in, and l
asked him when the train would
reach my station.
I'VE passed your station 400 years
ago. he said, calmly folding the
train up and slipping it into his vest
pocket
At this iuncture the clown bounded
into the ring and pulled the center
pole out of the ground, lifting the
tent and all the people in it up. up,
while | stood on the earth below
watching myself go out of sight
among the clouds above Then l
tawoke, and found I had been asleep
almost ten minutes.-The Good
| Health Clinic.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-06
Corn Bread.

In the face of the present situation
inthe wheat market, there is considera-
Bile discussion of the corn bread Of
our ancestors and an advocating OF
general return thereto. The nation
has corn bread to thank for helping
it out of many rough places. and be
fore there was a nation the forefath-
ers on several occasions were pleased
TO resort to the native maize of the IN
dams to keep them from starvation,
notably the Virginia colony and the
pilgrim fathers. In recent years we
have. as a people tied up too closely
with wheat bread, and the children
of the present generations, few OF
them. know the pleasures that may be
found in the connections Of corn. The
nation would be better off if its stan
of life was more diversified
There is rice. for instance, the sta
ple product of the Texas coast; 1t is
more nourishing than wheat, yet we
only know it in its boiled form and IN
buildings. while in the north 1t Is
seldom used for other than puddlngs
or in soups. yet it is capable OF be
ing made into loaf OF bread fal
more palatable than wheat. The aF-
erage of the people have not yet come
upon really hard times, or there
would be a greater use made OF tht
other cereals. Beaumont journal.