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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
SHOOTS AT CONDUCTOR
Assassin from Behind Cars
Fires Twice at Him.

Henderson. KY. Aug. 16,-An at
tempt was made Sunday night to
murder Conductor Fred Mcdonald
of the Illinois Central Railroad at
DeKoven, KY. Just as his train was
pulling from the coal chute, white
man stepped from behind some box
cars and fired two shots at Mcdonald
After firing the shots tie man took
to mis- heels. and although Mcdonald
and members of the train crew gave
chase, no trace of the would-be as
sassin was found. The members of
the crew fired 10 shots at the fleeing
figure. but it is not known if any
struck their mark.
Capt. Mcdonald says he has had a
great deal of trouble with rowdies
at DeKoven and was compelled to
put several off his train few days
ago. The men at the mine made
threats against his life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
"GIPSY QUEEN"
Laid to Rest In Evansville,
Ind, Monday.

Evansville. Ind, Aug. ia large
number of ,gypsies from different
parts of the country arrived here to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Maria
Harrison, aged A years. known as
the Gypsy Queen" Her body was
buried today at Oak Hill cemetery
by the side of her brother, who was
kimg of the gypsies for many years.
Chief William Harrison, who sue.
ceeds Mrs. Harrison in leadership,
led the gypsies to Evansville.
The gypsy queen died last Thurs
day at Little Rock. Ark. The gypsies
have over $500, 900 in a local bank,
which, they deposited last February,
when tisey came here to bury their
dead king.
Today g funeral is the third of its
kind ever conducted in Evansville.
There are now two gypsy kings and
one queen buried at Oak Hill Gem
etery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
TO SAVE LIVES
Heroic Work At Glenn, KY,
Saves Twenty.

Portsmouth, O., Aug. l6,-The
little district school house near Glenn
Ky, where more than a score of per
sons were poisoned by eating tainted
ice cream Sunday night, is still in
use as a hospital. the condition of
many of the victims being such that
no effort has been made to move
them to their homes. No deaths
have occurred, however, and it is
expected that most of the victims
will recover.
The most serious case now is that
Of Thomas Blizzard, Superintendent
of the school where the social was
held. None of the seven persons re-
ported as in dying condition yes
terday is out of danger, but heroic
efforts oy physicians, who worked
over the victims for thirty-six hours
have thus far been successful.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
TEN-FOOT KEY
Turned Over to the Elks in
Frankfort.

Frankfort. KY, Aug. l6.-The
Elks of Kentucky are in possession
of the capital city. The crowd is not
as large as was expected, but more
will come tonight and tomorrow and
there will be something doing all the
time for the visitors.
Mayor James II. Polsgrove made
one of the happiest addresses of well
come ever heard in Frankfart. At
its conclusion. he had an immense
ten.foot key. covered in purple and
white, brought on the stage and
presented it to the visitors, telling
them that this key would unlock
anything in Frankfort except the
lid on Sunday.
The Hopkinsville lodge is repre-
sented by Oh. Champlin and others.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Committed Suicide.

Darlington, KY, Aug. 16.-Miss
May Slaton, aged %. of the Moss
Hill section, committed suicide by
hanging herself to rafter in the
barn because Of i'll health, She was
discovered by her brother before
life was extinct. He took her down
and tried to revive her, but she
breathed only few times She was
one of the prettiest young women in
Napkins county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Suits Follow Explosion.

Greenville, KY. Aug.17-Forty-
two suits have been filed in the Muh-
lenburg circuit court here this week
against the Elk Valley Coal Mining
Company and others seeking dam
ages as a result of the Browder mine
explosion which occurred at Brow
der's on February l of this year.
The number of suits which will; be
prosecuted will probably reach fifty,
of which about thirty-two are death
cases.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
HAS KILLED 4,7oO.
DIR. N. 5. West Has Declared
War on Sparrows.

DR.. ". S. West has. since last No
vember. killed by actual count, 400
English sparrows and expects to
make it even 5000 in few days.
He shoots them with Gobert rifle
and picks them off the caves of
houses and out of the trees about
the Hill House. The doctor il a fine
shot and misses very few Of them.
His work of determination is a bene-
fit to all Of the city and the number
killed by one man gives some faint
idea of the myriads Of these pests
that infest the city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
MASTER BUTCHERS
Expected to Urge Repeal of
Tariff on Stock.

Chicago, Aug. l6.-It is expected
that resolutions demand ing the re-
peal Of the tariff duties on live stock
and urging the cessation of the
slaughter of lambs and young beeves
will be adopted by the Master But
chers' Association of America, which
met in convention here today.
The 500 delegates. representing a
membership of $4,000 retailers, will
discuss a campaign for lower meat
prices. According to j. 7. Linehan,
a delegate from Milwaukee, there Is
a tariff Of $12 per head on finished
cattle from Mexico.
Take this duty off the millions Of
head of cattle that roam the plains
of old Mexico and we will have beef
as cheap as ever in our history" de
clared the Milwaukee butcher.
J. D. Lukenbil, secretary of the
st. Louis Retail Butchers Associa'
ton did not share Linehan's view.
Never again" he said. when ask
ell if he thought there was any way
Of securing lower prices. THE la~
of supply and demand, particularly
the demand for choice cuts, makes
the prospect of any recession IN
prices improbable" he added.
j. H. O'Neil, of New York, Is
president of the organization.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

Paducah. Ky., Aug. 16.-Dce cream
cones sold in Paducah are the
chemists notion of nothing to eat,
according to DR.. G. c. Kinney. of
the Illinois Central Hospital. who
Analysed them for the board of
health. They contain no deleterious
preservatives; but the ice cream4-sO
called-is mixture Of water, geis-
tin and starch sweetened.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

Following a declination of Col. W.
B. Haldeman to accept membership
on the Democratic State Central
Committee to succeed Mayor W. o.
Head, resigned. the party has selec-
ted Ernest Newman as his successor
and the latter will serve as member
of the committee from the Fifth
district until the next Democratic
State Convention, when his successo;
will be elected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

Paducab,, Ky, Aug. 16.-J. NJ
Richardson. postmaster at Laketon.
Carlisle county, is fugitive from
justice and the United States MaK
shat holds warrant charging Inn
being short $173. %. Richardson
conducted store at Laketon, but
when Deputy Marshal Elwood Neel
arrived, Richardson had gone. Neel
traced him to Union City, Tenn. and
lost the trail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

Col. Roosevelt suffered a sharp de-
feat in his home State, when the Re-
publican State Committee, by a vote
of 20 to Is. rejected a resolution
naming him as temporary chairman
of the Republican State Convention
to be held at Saratoga on September
27 Vice President Sherman was
unanimously chosen to act as tempo
rary presiding officer of the conven'
zion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

A wealthy man at Newport, KY,
in a will containing only 81 words,
left all of his property to his wife
The document, one of briefest on re
cord wss as f9llows:-"I leave ny
property of every description to my
wife. Cora White, to be hers abso
lutely.. Irequest that no appraise'
ment he made and that she be ap
pointed executrix without bond.
eSigned) GEORGE WHITE"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
State of Ohio. City of Toledo. IS.

Fr.nk !. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
Artner Of the firm Of y. ]. Cheney q Co.. doing
Daainess In the city Of Toledo. County and State
afornsaid. and that said firm viii pay the sum Of
One Hundred Dollars for each and every case Of
Catarrh that cannot be cured BY the use OF HalFs
c...,rA Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres
snee. this 9Th day Of December, A. d.. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON.
SEAL. notary Public.
aalPs catarrh Cure Is taken internally. and aetI
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
vstern. Send for testimonials free.i
J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold By all druggists. 7'e.
fake Halls FAnily PiEn sor constipation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
BRAVE DEEDoF WOMAN
Miss Barber Strangled a Deg
Which. Attacked Her..

Washington, Aug. 15,-With bare
hands, Miss Maud Barber, a young
woman Of this city. today straneled
a large dog, apparently mad, which
attacked her. The animals body
was taken to the Bureau of Animal
Industry to be examined for rabies.
Miss Barber received a slight wound
on the arm.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Bloodhounds Chasing man

Paducah. Ky, Aug. l6.-Blood-
hounds tonight are in pursuit Of a
young man accused of attacking and
attempting to rob Mrs. Lucy Nc
Candless. of Livingston county. The
authorities refuse to divulge the
name Of the man whom they are
pursuing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Young Mother s Death.

Mrs. Minnie Anderson, wife of
Will Anderson. died at Warrington
Tuesday of stomach trouble. She
was daughter of Dan Wilbert and
was 20 years old. She leaves child
8 months of age. The burial took
place yesterday at0ld Petersburg.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
On the Move.

Prof. Barksdale Hamlet, of Hop
kinsville, Democratic candidate for
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, was in the city last Fri
day and made this office pleasant
and welcome visit. Prof. Hamlet
was enroute to Paducah, returning
to Dawson Springs Saturday after
noon.-Princeton Leader.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Robt. W. Bingham, the young

Robt. W. Bingham, the young
man who for a brief season was a
Democratic Mayor of Louisville by
appointment. has gone over body
and breeches to the enemy by &C
cepting a nomination Of the Bradley
wing of stand.pat Republicans for
Judge of the court of Appeals, against
Inc Democratic nominee. He still
claims to be a Democrat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Caught on the Fly.

Walter Cook, night Waterman at
the American Snuff Company's
house, killed $50 tobacco flies at the
electric light near by. in a week. he
killed 80 flies one night.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Five Elec ions.
New York Times.l

| (NeW Ork llmeS.j
Here are the figures of five nation
al elections. in all Of which, save one.
the party in power lost the House of
Representatives in the "off" year:
1S74-Republican majority of lO2
changed to Democratic majority of
81.
1S76-Presidential election disput-
ed.
1SS2-Republican majority of 8
changed to Democratic majority of
"a.
1SS4-Cleveland. Democrat, elect
ed.
1S86-Democratic majority of "a
reduced to 10.
Harrison, Republican, elected.
1S9O-RepubIican majority of 7
changed TO Democratic majority of
148
1892-Cleveland, Democrat, elect
ed.
1894-Democratic majority of "a
changed to Republican majority of
142.
Mckinley. Republican, elect
ed.
1910-If the Republicans lose the
Housa IF Representatives.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

Knocked out for chairman of the
coming state convention in Ne"
York, Col. Roosevelt has lined up
with the "Progressives" and init
mates that he will show the old
guard" thing or two.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

The official count of the vote at
the recent Republican primary for
Justice of the Supreme Court, in
Kansas. developed that Justice 81
las Porter, Of Kansas City, Kan, who
had conceded his own defeat by
Justice p. C. Graves, has been re.
nominated. His plurality is 1863.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

The tariff, trusts and combines are
held responsible for the increased
cost of living by the minority mem
hers of the Senate committee inves
tieating wages and the prices of
commodities.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

The California Republican primary
election resulted in victory for the
insurgent wing of the party. Hiram
Johnson was nominated for Cover
nor
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18
Calves.

MIR. L. P. Moseley. living near
Casky, has a cow six years old that
is the mother Of eight calves. three
sets Of twins and two singles.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

Mayor Gaynor's recovery now
seems assured and his condition IS
steadily improving.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

President Pedro MOntt, of Chile,
a recent visitor TO President Taft,
died shortly aftey reaching London
Tuesday. Death was due to heart
failtva=.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

1910-If the Republicans lose the
House of Representatives?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-18

Inferred at the Hoplxinsvlle Postofiiee as Second
Class Mail Matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
CITY NEWS

Fine Missouri wine saps, for win,
ter, at belongs.
The "hog specia, which is run
ming over the Rock Island road in TINS
vicinity, will arrive in Keokuk tomor
row morning at 1880 and will leave
here at $50. Ahis will give those
who desire, an opportunity of seeing
the exhibit If they will go to the
railroad yards early enough In the
morning.
William Vance. painter, had his
leg broken and his jaw badly injured
this morning in fall from ladder
on which he was painting the new
residence of Harry Meyers, at Twelfth
and Reid streets. A rung OF
a ladder broke and another paint
err by the name of Jack Kriel, was
also slightly hurt. Vance was taken
to Graham hospital in the patrol wag
on. where he was Immediately giver
medical attention. A short while ago
Henry Kesselring fell through this
same house to the cellar and was
badly hurt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Crlticises Her Sex

Mrs. Newell Dwight Hills, wife OF
the minister, says in an article in the
Outlook, that American women are
not success as home-makers. The
American woman has been reared up
on false conception, she thinks. Has
been set upon pedestal and wor-
SHIPPED and has come to believe that
she is superior sort of being. She
questions whether the laxative, self
assertive American girl is as well
fitted for the work of the world as
the English and German girls.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
MR.. AND MRS. ED
BEVERING LOSE CHILD
Sad Death Today Of Four and Half
Year Old Daughter Of Well
Known Family.

Lucille Helen, the little four and a
half year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. J. Bevering, residing at HOP Frank
lin street, died at half past five this
morning from infantile paralysis. The
little one was attacked suddenly yes
terday with the strange ailment and
her illness was short, death coming
sudden and Unexpectedly.
The little girl was bright child,
the pride of the fond and indulgent
parents and her passing comes as a
sad shock to the members of the
family in which she has always spread
much sunshine She was born in
Keokuk April 4. 1906.
Beside her parents there survive
four sisters and two brothers: Mary
Margaret, Elizabeth, Alphonsina and
Edward and Karl.
Funeral services will probably be
held tomorrow morning. the Catholic
service to be observed
To the bereaved family is extended
the sympathy of all IN their recent
grief.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Authors Bravery In Epidemic.

John Richard Green, author of the
well-known history of England, was a
parish priest in London in 1866. He
took a prominent part in the work of
relief when an epidemic killed many
people. Mrs. ]. R. Green has left
on record a typical instance. "On
one occasion he found a man dan
gerously Ill In an upper room. Some
big draymen in the street refused to
help. Green, therefore. tried to car
ry the man downstairs. His slight
frame was unequal to the effort and
the two fell from the top to the bot
tom of the stairs together. The man,
who was in state Of collapse. was
not injured"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
hcM Would You Like III

slow would you like to be the
treasurer and have to sign checks for
the Papiermacherberufsg
sohaft? That is the name of an or
ganizatlon of German papermakers, I"
says a New Yorker. writing from the
Black Forest. They celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the organi.
cation of this ten-syllabled society re.
Gently and we met delegation of
about two hundred and fifty on their
way to Goslar A fine company OF
ren and women they were. but wa
wondered how much of the speechms-
king time would be taken up by the
name and what effect the liquid re.
freshment, which is always an impor.
tant factor in excursions of that kind
would have on its pronunciation Pa
rufsgenossenschaft isn't
that the limit?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Hay Fever.

The symptoms or irritation in back
of nose and throaat, with dryness and
heat in the nasal passages, with run.
ming and dropping back into the
throat of mucous at tines, indicates
hay fever trouble. In some cases the
eyes water with other symptoms, as
of severe cold In the head. To re.
lieye this complaint soothing anti.
septic spray lotion should be used sew.
eral times day. spraying back OF
the throat and nasal passages thor.
oughly. Great relief caa be secured
from the inhalation of ordinary laven.
der smelling salts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
After Dark.

The Easy Chair-I don't suppose
there's bit OF fun about you-youre
so deuced old.
The Colonial Sewing Table With
Brass Knobs-Who says I'm old?
The Easy Chair-Why, master said
SO. He said you was George II. an
tique.
The Sewing Table-That's what he
said, is It? Much he knows about 1t.
I'm Grand Rapids antique, that's
what am. ANY fun going on tonight?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Misiudaed Brilliant Son,

Lord Ampthill once found Bismarck
reading Andersons story on the Ugly
Duckling, which relates how a duck
Matched swans egg, and how the
cygnet was jeered at By his putative
brethren, the ducklings, until one day
a troop of lordly swans, floating down
the river, saluted him as one of their
race. "Ah," observed Bismarck, 1T
was long time before my poor moth
er could be persuaded that in hatch
ing me she had not produced GOOSE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Increasing Demand Tor Tungsten,

Tungsten mining and milling near
Boulder, Colo, has received great
impetus lately owing to improved
methods and better prices. The lead
ing plant Of the country, which is in
that locality, is now electrically oper-
ated entirely and under the new order
of things an unprecedented proportion
of the tungsten is being recovered. The
material is used in the manufacture
of improved incandescent electric
lamps and the demand for it is increas-
ing daily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Handwriting Expert.

The postmaster of Haystack Hollow
was on the verge of a nervous break
down.
"Consarn that there postal savin's-
bank business anyway" he remarked
to a close friend.
why, how's It goin' to affect you.
Ezry?" asked the friend
How" rasped the peevish post
master; why, jest think Nv me havin'
to identify signatures on checks when
I can't make out what's on half the
postal cards that pass through my
hands,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
ske,ers in Army.

A corps of skaters is attached to
he Norwegian army, the members be-
ne selected for their good physique
ID their accurate craftsmanship, as
ell as their ability to cover long dis.
noes on ice skates. These skaters
an be maaeuvered on the ice or over
se mountain snow fields with as great
.pidity as the best trained cavalry.
d an instance of their speed. one Of
ne corps some time ago accomplished
% miles in 1872 hours, and this was
one over very mountainous country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Cooking In HIGH ATTITUDES

Cooking done In mountainous re-
gions is a very different thing from
cooking at sea levels. The ingredients
In made dishes have to be put to-
gether in different proportions, owing
to the difference in atmospheric pres.
sure. Recipes for cake that had
proved completely successful on the
sea level turnout forlorn failures in
the Rocky mountains, especially when
the cake was rich in butter, The
latter simmered like candy or ran out
on to the bottom OF the oven
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
Genius Out of Place.

The valuable newspaper reporter
must have talent, but must not be a
genius. He must have the power of
observation, and a love of fidelity to
facts such as the chronicler has. But
no genius is on record as good re-
porter. If his imagination were to
lead him into telling fairy tales in
stead of writing the story of his day.
he would have to seek other means OF
earning his bread.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
EATING Corn plaaracefuIIy.

People can eat corn on the cob
gracefully if they will hold 1t poised
easily in one hand and withdraw 1t
sideways from the face during CONVEX.
sation This is de rigeur. But II you
lean both elbows on the table. grab
the corn by both ends and revolve It
before the face, talking meantime over
the top of the cob, you are not the
person to dine with Mrs. Potter
Palmer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10
PERSONAL

Miss Mabel Givens has returned
from visit at Burlington
w. M. Dooley left last night for
northern Minnesota, on business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob schouten have
returned from a weeks visit at
Springfield, Joliet and Chicago.
Mrs. o. r. Peterson and Miss En-.
ma Wende left for Red Oak, la. this
morning where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Peterson will also
leave for the same place in about two
weeks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-10

up during the past summer-in fact,
labor men declare they see strong
organization ahead.
Would Retain Hemmy.
The town to which Organizer Hem
my went this afternoon has two but
ton factories, which employ large
forces of men. Whether his work will
end there or not is undecided, Mt 4
has been said that he may be given a
bigger duty to perform, before the
new national union is thoroughly or
ganized.