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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
PIPED HIS MEN.
Unique Way in Which John
Brown Gave Orders to
His Army.

When John Brown was besieged In
the engine house at Harper's Ferry
during his famous raid for the liberia.
ton of THE slaves of the South he piped
the orders to his followers on a silver
whistle. which has just been discov.
cred In Washington by the officers Of
the Kansas Historical Society. An
effort Is being made to secure the in
strument for the society's museum.
When John Brown gathered his men
around Harper's Ferry and began
preparations for the seizure OF the ar.
senal he Instructed them, according
to the story, to hide themselves In
mountain forests. and to refrain from
being seen together. Then he gave
them instructions to listen each day
at sunrise and sunset for their orders,
which would be piped to them with
the boatswain's whistle.
These instructions were carried out
to the letter, and for some days pro-
ceeding au attack on the arsenal the
people OF Harper's Ferry heard the
mysterious piping from Browns
headquarters. The notes would be
taken up by the nearest of his fol-
lowers until the farthest distant OF
his band had received the word OF the
commander. When Brown was cap.
tured the whistle was taken from him
by Lieut.. Stewart of the regular
army, who afterward became lieu
tenant-general In the Confederacy.
Stewart finally gave 1t to Col. Wash.
ington, who In turn presented 1t to
John Cassiu, then a well-kuown
lawyer.
The whistle Is row In possession OF
Mrs. Mary A. Cassin, who lives In
Georgetown. Brown pleaded to be
permitted to retain the whistle. He
told Lieut., Stewart that he had had 1t
for long time and had used 1t In Kan.
sas for the same purpose as at Harp
er's Ferry. The whistle Is about
nine inches long and In an excellent
state of preservation.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
They Take off Their Hats.


An ingenious manager of small
amateur entertainments has hit upon
a unique scheme to have the women
remove their hats at his shows. He
gave 1t its first trial few nights ago.
1t consisted OF only short sentence
OF less than a dozen words, printed
on the bottom of the programme, and
1t reads:
"All women over forty will please
keep their hats on"
Needless to say there was not a hat
ted women In the audience, even II
some of them did have their married
sons with them as escorts.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15

few dollars expended in seeds bring
back hundred-iold It's value, and
1t Ill becomes the critics OF the seeds
distribution to sheer at this time-hon-
ored custom, for the real basis OF the
wealth of country comes from the
soil. 1t was the agriculture reserve
force that withstood even the quaking
of Wall street when stock and bonds
were tumb bling like a house of cards
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Beauty and Strength.

Are desired. You are strong and Wig
orong, when your blood is pure. Many
nay, most-woman fail to pro-
perly digest their food, and SO become
pale, sallow, thin and weak, while
the brightness, freshness and beauty
of the skin and complexion, depart.
Remedy this unpleasant evil, by eat
ing nourishment food, and taking a
small dose of Herblne after each
meal, to digest when you have eaten
SOC at j. H. Williams druggirt. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Good For Children,

The pleasant to take and harmless:
One Minute Cough Cure gives imme-
diate relief in all cases of Cough
Group and LsGrippe because it does
not pass Immediately into the stomach
but takes effect right at the seat OF
the trouble. 1t draws out the iphs-
nation, heels and smoothes and cures
permently by enabling the lungs to
contribute pure life-giving and life
sustaining oxygen to the blood and It's
sues. One Minute Cough Cure is
pleasant to take and it Is good alike
for young and old. Sold by z.
Wayne Griffin & Bro. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Old Time Grave Robbers.

Under the laws OF Draco, the most
severe code ever drawn up, all grave
robbers were put to deaf without trial
The old Athenian laws put slave to
death for disturbing body after In
terment, but in the case of freeman
"conhscating Of a moiety of his
possessions" was the penalty. Con-
iecreed that woman might obtained
a divorce If she could prove that her
husband had disturbed the remains of
the dead. At one time lin the time
OF the seventh and eighth Henrys) the
English laws held that sit Is deemed
unlawful to open and grave for a
a husband or wife"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Confederate Coinage.

New York Trbuhe.l
1t Is a matter OF history that the en-
tire coinage of the Con moderate State S
consisted OF four halt dollar pieces
The diverse side had goddess of
liberty (same as the United States
coins in an arc of thirteen stars, in
her right banda shield OF convention
al design with LIB erty" thereon and
below, the date, 1861. Or the reverse
side was an American shield beneath
a liberty cap, the union containing
seven stars-representing the seven
seceeding States-the whole surround
ed by wreath, at the left cotton In
bloom, at the right sugar cane. The
legend was Confederate States of
America" In the exergue Half
Dol The borders were milled, and
the ed .!es were SER ited
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
When Women Snuffed.

One of the strangest of Wills pre-
served Is that of a Mrs. Margaret
Thompson, who, sin the name OF
God, Amen" directed that In her
coffin should be buried all her hand.
kerchiets, and sufficient OF the best
Scotch snuff to cover her body. This
she preferred to flowers, as nothing
could be more fragrant and so re-
freshing to me as that precious pow
der" Further, the six greatest
snuff-takers In the parish OF St. James,
Westminster, were to be her bearers.
Six old maids each bearing In her
hand box filled with the best Scotch
snuff for their reireshment as they
walked, were to carry the pail. Be.
fore the corpse the minister was to
walk, carrying and partaking of a
pound OF snuff. At every twenty
yards large handful of snuff was to
be delivered to the bystanders. while
at the door of the testator's house
were to be placed for gratuitous dis
tribution two bushels of the same
quality OF snuff. Several legacies
depended upon the ful6llment OF the
conditions of the will and all concern.
ed were hidden to regard the powder
as the grand cordial of nature.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
"a . Oh a.
Bears the 1Ihe Kind You Have AIwaE Bought
Signature ss &2zIZW
Uncle Sam as a Seed Dispenser.

There Is seed time and harvest at
Washing ton, and just now 1t Is large
ly seed time. Nearly ever member OF
Congress and every Senator has his
desk piled high with request for flow
er and vegetable seeds and all sorts OF
vines. Mr.. Galloway, Superintendent
ofthe Bureau OF Plant Industry is just
now very business man. Contrary
to useful belief, the Government does
not raise all it's own seeds on its own
farms and experiment stations, but pur
chaseseeds by contract. Twelve thous-
and packages to ninety Senators and
fifteen thousand to $50 Congressman,
with tour hundred packages OF flower
seeds thrown In for good measure.
Pink labels indicate the plain plebeian
vegetables seeds, lavender labels the
pratlican flower seeds and third col
or tor the nursery plants and vines.
l was interested when shown a
a days business on Senators desk,
there I noticed an invoice tor seeds, as
follows;
One hundred and two packages
vegetable seeds.
Fifty.one flower seeds.
Twenty grape vines.
Ninety Strawberry vines.
Nearly every session there Is a
protest against this toward paternal-
ism In the distribution of seeds, aud
every session there Is grand rally to
the rescue; nearly theentire Congress
stands pat on the side OF seed-deserv-
Ing constituents. OF course, the idea
often suggests itself, why not send
boots aud shoes as we'll as peas and
beans, and why not send groceries on
the same theory? But this argument
will scarcely hold, for 10 one can deny
that the seeds have much to do with
the splendid development Of the agri-
cultural resources of the nation. The
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Walks Without Clutches.

was much afflicted with sciatica,
writes Ed. G. Mud, Iowaville, Sedg-
wick Co., Kan, going about on
crutches and suffering a deal of pain.
| was induced to try Billiards. Snow
Liniment, which relieved me. !
used three soc bottles. 1t is the
greatest liniment | ever used; have
recommended it to a number OF per
sons, all express themselves as being
benefited by it. | now walk without
crutches, able to perform a great deal
of light labor on the farm" 25c, SOC
and Sl.00 at j. II. Williams. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Taking Desperate Chances.

Taking Desperate Chances.
1t is true that many contract colds
and recover from them without taking
any precaution or treatment, and a
knowledge of this fact leads others to
take their chances instead of giving
their colds the needed attention. 1t
should be borne in mind that every
cold weakens the lungs, lowers the
vitality, makes the system less able to
withstand each succeeding cold and
paves the way for more serious dis
eases. Can you afford to take such
desperate chances when Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, famous for its
cures OF colds, can be had for trihe?
For sale by all druggists. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15

II have used Chamberlain e
Stomach and Liver Tablets with most
satisfactory results" says Mrs. F. l..
Phelps, Houston, Texas. For indi-
gestion, biliousnes and constipation
these tablets are most excellent. Sold
by all druggists. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
ADVICE TO GIRLS.

Girls don't marry any one
Just because he is a man,
Take my advice, and go to school
Then marry if you can, and you can
If you have an education
In society you can mix;
There's time enough for you to wed
From twenty FIVE to thirty-six.
Then perhaps you'll think that early,
And wish you had single staid,
But you will say, I'll marry now;
Ten years I've lived an old, old
maid"
Girls, be careful. If you marry,
Don't get drinking man;
For pleasure you will never See
He'll aggrevate you all he can.
Perhaps to church you'll want to 60
But he will bid you stay at home,
Then of he goes In company vile,
To ramble. gamble and roam.
At midnight's hour he comes in
home,
AS drunk as any foo;
He swears, and tells you that you
ought
Have staid at home and gone to
school.
This.troubled wife begins to weep
AS though her heart would break
my pearents told me we'll of this.
But their advice l would not take"
So now, young girls, I'm nearly gone,
My children soon I'll see no more;
Their father drank himself to death,
And they are left alone and poor
Yes. all alone, dear girls
What they will do l do not know
l trust when l am safe in heaven
That God will keep them here
below.
Until their time shall come to die
May God dwell with them all;
And when they bid their friends fare.
we'll,
May they obey his loving cali.
Their fathers soul has gone to hell,
And ours shall 60 to hesven-
o we will all be separated!
But If he'd prayed. God would have
forgiven.
So now young girls. list we'll to me,
want you this advice to take;
Don't marry a man when you know
he drinks,
He is your heart to break.
He will keep you at bone and ruin
your lite,
No pleasure will you ever see,
dear girls, who gave you
this advice
Though little good it has done me.
world OF trouble | have seen.
But you dear girls may happy be
So go to church and Sunday school
Aud feel unbound and free.
First get an education,
Then If gentlemen you meet,
Take him il you will marry him,
But never take drunken helpmeet. |
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Not the Same.

II understand Polkly is working"
"HnN. He mrs have told you
that +"
mo some one Else tod me. Isn't
1t true?"
Certainly not. He's merely got
a job"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
Small News of the Farm.

Blackleg has appeared rear Mobiles
vile. Ind, in bunch of thorough
bred cattle recently brought in from
Texas.
There are 644. 900 farmers in Texas
the largest number of all the States
OF the Union. Georgia comes next
with 522 900.
An Illinois woman sold ffty-two
capors recently at Sr.32 each. 1t
cost but little more to raise them than
the ordinary chickens.
Texas strawberry growers are re-
ceiving s. to S. SD net per crate tor
their first berries Tney are a fine
quality a. d a great demand.
In the new farm mechanics depart
ment in the Iowa College IFS young
men are learning how to buiid, man
age and take care of farm machine
ry.
New York apple growers are re-
ported to have fair stock on hand
ard that the outlook Is for good pri-
ces right up to the time OF the new
crop.
Greenbugs hav. made their appear.
ance In large numbers among the
Texas wheat fields. and there Is much
uueasiness as to the damage they are
likely to inflict.
Strong effort is being made by 9th
er colleges and universities In New
York to prevent the appropriation OF
$3.50, 900 for a hall OF agriculture at
Cornell University.
Tennessee farmer want the State tn
appropriate s. 600 to develop the live
stock investig ations now in progress
and to extend experiments In breed
ing and feeding.
Kentucky will have no state fair
this year, and the SIS. 900 appropriat.
ed for that purpose will be turned
back into the State treasury to pay
the salaries of some new officers.
The Great Western Railway bah a
judgement for s.. 900 rendered against
It in Des Moines for placing a bunch
of cattle In pens that had been &C
cupied by ticky cattle from Texas.
Illinois farmers want a western
man as President OF the University In
place OF Professor Draper, resigned.
1t is understood that Draper has al
ways been friendly toward the agri-
cultural department.
Southern men claim to have obtain.
ed good results from feeding tie COM
mon desert cactus TO cattle. They
say the dangerous points become soft
when chopped up and boiled, or soak
e1 in water. The Department OF Agri-
culture is investigating the matter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
kodoI Dyspepsia Cure
DIposts what you cat.
Weak
Hearts

Are due 10 indigestion. Nlne,y-nlne OF every
ono hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when IL vas simple ind!ges-
ton. II Is a scientific fact that all eases Of
heart disease. not organic. are not only
uaceablo to. but are the direct result OF lndi-
gestion. All food taken into the stomach
which fail, Of perfect digestion ferments and
swells the stomach. putting it up against the
heart. This in;erfereS with the action OF
tho heart. and in the course Of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr.. D. kauble. Of Nevada o.. says: Ihsd stomach
trouble and In bad state as had heart trouble
sfih Il. took kodo DJspepss Cure for about four
nonths and II cured ma
kodol Disssts What You Eat
and relieves tho stomach OF all nervous
strain and the hear, OF all pressure.
Bottles only. Si.oo Size holding az times the trial
size, which sells for soc.
Prepared BY e. o. DEWITT q co.. CHICAGO.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15

In reply to inquiries we have pie as
ure in announcing that Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm Is like the solid prepare
ton Of that admirable remedy In that
1t cleanses and heals membranes
effected by nasal catarIh. There Is
no drying or sneezing. The Liquid
Cream Balm is adapted to use by pa
tients who have trouble In inhaling
through the nose and prefer spraying
The price, including spraying tube,
is rs cents. Sold by druggists or
mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren
Street, New York.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15
FREE

EDrr Write To- us for Free Trial
Pain PllIs' the New scicntific Remedy
FOR Pain. Also symptom blank. Our
Specialist will diagnose your case. tell
you what Is wrong. and how 70 right II.
Free DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO,
LABORATORIES. ELKHART. IND.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-15

Haymaker-Are my clothes out OF
style?
Green-No.
Haymaker-DoI look or act like
gawkl
Green-Certainly not.
Haymaker-Then why do you sup
pose confidence man should address
me as Mr.. Loon, of Jayville?
Green-I don't know. Maybe he
was on the trolley when you gave
your seat to that lady.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03
A Cunning Spider.

"WYll you come into my parlorr" said
tho spider to the fly. 4
TITS the prettiest little parlor that over
you did SPY.
The way into this parlor l. up . winding
stair. @
And i've many rare and curious thinEs
To show you. when you're there"
It was In these seductive words that
the willy spider, OF Mother Goose fame.
invited tho foolish little fly into his web.
Mr.. Charles ID. Hutchinson tells IN
recent number of the Scientific American.
how the Ordgarius Cornigerus Hentz, sae
scientific name OF q very common splder'
manages to secure his prey.
This spider Is OF more athletic char-
acter than his much sung relative who re-
manned In his parlor, leisurely awaiting
callers. He cleverly constructs bolas
or ball by emitting q very sticky White
substance which he attaches to the END
of limo which he suspends from llttle
hanging web that he has previously MADE
beneath branch.
Now Ordgarlus. for his whole name Is
entirely too long for every day use. holds
In tho claw OF his arm-like fore leg
the line on the lower end OF which u
attached the sticky little ball. He seems
to walt very patiently, hanging from. his
as thirty minutes. but usually before 80
much time has passed. his watch y re-
warded by the appearance OF a moth
Then Ordgartus gets ready for great
effort, Like a base ball player preparing
to pitch the ball, he prepares to throw
his bolas, The body swings about II
necessary, TO assume favorable position
In reference to the moth. and when tho
marked victim comes within the proper
distance. our pitcher draw back the leg
that Is holding the ball and with
pendulum- like movement quickly swings
It forward | nthe direction OF the moth.
Ordgarius does not send curved balls.
but his aim Ia unerrng and the bolas IL
sure to lodge somewhere oh the moth
usually on the wing, to which L sticks
fast. The moth finds Itself caught and
flutters violently In an attempt to get
away, but without success. II Is pouncsd
upon by its assailapt. who drops quickly
down from his trapeze. In hla descent
he follows along the bolas line. spinning
as he goes q new supporting thread which
keeps him from eall l!1g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03
Lessons to BIO Learned.

Among the great and useful lessons
to be learned from Herbert spencer's
philosophy are theses
We are largely What we make our
monty supposed. BY doing the daily
duty that lies nearest to US we grow
better fitted for our work, Just as the
root BY the very fact Of Its exposure de-
velops the capacity to resist exposure. II
1t shrank from Its duty It would never
form bark and trees with these lazy
OF timid roots would soon die out and
leave their places with Drawer roots, And
tho total results OF these daily duties
done, may turn out to be as much greater
than We expected as a man s greater
than fish; as Andrew Carnegie, the
steel king, Is greater than Andrew carne-
Gle, the messenger boy, whose earliest
thought wan that he would be the best
messenger boy he knew how and who lay
'awakes9 night memsriztng the TERI tory
n which no had N 10 q eltYer MESA Gess
psySri dreaminx &t thai tizaA tlDss ~ vas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03

New Years Gifts For 1904.
Entertainments and Illustration by Dinner Cards.
~ r

Now the New Year Is no longer part
OF the future. It has come like the chill.
cren's Santa Claus to deal out to US one
and all the multifarious presents which
It carries in It's pack. many OF which we
would doubtless prefer not to own.
There is a saying that Them as asks.
gits:" saying which very often is not
backed by facts. Still, II there Ia any
virtue In asking. we should like to prof
fer the request that the New Year would
hand to us from its pack no more slumps
in the money market: that 1t would stay
the introduction of another Mt. Pelee,
that strikes and floods 1t would drop
from It's list, and that should 1t mediate
giving us. in this part Of the world. an
other epidemic OF grippe. It would recon-
slGer the matter and present the disease.
instead to a people who really enjoy it,
I'VE would ask, in short that 1904 might
show q likeness to the seven tat years OF
Joseph's dream.
de Lord wants Chrischuns to have all
good things an old Epst-side Virginia
darkey always protested when his young
masters urged him to deny himself tho,
wh.skey that gave him chronic case OF
drunkenness. {sf M
I, NEW, YEAR DINNER PARTIES.
4 One Of the pleasant occurrences that
may generally be counted on for this
season OF the year is the small dinner
party. There seems nowadays to be more
thought put on the preparation OF place.
cards for these entertainments than ever
before: that Is. Judging by the displays
of such articles made In the Northern
stores. For this season avery pretty
pluce-ca decoration would be to have
each pIece OF bristol board have some
lines from Tennysons poem to- the old
,yeo \, n ta Illustrations IN Den
land ink drawings. To have the cards
represent each small calendar with all
the designs and lettering done by hand
work is another good scheme and SO Is
a card painted with the face Of baby
and OF an old man to stand for the old
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03
Seven a Mystic Number.

Seven Is holy number There are
seven days In creation, seven spirits be-
fore the throne Of God seven days IN
the week, seven divisions In the Lords
Prayer, seven ages In the life of man.
and the Just fall "seven times day.
There are seven phases OF the moon.
every seventh year was the sabbaticai
and seven times seven was the jubilee,
Tho three great Jewish feasts lasted
seven days. and between. the drst and sec-
ond Of these feasts was seven weeks.
Ieyitical publications lasted seven days.
In the Apocalyptic vision st. John be-
held the seven churches of Asia, the
seven candleslcks. seven stars, seven
trumpets and seve nspirlts before tho
throne Of God.
Tho seven bodies In alchemy are the
Sun Tor gold, the Moon for silver, Mars
for iron. Mercury for quicksilver, Saturn
for lead, Jupiter for tin and Venus for
copper. asy (. {
nre: st. George. Of England st, Denys,
OF France; St. James, OF Spain; st..
Anthony, OF italy; st. Andrew, of Scot,
land; ST. Patrick. Of ireland; and ST.,
David, Of Wales
!. The seven sages Of Greece are; solon,i
OF Athens, whose motto was, lKnow
thysele,n Chic, of Sparta; ,Thales. Of
Miletos; Bias, OF Priene; Cleobulos. Of
/, J.indos; Pttacus, OF Mlttylenei Peril
snder. OF Corlnth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03
Beautiful Wraps.

Some Of the wraps shown at the opera
this year excel In lavlshness anything
ever displayed In the past, and now it
seems brilliant velvets arc quite tile thing
Of the moment. At the "Parsifal' pros
duction Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney ap-
peared In the afternoon wearing sable
cloak, the equal OF which Is to be found
only in the closets Of Mrs. Fish, Mrs.
Astor, and few OF the older matrons.
Mrs. Whitney's garment had sugges..
ton of the early Victorian styles and!
reached almost to the ground. It was
extremely full and wide hounce Of the
fur added to the beauty Of the lines.
This sable cloak had lining OF heavy
ivory satin. IN the evening Mrs. Whitney
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03

chapel under q large oak and Kildare
afterwards became famous for the fire
OF Saint Bridget, which was never a.
lowed to go out
Saint Bridget, it is said, returns every
twentieth year to tend to the fire her
self, Part Of the cha pei still remains and
is called ''the FIrehouse," and Moore al
ludes to It In these liness
Like the bright lamp tina tshone IN
Kildares holy fame, 'is3
And burned through long ages OF
Darkness and storm. |" 359h II.
Doubtless, tho IRE Of Saint Bridget Will!
be well tended during the leap-year OF
which she Is the patroness.