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The advertisement is quite right; the powder is good for "cooties," they simply thrive on it. The older men of our battalion were wiser and made scratchers out of wood. These were rubbed smooth with a bit of stone or sand to prevent splinters. They were about eighteen inches long, and Tommy guarantees that a scratcher of this length will reach any part of the body which may be attacked.
"Digging, delving, raking, sowing, Corn is sprouting, corn is growing! Plant it, plant it! Gather it, gather it! Thresh it, thresh it! Hide it, hide it, do! I'm that famous scratcher, H-a-r-p-o-r-h-y-n-c-h-u-s r-u-f-u-s Thrasher Cloaked in brown." The Brown Thrasher Length eleven inches. Above bright reddish-brown, with two light bands on each wing.
"Now then, let's get back at once, and mind this, if you attempt to give me the slip " "Give you the slip! Get back!" cried Marcus, excitedly. "What do you mean by get back at once?" "Why, get back home to your books and that there wax scratcher to do as your father said. This is a pretty game, upon my word!" "But I am not going back, Serge," cried the boy, firmly. "I am going to join my father."
How Professional Forgers Work Valuable Points for Bankers and Business Men Personnel of a Professional Forgery Gang The Scratcher, Layer-down, Presenter and Middleman How Banks Are Defrauded by Raised and Forged Paper Detailed Method of the Work Dividing the Spoils Action in Case of Arrest Employing Attorneys What "Fall" Money Is Fixing a Jury Politicians with a Pull Protecting Criminals Full Description of How Checks and Drafts Are Altered Alterations, Erasures and Chemicals Raising Any Paper Alert Cashiers and Tellers Different Methods of Protection.
This has been done time and again, and it is rare that the forger has been apprehended. The forgery of checks is a common offense. It takes more than one man to successfully perform this operation. The forger himself is known as the "scratcher," or the expert penman of the party.
Their huge heads of shock hair, dyed red and dripping with butter, are garnished with a Firin, or long three-pronged comb, a stick, which acts as scratcher when the owner does not wish to grease his fingers, and sometimes with the ominous ostrich feather, showing that the wearer has "killed his man:" a soiled and ragged cotton cloth covers their shoulders, and a similar article is wrapped round their loins.
The only thing I've got against him is the color of his coat. It always reminds me of Reddy Fox, and I don't like anything that reminds me of that fellow. When he visited us I discovered something about Scratcher which I don't believe you know." "What?" demanded Jenny rather sharply. "That when he scratches among the leaves he uses both feet at once," cried Peter triumphantly.
A professional forgery band consists of first, a capitalist or backer; second, the actual forger, known among his associates as the "scratcher"; third, the man who acts as confidential agent for the forger, known as the "middle man"; fourth, the man who presents the forged paper at the bank for payment, known as the "layer down" or presenter.
These are stolen and sent to the penman or "scratcher." Then a genuine signed bond is purchased, from which the signatures are copied and then forged. The same trick has been played on unsigned bank notes, but on the bank notes almost any name will do, as no person looks at the signature, as long as the note appears genuine.
A professional forgery gang consists of: First, a capitalist or backer; second, the actual forger, who is known among his associates as the "scratcher"; third, the man who acts as confidential agent for the forger, who is known as the "middleman" or the "go-between"; fourth, the man who presents the forged paper at the bank for payment, who is known as the "layer-down" or "presenter."
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