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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25
Chase the Hens.

Geo. E. Fox wishes a car load OF
Eggs and Poultry every week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25
Wanted.

To borrow 81 500. secured by real
estate worth $4,000. Address "D,'
this office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25

A good poultry show should be one
of the features of the coming fair.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25

Are broken down from overwork or household
cares Browns Iron Bittcrs
rebuilds the system, aids digestion, removes ex-
vs. Of bile. and cures malaria Get the genuira
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25
Nine Convicts.

The following is complete list of
the convicts to be sent to Frankfort
this term:
Rein Knight. mule stealing, 2yrs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25

Bring your engines and general
machine work in before the busy sea-
son and have them repaired, Special
low rates on elevator pumps.
JNO. j. METCALFE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25
The Decision at Last.

AS semi-authoritatively foretold by
the KENTucKIAN some weeks ago, there
has been second decision by the
Court of Appeals on the Ohio Valley
Railroad case from this county, re-
affirming Judge Grace's decision and
killing the proposition voted on. The
facts are too familiar to our readers to
need discussion at this time. Both
the 0. V. and the G. & 7. roads We're
voted aid in the sum of 100000 each,
on the same day, Nov. 10, 1888, and it
transpires that the law does not per-
nit two propositions Of the kind to be
voted on the same day and conse-
quently both are nullified by the de-
cision. The case having been
decided the same way once
before, the present decision
is in no sense surprise. The case
was re-opened for oral argument Jan,
Is, and the decision was not rendered
until more than two months had
elapsed. This delay has greatly ir-
ritated the people of Hopkinsville,
who are impatient to take other steps
looking to the building of another
railroad. Our moneyed men are get
ting stirred up and another road is
going to be built. This much is GER
tain. 1t is said the o. ", which has
paid the expenses of the late appeal,
will have another proposition at once
before our people. If no satisfactory
offer comes from that road, then the
people will build their own road to
some point on the G. & o. They
have tried twice and got left, but the
third time must and will be the charm.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-25
SPECIAL LOCALS.
Eggs, Poultry &c.

Cash paid. Geo. f. Fox, Bonte
warehouse.
The morning call., 1890-08-17
His Novel Plan for Recovering Money
for n Client.

His Novel Plan for Recovering Money
for Client.
"When ] was in Arabia" said Alexan-
der Konta, whose home is under his hat, 81
was told story" and he was addressing
himself to representative of the st. Louis
Republic, (which illustrates the resources
of the Arabian lawyer, and which may Of
fer some suggestion to the members of the
legal profession in this country. An En-
glish merchant, staying at an inn in one of
the smaller towns, placed on deposit with
the landlord $500. He neglected to take a
receipt for the money, and when few
weeks later, having been absent on short
journey, he had occasion to ask for it.
the landlord opened his eyes with we'll
feigned establishment and pretended to have
forgotten the transaction. The English
mai was naturally enraged, but he had no
proof and no witness, and in his extremity
he sought the advice of a native lawyer
The wise man of the East reflected mo-
ment, and then gravely said: "Entrust
another GOO to the keeping OF the landlord.
but be sure to have witness on hand.
1.-THE Englishman was puzzled TO know
how this would help him. but he ala as ne
next day, go and claim the money, but
don't take your witness with you. This
was done, and the innkeeper. ill-prepared
to practice the same deceit the second time,
handed over the notes. The traveller once
more sought his legal adviser, who said
to him, 1t is well. Approach your host
again, accompanied by the witness,
and demand your money. The En-
glishman followed his instructions. But
1 gave you your money protested his
host. Come. now.' replied the merchant,
here is man who was present at the time.
He will tell you that he was not witness
of what you claim. He saw me hand you
the money. Be quick. please; l must leave
the city, The landlord was outwitted. He
saw the trap, but 1t was too late, and
without more ado he made good the sum-"
The morning call., 1890-08-17

prize-ring, walked into downtown cafe
yesterday afternoon, says the New YORK
Press, and while making his way to the par
stumbled against small. gentlemanly look
ing little man who stood talking to friend.
The little man, in attempting to save him
self from fall, stepped on the big man $
foot and, although he was not at fault,
said, 81 beg your pardon"
Tie big fellow looked him over from
head to foot for q moment, and then SAID:
"'rhe devil you dow Then the true nature
of the little man made itself even more dls-
cernble, for he turned his back upon the
loafer and continued his conversation with
his companion. This made the big fellow
mad. "Step on my foot again. he ex-
claimed, and he gave the little man a tug
by the shoulder which sent him spinning
around face to face. In the twinkling OF
an eye the heel of the little mans boot de-
scended upon the toes of the fellows foot
1t went straight and meant business.
The brutal face was for a moment con-
vulsed with pain, and the big fellow, alter
holding his foot for moment, advanced
toward the little man with desperate
look. A dozen men who had witnessed the
entire scene sprang forward and the rufflan
changed his mind. He limped toward the
door and just before it closed behind him
he shouted in his rage, "Its lucky for you
l Amt got my uniform on to-day or I'd run
you ill.," But luck was the other way and
he did not know il.
The morning call., 1890-08-17

rather higher ground than the remaining
portion. and has the character of an undu-
lating prairie, with here and there, scat
tered about or it, great clumps of trees.
The lower portion is dense taugle of the
most luxurant foliage. The island is
sparsely inhabited by negroes, Indians.
whites and hybrid compounds of all three.
On the prairie portion cattle are raised.
Various species of palms furnish edible
fruit, and monkeys, parrots and species of
white alligator also form an important palt
of the sustenance of the inhabitants.
During the rainy season, which lasts for
six months, great torrents of rain fall, and
between the rain and the rapidly rising
river the whole island is submerged TO
depth of many feet. The tops of the trees
in the scattered groves then become little
islands of verduTe on the broad expanse of
water. Enormous quantities OF floating
vegetation and parasitic orchidaceous
plants and vines become entangled In these
islands," or from vast floating Islands OF
thousands of square yards of area. As
provision against these annual Hoods all the
high up on skeleton frameworks of poles.
The island is about twenty miles from
Para Mr.. Brigham graphically described
his canoe trip over this submerged island.
A large part of the journey was made
through a mass OF tangled vegetation.
through which two Indians in the prov of
the thirty-foot canoe cut and slashed pas
sage. As the waters had gradually risen
the vegetation was alive with all
manner of vPnomous biting and
singing ants, serpents and wasps, and
every slash tumbled thousands Of the I'M
comfortable visitants into the canoe.
The morning call., 1890-08-17
SNAPPED PIPES WITH BISMARCK.

An Americans Memento of the Iron
Chanceilor's School Days.
This is all that l have left Of pipe
which Bismarck used in his school days"
The speaker was Judge j. Gadsden King.
who leaned far back in his easy Office chair
as he spoke and held up in his hand plain
cherry pipe-stem about foot long.
"How did L come into possession of it?"
the Judge said. repeating my question.
at was in this way. You see my brother
Mitchell c. King, went to school with Bis
marck when he was a student at DR..
Beeker's famous school at Frankforton-the-
Main. They were classmates and room
mates-altogether very intimate friends.
Now when they were about to leave col
lege they exchanged pipes-for you know
every German student has his pipe. Wen.
Mitchell brought the pipe which tile future
Chancellor gave him in exchange for his
own to America with him, and 1t Tell into
my hands, for | am great smoker.
''The pipe" Judge King continued, was
quite pretty one. The bowl was made of
fine china and had cameo likeness OF Bis
marek ON the front of it. The stem was
about twice as long as il is now, for it has
been trimmed very often.
Mitchell and Bismarck were very warm
friends, and correspondent with each other
for years; in fact, they do now, l think
Some time ago somebody in America wrote
Bismarck a letter, asking him If he knew
anybody on this side of the water. He re-
piled that he knew and eorresponded with
two men in the United States-one was
Mitchell C. King and the other Dr. Emory
Coffin OF Aiken, 5. c. Mitchell, my broth
er, is now 20 years old. and is living at Flat
Rock, n. C..
GLOW old is the stem2" asked.
"Well it's hard to say" the Judge re-
piled. 'Let me see. Mitchell brought it
over with him in 1885; that makes ii 90
years old, and don't know old it was then.
1t is an interesting memento, and prize it
very highly" the Judge concluded, as he
laid it carefully away in one of his desk
drawers, and turned to pick mp his every
day pipe, which he had laid aside while
holding the stem OF Bismarck's scho0l-day
pipe in his hand.-Atlanta Journal.
The morning call., 1890-08-17
WONDERS OF THE SEA.

The Depth at Which Waves Are Not
Felt-Pressure a Mile Down.
The sea occupies three-f0urths of the
surface of the earth. At the depth of
about $500 feet waves are not felt. The
temperature is the same, varying only
trifle from the ice Of the pole to the burn
ing sun of the equator. A mile down the
water has pressure of over ton to the
square inch, says a writer in Ocean. Ii a
box six feet deep were filled with sea
water and allowed to evaporate under the
sun there would be two inches of salt left
on the bottom. Taking the average depth
of the ocean to be three miles there
would be layer of salt 230 ieet
water is colder at the bottom than at the
surface. In the many bays on the coast
of Norway the water often freezes at the
bottom before it does above. Waves are
very deceptive. 10 look at them In storm
one would think the water travelled. The
water stays in the same place, but the
motion goes on. Sometimes in storms
these waves are forty feet high, and travel
fifty miles an hour-more than twice as
fast as the swiftest steamship. The distance
from valley to valley is generally fifteen
times the height, hence wave five feet
high will extend over seyenty-fiye feet of
water. The force of the sea dashDg on
Bell Rock is SAID to be seventeen tons for
each square yard. Evaporation Is WONDER
full power in drawing the water from the
sea. Every year a layer of the entire sea,
fourteen feet thick. is taken up into the
clouds. The winds bear their burden
into the land. and the water comes
down in rain upon the fields, to
flow back at last through rivers.
The depth of the sea presents an interest
Ing problem. If the Atlantic were lowered
1854 feet, the distance frnm shore to
shore would be half as great or 1900 miles.
If lowered q little more than three miles,
say 1860 feet, there would be road OF dry
is the plain on which the great Atlantic
cables we're laid The Mediterranean is
comparatively shallow. a drying up of $50
feet would leave three different seas AID
Africa would be joined with Italy. The
British Channel is more like pond, which
accounts for its ehoppy waves 1t has
been found difficult to get the correct
soundings of the Atlantic. A midship-
man of the navy overcame the officially,
and shot weighing thirty pounds carries
down the line. A hole is bored through the
sinker, through which a rod OF iron is
passed, moving easily back and forth. In
the end OF the bar a cup is dug out, and the
Inside coated with lard. The bar is made
fast TO the line, and sling holds the shot
on. When the bar, which extends below
the ball, touches the earth. the sling un-
hooks, and the shot slides Off The lard in
the end of the bar holds some of the sand,
or whatever may be on the bottom, and a
drop shuts over the cup to keep the water
from washing the sand out. When the
ground is reached shock is felt, as if an
electric current had passed through the line.
The morning call., 1890-08-17
FUNERAL URNS
In THE MOUND.
E. NJ. Brigham Describes Some
Found in South America.
He Relates Thrilling Adventures Along the
ADMINISTRATIONS Silent Concerning
Those Buried in the Earthsn Pots.

MA5gfIR- E. NJ. BRIGHAM, well-known
kEWEb traveller and explorer. recently de-
As&S1ls livered lecture in Chicago on "a
Great Burial Mound on the Island Of
Marajo." According to the report Of the
lecture as presented In the Inter Ocean.
Mr.. Brigham made his voyage in South
America nine years ago. and thoroughly ex-
plored the Amazon River. The object of
his journey was the collection of speci-
mems Of natural history, ard while en-
gagged in this quest he accidentally came
across a vast mound in the interior of the
Island of Maraio, and devoted several days
to partial exploration of part of the
mound. In his lecture MIR. Brigham did
not, however, confine himself to Marajo,
but as occasion required for purposes of
illustration or comparison he carried his
audience to many points along tie great
river.
BE described the voyage from New York
to the mouth of the Para River, which
forms the southern mouth of the Amazon.
This enormous river drains an area of
more than 200, 600 square miles, or over
100000 square miles more than the area
drained by the Mississippi River. Two
thousand miles from the mouth the river is a
mile wide, 600 miles from the mouth it is
twenty miles wide, and at the mouth tits $50
miles wide. In this enormous mouth is the
extraordinary island of Marajo. This island
is very large, and is divided into two parts.
The northeastern portion OF the island is
The morning call., 1890-08-17

with healthfully developed manhood en-
JOY displays Of physical strength which
need never be demoralizing when kept
above the brutalities of the prize
ring. As one strolls about the streets
of Teheran he often sees a crowd col
lected intensely absorbed in some exciting
scene. They are dead TO all else but what
is going on before them. On approaching
and peering through ehink in this ami
mated mass one finds that they are gazing
on wrestling match. Such is the steadi-
ness of the climate that almost the whole
year round such exhibitions occur out of
doors under the clear sky. But these are
the cheap shows witnessed chiefly by the
lower classes. the performers being alto
gether second rate.
If one would see the athletes OF Persia at
their best he must see them in the covered
arenas where they perform to what in Bos
ton are called cultured audiences" The
professionals of Persia form class by
themselves, as distinct from other pursuits
as our actors, as carefully trained, dieted
and disciplined as champion oarsmen. The
athletes of Greece and Rome tried to keep
up their prodigious strength by regular, fire.
Quent and violent exercises in the gymna-
stun. But the Persian professionals follow
quite another course. They avoid severe
The morning call., 1890-08-17
POWER OF A SONG.
How Jenny Lind Won the Friend.
ship of a Professional Rival.

Somewhere in the forties Grisi AID Jenny
Lind we're singing in different places in
London. Those who went into ecstacies
over CRISIS 'Norma" were the next even
ing enraptured with Lind's "Casta Diva"
Great was the rivalry between them.
Finally Queen Victoria deemed it shame
that such gifted women should be separated
by mean. unworthy Jealousy, requested
both to appear at court concert. vi
course they both came. The Queen warm
ly welcomed them together for the first
time. She gave the signal for the concert
TO begin.
Jenny Lind was the younger, and it was
arranged that she should sing first. With
perfect confidence in her powers she stepped
forward to begin. CHANGING TO glance at
Grisi she saw the southern woman's malig-
nant gaze fixed On her. The fierce look
almost paralyzed her.
Her courage left her, her voice trembled,
everything grew black before her and she
almost fell. BY the greatest eXertion of her
will, however. she managed to finish her
aria. A painful silence followed its cOnclu-
sion-a silence that told of her failure.
She caught triumphant expression on
Crisis face.
Despite her dazed condition she quickly
realized that failure meant lost glory, dis
appointed hope, the destruction of happi-
ness, grief and modification TO her family
ana ner 1flenuS. suddenly Solt voice
that seemed to come from heaven whis-
pered to her: 'Sing one of your old songs
in your native language"
She caught at the thought like an inspira-
ton. The accompanist was striking his
final chords. She stepped up to him, asked
him to rise and took the vacant seat Softly
her fingers wandered over the keys in a
loving prelude, then she sang. 1t was a
little prayer which she had loved as child !;
1t belonged to her mothers repertory. She
had not sung it for years. AS she sang she
was no longer in the presence of royalty,
but singing to loving friends in her father
land.
No one present understood one word of
the prayer" Gradually the song died
away and ended in a soft sob.
Again there was a siience-the silence of
admiring wonder. The audience sat SPELL
bound. Jenny Lind lifted at last her sweet
blue eyes to look into the scornful face that
had 50 disconnected her at first. There was
no fierce expression now; instead tear
drop gllstened on the long black lashes.
After moment, with tine impulsiveness
of child OF the tropics, Grisi crossed to
Jenny Lind's side, laced her arm about
her ana kissed her warmly, utterly regard
less Of the admiriDg audience.-Omaha Bee.
The morning call., 1890-08-17
A REMINDER.
The Uncle Sam Great Mule Railroad of
the Early Days of California.

The Uncle Sam Great Mule Railroad OF
the Early Days of California.
DR.. Nelson of the California Pioneers,
says the editor Of Themis, published in
Sacramento, handed us few days ago an
envelope reminiscent of the early days Of
this State. 1t is one of series issued by
Putt Stone, an eccentric character, who at
that time resided at Greenwood Valley
and who became noted as a song writer.
Putt was an original man, and will be re-
membered by many a pioneer. He COM
mitted suicide at Greenwood several years
ago. On the face of tine envelope we have
equipped stages; at the top, Puts
Overland Envelope. This little insti-
tuition is to be forwarded to its
place of destination by Uncle Sans
Great Mule Railroad, and is expected to ar
rive inside of schedule time-provlded the
cars don't get stuck in the mud, nor the
locomotive run out of grassP On the left
hand margin are the words Mules war
ranted kind, poor, atfectionate and devoted
TO the cause" On the rigat-hand margin,
"Hurrah for internal improvements
h MSinng lEs IL 10 h1 ncs nm ePs
Celebrated Mule Railroad Line-estab-
lished in 1855" On the reverse side is the
following, from which it will be inferred
that Putt took little stock in Dr. Gwin or the
Paclhc Railroad enterprise.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Air" Wilkins and His Dlnah"
Say, how would you fancy trip overland
By Samueis railroad exceedingly grand
With mule locomotives for passenger trains
And kettles for cooking your beans on the plainss
Chorus-Tu raj lal, lu lal. etc.
The road DER the mountains in winter is wet
And that on the desert Is bilious. /" you bet:"
The bottom drops out and the vehicle in
So much for the efforts of Old Granny Gwin,t
Chorus-Tu raj lai, III raj, etc.
when grass wont afford 1t they unhiteh the team
And camp by the road to recruit up the steam
The tarbueket, silent, would say, could 1t speak:
" oh, railroad democracy, we've sprung leak ="
Chorns-Tu raj lal, III raj, etc.
To scare of the wolves, when they howl on the
track,
The brave engineer hits the leaders crack,
The hungry conductor commences TO pray,
When oil goes the whp-laSh and dash Is TO pay
ChoruS-Tu raj la lu raj etc.
They turn out their engines to rest and to feed,
And away goes the railroad, no person knows where
Now that is tremendously grand, declare.
Chorus-Tu raj ial. lu raj, etc.
They ferry the rivers wherever they cross.
In of seasickness knock down a lame boss;
The mail agent vomIts. and of goes his hat.
And with 1t the mail tumbles into the Platte.
Cherus-Tu raj lal, lu raj, etc.
By this institution they'll carry our troops.
And ladies, providing they go without hoops,
Agree not to meddle with Mormon affairs.
Or advocate Brigham's production o. heirs.
Chorus-Tu raj lai, lu raj, etc.
Oh, Sammy, oh. Sammy. you know you've done
wrong,
To build a mule railroad, so wonderful long;
Your only show now to get pay for your pains.
Is to harness your mules aud drive over the plains.
Chorus-Tu raj al. III raj etc.
All difficulties settled according to miners law.
Copyright secured according to act OF Congress.
The morning call., 1890-08-17

games than with European cards. Games OF
chance are forbidden i'll the Koran; so also
are pictures or sculptures of human beings;
but the facile, pleasure-loying Persians
found means to eYade the preceptS of the
Prophet on these points.
The characters are represented as on our
cards with conventional figures; but the
Persian pictures may vary considerably In
design and are far more exact to nature
than the gr0Lesque figures on our cards;
this is doubtless due to the fact that Persian
cards are all painted by hand on little tab
lets of papier-mache, two inches long and
one inch and quarter wide. The design
is executed in water colOrs, sometimes on
gold ground, and protected by glossy coat
of thick varnisb, The back and edges are
always black. Some of these cards are very
expensive, pack costing as high as $40 to
$40, although, of course, such expensive
sets are for the wealthy. But whether for
rich or poor Persian playing cards are made
by hand. The chief game played with
these cards resembles brag or poker. 1t is
always played for stakes. and the sums lost
or won in the houses Of the nobility are
sometimes large.
AS for the Persian dancers there is little
to be said about them that can lead to an
introduction of that form of entertainment
into the United States. They are profess
SIGNALS brought up TO the business from the
cradle The female dancers are practically
forbidden to exercise their vocation by the
present law of Persia, but the law is a
dead letter in one respect. These women
are invited to dance in the harems before
women only, and if they do not dance be-
fore men they are not molested. Their hg-
ures are supple and their movements are
net without grace. But the moral tendency
of the dance is anything but elevating to
the languid inmates of the harem.
The male dancers shave their faces
smooth and the head from the forehead TO
the nape of the neck, the latter custom of
all Persians; but the sidelucks they allow
to grow down over the shoulders to resem-
BILE women. They also wear long skirts,
still further to carry out the resemblance.
To European the appearance OF the male
dancers is exceedingly disgusting
Next to the Tazieh, the least objection
able and most popular sport in Persia is
that of athletic exhibitions. All people