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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28
copyright by F. L. Nelson

Peters, who was photographer, ana
Sam Stetson, an engraver, We're Kept
busily at work getting out the plates.
"They had some new trick that they
were experimenting on for a. long
while, and, after lot Of failures,
they found what they We're after.
Plates were made for the bills OF a
dozen or more banks, and Forbes,
who was a. good judge, said that they
We're the finest plates ever used to
stamp bogus money Peters was
| very reticent about the way the plates
we're made, and, as it was none OF
| our business, we didn't care. Taken at
the very worst, Peters was only a
half-hearted crook. He came of a
very good family in Georgia,
| when the plates were about done
went with Forbes and got three
presses, which he had sent to a 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 wit 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 a trip to
England and found a paper manu-
| faetuFer who was willing to make the
paper. He knew what we Pere 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 afa1se in
voice, with the aid of an inspector
who was not above taking money for
fayors, and after keeping. it in a stor-
age warehouse for several weeks we
sent it to Flatbush. The paper was
| as good as the genuine paper, and it
did not take us long to start the
presses. Stetspn was a 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 $2,oOo,0oo in money
After all the bills had been rejected
that showed any defects, the good
ones were aged BY a colored fluid. We
We're now ready for! tnesreal business
to begin. A careful comparison Of the
counterfeits with q smagnifying glass
did not show the Slightest difference
4 from the genuine. So confident was
Forbes of the money that we sent one
/ of the bills to a bank to have its gen
uineness tested. 1t 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 Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28
MaIine Neck Scarfs.

If you wish to be ultra-smart, at
feet the malines neck scarf. It must
exactly match the shade of your frock,
be two yards long and the full width
of the material. There is but one way
to adjust it. Dividing the strip pre-
cisely in half, bring it firmly about the
throat from front to back, cross the
ends and bring them forward. They
may then float down the front Of the
blouse to the girdle or one end may
be tossed carelessly over the left shout
der.
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be the measurement of the front piece
of wood, and the side pieces must, OF
course, be cut to correspond.
When the woodwork has been con-
structed 1t is an easy matter to cover
it with silk or cretonne or any rem
nant Of material that may be handy,
which should be stretched evenly
across and fastened on at the back
with tiny tacks or some strong ad-
hesive.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28
Travel Dress.

One of the rScest dresses In which
to travel is simply made one-piece
dress Of black satin. Several little
separate yokes O. net or lace folded
into the handbag insure d fresh an.
pearance when necessary, and the
satin, if Of good quality, will not crush
much and will shed the. dust
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28
THE GREATEST GANG OF couN-
TERFElTERS.

a a AHE days Immediately fol-
v lowing the Civil war were
the halcyon days of the
counterfeiter. The coun-
MAI try was fairly flooded
with bogus bank and
treasury notes. No man, when he re-
ceiyed a bill, could tell when he pre-
scented it at bank whether it would
he accented or not When the famous
Forbes gang began to put their out
nut 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 Ihe
only means by which a Forbes coun-
terfeit could be detected.
It is not likely that another gang
similar to the Forbes crowd ever VIII
arise In the United States. The coun-
terfeiters of today are photographers,
who bear the same relation to the
high-cIass maker of steel plates that
the coin moIder does to the old-time
crook who cut his own steel dies. Ine
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 is interesting to review the rise
and fall of the greatest of them all,
the Forbes gang.
I knew Ned Ormsby, one OF the
members Of the gang, well; a 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.
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Third Set Of Teeth. ma
South Plainfeld, N. oaas Il
II. Cole, 80, is cutting q thllu 81 ss ii
teeth after using false notA1sS
more than 20 years.
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Collar and Cuff Sets.

Plauen coat and dress sets are to
score again this season, says the Dry
Goods Economist. A variety Of shapes
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- ;
THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue Of KnoW ".
edge Leading to His Guilt. /.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28

lis featured from the marrow, round
styles to deep pointed, rounded and
square styles. Some Of the newest
numbers have two points in the back.
However, conservative styles, mod
erately deep, will be the leaders The
sRobespierre influence Is evident in
some of the new P1auen products now
being received. In some instances a
high Robespierre is noted, in, conjunc-
ton with a round, fiat collar that stops
just over the point Of the shoulders
in front Others have reyers or tabs
which resemble somewhat the orig
inal Robespierrs.
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BOOK REST FOR THE TABLE
Useful to Prop Up Newspaper and
Make It's Reading Somewhat More
Comfortable.

The propping up Of a newspaper or
book at breakfast time, with the hot
water jug or some other article, is q
very common habit but a rather I'M
satisfactory one, as 1t is a difficult
matter to secure the book or paper In
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28

Photograph by Underwood e Underwood,
The semi-ftting decorative gown
has now taken the place Of the old
fashioned wrappers. Accompanying
them are the little caps which coquet-
tishly confne. the loose ends Of the
hair In the early day.: The gown is OF
crepe, as is the cap. The kimeno
sleeve has been modified TO- suit the
present style.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
TWO SORTS OF wives
SOME ARE EELPMEETS AND SOME
STUMBLING BLOCKS.
Lives Of Successful Men Remind Us
OF Credit Due to Wlfc-Litt!e Said
OF the Wife Who Is a
Hindrance.

In these piping times Of prosperity
We sec many articles published tell
nG how the writer achieved success
n this Oregon country, and principal.
~ On small pieces of land. Such
stories are highly inspiring, partic,,.
ariy 10 the young men and Young
women who are just starting out for
themselves.
ii one will take tho trouble to tab
llate and analyZe these stories it will
De discovered that in nine cases ont
If ten good woman was the actual
Cornerstone upon which the SUCCESS
Eas founded and worked out. The
same has been true since the world
aesan, we suppose. 1t certainly has
oeen the rule that the good helpmeet
cas done more for man than any 9th
sr one cause---than any other scoro Of
,aIscS-since our forefathers landed
IN the bleak New England shore.
There are, perhaps, fewer exceptions
% the rule now than ever, particular
y among those who have risen from
'oTerty to af'uence on the land.
We must give the wives of nearly
all successful men great credit. In
many cases they have suffered more
hardship than their husbands, ia
hers, Or brothers have 1abored hard
sT, have worked for longer hours. Nc
2:cdit Is 100 great for them.
fuc how often is the other side Of
he sjory alluded 10? Where can
Ha find the stories of the wives who
EeTe not heipmeets, but rather hin.
frances and stumbling blocks to their
husbands? How about the wives who
Utmost from the day Of marriage
were begging for fineries, luxuries
E2d unnecessary articles beyond their
means? Do We read OF them?
ih.s is not pleasant subject to
ouch upon; but many OF Us can point
O cases where the extra. aganca Of
be wife has kept tie husband in poy-
'-tr, is still keeping him in poverty,
II at least keeping his nose to the
wheel, grinding, grinding his l:fe
VT inch by inch. Would it not be
veil to take Up this phase Of life and
low and then speak OF tie failufaso
Nhv n0f nall a++nntion = tha -e-a---
Fho has begged the money from her
'oURS husband for the purchase Of
Dc" dress which she does not need,
," new hat, which all know to be
.boFe her means, when the same
money put Into a COW or two would
rcan success.
In telling about the CHEEKY and
Encouraging words CT the true help
meet Why not give a little thought to
he poor husband who has had tla
cry soul and spirit nagged ont Of
lin by woman who did not know
that she wanted, but was bound to
ave, if nagging could get them, many
u the fneries Of her richer neighbo7s
lad?
Few such stories are published, for
la reason that the husbands are fail
lres, or so considered, and 10 man
iiles to exploit himself as a failure
:;tit would 1t not be well for some Of
he unfortunate ones to tell their stor-
es for Tic benefit Of tho yourg wives
EIlo with their husbands, are just
starting ont On the road Of married
lie? All praise 10 the good wonl-
81, The good wives, the self-sacrifcing
md noble mothers; but let Us now
md then have q word for the unfor-
u,lata husbands of the other sort Of
Tou,er.-portland OregoniGn.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
Esore !.ieht.

Fresh air enthusiasts are familiar
enough to most OF us, but We hear
.ess Of enthusiasm for light. Earken-
II pariors, darkened bedrooms, dark
sned sicIroons are too conlmcD. Sir
=. ". Richardson, the eminent London
scientist and physician, declared that
when the professors Of healing Ell
or sick-room their first words il
nost cases ought to be Goethe's dying
exclamation: More light! More
ight!" The light OF the sun is Gods
own microbe killer, gern,icide, disin-
'octant, propIyiactic, sickness healer
There is no physician, no chemical an
idatc, nc compounded prescription to
1o compared with sunlight. Without
t nature could not perform her func-
ions. Man, beast, bird, insect would
all victims to tho deadly gases that
would prevail. The horrid mists and
deadly gases are dispersed and de-
composed by the action OF light. Let
t. in, everywhere! Let the light IL
moro and more abundantly. Faded
carpets are not rs pitiful as faded
,heeizs. Spoiled cushions are trivial
compared with spoiled health. Dark
ened rooms are too suggestive OF
larkencd lives.-The Christian Her
aid,
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ID Improve Both Yield and Qualify.

Let any farmer walk through his
field Of wheat, and he will find that
al the heads are not alike, even if
soWn from the best standard varie-
ties Of seed wheat. He will find
that some heads arc longer than
others, some broader, some with
more grains TO the head, and some
tighter in the chaf, and so on. It
has recently become fully known
that most of these variations, unless
thay are directly induced by patch
OF richer soil. are strictly and fully
lnnerltable. and are transmitted to
their progeny in full vigor and per
fiction. If farmers who are special
II interested in improving the yields
and quality OF their wheats will go
through their fields, and thresEl and
save them for steel, seed. they viii
fad that It will result in g consider
able improvement ii the yield, quail
ity and uniformity of tie crop PFC
duced another season. Even if the
farmer only picks out enough heads
to make bushel to bushel and
half Of select seed. this viii give him
enough to sow a. acre of wheat for
the next season, AMI that will pre-
duce & superior grade of seed. The
product Of this should give him suf.
ticient seed to give him a good start
towards is full seeding FOR the fol-
loving year.
We are following out this method
of Sc ion on our own farms, and
we hope by this means 10 eventually
Increase the yield Of different vaE';a-
ties Of w0eat which we offer, mate
rally; bu: farmers can accomplish
very generally the same results for
Themselves, if they VIII fellow cut
tla rrac ice as above Indicated, and
increased yields per scse OF all
Wleats soIHn cen very soon come to
b, realized, provided this method Is
g nclalIy prac'ice3 n the saving and
section Of seed whe2t .--Wood's
Ct1D Special, published by 7. =.
Wood & sons, Sccdsmcn, Richmond.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
NC CAUSE TO DOUBT.
A Statement Of Fac IS Packed hy g
Strong Guarantee.

We guarantee immediate G and posi-
tive relief to all suh' erers from co;i-
stipation. In every case where cur
remedy falls 10 DO this We wil! re-
turn the money pail rs fer it.
That's franz statement Of facts,
and we want yol to substantiate
than at car risk.
Rexall OydeT::es are eaten ?ust
ike candy, are 2, + iculariy prompt
and sereeable in action, may be
taken at any tine, day or night; do
net cause diarr!loca, Nausea, gTioing
excessive looeeness, CT other unde-
sirab!e effects. They have very
mild but positive action upon the
or~srss With which they come in con-
tact, apparently acting IS regu'a-
tive to,,is; upon the relaxed muscular
coat of the bowel, thus overcoming
weakness, and aiding to restore the
bowels to more vigorous and healthy
activity.
Rexall Orderlies are unsurpassable
and ideal for the use Of children, old
folks and delicate persons. We can
not too highly recommend them to
all sufferers from any form Of con-
st;pa zion and its attendant evils.
That's why we back our faith IN
them with our promise of money
back if they do not give entire salts
faction. Three sizes: II tablets 10
cents, S6 tablets Is cents and 50 tab
let's 50 cents. Remember, you can
obtain Rexall Remedies in Scotland
Neck only at our store-The Rexall
Store. The E. T. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
The Weekly Paper VIII Sell Goods.

The retail merchant who fails tc
take advantage Of the advertising
columns Of the weekly newspaper is
simply allowing a money-making op-
portunity to pass him every week in
the year.
No other class Of publications is
so closely read by such large ma
jority of readers.
The news in these papers is large
~ local, largely personal, and in TIE
small town the doings of neighbors
receive much more attention than
in the large cities where there are a
thousand other thlngs to distract at
tention.
However, merchant cannot
scribbIe eff q few lines on piece Of
wrapping paper, tell the publisher
to run them and then expect crowd
Of buyers to come to his store.
TIE merchant must have goods
and values that be thinks are worth
calling to the attention Of the pub
lie. If he cannot offer special prices
he should Cffer special values. Read
ers Of weekly papers are keen to
notice what advertisers claim, and
these Claims should be made good.
Whether fortunately Or not, the
chain store systems are now invad-
ing the small towns. These stores
make an immediate success by con-
stantly using, intelligently and force
fully, the weekly newspaper. Then
their example is weakly initiated by
ol4er merchants. 1t is time fer the
retailers Of the South to wake up,
adopt original methods. and adver-
tisa vigorously in their local news
papers. The Business Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
PIEE.'SS..NT TASTING LIQUID s:ED!CENE.
Acts IS Quickly as Calonel, Takes
tie Place of Calonel, and is
Absolutely Harmless.

Dodscn's Liver-Tone is the rane
Of the new vegetable tonic which z.
7. Whitehead Ccmpany's drug store
recommends as q perfect substitute
for calornel. W hout causing any
restriction Of h@3it or diet, Dodson' S
Liver-Tone starts the liver 10 work
ing and cures constipation, bilious
ness, etc, without any harmful
after effects.
The fact that calomal j. mercury
has kept many people who are afraid
Ct marcurial poisoning from using
it. Ca!omcl is a coed thing to let
alone. al persons can use Dodson' s
Liver-Tone, whether they have been
in the habit Of taking calonel or
not, far it is entirely vegetable and
cannot DO harm E. I. Whitehead
Company's druC store viii give the
money back to any dissatisfied pur-
chaser. Price fifty cents.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
Mark i..'aas Right.

Mark Twain was visiting Il. Il.
Pocars, who, leading the humorlsf
to his library, said, as he pointed 10
. I,1st of white marble, what do
v3u think Of ti1at?"
It was a bust Of a young woman
coiling her hair, a very graceful eH-
o,on.e Of modern Italian sculpture
f;r Clemens looked at it for mo-
n7ent and then he said:
at isn't true to nature.
why not?' Mr.. Rogers asked
"sbe ought to have her mouth
full of l,airpins," said the humorlst
From Mack's National Monthly
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
FOR TIE STOMACH.
Here's an OGcer You Should not
Overlook.

Pexall Dyspepsia Tablets relnedy
stomach troubles by aiding nature
to suppl lie clements the ahs nce
Of which in the gastric ja;ces causes
Indigestion and dysrc1sia. They
all the stomach 10 digest food aid
to quicl.!y convert it into rich red
blood ard material necessary for
overcoming natural body waste.
Carly Z package Of Rexall Dy'snep-
sic Tablets in your vest oocket, G
keep them il Your room. Tske che
after each heavy meal ;nd prove our
assertion that ind geation will not
bother ycu.
We know what Rexa'l Dysper9iil
TABLETS arc and what they will Go.
~. guarantee thela t. relieve is:9;-
re7ti9n AMI dyspepsia Il they fail
we viil refund your money. Three
sizes: 25 cents, 50 cents. and Sl.oU
Remember you can obtain l.eTa
Reneties only at cur store-Ii c
naxall Store. Tie {. I. = h.tenead
CO
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02

No Senator who voted to retain
William Lolimer in the Senate has
since been reelected. Ten Senate, Q
Scott, Kcan. Bulkeley. Dc.
pew, Piles, Dick, Burrows. Carter.
and Flint, who voted for Lorimer.
retired March 4.
Three, Payntcr. Bailey. and Gug.
genheim, announced their retire.
ment after their Lorimer vote. and
two, Foster, of Louisiana, and Cul.
lom, of Illinois. have been beaten in
primaries. Jones, Of Washington.
topped" on Lorimer in committee,
and the people of his state are in an
uproar.-C. H. Tavener.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
SPRING SANITATION.
Seasonal HlBtS for Healthy Sp7iaQ
and Sumner.

Spring is eminently the "clean.
ing up season. Every home has
! accumulations Of rubbish and filth
at the close of winter. Clean it up.
Then keep it clean. These accumu-
Iations of trash and filth serve no
useful purpose. On the other hand
they may serve directly or Indirect
~ to produce disease. Remember,
you will have no flies this summer
unless your immediate surroundings
furnish them breeding places. Re
member also that the number CT
flies in and about your house is a
tell-tale on you. We now know that
homes with few or no flies are in
variably clean homes, while an
abundance Of flies is sure sign Of
nearby filth. We also know that
these dirty homes are dangerous
homes. They are dangerous because
Of the easy transition from filth,
through flies. to disease. Note that
flies are the connecting link, and to
avoid the first is to avoid al three.
Put up your fly and mosquito
screens early. See that they are ali
iiy-tight and mosquito proof. IN
side the house use sticky fly paper
and arm the small boy or girl with
ten-cent wire fly swatters. Compe-
t;tion is 2 great thing where there
are two Or more children.
IN cleaning up don't forget Il e
mosquito. He is tiny pest to say
the least, but his little bite may give
you nlalarial cllills and fevers that
will last you weeks and months. 1t
is easy to prevent mosquitoes. They
breed along the edge Of stagnant
water, in pools, ponds, tin cans,
broken crockery, barrels, tin spout
ing, ETC. Destroy or remove the tin
cans ard other vessels, repair the
sDouting, and drain the swamps and
pools. If for any reason any stag
nant water cannot be drained, pour
coal oil on the surface at the rate Of
one-haif pint per hundred square
feet. Re apply the Goa. oil every
ten days. If this is not practical,
thoroughly stock the pond with iish
and minnows. They will consume
a large quantity Of the mosquito
eggs. IF this is impractical, screen
the water in question. As final
safeguard, carefully screen every
door and window with fire screen.
4 wire screen having twelve meshes
10 the inch will keep out flies, but to
successfully exclude mosquitoes use
q screen having eighteen meshes to
the inch. Gocd health and comfort
for the summer are the reward for
such timely vigilance and diligence
in cleaning up, while disease and
possibly death may be the punish
ment for the slothful.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
f Gaa39t 5aI) TayI9? JaEoo.

4 r,a:s1taiE1aer who he'd never
ridden On & ra;lroad decided TO take
advantage Of tie 81 excursion rate
to 2iempbis and saw fer the first
tine a large city. What chiefly in-
t.fest cd HIM as the bars. Ilc had
never seen q haT ':or Z l1i.hbail: he
he'd !.con use! to dr;nkiag iia1or"
OFT Of 2 courd. After he had visited
q number Of these ra,velous places
his enthusiasm oVcTcaIIc him and he
addressed! the croHd thus: 4 can
lick any nlan in the United States.'
The crowd laughed goo:.-natUrcd-
ly. This Infatuated the lnoIataincer.
Il can lick any u:an in Shelby COIN
tgi" he yelled. This ti:22e the crowd
sobeced and looked at bin with hos
tile eyes. / can lick any man IN
Manpilis.' he shouted. 4 short.
t!!iicii.:-set man emerged from tie
crowd ard put him out of action
with q right arm saing. When he
came too the mounta;naer looked
around feebiy and said; 4 reckon
that in that last proposition kivared
too much ground"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02
Wealth G. The Tila9ic.

Wealth represented ~ the richest
passengers OF the Titanic:
Colonel John Jacob Astor, $780,
Oo0 600; Isidore Straus, 10000 ,000;
Alfred C. Vanderbilt, S75. 600 600;
Gao. D. Widener, $50, ,091, eco; BENZ.
Guggv:11sein1, SOS, ,01o coo; J. Bruce
$40, ,90j 900; Colonel Washington
Roebling, s25. Goa, coo; j. 3. Thayer,
SIC, 500, 600. Total, 2i20, 900, 600.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-05-02

II you haven't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's ReguIets will pre-
vent constipation. They induce a
mild, easy, hea!thful action of the
bowels without gripping. Ask your
druggist for them. 25 cents.