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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
Ofthe Condition
OF THE
CITY BANK.
HOpkinsyiIIe, KY,

At the close Of business June 2sth, 1895.
pEcoIIRNES
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
Do
You
III III III 7aHH.H
Suffer

From indigestion, sour stomach, head
ache, fatulency, distress after eating!
Or is it case of lost appetite, want Of
energy, weakness, debility ~
Are you nervous. restless, sleepless, worn
out in body and in mind r y ~
Have you pains in the bac. alps, side
head, arms, shoulders, chest?
Arc you filed with NAL tia--salloV
complexion, coated tongue, D bit sweats
dry cough, chills and fever?
II any of these troubles ar yours, the
thing you need is DIR. KINGS
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
ROYAL. b. .
GER MET UER

In the gentlest and happiest way, and
with the greatest certainty known to med.
zeal science, GERMETU Err removes from
the system the symptoms named above
giving strength in, place of weakness, joy
Gus health in place Of sickness.
There is no other remedy like It, and
none that can do its work. And then it is
real pleasure to take it. Little children
'ake it with delight, and it cures like
magic. slQ0; 6 for $500. All druggists.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
TEMPERED WITH ELECTRICITY.
Italian Invention OF Interest TO Wine
Makers and Wine Drinkers.

Makers and Wine Drinkers
Italian wine merchants have reason
to congratul ate themselves on the in
PRODUCTION of the ele ctrical process foI
the aging of wines, in the wine-produc-
ing provinces of Italy. The process.
says the Pittsburgh Dispatch, is said to
render possible extraordinary modiI-
cations i'll the bouquet and body of the
vintage, and the suggestion has been
made that it might be employed with
advantage in the correction of faults
frequently apparent in California
wines. arising from the richness of the
soil ON which the grapes have been
grown.
But the tempering of wine is only
one of many uses To which electricity
is now put i'll the wine producing in
dustrv In an establishment in Al
geria. where the Ara b labor was uncer-
tain and unsatisfactory. generating
plant has been erected for doing the
whole work. The plant consists OF
compound dynamo and Il steam engine
The current from the dynamo Is util-
lied for lighting purposes, and for the
operation of seven electric motors,
ranging from two To ten effective
horsepower. One motor drives a one
ton crane. which lifts boxes of grapes
from the ground floor To the beating
room: three motors operate the beaters
and presses; and the remaining three
are coupled direct to the centrifugal
pumps, which keep the must moving in
the tunS.
The work of the electric motors Is
extremely variable, and consequently
there is much iluctuation in the load ot
the generating dynamo. All trouble,
however, in the lighting circuits Is OBJ
waited by a perfect system of regula
ti,n
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07

\ great many devices are known for
the purpose of enabling people in a
house To- see what iS going on in the
street without opening their windows
4 new invention Of this nature iS re-
ported from HalberStadt. Germany. be-
ing Il plan for 50 Silvering glass that it
reflects the image when looked at from
one side. but when looked at from the
other il aS transparent aS ordinary
window glass. If this il glazed in a
dwcllIng-room window anyone inside
can see all the life Of the street. while
any paSScr-by looking in at the win
dow will see but mirror and nothing
more. This avoids, therefore. the
annoyance sometimes encountered in
glazing either clear window glass or
ground glass. in combining the special
advantages Of both. One object would
be that many people might stop to ad-
just their personal appearance at such
mirrors. An innovation on reverse
lines il that recently made in one of the
Vanderbilt ball rooms. where the win
dows by day become large mirrors by
night through mechanical arrange
mentS and thus add simply but won
derfullv To the brilliancc Of the scene.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
YOUTH RENEWED.
What the Magic of Modern Science Has
Accomplished

Accomplished
At recent meeting of medical as
sociation in Philadelphia one of the
speakers drew attention To the signiti-
cant facts that the average length
of life II increasing and that the period
of activity. in which the best work Il
accomplished. with both men and
women il extending. The advance of
sanitary and hygienic science, says the
Baltimore American. has offered fair
prospect to the average man and
woman for increase of days, and mod
ern invention. 10y les>euing the wear
and tear entailed 10y the di~comfortS of
former generations. has Still further
prevented the waste Of vitality and
nervous energy. Life l. also length
ened in another way. 10y the fact that
time i miuimizcd. and that travel and
all necessary communication now take
up marvclou>ly short space, of modern
life. leaving 80 much more time To de
vote To other objects that the practical
effect i To add more days TO ones ac-
count.
With this increase Of life and this
extension Of activity a man II far
younger to-day than his ancestors were
at given age. The magic of modern
times has literally performed that inn
possible miracle of oldrn times and
legends renewal of youth The
wearing drudgcry uf labor has been
vastly lightcncd ON the one hand
while broader interests on the other
keep the modern brain from the rust
ing process of aye narrow lives and
restricted ideas formerly brought ON II.
at a time when that brain i> now in its
prime.
Yet we hear all about us complaints
that the rush and wear Of modern life
il hurrying men into premature graves
| at increasing rate II l. sadly true
| that the great virtue, of temperance. nf
moderation in all things. has not been
| assigned its due Importance in this
! vast scientific development. II l. in
| spite OF the advantages of the times.
| not because of them. that this longer
/ life il not the lot of more. We appre-
ciate the stores ot vitality laid up 10y
them for rs. hut VIII not -cSi~, the
| temptation IL Toe intcmpcrsit,. in it, use.
! The youth and strength Of th, brain
! and body are drawn upon too frequent
| ly- We will not bc content To live
| within our vast means Of vitality. but
draw recl5leS>lv upon the fund. dutll
nature refuses la honor our drafts. and
We find ourselves bankrupt. The bu~i-
ness man Of to-day puts into his career
of comparatively few years the energy
the thought, the vigor. that formerly
| spread over the enterprise Of centu
rieS. We speculate with our vital en-
ergieS. and sometime we stake all ON a
single throw. But if we do not make Z
safe investment of youth and health, Il
Is not for lack OF the opportunities o.
| the times
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
THE MALARIA MICROBE.
An Individual Organism of Independent
Growth.

An individual Organism of independent
Growth.
An eminent Italian scientist. who is
an acknowledged authority on malaria
and its causes. tells Us that no matter
how saturated with moisture soil may
be. it Il not of necessity unhealthy.
The maIarial microbe Is not a produc-
tion of the soil. neither is it the cause
or effect of decaying vcgcta bic matter.
1t il an independent organism. and has
as much an individual growth and de
vclopmcnt aa sheep and cattle. 1t must
be present in the soil in order to bring
about those conditions known As ma
larial. 1t il an established fact that
this microhc exists. as it has been cult
waited and carefully observed. For its
perfect growth and increase. Il temper
ature of about sixty-cight degrees
Fahrenheit is necessary. and there
must bc certain amount of humidity
in the soil as we'll as free atmospheric
action. Perfectly dry soil or even that
which is only slightly damp, will not
present II favorable breeding g-ground
for malarial germs. and they either
perish altogether or remain dormant
until moisture puts the earth into more
favorable conditions. The favorite and
predispoSing situations for malaria
then, are low places where there is
Stagnant water. The colony once well
established. the broiling sun of sum
mcr and the continuous and Steamy
moisture cause these small but mighty
creatures to multiply with amazing ra-
pidity. and the atmosphere becomes
literally charged with them. To re
main in these localities is to inhale and
absorb them 10y the million. There is
one saving possibility in the situation.
and that S the cultivation and drain
age of the soil. Malaria will not flour
iSh on thick sod, therefore a liberal
sowing of grass and a reasonably thor
ough system of drainwayS and bitches
are the safest remedies for this evil.
Tree-plantiug is useless; even the euca-
lyptus has no preventive or counterac-
tive quality whatever. To sum up the
whole ease, Il good hay crop il the best
auti-malarial agent that can be applied
to low ground; for where grass roots
form a thick mat, there il little or no
atmospheric action ON the soil, and,
consequently. no microbes of this
much-dreadcd sort.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
NOT DISSEMINATING.
Mankind In No Danger of Becoming a
ERace of D~arfs.

1t appears from the results of scieE-
tific measurements recently made in
France that the average stature of
man is neither increasing nor decreas-
ing. The skeletons of the men who
inhabited France at period when Eu-
rope was the home of lions, elephants,
rhinoceroses, hyenas and reindeer are
of very nearly the same size as those of
the French people of to-day.
Yet. saws Youths Companion, the
surroundings amid which these early
men lived were remarkably different
from those enjoyed by their sue
cessors. Their best abodes were caves.
and to hold possession of them they
had To wage warfare upon such fierce
beasts as the saber-toothed tiger and
the cave bear
Without our modern weapons II
would seem that they should have pos
sessed superior bodily powers, but
there is no evidence that they did.
They had human cunning. however,
which always prevails over brute
strength.
Later came the ancestors of the
Gauls and Franks, and they seem to
have slightly exceeded the cave men in
stature. and also to have been a trifie
taller than their modern descendants
One interesting fact shown by the
measurements is that there has been a
perceptible gain in the stature q.
women as compared with that of men
since the days of the tiger fighters in
France.
Taken as whole, this evidence
shows that there is no danger that
mankind will become race of dwarfs
and no likelihood of their developing
into giants.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
IN THE YEAR 100000.
The Last Man on Earth VIII Be Smaller
Than a Tly-

The Last Man ON Earth W i'll Be smaller
Than a Fly-
The surface. Of the. earth l. slowly hut
surely diminishing. ~ays the scientists
All the landed portion viii he sub
merged and the last man viii Ice
drowned.
The ice Il gradually accommodating at
the north pole and slowly meltin" away
al the south Eventually the earth's
center Of gravity viii suddenly change
and the last man viii Ice crushed 10y the
rush Of movable~ that viii quickly
glide over it, surface.
There l. a retardiHg medium in space
causing a gradual loss in velocity in all
Of the planets The earth when her
revolutions finally cease. viii Toe drawn
nearer and nearer To- the sun until the
last man viii be literally roasted of the
face of the earth
Beginning with the year 5000 \ D.
humanity will commence To retrograde-
and Toy the end Of the year 1.ooo-oOo man
will be no larger and have no more in
telligcnce than a plant louise. In that
event there viii be no last man. re-
marks the 81 Louis Republic
The suns fires VIII gradually burn
out and the temperature cool; in eon>c-
qucnce the eirth'S glacial zones viii
enlarge. driving shivering humanity
toward the equator At last th, habi L
able space Will lessen To nothing and
uvercrowded humanity viii be frozen
in q heap.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
EoRIY.slx MARRIAGES a DAY.
4 SoveI Hretou Custom with Many Tic
ture~qu. and sIirthfuI Features

SoveI Tretou Custom with Many PIC
turesqu. and sIirthfuI Features
The peasants OF brittany and their
quaint dress and customs have long
furnished rich material for the artists
and writer's who flock thithcr in sum
mer. II Il IN the winter. hoyev-
cr. when the painters and frivo-
lous Pari>iaus have fitted homcyvard.
that a unique ceremony takes place in
the picturesque commune of PluuEa>tcl-
Since, time immemorial- - the New
York World. IL has been the custom
there, not to marry during Advent. and
50 early in January each year there Il
a day set apart for the wholesale wed
ding Of those who have succeeded in
arranging their affairs Of the heart
during the holy season. The number
Of couples united on these occasions II
generally above "a score. but the record
was broken this wear when forty-slN
were married in single day
There Il no better example of the
provcrbial thriftincSS of the Ere-
tons than this custom. The fami-
lies Of the young people com
bine and secure from the inn
keepers a considerable abatement In
the cost Of the ,:Itables and drinlablr~
after the ceremony. \ great number II
people from neighboring towns arr al
ways present al thi~aunuu kmot-tyiug.
which Il made exceedingly attractive
by the picturesque costumes of the, par
ticipaut> The maidcnS wear white
| caps from which stream long. bright
! coIored ribbons. Their dresses are
trimmed with gold fringe or yellow
| greenish yellow aprons. About the
waist il bound a gold-frinErd sash of
| blue silk. The men wear short trousers
| of brown cloth. round Jackets of va
! rious shades of blue, worsted .scltS IF
! the same color. green vests and black
| hats ornamcnted with white and blue
| ribbons
The religious ceremony X proceeded
| 10y the civil one at the Marie. ur town
| hall At this, in order To conform with
| the French law. IL i necessary To read
To each couple that lengthy portion Of
! the code which relates 10 marriage. The
! strain upon the voice of NJ Nicole, the
mayor. was 50 great at the last occasion
! that he was compelled to devote two
| entire forenoons To the forty-siN
couples.
| After the ceremony Al the church the
| newly welded pairs, observing an
ancient custom. proceed in a body To a
shrine Of great antiquity outside the
| village. after which they scatter among
| the wine shops Of the town. where
seasts have been prepared for them and
their guests. This year the accommoda-
! tions were insufficient. and many ate IN
tents The fct,-~ which follow the we'd
dings last a week and are marked 10y 4
vast consumption of food and drink. the
singing of Breton songs, and general
mirth and iullity.
For generations none of the inhabi-
tants has ever married outside Of Pluu-
gastel. for he or she who seeks a mate
in the world beyond the narrow bounds
| of the commune i coud hmHcd topper
petual and complete ostracism.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
Ranrnr,s Relief Method.

A novel and effective plan for the re-
lief of the suffering poor of Bangor,
Me, has been put in operation by the
relief committee of that city this win
ter Paper bags We're distributed
among the householders, accompanied
by a printed slip, saying: Please Put
in this bag any contribution you may
wish to make. however small, and re-
turn to -" The result was very
satisfactory. Many people in moderate
circumstances had before refrained
from giving because of the smallness Of
their contributions. but this method
opened a way for the mite of each one
to reach the proper channel for the re
lief of the poor. The paper bags We're
returned. containing groceries. provls-
ions that were not Immediately perish
able, clothing and money. The small
individual gift in the aggregate became
a mighty collection of food and cloth
ing foI the relief of distress
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07

Five cents was the value which a
Texas farmer once placed uPon MIN
i,ter's prayer. The. story Il told IN The
Epyyorth Era Of Rev IL = Thran. one
OF the pioneers Of Methodism In Texas
In company with a number Of itinerants
who were on their way To conference
Thral stopped To spend the night with
an old farmer. II WAS the custom then
10 settle the bill AT night - that they
might rise about three o'clock in the
morning and ride a good WAY before
breakfast, and lie by IN the heat of the
day Dr Thrall. acting a. spokesman.
Of the party. said To the old farmer
after supper. We are company of
Methodist preachers going IL confer
ence. II You viii get the family To-
gcther we viii have prayers with You
After prayers one hy one settled his
his bill Dr. Thrall's turn came and
he asked for his bill The old farmer
replied: We'll. pa'son. l charged the
rest twenty-five cents, but bein' a. you
praved for rs 50 good. l wont charge
You hut twenty cents" The brethren
had the laugh ON Dr. Thrall
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
CLOSE QUARTERS.
The Thrilling Adventure of Panther
Hunter

The Thrilling Adventure OF = lhhiher
Hunter
Col. Barras. in India and Tiger
Hunting, sayS that during pause IN
panther hunting. he and his compan-
ions were about to 1al. luncheon ON
the borders of an impeuetrable covert
where the animal lay lie adds:
The --tiffiu-ba>l5eI~ stood just on the
other side OF my friend Sandford. L
stretched across him To reach II with
INV right hand, and had just Era~Ped
th,. handle when succession uf short,
savage roar> broke upon our ears
mingled with the wild shouts Of the ma
tiv,-S. Who were evidently being chased
10y that ferocious brute
At this time I felt that my hat would
probably DO more for me than my gun;
- l crushed IL down ON my head
seized the gun and faced the enemy
The panther came AT me with lightning
bounds.
Owing To- the beasts tremendous
speed. I could see nothing but a ~had-
o,yv form with two large round bright
ewes fixed upon me with an unmeaninE
stare. a. 1t literally f5v toward me-
/ raised my gun. and fired with all
the care I could exercise al ~uch short
notice: hut ] missed and the panther
bounded light a. feather. with lis
arms around my shoulders. Thus @e
stood for a few seconds, and / distinct
IL felt the animal snutiinE for my
throat.
Mechanically I turned my head 80 as
To- keep the thicl-wadded cape Of my
helmet in front Of the creatures muz-
zle: bui could hear and feel plainly
the rapid vet cautious efforts II was
making tn find an opening ~ a. To tear
the. great vessels that lie in the neck.
had NO weapon but my gun which
was useless while the animal WAS close
IL embracing me: 80 / stood perfectly
still. well knowing that Sandford
would liberate me II IL was possible to
do 80.
A. may be supposed, the panther did
not spend much time IN investigating
tn. nature Of a wadded hat-cover. and
before my friend could fire the beast
puuneed upon my left elbow taking =
piece ont and then buried it, long,
sharp fau-> in the joint till they met
At the same time / was hurled 10 the
earth with such violence that ] knew
not hoyv / got there, or what had be-
! come pf my gun
! / was living un the ground with the
panther ON top of me. and could feel
! my elbow joint NahbIing IN anG out as
J the beast ground its Jaws. with a move
J mcnt impcrerptihle tn the hystanderS-
! but which felt 10 me a. If | were being
violently shaken all over In few
/ seconds the loud and welcome sound "f
/ Sandf"rd'~ rifle struck upon my ear, and
! | sat mp. I wa~ free. and the panther
had gone lie had bounded away shot
! through the body. into a thicllet- ~ here
| hc was aftcrward killed hy a spear
/ rLrn~t-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
TEN DAYS In a Tree.
With Nothing iiuI chinese Medicines anG
"A Pair of boots to Eat.

"a Pair of boots Eat.
A Chinese miner. who. with a com
paniOn. was lost in the snow amid tht
rugged mountains Of Plumas county
has been found. nearer dead than alive.
For ten days, says the Oroville Mer-
curry. hc lived in hollow tree. with
nothing to eat but some Chinese med
iciuc and scraps of leather cut from hl>
boots. When rescued by a party of
white miners his feet, from which lac
had cut the boots for food. We're terri
blv frozen. and he was 50 weak he could
hardly move. The searchers could find
no trace of his companion, who is GER
tain To have persisted.
There was IA large number of Chinese
mining at Browns Hill. and February
- two Of the number left the camp to
90 to La Porte "A distance of sixteen
miles to procure some Chinese medi-
cine. for the use of the members of the
camp. Then the weather was good. and
the two Chinese proceeded safely over
the. snow to La Porte procured the
medicine. stayed over night and started
back the next morning During their
trip back on the 10Th a SnowStorm came
M and the Chinese became bcNIldcrcd
and hopcleSSlv lost in the rough, noun
tainuuS country. They each had diff
f,.rent ideas aS To which direction to
take. and finally quarrrlcd and sep
aratcd one OF them had not gone far
before he found hollo,- tree, wherein
ne. was somewhat shclt,.,l from the
storm He had matches with him and
built a small fire, and. crouchinG over
that lac lived for ten days. When their
companions did not return to Browns
Hill the Chinese became alarmed and
went to La Porte, where they aSccr-
tanned that they had been there and
started back Then the white men
about Cascade and Lumpkin were no
titled and search parties went out.
The other day John kitricll. while
searching with IA companion for the lost
man. noticed smoke down in canyon.
lie went down there. and in a tree
found the poor Chinese nearly dead.
Leaving him there. MIR. kitrick went
for help, and the unfortunate man was
taken To the settlement on a sled.
His experience. during those ten days
had been fearful. As the pang> of hun
ger came upon him hr took of his boots.
parched them over the fire. and ate
them and drank the medicine. When
he found his boots were all gone and
his feet frozen and he was 50 weak he
could not stand. he had given up all
hope. 80 grateful was he that when
camp was reached he gave his rescuers
fifty dollars in gold dust, all that he
had lie will recover.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07
YEARS DID WELL FOR HIM.
He Bought the Boat That brought Him
Here FenniIess-


Here Penniless.
An interesting aneedote Il told of the
late Capt. Theodore Julius. whose death
occurred recently Some time ago SAYS
the Philadelphia Record. Capt Julius
went over To- a shipyard in Camden 10
take a look al the old packet ship iona
wanda. which was being converted into
q coal barge. The captain took "A par
ticular interest in the old ship because
of his having served a. mate aboard her
in the early Cos. While he stood watch
ing the old vessel a total stranger APP
preached him and asked; Isn't your
name julius" The captain replied i'm
the affirmative. You were a mate
ON that ship in the summer of l>i-:a'
YES said the captain ''Nou don't
rrmember me continued the stranger.
but l remember You very well I was
"a >teeragc passenger ON the Tonawanda
al that time being on my WAY to TINS
country I've been pretty prosperous
and I've Just bought the old ship and
am going 10 make a coal barge Of her
Strange. isn't II. that l should come to
own the ship that brought me practi-
cally penniles> To this country" The
captain agreed with him that IL was
very strange.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-07

4 minister IN Glasgow was annoyed
by people talking and gigEling- He
paused. looked AT the disturhers, and
said: Some years since. "a was
preaching. a young man who sat before
me was constantly laughing. talking
and making uncouth grimacc>-
paused and administered severe re
bulle. After the close of the service a
gentleman said To- me: sir you made
a great mistake; that young man was
an IDIOT Since then l have always
been afraid To reprove those who mis-
behave themselves in church. lest l
should repeat that mistake and reprove
another idiot"