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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-08


center Of L. q n. Railroad track &c
center Eighteenth street, thence
westward with Eighteenth street tc
center Virginia street, thence
northward with Virginia street to
center Sixteenth street thence
eastward with Sixteenth street to
center Railroad street, thence
northward with Railroad street to
the beginning.
"That the lines of the Seventh
Ward in said city be, and are
hereby 50 changed that said
Seventh Ward shall hereafter in
clude all that territory and portion
of said city of Hopkinsville, inclu-
ded in the following boundaries. to-
wit;
SEVENTH WARD-B Beginning in
the center of the river in line with
center of Second street and leading
westwardly with Jesup's addition
to Hopkinsville, thence westward
with Second street to a point in
line with the center of Cleveland
Avenue, thence northward in a line
with the center of Cleveland
Avenue to center of First street,
thence eastward with First street
and in a line with same to the
center of river, thence up the river
to the city limits at or near the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
bridge, thence with the city limits
westward and southwark 10 the
center CT the l. c. railroad, thence
eastward with the center of the l. |
c. railroad to point in line with
center of Jesup's avenue, thence
with said line to Mer- |
GERS lane, thence eastward with |
MERGERS lane to a point in line
with center of Cleveland avenue,
thence northward with said line to
center of Seventh street, thence
eastward with Seventh street to the |
river, thence northward up the riv-
err to the beginning.
THE voting places in said sew
eral wards shall remain as now
fixed by law.
This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication,
passed Sept. 5, 1899.
approved, F. w. DABNEY,
Mayor.
"a copy attest,
"LUCIAN H. DAVIS,
''City Clerk.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-08
DIVINELY HEALED.
Monroe County Invalid Cured by
Prayer OF Lingering
. Disease.

Tompkinsvllle, Ky, Sept, Miss
Celia Williams, Of near Forest
Springs, Allen county, has been
confined to her room for over two
years, and for several months to
her bed. Tier physicians had given
up all hopes of her recovery. Last
Thursday she exerted all the power
within her and rolled Oft the bed to
her knees, praying God to heal her
affection and restore her to health.
Then the thought came to her of
a neighbor' S family whom she bit
t4rly hated, She got up, walked to
the neighbours home, barefooted,
and made apologies for her i'll feel
ings against them. After this she
walked distance of three or four
miles, and there was not a mark or
scratch on herfeet when she return
ed home, She claims to be divinely
healed and cured of every ailment.
She has not taken step and had
suffered greatly for many months.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-08
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
most wonderful medical discovery Of
the age, pleasant and refreshing to
tie taste, act gently and positively on
kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing
the entire system, dispel colds, cure
headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and
cry box of G. G G to-day; 10, %,
so cents. Sold and guaranteed to
ture by all druggists.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-08

The largest steamboat runs IN
Long Island Sound, between New
York and Fall River.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-08

Talking Kansas corn is good thing
but eating, Kansas corn is more
The cornbread idea should
bs working in the interest of the e
Kansas crop.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-08
Going Down Hiu.

People
suffering
from Kid.
ney Diseases
feel gradual
but steady loss Of
strength and vital
ity. They should
lose no time in trying
Foley's Kidney Cure, .s
Guaranteed Preparation.
For sale by Anderson e. Fowler.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-08
Summer Excursion Rates.

Commencing May 10Th, and con.
tinuing until Sept. Both, the Illinois
Central R r. will sell round trip
tickets as follows
Cerulean Springs--.............S0 SOC
Dawson Springs. ......,..,., LILO
Crittenden Springs. bps
Grayson Springs. 10 80
Retprn limit 90 days from cate of
sale, but not to exceed Oct. 3lst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26
WHY GET DISCOURAGED?
How the Faithful, Persistent Efforts
of Missionary Saved Miser-
able Drunkard

A few years ago, in the city of New
York, a lady missionary found herself
in home where squalor and misery
reigned supreme. She had frequently
visited the family, but on this particu-
lar occasion drink was in the ascend
ancy more than ever before The moth
er was in a state of (no, | will not say
beastly intoXication, for that would be
a libel on the brute creation; no beast
will ever become drunk unless man
compels him), but she was too drunk
to heed the crying of her children, the
youngest being an infant too young
to walk. While the lady missionary
was endeavoring to still the wailing,
the husband and father entered. He
was in the same condition. Yet he
saw no reason for his wife's indul-
gence, so he raised pail of water and
threw it over her. The children
screamed, and the missionary, seeing
that they could not be left without
protection, determined to stay and
comfort them. She endeavored for
several hours to soothe them, and then
left for her home. In vain she worked
to enlighten and reform these people
Finding all efforts futile, she was al
most tempted never to enter the home
again, but God intended the salvat ton
of another living under that roof. In
a former conversation with these peo-
pie she had heard that family con-
sisting of father, mother and two chill
dren lived on the upper floor. She de-
termined to find out something about
them. She learned that both had come
from England a few years before, and
they had brought with them a custom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26
A SQUELCHER.
The Smart Young Salesman Gets a
Settler for His Fresh

guinea pis

In the lower part of the upper penin-
sula, there is family in which the ma
iority of the members are yeritable
giants. At their nearest town there
was a clothing store that failed last
summer, its stock of goods being
turned over to Detroit firm in the
course of settlement. The head of this
firm sent his son to the town in uues-
ton to dispose of the goods at retail.
The son is good feeler and put on
few extra furbelows in the little north
ern village.
One Saturday afternoon there was
rush to the slaughter sale" the son,
little, but oh, my" doing his best to
dazzle the pretty country girls who
were assisting in the family purchases.
When prospective customer, fully
siX-feet-siX, built in proportion and
with voice that shook things, came in,
the son took him in hand.
I'm loollin' fur suit fur my boy"
began the customer.
Certainly" answered the son, glibly.
Right this way, please"
burned II know just what to do"
after half a dozen suits had been ex-
amined. 81 don't know that's boys
meas 'erments. S'pose l orter brought
him along"
"Oh, l don't know. You make a
pretty good load for one team your
SELF and the son strutted consciously
while the girls giggIed. How ODDS the
boy? Seventeen, hey? Just about my
age. We can fix him out all right
enough"
What" came in a voice that filed
the store, "why, you little shrimp, your
whole suit wouldn't make a vest fur my
boy. He was twice as big as you afore
we weaned him"
This time the giggling girls laughed
outright, and the son did nothing dur
ing the remained of his stay but attend
to office business.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The dentine of the teeth is permeated
by tiny canals liz, OOOth of an irch in
diameter.
In Paris alone, 1000 people are EN-.
ployed in the preparation of human
hair for the market.
Queen Victoria has seen every
throne in the world vacated at least
once, and some of them several times,
The sun throws vertical rays on the
earth's surface only upon an area equal
to about 35 square miles at any one
time.
The demand for playing cards in the
united States is enormous, amounting
to something like 100000 packs per
annum.
Female fish Of all species are consid-
erably more numerous than males. with
two eptions-the angler and the
catfish.
The aggregate military expenditure
of the British empire has advanced dur
ing the last 80 years frcm about G25,-
100000 to close upon 6 100000.
a battery of modern German artil-
Iery, using the new quick-firing guns
recently supplied to them, can fire 60
shots minute at a range of over five
miles.
Under an Iowa law convicts who be-
come insane during Imprisonment are
retained in prison indefinitely. Recent
ly several of these prisoners, some of
whom had been in prison Is years after
the expiration of their sentences. were
sent to hospital for the insane.
a Bavarian travelling theater man
ager advertised that a pig would be
ratified for as prize after his perform
ance. every purchaser of ticket having
a free coupon. A peasant won the prize
and was greatly elated until the man
ager opened box and gave him "a
guinea pig.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26
ALPHABETICAL TEMPERANCE.
The Stages of Alcoholism from A to
z, by DR.. Cyrus
Edison.

DR.. Cyrus Edison, the well-knov
,pLy sician, of New York. recently con-
tributed a paper to the North American
Review on the question: rs Drunken
ness Curable?" and ended the article
by reciting an alphabetical rhyme, de-
scribing all the stages of alcoholism,
from the first tip to drunkard's grave,
which he learned from a patient, a
young man of great ability and fine
moral perceptions, who was an incura-
ble inebriate. The doctor says that the
young mans eyes would stream with
tears, as he recited the following verses,
describing his own case and career. 1t
is the most truthful and graphic pic
ture of the kind that has ever been
printed:
A stands for alcohol; deathlike Its grip;
L for beginner, who takes just sip.
C for companion, who urges him on;
D for the demon of drink that was born,
L for endeavor he makes to resist;
I stands for friends who so loudly in
sist;
G for the guilt that he afterwards feels;
II for the horrors that hang at his heels;
| his intention to not drink at all;
J stands for jeering that follows his
fall;
x for his knowledge that he is slave;
L for the liquor his appetite Graves;
NJ for cornwall meetings so gay;
\ stands for no that he tries hard to
say;
O for the orgies that then come to
pass;
P stands for pride, that he browns in his
glass;
Q stands for quarrels that nightly
abound;
r stands for ruin that hovers around;
S stands for sights which his vision be-
dims;
T stands for trembling that seizes his
limbs;
U for his usefulness sunk in the slums.
V stands for vagrant he quickly be-
comes;
W for waning of life that's soon done;
y for the exit regretted by none;
y outh of this nation, such weakness is
crime;
z ealously turn from the tempter in
time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26
THE MOST NEGLECTEDHOMES.
Those of the Women who Demand
an Expansion of Opportunities
for Their Sex.

1t is an indisputable fact that there
are scores of American women to-day
connected with charitable or club work
or organization work for which they
have no actual taste, and only forced
interest. But the insutficiency of the
home as a place for women to develop
their fullest talents has been so inces-
sanity talked about that these women
have felt that, to be in touch with pro-
gressve ideas, they must take on some
outside work. even at the cost of leav~
ing something undOne in the home ma
chinery. Some women do not stop to
discern an incontestable fact: that
those of their sex who are forever cry
ing about the narowness of the home
for women are those who have either
never had homes of their own, or are
unhappy in the homes which they have.
No happy wife nor true mother ever
has word to say in complaint Of the
narrowness of her home, or its insuffi-
cheney for her highest development.
She knows all to well that a home is
never narrow; that it can be made as
broad as woman wills it. Where a
home is narrow, depend upon it there
is always something wrong; something
is amiss. The most barren homes in this
country generally belong to one class
of women; those who, on the platform
and with pen, are always Historically
and frantically demanding an expan-
sion of woman's opportunities. 1t is
very fortunate thing for some of these
eXclaimers that those whom they ad-
dress cannot look into their homes and
see the true reason for their restless
ness and dissatisfaction. If they could
their platform careers would soon
come to an end.-Edward w. Box. in
Ladies Home journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26
AN INDIAN PRINCESS.
She Has Seen More Hard Luck
Than Most People.
Might Have Been Queen of the Chero-
KEGS, But Chose a White Hus-
band, Poverty and Obscur-
ity Instead.

Mrs. Lucy Sizemore, who lives at 210
all the hard luck that one person is heir
to in this world, and yet she has not
passed the fortieth-year milestone.
Her hair is tinged with gray, and there
are wrinkles upon the once smooth and
beautiful brow Dark lines are visible
under pair of black, sparkling eyes,
and there is sorrow stamped deep upon
her countenance. But with all these
signs of discomfort Mrs. Sizenore says
she is perfectly happy. And these are
only her physical ailments. Think of
the things that have caused Father
Time to make such an impression on
this woman.
Twenty years ago there was no more
beautiful girl than Nancy Adair. She
was a dashing brunette, small, petite,
and with laughing eyes. Her father
was an Indian chief, and she his only
child. He was ruler of the Georgia
Cherokee Indians, and they called him
king" When these Georgia Chero-
KEGS came to settle among the other
Cherokees in the Indian territory they
were given separate tract of land, and
Chief Adair still acted as their king
while his daughter Nancy, at first only
a tot, but day by day merging into a
beautiful woman, sat by his side, the
next in line to his royal position. Not
until the princess had reached the age
of 20 did she ever allow her heart to
lose itself to some one else. And then
she fell madly in love with a stock man
named Sizemore, who came to the ter
ritory to rent land upon which to pas
ture his cattle. He was not a mer
cenary kind of fellow, withal kind.
hearted and susceptible to the charms
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26

too prevalent in that country, as well
as in other lands. The father thought
ii necessary to have his beer, when ia
tgued or for cold and heat. The moth
er thought it absolutely necessary to
have it when nursing her infants, in
order that she might gain strength. AS
a natural consequence poverty fol-
lowed. There was a constant leak in
the pantry, a scarcity in the clothes
press, and the pocketbook was very
lean. Yet there were some things that
attracted the attention and aroused the
interest in the missionary and the pas
tor of her church. The man was in
yited to join temperance society. He
came and brought with him his wife
and also his downstairs neighbor. All
signed the pledge. For a few even
ings all went well. but soon Mr.. Il
came without his neighbor Mr.. S.
had returned to his old habits, and per-
sisted in them. 1t was clear to all that
the conversations with the pastor, the
warm hand shaking that he received
every week from the members of the
TEN peTduce ulNlSlOn, were STduudlly
lifting Mr.. F out c. his degradation.
One evening he came to the division
bowed down with care and disappoint-
ment. Work had stopped. There was
no money for rent, and the little ones
would soon be crying for bread. He
had no friends outside of his newly
found ones, and with bursting heart
he sobbed out his trials to one of the
members. 1t was whispered around.
Everyone quietly dropped something
in his hand as he passed out and he left
weeping for joy. Work started again.
and it was not long before he appeared
in a new suit of clothes, entering the
church door. He was constant in his
attendance at the services and also at
the temperance meetings. Then he eX-
pressed wish to unite with the peo-
pie of God. He was an illiterate man.
but his simple answers to the session
of the church were very satisfactory,
and he sat at the Lords table with the
friends who had stood by him. His
wife came with him They were very
closely watched by the members of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26

Miller soldier of far more experience
and ability than any Spaniard they
ever encountered. Heis a regular army
man, West Pointer of the class of
SO. and has served pretty fair appren-
ticeship in fighting with men in his
own America, where he had several
interesting jousts with Indians. He
should feel more or less at home with
the Malays, who are kind of first cousins
to the noble red man of the plains. Gen.
Miller distinguished himself in the civil
war. He was brevetted captain, major
and lieutenant colonel for his services
at Malvern Hill, in the Winchester
campaign, and in the battle of Din
widdie Court House. For his skillful
and courageous conduct in the Indian
wars of Idaho and California he was
given brevet of colonel. Ever since he
lett the military academy, 40 years ago,
Gen. Miller has been in the service of
his country, and his record has been
capital. AS a colonel of the regular
army, before his emotion, he had full
charge of the defenses of San Fran
cisco, and at that time he was in COM
mand of the Third United States infap-
try. He is brave and will take no nom
sense from the Filipinos, who have
been high-handed and eXacting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26

congregation. 1t is said that so many
protesting Christians discourage rath-
er than help the fallen, when they at
tempt to rise. So it was in this case.
Some predicted that they would not
hold out. Some were silent. Some eX-
pressed the hope that they were not
after the loaves and fishes" Others
said: 1T may be all right, let us wait"
While a few took him by the hand and
said: 'We are glad to see you here"
Soon there came another day of sor-
row to the humble home. The oldest
child sickened, and in his distress the
father came for his pastor, but he had
gone on a western trip and was not
near to offer consolation. The lady
missionary was near, and although it
was a contagious disease, she sat by
the dying child and gave all necessary
attention. When death closed it's eyes,
it was she who laid it out and prepared
it for burial. This gave the parents
stronger grip on the truths of Chris
tianity. a profound reverence and love
for their constant friend grew out of
it. Soon after the burial, in one of the
prayer meetings, the broken-hearted
father arose, and his simple words
touched every heart. He was almost
choked as he uttered this prayer. First
it was for the one who had been so
kind. The language was simple and
touching, as he added: 80, Lord, for
give Thy servant for grieving so much
about the little one" This trial brought
him nearer to God, and nearer to His
people.
Several years have passed away. He
is still firm in his principles and con-
slant in his attendance in the church.
His voice is heard in the weekly prayer
meeting, not faint and broken as at
first, but simple and earnest. He often
refers to the time when he was in dark
ness and misery, while among his as
sociates in his business he never fails
to carry the Gospel and tells of the hap
piness he has found in his new life.
What are we to learn from this? The
reply is given in the word of God: "Be
not weary in well doing, for in due sea-
son ye shall reap if ye faint not"
When the ten lepers were healed, only
one returned to give glory to God. So
when we are striving to lift another,
let us bear in mind that Jesus knows
il all. because He has had the same dis
couragements. 1t is true we are often
deceived, often disappointed, but even
so. He whose eye looks into the in
most recesses of the heart understands
that we have worked for Him, even
though it was for the uplifting of the
viest, and the blessing will revert to
us if we earnestly seek it. For has
He not said: when | say unto the
wicked, ye shall surely die, and thou
givest him not warning, nor speakest
to warn the wicked from his wicked
way, to save his life, the same wicked
man shall die in his iniquity, but his
blood will require at thine hand. Yet,
if thou warn the wicked, and he turn
not from his wickedness, nor from his
wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity,
but thou hast delivered thy SOUL
Mrs. Peter Stryker, in National Tenn
perance Advocate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26
MRS. LUCY SIZEMORE

of a beautiful woman. The Indian
princess completely upset his peace of
mind, and after few days acquaint-
ance it was difficult to determine which
loved the maddest, the princess or the
stock man. AS result they were mar
ried within a week. Her people strong
ly opposed the match and pointed out
her great mistake. The title of princess
deserted her, according to the tribal
laws. the moment she married outside
of the tribe. and as there were no more
Adairs the royalty would have to
branch out into new family. Her
old gray-haired father pleaded for her
to remain unmarried and preserve the
family honor. The older Indians gath
cred about her and depicted the awful
fury of the Great Spirit should she wed
a pale face.
But Nancy was resolute. She was
true to her lover and they went away
together. Sizemore came to the terri
tory from Illinois, and was wealthy.
Jewels were lavished upon his Indian
bride. They travelled extensively in
Europe, and when they returned her
father was dead of grief, and the Geor-
gia, or Eastern Cherokees, and the
western branch had been united. They
settled in the territory and for num-
Der of years prospered. One day in
a desperate quarrel this Indian girl
shot at her husband and came so near
killing him as to shoot out a piece of
the base of the skull, which caused
him to lose all reason for several years.
At last, after nearly all their fortune was
spent, Sizemore, under excellent care,
partially recovered, and they moved to
Wichita, where she now supports the
invalid husband and six children in a
unique manner. Near the outskirts of
Wichita is a strip of timber, which has
been rented to Mrs. Sizemore. Here
she may be seen nearly every day chop
ping and saving wood for sale in the
city. Always cheerful and repentant,
this woman has procured quite num-
Der of customers in town who buy her
wood, and she makes quite a plenty to
keep the family.
Mrs. Sizemore is leader of the local
Salvation Army and is a devout wor-
shipper. In an interview with a reporter
she said:
Il know my lots hard one, but it
was I who caused the trouble. God
says repent and We shall be saved I
have repented for the sorrow I have
caused long ago. And now l am trying
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-26

A saloon is the devils recruiting sta
tion.-Ram's Horn.
It is better to have faith than fear,
and much better to buy bread than
beer-National Temperance Advocate.
Excepting grape wine, the oldes al
coholic beverage Known to man Is sake,
a rice wine. II has been used by the
japanese for over 5000 years.
The ST. Louis Post-Dspatch, that
cannot be charged with being over-zeal
Gus for temperance, has this to say on
the christening Of warships Pure
water is the best symbol of national
purity of purpose and a good con-
science, which the navy is supposed tn
represent and make good"