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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1909)
nht Idea Went Wronn. coper cf cno of tho laigo n Perls frequented by the lasses of cucatu recently do- to cmckc out with sul.uhur n . . . . . . (!.. Id net loivc. Unluckily, the Exit ty the frv dcor wan to. &3 tho landlord hl locked bcln.i 8tupl(lcd liy tho funics, I remember where he had put Tho lire brlpado eventually cued tho chocking guests, In- Uio offending couple. ND THEY'VE GOT ITI do you Jlku the new styles In M uin rim nrfiiinii inn imnic. irivit ' nrv wnri? nr n nmr wniuri nn moro H.itl.sfactory if tho right were uaod. In ordor to get the uUifneci, it is usually r.cccn- tl 1IHI 1111 III11IT.11 IlLiLrtlfl LIIi.lL Llltl and ilnene. of tho fabric ia behind n pnsto of varying t.i-t. i. .1 i m... Ill lb LI UUt iklUM tllltUlU HIV UUtU' niiiv ni ilia irnnun. i inn irnu pn Hinrrn. nn it rvni n nnmmii II ! rnoro thinly boeauno of its great' Oh, Fathcrl you must not 1 III'I . III! II1I1KL 11I1L. Iirilll -Villi! culture, to fathor, rotlrod pork - - ii , .t i , i . i 1 1 i ...iii. nv fltml V umtiil rif fill If.'n itivi on, nv i uron inn nnm -it in enftt" Vould Dnr the Judiciary. mm uiiiiiHLurii iiuiuuLiiiiui mijr vory Irreverent things whci first got In ImrnCBH, hut seldom nro . t ... ll .......... J .. -.4 minimi iil liiu (iiiuu.iu: ul it iuluiil of court down in Mnlnq, mr envur nu uvtjry uiim: u tuiuu i.i in iiiw. iiii i:mimi;ii iiih iiiuiui tho supplication: "And, flnnlly, wo all bo gathorod In tho happy whore thoro are no courtu, no uuu uiujr ciiutiKuu niiuuiuiuo. 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You canuot afford to experimont with untried pooh sold by commission agent. Cataloguua freo. Tha Brunswlck-Bnlke-Collondcr Company SO. ICth bl., UIJI.J. UMAIIA, NtO. 8POSITIVCUY CUtlB RUPTURE IN A FEW DAYS I ItMvttrMtiucBirorUi curo( Iluilur Mch l ( ami 1 conTtnl.pt tq lko, M nu time U 1 m tt lBTnUr of tUli cjiUio and U onlr vliyilcUn who KW.UBll(lBUtc) 1-al.nl tl5-urk for lluplura run wbkb Ui rctortd lliouMUdi to bIU In Ui AiMlWrwra. AtlnltatinrlnilUtliiu, I Ut. nolklnufumv.MinxtpMUIt li th. CurlnB nr lliiniirn. .ml if tron li.dout(l. Juit puttb. bm7 in tatnk dJ hu rtlUw. 'o olb.r MtorIUdja. (li). WUaUkluir nr rtmnt pt- ImU tnul n v Iny onic4. laicnunti ui o. pi Bwfc,OBAi. WrIMoretll, JRRANTZ H. WRAY, M. D 008 Coo Building, OMAHA nn IN 3jr Here Is a True Champagne Cases Furnish Secret of Odd Plot, Unearthed by Captain Dickson Becomes an As sistant Gardener and Expose of W orldngs of System Quickly Follows Cashier Is Placed Under Arrest. I'T. DICKSON and I wcro again forogathcr Itig In front or the choery leg flro at hla homo. Ho lauuchcd Into a capital ntory of counterfeiting lu high places. "I wan once stationed In tho city of a groat International oxpoo It Ion, to watch for cul prltH that wore ox peeled to put out tho customary counterfeit. Tor tho llrat month or eo of tho fair thoro waa nothing to do but loungo about tho ofllco and, Hito Mr. Mlcawbor, wait for Homothing to turn up. Tho four of uo who wero assigned to thin monotonouH duty fioon grow weary of Iho Inactivity and woro on tho point of nuking for a tranufcr, when nn excellent Imitation of tho ten dollar gold-plcco mndo itn appearanco In largo numbers. Aftor Hint, none of tho four of uu had any cnuso for com plaint on tho score of stagnation, "Saundora and McGrath, two of my companions, by means of a mtncrably Rcrawlod, anonymoun noto to tho chief Of police, Rocurod information of mys terlotiH boxcu coming by night to n bank, and It roqiilrod but a small flight of tho Imagination to evolve a plot In which tho groat financial mag nato, tho pronldont of the bank, wan tho central llguro, regnrdlosn of his high social standing, his reputed fnuu loim wealth, and bin lrrcpronchablo character. "I selected tho cosldcr at tho fnc lory an my man, ond Murphy took tho toller of the bank, tho tnan who mndo up tho pay-roll each woek. For ten days wo shadowod them with dogged persistency. Thoy woro both mon of tho town and both woro members of tho bettor class of clubs and moved In tho most excluslvo clrclos of so cloty. Thoso mnttorB rathor strongth micd than woakoncd our suspicions, for nolthor of tho mon was wealthy, and playing socloty Is nn oxpeuslvo gamo at best. "Lint In all bur pursuit and In nil tho lavish expenditures of theso young pondthrlfts not onco did oithcr of them pass or attempt to pasB ono of tho counterfeit coins, so far ns wo could gather. I don't think thoy could havo done so without . Itn bolng dis covered, so thoroughly did wo track thorn In ovory turn and movo thoy mndo during tho period wo had them under observation. Thoy lived to gether In a handsomely furnlshod lint, with a small army of servants, and Ihey onlortnlnod lavishly. Their table Avas of tho host and their wines of Uio rnrost vintages. Wo doclded thnt nothing was to bo gained by shadowing thorn further, so wo loft thorn to their frivolous soclnl duties, About this tlmo Snundoru and McQrath camo tagging homo, convoy lag tho bank presldont, tuckered out and disgusted with their fruitless Jour ney. "Tho night of their roturn Murphy ind I held n conference with them, at which it wnB practically agreed that tho bunk president was Innocent, and that thoro wns nothing olao to do but tnko him Into our confidence; and make tho bank Iticlf our polut of opor itlon. "I watched tho toiler vor' carefully that week, nnd especially on tho day when ho mndo up the payroll for tho factory, which waa called for by Saunders. Tho sack contained both gold and silver, but thoro was not a Bluglo coin In tho lot 'which had not been given birth legitimately at some ono of tho government's mints. Saun ders mndo suro of this bofo.-o tho stick reached tho factory. "The cashier, a man named Powell, and tho tollor both kept closo watch upon mo while I worked In tho big vault, as waa their duty, nnd this gave mo scant opportunity to Invent! gate tho sacks of gold pllod away la a pretentious row on a low shelf. In moving them, I thought that somo Boomed lighter In weight than others, ind ns this would bo vnluablo Informn lion If truo, I hit upon what I thought was n rathor Ingenious way of deter- jilnlng If my surmlso was correct. "Concealing my pon-knlfo lu tho hoi low of my hand, with tho blado open, l solccted ono of tho sacks of ton-dol lar coins which ueomod to bo lighter COUN ! CI sbBi I than somo pi Its matoa, nnd, as T1. KFEITERS NATIONAL ctn Ejc-Operative of the Secret Ser-Otce Story of the Uncovering of the Country's Worst Gang of "Shovers of the Queer." moved It from tho Bholf, I cut tho cord which fastened tho mouth of It while tho nttention of tlio Inquisitive cashier and tollor was directed olsowhoro. "Having uhakon tho mouth of thb sack opon and frayed tho ends of tho cord so thnt my vuso would not bo detected. 1 purposely Btumbled and fell ns I crossed tho vault. Tho coins poured out upon tho steel floor of tho big vault In a bright yellow stream, rolling hither and yon, whllo I snt do Jectedly In tho midst of tho golden Hood nnd rubbed my knoo nnd cursed, "Tho two bank olllclnls showed llvo ly concern at my stupid accident, and both set about gathorlng up tho coins. I assisted them ns much as possible, but my pulso was beating too fast for my help to amount to much. My ruso had fully served my purpose Tho ring of tho coins upon tho steel floor of tho vault hud not been truo. Thoy had rung dull nnd heavy, nnd I know thorn at onco for their real falso char actor. Tho verification of this fact camo when I flngored them deftly, as I restored them to tho sack whonco thoy had como. Thoro wns no mlstak Ing tho fooling of thorn. Thoy woro greasy and Bllck; thnt slimy touch which discloses tho spurious coin In tho dark ns well ns In tho light, Every ono I touched had that slippery, soap stono surface which counterfeiters cannot overcome except by tho use of metal of tho samo Ilnoness as that of tho gouutno coin. "As I replaced tho sacks, aftor clean Ing tho chclf, I was careful to weigh each of them In my hand. Thoro woro 15 sacks, each containing a thousand dollars In half eagles, which woro light In wolght. "I now folt suro of my ground, but It was still necessary that wo securo proof against tho tollor. I had uot BUBiioctcd tho cashier, until his ovl dont trepidation when I spilled tho sack of gold, "Tho mystory wbb now moro com plox and Interesting than ovor. Whllo I had discovered tho big reserve of tho countorfeltors I had no ovldenco ngalnst any ono, and was still afruld to make arrests. 1 wanted tho makers of tho coin and their machinery, nnd wuntod thorn badly, for this was tho biggest caao that 1 had thus far In jnv careor boon engaged upon. "That night I did somo tall think inu, and also mado a secret trip to tho banker's realdunco, which I carefully examined from tho outside, going over tho oxtonslvu grounds about tho house and tho outbuildings at tho Im mlnont peril of being phot for a bur glar. Hero I discovered only one thing OPERATE BANK of Importance. In tho stnblo I stum bled on nn empty champagno case, which was of tho samo brand as ono I hnd noticed In tho vault of the bank, It. might mean something or nothing, but I had long ago learned to take particular notice of small things, and many Is tho vnlunblo clow that this habit has glvon mo. "Slnco tho roturn of Saundors and McGrath, ihey had been working on tho clow of tho anonymous lettor, and tho Information It contained about the mysterious boxes which had been seen to arrive at tho bank nt night. They hnd located tho author, a discharged mossengcr, who boro a grudgo against the tellor to whoso Instanco ho attrib uted his discharge From tho mcs songor thoy learned that tho boxes hnd been delivered at tho back entrance ot tho bank Into at night. Thoy had been brought to it In a one horso oxpross wagon, but tho wagon had not displayed a llccnso mimbor and tho driver, although muffled In a great coat, had ovldontly not been a regu lar oxprcssman, so tho messongor In formed them. Ho gavo a fairly accu- rato description ot tho wagon, which had been ot pecultur construction. I had seen just such n vchlclo at tho banker's rosldonco, a sort of de livery wagon which scorned to bo em ployed In hauling feed for tho cxton- slvu stnblo of tho banker, ns It had been filled with sacks of oatB and bales of hay when I buw it. Tho next morning I roported sick nt tho bnnk, but my sorvlco with tho banker was not at an ond. I had shifted my position from Janitor at tho bank to assistant gardener and general fac totum at tho president's residence Armed with a noto from tho bnnker to tho gardener, I put In my nppoaranco at his rosldonco. Tho gardonor didn't seem to llko my nppoaranco. Ho re garded mo with cold suspicion, whllo ho read tho noto from his employer, and, It Boomed to mo, ho rathor roluc tnntly nccoptcd mo as his assistant. 1 vorlly bollovo ho would havo driven mo nway on somo protoxt, if It had not boon for tho explicit torniB ot tho noto the banker had written at my dic tation. "Tho gardonor was a tough looking customer. Thoro wns an ntmosphoro of suspicion about him which put me on my guard and caused mo to watch htm with caution. lie was a smooth Individual, however, and I had sorved In my now capacity for threo days without discovering anything worth mentioning, when ho set mo nt tho task ot wheollng out tho ashes from tho big bin In tho cellar. Tho bin was situated at tho rear of tho furnace near tho entrance of tho basomont, and In pnsslng to nnd fro nt my task, noticed several wlno-casos piled In a dark corner of the basement. I took advnntngo of tho first opportunity to examine thorn and, while the lids were Becuroly nailed down", I found, by lifting thorn, that they woro as heavy as chunks of lend. "That night I burglarized tho bank er's basomeut, whllo two of my com panlons kopt watch outside to see that 1 was not disturbed. In tho chain pagne-enscs I found tho molds nnd other accessories of tho countorfeltors, and a lamo nuantlty of metal and nowly manufactured colnB. "IJoforo wo loft tho banker's rest donco, tne gardener was n prtsonoi, and before tho night was ovor we had nabbed Mason and Tarloy nnd Cnshlor Powell. Tho gardener turned state's ovldenco nnd gavo tho wholo thing away. Tho three socloty mon hold out flrmly to tho last. They were convicted only aftor consldornblo dif ficulty. Excopt for tho assistance of tho gardonor In securing ovldenco, wo should never havo been able to havo mado out, against them, anything .moro than a strong circumstantial case Wo recovored about $10,000 from tho culprits, nnd In tho bank's vault was moro than f 18,000 of tho counterfeit money. Tho night watch man at tho bank was ateo Implicated and convicted. "Tho gardener, who had many aliases, was an old offender. He had worked at ono tlmo In tho 'Frisco mint, and was regarded as a skillful workman. Aftor loavlng tho mint, ho had put out a gold coin of tho twenty-dollar denomination, but had been caught and had served a prison term for It. Ho had drifted east, after serving his term, and had figured out tho plan which ho had thoro put In op eration. Ho hnd manufactured tho coins, using tho big furnnco at the banker's rcsldenco for that purpose, and had secured tho three socloty mon, all of whom were heavily In debt and thereforo ready victims, to palm oft tho money. Their method was to tnko good money from the bank vault and roplaco It with tho bad, which they worked ott at tho factory In tho weekly pay roll. Tho cashier at tho bank had securod tho placo for tho countorfoltor nt tho banker's rosl donco, but this had not boon with any particular design further thun It was a placo that was especially suited to tho necessities of tho countorfoltor" (Copyright, 1308, by W. a. Chapman) (Copyright la Great llrltaln.) All Who Would Enjoy good health, with its blessings, must un derstand, quite clearly, that it involves tho question of right living with all tho tnn implies. With proper knowledge of wnat is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy ment, of contemplation and of effort may bo made to contribute to living aright. Then tho uso of medicines may bo dis pensed with to advantage, but under or dinary conditions in many instances a simplo, wholesome remedy may bo invalu able if taken at tho proper time nnd Uio California Fig Syrup Co. holds tliat it ia aliko important to present the subject truthfully and to supply the one perfect laxative to those desiring it. Consequently, tho Company's Syrup of Fig3 nnd Elixir of Senna gives general satisfaction. To get its beneficial clTccta buy the genuine, manufactured by tho California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all leading druggists. THE UNEMPLOYED. "There's plenty of work about if you only look for It." "Yes, nnd by the tlmo I've found It all mo energy's gone!" THE PERUNA ALMANAC. Tho druggists havo already been sup plied with tho Poruna almanac for 1909. In addition to tho regular astro nomical matter usually furnished in almanacs, tho articles ou astrology aro vory attractive to most pooplo. Tho mental characteristics of eich Blgn nro given with faithful accuracy. A list of lucky and unlucky days will bo furnlshod to thono who have our almanacs, free of charge. Address Tho Poruna Co., Columbus, O. Not a Trouble-Maker. When slx-yoar-old Oliver returned from his first day at Sunday school his father asked him what they had told him, whereupon Oliver related as best ho could tho miracle of tho loaves and fishes. His futbor suggested that tho story was a rather hard one to bollovo, - and asked tho boy what ho thought about It, but Oliver evaded his fa ther's question. Tho next morning, however, tho two were alone at break fast. "Fathor," said tho boy, suddenly and solemnly. "Well," answered tho father. VI didn't bellevo that story about tho loaves and fishes yesterday," con tinued the child, lu a quiet, confiden tial tone, "but I didn't say unythlng. I ddln't want to start an argument." The Auctioneer's Hourglass. An uuctlonecr of Philadelphia col lects all sorts of objects pertaining to his ancient calling. Ho has, among othor things, an Interesting set of auc tioneer's hourglasses. Tho auctioneer, a century or so ago. concluded a sale, not by saying "Go ing going gone!" and rapping tho counter with his hammer, but It waa his hotter method to turn up a freo runnlng glass toward tho end of tho blddlug, and to end tho sale Irrevoca bly when tho sands ran out. Thl3 saved confusion and dispute Tho auctioneer's glasses In tho 'Philadelphia collection aro pictur esque Ono Is of tortolso shell and mother ot pearl. Another is or amber and gold. A third is of teak and Ivory. DIDN'T KNOW Coffee Was the Caucc. Many dally habits, particularly ot eating nnd drinking, aro formed by fol lowing our elders. In this way III health Is often fas tened upon children. A Gn. lady says; "I had been allowed to drink coffee ovor slnco I could remember, but even ns a child I had a weak stomach, whch frequently refused to retain food. "Tho taste of coffee was In my mouth all tho tlmo and was, as I found out later, tho causo of tho stomach re belling against food. "I now boo that It was only from fol- lowing tho oxamplo of my ciders that I formed nnd continued tho miserable) habit of drinking coffeo. My dlgostlon remained poor, norves uustrung, fre quent headache, and yet I did not bus- pect tho truo causo. "Another trouble was a bad, muddy comploxlon for which I spent tlmo nnd monoy for creams, massaging, etc., without any results. "After I wns married I was asked to try Postum, and would you bollovo It, l, nn oiu coneo toper, took to Postum from tho very first. Wo made It right Becoming to directions on tho pkg., u u nau a most uoncato llavor, and I at onco quit coffeo, with tho happiest results. "I now havo a perfectly clear, smooth 3kln, flno dlgostlon nnd haven't had a uoauacno m ovor two years." "Thero'B n Reason." Name glvon by Postum Co.. Ilattlo Crook, Mlchvncad,"Tho Itoad to Woll vlllo," In pkgs. Ever rend IIip nl.ove lettrrf A c,v one iimitnrN from time (., time. 'IW