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Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27

Again we are forced to leave out
a couple of good newsletters be-
cause of the fact that they reached
US too late. Correspondents and
Others wishing to contribute to the
Star Herald should bear in mind
always that their communication
must reach this Office not later than
Wednesday. We hate to leave out
these good letters, but are forced
to do 80 when they are received
later than Wednesday noon.
1t is remarkable the drunk men
that can be seen on trains and in
public places, and the remarkably
few arrests made for the same.
There is a law on our statutes
against drunkenness on trains and
i'll other public places, and if our
officers would half way discharge
their duty there would be more ar
rests made for such offences. We
have seen the time, very recently,
too, when it was almost dangerous
for lady or decent man to ride on
the train between this place and
Biggers on account of drunken
passengers.
Victor talking machines and rec
ords at N. A. Childs.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27

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Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27
TreSnasS Notice

All persons are hereby forbidden
to trespass or go upon any OF the
lands of the undersigned, for any
purpose, without first obtaining
permission. Any person found
trespassing on any of said lands viii
be prosecuted to the full extent OF
the law. Penalty for trespassine
is not less than $40 nor more
than Sl0O. B. +. BIGGER.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27
N'ucs

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
as executor OF the last will and testament Of
James L. Williams. deceased will apply at
January. 1909. term, OF the Randolph Probate
court, for an order authorizing and empower
ing him to sell the following described lands,
belonging to said estate. for the purpose Of
carrying out the provisions of the last will
and testament of said James E. Williams
towit:
NhsEASEl Sec. Is. Twp p N, X E
20 acres.
NEASE 4 Sec. is. Twp n, RE. 40
acres.
WhsW \ Sec. IA, Twp. 2l n, re- f, 10 acres.
A. J. WITT.
Executor last will and testament of
James +. Williams, deceased.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27

Claud and Lehman Nook of
Mock were in town last week visit.
ing friends and relatives.
Don't neglect your subscription
account. If you are in arrears
please pay up.
Mrs. James +. Shaver and child
rem of holland were here last WEI k
visiting relatives.
Sheriff Sam Brown and deputy,
Hunter Perrin, were in Il is part of
the country last week on business.
Grandma Shaver went down to
holland last Sunday to visit the
family of her son, J, F. Shaver.
Postmaster Z G. Wilmington
has made an addition to the post.
otflce building.
Subscribers in and around
Biggers who are in arrears with
their subscription are requested to
settle at once with Uncle Berry
Wright, our agent for this section.
Robert Rawlings of Newport was
here Sunday to see his best girl.
Mr.. Rawlings is no stranger here,
he having lived here for quite
awhile and is well known by most
everybody.
Buy your rice from B. f. Bigger
d Sons. zoe per pound.
DR.. p. M. Shaver made a bust
ness trip to Pocahontas last Tuesday.
Tobias Chastain, county surveyor,
was up this week to do some survey
ing
Uncle Tim Dalton moved back to
the hills, near Burr, Mo this week.
Mr.. Dalton said he believed he
would try the hill country next
year. rc
B. f. Bigger & Sons will Sc
: you barrel of good flour $500. ~
\ Uncle Berry Wright is havih
eome town lots surveyed out r I
south Biggers, which will be an at
dition to the town.
Fred Jones of New Reyno wal
in town few minutes Sunday o1
his way home from Walnut Ridge,
where he had heen with a drove off
horses.
And still they get GLOSSY" and in
to the lookup they go. Our city
marshal culls none. They all look
alike to HIM.
Mrs Fred Jones and children of
Revno are here this week visiting
relatives.
You can get 10 pounds of good
roasted coffee for 81 at B. f. Bigt
ger & Sons.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27
Fur Wanted

| am in the market for all kinds
of raw furs for which | will pay
the highest market price. Win also
buy green hides.
4. g. WHTTlNGTON,
Biggers, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27

Ceiling, siding, flooring ana AT
kinds of building material az 0Pi"-
nenweber & Peters.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-27
He PUBLIC

hat | have moved
mes stand, and am
II kinds Of general
'hrated Caruth' RS
the market, Am
Goodrich Sewing
their completeness
ices are extremely
), and | invite the
'ou that the right
III Eup Wanted
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25

national only as it related to the north
ern states. The eleven southern states
then in the Confederacy, of course,
were not represented General George
B. Mcclellan was named for the pres
idency on the first ballot and George
II. Pendleton of Ohio for the vice
presidency on the second ballot The
platform pronounced the war failure.
The only time the city of New York
ever entertained the national conven-
ton was in 1868. when the body mel
there on the Fourth of July and nom
mated for president Horatio Seymour,
governor of New York. and for vice
president Frank p. Blair of Missouri.
In 1872 the Democracy as then con
stituted returned to the first love OF
the party, Baltimore, meeting in con
vention July 8, and nominated for the
first and second offices in the land two
Republicans, Horace Greeley of New
York and B. Gratz Brown of Missouri
This anomalous situation was brought
about by prior convention of Lib
eral Republicans" at Cincinnati, led by
Carl Schurz, which nominated Greeley
and Brown. The only hope of defeat
ing President Grant for reelection was
in a combination of the Democrats and
the Liberal Republicans, who had de
clared violently against the Grant ad,
ministration. The Baltimore conven
ton simply swallowed the Cincinnati
convention product-ticket, platform
and all. Greeley and Brown were de-
feated overwhelmingly in November.
St Louis was the Democratic conven-
ton city in 1876, June Is being thu
opening date. Samuel ]. Tilden of New
York and Thomas A. Hendricks OF
Indiana were named for president and
vice president Tilden, who was gov
ernor of New York, was master poll
tician and had planned his campaign
with marvellous ability. Governor Hen
bricks of Indiana was his chief Oppo-
nent Hendricks accepted the second
place on the ticket with some reluc-
lance Tilden was elected in Novem-
Der, according to the best knowledge
and belief of all Democrats and many
Republicans, but special commission
created to decide electoral contests
voted his opponent, Rutherford b.
Hayes of Ohio, into the presidential
chair The electoral commission was
made up of eight Republicans and
seven Democrats. The final vote on
the matters in contest Was eight Re
publicans for Hayes and seven Demo
Gratis for Tilden
In 1880 the Democrats met June 90
in Cincinnati. Tilden declined a re-
nomination. General Winfield S. Han
cock of Pennsylvania was named for
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president and William II. English oil
Indiana for vice president
Grover Cleveland of New York, the
first Democrat elected president since
1886 and thus far the only one, was
the presidential nominee of the three
| conventions of 1884 in Chicago, 1893 in
st. Louis and 1892 in Chicago His
running mate in 1884 was Thomas A
Hendricks. in 1888 Allen G. Thurman
of Ohio and in 1892 Adlai e. Steven
son of Illinois.
When the convention of 1896 met in
Chicago the leading candidate was
Richard p. Bland of Missouri. but Will
liam ]. Bryan of Nebraska then only
thirty-siX years old delivered in the
convention his famous cross of gold
speech, and in the ensuing whirlwind
of enthusiasm he was nominated for
president. Arthur Sewall of Maine
was named for vice president Bryan
was renominated by reclamation a;
Kansas City in 1900, with former vice
President Stevenson in second place.
At the convention in St Louis f.
1904, of which Congressman Cham.
Clark of Missouri was permanent
chairman, Judge Alton &. Parker o
New York was nominated for presi
dent, with former Senator Henry G
Davis of West Virginia as runnin;
mate.
At the nineteen Democratic nationa
conventions already held fifteen ind
viduals have been named for the pres
dency. OF these six have been elect
ed. The successful candidates wer,
Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren,
James X. Polk, Franklin Pierce Jane
Buchanan and Grover Cleveland. Val
Buren, was elected once and defeatc,
once. Cleveland was elected twice an,
defeated once. Andrew jackson wa.
president two terms, but was the nom
inee of a national convention only
once. Tilden was elected at the elec
ton and defeated by the electoral com
mission. Bryan has been defeated
twice and is now again the leading
candidate for the nomination In 1907
he was not an aspirant for the honor
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DEMOCRATS In DENVER
Bryan and johnson
the Leading Candi-
dates. e Conven-
tons of the Past.
"OId Hickory and
"the Little Giant"
Tilden VS.. Hayes.


neSSee for president and SilaS Wright
of New York for vice president, but
Wright refused to accept the nomina-
ton. George NJ. Dallas of Pennsylva-
| mia was placed on the ticket in his
stead WriShts refusal was because
of pique at the defeat of Van Buren,,
| who tried to break down the two
thirds rule and secure denomination
for himself Polk was the first dark
horse nominee in our history. He had
not been mentioned for the presidential
nomination prior to the convention.
Lewis Cass of Michigan was nomi-
mated for president at the 1913 conven-
ton, with William O. Butler of Ken
lucky as the vice presidential candi-
date. The convention met May 2.
The convention of 1852, which OPEN
ed June l, was battle royal, and in
the end another dark horse, Franklin
Pierce of New Hampshire. was named
for president. The fight was between
Cass, nominated and defeated four
years before. and James Buchanan of
Pennsylvania. Finally Pierce was
voted for on the thirty-fifth ballot by
the Virginia delegation, which persist
ed in voting for the New Englander
until on the forty-ninth ballot nearly
all the other delegates swung over and
nominated him. William r. King of
Alabama was named on the second
ballot for vice president.
In 1856 the Democracy finally broke
away from Baltimore and met in Gin
cinnati on June 2. During all of Presi
dent Pierces administration James
Buchanan had been absent from the
country as minister TO England and
thus had escaped the fierce conflict on
the slavery problem and the incidental
anarchy in Kansas. Buchanan, Doug
las and Cass were candidates before
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| the convention. Pierce sought a re
nomination and received a substantial
vote, but his attitude in having favored
the repeal of the Missouri compromise
rendered him weaker candidate than
| buchanan, whose absence had been
his political salvation. Buchanan re-
ceived the nomination, with John c..
Breckenridge of Kentucky as the vice
presidential candidate The platform
| adopted at this convention approved
the course of the Pierce administration
in repeating the Missouri compromise
and thus giving slavery chance to
intrench itself in the new territories
north of the southern line of Missouri
The convention of 1860 met at
Charleston, S. c., April %. This was
the fiercest Democratic convention ever
held, slavery extension being the bone
of contention. Stephen A. Douglas was
by far the strongest presidential prob
ability. The convention voted fifty
seven ballots without casting the nee
eSsary two-thirds vote for one man.
Finally the convention adjourned to
meet in Baltimore June Is. Before
adjournment several southern states
withdrew, being opposed to the Doug
las platform. The seeding delegates
held a convention in Charleston. adopt.
ed platform for which they had CON
tended in the regular convention. then
adjourned to meet in Richmond the
first Monday in June On this date
the seeding delegates met and again
adjourned TO the 21st of June Mean
while on the 18th the regulars" met
in Baltimore and nominated Douglas
for president and Benjamin Fitzpat-
rick of Alabama for vice president
Fitzpatrick declined. and the national
committee named Herschel V. Johnson
in his place. Some of the regulars"
bolted the Baltimore convention and
nominated for president John c. Breck-
inridge of Kentucky and for vice pres
ident Joseph Lane of Oregon The
"secedcrs" sitting in Richmond accept
ed this ticket
At Chicago in 1864 the Democratic
convention, which met Aug. 90, was
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yersally popular with his party that
no other name was considered for the
presidency. A resolution indorsinc
Jackson In about hundred words was
the only platform adopted. Martin
Van Buren, of New York. Jackson'S
own selection, was named for the vice
presidency,
Prior to 1892 presidential candidates
were nominated by mass meetings.
caucuses, legislative resolutions and in
other ways not national in character
In the Baltimore convention all the
states except Missouri were represent
ed by delegates Since 1882 the Dem
ocrats have held quadrennial conven-
lions, and eight of them, including the
first, have met at Baltimore
At President Jackson's instance the
convention which named candidates
for the election of 1886 met May 20,
1885, nearly eighteen months prior to
election day. thus giving Martin Van
Buren, and Richard NJ. Johnson. the
nominees, the longest campaign in the
history of America. This convention
adopted no platform. Andrew Jack
son was the Democratic platform. The
whole power of Jackson's administra-
ton was eXerted toward the election
of Van Buren, in order to overthrow
John c. Calhoun, with whom "Old
Hickory" had quarreled.
President Van Buren, was renominat-
ed In 1910, the convention meeting
May 5, as the unanimous choice of the
party The convention refused to re-
nominate Vice President Johnson. max
tng. in fact. no nomination for that
office. Nevertheless Van Buren, was
badly defeated in the election by VIII
liam Henry Harrison, while Johnson
was elected vice president by the Unit
ed States senate The convention of
1910 adopted platform, the first ever
adopted by any national convention.
1t declared that the federal govern
Inent is one of limited powers, which
Should be strictly construed by all the
departments.
The convention of 1874 met May q
and nominated James K. Polk of Ten
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SIX years ago vi
the candidates for the presidential
nomination at Denver may be men,
toned William ]. Bryan of Nebraska,
John A. johnson of Minnesota, David
r. Francis of Missouri, George Gray
of Delaware and Lewis S. Chanler of
New York. The convention will be
called to order by Thomas ,Taggart,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee.
The first Democratic national con-
vention opened in Baltimore May 81.
1892. Its chief duty was the nomina
ton Of vice presidential candidate.
President Andrew Jackson, then near
the close of his first term, was so uni
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25

Twentieth National
Convention of the
Party of Jefferson
an0 Jackson onJuIy
]. " Two-thirds
Vote Needed to Sc
cure Nomination.

By RoBERTUs LOVE.
copyright, 1905. by Robertus Lowell

IN the new Audito-
rum at Denver.
capital of Colora-
do. on the 18th of July
the twentieth ma
tional convention of
the Democratic par
ty will begin its
work of nominating
candidates for pres
ident and vice pres
ident of the United
States. A two-thirds
vote of the 1.00S
delegates. or G72
votes, will be re
quired to nominate.
In Republican ma
tional conventions a
mere majority is
sufficient. The Dem
ocrats adopted the
two-thirds rule at
their first national
convention, seventy
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Shetland Pony and
Cart Popular Voting Contest will be conducted
strictly honest business principles with perfect JUS
tice and fairness to all concerned.
2-PRIzES-The first prize shall be Shetland
Pony and Cart Other valuable and useful prizes will
be given. Pony and Cart valued at $500.
3-CANDIDATES-Any white girl or boy under
Fifteen Years of Age, who lives in Palestine is eli
gible to place in the Contest The most popular
Eeirl Or boy is the who shall receive the most
votes; to her him shall be awarded the Shetland
Pony and Cart.
4-CLAsSES OF NOTES.-The votes are issued
in coupons of the following denominations:
New One Month Subscriptions 100 votes for s so
3-Months Subscriptions 800 votes for 15O
6-Months Subscriptions 800 votes for 800
12-Months' Subscriptions 1000 votes for 600
Right is reserved to offer additional classes of votes
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Names of Contestants will be printed in order ac-
cording to standing and the amount of their votes
published regularly after first count is made
Votes will not be allowed on subscriptions at
less than regular price of the paper.
No employee of this paper shall be candidate or
work in favor of any contestant.
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RULES OF THE CONTEST

Votes once deposited in ballot box cannot be
transferred to another
No Contestant will be allowed to take than
one of the Extra Special Prizes that may offer
from time to time.
The publishers are not to tell whom any
votes for, except in of alleged rregu-
larity.
Each contestant is requested to send US cabi-
net size photograph for publication as soon as con-
venient
Make up your mind who you want to vote for
before coming to the office, the editors will posi-
lively not decide the matter for you.
All Coupons should be placed in envelopes with
names of Contestants written plainly thereon
Free 20 Vote Coupons will be published in this
paper during the first 80 days of contest and be
voted without cost for any Contestant.
An Awarding Committee of three of the best
business men to be appointed to make final count
and award prize.
Contest to not less than 80 days; the date of
closing will be announced about thirty days in ad-
vance
The Contest shall close at o'clock on the date
to be announced later
Each contestant will be paid 10 per cent on all
business turned in
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

LATEST STYLES. PERFECT FIT.
FirBt-Class work at Moderate Prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

so they might have prophetic dreams.
In the Donegal cabin it is grannie always
that reads the future. When the tea is
drunk all in turn pass their empty bowls
to grannie for her to tell their fortunes
in the tea leaves. She marries Marie off
to a fine lad from Slingo with money enough
to build a house and buy a COW, she sees
Mick winning a prize at the Oirechtas In
Dublin next year. She blesses the mas
ther' with, a raise in his salary, and the
''Masther's' wife with twins. She finds
gold for Padraic when he crosses the seas
to America-and so on round the circle
grannie brings to each the wish that lies
closest to his heart.
Last Of all comes JAMES bowl, and gran
MES eyes twinkle as she peers into it.
ct be's sein' a grand good fortune for
We. Jamie OFriel. good fortune entirely
Sure you'll be the first paid off on the new
pension law. Aye, 1 see a good thirty
shilin's acoming to you each month. An
bless We, boy! 1 see another ten years to
yer life"
And then The hill folk get up, and grippi0g
Jamie's hand shout:
May the luck rise with we, jamie"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01
SHES AT THE GREEN HAT
RETURNING Naval Officers Duck when
the New Headpiece APP
pears.

1t may take nine tsilors to make a
man." according to the song, but 1t APP
peared at the Brooklyn navy yard that the
number reached more than a 100. In other
words. because the battleship Alabarla had
Just completed a tour OF 5000 miles. and
also because It carried some twenty-five
officers who had been on the Asiastic sta
ton for three years( there was a great
demand for up-to-the-minute Broadway
tailoring. And so the u. S. s. 5. Alabama
was boarded by an invading party whose
weapons were not brOadswords, but scis-
sors and chaIkbits.
When one of the officers was questioned
regarding the difficulty relative to obtain
ing proper clothing in the Orient, he said:
II had heard a lot about the stories pub
lished regarding the initiative ability Of
Japanese and Chinese tailors. They are
too initiative. For example: l took around
a suits Of cts, which ]happeded to have
a much needle patch, to a Jap tailor for a
pattern, and when i got my new suit re-
turned from him l found that his imita-
tive sense had inspired him to cut a hole
in the cloth Of the new suit and sew il
a patch. So, you see, that we haV moi
! found the Oriental tailors exactly salts
factory"
The officers who wished to replenish thell
wardrobe We're worried only on one point
II was green hats.
Nobody could blame the officers, because
one reporter among those who went abroad
wore a green hat and did not apologize
for It. Without a smile. he declared tina
everybody on Broadway, excepting Oscal
Hammerstein was in on the emerald felt
An officer who listened to this, Withou
showing signs OF emotion. remarked tina
even though such might be the style, h
would reserve the privilege for his mex
tour Of duty on the Asiatic station. "Bl
cause" he said. they don't care what yol
wear on the Bund in Hongkong. "-Nev
York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

to Mr. Adolph Storz will take place Janu-
airy % at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden.
The wedding party will be small and Miss
Ophelia Hayden will probably be the only
attendant. The young people will sail from
New York OH February II for the Mediter-'
ranean trip, to be gone several months,
visiting the principal cities of Europe. They
will build a new home at Thirty-ninth and
Dodge streets.
Miss Louisa Wilhelmena Kalterer and
Charles E. Gilmore Of Hildreth were mar
ried at Z o'clock last evening at the home
OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Kalterer, 1411 North Twentieth street. The
ceremony was pretty and was performed
by Rev. j. Schwarz OF the German Presby-
terrain church. The bridal party descended
the stairs to the Lohengrin march. played
by Charles Leidigt of Nebraska City. The
ushers, Charles Kalterer and Fred Waller.
preceded the others, stretching white rib
bons for the bride and groom. Then came
the groom and his best man, j. Martin
Cannon, and the bride, attended by her
only sister, Miss Anna KaIterer. then Miss
Atlanta Kalterer, niece of the bride, carry
ing the ring on a white chrysanthemum,
The bride wore a gown of heavy white silk
princess and carried a large bunch of bridal
roses. The ceremony was performed in the
bay window under a large wedding bell of
white chrysanthemums The decorations of
the parlor were white and green and those
Of the dining room of green and yellow.
After the a wedding supper was
served to fifty guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore
left on an evening train for a southern
trip. The brides travelling gown was navy
! blue with hat and gloves to match. Mr..
and Mrs. Gilmore will reside at Hildreth,
Neb. The bride and groom were recipients
Of MANY handsome presents.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01

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