The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-04-30
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


his paper was suppressed by Federal
authority. He is man Of indomita
bic energy, and those who know him
can predict that Phoenix like, his office
will arise from the ashes.--Kentuckian-
Citizen.
An article of timely interest is Sub
sides and Shipping" by Henry w.
Raymond. in Llppincott for May. This
is a powerful plea for subsidies for our
merchant marine. Mr.. Raymond
points out that all nations who are
leaders in commerce grant subsidies to
their shipping, and argues that in or
der to compete successfully with for
eign nations we must adopt their meth
DDS. This article should be read by
all Legislators.
"Old New York Taverns" is tine SUBJ
jeet of a paper which John Austin Ste
vens will contribute to the number of
Harper's Magazine for May. Quaint
historic imaginings are the twenty
accompanying drawings, in which
Howard Pyle makes visible to the
modern eye the very life of the Olden
time. A striking section of the article
is devoted to the history of the famous
tavern which one Edward Willett OPP
ened in 1854, in the old Delaney house
on Broadway, and which was succeed
ed by the old City Hotel.
John Burt was shot in the wrist at
Spotsylvania, May u, 1854. The bail
broke the bone and for twenty years
he suffered no pain from toe wound
A few days ago a piece of zinc worked
out of the arm near his elbow, where
his arm has been troubling him for
several years.-Greensborough On. c.
Patriot.
Kerosene as a therapeutic agent is
highly spoken of by DIR. H. A. Gross in
the Medical World. 1t cures almost
all pains, from tOOthache to govt and
rheumatism. 1t is deOdOrized in this
manner: Take of coal oil, pint; nitric
acid, ] ounce. Mix. Let stand for a
week and pour off the sUpernatant oil.
1t does not in the least smell like coal
oil.-Seientific American.
When the average man or woman is
TO be fitted with the first pair of glasses
some curiOns discoveries are made.
Seven out of ten have stronger sight in
one eye than the other. In two cases
out five, one eye is out of line Nearly
One-half the people are color blind to
some extent, aud only one pair of eyes
out of every fifIen are all right in all
respects Scientific American.
OF the $4,000 appropriated for lorna
do suffers by the Legislature, nearly
5000 has already been expended for
food, clothing and medicines, under the
following appOrtionment: Louisville,
$1,000; Webster county, So, 800; Crit
tenden. $1,000, Livingston, 81, 800 (;
Breckenridge, $500; Ohio, 81 500;
Davies, 81 300; MuhIenberg, $500 /;
Mclean, $500, Allen, $500; Lyon, $500 /;
Hardin, $500, and GraysOn, 500. The
remainder of the fund will be used If
the above appointments be found in
sufficient.
The Rio News, Rio de Janeiro, Bra
I'll, in its issue of the 9th of March,
contains the following notice of the
death of Rev. J. w. Dabney, former
Virginian, who had been engaged in
missionary and educational work in
Brazil since 1874. ave regret to note
the death at Campinas Sac PABLO, on
the 9th inst, of Rev. J. w. Dabney,
director of the Collegio Intern acionaI
who appears to have fallen a victim to
fever. Mr.. Dabney was a native of
Virginia, nephew OF DR.. r. l.. Dab
ney, president of Texas University. He
was only 80 years of age, and had ar
ranged to return home within the next
month or two"
The agitation 10 Paris com mercial
circles growing out Of the apprehension
that the Mckinley tariff administra-
tive bill il it should become law
would have serious effect upon the
business of exporting to the United
States now has its counterpart 10 Der
lin. Many of the Berlin merchants in.
terested in the expectation of goods to
America are seeking to bring infiuen-
ces to bear for the purpose of having
the bill either greatly modified or alto
gether withdrawn. They assert that if
the measure goes into effect in its pres
ent form, will strike a fresh blow at the
expectation of German goods and
manufactures to the United States.
George G. Buchanan, the whisky bro
ker, has issued table OF statistics on
the amount of whisky now in the
bonded warehouses of Kentucky, and
the estimated production for the re-
mainder of the fiscal year, which clos
es June 60 The table shows the pro-
ductiOn of whisky from July ], 1889,
to March 81, 1890, was 2O,Ol4,O49 gal
Ions against IA, 65l ,62s gallons for the
corresponding period last year. The
total production of last season was &c.
1905 gallons, aud the total produc-
ton of this season is estimated at a.
5l5, 627 gallons an increase of about g.
100000 gallons.
The statistics show that the consump-
ton of Kentucky whisky is steadily
increasing.
Messrs. Land & Smith conceived the
liberal idea of extending a soda water
treat to all the children 10 City Schools
Nos. l, 2, 8 and 4. Since there are
more than eighteen hundred pupils in
the four schools, this was a novel en-
terprise and no small undertaking. On
Tuesday they distributed among the
pupils Of the various schools tickets en-
titleing the holder to a glass Of soda
water, with the compliments ofLand &
Smith. On the same day the pupils Iu
the Walnut street School, about three
hundred, came down on the handsome
fountain with rush. On yesterday the
pupils of Johnson School marched down,
more than five hundred in all. and
each one received large glass of soda.
When they arrived at the handsome
and well ordered drug store they were
given cordial welcome, one and all,