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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11


A short time ago a doctor was a
guest at a dinner In one Of Philadel-
phias most exclusive homes. When
the last course had been served and
the cigars were being passed the doc
tor reached down into his trousers
pocket and extracted a penknife. Slow
" he opened a blade. To the horror Of
all the select persons present it was
the finger nail blade Every one gasp
ed Could it be that Or. - would so
far forget himself as to manicure his
nails at the table? All watched with
bated breath Slowly the doctor reach
ed out and secured a match which
was near his place. Then he deIiber-
ately struck the match on the rough
part Of the nail file and lit his cigar.
The suspense was over, and the doctor
had not committed the frightful breach
Of etiquette which his associates had
feared. Now the custom is spreading
fast. for it Is less effort than it is to
stand on one leg to strike the match
on ones shoe and decidedly more ele-
CANT than the time honored method Of
striking II on ones trOusers.-Philadel
phia Record
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA
Oil Of wintergreen, ThymOl, Glyeer-
inc, Etc. Used as Simple
Wash.

1t really seems strange that so
many people suffer year in and year
out withseczema, when it is now no
longer a secret thatsIoil of winter
green mixed with thymol, glycerine,
etc, makes a wash that is bound to
cure.
Old, obstinate cases, it is true,
cannot be cured in a few days, but
there is absolutely no sufferer from
eczema who ever used this simple
wash and did not find Immediately
that wonderfully soothing, calm, cool
sensation that comes when the itch
is taken away. Instantly upon ap-
plying a few drops Of the wash the
remedy takes effect, the itch is al
layed. There is no needKof expert
ment-the patient knows at once.
Instead of trying to compound the
oil of wintergreen, thymol, glycer-
inc, ETC., in the right proportions
ourselves we are using a prescrip-
ton which is universally found the
most effective. 1t is known ss the
D. D. D. Prescription, or Oil Of Win
tergreen Compound. 1t is made by
the D. D. D. Co. of Chicago, and
our long experience with this remedy
has given US great confidence in its
merits.
For Sale by L. l.. Elgin,
Hopkinsville, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Selections
LOWER DECK CABINS BEST.
Butts Above Roll Too Much For Those
Subject to Sessiekness.

Butts Above Roll Too Much For Those
Subject to Sessiekness.
The seawise passenger who crosses
Che Atlantic in these winter days on
one of the new giant liners engages
his cabin on the lowest possible deck
instead Of on the promenade deck,
where the rates are usually highest.
steamship agents in New York have
tried for years to persuade clients sub
3ect to seasickness to try the lower
decks without avail But one trip in
winter now teaches the lesson.
In the summer, from May to Septem-
Der, the weather, as a rule, is fine, and
the promenade deck cabins are most
enjoyable. But in winter in all the big
liners, whose upper decks are from
nifty to a hundred feet out Of water,
that is where the oscillation caused by
the pitching and rolling on big waves
Is felt. 1t is the tip Of the pendulum
that gets the most swing.
The old objection to the lower deck
rooms was that the ventilation was
DOOR. but with the modern ventilating
appliances in the new ships this OBJ
dection has been removed. In fact, in
bad weather the lower rooms are usu-
ally better ventilated than those on
the upper decks, as the latter frequent
iy depend for air on doors and port
holes, and when these are closed there
As no other means Of ventilating the
cabins.
When the big liners pitch as if they
were going to look for King Neptune
and then rear, bows up, toward the
sky. while the stern takes a dip, it is
the officers on the lofty bridges and in
the officers staterooms behind that
feel it most One big ship pitched so
heavily In the recent mid-Atlantic
gales that the compasses, which
weighed at least thirty pounds, were
unshipped from their sockets four
times in half an hour Many Of the
officers were genuinely seasick.
That Is the time when the most
choice viands from the cabin do not
appeal to the officers mess which fire.
quently dimes frugally on a sailors
biscuit, washed down with brandy
and soda, before its members 60 on
the storm swept bridge to hang on by
their eyelids for four hours.
The difference between the seasick-
ness Of a marine and landlubber is
that in the latter's case he or she is
completely Frustrated, but the sailor
hasn't time to allow his feelings 10
master him he may feel i'll after be
leaves the bridge or even while he is
up there, but he has to stick it out.
Ocean travellers are also realizing
what the oldest navigators Of the At
lantic have often declared-that is,
no matter how big the vessel, it is
impossible to prevent the passengers
from being seasick in rough weather
The great liners are drier and more
comfortable than the smaller vessels,
and it takes a heavier sea to make
them roll, but when they do start
pitching they have a peculiarly ugly
motion which is all their Own.-New
York Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11

Marteina Kramers of Rotterdam ranks
among the first of women linguists
She can read and speak 10 languages
and there are few men in the world
who can equal that record Besides
she has sufficient knowledge OF seven
ether languages to converse in them.
and she has planned to add a new ian
guage to her list every six months for
several years. Miss Kramers also
ranks as one OF the most influential
suffragettes in Europe. She is editor
of JUS Suffragii, the official organ Of
the International Woman Suffrage Al
lance, which has several branches in
this country. Miss Kramers is one Of
the most optimistic Of the workers.
She believes that Within ten years
America and all the countries in Eu.
rope viii extend suffrage to women on.
equality with men.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
BRIGHT Little Walter.

six-year-old Walter just dotted on
"Alice In Wonderland" and seemed to
live with the characters constantly.
One day at the table he said, "Auntie
will you please give me some breadT'
YES" said his auntie, "but don't
stuff your mouth so full. You look
like a chipmunk."
Walter leaned across the table, look
ing steadi at his auntie, and said
very soberly 1.-THE hatter's only reply
was, Butter me another slice Lip
pincott's Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Roaton,s Narrowest RuiIdina.

What is thought to be the narrowest
building in Boston is the little white
structure numbered 112 State street.
It is rarely noticed by the passerby, as
one might easily suppose it to be the
entrance to one Of the adjoining build
ings, which tower far above il on Ell
Their side. 1t is a wooden building,
two stories high, with a long, sloping
shingled roof 1t Is built in an alley
not more than five feet wide. The
little building runs the full length Of
the alley through to Commerce street
This alley is said TO have been a pas
sageway to the original Long wharf
which extended up to near point
where the custom house now stands
Commerce street and the site OF the
present State street block were at that
time docks.-Boston Globe,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
canaI Zons Ruildinas.

On the many million dollars worth
Of buildings owned by the United
States government in the Panama ca
nal zone no insurance is carried. The
government has spent SlO,25OOOO In
buildings I'm the zone, which amount
takes no account Of the value Of the
buildings purchased from the French
both In the canal zone and the repub-
Tic Of Panama nor value Of the prop
erty In ali the buildings, including the
large amount Of stores. However, the
canal fire department has been devel-
Dped 70 q high state Of efficiency.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
plslllusloned Mldoms.

A writer in a Washington paper
thinks that widows make the best
wives and presents an interesting ar
ray of historical widows showing that
the Woodworking state is conducive
to soul development that makes for
the managing Of other husbands than
the one for whom she mourns. She
knows that man is a contradiction
before she begins and there is no
danger Of her losing her illusions.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
The Audience.

"Only four people to see me play
Hamlet?" said Mr.. Stormington Barnes
10 the local manager.
That's all"
"Ah, well, it is something to know
that there are even four loyal admirers
Of Shakespeare"
"They don't care nothin' about
Shakespeare. That's old Joe Titewod
that owns an interest in the theayter.
He always brings his family here to
sit of evenin's SOS TO save gas an coal
at home Washington Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Or the Party Line.

While the TWO ladies are talking
over the telephone a soft clicking is
heard
Somebody is on the WIRE" says
one.
Eyes, somebody is listening to US"
says the other. Il think it is that Mrs.
Dyzit, who blondines her hair"
Indeed it is not" comes in a third
voice. "And, besides, would have you
know my hair is perfectly natural. So
therep-Chicago Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Rather Severe penunciatlon,

There is a story of Carlyle in his
old age having taken the following
farewell, in his broadcast Scotch, Of a
young friend who had had him in
charge for walks, and who, while al
most always adapting himself to Car
lyle's mood had on a single occasion
yeDtured to disagree with him: Il
would have you to know, young man,
that you have the capacity of being
the greatest bore in Christendom."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
A Modern Instance.

The higher education is not wholly
In vain. Here is student Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania who has so
wisely communed with the great
spirits Of old that he is able to train
a ten-dollar monkey to serve him as
a valet, even to the backing of the
disciples boots. They say no man is
a hero to his valet Wonder what this
particular monkey thinks of his mas
ter?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
The Christian County Loose
I Tobacco Market

Auction sale of loose tobacco EVERY DAY throughout
the season. We have secured the large E. Cooper iv
cry stable 3rd Ave. where are prepared to receive
all kinds of tobacco either stripped or on the stalk and
will sell same for you privately or at public acution for
highest market prices.
Our house open for receiving tobacco every dav the
week Will receive tobacco hand-packed in hogsheads
and sell it on the loose floor at highest market price
J. P. THOMPSON & CO., Managers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
GRANITOID SIDEWALKS
Lest you forget"
MEACHAM CONTRACTING CO.,
INCORPORATED
Cooper Bldg. Phone 1908
Not Always.

The girl who has nothing to do
should learn this: People are not nee.
essar.-y ignorant because they have
not red the latest novel or heard the
latest poem. One bad fault some
girls have is that they look shocked
when a man acknowledges that he
hasn't read the latest noyeL-Atchison
(Kan) Globe
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
llluminatinn.

"Hows your new kidP
Fine"
Don't you find that a baby bright
ems up a household wonderfully
eyes, indeed. We have to have the
gas going most Of the night now
Cleveland Leader
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
A Painful Information.

"Cummerford went upon his roof
the other day to dislodge the snow
and slipped"
GOOD gracious! Did be fall to the
ground?"
mo, but he wished he had"
why"
"a nail in a single stopped him.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
GETTING Ready For Il.

"And how is that pretty young wild
OWL" asked Mrs. Browne. "Is she rec
Onciled to her loss yet"
mo" replied Mrs. Malaprop, she
amt exactly re-conciled yet but they
do say she has the man picked OUT
Catholic Standard and Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Good Investment.

I'm going to order a cord of IN
sawed wood today"
"Why, George, we haven't any use
for it,"
Yes, we have. I'm going to have 1t
piled in plain view in the yard so only
the right sort Of tramps win apply
Kansas City Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Own a Home
DON'T PAY RENT

For sale at a bargain: A beauti
full new home on one of the best
corner lots in the city. Also a mod
ern up-to-date house on East Ninth
street. Call on Planters Bank and
Trust Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
of your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Why
suffer. All druggists sell it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Ths LImIt Of the CO..

Promise me that you viii marry
me-" pleaded the ardent young lover.
"No, but will run you a Marathon
race 10 decide the natter" replied the
blushing athletic girl--New York
Herald
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
Northern SEED Corn.

Early White Dent Seed Corn fo'
sale. g. b Brewer, Casky, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11

Excursion fares to Ashland, KY,
and return. Dates of sale May II
and IS. Return limit. Tickets will
be good to leave Ashland not later
than midnight of May %, 1906.
Fare $3.50. G. R. Newman, agent
Illinois Central.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11

Excursion rates to Louisville, KY,
and return account Southern Elec-
trical and Industrial Exposition, for
$3.50. Dates of Sale, April II, Is,
II, 10, % and.24, 1909, only. Return
Limit-All tickets will be good to
leave Louisville, not later than mid
night of April &c, 1909.
For further information call on
G, r. Newman, Agent Illinois Cen
trial. - - -. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-28
B|EAW7TD[fV YOUR
COMPLEXION
Drive Away Liver Spots, Blotches,
Pimples and Make Your Skin
Clear and White.
TRIAL PACKAGE SENT FREE.


If you want a beautiful complexion, free from
liver spots. pimples and freckles and other dis
colorations purify your blood.
Stuart's Calcium Waters cleanse and clear the
blood. remove all poisonous and Irritating in
nuences and permit 1t to dow gently and uni
formly all through the veins. These little wafer.
are famous for their identifying effects. and
every lady may use them with perfect freedom.
They do their good work remarkably fast
owing to the wonderful power Of the ingredients
which they contain. Here they are: Calcium
Sulphide. Quassia, Eucalyptus, Golden Seal and
an Alternative and laxative. Ask your doctor
what he thinks Of these as blood purifiers He
prescribes them many times every year.
The popularity Of Stusrt's Calcium Waters i,
great and growing constantly every year. They
do wonderful work with apparently little eff.
fort. and do not necessitate suffering and ex
pense As 20 many complexion cures occasion.
You may enjoy a fair complexion II you will
these little waters. They are taken after
each meal and go into your blood. Just like
food. They do your entire system q great good
They help your intestipes and relieve constipa.
ton, thereby giving the system the power t.
remove and exclude poisonous gases and duida
which filter through the intestines into the sys.
tenn and contaminate 1t.
Don't despair II your complexion Is muddy.
Write today fne a free trial package Of Stuart's
Calcium Waters 90 to your druggist and buy
q box. Price. Soc. Simply write your name
and address. and a trial package will be sent
you BY mail without cost. Address +. A. Stu
art Co.. Its Stuart bldg, Marshall. Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-28
See Mondays Star

are to be provided, and there will be
a physician in attendance to administer
treatment to the more serious patients.
Such treatment. Maj. Sylvester thinks.
may be the means of saving life, and 1t
will certainly give more room for the
usual work in the first precinct.
To Enforce Child Labor Law.
Notice has been given by the police
and school authorities that the child labor
law is to be enforced inauguration day.
Inspectors Estes and Sanders, who have
charge of the enforcement of the pro-
visions of the law, will be on duty to see
to it's enforcement. The police authori-
ties anticipate that many children will
be sent upon the streets March to sell
sandwiches and other eatables, or to
earn money in other ways. and it is for
the purpose Of protecting them that the
notice containing the provisions of the
law has been posted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-28
A CLOSE SHAVE
Many Of Them HaPpening Every Day
but Soon Forgotten.


Close sbares would be of frequent &C.
currence but for the tender faces Of many men,
which win not permit Of shaving often. Hereto
fore nothing has been said in these columns
about poslam, a new skin discovery, in conneo-
ton with its use after shaving. Its publicity and
sales have been confined almost exclusively TO Its
remarkable properties eczema cure: 1t
stops the itching at and cures the worst
cases In few days. While the application OF
poslam after shaving is one Of its minor uses,
such as for pimples, the complexion. ETC.,
shavers will ind 1t q revelation, as 1t does for
abrasions. roughness and severe scrapings what
IT does for all manner Of skin dif1cuties-heals
and cures in a few hours. 1t Is the only article
possessing real antiseptc and curative value that
has ever been exploited for this purpose. and will
soothe and tone up the skin no toilet prepare
ton could possibly do.
Poslam can be had for fifty cents at any re-
liable druggists. particularly Ogram's. O'Don-
nells and Ameck's, who make a speciality Of It,.
Or the Emergency Laboratories, No. 80 West
18th street, New York city, will send trial
supply free by mail to any one who will write
for it. This is sufficient TO show results in "a
hoDya
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-28
WORLDS FAIR At WINNIPEG
SETTLEMENT BY SELKIRK TO
BE CoMMEMoRATED.
DR.. ]. E. Jones, American Consul
General in Metropolis Of Western
Canada, Tells Of Enterprise.

There is to be a worlds fair at Winni-
peg, Manitoba. in 1912, to commemorate
the settlement Of Lord Selkirk in that
section of the country" said DIR. J. E.
Jones. consul general to Winnipeg. to q
Star reporter Last night. cit will really
be a Western Canadian exposition" con-
tinued DR.. Jones, "for all the western
provinces Of the Dominion will partici-
pate.
"It was. Of course, necessary that the
initiative be taken by some one. SO Win
nipeg, which is the metropolis Of western
Canada, took the lead. The people are
enthusiastic over the project and rosy
predictions are being made as to the
material good it will do for that wonder
ful country.
1.-THE Hon William Whyte, vice
president Of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road, Is one Of the prime movers and has
promised the support of his railroad to
the exposition. At a recent meeting OF
| those interested in the movement. Mr..
Whyte said: An exposition such as this
one Is planned to be will do more In a
practical way to bring the resources Of
western Canada before the world than
any other project I know Of
Business Men Enthusiastic.
1.-THE business men, too" said DR.. Jones,
"are full of enthusiasm and have also
promised substantial aid to the exposition.
"a short time ago President Myers of
the Lewis and Clark exposition, was
the guest of the men who originated the
idea of the Winnipeg exposition. and at
a luncheon given him by the Canadian
Club he outlined in detail the plans which
had made the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE
ton a success.
ut is not believed" said DR.. Jones
1.-The Dominion government will be asked
directly for funds. but, If present plans
are followed, 1t will be urged to set aside
for the exposition 123, 600 acres of gov
eminent land. This. 1t Is thought, will
furnish sufficient capital to finance the
exposition.
Benefits to This Country.
'The people of our country do not seem
to appreciate the wonderful advantages
| which are offered by this last great west,
and an exposition will be the excuse for
| thousands of people to see for themselves
the wonders of this fertile country An
exposition will also offer a magnificent
opportunity for American manufacturers
to demonstrate to that rapidly increasing
population just what they have to supply
their needs and just how good 1t is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-28

Educational Fund for Liberia.

From the American Colonization So
ciety the State Department has received
word that it has a fund Of So, 900 avail
able for educational purposes in Liberia
and also d prospective income Of $4,000
for the same purpose. Arrangements for
the disposition OF the money have not
yet been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-28
Caring for Drunken Persons.

The police of the first precinct Tuesday
morning will open the room at 1910 d
street northwest. where intoxicated per-
sons are to be cared for. Usually the
number of "drunks'' upon such occasions
Oh 30 large that other police work is
hampered by them. and they cannot al.
ways get the attention they need. This
time such persons are to get better care
than heretofore. Cots and mattresses
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-18
JUDGE BROKE
Law TO GET
WISE TO 'EM

Aha! at last! one clue to at least
one case of auto speeding has been
secured. Judge Mann. on passing
on the cases of l.. H. Ross, arrested
by Officer Wallace several days
ago for speeding on East Sprague
avenue, told how he broke the laws
on sped limitations within the fire
limits and kept his best eye out for
Major Gwydir last Sunday. He
was on North Monroe. at the parks
and on many other sections, run
ming all the way from three to Is
miles an hour and then some
maybe-couldn't very well look out
for the major and KEEP his eye on
the speed indicator at the same
time, but he did it for an expert
ment, he said. so he could under
stand auto speeding cases better.
He fined Ross 81 and costs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-18
HAVE TO GET PERMIT
TO RISK LIFE

You've got to get police permit
to risk your life in this town, even
when risking your life at so much
per week is your bread and butter.
Just as Brindamour, the jail
breaker from the Washington thea
ter, was standing with hands
shackled, measuring the distance
from where he stood on the Wash
ington street bridge to the river, he
was called down by the police be-
cause of his neglect to get a per,
init. A crowd of perhaps 1000 peo-
pie had crowded to places Of van.
tage about the bridge and river
banks, but the order of the chief OF
police had to be obeyed. The
jumper got his permit. jumped and
came up unshackled,