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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14
Powerful Good at MilkIn.

They got old man Hiram Lucas, Tn
grandfather of our own dear Andy, q
the witness stand one time with re
CARDS to, some famous horse swappir
case. 1t soon come to pass that old mai
Hiram was mighty strong witness
and the lawyer on the other side tried
his level blamdest to rattle the old mar
and make him break his gait.
"How old are you, Mr.. Lucas" says
the lawyer.
''Seventy-seven years old, Squire and
still GOVERN all the ground l stand on
says old man Hiram.
What is your business, Mr.. Lucas =
says the lawyer.
II am farmer, Squire. Naturally
of course I swap horses considerable
between drinks, but live on farm
and you mought call that my busiI
ness"
How long have you been farmer,
Mr.. Lucas.
'Seventy-seven years, Squire"
You are certain you have been d
farmer seventy-seven years, Mr.. Lul
cas- ?"
lam plum positive on that pint
Squire.
Anybody could of told right then BY
lool1in at the lawyers face that he
thought he had old man Hiram backed
up in a clost corner.
NOW, Mr.. Lucas, you say you are a
farmer-that you are seventy-seven|
years old, and that you have been lar
mer seventy-seven years. Is thai
right ?"
That's me to mats heel, Squire.
"Well, now Mr.. Lucas" the lawyer
went on with a fierce and thundenn
voice, Twill you please tell the cours
and the jury what sort of farm wofk
you done durin the first year OF you
farm life, seveventy-six years ago z
Il don't reckon as how done very
much general farm work that yea,
old man Hiram come oae,
quick as lightnin, but | have hea's
the women folks say was power'u
good hand at milkin."
Old man Hiram brought down .n'
house in a heap. Even to the JUICY
had to fall in with the general iausa
and confusionment, and the la"y'
told the witness to come down.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14

Crops are now looxin plum bully 49, ~
beautiful down in our skirt oil ~
woods. My friend and fellow-seI's
Blew Scroggins, which as you all ~ 81 y.
he amt no farmer to hurt, has got .n'.
acres of corn in pet patch as pr,.v
q picture. 1t Is now in full s'.A
tassel, and Blew swears by the IVA. I'm !.
the dead that corn grows SO fas' a
can hear the joints poppin in the n4
time. N
IF but only had fifteen acre
corn like that, Rufe," says bie' 80
the last time was over to MS -.
"duru my buttons IL ] would g',e a. an.
than half of the public road to tue y
ernor or the President"
RUFUS SAspk"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14

a sight that was
sad and touchin
enough to soft
e n rocks a n d
bend the nigh
t.y oak, a $ it
were. My horse
had turned in TO
q lane and was
movin along IN
q good swingin
fox trot, when
all of student
like he stopped
SO short and
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14
In q Peck Of Trouble.

Right over on one side of the road a
chunk of boy was layin down in the
shade of the fence. Both legs of his
brooches was rolled up to the knees.
He didn't have on but the one lone gal
lus, you understand, and there was two
or three knots tied in that. In regards
to his body he was SO pale and thin
and puny lookin till | could mighty
nigh see through him, but his face was
all swelled up and bulged out at such
a terrible rate till blamed if his head
didn't look as big as a hamper basket.
Out there jest over the fence and past
the boy there was big plum orchard
the trees bendin down and the
ground most covered with plums, ripe
and red and yaller unto the harvest.
1t made my heart ache to look at that
boy, but the sight of that plum orchard
gives me waterin at the mouth worse
than little steer calf roped off from
his nanny the first time.
The boy was cryin and blubberin like
as If his heart would break. He didn't
look up and he didn't say nothin, but 1
could see on first blush he was in
peck Of trouble.
Hello, Buster, what's the matter
with you this mornin?' says l. There's
a whole passle the matter with me,
mister" said the boy between his tears
and sobs and sighs
Reckon you must be down with a
bad case Of the toothache,' says ''and
in that case am the codger that can
yank it out in three shakes of sleeps
tail free gratis for nothin."
''Taint that, Mister" says the boy.
Looks to me like maybe you mought
of run your head into bee gum or a
hornets nest says /, which if you
have there is nothin better than good
soft plaster of meal mush and tobacco
juice"
''Taint that mother" says the boy.
''Then will have to give it up, Bus
ter" says 1, "but if you will only tell
me what is the matter with you it
mought be that / can do somethin to
pull you out Of this terrible misery.
Oncst upon a time was boy, myself
you understand, and have travelled
all the gaits and covered all the ground.
"Taint no use in tall1in, Mister" says
the boy. Its Katy by the door and
Charlie at the rat hole with me right
now. Dadblame it, have struck the
worstest luck and the mostest of it that
ever yet come the way of white boy
in the whole entire discovered world.
1 have got the mumps-a most bella
tious bad case of the mumps-and right
slap kerdab in the middle of plum time
ut that"
He wept.
The boy was plum right in regards
to one think. / couldn't do nothin for
him, and there wasn't no use in talkin. |
| told him it mought be better for him
to move on up the lane and out of sight |
from that plum orchard. But he didn't |
move. He lowed whilst he couldn't eat
no plums without sufferin the terrors
Of death, he could lay there in the jam
Of the fence and look at 'em, and still |
i've. In my day and generation have
seen heap of sad and soiemcholy |
sights have seen sick people and era
~ people and dead people, have
stood face to face with sickness and |
sorrow and pain and death, you under
,tand-but the heart-breakinest and
most saddest sight that ever yet have
Jaw was yearlin boy with a bad case
If the mumps in plum time.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14

Mr. GLADSTONE is passing the al
in arranging his correspondent 81
making extensive notes regsru I'll
principal episodes in his career T IN 81
assistance of his biogrspher.
premier Is In excellent health
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14
Timely Caution.

ALondon journal gives this vouched.
for instance at the expense of Lam
cashire clergyman: THE reverend
gentleman, on entering the pulpit, an
nounced that the bishop of Msnchestey
was making a tour of his diocese, and
might shortly be expected to visit this
church. He then proceeded, without
a pause, to deliver the text: BE sober,
be vigilant, because your adversary,
the devil, as q roaring lion. walkeih
about. seeking whom he may devosR
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-14
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS.
Quaint Stories From Life In the
Woods and Hills.
Tho Most saddest sight--A Ysariin Boy
with the Mumps in Plum Time-"A
Right Tolerabis Good Man"
A Powerful Hand
1t MiikIn.

Ridin along the old Stage Road one
day last week, right along down there
this side Of Caney Branch, run up on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
HELD FOR TRIAL.

Iron Men Placed Under $4,000 Bond for
Defrauding the Government.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA final hear
ing was held before Commissioner Bell
today in the case of Mortimer II. Miche-
lev, president; Frederick Baldt, manager,
and John T. Anderson, foreman of the
PENNSYLVANIA Steel Casting q Machine
company of Chester, charged with con-
spiracy and fraud in supplying gun cast
ings to the government.
Commissioner Bell decided that the
charge against President Buckley had
not been made out and he was discharged.
Baldt and Anderson were, however, each
held in $4,000 bail for trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
HlLLMoN CASE FIRST DAY.
Reuben Brown Put On the Stand and Tes-
titles Amid Difficulties.

Reuben Brown Put On the stand and Tes-
titles Amid Difficulties.
The first witness put on the stand in
the Hillmon case was Reuben Brown of
Parkville, Mo. He is brother of John
II. Brown, the travelling companion of
Hillmon at the tins of his alleged death.
Brown told how ex- state Senator w.
]. Buchan of Kansas City came to his
house to induce Jnhn II. Brown to make
a confession that it was not Hillmon that
was killed at Crooked Creek. "He
told John that he would be
arrested if he did not make the confess
sion" said Brown. ''but if he would turn
states evidence that he would be released
from all farther trouble. l told John he
had better do 1t after Buchan had ex-
planned the matter to me and they went
to justice of the peace to fix it up"
Brown WAS subjecled TO very rigid
cross examination and almost every ques-
ton was followed by an objection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11

Topeka 9LeAm A4Aua1ry.
625 Jackson street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
WARD NC ALLISTEO FIRED.
Society Turns Him Down and Mrs. Ogden
Mills Takes Her Place.


Mills Takes Her Place.
New YORK, Jan. 11.-Ward McAllis-
ter has been dethroned He is no longer
the uncrowned king of the inner circle
of $780," nor of the outer fringe of the
400" He has been laid low and a
woman reigns in his stead. She is Mrs
Ogden Mills, and she declares that she
is going to purge society of some of its
grossness. She declined to be present at
the Casino dances, and she purposely
gave very attractive entertainments of
her own on the very evenings of these
reunions, until she succeeded in stamp
ing them as second class, and they Ian
guished consequently.
Now the last story afoat concerning
the reign of Mrs. Mills is that she said
recently, mo, l will not go to either the
patriarcns or the Assem- blies. 1t is not
smartto go to public balls"
The Astors have been guilty of such
bad form in their seemingly heartless
conduct toward their ffllcted cousin,
William Waldorf Astor, that it will take
years to re- esta blish themselves exactly
where they were in other days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
A NARROW ESCAPE!
How it Happened.

'ahe following remarkable event in a 1ady's
life will interest the reader: For long time !
had a terrible pain at my heart, which ffut
tered almost necessarily. had no appetite
and could not sleep. l would be compelled
TO sit up in bed and belch gas from my stom
ach until thought every minute would b
my last There was a feeling OF oppression
about my heart, and was afraid to draw
full breath. l couldn't sweep a room with
out sitting down and resting; but, than
God, by the help OF New Heart Cure all tina.
is past and I feel like another woman. Be
fore using the New Heart Cure | had taker
different sO-called remedies and been treateC
by doctors without any benefit until l wa
both discouraged and disguised. My HUSBAND
bought me bottle of Dr. Miles New Hear
Cure, and am happy to say l never regretted
it. as now have a splendid appetite anC
sleep well. | weighed 125 pounds when be
gan taking the remedy, and now weigh 1909
Its effect in my case has been truly marvel
GUS. 1t far surpasses any other medicine ]
have ever taken or any benefit l ever re
revived from physicians. Mrs. Harry Starr
Pottsville. Pa, October r. 1892
Dr.. Miles Ney Heart Cure is sold on posi-
tive guarantee by all druggists, or by the DR..
Miles Medical Co, ElIhart, Ind, on receipt Of
price, 81 per bottle, six bottles So express pre-
paid This great discovery by an eminent
specialist N heart disease, contains neither
ODiateS nor dangerous drugs.
For sale by all DruESGsts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
AGAINST REORGANIZATION

Colorado Legislature Demand Independ-
emit Receiver For Union Pacific Roads.
DENVER, Jan. .1.-Both branches of
the legislature have adopted the joint
resolution " hich originated in the house
instructing the United States senators
and representatives. in congress tn resist
any legislation looking TO the reorgan-
ization of the Pacific roads, and de-
handing an Independent receiver on the
GROUND that the present board of receIv-
ers represents the interests that wrecked
the Union Pacific
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11

The ". R. c. are amply provided TO
all. Assist them. Their efforts are com
mend2ble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
1T HAS STRUCK EUROPE.

OverproductiOn Declared to Exist, and
Work on Sunday viii be stopped.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-According to
IA report TO the state department from
United States Gen. Max Judd at Vienna.
the European paper mills are suffering
from an over production.
Although definite plans were not deter
mined upon, the general opinion was
that the best way to regulate the pro-
duction was to close the factories on Sun
days and TO form syndicate for the sale
of the paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
LIVING PICTURES.

w. C. 4. U. Asks the Denver Council to
Suppress the Exhibition.
DENVER, Jan. IL - The Arapahoe
county Woman's Christian Temperance
union has adopted resolutions denounc-
ing the exhibition of Living Pictures"
now being given in this city. and a
sommittes has been appointed to ask the
lity council to suppress such spectacles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
MOVES BACKWARD.

RIu Introduced in the New York Ligisla-
ture to Return to the whipping Post. :
ALBANY, Jan. IA bill was introduced
in the senate today providing for the es-
of whipping posts and the
penalty of public whippings for persons
convicted of felony on the person of
another. The sentence shall prescribe
the punishment and it shall not exceed
forty Iashes on the bare BACK.
Subscribe for the Daily STATE JoURxA4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
NOT LONG TO SERVE.

Two Delayed Contest Cases to Be Heard
in the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE house
elections committee will meet today for
the purpose of fixing dates for hearing
two contests. The belated cases are
from the Fifth Michigan. where Belknap
(Rep.) ciaims the seat held by Richard
son Dem who was elected by a plur-
ality of ten votes on the face of the re-
turns, and the Eighth Illinois, whose
representative, Childs (Rep.), defeated
steward (Dem.) by plurality of thirty
seven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
WOMEN WILL ISSUE IT,,.
Hoke Smiths Paper succumbs to the
Prevailing Fad.


Prevailing Fad.
ATLANTA, Jan. 1.-The Atlanta Jour
nal has rendered its issue of the l4th
February to the woman's board OF ne
cotton states and international exposi-
tion. and the tender has been accepted
The ladies will take entire charge OF
the paper that day Mrs Joseph Ihomp-
son. president of the womans poaro,
and a social leader in Atlanta, VIII De
managing editor, and her assistants
will be the most prominent society ladies
of the CITY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
RUN DOWN AT LAST.

A Notorious Burglar Caught in the Act
at Wichita.
WICHITA. Kan, Jan. Thames Nc
Kinney. notorious burglar of the mid
die states, was arrested here tonight by
Detectives Sutton and Woods, while try
ing to enter house. Mckinney broke
Jail in Winchester, Ill, where he is
wanted for burglary and larceny, in 1892,
and has successfully eluded recapture
until now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11

We put on new neckbands on shirts
Peerless steam Laundry, H. and la
West Eighth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-11
New Cabinet for Hungary.

BUDA PEsTH, Jan. 11.-Emperor Fran
els Joseph has requested Baron Bantfy to
form cabinet for Hungary.
The record-union., 1895-08-02

I 5. PARKER, GENERAL WOOD CAR
~ yer, 9O6 Ninth street. opposite Plaza.
The record-union., 1895-08-02
HIS ABDOMEN RIPPED Wide OPEN.
Young John Hughes, Contractor,
Terribly Cut.
George Williams, Ills Hired Man,
Said to Have Welded
the Knife.

A probably fatal cutting affray was
committed last evening in barn in the
rear of the residence of Michael Hughes,
at 230S n street, whose son John is the
victim.
John Hughes is street-sprinkling con-
tractor. and from what the attending
physicians say his lease of life is very
short. Hughes wound extends from the
center Of the body to the lett side, nearly
ten inches long. the knife penetrating the
stomach.
The man who stabbed him is said TO be
one George Williams.
AS soon as the matter was reported at
the police station Captain Greene and q
number of officers went to the scene and
Immediately began an investigation as
to how the cutting occurred and who
did it.
From what the officers could learn
and it WAS with much difficulty that they
did learn anything about the atfair-it
appears that young Hughes got into a
dispute with Williams, an einploye Of
bis, at the supper table between and 5
O'clock. After supper Hughes ana Will
Jams went 10 the barn, where they began
TO quarrel again. one word brought on
another, and finally Hughes struck
Williams In the face with such force as to
blacken the latte.'s eye. Williams fell to
the ground, but he Immediately arose
and ran up to Hughes. What happened
at that time is best told by Hughes
uncle, j Ohm Hughes, Well-kuown clti-
zen.
He SAYS that after Williams ran up to
young Hughes the latter put his hands to
his stomach and fell TO the ground. Mr..
Hughes said he was unable TO see whether
Or not Williams had a knife, but az soon
as his nephew and Williams came to-
gether the former instantly put his hands
10 his stomach and fell.
AT the time of the cutting, two men,
Charles Harvey and A. Wagner, were
present, but left the scene Immediately
after the cutting. Harvey was arrested
with Williams, but Wagner could not be
found. Harvey denies any completely in
the crime and insists that Williams did
the cutting. In this he is zorro borated
by the uncle of the wounded young man,
aud particularly by tho latter, who in
formed the doctors that Williams was the
man who cut him. This Williams strsnu-
ously denies.
1t appearing that Hughes was going to
die, ali attempt was made To have him
make dying statement after he had been
operated upon by The doctors. lie had
not sufficiently recovered from the effects
OF the ether to speak, however. and
nothing further was done in the matter.
The officers and Assistant District At
torney J. {. Jones and City Attorney j.
Frank Brown were unable last night TO
gather any further facts in regard TO the
tragedy than those already stated.
Officer Taylor returned from Hughes
home at O'Clock this morning. He was
then resting easily. but had not been
able TO make any statement
The record-union., 1895-08-02
Eat and Be uaDpv!

Nobody can do this who has dyspeps
Even light meal eaten with relish, nhicts
more or less torture upon the wre,ched victim
Of indigestion. But why allow ones self To be
thus victimized when succor in the shape of
Hostetter's stomach Btters can be sum
moned? If you are going to any localty-a
remote country farm house, or new settle
ment, for instance. where ii is not readily pro-
durable, provide yourself in advance with
adequate supply. An Unaccustomed diet is
very apt to produce dyspeptic qualrns, so IS
brackish water aboard snip and the eating OF
acid fruits torest;ill further encroachment
of the complaint with this superb and genial
corrective and preventive. Heartburn, sour
eTuctations, biilOusness. constipation mala-
ria, rheumatism and kidney trouble promptly
succumb 10 the onseIs OF this v.nisaer OF
bodily ailments and restorative of vigor.
The record-union., 1895-08-02
PROPERTY VALUES ARE INCREASED.
Which Indicates That Prosperity is
Coming Back.
What is Shown by the Assessment
Rolls Returned by the Sew
eral Counties.

Tomorrow evening will end the time
the various railroad companies have in
which to ask the State Board of Equali-
cation to reduce their assessments. On
Monday the board will fix the assess
ments on the roads.
To-day and tomorrow will be devoted
to listening. to representatives of the San
Francisco and North Pacific and Nevada
County Narrow-Gauge Railroads, and
the Pullman Palace Car Company.
Twenty-eight counties, according to the
statements so far filed by their Assessors,
show an increase in their rolls, while
twenty-nine show a falling off. The ag-
gregate increase is much greater. how
ever, than the decrease. According to
the documents on file in the office of Sec
rotary c. NJ. Coglan. San Bernardino is
the only county south of the Tehachapi
range of mountains that shows decrease
geles has added S5,000.010 TO its roll. and
San Diego has increased few thousand.
The Alameda and Tulare rolls show
largo increases, and that of San Francisco
is s., 100000 ahead of last years.
San Maleo County has added 1000, 900
and Kern County $4,000, 900 to their rolls.
kern's increase is from farm values and
town property. The increase in San
Mateo County was occasioned by the
Assessor discovering about $1,000, coo
worth of bonds which had never been
taxed before.
Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Fresno and
MERGED Counties have fallen behind
somewhat. This, it is claimed by the
Assessors of these counties, was caused
by boom times. After the boom burst
the lands in the counties we're lower in
their market values than the assessed
valuations.
The value of horses has shown a
marked decrease, but most of the coun-
ties show quite q large increase in the
value of bicycles in use. Acco riding to
the returns of the Assessor 5000 are as
sessed in San Francisco, 1000 in Ala
media and SIS in Los Angeles.
The valuable race horses have escaped
taxation. Nearly all of the stock is in San
Francisco, but hardly any of the owners
claim residence there. Next year if
the Assessor finds the horses in the
hands of the same owners the animals
will be assessed double.
State Equalizers George l.. Arnold and
r. II. Beamer are in Stockton looking
over San Joaquin County's assessment
roll.
The record-union., 1895-08-02
Advertising the Carnival.

EDS. RECORD UNION: The plans so
far adopted by the Committee on
Electric Carnival have much merit
and the adoption OF a set OF uniform
colors will add much TO the beauty of the
occasion.
! have been told that the most success
full feature of the Santa Cruz Water Carni
val was the great boom given it by the
daily papers.
Sacramento must not overlook this.
Every inhabitant in every corner of the
Stale should know that the 9th of next
Sc, ITEM Der is Sacranento's day. No eX-
aggeratiOn will be necessary in telling
the truth. In order that this grand cele-
bration may be still further advertised, [
would suggest that the appropriate COM
mittee adopt for their own correspond
ence letterheads and envelopes, mounted
with the colors agreed upon, and that all
Sacramento and djacent business houses
be encouraged to use these in their bust
ness. Il such q suggestion is made by
the committee it will require no further
effort on their part to introduce the plan.
We may all take hand in carrying it
out and every individual would have
something to do in this line in their pri
vate correspondence. Who will suggest
q design Tor this feature? A pull alto
gether is what is wanted from now on.
Yours for success,
l.. NJ. LANDSBoROUGH.
Elorir A-ur1ot
The record-union., 1895-08-02

scented thereto. and III making the order
l simply performed duty enjoined upon
me by law.
In ordering the exclusion Of persons.
l instructed the bailitf that attorneys and
other officers of the court were not ex-
Guided. Colonel Starr asked me if the
order excluded him. l told him it did
not, and he remained nearly half day
during the trial III the courtroom. Ii any
attorney or other officer of the court was
excluded, it was in violation of my or
ders.
After the trial began there was con-
tinuance for SOME days, and when 1t
began again a new bailitf was in charge.
l may have forgotten to reiterste my IN
structions, and he therefore did not under
stand them fully"