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Capt F. D. Rash Member ShelbyviIFe
Court Martial.

Capt. Frank d. Rash returned
Tuesday from Shelbyville, where
he went to sit as member of a
Court Martial in the case of Capt.
Burton, of the Shelbyville Com
pany. The charge is understood
to have been practically the same
as that recently made against q
number of officers of the First
regiment at Louisville; the fail
urc to make proper reports of
property records at the times
fixed by law. The result of the
trial has not been announced and
Capt. Rash is non committal con-
corning the whole matter.
Major E. b. Bassett, of Hop
kinsville, served as Judge Ad-
vocate Of the court. The other
members were Lieut.. Col. S. S.
Morrow, of the Second regiment
Major q Talbot Berry. Of the
Thru; and Capt. Frank ID. Rash.
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ENDS IN DEATH.
Guilty Career Of Louisville Couple Closes
With Tragedy.

Louisville, Beb. 3.--Iast night
Geo. Augustus Steipher, aged
10, and Miss Nellie Shaw, aged
20, registered at the Farmers
Central Hotel as Gus fletcher
and wife. This morning they
were found in their room, the
girl dead, with a bullet hole in
her temple and Stelpher dying
with a hole in the back of his
head. He was removed to a
hospital, but never regained con.
sciousness. The cause of the
murder and suicide, which it is
believed to be, has not been
learned.
The bee., 1905-02-09
KENTUCKY EXHIBIT ASSOCIATION
Returns Money and Material to State. =
Dinner in Honor Of President Ford.

Louisville, KY, Feby. 5.-The
Kentucky Exhibit Commission
adjourned finally yesterday, af
ter auditing its accounts show
ing that surplus of 50, 800 in
cash and 1888 in materials re-
mains to be turned back into the
State Treasury. A dinner was
given last night in honor of
President A. Y. Ford, who was
presented a handsome silver SER
vice set by the members of the
commission in recognition of his
services.
A resolution was adopted COM
mending unreservedly the work
of Robert K. Hughes, who acted
as Secretary and Treasurer of the
commission.
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NINE SETS OF rRIpLeTs.
President Roosevelt viii Meet Parents Of
Unusual Family.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. H.
President Roosevelt will be in
troduced next week to the father
and mother of nine sets of trip
let's, and it is expected he Will
present them with an Autograph
photo.
George V. Dunville, the ia
ther, is but forty-three year
old, and his wife is thirty-eight
They live in Yankton, S. ID.
They expect to arrive here on a
visit next week, and the Sena-
tors and Representatives will
take them to the White House.
The twenty-seven children are
nine sets of triplets, twenty-four
of whom are boys and three are
girls. The children will not be
here.
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COAST|NG
ACCIDENT
Gay Party on Methodist Hill
Have Runaway With Double
Header.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUS.

Monday night while coasting
on double header down Metho-
dist hill the running gear of the
first sled got out of fix and the
sled became unmanagable run.
ming into a fire plug with great
force. Miss Werdna Stokes, one
of the party of coasters, had the
the misfortune to bruise her foot
and ankle badly. She was re-
moved to the residence of DIR.
A. o. Sisk where medical atten.
tion was given immediately. AS
soon as possible thereafter she
was carried home in buggy and
at present is getting along nicely
the swelling in the ankle being
considerably reduced.
On the same night and about
the same time a sled containing
some boys ran into an obstruc-
ton overturned and broke one
Of Fred Hosea's ribs.
He was carried home by two
men and is still in a serious cou-
dition. Willie Hosea, who was
on the same sled had his head
badly cut.
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Killed at Guthrie.

Edward Pendleton, car re-
pairer, was almost instantly
killed at Guthrie Monday. He
had boarded the switch engine
to ride up to the depot but in
some manner slipped and fell
while passing through the coal
yard. His head struck the frozen
ground and he died from his in
juries in a few minutes. Pendle-
ton was atone time employed at
this place as car repairer.
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UNION ORGANIZER Is
CHARGED WITH SHOOTING
Charles w. Wells. District President
of United Mine Workers.
ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO HENDER
SON.

Henderson Cleaner Feby. 49,
Charles w. Wells, district
president OF the United Mine
Workers of America, located al
Central City, was brought here
Friday morning by Deputy
Sheriff H. L. Sutton, of Wheat
croft, Ky. He is charged with
shooting at Sam Lesher, a cal
driver, at the Union Station 8
week ago Sunday.
Wells was admitted to bail il
the sum of $3.50 by City Judge
Walker. His trial was set fol
February 8.
Wells came here with two
other officials of the miners
union a week ago Sunday, and
spent the day. They left the
Hotel Henderson in a hack
driven by Lesher, and went tC
the station to take train south.
AT the station a quarrel arose
over the payment of the fare,
The three union men and the
cab driver was standing on the
stone wall at the southern enc
of the depot squabbling over the
fare when one of them at,
tempted to strike Lesher.
The cabby knocked him off the
wall. Another one of the unior
workers drew pistol and level
ed it at Lesher. Before he could
fire it Lesher struck him on the
point of the jaw. The gun ex
ploded and the bullet clipped {
piece out of the side of Lesher'l
cap and raised a small knot OF
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KENTUCKY YOUNG MEMS
Christian Association VIII be Held in
OwensbOrO fsby. 1919.

For the third time in the his
.0ry of the Kentucky Young
Mems Christian Associations,
there will be held in connection
with the Animal State Conven-
ton at Owensboro, February 49,
10, a Conference for { h e
Women's Committees of the
Association of the State. The
Conference will be held in the
Assembly Hall of the Associa-
tion Building on Friday after
noon at $3.50 and will be pre-
sided over by Miss Sue B. Scott,
of Lexington. Papers will be
presented by Diss Ora V. Leigh,
of Paducah, and Mrs. Lee Riker,
of Harrodsburg, an informal dis
cussion following each topic.
The Owensboro Women's Com
mittee will entertain the dele
gates while in the city, and a
rate of one and one third fare
has been granted by all of the
railroads of the State.
There are splendid indict tions
for a strong representative Con.
ference.
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JEFF McEuen Injured.

jeff McEuen, son of G. T. Nc
Euen, of this city, fell on the ice
Wednesday morning and was
rendered unconscious by the fall.
He was picked up and carried to
his home as soon as possible
where restoratives were admin
istered. At last accounts he was
progressing nicely and seemed
little worse from the accident.
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improbable Rumor Says
Grand Rivers Sold to Railroad.

Paducah, Ky., Feb. "A re-
port is in circulation that the
iron furnaces at Grand Rivers,
KY, have been purchased by the
Illinois Central from the Hill
man Land and Iron Company,
which is composed of st. Louis
capitalists. These furnaces were
built by Thomas w. Lawson, au-
thor of .'Frenzied Finance" sew
eral years ago.
A cork tree is fifty years old be-
fore 1T produces bark of CONNER
cial value.
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In the Ice Kings Grip.

Darlington, Hopkins county
and the rest of the adjoining
country is now in the grip of the
ice king. A steady drizzle fell
Sunday on the snow and froze
hard and fast Sunday night and
since that time it has been dan
gerous and difficult to walk faster
than a snail's pace.
The bee., 1905-02-09

Bryan Hopper, of this place,
and his brother of Hopkinsville
accompanied by Press Ross, of
Madisonville, left Tuesday morn
ing for the sunny Southland
where they will hunt, fish and
spin long winded yarns about
the fish they have landed in the
past. The party expect to be
gone about SIX weeks.
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ars. Jno. Rule Receives Injuries From 4
Fall.

Mrs. Jno. Rule, of this city,
had the misfortune to fall on the
icy steps while carrying a buck
ct of coal Saturday and iniuring
her back. DR.. Chatten was
called in. She is progressing
nicely at present and will likely
recover in a few days.
The bee., 1905-02-09
Millions Of Catholics Under American,
Flag.

The official directory of the
Catholic church for 1906 gives
the Catholic population under
the American flag as 2O,553, 1872. !.
OF these, II, ,467, 1893 are in Amer. :
lea and 1858, 500 IN the Philip
pines.
The bee., 1905-02-09
Rural Carriers in Christian.

Washington, Feby. 4.-Rural
carriers appointed: Casky, route
!, Henry Barber carrier, James
III. Ware sub; Crofton, ronte /,
Ben E. Myers carrier, Ernest
Myers sub.
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the side of his head.

the side of his head.
The three men then jumped
aboard their train and escaped.
Lesher was arrested but was dis
missed. The warrant on which
Wells was arrested was sworn
out by Ticket Agent Rogers.
The bee., 1905-02-09
Warmth in Paper.

During this extremely cold
weather it might be we'll for the
public to know that a layer of
old newspaper between the
covers Of the bed will produce
warmth equal to an extra COM
fort or heavy quilt. Paper being
a non conductor aids materially
in keeping out the cold.
The bee., 1905-02-09

There is SAID to be nearly 1000, 800
too many women in the British Isles.
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BYLONG DISTANCE

BY James Howard, CO. right 1906 by T. c. Eastment
ta..aas,.t...aata.sa
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AaHeh His LIE.

This story Ia told. according to the
Boston Herald. at the expense Of the
late General Wilmon W. Blackmar
General Blackmar was attending a
camp when he was approached by a
sccdy looking man. who greeted him
profusely The general shrugged his
shoulders and turned away. with the
remark that they were not acquainted.
But, general" said the stranger.
don't you remember how you saved
my life at the battle Of the Wilder.
nessf'
General Blackmar at once became
Interested and he called group Of
comrades over TO listen. saying: Il
saved this mans life once. How was
Il done. old comrader
1T was this way" was the response
1--WE were on hill and the enemy ad
vanccd steadily toward our intrench
ments. A veritable hall OF nre swept
our position. Suddenly you turned
here the auditors were absorbed and
exclted-"and ran, and ran after you.
think that II you hadn't shown the
example would have been killed that
day."
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stolen AppIause,

A rector living In Ireland had an IN
pieasantness with the pcasantry In re
gard to the payment OF tithes. and II
happened thereafter that when he or
any OF bis family appeared abroad
they were received with cries Of Mad
dog! Mad dog" and other shouts equal
ly emphatic and unpleasant. The dean
and his family were also saluted IL
like manner because they insisted up
on visiting the prescribed citizen, and
this gave rise one day to curious Incl
dent
Anstey, poet popular In Dublin
and we'll known there ~ the trans
lator OF Gocthc's Faust" drove from
Limerick TO Dublin In the car OF the
dean 20 make the latter short visit.
The usual shouting followed. but, being
slightly deaf, the poet heard only the
cries and not the words OF threatening
aud abuse. At dinner he said TO his
host, with beamlng countenance:
"Mr. Dean. never knew | was ~
well known down here. Fame surely
travels farther than we think. | as
sure you that nearly the whole way
.from Limerick was loudly chcered
by the people"
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She judges a picture with both hands
on her hips. and when disapproval ap-
pears in her eye one trembles for the
picture. When she is actually bored,
she strides across the floor to an
open window, puts her elbows on Its
balcony rail. lays her leathery chin on
her leathery hands. crosses her sturdy
legs, and In this street loafer attitude
refreshes her mind. Her fist is ca
pable Of sledge hammer blow. Her
husband. ycoman though he ls, would
hardly he match for her He knows
Il and Is vlsibly proud OF II,
have seen Whitechapel hags rouse
their shriveled. bloated selves to fight
ike lends, but she. II once she were
rouscd. would fight like gcl. In
fact. she is a mCSern type Of the plow
woman Of mythology. II Joan OF Arc
had been n peasant OF this type there
would have been no mystery about her
military prowess. She Is mascu,
line woman in the best sense.--Llp
pincotts Magazine.
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A Modest phIlanthropi.t.

Scrogglns, the millionaire stage driv'
or who POUNDS university In John UrI
Lloyd's story "Scrogglns," says. when
he gives the money for the school: II
wants II 10 he remembered that !
amt dom this fer glory. There amt
no glory ter me In nothln' but drivln'
the gulch stagecoach. don't want no
name OF Scrogglns, neither. stuck on TO
this hill university. amt a.glyln' this
money fer scch an object as that.
Scrogglns amt pInched no wldders nor
orphans an he hain't broke up no
mans business fer ter glt rich. lie
amt ashamed Of nothin' he hes done
an thar amt no reason ter give this
money In order ter stop people talkln'
bout his meanness, er ter buy his way
inter heaven. I'm goin' back ter stage
eoachin'."
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DIAMOND CUTTING.
Shaping the stones and the work sf
the PoiisheF.


shaping the stones and the work ss
the Poiisher.
"rhe business OF diamond cutting"
Dald cutter OF precious stones TO O
reporter. has changed The old idea
Of imbedding the stone in melted lead
and then allowing the lead TO harden.
leaving only one facet Of the diamond
exposed for polishing. II done away
with. The whole process II this:
we first take the diamond In its
rough state. We fnd In all Brazilian
diamonds six sharp points. the stone
being In the form OF cube. We first
determine the best way to cut the dla-
mond by examining II for flaws and
deciding which way we will be able 10
reduce the stone 10 the largest possible
perfect size and at the same time cut
out all the imperfcctions or as many Of
them ns possible.
"The only thing which will cut dia.
mond Ia another diamond. 10 one dia
mond imbedded In hard cement In used
To cut the rough stone into a fairly
symmetrical shape for polishing. The
table or top part OF the diamond Is cut.
the sides of the diamond down TO about
two sevenths OF the depth are cut. and
then for the remainder Of the stone II
In tapered Oh TO the small point called
the culet. The culet Ia supposed TO be
directly In the center OF the table. and
by looking into a diamond II looks as
though a little hole were cut down the
middle.
when the diamond has been cut into
this rough shape II IL about AZ black A.
charcoal. This In caused by the abra.
sion from the diamond which Ia used
to cut II. Then II IL UP to the polisher
His work is nearly always the same.
Except In the rarest OF cases he takes
the stone and pollshes on It nfU-six
facets In addition TO the table and
culet. making fifty eight facets all told
on every stone.
''He uses a holder which grasps and
ioShh Ihe ulhuouu sctuicJ ~ ahJ soh
venlent angle. and then he presents the
exposed surface TO a fast revolving
wheel on which are diamond dust and
oil That Is his entire work-to put on
In regular sequence the nfty- facets
and then TO polish to a nicely these
fifty six sides and the table and culet
When he completes his job the dla-
mond Is ready for the market, impreg
nable to weather. to acid. TO damage.
except as II may be cut by another dla-
mond.
The invention OF the diamond hold.
ers with lock clasp has done away
with the melted lead as holder except
In the case Of the very smallest stones"
New York Herald.
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.ac. you see, some one hn % stay at
home" came the voice over the wire.
"snd teiephoncd Gcrtie Bryan that
would not come until tomorrow"
"..'m sorry" answered Gerald Hol.
land. There was somethGg | particu.
larry wanted to any TO you"
"welli" provoklngly.
Cannot come out Z"
mo" This with little shrek. "It
would not be proper. You see. am
sntirely alone"
Even tho servants gone outf'' he de
manded.
Enid Allen gave a little laugh. IL
forgot 10 tell you The cook and the
FIRST girl went un strike this afternoon.
They thought I could not get along
without them. and ! let them 10. just
10 show them that I could. Then the
coachmnn got drunk. and l had to dis.
miss him.
why cant you go TO Mrs. Carriers :
for the niEhtT" he suggested.
There's an awful lot Of money Ia the
safe" she answered I've got TO stny
herr and look after Il You see. father
will need II tomorrow and won't have
rme 10 draw II when he gets bach
here"
''Iinve you any means Of proteo
tionr' he asked.
I've got that revolver I used In
camp last summer" shc laughed. II
guess can uss that n burglars come" Z"
I'm glad Of that" he began. but
] wish
There came over the wire success
sion OF wild Hhrleks. the sound Of q
heavy fall. a shot. more shrieks. n sec.
ond crash and then silence.
Frnnticaliy be shouted into the trans.
mitter. but no answer came. nor could
he hear sound, lie dashed the re.
celyer upon the hook and rushed across
the room. tearing on tho house coat he
had been wearing over his evening
clothes
Even In his terror and despair his
mind had acted quickly. and he deter.
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n would take some time to force opea
tie safe.
There were lights In several Of thu
rooms downstairs, and nj the rear be
found n door unlocked and softly en-.
tered. The telephone, he knew. was
IN the hall on the second floor. and
thlthcr he directed his steps. but as
be- passed the library he saw through
the open door n man STOPPING over the
safe. apparently nj work on the com.
bination.
Before be could make spring the
figure started up. and Gerald found
himself looking down the barrel Of a
dainty revolver the very weapon he
remembered having seen Enid use the
GUNNER before In camp nt Indian IN
land. the one she had told him abe
would use for her protection. This
man must have tnken II from her body
unmlndfui OF the consequences. he
made a leap and caught at the hand
holding the weapon.
There was fash. report and 0
light blow on the arm. Then came q
stIngIng sensation In the right arm.
and Just ~ the blood running down
the sleeve reddened the hand the bur.
glar. with an entirely feminine shrek.
dropped 10 the floor
The soft hat fell OF. and great mass.
~ OF dark brown hair. released from
confinement, framed Ends face. There
was water and spirits on the table,
and. hastily tying bis handkerchief
about his arm. Gerald knelt beside the
limp figure and forced some brandy
between her clinched lips.
In a moment she opened her eyes.
regarding him dreamlly. What are
you doing hercr' she asked. Then. AZ
II all came back 10 her. Have | killed
your
Just a little flesh wound" he said
rcnssuringly. IT'S nothing serious.
But how do you come 10 be In this
gulse' thought they had killed you"
1T was mouse" she confessed
shnmcfacedly. Il was talking 10 you
and n great big mouse ran across the
fioor toward me. threw the telephone
book at II and broke vase. but II only
ran toward me. jumped on n chair
and fired my revolver at II. | was 30
scared did not know what was do
ing"
But the crash right afterwardy'' be
asked.
Il fell OF the chair and struck my
head against corner. II stunned me
for awhile. and when I could get back
to the telephone you had gone"
But how about the clothesy'
"why. thought there might be men
hanging around. 30 | put on fathers
, old coat and hat and went out on the
porch 40 that II there were burglars
about they would think II was man."
ahe opened the coat to show the
dainty house gown beneath. and In
spite OF the burning of his arm he had
TO smile. Then you came In and mis-
took me for burglarr' he laughed.
THAT cap looked like a mask" she
said defensively.
Il never thought OF that" he ex.
claimed. "and you had your coat collar
turned up 40 that II looked like a dis.
guIse. Well. you've captured me. al.
though I'm no burglar. and you've got
to keep me now"
She looked tenderly up from the arm
she was dressing. Forever" she wills.
pered.
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TIE BuRoLAR, WITH AN KNriRRLY FKMI.
sINE niTRIKK, DRoPPED 10 TIN FLOOR
tnined TO 20 out TO Crestcliff. The Al.
lens had a handsome country home ON
the shore Of the lake. II was only ten
miles from the city, and Holland knew
that he could make II In an automobile
quicker than he could telephone to the
station Ave miles beyond and have po-
lice help sent
A twenty y.four horsepower touring
car was In the stable at the rear Of the
house, with the tanks all filled In an.
ticipatlon Of an early run IN the morn.
Ing He was glad now that he had
seen 10 II that the cur was ready to
so out.
In less than i've minutes he had
d0nncd furs, leather cap aud gog-
giles and was tearing along the boulc
ward as rapidly us he dared. Two
miles out the city line was passed, and
he threw the lever over to the highest
notch and with tremendous squirt
the big cur shot ahead.
II was known that Mr Allen fre.
quently kept large sums of money In
the house, and the discharged coach.
man must have known that there was
money In the safe that night. The do.
mestics were out of the way: II would
be an easy matter TO one familiar with
the house TO force an entrance and
overpower the weak girl.
Under his breath he prayed that he
might not be too late. but his fears
bad hold OF him. and in spite of the
rapid rush through the cold night the
persplratlon stood out upon his forc.
head.
He had hoped TO see her Mt the
Bryans' party that evening. and II was
the announcement that she would not
he there that had led him to call up
Enid on his early return from the
dinner which had preceded the dance
lie thought as he rushed along that
he would have asked her to be hls
wife that evening. Now he wondered
~ be would flnd her lying mortally
wounded upon the floor. Had she shot
the burglar she would have answered.
The shot must have been meant for
her.
In less than twenty minutes he had
covered The ten miles and stopped the
car before the big gates Of the park
In which the Allen house sat 1t
wouid be better. be argued, to gain
access TO the house quietly. Possibly
the assassin had NOT yet left the place
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SOLD AID RECOMMENDED sy

CHARLES ROGERS, Druggist,
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There is no case on re-
cord of a cold resulting in
Pneumonia, or other seri-
GUS lung trouble, after
F0LEY'S
honey
and TAR

had been taken.
1t stops the cough and
heals the lungs and pre-
vents serious results from
a cold.
Do not take chances on
a cold wearing away or
experiment with some un-
known preparation that
costs you the same as
Foley's Honey and Tar.
Remember the name and
get the genuine.
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do you punish your little boy for
asking questlonsf
"Only when he asks questions ean''
answer" ."-Houston Post.
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Three sises-2Sc. SOC. $l.o0.
The 50 cent size contains two and
ons-hai times a. much a. the small size
and the $l.00 bottle almost six times
a. much.
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4 Ssvsss Cold for Three nenihs.

The following letter from A. J. Nus
baum, OF Batesville. Ind, tells its own
story: II suffered for three months with
. severe cold. A druggist prepared me-
some medicine, and q physician pre-
scribsd for me, yet ! did not improve.
! thsn tried Foley's Honey and Tae.
and eight doses cured me-"