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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
TWO NEW BATTLEsHTPs.
Recommendation of Bonaparte to House
 Committee.

Ref"nNuSAuAAAuh DN B0HnpHFte GO House
 Committee.
 Washington. March 22.-secratsry Bonaparte appeared before the House Committee on Naval Affairs today in support of an increase Of the navy. He advocated an appropriation thls year for two 16.OOO ton battloships and h, case Congress does not sec fit to pro vide for two such ships he urged the construction of one 19. .iOO-ton battle ship. In this recommendation he sur passed Admiral Dewey who surprised the Committee by advocating 1S.O0O- ion battleships after the type Of the English battleship Dreaduaught.
 Two scout cruisers were recommend cd, but he said to the Committee that they were not indispensable. He ad- vocated the building of four destroy CTS at, cost of S3.O00, ,0eO; two subma- rines costing $500.00O; enc Eunboat costing $600.000 and two river Eunboits at a cost of $2O,0c0.
 The S' cre'ary's estimate for con struction aggreEat ed $22,2J0.0 GOO Of this sum tho chief item is st6.uAO 900 for the two battleships recommended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

The fertilizers and acid phosphateS of pnaIity--thc Wonderful DAy- BREAK.
 Marks & Gayle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Range in Prices $500 to s32.so.

And it's thing that fromw din kind that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

committee opening the ballot boxes might be liable to criminal prosecn- tion or injunction. was brought out bv Chairman Arlington immediately fol. lowing tho reading of the Mastin peti. tion.
 Captain Mastln was at the meeting and spoke briefly in behalf of re-
 count of the votes. He was also reprc-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

It is thought that the game of whist was first played in the time of King Herny VIII. Of England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
Mr. saaner,. Death.

The Knoxville (Tenn.) Sentinel oe
 Monday says:
 Alfred M. Maner, of tho Southern Railways staff of civil engineers. died Sunday night at s;s0 o'clock at the Carnegie Hotel. Johnson City. Mir
 Maner had been i'll here for a little
 more than two weeks, having come
 in from the Southern Railways sur vey near Burnsville, N. C.. on which he
 was engaged as one of the chief in- strument men. His Illness was at first not regarded as serious. and his phy- sicians gave promise of an early recoy- cry. However. typhoid developed. and in spite of everything that could bs done for him death came to him last night. as stated.
 MT. Maner was about 26 years of age He was a student at The Citadel Charleston, s. C., a few years ago. where he made an enviable record in engi- ueering and mathematics. He secured position on a survey of the Southern Railway on the CoIurabia-Savannah ex- tension in 1901, under Major R. F.. Harwood, then in chnrge of Southern engineering corps but now with W. ]. Oliver, of Knoxville. At once he de- nonstrated eminent ability. and he won rapid and merited promotions, until. at the time of his death, he held one of the most trusted positions in the Southern's civil engineering depart s ment. being in the service of W. R. Crenshaw. in charge of the engineers ing work of the western district of fhe great system. i a @k H
 '"rhe deceased was the son of Mrs. E. J. Mancr, of Allendale. $. c. His father preceded him tO the grave. IIs had two brothers, Lawton Maner, a prominent citizen of Alendaie. The Maner family is one of the best known In central south Carolina.
 MT. Maner was well known in Knox vile his headquarters. He had h1n- dreds ot friends. and was popular with all who knew him. He was q member of the Knoxville lodge, R. P. O. ElkS. and he resided at the Elks' Home in Knoxville. In the death. the lodge sus- tains a great loss. Ho was a devout Elk Accompanying the remains 10 Allendale will be one or two repre- of this lodge"
 It is thought that the game of whist was first played in the time of King Herny VIII. Of England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23

unless 1t was accepted he would not undertake the work
 'Whether my action was legal or not 1t will be left for others 20 say. I be- lieved that it was and that was cloth cd with full power so to act and that the interests of the company and the Toiicyholders demanded steps of this rature be taken. but aside from the main reason for my present writing is that there may remain no doubt as to what my statement would be if were here and as to the nature and character of Judge iHamilton's retainer and con- tract"
 SiQcerely yours.
 John A Mccall" The fertilizers and acid DhosUhates of fanmIifN--fhe Wnnhnrf..l nnAr-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
VEGETABLES.

Sweet potatoes, per peck, Csc
Irish potatoes. per peck, soc.
Cabb 'ge, per 10 &c.
Onions, per peck. 3Oc.
Turnips, peck, Zoe.
Celery. Sc and loo d burch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
DYNAMITiNG A STUMP.

dirt and were piled and burned with
out difficulty.
The burning was of value TO the
land. the charcoal a sweetener and the
ashes fertilizer After they were
spread over the land. half carload of
manure tO'the, acre was also spread on.
and then ploughing begun The land
was twice narrowed. and rye was
planted, a bushel and a half to the
acre The planting WAS late, but it
was thought there would be sufficient
growth to help considerably in supply
ing humus vegetable mold) to the vir-
gin soil. q
The farmers laughed at this idea,
and here are their words as the re-
porter gives them: How many bush
els to the acre dye reckon they'll cut,
sow.n' two months later" queried the
farmer "Cut!" the other. almost
roaved. Don't reckon a railroad sows
with the expectation of harvestin any
thing, do We. Hiram? Where was you
brought They're iusth sowin it to
have somethin, to plough up next
spring. They call it ~hnmissin' the
soil" Referring to the manner IN
which the rye was planted, by use Of
a drill, one of the neighbors remarked:
'Drillin' rye, an eff they amt dom it
with ordinary horse drill. / spected
to see 'em usin' a locomotive with
headlights on both ends and men
strung out across the field wavin'
their arms to so ahead or back up"
! The experiment appeals to others
besides the s''natives We are used to
hearing about the great waste lands OF
the far west, but that there should be
such lands at the very gates OF
New York is q subject Of novel
Interest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

sharp steel blade Where the bark has
retained its natural color the illusion
is even more perfect In fact there are
acres of this formation which look as
if the lumberman had just left it; yet
every bit of the work has been. done
by the action of the elements
The prevailing opinion of biologists
is that the trees have been carried sew
eral hundred feet below their first
resting place by the disintegration Of
the mesa. Recent calculations of the
height of the original plateau place it
at fully 700 feet at the point where the
deposits have been exposed, but it has
been worn down until in many places
! it is less than 100 feet above the level
of the bed of the Rio Puerco.
The process by which the mesa has
thus been destroyed is similar to. the
erosion which is. seen in such vast
area of the southwest. The material
consisting of beds of clays and sand.
stone shales mixed with harder sand
stone, is So susceptible TO the action
Of the wafer that even a single rain
storm carries away an enormous. guam
tity of itFin solution. .r
/ A crevice of a few ihches' becomes
a gap from 20 to so feet in width and
frequently 100 feet in depth AS these
miniature canyons are cut out of the
formation the enormous quantity OF
petri6ed wood which the mesa con
tains is revealed by the pieces which
are washed down from them.
1t is easy to explain why the trees
have been, severeds into 50 many frag
ments AS the shale or sandstone has
been washed away beneath them. they
have broken on account Of their own
weight, but as already stated. the
fractures have been made 50 evenly
that It would seem as II the work had
hsen dons by the saw and az.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

etable kingdom has been discOy.
cred Ia the far east. Itisa species
Of acacia which grows to height
of about eight feet and when full
grown closes it's leaves together in
curls each day at sunset and curls
its twigs in the form of a pigtail.
After the tree has settled itself in
this way for a nights sleep, like
most sleepers. it objects to being
disturbed. If touched it will nut.
ter as if sgitated and impatient at
the Interruption Of It's slumbers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

NATURAL WONDER OF ARIZONA
WHICH REPAYs VISIT.
Recent Examinations Discover the
Fact That Only Part of the
Forest has Been I'M
covered.

California has her big trees and Col
oradO her mountains to interest and in.
struct the tourist, but Arizona, in adj
dition to her ruins left by a prehis-
toric race, has her forests of petrifed
wood which are the wonder of the
traveller and the absorbing study of
the scientist.
1t is located in the northeastern part
of the state adjacent to the Rio Puer.
co river. branch of the Little Colo.
RADIO. Scientists who have explored
II have estimated that it embraced n
territory of about eight miles square,
but recent examination of the Painted
Desert" as the place has been called
indicate that thus FAR only a part Of
the forest has been uncovered,
and that 1t is Of far great
er extent than has been thought.
Every year the action of the
elements is bringing more and more
Of 1t to view. thus giving evidence
that the forest rea"hes considerably
beyond the boundaries already defined
There are three sections to the present
known tract
The first or northern section and the
second or middle section differ consid
erably from the third since the trees
Of the latter. which have thus far
been exposed, are not varicolored, but
of a uniformly dark hue.
The term deposit as applied to this
petrited formation is perhaps more
appropriate than forest. since people
are apt to consider a forest a growth
of trees in the natural position Only
in a few instanc. have the trunks
been found standing upright.
The most notable formation is ia
miliar to all who have visited this
place-a portion Of a trunk held in
an inverted position with stubs of pet |
riied roots still clinging to The butt |
Practically all of the trees. however,
are PROSTATE, and it is safe to say not |
one is of its original length
Even the social natural bridge which |
spans a little ravine in the middle de !
posit is probably but a section of the
original tree although it has been ex- |
posed for a distance of III feet The |
bridge will soon be thing of the past, |
unless it is supported by artificial
means, as the assures which were
found in it when the tree was first ex
amined have widened considerably and
it may break in pieces at any time.
With this exception. and few logs
ranging from 20 to 20 feet in length,
the great mass of the material is in
small pieces. CHANGING at some of the
deposits at the foot of the mesa, the
with which they have been
broken of by nature arouses curiosity
The incisions across the butts are
made as evenly as il done with a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

LONG ISLAND HALLWAY COM.
PANY GOES IN FOR FARMING
Believe Waste Lands May Be Re
claimed with Fair Proft-Farmer
of Neighborhood Ridicule idea
The Agricultural Beginning.

I Enterprise and persistence. and hu-
NOR. ell have marked the EFFORT made
/ by The Long Island Railroad company
in reclaiming a portion OF the So
called waste lands lying within a hum
I dred miles OF New York city. The
president Of the company. Mr.. Ralph
Peters, believing a veritabla gold mine
might result from the proper treatment
of these lands. has established an agri-
cultural experiment station in the -e-
gion of pine barreus and scrub.oak
waste
The farmers laughed at the idea of a
railroad taking to farming. ridiculed
the idea of anyone being able to raise
anything out there. on land 50 poor
even the appraisers regarded 1t as
worthless. Later we shall present
some of their sayings as put down by
a New York Herald representative;
doubtless 1t is needless to- remark that
the remarks are trfe theatricaIly
"farmy" Farmers we know speak
English of the usual sort are not al
ways suspicious of progress but may
be the long Island native" IS a type
similar to the stage Hiram"
TO go on with the work OF the rail-
road Compauy--purchase was made OF
a small plot Of IFS acres in the heart
of The waste lands. and the work be-
gun of putting ten acres under culti-
walton. the land was absolutely unpro-
ductive as it was Experimental sta
ton No I considered of the two typi-
cal classes of Long Island forest
growth, pine barrens and scrub-oak
waste. The lands had often been
burned over. everywhere about stood
blackened poles OF dead trees From
the farm site decided upon dead trees,
and underbruSh were cleared away,
and wind brake of living trees left.
Then a company of sons of Italy was
set to work under the direction of an
expert, at the dynamiting of the num-
berless stumps. The fuse method was
used, and at a single explosion there
would be upruoted from 70 to IA aver
age-sized stumps; sDme-of the larger
ones came up in twos and threes
Dynamite clearing, besides blowing
the stumps out of the ground. tore out
nearly all; the large roots, loosened the'I
earth for a considerable distance and
aerated it and made it friable to al
depth of from two to three feet. 1t left
the soil in condition which made sub
sequent ploughing less difficult than
turning sod. From 80 to 1906 stumps a
day were blown out, the larger number
requiring i'm the aggregate 56A pounds
of iyanmite, which averaged cost of
% cents per stump.
"A stump six and one-half feet in di-
ameter was split and lifted clear and
was CARRIED free with roots from six,
to eight feet bong The time taken toll
remove a similar stump by other means,
was. found to cost from 30 to 40 cents,
and the large roots were left in the
ground to interfere with subsequent
and narrowing The stumps
blown cut by dynamite were free from
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
Wholesale Prices.
GRAIN

No. Northern mixed oats, per
bushel. As; No. ! Timothy hay, per
ton, SIG 90; No. , Timothy hay, per
ton, $1,000; No ! Clover Hay, per
ton, $500; Mixed G over Hay aud
Timothy hay, perton, SD so.
POULTRY, EGGS AND BUTTER.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers
to the producers and dairymen:
Live Poultry-Hens, per h., 7Hc;
large springs, ID, &c.
Butter-Packing, packing stock,
per h., 12c.
Eggs-Per dozen, 19c.
ROOTS, HIDES, WOOL AND TALLow
Prices paid by wholesale dealers
to butchers and farmers:
Roots-Souther ginseng, 5000
lb.; Golden Seal" yellow root,
9Oc ID Mayapple, DC; pink root,
12c' aid l3q.
Tanow~-No. I, 4c; No. 3, SIC.
Woodbury. p to %; Clear
Grease. 25c to SOC; Medium, tub
washed, 35c.to 40c; Coarse, dIngy,
tpb-wsshed 333c to Soc; Black wool
24c.
Feathers-Pr Prime white goose
I45c; dark and mixed old goose, 25C
Ito 35c; gray mixed, 15c to SOC; white
duck, 35c. g.
Hides and Skins-These QUOTA
tions are. for kentucky hides
Southern green hides lac lower
We quote assorted lots; dry flint
]No. 1,'l6c.tQ Use; No ,, lac; round
lots green sailed beef hides, l0c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

A negro preacher was indicted at
Bowling Green for carrying a pistol.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
Dangers Of a Cold and How to Avoid
Them.

More fatalities have their origin in
or result from a cold than from any
other cause This fact alone should
make people more careful as there is
no danger whatever from a cold
when properly treated in the begin
ming. For many years Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has been re-
cognized as the most prompt and
effectual medicine in use for this
disease. 1t acts on natures plan,
loosens the cough, relieves the lungs.
opens the secretions and aids nature
in restoring the system to a health
full condition. Sold by h. l.. Elgin
and Anderson & Fowler, the up-to-
date druggists at Hopkinsville.
Mrs. Francis Pyle celebrated her
93rd birthday at Providence last
week. Her children, % grand
children, 26 great grandchildren and
Is great-great grandchildren were
there.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
Rev. Carlisle P. B. Martin,
L. L. D.

Of Waverly, Tex, writes: "Of a
morning, when first arising, l often
find a troublesome collection of
phlegm which produces a cough and
is very hard to dislodge; but a small
quantity of Billiards. HOrehound Sy-
rup will at once dislodge it, and the
trouple is over / know of no med
icine that rs equal to it, and it is so
pleasant to take. / can most cord
tally recommend it to all persons
needing a medicine for throat or
lung trouble" Sold by Cook &
Higgins.
Bennett Parker, negro prisoner,
died in the Shelby county jail jast
week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Backboues, per ID, &c,
Spareribs, per ID, Sc.
Country Sausage, per h.. II &c
Hams, country. per 10, l5c.
Packers hams, per To-, 15c.
Shoulders, per h., l0c.
Sides, per h., 10c.
Lard, per 10, 12Hc.
Honey, per h., 12Hc
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
Corrected Every Thursday
GRocERIRs

THESE ARE RETAIL PRICES
Apples, per peck, 60c.
Beans, whllv. per 10, S..
Coffee, Afbuekle's per b., l1c
Coffee, roasted. Zoe to 35c.
Coffee, green, l2Hc to 25t.
Tea, green, per b 90 10 soc.
Tea, black, per ID, 40c to SOC.
Cheese. cream, 20c ID. straight
Pine Apple 65; 10 81 Is
Edam, 81 rs
Sweitzer, so: 10
Sugar, grauu ated, 10 lbs, 81 90.
Sugar, light brown, II lbs, ST. 90.
Sugar, dark brown, Is lbs, 81 90
Sugar, Cuba, 20 lbs Tor 81 CO..
Sugar, xxx, 20 lbs. for 81 90
Flour, patent, per DBL, SIS 90.
Flour, family, per bbl., 81 90.
Graham. per 100 BIS, $500.
Meal, per bushel, 70c.
Hominv. 20c & dion
Grits, 20c gaIiou.
Dat Flakes, package, l0c to l5c.
Dat Flakes, bulk, S: 10.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
How TO Prevent Bilious Attacks.

One who is subject to bilious at
tacks win notice that for a day or
more before the attack he is not
hungry at meal times and feels dull
after eating. A dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
when these first symptoms appear
will ward off the attack. They are
for sale by l.. l.. Elgin and Ander-
son & Fowler, the up-tO-date drug
gists at Hopkinsville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
POULTRY

Eggs, 1Qc doz. Hens, &c ID.
Young Chickens, each l5c to Soc.
Turkeys, lat, per 10, ~ to 12c.
Ducks, Perlh., sc.
BOOSTERS, per 10 Sc.
Full feather geese, per doZ, ,S3. 20
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25

Lady Frederick Cavendish recently
told a story in illustration of the pre-
vailing ignorance in certain classes in
England A poor woman in discuss
ing the propriety of washing her
childs head, said: Il know better
than to do that I've heard enough OF
water on the brain"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
Then She Yielded.

The Heiress-But how can you
love me when I'm so cross-eyed?
The SuitOr-YOu're not cross
eyed, dear. Your eyes are so pref
~ that they can't help looking into
each Other-that's all. ~ Cleve.
lard Leader.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-25
CANNED GOODS.

Cranberries, per quart Doc.
Corn, per doz. caus,S1 90 to 81. 50
Tom atoes. II cans, 81 90 TO 81 So
Peas, from l0c to Soc per can.
String beans, To- per can.
Pumpkin, 10c To is can.
Hominy, 10c per can.
Pork and Beans, 10c and 15c.
Apples, gallon can, 35c.
Beets, per can. 10c
kidney Beans. 10c can.
lima Beans, per can, los.
Koroua, per eau, 2Oc.
Squash, per can, lOc.
Peaches. 10c to 40c per can.
Apricots, per can, 25c TO 35c.
Pears, per can, 10c to 35c.
Pineapple, per can, 10c 10 35c
Straw berries, per can, 25c to 35c
Cherries, per can, Soc TO 45c.
Green cage PlumS, per can, 25c.
Butter, per ID Doc and Is.
Package 6gs, loo
Mince Meat. per h., 10c.
CurrantS. Is package
Raislns, 10c and 15c package
Raisins, layer, 15c 10.
Evaporated Peaches, 15c ID.
Evaporated Apples, 1Oc Id.
Evap Apricots, 15c "a 20c ID
Pruhes, 10c per ID.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-12-22
CLAIMS IT is ONLY GRAFT
Secretary Taggart Will Expose
the Scheme of the San Fran
cisco Merchants
From the Reno Gazette Of Dec. u.

From the Reno Gazette Of Dec. II.
Secretary ID. NJ. Taggart of the Ne
vada Commercial Club left this morn
ing for Tonopah and Goldield, where he
will expose the grating scheme Of the
San Francisco merchants to obtain the
trade of Southern Nevada and Of the re-
mainder of the State in order to enrich
their Golfers to the detriment of this
State. He will show that the state
ments given out by the San Francisco
merchants in the papers OF that city
that they are working for the upbuild.
ing of Nevada is not true and that the
wealthy merchants of San Francisco
! are only working TO prevent the ad'
vancement Of Reno and other Nevada
cities and towns in order to increase
their own wealth. He will show the
Tonopah and Goldfeld people that il
has been due to the efforts of the San
Francisco merchants and the greed OF
the Southern Pacific that Reno and
other Nevada points have not secured
fair railroad rates and has been used as
a feeder for the merchants of the Bay
City.
He interviewed George Wingfield.
the millionaire mine owner of Gold
field and partner of Senator Nixon. on
the subject last night. and Mr.. Wing
field stated that he did not believe Ne
vada needed the help of the San Fran
cisco merchants.
81 will show the people of the south.
ern part of the State that the special
train and the visit of the San francisco
merchants to Southern Nevada was
nothing more than a step toward keep
ing high railroad rates in Nevada and
toward hindering the development OF
this State" said Secretary TaRgart last
evening. II will show them that wha'
we want is the corporation of Nevads
cities and Nevada people, and not t
charity of the merchants of San Fran
cisco. Nevada is able to take care Of
herself and does not need a ''handout'
| or a donation, in other words from thu
grasping merchants of the Bay City
1t is like one Reno merchant remarked
last night, only an effort on the par
of the San Francisco dealers to swell
their bank accounts to the detriment o
Reno and the whole State of Nevada.
The only thing the merchants of Rem
and of the other cities of Nevada hav
to show that they have spent thei
money in trading with San Francisco
is the little piece of paper saying "Dea
sir. your account is now due pleas
remit"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-12-22

sage. and Nesbit wrote this reply:
.'will marry Annie Davis and shoot
Pinkney Sanger as o as | return to
Chicago"
The operator stared at Nesbit won
deringly when he read the message,
but Nesbit did not fathom that stare
until the morning when he took the
train for home, when the village mar
shall stepped up and said meaningly:
"Mr. Nesbit, l would advise you, as
an officer of the law, sir, not to do any
thing rash when you get to Chicago"
Richard Mansfield's success In ID
sens peer Gynt" Is one of the lead
ing topics In dramatic circles. He has
scored one of the greatest hits of his
remarkably successful career in this
production. Originally he planned In
his Chicago engagement to play various