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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

hand bravely up to the officer in wait
ing at the place agreed upon.
On given signal the detectives
hurriedly closed in. The counterfeit
er did not readily submit and the OH
GERS soon found they had tackled a
rough customer. For some minutes
the scufiing and twisting was furious
and he was not fairly subdued until a
pair of glistening handouts was
slipped upon his wrists. The cold
steel took the fight out of him and he
was at once escorted to the Bingham
house.
1t was one of the kind of conspir.
acies that are direct fraud upon the
government, and / was very anxious
to reach its source, which particularly
meant the engraver of the plates from
which the stamps we're printed. / was
not a little surprised when / learned
that the wholesale dealer we had
caught was John Hartz. This was the
first time had met him. He had for
several years maintained a reputation
e>AaoAao eAS uCeSNtNCS do PERSON VINO
could not under any circumstances be
made to squeal / could well AFFORD
to turn him loose If he would furnish
the information leading to the cap.
turing of the important men behind
him.
The squealer in cases of this kind
is usually the most powerful adjunct
to the detective art. While these Off.
GERS have little respect for him they
are delighted to avail themselves of
his services. was well acquainted
with the most prominent feature in
the prisoners past career. He laid
claim to the possession of principle
to (which he had steadfastly adhered.
He had been arrested several times
for passing counterfeit money and had
on all occasions persistently refused
to squeal on his confederates. He
preferred rather to sacrifice himself
than to assist the government in any
manner. had up to that time never
met man under like circumstances
that could not by some means be in
duced to squeal. but pounded John
Hartz up one side and down the other
until broad daylight without eliciting
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

One day drover came along the
pike with long string of oxen and
stopped at the Black Bear Inn, and
engaged pasture for his cattle over
night. The drover was new in that
part of the country, and for safety he
handed his pocket book, containing
several hundred dollars, to John Hartz
for safe keeping, in the presence of
Weisgarber. Shortly afterwards when
the drover was out attending to his
cattle, Weisgarber suggested the idea
to John of changing the good money
In the pocket book for an equal
amount of counterfeit that he had on
hand. John was easily persuaded. He
thought his step-father knew best. In
the morning the drover received his
pocket book and proceeded to count
its contents. He at once saw that
the bills were of a different kind than
those he had been carrying. He
pulled counterfeit detector from his
pocket and examined them. Having
satisfied himself that they were bad,
he charged John with having substi-
tuted them. The accused mans face
turned red and he began to stammer,
but his step-father who was standing
by, came at once to the front and COM
menced to talk in German to John
Turning to the drover he protested in
badly broken English that the young
man was honest and hadn't even
opened the pocket book. Between the
two the drover got a tongue lashing
for his accusation that so completely
upset him that he was none too sure
that he ever had any money. He was
now in bad fix; long ways from
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

john He now became dazed with
fear and excitement He left the home
of his boyhood on foot and made his
way to Philadelphia, where he CHANGED
to meet his step-father who was a
member of a gang of counterfeiters
John was easily persuaded and he sui.
fered himself to be led along step by
step until he was deep in the mire.
Our Civil war had brought great
change In the finances of the country.
Wild cat banks had gone out Of ex.
istence and new kind of money was
in use. There was a great deal of
counterfeiting going on and John
Hartz was one of the number engaged
in it. Like the most of the men of
his stamp he was unsuccessful in ac-
cumulating wealth.
A counterfeit beer stamp made
its appearance in Philadelphia and /
found it necessary to visit that city
The night was dark and stormy and
1t was about the portentous hour of
100 a. m. when ghosts are said to
stalk abroad in CHASTITY white array,
that four detectives left their comfort
able quarters in the hotel with the ex-
pectation of making an important
arrest. The man they sought was in
visible during the day time and diff
ficult man to encounter at night. He
had frequently been heard of but had
seldom been seen by the government
detectives. When the officers reached
the appointed place they scattered
and took up their positions where they
would attract as little attention as
possible. Their mysterious mission
had been fully explained; deal was
expected to be pulled off, One of the
detectives was rotund of person. He
had, through one of the counterfeiting
gang, been introduced as a beer deal
er who said he was willing to take his
chances with bogus stamps, and he
had bargained with one of the coun-
terfeiters for five thousand counter
felt lager beer stamps, and was to
receive them at a certain hour at a
designated place.
When the man put in an appear
ance to make the delivery he was to
be arrested. This individual, owing to
the darkness of the night, was unable
to see the detectives stationed about,
and he walked with his carpet bag in
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01
Absent minded.

There was sos in the left trou.
sers pocket" painted a white-faced
man, as he all but fell into the little
tailor's pressing and cleaning shop.
The tailor glanced at the excited
citizen, and went pushing the
goose.
After minute the new arrival got
his breath, but lost his temper. 81
say there was sos in the left trou-
'sers pocket" he repeated. shaking his
fist.
well. didt sedt dere vasn't?" the
little tailor asked. Deere ISIS de pants.
Mebby he iss dere yedt," pointing to
a pair of trousers on a nail
The left pocket gave up roll of
bills and a cigarette case, the right
pocket bunch of keys, penknife and
a pound of other junk; the right back
pocket magazine pistol and hand
kerchief. the left back pocket a big
memorandum book and the fob pocket
a watch with fob and charm attached
and some bills tightly folded
After the absent-minded one had
given the tailor five dollars for his
honesty" the knight of the goose
soliloquized: Some day dat Teller fer
git his bants."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

home with pocket book full of coun-
terfeit money as his only wherewith
to pay his expenses.
After everything had cooled down,
Mr.. Weisgarber, in burst of gener-
osity, was good enough to loan the
drover one or two hundred dollars to
pay his way until he could reach
Strasburgh, little town at the foot
of the Three Brother mountains. The
drover was silenced but not altogether
convinced. His money was all, right
the day before, but he wasn't quite
sure 1t was of the right stamp when
he handed it over to the young man
for safe keeping. Here was an exem-
plification of the little difference be-
tween the truth and lie well stuck
to. Time rolled on and John Hartz'
career in crime became more and
more firmly fixed.
One day the sheriff came with a
warrant for the Flying Dutchman,"
which meant Herman Weisgarber.
"Gott en- Himmell! vot ish dish?'
he exclaimed.
A long explanation ensued and the
sheriff was greatly puzzled regarding
his duty. He was convinced that
the accused man was innocent, and
he thought it might be safe thing to
leave him at his home and go back to
the county seat and report before ma
king the arrest. When he reached
there he was told to return at once
and bring his man. When he got back
to the Black Bear Inn Mr.. Weisgarber
was out. He had saddled up and
rode away and might not return for
several days, perhaps never. But the
good-natured sheriff didn't see it that
way. He would come back again, or
he might present himself voluntarily
at the sheriff's Office.
The mother had now experienced
enough to satisfy her that she had
made a great mistake and that she
was tied to bad man. Her life be-
came a burden to her. One day she
suddenly disappeared. After a long
search she was found dead with a
rope tightly drawn about her neck
hanging to stout hook in the smoke
house. The scene was too much for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01
HONEST CONFESSION
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set of men on
earth than the doctors, and when they
find they have been in error they are
usually apt to make honest and manly
admission of the fact.
A case in point is that of a practi-
toner, one of the good old school, who
lives in Texas. His plain. unvarnished
tale needs no dressing up:
Il had always had an intense preju-
dice, which can now see was unwar-
rantable and unreasonable, against all
muchly advertised foods. Hence.
never read line of the many ads of
Grape-Nuts. nor tested the food till
last winter.
While In Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest son,
who has four of the ruddiest. healthi-
est little boys l ever saw, I ate my
first dish of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons.
Il became exceedingly fond of it
and have eaten package of 1t every
week since, and find 1t a delicious, re-
freshing and Strengthening food, leav-
Ing no i'll effects whatever, causing no
eructations with which l was for
merly much troubled), no sense of
fullness. nausea, nor distress of stom-
ach in any way.
There is no other food that agrees
with me so well. or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does.
81 am stronger and more active
since | began the use OF Grape Nuts
than l have been for 10 years, and
am no longer troubled with nausea
and indigestion" Name given By
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich
Look I'm pkgs. for the famous little
hook sThe Road to Wellville."
There's a Reason"
Ever read the SHOVE letterY a new
enc appears from time to time. They
0re genulne. true, and fun Of humrn
interest. s1s
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

T was sometime in the
fall of 1859 that a strang-
er came trudging along
the turnpike. He was
short and fat. His round
red face was covered with
a stubby growth of blonde
whiskers. He wore a
broad fiat blue cloth cap
and a long brown linen
buster a little out of sea-
o4V A.rlI- xi~I<Ixx ILL
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

had an incessant cough and frequent
attacks of bilious collie. from which 1t
seemed could not recover. Ny bowels
also became affected. causing alarming
attacks Of hemorrhages. I tried many
remedies, which gave only temporary
relief or no relief at all. at last tried
Peruna, and in three days I was re-
lieved Of the bowel arrangement After
using five bottles I was entirely cured
i most cheerfully recommend the use OF
Peruna to any one similarly afflicted"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01
SUFFERED
% YEARS
Constant Sufferer From chron.
10 catarli1 Relieved By

Mrs. ]. n.
Bourland. San
Saba. Texas,
writes:
For TWEEN
ty-three years
! was a con-
slant sufferer
from chronic
catarrh. I had
q severe mis-
cry and burn
Spo In fho ton
Of my head.
There was ale
most a con-
tinual drop p
ping Of mucus
lntomy throat,
which caused
frequent ex-
pee to ration.
My entire sys-
TEN gradually
b e c a m e In
v olv e d. and
my condition
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01
His Aspiration.

Richard, aged IL, Warburton, aged
IA. and Gordon. aged 10. were dis
cussing what they would do with a
million dollars.
Richard said: II would buy a motor
boat"
Warburton said: II would spend my
million for music and theater tickets. +"
Gordon, the 10-year-old, shifted at
them derisively. "Humph!" said he,
I'D buy an automobile. and spend the
rest in fines!"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

Garfield Tea has brought good health to
thousands Unequaled for constipation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

A mind content both crown and
kingdom is.-Robert Greene.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01

hoI 81 4VC CufeQ.
Have recommended It to my neigh
bors for thrush and they say it is fine.
l find il the best Liniment ever
used. keep on hand your Sure
Collie Cure for myself and neigh
bors, and I can certainly recon-
mend It for Colo. "-S. E. Smith,
.McDonough, Ca.
Cured Thrush.
Mr.. r. w. PARISH, of Bristol.
Ind, R No. 2, writes:-"I have used
lots OF your Eminent for horses and
myself. It is the best Liniment in
the world. Icured one of my horses
of thrush. Her feet were rotten
the frogs came out she laid down
most of the time. thought she
would die, but used the Liniment
as directed and she never lies down
In the daytime now"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
HAD A LARGE SALE
Big Crowd to Attend Orches-
ira Concert. Z

The reserved seat sale for the Rich
mond Symphony Orchestra concerts
opened this morning at the Coliseum
with a rush and the indications point
to a crowded house.
The plat can now be found at the
Starr Piano rooms, until Wednesday
evening, for reservations.
The proceeds of these concerts are
shared jointly by the orchestra and
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Richmond public will have the
double opportunity of not only patron
izing two worthy public institutions,
but of showing whether Richmond re-
ally is the musical center it SO proudly
claims to be-
The orchestra will be assisted by
two of Richmond's musicians, Mrs.
Chas. II. Igelman, soprano, who made
such favorable impression at reci-
tai given at Indianapolis last week
and Miss Ruth Peltz. pianist, one of
Richmond's best musicians.
One dollar is charged for reserved
seat at both concerts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
CITY Statistics
Births.


To Mr.. and Mrs. William Feldham.
COS South Twelfth street, second child,
a daughter. Dorothy Rose Feldham.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe SPOTS. 119
Grant street, second child, son,
Richard Eugene Spots.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Emmemey-
er, Alb North Twentieth street. sec
ond child. a daughter, Ruby Elizabeth
Emmemeyer.
Contasion.
Sanitary inspector Henry Scherb
has just reported that he has disin-
fected all the homes where contagion
has existed. and that the city is now
free from serious illness.
Deaths and Funerals.
BENEHIE-Mrs. Clara Benehie. for.
merly resident OF Richmond, died at
the home of her son. Benjamin Bene.
HE. eight o'clock Tuesday evening.
She is survived by her husband, a
daughter. Mrs. Ralph Copeland. of In
dianapolis, and three sons. Raymond.
Benjamin and Clarence. all of Terre
Haute The funeral and burial were
in Terre Haute
MOORE The funeral of Miles
Moore. who for many years was a Well
known teacher in this state. was held
Wednesday afternoon at $50 from the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Edwin S.
Jay. 222 College avenue. Miles Moore
was one of the old pioneers of Wayne
county, having lived most of the time
for Sc years in or near Richmond. He
is survived by his wife. one daughter
and three grandchildren. The services
We're conducted by Prof Ebert Rus
sell and Murray kenworthy.
CASE-Norman Case, aged 81 years
died at his home yesterday morning
He is survived by his wife, son and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
knOllenberg's Underwear
Sale. We have garments for
every requirement at reduced
prices.
LARGE CROWD SAW
SWIMMING EXPERT

One Of the biggest crowds ever at
tending an event at the Y. NJ. c. A.
witnessed the swimming exhibition by
H. H. Corsan the Canadian expert.
now in Richmond. Corsan went
through program showing dozen or
more different styles of swimming,
and also Illustrated methods Of life
saving. AS the climax Of the enter.
tainment. Corsan challenged Ross
Lyons. the local star. to tussle in the
pool. The two went after each 9TH
er" for a few seconds. but Corsan
forced the Richmond lad under the
water until he was exhausted. after a
three minutes encounter.
The tests for awards in the advanced
class conducted by the Canadian will
BE- held this evening at the Y. NJ. G. A.
tank. The life-savers will illustrate
methods Of release from . drowning
person. and other feats connected with
their work. In the other departments
Of the advanced class the men will
perform the required work In swim
ming and diving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
FOOTBALL NOTES.

They say that Sam" White. the
Princeton star. doesn't really like foot
ball, but loves baseball.
Coach Hurry Up" Yost is trying to
book a game for his Michigan eleven
against Princeton in 1912.
In five games this year the Villanova
eleven did not score a point while it's
opponents were making SO points.
Twenty members of the Dartmouth
football squad were guests of the Har-
ward A. A. at the Yale Harvard game.
Just to show how easy it is to dope
out football results: Cornell defeated
Michigan, Chicago downed Cornell and
Minnesota whaled the life out of Chi
cago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
Sporting Gossip

1t looks as if kid" Elberfeld would
land a berth as manager of some mi
nor league team.
The Bloomington Club of the Three
league, will perhaps engage Harry
Bay, the old Cleveland player as pilot
next season.
If Patsy Doovan doesn't catch on as
manager of some big league team he
will stick with the Boston Red Sox
and act as scout.
Ted Sullivan, the well known base
ball scout, is to publish weekly
sporting paper modelled after Sporting
Life and Sporting News.
President Mccartney, of the Toronto
Baseball club, declares that he is will
ling to spend $4,000 to get a pennant
winner for Toronto next season.
Manager Roger Bresnahan, of the
Cardinals, says that he has thirty
three players on his list and is eager to
sell. trade or give away eight of them.
Walter S. Woods has been engaged
as coach for the Dartmouth baseball
squad. During his career on the dia-
mond he played with the Chicago and
Pittsburg Nationals, and the Louisville
Buffalo and Troy teams.
Rochester, Baltimore and Toronto
ran great race for batting honors in
the Eastern league the past season.
Rochester finished first with a percent
age of .273, Baltimore ran second with
.272 and Toronto showed with .271.
Charley Williams, the Cubs secre-
tary. says that major league umpires
should go on the spring training trips
with the players. Charley would send
the American league umpires with
teams of the National league and vice
versa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
FRANKLIN TAKEN
FROM CENT STAMP
Washington's Profile Ex-
changes Places with that
of Franklin.

WASHINGTON, Dec. latter
many years Of service Benjamin
Franklin is about to be removed from
his position on the one-cent postage
to a place on five other stamps of
higher denominations. This is one Of
many interesting changes which are
about to be made in the stamps OF
the United States. Early in the coming
year new issues will be ready and
The portrait of George Washington
may now be found on stamps of ten
denominations. When the new issues
are out it will only be on six. The
Washington stamps will hereafter be
the one-cent and siX-cent, three-cent,
four-cent, five-cent and six-cent. Here
after the eight-cent, ten-cent, fifteen
cent, flfty-cent and one-dollar stamps,
which now bear the portrait of Wash
ington, will display that of Franklin.
No High Denominations.
At present the government issues a
50 stamp. dark blue in color, with the
portrait of James Madison, and IS
stamps, dark green, with the portrait
of John Marshall. These two stamps
are to be dropped from the new issue,
which will contain no denomination
higher than a dollar.
The government is also issuing a
new postal card, which will be on sale
December 1. 1t will be known as the
foreign postal card, and will sell for 2
cents. 1t is intended especially for for
eign correspondence and will be good
for use to all countries now included
in the universal postal union. A por-
trait Of General Grant will adorn the
stamp on this card. Il will represent
him at the age of forty-seven, one year
after he was elected President
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
"AD" MAN HURT

While riding his wheel on East
Main street, Thursday, William klop,
an advertising solicitor was painfully
injured. He was thrown to the street
as a result of a rope attached to two
automobiles being suddenly drawn
taut, and jerking him off his machine.
Although rendered unconscious for a
short period. he suffered no broken
bones or very serious bruises. One
auto was towing the other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
WITH THE BOXERS.

Kid Mccoy is in Paris gathering
some easy money by working against
the French boxers.
Ed. McGoorty has called off his bout
with Jim Howard, scheduled for Dec
4. at Fond du Lac, Wis, on account of
an injury to his hand.
The New York Boxing Commission
has turned into the State treasury $780,
900 so far this year in commissions re-
ceived from various boxing clubs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01

day morning from the chapel OF VIII
son. Pohlmeyer and Downing. at 1000
a. m. lnterment will be in Earlham
cemetery.
SMITH-The funeral OF George II.
Smith will be held from the residence
of his daughter, in the keystone
Apartments. at Fifteenth and North A
streets. tomorrow morning at ten
O'Clock Interment will be at Elkhorn
cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
INDIANA
+" TEACHERS MEETING
(Nattonal News Associaticn)

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec 1-More
than 1000 teachers are attending the
annual convention of the Southern In
diana Teachers association, which be-
gan a two days session in this city
City. presiding. Among the we'll
known educators who are here to adj
dress the convention are President
Robert l.. Kelley of Earlham college,
President Francis J. Mcconnell of De
Paw university, and Stanley krebs of
Swarthmore college.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
EIGHT BUILDINGS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
(National News Association,

(National News Association
GAINESVILLE, Ga, Dec. IA fire
which burned eight buildings and did
100000 damage, was controlled early
today after an all night battle. Two
persons were injured. The blaze or
iginated in the Barman Hardware
company's store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
BUTTER IS SOARING
Reaches Highest Price in
Ten Years.
National News Associatiop1

(National News Association
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 1.-Butter
will retail at IL to ~ cents per pound.
beginning Monday, the highest price
in ten years. Wholesalers announced
the advance today, forcing the retail
ers to advance accordingly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
EAST BUFFALO LIVE
STOCK

East Buffalo, Dec. l.
Cattle-Receipts 400; steers $1,000
IT'S; butchers s30O@$6.5O.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; prime $500
Hogs-Receipts 10000; workers. $3.50;
heavies $6.65G go; pigs, $500.
Calves-Receipts $50; choice $1,000
$1,000.
Lambs-s6.25@
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Dec l.
$4,000; 5 to 1oc higher,
heayies $3.50: pigs 1915 05.25.
$500; beeves $465@
els; stocks and feeders $29OI665
Sheep-Receipts 10000 head: prime
1910; yearlings $3.50 500.
$50.
Calves-Choice $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-01

Engineers have figured that one
waterfall in Iceland can be made to
yield 10000 horsepower and another
$4,000.