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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
Shriners From the Four Corners
of the Country Arrive for
the Big Show.
EVERY TEMPLE REPRESENTED
Task of Caring for the Vast Thronx Is
Easily Accomplished by 81.
Paul Shriners. /!

st. Psul, July Is. - From the four
corners Of the country. including
many hooks and byways, caravan
after caravan Of mobiles, costumed pa.
trolls a.d boisterous bands flooded the
union depot yesterday, every read en-.
tering the city contributing its several
special trains and strings Of chartered
cars. The station was one moving
mass Of variegated color. A din Of
noise filed the interior of the big
structure. Had it not been for a sys-
tematic preparation fer handling the
immense Influx thr situation would
have been one Of hopeless chaos.
Trainload after trainload arrived
during the early part of the morning,
during the late afternoon and early
evening, al! gorged to the doors with
representatives of the various tenn
pies, while the white fez of the won.
en- dotted the throng, the fairer visit
ors numbering we'll into the hundreds.
Twenty Thousand shriners on Hand.
When the roar of the first day had
quieted early this morning practically
all the temples, patrols and accom-
pan3.rg bands had arrived in the city.
The total number of temples which
had arrived in the city last night
amounted to nearly forty, each with
delegations numbering from 20 to
500. Including the members of the
order who came in on the regular
trains, as well as the large number of
visitors attracted to the city, con-
sentative estimate of Shriners is 20.
600, and this figure is conservative.
Each Of the incoming trains was
met by escorts of patrols, mobiles from
Osman temple, and during the dav
they performed yeoman service. AS
sisted by several bands, relays of re-
ceivers greeted the incoming mobiles
as they detrained, escorted them d.
rectly to the Masonic temple, and
afterwards led the way to the various
lodging places. The task was a big
as well as an exhausting one, but
faithful and loyal sons of Osman tenn
pie hesitated not an instant during
the entire day. Relay after relay was
pressed into service, and during the
morning hours, when the largest num-
Der arrived, mobiles of Osman toiled
with tenacity and perseverance.
Hundred Ride the Goat.
The principal event Of the day was
the grand ceremonial session of Os.
man temple of st. Paul at the Audito.
rum last night, when 100 novices
were conducted across the burning
sands Of the desert. The affair ia
said to have been the most elaborate
and spectacular initiation, service ever
and spectacular imitation service ever
conducted in the Northwest.
The climax Of Masonic. public dem.
onstration, the like Of which never
has been seen before, either in the
Northwest of any place else, will be
reached this evening when the sor-
geous pageant Of $1,000 mobiles and
Arab patrols move through the princi-
pal streets Of the city.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
Casualties.

Asleep on the railroad track east Of
Marquette, Mich, man was killed by
train. His identity is unknown.
Joseph Allward, a painter, fell to
his death from a scaffold hung at the
tenth floor of the Postal Telegraph
building in Chicago.
Antonio Avenich met a horrible
death at Florence, Colo.,. at the plant
OF the Portland Cement company by
being crematea in a bin of hot &c.
ment.
Reynold Donnan, resident of indie.
pendence, Iowa, was instantly killed
at Kansas City while working with a
bridge gang there. The young man
was hit by the train and was 80 badly
mangled that he lived but a short
time.
Through the explosion of steam
pipe on the monitor Nevada, three
members Of the crew were scalded.
one so seriously that he may die.
while a panic ON the vessel was onlv
averted by the prompt action Of the
officers.
Four dead bodies recovered. i've
others known to be dead and three
missing is believed to cover the cas-.
ualty list as result of the flood which
ragged Monday over the lowland Of
Little Russia" in the western mart
OF Lincoln, Neb.
Northbound Passenger Train No. Sc
on the Rome, Watertown & Ogdens.
burg railroad collided head-on near
Boonville, N. Y, with south.bound
freight train. Four persons were
killed outright and one died later in a
Utica hospital, while eight or ten
were more or less injured.
The two-masted schooner Acacia
owned and commanded by William
Simmons Of Kingston, went ashore on
Bull Rock Point, near Sackett's Har
Dor, N. Y. The crew was rescued nv
s. Gibble OF Sackett's Harbor, who
after struggle of several hours, man
aged to reach the stranded craft in 9
email boat
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
SAYS HER CON Is MESSIAH.

Woman Brands Boy Of Six With Red.
hot Iron.
New York. July 12.-Asserting that
her six.year-old son, Charles Goodsall.
was the Messiah, his mother, Mrs.
Grace Goodsall, branded his forehead
and throat with a red-hot iron. The
child was rescued early yesterday
from the religion.crazed woman and
both were taken to the Bellevue hosni.
tai. The little boy, though terribly
burned, will recover.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
William J. Bryan. 1921.
Gov. John A. Johnson, 46.
Judge George Gray, 591k.
Wild Demonstration.

Wild Demonstration.
The announcement of the vote was
the signal for a wild demonstration.
equaling in turbulence, If not in dura-
ton, the record-breaking display which
on Wednesday afternoon greeted the
drst mention Of Mr.. Bryan's name in
the convention.
Twice before the throng had been
moved into mad ecstacy, first by the
speech placing the name of Bryan in
nomination, and again when that .f
Gov. Johnson Of Minnesota was pro.
posed; but these manifestations paled
before the eliminating outburst of
emotion.
Make II Unanimous.
When for moment order could be
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
Forest Fires Still Raoino,

Boston, July 15.-The fires which
have been burning for days in the
Maine forests continued yesterday in
many places in that state, while MANY
similar fires in New Hampshire, Yer.
mont, Rhode Island and Massachu.
sets increased by thousands Of dol.
lars the total Of the damage.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
BRYAN FOR PRESIDENT.

William Jennings Bryan of Nebras-
ka was nominated for the third time
for the Office Of the president of the
United States by the Democratic ma
tional convention at 8: 40 Friday morn
ing amid scenes of frenzied enthusi.
asm. The result came after an ALL
night session, which was kept in a
constant state of turmoil up to the
eliminating moment when the Nebras.
ka leader was proclaimed the choice
Of the convention as the Democratic
standard bearer.
The nomination was made on the
drst and only ballot, the vote stand.
ing:
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
CROP DAMAGE EXTENSIVE.
Hot Weather's Effect on Crops ls Not
Vet Fully Known.

Grand Forks, N. D., July Is. = The
full extent Of the damage to wheat
and other grain from the hot wind Of
Thursday and Saturday will not be
knownSfo for several days. Travelling
men arriving in the city report the
conditions far from encouraging,
From Williston to Larimore. on the
line of the Great Northern. there h.a
been extensive damage reported in
many localities. Branch line towns of
the Great Northern report similar con-
ditions.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17

van Of iowa, q. ". Powers and ex-seM
ator Gear1n Of Oregon, and John J.
Lynch Of Ohio.
The secondiuk speech for Gov. John
son was made by Former Attorney
General Stratus Of Maryland, that for
Judge Gray by p. ]. O'Boyle Of Penn.
sylvania.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
BRYAN and kern
IS THE TICKET
Standard Bearers Chosen BY the
Democratic National
Convention.
INDIANA GETS SECOND PLACE
INDIANA GETS SECOND PLACE
Bryan's Nomination Comes After Siren.
nous All.Night Session-Cheers
for Johnson.
For President,
WILLIAM j. BRYAN OF NEBRASKA.
For Vice President, :.
JOHN WORTH KERN OF INDIANA.


cratic party in national convention
has selected for the presidential cam
paign Of 1908. William Jennings Bry-
an was chosen for the third time as
the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent after an all-night session Thurs.
day night, marked by the most re.
markable demonstrations ever seen in
a convention. John Worth Kern was
nominated by reclamation Friday aft
ernoon as the running mate for Mr..
Bryan.
The convention was called to order
Tuesday at noon by Thomas Taggart,
chairman of the national committee.
Theodore A. Bell Of California was in
troduced as temporary chairman, and
Immediately began his keynote"
speech. His declarations as to the in.
tentions of the Democratic party were
received with loud applause, and the
mention of Bryan's name caused
wild demonstration. At the conclusion
Of Mr.. Bells speech resolutions re.
garding the death Of Cleveland were
unanimously adopted. The various
committees were then named and the
convention adjourned until noon Wed.
uesday.
When the convention assembled at
noon Wednesday it was announced
that the committee on credentials was
not ready to report Speeches were
called for to fill in the time. Mr..
Gore, the blind senator from Oklaho-
ma, took the stand In response to q
popular demand. The senator took
early occasion to refer in glowing
terms to Bryan. At the mention of
the name Of the "commoner" the dele
gates went wild and there ensued
demonstration the like Of which has
never been seen in any convention.
The uproar continued for an hour and
twenty.seven minutes, and only was
broken by the physical inability Of
Those participating to continue any
longer. When order was restored the
convention adjourned until O'clock
In the evening. At the night session,
after an hour Of speechmaking, the
committee on credentials reported on
thee Pennsylvania and other contested
cases. The report, which was against
the Guhey faction in Pennsylvania,
was adopted, and the convention ad-
journed until II o'clock Thursday.
The opening session Thursday last.
ed three hours and brought about the
completion Of the permanent organiza-
ton Of the convention, with the re-
sounding address OF Congressman
Clayton of Alabama, permanent chair
man. The platform committee not be.
ing ready to report, the convention
took a recess until evening.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17

O0C0
Prohibiting private monopoly and Ii.
censing corporations.
Publicity Of campaign contributions
Federal remedies for regulation Of
interstate commerce and prevention Of
monopolies should be added to and not
substituted for state remedies.
Requiring national banks to estab-
lish guarantee fund for prompt pay
ment Of depositors of any insolvent
national bank. Emergency currency
controlled by federal government and
loaned to national and state banks.
Postal savings banks.
Admission Of Asiatic immigrants is
opposed.
Income tax.
Preservation Of natural resources.
Enlarge powers of interstate COM
merce commission. Physical valua-
ton Of railroads. Further legislation
to prevent pass and rebate abuse.
Independence Of Philippines.
Improvement Of waterways.
Immediate admission of Arizona and
New Mexico as separate states.
Full territorial rights for Alaska
and Porto Rico.
Control of house OF representatives
by majority Of peoples representatives
and not by speaker.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17


until it had spent itself after more
than quarter Of an hour of vocifer-
GUS tumult. a
Speeches Are Suspended.
The Gray nomination also received
it's full share Of enthusiastic approval.
1t was after midnight when the
nominating speeches were temporarily
suspended to receive the report Of the
committee on credentials. Gov. Has.
kell Of Oklahoma, chairman of the
committee, made the report, announc.
ing at the outset that it was presented
as the unanimous view Of the commit.
tee.
The platform was adopted by rous.
ing unanimous vote.
eryan's Seconds.
The speeches seconding the nomina.
ton Of candidates were then resumed
with a limit Of five minutes for each
speech. The secondfng speeches fol
Bryan included those Of Gov. Glenn
Of North Carolina. Gov. Swanson o.
Virginia, Representative Hefin of AL
ALBANIA, Augustus Thomas the play
wright Of Missouri" Jerry r. Surf
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
CARR IS BOUND OVER.

'SSeo oHyer ot 0oWr1e Marshal
Faces Grand Jury Probe.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, July l5.-Wilbur
Carr OF Gowrie, who is alleged to
have murdered Marshal Tom Nichol.
son of Gowrie Saturday night, waited
preliminary hearing yesterday. plead
ed not guilty and was bound over to
the grand jury for indictment. The
state probably will appoint an attor.
ney for his defense.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
KERN FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

/ 4NA1AS9DA1AN1o
Denver. Colo, July 1.-THE Demo
cratic national convention concluded
Its labor late yesterday afternoon by
the nomination Of John Worth Kern Of
Indiana for vice president, completing
the ticket on which William Jennings
Bryan was made the nominee for pres
ident during the early hours Of the
morning.
The nomination of Kern was made
by reclamation, amid the resounding
cheers of delegates and spectators
No ballot was necessary, as the tide Of
sentiment had set irresistibly toward
the Indiana candidate, state after state
registering their delegations in his "a
var, and all other candidates withdraw
ing before the universal demand for
his nomination.
Kern IL the Favorite.
The convention, after adjourning at
daylight with the nomination of Mr..
Bryan, resumed its session at i D. m.
with a powerful undercurrent already
in motion toward the nomination Of
Kern for second place. On the call Of
states Indiana presented the name Of
Kern; Colorado, through ex-Gov.
Thomas, placed in nomination Charles
A. Towne Of New York; Connecticut
presented Archibald Mcneil and Geor-
gia Clark Howell. The names Of
Judge George Gray of Delaware and
of John Mitchell of Illinois were not
presented, owing to the positive re-
quests of these gentlemen not to
have their names go before the con-
vention.
Flock to Kern.
For a time it looked as though a
ballot would be required. But the
steady line Of states which Joined in
seconding Kern's nomination soon
made it apparent that the chances Of
all other candidates had been extin.
guished. Mr.. Towne in person was
the first candidate to recognize the
decisive nature Of the Kern movement
and In ringing speech he withdrew
his name from consideration and
pledged his support to the ticket Of
Bryan and Kern. Withdrawals quick
ly followed from the supporters Of
Howell Of Georgia and McNeill of Con-
necticut, leaving the Indiana candidate
alone in the field.
Made by Acclamation.
The withdrawal of the Connecticut
candidate was accompanied by mo.
ton that the nomination Of Kern be
made by reclamation. The motion
was carried with q deafening shout,
and the assemblage broke into clam.
orous demonstration on the accom-
plishment Of its work and the compile.
ton Of the Democratic national ticket.
The nomination was made at 4:28
o'clock and the convention thereupon
adjourned without date.
The Platform.
The following are the principal
planks of the Democratic platform:
Modification Of law relating to in.
functions. Injunctions should not be
issued IN any cases in which injunc-
lions would not issue II NO industrial
suit were involved.
Employers liability act.
Immediate revision Of tariff by re.
duction Of import duties and the plac-
ing on the free list Of articles enter
ing into competition with trust con-
trolled products. Graduated reduction
to restore tariff to revenue basis.
Pulp, print paper, lumber, timber and
logs to be placed on the free list at
once.
Prohibiting private monopoly and Ii.
| censinp COMBINATIONS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


The Metal of the Standards That Are
In Use Today.
There are no products of human skill
on which Il greater degree of care Is
expended than the standards of weight
and measure in use among the civil
lized nations of the globe. Two things
in particular have to be considered,
accuracy and durability. Nature does
not furnish any single metal or min
eral which exactly answers the re-
quirements for n standard of measure
or weight that shall be as nearly as
possible unalterable.
The best substance yet produced for
this purpose is an alloy of 80 per cent
of platinum with 10 per cent of iridi.
UNI. This is called iridio platinum and
is the substance OF which the metric
standards prepared by the information.
al committee on weights and measures
is composed. 1t is hard, is less affected
by heat than any pure metal, is prac-
tically nonoXidizable and can be finely
engraved. In fact. the lines on the
standard meters are hardly visible to
'iie HilMeu eye, yet tHey are sWootn,
sharp and accurate.
If our civilization should eyer be lost
and relics of it should be discovered in
some brighter age in the remote future
there is nothing that would bear high
er testimony to its character than these
standard measures of irldio platinum,
for the protection and preservation of
which the science of this day has done
Its very best.-St. Louis Republic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
sNAILs FOR FOOD.
Stores Devoted Entirely to Them In
Many Cities of Europe.

Stores Devoted Entirely to Them In
Many Cities of Europe.
France is the premier snail produc-
ing nation, although Austria, Bavaria
and Switzerland have thousands of
snail farms, where the famous oscar
gots are raised and fattened on vine
leaves. The demand for snails in
France is far too great for the supply
to be left to chance, and thus it comes
about that snail farming is an impor-
tant industry. Paris alone consumes
millions between September and May,
when these little creatures are ut their
best.
In great cities Of Europe are stores
devoted entirely to them, each orna-
mented by an immense gilt snail over
the door as a sign. Huge tubs of
snails in the rough are displayed, and
there are besides dishes of carefully
prepared mollusks all ready for eating.
These have been cooked, extracted
from their shells and minced. The
meat is then mixed with butter, chop
ped parsley and herbs, and the shells,
trimmed and made attractive, are re-
oiled with this prepared paste.
The most popular snais today come
from Dillon and Macon, in Burgundy,
where they are fed ON vine leaves, and
the parks, as the local snail farms are
called, open their gates in the month
Of August, when the little creatures
bestir themselves actively. = Chicago
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
ACTION OF ALCOHOL.
The Seven Stages of Drunkenness and
The ReciJfc


According to the evidence given re.
Gently by DR.. Il. 4. Williams, an Eng
fish physician, in a London police court,
says the Literary Digest. he distin-
gnishes seven stages of drunkenness
irritable, mellow. pugnacious, affection
ate, lachrymose, followed, il the total
doses were large enough, by collapse
md death. 1t is noted by the British
Medical Journal, from which this re-
port is taken. that other authorities
have formulated these stages in differ
ent ways. Says this Uaper:
"Magnan. who was one OF the first
to begin the scientific study of the
physiological action of alcohol. distin-
guished five stages-iirst, slight eX
element and II feeling of well being, in
which speech and gestures became
more animated; in the second stage
ideas became crowded together and
confused. the mood being, without any
very Obvious reason for the difference,
gay or sad or full of tender emotion;
in the third stage the confusion Of
ideas was greater and accompanied by
incoherencc, perversion of taste and
smell, illusions, thick speech, vacant
countenance and staggering gait; the
| fourth stage was coma and the fifth
DEATH AIagnan's second stage has
been graphically described by Claye
Shaw as "A loss of the sense of aware
ness of surroundings
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
irn BE coSTtNnEp.I
TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT IT.
And Then Accused Her of Having No
Sense of Humor.

And Then Accused Her of Having No
Senae of Humor.
Engishmen are often accused of be-
ing unable to grasp the point of the
American pun, and sometimes they
may think they see the point of joke
when perhaps they do not. An Eng
lshman, named Morley was walking
along the sidewalk one day with an
American friend when the latter mad
yertently slipped and fell down.
"Ah, my deah boy, hope you are
not hurt! How did it happen?"
To which the friend replied:
ut happened Notwithstanding"
They both laughed over the pun, and
Morley said it was so good he was
going to tell his wife about it. At
dinner that evening he remarked that
he had such good joke on his friend
Brown, and by way of preliminary.
leading up to the point of his story,
he proceeded to tell all about who
Brown was, his associations and bust.
ness connections, how lie came to get
acquainted with him, commercial re-
lations he had had with him, etc, until
he forgot about the story, but was re-
minded of it by the wife, who said i'm
patiently:
But what about the story?'
"Oh, yes" laughing immoderately as
the recollection OF it struck him.
why, You see, Brown and were
walking down the street together, and
lie slipped on banana peeling and
fell down. and when asked him how
it happened he said. Nevertheless
And he was sore at her all evening
and declared she had no sense of hui.
NOR because she said she didn't see
anything funny to that.-Judge's Ii.
| brary,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
An obedient Patient

An old doctor whose memory was be-
ginning to fail him called in to see u
young man who was i'll. On arriving
at the home lie found his patient in
bed with nothing the matter but a
slight cold. After prescribing the usual
remedies he said
Nov, my dear sir, you must stay in
bed till come again"
He went away and forgot all about
his patient. The time flew by. One
day the NJ. d. came across the young
mans mother in the street The sight
Of Mrs. Jones brought his patient to
his mind, and, wifi start. he said:
by the bye, how is your son getting
on?"
To his amazement Mrs. Jones replied
that he was still in bed, obedient to
the doctors commands. He had been
there three weeks.-Illustrated Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
MEN AND MACHINES.
The Limit of Human Speed Has About
Seen Reached.

One thing alone can intervene and
put the curb on the desire for speed
mans powers of endurance. Already
there are signs that 1t has almost
reached its limit. The increase of
nervous diseases. the spread of insan
ity, these and other warnings should
serve as danger signals that the speed
Of modern life is excessive. The adj
justing of Il mans frame to rapidly
changing conditions, great though 1t
be. yet has its limits.
Machinery may lie perfected to an
incredible degree, but man-unless we
are to conceive of him us becoming
absolutely machine-like-will always
have his limitations of flesh aud blood.
lie will always be fantastic creature
subject to strange emotions, uncertain
gusts of passion, sudden tricks of
nerves or Of physical exhaustion
Among the daily catastrophies from
the lust of speed 1t is rare to find that
1t is the machinery -7hich is at fault
1t is the failure of the eye to transmit
with sufficient rapidity the danger
message to the brain or an error ir
Judgment or n sudden nerve failure
one of these which brings about dis
aster. Man may perfect the machine
but he remains himself ever imperfect
London Saturday Review.