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The bee., 1906-11-29

land, bathed in the soft, mellow
sunlight, and caressed by the
balmy winds of the South, bring
ing with them the odors of the
forest, was the first Thanksgivr
ing in America celebrated.
Our Thanksgiving OF today has
taken a part Of each of these diff
ferent festivals. 1t has taken
the time of them all, In the au.
tumn, when the harvest days are
ovsr. Its charity comes from the
Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles.
1t has copied the feasts of Dem
eter and Ceres in giving thanks
for the crops. Its mirth and fcs.
tivity have a flavor of English
Harvest Home, and its spirit of
thankfulness and religious ador-
alton was given to it by our Pill
grim forefathers.
The bee., 1906-11-29
FARMERS ANNUAL INSTITUTE
Being Held in Mclean County by Suc'
cessful Farmers.

Calhoun, Ky., Nov. 27.-The
farmers of this county are hold
ing their annual institute, under
the direction and supervision of
State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, Hubert Vreeland. There
will be two-day's session. The
farmers have taken great in
terest in the meeting, and are
here in great numbers. The oc-
casion will be greatly augmented
by the presence and aid of As
sistant Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture, r. Q. Crenshaw, Prof.
Good, of the State College of
Lexington, and Prof, Cook, a
successful aud practical farmer
of Ohio.
The bee., 1906-11-29
Banker Adairs VIII Probated.

Owensboro, KY. Nov. 27.-
The bequests in the will of
Banker |. q. Adair, who died
at Fordsville on Nov. 10, have
become knoys here. He left
81, 900 to his mother, Mrs. Sara
Adair. The electric light plant
at Hawesville he gave to his
sisters, Miss Dodd Adair and
Mrs. Mary Whitford. To the
Catholic church at Hawesville,
the M. Il. church and the Bap-
fist churches at Fordsville, be
gave 800 each. A tombstone
over the grave of his father, the
late Gen. ID l.. Adair, is pro
vided for. The remainder of
the property is left to the widow
and daughter, The estate is
valued at $4,000.
The bee., 1906-11-29
EDWARD HARDw1CK
Killed at White Plains Sunday Afternoon
by Marion Allen.

Edward. Hardwick was shot
down and killed at White Plains,
this county, Sunday afternoon
by Marion Allen. 1t is stated
the men with several others,
both white and black, were out
in the edge of the town drinking
and gambling. A dispute arose
between a white man and a
negro as to who was the best
man at wrestling and finally a
small wager was laid and the
two men clinched to test their
skill and strength. The white
man threw the negro, and during
the discussion which arose after
ward, it is said that an another
negro picked up wagon spoke
and boasted of what he could do
with it in a fight.
Marion Allen, a white man.
made him throw the spoke away
1t is said that Ed. Hardwick, an
other white man, complained
that the negro had not been
treated right, whereupon Allen
pitched a spoke toward him and
told him to see what he could
90 with it. Then. 1t is said that
Hardwick started toward the
spoke and stumbled and fell
over it. As he arose Allen shot
him, the ball taking effect in the
right breast, producing leath.
Allen was arrested by Con
stable John Hanks and lodged
in the Hopkins county Jail at
Madisonville.
Hardwick leaves a wife and
one child, a boy twelve years of
age, while Allen also has a wife
and one child.
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STRUCK BY FREIGHT TRAIN.
[. & N. Freight Train Hits Calvin Sim.
mons at Earrs Crossing in
MadisonvilIe.

Calvin Simmons, young man
about Is years of age, who lives
just north of Madisonville, met
with an accident Saturday after
noon that NAV prove fatal He
was crossing the track at Elrl's
crossing when "A south bound
freight train came bearing down
upon him and whirled around
the curve before he was aware of
danger.
He was already starting on the
track, and the only road to safe
ty was to get over before the
train came. 1t is down grade
and the long heavy freight could
not be stopped before it reached
the crossing. Simmons had a
heavy load on his wagon, and
his horses could not move fast
enough to get out Of the way.
The train came laundering on
and the crash came.
Both horses were killed, the
wagon was demolished and the
corn scattered for many yards.
Simmons was thrown several
feet, but fortunately he did not
fall on the track. When picked
up it was found that his skull
was fractured and he was skinned
and bruised in many places about
the limbs and body.
He was taken to his home near
by and medical aid summoned.
His wounds were dressed, and it
is not thought by his physicians
that his injury Will prove fatal
unless other complications arise.
The bee., 1906-11-29
$14,SO0 is SLICED
OF PRINTING BILL.
OF the Globe Company for Printing
Teachers Registers and Other Books.

Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 22.-
The State Printing Commission
has passed on the $24,OO claim
of the Globe Printing Company,
of Louisville, for printing teach
ers' registers and trustees re-
cord books, distributed this year,
cutting 1t to So, 200 for the work.
1t is probable that suit will be
brought to recover the full
amount. The printing was done
more than a year ago, on order
from the Department of Public
Instruction, but the claim was
held up because the books were
not to be distributed until July
of this year.
In making allowances on the
account, the state board consid-
cred the bid of the Hughes
Printing Company of Lexing-
ton, which some time age Sc
cured the second-class contract
for State work, which was $460
per thousand copies.
The bee., 1906-11-29

Eugene Cordier, of Madison
vile, who was stricken by paral-
ysis, about 4 O'Clock last Friday
morning was some better yester-
day morning and his physician
has hopes of his final recovery.
His condition yesterday was
such that he could communicate
with his nurse and physician by
writing on a slate.
Mr.. Cordier received the stroke
of paralysis last Friday morning
just as he was opening up his
place of business, and it was at
first thought that the stroke
would prove fatal.
The bee., 1906-11-29
MUNIF|cENT GIFT
Jno. B. Atkinson Sends Check to
Kentucky Jamestown Ex.
position Commission.
PATRIOTIC INTEREST SHOWN
BY CITIZENS or STATE.

Louisville, Nov. 2S Sub
scriptions are coming in to the
headquarters of the Kentucky
jamestown Exposition Comm!s-
sion, in the Commercial build
ing, In manner to encourage
the members of the Board of
Commissioners and to prove that
Kentuckians are showing a pa
triotic interest in the movement.
The banner contribution to the
fund mp TO this time is the SUBJ
scription made by Col. John B.
Atkinson, of Darlington. He is
president of the st. Bernard
Mining Company, and vice pres
ideBt, as well as director of f.
nauce Of the commission. He
showed HIS interest in the move
ment by placing his check for
5000 TO the credit of the COM
mission fund.
Col. Atkinson has already de-
voted much time to the move
ment and as the date for the
Exposition-which opens on
April 26 next-approaches will
devote more and more time. He
has always proved his interest in
State development by giving to
movements similar to this one
both of his time and money and
has pledged himself to a consid-
erable sacrifice on behalf of the
jamestown effort. Col. Atkin-
sou is emphatic in his declara-
tion that this occasion will pre-
sent an exceptional opportunity
to Kentucky to exploit her at
fractions to the world. He has
declared that the holding of the
Exposition in the heart of a pop
ulous territory, which will draw
not only from the Eastern
States, but also largely from
European countries, guarantees
for it heavy attendance. The
very fact that the Exposition
will be on scale somewhat
smaller than preceding Worlds
Fairs held IN this country is
evidence to him that exhibits
made there will command pro-
portionately more attention than
heretofore.
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Hin Rs.ponsible for This.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-The annexation
OF Canada tentatively and the estab-
lishment of reciprocal trade relations
with a removal OF all tariff duties with
the British Dominion, specifically. is
the purpose OF an organization to be
known as the British Association of
Illinois, has been perfected here. The
recent speech made in Chicago before
the members of the Commercial club
by James ]. Hill on Reciprocal Rela-
tions with Canada was responsible for
the formation of the organization.
The bee., 1906-11-29
scHooLMAsrRR KILLED.
Prof. Jake Wright Of Christian County
Slain With shotgun by George
Putnam.

A sad affair occurred in
Christian county just acroes the
Hopkins county line Saturday
night in which Jake Wright, a
school teacher, lost his life.
Family troubles seem TO have
been the canse of the killing. 1t
is said there had never been any
trouble between the two men,
but other members of the fam
lies had been in rows with one
another until the husbands and
fathers were finally drawn into
it.
Jake Wright was prominent
Christian county teacher and
was this year teaching in dis
trict No. 5.
Last Saturday night, it Is said J,
that Wright passed by the home
of Putnam on the way to church
and called Putnam out. Wright
was in his buggy aud had his
shotgun with him. 1t is said
that Wright told Putnam he was
going to kill him before morn
ing, though he drove on to church
and attempted no violence at
this visit. AS he returned from
church about 10 O'Clock at night,
he again called Putman to the
door. As the man came out,
Wright is said to have fired one
barrel of his gun. Putnam then
turned and went into his house
and got his shotgun. AS he
came out again Wright fred the
other barrel of his gun, but miss
ed again. Then, is said. that
Putnam fired both barrels of his
gun, the loads taking effect in
the breast of Wright.
The shooting frightened the
mule which Wright was driving,
and it ran away down a hill.
Wright was thrown from the
vehicle and the buggy was torn
into pieces. In the fall from the
buggy Wright had his head cut
and injured so severely that this
would have probably produced
death, if he had not already been
shot.
Wright leaves a wife and one
child, while Putnam has wife
and one child.
The bee., 1906-11-29
PANAMA NOT so BAD.
Not an American Has Died on Canal
Zone from Disease In Months.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Not a single
American died on the canal zone from
disease in the last three months. ac-
cording to a report the isthmian canal
commission has just received from Col.
W. c. Gorgas, the chief sanitary off,
Ger of the zone. The decrease in the
death rate among the employees. Col.
Gorgas reports, is due almost entirely
to the decrease in pneumonia.
In October the deaths among the
canal employees were SO negroes and
two whites. Col. Gorgas says:
Il do not argue that we have found
Ponce De Leons spring Of perpetual
life, but merely that Panama is not
SO bad place from health point of
view as is generally believed"
The bee., 1906-11-29
Col. Ham Lectures.

Quite a large crowd heard Col.
Ham, the famous Georgia crack
er, lectured at the opera house
Friday night on the "Snollygos-
ter in politics. he depicted
in no uncertain terms the snol-
lygoster in both politics and re-
ligion. His witty sayings and
grotesque facial expressions were
enjoyable in the extreme and the
audience was greatly pleased, as
was evidenced by its frequent
cheering. Col. Ham is certainly
a success as a lecturer and no
one that heard him will miss
hearing him again.
Somewhat disconcerting, the num-
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HUSBAND AND WIFE GUILTY.
Killed Wife's Sister, Who Lived Alone,
for insurance Money.

Wray. Col, Nov. 24.-Gerret Van
Wyk, a ranchman, and his wife were
found guilty Of the murder of Gerret
Hast, sister Of Mrs. Van Wyk. and
were sentenced to life Imprisonment
Mrs. Hast was shot and killed In a
cabin on the plains, where she lived
alone. 1t was charged that her sister
and brother.in-law killed her In order
to obtain the insurance money on her
life.
The bee., 1906-11-29
MRS. HARTJE WANTS ALlMoNY.
The Divorce Suit, She Says, Cost Her
$4,000.

Pittsburg, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Mary Scott
Hartje has filed a petition In the
courts, through her counsel, asking for
the allowance of alimony pending liti-
CATION, counsel fees and expenses that
have been incurred in preparing her
defense in the divorce suit.
These expenses, she says, are In ex-
cess of $4,000. She says that she
is informed that Augustus Hartje Is
worth at least $l.5O0,000 and that he
has an income of at least $4,000 a
year.
The bee., 1906-11-29
Webster County Wants Vote on Prohibi-
ton.

Petitions are being circulated
asking the County Judge Of
Webster county to call an elec-
tion under the new county unit
law, to determine the will of
the people on the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors. The election is
to be held on Feb. 90, 1907.
Webster is practically a dry
county now, there being only
two towns where intoxicants can
be purchased. If the matter is
submitted to the voters it is al
most certain that the county
will vote dry
The bee., 1906-11-29
EilIplnos PennlIess and Cold.

Norfolk, Va. Nov. 24.--Thirty- Five
native Filipinos have been discharged
from the United States army trans.
ports recently returned from Cuban
waters. They are practically destitute
are suffering from the cold weather
and are demanding that the govern
ment pay their fare back to the Phil
ippines.
The bee., 1906-11-29
Shaw and ST. louis shortaoe.

st. Louis. Nov. 24.-Leslie NJ. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury. is in st.
Louis and in conference with Thomas
J Atkins, assistant United States treas
urer. The shortage of SCI 800, which
led to the Indictment of David p.
Dyer, Jr., was the topic of discussion.
The bee., 1906-11-29

Gen, Kuropatkin has written q
history of the war between Russia
and Japan. None Of the Japanese
generals apparently thinks it is
necessary to doTany writing on the
subject
The bee., 1906-11-29
ORIGIN OF
THANKSGIVING.
A Short History Of the Beginning
Of our National Holiday.
DATES FROM rlAE lMmEMoRIAL,
(Jeanette f. Taylor in Rural Mag
azine s-

azine
The Thanksgiving day which
we celebrate is a composite one
being made up of parts of cele
brations of that day by othel
people. We have taken the tim,
from one, the feast from anoth
er, and the gathering of the peo
pie from still another. Lei vi
then trace its origin from the
remotest era to the present time
Picture to yourself old Jerusa'
lem living on and among the
hills, The Mount'of Olives stand.
ing as faithful sentinel over
the city. On the 10th day Of the
seventh month great multitude'
of people journeyed towards the
Holy City, for it had been de
creed that after the ingatherine
of the corn and wine there should
be burnt offering and an eight
hour day of solemn communion
and holy convocation in remem'
brance of the exodus from Egypt
Booths were built of pine, olive
and myrtle branches. Affairs
were constructed, upon which
sacrifices were offered by the
Jewish devotee to the Great Gre.
ator. Although the glory OF
this great Hebrew festival has
long passed away, the funda-
mental principle that everyone
should rejoice before the Lord in
the fruits of the harvest, has en-
tered into the harvest observance
Of other lands.
The Greeks and Romans held
like celebrations in honor of their
goddesses, Demeter and Ceres.
They gave thanks for the abund-
ance of their crops and the pres
ervation of their lives.
Coming little nearer to our
own Thanksgiving is the English
Harvest Home. The sturdy boys
and girls danced on the green
sward, or engaged in other ath
letic sports; the fun and frolic
continuing for week, while re-
ligious services were held every
evening in the chapels.
When the Pilgrim forefathers
came to this country they
brought with them many of the
customs of their own native land.
During the autumn of 1928, Gov.
Bradford made preparation for a
rejoicing, not instituted to cele-
brate single event, but to show
thankfulness to God for all the
mercies of the year, for all boun-
ties of the harvest and all the
manifold and gracious gifts of
Providence, and to show fitting
recognition of the whole in graf
itude, which should overflow
with mirth and festivity.
Massasoit, the great Indian
chief, was bidden TO the feast
and he and ninety of his Wam-
panoga braves came to the cele-
bration Nature had provided a
bounteous supply for the first
Thanksgiving, and the pioneers
sat down to a table heavily laden
with water fowl, wild turkey,
venison and products of corn
and barley. They gave thanks
to God that through His num-
berless blessings they were far
from want.
We, standing on the border
land of the twentieth century
with all the advantages of de-
veloped industry. can scarcely
realize the hardshlps our Pill
grim fathers had to endure. Not
a family in the little colony had
escaped the ravages of death
or disease or the. onslaughts of
the treacherous and bloodthirsty
Indians. Yet, Notwithstanding
all this, they were glad to offer
praise and thanksgiving for the
blessings they had received.
And there in the sombre wood
The bee., 1906-11-29

Prof. Wiley is becoming too finicky
In objecting to the use Of borax and
saltpetre as food, so long as the
proper label is used thus: sold
dough's Alum Bread;' "Tinplate's
Borax Beans. ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25
MACCAEEES.

The Order Growing Rapidly nn Man.
 States-Eee Buzses.
 The latest issue of the Bee Hive shows good gains in membership are being made all along the line. During the first three months of 1905 over $1,000,000 was paid in benefits to members and their families.
 AS result of strenuous member ship campaign Cleveland Maccabees have class of 800, which Is still grow ing.
 Don't expect your commander and record keeper to do 1t ali = Support them in all good work. Each member owes something 10 the order besides the payment of his as sessment and dues
 If you have been suspended new IS the time 10 reinsta1e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25

Peoria. III. Tune 225.-Jae ;a1s ih tha case oi the state against MGs. \; ary L. Mckinney dhaTg@d with cruelty k. her ward. Stella Grady, re turned a verdict nf gritty this morn ine. and recommended that the prisoner be sent to the insane asylum at Chester until she cecov anG then be compelled to serve two years in the penitentiary,
 The jury found that Mrs. Mckir- ney IS q; present insane The trial has been tie most sensational ever he'd in the Peoria county circuit court ans nas occupied two weeks.
 The attorneys for Mrs Mary L. Mckinney will ask for a new trial on the grounds ttat the verdict Of the jury WIS cor.rary 10 the state 1aw ~hjo3 especially provides that ali ID, sane pe.sc.n sna1' ret he tried fer the commission ot z crime
 The jury +ooA six ballots, and atter three as to ne" guilt agreed The' followed the 3fstIactions of the cenr in regard 10 the insane phase of the case
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25
WILL GET TO DIGGING NOW
President Will TeEi Shonts to Cut
 Loose and Build the Canal"

Washington, June 25.~-'Eu1 loose HOW and build the canal. The Amer lean people want results on the istI4- mus as soon as they can be obtained, and 1 want them. Dig, dig. Congress and the people are behind Qs in Qu, efforts.
 Within 4S hours after the compile tiop of Panama canal Legislation President Roosevelt viii send the above orders to Chairman Shonts. He expressed gratificai iou at the house and senate supporting his plan for ] lock canal.
 Promptly upon being advised of tie vote Ill til esenate. Mr. Shonts called on Secretary Taft and began to dis euss the plans of the commission fol the prosecution of the work It was decided that the commission. as 8 whole, should start for the isthmuS next Thursday from New York and Chief Engineer Stephens will accom- pany the members of 1i1n comni;- sion
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25
MAY p=csEcU-E
 s-. Lc1Ee rtR"s
Shoe snd n~y Goods Mefcrants, Wro Took Burlington Rebates
 Ma, Have to Stand Trials.


 Kansas City, Mo, June a5.-Pro caedings may be brought against the shoe and dry goods merchants of St. Louis, Omaha and Kansas City or charge of accepting rebates from rail ways, secured for them by George L. Thomas. the New York freight brok CT, w5o, wjte his chief clerk, L. E. Taggart. were in the federal court nere fined and sent erced 10 the pen1. ':-ntiary
 These firms, nuhlberzne seven, "ere mentioned by Judge Smith Mo Rperson in sentencing Thomas and Tagga1t He declared that the rebate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25

Kansas. and among Red Men every where he is known. He is Il member sD good standing of q large number of other fraternities.
 A, meeting in Newport, E. J., re gently 400 candidates were Initiated ill to the mysteries of the order.
 Tulsa, Okla, has newt tribe of Red Men, with q charter membership of l00
 Minnewawa tribe of Illinois recently adopted fifty paiefaces. 1onawanda of the same reservation adopted thirty,
 The Arkansas reservation has gained eight new tribes anG l,h62 new mem, be.,e during the past great sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25
RED MEN.

fh. Orders Great >enier sa9amGre-
 Along the Trait.
 VI X. $. Rirti, who WAS recently aG yance,i to the position of great senior sagarrore. of the United States. is a resi-. den. uf Topeka kan., where he WAS at,ol,ted ill Sha waet tribe. Ill the great council of Kansas he has ably blle! the various offices and has been a lDeIp. Der of the great council of the United States several years. where l,e has held many important positions Mir. Bird Is s lawyer by profession and an orator ef yigor. clearuess and eloqucpce and is seloved a1t} respected .n the great councils Ot the United States and oe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25

GUILTY ur EXCESSIVE CRUELTY Mrs. Mckinney Sent .c Insane Asy Huw cy Peoria Jury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25
MEN TEAiL ALFONSO
WeIi-lressed ina,v,oua! Arrested as
 iie Tries 10 intercept Him.

l.., tsl;,t..ss.. Ss.l.n, July 25.-Al the n.paienr N!Ig Alfonso and Queen Victoria arrived here from the the ate.r in their auro last night sa well G"tsses :ndlY dual eva0cd guards and sought lo :.ilercep; the royal pair.
 lie was arrested and gave thaname c: Jose Maria of Madrid When the plisuner was searched papers Of q suspicious nature and considerable money were found,
 Ar Italian. wLo was acting ic { strange manner, was also arrested, He claimed that he vas on his way tc RiIboa. looking for work, but he was unable ;o account for his pres en{e ID this unfreouented place where tle king and epeer are spending their .,oneynoorl.
 Authorities have ssdopted vigilance owing to rerorts that {. humber of dancerous anarchists are on their ,yay ;q s.ltasn. ard Q rigid Inspection nos pee, established a the frontier.
 Nevertheless tne king and queen franuentlv leave the palace u1accoT1i. ranied ans lake walss Hi the par1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25
gT0 077s.z,, ,,. Y ..,..zs q 2 EKAll!9I |I|l||||||E2| |I|||||El N0lk7

By the terms of the law recent, signed by Governor Higgins the man Tn New York state who sells bogus de rrees commits felony and may be ,,nprisoned for three years.
 The New England Order of Protection renorts a present membership of 9i,- 200
 The Royal Arcanum recently decided .,non general raise in rates based on the mortality table of the order
 The Independent Order of Odd Fes- lows has been established eighty -si1 yaors in this country. It was founded ua Baltimore in 1s1e.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-25

taher was as guilty as the.rebate >g1, CT, and added: a';
 T assume that these concerns will be proceeded against for receiving these unlawful rebates, which can be done either by indictment or informa- tion'
 While not admitting that such ac- ton would be begun against these merchants, 4. s. Van Valkenburgh. he district attorney who prosecuted .h4 cases minated that the matter rossihly would be brought to the at- tention of the grand jury next fall,