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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-16
81, 600 Contribution.

Frankfort, Sept. l0.-Mrs. c. C..
McChord, chairman of the ladies
branch of the Goebel Monument
Commission, received a check for
81, 900, a contribution to the monu
ment fund. The donor requested
that his name be withheld. This
donation makes the tal'.amount il
the hands of the commission SIS, 00O
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-16

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Milk the Cows Dry

The Farmers Advocate very truly says that great many milkers are in too much of hurry to get through milking to milk the COWS dry. This loss may amount to half pound Of milk from each COW at every milking, as was found to be the case by a farmer who followed his hired man and milked all the COWS after him. By this second milking he got over a pound from some COWS, and less than one.half pound from others, but from ten cows he got five pounds of strip pings at one milking. This to some does not seem to be very large amount of milk to bother with, but if milking in general were done so carelessly the total loss of milk in the United States from lazy milking would amount to l6,OOO, 1000 pounds per day. This startling figure is undoubtedly as correct as the statistial reports which given the number of micll COWS in the United States as Is, 292, 360, and it shows that great saving may be made by milking the COWS dry. The last milk, or stripping, is also much richer than the first milk. so that it is worth an extra effort to obtain it..
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The Theory of Gum Disease

A leading orange grower whose ideas are always abreast of the times has new theory upon the origin of the gum disease. He says the nursery men are largely to blame for the spread of the destructive malady. They select diseased culls and poor fruit generally from contaminated trees and thus the disease is perpetu- ated in the young stock, appearing later in the orchards in destrutive form. If this theory is true, the remedy lies in the use of seed selected from absolutely healthy trees. This will bring us again to the Florida stock fad, and there is some reason for its revival.
 One nurseryman has evidentally anticipated the demand for trees budded upon Florida stock, and has spent nearly year among the seeding groves of Florida, collecting seeds for planting, and has them growing nicely in one of the largest seed beds in the South. He says in all his journeyings in the South he failed to find evidence of disease among the wild orange trees. There is much mystery about vegetable bacterial deseases, and the subject should have more scientific study in its relation to citrus fruits than has yet been given. The public is unaware of the prevalence of the gum disease in certain localities of Southern Cali fornia, or more alarm would be felt over the ravages of this mysterious malady. On general principals, noth- ing but pure seed should be selected, !, from typical trees.
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Thistle in Orange County

So virulent has become the attack of the Russian thistle pest in Orange county that the farmers are asking for legislation to assist in its suppression. The Supervisors have been appealed to, to assist through legislation, simi-
 lar to that adopted by the officials of Los Angeles county. There is no use in disgusting the fact that general alarm prevails wherever this vicious weed has obtained foothold.
 Unaccustomed to lying down before menace of this character, the farmers of Southern California do not propose to remain passive in the face of this grave danger and suffer the con sequences that have come over Dakota, Colorado and other States of the Middle West. There will always remain, however, enough of indifferent land holders to require smoothing stronger than moral suasion and hence the necessary ordinances to govern the indifferent cases.
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Spiders.

Spiders are an unsociable, misan. thropical race at the best of times and usually regard each other with the most uncompromising aversion. This imbitters all social intercourse, so that a spider wandering by accident into his brothers web Is received in man. ner that if "a little more than l:in' is certainly "less than Eind." Instead Of hospitably entertaining his visitcr mine host either drops by fine thread and disappears from view or promptly rre' pares to fight him. Eviction is ret bis object, but capture, with ulter!or Ge' signs upon the body, which with wise forethought the master of the Eous' already destines for the larder.
 But putting aside these prudent con alterations it is grand albeit a say age sight to witness the encounter when the combatants are wei! matched for size and strength-the cautious advance, with a delicate testing of threads on both sides; the willy feint, followed by precipitate retreat, and wild dangling of the hero suspended in midair, and then the headlong rush and death grapple, hand to hand, foot to foot, which is rendered very impress i've when six legs are brought into active requisition at once on either side.-London Opinion.
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ECZEMA s
 ITCH ES TORTURE.

Eczema is caused by an acid humor in the blood coming in contact with the skin and producing great redness and in- fiammation little pustular eruptions form and discharge thin, sticky fluid, which dries and scales off sometimes the skin is hard, dry and Assured. Eczema in any form is tormenting stubborn disease, and the itching and burning at times are almost unbearable; the acid burning hnmor seems to ooze out and set the skin on fire. Salves, washes nor other exter- nal applications do any real good, for as long as the poison remains in the blood 1t will keep the skin irritated.
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Working Clay Soil

How often we see cloddy, lumpy soil in orchards. This shows that the farmer is not as careful as he should be. Clay soil is very strong and rich, but it must be cultivated at just the proper time. I have clay soil, but it is never lumpy. am careful to never work it when either too wet or too dry. Again, in blowing such land, if at all wet and inclined to be lumpy, it is always well to harrow at once after blowing. have always worked a clayey farm and never do we leave a plowed field till all newly plowed furrows are smoothed and the clods broken by means of a smoothing har- row. This precaution saves deal of work. k.-California Cultivator.
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Chino Beets for Sugar

Beets are in splendid condition, says The Champion. Good growing weather has already made a heavy yield on most land, and they are now commencing to ripen with a good sugar percentage. Analyses made the past week of beets, whose purity showed that they were ripening, gave from to IS per cent of sugar. In fact, all of the analyses so far made show very satisfactory sugar content.
 The present prospects are that the
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Drowned by Cloudburst

At Blossburg five miles west of Raton, N. M., cloudburst drowned four people-Mrs. Francesca Domin- guez and three children. A man, his wife and three children are reported drowned at Terceo. They were seen just before the arrival of the big wall of water, but all efforts to locate them have since failed.
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IN FIELD OF HUSBANDRY
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FARMER
 AND ORCHARDIST
Set out Young Trees-Root Grating in Winter First Year Pruning-Working Clay SoH- Chino Bests for Sugar-Thistle in Orange County

Fruit often suffers from rough handl- ing.
 Good stock creates good market, ready sale and good price. Many orchardists make great mis- take planting trees too deep.
 Russian mulberry trees are said to be the best of all as bird feeders. It is safe to say that every orchard well cultivated, can be made to pay.
 For the first year of an orchard prun- ing is one of the most imporant items.
 Of all our trees, probably the peach responds most readily to cultivation.
 Where proper care is exercised, the life of peach tree ia from F to l6 years.
 Every fruit tree should be labled. They soon fall off, but should be put on again. Packages should be of full measure. To fall short in measure is to provoke a customer. The taste for good fruit may be so cultivated that it will be had, even at larger price.
 Mulberries make spendid shade trees for the poultry yard, and the fowls devour the berries. There is no secret abont mans s success who adopts the best methods and works at them.
 First class fruit in first lass shape will probably create an inquiry for more of the same kind. A large orchard poorly planted and poorly tended will not produce as good results as fewer trees well cultivated. Young trees should not be trimmed too literally, as too much foliage taken from the tree weakens its feeding power.
 Hundreds of trees set every year die because of the neglect of the owners. It is not always the fault of the nurserymen. In many instances apple trees bear only every other year. Were it not for this fact the trees would necessarily be very short lived.
 Whenever root grating is used in the winter the plants should not be set out in the sp:ing unless the gratis have grown together.
 Many an unoccupied fence corner might be growing tree if set there. In few years it would be source of beauty and comfort.
 It is a good deal more trouble to set trees in straight row than in a crooked one, but they look better and are more easily cultivated.
 Thrifty young trees are more apt to live than the larger ones. Their roots are smaller, and more apt to be all taken up in stransplanting. Farmers Tribune.
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OLD INDIAN WAR PENSIONS

Congress has just passed law to the widows of deceased soldiers of the Oregon, Washington, and Cali fornia Indian Wars of 1S47 to 1856. Full information will be sent by Byington X Wilson, No. FPS Seven- teenth street, Washington, D. O., or branch office, Mo- 442 Parrott Building, San Francisco, Cal. Fees limited by law.
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Her Father: Have you any prospects of being able to support my daughter in the style to which she is accustom- ed?
 Suitor: Sure. 1 may say in all confidence that everything in that direction is altogether in the prospec- e.-Chicago News.
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Friend: 1 thought you said you in- tended to put on mourning for your poor husband?
 Widow: did, but it was so very unbecoming that l compromised by wearing black stockings. Denver Re- publican.
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BAD FORM OF TETTER.

"For three years I had T ctter on my hands. which caused them to swell to twice their natural size. Part of the time the disease was in the form cfrun- ming sores, very pain ful, a nd causing me much discomfort. Four doctors said the Tetter had progressed too far 10 be cured, and they could do nothing for me. Itook only three bottles of S. S. S. and was completely cured. This was fifteen years ago, and I have never
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coming campaign will be long one, lasting four and one-half to five months, and it is not improbable that Christmas will see activity yet in the factory.
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Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease. A powder. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is cer- tain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Trial package mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
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Ted: Why are you so opposed to the small families of the rich?
 Ned: Our millionaires haven't t daughters enough to go around. Town Topics.
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New Route to Health.

To gain health and keep a secure hold on 1t when you get it, you must use Cascarets Candy Cathartic, preventive and cure. All druggists. 10c, 25c. soc.
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Hamlin's Wizard Oil battles success fully against pain from any cause whatever; why should you be without it?
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Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow' g Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
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ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness 6uIO after first days of pr. Klines Great Nerve Restorer Send for FREE trial bottle and treat
 iss. DR. B. H. KLINl Ld 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia Pa
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Hoo DIS PILLS are the best carthartic. Price 25
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GET THE MOST
 OUT OF YOUR FOOD

You don't and can't if your stomach is weak. A weak stomach does not digest all that is ordinarily taken into it. It gets tired easily, and what it fails to digest is wasted.
 Among the signs of weak stomach are uneasiness after eating, fits of nervous headache, and disagreeable belchinp,
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Hoods Jdrsdpdrili0

Strengthens and tones the stomach and the whole digestive system.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-05
SO pREsUMING OF HIN.
with Only $4,000 = Year He Had Ne
Reason to Expect That He
Had q Chance.

The yellow moon hung by its crescent
hook against the starlit azure OF the sep
TENDER sky, and the night was dreamy, de-
licious, divine, says the New YORK her
aid.
The man and the maiden walked be-
heath the silent stars and listened to
the purple music from the dusk. Her
jeweled fingers rested lightly on his ARM.
and he felt them there as trembling harp
strings feel the touch of angel hands that
summon forth the souls high harmonies.
His heart beat fast and the red blood
ran riot in his veins, for love had placed
its chalice to his lips and he had drunk
his fill. He had not spoken, but he felt the
spirit of the hope that makes man dare
do anything and now this night OF nights
should see him conqueror of the maiden's
heart.
"a penny for your thoughts" he whis-
pered, bending low to look into her sweet,
soft eyes.
''No more?" she murmured, looking up
at him, to let those blue eyes fall again.
He caught her hand in his and let his full
heart flow.
"All have in the world" he said, SUBJ
timely.
TOO little" she responded, with firm
ness.
And then he knew that some of his
hated rivals had told her he had but $75,.
600 .year income and no rich relatives.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-05
DIFFERENCE OF A COMMA.
When the Sentence Was Written the
Inspector Concluded That Some-
thing Was Wrong.

Recently a school Inspector arrived at Q
small town in Germany and requested the
mayor to accompany him on tour of in
spection round the schools, relates London
Spare Moments.
The mayor, as he put on his hat, NUT.
tered to himself:
81 should like to know why that ass has
some so soon again. remark which the
inspector overheard, but affected to ig-
more.
Arrived at the first school, he began to
examine the pupils in punctuation, but
was told by the mayor:
We don't trouble about commas and
such like"
The Inspector merely told one of the
boys to write on the blackboard:
The mayor of Rtzelbuttel says the in
spector is an ass"
Now" he added, put comma after
RitzelbutteP and another after inspect
or"
The boy did so.
The mayor is believed to have changed
his opinion as to the value of commas.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-05

cratic dragon should be held as q
sacred trust; it should be devoted
scrupulously to the cause of the OPP
pressed. Just how it was to be ap-
piled he had not yet determined. but
that could be decided later.
Meanwhile it was very evident that
the dragon did not intend to accept
defeat without a struggle, and Girls
void set his wits ut work upon the
problem of escape.
Its little queer that hadn't
thought of that part of it." he
unused. 81 suppose the other fellow.
the real robber, would have figured
himself safely out of tor would
have thought he had-before he
made a move. As 1 didn't, I've got
to do it now, and there isn't much
time to throw away. Let me see"
he shut his eyes and went into the
inventive trance beloved of the lit
erary craftsman-"the keynote must
be originality. I must do something
that the other fellow wouldn't think
of doing"
He dallied with the second cup of
coffee and outlined a plan, basing
1t upon a further cross-questioning
of the waiter. The man had been to
the door again, and by this time the
street excitement had subsidized suf
ficiently to approach the truth. The
rumor of an armed gang guarding
the bank doors had been a canard.
There had been but one man, and
the street gossips were beginning to
describe him with discomforting .ac-
curacy.
Griswold paid his score and went
out with studied nonchalence. He
reasoned that, notwithstanding the
growing accuracy of the street re-
port, he was in no immediate dan
ger. SO long as he remained in the
immediate vicinity of the. bank. 1t
was safe to assume that this was
one of the things that the journey
man bank robber would not do. But
it was also evident that he must
speedily lose his identity if he hoped
to escape; and that the lost identity
must leave no trace behind it.
ITO Be Continued
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-05
eRANDMA's RIDE 70 SCHOOL.

Still In memory's cluttered garnet hangs
painting, rich and rare,
OF romping lad ard lassie. and an old
gray, gentle mare.
That recalls the scenes Of childhood-sum-
mer mornings soft and cool
Ard the unforgotten pleasure when your
grandma went to school.
Life another song was singing, both our
hearts were blithe and gay:
And whenever. bright and early. I would
call for her, she'd say,
With smile of satisfaction: "Bill, I'm
sure you're very kind
Then away we'd canter slowly-she in front
and behind
Over meadows clover-cIustered, down the
long, leaf-laden lane,
On the ancient county turnpike. on the hot
and dusty plain,
through the midway pool, where, somehow,
she'd seem overcome with fright.
And I'd tell her not to worry, but to grab
and hold me tightp'
How our voices rang with gladness, bow
our laughter Knocked the birds,
How the love that lit our fancies seemed too
deep for empty words!
How the other boys, in envy, lured me on to
break each rule,
Just to know the trancing joy felt when
grandma went to school!
Father Time. turn back your pages! change
these silver locks to gold!
Let me live once more the love-life of those
dear, dead days of old!-
Not these dim, delusive day-dreams-
dreams too beautiful to last,
When the heart is painting pictures of the
pleasures that have passed.
Just to see her. trim and dainty, in her lit
tie Bingham gown,
Just to hold her hand in mine. as then, and
read her eyes of brown,
Just to hear her say she loved me, and to
answer her caEess
With a something less than Heaven, per-
haps, but something more than Eyes"
How that old emotion haunts me! How /
thrill at thought of It!
How I feel a youthful futter. as her fairy
features fit
Through the softly swaying shadows
where the locust blossoms wave,
Through the moonlight of my memory
just shadow from the grave!
All! the old gray mare is waiting and the
morning sun is high,
And the schoolhouse bell Is ringing, from
the belfry in the sky,
And / see the same old turnpike meadow,
plain, and midway pool
AS my fancy calls her back from Heaven
to ride with me to school.
Mackay. in Success.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-05
NOT A DISAPPOINTMENT.
The Haunting Fear of q Fair Maid's
Mother Regarding Young
Daniel Webster.

Pumpkin pie and professors plen-
ty; wheat and poetry good deal
blasted; girls and gingerbread as
sweet as ever" wrote Daniel Webster
gaily in one of his youthful letters to
friend, says Youths Companion.
Indeed, it is we'll known that he was
by no means serious or insusceptible
youth, however awe-inspiring in Lis
maturity, for in his early writings
law, finance and politics are diversi-
fed by a series of charming Nabbys,
Fannys and Sallies, upon whose ways
and witcheries he expatiated or jest
ed in tickle succession to his young
correspondents.
He seems also to have been popular
with the young ladies themselves and
their mammas; but tradition exists
of one sharp old lady, the aunt of a
very pretty girl to whom young Daniel
had paid some attention, who did not
at all approve of him. Her objection
has been handed down among her de-
scendents as a cherished family anec-
dote.
eff that young Webster ever turns
out to be all he looks like, he will be
somebody very much greater than it's
likely he is" she was wont to say;
"but it our Lyddy should marry him in
hopes, and he just stayed like other
folks, why, it wouldn't be fair to blame
the boy, 1 suppose, but he'd be dis
appointment; yes, he certainly would
be Disappointment"
The fair Lydia, however, was only
one of many transient fascinators.
She remained heart-whole and IMAM
bilious, and suffered no "disapp'int-
ment'-not even in the fact that Dan
iel Webster never gave her the oppor-
tunity to refuse MIN.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-12-05

When the young woman went her
way the president stepped to theswin-
dow and presented the check. Up to
that instant he lad chung desperately
to the hope that some fortunate hap
pening would forestalf the catastro-
phe; now he was determined to give
the teller warning signal, come what
might. But on the pinnacle of resolu-
ton the robber came closer, and An
drew Galbraith felt the pressure of the
pistol muzzle against his side-nay,
more; lie fancied he could feel the
cold chill of the metal strike through
and through him.
"Give me currency for that, John
son." he said, with what composure
there was in him.
then at his superior, not too in
quisitively, since 1t was not his duty
to question the presidents order.
"How will you have it?" he asked;
and it was the younger man who an
swered.
three hundred in fves, tens and
twenties, loose, if you please. The
remainder in the largest denomina-
lions put up in package"
1t was done as he directed, and he
followed the teller's count as
methodically as if it had been the
most commonplace of business
transactions. When the money was
handed him he stuffed the smaller
bills carelessly into his pocket, put
the package containing the ninety
nine thousand odd dollars under his
arm, nodded to the president, backed
away to the door and vanished.
Then it was that Andrew Galbraith
suddenly found speech, opening his
mouth and pouring forth a torrent
of frenzied incoherence which pres
emily got itself translated into hue
and cry; and New Orleans, the unim-
petuous, had it's sensation ready
made.