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Karly Tuesday morning the Senate, by a vote of 42 to 35. ami the House ly 810 to 8, adopted the Cuban res olutions agreed nioti by a conference committee. Tht read a follows: "Reolv-d, by the Senate and House of Representative of the Vniti Statesof America in Congress assembled: That the people of the Island of Cuba are. and of right ought to bf free and independent. '2.

Tiiat it la the duty of the I'nitcd State to demand, and the tSoverntnent of the I'nited State doe hereby demand that the (Jov eminent of Spain at ouee relinquish its autliority and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban water. That the President of the United States be, and be hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the Vnited States, and to call into the actual serv ice of the lnited States the militia of the several Slates, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions Into effect. "4. That the United States hereby HfT3Jlrar disposition or Intention to exercise sovereignty. Jurisdiction or control over said Uland except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that Is ac complished, to leave the government and control of the Island to iU peo ple." As that is a compromise acceptable to the President, there seems to be a clearing of the situation and nothing left but a yielding or fight on Spain's part.

An Administration bill calling for 70.000 volunteers for the army was to bThtttaduced Tuesday in the House, A second call for 100.000 may soon be made by the President. The Regulars started for the Gulf Coast Tuesday. There Is a belief, so said, in Army circles that the war may have to be carried Into Spain in fact, is quite likely to. A mob murdered the American Consul's negro servant at Malaga, Spain. The Spanish government is defiant.

The six great powers are advising Spain to ask the good offices of the United States to permanently pacify the Island. Spain Is preparing the Canary Is lands as a base of supplies and fleet It ioo looks like now there will be powder burnt in a short while. Spain is trying her best to alarm the great powers against the Monroe Doctrine and alleged American ag gressiveness against all foreign-governed American territory. She is also seeking to array all Spanish American nations against this nation. It is reported that six torpedo-boats and several warships have arrived at i'orto wco.

li mis is true, it 1 an evidence of Spanish naval strategy being at work. The torpedo-boats are much feared by the IT. S. Squad ron at Key West. A third Atlantic squadron ia to be formed of the large merchant ships converted into armed cruisers.

It will be called the Patrol Squadron' and its duty will be to guard the sea-coast. It will take three weeks to prepnre the ships for this squadron. Bear Admiral Sicard, the senior oflcer of the Navy, has been recalled from bis sii-k leave, to advise with the Navy Department. An assault was attempted by a mob on the U. S.

Consulate at Barcelona, Spain. Rioting has commenced in Porto Rioo and Americans and English are unsafe. The National League base-ball season opened last Friday and interest in tbs war news immediately lessened. Tub U. S.

Consulate at Malaga, Spain, was attacked by a mob and considerable damage done. The Spanish olllciala made due apologies to the Consul. Sntw has sent a com mission to confer with the Cuban insurgents. If tbey should come to terms the United States would be ia an awkward position. But there is tbe Maine affair yet.

I Gkn. Fir 7. in on I.i modestly and i 1 i ception in Washington City. The Spanidi are in Tit a fight, and if tlicy don't fight the I'nitcd States they will tight each other id home. Tnr t.n.l imiwirin n.l iim.n nienis of gold of late amount, to Jtiil.iMHi.iMKl.

It is somewhat alarm nig to foreigners Tnr. Treasury's first move for the provision of war fund is to ask Congress ft authorize worth of bonds, to tie issued in batches ns needed. Mkxk'o, with neighborly friendship, ha sent a regim tit each of infantry and cavalry to the I'niieil States border to put down any Spanish uprising at this country. AMoNi Republican leader in Ohio it promises to be Foraker first. the rest nowhere.

The ieile idolize a leader whoe iustincts impel hi in to the right course in a great crisis. On lust Thursday the U. S. Navy Department wnrned those in the Department to give out no more information of the movements of the warships, under penalty of court martini. TiiiRTT-rnrK regiments of the Regular Army have been ordered to Kcv West, Tampa.

Mobile, New Orleans and C'liickamauga. Only six regiments were not moved from their stations. Puohabi.t encouraged by the prosM-ct of the I'nited Slates going to wsr with Spain, the rebels in the Spanish I'hillipine Islands have risen again, and many of the Spaniards are fleeing. The Spanish Cortes' date for convening is April 20th. In the frenzied state of all airs there is a likelihood of a ttirhulency similar to that of our own House of Rep resentatives last week.

Tnc House on Monday by a vote of 17!) to 1.16 refused to accept the Senate Cuban resolutions with the independence recognition. The Sen ate bv 46 to 32 refused to accept the House resolutions. The battleship Alabama will lie launched at Cramps' shipyard, Philadelphia, May 18th. Senator Morgan's daughter, of Alabama, will christen it. The question of the sort of liquid to use hasn't yet been raised.

Tub ceilings of the legislative chambers of the capitol at Frank fort have a peculiar custom of falling just before a regular or anticipated session of the General Assembly. The Senate ceiling fell last week. The Spanish protest too much that there were no torpedoes and submarine mines in Havana harbor when the Maine was blown up. They neglect the theory that a torpedo eel or some other species of electrical fish did the work. The Government has bought or chartered the four big and swift Atlsntio liners Paris, New York, St.

Louis and St. Paul and is con verting and arming them for war ships. 1 hey will bave heavy bat teries of 6-Inch rapid-firing rifles and smaller guns. Acstbia is Spain most active friend among the European powers. In the future process of making Austria Cossack Americans are very likely to remember it.

The Russian bear is nearly certain to try Lis teeth on the Austrian car cass before a great while. Wall Street, New York, thinks it will have a richer thing than the Klondike when war breaks out. Four syndicates bave been organ ized to fit out privateers to prey on spanien ocean commerce. All ar rangements are said to bave been made to engage fleets of privateers in this legalized piracy. Queer Eeoext Christie a's play is a threat to abdicate if the Span ish Cabinet "takes any steps derog atory to Spain's honor and Tbe mainspring of all the Queen's politics is concealed in the soft seat of the Spanish throne, which with motherly pride she is keeping warm for her boy Alfonso.

Frebcu popular opinion and sympathy on tbe Cuban question are a disgrace to a nation that maintains tbe form of republican institutions as France does. The disgrace is all the more glaring when It Is known that the sympathy arises from the fact that Spanish bonds are largely owned in France. The great powers of the continent of Europe are "real mad" be cause tne united States will not listen to their tendered concert," and their organs are muttering about "swaggering American self- conceit." The United Mates doesn't meddle in European affairs and hasn't meddled with their parti tion of China. Sehatob WelliWgtoh, of Mary land, said, on the responsibility of a New Ynik newspaper own statement, that Senator Money, of Mississippi, went to Cuba in the inter est of a "yellow journal." Senator Money called him a liar, and the gayety of nations was duly catered to, on the floor of the U. S.

Senate last week. Ab electrician named Rychnow- ski, of Imbcrg, is reported to have discovered '-the elect rio fluid," it is presumed, in material form. He calls it "elect roid." It is not identical with electricity. It is claimed to produce light, rotate objects in the air, produce whirlpools in water, kill bacteria, etc. When force can be reduced to matter science is progressing rapidly indeed.

1 uf Maine, became notorious in former years for jingoism in the House of Congress when there no oeeasion or excuse for it. Hi- i now the lu-iid of the Nuval Committee niul a conservative of conservatives, lie was one of the nineteen who voted against lhe( revolutions Inst week. The Spanish public is taught to r-g'ird the people of the 1'nitcd Stilted ilu ti riell Itllf lli uri nr. ii I 4 aggregation, in government little I better than a mob, with an iirmy insiguilieaiit in numbers ami inrlli eient in war, and with a clumsy aiut weak navy. 1 hey iM-heve war against the I'nitcd Stan would be a grand national frolic, with booty and glory enough to rehabilitate Spain among tho great power.

I'm: foreign press is much shock ed at the little shindy in the Capi tol at Washington last week. They are convinced that ill parliamentary manners are an American churae- istic. The French and Austrian parliament have recently shown conclusively that they are as much possessed of rowdyism as the Amer ican Congress ever was, and other Kuropeaii legislatures have no better Hut that only emphasizes the gall of their critics of American failings. Tit Br is a time to doubt and hold back and there is a time for self-confident and vigorous assertive action. Tho time to doubt in this Cuban question was before the dated Males was ollleially committed to the xilicy of intervention.

To lieat about the bush and hesi tate now places this nation in the attitude of a cowardly bully. The best policy is to not meddle, but if the nation does assume to do so on lofty grounds of hiinianitariauism to dally then is dastardly. The great powers are carving up China, and though the nation is alive the only obstacles they encounter arc from each other, each fearing the other will get the best slices. China, like a great sheep, with pitiful pathos in her eyes, lies stretched out and unresisting. Still there are softies and molly-coddles in the United States whose horror of war and of preparation for same are so profound that they would leave the United States a temptation to despoilment like China.

A msi on the flour of the House of Congress during the consideration of the Cuban res olutions last Wednesday week led to a collision between Bartlett, of Georgia, and Ilrumm. of Pennsyl vania. I he latter called the former a liar, i-nd Ilurtlett threw a book at Ilrumm. Instantly the House was in an uproar and soino scores of members were struggling and Gghting around the originators. It was the worst disorder that has occur, ed in Congress for several years.

Tue big Spanish cruisers Vizcayn and Oqucndo have gone from West Indian waters to join the Spanish squadron gathering at the Cupc Verde Islands. There is much speculation as to Spain's plans. It is not thought probable that a general naval engagement will be risked, but that a sort of naval guerrilla warfare will be waged and sea-coast cities attacked. The six first-class armored cruisers being swift er than any vessel the United States has of the same offensive and de fensive power will permit a general battle being avoided if Spain wishes. TnE House resolutions directing the President to intervene at once and stop the war in Cuba, to the end that the people there by their free action establish a stable and independent government of their own, and authorizing the President to use tbe land and naval forces of the United States to effect that purpose, passed by 322 to 19.

Of the 19 negative votes 15 were cast by Democrats 8 from Georgia, from Alabama. 1 from Tennessee and 2 from South Carolina 3 by Republicans Johnson, of Indiana Boutelle, of Maine; Loud, of Cal ifornia; 1 Populist Simpson, of Kansas. Tbe torpedo-boat, that is feared so much by naval officers, is not very seaworthy after all. The Spanish vessels of that class that have tried tbe open sea bave suffered se verely from the waves and winds and some have been more or less damaged. The flotilla at Cape Verde Islands may have been deterred from crossing to Cuba by the peril ous experience from Cadiz to the Islands.

The torpedo-boat Soraers, that the United States bought in Germany, bad to abandon its first attempt at crossing the Atlantic from England and is now at an English port, the crew partially de. serting, owing to its unseaworthi ness. The rowdyism of one nation's parliament does not excuse that of another's, but while Eurnnean crit ics are discussing the violent scenes in the Capitol at Washington last wee It tney should remember the earryings on of the late session of the Austrian parliament, which Mark Twain said had alj the elements of a Western Iynching-hee except the execution of the victim. Austria is a great and old monar chy, with a king ruling by "divine right." Most foreign critics of the United States apply a much more rigid test to the United States In all respects than they do to their own nation or neighbor nations in their criticisms. They prescribe us to a straight and narrow path with no latitude for popular side-step- pi ngs nor deviations due to the fact that every man is as good as another or a little better.

The aim of such critics in reality Is to decry the ability of the people to govern themselves and work out their own salvation without the aid of privileged classes like royal tv and notylity. Tur.itE is strong odor of hypocrisy about the ollicial -duration "for peace if it can be maintained honorably." In the beginning there was only one sure way to maiii-tian peace in regard to the Cuban ttii'Stion. That was to adopt and stick lirmly lo a policy of "Intnls i-ff." The Administrations have n-'ither taken that position. They profcssi-d the right to intervene in the domestic, concern of another nation umler c.icuiiitancc inai have undeniably come. They have iiiieriiicil.lb il liv iiiiliinacv.

ith a threat that could only mean ulli-timatr) force of arms. Now to prate of iM-iice us if Spain was! I he ag gressor is something not exactly commendable, to put it mildly. Thk lYlayo, first-class battleship; the Carlos Vizcayn. Oqucndo, Maria Teresa, Anurias, Cis-neros and Colon, first-class cruisers; the Nuiiinncia nnd Vitoria, old second class re tlio formidable armored ships of the Spanish navy about ready for lighting The ten best United States armored warships apparently art- more powerful. There isn't a Spanish ship that can compare in guns and armor with the four first class battleships.

In a standing-tip fight the monitor Puritan seems a stronger fighter than even the Pelayo. Hut a lest will likely soon be made in the most practical way as to which navy has the best ships and best fighters ou them. Notwitiistamkinh that philosophers and politicians of a certain class would commit great nations to socialism, proof comes that human nature is too deeply grounded for even voluntary and select small communities of socialists to long work together successfully and in harmony. The Kentucky Shakers are dying out. The Zoar.

Ohio, community, or Society of Separatists, has agreed to disagree and dissolve. Each person in it will get about twelve thousand dollars per share. Democracy, or only the necessary compromise of individual freedom, is sound in philosophy and pre-eminently successful in prac tice. The nearer the individual is to perfect freedom the sooner man kind will solve the mystery of its mission. Tins is what tl' Hritannica says ot as soldiers: Encyclopedia paniards "I he Spaniard possesses many of the highest qualities of a soldier: he is hard', temperate, individually brave, high-spirited, and independent: and though naturally indolent and idle is easily roused.

and capable of great heroism, as well as of sustained exertion. Yet this people, when brought together, form without exception the worst soldiers of Europe. They nre mi patient of discipline) and restraint. and as easily discouraged as they are excited; and that mutual con fidence in one another and in their leaders which alone gives iiMral tone nnd strt-nglh to a mass of mn is altogether wanting. Iiow much of this ni i be dm to a want of good leaders may he a question but discipline must always be the basia of all military efficiency, and of discipline in the true sense of the word neither the soldiers nor the people of Spain have any idea liiE war revenue measure prac tically agreed upon by the Repub lican members of the House nay and Means Committee provides fo an increase of $1 per barrel on beer, which will raise $30,000,000 addi uonai revenue; increase Irora six to twelve cents per pound on man ufactured tobacco and snuff.which will increase the revenue about cigars and cigarettes an increase of a tax on checks, drafts, mortgages, loans, bonds, and all business instruments, patent and proprietary medicines, telegraph messages and express packages, which will provide some duty and tax on tea and coffee, producing For pressing needs the Secretary of the Treasury is to be authorized to issue certificates bearing not exceeding 3 per cent, interest; also to borrow by popular subscription at 3 per cent.

$500,000,000, payable in five to twenty years. This will be presented as soon as war is be gun. im new foreign-built cruiser New Orleans and the San Francis co (cruiser) will bo attached to the Flying Squadron at Hampton Roads. This squadron contains the armored cruiser Brooklyn, the two big, fast cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis, the Arst-class battle ship Massachusetts and the second- class battleship Texas. It is pro posed to exchange the Massachu setts for the North Atlantic Squad ron flagship, the armored cruiser New York, at Key West, on account or the cruiser being so much swift er than the battleship.

That would give the N. A. Squadron the first-class battleships Iowa, Indiana and Massachusetts, the first-class mon itor Puritan, the second-class mon itors Amplutrite and Terror, the second-class cruiser Cincinnati, third-flagg cruisers Detroit and Marblehead. the gunboats Nash ville, Helena, Newport and Castine, torpeuo-boats Dupont, Cushing, Ericsson, Foote, Winslow and Porter, and two tugs. Tbe batteries of the five largest ouipu ui lue nyiug squaaron as lately constituted are composed of rour lJ-lncb, two 12 inch, twenty-four 8-inch and fourteen 6-inch breech-loading rifled cannon, twelve neti and twenty-eight 4-inch rapid-firing rifled cannon, in the main batteries; in tho secondarv batteries are sixty-six 6-pounders, twenty-two l-pounders, four Hotch-kiss revolving cannon and twenty-two Gatling guns.

All tbe second ary battery guns are. of the latest rapid-firing sort. The guns in the main natteries are or the hat Micar. imiicrna except ine 6 incW rifles, which lack the ranid-firinc features of the latest models. Cr.s.

FiTziirr.it Lke will bo a Major General a division for invading Cuba if war comes. Gen. Grant's grandson, son of Nellie Grant Sarloris, has requested place on Gen. Lee's staff. His rn ml in.

it li Criint approves it. Theodore Roosevelt, Asst. Secretary of llie Navy, will resign his ollice, much against the President's wishes, ami has spoken for a place on Gen. I.ee's stall'. On Saturday night the Senate by a vote of l'i7 to 21 ad'-ptcd resolutions declaring Cuba's inilepend nee, directing the 1 resilient to use the hind and naval forces to uphold the Island's independence and bring pence to it.

and disclaiming any intention to annex it. On the inde pendence resolution, which carried by 51 to 37, the vote was: For, 11 Republican. 2S Democrats, 7 Pop ulist and 5 silver Republicans: Against, il Kepiiblicans ana i Democrats. On tho final vote It was: For. 21 Republicans, 31 Dem ocrat 7 Populists and 5 silver Re publicans; Against, Republl cans and 1 Democrats.

According to a member of the Administration quoted in a news dispatch the Cuban question is to be settled thus it Congress gives the President a free rein: The President will send the Key West Squadron to make a naval display at Havana. Havana will surrender. The United States will take pos session of the Havana customhouse. The allied powers of Europe will induce Spain to submit the whole thing to arbitration. The arbitrators will find the United States damaged by Spain to the worth of Cuba, and Spain will code the Island in payment of said dam ages.

The United States will as sume the Cuban indebtedness. CORRESPONDENCE. Sherburne. Mrs. Wm.

Bentley is very ill. W. H. Graham was in Cincinnati last week. A.

B. Barhee shipped a car-load ot hogs to Cincinnati last week. J. B. Swartz has purchased and taken possession of the stock of dry goods and giocerics of L.

I. Tt-rhune. Naylor's Branch. Born, to Silas Barber and on the 11th a son. wife Mrs.

Thomas Reed is very low and not expected to live long. A great many tobacco plants were killed by the late freezes. J. T. Lathrara sold to Norris a sou and some shonts for $'20.

Our Sunday-school is progressing nicely, and every body is invited ti) come. If Odessa hns there are some community. nnv widows widowers in left this East Fork of Flat Croek. Wheat looks Haltering in this vicinity. Rev.

Bromley is lioldin a series of meetings at Fuirview this week. There are a great many tobacco plants killed In this neighborhood, causi-d by the late freezes. Mrs. Elizabeth Colliver wants it announced through the columns of The Outlook that her husband's R. T.

Col liver's) funeral will be preneneo mo fourth Sunday in April at Fairview church by Rev- George E. All are invited, especially relatives of the deceased Preston. D. D. Hart is on the sick list Mrs.

Press Barnes is on the sick list. Mrs. Ella Ulery visited Mrs, Staton Sunday. Chas. Steele, of Stepstone, in town Sunday eve.

was R. T. Myers and J. D. Turlcy went to stepstone Sunday eve iss Lillie Shackelford, of Chest nut Grove, was here Saturday D.

S. and W. W. Nixon visited on Flat Creek Saturday and Sun day. S.

II. Johnson and George Barnes attended church at Olympla Sun day. Misses Katie and Sallie Williamson arrived home from Illinois to see their father, who is very low and not expected to live. Died, Tuesday, April 12, 1898, of consumption. Charley Jones, aged about years.

extend our sympathy to the bereaved ones, Forge Hill. John L. Vice's children are poor ly with measles. John Tincher purchased of Tom Jones a horse for $45. Several from this place attended Sunday-school at Naylor Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goodpaster and family spent Sunday with W. W. Williams and family.

Died, on 13th infant son of Riley Craig; buried at the Old Virginia burying ground. Mr. and Mrs. James Toy spent Sunday with I. B.

Williams and family, of Licking Valley. Miss Lizzie Tincher spent Satur day night and Sunday with Miss Janio Gregory, of Wyoming. James Toy bought of Richard Ferguson hogs at $3.12 per hun dred; also three of I. B. Williams for $12.

Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Thompson spent Saturday night and Sunday with Luther Rawlings and family, of Suit Lick. Miasms Pearl To v. Laura ITIerv.

Clio Williams and Tiny Moore ft amnt Saturday nirht and Sundav Vith W. II. WiJliams' family. South Side. Oscar Kendall will plant ten acres of corn this week.

Married, Mr. Henry Webb to Mrs. Belle Suiter. May their joys be many. Yes.

the ('arrington Thomas Cat will exchange with the Reynolds-ville Scorcher. Wonder what has become of little Hilly Bryan We don't hear noth iug of him nny more. As we haven't the space we will tell the Odessa correspondent about Mrs. "Sorrell Top" later. Some prophet say that fruit is kiiled, others say not.

Pin your faith to either nnd you are liable to find out your mistake. The woman that lived on Salt Lick that refused to listen idle tales because she was deaf recently died from heart troubles Mis Emmn McCarty, a charming young lady of Prickly Ash, accompanied bv John Stone, visited rel atives near Olympia last week. Garnet Arinitnge has thirty sign ers to hi paper to go to Spain. We signed, but later got scared and went over and hid in James Moore's cellar. One of our old time neighbors says he planted his Maters" in the moon.

noticed that they even grew harder as the cold weather set in. AH that read The Outlook in this section express themselves as liking it, especially the fairer sex Women know a cood thing when they see it. Those young ladies in French- burg who were unsuccessful during leap year now mournfully go about humming: "It may be four years and It may bo forever. Evangelist I. N.

Workman closed a very successful meeting at Pleas- ant Vallev Thursday night. We conrmend Bro. Workman as a con scientious Christian gentlemen and a faithful workman in the Master's vineyard. "West End" informed us that while working at the mill he saw a ghost and it had wing. It he is the one that robbed Jess Cnudill's poor old setting hen almost ready to hatch we shouldn wonder at him seeing ghosts.

Keep an eye on him, Jess. It has been rumored that when "West End" and "South Side" met there would be "pistols and coffee We rubbed up against him theoth er day and he looked a little pleas ing and, of course, we preferred the coffee with a little lemon juice in it. One of our young ladies disap peared the other day and after sev eral friends had quietly searched for five hour she was found sitting on the hank of Salt Lick with her lover, squeezing hands and talking nonsense ns it nothing had hap pened. This is what the Carrington Thomas Cat did t- the Spaniard last week and this is not th. worst it can do either it fpaln crowds it too much "And for that horrihh; Maine disustc We will I.

lake the Spanish pay Millions iiito our treasury. And we will make them pay it in one day." When people pay fifty to seventy five cent for a seat in an opera house they do not wish to be an noyed by some two or three young- ter sitting near who put in the entire evening giggling and making so much noise that no one can hear what is being said on the stage. recently witnessed an opera play where no less than twenty-five peo ple had their evening spoiled by couple of young ladies who were better raised and some young dude they bad with them Died. After much suffering from that dread disease consumption Sanford Crouch passed peacefully away to his last rest on Saturday, April 9th. He was born and reared in Ky.

and had been living in In diana for several years, lie came to this country to recuperate. De ceased was a member of the Chris tian church and a Freemason. He leaves a loving wife and a very bright and intelligent daughter and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. Interment took place at Thorntown, Indiana. Alter a man is dead be never hears of the kind things said of him his obituary.

His ears are deaf to the prayers offered over his remains by the minister, and he not conscious of the beauty and fragrance of the flowers placed on his coffin. Kind attentions are be stowed upon him that were denied him while living, and which could have made life more pleasant. How often do we hear people talk and try to slander their betters and at the same time profess religion and think there is none perfect but themselves. If everybody was just half as nice, good and kind as he pretends what a perfect Heaven this world would be. The mercantile reports are en couraging in tone.

Business is re ported improving. We sincerely hope that prosperity is about to ar rive at last but silver is not going up awful isn it? If business Im proves and times become good what will become of us unless silver goes up? We all believe in silver, but what is the use of continually howl ing that unless the white metal doubles in value the country is go ing to the dogs? There's nothing in it. The cry is used principally by office-seeking chaps unable to ride into power on their own merits. Silver will come out all right. It is only a question of time.

If some of those ollice-seeking chaps would quit howling free silver and become patriotic enough to lead an army through capital of Spain, it would be much more appreciated. Your scribe once heard Sam IJones say the following in a ser moa "If I was running a sw-mill TILLERS OF THE SOIL Having at all times recognized our obligations to the farmer of Bath county, knowing that their confidence and aid was es-Kential to success in our business, we address these few lines asking that you READ CAREFULLY and act ns in your judgment seems best. We are now receiving and have in stork a full and complete line of IElICHILLED plows and repair. It is useless to call your attention to the excellence of thi plow, as OVER I of them are now in use in this county, having outlived all CHEAP IMITATIONS a aim is growing steadily in tavor an over Ky. and the West, the sales increasing? yearly.

We have them in all sizes in both steel and wood beams, with every repair, even down to the smallest bolt used in their construction. We also carry a full line of sizes of the celebrated BALL'S Hillside Plowsr which is admitted by all who have used them to be tbe KINO of Hillside Plows. Also a full stock of Brown Double Shovels, Five and Seven Tooth Cultivators. TIGER DISC HARROWS, 16 AND 20 INCH DISC. A full and complete lineof PLOWand WAO-ON OKAKIXO, CHECK LINKS, Ac, both Cheap and Uood.

Also Collars, Ha r-ness. Hack-bands, Chains and Collar Pads. We carry the Leather Tree and Spring-Seat HAND MADE, also Morgan Tree and other kinds both (rood and cheap. Our Spring-seat i made by Cnut. MrOinety.

of Falmouth, who has had thirty-five years' expedience at the bench, and every saddle he makes is fully guaranteed. Call and see thein. SBftRBCD AND jj Having bought our wire this year In car-load 2 lot we are prepared to sell wire cheaper rj than it ha ever been sold In Hath or ad- joining counties. Now don't take any man's word for statement made as to (roods and prices, but investigate for yourselves, and if we make our promises cood tome and see and we will send you home happy in fl vl possession of more goo! for less money than you ever boufit in your life. jResiioctfiilly, JOHN A.

KAMSEY Owinsyille. and a fellow wanted to haul sw-tos I would want to see his team, and if lie showed me a mule, a goat, a bee and a skunk 1 would say: 'You can't do anything with that tenm a kicker, a butter, a stinger and a Some preachers have that kind of a team: an old fellow that kicks at everything; and one with a head so hard he could take six square butts with a billy-goat, send the goat home with a headache and feel no inconvenience; an old long-tongueil woman, with a tongue so long she could sit in th parlor and lick a skillet in th kitchen, and an old beer- and whiT ky-soaked fellow that out-stinks a polecat. Now, what can a fellow do with that kind of a team?" Clodhoi per. Yaia. Miss Gracie Caldwell is attending school at Salt Lick.

Hoys, watch how you all are playing base ball on Sunday. Clarence, the little son of Dave Ramey and wife, is very sick The stockholders of the Sterling Lumber Co. came Sunday. Miss Pearl Williams is suffering very much from a crippled 7 Mrs. Dr.

Pritchard is visiting her. parents, at Catlettsburg, this week. Misses Myrtle Kring and Ada Nickels attended church at Licking Union Sunday. Miss Nell B. Kautz, who had been visiting her many friends at Salt Lick, has returned to her beautiful ciuntry home.

Moore's Ferry. J. C. Atchison has about fortyfl head of hogs for sale. J.

M. Kissick sold to Isaac Shouse thirty-one head of hogs at 3.30 per hundred. Alex Sbrout, ot Flat Creek, visit ed his uncle O. P. Shrout last Sat urday and Sunday.

Your scribe killed his first snake for 1898 Sunday. It was a black racer, about five feet long, Leslie Atchison, of west of Of- ingsville, visited his parents, J. C. Atchison and wife, tbe latter part of last week. Clay Reeves had bad luck.

He lost one of his worse mules on the 11th inst. It got crippled some way in the barn and had to be shot. Odessa. II. A.

Oursler, ex-Coroner, is vis- ting here this week. II. A. Anderson is still confined to his bed with mumps. Jo A.

Harber returned Monday from a two weeks' visit in Illinois. George Boyd and wife went to Flemingsburg Saturday; returned Sunday. Elder B. F. Parker filled his appointment at White Oak Saturday and Sunday.

SMOOTH WIRC. Charles Jones had a nice filly to get bad! rut on a barbed-wire fence last week. Qnite a number from thi community attended church al Wyoming Sunday afternoon. I Thomas Sncdegar and son Epy. lf Licking Union, were the guest Vf Mrs.

Zarilda Jonts last week. VMrs. George A. Deatley is somewhat better. Her daughter.

Miss Sallie, has been quite sick for th dps st week. rs. R.E. Reeves was quite poorly week( worse than common Have not beard from ber since, as they bave moved three miles away. OlymDia.

Gus Hi ley went to Sooth Car olina last week on business. 'Mrs fviile, I -Mas Mrs. Blanche Miller, of Owings- has moved to this place. ster Norman Horton. of Prss ton, came nit Sunday on hi wheel.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Jackson and Mrs. G. W.

Young went to Fairview Saturday. Sheriff Atchison was out again last week putting the scare on some of our boys. Bro. J. M.

Rash filled his regular appointment here Sunday; also preached at Sour Spring on Sunday afternoon. Chas. Cook, of Salt Lick. Jesse Cook and Foy James, of Illinois, were here the past week calling on their many friend. Salt Lick.

Y2san tv TsAtatASa ft1 wlfa Ajyj uf ws wui uivu sua girl. 1. Will Whitcomb was in Lexington IFriday. Col. Eaton was in Winchester on business last week.

Miss Nona Ruley baa returned home from a visit to Soldier. There will be an ice cream supper at M. E. Church Saturday night. Midi illia ol A.LUnri insited the family of Dr.

Lewis ast week. The Sick. Miss Pearl Landrum and Mr. Shrout are better. Ed Jones is very low.

Floyd James and Jessie Cook, of Illinois, who came to attend tha funeral of the latter's father. Mr Cook, have returned home. CONTINUED OJI riRST PASS. SPRING 1898. Trees! Plants! Uines! rne Bluegrass Nurseria offer everything for Orchard, Garden.

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