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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

WITH TAFT At
HOT SPRINGS,vA
Burton, of Ohio, Talked of as
Opponent to Senator
Foraker This Year.
HE WILL PROBABLY
NOT ENTER RACE
To Fight Foraker Would
Cause Party Strife, and
Burton Wishes to Avoid
This Treasurer Sheldon
Receives Checks for First
Campaign Contributions"
BY Associates Press.

Hot Springs, Va, July 11.-AttOr-
ney General Ellis, whom it is said
has been offered the assistant attOr-
ney generaIship to succeed Milton d.
Purdy, recently appointed United
States district judge in Minnesota,
is i'll, and was unable to come here
in response to an invitation by Mr..
Taft. Mr.. Ellis has telegraphed that
his brother will visit Hot Springs
probably and will confer with Mr.
Taft in his place.
Representative Burton, of Ohio, who
has been extensively talked of in
connection with the Ohio senatorship
in succession to J. B. Foraker, de-
clared that it is not mis- intention to
enter any senatorial race IL party
strife of a kind 10 embaTrass the ma
tionaI ticket would result from TAX
ing that course. Mr.. Burton will sail
from New York next Saturday for
Europe, 20 be gone five OF six weeks.
He VIII spend most of his time IN
London, where he will gather data
for the national monetary commits
sion He viii PROBABLY go on the
same. mission TO Paris. He viii also
waterways commission, of which he
Is a member. He visited the scene
Of various improvements in navisa-
ton in Europe five years ago and will
hastily look over the ground again to
see if there has been the increase in
trade that was expected as the result
of the improvements
Senator Smoot, of Utah, will go
abroad on the same steamer.
First Contribution.
u have received a dozen checks
since / have been in Hot Springs
from people who wished to make the
first contribution to the republican
party for the campaign said George
r. Sheldon. of New York. treasurer
of the national republican commit
tee, today Asked when he would
open his Office for campaign funds
Mr.. Sheldon replied that he would do
so in New York Monday. He will
leave here tonight
Mr.. Sheldon declared in an inter
view today that he is convinced that
the American people viii never ac-
cept the Tadicalism of the democratic
convention
Arthur I. VoTys. o. Ohio will be
here Monday to confer with Mr. Taft
John Stewart. president of the New
York state league Of republican clubs,
is here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
New Form of
Bill OfLading
Rv Associated Press.

BV Associates Press
Washington, July IA new uni
form bill of lading designed as
substitute now in use for the move
ment of miscellaneous freight and
general merchandise was today ap
proved and its adoption recommend
ed to the common carriers Of the
country ami the shipping public Dy
the interstate commerce commission
1t provides two forms, printed on the
face side in different cOloTs, one for
straight and one for order" cCnSigl;
ments The order" bill viii posseSs
q certain degree OF negOtiabilitf
while the straight bill viii be EOt-
negotiable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
KILLED is he
LAY SLEEPING
Georgia Farmer Murdered
AS He Slept Beside
His Wife.
~ Associated Press.

Charlotte. n c. July 1O.-IOhD
Morris, a wealthy farmer, OF Union
county. was found by his wife in bel
at their home near Wellington to-
day, weltering in blood from gun
shot wound in his side, and the bed
clothing ablaze. Two white men
rushed out of the house and made
good their escape Just as Mrs. Morris
was awakened by the shot. Mrs.
Morris extinguished the blaze just as
her husband expired. The murder
was committed with MoTris's own
gun, and $40 in cash is missing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
SUCH BOND ISSUE
WOULD BE LEGAL
This is Opinion of County
Attorney Carter, a Special
Election Being Necessary
to Vote on the Proposition.
Another Joint Meeting
Soon.

The special committee of the coun-
" commissioners and of the cham
Der Of commerce met yesterday after.
cradle progress in the matter OF q
proposed tax levy TO bond the county
for good roads and bridges
County Attorney Carter advised
that such bond issue could be made.
and that a special election was neces-
sary 10 do so.
The question then rose as to what
work would be needed, and what the
probable cost would be, these being
essential points in determining how
much should be raised by bond issue
and what the rate of taxation should
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
AMERICANS
CHAMPIONS
In Olympic Rife Contests
the Americans Defeat
the World.
Nv Associated Press.

BiSlay, Eng, July IA great in
ternatiOnaI team match. the most i'm
pOrtant event in the Olympic rife con
tests, vas won by American and
American marksmen. thus becoming
champions of the world. The AmeTi-
can aggregate score was 2,531, Brit
ish team. 2,4g6- Canadian, 2,i39- In
the revolver competition, the AmerI-
cans scored another victory
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
FUNERAL OF NORWEGIAN
POET AND NOVELIST HELD
BY Associated Press.

Christiana. July l1.--J~nas Laur1tz
Edemil Lie, the Norwegian poet and
novelist who died last Sunday, was
yesterday given a state funeral with
pQlnp almost equal 70 that accorded
the late Henrik Ibsen. Last night
the body was taken to FredrilSvarn,
the poets home, where, according 10
his last wishes, il will De inferred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
Nicaragua Has
Filed Charges
ax Associated Press.

Manasua, Nicaragua, July 1.-THE
Nicaraguan government has presented
a complaint to the Central American
court of Justice, based upon the ale
cation that the governments of Saliva
dor and Guatemala have rendered
assistance to the TeVolutionists OF
Honduras and the Nicaraguan refu-
gees allied with them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
SHAFTS MINISTER'S HAD
TO APOLOGIZE TO BRITISH
BY Associated Press.

London. July 1.-THE Times CORE.
spondent at Teneran says that today
two of the Shah's ministers will go
TO the British legation formally to
apologize for the diSrespect shown
the British through the recent
troubles The correspondent aids
that the shah has Issued a fresh re-
script promising to rule justly and
to establish courts of justice.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS TO CHINESE
Government at Honolulu Issues Docu-
ments to Hawaiian Born.
BY Associated Press

HOnOIUIu, July 11--Jertlhcates OF
American citizenship are being issued
to Chinese born and naturalized in
Hawaii by the department of com
merce.
The certificates viii entitle them to
travel anywhere and under American
Jurisdiction
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
PIT. REV. ALFRED A. CURTIS
DIES IN BALTIMORE, ND
BY Associates Press-

Baltimore, July LIT. Rev. AIfree
A. Curtis, formerly Roman Catholic
bishop of Wilmington Del, and for Z
numD er OF years vicar general o. Bal
timore. died al St Agnes sanitaTIUn
Al S:45 O'Clock this noTEizE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
GENERAL LABOR LOCKOUT
DECLARED AT PARIS, FRANCE
BY Associated Press

Paris, July 11.-At 3 meeting or the
Association of Contractors last night,
o general lockout was voted This
situation has been brought about by
the w0rku;en's congress of strikes,
boycotts. etc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
Report From Memoirs.

1t was finally decided that each
of the country mem bers of the board
CT county commissioners should take
one % the federal soil survey MAPS.
which shows ali the roads in the
county, and mark thereon what roads
N his district are hard and what new
roads ought TO be built for public
convenience and traffic. When they
have done so. they will report 10
Chairman Merritt and ne Will con-
Vene the two special committees,
when 2 fun map Will be made up
showing the character of every road
in the county and where new roads
and bridges ought to be built
The county commissioners Will
then be in a position to determine
upon the road and bridge project ana
estimate the a-noant CT money need.
ed Then the bond election will be
called. provided the sum of money
needed De not too high to permit OF
q special AK 10 meet the require.
meats OF a bond Issue
To Interest Baldwin.
Meanwhile. the secretary of the
chamber of commerce will keep busy
with the Baldwin county people ere
ating and strengthening sentiment
there in favor of a bridge across Per
dido Bay to give lower Baldwin coun-
ty direct communication with THE
city.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

Woodstock, Va, Nov. %, 1908.
Mamie f. Towns &c, Complts.
VS.. In Chancery
F.. +. Towns admr.. &c. Defts.
COmplainants and Defendants, the
creditors of E. +. Towns, decd, or
her estate, and all others in interest,
are hereby notified that l have fixed
upon TUESDAY, Dec. 22d, 1908, at the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court OF
Shenandoah County, Va, at Wood
stock. Va, to ascertain and report as
follows, pursuant to the decree OF said
Court, rendered on the 10th day OF
November, 1908, in the above cause,
to wit:
/. A settlement OF the accounts oi
j. G.. Towns admr. OF +. +. Towns,
decd.
2. An account of the real estate OF
which + f Towns died seized and
possessed, with its annual and actual
value.
3. An account of the debts against
the estate Of said +. +. Towns, decd,
arranged according TO their respec'
tive priorities.
4. ANY other matter the parties il
interest may require or that the Com
missioner may think proper.
The taking OF said accounts will ht
adjourned from day 10 day until com
pleted.
Given under my hand as Commits
sioner in Chancery of said Court, the
day and year first above written.
GEO. w. MILEY, Com'r.
Tavenner & Bauserman, p. q
Nov 07-iw
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
When the Sun Grows Cold.

DR.. Fridjof Nansen predicts the fate
OF the earth In the far distant future
when the sun grows cold. The sim
pie, low organisms. he says, will prob
ably live longest. until even they dis
appear. Finally, he says, all water on
tie earth's surface Will freeze and the
oceans Will be transformed into Ice Il
the bottom. Some time later the car
bonic acid ct the atmosphere will be
gin TO fall on the surface OF the earth
In the form VI snow Some time aftel
that the temperature on the surface
will have reached about $50 degrees
below zero +. New oceans will then
be formed by the atmosphere being
turned into liquid. and the atmosphere
Of that future earth Will be only hy-
drOgen and helium. The sun will &c
through the same process. 1t will con
tinue in its way rs dark star through
space, accompanied by the planets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Commissioners Office,
Woodstock, Va, Dec. ,, 1908.
To Tregallas, Hertsl & Co. Compl

Woodstock, Va, Dec. ., 1908.
To Tregallas, Hertel & Co. Complts
and
G. d. Baker, &c. Defts'
To all COmplainants and Defts. in
above styled cause.
You are hereby notified that | have
fixed upon the 2S day of December
next. between the hours of 6 O'Clock
a. m. and 6 O'Clock p m, TO take and
settle, at my Office, the accounts of
N The real estate of which said q.
ID. Baker is seized and possessed with
its gross and annual value.
(2) All liens binding said real estate
in order of priority.
(3) ANY other matter deemed per-
tinent, or that any party in interest
may require required TO be taken by
the decree of Shenandoah Circuit
Court. rendered on the l0th day OF
March 1908. to be used in evidence IN
a suit in chancer, depending in said
court between Tregallas, Hertel ~ Co.
complts. and G.. d. Baker &c, deftS.,
and if from any cause the taking OF
said accounts shallnot be commenced,
or having been commenced should not
be completed on that day, the taking
OF the same will be adjourned from
day to day, or from place to place.
until the same are taken and com
pleted.
Given under my hand as Commits
sioner in chancery of said couri, al
my Office in said county the day and
wear first aforesaid.
NJ. W. MAGRUDER,
Dec. 4-4w. COmr. IN Chancery
WINS. q Bro. p, q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
a Pair of Poets.

Hearing q noise in the street before
his house one morning, Robert Brown
ing. the poet, went to his window and
saw great crowd gazing at some
Cinnamon ~ gorgeous costumes who
were just leaving their carriages 10
mount his steps. Presently they were
announced as the Chinese minister al
the court OF st. James and his suit.
A solemn presentation having taken
place. Browning said to the Interpreter
May I ask to what | am indebted for
the honor Of his excellency's visitT
The Interpreter replied. His excellen-
cy is poet IN his own country.
Thereupon the two poets shook hands
heartily. Browning then said, May
ask to what branch OF poetry his ex-
cellency devotes himselfY To which
the Interpreter answered, His excel
lency devotes himself 10 poetical enig
mas" At this Browning. recognizing
fully the comic element In the stua-
ton, extended his hand most cordially
saying: Ills excellcncy Is thrice wei
come. He Is brother indeed"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
He Couldn't See the Joke.

"The motherin-law joke isn't hall
as funny TO me as II was when ] was
n bachelor" said young New Yorker
to his old chum. I've got pretty
good mOther-in-law myself. and shes
visiting us now. That's all right too
But here's my crouch:
"Whenever we go out In bunch. a'
we generally do. ma grabs the baby
every time we sit dOwn-subway. ele
waited. bridge, surface or ferryboat
Just grabs the kid. you know. as II !
was her private property: exhibits !
In way 10 everybody near by, tell'
the woman next 10 her all about how
to raise children and what she's dOinl
for this particular one: attracts gen
cral attention. you see. with my hab!
Z; star performer and my wife ard
;'-ipg there without chance 10 say
w.5d ard looking aS II We wanted L
apologize fcr being on earth"
"pou't .hin,. that's funny. eh?" saiC
his friond. How vour sense Of humo
has shrunkr York Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
a hi. TO Hear IL.

Joseph Medill Of the Chicago Tribune
was somewhat deaf, although his aDil
ity at times tO hear what was said I'D
an ordinar.. tone OF voice was freque.-t
ly remarked. Ii is related Of him that
he dropped into the business depart
ment of the office one day 10 make al
inquiry about something that had oc'
Cured to him. and Il young man WhC
had been in Iris employ only few
months undertook in iond tone OF
voice TO enlighten him.
What did you szly?" asked Mr.. Me
dill, putting his hand to his ear.
The young man repeated the ques
ton in still louder voice.
II can't hear you" said the editor.
"Oh. chase Yourself around the block
you old granny" muttered the lmpa
tient en-: loyee just above his breath.
Il am not an oli granny" said Mr.
Aledil. turning away. "aAd snail DO
chase III self ~ uEd the block.
The fresh .;oung .nan hade inme
diatc :rra. = mcnt: - aar gooduy l.
his lob. bul ,hc aeat eti.or probably
thought that the 'cSsol he had re
rciyed wls sufficient and did not dis
turb him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Priority.

The wagons Of the greatest show
on earth" passed up the avenue at
daybrcak Their incessant rumble
soon awakened ten-year-old Billie and
his -year-old brother Robert. Their
mother feisncd sleep as the two white
rObed figures crept past her bed into the
hall on the way 10 investigate. Robert
struggled manfully with the unaccus-
toned task Of putting on his clothes.
Wait for me. Billie" his mother heard
him beg You'll get ahead of me-"
Get mother to help yOu.' cOunseled
Billie, who was having troubles OF his
own.
Mother started TO the rescue ana
then paused rs she heard the voice Of
her younger. guarded, but anxious and
insistcnt:
You ask her. Billie. You've known
her longer than have. ."-EverybOdy's $.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
"oeLlinn the Cat.'

"Who Will bell the Cat|' IS 4 cur!
Gus old prOverb, famous in parable and
In history. The mice. says The para
Bile. held consultation how 10 ae' ure
themselves from the cat. AMI they re-
solved to hang a bell about tie cats
neck to give warning when she ap-
preached. but after they had resolved
on doing II they were as far off as
ever, for who would do itE
Both pIraLI" and proverb nave i'm
mcrtaiZcd themselves in history.
When the s ottish mobiles met at Stir
llng In a body they proposed to take
Spence, the obnoxious favorite OF
James H., and hang him and so get
rid Of him.
"Ah," said Lord Grey. that's very
wei said, but who'll bell the cat?'
That will l." said the black Fart
Angus. lie undertook the task. ACCOM-
pliShed 1t and was called "Archibasi
Bell the Cat" until his dying day
Glasgow Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Runrinu Fer the Car.

If you feel like emulatlng SherlocH
Holmes try your luck occasionall!
when YOU see some one run for a stree
car. It's q good. easy way 10 deter
mine the previous training and the
present occupation Of the subject
You Will see one fellow dash easil,
toward the car with long. swinging
stride that usually means athletics, bul
no special training In the sprint. The
old time college runner can be picket
out by the way he throws his knees II
front like high bred trotter.
Some waddle, and you must relegat'
them to the general category OF bus!
business men" whose duty TO the desl
has robbed them Of wind and waist
Others are getting more than theil
share OF avOirdupois, but In spite O.
that manage to show you that they are
not out Of it by any means. To tha
type Ii IS n veritable triumph to over
haul n moving car and to swing or
without the assistance of the conduct
or.-Louisville Courier-Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Absurd STAGE Business.

Theatrical production Is full OF alb
surdites in business. a situation is
REQUIRED. Il situation is thrown In. il
makes not the slightest difference II II
be Il trolley car crew of song and dance
brothers manning yacht In the deser
OF Sahara. You have the trolley crew
and the yacht. and if the scene hap
pens to he section OF the arid west
where typhoons take the place OF wa
tsrSpOuts-well SO much the worse fol-
the enc And if the conductors col
lect fares from the sailors TO carry on
the business of the song, I'VE Are Jol-
ly. Jolly Street Car Men," the audience
must be prepared To submit calmly L
Sandstorm Immediately following
which Is necessary TO bring on the
wind machine and stereOpticOn. WheE
a comic opera (heaven save the mark.
opened at Madison Square roof will.
Japanese costumes, Broadway dialogue
n Marian setting and Irish comedy
there were absurdities enough TO de
light dozen stage directors.-Henry
T.. Warner I'm Bohemian Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Tn. Oucerest Salad.

4 gourmet rs he mixed salad q.
chicory said: The worlds quceres
salad. and POSSIBLY its most deliciou.
one IS eaten by the Inoits OF northweS
Greenland. II Is salad OF undIgeste'
moss from the stomach OF fresi
killed reindeer. Il bitter. sharp. stlm
ullting salad. us good for the digeS
ton as an electrical massage. Th'
Inolts live almost exclusively on fish
hence salads are a favorite dish Wit
them. But no salad in their mind
compares with that which they wres
from lie slaughtered reindeer. The
say th., salad Is crisper. tenderer ant
more appetizing than any other. an'
they say It wards of indigestion. The
fight for It. they sperd their last penn.
on It. quite as the Indians do Will
ircwater."- Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Humcr st Funerals.

In "Other Days" William WiH.rr
,he famous dramatic critic. tells hcW
he and Joseph jefferson were amcH:
the pallbearcrs at NcCuilou"l's
neral. AS our moIan holy trim " B.
halted in Thiljdcii lila street g..
Mr.. Winter. he glance aio.. Zee o..
and graveiy remarked b!
before that there were 50 l...
ing gentlemen f. ~ rf.-, .-.
Another quaint crccdc,o "Ai.I
tells with reference 10 q Lt,1H y. -
occasi is this one cn the bu.ial -
John BrOugham:
Edwin Booth and assisted to be
his pail. l remember that the t'-1
gravedlggers after they had lower /
his coffin a little way into the craze
were constrained. with many mut,ercd
exclamations Of '.Aisc he-" aud Raise
her" to lift It up again il order
10 enlarge the cavity. Booth and l.
Ike Hamlet ard Horati0. were stand
ing under 4 neiEhboring tree obseryiA;
these proceedings. and nothing WAS
ever more woefUlly comic or more i'm
morously rueful than Hamlet's smile
as he looked at me with those deep.
melancholy eyes and with that little.
furtive grimace. murmuring as he did
so, It's the last recall
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Nine. Geoffrin's Husband.

Nine. Geoffrin, like most Frenchwo
men, had the gift Of making phrases
When Rulhlere had read in her salon
work upon Russia, which she feared
might involve him In difficulties, she
offered him n sum of money TO burn
ft. The author waXed wroth at the in
sinuation implied and broke out into
an eloquent assertion of his courage
and independence. She listened pa
tiently and then In n quiet tone Of
voice said, How much more do you
want, NJ. Rulhiere" She married at
the age Of fourteen VI. Geoffrin, a
wealthy glass manufacturer and lieu
tenant colonel OF the national guard.
His duty as husband seems to have
been to provide the funds for her So
cial campaigns and to watch over the
details Of the menage. 1t is related OF
him that some person gave him his
tory TO read and when he asked for
the successive volumes regularly
palmed Off upon him the first, IA If it
were new. At last he was heard to
say that he thought the author re
peated himself q little" A book print
ed In double columns he read straight
across the page, remarking that Ill
seemed to be very good, but was rath-
er abstract" One day a visitor in
quired after the silent, white haired
old gentleman who was in the habit
Of sitting at the head Of the table.
ooh, he was my husband" replied
Nine. Geoffrin, before he died!"-
Argonaut.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

SO-h wi ONOAOA L7AN ~
Woodstock, Va, Nov. %, 1908.
2. W. Walker, Compit'
Sarah E. Fry, ana others, Defts.
Complainant and Defendants, the
lien creditors of Sarah (. Fry, and
all others ia interest, take notice, that
have fixed upon Wednesday, Dec.
%. 1908, at the Clerks Office OF the
Circuit Court of Shenandoah County,
Woodstock, Va, TO ascertain and re-
port as follows, pursuant to decree
rendered Nov. Is, 1908, in the above
named cause, tO-wit-
l. An account of the real estate OF
Sarah E. Fry, and its actual and an
nual value. -,
, An account of lieps binding said
real estate, arranged according to
priority.
3. An account showing lands con-
veyed by said Sarah E. Fry, with
liens thereon arranged according to
their priOrities.
The taking of said accounts will bt
adjourned from day to day until com
pleted.
Given under my hand as Comis
sioner il Chancery of said Court, th'
day and year first above written.
GEO. ". MILEY, Com'r.
Tavenner & Bauserman, p. q.
Nov. 27-4w.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1908-12-18
Birds That Make lncubators.

In the incubator the pale yellow
chicks. their soft down not yet quite
dry I'm places, fell in their attempts TO
rise and walk. like men dead drunk.
There's another" said the chicken
farmer as an excited little head came
out OF an egg Wonderful things,
these incubatOrs. Would you believe
that there's n bird that makes them?
"Ycs, sir; bird. the megapode,
makes It's own incubator every time II
has nest Of eggs. 1t isn't bothered.
like other birds, with the long and
monotOnous work Of sitting.
"Thc megapode halls from Australia,
the Barrier reef country. It's incuba-
tor Is a simple affair merely great
mound of leaves. In these leaves IT
burles its eggs, knowing that in that
hot. moist climate the leaves will fer
ment and in their fermentation give
off Just enough heat to batch the
chicks.
Who can deny intelligence 10 rhi'
birl. which makes its own incubator
10 hatch out it's own cgSSE'-N'v Gu
leans Times Democrat.