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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-14
A Timely Question.

With the return of the shooting
season, there is one question many z
father will have to face, Papa, may
l have a gun this year,"
One father will say, "Yes"; an
other, "Wait till you're 1O"; another
wait till you're 12"; another, per.
haps. IA.
For our part, we would say, Let
him have it when he's 10; or, if he
has developed ahead Of his age, per.
haps little earlier.
There are countless men today who
began to shoot about as soon as they
had strength enough to raise a CUR
to their shoulder. Almost without
exception such are men of quick de-
clsion, action and assurance. The
gun has a great deal to do with fos-
tering these three qualities, and we
say begin it early.
This is no new theory; the readers
of this paper have had it very ably
presented in the announcements of
the J. Stevens Arms and Tool Com
pany, Chicopee Falls, Mass. The COM
pany is conducting a very laudable
and, we are pleased to say, most sue
cessful campaign in introducing a
light, practical rifle to our young
lads all over the country. Young
eyes are being trained, young arms
strengthened and young nerves stead
led, which should be the better able
to frame the destiny of our country
a few years hence.
We wish the j. Stevens Arms and
Tool Company the best of success in
carrying out their splendid work and
we recommend most heartily to every
one their catalog, just issued, on the
rifle and shotgun,with most interest
ing information on the care and selec-
ton of firearms, ammunition, target
shooting, etc. This book of refer
ence has 140 pages and is sent free to
sending 4 cents to cover post
age.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-14

All passenger trains daily. Through
services to and from Chicago, Mat
toon, Evansville and Cairo without
change. J. B. MALLON, Agt.,
Hopkinsville, KY
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-14
To Chicago By Daylight
Or Through by Night
From Louisville

via Pennsylvania Short Lines.
leave 500 a. m, BIS p. m. daily.
Day trains have library cafe parlor
cars, private room sleeping cars.
Inquire of c. H. Hagerty, District
Passenger Agent, Louisville, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-14
For Sale.

One complete j. l. Case threshing
outfit, consisting of one Is h. p. Sim.
pie traction engine, jacketed boiler
with large cab, two wheel steel
engine tender holding s bbls. water
and LOCO lbs. coal. One 36x58 twen-
ty-bar cylinder separator with wind
stacker, self-feeder, weigher and bag
ger. New l5Oft. Sin. 4 ply CANDY belt
steel water tank, with pump and
hose. This outfit has threshed less
than thirty thousand bushels OF
wheat and is as good as new. See.
j. Y. OwsIey or E. B. Long.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-14
The Human nRlock ;,

A perfect head, viewed from the
side, falls within a perfect square,
averaging nine inches for a man,
and eight and a half for q woman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-14
Washington Side Trips Free
On Philadelphia or New York
First-Class Tickets

Via Pennsylvania Short Lines.
Ten days stop. overs at Philadel.
phla, Baltimore, Wasbinpton.
Through trains TO the East leave
Louisville $50 a. m, 100 D. m. 4,
$50 p. m, 40 p. M, daily. For
further information inquire of C. ri.
Hagerty, District Passenger Agt.,
Louisville, Ky.s ~
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
poPE's STRONG COMMON SENSE.
PontIn Refused to Be Made an Invalid
by Pen Prick.

The following story is told of Plus
x. by the Rome correspondent of the
London Pail Mall Gazette:
The other day he was writing at his
desk, when his pen began to splitter.
He decided to change it. but it stuck.
and it was only after a strong pull
that it came out, promptly pricking
him under his nail, for which probably
he would have followed the natural
impulse to put 1t in his mouth, and we
would have heard nothing more of the
incident had there not been an ink
stain also. His exclamation brought
his secretary, who washed away the
blood with disinfectants, to obviate
microbes, and bound it up, at the
same time suggesting a doctors visit.
mo, no." said the pontiff laughing.
ut would be known to the press at
once; l should be killed and buried by
them before he could arrive" Those
surrounding him would have liked to
make the slight mishap an excuse for
stopping the audiences, but Plus X.
was somewhat annoyed at the sugges-
ton, saying, Enough, enough! What
Is a pen-prick! You make me ridic
ulous. have not ceased to be a MAJ
and become a baby!" So he was
present at the ceremony in commemo-
ration of his predecessor, making
jokes about his bandaged finger.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Fate of Heidelberg Castle.

All Germany is now excited over
the condition of the Heidelberg castle.
For two years the question whether
the otto Heinrichs" portion of it
the handsoInest section-shall or shall
not be taken down and rebuilt has
aroused all Baden to the point where
fraternal warfare seemed close at
hand. Now the matter has lost it's
local significance and become an i'm
perial issue, says the New York Post.
The newspapers everywhere have
taken sides for or against. Expert
after expert has been consulted, and
one commission of architects after the
other has had it's say only to be over
ruled or controverted So serious has
the situation become that there is no
little danger of the structures tum-
bling down before a decision can be
reached. This is precisely what one
party wants; but even the elements
and time must not do their work with
out official sanction. Hence there has
been an appeal to the highest tri-
bunal. Everybody knows that the
kaiser is great architect; is he not
a world-renowned poet, musician, ora
tor, general, designer of battleships,
as well? In August, therefore, the
head of the state is to settle the dis
puted point.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
EXPECTS NO RESISTANCE.
Commissioner Clements Think,
Railroad Attorneys VIII Not
Waste Time Fighting New Law.

Washington, D. C. 81 am not
of the railroads of the country are in
consultation in order to reach a COM
mon conclusion as to the interpreta-
ton of the new rate law" said In
terstate Commissioner Clements in an
interview Friday regarding the meet
ing of railroad officials in Atlantic
City.
1.-The commission" he said. has
urged upon all the railroads the ne
cessity for prompt compliance with the
provisions of the new law and to this
end has invited them to appoint
committees of conference with the
commission in respect particularly to
the preparation and publication of
tariffs and the keeping of account
books, ETC.
ut must be apparent to all, includ
ing even those railwaymen, who, in the
past, have been inclined to regard the
railways as piece of private property
to be dealt with by the owners as
they choose that the time has come
when what they do in their business
which involves the rights and interests
of the public, must be an open book,
so that they themselves may have the
means of knowing whether or not they
are protected and l don't believe the
well advised railroad lawyers of the
country will waste their time in at
tempting resistance to this well-settled
public purpose for the future
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
MORE THAN MONEY.
A Minister Talks About erape-Nu.s

MY first stomach trouble began
back in 1885," writes a minister in
Nebr., resulting from hasty eating
and eating too much. 1 found no re-
lief from medicine and grew SO bad
that all food gave me great distress.
1t was that sore, gnawing, hungry
feeling in my stomach that was so
distressing and became sick man.
Grape-Nuts was recommended as a
1000 that could be easily digested.
Leaving the old diet that had given
me SO much trouble, 1 began to eat
Grape-Nuts with little cream and
sugar. The change effected in "a hours
was truly remarkable, and in a few
weeks was back to health again.
My work as minister calls me
away from home great deal, and re-
Gently l drifted back to fat meat and
indigestible foods, which put me again
on the sick list.
SO went back to Grape-Nuts and
cream and in four days / was put
right again. The old dull headaches
are gone, stomach comfortable. head
clear, and it is delight to pursue
my studies and work.
Grape-Nuts food is worth more
than money to me, and 1 hope this
may induce some sufferer to follow
the same course 1 have"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason"
Read the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" IN pkgs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

1t is important for college teachers
to promote the pursuit on the part
of their students of such subjects as
in their inherent character, demand
thinking, and also to promote such
a pursuit of these subjects as does
promote thinking, says Charles F.
Theving, in North American Review.
Mathematics is a subject which de-
mands thinking. 1t is thinking; it is
nothing else. History may be pre-
sented as a matter of acquisition; it
also may be presented as matter of
weighing evidence, as a study of
cause and effect. Economics is a sub
ject which specially offers opportuni-
ties for such study as develops think
ing. Its phenomena are complex, and
the causes which prevail in it's field
are often obscure. These studies, and
similar ones, offer special advan-
tage in creating and nourishing the
power of thinking.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Another DID at Powers.

A few days ago Gov. Cobb, Of
Maine, and Hon. w. R. Pattangall,
prominent in politics in the same
state, were together on a train. Mr..
Pattangall is a lawyer and an editor.
the writer of the humorous Needy
bemps Letters" appearing in his pa.
per, the Machias Union.
In the course of conversation, Gov.
Cobb remarked to Mr.. Pattangall: Il
don't see why you and Llwellyn Pow
ers should be so extremely antag-
onistic to each other. Neither of you
ever fails to give the other a rap
when there is opportunity"
At this point an interested listener
in the car leaned toward their chairs
and asked: rs it really true that ex-
Gov. Powers is of Indian descent?"
We'll, the Indians deny it," Mr..
Pattangall answered, in his inimitable
manner
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
AN EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE
The City of Valparaiso Badly DAM
aged by Shock and Fire.
Comm unicatiOn with the Region
Difficult and Details of Disaster
Are Not ObtainabIe.

New York. The city of
damaged by earthquake. One report
received here is that the situation in
Valparaiso may prove to be as serious
as the San Francisco disaster.
Practically every building in the
city is damaged and there are fires
in different parts of the the city. Many
persons are reported killed and in
jured. The earthquake has interrupt
ed cable facilities 10 lower South Amer
lean points and communication is re-
stricted to the route via Lisbon.
Another report from Valparaiso is
that the loss of life has not been con-
firmed.. Fires are burning in various
parts of the city.
One report which reached this city
said that portions of Valparaiso were
burning all night and that the bodies
of hundreds of it's residents were
buried in the ruins of the buildings.
The Central and South American
Telegraph company have re-establish-
ed their main Office in Valparaiso and
are working with that city now
This would seem to show that condi-
lions are not as serious as at first
reported.
Valparaiso is fortified seaport of
Chile and the most important COM
mercial town of the western coast
of South America. 1t has population
of about 100000. 1t is the capital of
a province of the same name and is
situated on a large bay in the Pacific
ocean, rs miles northwest of Santiago
with which it is connected by rail.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
KANSAS
Helpless Cities.

The danger of an ice famine in
great city is pitifully destitute of
resources and is the weakest of hui
man organizations in the ability to
look out for itself, says the Washing
ton Post. 1t is dependent upon the
outside world to an extent little
dreamed of until a mishap in the
complicated machinery discloses. the
relationship. The food 1t eats and
the water it drinks must come from
outside, and an interruption of a day
In the steady process of supply causes
untold Inconvenience and, threatens
dangers and disease. The helpless
ness Of great city was never better
Illustrated than when the earth trem-
bled few seconds under San Fran
cisco on April IS last This tremor
did comparatively small damage to
buildings, but it worked havoc by
swapping water and gas mains, cleo
trio wires and railroad tracks. In an
Instant the city was deprived of water,
food, light, transportation facilities
and means of communication. The
tremor that shut off the water set
the city on fire and burned the small
stores of food. Street railways were
paralyzed, the telephones and tele-
graphs were useless, and human be-
ings were reduced to aboriginal meth
DDS of living and locomotion. By
mere accident a single railroad track
was left SO little damaged as to be
easily repaired, and by superhuman
work sufficient food was brought in
to prevent starvation. If the outside
world had not rushed to their assist
ance, the people of San Francisco
would have persisted in the midst of
a land of running waters and flowing
with milk and honey. Such complete
wreckage of urban facilities is rare in
history, and could only occur through
commissions of nature or warlike as
sault and siege. 1t is comparatively
easy, however, for the delicate mech
anism of any city to be thrown out
of gear temporarily by reason of ac-
cident or lack of foresight. This fact
should be borne in mind by those who
act as purveyors of food, ice, water
and other necessities of life. In pro
viding for city they are dealing with
a monstrous. hungry. witless creature.
OF enormous capacity for consumption
and absolutely without thought of the
morrow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Killed in "Bargain Day. Rush.

st. Joseph, Mo. - One woman
perhaps fatally injured, many others
more or less seriously hurt, is the
result of a bargain day rush at W.
F. Woolworth & Cos, store, GIT Felix
street Wednesday. The chief of po-
lice ordered the store closed but re-
scinded the order when he found that
the squad of ten police on duty there
had the situation under control. Num-
bers of others were carried out of the
crowd overcome by heat and in a
fainting condition, but, were able to
go home without medical attention.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Career of Veteran Engineer.

Charles Haynes Haswell, 81 years
old, is a practicing engineer in New
York city, and was an interesting fig.
ure at the laying of the new Engin-
GERS clubhouse corner stone by Mrs.
Carnegie the other day. He saw Rob
ert Fulton's first steamboat on the
Hudson river, and expects to take a
prominent part in the Fulton and
Clermont centennial next year. In the
civil war he was chief of the engineer
corps in Gen. Burnside's expedition
and received high praise for his work.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
important Gas DECISION.

New York - That the Con-
solidated Gas company must supply
its consumers with gas at 80 cents
thousand feet, as provided in the
law passed by the state legislature at
its last session, was decided by JUS
when he granted a peremptory writ Of
mandamus compelling the company to
furnish gas at the 80 cent rate The
justice held that the company is en-
titled to a reasonable profit on the
actual value of its property, but not on
such value plus the amount of some
former capitalization.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Miss RICKA LEOPOLD, 1877 Main
Av4 street, Menasha. Wis. Sec'y Lied

MISS RICKA LEOPOLD, 1877 Main
Ava street, Menasha, Wis, Sec'y Lied
erkranz, writes:
'''Three years ago my system was in
terrible rundown condition and was
broken out all over my body. l began
to be worried about my condition and L
was glad to try anything which would
relieve me.
"Peruna was recommended to me as
fine blood remedy and tonic, and
soon found that it was worthy of praise.
ga few bottles changed my condition,
materially and in short time l was
all over my trouble.
81 owe to Peruna my restoration to
health and strength. am glad to en-
dorse it. F"
Pe-ru-na Restores Strength.
Mrs. Hettie Green, R. R. 6, Iuba, ILL,
writes: 81 had catarrh and eltmisera-
BILE. 1 began the use of Peruna and
began to improve in every way. My
head does not hurt me so much, my
appetite is good and l am gaining in
flesh and strength"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Washington, D. C. - Pursuant 10
the announcement of the secretary OF
the treasury that he desired to re-
ceive tenders of silver Wednesday,
four bids were made 20 Director Rob-
erts of the mint. The bids were OPEN
ed Wednesday afternoon and, after be-
ing submitted 10 Secretary Shaw. it
was announced thar the government
had purchased $4,000 ounces of silver,
999 fine, at $685. cents an ounce
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

An ironmonger in a small English
town recently posted the following an
nouncement in front of his shop:
THE reason why have hitherto been
able to sell my goods so much cheap.
er than anybody else is that l am
bachelor and do not need to make
a profit for the maintenance of wife
and children. 1t is now my duty to
inform the public that this advantage
will be shortly withdrawn from them
as I am about to be married. They
will, therefore, do we'll to make their
purchases at once at the old rate"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
KANSAS GREAT WHEAT CROP.
Mr.. COburn Estimates That the
State Has Produced 91,3S5,676
Bushels of Excellent Quality.

Topeka, Kansas.-F. D. Coburn, Sec
rotary of the Kansas state board Of
agriculture, estimates the Kansas
wheat crop for 1906 at 81 1856, 676 BUSH
els. The report issued by Mr. Coburn
Tuesday is based on the conditions as
found by the boards correspondents
August g. This is the first estimate
of the yield of wheat for 1906, the
report issued June being the acre
age and per cent of condition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

CronDerg, Prussia, = King Edward
left Friedrichshof at $50 Thursday
morning. The leave taking of the
sovereigns was particularly cordial,
both kissing each other on the cheeks
The emperor accompanied the king to
his compartment where they engaged
in conversation till the train was
ready to move. King Edward pro-
ceeded to Marienbad, accompanied by
Sir Frank Lascelles. the British am
bassador to Germany, and the en-
peror returned to Friedrichshof.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Philosophy from Kansas.

Nobody knows what produces earth
quakes, although it is often claimed
that they do. The earth quakes
somewhere every day. Nobody knows
when the earth came or when it will
go, where it came from, how it came
or how it happened to be here The
fact is, when you get down to tho
truth, nobody knows anything about
anything-past, present or to come
and about the only way to get along
in this know-nothing world is not to
try to know very much.-Eldorado
Republican.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Ardm more, 1. T. The In
din territory Masonic Grand lodge be-
gan its session here Tuesday. Grand
master Choate recommended in his
annual address the early erection of
the orphans home for which a fund
of $4,000 has been raised. Reports
of the grand secretary show a big
increase in membership during past
fiscal year. Question of merging Ok
lahoma and Indian territory into one
body discussed but no action was
taken
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Walter we1Iman Abandon. Trip.

London, Eng. = A dispatch from
Christiania. to the Daily Mail says
that private letters received there
from Spitzbcrgen state that owing to
the lateness of the season Walter
Wellman, the chief of the Chicago
Record-Herald Arctic expedition, has
abandoned the project of ballooniag
to the north pole this yea-.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Berlin, Germany.-Dr. Theodore Le-
wald, who was the German commits
sioner general to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition at st. Louis. gav'
dinner here Thursday night in honor
of David R. Francis and deputation
of the fair commission.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
One of First Official Reporters.

Washington, D. c. - Francis H
Smith. one of the first Official report
ors of congressional debates, died
Tuesday at Washington, Conn.,, where
he was born March IL, 1929. For many
years he had been a prominent banker
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Speaking in Toxic recently, Rev.
DR.. Weldon, an English school princi.
pal, said that in England corporal
punishment was coming to be a privi-
lege of aristocracy. The governing
class of England, he said. felt that the
humiliation was really only in the
wrongdoing, not in the fiogging.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Convicted of Bribery.

Perryville, Ark. = State Sen
ator F. o. Butt was convicted by a
jury in the circuit court shortly after
midnight on a charge of offering a
bride to another state senator. He
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary and to pay fine of 5000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Union Pacific Accent, Meet.

Chicago, Ill. = Passenger, freight
and travelling agents of the Union Pa
cific- railroad, from all parts of the
country met here Tuesday to consider
general conditions of their work and
to devise ways and means.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Great Poets Letters.

Twenty years ago German pub
Usher began to issue complete col
lection of Goethes letters. Thirty-four
volumes are now in type. and it is ex-
pected that the rest of the letters.
which will fill Is more volumes, will
appear within four years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

The black Portuguese on Cape Cod
are regarded as little OF color by
a good many of the descendants of the
Pilgrims who would like to send them
back to the Cape Verd islands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

st. Petersburg, Russia.-As proof of
the ineffectiveness of the Viborg mani
festo the minister of war announces
that S6S,71S of the recruits called to
the colors in the fall have already
subscribed their names at the Office
of the recruiting. board.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Maxim Gorky. after looking us over.
is convinced that there is much lack.
Ing in our morals. But, even as they
are, there seems to be too much of
them for him.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23

Manitoba wheat is to be transported
by both rail and canal. if James Hill
has his way, and the Montreal Star
threatens to meet him by bringing
wheat east with automobiles and air.
shins
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Japanese Observe "open Door

London, Eng. = The Mails cor
respondent at Tien Tsin telegraphs
that, having made tour of northern
Korea and Manchuria, he found that
the Japanese are now more strictly
observing the open door.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Condemned by CourtmartiaI.

Deshlagar, Russia. - field
courtmartial Thursday condemned a
sergeant and four soldiers to death
as ringleaders of the recent mutiny.
The sentence was at once executed,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Refusal from the Cos.acks.

st. Petersburg. Russia.-Cossack
from Poltava Wednesday refused to
perform police duty at Tffis. A larse
number Of arrests were made Details
are unohtainahls.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-08-23
Indicted Boston Ice Men.

Boston, Mass. = Secret indict-
ments against ~ ice dealers and six
ice companies, which were returned
by the Suffolk county grand jury
on Saturday last, were made public
in the superior court Monday.