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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
SINKING FORK NOTES.
Numerous Newsy Locals Sent In
From West Christian.

! This lovely weather makes us
forget that winter is here and The
blessed sunshine fills our hearts
With light.
Elder T. D. Moore, of Hopkins
vile, was unanimously chosen by
the members of the Christian church
at Sinking Fork, as pastor for this
year. He will be cordially vel
coined by those who know him, for
his past service cannot be forgot
ten.
Miss vena Stephens spent Mon
day night at the "Sunny bank
homestead.
Mr.. George White, of Pom, will
make his home with Mr.. G. I. IN
derwood this year.
Monday, Jan. p, school opened
at Pisgah, with Miss Helen Wood
as teacher. Much success to her
efforts.
Mr.. Willy Colly is spending the
winter at Mr.. Geo. Diuguid S,
charming young and old with his
guitar
A prominent Sinking Fork cou-
pie. Mr.. L. M. Hill and Miss Lula
Stephens, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony Wednesday,
Jan. "a, at 3 p. m.
The wedding took place at the
home of the brides sister, near
Rev. T. H. Moore Off
ciating. The bridal party in
Guiding Mr.. Jim Hill and Miss Eva
returned home Thursday.
A grand reception will be Civ
en- them at the home of the BRIDE
groom, where music will be the
chief feature of enjoyment.
Their many friends congratulate
them and wish them all the happi-
ness that welded life can give.
Success to the KENrUcK1AN.
duo ANucT."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

Tom Sharkey will not be satisfied
until he gets another chance with
Jim Jeffries. The sailor would
rather be matched to fight the big
boilermaker for aS50,0OO purse than
pick up $4,000 beating two easy
marks. Sbarkey is confident that
he can beat the champion and be-
lieves he has more right to the pre-
mier honors than Jeffries has. 1t
is not unlikely that another match
between these heavy weights will
be arranged in the near future.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

TheRepublican tragedy at Frank
fort has at least served the one
good purpose of providing a text
for unnumbered and innumerable
sermons and editorials on the evils
of the habit of carrying concealed
deadly weapons, but any prospect
of reform by means of such sermoniz-
ing is destroyed in Kentucky at
least by Coy. Taylor's action in
pardoning the violators of the law
as fast as they are apprehended. II
Louisville Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
500 Reward 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that scieuce has
been able to cure in all its stages. and
that is CatarTh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is. the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con
treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct
" upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, aud
giving the patient strength by build.
ing up the constitution aud assisting
nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietovs have 50 much faith in its cur
alive powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails lq cure. Send for list Of testi-
monidls.
Druggists Testimonials free.
Halle Family Pills are the best
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The Legislative Gubernatorial
Contest Committees extended the
time for the introduction Of oral tes-
timony four days, two to the con-
testants and two for the contestees.
The Republicans objected that two
days we're insufficient and the
Democrats then yielded the extra
days. only taking one for them
selves, as originally assigned for re-
buttaL On Monday the confess
tants will introduce witnesses in
rebuttal and on Tuesday the argu-
ments win begin. A vote by the
Legislature will probably not be
taken before the lost Of the week or
possibly the first Of the following
week
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
COLSONS TRIAL.
Next Wednesday Selected For Ex-
animation of Witnesses.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 24.-In the
Circuit Court this morning Attor-
Dey James Andrew Scott, for Col.
David Colson, entered a motion that
bail be allowed in the case. BY
agreement Wednesday, the 31st
inst, was fixed to make a partial
examination. Six witnesses will
be heard on each eide.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

A circus trust S about to be or
ganized. Those interested in the
proposed combination are Sells
Bros, Jas. A. Baily and w. w.
Cole. The only clause inthe contract
not agreed upon is as to where they
shall make their winter quarters,
the Sells people desiring to winter
at Columbus, o., while the other
members of the combination prefer
Bridgeport, Conn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

In a statement made to the Sen
ate Pension Commissioner Evans
gives the following information
about the number of pensioners of
the wars named: Revolutionary
war, four widows and seven daugh-
ters; war of 1872, one survivor and
1893 widows; Indian wars, 1882 to
1912, 1,656 survivors and $3.50 wild
ows; Mexican war, 9,204 survivors
and s, ITS widows.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

Representative Henry, of Ken
tuc9y, has introduced a bill fol the
establishment OF a form Of govern
ment for Puerto Rico The bill en-
bodies the territorial plan, and pro-
vides for a full set of territorial Of
icers, including a Governor, to be
at a salary of $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The first social event on a large
scale thathas taken place at Frank
fort during this session of this Gen
eral Assembly was given at the
Capital hotel Tuesday evening, 1t
was a brilliant affair, several hun
dred young ladies and gentlemen
from the Blue grass cities and
many other parts of the State being
present
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
BIG REVIVAL.
Thirty-Five Professions to Date
Baptizing Sunday.

An interesting revival has beap
IN progress at the Colored MethRs
dist church in this city during the
past three weeks and will continue
throughout the balance Of this
week Rev. J. w. Bell, the pastor,
has been doing the preaching, and
up to yesterday there had been IS
conversions. The baptizing will
take place at the church next Sun
day morning at II o'clock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The contest committee in the case
of Milton Young, Republican,
against Embry Allen, Democrat,
from Fayette, reported Unanimous
ly in favor of Allen retaining his
seat, Burnam and Whitehead, the
two Republican members of the
committee, both signing the report.
The report was unanimously adapt
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
Lectured at Crofton.
Crofton, Ky. Jan. %

Crofton, KY, Jan. %.
EDITOR KUNTUCKIAN:
Prof Barrett, an enthusiastic
worker in the cause Of temperance,
delivered a series of very interest
ing lectures upon that subject in
the Christian church the past week,
closing Sunday night While here,
the Professor had to contend with
very dark and stormy nights, but
never failed to attract good audi
ences, and proved himself to be an
effective and forceful speaker.
j, H. M.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

liz the House, the Contest Commit
tee that had under consideration
the contest of Edward Marcum,
Republican vs.. a. p. Crawford,
Democrat, reported UNANIMOUSLY IN
favor of Mr.. Crawford retaining his
seat as the member from Breathitt
county. The report was unanl-
mously adopted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
Arrangements have been made at

Arrangements have been made at
Washington for the interment IN
Arlington cemetery Of the body OF
Mai. Gen. Lawton the day after the
funeral party arrives. The trans
port bearing the party is due at
San Francisco in two weeks or less.
The body will be allowed to lie in
state at Indianapolis aud at Fort
WAYNE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The majority report of the Con-
test Committee drawn to try the case
of J. w. Mckinney, Democrat,
against Representatives, c. Taylor,
of Trigg county, was made Tues
day. The report set forth the fact
that Taylor is postmaster atcanton,
Trigg county, and not entitled 10 a
seat on the floor OF the House under
the provisions of Section 237 of the
Constitution. The report, after go
ing into irregularities in different
Presincts, held Mckinney entitled
to the seat by majority of seven
votes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
lie OnIyI Repeats What Has Been said
Around The Globe

lie OnIyI Repeats What Has Been said
Around The Globe
1t has been been demonstrated re-
peatedly in every state ia the Uuion
and IN many foreign countries that
mberlain's Cough Remedy is a
certain preventive and cure for Group.
1t has become the universal remedy
for that disease. NJ V, Fisher Of
Liberty, w Va, only repeats what
has been said around the globe when
he writes. 81 have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy 10 my family for SOW
eral years and always with perfect
success. We believe that it is not
only the best cough remedy, but that
il is sure cure for Group, 1t has
saved the lives Of ourchildren a num-
Of times" This remedy is for sale by
r. @. Hardwick, Druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The Shiloh Battle Field Commits
sion Is in session at Chattanooga.
The Kentucky Legislature will be
asked to make an appropriation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

BY a unanimous vote the House
at Frankfort adopted the report OF
the committee, holding that Repre-
sentative Ray, Democrat, OF Gar
rard county, is entitled to his seat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The Supreme Court of Tennessee
in a case against the L. q N. rail-
road, has decided that purchasers
OF excursion tickets must comply
with all the conditions of the ticket
before they can apply for damages.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
TOBACCO SALES.

DEAR Strive herewith hand
you list of prices of 81 Hhds. of to-
bacco offered at our houses Jan. a.
81 95, 7 90, 7 90, 700, 7 90, 90,
8 so, 6 40, 9 25, 6 90, 5 80, 5 rs, 5 90,
s 40, 5 10, S 10, 5 10, 4 IS, 4 so, 4 80,
4 25, 4 Is, 4 90, 4 90, 3 95, 3 rs, 3 SIS,
IS 90, 3 90, 2 90, ? 40.
There has been no real good to-
bacco offered this season. All has
been of common and medium quail
ity, and addition has been in soft
order
Medium leaf from So so to So 90.
Com. to med. leaf, 81 IS to So so.
Lugs from s. 40 to 81 Is.
The quality as we'll as the condi-
tion of all tobacco now being Offered
is poor and under the circumstances
it is not surprising that our market
seemed a little lower and dull this
week.
Receipts by loose dealers are
heavy indeed on account of open
weather and as a result warehouse
receipts also increase. Little change
in number of offered.
Stemming demand continues fair
but there is little activity of buyers
of other grades.
Very truly yours,
GATHER & WEST.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The Soushern railway ran train
of one car and locomotive with
one passenger from Salisbury, N.
c. to Atlanta, Ga, 313 miles, in 279
minutes. The passenger wished to
catch up with the limited train.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

General Roberts, the new com
mander in Chief of the British forces
in South Africa, it is said has a
eaee of continent honorary medals
that aTpear over all parts OF his
uod,am. ra7king him look like a
sar-p' c?rd If ornaments for a
cakt-Nal.. ItIIo winner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The Comptroller Of the Currency
has ,approved the application OF
John r. Wylie, J. d. Deech, John Z.
Gates, J. W. Hollingsworth and J..
A. Stegar to organize the Farmers
National Bank, of Princeton, with a
capital of $50, 900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

Henry A. Hazen, one of the chief
forecasters Of the Weather Bureau,
died in Washington Tuesday night
from injuries received the night be-
fore in bicycle collision.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

FRIDAY, JAN. 2s, 1000.

The Texas Legislature is holding
a special session this week to con-
slider revision of the tax laws.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26
Vulgarity is only in concealment Of
truth, or in affectation.

Persons who lead a life of exposure
are subject to rheumatism, neuralgia
and lumbago, will find valuable
remedy in BILLIARDS SNOW LINZ
MENT; it will Danish pains and sud
due Inflammation. Price % and 30
cents.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The big anthracite miners strike
talked of in Central Pennsylvania, IS
off.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

The higher man stands the more
the word "vulgal" becomes unintel'
ligible to him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

Educate Your Bowels Win Cascarets
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation
forever. loo. Is. If c. O. G. fail,
druggists refund money.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-26

'ueIished Tuesday and Friday Mornings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-24

which is about 25 square miles in area.
is broken UP into bays that afford good
places for the landing of ships. Some
day it is expected that Canton and
Hongkong will be connected by rail-
road. and then the foreign trade will
be greater than it is now. No duty is
charged on goods imported or export
ed, and consequently the Chinese mer-
chants like very much to live under
British government.
Victoria, the English town. extends
for several miles along the southwest
ern coast of the island The streets are
wide and well paved and lighted. as are
those of Shanghai The public schools,
both for the English and the Chinese
children, are numerous and excellent.
There are a large public library. a
handsome cathedral, several clubs,
bathhouse and a gymnasium. All the
houses are built of clay or stone, as
these materials are believed to be cool
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-24

HE couldn't bear to leave me-" said
the widow.
Madam, I can well believe it, said
the judge calamity.
What, if any, reason had he for this
sudden change of mind?"
Didn't have no reason, Mr.. Quilts.
He acted demented He cried an said
if war was-somethin that I don't like
to say right out in court-then he was
a-goin."
The stranger had arrived in court
and heard all this. He was a very thin
stranger, with a great scar upon his
face and a nose that had been diverted
from its original course.
Counsel for the will put In evidence
of sanity on the part of Stubs, but
sanity is hard to prove.
Counsel for the will uttered eulogies
on the said Stubs, deceased, and said 1t
well accorded with his high patriotism
and public spirit to leave his all for the
benefit of those who, like him, had risk
ed their lives in their country's cause.
Counsel for the widow uttered further
euIogies on the said Stubs. deceased.
and maintained that it ill accorded
with the patriotism and spirit afore-
said to leave the partner (and such a
partner) of his joys and sorrows I'M
provided for, inasmuch as love was a
heroic virtue Getting instances) and the
more inasmuch as the fondness of said
Stubs for said widow was well known,
to which the loneliness (if counsel
might say SOY of said widow was a liv-
ing testimony.
The judge said that, happily, the
strong arm of the law was long enough
to reach even beyond the grave and
protect the very dead from the conse-
quences, borne by those near and dear
to them, of the errors committed by
them during life in moments of intel
lectual alteration caused by emotions
however glorious; that, from the evil
dence now before him, it was clear that
the heroic deceased himself, were he here
present, would be the first to demand
the revocation of said will, and that he
(the judge) should accordingly decree
that said will be revoked and cancelled
when the court was disturbed by loud
outcry from near the door.
Hold on, jedgeI I got somethin to
say about thati'
who are your" the Judge inquired
when order had been restored
I'm what We call the heroic deceas-
ed, Jedge, an want to say right here
that that will hadn't ought to be broke.
81 went to war to git away from her
everlastin talk-an I told her SO, an
she knows it. An that viii goesl"
A town like Mossfield cannot afford to
give up its one hero, and Stubbs' dis
claimer of patriotic motive passed I'M
regarded.
Moreover, he never thought IT nee
essary to explain that his wound had
been occasioned by the accidental dis
charge of his rifle in his own unskilled
hands; that he had been put IN hospital
before he was half drilled, and, being
feverish and de1irious. had crawled out
unseen, been found by a charitable soul
who thought little of camp hospitals,
and by her had been taken to her house.
nursed back to health and kept there
convalescent to the end Of the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-24

One of the best loved kings Of Europe
is undoubtedly the king of Denmark,
whose subjects regard him more in the
light of a father than ruler. He Is
one of the most unconventional kings
too. and has a great disregard for cere-
mony at any time. A short time ago.
his majesty was taking a walk in Co
penhagen without a guard of any kind,
when he came upon a number of work.
ers discussing their grievances 1t was
during a strike. and the men were very
much agitated., Suddenly one of them
cried: There's the kingl Let US ask
his opinion"
In a moment the king was surrounded
by an eager throng, who explained to
him that they were being almost
starved, while their employers were
simply rolling in riches. As it happen
ed, the king knew all about the affair."
and knew also that the men were
greatly exaggerating their side Of the
question. For an hour he patiently ar
gued with them as to what was right
in his opinion. and, though they were
still unconvinced when he left them,
they all agreed that he was the best OF
men, and that no king in Europe could
be compared with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-24

One evening, when Mrs Stubs was
even more ambitious than usual and
more persistently eloquent, her husband
arose from his chair with a look upon
his face so unlike it's usual expression
that she stopped short in an account of
a hero who had put a piece of paper
marked 81 in his boot heel, in order to be
able conscientiously to swear that he
was "over 21'' lest his tender age should
prevent his enlistment.
Stubs threw down on the table the
newspaper behind which he had been
hiding and pointed out to her a quota
ton there in large letters of General
Sherman's terse and graphic definition
of war. She read it.
WAL" said she, what If It is? You
amt a-goin to 'scape it hereafter by
sneakin out of it on earth when your
kentry calls your
Il amt proposin to do So" said
Stubs, with dignity. What / mean
to say is, if faint no Worse'n that I'm
a-goin. This isl
That very night he made his will and
departed next day to the war.
That he actually enlisted, that he lay
wounded in a camp hospital, that he
was somehow lost or mislaid and could
not afterward be found, that there was
every reason to suppose that he had
died of the combined effects of wound.
ported to his home.
BY this time the war was over, and
the stage had been reached when every
community must have its hero, and
Stubs, having the monopoly of her
oism at Mossf1eld, received the full bene-
fit thereof in posthumous celebrity.
Local Imagination, stimulated to the
highest pitch by patriotic fervor, sup
piled the lack of detail in the official
report.
The local press came out in black bor-
ders and teemed with compliments to
his memory and anecdotes of his life
from earliest infancy, all tending to
show by signs prophetic the promise
of heroism of late so grandly fulfilled.
His widow shared and gloried in his
glory, glowing, as it were. under her
there with little specimens of the stars
and stripes
The Grand Army of the Republic and
many of the fraterna1 organizations,
along with the various Sunday schools,
assembled in the town hall to extol his
memory. Speeches were made, songs
were sung and the bands of all the ad-
jacent villages struck up patriotic airs
in as much harmony as their combined
resources could muster
There was some trouble in finding his
WILL which, in his warlike hurry TO be
Off, he had mislaid. But at last it was
discovered and read, to the fnexpressi-
BILE grief of his widow and the gratifi-
cation of the public. for Except a leg
acy of 81 to his dear wife) he had left
his whole estate in various trusts for
the benefit of the veterans of the civil
and Spanish wars.
The lady, however, remembering the
peculiar state of mind in which he had
set out. and fortified by the advice of
counsel. resolved to fight the will
A stranger came to town by way Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-24

er than wood and to better resist the
hungry jaws of the armies of white
ants that devour all woody or dbrous
substances they can reach.
On the hill back of the city the houses
Of the rich merchants are built They
rise, tier by tier, from among beautiful
gardens planted by the ingenuity of
the Chinese upon the bare mountain
side Coolies can be hired for 10 cents
day to fill up the spaces among the
rocks with the rich soil from the shore.
On the high mountain back of the
city the summer colony resides. There
Is hotel on the heights, and a number
of tasteful villas are grouped about it.
An inclined railroad runs to the top or
the mountain and conveys passengers
to the peak for a few cents.
BERTHE would insist on standing out
upon the platform as he and Uncle Be
lam went up the mountain. Uncle Be-
lam was talking to an English gentle
man in the car and did not pay much
attention to his nephew until he heard
a shout of CONSERVATION, and, looking
out, beheld BERTHE standing hatless.
while his sailor hat went careening
down toward the bay. The breeze had
swept it off his head while he was bus
lily engaged in watching some coolies
at work filling in with earth the garden
of one of the residences below The
shout caused the workers to look UP,
and just as the hat auttered by him one
of the coolies grabbed it, and, with a
grin, stuck it on his own pigtaiIed head.
Later, when they came down from
their trip to the mountain top. where
they had fine view of the island, with
the vessels of the world at anchor near
its shores, they found the hat at the
little station below. 1t was in charge
of the Chinaman who had caught it and
expected small gift of cash in pay
ment- He did not get it, however, as
Uncle Belam preferred to buy Berthe a