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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
DRESDEN IDEAS COME BACK
Revival Is a Natural Result OF the
Fad That Calls for the Pan
nier Draperies.

With the revival of the pannier
draperies comes back decided en-
phasis on dresden silks, with all the
exquisite colorings that We associate
with the Dresden shepherdesses. Pinks
and blue, yellows and pale green are
the backgrounds on which are
sprinkled fascinating bouquets, gar
lands and even baskets of flowers.
The dresden silks and satins are
particularly adapted to suit the
coates that are incorporated on after
noon and evening frocks for summer.
They are not so striking in contrast
with a plain, thin fabric and there Is
great scope for color combinations and
flower effects.
The rose season, so noticeable in
fashions for the summer, Is a timely
one for Powered mulls, organizes, mus
Inns, voiles and chiffons with which the
dresden silks effectively combine
Hats covered with dresden taffeta
are decidedly chic Bridesmaids now
are favoring hats of this type to con-
tinue the idea of the dresden coatee
thrown over simple and disable frocks
of white or plain colors.
Little dresden silk slippers for the
rest hour add q new touch to the
negligee set, especially If bindings or
trimmings of dresden silk be used on
the gown.
Dresden sashes, with an extra line
Of the ribbon quilting trailing In and
out among the lunches Of flowers, are
accepted by womankind as an idea
that makes the assurance o: beauty
doubly sure.
1t Is undeniable that the dresden col.
orings in designs that are varied and
inexpensive are factor in the general
beauty Of summer styles. Are you
using them?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
copyright BY F. l.. Nelson

halfhearted crook. He came of 4
very good family in Georgia.
when the plates were about done
I went with Forbes and got three
presses, which he had sent to va
cant store in Harlem, and removed
them ourselves to the ranch in Flat
bush so no questions would be asked.
The only delay We met with was IN
getting paper similar to that used by
the government tried to make con-
nection with several big firms IN
Massachusetts, but they were all dead
leary about going into the scheme, al
though We offered them big money.
FORBES and I finally took trip to
England and found a paper manu-
facturer who was willing to make the
paper. He knew what we were after
without being told and charged price
for his work that was highway rob-
berry. But We had to get the goods
at any price and gladly paid him his
figures. We got the paper through
the custom house under a false in
voice, with the aid of an inspector
who was not above taking money for
favors, and after keeping 1t in stor-
age warehouse for several weeks we
sent it to F1atbush. The paper was
as good as the genuine paper, and it
did not take us long to start the
presses. Stetson was practical
printer, and fixed the colored inks for
the different plates. Then we all took
a turn at the presses, and fellow
could not help having a thrill of de-
light as the piles Of beautiful bills
were stacked up in the cellar.
I'VE kept the presses moving until
We had about 100000 in money.
After all the bills had been rejected
that showed any defects, the good
ones were aged by colored fluid. We
We're now ready for the real business
to begin. A careful comparison of the
counterfeits with magnifying glass
did not show the slightest difference
from the genuine. So confident was
Forbes of the money that we sent one
of the bills to bank to have it's gen
uineness tested. It came back all
right.
Instead of trying to push the queer
in small lots, as is commonly done
by showers, we divided the money
into five parts, and the members Of
the gang took equal share and went
respectively to New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and St. Louis.
Then We put out the money In govern
ment and railroad bonds OF the gilt
edged sort, and got rid of all the
money. We made the biggest life on
record, and sold the bonds in London
inside of a month"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
THE GREATEST GANG OF COUN.
TERFEiTERS.

days Immediately FOL-
~ lowing the Civil war were
the halcyon days of the
counterfeiter. The coun-
try was fairly flooded
with bogus bank and
treasury notes. No man, when ne re-
ceived a bill, could tell when he pre-
scented it at bank whether it would
be accepted or not When the famous
Forbes gang began to put their out
put on the market the bank teller him.
self could not tell whether he might
not have in his drawer another of the
same serial number; for that was the
only means by which a Forbes coun-
terfeit could be detected.
It is not likely that another gang
similar to the Forbes crowd ever will
arise in the United States. The coun'
terfelters of today are photographers,
who bear the same relation to the
high-class maker of steel plates that
the coin molder does to the old-t1me
crook who cut his own steel dies. The
silk threads, the secret process paper
and the excellence and activity OF the
United States secret service have also
served to render the finer forms OF
counterfeiting lost art. Therefore
1t ls interesting to review the rise
and fall of the. greatest Of them all,
the Forbes gang.
knew Ned Ormsby one Of the
members of the gang. we'll; quiet,
dignified little man, gray about the
temples, and when he told me the
following story the pallor OF the fed
eral penitentiary was still upon him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
WHY HOSTILITY TO GARDENS
There Seems TO 30 an Antipatky
Among Americana to Anything
That Shields the Porch.

There prevails among many Of u
an actual hostility toward gardens, up
on which I have unused not a little.
One would suppose that people so
devoted to the cult of fresh air, so
given to piazzas and sleeping porch
es," would be quick to afford them
selves so simple a luxury.
l cannot believe the objection Oft
enest made to me: that mosquitoes
prevent the enjoyment of garden.
True as it is in part, it is true only
for certain seasons and for certain
hours CT the day. Mosquitoes never
yet kept any one who really wanted
a garden from having one.
Neither do l put much faith in the
altruisin of those who protest against
walls because they prevent outsiders
from enjoying ones own grounds. It
would be entirely possible to make a
defense of walls on the highest psy-
Geological basis. Nay, what could be
more delightful than to take an out
ragged community by the hand and
point out that a glimpse Of green
through an open gate, a vine hanging
over a coping, tree peering above
a hedge, suggests more to the inquir-
ing mind than the most unobstructed
view? But I suspect that the real
milk in that cocoanut is fear lest
the rocker on the piazza be cut OF
from the spectacle Of the street and Of
neiohhorin0 >ockerA-H G. Dwight in
the Atlantic Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Toledo level Work.

Ladies' souvenir cases are the pref.
test of trifles. They are made as nat
ly as possible, sometimes with two or
more places, but sometimes only with
one, like a dainty powder box. Oae of
the latest fads is to have them made
of enamel in vivacious colors and an
other notion favors the gold inlaid
with black of Spanish jewel work. This
Toledo ornamentation is in fact very
popular not for personal adornment,
but for toilette and specimen table Or
naments. One also sees Toledo dec
Grated hair-combs and lorgnettes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Eascinatino Llnaerle.

For evening wear throughout the
winter underskirts will remain as
they are this summer, and some of
the charming bargains so dear to the
heart Of womankind may be picked
up at present, as, for instance, pet
ticoat of the finest satin messaline in
the palest blue, with knee-deep
frill OF killed transparent lawn over
a pleated frill of silk, slashed at in
tervals and held together by narrow
bands OF pale blue ribbon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Yellow For Autumn.

Yellow is enjoying return to fa-
vor which has been lost for several
seasons, and among the new colors
which will be placed on the market
next season are many yellow tones.
Already Paris is exulting In burnt
orange. Along with it go sulphur
and amber. In addition there is
chartreuse, the lovely limpid yellow
of the cordial; fame yellow, whose
intensity makes it becoming only to
certain compilations, and canary. an
other vivid hue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
To Keen on Pumps.

When pumps slip at the heels and
are too loose, paste a piece of velvet
in the back, with the nap side out.
II the shoes still spread, take them
to q shoemaker and have him put In
a casing for draw string, or piece.
of elastic which is tightly fastened
Overshoes that slip at the heel and
are too big may be made more CON-
Portable by glueing thick piece OF
chamois up the back Of the heel. Use
a glue that stands water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Table Decoration.

An inexpensive table decoration
noted by Harpers Bazaar Is as follows:
A crepe paper rose is hung from the
chandelier, ribbons coming to each
plate. The centerpiece is large VASE
of roses with roses around the base.
The bonbon dishes are tall glasses,
and the favors are roses painted on
cardboard. Baskets of roses are on
either side OF the table.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Silk Armies on Hats.

The black hat is amazingly popular
at the moment In London. White is
the favorite trimming. but yellow
makes a very close rival. A black
hat that l admired immensely had
the rather low crown completely Gov
cred with punches of small silk ap-
ples in varying shades Of yellow,
brown and pale green. A few apple
leaves, very yellow ones, were mixed
in between, and both fruit and leaves
were kept as fiat as possible.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

has the fronts trimmed with groups
Of fine tucks, between which strips Of
insertion are sewn; the back is TRIM
med to match. Tucks are made down
the outside Of sleeve, and the cuffs
and collar are of entirely tucked ma
terial.
Materials required: yards 40
inches wide, 2 yards insertion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
DETECTIVE ARNOLD TELLS IT.

1T 1s very difficult thing, said
Operator Arnold. formerly OF the
United States secret service, "to get
get rid Of large amount of counter
felt money in this country without de-
lection, because of the safeguards
which are thrown around the genuine
notes. The plan Of protecting money
has received the greatest attention
from the treasury officials, and marks
and characters have been put upon
the bills which it is intended shalt
escape the couRterfeiter's notice. It
would not be policy to tell what any
of these marks are. but It will not be
giving anything away to say that de-
fects are put into bills sometimes in
order to testify to their genuineness
This Is done or the supposition that II
a counterfeiter goes to work on bill
and discovers what may seem to be q
slight defect he will correct It, and
by doing so will furnish evidence Of
his crooked work.
Il was put to work upon a gang Of
counterfeiters. however, which beat
the government at it's own game The
treasury department received notice
Of counterfeit from Boston Of a 500
bill on the First National bank of that
city. The bill in question aroused
suspicion because the serial number
was duplicated. There was nothing
else about the bill that would excite
suspicion. In the vignette of Lincoln
on the bank note an Intentional de-
feet had been made in one Of the lines
In the forehead and it was reproduced
in the counterfeit. and warning
was sent out calling attention to it.
within two weeks We had plenty
of work on our hands, for the banks,
in scrutinizing bills after receiving
notice. discovered several other coun-
terfeits OF different banks. Reports
came to Washington from New York.
Chicago. Philadelphia, Boston, St.
Louis and other places Of the finding
of counterfeits. 1t became very evil
dent that the country had been
flooded with the bogus money by a
very shrewd gang of counterfeiters. A
|
Gated that they had all been made by
the same hand, for they were just as
good as the genuine bills, with the ex-
ception Of the duplicate serial number
and letter.
THE fact that the bogus money had
appeared in different parts Of the
country at about the same time show
ed that there had been concerted ac-
ton in getting rid Of them in large
patches by the gang. but this alone
did not give any clew to the opera
tors or their headquarters. So far as
we knew they might have been locat-
sd in any one Of five large cities. Sc
get service operators We're put to
work in these cities with the intention
Of working back from the time the
money was put out.
in every city where the thieves did
business they bought bonds and Sc
curities which could be disposed of
anywhere, from bankers and brokers
who were experts In detecting bogus
money. In each city We got good
description of the man who bought
the bonds. and it showed that it was
different man in each place. The
descriptions we're good so far as they
went. Naturally the government print
ing bureau came under suspicion be-
cause Of the quality of the work, and
every man at work In that department
1as examirsd with searchlight.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Lace and Pearls.

An original headdress is simple
mob cap Of lace, encircled with a
string of priceless pearls, and with
one of the new straight feather aig-
rettes standing erect in the front.
For the girl whose hat is not one OF
her best points these caps are q god
send; but it always seems to me a
pity to cover up 30 completely . real
" pretty head Of hair.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Tandem

She-I don't care much for canoe
ing.
He-Wny MOI?
She-Because you have to sit tan
dem all the time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
How She MANAGED Il.

Sarah" said Mr.. Jolliboy to his
s'ife, as he finished his breakfast, Il
Laall not be home to dinner tonight.
Wy old friend Bill Peters is in town. -
Good" said Mrs. Jolliboy. THAT
suits me to T. I'm not going to be
home to dinner myself My old friend
George Watkins telephoned me yester-
day"
Both dined at home.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Every time a maj. makes blum 1t
paying attention to a woman she be.
gins to look for something in him to
reform.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

A man has no use tor i woman who
attempts to convince him that he II
wrong and succeeds In doing It
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Mn. Wins1ow1 Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softers the gums, reduces in0smmar
t2oo, Al1AyS payh, cures wind collie, nc bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

A CURB FOA PILES.
Co3e's Carbolisalve stops itching and PAIN
and cures piles, All dru9Rists. Is and 60c.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20
Near Possession,

HAS your family got 4 motor carp
mo, but my brother, who kaswn a
chauffeur, has got the auto fAoA"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Railways Holds Good"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-09-20

Ju]ta-I understand that Grace has
reduce her flesh.
Jane-Yes, and her appetite i'm
proved so much she gained ten pounds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
Informal Dance.

A pleasant dancing party was given
thursday evening in the new Elks'
auditorium at Bellaire by the Bellaire
lodge OF Ladies' OF Elks. Rentneld's
orchestra furnished music and re-
Ireshments were served. Those who
attended were: Misses Mary Cook.
HeIen Dorer. Garnet Lace. Helen
Cook. Mary Zewig. Irene Herzbereer.
ruth Crawford. Elsie Walt. Minnie
Iorer. Carrie Glass Rolinda James.
Esther Staub: Messrs. and Mesdames
frank Todhunter. James Fleming. w.
+ Gavin. =. Pickett. X. Hill. J. W
Pearsol Sam Stilwell. +. l.. Simmeral.
I. J. Cook. Carl II. Seig. W. Althar,
Dr. F.. L. Bippus: Messrs. Aaron
hrodeS. Jess Bippus. i. VI. Fred II.
- Kinney. c. II. Dorcr. J. A. Lace.
{ {. Sedgwick /. VI. Laughlin. J.
Forbes. James McKelvey. c. r. Tav-
Tor. TT. r. /. Devcreux. Wheeling.
Howard ~Sncdecker. Paul Campbell.
Lou S~triebich. Jack Eberiine. r. w.
S~chonderiine. Wheeling. William
Noegler. Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

y vast amount OF III health is due
20 impaired digestion. When the
stomach fails 10 perform its functions
properly the whole system becomes
d%'ranged a few doses OF Chamber.
ialn Tablets Is all YOU need. They
"hi strengthen your digestion. invig-
crate your nscr and regulate your
bowels entirely doing away with that
miserable feeling u 70 faulty diges.
lion. Try II. Many others have been
permanently cured why not you For
sale by all druggists.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
MAKE SMELLING SALTS.

smelling salts can be made At
home at home. or. II one has already
purchased "A bottle. the strength can
be kept up and so make the salts
last much longer. To prepare a
salts bottle. put I'm carbonate of
monia. adding one part OF any desired
perfume To eight OF the carbonate OF
ammonia.
Another method Is to put into n
wide mouthcd glass stoppered bottle
small bits of fine sponge. MI with
common liquid ammonia. adding a
Few drops Of any perfume desired.
As the bits OF sponge dry they can
be moistencd time and again.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

EarcwclI Party

The clerklng force o. the George E.
Stifel Company's store rendered one
OF thcir number Miss Ethel Wine
man. a pretty farewell party. Friday
evening, in the nature Of "A bowling
party ar h oaks. Mss Wineman
leaves soon for Canada. and after 4
short visit there che will sail for
England. where she will make her fu-
turc home.
Early I'm % evening an elaborate
dinner was served. after which sever
nj hours were spent in the diversions
Of bowling y pretty feature of tho
evening was the presentation OF a
handsome silver purse TO Miss Wine.
man.
Those who attended the party
were.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
WORLD OF
WORK AND PLEASURE
GOOD TO KNOW.

IL n shoe a trihe too large annoys
n by slipping up and down the
at the Reel. II may be remedied by
FASTING a piece OF velvet on the back
n a little way around each side.
The nap of the velvet being next the
foot prevents the slipping. Another
method. applicable only to low shoes.
Is 20 sew n piece OF elastic across
the back near the top and just a
little TO each side. The elastic should
be stretched a little. and this will
keep tine heel from slipping.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
Millinery
White Felt Hats

Trimmed at sl.oS, SOB, s3.08 viii he our
specials for this week.
We also have a nice line Of TanS. Light Grays.
Iaupe, ana White Felt Hats. which we trim to your
order in the new trimmings.
We will give YOU the prices IN the ntrinme
Hats when you call, and you will be surprised at the
values We are offering.
Also showing a nice line Of new Plumes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
Luncheon and PARTY

IN honor OF the birthday OF Mrs.
hd. WISE, Mrs. w. o. McClusky enter.
talned. Thursday afternoon and even.
ing az The Stratford Hotel. Cards
were the diversions and at s o'clock
a seven course luncheon was served
the Following: Mesdames Ed. Wise.
Eugene McCann. Alexander Ogle. .Jr.
SharIes II. Miller. W. q. McClusky. J.
Dlnser. John Murray. r. J. Cullers and
Miss Lettic CulIers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
Birthday Party.

The members OF the EoT Street
Guild gave a surprise party on Misses
Rae ana Hattie ~Steinrauser. Thursday
evening in honor Of their BIRTHDAYS.
Those attending the pretty affair
were; Misses Pauline Horkheimer. An.
ma keichblum. Helen Front, Amelia
beohenheimer. Blanche Kraus. Emma
Hanauer. Janet Moss. Ruth Steinhaus.
er. Bertha Steinhauser. Irma Schwalb.
Julia Mayer. Gene Hannah and NIL
nred Orenstein. Fannye Marcus. OF
Louisville. Ky. and Carrie Levy. of
Breckenridge. Col.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
Bethlehem S. S. Picnic.

The annual picnic % The BONN,
ham Union Sunday school will be
held Wednesday afternoon and even.
Ing AT the home OF W. p. Wayman. OF
near Bethleham. The afternoon will
be spent in a social manner and at 8
O'Clock an elaborate dinner will be
served which will be the feature OF
the occasion No only members OF
the school are expected to be present
but the general public is invited TO
attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

~ '' '"' Nt I''"iN I'D OUT presence are what We
help 20 mako them as well a- what they are themselves
Only the exceptional human being is q fixed per.
s"hf'l'N. appearing fhe Sam" % Everyone whom he
meets. Most ~ us arc v%arisbloe. 'o product az our
own personality times th" personality Of the person
We are win
Surely you have noticed this phenomenon I'm YOUR.
S"f. even 10 YOU haven't exactly classified d.
You have 70 friend who is vivlcioue and frt Of
nm. always sooing tho amusing in every hinE. aiwavs
ready to laugh AZ auv aftempi go vii. IN this eirs
company al Oh" vivacity In you comes 20 Tho surface.
10" N"nth af ihinrT which would never occur ~ you
a- ai9uf'nE under other circumstance and you ae %
WHY iI"f you are actually surprised 80 Yourself
ih" next day Won arc iu fhc COMPANY Of "a con.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

Inc Nichols farm was the scene
o. a gay anair last evening when Mrs
Eeorse D. Emblem entertained In
honor of Mrs. Alice Emblem Slower
and Miss Mabel Slower OF ST. Paul,
Nllnn.. who are the guests OF Miss
Jessie neNinney OF Chapline street
he affair was in the nature OF an Old
fashioned corn roast
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24
Social Meeting.

y social meeting OF the members
and friends of the Philathea Class OF
the Stone church Sunday scchool will
be held Saturday evening of next
week at the home OF Miss Kathryn
Nickerson. in Patterson. A brief bust.
ness esssion will be held. after which
the evening will be spent socially.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

been attending the institute at
Woodsdsle this week. with a house
party. AZ her home. at Forrest View
The following were prceent: Carrie
Morrison. Of West Alexander. vida
North. Claude and Alvesta Jerome.
Aaude Curtis and Elizabeth Trussell.
OF New York City.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-24

In tn" now empire fans the gilded
sticks are deeper thar the picturesque
paper ground. which makes "A charm
ing novelty II them.