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dent Lincoln is the best of all. 1t was
made during the first year OF his admin
instration and was executed by Morgan.
He is shown facing the right and
in profile. The shaggy beard, high cheek
bones, wrinkled forehead. the thick,
slightly parted lips and the peculiarly
shaped nose form an artistic gem which
is today among this nations best. On
the face Of the medal appears the simple
inscription Abraham Lincoln'-nothing
more. 1t was his wish. The reverse side
of the medal contains simply the dates
Of his Inauguration and the fact and date
of his assassination and death, all of
which is inclosed in a circle of oak leaves
and supported by crossed branches of
palm and laurel.
The Lincoln presidential medal was de-
signed by Morgan. The head was used
in the design of the Lincoln penny, the
coinage dies of which were executed by
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States authorized the Secretary of the
Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to have
made a medal of President Washington,
il has been the duty Of the Secretary of
the Treasury to arrange for the presiden-
tial medal and to safely guard those al
ready stored in the Trea<ury Department
archives.
Until after the civil war the presi-
Dental medals were called Indian peace
medals" Hundreds of them were struck
off at the beginning of each administra-
ton and given to Indian chiefs by the
War Department as peace offerings. In
those days it was often said that the War
Department could do more with the bad
redskin' with a peace medal than 1t
could with a company of soldiers. Even
today in some of the tribes which were
removed to western reservations, peace
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mel between Masons Island. or Analos-
tan Island, and the Virginia mainland
After the building of the Long bridge
floods were especially frequent. The
bridge was often damaged and parts of it
repeatedly carried away. It was SO dam
aged by freshet February 222. 1881. that
the Washington Bridge Company, which
had been formed in 1908 for building TINS
toll bridge. sickened OF its investment ana
finally sold its rights and what was left
of the bridge to the United States gov
eminent. Several spans were swept away
in 1910. There We're historic floods In the
Potomac at Washington in 1856, 1850,
1863, 1866, 1867, 1877 and 1881.
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medals given to the tribes chief two
generations ag, may be found.
Although little over a hundred years
have elapsed since President Washing
tons Inauguration to office. there is hard
ly an existing record automatically known
to be a true likeness A painting owned
by the Alexandria a-Washington Lodge of
Masons is the best known likeness and is
authentic. but several hundred years from
now It will no doubt have become Sc
riously impaired by the ravages of time.
The Washington medal-in the vaults of
the Philadelphia mint and hardly ever
thought offs the only official record Of
Washington's appearance. 1t was made
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some property the owner of which ac-
cording to a dusty pilgrim the Rambler
met is named Walsh 1t used to be call
ed the kershaw place. owned by Miss
kershaw. who was clerk in the Treas
ury Department and whom 0ld-tfmerS in
that neighborhood remember as the per-
son who introduced the culture of violets
and dahlias into that section, an industry
which good many years ago was car
ried on extensively. Then you come to
the Martin place. marked by clump of
arbor vitae, old and fragrant. The RAM
bier was told that the house which stood
among those trees was burned down and
that when the flames were discovered it
was found that the we'll rope had. been
cut. The Rambler's information was that
this fire. took place on the night of
neighborhood dance or very soon after it,
Crossing this levelsl land you come. to the
MeitZler place, rare old house with
Notwithstanding that is mossy green
and which is fianked by a graden of fine
box trees. A good many old homes are
strewn over this ceetion.
You have now come to the end of the
upland fiat over which yoG have ftrav-
eled since you climbed out of the valley
of Oxon run. and are about to descend
into another broad and winding valley
one would almost like to say vale" but
the valley seems too broad and deep for
that. 1t is the valley of Barnaby run or
Barnaby branch. so-called from the
Barnaby family, whose old house--once n
fine place with a gambrel roof-vou can
now see more than a mile away on the
opposite ridge. AS you begin the descent
you pass on the left a high, bold hill
topped with a white frame house. and the
rural letter box tells that Herbert F. L.
Allen lives there, and that the place is
a appropriately called Hill Crest. You can
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HROUGH the valley that lies
between the ridge traversed by
Nebraska avenue and the
range of wooded hills, now
turning green, that rises west
wardly across the District line, runs and
purls little branch that for more than
supply of Washington. The water of
this brook was the first that entered the
capital through the Washington aque-
duct. This water course is called Little
Falls branch.
If you will turn back through the years
and musty files to the report which
Montgomery c. Meigs. then lieutenant
in the Corps of Engineers, United States
army, rendered to c. NJ. Conrad, Secre-
tary of War, and which President Mil
lard Fillmore forwarded to the United
States Senate February 81, 1858. in COM
pliance with a resolution of the Senate
calling for surveys, plans and estimates
for supplying the cities of Washington
and Georgetown with water" you will
find certain references to this brook.
Under the subheading of Description of
the Potomac Aqueduct' you may read
this:
A dam across the valley of the Little Falls
branch. forty feet in height above its founda-
tion and 200 feet in length. floods 50.G5 acres,
making reservoir of irregular shape, containing
above the level Of 40 feet above high tide, So
521 800 gallons. This is the receiving and set
tling reservoir. The water leaves it at a dis
tance OF 1900 feet from the point where it
enters: and In slowly passing the pool
which deeIens- to thirty or forty feet near its
exit, 1t will deposit most of its sediment.
Powder Mill or Little Falls branch is itself
va luable addition to the supply. The water is
beautifully clear and pleasant to the taste Dur
ing summer, am informed, il never entirely fails
and at the time of surveys / judge that il
yielded as much as two or three million gallons
q day.
In the surveys, plans and estimates for
bringing water to Washington from the
Potomac river at Great Falls the engi-
neer had located the proper place for
the distributing reservoir a site near the
Drovers Rest above Georgetown. Lieut..
Meigs says that there is much land
here suitable for reservoir, but perhaps
more exact surveys may induce a change
in the location Then, continuing. he
writes:
1.-The two reservoirs will afford, sup
posing the conduit to be interrupted by
flood or accidents. or during the period
ical examination necessary for repairs,
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Epigram on HeraIdry.

A LFRED G. VANDERBILT listened
with a smile to a millionaires s
lengthy description Of his ancestors.
On the miliionaire's departure Mr. VAN
derbilt. whose knowledge of American
heraldry is extensive. was asked II the
mans claim was good. To this Mr.. Van-
derbilt epigrammatically replied:
I'm family as in other trees you'll find
that the smallest twigs rustic the loud
est
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80 - that Americans IN tne year -JOp
can realize just how he appeared
in office in ye ancient year of our
~ Lord 1913. President Wilson will
soon pose for a medal. 1t will be
the presidential medal. When completed,
a few bronze copies will be struck of ana
then the dies will be placed in the vaults
of the Philadelphia mint, alongside the
dies of medals of the twenty-six other
famous Americans who have preceded
Mr.. Wilson as President of this nation.
President Wilson's likeness on this
medal will be as nearly perfect as human
skill can make il. A figure on presi-
Dental medal must under no circum-
stances be idealized. 1t must be exactly
how he really looks to the artist for the
presidential medal is the only official
record kept by the nation of a Presi-
dents likeness.
Since the medal made of President
George Washington, 1t has been the GUS
tom TO make the dies during the first few
months of Presidents term. This pro-
vides against the possible loss of
his likeness for the onclaI record
through death. Paintings and pho-
tosraphs are perishable and can be ruin
ed in half minute by either fire or
water. Hardened steel dies, packed in
oiled wrappings and tucked away in one
OF Uncle Sans strongest and most fire.
proof vaults, will long remain as a mute
evidence of facial expression and char
acter OF the Presidents.
An engraver-the most skilled one avail
able-will soon call on Mr.. Wilson al the
White House and have several sittings
Aided by photographs and character
drawings, the engraver will make the
dies. So carefully must il be done that
IL requires several months of constant
work for even rapid engraver to com
pIete the set OF dies
No effort or money is spared in maxim
the medal a faithful likeness. The small
est line in the face, a freckle, or "a crock
in the parting of the hair must all appear
in the little disk of bronze. After many
trials. sore fingers and discouragements
the engraver is able to produce the re-
quired result. Then the medal is tht
means of perpetuating in a durable form
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Asst OF the car line
at c on 6 r e s S
Heights is an up
right guide post on
one side of which
is painted "Hamil-
ton Road and on
another face of it
wv heeler Road"
Hamilton road runs
east and north
from G on g r e S S
Heights to Good
Hope, passing on
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can can have in his art collection official
likenesses of twenty-six Presidents, taken
during their lifetimes, and which have
no equal I'm all the world.
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DIVERSE SIDE OF LINCOLN MEDAL.

and within an extremely small compass
the features and often, to careful
student, the Presidents character.
The Importance of medals is universally
acknowledged, and in every civilized
country they are preserved with care
Much light has been thrown on history
by the concise and faithful testimony or
the silent medal Dates. brief accounts
and representations of events are care
fully brought down through the succeed
ing generations by the little disks OF
metal.
Although the presidential medals are
made early in an administration, some
great event or catastrophe might cause
the reverse-side die TO be re-engraved If
d man is elected to second term. the
die for the reverse side Is changed so
that the dates of both inaugurations are
recorded A Presidents assassination also
requires the re-engraving of the medal so
that the terrible deed may be handed
down to posterty on the same medal as
that which bears the likeness of the
martyred President.
X x
The reverse side of Lincolns medal
was engraved three times-frst, shortly
after his first election: second. after his
election for "a second term. and again
after his assassination and death April
H. 1865. The medals OF Garfield and Nc
kinley We're also re-engraved few weeks
after their assassination. to record the
fact
But two medals were struck off during
the painful period of the civil war. One was
given to Gen. Grant for victories and
the other to Cornelius Vanderbilt in
acknowledgment of his gift of steam
ship to the Union. There were but eighty
six medals of official character in ex-
lstence in this country up to the year
1878.
Since the First Congress Of the United
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= HROUGH the valley that lies
between the ridge traversed by
Nebraska avenue and the
range of wooded hills, now
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o that Americans in the year 1000
can realize just how he appeared
in office in ye- ancient year of our
Lord 1913, President Wilson will
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ADM|RAL'S WIFE
 PLACED ON TRIAL
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HINM"ITIi Mss l2,t V Mr. Eaton wife of The ltv rear Admirlf !. t.,t,ar"u U. S. nnNN WAS placed on tliAl lrr' r"d.'A charged witN th. mlud,r of h"I husband 4 year ago
 Mrs. Eaton was the adnirnls stcont wifi" and their lifc tutrther was m happy. IL is charged that the woman sy>timatichllN p"isionrd the retir..,; naval officer hN putting nrsrni, in his food and hN refusing tu call mrdic;,' att"ndtncc when he became ili ani finally died
 Th" first suspicion directed aeains th" wifi" came from the daughter "f Admiral Eaton Inv 2 former marri1e,' who charged that her father had beoH poisi"n"d. The body was exhumed and .tr,'crs of arsenic were found rhe0 detectives unrarthcd drug store ir Boston where Mrs. Eaton was said to have purchased the drug and her ar rest and indictment for murder fol lowed
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BELIEVE PLOT
 SANK vOLTUENO
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LIVERPOOL, Oct. 14.-The owners of the steamship NoIturno. which was burned tt sea several days ago with the loss of hundreds of lives, are now making the absurd statement that the destruction of the vessel was due to T plot fostered by their rivals in thr shipping business. They claim that certain German and Dutch immigran:
 lines found that the Volturno and her sister ships were cutting into the trade of the other lines to such an extent tnht they were being forced to the wall.
 While it is true that the Nolturno's owners were engaged In a freight and passenger fight with the rival lines it is inconceivahle that such d means as the destruction of the vessel with hun drcds of lives could he thought of and the charges against the German and Dutch shippers are regarded here as absurd.
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LONDON, oct. That there is d very decided desire on the part oi wishes of the United states govern
 ment and to form q coalation for the bacification of Mexico Is admitted by the foreign office here today. England was approached on the subject several weeks az" but has persistantly refused might be considered an unfricndly act by the Wilson administration. England has constantly had the hope that
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THE LATEST REPORTS
 ON CONDITIONS IN MEXICO

Friends uf General Felix Diaz. whom lIucrta sent out of the country some time ago on diplomatic" mission to- day cabled him that it would he dan reruus for him to return to Mexico At the time General DiaZ was sent abroad lIuerta did not feel himself strong enough in his position to either imprison or kill Diaz, but since he has taken the bit in his teeth the president ,f Mexico would be glad to have the nephew "f the former ruler more com Itlrtely out of the way than merely travelling in a foreign land and it is probable were Diaz [" return he would be put to death.
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BLACK BREAD BEST FOOD.
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Special Nugget service. "~
 BERLIN. oct. 1O.-Dr. Kuncrt. one of the highest authorities on food ana lysis, considers that black rye bread should he the chief item of nourish- ment of healthy men and women. and maintains that. in earlier times. when the working class did not eat meat t" any extent, hut nourished themselves on black bread. leguminous food and eroats. they were full of pith, and were strong and healthy.
 Since meat. wheaton bread and sugar power of resisting disease has sunk. Even for weak stomachs Dr. kunert prefers black bread.
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SCHOONER ASHORE AT YORK

(. F. Cummings, who came in toda ' from Gold Run, says that last Saturday night the marshal at Teller called him up and said that natives had reported Il schooner on the beach about four miles east of York. The vessel was abandoned and was loaded with four sugar and ammunition to which the na = tives were helping themselves.
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CAPTAIN BALLENGER
 HEARS MONIES NEEDS

Captain E.lllrnG"r of the r.ycnu" cutter Bear held a conference with tn. city council and the auxiliary r.h-i commttr" Ut th" city hall this aft-i noon.
 Captain Ballinecr stated that lt- had orders from the Treasury Department to render any assistance in his power to th" city of Nome and tu report all the facts regarding thu, disaster tn thu. Secretary of the Treasury. He fur thrr stated that his main object at th |. present time was tu ascertain how many people il would he absolutely necessary [" take ont at one" ;S his space on the Bear was very limilrU and that he had no extra supply uf clothing. bedding ui food and that ti. facilities for cooking wcr" very IIInIt"d be q hard one, probably taking twrnty- five days. and only those wh" w"uii he an absolute tax on the r"mmunlIN could h" taken.
 The city clerk stated that twenty . five men up [" the present time had applied to he taken out
 Captain EaIlingrr was informed "f
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ALL RELIEF WORK STOPPED
EUROPEAN POWERS MAY FORCE ACTION
LA ER
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SEATTLE, Oct. l4.--on account of adViccs received from Some by Gov ernor strong stating that the losses are not aS serious as at first reported and that about all that is needed is money for the transportation of about scventy-tive people who wish to come out all relief work in Seattle has been stopped.
 This message stating that Nome was not in need of funds has been forward ed to Congressman Albert Johnson who is working for tn" relief of Nome by congress and he has been informed that no money is needed.
 Tw" thousand dollars that has been contributed the last few days now lies in the banks here and may be re- turned to the donners.
 The orders for the dispatch of tn" cutter Tahnma Co Nome have been c"untcrmand"d and ,hlI relief work hv th" oltsid" will now he stopped
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ESTATE IS SUED FOR
 TEN MILLION DOLLARS

WASHINGTON. oct. 13.-The de- partment of justice will bring within month suits to collect more than SIO,OOO. 900 from Liebes X Co. of San Francisco, tho estates of D. O. Mills and former United States Senator Stephen F. E;lkins. son. in law of former President Garfield. named Brunn. and others interested in the North American Commercial Com pany of San Francisco.
 The charge will be illegal killing Of seals and fradulent manifests of the number of furs brought into this country.
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CABINET MEETS
 OVER MEXICO
spec,sI Nveoet a~v.ee.

W AsiilN'irp oct IT That tn. present ,uuditiuu If affairs with regard |" M"Nr'" I~ st> lna lh. administration W"lri was q, idrncrd tn- ,tN ht A luh2 ,.rhtn"t eoufrrrur" on ih" matter t'r. 5nlrnt Wilson and his .,,iN i~"IS were Iu session for oyer three, hours ;'ud lh" ,Illir situation Nt~ gone oyer. That the president Wa~ anxious t" hit,. tn" ld, i,, uf r..i> member of his utii' 'Al famlI> W's shown bN the tact tbat ai lra~t two cabinet officers Were r,llrd back '" Washington fror. trips "ui of t"Wu r" lttcld tl" meet
 ing;
 N.lr.r ';ru.it Leonard Wood li,. "rumandlu4 e"un., ut th.. ar,u>. WIT , 'lil"I l." lb" Wun" IIou~, .,nd WIS IT, '"nfrr,l,r with th, r~id,ut and hi- .cailnct fpt uNrr .lu L".i. l,.aVin.: th" "N',utiNr m,usiur Wood refused tn state what tn" u.,tur,. of h,@ talk M5u tiI, president was
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 BERLIN. Oct. 14.--Becomming wear jed with the lack of energy on the part of the United States in fulfilling it's agreement to protect foreign interests in Mexico and believing that the Mon roe doctrine can no longer be consid cred as an obstacle to the proper pro- tection of German subjects in Mexico the foreign office has decided to take the matter into it's own hands and dis regarding the Washington government The foreign office has made repeated requests on the United States authori ties to either make some attempt to protect German life and interests in Mexico or to withdraw the application of the Monroe doctrine to that country for the present at least Washington has continually made evasive replies and has done nothing. Now Germany feels that she can no @onger allow her
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CIIltAGo. oct l3 I'll" iuds" "t he criminal court here today declared the bail of Jack Johnson. tn" n"Grr pugilist charged with breaking the law
 Johnson was under indictment chargedf with trahicins in white slaves woman from the east to Chicago for immoral purposes. There was consid- erahle discussion at the time of his arrest as tO whether the black man
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the tm"unl of the property damage tn thu. ,ti} and will transmit this ufnr nti1I"n t" th" Secretary uf the Treas nrV. together with the general c"u- dlti"ns If m" town. II" was informed that tn" loss {" the city was from "n"- third to one half of tn" .tss"sscd t.il- lr,tj"n and that f il did not r..c-iv" assistance II would to. u","Sslry tu clos" th" schools. II WaS impressed up"u Captain l!allnErr thai the city did not need prov iSiuns but that II was ,tncr.
 II Was brought out nt th" meeting that s"mc unauthorized person her" h.ld sent ont trl-prlms Ntatiug that the city W,t~ hot in need of Int 'N ~istHuc". Such .ln assertion. if it WAS made hv me rItiz..n of N"m" s inr"n 2. ,ci}.,hlc as Inyun" with ..,r~ tnd .,n unbiased mind can s,' the uutrlth ot .u' h a statement
 Captain RallIue,r Slal,.d ti,lt II lt,r. ,,r,'. any I""pl" tn i". taken uilt ull tA.. Bear Sh. shulld start Us s""i .ls l,"~ >ihlr and the question of how n,ne W"r" [" go. either uu the Bear n ih..
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Tah"msr 1T she is sent h"r". should b.. d,ri,l,d Us ,,,uu ,- posslhl" This lu"s rr"n Will n. ,..,nl,d vlthm ,ho next few days
 The very Scr:"us ,lu,,-tIou "f rh" dis p"sal of mon Wrh u" u.-.tnS "f sup- port was dIs'uSs.1 md Captain Bal finger stated th.,t h" Vo1I,d take all ont that his ship would carry Tn the meantime Whtir Ihr city authorities ,r' d"'IdinE the question as to h"n many win hlt, t" h" .,tr"d for hN tn" Fear Captain Hailingcr w,il -o [" Kim and Dl.lu"i,.s l4Jnds l." tIluSp"rt F.s knu"~ k, h." .r.. et,,lrl..I h,,r,- tn their hoiu.~
 l:.tr. Dn n,'tu adJ"urrrd r,r. i.m iuUu.,r ..,id urr no WAS full.. -uusci"us of the need of Nome for as. Ststaucr and that he would do all In his p"W"r l." ~"" lhG assistance wi~ rcnd"r"d Fh" r"nrau passed a vol. fh'ul,tur H.,pt,lu Eajliue-r for his help and will u"W m.,kr .liI I.,urrncut4 tn nrri "uf ,\i,H{ h"M many men Mlii hA," (" hc pr"\ i''d fer }N thr I"ar
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WASHINGTON, oct l3. President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan held long conference at the White House today over the serious turn in affairs in Mexico. After the confer ence Secretary Bryan announced that instructions would be sent to Charge dAffaires Nelson OShaughnessy at Mexico City to make strong represen- the effect that the government of the United States would look with severe displeasure upon any injury to the persons of the Mexican deputies now confined in the federal prison by Iiu- erta's order.
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GERMANY TIRED OF
 '''''''"' MEXICAN EXC N RIOTS

subjects to remain unprotected and ican waters.
 It is presumed here that this action was taken after the exchange of notes with England and France on the sub ject. and it is expected that these countries will now take similar action with the result that an international fleet may soon be assembled off Vera Cruz.
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JOHNSON WOULD
 DROP WORK
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WASHINGTON, Oct. li.--congrcss man Albert Johnson. of Washington today introduced in the house of re- presentatives a bill to relieve the Sew work on their claims during the cur rent year. This action on the part of the request of the miners and with such an energetic and influential mar behind the bill there is good chance. of getting il passed.
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WALGAST GETS DECISION
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MILWAtk FEE. Oct 1+:-A Ad Walgast won the decision today in a ten round bout with Battling Nelson. The fight went like q whirlwind from he shun,i nt the gong. Both men were badly punished hut the Battler was finally loored for the count by a stra ieht arm ah which landed on the point of hi, jaw.