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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24
DIGEST YOUR FOOD.

Ninety per cent. OF all sickness Is caused bv
food not being properly digested, 1t creates poi
sons and goes into your blood and then You are
liable to almost any disease the human system
Powder and watch the results. You will feel
the good effects after taking one dose. Give il
a trial and be convinced. Price 25c.
Or. Otto's Spruce Gum BaIsarn Cures
Your Cough. Just the Medicine
for Children.
For sale by
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24
CONSUMPTION CURED.

Dr. otto's Spruce Gum Balsam will cure any
sumption starts with slight cough or cold.
This Is where consumption gets it's start and II
you will use DR.. Otto's Spruce Gum Balsam,
you will cure the cough, heal the lungs and
seases, consumption. Delay In attending to a
slight cough may cost you your life. Large size
bottles , Price 2sc and soc. For sale by
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

The Schubert Symphony Club and
Lady Ouartette, assisted by Mas
ter Tommy Purcell, gave a concert
at Whitney Music Hall for the ben
eft of Myrtle Lodge, Is. of P. The
voices blend well and moreover
there is as much harmony in their
appearance as in their song. But
the best features were the numbers
by Master Tommy Purcell, He is
a little midget, with a Lord Faunt-
leroy appearance, and sings and
resites comic songs and stories in a
}Weet voice from beneath a halo OF
flaXen curls. He was encored again
and again. He also played Hof-
man S Berceuse on the violin, and
gave evidence of genius more than
the average prodigy in the fact that
he played witheXpression. detroit
= Mich Tribune, Sept. Is, 1894.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

Hoods Pills are the best famll,
cathartic aud liver tonic. Gentle, re
liable, sure.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

Thugs held up Chicago detec.
tive, but they escaped without los
ion anything of much value.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

Geo. B. Secord, the we'll known
contractor of Towanda, \. Y, says.
II have used Chamberlains Cough
Remedy in my family for long time
and have found it superior to my
other" For sale by r. G. HARDwIcK
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

There is no slave so sadly bound,
as the one who thanks he is free to
serve his own lusts.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

An ounce of hint is often worth ;
pound of advice.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24
Anderson & Fowler.

The man who is master of himself
has servant he can depend upon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

Lord Salisbury was the first Brit
ish premier tOset foot in Australia.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24
READ THIS.
H. w. Brown,
st. George Hotel

The automatic weighing mach ne
gives pounds in return for pennies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24
A Texas Wonder.
Halls Great Discovery.

Texas Wonder.
Halls Great Discovery.
One small bottle Of Halls Great
Discovey cures all kidney and blad-
der troubles, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, seminal, emissions, weak
aud lame back, rheumatism and allir.
Irregularities Of the kidneys and blad.
der in both men and women Regu-
lates bladder trouble in children. If
not sold by your druggist, will be
sent by mail on receipt Of 81. One
small bottle is two months treat
ment aud will cure any case above
mentioned. E. w. HALL.
Sole manufacturer, P. 0. box 21S,
Waco, Texas.
For sale by T. d, Armstead, Hop.
kinsville, Ky.
READ THIS.
Dallas, Texas, October II, 1855
This is to certify that l have been
considered incurable by two good
physicians, both sayingI had Bright's
kidney disease. After using one and
one half bottles of Halls Great Dis
covery, Of Waco, | think my troubles
are at an end.
H. w. BRowN,
st. George Hotel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24
q, @ IN q RIA.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Of N>MAzzZl

Expert-A man who doesn't get
confused when cross examined.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

If man would keep his opinions
to himself, no one would deny his
right to them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-24

Weak-minded men are apt to b,
obstinate.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
BILL ANDERSON.
Beginning of the Wild Career of the
Notorious Missouri
Guerrilla.

A party of Springfield (Mo.) citizens
were talking about war times and
noted southern guerrillas and bandits,
when the character and career of Bill
Anderson, the terror of central and
North Missouri SO years ago, came in
for a share of the reminiscent remarks.
George c. Newberry took the lead as
soon as the name of Anderson was
mentioned and told the following story
about the bloodthirsty raider.
at has often been told that Bill An
derson's parents were murdered by
union soldiers and that this outrage
drove their son into his career of blood
shed. That statement has no founda-
ton in truth. | lived near the Ander-
son family when the war came up and
knew Bill and his brother Jim well.
"In 1856 was going to school at the
old Kentucky university known as
Pennsylvania. John Ii. Morgan, after
wards the famous confederate raider
was in the senior class at the same
time. | got tired of school life and
ran away from home and went to Kan.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
CANINE BALL PLAYER.
Ben Bolt, a Chicago Dog, Can Catch
q hall on the Fly and Runs
Errands Regularly.

This is likeness of Ben Bolt, one of
the most enthusiastic and expert ball
players in all the history of trained
dogs. He is the pet of the children in
Auburn Park. His master, Frank N.
Jordan, lives at 1914 Honore street, in
that suburb. 1t is as ball player that
Ben Bolt excels. A solid rubber ball is
his favorite, and this he can catch on
the fly with dexterity that rivals any
of the great champions in the Amer
lean league of baseball teams. He
catches the ball with his teeth, some
times leaping high in the air and whirl-
ing his body around like an acrobat
to make sure of his work. When he
misses the ball on the fly he is sure
to get it on the first bound. He is such
veritable ball crank" that he is never
weary of the game. He is always drop
ping his ball at the feet of callers, and,
With wise and pleading look in his
eyes, begging them to try game with
him.
Ben Bolt can do almost everything
but talk; he can talk, in fact, but in
canine language. With a joyous bark
he can ask for romp, or with pa
thetic whimper he can call for his meat
and coffee. He has a little table and
chair all to himself, where he takes his
meals at regular hours. But life, is not
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
An Evidence of Prosperity.

1t is generally conceded by economists,
who study the commercial situation of the
country, that the great arteries of railway
travel are sure indication of it's condition.
A depression in commercial lines means
abandoned business trips and the cancella-
ton OF pleasure travel, while healthy con-
dition of affairs means business trips and an
increase of passengers on pleasure bent.
A good evidence that business revival
has gone broadcast over this country is the
"Lake Shore Limited" the star train of the
Vanderbilt system, between New York and
Chicago, which is daily comfortably filed.
With view to taking the best possible care
of its patrons, the New York Central has
arranged to increase the equipment of this
train by placing an additional standard
sleeper on the trains leaving New York and
Chicago Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days. To the regular traveller the appoint
ments and comforts of this train are well
known, but if you have never made trip
on it, you owe it to yourself to see and en-
JOY the advance made in comfort and lux
ury in modern railway travel. Remember
the fare is no higher on this train, except
between New York and Chicago, while the
accommodations and service place this par
ticular train conspicuously at the head of
the list, when compared with other lines
Albany Journal
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29

tional cowards-men who are born
that way, and can't help it. Go up to
the adjutant and he will give you dis
charge, and then go home and tell your
mother that you are coward, and that
it will be impossible to make soldier
out of YOU
There was another fellow in my
company who was known as a great
fighter in the town where he lived. l
know he would fight the biggest man
in the town when he knew he would
get licked; yet when he got under fire
in front of Gen. Prentiss' hornets nest
he became as pale as a ghost. and lost
all self-control. I saw him in the line
in front of me when we started on the
charge, but | never saw him again I'M
TIL long after the war. He went over to
the union lines and surrendered. This
was queer man. He would go into a
personal combat when he knew he
would be whipped; but the sound of
the bursting shell made coward of
him. chicago Inter Ocean.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
WISE CHINESE GOOSE
1t Made n Big Reputation i'm the Sec
ton of the Country Where
It's Trainer Lived.

Geese and pigs are the easiest of the
small animals to teach. So good ami
NAL trainers say. 1t sounds queer, for
geese have the reputation of being
silly, and pigs of being stupid, but they
must be treated more respectfully if the
mental ability to learn is conceded to
them
A Mr.. Wilson, of Troutman, Pa, re-
Gently taught goose his letters, and
describes how he conducted the ami
mails education:
81 was engineer in big natural gas
plant at the time, and was busy all day
about the engines. So l only had the
nights to. educate my goose. The goose
was given to me by friend. He was
of the kind known as Chinese. They
are larger than common geese, nearly
as large as swans. The one he gave me
was young one, about eight or nine
months old.
Il carried my goose home and tied
him in the cellar of the building where
1 worked Didn't give him anything to
eat. This was part of his education.
"The next day l bought set of chill
dren's toy blocks, with the alphabet
and numbers upon them. l cut strip,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
THE NEW METHOD OF
BLOOD PURIFYING.
What the New Discovery in Medical
Science Has Accomplished.
The Prompt Way to Cure Yourself When Symptoms That
Blood is Of
THE EMINENT SPECIALISTS FREE OFFER TO ALL
READERS OF THIS PAPER.

For a great many years it has been
the custom for sick people to say: my
blood is out of order. 1t needs purify
ing. feel all used up. My skin needs
clearing. My brain feels tired"
They are right, but do they act right -?
They generally 60 and get laxative
(bowel cleaner) to purify their blood.
Does their blood run through their
bowels?
Science has to-day furnished proofs
that all the purifying that your blood
needs, in fact, all that can be done,
must be done by your kidneys.
All the blood in your body passes
through your kidneys every three min
utes.
The kidneys strain or filter out the i'm
purities of the blood-that is their work.
Purifying your blood is not a quea-
ton of taking a laxative or physic.
Does your blood run through your
bowels?
Nhot INC DOWtl-CltdUtT uOtS Is 10
throw out the poisons confined in your
bowels ready for absorption into your
blood, but the poisons which are already
in your blood, causing your present
sickness 1t Saves there.
There is no other way of purifying
your blood except by means of your kid
neys.
That is why bowel-cleaners fail to do
their work-they fail to help the kid.
neys.
When you are sick, then, no matter
what you think the name of your dis
ease is, the first thing you should do is
to afford aid to your kidneys by using
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the great
Kidney Remedy.
In taking Swamp-Root you afford
natural help to nature, for Swamp-Root
is the most perfect healer and gentle
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
THE UNWILLING ORATOR.

The hardest thing boy can do
Qm sure you'll not deny it,
Is just to rise and speak piece"
Pray, did you ever try it?
How strange my tongue that freely runs
All day in idle clatter,
Now to my palate tries to cling;
And hear my poor teeth chatter!
My back is cold my arms and legs
Grow every moment weaker,
And all because you try to make
OF me a public speaker.
My mother comes to view her boy,
And waits with anxious pride,
To hear his name, and see him take
His place with manly stride.
But what II forget my lines?
I'm almost sure to do it,
The little sense my head once held
Has run, know, quite through it.
My teacher stands with book to prompt,
And aids me by her smile;
While Sallie Jones, the girl like,
Is giggling all the while.
oh, yes, you think tits fun, Of course.
To sit and stare at me;
But you come up, and I'll come down,
Then who the fun would see?
This is the last. see you're glad,
And so, indeed, am 1.
When next you want an orator,
I hope you'll pass me by.
Clara j. Denton, in Golden Days.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
A Pensfoned EnglIsh Cat.

A most fortunate animal is the
little kitten which recently attached it
self to the Church of st. Augustines
Highbury. In spite of the efforts put
forth by the officials to induce her to
leave the sacred precincts she returned
again and again, her persistency in the
end bringing rich reward. Impressed
with the kittens attachment for the ed
itice, lady connected with the church
set aside a sum of money to be devoted
to the comfort and maintenance of the
kitten. AS a protection against the
inclemency of the weather. neat little
kennel has been erected in coy cor
ner of the grour DIS at this lady's ex-
pense, while local purveyors of meat
and milk daily supply the kittens needs.
The constables who are on fixed duty
at this spot also evince warm interest
in the little creatures welfare.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
EDWARDS IN BATTLE.
Two Instances of the Controlling In
fuence of Fear in Time
of Danger.

Speaking of towards" said mem
Der of Forests cavalry, II have heard
it contended by some that there was no
man who went into the army who
would not in time get over all fear of
battle, and become so hardened as to
enter the conflict fearlessly and with
out regard to consequences. On the
other hand, several instances came I'M
der my own observation which would
induce the belief that there are men
who could never shake off the dread
with/which, suppose, every soldier en-
ters his first battle. In other words,
there are born, constitutional cow
ards.
~ remember at the battle of Shiloh
there was young dentist in my COM
pany who was supposed to be one of
the best men we had, as he was prob
ably the most intelligent; but when we
got in tight place, directly in front
of Pittsburg landing, when. the shells
from Sherman's batteries were Kidding
the trees and tearing up the ground in
front of us, that man not only lost all
nerve, but he burst into tears--not as
man would naturally cry. but
screamed like baby and appealed to
the major to take him away. That was
his last appearance with the company,
and never knew what became of him.
There was young fellow who went
into that battle whose name wasJones.
Jones was about 10 years old-a coun-
try boy. When we went into the fight
on the first day, Jones ran away and
got lost. The next day he turned up
and rejoined the regiment, but as soon
as the fight opened Jones again fled. A
few days afterward, when we had re-
treated to Corinth, Jones again turned
up. BY the look of his eye and his gen.
eral appearance it was apparent that
all his nerve was gone.
"He was brought up to the colonel's
tent, before all the menSin camp, and
there was not man who did not pity
him. Even stern Col. Forrest pitied
him, as he said: Jones, | am sorry for
this on your mothers account. She
sent you to me with request to make a
soldier of you; but you are coward
Mind, now, l don't blame you so much
or would court-martial you for cow
ardice. l know there are constitu-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29

aid to the kidneys that is known to
medical science.
DR.. Kilmer, the eminent physician
and specialist, has attained,a far-famed
reputation through the discovery and
marvellous success of Swamp Root in
purifying the blood, and thereby cur
ing chronic and dangerous diseases,
caused by sick kidneys, of which some
of the symptoms are given below.
Pain or dull ache in the back or head,
rheumatism, neuralgia, nervousness,
dizziness, irregular heart, sleepless-
ness, sallow complexion, pimples,
blotches, skin troubles, dropsy, irrita
bility, loss of ambition, obliged to pass
water often during the day, and to get
upmany times at night, and all forms of
kidney, bladder and uric acid troubles.
Swamp-Root is sold by all dealers, in
fifty-cent or one dollar bottles. Make
note of the name, SWAMP ROOT, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and remember it
is prepared only by DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, n. Y.
The great discovery Swamp-Root has
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and has proved so successful in every
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N. Y.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
The Doctors Diagnosis.

81 am not sleeping at all WE'LL" sale
the girl, explaining her symptoms tc
the doctor in wan tone. "But, them
she added. 81 have been troubled about
some little matters. of my own that
may have caused that"
''Who is he?" asked the doctor,
quickly. and as the girls face flushed
rosy red and she lost her inanimate ex-
preston he knew that even an old say
ing will work two ways-N. Y, Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29

all game of skittles with Ben Bolt
Like other folk, he must work as well
as play. His first duty each day is to
listen for the footsteps of the newsboy,
and as soon as his quick ear catches
these sounds he rushes downstairs and
carries the Times-Herald up to his mas
ter and deposits it on his knee. Then,
when the postman rings on his daily
rounds, Ben Bolt makes it point to
fetch up the letters to his mistress.
For these little errands, cheerfully and
gracefully performed, he is usually re-
warded in cold weather by game of
ball indoors.
Ben is two years old and of pug and
terrier ancestry. He walks erect when
asked to do so, or kneels down and de-
voutly says his prayers, when nothing
will tempt him to rise until the word
''amen" is spoken, though the word
bali is sore temptation.-Chicago
Times-Herald,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29

of betting about three inches long and
half an inch wide, and tackled bit to
each block. This was for the goose to
take hold by. Then laid in few ears
of corn.
''The second night brought the
goose up. He had had nothing to eat
and was pretty hungry. l began with
the first three letters of the alphabet
"A, B, C-showed him the difference
between them, and kept at him until
he brought me the right letter each
time asked for it. Then l rewarded
him with few grains of corn-not too
much-and we went on to the next let
tiers.
"He learned the whole alphabet per.
fectly in two evenings and l never
heard of child who did as WELL Every
time he picked up the letter called
for 1 gave him grain of corn, but ]
gave him nothing when he brought the
wrong letter. Know? Why, that goose
was as eager to learn as was to teach,
just as soon as he found that the proper
letter always brought him something
to eat!
"After that had cards printed with
short words upon them and taught
the goose to bring the correct answer
to questions asked him. Some of my
questions were: who was the first
president? Who was the last presi-
dent? What is your name?' What
is my name? Where do you live?'
How many days do you work?' Six
was the gooses answer. What do you
work for?' Corn What do work
tor?' Money
81 had the days of the week printed
in slips, too. Then 1 asked my goose:
What is to-day?' And l taught him to
bring the right answer. Oh, that was
trick, of course! The blocks or cards
were laid in row upon the floor anS
the goose walked along in front OF
them, stopping at the right place.
When l asked: What day is to-day?'
the goose marched gravely by each I'M
til he saw my foot move just little
toward a particular card. He knew
that was the one to take, and he
brought me Tuesday, if it was Tuesday,
as straight as die.
"Next 1 taught him to tell the time
of day This was little more com
plicated, but did it in much the same
way. was not particular about min
utes, but four o'clock or 'half-past
two was near enough for goose to
get, and very slight motion of my foot
showed him the correct hours of the
day card Just as well as the name of the
day of the week.
"Now, you may call that smart
goose or even doubt the story altogetb.
err, but it is true enough, and l believe
many geese could learn as we'll as that
goose did.
"He made big reputation, though. l
used to show him off to my friends and
they brought others to see my trained
goose, and at last people came from all
over the country to see that goose tell
what time it was"
A reward of food when they are
docile and quick and refusal of ii
when they prove refractory is enough
incentive for animals to learn readily
the tricks required of them.
Special ways of teaching have to be
used with each animal, and the trainer
must learn something of the animal, his
habits, peculiarities, likings and dis
likings before he can manage the crea.
ture readily. In fact, he must get &C
quainted with his pupil
The most successful trainers say that
with persistent kind treatment they
can accomplish what they wish with
any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Enquirer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
Some times Inappropriate.

"It is difficult to account for the
origin of great many phrases in cur
rent use," remarked McSwiligen, "or
even 10 see their relevancy"
eyes" replied Squildig.
"Now, there's that expression, 'on
its last legs meaning something about
to eud. It's appropriateness is very
doubtful.
For instance, kangaroo is near
ly always on its last legs, but where
can you find more striking example
of vitality ?"-Stray Stories.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
DEATH THE SOLDIER DIES.

Such is the death the soldier dies
He falls-the column speeds away;
Upon the dabbled grass he lies.
His brave heart following, still, the fray.
The smoke wraiths drift among the trees,
The battle storms along the hill;
The CLINT of distant arms he sees,
He hears his comrades shouting STILL
A glimpse of far-borne flags, that fade
And vanish in the rolling DIM
He knows the sweeping charge is made,
The cheering lines are closing in.
Unmindful of his mortal wound
He family calls and seeks to rise;
But weakness drags him to the ground
Such is the death the soldier dies.
Robert Burns Wilson, in Atlantic.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-04-29
The Sacred Fire. Of India.

The sacred fires of India have not ali
been extinguished. The most ancient
which still exists was consecrated 10
centuries ago in commemoration of the
voyage made by the Parsees when they
emigrated from Persia to India. The
fire is fed five times every "a hours,
with sandal wood and other fragment
materials, combined with very dry fuel.
This fire, in the village of Oodwada-
near Bulsar, is visited by Parsees in
large numbers during the months al
loted to the presiding genius Of fire.