Part 5

Miss Florence McGregor, of St. Charles, has been visiting relatives here.

W. H. Hughes and family have returned to Morganfield, after a week’s visit to relatives here.

Rev. Joseph Jupin left last week for St. Louis and expects to go from there to Oklahoma to make his future home.

Rev. J. W. Mitchell is at Henshaw, in Union county this week, where he, with Rev. E. J. Willis, of Hopkinsville, is conducting a meeting.

W. S. McGary and wife, S. E. Cozatt, wife and son, W. O. Toy, wife and son, J. W. Twyman and family and Mrs. Arthur Cole spent Tuesday at Sulphur Springs.

Miss Kate Hoffman has returned from a visit to Nashville.

A. W. Keown is at Sebree Springs.

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We pay $20 per week and expenses for men or women with rigs to introduce our Poultry Mixture and insect Destroyer in the country. Address, EXCELSIOR FOOD CO. Parsons, Kan.

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Iron Hill Items.

Iron Hill, Ky., July 22, 1901.—Crops are looking badly and farmers are discouraged.

J. N. Roberts and son went to Hopkins county last week on business.

Wheat threshing is about finished in our community.

Misses Lotta Davis and Ellen Crider, of Tribune, are dangerously ill with consumption.

Mrs. Tilda Thompson was buried at Shady Grove Thursday. She died of consumption.

Joe Vinson, of Shady Grove, left last Saturday for Lyon county.

Mrs. Ida M. Roberts is on the sick list.

George Phelps, of Hopkinsville, was in Marion Sunday.

Mrs. Docia Brooks, of Illinois, has been visiting relatives in this county.

Mrs. E. T. Eranks, of Owensboro, was the guest of friends in Marion last week.

Chas. Wadlington, of Memphis, is visiting in Marion.

Senator Deboe went to Canton, Ohio, last week to see President McKinley on political business.

Professor Evans will conduct the Hardin County, Ky., teachers institute at Elizabethtown next week.

Uriah W. Robertson, of Pope county, Ill., and Mrs. Mollie E. Flanary, of Marion, were married at the Gill house Tuesday.

D. H. Franks has gone into the hotel business at Cripple, Col. He has charge of one of the largest hostelries in that city.

Ex-Sheriff John Franks is in Deming, New Mexico, and his health is improving. He expects to go to Colorado soon, where he will spend some time before returning home.

The Crittenden county teachers institute will convene in Marion Monday morning. No instructor has been employed. The teachers will conduct the institute themselves this year.

Several small boys were arrested Thursday and brought before Judge Gilbert, charged with shooting craps. There was no evidence sufficient to convict the youngsters and they were acquitted.

Thos. J. Yandell died at the home of his father, Mr. Jeff Yandell, of the Chapel Hill neighborhood, Friday, after a short illness. The funeral was conducted at Chapel Hill Sunday. Mr. Yandell was 25 years old and was a young man of splendid character.

J. H. McMican, of Oklahoma, is visiting his friends in this county. He was formerly a grocery merchant here, going west a few years ago to “grow up with the country.” Judging from the shadow he cast now we are of the opinion that the country has had a struggle to grow up with him.

Miss Kora Mae Klapp and R. C. Ballard, both of Jonesboro, Ark., were married at the residence of Mr. R. A. Moore, of Marion Thursday and left for Jonesboro that evening.

The drouth is simply fearful. Corn, tobacco, gardens, and in fact everything growing out of the ground is ruined. So many failed to sow wheat last fall, and should the dry spell continue a few days more they will be without bread for their families. Their only show then is to try it again. We have so many good farmers who depend entirely on a tobacco crop for their money, who will be left in a fix, and our stock men who have small herds of cattle, with nothing to take them through the winter. It is a serious matter to the farmer, while our town brothers are also affected, for with the failing of the farmer, so goes it with the town man.

J. E. R.

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The List of Wounded

who have been healed by Banner Salve is very large. It heals all wounds or sores and leaves no scar. Take no substitute. John X. Taylor.

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The whole island of New York was originally bought of the Indians for an equivalent of twenty-five dollars. Today New York has a population of 3,500,000, which is exceeded by only one other city—London. Its wealth is enormous; its annual expenditures are more than twice those of the Republic of Mexico, and as much as those of the German Empire with a population of 52,000,000. And it has become the financial center of the world. July Ladies’ Home Journal.

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In warm weather Prickly Ash Bitters helps your staying qualities. Workers who use it occasionally stand the heat better and are less fatigued at night. St. Bernard Drugstore.

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F. V. ZIMMER, Attorney-at-Law, MADISONVILLE, KY.

Will practice in the Courts of Hopkins and adjoining counties.

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JOB WORK

Will receive prompt attention at this office. Estimates furnished upon application.

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_Foley’s Honey and Tar for children, safe, sure. No opiates._

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SEC’Y WILSON’S OPINION.

Does Not Take So Gloomy a View of the Prospects as Some So-Called Experts.

HOPEFUL OF AN AVERAGE CORN CROP.

If Farmers Would Extend the Period Of Corn Cultivation Two Weeks We Could Look for a Big Crop—Says Farmers Will “Lay By” Their Corn Too Soon.

New York, July 24.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington, says: Mr. Wilson, secretary of agriculture, has favored the Tribune with a talk on the effects of the long-continued drought on the growing crops of the west. He does not take so gloomy a view of the agricultural prospect between the Allegheny and the Rocky mountains, as do some of the so-called experts who are not connected with the government service. Nor yet does Mr. Wilson attempt to minimize the injury already done and that will increase unless there is a great precipitation of moisture during the next few weeks in the vast stretch of country between the continental mountain ranges. While he acknowledged that the hard wheat belt of the northwest has been damaged, he does not yet despair of an average yield of corn in the corn belt, which he defines as extending east from the Missouri river to the Alleghenies, embracing the states of Iowa, Wisconsin, the northern part of Missouri and all of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

A Regretable Loss.

The most regretable loss from the view point of the department, declares the secretary, is that of the macaroni wheat crop. For the first time an experiment had been made this year in the production of this variety of wheat on a large scale in the United States. Secretary Wilson has been encouraging this experiment ever since he has been at the head of the agricultural department, and imported the seed from northern Africa, where most of the wheat is produced which supplies Europe and the world with macaroni.

The secretary is especially hopeful of an average corn crop. He says it will not be a record breaker or “a bumper,” in the parlance of the agricultural department, but, at this moment the prospects favor a fair average yield.

Advice to Farmers.

“If something could be done to induce the farmers in the corn belt,” said Mr. Wilson, “to extend their period of cultivation about two weeks this year beyond the usual limit, I would look for a big crop. But the usual season for cultivation is rapidly drawing to a close, and I fear that with comparatively few exceptions the farmers will ‘lay by’ their corn at the regular time, regardless of the drought. In the entire corn belt, with the exception of Missouri, which has a shallow soil, 30 inches of rain during the year is all that is needed to produce a crop. If even only 12 or 14 inches of this falls during the four months of production a good yield can be counted on.

Stir the Soil.

“The corn belt soil, with the exception noted, is deep, and holds moisture well. To utilize this conserved moisture to the best advantage in the absence of rain the soil should be continually stirred, so as to make what we call a mulch, until the crop is matured. Therefore, I repeat that if the farmers in the corn belt at this time could be shown the advisability of extending their cultivation season about two weeks we could look for a good yield this year. The farmer, like every other business man, always does what he believes to be best for his own interest, but in a case like this it is extremely difficult to disseminate broadly in farming communities the information that is of pressing and immediate value. By this I mean if we only could spread all through the corn belt the news that if the season of cultivation were extended about two weeks beyond the usual limit, there would need be no fear of the result.”

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HE DISLIKES TO RETURN.

McDowell Refuses to Return to Missouri Without the Formality of Requisition.

Washington, July 23.—Sheriff Joseph F. Dickman and Detective John W. Cardell, of St. Louis, arrived here to take charge of John McDowell, who was arrested here Saturday after attempting to obtain jewelry from two local places on the pretense of being Senator Hanna’s son. McDowell, however, refused to go to St. Louis without a requisition.

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Fire in a Hotel.

Ottumwa, Ia., July 23.—Fire broke out in the Laclede hotel here, and caused the loss of one life. The property loss was nominal. The fire gained rapid headway and filled the hotel with smoke. John O’Connor, of Mount Pleasant, was suffocated. The 18 other guests had narrow escapes. The origin of the fire is unknown.

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Will Turn Back Now.

Washington, July 23.—The treasury employes who place the seals and numbers on notes of the United States on Monday reached the number 100,00,000 on the one-dollar silver certificates of the series of 1899. The numbers will not go any higher, as the printers have been instructed to turn back to number 1 of letter A.

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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Gov. Savage of Nebraska has proclaimed Friday a day of prayer for relief from the drought.

In the cruise of the New York Yacht club the Constitution easily defeated the Columbia in a 21-mile course.

At St. Joseph, Mo., the price of milk has been advanced from 5 cents to 6¼ cents a quart as a result of the scarcity of feed caused by the dry weather.

The powers at Pekin have finally agreed upon 450,000,000 taels as the amount of the Chinese indemnity.

George H. Daniels, of the New York Central, wants the standard time between Chicago and New York reduced to 26 hours.

Jesse Higginbotham shot and killed William Hines, a neighboring farmer, at Bowling Green, Ky., over domestic troubles.

Rear Admiral Sampson, in discussing the MacLay history, accuses Schley of having made conflicting statements concerning his part in the Santiago naval battle.

Fully 67,000 men and women are involved in the strike of the Garment Workers in New York.

J. D. Eckman, manager of the joint-rate inspection bureau at Indianapolis, died Monday. He was known among railroad men all over the country.

Many farmers in the vicinity of Harrisburg, Ill., are pasturing their corn fields on account of pastures being burned up, and the corn is worthless for anything else. In a number of localities praying and fasting are resorted to in the hope of bringing rain.

Congressman Champ Clark, of Missouri, says there will not be five bushels of corn raised in his township, in Pike county.

Ten dead, one man driven insane and five prostration were the results of Sunday’s heat in Chicago.

Plate glass windows were cracked by heat at Paris, Ill.

Rains were reported in the following Missouri counties Monday night: Pettis, Linn, Randolph, Jasper, Benton, Bates, Jackson, Miller and Carroll. They are western and southwestern counties.

August N. Meir, aged 48, prominent at Sedalia, Mo., died from heat.

Martin Pearson was sunstruck while bathing in a creek near Moline, Ill., and will die.

John Hamilton, contractor, was overcome by heat at Mattoon, Ill., and fell from a ladder. He may die.

Near Mattoon, Ill., Edward Robinson, for two years a soldier in the Philippines, died from heat. Jesse Reed, another returned Philippine soldier, was overcome at the funeral.

Earl Moore of Westfield, Ill., received a severe sunstroke.

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Mrs. Nation Sent to Jail.

Topeka, Kas., July 23.—Mrs. Carrie Nation was fined $100, and given a 30-days’ jail sentence by Judge Hazen in the district court for disturbing the peace and dignity of the city by a Sunday joint raid last March. There is no appeal.

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Forest Fires in Colorado.

Denver, Col., July 23.—Destruction by forest and prairie fires is reported from different points in the state, directly attributable to the condition of grass and timber from the long dry spell.

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Stopped Payment.

Kansas City, Mo., July 23.—The Traders’ Grain Co., of this city, has stopped payment, and, it is said, the liabilities amount to $150,000. The company operated on a capital of $20,000. The failure was caused by the advance in cereals.

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Crossed the Atlantic in a Small Boat.

Lisbon, July 21.—The 25-foot sloop yacht Great Republic, in which Capt. Howard Blackburn sailed from Gloucester, Mass., last month, has arrived here, the passage having occupied 38 days.

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Hot Wave In Denmark.

Copenhagen, July 22—A hot wave is spreading over Denmark. At several points, Sunday, the temperature reached 91 degrees.

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THE MARKETS

New York, July 24.

CATTLE—Native Steers $ 4.60 @ $ 6.00 COTTON—Middling @ 8¾ FLOUR—Winter Wheat 3.55 @ 3.80 WHEAT—No. 2 Red 74¼ @ 87¼ CORN—No. 2 57⅞ @ 58¼ OATS—No. 2 40½ @ 41 PORK—Mess New 16.00 @ 16.50

ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling @ 8¼ BEEVES—Steers 4.50 @ 6.10 Cows and Heifers 3.90 @ 4.50 CALVES—(per 100 lbs) 2.25 @ 5.25 HOGS—Fair to Choice 5.00 @ 6.17½ SHEEP—Fair to Choice 2.50 @ 3.00 FLOUR—Patents 3.30 @ 3.45 Other Grades 2.40 @ 3.30 WHEAT—No. 2 Red 66⅜ @ 66½ CORN—No. 2 54⅛ @ 54¼ OATS—No. 2 36 @ 37½ RYE—No. 2 57½ @ 58 TOBACCO—Lugs 3.50 @ 8.50 Leaf Burley 4.50 @ 12.00 HAY—Clear Timothy 14.00 @ 17.00 BUTTER—Choice Dairy 13 @ 16½ BACON—Clear Rib @ 9¼ EGGS—Fresh 6 @ 7 PORK—Standard Mess (new) @ 15.75 LARD—Choice Steam @ 8½

CHICAGO.

CATTLE—Native Steers 4.25 @ 6.00 HOGS—Fair to Choice 5.55 @ 6.20 SHEEP—Fair to Choice 3.90 @ 4.50 FLOUR—Winter Patents 3.50 @ 3.80 Spring Patents 3.25 @ 3.55 WHEAT—No. 3 Spring @ 67¾ No. 2 Red 69 @ 69½ CORN—No. 2 53¾ @ 54 OATS—No. 2 37 @ 37½ PORK—Mess 14.10 @ 14.15

KANSAS CITY.

CATTLE—Native Steers 4.75 @ 5.90 HOGS—Fair to Choice 5.60 @ 6.05 WHEAT—No. 2 Red @ 68 CORN—No. 2 60 @ 62 OATS—No. 2 43 @ 44

NEW ORLEANS.

FLOUR—High Grades 3.50 @ 4.00 CORN—No. 2 @ 61 OATS—No. 2 @ 42½ HAY—Choice 16.50 @ 19.00 PORK—Standard Mess 15.50 @ 15.75 BACON—Short Rib Sides 9 @ 9½ COTTON—Middling @ 8⅜

LOUISVILLE.

WHEAT—No. 2 Red 70 @ 71½ CORN—No. 2 54 @ 55½ OATS—No. 2 36½ @ 38 PORK—New Mess 15.75 @ 16.00 BACON—Short Rib 9¼ @ 9⅜ COTTON—Middling @ 8⅛

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THE INDIAN LAND OPENING.

Secretary Hitchcock Will be Ready to Meet the Disgruntled Obstructionists.

Washington, July 24.—Secretary Hitchcock said with reference to the effort to prevent the opening of the Oklahoma Indian lands to settlement by injunction proceedings at El Reno, that the preparations of the department for the opening would proceed as though no suit had been begun. “We shall not let the matter go by default,” he said, “but we apprehend no obstacle from that proceeding. Anyone can bring a suit.”

An Absurd Proposition.

The secretary took cognizance of reports coming from Oklahoma that men who are registering at Reno and Fort Sill are doing so with the intention of transferring their rights to others. “The report,” he said, “is to the effect that they can and will dispose of their numbers at enormous profits. That is absurd, because it is impossible, under the regulations, for them to transfer their rights. For any of them to attempt to do so would be a clear violation of the law. They take an oath not to do such a thing, and to use their rights for their own exclusive benefit. There can be no speculation in these numbers.”

Alleged Town Site Schemes.

The secretary also said that reports are coming to the department of schemes for disposing of numerous town sites, the promoters offering chances to the public. “The only town sites which have been authorized,” the secretary said, “are those of the three county seats. No others have been sanctioned, and no one knows where others will be. Hence all except those three are bogus, and reports of their establishment should be denounced as intended to deceive the public.”

Auction Plan Not Feasible.

Referring to the suggestion that the new lands should be sold at auction and the proceeds of the sale turned over to the Indians, the secretary said:

“These lands are as much government property as are any other part of the public domain. They have been purchased from the Indians and title is no longer in them. Hence the plan is not feasible. Moreover, it would not be wise if practicable, for if the lands were put up at auction they all would fall into the hands of men with money, and the poor man would have no chance whatever. Under the present plan all have equal rights regardless of conditions of wealth, and that this fact is recognized is made evident by the large number taking advantage of the opportunity for registration.”

The registration will close at 6 p.m. on the 26th.

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PORTO RICAN DUTIES.

The Attorney General Refuses to Render an Opinion on Certain Porto Rican Duties.

Washington, July 23.—Attorney-General Knox has declined to render an opinion, which was asked for by the secretary of the treasury, on the question whether or not, under existing laws, the secretary is authorized to refund the duties collected on goods imported from Porto Rico between the date of the ratification of the Spanish treaty and the date that the Foraker act went into operation. The attorney general says that inasmuch as the comptroller of the treasury has given his decision on the subject it is a matter for him (the comptroller) alone, and he therefore can not give a decision as requested.

It is authoritatively stated at the treasury department that the government will proceed immediately to refund these duties, acting upon the decision of the comptroller of the treasury, which was to the effect that the treasury department had authority under existing law. The duties amount approximately to $2,000,000.

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OOM PAUL’S WIFE IS DEAD.

Mrs. Kruger, Wife of the Former President of the Transvaal Republic Dead at Pretoria.

Pretoria, July 21—Mrs. Kruger, wife of the former president of the Transvaal republic, who is now in Europe, died Saturday evening, of pneumonia, after an illness of three days, aged 67 years.

Mrs. Kruger was the second wife of the former Transvaal president. She was a Miss Du Plessis, a name of prominence in South Africa. Mr. Kruger’s first wife was her aunt.

Mrs. Kruger was a typical Boer woman. She cared nothing for finery, and at her home in Pretoria, she had all the simplicity of manner and mode of living of the plainest woman of the veldt. It was said of her, even at the time when her husband was accumulating millions, that her chief interest in life was to see how much she could save in her housekeeping. Throughout the Transvaal she was famous for her coffee, which she always had ready for visitors.

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Ohio Bryan Democrats.

Cleveland, O., July 24.—At a preliminary meeting here of the leaders of the bolt among the Bryan democrats, George A. Groot, of this city, has been chosen as temporary chairman of the state convention to be held at Columbus, July 31. Dr. Abner L. Davis, of Findlay, will be the temporary secretary.