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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26
COnfesses Flendish Crimes.

Atlanta, Ca, June 14.-Will Johnson
a negro, who was convicted of crimi-
nal assault on Mrs. F. Georgia Hem
bree, a white woman, in one of Allan
ta's suburbs last August, was hanged
here to-day.
AS he stood on the gallows, Johnson
confessed series of crimes near and
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26
HE WILL PUT LID ON
In Louisville Soon as He
Has the Power.
GOV. BECKHAM'S DECLARATION
Has Redeemed Every Pledge
Save One, Which He will
Soon Make Good.

Glasgow, Ky, June 20.-The fol-
lowing correspondence between John
A. Murray and Gov. Beckham has
been made public here:
Glasgow, KY, June 8, 1907.-Hon.
J. C. w. Beckham, Frankfort, KY
Dear Governor: Having been born
in old Nelson county, having fought
and bled for Dixie" with your uncle,
Crepps Wickliffe, and being a wool
dyed, yard-wide Democrat from the
headwaters of the Rolling Fork for
fifty years past, l believe / have a
right to speak "out in meetin'." Gov
ernor, you are at the Forks of the
to keep in the middle of the road
means sure Democratic defeat. You
were nominated by the votes of hun
dreds of old Confederate soldiers who
but for your temperance promises ex-
pressed and implied would have glad
ly voted for their old friend, James
B. McCreary. They were assisted by
the votes and influence of the minis
try-the church temperance voters,
both Democratic and independent. The
liquor interests knitted you then, and
will do so again no matter which road
you take. We, who know the STUFF
You are made of, have no doubt now
that you have the power, but what
you will put the lid" on in Louis
vile as promised, and will leave moth
ing undone to merit the confidence
imposed in you. But there are thous-
ands of your supporters who are anx-
iously, even impatiently waiting for
your action in this matter. Believing
that God and your good sense will
keep you to the right, | am, your
old friend, ]. A. Murray.
GOV. BECKHAM'S REPLY.
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Exec
utive Department, Frankfort, June IL,
1907.-Mr. John A. Murray, Glasgow,
Ky.-My Dear Sir: l received your
two communications in due time, and
it was a pleasure to me to hear from
you. | read with great deal of in
terest your letter and | think your
diagram is very fair picture of the
situation confronting me. There is no
trouble about which one of the forks
of the road l want to take. | can
have the slightest doubt of my pur-
pose and intention to fulfill the prom
Use | made in the campaign last year
to put the cid" on in Louisville if
ever the power should come in my
hands. That is the only unredeemed
obligation that the people of Ken
lucky have a right to expect of me,
and | intend to leave nothing undone
to fulfill it. / would much prefer to
close my nearly eight years service
as Governor with the feeling that !
had fulfilled every promise to the
people and accomplished every task
had undertaken than to go to the
Senate without such a record. ] ap-
preciate the deep interest you take
in me and you can rest assured that
| shall not knowingly disappoint you,
Very sincerely yours,
j. G. w. Beckham.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26

kidneys themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
a arrangement of the kidneys and cure is
obtained quickest by proper treatment Of
the kidneys. II you are feeling badly you
can make no mistake by taking DR.. Kiimer' S
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability TO hold urine and scald-
ing pain in passing It, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity Of being compelled to
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times during the night. The mild and the
extraordinary .effectof Swamp-Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
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Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention
reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
NJ. " on every bottle.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26
Constipation

Baked sweet apples. with some people. bring
ompt relief for Constipation. With others.
arse all-wheat bread will have the same effect.
ture undoubtedly has vegetable remedy to
ieve every ailment known 10 man. II physicians
n but find Natures way to health. And this Is
ikingly true with regard to Constipation.
The bark OF certain tree in Califonia-Cas-
IA Sagrada-offers a most excellent aid to this
d. But combined with Egyptian SIENNA, Slip
~ Elm Bark. Solid Extract Of Prunes, etc. this
ne Cascara bark Is given its greatest possible
wer to correct constipation. A toothsoms
ndy Tablet called Lax-ets, Is now made at the
.Shoop Laboratories. from this ingenious and
,st effective prescription. Its effect on Consti.
ton, Biliousness. Sour Stomach. Bad Breath.
low Complexion, etc., Is indeed prompt and
Nsfying. s---,-...-
10 gripping. no unpleasant after effects are exc
rienced. and Lax.ets are put up In beautiful
hosraphed metal boxes at cents and Is cents
box.
For something new. nice. economical aud
ective, try box Of
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26
Infants Not Wanted.

First Sparrow hear it is very
hard to get into New York society.
Second Sparrow-Very; to this day
the Stork has not succeeded in get
ting in.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26

institutions supported by the State,
counties or cities, and of all corpora
lions in which city of the State
owns the majority interest, either d.
rectly or through subordinate corpo-
rations, trustees or commissioners
shall be open to inspection and inves-
tigation at all times by any citizen
and shall be regularly audited and the
results published by an independent
accountant, who shall not be eligible
to re-examine such books, vouchers
or accounts twice in succession.
Eighth--We demand a reform in the
management of our public eleemosy-
nary and penal institutions, to the
end that they shall be operated by BIZ
partisan boards, upon proper business
principles, and their inmates treated
humanely. 90.
Ninth. We favor the enactment and
enforcement of a uniform local option
law, with the county as the governing
unit.
Tenth--We demand that the public
schools of the State shall be taken
and kept entirely out of politics, and
that the interests and welfare of the
children shall have first consideration
in all public school matters.
We call for better schools and
school houses, for longer school terms
in the country and better pay for the
teachers, and that elections for school
trustees be had on different days
from other elections.
Eleventh-We favor amendments to
State laws permitting and encouraging
joint nominations of the same can
didate by the different parties.
Twelfth-We condemn the law, pass
ed for immoral political purposes Gre
ating the Racing Commission in Ken
lucky and demand its repeal
Thirteenth-We condemn the enact
ment by the Democratic party of a
large number of obnoxious tax laws
and the creation of useless offices as
the reward of partisan service, and we
promise If given power, to repeal all
such laws and reduce the taxes to the
lowest possible rate consistent with
an efficient administration of the
State Government.
CONCLUSION.
For years past the legislation en-
acted by the Democratic party and
dictated by certain of it's leaders has
not been for the benefit of the citiz-
en-, but of the officeholder. The chief
aim of such legislation has been the
continued holding of office and the
creation of new offices to be traded
in as rewards for party service.
The citizen is at last realizing, as
never before, that the administration
of public affairs is business that
comes close home to him that such
business must be honestly and eff
GENTLY conducted and that his ballot
should not be cast as a matter OF
sentiment, but for that candidate or
that party which shows the highest
capacity for properly conducting the
affairs of the State on strict bust
ness principles.
We ask the support of all patriotic
citizens, regardless of their party af-
filiation, for the State ticket selected
by this convention, and for the policies
and principles above stated, believing
that it will insure better days forKen-
lucky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26
Often the Case.

links says his wife is his right
hand"
"Well?"
Sometimes he doesn't let his right
land know what his left hand is do
ing"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
FIND INDIAN SKELETONS.
Railway Employees Discover Bones OF
Many Red Men in Gravel Bed.

Sioux Falls. S. D.-Skeletons are
being found in gravel pit from which
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company is obtaining ballast
for It's extension through western
South Dakota. from the Missouri river
to the Black hills The gravel pit is
situated on the eastern end of the ex.
tension, near the town of Oacoma, and
but short distance from the Missou-
ri river. In the neighborhood OF so
human skeletons have thus far been
unearthed.
Most of them were found at depth
OF from four to eight feet beneath the
surface of the ground, and all were
buried in either a standing or sitting
posture. The majority of the skele-
tons are those Of people of small
stature, much below the ordinary or
average height of the present North
American Indians.
One skeleton, however, is that of a
man who In life must have been fully
seven feet in height In close prox-
Unity to the skeleton of this giant
were found implements of copper and
bone, these being found In each of
the graves near that of the giant,
while IN another grave was discov.
cred Q copper idol about eight inches
In length.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
SPARKLING STARTS THE GUNS.
Comedy of Errors in courtship A.
most Proves Tragedy.

Willamsport, PA comedy of
errors came near e2ding in a tragedy
at Mont0ursyille. Constables Rogers
and Shirm at midnight were spooking
around the houses in search of a
trampish-looking stranger, who they
believed was a burglar.
Edward Wadsworth, of Galeton, q
school teacher, who had come to town
during the day, was spending the eve
ming with his sweetheart. They saw
the constables sneaking around and
thought they were burglars.
Wadsworth said he would watch
them. He followed. The constabes
saw him skipping from out of one
dark corner into another They
thought he was the tramp they were
looking for and gave chase.
Wadsworth took to his heels. Con-
stable Rogers fired three shots, and
Wadsworth threw up his arms, expect
ing the "highwaymon" to go through
his pockets. Instead the two con-
stables grabbed him, tore his coat,
and were hustling him to the lookup
when his young lady friend, In con-
dition bordering on hysteria, appeared
on the scene and explained the situa-
| tion.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
"WiLD" MAN IS ARRESTED.
Was Dancing Without Clothes In the
Shadow OF a Market House.

Baltimore, Md-A man rushed up
to Patrolman Geraghty as he was pa
trolling Pratt street, shortly after
o'clock m the morning, and exclaim-
ed "Oficer, officer! there's wild
man up the street there" The patrol
man, guided, or rather forwarded by
the excited citizen, who kept good
twenty PAGES In the rear, walked up
Market space for about fifty yards,
and then Geraghty saw that there was
really something capering about in
the shadows of the Market house.
For a moment the policeman re-
garded the queer object, and then, TAX.
ing his espantoon, advanced. The ca
pering figure was that of a man, short
and muscularly built, and without a
stitch OF clothing on him. He did not
perceive the policeman until the lat
ter touched him on the shoulder and
then he turned only to find his arms
pinloned. For few moments Ger.
agility struggled with the nude figure,
but finally placed nippers ON his
wrists and mastered him. The prisoner
was taken to the Central police sta.
tion. His name, he said, was Joseph
Florio. He Is 4S years old, and a ma
tive of Italy. For time he appeared
to be in his right mind, and admitted
that he had been drinking heavily.
Then he became incoherent again, and
said the Spirits told him to take of
his clothes ard dance"
A secondhand suit Of clothes was
given to Florio, but he tore them near.
ly all off before he was brought be-
fore Justice Grammar for a hearing
this morning. Justice Grammar fined
him IS and costs on the charge of be-
ing drunk on the street, and com
mltted him to jail in default OF pay
ment. Florio appears to be well edu
Gated. and between his rawlings spoke
in English. German. French and Span
ish.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
OWL RINGS FIRE ALARM.
White Bird Wanders Into Belfry and
Scarss Jersey Town.

Clinton, N. J.-Clang! Clang!
sounded the bell of the Methodist
church early the other morning
Instantly the village sprang from
Its profound sleep, for the church bell
iB It's fire alarm. Clinton has no fire
department or water system, but
every man here Is a volunteer fire.
man, and when the church bell calls
him helps to form a bucket brigade
which draws from a we'll So every
man jumped into his clothes and ran
toward the church.
No one could find the fire, but the
bell kept on ringing spasmodically
Now 1t would peal half a dozen times
rapidly. then remain silent for an in.
terval. then toll slowly and mourn.
fully.
Henry Van Ness, sexton of the
church, and Giles Van Ripper went to
the church and climbed to the belfry
There they found a huge white owl
swinging from loose strand of the
bell rope. In its struggles to get free
the bird had died by bursting blood
vessel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
Finds $4,000 Long Lost.

Piltsburg, Pa-After knocking about
in the letter box of a hotel for nearly
seven years, an envelope containing
two certified checks aggregating $4S,-
900 has been restored to a Cleveland
merchant, who has had $4,000 on de
posit as security for the missing pa
per.
November 26. 1900, A. E. Mas
ten & Co., brokers, closed a transac.
tlon foC a Cleveland client, who re
ceived two certified checks, one for
$4,000 and the other for $4,000.
Both checks we're lost, and payment
was stopped. BY accident the checks
we're recovered. The clerk Of down
town hotel found an old yellow en-.
Velope in an old desk. The Cleveland
man had addressed the envelope to
himself. dropped it in the letter box
and forgot all about j.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
Polar Bear Steak.

According to Max Fleischman, who
has not only killed polar bears, but
has eaten the same, the meat was fair.
ly palatable, although it was neces-
sary to cut it into very thin strips and
hammer it thoroughly before broiling
In order to get the blubbery taste out
OF It.
In addition to this precaution,"
says Mr.. Fleischman in the National
Geographic Magazine, q would advise
that plentiful admixture of onions
be used in broiling fresh bear meat,
and II the onions are strong enough
and one has penchant for onions
one won't really mind bear steak. II
Is the opinion of the writer and also
of the ship surgeon. who was the tast
or Of all new food, that young seal is
q great deal more palatable than bear
meat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
NOVEL REFORM PLAN
LAWYER PROPOSES GARDEN COL
oNY FOR MILD CRIMINALS.
Moral Suaslon and Fruit Diet In Model
Country Town Advocated for
Criminals Of Amable
Disposition.

Chicago.-A garden colony for ami
able criminals where they will learn
to be good by growing peaches and
roses is the latest idea to be advanced
in criminal reformatory methods. The
author of the Arcadian principle Is
John F. Geeting, editor of the Ameri-
con Criminal Records, and a Chicago
criminal lawyer.
Mr.. Geeting does not refer to Grim
inals of a dark and bloody turn Of
mind, but to those kindly souls who
practice the gentle art of selling gold
bricks to the unsophisticated rustic.
These men, with their vast army of
brothers, who earn a precarious living
through various forms of swindling,
Mr.. Geeting declares, aside from their
Irritating propensity to put their
hands in other peoples pockets, are
pleasant companions and not infre-
quently blithe and witty souls.
The present method by which the
rude law casts these men into the
common Jail with murderers and an
archists is, according to Mr. Geeting,
the destruction of many Of them, who
are only suffering from slight moral
twist which might, be Strengthened
out by.t application of much milder
methods.
The scheme which Mr.. Geeting in
tends to urge on the governor and leg
islature of Illinois is the formation OF
little town along novel lines. The
town will be situated in the center OF
little garden, where peaches and
roses may grow. For fear the rural
simplicity of the place might pail on
the city bred inhabitants and tempt
them to return to wicked places like
Chicago, a stout wall will be erected
all about the town, whose ugliness can
be concealed with trailing vines and
gooseberry bushes.
All criminals who have not homi
cidal tendencies or have not been in
the habit of beating their wives over
the head with poker will be eligible
to citizenship upon the order of the
Judge. Each will have little cottage
and will grow pure and at least moral
ly beautiful in the peaceful pursuit
of botany. If he should try to filch
his nelghbor's tools or sell him pota
to for a peach, he will be argued with
gently and brought back to the narrow
path by moral suasion and a fruit
diet.
Mr.. Geeting is satisfied that his
scheme would prove the salvation Of
many criminals, who are only con
firmed in their courses by the present
punitive methods. He purposes tt
-embody his plan in writing and have
it submitted to the legislature.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
BIG DEMAND FOR "HoRsE BOOK
Million Copies Of Famous Volume
Printed by Government.

Washington.-Uncle Sam is sue.
cesgful publisher. He Issues annually
the horse book" which has an enor-
nous circulation Over a million
copies of the book have been printed,
and still the public demand for 1t is
not satisfied. Another edition of $780,
600 copies of this famous volume, the
full title of which Is Special Dis
eases of the Horse" has just been or
dered.. This makes over a million cop
les ordered, but before the demand is
supplied these will be exhausted and
congressman will find it necessary to
go down In their pockets to have
copies Of the book printed for con.
stituents after using their congress.
sional quota. An idea of the magnitude
of the work may be formed from the
statement that the first edition of 361..
900 copies If laid end to end would
cover space Fifty miles long, and II
piled up fatwise would make 108 piles
as high as the Washington monument
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
papsr Coffin Did Not Sell.

Cincinnati.-The failure of a unique
industry is recalled by the shipment
of hundreds of papier smache collins
to be sold to paper mills as junk A
company composed of prominent Gin
cinnatians was formed to make the
collins, but no market was found and
the industry was given up. For years
the coffins have been stored, but re-
Gently they were disposed of to junk
dealer. Papier mache collins sold
cheap, but even public institutions
and those in charge of pauper funer-
ais failed to take advantage of the
paper shells, though made to repre-
sent the finest woods.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
BOOM IN BROOM CORN.
Mattoon Man Gets $3.50 Per Ton, High
est Price of Season.

Mattoon, 1ll.-There- has not been
a time in ten years when the clean
up of old stock in the central broom
corn district has been as complete
as 1t is at present.
A few scattering lots of choice
brush remain, and this is being eager
ly sought for by the manufacturers,
whose stock, in nearly all cases. is at
low ebb. There has just been made
sale of 20 tons at $3.50 a ton, this
being the high figure for the season,
though several sales at $125 have
been reported during the past two
weeks.
So far as known there are only two
blocks of choice Illiaois stock of any
considerable size remaining in the
central district.
The high price commanded for
brush has been encouraging to grow.
ers. A canvass shows an increase Of
fully Z per cent. in acreage for the
present year. These figures indicate a
plant of $1,000 acres, as against 26,00C
acres last year.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-09-05
TRAMP PROVES A HERO.
Loses Sandwich, Rescues Boys, Gets
$40 and a Suit Of Clothes.

Centerville, N. J.-Certainly hero
ism is measured by the sacrifice the
hero willingly makes. So what greater
hero than tramp who dropped a
sandwich he was eating and took a
bath to save two boys from drowning.
John Phelps, farmer near here, the
boys grateful father, offered the
tramp a good home and good wages
as a farm hand.
Anything" said the tramp. shud-
dering, anything but work"
William Phelps, 13 years, and
Charles, II, went swimming in basin
of the Morris canal near their home.
Charles dived, struck his head on a
sunken canal boat, and floated nearly
senseless. William jumped to his res
cue. Charles seized the brother and,
struggle as he might, William could
not free himself. The brothers were
sinking the second time when around
bend of the road jumped the hero
hobo. He was devouring sandwich
farmers wife had just given him,
and wondering, probably, where his
next meal was coming from.
DUSTY Roads" saw the brothers
writhing and choking in the water.
The sandwich fell in the dust, and.
without as much as throwing off his
ragged coat, the tramp ran to the
canal, jumped in, and dragged the
boys ashore. Mr.. Phelps gave Weary
Willie" ten dollars, suit of clothes, q
hat, and pair of shoes.
Where are you going?' asked Mrs
Phelps, pityingly, as the tramp took
up his journey.
Nowhere" said he, dreamily.