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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
CHASTITY RELICS IN MINES
Leg Of Petrified Woman, Said to Date
Far Beyond the Dawn
Of History.

Biologists are greatly interested in
a story that comes from c.. s. Nie1d,
while visiting a mine In Lee county,
Virginia, found a curious formation. A
miner in taking out coal had been
killed by a fall Of slate roofing. He
was struck by what at first appeared
to be the petrif1ed stump of a tree,
says the Indianapolis News. It was
more than two feet in diameter and
about three feet high. The top part
bore all evidences of having been
sawed off. In cleaning out the fall
there was uncovered a stratum OF
overburden. some 500 or 600 feet
through.
This deposit was of incalcllabIe
age. Mr.. Med was specializing on
what had become of the man who
had sawed down the tree. A druggist
in a nearby village in answer, showed
him another relic reclaimed by dyna-
mite from a limestone formation In
a gulch near the mine that had caved
in. 1t was more than half of q we'll
formed woman's leg with a perfectly
formed foot and high instep. This
relic was also petrified. A geologfst
who examined both the stump and the
woman's leg declared they belonged to
q generation which dates far beyond
the dawn Of history.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
DEAD CASHIER FOUND SHORT
Man Who Robbed Farmers Of $4,000
at South Shore Also Took $500
from Bank.

Mitchell.-After making an eXamina-
ton of a week of the State bank at
South Shore, S. D., a representative
Of the state bank examiners office
found a shortage of $500 in the accounts
of r. H. Villains, the cashier. The
bank has been closed temporarily, but
the depositors will lose nothing by the
shortage. Williams was associated
with a farmers elevator company at
South Shore, in which the farmers had
stored about SAC 900 worth of grain.
When the farmers commenced to make
a demand for their grain for shipment
to take advantage of the higher prices,
they discovered that there was no
grain in the elevator. Williams had
shipped all the grain, and received
about $4,000 for the same, which he
used in his speculations on the board
of trade. He eventually lost all the
money, and then drew or m of the
grain firms for $500, which he placed
to the credit of the farmers in the
bank. Anticipating a visit from the
banking department, Williams, rather
than bear the disgrace of the expo
sure committed suicide. While the
shortage in the bank was apparent, it
was several days before the examiner
found 1t, when a letter was discovered
written by Williams, which gave a full
explanation of the shortage.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19

the business. l must tell you that
tho AFFAIR promises to be OF the most
sestous kind. | hive been busy since
] saw you, used the cables a bit. and
through the kindly assistance OF a
United States secret service mar who
happens to be In Brazil right now on a
government case, | got some details
about the operations Of Mrs. Scaiffe
and her precious brother. Unfortu-
nately there Is really nothing against
them that would justify us In aging
hands or them. But from what nave
learned l Judge that they are In a con
spiracy with a notorious gang In Bra
I'll to force Digby to disclose the exact
position of the gold mine. l also know
that Mrs. Seattle Is in communication
with some suspicious characters
both in New York and Brazil. It's a
cinch that she means to get possession
of Digby's chart when he visits the
house tonight. Now we can't keep
him from going there against his will.
and l don't believe he can be per-
suaded to stay away. Therefore, we
will be on hand at The Rosary tonight,
and will have a number OF my
men stationed in the grounds as soon
as it becomes dark. II Digby insists
on going in, there will be protection
outside, at all events, in case of trou-
BILE. And If he doesn't come out after
a reasonable time has elapsed, I'm
going in after him"
The inspectors plan seemed to be
the most feasible that could be adopt
ed, and l agreed to accompany him.
Digby had said that he was invited to
a late supper, and therefore 1t was
nearly ten o'clock when we arrived at
The Rosary. AS Frost and | passed
down the dimly-lit lane beside the
wall, a figure emerged from out the
gloom and came toward US. AS 1t APP
! preached | saw it was one of the In
spector's sleuths.
Anything new, Bob?" queried his
superior.
Not a thing" was the reply. Mr..
Digby hasn't arrived yet"
The inspector nodded and we passed
out into the road together. There is
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
Goes to PenitentIary.

Sioux Falls.-That Uncle Sam has
a long memory has just been discov-
cred hrpJoe Conderlario, who was SEN
tence5uRy Judge Elliott, of the United
States court in this city, to a term Of
one and one-half years in the federal
p~en1tentiary at Leavenworth, Kan, for
stealing horses on an Indian reserva-
ton. The crime was committed seven
years ago, and soon after an indict-
ment was returned against him Con.
derlario fed from the country. He
kept under cover until a few days ago,
when he returned to his old haunts in
the western part of South Dakota, and
was promptly placed under arrest by
a deputy United States marshal. When
taken before Judge Elliott he entered
a plea of guilty.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19

ON Tuesday | saw nothing OF Digby,
and on Wednesday evening, when | re-
turned home late. l received the fol-
lowing letter:
DO not think I am mad. have
bribed the kitchen maid. the only
American woman in the whole house,
to post this for me. l was forced
to call on Mr.. Digby and to engage
myself to him. | am now strictly con
fined to my room under pretence of
illness. In reality I am quite well.
but a prisoner. Mr.. Digby dined here
again last night, and under the influ-
ence of a certain drug introduced into
his wine, has given away the whole Of
his discovery, except the exact loca-
ton. He is to take supper here again
late tomorrow night Thursday and
to bring the chart. If he does, he will
never leave The Rosary alive. All is
prepared. Don't betray me, but save
him"
The letter fell from my hands. What
did 1t mean? Was Digby's life really
in danger, or was the girl who had
written mad. The letter was without
q sA6holuASp puL VI COulSc 1 hAcW SAdI
Muriel was the writer. l read 1t over
again, and became convinced hat it
told the truth, and that Muriel was
perfectly ane I resolved not to dis
regard the warning, and late as the
hour was l left the house and sought
the residence of my friend, Inspector
Frost, one of the keenest and most
trustworthy police officers on the New
York force. found the inspector, a
tall, square-shouldered man of so, at
home and not yet retired. Without
minctng matters, I came to the point
at once n narrated the whole story
of the past few weeks. Frost's gray
eyes shone with interest, as he pc
rused Muriel's letter.
I'm glad you came" he said, when
he had finished reading. There are
foul curious points about this case.
First, your friend has this valuable
secret about the spot where the gold
is to be found, a secret which may
be worth anything. Secondly, he is
very intimate with Mrs. Seattle, her
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
ADS. THAT ARE MISPLACED
Inscriptions on the Drum Tower in
Marking an offense to the
Aesthetic Soul.

There Is one horrible thing in Nan
king, a desperate offense against the.
aesthetic soul, writes a correspondent.
of the North China Daily News. The
Drum tower is a feature Of the city.
the level OF the plain. Its dull terra.
Gotta color, Its broad roof and cnrv-;
ing caves. its old fashioned massive.
ness, completely satisfy ones sense
of the picturesque. Here, OF old, sat
watchers who signalized the appear
ance of fire by beating thunder out Of
a monstrous drum. The tower 10
nearly 700 ear old, and, standing
alone, a large mass of masonry, sup
porting a single squat pagoda, it looks
like the embodiment OF the spirit Of,
ancient China. The road of the city,
climbs up the mound and passes nm
derneath the tower by a great arch
way. But some distance or one be-
comes aware of a series of huge Chit
nese characters splashed against the
broad front. They are snow-white on
a ground of brilliant red. and obvious
ly new. They look out of place, but
one supposes them to represent a
fragment of Confuscian philosophy set
aloft In this prominent place, in the
simple Chinese way, as a lamp, per-
haps to guide the footsteps OF the
newborn republican government.
But. alas! These monstrous char
acters recommend only the daily use
of a repulsive Japanese toothpowder
and the virtue o ia horrid stomach
cure. Not only are these denominations
permitted to de1le the Drum tower,
but on the great wall at the point
where all the traffic from the Yang
tie and the Shanghai railway enters
the city the ggateway Is surrounded
by monstrous letters advising the un-
sophisticated public to p~atronize these
Japanese horrosj-ulytbsek by ESQ
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19

breaker. and on the blocks OF steel bS1
longing to 1t l found this"
/ held up a test tube containing a
blue liquid,
This is the Guiacum test. Frost. In
other words, blood. This fact taken
with the facts We already know, that
Digby never left the house: that he
only other agent of destruction Of a
body, fire, is out of the question: that
this tank is the receptacle Of that
enormous machine for making liquid
air In very large quantities; and above
all, the practical possibility of the OPP
Grafton being conducted by the men
who are at present in the house. afford
me conclusive proof beyond a pos
sibility of doubt as to what has hap
pened. The body of that unfortunate
man is as If it never had been"
You have proved your case, doc
tor said Frost, fetching a deep
breath when I had finished. ut Is by
long odds the most extraordinary
crime | ever heard of. Well. there'sl
nothing to do but take these parties.
along, n see II we can get some
thing in the way of a confession out Of
them"
Before l left that awful house l.
made arrangements to have MurielI
Seattle conveyed to a private hospital.
This was done, and for many weeks
she lowered between life and DEATH.
Meanwhile Mrs. Seattle. her brother
and their ervants were detained by
the police. In the long run, the negro
| oarUQnf unohnrnI avd orrPoconN hto
completely in the crime, to the extent
Of fetching the senseless body Of Digby
to the laboratory, after the latter had
been drugged. Through the evidence
given by this witness for the state the
brother and sister were convicted for
Digby's murder, but owing to the ABB
sence of the murdered mans body, a
technical plea by their lawyers result
ed in a sentence of Imprisonment for
life, instead of capital punishment.
Senior Merello, however, managed o
commit suicide In his cell at the.
Tombs prison the day before he was to
have been removed to Sing Sing pen
'itentiary, and his sister died within
six months after she began serving
her sentence, of typhoid fever. The
chart for which murder had been COM.
mitted never came to light again, andf
it was supposed that Mrs. Seattle had
destroyed 1t rather than allow nyone
else to benefit by he information it
contained.
Meanwhile Muriel grew better. 4
was interested in her from the first.
A year ago she became my wife. [,
think she is happy, and know that The
past has ceased to trouble her. | have
long ago come to regard her as the
best and truest woman living.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19

still a chance of you being able to
persuade him not to go in said Frost.
Suppose FOL try when he comes? l
tell you frankly that l believe his life
isn't worth ten cents If he trusts him
self In there alone tonight. Yet we
can't prevent q man from going into \
house If he wants to-"
'IIl do the best cam" l said, but
don't believe 1t will do much good"
l had scarcely finished speaking
when a cab drove up to the gates, and
the man we were expecting alighted
from it. Frost stepped up and touch
ed him on the shoulder. Il am a po-
lice officer, Mr.. Digby," he said, as o.
car wheeled around and faced him.
your friend here, DR.. Halifax, has
warned you not to go into that house.
l repeat his warning. There is danger
in wait for you"
For answe Digby thrust his hand
into his pocket, produced a note and
handed it to me.
Read that, Halifax" he said, and
you will see why cannot refuse to
enter the house."
l tore the letter from its envelope
and read in the moonlight. Come to
me. I am suffering and in danger. Do
not fail me. Muriel."
You are mad, Digby," l said. THAT
note is a forgery.
IAN the same, l am going" he said,
crisply, land alone, too. don't want
any outside interference in what prom
ises to be a family affair"
sC;,oa lo+orripol 49,,
said Frost, remember that in case Of
trouble we will be here to help you.
Furthermore, l may as well tell you
that If you are not out of the house by
one o'clock we shall enter it and make
sure hat all is right"
Digby merely nodded, and walked
quickly up the drive. We watched
him ring the bell. The door was open
ed by the negro servant, and he enter
ed. Frost and | settled down to our
long wait with the best patience we
could summon fer the occasion. The
minutes seemed to crawl, IL o'clock
sounded from the steeple of a distant
church, then half-past. The house
remained wrapped in silence. Once
Frost whispered to me, and we listen
ed attentively. 1t certainly seemed to
me as though a dull mufled sound, as
of pounding or hammering, was faint
ly audible, but whether it came from
the house or not, it was impossible to
tell. At a quarter Of twelve the one
remaining window with a light in it be-
came suddenly dark. Still there was
no sign of Digby. Midnight chimed
and the remaining moments went by
in intense anxiety. AS the deep boom
of one o'clock was heard the inspect
or laid his hand IN my arm.
Come along. DOCTOR" he whispered.
He whistled low as he spoke. and a
rustic in the bushes around US told
that Frost's assistants wero on the
alert. We assembled the steps. and
we could hear the whirr of the front
door bell within. as tho inspector press
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
found a9irl ~
crouchin9 beside the bed.

step-daughter and her brother. The
intimacy started in Brazil. Thirdly,
he is engaged to the step-daughter.
who evidently is being used as a sort
of tool, and is herself in absolute ter
is not especially in love with Digby.
Fourthly, Mrs. Seattle and her brother
are determined at all hazards to Sc
cure the chart which Digby is to hand
to them tomorrow evening. The girl
thinks this so important that she has
practically risked her life to give you
the warning. By the way, didn't you
say that Lancaster was to meet you
and Digby at II o'clock on Friday
morning? Well, / suppose that Mrs.
Seattle and her brother know of this.
Now, If Digby goes to The Rosary to-
morrow evening hat interview with
Lancaster will probably v take
place. l believe, Halifax, hat the
Scaires intend to be the sole posses
sors of that secret, and mean to get
it from him before he sees Lancaster.
And the chances r that II he gives
it up to them he will never leave that
houne alive"
Then what are we to do?" l
asked.
Leave the matter in my hands I'M
til l make a few inquiries" said Frost.
I'm the meantime o might see Digby
and try 10 persuade him not to go
to The Rosary. That would simplify
things a whole lot. l will call at your
house at five o'clock tomorrow after
noon"
The next morning l called on Digby
and found him at breakfast. Il would
like to have you make a run out Of
town with me, Digby," I said. eve can
get back in time for u Interview
with Lancaster in the morning"
Sorry, Halifax" he responded. but
the fact is l have ar engagement to
eat a late supper at The Rosary to-
night"
81 wish you would not CO." I said.
"Digby, If ever people were playing
to get you into their hands, they are.
Why, haven't you already told them
most of your secret?"
81 don't know how you happen to
know that" he said. impatiently, but
L ADMIT lis u I'LL Nhio S0A oAA
Merello will join nj in this matter. l
see no reason why things should be
kept dark from them"
at doesn't strike me as exactly fair
to Lancaster" l remarked.
HE can't object to possible wealthy
shareholders" returned Digby. And
once for all, old nan remember that l
dislike being interfered with, and that
II believe in the Scaifes- So goodby
for the present. l will e you in
Lancaster's office tomorrow at IL"
I saw that further argument was
useless and went back home. At five
that afternoon Frost made his appear
ance and / narrated the matter In
which Digby had repulsed my we'll
meant advice.
you have done all you could" com
mented Frost Nov for my part Of
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

B. j. Miller and wife and B. A.
Grisard, wife and daughter. stopped
over in this city Christmas day for
a brief visit with DR.. and Mrs. S.
w. Carroll and family. Mrs. Grisard
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
and the party were returning from
an automobile trip to Miami and
were on their way to their homes
in Winchester, Tenn. They were
firm in their declaration that in
their journey down the coast they
had seen nothing that in their opinion
enuld compare with Daytona. They
were Daytona visitors three years
ago and at that time stopped with
Dr. and Mrs. Carroll. Mr.. Miller is a
large dealer in poultry and eggs and
is also interested in the growing oil
ginseng.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Judge Howard J. Mead and wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Howard of
Oswego, n. Y, were temporarily
guests at the Cleveland hotel, hav-
ing arrived Tuesday to spend the
season. The party drove through
from Oswego to this city by auto
bile, having left Oswego the third
day of December in an Overland
touring car. The party has located
for the winter at Daytona Beach.
Judge Mead, who is here for rest
and recuperation, was for many
years county judge of Tioga county,
N. Y. Judge and Mrs. Mead and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard are personal
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Ross
OF Elmira, N. Y, who spend the
winters in this city.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

In noting the arrival of Mrs. d.
A. Blodgett, the omission was unin-
tentionally made of the presence
with Mrs. Blodgett of her sister,
kdrs. c. G. Matthews, who is max
ing her home with Mrs. Blodgett and
Family. Mrs. E. P. Porcher is also
visiting Mrs. Blodgett for a time
and Mr.. Porcher came up from Cocoa
to spend Christmas with them, re-
turning to Cocoa yesterday.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Miss May Mabbette came down
from st. Augustine Christmas even
ing, spent the night here with her
brother and sisters and went on to
New Smyrna Thursday afternoon TO
see her mother for a brief time be-
fore returning to ST. Augustine. Miss
Anna Mabbette, who had also been
here, accompanied her sister to
New Smyrna, where she will remain
with her mother until she has to
return to Stetson university at De-
Land.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

The Black Patti show, which
comes to the New Daytona theater
for one night, Wednesday, Jan. 1 in
Captain Jasper grows in favor at
every performance. 1t has reached
it's stride for speed, and the manage
ment has been compelled to cut out
intermissions on several occasions,
owing to the numerous encores and
bows. No time is lost passing from
one number to another, or song
here and dance there. Captain
Jasper is the same all the time-up
to the top notch of satisfaction. 1t
is one riot of mirth, melody and
color.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Rev. w. G. Fletcher, who stopped
here on his return from the NJ. E.
church conference at Tampa and
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
il. s. Miller and his little daughter,
Isabel, continued Thursday his
journey to ST. Augustine, where he
mas been stationed for two years
and received the appointment for an
other year at the Tampa conference.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
Fire Engines Long Known.

1t isn't worth while inquiring into
the origin of the first engine built for
a fire extinguisher There were de-
vices for this purpose before the
Americas were heard of. The Egyp-
tians had them, and SO also other peo-
pies, crude as they were
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
*Just received a shipment OF Dill
Pickles, Sauerkraut and Olives IN
bulk. POLITE Grocery Store.

Mrs. Julia Boothe, Mrs. Martha
Self and Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Cooper
Ds ST. Augustine, were in the city
Thursday on their return to the An
cent city, aftet a pleasant visit with
mir. ana Mrs. John Capella at Sea-
breeze, with whom they spent
Christmas.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Mrs. G. H. Gardiner and sons,
William and Curtis, drove over 70
Paisley in their car Thursday, ex
pecting to return TOMORROW.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

The regular monthly meeting of
the Mothers and Teachers associ-
alton will be held Wednesday, Jan
nary s, at the public school building.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

WANTED Girl to attend post
card stand on street. Apply to Jungle
Studio 2l-tf
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Prof. j. L. Wright's son, Bayard
T. Wright, and wife of Cleveland,
Ohio, are spending the holidays with
Professor Wright. Mr.. Wright is an
ardent sportsman with rod and reel
and yesterday while fishing from
tine ocean pier he landed a "23"
pound bass and there is no telling
what further catches he might have
achieved had his rod not been brok-
en- by a still larger fish.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
LOCAL rs
NEWS fQ365]]

*We are closing out our Calendars
from Il to II off. LESESNE, 80
South Beach street.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

MRS. /. NJ. Mabbette spent Christ
mas day with her children in this
city.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

Efforts to organize a military COM
pany in Sanford are not likely to
materialize because there is no build
ing in the city suitable for an ar
mory. Major Harry Snow of the
state ordnance department recently
visited the city, and after a thorough
inspection of the city decided no
suitable building could be secured.
Major Snow carried to Sanford the
commissions of the captain and two
neutenants for the new company,
which the citizens hoped could be
organized.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

J. E. Norman, manager of the
Rising Sun farm west of the city is
feeling rather chesty about the POI
tato crop grown on the farm this
year. Mr.. Norman had seven acres
planted to the Red Providence va
riety and has harvested 1000 bush
els of merchantable yams, besides
several hundred bushels of small po-
tatoes that will be used for stock
feed.-Starke Telegraph.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27

]. w. Bush, while hunting In the
river swamp, had the good luck OF
bringing down a big gobblers the
first that had been killed here this
season. A big dinner followed the
next day with turkey for all.-Boni-
fay Advertiser.