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Smyrna times., 1910-09-14

Fare TO Philadelphia Single Ticket, - cents.
Round Trip, lbs. To Chester, 80 cents.
Meals, 81 cents.
Free Hack from Smyrna to Boat Landing.
Telephone No. Arch st. Whsrf--Na 45Ol-A
Boat will leave Consumers Ice Cos Wharf, Chester,
One and a-haf Hours after leaving Philadelphia
Smyrna times., 1910-09-14
Farm, lis Acres,

80 acres in cultivation, d mile
from railroad depot and town, 7
room house, barn for 4 horses, wa
gon shed, poultry house, % acres
in wheat, 20 acres in corn, 8 acres
in tomatoes, IS acres moving.
Will give one-half of crops.
Price, $4,75o.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-01-27
LACES

A lovely showing Of the
newest things inALACES.
Beautiful designs that are
a delight to look upon.
The showing is composed
Of imported designs as well
as those made in the Zion
City Lace Works.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
THE INJURED

+. c. Ike, Anderson, Ind.
fireman soldiers train.
Charles Adams Bellefontaine,
/ o., fireman train No. 8, back
wrenched, may be internally in
jured. Edward Griswold, of
Wabash. Ind, engineer of sold
iers' train. severe scalp wounds
and conclusion of the brain.
George w. Kurtz, of Union City,
Ind, left foot crushed. Slight
ly injured: Paul Weller, of Louis
vile, KY, millitiaman, shoulder
sprained, arm bruised; c. B.
Hobley, Hotel Edward, Indian
apolis, bruised; F. C. Wagner,
Terre Hante, bruised, scalp
wound; Carl Kohen, 81 South
Oriental street, Indianapolis,
bruised; George Kunn, Vim
Genes, bruised; Miss Cora Rob-
ertson, Hillsboro, Ill.,, shocked
and bruised; Mrs. A. l.. Schram,
Hillsboro, ILL.,, shocked and
bruised; George L. Mackey, De-
troit, bruised; T. L. Weaver, De-
troit, cut by glass, bruised, M.
c. Bierdman, Detroit, bruised;
Ed Denger, 1862 Central avenue,
Indianapolis, bruised. Besides
these eight millitiamen were
slightly hurt.
Immediately after the First
Kentucky arrived in camp the
work of the pitching camp was
commenced.
The news of the wreck did not
reach the headquarters Of the
army camp until shortly after 10
O'Clock. Gen. Chas. L. Hodges,
who is in charge of the army
maneuvers, ordered all available
hospital wagons dispatched to
the scene. Owning to the fact
that the wreck occurred twelve
miles from the post, there was
great delay and the injured
were not placed in the hospital
until after noon.
Gloom hangs over the camp of
the Kentucky soldiers, and they
are going about their work in a
listlesS manner.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15

Rev. U. G. Hughes closed a
successful meeting at Baker,
last week in which there were
several professions and church
very much revived. He was as
sisted by Rev. w. r. Gibbs.
He left Tuesday for Cave
Spring in Livingston county to
conduct a meeting, assisted by
Rev. r. A. LaRue.
In consequence of the revival
services in progress at the Main
street Presbyterian church, Rev.
M. E. Miller of the Baptist
church and Rev. j. B. Adams of
the Methodist church called in
their appointments for last Sun
day night and with most of their
flocks, went to hear Rev.
Harrison on "Ye Must be Born
Again.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
SULLENGER NOMI.
Mated FOR JUDGE.
Won Over His Five Worthy 0ppo-
nents, Receiving 9 to 6 on
the Home Stretch"

Pursuant to a previous call the
Republican County Committee
met in the Court room Monday
afternoon and presided over by
chairman A. A. Haynes, pro-
ceeded to ballot for the most
available candidate for county
Judge.
There were five candidates: J.
E. Sullingers, G.. T. Belt, T. F.
Newcom, R. E. Wilson, and j.
NJ. Walker, all of which received
the same number of votes on the
first ballot from the Is commit
teemen.
But after repeated balloting
the race narrowed down 10 Sui
linger and Belt, when on the
last ballot Sullinger received 9
votes to Belt 6, when with har-
mony and the best of feeling
prevailing he was unanimously
declared the nominee.
The good feeling prevailing
was the best compliment that
could have been paid Mr.. Sullin-
ger as it proved that the COM
mitteemen and the other candi-
dates recognized in him the
combined qualities Of leader and
gentleman.
Rev. E. B. Blackburn preached
to the congregation at Clay last
Sunday. Bro. Blackburn met
with a warm reception and was
warmly requested to come back
on next First Sunday, which in
vitation he accepted.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15

have this proposition TO make. A
great many Of the haulers will
give from ten to twenty days
each with teams and wagons to
help fix the roads. A number
of the mine owners and managers
have stated their willingness to
furnish a man and pay for his
labor all summer long if the
county will put a rock crusher
to crush limestonerock. Crushed
limestone rock, haulers and their
teams and wagons will solve the
road question. BY this means it
would be possible to get a part
of the roads in good shape each
year. Year by year this work
could go on and one good road
added each year would make
many. 1t would not take many
good roads in Crittenden County
to educate the balance of the
county in their money value.
Whenever Crittenden County
realizes what she loses each day
on account of bad roads, and the
hindrance they are to the proper
development of her mineral re-
sources she viii wake up. Good
roads will mean the greatest
mining district in the world.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
DEMOCRATIC COUN,
TY COMMITTEE
Called by Chairman M. F. Pogue
to Meet Saturday, SPIT. 24rh.
at Court Huuse.

The Crittenden County Dem
Ocratic Committee is hereby
called to meet in Marion on Sat
urday, September 24th at one
O'Clock p. r.. for the transaction
Of important business.
A full attendance of the Com
mittee is earnestly requested.
NJ. F. PoGUE, Chairman
7. H. COCHRAN, Secretary.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
Fayett, Mo. Sept. 8, 1910.

Dear Bro. Gaines: Am now
in "show-me state" and in
Mecca of Methodism" as
your people have two good in
situations of learning here.
Have congregation of 325 mem
bers here and have splendid
church house.
Please change address of Rec
ord-Press from Sturgis to Fay
EFT, Mo. May our Father bless
that generous warm heart OF
thine and keep you in all His
ways. Love to your good wife
and children. Wishing you
health, wealth, and prosperity
| close. j. S. ROWE.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
MONDAY WAS THE
BANNER DAY
A Big Crowd in Town With Stock,
Leaving More than $4,000
with Our two Banks.

On Monday morning bright
and early, people commenced to
congregate in Marion from all
parts of Crittenden, Livingston
and Caldwell counties, with a
goodly number of prominent
stock men and buyers from Nor
garfield and Hopkinsville. There
were more fine horses and mules
exhibited and sold at good prices
than ever known on any previ-
Gus Court day in the history of
Marion, more than twenty thous-
and dollars being left on deposit
in our two banks. The greatest
number of mules bought by any
one buyer went to R. NJ. Young
of Morganfeld. They numbered
% and were all last Spring
mules. The price paid averaged
$4,000 Jno. Cambron of Nor
garfield and Chas. Lane and
level Bros, of Hopkinsville
bought quite number of mules
from 3 to s years old, paying
good prices.
While Crittenden county is
noted for fine mules the display
Monday was far in advance of
that of any previous occasion.
And even with all the fancy
prices paid and offered, many
refused them and lead their
stock home.
But the best bargain of the
whole day was the Graves farm
near Dycusburg, in good neigh
borhood, and reasonably good
land, bought by Gus Graves for
$3.50. 90 for the $50 acres. Why
go west when you can buy land
this cheap in Crittenden. The
land was sold by Judge J. G..
Rochester as County Commits
sioner.
~ nen r. NJ. YUll { scr
and John Cambron started their
fine drove of young mules for
Union county Tuesday morning
early, it attracted as much at
tention as would Buffalo Bills
Wild West Show.
Notwithstanding the fact that
such days are not usually the
best days for the merchants,
they, on this occasion reaped a
rich harvest and especially did
the Restaurants and Hotels do a
land office business. In fact
there was nothing but eating
and trading.
Mr.. Babb sold over 800 water
melons Monday to the restless
hungry crowd, keeping a man
busy wheeling off the rinds.
J. H. Orm and Haynes & Tay-
lor, our two popular drug firms
had their cold drink counters
and tables full of customers all
day.
Mrs. NJ. E. Glass and Miss
Addie Maynard reaped a rich
harvest in subscription for the
Record-Press Monday, polling
above one hundred thousand
votes,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
FOR SALE

My residence on Gum st. in
Marion, KY, occupied by G. G..
Hammack, nice house, rents
we'll and has every convenience
MRS. ALMEDA LAMB,
Marion, Ky.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY

Sunday Sept. % has been SET
apart by the officers OF the
Methodist Sunday School as
Rally Day. A special program
has been carefully arranged and
the coming event is being looked
forward to with interest.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
RIBBON SALE

I>will, until Saturday Sept
18th sell my nice stock of ribbon
at cost. Come and get some
bargains.
MRS. LOTTIE TINSLEY.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
OUR FLUOR SPAR
INDUSTRY.
What it Means now and What il
Will Mean a Year Hence at
Present Pace.

In tne world is located IN D al
joining counties in Kentucky and
Illinois. Crittenden, Livingston
and Caldwell counties in Ken
lucky, adjoining Pope and
Hardin counties in Illinois and
separated by the Ohio river.
Since the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill went into effect carrying a
protective duty of $500 per ton
on spar its price has gradually
risen until today gravel spar,
that formerally sold for So. 80
and $500 per ton is now worth
$500 per ton, lump spar $1,000
and ground spar $1,000 per ton.
These prices have stimulated
to a marked degree interest in
spar as a mining proposition,
Activity in mining in the last
few months has taken on a new
aspect, especially in Crittenden
county, which is the center of
the district.
Some Of the biggest operators
in the country are investigating
this section and laying plans for
future work. The Illinois Steel
Company, one of the component
parts of the one thousand million
dollar steel trust has had their
expert Mr.. Brady of Chicago in
this section almost continuously
for several months past. The
resSit has been that the Illinois
Steel Company has option on
some Of the best properties and
it is a safe prediction that they
will become producers on a large
scale sometime next year.
The average man as a rule
knows nothing about fluor spar.
He usually spells the word iuor
spar and has no idea az all Of the
MANY uses now found for this
peculiar mineral. Fluor spar is
used in making hydrofiuoric acid,
for fuXing purposes, making
white enamel and many kindred
uses too numerous to mention.
The ore mined in Crittenden
county is the purest in the world
and therefore most highly priced
by the makers of hydrohuoric
acid. Mineral for this purpose
must be 81 to 80 ID per cent
pure.
There has been shipped from
this station here at Marion and
at Mexico, Kentucky the first
six months OF this year over
twenty million pounds Of fuor
spar. Unless pencil and paper
are used it is hard to realize how
much this means to the people
of Crittenden county in money.
We give below the different
mines in this county now in
operation and the average num-
Der Of men employed by each
Givens Ming Co., H. 0. Rat
cliffe, Supt. II men.
Franklin Mining Co., c. f.
Radcliffe, Manager. s men.
Glendale Mining Co., Mr..
Height, Manager. y men.
Kentucky Fluor Spar Co.,
operating mill at Marion and
mines, C.S. Num-, President. 80
men.
Pope Mining Co., VIM. Lowery
Manager. 10 men.
Keystone Mine, Dave Wolford
Supt. IA men.
Susie Beeler Mine, DIR. r. l..
Moore, Manager. 8 men.
Pierce Mine. John Harpending
Manager. 3 men.
Hoosier Mining Co., operating
on old Tabb vein, George Cramer
Manager. 16 men.
Birmingham Fluor Spar and
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15
LOOK LIKE Bate
SCARED VETS.
First Kentucky Caught in Wreck
Before Reaching Fort Harri-
son at indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. IL. "A
wreck in which two were killed,
two seriouly injured and many
other persons received minor in
juries occurred a half-mile east
of the Brightwood yard limits
shortly after 7 clock this morn
ing.
Big Four train No. 8, due in
Indianapolis at 7:45, struck a
special from Louisville carrying
the First Kentucky regiment to
the army maneuvers at Fort
Benjamin Harrison. The fire.
man on the soldiers special was
! killed. The engineer jumped
and escaped. The fireman was
E. C. Ike. of Anderson. Maj.
H. E. Mechling and nine en-
listed men were injured. The
soldiers were lucky in having at
the head of their train behind
the engine two cars filled with
tents and equipment.
These cars took the force of
the collision. A freight train
crossed from north to south on
the switch ten minutes before
the accident and neglected to
close the switch. This caused
the wreck.
Samuel Densmore. engineer OF
No. 9, was killed. He lived in
this city.
The two seriously injured are
Charles Adams, fireman on No.
9. and George w. Kuntz, OF I'm
ion City.
Many Wear Bandages
The camp trumpets and bugles
were blowing for the noon mess
when the train bearing the bat
tered, travel-worn army of the
First Kentucky Regiment ar
rived at Fort Benjamin Harrison
maneuver camp to-day. In
every car were men wearing
bandages about their heads and
scores of the Kentuckians
walked with a limp when the
companies were lined up to be
marched to their quarters.
The regiment looked more like
an organization just home from
the war than one bound for a
place of mimic battle. Await
ing the arrival of the train were
several ambulances and the men
suffering more severe injuries
were hurried to the field hospit-
al, among them being Maj. H.
E. Melching, of Louisville, COM
commanding battalion of the
First Kentucky, who was car
ried from the train on a litter,
as was Lieut.. Van Wrinkle, of
Lexington, attached to the Sec
ond kentucky.
Lieut.. VanWinkle was travel
ing to camp with the officer OF
the First Regiment, Major
Melching, both riding in the
Pullman on the rear of the troop
train. When the crash came,
the two officers who were seated
facing each other, came together
and the collision resulted seri-
susly. tits believed that Maj.
Meetings. jaws broken. Lieut..
VanWinkle is suffering much
pain in the head and may have a
broken arm.
Both officers were hurried to
the held hOSpltal IN an aiilpu-
lance, and they probably will be
turned home as soon as they
IRE able to travel:
Regiment Badly Shattered.
The First Regiment is badly
shattered by the wreck that it is
likely this organization will not
be able to participate in any of
the manuevers for several days.
THE KILLED
Samuel Densmore, lndiapolis.
engineer train No. 8.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-09-15

]
Co., w. J. Oliver Manager. s
men.
American Fluor Spar Mining
Co., W. Richards, Manager. 10
men.
OTHER MINES AND
DIFFERENT PROSPECTS
LaRue Mines, Zinc Sulphide,
James Frazier, Supt. 10 men.
Miller Mines, Zinc Carbonate e,
James Frazer, Supt: s men.
Prospects Is.
Men employed 1913; Superin-
tendents and Managers II; total
2l5 men.
These will average over $500
per day which won Id amount to
S43O per day.
There are over 40 teams haul
ing which would amount to 5000.
Coal, lumber supplies and all
other supplies will average $40
per day to the mine and for II
mines will amount to $40.
Amount daily expended for II
mines SS00.00.
This $4,000 per day is ex-
pended in Crittenden county and
the benefit accrue to all alike.
The low price spar reached
prior to the passage of the Payne
tariff bill closed down a great
many of the mines in this dis
trict. The biggest operators felt
that they were giving away their
product. The prices obtained
barely covered the cost of pro-
duction. They believed that it
was best to let the spar rest in
the ground rather lhan mine and
give it away.
The Marion Mineral Co., quit
operating their mines in this
district in the fall of 1907. One
of their best properties was the
Pogue Mine which was closed
when it was producing 100 tons
of gravel spar per day and the
work was carried on in a vein 10
feet wide. 1t is more than likely
that this mine will open again in
the course Of two or three
months.
The Albany Mining Il Invest
ment Co., closed down the Nancy
Hanks mine at a time it was pro-
ducing "a to 70 tons of first class
spar daily and working in a vein
) to 10 feet in width. This mine
produces a very fine grade of
spar peculiarly adapted to grind
ing, in fact all OF the spar mined
there has been ground in their
mill in Marion. KY. and shipped
except the last 1000 tons.
The Kentucky Fluor Spar Co..
operating some Of the best mines
in the world, chief Of which is
the famous Memphis. practically
closed operations Jhree years ago
with ten thousand tons of spar
on the rail road track. The rise
in the price OF spar moved all
this. 1t is predicted that all
their properties will be in opera
ton in the near future.
The effect Of the tariff. the
natural increase OF business ana
the numerous new uses to which
spar has lately been put accounts
for the rise in price. The users
of spar have nearly doubled their
demand in the last ) years.
There is one other question
that enters into the spar prop
osition and that is the road
question. We do not have good
roads in this county and the
farmers and haulers are paying
the price of bad roads. Co-opera-
ton is the keynote for good
roads. If the farmers and haul
ers and the miners will get
together much can be done and
a movement started that will not
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Sir Oliver Lodges Plan of UtiIiz-
ing Electricity.
Says Small Dynamo Attached to Farm
viii Work Wonders In Inereas-
Ing output--Praetlcal Auxil-
larry OF Husbandry.

London.-lu spite OF the obstinate
conversation OF the average farmer.
much has been done to carry out Sir
Oliver Lodges plan OF utilizing cleo.
trioity for reinforcing the fertility OF
plants.
Weighed as n business proposition,
Sir oliver Lodges system has justified
itself. and what was tentative and ex.
perimental Is now being taken UP on
commercial lines as q practical auxil.
larry OF husbandry.
Lionel Lodge. who has control of
this department OF Sir divers work.
has explained the developments of the
last year or two and the hope they af-
ford OF further progress.
Have you ever noticed what re-
markable impulse is given to the
growth of crops by thunderstorm"
asked Mr.. Lodge. THAT is the effect
OF the strongly charged atmosphere.
and our object is TO supply a similar
stimulus systematically.
The growth and development of
plants In the arctic regions compares
favorably with that in southern coun.
tries. and yet their summer is very
short, and the suns rays have to travel
in such an oblique direction that much
of their heating power Is lost Why
In IT, therefore, that the plants flour
ish7 The explanation lies in the strong
electrical currents which are passing
from the air 10 the earth. the effect of
which can be seen In the Aurora Bore
Rlis.
The electric current can be gener.
ated either by a small dynamo or from
the nearest supply company's mains,
and by means OF transformer II is
raised To the high pressure required
(about 100000 volts). The current
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Crows Eat Fish Bait.

Covington, La.-Crows have in.
vaded a hitherto uninvaded field. The
field is liquid, and crows are carniver.
Gus, according to reports from many
fishermen in this section. Crab fisher.
men, it is declared. along the shores
OF Lake Pontchartrain have left their
baited lines only to find on their re.
turn empty hooks, Several fishermen
standing guard in an effort to discover
the secret OF the undated hooks wit
messed the raising of the lines and the
devouring OF the bait by crows. They
have borrowed scare-crows from corn.
fields and placed them on the water.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

they have attained l6-inch pot they
are considered full grown and the
shoots allowed 60 grow and bloom as
they will, which Is almost continu.
ally from June 20 frost.
This plant thrlyes In rich loan and
well rotted manure. half and half.
with enough sand to make the soil
triable.
Keep the plants outdoors all sum.
mer and at the approach OF frost re.
move To cool room. greenhouse or
Hight cellar Bear In mind that any
plant grown as a standard must be
well staked at all times, often and
generously top dressed. given liquid
manure. and never allowed 10 become
pot bound.
A well grown specimen Is seldom
without It's lovely. dellclously scented
lavender flowers.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14

the electricity In the field network
from which it fixes off to the plants
below.
This field network consists of fine
iron wire. the wires being spread
about ten yards apart and eighteen
feet or so above the ground. The
wires are so fine that 1t is difficult to
see them even when standing immedi-
ately below them.
THE action that the electrical dis
charge has on the plants, Sir Oliver
suggests, may be considered as arti.
ficial sunshine, and as in no way ia
king the place of fertilizer. The richer
the soil the larger the increase that
may be expected. With more plants.
on average soil, the electrified area
may be expected to yield 80 per cent
more than the non-electrified. II
higher increase than this is obtained
We consider the results good and II
lower poor. On rich soil very much
larger percentages have been obtained.
The power required is quite small.
and many OF the installations at pres.
ent working are In unskilled hands"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
Canal Zone 10 Now Healthier Than
New York City. Declares
Health Officer Pierce.

New Stating his belief that
the Panama canal would be completed
in 1918. year and half ahead OF
the schedule time. DR. C. c. Pierce. a
health officer in the Canal zone. ar.
rived here the other day.
THE greatest advance during the
six and half years I've been there. "
he said was In the determination OF
mosquitoes, We have filled innumer,
able swamps. drained on standing wa
ter And even filled the cutters from
boustops.
Panama is healthier place than
New York city today, because author
tty TO carry through reforms is vested
In the lsthmian Canal commission and
must be obeyed. II you attempted to
make this city mosquitoproof and or.
dered New Yorker 10 take down his
cutters. you would first have 10 get
an order from a court and he in turn
would obtain an injunction. In the
Canal zone what the authorities say
goes without question"
The doctors could not understand
why the wound should pain, and made
Q further examination OF the leg. with
the result OF locating the nail. When
the nail was extracted Il was bent
and In blackened condition. The
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-10-14
ASSIST CROP YIELD

from the transformer is more or less
alternating: that is. II 10 not a steady
current in one direction. but oscilla-
ting first In one direction and then in
the opposite. For convenience we call
the current in one direction positive
and In the other negative. It is the
positive current that We discharge
from the network OF wires above the
plants Under special conditions-as
where there is an excess OF natural
electricity-it might be advisable to
use the negative. but alternating cur
rent would be of no use.
ITO sort out the positive and mega
tive currents from the transformer
valves specially invented for the pur
pose by Sir oliver are used Work.
ing exactly like the valves in an ordi
nary pump, they allow the current to
flow In one direction only. and pre-
vent It's getting back; they thus store