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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
BEING SICK in CHINA.
What Happens When a Devil Jumpa
Down a Patients Throat.

What Happens When Devil Jumpa
Down a Patients Throat.
1t is the custom for a Chinaman to
visit the barber every week to have a
general overhauing. First. the head
aud face are shaved: second. the ears
are scraped and cleanscd with a small
brush made OF ducks hair; third. the
upper aud lower eyelds are scraped
with dull edged knife. all granua-
tons being smoothed away, and then
an application is made with a ducks
hair brush OF salt solution.
This is the reason why you will End
so much blindness in China. They
take no antiseptic measures whatever.
Finally the patients back is mas
saged. and after paying fee of cents
and no tip he leaves the shop feeling
clean outside. but now must consult
his regular physician.
After going through the usual exam.
nation. which is u form of military in.
spection. the doctor diagnoses the case
and treats it unless a devil happens to
jump down the patients throat. IL
this has happened the doctor can do
the patient no good until be promises
to set off a hundred tirecrackers and
to make a daily visit to the joss house.
This done. be receives the usual pills
for those vacated by the devil.
These pills may consist of spotted
rhinoceros horns. said to be a wonder
full cure for intestinal troubles. The
spotted rhinoceros horns come from
southern China. and in the market at
Singapore Il single specimen will bring
$25.
Tiger bones when ground to a pow.
der and mixed with Chinese wine
make great blood tonic which is
used by all classes of Chinese in north
ern China. The recipe is held by a
6rm in Shanghai that has become very
wealthy by the sale OF this tonic.
Old deer horns are boiled down to
make the medicinal glue which binds
the ffty ingredients composing the
average Chinese pills. ASSN these you
may get anything from pinch OF
gunpowder to powdered cobra tall
dust 1t is not the fault of Wong Yik
Chez il just the right kind Of specific
escapes the patient.
Equal in medicinal efficacy. to the
above are three high grade tiger RENE
dies, the eyeball. liver and blood. As
may be imagined, tiger eyebaIl, the
genuine article. can be prescribed for
only the exceedingly wealthy Chinese.
Similarly the liver. when dried and re-
duced to a powder. is worth its weight
in gold all over China. Tiger blood.
when evaporated to solid at a tenn
perature Of 40 degrees and taken as
powder. is believed by Asiatics to
transform a craven into a hero. Med
zeal Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Veteran Editor Dies:

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 5.-M. V.
Ingram, one of the oldest newspaper
men in the State, and a prominent
citizen of this city, died yesterday
afternoon from infrmities incident
to old age. He had been in ill
health for the past six months and
was confined to his room nearly all
summer. He was in his seventy
seventh year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Making 1t Plain.

The following simple and explicit di-
rectious are posted up in hotel on the
Nordfjord:
The fire escape! Directions for use.
The one end Of the rope is to be fixed
at the hook in the window frame, the
other is to turn out of the window. The
plated snotter, which is fixed at the log
of wood. is to be put under your arms.
whereupon you may safely let yourself
slide down. You may regulate the hur-
ry by keeping the rope under the log
If more persons are to be saved you
have to pull up the contrary end of the
rope, fl this at the hook and go on so
till nobody is left."-London Punch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Change Headquarters.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hurst Rod
man. of Louisville, who have made
their headquarters in this city for
some time, will not return here but
will make their future home H.
Henderson, KY. while in the Yves
tern part of the state.
They left Louisville for Hender-
son on Oct. 6. Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman
have made many friends here who
will regret this change.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Carrolton. Ky, Oct. 2--Myron ].
Barter. the weAlthiest citizen of this
part of Kentucky, died today at
Booth Bay, Ne. He had acquired a
wide reputation through the inven-
ton of process for steam drying
and curing of tobacco, which made
possible the use of Burnley tobacco in
the manufacture Of plug.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Forever Dry.

There is a yOungSter in college who
combines the poetic instinct with a
keen sense of humor. He is not a close
student. In fact, he regards books as
instruments of torture. One Of the pro
fessors picked up a text book belonging
to him the other day and found on the
dyleaf this bit of verse, which no doubt
expressed the students opinion of it:
Should there be another food
For refuge hither fly,
And should the whole world be So ~
merged
This book would still be dry.
philadelphia Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Houses 4,OO0.Years.O old

Stockholm, Oct. 4.-Pole dwell
ings 1900 years old, similar to those
discovered in the north of Switzer-
land, have been unearthed in a
swamp on the plateau east of Lake
Vetter. 100 miles northwest of Stock.
holm. The excavations disclosed
petriied apples. wheat kernels anc
nuts, pottery flint and horn imple
ments, amber ornaments and wilC
boar teeth. all in good state of pres
ervation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Saturday, Oct. z.

GAINESVILLE High School will NEE
Hopkinsville High School in foo
ball game at MERGERS park. Dom
fail to come out and back your team
The High School boys bucked TIT
scrubs yesterday and are all in fine
shape. They have started the sea
son with a great victory over team
weighing more than Is pounds to
the man. and they are going to work
hard to keep this record up. the
lineup will be as follows:
Bentley Rudd. center.
Albert Kelly, right guard.
Ernest Pyle, left guard.
John Gates, right tackle.
Charles Jarrett, left tackle.
Ralph Meacham, right end.
Robert Dabney, left end.
Glenn Armstrong, quarter back.
Ernest Cravens, right half back.
Robert Stowe, full back.
Chas. Meacham, left half back.
Subs-Jack Wilkerson, Oglesby
Soyars, Albert Brownell.
The game will be called promptly
at p, m, as the GAINESVILLE boys
wish to leave on the evening train.
Don't forget the game is in Mer-
GERS Park.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
MORE INDICTMENTS
One of Them Charges Will
full Murder.
Common Law Matters Claim
ing Attention of Court.

The grand jury on yesterday re
turned another batch of ten indict-
ments, eight of them against parties
not in custody r. B. Morgan, COL,
was indicted for wilful murder and
his trial is set for the 9th. An in
dictment was returned against Ed
Pendleton, charging him with house
breaking. Morgan and Pendletou
are in Jail. Common law matters
have been claiming the attention OF
court for the past few days, and the
trial of Commonwealth cases will
not be resumed until the week aftel
next.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Preferred Dividend No 8.

At meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Hopkinsvile Milling
Co., Incorporated) October LIST. a
semi-annual dividend Of three per
cent. was declared on the preferred
stock out of the net earnings for the
six months ending Sept. 30th, 1909,
and payable on demand.
C. L. DANIEL.
Sec'y. and Treas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3, 10, 1909
The Illinois Central Railroad Co
will sell round "trip tickets to ST
Louis, Mo. account the above occa.
sion at the rate of s. so.
Date of sale-Oct. 2 to 7th. 1909
Return limit-To leave St. Louis
not later than October 18th, 1909.
T. L. Morrow, Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Little Edna (reading)-Say, mamma,
what is a lack Of artistic taste? Nam
malt is the feeling, my dear, that
prompts a baldheaded man with red
whiskers to wear a black wig.-chi-
eago News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
A suspicious Silence.

Howard was only twenty months
older than the baby. he had somehow
rome to realize that Elwood, who was
creeping, was more likely to be in nils
chief when quiet. One day he called to
his mother with a great deal of anx-
iety In his little voice. Mamma, l hear
Elwood keeping still .n-DelIneator.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Theprotrscted meeting at West
Union Baptist church at Gracey is
increasing in interest. Rev. w. H.
Vaughan is assisting the pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Goodman. Large crowds
are attending.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

The Hon. F. l.. McChesney, aged
10 years, at one time Washington
correspondent of the Louisville
Courier, editor of the Western Citi'
zen. and war editor of the Educe-
tor. died at Paris early Tuesday from
heart failure.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
No Fault Of Hls.

why. Johnny! Your little sister u
Smelling two quarts OF peas to your
one"
"Well. told the durn little chump
about it. but 1t didn't do no good
Cleveland Leader.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
L9c:ur. at Oliy3t Caurcl.

w. B Townsend will lecture at
Olivet Baptist church at 3 p. m. Sat
urday His subject will be"Chips and
Bark" The lecture will be given
under the auspices of the Modern
Woodmen of the World. Everybody
invited to attend.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Checks will be sent out this week
from Frankfort for the school teach
ers' pay. amounting to 100000.
This will be the first installment of
school money for the present and
the teachers will meet with no de
lsy@a receiving their salaries.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Own a Home
DON'T PAY RENT

For sale at bargain: A beauti-
full new home on one of the best
corner lots in the city. Also mod.
ern up-to-date house on East Ninth
street. Call on Planters Bank and
Trust Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Smedley Insane.

Paducah. KY, Oct. 4 Hiram
|Smedley, county clerk. indicted for
embezzlement, has been declared
insane and this morning was sent to
Hopkinsville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

George F. Swint, editor of the
Calhoun Star, died Sunday, aged
seventy years. He was Demo-
erat and a veteran of the civil war,
having served in the Federal army.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Died of Paralysis.

The wife of Jordon Barker, COL,
died Monday night. She had been
a sufferer from paralysis for some
lime.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Rev. Jonah w. Lupton, one Of the
most widely known Presbyterian
ministers in the South, died at Win
chester, Va, Sunday. He was sew
enty six years old. DR.. Lupton &C.
rupied the pulpit at GAINESVILLE,
Tenn. for many years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Clarence LeBus, of Cynthians, will
continue as the head of the Burley
TO5acco Society. At a meeting OF
the district board held at Winches-
ter Tuesday, Mr.. LeBus was unani-
mously re elected president of the
society.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

The university of Illinois has set
s good example by expelling TWO
Students guilty of hazing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

w H. Shepherd, the American
missionary in the Congo Free State.
has been acquitted of the charge OF
criminal libel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
The Weather,

FOR KENTUCKY-Fair Thurs
aav Not much change in tempera
tnre.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
A Bargain.

24l acres lard and good improve
ments, Z miles of Hopkinsville, near
Princeton road. Good tobacco and
corn land, Is acres in timber. Price
81, 700.
A. H. Eckles,
AT Planters Bank & Trust Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

A cottage. if goodness be there, wiz
hold as much happiness as a palace
Hnp.lIssn1 20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

The proceedings of the county courts yesterday amounted to winding up of the weeks business Only one or two of the divisions were in session after the noon hour, all cases which had been on trial having been placed in the hands of juries.
 In the third division of the city court a verdict for the defendant was returned by the jury in the case of A. J. Jones vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 The case of Mrs. Mamie Girod vs. Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power con- pany was concluded in the second divis- ion of the city court yesterday morning and was submitted to the jury. The jury had not reported last night and it is un- 6erstood that there is little prospect for verdict.
 Chancellor A. H. Benners entered the following orders on the chancery docket yesterday: East Lake Land company vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, decree overruling demurrer; Houppert & Campbell vs Birmingham Skating Auditorium, dismissed; Alma Lee
  cer vs. Thomas Creach ct al., order set ting aside decree pro confesso and allow ing answers to be filed; Georgia Burke vs. John Burke. dismissed; Victoria Her mann vs. Martin Hermann, dismissed. The disabilities of homage were removed by the court for Annie k. Warnock.
 The following cases are set for hearing in the chancery court today: J. L. Pippin vs. Birmingham Beverage company; Car rie Fisher ys Tom Fisher; Southern Fer tilizer company vs A. l.. Fulenwider.
 In Judge Coleman's division of the cir- cult court yesterday the jury in the case of Laura Robinson vs. Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company reported a verdict for the defendant.
 In the case of A K. Rennie vs. South- ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph com pany, in Judge Lanes division of the cir cult court, the jury awarded the plaintiff s19 damages.
 Today will be sentence day in the crim- inal court and quite a number of prison CTS convicted during the past week will be sentenced and sent off to begin their terms of imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30
CRONDING COURSE
 FOR GREAT RACE Twenty-six Start Today for
 Vanderbilt Cup ROADS ALIVE ALL NIGHT Only Four Drivers Who Entered Last Year Will Start Today, Among
 Them Being Strang and
 Chevrolet.
ROADS ALIVE ALL NIGHT

Garden City, L. l., October 2s.--Although the 26 motor racers for the vanderbilt cup for automobiles will be started at 8 o'clock in the morning instead of at day break, as in former years, the same fan tastic scenes which have made previous nights before the race so picturesque and wierd were enacted again tonight. Be ginning at nightfall the roads leading to the grandstand and to the vantage points along the course were alive with the whir and chatter of automobiles, churning their way past sleeping farm houses and through deserted stretches, while the lamps latticed the darkened way with light
 Nearer the course the machines were numbered by thousands, and peanut ven ders, hot coffee hucksters, fruit peddlers and thrifty farmers with everything to sell, from sandwiches and programmes to parking places, mingled with the crowd crying their wares.
 For many the one-time classic derby was made the occasion for a general cele- bration. Following a precedent which had kept them out of bed on all pre- vious Vanderbilt cup races they pro- longed thir feasts at the after-the-play restaurants and made late start for the course. Those whom circumstances had deprived of the advantage of an au- tomobile were abroad earlier, intent upon pre-empting the first row at the turns and at other points from which death and an- initiation may be witnessed. Increased morbid interest attached to this contest owing to the fact that the race must be run over track which is 12.6 miles long, with many more turns than former races There also will be many more cars running and the drivers are not as expe- rieneed as those of former years
 Extraordinary precautions have been taken, however, to rob the course of one of its chief perils by banking all of the turns. At the same time this assurance against spills offers an incentive to reck- less drivers to take the turn at full speed.
 Four of the drivers-Strang, Chevrolet, Seymour and Hapt-were at the wheels of cars participating in the Vanderbilt last year.
 The contest is complicated this year by the bringing together of four classes of cars, running simultaneous for three sets of distances. The smaller cars will cover the circuit 10 times; the intermediate class will circle the course l5 times, and the big cars. which alone are competitors for the Vanderbilt cup, will be called upon to go around 22 times
 A bond for s100,O0o to protect the county of Nassau against damage and loss through the race was filed this afternoon by William K Vanderbilt Jr on behalf of the authorities conducting the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30
ROCKEFELLER GIFT
 WILL AFFECT ARMY
RIxEY EXPLAINS THAT MANY MEN HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED FOR ARMY SERVICE BECAUSE OF HookWoRM.

Washington, October 2e-How the erad- ication of the hookworm disease, as pro- posed by John D. Rockefeller in his gift of sl,O0o,oO0 for that purpose. may benefit the army and navy, was explained to- day by Surgeon General Rixey of the navy department.
 ''The military services,' said he have been affected by reason of large num- bers of applicants from districts infected by the worm being found physically dis qualified for enlistment. Only within the last year or two has it been discovered that a considerable proportion of such recruits as were accepted from the dis trfcts infected with the hookworm har- bored the parasite. Both the army and navy took steps some time ago to pre- vent further enlistment A glance at the recruiting statistics shows that at many of the southern stations the number of reJefuons exceeded the acceptances, while for1 the country at large the condition was reversed for the year 1908.
 To what extent the hookworm disease has been direct cause of this state of affairs is, of course, difficult of precise determination, but that 1t has contributed largely few examiners question.
 ''1 trust that the campaign of educa- ton which Dr. Stiles has undertaken and the means of eradication which such an authority can suggest will, through the aid of this princely gift. receive such moral support that we may soon begin to witness a decline of the disease as was found to occur in Porto Rico after the work of the anaemia commission in that island six years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
"A Fool and His Money.'

George H. Broadhurst comedy was presented at the Jefferson theatre last night, with Lawrence Craddock in the leading role. The play deals with the ex- periences of young fellow who las led a joyous and generally worthless life until he is g years old, when he is brought to a realization of his errors by a talk he has with the "Governor.' The son decides that he will paddle his own canoe for a year and prove that he is able to take care of himself To the world it is announced that young Mer Till has been disinherited for good, but this is merely ruse. (
 Under the circumstances it doesn't take young Merrill long to find out which among his acquaintances are real friends and which are merely after his money. During the year of probation some anus ing adventures overtake the struggling young millionaire and he finally lands in cheap apartments, where he and an artist friend try to do their own cooking.
 Young Merrill Is working on an inven- tion, however There is a girl who is faithful to him during the period of his diversity and the story finally ends in gilded surroundings
 Prices had been reduced and a fair performance was given by the members of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30
AMATEURS ENTER
 THE AUTO MEET

Entries in the amateur events for the automobile meet next Tuesday afternoon. at which Barney Oldfeld will try for new records, were reported at the meeting of the Birmingham Motor club last night at the Athletic club. The list is still open and those persons desiring to enter are requested to communicate with the com mittee in charge immediately. Dr. James E. Dedman, G. T. Brazelton and Steve Smith compose this committee. So far there have been five entries, as follows:
 Whitehead, Kissel car.
 Gather in Steve Smiths Buick.
 Hooper in Marmon.
 Turner in White gasoline.
 Sloan in National.
 Very probable--Coghili in E. M. F. or Oldsmoble and Cooper in Jackson.
 It is expected that Q number of others will enter today as several have signified their intention Of racing. There will be a fve-mile event and also a 10-mile af- fair, while an effort is being made to work up a doctors race and similar ones.
 The man with a small car will have a chance with the larger and faster ones, as the events will be handicapped accord ing to the rules laid down by the Amer lean Automobile association. There are some 6HJrantS, nOWeVeT, Wltn biuhiieT- priced cars who have expressed desire to race higher-priced cars on an equal basis. AS the meet is to be run under the association rules it was thought best to have the full sanction of the association, and a telegram was sent to headquarters last night requesting permission to thus deviate from the rules. It is not thought that any objection will be offered, as the events will be distinctly local.
 Regarding an official route between At lanta and Birmingham no official action was taken by the club. The Gadsden route at present is considered the best, but it needs work at certain points and widening for the entire distance. People along the Anniston route are desirous of having the route their way. and are re- ported to be strongly pushing a good roads movement. It was thought best to hold the matter open and thus put the matter squarely up to the different coun- ties as to fixing the roads. If the Gads- den route people desire to hold the line in their direction it will be necessary to do little work, as at present the Annis- ton folk are busying themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-30

Birmingham High school will go after its third victory of the football season this afternoon at West End park, when the squad of the Owenton Training school is tackled. The loss of Saturdays game with the Predestinarians has failed to discourage the boys a little bit, as they knew from the start what kind of team they were going up against.
 The training school boys. on the other hand, will furnish a match nearer equal and the plueky local athletes expect a victory.
 Meanwhile the High school eleven is undergoing some extensive changes, due to conditions not wholly promising. Pa rental objection, the bugbear that has marred the team from the start, cripples the squad with another forced with drawal. McPherson, one of the staid and reliable linemen. must be removed from his position at tackle as a result of paternal orders. McPhersons removal will much weaken the line, causing as it does a number of changes. Luther Strange at fullback, will be drafted to the vacancy at tackle and the line must again be broken by removing Barker from center to full Ford an erstwhile sub stitute, will be tried out at center. It