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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
COST OF DIVORCES.
Negro Women in a Quandary Over a
Problem in Proportion.


Where's the judge at what gives
out divorces?"
A negro woman asked this of the
elevator men in the courthouse, says
the Kansas City Star. A negro man.
her husband, was with her.
"Do you want a diyorce?" inquired
the elevator man.
Yes, sah. We's done greed to git
divo'ced an Will, my man here, has
done greed to give the jedge power
to divo'ce me-"
you'll have to bring a suit first.
The judge can't divorce you till you
have filed a suit" the elevator man
said.
How much does that costs''
well, the lawyer and all viii cost
about $15 or $50"
Shaw, man, yo' suttenly don't
mean it, Why, it only cost us two dol
lars to git mah'd. Um'm'ml Fifteen
dollars. suttenly do cost lot. Say,
mistah, why does it cost more to git
diyo'ced than to git mah'd?"
Don't know, I'm sure, but that's
fact"
An can't the ledge give her di-
voice if give him the power" asked
the husband.
"No; got to have suit first"
"Um'm," they both groaned in
chorus, Then the woman said:
"Pse got right to divo'ce, Wills
bin mean as pizen to me. S'pose if l
tell the jedge that he'll take it up?"
'Look here, woman" interrupted
the husband. Don't you git too
smart bout this yere divo'ce or I'll
fight il. You knows Use been a good
niger to you. | done consent to give
the jedge power to divo'ce you cause
you got yo' mind set on cuttin' loose.
But don't go to settin' up for a angel
lOngside O me or III fight it, sho"
As they left the courthouse togeth-
er she said:
Don't see how Use goin' to raise
S15 for that divo'ce."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19

Floater is an independent
American who needs the money.
Offensive Partisan is the other
fellow. See boodler and corrup
zionist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
Diminutive Twins.

Twins were born to DR.. and Mrs.
Mckinney, at Whitesville. They
are boy and girl. and at birth
weighed two and two and one-half
pounds, respectively. They seem
to be doing well, and there is every
prospect that they will live and
thrive. They are too small to take
their natural nourishment, aud
have to be fed.-Owensboro In
qrire-.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
SPREE LEADS TO REFORM.
Man Who bad a Mania for Hiding
Things When Drunk.

Aparty Of former experts in such
matters, says the Washington Star,
were discussing, the other night, the
various queer effects over-indulgence
IN alcoholic spirits have upon differ
ent people.
"ln my case" remarked one Of the
past masters, "the ardent used to act
in sundry peculiar ways, and one was
lh@ it would make me very crafty.
Sometimes I'd wake up and be un-
able to find any Of my portable pos
sessions in my clothes, and only man
age TO locate them after a search Of
my room, wherever it happened to be,
in all sorts Of places, carefully hid
den away. The money have thus put
away and never been able to locate
would amount, think, to good deal,
hat in one instance this phase Of in
sanity proved a life saver.
"Thc banner we had been carrying,
for had a chum at this time. was
pretty well frayed out and our uri-
forms were in such condition that
there was only one pain Of respectable
trousers in our mutual wardrobe.
When Elmer-that was my partners
name-wanted to present a good APP
pearance those trousers would be his,
and when ! desired TO dixie out they
would clad my neither limbs One
morning we both awakened-it was
out in Seattle-penniess and credit
less, thirsty and hungry. Toalleviate
our distress, at least temporarily we
determined to sell that pair Of trou-
Rers to a secondhand Malay around
on West street. Preparatory to sally
ing out to make the sale we concluded
to see if anything was in the pockets.
! did the searching Side and hips
developed nothing, but in the fob
pocket my finger touched something.
Here's laundry ticket Of yours,
El,' j remarked, satirically, pulling
out the article, Then nearly faint
ed. 1t was a $50 bill.
"'You must have cached it the
night you beat the bank, said Elmer
after our hilarious hugging match
was over.
"That 500" continued the mar
rator, "was the turning point in ouI
career in that section Of the coun-
try. We spruced up, took the sober
lay and Elmer got good thing sur
veying a township and / fell into q
steady newspaper Job. Dickens
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
State News in Brief.

The remains OF T. H. Pemberton.
who was robbed and murdered at
Weatherton, o. T., were buried at
Glasgow with Masonic honorsi
Mr.. G. L. Leisuer, well-known
Paducah grocer, became suddenly
insane over fine assessed in the
Circuit Court for selling whisky on
Sunday. His mother and two
brothers we're insane.
Will Park and Miss Pearl Dod-
son, aged seventeen, daughter of
Rome Dodson, accompanied by MIR.
Hoover and Miss Beulah Bennett.
all of Hartford, ran away to Ovens
boro to be married, but the brids's
father telephoned to the police of
that city, who took charge of the
couple until Mr.. Dodson arrived
and took his daughter home with
him.
John Martin fatally wounded
Wesley Turner, aged twenty-five,
son of one of the Turner feudists.
at the 'Halfway House, = near Mid
dlesboro. Turner was shot once
in the breast with As. The fight
was the elimination of quarrel.
The citizens Of Paducah will pre-
sent petition to the Council of that
city demanding meat and milk in
spector.
BY vote of four to three the
Vanceburg City Council decided not
to grant licenses to saloons in that
town. The Mayor cast the decid-
ing vote. I'll
Albert Winfrey, of PaducahG rode
from Mayfield to thar city on the
blind baggage of an Illinois Central
train. At the depot he jumped off
and ran and was shot in the back
and perhaps fatally injured.
Jas Loswell, of Owensboro, is in
jail at Dixon charged with forgery.
He is alleged to have passed a
forged check for $50 on saISbn-
keeper at Providence.
Henry Koch, who was convicted
of gambling in Louisville and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two
years, was given second trial and
acquitted.
Thomas Irwin, prominent citizen
of Dresden, Tenn, was arrested for
a murder alleged to have been COM
mitted in Texas twelve years ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19

Political death isretiripg on your
hard-earned stealings.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
Second Pair of Twins.

Mrs. James Little, who lives near
Atchison, Kansas, who was herself
a twin, and whose husband was a
twin and the son of a twin, has Civ
en- birth to her second pair of twins,
the first pair being about eighteen
months old when the second pair
made their appearance.-New York
Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19

The l.. & N. will sell round trip
tickets to Louisville, KY, at one and
one third fare for the round trip,
April 18th, to May 18th inclusive
limited tn Nav 18th, account Spring
meeting New Louisville Jackey club.
Also one fare round trip fer trains
arriving at Louisville forenoon OF
April goth, May 9th, and May 18th.
Limited two days from days from
date OF sale, Account Derby Day,
Clark Stakes, and Oak Stakes
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
OIRoUIv oouRT DIREOroRY

TRrae First Monday IN FebruAry-term
.hree weeks third Monday In May-term two
weeks frst Monday IA septemner-teA a three
weeks.
aRIsTTA Fourth Mon day In February
erm six We0kR First Mon day Ia June-teru
our weeks: k-arthi Monday In sep.em ber-
erm six weekn
CALTowAr.--hecondA Monday Ia Aphl-term
three weeks First Monday IN August-term
two weeks Second Monday IN November
Term three weeks.
IxoNs.-girsi Monday IN May--term Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
A Flying wedding.

A flying wedding recently took
place in a Nevada town. In order to
catch a train the bride and groom,
minister and witnesses were all bum
died into a hotel omnibus, and the
ceremony was performed while the
driver whipped his horses to the rail
way station. ut was a cloeesqueeze,'
savs the ambiquousreport. ''but they
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19

Only a brief summary OF Mr..
Cleveland two recent lectures on
the Venezuela Affair was given to
the public, the lectures having
been especially copyrighted for APP
pearance in the June and July num-
bers of The Century Magazine.
Few except special students are
aware of the long history of the con-
nection of the United States with
the subject. Among the interest
ing points brought out in the lee
lures, and not reported, may be
mentioned Mr.. Cleveland s scathing
remarks on the relation of the
Senate to treaties formulated by the
executive branch of the government
The lectures constitute Mr.. Cleve-
lands most important contribution
TO history.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19

Honest is an adjective often pre-
fixed to the name Of candidate to
signify that he hadn't yet been
caught at il.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19

WANTED Trustworthy Men and Women 10
travel and advertise for old established house o.
solid financial standing, Salary, $3.50 year and
required. Give references and enclose H,il.ad
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21

East and is now in Philadelphia, the
city Of his birth. His many friends here
will be pleased to learn that he is haying
a pleasant time.
j. II. Hale has shipped his last celery
for this season without losing stalk.
Last year he haI SO much late celery
that he lost comfortable by late frosts.
The band boys are out with bills an
nouncing masquerade ball ON Thanks
giving night. The managers claim that
this will be the most enjoyable affair OF
the kind ever given in Elma.
Perry Watson recently ran across
among his effects pocket memorandum
book belonging to his maternal grand
father, Thomas NJ Speak, that was writ
ten in 1893. The writing is perfectly
legible yet.
The city should take pains to elect the
best possible city council at the next
election, as the matter of improved water
works will surely come up, and best men
are needed to meet it. The old tank is
practically rotted out and will have to be
replaced with a new one.
That lumber for railroad platform
and the old rotten platform ready to
send some railroad patron to eternity
are still on watch for victims. Will the
railroad officials sit idly by with lumber
on the ground and leave that grinning
old death trap OF platform menace to
the life and limb OF every one who goes
there?
A visitor in the city the other day OBJ
served that he saw young man ~ OF
the "cute" age of sixteen, who was no
ticeably under the influence of liquor.
He also had a supply in bottle which
he was distributing around among a
crowd OF small boys. Say! Parents, isn't
it about time to call halt on such bust
ness?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21
OAKvILLE

One of our merchants said he had four
applications for houses to rent one morn
ing this week. He said dozen houses
could be rented at once.
Mrs. Jacob Filz was brought home
from the hospital in Olympia, Wednes.
day. She has not been much improved
by her treatment there.
Chas. Stark and Jno. Backman have
purchased tract of cottonwood from
Dick Case and will put it in the river
and run it to I1OIuiam to he manufac-
tured into baskets.
Mrs. Lydia Quinby. of Olympia, field
matron of the Consolidated Indian
Agency, was the guest of Mrs. Maude
Osborn few days last week. She will
soon visit the Chchalis reservation.
The second month of school is ended.
Enrolment has reached lightweight.
Besides q number of new desks and
numerous other articles ior-thc comfort
of pupils and teachers, the board has
sup lied the school with il table for
magazines, newspapers, books ETC., in
the upper room and table for busy
work in the lower room.
The masquerade ball of last Saturday
night was one OF the most pleasant affairs
OF the kind Oakville has had. There
was large crowd present. In addition
to Oakville people were many from
Rochester, Gate. Sharon, Porter and
Elma. The order was the best and all
were well pleased with the evenings
entertainment.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21
MONTESANO

One hundred and forty-eight voters
have registered for the coming city cleo
ton.
After seven years Of darkness, electric
lights shown in Montesano at 7 o'clock
Wednesday evening, November 13.
A six-year-old son of a. p. Myklebost
broke his leg while playing at the school,
house west of town a few days ago.
Mrs. N. d. McKillip left Sunday for
her old home at Waterville, Minnesota,
where she will remain during the winter.
The damages to the Croker saloon re.
Gently by fire were adjusted at $40 on
the building and $77.45 ON furniture and
stock.
A. J. Minklcr has purchased from S.
F. Medcalf, an eighty acre tract of land
on the Wynooche, about eight miles from
this city, He intends making it his flu.
ture home.
Chris. Larson, an old friend OF Sheriff
Huff, was in the city yesterday. He has
Just returned from Nome, where he has
been mining for a couple Of years and
has been quite successful.
B. c. Crane returned Sunday from
Elkhart, Indiana, where he has been for
several months past experimenting the
manufacture of the -Kellerman
nozzle. He will winter in Montesano.
"Capt." II. II. Carter was up from
Aberdeen Wednesday. AS Lowry, Kauf-
man, and nearly everybody else who is
not "judge" is called "colonel" by the
Aberdeen papers, Mr. Carter should in
sist on having his rank raised at once.
John Cheek, who has managed the
driving OF piles for the government jetty
at Westpolt, has quit his job, and on
Monday he started for Seattle where he
will embark for Manila where he will be
employed on jetty construction by firm
of Seattle contractors.
James Burgess, one Of the WynoOche
valley ranchers, brought to town few
days ago some peaches which he raised
on his farm this year. Considering that
this is not considered good section for
raising peaches they were remarkably
fine specimens OF that fruit.
Among the veniremen summoned for
jury duty in the superior court at Olym-
pia is James Walker, OF Gate City. Mr..
Walker is a full blood Indian and is chief
Of the Chehalis tribe. This is probably
the first instance on record where real
live Indian chief has been summoned to
act as juryman.
The work Of grading the Athletic asso.
Cations new base ball and bicycle
grounds is progressing as rapidly as the
weather will permit. Some delay has
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.


All Doctors have tried to cure
CATARRH by the use OF powders, acid
gases, il1haitrs and Jtrugs paste form:
Their powders dry up the mucuous menu
b,ancs causing them to crack open and
bleed. The powerful acids used i'll the
inhaers have entirely eaten away the
same membranes that their makers have
aimed TO cure, while pastes and ONT
ments cannot reach the disease. An old
and experienced practitioner who has
for many years made close study and
specially OF the treatment OF CATARRu,
has at last perfected Il Treatment which
when faithfully used, not only relieves ut
once, but permanently cures CATARRH,
by removing the cause, stopping the dis
charges, and curing all inflammation. 1t
is the only remedy known to science
that actually reaches the afflicted parts.
This wonderful remedy is known as
"SNUFFLES the GUARANTEED
CATARRlI CURE" and is sold ut the
extremely low price OF One Dollar, each
package containing internal and external
medicine sufficient for full months
treatment and everything necessary to
its perfect use.
"SNUFFLES" is the only perfect
CATARRH Gu RE ever made and is now
recognized as the only safe and positive
cure for that annoying and disgusting
disease. 1t cures all inflammation quick
" and permanently and is also wonder
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COLD in the HEAD.
CATAKRH when neglected often leads
to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES will
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ordinary remedy, but a complete treat
ment which is positively guaranteed to
cure CATARRIl in any form or stage if
used according to the directions which
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but send for it at once, and write full
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will receive special advice from the dis
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beyond the regular price Of "SNUFFIES
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21
COSMOpOLlS

Cox Brothers, of Cosmopolis, assisted
in the entertainment given Tuesday
evening by the Aberdeen High school to
raise funds for payment on piano.
The entire Harbor will be sorry to
learn that Rev. Father Metz is to 60 to
Seattle. He has proved himself to be
one of the most public spirited citizens
the Harbor has had right to claim and
he has done faithful work for his church.
The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Rowland has been at the Cos
mopolis hospital, very sick with bron-
chia pneumonia, but is getting much
better. Mrs. Rowland is at the hospital
for the, purpose of having an operation
performed.
Friday evening OF last week, Court
Kingof the Forest No. 23, Foresters OF
America, held one OF their pleasant
social sessions, as fraternal welcome to
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Spiegle, who ore the
latest Cosmopolis couple to enter the
state OF matrimony.
RAYMOND Minis came back Saturday,
OF last week, from visit to his fathers
ranch in the celebrated Lake Chelan
country. The reports he brings back
sound like stories from Wonderland; but
for that matter all Of Washington is a
wonderland to visitors from the East.
Mrs. Walter Brooks, OF Aberdeen, is
able to leave the Aberdeen General hos
pital, and has sent for her little son
George, who has been living with Mr..
and Mrs. IL. Butler, OF Cosmopolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks formerly resided
in Cosmopolis, and the recovery of Mrs.
Brooks will be good news to many.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21

been occasioned by not having suitable
scrapers but that difficulty has been
overcome and the work will be pushed
from now on. Next year Montesano will
have the finest athletic park in the state.
The total amount Of taxes which the
property owners of Chehalis county will
have to pay for the year 1901, amounts
to 1888, 466. SO, against $l97 ,373.1 for last
year, an increase Of $41 ,093. As. The
amount given includes all state, col1nty,
school district, road district and munich
pal taxes--in fact all taxes which the
citizens Of the county are called OH to
pay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collin Murray were up
from Aberdeen Saturday looking over
some farm property which Mr.. Murray
owns in this vicinity. He recently re-
turned from Nome where he put in the
summer at work OH the claims of the
Buster Greek Mining Co. He says the
development work is progressing favor
ably and that the company expect to get
a good deal of money out of the claims
owned by them.
Gus Stratton is back from tip to A..
berti, Canada, where he went to look
into the possibilities of the country for
stock raising. lie is greatly pleased
with that section and says the people
are very prosperous. All stock run at
large and shift for themselves during the
winter except the previous springs
calves. Land can be gotten very cheap
ly and altogether there are many induce
ments offered to prospective farmers or
stockraisers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21
FAT AND LEAN

That is, babies: fat, they are
happy and safe; lean, they are
neither happy nor safe.
Apart from being entirely
healthy or not quite we'll, a fat
one has much reserve of vital
strength to resist any sudden
attack, while the lean one has
little or no reserve.
The way to be fat and well
is SCOTS emulsion of cod-livel
oil. A little: only a little
Not any, if healthy and plump
already; "let we'll enough
alone"
Well send you little to try If you like.
SCOTT 4 BOVINE, 400 Pearl street, New York
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21
NOTICE OF sHERIFF'S SALE.

In the Superior Court Of Washington fol
Chehals county.
City OF Aberdeen, plaintiff, vs. Alex Nc
Nair, defendant.-No.37Ol.
Under and by virtue Of Decree o.
Foreclosure and Order Of Sale issued ouI
of the Superior Court of Washington, fol
Chelalis county, dated the 18th day o.
October, 1901, on Decree Of Foreclosure
and Sale rendered in said Court on the
Goth day OF January, 1901, in favor OF the
above named plaintiff and against the
above named defendant, for the sum ol
$50. 10, together with costs OF suit amuunt'
ing to 1850, and interest at the rate Of
7 per cent. from said Goth day OF January,
1901, and costs and increased costs.
Which said Decree of Foreclosure and
Order OF Sale was to me as Sheriff OF Che
halls county, State of Washington, duly
directed and delivered, and by which !
am. commanded to sell at public auction,
according to law, the following described
real estate, to.wit:
Lot Five in Aberdeen Packing Compa-
ny's Addition to Aberdeen, Chehals
county, Washington, as the same appears
upon the recorded plat Of said Addition
in the Office OF the Auditor Of said: county.
embraced in Local improvement District
No. II as provided in Ordinance No. 1873
Of the City OF Aberdeen.
Notice is hereby given, that on Satur.
day, the 10Th day OF November, 1901, at
the hour Of 10 o'clock a. IN. Of said day,
at the front door OF the Court House in
Montesano, ChehaIis county, Washing.
ton, will sell at public auction the above
described property, or so much thereof
as may be necessary TO satisfy the said
judgment, together with interest, costs
and increased costs, to thesshighest and
best bidder therefor, for cash in hand in
lawful money Of the United:States.
Dated at Montesano, this 18th day Of
October, 1901.
B. +. HUFF.
Sheriff Chehalis Co. Wash.
BY w. D. CAMPBELL, Deputy.
E. +. SHIELDS, Atty. for plaintiff
r. O. Address, Aberdeen, Wash.
Date Of first publication Oct. II, 1901 =.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-21

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