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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
pom POINTS.
Crasshoppers Eating Up the To-
bacCo-Sickness Reported.

Pom, Ky, June 9.-Owing to the
ravdges of the grasshoppers the
farmers will not have much tobacco
this year. Some have planted their
tobacco ground in corn. One farm
er reported the grasshoppers knee
deep in his field.
Miss Carrie Gates, of Bluff
Spring, is visiting the family of
her brother, near Pom, this week.
Miss Maud Cavanah was visiting
the family of Mrs. Mildred Hord
Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Cannon Is very sick
at this writing, and is, thought to
have slow fever.
Mrs. V. J. Barnes is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. Eliza Robinson, of Bluff
Spring, is not expected to live long.
She has cancer of the face. ...
Mr.. Andie ]. Shelby's second
daughter has been very sick with
bilious fever this week
Rev. Arthur Roberts, of Hopkins
vile, preached at White Plains last
Saturday night and Sunday.
HONEY BEE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16


case where marriage was entered
into the seventh time, but she dis.
counts that record. Young Ben.
son Eggers, of Hendricks county,
however, is in fair way to attain
a similar distinction. He has just
passedsthe 10Th year, and is pre-
pairing to contract his fourth mar
riage. He was married the first
time when he was but ID years of
age and his wife but II. The mar
riage was upon consent of parents.
He treated his wife as plaything,
and when he grew tired of her he
slung her around like she was a
a doll, and scared her to death by
drawing razors across her throat
and throwing her on the floor and
holding a red-hot poker over her.
She got tired of this and went to
her home. The marriage was an
nulled. The next two were also
terminated by his arbitrary bursts
of freakishness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
MAMM0TH'S RIVAL.
Cave Discovered In New Zealand
That is zone of the Greatest"

Chicago, June 8.-A special from
Victoria, B. c., says:
1.-The Mammoth Cave of Ken
lucky, which has held the record
heretofore as the worlds greatest
cave, must hereafter, it is believed,
give precedence to cave in New
Zealand, discovered on April p by
Horace tombstone, near Port Wal
kato, and but twelve miles from the
city of Wellington. tombstone ex-
plored the cave for miles, but found
no end"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
For City Teachers.

Another examination for city GER
tificates will be held August l and
?; all teachers are Eligible except
those who have failed within the
last six months. The Board wanted
to give all chance to take out Ger.
tificates in case vacancies may oc.
cur. In the last examin alton there
were only three applicants and two
of those failed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16

AT a meeting held BY the Demo
: cratic state executive committee ii
the city of Lexington, March8 1899
] it was ordered that state conven
ton be held in the city of Louisville
on Wednesday, June Il, 1899, fol
: the purpose of nominating Demo
t cratic candidates for state offices,
{ to be voted for on November z, 1899.
Said convention shall be called to
ordered at ii o'clock a. M
Delegates to said convection shall
j be chosen at county mass conven-
tions, to be held at the variCns coun-
t. court-houses in counties having
but one legislative district, of which
due notice shall be given by the
various county chairmen. In coun-
ties having more than one Legislative
district there shall be convention
for each legislative district, to be
held at some convenient point, DO be
indicated by the chairman of the
legislative district committee, who
shall advertise in the local papers
the location of said convention at
least ten days prior to the date
fixed by this committee. Said coan-
ty and legislative district conven-
tons shall be held at 2o'clock p. m,
standard time, on June IL, 1899.
Said conventions, shall be called to-
gether by the chairman of the res
pective county or legislative district
The basis of representation of
each county to the said state con-
venton shall be one delegate for
each 200 votes and fraction consist
ing of one hundred or more votes
cast for the head, Of the Democratic
electoral ticket at the presidential
in 1896; provided that each
county shall have at least one del-
egate vote.
All known Democrats and others
who supported W. J. Bryan for
president, and those who pledge
themselves to support the nominees
If said conventions shall be entitled
% participate in the county or
legislative district conventions.
p. P. JOHNSTON, Chairman.
OWEN COCHRAN, Secretary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
INDICTED.
Thirty-four Insurance Companies
at Bowling Green.

Bowling Green, KY, June s.
The Warren county grand jury has
returned indictments against thir-
ty-four fire insurance companies
doing business in Bowling Green
and Warren county. The indict-
ments charge these companies with
'unlawfully combining and conspi!-
ing to maintain rates and suppress
competition. "
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
A Sure Thing For You.

A transaction in which you cannot
lose is a sure thing. Biliousness, sick
headache, fursed tongue, fever, piles
aud thousand other ills are caused
by constipation aud sluggish liver.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the Won
deriul new livel stimulant and iptes.
final tonic are by all druggists guar.
autr ed to cure or money refunded
c. G. G. are sure thing. Try box
to day; l0c, 25c soc. Sample and
booklet free See our big al
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
Sterling Beaumont Dead.

Sterling F. Beaumont, whose
home was in Springfield. died in
Nashville Friday night as the re-
suit of an operation for append
citis. MIR. Beaumont was engaged
in the insurance business. The re-
maius were shipped to GAINESVILLE,
his old home, Saturday night for
lnterment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
PRISONERS
Now Show a Balance to States
Credit.
They Are SeIf-Sustaining For the
First Time, AS Shown BY
nay Report.

Frankfort, KY, June 10.-Undel
the management of the three Dem
ocratic Commissioners selected al
the last legislative session in &C
cordance with the provisions of the
prison reform law to take charge Of
the State penitentiaries, those in
stitutions, which have cost the
State thousands of dollars to main
tain, have been made self-sustain-
ing for the first time. This fact is
shown in the report of the CON-
missioners for the month of May,
just made public. 1t shows the
excess of receipts over the expendi-
lures at the two prisons for the
month just closed to be nearly a
thousand dollars, and makes
comparison with the same month
in 1898, when, under control of the
Sinking Fund Commission of the
present Republican State Admin
istration, the deficit was over four
thousand dollars at one prison
alone.
The changed result is due to a |
modific alton of the chair contract ,
in the prison here. where $50 men |
are now employed by the Martin
Company, of Cincinnati, at forty
cents per day per convict, and to
several other advantageous con-
tracts leasing all the available in
mates of the prison here and quite
a number at the Eddyville branch
prison. The present corps # eff
Gent officials selected by the COM
mission are also entitled to credit
for the improved condition, espec-
tally of the prison here in control of
Warden Eph Lillard, of Jessamine
county. The branch prison is not
quite up to the standard yet, but
the commission has under consider
alton now bid for labor that if &C
cepted will employ every idle man
in that institution.
The May report shows that with
1920 inmates the earnings of the
main prison here were Sl0,623.l9, |
while the expenses were S8,733.S6, |
an excess of S1,S89.3l. It shows
that in May, 1898, under the old
contract system, the expenses of
the prison were S23,473.32 and the
earnings $40, 351O2, a deficit for the
month of 81, ~. 80, when there we're
LAOS convicts confined,
The May report for the Eddyyille
prison shows the expenses of the
month to have been S3,S98.SS and |
the earnings 3, 84245, a deficit of
81, O56.43. For the month OF May, |
1898, the earnings Of the prison
were S1,726.14 and the expenses
S4,030.16, a deficit of 81, 30402.
The deficit at the branch prison
of 81, O56. 43 deducted from the eX-
cess of the main prison here, 81, $50, |
81, leaves a balance on hand June
/ of SS32.8S.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
New Afternoon Daily.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, June S-The
GAINESVILLE Courier is the name if a
new paper to be started here within
a few days. Tolbert r. Ingram, a
young newspaper man, is at the
head of the project. 1t will be an
afternoon daily, Democratic in pol
itics.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
TEACHERS WANTED!
UNION TEACHERS AGENCIES OF AMERICA.
Rev. L. ID. BASS. ID. ID. Manager.
Anderson g. Fowler.

Pittsburg, Toronto, New Orleans
New York, Washington, San Fran.
cisco, Chicago, St. Louis aud Denver
there are thousands Of positions to
be filled. We had over 5000 vacan
cies during the past season. Teach.
ers needed now to contract for mex,
term. Unqualified facilities for plae-
ing teachers il every part of the q, s.
and Canada. Principals, Supenn-
tendents, Assistants, Grade Teachers,
Public, Private, Art, Music, etc,
wanted.
ADDRESS ALL APPLICATIONS TO
WASHINGTON, D. G.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16
On Their Bridal Tour.

"Do you mind if GO out into the
smoking compartment of the car for
a few minutes?' he asked.
You d better go just now," she
replied, suggestively. Were COM
ing to tunnel in few minutes. -
Chicago Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-16

Account State Meeting L. A, W.,
the Illinois Central r. II. will sell
round trip tickets to Richmond, Ky.
on June 18th and 10Th, at rate Of one
and one third fare. Return limit
'June o2nd. # H q
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-09-30
A TRIUMPHAI RETURN.

a iNo". A ne ol><'
Oh, Dewey y sailing the ssa,
Coming back to the home OF the Tree,
49, 80 '.s
.wv -, a wn~
's' nv ~
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The waves are all dancing With joY'
The mefmaads, - sweet and 70 coy,
- W nun 'ns 'ns
s 80 .,., =. . .ns
~" ~" - '
'S wy
The shark weass me- peeet,est smile,
A'smaekang ny hps al the while,
And haSPing his I'm, 90
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-09-30

MS name. dob tathef hoh0AJme
animal. ! do hope he's interesting.
&sA s*~A
Toll me about M. simpxios' reading.
You've been ID thsre through Il silt
Allow me to extend my sympathy. I
was there At the beginning In tho most
awful crush I ever saw. could hear
voice like fog horn somewhere out
beyond. 10 that ESQ Of people, but I
couldn't catch the smallest glimpse o.
Nj. Simpkin Simpkins. Az coon % I
could extricate myself came out here.
Auntie will be 70 angry. She perfectly
adores Mr.. Simpkirs. I suppose shs
lie looking for me now. to drag me
through an introduction aud plague me
into . conversation with the creature
Tell mel 10 he psrfectly ridiculous?
have slways fancied he must be q short
fat man with bald head, bis stories
are 90 awfully prosy. Full Of high
moral purpose suntie says. Dry q
saw dust I think. I suppose oil thoss
people 10 there are telling him how
charming they fod bis stories and oil
thst. They always loved that little
thing he read, but never appreciated II
fully before tonight. etc. You know
how people 60 on. think II perfectly
disgusting in him to stay in there and
listen TO II. Why doesn't he got ava,
from themf I never did like to read
bis books, and after tonight shall de.
test the thought Of them. What? How
do know he's In there! l don't know.
But I would lays wager on It. Ill
should be delegated to select q person
susceptible to flattery, l should look Tor
one OF these men, who morslise con.
corning the weaknesses Of humanity.
I dare cay the creature thinks he has q
mission. II auntie dares to introduce
him to me. I shall compel him to talk
about the weather. I will not fatter
him by expressing On opinion, even an
,uncomplimentary one. concerning his
books. Would youi
There comes suntie looking every.
where for mo. must 90. beg your
psrdoni Don't b too hard on poor
Simpkinss ! assure you could 40.
initiate him cheeriully.
y 4 \ y
Auntie! What are you talking abouti
I took the liens share Of the lions at:
tention! II Why I didn't even eco
him. was talking oil the time with
that handsome man Mrs. Mortimer in
troduced early in the evening. Don't
you know be brought me to youf I
didn't catch his name. Who IL hsf !
found him perfectly fascinating.
Hssvepsl What voice! What M.
simpkins! That M. Simpkins!
Auntiel You canaot mean it! Gospel
TRUTH Hope yeu nay ldiSY Grsciousl
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-09-30
THE GREAT PRESIDENTIAL CAM.
PAIGN OF 1900.

The policies Of tho great political
parties are now being formed and the
candidates discussed. The voice Of the
people ss recorded by ballot at the ap-
preaching Presidential election will
probably decide the policy Of the nation
for tho next decade. Every citizen
must study the great questions that are
to come before tho people. This can
only be done through the medium of .
great newspaper. Now is the time,
therefore, for every voter to subscribe
Tor the best and most reliable newspaper
obtainsble. Tho Semi Weekly Repub-
lie covers the whole field Of political
news. While 1t is Democratic. it pub.
fishes the news in regard 70 oil political
parties without prejudice. Its tsle.
graphic aud cable news service 10 su-
perior to thstof any other psper. III
special features are tho best. 10 fact,
Mh the pspsr for thst large class Of
readers who cannot afford or do not
have access 70 the daily pspers.
Attsation 10 also called 10 Tic Re-
pub'ics Sunday Assssius. Ito half
tone illustrations are alone worth tho
subscsiptioa price. Il 10 made up Of
special articles BY the best literary
talent, embracing variety Of subjects
Of current interest. New Gestures Of
absorbing interest are illustrated and
enlarged upon. For the benefit Of tho
ladies the latest fashions are handsome
ly illustrated. The Republic Sunday
Magazine 10 always interesting to every
member Of the family.
The subscription price Of the Semi
Weekly Republic 10 @l.00 per year. The
Republic Sunday Magazine sl.26 per
year. Both papers are now being offered
at the very low price Of sl.b0 for one
year. To secure this low rate both
must be ordered and paid for at the
same time.
Address all orders to THE REPUBLIC.
st. Louis, Mo.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-09-30
A SLIGHT MISREPRESENTATION

supposeit h mean OF me 70 alp
away, but an 20 tired. What dear.
delightful little corner this 10! So glad
! found it. but even here + perceive
there is no rest for the wicked. There
Zones that creature MrS. Mortimer In
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16
vANDERBILT's WEALTH.
Tho Recently Deceased New York Railroad
Magnate Was the Possossor of
Fortune of Oi00,000,000.

New York, Sept. 14-Cornelius Van
derbilt died the possessor Of fortune
almost beyond the power Of imagina'
ton to grasp, fortune represented in
figures as sl0O,00 900. The mansion at
Fifty-seventh street and Fifth avenue
is the most costly and magnificent town
house in America. II has been said
that he doubled the fortune his grand
father left him. lie inherited about
s55, 1000, 900 ana he probably increased
his wealth rs much again In in
vestments. The question of heirs to
this great fortune is already discussed
and speculation is rife us to how Cor
nelius, the eldest son OF the dead man,
who defied his father by marrying
Grace Wilson, will fare.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was unalterably OPP
posed to the union. The first stroke
Of paralysis, to which Mr.. Vanderbilt
death is directly due, came at
the conclusion of stormy inter
view. during which the eldest son
repeated his determination to marry
Miss Wilson. After Cornelius, ST., re-
covered he refused to speak to Cor
nelius, Jr. At the same time he showed
marked favor to his second son, Alfred
Gwynne, and many believed that Mr..
Vanderbilt would not relent and would
practically disinherit his eldest son.
OF late, however, there have been ru-
mors that the millionaire and his ED.
est son had become reconciled.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16
A Marrow Encnnc.

The man with the court plaster on his
nose was talking about a cyclone and what q
narrow escape he had when one OF the group
asked:
where were you when the cyclone hit
your house,"
Down cellar" was the reply.
"You knew it was coming and had fled for
safety?"
"Oh. no! Ihad a jaw with my wife and she
had locked me up in the cellar half day
previous"
"And when the house went a.aying frag-
ment hit you on the nose?"
'Well, no.. My wife hit me on the nose the
day before she locked me up"
"Then what about your. narrow escape
from the cyclone?" persisted the questioner.
"Why,. suppose my wife had Just come
down cellar and hit me again just as the
wind picked the house up and sent it sail.
ing!" answered the man with the nose
Chicago Evening News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16
PLANNING A DEPARTURE.
Beaten Track and Give
the Real Thing.

"What we want" said the publisher, "is
O good, realistic story OF army life. Some.
thing that will show. just how events move
among the soldiers"
Il see," said the author; II was in the
are conducted"
Something that will thrill the reader to
the marrow and make his hair stand on
end"
81 thought you said you wanted some.
thing out Of the ordinary"
That's what am after"
well, in that case, we won't have any
thrill in it. OF course, it's there, but Il
comes so suddenly and Is so soon over that
you hardly have time to know what thrilled
you. II you want to get right down to
hard.pan realism and sound the keynote
OF the soldiers general experience, you
want to leave out most OF this description
Of a hero rushing headlong through strug.
Cling men and over fallen horses, waving Q
gun with one hand and the star spangled
banner with the other, while singing My
Country, 'Tis OF Thee at the top OF his
voice. Wen get out Of the beaten track OF
fiction and relate how many hours a day he
spend currying his horse and polishing bis
weapons, and how many miles a day he
travelled. and how often he wanted to talk
back and didn't dare, and how he. would
have been willing to give four dollars
square inch for a beefsteak. and all the
rest OF the little details which play so i'm.
portant part and which writers. OF fiction
have hitherto so strangely neglected.
Washington Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT DEAD
Head Of Great Railway System and Men,-
Dor Of Rich Family Passes Away
I'm New York.

New York, Sept. 13.-Cornelius Van
derbilt, head of the Vanderbilt family,
died at his residence in this city at b:45
o'clock yesterday morning from n
stroke of paralysis. MIR. Vanderbilt
was in his fifty-sixth year. At his bed
side when he died was his wife. No
physician was In attendance. The at
tack was very sudden and entirely un-
expected, and II was impossible to
reach any physician before death oc-
CURED. DIR. Francis Delafield, who had
been attending Mr.. Vanderbilt, arrived
ut the house after Mr.. vanderbilt's
death had occurred.
Mr.. Vanderbilt left five chill
dren-Cornelius, Gertrude, Alfred,
Reginald and Gladys. Cornelius mar
ried daughter Of II. 7. Wilson, the
banker, about two yours ago, and later
Gertrude became the wife Of Harry
Payne Whitney, son Of former Secre-
tary OF the Navy William c. Whitney.
The disposition of Mr.. Vanderbilt's
estate is matter of some doubt Cor
aelius Vanderbilt, Jr., was alienated
from his family by his marriage two
years ago with Miss Ora e Wilson and
1t is thought probabls that this son
will not be the principal heir. The OPP
position to young Vanderbilt's mar
riage was based upon his youth and
the fact that Miss Wilson was eight or
ten years his senior.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16
LAY IT TO RACE PREJUDICE.
FilipInos Say That Il the Reason for Amer
lean Opposition to Them, and Which
Prevented Autonomy.

Manila, Sept. IA correspondent
obtained copy of the reply adopted
by the Filipino congress to the Ameri-
can offer of an autonomous govern
ment. The author of the reply was
Amboosio Rianzares, who was offered
u position in the supreme court, bu;
who failed TO appear and was supposed
to be detained by the insurrectionists.
The document repeats the arguments
contained in the recent appeal to the
powers for recognition and the Fill
Pine claims that the Americans We're
the aggressors in the war and concludes:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we could have
accepted your sovereignty and autonomy II we
had not seen by the behavior Of the Americans
In the beginning that theS were strongly OPP
posed TO US. through race prejudice, aud the
high. handcd methods OF dealing with US made
us fear for the future In your hands.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16

THERE is more than $4,000 Of the
peoples money locked up in post Office
keys, each and every keyholder to a
box in post Office being required to
put up with the postmaster deposit
for his key, the amount deposited be-
ing returned when the box Is given mp
and rent paid. There is a great deal OF
trouble and no money in the trans
actions, and the final outcome Of the
trial Of the keyless locks, which are to
be tried in the principal Offices Of the
country, under q contract recently
made with . firm in New York, Is
awaited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16
Mexican Veterans Meet.

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 14.-The
thirty-seventh annual meeting Of the
National Association of Mexican Veter'
ans met in the state house yesterday
afternoon. About 100 of the $4,000 sur
vivors OF the Mexican war were pres
ent. The veterans were welcomed feel
ingly by Gov. Mount and Mayor Tag
CART. The veterans range in age from
6s to so. E. W. Davis, Of Cincinnati,
offered a resolution asking congress to
give Mexican veterans reaching the
age Of 70 pension of $50 month. Al
night public reception was rendered
at the Commercial club.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-09-16

TEE annual output of the breweries
Of the world reaches the enormous to-
tai of 100, O56, Oi7 barrels, which, II put
up in pint bottles, would ill SO, 856, s04,-
sss bottles. II these pint bottles we're
packed in cases Of two dozen bottles
each It would require 2,47s, 200, 900
cases Allowing 1000 cases to the car,
they would fill 2,478,200 cars, which
would make a train 9s, 0ss, 900 feet, or
1917 miles long. II this train was
separated and made into trains Of "a
cars each 1t would require lOS,O 900 loco
motives to draw them, and at least
blb,0 trainmen to handle them.