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The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-10
Gas at TsxaFka na.

Texarkana, Dec. 9-Some ex- citement was caused late this evening by the announcement that what is believed will prove a fine flow of gas, with some oil, had been struck in the J. D.Cook well on College Hill.
 Work on the well, which had reached depth of about 2,3OO feet, was discontinued for some cause several days ago, but was resumed this morning. After going down forty six feet today the drill was stopped and it was announced by some enthusiastic persons on the ground that the natural gas problem for Texar kama had been solved. The own CTS of the we'll decline to talk about the matter but the belief is that the strike will prove a rich one. Work on the well has been going on atintervals for the past eight or ten months.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-10
ANOTHER RUNAWAY.
MT. D. Q. BOlIs Narrowly Escapes Injury
 Yesterday
Special to the News.

Laneburg, Ark, Dec. 1O.- Late yesterday afternoon, as MT. D. Q. Bolls was returning from Prescott, where he had carried a load of lumber, his team became frightened about three quarters of mile north of this place, and ran away. After having gone about 100 yards the king bolt came ont, leaving the back half of the wagon and MT. Bolls in the road, while the mules and the front wheels continued down the road, and finally stopped about a mile from there.
 Nothing was hurt, except breaking few window sash, and scattering a few sacks of corn.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-10
LID ON TN NEW YORK
Not aPIace of Amusement Was Open ir
 that City Sunday

New York, Dec. 9.-New York blue Sunday will be remembered for long time. For the first time in the history of this city, 360,00O people who usually attend some form of amusement on that day were forced to amuse themselves by walking in the streets or in the parks. There was not theater nor a concert hall, dance hall or leture hall open in the city and the 400 penny and nickle arcades that usually do an enormous business on Sunday were closed. Even donkeys that carry children on their backs for a small feein Cen. tral Park rested. It is estimated that actors, musicians and em. ployes of various entertainments that usually open on Sunday lost $75, ,o0O by the forced closing oi everything. Estimated loss tC amusements in the city is placed $150,00O. The board oi alderman will meet tomorrow and remove the cause of the diff Iieulty in so far as it is possible for them to do so. Tn is thought conditions next Sunday will be considerably improved from the point of view of the amusemen, seekers.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-10
A Dull Meeting
Special to the News.

Little Rock, Dec. 10. Q:20 D. m. )-The Penitentiary Board met this morning, and heard the reportof Superintendent regard ing the state electric lighting plant, and after some discussion ordered that the superintendent be authorized to secure such ad- ditional help as is necessary to bring plant up to highest point of usefulness. Nothing else was done at the meeting.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-10

Mr. Neal White has moved up to MT. Joe Beans to make his flu ture home there.
 MT. Thos. Purtle and wife of Laneburg visited Mrs. E. E. Also brook.
 Mir. B. Overtare of Emmet visited home folks here last week
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-10
Make Hay While the Sun Shines.

This is very old adage but not applicable to the making of photographs. We can make just as good photos on cloudy days.
 A. w. NEwTH, Photograper
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23
NAME ON ROLL OF HONOR
Why Millionaire Insists on Uncle Sam
Continuing TO Pay Him Pen
sion Not Needed.

1t is stated in the dispatches that
among the applicants for service
pensions are no less than a score of
millionaires, who desire to get on
the rolls because they will derive
honor from official recognition Of
their services in war. One of these
wealthy applicants, it appears, is SO
rich that "there are not 20 men in
the country who can measure for
tunes with him." His daily benefac-
tons are said to be more than ten
times as much as he will receive each
month in pension money under the
law Yet he has written to Commits
sioner Warner that if the pension is
granted to him he will hand it down
to his descendants "with more SIT. =
faction and pride than any OF his
worldly possessions" 1t is perfect
ly clear that the sum of $144 year
which this millionaire veteran w.ll
receive has no value to him except
by reason Of the associations con-
nected with it. He has no poss Die
need of it, but simply desires the
pension certificate as souvenir. In
such cases, where the payment of
S12 month pension seems to be
farcical, the government and the
multimillionaire soldier oughs to be
able to make an agreement honor
able alike to both. The service pen
sioner ought to have his name on the
roll of honor and should receive his
pension certificate. That will estab-
fish his record as a soldier who was
granted an honorable discharge after
service conscientiously performed.
As for the money, it might be turned
back into the treasury of the United
States or dedicated to philanthropic
uses.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23

( viii 90 over to Bobs right now. /
hate to do it, but there is no other
hope"
l dropped the receiver and started
for Bobs Office As l went through
his counting-room one of the clerks
said "They have just broken Anti
People's to 80 on a bulletin that Tom
Reinharts wife and only daughter
have been killed in an automobile ac-
cident at their place in Virginia. They
first had 1t that Reinhart himself was
killed That has been corrected, al
though the latest word is that he is
Frustrated"
1 raped on Bob's private-office
door. felt the coming struggle as I
heard his hoarse below, Come in"
He stood at the ticker, with the tape
in one hand, while with the other he
held the telephone receiver to his ear.
My God, what a picture for a stage!
His magnificent form was erect, his
feet were as. firmly planted as If he
were made Of bronze, his shoulders
thrown back as if he were withs'a-1,
ing the rush OF the Stock Exchange
hordes, his eyes afire with a sullen,
smouldering blaze his jaw was set in
a way that brought into terrible relief
the new, hard lines of desperation
that had recently come into his face.
His great chest was rising and falling
as though he were engaged in physi-
cal struggle; his perfect-fitting, heavy
black Melton cutaway coat, thrown
back from the chest, and low,
rundown white collar formed the
setting for a throat and head that re-
minded one of forest monarch at
bay on the mountain crag awaiting
the coming Of the hounds and hunters.
l hesitated at the threshold to catch
my breath, as l took in the terrific
figure Had Bob BROMLEY been an
enemy of mine should have backed
out in fear, and l do not confess to
more than my fair share of cowardice.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23
POLLY WAS BUNKERED.

A man, by way of joke, dropped
a golf ball into a nest his ancient
parrot had built in the corner of its
cage. Polly sat with exemplary pa
tience on her novel egg, and APP
peared pretty well heart-broken
when the weeks went by and she
found herself unrewarded. At last
parrot flesh could stand it no longer.
A terrible screeching brought her
owner downstairs at three o'clock
one morning.
What's the matter, Polly?" he
asked, as he noticed the birds beak
was Clipped trying to get at the
eggs interior
MATTER" screecled the bird.
"Great Scott Pm bunkered." Tit
Bits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23

know, Jim Randolph, you know
whether deserved it. You know
whether in all my life up to the day
those dollar-frenzied hounds tore my
soul, had done any man, woman, or
child a wrong You know whether I
had, and now you are going to sneak
off and leave me as though l were a
cur dog of the Reinhart-' STANDARD OH
breed gone mad!"
He was standing over me, a ter
rible yet a magnificent figure. AS he
hurled these words at me, / was sure
he had really lost his mind; that /
was in the presence of a man truly
mad. But only for an instant; then
my horror, my anger turned to
great, crushing, all-consuming agony
Of pity for Bob, and l dropped my
head on my hands and wept. It is
hard to admit 1t, but it is true-I
wept uncontrollably. In An instant
the room was quiet except for the
sound Of my own awful grief. heard
it. was ashamed of it, but could not
stop. The telephone rang again and
again, wildly, shrilly, but there was
no answer. The stiffness became 50
oppressive that even my own sobs
quieted. / gasped as the lump in my
throat ehoked me, then I slowly raised
my eyes.
Bob's towering figure was in front
of me. His head had fallen forward
and his arms we're folded across his
breast. But that he stood erect /
should have thought him dead, so
still was he. jumped to my feet and
looked into his face, down which great
tears were dropping silently. !
touched him on the shoulder.
CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUED
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23


speech that T-couId hardly suppress
With a mighty effort / crushed II
back, trying to think Of nothing but
his awful misery and the Bob Of our
college days.
said in a firm voice, Bob, is this
the way to talk to me in your own Of
fee" At any time before my words
and tone would have touched his all
generous southern chivalry, but now
he said harshly-"TO hell with senti-
ment, What He did not take his
eyes from mine, but they told me that
he was listening to a voice in the re-
celver. Only for a second; then he
let loose a wild laugh, which must
have penetrated to the outer Office.
Eighty and coming like a spring
freshet." he said into the mouthpiece,
land the boys want to know If l won't
let up now that Reinhart is down? Go
back and smother them with all they
will take down to co. That's my an
swer Tell them If Reinhart had ten
more wives and daughters and they
were all killed, I'd rend his damned
trust to help him dull his sorrow. Give
the word at every pole that l will
have Reinhart where he will curse
his luck that he was not in the auto
mobile with the rest of his tribe t..
ITO hell with sentiment" He was
speaking to me again. What do you
want? If you are here to beg for
Reinhart and his pack Of yellow ours,
you've got your answer. l wouldn't
let up on that fiendish hyena, not If
his wife and daughter and all the
dead wives and daughters OF every
System man came back in their
grave clothes and begged. l wouldn't
let up a share" l gasped in horror.
When did these robbers of men
and despoilers of women and children
ever let up because of death? When
were they ever known to wait even
till the corpse stiffened to pluck out
the hearts of the victims? 1t is my
turn now, and If let up hair may l,
yes, and Beulah, too, be damned,
eternally damned"
I could not stand it. If / stayed, l,
too, should become mad. / reached
for the doorknob, but before I could
swing the door open Bob was upon
me like a wolf. He grasped me by
the shoulders and with the strength
of q mailman hurled me half across
the room. l sank into a chair.
NO, you don't, Jim Randolph, no,
you don't. You came here for some
thing and, by heaven, you will tell
me what it is! You know me; you
are the only human being who does.
You know what was, you see what
1 am. You know what they did to
me to make me what l am. You
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23

Inwardly I thanked God that Bob was
in his office instead of on the floor OF
the Exchange. His whole appearance
was frightful He showed in every
line and lineament that he was man
who would hesitate at nothing, even
at killing, if he should find human
obstacle in his road and his mind
should suggest murder He was the
personification of the most awful mad
ness. Even when he caught sight OF
me, he hardly moved, although my
coming must have been a surprise.
so it is you, Jim Randolph, is IL?
What brings you here?" His voice
was hoarse, but it had metallic ring
that went to my marrow Bob Brown
ley in all the years of our friendship
had never spoken to me except in
kind and loving regard. l looked at
him, stunned l must have shown
how hurt ! was But If he saw it, he
gave no sign. His eyes, looking
straight into mine, changed no more
than If he had been addressing his
deadliest enemy.
ASaIH MS voice rang out, w nat
brings You here? Do you come to
| plead again for that bastard Reinhart
after the warning l gave you?"
! clenched both hands until l felt
the nails cut the flesh of my palms. |
loved Bob BROMLEY l would have
done anything TO make him happy,
would willingly have sacrificed my
own life 70 protect his from himself
OF Others, but this mailman, this wild
brute, was no more Bob BROMLEY as
had known him than the bowling
northeast gale Of December is the
gentle, welcome zephyr Of August;
and ! felt = resentment At bis brutal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23

body relies for IFS strength. And az the
body considered as a whole IS made up Oh
its several members and organs. SO the
weakness of the body as a consequence
Of "weak" stomach will be distributed
among the organs which compose the
body. If the body is weak because IL IS
ill-nourished that physical weakness will
be found in back and knees, in hands and
feet equally. So also will the weakness
be equally distributed among the organs,
heart. liver, kidneys, etc, being proper
tiOnately weak according to heamOunt
of the reduction of their daily ration Of
nutrition.
Bv way of example take the case Of
the Assistant Treasurer Of the Catholic
Foresters at Quebec, Mr.. Louis Pare.
who writes:
vFor years after my health began 70 fan.
my head grew dizzy, eyes panied me, and my
stomach was sore al the time while every
thing ] would eat would seem to lie heavy
like lead on my stomach, me doctors S
claimed that It was sympathetic trouble due
to dyspepsia, and prescribed for me, and
although l took their powders regularly yet
l felt no better; my, wife adylsed me 70 try
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery-and
stop taking the doctors medicine She
bought me a bottle and we soon found that
began to improve, so kept up the treat
ment. / took on flesh, my stomach became
normal, the digestive organs worked per-
fectly and I soon began TO look like dlners
ent person. ] can never cease TO De RrateIul
for what your medicine has done for me ana
certainly give IL highest praise"
THE SECRET OUT.
To refute the many false and malicious
attacks, bogus formula and other UNI
truthful statements published by COM
peting and disgruntled medicine men
concerning Doctor Pierce's World-famed
Family Medicines the Doctor has decided
to publish all the ingredients entering
into his UGoden Medical Discovery"
Hereafter every bottle Of this medicine
leaving the great Laboratory at Buffalo,
N. Y, will bear upon it full list of all
the ingredients entering into the COM
pound, printed in plain English.
E-Neo ..... These ORIGINAL Little LIves
SNsSssSa Pills, first put up by old DR..
NeNeVS r. V. Pierce over 20 years ago
have been much Initiated but
never equaled. They're made OF purely veg
etable concentrated and refined medicinal
principles. extracted from native American
roots and plants They speedily. relieve and
cure foul, torpid and deranged Stomachs
Ltvers and Bowels and their attendant dis
tressful ailments. One or two a laxative
three or four cathartic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23
BIG GAME DISAPPEARING.

Big game is game marked for de-
struction where the government does
not intervene. Lions are all but ex-
terminated in Asia. They are a
remnant in India like the buffalo of
America. Their African cousins are
no longer found in wide districts
whore they were c9cmon not long
ego. The oIonho7f is passing like
tie r'rec. TIE rAinoceros is a Gu
r'oi- r whcrc pos once easy to ind
ee} aaaea. The largest tcars in
TIE world ere perishing on Kodiak
is.ae and ID ofher parts of Alaska.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23
THE JAP AND THE SNAKE.

One day when Miss Hyde was en-
tertaining some friends in the gar
den of her Nikko home, some of her
guests espied a large snake, and
frightened, called out for it to be
killed. Uchiama was summoned to
dispatch it. Taking the serpent in
his hand and looking about quickly
to assure himself he was not seen,
he threw it into the air, and an
nounced to the company that he did
not know where it had gone. The
snake was soon discovered wriggling
on the top of a camellia bush where
it had landed, and Uchiama was
commanded to do away with it i'm
mediately Providing himself with
a long bamboo pole, he poked at the
snake, which soon wrapped itself
about the end of it. Uchiama, hold
ing the pole far from him, at the
end of which the snake stuck out its
tongue venomously, thus addressed
it:
"Snake San, l will let you off this
time but if you come again, like
potato all the same as, into little
pieces will kill you. Chop Chop p
and so saying, threw it into the
river.-The Housekeeper.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23
"ALL IS VEL THAT HNDs wELL.'

Along with dyspepsia comes nervous
ness and general ill-health. Why2 Be
cause a disOrdered stomach does not per-
NIT the food TO be properly digested, and
It's products assimilated by the system.
On the other hand the blood is charged
with pOisons which come from this dis
ordered digestion, and in turn the nerves
are not fed on good red blood, and we see
symptoms of nervousness, sleeplessness
and general breakdown. 1t Is not head
work that does it, but poor stomachwOrk.
With poor, thin blood the body is not
protected against the attack of germs of
grip. bronchitis and consumption. FOrtify
the body at once with DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery--a rare combination
of native medicinal roots without a par
ticle of alcohol or dangerous drugs.
No man is stronger than his stomach.
Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fail. Phys
ical strength is derived from food If
a man has insufficient food he loses
strength. II he has no food he dies.
Food is converted into. nutrition through
the stomach and bowels 1t depends on
the strength of the stomach to what
extent food eaten is digested and assimil-
ated. People can die of starvation who
bave abundant food to eat, when the
stomach and its associate organs OF d.
pestion and nutrition do not perform
their duty. Thus the stomach IS really
the vital organ of the body. If the
stomach is oweak the body will be weak
also, because it is upon the stomach the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23
AM IMaLIED REAeoM.

The rich American living in
Paris was indignant at being asked
to pay taxes.
IF you think ] left my happy
home just for chance at frog legs
and horse meat, you're Off" he said
70 the collector.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-23
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The Washington times., 1907-08-23
Hawaiian seeretary CaIls.
Pacific Fleet
To Be Discussed
At the Luncheon

II is understood here this morning that
the whole program and plans for trans
ferring the Atlantic Fleet TO the Pacific
coast are 70 be discussed in detail while
the President breaks bread with a num-
Der OF official guests. representing the
navy, at oyster Bay today.
Rear Admiral BrownsOn. chief OF the
Bureau OF Navigation and Acting Secre-
tary for this week, left last night for
oyster Bay. at the special invitation Of
the President II is understood that
similar Invitations were extended 70
Truman Il. Newberry, Assistant Secre-
tary. who Is spending this week with
his family. at Watch Hill. II. J., and 10
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, who
has been with the first squadron Of his
feet ont at sea. on the Southern drill
grounds, OF the Virginia capes, at tar
get practice. Admiral Evans was COM
municated with BY wireless yesterday,
and he was expected TO leave Norfolk
last night for Oyster Bay.
While Admiral Brownson declined 20
discuss the nature Of his visit 20 Oys-
ter Bay, merely saying that the three
officials had Deen invited to have lunch-
con with the President and talk over
affairs Of the department" il can be
said that the President Desired 10 hear
what each had to say regarding the
work that IS now IN operation looking 70
the transfer of the fleet next autumn.
Admiral Br0wnson viii spend Satur-
day and Sunday with his family. at
Ton6ers. y. y. and will then proceed
10 the mountains OF Colorado for a
months vacation. during which he ex-
poets TO do some shooting Mr. New
berry viii return TO his Office here on
Monday. and Admiral Evans viii rejoiH
| his feet, by way OF Norfolk. following
the conference.
The Washington times., 1907-08-23

Farland and Policemen Barnes. Whalens
and Myers
The crowd lost all its spirit OF dead
-sportiveness when the policemen
appeared, and quickly scattered. The
combatants skipped also. so that there
was no one left 10 tell the tale OF just
hoy the battle stood when the gong was
sounded.
Sports" Had Tip.
Nearly all the employees Of Dobsonss
Bradford mills were present. men and
women. and boys, and girls A number
OF Branchtown and Centeryilla
sports, who had been tipped OF that
there was something doing" were on
hand 20 pick up what they could. But
the early arrival Of the police spoiled
their fun.
The miu-that is, the fght-was abous
70 be pulled OF on the golf links OF the
Belfed Cricket Club, one Of the most
exclusive OF the outdoor organizations
OF Germantown
The mayor Of a nearby locality wax
referee, and each girl had three seconds.
The principals declare they viii yet fight
It out and that the next time the police
Will not find them.
The Washington times., 1907-08-23
CHEERS
TALK FOR NEGROES

LEXINGTON. Ky. Avg. 2s-Secretary
Taft drove a Republican wedge into the
ancient and rock-rfbbed solid South
Of the Democrats here In a speech
which was cheered by mora than 5000
persons.
He left Lexington for the West after
winning applause. not only from Ken
lucky Republicans. but also from Demo
Gratis. who are open in their preference
for Roosevelt. OF his choice OF a can
didate. over any Democratic Presidential
timber that Is now in sight
Subordinating the vital elements OF his
Columbus address TO issues Of equal
concern 10 Kentucky as negro
State, Mr.. Taft devoted much OF his
speech 10 the negro question.
why Is II that Kentucky Is not IN
the councils of the nation?' asked Mr.
Taft THE South has permitted the
shadow OF an issue, that circumstances
IN this state ought long ago to have
removed from political controversy to
bind II solidiy to the Democratic party,
no matter what principles or candidates
that party had adopted"
Kentucky. he said, had never had an
excuse for permitting The specter OF
sO-called negro domination TO sway its
political sympathies, because the ne
groes IN the State were never 50 num-
erOus as the white voters.