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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
TIL RsDAY EVENING, FEB. II. 1910.

HOLDING tlst a qusck Is no better
than a thief, Dr.. Role f. Hughes, Of
Laureus, S o., in paper read before
the twelfth snlull convention OF The
Tr.stle Medical Sociey 10 Richmond
Tuesday, especially appealed to Iho'e
who read the alVertisemeT t. In religlt us
pspsrs, most Of which, he said, teens
WITH the paid matter Of impOsters, WIZ,
a.sut,og thai they could cure any ard
all human lie, dapsd So per cent. oil the
readers. "Thsy believe" ssid Dr.
Hughes, 10 referring to those Who re- d
su,h periodicals, "every word Of 1t ard
20 on through life from childhood with
underlying tAlth pinned to their church
paper, aud would as soon doutt their
mother or heir clergyman. A quacE'"
he cou,inued, sis no betsr than thle'
He ia a robber, aud the religious pspets
are helping him by pious editorials, AID
while the readers may have some dimcui-
tv In recogn' Dg the degree of qusckely
p.r 90 he fods no such ob.tSele 10 The
c,so Of plain stealing, and though
thouShlless enough to timper with bis
physical condition, be does resent tie
theft when be realizes that the quack IS
robbipg him. Quackery and robbery
a,e autonomous" While apparently
ia no sense an advocate OF OhriStian
Science, DR.. Hughes much preferred II
to The ferns OF quacksry advertised IN
this religitu, journals. There may lie
elsts where the public Is imposed upon
by certain alleged psnaceaS, bat 1t hiss
also been shown that some patet t medi'
cines are put up from prescriptions o.
regularly licensed physicians Ihe
danger to ulers of such composi'ion''
however, lies 10 the fact that t1e SdVeI-
tisements often cause come people 70
i'm sgine they. are In need Of pedicine
when in reality nothing Is wrong WITH
shem.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

IT is said thsl Dan Rice, well-kuown
circus man OF By gone years, bad a med'l
stu X for the purpose OF presenting the
same to Alexandra youths. H. said be
had visit,d yearly every city 10 tie civil
lid world and believed the boys OF this
citJ we're more mIsehievous than those
OF Eny ctlsr place. The cITcus.msn,
however, is believed to have teen guilty
Of libel, as Alexandra boys srs DO more
t,rro,s than the younger genen on in
other cites. 10 Alexandra boys are to
be dreaded on HslloWe'en piglt, bl t In
Richmond they are equally michievous
on Vslert ne night, as the. following rom
one Of the papers Of that city on Mon.
day shows.
Small boys who cor template carrying
of their neighbours gIt aud painting the
handle on the froIt door red, on St,
Valentines night, should bsrken TO tie
warning sounded by Csptllu George
Pollock, ct police hesdqusitas. 1t is q
curituI coincidence 10 connection with
the warning ser t u, by tie police depart
meLt, that Juice Orutchfeld's Gu t
vas crowded nearly every day last week
with youthful prisoners. The ms jrity
Of the boys were arrested on Church Hill
where several hundred dollars worth OF
property had been de- troyed by their
Ifprapks.D
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

IT SEEMS that there sIe still people 10
.bIs country who have not received their
ona.t1m sufhcit OF Rooseveltsm, among
whom Is Colonel ]. Hamilton Lswis, OF
Chicago, who ssys;
The spirit of the times demands thai
the powers and profits Of governmet
sbslj bs distributed directly to the many
and net concentrated 10 the hands OF a
fes. TO be doIed ont st their pleasure
and for their benefit. The issue Ia not
nar,isau one between republicans and
democratic, tu. of mes!u'es which msir :
tain ths republican party 10 IT. Intended
form or convert 1t TO dynasty OF official
fsyoHt,s OF an ollgaIchy Of tae hnauc al
few. Mr., Roosevelt. can say that
oil tho measures he executed when
In ofice we're q declaration OF the
asaocIa,ic platform, and those he repudi-
ated aud denopnced were doctrines of the
the Republican platform, he Is back J1st
ghere he began public life--s democrat
Then be will be nominated as candidate
for the presidency on the democratic
ticket lie will have two obisCtI. One
Is hat the democratic sentiment 10 the
comuuaitY, whether In the democratic
OF the republican party, will be for him
upon bis record as q republican preSi
dent executing democratic measures, and
hg will VI occupy the place OF poFu'
Larry chosen candidate. The other is to
accomplish in history what no other man
Ia cur gogarnment has done-to be the
successful president Of tao autsgonistlc
political parties.
This is one OF the idlest ifeams OF The
sge, aud while a long ssred animal lie
made TO represent tbs democrat party by
the enemits of that organization, the
PATTI will certainly net be tempted to be-
come the tail of the Roosevelt kite under
any conditions. Mr.. Bryan maintains
that Roosevelt adopted his policies, bat
ths democratic party wants a man OF it,
own select 90 to carry ont its platform,
and Il will await o time with patience
u1til 1t can place such & one In the rrssi-
deallsl Chair, There will be no iudtn
with R0oseyeltism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Seyler Brothers.,

Atlantic City, n. j., Feb. II. The
lotal police received dispatch from
ID, sctiVes Miller add Malseede today
ssklpg that requisItion papers be sent at
once to Pelerstu'g, Va, on which the
return 10 this city Of William Ssyler AID
bis brother Oryis, wanted for the n ut-
der Of Jane Adams, can be secured. This
is taken here to mean that the brothers
have decided to demand formal extra
dItiou and will refuse 10 re urn Otherwise
The brothers formerly lived In Peien-
burg.
The police Insist tha. they have per-
feet case against the pair, although their
relatives claim iey will be able to show
an lmpreguable slibl for them when they
are placed on trial.
r cause OF the asss rlions by the police
tlat they have a good case against tie
brothers, there Is considerable feeling
agsin!t them, especially siccs the police
declare the girl wss 6rst chloroformed,
ass. u|ied and then beaten to delti. The
result of the autopsy, however, has not
been made knowo BY the coroner ard
probably will not be until the grand jury
passes upon the case.
A later dispatch from Peterstu'g
tites that the brothers have changed
their minds abtu, demanding extrsditiop
and they will come back without a fight.
1t Is likely that they will be In Jail here
by tonight.
Petersburg, Vs., Feb. l7.-Dstectives
Miller and Malseeds, Of Atlantic City,
will leave here tomorrow morning st
lilo O'Clock with william and Orvis
Ssyler. They will take the Atlantic
Coast line train which leaves Richmond
at u noon for PhIladelpbis.
The Seylers we're questioned for several
hours at the city jail today by the de-
tettlves. They made no confession, but
agreed to return 10 Atlantic City with
out r6quisilion.
The Ssy,ers formerly resided in Ohes
terfield county near ais city, where t ley
still have brother living. During The
SpanIsk American war William Seyltr
was employed at the Petersburg Iron
Works as lsborer In the department
making projectiles for the government
The 6eylers came TO Petersburg Fet-
ruary and secured board at boarding
house kept by E. A. Price. They &c
cured employment ct the plant OF the
PstershuTp excelsior works,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
Pardoned by Gomez.

Hlvans, Feb. II. Geo. OrenciO No.
dsrse was today released from prison
on q pardon from President Gomez,
after 40 lnoaresrt on of "a hours, for
shooting Senior Torrlento, editor OF La
PeteticO Comics.
NOdarse was sentenced 10 three years
imprisonment, bu. ss result OF what
Gomez considered mitigating clrcun-
stances, the president imuedii :ly grant
ed a pardon.
The editors Of La Pres Prensa, Ell
GordO and Provision, who were I'm
priaoned for attacking President Gomez
10 heir papers, will be released t,day
IS result OF the passage By the House
Of Representative OF bill granting
amnesty to all prisoners held for libel.
This is considered the easiest way OFT
of tle difficulty thst followed the In
pilsonment of the mep. They refused
to acceI a pardon and the entire press
of the Island Immediately began a cam.
paign against the restricting OF the newt
DaDeFg,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
In the Grip Of q Cold Wave.

Minneapolis, Feb. 17.-W.tl the
thermometer several degrees below zero,
aud trsins crawling into the twin cities
from east and west on an average of IL
hours behind schedule, Minneapolis and
The northwest today are In tie grip Of
another cold wave.
From the great lskeI to Puget Sound
business, especially railroad tu,iness,
has been generally lu'psuded during the
storm aud the complications ia train
schedules have caused worry to business
men expecting freight.
Northern Pacific trains have been I'M
able to reach the ccast and trsUs Oon-
tineLtAl trains from the twin cities are
built ned from seven TO fourteen hG uri
late In Seattle bectu,e of sneg dtiitI 10
Montana, where 10 sons places the
snow hurled the tracks gently feet deep.
st. Louis, No., Feb. II. The heaviest
Snowfall OF the season was recorded to-
dag In all patti oil the southWeIt, and
he storm, which has ragged more than
SO hours, has not abb t3d. A driVlrg Wind
from the MOTT invest has banked the snow
into drifts eight feet high.
la Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklf-
homa and Throughout. today an average
snowfall of ten inches Is registered. No
hops for a GEES, on OF the blizzard Is
held OF by the local weather bureau.
Railway traffic is ted up worse t1an
at any t me this winter. The tempera-
lure at st. Louis has dropped:55 degrees
since Tuesday afternoon, and the Their
momstsr today registered seven above
zero. The coldait weather Of the yesr
followed hard sleet storm 10 Texas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
Body Ea,ea by Rats.

Cleveland, Feb. l7,-Putt ng to flight
swans OF rats, neishbors and police
tuesday night rescued the half deVcu'ed
bldy Of Mrs. Rose Felix from her home
in this city. The woman had been dead
for several daJp. She was n years old
and lived alone in the house. Patrolmsn
Star TN broke 10 tie door. The noise
made scared and sent dCzsus OF Il t,
scsmperiog over the floor from tie bed
room. Striking q light the searching
party fouDd the body Of the womsn
buried under q bedtick In her bed, IL Is
though! that she either died while ssletp
or had erawled under the t or to keep
9Arm during re dsJt'ms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
Jumped TO Her Death,

New York, Feb. ia baker wss
passing No. l6S 81 street early yettsr-
day morning, carrying big bsske!lul Of
fresh bread when something dropped
from the air into his basket, knocking
him down and scattering bis bread 10
all directions. Without waiting 10 see
whit had caused the usu'ual occurrence
he Asd. Others ran to The scene and
picked up Jennie ShtOlcky, seventeen
years cid. who ju nped from the roof OF
a six story tenement house btcAu'e her
lovers affection was cooling of. She
struck on her head and was Instantly
killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
Crown Prince George in Danger.

B.lgrale, Feb. 17.-F0rmer Grown
Prince G gorge, who vas forced y sur;
render the ia ,cessorship - the throne to
ytu,ger brother on ac;' t OF 6
Wild sscapades, is today In danger OF
delti from blood poisoning 10 the re-
met, garrison ct MIanoVstz, 10 bcttt-
eat Ssr7is, where be is ln exile. The
princes condition result from an &C.
cidental bullet wound 10 his hsad, ard
be Is refining all medical tres meat, de.
claring ina. his dtsth W.uld he coed
radiance TO these who for years haze
been trying to git him ont OF the way"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

man tf the conmiites on ways std
means aud of Mr.. TsRDey, chairman Of
the q use COMMITTEES on appropriations.
Add these tao men absolrt ly control
fiusncisl legislation of every kind 10 the
lower houe Of Congress.
The House committee on naval affairs
want to be shown that Commander Peary
reached the North Pole before vote OF
thanks Of Congress is rendered to the Gxplor.
crit developedtoday that the committee is con.
sidering asking Peary to show his proofs be-
fore any action is taken on the Butler bill to
thank the explorer.
1t is rumoved here that good federal sp-
pointment is soon TO 20 to William p Kent,
former consul at Gustem- Ia City, and can
did3te on the republican ticket for governor
Of Virginia In the last state election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

fish and game at night, people from tide
water sections came in large numbers to
protest against the Byrd ickham bill,
providing for Strengthening the lines of
the Baylor survey in the James River.
Hearings on the Strobe Myers bill, pro-
viding an election On the question of
statewide prohibition whenever one
fourth of the qualified voters petition
forit, attracted attention. The meetings
were joint, being before both the Ser ate
and House committees on privileges and
elections. Governor Mann was an in
terested spectator Of the afternoon pro-
ceedings,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

Col. JoSEPH f. WILLARD, IS hereto
fore itlled In the Gszstte, will not run
for Oongrtss from this district. He
cabled from Paris TO Richmond yet,r.
dsy that he had no intention whatever OF
entstiog The race in the Eighth dhtdcl
sgsinst Mr.. OArlln. Col. Willard
resigoed from the Corporation Commits
sIoa because he w,ud be forced to re-
msia sometime IN France with his fam
liz, bis wife being Ill there Colonel
Willard hesrl Of the rumor that he
W.u'd iun for Congress and oabled 10
correct the rp,rt, SIS Il Was absolutely
nufouudsd. The IN nor was never given
serious consideration by people 10 posi-
tions to know, potWithI tiDding certain
persons made themselves active 10
spreading II. TIE fat that Mr.. OaIliD
is to encounter 20 serious opposition ior
reelection is the best indication OF the
appreciation in which heis held 10 hit
district. The lux Of tuaagaDs are
always content With Ortnuing In ser-
vice faithful aud Efficient represent
tive, but, ulfotlntely, in ali political
camps there Is cert in percentage who
seem to istIen upon opposition, and thi'
class is always looking srtuod for COM
pstiUg candidates for reasons which it lie
needless to mention. Personally they
have no iuieIesl IN either competitor, bu
are prone to gather around political PIT
boilIUgs and drink from the ladies OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
Fell AcrossB Steve.

Mount H lily, N. j., Feb. l7.-Ms.
Laura Gable was removed 10 The Bur.
liOgtoD County HrpitIl today ,uIierir g
from serious u,us abt u; the face, neck
aud srms. Mrs. Oabel has apartments
in the home Ct Harry Gsr)o, and Is tut
jet to epileptic fits. 10 one OF these she
fell scross o stove sud her condt on WAS
not discovered urt the members oil 1t .
Gsron family we're sit scte by he r.er
of Burning fish. Mrs. Csbel Is In 8
crlllcil condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
day shows.

A woMAN's temperance meeting was
brought ID sudden close In McKees-
port, Ps., recently, and sepsrt on be-
tween a man and bis wife is about TO
follow. Mrs. Mary Moore, of that city,
bss filed suit for divorce against her
husband, James N. Moore, alleging
cruel ard bsrbartuI treatment. Mrs.
Moore Is a strict prohibitiOuist and ls a
leader 10 the movement to make Nc
Kessport "dry." One day lsst summer
she had meeting Of ani.drinkiug women
at her home, when one OF them went to
the ice.cooler for drink. Instead OF
pure spring wit,r coming from the
.plgot, the liquid had the taste Of liquor
Investigation proved that Mr. Moore
bad hidden q whisky bottle IN the ice
cooler, aad the maid, In putting In sr-
other cake OF ice, smashed the bette.
After tIe discovery the women's prohl-
bitlon meeting broke up hurriedly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

ell candidates. The lOsves and the
eshes figured blu 1dreds Of years Ig } wbtn
more vital Issues we're concerned. They
have always been prominent factors In
nnliiica
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

Born April 10. 1861,
Died November 10, 1863.
TaIkad % daafh he friandH

Mrs. Philip was an Invalid for years,
aud, according to her husband, every
acquaintance 10 tde countty offered her
suggestions On how 10 get well. She
wa re subjsc! OF nu,h sOlicitude, and,
SO ,ordIug to Phillip, Was literally talked
IN death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

Captain Charles T. Phillips, Of Ports,
mouth, clerk of the Hastings Court OF
Norfolk for thirty years, died yester-
day. Captain Phillips was born in Ports.
mouth November 40, 1886. He served in
the Confederate army,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
Railroad Accident

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Feb I7~Conduct or
IF. O'Shea and Fireman E. L, Bonuett
were killed ana others of the crews in
iured when a Lehigh Vslley freight
train on the mountain division, going
West, got beyond control and dashing
down the steep grade rao into the rear
of a another train. A number of cars
were wrecked and both tracks blocked
for some time. Slippery rails, due to a
he ANY fall Of slset, caused the accident.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
talked 10 Death

Aurora, ILL.,, Feb. lin tle little
csmetery at Carlyle, Ill Thomas Phillip,
a farmer, has just erected over the grave
OF his vile Tombstone bearing this
eBtlph:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

Tbs board OF iUod and drugs inipec-
On of the Department! OF Agriculture
yesterday adopted regulations strictly
defuipg qhiskies Of all kinds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

The corporation tax Law is shoIn OF
one of it's features-Publicity --tir ugh
lack Of an appropriation II enforce II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

B fore the House commission on the
Chesapeake and its tributaries in the al
tersoon and the Senate committee on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17

politicp.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
JUSTICE DELAYED AND DE-
FRAUDED,

President Taft's contention for
reforms in legal procedure, that will
prevent the numerous delays by
which justice is often, in effect, de-
feated, received a striking illustra-
tion last week. Three years ago,
the Chicago National Bank failed.
It's President, John r. Walsh, was
indicted for a misapplication of its
funds, and a year later was con-
victed and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary. For two years he
continued to fight the enforcement
of his sentence, but the U. S. Cir
cult Court of Appeals finally decid-
ed against him; and on Tuesday of
last week-precisely two years from
the date of his conviction, Jan. IS,
190S,-he left Chicago for the Fed
eral prison at Leavenworth. He
was seventy-two years old, and is
likely to end his life in prison
EahOlhCl IhDIahiN, uIutI the llll-
nois State law, occurred two days
later. In 1906, the Milwaukee
Avenue Bank, of Chicago, failed,
with a shortage of $1,300,0O0. Paul
o. Steusland, President of the bank,
and Henry w. Herring, Cashier, dis
appeared. Both were captured,-
Steusland after chase through por-
tions of Europe and into Morocco
and were duly convicted and SEN
fenced. Their plunder of the bank
involved the savings of $4,000 de-
positors. The paying teller, and
three depositors, who had thus lost
everything, committed suicide; an
other depositor died of worry over
his loss, and four others became in
sane from the same cause. Last
Thursday, the State Pardon Board
decided that the Imprisonment of
three years, three months and twen-
ty-four days. which the President
and Cashier had suffered, was suf-
ficient punishment for their crime.
and paroled them,-which is, prac-
tically, to pardon them. This is a
bare-faced fraud on justice, and will
naturally encourage similar crimes
hereafter.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26

During the last thirty years,
Pennsylvania and California have
gone in opposite directions in wheat
production. In 1880, the wheat
crop of California was 34,000,000
bushels, and that of Pennsylvania
22,000,000. Last year the Califor-
mia crop dropped to 100000
bushels, while the Pennsylvania crop
rose to 100000. California has
found it more profitable to raise
fruit than wheat; hence the de-
cline Pennsylvania is not adapted
to many of the California fruits, and
thus far her farmers seem not to
have found anything more salts
factory than an increase of the wheat
crop.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26

limits by whites, and warning all
who had Inadvertently settled
there forthwith to remove; the pur-
pose being to develop and extend
the fur trade with the Indians. This
prohibition remained in force until
the close of the revolutionary war,
and made it unlawful for any colon
ial authority to issue warrant ap-
plicable to these lands.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
MONUMENT FOR LINooLN's SUB.

A movement is on foot to have
erected soldiers and sailors mon
ument, in Stroudsburg, at some CEN
trail location to be determined in due
course of time--in honor of those
who served Monroe in the war of the
Rebellion and as significant mem
orial, especially, to the name and
fighting fame" of ]. Summerfield
Staples, "Lincoln's Substitute" and
his progenitors.
An ordinary slab marks the grave
of the brave private who went to the
front to do honor to his country.
The same may be seen in the Strouds-
burg cemetery. Besides the name OF
the soldier appear, thereon, but the
simple yet honored words, Lin
coins Substitute
But, to determine how the Staples
of this sketch received that title.
AS before stated, he was a member
of a fighting family, the early
Stapleses having been volunteers in
all the wars identified with our his
tory. several having fought with
distinction in the Revolution, and
number in the later wars, and es-
pecially in the Rebellion.
The father of j. Summerfield
Staples was a remarkable man in
many respects. He was a wheel
wright by trade, as was his only son.
But he was prominently identified
with the life of an early day in
Monroe, as a local preacher of the
NJ. e. church. He and his son hav-
ing both been natives of Monroe
their lives are well recalled by a
few of the very oldest local resi-
dents. The elder Staples, however,
is well remembered by few save the
octogenarians and the oldest of our
local inhabitants.
A reporter, who discussed the his
tory of this branch of the Staples
family with Hon. G.. ID. Brodhead,
was informed that the elder Staples,
John L. Staples, by name, was an
extremely influential citizen in his
day: Never having been privileged
to enjoy a complete education, he
however, made his influence felt in
his day. AS a preacher he proved
very effective force for good in this
community, more so than many men
of his day, because he was rather
gifted speaker. His wonderful
! funeral sermons were remarkably
well rendered and his life's memory
| is rendered distinctive therefore, as
well as his service as chaplain in a
regiment in the Rebellion.
! The preachers son, the subject of
| this sketch, was imbued with the
| fighting spirit of his sires to such an
extent, that, in his early twenties,
! he resolved to go to the front. So
he determined to personally appear
| before Lincoln and offer himself as
| the Presidents substitute. . Of
course, it was not necessary for the
Commander-in-Chi to have a sub
| stitute to represent him in the SER
vice, but the offer of young Staples
| quite surprised the Great Emanci-
pator. The younger Staples father,
John L. Staples, himself told the
story that Lincoln replied to the
young fellows request by patting
him on the head and saying Young
man, you will be one of the lucky
ones"
Private Staples fought through
out the war with bravery and the
zeal that comes with dedication to
right cause. He died when he was
/ in the neighborhood of fifty-one
years of age-rather young for a
soldier of his calibre. Yet his death
may have been caused thus early,
because of hardship and the priva-
| tions of service.