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The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25

SCoutmaster Czwenka has called a special meeting of the Boy Scouts for tonight at 7;3O o'clock at head quarters re registration fee.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25
Miss Elizabeth Rothe of Fairbanks arrived in town today.

The federal price-fixing committee meets at the city hall tonight
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25

Miss Dewitt. who has been visiting her brother at Mantasto. seycnty-hy" miles off the government trail, where he conducts trading post, is in Cor dova. and will leave on the next boat for her home in Portland
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25

The Bibl" Study class will meet at the Mansc at $ o'clock this evening continuing the study of the Prophecy of Daniel. You are cordially invited to attend.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25

Mrs. Ed Barnett and son came in from Mile go this afternoon.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25

In compliance with government reg ulations, hereafter no unsold copies ol the Daily Times will be returnable by ncwsdcalers.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25

The Republicans will meet at Hegg lating plans for the coming campaign.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-09-25
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL
 AND PERSONAL INTEREST

A new 30-day clock has been in stalled in the First Bank of Cordova and is a nifty tmepiece
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appointed. which reported resolutions
recommending that marble monument
should be erected to commemorate tho
great events in the military and Do
iitical life of Washington; that an ORA
ton suited to the occasion should be
pronounced in the presence of bon
houses of Congress: that the people
of the United States should wear crepe
on the left arm thirty days as a badge
of mourning, and that the President. in
the name of Congress. should be re-
quested to write a letter of condolcnce
TO Mrs. Washington.
In the funeral oration of Gen. Henry
Lee. then representative, were these
words:
First in war. first in peace. first in the hearts
OF his countrymen. he second to ncoe in
the humble and endearing scenes of private Ife.
was as edityng TO all around him WeFc the
effects Of that example lasting. To his equals
he was eondescending: to his interiors, kind. and
to :he dear object of his affections. examplaefiy
tender. correct throughout, vice shuddered m
his presence. and virtue always felt his foster-
Ing hand. the purity OF his private Life EHvo
eHuigrnce TO his public virtues. Such was tnA
man America has lost; such was the man for
whom nation mourns.
From that time the American peoole
have honored the father Of their coun-
try On his birthday to demonstrate by
speech and act their appreciation of
his virtues and to reaffirm the eternal
principles Of liberty and democracy. oe
which he was the foremost champtoA
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read it aloud. as well as his hoarSe-
ness would permit. He requested me
ginia assembly on the election of
senator and governor, and, on hear
ing of Mr.. Madison's observations re-
specting Mr.. Monroe, he appeared much
affected. and spoke with some degree
of asperity on the subject, which |
endeavored to moderate, as / always
did on such occasions On his retir-
ing l observed to him that he had bet
ter take something to remove his cold.
He answered No: you know I never
take anything for cold. Let it go
as it came.
Saturday, December IA. 1899. 2:3O
a m Between and o'clock Satur-
day morning he awoke Mrs. Washing
ton and told her he was very unwelI
and had had an ague- She observed
that he could scarcely speak. and
breathed with difficulty, and would
have got up to call a servant. but he
would not permit her, lest she should
take cold. AS soon as the day ap-
peared the woman (Caroline) went into
the room to make a fire. and Mrs.
Washington sent her Immediately to
as quickly as possible and went to his
chamber. Mrs. Washington was then
up. and related to me his being ill. as
before stated. I found the general
able to utter a word intelliSibly. He
desired Mr.. Rawlins Zone of the over
seers, might be sent for to bleed him
before the doctor could arrive 1 dis
patched a servant Immediately for
Rawlins. and another for DE- Craik.
and returned again to the generals
chamber.
"A mixture of molasses. vinegar and
butter was prepared to try its effects
on the throat, but he could not swallow
drop. Rawlins came in soon after
sunrise and prepared to bleed him
When the arm was ready the general
observing that Rawlins appeared to be
agitated, said. as well as he could
speak. Don't be afraid And when the
incision was made he observed, The
orifice is not large enough However.
the blood ran pretty freely. Mrs.
Washington. not knowing whether
bleeding was proper or not in the gen
erals situation. begged that much
might not be taken from him. lest it
should be injurious. and desired me to
stop 1t: but when I was about to unite
the string tho general put MP his hand
to prevent II, and. as soon as he could
speak. said. More. more: Mrs- Wash
ington being sim very uneasy. lest too
much blood should b taken. 1t was
stepped after taking about half . pint.
Finding that no relief was obtained
from bleeding. and thsk- nothing you'd
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you arrange and record all my late mill
tary letters and papers. Arrange my ac-
counts and settle my books. as you know
more about them than any one else. and
let Mr.. Rawlins finish recording my other
letters which he has begun l told him
this should be done. He then asked if I
recollected anything which it was essen
dal for him to do. as he had but a very
short time to continue with US. I told
him that I could recoliect nothing. but
that hoped he was not SO near his end.
He observed. smiling. that he certainly
was. and that. as it was the debt which
We must all pay. he looked to the event
with perfect resignation.
~He asked when Mr.. Lewis and WASH
inGton Gusts Would return (they wsro
then In New Ksnt). tnad him ahcut the
10Th u the month.
g D-m-Dr. Craik cana again into
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He looked at me sharp with snap in
his big eyes. oh, oh. no, not at all.
Just touch of the gout. that's all. But
he had not the look of one the gout
would be likely to trouble. and the
neat side-spring boots he had on did
not look like gout, neither
"Side-spring boots" muttered Mr..
Beck. "Tm-I thought so. You'd know
him again, / suppose, il you saw
him.
Il did know him again. sir. when I
saw him. He was on the platform for
the first train next morning. ] knew
him the minute l set eyes on him.
though the foot seemed considerably
better. I had the curiosity to find out
where he was going to-"
-Wellr'
He took a first-class single for I4iv-
erpool-oh, thank you. sir! l wasn't ex-
pecting anything of the kind. Only too
happy to be of any service. I'm sure
There was a train Just due. and with
out further delay Mr.. Beck made his
way to the ticket office.
So those two. the hunted and the
hunter, disappeared one after the 9TH
er into the thick. close cover of the
great city.
Just about the same time there were
two other new arrivals in Liverpool.
DIR. Palmer Coleman. settling down
in a quiet street that was neither city
to himself a profitable practice. Home
opathist,'' was what he called himself.
"Quack" was what the neighboring
practitioners called him.
One Of his first patients was a stur-
dy, strong built loafer, who had taken
up his quarters in somewhat disrep-
utabIe lane, at no great distance from
the doctors" reputable habitation. The
doctor" much to his own surprise it
must be confessed, succeeded in curin g
the tramp of St Vitus' dance by no
more complicated remedy than a box of
tiny pills compounded in equal parts of
bread-crumbs and soap. The man paid
the full fee Of sovereign. which the
doctor strongly suspected he had stolen
But in addition to that his gratitude
embarrassing.
name. he said. when anybody took the
trouble to ask him But he answered
freely to the pet name of Bill Pluck"
which was bestowed on him in the To-
cality.
Dr. Coleman and Bill Pluck having
each made his little splash in the dis
trict followed by a number of burst
ing bubbles of local gossip. might have
been quietly absorbed in the reputable
and disreputable strata of society to
which they respectively belonged, had it
not been for startling incident about
three weeks after their joint arrival
About 1 o'clock on a particularly dark
night the policeman whose beat ran
nearest to DR. Coleman's house was
startled by loud crash. followed by
three revolver shots, quick and sharp,
like the cracking of a teamSter'S whip.
AS he ran to the spot. sounding his
ratue,while he ran, he saw a~dark- fig
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efervesced through the open doors
"Porter!"
"stop a moment. You have got to
earn the half crown. You have heard OF
the murder on the line down at Ches-
ter?'
1T isn't much I can tell you myself
sir. But Tim Rafferty,. that big man
down there at the end of tho station,
was The last that laid eyes on the dead
man."
IF you viii send Rafferty, to me you
will have earned your half crown and
have given him the chance to earn an
other"
Rafferty, came up with a twinkle in
his blue eyes.
Now. Rafferty," said Mr.. Beck, en-
couragingly. 'just tell me what you
saw"
We'll, 1t was just nothing, sir-least-
ways it would have been nothing at the
time only for what happened after
ward"
You saw a gentleman asleep in a
f1rst-class carriage in the down train
tleman, with a dark mustache?'
Exactly, sir. l read the description in
the papers and it was the same man
that was shot beyond in Chester
Did you see a reading lamp there?'
Not light or sight Of wan, and l
think I'd have seen it if it wor there,
for the carriage lamp was beamin' un-
common bright
MI. Beck seemed much struck by
these trivial circumstance, and ques-
toned him closely.
Thank YOU. my man." he said at last,
without the slightest sign in face or
manner to Indicate whether he had got
the information he wanted or not, only
he made the promised half-crown five
shillings.
The ticket collector at Crewe was
just as astounded the porter at Rug
by when Mr.. Beck mentioned his pro-
fession. But he was civil and COM
municatiye all the same.
Yes. the ticket collector remembered
a gentleman who had gone out after all
the other passengers from the down
mail train the night before. a good five
minutes after. he should say. But he
had his ticket all right. 1t was frst.
class. single ticket to Holyhead. He had
a small Gladstone bay in his hand, but
no other luggage of any kind He was
a well set up, good-fookfnE man. with
black curly hair and black n1ustarhe--
a foreigner by appearance. He entered
into a minute description to which the
detective listened attentive1y.
He walked very lame, and seemed
to be In pain with his right foot. Hope
you haveut hurt yourself. sir said l.
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Naive Mendacity.

JACOB n SCHIFF, tho mnSunxass
~ banker and philauthropast, szSd -
. luncheon in New York
The German press lies WIN o naksn
shamelessness that d almost arnuntnx,
Look at the German promise 70 thD
bolsheviki about NO 4nnexatfans hy
force The German pres explains 10 II
German people that this Just m1ame
that their annexations In Belgium and
France and Russia win be made round
the council table in peaoe pArleyA There
will be annexation. or course-nnt hy
force. but by treaty.
Those naive liars remind M Of On
actress who said to . reporter.
"'And in reporting this 3sOea xu01y
please eay thEt suspaG . o-A1ssAnk1
butler
when was ~ AtscaD1 GDOs
porter asked
ssoh. said t1ae sclx~A Z anE1nR
kspk Q b1faE. bue = seunAD11 1<nn8
ys1 think - 0
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kins; are you coming alone. Mr., Beck ?
why. on 10 Ho,yhead with the stiff
He and I are to be travelling com
panions this voyage, and three is bet
ter company than two for once in
way"
NO. said Mr.. Beck shortly. I'm
done with him." he pointed with q jerh
Of his thumb at the CORPSE Il have
learned all he has got to tell me. Now
I'm going to look after the other fei-
low"
The superintendent watched the train
until the back light disappeared Then
he turned to his companion.
II should be very glad indeed to
help" he said. eff there is anything
well. there just is. l want to find
that missing lamp out OF the third
class carriage, or the bits OF It. Can
you help meg
.ThereIl be some trouble about that.
I'm afraid. You see, we don't know
what happened to it. AS likely as not
they forgot to put It IN .;de a. of tSs line
in bits. about midway between two sta
tions. I should think. But what sta
tions l cannot say positively. Prob
ably one or two from this. | want
you to telegraph along the line TO have
it looked for
AN right: III have that done the
moment the telegraph stations open"
-And what time may we expect an
answerr
mot before r. tomorrow
well shall look down about Il.
Good might"
So Mr. Beck walked back to his lodg-
ings, imperturbable as when he left 1t.
The Daily Telegraph still lay on his
table but the mysterious murder had
completely eclipsed the mysterious rob-
berry in his mind.
:
The superintendent looked at Mr.
Beck with increased respect as he
walked lesiurely up to him at noon
next day.
You were quite right. Mr.. Beck, the
broken lamp was found between two
stations. Rugby and Crewe. How in
the world did you know
Only a guess. Mr.. Fentun- What's
the next train for Rugby?"
'One-twenty.-
.An right want n hrst-ciass single
ticket May az we'll get 1t now
do you think you'll nab your nnAn
fhere. sfrF
Rugby? Oh. shanat look for him :
Easy-gofrg as ever. Mr.. Beck slipped
out of the train at Rugby. He sat down
on one Of the seats and waited placid
y tin the hustle on the platform had
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go down the throat, proposed bathing
1t externally with sal volatile, which
was with the hand. and in the gentiest
manner. he observed. 1T is very sore
A piece of flannel, dipped in sal volatile.
was put around his neck and his feet
bathed in warm water. but without af-
1ordlng any relief.
In the meantime, before Dr. Craik
arrived. Mrs. Washington desired me to
send for DR.. Brown of Port Tobacco,
Nd, whom DR.. Craik had recommended
to be called. if any case should ever oc-
cur that was seriously alarming Dr.
Craik came in soon after and put a
blister of cantharides on the throat.
TOOK some more blood from him and
had gargle of vinegar and sage tea
prepared. and ordered some vinegar and
hot water for him to inhale the steam
OF 1t. which he did. but in attempting
to use the gargle he was almost suf-
located. When the gargle came from
the throat some phlegm followed, and
: he attempted to cough, which the doc
tor encouraged him to do as much as
possible. but he could only attempt it.
III a.m.-Dr. Craik requested that Or.
Dick be sent for. as he feared Dr. Brown
would not come in time A messenger
vas accordingiy dispatched for him.
again. No effect, however was pro-
duced by it and he remained in the same
state. unable to swallow anything.
% p.m.-Dr. Dick arrived about J
O'Clock, and DR.. Brown arrived soon
after. Upon DIR. Dicks seeing the gen
eral. and consulting few minutes with
Dr. Craik. he was bled again. The blood
came very slow. was thick. and did not
produce any symptoms Of fainting. Dr.
Brown came into the chamber soon after.
and upon feeling the generals pulse the
physicians went out together. DR.. Craik
returned soon after. The general could
nov swallow a little. Calomel and tar
tar emetic were administered, but with
out effect.
"a p.m.-About 4 o'clock he desired me
to call Mrs Washington to his bedside,
when he requested her to go down into
his room and take from his desk two
wills which she would find there and
bring them to him, which she did. Upon
looking at them, he gave her one which
he observed was useless, as being super
seded by the other. and desired her to
burn Il. which she did. and took the other
and put IL into her closet.
AFTER this was done returned to lbs
bsdside 9nd took his hand He aakd to
me-. 1 ind am going. Ny breath cam
not hast long. believed nom tho Arrt
that>the disoEder v0uld prove fatal -na
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the room, and. upon going to the bedside
the general said to him. Doctor. l die
hard, but 1 am not afraid to go. be-
lieved from my first attack that 1 should
not survive it. Ny breath cannot last
long, The doctor pressed his hand. but
could not utter a word. He retired from
the bedside and sat by the fire absorbed
in grief.
"6 PM - DR.. Dick and DR.. Brown
came into the room. and with Dr.. Craik
went to his bed. when DR.. Craik asked
him IL he could sit UP in bed. He held
out his hand. and raised him up He
then said to the physician, 7 teel myss6
gutng. thank you for your attentions,
but pray you take no more trouble
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about me. Let me go OF quietly. 1 can
not last long They found that an which
had been done was without effect He
lay down again. and all retired, except
DR.. Craik.
'.s pm. About eight o'clock the
physicians came again into the room and
applied blisters and cataplasms OF wheat
bran to his legs and feet, after which they
went out, except DR.. Craik. without ray
of hope. / went out about this time and
wrote line to Mr.. Law and Mr.. Peter.
requesting them to come with their wives
(A1rs. Washington's granddaughters) as
soon as possible to Mount Vernon.
40 p.m-About 10 O'Clock he made
several attempts to speak to me before
he could eject Il. At length he said. 7
am just going. Have me deoently buried,
and do not iet my body b put into tho
vau3t In lass than three days after am
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little halter" he said softly. "'is strong
enough to hang . strong man"
Perkins wdnked In high good humor
at the superintendent, who was grow
ing more and more impatient.
"Au right. all right said Mr.. Per-
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asst Days George Washington According Diary Kept by His Secretary Tobias lie

q COMPLETE account Of the last
IN days of George Washington. first
~ President Of the United States,
q q was written by Tobias Lear,
who was his private secretary and init
mate compnaion for many years This
account which was the only ono written.
has been preserved, and as it has been
garbled and distorted in the biographies
Of Washington it is herewith presented as
a matter of historical reference For the
sake Of briefness. however. minor details
viii be summarized Mr.. Lear dates his
account Mount Vernon, Saturday. De-
cember II, 1799.- and he wrote as fol-
lows:
This day has been marked by an event
which will be memorable in tho history of
Anerica. and perhaps of the world shall
give a particular statement of il, to which
i was an eyewitness
On Thursday. December II, the general
rode out to his farm about ten O'Clock and
did not return home until past three Soon
after he went out the weather became
very bad-fain. hail and snow falling al
ternateay. with a cold wind When he
came in carried some letters to him to
frank. intending to send them to the post
once IN. IN the e. evening ,s he franksd tn the let let
to send a servant to the Office. observed
to him that was afraid he had got wet
kto 841o no. ms Sfeatco0t ha0 kept MIN
dry. But his neck appeared to be wet and
the snow was hanging upon his hair. He
came to dinner (which had been waiting
for him) without changing his dress. In
the evening he appeared rs well as usual
s.
Friday, December Is. 1Ts9. A heavy
IAN Of SNOW took place on Friday. which
prevented the general from riding out
as usual He had taken cold, un-
deubtedly. from being 80 much exposed
the day before. and complained of a
sore throat. He, however, went out
In the afternoon into the ground be-
tween the house and river to mark
some trees which were to be cut down
In the improvement Of the spot. He
ha& . hoarseness. which increased in
the owning, but he made light of 1t.
In the evening the papers were
brought from the post ONCE. and he
oaf In the parlor with Mrs. Washing
ton and uSDelf reading them till about
3 o'cloclx whom Mrs. Washington went
up into AfA Lewis room. who was con-
fined, md lsft the general and myself
rsaAfyg the pADefR He was very
eAAaGe1l anA Uhaa, he met with any
tAtnk tntas1gdnG- eE entertaining. he
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Washington was buried at Mount
Vernon on Wednesday. December Is,
1893. The Alexandria (Va-) Times and
Advertiser of Friday. December 20.
1893, thus announced Washington's
death and funeral:
The effect of the sudden news - death
upon the inhabitants OF Alexandra can 0eftsI
be conceived than expressed, At first q geneSS
disorder. wildness and consterna ton pervaded
the town. The tale appeared an illusofy dream.
But the impressions soon gave place to sensa-
tions Of the most poignant sorrow. On Monday
and wednesday the stores were all closed and
all business suspended, as IL each family had
lost its father. From the time Of his death
to the time of his interment the bells con-
tinued to toll the shipping in the harbor wore
their colors half-mast high, and every public
expression of grief was observed. On Wednes-
day the inhabitants of the town, Of the country
and the adjacent parts Of Maryland proceeded
to Mount Vernon to perform the last oh3ces
to the body Of their iliustrious neighbor. The
concourse Of people was immense. Tin the
time Of the interment the corpse was placed on
the portico fronting the river. so that every
ctti1en might have an opportunity Of taking 4
last farewell Of the departed benefaetor.
At the time Of Washington's death
Congress was in session in PhflA-
delphia- When the news was received
both houses Immediately adjouned 4
joint committee Of the two houses-waA
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dead I bowed assent. for could not
speak. He then looked at me again and
said. DO you understand me?' | replied.
Yes ''Tis we'll he said.
About ten minutes before he expired
(Which was between 10 and IL o'clock
his breathing became easier. He lay
quietly: he withdrew his hand from mine
and felt his own pulse. l saw his counte-
nance change. | spoke to DR.. Craik who
sat by the fire. He came to the bedside
The generals hand fell from his wrist
| took il in mine and pressed it to my
bosom. DIR. Craik put his hands over his
eyes and he expired without struggle
or a sigh
while we were fixed in silent grief
Mrs. Washington. who was sitting at
the foot of the bed, asked with a firm
and collected voice: is he gomez
could not speak, but held up my hand
as a signal that he was no more. ''Tis
WELL she said in the same voice. All
is over now. I shall soon follow him.
/ have no more trials to pass through
"At the time of his decease DIR. Craik
and myself were in the situation above
mentioned. Mrs. Washington was sit
ting near the foot of the bed. Chris
topher was standing near the bedside.
Caroline. Molly and Charlotte (serv-
ants) were in the room, standing near
the door"
The sun., 1918-12-04
AN ALIEN 20 YEARS,
BUT DIDN'T KNOW 1T
Brooklyn Man, Gettysburg
Veteran Gets Citizenship.

Patrick Downs, a white haired vet
eran Of Gettysburg, stood in a group
of aliens before Supreme Court jus
tice Cropsey in Brooklyn yesterday
and was made a citizen. Smiling
family he raised his right hand and
pledged allegiance" to the country
for which he had fought more than
half a century ago.
well, I'm citizen at last" he
murmured when It was over. and hur-
rled away to tell his wife and family.
Downs has been a resident Of the
United States for seventy years. Fol-
thirty years he has been voting. II
was only recently and by accident he
discovered he was not a citizen.
He was born in Ireland. At the
age of 4 he was brought to the United
States. He was IT In 1862. and ir
August OF the same year he enlisted In
the Seventy seventh Regiment, New
York, part of Gen. Sickles's brigade.
Almost a year later he was fighting
at the Battle OF Gettysburg. During
the furious struggling Of the second
day he was taken prisoner. Two
years later. on June 2, 1865, he was
honorably discharged.
AT that time" said Downs, "a Buff
falo Judge said It would not be neces-