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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-11
First Presbyterian Church.

First Presbyterian Church, Hop
kinsville, Ky, Rev. Frances Lee
Golf, pastor The church was OF
ganized in 1878 The present house
of worship was erected in 1880, auc
is located on the corner of Seventh
snd Liberty streets. Friends
pending the Lords day in town
are invited to worship in this church
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-11

When we made our parties Of four
It seemed the naturalist thing in the
world that Mrs. Bathurst and 1
should be left together. For the
dean was so hugely in love with his
wife that they must be making little
retirements for themselves like a
pair of lovers, and would find walks
and corners where there was only
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-11
A Family of Statesmen.

The Berfordshire family Of Whit
bread (England) hold the curious
record of having had representatives
in the house of commons for five sue
cessive generations.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-11
Ia Pro Eyg "A POKE.

Buying a pig in a poke is the proverbial ex
chase of something whose value is unknown.
No one who buys DR.. Pierce's Golden Me
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-11
Administrators sale Nov. II, 1902

The undersigned administrator
of James ]. Stuart, decd, will sci.
on the premises ot the late James J
Stuart, dec ID. pc miles West of
Pembroke, Ky, TO the highest bid
der. all his house and kitchen furnI-
ture, farm toa.s and implements.
stock and crops, consisting of hoes,
axes, plows, harrows, disc harrow
drill, mower, binder, wagons, bug
gies, harness, gear, etc. Six gooC
work mules, IS acres corn in lots.
Q acres tobacco cured in barns,
fatted hogs, stock hogs, &c
Terms-All sums under $40 cash
in hand. All sums over $40 on a
credit Of 4 months with bond and
approved security. If the bonds for
purchase money are paid promptly
at maturity no interest will 10,
charged, but if not paid when due
interest will be charged at the rate
of per cent. per anuum from day
of sale until paid.
Planters Bank 81 Trust Co.,
Adm'rs Jas. J Stuart, dec d.,
]. +. Garnett, President
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-11
NOticel

All persons having claims against
the estate of Benz D. Bradshaw,
decd, are hereby notified TO file
same, properly proven with the
Planters Bank and Trust Co.
Claims not filed at once will be
barred after distribution of estate.
Planters PAnd & Trust Co.,
Joint Administrators.
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would make any sacrifice to win back the friendship of the others They seemed to feel their disgrace, for they had taken seats apart from their fellow cluhmembers.
 lively debate followed. Fritz Baum bach was the first to get the floor. He was very much in earnest, and he became so excited that he shook his fists in the air and allowed his German accent to get the better of him.
 "Ach, such a businessl" he exclaimed. Dose boys should be expelled from der glub. Ve do not want such careless fellers mid us. Fire dem ouidr' He was inter- rupted by Will Stratford, who was also very much worked up. Don't expel themi Suspend them for two weeks and refuse them all privileges of the club till they are reinstated. Then they'll know better next time.''
 Four or five of the boys started to talk at once, and it was impossible to under stand word, till Chairman Reuben rose to his feet and pounded his gavel wig orously upon the table,
 "Pease come to order. he said "Tbis meeting is going to be run by parliament ary law, and no member shall have the floor unless recognized by the chair"
 But look here," interposed Will Start ford
 You're fined five cents for addressing the chair without being recognized" re- piled Rube, cutting him short, ''and you're aned three cents more for not rising from
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Hello, Uncle Sam! May we come into your woodpile? We often see you sit here whittling, sort of lonesome like, but folks tell us you don't want to bother with boys, because you have so many important things to think about
 ''Well, well! Folks who tell you that don't know. They seem to forget that they were once boys themselves and that you little fellows are going to be men very soon. Come right in. Sit down on the logs. Some of these days, when you come to the White House to see me, we'll have spring bottom chairs, but I reckon logs will do for the woodpile. Been skating, l see. That's good sport for Saturdays. The skates we had when I was a boy didn't look much like yours do. We didn't know the fancy steps either; but my. we could skate like the wind. If 1 could go with you some Satur day I would hunt up my old grooved skates with the straps, and the toes curled up like a capital C, and give a doughnut to the boy who could catch me"
 "Oh, Uncle Sam, do go with us some day. We'll race with you and teach you the fancy steps, and a whole lot of stunts besides. You know we study history at school, but that tells us about things that happened a good while ago, and most of them away off. We want to know about things that are hap pening now. Anyhow, we hear folks talk about lots of things we don't understand exactly That's why we wanted to come in and ask you abont them. Did you ever hear about Marcon? Tell us who he is, Uncle Sam and what he has done."
 "Certainly, boys. I was going to speak of him few minutes ago. MT. Marconi, or Signor Marconi, as they call him in Italy,
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where he comes from, is trying to perfect wireless telegraphy. The things he does look like magic until we come to understand them. Then they seem so simple that we wonder why they were not found out long ago."
 "Isn't that generally the way with great discoveries and inventions, Uncle SamY'
 'Yes my boys many of them are so sim pie that they were just overlooked until somebody came along with eyes little sharper than yours or mine and found the wonder where 1t had been waiting all the while for somebody to come along and pick 1t, like ripe, rosy peach. But, after all, 1t will not do to think that these wonders are to be picked up by chance anywhere and by anybody. Signor MarcOni came from a sleepy old Italian town, but his eyes are wide open. After he had finished his studies at the university he began studying at home in great earnest He believed that an cleo trical current, if started in a given direction, would readily pass through almost any sub stance. Another thing he believed was that certain layers of air above the earth's sur face would carry telegraphic messages them ever since Samuel Morse built the first line in-'
 Tn 1S44, Uncle Sam, between Baltimore and Washington"
 Thanks, boys. I remember where the linC was, for I saw it built, but l did not fec quite sure of the year. Well, Marconi began to experiment with wireless telegraphy He does not claim to have been the first tc believe 1t possible. but he is surely the first to construct an apparatus that would do it
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door opened, and to every ones surprise Harry Hanford himself entered the hall. A dozen of the boys bastened to greet him. He said the doctor had called after supper and had told him he could go over to the club and see the game if he wanted to, as he had improved greatly during the day. He was looking badly, having lost weight, and the color was gone from his cheeks.
 'Can you pay?" asked Tom Barry.
 'No, of course not. Whats the scorer"
 They're doing us up, 15-4 Second half begins in a few minutes
 Harry's face fell as he learned of his teams i'll fortune. He looked at the others in silence for a moment, then he spoke quickly:
 Look here, fellows, l simply can't stand this. I'm going to play, doctor or no doc tor. I'm not in good shape, I know, but if you need me, I'll play
 There was q spontaneous cheer at this, and no sooner had Harry finished speaking than he was hustled into the dressng-room, where he changed uniforms with Tom Barry, his substitute.
 When the referee announced the second half Harry came out with the team and was given a rousing cheer. As might be expected, his presence helped the team greatly. Both sides scored goal shortly after the beginning of the half, then quick work by Harry, Reub and Rex resulted in TWO more tallies for Perseverance, making the score IS to 13 The Knights left for ward got the ball under his basket and
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failed in three tries for goal. Reub wrested the ball from him in fierce mixup and threw it the length of the field. Harry caught it, and with beautiful underhand twist sent it spinning home. It was now Is to 16, and the crowd went wild.
 Harry began to show the effects of his hard work and his wind was evidently fall ing, but he kept gamely at 1t. For five min utes there was a nip and tuck struggle, both sides failing to score on easy chances.
 Aleck McGregor twisted the ball from the hands of the Knights right forward and passed it behind him to Reub. The latter passed 1t to Rex, who bounced 1t along till a guard began to make trouble for him. Balancing the ball in his right hand, he passed 1t high to Harry, who was directly under the basket Quick as a flash Harry caught the ball, and, warding off the op- posing guard with one hand, shot for the basket with the other. The ball struck the rim, raced around it's edge, then seemed al most to stop, balanced for moment and dropped into the basket. The score was now Perseverance, 19; Golden Knights, 1S
 Two minutes of play were left. Harry was used up, and he had to retire in favor Of Joe Higgins. By hard playing the home team succeeded in preventing the Knights from scoring again, and the game finally ended 19 to IS in favor of Perseverance.
 To have snatched victory out of defeat was, indeed, an achievement of which to be proud, and the boys were heartily cheered. Brave Harry, undoubtedly the hero of the contest, came in for the lions share or praise. He got over the eXhausting effects of the game in few days, and he declared 1t was worth that much to help win the game We don't know what me doctor thought about it!
 In the next tale you may read of what sue cess the boys had with their indoor athletic meet.
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successfully. More than four years ago ht sent messages through the air as far as nint miles, One message, sent from Queen Vic tora who was on shore, to the Prince of Wales on his royal yacht, made Marconi friend of the Prince, or of the King, as we now know him. In 1899 the system was used to tell a New York paper thai Sir Thomas Upton had. not lifted the cup in the yacht races. At the presidential election in 1900 it was used in announcing election returns. Since then many ocean steamers and lighthouses and lfe-saving stations have been equipped with the apparatus"
 twill that prevent shipwrecks, Uncle Sam?"
 Ut will aid ships in distress wishing to call for help from the shore, and when the little ticker on n ship in midocean gets busy the captain will know 1t is time 10 slow up, un- less 1t is light and clear he can see his way The sinking of one ship at sea by col lision with another ought never again to hap pen. Besides these important things people l on steamers find 1t pleasant to exchange | greetings with people on other steamers within one or two hundred miles of them. l Old ocean Is not so lonesome place as 1t
 once was. When n ship leaves this side it
 keeps in touch with the shore as far out as | 1t can and long before 1t gets across it
 reaches out through the air to say: Hello
 we're comlng!' So the ocean Is becoming | smaller.
 But the greatest wonder Is that on De l cember 12 Marconi received a signal to St
 Johns, N. F., from hls station at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England. The signal was only three dots, which stand for the letter s, but the great inventor Is so encouraged l that he will build fine station in America 1 like the one in Cornwall. In his experiments thus far he held a small wire in the air by | means of a kite."
 That makes us think about Franklin, | Uncle Sam, away back in 1752. .Yes, that is the way. We learn from each other. Perhaps Marconi did borrow that idea from Franklin. Yet, he has ideas of his own. Forty years ago, while our Civil War was going on, Cyrus w. Field spent several fortunes and nine years of patient toll in a most heroic effort to lay cable on the bed of the Atlantic. Today Mareoni runs the wire up two tall poles, with deli cate instrument at the top of each, and, prestol does the business through the air. And he promises to reduce the cost of cable grams from % cents word to one cent a word. Yes, these are wonderful times, boys, and I am right glad to know that you want to keep up with them, I'm generally around the woodpile on Saturday afternoons and mighty pleased to have you drop in"
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TbQ PerseUera3eQ Club.
zSaegs@-
BY JAMES ALBERT WALES.

The boys of the Perseverance Club held | meeting at the home of Reuben Sayles Dn the Monday evening after the cluD- house had been damaged by fire, The ohly member absent was Harry Hanford, who was confined at home with cold, the re- suit of exposure during Saturday evening" s 1re.
 Amos Johnson, chairman of the club house committee, reported that the neces- sary repairs would require only few aft ernoons work. Treasurer Charley Om- sted made statement of the clubs finan- rial condition. One hundred and fifty dol lars had been raised at the clubhouse fair, S250 by issuing bonds, $23. 10 from the col lection at the hockey game and $640 from dues, making $42950 received from various sources. Of this $275 had been spent for building materials of all kinds, $100 for the building lot, $17.50 for plumbing and $9 for athletic supplies, making the total ex- penditures $401 50 and the balance on hand $2S The clubhouse committee was au- thorized to draw upon the treasury to the amount of S20 to cover cost of repairs, paint, varnish and materials for lockers and dressing rooms.
 The cause of the fire was then inyest- gated. Jack Higgins confessed to his care lessness in the matter of not sweeping the shavings out of doors, and Alfred David son acknowledged having thrown a lighted match into the pile, although, of course, unintentionally. Both asked to be for given for their negligence, and said they
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Geographical Recess Game

There must be a leader, someone who is pretty good in geography" and is capable of doing some quick thinking himself. Any number of players may take part In the game. When all are seated, the leader takes his place In front of them and tells them that he is going to give them the nam e of a state and letter of the alphabet, and Is then going to count five slowly.
 While he is counting five all the players must be trying to think of q city or town in the state he called whose name begins with the given letter. For example: Sup pose he gives Maine as the state and F as the letter. Then the players must all try to think of a city or town in Maine the name of which begins with the letter F. It Is necessary for them all to do the thinking, for he has right to ask any one of them for the answer, and they never know which one of them it is going to be,
 When he has received correct answer b. may ask another player to name some other town beginning with the same letter. or hs may change the letter two or three times Then he names some other state, and coi- tnues the game us long as 1t interests tbe Dlayers.
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clothes in the dressing which opened into the shower-bath room
 Goal baskets were put up at either end of the hall. During the alterations they had been on the sides, so as to allow prac- tice in throwing.
 The evening of the basketball game finally arrived. Wilbur Wheatley, the clubs poster designer, had placarded the town with his latest efforts in artistic advertising the re- suit being a large attendance. Twenty-Five cents admission was charged. After paying the Knights $2 for expenses there was a balance of $10 for the treasury, which had been reduced to S4
 Harry Hanford had improved somewhat during the few days preceding the game, but was still confined to the house. The Perseverance team lined up without him, as follows: Barry, right forward; Ticknor, left forward; MeGregor, center; Graham, right guard; Sayles left guard.
 It was natural to expect that the Perse- verance boys, being familiar with the floor, would have great advantage over their op- ponents, but the latter more than made up for their unfamiliarity with the playing space. In the first five minutes of play they threw three goals to Perseverance's one. Score: Golden Knights, 9; Perseverance, B.. With Harry Hanford out of the game. Perseverance was all at sea, for it seemed impossible to work the combination plays without him. The Knights had good luck in shooting for goal while the home team seemed utterly unable to locate the basket Two lucky throws by the Knights forwards brought the score to 10 to 5. The friends of the Perseverance team were in despair. If only Harry Hanford was in the game matters would be different!i was the general sentiment. It seemed too bad to lose the first game of basketball played in the new clubhouse.
 Perseverance got one point on free throw | from q foul and the half ended 15-4 in favor | of the visitors
 l Toward the close of the intermlssion the
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team, would have gotten over his cold be- fore that time.
 The boys completed the necessary repairs to the clubhouse in three afternoons. In the evenings the basketball team practiced The boys were sorry to learn that instead of growing better Harry's cold had devel- oped into grip, and it would probably be i'm possible for him to play in the game against the Golden Knights. Harry was greatly missed, for the members of the team were burning to wipe out their defeat by the Knights several weeks before.
 When the busy workers had finished re- pairing the house they put In the lockers and dressing rooms originally planned. Hay ing done this they painted the outside of the house and vanished the floor and walls inside. It was just as well that this had not been done before, for the fresh varnish would have made the flames spread more rapidly during the fire. The roof, doors and windows were painted a dark green, the sides a delicate gray and the front porch light brown, making a very pleasing effect.
 Twenty lockers were built at the front end of the hall, and each locker was fitted with a lock and key. To put in the dress ing-rooms 1t was necessary to erect parti- tions and place doors in them as specified in the plans. Hooks for hanging up clothes were placed in the lockers and dressing rooms, and benches around the walls of the latter. The boys kept their gymnasium suits in the lockers and changed their
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your seat when speaking. Just make note of that MT. Treasurer.
 'Alr. President, do you recognize mel" asked Fritz Baumbach, rising respectfully.
 ''Alr. Baumbach has the hoor,' replied Rube
 ''I wish to motion dot ve expel dem fel lers, Choe Higgins und Alfred Davidson"
 ''I move the nominations be closed,' cried Rex Tickner.
 Mir. Tickner is fined ten cents for being out of order" said the chairman 'Is this motion seeondedY'
 After waiting a few moments. during which no one seconded the motion, Chair man Rube addressed the meeting:
 "I'd like to say just what l think about this matter These fellows are careless, no doubt, but they had no intention of doing harm, and they are certainly sorry enough for what they have done. I think, under the circumstances, that we would do well to censure them severely and let the mat ter rest at that"
 Reuben Sayles was undoubtedly a leader among his clubmates, for everyone seemed convinced at once that his view was right. motion embodying his suggestions was passed, and no more was heard of the un- fortunate incident.
 Manager MeGregor, of the basketball team, reported that he had arranged a game with the Golden Knights, to be played in the Perseverance clubhouse q week from Wednesday evening. It was hoped that Harry Hanford, captain of the
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A PARTY TRICK.

Here Is a party game or trick, which, while 1t does not rank as one especlally intellectual, nevertheless 1t ohers nlee diversion for the time.
 First begin the conversation with some special person present in a casuel manner, and then have it lead on to their strength of mind or power of resistance. When you have them most deeply interested make the remark that you can compel them to move from their seat without touching them. Naturally they will contradict this boast. Then siin off about two feet and look them steadily in the eye, never allowing your eye to leave theirs for a second. In few mo- ments tNy will become so tired of sitting still anS so uneasy under your steady gaze as to get up of their own accord and change seats or move further down the settee. When they do this, of course, you have become successful in your party trick.
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When I was a little boy remember sitting on my grandfather's knee and hearing him tell the story of why cats and dogs are gen orally such enemies My grandfather said that long, long ago before ha was little boy, cats and dogs were very good friends. And most likely they would be so now had not the event happened that l am going to tell you about.
 Once upon q time there was certain MT. Fuss, who, with his wife, lived in comfor- table old stable Mir. Puss-Thomas was his first name-had to leave home on important business He was absent for three weeks,
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had always looked upon their neighbor, pr. Fido. as one of their greatest friends and continued to do so until the Doctor brought in his bill. Mrs. Fuss thought that as the doctor had only called on her three times his bill would certainly not be more than six Inches in length but to her surprise and in dgnation the bill they received was p feet longi Nj Thomas was very angry and said some naughty things about the doctor, and dogs ln general, and declared that he would never pay the bill. He never did, and this was the starting point of the quarrel which has eyer since been kept up.
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DIR. DOG PRESENTED HIS BILL

and while he was away Mrs. Fuss became very sick. She sent for Dr. Fido, Who was as popular with the cats as he was with his brother dogs. pr. Fdo called to see his patient three times, Each time. after care
 fully putting his spectacles straight, he felt her pulse, looked at her tongue and said: Go on with the catnlp tea" Mrs. Fuss knew that catnip was a good thing, as her grandmother used to give 1t to her when she was quite baby. So she took it regu- lary and was soon able to get around again, and by the time Mir. Thomas returned she was quite well. Now, MT. and Mrs. Fuss
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W0ben Tbe Flowers First Come Gut And EooR Hround

Spring Rose Wild from her cold bed;
 Vi 0 Let me sleepp A Maiden Hair turned white with dread; The Cows Lip beloved deep. "Poppy," she cried, my dear Hearts Ease, will not Mari GoldP lack in the Pulpit had to sneeze,
 "You're Daisy, just be boldF
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A Morning Glory fills the sky,
 The Sun Flowers all the path; This Thyme the knot they cannot tie, At Bridal Wreath they laugh. He had to borrow Joscph's Coat;
 He wore Princes Feather And Sailor Brooches. CTwas in boat; He Aster bout the weather.)
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"Foreet Me Not" Sweet William cries, As bounding OCT the Heather A Dande Lion he now espies, Chased by Lady's Slipper. She softly shed Widows Tear;
 Perhaps we'll live in Clover" The Blue Bells echoed far and near, "Timothy is her love-
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And with only Penny Royal,
 o Marvel of Peru, They bought patent Ice Plant
 And lived upon the Dew For an Everlasting Century
 (The Snow Drops helped them, tool; But they swallowed Bachelors Button. o Bleeding Hearts! 'Tis true