Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 11, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 July 1898 — Page 5

„- MID-SUMMER CLOSING OUT SALE \ NEW YORK STORE Beginning Thursday, July 22, and Continuing Until Saturday, August 6th. We will oftev every article of bummer Goods it) our Dry Goods and Clothing Rooms at 33^c off. These goods must be sold to make room for fall goods and to furnish money to buy and pay for them. We intend this to be the greatest Scarifice bale ever given in Petersburg, and will offer many lines of Staple and Fancy Goods in Dry Goods bhm*s and Clothing, which are not summer goods, at greatly reduced prices during this sale. Now is your time tor bargains. When such a stock as the New York Store is offered at a sacrifice sale then the people can make no mistake in making a graud rush to secure these bargains -before they are gone* We own our own goods for less money than any firm in town. We buy only from first hands and for spot cash, and handle no shoddy or trash. Our cash business for the past six months is larger than we ever done, each month being a steady increase, which makes us feel that the people appreciate straight-forward honesty in business. - We cannot quote many prices, but an examination will show you that we mean just what we sav.

Notions. Notions. 100 high grade Summer Corsets, worth 50c.......25c 75 Fancy and leather Belts, worth 40c ..... .20c 200 Metal. Jewel and Hutton lieits. worth 50c ....1.25c; All Kune? Summer Fans at 50 (writs on the dollar. Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes and Slippers. £00 pairs Children's and Misses’ Slippers, worth 75c.....40e 50 pairs Women’s patent Up Oxfords, worth 75e t........4,5© 100 pairs Worsens Viei Kid. brown and black, patent tip. value $1.50...*. .$1 00 200pairs Women Y Viei Kid, button and lace, patent tip, value $1.25.. 98e 50 pairs Women’s brown Viei Kid, cloth top. Coin toe, value $3.00... 2 00 500 pairs Children’s and Misses’ Shoes at 8Ity jwr cent reduction of former price. Remember the Dates. July 22d to August 6th.:

OTJB CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. We have $10,000 worth of Clothing. Men’s and Boys’ Boots and Shoes, Men’s and Boys* Furnishings at 66fc on the dollar of former prices. We must redui* this stock. We must have the money for fall buying. Xdw is the time to save one-third on everv purchase you make. 100 Children’s Suite, value $1.25.. . .......$ 75 50 C'hildren’s Suits, value $1.50....... . 1 (X) 75 Boys’ Suits, value $4, at... ..... 50 50 Roys* Suits:, all wool, value $5..3 75 100 Men's Suits, all wool, value $6.50.... ,.4 75 105 Men's Worsted Oassimere and Serge Saits, all wool, value $9. ... 6 00 25 Men’s satin lined Serge Suita, all wool, value $12...7 30 72 Men’s imported Worsted Suits, fancy patterns, value $15. .,.9 00 150 pairs Men’s ail wool Cheviot Pants, value $2.00.... 1 25 Summer Dress Goads, Ginghams and Linens. Balance of stock of Dimity, worth 12|c....74c Balance of stock of Organdies and Check Dimities, worth 20 to 25e„ .10c

Underwear, Hosiery, Mens’ Furnishings. Men's Suspenders, vnlue 10c_£.......7|« Men’s silk-figured Suspenders, value 15e.^.....4.., ....... lOe Men’s double and twist Socks, per pair_:.. ...5e Men’s Undershirts and Drawers, value 25c ........19e Men’s Plaid Over Waists, value 35c... .........28e Men’s Ties. 5c to....... 45e Best Overalls, best grade ... .. ., v.. ....45e Men’s 28-inch Umbrellas, value 75c ..... ..50e 525 pairs Men’s Shoes, 98c to #4.00—one-third less than former pro*' * All summer Straw Hats for 50 cents on the dollar. All silk and fancy Parasols for per ceut off. Window Uurtains,^Shades and Poles at rock bottom priees. Don’t forget this sale, as you can save many dollars in a few purchases. Remember that we lead in buying, who buy exclusively from first hands in New York: that we have a credit standing without blemish; that we have never entered into a conspiracy to rob those who credit us; that we carry the only firstelass-stock of goods in Petersburg and sell them for .less money than anv other firm in town. This sale will be for cask only. No goods will be charged at these prices. Remember the dates, & -

l‘ikr 4 utility ('oul Milieu. The following: is taken fr<-in the annual ref«ort u! Slate Ueelogiu Match ley in ref(Rtn¥ l*i the coni mines of l*iUe county as vir*i-.i byr ttobert Fisher. inspta'tor of puues; emneitMU Ru risk.. Owned Itv tto* .1. Woolley, Jr., Coal c<Mii|Mii\ of Louisville; is located near the eolith limit'i f the town of Petersburg, on the K. \ I. railroad. It w.-ts ofa>nrd in 'A|>rii, 18961, but employed but a lew men during that year. The production is 170 tons per day. mine run. The shaft ia .‘»3 /eel deep, and there is about 5 feet of clean coal, of a fair quality. It is driven on a very irregular plan, entries Iwing from 8 to 12 feet, and room* from I** to 22 feet wide: (his hums pillar* to be of irregular thickness. ami they are Cijsvted to t*e lust. Ventilation m furnished by a steam jet, vhieli seems to furnish sufficient air for tlie workings at present. A second outlet will U; neuMury during the coming year. AVRSniCE RINK. Located on tlie main line of the Air Line railroad; is owned by David Ingle of Oakland ('it y. It is equipped with seif-dump-iug cap s am) a toiler screen to make nut coal from tlie coal that paw through ihe stationary acreen. The capacity is about 600 tons jier day. The coal is hoisted through the sliaft. 22 feet deep, am! is 5 feet thick of aii excellent quality of bitumiuous coal, with a good roof ami soft bottom. Very little timber is need Oil in the •ntries.but large pillars are left, containing about one-third of the total atntaint of coal in (lie vein. This keep* the roof good aiui the air courses open. though haulage roads at* muddy. The retaliation is produced by a fan and is good in all parts of the mine. A large proportion of the coal is nut anti slack, and miners consider 38 cents per tou for mine run coal the equivalent of <k> t*nts for screened coal.

HAKTWK1.L MINE. Isicated n«ar August*. on the branch of the Atf Line ratltoad, fire miles long.' It was built in lsr‘d4, when the mine was ofteued. and » operated by the Cabel A, Kaufman Oual company of \Ya.-diing'ou, Intliana. It is <*|«ened by a drift and has a ea|an ity of ^0 tons |*er day. An elect! ic plant ha.- been ui>talJed here during the year, ami one Morgan-Gardner chain machine is now in operation. Six mules are used in hauling the coal from the mine. The coal is 4y feet in thickness, fait contains agnoddenlof impurity in the way of sulphur ami dirt. Ventilation is provided for by a small fan, which produrir* a good current of ajr. The engine house and tipple were burned during the year, but bare been built more extensively than befbre the file. ~7 IU.ACKBCKS *IXE. Owned by theS. W. Little Coal company: is located at Iflackhum. on the E. A l. railroad. There is one of the most complete aereettmg. outfits here that is to be found in

tho Perforated |>lntes 12 feet long l»y 4 feet 4 inches wide are used. Fur ; making lump coal the f**rforntious art1 4 | inches in diameter aud the nut coal screen I lais |ierforati<>n> 2| inches in diameter. They are so arranged with double eccentrics that ail jar from their motion i> neutralized. The method by which this is accomplished was designed by Mr. S. W. Little of Kvan.-vii’e. Space wit! .11. t permit a full i dercript ion of the arrangement here., The ! production «f the mine is !UK) tons per day. i The main opening is a slope 473 feet in length, ihe coal being brought up by steam j power. The e>< s|»e way is also a slofs- 400 | feet in distance from the main opening, i The grades in the mine are easy, with fairly j hard fire elav bottom. making the main* I tenance of good haulage mads comparatively easy. Theconl is a hard bituminous, ! 7* feet thick, with a g-*od black elate roof. I Bntnes arc driven from 8 feet to 20 feet in ' width and stand without timbering. There i tieing no falls of roof, air coarse# are kept 1 clean, giving a good passage way for air. ! Rooms are driven 23 feet wide, with pillars j 7 feet iu thickness, Hud no attempt is made | to remove tlie coal from mom pillars. The | ventilation is secured by a fan located at | the old slope. 473 feet from the new one. This fail is R) feet in diameter, driven by an eugiue wh<*-e cylinder is 7 inches by 12 inches, which prvduees a good eurrent of air, which is carried fauly well to the working places. UTILES MINK.

Owned by the smo company. located at Littles Station, on the K. 41. railroad; was opened in 18S«. Its present capacity »> 6W) tons jier day. It isujteneti by a shaft 80 feet deep. The mme is comparatively ctry and has a hard bottom, the only draw, back to the haulage being the uneven bottom, and the grades are light compared nth other mines in the stale. The coal is a fair quality of bituminous. 6f feet thick, with an excellent roof and slate bottom. Entries are driven from 8 to 12 feet wide, and the height of the coal. No timbering w required. Air courses are in good condition and kept clean; Rooms are from 24 to 80 feet wide, well timbered, and pillars 12 feet thick are left to support the roof. ] A splendid man way communicates with] the escape shaft, which is available at all times to the employes. A fan It) feet in ! diameter, located at the escape way, furnishes an excellent current of air, winch is well conducted around the faces of the entries and roosts. About 100 men are eui-; ployed, under the management of Audrew ! Dodds, uiUie foreman. CAUOX MINE. Located one mile west of Ayrshire. It is operated by William A. Jackson of Oakland City. Indiana, and was opened in 1804. It is developed through a sloja* 100 feet in length. The coal is 4 feet and 4 inches in thickness, and of an excellent quality of] bituminous. The roof is a black slate and j requires uo timber to keep it safeiaeotries.

Tins is? well attended to. Air-courses are kept clean and the* ventilation, produced by a furnace, is fairly pood. An Kntcrprisiup Druggist. There are few men more wide awake and enterprising than J. R. Adams & Sou, who spare no pains to secure the best of everythinp in their line for their many customers. They now have the valuable agency for Dr. Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. This is the wonderful remedy that is producing such a furor all over the country hv its many startling cures. It absolutely cures asthma, bronchitis, hoarseness and all affections of the throat, chest and lungs. Call at above drug store and get a trial Untie free or a regular size for 50 cents and $1.00. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. Route of the Vetcri n*. The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern railway, the scenic, historic and popular "Royal Blue Line,*’ and favorite route of the veterans, will, on account of the G. A. R. encampmeut at Cincinnati, September 5-10, 1898. inclusive, make a rale of one cent jier mile from all points on its line, and will have tickets bn sale September 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th. good going on date of sale, and good for return passage leaving Cincinnati September 6th to 13th, inclusive. S}*ecial arrangements have been made for an extension of limit on these tickets, and by depositing same with joint agent at Cincinnati between September 5th and 9th and payment of a fee of 25 cents, tickets will be made good returning until October ; 2. 1898. The B, & O. S-W. have issued a “Souvenir Folder and Guide to Cincinnati” for the occasion, which will be of much interest ami service to those intending to visit the “Queen City,” and can be secured with other information by applying to any agent B. & O. S-W. Ry., or to George B. Warfei, assistant general passenger agent, St. Louis, Missouri; O. P. McCarty, general passenger agent, Cincinnati, Ohio.

A minister at Praukiip, this state recently read the following announcement after Sunday services: ‘The regular sesaiofi of the Donkey club will be held as usual at the close of this service. Menders will line up just outside of the church door, make remarks and stare at the ladies who pass as istbeir custom. Any member known to escort a young lady to church and sit with her like a gentleman will be expelled from membership.” From am Old Soldier. Knox, ImL. Jan. 14, 1807. Gent*:—I have every confidence * in recommending your Syrup of Pepsin. I am 7*3 years of age and am broken down,: the trouble haring been brought on by my experience in the war. Your medicine has done me more good! than a hundred doctors and 1 am just about well of stomach troubles. \ Yours truly, JEfFEasoS Wilhelm. Sold by Bergen k Oliphaut. j

The t oil vent ions. Last Friday the joint conventions of Dubois and Pike counties to select candidates for prosecuting attorney and representative were held at tSweet Sulphur Springs, this county. The conventions brought forth a large nuin'oor of (leople from both counties and the proceedings of the day were very harmonious and good feeling pre vailed. The judicial convention was held in the morning ami the representative convention in the afternoon in the assembly hall. Ilou. George U. Wilson, chairman of Dubois county tolled the judicial convention to order, and the Hon. John L. Bret* of Jasjier. was selected as chairman. In accepting the honorable position he made a few remarks appropriate to the occasion. L. K. Grim of this city, was, selected as secretary of the convention. A committee on rules, consisting of three members from each county, were selected as follows:

l»uhois county, A. H. koerner, George R. Wilson and EL W. Pickhardt; Pike county, A. II. Taylor, J.L. Bass and Henry •I. Wiggs. The committee retired te make suitable rules to govern the convention. There was a division and two rejtorts were made, one by Dubois county and one by Pike county, the report of Dubois, however, was adopted by the convention, which was as follows: Rule 1— Inasmuch as Pike county has chosen 36 delegates and Dubois 15. in easting the ballot, each delegate from Dubois shall have one vote and each delegate from Pikp one-half vote. Rule 2—That voting on all questions that may come before the convention and in balloting for candidates the chairman of such county shall cast the vote of the county as instructed by the delegation and county convention respectively. The minority report which was reported by Pike county, was as follows: Voting for Candida les shall he by ballot, each delegate voting for himself.' Commencing with Dubois the rote shall le taken by townships, and as the same is cal led the delegate or delegates representing their respective tog*i ship shall cast the vote thereof. The convention was now ready to select a candidate for prosecuting attorney. Upon the call of counties Dubois presented the name of Kerr Trayh r. There being no ftynher nominations k fore the convention Mr. Trayler was nominated by acclamation. There being no further business before the convention it -was adjourned. aETKESC.VTATIVB COSVEXTIOSC. After dinner the j tint representative convention was called to order by Mr. Wilson of Dubois county. Hon. A. H. Koerner of Huntingburg. was selected as chairman and Prank Bet* of Jasper, as secretary. The following committee on rules was selected: W. W. Kendall, George R. Wilson and Albert II. Trayler of Dubois, and George B. Ashby* J. L. Capehart and A. J. Hcuring of Pike. The .-ante rules were adopted as governed the judicial convention.

Nominations were then in order/or candidates and upon the call of counties Dubois placed in nomination Capt. Sasser | Sullivan of Pike. There were no other ! nominations and the captain was selected by acclamation. There being no other business i>efore the convention it was adjourned. During the day there was manifested the l»est of feeling among the democrats of both counties. * How to Look Good. Good looks are really more than skin deep, depending entirely on a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the liver be inactive, you have a bilious look: if your kidneys be uffected, you have a pinched look. Secure good health and you will surely have good looks. “Electric Bitters'* is good alternative and tonic. Acts directly on thestoinach. liver and kidneys. Purifies the blood, cures pimples, blotches and boils, and gives a good complexion. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at J. R. Adams k Son’s drug store. 30 cents j»er bottle.

Indian* wasfirst settled in 1702 and in 177Ji only 552 white persons lived in the state. Many Indians roamed over the territory. The greatest length of the state is 270 miles, and average width is 140 miles. Land surface m squire miles, 85,909t water surface in square miles, 440. Total. 86,350. Acres of land, 22,982,400; acres of water 281,000. Total. 23.264,000. Acres improved land, 15,107.482; acres unimproved land, 5,215,034. Total, 20,362,516. Largest corn crop in Indiana was in 1880. 115.482.390: largest wheat crop, 47,282.853 in 1880:largest oat crop, 31,491,661; most wool in any year, 6.167,498 iti 1880. Over 124.349 men arc at work on farms and the value of products is $226,825,082. Manufacturing establishments in 1890, 12.354. cost of materials, $130,129,106. Wages paid $51,749,976. Figures are taken from state statistician Conner’s recent report. Persons troubled with diarrhoea will be interested iu the experience of Mr. W. M. Bush, clerk of Hotel Dorrance, Providence, R. I. He says: “For several rears h have I lieen almost a constant sufferer from diarrhoea. the frequent attacks completely prostrating me and renderioji ine unfit for my duties at this hotel. About two years ago a traveling salesman kindly gave me a ; small bottle of Chamberlain's Cohc, Cholera land Diarrhoea remedy. Much to my sur- | prise and delight its effects were immediate. Whenever I felt symptoms of the disease I would fortify myself against the attack with a few doses of this valuable remedv. The result has been very satisfactory and almost complete relief from the affliction.” For sale by J. H. Adams & Son. j Wonderful! Marvelous! JLre expressions frequently heard about Foley’s Kidney Cure. Do not fail to try this great remedy for all kidney trouble. J. K. Adams & Son. j

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ILLINOIS CENTRALRy. ANNOUNCEMENTS. J w !*9S,ed it ion .entirely tun, and giving facta conditions, brought down to date, of the Central’!* Southern HomeseekeW Guide, been issued. It is a illustrated pamphlet, a large number of am nor I hern farmers now prosperously located on the line of the Illiholt* Central railroad in the states of Ken* tunity. Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, and also a detailed write-up of the cities, towns ami country on and adjacent to that I line To liomeseekers or those in-search of a farm, this pamphlet will furnish reliable inf formation concerning the most accessible and ! prosperous portion of the Houth. Free copies cau be had by applying to the nearest of the undersigned. « Ticket* and full information as to fates in connection with the above can be had of agents of the Centra! and connecting lines. Wm. Mi’kkay, IHv. Pass. Agt.. New Orleans. John A. R'W. I>lv. Pass. Agent, Memphis. T H. G. Hatch, DIv. Pass. Agent. Cincinnati. _ F. ft. WHEELER. O. P. * T. A.. I.C. K.R.. Evansville, Ind. A. H. Hanson, O. P. A.. Chicago. W. A. Krllono. A.G. P. A., Louisville, B & 0 S-W RY. xxaos TASia. Trains leave Washington as follows for A ne rewri and SOUTHERN HOMESEEKERS’ GUIDE has just 314-page contains letters fr>

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