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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
SEVERE FROST
Strikes Business at Dawson City
Reindeer Killed by Indians.

The first installment of reindeer
belonging to the United States Re
lief Expedition arrived at Dawson
City January 8 in charge of the
Lapland herders. The last day $
run was 90 miles. Large numbers
of the reindeer are said to have
been slaughtered by the Indians,
who mistook them for wild game.
The remnant will be driven to Cir
Gle City. The business outlook for
Dawson City during the year is
most unpromising. Hundreds OF
people are migrating to more con-
genial chimes, and the retail traders
complain that they have more out
fits offered for sale than purchases
sought. Even the saloons and
gambling houses are reported to be
making no profits. No new gold
discoveries of Importance are re-
ported
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
HARD CASH
On the Way to r1anila For Pay
ment of Troops.

The transport steamer Valencia
has sailed from San Francisco for
Manila, via Honolulu. She carried
aboun $50 recruits for the infantry,
artillery and hospital corps, and
was laden with supplies of all kinds
for the troops in Hawaii and the
Philippines. The most important
item Of her cargo was 81, 800, 900 in
coin under the charge of jor Eu-
gene Coffin, Paymaster U. S. A.
This vast sum will be used for the
payment of soldiers, and all but a
fraction of it will be disbursed at
Manila. The Valencia also carried
to the orient Surgeon r. J. McAdo-
ry and Second Lieutenants Mum
ston, Minus, Burchfield, Buadill,
Karr, Perron, Verick, Maury, Har-
ras, Foster and Somers, These
officers were recently graduated
from West Point ahead of their reg
ular time, and have been assigned
to duty with various companies in
the Philippines,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
REBELS PLANNED ATTACK.
Americans Shell the NativeSWith
Mounted Guns.

Manila, March 7.-2:5O p. m.
While the rebels had concentrated
their forces this morning with the
evident purpose of attacking the
waterworks, no direct attempt was
made to capture the American posi-
ton.
Detachments from Gen. Hale's
and Gen. Wheaton's brigades clear
ed the country to-day.
11:25 a. NAT daylight this
morning the enemy were discovered
trying to mount gun across the
river from San Pedro, and the Sixth
Artillery promptly shelled the rebel
battery. Temporarily stopping
work, the enemy poured a fusillade
of musketry across the river, but a
gunboat moved up and cleared the
banks of the stream with rapid fire
guns.
All was quite during the night.
Postoffices have been established
at Negroes, Cebu and Iloilo, and the
clerks left yesterday for their re-
spective posts by the steamer Es-
pana.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
GRAND RUSH.
To Be Made on the Filipinos
When Re-Enforcements
Arrive.

Washington, March There is
some reason to expect important
news from Manila within the next
fortnight. 1t has developed that
General Otis has practically COM
pleted his plans for a grand on
, slaught on the insurgents, which is
expected to deprive them of often
'sive power at least. It is probable
that he will form large part OF his
force into columns as soon as rein
forcements are all at hand, and will
push those in parallel lines straight
through the jungles, clearing out
the insurgents in every direction as
the troops go forward. The Amer
lean troops are getting restless and
nervous under the petty but annoy
ing sharpshooitng of the Filipinos,
and are so anxius to put a stop to
this that General Otis has yielded
to their desire.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
THE AMENDED CALL.
For the Convention TO Nominate a
Railroad Convention.

The official call for a convention
to be held at Hopkinsville to nomi-
nate, Democratic candidate for
railroad commissioner, issued by
the Democratic committee of the
First railroad district, is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That a district conven-
ton shall he held in the First rail
road district of Kentucky on Fri
day, March 10, 1899, for the pur-
pose of nominating Democratic
candidate for railroad commission
er in said district. Said conven-
ton shall meet in the city of Hop
kinsville at 2 o'clock p. m. Dele
gates to said convention shall be
chosen at county mass conventions,
to be held at the various county
seats in the district at 2 o'clock p. m.
on Saturday March 4, 1899.
That the basis of representation
from ca III county to the district
convention shall be one delegate for
every 200 votes and each fraction
over 100 votes cast for the head of
the Democratic electoral ticket at
the presidential election in 1896.
That all known democrats and
others who will pledge themselves
70 support the nominee of said dis
trict convention shall be entitled to
participate in the county conven-
t5hs to select delegates.
! J. d. MocQUoT, Chairman.
CaAs. NJ. MEAcHAM, Secretary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
100000 Given Away

Separate Beautiful Flowers and
use the lettars to form as many words
as you can, using the letters back.
wards or forwards, but don't use any
letter in the same word more times
than it appears in Beautiful Flowers. u
1t is said forty small English words
can be spelled correctly from these
sixteen letters. For example-tea,
feet, ect. The Hamil Seed Company
will pay Two Hundred Dollars in
cash to the person sending them
forty works formed as above. If you
are good at word making and can
form forty words write your name and
address plainly on your list and in
close the same with fifteen two cent
stamps for ten packets OF Beautiful
s.9lower Seeds of ten popular and
'yEffercnt varieties
Our object in giving this two Hun
cred Dollars is to attract attention to
and introduce our seeds in the L. s.
This offer will be carefully and con-
scientiously carried out and it should
not be classe with catch penny af,
fairs. We will spend large amount
.,of money to start our trade order; you
Mil receive the greatest valus in seeds
ever offered. If two or more persons
4 succeed in forming forty words the
NS2OO W i'll be divided pro rata Many
txtra special prizes of value will be
4 }arded to persons sending twenty
I've words or more who will assist in
introducing our seeds and specialties.
Satisfaction is absolutely guaran-
teed or your money promptly refund
ed for the asking. Send your list as
early as possible. Address HAMIL
Seed CO., 965 Warren, Ave-, Chicago,
I'll
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
NEW CONSTITUTION
Opposed By Alabama Republicans
Negro Vote in Danger.

Birmingham, Ala, March T.
The proposed Constitutional Con-
vention for Alabama is being vigor-
ously opposed by the Republicans
of the State. The State Republi-
can Executive Committee, at its last
meeting, took no action, but after
discussing the proposed convention,
prepared strong resolution
against it. Before adopting it,
however, it was decided to secure
full attendance of the committee,
and the meeting was adjourned UNI
til April /. The Republicans claim
that the convention will disfran-
chise the negro and otherwise en-
barrass his rights. The conyen-
tion will be held in August
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
The Largest Cannon.

The largest cannon in the world
was taken by the English when
India was conquered. The cannon
was cast about the year 1900, and
was the work Of a chief named
Chuleby Koomy Khan, of Ahmed
nuggur. The inside of the big gun
is fitted up with seats, and is ia
vorite place for English officers to
go for a quiet monday sleep.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
MOTHER SIXTY
And Has TwinS-Nine Children
Have the Same Birthday.

Last week pair of twins were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. James,
of Nardin, Oklahoma. Mrs. James
is 90 years old. She now has 20
children. Nine were born on Feb
ruary II. Seventeen have Februa-
ry for their birth month. There are
three pairs of twins. The last
twins were boys, and were named
Dewey and Sampson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
COnfesseS to Burglary.

A man giving his name as George
Sanford surrendered to the police
at Niles, o., confessing that he was
implicated in the burglary of the
post-office at Covington, Ky, on the
night of February IS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
IL nv Blood Pure:

This is aquestion of astimportance
to all who wish to be well. If your
blood is impure you cannot expect
good health, unless you begin taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla at once. This
great medicine makes the blood pure
and puts the system in good health,
cures spring humors and that tired
feeling.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10

Geo. B. Secord, the well known
contractor of Towanda, \. Y, says;
81 have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family for long time
and have found it superior to any
other" For sale by r. G. HARDwIcK.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
-SEASON OF 1900


the and prudent farmer will the old and favoaby known
BRANDS BONE ANIMAL MATTER FERTILIZERS
their full applied both Spring
The commercial Fertilizers
the experience has concuvey that ANIMAL MAT
TER complete plant food known and the fact
putting ACID PHOSPHATE ROCK bag and branding DIS
BONE" DIES make animal
ma Matter Fertilizers than rock goods because they worth
ask that remember this goods out under
We
with satisfaction their excellent
all Ohio Indiana and Kentucky where they
vey used We respectfully give the celebrated Jones Fer
Fall
isacory results and future orders will certainly follow.
A. S. WHITE, Agent, HOPKINSVlLLE, KY.
A.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
Anderson & Fowler.

Sharpers have swindled the peo-
pie in two or three Eestern Ken
lucky towns..recently with a new
lightning rod blank cantrac t
scheme.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
CONSUMPTION CURED.

Or. Otto's Spruce Gum Balsam will cure any
sumption starts with a slight cough or cold.
This 10 where consumption gets its start and II
you VIII use DIR. otto's Spruce Gum Balsam,
you VIII 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, 1899-03-10

\ wise woman loves her husband
inst enough to inspire him--not
enough to spoil him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10

The wife who persuaded her hus-
band that a necktie doesn't become
him can do any thing with him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
Eayors Improvements.

Mayor Lang, of Paducah, has
recommended that the council take
immediate steps to hold an election
and vote city bonds enough to erect
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10

When our own peach trees are
nipped we get the idea that there
wont be a peach on earth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10

The white people of Burksville
have aided the negro citizens in
building a very creditable church.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
90, @ TT oRIA.
signature q IHzzzMx

Temper has it's mission; some
people are so cross that they are
funny.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
Glass COffins.

Collins of heavy plate glass, her
metically sealed, are now being
used. 1t is said they are more
sanitary than the other kind.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head,
ache, bilousness and all liver ills.
Price 25 cents.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10

The best way to enjoy country
life is to have kin who live in the
country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
READ THIS.

Waco, Texas, July q, 1s97.-We,
the undersigned, OF Waco, have used
Halls Great Discovery for kidney and
bladder trouble, and can cheerfully
recommend it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
A 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
and lame back, rheumatism and all ir
regularities of the kidneys and blad
der in both men and women. Regu
lates bladder trouble in children. II
not sold by your druggist, will be
sent bv mail on receipt of 81. One
small bottle is two months treat.
ment and will cure any case above
mentioned. E. w. HALL
Sole manufacturer, P. o. box 2lS
Waco, Texas.
For sale by T. D. Armistead, Hop
kinsyille Ky
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10

. If a man is given his, daily bread
he kicks because it isn't buttered.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-10
DR.. Otto's Spruce Gum BaIsam

If lies had only legs they would
not be able to travel quite so fast.
The times., 1899-11-19
GORDON HIGHLANDERs' DASH
what Price 'Iajuba :''-The KafHrs
Clothed In kits
lFrOm The london Standard


The air seemed thick vita bullets, while
above our heads the shrleks OF the shells
and the thunderclaps Of the bursting
shrapnel made a din that was appalling
to those who had not had previous eXpe-
rience of modern projectiles. So keen were
the rank and file of the Devoushires that
more than one man exposed himself to
the deadly aim of the Beers merely in or
der TO satisfy himself as to the progress
Of the fight / heard one soldier invite his
comrade 10 put up his head and see how
the Boers were getting on Il will as
soon as there is room for il" was the re-
ply-a very natural one, considering that
the air seemed to consist of flying lead.
The Gordon Highlanders were especially
anxious to teach the enemy a lesson.
Their regiment was represented at Majuba
Hill, and the Beers had afterward referred
to them in derision as "KaGirs clothed in
kits" The men were keen on wiping OFT
the insult and to this end bore themselves
with the most reckless courage. Nor were
the Manchesters one white less ard mt or
determined.
It was a magnificent and soul stirring
spectacle as our gallant fellows dashed
straight at the enemy. driving him ire
sistibly from point to point. The Beers
stood their ground to the last. with the
courage of despair; but they Were no
match for our men in personal combat
and were driven back in hopeless confu-
sion. Fifty or sixty of them, mounting
their horses. made off at full speed over
the hills toward the east Another fifteen
minutes of deadly work and the last shot
had been fired,
With a loud cheer, and shout from
the Gordon Highanders of What price
Majuba ?" our men dashed down the op-
Dosite incline right into the heart Of the
Boer position, with bayonets fixed But
the white flag, stuck into the muzzle OF
a Mauser, was already flying in the laager
and the officers checked their men in mid
career.
No praise can be too high for the
courage and sacrifice of our officers.
Their behavior was worthy OF the finest
traditions of the British army.
Their courage was not mere recklessness,
but deliberately calculated with the object
OF encouraging and directing the men who
followed them. Yet 1t is only just TO the
rank and file TO say that they would have
advanced as steadily on their own initta-
tive.
The times., 1899-11-19
THE CRANIAL CAPACITY.
A Variety of Methods Adopted for
Measuring 1t.
CFrom Knowledge.)

A variety of methods have been adop ed
to determine the cranial capacity. They
all have certain advantages and disaivan-
tages The ideal method, OF course. would
be to FIJI the interior of the calvaria W tn
fluid introduced through the foTamen mag
mum, and then measure the amount of
liauid contained, but this is open to grave
objection on account of the difficulty of
making the skull water tight OF recent
years an ingenious way OF overcoming tn
difficulty has been introduced fire ad-
der is introduced into the inside of the
calvaria. and into this the fluid is poured.
We are unable, however TO speak from eX-
perience as to whether this arrangement is
satisfactory or no
OF other plans adopted the most common
are those in which small shot (No. for
preference), small glass beads or fine seeds
of various kinds are used. Simp-e though
it appears to measure skulls in this way,
by pouring in shot and then pouring it out
again and taking its cubage, it requt es
very considerable experience before any
degree of accuracy can be attained. The
utmost care must be taken 10 use the same
measures and tunnels into which and
through which the shot is poured. The
height from which the shot is poured must
always be the same, and precisely the same
manipulations must be emp-oyed in pack
ing" the shot in each case, else very con-
siderable differences in the measurements
Will be the result
Adopting some such methodAand it is of
advantage to use that most commonly en-
pIoyed. viz. that recommended by Broca,
as the results are then comparable with
other observations-it has been found that
the cranial capacity in man ranges from
600 cubic centimetres to 800 cubic cent?
metres. Comparing this with what We oD-
serve in apes, we find that the man with
the lowest capacity, viz, 1000 cubic cent?
metres, has a capacity twice that of the
highest apes. for in gorillas we find ca
pacity of only 500 cubic centimetTes, or
thereabout. while orangs and chimpanZees
are considerably lower, with capacities of
43O cubic centimetres and 420 cubic cent?
metres respectively though one must not
overlook the fact that their body weight is
much less than that of the gorilla
For convenience Of classification, CAL
varia are grouped according to their ca
pacities Those with capacity below
1850 cubic centimetTes are termed micro
cephalic, those between $50 cubic cent?
metres and /, 1,450 cubic centimetres are
mesocephalic. while those of 1450 cubic
centimetres are called megacephalic.
The first group (microcephalic) includes
Australians, Tasmanians aborigines of
India. Veddahs. Bushmeu, Hottentots, An
damanese, Akkas. and other pigmy races.
The mesocephalic comprise Malays, Ameri-
can Indians, and African negroes. while the
unacceptable races are composed of Eu-
ropeans, ancient Egyptians Mongolians,
mixed Polynesians, Esquimaux, Kaffirs,
and ZuIus
The times., 1899-11-19
A D1scoNCERr1NG EXPERIENCE.
One Cnse Where the Nerve of the Col
Iege Junior Failed Him.
tFrom Inc Detfoit Free Press)


Once upon a time there was a junior in
college who wore clever clothes and a
steady nerve that never fai ed him. His
work with his nerve was wonderfully
strong and he had never been known to
miss a point. Ii was just on account of
that nerve and her admiration Of it that
Miss Smithson, of the Alpha Kappa
sorority, was prompted TO accept his invi-
tation to the junior hop.
Miss Smithson was good fellow her
self and one of those who doesn't care
much so the young man with the steady
nerve anticipated good time. It was the
night before the hop. The young man was
out practicing.
'Ah, there" he said TO a girl whose
fingers looked like pickles and whose hands
were covered with white Isle gloves.
The girl looked at him and gigg ed.
Then the young man sided. The girl
sidled. In about three minutes he had hold
of her arm and they were old friends,
4 was on my way home" said the girl.
'Lemme go home with you Where DO
you work? @" asked the young man.
Just up here little ways she re2lied.
And the young man mumbIed souething
about his nerve.
They went up an alley and the girl un-
locked the kitchen door Of a house that the
young man didn't recognize from the rear
He and lhe girl went inside and she lit
a lamp, and they sat there by the sink
talking. The young man had just asked
her TO marry him.
Where 90 YOU work at?' she asked him
I'm conductor on the trolley cars he
lied smoothly.
7 thought I'd saw you somewheres, >"
said The girl.
Just then the dining-roo door opened
and who should come out into the kitchen
but Miss Smithson. She was after drink
of water. It happened to be her sorority
house.
She saw the young man ne saw her.
They both gasped.
The young man was too dazed to speak
The girl noticed nothing, but was a little
surprised that the trolley car conductor
should 60 so soon. He took up his hat inn
mediately Miss Smithson returned to the
dining-room.
The young man went to the dance the
next night as a stag
The lesson little Willie learned is this
- chain is only as strong as It's weakest
link<'
The times., 1899-11-19
PARIS SEES A BULLFIGHT.
An Animal Jumps Out of the Ring
and Creates Panic.


paris correspondence Of the London News)
The world OF fashion betook itself yes
terday 10 Deuil. near Enghein. TO see a
real bullfght, in which the bulls were TO
be killed. II was TO be, moreover, a patri-
otic bullfght, as Robert Felix, Landais
was 10 be the first torero. Llaverito and
LagarullO were not to be so forward The
performance was greatly advertised. The
circus was packed from the boxes TO the
topmost round Of seats. The circular gang
way behind the palisade was so throngsd
that nobody could move in it. Instead OF
two rows of high paling. as in Spain, there
was only one row, and il was not very
high. In a Spanish arena the bull when
greatly teased may jump over the row
bordering the arena, but not over the sec
Cnd He rUshes round between the two
palings until he comes TO a gate, which is
thrown back. II stops his course, and in
plying back opens a wide way on 10 the
arena, into which the bull again goes.
Robert, the champion of France did not
wear the fiat Spanish cap, but Pyrenean
beret slightly on the side of his head He
and Llaverito and Lagartillo were greeted
with deafening cheers. The bull a ine
animal on entering at once rushed at two
toTeros. who jumped slightly aside, and
then al a picadoT armed with q lance. A
chula drew him of by iourishing a red
cape before his eyes. The bull wanted TO
get away, and cleared the single paling at a
bound A panic ensued. The animal
blindly rushed along with head down and
horns forward He cleared the excuse for
a palisade in the front of the boxes. en-
tered a gangway, and climbed the first and
second rows Of seats Fortunately he was
only bothered aud stupid, and not infuri-
2ted.
The shrfeks Of the rushing people sud
denly brought him to his senses and he
stopped short and Hooked good humoredly
about. but a terrified woman caught him
by a horn, and another raised her parasol
and hit him between the eyes with it, The
poor animal broke away again, and finding
his way down . passage escaped into the
field in which the arena stands II was
filed with cycles. The bull tossed a lot OF
them about. and was sitting down to quiet
ness when he found himself pursued by
picadors, chulas. matadors, and torerOs,
gendarmes. and policemen. the last armed
with revolvers.
again the bull made off There was a
general discharge Of pistols, but so wild
was the firing that the wonder is he only
was shot. He made one more rush when
wounded got entangled in a wire fence.
and fell. bullngnter then stabbed him in
the neck and there was an end to the
poor toro DalZiel says: Preparations
had been made in the arena. for resuming
the fight. The pTefect of the department
OF Seine at Disc, who had been accorded a
seat in the grandstand, interfered. however,
and a hundred gendarmes marched into
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