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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-25
UNDERGROUND CABLES
Being Laid For Home Telephone
Company.

The work of laying the under.
ground couduits for the Home Tele-
phone cables, on Main Street is 60
ing ahead rapidly. The pipes are
square, with four apartments for
as many cables. The work was
interrupted by the rain Tuesday,
but the pipes are in place from
Ninth to Tenth. The line will ex.
tend to the court house square.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-25
STOCK COMPANY
Takes Charge of The Independent
Newspaper.

The Hopkinsville Independent has
filed articles of incorporation at
Frankfort. The Independent Pub
fishing Company is authorized to do
business with a capital stock Of
81, 500. Mr.. Frank Monroe, for
many years business manager Of
the paper, retires this week, having
been succeeded by Mr.. A. J. Casey.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-25
ESCAPE HANGING.
Pembroke Murderers Tried This
Term Get Off Light.
Juries Fail to Hang Negroes For
Brutal ilidnight Assas-
sination.

The postponement of the trials OF
the Pembroke negroes in January
proved to be the salvation of those
who escaped trial at that time.
None of the gang tried at this term
of court has been given the death
penalty, although the list includes
at least two of the principals in the
crime.
The prosecuting officers have
done their duty faithfully, but the
commonwealth has been seriously
handicapped by the character of
the iuries summoned. Some good
men were of course included in the
panels, but many of the men sum-
moned were about as poor material
as could have been selected in the
county TO enforce law and uphold
justice. None of the decisions were
arrived at promptly and when the
verdicts were brought in they were
received with public dissat-
isfaction in every instance.
It's the old story of the laws in
ability to properly and promptly
punish a gang of 6endish murder
ers, whose crime if they are guilty
at all, merited death and only
death. 1t will now be in order to let
the law delay keep the four who
received their just deserts from suf-
fering the peiialty of death until
they die of old age.
There were nine man indicted for
the murder of an unknown stranger
Nov. IA, as he slept by his camp
FIRE in the woods.
Their cases have been disposed Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-25
SCHOOL GIRLS ENTERTAIN
With d Play That Proved Very
Enjoyable.

The young lady pupils of Bethel
Female College last night present
ed an entertaining little comedy
called "a Dress Rehearsal" at
the college chapel, for the benefit of
the Kalozetic Society. A good
crowd was present.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-25
Victim of Consumption.

Mr.. Thomas Williams, of Penn
broke, died in New Mexico, where
ne recently went in quest of health.
Death was caused from lunS
trouble. The body was brought
back to Pembroke Wednesday
morning for interment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-25

The jury having in hand the case
of Frank Massle and Ed Holland
took the case Wednesday at noon.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the jury was still out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-25

The United States Senate has
ratified the treaty Between the
United States and Cuba, signed at
May D. 1908.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Bargain Counter Fare.

She was short, stout woman, with
numerous parcels, and when she en-
tered the Grand Central station she
was putting so audibly that a drowsy
man on seat jumped up, thinking it
was the train he was waiting for
Reaching the ticket window. she
stacked parcels on the floor. opened her
money bag and said to the agent with
in:
"When does the next train for
Sleepy Corners leave?'
Eat 3:15, madam" replied the agent.
"What does single ticket cost?"
"One-forty- mine. madam"
"One-forty-nine, she repeated. How
does that happen?"
''Well, madam, / guess the price is
marked down from $1.5O."
Smiling sweetly. she handed in the
money and grabbed the ticket with an
eagerness that proclaimed her appre-
citation Of bargain.-New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
The Way In Court.

A story is told of the late Chief
Justice Cockburn. He was once cOun-
sci for the plaintiff in certain case,
and a Mr.. B. was for the defendant.
Cockburn called witness and pro-
ceeded to examine him.
81 understand" he said, that you
called on the plaintiff, Mr.. Smith. Is
that SOP"
eyes," replied the man.
"What did he say?" demanded Cock
burn.
Mr.. B. promptly rose and objected.
The conversation could not be admitted
as evidence, but Cockburn persisted,
and Mr.. B. appealed to the judges, who
thereupon retired to consider the point
They were absent for nearly half an
hour. When they returned they an
nounced that Mr.. Cockburn might put
his question.
"Well, what did he say?' asked coun.
sci.
"Please, sir, he wasn't at home" re-
piled the witness, without moving a
muscle.-Tit-Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Got Them Mixed.

A lady walked into a grOcers shop
one day with her sleeves turned up to
her elbows and a fighting light in her
eyes. "This here" she observed with
a sniff, as she banged a piece Of vel
Lowry substance on the counter, lis the
soap what does the washin' Of itself;
the soap what makes ev'ry washin'
day kind Of a glorified bean feast;
the soap what gifts all the linen as
white as snow and as sweet as hazel
nut by dinner time, and lets the happy
housewife spend the rest Of the day
playin' with the children, and here am
been scrubbin' three mortal hours
with. that lump, and amt got so much
lather out Of it as could git from a
brickbat."
II beg your pardon" remarked the
grocer courteously, "but it isn't the
soap. Your little boy came in here
yesterday for half pound Of both
soap and cheese; that's the cheese"
1.-THE cheesey' gasped the lady.
''That accounts for the other thing,
then"
"The other thingT" queried the
grocer.
Eyes, the other" came the reply. II
was layin' awake half the night won
derin' what it was made the Welsh
rabbit we had for supper taste so
nny."-Kansas City Independent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
PERSONAL.

DR.. Clinton Gushing, once Mrs. Nc
KinIey's physician, is dead at Wash
ington.
DR.. Rebecca LIE Dorsey, who claims
lineal descent from Robert Bruce, is
practicing medicine at Los Angeles.
Frank Eddy, first native born con-
gresham from Minnesota, would like
to be the first native governor of that
state.
Conrad F. Stollmeyer. wealthiest
man in the Caribbeans and known as
''the pitch lake king" is dead at Port
of Spain, aged 81.
Major Fred Wheeler, U. S. A., re-
tired, is now professor of military SCI
ence and tactics at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
j. Frank Hanly, Republican candi-
date for governor of Indiana, began
life as ditch digger. Afterwards he
became lawyer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
WE FOUND HIM ASLEEP.
ton sale next day and buy $500 worth
of ANTIQUE furniture.


ton sale next day and buy $500 worth
Of antique furniture.
That he had raised a row about the
gas bill and charged his wife with hav-,
ing got up at midnight and turned on
every burner in the house.
That when she had hunted up dress
maker for 50 per day he had called it
highway robbery, and said he would
stay home and do the sewing himself
before ne would pay any such exto1-
ton.
There were a lot more things, one
of them being that he had borrowed
a gun and was going out into the
country next night to stay all night
and shoot snipe, and Of course l felt
it my duty to tackle him as soon as
sullen and scowling, and the only time
he spoke was when he said:
81 see by the papers that this has
been great year so far for old women
to die off,"
''Yes, it has," I replied, "but I'm
lSlL Ou edIlu yet, dHIs SAu IudAdSC
cranks as we'll as ever"
Directly after dinner heard him tell
ing Amanda that he guessed he'd drop
over to the What Is 1t club for an hour
or two and give us chance to talk,
but l crooked my finger at him and
said:
''Mr. Bowser, that What Is 1t will
wait for you in vain tonight. Your
mother-in-law has arrived, and there
are a few things she would like to
say to you"
"But don't care to talk" he gruffly
replied.
'But you will talk just the same.
If you want to talk to me here, all
right; if you want me to follow you
to the clubs, you just put on your
hat"
He hung in the wind for minute
and then sat down and began whis-
ting to himself to show that he was
not afraid. Mrs. Bowser motioned to
me over his head to spare him all |
could, but it did not soften my heart.
NIL DOWpSl 10 d IAdn VIII NcIuOI W
spared. The only way to deal with
him is to crush him. True, he will
only stay crushed as long as / am in
the house, but it has a moral effect
afterward.
'fNGr. Bowser," 1 presently began,
what is this 1 hear about the gas
bill?'
"Your daughter has wasted So worth
to spite me-" he replied.
'You know better, sir. The idea Of
a baldheaded man weighing 200 pounds
telling any such story as that looks
like boys play. Don't you want some
bread and butter with sugar OF it?
You never go down cellar that you
don't leave a blaze Of light behind
you. That's where the gas has gone.
You are one Of the most careless men
in the world around the house. Let me
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

Mr.. BOwser. IT you are not more care
full Of your emotions, you will tumble
down with apoplexy some day. And
now about the dressmaker. / shall go
after her the first thing in the morn
ing. Her prices are very reasonable,
and If they weren't it Is not up to you
to kick. If you want seven dollar
box Of cigars, you order them without
a qualm. It will be 50 per day for
about two weeks, and she won't need
your assistance with the darning nee
die.
81 am told that you have borrowed
gun and are going to the country to
shoot snipe at night. In the first
place, you couldn't hit barn at ten
rods off; in the next, snipe don't fly
at night; in the third, that gun will
be trotted home in the morning. If
there is any running around nights
you can run to the theater with Mrs.
Bowser. What were you going to
say?"
II was going to say, woman" he
thickly replied as be failed his arms
about-"I was going to say that my
name is Bowser."
Eyes"
"And this is my house."
eyes,
"And 1 run things to suit myself.
What right have you to come down
here and-and"-
'sThe right Of the mother-in-law, sir,
and that's the best right in the world.
One more thing this evening. You
were saying you'd drop over to the
What Is 1t club for a couple of hours.
Well, you won't drop. They will miss
you, and they'll be inquiring, why is
it? But let 'em inquire. Your place
is right here, and here you'll stay. Z,
II am going up to join Amanda now,
who is bit nervous, and if you go
to banging doors, rafting the furnace
or stamping up and down you'll hear
from me. You may think it a good
time to mend the water pipes, fix a
door, experiment on the gas meter or
drive nails, but let me assure you to
the contrary. These rev words THIS
evening are only sort of prologue.
Tomorrow we will get down to rea!
business and have a thorough under
standing"
| vanished upstairs, and Mr.. Bow
ser shook his fist after me and tramp
ed around for the next ten minutes
like an angry lion. He didn't know
whether to burst out a window or
break three or four chairs, but at last
he flung himself down on the lounge
to think it all over. An hour later
his wife and / came creeping softly
downstairs. We found him asleep,
and tear on his cheek, while the cat
occupied a nearby chair and regarded
him with looks of sorrow. Ram
pageous Bowser had been quoted.
BOWSER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW,
Per NJ Quad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Bath Tubs of Glass.

No longer can the cleanly, hygieEic
proclaim bathtub be reckOned the lead
er in bathtubs, for this essential house
hold requisite has now rival--an i'm
portation from Germany. This latest
development in bathtubs is of glass,
thick plate glass, and nodded in one
piece OF course, in the homes of
the very wealthy there are bathtubs
of much more costly material than
plate glass, but this newest conner is
designed for ordinary use, the same as
the porcelain type. There are not
very many glass tubs Obtainable yet.
but those that have arrived are at
tracing attention, particularly from
feminine observers. for the glass looks
so bright and clean and fresh. Brook
Ign Eagle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

DR.. William Osler of Johns Hopkins
is to superintend the rebuilding Of Bal
tinore on sanitary lines.
A Johns Hopkins instructor said of
him the other Cay:
when DR.. Osler was a student at
the McGill university, in Montreal, he
paused on the street one day beside a
cow that had become stubborn and
would not move along. He regarded
the COW for some time. Then he took
a box Of pills from his pocket and gave
one to the animal. She swallowed the
pill willingly. and then made off.
''The drover watched her disappear.
Then he turned to young Osler and
laughed strangely.
II say, give me one of those pills,
will your he said.
What for?' said Osler.
Why returned the drover, I've
got to follow that beast. Chicago
Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Dey Break.

The dey of Goolochistan was en-
deavoring to acquire knowledge of the
great American game of poker. AS
siduous student that he was, he
seemed unable to assimilate the sal
lent features. At last he threw down
his cards, pushed back his chair, and
said he could not play any longer.
"Why not?" asked one.
The dey simply waved his hand be-
fore him, indicating the expanse OF
clear table where few hours before
he had placed his money. Then the
teacher began to see light. The sig
niicance of the gesture dawned upon
him.
"The dey is broke" he unused. in
one sense ungrammatically, but, with
al neutrality-suspicious.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
BOwSer Is Subdued
His Mother.inlaw Arrives at His Home and Takes Him
In Charge -- Fer Time He Is Driven to Despera.
- ton, but She Finally Conquers Him.

hear no more of Amanda's extrava.
gance. Now, about this repainting."
"The house is to have two coats, and
I'm going to do the work myself.
calculate it will take me two weeks"
"Well, don't calculate it will take
you two minutes. The house doesn't
need it, and no painting will be done.
If you were to daub around here for
two weeks your own wife and half the
neighbors would commit suicide"
what! can't paint my own house
if want tor he shouted as he got up
and began to prance around.
"My language was plain, sir. Sit
down before you get crick in the
back There will not only be no paint
ing done, but if you want to raise sun
flowers and hollyhocks go and hire a
piece Of vacant ground. do not adj
mire them, and as l may be here all
summer object to having them
around"
"She may be here all summer" he
groaned to himself.
ddNIHS ulSPOocu VI thC hOhy Twins
and the sunflowers, we will now take
up house cleaning" l continued.
amanda will see to that and take
about three days, and while she is do
ing it you can either eat off the kitchen
table and sleep on the floor and behave
yourself or so to some hotel"
"By thunder, woman, II
"That will do, Mr.. Bowser. Don't
swear at me and don't call me woman,
You are red in the face, and your ears
are twitching, but it will do no good to
get mad. l am the mother-in-law; l
am the it,"
woman, this Is too much, too much!
I'd like to know
"You will know all as we go along,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Copyright, 1904, by c. 3. Lewis.l

copyright, 1904, by c. 3. Lewis.l
" RAvING presentiment that Mr..
BOwser was making things
hot around the house again
and knowing that | am the
only person in the world capable Of
managing him when he is in his tan
trums, / packed my trunk and took a
little journey the other day. l gave
him no advance warning that | was to
arrive, but reached his home from. the
depot about 6 o'clock in the evening.
He happened to be in the front hall and
answered my ring himself, and for a
moment after catching sight of me he
looked like one who was staring at a
ghost.
IF you have not lost what little sense
you ever possessed" said, you will
pay the driver and get my trunk up
stairs. How is AmandaY'
"She-she-she is WELL" he STAN.
mered. We've didn't expect you"
mo, probably not, but it's my little
way Of dropping in when I'm not ex.
pected. Get move on YOU"
was soon in the arms Of my daugh
ter, and after dinner she took me up
to her bedroom and told me how glad
she was that had come. Mr.. Bowser
was on the rampage, and my arrival
was opportune. After questioning her
st length discovered the following:
That he was planning to repaint the
house, although it had two fresh coats
last year.
That he was intending to plant the
whole back yard to sunfowers.
That the whole front yard was to be
given up to hollyhocks.
That he was going to clean house
and be three weeks about it.
That he was going to attend an auc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Swelling the Bill.

eff you refuse me!' he said, and his
voice grew cold and hard, II will turn
on the gas at every burner and let it
flow unrestrained."
"Mercy!" gasped the maiden.
"Would you kill yourself?"
NO." cried the youth, "but I'd do
my best to bankrupt your father. y
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

There are within three million of as
many persons enrolled in the Sunday
schools of this country as in the pub
lie schools. there being thirteen mill
ion in the former and sixteen million
in the latter. The total Sunday school
membership throughout the whole
world is twenty-five million.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

Naggsby-What was that racket 0at
at the Druid Hill zoo this afternoon.
Waggsby-Some meddlesome person
fed the Russian bear a Japanese per-
simmon.-BaltimOre American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Met Her Match.

Waggs-I had the laugh on my wife
yesterday.
Boggs-How did it happen?
Waggs-We were out driving and she
discovered an echo that beat her out OK
the last word Cincinnati Enquirer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

A deposit of asphalt, estimated to
contain about 100000 tons, has been
discovered on Table mountain, near
Cape Town, S. A
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

twenty-five tons of Mexican tiles
of various designs were used in laying
the floor of the Mexican national pa
vilion at the worlds fair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

whats the matter, cry baby?
"Boo-hoo! 1 thought it was nav wot
told me not ter go in swimming, an
I've just remembered it was paw
Chicago American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by OYer-Work.

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
1t used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

"Why did he get an automobile?"
Because the possession Of one gave
him line of credit that enabled him tt
beat other people out of more than i
cost" Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out Of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If you are sick or "feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys:
The mild and the extraordinary effect OF
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
on its merits by all EtE
druggists in ffty-cent :ss::s:Ei
and one-dollar size
bottles. You may 1ss:ss SM aslssssssss4ssEgss
have sample bottle Home of swampRoot.
by mail free, also pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18

Hell don't see you with any OF the
Hickner girls lately, Julia.
She-No; it isn't to be expected that
the automobile set will associate with
families who still stick to the horse
Boston Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
A Bunch of Automobile
Puns by jolly testers

" YINX is awfully proud of that die
al ky little automobile OF his"
wonder why"
"Oh, you can smell it a mile farther
off than any other make" = Detroit
News.
Pedestrian-You act as If you wanted
the earth.
Automobilist-Oh no; you keep the
sidewalks, and we'll take the roads,,
indianapolis Journal.
'"That man your automobile boWlec
over says he has the number OF your
machine"
"What did he say it wasp
"SiXty-six"
"Its go. He was standing on his
head at the time he saw it."-Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
81 notice that it takes the hides Of
three horses to upholster an automo-
bile"
II wonder if that's enough for SIX
horsepower Y-Buffalo Times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22
THE STOCK PAYS WELL
Rockefeller Has Made $100, 000, 900 In
Oil Dividends In Seven Years.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22-The declara-
ton of SIG per share dividend by the
Standard Oil company for the current
quarter came as a surprise to many in
Wall street 1t was believed the high
price of oil would result in the pay
ment of the same dividend as in the
corresponding quarter of last year
which was $40.
Since 1897 the Standard Oil COM
pany has declared dividends aggregat-
ing $297, 100000, an amount epuiva-
lent to about three times the capital
stock. 1t is reported that John d.
Rockefeller owns 33 per cent of the
stock. If this estimate is correct Mr.
Rockefeller'S income from the Stand
ard Oil company in a little over seven
years is in the neighborhOod of $780,
600, 900.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-22

disposition to crow over pretended
prospective victory that amounts to a
mania.
There is not a doubt but that Camp
bell has the first and second wards
bottled, barring one precinct of the
first ward and a downtown precinct
of the second ward.
Fawcett has all the central portion
of the city, including the slum and
sporting precincts. Fawcett is also
strong in the south end, and is making
steady gains in the west end The
more these gains become apparent the
more enraged do the Campbell leaders
grow, and the political atmosphere of
the city is already beginning to fill
with mud In the give and take the
Fawcett people appear to keep a little
ahead of their adversaries.