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MANY COMPANIES
 WANT ATHENS BONDS

Athens. June 3-(speeal)- Mayor Wall has been receiving letters from a number of bond companies wanting the new issue of bonds recently voted by the town of Athens for internal improvement Athens bonds are always in demand for the town las never forfeited on the interest of
 si always ready when a
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Busy With Oat Crnn

Athens, June 13.-tSpeclaL)-The farm which is the finest known in this section in years. The weather in the early spring prevented the farmers getting their oat crop in as early as they usually do. but the crop has been a pleasant surprise.
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months the boils quit, but my arms. neck and body broke out with an itching, burning rash. It would burn and itch. and come out in pirnples like grains of wheat. I was in a terrible condition; could not sleep or rest. Parts of my flesh were raw, and l could scarcely bear my clothes on. I could not lie in bed
 in any position and rest. In q ho1tt a vear fhn ccrea nv
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SUFFERED AGONY
 WITH ITCHING
And Burning. Sores Like BoiIs All Over Body. Parts of Flesh Raw.
 Could Scarcely Bear Clothes On.
 Nearly Worn Out When He Tried Cuticura Remedies and Was Cured.

Exie. Ky. - About four years ago b4oke out with sores on my arms like boils. After two months they were all over my body, some coming. and some going away. In about six
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bond natures to take it up. The mayor thinks there will be no trouble in dispos- ing of the bonds at par
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.EPWORTH LEAGUERS
 ID ADJOURN TODAY
Interesting Sessions Have Been Held in Opelika.
 Bitten By Mad Dog

opelika. June 13-tspeeial.)-T twen- ty-irst annual session of the Epworth league of the Alabama conference Is down to business now with nearly 100 del- egates in attendance. The convention is being held at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Episcopal church. There was a large at- tendance at the opening session when the principal address was made by Rev. J. Martin Culbreth of Nashville, on Gods Gift to the Church and It's Young Peo- pie" After this address an informal re- ception was held at the church in compli- ment to the visitors.
 Last night the address was made by Rev. J. o. Grogam, pastor of the Court Street Methodist church, Montgomery, on The Conservation and Utilization of the Young Life of the Church" Bishop Mccoy spoke on Cuban Special" to- night before large audience
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Among the speakers for Thursdays ses- sions were Dr. H. II. MeNeil, opelika Rev. C. C. Daniel of Uniontown; Miss Ethel Beane of Montgomery; Rev. c. B. winton of Nashville; Rev. J. Martin cul. breth of Nashville, and Bishop Mccoy The sessions of the convention. continue through Friday.
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The election of officers of the Masonic lodge Tuesday resulted as follows: John C. Farley. w. NJ; J. W. Fore, s. w: H. K Dickinson. J. W: Julian Phillips. treasurer: George F. Glover. secretary: H. H. McNeill. chaplain; R. A. Palmer. S. D.; J. Davis, J. D.; John T. Brooks, tyler.
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Chattanooga. Tenn. For the best ex animation in Christian doctrine-Jose Molero, Havana, Cuba. For the best eX- animation in typewriting-Fra C. Perunko. Brookside, Ala. The first prize for eiocution was won by Francis Richard Garland, Birmingham, Ala.
 After the exercises in ithe Dramatic hall a sumptuous banquet was served in the college dining hall, which was enjoyed by all.
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5 W. C. McClendon yesterday morning accompanied his little son. Homer. 10 Montgomery, to the Pasteur institute where he will be treated. A dog attacked the little fellow near the city and bit him on the hand and shoulder. MT. Mcclen- don took the dogs head to the state bac- teriologist in Montgomery and it Is re- ported that there was evidence of rabies The city police have been busy killing several stray dogs as a matter of pre- caution following this attack of the dog on the boy.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
Republican Convention

Chicego, June 22.-The Republican
tonight adopted q plat
form. In nutshell it does this:
Renews allegiance to principles OF
Republican party.
Favors limiting hours OF labor OF
women and children, and protection
of wage earners in dangerous occu-
pations.
Upholds the authority and integrity
of the courts.
Favors new antitrust legislation.
that will make monopolies criminal,
Reaffirms belief in protective tariff,
but promises reduction in some inn
port duties. Praises tariff board.
Condemns Democratic tariff bills OF
sixty-second congress as injurious to
business.
Favors scientific inquiry into high
cost of living, and promises to re-
move abuse that may exist.
| Favors revision of banking system
to prevent panics and need of better
currency facilities for movement O
crops in West and South.
urges agricultur credit societies
to loan money to farmer.
Wants an extension of the civi
service law.
Wants laws to prevent contribution
to nomination and election of presi
dent, vice president, senator's ant
!. repres entatives in congress.
| Favors treaty with Russia and othe
countries to prevent discrimination
against American citizens.
Favors the parcels post.
Promises conservation of natura
; resources.
: Believes in maintenance of adequat
navy and revival of the merchan
marine.
Believes that Federal governmen
should assume part control of Missis
sippi river and help prevent food dis
aster.
Favors reclamation of arid land
and the Improvement Of rivers an
Iharbors.
Pledges now avs for relief of evil
of undesirable immigration.
Favors ample equipment for lii
saving on ships.
Il Calls on public to condemn an
punish lynchings and SO strengthe
: respect for law.
Regards the call of judges as 'ur
necessary and unwise."
Believes in settlement of interna
tional disputes by International cou1
lof Justice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
TAFT AND SHERMAN NAMED.

M AM ~ ~
With nearly $50 of the Roosevelt de-
iegates declining 10 vote and hasten
ing away at adjournment time to ten
| der to Col. Theodore Roosevelt the
nomination of a new party, the fit
teenth Republican National Conven-
tion at the end of long and tumult-
Gus session Saturday mig hit on the frs,
ballot renominated William Howard
Taft, of Ohio, for President, and James
Schoolcraft Sherman, of New York,
for Vice-President. All the Virgins
delegation voted for Taft and Sher.
man, except one.
President Taft received SCI of the
|, 078 votes in the convention, or u
more than a majority.
Votes received by other candidates
were: Roosevelt, 107; Cummips, II;
La Toilette, Al; Hughes, 2; absent, 6;
not voting: 344.
The vote for Vice President resulted
as follows: Vice-President Sherman,
of New York, 597; Governor Hadley,
|of Missouri, IA; Senator Borah, of
Idaho, 21; former Senator Beveridge,
OF Indiana, 2; Charles E. Merriam, of
Chicago, 20; Howard Gillette, CT Chi
|cago, 1; not voting, 352; absent, II.
The decision of the Roosevelt peo-
pie, under direction OF their leader, to
refrain from voting, left no other
candidate near the President. The
announcement of the Taft victory was
greeted with cheering from his adher-
eats and groans and Kisses from the,
opposition.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
LANTZ MILLS
Sudden Death of j. W. HOller

John William Holler, affectionatel,
| and more familiarity known as "Jum
| DO" was found dead at his home neal
Harmony last Tuesday morning. HI:
death was a shock to his neighbors
and many friends for apparently he
was in the best of health. Only the
day before he was in Woodstock chat
ting with friends in his usual cheerful
way. He was we believe as near with
out an enemy as it is possible for any
mortal to be. A man of excellent
Judgment on most any question his
COUNSEL was sought and considered
safe by his neighbours, of sterling
business integrity, an able official in
all the varied duties he had to per
form being at the time of his death,
Commissioner of the Revenue for
Madison District. Funeral services
were held at Wesley Chapel Wednes-
day afternoon after which his body
was shipped to Winchester to repose
beside his wife who preceded him TO
the grave II years ago. He was born
April rs, 1859 and died June 25, 1912,
aged So years, month 20 days and is
survived by one son and two daush-
tiers.
The county has lost good and USE
full citizen.
]. F. Ryman was the undertaken.
w. w. L.
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SeVenFOuntainS

The farmers of this section are get.
ting along we'll with their harvest. Al
they have favorable weather to use
their binders.
Now that harvest is about over soon
the noise of the thresher will be heard.
The ice cream festival held at Cross
Roads for the benefit Of the Sunday
School on June 9th, was only tolerable
we'll attended as the evening was very
cool, however, it was success as
something was made. The ladies OF
the White Chapel Sunday School ex-
pect to hold another festival about the
9th of July of which notice will be
given. This will be for special bene-
fit of the Sunday and especially for
the closing exercises of the school In
the fall as the school desires to have
some money ahead. We are pleased
to say that the Sunday school is do
ing we'll, it has more than doubled in
number since its Organization.
Rev. Mark, of Front Royal, pastor
of the White Chapel church preached
Saturday and Sunday evenings, also
gave an interesting talk to the school
Sunday evening.
Rev. J. n. Haley will hold an al
days meeting at White Chapel on
Sunday, June 80 to which service
every body are invited. The Sunday
school is requested to be forms that
morning the minister in charge that
day is requested to be present with u
in the Sunday school.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
Tbs Is States in the Roosevelt
Convention

The Is States represented in the con
vention that founded the Progressive
party how many has Mr.. Roosevelt a
chance of carrying? Alabama, Loui
siapa, North Car olina, Kentucky ant
Oklahoma are in solid South, stanch
ly Democratic, New Jersey, New York
Massachusetts,, Ohio, Colorado ant
Montana have Democratic Governurs
but all are debatable ground. Cali
fornis appears to be the most enthu
siastic Roosevelt State. He swep
Pennsylvania in the primaries b.
100, 900. but it is q question whether
these voters will follow him out of the
Republican party.
Roosevelt would stand fine show
in Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa and the two Dakotas
West Virginia is not put down in the
Roosevelt column. The Democrats
expect to carry both Maryland and
West Virginia by large majorities
A Republican division along the lines
OF the primaries would give the
Democrats a fighting chance in Mas
sacbusetts. In Washington and Ore
gon Rooseve.t might cut wide swath.
II Roosevelt can seize the Republi-
can organizations in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Kansar,
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Missouri, Washington.
Oregon, California and West Virgin
Ia, he will be strong in States that ir
1908 gave Taft 1854 of the electoral
votes he received. While he may moi
be able to carry them himself, he car
in most cases prevent Taft from get
ting them.-Baltimore Sun.
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Sentenced For Contempt

Washington, June A.-Samuel
Compers, president OF the A. +. of L..
was sentenced to one year In jail foi
contempt of court by Justice DAME
Thew Wright of the District OF Coium
bis Supreme Court today.
Frank A. Morrison, secretary O
the Federation, was given six months
In iail for the same offense. Both
gave notice of appeal and we're rs
leased on IS, 600 bail.
John Mitchell, also found guilty of
contempt of court in the proceedings,
which grew out Of the publication In
the American Federasionist Of thu
name of the Buck Stove and Rang.
Co., OF st. Louis, was not present In
court. and his sentence was deferred
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
Shall Fight to End--T. r.

Chicago, June 24.-Colonel Roose-
welt who did not return to Oyster Bay
on Saturday afternoon, as he had ar
ranged to do, issued the following
statement this afternoon:
81 shall not depart from what
said on Saturday night. | shall
accept the Progressive party's no.
mination on progressive plat
form and shall fight the battle out
to the end.
II shall lot be influenced by any
action the Baltimore convention
may take "
Roosevelt had final conference
with the leaders of the Progressive
party movement before leaving Chi
cago this afternoon for Oyster Bay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
MT. AIRY

| Miss Grace Hamrick spent Satur
day and Sunday with friends at thi'
place.
James Bowers and wife and Mr.
John Sager and wife, OF Saumsy1iie
were visitors at Thomas Bowers re-
Gently.
James Hounshell, wife and daugh'
ter Eve, and George Windle and fam
ily spent the first Of the week with
John Cook.
Miss vergie Bowers spent first OF
the week with her parents at this
place.
Miss Lucy Gochenour was a welcome
visitor at Miss Vergie Bowers the f1rst
Of the week.
Mr.. Clarence Gochenour and Miss
Florence Richman were visitors at
Milton Richmon's recently.
Visitors at W. B. Goodies were
Misses Bessie Coffman, Mary Annie
and Emma Windle and Grace Ham
rick, and Messrs, Roy Coffman, Will
liam Cleary. Kirby Kiblsr. Robert
Stickley. Brsden and Roy Fleming
aud Charles Cook.
Miss Lottie Barr returned home
from Maurert0wn last week.
MIR. Roy Coffman and sister Miss
Besste entertained number of their
young friends, last Saturday evening
at birthday party. Those present
we're: Misses Bessie Coffman, Vergle
Bowers, Josie Sheetz, Mary, Annie
and Emma Windle, Clara Gochenour,
3eulah Riffey, Maude Teller, Benlah,
Nellie and Lena Wymer, Florence
Richm.sa and Lottie Barr, and Messrs.
Charles and Harry Cavinall, Elmar
Teller, Roy and Braden Fleming,
Clarence Riffey, Samuel Crabill,
Clarence Gochenour, Harry and
Hubert KILLER, Fred Conner, Clinton,
Claude Clarence and Roy Coff4
man, Clarence Ludwig, 'Clawrence and
i arence Barr, William Clary, Frank
md Willie .Goods and Charles
Cook.
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r. r. D. No. 2 & 3

Mrs. Sam Reedy spent the first
of this week with friends and
relatives at Saumsville.
Mr.. Claud Cammer, of Fred
erick county, and who has been
a student in the Military School
at Lexington for the past nine
months is spending this week
with his aunt Mrs. p w Wisman.
The noise of the binder is
heard in most every direction
from early in the morning until
late in the evening. The wheat
crop through this section IS
little above the average crops.
Tie festival held at Mount
Vernon Saturday exening was
we'll attended and pleasant
time is reported by all.
Misses Grace. Ryman and
Marguerite Swartz are visiting the
( formers sister, this week Mrs.
Jasper Hotel, of Woodstock.
Mr.. James Rich ard was taken
Hast Wednesday morning about 3
lo'clock with severe pain in his
side. A physician was summon
ed and pronounced it appendicitis
in a bad form. Mr.. Richard ac-
companIed by DR.. Smoot board
ed the evening train Friday for
Winchester where an operation
was performed. We learn MIR.
Richard is doing as we'll as can
be expected. We hope he will
soon be able to be back home
! with his family.
| Sam Ric hard who has been
living in Cumberland for the past
j 6 or 8 years is at home visiting
his parents this week, Mr.. and
MRS. John Richard.
| VIM. Clark has his new barn
, under roof ready for the weather
| boards. John Cook is boss car
penter on the job and he is putt
ing it through.
/ Earl Fu1tz had the misfortu ne
| to loose a fine horse last week.
| He had refused $50 for the ami.
NAL.
| Scott Bryan is treating his
lspring house to new coat
| of weatherboards. Bernie Cook
is doing the work. This adds
very much to the looks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
CA 8 TO Fri a
I. N. {. A. Baseball League
Organized

The intermediate groups of the Y.
NJ. c. A. have organized Silver Cup
Baseball League with the following
schedules:
June 22-Woodstock VS. Toms Book.
AT Woodstock.
June 26-W oodstock VS. Strasburg.
At Strasburg.
July 2-Toms Brook VS. Strasburg.
At Toms Brook.
July S-Woodstock VS. Toms Brook.
At Toms Brook.
July 16-Woodstock VS. Strasburg.
At Woodstock.
July 26-Toms Brooks VS. Strasburg.
AT Strasburg.
August 2-Woodstockv VS. Toms Brook.
At Woodstock.
August CIV oodstock VS. Strasburg.
AT Strasburg.
August I6-Toms Brook VS. Strasburg.
AT Toms Brook.
The team winning the greatest num-
Der of games during the series will get
q Silver Cup.
The first game has already been
played resulting in victory for
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
FORTY DEAD In RIVER HORROR

Buffalo, N. Y. June 24-Forty
known dead and 25 missing is the toll
tonight of the accident that last night
plunged 200 people into the turbulent
water of the Niagara river when the
Excursion dock Collapsed. Except
for 20 bodies that have been identified
the victims are all in the river being
carried toward the falls. Many never
Twill be recovered and the exact death
list will never be completed.
Federal inspectors already have be-
Igun an Investigation to place the re.
Isponsibility for the accident.
Scores who remained all last night
at the park were joined this morning
by hundreds more. All day long the
river has been filled with craft of
every sort, river men risking their
lives to reach bodies still floating
among timbers of the wrecked dock or
daring to pilot their flimsy little boats
into the treacherous eddies in the
AAORS s-A0w oOhAAO Va VIC OOQlCS uiRDt
have lodged there.
Tonight hundreds of bonfires were
lighted and searchlights were taken
from Buffalo. Under this glare the
search is being continued.
It is believed now no more bodies
i'll be recovered. The scene of the
accident is only four miles from be
brink of the Niagara American falls.
and the n-mile-an-hour current, it is
believed, has already carried score
or mo re bodies over the falls. In the |
lower Niagara there is no chance to |
recover them. Rescuers hope how
over that some of the bodies have
been caught in eddies and washed
81 ose to the Canadian side where pos
! IDLY they may be held fast to tho
ahoro.
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Aviat0r's Prophecy

A. N. Roe, one OF the best-known
aviators in England, makes the start
ling prophecy in the London Mirror
that the hydrophane OF the future will
carry 1000 passengers and revolutio-
nize ocean travel. He says the speed
obtainable will be enormous, exceed
ing $50 miles an hour. There 10 little
doubt that ocean travellers would
choose II in preference to steamship.
II Roe's startling prophecy Il realiz-
ed passengers from New York will b
Il London "A hours altar their start.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
DIG UP CAN FULL OF MONEY
Workmen Allowed to Keep the $1,000
Found on Farm of Senator
MARITIME.

Piainf1eld, N. Ut became known
here that two laborers cutting street
through the farm of United States
Senator MARITIME, known as the Cedar
Brook Farm. near here, found a tin
can which contained $1,000 in green
backs. The finders were William
Myers, a negro, and Pasquale DelatQ
who equally divided the prize between
them
The money was discolored with age
and the can looked as though it had
been buried for years. There was
nothing to show who buried the money
and the finders were allowed to keep
IL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
FRIDAY. JUNE rs. 1912.
Mr.. EDITOR.

Mr.. EDITOR.
Will you be kind enough to en-
tighten us about a tribute IN the
vay of a SILVER Qoving) Cup
which was sent from Baltimore to
this town or county for its true
Democracy.
Where is that cup?
We would like to see it and
especially feel its influence thai
we may do as we'll in this Demo
cratic Tangle now, as the tore
fathers did to have deserved this
tribute.
It ought to be restored to TIT
Clerks office, its proper place
Can't you resurrect the circum
stances and the cup for us! u
explain to us. CITIZEN.
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Groom, 10; His Bride IS

Franklin, W. Va, June 22.-Sil
Sewer rode 40 miles out in the couI
try forty-fou years ago and procul
Cd license to marry Miss Mary Al
Kester, who died two years ago !aftel
bearing him twelve children. At tie
time OF his first marriage he was
twenty-six years old.
Today he rode into town sgain in
quest of another license. His bride
to be on this occasion will be Mrs
Ssrsh TusinR. aged seventy-fiye, hi
neighbor, whose husband died iv'
years ago leaving her ton children.
The clerk who issued the first license
vent 20 his reward years ago. Clerk,
W. W. Harper issued the license tc-
~.
nepiur and ~ snocnd brids IN b
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28

L. r. Dettra, the well-known SUPER
intendent Of the Valley turnpike, had
the little finger Of his left hand mash
ed nearly of Friday afternoon while
assisting in fitting and unloading
large wagon load of crushed st0ne
ne ar the B. & o. Railroad station q
Kernstown, Frederick county.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28

IT begins to look like a fouI
handed game. The republican
party was divided into conser'
vatives and progressives. The
Democratic leaders are en-
deavoring to have the same
division in the democratic party,
Politicians want an issue, one
that will enable them to control.
the government, while the peo-
pie are taught to believe that
they are sovereign.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
The Gentle CyniC

From New York Times.
All things come to those who wait,
especially celibacy.
Even cold cash is apt to melt in this
kind of weather.
The early worm catches the obituary
notice.
Some men never display any orig
inalitY, even in making mistakes.
A young girl regards love as the
most serious thing in the world-the
first time.
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Lives With spIns Severed,

Atlantic City, N. with hia
spinal column severed by a fall from
. roof. Harry Flood, twenty years old.
Is amazing the surgeons at the city
hospital by to tenacity with which he
sfings to life. When Flood was re-
oeived It was found that two of his
vertebrae had been broken and that
his spinal column had been severed
BY Z splinter Of bone.
Dr.. Theodore Senseman performed
the rare operation Of removing the
pressure on the youths spine. and
contrary to general expectations
Flood rallied from the shock. Al
though his life hangs literally BY q
thread, he continued to hold his own.
and nurses and physicians are max.
Ing a desperate fight for his recovery.
Feed tho Brute,
fAlif" l''
NO. intended te, but there were "a
many new novels "a read I didnt have
time"
my dear. take my advice You win
get along mach better with your hus.
band e you give less attention to chr.
dellA" 1s
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28

MEssRs. TAFT AND ROOSEVELT
knew each other well. They
had served the one as President
and the other as a member OF
The Presidents cabinet for foul
years. They have informed the
public as to the character of the
men who filled those exalted
positions. If they told the truth,
it should make every either
blush. If they did not tell the
truth, every citizen should blush
again.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28

Even when he is in clover the pessi-
mist always has bunch that he is 60
Ing to contract hay fever.
There's no use in going out for the
dust unless you have certain amount
Of sand to begin with
A man never catches any fish with
the yarn he spins about them.
Every girl deludes herself with the
idea that she is not like other girls.