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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
G. A. II. Meeting a. st. Paul,

ST. PAUL, Aug. 1s-But two weeks re-
main for the preliminary work for the
thirtieth encampment of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and the local arrange
Inents are almost completed SO far as the
local committees are concerned. Letters
thus far received warrant the estimate
that not less than $1,000 veterans will be
in line on the day Of the big parade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
New Jersey Gold Democrats,

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s-A meeting of
gold standard Democrats was held in Jer-
sey City yesterday and determined upon n
state mass convention and selected a state
committee. 1t was decided to hold the
convention on Aug % at Newark, but
later the state committee changed the date
to Aug. 26 at Trenton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18

CHICAGO, Ang. 1s.-After spending an
entire day in secret session the executive
committee of the silver Democrats and
leaders of the Populists failed to agree up.
on the details of the fusion plan decided
upon at the state convention. and the mat
ter has been referred TO the entire state
central committee. The vexed question
was to determine what Democratic elect
ors should retire to make room for Popu-
lists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18

years I suffered all a
woman can and live.
Death would hlvcbecn
"a happy release. I was
treated Ivy the best spc.
ciaiistsin Canada. Eng
land and athomc. with
out relief. Had infiam-
nation. liberation. ca
tarrh. rctroversion and
hcmorrhagcs. Toplcas.
afriend ! uSctlwiidOlivc
aud Myrtle Tonic. Thcy
cured me permanently.
Not "A sign left. Have
gained II pounds"
MRS. MAUD A.PRATT
1ntcrbay. Wash. a
full history of the
a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
HOPPE
The Tailor.
A WOman'S Quest.
After travelling over land and sea,
she finds the object of her
search at nOmc.

The story Of this well known Iady's quest
f'r health. ~ that of thousands. They ma Y
mot nave Travelled So far or expended so
much money. but have searched just rs
earnestly. Thousands Ut women dying an.
nualiy rom diseases peculiar 20 the TX. show
now futile - the quest of many. A brief cx.
tract from Mrs. Pratt's statement: "Twciye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18

LANCASTER. Pa. Aug. Is-Wiliiam b.
Given. chairman Sfshe Democratic county
ronamsttee since 1923, has resigned He
had boltesl the Chicago platform and nom
nations and was requested by the county
committee to step out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
TOWNS BUILT WHILE YOU WAIT.
Result Of the Building Of q Railway Dow
In ArkansaS.

Result Of the Building Of Railway Down
in Arkansas.
MENA, Aug. 1S.-It has been many years
since there has been anything in the west
to compare with the rapid development
that has been witnessed during the pas
thirty days in thisnew town. Four weeks
ago there was not house or inhabitant at
Mena.
Today. on the commencement of a
second month, there are over 1900 PEG.
pie. seventy business houses completed
and under construction, two sawmills
one planning mill, and five lumber yards,
besides dozens Of homes Mena has a wide
area OF country about it never before
tapped by railroad. and the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf road, whose adven,
has just recently been made here, will
make the town n division pojut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
Stewart Replies To Thurston.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. Ex-senator W. NJ.
Stewart has sent letter in reply to that
Of Senator Thurston published yesterday
In it he asks Thurston to reconcile his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
Chicago's Labor Congress.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-The Chicago Labor
congress has officially undertaken an in.
vestigation with reference to acts and re-
cords of leaders connected with the gold
movement and their attitude toward or.
ganized labor. Its avowed purpose in so
doing is to lay the records thus scanned
before the organized labor of the country.
1t has also appointed committee to re-
quest the heads of executive business es.
Establishments to permit the congress to
send speakers to discuss the money ques-
ton with employees at stated hours 1t
adopted n resolution dcnouncing Henry
c. Payne, the Milwaukee street car mag
nate. The resolutions were productive Of
much discussion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18

others, sent on Application. The remedies
u-td, are the priycd formulas Of n physician
Who CAV, his life to the study Of diseases al
women. Wild Olive ~ applied to the seat OF
tisyluC. Myrtle Tonic ~ taken internally to
luild M the system. Acting In harmony,
th,N cure cases that nothing else can reach.
Itire 81. each. samples of both and a val
udllc trVatiss EEEE. ot our agents. ar by
sd,irrSstur. VICTOR MEDICAL ASSO
CITATION, South Bend. Iud.
Mus. M. J. sARasHr, Agent,
ftia Thirty seventh ~. eiI,sisnd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
SHE SLEEPS WELL,
After life's Fitful Fever Gail
Hamilton Is at Rest.
DEATH CLAIMS ANOTHER WOMAN

Who Has Made Her Mark ON the Times In
Which she Lived-The Literary Exec
utrix of james G. Blaine, Her Work ON
His Biography Is Believed to Have Has
tened the End-Some Of Her Literary
Works Enumerated.
HAMILTON, Mass, Aug. 1S.-Miss Abb
gail Dodge Gail HamiltOn), the famous
authorcss, died last night at her beautiful
home from the effects Of a paralytic shock.
Miss Dodge was stricken while Mt break
fast Sunday and Immediately became I'M
conscious. Medical aid was at once sum-
moned and Miss Dodge removed to her
be /, but while every possible means were
adopted to restore her she never regained
consciousness Miss Augusta Dodge and
other relatives were ut the bedside when
the end came. Too much work in mailing
her last book, 1.-THE Valley of Death" dur
ing the hot weather broke her strength.
No arrangements have ms yet been made
for the funeral
Her Youth aud Education.
Miss Mary Abigail Dodge, writer, bio
grapher and controversialist, widely
known under the pen name of Gail Ham,
ilton, was a native of the town in which
she died, having been born in 1880. At
the age of 10 years she went to DIR. Clark
private school in Cambridge. She was
GRADUATED from Ipswich academy Mt the
age of 20. In 1851 she went to Hartford
as assistant in the Hartford high school.
She refused to take the customary exam
ination, but was given the position with
out doingso. She was also instructor in
physical science in this school for sew
eral years, and was subsequently governess
in the family of DIR. Gamaliel Bailey, of
Washington, the editor of the National
Era, to which paper she became q con-
tributor.
wns Blaine's Literary Exccutrix.
In 1867 she was one of the editors Of
Our Young Folks" magazine for ch,l-
dren. publ shed in Boston. From 1870
until a little over a year ago she had lived
most of the time with her cousin, Mrs
james G. Blaine, in Washington. In
course of this daily cont ,ct with the
Blaine family Miss Dodge was lei into n
very close friendship with Mr.. Blaine. and
ut the death of the latter she became his
literary exc 'uirix, being i'm possession Of
all his papers and documents of value to
her rs his authorized b.ograpber. She
was engaged, as frequently as her health
, would permit, on Blainc's biography from
the time OF his death until her illness Of
| last year. and it is thought her untiring
devotion to the work was instrumental in
bringing about that p-ostrat.on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
GOLD DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Formal Call Issued for the Meeting at In.
dianapolis Sept. 2.
CHICAGO, Aug H. The executive com.
mittee of the gold standard Democratic
party in session here yesterday issued tho
formal call for the national convention at
indianapolis, Sept. ?.
The cali says the Democratic party is
the only existing political organization
with history extending back to the birth
of the republic and that it has survived all
defeats and predictions of its death. 1t
has held fast to the principles of its
founders. from jefferson to Cleveland,
among which are enumerated opposition
to paternal legislation, an honest stable
medium Of exchange, opposition to the idea
that money can be supplied by legisla-
ton with that value it can only possess
through its qualities, freedom of speech,
conscience, trade and contract and obedi-
ence to duly constituted authority.
The delegates to the Chicago convention
We're authorized and had power to pro-
claim a platform embodying their views
of the true solution Of the particular prob
lens of government now agitating the
nation, but upon the condition that such
platform should be consistent with cardi.
nal principles held by the party throughout
Its existence. 1t was, therefore, not within
the power of any majority of the delegates
assembled at Chicago to bind Democrats of
the United States to n platform incon-
sistent with the party's principles, or to
any action that should result in their
surrender.
The trust reposed in that convention,
the call says, was violated and all Demo
Gratis are absolved from obligation to sup.
port the Chicago programme. The duty
of Democrats is to stand steadfast for the
ancient faith, rally round the historic ban
ner reform the broken line and restore
the name Democrat to its former mean.
ing.
ITO this end we request all Democrats
VINO arc opposed to the platform adopted
and candidates nominated at Chicago to
organize in their several states and send
representatives to the convention of the
national Democratic party to be held at
indianapolis on Wednesday, Sept. ., 1876. y
Lost Their Interest in the Party.
MILWAUKEE,, Aug Ex-senator Villas
and Burr w. Jones, the attorneys who
volunteered their services on behalf of the
Democracy of Wisconsin to conduct d
suit in the supreme court for the purpose
of setting aside rs unconstitutional the
lpDOrtlOAment law nasSad nv the lepiSla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
81. LOUIS, MO.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-18
A Blacksmith.
The Dr.. J. II. Mclean Medicine Co.,

May sad, ~.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22

The very desirable cottage resi-.
dence property on the corner of Clay
and 10Th street is for sale, The
house contains six or eight rooms, is
situated on roomy lot and the loca-
ton is central, convenient and desira-
BILE The property is rented till Jan,
l, 1897. The house has recently been
reprinted, papered and otherwise re-
paired and is in good condition. 1t
will be sold at a bargain to any one
wishing to purchase desirable house.
For further information apply at the
Kentuckian Office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
BID, For A slum Groceries.

Bids will be yceived on 5 tierces o.
lard, kettle re,fered; 5 bDs. of gran.
uIated sugar. 10 boxes of Pretty soap;
20 cases of thatoes; 20 cases of corn;
1000 lbs. bSon sides, 5 bbs. of N. o.
Molasses; 10 bags of coffee; 10 boxes
of Greenwich Lye, to be furnished to
Western KentuckyAsylum for the In
sane, Hopkinsville Ky. Prices to be
on goods laid down at Hopkinsville.
All goods to be first class in quality
Goods will be selected from the low
'st and best bids on each article. The
light is reserved to reject any and all
bids. Bids must be handed in at First
National Band by 10 o'clock a. m. Dec.
3. A H. ANDERSON.
Steward.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
The Crop Outlook In southDakota for 1ss

The Crop Outlook In SouthDakota for IS
1t requires but small amount OF
rainfall in South Dakota to mature
the crop. During 1896 South Dakota
had, up to Sept. Both, three and sew
entenths inches more of rainfall than
for any of the previous sixteen years.
Since September Both there has been
added at least three or four inches to
the excess, making gain of nearly
eight inches more than the average
Early IN November there were heavy
rains, deposting over two inches, and
since then there have been heavy
SHOWS, and about a foot of snow Gov
cred the ground on November 25th.
Dakota farmers have abundance of
hay and great supply of oats, barley
and corn. Wheat has advanced to
about seventy cents bushel in the
local market, and prospects for furth-
er advance are good. The ground
will come out in the spring better
soaked than ever before. The pros
pect for better prices next year is
good. There are thousands of people
in the East who could do no better
than to go to South Dakota now and
buy their seed and feed for next year,
and move out in the spring. First
class farming land in South Dakota.
along the lines OF the Chicago, Mil.
waukee & st, Paul railway, can now
be bought at from $40 to SIS an acre.
The creamery industry and stock
raising in South Dakota will greatly
increase during 1897. For further
information address W. E. Powell,
General Immigration Agent, 40
Old Colony Building, Chicago, or H.
F. Hunter Immigration Agent for
South Dakota, 295 Dearborn Street,
Chicago, Ill.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
The Greatest of NIagicians.

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 17.-Her.
mann, the Great the famous magi,
clan, died to day on his handsome
private car at Great Valley, near
Salamanca, in this city, while en-
route here. His remains, were for.
warded to New York.
His death was caused by heart
disease, The end came very suddenly.
By birth Hermanu was a German
He was immensely wealthy and trav-
eled in magnificent style. He left
wife, but no children.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22

HERBERT d. WARD, the novelist and
husband of Eliza beth Stuart Phelps
Ward, has written a newgnovel, which
will be the fiction feature of The
Ladies' Home Journal during 1897.
1t is humorous story and has the
unique title of "The Burglar Who
Moved Paradise" 1t is a sequel to
Mrs. Ward E" An old Maids Paradise"
the husband taking up the pen where
Miss Phelps had naturally to put it
down when she became Mrs. Ward.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
THE FATE OF TRlPZETs IN CHINA.

In the Southern provincesof Chins
there is superstition that u triplets
are born one of the thres children
will eye,aually become acted rebel.
Ia ~rder to avoid that drest of Chi.
nese curses, bad son.s wise man"
Is sent for in order to decide which of
the three children is thedestined black
sheep. The three Infants having
been conveyed into y perfectly dark
n rGo@ If the t wise Ranp takes ds t6set
e p,eoeS OF twlne, e9en o. "a olne d el
oering the roop ties one Of these
pieces of string round wrist of each |
baby, The one which, when brought
out into theligbt is found to have
the red string5n its wrist, is drowned
ike pu.py.-From Chinese SUI
oerstitans," in Demorest's Magazine
,or,Hnuary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22

the post office was Al2fE
Washington ofiee "a. lrvue Ameri-
And now the
customs is ID DC f.aper =
inal commission nerican of Decem-
gan gan r rec, ,.4.l' tee hing TO say Of The
ing e., inc e., r ,,,, Ladies' 0rchestra'
an annual saisat the opera hou0e
Of his con'nlaing:
scum OF - "a Schumann COMPANY
gorgeous the most novel aud merl
was Sco'sl srtaipments that has bee
esluss't' yendome theater in man,
I Y Pess he organization is compe
sSsf oaes in every way, and ever
! S'0f sctQad herself TO be muslcia
holdesz CHEST order.
/ soncert numbers were Oh
SD \ = 1ort that caught the fancy
Hence. The soloists were 81
sherss cally received. They are a
Il Ind won numerous encore
sose 80 large audience. The youn
sSas Wore very attractive costume
Nare very pretty and modest, sou
trhem being members Of prominel
/ arn families"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
Gone To Cuba.

Newport KY, Dec. lSth-No tidings
OF missing Postmaster Hetsch. Rumor
IS that he is eDroute to Cuba, where
ne cannot be reached by government
officials. The shortage will not ex.
coed $1,000. 1t is said he dealt heav-
Iy through bucketshops in the recent
wheatdeal excitement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that car
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
f. }. CHENEY & Co., Props, To
ledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST IL TRAUx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, NINNAN q MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally,, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
CONTEST ABANDONED.
5tof FUND. to Conduct 1t The onus'

-of FUNDS to Conduct 1t The Cause
louisville, Dec. l9-At a consulta.
"a today, the committee appointed
tss the Democratic State central
fmittee, consisting of Chairman
lnson, of the state central commit
1tChairman Sommers, OF the State
Epaign COMMITTEES, and state 'oena
Asoebel, it wasdecided to abandon
5ntest of the election of Repub'
I presidential electors. The
AiIsn given for this action was ina
96 to raise sufficient funds tc
the contest. The eommittodf
avily in debt at the con .
.spaign and when Barry on the
~I1t, ses we're asksd was received.
&4ess thapdired 81 900 or ST.
ayeperly cop1ucted it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22

II ha- been many long weary years
SINCE ,'- Kentuckian missed an issue
for Car'~amas or any other holiday.
Yea IN md year out for nearly 20
years we have not failed to appear on
the regular day. We have twice
moved, but haye never slipped belt
nor jumped cog. Yes, the Ken,
tLckian will be on hand as usual
during the holidays writing up the
weddings, recording the deaths and
chFonlcling the Christmas fights,
frolics and follies. 1t will come out
on Christmas morning, will close it's
eighteenth volume on Tuesday and
begin its nineteenth on New Years
morning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22

The Ledger, formerly democratic
paper, more recently populist, and
now budding into republicanism, is
getting ready to boom James Breathitt
and Judge Keys for circuit Judge and
commemorative attorney on the re
publican ticket, in this district, and
writes about two columns in its last
issue on the subject. If this is their
ticket, then in the interest of the de-
mocracy of this district Galloway
should be allowed to name Judge
Keys opponent. We have man in
the person of Jas. II. Coleman, our
present efficient county attorney, who
would make it desperately interesting
for Keys; and if you democratic boys
across "the creek" will help us we'll
have nice fight-later on. What do
you say?--Calloway Times. ."
Gbs Kentuckian has already gone
on rf"ord as being in favor of giving
one Of the two nominations
to be made, provided the right sort
Of man Is put forward.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22

ARR is De D.

well as in ON
declaration wasA
performance ofAn Expires at His HON,
to-day seems tory York.
Washington nade.J., Dec. lS-Ex.
prerequisite to ofiicsl n Borr died
er it was required uieu
enactment. But tbs ofer an illness
file here in the dfiiee az &cbitis and
the District oleolumbiaz Mas. 6rst
The original custom hdS speech
the l.nigged nd-powderedH2 n
Ingan presided still stands
gress street, and looks very nsss
il used TO look, but for the factfye |
time has placed upon it thefniarlvh |
decay, and neglect has permitted
unrestrained ravishments of the wesi
err. Just a little bit of oil and ps,.
would make the quaint and curiopsse
tie frame building look quite PREY
tious again. Ind |
Directly across the street, fter-
substantial government buildnd at.
was erected in 1856 and ing him
dwindling business of the Cling him.
acted. 1t is substantia. eg, wound
ture with frontage q
beck in the yard 2floned above a
walk and is surmPerhaps a dozen
as the hills and aexcept the leader,
ing as ,, I1e ire e of the negro and
-! !"g y1. SlniU } room where he was in
ic,,oNS Seven of the men entered
nIo o che others remaining on the
H. The leader had double
ors I'd shotgun, and when the negro
:. led out of bed the man IeveIed
gun aad fired both barrels, the
IDS entering the stomach of the
gro aud tearing a hole almost
'ough him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-22
o,o,,on Cuttings.


Crotton Dec. 2l.--Since our last let
ter Crdfton has been alive with hurran
Co David g. Wiley, Of Hopkins
kville, 4 . been training a class OF |,
lsingeM here, called the 'Serensaoers.,,
I, and Mas the co operation oil pom
parents and pupils, to make MS scn 100,
a succe Col. Wiley IS taienteu
teacher AS we'll as a man OF inventive
. genius 10 may not he general.
7 known fssthe has invented or ra'ne
y discover new way of getting a
= the righ itch for song without IN
3 aid OF the Az fashioned tuning 10TH
- It is said psant has been applied
for.
of ; Cue o. me lne host delightful dance
A. s ;',sa "a. ~ ,Sa. nsShristian for ION
Il and Mrs u rs r. G. = the residence OIL NJ n,
Is any ~ nI ,e.i l. ~ pier on the nigt
= There will be a q r;o,mas tree at Il
ie oath. suo mo
III Miss Emma SteveA 81 Madiso
vile, is visiting AlsSi J. Crabtret
family. -
The public school here has be,
!. dismissed till after the holidays.
There will be ball at Bowling
"a hall on the night of the Oath.
I'd Frank Campbell left last Saturd;
al for Paris, Tenn, where he will mar
IN Miss Katie Barnett, on to MORO
it (Tuesday.)