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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16

Bright's disease is more dreaded
by physicians than any of the serious
disorders with which they have to
deal, because of it's insidious ana
malignant character. If prompt ac-
ton we're taken when headaches, uri
nary disorders, digestive troublas first
appear much suffering and sorrow
would be averted. PRICKLY ASH BIZ
TIERS will quickly stop the spread OF
the disease quiet the inflammation, heal
the kidneys and bladder, strengthen
aud regulate the liver, and drive poi
sons and impurities out Of the system
by cleansing the bowels.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16


a crematory has been built at
Rouen andOthers are in course Of con-
struction at Havre and Marseilles.
Last year 4,513 bodies were eremated
in France.
The tonnage of the whole mercan-
tile steam marine of Russia, Japan
and Holland does not equal the ton
mage of the merchant vessels taken
over by the English government as
transports.
The meteorological department of
the government of India now has
four frst-class obsertatOries, ia gen.
eral stations and 1880 rainfall sta
tions, from which regular monthly
statements are received.
In Santiago in the better class of
houses the bedsteads are surrounded
with a close kind Of netting, begin
ming at The floor and gathered at the
top. This is intended as a protec-
ton against tarantulas.
Last year Minnesota's wheat fields
covered nearly 100000 acres, and
she grew upward Of 100000 bush
ek-more than twice the entire pro-
duetion of the continent of Australia,
and more than Great Britain and Ire
land.
A very curious theory lately re-
yiyed is that the sap Of a living tree
Gibbs and flows in some way in sym
pathy with the tides of the ocean.
This idea comes from Italy, where a
grower of vines says that no tree
should be topped or pruned except
during the hours of ebb tide
An Englishman, armed with a rife
and mounted on a bicycle, was out
tigers, near Lahore, India.
lie discovered one, and chased it for
about half a mile, trying to get
good shot at it. Then it turned and
chased him, and it was only by breath
less scorching that he contriyed to
escape
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16

you. This place we'd got into WIZ
what they call floral hall at tine county
fair All the stun we'd been eRtin' wuz
theexhibitions OF the best biscuits, the
best watermelons, the best cake, the
hest butter, an SO on, Of the whole
county. You know the quilt had
around me 1T wuZ made out of about
million little pieces o. silk. The
woman that made IL put in IS years
on it, an it WIZ supposed TO be worth
$500. That AL come out at the trial "
Well there must a. been sore
crowd o. grangers around there" sug-
ecsted the listener, after Ae had leaned
back and laughed joyfulE.
Honest it's wonder they didn't
Kiss MS. We come mighty near Dustin
up the whole show by eatin' them ex-
hibiiions. When they led us out o.
the grounds an took MS ina town to the
Jail there wuz a big crowd followed as
am hoilered; Lynch emf String
'em up!' am few more remarks like
that. That wuz the one time ] WIZ
in q hurry to be in Jail DO you know
what they made of it when 1T came TO
q trial?' Burglary An do you know
what JEFF done? lie got zap nm swore
Tint I'd hypnotized him. He testified
that he didn't want TO so into this
buildin' at an, but ! made him by
threatenin' to cast spell over him.
You never heard such lynn Ia your
life They sent him back to jail for
three months am put me over the road
for q year They bleached me just
about right, aln't they? That's all
right Look here
lie put his hand into raveled side
pocket and brought out a copy OF
Henry Georges Progress and Pow
erty." He made a deeper reach and
found brass "knucks" with blunt
head and three staring fnger-holds.
I'm savin that for the coon," he
said Chicago Daily Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16

melons. wu2ni he? The FIRST thing
knew he'd split one oi 'em open. an ]
could hear him chompin i'm the dark
Wen, I GOT up an' felt my way along.
an purity soon + reuched QUE an what
do you s'pose ] took holt Of there in the
pitch dark? A plate with about a
dozen biscuits on 81 Now. I amt no
crook an ] never broke into n house to-
steal anything. bur ~ leave this to
YOU # YOU hadn't had anything 20
eat for IS hours an. should happen TO
crawl into a barn at night am reach ou
into the dark am hnd q dozen light bis
cults, would you eat 'cm OF throw 'em
avsy2"
"dd prob'ly eat 'en,7 was the re-
Iply,
That's what ! done, except what
give TO jeff lie found match in his
cloze an struck It, am we saw in front
lyof US wooden shelf covered with pies
lam cakes, an all kinds O. cooked stuff.
The match only burned foE minute,
but we made ont that much. JET
found a plate O. butter, an we ct the
biscuit with butter. an ! amt tasted
lauythinC like it. since [ ran away FROM
home lin Lowell 20 years ago. Then
jeff broke a cake i'm two an give me
half Of IT, 1t wu0 kind o. dry catin',
| but are put lots OF butter on il. i
s'pose ought to have stopped an re-
memhercd that all this provender be-
/ longed TO somebody, but was SO
blamed hungry didn't wait to think
| OF 'nothin'. An 7 must say 1 never
secn anybody eut the way that coon
| did. didn't exactly see him cat,
neither, but could hear him all right.
SITTER he ct all ahc cakes an pies an
Biscuits he could lay his hands on dte
went back to watermelon, am could
hear him sloshin' an gulpin' there IN
the dark. "A started to feel around for
a sort~1slaee 'to~lay down, an what
/ do you guess? 4 run into q. Tot of bed
close strung on Zines"
Say, what ykipd OF pipe Is this?''
asked the LISTENER. with a sidewisc
turn in his chair. indicating skepti-
ciSm.
ITS the truth. every word of IL.
kFhcre must a. heen a dozen quilts. /
lpuled 'em down an me an Jeff rolled
yourselves up in -'em an went to sleep.
lived ct a lot ash it wuz a cold might,
ran under them swarm covers we slept
1 like couple O. logs Well, the next
itthing ] remember somebody was shali-
| lin me good an'lhard, an I looked up
.nt.a fellow that'had a tin star ON his
coat an a broomstick in his hand. I
lSn'o' remembered what had happened
an looked around. 1t wuz broad day
slight We laid there in the infernalest
mess of eatables you ever see. Peo-
Ile,wuz pilin' through the doors to get
a look at us. don't spose you've fig
nred out what we'd done, so rD bell
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
STOOD ON PROPERTY.
A Little Lady Displeased by an Intro
duction to z Dog.

duction to Dog.
There is a little Sixteenth street
girl, sthl under six, who may ne de-
scribed as the limit in the matter Of
sensitiEeness, says the Washington
Post. Likewise, she has her points
in respect to dead gameness. She
was taken out to Takoma Park about
week ago to spend few days with
her aunt. The tot played around in
the front yard Of her aunts pretty
home for awhile. Then her aunt let
playful little fox terrier into the
front yard, saying to the child:
"rhis is your little four-footed
cousin"
Five minutes later the aunt re-
turned to the frost yard to call the
lid into the house. but size wasn't
anywhere to be seen The fox terrier
was playing alone. There was a
scrambling hunt for the tot, and all
kinds OF alarms, but ihe little girl
didn't turn up. The aunt hustled
into town The little girl WAS home
with her mother.
She had walked to the Seventh
street road as soon as the fox Terrier
pup Was presented to her, and not
having The price Of ride INTO town
ON the cars had asked the driver Of
a grocery delivery wagon to give her
a lift ip The driver took her home
"Why didn't you stay at amtie's?'
her mother asked, in surprise.
"She introduced me to a dog" re-
piled the naughty young person.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
no cnre co1ds And LarrIppe.

Take DR.. Mendenhal's Cold and
Grippe Cure Tablets in connection
with DR.. MendenhalPs Pine Balsam
the best treatment for coughs, colds
and pneRmoDia. Price % cents each
Sold bF R. G. Hardwick and j. O.
Cook.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
To cure A Cough.

stop coughing, as it initiates the lungs,
and doesn't give them any chance to
heal FoLEY's HONEY AND TAR cures
Without causing a strain in throwing
o6 tie phlegm like common cough
expectorants. Anderson Il Fowler
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
The Best Heads Of Hair.

Fair-haired people have the best
heads Of hair. 10000 to 100000 be-
ing quite an ordinary crop Of hairs on
the head Of fair man or woman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
a TIMELY HINT.

on should be wise and see that your blood "a
rich and pure aud your whole system put In
perfectly healthy condition BY the use Of Dr..
Carlstedts German Liver Powder. Thea you
will be free from malaria, typhoid fever, colds
aud the grip. Or. Carietcdts German Liver
Powder Is the best medicine money can buy.
For your Cold try Or. Otto's Spruce
Gum Balsam. Price 25c and soc
q Bottle.
For sale by
Anderson e. Fowler
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
pr. Qtto's spruee Gurn PaIsarn.

A physician can prescribe DR.. Otto's Spruce
Gum Balsam. The formula Is on the package.
Cures your Cough In a day. Very pleasant ia
take. Children cry for it. Large size bottles.
Prizes 25c and SOC.
For q Beautiful Complexion Use Or.
CaTlStsdt'S German Liver Powder.
For sale by
Anderson q FowleI
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
anderson g. Fowler

"lsn't it delightful to be dining 60
gether without q chaperonp 81
should say sol Marriage is certainly
a great economy" - Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16

Men judge us by the success Of our
efforts God .ooks at theefforts them
selves. Il Whately.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16

Evil n wrought bGwant of thought,
as we'll as by want of heart.-lSt.
Pierre.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
Anderson & Fowler.

Our greatest glory is not in never
falling, but in rising eVry time we
fall COnfucius.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16
\ Neutrality-suspicious.

Misunderstood systems of disease
lead doctors to treat something else
when the kidneys are-Cut Of order
Foley's Kidney Cuie Will boiug you
health when other medicines nave
failed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16

Uncalled-for excuses are practica
confessions.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-16

Finding 'rhRcigeray Oar.
~ Mr. Lewis Mol,llle's recent life
NJ fhnckerav there u Hi~~r'i-~ -
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
SECRETS OF LONG LIFE

Eight hours sleep.
Sleep on your right side.
Exercise before breakfast.
Have a mat at your bedroom door.
Keep your bedroom window open all
night.
Eat little meat and see that it is we'll
cooked
Do not have your beostead against
the wall.
No cold tub bath In the morning.
but bath at the temperature of the
body
For adults-Drink no milk.
Have change of occupation.
Daily exercise in the open air.
Take frequent and short holidays.
Live in the country If you can.
Eat plenty Of fruit to feed the cells
which destroy disease germs
Avoid intoxicants, which destroy
those cells.
Limit your ambition. and keep your
temper
Watch the three D's-drinking water.
damp and drains.
Allow no pet animals in your living
rooms. They are apt to carry about
disease germs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
FOR RABBITS FOOT wEARERs.

1t is an i'll omen to stumble when
crossing track in front OF an express
train.
Trying to stop a descending pile
driver with the hands is a portent of
mutilation.
Arsenic. taken in large quantities, is
believed to have a marked effect on the
takers future life.
To meet bull in the middle of a lot
while wearing red signifies that you
will soon rise in the world.
To walk out OF fourth-story window
in ones sleep is IN almost unfailing
sign OF approaching death.
Falling against an active buzz-saw is
the worst possible luck. 1t frequently
precedes an accideI OF some sort.
No man with an atom OF superstition
in his makeup should go to sleep at
the juncture OF two railroad lines.
Wearing a crash suit during a bliz-
zard, unless accompanied by a rabbits
foot, is apt to cast a malign spell on
the lungs.
1t Is unlucky to sleep out of doors in
such a position that the full moon will
strike the face when the thermometer
Is below zero.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

A heeler-The shoemaker.
Barytone-The singer who is classed
as a bass imitation.
Sympathy-The connecting link be-
tween joy and sorrow.
Bluff-A pretty good substitute for
anything but brains.
Roomy-The fiat with many rooms
but with no room in any of them.
Heaven-The place where we i'm
agine everyone is as good as we are.
Sentimental good thing so long as
1t can be kept on a paying basis.
Silence-Something that is especially
golden when we have nothing to say.
Conscience-The part of a man that
hurts him when his neighbor does
wrong.
Stealing downstairs"!The burglar
who confines himself to the cellar and
ground floor.
Notwithstanding that always
makes a man act different when he
knows some one is watching him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
OF EXTRA SIZE.

The largest existing library Is the
National Library of Paris. 1t contains
foity miles of shelves, holding l. 400 600
books.
Tnelargest cave in the world Is the
Mammoth cave Of Kentucky. Its length
is ten miles. though to explore ls-axe-
nues. grottoes. galleries, domafrivers.
and cataracts would entail journey of
$50 miles
The largest room in the world, under
one roof and unbroken by pillars, is at
Saint Petersburg. 1t is GO feet long
and $50 feet wide. It's roof is a single
arch of iron. This room is used for
military displays. and a whole battal-
ion can maneuver in It,
The largest city in the world is Lon
don. which has population equaline
the combined population of Paris, Der.
lin, Saint Petersburg, and Rome. 1t!
streets. placed in a row, would reach
around the world. leaving a bit ovel
long enough to reach from London Il
San Francisco.
The largest sundial In the universe 4
Hayou Horoo, a large promontory ex
tending 5000 feet above the Egian sea
In the course OF each day the SUI
throws the shadow OF this mountain OF
one after another of circle OF islands
which act as hour marks as surely a
the fingers on an ordinary dial.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
FOR BICYCLE RIDERS.

Don't sit erect: 1t is too good for your
health.
Don't try to knock a street car over
with your bicycle until you've prac-
ticed well on pedestrians.
Don't take the other mans bike when
leaving. 1t may be better make than
yours: but it's safer to take your own.
If in race a rider falls in front of
you. don't stop to be graceful in dis
mounting. Get off the best way you
can without losing time.
Don't use cyclometers il you want to
preserve your temper and integrity.
Don't come down steep hill without
brake; you may break your head
Don't be nervous when you meet a
young lady acquaintance Smile conf
IDENTIFY, take of your cap with either
hand, or both, and choose a soft place
to fall.
Don't ride at less than thirty miles
an hour If you are passing a horse and
carriage. 1t is SO refreshing to the
nerves OF the horse, If the animal is
little high-spirited.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
MAY WE INQUIRE WHY.

The humorik. who makes Jokes ont
Or the trials OF the suburban resident
lives out OF town?
The individual who pokes fun as che
Harlem goat keeps one OF those useful
but homely animals?
Why the gossiper on things about
town Is never seen at any OF the haunts
be writes about?
Why the polished writer on dramatic
art goes by way OF choice to the finn
siest burlesques in town?
Why the editor who writes SO learn
edly on political reform goes as dele
gate in the interest OF the machine?
The man who writes comic ditties
about the woes Of a man with a moth
er-in-law lives with his wife's motherf
Why the philosopher who tells the
world how to be happy though married
never entered the matrimonial state?
The young husband who INDUCES in
airy persifage on the subject OF Easter
bonnets welded a woman who makes
her own?
why the newspaper man who writes
articles on How to live on fifty cents q
week goes in debt trying to manage on
SIS per?
Why the authority on social etiquette
receives visitors In his shirt sleeves
and goes out to lunch with a disrepu-
table-looking corncob pipe?
The chap who evolves funny para
graphs on the pushing OF lawnmower
hurries home to trim the lawn with
that instrument OF torture?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.

Why the villain is inevitably an actor
with good teeth.
Why the most sublimated idiot in the
east is labeled a newspaper man.
Why the average leading Juvenile
manages to make up like a BARRIERS as
sistant
Why the artless ingenue always
manages to look considerably more
than seven"
Why all the pretty women of a COM
pany fondle and cluster about the lead
ing old man.
Why the adventures in an up-to-
date play is always SO much prettier
than the heroine.
Why the soubrette plays all things in
yellow wig and the villain inevitably
wears patent feathers.
Why the soubrette finds 1t necessary
to punctuate every line she delivers
with a sky-pointed slipper.
Why the low comedian will persist in
working over the things that used to be
funny when we were young.
Why the leading man is always de.
picted as a person Of plumber-like
haughtiness of demeanor.
Why the villain so obviously dis
closes his villainy In the first act when
he knows there are four more in which
he may develop it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Bermudss export over 1900. 900
pounds OF onions every year.
Waffle Is from wafel, word of leu
tonic origin. meaning honeycomb.
Marigolds and csmomiles in North
Africa reach a height OF four or i've
feet.
Switzerland has ,6SS hotels for tour
lists. with $4,000 beds and $4,000 en-
ployes.
A doctor states that tight, unventi-
lated hats are one or the chief causes
OF badness.
Hominy is from anhuminea, the
North American Indian word for
parched corn.
Succotash is a dish borrowed from
the Narragansett Indians and called by
them m'sickQuatash.
More than 100000 sewing machines
are made in this country annually,
which is 80 per cent. OF the production
OF the world.
Charlotte is corruption OF the old
English word charlyt, which means a
dish OF custard, and charlotte russo is
Russian charlotte.
Gumbo Is simply okra soup, gumbo
being the name by which okra is often
known in the south. Chicken gumbo
Is soup OF okra and chicken.
Elephants have only eight teeth-two
below and two above on each side. All
elephants baby teeth fall out when
the animal is about IA years old. and a
new set grows.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
FACTS AND FANclEs.

Russell compilations are now much
worn in connection with tanned shoes.
The former are rather more expensive
than the latter. and there is really no
limit to the amount sometimes paid for
them.
That tired feeling so much in request
In the spring and early summer Is now
considered pasee. and in it's place
strong and elastic sensations are wide
ly affected.
Persons with stern purses find II con-
venient to wear a gloomy expression
trimmed with corrugated brows. The
cutting is on the bias and usually by
old acquaintance.
Court plasters OF varying hues to suit
the taste of the wearer, are much az
fected by the devotees OF the wheel,
while tetanus Is quite common with
persons who have been struggling with
Golf dialec..
Shoes which were formerly worn
with the sole carried horizontally now
appear with their heels on a bias, and
pantaloons formerly of a dull surface
are now seen with quite a glossy ex-
terror.
1t Is still quite common with young
gentlemen to wear their names as well
as their hair parted in the middle. In
the case of some gentlemen no longer
youthful the parting of the hair is done
with a towel.
One Of the freaks OF fashion apropos
OF the d.smemberment OF China. is TO
have the house plentifully supplied
with broken dishes. The lady OF the
Kitchen is usually. charged with the
duty OF supplying these, with very
gratifying results.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
HEALTH SUGGESTIONS

Try cranberries for malaria.
Try a sun bath for rheumatism.
Try clam broth for a weak stomach.
Try cranberry poultice for erysipelas.
Try gargling lager beer for cure OF
sore throat.
Try eating fresh radishes and yellow
turnips for gravel.
Try swallowing saliva when troubled
with sour stomach.
Try eating onions and horseradish to
relieve dropsical swellings.
Try buttermilk for the removal of
freckles, tan and butternut stains.
Try the Group tippet when a child Is
likely to be troubled with Group.
Try hot flannel over the seat OF neu-
ralgic pain, and renew frequently.
Try taking cod liver oil in tomato
catsup If you want to make it palatable.
Try hard cider-a w:neglassful three
times day-for ague and rheumatism.
Try taking a nap in he afternoon IL
you are going to be out late in the
evening
Try breathing the fumes OF turpen-
tine or carbolic acidtto relieve whoop-
ing cough.
Try cloth wiring out from cold wa
ter, put about y9ur neck at night, for a
sore throat. n
Try an extra pair OF stockings out
side OF yo'1r shoes when travelling In
cold weather.
Try ~alking Win your hands behind
you G. you find yourself becoming bent
forward.
= Iry sir handkerchief over the face
When Obliged 20 go against a cold.
piercing wind
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
THE WORLD OVER.

Only one man in 203 is over six feet
In height.
Many OF the elephants OF Abyssinia
are without tusks.
In Portugal married women retain
their maiden names.
The people OF London are computed
to spend Sc. 600. 900 daily.
The Oldest iron vessel in the world is
the Michigan, built In 1874.
The flower trade OF London exceeds
In value 100000 per annum.
The population of Russia is incress
ing at the rate OF over 1000 900 a yea!
England carries about 5S per cent. &
the sea borne merchandise OF the
world.
1t is estimated that two-thirds of the
male population OF the world use to-
bacco.
The coast line OF Spain extends 1917
miles. 712 on the Mediterranean and
COS on the Atlantic.
Every German soldier carries a four
ounce religious book with the rest o,
personal equipment.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-03-09
A FEW DONT'S.

Don't Judge the contents of a mans
mead by the size of his hat.
Don't think a man looks the right
way every time his head is turned.
Don't impair your happiness by bor-
rowing trouble or lending money.
Don't refuse to let your wife have
her own way-she'll have it anyway.
Don't go without things you need In
order to get things you don't want.
Don't blame the upright piano IL it's
a downright nuisance: blame the
player.
Don't ask woman questions. Give
her time and she'll tell you all you
want to know.
Don't marry girl VINO isn't afraid
of mouse or you'll be kept busy re
GREETING It,
Don't get the idea into your head
that baby cuts teeth; it's the teeth
that cut the baby.
Don't think because q girl loves YOU
from the bottom OF her heart that there
Isn't plenty OF room at the top.