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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-06-30
0. s. L. TIMETABLE.
Effective Sunday, June 10Th, 1904.
AZ Mountain Home, Ida.
ANNOUNCEMENT

| hereby announce myself as
a Candidate for the Office Of AS
SCISSOR and Elk -officio Tax Col
hector of Elmore County, sub
ject to the action of the Demo-
cratic County Convention.
Yours very respectfully,
EUGENE L. WALKER.
| hereby announce myself as
a candidate for the Office of
Sheriff of Elmore County, sub
ject to the action of the Demo
cratic county convention,
J. B. MCGUIRE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

quantities. AS more Americans settle
in Cuba and develop the islands re-
sources the demands upon the United
States for supplies of various kinds
will increase, though from their ma
ture they will not increase so rapidly
as will the sugar trade on the other
side. Cuba has increased her sales to
this country ninety-five per cent as
against twenty five per cent increase
in her purchases from this country.
The next report will probably show
much smaller percentage of increase
in imports from Cuba and larger
percentage Of increase of exports to
Cuba.
Thus is Cuban reciprocity vindicat-
ed in dollars and cents Everybody
can understand that sort of a vindica-
ton and it is gratifying that it should
come. But there is another and high.
or vindication in the sense of justice
given and the right done-a question
of international ethics which can but
give the highest kind of satisfaction.
1t happens that the right and the
profitable are the same in this case.
1t would have been right, however, if
it had not been profitable.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.

The results of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty are already becoming apparent,
and they are very satisfactory to the
friends of that policy. The imports
of this country from Cuba and the ex-
ports to Cuba are both rapidly in.
creasing and at a rapidly increasing
rate. That is precisely what the
United States wants. If matters con-
tinue to 90 as they have started the
United States will soon have practi-
cally all of the Cuban trade. That is
az it should be because of the proXim-
lty and mutual interest.
Imports from Cuba have increased
much faster than exports to Cuba.
This was to be expected. By far the
that come to the United States is
SUGAR and since the destructive wars
in Cuba the sugar industry has in'
creased its output by leaps and bounds.
The plantations that were destroyed
during the war have been replanted
and the sugar industry of Cuba IL
now in a condition of prosperity such
as it has not seen for years. This
boom in the sugar business will not
continue at the same rate because the
land suitable for cane growth is limit
ed at present. and as other land IL
cleared and put in condition for CANE
the process will be slow.
On the other hand it is very prob
able that exports to Cuba will in
crease more rapidly as the years &c
by because of the nature of those OK
ports. Agricultural implements. 10
comotives, other railroad material
manufacturing machinery, and hou
are among the American products tina
have gone to Cuba in largely increased
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
FREE BAPTISTS TO .uEET.

Sheffield, May 26.-The Wheelook
Association OF Free Baptist churches
will ne held in Sheffield, June 90 and
the following program has been ar
ranged: Thursday evening". 30,
praise meeting, A. Lewis; 800, con-
ference sermon, Rev. Franklin Blake.
Fridays. 30, minister's conference,
(private) 100, general topic, "The
Gospel Ministry: - THE Ministry q
Digpifed Calling, Rev. B. P. Par
ker; THE Minister in His Ministra-
ton, Rev. j. W. Burgin; AS a
Preacher" Rev. b. D. Newell; AS
Citizen, A Business Man." Rev.
B. F. jefferson; AS Teacher
OF Department, Rev. J. D. Waldron;
AS = Creator of Ideals in Youthful
Minds, Rev. E. Blake; Ills. ser
mon, Rev. B. P. Parker; l 30, prayer
meeting, A. NJ. Mcfarland; 400,
conference business. Evening. Wo-
mans Missionary Society song SER
vice; essay, Ms E. Newell; sermon,
A. Lewis; Offering for mission. Sstur-
day-9.00, business, 1000 social Scr
vice, Hon. j. B Holton; 10. Do discus
s,on, THE Claims of a Church Upon
Pastors Wife - Miss Sadie Blake;
II. 10 sermon, Rev @. d. Lance; 100
prayer meeting; 200 What Does the
Pulpit Expect of the Pew?' Rev. B.
F. jefferson; what Does the Pew
Expect of the Pulpit?" O. H. Smith;
open discussion 90, sermon Rev. ].
D. Waldron; 30, praise, prayer and
promise meeting, leader, Miss Hattie
L. Parker, president Y. P. societies
collection; S,15, address, The
Challenge of Conscious Innocence,
Rev. R. l. Dustan; Mizpah. benedic-
ton Sunday-9.30, Love feast;
l0.45, sermon. Rev. J. W. Burgin;
130, praise and prayer; $50, re-dedi-
catory service of local church; SER
mon. Rev. B. f. Jefferson, commun-
ion, Rev. T H. Lyster, Rev. j. W.
Burgin; 100 prayer meeting; 7,45,
sermon, adjournment
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS.

1t was not many years ago that ath-
letios for girls was first heard of. 1t
had been considered that only the boys
could properly be athletes and the
popular idea was to the effect that
embroidery or the manipulation of the
crochet HOOK or, at the worst, the
great game of croquet would furnish
sufficient exercise for the fair sex. The
girls of fifty years ago would have
been looked at sskance if they had so
much as suggested participation in
sports such as the boys enjoyed.
Times have changed and public senti-
ment has changed Tennis, golf,
basket ball. base ball, and even field
events and oot-ball are now in the
list of proper amusements ana recrea-
ton for the young ladies of today.
How it would shock the great
grandmothers of the modern college
girls if they could see those girls ar
rayed in comfortable blouses and
bloomers competing in the hundred
yard dash and doing the high jump,
while unlocking crowds cheered them
on to victory. Down at Vassar the
other day an annual field day was held
in which large number of girls who
were trained athletes competed and
made records which were by no means
discreditable when compared with the
30 81, DO s,, hn DC
colleges. One girl made the fifty yard
dash in six and one-fifth seconds and
the hundred yard dash in thirteen
seconds. The worlds records for
these dashes are five and one-half Sec
onds and nine and three.fifth seconds
respectively, but the men who can do
the former in less than six and the
latter in much less than eleven sec
onds are few. The records for the
events other than running were not
SO good comparatively for the girls,
largely because the muscles that
are brought into play in those events
are not developed or used much IN a
girls ordinary life.
The new idea is best. Young people
of the female sex need exercise just as
badly as those of the opposite sex-in
fact. it might be said they need it
more because the pursuits they follow
do not give them so much activity as
the boys and men enjoy. Not all girls
can become swift runners or expert
golfers or good basket ball players,
but no more can all boys. Every girl
and every boy, however, sound Of
body and limb, can get good exercise
in one way or another much to their
benefit. They should do so. Athletics
should be forbidden to neither.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
THE JRLD'S FIIR.
A Very Competent Observers View
of the Purchmse Exposition.

Col. Fred E. Smith and party have
been some two weeks at the Great
Exposition out on the shores of the
Father of Waters. In personal let
ter Col. Smith, always competent
observer in any affair tnat engages his
attention, gives an int resting view
of the Fair in its present stage of evo-
luton:
st. Louis, May %, 1904.
Since our arrival we have been very
busy in doing the show, and feel that
one weeks industrious work has COW
cred but small part of the Worlds
Fair. What we have visited has been
very interesting and instructive. OF
course the timing is far from complete.
and it looks like it would require an
other month to place all the exhibits
best foreign and American displays SO
perfect that there is no lack of attrao.
tions for more time than we can pos
sibly give to them.
The Japanese department is simply
grand, and far excels anything we
have ever seen. Austria, too, and
Italy, have full exhibits, but it would
be impossible to enumerate. The
buildings are practically completed
and very beautiful, the grounds, la.
goons and bridges, the floral displays
oil rnla tufh
quires two or three weeks more time
to show to the best advantage.
The government building is full and
interesting. The rule here is to do
some general observing from 9 to ~ or
1 O. clock, then lunch, and take up the
! work again from 2 80 to o'clock
then dinner at from to 8 O'Clock,
viewing the grounds and buildings by
electric lights
The weather has been fine and our
location at the Inside Inn, within the
grounds, situated in the midst of a
great oak forest, with the intra-mural
road to take us from it's doors to any
station on the grounds, is by far the
most luxurious arrangement for see
ing great fair that l had ever
dreamed of. The Inn took care of
1900 people day for nearly the whole
week, although there are but about 2, 500
here today. Tomorrow the Bankers
Association of Missouri, 1000 strong,
will be here. The Inn is really WON
derful in its construction, arrange
ments and conduct-good beds, good
cuisine, quick service, with all the
requisites for comfort AMI conven
fence. If one could spend month
here l am sure it would be found
profitable. but even week or two
will be very satisfactory.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

The police are after the gambling
joints in New York almost as il they
meant business. Following the vol
untary cutting off of race track service
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, and the subsequent installation
of telephones in the pool rooms to take
the place of the tickers, great num-
Der of raids have been made. These
raids have resulted in the closing of
over 300 pool rooms every one of which
was doing a good business. The New
York Herald figures it out that about
&c. 900 gamblers are out OF business at
present because of these raids. 1t is
asserted that the money which changed
hands daily in the 300 pool rooms ag-
gregated more than half a million dol e,
lars. And there are people to be found
who maintain that this kind of money
handling makes times good in New
York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
BARRlCADED.

Carthage, Tenn, May 27.-One man
is dead as the result of an effort to
capture the murderer of another. Dan
White killed Sid Voden in row over
the trespassing of cow on Whites
crops. posse went to the scene and
found White securely barricaded in
his home -Four of the posse made a
charge early Wednesday and got in
side the door, but the fire from a
Winchester compelled them to retreat,
leaving one of their number, Robert
Overstreet. dead White declares he
will not be taken alive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
THE DEMOCRATIC PUZZLE.

/
The election of delegates to the
Democratic national convention up to
date shows that the nomination is still
very much in doubt. The number of
instructed delegates is very small as
compared with the whole number
elected and the indications are that no
candid will have more than about
a hundred instructed delegates out of
the thousand who will attend. Par
ker and Hearst will each have near
that number and various favorite sons
will have the complimentary votes of
their respective States on the first bal
lot The odds are still in favor of
Parker for in many conventions the
prevailing sentiment has appeared to
ne in his favor as the most available
candidates, though the delegates have
in few instances been pledged to him.
Hearst is unquestionably out of the
race, for, owing to the unit rule, his
strength is almost entirely measured
bv count of the delegates that have
been instructed for him. His support
ers have everywhere worked for in
struction for him and wherever the
delegates are unrestricted his support
ers are in the minority.
But to say that Parker is sure of
the nomination would be mistake.
1t is in fact very doubtful if he can
secure the necessary two-thirds of the
delegates. There is a strong senti-
ment among many Of the Democratic
leaders that he is not man upon
whom the party can unite, and that
without unity nothing but hopeless
and overwhelming defeat can be eX-
pected. Bryan's statements indicate
that he would not support Parker if
he should be nominated and it is to
be expected that portion of the party
would follow Bryan in bolt, thodgh
how large portion that would be no.
body can tell. There are plenty Of
Democrats who believe it would be, in
the end, to the advantage of their par
ty il it should lose Bryan and his fol-
lowing. The attitude of the Hearst
men appears to threaten bolt in
the event of Parker's nomination.
The same men who would like to lose
Bryan would also like to lose the
Hearst element, but it seems that it
would be almost political suicide for
tie party to cast off so large number
of it's members. 1t is said, however,
by these would be surgeons that de.
feat is certain this year and that the
party must look to and plan tor the
elections of two, four, six. and eight
years from now.
Taking into consideration, there
fore, the discussions and threatened
bolts in various sections of the coun-
try, Judge Parker's continued silence,
which is undoubtedly injuring him,
the war to the knife between the Hill
McCarren combination and Tammany
Hall in New York-a war which
places Parker in a most uncomfortable
position-the distrust with which Hill
is regarded by large portion of the
Democracy, and the very evident in
terest which Mr.. Belmont, Of bond
deal fame. has manifested in the Par
ker candidaoy-taking all of these
facts into consideration it does not ap-
pear strange that the Parker boom
should be regarded coldly by many
Democrats. 1t is not too late for some
other man to come forward and grasp
the prize. Democratic conventions are
always in doubt until they are over
with and this will be no exception to
the rule.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

ing peril and trial, will be high in
spiration to individual duty and valor.
Their swords are rust their bodies
dust, but
the high soul burns on to light
mems feet
Where death for noble end makes dy.
ing sweet
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
Reenan'e Cbarge.

At the battle of Charlottesville, May, 1868, the
Confederate general, Stonewal jackson with his fam
corps, screened by belt of forest had made wide
detour and at dusk broke in the right flank of the
Union army, held by the eleventh corps, completely
surprising the Federals. What happened, and how
the army saved, Is told in the following spirited
lines by George Parsons Lathrop.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
A MIMI ,llst ~ ,nanAsks

two weeks?" Yes, we have Devoe's
it has n beautiful gloss and will wear
two years if properly applied. Abbott
d oailey.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

decision has been handed down !;
Orleans county case of O. H. Norman
vs. Walter Bostrict trespsss, judgment
affirmed and cause remanded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

The sun had set;
The leaves with dew were wet, -
Down fell a bloody dusk
Where Stonewsll's corps, like 6
beast of prey,
Tore through with angry tusk.
With a rush of steel and smoke
On came the rebels straight,
Eager as love, and wild as hate;
And our line reeled and broke;
Broke and fled.
Not one stayed-but the dead
With curses, shrieks, and cries,
Horses, and wagons, and men,
Tumbled back through the shudder.
ing glen,
And above us the fading skies.
There's some hope, STILL
Those batteries parked on the hill
The horses plunged,
The cannon lurohed and lunged,
To join the hopeless rout
But suddenly rose a form
Calmly in front of the human storm.
With stern, commanding shout:
Align those guns ~
1--WE knew it was Pleasanton
The cannoneers bent to obey,
And worked with will at his
word,
And the black guns moved as if
they had heard.
But, ah, the dread delay!
To wait is crime;
o God, for ten minutes time !"
The general looked around.
There keenan, sat, like stone,
With his three hundred horse alone,
Less shaken than the ground.
Major, your men?''
Are soldiers, general" Then,
Charge, major Do your best;
Hold the enemy back, at all cost,
Till my guns are placed elise the
army is lost.
You die to save the rest 70
By the shrouded CLEAN of the west
ern skies
Brave Keenan, looked into Pleasan-
toms eyes
For an instant, clear, and cool,
and still;
Then, with smile, he said: u
will"
Shouted the officers, crimson sashed
Rode we'll the men, each brave as
his fellow,
In their faded coats of the blue and
yellow;
And above in the air, with an in
stinct true,
Like bird of war their pennon
flew.
With clank of scabbard, and thun.
der Of steeds,
And blades that shine like sunlit
reeds,
And strong brown faces bravely
pale
For fear their proud attempt shall
fail.
Three hundred Pennsylvanians close
On twice ten thousand gallant foes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

Can't be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood bitters makes
pure blood. Tones and invigorates
the whole system.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02


Line after line the troopers came
To the edge of the wood that was
hinged with flame;
Rode in, and sabred, and shot, -
and fell;
Nor came one back his wounds tc
tell.
And full in the midst rose keenan,,
tall,
In the gloom like a martyr await.
ing bis fall,
While the circle stroke of his sabre,
swung
Round his head, like halo there,
luminous hung.
Line after line, ay, whole platoons,
Struck dead in their saddles, OF
brave dragons,
By the maddened horses were on.
ward borne,s
And into the vortex flung, trampled
and torn;
AS Keenan, fought with his men,
side by side.
So they rode, till there were nc
more to ride.
And over them, lying there shat.
tered and mute,
What deep echo rolls?-'Tis 8
death salute
From the cannon in place; for,
heroes, you braved
Your fate not in vain; the army
was saved
Over them now, following
Over their graves the pine cone
fall,
And the whippoorwill chants hi
spectre call;
But they still not again, they rails
no cheer;
They have ceased But their glor!
shall never cease,
Nor their light be quenched in tn
light of peace.
The rush of their charge is resound
ing still
That saved the army at Chancellors
Vile
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

Quite horse sale that was at the
Readville track on Monday when
seventy six horses were sold at auc-
tion for an aggregate sum OF SIG, 45O
or an average price of 81, 532. 23. The
horses were the property of the estate
of j. Malcolm Forbes, the we'll known
horseman, and were famous for their
quality. Bingen, the most famous
stallion, brought $32, 600, while Nancy
Hanks, the one time champion, went
under the hammer at $4,000. Evil
IDENTIFY horses have not quite given
place to autos in the favor of the pub
lie or such pr ices would not be paid
The news comes that seventeen or
eighteen OF the largest broom compan-
les of the United States are to com.
biue under the name OF the National
Broom Company Will this broom
company try to make clean sweep of
the business in this couutry or will it
bs content to let the small companies
do their part OF the sweeping?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-11-29

Two precincts not reported before
came in. Jas. Dollins was elected at
Perry's School House and B. A. Hale
at Lantrip's. J. M. Anderson, of
Bennettstown, wa absent W tlout a
proxy. j. w. Riley and w. A. Rad
ford were represented by proxy.
The other % members were present
in person.
James West, the former Chairman,
not a member of the committee,
was again elected without opposition
and Lucian H. Davis was elected
Secretary with the same unanimity
Both made short speeches of thanks.
Mr.. L. T. Brasher, in nominating
Mr.. West, made a stirring Demo
cratic speech, congratulating the
party on the disappearance of fac
tional differences.
Mr.. ]. B. Walker moved that the
Democratic editors present be in
vited to speak and called on Mr.. T.
C. Underwood, who excused himself
and presented Mr.. Chas. M. Meach-
am, who he said was anxious to
crate" Mr.. Meacham spoke briefly
and suggested that Chairman West
give a banquet just to show that all
the committee could eat together,
an advantage it had over some coun-
ty committees. He was followed by
Mr.. A. ]. Casey, who INDUCED in
some pleasantries and the NEE :
ing adjourned with the best of feel
ing. Chairman West was instructed
to provide new official stationery for
all the members.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-11-29
Was a Native of Hopkinsville
And Was Three Times
Married.
A STAUNCH DEMOCRAT.
First Provost Marshal of
Christian County, APP
pointed by c. S. A.

DR.. Charles Shackelford, for many
years a prominent practicing physic-
ian of the county, died Saturday
night. He was in his 88th year and
had been an inmate of the Western
Asylum for several years.
DR.. ShackelfOrd was born in Hop
kinsville, where he spent much Of his
life. He was educated at the old
Christian Academy, under the in
struction Of James D. Rumsey. In
early life he studied law under his
father, but, becoming dissatisfied,
forsoOk the profession and entered a
dry goods store as clerk. For seven
years he engaged in business for
himself. Abandoning in 1847 the
mercantile business, he devoted
himself to the study Of medicine un-
der DR.. David Glass for two years, in
the meantime experimenting the
management of his farm near town.
At the breaking out Of the Civil
War he was appointed the first Pro-
vost Marshal &C.. S. A. of Christian
county. He was afterward appoint
ed Assistant Commissioner under
Maj. Dallman, with whom he served
until the army left for Fort Donel-
son in 1862 Upon the advent Of the
Federals into Hopkinsville, he was
arrested and sent to prison, where
he was held a few weeks and then
permitted to return to his family.
He was three times married. His
first wife was Jane c. Worthington,
daughter of Edward Worthington, Of
Mercer county. By this union there
were three children Lucy, Edward
W., and Eliza M. Shackelford. DR..
Shackelford married his second wife,
Laura J. Cook, daughter of William
Cook, of Virginia, in 1855. There
were two children-Laura Otey and
Benjamin, by this marriage. In
1872 he married Henrietta. widow Of
Col. John Cogburn, and daughter of
Rev. DR.. Philip P. Nicely, noted
minister of the Methodist church.
Deceased was Democrat of the
most pronounced type and member
of the Episcopal church.