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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
Been There Before,

The girl who had fallen into the
water screamed frantically for help.
"Save me! save me !" she cried.
The man on the bank hesitated.
"I'm married man." he said =,
"and l have seven children. l want
that distinctly understood.
eyes, yes, but save mel" cried the
girl.
81 can't marry you if do" urged
the man.
"No, no; only save me-"
eff any girl falls into my arms
and calls me her preserver there's
going to be whole lot of trouble" /"
al won't"
swell, I'll tackle the job," he said,
as he threw aside his coat. "You
see, L was caught on one of these
preserver deals once and that's how
l came to be married, so I'm dis
posed to be just little bit cautions" I"
-Brooklyn Eagle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
EXPENDITURES OF METHoDIsx

The exact amount received from
all sources cannot be ascertained un-
til after the assembling of the spring
conferences, but up to january the
10 of the present year $40, ,897, ,270
was duly accounted for.
In addition to this the regular
fixed charges and benevolent colIec-
tlons of the church, amounting to
more than $4,000, 900 per annum,
showed an advance rather than de-
crease. This means that in the last
four years this one denomination of
evangelical Christians has without
aid from the State, under the infiu-
ence only of the personal interest
and persuasive arguments, expended
above $l00,000,000 for its faith.
The primary work of Methodism
was to revive and spread spiritual
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
TAKEN ORDERS.

When Miss Lucy wanted particu-
larly fine chickens, she always drove
over to see old Aunt Eta, who had a
scrap of farm and made a specially
OF raising chickens for the quality
folks.
One day, as the lady stopped in
front of the cabin, Aunt Eta came
out and hung over the gate.
"Chickens!" she exclaimed in an
swer to her customers request
chickens! Why, law, MISS Lucy,
don't you all know there's been a
camp-meetin' and preachers confe-
renee down here? Why, | amt got
one chicken left. They all done en-
tered the ministry"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
THE ENGLISH SPARROW

The English sparrow is a John
Bull of bird-short-necked, thick.
set, pugnacious, persistent. We are
told that the first of the brood were
brought to the northern part of this
country as far back as 1850. They
were then thought to be insect killers
and so they are when the question is
narrowed between eating insects and
starving to death, but as a rule, they
lind and fatten on seeds and grain.
The latter they will eat either in the
milky or bard state. Such are the
facts. The Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington has proved them
by "post mortems" made upon the
carcasses of four or five thousand of
these sparrows. The Eoglish are q
thrifty people and good gardeners
and we wonder if they tolerate this
bird as we do, or if he is as pesti-
ferrous there as he is here?
The first the Times Dispatch knew
OF the introduction of the English
sparrow into Virginia was in 1870.
At that time the elms in the Capitol
Square were infested by caterpiilars
Gen. w. c. Newberry, the Superin-
tendent of Grounds and buildings.
by appointment of Governor Walker,
had about a dozen pairs of English
sparrows brought here from the
North in the belief that they would
destroy caterpillar eggs and so relieve
us OF that pest But caterpillar eggs,
when there is plenty of grain in the
seeded fields and in the ripened bins.
are forgotten. So the English spar
row became q permanent settler-an
Anglo-Virginian - and multiplied
much and throve greatly and drove
away many native birds.
Last season the question was raised
whether this imported sparrow had
increased or decreased in numbers.
Many people of this vicinity insisted
that they had decreased, but the
United States Department of Agri.
culture taking the country by and
large held no such opinion. And
their view carries with it the weight
OF great authority. But however
that may have been in 1907, we find
them plentiful enough this year. We
hear them o mornings twittering
aud fighting, mating and building,
complete masters of the situation.
there being few native birds to dis.
turb their possession of houses and
gardens, cutters and streets. Times
Dispatch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
OUR BALKY HORSE.

A few days ago the writer was
walking down Court street, Boston,
about one o'clock, and found a small
blockade opposite Court Square. 1t
was occasioned by balky horse
hitched to covered express wagon.
At either side of the street on the
sidewalks stood a deep line of silent,
interested spectators.
The driver appeared to have given
up the contest temporarily, but the
horse was being encouraged (?) by a
ruddy-faced hack-driver, who, taking
the bride in one hand, struck him
repeatedly on the inside of the fore
legs near the kneejoint with stick
or whip held in the other hand. AS
the animal steadily refused to bulge,
except either backward or sideways,
the man presently gave it up.
After moments wait another
spectator stepped out of the crowd,
walked up to the horse, kindly
stroked his nose, patted him aud
tried to move him a bit one side for
a fresh start. But the horse was in
no frame of mind to accept mere
Establishments of this sort, aud the
second conner retired also discom-
fited.
The crowd is still silent, watching
and waiting for the right person to
appear and solve the difficulty, The
jam increases, but finally good sense
and feeling step forward In the shape
OF young man who is eating hand
some red Baldwin apple for lunch
con finish. Perhaps the horse is tired
and thirsty, and it is past his regular
dinner hour; at all events the sight
and scent of this red apple held about
six inches from his nose is evidently
an agreeable surprise. He pricks up
HE ears, accepts the proffered. apple
and shows his gratitude by at once
moving briskly forward at the request
of his new friend and the jam is
over. The crowd melts away, but
many a spectator takes the Lesson to
heart, and will profit by it. Nine
times out of ten a horse becomes
balky through harsh handling.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
THINK.
IS. Roland Hall, in Chat J


"There are few successes, because
there are few who have learned how
to Think" runs homely bit of mod
ern philosophy. Business men. with
good reason, Geplore the scarcity of
employees who think.
The average young person has to
have every detail of a plan of work
explained to him before he can pro-
ceed. Often the required directions
and repeated directions consume as
much time as the actual work. That
time is lost to the employer.
In two cases out of three the en-
ployer will then have to go over the
work, to be certain that his orders
have been fully carried out.
81 forgot; al didn't know you
wanted that DONE" 1t is discourage
ing-yes, exasperating-to see the
inanity of majority of office work
ers to grasp plan, to see the purpose
to be accomplished.
That assistant is rare who can
from word of direction be depended
II
upon to do something important
without having some one else go over
what he has been given to do.
Young people do not realize the
necessity of thinking. To most of
them work is something that must
be endured, not enjoyed. Promotion
and advance of salary are in their
eyes automatic, cog-wheel arrange.
ments that ought to go notch high
er every year whether merited or not.
Of course, acting is as important
as thinking, but no more important.
If you value your business future,
stop doing your work in a haphazard,
unthinking fashion. Form the habit
of thinking earnestly. 1t is a good
thing to do every day in the year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19

fashionable in certain circles 70 in
dulge in intoxicants and even to fire.
quent the saloons.
To check this baneful tendency
among the faithful and save his peo-
pie from intemperance, the Sultan
has just issued two special orders.
The first prohibits moslems from
drinking in the saloons, the other
orders the closing Immediately of all
drinking places near the mosques, or
any Mohammedan meeting house
whatever, and what may seem strange
to New Workers, radically as these
orders are, they are rigidIy enforced.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
HEATHENs DOWN ON LIQUOR.

(Spect0t 20 Itmes-Daspotch.C COpUrtQM lyO5J
While Christian nations force the
liquor traffic upon heather peoples,
heathen nations, says special from
Constantinople, prohibit it.
While Christian nations legalize
the saloon in heather lands, hesthen
rulers prohibit their people entering
the saloon.
What Q sad commentary upon
Christianity among the two hundred
millions of the Islam faith. There
is not a single brewery, distillery or
saloon operated by moslem, while
every saloon under the shadow of the
minarets of this city is owned and
its bar tended by non- -mosIem, for
the most part protesting some form
of Christianity, and 90 per cent. of
the intoxicated seen on the streets
confess allegiance to some Christian
power.
Yea, such has been the influence
Of so-called Western civilization in
the matter of drinking upon the Mo-
hammedans, that it has become quite
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
his Last Hope Realized.
(From The Ssntin,l- G,ho Mon, /,

NffofH TIC De"tsHcts 0cDO, MONt.l
In the first opening OF Oklahoma to settlers
In 1889, the editor of this paper was among the
many seekers after fortune who made the l,ig
race one fine day In April. During his travel
Ing about and afterwards his camping upon
his claim. he encountered much bad water.
which. together with the severe heat, gave
him q very severe diarrhoea which it seemed
almost impossible to check, and along In June
the case tecame so bad he expected to die.
One day one of his neighbors brought him one
small bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and DiarrhGa Remedy as a last hope. A big
dose was given him while he was rolling " bout
on the ground In great agony, and In a few
minutes the dose was repeated. The good
effect of the medicine was soon noticed and
within an hour the patient was taking his first
sound sleep for a fortnight, That one little
bottle worked complete cure, and no cannot
help but feel grateful. The season for bowel
disorders being at hand suggests this item.
For saie by Messick. Long s. Co.. Irvington;
WA. Dameron & Bro, weems; O. w. Sanders
& Son. White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
wor.t of All E.perience..

Can anything be worse than to feel that
every minute will be your hast? Such was the
experience OF Mrs. s. II. Newson, Decatur.
Ala. For three years" she writes, ..I endured
insunerable pain from indigestion, stomach
aud bowel trouble Death seemed inevitable
when doctors and all remedies failed. At
length was induced TO try Electric Bltters
and the result was miraculous. improved
at once aud now I'm completely recovered" :"
For Liver, Kidney, Stomach and Bowel
troubles Electric Bitters Is the only medicine.
Only 80 cents ~ Ellis c. Richardsons, Kill
marnock; T. j. Hayden s. Sons, Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
A CURIOUS EPITAPH.

The following Is In churchyard nea,
'lymouth, England:
Here lies poor woman
Who always was tired,
Who lived In house
Where help was not hired.
Her last words on earth were:
Dear friends, am going
Where washing amt done,
Nor sweeping, nor sewing;
But everything there Is
Exactly to my wishes,
For when they don't eat
There's no washing dishes.
I'll be where loud anthems
Will always be ringing;
But, having no voice,
I'll get clear of the singing.
Don't mourn for me now,
Don't mourn for me ever;
I'm going to do nothing
For ever aud ever"
Philadelphia Ecsning Bulletin
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
BIG OFFER FOR SMART GIRL

His search for good servant maid
has forced John Farson, rnulti-mil-
llonaire and philantrophist, to the
Waldorf-Astoria, New York. The
Chicago bond broker could not find
in all Chicago or the Western coun-
try a girl who was willing to accept
his offer of $1,000.000 bonus, in ad.
dition to good wages and an ideal
home, to enter his household service
and agree to remain in his family un-
til he died. He::is now 48 years old,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
A Ser,ous Nr,.t.l.

L. G. Dewitt & Co., is the name of the Z, ru
who make the genuine Witch Hazel Salve. De-
Wits. is the Witch Hazel Salve that heals
without leaving scar. 1t is serious mistake
to use any other. Dewitt's Witch Hazel salye
cures blind, bleeding, itching and protrudins
plies, burns. bruises, eczema and all skin dis
eases. Sold by T. J. Hayden Son, lrvington:
n. c. Rowe & Son, Heathsville; j. J. Crowder
q Son, Reedville; L. d. Stoneham, Molusk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
"POor Happier Than Rich ,,

oVH happier Inan tf1ch.'
"The rich man is not to be envied
The poor man is happier than the
rich. With these words David r,
Eorgan, vice-president of the First
National Bank, told fashionable
audience in the First PRESBYTERIAN
church at Evanston, ILL.,, that none,
alone could not produce happiness.
Mr.. Forgan was delivering an ad.
dress on character in Business u
He said:
"The rich man has business cares
on his mind constantly. He worries
about them at night. The poor man
can leave his work in the evening
and give it little further thought
until the next day.
81 would like to get $1,OOO,OOC
before l die, but if the acquisition of
that fortune will make me hard and
selfish God forbid that should at
tain the desired end !"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
A LITTLE PHILOSOPHY.
tRictnaOnd Neaos Leaderl
"If l was only President
or these United States,


I'd eat molasses candy
And I'd swing upon the gates"
The matter of rich or poor is large
ly dependent on the nature of the in
dividual. What is riches and wealth
for one is starvation for another. To
be in Glover up to the body is grand
riches for horse or COW, but poor
rations for cat or a dog.
Wealth or misery. veal or woe, is
what does well or i'll for it's posses
sor; makes him happy or miserable.
But the special misfortune of human
beings is that, not knowing exactly
what happiness or misfortune is, they
don't when they are happy and when
they are miserable.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
YOU'LL NEVER BE sORR,

For helping the helpless.
For bridling your tongue.
For doing your level best.
For speaking kind word.
For hearing before judging.
For your faith in humanity.
For looking before you leap.
For being candid aud honest.
For being kind to everybody.
For thinking before speaking.
For harboring clean thoughts.
For discounting the tale bearer.
For standing by your principles.
For being patient with the aged.
For being kind to dumb animals.
For stopping your ears to gossip.
For asking pardon when in error.
For being courteous to everybody.
For remembering the golden rule.
For helping an unfortunate brother
For being square in all transactions
For sympathizing with the op-
pressed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19
STATE OF ONO, City OF Tonrpo.,

Z
LUCAS COUNTY. So
FRANK - CHENEY makes oath that he is SON
ior partner OF the firm OF +. J. CHENEY & Co..
ooiug cuisines in the City of Toledo, County
anu state aforesaid. and that said firm will
Tor each and every case OF CATARRH that can
NOT De cured by the use or HALLS CArARRu n
SShE- FRANK j. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subsc ibed a., m
presence. this 9Th day of December, a. ID. 1856.
lsrAIl A. w. GLEASON.
49, Notary Public.
Hail Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood aud mucous sur
free. r. 4 CgrNry Nfo Toios,o n ~
Sold by Druggists. T5c,
Halls Family Pills are the best
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Drono ousnine Tabiets- Al,
druggists REFUND tho money II IL fails TO en- ro
Z. w. Groves a stslkiture is on each box. 80
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-19

NOTES, pure, sweet and delightfully."- en-
chanting captivate the ear. IL is this very
charm of tone that most DISTINGUISHES
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22
DROPPED DEAD.
Josiah Anderson Expires Sudden.
Iy in the City.

Mr.. Josiah Anderson, an aged
and much respected citizen, died
suddenly at the home of his daugh-
ter-in-law, on Jesup avenue, Sun
day morning.
Mr.. Anderson was on the streets
Saturday in his usual health, APP
parently.
He retired early and on Sunday
morning complained of not feeling
well. He remained IN the bed until
breakfast time and when he arose
fell to the floor a corpse. Death
was due TO heart disease.
He was Is years old and a native
.cf this county. He had lived all of
his life 10 Christian county, except
ten years, which he spent in Trigg.
Funeral services were held at
10 O'Clock yesterday morning and
the interment took place in the
family burying ground, four miles
South Of the city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22
RAILROAD COMPANY
Made Defendant in Three Suits
For Damages.

Hannah Auglin, and the same as
next friend of Avis Adams, a mi
nor, has filed suit against the L. 81
N. railroad company for $500 dam
ages in each case. The petitions
read alike and state in substance
that the plaintiffs about two weeks
ago purchased tickets at Pembroke
for Cedar Hill, Tenn, and that af-
ter the train reached a point just
beyond Adams, Tenn, they were
put off and were forced to walk the
remainder of the distance, about
five miles. They further allege
that on account of the torrid wealth
er they were made sick.
John Brady, colored, also sues the
same company for $500 damages.
He states that the said company,
through its agents, cut and destroy.
ed fruit trees, Growing crops, and
shade trees on his land. Brady
lives just outside the city limits, OF
the GAINESVILLE pike.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22
BASE BALL.
HOpkinsviIIe TO Cross Bats With
Louisville This Week.
Games to Be Played Here Thurs
day and Friday and GREAT
Contest Promised.

Lovers of base ball will have an
opportunity of witnessing two great
contests i'll Hopklnsville this week.
The Louisville team, which finished
the season in second place in the
American Association. will be here
Thursday and Friday, for a game
each day with the Hopkinsvllle
team OF the Kilt, league, The
games will be played at League
Park, and will be called at 3:15 o.
M, each afternoon. The admission
will be SOC; children 25c. The
local team will be very strong for
these games and the boys are out
every day practiclng for the con-
tests. The events are being we'll
advertised and a large crowd
should be out to see the games.
The lineup will be as follows:
LOUISVILLE HOpRTNCVTT
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22
THkELDKELD. TANDY.
Young Salem Banker WEEDS Miss
Lucy Tandy.

Miss Lucy Tandy, youngest
daughter of Mr.. D. A. Tandy, was
married Sunday morning at $50
o'clock to Mr.. Roy Threldkeld, of
Salem, Ky. The wedding took
place at the home of the brides
father on East Seventh street, Ed.
H. D. Smith being the officiating
clergyman.
The young couple took the 11:30
train for Dawson, where they will
remain a day or two and then pro.
coed to Salem, in Livingston coun-
ty.
Mr.. Threldkeld was educated at
South Kentucky College in this city.
He is now cashier of a bank in his
home town.
Among the out-of-town relatives
who attended the wedding were
Mr.. Harry G. Tandy, of Frankfort,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Tandy,
of Morristown, Tenn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22
CHEAPER PHONES
Are Possible Under the Present
City Administration.
A Majority of the CounciImen
Agree to Take Immediate Ac-
ton In the Matter.

The movement for cheaper and
better telephone service in Hop
kiusville and Christian county is
now in such shape that the Cum.
berland Telephone Company cannot
hope to enjoy a monopoly much
longer, or to run without a iran
elise,
a majority OF the present council
gned a request for the mayor
to issue a call for special meeting
not later than September 18th, for
the purpose of re-passing the ordi-
nance of last year under which a
franchise was sold to the Home Tel.
ephone Company's representative
and rejected by the council. The
couucilmen requesting the call also
pledge themselves to vote for the
sale of the franchise and to ratify
the sale when made. The call is as
follows:
10 Hon. Jouett Henry, Mayor Of
Hopkinsville, Ky:
Dear Sir-We, the undersigned
councilmen Of Hopkinsville, KY, re-
quest you to call said council to-
gether not later than Friday, Sept.
25, 1908, for the purpose of passing
an ordinance ordering the sale Of a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22
LIBERTY WAS BRIEF.
Prisoner Escapes From Chain
Gang and is Captured.

John Benton, colored, escaped
from the chain gang, while at work
near the corner OF Sixth snd Liber-
ty streets, last Thursday, but mis-
liberty was of short duration, as
he was captured Saturday by
Chief Armstrong and Officer Nixon
and returned to the calaboose.
Benton was given ten days on a
charge of fighting. He had served
only one day when he escaped and
under the law he can be made to
work 90 days more.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22

The Paducah club wou the first
of the past-season games from
Cairo, played at Puducah last
Thursday, and Cairo won the
second game, played Friday. The
contest Thursday was a regular
smuggling match, the score being 10
to Z. The score Friday was equal
ly as sluggish" Cairo making 16
runs and Paducah 4, and Sat
urday's contest was nearly as much
so, Cairo scoring IL to 7 for the
Indians.
The Jackson team of the KILT.
league, the regular season of
which closed on the 10th, has dis
banded. 1t is not likely that Jack.
son will enter the league next year,
although she finished third in the
season just ended.
Secretary Farnbaker is quoted
as stating that Cairo is barred from
entering a larger league on &C
count of its population, but that
next year the KILT. league will
be enlarged to an eight club organ
ization, probably composed of
Evansville, Ind, Paducah, Bowl
ing Green, Henderson, Hopkins
vile, Ky, GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Cairo,
Ill and some other town, Jackson
dropping out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22

J. b. Jackson, 9th ward.
]. b Galbreath, 2nd ward.
L. H. Davis, 4th wurd.
JIG. Duncan, 9TH ward,
The call was presented to six Of
the seven couucilmen. Capt. L. W..
Whitlow of the First ward, was
sick in bed last week and did not
have an opportunity to sign it.
Councilman West declined TO sign
it, giving as a reason that the mat
ter could come up at the regular
October meeting. Councilman Glass,
of the Fifth ward, said the tele-
phone question was not an issue IN
his ward and declined to sign it
A majority of the members having
voluntarily pledged themselves in
advance 10 give the people the re-
lief sought, it will OF course be USE
less for the Cumberland Company
to again try to defeat the sale of an.
other franchise.
Mayor Henry was yesterday
called by telegram to Texas to look
after some business interest, but
before leaving issued the call for
a meeting Friday night, He will
necessarily be absent that night,
but will return in time to conduct
the sale Of the franchise. The sale
when made will be approved by
the Mayor, who frankly says he
would like to see the people given a
cheaper and better telephone
service.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-09-22
COLORED MAN
Dies After an Operation For Alb.
scess of Bowels.

Dick Armstrong, a much re-
spected colored man, died IN Mer-
rittsville, six miles South of the
city, Thursday, after an operation
for abscess Of the bowels. He was
about 40 years old.