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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24
NOVEL THEATRIcALs.
Great Personages Dancing Before an EN-
peror Disguised as Dolls.

Great Personages Dancing Before an EN-
peror Disguised as Dolls.
Some of the highest of the Austrian
nobility appeared inprivate theatricals
the other day at birthday festival
given TO one of the Imperial Arch
dukes. The entertainment concluded
with pantomime entitled "The DOLL
shop" specially written for the oo-
casion. The stage was arranged to re-
present n shop, and on shelves all
round the walls were placed ladies and
gentlemen of the Austrian aristocracy
dressed up in every variety of costume
to represent dolls, and perfectly mani
mato in appearance.
Princess Pauline Metternich was the
'chief boss" saleswoman OF the store,
the Prince John Shwarzenberg and
the Margrave Pallavicini, who were
industriously sweeping and dusting
the shop when the curtain went up,
were her. assistants. Soon customers
began to enter the establishment, and
then one by one the dolls were lifted
down from the shelves by the two as
sistants, and, after being wound up
with huge key and much noise of cog
wheels, showed off their accomplish
ments, the clock-work, however, fre-
quently stopping in the very midst of a
movement and requiring renewed wind
ing up.
OThus the Countess Roman Potocka,
who was dressed up to represent
Japanese doll, on being carefully
wound up performed most graceful
"Yum-Yumr dance from the "Mi-
Itado.s Baroness Hardtmath repre-
ssnted a doll dressed in Upper
Austrian peasant costume. and per-
formed tho pationh dance to perfec-
tlon. Countess Hunyady was dressed as
Spanish Gypsy girl, and tripped tho
famous "Castagnette" step with all tho
grace and brio OF true Spaniard. On
concluding their separate dance they
became again jnanimate and were
lifted back with the utmost care TO
their places on the shelves.
As the clock struck midnight, how
ever, the doll fairy, in the person OF
Countess Clothilde Incnsdorf, made her
appearance on the scene, accompanied
by her attendant elfs, and, touching
the dolls with her electric and magic
wand, gave life and breath to all tho
dolls. A bullet performed by all the
dolls, and headed by the saleswoman
and tho doll fairy, concluded the per-
formance, which called forth the most
enthusiastic plaudits Of the Emperor
and OF all present. - Niennd Letter.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24
Following Instructions.

"Now James," said tho grocer to
tho new boy, ''our stock is tirst-class
in every respect; there are no flies on
it and never will be, and you mustn't {
hesitate to crack 1t up to customers"
Then james, profoundly impressed.
wont to wait on an old lady, who
presently went out without buying.
What did she want James~ in
qulred tho grocer
''Sho asked mo II wo had any fly
paper l could recommend, an ] said
yes. that there was no flies on our fly
paper, an never would be."-M y
Sun.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24
THE HUMAN HEART.
Curious Calculations Made by q Famous
Medical Authority,


Medical Authority.
In the human subject tho average
rapidly of the cordiac pulsation of an
adult malo is about seventy boats per
minute. These beats are moro fire.
quent as rulo in young children and
in women, and there arc variations
within certain limits in particular per-
sons owing to poculiarities of organi-
cation. 1t would not necessarily DO
an abnormal sign to find i'll some par
ticular individuals the habitual fire.
quency of the hearts action from sixty
to sixty-fve or from soventy-fvo 10
eighty per minute. As rule. the
hearts nctiou Is slower aud more
powerful in fully-developod and mus
cular organizations, and more rapid
and foeblcr in those of sllghtor form.
In animals. tho range is from tweu-
ty-iive to forty-fvo in tho cold blooded
and fifty upward in tho warm blooded
animals. except In the case of tho
horse, which has very slow heart
beat only forty strokes a minute. Tho
pu!sations OF men and oil animals
differ with tho sea level also. Tho
work of healthy human heart has
boon shown to equal tho feat of rails
ing five tons four hundredweight
foot per hour. or 1875 tons In twenty
four hours Tho excess of this work
under alcohol in varying quantities Is
often very great A curious calcula-..
tion has boen made by Dr. Richardson.
giving the work of tho heart in mne-
pge
Presumlng that the blood was thrown
cut of the heart at each pulsation ip,
tho proportion of sixty-nino strokes
pov minute. and at the assumed foroo
oi 0 feet the mileage OF the blood
through tho body might bo taken ar
e67 yards per minute, 7miles per hour
1853 milos per day, 61, 800 miles pos
year. or s; 150 $50 miles in lifetime
OF oighty-four years. Tho number Of
boats of tho heart in tho Same long
life would roach the grand total of
2, 800, ZIG. 000 Medical World
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24
OBJECTIONS TO SHEEP.
Some That Arc Not Founded on substs
tial Grounds.

Some That Are Not Founded on substan-
| tial Grounds.
The advantage of raising sheep are
overlooked in many cases because of a
few difficulties in the way; but a COM
| parison of the benefits to be derived
from sheep with the disadvantages
arising will show that the faults dre
due more to the mode of management
than to the sheep. Among the objeo-
tions to keeping sheep are that they
| Craze too close to the ground thereby
killing the grass, that they are subject
to loss from dogs; that they are liable
to foot-rot and other diseases; and that
the best breeds demand too much care
The first objection, that of grazing
close, Is really an advantage, for it
permits Of utilizing the sheep on fields
that would afford no sustenance to
other stock, and enables the farmer TO
keep flock of sheep where the
land would otherwise be valueless.
1t is the close grazing by the sheep that
allows of their use on poor soils, which
they enrich with their droppings,
thereby making possible profit when
such lands are devoted to crops. The
objections that dogs destroy sheep is
true, but no farmer should keep sheep
except under conditions that fully pro-
tect them from all kinds of depredators.
To send a flock Of sheep out to roam at
will, subject not only to dogs but to all
kinds Of insects, as well as to storms, is
not systematic mode Of keeping
sheep. They are entitled to the same
care and consideration that are be-
slowed on other stock. The foot-rot
and other diseases are often due to i'm
proper conditions. Sheep, II kept OK
clusi9ely on damp locations, will be
subject to foot-rot, and other animals,
II kept in the same manner, will be
subject to diseases also. That the OBJ
lection TO sheep on account Of the bess
mutton breeds demanding extra care
and attention is true Is ad-
mitted, but that such sheep give
a good return for the care be-
stcwed Is also true While thcre may
be little or no profit from the common
flocks that are turned on the hillsides
with no care, 1t has been demonstrated
that the improved breeds will yield a
large profit after paying for extra la
Dor and food. The improved sheep
will often weigh three hundred pounds
each, while the native sheep is not up
TO one hundred pounds, and in value /
the difference Of two hundred pounds.
is far in excess Of the cost. There is
also profit in another direction,
which Is very important, yet frequent
ly overlooked--the improvement OF the
soil. When sheep are allowed to !
forage over large area the manure is
too widely scattered, but when the
flock is confined to limited space,
and changed TO now locations, the
become of great value, and
no objections TO sheep can overcome
the benefit derived in that way.-Phila-
delphia Record
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Blue grass is is an excellent past
ure grass; perhaps the best single
grass that is offered to the American
| farmer.
1t docs not pay to buy second.
class fruit trees for planting. They
may be cheaper at first than first-class
trees, but will be found many times
dearer in the end.
Some farmers, with little expert
ence and few acres of land suitable
for raising onions, can make more clear
cash than the majority of farmers who
have large grain farms. -e 4-
III paris green is used for destroy
Ing the codling-moth that makes so
many apples worlny, 1t should bo ap-
piled in in spray while the young fruit
is so small that 1t stands up on the
stem.
Only the careful, provldent farmer
can really appreciate the great relief
of ample corn-fodder supplies. It's he
only who rightly improves the oppor-
tunity for producing them when the
car'h rs hept ihoiSt ana productive py
'ho e'riy raihs'
Mutton should be as plentiful as
pork. There are hundreds of farms
tlat could be devoted to sheep, but
which are now Improbable. 1t re-
quiios less iaoor lor sneep than lor
hogs, while the prices for choice NUT
ION unu iaihp are at times very hgh'
.ious,, 'he iiiarhets a' such times may
" woll suppiico Win inferior grades
VI o"r'assos'
-heeplng hens In q yard especially
proVluoa ior them mas thc good elect
Oh making the care OF them more regu-
lar Hens that nave the run OF the
whoie place are apt 10 DC lett to
scratch Tor a living" without much
assistance from thelr owners and they
return the compliment by yielding
scant supply OF eggs.
The grasses that are really pests
may be utilized when young. Crab
grass, which is persistent pest in the
garden and fields, possesses but little
value when fully matured, yet 1t affords
excellent grazing when young. Sheep
are very iohd OF H. while horses and
COWS VIII accept IL when more deslr-
aoie grasses can not be iound'
white clover Is the best pasture
grass that can be grown for sheep.
AS white clover Is short grass, IL is
more desirable than red clover for
grazing as sheep detest long gross,
preferring to crop close 30 the ground
on mixture OF grasses In a pasture
cattle and sheep may be grazed to-
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24

Wife Qn soiled wrapper, soiled
collar and slippers down at heel, to
husband who enters o)--"Ahl John.
you're not bit like what you used to
be.p Husband (glancing at her dress)
Neither are you, my dear; neither
are you.n
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24

The Empire of Brazil Is about
2. 200 miles square. and has 8, 700 miles
Of seaeoast
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
DIsparaglng The Horse.

A writer in one of our contempora-
ries thinks the intelligence of the horse
is greatly oyerrated, and submits the
result Of some of his observations as
evidence: ] have seen horses walk
around a post until they had wound
up the bride and then stand there
with their heads bound down to the
post, because they didn't have sense
enough to walk the other way and
unwind the bride. / have seen them
get foot over the bride when tied TO
ring In the pavement, and then 90
into fits because they didn't have sense
enough to lift their feet over the brl-
die again. | have seen them pranco
around in burning barn. with their
tails and names on fire, and burn to
death, because they did not have sense
enough to run out Anybody can
steal horse without any objection
from the horse. A horse will stand
and starve and freeze to death with
nothing between him and comforta-
Bile stall and plenty of oats except an
old door that he could kick down with
one foot, or that could be opened by
removing the pin With the teeth. If
this is a high degree Of intelligence
even in brute, then / am lacking in
that article myself. Compared with
the deg, the elephant, or even the par
rot, the horse seems TO me to be per-
feet fool.--Scieutific American.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
NO. IA


Chairman NJ. ) Quay is bound to
push his movement for purity of the
ballot in New York.
His secret conference ofbusiness men
in parlOr ID r Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday afternoon was another
move in this direction.
When the meeting was called to or
der. hr. Quay explained its object in a
little speech, in which he said:
You gentlemen know that here in
New York YOU never have had an
honest election. The Democrats have
had the election boards; they have col
onized the downtown district; they
have falsiiied registries aud returns
and at present ! understand that Eu-
gene Higgins, the notorious Baltimore
machine politician. is engaged in colo
niziug the Eighth Assembly District
The senator went on TO say that
from the first he had recognized the
absolute necessity of securing an
honest count and a fair vote in New
\ ork, but that the Democrats held the
entire election machinery in their
hands, including the United States
Marshals, and that unless public feeling
was aroused on the subject but little
could be done.
lie urged further that the moral ef-
feet of such an action would be good
one out of the city and State, showing
Republicans everywhere that this time
at least honest ballots should not be
overridden by New York repeaters.-
n. \. Mining Journal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
BlaIne's Big Blunder.

Indianapolis, Oct. 15th.-The sensa-
ton of the hour is Mr.. Blaine's big
blunder Of last Friday. He Travelled
to town in Governor Alger's private
car, and on the way was joined by
General A. +. IIovey, the Republican
candidate for Governor, in another
car. For some unaccountablc reason
Mr.. Blaine did not invite General
Hovey into his car. At every stop the
people called for Blaine and then for
Hovey, and the situation was exposed
and turned into public scandal by
the appearance of Blaine in one car
and of the General in the other.
General Hovey staid at his hotel, re-
fusing to attend the meeting whsre
Blaine made his speech. lie is report
ed to be justly angered at the snub so
publicly administered to him.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
Gone Back TO the Old Biz.

notice that one of our American
girls who married nobleman has gone
back to her old calling as hired girl.
She was citizen of New Jersey, and
married Eddie, the royal pinchbcck
from across the deep blue sea. IIe
said he would bcstow upon her all his
titles, crests and patrimonial acres If she
would love him and be his'n. She
stated that she would. They went to
live with his father for spell, Eddie
eating the cream of the mornings
milk of three cows, spread over his
vesper dcwberries. Now Eddies
brother comes from across the sea and
says that he Is not noble, but boils
sugar at home. He takes Eddie by
the nose and tells me lady she had bet
ter hustle fol herself. So she has re-
sumed the crumb brush and two nights
out of each week. What an Ameri-
can girl wants to be a duchess or lady
Of high degree for, when she can be
an American hired girl, with ten times
as much power, is more than | can
make out. Aside from beinga sleep
ing car conductor, with naughty mine
and nothing to do, would rather be
an American girl with good wages, no
board to pay and my nose worn high,
than to be any thing ] know Of A
good American servant generally dres-
ses about as well or better than her
mistress, has more to say about most
everything, even as TO whether com
pany may be or may not be invited to
the house, has no bills to pay for any
thing but clothes, and actually lives a
far more independent life than lots of
sad eyed women who are trying to
hold very ticklish position in what
we call society.-Bill Nye in New York
World,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
A Rude Awakening.
New York IIerald.l

CONSERVATION is the only word
that win apply to the state of mind Of
the Republican party in Newark, the
boasted home of protection" city
that turns out greater variety OF
manufactures than any other place in
the country, and produces mere leather
tan than all the rest of the United
States.
Three years ago George A. IIalsey
who represented Hudson and Essex
counties in Congress twenty years ago,
and has been trying ever since to get
into the United States Senate, said
to the Hon. Stephen B. Elkins: "If we
had had more money we could have
carried New jersey"
"Carry nothing" said Mr.. Elkins.
"You couldn't carry New Jersey with
gold mine.'
Backed by $4,000 received from the
national committee, 2 per cent contri-
buttons q from city officials, and large
donations from the protectionist manu-
facturers of the county, the Republic
cans sailed in on Tuesday to carry
Newark's charter election by an over
whelming majority. Sewell, Halsey
and Phelps, the party leaders, instruc-
ted their adjutants to work as they
never had worked before, and remind
cd them that as Newark went in Oc-
tober so would the State go in Novem-
Der. The money was distributed with
q free hand in places where it was
thought that it would do the most
good, and ON Monday night the local
Republican bosses smiled significantly
when asked what the morrow's result
would be.
But what an awful awakening from
their dream Of unprecedented victory
the Republicans had yesterday morn
ing, when they learned that the city
had gone Democratic by majority Of
705--a gain of 1913 over last year,
and 1924 over the vote in the charter
election of 1884, a presidential year.
A political blizzard had struck them,
and they were not happy. All day
long they were asking one another
how it happened. When their Demo-
cratic friends bantered them with the
assertion that Newark would give
Cleveland and Thurman a thousand
or more majority next month they
were silent.
! The test vote was on the trustee OF
the City Home, about which there is
never a contest, it being purely hon.
orary office. Last year the Republi.
cans had plurality of 248. Thi'
year the Democrats have majority ol
705, and the whole vote has been in
creased 5000. II is the first charter
election prior to a presidential election
for twenty years where the Democrats
have had a majority. Well Informed
Jersey politicians say that the election
removes New Jersey from the doubt
ful" list Of States, and that she car
be safely put down for at least 10000
plurality for the Democratic tickei
next month.
Governor Robert 5. Green said yes
terday: at is the first gun in New
Jersey. There will be cannonading oi
the same sort all along the line in No.
vember. The significance of the result
cannot be mistaken. Il shows the fail.
nre OF the Republican plan of cam.
paign among the industrial communi.
J ties of our State.v
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
A SEA OF SELTzER WATER.
The Seltzcr Spring In Saratoga SOun-
ded 20 q Depth OF $500 Feet.

n company has purchased the Sara
toga Seltzcr spring and viii utilize its
waters for the purpose of liberating
and storing in liquid form the carbonic
acid gas with which il abounds. To
do this extensive arrangements are be-
ing made upon large amount OF in
vested capital. Tho establishment of
the plant is under the supervision of
Mr.. Oscar Brunier, German expert.
The Seltzer spring, located on Spring
avenue, was developed by DIR. IIaskins
less than three years ago. The drill
put down to the depth of 800 feet.
At this depth an abundant supply of
water was found flowing from a crevice
in the rock bottom. A few days ago,
to assure himself of the depth of the
spring, Mr.. Brunier sounded Il with q
line and plummct; but instead Of rest
ing at 800 the weight sank the whole
length of the line, 900 feet. Other
soundings have since been made, the
weight used being piece of inch gas
pipe filed with lead and weighing
thirty-iour pounds, until depth ol
$500 feet has been reached, and YET
without touching bottom, or any OBJ.
stacle. No further soundings will be
made until instruments expressly de-
signed for the purpose can be procured
Prof Brunier admits it as possible
that the line and weight could have
been carried away by some powerful
current, but he holds TO his original
belief in the existence of subterra-
mean sea of greater or less extent, and
that there is undoubtedly some con-
ncction between il and the water of
tho ocean. In other words, that Sara
toga is over vast watcr-flled cavern,
tho roof of which il about 500 feet
thick. lie also thinks 1t probable that
at given depth and temperature car
bonic acid gas may be found in a liquid
form. The specific gravity Of the H.
quid gas Is about nine degrees lighter
than water, which would readily cause
the water to climb 800 feet above the
ocean level. Should the existence Of
u subterrancan sea be established, IL
would put to flight many theories and
scientific speculations as to tho source
and course of many mineral springs
here.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
C0urtshlp o Century Ago.
Norfolk Virpiniap,l

OF the following letters, one Is from
Mr.. John Wise, father Of the late Gen.
Henry A. Wise, written to Gen. John
Cooper, seeking permission to address
his daughter, and the other is Gen.
Cooper's reply. In Mr.. Wise's letter
he says:
"Foeling myself irresistibly impcllod
by inclination and prompted by a
sense of propriety, | have presumed
now to address you upon subject of
Importance and delicacy. Having con-
ceived an affection for your daughter
Miss Sally, beg leave TO solicit your
permission TO make address to her
and at the same time let me express
the hope that should ! be fortunate as
to succeed in gaining her affections my
wishes may not be frustrated by your
disapprobation. have thought prop
er to make this application to you on
the subject in this manner, rather than
in person, because my character Qf
had acquired any, my condition, and
my situation in life, are not altogether
unknown TO you, and if objections are
made they can be more freely commu-
nicated In this than in any other way
] have hitherto proceeded no further
with the lady than merely obtain her
permission to make this application
and sir, now pledge you the honor
of a gentleman that in case you have
an objection Of an insuperable nature
to the proposed union, whatever may
be the chagrin, regret and mortiiica.
ton which | may feel ON The occasion,
| will not disturb the quiet of a parent
extremely solicitous, no doubt, for the
happiness of n beloved daughter, by
persisting any further with her"
Under date of May IL, 1897, Gen
Cooper responded, saying:
"Although the application made b,
your letter of this day was unexpected
yet my reflections heretofore on thu
snbjcct have prepared me TO answer
That however solicitous may be fol
the temporal felicity of my daughter
and the future respectabllity of my
daughter, she is the only proper jndg'
Of the person best calculated to maxi
her happy. Respect and impartialit,
ought to be shown by mo or an,
other gentleman that might make
his address to my daughter, and