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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
NATIONAL DEBT INCREASES

Washington, May THE
monthly statement of the public
dept shows that at the close of
business yesterday the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
81, OPS, 983, ,823. which is an in
crease for the month of s., 207, BOB
The debt is recapitulated as
follows:
Interest bearing debt, 1913,
BIT. 400 debt on which interest
has ceased since maturity, So,
131, lis.
Debt bearing no interest. 1886,
969,052.
Total, 81, BOB, All, ,658.
The cash in the treasury is
classified as follows:
Gold reserve. $50, 900, 900.
Trust fnnd, 81. 333, 574, 869.
General fund, $166, 609, 1926.
In national bank repositories,
ST., 159, 294.
In the Philippine treasury, S4-
135, 945.
Total, 81, 725, 479, 434. against
which there are demand liabili-
ties outstanding amounting to
81, ,448, 045, 500. which leaves a
cash balance on hand of $277,-
433, ,835.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06

the same procession and with
equal respect and veneratlon
decorating the graves of the de-
parted heroes of both armies
with flowers and the cherished
flag of their united country.
Since the great war we have
had another war, a comparative
ly small war; but it served one
great purpose iii showing that
all sections of the country are
equally loyal and devoted to "0ld
Glory. -
When war with Spain was de-
clared and president Mckinley
called for volunteers, very few
of the veterans Of 81 were fit
for service because of advanced
age, but those who were, and
none more enthusiastically than
those who had worn the gray,
hastened to tender their services,
and thousands who could not
pass muster themselves sent
their sons. And so in our
modern khaki uniform in the
Spanish war the Union and Con-
federate veterans and their sons
fought side by side with equal
valor and patriotism under the
o d flag.
None performed more valiant
or more heroic service in the
Cuban campaign than did Gener-
al Joseph Wheeler. He had
distinguished himself as dash
ing and successful cavalry COM
mander in the Confederate SER
vice, and he resigned his seat in
Congress to accept from Presi-
dent Mckinley commission as
Major General of Volunteers in
the Spanish War.
1t is time that the Nations
wounds were healed. 1t is time
that we forgot the animosities
that manifested themselves in
the conflict of '61. On Decora-
ton Day let US with solemn pride
and in the valor of those whose
graves we decorate rejoice that
their sacrifice was not in vain,
and that we have a united country
all sections of which are equally
patriotic. Comfort.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
voa HANGS TWO NEGROES

| Marshall. Tex, April 30. A
|nob entered the county jail here
|sarly today, secured two negroes,
|creCle Nose and Mat Chase, and
|Tmbed them. T h e militia,
|rbieb had been guarding the
|,a for the past three days, were
believed at midnight, and the
|ttizeps formed a mob immediate
h, taking the authorities by sur
|uise. Nose Hill and Chase
|yere charged with firing upon
land killing Deputy Sheriff Mark
Huffman and wounding Con
| stable Alex Cargill a few days
seo while raiding crap game.
|No arrests have been made.
The mob numbered 40 men,
and battered in the north wall of
| THE Jail, grabbed the keys from
| the jailer and rushed the tremb-
ling blacks to the street. They
| we're taken four blocks south Of
| the jail to Pope's pasture, where
They were hanged. Chase made
i desperate attempt to free him
|slf, but was oyerpowered and
|gnched with the other.
Jesse Jefferson, one of the ne
roes implicated in the shooting,
was left in his cell. The mob
preceded about its work in an
orderly manner, and there was
little excitement.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06

barn which stood near. With
the first hard gust of wind this
structure toppled over and Puri-
foy, in attempting to escape, was
caught beneath the debris. When
he was rescued a short time
afterward it was seen that his
right hip was crushed and that
he was badly bruised and cut
about the face and head. He
was given surgical attention and
removed to his home on Hazel
street within an hour after the
storm had passed. He suffered
intensely, and from the fatal
termination it is supposed that
he had sustained internal injuries
that were not apparent when he
was first hurt.
Mr.. Purifoy was SIS years of
age and is survived by a wife
and four children. He has re-
sided here for some years and
was known as man of honesty
and fair dealing. He was a men,
Der of the Central Christian
Church.
Mr.. Purifoy was a brother to
B. C. Purifoy of this county and
had many friends here who re-
gret to hear of his untimely
death.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
STORM VICTIM DIED THURSDAY

Texarkana, Ark. April 80.
M. L. Purifoy, one of the VIC
tins of the storm which visited
Texarkana and vicinity Monday
afternoon, died yesterday at his
residence, 826 Hazel street, as a
result of the injuries which he
sustained at that time. His death
came quite Unexpectedly and was
a severe shock to the family and
friends who fully believed that
he would ultimately recover. His
condition, while recognized as
serious. was not regarded as
critical by those in attendance at
his bedside.
Yesterday it was deemed best
to reset his right hip which was
badly fractured when the build
ing in which he sought refuge
blew down, and he was placed
under the influence of an opiate
during the operation. He pass
ed through the operation SEEM
ingly as we'll as any one could
and came out from under the in
fiuence of the opiate in a short
time, showing nc i'll effects from
either. Ten minutes later he
died.
When the storm came up Mon
day Mr.. Purifoy with two or
three other workmen was at
work on a building on College
Hill. Seeing the cloud approach
ing they sought refuge in a small
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
WHITE CLIFFS SOLD

Ashdown, April 30. The White
|Chfs cement plant and realty
holdings on Little River were
sold under decree of the federal
court at this place this afternoon.
lhe purchaser was Henry C.
brent, vice president of the Fidel-
lv Trust Company, of Kansas
Clty, and the bid was $28 600.
lnere was but one other bidder,
sno represented Arkansas peo-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06

pie who contemplated purchasing
and operating the proposition.
The purchase was made by
Brent to protect the trust COM
pany, which was heavy credi-
tor of the concern.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
LIVING SKELETON

is the final condition of any child that
has worms If it lives. Think of any
thing in your stomach that eats all you
take as nourisnment. Nine-tenths OF
the babies have worms, maybe. yours
has. Be certain thatit has not by glX-
it Whites Cream Vermfuge-it eXpels
all worms and is tonic for the baby
Price - cents.
Sold by Baker Drug Store
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
NO OTHERS

1t is in class by itself. 1t has no
rivals. 1t cures where others merely
relieve. For aches, pains, stiff joints,
cuts, burns, bites, etc, it is the quick
est and surest remedy ever devised.
We mean Hunts Lightning Oil. Doc
and 25 bottle.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
BEYOND EXPRESSION

G. ". Farlowe, East Florence, Ala,
writes "For nearly seven years | was
afflicted with a form of skin disease
which caused an almost unbearable
itching | could neither work, rest nor
sleep in peace. Nothing gave me per
manent relief until tried Hunts Cure.
One application relieved me; one box
cured me, and though year has pass
ed, have stayed cured. am CRATE
full beyond expression.
Hunts Cure is guaranteed remedy
ror all itching diseases of the skin.
Price SOC.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
DECORATION DAY

dS the tnlrtleth day OF May is
Variously called, is appropriately
observed in nearly all parts of
this broad land in which there is
scarcely a hamlet however small
that has not the honor of being
the last resting place of some
soldier Of our great war; the
greatest and most obstinately
fought war of modern times.
In it were engaged practically
every free man fit for military
service in the South, and a very
large proportion of the men in
the North, besides many regi-
ments Of colored troops enlisted
from tbs former slaves near the
end of the war.
After four years of valiant
fighting, stubborn Oh the part of
the North, and desperate on the
part Of the South, there was
scarcely family in the country
that did not mourn the loss of a
loved one sacrificed on the one
side or the other of this dreadful
strife.
1t was a stupendouS national
calamity, a tremendous setback
to the progress Of the country as
a whole and especially to the
South, which suffered most be-
cause it was the theater of war.
Even now, after the lapse of
more than a generation since the
war, its baleful effects are still
felt and in some parts of the
country are painfully apparent.
At the close of the civil war
the nation was in mourning, but
for some time there was no
public ceremonial in honor of our
departed heroes.
1t was in the South, and soon
after the war that the custom Of
annually decorating the graves
of the soldiers with appropriate
public ceremonies was first insti-
tuted. 1t spread rapidly, how
ever. and was soon in vogue
through the land, and most of
the States have set apart a day
in late spring or early summer as
a legal holiday for that purpose:
many. though not all, adopting
the thirtieth day of May as Me
mortal or Decoration Dav.
1t was an impressive spectacle
in the early seventies to see the
sturdy veterans, then in the full
vigor of manhood, marching to
the Dead March in Saul" o" in
step with the beat of mutfled
drums, on their way to decorate
the graves of their fallen COM
rades. 1t betokened the power
of the nation and reminded of
the pomp and circumstance of
war from which the country had
but recently emerged.
A Decoration Day parade now
is. perhaps, equally impressive,
but suggestive of different
thoughts. Now there are far
more soldiers graves to decorate,
and fewer soldiers to do the
decorating, and what few are IN
line march with an unsteady
step and are bent if not broken
by age; indeed, they are fortu-
nate if they have the strength to
march at all.
The sons and grandsons of
many of them in the regalia of
the Sons of Veterans" march
in the same procession, and we
are sadly reminded that the
soldiers of the war of '6l will
not long be with US, and that
soon their part in the Decoration
Day ceremonies will have to be
performed by younger genera
ton.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06

Mrs. w. r. Boney, of Stamps,
Ark, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Matte Cantley.
Mrs. Sam Dickey, of Spring
Hill, La, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Brown.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-05-06
1uF \, P. NELSON PIANO VS.. The VOSE
o,p1, HOFFMAN MUSIC co.
OA'' Kansas City, Mo.

h reply to your favor of the 10th inst wish to say
~ rfo we purchased the beautiful style Is H. P Mel
ma ?o ono from YOU we had in home, trial. new
T r from the Jenkins ta Music Co. 1t d"d was after giving
Do Nelson Piano. While the price OF both instru-
M w +be same yet there is sympathetic soul-quaIy in
and the touch, and style makes, in our judgment
W. Wlon niaDo the superior instrument and you
VIC VIC ufnan we shall cheerfully recommend to friends
W. II Nelson Piano. Very truly
w Signed VIM. Collin.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
Self Central.

The self control OF the Japanese.
even in times of the utmost stress,
and their courtesy, which begets quiet
ness and discretion, are both brought
out by writer in St. Pauls Maga
zine
Cry. II will do you good" / sale
once to poor Japanese woman who
crouching beside her dying husband
was controlling herself with an effort
that would, feared, make her i'll
She laid her little slim brown fng' e
upon her trembling red lip and shook
her head, then whispered. 1T might
disturb him"
Cry, 1t will do you good" said
the next day, when the man was dend
and she seemed almost PROSTATE with
grief and overenforced self control.
1T would he most rude 20 make It
mucous noise before the sacred dead.
came the soft reply.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
A VICTIM OF WORRY.
The Man Who is Always Expecting
Some Kind of Trouble.


Some Kind of Trouble.
There is always cloud on his face
because he is constantly expecting that
something unfavorabe is going to hap
pen. There is going TO be n slump in
business, or he is going To have loss,
or somebody is trying to undermine
him, or he is worried about his health,
on fears his children Will be sick or
80 wrong or be killed.
In other words. although he has
achieved quite remarkable success,
yet lie has never really had happy
day in his life. All his life this man
has been chasing rainbows. thinking
If he could only get little farther on.
Il little higher up. he would be happy,
but he is just as far from it as when
Il boy.
believe this condition has all come
from the habit Of unhappiness which
Inc formed during his hard boyhood
ana which he has never been able to
overcome. He has learned to look for
trouble, to expect it. and lie gets It,
| have been his guest many time
He has beautiful home. very
charming wife. Il most delightful fam
lily. but there Is always the same cloud
on his face. the same expression OF
anxiety Of unhappiness. of forebod.
ing.
4 little properly directed training In
his boyhOOd would have changed his
whole career. and he would have been
"A nanny ioyouS hurutppiotS man fu-
stead Of being discordunt and unhappy.
There is everything in starting right
WHAT is put into the first OF life is put
into the whole Of life. Success Mdga-
zine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
LANDES SHEPHERDS.
French Peasants Who Are Experts IN
Walking on Stills. "

waking on otiltS.
There is II vast district In France
where the entire community goes
about and iranSacts its business on
stills. This district is called les
i.nndes"
The inhabitants, WHO are among the
poorest peasants in France. gain their
subsistence by fishing. by such little
agriculture as is possible and hy keep.
ing COWS and sheep. The shepherds
make use OF their stills for two pur-
poses first. because walking is quite
impossible on account OF the sage and
underground Of brush. and. second.
because the height OF their Suits gives
them greater range OF vision.
The stills generally are about six or
seven feet high Near the top there is
4 support for the foot. which has n
strong stirrup and strap. and still
nearer the top II band of leather fas-
tens the silt firmly TO tho leg just be-
low the knee. Some stills. especially
those made for fancy walking and for
tricks. are even higher than seven
feet, and the man who uses these
and lie must be an eXpert-can travel
MS fast rs ten miles an hour The
lower end OF this kind OF silt is
capped with q sheep bone to prevent
its splitting
Some of these Landes shepherds are
wonderfully clever in the management
OF their stills. they run races. step
or jump over brooks. clear fences and
walls and are able to keep their bal
ance and equilibrium while STOPPING
to the ground to pick up pebbles or to
gather wild flowers. They fan prone
upon their faces and assume their
perpendicular without an effort and
IN single moment after they have
thus Frustrated themselves. Technical
World Magazine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
Bread and Pine Baker.

The lecturer at the cooking school
sometimes enlivened her remarks with
an aneCdotc.
THE eighteenth century baker" she
said, was q pipe cleaner as well. just
as the barber a little earlier was a
surgeon. Everybody in those days
smoked clay pipes, provided the same
as cups or spoons by the coffee houses.
Well, each morning waiter carried
bis masters stock Of pipes, some hun.
dred perhaps, 10 tho nearest bakery.
The baker would boil them. then dip
them in liquid lime, then bake them
dry They came out Of the oven as
sweet and white as Philadcl.
Dhia Bulletin
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
STRAIGHT FROM
TINE SHOULDER
Continued from page oneJ

Continued from Page OneD
AMI he that hath not the Son shall
not see life.
What then is the Most Interest
ing thing in this Present Worl1
For an answer to that question we
must appeal to the highest court
that court in the Court o. Jesus
Christ.
Here the evangelist went on to
show now Christ regarded man and
the one thing OF supreme interest.
ard an all important one.
The speaker announced that for
this evening he preferred TO inquire.
How so grand being, how so no
Bile cerature as man can ink down
in to perdition ard be forever lost.
ne sermon tonight will be ad-
dressed principally to men Before
The audience was dismissed last even
the audience was dismissed last even
ing Mr.. Rudy sked the question
HON many had ever heard "Billy'
Sunday preach. Not many had The
speaker then said he would tell a
story TO night which brought 200
me- TO thir k-ces i'm one of Mr..
Sundays meetings. 1T was an aw-
full story" the speaker said, "but
no more awful than ONE q your
live1."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
The Little Thina Counted.

The Pastor dining with the family
All, yes. Brother Smithers. it is the lit
tie things OF this life that count. Lit
tie Willie lin II loud whisper)-Ma
that's the sixth biscuit he's took.-Ex-
change.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

what sort of role does Rounder
take in the new drama"
he is offered drink which he has TO
refuse"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

G. Porter who has been doing
h. painting ON the new hotel left
FOR "oeDsu this morning where he
HiIl paint Che bank building and
'c uHnn a that place
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22
PERSONAL

/ 5. II. Belcher left for Cleveland
this morning on business.
I Dale White merchant at COAX
pale is a the city shopping today
Or J. X. Boyd o. Ooal,vale is in
the city today visiting friends.
Mrs Adele Pharris of Rolla. MO.
is visiting friends in this city.
Peery Thompson o. Honaker is
a business visitor in the city today.
George Atkinson of Logan is ia
the city visiting trends today.
Harry Joplin and Stuart Showers
are hunting in Bland count today
H. A. Wilson lot for Baltimore (
and Washington on business
DR.. J J. McKanna left for Wythe- /
VILE Va. this afternoon on bust
ness
r. T.. French merchant of Bluff. I
w Va, was in the city on business
today.
Judge W. J. Henson of Roanoke
is attending court at Tazcwell to-
day.
E c. Tucker yard master at Will /
hanson was in the city this morn
ing on business.
Judge c. Herndon of Welcb
Pas Ell through the city today going
to Princeton to hold court
G. p. Johnson and wKe returned !.
last night from a three weeks trip .
to the Pacific coast.
Louis Banks and wife of Vivian
are visiting friends in the city to-
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs Percy Johnson of
Eckman are visiting in the city to-
day
Jonathan Taylor f,PulasM is Wis
ling at the home of J. A. Whitlock
for few days
w. p. Kinder and wife wins have
been visiting Mrs Abe Jarret il
South Bluefeld returned to their
home AT Woolsey this morning.
Mrs. w. II. Johnson who has been
visiting her sister Mrs L. A Hooper
LETT for her home at Roanoke this
morning
Six new trolley cars built by the
Cincinnati Car Company passed
Though the yards today going TO
Jacksonville Fla
John A. Baldwin Of Norwalk. o..
passed through the city this after
Don going to Tazewen to attend
court.
w. d. ord General Manager of
the Empire Coal ard Coke Company
passed through the city this morning
on his way to New York
Mrs y. w Tabor left for Rich
mord last night TO visit her nephew
Luther Sewers who IS attending
school at that place
w T. Addison editor Of the
Lynchburg News passed through the
city this morning going to Tazcwell
to- attend circuit court
Thomas Ford r. ~ Fields and
DR. Fox left last night for ingsport
Tom. where they have permit
TO hunt on 5000 acres Of river
front land
Margaret Newbill stcaograph
"r az The division Office who has been
confined 10 her home a. Roanoke
with typhoid fever is lowly recover
up
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

Thomas Ford b. ~ Fields and
DR. Fox left last night for ingsport
Tom. whore they have permit
20 hunt on $1,000 acres Of river
front land
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

w +. Addison editor Of the
Lynchburg News passed through the
city this morning going to Tazewell
to- attend circuit court.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

w. d. ord General Manager Of
the Empire Coal ard Coke Company
passed through the city this morning
on his way 10 New York
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

Mrs d. w Tabor left for Rich
mord last night TO visit her nephew.
Luther Sewers who IS attending
school at that place.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

w. p. Kinder and wife wins have
been visiting Mrs Abe Jarret il
South Bluefield returned to their
home at Woolsey this morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

Jonathan Taylor of>Pulaski is Wis
ling at the home of J. a. Whitlock
for a few days
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs Percy Johnson of
Eckman are visiting in the city to-
day
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

Louis Banks and wife of Vivian
are visiting friends in the city to-
lay
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

G. p. Johnson and VIE returned
last night from a three weeks trip
to the Pacific coast
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-22

5. II. Belcher left for Cleveland
this morning on business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-18
GREENSBORO, IND.

Greensboro. Ind, Feb. 1S.-It is said
that drummer on an east bound pas
senger train, recently, got relief from
Richmond man in the following
way: He had bottle of booze and
the cork was in so tight that he made
the second attempt to remove it but
failed. He said to himself, Where
there is a will, there's way" and he
announced aloud. rs there any man
in this car who resides in Richmond?"
A big fat man arose and said Yes"
and the drummer asked him for the
loan of his cork screw. which enabled
him to get his drink.
Joel Griffin who has been making
his home with Barney Linderman.
south of town for some time. talks of
changing his residence.
Rev. j. T. Miller of the Radical q.
B. church who was called to his home
at Oakland City. Ind, as a witness
in law suit. has returned and will
fill his regular appointment here next
Sunday at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Roy Copeland Of Cambridge
City is spending the week with VIII
liam Boyd and family.
There are several of our largest
land ow1sss sd most anflaa0tiA