davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The bee., 1908-08-27
Harrington to Have a New MethO.
dist Church Very SOOn--MOre
Than $500 Subscribed
At Meeting Sunday Night at AuditO.
rum Rink-Meeting Conducted BY
Req. BrOwn, the MissiOs-
aTy Evangelist.

NHNNy hAShb biC oCAACb VI
meetings that had been IN prog
ress for three weeks under
leadership of Rev. r. L. Brown,
of Elizabethtown, KY, was clos
ed with an enthusiastic and
unique service of giving, at
which the sum of $1.525 was
pledged for the beginning of
fund with which to build a
handsome new church in Earl
ington.
Mr.. Brown is a missionary
evangelist for the Louisville con-
ference, Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. Rev. j. ID. Fra.
zor, preacher in charge of the
Darlington station, had arranged
with some trepidation for the
meeting to be held during the
hot weather, but it could net be
Otherwise arranged so as to get
Mr.. Brown to do the preaching
and the meeting was begun nn-
der difficulties with the purpose
to continue for two weeks. AT
the end of the first two weeks the
interest seemed to be at its
height and the congregation
could not be accommodated in
the little church in the valley.
After consultation it was decId-
ed to move into the Auditorium
Rink and continue the services
for another week. This in spite
of the fact that Mr.. Brown was
we'll worn out and needed a good
rest before he should enter the
next meeting which he had
promised to hold at Columbia,
KY, beginning on Sunday, the
Both of August. The heat was
intense but the people came and
attended the services, filling the
seats available in the larger
building. The last week was the
best. The closing day saw sixty
five additions to the Methodist
church, besides those who will
join other denominations. Quite
a number of these chose to he
immersed and were baptized in
Loeb Mary.
The service of giving to the
new church fund was a surprise
60 the most sanguine, though it
had not been thought or planned
for more than a few hours in Od-
vance aud few knew such a
would be attempted.
The list was opened for sums
from any amount down to twen-
ty.fve cents a month for twelve
months, As the list grew nu-
merous liberal pledges were
made by people of other denom-
nations and others not members
of any church. The amounts
pledged are payable monthly iDI
twelve equal installments, be.
ginning in October next, or in
lump sums as the subscriber may
elect. The next morning 500
was subscribed in two
lots and several other smaller
sums are reported.
The church already owns a
good lot, recently boughtof Mr..
Dan M. Evans, on cornel 4 Rob
inson street and Moss avenue,
VII, re they have built the new
parsonage, now occupied. The
lot was bought this wear and
The bee., 1908-08-27
Governor Wilson's ScGthing Let
ter in Reply to Trigg County
Resolutions.
Refnsss to Rithdraw Troops Because
Lives and Property Of Brace
Men Would Be En-
dangeTed.

Frankfort, KY, Aug 22.--It is
a question in the mind of Adju.
tant Gen. p. p. Johnston wheth-
er some of the counties in West
ern Kentucky are controlled by
the civil authorities or the night
riders, and he is inclined to be-
lieve that the night riders have a
little the best of it in one or two
counties.
General Johnston returned
today from a trip through the
night rider infested counties
where he has been making an in
vestigation of conditions aud en-
deavoring TO determine what
ought to be doAe to restore law
and order.
Gen. Johnston found that the
situation is somewhat tense in
many counties and the need for
the soldiers still exists.
However, Gen. Johnston found
that there is a nucleus of deter
mined and brave men, around
which is being gathered an array
Of Law and order men who will
eventually bring order out of the
present chaos.
In every county there are
men who do not believe in the
night raids, and in fact some
men who first started the night
rider organization are now try
ing to break 1t up.
The bee., 1908-08-27
Some Counties are Under
Control of Night Riders.
AdjutGnt General Johnson Returns to Frank
fort After Tour of Western Kentucky.

that county and intimating that
the soldiers haG committed acts
of lawlessness.
Trigg comfy, which is in the
dark tobacco district, near the
Tennessee liue, has been the
scene of an unusually large num-
Der of night rider depredations.
The bee., 1908-08-27
clovspOrt Dry by 50 @.Iohty.

Oloverport, KY, Aug. 22.-
This city went drv today by a
majority of so. This city has
been dry for eight years and
several elections have been held
in this time but this Is the lar
gest majority yet secured by the
temperance people. The elec-
tion passed off very quietly. The
church people and especially
many women took a deep inter
est in the election and the vic
tors are rejoicing greatly to-
night.
Place your ad in The EArling'
ton Rec.
The bee., 1908-08-27
Authorities Seek Aid.

Gen. Johnston hopes that the
tobacco growers of the better
class finally will join with the
State authorities in putting
down the raiders.
In Lyon county, at Eddyvllle,
Gen. Johnston found a peculiar
situation. The grand jury re-
turned no indictments and de-
clared that it was unable TO Sc.
cure witness, as county Attorney
Krone would not produce the
witnesses.
On the other hand, Krone says
the grand jury not only never
asked him for witnesses, but
never even asked for him and
never invited him into the grand
jury room.
Krone has not stood for raiding
which has been done, and has
tried 20 do his duty.
Gen. Johnston found that two
of the grand jurors would not
sign ths report exOneratiDg
Judge Cook from connection
with the lawlessness unless the
report also commended Krone.
The others refused to put in a
clause commencing Krone and a
juror named Dodds refused to
sign lhe report. That night
Dodds' harm was burned.
Fire is Suspicious.
The reports sent out are TO the
effect that the fire was accident
al. hut it is regarded as SUSPECT
Gus that the fire should have fol-
lowed so soon after the refusal of
Dodds to sign the grand jury re-
port
Governor Wilson today made
public the text of the scathing
reply to letter aud resolutions
which had been forwarded TO
him by county officials Of Trigg
County, stating that the pres
ence of troops was not desired Ia
The bee., 1908-08-27
SCHOOL BOARD
IS ORGANIZED.
Second Educational Trustees
Meet At Darlington Public
Graded School Building.
FOX PRESENT
AND TRUSTEES ARE QUALIFIED,

CicCbCu uuuCI buG ncW eClOOl Jaw
held a meeting at the Earling-
ton Public Graded school build
ing Monday for the purpose of
organizing the Second Ednca
tional District Board. The fol
lowing minutes of the meeting
state the proceedings fully.
darlington, KY,
August oath, 1908.
Minutes of a meeting held for
the organization of Division
Board of the Second Education
al Division of Hopkins county,
under provisions of the County
School District Law" which be-
came a law by approval of the
Governor March oath, 1908.
Pursuant to official call of A.
j. Fox, Superintendent of
Schools for Hopkins county,
dated August 18th, 1908, the
newly elected trustees for the
various subdistricts of the Sec
ond Educational Division as
sembled at the Darlington Pub-
lie Ora led school building at
10:30 o'clock, Monday morning,
August oath, 1908, for the pur-
pose of organizing the Second
Division Board. The meeting
was called to order and preside d
over by Superintendent Fox.
Present in the meeting were:
w. h. Whitfield, Moss Hill No.
%; r. H. Smith, Stanley No. 72;
W. V. Brooks. Grape Vine No.
so; Paul M. Moore, Earlinton
No. 45; j. d. Greer, Hecla No.
AS; O. Q. Adcock, McCord No.
20; George II. Finley, Southland
No. 81. All being present ex
cept Mart Crawford, of Barnsley
No. SO.
Supt. Fox made a statement
as to the provisions of the new
law and the purposes of the
meeting, after which the meet
ing proceeded to the election of
officers. Paul M. Moore was
nominated for chairman Of the
Second Educational Division and
II. II. Smith was nominated for
secretary. These nominations
ere made separately and the
vote being separately taken each
was unanimously elected TO the
Offices as named.
AS under the law one half of
the newly elected trustees are to
serve for a period of one year
and one half for the period of
two years, to be determined by
lot, the meeting proceeded to
draw lots to determine this mat
ter. Result:-The trustees hold
ing for one year are w. r.
Whitfield, Moss Hill; Mart
Crawford, Barnsley; r. II.
Smith, Stanley; w. V. Brooks,
Grapevine. Those holding for
two years are Paul M. Moore,
Darlington; j. ID. Greer, Hecla f;
O. @. Adcock, McOOrd; George
X. Finley, Southard.
The trustees present were duly
qualified by Superintendent Fox,
who administered the oath of
Office TO each.
After a discussion of certain
points in the new law and the
of general interest on
the part of the trustees, and
after numerous question had
been asked of and answered by
the Superintendent, the meet
ing, upon motion duly seconded
and carried, adjourned to meet
again upon call of the division
chairman, or, as provided by
law, on the last Saturday in
June 1909, for the consideration
OF applications and the election
Of teachers. II. IL. SMITH.
Secretary Second Division.
PAUL M. MOORE.
Chairman Second Division.
The chairmen of the various
county divisions constitute the
County Educational Board,
which viii hold its first meeting
at Madisonyille early in Septem-
Der.
The bee., 1908-08-27

bCl vi hieut iiuSI uSptoudVlOur'
Judgs's Name on Paper.
Gov. Wilson, before proceed
ing to reply, quotes IN full the
letter and resolutions, which are
dated August Is, and forwarded
from CadIz, KY, and written
on the letter heads of the Plant
ers' Protective Association-the
organization of the dark tobacco
growers.
The signatures are led off with
the names of County Judge g.
K. Bingham and Sheriff w. O.
Broadbent, of Trigg County.
The letter and resolutions re-
cite that at a meeting attended
by 500 citizens of Trigg county
those present pledged themselves
to make every effort to restore
order and peace.
Among other statements the
resolutions contain the follow
ing:
"Without reciting the various
acts of violence, and without
touching on any acts of lawless-
mes on the part Of the soldiers,
we desire to assure yOurexcellen
cy that we can do all or more
than soldiers can"
The resolutions state that the
presents of the soldiers is a hlnd-
rance to the execution Of Justice
by the civil tribunals and declare
that their withdrawal would be
in the interest Of law ard order.
In his reply Governor Wilson
cOmmends the spirit shown by
the mass meeting and expresses
his belief that those present can
restore.or1er IN Trigg county if
they will do all they can to live
up to their pledge.
Hundreds Intimidated.
If such pledge had been ta-
ken at the outset of the depIe-
dations, eighteen months ago,
and carried out, there would now
be no need of soldiers in the
country.
"But," says the Governor,
"during that eighteen months
hundreds of people have been in
timidated bV a secret bound
league aud a long list of crimes
recorded.
"And during this time not one
of You who offer this pledge has
caused the arrest of any body,
although many of the crimes
we're so open and shameless that
many of you who sign these res.
olatiOns not only knew of the
Outrages but knew where Off.
GERS could have laid their hands
on the perpetrators.
"You have not made a single
affidavit, caused a single arrest,
or even ask ed for a warrant.
Citizens are Scored.
The people of your county
were made to feel that they
could not rely for help on eth
er yourselves or the peace Off
GERS. And While you did moth
ing yourselves you never asked
aid of the State Governments,
but showed hostility to the State
Governments measures to pro-
tect life and property"
In conclusion the Governor
takes a parting shot at the sign
ers of the resolutions for engrOs-
sing them on the stationery of
the Planters Protective AssOcia-
tion-a name which, he says, re-
calls the raids on Princeton,
Hopklnsville, and a number of
other places.
On the ground that the lives
Of the few brave men who have
attempted 10 persecute night RI
ders, and who have asked for
protection, would be endangered
and their property put to farth-
or risk Of destruction, he refuses
TO withdraw the troops.
Such a step, be says, would
remove what little protection
has of late been afforded aud
leave the district at the mercy
Of the riders.
The bee., 1908-08-27

Tue Bee for printing.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
Offer NAMES IN OREGON.

O,a-o7 is said 10 beat any of the states in the
r--ioy5 for having queer names. Natural clar-
- is and freaks of fortune made many
,-a,,ns and circumstances occurring When the
,nreers settled in what is now state, determined
dd+hers In the early days Il frenc!nnan stafteo
-, rba Dales with cargo of flour Tor Cany yon
- Tie first night he went into camp band OF
grliisus drove OFF all his mules Cnaple 10 move
- 9o,rr he gathered some rocks together, punt
Iier oven and then gradually baked the flour INTO
Sod The bread was sold 10 passing miners ana
-, iore along the trail at Il much greater proHt
-, he would otherwise have received AS Il re
LII of This occurrence, the little town when nov
ctaI,,ds on the site OF the Frenchman,s camp IS
iiiintrGpad rocks which part of the original
bIackeil1p bIac ,bst eave the place its name
eiT1iiar in origin to BakeoVen are Haystack
-rILtilI -cho Rox ard Apary Haystack was
,,Sr,1e6 for the only thing standing on the ground
Lli-an rha pOstof1ce established, and Tanks is
y tetttiar on the oregon Railway and Navigation
@-o,9-1nH's Railroad in Una tilla County, where
I,,talrrfng tanks Of that division situated.
f:1nseneTl1 Looking Glass and Mule all appear on
0regolis map. When postofhce was established
al 9,o0eeberry the department told /. K. Estep,
WHO vas appointed postmaster, TO select a name
5iferent from any other in the United States. His
5neriration came from immense gooSeberry
b1SL There is also postoffice in Oregon named
Stravyberry Looking Glass got its name from the
clear stream that runs past the postoh1ce- inc
f,oetUnaste at Mule conducts a large mule ranch;
hence the name. Asbestos takes its name from
an asbestos mine, and mines have given names
10 Greenhorn. Greenback. Lucky Boy. Mineral
Promise. Agate. Nugget, Oretow nand Prospect
The Pathfinder
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

teen Mars and almost third of the boys. attend
,,p the pubic schools of Worcester attend the
.hestres regularly at least once week. DR..
canen told The Tribune correspondent to cay.
.sTne girls so less. find they older. while
che t,ovs on the other hand go more This is a
case for teachers and parents 10 handle. The boys
n the upper grades and high schools and prepara-
tory schools go more than in the lower We are
eu familiar with the influence Of the theatre, and
II is a force 10 be reckoned with
Il ,riei 10 keep the reports about the young men
end women distinctly separate, and that brought
~. many contrasts, parallels and distinction
,e-ueer their tastes. There reports from 245l
e.rIs and 2459 boys Twenty-siX per cent OF the
r,-Is and ls per cent Of the boys never go to a
,bearre For1y-six per OF the girls and 81 per
rent Of the boys attend theatrical performance
c-ce 2 month oftener, and % per cent of the
-ls and 80 per Of the boys so at least once a
week.
A large number OF the girls preferred serious
Northumberland. drama and tragedy. In the re-
-o-rs the -draymer' or the 'dranmer' were the
--a<erences Of 81 per cent of the girls and 81 per
,ert Of the BOYS Comedy increases in the tastes
~ girls as they grow older, according TO the re
eoria7v plavs Boys prefer comedies, and youths
vaudeville
a force not reckoned with was moving picture
shows The taste for that passes with both sexes
as they grow older
The ferocitv OF the tastes OF the younger schooI
cb;ls-en Is appalling. Five boys liked plays IN
which there was shooting and murders, and three
l;r-le girls liked murder plays
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
LIKE MURDER PLAYS.
Ferocity Of Dramatic Taste Of
Younger School Children.

Worcester. Mass. Feb. 15.-Dr. Samuel P. Capen
g Clark University professor and special investi-
GATOR for the Worcester Public Education Society.
has Just completed studying the likes and dislikes
of voung men and women. beginning with those
of school age. in the matter of the drama Ac-
araing to DR. CaTen's report girls like tragic plays
and as they grow older pr.fer comedies, problem
ena society plays.
Here are the questions asked by Dr. Capen in
his investigation. which has covered several
months
How often 90 you go to the theatre?"
What theatres do you attend?'
what sort of play Go YOU like hest-gay sad
or vaudeville"
Name one two plays that YOU like best"
How much money DO you spend theatres a
month?
.-one-hfth OF all the girls between eight and six
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
PROVINCIAL TELEPHONE IN MANITOBA

Consul John Edward Jones. of Winnipeg. reports
,Lgt b, an act of the Legislative Assembly, passed
90 March ls 1866. the government of Manitoba puT-
chased Tor So 600 and 100000 additional Tor sup
T,Iias and equipments all the telephone lines oper-
ated throughout the province by a private com
nsuv and came into possession thereon on January
te ions To nav for the plant the government VIII
iese forty-year debenurcs 1T par. bearing interest
- Nor cent The consul adds that as soon as the
cost of the service be estnated IL is expected
a adtlstnent OF rates will take place.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

The San Francisco & Bay CouflleS F>aii"@
vgs Incorporated this week It's purpose - ~
extend the electric system with San JOSE .iiU'
providing an electric line from the SANTA la d
-, sss+ 20 San Francisco by way of Oak
- Tbs leading director is +. N. Smith, the
.qoorax millionaire Of Death Valley
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

An Appropriation of $4,000 is suggested Tor
Clearing the navy yard OF rats. one measure
Of relief viii be the fencing on the navy Sti
from the remainder OF the isiano by cioSe WIZ
fence
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

Much complaint is made by property owners
because Of excessive insurance rates IN lle Yeai'
which amounted TO s5,593,473 against $Z'S8''zeo
IN 1905. This shows that San Francisco Is no"
paving double the insurance premium palo pc
fore the fire. These premiums joined 10 '"e
high rate Of interest. are preventing many prop
erty holders from rebuilding.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

z Clemens Horst. one OF the largest s'0
OF hops in the world, has Just peiIeo' %
vention for picking hops WHICH, = - ,-s
,,,,, -o---,,,.t.,-,.. the Industry BY its means
he doc,sros II ,,fy1 be possible 10 pick and bale
,o,s O. So, md a half cents pound, against
five cents for hand picking.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

The Southern Pacific machine 9iioPH -
Ney- are TO be closed oile H"iiuiN1 .,
=, - soop Whether the suspen-
sio, : ,-.-al,. temporary or not is not known
New-York tribune., 1908-02-16

echo"ed by other Fresno men interested in
grape growing for wine and raisins. Last year
1t was impossible to get white help, but now
unemployed whites are so numerous that they
agree 10 work for the wages paid Japanese.
tanned on the. west side OF Fresno County
lanu near Summit Lake. The flow will irrigate
ioo acres The water flows at ninety degrees
3nd contains much natural gas Should other
wells be developed it viii mean the reclamation
Of hundreds of thousands of acres.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-27
MUST TILE,

A virtual crop failure in many local
tiles in the north central states the
past season, due to cold and back
ward season and the fact that the soil,
though rich, was low and wet. has d.
rected attention again to the wisdom
Of draining all such soils as mere
matter of crop insurance. In the drier
season such soils may and do produce
splendid crops without artificial means
of drainage, but in the wet years par
tial failure at least can be looked upon
as reasonably sure thing. While TIL
ing costs from $12 to SIG an acre, de-
pending upon conditions, it is seldom
that more than a part of the farm has
to be drained. In any event it should
be viewed as Il permanent improve
ment, interest on money invested be-
ing returned many fold with crops
raised on such redeemed land. Tile
drained land will produce just as large
crops as untitled land in dry seasons
and far superior to such land in years
that are wet. There are good many
improvements that it doesn't pay a fell
low to go into debt for, but thing Is
not one of them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-27
FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD.
Eskir,os Provide Food and Clothes For
Returninq Ghosts,

The natives of the Yukon river region
hold festival of the dead every year
shortly before Christmas and q greater
festival at intervals of several years
At these seasons food. drink and
clothes are provided for the returning
ghosts in the clubhouse Of the village
which Is Illuminated for the occasion
with oil lamps. Every man or woman
who wishes to honor dead friend sets
up a lamp on stand In front Of the
place which the dead one used to oc-
cupy In the clubhouse. These lamps,
filled with seal oil, are kept burning
day and night until the festival is over.
They are believed to light the shades
on their return to their old home and
back again to the land Of the dead. If
any one fails to put up lamp in the
clubhouse and to keep It burning. the
shade whom he or she desires to honor
could not find its way to the place and
so would miss the feast. When a per-
son has been much disliked his ghost
is sometimes purposely ignored. and
that Is deemed the severest punishment
that could be inflicted upon him. After
the songs of invitation to the dead have
been sung the givers of the feast take
small portion of food from every dish
and cast 1t down as IN Offering to the
shades. Then each pours little wa
ter on the floor SO that 1t runs through
the cracks. In this way they believed
the spiritual essence Of all the food and
water is conveyed to the souls. With
songs and dances the feast comes to an
end and the ghosts are dismissed to
their own place. The dancers dance.
not only In the clubhouse. but also ut
the graves and on the Ice If the dead
met their deaths by drowning On the
eve of the festival the nearest male
relative goes to the grave and sum-
mons the ghost by planting there a
small model Of a seal spear or Of a
wooden dish, according as the dead
was a man or a woman. The tOtems Of
the dead are marked on these imple
ments. The dead who have none to
make offerings to them are believed to
suffer great restitution; hence the Es-
kimos fear to die without leaving be-
hind them some one who will sacrifice
to their spirit, and childless people
generally adopt children lest their
shades be forgotten at the festivals
New York Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-27
WILL DOWN HIM.

Daily papers of short time since
contained an account of an unfortu-
nate fellow whose remains We're found
right of way. 1t is not necessary to
give the grewsome details. Suffice it
to say that when an attempt was made
to ascertain the mans identity u piece
OF paper was finally found in a part of
a coat pocket containing the huskinS
preceding. Other portions Of his clcsh-
ing We're found saturated with tbs con-
tents of a whisky bottle. No other
clew was found indicating the cause
Of the accident, but this was enough.
1t Is the same old story-downcd by
whisky. 1t matters not whether the
individual be rich or poor. Il dolt or a
genius, a king or corn huskcr, the
stuff will reach his vitals If he only
stays with 1t long enough. A train OF
cars may not run over him or carbolic
acid, taken by mistake for his dope.
burn his insides out, but he may do
what is almost worse-live on to tor
ture and distress faithful wife, bring
poverty and wretchedness upon chill
dren who In all fairness and justice are
entitled to the best and most faithful
service he can give them and finally
stagger into a drunkards grave. But,
whether soon or late, the stuff will lay
him low. I'm the end it biteth like a
serpent and stingeth like an adder"