Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 17 November 1899 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1809.

Returns to Crawfordsvllle.

Will Coleman has returned from Waveland and has taken a position with Tom Clark as cutter. He will remove his family here in a few days.

It Wasn't Loaded.

While Arthur Truitt was examining a revolver on Monday that one of his boy companions owned, the weapon was discharged, the bullet imbedding itself in his hand. Dr. Keegan dressed the wound and he is gettiDg along nicely.

Proper Weights.

The state department of agriculture is receiving a great many inquiries in regard to the weight and measurements of grain, especially do the farmers want to know when they are to sell there corn at seventy pounds and when at 6ixty eight pounds to the bushel. 4By the act of March 9' 1885, the weight of shellied corn was established at fifty-six pounds, but in 1897 the act was amended by adding a clause that corn on the ear to sell at seventy pounds until the 1st of December next following after the corn is grown, and after that corn is be sold at sixty-eight pounds to the bushel.

Indiana Leads.

The November report of the statistician of the department of agriculture will give 25.2 bushels as the average yield per acre of corn, according to the preliminary return of the department's correspondents. The preliminary estimate last year was 24 8 bushels, that of 1897, 23.7 bushels, and the mean of the preliminary estimates of the last ten years 24 bushels. The indicated yield per acre in the principal corn

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is as follows: Pennsylvania

31, Ohio 34, Indiana 37, Illinois 32, Iowa 31, Missouri 25, Kansas 29,

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Nebraska 27 bushels. Each year Indiana makes some new record.

OVERCOATS.

Vermont Frieze, worth 555.00 for Black and blue Beavers, wll worth 86 00 for Heavy Chinchillas in blue, worth §6.00 for Extra heavy Beaver in blue and black, worth 87.00 for Fine Covert Cloth made up in extra wide facing, satin bound, fancy check black, sells everywhere for $8.00, for Kersey Beaver in black, blue, and brown. satin bound, good value at $10.00, for Raw edged English Kersey, worth $13 00, fof Extra fine English Kersey, elegantly tailored, worth $14.00, for Fine Kersey Beaver in blue and black, wide facing, satin yoke and sleeves, worth $15, for Extra fine quality Kersey Beaver, equal to fineBt merchant tailored garment, worth $20.00, for

UNDERWEAR.

A large lot of odds and ends, well worth 50c. jj

Regular 50c Camel's Hair, also BOBt fleece lined 16-lb. goods in blue and natural at Balbriggans in blue and brown, worth 75c, at. SheardB' all wool health underwear, $1.25 grade, at Very best Australian wool in blue, tan, and natural, $1.50 goods, at

HATS.

A large number of odds and ends in both soft and stiff Hats, ranging in price from $75c to $2, are to be closed out at '..... Dunlap and Knox styles in stiff Hats, worth $2.50 for The celebrated $2.00 Royal Gat goes now for. The Chicago $3.00 Hat for Latest Longley in both stiff and soft styles, always Bold for $3 00, at

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CHILDREN'S SUITS.

A lot of broken sizes in medium weight suits in blue and gray, ages 3 to 14, worth from $1.50 to $2, go at A fine line of gray and brown plaids, worth 82, at A full line of Union Cassimeres, worth $2 50 to $3, at Blue and black Serge Suits, satin piped, well made and trimmed,ages 8 to 14, worth $5, at Best Washington Mills 8erge, double breaBted,

faced, sergec!, lined, satin piped

worth $6, at

A GREAT WIZARD.

Scott Croft, an Old Crawfordsvilie Boy, Has the Mining Experts of the West Puzzled.

Scott Croft, who was raised by the late John Elmore, of this city, and who in the Western Union offlae here learned telegraphy, has made a great hit in the west as a mining wizard. He has given his attention to mining of late years and writes Mayor Elmore that he has invented a machine for locating mineral veins and de'posits. In his letter he encloses the following clipping from a Colorado paper which explains his work: ••••.• "Can mineral veinsand bodies of ore be located by other means than the costly and laborious process of breaking away the ground to see what it contains, is a question which naturally is of interest to all those engaged in mining operations, and it seems to have been demonstrated that they can be by Mr. W. S. Croft, of Denver, who gave an interesting public exhibition of his power in locating ore bodies and veins with a chemically charged machine or divining rod in the Victoria tunnel levels of the Mendota mine last Sunday in the presence of a number of mining men, who, although rather skeptical at the start, were convinced that Mr,. Croft possesses the power to do what he claims. "Mr. Croft" came up from Denver Saturday eveniDg, and about 9 o'clock the next morning went up to the tunnel, and in company with Mr. John W. Old, manager of the Mendota properties, Senator Gallagher, David Jones, foreman of the Seven-Thirty, Fred L. Minor, E. P. Saunders and others who had been invited to be present, he proceeded to make his test. Superintendent Jewell furnished ail. the party excepting Mr. Croft with lights, and they went into the tunnel, Mr. Croft holding the machine in his hands and being guided along the center of the tunnel by tho dim light furuished by the others. He readily and unfailingly located every vein which the tunnel has cut in being driven 2,000 feet, and each time announced his approach to a vein when several feet away from it, although he had never been in the tunnel before and knew nothing about its workings. He notified the party of every streak that had been cut although they were covered by powder smoke and dirt so that they could not be seen. Not only were the ore bodies located, but barren spots along the veins were pointed out without failure in a single instance. In the east drift on the Frostburg lode

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and on the west drift on the Mendota lode he located every pocket of ore that was known, anci told of others which were not known, giving

BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS.

Three pieced, long pant suits in CasBimereB, Cheviots and Serges, ages 10 dhO CA f-. to 14, worth $4 to $8 our price Boys' blue, black and brown Cheviot Suits, ages ?5 to 19, worth $5 and $6 our price... Boys' blue and black Serges, Bges 15 to 19, worth $7, for Boys' blue, black and brown Serges, ageB 15 to 19, worth $5, for Finest striped English Worsteds, perfectly made, regular price $13, go at

BOYS' LONG PANTS.

Boys' 50c cotton Pants for :.................... Heavy Cottonade New York Mills, in pepper and salt and fancy stripes, worth 75c, at.. Boys' English Corduroys in gray and brown, well worth $2, at Heavy Patent Worsteds'in fancy stripes, neat effects, worth $1 50 at Fine Springfield hair-lined Pants, worth $2, at Brown and gray plaidB, all wool Scotch

Plaids, Cheviots and Cassimeres, worth $2, at

MEN'S PANTS.

Cotton Pants worth 75 cents, sell at Jeans pantsjvorth $1, for Ti Best wool filled Jeans worth $1.50, at Best quality Baring Bros.' English Corduroys, in black, blue and gray, worth $2.50, at All Wool CkBsimerea and Cheviots worth $2.50 and $3, go at Fine line of neat Pin-checks, stripes and-

Hair-lines, worth up to $4, for

Trunks, Valises,Telescopes on which there has been an advance of over 60 per cent will be sold.at actual cost.

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gularly accurate estimates of the strength of the pocket and value of the ore. In one place in tha drift on the Frostburg Mr. Oroft stopped and announced chat right where he stood was the richest spot he had found and told Superintendent Jewell that he ought to mark the place for Investigation. Mr. Jewell afterwards admitted that Mr. Croft at that time was standing under a place where the richest ore ever discovered in the mine had been taken out of the back of the drift, and that some of it waB worth 810,000 per ton in gold and silver. "The test was entirely satisfactory and convincing to those who witnessed it, and all of them agree that while they do not understand the machine or its workings, Mr. Croft certainly is a miniag man, being engaged in business in Denver, and we understand that this is the first public exhibition he has made, although a number of mine owners have had him make private examinations of their properties, the results of which were not made public. "The practical value of a means of being able to locate ore bodies and determining whether they possess sufii cient value to pay for working or not without going to the expense of opening up the ground is apparent, and if Mr. Croft possesses this power, which he apparently does, it ought to prove a great aid in mining operations. "Of course there are fakes in this line of business as well as in others, but in view of the startling discoveries that are being made it is useless to say that it is impossible for minerals or metals to have any infiuence upon certain chemicals, or combinations of them, simply because no one has heretofore made such a discovery. That iron or steei has an infiuence upon the magnetic needle of a compass is a well known fact, and it may be a similar attraction which enables Mr. Croft to have knowledge of the existence of bodies of ore which may be a long distance under ground, for he does not claim to be able to tell anything about the depth at which an ore body which he locates will be found.'

Cyril Glenn Moore.

Sunday, Cyril Glenn Moore, the 17 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moore, of east College street, died of membranous croup. The funeral oc occurred Monday and the interment was at Freedom church.

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MEN'S SUITS.

Men's Union, 60 per cent, wool suits, cheap at $5, go at Men's blue and black cheviots and clay worsted patterns, well worth $G, at Regular all wool cassimeres, Darville and

South Bend woolen mill goods, worth $8 to $10, at Wendel's celebrated caBsimeres, all wool, elegantly made and trimmed, worth $10, $18 and $14, go at Sawyer's gray and brown mixtures, satin piped, double warp, serge lined suit, sells everywhere for $14, at Fine Clay Worsteds and Serges in blue and black, regular price $12, for

Our entire stock of Clothing, Hats and Furnishings must be sold by the first of January. I AM GOING OUT OF BUSINESS and everything must go, fixtures and all. So far the sale has been a TREMENDOUS SUCCESS and HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE have saved hundreds of dollars by buying of us. At the prices we are making you can easily afford to buy beyond your present needs Glance over the foliowicg and see what you want:

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BErtY MITCHELL

Shoots a Rebel Officer at GOO Yards and is Complimented—Oliver Line Returns.

Bert Mitchell of the U. S., army in the Philippines writes

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Mrs. D. W. Hartman is in receipt of a couple of letters from her son, Rob, of the United States army in Manila. She had mailed these to him originally and they were in the wreck of the ill fated Morgan City. When the "water soaked mail was rescued it was forwarded to its destination and when Rob received his letters he returned them to his mother as mementoes of the wreck.

Married.

Jasper F. Gobel, of Whitesville, and Miss Hattie Chasteen were married by Rev. G. W. Stafford Saturday evening, the 11th instant, at the residence of the bride's parents east of this city.

Chamberlain's Pain Balm Cnres Others Why Not You?

My *rife has .been using Chamberlain's Pain Balm, with good results, for a lame shoulder that has pained her continually for nine years. We have tried all kinds of medicines and doctors without receiving any benefit from any of them. One day we saw an advertisement of this medicine and thought of trying it, which we did with the best of satisfaction. She has used only one bottle and her shoulder is almost well ADOLPH L. MILLETT, Manchester, N. H. For sale by Nye & Booe, druggists.

SHIRT DEPARTMENT.

The best 50c Unlaundried Shirt ^_Q

The best 50c Laundried Shirt

Best colored 50c in endless patterns

Best Crown Shirt, $1 kind

Best fancy bosom, white body, Acorn Shirt, KA 75c kind, at .til/ The best Silk Bosom, worth $1, $1,25, and OA $1 50, at 'O" The latest styleB of very best shirtB in fancy QA bosom and bodies, sell everywhere at $1.50 .Ov

SUSPENDERS.

A splendid English web Suspender, worth 1 A 25c, at .lv Irish Linen Harris patent Suspender, 25c to OA 35c grade, at .^v Fine silk web and silk end Suspender rang- A ing in prices from 50c to $1 grade at .t:v

CHILDREN'S KNEE PANTS.

A lot of splendid Union Cassimere Pants 1 which sell from 25c up, ages 4 to 14, go at. .It) A large line of good Cassimer, Worsted and

Cheviot Pants, worth from 50c to 75c, at... The very best Corduroy, Fine OaBsimere and A Worsted Pants, worth 75c to $1, go at .tlU

MUFFLERS.

Fancy Mufflers worth $1,

Latest colors and designs, selling for $1.50, QQ

The pxford reversible, worth $2.00,

GLOVES AND MITTENS.

Men'B Canton Mittens

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Michigan manufactured, generally sells at OK 50c, at The very best Kait Mits or Gloves, cheap at Aft 75c, goat .rrcJ A good Mocca Olove, 75c kind

An Unfinished Kid, silk lined, worth $1.50 QQ

Finished Kid Glove, silk lined, $1.50 kind

A splendid Jersey Glove, kid tipped, usual OA 50c glove, at

UMBRELLAS.

Scotch Gingham Umbrellas, worth 75c, go ^1A at Gloria Silk, worth $1, *7K for Finest silk Umbrellas, Bold for $1.50 dfel

to $3 00, go for.

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father in

this city as follows: IMUS, Philippine Islands, Oct. 9, 1899. —Dear Father:—I will write you a short letter this morning, as I don't know when I will get time to write again. We have been fightiDg day and night since Sept. 29. I will send you some papers so you can see what we have been doing. We captured San Nicholas yesterday, four companies of us, G, E, M, and F. There were quite a lot of rebels in a

A WOMAN HELPS WOMEN

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church! Our lieutenant told me and fifteen others to charge it and take it, which we did. Our lieutenant told me to try and kill a rebel officer, who waB trying to rally his men. I fired at him at 600 yards and he fell from his horse. I was complimented for the shot by the officer. We have been doing some hard fighting for the last ten days. I am in good health and feeling fine.

Oliver Lane has been Bent back to the states as his health is broken down. Well good-bye for this time. Hoping this may find you all well,

I remain you son, B. H. MITCHELL.

On the Morgan City.

YOUNTSVILLE.

Mrs. Douglas, after a serious illnecs, is better. Mr. Nail Stonebraker is working for Mr. Liamneon.

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are women everywhere who suffer almost constantly because they cannot bring themselves to tell all about their ills to a physician. Such women can surely explain their symptoms and their suffering by letter to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., for the confidence reposed in her has never teen violated. Over a million women have been helped by her advice and medicine.

Miss Ada Smith visited at home a few days of last week. There was a surprise on Miss Rhena Hopping, Tuesday evening.

Mr. John Myers and family spent last Sunday with Mr. Wm. Conner. The meetings are interesting and Sunday evening the church was crowded.

Several from here attended the hayseed carnival at Waynetown last Thursday.

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There were several strange people from other neighborhoods, at church last Sabbath morning

Several from here attended the social at Miss Jennie Sweeney's school on last Friday evening and a pleasant time was had.

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Mrs. Pinkham in attending to her vast correspondence is assisted by women only. If you are ill, don't delay. Her reply will cost you nothing and it will be a practical help as it was to Miss ELLA E.

BRENNER, East Rochester, Ohio, who says: "I shrunk from the ordeal of examination by our physician, yet I knew I must have treatment. My, troubles were backache, nervous .tired feeling, painful menstruation and leucorrhoea. I am so grateful to you now that I am willing to have my name published to help other girls to take their troubles to you. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound used as you wrote me has made me entirely well and very happy. I shall bless you as long as I live."

Mrs. Pinkham receives thousands of such letters from grateful women.

Miss NELLIE RUSSELL, of 138 Grace St., Pittsburg, Pa. in a letter to Mrs. Pinkham says: From childhood I suffered from kidney trouble and as I grew older my troubles increased having intense pain running from my waist to my womb and the menses were very painful. One day, seeing your advertisement in one of our papers, I wrote to you. "When your reply came I began taking your Compound and followed your advice and am now in perfect health, and would advise any lady rich or poor to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which I can praise above all other remedies. It is a wonderful help to women."

Mr. Will Thompson and Miss Lelia Simpson, both'of this place, were united in marriage by Rev. Daugherty at the parsonage la6t Wednesday evening. They are two of our most respected young people and start in life with the best wishes of all.

A FRIEND in need.is a friend indeed. That is exactly what Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is. It is the mother's help when she is suddenly awakened in the night by the ominous husky cough, and labored breathing of her babe. It is the safe resort of the youth or adult when he has "caught cold" and there is coughing and irritation of the mucous membrane of-the throat. It allays the irritation and cures thecold. For sale by Nye & Booe, druggists. .y

A HOUSEHOLD necessity. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. Heats burns, cuts, wounds of any sort cures sore throat, croup, catarrh, asthma never fails.

NECKWEAR.

A large line of Ties of latest styles and de- 1 signs, worth 25c to 50c, go in this sale at.. JL«7 The largest and latest line of high grade

Neckwear in town,consisting of Imperials, Tecks, Puffs, Bows, which sell everywhere

at 50c, 75c and $1, go at

CHILDREN'S OVERCOATS.

Vermont Frieze, gray and brown Ulster Over- f|» 1 tA coats, ages 3 to 15, worth $2.00, at. «lP 1.01/ Extra heavy wool lined boys' Ulster, worth O A A $3.00, for

Heavy blue Chinchilla $5.00 coat QQ

Brown, blue, and mood Warambo Fur Beav- A CA er Ulster, cheap at $6 00, go at T.WU Odd lot of children's Oape Coats in black and gray plaids, ranging in prices from $3.00 to O OC 85.00 go at ui.LifJ A few Reefers with large collars, sizes 3, 5 "I (rc and 6 only, well worth $3.00, go at I O

BOYS' OVERCOATS.

A good, substantial Melton UlBter and Overcoat in gray and brown, ages 8 to 19,worth 1 CA $3, our price JL.tlvf Heavy Chinchilla, worth $6, t^Cy

Blue and black Kersey Beaver, regular price

Lgiht colored Covert Cloth child's box coat, O RA ages 3 to 8, price everywhere, $5 for O.tlv

MACKINTOSHES.

BoyB' Rubber Coats worth $1.50 at .......:.. Men's $2.50 Rubber Coats, at 82.50 Mackintoshes in blue and black, with cape 400 Scotch Tweed in brown and gray, velvet collar, seamed and strapped Combination Box and Cape Goat, all wool and well worth $8, for Light colored Covert Oloth, double breaBted, pearl buttons, velvet collar, splendid coat, worth $10, at Very beBt English Doeskin Covert Oloth, velvet collar, seamed and strapped, guaranteed cheap at $12, will be sold at

CAPS.

We have about 200 odde and ends in the cap line for immediate wear,cheap at 25?, goat The best Winter Caps of Kersey Beaver, boys' and men's size*, worth 25c to 50c, go at. Best Kersey Beaver in brown and blue, silk and Batin lined, worth 75c to 81, are Best 75c to $1 Plush Cap at

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