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The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10
Tomato Leaf-Spot and MuskmeIon
Blight

sVSSaSO &e0s.Op0S o00 W08Hf0eJ00
Blight.
The Ohio Experiment station warns
tomato growers to be on the alert for
tomato leaf-spot and to begin early I'm
their measures for its prevention.
The prevailing wet weather is favor
able to this disease which may AGAIN
prove a. destructive as in 1898 and
1900. Spraying the plants with Bor-
deaux mixture at intervals Of two to
three weeks promises very large re.
turns should such moist weather con.
tinue.
Gardeners and truckers are also
warned to begin spraying for the
downy mildew Of muskmelons and
cucumbers. should their plants prom-
Use to yield after the middle Of August.
Earlier spraying for this disease was
not required. but from the present
date forward. treatment should be
made at intervals Of 8 to 10 days II
a late yield is anticipated.-A. d.
Selby. Botanist-
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

the more he suspects they know about
lin.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10
Give Lives 10 Charitable Werr,

Quite . number Of titled ladies have
1orsaken the Injuries of their homo
NE TO devote themselves to charitable
voeks In nunnerteA. Two sisters OF
me duke a Norfolk. Lady Frances
Bestie. Lady Edith Denb.gh and manv
other are thus living out their prtn.
ciples- II report 10 to be believed
Queen Aargherita Of Italy Is contem.
plating the taking Of the veil. Rumor
70 also busy With the name of the on.
Queen Natalie Of Servia. who il de.
scrtbed - . likely candidate for the
Ielig10uO life.
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

A curious scene took place In q
court It Emporia. Kan. one day last
week. when . convicted murderer.
Who had been sentenced to i've years
in the p~enltentiary. delivered an ad.
dress q thanks. As follows: Il am
entirely satisfied with the verdict
and the sentence, and I Am confident
that not . jury In ten would have
beeo % lenient with me. desire to
thank sincerely the court for its inst
nd courteous manner of conductire
th1s trial. and I hope that the BLESSING
q God Win remain With you all"
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

No woman is q heroine to her dress
The Columbus journal., 1902-09-10

Deaf and dumb brides arc unspcak-
ably happy.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05

savings Dank WEARS hWny 'oiu IN
your finances.
Die you ever try IL? just a mite
now and then put in q strong box soon
grows to good proportions. Who
misses mite? 1t is easily spared.
Suppose you try now to save little.
Probably you belong to..the big army
of spendthrifts and now would be .
good time TO start a new wrinkle, as
the boys say.
Get one OF our Home Savings
Banks and put what small change in
il you can spare and you. will be sur
prised to see how il grows.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05
MINISTER TO JAPAN DIES.

Washington Dec. 6-Alfred e.
Buck, of Georgia, minister to japan,
died yesterday. The japanese minis
ter called at the state department &c
communicate to Secretary Hay ca
blegram he had received from the min
lister for foreign affairs at Toxic today,
stating that while Mr.. Buck, the Unit
ed States minister to Japan, was on .
hunting trip this morning he was TAX
en- suddenly i'll and expired.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05
HE FOUND A CURE.

r. II. Foster, 3tS South Second
street, Salt Lake City, writes: 81
have been bothered with dyspepsia
or indigestion for q years, have tried
many doctors without relief, but i
have found a cure in Herbine. l re-
commend il to all my friends who are
afflicted that way, and it is curing
them toe" SOC at Dubois and Go. IS.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05
THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP

Of water on the stone wears it away.
The drip, drip, drip of nickles in =
savings bank wears away a void in
vour finances
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05
TO ERECT A FINE MANSION.

Mrs. W. A. Gardner has bought
two lots on the east side of Foun-
tain avenue, between Broadway and
jefferson. from James Scott and
Austin Tyndall, paying $3.50 each
for them, and will erect handsome
home on them. Ii is not expected
the mansion will be completed until
late next summer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05

was unuer oDligstions 10 no one. he
also touched Mayor Yeiser up bit
and the mayor charged Mr.. singleton
in turn with assuming the office of
watchdog TO the treasury and saying
that he was police mad. There was
quite little controversy resulting but
all in good humor.
The market house ordinance was
given first reading.
The report of the revision Of the
city ordinances was referred.
The Kentucky Iron %. was exempt
for a period Of FIVE years from city
taxation and also was the Seaooast
Mineral %, as long as they employ
over 30 men.
The report of Fire Chief Woods was
received. He reports in salaries paid
$685., four alarms, four fires and 3l3 fire
plugs in good condition with IS fire
cisterns in bal shape. The report was
received filed and ooncurred in.
Several deeds to lots in Oak Grove
were ratified with several transfers OF
lots.
Alderman Singleton then brought
up the matter of CLERK Patterson re-
pairing the sidewalks on Broadway.
Clerk Patterson claims that he can
not be made to,do this on account of his
failure to receive the money for his
work on the street without having to
20 to law, and he so stated last night
He further stated that Solicitor wor-
tens opinion in regard to the matter
Of the city being in position to make
him do the work was Of no strength
and that worten knew it. He said
that the contract he originally made
was broken when the changes were
made when the work was under way
Solicitor worteu said that he won the
suit in courts on the plea that the con.
tract was faithfully carried out and
now that he desired TO get out of
the repairing on the plea that the
contract was not carried out aud
therefore he was not liable. Clerk
Patterson wanted to compromise by
paying money over and the city reless-
ing him from his bond. This was
voted down and the resolution to COM
pei Contractor Patterson to repair the
sidewalks within 90 days WAS adopt
ed.
The report OF the milk and meat
inspector was received.
The sewer report was received and
filed.
The following saloon license trans
fers were made: S.A. Womble from
Sixth and jackson to Ninth and Court
Aking Bros. to Simpson and Wells
9th aud Boyd; e. E. Edwards to Sell
lers and Psdget, Twelfth and Trimble.
The ordinance providing for the i'm
provement OF an alley between Tenth
and Twelfth and Court and Washing
ton streets was taken of the table and
referred back to the council.
Aldermen Greif and johnson were
allowed s2l each for reading over
the revision Of the city ordinAncse.
The mayor was instructed to be pre-
sent at the sale of the old court house
steps and purchase the same at req.
sonable price, If such could be secured
for use at street crossings.
The board by motion adjourned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05
sArrLEsHIP MAINE CLAIMS.

Washington, Dec. 5-Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama, presented a bill to
the senate authorizing the Spanish
claims commission to taRe cognizance
OF claims growing out of INJURIES caus-
ed BY the destruction Of the battleship
Maine In the harbor OF Havana.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-05
H nfaH%,;

hEAlINGOVNLO
Slow healing sores are unsightly, pain.
full and dangerous. They are a constant
care and source of anxiety and worry.
Chronic, slow healing sores are fire.
quently the after effects of some long
facilitating sickness that leaves the con.
stitution weakened and the blood in a
polluted, run down condition, when @
scratch, cut, simple boil or bruise, be-
comes fearful looking ulcer that grows
and spreads, eating deeper and deeper
into the flesh in spite of everything that
can be done to check its progress. Old
people whose blood is below the standard
and the circulation sluggish, are often
tormented with face sores, and indolent,
sickly looking ulcers upon the limbs that
give them hardly a moments rest from
6IdinsSy sores Purify the Blood
come shfcnis Heal the Sore.
y too weak to throw off the germs and
poisons, and no amount of external treat
ment will heal them, but they continue
to grow worse and worse, and many
kiuC. uio.h VI
all human maladies, Cancer.
S. S. S. cures slow healing sores by
purifying and invigorating the germ.
laden, vitiated blood and purging the
system Of all corrupt matter, thus strik-
ing at the real cause and removing every
hindrance to rapid cure, and this is the
only possible way to reach these deeply
rooted, dangerous places. S. S. S.
strengthens and tones up the circulation,
and supplies rich,
SIS :; :! !: ): 4: I:
the old plague spot for all time.
II you have a slow healing, stubborn
sore, write us about it, and our Physicians
will advise you without charge. Q
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
FIGHTING IN HAYTl.
ADMIRAL KILLICK BOUBARDS
CAPE HAY7TEN.
BATTLING IN THE STREETS-FORElGN
CONSULS EMBARK UNDER y
HEAVY FIRE.
HEAVY FIRE,

Cane Haytfen, Hayti, June 29.-There has
been much fighting here to-day and great ex-
citement prevails Admiral Killck, commander
of the Haytan fleet, disembarked an addltlonal
detachment of troops and a large quantity or
ammunition at o'clock this morning for the
further protection of General Firmn one of the
candidates for the Presidency of the republic
Since 6 o'clock this morning there have been
several lively engagements between the men
from the fleet and the revolutionists from the
north Several machine guns were set up in
commanding position by General Firmins
forces, and an attempt was made to drive the
men from the north from their position. Not
withstanding the fire from the machine guns,
detachments of the northern revolutionists made
several attacks on General Firmin's followers
and the latter were eventually dslodged.
In the mean time the vessels under the COM
mand of Admiral KilIick were bombarding Cape
Haytien. This action was taken without having
previously given notice to the foreign consuls
here There has been lively rain of shots
down the streets of Cape Haytien all day long.
The firing was particularly heavy between noon
and o'clock and between and o'clock this
afternoon
| At the moment of fling this dispatch he for
eIgn consuls, under the protection of their vari-
Gus flags, are with General Firmin. and are
| about 10 embark on the government gunboat
| Crete-a-P -Pierot They under rather heavy
! fire and in considerable danger The foreign
residents of this port are at present exposed tc
! the lawlessness and savagery of the combatants
Deep regret is expressed that no warship of a
foreign power is in the harbor at present to af
ford protection TO foreign residents.
Great excitement reigns here this afternoon
and as this dispatch Is sent the firing In th'
+ streets continues.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
FLOODS IN THE WEST.
ST. LOUIS THE CENTRE OF AN UNUSUAL
RAINSTORM

St. Louis. June 29.-This city and vicinity Is
the centre of a rainstorm of unprecedented Sc
verify, that has prevailed almost lncessdhuy
since Saturday morning. According TO the IoOai
Weather Bureau reports. 5.45 inches of rain has
fallen since early Saturday morning Al t'lileS
the storm equaed Cloudburst in severity
The storm is the most widespread that mas
been experienced in this country for many years
according to Weather Bureau officials extend
ing from the Rocky Mountains to the Allie
ghenies In Kansas Iowa Missouri. Illinois
Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania the raln1ail
during Yesterday and to-day averaged from one
to two inches
Considerable damage in this vicinity, the total
estimated at about $3.50 600. resulted from the
wind that accompanied the rain Last hlsr'
the wind attained a velocity of about Hlly-hNe
miles an hour, blowing down trees telephone
telegraph and trolley poles and interfering VII"
communication of all sorts. At least one thou-
sand shade trees in various parts of the city are
reported blown down. From the country sur
rounding comes reports of destruction 10 anu
the washing out of railroad tracks and brldses'
causing considerable delay TO trains
Five hundred feet of the north wall OF the
Varied Industries Palace at the Worlds falr
site fell last night as the result of the Storm
the water undermining the foundations Wheh
the wind was at its height In places the
Worlds Fair grounds are covered Win Nd0St-
one of the most disastrous floods in the MS
| tory of Alton. ILL., and vicinity resulted today
! from the heavy rains of Friday and SATURDAY.
At o'clock this afternoon 1t was estihdtSu 'Ial
| ten thousand acres have been covered oy the
! overflow of Wood River, which is from three 10
siv miles wide Most of this land is either oCcu-
| MED bv manufacturing interests or plahleu III
| crops. .5 - III.
| Anod was the destruction of the plant OF Ine
| Stonevare Pipe Company, at East Alton. Inc
| loss is estimated at $4,000. The water rose
| rapidly one of the kilns was filled with stone
| wa.re and red hot. When the water reacheu li't
| kiln an explosion followed, which set hre U
| the buildings and other ktlns, quickly purhlhs
| them to the ground. -,,z ..
| In East Alton the residents were Cohnpelisu =
| use skiffs TO get about the principal streets 10
| dav The station of the Chicago -BurlinStO
| and Quincy Railroad was carried away oy tn'
| flood and lodged in a field quarter or w tnl
| distant The flood produced the worst rallroa'
tieup in recent years in the vicinity OF tne ~ Al
tons The Big Four and the Chicago, feoII.
| and ST Louis railroads were hit the hdIHes' -
| Two miles of the track of the Big FouI HaI, I
| road on the main line and branch at East A'to
have been washed away.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
MAJOR IRA A. SHALER DEAD.
SUBWAY CONTRACTOR SUCCUMBS TO
INJURIES RECEIVED FROM
FAILING ROCK.

Major Ira 4. Shaler, of No. - Washington
Square died at the Presbyterian Hospital
Seventy-first-st and Madison ave, at -:''o
O'Clock yesterday morning. from injuries re-
ceived in the subway on JULe Il.
Early Saturday evening the house surgeon
told the members of the Shaler family who
were at the hospital that it was practically m
possible for the major to live through the night
So his mother and two sisters were summoned
Mrs Shaler had been at the hospital since her
husband was taken there on the day of the ac-
cident When the family entered the room IN
which he Law. he evidently realized what their
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
At PUMPS TILL EXHA listed.
ELEVEN NORWEGIANS RESCUED FROM
WATERLOGGED BARK FOUR DAYS
FROM NEW-YORK.

The Holland America Line steamship Pots
dam arrived yesterday from Rotterdam and
BouIogne bringing into port Captain NJ A Mel
son and ten men, the crew of the Norwegian
bark Biskop Brun. waterlogged and abandoned
AT sea Captain Potter of the Potsdam. said
that on Wednesday, June %, in latitude 43.oo
longitude -. 4S he sighted Sell sinking bark
nving signals of distress, The Potsdam ran
down TO her and lowered lifeboat, in charge OF
First officer J. Metz and seven seamen-
A high and dangerous sea was running at the
time With great difficulty they took off the
wreck all the crew. who were in a destitute con-
dition. They had become exhausted from work
ing the pumps They were obliged to abandon
all their effects.
The sinking vessel was the Norwegian bark
Riskop Brun bound from Limerick, Ireland, for
Richmond New Brunswick in ballast.
Cantain Nelson of the bark. said ne Z heavy
weather on June H. The wind came out from
the south blowing with hurricane force. Later
it yeered to the eastward and was accompanied
Inv, an ueIv sea on June Il the bark which
had been Iaborng and straining heavily. began
to leak and investigation showed that the water
was flowing in rapidly at the bow. The wind
mill pump could not keep her free, ana the
crew were obliged to man the hand pumps
Contain Nelson found that the continuous
nounding of the vessel in the heavy only in
creased the inflow He was therefore obliged
IN take in all sail. The wind veered to the
| north on June 16. and continued to blow hard
/ driving the vessel to the southward.
! Captain Nelson hoped by caretul manage
! mont in keeping the vessels head from the sea
/ 10 reacb land to the westward. The craft how
/ ever filled with water and leaked for ten DAYS
! The vessel was doomed. despite the efforts OF
! the crew Their relief was great when the Pots
l dam came TO their rescue. On board the steam
ebin thew were kindly cared for. The saloor
| nassengers gave a concert for their benefit, al
| which they collected Sl'D.
The Biskop Brun was an S oia a nf 81 ton.
| burden The rescued men were Captain M a
! Nelson; Lauritz Konche first mate; MIS- 10
bannsen second mate. and CLAWS Davidson
TdIvard KIausen, David NJ. Johannsen. JohaI
| Eorsberp Karl Bjornsen. Nils Nilsen, Claus
| Clausenchisk and X. A Josephseq -ou
| s Badger DIR. Z. r. Baldwin. Edward Box
| DR. S S Conner. w. Mel" Freeman the Rev
| ~ Nj 7 McGarden. Lawton Parker, MILFORD
NJ Ritter ]. II. Whitehouse and Dr. H. q
| Whitney.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
SAYS sHALER's CONDUCT WAS HEROIsM

The Rev. DIR. Mnot J. Savage Yesterday III inc
,,,.ot, of tho Messiah preached Going Away
from and Getting Near to God At the close he
said: - i, 49,. ,,,,
.raec1 one little bit of divine feeling ana divine
pptioT which has to the knowledge or the city
within the two or three weeks ms man nad
" 4nonsriorsness that he was doing a WondertuI
hing: il must have been a case OF that simple,
ia5 faithfuIness which flashes out into herolsm
IT, Iiion the time comes | refer TO Contractor Shaler
who met that serious accident few days ago IN N
WI Wio +inneI When he found himself crushed and
crinnIed what did he do? Not word about MN
ais 0r ahou his business. He simply turned 10
sen sen eDie1ds and said: Don't let my wife know it
mil I am in the hospital; then break the news TO
bnr inst As gently you can ana bring ner 10
~ ~ IF YOU know Of any finer, more divine nlt OF
i,nselfsbness heroism, than that do not know
whe find il.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30

coming meant Turning to his wife he asked if
the doctor had given up hope As well as sne
could Mrs Shaler told him. He was IN fuil pos
session of his senses and talked with his tanhy
almost until the end. After II o'clock he began
to sink. The pain he told them. was intense
but just before his death it lessened
The cause Of death was chiefly due to the ner-
vous shock to his system The doctors had be-
gun to hope that they would be able TO prolonG
his life But the strain on his nervous force In
conjunction with the severe contusions ana the
urinary injury the breaking Of his back, was
too much for his strength.
Ira Alexander Shaler was the son of Major
General Alexander Shaler, who served in the
Virginia and Maryland campaigns Of 1862. He
was born September 49, 1862 He was educated
in New-York schools until his entrance into the
CITY College. which he left TO pursue an en-
gineering course at Cornell University. and from
which he was graduated with the degree OF =.
c. F. in 1881 lie received his NJ. {. h from
Cornell two years later. He began his practical
| engineering work under the Croton Aqueduct
| Commission As he advanced in his profession
| he took contracts for many important works
| among which may be mentioned the Cornell
hydraulic laboratory. at Ithaca y. Y; the Titi-
| Gus dam forming part of the Croton water sys-
! TEN: the United States torincttlons on HuIl
! Island the Cold Spring tN. y dam the m
stalation Of the water system OF t'ioIeieN@llie @
| n Y, and the changing ot the Mdqisol-d =
streetrar tracks to cable roadway Nhen the
! contract for the rapid transit tunnel work was
| I'm competition Major Shaler was one OF the
! bidders for the entire construction He eNentu-
! aIlv received as sub-Contractor. the SecuOh III
! Park-ave between Thirty fourth ana torty-
! second SITS. where he met with the series of al
! most unparalleled misfortunes which cuiinlhat-
| ed in his injury and death . -
At the beginning of the spanish war MAYOR
Shaler was active in movement 10 organize a
| regiment of engineers. He afterward joined MS
! efforts with those of Colonel Grlt1n and accept
| ed a captaincy (that of Company F. in the Isl
! VoIunteer Engineers. He served with credlt IN
| the Porto Rican campaign. in which the reSl-
noent was engaged in constructing bridges ano
| rortifica tions Before his return he was maue
ma ior of the second battalion In his military
service as in his professional work. ne was
| strict disciplinarian. His fairness ana Wiling.
ness TO do as much his men made him as
nonuIar with the regiment as he mad peen
anionp his associates and employees in civil lie
Major Shaler member or the Alpha
Delta Phi Lotos. Barnard and Cornell CLUBS
r,enber of the Loyal Legion Second class, anc
of the American Society of Civil Engineers H'
married in January. 1899, Miss Mary Duncan
Leverich: J., Lo,I ,+ tho hons,
Of General Shaler at Ridgeheld, n. J.. OF
Wednesday. at p. HI
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
WEATHER RECORDS OF STORMY JUNEs
TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL THIS
MONTH NOT UNUSUAL.

snrinkling OF rain fell yesterday morning at
20 o'c1ock which became heavy shower soon
50 9 o.clock II rained almost continuously all
- Al o'clock the rainfall had been 1S6 inches.
~ storrn was general the Ohio Valley and
tha Iake regions There east wind most
80 Tho dav changing TO northeast In the after
aor The temperature at midnight Saturday was
:. dsrees 1t fell to 90 degrees at a m, and
70 80 degrees at p. m
Nev-Yorkers who think June is an extraordinary
ontb will Re interested In the following stats
+Ics. The average temperature for June for the
Isst ouarter of a century was 80 degrees. In 1901
ad feo0 II was Il: in 1850 =; in 1891 10. and in
1851 64 degrees. Up tG June - OF thls year Iht
Tarag ge was 6S7 degrees which is near the normal
tenonrrature although the temperature for the
ieSt few davs may bring II down.
I'be total am. unit of the rainfall for June up 10
n m Yesterday j.IS inches. The average
f,itn,fau =, for twentv-fve years for June was SlS
inrhes The rainfall in June this year however,
does not equal THAI % several other Junes- IN
Tvns ISL in was ia inches; in June, 1881, 6SS
: Ps inches Last June the rainfall only 094.
vot ouite an inch. which makes the average New
worker who remembers June last pnly, ana mas
forgotten about other Junes. think this Is pretty
/ rainy month ------ -. !, ,. !, =.
cool the temperature has been nearly normal
| The highest temperature was " degrees, on
/ June 13. III, su .,or-t,. III 4,,-
oanbed IFS lowest point p. m, when - degrees
| wss registered. The rain became a mist shortly
before o'clock last evening, but rain tel again an
| bour later ceasng about $3.50 oc clock The total
baIf inches Last night the storm central of
nc Naur-Iersev coast. Other heavy rainfalls re-
Dnrted east of the Mississippi were I76 inches al
| PHILADELPHIA and Loo inches at Block Island
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN COLORADO.
DRor-TH IN THE STATE BROKEN-DAMAGE
AT DENVER.
AT DENVER

Denver. Col. June 29.-The drouth' "hicA
threatened to be the most severe that Color duo
has known for years. has been broken py
heavy and widespread rain. Though the STORM
in places was accompanied by hail that ulu
much damage this is trivial compared WIN 'ne
value of the crops saved by the ram
The storm damage in Denver ana VlcllItS S 10
,1.o1 oil the U,az, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Sou, feu to the depth of eight inches IN Leau-
iIn and many other places in the mountains
New-York tribune., 1902-06-30
CLOUDBURST IN ILLINOIS.

E,duardsville H. June GA terrific cloudourSI
sv,ept the greater portion Of Madison County yes
terdav doing much damage to the crops anu
washing away bridges and railroad tracks -"
IuIro;s Central track east of Hoag was washeu
a+ The damage to crops cannot ne estimated.
In the bottoms whole fields of wheat stacks nao5 d
baan svent away. Farmers from Nanut anu
Toay canie TO Edwardsville and offered hlsh pay
80 iSborers 10 assist in saving their grain