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firFIFTEENTH YEAR EARLINGTON HOPKINS COUNTY KY THURSDAY JUNE 2 1904 No 22

CHILDRENS DAY

Observed at the M E ChurchSouth With Appropriate

Service

CHURCH FILLED TO UTMOST CAPACITY

v Childrens Day service was ob ¬

served by the MethodistSchool South at their church lasSunday and a beautiful and appropriate service was renderedW F Burr was present andby request conducted the serviceMr Burr made an interestingand impressive talk at the open

>ing of the service that washeartily appreciated by all presentSeveral songs and recitationswere then given by the childrenwhich were greatly enjoyed andappreciated by the audience

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lection was taken for the poorerSabbath schools throughout thedistrict and tho boiVediction waspronounced Tho excellency ofthe rendition by the little onesand the success of the servicewas largely due to Miss CelesteMoore who trained the childrenand taught them their parts inai incredibly short time-

rGOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

CropsDo Not Look Promising but ikrriti Are All Right

The following is the weeklycrop report issued by the Kentucky weather bureau

Cool cloudy weather durinthe first part of the week retard-ed the grdwth of vegetation Itwas decidedly warmer the latterpart with abundant sunshineand crops were much benefitedgenerally but the soil was toodry for the best results

< i Showers occurred = iniiios loeal tities but they were insufficientConditions were quite favorablefor farm work except the trans-planting

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of tobaccoWheat made some progress

but most of it is backwardjustbeginning to head

Corn made as good progress ascould be expected under therather unfavorable conditions

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Much of it has been given thefirst cultivation Outworms havedamaged corn considerably onlate plowed meadow and cloversod land

Oats rye and hemp have im-

proved slightly Hayfields arebackward Pastures are not in

i very good condition Rain isbadly needed for the grasses

Tobacco plants are generallysmall and in some localitiesscarce but they are healthy andmany of them are ready fortransplanting Some of themwere set out during tho weekbut the ground was too dry andthe work had to be discontinued

There has been no importantchange in the condition of fruitayples are reported to be drop ¬

ping Large crops of berries ofall varities are expected and theprospect for grapes is good

5f Keep Your Shirt On

li Earlington people who attend

v hkelywearpassing through the Filipino vile

t lage It is said the St Louis exfouqdV< it necessary tp hayea ofsigns painted to be posted in theFilipino village reading KeepYour Shirts On The littlebrown brothers dont wear much

Wbut even that little it is saidthey haye an unpleasant habit of

I removing at the most unexpected time and places

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tentate seems to agree that PrinceJQamrong is all right

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BAXTER ASHBY KILLED

Kicked In the Breast by a Horse While

Out Driving With His Wire

Tuesday Afternoon

Baxter Ashby of Madisonvillewas killed Tuesday afternoon infrontof Mortons Bank whileout driving with his wie Thehorse became frightened and at¬Ashtnand the wheels passed over herbut did no serious damageWhen tho horse found he was sotightly held he could not run hobegan kicking and kicked MrAshby in tho breast He wastaken homo and died at 10 oclockTuesday night Mr Ashby wasa well known horseman and hadhad the management of horsesall his life The many friends ofthe family deeply sympathizewith them in the untimely deathof the husband and father

Largest Goose Ever

Raised Weighs 144 Pounds

Harry Pinkham of NevadaStory county Iowa owns a Tonlouse goose which is indeed amonstrosity and has attracted agreat deal of attention at thevarious places at which it hasbeen exhibited by Mr Pinkhamsays n exchange

The fowl which is a little overtwo years weighs a little over144 pounds and has been exhibit ¬

ed at the fat stock shows in Chi ¬

cago at Des Moines at the IowaState Fairand will be taken toSt Louis to be exhibited thissummer at the Louisiana Pur ¬

chase Exposition The enormousweight of the goose has been tooheavy for its web feet and in or ¬

der to protect the goose fro i thefrozen ground last winter MrPinkham made for the fowl apair oftrubber shoes which fit onits web feel Tiie goose has beenin the habit of laying an eggabout every day and these eggsare of enormous size being aslarge as an ordinary water bot ¬

tle The landlady at Pinkhamsboarding house recently made 14pies out of one of the eggs whichthe goose had laid

Hopkinsville PhysiciansDefinition of a Blush

Not long ago said Hopkins ¬

yule doctor I was asked for ascientific definition of a blushand I have made an effort toanswer this question correctlyfrom an anatomical and physological point of view I studiedthe blush as it is usually calledand this is what I find to be themedical idea of it

A blush is a temporaryerythema and calorific effulgenceof the physiognomy ictiologizedby one perceptiveness of thesensorium when in a predicamentof uaequilibritv from a sense ofshame anger or other causeeventuating in a paresis of thevasomotor filaments of the facialcapillaries whereby being di ¬

vested of their elasticity theyare suffused with a radianceeffemnating from an intimidat ¬

ed pnecordia

Squally Times

We unintentionally omittedlast week to announce the ar¬

rival ofa nine pound boy tocheer the home of Mr and Mrsgentlein ¬

the 20th inst and as far as wehave been able to learn is con ¬

ducting himself tolerably wellnot crying above the averageyoungsters of bis age j and Has so

far expressed no desire toC < go

downtown Mother and childare doing nicely and Dan is do-

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as well as could be expectedsinging lullabies and concoctingcatnip tea

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SENSATIONALDiSCOVERY

Made at Boxtown by BoysA Large Quantity of Cartridges

Were Found

WERE LEFT THERE BY UNION MEN

A sensational discoyery hasbeen made by boys at Boxtownin the southwestern part of Hop ¬

kins county which is believe dto be a relic of the famous Carbondalo battle fought betweenthree deputies and a body ofmore than one hundred marching union miners near Boxtownon Monday January 21st 1001

The find is a large quantity oflongrange rifle cartridges Theywere found on the side of the creekbed near Boxtown where theyhad been secreted in sacks Es ¬

quire Frank B disk road sup ¬

ervisor for Hopkins county wasin Earlington Friday morningwith several of these cartridgesThe bullets were considerablycorroded from having been bur ¬

ied in wet ground for manymonths They were Winchester38 and 8855 and Peters 8855calibre These he got from twoboys who had a blasting powdercan full and he says there wereother varieties in the lot includ ¬

ing nickel steel jacketed bulletssuch as are used in Mausers andother long range guns Theboys told of distribution by thebucketfull from the lot of cart ¬

ridges found and the understand ¬

ing in the neighborhood was thatthe find would fill a flour barrel

The character condition andlocationof the cartridges foundtogether with the history of the

quarteroftheory that this ammunition wasburied by the union leaders afterthe disastrous ending of the Carbondale battle the first opendemonstration of force in thecampaign to unionize Hopkinscounty In this battle two lead ¬

ers of the union party were kill ¬

ed and a horse ridden by a dep ¬

uty was shot through the headThe three deputies who partici ¬

pated in the shooting were ar¬

rested upon charge of murderbut after two trials were ac ¬

quittedBoxtownwas the union head ¬

quarters and at the union hallthere the party of miners formedin marching order and marchedtoward Carbondale and Orabtreemines before the battle Boxtown was still headquarters somemonths later when a body of un ¬

ionists fired upon a party ofdeputies who were going toserve warrents on union men atSt Charles

PAINFULLY INJURED

Mrs Henry Jones of this City Injured at

Wheatcroft Last Week

The Dixon Journal says6At Wheatcroft Tuesday Mrs

Jones wife of Henry Jones ofEarlingtpn happened to a pain-ful

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accident by having three ofher fingers badly injured by apistol shot Mr Jones was swornin as a deputy sheriffs of Web ¬

star county several weeks agoand has been at Wheatcroft eversince The facts concerning theaccident are about as followsMr Jones coat in the pocket ofwhich was a 45calibre coltspistol was picked up by MrsJones and the pistol droppedfrom the pocket striking thefloor thereby being dischargedcausing the accident as toldabove While the wound is avery painful one it is not con ¬

sidered serious

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I SQUIRREL SEASON

Opened Yesterday and the Boys Are Go ¬

ing After ThemDove Hunting Not

AllowedUntil August 1

Squirrel hunters are now readyfor the season in which squirrelscan be killed without violationof the law

squirrelSjopeneelnew in ¬

ing squirrels it is said that theyare more numerous this yearthan ever before known Thehunters will doubtless be out inlarge numbers before the close ofnext week

There lias been much interestin the approach of the dove sea ¬

son ThisSeason opens Aug 1

and those desiring to engage indove hunting will have to waittwo months yet or take thechance of falling into the custodyof Hopkins new game war ¬

densQreat vigilance vial be observ=

ed by the game wardens in se ¬

curing the enforcement of thelaws

Two New Houses

J H Shank has just closed acontract for two houses whichare to be erected as soon as possibleon West Broadway in Madisonville One of these is forVirgil Baqon and the other forEtnest Hibbs Both are to betwo stories high and area to bemodern in all their appointmentsThere are but few better hQmesin Madisonville than these willbe when completed

KENTUCKY TROOPS

Will Be Taken to the Worlds Fair at St

Louis About the Middle of August

Definite information has beenreceiyed from Frankfort to theeffect that the encampment ofthe Kentucky State Guard willbe held on the Worlds Fairgrounds in St Louis beginningabout the middle of AugustThe camp will be used as a campof instruction while the men areon the grounds and some of themost proficient army officers inthe country will be present Allthe exnenses and transportationto and from the big fair will bepaid by the government and theofficers of the regiment will re ¬

ceive the full pay correspondingto their standing in rank

Company G the new companyat this place will receive theirnew equipment in a short timeand are expected to make a fineshowing at the encampment

Died Monday9

John Mitchell the son of MrsPack Mitchell died Mondaymorning at 9 oclock at the hotelof Jas Clinton at Hanson asthe result of the injuries re ¬

ceived in the collision at OliveBranch church Sunday May 22He made a game fight for lifebut to no avail From the firstthe physicians gave no hope ofrecovery and consider it a won-

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that he lived for more thana week The interment tookplace at Pleasant Grove churchMonday afternoon at five oclockRev Pryce E Gatlin preachingthe sermon

Committed Suicide After Having Been

Married Only Two Weeks

Mayor Robert M McLane ofBaltimore shot and killed him ¬

self in his bedroom Monday aft ¬

ernoon He had been marriedonly two weeks The family areat a loss to account for the suit- ide Mayor McLane had beenhard worked since the fire andthis with criticism by his politi ¬

cal opponents is believed to havecaused temporary insanity

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COLONEL HENRY

Elected Without Opposition Colonel Commanding Third

Regiment K S G

CO G OF EARLINGTON

CASTS SOLID VOTE

Lieut Col Jouett Henry ofHopkinsville was elected Colonel of the Third Regimant ofState Guards at a meeting of theseveral companies of the regI-ment

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Friday night His pro ¬

motion was unanimous voteas he was ii4iine of promotionand had no position His elec-

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creates it vacancy in the of-

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of lieutenant colonelwhichwill be filled later

Col Henry is mayor of Hopkinsville and one of the citysmost prominent citizens whohas for many years been veryactive in State military affairsHe is very popular With officersand men alike and will in everyway make a worthy successor tothe late Col T J Smith

Company G of Earlingtoncast a solid vote for Col Henry-

A telegram Was received fromAdjtGen Haley May 27thstating that the uniforms andequipment for Co G was beingboxed at the arsenal and wouldbe shipped in a day or so

Circuit Clerk Gatlin Has Light Case of

Smallpox

Circuit Olerk D W Qntlin ofMadisonville is at the pest housethis week on account of a lightcase of smallpox Mr Gatlinwas taken with the disease Friday and readily consentedto be taken to the pest house toavoid the possibility of commun ¬

icating the disease to othersGeo Wood a colored immune

is attending him and everythingpossible is being done to makehis stay as comfortable as DOs

sible He is getting along nice ¬

ly and will be out in a few daysIt cannot be determined just

how he happened to take itThere are no new cases and no

further trouble is anticipated

HEAVY WIND

Strikes Earlington Sunday Afternoon

Blowing Down Several Trees and Doing

Other DamageSevere at Nebo

A heavy wind storm struckthis place Sunday afternoonabout one oclock uprooting sev-eral trees and blowing downfences The squall came up sud ¬

denly and lasted only a shorttime One of the large oak treeson the margin of the lake wasblown down The wind struckthe tent of some campers on thelake with terrific force and blewthe dishes and vituals from thetable A coffee pot was pickedup twenty yards from the tentand plates glasses and other ar ¬

ticles of table ware were foundin the walnut grove Two treeswere blown down in the yard ofMiss Mollie Whalen and two inMr Atkinsons yard The stormseemed to spend its fury on thelake to a great extent and white-cap waves rolled four or five feethigh breaking on the shore withgreat force Charley Trehe n-

and Jno Wolfgang were outskiff riding when the storm cameup and had a close race withwind and wave to get to shorebefore the storm struck themConsiderable damage was donein the Nebo country some sevenor eight barns having been blowndown and unroofed and the to ¬

bacco contained therein ruined

It is not In the heart of the rightfeeling man to cheer so lustily forthe victors that he has no tear forthe vanquished and the dead

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EARLINGTON AND MORTONS

The Locals Win Good Game From o ri f

Neighbor BoysFLast Sunday afternoon the

fans were permitted to see a goodgame of ball between our hometeam and Mortons Gapon thelatters diamond The game wasa good swift one and furnishedall the excitement the baseballenthusiasts were looking forThe score stood six and six at theend of the third inning but afterthis it looked like there Was go ¬

ing to be an extrainning gametill the last half of the ninth a

when Earlington succeeded hggetting one man across the pIathis clinched the game by thescore of 7 to 0 in favor of Earl¬

ington Every one of the boyson both sides behaved nicely andthe game was without a wrangleThe Earlington team has alwaysbeen friendly to the MortonsGap boys but we just had towin A largo crowd witnessedthe game

Batteries Earlington Pey ¬

ton and Goodloe Mortons CapDowney and Sade Grasty

Red Hill Coming

On Saturday June 11 the RedHill team will battle with the

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locals on our diamond The RedHill team is a strong one and agood game is assured Every ¬

body should turn out and en-

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our home team

First Plug of Chewing Tobacco

The first plug of chewing to ¬

bacco that was manufactured inthe State of Kentucky has notyet lost its identity says an ex¬

change It was made by WBMooklar of Maysville and themolds in which it was pressedare still in the posssession of hisson who bears his name MrMooklar who now lives in Covington has followed his father frithe tobacco business and thoughhe is now 72 years of age hetreasures the tradition that hisfather made the first plug of to¬

bacco in Kentucky the Statewhich has since become thegreatest tobacco section of the I

world Mr Mooklar who madeKentuckys first plug of tobaccowas one of the pioneer settlers ofthe State He came originallyfrom Huron N Y and learnedthe process of making tobaccointo plugs in Virginia whithad been in vogue for years fIbbrought the molds over the moun¬

tains and down the Ohio andthey are preserved as a familyheirloom

A Fine Hustler

There is perhaps n6 F6af estateroan in this section of the coun-try who comes nearer gettingthere when he starts than GeorgeR Lynn A few years since hecommenced dealing in real estatein a small way He was sucessful and very soon he com-

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to branch out For thepast year or two he has extendedhis business into other statessays the Madisonville Graphic

About two weeks ago MrLynn left Madisonville one dayand went south He informedhis friends that he had some interests that ho was going to lookafter in Tennessee While therehe sold 6000 acres of timber landand for this he received the sumof 40000 He has interests inother portions of the country-that are valuable There is onething about George Lynn anyone may depend upon every rep ¬

resentation he may make whenhe is making a trade

A piece of radium will disappearentirely in about 1000 years but thopresent owners of tho articlo arebearing up manfully under the prosIpective loss

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