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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
CONVENTION
OF ELKS
OPENS AT DENVER, COL, WITH
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
Annual Reports Show the Order in
Satisfactory Condition--Grand
Exalted Ruler.

DENVER, July 16.-The real open
ing of the Elks Convention occurred
shortly after s o'clock tonight at the
Tabor Opera house Elks and their
friends were kept in good humor until
the exercises began by the almost
constant playing of several bands of
music.
Walter Collier, Exalted Ruler, of
Denver Lodge No. II, presided, and in
troduced the speakers. Governor Nc
Donald, Mayor Robt Speer and Luther
NJ Goddard, of the Supreme Court,
made addresses, welcoming the visit
ing Elks. Robert w. Brown, Exalted
Ruler of the Grand Lodge, delivered
an address in response, and there were
several brief responses made by other
prominent visitors. The session then
adjourned until tomorrow.
This afternoon thousands of Elks
visited the university ball park, where
an exhibition of Notwithstanding and
roping of steers was given.
1t is generally conceded that Judge
Hendy A. Melvin, of Oakland, Cal, will
be the next Grand Exalted Ruler.
Practically all opposition to him was
removed today when DR.. w. H. Havil-
and, of Butte, Mont, absolutely refused
to make the fight for the honor.
At II o'clock one of the prettiest
ceremonies of the Elks was observed
in the toast drank to absent broth
ers." At that hour whistles blew and
bells tolled.
The ceremony will be observed in
the same way during each night OF
the week.
The annual report of the Grand Sec,
rotary made public today was that
on July 10 there were 224 sos members
an increase of 1887. The report also
shows that the order is in the most
satisfactory financial condition, as
we'll as showing an immense amount
of relief work done during the year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
CHESTNUT WANTS
TO BE SPEAKER.
judge S. /. Chestnut Confident OF
Election as FIoater, is Candidate
For Speaker of the House.

Judge Samuel L. Chestnut, of Haw-
kins county, will be candidate for
speaker of the house of representa-
tives. Judge Chestnut has been NOM
mated by the democracy of Hawkins
and Sullivan counties for floater. While
in the CITY he stated he would not only
be elected, but would be candidate
for speaker.
Judge Chestnut is known all over
the state. having served one term in
the lower house, and he made many
friends during the session.
The last speaker of the house was
w. X. Alternately from West Tennes-
see. AS West Tennessee has the nom
inee for governor and Middle Tennes-
see the candidates for United States
senator, state treasurer and comp
troller. the chances for an East Ten
nessean for speaker of the House are
regarded as very good.
Judge Chestnut stated that after
the election he would enter the fight
for the speakership in earnest. The
reason he announced early is that his
friends may know that he is in the
race and will not pledge themselves to
some other candidate who may ask fol
the position.-Knoxville Sentinel.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
LITTLE AC-
COMPLISHED
Adjourned Session OF The Quarterly
Court Transacts Little Business.

The adjourned session of the Quar-
terly Court accomplished little other
than allowing accounts and the regular
salaries.
The committee appointed to super
intend the construction of the bridge
across Rutherford creek reported the
work completed at cost of $3.50.
The County Judge was employed to
employ some competent man to look
after the clocks of the Court House,
with the understanding that the man
employed shall instruct the custodian
of the Court House as to the work.
A motion to appropriate $1,000 for
the improvement of a road leading
from Marshall county to Lovettsville,
was tabled after prolonged discussion.
On motion of Messrs. James A.
iSmiser. the County Judge and County
Court Clerk were instructed to sub
nit a proposition to the Government
to sell the old Jail site for a postoffice
building for the sum of $4,000 and in
the event of it's acceptance were en-
powered to make a title thereto In
case the proposition was not accepted
these officials were instructed to adj
'vertise and sell the property to the
highest bidder for one third cash, bal.
ance one and two years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
TO REGISTER
FOR HOMES.
Great Crowds About the Offices in the
Shoshone Reservation.

SHOSHONE, Wyo., July 16.-Today
the registration for lands in the Shos-
hone or Wind River Indian Reservar
ton began at Shoshone, Landers,
Thermopolis and Worland. Large
crowds are arriving and officials of the
General Land Office estimate that full
ly 10000 persons will register for
homes. The registration will close at
6 p. M, July 81. The drawing will be-
gin on August 4, and will continue I'M
til August Is, when the reservation
will be formally opened.
There are about 100000 acres in
the tract to be opened, from 1850 to
100000 acres being capable of reclama-
Ition by irrigation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20

told agonies for four years, and tired
different physicians and all kinds OF ONT
ments. fcould walk only with crutches.
It is sixteen months ago since began
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for
INV limb and foot. The first two
months the Cuticura Remedies did not
seem to work, but kept on using them
both. In two weeks afterwards l saw a
change in my limb. Then l began using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment often dur
ing the day and kept it up for seven
months, when my limb was healed up
lust the same as if never had trouble:
at is eight months now since l
stopped using Cuticura Remedies, the
best on Gods earth. am working
at the present day, after five years
of suffering. The cost of Cuticura
Ointment and Soap was only .$6;
hut the doctors bills were more like
5000. You can publish my name and
refer any one to write to me about
Cuticura Remedies. will answer all
letters if postage is enclosed John NJ.
LLOYD, 71s S. Arch Ave-, Alliance, Ohio,
June 81, 1906"
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
Too Bio a Job.

The Richmond News Leader says
that strong limitations come that
President Roosevelt intends to under
take to reform the Republican party in
the South by reducing the amount of
patronage at it's disposal" The Pres
ident can cut off the pie supply all
right enough. but he will soon come to
the conclusion that the construction of
the Panama canal is not a circum-
stance to the job of reforming the
party in the South.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
GOOD RACING
AT THE FAIRS.

Racing at the county fairs will be on
a larger scale this season than ever
before, and that, too, under better
organized methods, which will greatly
assist its growth in public favor. 1t
has been apparent for long time that
one of the strongest factors in the
steady growth in popularity of harness
racing is the organization of fair cir
cults throughout the country. In days
gone by when every association gave
it's meeting independent of any other,
the contests excited little interest; to-
day. with organized circuits of fair
meetings. good stables of horses are
secured. the racing is sharp and the
spectators go home with higher idea
of harness racing as a sport than they
had before. The county fairs are prov
ing to be the kindergardens for Grand
Circuit candidates Many a famous
Grand Circuit horse has made his first
appearance on county fair track
Another thing can be truly said OF
county fair racing, and that is that
they will eventually prove the saliva
ton of the trotting horse interest in
1 this country. Nashville American.
He is Right Solid Himself.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
SUFFERED ACON|ES
FOR FOUR YEARS
Whole Foot Nothing But Proud Flesh
Tried Different Physicians and
All Kinds of 0intments = Could
Walk Only With Clutches Ohio
Man Says:
"CUTICURA REMEDIES
THE BEST ON EARTH"

"In the year 1899 the side OF my
right foot was cut off from the little
toe down to the heel, and the physician
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
Suppose It Was Philadelphia?

A Baltimore Chinaman committed
suicide last week, and his countrymen
say the act condemns him to 5000
years of torment STILL he seems to
have considered that preferable to a
much shorter term in Baltimore
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20

who had charge of me
was trying to sew up
the side of my foot,
but with no success.
When he found out
that wouldn't work,
he began trying to
heal the wound with
all kinds of ointment,
until at last my whole
foot and way up
above my calf was
nothing but proud
flesh. / suffered I'M
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20

He is Right Solid Himself.
Secretary Taft ought not to object
to the solid South.-Baltimor Sun. !.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
NEW CARRIERS
APPOINTED

Special to the Herald.
WASHINGTON. d. c., July IL
John H. Derryberry has been appoint
ed carrier ofRural Route No. 8, Column
bia. with James NJ. Derryberry, substi-
tute.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20

Amid scenes of almost indescrioaole
enthusiasm, one of the largest Repuo-
rcar conventions, if not the largest,
ovar held in Tennessee, with unani-
mons acclaim made H. Clay Evans the
,,orrv standard-bearer Thursday night.
That Mr.. Evans is the choice OF the
masses of his party can no longer be
Questioned The feature of his NOM
nation is in the fact that he made
M campaign for the honor; in fact, he
rever announced formally that he was
o candidate. In accepting the nomi-
nation Mr.. Evans pledged his best eff
forts to bring about party success in
November.
After an unbroken rule of ten years
d, tho sunreme boss of Tennessee Re
nublicans, Walter Preston Brownlow
congressman from the First District,
hos bpen dethroned. Mr.. Brownlow
will be the National Committeeman
for the next two years, he may go TO
Congress again, but his power as the
dictator of his party in State affairs
is at an end. After a long struggle,
attended with uninterrupted defeat,
tho old Evans wing has at last secured
control of the Republican party OF this
State. The victory Is complete. II.
CLAY Evans is the party nominee for
Governor his friends have a safe ma
ioritv of the State organization and
the prestige of Brownlow, who had
driven the opposition from the State
Convention six years ago. is forever
gone.
Change Demanded.
No more important event has oc-
Cured in the Republican party of Ten
nessee since the war. 1t is not so mucn
nassing of control from one faction
10 another as it is the protest against
bossism. Like the Democratic party
the Republican party was ready Tor
a change.
Mr.. Evans friends took advantage
of the situation, the old guard OF
Brownlowism made a last desperate
stand, but the tide was too strong
When defeat became certain, when II
was realized that the old machine, al
though doing valiant service, couic
not stem the tide, Mr.. Brownlow sur
rendered as gracefully as possible, al
though it must have been gall anf
wormvood to him to see the shattered
fragments of his once glorious and IN
vincible machine go down in defea
before the hosts marshalled under thu
leadership of his old-time enemy, wn'
is today the unquestioned idol OF TN
hearts of the Republican masses 0
Tennessee.
Rrownlow's Last Struggle.
The story of the convention is toll
in the above lines. Although defeate'
in the district meetings by a vote ina
foretold defeat in the convention, TN
bFOWnIOW IdCIlOH uSSllhNu ~
der without one last final test. ina
came at the night session over the re
ports Of the Credentials Committee
Two reports were submitted. IN
Evans members of the committee, l
an effort to treat the vanquished III
orally. recommended the seating {
both delegations in majority OF IN
contested cases, but like the remnant
of the Old Guard at Waterloo, IN
Brownlow forces scorned the sugge
ton of a compromise or a surrende
even in part, with the result that III
appeal was made to the convention.
On the only roll call of the CONVEX
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-20
BIG INCREASE In
TAX VALUES

Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July l7.-Re-
turns from 92 out of the SO counties OF
the state show an increase in the
assessed valuation in property in the
state of $21 ,222,626.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Standing Order.

Newlin Haines, of the Atlantic City
Hotel Mems association, was talking
about the odd rules that prevail IN
many of the cheaper restaurants and
cafes.
For instance" he said, 81 go in and
order oysters, salad, and dessert. and
get g napkin, but the man next to me,
because he has only ordered pie and
milk, can't have a napkin on any ac-
count.
"A guest here last summer gave me
the best example of these absurd rul-
ings and differentiations that have
heard vet.
"The man said that he entered a
lunch cafe in London, an ornate place,
with a counter where some of the
patrons stood, and with a number of
little tables where others sat.
1.-THE mar gave a small order, and
took a seat at one of the tables.
"Thereupon a waiter hurried to him.
Beg pardon, SIR he said, but
buns. can't sit. '"-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
NcIPIENT ~NsUMPT
How Food Headed or the Insidiou,
Disease.

The happy wife of a good old-fash-
Toned Mich. farmer says:
In the spring Of 1902 I was taken
sick-a general breaking down. as It
were. was excessively nervous, could
no sleep well at night, nv food
seemed to do me no good, and I was
SO weak ! could scarcely walk across
the room.
The doctor said my condition was
due to overwork and close confinement
and that he very much feared that
consumption would set in. For several
months | took one kind Of medicine
after another, but with no good effect
lin fact. I seemed to grow worse.
Then I determined to quit all medi-
cines, give up coffee and see what
Grape-Nuts food would do for me. I
began to eat Grape-Nuts with ugar
and cream and bread and butter three
times a day.
The effect was surprising! / began
to gain hesh and strength forthwith.
my nerves quieted down and grew nor
mally steady and sound, sweet sleep
came back to me. In six weeks time
discharged the hired girl and CON-
menced to do my own homework for
Q family Of six. This was two years
ago, and ! am doing 1t still, and enjoy
IT, Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

had persisted when the little French
bark Lilly sank on December IS, 1903.
They had parted when the little vessel,
after a brave fight with the typhooa,
lurched and sank. They had seer her
lifted on a wave, with a life-preserver
clasped about her, and they had fought
with the sailors in the boat for a chance
to save their daughter. She had caught
one glimpse of them as she was buried
under a huge roller, and the boat was
lifted abovether, and then they parted.
Nearly four days later the boat had
reached n of the Belep islands, off
New Caledonia, and after a day or two
of rest and preparation had crossed to
the larger island and reached safety.
An Acrobatic Family.
The Ponquet family-father, mother
and daughter-were acrobats and ami
NAL trainers, and Ponquet, the father,
had for many years been the leader of a
little circus, sometimes with a dozen or
more men in his employ, sometimes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

ed time. using stones in small piles, one
stone to each day. she had a fright. No
rain had fallen for weeks, and the little
pond began to go dry. Day after day
she watched il dwindle away. Finally,
1t was a tiny pool of muddy, ~unpalatable
water, and she retired that night in de-
spair, and during. the night rair. ;:aured
and filled the pond again. The fruit
from the palm trees, a species of edible
root, some delicate seaweed that she
found, oysters, a species of shrimp, and
fish constituted her main diet, although
at rare intervals she caught a gull, and
once she caught a small green parrot.
Hope still lived. She believed that
some day she would be saved. Her on,
hardship was loneliness, and she talked,
or sang to herself to keen her mind busy,
and she climbed to the top of the trees
and sat there gazing out across the sea.
She was in a tree top on the afternoon
she was rescued. She was sitting gaz-
ing southwark toward the familiar
speck, day-dreaming of her beautiful
France, and wondering whether she ever
would see it again. She had beeA> !,lere
for hours, when suddenly she g.sped
and almost fell out of the tree top. She
heard voices.
A moment later, with a cry that star
tied the sailors, she slid and jumped
down the tree, and rushing towards
them across the sand, laughed and cried
and laughed again, begging them to
speak to her. One of the sailors spoke
French. He told her they were from
the trading schooner Cyprus, and would
take her aboard.
Then the strange, sun-browned, grass
garbed beauty fell, still laughing, fell
fainting upon the sand, and before she
recovered she and her little store OF
tools she had made, were safe on board
the vessel, bound for Noumea, New Cal
edonia, and, eventually. France, where
the happy family was reunited.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11

burne, at Sydney, at Clarendon, New
Castle, MISUNDERSTANDING it was the
same, and the gold rolled in.
They went to New Zealand, and, trav-
cling along the coast from Palmerston
through Christchurch, Timaru, Nelson,
over to Wellington, on the North island,
they added to the menagerie.
Shipwreclzed by Typhoon.
Early in December they were ready.
They loaded the tents, and the animals,
and all, aboard the Lilly and started for
Melbourne. The %typhoon struck on De-
cember Is in the morning, and for over
three days the little vessel, under bare
poles, fed before it. The men, exhaust
ed and worn from working the pumps,
fell fainting. Three times they tried to
turn and ride in the face of the storm,
but could not. They were driven north
ward, always northward-lost, hopeless
and dying.
And during it all Liela helped the
men, and when they fell from exhaus-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
COFFIN SUIT FATAL TO TEN
Men Who Engage in Fight Over
Property Given to Undertaken
Struck Down Mysteriously.

Galveston, TeX.-Death from a
strange malady which physicians saw
they have never before seen or heard
OF mas overtaken ten men who were
connected with the suit over a piece
OF property given to an undertaken by
a widow in payment for her hus-
bands coffin. The belief is wide
spread in this vicinity that the deaths
are a Judgment from heaven. So terri
Tying have been the manifestations of
what is believed to be divine wrath
that even the county officials refuse to
have anything o to do with the
case, which probably never will be
adJudicated, at least in the present
generation.
The case is that of George e. Smith
against John Daley. Both men died
o o after suit was brought of the
strange disease which specialists were
unable to diagnose or treat. Then
Thomas Brick, the district clerk who
filed the suit, fell a victim to the same
mysterious avenger.
Three lawyers participated in the
widows coffin suit" as it is called
Clegg Stewart, Forester Rose and Will
liam 7. Austin. Within a few days all
three became i'll and died of the pecul-
lar disease for which no remedy could
be found. Then Judge William H.
Stewart, who tried the case and who
but 2 few days before had rendered a
decision in the case and granted a new
trial, fell a victim, and in a short time
expired.
Alexander Bartlingcock and G. A.
Sias were employed to survey the
land in preparation for the new trial.
Scarcely had they completed their
task when they fell ill and died.
]. F. Simons, the district clerk,
laughed at the fears of the supersti-
tious, and made preparations for the
new trial. A few days later he died.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
A OF A

The duke of Abruzzi is reported q
be organizing an expedition to explore
Central Africa.
The kaiser already has six autos
and now has ordered sever more In
one lot. Meanwhile his horses are
eating their heads of in the stable.
Lord Elgin claims t be the direct
descendant Of the male line of King
Robert the Bruce, whose sword and
helmet are kept at Broomhall. He ia
q godson of Queen Victoria.
Baron Pronay, a millionaire MEM
Der Of the Hungarian upper house, has
promised to give away his entire for
tune, except about $375 a year each
for his wife and daughter, to recoup
officials who are dismissed for refus-
ing to pay the taxes collected into the
government treasury.
The earl of Lytton will try the ex-
pertinent of giving his tenants an OPP
portunity to live on their own free
hold land and with that object he has
sold at auction 107 plots on his Kneb-
worth estate on easy terms. Kneb-
worth has been the nome of the Ly.-
tons since the time of Henry VII.
Baron Alphonse De Rothschild gave
legacies to 119 men and women who
have done things to benefit the world
In one way or another. These people
have now got together at Paris ald
published a book of eulogies on the
dead banker. In token of his gen.
erous patronage Of the arts they also
wish to put up a monument to him in
the French capital.
The duchess of Sutherland, who has
recently had a play produced on the
London stage, is an author as well as a
dramatist. She began early with a book
on How I Spent My Twentieth Year"
Since then she has written one or
two novels and some short stories, and
has contributed various articles to the
discussion Of social questions, in
which she is much interested.
Grand Duchess Marie of Russia is
the only daughter of Grand Duke
Paul, brother of the late Grand Duke
Sergius. The former was banished
from Russia after his second mar
riage, which was regarded as a meg
alliance, and his little daughter be-
came the ward of Grand Duke Sergius,
who, it will be remembered, was as
sassinated some months ago. The
youthful grand duchess is only Is, very
and sweet locking, and she is
generally designated the Cinderella
Of Russian %princesses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-11
Girl Lives on Desert Island in the Indian
Ocean for Fifteen Months.
IS SHIPWRECKED BY A TERRIBLE TYpHooN
Pet Lion Her Sole Living Companion-Is Finallv
Forced to Kill Animal to Save Own Life-At
Last Rescued by a Passing Vessel
and Returned to Parents.

The story of Robinson Crusoe and
MS remarkable adventures is familiar
to almost every man, woman and child.
To prove the old saying that truth is
stranger than fiction this interesting
tale has been enacted by a handsome
young French girl, and if anything her
experiences were more remarkable.
Cast away On an almost desert island
IN the middle of the Indian ocean,
thrown on her own resources, Liela
Ponquet, a pretty young trapeze per-
former, now about Is years of age,
lived for Is months before she was
picked up by a passing vessel and
finally sent back to her home in
France.
When she arrived at Marseilles she
was reunited with her father and
mother who for nearly two years she
had believed dead, and who believed she