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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-23
WIT AND WISDOM.

Some men grow wise by learnin
what they don't know. and some by fol
getting what they do know,
1t is remarkable how easy 1t ia I
restrain your wrath, when the other ieI
low is ever SO much bigger than you.-
Texas Siftings.
In the pursuit OF knowledge maj
never gets on the right track until n,
finds out that he doesn't know enough t,
brag about it.-Ram's Horn.
-Ethel-There is Jack sitting on tn,
other side OF the boat Doesn't he lool
tired? Maud-Yes. Have you beer
talking to him to-day?-Figaro
Teach your boys how to earn money,
and, to mako the reform in the next
generation complete, teach your girls
how not to spend it-Atchison Globe.
John, run quick and send tho
alarm, the house is on fire,n
Not SO fast my dear, not so fast.
We have plenty Of fire insurance, but
none against muddy shoes and water -
lIarper's Bazar.
"A New Kind OF Celebration.-In Chi
cago. There seems to be something
unusual going on this evening in the
house across the way" "Yes; Miss
Lakefront is celebrating the fftieth an
niversary OF her divorce. Judge.
One Matron-No; do not allow nv
husband to address me by my Christian
name. Another Matron-I shouldn't
mind that at all, 1t is the pnchristian
names he breaks out with every once in
u while that object o.-Indianapolis
Journal.
-Reasonable-'You begging ill?
thought you had somJ money left Won.
so that you could live very comtorta.
bly," SO did, but you wsuld not want
me on that account to fool away my
time doing nothing, 7ould you?'-Flie-
gende Blatter.
My experience OF life makes me
sure OF one truth, which do not try TO
explain' hat the sweetest happiness we
ever know, the very wine of human life,
comes not from love, but from sacrifice
from tho effort to mako others happy,
This is as true to me MS that my flesh
VIII burn II touch red-hot mn 0tal.-
JOhn Boylc OReilly.'
Young man, you must take more
pains with your writing" The youth
looked up and replied: "'Tain't nv
fault; it's the pen" "Then get n new
rem" replied the teacher sharply.
THAT won't do any good, the boy made
answer, ''for the electricity in the street
cars throws all the temper out of the
rcn." ut would be ood thing II It
had a similar effect Oh the children"
Baid the teacher sqno poce. e.-Albany
Journal.
Says the New York Sun: "About o
o'clock last night u band of six we'll.
dressed young misses, hardly out of
their teens. hustled into car of nm elc
waited train going uptown, and found
seats all together on tho cross.lenchcs
OF the car. As thoy came in, and when
they sat down, they clutiered and pip.
Eled. But these words look too hard
They talked very loudly and laughed
still more loudly. Nearly all OF them
talked at once, and all OF them laughed
most OF the time. 1t did not seem as II
any one OF them could tell what any
ether ono was saying, and II looked as II
each OF them laughed at her own talk.
They wcro all rawfnlly sma It." and
kept up the h'bbub till they rushed ont
OF tho car all together at an uptown
ltatlon." DO careful, girls. and romcm.
Der that nothing is so truly adm ireJ a;
becoming modesty In young Lac
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-23
o. v. TIME TABLE.
Take. eject November 10Th, lss,


Trains leave Morganseld for uniontown al
$50.
Trains leave Uniontown for horganaeld At
100.
w W HEaHNhS. A T. sHslrrE
General Supt- G.P &r.A.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-23
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
An Unbroken Line of States from the At
lantic to the Pacific.

An Unbroken Line of States from the At
lantic to the Pacific.
"llow many people realize remark.
cd the geographer, that since the ad.
mission of Idaho and Wyoming we have
belt OF States extending all the way
from the Atlantic to the Pacific? This
was accomplished, in fact, when Idaho
camo in, few days in advance of Wy
oming. wonder who will be the first
traveller to go from Maine to California
without stepping ! Is foot outside OF
sovereign State of the Unioa There
may be little good rivalry on
this point when the matter comes to be
generally understood; and / have nc
doubt that forty or fifty years hence
numerous claimants to this honor will
come TO the front. 1t might be inter
esting, also, for people who think they
are acquainted with their own country
to undertake to name in order from east
to west, or vice versa, the States that
lie along the northern border of the
United States. OF course the admission
OF six States to the Union in ono year is
without precedent, and there is no nos.
sibility OF Its having future parallel.
The only portions of the country not un-
der the government Of some State are
the District OF Columbia, Arizona, New
Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, the Indian
Territory and Alaska. Four States
formed out OF these seem possible, with
in, perhaps, quarter Of century, but
no more for an indefinite period in
tho future. To look back at tho past.
Florida, Iowa and Texas were all admit
teG in one yOar-lS4j. That was the
nearest approach TO the admission OF
six which President Harrison has had
the unique honor to proclaim. We have
now twenty-five States east OF the Mis-.
sissippi river and nineteen west of IT,
When four more Western States are
constituted that river will almost exact.
ly divide the Union in two. so far as the
number Of States is concerned. In OK.
tent of territory there is, of course, no
comparison between the "halves"--N.
Y. Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-23

Tile EQUIPMENT aud physical condition Of
L the line are nrst-ciass In every particular
permitting high rate of speed and .nsurinr
The comfort aud safety of passengers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-23
suckIsn.s S ern,c. salxs.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bru se,, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rhoum, Fever Sores, letter, Chspped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by H. B. Garner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-23

"A groat hawk makos his home on
the brooklyn bridge, which he uses as a
coign OF vantage whence TO swoop down
on pigeons and common poultry in both
New York and Brooklyn. Tho othoJ
day he swept down on bird flying by
the waters edge, and won't clear under
water where he remained some timo.
at last he came up smiling, however II
ahawk can DO said to smile
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
For the Eagle.
BORROWED TROUBLES.

went a borrowing yesterday
Twas a foolish thing, ween;
borrowed with never a thought to repay.
A trouble long had foreseen-
Soon as I'd gained il, closely twas scanned.
And sorrowfully pressed TO my heart;
Then grimly Rugged It. though bitterly panied
As It thrust through my soul It's fierce dart.
Then harsher it grew. TIL no longer alone
Could bear its deep sorrow and woe;
But thought, though an onerous burden for one
It would surely be lighter for two.
So into the heart Of my dearest friend.
My terrible trouble was poured:
My burden was shared. and cen to the end
Was friends best assistance assured
But, strange TO relate. 1t scarcely seems true.
The trouble no lighter appeared;
And deeply we worried. for what could we do
IL would crush us both, greatly we feared
So wisely we called on our friend for advice,
And over my trouble they sighed.
They offered their aid each with plan and device
To help cast my trouble asiae.
But the more they tried that. the fercer it grew.
Till, at ienZth, one wiser than all
Alone held the trouble up plainly to view,
As be said you've no trouble at ALL"
"For this one you borrowed. It's surely not yours
You can see that it don't At your case;
And though it has bothered you now for some
hours,
Inyour life il never had place"
Then gladly looked. and It really was true.
For saw had borrowed my grief:
No troub had !. as my friends quickly knew
And they laughed at my foolish belief.
But this taught a lesson. always shall know,
Though see troubles oft great and small;
The next time that | a borrowing 90.
l will borrow no trouble at ALL"
NELLIE NJ AMIDoN.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23

SILK CULTURE IN KANSAS.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
| Millions for protection and nothing for
production. This is the condition of the
silk industry in America at present.
Under the present state of affairs in ten
years we will be paying 500, 900, 900 per
annum for protection and $500, 000,0 00
| for raw silk. Is it right to protect an
! industry that sends abroad such an inn
mense amount of money without giving
any encouragement to produce the raw
material at home? Certainly there are
no reciprocal benefits in dealing with
China; nothing to be compared to those
of our own country where the people
are engaged in production and where
silk culture, if developed, would prove a
blessing to the producer as we'll as the
consumer. l am aware that the people
of America have undertaken to grow
silk in different portions of the Union
for the past forty years, with very graft
flying results in some cases and with a
total failure in many other places, and
the question naturally arises, what is the
matter? The invariable answer l get
from all over the country is, the stock
is diseased and the product insufficient
Both of these defects are easily RENE
died. Out of about one hundred lots of
silk-worm eggs distributed by the de-
partment of agriculture, purchased in
France and Italy, which have had oc-
casiOn to examine, none were exempt
from disease. But, am happy to say,
where the disease was light and the in
fected worms were removed. the Test
remained perfectly healthy, and after
wards remained so until brought in con-
tact with fresh importation of infected
stock. The remedy for the disease is
very simple: Use only eggs selected and
raised in Kansas.
France and Italy, with all their host
of able government assistants, fail to re-
move the dread disease because their eli
mate is unfavOrable to their healthy de-
velopment, and if they did not exercise
considerable caution in the selection Of
their stock they could grow no silk at
ALL
In damp climate the diseased spores
remain alive two to three DAYS after be-
ing deposited on the green leaves, where
they are eaten with the leaves by the
poor blind worms, and in that way
spread the disease. In dry, sunny Kan
sas the spores die in few minutes, and
enable us to get rid of it. Another adj
vantage of this is, the silk thread is inn
proved where it was previously injured
by being weakened in the whole, reduc-
ing the size and length-or in part so, it
readily breaks in places in reeling. This
will give Kansas an advantage over the |
rest of the world, enabling us to reel |
profitably on a hand reel. Had one
tenth of the money been spent on inn |
proving our stock of silk worms that has |
been spent in trying to reel imperfect |
silk, by the department of agriculture |
and our state silk station, it would have |
1 perfect success instead of a doubtful |
experiment.
Let us see what can be done in Kansas
lnder new order of home production.
II. f. BIDwELL.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
GENERAL BOOTHS PROJECT.

The project of General Booth, of the
Salvation Army, to relieve the conges-
ton of London, is attracting general at
tention, and melting the interests of
royalty; the queen has signified her
approval of the scheme, and various
members of the aristocracy have ex-
pressed themselves as ready to contribute
literally toward its consummation. The
Booth family are all disciples of Henry
George, and believe in cooperation and
the common ownership of land. His
plans are to have city, a rural and over
sea colony, and by these means he hopes
to relieve the congested districts of Lon
don. He asks for half million dollars
at the start, and, when he gets that.
with the promise of more, he
will begin the work of unfolding
his scheme and putting it into
action. However socialistic his plans
may seem, he has one great advantage
over other workers among the slum peo-
pie, and this is in the fact that the Sal
walton Army is largely composed of men
and women who have been in close
touch with those whom they now desire
10 reform and benefit. They are better
able than professed philanthropists, or
any number of high class workers
among the very poorest people, to reach
and improve the neglected masses. be-
cause they know better how to reach
them.
Gen. Booth understands this, and the
success of his schemes depends very
largely upon his ability TO organ
ize in his army a force of men and
women who can be safely en-
trusted to deal vigorously and help
fully with the criminal and neglected
persons wha now constitute one-tenth of
the population of England. The Boston
Herald says: The fact that Gen. Booth
has organized the Salvation Army and
kept it under discipline, and that he has
advanced 10 his idea of social recon
struction and reformation as a field of
practical effort with which he was Obliged
TO deal, gives one confidence that he will
be reasonably successful in CARRYING out
what he undertakes to do. The church
of England and the English universities
have done much to wipe out the London
slums. but Gen. Booth, with his fellow
properly instructed and working
under discipline, can do hundred
times more in the form of practical res
cue work than all these agencies COM
blned. he Is IN the heart of the field.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
A THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

By the province of an Allwise God,
We, a handful of Republicans, have been
spared to see Waterloo, which was for
US distress, disaster and defeat. Surely
our works have followed US, and our
hearts have been prematurely saddened,
and our hopes irretrievably blighted.
Now, therefore, l would recommend
that we spend the three first days of
December next in prayer and fasting,
inviting our Mugwump Alliance, Pro
hibition and all other friends of honest
government, to join us In giving thanks
unto the Democracy (who now have the
EARTH for the great privilege of living
thereon; and further beg that we NAV be
permitted 10 sit at their feet and gather
such crumbs as may fall by the way;
and further would rmplore their earn
est compassion on our present and future
condition
In testimony whereof / hereunto set
my hand, and cause the seal Of our doom
TO be fixed.
Done at the City Of Canton, o., at
the instance of William Mckinley in
this ever memorable year, 1890.
L TRAgT-E
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
WICHITA EXCEPTED.

Bulletin No. 4, issued by the census
bureau, contains an exhibit of the finan-
cial conditions of municipalities through
out the country, by states. The indebted
ness of twenty-five of the principal cities
and towns of Kansas is placed at So, 2O7,-
40, being an increase of 1910, 400 since
1880. This amount represents the extent
of public Improvements made during the
period mentioned but not yet paid for.
A notable omission from the list of these
cities is the name of Wichita, though
the extent and cost of public improve
ments made in this city during the peri
cd have been greater by far than in any
other city in the state. The difference
Island that accounts for the omission of
Wichita from the list-that the improve
ments here represents so mnch money
expanded, and not SO much present in
debtedness, as with the others.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
THE STATES FINANCES.

The biennial report of State Treasurer
Sims was issued Thursday. 1t shows
that the expenditures of the state during
the years 1889 and 1890 were IS, ABS, 545,
while the receipts were $5,e25, $50.
Among the sources from which the rev.
enues of the state were derived were:
Direct taxes, S2,774,2S1; penitentiary
earnings, S209,325; superintendent of in
surance, STAT: sale of school lands,
principal, S43l, los; sale of school lands,
interests, $524,540; payment of county,
township and school district bonds,
1929, 1926; payment of interest on county,
township and school district bonds, $780,
947; payment of principal of state bonds,
Sl46,000; payment of interest of state
bonds, $3S, 54S; from general government
5 per cent on sale of public lands, $413,-
300; payment Quantrell raid coupons,
$4,000.
The total outstanding bonded indebt-
ednesS of the state is shown to be $S0l,-
600, none of which is due until 1894.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
ILLITERACY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

For several decades Massachusetts, has
been regarded as the seat of education
and intellectually, but it seems that its
glory in this respect has departed, or at
least has been greatly dimmed. During
the past ten years there has been steady
flow of immigration from Canada into
the New England states. The great bulk
Of the newcomers have been French
Canadians, whose ignorance of English
seems to be only one degree more marked
than their ignorance of any other Ian
guage. The result, as shown us by the
census, so far as It has been made pub
lie, horrifies Boston by demonstrating
that Massachusetts has more illiterates
in proportion to its population than any
other American commonwealth. Pres
sure is being brought to bear on the
school and factory inspectors to enforce
a better attendance at the public schools
Of the children of naturalized citizens,
and efforts are also being made to have
the law on the question strengthened.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23

Col Marsh Murdoch may all wrong
on the resubmissiop business, but he
sticks TO it like leech.--Atchison Cham
pion.
That is a half admission that he is
right. But why not come out and open
ly endorse the proposition which your
Judgment must concede is not only
right, but is the polite thing to do be-
cause it is right, and to remove it as a
disturbing, vexatious question from state
politics. That prohibition will SO prove
until the people have had an opportunity
to be heard on it again no unbiased and
fair-minded citizen will deny. And it
might be added that there are not a few
who firmly believe that there are those
who uphold and defend it for that very
PURPOSE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
An Annallinr Total

The statistics recently published bv
the Interstate Commerce commission on
the casualties of railway employees fur
nishes a most impressive argument in
favor of the adoption of every device
known 10 decrease the hazards of life
and limb 10 those engaged in railroad
work. From this report il seems that
the total number OF railway employees
KILLED during tho year was 1878, while
the injuries reached the appalling total
OF So.OsO. The aggregate Of p, 600
casualties. involving injury to life or
limb, shows the hazards OF railway work
and the necessity of lessening them.
While people may differ as 10 tie evuity
OF some OF the steps adopted by the rail-
way labor organizations. all will agree
that every railway which fails 10 adopt
the fullest safeguards for its men should
be held 10 the strictest liability.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
A SORT OF SMILE.

The recent verdict of the "petit jury"
in a certain cause, with which the read
ing public is tolerably familiar, recalls
the story of the old negro preacher in a
Kentucky town who had the largest and
richest colored congregation for miles
around, and was in highly affluent Cir
cumstances. For long period the flight
of time seemed only to add to his pros
perity and his girth. But white citizen
who had been away for a year or two
came back to town and found the parson,
ragged and thin, saving wood on the
streets for living. why, Uncle Silas,"
said he, "what on earth has happened?
When l left town you were at the top of
the heap with your growing church and
your big salary, and now you are down
to days work. What does it mean? ?"
well, Mas'r William" sighed he, "yo'
see, l got so blamed prosperous dat
by'm by one or two o de p'rishioners got
holt o some ole, low down ornery stories
bout me, an dat yer congr'ahon jest riz
up an done sent me my resignation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23

The legislature meets on the second
Tuesday in January, which will be the
18th of the month. The election of
United States senator is regulated by
federal law. The election of senator will
take place on the second Tuesday after
the meeting and organization of the leg
islature, which will make it the 9th of
January. Each house will vote in a
viva voce manner separately on the first
day. On the second day they will meet
in joint convention at 10 m, and each
day thereafter until some one is elected.
The stale printer will be elected on the
Goth of the month in joint convention.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
sUNFIowER SKINNER.

John Waller is to receive foreign con-
sulship.
Not one of the successful Alliance candi-
dates was named ELI"
There will be bigger crop of suulow-
ers in Kansas next year than ever.
The Chicago News compares Ingalls, to q
fixed star in the economy OF space"
1t is not often that a senatorial ambition
has so cautious a parent as George r
Peck
There was one 81. 900 majority in Kansas
this fall 1t was against the legislative
amendment.
James r. Young, the executive clerk Of
the United States senate, thinks Plumb
will be president.
Mrs. Jerry Simpson is an invalid and
her interest in the campaign Is said to have
been very wearing on her
The average Peoples party's mans idea
OF the government owning the railroads is
that every member Of the party will ride
on pass
1t has been finally figured down that the
house of the new legislature contains
ninety-seven Alliance men, twenty-seven
Republicans and seven Democrats. OF the
Alliance members, sixty-one were formerly
Republicans, and thirty-six Democrats.
At one of his speeches during the cam
paign, Jerry Simpson became excited near
to illustration, and one of his right hand
men whispered him to keep his shirt on.
Mr.. Simpson paused, surprised. and then
with smile, said; Certainly, only in
tended to show 'em my leg"
Senator Rush is just boiling He says:
"At the best, Senator ingalls, can not get
more than twenty-five senators. This
much l will say and you can print it. l
will not go into a Republican caucus and
have Senator Ingalls, thrust down my
throat. Senator Buchan is my personal
friend, but l recognize his bulldozing tao
tics. There is chance for a Republican
If Ingalls, keeps out OF the fight, but the
people have repudiated him and that set
ties it,"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-23
AN INHUMAN RULE.

The local managers of a railroad that
has its principal business in Saint Leuis
are doing all they can to deprive them
selves and the company of sympathy on
the part o just public opinion in any
controversy that may hereafter arise be-
tween said managers AID the companv'S
employees. The action referred to is the
adoption and enforcement of a rule
which allows its conductors and grip
men scant ten minutes during the
shifting of their cars in which TO run TO
their boarding houses or lunch baskets.
rat their dinners and get back to their
places, and the same with respect to
their breakfasts. If they are late bv a
single minute the company pun shes the
derelction by suspending them from
work and wages for six days.
This rule simply inhuman. 1t needs
only the barest statement to emphasize
its cruelty. Brute beasts are more
humanely considered. The worst driv-
ing overseers on the old cotton planta-
tions allowed the negro hands their hour
for dinner. The corporation which
makes such a rule and enforces it de-
serves to have its charter snnulled. 1t
viii have no claim upon the sympathy
Of just men even should grave wrong be
done TO 1t in the strike which its course
must sooner or later provoke.
Greed could only so further in indiffer-
encs to its human tools. The rule as
sumes that ss men are constantly press
ing for work IL Is cheaper TO work them
to death and hire fresh supplies from
time to time than 10 consider than As
beings possessed OF right to live. The
most grasping economy treats mules
halter than that.