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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-08
Entertains the Tramp.


"Say, now, but this is bossr'
chuckled the tramp as the victuals
came on. ANY danger of that cold
hearted wife of yours coming down
and disturbing the picnic?"
"None whatever"
"Then you run your own house.
That's what every man should do, but
when l saw her at the door surely
thought she was the boss of things.
UNI Say, old man, don't hurry me.
Lemme eat as long as l want to. Hope
you don't object if l take a little Of
this claret with my meal? It's the
doctors orders"
you are what you call a profess
sional tramp, aren't you? asked Mr..
Bowser as he sat down.
Il am that and right at the head of
the class. Yes, sir; been in the purfesh
for fifteen years"
And something ails you that you
can't work."
Something does, sir, I've a dislike
to it,
you mean that you won't work if
you can help it"
The man gave Mr.. Bowser a long
wink and then laid his finger along
side his nose and whispered in conf
dence:
This is the thing to work at. Say,
boss, jine de gang and be one of us.
You'd be bully at workin' a racket.
Wild dat phiz of yours you could make
em believe dat you had seven differ
ent sorts Of mortal diseases"
"Look here, sir" replied Mr.. Bowser,
who knew that Mrs. Bowser was at
the head of the stairs and catching
every word. 81 don't think you are
quite the man took you for l thought
you were some one who had met with
hard luck
"Say, OATS one on Lucky Bill-ha
ha, ha! Luck? Did any tramp ever
have a softer snap than I've got right
here? l meets the soulless lady at de
door, and she tells me to go to. He"
husband comes out on de street and
finds me and says to come back. He
sets out de wine and de grub and talks
like a brother to me. When dis bottle
is finished he'll set another down, and
when Pm ready to go deres a quarter
and a heaven bless We waitin' for me-"
Look here, you old loafer, l want
you to get out of this" exclaimed Mr..
Bowser as he started up.
what! Coin back on q pal, old
cock! Yer can't, yer know. Youse is
no cold hearted son of gun. Youse
haln't like de cold faced lady at de
front door"
Mr.. Bowser grabbed him by the col
lar and pulled him over backward, and
then he dragged him out into the hall
to the door. The tramp fought as well
as he could, but he was in the grasp Of
a cyclone. He was hurled through the
door, and then Mr.. Bowser lifted him
on high and drove him head first into a
snowdrift and left nothing but his legs
sticking out. Mrs Bowser hadn't a
word to say as the sympathizer came
putting into the sitting room. He wait
ed for her to make some observation,
and as she didn't he struck a pose and
exclaimed:
Telephone your lawyer! Telephone
him the first thing in the morning! Get
him over here. Settle the amount of
the alimony and then go to your moth
er's, for you have driven me to the
dead line at last" Nj. QUAD.
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TIME TABLE.
TRAINS GHING NORTH.

TRAINS C0ING NORTH.
No. 52-St. LOUIS Express, 1924 a. m
No. 54-St. l.. Fast Mail, 1905 p. M
No. &C. & st. L. Lin, sos a. m
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. $3.50 p. m.
No. 94.-Dixie Flyer, $40 p. m
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 51-St. L. Express 5:40 p. m
No. 63--St. L. Fast Mail 5:35 a. m,
No. CSC. an o. Lin. 11:50 p. m
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 7:05 a. m.
No. 95.-Dixie Flyer, 9:43 a. mi
No. 81 and "a connect at st. Louis and other
ants west.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie Tor Memphis Line
d lints as far south as Erin and for LoulsVil e,
ClncinnAti and the East.
No. 50 and IS make direct connection at Guths
for Louisville, Cincinnati and ali points
no I'll and east thereof. No. So and IS also con-
meet tor Memphis and way points.
No. q runs through % Chicago and viii NOT
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Gantla nln.

Reggy sapp-I have one In this
watch case, Miss Wose, that think
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something, and you were curt as you
please"
"Why, there is no mystery about it.
1t was great, big healthy tramp who
asked for a dime, and 1 told him to
pass on"
"Ah, / see. A homeless wanderer APP
plies at your door on a night like this,
and you not only turn him down, but
do 1t in way to hurt his feelings"
'The cook fed him yesterday, and he
found fault with what she gave him"
'How do you know? You know be-
cause she said so. She said so because
she was vexed at having to bother
with him. You made no investigation
to see if her statement was correct"
81 know that all fellows like him
ought to be in Jail for the winter" re-
piled Mrs. Bowser, with little show
of temper.
"Oh, you DO? Because a man has
met with misfortune he ought to be
dragged off to Jail, had he? BY thun-
der, Mrs. Bowser, but if any one had
told me ten years ago that you would
turn out to be such a hard hearted wo-
man 1 couldn't have possibly believed
it. We have passed through almost a
financial panic, winter is with us, and
times are hard, and yet you send a
man forth into the night to sleep and
freeze in a snowdrift. An African saw
age wouldn't be as inhospitable"
81 had no 10 cents to give him, and /
knew you wouldn't bother with him."
"You knew what? Speak for your
self, madam. Had known who 1t was
1 should have given him at least
quarter. That's the difference between
us. presume he inquired for me, and
you told him l wasn't in. He probably
turned around at the gate and looked
at the house and said to himself: This
is the Bowser house, and 1t is inhabited
by the most selfish and cold hearted
people In this town. l will warn all
other unfortunate people against call
ing here to be insulted and lied to-"
"There will be at least three tramps
here in the course of the day tomor-
row." said Mrs. Bowser, "and / will
ask them all to sit down in the parlor
and wait for you. l won't tell them
how you threw one of the profession
over the fence last spring and put his
shoulder out Of joint"
Wouldn't Hear Excuses.
woman, don't try to bluff mel You
have done an un-Christian thing. You
have turned man from your door who
may be dead of hunger and cold before
daylight. Don't seek to excuse your
conduct by indulging in sarcasm.
threw a tramp over the fence because
he sassed me. This one simply ap-
pealed to you, and you practically told
him to go away and die in the snow.
BY Jimmy but woman that will do
such a thing as that would put poison
In her husbands coheeV
'AIr. BoWser, aren't you making a
great fuss over a tramp who is getting
along in his way as well as you are?
He looked fat and healthy, ana mis-
breath had the odor of gin"
"You say that to bolster up your case,
but 1t won't do, woman-it won't do.
He has gone away from here feeling
that this house is occupied by savages.
propose to disabuse his mind on that
score. am going out on the streets
and hunt for him. If can find him
shall bring him back with me and seek
to cheer him up a bit"
Every we'll" was the reply, and Mr.
Bowser put on his hat and overcoat
and started out. He hadn't far 10 60
.Llst. a he E22c bod L. ra.,s.uh(,us2ila
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ROUND TRIP RATEs-LIMIT 80 DAYS

ROUND TRIP RATES-LIMIT 80 DAYS
Evansville to French Lick S3.16
to West Baden 800
Rockport to French Lick 2.52
" to West Baden 2.56
Cannelton to French Lick PIP
" to West Baden 2.76
Tell City 0 French Lick 2.60
- to West Baden 2.64
Troy to French Lick 2.44
q" to West Baden 2.4S
j. c. BEAM, JR., A. G. P. A.,
st. Louis, Mo-
E. D SrRATTON, P. A.,
Evansville, Ind.
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SOIdin HoDkinsVis BY the anderson Fowler Drug Go.
Incorporated
Summer Rates To Cerulean
And Dawson.

Beginning Saturday May 16. 1908
and on every Saturday and Sunday
thereafter up to and including Sun
day October 18th, 1908, the Illinois
Central will sell tickets to Cerulean
and Dawson Springs, Ky. and return
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-08
Diplomatic.

Am the only girl you have ever
klssedT
Darling, would you deny me the
satisfaction of knowing how far SUI
perior yours are by comparison p
Houston Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-08
BOWSER'S TEST FAILS
Wanted to Show HoTeless Man
He Was Not Cold Hearted.
GOOD START, BUT BAD END.

Wanderer Who Would Not Work Shell
tered and Given Food and Wins-oId
Philosopher Puts Him Out Of the
House Finally.
Copyright, 1908. by T. c. McClureI
Mr.. Bowser was reading and smok-
ing the other evening when the door
bell rang, and as the girl was out Mrs.
Bowser answered. A few words passed,
and she returned to the sitting room
and sat down without explanation.
when Bridgets beau comes here, he
ought to ring the basement BELL" Mr..
Bowser finally explained.
HE always does"
"Was it some one inquiring for Jones
or GreenT'
"No, dear"
swell, why don't you say who it
was? He seemed to be appealing for
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-08

street here about half an hour ago and
ask for 10 centsT
Il did that" was the reply.
"And was it a woman that came to
the doorg
ut was, and she told me to so to.
She is a woman without a heart, sir"
"She is my wife, but perfectly heart
less. wart you to go back with me
and have something to eat, and l will
promise you a quarter when you are
ready to come away"
"Is it q job you are putting up on
meT' asked the tramp as he regarded
Mr.. Bowser with suspicion.
mot at all. am a man that
wouldn't turn a dog from his door on
a winters night. You need not be
afraid"
The tramp thought 1t too good to be
true, but went along, and MIR. Bowser
led him down to the table and said:
'T'll put food before you, and want
to see you eat all you can. presume
you have not had full meal in two or
three days"
mot in three days, sir. If you
please, sir, have you got a drop of
claret about? l always take a drop
before my dinner if it's possible. It's
by the Doctors orders, sir"
Mr.. Bowser looked at him and hesi-
tated, but finally placed a full bottle
on the table and turned to the refrig-
orator for cold victuals. When he had
turned back, just half the contents of
the bottle had vanished
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-04-30
MARIETTA MATTERS.
geographically Penciled
for Journal Readers.

Bring US your job printing.
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Subscribe for the Journal, $1.O0.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Potts,
Monday, a fine daughter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank York q
fine daughter.
See E. G. Dyson when you want q
good cord of wood cheap.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Melon
aid, q fine son.
Miss Laura Mayes is on q visit to
Nashville, Tenn.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. E. Ksrley,
on last Friday, fine son.
See US about shoes.
II. A. Ward & Bro.
Gilmer county politics is about the
worst in the State.
See US about shirts.
H. A. Ward & Bro.
The seventh district Masonic conven-
ton meets in Rome on the 7th OF May,
FoR RENT-Five room house on
Trammell street. @. A. GUYToN.
For SALE-Two good buggies, one
double seated, in good condition.
j. M. STONE.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17

Palace Baking Pow ler-free
ke 1lle-McCollum & Thirsk.
Fred Port has a good second.
hand organ to sell cheap.
EIectrlc Cut Coffee at 35 cen is
-McCollum & Thirsk.
Boharts pancakes flour at 10
and 25 cents at McCollum &
Thirsk's.
The STATE Horticultural society
will meet at Watertown, Jan. q,
% End 90.
William Graham came up from
Minneapolis yesterday morning
on business.
Mrs. George Lewis and
daughter visited at Sisseton
Thursday of last week.
Batavia Catsup, 25 cents reg.
ular-special 18 cents at Home Of
Real Bargains. McCollum &
Thirsk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marty Martens
were Corona visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Goebel, of Sisse.
ton. was Milbank visitor Tues
day.
Last Sunday the 18th, a beau.
tiful day did not have any of the
characteristics of the eventful
Jan. 18th, twenty years ago.
There are many people who have
"a very vivid recollection of that
day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17
Thumbnail Sketches
Testors holding Grant

Investors holding Grant
county soil are hanging onto it;
During the financial furry
Grant county bankers were not
caught mapping, and people now
have more confidence in their
strength than eyer before;
Farmers Who have made their
little "wad' in the county are
satisfied to spend it here upon
retiring from the farm.
During the year there were
only nine divorces granted in
Grant county, and some of these
were from other counties, but
granted in this county;
Fifteen declarations Of inten.
ton to take out naturalization
papers were made;
Four naturalization certificates
were issued;
Clerk of Courts Liggett issued
81 marriage licenses. The young
est person to whom license was
issued by permit was IS, the
oldest 81 years of age;
Nine minor permits were re.
ceived for marriage certificates
at the clerk S Office;
There were 232 babies born in
the county, 131 males and 1O4
females-majority of males q;
There were IS deaths during
the year as follows:
Manslaughter 1;
Heart failure and old age 3;
Pneumonia 6;
Cancer 3;
Suicides 2;
Accidents 5;
tuberculosis 6:
Typhoid fever 3;
tuberculosis and pneumonia
each claim six.
The rest from various other
causes.
The oldest age at death during
the year IN the county was 80
years;
The most deaths were among
those less than one year Of age
and past so years;
BY months, the following are
the figures taken from the clerks
office for marriage certificate is
sued, births and deaths by
months:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17

cember IL boys and 12 girls were
born-an equal mum Der. and dur
ing January two boys aud six
girls were born.
One newspaper was born in
the county, but died "abornin,
lasting few months-at Albee:
Building improvementsas near
as can be ascer tanned, were not
high, amounted to about $50, 900.
Marvin awoke from it's Rip
Van Winkle sleep, and is now
forging right to the front, sever.
al thousand dollars in one kind
or another OF Improvements hav-
ing been made during the year.
Big Stone, Twin Brooks, Revil
10, Albee, Strandburg and in fact
all towns in the county have en-
joyed prosperity.
Grant county has made sub
initial gains in every way;
More people haye moved into
the county than have moved out;
Land has sold at an increase
over old prices;
All the real estate men have
been working to sell to actual
settlers in preference to invest
ors;
The farmers received high
prices for their grains as soon as
threshed-then came a slump
and then prices working upward
slowly. Most of the farmers in
Grant county are able to hold
their grain until high prices pre-
vail;
Grant county farmers won
first prize IL the state corn test,
and they won high honors the
previous year-and that is going
some-it means corn possibilities
are just becoming known, and
soon the live stock problem will
becoming easily the leader;
That criminals are becoming
fewer, and Grant county's terms
of court during 1907 were of
little public interest so far as the
"yellow was concerned, far less
than on previous years;
During 1907, the Grant county
people have looked on with pleas
ure at seeing so much good work
done toward wiping out the
liquor evil-but began thinking
hard when Kentucky and Georgia
went dry before South Dakota;
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17

Miss Bessie Cunningham is
employed at the First National
bank.
William Schafer of Ortonville
has been in the city during the
week.
Mrs. Charles Norton has been
confined to her home with an at
tack of grip.
Attorney C. r. Jorgenson, of
Aberdeen, was transactlng bust
ness in Milbank Wednesday.
The Buxton auction which was
to have taken place tomorrow has
been called Off and Mr.. Buxton
will go to work on the extension.
His family will remain in Mil
bank.
The annual meeting of the
South Dakota Horticultural socie-
ty will be held at Watertown.
January 81 90. A railroad rate
of a fare and one third has been
secured for those attending.
Mayor Meehan returned home
last week, having left Mrs.
Meehan at Austin much i'm.
proved from her recent ill.
ness. Mr.. Meehan left again
w ednesday for Austin with the
intention OF bring Mrs. Meehan
home with him.
Full cream cheese at
Is cents at Home of Real Bar
gains.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17
ABOUT MILBANK

Not q vacant store building on
Main street;
Building improvements for
the year, about $12, 900, not big
but 1905 went better than$55, 600;
and 1906 about $45, 600;
The merchants enjoyed q very
substantial increase in business:
they advertised very literally
and all know that printers ink is
the life of trade;
Tney are going to push harder
than ever for beI.er Milbauk,
during 1908;
The city has had a steady bu,
substantial growth;
A few have moved out of town
but more have moved into the
city;
The population of the city is
estimated at close to 1900:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17

Jane holds It's reputation, II
licenses being issued that month
and during February and April
only 4 licenses issued during
each month;
The largest number of births
occurred during March-31 and
the smallest number during
January-only 8. During De-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17
Local and Personal Paragraphs.

Local and Personal Paragraphs.
Monograph paper for sale at
the Herald office.
Miss Adela Foss was a Corona
visitor Monday
B. O. Sanstad Of Dawson,
Mimi, was in the city Friday.
Ye Olde Tyne Bakere bread.
Best of all at the Acme Restau
rant. 1872
A, W. and Theodore Weide of
Revillo we're Milbank visitors
Friday.
Attorney George S. Rix was
transacting business at Britton
the first of the week.
The Misses Jessie and Ida
Norton visited at the L. Hills
home in Corona Saturday.
Miss Lille Koepke went to
Bellingham, MINI, Monday, for
a visit with relatives in that
town.
AT the recent annual meeting
of the Evangelical insurance
company, all of the officers were
reelected.
Ed. Cruise of Minneapolis is
visiting with the Henry Mitchell
family in this city and the Cruise
family at Hartford.
Mr.. J. G. Elliot and daughter
Beatrice returned Friday last
from visit to Mrs. Kar! Theim-
er at Owatonna, MINI.
Wilmot Reporter: The little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Laird died at Newark, N. j., on
Thu sGay morning the 9th inst.
F. A. Miller, of Iowa, recently
purchased the Baxter 8O-acre
tract Of land in the west part of
town through the Martens Bros.
The Henry Krouse family up
in Melrose township are recov-
ering from a seige of the grip,
with which they have all been af-
fected for several weeks past.
Walter A. Kerr returned from
Detroit, Mich, Saturday night,
where he had accompanied his
sister Myrtle, who will make her
home with her sister Mable at
Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster, the lat
ter a sister OF Mrs. Fred Schnie-
der, have been visiting the
SCHNEIDER family. They recent
iy come down from Alaska,
where Mr.. Foster has extensive
investments at Nome
The Garnett Bros. have pur-
chased the fine percheron horse
Bayard from the Norton Pew
company. This horse took a
first prize at the Minnesota state
fair in 1906, and weighs 2OSO lbs.
w. |. Lowthlan returned last
week from Indianapolis, where
he had been attending the ma
tional convention of the A. S. E.,
of which he is state secretary
AS will be seen by an article
elsewhere he is thoroughly con-
yinced that the reorganization of
the society was the proper
thing.
The friends in this vicinity of
the w. A. Kyes family were
panied to learn Of the death of
their daughter, Mrs. Lynn
Haines, of Appleton, on the 4th
inst. The deceased lady was
with her parents a resident of
Madison township at the time of
her marriage some six years
ago, but since that time has had
her home at Appleton, Mimi.
During the spring of 1903 she
suffered an attack of pneumonia,
and this was followed by tuber.
culosis from which she died.
She was very highly esteemed
by all who knew her. and the
sympathy of Milbank friends is
extended to the bereaved fam
lily.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-17

MISS Nellle GafVey is assisting
in the pos tottice.
G. E. MCGOWAN was at Wilmot
on business Monday.
Merchant T. H. Peever, of Sis.
seton, was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Sarah Drake, of Corona,
was a Milbank shopper Satur
day.
Miss Hilda Swenums sen, of
Sisseton, was a Milbank visitor
Monday.
G. E. Williams of Marvin, yis-
tied with Milbank friends over
Sunday.
The Farmers bank has g.
change of ad this week that will
interest you.
w. S. Deuel., of Wllmot, was
transacting business in town
Saturday.
DR.. VOs burgh, the dentist, was
a Wilmot visitor Saturday be-
tween trains.
W. G. Ackerman visited at
Corona over Sunday, with the
Martens family.
Mrs. Flaharity and children
visited with friends at Slsseton
during the week.
Mrs. }. w. Malsed visited with
her daughter Mrs. Opsal at
Peever over Sunday.
We have car of Monsoon flour
we are selling at $3.50 per sack.
Erlandson & Johnson.
County Attorney McNulty, of
Sisseton, was a Milbank visitor
bet ween trains Monday.
Oscar Beaver, of Wilmot, was
in the city between trains Mon
day. He was returning from the
east.
Iro Puder, with G.. E. McGow-
an of Corona was in the city Sat-
urday, o. bis way to his home
at Big Stone.
DR.. Kriesel went down to
Appleton the first of the week to
brlng home his recently pur.
chased automobile.
Miss Pearl Hevener, who had
been visiting friends and rela-
tives in Milbank returned to her
home at Wilmot Monday.
J. R. Macdonald, representing
&. E. Johnson, of the we'll known
printers supply house of st.
Paul, was in the city Tuesday,
Mrs. Mayme Fitch arrived
from Minneapolis Thursday
night and is visiting at the Thos.
Fitch home and helping to care
for Mrs. Fitch during her illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Brandvold
left Wednesday for visit to the
old home at Storm Lake. Iowa
They will also visit with friends
in the twin cities before return
ming.
The friends of Henry Neuman
out in Grant Center surprised
him Tuesday evening by coming
in upon him without warning
and having a good time at his
home.
Fred Port has change in his
ad this week, announcing Victor
and Edison talking machines and |
records. You can buy a phono.
graph on 81 a week payments if
you wish.
The editor attending the
meeting Of the editorial associa-
tion at Watertown. In the
meantime the devil has written
his name on the Office towel and |
has all of the farce from the gen
eral rous stabout to the office cat
on the move. He has written
two personal locals sold FIVE
cents worth of old papers and
has told the rest about how he is
going to run his paper when he
gets into business on the capi tai
above mentioned.
South Shore Republican: j.
S. Klumph, who has been run
ming the Wilson livery for the
past year, has sold out to
Messrs. John Walters and Ralph
Wilson. The new firm will take
possession next week. The new
proprietors need no introduction
to our readers; both have been
interested in various business
enterprises of the village and
are counted among the most con-
servative and successful busi-
ness men. We have not learned |
vynof NJ. I'll, l.