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The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.


59 King Street.
Alexandria. Va. Nov 22.-Formal an
nouncement Of his candidacy for Con-
gress from the Eighth Congressional dis
trict has already been made by r. Lind
sey Gordon. OF Louisa County, Va, al
though the primary IN which 10 nominate
candidate will not be held until the
middle of next summer Mr.. Gordon's
announcement comes in the shape OF q
circular letter. which has already been
sent to several places in this district
Congressman-elect Charles c. Carlin Is
already making a quiet but active can
vass in the interest Of his candidacy IN
the coming primary notwithstanding the
fact thar he has not yet qualified as a
Congressman from this district So Tar
as known Mr.. Carlin will not have any
other opposition.
The primary held June 49, which was a
special election. resulted In the contest
simmering down 10 Mr.. Carlin. Mr.. Cor
don. and Judge Charles +. Nicol Mr..
Carlin. however. after one OF the warmest
political contests in this district for many
years. outdistanced all Of his competitors
in the triangular contest In the general
election. held November 3 he rolled up a
majority against his Republican opponent.
Ernest l. Howard. that even surprised
his most ardent supporters.
Mr.. Carlin VIII again be a candidate
for Congress and his friends here asser;
that he will win out The contest prom
ises to be an interesting one. It IS not
thought that any other candidate will
enter the confess
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

TO William Jennings Bryan, the next
President Of the United States" was the
legend on a floral emblem presented the
Nebraskan after his speech in the opera
house at Alexandra, Va, last night.
Mr.. Bryan. with his daughter. went to
Alexandria from Washington shortly
after O'Clock yesterday. He spent the
night as the guest of Rev. DR.. Bulla. He
was greeted by a packed house when he
delivered one of his well-known lectures
on The Old World and Its WAYS"
At the conclusion of the lecture, a few
minutes after 10 o'clock, he was driven
- the George r. Hill Memorial, a
building for young people. where he
was rendered a reception The reception
occurred on the second floor of the build
ing, which is known as Epworth Hall.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
flags and bunting. and Mr.. Bryan as
cended the rostrum, when he gave all who
attended a hearty handshake
Crush at Opera House.
Mr.. Bryan was rendered dinner by
Mr.. Bllla and his family. at which were
present a few intimate friends, among
them being former Senator Cockren. OF
Missouri
Mr.. Bryan arrived at the opera house
promptly at SIS O'Clock. and large con-
course Of men had gathered upon the
outside. and the arrival Of his carriage was
the signal for a dash among those pres
ent to get glimpse Of the famous Ne
braskan. He was driven around to the
side entrance. and in very few moments
the crowd was at his heels. As ne allght-
ed from the vehicle there was one loud
hlrrah. In "A few moments he was in
the opera house. and behind the curtains
he grasped the hands of those standing
around. Senator Cockreu then led the
way to the front Of the stage. and he was
followed by Mr.. Bryan. and then came
Rev. Mr.. Bulla. As Mr.. Bryan appeared
on the rostrum there was loud and long
applause, which. lasted for several min
utes. Among those who occupied seats on
the stage were nearly every minister in
the city, and many from Washington.
Rev. Mr.. Bulla introduced Mr. Bryan.
and stated that the lecture was in the in
terest OF the work that will be carried on
. in the George r. Hill Memorial. a build
ing for young people which has just been
erected by the congregation of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South.
A "SiNteen-tO-Oner speech.
Mr.. Bryan said that he was glad to speak
in Alexandria. when there was no cam
paign on hand. He said that he never
found il hard to make a partisan speech.
and the chances were 16 TO l that It would
ultimately be a nonpartisan one. The
words sixteen TO one" was greeted with
applause. The speaker said that for
several years he could not let picture
papers come into his house. Golfers, he
stated, had published q picture OF him
rs representing a bird. and the speaker
thought it quite a rise after being carl
catured time and again as a serpent.
He said that President Roosevelt had
also been pictured as a bird. and the
picture represented the speaker with only
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
DID YOU SUBMIT A MENU?

O. Tomorrow The WASHINGTON HERALD will publish the
u prize menus submitted in the popular which
has been conducted BY The Capitals best newspaper Many
hundreds OF good cooks their selection for the best
representative Thanksgiving dinner, and that Washington
center OF the gasonomic amply demonstrated by
the large number OF proposed dinners for the day of thanks
which makes the reader long for that day come The
competent judges of good things eat and of the art Of
combining them into harmonious and health giving meal
have selected from this of excellent material the four
best menus and these will be published in the Sunday edition
OF THE WASHINGTON HERALD tomorrow, that MANY thou
sands OF housewives in and about the city may take advan-
tage of them on Thursday next
There will be much to interest the fair sex in to-mor-
rows issue in addition this alabsorbng topic of the
Thanksgiving MENU but that does that the
division of humanity be forgotten For instance the
mere man will be told IN plain words and palmer figures
just why 1t IS impossible economically for financial panic
TO ovewhem this great nation its present unprecedentedv
prosperous condition and how the boarding OF gold which
the direct cause of such pancs has affected the progress
of other races than The story of Thanksgiving
turkey hunt and the description of how the red men Celebrate
Thanksgiving will also interest him.
d Both of wide-awake Washington will doubtless
u take pleasure in reading about Col Baron Bode the
and the remarkable story of his family which was raised
to influence and power alien country by the genius
OF a remarkable
But all this amounts only a suggestion Of the inter
eStlng stories which, III addition its complete news
service all the fields of human interest at home and broad
will make to-morrows edition of The WASHINGTON HERALD
one OF the most absorbing yet issued
q The Sunday edition OF THE WASHINGTON HERALD is
u cheap only in price 1t is the only Washington Sunday
newspaper which sells for cents,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

There are more cases of kidney trouble
here now than ever before, while recent
reports show that more people succumb
each year to some form Of kidney dis
ease than any ether cause
When there IS sickness, examine the
urine Rheum itism is only q symptom
or kidney trout bic. Ii is nothing more OF
less thar excessive uric acid ip the blood,
which the sluggish. inactive kidneys have
failed 20 sift out. leaving it 20 decompose
and settle about the joints and muscles,
causing intense suffering; frequently re-
sulunB IN defOrmity. often reaching The
heart. when death ensues.
Pains across the back. frequent, pain
iul and suppressed urina.iOn and other
symptoms Of weak bladder are not the
only signs Of kidney trouble; many cases
OF stomach disease. headache. pain in the
heart. inactive liver. etc. are but symp-
toms. the cause Of which can be traced
10 feeble, clogged kidneys.
A simple test OF the urine is To void
small quantity IN a bottle or glass and
let IL stand over night. next morning. If
there is a reddish brick-dust sediment. or
white, fieecy substance present. either
consult some reputable physician or take
a good vegetable treatment. The follow
ing prescription Is recommended highly
IN these cases and the sufferer should
mix II al home: Compound KsTgOn. one
ounce. FLUID Extract Dandelon. one-half
ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla.
three ounces. Shake we'll and use IN tea
spoonful doses after each meal and al
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But unless YOU go to the trouble 70
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Guaranteed No. JOS under national drug
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IL may BE- worse than useless. perhaps
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Under no circumstances accept the pre-
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at all.
Where any % the symptoms enumer-
ated above are present, good results are
sure 90 follow Immediately the use OF
this simple prescription.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
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The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

one feather. He asserted that it did him
great injustice, as he claimed that he had
more than one.
Mr.. Bryan then told of how he had
planned a trip around the world with his
wife and children for "a period OF one
year He stated that il gave him an
opportunity to study social conditions
here as well as in other countries Our
nation. said he. leads all others. and
stands in a class that no other nation
stands I'm.
He gave a graphic description Of his
visits 10 the various rulers Of the old
world. and depicted the customs Of being
received by the various rulers
In concluding his remarks Mr.. Bryan
said that our nation is destined to i'm
press the world not by force. but by de-
velopment. Mr.. Bryan also described the
progress Russia has made recently. and
he said that that country is destined 20
have free government, and he declared
that Russia will then take her place
among the nations of the world
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
DIR. FUNKHOUSER NAMED.
Former College President 10 sue
ceed Rev. =. *. Wine.

Special % The Washington Herald
Winchester. Va. Nov. Rev ". +
Gruver. presiding elder OF the Virginia
conference Of the United Brethren Church
announced this afternoon that DR.. A. ?
Funkhouser. Of Harrisonburg. VIII or
December / succeed Rev s X. Wine as
pastor Of Winchester United Brethren
Church. who has resigned 10 accept q
charge al ChambeTsbuTE. Pa
Dr.. Funkhouser was postmaster at Har-
risonburg during McKinley's administTa-
tons. is prominent IN Republican politics,
and was president OF Lebanon Valley Col
lege. AnnviIle Pa. Until a sickness caused
his retirement year ago.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.

Huntington. Nov. 92-Oceana. q Inn
herring village OF 80 inhabitants situatcd ah5st st,y
miles south Of here almost entirely DESTROYED
b. fire last night which started IN the Kelly Hotel
Charleston. Nov. 22-J. II Hight. lock
tender az No. on the Great Kauawha. while uIs.-
ias a locSasc Of timb,r fen into the river and Wcs
drowned. re was tweDty-tErce years cd ard U--r
red
Charleston. Nov % Hon. Elliott North
cC-t, United States district stteraey. tonight sS
sr,cd that be no. and positivcly world nor b.
candidate fos The Repubcaa nomination for g0J-
erac-.
winchester. Nov. 22-While an Italian
rsmed Dcmiusco. cluT icyed bv the Grove Line Com
Teny. At stephens CIV, Tins co'Inty. showing
shotgun 20 william Souncr. 90 whcm IT had been
CHGed fer sale. the weapon exploded IN thCT hands
the entire load taking e-ec1 II Sonner's Ie.r uee.
Winchester. Nov 22-Whue her nus
had. Rev. John A. Saockey. a vel known min
is;e- & che Methods. Episcopal Clurch Of St1cz-
cysvillc. this county. was working 20 his mill
several miles away. his wife. Mrs FiCrcace Shocey
was to-day seized With heart disease and cxuirpI q
few minutes after be reached her BEDSIDE.
Charleston. Nov. 2.-Incompetencv on
the Tary Ct the fireman is said to nave been the
case Of expsosicn Il tuilcr il the nil q
kLerger Bros. & Odel. near Csrpen;er. On the
kanRWha and Michigan Rsilroad this morning by
which one man was killed and three others were
injured The killed was William knleugI. aecd
thTIy-six. and married.
Richmond, Nov. 22-Claude Hill. coll
cred now in the city Jan cas-scd with assault urCn
Miss Mamie CcDners. j. uuiCr indiciraelt In the
Federal Court AZ New Bern y. e.. charged with
= sefiSs q mail rCbhgries which have hafled The
efforts Of tho authcrits. Information 20 this eject
was received from the North Carolina toxin us
morning.
Richmond. Nov. q City Coroner ". II.
Taylor. who i making an examination q the
stomach Il J. Me-re;t Underwood q Floyd CCun-
II. who is thought 90 have been murdered by A O.
Bennett. his partner. Who vas married 20 the
yOung and pretty widow o. the deceased three DAYS
after the death Of Underwood. Las lot completed
the analysis yst
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
ARRANGE FOR BANQUET.
Mr.. Bryan VIII Also Address Typo
graphical Union.

A meeting Of the executive commit
tee. in charge of the banquet to be given
next Tuesday night in honor Of w. J..
Bryan, was held last night 1t was de-
cided that the reception to Mr. Bryan will
be after the banquet. 10 be opened at 3
o clock.
A delegation from the Typographical
Union and the Federation OF Labor made
a request that Mr.. Bryan address a union
meeting at Typographical Temple shortly
before o'clock, and he consented Mr..
Bryan viii arrive at the Temple about 7:45
o'clock, make a short talk. and hurry to
the Raleigh Hotel. where the banquet is
to be held.
All arrangements for the banquet have
been completed, and there will be 4g7 per-
sons accommodated, tickets having been
issued for that many applicants
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

sion. New York. will deliver "a lecture nj
the mems meeting which viii be held
Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock in the
lecture room OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. He is slated 10 tell the
story of a transformed lie
John NJ Johnson has purchased from
Mechanics Building Association, No. 5.
two-story frame house situated On the
south side OF Princess between Herr and
Fayette streets. A deed Of conveyance
was placed on record to-day in the Office
Of the clerk Of the corporation court
In the corporation court to-day a copy
OF the VIII OF the late Henry T Harri-
son, Of -1Jdoun County. Va. was placed
on record
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
Mrs. Birdie Guy Dead

Special 90 The Washington Herald
Richmond. Va, Nov. 22-Mrs. Birdie
Guy. Of Louisville, Ky, who has been on
a visit Tor the past several months to her
nephews and niece in this city-D. II.
Selden, J. 3. Selden. and Mrs. c. NJ
keeton-died At the Virginia Hospital this
morning after a weeks Illness of heart
trouble. Her remains viii be taken back
20 Louisville for burial. The deceased
was granddaughter OF the first MAYOR
Of Louisville
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
MARYLAND NEWS IN BRIEF.

Boyds. Nov 22-William Robertson
formerly Of Gaithersburg. this county. and son q.
George Robertson. who also lived there until A wear
OF SO ago. was shot az Brunswick last night in IN,
railroad yards. He viii recover.
Hagerstown. Nov. 22.-Fire to-day de-
( siroyed the dwelling house on the farm of David
stalcy, two miles south Of Brownsville this county
tenanted BY David Clipp who lost all Of his house
hold effects The fire il believed 10 have beer
started by sparks from the kitchen stove
Rockville. Nov. I'm passing sentence
upon Willard Randolph n negro, indicted for deadly
assault upon Bradley W. Warfeld white man. al
ClarkSbrg district Judge Henderson, stated that the
testimony showed that the parties engaged IN q
drunken row. and hat both Of them ought 70 bar,
been indicted and convicted
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
HANGED AT BOWLING GREEN.
John Taylor, CoIOred. Executed for
Murder of Jenifer Coleman.

SPECIAL Ia The Washington Herald
Fredericksburg. Va. Nov. John Tay-
Tor, colored. was hanged AT sunrise to-
day at Bowling Green. the county seat
Of Caroline County. for the murder OF
Jenifer Coleman, colored Taylor broke
down and had TO be supported while the
cap and rope was being adjusted His
neck was broken by the drop
His body was turned over 70 the State
anatomical board.
The rope used was furnished by the
sergeant of Richmond. Taylor being the
fifth execution in which fl has been used
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
EIopes with MARYLAND Girl

Wilmington, Del. Nov. Leaving his
wife ard two children in destitute cir
cumstances in Georgetown. Del. John
West, OF Laurel. a bartender. has eloped
with Miss May Davis. of Salisbury. Nd
Miss Davis came Of "a prominent family.
and was amed in this section for her
beauty
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
Safe Is Dynamited.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Wilson, y. c.. Nov. 22.-Wednesday
night the Sharpsburg Supply Company $
store was entered. and the safe dyna-
mlted and its contents carried away by a
gang of yeggmen operating in Eastern
Carolina The lock was forced and dyna-
mite inserted by means of a coffee-pot
spout The building took fire. but this
was extinguished by the robbers, who
made their escape.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
Mrs. Annie +. Hughes De,d

Special 20 The Washington Herald
CharlestOwn. W. Va, Nov. 22-Mrs. An
ME Z. Hughes. wife of City Treasurer
d. s Hughes, of this city. died at her
residence this evening after protracted
illness, aged sixty years. Before her mar
riage she was a Miss Huntsberry. of
Frederick County. Va
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
state sepator CIagett wrds.

Spcclll 70 Tie Wls1ingt0a HsT3ld
HyattSville Nd. Nov THE an
nouncemeut Of the marriage OF State
Senator William B. Clagett of Prince
George County. and Miss Estelle Noble
KeHholtz. when occurred at the home OF
the brides parents 81 FoIcr0ft. Pa. was
distinct surprise 10 the senator's host
Of friends. especially in Prince George
County Senator Clagetts wife died
about two years ago. and but few of his
intimate friends mad any IDEA that he
contemplated marrying again.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
BuckneII-w. and l.. Game.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va. Nov 22.-Auch interest
Is attaching locally in the football game
on Thanksgiving here between BucknelI
and Washington and Lee. The game is
to be played at the fair grounds. and re-
ports from Lexington are now to the ef-
feet that the entire student body of the
Washington and Lee University will come
20 Lynchburg TO witness the game.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
NEWSOF ALEXANDRIA
r. Lindsey Gordon to Be Can
didate for Congress.
MERIwEATHER CARTER DEAD

Veteran in Confederate Service, for
Many Years Resident OF Colo
RADIO, PASSES Awny-Carpenter Falls
from Building and Ratchet Cuts
Cash In FeIIOw-wOriAmHn.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
GIVES A TEST
To Find if the Kidneys Are
Out of Order.
BEWARE OF THE BACKACHE

AlSo Highly Recommended Prescription
OF Vegetable Ingredients which Any
One Can Prepare at HOme-DOes Its
Work Well-Cleanses the Kidneys
and OvereOmes WORT Forms OF
UriEary Troubles.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
HAILEDASPRESIDENT
Mr.. Bryan Gets Glad We'll
come in Alexandria.
LECTURES IN OPERA HOUSE

Talks Of "OId World and It's Ways"
but Makes Pointed Reference to
the New World and It's Possible
ties-Guest of Honor ut Big Re
ceptiOn in the New Hall.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

Announcement is made that z. c. Mer-
Ger, graduate of the University of Vir-
ginia. now with he Jerry McCauley Mis-
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

Two youths yesterday set IRE 10 the
delivery wagon belonging to Mr.. r. L.
knight. IN the rear Of Mr.. Knights home.
AZ South Fairfax street, and before the
blaze was eXtinguished the vehicle was
damaged TO the extent of about s25 The
boys were playing IN the wagon and set
fire 10 box of straw therein.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

The Alexandria Water Company has
completed the work of laying water mains
east of Mount Vernon avenue, in Del Ray.
Alexandria County. The work Of laying
them west Of that thOroughfare 10 now
being rapidly pushed TO completion.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

lunacy commission. composed of Jus
tice l. II. Thompson and Drs. E. A. Cor
man and r. L. wilkins. have adjudged
Sophie Mcfarland 20 be Of unsound mind
She viii shortly be conveyed 10 the West
ern State Hospital at Staunton. Va.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-23

It is expected that within the next few
days Judge Barley will have George
Midgets, alias William Johnson. colored.
brought here and reSentenced to be hang
ed for the murder Of Charles r. Smith.
which occurred October %, 1906 NIidgets
Is now confined in the jail at Fredericks-
burg. Va Midgets VIII be brought here
by Warden William Chandler Of the CITY
jail. and Policeman Herbert Knight.