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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

as the staple depend upon the sup
ply Of moisture-in dry years the
staple is poor, while IN wet years it
is good The average normal pro-
duction in America of sea-isIand
cotton is about 100 pounds of lint
per acre, compared with about 200
for upland cotton.
Sea-island cotton Is grown to a
limited extent outside of the United
States, but the total annual pro
duction is small In working out
the agricultural possibilities Of the
West Indies, Sir Daniel Morris, the
Imperial Director for Agriculture,
reached the conclusion that sea-ls-
land cotton would be a desirable
and feasible alternative crop for SUI
gar and fruit. Accepting this sug-
gestion and in line with its success
full execution, a large English spin
ner of the finest sea-island yarns
visited the islands and explained
to the planters the qualities which
tended to increase or decrease the
value of sea-island cotton, pointing
out the types the market could cas-
lily absorb. There were ; 5,057 bales
received in England from the West
Indies last year, which brought
highly remuneratiye prices.
Cotton produced In the West In
dies does not come in competition
with the sea-island cotton grown in
Florida and Georgia, but does COM
pete with the best grades of this IL
Der grown in South Carolina Gil
matte conditions and destructive
insects, together with poor labor,
which it is impossible TO hire or
persuade to gather the crops before
the tropical rainy season sets in,
all tend to discourage the growing
of sea-island cotton in the West In
dies. Long Staple cotton i'm Egypt,
especially the Joanovich, is the
competitor and substitute for the
sea-island cotton grown in Florida
and Georgia The quantity Of this
fiber grown in Egypt annually
amounts to about I25, 900 bales.
The increased demand for super
ior staples in recent years is devel-
oping better varieties Of upland cot
ton by seed selection and more
careful cultivation The United
States Department of Agriculture
has been and Is now rendering very
valuable service in assisting the
growers along these lines. The
long staples grown chiefly IN the
portion of the Mississippi valley
which extends from Nicksburg to
Memphis, a region about - miles
wide and 200 miles long, are re-
cieving more attention than hereto
fore. The fiber of much OF the cot
ton grown I'm this territory meas
ures from one and one-fourth to
one and seven eighth inches, and
the average yield Is about one bale
to acre. The seeds of these fancy
varieties have been planted IN local
tiles outside Of this region the last
two or three years with gratifying
results, the staple not infrequentiy
commanding a premium of from .
to 10 cents a pound over middlmg
upland. Unfortunately, few Of the
localities producing this cotton are
supplied with the ginning facll-
tiles best suited for the proper
treatment Of the fiber, saw gins,
which cut and break the fiber, be
ing generally employed. In con-
trast with this practice attention is
directed to the fact that Egyptian
and sea-island cottons are treated
by roller gins, which contribute to
regularity and uniformity in the
fiber
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

The Democratic Congressional
Campaign Book, issued by Chair
man James T. Lloyd, Is the best
and cheapest piece Of literature that
can be had anywhere for 25 cents.
The speech Of Congressman Champ
Clark of Missouri, on Financial
and industrial Conditions is worth
ten times the price Of the book, and
there are a hundred other able
Democratic speeches covering every
phase Of the campaign. Send 25
cents to Chairman Lloyd, Washing
ton, at once, and be patriotic
enough to contribute that amount
to the cost of its publication.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Hatter-This straw Is really bet
ter than Panama and its particu
larly suited to short men.
Shorty-What's the price Of it ?
Hatter-Ten dollars.
Shorty-Not much That hat
won t do, my friend, for a man as
short as | am.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

The function of the kidneys is TO
strain out the impurities of the blood
which is constantly passing through
them. Foley's Kidney Remedy makes
the kidneys healthy They will strain
out all waste matter from the blood
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy and it
will make you well. Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Delay IN commencing treatment for
a slight irregularity that could have
been cured quickly by Foley's Kidney
Remedy may result in a serious kid
ney disease Foley's Kidney Remedy
builds up the worn out tissues and
strengthens these organs. Commence
taking it to-day Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

The anti-imperialist league of
Boston recommends to the friends
of the league to cast their votes for
Bryan in preference TO Judge Taft,
even though they be members of
the Republican party.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Judge Fite, Of Cartersville, Ca,
charged the jury to the effect that
it was as much a violation of the
law to give a boy match with
which to light a cigarette as it was
to give him the tobacco and paper
or the cigarette.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24
ACT QUICKLY
Delay Has Been Dangerous in
Aberdeen.

Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in times OF danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Dpan $ Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
uey Ills
Plenty Of evidence to prove this.
". II. Duncan. living at sos College
Street, Columbus, Mississippi. says:
~ consider Doan's Kidney Pills an
excellent remedy for the diseases for
which their use is recommended. The
aching in the small of my back caused
me considerable discomfort for some
time | could not rest well at night
and during the day when | was on my
feet for some time, the trouble was
aggravated. ! read an advertisement
about Doan's Kidney Pills and pro
cured box. They seemed to just what
| required and | had not taken many
before the pain in my back was re-
lieved, and in a short time it disap-
peared entirely. l have had no back
ache from that time and it is pleas
ure to say that l am entirely cured. "
For sale 10y all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name
Doan sand take no other.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

There is one preparation known to-
day that viii promptly help the stom-
ach. This is Kodol KOdol digests all
classes of food, and it does it thor
oughly, so that the use of Kodol for
time will without doubt help any one
who has stomach disorders or stomach
trouble. Take KOdOl today and con
tinue it for the short time that is nee
essary to give you complete relief.
Kodol is sold by Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Mrs. Askitt-Tom, what does a
man mean when he says 'I'H
stand pat?''
Mr.. Askitt-lt has cost many a
man a lot of money to investigate
that phrase.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Jinks-Did you see Tom hugging
and squeezing that ancient maiden
on the porch?
Blinks-Yes, she's an heiress.
Jinks-Another case of being
hard pressed for money.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

The Friars Point Coahomian,
like several other Mississippi week
ly papers, has discarded its pat
ent outside" and will hearafter ap
pear as an all home print.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Most disfguring skin erupUions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc. ARE due
to impure blood Burdock Blood Bit
ters is a cleansing blood tonic. Makes
you lear-eyed, elear-brained, clear
skinned.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is good
for cuts, burns, bruises and scratches
1t is especially good for piles. Rec
commended and sold by Phoenix Drug
Co
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Stops earache in two minutes; tooth
ache or pain or burn or scald in five
minutes; hoarseness, one hour mus
cleache, two hours; sore throat, Il
hours Dr. Thomas Electric Oil. mon
arch over pain.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Itching piles prOvokes profanity,
but profanity won't cure them, Doan' $
Ointment cures itching, protruding or
bleeding piles after years of suffering.
At any drug store.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

A Louisiana sugar plantation was
sold at Sheriff sale Wednesday,
for SlO3, 600.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

The first election occurring after
the two national conventions was
that for municipal officers of Walla
Wala, Washington. The Repubh-
can candidate for mayor, who Is
president of local Taft club, was
defeated by a Democrat by majori-
ty Of 942. That city has heretofore
been a republican stronghold, and
the result of the election is accept
ed as a significant straw, at least in
the far West.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

She (after the engagement has
been announced)-I guess if a pref
ty girl came along you wouldn't
care for me any more.
He-How foolish What do ]
care for good looks2 You suit me
all right.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24
Campaign Contributions.

Candidates Bryan and Kern have
issued their first call for campaign
contributions and directed it especi-
ally to the farmers and agricultur-
lists, in the following language:
ITO the farmers of the United
States:
The first contribution made to
the Democratic campaign fund this
year so far as we know was made
by an Iowa farmer. Just before
the Denver Convention this man,
who modestly prefers not to have
his name mentioned, jOurneyed
more than 100 miles TO Lincoln
with his contribution of 500,
which he left with Mr.. Bryan to be
given to the committee when or
ganized for the campaign.
This farmer was born in
Sweden, and for some time after he
was naturalized was a member of
the Republican party, but he was a
student of public questions, and in
the course of time became a Demo
crat. To manifest his deep inter
est in the success of the party and
the triumph of Democratic princi-
pies he made this free-will offering
to the campaign fund.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Or. Charles A Reed, of Cincin-
natl, who has held the presidency
of the American Medical Society
and other high positions in that
profession, announces as a candi-
date for United States Senator from
Ohio, against Senator Foraker. He
is not widely known politically, and
his announcement created surprise
among friends and politicians.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

Candidate John W. Kern was
given an ovation in the way of a re
ception upon his return to Indian
apols Tuesday. There was a great
gathering at court square and Mr..
Kern was presented for a speech by
Vice President Fairbanks.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24
FARMERS ONES TO GIVE.

1t IS very appropriate that this
contribution should come from that
great body Of our population known
as agriculturalists. The farmer has
nothing to gain by privilege and
favoritism; his hope is in the ap-
plication Of the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges
to none. He has been the victim
of all special legislation and has
suffered from the control of politics
by the great predatory corporations.
Now that the Democratic party has
announced its determination not to
accept contributions from corpora
tions, not to accept excessive con-
tributions, even from individuals,
to publish all contributions, when
over a reasonable minimum, it
ought to be able to secure a suffi-
cient sum from the citizens who
ask from the government nothing
but protection to their rights and
consideration for the general well
fare. There are hundreds of thous-
ands of farmers who are abundant
ly able to contribute to the cam
paign fund. There are thousands
who could give 500 apiece without
feeling it; there are tens of thous-
ands who could give $50 apiece
without sacrifice and still more who
could give S25 or SO or So.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24

The phonograph companies have
secured ten or a dozen speeches
from Mr.. Bryan, which will be de
livered through that medium at
various points and times during the
campaign. A similar effort was
made to obtain speeches from Presi-
dent Roosevelt for the same pur-
pose. but so far he has declined.
If YOU haven't the time to exercise
regularly. Doan's Regulets will pre-
vent constipation. They induce mild
easy, healthful action of the bowels
without gripping. Ask your druggist
for them, 25c.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-24
Aberdeen, Miss.
ESTABLISHED MAYf 1857.
No s))
Na - .-zs

We grant every favor cC
ed to have your account
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12

letter from Mrs. Guinness. Hansen
said:
"Only one thing about her I know.
She is not a Norwegian My people
don't do the way she does
Hansen had 500 in the bank. He
continued:
when I got this letter. I thought
of the 500 in the bank. 1 thought I
might draw it out and go and see what
this woman was like. l read the letter
again; she said $1,000. That amount
is too big. 1t can not be raised so I
wait.
Then comes the exposure at La
porte. The skeletons are dug up and
i see what a fool 1 would have been.
1t was awful. I could burn her to the
stake"
Hansen talks broken English but is
very intelligent He first showed the
Guinness letter to some of his super
Tors at the packing house and late
yesterday delivered 1t to the postoffice
He was very much excited over the
narrowness of his escape.
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[Sketched from photographs. ]
Ruins of Guinness Horror House

Laporte, who for six years was a
neighbor of the woman. Mrs. Lap
ham says that on the only occasion on
which she called upon her neighbor,
her hostess sat near an open window.
A strong breeze through this opening
blew aside the folds of a loose house
dress which Mrs. Guinness was wear
ing and revealed about her body a
wide belt containing pouches of
various sizes and SheathS which
seemed to have been constructed for
knives. AS a sequel to this Mrs. Lap
hams daughter is said to have related
an experience at the house when she
had accepted an invitation to supper
there. Miss Lapham, it is reported,
said that she engaged the Guinness
children in conversation regarding
their home but that in the midst of
their talk Mrs. Guinness admonished
the children and that they thereupon
became strangely silent and dis
quieted. This happened some two
weeks before Jennie Olsen dis
appeared, the latter having been more
or less of an intimate friend of Mrs
Lapham.
The legal forces of the defense were
strengthened yesterday by the addi-
ton of Ellsworth E. Weir, an attorney
of some note in this section. His re-
tention followed the arrival of Will
liam Lam phere, the father of the pris-
oner.
There is a bare possibility that the
grand jury which convened here yes
terday will begin consideration of the
charges against Ray Lamphere today.
A few days ago this investigation was
postponed until May IS, but yesterday
Prosecutor Smith again declared him
self ready to proceed and last night
he prepared the dispositions which the
sheriff and his deputies will swear to
for grand jury purposes. Most of the
criminal cases in this state are pre-
scented to the court on affidavits of be-
lief filed by the states attorney. AS
the important cases before the present
inquisitorial body are few, it is ex-
pected that the Lamphere charges will
be considered not later than Thursday
at the outside. Last night Prosecutor
Smith said that he might take the case
before the jury tomorrow, but he may
even hasten this programme. Much
depends upon the attitude of Coroner
c. S. Mack, who thus far has shown
little inclination to push the cases to
conclusion. If he decides today to
receive the reports on the Guinness
bodies which have been prepared by
four examining physicians. 1t is possi-
| BILE that the court procedure will be
fastened. Until these reports are in
however, the prosecuting attorney will
be embarrassed in his attempts to
prove corpi delecti in the case of Ray
Lamphere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
DIED BY CHLORAL.
Laporte Murder Victims Said to Have
Been Dragged.

Chicago, May IA dispatch to
the Tribune from Laporte, Ind, says:
A complete solution of the mys-
teries of the Guinness murder farm is
expected within 4S hours. The Off
Gals who have been conducting the
search for the victims of the house
of many deaths practically admitted
this fact yesterday. They refused,
however, to make known their pur-
poses further than to say, that the
final step may be taken today or to-
morrow, at the latest.
The mystery surrounding four of
the IA deaths which are known to
have occurred at the place is cleared
by the allegation that Ray Lamphere,
the former farmland, prisoner in the
county Jail, set fire to the home of
of April % and thereby caused the
death of the widow and the three
children.
For this, if proven guilty, he is
liable, under the provisions of the
Indiana state laws, to conviction for
murder in the first degree, as well as
for arson.
Indictments against him upon both
these charges will be asked of the
grand jury on Wednesday.
AS to the manner of death of the
ten murdered persons whose bodies
were uncovered III d little pdCCn OF
ground guarded by closely woven wire
netting, the silence of the officers in
response to questions as to the ar
rest of one or more accomplices pro-
videS the only answer.
That the victims came to their
death through the administration OF
| a deadly amount Of choral has been
| proven. The places at which the drug
was purchased during the last eight
| years have been found.
That the. inanimate corpses Their
were dismembered either in a "cham.
| Der of horrors on the second floor
| of the Guinness home or in the base
ment has been shown to the satisfac-
| ton of the investigators. Two knives
| one six inch dagger and the other 6
needle pointed, double razor edged
! surgeons knife, have been found II
bthe ruins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
Subsidy Is Increased.

Victoria, B. c., May 1.-THE Union
Steamship company of New Zealand
has signed a contract with the Cana
dian government with an increased
subsidy for the Canadian Australian
service. The bonus is increased from
$50 pounds to $1,000 pounds. 1t
is reported that the oversee mail con-
tract held by the Canadian Pacific
railway has been discontinued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
SCISSORS AND KNIVES.
Found in Numbers i'm Ruins of the
Guinness Home.

Laporte, Ind, May 1.-THE min
ing" operations which have been
promised by Sheriff Shutter for sew
eral days, started in earnest today in
the ruins of the Guinness home. Louis
Schultze, who was employed by the
sheriff to sluice the ashes in the cellar
completed his apparatus early and be-
gan the tests to determine whether his
arrangements were of the character
demanded by the work at hand.
Schultze yesterday constructed
sluicing box nine feet long and a foot
of windmill, near the house. by
means of a line of heavy hose. An
attachment from a street sprinkler is
used to distribute the water through
the box.
Additional evidence regarding the
matters by which the persons whose
corpses were found on the Guinness
farm met their deaths was unearthed
this morning. Almost two dozen pairs
of scissors, bent and curved in the
fashion of surgical instruments are
said to have been found in the ashes
in the cellar and in addition three
knives, two of a surgical character,
and another unmiStakable dirk were
picked up. In the absence of evidence
to the contrary. it is believed that the
Girk may have been the chief weapon
employed in the series of murders. An
expert hand could easily have slipped
the Sndkellke weapon between the rlDS
of the victims and penetrated the
heart.
The fact that there was no mark of
penetrating wounds on Andrew Hedge
LENS body is a possible refutatton of
this theory. But it is pointed out that
Helgelein, according to the findings of
DR.. J. H. William Meyer as made pub
lie yesterday. succumbed only after a
fierce struggle in which he tore a
handful of hair from the person of his
murderer. Chloroform or some other
deadening drug is thought to have
been used to subdue the death strug-
gle of the South Dakota farmer, after
which some deadly poison was used to
encompass his death.
In all the other bodies found on the
farm there is no negative evidence to
dispossess the dirk theory although
the condition of the cadaYers pre-
cludes definite information on this
point. The knives and scissors are
thought to have been used in dis
membering the bodies. Each corpse
was mutilated in practically the same
manner, the bodies of the latest vic
time showing particularly expert
anatomical work.
Sidelight on Her Character
An interesting sidelight on the
character of Mrs. Guinness has beer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
Kansas CITY Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 12.-CATTLE-
Receipts 1900 including 500 head of south
erns. Market steady. Native steers, %
@7.OO; southern steers. $4.5O@6. so; southern
cows, So. 265. 90; native cows and heifers,
So. OO@5. go; stockers and feeders. $3.50@5.5 so;
bulls, S.. 500. 70; calves, 500; western
steers, $5.25@6.9 80; western cows, $3.75Q5.50
ket steady to strong. Bulk of sales, IS. 400
$50: heavy, $5.55Q6.65; packers and butch
ers, S.. 45@5.6O; light. $5.30Q5.5o; pigs, 4oO
04 so.
SHEEP-Receipts today 10000 head Mar
ket steady. Muttons, $5.00@56o; lambs $500
al. So; range wethers, 81. 10000; fed ewes,
81 25Q5. IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
MOTTO TO GO BACK.
'In God We Trust to Be Restored to
the Coinage.

Washington, May 1.-THE senate
committee on finance today voted
unanimously to report the bill already
passed by the house providing for the
permanent restoration Of the words
I'm God we trust to gold and silver
coins of the United States. The motto
was directed to be omitted from the
coins by order of the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
Special Railway Accents Meet.

lexington. KY, May 12.-The Ma
tional Association of Special Railway
Agents met in annual session today
and will continue in session for three
days. The association is composed of
secret service men of the various rail-
way systems in Canada and the
United States and 200 delegates are in
the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
X. T. FowIer,s Petitions.

r. T. Fowler, of Lucas, Russell coun-
ty, today sent to the secretary of state
his petitions for nomination on the
Republican ticket for state senator
from the 34th district composed of Os-
borne, Lincoln, Russell and Ellsworth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
Kansas City PRODUCE Marked.

Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City. May 12.-CIose- WHEAT
Receipts p cars. lie higher. May, 941kc
July, SSsssc: Sept, SOZc Cash: No hard,
97sc@S1 %; No. hard. 96c@s1 OF; No. red,
Sl0l@l o.; No. red, 97c@N00.
,oCORN-1@11sc lower. May, 65ssc; July
6o!sc; Sept. 5SAc- Cash: No. mixed esq
SS3sc; No. mixed. 6sQ6S14c: No. 2 white,
6S1kc: No: white, 6S@6S1zc.
~OATS-Unchanged. No. white, 51@53c
No. mixed, 5N@51c
HAY-Weak.C Choice timothy, $11 5Oa12. 90;
choice prairie. SO. OO@1050
BUTTER-Weak. Creamery, pc; pack
ing stock, 141hc
Steady. Fresh extras, 151Ac; cur
rent receipts 14c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12

counties. The present senator from
those counties is D. B. Harrison of Os-
borne, and he is not candidate for re-
election. The only other candidate
against Fowler so far talked Of is E. A.
Mcfarland Of Lincoln.