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o WALKKU, I'ublislior MjTISK WALKEH, Mnnngor. OUt YIAK OX K DOLLAR ... .:-: 1HOME j Insurance Compny J-CASH ASSETS OVER $15,000,000 ;( Sr I riUKHiiilTUHNADO In ,. in tmvn or county. Cnh illllK'Ht HIllllinM. MIWWIl ( (Kirniitnrd. Vour pntronnRM I it i prfclnUKl. j:j H WORSE, Agjint, Marlon, Ky 1 1 -I-H ; , I iy id oounty court dny. J trading stamps nt Clifton's , Clifton was in Dyonsburg , '; Vn nd ull it) in St. Louis I' i i In tho wlfoof O. II. Pnris, M a a loy. K Ii Throlkold of Snlom wns a i Suniliiy. I I . thuwifoof J W. Enooh , 'i tino girl. I froah groceries nlwnys ob. ,- id CophcrV t r.nirt will uottvuiiu in Sltli. K ( 'kMy of Dycusburg, iwn Monday, Nov Spring Shirts Co ! (!iP8tor Griefioni, of. Snlom, '"n thfH wouk. i iiort Woldon, of Tolu, is ' I dniigorotiBly ill. ' - hi lwil fiood potntoos on iki't go to Gopher's. I' .1 V (lUOW. f'f Tolu, ws ii tho first of I ho wook. V .' rry Dnughlory ban inovsd .1 11 Wnlkor property. A'Ulio Boyd, of Salitu, vi. ftnlH horu this week. 1 tjpiiinn boarders wanted. " t I...Mrs J. W. Good loo. Lmbroidcrics al 4c Co i vu'llcst lino of ladius lino i-iii uxiorus over snown in IM M'Oll sorved in nny stylo, 1118, at Cophor's .iniry famous Hour, tho u r in thu world, at Mi W8 Hurry Opponhoimornnd 1 IInnns woro in Evnnsvillo, Mis, Rosa Kovil Ib toaching n school at Bordloy, Union s, tho lovoly Bofn pillow ensos 1 ''or givos nwny. Ton diiroront f'lIIS Sec our 5c ics worth 10c Co "'1"it tho Dollnr Embroidery l"" ftt t'lifton'a is attract nir L'roat it'i'idi .ii k (Vidor is Hliniiimr liin nil' Ir" rn trip toToxnB with a viow nuing i(j Taylor attondod sorvicos at .ii Sunday. Ho mny join ovor tlioro. Messrs Vinson nnd Ilnrria. r8"f tlio Princoton Ohroniolo, " ' town Snturdny. lii'ulioa can Bknlo froo ovory Mon ' I'diioBday nnd Friday night --' "in a BKluiug rillK, "broideries worth from '5c to 25c a vard for 10c a yard. Co ,iPfl jour laundry nt Woods' "sr fitofO. for lvnnninv Tallin "t lor Kohinoor laundry. fow Spring Goods arriving "J' It (.'liftoilV Vn ,n.. nl. lJ8 find tho now tliingB thoro. JJov. Win ();oy wonl to Sllorft. ' C0l'"yi Monday, v. ii88i8t Inv. Hurboo in a mooting SU0 .Eroding Stamps at Olif. 1 lour Choice OKA Delker Buggy Corydon Wagon Walter A. Wood Mowing Machine and Hay Rake FREE! To I ho orson thnt mnkca tho nearest Ktiww ns to tho numhorol fthot contained in tho hottlu on ditiplny in our show window. Contest closes July 1th. A Guess for each One Dollar Purchase. Cochran & Baker, MAHION, KV. SoiiIb for Richard & Pinglo's Minstrels will bo plncod on salo nt tho Puicss oilico todny. Mr. Sam Gugonhoim is in St, Louis buying tho soring nnd goods for Tho work dono by tho Magnot laundry is suporiorto tho work of nny othor. Try it. Jns. Hioklin rtgont. Embroideries from the cheapest to the finest at Co Mrs Lnwronco Cridor nnd Miss Donio Williams unitod with tho Cumlrorlnnd Prosbytoritm church .Sunday. A bontitiful sofa pillow covor given with ovory l(i boxos of tho famoUH olcctrio stnrch purohasod nt Cophor's. Prof, Milton Elliott, of May-field, Ky. will pronoh nt tho Chris, tinn church in this city Sundny, March 10th. Mr Anthony Ainsworth's family tiioxod from Mississippi to Marion Inst wook. Mr. Ainsworth will como this fall. Mrs. John T. Franks nnd Miss I tin Woods went to Louisville Tuesday to aoloct Mrs. Franks' spring Block of millinory goods. Lndios sknto froo every Monday. Woduosdny nnd Friday night, Bring your skntes nnd hnvo n good time. Tom E. Honrm. Ollie Jnmus is doui in tho this week, prosoouting his nuivasH for congroHS. Ho is moot iug with a most cordial rocoption ovory whoro. The chance of the season to buy Embroideries at less than you ever saw. Co Mossrs. F. M. Olomont. L. W. Crueo nnd Bird Bradley, and Mrs. W. K. Ulomont loft for Ardmoro, I. T., M'oudny, to visit frionds and soo tho country. Mr. P. O. Stophons wont to Princoton Sunday to nttond the funornl of M'onroo Poolo, a well known citizon of that oily, who died Saturday. Charlos Worlhom, a nogro, waB tried boforo Judgo Towory Tuesday, on thoohargoof firing a weapon on the public highway. II o was diamisBod. Tho prnyor mooting at tho O. P. church hns boon rosurrootod. A good sorvico was hold Monday nignt. oorvicos win do hoki ovory Monday night. Miss Opholia Alvis, of Salom, wns in town Sunday. Sho loft Monday for St, Louis to purchase a spring stook of millinory goods. Sho will bo gono sovornl woeks. Mr. G. E. Boston is ongagod in putting in a colonial mantlo in Prof. Evans' library. It's a structuro, and bofits tho fino old homo of tho popular toaohor. Mr. Ohiis. Burgot will shortly bogin a now front for the Taylor rosidonco on Salom stroot. Tho popular nrohitoct and builder will add graco and boauty to tho placo. Building lumbor of ovory description, doors ond windows, ond lath, and as good n paint as was evor put on a Iioubo, at Boston & Walkor's. Buy Elootrio Starch at Gopher's and snvo tho wrappers, thoy are worth Bomothing. For 10 vrap. pors of 5 cont sizo you can got a lovoly and artistio sofa pillow case or for 8 wrappors of 10 cent boxes Call at Mr. Gophers and see these pretty poyers, FE3 I3luo trading stamps nt Clifton's. Mr Goo I3onrd nnd wifo nro botli quito ill. Mr. Edwnrd llay wnrd, tho popu Inr onshior of tho Fnrmors Bank, is on tho sick list. Mrs. Prouk Whoolor loft for DoLnnd Fin., whoro sho will romnin for sovornl wooks. Tho grontost lino of lino Incos ovor shown in Marion. Clifton's. Rev Jbb F. Prico is cnllod to Lisinnn this wook to consult with MrT, N. Williams, nn nrohitoct from Louisvillo, in rognrd to tho construction of tho now oliuroh nt Shiloh. Aftor livo yonrs soxvico ns Super intendont of tho Kentucky Fluor Spnr Co. nt this plnco, Mr. L. W. Postlothwnito returns to his former home Paris, Tonn. Ho made hosts of frionds horo, nnd regrets his lonving, Thorois not nnd hns not boon n ense of aranllpox in or around Marion for weoks. Tho Press tho board of honlth for its faithful nnd olhoiont work in staying tho spread of tho nlncuo. Thero woro 1200 acoinations. Wo roach tho bottom when you sound for prices on building material. Clark Planing Mill Co., IJoar Dopot. All tho ladies aro talking about tho big bargains that Clifton's are offering in Embroidorios, and aro wondoring how thoy can afford to sell them for so much loss than othor storo. But thoy know that if suoh bargains can bo had, thoy would oxpoct to find thorn at Clifton's. W. O. Tynor, of Union, was in tho oity Monday. Ho loft town with his pockets full of iron joints and brass stop, cocks. Ho rofusod to disclose the usos ho would put them to, but it Ib beliovod that ho is boring for oil and gass and is getting roady to contino his products. All that anyothor storo shows, and many now things to bo had only here. Clifton's. Mr Dosia Hill was on tho stroots Monday; ho is as bright, ploasant and oboorful as ever, notwithstanding tho two empty coat sleeves ho enrrios. He has tho .knack of looking on tho bright sido of things, and tho terrible calamity that Dofoll him did not drivo all tho sunshino out of his life. Fow pooplo are nwaro of tho ox-tout of tho tobacco crop in this sootion. Tho Jarvis house alono will ship this soasou considerably moro than 1,000,000 pounds of tho wood. Mr. William Baird, who represents tho Jarvis interests hore, is one of tho bost posted mon in tho trndo. Somo ono will got n $100 stool rango froo. Try to got it. Bigham & Browning. PostmaBtor Goo. Cridor and his two polito and nttontivo lady assistants, sorvo tho public admirably, so far as is possiblo in tho cramped quartors ocoupiod by tho Govornmont post office. Marion has thrown off hor swaddling clothes and noods more room to handlo tho ovor increasing correspondence that now ontorprisos and now developments bring to us. FOR RENT For romaindor of yoar, 2-story brick house, on Dowoll farm, 3-1 rnilos from court houso, Marion; 7 rooms, brick smokehouso, well, oistorn, garden, half of young orchard, stable for ono horse. Pasture conyoniont; if dosired oan furnish 12 aores for oorn. Tonus roasonablo. Houso will accommodato largo or two small families. J. P. Rood, Marion, Ky. Wo aro selling moro than anyothor houso ovor sold boforo, but no othor houso. oyer suoh valuos. lOo goods for 5o. 20o goods for 10o, oto, . Clifton's,! FOR RENT. Farm of 110 aores, 70 olearod, balanco noar A. Woodall'B, 20 aores for oorn, 5 for peas, 5 for tobacoo. Small houso in good repair; tobacoo barn nnd good pasture; will ront to party that oan furnish himself for 1-8 orop.l J. P, Reod, Marion, Ivy, I have a numbor of ohoico buil ding lots in Marion for salo. Charles Evans. o . T1W KN Yw Haw Mwsfs gttiW MfY "' ' - "'IX. SbtjXM 5 b j Lights and Shades I H-I-HH-I-H-H-J-H-J-W-W-H-I-W-H' Tho school boys nt Groton nro now wonring lints. Sponking of nppotitos did you ovor moot Postlothwnit nt tho dinner tnblo? tt Prof Burke, of the Wostorn Kontucky Mining company is nt tho Franklin House. tt Tho mining proportios and pros-poets in and around Fiatlick will soon bo undor full steam. Prof Whoolor, of tho School of Minos, has rosumod work at the LnRuo shaft, nonr Levins. Mr. Goo. E. Gill, tho advance agont of tho "Quo Vadis" loft tho oity on Friday. V Judgo Rochester will resume work on his flattoring prospoct noar tho Old Jim mino in n day or two. Nelson H. Snow, tho purchasing agont of tho Minora! Point, Zino company was a vory wolcomo visitor to our city last wook. Should tho Unitod States senato adopt now rulos how would tho Marquis of Queensborry do? A sixtoon foot ring and no hitting bolow tho bolt. V Pleasant news regarding tho hoalth of both Mrs Nunn and Mrs Cridor is rocoivod from Philadelphia, whoro tho ladies aro undor modical treatment. V Parson Franks has purohasod a farm of 140 ncros situntod nonr Salom, the consideration boing $3, 000. Ho will romain in tho old homostoad until Octobor, Thoro's a whole lot said nt times about the bottomless pit, but our county judgo just ought to hoar the sulphurous romarks that aro made about our bottomless oounty roads. V J. C. Taff, of Providence. Ky., was looking at the Eaton noar Lovias, tho other day; tho vein of fluorspar and galonn. for tho work nlroatly porformod, shows well. V Wo regrot that through an over-' sight of ours last woelc a gentleman whom wo all honor nnd was shorn of ono of his titles. "Fu'noral Director" was carelessly omitted by tho compositor. tt Tho Opponheimors lire EaBtor surprisos in the shape of beautiful creations in hats, turbans, tooquos and tho endless of filmy scurfs neokwenrand nil tho accessories of a ladies costume. tt Rumor has it that we may short ly oxpoct as a permanent rosidont Mrs. Morton, of Canton, O., who has boon visiting at Salom several woeks. Mrs. Morton will bo a oharming acquisition to our Marion sooial cirolos. V A vory brilliant season is predicted at the Orittondon Springs Hotol. Extonsivo and olaborato preparations aro already in progress for tho ontortainmont of n groator numbor of guosts than tho ig, hospitablo roofs ovor covored in ono soason. Miss Ceoil's rocoption last brought to a oloso a sorios of the raoBt delightful dances that we hnvo ovor boon favorod with. This potito lady is a oharming instructor in one of tho most graceful tt Tho weokly nawspnpor always ropays with inuoU more than com pound intorost tho favors granted it by businoss mon. Its managers and omployos are vory nuioh liko tho ordinary run of commoroinl poople. Whilo they will wook wook ohroniolo tho happenings at tho hotols, tho businoss houses, tho faotorios, and tho raining interests, ihoy oxpoot n reciprocal action in tho business needs of theso same poople in thertr cards, their letter heads, mk) their general prtotlag, Tho populist'nominoo for Gov-' It is not ploasant for tho Mr. A. H. Cnrdin, wns in ductor of n nowspnpor to find town Inst wook nnd wns monsured. that subscribers long in arrears for a now suit of ionns. Thoro tnko ndvnntaKO of cood nnturo un- must bo something browing in no- litical cirolos, tt Supt. Uron, of BIuo & Nunn's "Old Jim" carbonato of zino mino Btartod tho whools rolling last wook Monday, nnd with n littlo moro dry wonthor thirty or forty tons O day Will bo forwarded tothoilhnlr finnl rlnnHnntinn. ." . Wisconsin smoitors. J. Stuart Taylor, tho hustling Land and Im migration Agont of tho "Frisco system", the St Louis and Snn Francisco Railway company, has secured quito a largo party for Oklahoma from around Marion. Messrs Cruco and Honry hnvo capitalized their "over tho river" zinc, lead and fluorspar proporty, and aro mooting with moro than usual success inplaoing tho stock. Tho samples in Mr. Oruce's oflico show wonderful value in both lond and zino. Mossrs. H. P. Barnott of H. H. Holman. of and Messrs Ross and J. S Givons of Providence, Ky., a party of four that aro prospecting the district with a viow of purchasing. V Fred Clement, tho irrepressible Fred, is bound to find carbonato of zino if ho has to buy tho zino and carbonate it himself. His chance of finding it where nature has plncod it is moro than fair, at his prospects in Livingston county. Goo H. Cox, of Woldon, N. C, J. O. Porter, Paris, Tonn., H. J. Kirkpntrick, Peorin, 111., T H. Jordnn, Chicago, L. L. Putnam, Detroit, Midi., A. Caldwoll, Ind., S. H. Robinson, Olovelnnd, Ohio, were nmong tho Franklin houso visitors on Friday. Supt. Smith, of tho Mineral roint IW18.; Ziino company himself as having had no previotiB conception of tho groat extent of our zino bearing veins. TMiri niflrmiilirln rtf 4lll Tllr rlnnno its aro n surprise as woll ns m source of groat admiration to Mr. Smith. Tho rankB of tho bachelors aro being enlarged, the latest acquisitions being Mr. John Bluo and Prof. Evans, tho families of both gentlemen being in Florida, Thoro's a largo fleet of rudderless ships in tho port of Marion at thq present time, taking it for granted mon aro liko ships, thoy need thoir pilots. V Mr. Press Maxwell has n vory porsistont hen. Sho seems determined to set. Mr. Maxwoll vetoosj tho proposition. At Inst accounts this "fool of a hen" was sotting on an oak log, to tho windwnrd sido of a rail fonco. Bote nro boing mado that sho hatohos out oithor laths or shingles. If sho does oithor Mr. Mnxwoll will sell hor for n sawmill. tt Tho Bonnnza mine near Lola is boing oquippod with greatly increased pumping capacity. This proporty, undor tho intelligent and well diroctod otTortB of manager Morton, of tho American Load, Zino and Fluorspar company, of Clovoland, Ohio, hns entered tho iiold ns n shipping proposition. Tho first car load of iluor spar was shipped to tho Fod-oral Steel Company from this mino and showed OS per cont of calcium fluoride and but a fraction of ono per cont in silica,' tho balanco iron oxido and aluminum. tt Tho Illinois Control time card states that the morning train northward lonvos Marion at (5:55 A M. Sam Gugonhoim, who to leave for EvaiiBville Sunday morning found his coffoo n littlo hot, which detained him slightly; nbout tho timo ho ronohed tho old hickory rosidonco on dopot stroot the train was pulling out. Nothing daunted, Mr. Gugonhoim sprintod aftor it. Bob Haynos and Harry Opponhoimor, who woro looking out of tho rear cor window stnto it was ono of tho prottiest thoy ovor witnessed. For nearly fivo miles it was about nu oven thing betwoon Snm nnd tho train, Finally Gugonhoim mado a spurt ond passed under tho wiro at Rep- ton n winner; his spoou wns so great, howovor, that ho passed both the day ooaoh and tho smo. ker end rode the rest of the way MUggggt, til its limit is oxhnustod and thon sond thoir uncloB or their aunts or niecos to ronow tho subscription in some other nnmo. It may show n koon businoss tnlont on thoir part, but tho few dollnrs suvod by thorn enn not bo takon with thorn whon they die, and oven if they could it would bo burned up at ' Tho Wostorn Kontucky Mining company has raised and marketed somo 100 tons of fluorspar during tho past throe months from tho vein located by Prof Drosohor, on tho Columbia lend. During tho muddy roads period" when hauling was impossible, a good roomy shaft was sunk, and tho output will no doubt bo largely increased. Tho considerable quantity of load in this fluorspar will bo jigged out horeaftor, making both minorals of groater voluo. T f O. C. Mathoy, tho woll known millwright, of Aurora, Mo., was in town last wook for tho purpose of taking monsuremonts, etc, for tho now sopnrnting mill c " tho Kontucky Fluor spar Tho now mnchinory will consist principnlly of the "Joplin jigs," whioh will mnko n perfect, separation of the fluorspar from tho galena, and froo both from caloitos, oithor as limostono or cnlc spar. Tho great nnd growing demand for ground fluorspar will probably necessitate more grinding and bolting mnchinory in tho noar future. V Tho concentrating plant of tho Cullen Mine, over which Major Heam has worked and studied for so long, is in daily operation, and wo aro assured by Capt Haas that its work in separating tho ores of lend, zino and fluorspar is porfoct. It must bo of satisfaction to tho people of Salem as well as to tho officers ' and stockholders of tho Eagle Fluor Spar Company, that this result has beon attained. Wo tender our sincere congratulations to the Major and to thoso interested with him, for tho obtaining of so brilliant a result. y tt N Undo Uarvie Travis, who has' tho distinotfon of boing tho oldest Mason in Crittendon county, was in town ono day last week. Ho caught a glimpse of himself in the largo plato glass mirror in Woods' 1 drug store, and wondered who in tho Sam Hill, or words to that of-' 1 foot, that old man was. Mr. Tra- vis immodiato family consists of two sisters and ono brother, tho older, Mrs Tressy Prico, being 90 yenra of age, whilo the youngest, Aunt Susan Bradley, is 78. His (brother Lindloy Travis is 82. Harvio has. passed tho 86th milostono himself, but is still hale and hearty. His children numbor 22, his grandchildren 143. Tho Republican ticket gonorally receives 40 straight votes from Un do Harvie, his sons and grandsons. This is tho only part of Un do Harvia's lifo that we find fault Vith. -H- Tom Clifton, ono of our jovial dry goods mon was ovor at tho other day visiting his Whilo thoro ho run noross old Undo Slaughter. This old Uncle, liko many others of his race ond color, hns a vory vivid Ho hns npplied for n ponsion several times on account of n ballot wound in his leg; he dou't romombor whnt company or rogimont ho served in, but ho knows ho "was thar." Tho pension oflico promptly turns tho tion down and nt one time mn ' ' A tho suggestion thnt probably de rocoivod tho bullot while in tho "ohioken businoss" but Uncle Slaughter received this with scorn Mr. Clifton, looking at tho aud bent form of tho old mn and snid: "Uncle Slaughtor, how old nro you?" "Wnl, sah, I Bholl bo ono yoars ninotoon months and days old tho fust Friday of noxt yoar. Now look horo, Undo, how do you know you aro that old? Wal, sir, I spoofs I gets it by yos, sir, by inspiration. Thon you must hnvo soon Wnshington. Golly, yos; I often sood General Washington. Yos, sir, and General Jackson nnd nonry Olny; yos, sir, and I used to blnok their boots; thoy woro our kind of folks, suro, yes sir; and Mr. Ulutou 1 used to bo n oook nnd 1 cookod breakfast for Christopher Columbus tho first morning ho landod in America; yos, sir, at Carrsville, right near (he riyer,"