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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
slcilv,s Wheat and Fruits.

Sicily was the "granary of Rome" in
former days. Wheat grows to an enor.
nous height. and the ears seldom con.
tain less than 60 grains. The rice is
the finest on earth l buy it at ten
cents a pound to make that famous
dish-''riso ell buterro frOmagio."
No other rice answers the purpose.
The most bountiful crops of Ger.
many and France, of England and
Austria-Hungary, present to the Sicil.
ian the image of sterility A Sicilian
watermelon is a dream. 1t was the
original nectar of the gods. No Geor-
gia rattlesnake variety is in its class,
Indian figs and aloes are wonderful,
the former serving as food for the
poor. The pomegrana;e reaches its
highest perfection along the southern
coast, and is shipped to all parts Of
the world under the name OF ''punica,"
In honor of the Punic war; it was
brought from Carthage into Italy by
the Romans.-New York Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
The COOKS FAULT.
No Wonder the Bird Was Not Tender
When Served.

No Wonder the Bird Was Not Tender
When Served.
One of the most annoying things
about swans Is that they live to an
extremely great age and that it is
impossible for the ordinary observer
to guess what their years may be.
President Grover Cleveland once had
an amusing experience with some
swans, according to a writer in the
American Magazine. He had been in
the south shooting and brought home
a number of wild swans, one Of which
he sent to each member of his cabi-
net and to some other associates.
''All the boys" said Mr.. Cleveland,
thanked me politely for having re-
membered them. but none of them
seemed to have much to say about
how they enjoyed the birds.
Carlisle, I found, had his cooked
on a night when he was dining out
Another, when 1 asked him, said he
hoped 1 wouldn't mind, but he had
sent his home to his old mother. Thur
Der didn't mention his bird at all for
two days. Finally L asked him about
1t.
"Thurber. did you get that swan
all right?'
Eyes, sir-oh, yes, 1 got the swan
all right, thank you and he bent over
his desk and seemed very busy.
"'Fine Bird said.
"'Yes, sir, Inc bird and he went on
working.
ENJOY eating him. Thurber?
HE waited a minute, and then he
said: We'll. sir, l guess they didn't
cook him right at my house. They
cooked him only two days And he
went on working without cracking
smile"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

Southern physicians are almost una
fimous in the opinion that before
the war tuberculosis was less fire.
quent among the negroes than the
whites So ne Of them mention il as
exceedingly rare many insisting
that the black man was practically
immune 10 the white plague.
After The war the Negroes environ
ment changed; he was free to do as
he pleased. There was an immedi-
ate increase of all the old diseases,
the acquisition of new ones. and a
few inventions. His birth.rate drop
ped; his deaih-rate went sky-ward.
The process of deteriorations began
at once.
One reason why the negro isin the
grip of death is that for the last
thirty years he has shown tendency
to abandon the field and flock to the
pavement. He cannot resist the
gaslight, the brass band, and the
street fakir.
Mr.. Dickson delares that "in no
Northern community is the negro
self-sustaining. His birth rate does,
not equal the death.rate, and immi-
grafton from the south alone main
tains his numbers. Every Southern
negro who goes North is to a great
extent withdrawn from the repro
ductive population This is to say,
he does not contribute to the increase
of his race by maintaining birth
rate in excess of his death rate. 1t
can safely be said that in no North
ern community is the negro self.sus
tanning. Shut off immigration and
the race will ultimately vanish from
the North. In New Hampshire. for
instance, there were 651 negroes jnI
1890 and GA in $780," The system
of codding by unwise philanthropy
lists. the author claims, can only lead
the negro to a lessening indepen
ience and a greater incapacity to
stand alone.
From an economic point of view
this phase of the negro problem is
staggering-this frightful waste of
human life and efficiency. For in
stance, we will suppose that 1000
white and 1000 black children are
born on the same day in Washington.
D. C. Of those. 663 white children
will reach twenty-five years, as
against 4O1 negroes. The signi6
canoe of this simple statement is ap.
as it affects the compare
tive economic value of the two races.
1t is finger pointing to destruction.
-Hampton's Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

From an English newspaper printed
in the year 1777 is the following de-
scription of a dandy: "A few days ago
macaroni made his appearance in
the assembly rooms at Whitehaven,
dressed in a mixed silk coat, pink satin
waistcoat and breeches covered with
an elegant silk net. white silk stock
ings with pink clocks. pink satin shoes
and large pearl buttons, a mushroom
colored stock covered with fine point
lace, hair dressed remarkably high and
stuck full Of pearl pins"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
THE PRICE OF GENIUS.
What Il Means to Man to BE Pioneer
IN Thought.

To be pioneer In thought is to
stand alone with nature. not for a few
minutes, but for life. The isolateness
Of the few great minds Of each gen
GRAFTON of men is utterly undreamed
of, for want of understanding. by
those about them. Yet think what
1t is to pass ones days in a thought
world where the thinker roauls alone:
to grapple with problems the very
terms of which are beyond ordinary
comprehension and the solution appre-
ciated only in years to come; to con-
template In lonely ecstasy. after still
lonelier despair. the revelation that
comes with months and more of pom
dering. When some one asked New
ton how be came to make his wonder
full discoveries be replied. simply by
always thinking about them" Consid
er Kepler tOiling year after year fruit
lessly for some ratio that should link
the planets motions by Il general law.
calculating assiduously and putting
hypothesis after hypothesis aside as be
found 1t would not work until ut last,
after almost inconceivable toll. he hit
upon the one that would.
AS If this loneliness by nature were
not enough. it must needs be accen-
tuated by man, for he rises in such
cases In chorus to condemn. Consider
Darwin. In patient study. testing the
working out of natural selection and
adding fact to fact, only to have the
whole denounced as ridiculously alb
surd. Think you the denunciations o
the master while living are wholly
compensated by the paudits after he
is dead? The loneliness of greatness
is the price men make the genius
pay for posthumous enown.-Pe7cival
Lowell in Atlantic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
Second Class Colorist Fares

To stations il Alberta, Arizona,
British Columbia, California, Color
ado, Idaho. Mexico, Montana, Neva-
da, New Mexico, Oregon, Saskatche-
wan, Texas. Utao, Washington and
Wyoming.
The Illinois Central Railroad will
sell second. class colonist tickets to
points in the above states at reduced
rates
Dates of sale: Sept. 10, 1909, to
Oct Is, 1909.
For further information in regard
to routes, rates, stop-overs etc. call
on or write Agent Illinois Central
Railroad.
T. L. MORROW, Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
Hudson-Fulton Celebration.

The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany will sell round-trip tickets to
New York, N. Y. account the above
occasion at the rate of $30.75.
Dates of sale-Sept. 23rd to 30th
inclusive. Return limit-Tickets
good to cave New York not late r
than Oct. 10th, 1909. For further
information in regard to routes etc.
call on or write Agent Illinois Gen.
trail railroad, Hopkinsville, KY.
T. L. MORROW, Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
OF
PARTNERSHIP
PROPERTY

On the farm of L. A. Summers, on
Tuesday, Sept. 90, 1909,
We will offer for sale to the high
est and best bidder the following
items:
Four work mules, binder, drill
and plows. shovels, cultivators, har-
rows, wagon, about 40 tons of baled
clover hay, clover seed, corn, fat
hogs, sows and pigs and all of our
partnership outfit.
JOHN BLAME & L. A. SUMMERS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
Week End Rates to Dawson
Springs, XIV.

The Illinois Central R. R. Co. will
sell round-trip tickets to Dawson
Springs, KY, at rate of 81 90 for the
round trip on Saturday and Sunday
only up to and including Oct. 18th,
1909. tickets good returning Mon
day following date of sale.
T. L. MORROW, Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

Two Irishmen one day went shoot
ing large flock Of pigeons cane
flying over their heads. Pat elevated
his piece and, firing, brought ons OF
them to the ground. "Arrah!" eX'
claimed his companion, what a fool
you are to waste your ammunition
when the bare fall would have killed
him !'-Pick-Me-U
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
Utter contenot.

81 s'pose you wouldn't marry me If
I were the only man on earth?"
II wouldn't even be engaged to you"
responded the girl, 'if you were the
only man at a summer esort."-Louis'
vile Courier-Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
DISAPPEARING METRO.
Expert Says that the Race
Question is Being Answered
by the sword of Death.



Cloak the matter as he may, that
is the fact which Judge Harris Dick
erson brings clearly before every
reader of an article, Of which this
expert is the author, in the October
number of Hampton's Magazine.
He presents the opinions of physic-
ians and he gathers together vital
statistics until his conclusion is inc
vitablc.
Forty years ago." writes Judge
Dickson. "the negro was the health
lest man in America Today he is
the weakest, most predisposed to
disease. the man with the least res
tive power. Heredity and the
white mans regulations made him
what he was in IS; heredity and the
negro mode Of life makes him what
he is today.
Before the war the great mass
of negroes-as they are today-were
agricultural laborers. Their mas
tiers prescribed hours of toll and rest
provided homes and overlooked their
amusements. Irrespective of any
humane motive, the masters selfish
interest demanded the best possible
care Of his property.
"The planters had received from
Africa a horde of barbarians, who
had no hygiene, sanitation, or medi-
cine. The planter took this stock
and made a healthy race in new
land. His system was simple, he en-
forced the primary laws of health.
Every plantation constituted a sep
arate community. The will of the
planter was the supreme law. He
located his slave quarters on the
healthiest spot of his plantation, laid
them out in the form Of little viii
lage, with separate houses, yards
and gardens for each family. There
was good water and good drainage.
Space and air were cheap; every ne
gro had plenty of both and the crowd
ing of cabins was never permitted.
When a family became too large for
one cabin. another was assigned
Each cabin had its open fireplace,
the best of ventilation, and an ample
supply of fuel"
Conditions since the negro was
given his freedom have changed.
The race was permitted to develop,
or rather degenerate, willy nilly
The results are not what the aboli-
tionists expected. Judge Dickson
does not aim to defend or idealize
slavery, far from it. But the resu
lar well governed life. he writes.
proved vital in building up a race
of strong parents and healthy child
rem, The negro, in 1860, was a near
perfect specimen of physical man,
while in the South today the ne
gro lives where he pleases, and in
such manner as suits him best. The
plantation quarters are not laid out
as formerly, the cabins are scatter
ed, often without regard to santa
tion or water. No efficient super
vision is exercised over the negro's
care of his cabin. He is VIGOROUSLY
unclean. His home is rarely white.
washed or disinfected. In the rural
districts the blacks have nothing like
medical attention and care that was
formerly bestowed upon them.
Negroes dearly love medicine; all
kinds of YARDS and teas and concoc-
tions. They delight in dosing them.
selves with patent nostrums, all
manner of home cures and conju
gal charms"
Mr.. Dickson says that the deadli.
est enemy of the negro is tuberculo-
sis--but it is a new enemy. Old-time
Hnsuur,1u
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
Lots of Company.

Stranger-You must find it very
lonely on these hills Shepherd-Lone-
ly! No l don't. Why, there was a
man an a 'oss passed yesterday, an
there's you today.-London Punch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
The "Pied Piper."

A New York normal school examin'
alton had among its questions; What
Is the educational value of The Pied
Piper of Hamelin?'" A would.be teach
err answered: "a Pied Piper teaches
children to be kind to animals. espe'
cially rats"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
And the PEARSON Passed On.

"And what are you here for, my
friend?" asked the visiting parson OF
an inmate OF a reformatory.
"Cause l can't get out, thank you"
replied the victim. Ladies' Home Jour-
nal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
FIRST DISTRICT Asso'N
OF Colored Baptists of South
western Kentucky.

The Illinois Central Railroad will
sell round.trip tickets to Mayfeld,
KY. at the rate of $500 for the
round.trip account the above occa-
sion. Dates of sale-Sept. 25th and
2Sth, 1909. Return limit-Sept. 9th,
1909. T. l.. MORROW, Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

New Louisville Jockey Club,
Louisville, KY.

The Illinois Central railroad will
sell round-trip tickets to Louisville,
KY. account the above occasion at
the rate of 1854.
Dates of sale, Return limit.
Sept. 24-25th ........ Oct. 18th 'O9
Oct. 2, s, 9th. ,...... Three days
after date
of sale.
7. L. MORROW, Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

HallOwell's patent cape extractor
for removing cape worms from the
of young chickens, for
sale at this office at 10 cents each
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

Greatness is the ability to meet the
unexpected.-Stowell.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23
|. ( n.
TINE TABLE.
TRAINS GOING NoRTB,


No. 52-St. LOUIS Express, 1906 a. No
No. 54-St. L. Fast Mail, 1923 o. m
No. &C. & st. L. Linn, 5:25 a. m
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. 8:55 .. m
No. 94.-Dixie Flyer, 5:53 p. m
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 5l-St. L. Express 5:32 .. II
No. 63-St. L. Fast Mail 5;33 a. II
No. &C. & N o. Lin. l1:50 .. m
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 7:05 8. m
No. 95.-Dixie Flyer, 9:43 z. N
No. 81 and "a connect 4. ST. LogiI ana a.ae,
points west
No. 81 connects al Gutnr.e .o- Melnpais liz
pIints as FAR south as Ern and t5r -oaisv, e
CiacinnAti and the East.
No. 50 and SIS make direct connecriou At Guth
RE for Louisville, Cincinnati and al points
north and east Thereof No 8 aad IS also con.
meet for Memphis and way points.
No. % runs through 70 Chicago ana will rot
carry passengers TO point South .. Evansvire
Aiso carries through slsepeEs - ST, Louis,
No. 90 through slespers to Atlanta, Naou,
ackson vile, St. Augustine and Tampa, F-a.
Also Pullman sleepers 70 New Orleans. Goa
meets at Guthrie Tor points East and West. o.
90 win not carry local passengers fo- pats Nor,
Nashville Tenn,
J.C, HOOE. Agt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

J. c. HOOE. Agt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-23

T. L. MORROW, Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-20
THE STOCK MARKET

~ Z -
conflicting Influences at work In the
stock market today which gave II an
appearance Of irregularity. The un-
iavorable influence was doubt about
the character OF tomorrow's bank state
nsenI In favor OF higher prices Was
the renewal OF rumors Of the progress
Of the plan for consolidation Of the
copper corporations and assumptions
growing out Of the Wells-Fargo melon
influence was perceptibie in The vida
advances on light dealings of number
Of high priced Investment stocks known
70 have large surplus holdings In their
treasures. as well AZ others credited
figure In balance sheets. The equities
In Reading properties have been point
ed to often as Justification for the ex-
traordinary price levels attained by
cent dividend PAYMENT R rSls I'm lnf,uenee
was dominant In the trading in the
stock again today. The marked ac-
ivtty OF the stock showed signs a0o
Of the operations OF an organised party
sentimental influence on the rest OF the
market. In the case OF the copper
stocks the advance with which they
started brought in some realizing sales
which turned the prices downward
again and resulted in considerable I'M
settling OF the general market. The
same was true Of Union Pacific which
got an early benefit from the renewal
OF talk Of segregation Of assets on It's
value of Investment holdings by South
ern Pacific OF Welis-Fargo. There
was a great variety Of movements In
stocks OF minor class. as for example
the Keokuk and Des Moines stocks
which became active after a long Pc
Rod OF qliiescence, the common adj
vancihg from fraction above 81 o
share to nearly $12. The stirring up
Of this class OF securities In so sensa-
tional a manner Is looked upon with
suspicion and is likely to prejudice the
feeling against the general market.
Doubts over the completion of the
bank statement were due to uncertain
ty over the after effects OF last weeks
loan contraction as much as to the ac-
tual cash loss indicated by the prelim-
mary estimates of the currency move
ment In these the total Of gold for
export for the week ran up to So
100000. The express movement with
the interior, on the other hand, yielded
a considerable balance In favor of New
York. and the sub-treasury operations
nearly half a million more, SO that
been reduced to under 100000 THE
loan item Is still subject to doubt and
operations In the exchange market this
week were attributed to remittances on
the payment OF some maturing foreign
said to have figured as collaeraL In
cidentally. United States Steel was quite
steadily under pressure throughout the
day and closed at small net decline
IN spite of the buoyant rise at other
points
The financial district was flooded with
rumors of deals In the latter part OF
the day alleging sensational increases
further changes In corporation rela-
tons The price movement became fe-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-20
SPOT COTTON
MARKET DULL
Little Doing IN The Local
Center.
BUT ONE SALE RECORDED
Frost Reported frsn Many Sec
iisns 4 he Bet.
sss.tsemery wsr.he.ses, Apparently,
Look for sixtee.-ceat staple BE-
for. sas.tA's Fad ana Are
HoIsins to what they
Have stored.

-,
friday was unusuaiiy ouil IN the TO-
cal spot cotton market, due to the un-
cerfafp condition OF the New York
market and. perhaps. awaiting the
Sinners report Monday The buyers
appeared TO hold off as much as the
sellers Only one sale was reported.
amounting to $50 bales. The ware
houses seemed disposed not to offer
even,
About $50 bales were ON the Square
Friday selling around IA LIZ. Early
tn the morning the general price was
1851. which rose by noon to 1870.
There L. some speculation over the
effect Of the regent cold snap on the
gfnners' report Monday. Montgom-
cry merchant-planter said Friday:
THE recent cold snap throughout the
belt win prove q disappointment tS
believers in the top crop, and their
estimates. naturally. viii be reduced.
Most of the top cotton In this section
The gins are running only two or
three days in week."
It Is almost certainty that the
present cold wave IL the real signifi-
can't snap Of the season. The western
section of the belt has been visited by
genuine freeze and frost has APP
peared in many sections q the Eas.
tern peru. Ausnte seportTa c,ear'
coob kliiing lrost Flony. TOY clear
cold. heavy frost; selma. cieaE Irees-
ing. temperaure ~. ana Snreveport
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
MONTGOMERY MARKETS,
(The auotations ara corrected daily for
| The Advertiser,) ~

(The quosatioue are corrected daily for
ths Groceries.
MEALr-stsndard y. @. o. ID sacks sSe
CoFFEE-Grssn. common to ordinary 10
ole: prime l2@lsc; fancy I4@ISc; pea
SssSS ssss DsP lss s
roasted IAN @l4ci fancy roastsd il@i7e;
Aochs and JSy ave, blends ss%s sss,.. ,sm,s.
01 sud sais standard sMe: fancy
T. FLoTSnR 81; nominal; straights % 10:
patents IS. OTIS; fancy patents t7.Rb.
Pearl rAH sSe; gloss lump Age; nieEsl sOSds.
III + r.: ff sss.s ss-s 4 ssss i:S:
- sSxI sST; ,i.lo; Virginia ssc:
Ac VSiiNEaARGPsr gallon ao9ses.
E ss i R:a hi Ssas sseas 10 ssoS
IssAsIRiDiNEs- American x on ss.eaess;
err MoLA ASSES Cane Dbl. sTe gal:
s srfasai corn O ssrSD in case SslSas 10 per
salons MasIE 81 c sssas Ss.S
\ gallons $3.50 rgs per Ssss;
BACON MEATs-Clear ribs sis.s7k @
VI ARDHHog Compound loWe; fancy hog
sSa 1876 JEsSw sssas s$e sNe
STANDARD soften oi ME lar1 sHS. mai, r,A,
'- BRE4SFAsT. 'bAcoN-isA gasho.
60. Grain Grain and Fseds stuff
coRN-white from store ss@sOc; mixed
ig H3eeYlMTimothy choice per ton tsl; No
\ pr ton Sis; Aiafaifa per ton s2s; johnson
grass per ton S12W$lS.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-20
Butter-Steady:


New York. Nov. 19.-The market for
coffee futures opened steady at I'M
owing to the failure Of European mar
kets to fully respond to yesterdays
local gains and scattered realizing.
There was some support from local
active and prices showed no improve
ment during the day with the close
steady net unchanged to points lower.
The market at Havre closed at a net
adavnce of IA to Ia franc. Sales here
were reported of 20,500 bags, including
November and December 6.54: Janu-
airy at $50. March $50. May 6.7O. July
6 so. September 6.S5.
Spot coffee quiet; Rio No. Z. SIS to
s IL; Santos No. 4. 3-4 to 87-S.
Mild coffee, quiet; Cordova 8 to IL Ia.