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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-04-01
wAsHlNoToN's STRENGTH.
Anecdotes Relating to tho Physical Train
Ing of Our First President.

Anecdotes Relating to the Physical Train
Ing of Our First President.
A tale still current in Washington's
old home neighborhood in Virginia re-
counts how once as q STRIPPING he sat
reading under the shade OF an oak-tree
near his school. Some OF his friends
had engaged champion wrestler Of
the county to test their strength in an
impromptu ring. One after another
fell victim to the champions skill,
till, grown bold at last, he strobe back
and forth like one of the giants OF old
time romance, daring the only boy who
had not wrestled with him either to
put his book down and come into the
ring or own himself afraid!
This was more than the self-con-
tanned Washington could stand. Quiet
ly closing his book, he accepted the
challenge. Long after. when the stu
dent under the oak-tree had become
the conqueror with whose houored
name the whole civilized world re-
sounded. the ex-champion told what
followed: 'After fierce, short strug-
gle," he said, II felt myself grasped
and hurled upon the ground, with a
jar that shook the marrow OF my
bones"
With the memory OF these boyish en-
counters in mind, and with all his SYM
pathy for athletic exercises. think what
1t must have been to Washington,
when Commander-in-Chief OF the Rev.
olutionary army. to come upon party
of his young officers amusing them
selves at game of "lives," and. in
spite of his evident enjoyment OF the
sport, to find them too much overcome
with awe togo ON playing. 1t was in
vain that the General encouraged
them to resume their sport; so, at
last, feeling that greatness has its
drawbacks, he bowed, wished his Of
flcers good day. and walked away.
As horse man, from beginning to
end OF his vigorous life, Washington
had no peer. Like all Virginian boys,
he took to the saddle as duck takes
W MulcT. Ohco uStriue his 5teeu, IL
was all but impossible to dislodge him.
From the day when as lad he
first rode to hounds after old Lord
Fairfax, OF Greenway Court, across
the county named for that worthy
he was a skilled and dash
ing fox-hunter. In the army, when on
horseback, riding down the line,
cheered to the echo by the soldiers,
who believed, with superstition
worthy of the ancients, that here
was being born to lead them,
he was physically the most
figure present In person.
Washington showed in his maturity
the fruits of the lifetime he had given
to what athletes nowadays call "train-
ing" His habits, at all times. were
those exacted Of ''crew" or team"
Of modern days. before the occasions
when those heroes appear in public, to
fill with despair or exultatien the
bosoms OF their friends. From the In-
dians OF the Shenandoah wilderness,
among whom he spent eeks during
his first surveying tour, he learned the
swift, elastic tread that distinguished
him in walking. His powers of en-
anron yoro wor,hv ~ bis ax,roord,r-
-, - ~ ,,hrs;ooi s,nant,,h ,hnuch :. mna,
ars pnysioa, srons w. 'nousu ~ mus
Dc sad ne had lew Illnesses 10 test MS
constitution, and, indeed, was rarely
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-04-01
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-04-01
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

1t may be considered bad manners
to stare at lady, but no pretty girl
ever forgives the man who observes the
rules too rigidly. y.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Father O'Flynn-"Tut, tut! Dhrunk
agin, PatsyP Dim ashamed Of ye!
Why don't ye soign the pledgeP Owe
done it meselfr' Patsy-"Arrah. thin,
p'r'aps in yer riv'rince's case it was
necessary" 1F
Mrs Walworthy - Henry, why
don't you write some of those funny
things one would rather have left un-
said for the paperP" Mr.. Walworthy
IL can't think OF any-excepting, Of
course, the time l proposed. "-Terre
Haute Express.
10. yes, indeed. Money can be
made in literature. Why, sir, l never
saw women live more luxuriously than
Miss Braddon and Miss Muloch." Poor
author (sadly)-"Y-e-s; but they mar
ried their publishers. ."-Philadelphia
Record.
--Brightly-"What would you do,
Doctor, II you had bad coldP" Doc
tor (crushingly)-"rd consult a reputa-
BILE physician, sir!' Brightly Calmly
al don't suppose you could tell me
where l could find one, Doctor, could
youp"-Lowell Citizen.
de Blank-'No, don't feel like
doing any thing more. Why can't you
attend to 1t yourselfp' Mrs. De
BlanlS-"Because I can't, that's why.
You are" De Blank Remember,
my dear, It is the female mosquito that
stings." Mrs. De Blank-"Yes, the
males are too lazy."-N. Y. Ledger.
Brown (produciug his scrapbook
and pointing with pride to one OF his
early effusions) There, read that!
wrote that when l was only twelve
years old" Fogg (after reading)-
"Can it be possible, Brown, that you
were so old as twelve when you wrote
thisP"-Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Testy Cooking up from the
paper)-"Isn't this stranger A Call
fornian after fit OF illness was abso-
lutely unable to remember his wife and
did not believe she was the one he mar
ried." Mr.. Testy--''Well, dunno.
It's pretty hard work sometimes for
man to realize that his wife is the same
woman he once went crazy over."--
Time.
There are 50,30l, 592 hogs in the
United States" remarked Mr.. Top
moody from the depths Of an easy chair
as he laid down statistical report and
looked up at his wlf,. who had come In
and was standing near him. Make it
so, ,3O1, ,593." she replied significantly,
as he continued to let her stand
Washington Critic.
-Friend-"Allo me to congratu-
late you. hear that your daughter
has married foreign nobleman." Mr..
Goldbug-'Yes, it's pretty tough on
me, but by streak Of good luck, her
sister has eloped with street-car
driver, so the afiiiction is somewhat
This is world Of compep-
sation, and l can't expect all my girls
to do as we'll as the one who married
the street-car driver"
-"No, SIR" said a pompous little
merchant, II can't be triaed with. l
know the world; have been through
it."-"Yes, suppose So" said tho
man TO whom these remarks were ad-
dressed. d.-"rm a self-made man-en-
tirely self-made. What do you think
OF that sirP"-"Well, 1t strikes me you
might have done deal better I'd, let
out the contract.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-04-01
DoUBLE-JoINTED PEOPLE.
Physical COMBINATIONS of Persons VIII
Can he Trained as ContortIonIsts.

1
ssn % ne .on Tr,,""" q. can,ar,I'., o rsohs VINO
Not everv ono oon ha n contor,;on;st
Soma fo,,s ,re obsolu,elv ;nnossihle "a
tho averoge man O,bers agoin de.
nord loss on nocr1i.ritios of strrc,rra
Than ON those of func,;on Wben ya
come IN considar what and bow graa,
are the deviotions from the normaI
structure of hones Joints and muscles
we feel Mt once the dift,cultv of defining
precisely what is normal. The range
of individual variation is wondarfrlIv
GREAT have seen human shoulder.
blades so different that n thew were the
bones of unknown animals sent for ex-
animation to Huxlev's scientific inbnb.
liant of Saturn. Il is hiphlv probabla
that he would assign them TO different
species. To take more familiar illus-
tration. IL Is well known that children
differ greatly in their ability TO turn
ort tboir toas Eoilrra IN 40 co doas
10, I'll, n,r,.uandr., h., ot,, a.
~ H'P'y u" \ " "i a'ner e"e99' ouv o''o, ue
ponus eoio'S .. ,ho s.''pe Vi ',ie oohes
oi the leg' which ohers hihdrahce
which 1t is'useless cruelty to call on
the child TO overcome at once, though
it may yield to long-continued treat
ment. Now. inst ne some children mt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-04-01
]. H. Anderson & CO.,
NOS and MAIN STREET.

and sinewy; ne was what is called
straight-legged. His joints, feet. and
hands were large, and could a cast
have been made from his right hand
ESQ far did its dimensions exceed ma
ture's modeD, it would have been pre-
served in museums for ages rs the
anatomical wonder Of the eighteenth
century. Mrs. Burton Harrison, in
Ct Nichnlaq
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-04-01

: looked up at them both with an air ol
such piteous aston,shmeut, that the two
fierce men. after cycling him blankly
for moment, turned their backs and
slouched of In shame-faced kind OF
way; and the next morning they were
as good friends as ever.
But after while troubles began 10
come upon Blackpool Colliery. Busi-
ness grew slack and wages had TO be
reduced. which bore very hard upon
these reckless fellows, who spent their
money as fast as they got it, never
thinking Of laying any thing by. There
was plenty Of grumbling and growing
against young Harry Forester, the
great man OF the district. whom his
fathers death about year before had
! left sole owner OF the colliery; and the
quiet people OF the neighborhood be-
gan TO fear riot, and to talk of send
ing for soldiers from the nearest large
town. -
But amid all their troubles the rough
men were still "a loyal as ever to their
''little lad" Many u grumbler went
without his dinner to buy something
good for Jim; and Rough Jack, as he
danced the little fellow on his broad
shoulder, wore something as nearly APP
preaching 10 smile as his iron face
could assume.
At last 1t began to be whispered one
day among the colliers that number
of them were to be discharged. NO
one knew how the report hnd arisen
or even whether 1t was true or mott but
the mere thought of II was quite
enough Tor these wild fellows ripe us
tley already were Tor mischief.
1--WE nun mustl strike, muttered
big, sullen-looking pitm1n.
LAY, we mum strike-but not as no"
mean'st' growled Rough Jack, cIinch-
Ing his sledge-ha,nmcr fst with ter
rible emphasis Use not let my little
lad starve for u th gentieiolks l En-
gland. We mum strike Mester FOR
resters yed head SO US he'll ieei'
VINO II loin' iadsF
Il Will .
ana
AND l.
And SO IL L.
In TACT every man there was ms eager
us Jack himself; and 1t was soon agreed
that they should watch Tor a chance oil
attaching young Forester. and then
beat him within an inch OF his life
"and mayhsp a bit farther" as the
burly pitman mnttered, with a cruel
CLEAN in his eyes. Two sharp lads
were Mt once chosen to keep watch
upon young Squoire Harry" who had
come down from London a few days be-
fore; and, on the third morning. one OF
the scouts came running in to report
that Harry had gone to see n friend
few miles from the colliery, and had sent
the groom home With his horse, saying
that he would walk back in the even
ing, the road being too rough TO risk
good horse on after dark.
The looks exchanged by the colliers
at this news said more than any words
could do. All was soon settled. Mid
way along the road which Forester
must take lay a patch OF bare, lonely
moorland, well known to Rough Jack
as his little boys faVorite playground,
Here they would hide in a deep hollow
overgrown with bushes, and pounce
unon their victim as ba nasaad
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
Diverse Experiences with silos.


In experiments made at the Missouri
station by Director Sanborn, to test the
question of the superiority of food pre-
served in silo over that air dried, the
the results reported were unfavorable to
the silo in several particulars. It was
shown that corn fodder may be success
fully dry stored and at cheaper rates
than when stored green; that given
amount Of fodder dry stored will last
longer than the same amount put into
the silo, and that the dry fodder was
more cheaply handled and the general
effects of the feeding were better than
those received from feeding ensilage.
On the other hand, an experiment
made with ten cows at the Michigan
station showed that the ensilage from an
acre and a half Of corn although nearly
quarter Of it spoiled from lack Of care
in filing and from exposure during the
interim of dried fodder feeding) lasted
longer than the stalks and corn and cob
meal from an equal area adjoining. dry
cured, and that the cows made more
pounds gain OIL it than on the dried fod-
der and meal La answer to inquiries
addressed by the station to Michigan
farmers as to the comparative cheapness
of storage in the silo, and whether this
method was considered by them an eco
nomical and satisfactory way of preserv-
ing food and one they wouldrecommend,
the replies were uniformly favorable to
the silo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
Money in Poultry.

If people engaging in the poultry
business would apply strict poultry
measures to the business there would
be bettel success. A business with a
system about it generally stands upon
its own bottom. We know an instance
where care and forethought succeeded
above everything else, and a young, in
dustrious man was at the bottom of it.
He was careful Of bis stock, their house
and their feed. He marketed always
in the nick of time, and he has made
money while others were losing. The
commission man pays him 10 per cent.
more money than any one else, as he
always sends his goods to market in q
prime and attractive style. Appear
ances are everything, and when a man
shows taste he is generally paid for it,
Western Farm Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
Pretty Dresses for the Home.

Many of the actresses, who are as
particular about their house as their
stage dresses, wear long coat OF opera
cloak, tightly girdled at the waist and
left open in front to show a pretty
white petticoat. a lady up town, a
doctor by profession and something OF
crank on hygienics, wears cheese
cloth yoke dresses that cost 81 each,
and she has new one every six weeks.
The neck is yoked, made Of silk or vel
vet, to which the straight breadths OF
cheese cloth are gathered. Three yards
of ribbon. sewed over the shirred belt,
is the only attempt at decoration. One
month sic receives her morning pa
tients in pale blue cheese cloth, worked
with navy blue silk; the next month
the cloth is pink and the yoke maroon
velvet, and just now she is wearing
cream cloth gathered to a yoke OF
brown velvet. Brown ribbon is CIR
died about her waist, brown half shoes
cover her feet, and the whole toilet
shoes, dress ribbons and all-cost her
$3.50. Pretty woolens can be bought
for forty cents yard, and six yards,
with one and quarter yards OF plush
or velvet for trimming, will make Jo-
sephine dress Why dis1gure yourself
when pattern and a days work will
reproduce the artistic, tidy, easy and
world renowned dressi-New York
World
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
A Students Heavy Sleep.

a wild and changing uproar was
heard in the Elm house, Auburn. The
landlord, the clerk and the porter were
all In it. 1t was no party of roisterers
and no lawless disturbance. Much as
the landlord regretted it he felt COM
PEELED to do it, and he was only doing
what was laudable and proper. He
was trying to awaken guest. The
Maine State college baseball team put
up at the famous inn on Friday, and
the ten men were to occupy three
rooms one of them large room with
two double beds and calculated to ac-
commodate four.
One of the young men went to bed at
Q o'clock, and in an absent minded
mood or unaware that he was to have
company during the night he turned
the key. At 10 80 the other young men
wanted a nap. They found the door
locked. The landlord was called and
ne tried mild tapping on the easement.
The strength and tempo of the serenade
both increased by degrees. Finally a
wild and awful laundering fell upon
that door. The man from Orano never
budged an inch or shortened gurgie
on his nasal solo, for he slept. The at
tendant throng around the door grew
greater. Some laughed and some were
alarmed. A travelling man offered to
bet even that the man had passed away,
but nobody would bet on so serious a
topic.
The door was kicked and banged
again and applications were elected
through the keyhole and over the tram
som for him to open up, but he never
opened, for he slept-a dreamless, peace
full sleep. Most of the guests were
awake by this time. A practical solu-
ton was reached by the porter, who
punched out the key on the other side
by careful and patient manipulation
and then unlocked the door with pass
key. The three state college boys then
went in and went to bed, and strange
but true the one-of-the-seven-sleepers,
who lay there in smiling slumber in his
couch, did not awake even then, but
slept on and on and never rolled over
Lewiston Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
THE DUKE OF CLARENCE.
,be New Titles Conferred Upon Prince
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The New Titles Conferred Upon Prince
Albert Victor of Wales.
The queen has conferred the dignity
of peerage of the United Kingdom
upon Prince Albert Victor. The future
heir to the throne is created Duke of
Clarence and Avondale, and Earl Of
Athlone. Although it is q matter of
course that a royal prince in the direct
line Of succession, who has arrived at
mans estate, should formally take his
place among our territorial nobility,
the occasion, now that it has arrived,
claims, from more than one point of
view, the sympathetic interest of the
queens loyal subjects.
In such cases the selection of titles is
a point that always arouses, and legiti-
mately arouses, u certain curiosity. The
revival of the dukedom of Clarence
will crafty those who value the preser-
walton of titles that have left mark
upon the pages of our history. Al
though originally an Irish dignity, de-
rived from the 'honor" of Clare, the
dukedom of Clarence is an English title
by ancient association. twas first con-
ferred by Edward III in 1862 upon one
of his sons. But the prince with whom
the title is most Familiarity connected in
our annals is that Duke of Clarence
whose traditional fate as well as the ex
pressive words of Shakespeare that serve
as his epitaph are known to every school
boy. 1t will be remembered that, after
the title had been extinct for more than
800 years, George III revived it in favor
of his third son, Prince William, after
ward William ". Moreover, the late
Duke of Albany was Earl of Clarence
in addition to his other titles, and here
It is remarkable that what had always
before been dukedom dwindled to the
dimensions of an earldom.
Avondale, to which, conjointly with
Clarence, the dukedoln is made appur-
tenant, is presumably the Lanarkshire
parish which contains the fine histori-
cal ruin of Avondale castle; while the
Earldom of Athlone is a title which be-
came extinct as recently as 1874.
1t Is, of course, as the Duke of Clar-
ence that Prince Albert Victor will be
known during the lifetime of the queen
and Prince of Wales; and thus he will
bear title which two members of his
family have borne already. The his
tory, however, of the young princes
new dignities is of less account than the
reflection that they are one more out
ward sign of his assumption of the re-
sponsibilities and duties which in these
days make princes lot arduous and
his life of the busiest. Prince Albert
Victor, or the Duke of Clarence, as we
should now call him, has arrived at
that period of full manhood at which
he can relieve the Prince of Wales OF
large share of public engagements which
have hitherto devolved upon him ex-
clusively.-London Times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
4 New Violet Discovered.

ut is the sweetest flower L ever
knew" said Miss Brewing, the well
known Baltimore florist, displaying a
new violet just discovered By Mr. A, P.
Gordon Cumming, on his place, near
Sykesville, Nd. The foliage leaves on
this violet are longer than the ordinary
wild or cultivated violet. The flower
leaves of the new violet are a soft
white, striped or mottled with light and
dark purple. Unlike the other cult
waited violets, the new one is single
violet. All the cultivated violets
have hitherto, without exception, been
double. Single violets, until this dis
covery of Mr.. Cummings, have been
without perfume, but the Sykesville
cultivated single violet has wealth Of
rich perfume which cannot be sur
passed. Those wonderfully sweet plants,
Daphne, Odora and Oleo Fragrans. do
not give off more delightful odors than
this new violet-Baltinore Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
The rut,le scheme of a Tramp.

An attempt was made to wreck the
Tacoma bound Northern Pacific train
at Linton, seven miles north of Port
land, Ore. The train was suddenly
tagged by tramp named F. S. Tay-
lor, who told strange story of an en-
counter with train wreckers. He said
that while walking on the road to Port
land he saw three men piling old ties
and fallen trees high on the track.
When they saw him they put a pistol
to his head and made him take seat
on log and keep quiet while they
proceeded with their work. Their work
so engrossed them that he managed to
slip away unnoticed just in time to pre-
vent a wreck.
Taylor was taken aboard the train
and treated like prince. He was sent
back from Centralia, and Sheriff Kelly
took charge of him to get description
of the wreckers. Taylor claimed that
he knew nothing about the country,
but he was so minute in his details in
describing the distractions piled on the
track that the sheriff suspected some
thing. Finally, he turned to Taylor,
saying: "You did this" Taylor wilted,
and confessed and told all. He said he
piled the stuff on the track and pre-
vented wreck for the purpose of be-
ing richly rewarded by the company.
He was arrested and is now In jail.
There were 200 passengers on the train.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-21
Rnhv sian in the Rinc.

While Buffalo family was moving
the mother suddenly missed the baby.
The infant could be heard crying, and
the mother finally conjectured that she
was inside of roll OF carpet TWAS
true. The baby had been left in the
middle of the sitting room floor, and
the men who took up the carpet tossed
a breadth over her without noticing
her, rolled her up In it, and stood the
carpet up In the hall. The child when
rescued was punctured here and there
with rusty tacks, and Its mouth was
partly stuffed with carpet dust, but
otherwise it was quite hearty. Detroit
Free Press.