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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
Tn. Valuable Book,

'T never met more ignorant man
than Nuritch." said Muglcy. What
he doesn't know would oil a good
many books"
"Yes," replied Wise. But what he
does know seems TO have filed ore
pocketbook ut least" = Philadelphia
Press
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
His Query.

Wllfred was taken to the lake. which
was entirely frozen over, and the
smooth ice glttered in the sunlight. II
was the first time the little fellow had
seen this body OF water covered with
ice, and, after viewing 1t for a few
minutes. he turned to his mother and
asked iunocently:
"Say, mamna, who put the lid on
the lakeT'-Circle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
Hopeful.

Granger-How are you getting along
at your house? Timson-Pretty well,
on the whole. We are nearly out OF
everything bat debt, and In time. IL
things go on as they have been goin',
we ought to be out Of that-Boston
Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
Her Late Husband.

Hubby Geturnlng from bis club at
3 q. IN and finding his wife, dressed
in widows weeds, awaiting himp-
What on earth arc you In mourning
for?
my late husband" came the tear
~! reDl,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
p,,tiinn In the Stinu.

Clara-I understand that Mr.. Feath-
eriey paid me N very pretty eomph-
ment today? Etbel-Yes. What was
it7 Clara--Ue said that among the
most beautiful young ladies at the par
ty was Miss Clara Smith. Ethel with
cough)-Yes. noticed you among
Mall.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
cafe Scheme.

Mr.. Phoxy-Did yol send the Borems
a card for our "at homer Mrs. Phoxy
Yes. How could get out Of Ii? Mr..
Phoxy-Ill tell Borcm that jerks is
coming. Boron owes him money
Terre Haute Trlbune-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
A.+rsot;ro Attention.

"when ordering champagne some
people are not satisfied with the pop of
the cork"
"NoY
"No: they think the waiter ought to
also Ere n pistol. Washington Her
aid
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
hia Awful Dream.

Sydney Smith had been III, and
friend having called to see him In
ouired what sort OF night he had pass
ed. "Oh. hOrrId. horrid, my dear fel-
low! | dreamt l was chained to
rock and being talked to death by Har-
riet Martineau and Macaulay."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
Read Letter Days.

"Aiost people have red letter days
once In white" observed the pretty
girl sweetheart. as she pct the pc
ruscd mlse.ye back In IFS envelope.
"but every day Ia read letter day for
me."--Norristown Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
Didn't Fire Him.

A kind o,d gentleman. seeing small
Roy who was carrying a lot OF news
papers under his arm. said. Don't all
those papers make You tired. my boyT
"Naw. don't read EN-" replied the
lad.-Canadiln Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30

Life is hard for many people. and
we have no right TO withhold any
word or touch o. act OF love which
will tighten the load or cheer he hear.
Of any fellow stru~ II Rc'lo Star
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. loss OF strength, nervous
ness. headache. constipation. bad BREATH
general debility. sour risings. and catarrh
Of the stomach are all due TO indigestion.
Kodol relieves ind gestion. This new discov-
ery represents the natural juices OF dlges-
ten as they exist in healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructive properties. kodol Tor
dyspepsia does not only relieve Indigestion
and dyspepsia. but this famous remedy
helps all stomach troubles by cleansing.
purifying, swee;ening and Strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. S. S. BAH q Rsvcnsvcod. w. Va. says
= vas troubled With sorr stomach for twenty years.
Kodol cured ms and we se nov using II In miH
Tor baby"
Kodoi Disests What You Es4-
Bottles only. Relieves indigestion. sour stomach,
belching Of gas. etc.
Prepared b, e. o. peWITT q oo.s CHICAGO
Walton & Smoot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
A Solito Thrust.

Professor" said a senior, trying 70
be pathetic at parting. Il am indebted
to you for all know"
Pray don't mention such a trife, "
was the rcply.-Pennsylvanla Punch
Bowl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30

The events Of fortune are unexpect.
cd and therefore can never b. guarded
against by spen.--Asionicus.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
NOTICE OF CONTEST

Tahe notice that complaint has been filed
IN the Office of the ClerK of the Circuit Court
of Shenandoah County, Virginia, this 71d day
of August, 1907. signed by the undersigned
qualified voters of the Town of Woodstock,
Virginia, for the purpose of contesting the
Special Election as held in the town OF Wood
stock, virgihis, on Tuesday, August r3th, 1927,
as ordered by the Hon. T. w. Harrison, Judge
of the Circuit Court OF Shenandoah County,
Virginia, UY his order dated May 18th, 1907.
You are further notified that on "Wednesday,
s, ptember 4th. 1907. al 10 O'Clock a, m Com
plainants will take the dispositions OF Drs. w.
G. Ford and <. Hoffman. and NJ {. Gearing
+. s. Hess, GeoIgeC, bemmon and others DC
fore w. u. Mi.ey, Commissioner in ChancerY
for the Circuit Court of Shenandoah County,
Virginia, at is Office in the Town OF Wood
stock, Virginia, and If fer any reason the same
is not CONNIE need on the date above mention
ed, or having been commenced, and not com
pleted the same will be adjourned from time
to time or place to place until the same are
completed. r
Given nnder out hands this laand day Of
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30

Aspirat!1r sees only one side OF ev-
cry question; possession many.-Low-
all
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-08-30
GOOD FLOUR.

whissen's Pride OF Virginia is KEEP
regularly In stock BY r. 3. Bowman and
T.0lenn Locke. IL you have not used
his Eour. tly ii and you WI be pie ased.
ct17-t
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
"BLACk HAND"
Great Mass Meeting DGnOun-
CeS them in New Orleans.

New Orleans, June IA. Off
cial cognizance that a dangerous
Black Hand organization exists
in New Orleans was taken by
the Progressive Union, the most
influential body in the city, com
prising a membership of nearly
1900 business men, President
Godchaux of the union issued a
call to members to attend q
mass meeting which had been
called by wealthy New Orleans
Italians in protest against the
Black Hand. This call was pre-
cipitated by the supposed Kid
mapping of 8-year-o'd Walter
Lamana last Saturday night and
the subsequent demand for So, 600
ransom from his father, we'll
to-do Italian undertaken Mr.,
Lamana went yesterday to Ken
ner, La ostensibly to pay the
ransom money and obtain his
boy. He returned alone.
About twenty of the city's
wealthiest Italian were constitut-
ed as a committee of publicity
and protection. Their object IS
to induce their countrymen to
reveal whatever they know of
crime of any sort and to protect
those who give such information
The committee wilI act in con
junction with the police. The
boy has not yet been found,
though the entire city is search
ing for him.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
mrs. D. r. CASTOR Dead.

Mrs. ID, L. CASTOR died We'd
nesday afternoon at the McKin-
ley sanitarium where she had
been i'll for eleven weeks. Mrs.
Castor was forty years of age.
She was a native Of Meridian
and her maiden name was Miss
Jamie murphy. Since her mar
riage to Mr. CASTOR twelve years
ago they have resided in this
city and her many good quail
ties of mind and heart endeared
her to all who knew her. She
was of the type of woman Of
whom the wise men said, Her
price is far above rubies She
was a devout Christian and a
faithful member Of the Metho-
dist church Mrs. CASTOR had
no children but with motherly
devotion she cherished those
who came to her charge as
a step mother.
The funeral was held from
the First Methodist church
conducted by Rev. Shoaff and
the remains were Inferred in
Friendship cemetery, and sad
dened hearts turned away from
from the flower strewn grave,
"Whle listening angels bore with
sweet surprised
Her ransomed soul home, Home be-
yond the Skies
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
HELENA
Arkansas, In Big UprOar And
Police Dismissed.

Helena, Ark, June 13.-Chief
of Police Clancy and Sergeant
Tom Duane were allowed to
reaigu from the Helena police de-
partment and every other MEM
Der Of the department was dis
missed. A committee of 1900
citizens IN mass meeting selected
another force which was ratified
by the mayor and council.
This drastic upheaval is the
result Of the fights between be-
tween Clancy and George Il,
Adams, of Pine Bluff, proprietor
Of the Helena World, and Duane
and Adams, which fights srew
out OF the crusade the World has
been making into alleged graft
IN the police department, espec=
tally in the collection OF street
taxes and vagrancy fines. From
the state Of the public mind it
seems that the people believed
the charges and the fights pre-
cipiuated action from a quarter
unexpected by those involved in
the affair,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18

CarrolIton. the county seat of
Pickens county, Alabama, is in
an intense state Of excitement
over a tragedy which involves
some of the most prominent peo-
pie in that section.
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
John Parker, aged thirty years,
member of the firm of r BIZ
son &c Parker, shot and killed F.
b. Therou. a lumber dealer, re-
siding near Carrollton.
II is said that Parker learned
that Therou and his (Parker's)
wife were in each others com
pany at some point bout two
miles from Carrollton.. Parker
mounted his horse and met the
couple in the middle of the pub
lie road, Parker began using his
pistol, Therou being almost in
stantly killed. How many shots
were fired or how the shots took
effect cannot be learned. Par
ker then took his wife to her
brothers. home in Carrollton and
notified the people Of his deed.
A party went to the scene of the
tragedy and Therou's body was
brought to the city. Parker de-
clines to discuss the tragedy,
other than that he was justifiable,
He is we'll known in Columbus
where he frequently comes in
the interest of his firm, which
deals extensively in the mail or
der liquor business and also
6 a saloon in Carrollton.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
Rules of Practice.
State of Mississippi,
>Lowndes County

~ ~ l4N0c <oHtstJs
To the Hon. Robert Cochran:
The undersigned respectfully
petition your honor to accept the
following rules of practice. in
the Circuit Court of the County
and State aforesaid:
j. A. Orr, F. o. Harris, L. T.
Sykes. Newman Cayee, Q. M.
Lawrence. Frank c. Owen, G.
L. Lincoln, J. P. Landrum, j. I.
Sturdivant. r.. @. Belts, James
T. Harrison, w. c. Meek, Lin
ton & Landrum. Thomas j.
O'Neil, Wm. Baldwin, Jas. A.
Finley and VIM. Stribling.
FIRST DAY OF TERM.
/. Immediately after the juries
are enpaneled. the Civil Docket
will be sounded for the purpose
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18

The change is to be effective
July II, Mr.. Kincannon to 60 to
Oxford at that time and Super
intendent Whitfield at the same
time to take up his abode at Co
lumbus, the transfer to be made
on the 18th.
Naturally the most potent
question now ia as to the success
sion to Mr.. Whitfield, from the
promising field of willing men
who it is understood would not
decline the temporary appoint
ment if rendered them, and
meanwhile it will mean a race
for the nomination in August,
which will have several entries,
so it is understood. Among
those who are said to be think
ing about it are Fl. p. Todd OF
Crystal Springs, E. l.. Bailey Of
Joe Cook of Columbus,
Joe N. Powers Of West Point, G.
z. Boyd of Kosciusko, ID, L.
Ross of Iuka and Oxford, and
others of prominence in the ed
ucational world.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
MURDERED
Pike County Woman Shot to
Death by Thieves.

Magnolia, Miss, June ia
Mrs. Eilzey and her husband
were awakened last RI hf by
persons in their bedroom at their
home 10 miles east of this place,
and Mrs. Ellzey struck q match
to see what was the matter. She
was commanded to remain in the
bed, but later got up and was
shot dead.
The first reports received here
did not state that MIR. ElIzey,
who has been an invalid for yeare
was also shot, but that is now
understood to be the case. How
ever, he was only slightly wound
ed, and managed to get word to
some of his neighboFs OF the out
rage and murder that had been
committed, and they came to his
assistance.
Mr.. Ellzey not only witnessed
the murder of his devoted wife,
but he recognized two of his
three midnight visitors as his
neighbors. They were not mask :
ed, evidently not expecting for
the light te be turned on them in
their efforts to rob the house, and
when surprised by the striking
sof the match, killed the woman
land shot her sick husband. lie
made out he was also dead, anC
believing they had killed both
the murders left.
The ElIzey's are among tht
most prominent and prosperous
farmers in the county, and it il
Igenerally supposed that they
kept considerable sums Of money
in their home. That was evi-
dently the object OF visit.
/! The couple have eight child
lren some Of them almost infants
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
B. P. 0. E.
EIkS Elect Officers al MerI-
dian and Adjourn.

The State Association of Mis-.
sissippi Elks has adjourned at
Meridian after an enjoyable
meeting. Vicksburg was select
ed as the next meeting place
and the following officers we're
elected:
President, Lewis f.. Crook of
Meridian Lodge N. 515.
Vice. President, James ID.
Thames, of Vickburg Lodge No.
80.
Secretary, John r. Ellis, of
Meridian Lodge No. 515.
Treasurer, Emile Levy, of
Canton Lodge Ma 458.
Chaplain, Felix r. Hill, of
Vicksburg Lodge No. 80.
Sergeant at Arms, Arthur
Fridge of Jackson Lodge No.
416.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
Death of Mrs. Eleanor Gil
mer.

This community has been sad-
dened by tia news or the death
Of Mrs. =. 3. Gnmer. of Craw-
ford, Miss. last Wednesday.
Her illness was Of short dura-
ton, and ON tie afternoon or
June Il, at 2o'cloek at her home
in Crawford. Sue died d pneu-
monia Tae end came peacefully.
Her daughter. Mrs s. j.
Timberlake, Of jackson. Tenn,
her son, Mr. John r. Gilmer, of
Crawford, and her sister, Mrs.
w. S. Harrison, Of starkvilIe,
were, with her at the last.
Mrs. Gilmer was well known
to the people Of this vicinity.
having been a resident OF this
county for more than sixty years,
and her long ita of splendid use
'ulness and her strong christian
character left its impress upon
al who We're associate 4 with her.
Tie funeral services were con-
lueted by the Rey. J. w. Shoaff
IN Thursday afternoon at the
'amily square in Friendship Gem
stery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
| FLOCCED
Kentucky Capitalist Cow
hides a Minister.
Preacher Had Invaded SanciI-
ty Of His Home.

Fulton, KY, June, 14.-Rev.
Frank M. Hawley, a Presbyts-
sian clergyman of Fulton, KY,
was severely flogged by w. w.
Meadows. of the same place, and
escorted out of the State. Haw-
ley was accused of intimacy with
Mrs. Meadows, and it is said he
left signed statement Of his re-
lations with the wife of the man
who welded the whip.
With handouts upon his wrists
and his clothing stripped from
his body, the young preacher
stood without groan or whim-
per while with three buggy whips
Meadows lash. d his back and
limbs until the blood flowed from
the myriad decorations. Tears
streaming down his cheeks and
coat laid aside that he might bot
ter ply the whips, Meadows al
ternately upbraided Hawley for
wrecking his home and disgrace
ing his young daughter and wife
and laid the lashes upon his vic-
tim with terrible force.
Letters were taken from him
from Mrs. Meadows, in which
she begged him to come back TO
her, and in one she declared her
match was made in heaven and
that her life was naught without
him. She further discussed their
plans for the future and men,
toned that they would live
among the foreign missionaries.
A divorce suit is next on the
program and Hawley announces
his intention of marrying Mrs.
Meadows. All are very promi-
nent people.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
BASEBALL NOTES.
LOCAL GAMES.

The-resui5 Of the last three To-
cal games UP to Saturday, the
first with Mobile, the other two
with Jackson resulted in defeat
for the home team. Jackson
handed as two shut outs Thurs
day and Friday.
Pitcher Meredith left Saturday
for Webb City, No: Gill Of the
Western Association viii succeed
him temporarily.
Right fielder KinIoch, OF New
Orleans, arrived Friday and
played Saturday.
saillard, Of the jackson bunch,
put one one over the fence Fri
day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
GOOD STREAK
Found In Greatest VII
lian Jnhung.
Harry Orchard Tells Of His
Conversion And WeepS.

Boise, Idaho, June, 14.-AfteI
withstanding with marvellous
strength of nerve and muscle q
weeks examin alton that was one
prolonged confession of crime.
Harry Orchard today broke
down and for a few moments
wept like a child. HIS unnerv-
ing came with the story Of his
conversion and confession, and
the mention of King David, mur-
derer, the Biblical figure which
is supposed to be Orchards later
guide.
The defense had given solemn
tone to the scene preceding the
meeting between Orchard and
Detective Mcfarland, to whom
he confessed, by showing that
Orchard was first illegally
brought to the penitentiary and
thrust into almost solitary CON
finement. His only cell neigh
Dor was Bob Webster, a con
demned murderer. Then came
the first Mcfarland interview,
and the story of David and Uriab.
Orchard, just before the noon ad-
journment, in low and shaken
tones, told of his conversion.
How, when in the penitentiary
in looking over his past life, he
thought of putting himself out OF
the way, and that he concluded
to make a clean breast of it all,
He said he came to feel that
the grave did not end it all. The
story was told to hushad court
room, the silence only being
broken by the drone of Orchards
voice.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
SUPERVISORS
In Session Ask For Revision
OF Taxation Laws,

The Supervisors convention
came to a close Thursday st
jackson adopting series Of res
olutions memorializing the legis-
lature for changes in the present
laws
"To correct the inequalities of
assessments as between counties,
and for more perfect enforce
ment,
"That each county levy and
disburse its own school funds,
and for the enforcement of not
less than six months of school In
all counties, under State super
vision and local control.
"A fair apportionment of rep
resentation in the legislature.
THAT section 4574 of the Code
Of 1906 pe SO amended as to al
low the retention of the poll tax
of the counties in the district
where collected. )"
The chair appointed an exec
utive committee OF seven to make
arrangement as to the printing
of the proceedings of the con-
vention. thanked jackson, the
Governor, the Mayor and others,
and adjourned.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
Woman's Bloody Deed

Dumas, Miss, June IA AFTER
an unsuccessful attempt
to murder her Oldest child, Mrs
T. Green Adair, wife of a pros
porous farmer living south of
here, placed the muzzle of the
gun against her head and pulled
the trigger. The lower portion
of her face was blown away.
She viii die. The woman first
placed the child on the bed and
fred at him with the gun within
two inches Of his head and miss
ed him. 1t is believed that Mrs.
Adair is demented.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18

Only half Of one per cent of Mississ-
ippi's populations is of foreign birth. In
Massachusetts, over 80 per can't. OF the
population is foreign; and in Rhode Is
land over 81 per cent, while at least
thirteen Northern and Western States
run over 20 per cent. In North Dakota
it is over 35 per cent. The largest for
eign population in the South is that Of
Texas, nearly 60 per cent.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18

Aberdeen cannot we'll affor d to
lose such substantial citizens as
Mr.. V. j. Lauerman, for several
Years valued employe of the
Aberdeen oil and ice factory,
who departed Monday for Min
eral Wells, Texas, which is to be
his future home.-Ledger.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
Marriage License.

Nh. Walter a. Cosper and Miss
Mary NJ. Rawls.
Mr.. Geo. G. Eggers, of Chica.
go. and Miss Myrtle NJ. Brown
Of Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18

Another man was thrown out
of the White House the other day.
It's a great mistake to visit the
White House unless accompanied
by John L. Sullivan or Bat Mas
terson.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18

It is reported that May Irwin
is first class cook. But it
may be that the report started
to head off all criticism of the boy
who married her.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
". of r.

Important meeting Tuesday
night at s o'clock. Nomination
of officers and work in 1st, End
and 3rd Rank.
LEGARE BAILEY, X. r. & s..
LANEY CASoN, G.. G..
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18

Mistress-I didn't like the
look of that mans face you had
in the kitchen last night,
Bridgetl
Bridget-Just what he said
about you, mum!( Ally Sloper,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1907-06-18
ssEvarvhodu skates but mother

Everybody skates but mother
She gets mad all right,
Pa gets a skate on Sunday
Which lasts till Saturday night
Sister skates on rollers,
Sometimes brother Dan,
Most of the time he's on one
Like our old man. -