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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14
kLoNoYkg AT HOME.
GO In the Jswerry business and Get
Rich.

Rich.
The following is part of an edito-
rial copied from the Jewellers
Weekly and the "National Retail
Jeweler." An act intended "To Pre-
vent Fraud" in the manufacture and
sale Of gold and silver wares, watches,
jewelry, spectacles, diamonds, &c.
1.-THE fraud has become so general all
over the country that it has become
necessary to enact laws in the differ
ent States to check the evil. New
York and Massachusetts, have taken
the necessary step and passed sucL
laws. AS the present agitation has
clearly shown that the sales of Jew
elry by legitimate jewelers. largely
depend upon the middle class, which
is, as rule, unable to distinguish
between gold carats fine and gold
ID carats fine and diamonds from
pure quartz, these laws should prove
beneficial to the legitimate trade.
The retailer who sells inferior articles
as solid gold and solid silver and Sc
cures patronage because he sells at
what appears to be very low price.
1t is useless to deny that at present
there are manufacturers who produce
gold iewelry of 6, 8 and 10 carats and
stamp it IA carats, and there are ma.
Jny unprincipled retailers, especially
outside of the legitimate trade, who
are selling brass to the initiated for
gold and white metal stamped ster-
ling silver. 1t is not surprising that
such frauds exist when there is moth
ing to prevent them. Honest, legiti-
mate retail jewellers all over the coun.
. try are groaning under the weight of
"a great evil. The vast amount of
stuff sold as gold and silver of Ger
tain quality by snide dealers is fill
ing their pockets with wealth, while
the legitimate jeweler is forced to
calmly look on and witness the per
petration of these frauds" There
are but few people in Christian
and Trigg counties but what have
bought one or more articles in the
iewelry line from M. d. Kelly in the
past % years, and today they will
tell you of, or show you an engage
ment or wedding ring, watch, gold
spectacle, or a set of silver or plated
spoons, diamond, or something
bought from the "Old Reliable" ten
or twenty years ago and which has
proved to be all that M. d. Kelly
represented it to be. This cannot be
said of many who are selling those
goods today 40 the above article
clearly shows, and the clear headed
lady or gentleman who wish to pur-
chase good honest article at
reasonable price during the Holidays
will take no risk by purchasing from
that old reliable house that has
built up an enviable reputation for
honest and square dealing, and when
it is known that it came from the
house of M. d. Kelly no one will
doubt its being good, and he is al
ways to be found in the same old
stand North Main street opposite
Bassett's dry goods store and between
Cooper and Henderson's, groceries,.
Remember that warrant from this
house is worth something.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14
CIlid'S OFFERING 10 Lovers

Of a royal feast for their tables is the
delicious canned goods, in botu tin
aud glass, that we have selected from
the best packers of both Europe and
this country. We carry choice line
of both canned and ported meats,
canned fruits, jams, vegetables,
soups, fish, etc., and the choicest re
fishes in olives, truffles, olive oils, etc,
which are renowned the world over
for purity and excellence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14
ONLY csc lib.

Money refunded II not good.
Best Lump Starch made, per 5c
pound .................. "
pound can Comet Baking 10n
Powders. ............... NV
pound of Clark's, one spoon as
good as Prices or Royal cost 0En
you only one half as much HVV
Good quality Extracts, per 10c
DoJJle .....,.........
We also handle Prices and Royals
extracts and Baking Powders.
Try our tea, 25c, SOC and -. Inn
They are all pure and fine. A'VV
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14
Admlnlstrafora, Notice

l ~ All persons having claims against
the estate of Felix w. Biggerstaff
decd will present them properly veri-
fled before Jan. lst, and all persons
indebted to same, must come forward
and settle before that date.
H, w. BREATHITT, Admir-.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14

Felix Agnus, editor Of the Balti,
more American, is preparing to meet
Senator Wellington in the libel courts
and promises some sensational sur
prises. Mr.. Agnus will not only at
tempt to establish the truth of the
statements which have appeared in
his paper regarding the senator from
Maryland, but will go even further.
He says that he intends to show up
Mr.. Wellington to such an extent that
nothing any man chooses to say about
him hereafter will be libelous. Chi
cage Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14

y A postoiiice has been established at
yunu's Switch, Crittenden county,
Abe 1. c., and named Gladstone.
- Ae Nj, Gilbert was made postmast-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14
Mystic AIidgsts A Great Success.

A large crowd at Columbia Hall on
West Goth st., witnessed the first pro-
f'duction of this cantata last evening
for the benefit OF st. Paul's church.
The young people are to appear
each evening this week and Saturday
Matinee, large SUN will be realized,
the characters we're we'll taken and
THE music attractive. York Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14
FigS, Nuts; RaSiRS, &c.

Fancy London Layer Raisins Or
15c pound or pounds for EVU
Fancy Layer Figs, per pound 1En
Large Muscated Raisins, per 10o
pound iOO
10 lbs. Fresh Pecons for rs DR.
or pounds for EOO
Fancy Filberts, per pound -. 1Ec
Brazil Nuts, new, per pound 1Ee
English Walnuts,extra fancy, on
per pound ......... EVO
Taragona Almons, fancy, per on
pound EOV
Fancy Leghorn Citrons, per Q0c
pound OVO
Cleaned Currants. per box. En
Seedless Raisins, per box. 10n
Full Cream Cheese, fine, 3 E0n
pounds for. ........... wv
Maccaroni, new and fine. 80. 10o
Oranges, Apples, COCOanuts,
in endless variety cheap.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14
FINE COFFEE.

We want to say that we have
as fine Roasted Coffee as you
can procure; once used always
used. 1t is a Mocha and Java
Blend, made by Heekins & Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-14

3 pounds Fancy California ORR
Prunes for. ENO
2 pounds Large California 0En
PTunes for. E~V
Fine Choice Prunes per pound 10n
Nice quality. 'VU
Eyaporated ApriSots, per ID. 10l~
g.. b.,
Evaporated Peaches per 10to10lc
pound ...............1 wv AE2O
The Press., 1897-09-09
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items of local interest taken from the columns if The Press, thirty years ago.l
sept.13, 1867.

E. c. Dennis has raised the frame of his new residence on South street.
 During the storms last Thursday the Home mill in Staffordville was struck by lightning, and nearly all the operatives more or less shocked by the stroke, some being knocked down, though none were seriously injured. The same day the dam of the "Old mill" was washed away by the freshet.
 The school meeting of district No. 3 held last Saturday evening, chose E. Fuller committee, A. L. Burden secretary and treasurer, Augustus Spellman, col lector. It was voted to have three terms of school during the year.
 At the town meeting held last Monday it was voted to authorize the selectmen to contest the road petitioned for, and an appropriation was made to defend the town. There was large attendance and the friends of the road made a better show of numbers than was anticipated. With little effort 1t is thought that the action of the meeting might have been reversed. Proposals were made to give satisfactory guarantees that the road should not cost in excess of $1200, and real estate owners along the proposed route offered to build sections, which would still further reduce the cost of con- struction, but 1t was evident that no con- promise could be made, and the petition CTS will again appeal to the courts.
 A town meeting was held in Wilmington last Monday, to see what the town would do about building new road from Burn ham Lillibridge's to the Stafford line to connect with the proposed new road In Stafford. A committee consisting of Harvey Bidwell, Charles P. Rider and Sylvester G. Preston, was chosen to ex- anime the ground and report at meeting to be hold next Monday, when further action will be taken in the matter.
 At the meeting of the executive com mittee of the Soldiers Orphans home, held in Hartford Tuesday, 1t was voted to en- ploy MT. Carpenter and wife to take charge of the Home in Mansfield, in place of Edwin Whitney, recently deceased MT. Carpenter is 8 brother of Judge Car. penter of Wethersfield, and has been fol the past four ~y"a1s connected with the reform school of Rhode Island, in which place he gave great satisfaction.
 Wilmington September 3d, 1867 a son to George Knight; 3d, daughter to M M Johnson.
 The game of base ball at Wales last week between the National Star club O Stafford and the Resolutes of Wales, re suited in the defeat of the Resolutes af
The Press., 1897-09-09
Criticisms on the Rich.

Civilization Is very complex affair. So long as the laws of the land are not violated the rich mans private expend. itures are as strictly a matter to be con trolled by his own taste and judgment as the expenditures of the poor man. Capital in this country in our genera. tion haS been eminently and conspicu- ously devoted to economic production and has not to any appreciable extent been diverted and wasted in wanton luxury It Is none of the publio's busi- ness how the millionaire monopolist spends his money, but it is in the high est degree the public's business how he has gained it-especially how it came to pass that he obtained the franchise or public privilege or other favorable op- portunity by means of which he has en- riched himself. Review of Reviews.
The Press., 1897-09-09
Japanese Self Sacrifice.

On board the Matsushima one man, who had been shot in the abdomen and whose intestines were protruding from the gaping wounds, refused to be car ried to the surgeon 8 ward. because, he said, he did not want to take any of the fighters from their work in order to carry him below Another, after hay ing had his body burned out of all recognition in attempting to extinguish a fire, stood by helping all he could till the flames were put out, when he died, A third (mortally wounded man, whose every gasp brought forth gush of blood, would not close his eyes until he had told @ comrade where the key of an important locker was and what the locker contained. A chief gunner, whose under jaw had been shot away and who could, of course, not utter 0 word, signed to c subordinate with a nod to take his place and fell dead after he had placed the handle of the gun lever in his subordinate's hand. =" Heroic Japan.
The Press., 1897-09-09
COHnsAI Tn Mnthara.

Self-government with tenderness-here you have the condition of all authority over children. The child must discover in us no passion, no weakness of which he can make use he must feel himself powerless to deceive or to trouble us then he will recognize in us his natural superiors, and he will attach special value to our kindness, because he will re- spect It. The child who can rouse in us anger, or impatience, or excitement, feels himself stronger than we, and child only respects strength.
 The mother should consider herself as her child's sun, changeless world ever radiant, whither the small, restless creat- ure, quick at tears and laughter, light, tickle, passionate, full of storms, may come for fresh stores of light, warmth, and electricity, of calm and of courage. The mother represents goodness, provi- dence, law that Is to say, the divinity under that form of 1t which Is accessible to childhood. If she Is herself passionate she will inculcate on her child capricioue God. The religion of child depends on what It's mother and father are, and not on what they say. The inner and uncon- scious ideal which guides their life is precisely what touches the child; their words, their remonstl ances, their punish ments, their bursts of feeling even, are for him merely thunder and comedy, what they worship-this 1t Is which his instinct divines and reflects.
 | The child sees what we are behind what we wish to be. Hence his reputation as physiognomist. He extends his power as far as he can with each of us; he is the most subtle of diplomatists. Uncon sciously he passes under the influence O each person about him, and reflects i while transforming 1t after his own nature He is magnifying mirror. This is why the first principle of education Is, traiI yourself and the first rule to follow you wish to possess yourself of a chfldt will is master your own. To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching To attain 1t we must be able to guess what will interest; we must lea1n to reat the childish soul as we might 8 piece o music. Then by simply changing thekey we keep up the attraction and vary thu song. AMIELs JOURNAL.
The Press., 1897-09-09
WAR ON WILD CARROTS


 The blossom of the wild carrot Is one of the daintiest and most beautiful of all the wild flowers of this region. While its coloring is nothing, only day or two of clear white for each blossom, its texture and it's general structure Is delicate and Is worth more than a passing glance. The broad field of the blossom, its aggregation of many petalled stems, small individually but large collectively, resembles nothing so much as a bit of embroidery. Indeed, the common name for the wild carrot bloom among flower lovers is Queens Lace" or Queens Handkerchief.
 But, like many other things of beauty the wild carrot Is not a joy forever, but a persistent, ever-present nuisance, with death dealing qualities which it uses to advantage against vegetation ofutilitarian value It has persistent vitality and a crowding propensity that forces other vegetation out of the way, destroys 1t In fact, by leaving 1t no room to grow.
 This has made it necessary to legislate against the wild carrot, and the unrepeal- ed law of Connecticut against the weed instructs every owner or pOssessor of lands to cut down all wild carrots grow ing thereon, or in the highway adjoining, so often as to prevent their going to seed. In case of failure, complaint can be made to grand juror, the negligent owner noti- fled, the grand juror paid ten cents a mile for travel to notify the said owner, and then If the owner refuses to swing the scythe at the offending weed he shall be prosecuted and fined not more than $5 nor less than $1. But this legislation Is the deadest kind of dead letter. It Is doubt ful if there has been wild carrot fine l recorded In the state for the past fifteen years. Commissioner Macdonald of the state highway commission has put him. self in the position of complainant and has notified selectmen of the various towns that the wild carrotts growing by the roadside are there in defiance of the law and that they should be decapitated. This notification, with the help of the press of the state, Is having a good effect and the war of wild carrot exterminatior Is going bravely on. In all parts of the state the carrots are being moved doWr by order of the selectmen and by private individuals, and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company has ordered the banks of it's lines to be clear ed of the weeds. The slaughter of wilc carrots has not been so general for years as 1t Is this season. As the weeds do no spread from the roots, but are self-sowr annual, twice cutting in successive year will practically wipe the weed from tn, face of Connecticut oil.-HarJord Cour
The Press., 1897-09-09
Hurle after an old shoe, I'll be merry what here I dC
Charitable Chinese,

The Chinese are a charitable people, all of whom give freely up to their af- fording. Almost every well to do China man is a member of some charitable body. During the terrible plague which fell upon Hongkong some years ago hundreds of collins were gratuitously provided by the richer of the native merchant class. But not one of those Hongkong Samaritans thought of send ing medical aid to his stricken coun- trymen. Often in China you will see some old grave broken open Those who cared for 1t and worshiped about 1t are dead or gone to Australia or California. Usually those broken graves display a heavy coffin. Sometimes through the cracks of mortar or earth we see 0 large jar of clay, painted green, blue or red. Such urns contain the bones and ashes of poor Chinamen who have died far from home.
The Press., 1897-09-09
w. c. T. U.
A Hint to Fair Managers.

At an agricultural fair in one of the western states, few years ago, stirring address on prohibition was given by John
 B. Finch. Dcring the day he was ap- preached by liquor; dealer, who said to him that he considered the managers of of the fair did mean thing in allowing an address of that kind given on the grounds.
 He said the fair represents all the indust- ries, and his was legitimate business, and he considered 1t entirely out of place for the managers to permit any one to speak there who would bring into disre- pute one of the industries of the country. though there was reason for your com- plaint. My friend believe you have been insulted, and if were In your place, would go over to the presidents office and kick up the biggest row they ever had on this ground. You say this is for all the industries of the country" Taking from his pocket premium list he con- tinued, Here Is premium for the incest horses, the incest COWS, the best calves for chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese for beets, turnips, squash and potatoes for farm machinery;for all kinds of ladies' work for cheese and butter. The mana
 gers of this fair seem to have offered 8 premium to encourage every industry but yours. If l were you, would raise g row." The liquor dealer, evidently great
 | ly amazed, inquired, What do yoU mean?" MT. Finch replied, "You do 6 legitimate business. You are manufac
 turing and turning your products out al
 the time. They ought to offer premium on some of your finished jobs. They ought to put down twenty-five dollars fol the best specimen of hummer made in z grog-shop in this country; fifteen dollars for the next, ten dollars for the next, anC red ribbon for the fourth. If you vii
 go with me to the president we will givt him fits for not doing It." The liquol dealer was not at all appeased by th' conversation, nor had he any inclination to accept MT. Finchs offer to accompan. him to make a complaint R. l. OUTLOOK
The Press., 1897-09-09
Number 24.
PREMATURE WRINKLES.
They Are the Record of Thoughts Force.
 on the Face.

ThsA Are the Record of Thoughts Forced
 on the Face.
 Wrinkles are as natural to old age as is full smooth face to childhood They are due mainly to a certain shrinkage of the muscles-a shrinkage which charao- terizes more or less the entire system in the later period of life It is in conse- quence of this general shrinkage that in advanced life the height is somewhat lowered; that the substance of the jaws contracts, thus often giving rise, by pressure on the nerves that pass through the bony canals, to severe and dif1cult neuralgia, and that the brain substance becomes reduced in bulk, water filling the vacant space. Were 1t not for the fixed habits and accumulated resources of lifetime an old mans brain would not be equal to the work which he still performs easily. There is, of course, much difference between old people in this respect, which is due largely to temperament, habits of thought and of feeling and modes of life
 The papers lately told of a man over l 100 years old whose face was wholly without wrinkles. This was a very ex- oepticnal case, for the great body of us, if we attain length of days, must take thom with the addition of physical de- cay. Even the proud belle must make up her mind for wrinkles, but if, as she grows older, she grows in good sense, intelligence and kindly sympathies, her l beauty of character will Have an attrao- tion far beyond beauty of face While wrinkles result from the natural work ing of the system, they may also be caused by perverted condition of the system, as are pimples, blotches and | boils.
 | Now, the human face, unlike that of brutes, was meant to be the "mirror o1 the mind," the visible expression of ev- cry passion, emotion and inmost feeling. Herein Is its chief beauty; hence its numerous muscles and nerves, whereby it is so wonderfully adjusted to this end. But muscles ill constant or frequent ex- ercise increase in volume, strength and readiness of action; hence habits oi thought and feeling become stamped or the face, and we read so easily the character of the proud, the vain, the de. ceitful and the sensual man or of the kind, the calm, the energetic, the frank the candid and the honest man. But there is nothing like care and worri ment to blow furrows in the forehead and these are badly marring the faces ot some men and women. We pass in thC streets persons of 35 whose foreheads art more wrinkled than the brow should b, at 7O Some of these may have mor' care than others, but they unnecessaril! yield to the tendency to express them 1T the face Leeds Mercury.
The Press., 1897-09-09

Don't think that your liver needs treat ing If you are bilious. It don't. Its your stomach. That is, your stomach Is really what causes the biliousness. It has put your liver out of order.
 See what's the matter with your stom- ach.
 Sick stomach poisons liver and then there's trouble. Shaker Digestive Cor dial cures stomach and then all's we'll. That's the case in a nutshell.
 Shaker Digestive Cordial Is no secret. Formulas on every bottle. But it's the simple, honest way its made, the honest Shaker herbs and other ingredients of which Its composed, that make it so eff cacious.
 Any real case of indigestion and bill iousness can be cured with few bottles of Shaker Digestive Cordial Try it.
 Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.O0 per bottle.
The Press., 1897-09-09

People living in cities are prone to be- lieve that the increasing number of tele- phone, telegraph and trolley wires increase the danger from electric storms," writes Edward w. Box in the September Ladies' Home Journal. "On the contrary, the maze of wires is protection, and lessens the danger, since 1t Is shown that where the wires attract the electricity they hold it, and discharge 1t only at the end of the wires in the central station. The fact is that of the two hundred lightning acci- dents every year only an average of forty occur in the cities. The trees in the country are far greater danger they account for the proportion of four cases in the country to one in the city."'
The Press., 1897-09-09
How,s TbIsl

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halrs Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY CO.,, Props, Toledo, O.
 We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable In all his business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 WEST S TRAUX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug giSts, Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Press., 1897-09-09

Is to attend to the comforts of your family. Should one catch a cold or cough, call on E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs; w.
 F. Fuller, Somers; Odell < Jones, Staf. fo"dville, sole agents, and get a trial bot. tie of Otto's Cure, the great German Rem. edy, Free. We give it away to prove that we have sure Cure for Coughs, Colds Asthma, Consumption, and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Large sizes 50C and 25c