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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-28
TRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. MAY 2S. 1908.
The Beginning.

Prior to the great beginning
When there was no heaven or earth,
When there was no starlight, sunlight,
When creation had no birth,
When black and boundless nothing,
Breathless, lifeless, round him fell;
What occurred to wake his slumber,
What was there to break the spell?
Starless, worldless, all-pervading,
Breathless, lifeless, boundless night
Was there nothing at beginning
Out of which sprang worlds of light,
Out of which were made the-heavens,
Countless worlds remote and near
And all living moving creatures
In the depths of sea and air?
Yet we know not what aroused him
To begin this mighty plan
OF creation in its vastneSs,
Forming lastly sinful man.
Why did he not leave great nothing
In its sinless, silent space
Rather than make man SO sinful
As to damn the human race?
But tits SAID that man was sinless
Until tempted, then he fell,
| Tempted by subtle serpent
Crawling from the depths of hell.
Pure and spotless as the lily
In its early opening bloom,
Until tempted by the devil
Into shades of sin and gloom.
When that black and boundless nothing,
Harmless, voiceless, round him fell,
Why did he create the devil
Or conceive an endless hell?
If creation sent forth evil,
Or an evil come of good,
Then where is the point dividing
| Satan's works from works of God?
| When there was no starlight, sunlight,
When there was no heaven or hell,
When there was no place for shining
Nor for sinful man to dwell,
Why was silence ever broken?
Why was man to weakness born
Why were devils made to tempt him
And then leave him here to mourn?
Vast and searching are these questions,
Piercing, probing to the core,
Piercing back beyond creation
To great nothing, nothing more.
Vast and piercing is this question,
Piercing, probing to the core.
| Is it true there once was nothing,
Nothing, nothing, nothing more?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-28
You Know Wha5 You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine
in tasteless form. No Cure, No
Pay. SOC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-28
To Cure A Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. Z. w. Graves
signature is on each box. Csc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-05-28
grnu County gssistsr
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAl.

SUBSCRIPTION:
)ne Year, $3.50. Sir Months. So IS.
RATES OF ADVERTISING
arHished on Application. Special In
dHeemeHts TO Home Patyons
Address, REGISTER, Ironton, Missouri.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
GO INTO BANKRUPTCY.
A PRINCETON AND A PADUCAH
MAN FILE PETITIONS HERE.

Charles Josberger, a saloon man of
Princeton, Caldwell county, KY, to-.
day filed petition in bankruptcy Civ
ing liabilities to the amount of IS, SEQ
with $500 assets.
Most of his debts were incurred in
Cincinnati and Louisville and some in
Princeton, but only three local firms
were listed as creditors. They are H.
a. Kstterjohn, s2s; Thompson, Will
son & Co., S742.79 and Friedman &
Keller Co., $10.15.
F. E. Weaver, railroad man, Of
the city, today filed q petition in bank.
ruptcy giving liabilities to the amount
of $3a6 with no assets. He formerly
lived in Knoxville and all Of his
debts were incurred in that city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
APPOINTED TRUSTEE
Mr.. CHARLES E. RICE AP-
POINTED FOR THE HENRY
KNIGHT ESTATE.

At a meeting Of the creditors of
Henry Knight, former owner OF
Knights hotel at Fulton, in Msyheld
before Judge W. p. Lee, referee in
bankruptcy, Mr.. Chas. e. Rice, cash
Ter of the City National bank of Full
ton, was unanimously elected trustee
of the Knight estate.
Mr.. Knight made an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors, naming
r. M. Chowning, cashier of the First
National bank, and a large creditor,
the assignee.
The hotel has been running under
the management of Mr.. Chowning. A
few days ago Mr.. Knight filed . Deti-
tion in bankruptcy here that his cred
itors might get an equal division of
the proceeds.
The creditors met and named Mr..
Rice as trustee. The new trustee will
in a few days file notice on the as
signee and ask that the business DO
turned over to him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
j. s. Curtsinger Killed in Car
Isle County.
Was Too Near the Barn When it Fell
and Crushed Out His
Life.
HE WAS A YOUNG MAN

News Of distressing accident near
Bardwell, Carlisle county. reached
the city this morning. J. 8. Curtsin-
ger we'll known young farmer in
that section, was in the field clearing
when a delapidated barn near which
he was at work suddenly and without
warning collapsed, and he was buried
in the debris and instantly killed.
As soon as possible friends went to
the rescue and the remains were dug
out, from the wreck. The cause of
the accident is not known unless 1t
was that the barn was one OF those
old structures that simply fell of its
own weight.
The deceased was 20 years old and a
highly respected young man. He
leaves a father and mother, and bro
theirs, but was unmarried. The fu-
neral took place today, burial In the
family burying ground.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
Another Man Robbed lin Heart
of the City.
Drank Something, Forgot and When
He Recovered His 800 Was
Gone.
THE POLICE HARD AT WORK

The police are aroused over the re.
peated thefts reported within the past
few weeks in the business part
of town. Last night Edgar Cherry,
from up Tennessee river, was
robbed Of 300, $40 of 1t in currency,
and a pistol, about the same saloon Q
mau claimed to have been robbed Of
nearly $40 the night before.
In each case the victim was drink.
ing, and evidently dragged, and re-.
membered little about where he was
or the person he was last with.
Cherry was out with one or two
friends previous to getting the knock
cut" or whatever il was, and today
one Of the gentlemen was at the hall
to divulge to the police all he knew
about it,
Dudley, the man from New Madrid,
Mo-, who was robbed the night before,
went home without securing any clue
to the identity of the thieves.
Various other robberies have been
reported during the past few weeks
from the downtown portion Of the
city, nearly all being accompanied by
drugging the vic.:m, and the police
are inclined to think gang of organ.
lied thieves is operat ing. Ali being
strangers, they cannot tell where they
were when robbed, and this prevents
the police from doing much with the
cases.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
A Thief is at Large Who RObs
Dentists Only.
At Henderson He Secured Several
Hundred Dollars Worth
OF Gold.
THE POLICE HERE WARNED

The police have been warned against
new kind OF thief, who has been
getting in his work IN other places,
and having come to Kentucky is ex-
pected to visit Psducah unless he has
heard how quick the Paducah police
are to get next to crooks. The thief
makes a speciality Of stealing gold fill.
ings from dentists, and has just left
Henderson. While there he visited
DR.. Nick Becker's dental office, and an
investigation showed that several
boxes of gold had been stolen and
numerous Logan crowns, which are
peculiarly valuable owing to the fact
that they contain . platinum point,
metal even more valuable than gold.
The thief had entered through the
transom. Dr. Redman's loss will prob
ably reach 800.
DR.. Williams Jwss also visited by
the thief and he estimates his actual
loss at s72. The nocturnal prowler
had entered his office through the
door, probably using skeleton key.
Drs. Johnston, Ward and Marshall
were likewise called upon, and suffer.
cd the loss of all their ready gold and
bridge work. The burglar confined
himself exclusively to gold and Logan
crowns, for in several places he could
have secured several hundred dollars
worth Of false teeth, but did not do
so. In each case after removing the
gold from the package the box was re-
placpd m ite fovrar oopJ;t;o,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
The King of Wall Street Has to
Step Down.
John D. Rockefeller Is Being Hailed
Now as the Big Money
Chief.
STOCK RECORDS SMASHED

New York, July 16-There is o
new king in Wall street. His name
Is John d. Rockefeller. j. Pierpont
Morgan, the old king. has been de-
throned. So runs the story in Wall
street. So runs the story on the stock
tape. Rockefeller and Morgan have
clinched, and Rockefeller has won.
Rockefeller, the richest man in the
world today, is the great bear leader.
1t is Rockefeller who is smashing
stocks. 1t is his baud that has pal
sled every STOCK quoted on the stock
exchange.
All day yesterday the battle between
the financial Titans ragged, and when
the market closed Rockefeller was su-
preme. Every stock on the list-es-
pecially those controlled by Morgan
had been hammered down to the low
est point in their history, showing a
total loss during the past few months
of over one billion dollars-a sum so
enormous that the human mind can
hardly grasp the figures.
Prices Of the issues of the United
States Steel corporation were the CEN
ter Of attack by the Rockefeller party,
and all the previous low records were
smashed. The common stock de-
clined to 25 1-2, point and a quarter
below last nights closing figures,
whion in itself was q low record. Tho
preferred touched rs IA. Its low rec.
ord price at the closing last night was
IS l-8.
|. There was some heavy buying Of
stock during the day, and this was
taken as an indication that Morgan in
terests were making desperate efforts
to support their issues. These efforts
were without avail, however.
Complete Generalization of the
market set in at the opening. Prices
were forced down to record breaking
points under the stress of heavy liqui-
dation that extended throughout the
active list.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
Well Known Lady Dies From
Complications Today.
Was 81 Years Old and Widow of the
Late Mr.. T. O.
Ballard.
LEAVES SEVERAL CHILDREN

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Ballard died
this morning at $3.50 O'Clock at the
residence Of her daughter, Mrs. FL
vira Merrigold, 174l jefferson street
from rheumatism and other complica.
lions. Mrs. Ballard had been an in
valid for eight years. She had not
been confined to her bed constantly
however.
Mrs. Ballard was the wife of the
late Thaddeus O. Ballard, one Of Pa
ducah most prominent citizens, who
was connected for . number Of years
with the Paducah News Publishing
company. She was born in Milburn,
KY, and was 81 years of age. She
came to Paducah when a child and
lived here the remainder of her life.
She was Miss Sarah Elizabeth Bedford
and was married here to Mr.. Ballard,
May %, 1859. Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard
were early members Of the First
Christian church Of this city which
was organized in the early tifties, and
Mrs Ballard was devoted to the inter.
ests Of this church until her death.
Two children survived her. Mrs.
Belle Mitchell and Mrs. Elvira Merri.
gold, both Of this city. A son, Mr..
George Ballard, died several years ago.
She also left an aged mother. Mrs.
K. W. Johnston, of Metropolis, ILL.,.
and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Flanagan,
of Metropolis, Mrs. Kate Reeves, OF
Casey, KY, and Mrs. Annie Purcell,
of Hickman, Ky. All Of her relatives
except Mrs. Purcell were with her
when she died. Mrs. Ballard had sew.
en- grand children and one great grand
child, having been one of five living
generations.
She was woman OF many fine traits
Of character, and was much beloved
by those who knew her. Warm heart.
ed and kind she made many friends
and was n devot ed mother.
The funeral will take place from
the family residence tomorrow after
noon q 8 O'Clock. The service will
be conducted by Rev. W. E. Gave, Of
the First Presbyterian church. The
burial will be at Oak Grove.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
CUMBERLAND RIVER
EXPENDITURES OF NEARLY g..
900, 900 Is RECOMMENDED.

Nashville, July 16-Capt. W. J.
Barden Of the United States corps of
engineers has completed his annual
report for the fiscal year ending June
80. In this report a recommendation
is made to the chief engineer for the
expenditure for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1908, Of 100000 for the
Cumberland river below Nashville
aud $500, 900 above Nashville The
report also announces the expenditure
during the past fiscal year of $751;
$50. 80 for the river below Nashville
and s26, 99s. A on the Cumberland
river above Nashville.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16

TO BUILD NEW bANK-Contrac
tor J. NJ. Dunlap Of the city, has gone
to Cerulean Springs to begin work on
a new $500 building that will be oo.
cupied by the new bank just organ
lied there with capital stock of s15,-
900. The building will be completed
in Q short time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
HEDGES wins.
DOUBTLESS PITCHED AGAINST
LOUISVILLE YESTERDAY.

Len Hedges, the Paducah pitcher
who left Monday for Milwaukee. pro-
badly pitched yesterday, and won HE
game, which was against Louisville,
by q score OF s to 8.
Louisville beat Milwaukee IN .
double header, both games, the day
before. The fact that Louisville Pa
pers have today been telegraphing
here for Hedges picture indicates he
won his game.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16

Rome, July l6-Ono Of the doctors
in attendance upon the pope gave tn Q
associated press correspondent word
picture of Pope Leo. That smile
which lighted up the pontiffs face,
even in extreme age, has disappeared,
probably forever. The skin is drawn
tightly over the bony framework OF
his face. leaving the once bright eyes
staring dimly from the deeply sunken
sockets. a grsyish pallor overspreads
his countenAnce. but the most notable
ravage brought about by his present
disease is the dropping OF the lower
jaw. which has made the pope's fes.
lures take ON the liked rigidity Of
death.
- The total number OF dispatches in.
curing about the popc's health re.
ceived at the vatitrn. has reached
10000, inclading some long cables
from half around the world. The cost
Of these kilograms is estimated at ESQ, q.
00o. This enormous dcluge taxes to
the utmost the resources of the vati-
can administration. A large force of
priests aud seminsrisns Is temporarily
aiding the officials in making sespons.
90, which bear the signature Of Car
dinal Rampolla.
Or. Mazzoni, in reply TO the ques-
INN "Can The pope recover ?" gave
the following signed statement:
Rome, via Condotti. July rs.
AT the present moment the disease
Of his holiness has lost its character
Of absolute gravity which it had at its
acute period. IL might be considered
90 have entered the period OF posi-.
BILE solution. This might occur in a
man Of strong fiber, but it IL impossi-
BILE 90 entertain such hope In the
ease of man in his oath year. With
him the phsyical energy absolutely in
dispensable for recovery is lacking.
Pope Leo's organism is ,srfect. and
as such maintains itself after ninety
three years Of uninterrupted nerve
work. but his motor force 10 no longer
sufficient for the complex functions
essential to life. In other words, the
ninety.three years Of Pope Leo XIII.
brings him into that category Of ex.
traordirsry longevity when life 10
destined TO flicker out independent of
the sction Of any pathological compli-
cation. The only service that science
and affection can render Is that of
struggling to have his precious exis.
tence preserved to us As long Is posi-.
blr
Signed. J"GAErANo MAzzoNI."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES.

Burksvilie. July 16-Circuit CLERK
r. q. Bailey, of Tompk insville. and
W. S. Emmeret Of Flippin have an.
nouncsd for the Republican nomina.
tion to represent Monroe and Metcalf
in the next legislature.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
TWO MISHAPS.
MARSHALL COUNTY MAN HURT
BY A FALL YESTERDAY.

Mr.. Kuykendall, a tobacconist of
Palmo, Marshall county, fell near
Third and Broadway yesterday after
noon and cut painful cash in his
head, DR.. Eubanks attending him. He
was afterwards able to leave for home.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16

Judge James Bethshares will return
today from near Trenton, Tenn,
where he has been visiting his brother
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16
Today the Pope Experiences
Difficulty in. Breathing.
A Crest Change Has Undergone the
Aged Pontiif Re-
Gently.
RECOVERY Is IMPOSSIBLE

Rome. 3 p. m, July iG-The pope's
prostration is increasing. Difficulty
in breathing has grown more serious
and is now accompanied by severe
wheeling.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16

London. July i6-A dispatch from
Rome timed $3.50 a. IN. SAYS the pope
passed Q restless night and that his
condition this morning is considerably
worse.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16

Albert Smith, an electrician at the
city electric plant, had a finger badly
mashed yesterday afternoon by an
armature falling on 1t.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16

Mr.. and..Mrs. L. B. Ogilvie and Mrs.
J. p. Long, her sister, of Russellville,
went to Dawson today for their
health.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-16

Continued on Fourth Page
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
MEETS NEXT IN BATON ROUGE:
 POOLE ELECTED PRESIDENT

vice to the members in reference to the purchase of cattle. He concluded with a few experiments made by himself on the relative financial merits of the different grades of cattle.
 In discussing the paper of Professor Lloyd, Professor c. A. Cary of Auburn said that from what the speaker had said and from his own experiences, he believed that there Is more in the beef industry in the South than the people in general realize. He did not think there could be too much enthusiasm on this subject. The future success of the South depends on the fertility of the soil and he contended that the beef industry, if 1t did no more, would increase the fer tility of the soil and accordingly benefit the country.
 The topic was then generally discussed by Colonel R. J. Bedding of Georgia. Prof. J. F. Duggar of Alabama and Prof Butler of South Carolina.
 Prof. A. M. Soule, director of the Ten nessee Experiment Station. spoke on The Production and Feeding of Silago to Beef Cattle"
 Professor Soule spoke technically on the different foods for beef and their relative benefits to cattle, and the rela- tive adaptability to the soils of the diff ferent States of the South. He explain ed certain experiments made by him on these lines.
 For half an hour after he closed Pro- lessor Soule was questioned on different phases of the subject by members. The topic was also discussed by Profes- sor w. H. Dalarymple of Louisiana, Prof. E. R. Lloyd of Mississippi and Commissioner Koiner of Virginia. Professor Soule reported the work of the Agricultural Department of Tennes- see Institute work had been pushed by the commissioner. He had secured a s, 900 appropriation for the conduct of a farmers institute campaign. He Is now | making a thorough canvass of the State in the interest of the work and has thor oughly awakened the farmers. He has made strenuous efforts to enact a stock law bill and when the Legislature meete will succeed in his effort. The convention recessed until 2:3t o o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
Session in Afternoon.

The convention reassembled at 2:3O o'clock, President Lee presiding.
 J, T. McLendon of Montgomery county read paper on Can pork be raised pro- fitably in connection with general farm ing in the South. and if so howl" MT. McLendon said that there is no farm worthy of the name in the South. so poor. but all the pork needed can be raised on it, if the proper effort is made to attend this end. He said that he made this statement after forty years exper- fence on a tract of land which was con- sidered hopelessly poor by the farmers of his section of Montgomery county.
 He contended that the primary point in hog raising is to select a good stock for foundation and that the land on which the hogs are to be raised. should have plenty of vegitation
 He then spoke at length on the proper foods for hogs and the proper water. From his own successful conduct of a hog farm he cited rules for the care of the pork, and gave the benefits of his own experience in the selection of foods l and their relative merits.
 pr. Tait Butler State veterinarian oi North Carolina. discussed the cattle tick situation in his State. and told of the methods employed by the Department oi | Agriculture for the extermination oi these pests. He thought the Federal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09

Brown forces. came to the rescue and by smart work that won them praise from experts. prevented the Blue artillery and cavalry from following up the ad- vantage the infantry had gained. The Indiana battery, although using horses which had never seen cannon until the maneuvers began, managed to take good position and fire dozen shots before the 14th battery (regulars) could take a good position for the Blues. The result was that the Blue advance on the left was checked.
 Meantime. the first brigade of Blues had begun a hot action with the Michigan brigade forming the Brown center. Here the artillery again saved the day for the Browns, the Fist battery coming up at the nick of time to give their side the pre- ponderance and cause the temporary re- tirement of the first line of the 1st Blue brigade. composed largely of regulars, nearly whole company of the latter be- ing captured by a Michigan regiment This advantage at the center was partly offset by poor counter attack delivered by the 1st Michigan working largely in the open. in the face of a heavy fire by the 1st Indiana. The umpires adjudged the 1st Michigan to have lost a sufficient number to cause their temporary retire. ment.
 That part of the Brown left composed of the sth Ohio and the 2nd Kentucky did poor work. The men of these com- mands revealed their position by firing before their opponents were in view or range, later on the cover taken by them was poor and some of them were sur prised with the results given above. The Indiana artillery probably saved them from even greateR loss.
 The principal feature of the work of the Brown army was the effective use oi the artillery. Great mobility was shown and the pieces wore worked all over the field. always arriving at a threatened point in time.
 For the Blue army, the best work was done by the Indiana brigade, a battalion of the goth infantry and a squadron oi the 7th cavalry. The Blue artillery was of little effect
 The recall was sounded just as Colone Anderson. commanding the Blues. was abandoning the attack on the Brown left and left center, and was making 8 neat pivotal movement to turn the Brown right, which had been rather weakened to meet the first and second attacks Whether this turning movement would have proven successful was beyond pro. phecy, as the Browns were working or the shorter inner lines and the Indiana battery had taken position and openet with two guns on the new alignment wher the affair came to an end. After the en gagement closed the hospital corps gav' a fine exhibition of quick work in finding attending and hustling to camp 150 mer to whom the tags had been given anC were scattered over the field to represen wounded