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The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-07

DIR. w. NJ. Shultz has moved to
his permanent office, rooms l, 3
and ), Andrews block. 2S-tf.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-07

w p. Hawkins sold lot and a
half on Main street to j A. Custer
of Victor. He is holding it as an
investment Jake Sykes is com
pleting a tive-room frame house
which he purchased from w p.
Hawkins month ago in the
Lobach addition.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-07

Small diamonds and good
watches at bargain prices at Book
ing's secondhand store, Blackmer's
old stand. S2-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-07
Classified Advertisements.

Advertisements will be run in this depart
mrut at the rate of Is words in issues for 25
cents, payable in advance; advertisement
will ba taken for less than % cents. Here is an
opportunity to advertise at minimum cost
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-07

pOARDISG- board and nice rooms
ID $3.50 per months. Cali at corner Fifth
and Santa Fe. Mrs. Witmer, ss-ss'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14
BaltzGT FuQua UlaTTiage.

Among the prettiest of June weddings
was that solemnized in the Methodist
church last Wednesday evening, when
Mr.. G. +. Baltzer and Miss Leone Flu
qua, We're united in holy wedlock, by
Rev. J. II. Evans.
Unusually impressive and beautiful
seemed the marriage service that sealed
for "weal or woe .ull death do We part,
/ the lives Of these two young people
The charming personality of bride and
| groom has won for them many friends,
and il was a crowded house of expectant
admirers that greeted their entrance in
10 the beautifully decorated edifice, In
design the decorations were most arts
tic, and perfectly carried out the senti-
ment of the occasion. Great hearts of
pink and white, caught together with
gilded arrows, occupied the open spaces
OF wall, while ropes of cedar reaching
TO the several chandeliers from which
depended floral hearts, formed canopy
in beautiful harmony with the prevail
ing tints Two lovely arches of white,
supported by iiuted columns. and from
which was suspended other hearts of
pink and white, marked the entrance to
either aisle; while a third arch of larg
er dimensions. itsi white columns en-
twined with ivy. beneath which even
more beautiful "Lovc-hearts' hung sus-
pended, WAS erected above the chancel
railing. The organ was banked with
potted plants of bright coloring, while
palms added pretty effect to the back
ground.
Precisely at the hour appointed the
bridal marty aDDeared and 70 the sweet
strains of Tannhauser's wedding march
advanced slowly up the aisles, preceded
by the ushers MeSssrs Jno. Dillon and
Kenneth Anderson. The bridesmaids,
Misses Ivy Cheek, Ivy Debow, and Lee
one Coleman. followed by their attend
ants Messrs Finley Randle. Will Helm,
and Jno Stubs. grouped themselves
within the chancel. Little Miss Hazel
Johnson flOwer-girl and Master Har
old Debow-ring-b, .rer, leading the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

way for the bride and the groom, who
were attend ed by the maid OF honor
Miss Virginia Luten and best man Mr..
Leslie Fortune. Upon reaching the al
tar they gracefully exchanged partners,
the bride and groom taking their posi-
ton beneath the lovely arch erected for
the purpose. During the ceremony the
low tones of organ and violin were heard
i'm "a Dream" and indeed the beauty OF
the scene seemed more a dream than
reality.
Exquisitely gowned in white silk gren-
adine over taffeta, fashioned in the lat
est mode, her sweet face encircied by
the bridal veil of soft tulle, and grace
fully carrying magnificent bouquet OF
bridal roses, the bride presented per-
feet picture of girlish loneliness Rich
and becoming costumes Of white oagan-
dy, en- traine, deliberately trimmed with
satin ribbons same hue-adorned the
fair bridesmaids. They carried bou-
quets of brides roses. The maid of hon.
or also wore white organdy, handsome
, ly made, and carried pink flowers.
The groom and his attendants were
stylishly attired In black suits with
white ties. The groom wore white
gloves. his attendants steel gray. Each
gentleman was presented with dainty
stick pins, gifts from the groom, while
the brides gifts to her bridesmaids were
pretty souvenir spoons.
At the close of the ceremony the or
gan again pealed forth the familiar
strains of ''Lohengrin" and quartet of
sweet voices sang of JOY and happiness
to the happy pair as they quietly left
the church. Hosts of friends attended
the bride to her home where congratu-
lations, and good wishes were extended
them. They were recipients of many
costly and handsome presents.
After exchanging their bridal attire
for stylish travelling suits. Mr.. and Mrs,
Baltzer left for an extended tour East.
They will visit the Buffalo Exposition
while absent. They will be lat home"
TO their friends after June 18th.
FSD.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14
Local and Personal.

Miss Ivie Cheek has been elected
Music teacher for Carr Institute, Fulton.
Miss Bertha Douglas, OF Memphis, is
a visitor in Hickman, this week.
DIR. J. A. Self and Miss Ida Under
wood, of Clayton, Obion county, were
married, last week.
j. Tap Bynum's drug store. Mason
Hall, was destroyed by fire last week.
Insurance $500.
Miss Ruth Holcombe, who has been
attending Soule College, Murfreesboro,
Tenn, has returned home.
Ross Morgan, negro. for stealing s.
from Fulton merchant was placed in
the county Jail. Saturday.
Mr.. Peeier, telegraph operator. left
Sunday night, to take in the Pan Amer.
lean Exposition. Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buchanan, and
Misses Sadie and Lizzie Amberg, leave
about the LIST for the Pan-American at
Buffalo, N, Y.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14
DID YOU EVER SEE

A Platino Photo? Rosedale makes the
Genuine PLATING or Carbon finished
Photos.
Mr.. Seth Curlin has returned from St.
Louis and other points, on a visit to
home folks, but will leave US in a few
DAYS
The members of Mt, Carmel Baptist
Church, this county. had an ice cream
supper Wednesday, for the benefit of
the Hickman Baptist Church
FOR SALE mule about 9 years
old and i mare and colt.
THos. MCDERMoTT.
There Is good prospect that the Grand
Rivers boom will be revived st. Louis
capitalists have bought the furnaces
and other property of the original pro
motors and are looking over the ground
with view to beginning active opera
tions. The advantages of the site for a
manufacturing town are manifest.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

Mr.. Oscar Salmon visited in Clinton.
last week.
Miss Kate Griffith returned last week
Rom visit 10 Cuba, Ky.
Mr.. Senter Roberts who has been on
The sick list is gradually improving. we
are glad to learn.
Butterick Fashion Sheets are given
free at WILSON'S BOOK STORE.
Mr. Nit Shaw went to East Prairie,
ithis week, as first man OF honor at the
bryant Wright wedding.
4 Speculation sounds httlo more
refined than gambling, but a fellow los
es about as much III one as the other.
No matter how small your purchase
it helps to get DINNER SET FREE
at Ellison's
Sheriff Stubblefield and wife have
been enjoying themselves on Reelfoot
Lake. this week.
If you want to see the smartest, cutest
and sweetest baby that eyer lived, just
get any mother to show you hers.
Mrs Milburn and Mrs. Monroe Of
Columbus, spent several days with their
friends Mr.. and Miss Boogher. this
week
Mr. Leslie Fortune of Memphis at
tended the marriage Of his cousin, Miss
Leone Fuqua.
The Hickman ladies who are TO attend
the Mrs. DR. Bailey house party, left
FOR Louisville Wednesday night.
Miss Bertha Winslow, of Mayfield,
Kentucky, accompanied the Layne-
Dunn bridal partp on visit to Hick-
man,
Misses Dora Smith and Anna Outten'
left Saturday for Bowling Green, where
they will take a summer course in the
Normal School.
Mr.. l.. p. Ellison has arranged to
commence at once the construction of
new modern two story house on the
site of his present residence,
Mr.. Carnegie any other man can
be Just as happy IN $4,000 home as in
one costing $4,000, 900 ana qually hap
Ply IN one not exceeding $1,000
Use Butterick Patterns in making
your Summer gowns a success. They
are for sale at
WILSON'S BOOK STORE.
The remodeling of the Cassity prop. |
erty by Mr.. j. w. Bland is nearing com |
pletlon. and will be one of the Erettiest /
dwellings in town Ii is now owned by |
Mr.. Rich Goalder.
Miss Lucy Buchanan L;ndrum.
daughter of the late Judge Samuel Ian
drum IS to be married in Cincinnati,
June nth, to Mr.. Jackson Wolcott Spar
row.
Congressman Grosvenor has gone far
IN his devotion to Mckinley He be- ]
lleves that Geo. Washington was po- /
litlcally dead when he announced that {
two terms for any President was not /
enough
Persons who have been exposed to /
small pox, or any infectious disease. |
should read the city ordinance thereto /
in this issue. Any one found I
on the streets or public places are to be /
arrested, fined. &c
Though the German press is talking |
about war with America, the German 1
Government Will be very careful about I
Following the advice Besides, Ger
mans and Americans are, after all. /
friendly citizens.
Mrs. III. A. Nussbaum. and little son
Paul, who have been visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs III. c. Beckman. the past
several weeks returned TO their home
IN Cape Girardeau last Wednesday, ac-
by her sister Pauline,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

Miss Bessie Scates. of Union City. is
visiting relatives in Hickman.
Miss Lucy Reid, from West Virginia
who has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Lizzie Tams, returned home last week.
MIR. Bryant Cox, Of st. Louis, has
been in Hickman, this week. 10 attend
the Baltzer- Fuqua marriage.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

Geo. w. Jordan, years ago one OF the
leading business men of Moscow and
this section died, at Stephensyille, Tex,
June 9th, aged 66 years.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

Miss Lillian Nickel one of the teach
ers at the Potter College. Bowling
Green. is visiting the Misses Faris, and
other Hickman friends.
Mrs. Nettie King Holcombe, has re-
turned home from Campbell, Mo-,
where she had most successful millinery
season.
The great grand glorious old 4th of
July seems TO have lost its place in the
patriotic reverence of the people. 1t is
infrequently observed these later days,
and then, alas, too often solely for com
mercial reasons.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

MIR. w. S. Burnett of the Moscow
Mills, was in Hickman, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jackson. of Clinton,
KY, visited their mother Mrs. a. King,
this week.
Mr. Robt. Boston, Of Tyler. Mo. is
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boston.
Union City is making an effort to
have Bethel College, now located at
Mckenzie. moved to that place.
The man that discusses politics now
is back number. The people don Z
care to hear too much of it now
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

FOR SALE-A lot of Yellow Yam
Potato Slips by MRS. b. r. WALKER
at the Nc Reid place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
SPEIGLE'S BAKERY,
''Brain Bread"

is superior in quality and taste
to any other bread we have
ever baked, and that's saying
great deal. Purina Brain
Bread" contains all the ele'
ments of Glutereau wheat
the best grown. which insnr
es proper nourishment for ev
cry part of your body; unlike
most health bread, it's deli
cious TO the taste. Our trade
is rapidly increasing because
we bake Purina Brain Bread"
fresh every day. A trial loaf
will convince yoa of the truth.
L II SPEIGLE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
MAY RECOVER HIS SIGHT.
Jules Verne Now Finishing His
Ninety-ninth Novel.

Jules Verne, who was at first report
ed to have become totally blind. says
that his trouble Is cataract, on which
his doctor hopes soon TO operate sue
cessfully. In the meantime the veteran
novelist of seventy-three Is as cheerful
and buoyant as Il boy of twenty. writes
the London correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Press. He says that he can see
a little and that he is just finishing his
ninety-ninth novel. working steadily
from to IL every morning.
.T still hope to write my hundredth
before l leave Off working" he added
II usually write two books year !
take notes of everything which think
may be useful, and when have com
posed my central plot ] select points
from my notes suitable for the story.
Then set to work and never leave my
book until have finished It."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05

This army Is hopciessly whipped and is
fast ecOming demoralzed. These men
have al.cndy endured more than I be-
say to you. sir, emphatically, that to
prolong the struggle is murder, and
the blood OF every man who Is killed
from this tirlc forth Is on your head
General Lee
'1his last expression seemed 10
cause General Lee great pain. With a
gesture of rcmonstrancc and even Of
impatiencc, he protested: oh. general.
do not talk 50 wildly. My burdens aro
heavy enough What would the coun-
try think of me II did what you sug
gestT
"'There Il no country he replied.
There has been no country for n
year or more. You are the country ot
these men. They have fought for you
They have shivcred through long
winter for you. Without pay or
clothes or care OF any sort. their dcvo.
tlon to you and faith In you have been
the only things which have held this
army together
General Lee stood for some time at
an open window, looking out at the
throng 1ow surging upon the roads
and IN the fields and made no re.
sponse.'
Mr.. Adams then went on to say that
| General l.. Il. Alexander corroborates
Mr.. wlses story. Alexander at about
| the same time laid before General Lee
plan for maintaining n guerrilla war.
fare indefinitely. Lee replied:
| mo, General Alexander. that Will
not do. You must remember we are a
| Christian people. We have fought this
fight as long and as well as we knew
how. We have been defeated. For us
as Christian people there Is now bu'
one course TO pursue-we must accept
the situation. These men must &c
home and plant crop, and we mus
proceed to build up our country on Q
new basis. We cannot have recourse
to the methods you suggest"
remember being deeply impressed
with Alexander's comment as he re
peated these words OF Lee. They ha,
evidently burned themselves into hi'
memory. He said: "I had nothing
more to say. I felt that the man ha'
scared way up above me-he domlnat
ed me completely. | rose from besid
him. silently mounted my horse. rod
back to my command and waited 70
the order 60 surrender" q
Then and there Lee decided II
course for the Confederacy. And
take It there Is not one solitary man u
the United States today. north o
south. who does not feel that be decid
ed right
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
FAUNA OF HAWAII.
Collection Completed After Eleven
Years Work.

Collection tOmpteteu Attef b"eNe"
Years work.
After eleven years OF work X. q. l..
Perkins, the English naturalist has
Just completed the collection or the
fauna OF Hawaii, says u cablegram
from Honolulu. He has made two
practically complete collections, one
for the British museum and the other
for the Bishop museum OF Honolulu.
His work covers everything that files,
walks or creeps, and 1t also comprises
conchology as applied to land shells.
Among the curious facts disclosed by
his collection are that Hawaii has the
only species OF dragon flies that do noi
start In life from the water or OF which
the larvae are nonaquatic. The land
shells are numerous and very beauti
full In color and markings. ON the va
rious Islands the birds differ In a mark
ed way.
The Bishop museum Is now publish
ing the results OF Mr.. Perkins labor
In several large volumes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
SUPPLEMENT.
A BURSTING BOILER.
How II Looks when Locomotive IL
Blown Up. II

How ID Looks when n Locomotive IL
Blown up.
81 am ono of the very few persons
who ever saw locomotive blow up
remarked an old railroad man to q re
porter the other day "Generally the
men who witness the explosion Of a
steam engine are SO dead when the
smoke has cleared away that they are
never able TO give an account Of the
disaster.
Like many other accidents. the one
l saw was the result of carelessness-
low water IN the boiler--for the engine
had just como from the shops and was
in complete repair. 1t was on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad in West Nir-
glnia a number OF years ago. | was on
a locomotive some distance behind the
one which exploded ana was looking
ahead out of the cab window, so that
the III fatcd engine was Immediately
before my eyes. Suddenly 4 saw the
machine rise'ln the air. Itseemcd 10 me
Z to be about as high as the telegraph
poles beside tile track, which, as YOU
doubtless know, are not so high as tel
egraph poles In the city. Then came Il
cloud of dense black smoke and dust
which hid the engine from ylews and
almost simultaneously heard the roar
Of the explosion. co if afi a
!, Both the engineer and the fireman
were killed. and the locomotive was fit
for nothing much but the scrap hemp
when it fell 20 the ground. The crown
sheet over the firebox had blown out
"The strange thing about the explo-
sion was that no white steam was seen.
You know that perfectly dry steam Is
invisible, being like the air. and before
II had time to condense II was proba-
bly, smothered by the cloud OF smoke
and dust raised by the bursting of the
boiler" baltimore sun tttiIIt Itl.,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
HORSE SHOW FEATURES.
Unique Decorations at a Fsmovs
Gotham HostcIry.

Gotham Bostctry.
The waldorf-Astoia hotel. In New
York, honors the horse show with the
most elaborate floral decorations of Its
history. Proprietor George c. Boldt
deputed Florist j. H.. Small, who Gre
ated the fowery fantasies Of the Rock
efeller wedding, the Mackay and Brad
ley-Martin balls and the Inauguration
at Washington, TO transmogrify the
big hotel into bower where beauty
and the horse will divide the honors.
The equine symphony's 6rst move
ment will begin In the pillars and trel-
lis work OF the Thirty-fourth street
portico, which will be twined with a
medley OF Florida smilax and mean
descent lamps, says tie New York
Journal. At nightlthe lamps will nes-
tie like frehies in the ropes Of green.
As the visitor swings in his hanson
into the driveway he will be confront
cd with n statuelke hanson banked
in chrysanthemums and palms and
yoked TO steed. blue ribboned, fash
ioned out of 2JO.oOOs leucothea leaves
from the forests OF South Carolina.
This horse WAS not made In a day. IL
took three months to build him ont Of
nothing but leaves. He Is constructed
on the lines of one OF last years win
ners. ..e..r-s q.
From the pillar capitals In the main
lobby will depend facsimiles in Cow
ers of the heads Of equine wonders OF
| former shows. each with his appropri
ate ribbon. Passing from the Office te
the ladies' reception room, the eye viii
be challenged by the counterfeit pre
| sentiment of horse life size done IL
Pennsylvania moss. Palms and flow
ers will flank the bases of the support
ing columns OF the lobby, and fra
GRANGE will be heavy everywhere.
Profuse decorations will delight thu
senses in the dining rooms. palm gar
dens, billiard room and cafes. Th'
chrysr uthemum in yellow, white ant
blue will furnish the dominant note
| relieved by coils and wreaths OF south
ern smilax and asparagus vines. Their
will be 10000 chrysanthomums In evi
dence. Including several hundred Tim
othy Eatons, which retail ut dolia
apiece.
Fresh flowers will garnish the dininl
rooms every morning. and the menu
will be decidedly horsy In getup.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
vot. for Hail c,Ire, the Roman csth.

Vote for Hall caine. the Roman Gath.
slici Not l. indecdr A Forthcoming
trial ut law arising ont OF the stopping
of the publication OF one OF my noveie
In q magazine served Ms another weap-
on Of attack where oil was fair In love
and war. They're telling me he 10
writing things that are not ut for .
lady to read. said one good spinster In
this Isle OF Man. which is the Isle Of
Woman also In so far ns II admits both
sexes TO the exercise OF the franchise.
Ny profession as novelist was
against me In certain quarters. and q
good Manxman protested, Don't ask
me to vote Tor man who makes his
living by telling lies II was not for
gotten that when some years ago II be-
came known In the Islo of Man that l
had produced a play a Manx bard In
the mountains had written poem
which was Intended as warning to
me and TO all such backsliders-viz:
"Oh Sinner, see your dangerous state
And think oi hell ere tits too late.
When worldly cares would drown each thought.
Pray, call 90 mind that hell is hot;
Remember aud forget Il not
'The election IL over. and i am glad
and proud to be a member of the Manx
parliament. ana. being In IL, Intend to
do my best for4 my country and my
people. For the present II Is little can
do "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
A Ballad of Lost Delights.
[The pumpkin crop Is iailure.-Repors In "a
Daily Papersl HH

[The pumpkin crop Is q iailure.-Repost In the
Daily Papers1 nn
What word Is this that halts our feetf
What portent burns the skyf
Thanksgiving turkeys stop their strut
And cock a watchful eye.
We sigh full sad and catch our breath,
Our thoughts race far and nigh;
Wild whispers Host sdown the wind.
"And what OF pumpkin pisT t'ftIlt
Oh, glowing. golden. bulging fruit.
Great gem % teeming earth.
We little heed thy rich, ripe CLEAN
Or feel thy passing worth
f. Until fell demons OF the air
Snatch thee and leave us dearthi
And then when served with cunning hant,
All smoking. crisp and brown,
I IN pie that bears thine honored name.
n Still wearest thou thy crown.
1 While all about rings Joyful shout
From countryside and towni
d 0sief clouds the face when sorfoTs fails
True love we cannot buy;
The sun seems lost from sight OF mes
When cloud racks veil the sky.
M barren. land lies still In death
When wster courses dry, 81
Al what win our Thanksgiving b. ~
Without its pumpkin pief
~. 3 olds In Roehesser ostEyprssA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
JlLTeo GIRL PROTESTS.
objects TO the Promotion OF ue'
False Lover.

Objects to the PromotOu OF uer
False Lover.
The war department ut Washington
has before It for consideration an ex-
tremely curious case-that OF Miss Re
becca Douglass. a pretty girl OF the
Palmetto State. who protests against
the issuance OF commission In the
United States army TO former fiance
who, she claims. has Tilted her.
There is on file at the war depart
ment an application for commission
In the army from w. r. Crawford OF
Chester. 8. c., bearing a long string OF
Endorsements from prominent southern
ers There was strong probability
that the ambition of the young man
would shortly be gratlfied. Now that
ambition has received sudden check
and a halt has been called In the mat
ter.
A few days ago petition was re
ceived by Assistant Secretary OF Waf
Sanger signed by number OF promi
nent citizens Of Chester. s. G.. IL was
sent ON behalf Of Miss Douglass, who
claimed that Mr.. Crawford, who al
one time IN the very near past had
been engaged to her. had acted In
very shabby manner-in fact had jilt
ed her, and that by his actions he hat
proved himself unfit 10 wear the uni
form Of commissioned officer o.
| Uncle Sans soldier boys.
While the officials OF the war depart
ment will not discuss the matter fur
ther thaI 10 acknowledge the receip
of the protest, It is known from n hlgl
source that 1t will receive the attention
| II merits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-05
poycn Of the Diplomats.

Minister Conger will soon be the
only foreign minister In Picking who
passed through the siege and viii then
become the doyen of the diplomatic
corps. All the other ministers have
been relieved or expect to leave Pc
king.