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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Mrs. Carr'S Sister Dead.

Mrs. Cornelia McNichols, aged
seventy.six and widow of ]. Nc
Nichols, formerly of Trigg county
died in Paducah a week ago. She
is survived by six children. one of
them Mrs. M. Rascoe, of Roaring
Springs. Three sisters also survive
as follows; Mrs. Picnic Fletcher,
who resides six miles west of Cadiz;
Mrs. Cassie Carr, of Hopkinsville,
and Mrs. Jack Cobb, of Blytheville,
Ark.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Meeting Postponed.

The regular meeting Of the H. b.
M. A. was postponed from last night
until some night next week. There
was no important business on hand
and Secretary Bleich was unable to
be present on account of the serious
illness of his wife.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
BUCKNER DEAD.
COlOred Quarryman SuCcumbed
To His Injuries WedneS-
day Night.

Robert Buckner, colored. the work.
man who was fatally injured We'd
nesday while blasting rock, died the
same evening. The body was buried
yesterday at Cave Spring Cemetery
with the funeral from the Main
Street Baptist church, of which he
was member. Buckner sometimes
preached himself, but had charge of
no church.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Moves To Frozen North.

Mr.. James A. Cook and family, of
Princeton, left Wednesday for Cal
gary, Alberta, Canada, where they
will make their future home. Mr..
Cook visited that point some weeks
ago, and while there took option on
a section and half of land.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
BUYS a Home.

Rev. T. 7. Roberts has sold his
place on East Seventh. recently
damaged by fire, to S. A. Pate who
has repaired the damage and moved
into the house, which has been con-
siderably improved and beautified.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
LARGE Closed Country.

Afghanistan. the buffer state be-
tween British India and the Russian
possessions in Asia. with an area Of
about 100000 square miles and pop
ulation OF probably about 100000
Mohammedans (no census has ever
been taken). Is. with the exception OF
Tibet. the largest closed country In
the world. fe
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Tom Gum at CeruIean.

The patrons of Cerulean Springs
Hotel will be glad to know that Tom
w. Gum will again be "on deck" as
clerk during the coming season. Mr..
Gum has been with the hotel at
Cerulean "off and on" for twenty
years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Gracey'S New Judge.

Chas. L. Warrington, the popular
l. C. agent, is to be the new Police
Judge at Gracey. The town trustees
and practically everybody else in
Gracey endorsed the appointment,
which is expected to be made by
Gov. McCreary any day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Portrait Painter Opens Studio

Mr.. j. A. Holder, who painted
some protraits here last winter that
attracted attention, notably that of
the late Mrs. E. S. Stuart, has re-
turned from Memphis and he and his
wife will open a studio.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
shaksspearean Glossary.

Macbeth strobe down upon the
witches. What make you there?"
quoth he. "Scrapple." replied she OF
Endor. and Macbeth strobe on the
while the cold wind howled upon the
laird's bonnie blue knees.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Honors More Than Even.

The Parson - "Lottie. don't you
know 1t is wrong to worry your
mother so3" Little Lottie-"Huhi
You don't know mammal She worries
me more than worry her."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
VCKS sSsssSSRE. ssSSISa.SAIVE
Only True Culture.

Culture is not measured by the
greatness OF the field which is covered
BY our knowledge. but BY the nicely
with which We can perceive relations
In that field. whether great or small
Stevenson
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25
Mr.. Dade Is Out.

Mr.. j. Bankhead Dade, who has
been quite i'll for several months,
h9 Fso far recovered his health as to
be Bout again. He took a ride about
the city Thursday for the first time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25

The looted Gallatin, Tenn, bank
is to be reopened by an assessment
of 40 per cent on the stock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-25

All piece goods end wooden goods can be had at
almost your own price.
One big counter of assorted Ribbons will be on
sale at &c to 49c yard Former prices 1Oc to ST. 90 yd
SHOES AND oXFORDS OF ALL KINDS
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. |
All the new ideas in Fine Oxfords for Ladies will |
be specially marked down these days
MEMS CLOTHING MUST GO.
Our Clothing stock is divided into lots and nut
on sale these days at these remarkable prices.
LOT NO. Consists of Mems Fine Suits worth I'D
to $3.50. Choice these days.
LOT NO. 2-COnsists of Mems All Wool Clothing and
values up to $780, Your choice these DAYS. So. e8
LOT NO. 9-COnsists of all of our Crews Browns
and good sprinkle of Blue Serges worth I'D TO
$3.50. Your choice in this lot at........s 897
LOT NO. 4-In this lot you have large assortment
Of all the newest fabrics strictly hand tailored worth
up to $500 Your choice these days. 81 90
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
COL. EDISON GIVES
PEACHES TO FRIENDS

Peaches that are peaches were brought
to town Wednesday by Col. William
CBnD Edison, Of Alamogordo. n NJ
Col bill" brought peck Of them down
the Southwestern with the assistance
Of a pine crate and a piece OF baling
wire and distributed them among, his
friends, the peaches being exhausted
before his friends were.
The peaches were raised by hand on
Tom BOatwrights ranch. in the Alamo
gOrdO valley. They look it Big as q
baseball. the color Of a summer girls
complexion, with a blush Of deep red
showing through. the peaches looked
as good as they tasted The crate that
Col Edison brought down was only one
Of $500 that have been picked packed
and shipped to the east just 10 show
what real peaches that are grown in
the mellow sunshine Of the southwest
taste like
While here. Col. Edison. who is pres
ident OF the Alamogordo Improvement
company, the Otero County Fair asso-
citation, the AlamOgordo waterworks
and OF the OterO County Corn club, did
some legitimate boosting for the big
AlamOgOrdo fair which is to be held in
October He also announced that the
AlamogOrdO Commercial club had raised
a budget fund in its own right Of 1878
a month for a year to be used as a pub
licity fund. with which to advertise the
AlamOgordo valley and its resources
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
MERCHANTS CLOSING
REGULATIONS REJECTE

REGULATIONS REJECTED.
Tucson, Ariz-. Aug. "a petition for
an ordinance providing that mercantile
houses must close at o'clock on week
day evenings except Saturday was re-
jected by the city council on the ground
that It would be impossible to pass such
an ordinance without making II TOO Tar
reaching. There were two petitions,
one signed by the proprietors OF some
Of the stores and the other by the en-
ployes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
Little BObbie and His Pa
It's Awful How Men Talk Baseball,
Thinks Ma, as She Gets Into An
cient Pottery Discussion
.Br wu11nn. =. XIII

II A took Ma < me to see sum new
MAJORS wich Jest moved neer to
= our house. The man was
friend Of Pa & that IS why he took the
house neer ours His naim is Spiggs
& before he cain to live neer US he
lived in Boston Thare was Jest him
& AIissus Spiggs & dog & a cat Thay
dident have any children
That was a tuff gain for the Clients
to lose today. sed Pa TO Mister Spiggs.
It certingly was, sed Mister SpiggsY
a vary Turf gain Then him & Pa
started talking a lot ABOUT baseball,
& I was listening
These men. these men, sed Missus
Spiggs to Ma About all thay can
think of during the summer is base
ball, baseball, baseball
Yes, indeed. said Ma I wish the
baseball season was over, witch is the
wish I have had every summer since
I was married to this baseball fan OF
mine. But it is a harmless fad. after
all. Ma sed, & I indulge my husband
I doant believe in fads or hobbies.
sed AIissus Spiggs. always claimed
had hobbies. I newer wud allow any
one thing TO interest me to such an
extent that I followed il up. By the
way. she sed TO Ma, are you interested
in pottery?
Nothing excep potted plants. sed Ma
But 1 love anything butiful whether
I know much about IL or not.
Then let me show you my Eare old
pottery. sed Missus Spiggs- Here,
she sed TO Ma. is a vase that IS neerly
two thousand yeers old II was eT-
humed from the ruins OF Pompay. she
sed, & was the property, il is be-
leeved, Of the great Glaucus, the fam
Gus Roman collector By the way
she asked Pa. are you familiar with
the Mains Of the famous Roman col
lectOrs?
I dident know they had any coIlec-
tors in them days, said Pa wQo-
then, he sed. & try to collect a bill
from Emperor Nero.
But I mean art collectors, sed Nfissus
Spiggs This blue vase here, she sed
to Ma, Is Of Baby-lonyan origin It
Is practically priceless. It has been in
our family neerly a century, & 1t was
once in the Janus hanging gardens Of
Babylon. according to the distinguished
professor McDOodel OF London.
It is very pritty. sed Ma How did
II cum into yure family, may I ask
Ny grandfather bought It for a
modest sum wen he was in India, sed
AIissus Spiggs It was at that time
the property Of a indian prince who
got to like the game of rulette & went
broak beefOar he found out what tia
percentage aggenst him was in that
grand gain. I prize it vary highly
& this other rare old pot, she sed, Is
my favorit It IS Chaldeean, & vary
anshunt It is said that Mister
was drinking out OF IL
that mite when the handwriting
calm on the wall Of his banllwet hall.
Father bought it from strange man
who never tOald his naim. Father
was a CRATE lover OF pottery. Wasent
he. deer, she sed to Mister Spiggs.
I guess he was. sed Mister Spiggs- /
He had his pots on most Of the time.
I hoap Griffith wins the American
LEG pennant, he sed TO Pa
Thare they 90 with thare baseball
talk aggen, sed AIissus SpigEs. Thank /
goodness I haven't got any hobby.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
Rivals Her Daughter
In Youthful Beauty

A vzeII-knoWn society matron whose
youthful beauty is so well preserved that
she is regarded as her daughters rival in
this respect-though she does not pose as
such-attributes her girlish complexion
chiefly TO two things She says
.sI an convinced that many cosmetics, by
,,e-loadfng the skin and pores tend TO age
the complexion. MerConZed wax has Just
the opposite effect It keeps the pores clean
permitting them TO breathe and removes
dead particles Of cuticle which are constant
~ appearing and which give the compleNlon
t1a- faded look Whenever my skin begins
10 get the least bit off-color, muddy or
tanned. I 90 to my druggists for an ounce
Of rnercolized wax; I apply this nightly, ike
cold cream. fer week or 50, washing Il off
mornings. This is what keeps my complex
ion so fresh white and velvety even during
the trying days OF summer.
The absence OF wrinkles and flabbiness
owe to the use Of a simple face bath pre-
pared by dissolving one ounce Of powdered
sax0lite in a half pint witch hazel This
keeps the skin tight and firm Social
ReEister-Advertiseme
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
BLACKHEADS GO QUICK
BY THIS SIMPLE METHOD

Blackheads-big ones or little ones
soft ones OF hard Ones-On any part
Of the body, 90 quick by a simple
method that just dissolves them To
DO this get about two ounces Of pow
dered neroZin from your druggist
sprinkle a little on a hot, wet sponge
rub over the blackheads briskly for
a few secondhand wash off You'll
wonder where the blackheads have
gone. The powdered neroXin and the
hot water have just dissolved them.
Pinching and squeezing blackheads
only opens the pores OF the skin and
leave them open and unsightly-and
unless the blackheads are big and
soft they viii not come out, while the
simple application Of neroXin and
water dissolves thu n right out, leav-
ing the skin soft and the pores in
their natural condition You can get
powdered neroLin at any drug store
and If you are troubled with these
unsightly blemishes you should Ger
tainly try this simple methOd--Adver-
tisemenL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06

4 THOUGH John Hale was kind
u and considerate employer he was
4 \ not in the habit Of conversing
freely with his employees So Robert
was not surprised when he said little
about his errand as they drove out Of
the gates of the Hale estate
The railroad station first" Mr. Hale
ordered
He did not linger long in the station
Walking through the waiting room, ne
glanced at the few persons seated
there learned that the train TO New
York was due now. waited until II had
rolled into the station ana steamed out
then returned to MS car
i think" he told the chauffeur,
that IL would be well for you TO drive
down to the ferry
d ..That's what I said" replied the
master. tersely. Then, more kindly;
There's a friend who may De gong 70
New York by the Fort Lee ferry and
whom I wish to speak to- want TO
1ool- at the troIleys from HomewOod
as they discharge their passengers
yes, sir" returned the man. re
spectfully.
half mile before a new idea seized the
owner II Constance wished to eluOe
them all, she would hardly have taken
q trolley car through town where she
would be recognized The Ioolsn slrI
,r-oT,I5 have chosen some other method
of getting away. Yet she would not
have hired a conveyance-if she wished
to avoid awakening the curiosity OF the
eI75rrbanites. Would she attempt TO
walk an that distance to the ferryE
Never! Why should he fancy that she
was going to New York. Pernaps she
80 0nIv meant to meet Ralph some
where-had planned to talk her rage
out TO him.
Yet that did not seem likely unless
her indignation against her cousins
betrothed had moved her to make an
with him-or TO oIIer
some inducement to him TO Withdraw
his charges against her Had she sent
anv message to Ralph this evening, ana
was this what had made him alter ms
uIans2 If so, was not this virtual
admission that his accusations against
her were at least partially rue-
edward Dayton had seen him walking
toward the village Had Ralph then
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
WOMAN In
BAD CONDITION
Restored To Health by Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Montpelier, Vt Eve have great
faith in your remedies. I was very II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06

and now feel fine. am regular, my
stomach is better and my pains have al
left me. You can use my name If yoU
ike. I am proud Of what your rene
dies have done for me. - Mrs. MARY
GAUTHIER, q Ridge St, Montpelier, Vt.
An Honest Dependable Medicine
It must be admitted by every fair
minded, intelligent person, that a medi-
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for nearly forty years, and to-day hold
q record for thousands upon thousands
Of actual cures, as has Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, without
possessing great virtue and actual
worth Such medicines must be looked
upon and termed both standard and
dependable by every thinking person.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound will help yOu,write
tOLydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass.,fOr adj
vice. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
C. M. RATHBUN HAS
AUTOMOBILE STOLEN

C. NJ Rathbun, OF 1916 Montana
street. reported to the police Wednes-
day night the theft Of his Ford auto
mobile, which had been left standing
in front Of the Grecian theater. The
license number OF the machine Is 1902
Up to Thursday morning, no trace OF
the missing machine had been secured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06

regular and was
tired and sleepy al
the time, would have
cold ehills, and my
hands and feetwoul6
bloat Ny stomach
bothered me, I had
pain in my side anc
a bad headache most
Of the time. Lydis
E. Pinkhsm's Vege-
table Compound has
done me lots of GOOD
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
TO SAVE EYES
Is the object Of This Free Prescription
Try 1t II Your Eyes Give
You Trouble.

Thousands OF people suffer from eye
troubles because they do not know what
to do. They know some good home rem
sdy for every other minor ailment, but
none for their eye troubles. They neg
iect their eyes, because the trouble Is
not sufficient to drive them TO an eve
specialist, who would, anyway, charge
them a heavy fee. As a last resort they
80 to an opti-ian or to the five and ten
cent store, and oftentimes get glasses
that they do not need, or which, after
being used two or three months. do
their eyes more injury than good. Here
is a simple prescription that every one
should use;
grains DIPLOMA Il tabIet)
Ouuses Water.
Use three or four times a day and battle
the eyes This prescription and the
simple DIPLOMA system keeps the eyes
clean, sharpens the vision and quickly
overcomes Inflammation and irritation:
weak. watery. overN Jrked. tired eyes
and other similar troubles are greatly
benefited and Cftentimes cured by It's
use Iany reports show that wearers
Of glasses have discarded them after a
few weeks use It is good for the eyes
and contains no ingredient which would
injure the most sensitive ewes OF an in
FAINT or the aged. Kelly & Pollard or
any druggist can fill this prescription
promptly. Try it and know for once
what real eye comfort is.-Advertise-
ment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06
PEACEIAKER RECEIVES SLASH
ON SHOUIDER FRoM FIGHTER

While attempting to stop a fight
between several Mexican boys on Ninth
street Wednesday afternoon, Cruz Mesa
was cut in the right shoulder and pain
fully wounded He was able to 90 to
his home after his wound was dressed.
The matter was reported to the police.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06

(AnOther incident in this striking
series Will npear soon on this PaEe.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-06

IA took Ma * me to see sum new
Majors wich Jest moved neer TO
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

Continued on Page g.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

mite. 1t appeared like everybody got
a fair. honest start, because they all
run a dead heat to the door, where
they met and wedged, then clawed
their way out into the night aud far
away. AS for the dealer, cold draft
famed my artifcially fevered brow
from the window through which he
had departed He ran plum out Of
town, wearing the window sash for a
necktie. Not a soul was left to tell
he tale
Il scooped off the bank roll and STEP
Jed to the back door. There was con-
siderable currency lying on the crap
table, and silver glittered on the wheel,
but | passed them by. IT was not for
me. / had busted the bank and was
content. For all knew the other
games was on the square, and mine
was only mission OF vengeance.
Five minutes later | climbed into a
side door Pullman on No. 10 just as
she pulled out from the water tank.
Long about daylight a brakey collect
ed 50 from me. You see. it's custom
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

There is no class of women
them more beautiful than
enthusiastically praise both
ETHEL BARRYMORE
Star in "Tante," Empire IT
ELSIE FERGUSON
Star in "a Strange WON
York.
LOUISE DRESSER
Star in Potash AID Perrin
Theater, New Y.Es.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12

out there for to charge the blanket
stIffs a regular tariff.
whats a blanket stiff? Why, he's
a half hobo that travels with his bed
ding and is 'ristocratic in his predilec-
tons for box cars instead Of riding a
brake beam. Likewise he cavils at
the blind baggage. Well. I'm jest get
ting fixed to count my money when
we pull into siding in the foothills
and stop. | hear voice outside.
"'Whoa. BalaamI
81 see the head of a burro looking in
the car door, inquiring and sleepy.
Somehow | allus want to laugh when
/ look a burro in the face, he's that
simple and unassuming and Have
you-used-Plum's-soap' looking, but l
don't do 1t. because | know he's got
me sized up proper and has OWNED
all my weaknesses and secret faults
and is criticising me from my No. II
feet to my No. 6 hat.
This one is carrying pack, and
there's a man with him. The Teller
yanks off the pack saddle, throws 1t in
the car. then h'ists Mr.. Balaam in and
chambers aboard himself. When ] get
square look at him | reco'nize my
old friend Mojave Mike Buffers, the
foot racer He's sure a baleful and
horrible sight, all poverty stricken and
hitch back into the gloom and snore,
while he puts his blankets in the
other end of the car. leads the animal
over and sets down. I'm holding out
on him a-purpose.
Were in a big. empty furniture
car with both side and end doors. Ex-
celsior Is all over the floor, which
proves a godsend to Balaam, for he
thinks he's struck some kind of blond
bunch grass. By and by the brake
man comes projecting through and
sees Mike in his corner. with the Jack
gorging himself. all contented and
pastural.
How far you goingT says he.
END of the division, Mike an
swers.
W. hOAAelAo dEiSNNI 49, -
charge full fare for mules
1.-Two dollars apiecer says Mojave.
L don't like your classifcations, for
Balaam amt a mule nor l amt
burro.'
"All right Call him a hooking bird.
only give me ST.
81 amt got it.
"'What! Well, get out of this car.
Gwan, now, before | throw you out.
What you mean anyhow, crawling in
here broker
mir. Brakeman is some wrathy, but
Mike don't move, only to reach out
and get Balaam by the halter. The
brute is still eating succulent punches
If excelsior. dreamy and amiable,
while peace and friendship look out OF
his brown eyes, and his tail swishes
with content. All is sunshine for
Balaam.
"'Out you go, you blamed hobo!