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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18
A Convention of Men.

The forthcoming Twentieth An
nual State Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Associations of
Kentucky, 10 Louisville, February
21-24, has been appropriately desig-
mated as "a Convention of Men to
Consider Problems in Men S
Lives. A strong and attractive
program has been arranged by the
State Executive Committee. The
varied departments of the AS
sociation S activity will be pre-
sehted by competent leaders %
state and national reputation.
Among the speakers will be
Messrs. John X. Mott, General Sec
rotary of the Worlds Student
Christian Federation, New York,
Richard c. Morse and Fred b,
Smith, Secretaries of the Interna-
tonal Committee, s. ID. Gordon,
Cleveland. o., WIN. Wood, Chica-
go. H., Frank II Burt, st. Louis,
Mo, and Bishop c. p. Galloway,
jackson, Miss, besides many of
the representative workers from
the State.
Two hundred delegates from the
city, railroad, student aud county |
are expected. There
will also be a considerable dele
cation of young men and business
men from several points in the
State where Associations are not
yet organized. The railroads will
rrant a reduced rates, and the
louisville Association entertains
III delegates. The Convention
essions will be held in the spacious
Warren Memorial Presbyterian
hurch. Full particulars, pro.
rams, credentials, ETC., may be
blamed from the nearest Associa-
ion Secretary, or from Henry e,
State Secretary, Fourth
nd Broadway, Louisville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18
A Beautiful and Artistic Calender.


We have received from Robert
Bonner's Sons, publishers of the
Ledger Monthly, their beautiful CAL
endar for 1901, which they are send
ing to all subscribers to their
magazine for the current year.
This calendar is most artistid in its
arrangement, beautifully designed,
and attractively printed IN twelve
eoioTs. 1t is ia the tcrm OF three
panels, the center panel represent
ing the picture of an old man in his
barn, husking corn. liz his work
he has found red ear, and the
artist depicts him holding the ear
in one hand, aud, with PARKWAY
look in his eyes, dreaming again of
his young manhood. Tender mem
cries fash through his mind as the
tears course ,their way down his
furrowed cheeks, This reproduc-
ton is from a painting entitled
memories of the Red Ear, '" by the
famous artist, ]. G. Brown, Of the
National Academy. The panel on
the right is a reproduction from
life of "A Hayseed,' representing
"a young girl, clothed IN the homely
garb of the bayfield,, with a wisp Of
hay between her lips, accenting the
beauty and roguishaess of her ex
quisite face. The panel on the LEFT
is a portrait Of IA Holland Belle
in her quaint Dutchcostume, and /:
from the brush of the famous art
list Carl Blenner. The Ledger
Monthly is oneof the foremost of The
dollar publications, and has de
servedly gained the name of Amer
lea S Great Family Magazine. At
tention is called the advertisement
of the publishers in another column
headed $1,000 Given Away The
Publishers wish To secure the ser
vices Of SOME bright person in thi:
vicinity to take subscribers for the
Ledger Monthly7 and they offer fol
this service liberal compensation
Any Of our readers who are inter
ested should read the advertisement
and write 90 Robett Bonner's Sons
publishers Ledger Monthly, Led
ger Building, New York City fol
particulars. Subscriptions for th'
Ledger Monthly are taken by al
newsdealers and by the'publisher'
of this paper
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18

at the close q business on the sist day OF
Dec, 1900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18

state OF kentucky, county OF Christian IS:
Eustice A. Hail, Cashier of Pembroke De-
posit Bank, Bank located and doing bust
ness in the town OF Pembroke in said county.
being duly sworn, says the foregoing Report
Is in all respects true statement of the condi-
ton of the said Bank, at the close of busint IS
on the 8lst day of Dec, 1900, 10 the best OF his
knowledge and belief; and further says that
the business OF said Bank has been transacted
at the location named, and not elsewhere
ana that the above report Is made in compli-s
ance with an official notice received from the
Secretary Of state designating the 8lst day OF
Dec, 1900, as the day on which such report
shall be made.
Justice A. Hail Cashier.
Jno. p. Garrett, Director.
W. Garnett, Director !.
]. II. Williams. Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me by Eus-
tice A. Hail. 4th day Of Jan. 1901
w Cross, Not Pub >, Q. c., Ky.
My commission expies Jennary s. 1902.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18
QUARTERLY REPORT
BANK : OF . LAFAYETTE,
at close Of business on the
3rst day of Dec, 1900.
RESOURCES

Loans and Discounts, less
loans to Directors. 1913 4S2 20
Loans to Directors Officers
not iucluded) ......... 376 20
Overdrafts unsecured .. 166 Al
Due from National
Banks. 2 225 ID
Due from State
Banks and Bank
ers ......... 8 794 80
Due from Trust
Companies. 80. ! 401 Oh 420 "A
Banking House and Lot. !. 500 90
Specie .......S lT9 04
Currency .....S2296 90 3 475 04
Other Items Carried as
Cash. ................. 1927 O3
Furniture and Fixtures. / 500 90
Stamp Account ------ =. 1000
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18
Quarterly Report
- OF The
P | AN I { R S B A N K
HoPKINsvILLE, KY,

at the close q business on the sist day OF
Dec, 1900. n
RESOURCES,
Loans and Discounts, less loans to
Loans 70 Directors, ofii's not iLelud 100000
OVerdrafts. unsecured .. A SOgl ia
Due from Na'i0hal Banks s3,27.8O
Due from State Banks and
BANKERS VII. lo,S2l42 I95a2n
Other real estate ... .. .... 500 a.
Currency ....... 10000 2sl9ass (,
Furnithreand fixtures .. .... -. eSO5 %
stamp Account ,... -...t.-,."... s2Qoo
Total ....4-,,.- ..-.. ios,24S4
LIABILITIES.
Capital STOCK paidin, in cash 3 so O00oQ
Deposits subject to cheek ton which
Interest isnot paid) ~. II. iisa4iz4
Total ..s........... j.. u, iss2n4
STATE OF KENTCCKY,t.
County OF Christian. tss'
Jno b. rrice, Cashier OF the Planters
Bank, a bank located and doing business
at No. 10, Main st i'm Me city Of Hopkinsyilh
sal% ~ a t5 ts. w
ment OF the condition Of the said bank, at the
close OF business ON the 8let day Of DeA.
1870, 10 the 5est Of his knowledge and
belief, and further says that the businessof said
bank has been Transacted az the location
named, and mob elsewhere and. thar tho
oiaciai 10 "a received from re secletnfy %
state designalng abe Wst day OF lee. =
1900, As the day on ebifh sQah report shall o.,
lno K.IfoS ASHER.
Directors y. Z. eAipttts piIeolo,
Subscribed aud sworn % before me ~ Jobn
- n Smith. N F. y 70. 9.
Miofnmit1pn e.silrs feb. y lsol|
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18
S44 2bs Of
LIABILITIES.


Capital Stock paid in, in
cash ....s.4st....... .@l0 OOU w
Surplus Fund ------------ 800 90
Deposits subject to check
on which interest is not
paid. NAM. l9 $50 SO
Deposits subject to check
on which interest is paid
80 ---.---- 5 600 90 "a $50 SO
Due State Banks a. BankTs
Drs Trrst co5,nor Z z. 700 - 2Os692
Bills re.discounted not due 200 90
Unpaid Dividends-------- S3 90
Tax Account $500 III
Dividend No. at 4 per
cent this day 600
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-18

q a. @T q h X -.
Bear u. a The Kind You Have llNsys oOugk
''', Z Z<xzzEEsl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

the Tremolo Stop ana sang low re-
frain about 'Life's Duties" He said
that no one should accumulate Wealth
or try to get the Bulge on Honest Toll
or put on any toppy Lugs with Silks
and Broadcloth. He advised every one
was measured by Good Deeds and not
by Dollars and Cents.
Then the Principal made one of those
We have h-us-tflis-Afternoon In
Productions, whereupon the Member of
the Board unfolded himself and
worked out into the clearing where
to give up the Mad Race for Wealth
ard be Philanthropfst, drying the
Widows Tears. jollying up the Or
phans and planting sweet Flowers
along Life's Rugged Pathway.
Our Country was the subject chos-
en- by another Boy. He said we had
Europe and Asia crowded off the Map
end nothing could head us off, unless
we forgot the Flag in our desire to
grab off the Money. He gave the Pol
itlcians II hard Larruping and said he
wanted to see the pure minded Pa
triots put in charge of Things.
There were other Clarion Calls to
DUTY, and then panicky Miss whose
Voice sounded like some one standing
too close to the Phone read the Vale
dictory. She claimed that the Class
was all Broken Up at the Prospect of
and the Dear Teachers, but the time
had come for them to tackle the Lad
der and get on the Boat and start up
the Mountain. ETC., etc. She hoped
that the whole Glass was ready to
Scatter into the Great World and pull
for Success. and she said that Success
he faced the exhausted and appre-
ciative Assemblage. He felt in his
inside Coat Pocket for tile MSS, but
It was not there. he famed his
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

little I would suggest that you get
what YOU can of the Long Green and
afterward have little Culture on the
Side. in most Households nowadays
the Husband rustles around and gets
the Stuff and let's his Wife work the
Culture End Of the Game. Any time
that he provides her with the Spond,l.
liX she will bring Home enough Gu.
ture for Two, all right, all right.
1T seems, too, that the whole BunG;,
is going out to Root for Purity in Pol
tics l would be Reformer myself
If | could find any one who would pay
me a Salary for Kicking. AS soon as
l find a Reform Party Compactly Or
ganized and cornering the Spoils will
be with 1T good and strong and I hope
you will all be with me. AS nearly as I
can find out, Politicians are not with
the Machine because they are Stuck
on it, but because they need the Money
They would be perfectly willing to plug
Anything in it. AS you grow older and
get more Light on the Subject and some
of your Friends begin to run for Office,
Probably YOU will take more chari-
table View of Party Management.
II will now ask you to come up and
get your sheepskin. Take this precious
Certificate home and put 1t in Dark,
Cool Place. A few years hence, when
you are less Experienced. 1t will give
you a Melancholy Pleasure to look at
it and Hank back to the Time when
you knew it All. Just one Word in
Parting. Always count your Change.
and if you can't be Good, be Careful .
And he sat down.
Moral: To avoid dealing with Facts.
always have your Speech in your
Pocket.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Clothes and patted himself, but nary
Sound of Legal Cap. Then he re-
membered that in changing to the
ran hearers Makeup he had neg
iected to transfer the Speech.
For a few Seconds he was Nom
Plused. Then he braced himself and
decided to introduce Positive Novel;
ty at Commencement Exercises and
speak what was on his Mind So he
said: Little People. have been in a
klnd of a Trance for couple of Hours
You have been handing over a few that
We're too High for your Uncle Fuller
J. nave been around more or less in my
Time, and thought l had bumped up
against several Bright Minds, but when
matter You have got all Of us Old Peo-
pie left at the Post. When I stand in
the Deep Shadow OF these Sixteen
Story Intellects. feel like a discarded
Deuce. You ought to be proud of the
Fact that you have more knowledge
than the School Board and all of your
relations put together l happen to
Know that when the President OF the
Board wants to find out the Interest on
Sl15 for One Year and Nine Months at
SIX Fer Cent, he wears out Pencil or
Two and gets all Balled Up and finally
has to go over to the First National
Bank and have the Man work 1t out
for him. have told myself at times
That am fairly Hot Potato. but If any
one asked me to define Algebra, I
couldn't make a Sound I'll tell you,
rusty old Wheel-H Horse hasn't got the
Nerve to try and show any Speed when
you enter him against q Juvenile
Phenom.
81 think 1t is Safe to Bet that you
Young Folks are better Posted now
than you ever will be again. In the
Years to come your Steady Job will be
to forget what you learned in High
School. When you get thrown out Of
Employment you can alweys sit down
and work at that am predicting that
20 odd Years from now, when almost
any one OF YOU will be trying to rails
two or three Children with one Hank
some one came along and asked you
to tell the Difference between Syntax
and Prosody, you would tell him to
Brush BY.
Far be 1t from me to Knock the
benefits of High School Training. AL
though l received my Mental Discip-
line in a Brick Yard, l have always
been Sore because 1 didn't get to wear
Glass Colors and learn one Of these
siss- Boom-Ah Yells. I have worried
along without Diploma, and although
shy on Latin and History, 1 have
picked up few Points on doing the
Other Fellow, which reminds me. I
notice that nearly all of you take
long Run and Jump at the Almighty
Dollar and the Machine in Politics.
There seems to be a general Determi-
nation not to go out after the Shekels.
What you want is Culture, and not the
Coin. If YOU feel that way about 1t,
You can gamble that you will never
have enough of 1t to make you Proud
and Overbearing. Nobody Is going to
Force it on you. In fact. my Experi-
etlce is that 1t is pretty hard to Rake
p even when you want 1t and want II
.,a. Probably You have given more
Thought to this Matter than have,
tut if YOU don't mind being Touted
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
Religion.

Religion.
From e out our }aad d,srkness, wrong and agony.
With humble hearts, we lift our HANDS
And pray to Thee for light:
We feel, through all our infidelity.
There Is eternal right.
We feel, above our selfishness and crime,
The mist that clouds our eyes,
That, like an everlasting sun sublime
Thou shinest in the skies
And, glimpsing that yelled glory, we
would climb
To some sweet paradise.
Despite our creed and sensuality,
Our selnshness and strife;
Despite our narrowness and bigotry.
Our Utmost souls are rife
With glimpses of the truth divine. that
We
Shall gain eternal life.
We are material, and swelled with pride;
Our hayward feet are set
In paths of blood; Thy truths we have
denied;
Thy precepts we forget:
But, although for the moment turned
aside
Lord, spare thy people yet.
We stretch implortng hands to thee for
light.
o. hear us while we pray.
Conduct us back unto the paths of right,
The ever upward way;
And lead us from our groupings through
the night
Unto the Better Day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23

Boer knelt down with his rifle full at
the soldiers heart. Then In q moment
the burghers seemed to sink into the
ground. Duggett glared at Kiliion, saw
his glittering eyes and set sresolute
mouth, and somehow took comfort
Can you sound the advance ?"
"Of course" growled Duggett.
Get ready when I give the word. -
Killion saw that the Boer guard was
watching the cavalry. Blow" he said.
and sprang on the Boer.
The bugle's call rang out its peremp-
tory summons. and the horses threw
up their heads. The leader looking up
saw two men struggling at the top of
the kop. He turned in his saddle
and then came the thunder of the
charge.
"Haardloop." shouted the comman-
dant, and the Beers bolted for their
horses. having held their fire too long.
On the top Duggett sat with his COM
rade's head on his arm. There was the
sound of firing beyond, and after
footsteps and soon ring of friendly
faces appeared.
Sir. said Duggett, bending over the
whitening face, you have won. God
bless you.''.
Killion smiled, tried to lift his hand
to his forehead. sighed and was dead.
Duggett was obliged to explain, and
when he had finished those around
stood with barred heads. Later on the
discounted commando. resting with its
wounded. heard volley firing behind
several distinct discharges ut intervals.
Why do these rooineks shoot?"
asked the commandant.
They are firing salute over the
grave of a general officer" said a
German adjutant.
Maybe 1T was the man we caught"
ia, commandant."
so. 1t is goot liked him well be-
cause Of the manner of his dying"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
The Modern Fable of the Last Day at School
and the Tough Trustees Farewell to tie
Young Voyagers.
Copyrighted Robert Howard Russell
BY GEORGE AIDE

a highg Heelcr who had helped
Hwy the Campain Fund and round VI,
he Barrel House Vote and get the Ho-
ooes into Line for Good Government
mas so beloved by his Party that he
vas made a Member of the Board of
School Trustees and set up as an Ex-
ample to the Young
Whenever the High School Graduates
tut on their white Organizes and dark
Getaways and got ready to go up the
Gang Plank and embark on Life's VoT
age, 1t was the Custom to have a Rep
.esentative Member of the School
Board on hand to give them a Send
on. One Year the Political Boss was
ehosen for this Honor He had been
quitting up Flat Buildings and buying
Bonds on Salary of sl.s0o and it was
believed that he was just the one to
tell Young Folks how to Succeed In
Life. He wanted to know what he was
expected to talk about, and they told
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
WHY MEN BECOME DRUNK.
Philosophy of Inebriety Considered by
Iearpab vvrIfav

New York Evening Post: A paper
just published by Sir Lauder Brunton
and DR.. Zunnicliffe upon Certain APP
parently Injurious Constituents of Po-
table Spirits goes a long way toward
explaining the reason for the various
physiological symptoms arising from
oNerindulgence in alcoholic liquors.
particularly whisky. Their researches
show that while intoxication is un-
doubtedly caused by the ethyl alcohol
In the liquor. the actual way in which
inebriates get drunk, or get sober after
being drunk, depends on the quality of
the liquor partaken of. and that this
quality is positively determined by the
amount of an organic impurity called
"furfural' which the whisky contains.
The source of furfural in the manufac-
ture of whisky is class of substances
known as pentosans; these are derived
from the cellulose of the grain husks,
and under the influence of heat, in the
presence of acids, are in the wash still
converted into furfural.
This furfural in the body tends to
pass into Its corresponding acid, thus
diminishing the alka!inity of the blood,
which, according to most physicians.
favors the occurrence Of equity depos-
Its in the joints. The physiological ac-
ton of pure furfural on animals and
man was studied and led to interesting
results. 1t gives rise, 1t appears, to
paralysis of the voluntary muscles and
to clonic and tonic commissions
| The odd point, however. about these
/ symptoms is their transient nature;
Immediately after the injection of the
drug the animal would fall completely
paralyzed. commissions would ensue and
the animal would then become rapidly
normal. Two human subjects who
were brave enough to take this active
/, poison In the same dose suffered from
! throbbing headaches. which lasted for
day. This result leads to the most in.
teresting point of the research. It will
probably be generally admitted that
the commonest result of too free pota-
tons on the human subject is bad,
| throbbing headache, and this head
ache appears to be directly caused by
/ the furfural impurity of the !..quor.
The reason that old whisky is less
| liable to cause headache than new is
that maturation diminisles the amount
OF furfural which 1t contains. This
/ effect of maturation can also be OBJ
tanned by distilling the fresh spirit
with phenyl-hydrazine-s ulphonate. BY
this means the authors were able to
obtain furfural-free whisky. and to
watch the effect of 1t upon animals,
comparing 1t with that of the same
spirit before distillation. They found
that on becoming sober the animal APP
peared perfectly normal and took food
with relish. Curiously all "pick-mc-
ups" such as citrate of caffeine, are
{, just such substances as neutralize fur
| fural,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
MARvELs IN TEXTILE WORK.
Japanese IInve an Art I'm Weaving r.
Other People Possess.


Other People Possess.
Fiber and Fabric: The more see
and learn of Japanese textiles the more
| am convinced that we can teach them
but little in the art of making fabrics.
We can teach them rapid production.
but this is all we can do. Their grapes,
both cotton and silk, are marvellous
productions. Our women are wild In
their expressions as to the beauties
OF their silk grapes. I have piece of
brocade said to have been worn by
one of the shotguns $50 years ago, and
it looks as if the statement was true,
for it is falling apart with age, but 1t
is as beautiful as any brocade ever
woven in the looms of France and the
many colors are still brilliant beyond
expression.
But the production! Oh! how slow IL
must have been; they wove inches
where we weave yards, and yet it
would tax the best machinery of the
present day to weave this piece of bro
cade. There are SO many colors and
the design is so intricate. The looms
on which these rare fabrics were woven
We're very simple affairs. with two or
three girls to loom, working for very
low wages, making the figures almost
entirely by hand. The japanese do not
need our skill; they need our machine
ry and they will do the rest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-23
NOVEL AND EXCITING.
A sh.nty Boatman's scheme for . Match
Race Between Catfish,

Louisville Courier-Journal: How would
you like to see catfish racer" asked a tall.
Eaunt stranger of Mr.. j. T. Gathright
ter's office in the Louisville Trust build
Ing. i've got pair of good uns that
I've been workin' double, but I think
of q good, square race. Excitin..! I'll
bet my shanty that there's never been a
boss boss race out out here at the Downs that'd
Before the stranger proceeded any
further he gave his name as John Sebrec,
said that he was shanty boatnlan, and
that u he had heard that Mr. Gathright,
and accommodations for the Louisville
Conclavc, had been looking around for
some little attraction that might be of
stop at the Tented City in Fountain
Ferry Fnrk during the celebration next
August.
fish an dropped in," continued sebree
before Mr.. Gathright had time to tell
him that he believed the knights Temp
lars would hardly And 1t convenient TO
tween channel cats.
M, I'VE ,,,s,t nam nsnt EN- Billy and Teddy.
the visitor went on. They're as gentle
as lambs an easier to manage than a
Je1ersonville ferryboat. Bill an Teddy
are both about years old, reckon, and
trained EN- over year ago to draw a
boat.
1 5Ss .l,1 do L, IT, ,,u, Why haraessed EN-
nigh the strongest animal on earth for
its size. Maybe you didn't know it. Them
two can easily pull a skin with me an
my wife an four young uns IN it,
Now here's what I've got to propose:
see by the papers there's goin to be a
lot Of people here this summer to attend
are goln' to have. a fellow was teiiin:
me you wanted to get up something q
little out of the ordinary to give the folks
divershun."
must h say y q NIT opt Gf the here
po %Ws'I tt to sap piES, i. In -
went on sebree. Now, You yI go a ahead
an fix your seats for the people aions
tho bank Of the river an I'll do the rest.
light skin apiece. I'll fix up the skins
with flags an things to make 'em look
I1 IKE these ha fancy ondalssains 1.-THE
drive EN- in a race You W. understand ss and
there won't be anything seen by the au-
dience but them two boats speedin' along
the, surface Of the water with maybe a
little foam ahead of EN- an the two bows
n-hollerin' an the people a-shoutin'
For the crowds that can't see from the
shore we might arrange it to get boats
Billy Devan to keep the track clear. Now,
know you're wantin' to know my price
for this attractio an I'll add that I'll
at this conclave. Well. sir, It'll take
quite a time to get the fish in training
to work single, an I'm frank to say /
60 good d show on. for $50" o. you up q rattiin'
II will be glad TO take the matter under
bowed his visitor to the door with me me-
likeness.