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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

standing OF the business value of com
binaiion and cooperation. Before the
war between the states the average
country newspaper was published at a
heavy expense. Few editors managed
10 make both ends meet. Their busi-
ness life was constant struggle for
existence. Competition had reduced
advertising rates and cut subscription
prices below the cost price. But early
In the sixties, az time when money
was getting scarcer and labor harder
TO procure than ever, the late \. y.
Kellogg. then country editor up in
Wisconsin. solved the problem which
was agitailng his fellow publishers by
inaugurating the auxiliary sheet
better known as the patent inside
business. The idea, although revolu-
tionary and contrary to all editorial
traditions, became popular at once, and
was adopted by hundreds of western
publishers who. by IL, were enabled TO
issue good papers at nominal eN-
pense.
A few years later the stereotype
business-another industry founded
on the principle OF combination and CO.
operation-was launched. Its purpose
was TO supply the editors of newspa-
pers printed in the larger towns with
stereotype plates that could be used
In place OF the much higher priced
hand composition. The business was
a success from the start. 1t not only
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
He Never Worked.

A man who may or may not have been
a tramp, but who was arraigned re.
Gently in a Minneapolis police court on
a charge of vagrancy, tried to disprove
the charge by proving by 1.-TWO com
petent witnesses" that he had taken a
path lat no very remote date" Some.
thing, possibly the suspiciously un.
certain mo very remote date" made
the Judge persistent, and after rehec
ton he decided that the defendant
would have TO prove also that he hat
worked, "whereupon, it is recorded,
1.-THE defense collapsed"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
A Valuable Railway Brake.

London-The Geneva correspondent
of the Daily Mail credits an engineer
named Planta with the invention of a
mechanical brake that will stop train
running twenty-five miles an hour with.
in eight yards, and one running fifty
miles an hour within twenty yards
Passengers can apply the brake by
pulling an alarm core. The shock is
said to be less than that caused by ex.
listing brakes. The correspondent adds
that the government will adopt the in.
vention on trains through Switzerland.
Boston Evening Transcript.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
NEWSPAPER MAKING.
American Publishers Have Faith In
the Combination Idea.
Thoughts Suggested by an English
mans Talk About Journal
Istic Trust-wosders of the
Mail Plate System.
Especial chleago Lelter.l

ADMINISTRATIONS rule the day. i;
Y may be true, az Senator Marcus
Aurelius Hanna, Ohio's world
famed president maker, said in the
heat Of last years campaign, thot there
are no trusts" but that the country
is full of all sorts OF combinations not
even the astutest politician could deny
without making a spectacle of himself.
Reckless competition is the basis of
combination and cooperation. When
ever competition assumes that form OF
extrayagance which threatens to ruin
n certain line of business the men en-
gagged I'm IL must either go into bank
ruptcy or save themselves by agreeing,
one with the other. that the goods pro-
duced in their factories shall not be
sold below certain price. This Is
legitimate combination. quite as fair
and equitable as any other business
proposition having In view the best in
terests OF the community at large. On
this basis, also. our great trade unions
have beer built up; and no American
citizen. be he employer or working
man. can deny that legitimate organ.
ization has done more for the cause
OF labor In one generation than has
been accomplished in 10 centuries OF
competition between underpaid jour
neynen and artisans.
To the American country newspaper
publisher belongs the credit OF having
been the first 10 arrive at a true under.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

prise that came under his observation
n few days ago, called the Mail Plate
Co. of Chicago. This concern, like the
stereotype plate houses, sends out
ready-set matter Of a high character
TO its customers, most of whom are
doing businessin out-of-the-way places.
The stereotype plate is heavy article
which is advantageously used by
American publishers, but 10 send il TO
the orient or occident would entail eX-
press charges quite beyond the reach
OF the neutrality-suspicious. antipode-
an or Arctic publisher. To fill the lat
ter's demands is the mission of the
mail plate, which is manufactured of
pyralin and can be sent all around the
globe for few cents. The plate itself
is a thin sheet of celluloid composition.
This is fastened TO a metal base, which
the publishers keep in stock, and when
so united the plate prints as wei as its
metal prototype. The cut explains the
modus operandi in detail.
The extent of this mail plate bust
ness is surprising. and cannot fail to be
gratifying to our national vanity. Its
purely American reading matter is
regularly placed before men and wom-
en- ofevery nationality. That this state
ment is by no means an exaggeration
was satisfactorily proved by visit to
the company's shipping room, where
Manager /. II. Whipple pointed out
packages ready for shipment TO Nome
City, Skaguay, Juneau and Stka, in
Alaska; Dawson City, in Yukon terri
tory; Mexico City, Monterey and Nue.
va Casas Grandes, in Mexico; Havana
and Santiago, in Cuba; Belize, in Brit
ish Honduras; Kingston, in Jamaica,
w. l.; Moulmein. in East India; Ma
Mia. in the Philippines; Bluefelds, in
Nicaragua, and Auckland, in New
Zealand. On the day before plates had
been shipped TO Cape Colony and the
country of the Boer in South Africa.
1t seems almost wonderful that the
publisher of a paper printed in the
English language in far-away Hong
Kong can, on the arrival OF the steamer
from San Francisco, strcll up TO the
post office and secure dainty package
containing a variety of articles, pro-
fusely illustrated and ably written, the
the whole thing ready for the press, at
cost which must seem trifling even
in those countries OF the orient where
labor can be had for a.shilling day.
Like the patent inside and the stere-
otype plate, the mail plate is triumph
of combination and cooperation, in
whose advantages every newspaper
reader has share. And il is also tri-
umph for American inventive genius
and American postal methods, which
assure safe and prompt delivery at a
trifling expense.
Trusts which control the output and
prices of the necessities of life unques.
tionably are a menace to society, but
healthy combinations having in view
the development Of general activity
and the creation of new business enter
prises are entitled to public respect
and commentator.
G. w. wEIPPIERT.
In German cities fresh oysters cost
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
New Florida Trains.

The Chicago & St. Augustine special
trains, inaugurated by the various
northern lines in connection with the
Southern & Nashville, Chattanooga 81
ST. Louis railroads, arrived in Atlanta
on time. The average speed on these
trains is As miles per hour, and the
time between Atlanta and Chicago Is
reduced to 81 hours.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Tr,.u,. % womani, virtues.

Washington, Jan. 2i.-At the open
ing Of the session of the senate. the
chaplain, in his invocation, referred
with deep pathos To the condition of
Queen Victoria, paying tribute to her
virtues as n sovereign and "A woman,
and invoking divine tenderness and
sympathy To all the members of her
family and 20 the people of her
realm
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

Ralph Mechem, night engineer at
the Arkansas cotton oil mill, TT.
Smith, was caught by a large set
screw while attempting TO put a belt
on a moving wheel. He was whirled
around a number of times, finally be-
coming disengaged without assist
ance, as he was alone at the time.
His left arm was badly bruised and
.acerated. His escape from death was
little less than miraculous.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
auInIh. nfn SnIdiar.

San Francisco, Jan. 20,-Edward NJ
Baytel, n convelescent., soldier, com
mitted suicide at the Preside by
shooting himself through the head
with a Krag-Jorgensen rifle. lie was
a Russian, enlisted in Chicago and as
signed TO company Il, Thirty-seyenth
infantry.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Tenne.see bank Robbed.

The safe of .he Peoples National
bank at Livingston, Overton county,
1enn., was blown open. When the
sale was closed for the night it con-
.:,ined 5000, but it is not kaown
whether the burglars secured the
money, as only the outside doors to
the safe were blown off, and the in
side doors were found closed.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Deputy sheriff Killed.

Deputy Sheriff James Lucas Of
Friar's Point, Miss, was shot from
ambush and instantly killed by An
drew Caylor. The officer had war
rant for Caylor's arrest for illicit
whisky selling, and was on his way
to serve it when waylaid. Caylor
was captured and a mob organized
to lynch him, but the officers hid him
and thus averted violence.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

Atlantic City, n, d.: Jan. 2i.-The
two-masted schooner A. T. Coleman
was wrecked on the beach, Sunday
within a short distance of the shore
The captain and crew were forced to
take 10 the rigging. whence they were
rescued by the Atlantic City life-sav-
ing crew. in the prcsnce of more than
1000 people.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
CONDITION ~ HOPEFUL.
CahIcd the Emperor to the Ger
man EorrIaa One.

berlin. Jan. n, p. m. The for
gn Office has received Information,
nee Emperor Williams arrival at
sbornc house. that the condition ~
be- queen b. hopeless.
The object Of the empcror's visit
fns go deliver special parting mcS
yes ON behalf of himself aud his
bother. but IL h. believed AZ the Brit
D. embassy here that the queen has
rem unconscious since Wednesday
light The embassy officials have can
rllcd all invitations aud acccptarces.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Trnmc Resumer.

The first train on the Alabama &
Vicksburg road since the washout
has reached Meridian. Railroad Off
cials report that the washuut at Ba-
ker's creek, between Bolton and Ed
wards, has been repaired, and they
anticipate no further delay of traffic
as a result of the heavy rainfall.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
PROMINENT Negro,s Life Clo.ed.

The remains of DIR. Hiram II. Rev
els, who died suddenly while attend
ing conference at Aberdeen, viii be
sent to Holly Springs for burial. Be-
sides the distinction of being the first
negro to sit in the United States sem
ate, he was president of the Alcorn
A. and NJ. college for many years.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
CIft 40 C.r,on and Neyyman.

John ID. Rockefeller has agreed to
give $4,000 to Carson and Newman
college of Mosey Creek, Tenn, pro-
vided the trustees raise $4,000 addi-
tional by 1905. The college is a Bap-
fist educational institution.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
EIoped and Married.

Frank Brownlow, nephew of Con-
gresham Brownlow, and Miss Annie
Mcpherson of Abingdon, Va, eloped
TO Bristol, Tenn, and were married.
There was much opposition by the
brides parents.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Kentucky Bank Robbed.

The Peoples bank of Livingston.
Overton county. Ky, was entered by
burglars and robbed of $4,000. No
trace of the burglars has been dis
covered. Livingston is a remote town.
about fifteen miles from the nearest
railroad point,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

i Washington. Jan. 2l.--Ihe British
hassy hns received the following ca
gram from Lord iansdowne. Brit
minister of foreign affairs:
rrc queen has slightly rallied sin"-
Knight"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Trim Took a Tumble.

An Iron Mountain passenger train
was wrecked by a broken rail between
FIT. Smith and Van Buren,, Ark. The
train left the track and turned par
TALLY over. Although the coacheswere
fairly filled, none was injured, except
the postal clerk in the baggage car,
who was severely bruised.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
ias Of the B~IEiaa. No, Goins.

.ondon. Jan. ei.--A dispatch from
tend SAYS thS arrangements for the
parturc of the King of the Belgians
) England have hccn countcrmand-
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Fraudulent Breach of Trust.

Frank Smith, assistant manager OF
the Memphis street railway, was con-
victed in the criminal court of frau
dulent breach of trust, and given ono
year in the penitentiary. Motion for
new trial was entered. Smith was
charged with making unlawful use
of $500 bond intrusted to him.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
First Degree Murder.

The jury in the case of the state of
Mississippi against Henry Blalock, coll
o,ed, charged with murder, has re-
turned a verdict of guilty. Blalock
murdered Ben Sparkman, another ne
gro, by striking him on the head with
an AK, in Meridian, about two years
ncO.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Negroes for Hawaii.

Three hundred negroes will leave
Nashville soon for the Hawaiian ISL
ands to work on the sugar planta-
tons. Others will soon follow them.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Residence Burned.

The residence of Mrs. C. Il. Bach.
elor of Opelika, Ala, was burned re-
Gently. The house ana contents were
o total loss, valRed at $500.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
The Cnbiaet la session.

ondou. Jan. 2i.-rhr inner circle
he cabinet has. been Ia session this
rnoon in connection with official
,ccdurc IA the event Of her ma jes-
death.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
ue.ummon.d Go Osborne.

|ondoA. Jan. "a The secretary of
H. for home affairs. Mr.. 4. r..
HE. who had temporarily left o..
b.. had been summoned to return
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Shot I'm stomach.

j. b. Ward n carpenter was acct.
dentally shot at Senatobia, Miss. The
wound is in the stomach and is seri-
Gus. He dropped q loaded revolver.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Seized an Attach ment.

The store belonging to Joe Gentry,
ut Saratoga, Miss. has been seized to
satiEfy an attachment of $247 By Dun>
lpp 81 Co.. of Moaile. Ala
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Gone 10 a Higher Bar.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 2O.--J. X. Bar
croft. n leading member of the Des
Moines bar, is dead, aged n.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
A sIishs Improvement.

Cowcs, Isle of Wight, Jan. II. 7 p. IN.
The queens condition is slightly inn
proved.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
APainTui Mistake.

A painful mistake was made early
ia the afternoon. The flag over one
Of the embassies was lowered and
people rushed Oft with the news that
the queen was dead. Without wait
ing for vcrifcntion other flags were
lowered. aud some time elapsed be-
fore the error was rectified.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
!. END IS NOT FAR OFF.
Life of Queen Victoria is Slow
ly But Surely Ebbing Away
at Osborne House.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE END MADE

Re Was q slight RekindIinE of
bic vital spark Monday. Hut the
Deadly Paralysis was surely
nakinE Its Way 60 the seat of
ifc.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

kbornc House. Isle OF Wight. p
The following official bulletin has
D. posted.
Ihc slight Improvement of this
lining IL maintained.
Signed.
JAMES REID.
"R. DOUGLAS POWELL,
i THOMAS BARLOW"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Abou, the Mansion House.

The scenes about the Mansion house
eNemplified the intensity 81 the com.
mon anxiety which has made all in
tcrests here akin. Thousands gath
cred there ns the day wore on, and
nothing could Ice more Impressive
than the profound silence with which
the announcements Of the alternating
phases OF the crisis were heard.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
10 o. Doubiy Appreciated From the
Manner of 10. Expression.

London. Jan. 2i.--While expressions
OF sympathy aud love are pouring la
from every quarter of both henri
spheres, none are 40 appreciated as
those from the United States. The
Globe voices the general sentiment
saying:
Prom dther lands hopes come OF
the recovery and eulogies passed on
the character of Queen Victoria.
''ln America. almost without eNcep-
ton, " IN under the simple title OF
The Queen that the illustrious pa
ti,nt Is referred 10 and deep afrec-
ton implied. The term can hardly
4.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Formaiiuc. Dispensed win.

On his arrival at Portsmouth En-
error William was met by a gdard Of
honor. The party, however. dispensed
with the usual formalities and inn
mediately went ON board the royal
yacht Alberta. As they started for
Cowes, the band ON the flagship, the
Majestic, struck up the national am
them and Emperor william and his
royal relatives reverently barred their
heads
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
Arrival OF Emperor William.

shortly before this announcement
pa made Emperor William Of Ger
bnany. the prince Of Wales and their
barty drove 20 Osborne house. A good
Sized crowd met them as they disem-
parked at Cowcs. Naturally, there
was no cheering. but the men present
took their hats OF and the eGrman
emperor cordially and frequently re-
spondcd by bowling. They drove to
osborne House IN open carriages. The
prince Of Wales appeared to be half
dazcd and the duke of York's eyes
were red, while the duchess of Con-
|naught did not cease crv'r@.
Relief at Osborne House.
There was intense RELIEF az Osborne
House upon the arrival of the inn
perial aud royal party, for several
times during the course OF the morn
ing IL was feared that the queen
would not live to hear OF the prince OF
Wales return.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

authority on cerebral affections and.
doubtless his diagnosis led To the In.
clusion In The noon bulletin of the
explanation OF references previously
made To symptoms" the nature of
which kxsT.. t.,t gp..tH.I
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24

In German cities fresh oysters cost
from 90 to rs cents n dozen.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-24
GRADUAL SINKING.
q surprise wiI he Feit Now at the
Announcement of the End.

Bremcnt of the End.
Cowes. Isle of Wight. Jan. n, 1915
m.-The queens slight rally Of this
|uorning Was followed 10y gradual
linking. which. " continued, will re-
nlt in her speedy death. No surprise
! 10 be- fclt here Il her death IL nn-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-06-20

MEETING OF S. P. c. A.
Miss Mary B. shearer, Of Baltimore, Speaks
In Behalf Of Humane Work Be-
fore Annapolis Branch
of The Society.

A gathering of representative citizens
in Woodward Hall, ST. Johns College,
Yesterday afternoon was entertained by
an interesting and beneficial talk by Miss
Mary b. Shearer, of Baltimore, whose
active interest in the Society for Prevent
ion Of Cruelty to Animals has given her
a wide reputation.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor Seidewitz. president OF the An
napolis Branch S. P. {. A, with Mr.. p.
II. Magruder, secretary. Miss Shearer
told of the incalculable debt this country
owes MIR. Henry Z. Bergh. OF New York,
with whose noble perseverance in the
cause of distressed dumb creatures we
are all acqupinted.
She said MIR. Bergh has taught us one
great lesson, viz; that with courage and
perseverance much may be accomplish
ed by one single individual, and this fact
she earnestly impressed upon her hearers.
She reviewed the history of the Society,
which was incorporated in 1872. The
Woman's s Branch S. p. c. A. came into
existence in 1897, and has been valuable
in the formation of Bands of Mercy in
the schools. both public and private.
Miss Shearer said "The ethics of hui
maneness must be taught and acquired
as any other inborn capacity must be de-
veloped in order to mature" She said
horses and mules are the most abused of
animals, not because they happen to be
the most used and most useful, but rather
because nature, tor some most mysterious
reason. has denied them the audible ex-
preston of pain. such as dog or cat
evinces when hurt.
She advised the abandondment of the
check.rein on horses, and spoke of it as
cruel and Injurious to the animal. She
described the Baltimore Dog Shelter and
the method of humanely destroying the
stray dogs that find their way there. She
said the MARYLAND S. p. c. A. possesses
the respect OF one class ofthe community
and the fear of the other. a unanimous
vote OF thanks was extended Miss Shearer
by the Annapolis S. p c. A. at the close
of her remarks.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-06-20
Cigars.
Wedding Announcements.

DIR. Matt. H. Donovin, of Baltimore,
announces the engagement OF his daught-
er, Virginia, to Mr.. w. Witwright Sell
man, Of South River, this county. On
account OF the Doctors i'll health, the
marriage will take place quietly at his
residence in West Arlington, on July 10. /.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Bsog-
den Iglehart, daughter of Mrs. John w.
Iglehart, to Mr.. Douglas Clayland Turn
bull, SON of Mr.. II. c. Turnbull, Jr., Of
Baltimore county. will be celebrated on
Tuesday evening, June 20. at Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church, Towson,
and will be quiet affair, owing to the
brides family being in mourning. No
invitations have been sent out.
The engagement OF Rev. E. Nj. Hard
castle, Jr., M. D., formerly OF Eas,on, to
Miss Helen S. Van Pelt, of Philadelphia.
is announced. Miss Van Pelt is the
daughter of DIR. Jos. X. T. Van Pelt, a
prominent gentleman of that city. The
young and gifted minister has been re-
quested by the new Eector OF ST. James
Episcopal Church 81 Philadelphia to re-
main as his Senior Assistant, which posi-
ton has been accepted. DIR. E. NJ.
Hardcastle is an alumnus OF St. John S
College and has many friends here who
extend congratulations.