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INFORMAL ACCEPTANCE
OF INVITATION FROM
GEN. J. B. BRIGGS.
Time Not Yet Definitely Fixed. Will Be
in September or October.
Twenty-six Camps in the Brigade and
Three Hundred Veterans
Are Expected.

Monday morning committee
from Madisonville Camp No. 52S,
United Confederate Veterans
held a meeting here at which the
question of place and dates for
the coming reunion Of the Second
Brigade United Confederate Vet
Grams was considered. This com.
mittee was made up of the fol-,
lowing: Major A. finder, A. K.
Reese, Hon. Polk Lafoon, of
jacksonville; Major F. B. Har-
ris, Mortons Gap; j. r Dean,
DIR. N. G. Mothershead. J. B.
Huad, Darlington.
The committee conferred with
members of the Board of Coun.
cilmen and citizens with refer
ence to holding the reunion here
and a hearty and urgent invii IA
ton, printed on this page, was
extended, signed by Mayor Burr
and the entire Board of Council
men, asking the veterans to hold
their reunion here. The BEE
joined verbally in this invitation
and pledged its co operation and
Its columns to give publicity to,
and aid in the execution of, the
plans for the reunion and for the
entertainment of the visiting
veterans.
The committee favored Sep
TENDER IA and 10 as the dates for
the reunion. The invitation
covered these dates or any others
that might be selected. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that if the re-
union is held here the local COM
mittee will have the fixing of
the dates.
The invitation was forwarded
Monday by Major Harris to Gen
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WRECK IN YARD.
Through Freight, No. 81, Runs in Open
Switch at Earlington-Five
Cars in Ditch.

Through freight, No. 81, South
bound, ran into an open switch
in the north end of Darlington
yard Saturday evening about 8
O'Clock, derailing the engine, de-
molishing two coal cars and
throwing four cars in 57's train
from the track. The accident
was caused by the switch being
set for the siding when it should
have been set for the main line.
The coal train had used the main
track only 45 minutes before 81
came in and the switch was al
right at the time.
Riley Brown, the watchm an at
the coke ovens, claims he saw
someone tampering with the
switch a short time before Mo-
81 pulled in, but thought it was
one of the switchmen and paid
no further attention to it.
Engineer Moynihan and Con-
ductor Rosser, who were In
charge of the train, claim that
the swltchlight showed white,
indicating that the switch stood
for the main track. 1t would
have been impossible for the
light to have shown white with
the switch set for the siding, un-
less the swltchlight had been
propped up. 1t is SAID several
short sticks were found, at the
switchstand, indicating that this
had been done.
On striking the cars in t he sid
ing the engine jumped the track
and ran down an embankmer'
and came very near turning o,,
The main track being blocked, it
was necessary to take passen ger
trans SO and 54 through the Y
and only one coach could be han
died at the time. This caused
considerable delay to these
trains.
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Mr.. Roy Henry Entertains.

Roy Henry entertained num-
Der of friends at his home Mon
day evening in honor of Misses
Brenda Kenner and Ida Green
wood, of Hopkinsville. Several
hours were passed pleasantly,
playing various interesting.games
and having an all-round good
time. At a late hour, after the
dainty and delicious refreshment
had been served, the party left
for their respective home.
Amog those present were
Messrs. G. d. Cowell, II. A.
Blair, w. II. Feiler, r. FL.
Foard, Jno. Blakeley, Robt. l..
Fenwick, Tom Fegan and d. and
Roy Henry and Misses Ida Green
wood, the Misses O'Brien, Misses
Gertrude and Maggie Oavaness,
Estelle Fenwick and Tommy
Woodruff.
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TEACHERS
WAGES CUT
Per Capita This Year Reduced to
SOS From $3.20-Prob.
ability of designations.
ONE MONTH LONGER SESSION..

The meager salaries of Ken
lucky school teachers have been
reduced from 1920 per capita to
1926 and the sessions are one
month longer. This information
was received by county super
intendent Miss Saifie r. Brown
Saturday from State 7Sa2erin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
To sum the matter up in a nut
she'll the teacher who last year
received $500 per capita
for teaching five months will
this year receive 1896 and
teach six months. In addition
to this there seems to be some
trouble i'll regard to school
books. The concern that secured
the contract to furnish school
books refusing it is claimed to
sell them to the prospective
teacher.
These facts have caused no lit
tie trouble to the teachers
throughout the State and Hop
kins county. Teachers are en-
tering vigorous protest, some
of them state it is now all they
can possibly do TO live on the
small salary paid and since the
reduction they cannot afford to
work for the wages paid. Sew
eral of the Hopkins county
teachers called at the office of
Miss Brown Saturday to ascer-
tain if the report was true and
upon being informed that it was
and learning the salary they
were to receive this year sever
al impromptu Indignation meet
ings were held and a number
threatened to send in their re-
signations.
There are $50 teachers In this
county of this number 131 are
supplied with schools. The aver
age teacher will receive this
year the sum of $21. 90 per month
barely enough to pay their board
to say nothing of clothing and
other necessary expenses. 1t is
greatly feared the better grade
of teachers will send in their
resignation and seek employ
ment where their services can
command a higher salary.
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REPUBLICAN, SUB COMMITTEES.
Chairmen Announced and Work of Or.
ganlzation Begun.

Chairmen of the sub commit
tees chosen by the Republican
State campaign committee to d.
rect the campaign this year are
announced as follows: Geo. w.
Long, of Leitchfield, chairman
finance committee; Sam j. Rob-
erts, Lexington, in charge of the
literature and newspaper 0u-
reaus; Jno. O. Wood, Mt. Ster-
ling, chairman speakers bureau.
All these committees, it is an
nounced, have begun work.
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Board of Councilmen.

26 camps of this brigade and to
the press"
Gen. Briggs thinks Sept. IA
and is are too early because of
the fact that most of the veter-
ans are farmers and will be in
the midst of urgent farm work at
that time. He says that his
committee will defer to the
wishes of the darlington people
as to time of meeting but sug-
gests the dates be changed to
some convenient time in October,
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WILL CARRY ThE MAIL
Miss Virginia Staples, Of This County,
viii Garry Mail Over Rural Route
No. 3.

Miss Virginia Staples, the
nineteen year old daughter of
Alexander Staples, of this coun-
ty, has been appointed mail car
rier on rural route number three
% miles long. She will begin
her duties on Sept. 1st and make
the trip daily. Miss Staples is
the first lady mail carrier ap-
pointed in Hopkins county.
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eral j. b. Briggs, Russellville,
who is the commanding officer of
the brigade, with the recon-
mendation of the committee that
it be accepted, SO that action
might be taken by the proper
authorities.
: The Second Brigade U. O. v.
is made up from "a camps
in several different Western
Kentucky counties, and it is ex-
pected that three hundred veter-
ans will be in attendance.
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for the Confederate Veterans,
the sons and daughters and the
families of old soldiers and the
people we are the guests Of.
These suggestions are found to
be exactly in line with the views
of the leading spirits here and
the effort will be made to follow
them out to the letter.
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GEN. BRIGGS WRITES THE MAYOR.

VEN. oRAObo w AAA6o I'M Aoh AOR'
General j. b. Briggs writes
under date of August 9th, to
Mayor Burr and the Darlington
City Council, an informal ac-
acknowledgements of the invitation,
which indicates that the commit
tee which must decide the place
of meeting are probably as a
unit in favor of holding the meet
ing here. The General writes,
$50 soon as ] hear from the bal
ance of the committee, which |
feel will be favorable, will then
accept your invitation formally
and officially, by general orders
from these headquarters to the
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between the 1st and 10Th of the
month, when farm work will be
easy and the weather fine. This
will be taken up by the local
committee and an agreement
reached which will be announced
later.
AS soon as the dates are fixed
the railroads will be asked to
grant special rates to Darlington
for the reunion.
Mayor Burr has written Gen.
Briggs reiterating that the peo-
pie of Darlington will be pleased
to have the veteralrs+iPon what
ever dates are found convenient.
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Appointments Made.

County Superintendent of
Schools Miss Sallie r. Brown,
has appointed the following
young men to the scholarships
that were given to Hopkins
county in the A. & M. College
in Lexington. They are Erbie
Earle, of Charleston; Cecil Lit
tlepage, of Mortons Gap, and
John Myers, of darlington. The
young men took the examina-
tions for the place before Miss
Brown last month. The scholar
ships entitle them to tuition,
room rent and railroad fare there
and back.
The bee., 1904-08-11

While the Malacca incident may
be closed, the main event seems to
be still a subject for interesting
British discussion.
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NOT FOR POLITICIANS.

Gen. Bates mentions in his let
ter that, cit is a chartered rule
that politics has no part in our
reunions, therefore it would not
be we'll to have this meeting
marred by politicians and candi.
dat s." "Let # be
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office Of fbe Mayor,
City of Darlington,
VIM. r. Burr, Mayor.

DARLINGTON, KY, Aug. s, 1904.
To the officers and members the Second Kentucky Brigade United
Confederate Veterans General j. B. Briggs Commanding.
GENTLEMEN
We beg to extend to most earnest invitation to hold
Annual Reunion of the Kentucky Brigade u
at Darlington and beg you cordial and
welcome the dates fxed Sept IA and To-
other dates convenient to your honorable body
The freedom of the city every facility command
fo your comfort and pleasure during the time spend
within gates Lakeside Park the banks of beautiful Loeb
Mary you will find be ideal your reunion
will endeavor make meet require
ments in the slightest detail.
Trusting you will the honor making favorable reply
invitation, are yours respectfully,
WIN. F. BURR, Mayor
JNO b. ATKINSON
Gro. c. ATKINSON,
THos. BLAIR, pa e c;,
a. c. BouRLAND,
L. II. O'BR1EN,
A. j. STOKES,
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With their choicest religious
charms failing to work, the Rus
SLAMS are likely to become nation
of iconoclasts.
The bee., 1904-08-11

The remarkable thing about Mrs.
Maybrick's latest release is that she
stays released.
The bee., 1904-08-11

Holland, the submarine boat man
who will build an airship, probably
made study of the flying fish.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26
When the Church Eel Dark.


Il went to a Fifth avenue church
last Sunday night said a man who is
good once a week, and quite unex-
peCtedly got n new sensation The
church was brilliantly lighted. but
something went wrong with the cleo
trical apparatus, and all of a sudden
most Of the lights went out. Midway
in the building two or three punches
of bulbs continued TO shed a sepUl-
chural twilight. but the pulpit was
shrOuded in darkness and nervous
members Of the congregation began
70 idget.
This condition Of affairs lasted for
some minutes. until the choir had I'm
ished an anthem Then the preacher
arose and requested the people to re
main quietly seated for half a minute
in total darkness. when the church
would be fully Illuminated again With
the words the few remaining. lights
went out, and for a space darkness
like that Of a coal hole prevailed.
ct was the weirdest, most uncanny
wait I ever had Every man and WON
an Of the tight hundred or a thousand
in that church was as still as death
almost. I suppose the darkness did
not last a minute, but it seemed to me
to be an hour. When the lights again
leaped out there was a sigh OF relief
from every person in the church.
guess they ali felt as bad about it as
I did-f-New York Press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26
Thres pontors, oninion.

Buffalo, n. Y, Feb. 15th.-Pbvsi-
clans have accepted Dodd's kidney
Pills as the standard remedy for dis
eases OF the Kidneys ana kindred
complaints R H. Dunaway. NJ. d.
ef Benton. IL, says:
"DOdd's Kidney Pills cured me OF
Diabetes after everything else had
failed and I was given up to die. 1
have since prescribed them in nv
regular practice for every form or
Kidney Trouble and have. never as yet
known them to fail"
Jesse L Lines, NJ. D., St John.
Kansas, says:
Il prescribed Dodd's Kidney Pills
for the little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcbride Of this place who suffered
from Epileptic fts following Scarlet
ina results were miraculous; 1 have
nsTer seen anything like it."
Leland Williamson, NJ. D., York
town, Ark, says:
'Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
medicine know OF for all forms OF
Kidney Disease 1 believe in using
the remedy that relieves and cures my
patients, whether ethical or not and
always prescribe DOdd's Kidney
Pills and can testify that they in
Tariably accomplish a permanent and
perfect cure OF AL Kidney Com
plants"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26
HIeH LNERs ARE PLEAsEp.
Threatened Tax on Turtles Not to be
fmposed

Thrsztened Tax on Turtles Not to be
Imposed
There is rejoicing among high IiF-
ers in Europe that the Nicaraguan
government has not thought well to
persist in its attempt TO tax turtles
and undertaking on the Mosquito
coast The crews Of the turtlfng feet
were 10 be taxed 81 a head and the
turtles at 50 cents a head About 10
turtles arrive ar Southampton. Eng
land every fortnight and are taken TO
London, where in the properly fitted
up establishment OF a specialist who
is called the turtle king these curl
Gus creatures flap about in their straw
until the inevitable hour arrives. 1t
needed no tax to make turtle soup
expensive, for the risks in carriage
are described as enormous. Between
Southampton and London especially
the mortality is considerable despite
all the care taken. A dead turtle is
called an angel" but the angelic
stage is not always recognizable, and
many cook has been knocked down
by the fn-hsp Of an apparent angel
which has suddenly and literally
turned turtle
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26

II was a New York girl who recently
shocked her Philadelphia relatives
thus:
She had gone to attend the wedding
Of a Quaker City cousin, and had sent
by express an important package, con
tanning among other things her gift
for the bride. The wedding eve ar
rived. but no express package, and the
angry young woman from New York
shut herself up in a telephone booth
for a heart-tO-heart talk with the ex-
press agent Sac came out with a
flushed face and eyes that flashed FIRE.
What do you think He told me TO
wait until morning and call up the
oh He'll department
Her startled relatives gasped ex-
postulatiOns and the girl replied:
well. he said the O. H department.
and I don't know any Interpretation
that would Mt il better than mine
And even when her uncle tried TO
explain that in Philadelphia o. H.
stood for "On hand or ~old boss" the
New Yorker declined to be convinced.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26
FRAUDS IN 4 BALE or HAY.
Frauds in 49, 60.

According 70 an article in the Cincinnati
Commercial. q 6fty-0ne pound stone vas
recently found In that city secreted in .
bale Of hay OF eighty pounds
This Is not as bad as finding = lump OF
lead OF nearly one-half the weight OF the
solid gold watch case secreted in the cen
ter Of the case
Gold watch cases are sold BIZ weight.
and no one can see where this lead Is Sc
creted until the springs o. the case are
taken out and the lead VIII be found Sc
GREETED behind then
These cases are made BY companies who
profess 20 be honest but furnish the means
% the dishonest 20 rob the p2blic- II IS
not pleasant for anyone 20 find that he has
lugEed a lump OF lead I'm his watch case
Another trick the makers Of spurious
solid gold watch cases Is 20 stamp the case
~ 5 Assay" The United States does
not stamp any article made out Of gold
and silver except coin. and the fZkir. by
using this stamp. wants 20 make the public
believe that the government had something
% 90 with the stamping or guaranteeing
the hneness OF watch cases
Another trick Of the watch fakir Is 20
advertise watch described as a solid gold
filed watch with a twenty or twenty-five
year guarantee These watches are gen
orally sent G. o. D. and II the purchaser
has paid for the watch he finds that the
Company which guaranteed the watch %
wear Is not in existence
The Dueber-H ampden Watch Company
q Canton, Ohio. who are constantly eI-
posing these frauds. wiz furnish the
names OF the manufacturers who are In
this questionable business.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26

the hospital, where I have been for
the past ten days.
After left the hospital 1 wandered
about, trying to find a spot where /
might feel at rest. The churchyard
seemed the most peaceful, so sat
down on a tombstone and looked over
a paper which I had picked up in town.
1 read Of a vessel being loaded at the
port, and made up my mind TO sail
with her if it was possible, so I sent
you the note asking that you meet me
here, for felt that you could help
me-"
4 think can help you. Arthur
said 4 knew that the ship was in
port. and the captain is a relative Of
my fathers You shall have a letter
from me to introduce you, and when.
YOU meet him, tell him your story
lie pressed my hand to his lips, and
with tears in his eyes, babe me good
by, and FASTENED away.
heard Of the ships departure, and
that he had found a friend in the cap
tain; heard no more for some weeks,
then came the terrible news that the
ship had blown up and all hands lost.
The investigation Of Arthur's crime
had been going on for some time. Sew
eral lawyers had become interested in
the matter. which they handled with
much deliCacy and kindness. The re-
ward came, Just with the tidings of the
destruction Of the ship.
II rested with me to see Dr.. West
field and acQuaint him with the dread
full news Of the disaster. and the loss
of Arthur-as he had refused to even
hear his sons name mentioned. and
knew nothing of his movements.
entered his study, unannounced
and stood before him.
DIR. Westfeld,7 I said, 4 came to
inform YOU that your son, your only
son. grieved. wounded and wrOnged in
body and spirit, but brave, noble,
manly and faithful TO the last. sailed
on the steamship-twO weeks ago, and
that news has Just been received that
the ship has blown up. and every soul
on board lost. We hear that none was
saved
7 also have with me, the papers,
giving a fun statement Of the trial Of
your sOn-the whole affair from the
beginning 70 the end. Il was Grants
son who was the guilty one Grant
himself. knew il at the tine that he
/ accused Arthur. He is Innocent"
/ scarcely looked at him during the
I interview-and he did not raise his
/ eyes FASTENED from the room
do not know how got home. for
was ill-very i'll and knew nothing
+ for weeks after that distressing tine.
I Many months passed before was able
I to stand, OF walk; but health came at
I last. in some degree
The first walk took alone. was to
the bridge where I had parted with
I Arthur.
1 think an hour must have passed,
while the events Of that day came
wildly 70 nv memory I felt almost
7 too weak 70 arouse myself. though /
tried 10 DO so. when heard my name
/ spoken in a voice had not heard for
nearly q year. thought that was
surely dreaming. and feared to awake
to q bitter reality-bat heard It
again
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26
THE SILVER LINN
By Al
Copyrighted 1903, By TIE Arasor' r.5ltsag Company
By A. L. BAILT

1t was the early part Of February
that 1 received a note from Arthur
WestfeId, begging me to meet him on
the bridge, over the stream that sep
arated the sporting grounds of the
EstmOTe seminary from our seminary,
where 1 was employed as a music and
French teacher.
Arthur was a very warm friend. and
having heard that he was Ill in the
hospital I gladly complied with his re-
quest. and was on the bridge exactly
at the time appointed Prompt as
was, he was on the spot. His face was
pale. and he did not look at all like the
youth that had known for a year He
did not see me when I approached, not
until I touched him on the arm, and
spoke his name, but when his eyes
rested upon me, a glad smile bright
ened his face and he caught my hands
warmly in his-eXclaiming with IN
feigned delight:
Dear Sophie, how glad an TO see
you at last! can speak to you only
for a few minutes. and I wish TO tell
you something that Expresses ne.
I smiled at his nervousness Tell
me. Arthur; you know that 1 believe
you incapable Of anything UnbecOming
a gentleman"
Thank you, for those kind words,
but have been charged with a crime
and arrested for theft Think OF it!
Ny name coupled with a base crime"
Tell me about it. said, scarcely
able to believe my ears; surely you,
Of all the people in the world. may
smile at such an impossible thing"
Listen, then, he said. gently. Ten
days ago, on Sunday morning. / was
aroused at four o'clock by a loud call
from my father, which 1 Immediately
answered.
"'Come down. quickly he cried; do
not lose a moment. or 1 viii come up
there
~Of course, I hurried down, and as
I entered the room, my father ad-
vanced and seized my arm.
Now, sir he exclaimed, sternly, 4
wish you to answer me with truth. for
nothing else will dO-the whole truth,
and see that you speak no lies
4 was utterly amazed. 1 looked
into his face, and saw that it was
flushed with passion
What do you mean. father?
asked as gently as possible. I do not
know Of what you are speaking
never told you a lie in al my life. I
do not understand you
You we're seen in Grants store
last night, at s O'Clock. at the money
drawer, and he says that over fifty
dollars have been taken out Now.
since you we're seen in the act, want
/ you TO confess. at once. and take your
punishment here. rather than submit
to a trial in court bringing disgrace
/ upon the family
1t is all a base lie have not been
/ in Grants store for a month. and for
/ you to believe me guilty OF such
I thing is incOmprehensible.
Confess confess he cried: I do
/ believe it You were seen there by
Grants son. He saw you open the
/ drawer
/ L swear that did not. and il I con-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-26
YANKEE INVASION THAT FAILED.
English Girl Unwilling to capitulate
ct the First Attack.

English Girl Unwilling to CaPituIate
at the First Attack.
An English girl was visiting some
friends at Crescent Beach, Mass. last
August, and q bath was a delight.
One morning a man came up 20 her
Good morning" he said, water
nice and warm
Beautiful" she replied.
Guess you don't belong here"
No. London
Going to stay long?'
NO, only another fortnight
Fortnight Guess that means two
weeks Well. 1 guess you need never
go back I've been watching you some
days, and I said. She's my limit
own seven tenement houses in BOs-
ton, money saved in the bank Will
you have me2 Don't want TO hurry
you This is Tuesday. Come on
Thursday by , O'Clock car with your
friends, so that they can see every
thing is o. X. Then we can be mar
ried on Saturday. Mind you, seven
tenement houses, all let If you don't
come by that car, guess the marriage
is on"
Need it be said she did not 90 by
that car? The marriage was on.