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The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1912-03-14

Mr.. O'Shaunessys declaration fol-
lowed the Underwood demonstration in
the House. Mr.. O'Shaunessy said:
Il believe Mr.. Underwood is the right
man for the presidency. He has won
derful executive ability, as shown by his
management of the House at this ses-
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1912-03-14
AMERICAN MERCHANT
MARINE

(In the u. S. House of Representa-
tives, Feb. 26, 1907
1t is clear that there are no treaties
that stand in our way to prevent US from
enacting a discriminating tariff duty
The Washington times., 1912-09-14
NOTED MAKER OF
BOGUS COINS IS
TAKEN At MOBILE
John c. Hoffman Had Been
Operating at Baltimore
and Philadelphia.

John c. Hoffman. one OF the most in-
veterate counterfeiters of silver coins
In the country. the man who some years
ago, in the Eastern penitentiary Of
Pennsylvania. formed a counterfeiting
conspiracy among the convicts, and
under the very noses of the penitentiary
officials, has just been arrested by the
Secret Service.
Hoffman was taken in Mobile, Ala.
telegram has come to Acting Chief
Moran to this effect Particulars are
not given, but for about month COM
plants have come that counterfeit
silver dollars were In circulation In
Mobile and vicinity.
Previous to that. Hoffman was opera
ting about Philadelphia and Baltimore
Several Baltimore victims identified
Hoffman from photographs as the man
who has circulated bogus coins.
Hoffman is an old timer, and has been
repeatedly arrested. He is a man of
good appearance and when younger was
an athlete and a crack sprinter. His
home is in Lebanon. Pa. He has been
engaged In the business of counterfeit
ing Off and on for thirty years. More
over. he is teacher of the business,
and has taught many others to make
counterfeit coins and pass them.
The Washington times., 1912-09-14
MRS. M'LEAN|S BODY
IS LAID TO REST
IN FAMILY VAULT
Lies in State in Ballroom,
While Private Funeral
Services Are Held.

The funeral Of Mrs. John r. Mclean,
whose death at Bar Harbor was a
shock to Washington society, was held
privately this morning at ii o'clock at
the residence, 1900 ! street northwest.
The body Law In state In the ballroom.
famous for It's tapestries. where Mrs.
Mclean had been the hostess of some
of the most brilliant entertainments
held in the National Capital.
The choir from st. Johns Episcopal
Church entered from the basement,
forming a professional They marched
around the foot of the casket and took
their place in the smoking room.
The Rev. C. Livingston Bayard. chap
lain OF the United States navy. who is
acting as pastor of st. Johns Church
in the absence Of the Rev Roland s.
Smith, paid a brief but beautiful tribute
to the life which had departed. The St
Johns choir then sang a recessional.
The body was taken to Rock Creek
Cemetery, where 1t was placed in the
Mclean meusoleum. Only relatives and
a few intimate friends of the McLeans
attended the funeral which was strictly
private. There were no honorary pail
bearers.
The Washington times., 1912-09-14

world. His force took Two and
Three Meter Hill after a terrific battle
and also destroyed the Russian squad
ron In the port. E
General Nogi personally received Cen
eral Stoessel's proposal to surrender
Port Arthur. George Kennan. the dis
unguished traveller, In an article in the
current issue Of the outlook. says:
Port Arthur. he asked General Nogi IL
he would not have the remains of the
Russian dead collected from the bare.
shelI-plowed Manchurian hills and have
General Nogi replied that he would
and he did. But the generous spirit Of
the Japanese was not satisfied with
this. At cost Of 1900 yen they erected
Russian soldiers. and in April, 1907 1t
was unveiled.
Most of the Japanese division COM
manders who had taken charge in the
siege were present, and General Nogi
himself wished to conduct Shinto
spirits of his dead enemies. He had
lost both his sons in the war-one at
Nashan and the other at the storming &
OF Two Hundred and Three Meter
Hill-and vet this bereaved and sor-
rowful father wished to honor in this
way the memory Of men who had
made him childless in his old age. His
OFFER to conduct personally a Shinto
the Russian priests y@ho were pres
ent. on the ground that anything OF
the kind would be heathenish
The monument was unveiled. there
fore, with the ceremonies of the RUS
so-Greek Church only. On one side.
in Russian were the words: Sacred
to the memory OF fourteen thousand.
six hundred and thirty-one officers
and soldiers who fell fighting bravely
and Loyalty for their country in the
battles around Port Arthur On the
other side, in japanese, was q single
line: Death levels all distinctions be-
tween enemies and friends"
The Countess Nogi was ffty-two wears
old. She had received an Occidental
education. as we'll as being bred in the
traditions OF her ancient lineage. She
was a graduate OF Fassar College. She
was a daughter of Yuchi Sadayakt a
Samurai OF the Kagoshima clan.
The Washington times., 1912-09-14

rulers former subjects lined the route
as the slow moving cavalcade passed.
The bullocks which drew the funeral
ear ear IN s,. Tokyo were dispensed with , on
bearers carried the massive casket on
their shoulders.
The grave side ceremonial will con-
tinue far into the night.
TOKYO. Sept. 14.-Born of the Sam
urai clan of Chosu in the village of
Hagi. province of Chosu. in 1s49. Gen.
Count Nogi was reared in strict a1hcr-
ence to the Spartan traditions of the
old Samurai nobility. from mis- tenderest
years being taught rigid self-control.
contempt for death, suppression of cut
ward emotion and absolute self-abnega-
ton in fealty to the Emperor. lie was
soldier for forty-five years. He was in
arms at the first battle Of the Sa:go
rebellion of 1877, fought ut TanagushI
and Tawarazaka and suffered wounds
for his country. After the rebellion he
was raised to the rank of lieutenant
colonel.
Rapid distinction .,ame to him in the
Chinese-Japanese war for distinguished
conduct at kinchow and Port Arthur.
He captured Port Arthur in one day,
the port being then conceded by mill
tary authorities to be the strongest
military position in Asia. Following
this war he was governor general Of
Formosa for a brief period. and then
returned to the military post OF COM
mander of the eleventh division.
In 1900 he rendered mis- resignation TO
the Emperor. Like many other great
warriors Of history, the keynote OF his
character was a ine simplicity. On
his retirement he went to his homo and
became a farmer.
He had announced that he intended
to lead this pastoral life for the re-
mainder of his years, but when the
war with Russia came the Emperor
ordered his return to the service Of the
nation, and he was made commander
of the Third army and ordered to at
tack Port Arthur. He had been given
the rank of general. The part he
played and the work he accomplished
In the second capture of Port Arthur
and the turning movement at Mukden
are still fresh in the memory of the
The Washington times., 1912-09-14
PRESIDENT MEETS
MEYER ON LINKS
Taft Plans to Spend Evening
With Aunt Della
Torrey.

BEVERLY, Mass. Sept. H-President
Taft had as his opponent on the Myopis
links today Secretary of the Navy
George Won L. Meyer, who resides at
Hamilton. After going around the
course the. President prepared to make
a trip to Millbury, where he will spend
the evening as the guest Of Aunt Della
Torrey.
There will be family gathering at
Millbury. Miss Helen Taft and Major
Thomas l.. Rhodes will go over with the
President. The President will receive
the Boy Scouts at Paramotta on Sep
tember %. The engagement promises
TO be a notable event in the history of
the Boy Scout movement.
The President will attend the regular
communication of Liberty Lodge of
Masons on September 30. This will be
the first visit OF the President to the
lodge during his Beverly stay.
The Washington times., 1912-09-14
Quite a Pedestrian.

DO You take any regular exercise?"
asked the doctor. Yes, of course / do.
I walk from my automobile to the ele-
vator every morning and from the ele-
vator to my automobile every evening""
Chicago Record Herald.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

lifted one of thg decanters-it con-
tanned cognac. AS was putting 1t
back / noticed. lying by its side, a
upper portion of the glass had been
smashed. but enough remained to al
low a dark stain to show plainly In
the bottom. examined 1t closely and
came to the conclusion that 1t was Il
bloodstain. Now. from the appearance
of the broken glass l did not think for
a moment that the dark stain was
caused by the victim. In all probabil-
ity the man who had welded the knife
had rushed. after the horrible deed was
done, to steady his nerves with a drink
of brandy. In his agitation he had
doubtless broken the top Of the glass,
and perhaps cut himself in SO doing;
the blood had poured down inside. and
now lay clotted In the bottom Of the
glass.
| suddenly remembered that l had
some microscopical slides and cover
glass in my pocket. | took out the
case. slipped slide away from Its fel-
lows and. taking a smear from the clot
in the bottom of the glass, put 1t on
the slide. AS soon as 1t had dried |
put the slide back into the cover glass
and left the house. | went straight to
my laboratory and submitted the slide
to the tests necessary for the thorough
examination of the smear of blood.
had no sooner done SO than an excla-
nation of establishment escaped me.
This blood contained quantity of the
remarkable parasite. filaria perstans.
AS this parasite has never been con-
tracted anywhere except on the west
coast of Africa this fact proved con-
clusvely that the blood was not that
of Mrs. Colthurst. 1t must therefore
follow. as natural cor sequence, that
1t could only come from a person who
had been in West Africh.
AS | eagerly studied he dark smear
remembered remark Lidderdale
had made He told me that when Col
vile and he parted company Colville
had started to travel through Matabe-
land. across the Zambesi, into the Con-
go Free State. 1t was therefore quite
plausible that, on his way down the
Congo. while living among the natives,
Coville might have contracted. un-
known to himself of course, the para
site filaria perstans. | had studied
eastern diseases with care, and was
well acquainted with the peculiar ma
ture of this strange parasite. Was 1t
possible that l now held in my hand
the means of clearing my friend?
After a few moments of careful re-
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old Colthurstp who was in very poor
health. He expressed penitence for
what he had done, but to my great sur
prise, and his own, recovered. When
he was well again l told him we must
dissolve partnership. We did so, and
he left me. telling me that he intended
TO travel through Matabeland. and
cross the Zambesi into the Congo Free
State. have not heard from him for
several months. BY accident | received
information of Colthursts death and
resolved to return home. But as my
health was much impaired, acted on
a PHYSICIANS advice and took long
sea voyage. went from Africa to
Marseilles in trading steamer. From
there ! took passage in small brig
called the ST. Cyr for New Orleans.
This sailing ship was not supposed to
carry passengers. but l made friends
with the captain and he was not averse
to making a few dollars for his own
pocket by taking me along. Strangely
enough, the poor old St. Cyr caught
fire on the day after her arrival in New
Orleans, some explosive stuff in the
cargo blew her to atoms and the cap
tain and his officers were all killed. |
this morning"
There is some frightful plot behind
all this" | said. 'Lidderdale. Alma is
dead, murdered-and God help us. you
are accused of the deed"
He sank back in his chair and gazed
at me with staring eyes and pallid
face. | gave him rapid account of
what had taken place, and assured him
that l, for one. believed him guiltless
of the crime.
"All the same" he said Il can see,
Halifax, that | am In an awful net
The fact isl cannot help it-l suspect
Colville. You have never seen the man,
but he is as like me as twin brother"
But what motive could he have had
in committing such terrible crime?"
asked.
Jealousy" replied Lidderdale. with
out hesitation. Alma would never
have anything to do with hip. sup
pose he used my name to get an inter
view with her. But seem to have
made a mess of things all around. 1t
is going to be hard for me to prove my
tale. Since | left New York have al
ways gone under another name.
didn't want my friends TO write to me,
and when | arrived in Africa | took
the name of John Ross. My shares in
the mine are in that name. have
large sum of money in the bank. but
can only draw it in the name of Ross.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

Election / went to the house of spe-
cialist who was celebrated for his
knowledge of eastern diseases. DR..
Materick and were close friends, and
had done some good work together. I
gave him brief outline of my story
and showed him the stain on the mi
croscopical slide. He looked at 1t care
fully, and corroborated the discovery |
had made.
There is not the least doubt" he
said, that only person coming from
the west coast of Africa could contract
this parasite, as it is found nowhere
else in the world"
Then, of course" l cried. this Is
of great Importance to Lidderdale, who
has never, to my knowledge, been in
West Africa"
Your friend has come, you tell me,
straight from South Africa Well. we
can soon discover if he has the filaria
perstans in his own blood; If not. the
natural conclusion is that he could not
have been the murderer. But before
forget, | have a somewhat remarka-
BILE thing to tell you. There is pa
AitAb III my lOSplldl at thV present iho
ment suffering from disease called
the sleeping sickness, which is caused
by filaria perstans, and can only be
contracted in West Africa, although
this particular symptom may not show
itself until years after the person has
been there. Would you like to see the
case?"
Il certainly should" l replied.
We'll. will call for you this after
noon and drive you to my hospital"
! AT four o'clock that day found my
self standing by the bedside of the pa
tient
He will not recover" said Materick
in a low voice. The symptoms are
of an aggravated description. AS a
rule, the disease lasts from three
months to as many years. and is char
acterized by slowly increasing som.
nambulism and lethargy. These symp
toms gradually increase until the pa
tient is almost continually asleep"
While Materick was speaking | was
watching the patient. He was slen
der, dark man; his face was bathed in
perspiration. his black hair was pushed
back from his forehead. Where had
seen those features before, that some
what peculiar length of jaw. the shape
of the low forehead?
Look here. Materick!" | cried with
excitement; Il believe that Providence
brought me to this bedside. The mar
lying there has look of Lidderdale
The more | watch him the more my
suspicion strengthens. The life of my
friend hangs in the balance. | should
! like to hear the circumstances under
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

In short. fool that l am, | have sur.
rounded myself with complications"
AT all events" | said, you can
prove that you sailed on certain date
in certain vessel from Africa to Mar
settles; you were entered in the ships
books as John Ross; the captain and
crew and passengers would know you
again"
They might, if they could be found,
but the vessel was tramp and most
of the passengers foreigners; it would
take long time to get hold OF any of
them And the destruction of the St.
Cyr has removed the other witnesses
to my identity"
| persuaded Lidderdale to stay for
he night at my house, and in the morn
ing he met me with a brave face.
II have made up my mind how to
act" he said Now that Alma is dead
am rather Indifferent as to what be-
comes of me. In any case, l cannot live
under cloud. Halifax, you must ac-
company me to police headquarters
and l will tell them all
could not but admit that this was
the proper course, and we went to the
Central office. An interview with the
chief followed, and that official in
formed Lidderdale that it was his duty
to place him under arrest. My friend
went off to await his examination be-
fore the magistrate. The longer |
thought over the case the more be-
came convinced that Lidderdale was
right in Lis conjecture and that Col
vile must be the guilty person. | re-
solved to visit Mrs. Colthursts house.
| had been there frequently during the
past week and the servants knew me
well saw the butler, Carson. who
had chanced to be the first to discover
the corpse of his murdered mistress.
and got him to take me to the fatal
room.
1t had been left undisturbed since
the inquest Carson went to draw up
one of the blinds. AS he did SO, j saw
dark stain of blood on the carpet
where the unfortunate girl had fallen
after she had received her death
wound In one corner of the room
put away on table, perceived q
couple of decanters: they were both
half full, and contained either wine or
| cognac.
What are those bottles doing
there?" | asked.
They contain the brandy and sherry
which were taken into the room the
night of the murder" he answered
When Mrs. Colthurst saw Mr.. Lidder
dale's card on her return home she de
sired me to bring refreshments to the
| drawing room and | nut the brandy
and sherry and biscuits here"
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

me and finally the stone itself, partly
dissolved, but still as big as a pea.
With it disappeared all symptoms of
dizziness. rheumatism and headache.
have gained about so pounds since
and feel well and hearty
when Your Back Is Lame, Remember
the Name-DOAN'S. soc. all stores.
Fcster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
Luxury for Dogs.

and cats, situated in beautiful su-
burb of Paris, advertises itself in a
prospectus, OF which the following is
a translation: Boarding for dogs and
cats, health. comfort. exercise in
courts and gardens-food carefully su-
pervised-daily promenades; cared for
by English nurses; daily bath and
toilet Terms-Small dogs, 2 francs a
day; very small dogs, francs day.
A health bulletin is sent every month"
The prospectus fails to give terms Oh
which cats are received and cared for.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
Too True.

The Rev Dr. Aked, in an address
on generosity in New York, said:
"A woman remarked to me the other
day:
"'Mrs Blank is very shabby this
spring. Mr. Blank adores the ground
she walks on. yet he won't allow her
enough to dress decently.'
~'Ah, madam. replied. it isn't al
ways the devoutest worshipper who
puts the most money in the collection
plate"
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

ing SO bad, I knew
there must be anoth-
er stone that would
have to be cut out. l
decided to try Doan's
Kidney Pills and the
kidney action i'm
proved right away.
Large quantities of
sediment and stone
particles PASSED from
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
Otherwise Engaged.

He-l took Dorothy to musicale
last night.
She-Was It good?
He-I don't know. didn't hear
much of it. Dorothy was telling me
how fond she is of music.-Satire.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

Goodness does not certainly make
men happy than happiness makes
them good.-Lander.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
said the husband, yawn-

What is really best for us lies al
ways within our reach, though often
often verlooked.-Longfellow
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

Those who seem to escape from
discipline are not to be envied; they
have farther TO go.-A. C. Benson.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

Which wins? Garfield Tea always wins
on its merits as the best ofherb cathartics.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
WHEN THE ROMANCE FADED
PIain-Spoken Husband Came to the
Point With a Few Words of
Unvarnished Truth.

Congressman Jim Mann was on his
way back from Chicago, and couldn't
help hearing the conversation of the
couple in the section right behind
his. They looked like newly married
folks, says Mack's National Monthly,
but were not on their honeymoon, as
Mann learned by deduction. The
woman laid down a newspaper she
had been reading and said to her hus-
band:
DO you know, l wish l had one
of these affinities. oh. l think 1t
would be just grand to sit on a rock
with somebody and have him rave
about the Incompatible golden color
of my hair and tell me that my eyes
were the most beautiful in the whole
world, and"
"Uh, huh said the husband, yawn-
ing.
And that the delicate pink of my
cheeks had been painted there by the
angels. and that he couldn't live with
out me. Ooh, l think an affinity like
that would be"
"'Tisn't an affinity you want" in
terrupted her husband. What you
seem to want Is a plain, old-fashioned
liar"
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
GOT TO THE CAUSE.
And Then All Symptoms of Kidney
Trouble Vanished.

c. ]. Hammonds, 1115 E. First St,
Fort Scott, Kans., says: 81 was operat-
ed on for stone in the kidney but not
cured and some time after, was feel
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

A man may express opinions In his
wife's presence-but what's the user
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

well, he thinks they are
"Oh. that's not of the slightest con-
sequence In an affair of this kind.
What does she think about it?"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-01-18
YATES ITEMS.

Cores poadencs 0. The Record dan. Ia
Joseph Fleets. son of John Fleets,
died last Wednesday and was bur
led to-day. Consumption was the
cause Of his early death.
Members OF the Modern Woodmer
Of America will give masquerade
bali at Fort Yates. for the benefit Of
one of its members. next Friday
evening, Jan. 18th.
Venerable Sister N. Placida. O. S
B., one of the pioneer missionaries
Of the Standing Rock Indian Reser'
walton, is suffering with Bright dis
ease. She is under the care Of DR..
Goodrich at the agency school Sis.
ter Placida was one of the first schoo
employees on the reservation. Hel
life has been devoted to the welfare
Of the Indians. There is not an In
dian on the reservation who is not {
friend of Sister Placida. 500.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-01-18
lie Forgot About Himself.

Dickey. Jan. Is. George Cakes,
while starting fire in stove on the
Pete Reeder farm in Grand Rapids
township, was badly burned about
the face. hands and legs. He started
the fire by pouring on the kindling
what he supposed was kerosene, but
which proved to be gasoline, and
when the match was applied there
was terrific explosion. Instantly
the room and Mr.. Cakes clothing
were atire. He evidently forgot
about himself. for John Schmidt.
who happened to be passing at the
time, was dumbfounded to see a liv.
ing tire-brand hosting furniture out
of the windows. Upon MIR. Schmidt's
arrival the fire in the room was all
out. He at once proceeded to the
relief of the burning man, extin-
gushing the flames as quickly as
possible, but not before the above
fatal result. The injured man was
taken to the hospital at Edgeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeder were not at
home at the time of the accident,
and MIR. Cakes. who was employed
by Kinney, was looking after the
fires. The house escaped with a
backing. caused by the smoke,
mostly
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-01-18

OF course Sam Clark's Jim.Jam
Gems recently published IN Bismarck
are little otf-color from conven-
tional standpoint. But how entirely
true are the articles in the booklet.
Take the piece" regarding Pat
Norton, for instance. 1t is certainly
true to life Norton is a man who
while Republican speakers and news
papers were doing their loyal best
for the Republican state ticket in
the fall campaign two years ago. was,
with the notorious Andy Miller
both being on the Republican ticket
knitting the Republican candidate for
governor and working for Burke.
Clark or any one else cannot say too
much in harsh criticism Of this brace
of political douuble-dealers.