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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06

LA IL ~ II EhNlNSlC,
Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
their wealth of products and processes,
are now open for inspection. The peo-
pies, the habits, the garbs, the arts,
the industries, the birds and animals
and plants of every climate will teach
through the eye the complete lesson of
the twentieth century's first decade.
In the person of one of its greatest
ministers the government of the United
States was present to address, the peo-
pie of st. Louis and their guests. The
governor OF Missouri and the, chief ex-
ecutives of many sister states repre-
sented the various sections of our
country. Foreign commissioners, Sc
lected for their eminent achievements,
told the message of friendly co-opera-
tion in the greatest of modern enter
prises. With the opening of the gates
the people of this city, who have given
80 nobly of their means and energy to
make the exposition worthy of the his
tory of the Louisiana purchase, fee
more than repaid for their sacrifices.
Citizens of st. Louis and visitors
early turned their faces westward, and
every car line leading toward the
Worlds fair grounds soon began tc
feel the pressure, so that when the
gates were thrown open at the grounds
there were thousands at every entrance
awaiting admission.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Launching New Banks.

The excellent financial condition
of Lauderdale county is best demon-
strated by the way new banking in
stitutions are being organized and
started. 1t now seems very probabls
that. Gates, a small place three miles
south OF Halls, on the Illinois Cen
tral railroad, will launch bank
there in the near future. All the cap
ital stock, which will be $4,000,
has been subscribed and the promo
ters say more could have easily ben
secured. The business men of Gates
have long contemplated the estab-
lishment of bank, but have only
recently taken steps to that end.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Tennessee Crop Outlook.

The weekly crop bulletin of the
United States department Of agri-
culture for Tennessee has been is-
sued for the week ended April 81:
During the early part Of the week
generally favorable weather prevailed
and farm work was pushed forward
with yigor, but, about the middle
of the week conditions changed to
cold, with rain, sleet and snow, in
the middle and western counties, and
the heaviest snowfall of the season
throughout the northern and central
portions Of the Eastern division,
from two to five inches being various
ly reported. This was followed on
the morning Of the 2lst by low tenn
perature, several degrees below freez-
ing, which caused much injury to
tender vegetation, including early
garden vegetables, Irish potatoes
and fruits; the injury to the pros
pective peach and pear crops is va
riously estimated; in some places
reports indicate total loss; in 9TH
ers from one-third to, two-thirds; it
is probably too early yet to prop
erly estimate the damage. Corn
planting and plowing were in po,r
progress during the week when the
weather and conditions of the soil
favored the work. In the western
and southern counties cotton plant
ing was becoming general. The
ground has been too cold for proper
termination; as a result corn is slow
in coming up. Wheat is looking
well, as a rule; some fields of late
sown wheat are being plowed up.
Spring oats are reported in good
condition of growth; winter oats
were mostly killed out. Glover and
meadow grasses are doing well. To
bacco plants are reported small with
rather poor stands in the beds; ii il
thought that the area planted out
this year will be much less than thc
average, and in some sections in.
surplus area will be devoted to vege-
tables. In the Western division
early tomato plants were greatly in
iured by the late cold weather
Strawberries in that division arc
ripenipg and shipping will begin II
a few days. Pastures are making
slow growth. The week closed witt
warm, showery weather.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
charivari Party's Prank.

Lebanon. Ind, May 1.'-Mrs. Hoover
Turpin, bride of two days was seri-
ously injured by the explosion OF dy-
Mantle, set off by charivari party at
her home, near Fayette, in the south
west part of this county. The dyna-
mite was placed in a cherry tree near
the house and when 1t was exploded
the weatherboarding was torn from
one side of the house and much plas-
tering shaken from the walls. Mrs.
Turpin was unconscious for several
hours. The members of the party were
apprehended and given their liberty
upon payment for the damage done.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Cry Aloud ana spare Not"
LAWRENCEBURG TENN, FRIDAY, MAY g. 1904

ritory had been returned to France.
The hostile attitude Of the Spaniards
towards Americans navigating the
Mississippi resulted in agitation which
led President Thomas Jefferson to un-
dertake the purchase of the city and
island of New Orleans, in order to con-
troll the mouth of the Mississippi Rob-
ert R. Livingston United States min
ister to France, and James Monroe,
afterwards president of the United
States, were accordingly commissioned
to conduct the negotiations for this
transfer. Instead of the safe of the
island of New Orleans alone, Nepoleon
proposed the sale Of the entire Louisi-
ana territory for sl5,000,00O, in order
to secure funds for the equipment of
his armies.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Corn Must Be Replanted.

The excessive rains, followed by
unprecedented cool weather, ha,
placed the farmers Of Lauderdalc
county at great disadvantage, and,
as a natural result, planting is rather
late. In some sections considerable
corn has been planted, but in al
probability will have to be replanted.
To make i'll luck complete the Buff
falo gnats have made their appear
ance in numerous quantities, which
will prove a nuisance to the planters.
However, the season is rather late
for the pests and it is not thought
they will remain any considerable
time. Late advices from the over
flowed district are to the effect that
the water is receding ;na will soon
be off nearly all the most fertile land
The recent rise will not materially
affect the situation in that county.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
FROM BEHIND BARS.
A Columbus Preacher illustrates the
Auony He Recently Endured.


Columbus, Ohio, May speaking
from behind the bars of temporary
cell erected about his pulpit to illus
trate the agony Of mind he recently
passed through in his arrest on the
charge of embezzlement, from which
he was finally fyonofated. the Rev.
William Nickerson, at the Corinthian
Baptist Church, preached tonight on
the subject Of the Furnace of Attic
ton"
Rev. Mr.. Nickerson returned Friday
evening from Marshalltown, Iowa,
where he was taken by officers of the
law to answer to charge of embezzle-
ment. When he reached Iowa 1t was
found that the charges upon which he
was arrested could not be proven, and
he was dismissed. Then another
charge was filed against him. but he
cleared himself CT this also Gov. Cum
Minis was appealed to in an effort to
stop the persecution, and he ordered
the release of the minister, who told
the story Of his troubles from the pull
pit He was frequently interrupted by
applause from loyal parishioners.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Ten Years Contract Closed.

The trustees of the Hall Moody
Institute, at Martin, have closed a
ten. years. contract with DE J. A..
Baber as president and Pref. H. Il.
Waters as vice-president. Prof.
Baber has been prominently con-
nected with educational Hairs in
the South for a number Of years,
and his connection as president Of
the Hall-Moody Institute means
much to the educational interest in
Tennessee.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
New FIourlna MllI Company.

A new Touring mill company has
just been organized at Halls, with a
capital stock of $4,000. The owners
of the Halls Milling Company, who
operate the present mill, are con-
nected with the new enterprise and
have transferred their four-story
grain elevator to the new company
Application for charter will be
filed with the county register and
work on the new building will be-
gin Immediately.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06

Representing the President,
beautiful peroration. "Open, ye gates.
Swing wide ye portals. Enter herein
We sons of men, and behold the
achievements of your race. Learn the
lessons here taught, and gather from 1t
inspiration for still greater achieve
ments."
Continuing on down the line came
the addresses by the prominent OH
cials connected with the exposition,
and after an address by Secretary Of
War Taft, representing the president
of the United States, the president, at
the White House, in the presence of
the members of the diplomatic corps.
the supreme court, members of the
cabinet, the president of the senate,
and other persons distinguished in Of
fetal life, pressed the button connect
ed by wire with the exposition
grounds, which caused the releasing of
the electric current, and the great
machinery of the exposition began to
revolve, the same act unfurling the
flags on all the buildings and setting
the great Cascades in motion.
Brief History of the Fair.
The Louisiana purchase exposition,
comprising comprehensive collection
and exhibition Of the worlds peoples,
products and industries, modes of liv-
ing, diversions, transportation facili-
ties, in fact a complete universal con-
centration of arts, manufactures and
products of the soil, mine. forest and
sea, had its inception in 1898, and was
completed in April, 1904. The exposi-
ton commentaries the centennial Of
the purchase from France, in 1903, by
the United States, of the vast strip Of
territory stretching from the Gulf Of
Mexico to the Dominion of Canada,
and extending from the Mississippi
river to the crest of The Rocky Noun
tain range, and since kpnwn as 1.-THE
Louisiana Purchase territory.
The entire Mississippi valley orig
inally belonged to France by right of
discovery and exploration. In 1853
Spain acquired the Louisiana territory
after the treaty of peace at Paris,
when France, which had ced-
cd Louisiana to Spain under
the secret treaty of 1872 gave
up all her other possessions in North
America to Great Britain. Spain held
the territory for 81 years, returning II
to France on the demand of Napoleon
Bonaparte, through the secret treaty
of St. Lidefenso, October l, 1900. Ma
poleon was then first consul of France
The United States, by the revolution
airy war, had won sovereignty over the
territory between the Atlantic ocean
and the Mississippi river. Spanish Of
ficials were still IN authority at New
Orleans, although the Louisiana ter
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Better Wheat Yield.

From reports received by W. W.
Ogilvie, commissioner Of agricul-
ture, the indications point to a
much better wheat yield this year
than last, and it is safe to estimate
that, with favorable conditions from
now until harvest, the wheat yield
for this year will be not less than
rs per cent, and may be as much as
80 per cent Of the average yield for
the past five years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
DECK COLLAPSED.
Too Many People on ST. Louis Ferry
Boat-Thirty-tWo Hurt.

100 MAN. People on a st. Louis Ferry
Boat-Thirty-two Hurt.
st. Louis, May 1,-Five persons were
seriously and twenty-seyen others
slightly injured in an accident aboard
the ferry boat Alonzo c. Church, while
returning from an east. side trip this
afternoon. N
All day Sunday the ferry and eKcur.
sion boats in the harbor had been car,
rying passengers to view the gunboat
Nashville, which is anchored in the
Mississippi opposite the foot of Olive
street
The Church was returning from an
east side trip with 800 passengers
aboard after visiting the Nashville
When near the st. Louis shore large
portion of the hurricane deck, where a
number had congregated, suddenly col
lapsed from overweight and fell on the
lower deck.
This, too, broke in at the stern OF
the boat, precipitating many persons
into the hull of the boat Great excite
ment prevailed, but the injured were
extricated and hurried to hospitals
without delay.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Thought the Gun Was Empty.

Miss Rettie Davis, daughter Of
Mrs. Robert Davis, was accidentally
killed, last week by Oscar Brogden,
who was carelessly handling 22
caliber rife. Brogden was visiting
Miss Bertha Vaughn, on Indian
Creek, about eleven miles northwest
of Cookeville. Misses Vaughn ard
Davis and Brogden were returning
from walk and stopped to shoot at
target. Brogden, thinking the gun
was unloaded, called to Miss Davis
to throw up her hands, and as he did
so snapped the gun, which proved to
be loaded. She fell and died with
out speaking.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
6adIum Did No Good.

rbias, h,.xB wY53..shr nm mmmmh
Cincinnati, Ohio. April 3O.-A few
months ago Judge Moses Wilson,
whose eyesight has been failing for a
number of years. decided TO try tho
radium treatment as a last resort TO
penetrate the ocular nerves and en-
ergize the waning powers of his sight.
The tube containing the radium was
placed on his temples for given tune
at each treatment After a fair test
the treatment has been abandoned as
futile and Judge Wilson win soon be
completely blind,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06

EX-SENATOR THOMAS H. CARTER,
Chairman National Committee.
The representatives of the United
States at once accepted the offer, and
the treaty was signed at Paris, April
80, 1903. The formal transfer of the
territory took place at New Orleans,
December 20, 1903, and the Upper
Louisiana, at St. Louis on March 10,
1904.
The newly purchased territory en-
braced 100000 square miles, and is
now divided into the following IA
states and territories; Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Indian
territory, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska,
Iowa. Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wyoming and Montana.
| In the fore part Of 1898 an editorial
was published in a st. Louis paper to
the effect that the centennials of the
great events in the history of the
| United States were not all over, and
predicting that the greatest was yet to
be held-the centennial of the acquisi-
ton of the Louisiana territory. This
editorial was taken up in the press and
commented upon, resulting in organ
lied agitation by the Missouri His
torical society. The clamor for COM
memorative centennial became so gen.
eral that, in response to strong public
sentiment, Gov. Stevens, of Missouri,
issued call for convention of dele
gates representing the states and ter
ritories embraced in the Louisiana
Purchase territory, to be held in St
Louis on January 10, 1899. The con
vention was attended by SO delegates
appointed by the respective governors
and it was unanimously voted to hold
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
southwestern Honor Girls,

The honor pupils of the 1904 class
of the Southwestern Baptist Univer-
sity, at Jackson, have been an
rounced as follows: Miss Dru Helen
Crook, valedictorian, and Miss Della
Beville, salutatorian. Both are
Jackson girls. DR.. T. T. Eaton, Of
Louisville, will deliver the COM
mencement sermon, May 30; DR.. I.
Hale, the new president, the annual
literary address; Rev. d. D. Shuek-
of Whiteville, the address before the
j. r. G. Society.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Heavy Deliveries Of Tobacco.

Heavy deliveries Of loose tobacco
have commenced as a result of the
recent warm rains throughout the
Clarksville tobacco district, and an
improvement in the grades of to-
bacco now being offered on the
floors of the loose warehouses is
reported. The sales are large and
satisfactory to all concerned.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Died Suddenly of ApopIexy.

st. Paul, Mimi, May 2.-Col A. r.
Keifer, republican candidate for con-
troller in the city election to be de-
cided next Tuesday, died very sudden
ly of apoplexy at the Ryon hotel at
noon Sunday. Mr.. Keifer was formerly
member of congress from this dis
trict. and served term as mayor of
this city,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Rural Schools Closed.

Thte rural schools of Montgom-
erv county closed their years work
last week. The attendance through
out the year has been good and the
schools in each civil district have
accomplished good work. The
working of the new school law ef-
fective in that county, has been
found most successful. >.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Charued With Rebatinu.

Frank G. Pryor, superintendent
of agencies for the Mutual Life In
surance Company, was arrested and
bound over to court in Nashville
last week to answer to the charge
of violating the new State law
against rebating. The warrant was
issued at the instance of the Life
Underwriters Association of Ten
nessee. Pryor denies the charge.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
WORLDS FAIR GATES
ARE OPENED WIDE
Consummation of an Event Four
Years in Preparation.
ALL OF ST. LOUIS WAS THERE
An Elaborate Programme OF Exer.
cises Followed By the starting
of Everything Moving by
President Roosevelt,

An Elaborate Programme OF EScr-
ciscs Followed, ut Noon, by the
Starting of Everything Moving
by the Touch of the Electric
Button by President Roosevelt.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
strict Neutrality.

Stockholm. Sweden, april 30.-King
Oscar has signed a decree declaring
strict neutrality between Japan and
Russia during the war. The decree is
similar il terms to that issued by tne
Danish government
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
GAINES HALL lYNCHED.

Negro Taken to Scene OF His Crime
and RiddIed With Bullets.
Prattville, Ala, May ! News
reached this city this morning that
Gaines Hall, the negro who assaulted
Mrs. Josiah Owens yesterday morning,
was caught at Kingston late yesterday
afternoon by a posse who took him to
the scene of the crime and tiea him to
q tree. The body was then-riddled with
bullets. Several persons have visited
the place and saw the body still there.
The negroes refuse to take the body
down.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
saloonIsts Want Law Enforced.

A rather peculiar atate Of affairs
has developed in Knoxville, judging
from petition presented the board
of public works at its meeting last
week. Sixty-one saloon keepers ask
ed the board to strictly enforce the
Sunday closing law. The civic fed
GRAFTON has recently prosecuted many
saloon men for Sunday selling.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06

st. Louis, April 30.-To-day the City
of Palaces. where marvel is set against
marvel until the wonderful becomes a
matter of course, has thrown Its gates
open, Its monster buildings, with
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-05-06
Do You Enjoy
What You Eat?

You can cat whatever and whenever
you like ifyou take Kodol. By the use
OF this remedy disordered digestion and
diseased stomachs are so completely re-.
stored to health, and the full perform
ance OF their functions naturally, that
such foods as would tie one into q
double bow knot are eaten without
even 'tumbling" and with positive
pleasure and enjoyment. And what
is more-these foods are assimilated
and transformed into the kind of nutri.
ment that is appropriated by the blood
and tissues.
Kodol Is the only digestant or com.
bination of digestants that will digest
all classes OF food. In addition to this
fact, IL contains, in assimilative form,
the greatest known tonic aud recon.
structive properties.
Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia
ard all disorders arising therefrom.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
Makes the Stomach Sweet.
Bottles only Regular size, S.oo, holding sA
times the trial size, which sells for 30 cents
Prepared by K. &. Dewitt q CO., Chicago.
For sale by Freemon Bros
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-28
Mr.. DAVIS FIGURES.
a 1sv -. piss shevias rhsis Aass-
IsR lssccaPacy.

to9 AooccoSacys
Assurance. without pronounced guile.
marks the acceptance letter Of Hon.
Henry q. Davis. the ossoscnarian can.
didat~ Of the Democrats for the Vice
Presidency. He expresses dis opinions
on political conditions as IL they were
original with him. ss IL he wcrc not =
human phonoSraph with q single cylin-
der that has caught the echo Of Judge
Parker's echo of the Democratic stunt OF
orutory. "Thc times arc propitious for
the reinstatement of the Democratic par
~ In control of the government" ts the
axscrtivs way Mr.. Davis begins his 20.
iiticai sermon. The November ballots
will be oil ''amens'' to that.
Who but tho Democrats will agree
with hjm7 "when tho present admins.
tration went Into power there was large
SURPLUS" he declares. He imagined that.
The Republicans came into power In
1897. Il that the meaning Of his pres
cnt administration r II so. and he means
surplus of revenue over ordinary ex.
pcnditurcs. he Is In error. Mr.. Cleve-
lands closing year Of bis last term
showed EXCESS OF EXPEND1.
TUKES OVER REVENUE to the
amount Of S1s,O52.25i. Tho surplus was
tho wrong way. The statistics were easi-
ly obtainablc: why should Mr.. Davis
mako such a misstntcmcnt2 II he meant
Mr.. Rooscvclt's term. beginning In 1900
with Mr.. Mckinley, there was nm ex-
cess in that year of revenue over cxpcndi-
lures amounting to S70.527 ,0G0. There
fore he Is wrong ngain. In extcnuation
II may be said that the Democrats never
were good nor correct flgurers. As. for
instance, again, when he asserts that the
revenues for the last fiscal year were
over $iOO0O.OOO short Of the expcndi-
lures. He must have been guessing
again. not having authenticated figures.
In 1903 the excess of revenue over ex-
penditures was over S52.OOOOO0. The
absurdity of Mr.. Davis computations
md comparisons could not be more forci-
bly, shown than when he quotes statistics
to show the cost of running the govern.
ment and the army under the Buchanan
regime from 1857 to 1850, when the pop
ulation was 31,21S.021, and puts It, rs
an evidence Of his party's economy, In
contrast with our SO.OOO.O0O population
of to-day, into the estimate of the lat
ter, dumping pension accounts. Panama
canal purchase and every outlay caused
by vast public Improvements created and
carried on solely for the benefit Of the
people. The age of Mr.. Davis precludes
his compiling such figures himself: but
his anxiety for his party's success leads
him to issue them without the common
est revision as to their correctness, or
using his judgment as to their application
to the matter he is discussing.
No one should be deceived by the fig
ures which n Democrat offers him; for
in about nine cases out of ten they will
be. like counterfeit money, made to de-
ceive.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-28
The Las. Hope for Parker.

Eastern Democrats, who. few weeks
since, could not find words strong enough
with which to express their reprobation
and scorn of Mr.. Bryan, are now looking
to him, as their last hope, to carry In
diana.
The complaisant Ncbraskan has strip
ped OF his coat and plunged into the
task laid out for him. But the voice of
the aforctime charmer can charm no
longer. Insincerity kills the most mighty
effort. No man can win votes under the
circumstances surrounding Bryan ut this
time. It must be a bitter pill for David
Bennett Hill to swallow. the last resort
to Bryan to save pivotal State to the
dying Democracy. and 1t cannot be
very congcninl task to Bryan. the effort
he IL making under the party whiplash.
And, blow high, blow low. nothing can
stop Indiana from giving solid RepubG-
can majority on election day.
Indiana is not going to join the choir
Of calamity howlers. rcpudiauonists.
itlers and anti-everythings.