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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
YANKEE METHODS.
Eow Cuban has Been Beneiisi By
Following Them


In the province Of Havana, after
the departure of the Spanish army,
tobacco planter, named Gonzalez,
found himself penniless, his family
scattered, his plantation destroyed,
and his home and storehouses burned.
lie had been one Of hundreds Of VIC
Tins. Leaving only thewaste ground
behind, he bad fed with his ramilyto
escape the further rage Of the Span
jards.
Happy even to have life as his sole
heritage Of the conflict, Gonzales set
>about rebuilding his fortunes. lie
managed to borrow $500 from friend
in Havana. He bought pair Of heavy
boots, a few tools, q horse, and souse to-
bacco plants. lie made his way
through a wilderness TO his former
home There was nothing but a
growth Of weeds and heaps Of fallen
stones and charred timbers for vel
come; but with energy born of neces-
sity, he began his hcrculcan task. lie
cleaned up part of the ground and
planted it, While he was giving ma
lure (Which is kind in Cuba, time TO
rest, he felled some large palm trees.
meantime sleeping in the open air by
night. After awhile he built Of the
palm tree lumber a storehouse for his
tobacco lie lived in a part of this
house, where he dried the tobacco
caves and prepared them for market
At odd times, he did more clearing
and more planting. In all this he was
absolutely alone and unaided. He
had not made a place for his family.
his old laborers had died or were a part
Of reconcentrado populations, and
there was little or no help to be had.
even if he could have paid for it. So
he toiled on with hope for his compan-
ion, as many like him were doing in
various parts Of the country. There
suit Of his pluck is to be seen to-day in
a dourishing plantation, in the inn
provement Of which he has spent
$4,000, paid out Of the receipts for
his crop, which has also yielded
enough for his living expenses, and
has provided a home for his reunited
family.-Emilio Nunez, Civil Cover
nor of Havana, in Success.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
NOVEL ADVERTISING PLAN.
Washington Restaurant Man Gave Gu
Four Dollar Notes in Change.

The officials of the secret service
bureau in Washington we're kept busy
the other day in explaining the us,
Of so-called $4 notes by theproprietoI
of a local restaurant. The report
had been circulated that the propri-
etor was violating the law. The "$4
notes consisted of sheets of four 81
bills, just as they came from the
press at the bureau Of engraving
and printing. Shortly before the hol-
idays the restaurant man circulated
an advertisement in which he offered
the greatest Of holidaynovelties, "new
81 notes" Heannounced that in Civ
ing change to his customers when
bills sufficiently large to warrant il
were rendered him he would give each
of them new "$4 note"
The card was a drawing one. The
shrewd host was besieged with re-
quests for the new notes, and the de-
mand soon exceeded the supply. A
great many persons really expected to
get 81 notes. Others knew that such
could not be the case, for the reason
that the government had never issued
any notes Of that denomination.
Quite a number expected to find the
I. al. q
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
COCOANUT GRASS A POISON.
Chickens Said to Sicksu and Die After
Eating 1t.

"Cocoanut grass is poison" said
man who lives out nea1 West End to a
New Orleans Times Democrat man,
"and / had a good chance to study the
effects Of the poisonous ingredient of
the grass recently Cocoanut grass
grows near the water. tits product
Of the marsh. You could never find
it in hiIly sections Of the country. 1t
is watery sort Of plant. There is
a sort Of nut on the end of the blades.
A dead, dry-looking cover grows
around the main stem of the grass,
and there is at the edges Of this cover
ing a whitish sort Of powder which
looks a little like cocaine. A few
days ago the chickens belonging to
one Of my neighbors began to eat CO.
coanut grass. They would suck the
substance Of the little nut which had
formed at the end Of the blades.
They seemed to like it. In a little
while the chickens became drunk and
began to staged around the yard.
They acted precisely like men who
had been drinking too much. Their
eyes had a wild, desperate sort of
stare, their steps were uneven and
they simply fell all over themselves.
What was worse, they died, and the
friend had lost at least 20 chickens
before he knew what the matter was.
Since then he has not allowed his
chickens to nibble the luscious nuts
which hang on the blades of cocoanut
grass"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
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Sleeping Car Service
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aud sleeping car aud coach Memphi
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Through reservations Ciocinust
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lSleepipg car fr n Cinaiunai, anc
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Sleeping carMemphis to Hot Sprig-, :
Dining car seroice en- route
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as we'll as full particulars concerunl
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The Illinois Central and counnctinl
lines
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
SCENT IN DOGS.
An English Sportsman Gives His Setter
Very Severe Test.

Very Severe Test.
DR.. Romanes submitted his favor
lite setter bitch to a most severe test.
He collected II men about the place
and directed them to walk close be-
hind one another in Indian file, each
man taking care to place his feet in
the footprints ofhis predecessor. in
this procession Dr. Romanes took the
lead, while the gamekeeper brought
up the rear. After walking 200yards
he turned to the right, followed by
five Of the men, the remainder turn
| ing at an angle to the left, and walk
ing as before in single file. The two
parties, thus formed, then walked 8
considerable distance and concealed
/ themselves. The bitch was then put
upon the common track of the whole
party She followed this track with
rapidity, and at first overshot the
point of divergence, where the band
had split into two parties; but, quick
ly recovering the track, she, without
any hesitation, chose the footsteps to
the right. Yet in this experiment the
footprints Of DR. Romanes in The
common track were overlaid by IL
others, and in the track to the right
by five others Moreover. though it
was the gamekeeper who brought up
the rear and went to the left. and as
in the absence Of her masters track
the bitch would always follow the
keepers trail Ohe fact Of his scent
being second uppermost in the series,
the animals attention was never di-
verted from her masters trail; for
to get to him was The object Of her
desire.-Gentleman's Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
Containing OVr GOO Pggss
Special Features.

1iuloualros u tho United states; Perd
cuIars About ThFes Thousand American
Magnnfes. Organized Labor Strength Of the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
Valuable Corundum Discoveries.

Corundum is first cousin to the
sapphire and the ruby, but lacks their
brilliance Of color and transparency.
1t is a most excellent abrasive mate
rial, better than emery, which is i'm
pure corundum, in that respect, but
hitherto its rarity has made it too
high-priced for general use. Recently
valuable deposits Of corundum have
been found in the mountains north Of
Ontario, and it is hoped
they will furnish a large supply Of the,
mineral. Traces of sapphire have
been found among the deposits, but
as yet no specimens of the precious
blue gem have revealed themselves.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
STRANGE TALE OF A PIN.
Baltimore Girls Brooch Found in Steers
Stomach


A special from Topeka, Kan, 10
the New York Herald tells the fol-
lowing remarkable story concerning
Baltimore lady and a diamond pin;
"Friday at st. Joseph, No, in the
stomach Of a steer slaughtered in the
packing house was found diamond
brooch, worth $500, that was lost in
peculiar manner by Miss Margaret
Carroll, of Baltimore, Md, two years
ago. The steer in which the jewel
was found was grown on the plains
near Dodge City, Kan, and was re-
ceived from there by the packing
house one day last week.
Miss Carroll happened to be de-
tanned for a few hours at Kinsley,
Kan, 30 miles from Dodge City. She
was travelling with a party Of friends
in private car and near the right of
way at Kinsley a circus was in prog
ress. Miss Carroll had taken fancy
to a pretty baby which was travelling
with its mother in the forward sleep
er, and she had il with her in the OBJ
servation end Of her car watching the
circus pageant A fakir came near
and she bought the child little toy
balloon.
"In a few minutes the child play
fully fastened the string of The bal
loon to the lady's diamond pin in her
collar. 1t was a windy day, and sud-
denly quick gust Of wind caused the
balloon to wrench the pin from its
fastenings, and it was carried off, dis
appearing in the western sky.
"a reward was offered for the re-
covery of the diamond, but there was
no trace of it until the other day,
when the identical brooch was taken
from the stomach of a steer at st. Jo-
seph."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16

Labor UuioaA. Til -,
! 1880 Trusts. United States
Hl2lASsa Census. New Census FS~s-,SSSsas
hpcEll - sfa.ssr===cs g1t-sss. Ilcs I
Efpf w. The NlcnraEua caaul S'sSsst1lB,,
I.ssoop<3 and ths ffay-Pannco- SpoRis
Pr foto Treaties With tfN6,s
Crest Britain. The Re
Peess lations of Cuba with
tsSg the Unifsd stafss. The
80 coafsrezes q Amerl- S5HSAynsS.
3s...de1l2 can Republics az the A1rS
EteN City 81 Maxico. The Co.'s
Ansrehist Statistics
Efle9 Of This cQuntry and ssslsrt
Europe. ProRress Of
Aerial NaViEEti0n in 1904. The New Yorl
Municipal Electlun Il 1901. Agriculture
Manufactures. nortallty.
FACTS AsoUT POLITICS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16

General Assembly of Presbyterian
Church Jackson, Miss, May IA to p
One fare round trip. Tickets on sale
May II, 13.and IA, limited 10 return
May 30.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
"reminiscences
And Portraits of

PETROLEUM " Nasty" ''Josh Billings" ''Mark
Twain" John 6. SAKE, "Mrs. Partngton,"
''Miles O'Reilly," "Hans Breitman," "Artemus
Ward" "Orpheus c. Keer," "Bin Nye," Frany
r. Stockton, Donald G.. Mitchell, II. c. Bunner,
''Sam Slick" Eugene Field, Richard Grant
White, Capt. George II. Derby (''John Phoenix') q,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mortimer Thompson
20. X. "hilander Doesticks, p. BIZ, Bret
Harte.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
Advertisement Reached Him.

Fifty-fve years ago a London firm
of solicitors advertised in the Times
for certain next-of-kin. A few days
ago the missing heir answered the adj
vertisement and claimed his inherit
ance. R..s..,s
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
hate Does No Good.

Hating your enemies makes you I'M
comfortable, and dSes your enemies
no harm Atchison Globe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16
THE GENTRY
MAGAZINE
will make of 1902 a year of
HUMOR
Contributors
To the Year of Humor.

''Mark Twain" f. p. Dunno r'Mr Dooley').
Joel Chandler Harris t"Uncle Remus'l Edward
w. Townsend t"Chimmic Fadden'l, George AIDE,
Ruth McEnery Stewart, James Whitcomb Riley,
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Gelett Burgess, Frank
r. Stockton, Tudor jerks, Ellis Parker Butler,
Carolyn Wells, Harry S. Edwards, Chester
Bailey Fernard, Charles Battel Loomis, Oliver
Heriord, Elliot Flower, Albert Bigelow Paine,
Beatrice Heriord
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-16

Tickets will be sold at one fare for
the round trip to Nashville on May
9TH, 9th, aud 7th, final limit June
2nd. account Conference M. e.
church.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30
OLD JOE, THE NIGHT WATERMAN

O-D 1oGs rE NddFf WA On MAN
tFTom the Pail Mail Gazette, London
How often on returning home late
on dreary winters night has our
sympathy gone cut to the poor old
observation-disclosures as he sat huddled up
over his cage fire. overlooking the ex-
cayat1ons which our city council in
their wisdom or otherwise. allow the
different water companies to make 50
frequently in our congested streets
In all Weathers and under all climatic
conditions, the poor old night-watch-
man Is obliged to keep watch over the
companies property, and to see that
the red lights are kept burning What
a I1Ic, to be sure; what privatiors and
haTdships; no wonder they have aches
and pains, which nothing but ST. ia
cob's Oil can alleviate
Old joe is in the employ OF the
Lambeth Water Works, and is We.
and favorably known He has been a
nlghf-WatehInan for many years, III
the course of which he has undergone
many experiences. What with wet and
cold, he contracted rfaeunatism and sci
at1ca, which fairly doubled him up, and
1t began to lcr- Serious mater for old
Joe whether : would much longer be
able TO perfeEI his duties, on which
his coed wife and lasclf depended
for a livelihood; b. it happened, a
passerby, who I'D fer some nights no
tIced Old Joe. painful condition, pre-
sented him VITA q bottle OF St Jacobs
Oh, and told him to use it. Old Joe
followed the advice given; he crawled
nome the next morning and bade his
wife rub his aching back with the ST
Jacobs Gil "a gentleman gave him.
and undoubtedly his wife did rub, for
When old Joe went on duty at night he
met his friend and benefactor, to
whom he remarked: Then Oils you
gave me, Guv nor, did give me a doing;
they was like pins and needles for
time, but look at me- now ala old
Joe began to run and jump about like a
young colt. All pain, stiffness and
soreness had gone; he had been tell
ing everybody he met what St Jacobs
Oil had done fer him Old Joe says
now he has but one ambition in life,
and that is to always to be able to
keep bottle OF ST. Jacobs Oil by him
for he says. there is nothing like it in
the world
St Jacobs Oil serves the rich and
the poor. high and low the same way.
1t mas conquered pain for fifty years,
and it viii do the same to the end OF
time 1t has equal, consequently
no competitor; it has many cheap ini-
tatlons, but simple facts like the above
tel an honest tale with which moth
Ing on earth can compete
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30
NOBILITY IN DISTRESS
austrian Countess Obliged to Serve "a
Chicago Nrursenaid

Countess
Chicago Nursemaid
An interesting case will, m 49,.
can end to it is now engaging the at
tent1on of the Austrian law co7,r+
Wnere Count Des Fours-WaIderode
scion of one of the Oldest bo1ses -
the bohemian aristocracy. is haing
calleo TO severe account for souander-
ing the fortune of his two children for
having neglected to give them an ed1,-
cation IN keeping with their rank and
Tor having rendered himself g1i1tv Of
gross contempt of court. notably Nv
kidnapping his children some ve.rs
ago from the care of the guardians
appointed py law, and after he had
beeen JudicialIy deprived of his 0aren
tai rights on account of his extrav.
gance- The count, whose rnatrimonia1
differences with his wife resulted i,
a sensational divorce the court deci7-
ing that neither the husband or wife
was worthy of the guardianship of
the children, abducted his how and
girl from their legal guardian and
he'd with them to Switzerland On The
intervention of the Swiss courts being
invoked by the Austrian authorities
he came with them to this country
ana, according to the evidence Just
produced IN court, neglected them 70
such degree that his daughter +be
Countess Marie, now 21 years of age
was obliged to take a position as
nurse girl in a family in Chicago nm
der the name OF Marie Mertens. while
the boy, who is two years younger
was left to pick up his own living as
errand boy in a store in New york
also under an assumed name Finally
the family learned Of the condition of
the two children and caused then, to
be brought over to Europe, where they
arrived penniless and with nothing b,1t
the clothes on their backs. the vo,,1e
count. in spite of his 10 years. being
as ignorant as a boy of 49, The girl
has now been placed in possession of
her share of the family fortune which
is large and sufficient to keen her in
comfort and aff1uence, while steps have
been taken to prepare the boy for the
army, his maintenance being mean
while provided for in keeping with
his rank Both children in court dis
played considerable bitterness toward
their father, especially the girl. who
seems to have retained a particularly
disagreeable recollection OF the time
when she was obliged to earn her lix-
ing as nurse girl at Chicago. Today
her allowance from the family for
tune IS $4,000 year-Baltimor Am
erfcan-
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30
THE GLASSES Of FREIGHT.

No one has ever attenp pied to emu
merate the various kinds of person :
carried in passenger ears on trans
continental raiIvay-such as how
many men, women and children: how
many Whites, Negroes. Indians and
Chinese; how many natives and for
eigners: or how many Democrats and
Republicans.
In the matter Of freight. though, the
various items carried are frequently
tabu1ated, throwing side lights of
the products. Industries and wants Of
widely separated communities The
Santa Fe, for example during the las
fiscal year carried 3.43o. 900 tons o.
agricultural products, 1,115. 900 tons o.
animal products. 8, 435, 600 tons of min
era1 prcducts, SIS, ooo tons of lumber
225 600 tons of manufactured artt
cIes 100000 tons of merchandise ane
425, geo tons of miscellaneous stuff
The most important items are in order
named: Bitunfnoas coal wheat live
stock, lumber. stone and sand mer
chandise. corn. ores. fruits and vegeta
bles. cement and Brick, flour and cot
ton.
what is dug out of the groune
equals what is raised on top Of it An
ina1 products are nearly as importans
as manufactured articles The 1eas
important item is tobacco The ship
Inents of household goods exceed thoss
of liquors Agricultural implements
are on par with wagons and car
When you ship anything on the
Santa F'e it finally gets into this an
nuaI roundup
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30
The Knisars GnoIce.

The dish dearest to the heart Of
William of Germany is sauerkraut
served with sausages and bacon fried
together We should scarcely like to
apply below the maxim we so often
hear: Tell ME what you eat and I will
tell you what you are The Kaiser
also is passfonately fond of beer soup,
made up of potatoes. onions and beer.
The Kaiser's cooks are strictly limited
as regards table expenses. and never
are allowed more than very limited
sum for each person a meal, unless, of
course, there is a stata dinner, when
the allowance is more liberal.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30

leaving Kitty to entertain his friend
until luncheon.
Now's your time. Jack he said,
with wink and a nudge in Jacks ribs
with the soft point Of his elbow as he
left the house
I'D rather not drfve,'s Kitty an
nounced- Il want to talk to you. Mr..
Dwight"
Jack was in the seventh heaven.
know you will forgive me for
mentioning it. but I can't endure to see
others suffer. And, you know Mr.
Dwight, ever since you came home
with Tom, I've been wondering what
makes you so desperately unhappy,
On the contrary, am most happy.
Miss kitty
All. no you are not I can see it
IN your eyes. that wan. lifting shadow
OF woe.''
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30

Ihere Is more Catarr1a this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together
ana untll the last few K,
1ncurzAbie For great many years doctors pro-
res4nie991es, ara by constantly failing cure
Nlen 1ocas treatment. pronounced it.eurabls.
ta1 mas 5'foven caSarrh to be constitu-
totlonai treatment Halls Catarrh Cure. man
oiScture1 by T.. J. Cheney s. Co, Toledo. Ohio
IS the only constitutional euro the market
L. Is taken internally in doses from drops TO
q teaspoenfuL 1t acts directly upon the blood
ana mucous surfaces Of the system They ofrer
Send for circullr RS and ties tiIsaorli=.ls Address
r j. CHENEY * CO, Toledo Ohio.
Sold by Druggists.
Halls Family Pills the best
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30
Car Prizes lis E,.-

The Gar wears ring in which he
believes is inabeeded a piece OF the
true cross 1t was originally one of
the treasures Of the Vatican ard was
presented to an ancestor of the Gar
for diplomatic reasons. Some wears
ago the Gear was travelling from St
Petersburg TO Moscow. He suddenly
discovered that he had forgotten the
ring- TIE train was stopped irnmedi-
ateiy, and a special nnessen ger sent
hylng back On an express engine for
II, nor would the Gear allow the train
10 move until, several hours after
ward. the messenger returned with the
ring
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30
The 90 Elre-.s..anp.

As an Offset to a large loss by fire,
James Ross, i colored farmer living
near BlackVoCd, New Jersey. is in
cltned to rate his dog. Ross house
and barn were burned, but, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. his dog escap-
ed The deg was chained to the barn,
but when the heat got unbearabIe the
sagacioas animal dug a deep hole and
hid himself in it. The post to which
the dog was chained fell over the hole
and. protected him After the fire tie
dog was found not even singed.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30
True GratItude.

The following recently appeared
among the obituary notices of the
Dublin Independent: Snit-On the
2Sth inst, Amy Jane Mary Srait. eldest
daughter OF John and Whinemina
Snait. aged one day two and a half
hours The bereaved and haartbroken
parents beg to tender their hearty
thanks to DR.. Jones for his unreI4lit-
ting attention during the illness of
the deceased and for the moderate
brevity of his bill Also to MT VII
son for running for the doctor, and to
Mr. Robinson for recommending mus
tard plaster
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-01-30

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-MEs. LOUISE G4Bson, 4Si3 Langley
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