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The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Bills Had Iona Been Due.

1t was the father of Casimir- Perier
former president of France, who
called on the great painter, Corot. one
day and found him in the act of fin
ishing a picture. "A masterpiece, "
exclaimed the visitor. Il must have
it." ut is yours promptly replied
Corot. III you will agree to pay the
butcher and baker bills of my illus.
trious bpt poor friend. John Francois
Millet." Agreed said the patron
well pleased. The bills were present
ed to him, and they amounted to
nearly $4,000, neither butcher nor
baker having been paid for twelve
years.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

NY shirts are cut by skilful hands
From linen OF the best,
ana ntted to me perfectly
By every filters test;
AND exc my socks In every hue
Inc rainbow dares to take
ana yet those shirts or socks are not
Like mother used to make
MY hair Is cut by tonsors trained
10 WELD the shears with skill
Ihat gives to every customer
A high esthetic thrill:
A hirsute harmony is mine,
IN which no discords break
AND yet the tonsor's cut is not
Like mother used to make.
Ike mother used to make'-ah. me!
what memories are mine
Of the old days and the plain yays
Revived by that brief line!
William J. Hampton, in Chicago Record,
Herald Magazine.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Not Like Mothers Make

Like mother used to make"-ah, me!
What memories are mine
OF the old days and the plain WAYS
Revived by that brief line!
In these degenerate times l wear
The trousers Of the day,
With creases down the front Of then
And colors grave or gray;
They're built upon the latest lines,
And cost a pretty stake
And yet. ah me! those pants are not
Like mother used to make.
Ny coats are done by tailor men
OF such artistic taste
That II the slightest wrinkle showed
They'd think themselves disgraced:
They turn me out in fashions form,
III which there's no mistake
AND yet their coats are not at all
Like mother used to make,
The bee., 1905-07-06
SIGNAL SERVICE CORPS
FOR STATE TROOPS.
Organization VIII be Ready for the Pa.
dunah Encampment.

Frankfort, KY, June 30
Adjt. Gen. Haley has authori
zed Harry Donaldson, an cleo
trician of this city, to organize
a signal service corps, to be at
tached to the State Guard. This
is new branch of the service.
Equipment for the corps has
been ordered from Washington,
and it will be ready for the Pa
ducah encampment in August.
The new battery organization
will be mustered in on Wednes
day evening.
The Adjutant General is also
arranging for several sham bat
ties during the encamprlent.
The bee., 1905-07-06
GLORIOUS FOURTH
Passes off Quietly. No Disturb.
ance Reported. Only one
Arrest Made.
PICNIC WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.

The Fourth of July passed off
quietly in darlington, every one
seemed on their good behavior
and but one arrest was made. City
Marshal Barnett appointed six
special deputies to assist at the
picnic at Lakeside park but they
were not needed. There was
quite a large crowd at the park
but they came to eat, drink and
converse with their friends and
a better behaved or more order
ly crowd could not be found.
There was very little drinking
going on in darlington this year
or at least If there was it was
carefully concealed from the
public. 1t is thought the A. o.
U. W., lodge realized a hand
some profit on their investment
and will have something to show
for their trouble and labor. On
account of the absence of fire.
works especially the noisy
cracker there were no casualties
from frightened horses, no boys
with shattered fingers, and no
CONGREGATIONS this Fourth for
which a long suffering public is
devoutly thankful.
The bee., 1905-07-06
Great Hopkins County Fair, August Isl ID 3d 4th and 5t
Injuries Prove Fatal.

Central City, KY, July g.
Mrs. Martha Lam, a most estim-
able lady, widow of Elijah Lam,
during his life one of the wealth
lest and most prominent men of
Muhlenberg county, died Sun
day at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Findley Fentress. Mrs.
Lam fell from a low step on Fri
day, breaking her limb near the
hip, bringing on complications
that resulted in death. Mr.. Lam
was PIONEER settler, and her
children and their children are
among the most influential Of the
State. She was considered the
Oldest person in the county. She
leaves, besides Mrs. Fentress,
two children, Messrs. Dan and
James Lam, the latter the well
known coal operator.
The bee., 1905-07-06
FINGER SHOT OFF.
At BarnsIey Picnic Monday Night.
John Ashley Takes a Shot
at Luther Boyd.
BROKE UP THE PARTY.

There was an ice cream supper
given at the residence of James
Nancy at Barnsley Monday
night and some OF the attend
ants are said to have imbibed
pale ale to a considerable ex-
tent. However this may be,
there was fracas and Luther
Boyd had the misfortune to be
shot in the fracas. He was sit
ting on the side of a bed con-
versing with young lady when
James Ashley, who looked with
favor OH the same young lady,
came and sat down by them.
Being somewhat underl the in
auence of pale ale his language
was more voluminous than choice
and the young lady left him and
crossed the room. He followed
her and began upbraiding her.
She replied in a manner he did
not like whereupon he jerked
a pistol from his pocket and
commanded everyone in the room
to arise Immediately. YoungBoyd
refused to obey his mandate and
Ashley crossed the room to
where he sat, placed one hand
on his head and said 81 guess
you had better get up" at the
same time Boyd grabbed the
pistol and in the scuffie it was
discharged s h o 0 t in G Boyd
through the little finger of the
left hand breaking the bone.
Boyd then took the pistol away
from Ashley.
This eposide broke up the ice
cream supper. A warrant has
been issued for Ashley and
placed in the hands of Deputy
Sheriff VIM. Powers. Mr.. Boyd
and his son, Luther, were in
Darlington Tuesday to have the
boys wound dressed. He is
getting along as we'll as could be
expected.
The bee., 1905-07-06
Severely Shocked.

Mrs. George Feigley, of Madl-
sonville, was severely shocked
by lightning Sunday afternoon.
She was passing from the house
to the yard when the flash came
rendering her unconscious for
several hours. Her son saw her
fall when the binding flash came
and with several others rushed
to her assistance. She was car
ried into the house and an ex-
ANIMATION proved that she had
not been struck as was first
thought but badly shocked. She
was soon aroused and asked
those about what had happened
to her. She again went into q
state of unconsciousness and re-
manned in that condition until
Monday morning. Since her Sec
ond revival she has felt no i'll
effects from the shock and is
getting along nicely.
The bee., 1905-07-06
ELKTON MAN
Dies at Hotel Lucille. Madison
vile, Under Rather Peculiar
Circumstances.
BELIEVED TO HAVE sUIcIDEO.


j. j. Weathers, a druggist OF
Elkton, died at Hotel Lucille,
Madisonville, Sunday morning
under rather peculiar circum-
stances. He had been in i'll
health for sometime and had re-
Gently been to Dawson Springs
for his health. From this place
he went to Henderson and had
some dental work done coming
from that place to jacksonville
a week ago stopping at the Lu-
.cile hotel. 1t is said he notified
the hotel people Saturday 1T
would be well for them to send
for some of his people at Elkton
to come for him. 1t is also
stated that on Saturday night he
took a large quality oflaudanum
and morphine which ended his
life and suffering about five
O'Clock Sunday morning. His
nephew, DIR. K. b. Weathers, of
Elkton, was summoned and re-
moved the remains TO Elkton on
train 81 Sunday afternoon. The
deceased was about forty years
of age and unmarried, he had
been in wretched health for
years and it is supposed had be-
come respondent over his con-
dihon.
The bee., 1905-07-06
ADJT. GENERAL HALEY
Issues an Order in Regard to State Guard
Encampment.

Adjt. Gen. Percy Haley is.
sued an order in regard to the
movement of the three regiments
composing the State Guard for
the State encampment to be held
at Paducah in August, at Frank
fort Monday. The order reads
as follows:
Second Infantry-Leaves home
stations August 6, arrives at camp
at Paducah, August q; leaves
camp August Ia.
First Infantry--Leaves home
station, night August 16, arrives
at camp, Paducah, August IL
leaves camp August "a.
Third Infantry-Leaves home
stations, afternoon and night
August %, arrives at camp, Pa
ducah, August %; leaves camp
September 2.
1t was thought at first that the
regiments would go to the en-
campment this year as they did
last year, but the Third which in
cludes Co. g, will be in camp at
Paducah during the latter part
of thcencampment. The eucamp-
ment was held at st. Louis last
year and the Third regiment
went first.
The bee., 1905-07-06
Hanna -Brien.

Miss Elizabeth Agnes Hanna,
of this city, and Mr.. John Lowe
Brien, of Nashville, Tenn, were
united in matrimony Sunday
evening at Z O'Clock at the pa
rochial residence. Rev. Murray,
the Catholic priest of this place,
performed the ceremony in a
very impressive manner. The
ceremony took place in the pres.
ence Of the family and a few
friends. The bride wore white
French lawn over taffeta silk
and white picture hat and in
stead OF the customary flowers
che carried the fan her mother
had used at her marriage in La
porte, Ind, in 1870. Miss Amelia
Hanna, sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid and wore white silk
null and a white picture hat.
The groom and best man, Mr..
Russell Allen, of Nashville, were
dressed in the regulation black.
After the ceremony the bridal
party and friends had luncheon
at the residence Of the BRIDES
father, Mr.. M. Hanna, and the
happy couple left on train SO for
Beechland, the country home of
the groom's father, near Nash
vile, on the Lebanon pike. Miss
Hanna is the we'll known daugh-
ter of Mike Hanna, of this place,
and has been in Nashville sever
al months as y trained nurse at
st. Thomas hospital. She is an
accomplished and energetic
young lady and had the rare
trait of making friends wherever
she went. Mr.. Brien is engineer
at the Maxwell house and is a
son of Mr.. Robt. Lee Brien,
manager of the Delmead stock
farm near Nashville. TIE Bee
extends hearty congratulations.
The bee., 1905-07-06

Will Kimberly, negro, 30
years old, was killed at Central
City Monday by City Marshal j.
ID. Langley. Kimberly had only
returned from the penitentiary
a few days ago. He was known
as a bold bad man and had not
only killed his man but had
driven his father and family
from their home, and was on the
street fighting with an ak when
arrested. City Marshal Langley
commanded him to drop the ak
and walk in front of him toward
the Jail. He dropped the AK al
right, but ran his hand in his
pocket whereupon the marshal
shot him killing him instantly.
The bee., 1905-07-06
jim LYONS HANGED BY MOB. OTHERS
ELUDE WOULD BE LYNCHERS.
One Escapes Only to be Shot Down by
the Officers.
A special from Russellville,
KY, dated July 18th says: NJ

A special from RusseIlville,
KY, dated July 18th says: W
A mob of nearly hundred
men went to the Jail at So'clock
tonight and demanded the KEYS.
Once in they were able to find
only one of the prisoners charged
with criminal assault uponsthe
German girl, Mary Gladder. The
other three had crawled up the
iron railing and hid in the big
water tank near the ceiling.
When the crowd got we'll in
side John Sacra. the man whose
trial has been in progress since
Monday, dropped to the floor and
rushed out Of the door. Several
pursued him and fired at him,
but he made his escape,running
towards the public square and
would have gotten away had he
not met the Sheriff and his dep
uties, who were on their way to
take them to the $50 o'clock
train for Bowling Green, and
they ordered him to stop. He
rushed on and thew shot at HIM
four or five times, wounding
him twice. One shot entered
behind the ear coming out Of the
cheek, and the other went
through the leg near the thigh.
Neither wound is thought to be
fatal.
The shooting near the square
frightened the mob in the Jail
and they hurried off with only
one of the men, Jim Lyon, leav-
ing Polk Fletcher and Guy Lyon
in the Jail. These two together
with the wounded man were
taken away shortly afterwards
on the train to Bowling Green.
jim Lyon was taken away by the
mob and hanged in the out
skirts of town and his body was
found Wednesday morning.
The bee., 1905-07-06

i HBank Cashier Who Left StursI,
4 ~ lonesboro. ARK. Missing.

<id SIaton, assistant cashier
e First National Bank, of
gis. left that place several
since with large sum of
hey to become the head of a
Nv bank at Jonesboro, has not
BIT arrived. He was last seen
At Princeton, where he sold his
horse and trap to Bernard Holt,
who was returning from the
south. Before leaving Prince
ton Slaton cashed checks to the
amount of 3.O00-0 90 and iniaddi-
ton to that had 100000 and a
considerable amount Of jewelry
on his person. Advices from
Jonesboro say he has not yet
reached that point. He left
Sturgis the 18th of June.
The bee., 1905-07-06
BIG PACKERS ARE INDICTED
Federal Grand Jary Return, Indict.
nents Against OfAcials of Big
Packing Plants.

Chicago. July latter an investiga-
ton which as lasted something over
three months, and during which more
than 100 witnesses were examined, the
federal grand jury handed in It's report
Seventeen men. prominent in the pack
Ing industries Of the country, were in
dicted for violation OF the Sherman
antitrust law. and four officials Of the
Schwarzchild & SuIzberger Co. were
Indicted for alleged rebating to the
railroads. Besides these individual in
dictments. bills were voted against five
corporations, Armour & Co.. Swift &
Co.. Nelson Morris & Co.. the Cudahy
Packing Co, and the Fairbanks Can.
ming Co.
The bee., 1905-07-06
Darlington Boy Dies From Lockjaw in
Springfield. Tenn.

Harry Myers, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce Myers, of this
city, died at Springfield, Tenn,
Wednesday morning at 5 O'Clock
from lockjaw. About two weeks
since he stuck nail in his foot
while at work. 1t seemed triv--
ial wound at first and no troub--
lie was anticipated from it, but
instead of healing grew rapidly
worse until blood poison set in.
From this lockjaw developed and'
death soon followed. Only two
months ago Myers went to
Springfield, where he formed
partnership with Jerry Weaver,
formerly of this place, and it
was while working with him at
the timers trade the accident
occurred that caused his death.
He was Twenty-Five years old
and was a promising boy.
The bee., 1905-07-06

r. M. Kell, who runs the liv-
cry stable for w. A. Nisbet, Of
jacksonville, had the misfortune
to have his right wrist broken
and right ankle sprained while
driving along the street In front
Of the court house Sunday. The
horse became frightened at the
street sprinkler and began kick
ing and plunging. Kell did all
he could to hold the horse but
was thrown out with the above
results.
The bee., 1905-07-06

Three boys who are old enough
to know better chased some
chickens down Railroad street
just back of Judge Cowell's resi-
dence Tuesday afternoon and
killed them with rocks. The
boys were apparently IL or Is
years old. They began by run
ming several chickens down the
alley back of the houses know
ing that the majority of the peo-
pie were away from home and
finally after they had succeeded
in driving them almost to the
Arboretum killed them with
rocks and carried them over in
the woods. 1t is reported by cit
liens living in this end of town
that it is quite common occur.
renee for boys to kill chickens
and carry them over In the ar
boretum and cook them. Some
Of these boys are known and it
is quite likely City Marshal Bar
nett will interview them in re-
gard to this matter.
The bee., 1905-07-06

The New Southern Hotel at
Dawson Springs was burned
Tuesday afternoon. The fire was
supposed to have originated from
rats having carried matches
up in the garrett, as the fire was
first discovered there. The loss
was about So, 900 and the insur-
ance 81, 800.
The bee., 1905-07-06
EMPLOYEES LOSE DIVIDEND
FIRST Time I'm Fifteen Years FAN
River Firm Has Passed Profit
Sharing Dividend.

Fall River, Mass July 3.-The semi
annual profit-sharing dividend usually
paid to operatives by the Bourne mills.
owned by M. and ID. Borden. was not
paid June 80, the first omission in Is
years. The management will make no
statement concerning the matter.
The cause assigned for the failure to
pay is said to be the lack of co-opera-
ton ON the part OF employees. The long
strike resulted in the hiring of many
new operatives and they were not dis
posed to ask for the adoption of the
plan which had been in use at the fac
tory.
The bee., 1905-07-06
ONE THING LACKING.

We've got the horseless carriage,
The wireless telegram;
We've got the smokeless powder,
Likewise the homeless ham;
We've got the seedless apple,
Tasteless cod liver oil.
Woodless and coal-less ranges,
To bake and fry and boil,
And many smeli-less, noiseless
Production and device
But here's the Ice mans monthly
bill;
oh, for meltless ice.
New York Sun.
The bee., 1905-07-06
Dies From Injuries.

Glasgow, KY, July 3.-Miss
Pearl Montgomery, daughter Of
Rev. J:sT. Montgomery, of Lib.
erty, KY, died at the home OF
L. w. Preston here from the In.
juries sustained in a runaway.
She was only twenty years old
and had only last month grad.
uated from Hamilton College,
Lexington.
The bee., 1905-07-06
Former Representative Dies at Green.
vile.

Greenville, KY, July 81.
"Uncle Charles" Wickliffe, in
his soventy-fourth year, died at
his home here at z o'clock this
morning after an illness of sew
eral months. He was a promi-
nent citizen, and had served the
county as Sheriff and as a Repre-
sentative in the Legislature.
Burial will probably be tomor-
row afternoon at this place.
The bee., 1905-07-06
WILL BE GIVEN FREE HAND
Ninety-Eight Cents worth of Re.
suits For Every hundred Cents of
Expenditures, stevens Motto.

Chicago, July -"Ninety-eight cents
worth of results for every 100 cents of
expenditure will be my system in
building the Panama canal" declared
John f. Stevens, the new engineer.
The bee., 1905-07-06
Wanted to 60 Home and Started on Foot.

The nine year old son of Will
liam Jenkins, who has been Wis
iting the family of DIR. Nisbet,
of this place, afew days, became
home sick Wednesday morning
and concluded to go home. He
went to the st. Bernard pasture
with the DOCTORS boy early We'd.
nesday morning and after the
COW had been turned in and the
other boys started to town the
Jenkins boy said, "I'm going
home" and started down the
road walking. On learning of
the young mans desire to re-
turn home and that he had
started walking DR.. Nisbet sent
a conveyance after him andhe
was driven to st. Charles.
The bee., 1905-07-06

Evansville. Ind. July 1.-Dr. Ben
jamin ]. Day, aged 3. the oldest prac-
tiSing physician In IL city. y dead.
The bee., 1905-07-06

Politeness is the freezing point in
the atlnoshere Of love.
The bee., 1905-07-06

BiinA Man HaHEs Hinsslf.
Washington. Ind. July 5.-Despond.
crt because he was blind, Reason
skeels hanged himself In his coalhousa.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-28

bad as To nulliIy the petition. but II
they are are, why was the petition flied !
Being filed, il viii stay filed and serve
its purpose. The declaration ot princi.
pies set forth upon his petition Is in
the following unqualified tcsmSk
Il VIII accept the nomination aud will
not withdraw, aud, IL am elected | will
qualify ~ such officer, Aud II | am
excited to such oilicc, will use ull the
powrr of said oillcc to entirely suppress
public gambling aud public dance houses.
There will be M public gambling or
dance houses in the city Of Astoria dur
ing my term Of Office. II can prevent
it
Karl knoboch the we'll known black
smith OF rniontown aspires TO repre-
sent the First Ward in the Common
Council ON behalf ol the Republican
ticket, as indicated 10y petition in his
behalf filed with the auditor yesterday.
The petition in behalf OF W. &. Laws
as member of the police commission
was also filed yesterday, accompanied
by a declaration Of principles idonti
cal with those upon Nh, Elmorc's doc
umcnts.
Unless there j. "big show down" TO.
day in the way of petitions the line up
of candidates will be 80 mcagcr ~ 10
battle any safe conclusions as TO It's real
status, the Republicans alone seem
ing Ia have considered and executed
their duty under the new primary law,
But whatever the alignment Of can
iidatcs i Ia he. it, quality cannot bc
concealed for longer than ten days |
when the best aud worst must come
'out of the woods" and show their
hands aud colors.
The campaign opens on Monday, No.
iember l3th. at the close offthc primary
election polls, and not before.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-28
Five on The WAYS.

Captain r. NJ. Leathers' boat yard
present a busy scene these days. H'
has five small craft on the ways build
ing and repairing, He is building speed
launch for W. J. Zimmerman. of Zim'
meiman 4 Wells, of Puget Sound; u
trading boat, twenty eight feet long, fcr
service on Bristol Bay: fine fishing
boat for the Columbia river fleet; and
is repairing the launch Betty, recently
scorched here by her own gasoline, and
the North Star is blocked up ready for
the repairs and Improvements ordered
for her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-28
Candidates Petitions Must Be
Filed This Day.
REGISTRATION IS STILL SLOW
Whosover Would Run For Office After
Today Must Do So As An Independ.
ent- New Petitions Filed-More
coming-Stray Items.

Today marks the first period pm
scribed in primary election procedure
the limit for filing petitions Of can
didates, and il is presumed number
held in allegiance, for one purpose, OF
another, will see the light OF publicit,
by o'clock this afternoon. Whose
ever desires To enter the nnce for office
after that hour will have to do il ON
an independent basis.
At the close of business yesterday
Judge Anderson had entered up the
names and personal political affiliations
of seventy more citizens. for the day.
and Sl9 for the five days the hooks
have been open, a ratio n fraction less
than seventy per day; and with ten
days still in which to register there is
no doubt the voting strength Of the city
will closely approximate it, best re.
cord.
The petition Of Samuel Elmore as a
candidate for the mayonSy on thu
Republican ticket was duly Gled yes.
terday There is some fault found with
the structure of Mr. Elmorc's petition
as filed, in fact, there are two points on
which it is technically challenged by
some, namely, that some one Of the
signers on each page of the petition
did not take the prescribed oath as TO
his knowledge Of the rest Of his 60.
signers such affidavit appearing only,
At the end Of the document; and second.
ly that though Mr.. Elmore subscribcs
himself as IA duly registered member Of
the Republican party, his name is not
upon the newly opened registration
books. These may be critically bad. 50
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-28

a real live news item, fresh from head
quarters, and simultaneously with the
demand, a Western Union messenger
handed Mr.. Roberts telegram which he
deliberately opened and read before ans
wering the reporter. With a gracious
fillip of the dispatch in the scribe's di.
rection, he said, pleasantly, Why, yes;
there's something you can use, aud eN'
clusivcly, at that" The reporter Gag,
erk grabbed the flimsey and read as
follows; "Inkity BIN nuk slicSity ho
gum hiality joram goo goo nehashnm
brian boru," or wonis TO that effect.
The reporter desired to thank Mr..
Roberts, but he had retired to his otli'
cial den and locked the door.