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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-12

lane. She had turned in from be-
low, just where the Gray cottage
abutted on the pike. She would
see him when she came out of the
bend a few feet from the stile.
Bremerton remembered how his
heart had hammered that morn
ing he had first kissed her. 1t was
here, and Lizzie had walked just
as she walked now, unconscious
that he waited there. He had
wanted to run away, as he want
ed to run now. And she had look
ed up suddenly and seen him, just.
as she looked up now.
And both had trembled, just as
both were trembling now.
And he had kissed her, just as
he kissed her now.
For the rush of years was
swept away, and they were boy
and girl again beside the rustic
stile. And it was only, afterward,
when they started guilty. away,
that they remembered.
Bremerton remembered that he
was a mature man, verging upon
middle life, who had lost all the
happy aspirations and ideals of
youth. And she. She had
hardly changed except that her
figure had grown mature and her
face more thoughtful, graver.
''You are-not married then?"
he stammered.
She looked at him coldly, the
flush of shame slowly fading out
of her cheeks.
'How can you ask me that,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14

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
lain and his officers were all killed
arrived here from the Crescent city
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 I, for one, believed him guiltless
of the crime.
"All the same" he said, st can see,
Halifax, that am in an awful net.
The fact isl cannot help tt suspect
Colville. You have never seen the man,
but he is as like me as a twin brother"
But what motive could he have had
in committing such terrible crime 2"
l asked.
Jealousy" replied Lidderdale, with
out hesitation. alma would never
have anything to do with him. / sup
pose he used my name to get an inter-
view with her. But I 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. I
didn't want my friends to write to me,
and when I arrived in Africa I took
the name of John Ross. My shares in
the mine are in that name. have a
large sum of money in the bank, but
can only draw it in the name of Ross.
In short, fool that I am, I have sur.
rounded myself with complications"
AT all events" I said, you can
prove that you sailed on certain date
in a 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 a 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.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14

me, on the score Of my poverty, was
convinced, resolved to leave the
country, cut all my connections, and
make for South Africa There / was
joined by a man named Colville. He
and | had been chums at college,; he
also knew Alma, and the first thing
which drew us together was the men,
ton of her name He had a little
money, and we agreed to purchase
share in diamond mine. We did, in
fact / soon became rich. Colville took
fever and very nearly died. | nursed
him, and on his supposed deathbed he
made confession. He also loved AL
ma, and in order to win her had gone
to see her and told her lies about me
that was secretly engaged to another
girl, and more-and the poor girl be-
lieved him. He had no knowledge at
the time that pressure was being
brought to bear upon her to wed Gen.
eral Colthurst. When he discovered
that his nefarious scheme had failed,
and that he could not win her, he re-
solved to join me in Africa. His OBJ
ject, he said, was to watch me in order
to prevent my having the least commu-
nication with Alma, feeling sure that
if he bided his time he would win her
yet, as she seemed certain to survive
old Colthurst, 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 we'll again / 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. l have not heard from him for
several months. BY accident received
information of Colthurst's death and
resolved to return home. But as my
health was much impaired, acted on
a physicians advice and took a long
sea voyage. l 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 made friends
with the captain and he was not averse
to making few dollars for his own
pocket by taking me along. Strangely
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14

| the bottom. examined it closely and
came to the conclusion that it was a
blood-stain. Now, from the appearance
of the broken glass did not think for
moment that the dark stain was
caused by the victim. In all probable
| ity the man who had welded the knife
had rushed, after the horrible deed was
done, to steady his nerves with 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 I had
some microscopical slides and cover
glass in my pocket. took out the
case, slipped slide away from its fell
lows and, taking smear from the clot
in the bottom of the glass, put it on
the slide. AS soon as it had dried
put the slide back into the cover glass
and left the house. l went straight to
my laboratory and submitted the slide
to the tests necessary for the thorough
examination of the smear of blood. I
had no sooner done so than an excla-
nation of establishment escaped me.
This blood contained a 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-
clusively that the blood was not that
of Mrs. Colthurst. It must therefore
follow, as natural consequence, that
it could only come from a person who
had been in West Africa.
AS eagerly studied the dark smear
remembered a 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.
Colville 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 it
possible that / now held In my hand
the means of clearing my friend?
After few moments of careful re-
Election / went to the house OF q spe-
cialist who was celebrated for his
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14

II killed her in fit OF frenzy" ne
said. "She refused to have anything
to do with me- Yes, l borrowed your
name. Months ago meant to do
something of the kind, and I also man
aged, while with you in Africa, to Sc
crete some of your visiting cards.
had made careful copies of your hand
writing and knew | could initiate it
sufficiently to deceive anyone who
was not an expert. knew Alma would
see me If she thought was you. She
did so; but when she discovered the
trick her rage and scorn were greater
than / can describe. Then | resolved
that you, at least, should not have the
prize which l could not obtain. | had
a large claspknife in my pocket; +
opened it and stabbed her to the
heart. The instant did the deed l re-
pented. / ran to decanter which con-
tanned brandy and poured out a glass
II was i'll at the time-I had been
queer for weeks. One of those awful
tremors assailed me-the glass fell
from my trembling hands and cut N.Y.
self. filed up another and drained
of the contents. The stimulant gave
me strength and nerve to leave the
house as quietly as if nothing had hap
pened."
His voice faltered, but making a ter
rife effort he sat up in bed. The de-
tectives pushed aside the screen and
one OF them handed a paper to Lidder-
dale.
Get him to sign this he said.
Put your name here, Colville." said
Lidderdale.
A choking laugh was the response.
THE law cannot reach me now" he
croaked, so don't mind signing" He
scrubbed his name feebly at the bot
tom of the paper.
She is lost to us both now, Lidder-
dale" he continued; that is my only
comfort" This was his final remark.
He sank back on his pillow in another
fit, in which he died.
Of course Colville's confession
cleared Lidderdale, and the latter left
for abroad almost Immediately. II have
nothing to live for now,' was his part
ing remark to me on the day 1 saw
him off,
But he is young, and Time, the great
healer, may yet cause him to think
differently.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
Il have made up nav MIND how to

II have made up my mind how TO
act" he said. Nov that Alma is dead
am rather Indifferent as to what be-
comes of me. In any case, I cannot live
under cloud. Halifax, you must ac-
company me to police Headquarters
and / will tell them ALL"
l 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 I
thought over the case the more be-
came convinced that Lidderdale was
right in his conjecture and that Col
vile must be the guilty person. I re-
solved to visit Mrs. Colthursts house.
l had been there frequently during the
past week and the servants knew me
well. / saw the butler, Carson, who
had CHANGED to be the first to discover
the corpse of his murdered mistress,
and got him to take NE 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, | 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, l perceived a
couple of decanters; they were both
half full, and contained either wine or
cognac.
What are those bottles doing
there?" I 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 l put the brandy
and sherry and biscuits here"
lifted one of the decanters-it con-
tanned cognac. AS I was putting it
back noticed, lying by it's side, a
broken wine glass. Nearly half of the
upper portion of the glass had been
smashed, but enough remained to al
low a dark stain to show plainly in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
THE DOG AS MANS
BEST FRIEND

A writer in the New York Evening
Mail, who is evidently no enthusiast
over polar exploration, does justice to
some of the forgotten heroes of it in
rather surprising fashion. "By the
power of the dogs thews that have
drawn u.s." he says, "by the glow of
his heart that warmed us, by the
strength of his faithful flesh that has
fed us, We have attained these USE
less poles. If they were good for
anything, they would by right belong
to the dog; but he has no more use
for them than we have. This, how
ever, as his reward, we have a right
to ask-that we should give up
polar exploration forever"
Not the least tragic page in the
long story of the polar quest is that
which tells of the agony of the dogs
whose endurance and capacity for suf-
fering alone made it possible. 1t is
rare to find any explorer who utters
a word of pity, or feels any remorse
when he orders them to be slain for
food. Yet, as the writer quoted above
somewhat bitterly remarks, the dogs
have been the real conquerors of the
polar regions.
In like manner, it may be fairly
claimed that many of the surgical OBJ
erations that daily save so many hui
man lives would have been impossi-
bic without the highly organized and
pitifully intelligent creature which
lent itself so admirably to the pur-
poses of the vivisectionist. Most of
the progress in modern surgery has
been brought about by the incessant
torture of the only animal in the
whole stretch of creation that has
ever had the courage to love man and
insist upon being his friend. To those
who have "given their hearts to a
dog to tear" the cost of such discov-
cries will always bring infinite dis
quiet They yield to none in admira-
ton of the great explorer or the great
surgeon, but to them those unregard-
ed helpers who buy success with their
poor lives and have none of the glory
of it are shadows that almost hide
the sun.
There are good dogs and bad dogs:
but the majority Of dogs are good, and
the man who has a faithful dog for a
friend can afford to laugh at the
worst tricks of fate. The gentlest
mistress, the tenderest mother, the
dearest child, viii never love him as
a dog loves him with an absolute,
uncritical, unquestioning affection. No
matter though humanity has cast him
out and he sinks through swamps and
thickets, with price on his head, the
love of the dog holds fast, survives
starvation and -ill-usage and impels
him to die for his master, if need be,
without a thought that it is possible
to do anything else. The dogs faith
in the man is perfect. 1t is not to be
moved by any evil received in re-
turn from his merging of his life in
another which he dimly comprehends
He has no hope of future reward to
encourage his fidelity or atone for his
sufferings here; and the mystery of
his unique place among the other crea-
lures who are absolutely Indifferent to
mankind Is something that not
few tender hearted people are afraid
to contemplate too closely.
Too Much.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14
Too Much.

II didn't mind my daughter getting
engaged now and then"
'tWell?"
But she went and got married to
some jobless duffer she met at Palm
Beach. / call that carrying frivolity
too far"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-14

compuIslon.
Compulsion is the weapon OF the
weak.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
DIE IN WANT;
HAVE PLENTY
TWO WOMEN WHO PERISH
RATHER THAN PAY DOCTOR
ELLIS WERE WEALTHY.

81. Louis, Mo, Dec. 2S.-Examina-
ton OF the body OF Mrs. Sarah
Johnson, who with her sister, Miss
Mary Scott. dlel Christmas eve OF
pneumonia, apparently in direct
want, revealed that a bag around
her Wais: contained sj.o0490 n
cash and three god watches. In
Miss Scott's effects we're found
deeds and papers showing bank de-
posits.
Little is known OF the sisters.
They arrived at the address where
death occurred about two weeks
ago both suffering from colds which
developed into pneumonia. They
refused to have medical attention
because Of the COS. and even de-
clined TO 90 to free hospital
Although living in the same rooms
they slept in single beds and used
separate tables, dishes and silver
ware Tor eating. Bills were evenly
divided between them.
In the delirium preceding death.
Mrs Johnson spoke Of a daughter
living in New MeXiro and of a sis
ter in Pueblo, Colorado The elder
woman was about 80 years old and
Miss Scott had remarked that she
was more than 40"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

Shortly after four o'clock Friday
afternoon sneak thief entered the
residence OF Mrs. S Il. Wallace at
POI Second Avenue. northwest. Al
ter ransacking the dresser draw
crs In a number Of rooms the thief
entered the dining room. On the
sideboal he found twenty five dol
lars in silver whicn Mrs Wallace
had placed In a small vase on the
sidchoard. Her vocketbOok con
tanning postoifice money order
for considerable amount lay be
side the vase. The thief took the
money and appropriated the pocket
book. Later the money order, torn
to bits, was found on the si1ewall;
at the corner OF Second avenue and
\ street Tho vase was found In
the lumber yard Of the Hudson
Houston Lumber company. where the
thief had evidently thrown II away.
The police and tho sheriff's office
have been notified but have not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
DEFENDS THE ONION.
Or. Mary Walker Raises Her Voice
For Strong Odo-ed Vegetable.

Chicago, Dec. 2S-The use of plen
ty of onions will drive, among 9th
er things, contagious diseases out o.
any city, DR.. Mary Walker, VINO Is
visiting with Chicago friends, to-
night declared. Here are DR.. Walk
er's directions ior the use OF Oh
ions:
Eat plenty of them, stewed, boil
ed, fried or raw.
Keep the fumes of onions con
tinuougly permeatiIg the atmos
phere.
Spread onions in the alleys, on
the lawn and any other place where
it might appear they would do
good"
DR.. Walker said onions We're par
ticularly effective against smallpox.
The use of the vegetable in two
cities, at least, has proven her con-
tention to be correct, she said
Madrid was one of the affected
cities" she said. Some even had
made the statements before the on
ons were used that the city would
De depopnlated by smallpox. The
minister assured me that the spread
If the disease had been halted by
he use Of onions. They also were
lsed in ohter cities"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Loss of Appetite

T. Joss of vitality yigor Or tore. ana %
often q forer.rrer 0f iEostf.tlts --s-
eaF-.
j. lg serious and especially s1 o.
people that must Keep W and doing Or
get bealrcrert.
The bes. medicine 70 take fJ- Z; 4s
The great conEtltutlonz. remedy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
RAISES OWN SALARY.
Nebraska Postmaster Confesses and
Gets Six Months Sentence

lincoln, Neb., Dec. 28-On his
plea Of guilty to a charge OF rais-
ing his own salary without consult
Ing government officials, Albert
Sauseman, until recently postmaster
at the town Of Cortland, was this
evening sentenced by Federal Judge
Munger to six months imprison-
ment.
Sauseman admitted that for a yea
and a half he had been making
false reports of stamp cancellations
10 The amount Of between $500 and
$iO0, which was added TO his sal
ary.
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Daily Ardmoreite

BY mall one year for 1895, by ca.
rier boy one year Si50.
The special holiday offer expires
December 30. Mali your check today.
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STRATT0N BROOKS
HEADS TEACHERS
c-OsEt q rE" ELECTORAL
rCUyfssr RESO-
Lu-TCA FINALLY tOCp ed

r.z----z D-r. D.. pr. @trai'
81. ID 5-1-.s 4 Norman. president
@ --- C1---c-- TL.,e e-sty vas u
---L. --z----3-s.r r.ecied president
@. .-a J-.a-C1a Educational AZ
--.-.-..-- a-.-h aL. dose its sew
---- anna. session t0.torrOw morn
r. e.e.t..r sas through an
-.-.---zI c1-1.lsziOa cOmpOs~ d Of
.e.--s-es from e-cE Of the eleven
z.=1r.zc.Ca departments.
J.n-r offers chosen were. Vice
PRESIDENT. TraEk Sbocklcy shaw
nee. secretary ire asurer, i. f..
Weathrr1ar. NgskOsee, member o.
the executive comm tee. l.. .. VII
son. Ada. resolutions committee,
George Ra'ney Of End. iss Rosa J..
q lock o. Oklahoma City A. Lind
held OF Duran.. Frank Wyatt OF
Alga and 4. J.. Livingston OF Salli-
saR. auditing committee. " q. Can
terhury Of Marietta. J. q. Masters VI
Oklahoma City and Thomas Scott
0f Oklahoma City.
Electoral Commission.
The electoral commission had its
fir, application IN tbs election.
being a feature IS the ASSOCIATIONS
Incorporation bat !. Vas amended
70 apply for the election next year
By A vote q ZlS 20 60 the aEso-
citation after spirited floor fight,
adopted the Tucker resolution. Of
fered last night Instead Of con-
fn.ng membership Of the commits
sion 10 the eleven asSOc la'ion de-
partments on the first day Of the
convention. hereafter. under the
Tucker amendment. delegates from
each county will hold separate eau
cuses and elect one member Of the
college, which will make it Of sew
enty-seyen members. This plan
follows practically the method OF
the National Educational Associa
tion
Adoption cf the Tucker resolution
vas opposed by City Superintendent
Monroe of Muskogee, one OF the
committee which drafted the in
CORPORATION papers last summer.
Tucker told the convention the
association had been charged as be
ing "a big bunch OF politicians" He
said he knew this was not true. but
added there is a ring within you
that controls YOU" charged thai
the electoral commission was and
would be dominated by certain in
terests The new plan, he said.
would give all the delegates a voice
in elections.
Purpose OF New Measure.
NJ l,rf fll
there had been too much politics
in the past and the electoral com
mission, as now constituted, had
been designed with view OF elm
mating such bad features.
Tucker threatened that the coun
ty superintendents would withdraw /
If The limited commission was re |
iained, and b. II. Hester county |
at Claremore, declar-
ed that the absence Of rural teach
ers was due to the lack Of repre-
sentation they had reen given.
President Gil hurried things along |
by putting the motion on the Tuck
amendment and it was adopted.
Fucker is member Of the state
senate from the Ardmore district
Among the speakers today We're
Iohn II. Bowers, department Of ped
lgoey Cf the Agricultural and Me
hanical College, who spoke about
Better schools for Oklahoma" DR.
,tratton d. Brooks of Norman ARD
iiss Florence Ward, head Of the
inderrarten department of the Iowa
tate Teachers College.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

Which pgrifes and e1ri-hes re ti1o-
and builds " the E1o.= sy-s-=---
Get II today ir uF1sl lg.-5 '1--- 80
rhOcO!ate. O. b.=.E cz-=- Sarsatacs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
Famous STAGE Beauties

Blctches. Sores or Pimples TheV
don't have them. For all such trou
bles use Bucklen's Arnica Salve. II
glorifies the face Excellent for
Eczema or Salt Rheum, it cures
sore lips, chappfd hands chilblains.
heals burns cuts and bruises In
surpassed for piles. 25c at Ringer
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

All parties indebted to the firm
OF Randol-Ditzler Dry Goods Co. art
requested to cal and settle their
account at once. as the firm has dis
solved partnership and is in process
}: liquidation Accounts not pad
will be turned over 20 attorneys
2e1m f. 2. GUlLLOT.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

BEGINNING SATURDAY MORN
ING AT TEN O'CLOCK WILL Sr. l.
FIFTY BOXES OF ASSORTED CHOc.
OLATES IN FANCY BOX AT 29
CENTS PER POUND, FORMER
PRICE e5 CENTS.
kAHN'S HANDY KITCHEN.