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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29
Stop That Cold

To check early colds or Grippe with ''Preventics-
means sure defeat for Pneumonia. To stop cold
with Preventics is safer than TO let 1t and b
Obliged to cure It afterwards. To be sure. Pre-
ventics viii cure even Q deeply seated cold. bot,
taken early-at the neeze stage-they break. o.
head of these early colds. That's surely better.
That's why they are called Preventics.
PreventicsAre little Candy Cold Cures. No ouin-
inc. no physlc. nothing sickeninE. Nice for the
children-and thoroughly safe too. II you feel
chilly, you Sneeze ifyou ache all over. think Of
Preventics. Promptness may also save half your
usual sickness. And don't forget your child. II
there is feveriShness. nightot day. Herein prob
ably lies Preventics greatest efficiency. Sold in
Sc boxes for the pocket. also in Csc boxes Of 70
Prsventics. Insist on yoar druggists giving you
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

1t will be unnecessary for you to
go through a painful, expensive OPP
Grafton for Piles If you use ManZan.
Put up in colapsible tube with nozzle,
ready to apply to the soreness and in
flammation. For any form Of Piles,
price SOC, guaranteed. Sold by 2.
Wayne Griffin & Bro. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

IT seems that every time the fell
lows who figure on the cost of the
Panama Canal take their pencil in
hand, they must add million or
two to the estimated final expendi-
ture. 1t might be a good thing for
them to stop estimating and confine
themselves to digging.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

binders and other harvesting machin-
cry. The fine for such an offense.
under the Kentucky antitrust statute. |
is from 81 900 to $1,000 for each Of
Tense.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

The OweiIsLoro Inquir;r is live
newspaper, furnishing the news Of
Kentucky and the world and. doing it
first IT'S market reports are unexcell-
ed. Special bargain offer of The Her.
aid and the Greensboro Daily Inquirer
both ole year for E2.oG.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

Mark Twain is said TO have over
$50 600 tied up in a trust company
as result of the recent money strin-
gency, and it is doubtful if even the
leading humorist of the country can
see the joke in this situation.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

selves to plant no crop in 1908, and
a most strenuous campaign has been
inaugursted to increase this amount
to i00.OG0 acres by February 11,wheh
the committee will meet again in this
city. 50
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

That noise up at Frankfort like
electing a U. S. Senator-just noise,
nothing else-and the little makebe-
lieve business connected with it, is
costing the taxpayers $1,000 a day.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

Gov. Wilson has lately had a severe
attack of grippe, but at last accounts
was improving nicely.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29
Broke Quorum.

Frankfort, KY. Jan. Blowing tc
the great number of pairs out, twenty
nine, affecting fifty-eight members IN
both branches. the Republicans and
anti-Beckham Democrats broke quo
rum at the Joint session to-day and
no ballot was taken for United States
Senator.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

Money is again getting so plentiful
that a fellow can afford to carry a
piece around in his pocket for luck
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

Next Sunday is the day and it is
little hard to predict whether he will
see his shadow or not.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

II doesn't look like we are going
to get anything out of the present
Congress except free Seeds
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

The first sea fight within the pres
ept limits OF the United States proper
was fought 10 the summer OF 1886 on
Block island between Captain Johu
Gsllop. with crew OF one man and
two boys. and force or Block island
and Pequot Indians. the victory re-
naming with Captain Gallon.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails
Sold by 2. Wayne Griffin G. Bro,
Druggists. 46m6
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

8 Or. A. S. Yewell. 0stpor atIl-
&c Physician. Office In Resi-
denoe, Union Strest. hartford.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-29

keep the bowels regular with Ayer's
pills and thus hasten recovery.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-11
Sandy Was There.

Senator George Clement Perkins OF
California. who is a product of Kenne-
hCnkport. Me. tells an interesting Sc
quel to one Of the interesting Incidents
of his career Many years ago the
present senator and another sailor lad
known rs SANDY" started on good
ship from Kennebunkport. Eventual
Is they found themselves NJ Stockholm,
and one day while out sightseeing they
climbed through n tall iron fence aud
invaded private grounds surrounding
Il splendid residence They encounter
ed q kindly hammered gentleman, who
halted uniformed guards that would
have elected them After quite con.
versatlon. IN which the k. IN. &. asked
them many questions in perfect Eng
fish. they departed TO be Informed that
they had been talking with the king OF
Norway and Sweden
Some years ago Senator Perkins was
invited to visit the private yacht OF a
certain very rich man who was cruls-
ing In California waters The sailors
We're standing in line aud nj attention
rs the senator and other visitors step.
ped aboard. Among them was one tar
who exclaimed:
Lord. that's elem Perkins,
II was SANDY" still II sailor, who
had shipped with him from Kenne,
bunkport Lewiston (Mel Journal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-11
Guides In The Woods.

The sportsmcn sinking down upon
a mound Of dead leaves looked drear
ily about the bare auumnal woods
and said that they were lost
But the guide pointed 10 n spiders
web 1t IS easy 10 get your hearings
II you are anything Of a woodsman."
he said "A web Ike that for in.
stance. is nearly an Infallible guide
Spiders nearly always choose south
ern exposure for their houses This
web points due south.
Tree bark is another guide. for il Is
harder lighter drler on the trees
north side Gum. too helps Gum
that oozes from the southern part of a
tree is firm and amber colored. but
north pointing gum is soft and gray.
THE hardwood trees the oak and
chestnut and ash have all their moss
and mold confined to the north side.
The cedars and other eyergreens bend
their tips toward the south.
Even stones are compasses Ia the
wllds Fronting the sunny south they
are bare and dry II Is on their shady,
damp. northern side only that they
bear moss.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-11
Half and Half Music.

When the patrons Of an east side
concert hall filed into their accustomed
places one night last week they found
that a new orchestra had been provld-
ed for their entertainment. Notwith-
standing the popularity Of the quartet
the proprietor summoned the leader
early the next day and expressed dis
satisfaction with the performance.
But what was wrong" exclaimed
the leader In surprise. We played
good music, and we played II well
too"
Il know you did" said the proprie-
tor. THAT is what am complaining
about You played II too we'll All
the people got SO wrapped up In the
music that they forgot TO order re-
freshments. Tonight kindly lower your
artistic standard. | don't want you 10
play quite SO badly as my last qusrtet
did. nor quite so well rs you did last
night. II you play too poorly nobody
will stay TO listen. and II you play too
well nobody Will drink anything Just
saw away half and half-that's the
only way TO make Succession me
ut any rate-In a place like this
New York sun
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-11
SHRADY THE SURGEON.
Cases In Which He Displayed Nerve
as Well as Skill.

as well as okiIl.
Why should learned practitioner
like George +. Shrady. man who
never In his life had a bad habit be-
yond tobncco. allow himself to die at
the comparatively early age OF seven
ty: Late last summer we passed an
afternoon together. and. although
knew his age. he appeared In such ex-
ceIlent health that only accident would
prevent him from living AT least ten
years longer. Now we are told lie died
OF complication Of ills" Isn't II too
bad that really great physicians do not
save themselves? Dr. LOOMS. the fore
most specialist In lung troubles. died
of pneumonia. and here Is the fore
most surgeon Of his time succumbing
10 several diseases. the appearance.
stealthy growth and ultimate finish OF
which must lave been recognized. di-
sophisticated and prognosticatcd by
him Know thysclf"' as ancient Pit
tacus remarked. ought TO be true OF
the physician II untrue OF all other
classes OF men.
pr Shrady was one Of the most APP
proachablc men Of real greatness this
city contained He lived nj the Hotel
Renaissance on Fifth avenue IN win
ter ana his Hudson river villa NJ Ard
more in summer He knew Europe as
well as many other travellers who had
visited II many times oftener than he,
but he was very thorough In his sight
seeing. as III his professional work.
To hear him talk upon the future
possibilities of surgery was enchant.
ing He believed that day would
come in which death from any wound
or wounds that were not Immediately
fatal could be fought indefinitely.
sincerely regret that some Of his inter
esting experiences cannot be repro
duccd They were often larded with
memory Tor their reproduction. Two
episodes may be cited
While operating upon a patient for
appendicitis action Of the heart sud
denly ceased. for no imaginable rca-
son The patient was dead. Instantly
the surgeon thrust his arm inside the
abdominal cavity seized the heart that
had ceased 10 beat In his strong grasp.
squeezed 1t until the blood was forced
into the eXtremlties of the body Re
laXing his grasp. the moribund organ
rehlled This artificial heart action
was maintained until the organ acted
Of itself The original operation was
completed aud the patient. who was
dead, Is alive today.
Another experience related 10 a man
who was shot In the abdomen. the bail
having made four perforations Of the
small Intestine. Dr. Shrady bad the
man put on the operating table open
ed the abdominal cavity. removed all
the ntestincS about sixteen feet In
length II remember examined every
inch Of them 10 see that further injury
had not occurred. eliminated exactly
eight inches Of the intestine which
contained the pistol holes constructed
switch for the alimentary canal I'M
III The joint could heal, then Sewed up
the incision. in which n tube had been
inserted for this dcllcction. and the pa
tent was sent home whole man II
we except a section Of his inteStnes.
He entirely recovered and was alive
at the time Or Shrady told me Of the
remarkable case.
And to think that such a surgeon
must die ut all is sad Julius Cham
bers In Brooklyn Eagle
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-01-11

attracted more thar usual attention,
the younger boys admirlng Helen's
beauty. the older ones recognizing In
the man with the crutch the famous
halfback OF two years ago. who had
then hccu reported engaged TO the girl
by his side
Van Dorm. flushed with victory. came
mp 10 their table az the college Inn.
i've won your pcnnant. Miss Mar
shall" lie said, looking like young
god. with his great strong figure. his
fair hair tossed back from his fore
head
Did promise it?" Helen asked I'M
certainly
Indeed YOU did. he stated securely,
land shall wear 1t Ike a knight for
his lady"
With her eyes avoiding fIolden's,
Helen united the blue trophy slowly
from the cane Ia the sight Of the
whole room Van Dorm pinned II TO his
sleeve He did 1t trlumphanty. bend
ing over her with an air OF possession
that made Holden set his lips sternly
and turn to tense study Of the menu
May come buck and 20 home with
youf" he asked. but Helen shook her
head
Irwin will take us" she said, but
wish II you have minute you'd
show Aunt sue the trophy room She
has never seen H."
As they went away she faced Hol-
deu
oh he took things SO for granted q"
She told him i promised rs ! might
TO any Of the college fellows. But what
vii. people think
What / think" Holden said slowly.
THAT You are going 10 marry Van
Dorm.
Her steady glance met his,
81 am not going to marry him"
"Why mott" lac probed
Because OF this
About her neck Mt the end Of long
chain She wore a loeket OF dark blue
enamel marked with "A Y" In seed
pearls
You remember IT." She asked US she
opened IT, You gave It to me on the
evening before that last game"
Yes" lie said. Il remember" and
then as he saw what It contained he
stopped
Within was wisp OF bright blue silk
stained aud torn and crushed into that
small space
1T is al. that Was left OF the little
SILK peunant that gave YOU for luck. "
she tod him After YOU were hurt
made them let me have it. have kept
Il ever since"
His hand closed over 1t eagerly
Dear he said and his voice broke
you know how love you"
Il have never doubted it even when
you stayed away"
How could come: How could
ask YOU 20 marry me-"
How does any man ask" blush
lngly
But other men are not cripples"
"Oh. what difference does IT make"
she flung ont. Haven't you the same
mind and heart and soul as before
The light that illumlned his face
TRANSPORTED H.
Marry me" hc cried. "and mind ana
heart aud soul shall 20 TO the making
u your happiness"
Van born came back presently. mai
ing triumphant progress, with Aunt
SUE in tow on his arm was the blue
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09
INDEPENDENTS DEFEATED.
Supreme Court Declares Democrats
Second Largest Party i'm NnSs-
nchuSCtts.

Boston, April 5--Thc Democrats party
Is still one Of the two leading political
parties of the state"
The full bench of the supreme court
yesterday dismissed the claim Of the
Independence League to this title. and
the decision means that the Democratic
party will stll hold its right TO be con-
sldered In the distribution Of plums on
bipartisan boards.
The decision was given In test cases
brought by Attorney General Malone
agtpst Hugh McOsker and Frank x.
Stearns OF Lowell at the instance of the
Independence League. McOsker was ap-
pointed registrar Of voters and Stearns
Fl member OF the police board Of Lowell
by the mayor Of that city, although the
Independence League claimed that mem
beers Of that body should have been ap-
pointed.
This claim was based on the large
vote polled by Hisgen. the Independence
League candidate for governor in the
last State elections. The vote poled by
Whitney under the designation Demo
cratic was less than the Hisgen vote,
but as Democratic" and Democratic
Citizen" Whitney's vote was greater
The court decided that the two dcs'g-
nations must be taken together.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09

days to sober or. He will then be
asked about the hors" episode
Tho officers say that one night last
fall John Brown OF Mount Holly left
his horse hitched under "A shed in Wal
lingford while he attended a Masonic
meeting During the meeting he was
Informed that Shechan, whom he did
not know, had been seen driving on
with the horse Bowen secured an
other rig and gave chase. After a
while he came upon his own team
hitched by the roadside, the thief hav-
ing made his escape. a search war
rant was immediat ely sworn out for
Shechan but the officers had no occa-
sion to use It until yesterday.
VERM ONTER's SUCCESS IN NAVY.
Rutland, April 5.--Wiliam I. Huff. a
native of Middletown Springs, this
county, who now holds a responsible po-
si,on in the nay department is a ster-
ling example of successful Vcrmonter.
Mr.. HUFF was born In Middletown
Springs. a years ago. and he learned the
machinist trade at the shop Of Mans
field & Stimson. this city, 81 years ago
He worked later at Hudson. n Y, but
won't 20 years ago to Washington. he
coming machinist In the ordance de-
partment. In eight years he became a
master mechanic and n Rutland man
who visited him this week found him
at the head OF the department OF
brocch mechanism with 500 men under
his direction, seven of whom are fore
men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09

Joseph Toutan Of Wnsted, Conn.
pleaded guilty in Rutland county court
this afternoon to "A charge OF burglary as
result of an information filed by States
Attorney Robert A. Lawrence. Toutan
was sentenced by Judge Taylor to serve
not less than one year nor more than two
years ut States prison, Windsor. Toutan
broke into the South Wallingford depot
sunday evening and stole some railroad
tickets and a few other valuables. He
was arrested within an hour by Deputy
sheriff A. a. Fletcher OF Wallingford
while Toutan was walking north along
the railroad track,
CHARLES b. Webster, proprietor of the
Romosecn House, Castleton. whose trial
an tho charge of selling liquor illegally
was begun by jury in Rutland county
court saturday, to-day decided to plead
guilty and the jury was discharged
WsEnter was allowed to plead guilty TO
sno violation. Sentence has not yet been
pronounced
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09

tramping. this curious fellow has been
known everywhere as "A No. l." and
this title Is seen on -ences. freight cars
and railroad stations in every town
from New York to San Francisco.
lie has Travelled more than 800 mo miles
at a cost OF s7.56. riding on top and un-
derneath freight and passenger cars. Ho
does not beg. but gets a living by carv-
ing artistic images from Irish potatoes.
He speaks English, German. French and
spanish He does not drink. smoke.
gamble or steal He wears badge pre-
scented by Richard h. Fox number OF
years ago for completing a trip from
New York to San Francisco in II days
and six hours without paying railroad
fare For this he received ZOO
"A No. /" announces that his name is
Ray Livingston and his home at Cam
bridge Springs. Pa, and that he has
given up tramping to take up literary
pursuits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09
VANDALISM AT COLLEGE.
Polyt echnic Institute Men Dcfacc
buildings at Union.

Schenectady, n. Y, April 5.--Early
this morning a band Of young men be-
licvcd to he students from the Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy,
invaded the Union College campus in
this city. painted the college idol
printed RENSSELAER," on the buildings
and shot UP the college bulletin board
with a revolver.
The students OF Union are deeply
inccnscd over tho act of vandalism and
in chapel meeting to morrow will pass
resolutions demanding an apology
from tho Troy institution. If the
apology IS not granted all relations
between the two schools, athletic and
otherwise will be severed at once.
band of r. +. |. men were in town
Saturday night and are said to have
threatened a raid on the Union campus
hut wore not taken seriously as such
a step Is contrary to intercollegiate
ethics. Some of the more radical of
the Union men favor taking drasic
steps to avenEe the insult but 1t Is
probable that wiser counsels will pre-
vail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09
FIGURES FROM YEAR BOOK.
congregational Churches in Vermont
Have 22,O15 Members.

Chelsea, April John NJ. Comstock
the statistician of tho Congregational
Church of the state. has compiled his
figures for 1907 for the dcmomina t!onal
year book. He finds the total member
ship of the 2l3 churches TO be -, o. The
additions by confession are al, as against
615 in 1906, and by letter from other
churches 40. as against G17 in 1906
The Sunday school membership has
Increased 227. making the present mum
Der enrolled 1912. the increase being
largely due to the home department.
Young peoples societies are reported
from IL fewer churches with a total Dc
crease in membership Of A. The families
have increased from 1896 to 1s,46a
Tho benevolences from the churches
amount to 6lGlS. an increase Of slo5il
over the previous year. The gifts TO the
UNCONVENTIONAL societies are 1891 less
than in 1906. The invested funds of the
churches have increased s43,5o0 and now
amount to s4Q5.056, while the Indebtedness
of the churches, s2l, 535 have decreased
sSS67. The home expenditures have in
creased from s22l, 81 in 1906 to SOS 1926 in
1907.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09
Broke Out of a Stockade Where
He Was Serving Time and
Assaulted a Woman.
ADMITTED HIS GUILT.
Mob Tore Him Away from the Ofice r
and His Body Has Not Been Found
"A Young Negro Lynchcd in
Mississippi for Shooting
White Boy.
Mobile, Ala. April 5.-Walter Clayton

Mobile. Ala. April 5.--Walter Clayton,
f. negro, who was serving time at the
stockade Of the Hand Lumber company
for manslaughter late Saturday after
noon criminally assaulted Mrs Joseph
White. aged 20 years and was lynched
by u mob of 25 men outside the limits
of Bay Mlnettc last night
The assault occurred at the woman 4
home six miles below Loxley. The
negro returned to the convict camp
where he was arrested late Saturday
night. He begged the officers not to take
him back to the scene OF his crime, say
ing that he was guilty and It was not
necessary TO have him Identified. The Of
hcors hurried him to Bay Minette and
ms they approached III ejail q men took
charge Of the negro dragging him and
the deputy rs yards before it was dis
covered the men were handcufYed TO-
eether The deputy was then released
and the negro carried away.
The negro's body has not yet beer
found.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09
JOY JURY DISAGREED.
Nineteen Hours Del!bcratiOn Caused
Denrth of .Jurymen.

Rutland, April 5--After celebrating 10
hours, the jury in the county court case
OF State VS.. John *. JOY Of this city. a
liquor dealer, returned n verdict yester-
day declaring the respondent not guilty
OF selling intoxicating liquor to a minor.
Joy was charged with furnishing Levi
Pratt, n Black River academy student.
with quart of whiskey.
The long hangout of the Joy jury
caused scarcity of jurors. and when
yesterday morning an attempt was made
10 empanel a jury for the case Of State
U.s. Proprietor Charles Il, Webster of
the Bomoseen House, Casteton, the
sheriff department had to scour half the
town for talesmen. Webster holos H.
cense Of the first-class and IA charged
with selling by bottle and also selling on
Sunday. The court took recess for over
Sunday before much evidence had been
INTRODUCED in the case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09
GOVERNOR PARDONS FIVE.
Said That Windsor officers Ran Men
In for Fees.

Rutland, April S-As the result OF the
Investigation made by Governor Fletcher
II. Proctor and Attorney-tieneral Fits,
Governor Proctor has pardoned Morris
Henncssy, William Burke, William Mack,
William Hayden and John Carter, all Of
Massachusetts,, who were sentenced by
Justice of the Peace h. c. Cole of
Windsor to the House Of Correction in
March for rs days each, on the charge
of breach of the peace, These men told
Supt. n. L. Morgan that they were look
ing for work and went to Jail to get a
nights lodging. The next morning they
were arrested on the charge of breach
of the peace.
Superintendent Morgan is said TO hold
the opinion that this was a case where
the officers were looking for graft In the
form of mileage fees and he notified the
Governor. who ordered an investigation
with the result as announced.