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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-28
EsrEKHAzY UTTERLY DESTITUTE

Paris. Dec. 22.-Maj. Count Walsh
Esterhazy. who figured so prominent
ly in the Dreyfus case. has sunk into
utter misery. His divorced wife's suit
against her mother, the Marquise de
Lancourt. for an allowance on the
ground that she is in profound distress
and unable to support herself or her
young daughters. has brought forth
the following letter written by the
count to his Wife, Nov. 10:
Il have been unable to write to my
children lately. not having money to
buy postage stamp. l am at the last
extremity of strength. courage or re-
source. I have not eaten for two days
until this morning in the workhouse.
have no clothes: am shivering With
cold and am compelled to warm myself
by entering churches and museums.
Every one will say this is a confession
of guilt: but you can say I am killing
myself because, having struggled to
the utmost Of my courage. my voice is
stiticd by my prosecutors. Without
bread. home or clothing I shall die OF
privations of all kinds unless revolt
yer bullet puts everything in good or
der. Kiss my children. Tell them l
adore them. and if a frightful fatality
has precipitated me into an abyss. if
die the victim of human cowardice. l
never committed the crime whereof I
am accused by scoundrels in order to
save themselves"
The letter is dated from London.
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New Years Eve, and at home. This
is cozy little den of mine, just as it
looks now, quite eclipses anything l
ever see at the club; books, pipes, easy
chairs, a cheerful fire in the CRATE;
pictures, busts, my well-beloved etch-
ings all about the walls.
What's the matter with you, old
man, tonight? Why are you taking an
inventory of these surroundings on
this last night of the year? Everybody
thinks you are tired of them, don't you
know, for you spend very little time
In their midst, says some provoking
little voice. CWonder if it's my con-
science.)
Dorothy is up stairs, the servants
are out; as soon as she finishes the
sewing OF button on Johnnie's re-
fractory trousers she will come down,
she says, and watch the old year out,
being evidently we'll pleased over the
prospect Of club night of our own.
a little Home, Sweet Home sort of
an arrangement.
1t seems that Johnnie is the only
member of our family not a member OF
club. Dorothy simply holds on to
the little shaver by the collar, tied to
her apron strings he is, and am glad
of it.
Can 1 ever forget the day when our
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6be. Metz Year ~pirif.

The return Of New Years day In.
vites many people to the most somber
reflections. Undoubtedly most of us
can find abundant occasion for these,
but there is such a thing as pushing
determination and self-condemna-
ton to the point of Encouragement.
The best temper with which we can
enter upon the new year is that OF
faith, faith in God and faith in our
selves through His help. 1t is about
as certain as anything can be that the
new year will bring us new expert
ences. Our courage. our capacity for
endurance. our steadiness of character
and power OF resistance is to be tested.
At the end of the year we are going
to be nobler mon and women than we
are today, or we shall have deterior-
ated morally, and forever afterward
there will be narrowing opportunities.
While we think of the latter alterna-
tive it is we'll to strengthen our hearts
by the former. Let us believe that we
are net going to fail and we have taken
long step towards success. When
another New Years day comes around
we are going to be able to reckon solid
gains in character won through the
trials and temptations and emergen-
cics OF the years experimentation
Waterman.
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sort Of trapeze swinging high or low
with the wings of ambition, up to
greater heights"
BY the way, Dorothy sketches and
paints. will give her a subject.
earth, sky and water. the soft green
turf, the blue ethereal, the hazy noun
tain top, while the lazy tapping waves
touch the eager feet Of the climbers
yet in the valley as they stand
on the shore twixt earth and sea, grid
ed and armed for the steep ascent to
the shrine on the distant heights.
Send them wings, o guardian angels.
and give me sight,
I cannot read the all of their dear his
tory,
Vanish old year;
Forward, the new!
Detroit Free Press
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FLEE. FROM. soess.
s,.5, h, =, " "A 49, "a
colesburs Ia Evacuated by the

Colesburg In Evacuated by the
London, Dec. 21.-Since Lord Kitch-
sner's dispatch fully confirming the in
vasion of Cape Colony and expressing q
hope not to capture, but only to ,"drive
hem north again." not a word has been
issued officially as to the situation in
south Africa. Considerable activity is
now manifested at Aldershot. A large
draft Of mounted troops will be ready
to start for south Africa Jan. 6, while
others have been notified to hold them
selves in readiness for the same desti-
nation.
According to the Cape Town cores
pondent Of the Daily Mail the treason
court sitting in Colesburg was obliged
to hurriedly evacuate the town with
the records and papers owing to the
proximity Of the invading Beers. 1.-THE
Solesburg district" says the cores
pondent, lis seething with anti-Brit-
lsh excitement. A recrudesence Of re-
bellion is perceptible in the districts
Immediately south of the Orange river.
Tuesday morning fight was proceed
ing at Phillipstown, presumably with
I commando which crossed at Sand
Drift"
Beers Capture Kitchener.
There is a rumor in military circles
that Lord Kitchener, commander-in-
chief of the British forces in South AZ
:ica, has been captured by the Beers.
The war office denies all knowledge of
the subject and discredits the story.
The last dispatch received from Gen.
Kitchener was dated from Pretoria and
sent from that city at S:15 Wednesday
night, reporting the invasion of Cape
Colony. The Beers have been active
in the neighborhood of Pretoria for
several days.
The situation in the northern dis
tricts Of Cape Colony is more serious.
Fully 1000 Beers have invaded that
section. Grave fears are entertained
that Dutch sympathizers will join
The rebellion and that this will spread.
Although there is no fear as to the
ultimate result, the lack of sufficient
number of mounted troops is felt by
the British. 1t is reported that the
Eoers have occupied Colesburg, south
of Philippolis and near the Orange riv-
ar frontier.
a special from johannesburg dated
Dec. 10 says that heavy cannonading
was heard the morning of that date
north OF Krugersdorp.
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TREATY WINS OUT.
Ratified by the senate With Amend

mentS.
Washington, Dec. 22.-After spending
The greater part of the past fortnight
IN considering the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty for the modification of the Clay
ton-BulWer convention of 1850 the sem
ate yesterday consumed only one hour
ind ten minutes in amending it and
ratifying it as amended. During the
lime there We're six roll calls and sew
aral viva voce votes. The first FIVE, of
the roll calls We're on amendments Of
Tered by individual senators and the
last one on the resolution to ratify the
treaty as amended. All the amend
ments except those reported by the
committee on foreign relations We're
voted down by majorities averaging
about 10. The ratification resolution
YVES adopted by vote of SIS to rs.
The senate was in executive session
for about an hour before the time for
voting arrived, listening to speeches by
Senator'S Thurston, Gallinger. Wolcott
and Bard explanatory of their atti-
tude. Senator Bard cortended for the
adoption of his amendment giving
preference to American ships passing
through the proposed canal Senator
SAeASiiAis5CA oEOhS III ueleiSe Ol tHc treaty
as it originally came from the execu-
tive. Senator Wolcott said that the
original treaty would have been agree
able to him. but added that he consid-
cred the agreement as it had been and
was about to be amended. preferable to
no treaty at ALL Senator Thurston
strongly advocated the treaty, saying
that as Great Britain owns and gov
erns very large portion of the terri
tory of North America. it was perfectly
right and proper that that country
should be consulted in the matter of
the construction of an isthmian canal
When Senator Mason asked if it were
not also proper that Great Britain in
that event should pay part of the cost
IF construction. he replied that the Sc
curing Of the canal itself was the one
great desfdera tunl, and that compared
to the benefit the waterway would be
to the worlds commerce the cost Of
construction was of little moment.
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DOROTHY is REALLY ELOQUENT.

IL
as you used to do, little wife," (grow-
ing little more tender).
why, whatever can be the matter
with you, George Augustus? 1t is
only case of too many clubs in the
family, that is all; easily remedied,
you know. If this is to be a Home
club tonight, let us invoke the spirit
Of the New Year here, right under
this roof; let us stand here, and with
the right hand uplifted vow that
naught shall come between thee and
me, George Augustus and Dorothy;
we will reach that land of trust and
confidence that requires no weapon,
not even. a club. to, create or quell
disturbance" Dorothy is really elo-
quent.
Bring. down the tin box, Dorothy;
we are the ollapodrida club 1.-THE
tin box. Dorothy and u in memory
Of those boys who are trying another
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neighborhood took on q sudden quiet?
The question arose, where are those
boys? Dorothy and knew all about it,
for were we not invited 10 become
honorary members of their club, 1.-The
Ollapodrida?" We helped to foot the
bills and evinced an interest in the
affairs of the club; We lent them ten
cents to buy material to reseat an old
WORKOUT chair; there was another
item; twenty-five cents for lumber,
ETC., and last, but not least, and that
which caused Dorothy much suffering,
were sundry pieces of rope to be fur
nished with all the paraphernalia of a
trapeze arrangement, preparatory to
meanderings aloft, all of which caused
rush of blood to my head, as 1
thought of these venturesome boys,
three of them at work daily expert
menting with the center of gravity,
walking On their heads being the OBJ
jective point apparently.
We are happily rejoicing these days,
however, in a more recent occupant of
the family cradle, who so far walks
feet downward after the fashion of
mortals.
AS time goes on. the children's
youthful exploits, with the accom-
panying worries of their elders, fade
into oblivion, as the more serious as
pect confronts us.
The Ollapodrida members of my
family have taken unto themselves d
few extra years; two of these afore-
said members are looking college
ward, and seem to worry about them
in wonderful way quite unlike my
SELF
The bread and butter question con-
fronts me-? What profession will be
theirs? Are they sufficiently strong in
purpose to resist this or that?
The day will come when Dorothy
and l cannot shield them or stand be-
meath them and the cold world; we
won't be here to settle the little ac-
counts or encounters, or watch the lit
tie cotillions they are going to have
with the jewellers of this mundane
sphere.
Then comes the question over again:
WILL, O10 ACl1OW, WAdt $ luS IldltSf
now? Can't you let the boys alone,
and let them fight it out just as you
did?" Some truth in that, answer.
II will wait until Dorothy comes and
I'll ask her, just for curiosity, what
she thinks of my past. and the general
outlook
In part am going to turn over a.
new leaf. ,.
Here is volume of Longfellow be-
side me on the table; he is so human,
you know, and. will close my eyes,
open the book "a little game of
chance. you see). and on the page
where my finger rests will try if by
chance word of comfort come to me,
that would hit my; chse.
/ seem to have a case of the blues;
probably staying away from the club
on this convivial occasion is not agree
ing with me-. ~
y ''shut your eyes. open the book"
rsys the little exhorter. that unseen
individual.
Presto ehange-O. what meets my
eye? VIII it be some dire prophecy
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Goodbye, old year!

Goodbye, old Year!
We've journeyed on together many
days.
And now behold the parting of our
ways
Is very near;
With thoughts of mingled gladness
and of dread,
I see the winding way that I must
tread
To Future Lands;
For thee awaits the realm of shadows
The Silent Land of years that lie
asleep
With folded hands.
Goodbye, old year!
A few more steps ere we forever part
A few more words that wake the
throbbing heart
To hope and fear;
A farewell smile, lingering clasp of
hand.
Ere thou shalt lie within the shadow
All silently;
The while 1 haste glad new year to
greet,
The while journey on with memories
sweet.
Old year, Of thee.
Goodbye. old year!
Alas, not half felt or knew till now
How kind and brave and true friend
vert thou:
For ah. twice dear
A loved one seems when comes the
darkened day
When heart and lips all tremulous
must say
A last goodbye;
Yet, though thy friendly face no mora
see.
The memories sweet my heart has kept
of thee.
Alice Jean Cleator.
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SMOKING CARS GO.

Men on the New York Elevated
Abpxe Their Privileges.
New York, Dec. 90. Notices We're
posted in all of the cars Of the Brook
Ign elevated system announcing that
tho use of smoking cars on the ele-
waited division would be discontinued.
Men have been in the habit Of lighting
a cigar after getting on the station.
platform. and so many complaints have
been received from women who had
their dresses ruined, the company de-
.cidcd to discontinue the smoking cars.
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Or? Here it is under my forefinger:
"A Shadow" 1t reads:
I said to myself If were dead,
What would befall these children?
What would be
Their fate, whe are now looking up
to me
For help and furtherance? Their
lives.
l said,
Would it be volume wherein l have
read
But the first chapters, and no long
er see
To read the rest of their dear history
So full of beauty and so full of dread.
Be conforted; the world is very old,
And generations pass, as they have
passed,
A troop of shadows moving with the
sun;
Thousands of times has the old tale
been told;
The world belongs to those who
come the last,
They will find hope and strength as
we have done.
Was ever answer sent to a mortal
man more clearly?
l think I'm sent for; there's some
thing besides old Father Time after
me, surely. Here is the very answer
to my dismals as to those boys and
their doings. But here comes Dorothy.
singing, apparently in a very cheerful
mood.
This is perfectly lovely, George
Augustus.
'Johnnie's trousers are all right for
tomorrow, and l have been looking
over my precious tin box, and 1 find
such lovely bits of literature and all
sorts; suppose we look them over to-
night
Perhaps Dorothy noticed an unusual
expression on my manly countenance,
for she paused and said: What are
you thinking about? What has this
old year been saying to you? Are you
having retrospective sort of revival
meeting all by yourself?"
Only few ideas have struck me,
Dorothy. rather like this den of
mine, especially tonight, and one or
two articles in these books here seem
to have been written especially for me,
and an uncomfortable little voice
has been questioning me. A thought
strikes ME that we, you and I, have
drifted apart rather more than l ever
dreamed We could. There has been
sort of We fellows at the club air
and manner about me, that really
think now, as l sit here, has been a
| toollshness on my part that l shall
endeavor to discontinue; a sort of
desire to be in with the boys and
off with my wife 1 hope, Dorothy,
that you do not think my past is
really u dreadful one to look back
upon"
20, no. Dorothy replied, with some
thing of twinkle in her eyes; but,
then. you know, you might be more
Of a saint. if you tried, dear"
"And perhaps, most noble and ador-
able (my temper rising) and TWEEN
tieth century wife, if should give up
my Sunday evenings at the club, pos
sibly you may be willing to sacrifice
few of those insufferable teas and
bring an appetite uncontaminated with
such diet as slipping frappss, Russian
teas and chocolate to a respectable,
cozy dinner with your George Angus
tus; and" (pausing for breath} don't
be angry; couldn't you leave out that
tiresome. quarrelsome card party and
await my return with unruffled nerves,
for instance. meet me at the door just
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Tragic.

TraGsc.
Il shall not see you till another year
Has dawned," he said.
Oh, tickle maid! she turned not pale
with fear
She laughed instead.
This seems tragic lay, till we remem-
Der
1t occurred the thirty-frst day Of De-
cember.
IN. Y. Truth.
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None TO Surn Ox,er.

Il thought you were going to turn
over a new leaf. john" she said.
Il was" he replied, "but I find
can't
why not?"
There won't be any new leaves untii
spring. Chicago Post.
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TIE Neav Century.

Loves harmonies flow toward him f,ll
and sweet;
Sins wild. discordant cries are Ut
him hurled.
With sad. glad heart and brave.
2 luctant feet /. 4. B
He steps upon the threshoid Al ~
world. " s. SSs ;s All
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28
FROM GRACEY.
Items of Interest Picked up in The
Western Village.

Gracey, Ky, Aug. 27.-Mr.
Luckett, of Clarksville, is putting
up a large tobacco stemmery at
this place. 1t will be ready for
operations this fall.
The l. c. Railroad company is
building an addition to its freight
depot, doubling it's storage capaci-
ty.
The crops are suffering greatly
for rain and the dust in the roads
is several inches deep.
John Blakeley and Mr.. Davis,
two young men from Madisonville,
arrived here on their wheels Sun
day evening, having made the trip
of 40 miles in a few hours.
Rev. I. N. Strother preached at
West Union Sunday to a large
crowd. The Little River Associa-
ton will meet here next year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28

We Offer Oae HuDdled Dular, Il
warb 10 any case OF CatdriG thai e. ..
not be ure by ba's Catarri CLr
f. j CoENEY O. P.Gp
T edo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. j.. Cheney tor the last Is years
ana believe u,m perfectly honorable
ia Il busines, trausactiuuaaud hrau.
cial y able ID carry out any obligation
ma q by their firm.
WEST &TkUAx " nolesalt Druggists.
Toledo O WALDNG, KINNAN 4 MAR
YIN, Wao esale Druggists. 10 .d O
ha Caur,h Cure is taken liter
na'ly, q ing directly upon the Llood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Pre, 75c PR bottle Sold by all
dscggists. Testimonials free
Sid by Druggists, 75c.
Halle Family Pills are the best.
Adress. + j. CHENNEY &Co
Toledo, o,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28
Notaries Not Affected.

Frankfort, Ky, ug. 26.-Assis-
tant Secretary of State Tandy is
receiving many letters from Notar-
les Public whose commissions are
issued to expire with the term Of
the next Senate, and who are in
doubt whether their terms are af
fected by the extra session, which
begins Tuesday. Mr.. Tandy an
nounces that they are not affected,
and will not expire till the end ol
the session of January, 1902.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28

The General Assembly is now in
session, or will be today, and the
Democrats Of the State may con-
slider themselves fortunate if they
do not get the 'hot end" of the
attempt to tamper with the election
law for campaign purposes. One
thing is certain, no legislation can
be enacted that is not acceptable to
the Senate, majority Of which is
hostile to the law under which the
Sstate has been redeemed The
law has stood the test of two con-
gressiondl contests, one con-
Quoted by he Republican candi-
date for Governor himself as at
torney, and it has stood the test of
the courts from the lowest to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
With only one house in position to
legislate, we can hardly hope for
amendments calculated to improve
the present law. We do not be-
lieve the extra session was neces-
sary and the call will prove to be a
blunder in political management.
The opponents of the law will be
satisfied with nothing that is done
by Democratic caucus and the
Democrats of the State will be de-
moralized and filled with disgust
and resentment if the law is
changed at the dctaton of the as
sassinationists on the eve of the
election. Now that the General
Assembly is in session, there is but
one course to pursue. The Demo.
Gratis should adopt caucus
measure amending the law along
the lines of the Johnson bill, cor
rectng some of the defects of the
law as seen by its friends, and if
the amendments cannot De passed
the earlier the session ends the
better.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28
Chinn's Shortage,

County Clerk Claude Chinn says
he will place $ll 900 in bank to
cover the shortage due the State.
Thomas H. Sprinkle, who repre-
sents Chinn's bondsman, says he
will not pay any more than the
amount shown by his figures, and
threatens to take the case into the
Federal courts, claiming that
Chinns bond was not properly
recorded. The State Inspector
claims a shortage Of Sl2. 900 exists.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28
Dissolution Notice.

If there are any unsettled claims
against Miss M. A. CARROT aud Al
fred Major, growing out Of the opera
tion of the formers farm, please file
them with me by Sept. 10, as / am
preparing to move next month. The
business connection heretofore ex
isting between us has been dissolved.
Longview, KY. ALFRED MAJOR
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28

A good many people wondered
why Charles DENLY, former Minis
ter to China under Cleveland. was
appointed on McKtnley's Philippine
commission last spring. 1t now
turns out that Mr. DENLY is for
Mckinley, and is no longer a Demo
crat. Mckinley evidently knew
his man, when he picked out Mr..
DENLY to represent the Democratic
party on his commission.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28

H. H. Mckinley, cousin of the
President, who lives IN Harper
county, Kansas, authorized this an
nouncement: II would rather vote
this year for the Prince of Wales
for President than for William Nc
Kinley. l will vote for Bryan, be-
cause think his election is the only
thing that can save the republic. "
He has been a Republican Tor 40
years,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28
Latest Chlnese Advices.

The situation at Pekin is said tc
be unchanged. The imperial city
has not been occupied, the allies
refraining from aggressive action
pending instructions from their gov.
ernments. The report Of the cap
ture of the Chinese Emperor is
is said TO be erroneous. 1t is be.
leved that the Empress Dowager
will not be pursued. There i.
danger of famine in Tien Tsin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28
Nc announcement

The announcement that Hon.
Chas *. Wheeler would speak here
Sept, was premature. Mr..
Wheeler will speaak at Mayfeld on
that day No speakers for Hop
.kinsville on the opening day next
Monday have yet been announced,
through the campaign committee
will probably have some good
speakers on hand