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VOL. XXXVIII NO. 93.
OMAHA, SAT UK DAY MORXINO, OCTOUKU 10, 1908.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS,
Hosiery Underpriced
KNIT UNDERWEAR
Women's Fleeced Vesta and Pants, ribbed, the
S5c weight, at 9 30
Women'! medium combed 60c Vests and Fame.
n t- 39
Women's fine gauze 65c fleeced Veats and
Pants, at 49
Women's Tnion Suits, best 75c garments,
f leeced, at
Women's I'nlon Suits, combed cotton, '"'
valuea, for JJ
Boys' Shirts and Drawers, per garment ... .oo
3,000 Pairs Long Gloves in Sensational Sale
Another Merchandising Triumph. A gigantic purchase 8.000 pairs world's heat grades long kid
Gloves on sale Saturday "at sensational prices. These are not seconds nor Inferior goods; all abso
lutely perfect and In best staple colors for Fall. Never was the like of such low piking known In
Omaha retailing. It a sensational. France and Italy produce no finer goods. Bennett's purchasing
power brings them to you at unparalleled bargan prices. There will be a rush. Come early. Gloves
fitted anv dav after anle. Double Stamps Saturday. ,
12-button Kid Gloves, clasp fasteners, 13.00 qua!- i U-button Cape Gloves, clasp fasteners, J3 So
Ity. at pair I quality, at pair S839
Women's Gauze Lisle Hole, double soles, JSo
quality, at Bio
Woman's Mercerised Lisle Hose, beat ic mial-.
Ity, 3 rlra for tl.OO
Children's Fleeced Hose, heavy, lc quality,
special, at HHs
Floys' Extra, heavy lc cotton Hoae. for . .HViO
Children's Imported 25c Btocklngs. medium
weight, for
lt-button Kid Gloves, clasp fasteners. $3.00 qua!- 1 16-button Cape Glovea, clasp fa tellers, I bo
Double Stamps on all Hosiery Saturday.
Ity, at pair
quality, at pair
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Double Stamps on ail Lnacrwear ciuiuj.
J AUTOMOBH.B SUPPLIES Ksw and complete-1 g
w y equipped dapartmant of auto supplies of all W M
W. mSmr kinds at eat prices. tts
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The Best Men's Clothes in America at $15
Bennett's make a powerful bid for the men's business Saturday, with a
masterful exhibit of the highest-class, fashionably correct $15.00 suits, top
coats and rain coats, made in America. It's the kind of clothing that just
suits' the man who considers $15.00 the right price to pay for a suit or top
coat. We do not say this is $L'o.UU clothing lor if id.uu mai woum uo mguiy r
improbably but we do say its the equal and often times superior to some
being advertised as such. The general air of superiority is conspicuous in every
garment and will appeal strongly to the man who knows value. The suits are cut
along most fashionable lines from newest materials, portraying every notable style
feature of the year Fifteen Dollars.
$15 fc
Topcoats
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All the late models In smart, three
quarter length cravenettes and novel
ty etrlpe materials regular or patch
pockets and turned cuffs. ( Best tail
ored coats made at $15.00.
Raincoats
Made of Prelstley Cravenettes, In
dark grey mixtures, also the bwcII
new stripe novelties with pockets and
fancy cuffs. Great values at $15.00.
GREATEST SHOWING BOYS' SUITS $4.00 The finest collection of neat, dressy
suits for, boys Bennett's ever had. Good substantial suits of good materials, dou
ble breasted styles, knee or knickerbocker pants. Positively worth
$1.00 more; all boys' sizes
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Green Hats for Men Are the Graze
Not bright, flashy greens, but soft shades that harmonize
with most any color suit. Felt hats in soft, Alpine and tel
escope shapes; identical quality for which exclusive hat
ters ask $3.50 and $4.50 buy them at Bennett's for $2.50
We feature complete lines of the well known John Ii.
Stetson and Crofut nd Knapp Hata lit every late block,
soft or stiff styles $2.50, $.5.00, $3.50, $5.00 and up.
Winter Underwear.
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Men's extra heavy fleeced and
medium weight merino shirts
and drawers, each SOo
Men'a derby ribbed shirts and
drawers, In ecru or silver.. 76o
Mn's natural and brown mixed
wool ehlrts and drawers, each,
at $1.00
Men's fine camel's hair wool
shirt und drawers, heavy
weights ?1.B0
Dr. Kufi's Imported wool under
wear and the famous Glaston
bury garments. I2.Su and $3.00
Unlou Baits, for men, cotton and
wool, perfect fitting, at $1.00,
$1.50, $3.00 up to $a.co
m. r..y ktt.i k
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Never a Better Shirt Sale
Another day to buy $1.50 and $2.00 shirts for 69c. Late styles
in plain or pleated, in light and dark colorings, neat, tasteful
patterns, regular lines $1.50 and $2.00, eizs Xk -f O
to 18; Saturday, only, Bale.' at '. . . . . .... r . . '. . DvC
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Metropolitan Fashions
Tailored Suits
Positively the greatest aggregation of high-class tailored
suits ever presented to the Omaha public at $25.00 will bo
made at Bennett's Saturday. Our suit buyer, now on his
. . second trip to New York markets, has expressed to us the
most representative collection of metropolitan styles ever
shown in the west at $25.00. The distinguishing fea
ture of the showing is the wonderful variety of ex
clusive models the out-of-the ordinary styles. The
illustration snows the general char
aeter of the line. The color range is '
complete. Style enthusiasts will ' v
revel over the showing
Long Fitted Broadcloth Coats
Made from a rich brilliant black cloth, and
lined throughout with satin, cut 52 inches
long, perfectly tailored in tight C j C
fitting style, velvet collar vpiJ
Women's Raincoats at Half
A trade happening of unusual occurance brings you
$15.00 cravenettes at almost half; long loose tan and
olive coats, from a maker who was closing T AP
out his business J)
Girls Warm Coats
"Made of heavy kerseys, meltons, cheviots, chin
chillas, etc., in reds, navy, browns, and fancy
cloths; beautifully made, and trim- 'T y Q
med, $10, $7.J5. $5.95, $4.95 and 3tO
Girls' School Dresses
Made of navy or cadet percales in Princess effect,
trimmed with neat, narrow braids, f J C
sizes G to 14 years, at
Tailored Waists
Nice collection light striped madras, also white fig
ured effects, pleated and shirt styles, .. f 'JP
with laundered collar s, at . ...is J
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Meat Market
Fresh, appetizing meats at lowest
prices. Our usual Saturday specials
are even more tempting this week.
Quick deliveries, and best of store ser.
ce. Order your Sunday dinner at
Bennett's. .
: Fre8h Dressed Chickens at Lowest
Market Price..
Pig Pork Shoulder Roast, lb..8H
Fall Lamb Leg-s, per lb 10 H
Prime Ulb Roast, all bones out,
at ud lOtf
Choice Pot Roast, pound. -7c and 5
Veal Shoulder Roast, lb..t)c and 7
Uoib Shoulder Roast. 4-lbs. for 25c
Veal Chops, per pound IOC
Veal Stew, B-lbs., for 25J
Lamb Stew, 8-lbs., for U5
Boiling Deef. 7-lbs., for 25
Morrell's Iowa Pride Hams, every one
selected and guaranteed, 6 to 10 lbB.,
for ...15H
Cudahy's Rex Skinned Hams, skin and
fat removed, all guaranteed.
pound 14W
Cudahy's Rex Bacon, narrow strips, by
the strip, pound 14 H
Welsbach Gas Lights
The lest Gas fixtures mads at bt redactions from regular
prices. Buy your winter supply Saturday. Usrhtlog appliances of
the best grades were never so cheap t
Welsbach Junior Gas Light, suitable for halls and
bedrooms, for 39c
Welsbach Majestic Air Hall Light, complete, at 45c
Jupiter Inverted Gas Light, complete, for 69o
Reflex Inverted Gas Light, best you can buy, 11.48
Gallery Brass Burners, for 36o
Gaa Lighter and box of Tapera. complete, for . . . .90
Welsbach Inverted or Upright Gas Mantles, 3 for U3o
Gas Globes Inverted, opal or frosted, 2 for . ...85o
Fancy etched Inverted Globes, each SOo
8-Inch Glass Gas Chimneys, frosted bottom . ...10o
Mica Chimneys, 15c each or 2 for 26o
Aluminum Canopies, each Bo
Mica Canopies, good patent, each 10o
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Furniture
We put on sale .Saturday nil our
o.l In :m l nnils i.f dining room
chairs; where luts are broken and
only ono to throo ohairw of n kind
t remain in ,t 111 i loso tl.em out at
half. The new prlcos rane, each,
from 60o to $1.7S
Telt Kattresies TVst 50-pcund
clastic felt mitir.'Mfts. covered
with fancy strips art Mc-klng of
superior qu.ui-. Mattresses you
cannot buy uriil-r I1H.00. 1 n t
Saturday fifty of tneni ,1
on vale ut.
Iron Beds on Bali Kutln
special reduced trices.
stock ut
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Saturday Sales Hardware and Stoves
Peninsular Stoves give universal satisfaction and acknowledged na thn hpst mnda nnd
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c rreuicKi lut'i savers. iney rauiaio iao neat into ins room instpnn or nti nr it en mil
the chimney. Saturday our No. 400 Baso Burner with 15-lnch fire pot. .. .$40.00
Handsome Base Burners, at ....$25.00 Six hole tteel ranges, special. .. . 322.50
Good Oak Heaters, for $5.50 And others from 93.75 to $30.00
Double Stamps on Stoves Saturday.
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Japanned Coal Hods, open, spoclal SOo
Galvanised Coal Hods, open, special SSo
Jspanned Coal Hods, extra large, speoial SSo
And 10 Green Stamps with each.
Stove Boards, all kinds, up from Boo
And 30 Green Stamps.
Tellow Label Stove Polish lBo and 10 Stamps
Black Eagle Stove Polish 10c and 10 Stamps
Stove Pipe, 28 gauge, best quality lao
And 10 Green Stamps.
Russia Iron Stove Pipe, 45c kind 30o
Pokers, straight or bent', 10c kind for So
Iron Mall Boxes, 60c kind for 39o
Steel Mall Boxes, 11.26 kind for 98o
Wilson Bread Toasters SSo and 20 Stamps
W. L. Douglas S350 Shoes
Another shipment from our recent purchase of Wm.
L. Douglas $3.30 Shoes for men on sale Saturday.
These are the genuine Douglas,
patent colt, hand sewed,
union made goods, retail-1
ins ail over America ft.
at $3.50, for
The Chancellor Shoe Best
$2.29 WWh
$9.29
$28
For Doug
lus Union
made $3.50
shoes.
$3.00 shoe made for men,
black or tan storm calf, box
.rait and vlcl kid; Goodyear
welt sewed soles, cork
filled, special,
at
The Shnrrood High cut
shoe for men, very substan
tial, neat and
dressy, specially
priced ....$2.51)
Misses' and Child
ren's solid leather,
laced and button
shoes, a special lot
at a third saving,
Saturday, $l.r.O
values 98
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lij Bennett s Dig Grocery jj
Rennett's Capitol Flour, per sack 11.30 and B0 stamps
Uennett's Best Coffee, 3 pound jl.00 and 100 statin s
Bennett's Best Coffee, per pound 35o and 30 utamps
Teas, assorted, per pound 68c and 60 stamps
Tea fcSlftliitfs, pound 15o and 10 utamps
Bennett's Capitol Baking Powder,
per pound Q4o and 20 stamps
J. M. Karly June Teas, three cans for 85o
Kwansdown Codfish. 3 pkgs 25o and 10 stamps
Allen's Brcwn Bread Flour, pkg. ..ISo and 10 stamps
Llpton's Jelly, 2 packages for 20c and 10 utamps
Lr. Price's Breakfast Food, 3 pkgj. Sac und 20 stamps
Wlgfelo mirk Bluing, six for ....3ac und 10 Rtamps
U'ltttsle Stick Woxer, six for 25c and 10 stamps
Wonder Wax for laundry, six for a 5c and 10 slumps
1'eunut Butter, large Jar for . ...35o und 10 stamps
New York Cream cheese, pound ..20o and 10 stamps
Swiss Cheese, pound for 25o and 10 stumpa
Queen Olives, large size, pint for aOo und 10 stumps
Crackers, largo assortment, pkij. 10c und 10 stamps
Burnhunl's Clam Bouillon, Lugo
bottle. 'for 40c and 40, stamps
AiHuna. Jams, two inl.a for 2o und 10 stumps
Premier Molasses, quart can for . ,2jc end 10 Ktamps
Bennett's Capitol Cotou, Vj i. can 84c and 10 slainps
Uennett'H Capitol pancake Flour lio und 10 Manila
Ked Globe Onions, per peek .., ilOo
Kn-dlsh Walnuts, per pound 16o
Fresh Rousted Peanuts, per quart 60
Helnz's l lekles In the 1 ulk.
CANOirs IN UHH OBOCEBT BECTIOW.
peppermint Iozenges, per pound loo
l.eniun Urops. per pound 10c
Baited peanuts, per pound loo
Pyrography Sale,
A choice line of Handkerchief Boxes, Hanging Match
Safes, Work Boxes and Teddy Bear Plaques, that
have been 26c and 30c, clearing
Saturday liC
Holiday HneB of pyrographlc novelties are now ready.
i'is"i'T""-jaLi.
JUVENILE BOOKS
Standard Juveniles such us Peter HaYibit, Black Beauty
The Little Lame Prince, l;ip Van Winkle, and many
others, prettlett books published, at loo
13. P. Itoe's Works, regular Jl.SO editions, a llttlo' shop
worn, now 25q
Bennett's Late Fiction Library, new books all the time
Any new book with library prlvllugc Sl.OB
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SOME FACTS ABOUT FAKES
Cases of Forgery and Fraud that Have
Astonished ths World.
SMOOTH PASCALS OF OTHER DAYS
Assail Careers of Paalmasar, l.ocas,
SlraoalSes, Bastlaalnl, Hoaae
snaat aad Other Soled
DMlrtn.
About 17i Baron Kempelen of Hungary
began to astonish the civilised world of
Kuroiw with his chess plsyer. This was
apparently a figure controlled by mechanl
cal devices, and which was able, notwith
standing the fact that apparently no Intelli
gence was concerned In Its movements and
decisions, generally to beat Its human an
tagonists. The cabinet connected with the
automaton appeared entirely too small to
contain a hidden operator. And yet 1t did
conceal a man who was an expert chess
player. He was a Polish patrolt who had
lost both of his legs perhaps In the recent
war over Poland. This man, Woronsky by
name, was an expert player. With his)
hidden In the cabinet and yet really on
the spot, the rest was easy.
The career of George Psalmanatar as he
callod himself was one of the most as
tonishing on record. This man was born
In Switzerland or France, but during the
(tine of his fame claimed to be a native
of the Island t Formosa. He had ac
quired a moderate education, but seemed
Indisposed to employ himself In any regu
lar occupation. Indeed, he roamed over
Europe, serving with the Dutch and with
the German army. At one time he pre
tended to be in Irishman, at another an
unconverted Japanese, at a third time as
a converted Japanese. In the lust capac
ity he deceived the Colonel of a British
regiment tit Sluya. The chaplain of the
regiment a man named Innes however,
ld not seem to have been deceived. He
and Psalmanasar proceeded to England,
and there began a marvelous career. Psal
manasar masqueraded as a genuine native
of Formosa converted to Christianity.
Welcomed by the t'leray.
The clergy received him wMh open arms.
He had an Interview with the Archbishop
of Canterbury, who, however, was un
able to understand his Latin. But then,
who would expect a Formosan to speak
Latin with perfection? lie published an
Invented Formosan alphabet, together wKh
forged examples of the native language, ac
companying them with translations. The
bishop of London seems to have believed
Implicitly In his claim to knowXhe language
of Formosa, for he employed Psalmanasar
to translate the church catechism Into It.
He was sent to the 1'nlveralty of Oxford
to finish" his educstlon. There he Is said
to have employed his waking hours in an
idle way, but to have left a candle burning
while he slept to bear witness of hla seal
In scholastic pursuits. He wrote a treatise
upon Formosa In Latin. When this was
translated Into English, It had a very' large
success. To corroborate bis claim of being
a native Formosan, lis would eat raw meat,
roots and herbs. He waa lionised, and was
Immensely successful. Although he carried
on the deception with ths greatest Ingenu
ity, deceiving great and small, he tripped
at last. In an unwary moment he Joined
with someone In exploiting a "white For
mosan were.". This led to his downfall.
Detection being Imminent, he confessed.
This Is one account. Another has It that
he became conscience-stricken, and volun
tary withdrew from the public gaxe.
Am Expert Forger,
A self-educated man of humble origin of
the name of Vraln Lucas, Ignorant of both
Oreek and Latin, becamo the perpetrator j
of a fraud Involving the preparation of 27,
000 odd forged documents, many of them pur
porting to be letters written by celebrated
historical personages. Although written In
French, they purported to be letters from
Sappho, Thales, Dante, Petrarch, Julius
Caesar, Alexander the Great, Bt. Luke,
Shakespeare, Latarus, Newton, Pascal,
Cleopatra and others: M. Chasles, the
great mathematician, was apparently ready
to believe that all the ancients were pro
ficient In this language, for he was com
pletely fooled by Lucas, in 16S7, among
other documents Lucas communicated to
the Academic through Chasles two letters
and four notes purporting to have been
written by the celebrated French mathe
matician and thinker, Blaise Pascal (1632
lt'.tZIi. If these letters had been genuine,
they would have proved him to have an
ticipated Newton (1641-1727) in his great dis
covery of the law of gravitation. Chasles
was attacked, but stood his ground, even
producing other letters to bear htm out
from Pascal to ths boy Newton. The dis
cussion lasted for two years. In 1869 the
Academle made an official declaration In
favor of the genuineness of the letters.
Franca went wild. Ths people la ths street
cheered ths name of rascal. But aaortly
sfterward an official of tho Observatory
pointed out that sixteen of the Pascal Ut
ters were to be found In Saverlen's "His
tory of Modern Philosophers," which had
appeared a century before. But M. Chasles
claimed that Baverlen had used them with
out acknowledging his source. And so It
went. But Le Verrler demolished the whole
fabric of the fraud. Lucas was finally
brought to trial, convicted and sent to
prison for two years. He had realized,
however, about $30,(00 from his activities.
Past faster of the Art.
Blmonldcs wss a past n aster In the art
of literary' forgery. His performances be
long to approximately the same period, but
wre accomplished on different soil. His
greatest achievement was the forgery of
a history of ancient Egypt written In
Greek by Uranlos. This he proposed to
ll to the Oermans for a great sum. In
ordt'r to understand Just what a marvel
ous pic co of work he produced. It will be
necasary to understand some of the dif
ficulties. . He undertook to produce a
pallrr.psseet that Is, an old parchment
manuscript which has been used again
for a modern work. He took a manu
script of about the twelfth century and
wrote his history on the same parchment.
As this new writing was to masquerade as
the older, he had to avoid getting a single
line of new upon any part of the old. This
required wonderful care, as there was
really but very little space. In addition,
he had to make the Greek letters he used
agree with the style of tho century they
were supposed to represent. Of course,
the history Itself snd the character of
ths languags had to correspond with the
supposed period of composition. As Prof.
Mas Muller tails Us, b followed Bunsen'g
"Ertypt" and Lepslus's "Chronology."
And so tho finished fraud captivated Lep
sius, great scholar that he was, for
the dates were nil correct, that was plain
to be seen! However, the manuscript had
to undergo a very searching Investigation,
which Included chemical and microscopic
tests. Dlndotf, -the great classical editor,
was to edit It for publication, and the
Clarendon Press of Oxford was to publish
first specimens. In fact, the 'fraud had
almost been accomplished, when unfavor
able news began to be received in Ger
manyprobably accounts of Bimonlde's pre
vious doings. At any rate, a re-examlnatlon
was made and Inconsistencies In connection
with the Greek letter M were found. In
addition, a single passage waa discovered
where the suposed older ink was In reality
seen to have run across the twelfth cen
tury writing. This was conclusive.
He Had Genlas.
One of the most astonUlilng examples
of genius devoting Itself to forgery was
that of the Hal an Bas'.lunlnl. Born in
1S:X) in the midst cf abject roverty, he
had. proper'y speaking, no systematic edu
cation, cither literary or artistic. But
he had real genius. An antiquarian of
the name of Frppa employed him for
2 francs per day to produce "antique"
which might be soli st a good profit.
to this became Bastlunlnl's llfework the
production of forgerlts. One of his most
teltbrate.1 works Is the bust of Savon
arola. Persuaded that here was a real
fifteenth ct-ntuty bust, two public-spirited
gentlemen collected 10. (KO frants and pur
chased it from Frejpa to prevent Its sale
and exportation. One critic, Dupre, de
clared that he must assign It to Michael
sogelo' for Its fores and to Robbla for
tie exquislteiicps of 1 s triatment, legiid
lng it as a wonderful work of art. Sir
Frederick Leighton, the noted 15. gliah
paJnter, having received a photograph,
placed It, "like a su rrd Image, ut the
head of hla bed." It Is said that the
Grand Duchess Marie of Itussia mil Lip
part seriously thought of building a Urn
pie to house til's wonderful work of a t.
But, notwithstanding the p'audlis of those
who "knew," the bust was a fake. Ru
mors having become current that the piece
of terra cotta was not what It purported
to be, one of the purchasers abruptly
demanded of Past anlni one day at his
workshop whether he was the creator of
the bust. And he admitted that he was.
But this was not the only great "suc
cess' of Basllanlnl. A terra cotta tut
of Bentvlenl, a sixteenth-century joe: o(
Florence, was regarded as a contemporary
work of art, snd purchased by the L-uvre
for 13,00 francs, and Installed In a room
containing work of Mich lelangelo himself.
But it was a fake for all that.
A AtasaerlnuT Tale.
In the lull nil. eiles an English maga
zine was foundid with the avowed object
of printing true tales of adventuie and
the like. One day a man calling himself
Louis de Rougemont handed a letter of
Introduction from u member of Parlia
ment to the editor. The stranger toUt a
hui rowing tale of a life spent in Aus
tislla with cannibals In an unexploied
region of that continent. Rougemont was
proof against the most merciless cross
examination. He never contradicted h'm
self. His narrative was taken down in
shorthand, and published serially In the
msgasina. The editor Introduced Rouge
mont to scientists, confident that the ex
periences of the man were of value to
fcecfciaphy und anthropih gy. Two eml.ient
geoKiuphlcal experts heard It's t.ory,
tisiej it from tiled.- wile and accurate
knowledge, and risked their rt-p.tatlin s
by tlvln's It full credit. Tl.ey, too. were
of opinion tnat it c.niained matter of
es.-.ul Importance to science. The Brit
ish Abs'clatlun for ths Advancement of
.Scl.nco Lcan to bo offlcally Interested.
Arrangements weie ent. red Into for the
appeal unco of the hero before It at the
BrUtol meeting.
Rougemont told a truly staggering Ule.
He enriched It with lively deialls of a
fight with an octopus, of a wreck from
which he was saved by a swimming dog
to whose tall he clung, of an island on
which he landed and where he lived on
turtle meat and rode on turtles as If they
were horses, of a visit of four starving
blacks, one of whom, a woman, he mar
ried and to whom he even dedicated his
astonishing narrative, and of hie leaving
the Island to become the ruler of an Aus
tralian cannibal tribe for thirty years.
Long before the miiKazine had cumulated
the story, Rougemont v;is found to be a
faker. His biography was fiction. lie had,
however, deceived for a- considerable time
a great muss of people, many of whom
knew Aunt! alia, and some of whom wers
experts in the branches of kr.owledKe ha v.
lug to do with thu alleged facta. B lentlf,0
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