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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
p1cMY RACES.
Once Dwelt in Europe But Now Only
in Central Africa.

OuGS OWCAL III EuIVpe Dut NVW OhAJ
in Central Africa.
A German scientist, g. ThiIen.
Jus, has recently brought out some
interesting conclusions in regard
to the pigmy race, of which some
specimens are still met with in
the central part of Africa. 1t is
probable that the pigmy races
have existed also in Europe,
at least some parts of it. This
conclusion is arrived at from the
examir alton of numerous skele.
tons which have been found in the
region of Breslau in SiIesia. These
skeletons are in a rather bad con
dition, but it is possible to form
a good idea of the height of the in.
dividuals which must have exist.
ed 1000 years ago. Their height
is considerably below the ordinary
average, being about four feet,
nine inches, which represents the
mean figure of a whole group Of
skeletons. Similar remains have
been found in other parts of Eu-
rope, not far from the above re
giOn; thus HOLMAN, of Bale, de-
scribes the remains of pfgmies
which have been found in Swift
zerland. In this case the average
height reaches as low as four feet
six inches. Gutmann has also de
scribed the pigmy remains which
were found in Lower Alsace, near
Colmar. These are still smaller,
and the height of many of the
specimens is but four feet. The
pigmy race must he considered as
composed of well-formed speci-
mems and not in any way degen-
crate or patholOgic. They seem to
have persisted in Europe until a
comparatively recent epoch. The
piglnies Of SileSia appear to have
been the contemporaries Of the
Romans and slave races and to
have existed until the year 1000
\. d. At present no specimens
are to be found in Europe, and it
is only in the central region of
Africa that the pigmies are still
to be seen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
LONGFELLow's PERSONALITY.
Is Reflected in Nearly Everything
Written About Him.


In the matter of early influ-
ences, says NJ. \. DeWOlfe Howe.
in the Atlantic. Longfellow stood
somewhat apart from the rest of
the Boston writer's, for Portland
and BOwdoin college took the
more familiar places of Boston
and Harvard. But then came the
period Of study and travel in Eu
rope, for which Bancroft and Ev-
erett had set an example increas
ingly followed, and after that
LOngfellOw, though living i'm Cam
bridge, became especially when
his second marriage allied him
closely to Boston society. an hah-
itual figure therein. His journals
tell the story Of this constant in
tercOurse with the best represcn.
tatives of fashionable life in the
little Boston world, at dinners. at
Nahant, to which his witty broth
er-in-law, T. G. Appleton, gave the
enduring name of "cOld roast BOs-
ton" even at the dancing assem-
hlies in the hall of the Papantis.
deserted only in recent years by
the arbiters of local fashion. In
his own historic house at Cam
bridge heenjOyed all the pleasures
of hospitality, and the frequent
entries Of the names of guests.
native and foreign, present pan
Drama of uncommon variety and
interest. The benignant light
which LOngfelIow's personality
threw upon all his surroundings
is reflected in nearly everything
that has been written about him.
The personality and the work he
did are so i'm harmony that Mr.. w.
j. Stillman's definition of his ma
ture as "the most exQuisitely re-
fined and gentle" he ever knew
brings to mind the double picture
of the man and his writings
characteristic, the one and the
of "the world of there and
then"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Grown in California.

One of California's vegetable
wonders is a tomato vine that
stretches more than 40 feet and is
still growing. Itsprang up volun-
tarily in the front garden of a
house in Los Angeles, and now its
two great arms reach halt way
round the house, having spread
over 50 feet in either direction.
Laid On the ground, the slender
sinews of this remarkable octopus
would measure 70 feet, and it's
side shoots and their many glossy
branches would cover half a dozen
square yards.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
A SIMPLE QUESTION.
iiOpkinsviIIe People are Request
ed to Honestly Awnser This.

Is not the word Of a representa-
tive citizen of HopknsAille more
convincing thar the dubtful utter
ances of people living everywhere
else in the Union2 Read this:
}. w. Turks, of 3O2 West Seventh,
ST., who is employed at NJ. c.
Forbes planning Mill says: "The
condition of my health was such.
as to cause me a great deal of
worry about my future. had an
almost constant aching across the
small of my back and the kidney
secretions were highly colored, ex-
cessive and Irregular, in fact, the
disorder was so pronounced that
il had been said it bordered on
diabetes. also suffered at this time
with indigestion which caused me a
great deal of distress. At one time
| was scarcely able to do any work
at all for neatly year. Idoctored
and tried various remedies but moth
ing did me any permanent good
until l used Doan's Kidney Pills
which / procured at Thomas s. Ira
hern's drug store. I had taken them.
only few days when l noticed a
change for the better and by time
had finished the box l found that
they had brought about so decided
an improvement in my condition as
to convince me of their real worth,
and am more than thankful for
the relief that have received.
For sale by all dealers. so cents
Foster-MIlburn Co., Remember the
name-Doan sand take no substi-
tute.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Gained 40 Pounds In 80 Days.

For several months our younger
brother had been troubled with in
digestion. He tried several rem
edies but got no benefit from them
We purchased some of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
aud he commenced taking them. In
side Of thirty days he had gained
forty pounds in flesh. He is now
fully recovered. We have a GOOD
trade on the tablets.-Holly Bros,
Merchants, Long Branch, Mo. For
sale b. c. Is. WHY, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27

If DR., w. b. Caldwell OF Monticel-
10. ILL.,, and the directors of the com.
pany which manufacture his won
derful remedy did no. stand so high
in the { mmIulty in which they
live, their statements as to the mer.
its of that remedy would not be &C
corded the weight which they now
receive. Their statements, howev-
er, are backed by hundreds of vol
untary tcstimon ais which prove
that DR.. CIldwell's Syrup Pepsin
is most satisfactory cure for con-
stipat,on, Indigestion, dyspepsia,
liver and stomach troubles. Drug
gists sell it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
EARLY DAYS OF RAILRoADINe.
Orders Of Fast Lines in Former Days
Are Good Reading.

Orders of Fast Lines in Former Days
Are Good Reading.
Few persons in these days of
mile-a-minute travelling realize
the immense changes which have
taken place in railroad travelling
in the last half century, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. In the Old days,
especially before the use of tele-
graph train orders, the fastest
passenger trains travelled at u
pace which would make even a
Brooklyn trolley car blush today.
The superintendent of one of the
great trunk lines running out of
New York recently ran across a
copy of one of the first train or
ders ever issued on his line. 1t
reads:
Freight trains will in all cases
wait for passenger trains and for
milk trains, and be kept entirely
out of their way, never leaving the
station on the time of a passenger
train, unless on positive infOrma.
ton received from it. The rate
of speed is IA miles per hour for
freight trains, and enginemen Of
freight trains are not at liberty
to make up for delays by increas-
ing the speed beyond this rate"
"The freight train which is be-
hind time will move at a walk
when it approaches the road time
OF a coming freight train and I'M
I'll the train has been passed; al
though the parties in charge Of
both trains will be responsible for
any kind of neglect or want of
caution, it will be more particu-
larly the duty Of the train which
IS behind time to be ON the look
out, from 20 minutes before the
time and point where it should
meet the approaching freight
train, unless it passes it, and to
keep a man then ahead with a red
flag or a red lantern, as the case
may be. some distance before ap-
preaching curves, until the ap.
preaching freight train has been
met.
"Where trains happen to meet
between stations, the train which
is the most behind time will back
TO the next station, unless it shall
have already passed over two
thirds of the distance between
stations, in which case the Other
train will back up. The decision
of the conductor of the trail
which is nearest to the time viii
rule where there is difference o
opinion. When both trains ar,
equally behind time the train
nearest the turnout will back M
conductors will act prompt,
and in forbearing spirit whcI
they differ under such circum
stances, never OBTAINING trains on
the road. When one party in
sists the other will give way anC
report afterward the circum
stances of the case"
Imagine giving such orders ia
the conductors and engineers of
the Empire state express or the
Pennsylvania limited!
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
lie Learned a Great Truth.

1t is said of John Wesley that be
once SAID to Mistress Wesley:
"Why do you tell that child the
same thing over and over again?'
"John Wesley, because once tell
ing is not enough" 1t is for this
same reason that you are told
again and again that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy cures colds
and grip; that it counteracts any
tendency of these diseases to re
suit in pneumonia, and that it is
pleasant and safe to take. For sale
by c. w. WHY, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27

While opening a box, J. c. Mount,
Of Three Mile Bay, n. Y. ran a
ten penny naIl through the ieshy
part of his hand. Il thought al
once of all the pain and soreness
this would cause me, he says,
land Immediately applied Cham.
berlain's Pain Balm and occas
sionaliy afterwards. To my sur
PRISE it removed all pain and sore.
ness and the injured parts were
soon healed. " For sale by c. X.
WHY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Attempted Suicide.

Clifton Atkinson, well-known
Louisvlllesbroker, attempted com.
nit suicide by taking carbolic
acid. He may recover. Ill health
was the cause.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Receives Letter From Bryan.

Chairman Hager, of the Demo
cratic State campaign committee,
has received a letter from Mr.. VIM.
J. Bryan regarding the proposed
visit of the latter to Kentucky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
You Know What You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle
showing that it is simply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless form. Ne.
Cure, No Pay. soc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27

Il is not possible tor the propri e.
tors to.publish more than a very
few of the numerous letters received
in praise of Chamberlain 5 Collie,
Cholera and DlarrhOea Remedy
and telling of its remarkable cures.
They come from people in every
walk Of life and from every state o
the Union. The following from Mr..
I. W. Greenhouse, of Prattsburg
Ga, speaks for itself: Il would
have been dead but for tie use of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t cured me Of
darrhoea after seven years
OF suffering. can never say 100
much in praise of that remedy"
For sale by G X. WHY, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Will Inspect Public Buildings

Plumbing Inspector Frank Nolan,
Will Inspect the plumbing and SAM
tary arrangements IN all public
buildings in Louisville to see that
the plumbing law is complied with
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Committed Suicide.

Charles S. Hanaw, a confidential
bookkeeper, committed suicide in
New York because he had been ac
cused of misappropriating $45 be
longing to his employers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Have Organized.

Prominent Mobile and New Or
leans merchants have organized
the Southern Steamship Co., with
S150,OOO capital.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Slump in Butter Market,

The slump in the Eastern butter
market is assigned as the cause for
the failure of the Minneapolis Cold
Storage Company.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27

alt was almost a miracle. Bur
dock Blood Bitters cured me OF a
terrible breaking out all over the
body. l am very grateful" Miss
Julia Elbridge, West Cornweil,
Cnnn
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Annual Report.

The annual report of the Illinois
Central railroad shows that rs. "a
per cent. OF the company's stock is
held in the United States.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
To Cure a cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo QuinIne
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each
box. 25c.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27

A boon to travellers. DR.. Fowl
er's Extract OF Wild Strawberry.
Cures dysentery, diarrhoea, sea-
sickness, nausea. Pleasant to
take. Acts promptly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Swedish Girls Learn Trades.

In Sweden, every girl, unless
she is bornlto wealth, learns a
trade of some kind.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Committed Suicide.

Alvey Kelly Ferguson, a jockey
OF Memphis. Tenn, committed
suicide at St. Louis by shooting
himself in the head in the presence
of his brother and little girl.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Will be Represented.

Hawaii will be represented at
the Worlds Fair by a building of
typical Polynesia architecture.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Serious Accident.

Miss Clara Kirby was seriously
injured 10 a runaway accident at
Bswling Green.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Masonic Grand Lodge.

The session Of the Masonic Grand
Lodge at Louisville closed with the
installation of new officers, The
lessee OF the Masonic Theater offers
Fl coo additional rental tor Sunday
show privileges, The saloonkeeper
question was referred TO committee.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Fatally Injured.

A log fell on James Richie in
Warren county and he was fatally
injured.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Not Useful.

A girls first cake is usually
more ornamental than digestible,
Chicago Daily News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27

For a pleasant physic take
Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Easy to take. Pleasant
in effect. For sale by c. K.
WHY, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27
Will be Resumed.

The Illinois Steel Co. s plant at
Joliet, ILL.,, will be resumed Monday
in all departments, giving employ.
ment to 1000 men.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-27

No. 34l, daily except Su
No. 335, Sunday only,
No. 33S, daily,
No. 33l daily,
#. w. HARLOW, d. p. A.,
louisville.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07

fsglioni - Mrs. Carlyle Saw Her.
In tie New Letters and Memorials
& 5&AG = ctsn Carlyle" is the following
Quaint ana cc,i,;t:c comment on Ia
Hos,i;
I say very curious sight the other
night, lie only one l have been to Tor
q long t..no-yiz, some thousands Of
III" 2T,,2lest ard most cultivated peg
PIE III ENGLAND. oil gazing in ecstasy
and apDIaulling 70 death over a woman.
not even pretty, balancing herself en-
the extreme point Of one great toe and
stretching the other foot high into tia
air, much higher than decency ever
dreamt of 1t was Tagli0ni. our chief
dancer at the opera, and this is her
chief feat, repeated over and over to
WearineSS-at least to my WEAKNESS.
But duchesSes were tiinging bouquets
at her feet, and not man, except Car
lyle, who did not seem disposed to
fling himself. | counted twenty -five
bouquets! But what Of that? The
empress Of all the Russias once in a
fit Of enthusiasm flung her diamond
bracelet at the feet of this same Tag
ioni-''virtue it's own reward Gn this
world? Dancing is and singing and
some other things still more frivolous.
But for virtue? 1t may be strongly
doubted, as Edinburgh people say to
everything one tells them"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
Policemen of the Seas.

Revenue cutters are the policemen of
the high seas. They have regular beats
to patrol along the coast, looking for
vessels in distress, suppressing snug
Cling, Illicit seal hunting and mutinies.
They also enforce quarantine regula-
lions, examine ships papers, supply
lighthouses and act as life savers, am
bulance corps, fire department and mes
senger boys generally for the govern
ment at sea.
The first revenue cutters were buiit
at the order Of Alexander Hamilton
when he was secretary of the. treasury.
and except in war time, when they are
subject to the authority of the navy,
they are still under treasury depart
ment orders. Strange to say, however,
it is in times of peace that revenue cut
ters fight their hardest battles. They
save many lives and property that is es-
timated at many millions yearly. Their
name gives little idea of the great and
varied service they render the country.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07


The first posts are said to have origi-
nated in the regular couriers estab-
lished by Cyrus about $50 3. c.. who
erected post houses throughout the
kingdom Of Persia. Augustus was the
first to introduce this institution among
the Romans, 81 b. c., and he was imi-
tated by Charlemagne about 800 4. D.
Louis NJ. was the first sovereign to es-
tablish post houses in France owing to
his eagerness for news. and they were
also the first institution Of this nature
III Europe This was in 1870. or about
1000 years after they were started in
Persia.
In England in the reign Of Edward
". Q48D riders on post horses went
stages of the distance of twenty miles
from each other in order to procure the
king the earliest intelligence of the
events that passed in the course of the
war that had arisen with the Scots. A
proclamation was issued by Charles |.
in 1851 that, whereas to this time
there hath been no certain intercourse
between the kingdoms Of England and
Scotland, the king now commands his
postmaster Of England for foreign parts
to settle a running post or two between
Edinburgh and London to go thither
and come back again in six days.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
WILSON EROS UNUSUAL

1T isn't often that we have faith
nough IN the medicine. put up by other
people to be willing to offer to refund
the money if it does not cure" said
v il son Bros. to a Reporter man who
dropped INTO. their store, .'but we are
glad To sell DR. Howard's specific for the
cure OF consumption and dyspepsia on
that basis"
The Howard Company, in order to
get a quick introductory SIDE, authorize
lis to sell their regular gfty cent bottles
at half price, % cents, and. although =
have sold lot of it, aud have guaran-
Iced every package, not one has been
brought back as unsatisfactory.
One great advantage OF this specific
he continued, lis its smalI dose and con
venlent form There are sixty doses 10
Vial that can te carried III the vest
pocket or purse, and every ore has more
medicinal power than big pill or tablet
or tGmbler OF min raj water.
I'VE are still selling the specific at
half price. although We cannot tell how
long we shall be able TO 90 So. and any,
one who Is subject TO constipation. sick
headache, dizziness, liver trouble, indi.
gesflon, or general played ont condI-
tlon, ought to take advantage of this
chance. You can tell your readers that
If they are not satisfied with the specific
they can come right back To our store
and W. will cheerfully refund their
money"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
Heller Shelter.

Heller skelter'' has been suggestive
ly defined as jingling expression,
vaguely initiating the hurried clatter
Of feet rapidly and irregularly moved.
Most dictionaries, however, led astray
probably by the ordinary photography,
have missed the true etymology of this
phrase. 1t should be ''helter kelter."
"Helter' is an old word for hang"
probably connected with halter, and
'kelter' is used by old writers in the
sense Of 'Order' or the proper state.
Thus Barrow, the divine, says, eff the
organs of prayer be out of keller how
can we pray?'
'Helter SHELTER" therefore, is literal
ly hang order and means, ooh, hang
order; let us do it.. or let it take it's
chance" Ben Jonson in Every Man
In His Humor'' writes, "Helter SHELTER,
hang sorrow, care'll kill a cat" and
Shakespeare, using it to express rush
and hurry, says, "Helter SHELTER have
I rode to thee
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
OOINGS IN WISCONSIN
Ma tors Of General interest to Our
READERS Reported by
Telegraph
pKINCIpEL EVENTS OF a WEES
State Items OF General Interest fror
Various Sources for the EeneGt
OF Our Readers.

Madison. Wis. Aug. I'm his ad-
dress on Representative Government
before the MOnCna assembly Governor
LaF0llette made Il bitter attack CT
public service corpora tiOnS and charged
that they corrupt national, state and
city governments, and said that Chi
cagO, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Pitts
burg, Minneapolis and Milwaukee were
shocking examples where the policy
of public service corporations and the
evil influence of money were felt III
municipal government.
The danger point il cur system is
the laWmaking power" said the gov
9rn0r. 1T is here that all the evil
forces Of monopoly are concentrated
for attack. Every executive wanting
in honesty or cOura &c, every legislator
who is weak or corrupt is sure to be
controlled by the lobby agents of the
great corporations. Occasionally by
straight, simple bride, more often by
inSidiOuS indirect means, they are en-
shared and captured by aIluring deals
and promises Of political preferment
or frightened and intimidated by
threats to ruin their pride CT business
and bring political annihilatiOn.''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
ROCK ford, ReIoit & GAINESVILLE
Railroad Co.

Operating electric road between Rockford,
ILL.,, and GAINESVILLE Wis, via Roscoe. ILL.,,
Rockton, ILL.,, and Beloit, Wis.
ROCKFORD, ILL
First car leaves Rockford at 5:30p- IA. daily,
excepting Sunday. Second car at a. m. and
every hour thereafter. Last car at II p m.
First car arriving at Rockford a a. m. and
every hour thereafter until y p. m
BELOIT, WIS.
Car leaves Beloit for Rockford and James
vile daily, except Sunday, every hour from
6 a. m. up to and including II p. m. Car arrives
at Beloit from Rockford at $50 a. Second
car at a. m. and every hour thereafter until
Ppm Car arrives at Beloit from GAINESVILLE
at $50 a. m. Second car at 8 a. m. and every
hour thereafter until II p. m.
GAINESVILLE, WIS.
First car leaves GAINESVILLE daily. except Sun
day, at a. m and Is minutes after every hour
thereafter. Last car at Ills p. m. Car ar
rives at GAINESVILLE 10 minutes to the hour
from 80 a. M. until 11:56 p. m Ihe laSt
through car between Rockford and JaneSVllle
leaves Rockford at 10 p. m. Janevllle at IO;lo
p. m,
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
Cars leave Rockford at a. m BelolC az a.
m. and GAINESVILLE at 7:15 a. m. ana every nall
hour thereafter up to and including II p. NJ
Rockford Ticket Office.-B G. Skeyhan, cor
State and Wyman SITS.
Beloit Ticket Ofdce.-144 State Street.
GAINESVILLE Ticket Ofice.-J. p. Bakers Drug
Store, cor. W. Milwaukee and Franklin Sts.