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81. Patrick and the Snakes.

There is an old legend to the effect
that st. Patrick banished all reptiles
from Ireland by beating a drum, but no
one, probably, seriously believes the
story. According to the myth, he took
his drum out for the purpose mentioned
and commenced pounding it so vigor-
ously that he knocked a hole in the
drumhead, thus seriously endangering
the success of the miracle. While pom
dering what to do st. Patrick was as
tonished by the appearance of an angel,
who Immediately set to work to mend
the broken musical instrument. After
the hole had been mended the angel
vanished, and st. Patrick continued the
work Of serpent banishing, being sue.
cessful in Kidding the island of every
representative of the snake tribe except
one old slayer who had lived so long
that his tusks protruded from his mouth
like horns. This monster refused to
leave the "land of his fathers" and the
good saint resolved to practice a little
piece of strategy. He removed the patch
which the angel had put on the drum
head and then persuaded the serpent to
creep into the drum for the night. When
the reptile had done as requested, st.
Patrick glued down the magic patch
and then threw drum, serpent and all
into the sea. A sunken bowlder of the
west coast of Ireland is called St. Pat
rick's drum. st. Louis Republic.
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School Improvement.

In the Federated Clubs of Illinois the
women are working earnestly to i'm
prove the public schools of the state.
With this aim they take up different
phases of school work, in the first place
visiting the schools not as critics but as
learners. SO as to cooperate with school
teachers in securing improvements that
are needed. Certain members study the
hygienic conditions of the schools; others
make it their duty to watch all school
legislation and to learn something Of
the value of the best new methods Of
education.
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No Thanks.

A Bath physician has been having
hard work to get one of his patients, a
small boy, to take the medicine that he
has prescribed. One day he offered the
little fellow cents if he would take it.
The offer was accepted, the medicine
taken, and the physician handed him
the money. AREN'T you going to thank
the doctori" asked the mother. "No,
I'm not don't thank people for pay
ing me what earnl' was the reply. -
Augusts (Ne. Journal.
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A Merited Compliment.

Hon. Herbert Kingsolving, formerly
OF Hartford, but now of Mt. Sterling,
KY, is favorably mentioned as can
didate for Congress in 1898. Mr..
Kinsolving is gentleman of recog-
nized integrity and splendid legal
talent and his many friends here
would lie glad to know Of amy success
he might naturalization Herald.
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$63.55.--$63.55
To the City of Mexico and Return

On November 9th and 9th the Iron
Mountain Route will have on sale from
Cincinnati, round-trip excursion tick
cts to CITY of Mexico, at rate of 5000,
C count Par American Medical Con-
gress, with final return limit of De-
cember 31st. Tickets will be sold from
other points at proportionately low
rates. Descriptive books, Railway
Guides, and full information will be
mailed on application to N. r. War
wick, Agent, 3l7 Vine street, Cincin-
DAFT, Ohio.
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Thanksgiving is over, but the tur
kew, that was s. fortunate as not to
have his Uranium severed from his
body does not yet feel perfectly at
ease tor he knows the time is not far
distant when he shall have to run the
gauntlet again.
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When using medicine choppers, the
ordinary glass tube with rubber bulb
fitted on. it is we'll to remember that go
drops make one teaspoonfuL
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For Dyspepsia

And liver complaint you have a print
ed guarantee on every bottle of Shi-
]oh's Vitalizer. II never fails - cure
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COUNTY COURT.

Third Monday OF each month.
MT. STERLING CITY ooURT--cIvrL BRANCH.
JUDGE BEN X. TURNER, presiding, First Sat-.
urdav in each month.
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PROFESSIONAL.

nR. j. A. SHIRLEY.
" Physician,
No. 8 West!Main street, up stairs.
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A b. WHITE,
Attorney at Law.
oa Mt. Sterling, KY.
Refers to Exchange Bank.
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Salt 10 good barometer. When IL ID
damp, rain Is probable.
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COURT DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT COURT.

JUDGEJ JOIN E. COOPER presiding Third Monda
in January and the Second Monday in April
and III rst Monday in September a
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HENRY II ELLIOTT,
IL Attorney Law,
Mt Sterling, KY.
Office. front room up stars fizer block
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A Baby's Lite Saved.

"My baby had Group and was saved
by Shiloh's Cure" writes Mrs. J. B..
Martin, of Huntsville, Ala. For sale
by Thomas Konnody.
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MONTGOMERY QUARTERLY oour

JUDGE ED G. OREAR presiding, Tuesday at
ter Third Monday in January, April, July
October.
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4 A. HAZELRIGG
Attorney at-law Il Co. Atty.
Ofie. Court House. Mt. Sterling. Nv
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said Silver party be allowed repre-
sentation on the electoral ticket and
whereas said party has nominated
Bryan and Sewall for President and
Vice President.
Resolved, That this committee &C,
cord to the said party one of the six
electors reserved to the Democratic
party in the proposition now pending
with the Populist party,
WHEREAS, The Populist party,
through its committee, has since ac-
cepted the proposition of this COM
mittee of the 3Ist of July and the 10th
of August, to accord to the Populists
five electors on a joint ticket there
fore.
Resolved, That committee of five
be appointed by the chairman of this
committee to confer with a similar
committee of the Populists and that
said arrangement be reported to this
committee.
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HORRIBLE BRUTALITIES.
By Spanish Soldiers Upon Defenceless Cubans.

HAVANA September 10th, VIA KEY
WEST. FLA, September 2l.-Well au-
thenticated stories of barbarous acts by
the Spanish troops continue to reach
here. Recently the Havana papers
published an account Of all alleged bat
tie near Chucho de Arce, in which, af-
ter an hours desperate fighting, the
Spaniards drove the rebels, killing
nineteen and taking many prisoners.
The papers suggested that the Govern
ment should reward Col Aguilera, the
Spanish commander, for his bravery.
The facts in regard to the "battle" are
as follows: On September Is, ten reb-
els went to attack guerilla band that
had started from Vegas to the field.
When the rebels, in ambush, were
ready to attack, they noticed strong
body of soldiers coming toward them.
Hidden in high grass, the rebels let the
soldiers come close and then fired vol
ley, killing two officers and wounding
three soldiers. The troops fired back a
volley into the grass, hitting nobody, as
the enemy could not be seen. LIEU
tenant Colonel Aguilera who com
manded the troops, and came from his
headquarters, Nueva-Paz, went after
this action towards colony near Pablo
Diaz. There he found family, COM
posed of twenty five persons, men, wo-
men and children. He asked if they
had seen any rebels in the neighbor-
hood On receiving negative answer
he ordered a general slaughter of every
body, including children from one to
ten years old. A young man begged to
be killed instead of his mother, who
was in the eighth month of pregnancy,
but he was killed with q machete and
bayonet in the presence of the mother.
Then they pierced the abdomen
of the mother with a bayonst, after
which they disembowe!led her with a
machete. The little children were first
pierced with the end Of the bayonet,
then finished with the machete. OF
the twenty five human beings present
in that colony, nineteen were butch
cred and six made Their escape, hiding
themselves in the cane, where they re-
mained until late at night, when they
could come out safe. Besides truthful
witnesses, the men Of the guerilla
boasted of what they had committed
when they went back to Vegas, about
two miles from the colony. On the
18th of September, three days after the
slaughter, a traveller passed by the spot
of the murder and was Mortified at the
number of carrion crows devouring the
bodi4 None had been buried.
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travelling men, shows that three-fourths
of the country merchants and small
business men throughout this State,
and also other Western States, favor
Bryan and free silver coinage; not
withstanding the daily reports being
sent to the National Republican head
quarters that country business men are
solid for Mckinley.
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STATE NEWS.

Died, near Halifax, on last Saturday,
Miss Mary West, aged s..
Mrs Delphia Terrence died Sunday
morning at her home, on East Seventh
street Chalotte at 10 O'clock; aged 50
years.
The 100000 cotton mill at Elizabeth
City is now about completed and will
commence operations about November
lst. The stock for this mill was all
subscribed by the residents of the town.
The Gazette says it is reported at
Leaksville that the Cone Export Com
pany has purchased all the water power
at Spray, and that third cotton mill
will probably be erected there before
great while.
Thomas H. Goodwin, a deaf mute from
Cumberland county, ran away from the
Deaf and Dumb institution at Raleigh
Sunday, and Tuesday was killed by
Southern fast freight between Gardner
and Auburn in Wake county.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
depot and warehouse at Roseboro were
burned Tuesday night The building
and freight stored therein were all con-
sumed. The railroad has been very
unfortunate at Roseboro, having suffer-
ed before this through fire.
After many months suffering and
the illness of years, at Burns Place,
near Seven Springs, Mrs. Elizabeth
Green Whitfield departed from earth
September 18th, 1896. She was born
| November 5th, 1887, and in 1858 mar
ried to Col. Nathan B. Whitfield, of
this county.
The Topic says: Mr.. ]. A. Dula has
discovered gold mine on his property
near Hartland Caldwell county. The
ore yield is 5000 to the ton. The King
Mining Co., of Syracuse, n. Y, has
taken option on the property and are
now preparing to work the mine on a
large scale.
Aleck Brown, young colored man
who live at George Morrison's, about
three miles from Statesville, was killed
by lightning Friday afternoon. He
was in Morrison's yard when the
lightning struck small tree near him.
I he shock threw him to the ground,
and death followed in few minutes.
i Noah Easterling, colored. was MUIR
dered at Gibson Station Wednesday
night, the 9th, inst, in the portion of
town known as NEGRO town." SSmaI
unknown person on horseback rode
to the house, which as it happen
Noah was coming out of, and shot hi
with a gun loaded with buck shot. NO
clue as to who the murderer is has been
obtained.
In list township, about seven miles
from Fayetteville, terrible and what
is likely to prove fatal trageday took
place Sunday night. Sopie Kelly, a
young mulatto woman, in fit ,Q1
anger, deliberately shot her husba
three times, two balls entering
head and one the abdomen. After
deed the woman went to neighboi
house and stayed there unmolested
until this morning when officer Maults-
by arrested her.
A great sanctification meeting is
being held at Colliersville, in Cumber-
land county. 1t is conducted by three
preachers, one of whom is the great
Crumpler himself. A gentlemen WI
was there Sunday night says therel
a most remarkable demonstratio
hundred people wildly excited
bers crawling about on b
knees, going into frances,
strange, and many thiDh
ligion.
A murder occY
Friday afterna
crowd was r
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]. w. CRowELL, Sheriff,
RoBT. WHITEHEAD, Deputy.
J. D. BARDIN, Clerk of Superior Court
w. M. WELLS, Register Of Deeds,
w. T. FARMER, Treasurer,
F. w. TAYLOR, Standard Keeper,
DR.. c. E. MOORE, Coroner,
JAMES w. TAYLOR, Surveyor,
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HANNA'S DRUMrIERS.
They ar eEmployed in Illinois to Drnm for TIC
Kinley.

CHICAGO, Sept. I2.-Circular letters
from the Republican National head
quarters are in possession of the Dem
ocratic managers, showing that Mark
Hanna, with the cooperation and con-
nivance of large manufacturing and
mercantile firms in the cities, will not
hesitate to utterly destroy and bankrupt
country merchants who refuse to sup
port Mckinley and the gold standard.
These circulars not only call upon
travelling men to "place themselves in
touch" with Republican National head
quarters, but also contain instructions
to travelling men how to operate upon
the fears of country merchants.
They are instructed to inform coun-
try merchants that if Mr.. Bryan is cleo
ted there will be general panic
throughout the country; all business
houses will close; all country dealers
who have outstanding accounts will be
summarily closed up, and that univer-
sal bankruptcy will prevail. They are
also instructed in many instance to re-
fuse credit to country merchants who
are supporting the silver cause.
Positive information to this effect has
reached Democratic headquarters from
more than dozen towns in Illinois.
This circular letter from National Re-
publican headquarters has in many in
stances been REINFORCED by letters of
instruction from large business houses
in Chicago to their travelling men on
the road, informing them that if they
do not carry out the instructions from
Republican headquarters and work for
Mckinley and the gold standard their
services will be dispensed with.
Two travelling men employed by
Chicago business houses personally re-
ported at Democratic headquarters
that while they are for Bryan and free
silver, they are compelled to canvass
for Mckinley or lose their jobs. One
of them showed latter written by his
house-one of the largest hardware in
Chicago-stating that jfhe refused to
work for Mckinley am his custom
ers he would be discA ged. This
man is an ardent Bryan man. These
commercial men have informed merch-
ants in several towns in Illinois that
they could not longer receive credit un-
less they came out for Mckinley and
the gold standard.
The result Of this general terrorism
and bulldozing has been to stop the
sale of goods AM late stagnation Of
business throug gllbut the country towns.
Some q tse commercial men have
pr;nntl sted that they are making
\ ! | ! !. ! |, !, , ] !. !.
til pie kind Of campaignjust
fl hat has been promised
I'd TX Hanna. They are
in addition to their
I part of their duty
I'd 2kruptcy at the
lhd stopping in
co,in khese towns
| 4, a rn "A, a Il .
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Regular meetings Of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge No. II7 A. F. & A. M. are held
in their hall, corner of Nash and Colds
boro streets on the Ist and 3rd Monday
nights at 7.3o o'clock P M. each month.
j. D. Bullock, W. M.
Regular meetings Of Mt. Lebanon
Chapter No. ~ are held in the Masonic
Hall every 2nd Monday night at 1890
O'Clock P. M. each month.
Lat Williams, H. P.
Regular meetings of MT. Lebanon
Commandery No. I are held in the Ma
sonic hall every 4th Monday night at
7:3o o'clock each month.
" w. III. Applewhite, E. G.
Regular meetings ofAWilson Lodge,
\ X. Of H. No. 1904 are held in their hall
over the First National Bank every Ist
Thursday evening at $50 o. o'clock. P. M
1B. F. Briggs, Director.
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Vol. T..
DIRECTORY.

DEPARTURE OF TRAINS.
LOCAL TRAINS:
ound. S. Bound.
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CHURCHES.

St. Timothy's Episcopal church,
Rev. ]. c. Wingate, Rector; morning
services II o'clock, evening 7:3c
o'clock. Sunday School at 3 o'clock,
P. M. Prayer meeting Wednesday and
and Friday, S o'clock P. NJ.
Methodist Church, Rev. T. N. Ivey,
Pastor; services at II A. NJ. and ,7:3c
P. M. Sunday School, S P. NJ, J. F
Bruton, Supt. Prayer meeting Wed.
nesday night at 7:3o.
Disciples Church, Rev. d. w, Davis,
Pastor services on Second, Third and
Fourth Sundays at HOO A. M. and
7:3O P. M. Prayer meeting every
Thursday night. Sunday Schoolat I
o'clock, P. M, Geo. Hackney, Supt.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. James
Thomas, Pastor; services on the First
Second and Third Sunday in every
month and at Strickland's church
every Fourth Sunday. Sunday School
at 5o'clock, P. M.
Baptist Church. as follows
Preaching Sunday morning at II
o'clock and at $3.50 p.m Rev ]. A.
Rood Pastor, Prayer meeting Wed
nesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday
School at S p. m. D. S. Boykin, Supt
Primitive Baptist Church, preaching
on and Sunday by Elder Jas. Bass; or
3rd Sunday by Elder Jas. S. Woodland;
on the 4th Sunday and Saturday before
by the pastor, Elder P. D. Gold. Ser
vices begin at II A. NJ.
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TOWN OFFICERS.

TOWN OFFICERS.
ALDERMEN:
Id. LEE, 1st Ward
P. B. DEANS, end ."
U. H. CozART, 3rd ="
GEO. HACKNEY, 4th
]. T. ELLIS, 5th
JNo. F. BRUToN, Mayor;
JNo. R. MOORE, Town Clerk;
w. E. DEANS, Collector,
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POLICE

D. P. CHRISTIAN, Chief
EpHRIAM HARRELL, FRANK FELTON,,
JAMES MARsHBoURNE.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
w. w. FARMER, Chairman.
PERRY RENFRow, J.J. ByNUM,
w. D. P. SHARP, WIN. WooDARD, Jr.
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,etWeen Florence and Weldon

LOCAL TRAINS.
N. Bound. S. Bound.
Between Florence and Weldon,
No. IS. No. 20.
1:2o P. M. Leaves Wilson 2:o5 P. M.
Between Wilmington and Norfolk
No. 4S. No. 4o.
100 P. M. Leaves Wilson, 2:Io P. M.
'Shoo Fly" Wilmington to Rocky
Mount:
No. 40. No. Al.
1928 P. M. Leaves Wilson, $40 A. M.
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LOCAL FREIGHT-NORTH BOUND:
Leaves Wilson 7:o5 A. M.
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Buffers Organ.

RALEIGH, NJ G., Sept. 81. The Pro-
gressive Farm er, the organ of the Ma
tional farmers Alliance, gives notice
that it will bdlt Bryan unless Watson is
on the ticket. 1t warns the Populist
Executive Committee not to accept the
Democratic proposition for a division Of
the electors in North ,arolina and
says: "Woe be unto both committees
if they attempt to thwart the will of the
people and cast the electoral vote for
that arch-goldbug, Arthur Sewall, of
Maine. This will he done directly or
indirectly if the Democratic proposition
is accepted Of five Populist electors and
six Democratic electors. This is an ac-
tual condition, not theory. Sewall is
dragging Bryan down dangerously
near defeat. If the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee has power to give five
out Of eleven electors TO Watson, it, -
power to settle the entire trout
making ii Bryan and Watsol
us Watson with Bryan, oE
and Watson will ha4tl
farmers and mechanS
- i = MN -
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Between Wilmington and Norfolk !:
THROUGH TRAINS .

Between Florence and Weldon:
No. 80. No. IS
1I:35 P. NJ. Leaves Wilson, Ills P. M
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
HELLO. CENTRAL.
The Telephone Line Sow Assured work
Sew begun In Earnest.

Now Begun In Earnest
At last Tnr TINES il about 10 realize
one oi its greatest desires. and the pro.
ple to reap the benefits Of another step
in the line Of progress
The building Of a telephone line TO
connect Coalville and other Summit
county towns has been advocated by TnE
Twrs ever since its first issue, aud IL is
source Of much qualification to know
that at last It's efforts, with those Of the
many energetic citizens along the pro.
p5sed line, are soon to be crowned with
success, and we will be able to com.
municate with each other from every
point.
W. VI. Larson, a lineman Of the Tele.
phone Company, arrived In Coalyillc
Tuesday, and +. II. Wright Immediately
hitched up his team. called for the
writer, and We started mp the river to
take the company representative over
the route and notify the people to get
their poles in readiness for erection.
We went only a. far as Wanship.
where Mr.. Larson was turned over to g..
W. Young and George Moore, who on
Wednesday took him over the route to
Kamas. lie returned Yesterday.
We found nearly everyone ready with
their promised assistance, aud they were
directed to Suing the poles along the
route at distance Of about sixty yards
apart. The line will run mp on the east
side Of the street, and in the sidewalk
districts the poles will bc set next the
curb. Alter leaving the sidewalk dis.
tricts the poles will follow the fence
lines.
Mr.. Larson informed the writer that
the wire and all necessary material was
ready for shipment, that assistance
would be- sent him a. sson a. the poles
we're erected. and that In q short time
the line would be in operation.
It Is proposed to start from the Coal
willie end Of the line aud go right along
until the connection with kama- i-
made.
Now, TnE TIMES would suggest that a-
soon as the poles are sirewn along the
line. that the citizens turn out en- mnssc
ahd in remarkably short time the poles
will be up, and then bygosh, let's cclc'
bratc.
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Second is .n doubt Legislature claimed
by the Republicans
Maine Republican convention for
Rrrl mil as,.us, silver.
House passes thc river and harbor
bill over the President. veto.
English syndicate said TO have pur.
chased thc Anaconda mine.
six colored passengers drowned hv
the cap.iliug Of b5ni 100 Hampton
Roads
The Nev York ilersld-correspondent
IN quito. Ecuador send. word tha, q
sharp fight took place On Friday between
ihc rcbel.,aui Government forces in
rucura. Ths insurgents we're defeated.
Tacoma Wash, June 3.-Ex.Gov.
Caleb ". West Of Utah recently up.
pointed special treasury agent. has re.
ported Tor duty here 90 Special Agent
Cui'om, and will soon be assigned to
work connected with the customes
service.
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Tuesday, June =.

peLamar tlda.l miners win their
strike.
Kid Layigne whips Dick Burge at Lon
don.
President vetoes three private pension
bills.
Two Negroes were hanged at Column
bus, Ga, by mob.
Robert Nickel killed by the eplosion
ola toy boiler he had made at Ana
conda.
Two coal miners were killed and three
badly injured by an explosion at shame
kin, Pa.
st. Louis police report 100 persons
missing and unaccounted for since the
cyclsne.
Rothschilds's agents reported TO have
purchased a controlling interest in the
| Anaconda mine on the basis Of $4,000,
900.