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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

AT this time, when many employees
OF the government seem fearful of los
ing their posi-
Can't Get Rid tions with the in
of His lob. coming admins
tration, NJ. r.
Hixon, postmaster at East Washington,
finds himself firmly riveted to his Job,
although he is anxious to get rid Of
1t. The East Washington that holds
him is not in the District of Columbia,
but a small village ten miles from
Hillsboro, N. H.
Hixon had been country storekeeper
and postmaster there for seven years.
He concluded he would remove to
Massachusetts, and so sold out his
business and sent in his resignation.
He also sent his family ahead to Mas
sachusetts. The post office depart.
mant informed him he could not go un-
I'll his successor was appointed and
qualified, unless the Office were dis
continued, and so he waited.
The department discontinued the
post office. but the Inhabitants OF East
Washington put up such protest
through Representative Currier that
the department had TO back down and
revoke its order to discontinuAnca.
Hiron then gave up In despair. Here
called his family from Massachusetts,
reopened his store and is now doing
business a. postmaster with grim do
termination
Ths post ofHee u fonrth-clAAs Of.
nce and the postrnAster'S compensation
amounts 10 about $500 year. Al
though the department set several
dates for the examination Of candt
dates for the once. no one ever Ap-
peared to take them or seemed 70
want the Job.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

Surgeon General Rupert Blue, OF the
Public Health Service, through the
state department
Millions of Fish received this tele,
Are Killed. gram nom Thorn
American Vice Consul at Tampico,
Mexico
II have the honor to report that dur
ing the last ten days millions OF fish
have been killed in the waters adjunct
to Tampico. There have been several
theories advanced as to the cause, but
the most probable one is that they
were killed by submarine volcanic
disturbance. The fish range In size
from the six foot tarpon to the eight
cen inch mullet
These fish are now In a state OF
decomposition, causing much uneasi-
ness ami fear of an epidemic OF yellow
fever"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22
HIGHLAND CHAPEL
Meetings Large Attended and
Increasing.

The revival services st Highland
Chapel. East Of the city have been
well attended from the first service
and there are evidences Of great re-
suits as the meeting progresses.
Rev Frasier is delivering powerful
sermons, and services are now held
at p. m as well as at 7:3O at night.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22
Selling Real Estate.

]. F. Ellis has sold recently six
lots near the Mogul Wagon factory,
and one on Eas. 18th street.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22
Formerly Lived Here.

J. R Carr, who formerly lived in
this cry, fell dead at his home in
Central City last Tuesday. He was
a brother of Mrs. j. L. White.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22
Confessed For Them.

According to an alleged confession
made at Winchester by Dock, Lish
and Govan Smith. Dock Smith. An
drew Johnson and Jim Deaton are
the three men who shot at Callahan,
but it is not known which fired the
fatal one.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22
Rreaching at Fairyiew.

Rev. E. w. Barnett will preach at
the Baptist church 10 Fairview tc-
morrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

WANTED-Man to represent US in
rural districts. good salary for whole
or part time. address G. A MeGran:
ahan. Lock Box $50. Lexington. KY.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

FOR SALE-or exchange l6 acres
near city limits. North Main.
j. F. Ellis.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22
New Bridge Replaced.

The iron bridge at Second street
washed from its piers by the flood
OF January 10 was replaced this week
BY City Engineer Moore. 1t was
taken from the bed of the river some
time ago by contractor and placed
upon the river bank. The piers were
not raised but the bridge will be
fastened to them securely this time.
The contractor failed to fasten the
bridge down when it was erected
about Is months ago. The cost of
replacing it was all told about $3.50.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

COW FOR SALE-Good Jersey
milk cow, fresh this month.
G. w. LYON.
advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22
Outdoor Work
Great Help.

ward, who returned his annual report
the other day. DR.. Woodward dwelt
at length on the advantages Of pure
air instruction over that given in the
classroom, and then, without any APP
parent attempt to criticize, declared
that the United States government in
it's maintenance Of its personally own
ed "hsh and oyster wharf" here was
maintaining the most insanitary es.
adjustment In the District Of Column
bia for the preparation Of food for
sale"
The death rate. despite this. was
falling so rapidly, according to DR.,
woodward, that the district soop
would become one Of the most health
full places In the country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

FOR SALE-53 acres, South Main,
near city limits.
j. Z. Ellis.
Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

Heavier and taller children were the
net results of the open-air schools of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-02-22

AT this time, when many employees
OF the government seem fearful of los
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-22
The Theatres
Was Much Applause.

The Wellington Trio were the head
liners for the first of the week at the
Orpheum and Manager Fowler made
no mistake in securing this happy turn
for tho topliner. They have a very
pretty act and their cabaret style of
act was one that had many happy
features. 1t was a good feature and
went exceedingly well. Clark 81 Adler
in their refined stunt which was filed
with singing, dancing with talking in
tarspersed, was also one that was very
we'll received and the members Of the
act were all literally applauded. 1t
was a well balanced stunt and went
off fine. The Musical Webster in his
musical act had something that went
exceedingly well and there was a good
deal of applause all the time he was
on the stage. 1t was an act that must
be seen to be appreciated and the
audiences showed their pleasure by
much applause. Nichols & Nichols as
comedy acrobats made much of the
time they were on the stage blending
comedy with intricate business and
they carried off a good deal of ap-
plause. These with the splendid talk
ing pictures and the great Orpheum-
scope pictures all went to make up a
splendid hour and a half Of amusement
and Manager Fowler received much
praise for his selection.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-22

territory was more tacit than actual;
war between France and England was
imminent. Napoleon had in America
no adequate means of defending his
new domain, which would be likely to
fall into the hands of the British at
once on the outbreak Of war. Jeffer-
son, with his long head, saw that the
proper time had come and acquired
title to this territory, paying $15,O00.-
900 therefor.
Expedition Organized.
The expedition was organized. Prac-
tically nothing was known of the diff
culties to be encountered. So far as
sure knowledge of 1t was concerned,
the land was virgin, n Lewis and
Clark We're to be its discoveries. They
were directed to explore it In detail.
observations of latitude and Longitude
were to ba made at all points Of par
ticular interest.
Natives to BE Studied.
The native nations and tribes en-
coantered along the way were to be
studied with care, and records pre-
served of their names and numbers;
the extent, and boundaries of their
possessions; their relations with other
tribes and nations; their language.
traditions and monuments; their occu-
.pations, implements, food, clothing and
domestic accommodations; their dis
eases and methods of cure; their phys
ticai, social, moral and religious Gpeculi-
aritieS and customs; their ideas and
practice of commerce., and h posi-
|bility of extending among them the
influences of civilization-in short, ev-
cry circumstance was to be noted
which might render relations with
these people intelligent.
Given Letters of Credit.
The expedition was given open let
tiers of credit to draw OF the govern
ment at any place. But these letters
were certainly ironical. With such
al country to pass through, letters Of
credit would have been Just as usefu
had they been given to the man in the
The Start.
The start was made from the town
Of Wood River, Ill. a mile below tbs
mouth of the Missouri on the Missis.
sippi river. The party as first organ
lied consisted OF tWenty-nine mem.
bers--the two officers. nine young
Kentuckians, fourteen soldiers cf ths
regular army, two French waterlnen
an interpreter and hunter, and a Negro
servant of Captain Clark. AT st
Louis there were fifteen additional re.
cruits--an Indian hunter and inter.
prefer and fifteen boatmen. who Were
to go as far as the village OF ths
Mandans. This brought the total NJ
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pleted and occupied.
TO Establish Confidence.

Meanwhile, the officers had sought
to extend acquaintances among the
Indians, and to establish confidence
and bring them into touch with the
new conditions of government. So far
as the pledges We're concerned they
were fairly successful; the Indians re-
ceiyed them Hospitality.
A Powerful Nation.
The Mandans had once been a pow
erful nation, living in numerous Wiz
lagos down the river: but continued
wars with the Sioux, coupled with the
sad ravages of the smallpox, had re-
duced them to ar insignificant Inc
Der, and compelled them to move out
of easy reach of their strongest enc
mics. When Lewis and Clark came
upon them, they formed only a trifing
souvenir of their past grandeur. They
had then but two villages at this re-
mote site, where they lived in a
~precarious, hand-to-mouth fashion.
having no allies but a small force Of
Miniatures nearby.
One Eyed Old Despot.
But fate had managed the matter
very well, no doubt, in depriving these
people of effective strength In war; for
at this time the head chief of the
MinataTee villages was a mar who,
BlSEH opportunity, WOulu i1F0 maui
the river run red with the blood OF his
enemies. This was Lie Borgne, a one-
eyed old despot, OF SURPRISING cruelty
and bloodthirstiness, whose very
name. even in his present position,
would compel a shiyer OF apprehen-
sion. "a chief such as he, at the head
of forces matched to his ferocious de-
sires, would have changed the history
OF the upper Missouri.
Given to Strengthening.
AS it a he spent most of his viii
famous Instincts for his own private
an1usement-occasionally Strengthening
one OF his warriors who had given him
~displeasure, or butchering al couple of
his wives whose society had grown
irksome; and between times he leered
with his solitary evil eye upon the
traders, contriving a. for getting
whisky with which to bait his pas
sions,
Effected a Treaty.
Lewis and CLARK succeeded directly
In effecting a treaty OF peace between
the Mandans and Ricaras, and ID
other small tribes OF the region round
about: butSthey were poWerless in try
ing to reconcile these people to tile
Sioux, who were the bngie-Enen OF the
plains, and who conducted themselves
In every affair o4 peace or war with
the arrogance of incontestable power.
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to forty-fve.
The Boats.
OF the boats in which the q

Of the boats in which the party was
embarked, the batteau was a keen ves-
sci, fifty-fve feet in length, carrying q
large square sail and manned by.
twenty-five oars. In the bow and
stern, ten-foot decks formed the fore
castle and cabin; and in the middle
part were the lockers. whose tops
could be raised to form a line of
breast works along either gunwaie.
in case OF attack from the Indians.
The "perioGues" were open boats,
manned by six and eve BARS. Be-
sides these co~nveyances for the men
and baggage, horses were led along
the banks of the river, to be used by
the hunters. in their daily occupations
and for service in emergency. The Of
flcers had observed the wise rule of
travellers, and had sought to simplify
their equipment to the last degree.
The Journey Up the River.
The Journey from Wood river to the
Mandan villages occupied all the time
between May IA and the last of Octo-
bed. During these months the X
plorers met with many hardships. On
Aug. 20 Sergeant Floyd died and was
buried with the honors of war. His
was the only death that occurred
during the whole trip to. and from
the coast. Fr1VaJG .PaJrlck lass was
elected as sergeant to fill the vacancy.
The trip up the river was marked by
treaties with various Indian tribes
and the gaining Of much valuable in
formation.
At the Mandan Village.
1t is the period spent by the X
petition at the Mandan villages In
which the readers of this article Will
be most interested. The complete
story of their onward march and a
more detailed account IL their ascent
UP the river to the Mandan villages
would be impossible in, q newspaper
article. So lit will be necessary to
confine the article more closely TO
the Mandan village. which the party
from Bismarck has visited.
Reached Village in October.
All who are familiar with the story
of Lewis and Clark will remember
that the explorers reached the vil~
lagos of the Mandans and Minneta-
rees by the last Of October, and be-
ing warned by the approaching cold
weather they prepared to take up VIM
ter quarters. Their first care was
to find a suitable place for building
log cabins ana Notifications. With
this work the men were engaged until
Nov. 90, when Fort Mandan was conn
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-22
SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION
TO HISTORIC FORT CLARK

Bismarck Tribune: Between 1000
and 1900 people assembled at Fort
Clark Friday in answer to the call Of
the Historical society. Of these about
sixty were from Bismarck, twenty
from Mandan, and over 100 from the
towns between here and Stanton. The
latter place left the village almost
deserted. and the farmers for thirty
miles around made up the balance.
Credit for Mr.. Fish.
To Curator Fish and the other of
fcers who had the expedition in
charge too much credit or praise can
not be given. The arrangements work
ed as smoothly az the day was beau
tiful, nature seeming to put her o.
K. stamp on every movement.
When the train pulled out at Bis
marclS it was filled with a throng
whose laughter re-echoed to the music
of mirth. No event had recently tran
spired that offered more genuine
pleasure or had filled them with such
a keen sense of enjoyment. The five
miles that lay between Bismarck and
Mandan were covered in fifteen min
5utes n the train was not doing it's
best, either. At Mandan another
large group swelled the crowd n ad-
ded its mirth to the occasion. q
Along the Missouri.
The start had now really begun
and as the train rolled along the his
toric Missouri those who were not
occupied with the little amenities of
intercourse of social gossip gave their
thoughts to the story of the past. The
river and its scenic beauties unfolded
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-22
CLANCY home
He Arrived From Denver Yesterday
Morning, Leaving His Mother Still
Seriously I'LL.

Frank CLANCY, who has been in
Denver, Col. for the past two or three
weeks, returned home yesterday. He
was called there by the serious illness
of his mother whose health has not
been good for some time. Strange TO
say the visit of her son made Mrs.
CLANCY in fairly good health as she
began to improve right from the first.
and when he left for his home she was
very much better, but only tenn
porarily. He said hat the trip was
a delightful one and he was very glad
that he had gone. He was delighted
over the fact that he left his mother
in such good shape, although mourn
ing over the fact that she could not
get entirely we'll. He expects to re-
turn there before many days and a
another visit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-22

volumes. Who could ride along it's
verdant banks and see the tide of it's
muddy crest without letting the mind
revert to the days of which the expe-
dition was especially to take note?
The river had a romantic story to
tell. Happily the gathering was so
made up that these nominations into
the dim past were a part Of each in
diVidual.
AS the train rolled along the scenes
became more interesting. Between
the hum of busy conversation and the
pointing out Of historic landmarks the
time was pleasantly occupied. AS the
forenoon advanced the sky became
clouded and sheltered the excursion
lists on the east side of the train from
the rays of the sun.
Square Ruttes.
Square Buttes was one Of the his
toric landmarks that attracted the at
tention of many Of the people. 1t was
these buttes that Catlin drew over
100 years g n was the first to
give the picture to the world, long
before civilization had advanced on
the Upper Missouri. These buttes
were also mentioned in the journals
OF Lewis and Clark.
Painted Woods had an interesting
story to tell. More than a century
ago when the Mandan and Rees were
mortal enemies the former tribe held
this chosen spot. But after being
whipped and driven away by the Man
dams the Rees returned for final as
sault, swearing that they would paint
the wood red with their own blood
before they would suffer the place to
be held by their hated enemies. Thus
historical researches gives this as the
origin of the name of painted Woods"
and stamps upon it it's authority.
Towns Turn Out Big Crowds.
All the towns along the lines con-
rlbuted their quota and by the time
n was reached the crowd had
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-22
From Two suuawa.

VtSie FROM 1 Wo 0QuaWS
Early in March the officers received
visit from two squaws who had been
taken prisoners by the Mandans, many
years before, in a war with the Snake
Indians of the Rocky mountains. One
of these squaws vas named Sacaja-,
Wea, h bird woman. She had been
captured when but a child and taken
to the Mandan villages. and there sold
to q Frenchman known as Chaboneau,
who Kept her until she reached WON
anhood and then married her. She
was destined to play a conspicuous
part in the later work of the expedi-
ton, and to lend to lit onesof its true
elements of romance.
Winter Passed Busiiy.
The winter was passed busiiy, but
Tor the most part quietly. The men
suffered no serious deprivation. Game.
was abundant, and one member OF the
party, who was a good amateur black
smith, set up a small forge, where he
turned out a variety Of tools. implas
ments and trinkets. which were traded
to the Indians for corn. Eyerything
went Well. The officers were as busy
as the men, and their occupations were
varied and vital.
Gathered Much Material.
During the winter they were confin-
ually engaged In gathering material
Tor a. report upon the ethnology OF the
upper Missouri and the plains. There
were maps to be drawn, too, and j
mass of interesting objects were gath
cred to illustrate the natural history 81
the route. This material had to be
cleaned prepared, assorted, cataIogued
and packed for shipment. The ave
months spent at the fort did not drag.
Began Boat Building.
In March the men began boat build
ing preparatory to resufning. their
Journey. The batteau was too cum
brous for use toward the hsadWaters
OF the Missouri and lit was to be sent
back TO st. Louis. To take its place
canoes were fashioned from green cot
tonWood planks.
Winter Quarters Abandoned.
On the afternoon Of April i. 1907
winter quarters were Abandoned Gf
the original forty-fiye men. two had
been lost: but three recruits had been.
gained-Chaboneau, his sauaw. SAGE
aJawea, and their infant son. born i,
February. From Fort Mandan four
teen OF the men returned ia ST. Lofts,
~ 3 barge, carrying documents, col-
lections and trophies, while thirty-fwo5
went onward, to be separated from
their kind for almost eighteen month";.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-22
The Best Medicine in the World.

TITO DoSI "SuTN'H0 III tHV VVOTTu'
my little girl had d~ysentery very
bad. I thought she would die. Cham
b~erlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy cured her, and I can. truth
fully say that I think it is the best
medicine in the world" writes Mrs.
William Orvis, Glare, Mich. For sale
by all dealers. Advt.
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Not death itself could axtinguish the
hatred that was felt for them by the
weaker tribes, compelled to skulk and
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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-07
Going Some On The Coast

Owing partl, TO a 81, 900 ton
prune crop and other factors of
prosperity, the Secretary of State
of California is reported as now
registering automobiles at the
rate of 5000 machines a month.
1t is estimated that there is one
machine for every twenty.eight
inhabitants of the state. The
total list up to October 1st for
pleasure and commercial pur
poses mum bered S3,72S automo-
biles, or an increase of 24,526
cars in ten months. The only
state outranking California is
New York, with 102,S70 cars
registered, followed by Ohio with
63,S50 cars.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-03-07
AGRICULTURAL WASTE

Waste tn farms total almost uhinkabe its
II that under conditions much
helped gold eagle lost through poe.
much deliberately tossed into the The
remedy would be locate the hole and up.
long the Agricultural Commissioner of Rock
land System published the statement that consak made
age worth so of the value of the ran
wasting their stalks the farmers losing ST. 900
year. would be look further
illustration of agricultural suicide But another
the present wastefu of ginning bang
together costing the planters $40 BALE which
the of 1919 would aggregate at least $135 100000
Many good farmers have their seed plots ertize
with the breeder
majority shovel their seed from bin planting time
potatoes and plant the little cu Applying crops
1912 merely the difference yield estimated by the Department
the
this would make difference of $750000OO0. Gan anyone
would have all pa
ed well-bred seed?
The Department of Agriculture sponsor for the
1000 could he fax
burned In the surplus also after the
is burned rid it, So 900 up smoke
ll-gran farmer has livestock utilize
land paper mills calling for he has
But his fax wheat and other taken from the
the three elements without which
No what the for its being
ed, land suffers the loss.
Through eak-hoes pour large
directly indirectly affecting the farm One ugh
mpoapcs the present policy of pointing the outlets of city
toward the sea- still the river converting
calcuabe of wealth into human lives Em
of is problem vitality affecting the counry's ag
culture Obviously carried the perfection
eufc industrial production but the great that
salvage certainly obanable Street Journal