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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
Ole
Ingenuity
of Agatha.
BY A. W. KOENIG.
Copyright, 1907 by A. W. Koenlg.

"W rs of no use, and it might just
as we'll be IN Halifax as in my
barnyard." said Ebenezer Han
kins to himself st amt good
for anything, and, what's more, I'm
sure it never will be-"
Old Farmer Hawkins stood looking
down in evident disgust at the water
trough and faucet which had just been
placed In his barnyard by order of the
officials of the little town of Milldale
Not drop of water came through the
faucet, although it was wide open.
When the town officials applied to
Farmer Hankins for permission to dig
ditch and lay water main through
his farm on the way from the springs
above to the village below he told
them that he did not need any of the
water, and he could not understand
why he should have his property dam
aged and all dug up merely to benefit
somebody else unless he should re-
ceive a substantial and an adequate
financial return. The water commits
sioner of the village. big, brawny Heze-
kiah Banks, declared that he would re-
sort to the law with Farmer Hankins.
To this Farmer Hawkins replied that
If he chose he might take the law
and wallop him as much as he
pleased
While sitting on Farmer Hankins'
fence he had argued with the old man
the greater part of whole day on the
wonderful benefit 1t would be to the
people of the village and that Farmer
Hankins could not do anything better
that would bring him so many friends.
In fact, he would become public ben
efactor. The village was poor and
could not very well afford to go to any
great expense in the matter of paying
for the right of way. However, all ar
gument was useless, said Farmer Han
kins. The farmers were always being
swindled in every way by unfeeling
corporations. and he'd be just as fool
ish as the rest of them if he were to
follow their lead, just like ''passel o.
SueGD. II was at ILLS llAhG lhAS u
would be arbitrator appeared on the
scene Agatha Banks. the charming
daughter of the water commissioner,
so fair and so very sensible that Hiram
Hankins, the stirring son of the old
man who owned the farm. had been
suspected for over year of caring
more for her than any other girl In
Milldale or any of the surrounding
towns. One afternoon shortly after her
fathers failure to come to terms with
Farmer Hankins she rode over to the
scene of contention with her father
and sat for quite a long time in the
carriage intently listening with sor-
rowful expression on her face, to the
conversation of the two uncompromis-
ing men. Finally she made PROPOSE
ton
Mr.. Hankins," she said very sweet
ly. IF the town would put a nice water
trough here in your barnyard and fur
nish it with faucet, so that you could
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
GROCERIES.


THESE Are RETAIL PRrcEs.1
Apples, per peck, 25c.
Beans, white, per gal. SOC
DOhee, Arbuckle's, per h., zoe,
Coffee, roasted, 15c to Csc.
Coffee green, 12Hc to 25c.
Tea, green, per b 90 to 81.
Tea. black, per To-, 40c to 81.
Cheese, cream, 25c ID, straight,
Edam, $1.25
Roqueford, SOC ID.
sugar, granuI ated, Is lbs, S1.O0s
Sugar light brown, 18 lbs, 81 .OO5
Sugar, dark brown, 20 lbs, 81 .0Ol
Sugar. Cuba,14 lbs. for S1.00.
Sugar, xxx, 14lbs. for $1.00
Flour, patent, per bbl., $3.50.
Flour, family, per bbl., $500.
Graham, lib, sack 40cl
Meal, per busnel, $1.10.
Hominy, per. ID. SC.
Grits, zoe gallon.
Dat Flakes, package, 10 to 15c..
Dat Flakes, bulk, Sc ID.
VEGETABLES.
Irish potatoes, per peck, 25c.
Cabbage. new, 21c
Onions, per peck GOO
Turnips, peck, Zoe.
Celery, Sc and 10c bunch.
CANNED GOODS.
Corn, per doz. cans, S1.O0 to $3.50.
ION atoes, II cans, $1.00 to S1.50,
Peas, from 10C to Soc per can.
Hominy, 10c per can.
Beets per can, l0c.
Kidney Beans, 10c can.
Lima Beans, per can. 10c
Korona, per can, zoe.
Squash, per can, 10c.
Peaches. 10c to 40c per car
Apricots, per can, 25c to 79r.
Pineapples, per can, 10c to 35c.
Raisins, 10c and 15c package.
Raisins, layer, 15c ID.
Evaporated Peaches, zoe ID.
Evaporated Apples, 10c lb
Evaporated Apricots, 25c ID.
Prunes, 10c to 15c per ID.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Hams, country, per h., 15c.
Packers hams, per h., 15c.
Shoulders, per To-, 10c.
Sides, per h., 124c.
Lard, per h., 1895.
Eggs, per dozen, 15c.
doney per h., 12Hc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
Wholesale Prices.
POULTRY.

POULTRY.
eggs, Toe doz. Hens, &c Id.
BOOSTERS per ID. SC.
Young Chickens, each Is to 25e.
Turkeys, fat, per To-, 7c
Ducks, per h., &c.
BOOSTERS, per ID, SC.
Full feather geese, per dog. $500
GRAIN.
No. 2 Northern mixed oats per
aushel. SIS; No. Timothy hay, per
Ton, $500; No. 2 Timothy hay, per
son, $1,000; No ! Clover Hay, per
ton, $1,000; Mixed Glover Hay.
POULTRY, EGGS AND BUTTER.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers
the producers and dairymen:
Live Poultry-Hens, per h., 7c.
Butter-Packihg, packing stock
per h., 12c
ROOTS, HIDES, WOOL AND TAI
LOW.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers
to butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, S5.25 b.;
Golden Seal' yellow root, $1.00 h.;
Nayapple, &c; pink root, 12ciand 1Sc.
Tallow-No. l, &c; No. 2, SC.
Woodbury. IL to 20; Clear
Grease. zoe Medium, tub
Hasned, 35c to 45c: coarse, dingy.
tub-w ashed, 30 to 36c Black wool
24c.
Feathers-Prime white goose,
45c; dark and mixed old goose, 25c
to 35c; gray mixed, 15c to 3Oc:wh
duck, 35c.
Hides and SkIns-These quotas
tons are for Kentucky hides,
Southern green hides &c.
We quote assorted lots; dry flint,
No. l, sc to 10c;
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
HopkinSville Market.

Corrected Tuesday Aug. 25, 19OS.s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-08-20
MatrimoDio de artistas
Presid ente

En- Cannes Sc IA celebrado I'm
matrimonio doblemente aristocratico.
Sc han undo dos artistas, Oenys
Puech. Ell conocido escultor a. que Sc
deben tantos monumentos, estatuas.
medallones bustos y bajorelieves no
tabilisimos y la princesa Ana Gaga-
rine Stourdza, apasionada por Ia pin
tura, la m1sica y la escultura. Rusa
de origen y aliada con las mas no :
bles familias de Rumania, Ia prin-
eesa habfa fjado hace aig1n tempo
81 residenoia en Cannes, en la deli
ciosa villa Manzir IA, para entregarse
al arte que Ia engendrado entr1sella
' el ilustrs cscultor los lazos &c sim
patfa y de amor.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-08-20
Manifesto Dc los
CNSe|I0dO|eS CuDal0S
A nuestros correligionarios

Al llegar el momento de las pri-
meras elecciones. despues del entire
dicho polftico en- que Sc ha encontrado
y SO encuentra aln el pueblo cubano,
mucho nos importa considerar la gra.
vedad de este acto.
Es en- todo tempo TN suceso de
capital importancia para una comuni-
dad libre. que estima en- 81 verdadero
valor Ell aprecio de sus inst ituciones.
No las anna. nj profesa devotion 4 su
patria, quien deliberadamente falsea
6 odultera Ell sufragio. De su pureza
depende Ell recto ejercicio de la vo-
luntad colectiva, puesto que de 81
dimanan los poderes pnblicos.
Mas. para nosotros. en- esta OCCASION
especialmente, las elecciones revis-
ten TN caracter de verdadera trascen-
dencia. Son Ia prueba que aos llama
el poder que ejerce Ia administration
del pals. Y que vigila atentsme
nuestra conducta. por su parte ha
procurado. hasta donde ha sido posi-
Bile. que todo el que tenga capacidad
legal pueda eiercer ell voto. De la
nuestra demanda el respeto mas es
tricto al der echo aicno.
ST estas considerations tienen
desde luego extraordinario peso: hay
otras que mas especialmente nos alta.
ffen. nosotros los Conservatives, y
que no debemos desatender liz solo
instante. Nos congregamos sobre
todo para demostrar que en el cubano
Sc unen perfectamente el amor Ia
patria y el respeto 4 Ia ley, 1nica ga
rantfa de In estabilidad de las colecti.
vidades humans. Ha llegado el mo-
sino con hechos, que ese respeto
constituye Ia norma invariable de
nuestra conducta. De esta suerte,
donde Ia consulta al cuerpo electoral
nos sea favorable. nadie podra ele-
varse contra su fallo: y donde nos SCI
adverse. nuestro acatamiento de sus
disposiciones demosfrara Ia sinceri-
dad de nuestro proceder.
Nadie debe olvidar, EN- estas oca-
stones menos que nunca, que, en- los
paises libremente constltuldos, el
eiercicio del poder es temporal; y
que estas peri6dicas consultas de la
voluntad popular alteran mas me
nos su composition, Y abren asf cam
po las legftimas aspiraciones. FL
sufragio puede eorregirse 4 81 mismo
rec tificando mafiana aquella en que
hoy erro; esta resulta su mayor ex-
celencia. Todo partido respetuoso
dc In voluntsd colectiva. sc inspira
en- ese principle, y ajusta 4 Il 81
couducta.
Estas mismas razones demuestran
que. en- las actuales circunstancias
serfa doblemente censurable poseer
el derecho electoral, Y no ejercitarlo
por incuria 8 despego. A todos i'm
porta que la administration p1blica
descanse en- buenas manos pero no
puede quejarse de que este en poder
de inh abiles 6 POGO escrupulosos el
que abandona el ejereicio del privile-
gio que le confiere
Despues de las terribles experien-
cias que hemos hecho, no es mucho
desear que estas consideraciones se
vean robustecidas por la eonducta de
todcs y cada uno de nuestros amigos.
Asf 10 esperamos, para honor del
partido Y para bien dc Cuba.
por acuerdo del ComitS Eiecutivo
de Ia Junta Nacional,
yoa< ~
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-08-20

Ley Evdencia segdn ha estabecdo los
Un1dos de practicar la prueba de test
qos por WILLIAM REYNOLDS. Traducida permso
del por los abogados don r Ulpiano Colon don
lose Tous Soto de las Librerias del BoLETR
MEKcANrrL OLYMPIC Otero, Ponce
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
THREE BURGLARIES
Trio of Stores in Campbell Avenue, West Haven,
 Broken Into.
NOT MUCH WAS TAKEN
Lohse's Plumbing Shop, Fruit and Cigar Stores Suffer from
 Night Attack.

During Wednesday night Campbell avenue, the main thoroughfare of the borough of West Haven was visited by group of petty burglars who broke into no less than three places all in the vicinity of the center of the town and got away with small amounts of booty from each place without detec- tion Neighbors living In the vicinity of the plumbing store of Edward E. Lohse of 22s Campbell avenue, which Is down towards the Rock from the car barns, heard a noise about the place, but did not think 1t portended any thing. This was about 10 o'clock
 Yesterday morning Mr Lohse found that his place had been entered, Ev- erything was left scattered about the place and the desk had been riiied con- siderable cha 1ge which was left in one of the drawers being taken. It was apparent that the gang was after cash here for nothing else in the place was missing and they did not get any great amount of cash either. Entrance was effected by cutting light of glass out of a back window of the store which Is solitary one-story frame structure with nothing overhead.
 Another little store which was vis- ited was that of Luig Faugno, con- fectionery and fruit dealer who has a small place on the avenue just below the waiting station and across the street from 1t. Here entrance was gained by cutting pane of glass out of the front window Eatables was the object here and considerable fruit was missing yesterday morning
 John Swansen was the other store owner who found that his place had been entered during the night when he arrived for business yesterday morn ing. Some cigarettes and cigars were missing when he took stock. No trace of the burglars has yet been obtained
 There is considerable commotion In the borough over the successful entrance which the burglars made.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
PASS HANDY CASE Sergeant McGann and Officer McQueeney Testify to
 Financiers. DECISION GOES OVER Several Transfers Granted, With Rep- rescntatives of Departments
 Present.
DECISION GOES ovEF

The Landy case occupied few more moments of the time of the board of finance yesterday afternoon and was then again put over for decision until a subsequent meeting. Former Sergeant McGann and Officer McQueeney who were with Landy at the fire at which the trouble occurred were present and gave their versions of the affair to the board Sergeant McGann said that he was in the station when the alarm came ir and that he went out with McQueeney and they were joined by Landy begore reaching the fire. He direcetd Landy and McQueeney to put the crowd back which he describes as being over a hundred and pressing for ward. He said he did not give any instructions for hitting anyone but the general fire rules were supposed to ap- ply in driving back the crowd He remarked that the police have consid- erable trouble at all fires with the crowds and that showing and pushing are necessary to get them back He also said that the sidewalks were very slippery at the time of the fire.
 Officer McQueeney testified that he saw the incident which resulted In the trouble. He claims that Lynch was being sent back and slipped on the slippery pavement and that instead of striking him Landy started to pick him up and did so He declared that he saw the entire incident and that Landy did not hit Lynch. That ended the case for yesterday. Decision re- served
 Dr. Wright represented the board of health and so got permission for the transfer of $500 between two accounts In that department which transfer was held up last week because there wa. no representative of the board pres ent.
 Dr Spang and Secretary Hewlett represented the board of education in a request for transfer of $7S4 from the fund for building an assembly hall al the Ivy street school to the fund fol grading and fencing the grounds abou the same. This was granted.
 Two transfers of $500 each were granted in the department of public works and one of $42 in the police de- partment.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
OYSTER SET IS
 FINE THIS YEAR Very Encouraging Report of Local Conditions on Inves-
 tigations Recently
 Made. HOT WEATHER WORK Gave Just the Right Conditions q. Just the Right Time to Bring Pleasure to Oystermen
 Hcreabouts.
HOT WEATHER WORK

The finest oyster set which the oys- termen of this vicinity have seen ia years Is now growing rapidly on the great natural oyster beds of the sound, extending from the Stratford light as far to the eastward as this city and the Natural Growthers" as well as the planters. are delighted with the prospect this season.
 The state inspector of natural oys- ter beds, Captain William A. Lewis, made a careful examination of the conditions on the big Bridgeport and Stratford natural bed Wednesday. and he was surprised to find such indlca- tions of remarkable crop as were apparent even at a cursory glance. The more carefully Captain Lewis studied lhe set, the more satisfied he became that the crop this year will be phenomenal one,
 The records of the weather kept by Voluntary Observer Jennings show that June and July have been the hot test months in corresponding periods for many years, and as 1t Is during June and July that the oyster spal Ia most In need of pleasant weather warm water and sunshine, the twl months just past have been ideal for the secure lodgment of the spat upon available objects, where it has taken hold, has developed shell and is now on the way to becoming perfect, well formed oysters, a growth which will be obtained after three years ol nursing"
 During the latter part of the month of May if conditions are at all favor. able, the oyster spat makes Its appear. ance. It is thrown off in the form oi rather murky. white fluid, float: about in the waters where it is fer. tilized, is carried hither and thithel by the currents, until 1t strike. against some object suitably located gravel, shells, stones of all sizes, bot. ties, branches of wood and in fact any thing which will afford 1t reasonably stable location. To such objects 1t at. taches itself, in the form of minute yellowish particle, hardly visible with, out the aid of magnfying glass, anc then the real growth of the younf oyster begins.
 It Is to catch this spat and retair 1t on their private beds, that the oys ter growers every year pay from 1. to IS cents a bushel for oyster she'll to sprinkle on their beds for the SC to locate on. For the past four or fiv' seasons the heavy expenditures II money made for those shells have no
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
Elk. Mayor Sullivan, of Hartford, to Be Temporary Chairman When Democrats Meet
 Next Month.
TALK ON GovERMoRsHlP
Robertson, McNeil and Bronson Men- tioned-Then There Is Enthu- siasm for Ex- Governor
 Waller.

At the meeting of the democratic state central committee held in this city yesterday afternoon 1t was de- cided to hold the state convention to nominate state officers and electors of the president, in Hartford. Sep- tember 15 and 16. Nearly the entire membership of the committee was present.
 It was decided that ex-Mayor I. A. Sullivan of Hartford. who ran against Mayor Hooker in the past city cam paign, should be temporary chairman of the meeting. The decision IS to where the headquarters for the com mittee during the campaign should be was left to the chairman, Charles w. Comstock of Montville. and he has decided to have the headquarters in this city.
 The matter of the permanent chair. man of the convention was brought up, and though the final decision will be left to the committee on perman- ent organization, 1t was practically decided yesterday that George M. Gum of Milford will be the man for the position.
 It was decided that an executive committee consisting of one man from each county be appointed. The man will be chosen from the members of the committee from the various dit- tricts in the county. So far only three members have been chosen and they are: Thomas F. Griffin of Middlesex, Thomas H. Kehoe of New Britain and Mayor James B. Martin of this city.
 At the regular meeting of the com- mittee the matter of the governorskip was brought up in very friendly manner and the following men were spoken of as possibilities: Jurge "A. Heaton Robertson of this city, Senator Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport, Judge Bronson of New Haven. ! Assurance was brought to the meet ing that Judge Bronson. if the nomin- ation was offered him. would be glad to run; Judge Robertson had been out with statement in the morning l tp ehS oohiC VhSStt OHC VI tLC lACIus bers from Bridgeport said that Fai-- field county felt very strongly in fa- ! vor of Senator McNeil.
 George M. Gum was spoken of aa a man who might make good run and there was some talk in favor of Melbert B. Cary of Ridgefeld. In fact the meeting was very cheerful one, for most of the members of the committee believed that George L. Lilley would be nominated by the re- publicans and would be an easy man to down.
 But 1t remained for the session af- ter the meeting to wake the real en- thusiasm. Then 1t was that ex-Mayor Bryan Mahan stated that he thought ex-Governor Tom Waller of his hom. town, would be willing to run again. He said that though Mir. Waller had sometime ago said he would never
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
Continued on Second Page.)
MAKES DISTINCTION
Russell Tells Why Aldermen Should
 Be First Board Paid.

In discussing last night further ar guments made against his proposal for the payment of salaries to mem bers of the board of aldermen, Alder man Russell drew a big distinction be- tween the board of aldermen and the other city boards, which 1t has been argued should also receive payment on the score that all municipal boards should be paid If one Is. The board of aldermen, he said, Is composed of men who are mainly of the average class, worklngmen whose time Is of great value to them, and their meet ings occupy several nights a week during most of the year. On the other hand, the men appointed to boards like the board of education, the fire and the police boards are men of money and high position, who can spare the time with much less loss In some cities, he stated the alder men are already being paid, and a movement has been growing to recog- nize the board of aldermen by giving a small salary.
 Furthermore, he stated that the idea is not one of salary grab as il has been denominated, but really one of equalization. If it was intended for grab, then it would have been placed at some such figure as has been suggested, say $2,000. But ir substance it is intended by Alderman Russell, who made the motion ano ure to recompense to the members the actual expenses and the loss oi time which membership in the body means to them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
THEATRICAL CONDITIONS
s. z. Pol! at Conference of Big Man-
 npers for General Betterinent.

New York, Aug 6,-The first step was taken a a meeting here to-day to form an organization of men representing theatrical interests throughout the country for cooperation for tho bet torment of theatrical conditions gen. erally. The meeting was held In the offices of Klaw and Erlanger, and there we're nresent besides Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger. who also represented Charles Irrohnan B. F. Keith of Boston, $. H Poi of New Haven, F. F. Proctor and Percy G. Williams of New York; c. E. Kohl of Chicago, Martin Beck of the Orpneum circuit, who also represented Mir Meyerfeld of San Francisco, Lee ShuOert and George B. Coxe of Cincln- nati Samuel F. Nixon, representing Nixon and Zimmerman; Al. Hayman, John II. Havlin of Stair and Havlin, D. r Albee, Samuef Scribner, J. J. Mur- dock, M. c. Anderson, L. Weber H. Fehr and F. M ziegler
 The sentiment of the meeting, at which all olasse1 of theatrical institu- tons were represented, was for har- nonlous cooperation for the general bettermen of theatrical conditions. No merging of interests was discussed, 1t is understood. nor Is one contemplat- cd
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-07
SCRANTON PRAISES BOARD OF HEALTH Comments Strong Stand Taken in Demanding Appropria-
 tion for Incinerat-
 ing Plant.
OF METHOD
Reduction Plant Would Not Be So Satisfactory as the Favored Method of Disposal
 of Garbage.

George H. Scranton, chairman of the sanitary committee of the Associated Civic Societies was interviewed last night regarding the attitude of the health board regarding the disposal of garbage, as portrayed in letter written by Dr. Maher to Mayor Martin yester- day which Is mentioned elsewhere In this paper regarding the conditions ex- isting in the city and he spoke very favorably of the recommendations made by the president of the board.
 MT. Scranton said;
 Tt Is exceedingly gratifying to me, as chairman of the sanitary committee of the Associated Civic Societies, and know 1t will be to the other mem hers, as well as all of the citizens of New Haven, to learn that the board of healta will emphaticaly request an ap- proprlation sufficiently large to provide an equipment and system which will cause the garbage, ashes and refuse to be properly collected and mechanically destroyed. The two extreme systems now in operation in this and other countries are, first, worst and least expensive, the method employed in this city which Includes the attempted col lection of garbage only, under con- tract, sometimes sub-let. and the per hitting of innumerable outside private collectors to pick up what garbage they desire The collection made by means of rickety vehicles, in which barrels or tubs are placed, with and without GOV CTS. frequently In an unsightly and un. sanitary condition. The garba ge wher collected Is thus carted through the city and fed to pigs in more or less re- mote districts. The last, best and most expensvie system Is known as incinera- ton of garbage, refuse and ashes, ant Is the system now In vogue in most o
 the large foreign cities and a few 1T this country. It is conducted by means of mechanical devices unde, what Is known as the Heenan or the Meldrum systems. both of which hav' representatives In this country. Unde these systems. as advocated by tn, most expert engineers. garbage, refus, and ashes are collected without separa. ton, In water tight metal carts, and are consumed under intense heat, leav ! Ing residue of ashes which amount
 to very small proportion of tn
 whole. This destruction may includ
 deaA animals, If So desired. No addi 1 tional fuel is required.
 ''In between these two systems there
 are many devices at varying costs fo