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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

Col. E. L. Motley, assignee for
the bank Of P. j. Potter's Sons, Of
Bowling Green, which failed Friday
made bond yesterday and assumed
charge. The institution had more
than 5000 depositors, and the de-
posts exceeded 100000. 1t is
thought that arrangements may be
made whereby the bank will resume
business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
At Grace Church.

An elaborate special Easter SER
vice was held at Grace Episcopal
church Sunday morning, the church
being beautifully decorated with
flowers and plants. The musical
program was especially attractive
Rev. Geo. c. Abbitt conducted the
impressive services.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
Hoods JdrSGPGriLkd
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen. tone and
invigorate the whole system.
II had salt rheum on my hands 80 that
could not work. took Hoods sarsaparllla
and it drove out the humor. continued
It's use till the sores disappeared" ARs
IRA o. Brown, Rumford Falls, Ne.
Hoods SarsaparIlla promises 20
cure and keeps the promise.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
Beware of Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contains
Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls
,Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, o., con-
itains no mercury, and is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine,
It is taken internally and peN
Toledo, Ohio, by +. j. Cheney
Testimonials free. Sold by
Price, 75c, per bottle.
,...,.,.. Halls Family Pills for con-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
Lost Their Little Son.

The little son of Mr., Morris ivy
man, aged about two months, died
Saturday at the home of its parents,
on East Nineteenth street. The in
torment took place in HOpewell GEM
etery Sunday morning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

Senator Orville H. Platt died Fri
day at his home in Washington,
Conn, after a long illness. The inn
mediate cause of death was the
breaking of the abscess which had
formed in the right lung. Strangu-
lation ensued. He had grown old in
the public service, having been in
the Senate ever since 1879.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

Are impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and ether organs can
not take care Of without help, there ia
such an accumulation Of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss Of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits OF indiges'
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
Plans to Get Rich

are often frustrated by sudden
breakdown, due to dyspepsia or con-
stipation. Brace up and take DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. They take
out the materials which are clogging
your energies, and give you new
start. Cure headache and dizziness
too. At r. G. Hardwick's drug
store; 25c, guaranteed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

No true friend of the Democratic
party should be willing to start a
factional contest in the party on the
eve of an election, simply to air his
personal grievances or vent his pri-
vate spleen. It takes harmony to
carry Republican county or dis
trict.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

A verdict in favor of the Paducah
Register and James E. Wilhelm was
returned by the jury at Smithland
Saturday in the case wherein The
Register and its editor were sued
for $40, 900 for alleged libel by Sam
Stone of Paducah, through his at
torney, y. Mark Worten.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

Judge John H. Foster. Republican.
and Maj. Menzies, Democrat. are the
rival candidates for congress in the
First Indiana district, to succeed
Senator Hemenway.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

Who was it said that the Demo-
Gratis could always be relied upon to
make fools Of themselves at the
proper time to aid the Republicans?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

SILK WAISTS-A splendid show
ing of Jap Silk waists is now ready
in many pretty, dainty and yet SER
viceable models. They are made in
box plated effects, tucked effects,
lace trimmed styles and embroidery
trimmed models to sell a $2,QE M
$3.50, $3,$3.5O, "a and up to 'PO.OO
95c AND $1.19 SHIRT WAIST
SALE-We have just received sever
al hundred beautiful white cotton
and silk Shirt Waists that we place
on sale for the next three days at the
very low price Of 95c and CT 10
SILK SHIRT WAIST SUITS AT
$1l 80 Made of changeable Taffeta
Silk, tuck waist and skirt to match,
on sale next three days R11-OE
at P11-JO
HKK Coats Special priced for
three days at
$4.05, sos and $50.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
We are authorized to announce
JOSEPH Z. MOSELEY

AS a candidate for the nomination
for State Senator in the Sixth dis
trict, subject to the action Of the
Democratic party.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
The Weather.

Washington. D. c.. April "a For
Kentucky: Showers in Extreme West
portion tonight and Tuesday Cold
er Tuesday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
Black All-Silk Peau de
Sole.

Yard-wide, all-silk. Peau de Sole
excellent weight fabric soft,
beautiful. luster, perfect black, com
bined with the extreme width,
makes this of especial interest. OOo
Special at, yard. .................OO Joe
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
75c High-Class Silk Waist
Suit Fancy Silks.

These are the most perfectly beau
tiful fancy silk creations of a high
class nature of design and quality on
the market today. We closed a ptiT
chase of these at an unusually low
price, allowing US to offer you them
at below popular prices. Come in
Swiss, Louisine, two-tOned Glace,
neat Broche designs supremely
rich standings of tan, chameleon. re-
soda, porcelain and silver tintss You
have actually never seen the equal
of this value. We will give you new
fancy silks, worth $1.00 and 1EO
75c, for next 3 days at, yard fCO
$1.0O quality of all silk Crepe de
and colors. We closed a purchase d
price. allowing us to offer them to 20
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25

SILK PETTICOATS AT $685.
made of plain and changeable Rust
ling Taffeta Silk, worth for go OK
next three days only POsOC
DRESS SKIRTS.
They are made of Panama cloth,
with 40 side plaits, and each plat is
stitched to knee, giving that fitted
hip effect and the full loweA skirt.
Shown in black, blue and brown, an
at good value $3.50
IMPORTED SICILIAN SKIRTS
In organ plated and bell-shaped
effects, which are the very newest
novelties shown, are here in colors
and black ane white. to sell GO OK
at $3.50, $3.50 and spCs OO
WALKING SKIRTS.
New showing of checked Skirts,
the kind worth $3.50, next Q1 OK
three days only Pts OO
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
Manufacturers, Sale Of Guaranneed Black SiIk.
Black Guaranteed
Silk.

Yard-wide, all-silk, guaranteed
Black Taffeta Silk-bearing on every
yard manufacturers guarantee.
This quality is of pure silk, dyed
perfectly and has rich luster finish,
elegant value, combined with ex-
treme good width, make this es-
pecially desirable. Special OQ0
at, yard. ,......,............. OOO
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
75c High-Grade All-Silk
Chiffon Taffeta.


75c High-Grade Taffetas "A most
elegant value in both Rustling and
Chiffon Taffetas- solid and twotoned
color eff ects- come in all desirable
standings navy, pink, green, brown,
red, cardinal, etc.. and is hard to
duplicate under Use a yard. IRo
Special for three days only 1CN
SOC Printed All-Silk
Foulards.
SOC All-Siik Foulards. come in neat
polka dot effects in browns, navy,
national, cadet, tan, green, black
and white, and are elegant value
in pure silk fabrics. Special. OOc
yard Observation-Disclosures. ZCN
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
New Silk Girdles.

New York S latest novelty in Bells
is here made Of rich soft in every
color, also black and white trims
med with crochetted trimmings, or
buckles,
SOC, $1.00. $1.50 and $500.
75c New Shirt Waist Suit Fancy Silk.
75c Up-so-date Fancy Silks for
Shirt Waist Suits in neat figured,
dotted checked and striped effects,
two-toned glace taffeta and new soft
finish fabrics. These are fabrics
seldom found in style and value at
less than Use a yard, special Axe
per yard. ,............................ -reJN
Chine, "a inch wide, white nno
them at an unusually low nuE
/ during these three day at. UUU
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-25
More Hints For The Women From EAe
Suit Room.

What would you in the suit coat skirt waist!
You buyyIe exCusiyenes perfect workmanship and quality
Take look special offerings for three days on OUR SECOND
FLOOR
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
MEDICAL BIsEVITIEs.

European medical experts have come
to the conclusion that boiled milk is not
a good food for infants. and that steril-
.sed milk also has less nutritiYe value
than that which isfresh.
Miss Thorne, a graduate Of Sydney
university, New South Wales, claims to
have discovered new cure for con
sumption. Her discovery has been sent
10 England, where Il, will be thoroughly
tested.
The perfection OF pharmaceutical
PRODUCTS and the prevention OF the great
81 aste food materials are the two lines
which j.. r. MOulton, +. r. s.. finds the.
chemical invention OF the day to be fol
lowing
If the condensed breath collected on
he cool wind0w-panes Of a room where
number of persons have been assem-
Sled be burned, a smell as of singed hair
, Il show the presence Ct organic mat
'r and Il The condensed breath be al
owed to remain on the windows for d.
Few days 1t will be found, on examina-
lion by the microscope, that il is alive
with animaleulae. II is the inhalation
of air containing such putrescsnt matter
aat causes ha!f G tne sick headaches.
.leh m.sht 90 avoided by a circulation
rrG5h lr
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
Washington Letter.

Again all eyes are turned with
hope to Panama. The new broom
on rather the new brooms have
been appointed and now at last it
is said the ditch will be dug. NeY-
ertheless there ig much disappoint-
meRt in Washington. Many clerks,
OF the Cep2l Comm lsslcn and other
employees who have he'd cosy
places here it is said will be COM
p-lled to pack their kits and trek"
10 lhe lsthmus. The new head of
the commission took charge of af-
fairs on the day he was oppointed
and began work without moments
delay and with a dash which it is
hope can be maintained but their
heads ominculy and talk of the
enervating climate of the IsthmQs
Daily meeting have been order
ed until the members start for
Panama. The Executive commit
tee which, it is understood, will be
the "whole thing in the construct
tion work of the Camel was named
and the old. order has been rung
in "sans ceremonie." Instructions
have been eabled to General Davis,
the present Governor to remain in
charge until formally relieved by
the new ppolntee, Judge Magoon.
For the moment in political circles
all ewes are directed to Chicago
whore an election has been held of
more than local Importance forlt is
felt that it will sooner or later affect
other large cities and have its in
fiuence in national affairs An ex-
pertinent of momentous Importance
will be attempted and il Erenching
the Iron roads from corporations
and assuming city ownership mauy
,,r We and dolicste questions and
cha1 wi' ae q De so. ed
Doclo le Democratic
oi elect. ia lawyer aua is
lol ss MOI snorant oi the diff
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
New Mexico, and has beeu of the


New Mexico, and has beeu of the
5e kind.
cosonal Ercst iq very popular in
our County, where he has many
friepds' political and .peraonal and
fer q man in his position, eompar-
atively speaking, few enemies.
Naturally a man Of such strong
political convictions as he is and
who voices these boldly ia black
type daily, must have enimies, but
politics has never entered, and does
nQt enter today, in the performance
Of his duties as Secretary of the
Bareau, and every part of New
Mexico iq treated in the publica-
tions published by the Bureau with
serupulous fairness and justice. His
work is labor Of love, and if the lit
eraFy pert Of it was done fer the big
newspapers Of the country CT fol
magazines, he would receive very
IocratiYe pay for 1t. AS i is, the
only satisfaction he egr get is the
appreciation and good will of biz
E4low citizens, and shese lie surely
fhgs to a marked degree, we hope.
moag the best aots.of the las
.mr Republican Legislative At-
oiies was the support gwen >.
'.e.o bodies &c tho bureac Of Imini
grafton. This has been proven b.
facts which are self evident to every
observing citizen end to every de
cent newspaper in our Te4ritor.
The Bureau did very we'll ii til,
election Of its officers at its Jas
meeting, and the Prospector ia gIa'
to say so.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
SAGE SENTENCES.

, Nan proposes. but after that the
gOman takes charge.
Forming a good character is bettsr
AhAn reforming a bad oee.
The man who gives trife meanly
D always meaner than the ,riue.
Not a few men love theIr sweet
hearts in silk. and their ".ves IN
calico.
Time and tide wait for no man, but
they know better than TO as. wom-
an to hurry
Money makes the mare 60 and
sometimes proves, in consequence that
abe Is spawned and has l-.~ sDr.ng-
halt
} When you hear a man say. This is
my honest opinion" does it not make
you wonder how many dlshonesl opin-
ions he has?
More opportunities are wasted
through the wrong people seizing
them than through the i.snt people
nagiecting them.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
I CAUGHT IN FRE cU5sRENT. !

CAUGHT IN TIE cUtSsRENT. 2
Kaskasia, ILL.,. once the metropolis OF
tho west, has been almost - ~ Flowed up
by the river.
The bellies Of Janesville, Wis, refused
TO appear in short skirts in ihe Fourth
of July parade, and vaudeville girls from
Chicago had to be cent for u lahe their
places
Eight members Of the British house
of commons so far have sianiied theiF
intention to join in the proposed parlia-
mentary visit to the UnittL oates in the
kall
A hotel keeper in the City OF Mexico
mas been condemned to years impris-
,onment and has been fined s35.7O for
stealing from the electric light company
the current with which his hotel was
lighted 3"
The examination OF the physical con-
dition of the 800 street sw, epers en-
ployed by New York city shows that 2S3
are affected with tuberculosis. contract
ed during the course Of tho work by
anhaling disease-laden Gu.t.
well-known woman Of Bennington,
Vt, has twodolls. one cr " ~ was for.
merly her great 2rahdEnott c4f and in
the family for $50 years THO other was
formerly her grandmother azd is 100
years old. Both are dressed q tie COS
tune incident 40 those days. tie oldest
one having on the same SUI. IL q !..ch it
was originally attired.
The handsQmest private cas- in the
world are owned by Adolphus Ersch and
Charles NJ, .Schwah. Busch r. "ei' ed his
as a present from frie: IS. ~ sr3vab's
is new, huilt at cost re soom,G. AID l.,
one Of Tne most Injurious tuLEs on
wheels. 1t is 70 feet lCI g. .rclUGlrr al
observation compartment us 90 teet
TIE ceilirg hard painted. -iAe f, mi
ture. which iiEe the erora! aLpe. ralcl
OF the car. is in Louis XIV. poFioo &c sj4
ha"d-T'fo 'osrh of - ','~'..' .'' L-s2C..
a.. 49, So ~.dleroO.-- cost 81. 80.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13

On Monday, the 10th inst, the
Bnreau of Immigration held hs
annual meeting in Santa Fa 9ne
officers for the coming two years
were elected, Judge Granville
Pendleton, who, has been mem
Der of the bureau for six years and.
who also represented our District
in the 56th Assembly, as we'll as III
the 35tR and 34th, very success
fully, was chosen President and
Col. Frost of Santa Fe, was re-,
elected Secretary These selections
are very eommendaRle apdl WsE
prove for the best Judge Pendie,
ton, since he came to New N Nico
who dose not know Of the very
( successful and, meritoriou5 labor
performed by him as the executive
officer of the. Rurean during the
past six years, and at at very
small salary, the most of which Is
paid out by him, personally, for
clerical labor. This work speake
for itselft, aud we have carefully
+, examined and read most of it. The
several pamphlets published by
the Bureau of Immigration during
these long years. on each County
named ''Climats is Fate, "Minei
and Mills of New Mexico" 1gof 2,
and the last work, the pamphle
named 'eLothe Land of Sunshine
which contains over BOO pages and
is beautifully illustrated. speak fo
themselves and are the best proc
of the efficiency and excellen'
character of the work done by til,
Secretary. Thousands upon thons
ands Of these pamphlets have beer
sent broadcast over the United
States, and many thousand of then
have been ai,
N " al N4,o t'- u
ST. Louie Wora F4lr "'
thai has br attained is appe' p
ln oyory County every town eo'
20 evay hamlet Of our oeaatiio
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
A LITTLE VARIETY

The electric motor is fast displacinE
the, lea her belt in factories.
.ihe pa-ais de CASTLE, the home Of the
late Queen Isabella in Paris has bean
purchased by the French government.
AS an advertisement OF It's thread a
well-known firm has. after several at
lempts, connected Europe and Asia
across the Bosporus, says the London
Financial Times with .25O yards of cot
ton.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans is a
baseball enthusiast ana seidOm misses
an opportunity to see a game. He has
been visiting Mr8 Evans sister in
PoughEeepsie and while there attended,
a con est OF the Hudson River league and
rooted uproarously for the home team.
VI hich wCu
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13

Methol.sm his i.224 deaeonee IS.

L hethoG.sm has 1.224 deacOnes IS.
The Evangelical church council OF
Hunc -ry las eiven teXpas.i = women
the richt 10 vote.
II E2ela0d Lody Lave - " s zen ap-
poigted a church war1,- 49, -.-.-
,churcl, in ct:2Acr.ead.
Few. Peter M2cQU5en, r0etor f tho
Firs, Parish church. in C2arlestown,
Mass. predicts the W ION - 80. rlcs-
tart denomi- -ticns.
australia has 30 churches to every
100,Cc0 people a la RI er nlILlc" PER cap
tia than any other country, Eia.and hot
Ia aud GSu ssia ,oaly CAos:t %
TIE las, report SHOWS that the Non-
ronlnrmists have ha1 the ohu-, hf ers
In and and more thai ....il tAel : tIl--
day -scnoQl pupils, the last yes- bring
ing them an increase OF 5000 c5mmuni-
eAnts and $1,000 scholars Tie Anglican
church possesses 7,127.934 church sit
tihgs, with about 5.OOO.CCO attendants.
The free churches have 8 OG0 eco things,
With about $500, 900 attendants.
Eugene Smirnoff. chf"l'i1 x the
nSubslAn SuDdsSy III Lo--~~--, - 5 lIal
the Russian church mair tains flourish
Ang missions in Japan and China. Hen
Japan mission began in 1SJ5 1is'he hesd
lot it is Bishop Nicholas, Snl It num-
bers 1891 converts and S4 ecclegiastics
All its clergy but one prie DnC
deacon are japanese, and tie mission i.
perfectly loyal to the cour'ry, anC
,O0aches the Japanese thSst - thell
duty to tight for Japan.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
ELECTRICAL FLAsaEs.

Y The German government operates
10. 200 telephone stations.
Niagara is worth $1,000, 100000 as a
source OF electrical power.
Marconfs 130-foot masts OF wireless
kalegraphy cost $40 apiece.
The manufacture Of high-power In
sandescent lights IL maA-ns progress
At Coventry
The e.ectric weld is becoming a
more and more important ia Tor In
many industries. During recent years
the extension OF its applioad has
been steady, and each year his Wit
psssed its entranee into ne,' 4ieilA
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13

Jose Vigil, the murder who
brutally killed his wife because
she danced with another man, and
who was sentenced, to hang at
Ration, has been granted comnu-
tation of sentence to imprison.
ment for life. The public has not
vet been notified of the reason
of'such an action.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13
A Daredevil Ride

often ends in sad accident. To
heal accidental injuries,use Buck.
lens Arnica Salye. GA deep wound,
in my loot from an accident, writes.
Thedore 5chnele, of Colum bus, Q,
caused NE great pain Physicians
were helpless, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve quickly healed it." So. aes
and heals burns ike magic. 25o q,
L. G. Stevens.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13

r. A. Swergle, superintendent
o. the independence mine, came
oyer from Ellzabsthfown, yester-
dav and returned today. He re-
ports that work will soon be
pushed onthe Independence. This
is the property that assayed over
81 600 by, a government assayor
last falh and,is situated up. Bitter
creek. A company has been or
ganized, backed, by Pennsylvania
c1pftal.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13

In Santa Fe, on the evening Of
April 9TH al the residence Of
Acting Governor and Mrs. J. w.
Raynplds, occurred the marriage.
of Miss L. Keo Atkinson, to, Sur
vevor General NJ. o. Llewellyn..
Rev. George F. Sewer, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Santa
Fe; performed the ceremony.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13

The act also prescribes- the
form of application and form of
certificate Violations of the law
are punishable fine OF from 500
and imprisonment of from ten to
sixty days.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-13

crt The world. City aud even ma
tldhai ownership OF railroads is not
u-5 in foreign countries, but it has
never been attempted on so large
n scaIe in America as it will now
be aGsayed in Chicago. A grave
question arioaq. viii Chicago, in
the operation of the roads, main
tain the open shop or will it per
NIT union members alone to man
the shops, will duubtless be bitter
ly opposed by the trades organiza-
tions Nevertheless, the city can
not, under the law and recent Court
decisions, legally Determinations
between men who belong to the
trades unions and those who are
independent ofthe unions.
Mining Reporter. In badly
swelling ground the size of the
timbers used in the sets does not
appear to make any particular
difference in the length of time
they will last. OF course, it is
obvious that a two-foot stik will
last longer than a silk that is On
ly twelve inches, but the increas-
ed life of the heavier timber is
not of such Importance as to make
very much difference. 1t usually
amounts to only few weeks. Ii
going through swelling ground II
IS of more importance to consider
the shape of the opening made
In an ordinary tunnel fhrougl
swelling ground we have founc
that an egg-shaped. opening viii
give better results than an opening
cut to conform 70 the shape OF th'
drift BY tagging around the roo
and sides in such a shape openin!
as the former, the ground ha
/ room to swell without breaking
the sets. Frequently this skin o
swollen ground will protect th,
ground brhin1 from futner oXida
ton A good deal Of the swelling
ground is due to air exidizing
the minerals in the rock. o
course, if the ground is merel!
"heavy," as in some blanket for
nations, then increased size o
timbers becomes of Importance
Sonse gAOuald known as "swell
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