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dbal ORTTO THE DEAT.w Tb - KENTUCKY FAMILIES EX. hous TERMINATING EACH OTHER. cave Hov - akers and Howyards Have Been man .ttlig ani Old Quarrel by Shedding a po Otber's Blood -State Troops stru pre Called to subdne Them. Stan -rnec_ Mountain Feud, ley I The history of the Baker-IHoward hors , which assumed such large and his I fpgerous proportions as to cause parE Stroops to be sent to Manchester, ya~ for the protection of the court, ole of the most interesting In the isi ns of mountain wars. The men *0gaged in this feud are descendants of the me plouncers. Their ancestors re lived there for more than 100 )f.lany of the families have in esm ied, ru'til ieatrly everybody in nnrriedr ay County is related by blood lines t everybody else. The 1eowards are members of the ljting Ilowards of Harlan County, ao, led by Wilson Howard, killed about thirty of the Turner faction in Borlan and Bell Counties. Wilson was Ifterward legally hanged after he had boasted of killing tenl men with his oa hand. There Is a Wilson Howard lathe Clay County family, but he was q unfortunate as to fall early In the 54ht. Old man A. 1t. or "Bal" Howard, who Is the leader of the faction that bears his name, is 52 years old and has tried to lead a correct life. lie has en a member of the Christian Church for many years, is a Frece Mason, and bs served his county one term as Sherliff and two terms as Deputy Sher- me it. While Sheriff he lost all his wealth W1 and went luto voluntary liquidation. IH He has tried hard to keep down the in- W, herited fighting blood, but now that plc he has been drawn into the tight lie is tw as anxious to win as any other moun- die taln fighter. lie recently said he could the go into lHarlan County and get 500 fghtlug men to come back and clean to, out the Bakers root and branch. When mn be made this declaration his eyes flash- the ed fire, and although he is bent from go suffering from the wounds the Bakers mi gave him in the fight when his son Wil- lol son was killed, he straightened up and the with head erect emphasized his words wl by stamping the ground. de The trouble between the Bakers and thb the Howards came up last December , over the purchase by Tom Baker of a do judgment for $40 and costs that had no been rendered against A. B. Howard. in, Howard's son, James B., now County er Assessor, had bought a spring wagon m, and his father had gone on his note. or Not paying for It, suit was brought and in judgment rendered. Before Baker hl bought the judgment he had gone into , partnership with A. B. Howard, H through his sons Israel and Carter, who oh were made parties to the contract, in order that none of Iloward's creditors H could levy on his log. Thus, when m his own partner tried to g.t the better n of him, as he considered it, old man el Howard became very angry, and there an were some sharp words between Tom ol Baker and the Howards. Howard re fused point blank to pay the judgment A and Baker levied on the logs, as the partnership papers had not been made k out. Howard fought him In a magis trate's court, but through the Influence e of Baker's father a compromise was b erected, and it looked as it there would tl be no further blood-letting. Israel Howard and Tom Baker had had a little shooting scrape over the matter a few days before the compro mise was made, and Tom received two slight flesh wounds, which soon healed. Several days after the compromise old h man Howard found Tom Baker at the log pit taking out undivided logs. They quarreled and Baker drew a pistol and threatened to shoot HIoward on the spot. Howard was unarmed and he soon talked Baker out of the notion of shooting. As Howard walked away, however, Baker threw an auger at him. This opened the breech between the I Bakers and the HIowards, and when a li r A. B. HOWARD. tide came about a week later old man Howard, his sons Israel and Carter and liurch Store went to the log pit and took the undivided raft out of the mouth of Crane cr,'ek, and Israel and Carter remained on It and floated it down the Kentucky river to Frankfort. A. B. HIoward and Burch Store start ed back home with the five horses that had been used in pulling out.the logs. They overtook Israel and Harlan Shackleford and invited them to ride two of the horses. A little further on they canme upon Wilson Howard and Will York, anl they were thvlted to ride the rinlinihng horse. The party "as riding slowly through the deep mountain mud, little dreaming what 'as in store for them. They were craCking jokes, and those Who had been walking were congratu Lating themselves on having a chance to ride, although to one of them. it proved a ride to death. When they teached the house of John Baker they ,BI_-aker's wife run to the large farm bell and ring it violently, although it was much too early in the morning for dinner. They tad scarcely passed Baker's house when a volley was fired at the cavalcade from ambush. Old man Howard was struck in the back, but he managed to stay on his young horse, which carried him out of range around a point in the road. The second volley struck Burch Store, killing him in stantly, the bullets striking him in the neck and in the breast. The third vol ley came almost as Store fell from his horse, and Wilson Howard rolled off his horse with a bullet in his back that paralyzed his limbs. The other horse SHERIFF B. P. WHITE. men rode away as fast as possible. fi When they got out of sight Wilson uf Howard said Tomni Baker and Charles hi Wooton came to them and tired an ex- tL plosive bullet into the abdomen of the m two wounded men. Wilson lIoward ni died shortly after telling the story of w the shooting. o0 When James B. Howard, who was in town, heard of the shooting he was al- d, most crazy with excitement, and, al- p though his friends begged him not to w go to the scene of the killing, some six hi miles away, he got his horse and gal- g, loped toward the place. When nearly tl there he stopped at Murray's store, H where persons were buying grave h clothes for Store and Howard, and for w the first time heard that his father tj was not dead, but he was told by the a doctor who attended him that he could not get well. Rushing out of the store, t intent on going to the side of his fath- tU er and his dead brother, he met old ti man George Baker face to face. With-, ff out stopping to consider that he was In no danger from the old man who n had tried so hard to make peace, and I who never carried a pistol, young v Howard leveled his gun at Baker and Jv shot him dead. After staying a short l time with relatives in Harlan County a Howard gave himself up to a kins- f man, so the latter could claim the re ward of $250. 'The Bakers were r charged with killing Wilson Howard t and Burch Store, and with shooting I old man Howard, but they were ac- c quitted on the examining trial, oI 1 April 17. The next day Sid Baker, a I son-in-law of A. B. Howard, and no C kin to the other Bakers, met Charles Wooton on the road. After watching each other for several minutes, they both drew their weapons at the same I time. A shooting followed in which Wooton was so badly shot In the back that he has never been able to walk, and the physician who attends him says that he Fill die before very long. June 2 Tom Baker met Will White on the road near White's house and shot him to death with an explosive bullet. Nobody has been punished for any of these crimes, and it was to make the guilty pay the penalty that Gov. Brad. ley called out troops. Just as lie Put It. Modest peopl3 should have a care. If carried to an extreme, modesty is liable to become ridiculous, as in a case reported by the St. Louis Globe-Demo crat: Years ago a memlber of the In diana Legislature, in a brand-new suit of broadcloth and a silk hat, gold headed cane and white lawn tie, wan dered up into the sanctum of the Cour ier-Journal, stood around in a listless way, looked over the papers, went down-stairs and came back several times. He was asked to take a seat, which he declined elaborately, and ended by drawing his chair in a con fidential way up to the "Roundabout" man's desk. "Couldn't you," he said, "put in the paper that I am at the Galt House with ' my bride, and just fling in something about my being a prominent Indlanian? I don't care anything about this sort of thing myself, but you know how the women are. I want fifty copies of the paper sent to this address." lIe laid down two dollars and a half, grinned, got red In the face, said "Good morn n ing," and vanished. d Next morning h' read that "Mr. John d Huckleberry requests us to say that he is at the Galt IIouse with his bride; d that he Is a prominent member of the it Indiana Leglslature and that he him t self, personally, cares nothing for t newspaper notoriety, lbut that a society t note would be very gratifying to Mrs. SHuckleberry. lie added that he want n ed fifty copies of the paper for distrli e bution to his constituents." River Bank Protection Wanted. From Great Britain comes a call for a method of preventing the current of a river from wearinj away the banks. The claim is set forth that the present system is unsatisfactory because, while the banks may be strengthened, noth ing is done to deflect the current from weak points nor to diminish its force. One of the worst things about friends is the manner in which they abuse each other. ~~ -·C..... L HOMESICKNESS KILLS. Many Soldiers, Especially Wounded or I0 Prison, Die From That Cause. "Private Harvey Atkins, Company I, 2nd Massachusetts, died July 25,of nostalgia." The above is extracted from an ofll cial report. Nostalgia is, in plain words, homesickness. A Boston Journal reporter visited men of military experience and learned that this disease is by no means un common among troops. Dr. Abbott, secretary. of the state board of health, who was for four years a surgeon in the civil war, said, when asked if the disease was com mon: "Oh, yes, I have seen many cases of it. Men become discouraged, de spondent, lose vitality, and with it their hold on life. In the official re ports over five thousand cases were recorded, of which but few, compara tively, died. There were a great many cases-very many more than five thousand-that never got into re ports. Most of them were those of boys under twenty." Colonel William M. Olin, who served in the 36th Massachusetts through the war, said: "When a. man got that he simply 'lost his grip.' His nerve gave out and he ceased to care about anything. The neatest of men would become slovenly and let everything go to the dogs. "There was a man in my company wh who was discharged because the sur- cot geon said he would die shortly if re- hid tained. Another who enlisted in New his York and was sent out to us just after die Spotsylvania very nearly died. He wil had enlisted in the 36th because his On first cousin was a first sergeant with set us, but before he joined his first cousin hat had been killed. He came to us, ow therefore, with no friends in the regi- he] ment, not even acquaintances. We bra nicknamed him 'Jennie,' because he hat was a girlish-looking boy. For two wh or three months he seemed to steadily tic pine away. He moped about with a It despondent air, and grew thin and an pallid. There was nothing in the wi world the matter with him except Iti homesickness. We thought he was ex going to die, until all at once he an turned about and began to pick up. th He had got over his homesickness and he grew steadily well again, until he sp was fat and healthy. He had at one Ml time been actually attenuated and in bn a dying condition." te A prominent physician of the Bos- th ton city board of healt, a veteran of ex the civil war, confirmed the statement is that deaths occurred from nostalgia to frequently. "I was wounded and in hospital In myself," he said, "in a cot next to a th tellow much older than I was, and who 'e was not so badly hurt, but he got re homesick and lost his grip. He would &: have got well, ordinarily, buthe pined at away for lack of word from home and ri friends, and he died. m "I think many more deaths are m really attributable to nostalgia than be to what they are reported as being. tL For instance, a man who is not seri- it ously ill or wounded lies in ahospital, ac where it seems as if nobody cared n whether he lived or died. He can ot only lie still and think. The mail comes, and there is no letter for him. That is the last straw. He can't re alize at such a time that there may .9 have been fifty letters sent him that e1 have been lost or gone astray, owing a to the conditions of war time. He sl loses hope and vitality. His nerve Ol goes, and he does not care to live. He e dies, and his death is attributed to a wounds or whatever his regular sick- t ness has been, but that man has died n of nostalgia, just the same." CUBAN FORESTS. An Immense Amount of Valuable Timber d Land in the Island. a Cuba still possesses sixteen million a acres of virgin forest abounding in t . valuable timber, none of which is use- t ful as coarse construction lumber, 9 while nearly every foot would be t - salable in the United States and bring e - high prices. Cuban mahogany and r t cedar are particularly well known in I the United States. The mahogany is . very hard and shows a handsome grain, and is preferred by many to s any other variety in common use. t The moment Spain drops the reins of I I government in Cuba and trade rela t, tions are re-established with the d States, there will be a movement both I L_ inward and outward of forestproducts I * which will have a beneficial effect up- I on the industry in both countries. e First to feel the force of this move- I h ment towards rehabilitating Cuba will g be the lumbering interests of the ? south Atlantic and gulf coasts. Prior t to three years ago they looked upon e Cuba as an excellent outlet for the e coarse end of the mill cuts, and since d that market has been closed to permit the prosecution of a most hideous and n. revolting war, the coarser grades of yellow pine produced at coast points Shave been marketed with great diffi at culty and seldom at a profit. It is Sunfortunately true that Cuba will be unable to realiae so promptly from a movement to re-establish her mahog Sany and cedar trade, for it is cliimed ty by prominent operators that the in Sdustry has been so completely crippled Sby the ravages of war that a period of time running from twelve to eighteen months will be required before logs can be landed at ports in this country. It is hoped that all this may be ac complished without shedding an addi Stional drop of blood. Prior to the of war the annal net revenue of Cuba k was $80,000,000. With peace restored ut it would hardly be better than $50, Ie B00, 000.--Lumbel m in's Review. th Meaner Than She Meant. He-Can you read faces? SShe-Sometimes. se He-What can you read in my face? Shea-Not munh.-Boston Courier. MAINE RICH IN MINERALS,. The Down East State Haas Produced Soil Remnarkable Collectlons. People are accustomed to re tard the, Pine Tree state as p land of snow and rocks of granite. .True, there is gran ite, and the finest in,the world, but neither California nor Colorado can boast of such a variety of rich and rare mineral specimens as can be found among the rock-ribbed bills of An droscoggin and Oxford counties. Maine has long led the entire world in the production of tourmalines, and collectors from every section of the country visit Mount Mica for the pur pose of gathering some of its treas ures. Dr. Hamlin of Bangor, a son of the late Hannibal Hamlin, is the owner of this property,"and it is said that he has cleared over $100,000 during the past few years from the sale of Mount Mica gems. From these mines are taken every.variety and color of tour inalines known ,to the lapidary. The gems are found in "pockets" and are f rare brilliancy and beauty. The collector who can secure a green or pink tourmaline from Mount Mica is considered especially fortunate. Mount Apatite, in Auburn, is even richer in precious gems than the former place. Here have been found some of the finest specimens of topaz,' smoky quartz, and herderite that the world can boast. Only last fall a farmer by the name of Littlefield, whose land lies on the mountain side, conceived the idea of digging for its hidden treasures. After spending all his loose change without making any discovery he gave up the attempt. His wife, however, was not quite satisfied. One day, while her husband was ab sent, she took the pick and sledge hammer and went exploring on her own account. Commencing where her discouraged lord had left off the brave woman began her work. She had not gone down over six inches when a pocket was struck -which in 'richness and size excelled all records. It was not less than twelve feet square and its sides were completely lined with the richest specimens of topaz. Its contents have not yet been fully explored. Over $500 worth of gems and crystals have been taken out and the end is not yet. One of the rarest and most valuable specimens is now in the possession of Mr. William P. Damon of West Au burn. It is over two feet high, thir teen inches thick, and is undoubtedly the finest specimen of this mineral in existence. It is remarkably clear and is of the variety known as phantom topaz. A few weeks since the Smithsonian Institution sent an agent to secure this crystal if possible, but although ;empting offers were made,Mr.Damon refused to part with his treasure. Another specimen rests by its side of nearly the same size and set in a mat rix of white quartz. Mr. Damon has made a life study of native Maine minerals, and is, beyond doubt, the best informed man on the subject in the state. His collection is as rare as it is valuable. Not even the Smith sonian can approach it in complete ness, so far as Maine gems are con Serned. The Curfew Bell, There are, it is said, three hundred towns in this country in which the, curfew'bell is now rung at night. The upholders of the new regulations quote, statistics to prove that crime has de creased in consequence, and that every day fewer arrests have been made. The object of themovement is to keep children off the streets at night, and to get them, under penalty of a fine in money, safely tucked away in bed before danger or temptation can assail them. When statistics about crime and its decrease are quoted, the voice of dis sension for the time being is silenced, and it requires a certain amount of hardihood afterward to so much as at tempt the first argument to prove a possible other side. But there are those of us who remember among the sweetest sins of our youth the joys of running away On summer nights when bedtime came-well out of reach of the parental voice. There was the beauty of the early moonlight to tempt us, the fragrance of sweet fields; there were the romps on newly mown grass heaps, the hide and seek behind the currant bushes, and the darling plunge into some boat drawn up on the shore. No delights were ever like them. We would barter muoh that we possess today to have them ours again. And there was no pen alty of a two-dollar fine hanging over our heads, only the frown on a moth er's face that we could kiss or laugh away in a moment.-Harper's Bazar. What a Little Girl Remembered. In the matter of the application of the widow of Charles S. Cowie for a credit against the estate of decedent, of which she is administratrix, claim ing that she advanced to her husband large sums of money to help him out of financial difficulties, there was a remarkable case of memory developed. The applicant's daughter was sworn by Judge Ferris and testified that she was thirteen years old; that she re membered her father and mother talk ing over the matters, when the latter produced a number of bonds'and gave them to him; she said she remembered a United States bond for $1000, and one for $500, and several for $100, the total amount being $10,090. At the time of the transaction the witness was three years old. -Oincinnati Com mercial Tribune. How It Was Made. Florence (at small tea-party given in honor of the dolls)-'What delicious whipped cream you do have! Where did you get it? Josephine (tl'e smallest girl)-Oh, we just went out and whipped the wl-Yo a sCompanion P1_ addiL. to make fresh milk. cakes contain a ter, to use water, b, abundance of fresh mua. makes cake lighter and more than milk. Evaporated milk may used for cream sauce for any of the canned vegetables or fruits, or for e cream sauce for puddings or vegeta bles with which cream sauce would be appropriate. _ Why Celery Is Useful. Celery is useful as a salad owing to ,ts well-known value as a nerve build er. Wash the celery, trim off all the green stalks,'and pare the root. Cut into shreds the white stalks and the portion of the root clinging to them after paring. Toss them in a bowl with the same dressing used for a to mato and lettuce salad. A celery mayonnaise is a delicious accompani ment of a game dinner. Trim the celery, cut the bleached portions left into half-inch lengths, and season it with a saltspoonful of salt and two or three shakes of the white pepper cast er. Cover it with mayonnaise and serve at once. Squares of Rhubarb In Jelly. Cover a quart of peeled rhubarb cut in inch and a half squares with 3old water, and at the first boil pour off the water, cover with fresh, sim mer for ten minutes and, while each square is whole; try with a fork, and when beginning to soften add a large cup of sugar. Stew a few moments longer until the sweetening takes ef fect, then stir the hot juice into quar ter of a box of gelatine that has been soaking in the jqice of an orange, re move the rhubarb carefully that it may not break, put half the juice. in a shallow dish on the ice, keep the rest liquid. When half the juice has jellied place the squaresin it, pour the liquid over and serve when the whole has become firm. If too solid put in a warm place to limber and scant the gelatine next time. Melons for Breakfast. f Many persons who suffer indiges - tion from eating melons as a refresh ing "appetizer" in the morning will find that no unpleasant results follow a their use as a breakfast dessert. To i the most unthinking it should be ap a patent that introducing a cold mass Into the stomach before eating must n necessarily reduce its temperature be e low that required for digestion. There h are stomachs hardy enough to endure n this treatment, but people should dis . abuse themselves of the idea that it )f is the proper and healthful thing to t. do in all cases. Anyone who is fond is of melons will find them as palatable e after the introductiop of warm food Le into the stomach as before, and gen .n erally the result will be more satisfac ;s tory in the avoidance of any undue . tax on the digestive organs. How to Boll a Ham. Select a good ham-one that is F thick through and short for its weight. b, Be sure, also, that the skin is thin, aC that point determining the age of the al iimal from which the ham is cut. ij ticrape and wash it well, and put it on to cook in sufficient cold water to well cover it, adding a good half-cupful each of vinegar and molasses. -After it has come to a boil the heat should be reduced to just the simmering t point. A twelve-pound ham will re quire five hours' simmering. When half-done add two bay leaves, a dozen cloves and a teaspoonful of sage. Let it cool over night in the water in which it was boiled. In the morning remove the skin, place the ham in a 6 dripping pan, and bake for an hour in d a moderate oven, basting with mild vinegar. When nearly done sprinkle well with brown sugar, and brown. A t boiled ham keeps much better for the t added baking process. An indifferent ham prepared as above is better than the finest sugar-cured product care lessly cooked. i Household Hints. To mix a little consomme with clam broth adds considerably to the flavor of the latter. Wash chamois skins in warm suds, rinse in warm water and dry them by stretching and rubbing. A new filling for sandwiches con sists of thin shavings of sugared gin ger and candied orange peel. A pleasing new fad is the "wedding chest." To be quite the thing this should be of carved antique oak or its semblance. To clean mirrors make a paste of whiting and a pint of water. Leave it on till dry, and then rub off the powder with a chamois. A chemist says that medicine stains I usually yield very quickly to an ap t plication of alcohol. For the obsti ns ate iodine-stains ether is recommend ed. A point to give the new housekeep e er is that china plates, cups or san cers should not be piled one upon an other while they are hot. They must r be cool before they are packed.' Other e wise the glaze cracks easily. The old-fashioned sugar tongs with spoon points are recommended e for use in hulling strawberries, when it is desired to keep the shape of the 1 berry intact. The large fine berries are frequenptly served with the hulls on, passing a little dish 'of powdered sugar with each plate of berries. u The correct way to carve a fish is is to run a knife down the back, cutting re through the skin. Remove the fins, then cut into even pieces on one side. W, When these pi-ces ere served, remove ,I the bones ant i., ,he under side in the same way, ence, ited unlo. Any one foni. permision will . ing, aoid proscc 'eo . of . law. 8.. W4.lIG. Th, piblio if ha' -by warned agala buniLyr N aod, posth r timber or any kind ft n. tenants c, Ogden and Oak ley plazl tion. Mns. I. L. Iirrasws, The puthr :.reby wrned agaies buying wood, *i. o. of any kind from t% a` " 'i "plan tation. ^. AM Tresp'a ,' From and at& r Lhia 41it annting with dogs or firarnrus, alieionit on the Green Oaka, Se e' t, t ter. white, Home and the Oarr }jart'jionu is positively prohibitedi tl:1e 1, ty of trespassing. Any one ftoau'on lhebs placoes without permise.. . ilbi e .r . sidered trespassing and I :,eetea t4 the full extent of the law. O. B. lIansTO" Warning. The public is warned ae . t buyin' fire wood,posts or timber fr9m t.~lteu on Rosedowo, Texis sIazlewood plantations. . JA. d'r.[ax. From and after this date, ~hunting of any kind on my places, Sol ide Aa4 Swamp Tract is 'positively prihbii& under penalty of trespass. Aly one found on these p'aces without i.rmi sion will be considered trespasºihg and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. W. B. 8mIT. From and after tLii date, all bqnt ing of any kind on my place, l'inetdale (formerly owned by J. S. Griffin) ', positively prhibitOd nuder penalt of trespas. Any one found on-this plan without permission will le considere:' trespassiug and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. W. W. LEASU, J. All hunting or fishing on the Aftoa Villa, L'Tyson and Maxwell plantations is positively prohibited under penalty ý. of trespass. Any one found on these i places without permission will be con. . idered trespanbing and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. SMIns VIRGINIA Z. HOWELL. Registered Jersey Bulls.' The registered Jersey bulls, Gov. Foster and Palona's Tamerlane, may be found at W. L. Stirling's and at Pe can Grove respectively. For prioes and partionlars, apply to W. L. Stril ing, or R. M. Leake. From and at er this date, all hunt ing and fishing on the Cottage planta tion is positively prohibited under pen alty of trespassirg. Any one found on this place without permission will be considered trespassing, and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. IlCaAno BUTLa. Hunting of all kinds, with dog or gun, on the Rosebank, Pecan and In dian Mound plantations, is hereby prohibited under penalty of trespass. Persona found so engaged on any of these places will be proseccuted to the full extent of the law. Mns. lM BrmntA. From and after this date, all hunt. ing of any kind on the Pecan Grove plantation is positively prohibited un der penalty of trespassing. Anyone found on this place without permissioa will be considered trespsesdfg and pros' eeated to the full extent of the law. * B. M. Lnxu. From and after this date, all hunt. lug of any kind on the Greenwood plantation is positively prohibited under penalty of trespassing. Anyone found on this place without permission will be eonsiderpd trespassing and s eoented to .th full .extent of $9 law Mias S. MA ritIws. IF. H. Tenney, .... Dealer l.... EE Crocerles, Dry Cocde, S`-. Boots, Shoes, Hats, Notions, STINWARE £ HARDWARE. e T. J. HENDERSON, il Watchmaker and Jeweler. is ' Gold and Bilver'ioldcring a 8 specialty.- Work guaran s, teed. lppietite postufflie, e.y re *ST. FrAnCOV#,J, LSIUIAW A