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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-19
QUIETLY PASSES
INTO THE BEYOND
WIDOW OF THE CoNFEDERAcYs
cHIEFTAIN succUMBs TO
PNEUMONIA.
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS RREArHEs
HER LAST IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Mrs. Jeffer.
son Davis, widow of the President Of
the Confederacy, who had been IN
for a week at the Hotel Majestic in
this city, died at 1925 o'clock tonight
Death was due to pneumonia, Undue,
ed by severe cold Mrs Davis con.
tracted upon her return from the
Adirondacks, where she had spent the
summer months.
Although grave fears were felt from
the first, Mrs. Davis wonderfully vi
tally, which brought her safely
through a similar attack a year ago
gave hope of ultimate recovery until
last night, when decided change for
the worse was evident and the attend.
ing physicians announced that the end
was near. It was then believed that
Mrs. Davis could not survive the
night, but she rallied slightly during
the early hours of today.
Shortly after o'clock she had a
sinking spell and Rev. Nathan A. Sea.
BILE. rector of St. Stephens Protestant
Episcopal Church, was hurriedly sum-
moned to give religious comfort to the
patient in her last moments of con
seriousness. The clergyman remained
some time and an hour later it was
that Mrs. Davis had lapsed
into state of coma. The period of
continued to the end
At the bedside when death came
were Mrs. ]. Addison Hayes, Of Color
ado Springs, Col. the only surviving
daughter of Mrs. Davis; Jefferson Da
Wis Hayes, a grandson, who is a stu
dent at Princeton University; Mrs
Charles E. Bateson, niece; Dr. and
Mrs. Gustav Webb, the latter a grand
and Dr. Robert H. Wylie,
who, with DR.. Webb, cared for Mrs
Davis throughout her illness.
]. Addison Hayes, husband of Mrs.
Davis only living child, had been sum
noned from Colorado Springs and was
lurrying across the continent when
a message announcing Mrs. Davis
leath intercepted him.
Mrs Davis had for some years made
Ter home in this city, where she had
/ wide circle of friends. Throughout
Ter illness solicitous inquiries regard
ng her condition were continually
made at her apartments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-19
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-19
ROAR OF
THE FALLS
IN THE EARS OF OCCUPANTS OF
A HELPLESS BOAT.
Desperate Plight Of Party on Niagara
River Relieved by Albert Green
woods Heroism.

NIAGARA, Oct ia naptha
launch containing a party of six men
and women was swept into the rapids
and within half mile of the brink of
the falls late tonight. They were saw
ed from a plunge over the cataract by
Albert Greenwood, of Chippewa, who
brought them ashore in his launch.
The party consisted of Capt. Chas.
B. Lentz and Mrs. Lentz, Mrs. Chas.
Clapphal and daughter, DR.. w. G. Glen
dan and Engineer james Herschel.
Capt. Lentz lost his bearing in the
dark and struck bar, smashing the
launch's rudder and leaving the little
boat helpless. The first anchor cap
sen snapped and the boat started down
the river in seventeen mile current.
A second anchor dragged along the
bottom of the river for some time. The
occupants of the boat frantically call
ed for help Nothing could be done
for them. The second anchor finally
caught on large log near the Cana
liam shore and within the sound of
the falls.
Capt. Lentz attracted attention from
shore by using the launch's fash light.
Word was sent to Albert Greenwood,
owner of small steam launch, who
to attempt a rescue. He
made two trips through the dangerous
channel and brought the party ashore
safely,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-19
Brevity.

The teacher had just finished ex
planning how concise telegram should
be, as every word meant money. AT
ter a little talk on the subject she said
Now every boy Imagine his mother
Is sick and send a telegram to his
father"
Here is a specimen Of the tele.
grams:
Dear Father: Mama said you
should come home from the shop be.
cause mama is sick. And, father,
mama said please come home quick.
Your truely son.
WILLIE MILLER"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-19
SAM JONES' LAST
PUBLISHED LETTER
Continued from First Page.

to notice in the Atlanta Journal of
the 5th of October that the fight
against the open saloon in Atlanta will
be made next spring. / want to sit
on the fence and see that procession
go by. want to be there to help
tie a few cans to the tails of some
whiskey dogs in Atlanta and watch
them go down the pike. Atlanta needs
a new deal all round from Mayor to
mud mover, and the sooner she gets it
the better.
l have watched our evangelistic
movement in this city with great inter
est l never preached the gospel to
any people who listen more attentive
ly, and no city has ever given me a
better hearing. Last Sunday night the
great building was crowded with men,
and suppose at least 1000 came for
ward at the close of the sermon and
gave me their hard, promising God
a better life. We look for great re-
suits before the close of the meeting
next Sunday night. Sunshine and
cloudless skies have been with us ev-
cry day since we came, except one that
was a dreary rain day. The climate
and the weather here reminds us so
much of Southern California, the blu
est sky, the purest atmosphere, the
brightest sunshine.
have truly said to these people,
clean up your city morally, and the
way is open to you to be the queen
city of all Southwestern cities, and in
deed you will take your place by and
by among the great cities of Ameri-
ca.
| meet thousands of old friends here
from other States-Georgia, the Car
olinas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Missouri are all largely rep
resented in the population of Oklaho-
ma City. On showdown believe
Dixie has it over Yankee Doodle. l
think the Democrats are in the major
ity here on a close eight.
What is true of Oklahoma City is
true of all our cities, for they all need
a house-cleaning,a street-cleaning and |
a thorough cleaning, physically and
Sooner or later humanity |
will learn that the man who will vio-
late the law of God has no regard for
the laws of man, only as he may be-
lieve that the laws of the land may
be enforced upon him, but the average
persistent law-breaker in a city seems
to have a pull with the gang and i'm
from punishment.
I notice with pleasure that the peo-
pie of Atlanta propose to carry the
war into Africa" and preach the Cos
pei to Africa in the jungles of Allan
"a, as we'll as in the jungles of Africa
The gospel is at last the only remedy
hat goes to the root of the evil. but
he gospel must not be hindered by
rad liquor and the debauchery of the
subject that Christianity must approach.
We must recast, we must reconsider,
We must revolutionize, or do worse.
Salves and liniment won't reach this
,ase. The disease is now in the blood
md the treatment must be heroic.
The disease is no longer in our by
avs, but it's in our constitution, and
hank God there is balm in GRead,
here is physician there. Your truly,
SAM P. JONES.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-10-19

Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me
until / used Doan's Ointment. 1t cur
ed me permanently. Hon. John R.
Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
THE PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS
REPORT FROM GOV. IDE TO THE
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Quoted Without DisOrder-Eisht
Present Governors Re-Elected.

Washington, D. C. Governor
General Ide has cabled the war Depart
ment, from Manila, an account of the
outcome OF the Philippine elections
Wednesday. These provincial elections
being, in a way, educational for the
Filipinos, who are unused to suffrage in
any form, the results are watched with
the keenest interest by the war depart
ment. The text of Gov. Ide's dispatch
follows:
Provincial elections satisfactory. Not
a single instance Of disorder, although
many ballots were required to elect in
numerous instances. Have confirmed
all elected except three suspended for
investigation, charged with bribery and
intimidation. SanGiko and Deveyra
were elected and confirmed, as was also
Reynolds, an American, who was elect
ed on the seventeenth ballot. Eight OF
the present governors were reelected"
1t is said that Sandiko is a leading
agitator for independence. He was
elected governor of his native province
of Bulucan. Deveyra is a prominent
newspaper mar among the Fflipinos.
Reynolds was a captain of Thirty
first volunteer regiment and was subse-
quently appointed treasurer of the prov
ince of Albay, of which he has doubt
less been elected governor.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
MEDICAL BREVITIES.

Women are to be admitted to be
doctors of medicine by the University
of Prague, which, however, refuses to
admit them as doctors of philosophy.
At a recent session of the Paris
Academy of Medicine, NJ. Chauffard
stated that in many patients treated
by X-rays for lancer of the tongue, the
growth had become rapidly dissem-
seminated. The academy adopted his
conclusion that medical men alone
should have the right to use X-rays
for treatment.
One of the most important causes of
disease, according to Prof. Macfaydyen
of London is the inhalation Of parti-
cles of dust in the streets of cities. He
holds that the dust not only often con-
tains the germs Of disease, but that
it has a deletarious effect upon the
respiratory organs, through mechan-
zeal irritation.
DIR. Klein, F. r. s., has communicat-
ed to the British government the dis
covery that dried tissues of animals
dead If plague, in which the bacili
originally present have been killed by
desiccation. nevertheless retain the
power of communicating the disease
to animals into which they are in
jected, and which die with all the
symptoms of plague. but without
themselves containing any bacilli.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
KING EDWARD lNcoCNlTO
He VIII Spend Some Time in Paris
and Biarritz, and Then Take n
Cruise On the Mediterranean.

London.-His grace, the duke Of
Lancaster, as King Edward will be
known for two months, left for a
holiday in Paris and Biarritzland sub.
sequent cruise in the Mediterranean.
The king who is attended only by
Gen. Sir Stanely Clarke andfthe Hon.
Sidney Greville, spent the might on
board the royal yacht at Portsmouth,
leaving early this morning for Cher
bourg, and will arrive in Paris this
evening. He will stay at. the British
embassy in Paris until Tuesday, and
during his visit to the French capital
will see President Fallierers, whom he
has not yet met. From Paris the
king goes to Biarritz, France. and
will stay there until theen of March,
afterwards joining the royal yacht in
the Mediterranean, where, it is said,
he will meet Emperor William. Dur.
ing his stay at BiarriK, King Edward
will see King Alfonsoland discuss the
details of the latteEb marriage with
Princess Ena of BAttenberg.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
THE LAW Is INDICATED
Charles Coleman, Negro Who MUIR.
dered SCHOOLGIRL, Lawfully
Executed.

Shreveport. La.-Closely guarded
by two companies of militia, Charles
Coleman, the negro who murdered
Margaret Lear, a school girl, last week,
was privately hanged at 12:37 p. m.
Thursday. A large crowd surrounded
the Jail, but there was 10 hostile DEM
onstration.
Just as the hangman placed his foot
on the trigger, Coleman exclaimed:
"Good-by." He was pronounced dead
in 10 minutes, his neck being broken.
Ore of the murdered girls brothers
witnessed the execution.
There was strong talk of burning the
negro's dead body if the mob could get
it, but the governor, who arrived Thurs
day morning, and the mayor took
prompt steps to prevent this and will
give the body decent burial.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
MURDER At MOUNT CARMEL
DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT SOUTH
ERIN RAILWAY STATION.
Two Mem Shot and Killed BY Two
Others who Had been Elected
Fob Making . Noise.

Mount Carmel, Ill.-Being elect
ed fromthe waiting room of the South
ern railway station at one o'clock
Wednesday morning by ten men, whose
slumber they disturbed, J. w. Muir
ply and Charles White, alias Dodd. re-
turned a few moments later with a re-
volver, fired through the window, and
when the occupants rushed out OF the
door to escape,l shot and killed two
unidentified men.
The second man to emerge from the
waiting was shot in the mouth.
He pitched forward, dead. The second
man shot received a bullet through the
head. He lived until II o'clock. Muir
ply was captured Immediately after
the shooting by the night Waterman.
| White was arrested a few hours later
in a local resort.
The victims were members of a con-
struction gang at work on the Illinois
| Central railroad. Their names have not
been learned, but will probably be re-
| vealed 1T the coroner's inquest.
According to Whites story, Murphy
used the revolver.
Murphy says he knows nothing about
the shooting.
Murphy is about 40 years old. White
is younger. The latter was employed
as a hostler at the Big -Four round
| house here recently. A short time ago
| Murphy was charged with shooting
| through a window at George Krug,
who was wounded in the throat. Muir
| ply escaped with a fine.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
r. WALSH ARRESTED
Charged with Making False Return
to the Comptroller and Convert
ing Banks Funds to Own Use.

Chicago.-John R. Walsh, who was
president of the defunct Chicago ma
tional bank which closed its doors
December Is, 1905, was. Friday. taken
into custody on a federal warrant
which charges him with violation OF
the national banking laws in making
false returns to the comptroller of the
currency, and also asserts that he
converted to his own use, without
proper authority, funds of the bank
amounting to $4,000, 900. He was re-
leased after giving bonds of $4,000.
The complaint alleges in specific
terms that, on November IS, 1906, the
Chicago national bank transmitted to
the comptroller of the currency a
statement of the financial condition
of the bank at the close of business
on November 8. In this statement
the said John r. Walsh unlawfully
made certain false entries, to the eff
feet that at the close of business on
the 9th day of November the amount
Of loans and discounts of the said bank
ing association on which the officers
and directors thereof were then liable,
either as payer or iniorser, was $685.
600, whereas in truth the amount OF
such loans and discounts was 3d.
100000; and another raise entry to the
effect that the amount. of loans and
discounts of the association on which
the officers and directors were not
liable, payers or indorsers, was $10,-
658,226. Whereas in truth the amount
of such loans and discounts on which
officers and directors were not liable
was much smaller, namely $500, 900"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA
A Desperately Serious Case Cured by
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

Brought to the very verge OF starva-
ton by the rejection Of all n~ourishment,
her vitality almost destroyed, the re-
covery of Mrs. j. A. Wyatt, of No. 1850
Seventh street, Des Moines, Iowa,
seemed hopeless. Her physicians utterly
failed to reach the seat of the difficulty
and death must have resulted If she had
not pursued an independent course sug-
gested by her sisters experience.
Mrs. Wyatt says: "bhad pain in the
region of the heart, palpitation and
| shortness of breath SO that l could not
walk very fast. My head ached very
badly and I was seized with vomiting
| spells whenever / took any food. A doc
tor was called who pronounced the
| trouble gastritis, but he gave ME no re-
lief. Then / tried a second doctor with
out benefit. By this time had become
very weak. I could not keep the most
delicate broth OH my stomach, and az
| the end of a month / was scarcely more
| than skin and bone and was really starv-
ing to death.
CITIZEN I RECALLED how much benefit my
| sister had got from DIR. Williams Pink
| Pills and decided to take them in place
of the Doctors medicine. 1t proved a
wise decision for they helped me as
nothing else had done. Soon l could
take weak tea and crackers and steadily
| more n~ourishment. In two weeks I was
| able to leave my bed. DIR. Williams
Pink Pills were the only thing that
| checked the vomiting and as soon as that
was stopped my other difficulties left me.
I have q vigorous appetite now and am
| able to attend to all the duties of my
| home. / praise DIR. Williams Pink Pills
| for Pale People to all my friends because
I am thoroughly convinced of their
merit"
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
| druggists and by the DR.. Williams Med
icine Co, Schenectady, Ny.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE
Peoria School Inspectors Ordered to
Show Cause Why They Should
Not Be Ousted.

Peoria, Ill.-Circuit Judge Mich
olas Worthington, who sentenced N.
C. D%ougherty to Joliet, issued an order
in circuit court, Tuesday afternoon, or
dering the eight school inspectors of
Peoria, who have a year yet to serve,
to appear in court on March IL and
show cause why they should not be
elected from Office on the ground of il
legal election. .
The ruling of the court followed the
presentation of a petition signed by
prominent attorneys. 1t has the effect
Of opening up the entire question of the
liability of the Peoria national bank
and the bondsmen of the treasurer.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
ENoRMoUs'psPRlNG TRADE
An Optimistiebe Feeling Pervades
Business CircIeA and Heavy Build
ing Op%erntinns Anticipated.

New YorEeIBradstreet's regular
weekly review says:
Favorable features still largely pre-
dominate. LIAeuntry buyers are more in
evidence than at any previous time this
year andnhaye bought literally. VIM
ter wheat terop reports are as good as
ever, and athe probability that a gen.
eral coal strike nay be avoided after
all lendsa strength to industry of all
kinds. 1T is true there is rather more
conservatism displayed by buyers for
the more distant future and prices OF
somel Commodities are being shaded,
but il is apparently regarded as certain
thHe an enormous spring business will
beaone, that building will approximate,
if pot surpass last years huge totals,
and that crop and trade developments
Of the future will take care of next
season's trade.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
PAY OF RURAL CARRIERS
No Disp osAtion On the Part of the
Post Office Department to Cut
Existing Rates.

Washington.-An official statement
has been furnished by the post Office
department which says:
In the matter Of rural carriers pay it
can be authoritatively stated that there
is no disposition on the. part of the post
office department to cut existing rates.
On the contrary, the department has
strongly recommended the advisability
of congressional consideration of the
subject looking to more adequate COM
pensation.
In the recent readjustments to COM
plete county service the number Of
routes reduced in mileage have exceed
ed the number increased. These con-
ditions have resulted in lowering the
average pay of the carrier somewhat.
Until the service is completed
throughout the country the average OF
carriers salaries, based upon the pres
ent legal allowances, will naturally
f~uctuate from time to time, as routes
are increased or decreased in length.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09

Mr.. Thomas Summons, the Ameri-
can c~onsulgeneral at Newchwang,
Manchuria, recently visited Port Ar.
thur. and while there met and had an
exceedingly interesting chat with ia
pans chief military genius and hero,
Marshal Oyama. In the course of their
conversation the marshal stated that
he was going back to his farm"
lathe emperor" he said, called me
from the farm to enter the field, and
now that there is no o fighting for
me to do, and al I am through.
with soldering l shall return to the
farm"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
A PERFECT HAND.
How Its Appearance Became Fa-
miliar to the Public.

The story of how probably the most
perfect feminine hand in America be-
came known to the people is rather
interesting.
AS the story goes the possessor OF
the hand vas with some friends in a
photographers one day and while talk
ing, held up a piece of candy. The
pose of the hand with its perfect con-
tour and faultless shape attracted the
attention of the artist, who proposed
to photograph it. The result was a
beautiful picture kept in the family
until one day, after reading a letter
from someone inquiring as to who
wrote the Postum and Grape-Nuts ad-
vertisements, Mr.. Post said to his
wife: I'VE receive SO many in
quiries of this kind, that it is
evident some people are curious TO
know, suppose we let the advertising
department have that picture of your
hand to print and name it A Helping
Hand" (Mrs. Post has assisted him
in preparation of some of the most ia
nous advertisements
There was a natural shrinking from
the publicity, but with an agreement
that no name would accompany the
picture, its use was granted.
The case was presented in the light
of extending a welcoming hand to the
friends of Postum and Grape-Nuts, SO
the picture appeared on the back COW
ers OF many of, the January and Feb
ruary magazines and became known to
millions of people.
Many artists have commented upon
1t as probably the most perfect hand
in the world.
The advertising dept. of the Postum
Co. did not seem able to resist the
temptation to enlist the curiosity of the
public, by refraining from giving the
name of the owner when the pictare
appeared, but stated that the name
would be given later in one of the news
paper announcements, thus seeking to
induce the readers to Look for and read
the forthcoming advertisements to learn
the name Of the owner.
This combination of art and COM
merce and the multitude of inquiries
furnishes an excellent illustration of the
interest the public takes in the personal
and family life Of large manufacturers
whose anne become household words
through extensive and continuous an
nouncements in newspapers and period
jcals.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09

One of the ablest hydrostatic en-
gineers of New York, Mr. Harrington,
made a few days1ago the extraordinary
statement that the waste of %aqueduct
water in the city is SO great that were
1t possible to prevent this wastage it
would be unnecessary to increase the
reservoir and the water supply for
many years. In other words, the city
is able to commit itself to an indebt-
edness of $50, OOO, 900, which is made
necessary because the users of aque-
duct water in the city persist in vast
ing it. There seems to be. no way
by which this can be prevented.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
SANcTlTY OF HUMAN LIFE
Law To Make 1t a Felony
to Advocate the Removal of In
curably Diseased Or ImbeciIes.

Albany, N. VA bill to absolutely
prohibit in this state ever the advocacy
or the suggestion that persons suffering
from an incurable mental or physical
ailment be put to death was intro
duced in the assembly branch of the
legislature Wednesday,.
The measure provides that w~hosoever
advocates or teaches the duty, necessi-
ty or propriety of putting to death by
legal sanction or otherwise, persons af-
ficted with an %incurable mental or
physical disease, because of their said
condition, is guilty of a felony.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
REMANDED FOR SENTENCE
Three OF the Four Indicted Norfolk
& western Bond Forgery Pris-
Oners Plead Guilty.

New York.-Defendants' plea Of
guilty in the Norfolk G. Western $4,-
500, 900 bond forgery case was entered,
Wednesday, before Recorder Golf, fol-
lowing two indictments by the grand
jury, charging Samuel ]. HUMPHREYS,
of Brooklyn, and Douglass E. Smith, Of
Manhattan, with forgery in the first
degree. They were arraigned, together
with Charles Augustus Seton and
Charles T. C. P. Colmey, both of whom
had been previously indicted on the
same charge. All the defendants ex-
cept Colmey pleaded guilty and were
remanGed one month for sentence.