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New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

the first perpleNing problem for which he could
prlor 70 that event We're nothing when compared
with those subsequent He adrot ever TO
have appeared a aborer IN the limeght and
was therefore eminen1ly fitted to drop from sight
al the outbreak when his fellow countrvmcn were
leaving by hundreds seeking places OF refuge across
the border lines north and south or emharking on
the high seas for foreign ports Sngularlv enough,
race prejudice IN the Eastern States had never
reached the point Of acute discrimination which
made the denIzens Of that section classify the
japanese and Chinese IN one broad category as
OrIentals; II was therefore easy for Sclgo to don
The garh Of a laundrvnan : the CITY of Washington.
lnlproviSe plgtah. and without interruption
assume 10 pursue this vocation
Fertile of resource. he readily discovered that
in a situation where anarchy might thrive the
followers Of the blood red flag would bc his most
valuable spies Without difficulty ne allied HIM
self with tins element and gained q friendly foot
ing with them by oStens.hlv favorIng he advance
ment of their cause III Russian domains Their
confidence IN him strengthened by the fact
that he accomplished IN their language. which
he spoke hucnty. and was q liberal contributor 10
their treasury.
Having thus ngratIated himself. the step
was made easy He selected such tools from the
ranks Of these TnalContcnrS seemed hcSr nttcd
hs hands, and thereby established of ~ecur-
ing news that would have been impossible IN any
other way. From ms little hovel he directed these
men IS seemed best, assigning them 20 tasks of
more or less magnitude and paying lavi~hly for
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
CHAPTER V.

~ .-arrlCn OF newer methods. had not per
--tted her secret service department 10 rc-
.. .r-lent form. Modelled on those lines which
... e he Intelligence bureau Of Russia one Of
-.. effective II the entire world. and profiting
-.. -tIC-ty gwen 10 nearly every movement Of
... -.---e n The United States. She was minutelv
-..l # al that had been and was taking place
.- -.. country she hoped TO overcome She had
-...-. "a upon rhls knowledge as a valued factor
-.- -.- -uh1ugatlon Of The American colossus
-..- -.-eeiug that country capable Of closing
T.. 70 me world would also find means 10
cent foreign agents To The last minute
-. uu'n her eIrsS,rieS nearly all the larger
-...t america under he direction II Count Selgo
...- bach, N the time II The Tollugawa Shotgun
.-. when The almost InVnCible leader Seigo was an
i - The youth of SatSunla to be toppled over only
81 -.- evil var Of 1871, his was being educated
leading American university. The downfall uf
-.. father practically eXIled the lad in the United
States unri family and political influence had time
-eas-ert itself when by progressive steps he
-..-e5 the good graces of his Government and was
---.- responsible positions IN affairs Of state His
edge ot the American political situation was
--e-t and accurate, and no man was better in
-e5 ~. The strength and weakness of the Republic
+ lad been largely through his advice that the
-l-e between the nations trivial itself but
-eu-0s IN possibilities, had been used as pretext
-- H4-. Thoroughly conVersant with congressional
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

anything Of value; and 10 his obscure place there
came divers men when night time offered the cloak
OF darkness to the furlIVc
Nelgos most valuable allv was one Meredith Of
English parcntagc, and man who for wears resided
on CrosS-St. Paterson. New IcrScv that unfortunate
CITY whose very industry and TcacefulncSs had made
II the gathering place Of the Reds Meredith was a
machini~t 10y trade. and employee of a supply
house: So II was not surprising that he brought
news Of strange and unusual purchases made through
many sources 10y the United States Government.
In this there was nothing alarming. and II was rather
with curiosity that the astutc descendant of "A
Samural looked over these reports and vaguely
wondered whether they might have bearing on
war He Wa sufficiently pa,n~taSing TO- ask for
others and check them up. hut in this he gained
nothing beyond the certainty that the NAVY De
partmcnt. while existing IN "a state of seeming
~tagnauun, was nwardly very active He made
many trips 20 'hc points where these purchases We're
made. but found them nuucuous IN So faras he could
reason
As time went on. however. he learned that The
greater portion of these shipments were being sent
% Miami, Florida, and was driven the final CON
cuslun that # the Government was active IN any
way az all. the key must hc at the small Cty the
southeastern coast News had leaked through 90
HIM To- the effect lha, the ships of the United States
mohGzng 'n western waters More than this
Scigo learned that in All navy wards there had
been cessation If work. whereas an increase
would have seemed more reasonable. considering
the unfinished state "i several cruisers and battle
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

HttrH-.
on first Thought hr attributed
'h,- latter lapse tu one of The
frequent ohaugc- of policy or a
dcJrfh Of funds lut now. in
Nlc'v of these later shipments and
purchases hc began to question.
In Washington uo news was OBJ
taruatlc The administration was
preserving q wooden front toward
NOT only the world hut IT'S own
subjects as we'll CougrcsSmcn and
Senators knew nothing beyond the
declaration of war and the en-
puWcring of the President and his
Cabinet IN special session 20 act
for The country. and the admin
l~trat"n WAS apparently doing
nothing whatever put of the rcgu-
lar routine Of business Il was
this pauc,tv which drove the sham
lauudrymau from his irons and
away upon 81 Journey.
His Trip southWard WIS accom-
Il~hcl with ridiculous ease He
bought his ticket TO Miami without
beng subjected 10 interrogation.
boarded Inc second class cor smoking
coach at the head Of the train with
Cut hindrancc. and rode away in un-
disturbed solitude No one seemed
aware cor IN any event TO care for his
presence There were no attempts
at conversation, except IN one
instance where "a good naturcl
Southcrncr hailed him with.
Hello, joint Going to start a
wash shop somewhere : % nor was he
in the least pcrturbcd save on an
occasion when a rough threatened
70 tweak hI~ p'g,ail; but even this
went no further than words
Everywhere were criticisms of the
conduct Of the war and lmprecations
against the administration. The
Americans themselves were no more
cugnizaut than he of why soldiers
had been stretched along the border
line. ports closed. and communica-
1lon cut of The citizens of the
country itself We're as myStified as
the Japanese, and frankly thought
New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

-als II the United States. he
7atched year by year the qulb-
-- f legislators over naval bills
2 usually ended n Inadequate
.rrlati0ns. OF broader mind
they. ne had long foreseen
-- country which had come into
a.- colonial possessions must
.- .-.eSS.-v enlarge us navy and
-ert rs efficiency, eXpend
.ev - unremitting streams 1oT
.a.ntenance. and simulate rs
- 20 seek individual excellence
-urerv and drill He had OBJ
el the growth Of ConceIt. which.
~u-r beneath . coat II paint,
zen 10 believe so devoutly IN
a--ean superiority that they
Elected 10 aualVze The actual
e- which could positively lie
a.ared By a process of elIml-
.u he estimated The fighting
re 0f The American navy. dis
ing vessels stlll u service but
lete. and others still on paper
looked upon by he unsophis-
-ed as q part of rhe nations
myth National prowess he re
-led as small factor when
.u--ng equality
~.,go IS Observations had been so
-etul and conclusions $50 logical,
reports sent to and passed
by The Elder Statesmen Of
4n had led them 20 feel certain
victory long before war was
-a-ed Nor had his predictions
-le opening events been unful-
red True he had not expected
abandonment Of the Philippines;
lie had confidently foretold the
e-ed Il torp.diry, Of confusion
-l lack II cohesion. which had
...wed Il was with satisfaction,
eretare. that he observed the
end II events when hostilities
ere finally declared. and from the
erude Of his study saw rhe
hole country waiting for the
.1.-e-ument 20 act while apparently
re- -ewa.ned sOmnolent
il. -urrender Of the stands came
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
WHAT SHE'D LOST.
Chicago Record-HteraId[,'

Chicago Record-HeraIdf ~
She boarded a westbound Madison
street electric caE<at Ada street
Tears we're in her eyes as she looked
up pleadingly into:tbe eyes Of the
conductor.
+ please, Sir, wiz you kindly over.
take that car ahead Of us?'' she
begged. u have lost something, OH
SO va1uable3| I think I dropped II
on that oar" -.
She3efused to tell. the nature Of
her >9oss. But she was pretty. and
that was sufficient inducement TO,
she ktnd-hearted conductor, who i'm.
mediately conferred with his motor.
man. Then the race was begun
During the Dursuit+the young won
an peered anxiouslyi through he,
tears toward the car ahead. A mile
was run, and the pursuing car was
nearing the fugitive. Finally 1T wa
oyertaken, and the young woman
with a faint THANK you" to the
obliging conductor, jumped from the
PLATFORM 49,
II have lost something" she e.
claimed to Conductor No. Q, who
recognized her as q passenger. Then
she entered.
In a minute she was down on her
hands and knees on the car floor
searching beneath the seats. Pas.
sengers saw her. saw that she was
pretty and In trouble. Soon a dozen
men were peering into the crevices.
They knew not for what they were
searching, but it made no difference.
-~. Suddenly the young woman
straigtened up with the joyful ex
clamatDn, Il have found III" she
hinged a piece Of pink PAGER care
fully folded. In the dim light one OF
the, searching party read the in
scription on the pink sheet.
Marriage ,licen---"/he remarked
audibly.
But the young %oman, her face
scarlet, with bushes, had hurried
from the car.
well I'll be ;" muttered more
than one Of the accommodating men
as they rens~ed theif hold upon the
dangling Straps.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
IN yvOCATE.

Cotton. thsaaSgaeer, and clark, the
driver ot Bs large truck were re-
tanned BY the board. @ifTEErV 2
The board ot affairs as the board
of health !, has also issued notices
that ""all persons having hogs run
ming at. largsssWithln the corporate
that they must confine them in pens
on or before May 21st and must also
keep the pensstp a sanitary condi-
tion All hogs must be removed,
without theEcorDorate limits or dis
posed of by, Dscember 1st," %sa.' -
There Is Gnh ordinace In the city
providing against the , keeping Of
hogs within the city. limits, but in
the new territory annexed to the city,
in the first and tenth wards many of
the new citizens have number of
hogs. They are given until May 21st
to place them in pens and until
December lst.&to remove or dispose
Of Them: The board Of health will
enforce this ordinance. :. :
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
RAYMOND CITY,

Percie' Cousins is reported better at
this writing.
1homas Wilson and Richard Cary
were visitors at Institute last week.
MIS- Laura Dobson and daughter. of
charleston, were visitors in our town
last week. -.
Mrs. Cornelia Coles is on the sick
list this week.
Thomas Ch1lds, while driving, got
badly hurt in the mines.
Rev. Ne son Barnett preached two
able sermons here Sunday, one at
1880 o'clock and one at 7:30
MRS. Anna Wilson has returned
frcn Huntington after spending sew.
+ 2ral days there as delegate of the Sun.
lay, school. ..--.-
Taze Wade, of Montgomery, was the
pleasant guest of Mrs. w. A. Pierson
last week.
Richard, Dickerson, who got shot
last, week In his leg, is reported better
at this writing
Eliza Dickerson, of Charleston vas
the pleasant guest of her mother last
week
Mrs. Mamie Murry and Amanda
tukery, Of st. Adams, were business
visitors here Sunday.
- MRS. Maud Woodson, of Charleston
attended the baptizing here Sunday.
I'll. Wood, l.. r. Prints, J. G. Parker.
IT, Price, p. II. Dickerson and Rich.
airy cary attended the Georgia min.
-EtrelS In Charleston last week.
MIS-. Maggie Childs, who has been
visiting her mother in Charleston for
SeVerai days, was suddenly called home
Oh, account or her husbands illness.
n
week.
Henry Nickerson, of Charleston. is
the pleasant guest of his sister This
week
John Hubbard is on the sick LIST this
week.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
BOARD OF AFFAIRS.
Held Meeting Yesterday and Paid
Respects to Hogs.

The board of affairs held a nublic
meeting yesterday afternoon in the
council chamber at the city hall and
during the meeting President Loeb
was called away by a message that
E1s Wtfe's father, David Hess, was
IN dying condition. Vice Presi-
dent HUMPHREYS then assumed the
chair. The board approved the or
dlnance passed by the. city council
setting forth the rules Sand regula~
t1ons by which the board, Of AFFAIRS
becomes the purchasing committee
Of the city. The monthly budget
amounting to between $11 ,O60 and
$4,000 was approved, the orders
signed and will be ready for distrt-
button at 9 O'Clock this morning by
the city auditor, John M. Collins. '
The board also approved the orr
dinance passed by council autho r.
ling the board to purchase two
street f1uShers at csst not to exceed
$4,000 from st. Louis firm. The
hushers we're used in Cleveland to
good advantage and were recon-
mended by the board for use here
after their Ohio trip. 1t is believed
that two Of these fushers will keep
the streets Of the city free from dirt
and hlth, and save the labor Of many
men.
On motion Of Mr.. White the board
was instructed to ask for bids for
the repairing Of the street at the in
tersection Of Kanawha and Brooks
streets where a large cave-in oc-
Cured last Thursday evening. The
work must be done at once so the,
bids must be forthcoming In order
That the work may proceed. The
work will be done according TO the
plans Of the city engineer.
The board has notified the CITY
patrol drivers that the patrol must
accompany the other fire wagons to
every fire with a coil Of rope which
Will be drawn around the fire to pre-
vent those gathered at the fire from
| entering the fire limit and thus in
terfere with the fremen while n the
pursuit Of their duties. The board
has also issued instructions to the
police in the various wards that It
will be their duty to see that the or.
dtnance In this respect is enforced.
| The nineteen new firemen con.
trend by council Monday night were
sworn in by the board YESTERDAY
morning and along with the oath
they received from the board q few
Instructions and were told what was
expected OF them In the fire depart
, ment. Three Of the old firemen, De
bolt, the competent assistant chief;
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
COURT MARTIAL
Alleged AssaiJant Of Captain Macklin
Is Being Tried.

TT. Sill, Okla, May ga Court.
martial to try Corporal Knowles
charged with attempting to kill Cap
tain Edgar B. Macklin at his home at
Fl. Reno on the night. Of December 81,
1906, convened here today. Corporal
Knowles was member Of the Twenty.
fifth Infantry, the members OF which
were discharged by President Roose.
welt for alleged connection with the
Brownsville affair. The attack on
Captain Macklin followed closely af
ter the discharge Of Knowles and his
comrades.
Captain Macklin returned yester.
day from San Antonio, where he was
acquitted last week after trial by
Courtmartal
Captain Macklin was the first wit
ness called. He tod OF the fight with
his assailant on the night he was shot
Corporal knowles will try to prove
an alibi.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
"A IsAZORLESS SHAVE.
Marvellous Shaving Powder OF q Ion
;, ...' don Man. -
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
Now comes London gentleman
with still another Improvement al
most equal to the Chinese conceit of
the foodless banquet. This is shay
ing without razor. Only those la
dies and gentlemen who require this
World-old implement will OF course
thrill as all humanity should thrill
at the tidings that their thraldom to
this nuisance which must have vex-
ed Adam O. mornings is ended. Can
human wits invent a single bliss
beyond this with which to glorify
life IN the flesh! But two such bliss
es suggest themselves. Naturally the
hrst OF them Is the device by which
we may send our teeth to the dentist
Tto nave them filled, saving much
time and worry. And that other by
which, while reading the newspaper
on the train in the morning, or while
cracking the second egg in the cun
one may have .anaesthetically admin
lstered to him those three banes Of
mans eXistence-a bath, a haircut,
and Shoeshine. But to return to
the sufficient boon of the unrazored
shave.
Precisely at 8 o'clock the other af-
ternoon, at the Cannon Street Ho-
tel, London, the first public demon
Stration OF the art Of shaving with
out razor was given. Mr.. w. H.
Witherington Of II Sise Lane, was
the first victim.
Having covered a beard which he
had been cultivating for three DAYS,
with paste made Of "Razorless
Shaving Powder" M. Witherington
allowed himself to be shaved with
anything the collected audience
might suggest. Mr.. Witherington
prefers bone letter-opener, but he
Is willing to allow any one to operate
upon him with a collar, the back
OF book, or the sole of a boot. In
any circumstances he guarantees
that the ; beard of three days
growth Will disappear as by magic
HIS chin and cheek after the opera
ton will be, he declares, as smooth
as those Of an infant.
II have tried it a dozen times"
he stated. with uniformly satisfac-
tory results. Skin specialists have
had 1t under trial for nine months,
and they report nothing Injurious in
1t. poor man will be able to buy
1t In powder, making his own
paste, and it will cost him about
I'D shave. IF he likes he can buy
it in a tube, and the cost will then
be about 1 i'd. a shave. The in
vention is the result. Of many ex-
periments.', -
The tine necessary for a shave
under the new conditions will be five
TO eight minutes. according to Mr..
Witherington. During that time a
man can smoke or read the paper or
employ his time probably in hunt
Ing for his collar button. AS soon as
the paste has made the beard brittle
1t can be scraped, off In the manner
suggested. Besides Mr.. Witherington,
the inventor, well known solicitor
offered to submit his beard to the
oDeration. In all a dozen men we're
Dlaced In the new BARRIERS chair. Mr..
Witherington hopes soon To- dispIace
also the lawnmower and harvester
with his magic powder.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
CHARLESTON

No meeting was held by the Char
lesion Women's improvement League
last week On account of the absence
or a number OF the members from the
city. The meeting will be held this
week with Miss Fannie G.. Cobb.
willie Cuzzens, who has employment
on the G. & O.. Il. r., spent Monday
evening here the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Nancy Carper -..-
Preparations are now being made
for the closing exercises Of the public
schools. "Cinderella in Flowerland,"
an operetta, will be produced by the
lower grades and the indications arc
that 1t will be very elaborate affair
49, Miss Maggie Robinson is the CUES;
of relatives at White Sulphur Springs
Mrs. Susan Payne had as her guest
last week for several days Mrs. Norris
of Richmond, Va. ....,
"A large number of persons spent last
Friday at Institute, the occasion being
-FenRde Day, ----...- t.
Mrs. Walter Lee Is seriously i'll al
her home on Sentz street.
A call has been issued for meet
ing Of the local alumni of the West
Virginia Colored Institute at the
TeTpsichorean club rooms, K. of P
building, Tuesday night of next week,
An invitation Is extended to othei
than the Charleston members to be
present, as business Of great impor
lance Is to be transacted.
Parish Brown Is suffering from a
paralytic stroke
Will Foy 1eft Sunday for Detroit via
Cleveland.
>, The condition Of Miss Ella Slack
who has been suffering some days with
blood poison, caused by running a
splinter into her hand, is giving her
physician, DR.. Gamble, much concern
but he hopes to have her out in aofew
days. =.
J. G. Green, Of the Gem pharmacy
spent q few days at Bluefield last
week perfecting arrangements for the
opening Of Drug store which will
beRducted there by him and H. E.
R9SS'g, of this city.
s. W. Starks, Supreme Chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias, left Sunday
Tor Ardmore, Ind r., to attend the
Pythla Grand lodge for the Territory.
lie will be absent about week
Rev 3. Wade and William Branch
OF Mcdowell, were business visitors to
the city Monday.
Miss Ida Alexander Miss Augusta
NlooB duu FIeueIlCk lHuUdS, OIL n.
Pheasant, spent Saturday here visit
ing friends
Thos Scott, Of Court ST., is i'll with
typhoid fever" DR.. Crichlow is In at
tendance upon him.
Misses Cornelia Davis and Caroline
Rice and Mrs. Josephine Bldridge at!
conpanied Miss Clar Johnson to her
home at Maiden Tuesday.
Miss Ola Mitchell is recovering from
severe attack Of typhoid fever.
Mark Holmes spent Sunday at PIT
Pleasant with friends.
Miss Walker, of st. Adams, was q
business visitor to the city this week
The Woman's Loyal Union met or
last MonEsay evening with Miss Matte
Moss, on 'Craig's avenue, The com
. .Inittees on anniversary entertainment
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
'A.|1
WATCH FOR OUR NEW w; ~
49, IT GOES ON MAYNS 6SiSR7gyEEgc

II GOES ON MAY TS9T13ss2stfSf
solid daily train Of yeUtiS
Pullman Sleepers and coach MI n
ledo, Ohio, to Newport NeWBta 16yt &
Point Comfort via O.. G. Lines =
ley Bridge and the, Scenic c. -
Ry. The Capital Route. - s:s
Best Ever" E,.".~ I'm. '1faI IVA lyyIs
Patrons OF the Ohio Central LiT 3
Will have the privilege OF two r0iIfS u
l.. e., boat from Norfolk up the CESl
apeake Bay and the Potomac INV
to Washington, thence home, on h{iS Sss
return direct from Norfolk. The tFttfy;
via boat and Washington$afiit$ B$S u,
Guided in ticket without addi4iTHaI
cost, ~, a.. . =, y 1 Syry{tss
The X. & M. Ry.. ia, now rum tih y
Sunday excursions from Char ,iH
to PIT. Pleasant, Gallipolis and Mid
dlepeFt. Train leaves 10 ~ III
returns 1885 p. M, $1.25 4ssfore
WHEN on YOUR wEsTERs.yssTR'sIIiP ssI
you Should try the through sfASp5
car line to Chicago as we'll Az So I8 $s
new Cafe Dining Cars. The Chicken
sleeper leaves Charleston on No.
r1:2O a. m. arriving Chicago .kA
a: m. next day. Charge for doubf6
lower berth Charleston to Chicago f8I
$500. Give this route q trial 4hA
next time you travel and be convinEadI
OF the excellent service. Ask agents
tor particulars. ~... +. sttss q Sjs,
"a w
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
SPECIAL DEPARTMENT FoR
and PRESsIBE
SUITS CALLED FOR AND DELIVER
ED TO ANY PART OF THE CRY
HOME PHONE . 1Aso
DEMAND UNTAINTED GOLn.

New York Press. 5l'.Ss
1t has become the vogue among
fashionable women to discard the
use OF paper money. In spite OF itss
greater weight only gold is permit
ted to find its way into the dainty
portmonnaies with which the society
woman arms herself for her 1triHg
abroad. Germs are no respecterssof 4
persons and bills Of high denoHo1r5
nations are just as likely to gutter
from the understanding propenst4
ties of paper as are their humber Sl 4
and 81 brethren. The uptown.
branches Of banks have been expefs,
fencing persistent run on geld re-,
Gently from women. But the caution
does not cease even here. Gold iF2S
self may be tainted, and before tffeaes
prudent women will handle the t,ofriss
that come from the banks theiT
maids are called upon to put tf,offi
through a strict process Of sterihza@
ton "a ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09
FOLDING BED
Closed on the C0IOred Minister From
Ohio and Broke His Neck,

Grand Rapids, Mich, May G.
Rev. Henry Bryant, a colored Bap-
list minister of Bridgeport, Ohio,
who came here on trial call from
the Messiah, African Baptist Church,
was found dead today in a partly
closed folding bed at the home Of
James Boyd, where he boarded The
bed had closed on him during the
night, breaking his neck. He was 81
years old and leaves a widow and
eight children at Bridgeport. He
was to have started for home today