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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

six feet three and one-half inches.
weighing over 200 pounds, only sixty
eight years old, without an hereditary
disease, coming of a long-llved family
OF farmers; in every way large, pow
erful and healthy"
mo, not perfectly healthy" interrupt-
ed some one. HE lost his teeth early !:
had troublesome abscess in his law
bone and was subject to lumbago and
rheumatism"
"Well, generally in perfect health:
who caught cold by being out in n
sleetstorm in which no alarming
symptoms We're developed, and only
evinced itself by hoarseness and diff
Guilty of breathing through his nostrils.
You all know what kind of a cold
have in mind. The deceaseds pri-
vate secretary, who will give You a
clear understanding of what happened
in his knowledge and presence, viii
state that Washington on retiring TO
bed appeared to be in perfect health,
excepting the cold and hoarseness.
which he, the deceased, considered
trifing, and which he made light of.
as he would never take anything TO
carry off cold, always observing, Let
1t go as it came In the morning he
was no better, being Stopped up and
his throat sore. His family was sur
prised and worried, and here is where
the doctor began his nefarlous NAL
practice, as l will show By intelligent
teachers Of the practice Of medicine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21


triot general directed the crossing Of
the troops. Flags and banners, fac
SMILES of the various Revolutionary
standards, made a brilliant splotch Of
color on the green where the society
halted to listen TO an address by Gen
eral Davis.
General Davis, by relating incidents
that came TO him in his boyhood days
direct. from participants in Revolution
ary strife, added a touch of realism
TO his story. The point at which Wash
ington crossed the Delaware, he de-
clared, was a central spot from which
many of the most important battle
grounds of the Revolution might al
most be seen. The historic ground, he
argued, was worthy of being set apart
as national park from the Importance
that centred in the Continental opera.
tlons at this point.
Here" lie said, Washington met
the crisis of the struggle and the blows
given the enemy at Trenton and
Princeton dispelled the gloom and gave
hope TO the cause. These victories
gained the sympathy of the civilized
world, and it was no longer serious
question how the war would terminate.
The day star of liberty was plainly
seen. The campaign at Yorktown was
the inevitable result of Trenton and
Princeton. the first blows delivered af-
ter Washington abandoned his Fabian
nOlicy"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

al. Calomel and tartar emetic
given; 4 p. m.
Patient at 4.3O was so weak he
asked for his two wills. Destroyed one
and said: I find l am going
"At $50 p. m. the patient said to the
doctor, L feel myself going. You had
better not take any more trouble about
me, but let me go off quietly. cannot
last long The great, strong man was
exhausted by the frequent draughts of
his blood, and felt blue
"12. Blisters applied to his legs, s
p. m.
From this time he appeared to
breathe will less difficulty than he had
done, as his secretary will state; but
nothing was done to counteract the
effects of the loss of so much blood,
and at 10 p. m. he said: II am going.
Have ne decently buried, and do not
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

let my body be put into the vault in
less than two days after l am dead.
Do you understand me% he asked the
secretary, who replied he did, and the
great man uttered his last words:
'Tis WELL and died few minutes af-
forwards.
About ten minutes before lie ex-
pired his breathing became much cas-
Ter, but he was exhausted, his vitality.
his life's blood gone, and he was a vic
tim of phlebotomy. He bled to death,
and then the District Attorney would
expatiate on the horrors of the case
and ask for verdict in accord with
the evidence he would produce. and so
forth, until / seem to be now awaken
ing from a horrid nightmare while I
think of 1t. How man in the vigor of
his manhood, with every possibility of
his living score of years more at
end-dying violent death-by the
criminal ignorance of his physicians
least, had been hurried to his untimely
after a single days Illness"
The doctor ceased speaking, but no
one dissented from his opinion, and
shortly we separated. Whether the
others ever again thought of the i'm
aginary homicide case the doctor had
drawn, it made quite an impression on
me, and Washington was bled to
DEATH" Washington died victim of
malpractice" runs in my head yet.
General Washington's private secre-
tary, Tobias Lear. made notes OF the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
WHERE FORTUNE TURNED
Sons Of the Revolution Meet On Ground
Sacred 70 Patriots.

On the slope of Taylorsville, from
which Washington made the night dash
across the Delaware TO victory at Tren-
ton, the Pennsylvania Society Of the
Sons of the Revolution celebrated the
anniversary of two historic events-the
adoption of the national flag by Con.
gress and the British evacuation OF
Philadelphia. These incidents Of pa.
triotic interest occurred on June ii,
1777 and 177S, the Stars and Stripes
having been the national emblem
year when the Kings troops marched
away from this city.
Surroundings rich in association with
Revolutionary history added TO the i'm
pressiveness Of the simple services by
which patriotic achievements were
commemorated. The society was well
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

the views of the gentlemen learned in
medical practice, for the keynote was
"Washington's death was n plain case
of homicide"
eyes. cannot view it otherwise.
Washington's death was nothing less
than homicide, and were to treat
patient rs Washington was treated l
would not be surprised to be brought
before Coroners Jury or even
Grand Jury and have a true bill Of
criminal malpractice made out against
me. The only mitigating circum-
stances in my favor in the case would
be unintentional wrong doing and ig-
norance of my profession. can easily
imagine District Attorney Graham,
with his great chest tones, outlining
the case to a jury on my trial: Here
was man Of remarkably sturdy, ro-
bust build, of massive frame, in height
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
THE TABLET AT WASHINGTON'S
CROSSING, TAYLORSyILLE, PA.

coined on the historic ground by a COM
mittee of the Bucks County Historical
Society, consisting of General w. w.
II. Davis, Judge Yerkes, Thomas G.
Knowles, Captain William Wynkoop,
Richard II. Parry and John S. Will
Jams. Headed by band playing pa
triotlc airs, the members marched
across the old bridge from the Jersey
landing place TO Il position on the Penn
sylvania decline near the monument
marking the spot from which the pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

occurrences of the last Illness of his
chief, writing them on the Sunday fol-
lowing his death, which occurred Sat
urday night, December II, between the
hours of 10 and II. He states that the
General on Thursday, 18th, rode out
to his farms about 10 o'clock and did
not return home till past o'clock.
became very bad, rain and hail and
snow falling alternately, with cold
wind. When he came in his neck ap-
peared to be wet and snow was hang
ing on his hair. He went to dinner
without changing his clothes. In the
evening he appeared as well as usual.
On Friday, the 18th, heavy fall of
snow took place, which prevented the
General from riding out. Anyway, he
caught slight cold and buried him.
self in his study, when he wrote his
last letter.
His principal physician in attendance
was DR.. Cruik, an old friend and ex-
army surgeon. He was assisted In his
heroic treatment Of the patient by DR..
Gustavus r. Brown, of Port Tobacco,
Nd, and DR.. Dick; so there were plen-
ty of medical talent present in the
sick room. On the last day the General
made brave struggle with death, for
at 8 o'clock in the morning he got up
and was dressed and sat by the fire
for two hours, and at 3 O'clock in the
afternoon he sat by the fire for an
hour, but was too weak to talk, so what
he himself thought of his treatment
has not come down to us.
On Sunday, December IS, the coffin
was ordered from Alexandria, the
measurement of the body sent being:
In length, six feet three and one-half
inches exact.
Across the shoulders, one foot nine
inches exact.
Across the elbows, two feet one inch
exact.
Mr.. Lear says he paid DR.. Dick and
DIR. Brown $40 each for their services,
(which sum Dr. Cruik advised as very
proper"
About II O'clock Saturday night the
body was taken down stairs and laid
out in the large room, and on Tuesday
was placed in the coffin-a mahogany
one, lined with lead-and on Wednes-
day. 18th, at 3 p. m, the interment took
place, with modest military and Ma
sonic ceremonies. On Monday "meas-
ures We're taken to make provision for
the refreshment of n large number of
people, and after depositing the body
in the vault, '"all then returned to the
house and partook of some refresh
ment, the remains of the provision
We're distributed among the blacks"
Washington was not buried with the
military honors due his rank, nor was
the funeral attended by any represen-
tative of the Government. Seven
colonels acted as pail bearers, and 'the
friends of the family" We're its neigh
bors. The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
read the Episcopal burial service, and
the Masons performed their ceremon-
les, so, aside from the slight display of
the Alexandria militia, the funeral was
that of an unostentatious person.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

Let us follow his procedure and prac-
tice:
81. A mixture of molasses. vinegar
and butter was given him to gargle.
"2. The artery in his forearm was
opened, and, the patient bled and a
half pint of blood taken.
"3 Throat bathed externally with a
liniment.
~. His feet soaked in hot water.
80. A blister of cantharidis put on
his throat.
sc. More blood taken from him and
a blister administered.
az. Inhaled hot vinegar vapor.
"S. Gargle of sage tea and vinegar
given.
80. More blood taken; II o'clock n. m.
40. More blood taken; o'clock p.
m. Ran slowly and very thick.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
UP TO DATE RECRUITING.
Phonograph and Stereoptlcon Used
to Get Labor for Queensland
Plantations.

Plantations.
Thousands Of natives Of Polynesia
are needed to work on the sugar
and other plantations of Queensland.
These plantations are in the low coast
regions and as the climate Is tropical
white labor is not successful.
For many years sailing vessels have
been visiting the islands to recruit
Kanakas for the Queensland planta
tions. The trade gave rise to abuses
which have been suppressed by law,
but the natives are not SO eager V
emigrate as formerly and it Is hard
work to fill the vessels.
A sea captain in the Kanaka trade
has introduced a new method OF max
ing emigration attractive. Before he
sailed from Queensland a year ago
he visited number of the planta
tions where South Sea Islanders are
employed.
He had camera and phonograph
Going from one plantation to another
he photographer groups Of natives and
also took individual pictures of we'll
known fellows from the New Hebri
des, Solomon and other groups.
Then he brought the phonograph
into service. The best known natives
who had large acquaintance in the
islands were induced to talk into the
instrument and tell their friends the
kind of life they led in Australia and
how they we're getting along on the
plantations.
These Photographed letters were
obtained from Kanakas who formerly
lived in about dozen of the islands
which the recruiting vessels are in
the habit of visiting. Then the ingen-
ious shipmaster had his photographs
turned into lantern slides and off he
sailed for the islands well equipped
to astonish the natives.
According to a Queensland news
paper the scheme has been a great
success. The captain had an ample
supply of lantern slides showing emf
grants from each of the islands he
visited.
Everybody was on hand to see the
show and the natives were beside
themselves with delight when they
saw the well-known visages of their
friends and acquaintances thrown
upon the screen. But the greatest
wonder was when each picture actu-
ally talked to the crowd in the very
tones and accents which many of the
auditors connected with the man
upon whose face they were gazing.
The man sent them greetings from
lhs plantation home 900 miles away.
He told them he was doing well, that
he liked the life and that Queensland
was a good place to come to. He
talked about the country, the money
he earned and the good treatment he
received
Pictures were shown of the huts
occupied by the emigrants, the fields
they worked in and groups of labor.
ers whose sleek appearance and
smiling faces seemed to show that
they were enjoying life.
the result is that the stereopticon
and phonograph have proved to be
valuable recruiting agents. Even the
natives who have had the worst mis-
givings about emigration become en-
thusiastic converts to the idea when
they see their friends actually before
them and hear their well-known
voices.
The captain had no difficulty in
making up load and other captains
engaged in the Kanaka trade say they
are going to employ the same expedi-
ent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
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Don't UdSte Your Time
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

HE playtime girls and comes the
time for doing showing what are male or
will do something yourselves mentally, physical
Il y, both.
o n weather. feels like
4 n achieving
exercise
which to interest
have decidedly grown" direction other
II the line OF
study and work it wihal nd
you afford join athletic club the dement's
Or get together clubs your
walking club week. will afford
its members of pleasure
Or might reading
onea good
tory and the other half interesting novel,
Then could have
You could take meeting others
Make before
Put best
Say yourself this winter end
Of intend to be than been before
Don't diamonds rubies
All eneavor bring back forget that
the long
up at the secondhand book almost nothing.
will
mind and interest stimulated
hobby a
Don't let the winter without getting of
Take SELF Improvement bright
shining before
In the will
moto.-New York
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
Cheer Up tn. os,,r,,4 ss

HEIR up! The world is taking your photograph. LOOK
pleasant OF you have troubes-troubes you
cannot tell the policeman. whole lot of things bother
you of Business Worries domestic sorrows
may be, what You find life rugged road, whose
stones hurt your feet Nevertheless, cheer up!
1t may be your disease is sehshness-ingrown selfish
ness Your life sefcenered You imagine your trib
than others bear. You feel for
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

the watch with the the the minutes
dial minute within
three this
To start tight screwPress the screwdre firmly place with one
hold sideways with fawed pliers
with
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side the the This reduces the
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Of the misunderstanding American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

days subsequently. For many years
there were memorial services in
churches on the anniversary Of his
death, but it passes now unnoticed-
the happier anniversary-his natal day
being alone remembered. Recently
4 was one of party chatting at a gen.
tleman's house, in which there were
three noted physicians and surgeons
of the city. The conversation drifted
to the subject of Washington's death
and its causes, ultimate and immediate,
the sum total of which was interesting,
but rather sensational as shaped by
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21

pity Illusion Rid yOurself
tha and
What right have picture of woebegon face and fun
of their
whine su scow take and the woods or to the unre
really the
would teeth, and make the best of it.
Cheer making hypothetical out of troubles
sefncted verdict borrowing trouble
a o
Why, in a a
palbearer
Smile though through which speedily And
up!-Young
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
NSAOhNGIoN,j
kAAST1HoURS~

EN-. GEORGE WASHING
TON died December IA,
1899, at his seat, mount
Vernon" His body was
placed in the old family
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
'"''''o Old Things e'~"'
Forgotten in These Pro-
gressiOe Days
BY Jacob Bromfetd.

T is surprising to odish how many things Of daily
the present generation to have forgotten.
Here are some instances
l. To tell the points of the compass by wach-Point
the hour hand the Then south is halfway between
the hour hand and the figure twelve of the dial.
2. To angle by watch.-Lay two straight
edged pieces of the ANGLE crossing at the apex
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21


Was it not Lord Bathurst who
stand and deliver single gentleman of
horse-p a
sufficient after said
handling the gold watch.
behind shoulder
shot lead hv the noblemap.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-02-21
>>As~s~1t~ ~Vt~~sArs>~'
II Tribute to Burglars
By E. II. Ldcon Udtson.

are course burglars and burglars You urge
lack chivary greed of gain, base provision for
sonal safety hesitation attack houses that contain
or small dogs or babies nightlghts in OF
these gentry
But no doubt it much the with the highway
men of Not all of them graced their manly calling
we could wished all models of poteness and
afahiy taking kiss from the fair
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-07-14
From the Arkansas Democrat.

Sixteen years ago an old man, enfeebled with more than seventy years of life, was carried from his cell in the old jail at Harrison, by two strong deputy sheriffs, led through a drizzling rain to the scaffold and supported by the officers while the black cap was adjusted and the hangman's moose fixed about his neck For months he had lain in a partial stupor, refusing to speak, and almost to eat. In the very course of nature, he could not have long survived, but the law said he must be hanged. No more abject figure ever went to the gallows than he, and a few of the thirty spectators heard him mutter almost inaudi- ply: Good bye Dave," address ing Sheriff D. A. Eoff, who inn mediately afterwards sprung the trap, which sent his soul to eternity.
 The case was peculiar one in many respects. Hudspeth was twice indicted in Marion county, by two different grand juries, for the murder of George Watkins. in 1886. The body of the supp pas- ed murdered man was never found. He was convicted in the | Boone Circuit Court on change of venue, with Judge R. H. 1 Powel on the bench, and the opinion of the Supreme Court, on appeal, was delivered by Justice B. B. Battle. The grounds of appeal were based wholly upon questions of proced- ure and not upon fact, and was reversed for error, a seccnd con- viction following soon after.
 Now comes another chapter of this strange history in the fol- lowing, which appears in this weeks issue of the Yellville Echo:
 On last Thursday Judge John Q. Adams of Greasy Creek, found on his farm human skeleton, buried about IS inches under the ground, on the creek, nearly a quarter of a mile below his house. He and his boys were cutting down some willows, clearing out the channel of the creek, which had been swollen by the recent rains and washed some of the bones naked, having taken away the bones from the knees down. The position of the skeleton showed that the body was jammed into a short pit or hole and placed on the left side, the head resting on the left hand and the right lying just iu front of the face. The legs were doub- led up, bringing the knees high CT than the hips. The head lay toward the bluff and the feet to the creek. The bones were in an advanced state of decay and but few were saved whole. When uncovered the skull appeared to be intact, but when raised 8 por- ton ofSthe left side was found to be severed. The balance of the skull remained together until they began washing same, when it separated at the seams. The thigh and arm bones show the body to have been slightly over five feet in night and of heavy build. The teeth in the lower, and and one side of the upper jaw are all present and in good state of preservation with the ex ception that one or two of the lower front teeth are missing.
 | An examination of the skull and the manner and surroundings
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-07-14
SKELET0N0F AN OLD
 ''' CRIME i il DISCOVERED
Whose Harrison IT Years Ago-Remarkable
 Noted Criminal Case Arkansas.

of the disposition of the body af- ford unquestionable grounds for two conclusions That a murder was committed and that the body , was placed where it was for the purpose of concealment, If these conclusions be correct, there can be DO doubt but this is the remains of George Watkins, who myster- iously disappeared in December, 1886, and for whose murder Andy Hudspeth was afterwards eharg- ed, tried, convicted and hanged. Although no dead body had been found, there could be no doubt that Watkins was murdered, and the surrounding circumstance pointing to the guilt of Hudspeth were SC overwhelming as to con- vince the jury, judge. supreme court and governor of his guilt.
 As to the proposition of the skeleton being the remains of a victim of murder there is only one mark of evidence, but it is strong and conclusive. On the left side of the skull is the mark of some sharp instrument which entered about two inches above the ear and pierced the head to within half inch of the base and , into the temple, showing that the blow was dealt from behind. As , stated above, that side was sever- ed when the skull was raised , having broken out each way from the gash. These breaks and marks of the cut are as plainly discernible here as the imark of an ax in stick of wood which had broken on out.
 Was the body placed there for the purpose of concealment?
 The place is at the bottom of cliff, perhaps 30 feet high, over hanging Greasy Creek. Up to a few years ago the road along Greasy Creek passed over this cliff and while the creek bottom below was inclosed, it was not cleared, being covered with a dense growth of bushes and vines, making this spot secluded indeed. In addition to the sec- fusion of the place as an evidence of a purpose of concealment, a stronger evidence was found in the fact that number of heavy rocks were lying on top of the skeleton when found they having been thrown in on the body when placed there Friends would not bury body in such place nor in such manner.
 Itwas claimed that Hudspetf killed Watkins with 8 hatchet while in a wagon on their way home from Melville. The blood on the wagon was one of the strongest convicting circum- stances surrounding the affair The body of Watkins was thought to have been taken to Greasy Creek and concealed one night a short time after his disap- pearance. One cold night a wagon and team, corresponding to that formerly owned by Wat kins was reported to have been seen going in the direction of Greasy Creek from toward Georges Creek and in few hours was reported to have been seen going back. That part of the country was earnestly searched for the body but without success. There are a number of good people in Marion County who have never felt satisfied over the execution of Hudspeth for the treason that the dead body of his ysupposed victim could not be produced, thus leaving, as they
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-07-14

yelled in mystery, and ought to forever set at rest the question as to whether or not Watkins is re- ally dead. The place on which the skeleton was found is known as the Anglin place, just below what used to be called the Staf- ford place, being a part of the Lynn Adam estate.
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-07-14

felt, room for possible doubt as to Watkins really being dead, and that the awful mistake of hanging an innocent man might'have been made, despite the strong chain of circumstantial evidence against him. The finding of this skeleton, in our opinion, clears up a crime
 which has for twenty years been