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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

The Maya Indians in the province
of Quintano Roo, Yucatan peninsula.
ambushed the Seventeenth Mexican
infantry at Ocum, killing six troopers
and mortally wounding seven others.
There was slight earthquake shock
at Mason City, ILL.,, on the night of the
18th inst. Windows ratified, doors were
shaken open and hundreds of people
>ushed into the streets. No damage
was reported
The United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals. in decision handed down
at San Francisco. has sustained the
ments providing that cattle or sheep
in transit by rail must be watered and
fed every twenty-eight hours.
A mob of 100 mountaineers attacked
two officers from Oklahoma at Camel
City, KY, on the 18th inst. and forced
them to surrender their prisoner The
officers had arrested Grover Whitaker
charged with shooting his wife at their
home in Ardmore, Okla. several
months ago.
The success OF several London suf-
fragettes in obtaining their release
from prison by carrying out hunger
strike" has caused all of the suffra-
gettes in Holloway jail to adopt this
method OF gaining their freedom. Miss
Elsie Mackenzie was discharged from
prison in a critical condition. having
gone 151 hours without food.
Herbert Latham, the French aviator
attempted to cross the English Chan,
mel on the 10Th inst in his monopiane
but after covering sixteen miles his
motor failed and the machine fell in
the water. from which he was rescued
unhurt by the French torpedo boat
destroyer Harpoon. He says that he
will try again.
Swift retribution overlook two reck
less automobilists at Yonkers. n. Y.
who ran down and killed James Sim
n motorman. The men in the car KEEP
on at unabated speed. Then withir
sight of the group that gathered about
their victim. their machine skiddec
into a tree. overturned and WAS de
stroyed by fire. The occupants leapec
out and disappeared.
The prosecutors OF Harry Thaw are
criticised and insanity experts scored
in a 20-page booklet which Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw. mother OF Thaw. ha,
just issued. It bears the title. THE Sc
cret Unveiled" and alleges the exist
ence OF "cowardly combination
against Thaw and the taking OF unusu
ally oppressive measures in his case
His entire sanity at present is strong
ly asserted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
GENERAL NEWS.

At Vichy, France, on the 21st inst.
Paul Tissandier made an aeroplane
flight OF fifty-six minutes.
NJ. Clemenceau. the French premier,
and his cabinet resigned on the goth
inst. following the defeat of the gov
ernment on a vote of confidence by
2l2 to 176.
In answer to an inquiry. sixteen gov
ernors have announced the belief that
their states will adopt the income tax
amendment. Seven are non-committal
or uncertain.
More than 10000 orphans have been
given outings by about fifty clubs this
year, according to figures compiled by
the secretary of the American Auto
mobile Association.
An insurance policy Of 100000 on
the life of E. II. Hartman has been
written by Lloyds, London, for a New
York broker who has large holdings
of Hartman stocks.
Don Carlos of Bourbon. pretender to
inst, at Varez in lombard. He had
been Ill Tor long time.
A consolidated statement issued by
the Westinghouse Electric G. Manufac-
turing Company today for the parent
and subsidiary companies shows tina,
gross earnings, including shipments
billed, for the year ending March 81,
1909, we're S2O.6O6.592; cost of ship
ments, $19.955,SOS; total income, ST.
966,s59; total surplus. $11. 1.1S7.7S7.
Protected by her seventeen-foot sea
wall, Galveston, on the 21st, passed
safely through a hurricane almost as
intense as that which destroyed the
city nine years ago. Much damage
was done at other points along the
coaet.
A company has been formed at Ber-
lin for the purpose Of erecting a great
airship garage, with landing and test
ing grounds. As the company is inter-
ested in dirigible balloons, 1t designs
to lease about 1000 acres near Berlin
where 1t will erect great sheds and re
pair shops and benxine and hydrogen
reservoirs.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
CONDEMNED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoiNos. ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.

Sheep shearing has been practically
completed in Wyoming. The total clip
Is estimated at 3s,O00,000 to 40.000.000
pounds, as against 36.000.000 pounds
last year"
Upwards of 500 head of sheep. which
were being driven to summer pasture
on the Helena national forest reserve.
in Montana. were poisoned by loco
weed and died.
The convention OF the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners at Denver by prac-
tically unanimous vote, decided to call
convention to bring about an affili-
alton between the Federation and the
United Mine Workers of America.
Ella Gingies was cleared at the close
OF her sensational trial in Chicago
from the charge OF stealing lace. but
the story she told on the witness
stand OF being white slave" victim
was denounced as untrue by the jury
thai freed her.
One OF the features of the Grand
Army OF tho Republic encampment at
Salt Lake next month will be living
flag, composed OF ,2s4 children in cos
tune. or this number 544 Will be
dressed in red. 4S0 in white and 224 in
blue.
On the Goth inst. Paul J. c. Der
KUN. known as Dare Devil Derkum.
rode three and one-half horsepower
motorcycle from Los Angeles to San
Diego and return In the remarkable
time OF 10 hours. SO minutes. 30 sec
onds. The course is 320 miles.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad Company has quit the state
OF Montana. according to document
filed with the Secretary OF State at
Helena, and the inference is that its
lines in the southern part OF the state
will hereafter be conducted by the
Great Northern exclusively.
A verdict OF acquittal was rendered
at Los Angeles in the case Of VII
liam c. Mitchell. the youth who killed
| Cecil Thayer. a messenger boy. on ac-
count OF his association with Mitch
| ellis sixteen-year-old sister. This WAS
Mitchell's second trial, the jury In the
first case having disagreed.
According to a decision reached by
Western railroads. tariffs will go into
effect October LIST equalizing the grain
rates to the Southeast from all points
in Iowa. North and South Dakota.
Minnesota and Nebraska. so that grain
can be moved through Chicago at
rates equal to those OF st. Louis and
other junction points.
Reductions in fire insurance rates in
Kansas are now beginning to be or
dered by the insurance super!nten-
dent, he having found some cases
which had justice ON their side. The
new rate regulation law authorizes
him to require the companies to file
lower or higher schedules OF rates
whenever an investigation appears to
justify a change.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
TOLD TO USE cUTIcURA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In
tense Itching Ecxema-Had Been
Tortured and Dlsfigured But
Wa. Soon Cured Of Dread Humor.

II contracted eczema and suffered
Intensely for about ten months. At
times / thought / would scratch my
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches, SO
that / was ashamed to go out. l was
advised to go to a doctor who was
D. specialist in skin diseases, but
received very little relief. tried
every known remedy. with the same
results. thought would never get bet
ter until friend Of mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. So tried them.
and after four or five applications OF
Cuticura Ointment l was relieved OF
my unbearable itching. l used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies. and
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral. Highlandtown. Md. Jan. 9, 'os."
Potter Drug 4 Chem Corp. Sole Props, BossoA.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
HOME TESTING
A Sure and Easy Test on Coffee.

To decide the all important ques
ton of coffee. whether or not it is
really the hidden cause of physical
ails and approaching fixed diseases
one should make a test of ten days by
leaving OF coffee entirely and using
well-made Postum.
II relief follows you may know to
certainty that coffee has been
your vicious enemy. OF course you
can take 1t back to your heart again
If you like to keep sick.
A lady says: Il had suffered with
stomach trouble. nervousness and ter
rible sick headaches ever since l was
little child. for my people were al
ways great coffee drinkers and let us
children have all we wanted. l got
SO | thought / could not live without
coffee. but 1 would not acknowledge
that it caused my suffering.
Then read SO many articles about
Postum that l decided to give it fair
trial. had not used 1t two weeks in
place OF coffee until l begaL to feel
like different person. The headache
and nervousness disappeared and
whereas used to be sick two or three
days out Of a week while drinking cof-
fee / am now well and strong and
sturdy seven days a week. thanks to
Postum.
Il had been using Postum three
months and had never been sick a
day when / thought l would expert
ment and see II 1t really was coffee
that caused the trouble, SO I began
to drink coffee again and inside of a
week had a sick spell. l was so i'll
l was soon convinced that coffee was
the cause of all my misery and I went
back to Postum with the result that
was soon well and strong again and
determined to stick to Postum and
leave coffee alone in the future"
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville." in pkss. There's Reason" /"
Ever read the above letterf A new
sse appeafs hrOn time te tine. They
are genuAnss tRoss aaa fou ef human
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

given me, and /! am recommending 1t
to all my friends. Mrs. w. s. FORD.
1888 Lansdowne ST., Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure Of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
stood the test of years and to-day is
more widely and successfully used than
any other female remedy. 1t has cured
thousands Of women wno have been
troubled with displacements, inflam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, IT.
regularities, periodic pains, backache.
that bearing-down feeling, datulency,
INDIGESTION, and nervous prostration,
After all other means had failed.
II you are suffering from any Of these
ailments, don't give up hope until you
have oiven LYDIA 3. Pink6am's Vege.
table Compound q trial.
II you would like special edvice
write to Mrs. Pinkhams Lynn
Mass, for It. She has guided
thousands to health free q
OAA0k8~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
A Case for Sympathy.

Two matrons of certain western
city, whose respective matrimonial
ventures did not in the first instance
prove altogether satisfactory. met at
a woman's club one day. when the
first matron remarked:
Hattie. ! met your 'ex. dear old
Tom. the day before yesterday. We
talked much of you"
rs that so?" asked the other ma
tron. Did he seem sorry when you
told him OF my second marriage?"
Indeed. he did: and said SO most
frankly"
"Honest?"
"Honest He said he was extremely
sorry. though. he added. he didn't
know the man nally."-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
Mo Need Of Interference.

The two neighbors who were pass
ing the little cottage heard sounds as
Of a terrific conflict inside and
stopped to listen.
Presently they heard loud thump.
as II somebody had fallen to the floor.
"Grogan Is beating his wife again.
they said.
Bursting the door open. they rushed
into the house.
What's the trouble here?" they de
manded.
"Ther' amt no trouble, gentlemen.
calmly answered Mrs. Grogan. who
had her husband down and was sit.
ting on his head. "Gwan!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
Exchanging Solemn Thoughts.

"Ah, says the man with the parted
whiskers. when one stands alone In
the night and contemplates the won
ders OF creation. how futile. how puny
man seems, How vain, how puerile
his hopes and longings. when he is
surrounded by the eternal silence of
the universe. Has this ever occurred
to your"
You bet!" answers the man with
the big scarf pin. "He feels just as
punk as he does when he misses the
owl car and has to stand on the cor
ner an hour for another one."-Chi-
cago Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

President Taft has decided to ap
point Charles II. Crane of the manu-.
featuring firm OF Crane & Co. of Chi.
cago as minister to China.
President Taft has advised Senator
Guggenheim that he expects to reach
Colorado about September goth or
2lst and be present at the opening OF
the Gunnison tunnel.
Instead OF shaking hands across q
painted boundary on the bridge at Ell
Paso next September. President Taft
and President Diaz will exchange WIS.,
its. the former crossing into Mexico
and the latter setting foot on the soil
OF the United States.
The Democratic Congressional com.
mittee is preparing for the fall cam.
paign. Chairman Lloyd declares that
information he has received from all
parts OF the country indicates that the
Democrats are more hopeful OF elect
ing Democratic house than they have
been for many years.
Eastern policy holders OF the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany are reported to be planning n
movement to remove the offices OF the
company from Milwaukee to the East.
or to some state where the insurance
laws are not SO drastic as In Wiscon
| sin.
A party of twenty-five senators and
members of the House is preparing to
visit Hawaii in response to an invita-
tion from the Hawaiian Legislature.
The party will sail from San Fran
cisco August cath. Eighteen days will
be spent in Hawaii during which time
| the four largest islands of the group
will be visited.
Assurance comes from Peking that
American participation in the loan of
s27. 900 about to be negotiated by
the Chinese government on the Han
kow-SZe Chuen railroad and other en-
terprises will be arranged to the en-
tire satisfaction of THIS government,
thus assuring the maintenance of the
open door" in China.
Letters have been presented to Pres
ident Taft from twenty-five governors
of states in the Middle West and
South urging him to make trip of
inspection down the Mississippi when
he goes to attend the annual conven-
tion of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep
Waterways Association at New Or
leans in November next.
Frank Pierce, acting secretary of
the interior. has approved the selec.
ton by the state of Colorado, under
the Carey act, of 1852 acres of land
in the Del Norte land district, to be
irrigated by the Toltec Canal Com
panys system. This action is believed
to foreshadow favorable action by the
interior department on the question
of the use OF the waters of the Rio
Grande and its tributaries in Colorado
for irrigation purposes.
At Fort Myer on the Goth inst. Or
vile Wright. in the Wright aeroplane.
made spectacular flight of 1 hour.
20 minutes and As seconds duration,
covering about seventy miles. The
longest previous flight was "A minutes
made by Mr.. Wright last fall.
Bonding companies must return to
rates OF 1908 II they hope to get any
business from officers of the govern
ment occupying positions of trust. The
urgent deficiency bill contains an ex-
press prohibition against the payment
of the higher premiums determined
upon last year by the companies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
NOT THE BUTCHERS FAULT.

Mrs. Customer-That lamb you
sent me. Mr.. Stintwaite. was the
largest and toughest ever saw.
Mr.. Stintwaite-Tut. tut. It's that
boy been lettering again. I assure you.
when that joint left the shop 1t was
the sweetest little leg of lamb you
could set eyes on, and I gave him
strict orders to deliver 1t at once be-
cause you wanted 1t young.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
Serial No. 70f.

When Uncle Sam went out after fake drug
Saive with never chang. in formula or
label nt once registered and received Sc
rial No. 70l. The influence of DIR. Mitch.
ellis Eye Salvc has ever spread through
honest merit. Unfailing cure for sore.
weak and infamcd eyes. Price 25 cents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

from frregulari-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. l had
given up hope of
ever being well
when 1 began to
take Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
I felt as though
naW lifa hod haou
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

were pains in my back and swellings
of the ankles. Often l had smother.
ing spells. / had to be helped about
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me five
years ago and / have been well since.
They saved my life"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
Spectacular OIL Fire.

The most spectacular fire ever wit.
messed in the oil industry was at one
OF the Des Bocas wells In Mexico.
About $4,000 barrels OF oil were
burned up daily for nearly two
months. The flames rose to heights
Of 500 to 400 feet.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
Laymen comba. White plague.

According to recent figures pub
lished by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention Of Tu'
berculosis. nearly so per cent. OF
those enlisted In the active campaign
against consumption are laymen. and
the percentage of laymen has tripled
in the last four years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

troubles. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure the
cause. Mrs. N. Il.
Grave s. Villisca.
Iowa, says: Il suf-
fered from kidney
trouble for years.
The secretions were
disordered, tn er g
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
WHY PEOPLE SUFFER.

Too often the kidneys are the cause
and the sufferer is not aware Of it.
Sick kidneys bring backache and side
pains. lameness and stiffness. dizzi-
ness, headaches, tired feeling, urinary
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
A Series Of Breakaoes.

Banks had his engagement bro
ken
Did he take II hard?"
Yes; after II was broken OF. he
was all broken up. and then he broke
down"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
AFTER
FOURYEARS
} OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Md. -"For four years
my life was misery to me. suffered
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

One trouble with the habitually
crooked man is that he never knows
which way he is turning.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children tecthins. soft~ns the suras. reduces -
aanmatioa. aiays pain. eurss wind cotS- &c botus
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
a Rare Good Thipe,

Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
cRn truly say would not have been with
out II SO long. had known the relief II
would give my aching feet ] think 1t .
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired fcet.-Mrs. Matilda Holtwert.
Providence. Il. L. Sold by all Druggists,
25c. Ask to-day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
PERRY pAvIs' PAINKIL

Life has one great purpose. the
growth of character.-Wesley.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
sI|I 77 El;llsa Z: r! )! :! !!l:!: 1@l] 15fl
Spoken from Experience.

II was the grammar class and the
teacher had asked for words ending
with "ous." Can any one" she said,
give me a word like dangerous,
meaning full of danger. hazardous.
full OF hazard?"
There was silence for a moment
Then a boy In the back row put up
his hand.
We'll. Bobby. what is your word?"
Please, Miss came the reply.
'pious. full OF pie!"
PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
Fora sudden chill or cold tins~sd of whisk-yl use
painkil~r fos collie Ola rhra and summer com nj
this medicine falls. ..e. &C OF ter bottisA
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

Only n putty life is afraid of being
worn out
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

n:s':::s s.. :;:. ..:: IL } Thsnpssa's Eye Water
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29

placed anywhere
attracts q and kilis
niI nier. est.
n.ornamenAl.
convcnientchoa
Lasts Ill .~assr- Can
not spin or tip
over. viii no I ron
orinjureanythinx.
Guaranteed enec
tive. Vfaliaeaier~
or sent prepu,dJcT
21c. Har~ld ssDs~r
$50 D. ksih Av-~oN,
br~oAiys. Ssv I~N.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-26
Counsel fer farmers Union Applies
Harsh Terms to Spectators in
South's Great Staple Product-Most
of sales Fict tIous.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. II. c., Feb. %
Charactering those who deal in cot
ton and grain futures rs vicious
gamblers. fr"ebooiers and buccaneers,
and claiming that the gambling III
cotton is wO:Sp than that at Monte
Carlo. G. T. ladsCn, Of Atlanta. Ga.
counsel for In" arm"rS' Union. all
dressed the hoHsc committee on az
ricultlrr today On legislation proposed
TO prevent d"aiin" in cotton and gra II
futures
Representative Macon of Arkansas.
who is the author of on" of the bills
thai has been introduced, also ad-
dressed the committee.
MIR. I.adsOn declared that the cotton
.EeculatOrs hold 81. 0Un.Dn0 bales OF
Gotten although the production was
about l2.GNU.pU0 lalrs.
In 1905 he said it was estimated
that 100. G0C 600 bales were sold on
the exchanges, while the actual COZ
ton produced was only between r.
Gee 600 and 14.0OO.000.
H. W. Summers. of nallas. Texas.
the attorney for the Texas Farmers
Union. also appeared before the com
mittee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-26
Mr.. FUCKERS DECLARATION.

In opening MS campaign AT hiCu'
mond on Wednesday evening. Hon.
Harry ST. George Tucker. one CT the
candidates for the Gubernatorfi! nom
ination, delivered himself Il very
clear and candid s. atemenI with re-
gard to matters which Will be OF the
greatest interes. IN the State cam
paign Just inaugurated.
He declared that. # elected. he
would veto a statewide prohibit ion
bill should the Legislature pass such
a measure.
As a Democrat. he would sign any
act OF the legislature giving gae
whole people of the State the right
to decide by their ballots whether or
TO. statewide pr, hibitiCn shall OBJ
tain
His oHn predictions are upon the
SIDE OF local option. according to
MT. Tucker S,atemt'H.
The candidate asserts that he IA
vors the present law governing csm
pulso-y education. which provides
that each county and city sail dc
termine f.r itself whether sch oil n
ter =. ance shall be enforced.
Mr.. TuCke- also states his pO. ;tior
rpon various other questions includ
Jig advocacy Ct good roads, liberia
tensions 10 Confederate Veterans. the
holding cut for States rights. uni
form, taxation and he placing CT bank
ing institutions under the control o
IN. State Corp0raiiCn C omission.
I: never has been am is not nov
thc policy Of the Daily Press !; cham
pion the cause Of. nor 10 oppose an,
! particular cindida,r ap. ealing to
Democratic primary. ci;Acr STAG. dis
,rict or heal. This newspaper do
! not expect TO depart from this CGIrs
during the prcsCrt campaign u u
ever. the Daily Press b~lievCs tina;
frank srstcmcR; concerning tho oil
chs no will pursue II cir".d to d
acc should o. enacted from ever
candidate by the voters before III
rimIry ballots arc cast.
+, II Is TO b. hoped thai the cNamPl
set by Candidate Tucker will W. {
lowed by Candidate Mann IN orde
that the people may h. abIr 10 vo'
In accordance with their COW ici ior.
whether 81 b. for TIE on or IN
other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-26
JUSTICE TO JEFFERSON DAVIS.

In restoring the naIuc Ct jefferson
LAWS to the tablet On Cabin John
bridge mar Was hinS:,n. President
Roosevelt ps.formed an act OF jus lice
which. to the shame OF zen succ Co.'S
sive national ADMINISTRATORS. has
bcta delayed until now.
Even Mr Cleveland. DrmocrS;
twice cicc'ed principally by the votes
Of the South. could never De per
sraded TO repair the act OF oficial CT
NJ least oficisily-ap.rovcd vandalism
conserved in rarrcw msIaucss ant
petty spite. in chiseling the name %
the e1-secriaIy o. war Ct the Tai;cc
States and and ihe Presiden, OF tn.
Ccnscdeyary from the Nom ria. 9,
the. projectors aJsa builders OF In
S<idse.
Mr. Roosevelt; does not merit eS
frxvaeans prafgc from the South 20
1raerins Nr. Davis ramc replaced
Thc crescent executive has been .,
e0re for seven years. yet he write
Nuail within i've weeks Of The .,
D1fskico OF his second terra 10 issp
kSse order.
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