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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12
USEFUL Ane auaassrlvs,

II
"a caso OF pommaa muslin ahapting
that can bo removed and washed occa,
sioHally, will kecpa mattress clean for
years.
1t Is good thing to paint tho
kitchen and pantry walls, as 1t gives q
neat appearance and will admit of fro
quont washing.
brown Brcad-Two-thirds OF cup
of molassos, two cups sour milk, one
cup sweet milk. two teaspoonfuls soda,
one OF salt, one cup flour, four cups corn
meal. Steam three hours and brown a
few minutes in the oven.-lndianapolis
Sentinel.
Beef Cake. e.--Take equal quantities OF
cooked beef, chopped fine, and soaked
bread crumbs, add ono onion, chopped,
salt and pepper to suit taste, table,
spoonful OF chopped pork to every quart
of tho mixture, one egg and little
sage or sayory; place it on flat pan,
and bake twenty or thirty minutes
Boston Herald.
Egg Dumplings. Ono pint milk, two
eggs ono teaspoonful salt, flour to make
n soft dough. Drop the batter by spoon
fuls into dish Of boiling water and let
it boil four or Ave minutes. Take up
with a skinner and season with butter
and pepper and serve with cold meat
They are improved by covering with
sirup or sugar, butter and little nut
meg. g.-Housokeeper.
To wash lace: wind 1t around bot
lies or sew 1t on muslin and boil q Ia
soft water with white castle soap. 1t
should be rinsed in soft water after re-
moving 1T from the suds. Rice water,
or thin solution OF gum arabic, may be
used to stiifen it. by pressing 1t be-
tween pieces of flannel it will look very
well, as this process prevents the fiat
tening so undesirable in lace.
French Pickles. Ono peck green
tomatoes, one-half peck onions, one
fourth peck cucumbers. Let stand in
salt over night drain thoroughly and
boil in a little vinegar about fifteen or
twenty minutes, then drain again. Take
four quarts OF vinegar, two pounds brown
sugar, one-fourth pound white mustard
seed, one tablespoonful each ground all
spice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and
mustard. Put all together and boil
twenty minutes Farm, Field and Stock
man.
Many people do not know how easily
they can protect themselves and their
children against the bites OF gnats and
other insects. Weak carbolic acid, |
sponged on the skin and hair, and in
some cases the clothing, will drive away |
the whole tribe. The safest plan is to |
keep saturated solution of the acid.
The solution can not contain more than
G or per cent and 1T may be added to
the water until the latter smells strong
ly. This may readily, and with perfect
safety, be applied with a sponge. We
have no doubt that horses and cattle
could be protected in the same way from
flies, which sometimes nearly madden
them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12

This name is given to famous stone
possessed at Ardmorc, in County Water
ford, Ireland. The legend asserts that
this floated over the ocean from Rome to
st. Patrick bringing to him his sacred
vestments, a bell for his church and a
lighted candle for the mass 1t is now
lield sacred to tho memory of the saint
1t is upon the sea-shore, is large stone,
weighing perhaps some four or FIVE tons,
and is much visited by pilgrims. ALLOW
tide. when only tho lower part OF the
stone can be seen, these visitors go
around it several timos on their bare
knees, and finally lying fat creep
through hollow Of tho sand that has
been made under it-Ciicago Inter
Ocean.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12
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HANDKERCHIEFS.

Fine II. S Linen HandkerchiefS,
embroidered initials, put Up in
fancy bores, at $3.50 and $40
per 6op.
Fine II. S. Plain Lined at % and i0c
oolored &" at---1O, 10 aud 20c
Fancy bordered at------- 10, 15 and 25c
japanese Silk Fl. s.. at------49 and 75c
Nice Cambria at Sc
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12

We desire to say to our citizens,
that for years we have been selling
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con,
sumption, DR.. Kings New Life pills.
Bucklen's Amicg Salve and Electric
B5itters, AID never handled remedies
that sell as well, or that have given
such universal satisfaction, We dol
not hesitate to guarantee them svery
time and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price, II satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their merit. III. u.
Gamers Parmacy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12
A FEW FLYERS FOR EVERY DAY BUSINESS

Chids natural wool Shirts and Drawers slaughtered at
HALF PRICE,
Chd's fine cashmere kilt Skirts slaughtered at Soc
Best French Lustre Shoe Polish slaughtered at 15c
Chdrens School Shoes, s-1Ol, slaughtered at t SOC
Chldrens School Shoes, liz, slaughtered at - SOC
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12

Half dozen find Dress Shirts would make
nice gift We have them at so, rs, 100 and 81 25,
and with hand embroidered bosoms with cuffs and
collars to match, at $3.50 This could be reinforced
by halfdozen Earl & Wilson's latest style collars
and cuffs, and nice leather cuff and collar box.
most acceptable gift: A nice pair of embroid-
cred or fancy Leather Slippers or fine pair of
Calf or Kangaroo handmade shoes.
grand opportunity to make mother, wife or
sister present of the finest hand turned kid button
Shoes -Thos. Bottoms make regular price S4!OO
for only 2.74.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12

Ladies Felt House Slippers slaughtered 44c
Boys Flannel Slippers, waists soiled at. 75c
Mems finest $500 handmade Shoes at 1914
800 g $2.75
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-12-12
Does Father, Husband, Son or
Brother need q
SQit Or OVcrCOat?

IT so, W1aat more sensible OF ac-
cept06le Gift could you maize? We
hare good business suits at $500
to SO, and fine dress suits at
$500 to $25.OO. OUercoats for
boys from $1.OO to $1,000, and
mems at $500 to S2O.OO
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AQUATIcS.

A promising San Francisco oarsman,
James Dumphy, rows No. 8 in the Ariel
crew. He is big and strong and pays close
attention to his work. His club hopes to
make a good single sculler out of him.
The celebrated English writer "Pen-
dragon" in speaking Of the way William
O'Connor was treated in Australia, says:
'sIt is u pity to have to say it, but the Sgd
ney school have simply messed away their
opportunity till, win or lose against O'Con-
nor, they cannot get the slightest credit
out of engagements with him." 60
The half mile swimming championship
of England was recently held on a still
water course ITO yards in length. w.
Evans, of the Manchester Swans, was first;
A. Smith, of the Tyldesley Swimming
school, was second, and H. c. Schlotel, Of
the Surbiton Swimming school, was third.
Time, lam. 3Ss. Evans won easily by 10
yards, using the English side stroke and
changing from one side to the other at in
~tervals.
William O'Connor, who is still in Aus
tralia, and who was defeated twice recently
for the worlds sculling championship by
James Stansbury on the Parametta course,
writes that he is convinced that the oarsmao
in the antipodes can defeat all Others, andit
is mostly owing to the fact that the gov
eminent has furnished a magnificent
course, easy of access. He says that there
are oarsmen on the river all the time from
sunrise to sunset.
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the happy pair strolling through the woods
about old Salem or boating on the river, or
lingering long over. the bucket of water
which Lincoln drew from the well for Ann.
He offered what comfort he could to his
friend when poor Ann died, and Lincoln's
great heart nearly broke.
CATER Ann died." says Uncle Billy, ION
stormy nights, when the wind blew the
rain against the roof, Abe would set thar
in the grocery, his elbows on his knees, his
face in his hands, an the tears runnin'
through his fingers. 1 hated to see him
feel SO bad, an I'd say, ABE, don't cry;' an
he'd look up an say, L can't help it, Bill,
the rains a-fallin' on her,"
Green saw his friend rise in greatness
and favor with the people until he was
elected president of the nation. At Lin
coins first inaugural banquet Green sat at
the table on the presidents left, with the
digniied secretary, Seward, on his right.
Lincoln presented the two men to each
other, saying, Secretary Seward, this is
Mr.. Green, of Illinois," Seward bowed
stifly, when Lincoln exclaimed: ooh, get
up Seward, and shake hands with Green.
He's the man that taught me my gram
mar"
Uncle Billy delights to tell this story, and
adds: ''Tho idee of my teachin' Abe Lin
coin anything. Why, let me tell you that
when he got through with that grammar
he used to study he knowed more grammar
than the man that wrote the book. This
was Abe's greatness-that when he knew
a thing he knew it better than anybody,
an he could tell it to the most ignorant
man so he'd know all about it,"
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Lessening Sable Islands Terrors.

Sable Island, which lies about 200 miles
to the west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is
little known ave to shipwrecked mari
ners. So many sailors have been cast
ashore there that it has gained the name
of the ocean graveyard" The island is
used as a beacon station on which the
Canadian government maintains two light
houses and stores of provisions to be used
in case of shipwrecks. AS there is no COM
munication between Sable island and the
main land except by means of chance YES
sells, it has often happened that ship
wrecked seamen have been kept on it for
a long time without being able to make
their condition known. The Dominion
government now proposes to overcome
this difficulty by establishing a regular
system of pigeon post between the island
and Halifax. A homery is to be estab-
lished at the latter place, and an occa-
sional consignment of trained birds is to
be despatched to the former, which will be
available as messengers in any special
emergency. It is stated that the Canadian
government is importing the carrier pig
cons from Belgium.
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enough to easily uphold the man. Indeed,
it is said that even that old sportsman Sam
G. Tucker, whose feet are we'll established
in reputation, is fairly beaten by Stice In
pedal attainment.
Jim, as he is familiarly called, is like
unto the majority Of crack shots, blue eyed
and fair haired. He is broad Of shoulder
and full boned, and has the appearance Of
a man to whom fatigue would be an un.
known quantity after the hardest labor.
He was a member of the western team Of
five men which Travelled throughout the
states from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
shooting matches with the same number Of
men from the seaboard, the latter being
known us the Eastern team. In these
competitions Stice shot himself into first
place, beating all the men of either team,
and winning one of the .handsdhnest prizes
ever seen.
Not alone as a trap shot is Stice known.
He has hunted after "big game" for years.
The states of Montana, Wyoming and the
two Dakotas nave been traversed by him
in all their length and breadth on his va
rious hunting expeditions. His experience
in shooting, if fully told, would fill many
q volume.
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gave himself. His fathers library consist
ed of -four books only-the Bible, Bun
yan's "Pilgrim's Progress" the young
Mans Companion and Robinson Cru
soe." From this small nucleus he acquired
a yearning for knowledge and strong love
of literature. From his Broadway home
overlooking this vast city, three-quarters
of a mile from his handsome church, sur
rounded by books and evidences of refine
mcnt and culture, his thoughts, he says,
frequently span the vast Atlantic and ZEN
ter on the spot where stood that humble
Yorkshire home where he eagerly de-
voured the contents of those four books,
and afterward went to school-four years
in ALTO a man at Fewston, named Willie
Hardie, whose principal claim to scholar
ship lay in the fact that he had lost the use
of his legs. In those days Roberts favor
lite books were the Bible and Robinson
Crusoe." 1t is possible that they are so to-
day.
OF a. strongly religious temperament, the
young blacksmith took to preaching. In
those days his mother had never heard
him preach, as she did not reside at nkley,
where Robert was apprenticed to the old
employer of his father. That he was diff.
dent and sensitive at that time is evidenced
by the fact that he used to say that if his
mother should come in while he was
preaching he was sure he should stop
short.
Then, the day after his marriage, came
the emigration to America, which meant a
month of discomfort on the water, during
which time he frequently preached to his
fellow voyagers; his arrival here and find
ing work in Pennsylvania as a hammer
maker; his preaching and working and
friendship for Lucretia Mott and her
school of thinkers. Then came his change
of views and final severance from the
Methodist church. Having taken up the
anti-slavery cause with earnest enthusiasm,
he fought for it with his fellow workers to
the end. He was active in the political
campaigns, to the end that slavery should
be abolished. In 1859 he united with the
Unitarian church, and going to Chicago
became a missionary of the church in that
city, where, in 1860, he became the minis
ter of Unity church, which, beginning with
seven members, gradually grew into a
powerful congregation under his earnest
preaching.
In 1851 this active man was camp inspect
VOl vi VAO 00AAUbAy SOAA4AAAooASAs a.
time his repute as a teacher and speaker
had extended over the country. In Sep.
TENDER, 1870, he became pastor Of the
Church of the Messiah, New York, and at
once became widely popular.
As we sit in his pleasant room Robert
Collyer touches lightly on those things
which relate to himself and his works. He
is, however, fond of relating incidents OF
his trips abroad. He has revisited England
five times since 1865, each time with in
creasing interest, and has trayeledin other
parts of Europe.
When, after an hours conversation, Itake
my leave and find myself standing in up.
per Broadway awaiting q car, the impress.
sion is strong upon me that l have just
left the presence Of a rugged, manly char
acter and a remarkable man
F. G. DE FoNTAINE.
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tastefully furnished rooms Robert Collyer
entertains his friends and intimates. An
excellent and lifelike portrait of himself
in crayon adorns the walls. amid pictures
of graceful scenes in this country and Eu-
o The bric-a-brac and articles of vertu
scattered here and there give indication
of those frequent trips abroad Of which the
pastor of the Church of the Messiah is so
fond. English scenes, amid which he was
born and reared, nave evidently a strong
hold on his affections.
The man or woman who, seated among
these pleasant surroundings, can get Rob
ert Collyer to talk of himself will find that
he or she has opened a rich vein of deep
interest. His has not been the conven-
tional life of the clergyman.
His grandfather was an English sailor,
who in obedience to Nelson's signal that
England expects every man to do his
duty" laid down his life at the battle Of
Trafalgar. Robert Collyer does not trouble
himself to trace his lineage further back
than that hero.
His father was q Yorkshire blacksmith,
and a good one Whatever could be done
with iron in those days he could do. He
was a kindly man and earned eighteen
shillings a week. Robert always refers to
his father in a tone of affectionate regard.
"He never thrashed me but once" said he
flor striking my sister-and then cried
because I would not yell, begged my par
don, gave me sixpence and took me to a
grand tuck out at q club dinner, which
was so good that I would have taken an
other thrashing for the like" There was
a kindhearted blacksmith for a father! The
elder Collyer was an athletic man, fond of
his pipe, his beer and his children. In 1914
he dropped dead at his anvil.
Mrs. Collyer, Roberts mother, l find
thus described by Moncure Conway, who
visited her near Leeds in 1874: "She is a
blonde, beautiful old lady of about u, with
a gentle blue eye and a certain play of hui
NOR about eye and mouth which left me
at no loss to know where her son got his
love of fun. Her voice was clear and kind
and her manner in receiving an old friend
of her son most cordial."
From this sturdy father and gentle
mother Robert Collyer inherited those
sterling qualities which have been of great
service to him in his long and useful career.
From his parents he received good princi-
pies and a fine physique; his education he
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A YIEW or THE COLLIER HOME.

A VIEW OF THE OLLYE HOME.
Ia the owner of the voice which uttered the
cheerful greeting.
The casual visitor will find him friendly
and courteous, but not effusive. The
strong humanity pervading the man puts
one at his ease at once, while with old
friends he is genial and hearty and an alto
pether delightful companion. He has a
keen relish for fun and a hearty laugh
that is irresistibly contagious. There are
evidences about the room of frequent Wis
its to England and his early Yorkshire
home. where as q blacksmith's apprentice,
with q book in one hand and a hammer in
the other, he was working out his destiny,
while in a cottage not very far away the
sisters Bronte, all unknown to him, were
in their sad and beautiful way weaving the
fateful thread that binds them to the world.
Although 66 years old Robert Collyer does
not show any sign of decadence. His splen-
did physique, developed by the rugged life
of the English smith and the American
hammer maker, has stood him in good
!. stead. The mark Of time makes itself
known in the silvery whiteness of his hair,
/ but has laid no sign Of weakness on the
,strong and massive face.
"This is my Workshop" said he to me.
"sFor about three years I have followed the
mresent arrangement. My home life is
spent in our apartments at the Strath-
more, while in this study I do my work"
Here, then, is spent a large portion OF
what may properly be termed Robert Coll
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GEN. sPAULDING+GEN. NETTLETON.
of brigadier general. Since 1885, he has de.
voted his time to newspaper and railway
interests. In 1880 he removed to Mime
sofa and established The Minneapolis Dai.
~ Tribune.
Gen. Oliver l.. Spaulding was born in
New Hampshire in 1888. Like Gen. Nettle.
ton he is a graduate of Oberlin. After
leaving college he became a resident OF
Michigan and regent of the State universe
ty. He entered the Union army in 1852
and rose rapidly, being breveted brigadier
general in 1854 for meritorious services. He
has been secretary of state of Michigan for
two terms, special agent Of the treasury
department, member of congress and
chairman of the Sandwich Islands reel.
procity treaty commission.
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Howard, another
Illinois old timer.
Green, it seems,
was Lincoln's
partner in u groc-
cry at Salem, and
at night, W h e IL
customers we're
few, he held the
grammar lille
Lincoln recited
his lessons. To
his sympathetic
ear Lincoln told
the story of his
love sweet Ann
Rut1elop Hn saw
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
The American wheelmen.

The League Of American Wheelmen IL
having considerable difficulty In suppress
ing bicycle races throughout the United
States gotten up y private enterprises
for speculation. The facilities for holding
races in many towns are excellent on 20
count Of numerous trotting trucks, which
are better for bicycle races than for athletic
games. Races ON the wheel arc popular,
on account of their being easily seen, and
also the speed which u attained, and con-
siderable money has been made 10 far this
season in medium sized towns, although
only third and fourth class bicyclists take
part. The L.. A. w. will disqualify any
competitor found taking part In an unau.
thorized meeting.
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A collection of glass flowers, made by a
secret process by a Dresden firm, and rep
resenting all the families of plants in
North America, WILSON 9adorn the botani'
cal shelves of Harvard university. Nearly
400 specimens have already been received,
and they are said to be very beautiful.
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private, and car
ried q mlvlsket I'M
til the end of the
civil war. After
the close of the
contest engaged
in civil engineer
ing. He located at
Fremont, Neb., in
1875 and has lived
there v e since,
his present bust
ness being real es-
tate and banking.
He has been may
- A---- -
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the field. He halls
fro IN Jackson
Vile, Ills, says
The SportingC Crit
10. He, however,
Is away from
home 80 often and
SO long that 0 {
him it can be said
his home is ever
where he makes
it. In physique
he is q wonder
fully powerful
a He stands
6 feet 8 in his
socks, and his
feet are built upon
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The New Treasury Assistants.

The assistant secretaries of the treasury
recently appointed by President Harrison
are men comparatively we'll known
throughout the United States. Gen. Al
lured B. Nettleton is a native of Ohio and
is 81 years old. He left Oberlin college at
the age of % to take part in the civil war
on the side of the north, and when the con-
test came to an end had attained the rank
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To Col. Dom Piatt belongs the credit Of
having started the crusade against s'The
Car Hog" Five years ago he contributed
an article to the American Press Assocda-
ton under this title. It had q wide circu-
lation, and it had a good effect in toning
down the eccentricities Of porcine travellers.
But, as in the case Of liberty, it requires
eternal vigilance to reform the car hog.
There is a new crop every year.
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VAN SICKLEN,

recent tournament ut the Exposition build
ing broke the record for three, four and
five miles. July 4 this year he won the
time medal for the Poorman road race at
Cincinnati, breaking the record for the
course by five minutes.
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Nebra.ka,s Republican Nominee.

The Republican nominee for governor of
the state of Nebraska, Hon. Lucius d.
Richards, is a native of Vermont, having
been born at Charleston, Orleans county,
Nov. %, 1s47. When less than 16 years Of
age he enlisted in the northern army as a
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rHE PREACHER IN HIS STUDY.

THE PREACHER IN HIS STUDY.
-yer,s home life. In the afternoon. and
evening he is to be found in the pleasant
series Of rooms on the eighth floor OF the
Strathmore, the handsome apartment
house that stands on Broadway at Fifty
second street, where he lives with his wife
land sister. Mrs. Collyer is too delicate for
housekeeping cares, and finds the present
mode of living preferable to the anxiety Of
-ks,pine an q house Of her own. In these
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The kali mujah, or death plant, Of Java
has flowers which continually give Of .
perfume SO powerful as to overcome, II In
hailed for any length Of time, q full grown
man., and which kills all forms Of insect
life that approaches close enough to come
under its influence. Nh