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HOIST BY HIS OWN PETARD

tame affair In comparison with the
indulgence of these men. If there
were any letters of warning upon the
walls, all were too drunk to read them,
or they lacked sober Daniel to in
terpret them.
Under the circumstances it seemed
advisable to allow these merry plot
tiers to pursue their way unmolested
until sufficiently off their guard to per-
NIT the successful carrying out Of a
plan to entrap and apprehend the en-
tire party.
Much Of my time was now spent at
my New York Office In BECKER street
where, in due time, Quincy called
upon me for the purpose "of paying
bis respects and rendering some in
formation in regard to counterfeiters"
The artless appearing fellow said that
when quite young he had been foolish
enough to engage In counterfeiting
but had long since abandoned 1t and
was now ready to render the govern
ment such assistance as he could. I
affected to receive him with open
arms, and apparently gulped down as
truth everything he had to offer. Cur
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RED CROSS SEALS
Novel Way of Conducting War
on the White Plague.
How the Anti-Tubercuosis Campaign
Is Financed and a Relief Fund
Raised by the Aid of Little
Christmas Stickers.

New York.-Wars always produce a
new supply of emergency measures
for the relief Of the sick and wounded.
It is not surprising, then, that the Civil
war. with it's hundreds of thousands
of manned and wounded soldiers,
coupled with Yankee ingenuity, should
have brought into existence the stamp
as means of raising money for the
soldiers relief funds. The scheme was
first instituted in Boston in 1862 at the
United States Sanitary fair, but SO
successful was the idea that other
fairs in Brooklyn, Stamford and
Springfield, Mass, at once adopted it..
Hundreds of thousands of dollars were
raised in this way.
So popular, however, did the stamp
become, that the public became sati-
ated, and soon after the war the sale
of stamps for charitable purposes fell
into disuse In this country. In Europe
the charity stamp was adopted in Por-
tugal for the first time in 1892, and has
been initiated with varying success in
almost every country on the continent,
and even in Australia and the Orient.
1t wac war that again brought the
stamp into national prominence in the
United States, but not a war of guns
and of fields of carnage. 1t was war
Of enlightenment against ignorance;
a war OF cleanliness on filth; war Of
health against disease-the great
American war against tuberculosis.
While the Civil war, with its slaugh-
ter and death, killed about 200,000 gov
eminent troops in four years, and
MANNED perhaps twice that number,
every year that silent, subtle foe, tu-
berculosis, Stays 100000, and lays low
three to five times that number. A.
war, therefore, against such an en-
envy demanded and still demands am
munition and varied resources. To
furnish these necessary supplies for
war, the Red Cross stamp was first
launched on a national basis by the
American Red Cross In 1908.
The year before, in 1907, the first
sale of stamps for charitable purposes
for more than a generation had taken
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for months, and secured evidence to
convict about twenty of the Quincy
party.
While Butts had been busy with the
gang of showers, Bower had been de-
voting his time to Quincy and the
other leaders. On one occasion Bower
purchased $500 of counterfeit money
from Gurney, and this he handed to
me as / was Oh my way to dinner at
the St Clair house. AS entered the
restaurant I net Quincy looking as
cheerful ard innocent as Raphael
cherub. The rascal. appeared with a
bland smile and informed me that he
had come there especially to see me
about counteffeiting transactions out
west. took Aim by the hand, thanked
him. and invited him to dine.
We selected table where Quincy
could talk without being overheard.
His information, as usual, was in
definite, hearsay, with no particular
point to 1t. He told me that my pol
icy of being easy with the counter
feiters was working like charm
that there was no counterfeit money
in circulation il the east-in fact, he
had not seen a bad dollar in six
months. At that very moment my
hand was resting on the package of
counterfeit money that had just been
purchased from him by Bower.
A few days later Quincy told
Bower, in a hcasting way, of this in
terview and, in burst of enthusiasm,
declared that everything about the
government detective headquarters
was known TO him before it trans
pired. He asserted that he was one
of my assistants, and was so puffed
up oser his imaginary success that he
really believed he knew what was go
ing on in my office.
The time now seemed ripe for the
arrest of the entire party who had
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-11-24
"a True Story Ct the Secret Service
BY
COL. H. c. WHITLEY
Former Chief u. S. Secret Service

piled Bower cautiously, but 1 do
not like to take the chances any
more"
"Oh, HI" replied Quincy. We've
got everything our own way now. The
government detectives are all green
men and there's no danger Of getting
caught unless fellow goes and gives
himself up" Taking from his wal
let $2e counterfeit note on the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather bank Of New
York city, he added: Here's some
thing good enough to deceive the dis
ciples."
After some parleying Bower ac-
cepted $500 of the queer" for the dta-
mond, and / now instructed Bower to
stay away from Quincy for couple
of weeks.
While Bower had been working
Quincy, that worthy had been coming
to nay office. every few days to work
me. He imagined that fully believed
what he said, and that he was regard
ed as a valuable ally. I always re-
ceived him kindly, and assured him
thas had no desire to make arrests
unless forced to do SO. and that ! did
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SICK, SOUR, UPSET STOMACH
Indigestion, Gas, Heartburn or Dys
pepsia Relieved Five Minutes After
Taking a Little Diapepsin.

Here Is harmless preparation.
which surely will digest anything you
eat and overcome sour, gassy or out
of-order stomach within five minutes.
If your meals don't fit comfortably,
or what you eat lies like lump Of lead
in your stomach, or If you have heart,
burn. that Is sign Of Indigestion.
Get from your Pharmacist 50-cent
case Of Pape's Diapepsin and take
a dose just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belching OF
undigested food mixed with acid. no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or
heavy feeling in the stomach, Nausea,
Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or
Intestinal gripping. This will all go.
and, besides, there will be no sour food
left over in the stomach to poison your
breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin Is certain cure
for out-of-order stomachs, because II
takes hold of your food and digests It
just the same as If your stomach
wasn't there.
Relief In five minutes from all stom.
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store here In town.
These large 50-cent cases Of Pape's
Diapepsin contain more than sufficient
to thoroughly cure almost any case OF
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Gastritis or
any other stomach disorder.
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place In Delaware, centering in and
around Wilmington. A little group
Of women in that city, headed by Miss
Emily P. Bissell, who was allied both
with the Red Cross and the Anti-Tu-
berculosis society, instituted the plan
OF selling Christmas stamps, the funds
to be devoted to the local fight against
consumption. The idea had come
from Denmark. How the pennies ac-
cumulated in that first sale! And how
the dollars grew!
That experiment started the Amer
lean Red Cross to thinking, and they
reasoned that here was war against
more devastating disease than any
war or pestilence that had ever been
known. Why not have an emergency
relief fund for use in this war in all
parts of the United States, since the
enemy was everywhere? The idea of
q national stamp was therefore
launched in 1908, and with little or no
organization, over $4,000 was raised
for the fight against tuberculosis
In 1909 a more systematic attempt
to organize the sale was made. A per-
centage of 20 per cent was charged
by the American Red cross to each To-
cal agent selling stamps, the sales ag-
aggregating fully $25O,000 What is
even greater, this sale was the means
of interesting in the war on consump-
ton thousands of people who had
never before given this subject their
attention.
The outlook for 1910 is extremely
bright. The sale will be organized
before Christmas to a greater or less
degree in almost every state in the
Union. "a Million for Tuberculosis"
is the slogan of the campaign. AL.
ready 25,000,000 stamps have been is
sued and every indication points to the
sale of four times that number.
The United States postof1ce authori-
ties have requested that the stickers
be called seals" this year, and have
ordered that they be placed on the
back of letters and packages instead
of on the face. These seals will not
carry any mail. but every kind of
mail will carry them.
Every man, woman and child in the
United States can help in this war. 1t
is not war that demands much sac
rifice. Surely, anyone can give cent.
a nickel or dime for few Red Cross
seals. Each seal placed on letter or
a package helps the one who sends 1t.
It helps the one who receives it, and
also the unknown one for whom II
helps to provide chance for life and
death. Every seal will become a bull
let directed at the enemy whose con-
quest Is desired. and all the money is
used in the place where the seals are
sold.
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not believe in Using harsh measures
unnecessarily. Quincy fairly chuckled
at this simplicity and was thrown
completely off Ais guard.
He assumed IN air of great mystery
and spoke of the possible existence OF
counterfeit plates that might be
reached for reward. He would not,
he declared, accept dollar for his
personal services but, because of his
great fancy for me, was ready to as
sist in every way possible. He was
permitted 20 barney along and play
the game to his own liking, secure in
the belief that he was completely de-
cetving the government officials.
In the meantime the services of an
old counteEeiter, fresh from the peni-
Tertiary. had been secured. Many OF
his old confederates were now opera
ting with the Quincy gang and,
through him, Bill Butts, a fresh-look-
ing detective from one of the western
states, WAS introduced to several of
the men who guade their headquarters
at a saloon on the Bowery. Butts In
formed the barkeeper of the saloon
that be had just served term for
Showing the queer"
At first the counterfeiters and
thieves hanging around the place ap-
peared to be suspicious of Butts One
day, however, when these Williams
were drinking beer in the back room
of the place, fight arose. The de-
tective went in with the rest and
stretched out several of the fellows,
though he was badly beaten up In the
end, and in addition was robbed of
his pocketbook and watch.
The ethics Of the criminal profess
sion are peculiar. When crowd of
crooks fight they frequently rob one
another, and If the victim calls in the
police to recover his property he
loses the confidence of the rogues
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ney was well fitted to deceive with
plausible story, for he seemed candid
in manner and well equipped in every
way to impose upon the most incred-
ulous.
The officers of the secret service
all considered him a dangerous per-
son and none was anxious to encoun-
ter man of such gigantic proportions
and apparently desperate character.
My first move against Quincy was
to send Mike Bower, newly-fedged
government detective, to form his &C
quaintance. Bower was selected be-
cause his appearance was anything
but that of a detective. Bower drifted
into Gurney's "boozing-den" on East
BECKER street where, after lettering
around drinking and smoking for a
week or two, he one day called Gpr-
ney aside and told him he was broke
and must have little money He
drew from his inside pocket a gold
watch with a short piece of chain
hanging from it, giving it the appear
ance of having been nipped from the
pocket of some unfortunate citizen.
Quincy snapped at the bait at opce
and intimated, with ely wink, that
the watch had been stolen. When
Bower finally admitted as much Cur
ney seemed pleased and bought the
watch at about one-third its value,
remarking: You're all right, my
boy. When you want anything, come
to me-"
After a few days Bower again ap-
preached Quincy, this time with
diamond stud that had been slipped
from its fastenings. II need some
more money" said Bower.
Quincy inspected the gem with an
appreciative eye, and finally said:
"You are a good one. Did you ever
handle any of the 'queer?"
Il took little hand, in it once" re-
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who took part in the fray. But II he
keeps silent it is conclusive evidence
in their minds that he cannot stand
investigation, and this establishes his
character beyond doubt. It is &C
cepted by them as sufficient voucher
that he is member in good standing
in the brotherhood of crooks, and ne
is then admitted into full fellowship.
Shortly after the melee one OF the
crowd suggested to Butts that he call
in the police. He promptly replied:
mo police for me-" and the detective
was thereupon received without hesl-
tation or mental reservation. During
the next seven or eight months Butts
worked with this gang of counter
feiters as a shower of queer.
Counterfeit showers" as they are
called. usually travel in pairs. One
fellow carries the bogus money and
remains outside, while the other
takes one bill, enters place OF busl-
ness, purchases some trife, tenders
the counterfeit note in payment, and
receives change in good money. II
this precaution were not observed,
the possession Of other counterfeit
money. in case Of detection and arrest,
would indicate guilt and lead almost
inevitably to conviction.
Detective Butts, however, did not
pass any counterfeit money but used
instead good bill in the place OF the
one he received from the carrier.
That was kept for evidence, and In
this way he deceived the Queersmen
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-11-24
THOUGHT SHE HAD PRACTICED
Frenchman's Suspicious Really Some.
thing of Compliment to the :
Men of America.

Claude Grahame White, the English
aviator, praised, at a dinner in New
York. the good fellowship Of Amer
leans.
"The American woman is regarded
abroad as an angel" he said. "The
man is admittedly good fellow, but
an angel he is far from being.
you've heard Of the Frenchman
perhaps, whose sweetheart spent the
summer in America? After her return
the poor Frenchman seemed quite
blue.
What's the matter with your
friend asked.
"T am worried, the other muttered,
about my fiancee. You see, since her
return from America she kisses so
much better than she used to-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-11-24
West Sets Example for the East

Baltimore.-The farming methods
used In the Dakotas and other west
ern states and Canada are being
adopted by eastern farmers. Aaron
G. Reber, who owns the Emerson
farm, near Denton, Md, after a recent
visit to North Dakota bought steam
plow with six shares, drawn by 20
horse power traction engine. He has
discovered that traction blowing is as
much better than the old style in
Maryland as on the prairies. He
plows 20 acres day, with three men,
against two acres day with six men
under the old methods.
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tor visits the classes frequently and
makes reports to the school authori-
ties. The state provides all the mate
rails for the games and work. and also
pays for the lunches.
Basel has population of 10000,
and last year 1000 children were
taken care of in these guardian
schools. In addition to this work
Basel has an organization known as
the Play association, which looks after
the games for young people. There is
also another society, now 25 years
old. whose special business it is to
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ganized and supported by the state,
are open every day. and from the mid
die of November till the middle of
March, every evening. They can hard
ly be called schools. but rather recre-
alton classes.
Under the teachers direction the
children play games, tell stories, sing,
crochet, embroider, sew and so forth.
In good weather they are taken out
doors for games or walks. Each class
has about thirty-five children In 1t,
just enough for the teacher or guard
ian to handle comfortably. An inspec-
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Suiss "Guardiun Schools"

sands. With such surroundings and
under such conditions it is not
strange that large percentage of
them become criminals. The great
question with the authorities is how
to handle them and prevent them, as
far as possible. from becoming Grim
inals.
Switzerland has solved the problem,
partly at least In the city Of Basel,
for instance. guardian schools" or
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Would Do His Best.

Il believe am to be placed in jux.
Imposition with the general" whis-
pered the influential citizen at the
banquet.
"Why-er-I can't quite do that. you
know said the head waiter, with a
vague smile, ''but I'll seat you right
next to him. Chicago Tribune
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pleased with the quick relief Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me. They drove
the pains away and restored my kid.
neys to a normal condition. have
been free from kidney trouble for sig
years."
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.
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Solving the Difficult Problem of Caring
for the Children of the
Street.

In the overcrowced quarters of every
large city where working people live
there are always many small children
who are allowed to run the streets
without proper oversight. In the lar
gest cities. like London, Paris and
New York. they are numbered by thou
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in every part Of my
body. I rested poor
ly and was SO stir
In the morning I
found it hard to
dress. I became
tired easily, lot
flesh and was In a
bad way. I was well
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Address Munyon's Doctors, Munyon's
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give instruction to and provide recre.
alton for boys on Sundays and in the
evenings. Last year it had 1000
children under it's care.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-11-24

When a woman begins to tell a man
how nice looking she thinks he Is he
Immediately develops unlimited faith
in her judgment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-11-24

First Chauffeur ran over a mar
yesterday and it didn't hurt him bit!
Second Chauffeur-How was that
First Chauffeur-It killed him IL
stantly!
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strono Winds and Sand Storms

cause granulation of the eyelids. PETTITS
EYE SAT,VE soothes and quickly relieves.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, NY,
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CURED SIX YEARS.
No Fear of Further Kidney Trouble.

Mrs. Josiah Clinker, State ST., Tama,
Iowa, says: my first symptom of
kidney trouble was intense pain in my
back. This grew worse until l ached
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-11-24

There Is no help for man who iE
too lazy TO work his friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-11-24

URING the sixties and
and the early seven
ties of the last CEN
fury. counterfeiting
blossomed into one Of
the fine arts, and to
such perfection was it
brought that, in many
instances, it was ex-
ceedingly difficult to
Evening journal., 1910-08-09
aMsRuLE AND EXTRAYAGANCE.'

4 DEMOCRATIC newspapers are talking about
H. Republican "misrue" and extravaganza
and hoping that the State will be redeemed as
they term it. The charges seem to be more gen.
eral than specific. They are made despite the
fact that the finances of the State are in good
condition and that there is no evidence of bank
ruptcy. If there has been any grating, it has
been small There have been Of late no losses to
the state or county because of defacations of OH
cals There have been no breaches of trust in
Office. AS a rule the officials have conducted them
selves as we'll as politicians may be expected to
do. We may frankly admit that things could be
improved that we have not yet reached the ideal
of efficiency in government in Delaware, but we
are by no means suffering from "msrue" and
extravaganza" some for partisan purposes
would have the voters think.
But if we admitted that the management of
public affairs was open to serious criticism, The
Journal believes that the people would find
Improvement under Democratic domination. They
would be jumping from the frying pan into the
fire. The Democrats secured control of the Kent
County Levy Court and of the municipal govern
ment in this city. So far as we have observed
there has been no check to alleged extravaganza,
no improvement over Republican "misrule" so
CALLED
We believe that the Democrats have been some
what disappointed with the showing that their
party has made. They have no record TO which they
can point with pride as a result of their return
to power in part. We don't think the Democratic
newspapers can work up much enthusiasm that
score They are in need of a campaign issue and
they will find difficulty in getting a suitable one.
Their principal method of warfare at present
seems to be personal attacks the senior senator.