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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
NUGGETS OF INTEREST.

An acre of bananas will produce, in weight. 122 times as much as an acre of wheat.
 From July to December 31, 1900, the number of immigrants who ar rived at Havana was 14,57s.
 Shipping bananas from the West Indies on barges lowed by steam tugs reduces the expense fully 25 per cent.
 When the Olympia leaves the navy yard next August, after a stay of 22 months, she will be a new ship from stem to stern.
 Nearly 100000 square miles, or about 30 per cent. of the area of the United States has been mapped by the experts of the United States geo logical survey during the last 20 years.
 At least one cooperative colony that located in Dickinson county, Kansas-seems to be thriving. It was formed three years ago and has made money from the start, clearing $1,s42 last year. The colony has ranch, a general store, bank and an insur- nnce feature.
 From Dalmatia has come a peren- nial cabbage, which forms the prin- cipal food of hundreds of families in Dalmatia- It grows to height of five feet and bears tender leaves lthroughout the winter. These are picked singly or the whole head is cut and the stems sprout again. It stands in the fields for three or four years
 The historic Burt mansion, in Abbe- vile, s. C., which has been offered for sale. was once the scene of a confed- crate cabinet meeting, which was called by Jefferson Davis while a guest of. Mir. Burt. At that meeting the career of the confederacy was virtually ended, and there the great seal of the confederate government was seen for the last time. The seal was reported to have been cast into a well on the premises, but it has been searched without avail.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
IN GENERAL.

A rubber tree four feet in diameter yields 20 gallons of sap, making 40 pounds of dried rubber.
 Within radius of 500 miles of Buff falo will be found more than one-half of the population of the United States, and more than three-fourths of the population of Canada.
 A big drop in Meissoniers is reported from Paris. At the Hotel Drouot late ly 30 pictures. and sketches brought only s.s0o. Among them were '1The Guide,D sold soon after the artists death for $11, 600 which went for $3, 400, and "The Hussar," sold for $700 in- stead of the s1,7oo it cost.
 The Chilian senate has approved the law fixing for this year the number of the naval and military forces. The army shall not have more than 17,3so men. The navy shall be composed of 16 men of war, 20 torpedo boats, ten dispatch boats, and two transport ships, manned by 5,270 men.
 The Ontario government is negoti- ating a gigantic railway deal inyoiv- ing a grant of l, ,542 GOO acres of unset tied land in the Algoma region, in the northwestern part of the province, to a syndicate of capitalists as assist .ance toward building railway through the region 300 miles long, the government to control the rates.
 From the latest official reports in the British war office it is ascertained that the total killed, wounded and missing among the army during ac- 4ions in South Africa up to March 31 was 1908 officers and 27,952 noncom- missioned officers and men. In add1- tion I'll officers and 16,9s1 noncommis- stoned officers and men have died of wounds or disease, making the total casualties foot up to the enormous sotal of z7.6S7.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23

A R ANWllLE the subject or \ lNA \ their first discourse returned
 ss<557sN to the chambree. It was emp kss9 ty when he returned. The men were scattered over the town in one of their scant pauses of liberty. There was only the dog of the regiment, Flick .Flack, snow white poodle, asleep in the heat on a sack, who, without walk ing, moved his tail in a sign of gratif1- cation as Cecil stroked him and sat down near, betaking himself to the work he had in hand.
 It was stone for the grave of Leon Ramon. There was no other to re- member the dead chasseur, no other besides himself save an old woman sitting spinning at her wheel under the low sloping shingle roof of a cottage by the western Biscayan sea.
 Cecips hand pressed the graver along the letters, but his thoughts wandered far from the place where he was. Alone there in the great sun scorched barrack room the news that he had read, the presence he had quilted, seemed like a dream. He had never known fully all that he had lost until he had stood be- fore the beauty of this woman, in whose deep, imperial eyes the light of other years seemed to lie, the memo ries of other worlds seemed to slumber.
 Those blue, proud, fathomless eyesl Why had they looked on him? She had come to pain, to weaken, to disturb, to influence him, to shadow his peace, to wiring his pride, to upman his resolve, as women do mostly with men. Was life not hard enough here already that she must make it more hif<ar yet to haar2 -
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
CHAPTER XII.

TN HE African day was at it's, Es5ssSS;zsSNa From the first break of dawn lSs.sssssssD the battle had ragged. Now, at midday, it was at its height. Far in the interior, almost at the edge of the great desert, in that terrible season when the air that is flame by day is ice by night and when the scorch of blaz- ing sun may be followed in an hour by the blinding fury of snowstorm, the slaughter had gone on hour through hour under shadowleys sky, blue as steel, hard as sheet of brass. The Arabs had surprised the French en- campment where it lay in the center of an arid plain that was called Zarai- Ia. Towering like cloud of hawks on the entrance of the Sahara, massed to- gether for one mighty if futile effort, with all their ancient war lust and with new despair, the tribes who re fused the yoke of the alien empire were once again in arms, were once again, combined in defense of those llmitless Kingdoms of drifting sand, of that be- loved belt of bare and desolate land so useless to the conqueror, so dear to the nomad.
 Circling, sweeping, silently, swiftly, with that rapid spring, that marvellous whirlwind of force, that is of Africa and of Africa alone, the tribes had rushed down in the darkness of night, lightly as a kite rushes through the gloom of the dawn. For once the vigil lance of the invader served him naught; for ,I-;c prised off it's guard. While the air was still chilly with the breath of the night, while the first gleam of morning had barely broken through the mists of the east, while the picket fires burned through the dusky gloom and the senti- nels and vedettes paced slowly to and fro and circled round, hearing nothing worse than the stealthy tread of the jackal or the muffled flight of night bird, afar in the south a great dark cloud had risen, darker than the brood ing shadows of the earth and sky.
 The cloud swept onward, like mass of cirri, in those shadows shrouded. Fleet as though wind driven, dense as though thunder charged, it moved over the planes. As. it grew nearer and hSslL VI 1L grew SIdySI, SAduSluS LHdSS of white and black that fused, in the obscurity, into shadow color, dense array of men and horses Hitting noise lessly like spirits and as though guided alone by one rein and moved alone by one, breath and one will; not a bit champed, not linen fold loosened, not a shiver of steel was heard. As silent ly as the winds of the desert sweep up northward over the plains, so they rode now, host upon host of the warriors of the soil.
 The outlying vedettes, the advanced sentinels, had scrutinized so long through the night every wavering shade of cloud and moving form of buffalo in the dim distance that their sleepless eyes, strained and aching, failed to distinguish this moving mass that was so like the brown plains and starless sky that it could scarce be told from them. (To Be Continued)
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
Microbes

What are they? Well. whatever they may be, they don't remain in your carpets after we get hold of them We take up and relay if de- sired.
 City Steam Laundry
 AND DYE WORKS. FIN. PERRY, Prop. asJeGerson st.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23

If I had my heritage, ne rnougnte And the chisel fell from his hands as he looked down the, length of the bar rack room, with the blue glare of the African sky through the easement.
 Then he smiled at his own folly, in dreaming idly thus of things that might have been.
 "I will see her no more," he said to himself. If I do not take care, shall end by thinking myself a mar tyr, the last refuge and consolation of emasculate vanity, of impotent ego tism."
 At that instant Petit Picpon's keen, pale, Parisian face peered through the door; his great black eyes, that at times had so pathetic a melancholy.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Guard Lafayette. ComDauy G drill.

Guard Lafayette. Company G drill. Court Acme, F., of A. Women's Relief corps. PoIfshers and Buffers. Court Linden, +. of A. Court Oregon, F. of A. North End Wheel club. Wadhams post. C.. A. R. Tunxis tribe. I. O. R. NJ. Fourth division, A. O. H. America lodge. A. O. U. w. Brass City lodge. I. A. of NJ. Court R. F. Phelan, F. of A. St Francis Xaxier drum corps. Mary Lincoln council, P. D. of A. Friedrich Wilhelm lodge, K. of F. Ansantawae encampment, I. O. O. F Freindly league, social evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
CHATTER Xr.

fa R MEANWHILE the subject of NA \ their first discourse returned
 Esa to the chambree. It was emp kss9 ty when he returned. The men
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23

f%TN HE African day was at it's, N noon. la
 sTSszSNa From the first break of dawn eSsSy the battle had ragged Now, at
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
coMrNa EqENTs.

Waterbury Driving park, May 30, Decoration day-picnic and games of Patrick Sarsfield club.
 City hall. Thursday evening, June 13. entertainment and sociable of Di- vision 1, A. o. H.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-23
THEATER,

Five nights,
 May q, 22, 23, 24. %. MATINEES THURS DAY & SATURDAY. Tn her weird and amazing entertain-' ment, introducing her latest Oriental sensa- ton,
 SOMNOLENCY. With Miss Fay ap- pears a superb com pany of entertainers. including
 FOUR LUCIERS, The Musical Monarchs Prices 10, 20 and BOG. Ladies admitted free on opening night when accompanied by the holder of q BOG ticket.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14

her husband funny ct times, and sho
weakly consented TO Che deception.
When Stokes came around Keister
glecfuly informed him of the Joke
that he was going to play on Nicoll,
but Stokes somehow failed to see the
point of the thing. Keister was rath-
er annoyed about it, but he said he
would carry it out, anyway. "Of
course. l don't know exactly what
turn the situation win take" he said,
"but it will be a funny situation and
anybody but a chump could get fun
out of it. III bet you l will"
"Just as you say" said Stokes.
"I'll keep my mouth shut"
1t was a very smart and pretty
maid that opened the door for the
three friends at the Keister house.
Her gown was little too loose fit
ting, but il could be seen that her
figure was trim, and her rosy checks
and bright eyes, to say nothing of
the smile with which she welcomed
the head of the aforesaid house,
might almost have excused him for
chucking her under the chin-which
he did. Nicoll coughed and Stokes
looked mildly shocked.
$50 your mistress is away, Katie?"
said the unabashed Keister.
ayes, sir" answered the maid, who,
to do her justice, did seem a little
embarrassed.
swell, come into the library boys,
and make yourselves at home" said
Keister, Hospitality. Wen have din
ner on i'm a few minutes, more or less.
You1l excuse me for just a minute"
They excused him and he went
away When he came back Nicoll and
Stokes were talking in an animated
way about a certain night, and he
joined in the conversation with great
gusto.
"By the way" said Nicoll, suddenly
breaking off in the middle of remin-
iscence, ''that servant of yours is a
peach, Keister."
think sop said Keister, winking
at Stokes.
81 should say So" said Nicoll,
warmly. Pretty as picture, and
she looks so refined and. But, Keis-
ter, old man, you ought lowell"
"Well, what?"
swell, you ought to remember that
you are a married man and it isn't
right to take advantage of her posi-
ton and-I don't think that she liked
that little familiarity of yours. Tell
me something about her. Where did
she come from? She isn't any ordi-
nary girl"
"You seem Interested" said Keis-
ter, rather suspiciously.
81 am" answered Nicoll, frankly.
81 don't know when I've seen"
He stopped here, for the maid en-
tered to announce that dinner was
ready. They went in, and the maid
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14

waited upon them deftly and neatly,
and Nicoll, it seemed to Keister,
watched her graceful movements
with quite too evident admiration.
Keister for some reason or another
seemed rather duh. His gayety was
forced, but he iolled with Katie
nevertheless, and i'm the same famil-
lar way that had caused Nicoll to re-
prove him.
"Yes, that was a night resumed
Nicoll, "but it wasn't anything to the
time we had on the north side. You
remember when we took the girls
over to-"
Pass me the salt, Nicon," said
Keistcr. frowning at him across the
table "You haven't told us anything
about Boston yet. l heard that your
brother was going there 10 live. What
are you laughing about, Billy?"
81 guess he's thinking about the fit
of remorse you had when Estele-"
This time Keister upset a glass of
water over Stokes plate and then
asked "Katie" to take il out and bring
in another. At the same time Stokes
was seized with another fit OF laugh
ter that threatened to develop hys-
terics. When the maid returned
Keistcr began to talk feyerishly
about the weather and showed a dis
position TO monopolize the conversa'
ton. Nicoll tried to talk about old
times. but he was constantly inter
rupted. At last, when he seemed de-
termined to finish one interesting
bachelor "Reminiscences, Keister rose
from the table, and putting his arm
around the maids waist, deliberately
kissed her.
But Nicoll showed no surprise. Ht
quietly turned TO Stokes and re
marked: Marriage will never re
form that man in the world"
The introduction of Mrs. Keister il
her proper person did not help mat
ters much. Her bushes were not al
together of confusion. She seemed
angry about something. Keister
too, grew moody, and only recovered
his normal spirits temporarily during
the introduction of the children
Nicoll looked at Mrs. Keister a grea
deal and sighed frequently, and whel
at last Stokes rose to go he said tina
he would be obliged to make hi
adieux also. Keister offered no siren
nous objection, and the guests tool
! their leave.
~ guess we got the joke on hin
that time" said Stokes, as the.
waited for the train at the little sta
ton. "Ile doesn't know that toll
you, and mes in for a bad quartz
OF an hour right now."-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14

Summer time coasting promises
to become as popular with cyclists
as it is with the small boy IN win
ter There was most astonishing
number of riders out on Sunday,
for the day was raw aud windy,
but the newborn interest in wheel
ing this spring is too deep and gen
ulne to be completely set back by
weather conditions. The size of
the crowd out was not more sur
prising than the number of coaster
brakes in use, and many of them
on chainless wheels. Wherever
there was down grade six or
seven out of ten riders were taking
it with their feet at rest on the
pedals.
On level stretches those having
the wind behind them also saved
energy by coasting. One man
boasted that he had gone FIVE miles
on a level stretch without pedaling
more than two of it. OF course he
had to plop back against the wind
but the sport was we'll worth the
cost, as it is with the boys who
drag their sleds up bill in order to
slide down.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
THE SPAN OF LIFE.
Said to Be Steadily Lengthening-Hab-
its Tending Toward Longevity.

its Tending Toward Longevity.
From statistics and the result OF
certain changes in the methods of
living, we can safely affirm that the
span of life is steadily lengthening,
says the Royal Magazine, of England.
Three thousand years before the
Christian era the average duration of
life was said to be three-score years
and ten; this would make middle age
come at 80. Dante considered that
year the middle of life's arch, and
Montaigne, speaking for himself at
the same period of life, considered
his real work practically ended, and
proved that he thought he was grow
ing old byfalling into the reminiscent
age
At the present time so years is con-
sidered as middle age. In the days of
the revolutionary war prominent men
at that time were looked upon as old
at so years. We are justified in sup
posing that the span of human life
will be prolonged in the future be-
cause the possibility Of living to an
older age has been demonstrated by
the great advances made in medicine
and by hygiene during the past ten
years.
We have attained a vast amount Of
knowledge as to the causes of disease,
and new remedies for their succ sssful
treatment have been discovered. We
have no new diseases, at least, of any
serious character, and we are better
able to treat the old ones, which, like
old foes, appear to us with new faces
One of the most interesting and
trustworthy statements in respect tc
old age is the report Of the habits Of
centenarians, made some years ago by
a commission appointed by the Brit
ish Medical association. Without go
ing into particulars of the different
cases it is valuable to note, generally
the result of this investigation.
1t seems that most of these old PEG
pie were small or medium of stature
and Of spare habit of body; the voic,
was rarely feeble; most Of them haC
lost their teeth, but nearly all enjoyed
good digestion; one old man of SO,
clergyman, placing his hand on tn
organ in question and saying that h
, never knew what it was to have
. stomach. Nearly all Of them had en-
! joyed uninterrupted good health, an,
many had never known what it was T.
be sick.
They were all very moderate in eat
ing, most of them using little animi
, food. Few INDUCED at all in intox
Z eating drinks, and those only in nots
/, bic moderation. They took consider
able outdoor exercise, and nearly a
. possessed the good-natured, placi
disposition.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
a MOTHERS Love.

When 3 boy ls far away from home,
What pieascs him The most2
Why. a. when letter comes to him
Finln mother thro' the p0stl
No matter II The silver hairs
Apptar upon ,his head
t3e's sfii his MotBffs boy as when
lAis halr was carrotredl
ITO thNty years have left their marks
AND scared his careworn face,
IN mothers eyes he's yet lad
Without Times telltale tracel
Her letter thus begins; Dear boy"
II snts his heart athrill
no think that mother knows him as
A little shaver stilll
"A mothers love Is as a charm
The sesame of youth!
One feels that age has naught to do
With Love or Life or Truth,
Whene'er he gets a letter from
His mother far away
Who sees naught but the guileless child
Behind The man grown gray
Boston Journal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
oIRouIv cOuRT DIRE0ToRY.

TRroa.-First Monday N February-term
hree weeks third Monday in May-term Two
weeks frst Mondayin SeptomDer--teAm threc
weeks.
anr,rtA NJ Fourth Mon day Ia February
arm six Weeks: frat Mon day in June-tefn
our weeks; arth Monday In september
ERIN elk weeks
CALLowAv.--second Monday in Aprl-term
two weeks; second Monday In November
term three weeks.
LvoN.-First Monday in May-term of
weeHs drat Monday In August term
weeks 6rat Monday IN December term
weeks
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
A Republican treasurer Elected

Newport, KY May 9.-Peter
Hess, Republican, was elected
county treasurer by the fiscal court
in session at Alexandria. The
court has slight Democratic ma
jority, but inability to center on
any one candidate caused dead
lock
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
Hopkins County Fair.

Madisonville, KY. May 9-At a
meeting of the directors and stock
holders of the Hopkins county Fair
association c. c. Ovens was re.
elected president Tuesday, August
o. was the date selected for opening
the fair, which will continue five
days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
mrs. Nation Insane.

Mrs. Carrie Nation, the saloon.
smasher, is said to be hopelessly
insane. She assaulted Mrs. Will
hite, one of her co-smashers, accu. :
ing her of being two-faced and timld.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
Railroad Notices.

Commencing May 18th and con-
tinulng until September 3Oth, the
Illinois Central r. r. will sell round
trip tickets as follows:
Cerulean Springs. $500. J.. SOC
Dawson Springs ......... .$1.7G
Crittenden Springs .3.25
GraysOn Springs 49,. $50
Tickets will be limited to 90 a svs
from date of sale for return, except
that tickets sold after August LIST
will be limited to October 31st.
Account General Assembly, Cum
berland Presbyterian Church, the
Illinois Central R.R. will sell rod ad
trip tickets to West Point,
Miss, on May 18th, to 17th., in
elusive, limited to May 37th., for
return, at Rate Of one fare.
Account of Elks Street Fair and
Trades Carnival, the Illinois Cen
trial X. X. will sell round trip
tickets to Paducah, on May 18th,
to 18th. inclusive, limited to May
10Th at rate Of one fare.
The l. & N. will sell round trip
tickets TO Coyington, KY, at one
fare for the round trip, account
state Encampment, G. A. r., From
points from which passengers can
reach Colington forenoon of day
they commence their trip, tickets
will be sold June 3rd, and 4th, only
from more distant points they will
be sold June 2nd, and 3rd, only.
Final Diuit June 18th.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14

A man may conceal his thoughts
by his words, but his acts will re-
veal them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14

County Of Christian. %
1, Thos. W. Long, cashier a the above-named
bank, do soemnly swear that the above state.
ment Is true 10 the best Of my knowledge and
belief. THos w. LoN0, Cashier,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14
REsouRcEs.

Capital stock paid in.........,,,...s,.
Surplus fund ..,.....,.....,...''
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes aid.,,.,..,....'... '.'...f.
National Bank notes outstanding .....
Due 70 State Banks and Bankser $50.
Dividends unpaid ..,........,., .....,.s
Individual deposits subject TO check.
49,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14

Commencing May 18th and con-
tinulng until September 30th, the
Illinois Central r. r. will sell round
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-14

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarcta.
Zoe 2bc. II o. o. Q faii, druggists refund moQeF
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-25
KENARD AND ROWAN MAY MEET
Pugilist from st. Paul Anxious for a
2O-Round Go With the Mon
tana Man

Anaconda, June 25.-Jimmie Kennarl
of st. Paul, who arrived here several
days ago. is looking for 2O-round go
with man of his weight, preferably Isl
lent Rowan.
kennard is not unknown in the pus:l-
lstic world, and has an excellent reputa-
ton extending over a number of states.
Twice during his career he has met
Andy King and he once went 20rounds -
draw with the famous George Dixon
silent" Rowan has also some ma rks
behind him, and if a match is secured
the local sports may expect to see one OF
the prettiest cieverest and fastest mills
of the season.
In height. weight and reach the two
men are nearly equal and both are and
will be in excellent condition It is high
~ probable that articles will be sis ned
this afternoon.