Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-05-21
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AMERICAN apples are sent TO En-
gland, Germany, France, Italy. Spain.
Australia. Asia, Africa, South Ameri.
en- and Mexico.
Fire Company Ma 10, OF Cincii..i
natl, owns u dog which is said to have
saved the lives OF several fremen.
The animal is described as large.
handsome Newfoundland, and is cred
tied with being able TO climb ladder
three stories high.
An artist recently from Paris says
American painters can never hope to
sell their pictures TO frenchmen or to
the French Government, however
meritorious thoy may be. since it is
the business OF the French to make
and sell art. and not to buy it.
There was an exciting battle at
Pierce. Iowa, the other day, between
nm owl and II large shepherd dog, tho
bird coming of victorious. Another
bout was then arranged between the
victor and brlndle bull pup. and
again the owl was the winner.
Ski running. Scandinavian sport,
is becoming popular in Minnesota.
The performer slides down hill on long
wooden skates. or foot toboggans, and
at q prepared jolt makes u leap into
space. Ninety-iiv1 feet is the longest
ski-jump on record in Norway.
A Yankee has invented IN appar-
atus for timing horses. A clock with
three hauds-minute, second and quar-
ter hand-is startel by the official
timer. When tho winning horse
touches tho wire the clock is stopped
by electricity, The same instant the
current opens camera, which photo
graphs the horse and the clock face.
MILAN, Paris and London lead the
world in all that pertains to II
thoroughly artistic knowledge OF
dancing. The Royal Academy ''de la
dance" at Paris, founded by Louis
XIV. and which is presided over Mt
the present time by NJ. de Soria- is the
most finished school OF dancin in the
world, and approached by none save
that OF LII Scala. in Milan.
Texas has its own idea OF the mar
riage ceremony. A Judge OF Ceste.-
vile recently performed Il marriage
ceremony. which was in substance rs
follows: "Do you and each OF you
solemnly swear that you arc In earnest
about this business, and that you will
stand by each other rs husband and
wife, through thick and thin. sink or
swim. live or die. survive or perish?'
Both parties nodding their assent they
were pronounced man and wife.
Several OF the big buildings OF
Philadelphia have recently had placed
in them scales with IL hopper recep-
tacle capable OF holding several tons Of
coal. They are situated under the
sidewalk chutcs, and the coal is
dumped direct y into the hopper from
the cart and then weighed. The en-
ginecr of ono OF these buildings says
that thus assuring full weight in the
coal he buys he saves the value of the
scale many times during the year
-"Spike teums" are an institution
peculiar to the South. The Georgia
team consists OF n mule or q jenny and
an OK. These are gearcd to an old
rlolSety wagon TO haul Guano and
watermelons in. The Florida team is
less complicated and more economical.
An OK is harnessed TO pair OF shafts
fitting to n yoke on the animals neck
and connected with pair Of wheels In
which q box is placed, IA rope attached
to the creatures horn answering TO
reins. The box generally contains n
man and woman of typo that can
be found noshere but in Dixie.
There is n dog in Orlando. Fla.
with II fine sense Of humor, II this
story is true as told by the local news
paper; His owner frequently gives
him piece OF coin to carry along TO
market. A day or two ago he gave
him dollar. and the dog was trottlng
along when he saw a colopod man up,
preaching. lie stoppo a little distance
In front Of the darlSey, dropped tho
dollar from his mouth to the sidewalk,
and then walked 10 the edge Of The
pavement, apparently rs II he cared
nothing for the money. Mr., Darkoy
walked briskly up, and was In tho act
OF STOPPING TO pick up tho money.
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