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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-12-16

Preaching lie the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and night.
Cigars for Christmas-25 in box,
for presents. at Popst's.
Buston's large adj on first page.
Mr.. A. j. Heninger has just return
ed from a business trip 10 North Caro-
lima.
When trading with SPOTS Bros, ask
for green rebate checks. We redeem
them. Hankins & Son.
The commendable effort OF the High
School pupils and teachers, next
Thursday night, should be encouraged.
Let's help pay for that piano. We've
got TO do it, sooner or later. any way.
Santa Cluas holds court in our bar
gain basement every day until Xmas.
Hankins & Son.
The furnace is being placed in the
Christian church, and will be ready for
use by next Sunday. Listen for the
bell.
1t ir authoritively stated that the
electric car will be put on next Tues
day, II no unforeseen trouble prevents
Mr.. Stroll, DIR. Jackson's druggist.
has rented rooms in the property oc-
cupied by John w. Whit, and has
moved in.
Are you saving our green rebate
checks ? They are worth one cent
each on purchases in our bargain base
ment. The best rebate proposition in
town. Ask for them when trading
with us or Spots Bros.
Hawkins & Son.
Maj. II r. Henry was taken sick
last week during court, and was not
able to argue the Leedy case, in which
he was associate counsel for the prose-
ton. He is in his office this week how
ever.
l. A ID i T.
We can furnish you with gentlemens
all linen, soft finish or sheer handker-
chiefs, put up in u nice box Of 6 each
A nice Xmas present.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. T, A, Witten, who has been i'll
for some time, was taken TO the sani-
tarium ut Bluefield last week for treat
ment He was brought back TO his
home this week. His condition is
thought TO be some what improved.
We omitted to mention a recent and
very pleasant uisit paid TO Mr.. and
Mrs. j II. Hampton, by Mr. and Mrs
> w. +. Roberts, OF Graham. Mr..
Roberts is manager for the Keys Lum.
Der Company, OF Graham. Snch visits
can always be repeated without run.
ming any risk of a hearty welcome.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-12-16
TRESpASS NOTICE.

All parties are hereby warned not ia
trespass on our lands by hunting, fishing,
riding or walking over said premises up
on penalty OF law.
Chas. r. Brown.
l., a. Tynes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-12-16

ca. Today dear old Santa Claus Elay
be out OF sight, but he is undoubtedly
not out OF mind. He Is probably re-
eeiving hundreds or letters daily-via
the fireplace or through the register
routes-telling OF the fond hopes that
are fixed upon some especial toy, and
In the meantime, as IL to bring the
thought Of this genial old saint ever
freshly to us. on the streets and in
the shops we can see men dressed like
Santa Claus.
In the midst Of all this holiday tur-
MOL how many children ever stop to
ask who Santa Claus really is, or
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03
BROKE OUT OF JAIL
Escape OF Young Negro Charged
With Incendiarism

Elmer llynSon, the young negro who
vas held in Jail ut thC~tcrtown charged
with arson. and who has confessed the
! crime of burning the house of Wesley
| Cannon, Mt Pomona, Kent county, on
january 3. escaped from prison some
time between 9 O'Clock Thursday night
and = O'Clock Friday morning.
Sheriff Lionel J. KcySer. of Kent
county, promptly telephoned the fact of
the escape to Deputy State Fire Marshal
De Lloyd r. MacGill. and asked for
hclp. The matter was reported to Fire
Marshal Chief McAfce who secured the
Iagency of the Baltimore detective force
and advised the Sheriff that every effort
would be made to rearreSt the negro.
Elmer llynSOn is Is years of age. He
was formerly i'll the employ of David
FORD. OF krnt county, and was arrested
ut Wilmington, Del. August 10, over
seven months after the burning of Mr..
Cannon'S house. The fire occurred dur
ing the previoC,S administration of the
FIRE MalShaIS office, hut when Chief
McAfee came in he addressed himself
t" unearthing the perpetrator of the
CRIME and succeeded in bringing to light
the actual incendiary and arrcSting him,
and also in developing all the compli-
Gated features of the case as they were
brought out in the public hearings given
the negro and in the habeas corpus pro
ceedings recently instituted
At the time of the fire Mr.. Wesley
Cannon was i'll at II hospital. His wife
and daughter saved their lives by jump
ing ont of II second story window in their
night clothing and We're forced to lie in
the snow on the ground until neighborS
went to their assistance. Mrs. Cannon
sustained injury to her spine and the
daughter had her legs broken by the
leap from the burning house. Both were
badly frost bitten. The house and its
contents We're destroyed The crcum-
stances all pointed to incendiarism. and
the new Fire Marshal and his assistants,
and the detectives employed to work ND
the case had much difficulty in running
down the criminal. Detective Thomas
was detailed for the job, and arrested
the negro Elmer HynSon.
The prisoner implicated his former
employer, David Ford He stated under
oath that he, Elmer Hynpson. set fire to
the house. but said he had been inspired
to do it by David Ford under promise
of 50 as q reward. AT the same time
NV ifSIo STATED tllilt MT. L ord mad not
l@ld HIM any money for doing the deed.
ana the statement, so far as this charge
is concerned. is diScredited by Mr. Ford's
friends and denied by him. But for the
crime of arson the negro stands the self
confessed perpctrator, and the Fire Mar
shall has promised to employ all the agen-
cieS at his command to recapture the
fugitive. Sheriff Keyser was advised to
cooperate actively in the work, and
promised to do so.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03
WHEAT CROP
Likely H. v. Jones' Estimate Will
Not Exceed 500. 600, 900 Bushels

IL. '. Jones. of Watson & Co, will
make his detailed estimate of the Ameri-
can wheat crop next week. That he
will place the total yield above 500, 0OO,-
coo bushels is evident from Il dispatch
sent by him from Minneapolis He
says:
The country is just beginning to real
ize the true position of the United States
in relation to Europe as regards wheat.
The old level of prices around seventy
cents that prevailed up toJune. 1903. has
gone for years TO come, maybe, or until
we can raise around GI5.OOO.0 600 bushels
in this country. Last year we advised
the trad" to buy ut seventy-iive to eighty
cents. with the result that. with a crop
of 2O.0O0,0O0 last year. the price ad-
vanccd steadily, and the crop sold around
nincty-tivc cents. This year we have
12O,OOO.0OO bushels less than last year,
and the price is only ten cents above the
average level last year.
In our judgment this difference is not
equal to the loss of 12O.OOO.0O0 bushels
in yield. The American Northwest and
Canada have lost mt least 100000
bushels from rust While the result is
not a calamity on the whole, it is for
large districts Much of the wheat that
will be counted as bushels will not weigh
as much as twenty-Seven to thirty five
pounds to the bushel. Canada has Just
reported n decrease of 40 per cent. Of
last year from Ontario. and Western
Canada is | 1.0H0,0OO to- 15O0O,000 bush
els less than last year. The United
States is at least 12O,OO0,OOO bushels
less than last YEAR netroit renorts tb nj
they do not expect to get more than
2,JOO0,0W bushels of good milling wheat
out of Michigan. The milerS of Ohio
and Indiana are already buying supplies
in Missouri and Kansas. because there
is not wheat at home
This Is the Foundation that the mar
kct has to build on the coming year, and
is Il strong one.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03
Boom at Havre de Grace.

For several months building activity
i'll lIavre dc Grace has approached almost
that of 1t boom. says the lIavTc de Grace
Ledger. The numchr of handsome resi-
dcnceS added To the list completed or
nearing completion, are : \ two and IL
half story frame building. erected by f..
T.. Pearson. ON Union avenue. near Al
lance street two three story brick build
IN -. erected by DIR. X. III. Smith. on
Green street. near Union avenue; Il two
story and manSard Roof frame building,
erected by John III. Owens, corner of
Ontario ana Adams streets; II two and
H-half story frame building, erected by
Mrs. NJ. j. Moore. ON Ontario street: Il
tw" and a-half story frame building,
erected by George II. Hewlett ,on On
taric street. near Juanita street; build
ing for the SuSquchanna Marine Works
Company, foot of Warren street. Foun-
dations have been laid for two double
frame dwellings on alrs wharf. Plans
and specifications are also being made
for other buildings.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03
A Lay In August Time.

The corn-tOpS wave,
The corn-tOpS wave
With po-lit-est grace the corn-tCps wave;
lellow-tipped and high,
Nodding quick and spry,
To every PaSScr by
The cOrn-topS wave.
The bittern sings,
The bittern sings.
Tum-ble-ing along, the bittern sings;
Sings 50 brisk and gay,
Sings all night and day,
Sings its roundclay-
The bittern sings.
The swallows fit.
The swallows fit,
In wav-er-ing flight, the swallows fit
They twitter as they go,
Sailing high or low,
Wind-tOSsed to and fro
The swallows fit.
The road winds far,
The road winds far,
So in-vit-ing-ly, the road winds far;
In perspective sweet,
In Softened august heat,
1t temptS my rowing feet
The road winds far.
The world lies big,
The world lies big
In am-ple-nesI broad the world lies big;
With room for bond and free,
Room restless heart for thee
Room for you and me
The world lies big.
VI. LOUISE VAN BUNK.
Elk Neck Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03

Two Staver Carriage Co. rubber tire
Buggies.
1 steel tire same make.
Staver surrey. These are genuine
bargains, are high grade and are the best
wearing wagons on the market. l have
sold them for s years, fully guaranteed.
3 runabouts, rubber tire very low.
narrow body buggy, first-class
wagon at great bargain.
I am going to close these wagons
out in August, it will pay you to see
them.
My other stock of buggies, carriages
and harness is complete.
Notice this statement. l have no
cheap wagons at high prices, but have
good wagons at low prices.
Lot End hand wagons on hand.
carry in stock and represent the
leading factories i'll complete line of Ag-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03

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| In, 90. u
The canneries are now all in full
1t is thought cars will be running by
| Christmas on the MiddletOwn-Cecilton
trolley line.
Contractor Patterson is pushing the
improvements to st. Marys Church,
| North East.
-
lsrlor in the Lewis block will be closed
for the season this evening.
'i'"rieS -: '"nlSVi'' "i r"ri',iiSloh'
on Il small tract upon his farm.
-,
:, ne i''"SnIeiS VI iHDert' VI >oi'h
i."s,' 'ir''ru ".o". ~ rom 'l'eii ieS
'''"i "''' last '"'"fu"s evening"
by fall frcm II porch Lavinia
'''N '''' '''''' - ii'''' So ii'ihS st i''"N
Ball. diSIocatcd her right elbow one day
I'''>t week.
u.,, ,, IN
school building at Oxford for S14. al.
Ground WAS broken for the structure
last week.
Stephen Whitaker. widely connected
in the Eighth district died nt the Peach
i'r'''l" li''rl' vi "l''h ne WIS propile-
'''' VII i''''"s "i''i"''''
-, froirht Train If u I,od.d c,r., rom
FROM, pnrrviIIn tn Edo \Jc,r II r,iIc.,
on,. day last waek in 10 minutes which
was recknnnd ouito =, fast RIM
''''i'ol Vi ','e ->"tion"i '''nN vi
Nicin 'N',''~ WI JANUARY neN,, anu
"pi,i'"'ioii i"~ p'ei 'i'''ie 70 'ne comp
''''i'' WI 'i' "''''''s WI us 'A'eii>i''''
-Icprr Ci,Ios,,ia ornloroJ ,ro,, +ho
w ID Hr,df,rd farm in p,ct Crool,
Mock fail on Nond,y of.nrnno, and
f,,.,uroI =, lao H. -, ~, ,,I
Will likely have Il tedious recovery.
-. nogro tromn who ,l,;r,od -, 1,o,o
hnon ott,cl.od ond L,d1,. uso1 mn ~.
what * known os tho ..Tr, mns, pnos+"
n.,r p.,rvvilro ,,nnI;od fo. sr.o+mon+
nj tho i,il on Monday
Miss Mary }. Moore. formerly of
tolora. died mt the residence of DR.. ii.
D1+h inst ill.,, f,,,,a,,oI ~,
saturday with intormont at Chast,nt
Level
Capt. Andrew Reynolds. George and
Elmer Reynolds left North East with
Rev. W. a. Wise. formerly pastor of
the NJ +. Church. Charles Shippers, of
Baltimore. and f. Il. FOWL. hast week
FOR Il weeks fishing on the Chesapeake
-lhe unknown colored man who as
sailed Robert Gardner. an aged resi-
dent of Frenchtown. near Perryville,
has net yet been caught Sarah Ann
Clark. the c"lorcd woman who is charged
with being the strangers accomplice. re-
fuses t" give his name and claims 10 be
innocent.
w II Smith ybilo r,trrrin,, fran,
his farm near Newark one Gay last week
was thr"wn from his wagon near the
Deer Park Hotel owing I" n shaft bolt
dropping out. On" Of his shoulders was
badly hurt and he was otherwise bruis-
ed Luckily the horse stood still. other
wise his injuries might have proved more
serious.
Ian L,u,.r, anal Ll, O,p,io,
l,,l ,,.;,h Ill., ,ni,
Un,,I,,. ,n,.l en- l.,,..,,',,. ~ ,',,,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03
Opportunity to Buy Some
w aGons Very Low.


ricultural implements, including McCor-
mick binders, Bickford & Huffman
and Ontario Grain Drills, Westing house
Gasoline Engines.
A postal card will bring me to see
you or send you circular which ever you
desire.
1 am general agent for the 10th
Century Manure Spreader the latest
production Of ]. S. Kemp. The man
to whom every user of Spreader must
pay tribute.
We have won out in every contest
with this machine, it has no equal for
durability, convenience of handling and
effective work, we have lately added a
device for returning the flow, change
the feed, stop the feed without stopping
the reel, all without the driver leaving
the seat.
You can see this machine work on
the property of Mr.. R. H. Emory, near
Elkton, James f. Rutter, Battle Swamp,
VIM. Ewing near Kansas, Cecil Co., Md.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-03

Labor Day, September ;. being II
legal holiday, the National Bank of Riss-
ing Sun gill not be open for business on
that date.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
ABSENT MINDED COURTESY.
Woman Treads on Tail of Cat and
Begs Animals Pardon.

+ Absent-minded politeness is
sometimes very funny and goes to
show how strongly habit dom
mates us, all unconsciOusly to our
selves. II beg your pardon eX-
claimed a majestic looking woman
who was walking in Madison lv-
enue, as she stepped inadvertert-
" on the tail of large cat which
was summing itself before the steps
.Of a brownstonG front. and which
disappeared with "A squall down
the area, says the New York Trib-
nne. Then, realizing that she had
begged the pardon of a cat she
looked furtively around in an en-
barrassed- manner to see if any
one had overheard her, and meet
ing the involuntary smile on the
face of a passer-by, cOlOred high
and walked dignifiedly on.
Another absent-minded woman
who was apt to be rather cold in
her manner with her servants,
treating them as if they were ma
chimes, had a large house party at
her country place recently. After
her usual Sunday inspection Of
the stables, with some of her
guests, she stood talking for few
moments with the head groom
about some of the horses. Then,
TO the establishment of the women
who were with her and the embar-
rassment of the man, she conclud
Fed with one of her most gracious
society smiles: "Well, must be
going. Goodby." The groom
touched his cap. Good by,
ma'am," he responded, feebly.
| Mrs. Il. suddenly remembered her
self, but feeling that any betrayal
of the consciousness of her mis-
take would be out of place, waited
until they were well away from
the stables before laughing at the
| Joke upon herself among her
friends, who, however, would not
let the matter rest, and whenever
the occasion presented itself con
tinued to quote: "WelI, we must
be going. GoOd-by."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
Low Rates to Nashville

over the Louisville & Nashville
railroad on account of the French
Grand Opera Co., of New Orleans,
at the tabernacle, Wednesday, Feb.
"a, 'O4; matinee and night. One
and one-third fare for the round
trip from points within radius OF
IS miles of Nashville, minimum rate
fifty cents. Tickets on sale We'd
nesday, Feb. oath, from Bowling
Green, Hopkinsvlile, GAINESVILLE
and intermediate points. All tick
KS limited to the next day after
date of sale.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
PROF. GLENN ROBBED .
Sneak Thief Stole Pass and Money
While He Was Drinking a
Cup of Coffee.

Prot J.. J. Glenn, editor OF the
"GraPhic' a newsy little paper
published at jacksonville had the
misfortune TO loose his passes and
money last week while enroute to
Florida to visit his daughter. He
in connection with several of the
passengers left the train at Birm-
ingham to secure cop of coffee and
in the rush and jam that occurred
some one touched the Prof. for his
purse containing his transporta-
ton and a neat little sum of money.
Shortly after returning to the train
he discovered the loss and made a
search for the missing pocket book
on his seat, being unable to find it
be concluded to give up his trip un-
til another time and left the train
at Montgomery, returning home
from that point a sadder and wiser
man. The Prof. says the next
time he takes a journey TO the sun
ny South he will have his money
sewed in the inside pocket OF his
vest.-Earlington Bee.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
$3.50 TO TEXAS!
OueWay Tickets From Mem
pbis Wis the Cotton Belt
Route.
Feb. is, March ] and is.

ON above dates the Cotton Belt
Route will sell one.way colonist
tickets from Memphis to points in
Texas on and north of Cotton Belt
Route, Texarkana to McGregor
and on and east of G. c. g. S. F.
Rv., McGregor to Gainesville, at
rate OF SO SO.
To points east of and including
Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, Brown
wood, Brady, San Angelo, San
Antonio, Houston, Galveston, Cor
pus Christi, Rockport, Alice, Kerr
Vile, at rate of SO co.
This is the opportunity OF your
life to make a cheap trip to Texas.
Write at once, to-day for further in
formation, give your starting place
and where you want to go, how
many tickets you will require and
the date you wish to start. We
will tell you exact cost OF ticket
from your town, yonr best route
time of train, also send you map o.
the Cotton Belt route.
10. Schaefer, # PA,
Cotton Belt route, CINCINNATI, O
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
ARSENIC IN MERCHANDISE.
German Manufacturers Object to
Swedish Regulation.


German manufacturers have
been greatly stirred up over law
passed in Sweden forbidding the
importation of goods that have
been dyed with a preparation con-
tanning arsenic. Chemnitz, one of
the great industrial centers of
Germany, has, through its cham
Der of commerce, taken active
steps in the matter. An appeal
has been made to the authorities
in Berlin to ask for a modification
of the regulation. The chamber
also requests that a central in
spection bureau be established in
Sweden, with experts to investi-
gate the presence of arsenic in
goods entering Sweden. The law
particularly affects the impOrta-
tion of wall papers, carpets, dry
goods and textiles. While it is
admitted that aniline dyes, Ochre
cOlOrs and manganese oxide may
contain traces Ofarsenic, yet there
is no cause for fearing injurious
effects therefrOm. A similar petit
tion was presented to the German
chancellor in 1899, but the negotia-
tons with the Swedish govern
ment failed of favorable results.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
Notice.!
Christian Circuit Court

Jacob Hooser s executor, plaintiff,
vs.) order
South Kentucky Building d Loan
Association, &c, defendant
In this case it is ordered that the
creditors of Jacob Hooser, dec d,
appear before Frank Hives, Master
Commissioner of the Christian Cir
cult Court, on or before the 18th day
of March, 1904, and prove their
claims against the estate of said
decedent, as required by law, and
that this notice be published in the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian, paper
published IN Hopkinsvllle, Chris
tian County, Ky, for four issues OF
said paper.
Witness my hand as Clerk OF the
Christian Circuit Court, this Feb
ruary 18th, 1904. G. r. CLARK
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
Plants THAT KILT.
One Is Suolg Enough to Catch and
Devour Dog.

One Is Su5lg Enough to Catch ant
Devour Dog.
There is a plant in South Amer
ica which has all the worst quail
ties of inelodrama villain, and
infinitely greater success. II is
called the "knotter," and it is well
.-1oaa 10. and avoided by, scien
fists.
It's great idea, says Stray
Stories, is to kill whatever comes
along in a manner, the tOrtures OF
which excel those of the inqulsi
ton in horror. On the approach OF
any living object the vine casts
out its tentacles and twines round
it. 1t is then dragged into the
heart Of the foliage. while it's flesh
is burnt into by the clutch OF the
tentacles. When there, the crea-
lures juices are drained in u man
ner reminiscent Of the vampire OF
romance.
The insidious vilIainy of the
plant has been tried by sending 4
dog or other animal into It's
clutches, and, Judging from the
agony inflicted on the poor animal
the pain appears to be worse than
il is possible TO conceive.
Another vegetable murderer is
grain called "bhat." IT is much
like rice and grows with ii in the
east. Trading on its resemblance
to the popular grain, il gets mixed
with it, and is devourcd by the nm
sHspccting oriental. a few grains
of it are enough to bring on most
horrible death.
An equally excruciating dealt
is wrought by creature scarcely
larger than this grain, only that il
belongs to the animal Kingdom
This insect, about half the size of a
pea, holds the record for exquisite
torture among all known deaths
1t resides in South America and
Australia, but has once or twice
visited England through conceal
ing itself in shiplOads of timber.
On one occasion Il dock labOreI
in the East end came into its pow
or. He was unloading timber al
the Victoria docks when the crca
ture dropped on TO his hands, and
bit into his flesh. He thought lit
tie of it at the time, but soon the
poison worked into his blood, and
for three days he endured the most
frightful agony.
The venom of this spider oil
'specky," as it is called, scOrches
up the blood vessels and spreads
through all the tissues, causing
dreadful pain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
Statesman and Inventor.

NJ. Bunau-Varilla, the minister
from Panama, is the French engi
neer who was invited by the king
of Roumania to improve the nav
igable waters of that country. He
utilized a dredge of his own inven
ton. which is believed to be the
first of the kind to be operated by
electrical power. Its advantages
have since led to its extensive use
elsewhere.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-23
CALL ISSUED
For the rleetlng of the Democratic
Committee of the Second
District.
District.

The Democratic Committee OF the
Second Congressional District is
hereby called to meet in the city OF
Henderson, at o'clock P m.'
Tuesday, Feb. D, 1904, for the
purpose of taking action in the
matter of nomin ating a congress
ional candidate for said district.
CHAs. M. MEACHAM, Chairman.