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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-14
CHAPTER Xxx.

NY0T was only half-past nine when the
IWI work of the evening was finished;
ks9A for, after the officers had been
E4N3I through it couple of times, it was
done much more rapidly. Though
the excessive formality of the pro-
ceedings and the abundant repetitions of the
titles of the officers may seem very tedious
and tiresome to outsiders, it is certain that
the boys enjoyed the work exceedingly.
A hearty round of applause greeted Bryan
Braslock when he announced that no more
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-14
CONTINUED FROM LAST SUNDAY
CHAPTER XIX.

it has taken long tune
| "A to describe the opening of the lodge,
IN not more than quarter of an hour
6seMA was consumed in the work Bryan ',6
@s2sSsS Jeclored that half that time would
- ,rben the officers had
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-14

before you one who desires to be honest, Jus'
and true" said the Messenger. o,
HAS he given the seven promises|
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Her Aim.

A man who runs a truck farm in
Virginia tells of the sad predicament
in which colored man named Sam
Moore, who is in his employ, recently
found himself. Sam had had consid.
cradle difficulty in eyading the on.
slaughts of dog from a neighboring
farm. Finally the dog got him, as
Sam kicked at him.
Sans wife. hearing a tremendous
yell, rushed to the rescue of her bus.
band. When she came up the dog had
fastened his teeth in the calf of Sans
leg and was holding on for dear life.
Selling a stone in the road, Sans
wife was about to hurl 1t when Sam,
with wonderful presence of mind,
shouted:
Mandy! Mandy! Don't frow dat
stone at de dawg! Frow it at me-
Mandy!"-Youth's Companion.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Old New
Pope Condemns Changes in Holy Writ

Rome.-The syllabus promulgated
by the Pope with regard to the So
called modernism in the faith contains
n preamble which sets forth that Ro-
man Catholic authors, under the pre-
text of examining dogmas, explain
them in the name of history in such a
fashion that the dogmas themselves
disappear.
To prevent such errors, the pream-
BILE says, the Pope has ordered con-
gregation of inquisition to note and re-
prove the principal errors, and with his
appreciation siXty-five propositions are
condemned. These include the follow
ing:
Divine inspiration does not guaran-
tee all and every part of the Holy
Scriptures against error.
The resurrection of the Savior is
not an historical fact, but is purely
supernatural. 1t can neither be DEM
onstrated nor is it demonstrable.
The Roman Catholic Chuch became
the head of all churches, not by divine
ordinances, but by purely political cir
cumstances.
The church is the enemy of natural
and theological sciences.
The Christian doctrine was first Ju-
daic, then Pauline, then Hellenic, then
universal.
The principles of the Apostles creed
had not the same significance to the
primitive Christians as they have to
the Christians of the present time.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
5000 FALL WITH PRosTRATIoN
The EIks Pull Off Big Parade, 3ut
Many Suffer.

Philadelphia Philadelphia and her
myriad of visitors paid dearly to SEQ
the Elks' titanic parade.
1t fell upon the hottest day of the
year and the suffering among the spec
tators was terrible. There We're more
than 1900 heat prostrations, and yet
not one death has been reported SO far.
Numerically the parade was without a
precedent. 1t took four hours and a
half to pass the reviewing stands, and
there were no delays. Colonel John
P. Sullivan, of New Orleans, grand
marshal, gave the official number of
men in line as 5000
The men from Denver were dressed
as cowboys, with fringed buckshin
trousers, blue flannel shirts, red ban
dana handkerchiefs around their necks
broad-brimmed sombreros on their
heads and revolvers strapped in their
belts. When these wild men from the
West, 200 strong drew their revolvers
in front of the mayors stand on north
city hall plaza, and shot up" the
place, it sounded like battle and the
massof people on the big st and that
looked like some huge boiling pot be-
cause of the swaying of fans, fairly
burst with enthusiasm.
OF the 1900 persons who were over
come by the heat, few were from the
ranks of the paraders. They were on
the move on Broad street, which is of
magnificent width, giving the march
ers ample breathing space, but the
spectators who were crowded together
behind cordons of police, toppled over
so fast that they filed the hospitals.
Ambulances and patrol wagons were
continually on the run.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Report Favors Faculty.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The special non
partisan commission appointed by Gov
ernor Brooks to inquire into affairs at
the State University in Wyoming,
charges of graft and mismanagement
having been made by Professor G. E.
Morton, now of Fort Collins, made its
report to the governor. The result in
the main favors the faculty.
The commission reported that in the
purchase of coal and the letting of
printing no competitive bids were
asked but that coal and printing were
obtained at reasonable prices, no graft
being established; that there was no
undue political interference and no
misappropriation of funds. 1t also says
that there was no improper interfer-
ence by Miss Grace r. Hebard, secre-
tary of the board of trustees, and desig-
mated as "petticoat government" The
charges that live stock had been fed at
the experiment station by Otto
Gramm, president of the board, and DR..
Stevens, that wool owned by the uni
versity had been exhibited by King
brothers at the state fair at Douglas
were also found to be not true.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
WESTERN MEN IN NEW YORK.
Brains of Mountain and Prairie In De
mand in the Financial Center.

Ever since the early days, when D.
o. Mills, ]. B. Haggin and James R.
Keene "emigrated" from California to
New York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
for its supply of men who do things"
Theodore p. Shonts, both southerner
and westerner, who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob
lem, is the latest importation in re-
sponse to the call of the east.
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, of Virginia, turned the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society over to
its policyholders, who now elect a ma.
jority of its Board of Directors, and
divested himself of the control of the
stock which he bought from Jas. H.
Hyde, and the success of the new
management of the Society under the
direction Of President Paul Morton,
have created demand for the strong
men of the south and west that Is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made better showing than any other
insurance company in the way of i'm
proved methods, economies and in
creased returns to policyholders.
E. H. Gary, head of the greatest cor.
poration in the world-the U. s. Steel
Co.-John W. Gates, Henry G. Frick,
Norman B. Ream, Vim. H. Moore and
Daniel G. Reid are other westerners
who are among the biggest men in
New York.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
SAVED FROM DREAD FATE.
Kind Woman's Assistance Meant
Much to This Tramp.

A certain lady, noted for her kind
heart and open hand, was approached
not long ago by a man who. with
tragic air, began:
"A man, madam, is often forced by
the whip of hunger to many things
from which his very soul shrinks-
and so it is with me at this time. Un.
less, madam, in the name of pity, you
give me assistance, will be com.
PEELED to do something which I never
before have done, which l would
greatly dislike to do"
Much impressed, the lady made
haste to place in his hand five-dol
lar bill AS the man pocketed II
with profuse thanks. she inquired:
"And what is the dreadful thins
1 have kept you from doing. my poor
man."
Work" was the brief and mourn
full reply.-Harper' Weekly.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
The Peace Conference Does Little

The Hague.-The American delega
ton has presented to the peace confer
ence the following proposition:
IF for any reason a captured vessel
can not be tried the vessel must be re.
leased"
The Peruvian delegation has pre-
selted the following amendment to the
American proposition regarding the
collection of the contractual debts:
"The principles established by this
proposition can not be applied to differ
ences arising from contract between
the government of one country and the
foreign subjects of another when the
contracts provide that these differ
ences must be submitted to the judges
of local tribunals"
The Venezuelan delegation pre-
sented declaration on the same sub
jecu making the same objection as
Peru, with the addition that in case
no contract exists all diplomatic means
o. reaching an understanding must be
tried before recourse is had to the per.
manent court of arbitration. The Ven
ezuelan declaration ends with these
words:
1T is understood that said differ
cnces are to be settled through peace
full means without recourse to coer
Give measures implying the employ
ment Of military or naval forces"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Coal Land Frauds Being Probed.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The first interest.
ing evidence in the trial of f. L. Iona.
baugh, E. M. Holbrook and Robert Nc.
Phillamey, charged with conspiracy TO
defraud the government of coal landd
in Sheridan county, same when Mrs
Lee Hake of Sheridan testified that for
consideration of $100 she made q
coal filing at the instigation OF he;
uncle, Lonabaugh.
Mrs. HalSe said she did not pay the
filing fees or the S2.400 derived by tho
government from the transfer of title
TO the land, Lonabaugh acting as her
agent in these matters.
Mrs. Hake identified her signature
on papers transferring this land to
Lonabaugh and his associates. bu,
could not remember having made Q
transfer.
Other witnesses examined were f.
w. Daniels and Il. b. Mather, register
and receiver. respectively. of the land
Office at Buffalo; @. b. Holmes, forme.'
clerk of Sheridan county; l.. B. Claiche
the present clerk, and Stewart Ken.
redy superintendent of the Wyoming
Coal Mining Company at the time ths
cllegec fraudulent filings were made.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
w. E. Russell, Where Are Your

Denver-f alive, w. e. Russell,
former member of the Wyoming State
Legislature and prominent in mining
circles in that state and in Colorado,
can secure fortune by communicate
Ing with his former partner, j. M.
Thomas, at the Quincy bar in Denver.
Russell disappeared from Denver in
July, 1906. and has not been heard of
since. His baggage is still at the Abb
bott hotel at Nineteenth and Curtis
streets, where he left it.
Russell had 800 on his person when
he disappeared and it is feared that
he might have met with foul play. His
former partner desires to learn, if pos
sible, IL he is alive or dead and his
whereabouts, as mining property in
which the two owned an interest was
recently sold for large sum.
Thomas. whose residence is in
Olinghaus, Nevada, is in Denver inves-
tigating the disappearance of his part
ner. Mr.. Thomas said:
Russell and | We're partners in the
Thomas-Russell Mercantile Company
at Battle, Wyoming, and among other
mining property owned the Rambler
mine. We secured backing of Chi
cago capitalists and retained stock in
the company. We could see no future
for the property and Russell came to
Denver in 1906 and secured a S100 loan
from Joseph Gaut. He disappeared
that night and has not been heard of
since. The mine was recently sold to
the Penn-Wyoming Copper Company
for several millions and l desire to
take care of Thomas or his heirs. when
claim my share Of this money"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Two japanese schooners Seized.

Washington.-Th State Department
has been informed that the revenue
cutter Manning upon the 5th inst.
seized two Japanese fishing schooners,
the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo near
the boat landing within about a mile
of the seal island of st. Paul. Both of
the vessels were fully equipped for
sealing, and there were evidences
that they had been plying their craft
in the shape of fresh sealskins in the
small boats. The seized vessels were
taken to Unalaska and left in charge
of the United States marshal. The
crews were taken aboard the Manning
and conveyed to Ungi in charge of a
United States marshal, where they will
be tried before a United States COM
missioner upon the charge of violating
the sealing regulations.
The Japanese embassy has been no
titled by the State Department, but as
the case appears to be an ordinary one
of poaching it is not expected that any
diplomatic incident will result.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Railroads Announce Cuts.

All the eastern railroads announce
sweeping reduction in the passenger
rates from Denver to Chicago, st.
Louis and other eastern points, which
will result in saving of from $3.50 to
$3.50 or each ticket.
This is to be followed in about Il
week by another reduction that will
place the rates on two-cents-a-mile
basis east of the Colorado line and
three cents to the state line. The new
schedule applies from all Colorado
common points, including Pueblo, Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver.
The present reduction is made on
the distance between the Missouri
river gateways and the eastern points
and the rate clerks of the various
roads are now preparing the new
schedules from the Missouri river
west
Following is a comparison of the old
rate with those which go into effect to-
day:
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Roads Must Reduce Freight Rates.

Washington.-In an opinion rem
dered by Commissioner Prouty the In
terstate Commerce Commission an
nounced its decision in the case of the
Roswell Commercial Club and others
against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway Company and others.
The-complaint in this case put in is
sue the reasonableness of rates be-
tween various points in the United
States and Roswell, Artesia, Hager-
man and Carlsbad in New Mexico. The
present class rates from Kansas City
and st. Louis, Galveston and Denver
to those points were held unjust and
unreasonable and reductions were or.
dered. Certain commodity rates were
also held to be excessive.
The commodity rates on grain and
grain products from points in Kansas
and Oklahoma were ordered reduced
from ~ cents on flour and As cents on
wheat, to AZ cents on flour and 4C
cents on wheat.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
A SMALL SECRET.
Couldn't Understand tho Taste O
His Customers.

Two men were discussing the var
ious food products now being supplied
In such variety and abundance.
One, a grocer. said. 81 frequently try
package or so of any certain article
before offering 1t to my trade, and in
that way sometimes form different
Idea than my customers have.
For instance, I thought / would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such call for it.
AT breakfast didn't like 1t and supper
proved the same, so l naturally con-
cluded that my taste was different
from that Of the customers who bought
1t right along.
"A day or two after, waited on a
lady who was buying Csc package
and told her couldn't understand how
one could fancy the taste of Postum.
I know just what is the matter
she said. you put the coffee boiler on
the stove for just fifteen minutes. and
ten minutes of that time 1t simmered.
and perhaps five minutes It boiled;
now If you will have it left to boil full
fifteen minutes after it commences to
boil, you will find delicious Jaya-like
beverage, rich in food value of gluten
and phosphates, SO choice that you
will never abandon it, particular ly
when you see the great gain in health
Well. took another trial and sure
enough joined the Postum army for
good, and life seems worth living since
l have gotten rid of my old time stom-
ach and kidney troubles"
Postum is no sort of medicine, but
pure liquid food. and this, together
with a relief from coffee worked the
change. There's Reason"
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellvius," In
pkg2.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
HoR's LAST RING FIGHT.
Once Famous Champion Is Down and
Out Forever.


Philadelphia.-It required about four
minutes of action for Jack Johnson 10
put old, worn-out Bob Fitzsimmons
down for the count before the Wash
ington Sporting Club here the night of
July 18th, in what was to have been n
six-round battle. Fitzsimmohs entered
the ring looking like a corpse COM
pared to the powerful appearance of
his opponent. The Cornishman had d
sprained arm, and for that reason Ref
cree Kennan refused to act.
From the sound of the gong until
the battle was over it was easily seen
tnat the dark spot had things his own
way and the only question in the
minds of the spectators was How long
will Fitz last?"
When round one started Fitz
pranced about the ring some and John
son got in some straight ones to the
center of the long, gangling one. Jack
also sent in some stingers to the jaw,
end though Fitz tried repeatedly to
land his famous counter or to make a
half decent showing his efforts were in
vain and the colored heavy hammered
away.
When the second round came up
both men walked to the center of the
ring. Fitz had no cowardly air, but
he was like an old, worn-out farm
horse against two-year-old thorough
bred. He couldn't timber up, he
couldn't even set up his guard and af-
ter about a minute of action Johnson
led to the stomach with his left and
sent in a quick, straight right to the
jaw. Bob went down and was counted
out by Referee Billy McCarney.
The crowd filed out more like 4
throng leaving the funeral bier of a
great statesman than like q crowd leav.
ing prize fight. The thousands that
iammed the hall felt regretful that
such a grand old man as Fitzsimmons
was pulled into the ring. They saw him
in his last fight and knew it and took
pity upon the ex-champion.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Box of Wine conhscated.

Manchester, l. T.-"This box con
tains fifty quarts of wine for sacra.
mental purposes. 1t is introduced into
Indian Territory by special permission
OF the War Department. Anyone who
interferes with 1t will be prosecuted. =
The wine was confiscated by Mar
sbal w. T.. Johnson. who wired the De-
partment of the Interior to ask what
should be done with the wine. He has
not been advised.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
New Use for Old Ropes,

Some time ago a woolen manufac-
turer in the north of England succeed
ed In making fabric from old ropes.
He obtained h quantity of old rope
and cordage. unraveled them and
wove them by secret process into a
kind of rough cloth.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-07-20
Quito Desirable.

The Hold-up Man Gas he takes large
watch from victims pocket)-I sup
pose you're thinkin' I'm real unde-
sirable citizen, eh?
The Victim-Nothing of the sort.
old man! That watch you've just re-
lieved me of was in my wife's family
for rs years and she forced me to lug
1t around.-Puck.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-12-11
Palion Happenings.
sTo the Editor Of The Dispatch:

TO the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Mr.. E. E. Fielder has moved Into
town and occupies the Jerome Hutto
house.
Mrs, ]. o. Haltiwanger, who has
been suffering from an absess of the
lip and who was carried to the Colum-
bia hospital last week for treatment,
is doing very well at this writing. :.
|. Mr.. Joe Gunter, of Clyo, Ca, is ON
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
". A. Gunter.
Mr.. L.C. Dunbar has returned from
"a trip to Eufala,, Ala.
It is rumored that we are soon to
have bank in our town.
Mr.. J. Perry Hutto has returned
from trip to Georgia and is prepar-
ing to move his family there.
On the morning after the snow,
Dec. 5, Mrs. A. L. Smith plucked sew
eral cotton blossoms from her field.
On the first Of January several
changes will go into effect on route J..
ALI persons who erect boxes will con-
fer a favor upon the carrier by put
ting them on the right side Of the
road, and those who have boxes on
tie left side, should move them to
the right side ofthe road.
Smith Branch school opened this
morning with Miss Estele Rattoree,
OF Blackstock, as teacher. B. L. c.
PeliOu, Dec. g.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-12-11
,Mimaauah's Great Display.

Those who have not visited the big
department store of.J. a., Mimnaugh
! 81 CO., Columbia have missed the op-
sportunity OF their lives to see the larg-
est and most complete: display of
Christmas and holiday goods ever
shown In this section of the South.
The basement department of this
big ablishment is, filed with useful
household and ornamental wares. In
this department is shown beautiful
household china, cut glass and glass
ware, crockery and kitchen ware, be-
sides many little things useful in the
home. Everybody should visit this
department. A more comprehensive
line of beautiful Christmas goods has
never been shown. Mr.. Mimnaugh
always buys in large Nlots, bat this
season he boaght in larger lots than
ever, and he is now sharing the profits
thus gained with his thousands of Gus
TONERS in Columbia and throughout
South Carolina. :
The ladies suit department is one Of
the finest in the country, and here
the ladies' crowd from morning until
night. Any lady can be- pleased,
ia quality and price, as every style
and pattern known to W0man'ssart is
represented here.
/ In the gent furnishing department
nothing has been overloo ked-every-
thing to clothe man from head to
foot embracing all the latest fash
ions III mems suits and overeoats,
hate, shoes, collars and cuffs, neck
wear, shirts, underwear, etc. Gentle
men can do no better thing than to
go to Mimnaugh g for their wearing
apparel. .ss ..s
Parents are fiocking to Mimnaugh's
IN order to get asnit of novelty obthes
for their boys. Such line Of pretty
suits we have never seen and the
prices are 80 very low.
Never before in the history OF CO.
lumbia has such large stock Of dolls
been shown. Every girl loves g nice
doll, and you know you must please
them, 50 go to Mimnaugh's for your
dolls. So s.8sss 8
We could 90 on, and on, telling
about the many pretty things to be
found in this mammouth store, but
it's no use; Mr.. Mimnaugh is too, well
known and closely identified with the
people of this county, to need more
from us. We will say, however, that
|if you want tosget sqmething nice for
Christmas, go to Mmnaugh's greater
department store, Columbia, S. @.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-12-11

T. = : ~
You can find nice line Of children's
Ewagons al sizes, at Scott Hendrix
Furniture Store. S =
Mrs.. Wesley Price who under
went al operation at the Columbia
hospital last week is doing nicely.
Miss EssieS Wessinger, daughter Of
MI. and Mrs. Dallas Wessinger, of
Irene, Ii doing nicely. Miss Wessin-
.Rer was operated on ut thesame insti-
lion for aEpend icitis.
s When you go to make up your
Christmas purchases, please bear in
mind that you will find fruits, candies,
fruit eakes. ready for the table, nuts,
raisins, III fact every thing. for Christ
mas, at 81. NJ. Vineyards popular gro
ycery store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-12-11
STATE. OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington.

By Geo. S. Drafts, Esq, Probate Judge
llWhereas, Isabelle Brodie, made
suit to me, to grant her Letters of
Administration Of the Estate of and
effects cf Paul T. Brodie.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors Of the said Paul T. Brodie,
deceased, that they be and appear, be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Lexington @. H., s. G, on 18th
day Of December, 1907, next after publ
cation hereof at II o'clock in the fore
noon, TO show cause, If any they have,
why the said Administration should not
be granted. s%s
Given under my hand. this 3rd day Of
December, Ammo Domini 1907.
GEO. s. DRAFTS,
Probate Judge, Lexington county, s. G.
Published on 4th day of December,
1907, in the Lexington Dispatch. 2w6
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-12-11

Mrs. Alferetta Baum, who was re-
Gently operated upon for appendicitis
at the Knowlton infirmary, is recover
ing rapidly. She is the worlds champ.
ion female> aeronaut, having ascended
5000 feet to win her laurels. State.
Get your boy an air gun at The
4 Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-12-11

Ladies, call at The Bazaar and see
the many beautiful articles just open.
cd. Make your selections now.