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H0PK1NSYILLE KDf IUCKIAH OCTOBER 13
YHJR attention it r
tactfully called j. to
an Important point
not generally known,
that a laxatire should have
a tonic element to success
( fully meet constipation.
'Mr. John D. Capon, of 610 Pecan
St, Fort Worth, Toxaa, had a sig
nificant cxperlenco In this particular.
Ho was afflicted with a severe case o
constipation and bowel trouble. He
"Wpent a good deal of money In trying
Pto find a remedy. To his astonish
ment. Peruna very quickly relieved
Mm of his bad
ymptoma.
Tills happened a
number of years
(ogi e Since then, ,
Ur. Capers states
that he has had!
similar attacks of
trouble; the promt
nent symptom of
Tfhlch is constlpa
jjlon, and has al
"Tr ays found
prompt and effi
cient relief from
Peruna. He says:
"Up to the time I
started using your
Peruna I could
'drink castor ollj
like water. It did"
no good. As for
.salts, they wero of no use. Physics of
all kinds and classes were used, but
C"we had, to call on the fountain syringe
for help." Peruna was able to cor
rect this condition completely In Mr.
Capers' case, and there Is every rea
son, to believe that It was the tonlo
qualities of Peruna, added to the laxa
tive qualities, that procured this very,
desirable result.
Pasted Paragraphs.
Reminders.
Old October oft reminds us,
As we don our thick apparel,
That the clothes we .'eft behind us
Make us look less like a barrel.
Fainesville Telegraph-Repot lican.
Comes November to remind us,
With an atmosphere that's murky,
.That we soon w II have to find us
5cads enough to buy a turker.
Youngstown Telegr&m.
Comes December to remind V
That this Christmas, when we
trusted.
We'd have ca h to spend, will find
us
As it has aforetime busted I
Houst n Post.
Comes the New Year to remind us
"Tis a yearly institution
That we break and leave behind us
Many a good old resolution,
Commercial Aopeal.
By attacking Ctrranza Gen. Villa
broke through ihe right wing and
retched the first page with negli
gible losses. Cincinnati E quirer.
The South Carolina Legislature is
In extra fcesiion, but Gov. Blease has
not yet recommended the abolish
ment of the late primary. Knox
ville Sentinel.
The country will heartily echo the
president's hope that no extra sfs
sions of Congrats may be necessary.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Of cours9 the soldiers deserve
praise, but going to war is the only
way some of them have to get away
from home cooking Dallas New?.
The kaiser thought he had a mo
nopoly of war and is outraged tifind
that competition is still keen per
haps he would now submit his ca-e
to the court. Florida Times-Union.
In these days of such unprcnounce
ables as Prjemsl, Szzucoyn, etc.,
the reading public we'omes any
references to the Island of Yap.
Chattarooga News.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Us For Ovr 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
Salvation Army Workers.
Envoy and Mrs. H, Vallier, of the (
Salvation Army, have come from
Nashville, where they have been for
some time, and will open a mission
post here. They will hold services
on the street and their work will be
to lift up the fallen and reach the
.unchurched with gospel services.
They expect to remain here indefin
itely. In the Day of the Wireless.
"Confound It, this la the third tlmo
you're told mo the wireless was busy I"
Tes, sir." "Who Is holding ltT" "Mrs.
Gabble, sir. Bho's having her usual
Monday morning visit with Mrs. Gig
gle, in Paris, sir." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
DR. BEAZLEY
Specialist
(Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.)
THE STAR SPANGLED
BANNER HONORED
IN BALTIMORE CITY
Honor Francis Scott Key at Big
Centennial.
"OLD GLORY" 100 YEARS OLD
September 12, 1814, Marked Opening
of Three-Day Engagement In the
War. Which Gave Nation
Most 8tlrrlng Anthem.
Baltlmoro, Md. Baltimore opened
Wide her gates to guests from all pver
the United States when the national
Star-Spangled Banner centennial was
opened there for a week's duration.
Sunday, September 6, was designated
as patriots' day, and was featured' by
a music festival by a massed orches
tra and a chorus of 6,000 voices. Sep
tember 7 was featured as Industrial
day with a parade of 600 floats. The
middle Btates regatta was rowed on
that day.
Francis Scott Key day, on Septem
ber 8, was observed with a floral auto
mobile parade, a reception on battle
ships In the harbor, a night carnival
and tournament and colonial lawn
fetes. On September 10, fraternal
dajj a parado with 60,000 fraternal
men In line, accompanied by 60 bands
and 60 floats, was followed In the
evening by"a7raternal balL
September 11 was celebrated as
army and navy day. In the evening
there was a military ball to the presi
dent, the cabinet, state governors and
other distinguished guests. Septem
ber 12, Star-Spangled Banner day, saw
tlio original flag of Stars and Stripes
borne through the city to Fort Mc,-
Francis Scott Key.
Henry, the escort consisting of Pres
ident Wilson, state governors and a
picked guard of 100 men from each
of the states ot the union In 1814.
President Wilson addressed the
guests at the dedication of Fort Mc
Henry as a city park. But perhaps
greatest of all spectacles was the for
mation of a living Star-Spangled Ban
ner by 10,000 school children, who
sang the national anthem to the ac
companiment ot massed bauds num
bering 1,500 musicians. The final day
was peace day, when universal peace
was the theme in all Baltimore
churches.
The summer of 1814 was not a
bright one for the arms of the United
States. On land It was marked by
constant defeat, culminating In the
burning of Washington August 23.
But the end of that summer, never
theless, witnessed a glorious event,
celebrated In deathless verse wrung
from the heart ot a burning patriot,
who had witnessed the night bombard
ment of the fortress which protected
his native shores and knew not until
morning whether the bravo little tort
bad .uccessfully withstood tho as
sault or not.
There was no telegraph In 1814, few
and sparso means of communication,
but after tho skirmish ot August 23,
sometimes called "battle" ot Bladens
burg, a llttlo Maryland town, six miles
from Washington, where about three
thousand raw militia, mostly farmers,
were quickly routed by the trained
veterans of Gen. Robert Boss, tho Brit
ish commander, the air about Balti
more was allvo with news and rumors
of disaster.
Tho British fleet, which had left Ber
muda a month before, was sailing
along tho Chesapeake bay and Us trib
utary rivers, burning and destroying:
Washington was In ruins, owing to a
disgraceful act ot vandalism perpe
trated mainly through the agency of
Admiral George Cockburn, who aftor
wards conveyed Napoleon to St. Hel
ena. Baltlmoro seemed g irretrievably
doomed. Iu Us defensfl It could only
marshal a "home guard," principally
consisting of boys uud old men of Bal
timore, a fpw country companies of
militia, hastily recruited from sur
rounding Maryland towns and from
York and Hanover iu Pennsylvania,
and about one thousand real soldiers
spared to the defense of the city, In
all about ten thousand men, under Ua
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command of Oen. Samuel Smith, a
Revolutionary veteran, and General
fttrlckler, tho former as commander-in-chief
of the defenso of the city nnd
tho latter an nctlvo head of tho de
fensive operations.
To aid In these operations of de
fenso was Fort McHcnry, at the
mouth of tho Patapsco river, Just out
sldo of the city, by no menns a formld
nblo fortress. It was not bomb-proof,
nnd its armament, oven for that day,
was woefully Inadequate. On tho op
posite side of the river earthworks
had been hastily thrown up under the
I direction of General Smith, and behind
j these-wero mounted 100 small cannon.
I Till -na n n nln.n tlmn lfnnwn AH
a ...a " i u (i i (. iiavu in f it " -
"Hampstead Hill," and it still bears
that name, although it Is Included In
what Is now Patterson park, one of
Baltimore's pleasure grounds. Ouns
were also posted at North Point, some
distance away, and at Lazaretto Point,
directly opposlto Fort McIIenry.
To the hurried erecting of these for
tlflcatlons practically the entire popu
lation of Baltimore men, women and
children devoted itself as soon as 'it
was learned that the British purposed
an attack upon the city.
On September 11 the dread news
that tho enemy's fleet was off the har
bor was made known. This fleet con
sisted of 50 ships, an extremely pow
erful armada for that day, carrying
9,000 veteran troops.
Troops wero landed from the fleet
on Monday, September 12, and on that
day began the first fight, known as
"the battle of North Point" For the
number of men engaged, It was an ex
ceedingly sanguinary affair. It began
by an untoward happening to tho
British and ended with the Americans
in possession of the field, after a hot
fight ot doubtful lssue
JMdlng at the lje.id of his troops,
beneral Ross" was the first man to
fall. A few American skirmishers
posted along the line of march ot tho
British saw their approach. Tradi
tion has it that two yQung sharpshoot
ers, Daniel Wells and rienry C. Mc
Comas, selected General Ross, as th.etr
target in the hope of halting 'the BrtV
Ibr advance, "and Ired at him with un-.
erring aim. These two boys, rospeot-
were sprreted in a i
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tally wounded BrU,Bh rnmmnnrtnr
thoy weje killed, as they were certain
w R Py a tremendous volley fired
Into their shelter. A monument to
those two.Jads stands today in Al
squlth square, at the' conjunction of
Gay, Monument and Alsquith streets,
in the city of Baltimore, being one of
the several structures" 67 the kind
which gave It the name of the "Mon
umental lty."
But Inls disaster only meant i tem
porary check to the British. Under
the direction of Admiral Cockburn
and Colonel Brooke, thoy continued to
advance, and in the early afternoon
began the real battle of North Point.
Tho Americans were short of ammuni
tion, but determinedly poured a fire of
shot, slugs, old nails and scrap Iron
Into their foes. Fearful execution wa3
done during the hour nnd a half of
this fight's duration, after which Gen
eral Strickler fell back In good order
to his base, near Hampstead Hill.
The American loss was 150 killed and
tho British COO.
A heavy rainstorm halted further
fighting for the day, and at night, leav
ing their campflres burning, the Brit
ish withdrew to tho cover of their
ships, defeated In their attempt to
carry the defending works, and trust
ing to their fleet to reduce Fort Mc
IIenry and thus give them nn easier
entrance into the city.
And In the meantime what of the
fort? Durincr the dav of thp hnttln nf
North Point It was idle, its defenders, j
under tho Intrepid Major George Arm-
Istead. awaiting the inevitable attack. ,
It came the next morning.
In order to prevent tho passage of
the British fleet Into tho mouth of
the river and thus render it able di
rectly to bombard Baltimore, a line of
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hulks was sunk across tho river. This
acted m an effectual barrier and the
bombardment of the ships was from
off tho mouth ot tho stroam.
The British Bhlps bad better often
slvo weapons than the fort. Their
cannon carried farther and sent a ver
itable rain of bombs and shot Into the
fort all that day and the followiug
night.
Major. Armlstead at first replied
sturdily, but be found that his can
non had not sufficient range to reach
the enemy's ships. Wisely, then, he
held his fire and awaited events. As
a hostile vessol essayed to creep
closer to tho fort tho defenders' flro
drove It off. One ship was quickly dis
abled and was towed out of range by
smaller boats. Tho fort, although In
flicting little damage, was sturdily
holding its own.
Admiral Cuckburn, in charge ot the
fleet, determined upon an assault, and
to this end sent a storming party of
1,250 picked men in small boats to
ay the ramparts of tho fort, Tho In
tense darkness of the night aided this
project, but as the party was abmi to
land it was dlscdvcrcd. A terrible fir"
came from tho fort, nnd although tho
British behaved with great valor, thoy
were beaten off, two of their vessels
wero sunk nnd many men were killed.
This storming attempt was not re
peated, although the bombardment
continued, not ceasing until seven
o'clock In tho morning of tho four
teenth, after a night of fire and ter
ror in which 1,800 shells wero thrown
Into tho fort by Its assailants. But the
attack was frustrated, and, daunted
by their heavy losses, the stern re
sistance thoy had encountered and the
death of their general, the British
drew off nnd tho fleet, with the army
aboard, sailed away.
It was a great victory, more impor
tant than It would have beon from Its
direct effect, for it heartened Ameri
cans cast down by a succession of land
defeats.
Still greater, however, was this vic
tory, for Its horrors wero tho birth
pangs of a song which has since
stirred Americans for a hundred years.
During the bombardment of Fort Mc-
Mrs. Mary Pattersglll, Who Made the
Flag. i
Hnry, Francis Scott Key, lawyer-sol,
aier-poet, wrote "The Star-Spangled
Banner," actually, if not officially, the
national anthem.
After the fight at Bladensburg. the
British fleet had made Its way down
the Potomac river and up Chesapeake
bay. Landings of troops were fre
quent end these often burned homes
on tho countryside. During one ot
these forays an aged physician. Dr.
William Beaces of Upper Marlbor
ough, Maryland, had arrested some
British soldiers for wanton destruc
tion of his property Ho was captured
and held a prisoner upon the prison
ship Mlnden.
Doctor Beanes was a closo friend of
the Key family, and to effect his re
lease Francis Scott Key, undor a flag
of truce, made his way to the British
admiral. He was courteously received
and accomplished his purpose, but
neither ho nor Doctor Beanes was nl
lowed to land Immediately, because
Just at this time the bombardment of
Fort McIIenry had been resolved upon
and It was feared that they might re
veal the British plans.
During tho terrlblo night of Septem
ber 13, In all, the horrors of tho bom
bardment. Key and Doctor Beanes
paced tho deck of tho Mlnden, fear
ful at every lull in the firing that the
brave lltUo (ort had faIIcn- Tho fact
tUat tho fort's could not carrv t0
the host" sn'PS and therefore early
ceased nnng until tho ships came
within range., lent apparent corrobora
tion to their fears.
Morning broke, a fair, bright Sep
tomber morning, and In tho soft haze
the blushing sun revealed tho great?
flag which had been especially made
for the fortress by Mrs. Mary Patters
gill of Baltimore In her home at 60 Al
bemarle street, in a house which still
stands. Key's Joy was boundless.
jThe words of the first stanza of his
glorious song of freedom formed them
selves In his mind. Ho and his com
panions were released a few hours nf-
torward, and In a small boat, on their
way to Baltimore, tho song was writ
ten. I It was found to fit perfectly to a
! then popular English tune. "Anncreon
In Heaven." The poem was finished
tnat nigiit September. 14, 1S14. The 1
next morning it was printed, and that
u veiling, oupiemuer 10, n was sung
with rejoicing In all the taverns and
public places In Baltimore, for by that
time tho British fleet had sailed away
and tho city was safe.
The city of Baltimore, which was
saved from an enemy a century ago,
near which Francis Scott Key wns
born in 1770, and where he died in
1S43, honored by n nation, has do
voted a week to celebration of its de
liverance which culminated September
14, a hundred years from the day of
tho birth of tho national anthem and
of the sailing away, defeated, of tho
menaclug fleet of tho Invader.
To the Coast In a Wheelbarrow.
Cilice. Stephen Mcynucrt. Alec
Filcz and Jolw Jnnossy. rewspaper
nen, nn traveling from .New York to
tho Panama expowltion In a wheel
barrow, each taMiig turns ridlug, and
lave r aeh"d Chicago. They started
11 the jouruoj oj May 7-nnd expect to
reach tholr destluatJon on May 1, 1915,
The party raakeH its expenses by ad'
dressing meetings and writing for
Hungarian newspapers.
LET US REPAIR YOUR STOVE NOW
Bifore it 9 too Ute. W' cin sell you G ates of all kinds.
See uVm bjfore you buy.
Coke.
HANDS
Buy one of our handsome Heatirg Stoves. It will ornament
your home; it will Eave you fuel; it will save you work.
We have so rcany that we cannot give in print a flowing de
scription ot them all. We only invite you to come in and see them.
You will find just the one you want.
Think about a new Range too, before you come in.
PLANTERS HARDWARE CO.
INCORPORATED.
In Six Counties.
Liquor dealers await with consid
erable interest the outcome of suits
that have been filed by the wets of
Carrol'.Shelby, Montgomery ,Btll and
Clark counties cot.testing the recent
nCtion elections.
coutlfy dfya have contested, ehafgjflg
the wets with bribery and Intimida
tion. The figures gave the wets r
victory by the scant margin of 46
votes. The wets in 'he other couq-
tit. H'nuw case their actions on the
aleged tffi&MWtitutionfclity of the
county u.nit law as amended by the
1 13: leg'slature. If the law is held to
be valid the saloons in the affected
territory must close in six weeks.
Very Modest, Too.
The following appeared a few days
ago in the agony column of a London
newspaper: "Of Epoch-Making Im
portance. To Someone Who Is Rich.
I have a development, long desired
and sought for, of enormous impor
tance, value, saving, and benefit to tho
nation and individually. It will en
able tho country to save probably
100.000,000 annually, whilst it will
yield some millions of pounds profits
to us. I desire Someone who Is Rich
to provide about 23,000 for working
capital to enablo the results to be
achieved, for a sharo of tho profits.
Tho advertiser Is an able, experienced
business man, forty years of ago and
unmarried, and, therefore, can glvo
his wholo time to tho matter. This
is not a speculation, but a clear busi
ness proposition, tho result of years of
work."
She Knew What She Meant.
Little Mary hdd Just returned from
an afternoon party. "Oh, mamma,"
she exclaimed, "Just think. I had lco
cream threo times In congestion I"
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Show Man Files Suit,
Suit has been filed in the Circuit;
Court by Wm. Hill throueh his at-,
torneys, Linton & Clark, against the,,
L. & N. R. R. Co. The petition states"
Hill was owner '
Mini operator of 8
tent Show, and that he' delivered his"
bf'iulphieiil at Franklin, Ky., ttf the'
railroad agent for immediate shirj--ment
to Hopkinsville on Sept. 28, and
that the agent agreed to freight it
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further states that through the rail
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Fox Brothers' New Building.
The new buildinur of the Fox Bros.
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Tho difference between theory ana
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