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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15
HONORARY DEGREES.
Times When They Were bestowed Upon
Unwilling Subjects.

Unwilling Subjects.
1t Is TO be supposed, lin the iudg-
ment OF charity, ut least, that col
lege degrees are never conferred in
these days except as they are deserved.
This has not always been true, how
ever. and partly for this reason. partly.
perhi ps, out of feeling of modesty,
some men have Stunned honorary
titles almost as earnestly as Others
have coveted them. Speaking about
this subject, the Boston Waterman
says: ..
Judge Peters is authority for the
statement that after La Fayette had
been made a doctor of laws by one OF
cur colleges, Baron Stuben was in great
fear lest he should meet with similar
uishap. Having to pass through col
lege town where the marquis had boon
thus distinguished, the old warrior
halted his men and thus addressed
them:
"You shall spur de horse veil, ard
Tide trOo de town like de mischief,
for, if dey catch you, dey make ono
doctor OF you"
The tough old soldier had no more
ptapoct FOR such distinction than his
cuuntryman, Handel, who refused to
accept the degree of doctor of music
from Oxford.
Vat. frow my money away for dat
d. bloclihcad's wish | no want to bG
Won doctor"
There is n story that not long ago,
whom college degrees were scattered
Somewhat lavishly, an illltcratc rich
man, having been honorcd with u de-
gree by college which he had laid un-
der obligation, made wager that he
&. "a obtain similar honor for his
s.r5ant.
l'e won the wager. and. Cncourag ed
- hi- success, made another chat he
t.u,J obtain a decree for his horse.
Til ,Iur, however. he lost. The coll
l,Gc authorities got wind of his game.
and, in answer TO his letter requesting
n electorate for So and so, the president
wrote courteous note, saying that
though the trustees were very anxious
e. oblipc SO good "a friend of the col
lcgc. they had found on examination
of the records that though they had
once conferred Il degree upon jaclasS
there was no precedent for comforting
one upon horse.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15
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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15
A RABBIT MINER.
The Little Animal Led an Indian to =
Fortune In Silver.

IN SINCTs
The famous silver mines of Potosi
in South America, were discovered by
an Indian who was in pursuit of an
antelope He was climbing the steep
slope of hill and seized bush to help
himself up. Tho plant gave way and
he started to fall backward, but by q
desperate effort saved himself. and,
falling forward, cut his nose against u
projecting ledge Of stone, says the New
York journal.
Stopping to stanch the flow of blood,
he CHANGED to lool, at the stone which
had done the damage, when, to his AS
constituent, he perceived it was almost
pare silver.
This story may he apochryphal, but
a tale which comes from Mexico Is
tolerably well authenticated. Ac-
cording to this narrative, one of the
richest mines in that land " mineral
wealth was found by rabbit. An
Indian was hunting rabbits and his
dog chased one TO a hole in hillside,
The Indian hcsitatcd for a moment
whether to dig out the rabbit he had
seen enter or go in pursuit Of another.
Determining finally that one rabbit in
hole was worth more than half .
dozen on Il rocky hillside, he got
spade and went TO work.
Before he had tUrncd over hall c
dozen spadefuls of earth he had for
gotten all about the rabbit, for he
made the thrilling discovery that he
was handling almost solid silver. The
man dropped his spade and ran to his
employer with the intelligence, the
latter returning with him To the spot
to sec for himself and verify the dis
covcry. The rabbit escaped; at least it
is supposed it did for it enters no
more into the story, but its memory Is
preserved in the name of the mine,
which. being translated into English,
SIGNIFIES the "Pabbits Den"
1t would hGye been well for the
Indian if he hal escaped when the
rabbit did for. according to the story,
the poor fellow was murdered by the
Spaniard. who desired to keep the
secret of the miac and was afraid that
the Indian might reveal it and the gov
ernment might step inand claim either
the whole on large part of the pro-
Goods
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15
i youth VINO bore . pearl ~ price,
\ bGaaer with the strange device.
There are not many, even anon,
What IL Dlla't Take.

cone time, on 4 canvass in my dis
trict," remarked a wcll.Enown mem
Der of congress, Il stopped with man
who had been n lawyer and q man of
considerable Influence, but he had
foolishl? thrown away his chance for
success by taking to liquor and bad
COMPANY He l:3ew that he was to
blame more than any one else, and
after | had left him TO go to bed / over
heard him talking to his wife who,
worlau-li!.c still, had conilen &c IN
him.
"",.ary,' he sail, 4 might have been
a congressman i: had had some
sense
"'Lor' John she replied, encourage
iurly. 1T doa't take sense 10 be con-
gressmaa. detroit Free Press.
An Englishman and n Scotchman
were walking in the fields together.
,,IIumph!" said the Englishman, "oats
are very we'll in their way. Now In
England we feed them to horses. but
here your men eat them" "Ay, ayr
said the Scotchman. And just see
what fine horses there are in England.
and what fine men there are in Scot
land"
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15

Or. Fcnncr's Worm Syrup. Brought $50
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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15

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dle within the first year. Save your child by
keeping its stomach and bowels healthy hy
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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15

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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15
MAKING POETRY.
There Is OFTEN Hard Work as Well As
Inspiration.

There are yet some persons left who
fancy that poetry Is the product of u
fine frenzy; that the poet Of genius
aWak2S from S,lRlinatcd catalcptic
trance 70 f,ll page after page with ef-
fortles5 bcatitudcs. 4 number of man
ascript sheets OF Longrlliow's "EX-
cclsior,' which may DC found in llar-
ward, should not only explode this
theory, writes u Boston correspondent,
but give nope 10 many n discouraged
amateur. AS Loagfcllow first con-
structcd the first verse OF this poem it
ran:
The shades OF r!Ght we're falling fast
As through an Alpine village passed
hyOuth who. as the peasants sung,
Responded in I'll unknown tongue.
Excelsior.
This was manifcstly weak, as the
only obvious reason why the Alpine
peasants sung was that they might af-
ford q rhyme for the youths response
la an unknown tongue. \ second trial
at the verse, however, not only failed
to improve it, but arranged it in such
form that il Is difficult to believe Long
follow guilty OF the fault. The two
last lines Of the verso were made to read:
Ayouth who bore pearl u price,
\ bGuacr with the strange device
There are not many, even among
t,.e magazine poets of to-day, who
would consent to refer to banner as
pearl of price" Bat the poet had
by this time three lines to his liking
and the substitution of IA youth who
bore mid snow and ice completed the
verse a. it has been read and spoken
throughout the length and breadth Of
the land. All OF which goes to show
that the genius of the poet is in the
conception, and that the production of
the poem, being quite another matter,
lies solely in the direction Of patient
labor.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-15

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Allays irritation ard gives refreshing sleep.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22
DESIGNS,

Intoxicating individual (embracing a 1t (hic) is to have hic) lights on the lam posts, sos afeller can (hic) tind'm (hic) at night!-Judge.
 Banks-What do you think of the story of Jonah being three days inside the whale? Tanks-It's d good thing; I've given my wife worse excuses than that.-New York World.
 Proud Mother-Did my daughter sing for you? Opera Manager-Yah. Do you think she could succeed on the stage?" "Bossibly-eff giffen a bart init no zing- ing in it."-NeW York Weekly.
 Friend-Why do you have all your ceilings and walls finished in crimson Mrs. Suburb (of New Jersey)-That's so we can slap mosquitoes without mak- ing splotch.-New York Weekly.
 The nurserymaid, wheeling the per ambulator, meets papa and mamma. P. and M are delighted. Papa-Oh, let's take a peep at little ootsy-tootsy! Maid Gracious, goodness! forgot to put the baby in.-Tit-Bits.
 "Now," said the physician who is mo- ted for his heavy charges, 'I must take your temperature" "All right" re- sponded the patient in a tone of utter resignation. You've got about every thing else I n."-Washington Star.
 The sarcastic transformers (after the bombardment from the galleries)--I have eggs enough now. thank you. Will no one send up an accompanying ham? The gallery (with emphasis)- It's on the stage enoW!-Chicago Record.
 Gent-Where were you employed last ? Man-servant-At writing masters. Gent-What were you required to do? Man-servant-I had to keep shaking the table when new pupil wrote the words: This is my handwriting before commencing to take lessons. LUX.
 And now" said the country cousin to the girl, q have shown you every thing on the farm" "Oh. George. you haven't done any such thing. Why, I heard papa say before I started that you had mortgage on it that covered nine-tenths of the ground.-Ttd-Bits,
 Manager-I've got a play now that will take the town. Beats Ibsen all hol- low. Frend-What's it about? Manager In the first act the characters are an archists: in the second act they all be- come theosophists. and in the third act they all die of the black plague.-New York Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22
THE NEIt LIGHT.


 The Hartford Courant is entirely right in inlimating that the Republican State Central committee can be in bet ter and more judlciuus business than spending money on new campaign or- gaas to the direct injury of the expef- fenced. the able and the stable Republi- can press of the state, And If our in' formation is correct the chairman of the Republican State Central commit tee Is not entirely right in what he has publicly said concerning the extent of his connection with the new and prom iSing scheme to boom Protection in Connecticut. And the Courant is en. tirely in the wrong when II intlmates that the young men who are going to run the new organ and whose noble aim Is 10 do good and make money are hard ly fitted to lake the lead In Republican journalism in Connecticut. There Is no doubt about their notifications for such work. They are both young men. Both have had training In the law in the office of Democratic lawyer of this city. whose practical example has been to them like the warning lighthouse on dangerous reef 10 the mariner. They are both Young Republicans, and If there Is anything superior in any way to New Haven Young Republican 1t would give us pleasure to see it. They are brim full of zeal. and 1t cannot be denied that they show genius in putting themselves in a position to take tribute from other jealous Republicans in return for doing good. The promises of support they have already received indicate that their zeal, their tact and their sagacity are amply recognized and make their outlook bright. If. by any chance, any of the promises made to them should not be kept they need not be dis couraged, but can labor on in hope. The ability to labor on in hope is very necessary qualification for the con ductors of a political organ which is to be a leader and is to be supported by more or less forced contributions, and we have no doubt that the two Young Republicans whom the Courant is eyeing somewhat dubiously have that qualification surprisingly, as they have all others necessary to the proud posi- ton assigned them by the Courants dispatch.
 The Courant should have little more faith. It does not realizs what can be done in New Haven when the stars are right.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22
EXTRAORDINARY FREEZING.
A Useufl Invention Presented to the Fisher.
 man nf thfs N0rfla.

men of the NOrth.
 From the Philadelphia Public Ledgerl
 St. Johns N. F., July 29.-A few days ago MT. Adolph Nielsen, the su- perintendent of fisheries at this place. exhibited in the presence of, a large number of fishing captains, planters" fishermen, and the general public, a new apparatus for freezing fish or any other animal substance, which is so simple, inexpensive and easily worked that it promises to be of. immense ben eft to our fishermen and to all interest ed in the fisheries, especially in c0nnac- ton with the preservation of bait. It frequently happens that our fishermen lose a third or fourth of the whole fishing season from the want of bait. Day after day tha cry is. "Plenty of fish, but no bait" Our bait fishes are herrings, capelin. and squids These strike in on the shores and in the bays in enormous shoals and with won- derful regularity, Each has its season, and then disappear into the unknown depths Of the ocean. Eiving place to its
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22
HAS fl NEW GAS BEEN I'OUND2


 British chemists are fighting over the announcement by Lord Rayleigh and Professor Ramsay in the British asso- citation at Oxford, that new elemen- tary gas had been discovered in our atmosphere. Nobody suspected it's ex- istence until about three weeks ago, when the experimenters found nitrogen obtained from air had different den- sity from the gas obtained from other sources. Then they treated what they supposed was absorbed but a residue remained. This mysterious remainder was tested and proved to be dense but remarkably inert gas twenty-one times heavier than hydrogen and fifty per cent. heavier than nitrogen. The spectrum was new, showing a single blue line much more intense than the corresponding line inthe nitrogen spec trum. The discoverers kept the result of their investigation secret in order to fulfill the conditions of the prize offered through the Smithsonian Institution for the most important scientific discovery. They have succeeded hus far in &C., cumulating only quarter of a pint of tn new gas.
 But Professor Wanklyn, an analyti- cal chemist of great renown. writes that "the formation of nitrous oxide by the action of the electric spark. or of heated magnesium, would account for everything yet published by Lord Rayleigh." Lord Rayleigh de- scribes the spectrum of the alleged new gas as one of the evidences of newness. The spectroscope revealed single blue line. and in this revelation simply sorted the light and refracted it in accordance with an invariable law, The difficulty is in determining the significance of the blue line. Spectrum analysis depends upon reference to absolute standards established under conditions thoroughly known. With out such reference. this or that spec trum proves nothing. In the case of the alleged new gas in the atmos phere. Professor Wanklyn has no hesi- tation in challenging it. spectrum and all.
 If the discovery had been made fin Washington during the tariff debate it would not have been surprising.
 -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22
WILLING.

Mayor Sargent stopped long enough yesterday in his study of the city char ter to say that he was in the hands of his friends and that if his friends insisted he would accommodate them by taking the nomination for congress in this district. He has heard that Brother Pigott cant be elected even if he should be nominated and he doesn't see any reason why Brother Pigott should run only to be defeated. He feels that the district may possibly be carried for him, and he is willing to see the trial made. He gave MT. Pigott a neat wipe" when he said: Speaking of MT. Pigott, I would of course recognize what has come to be regarded as a sort of precedent, that a congressman is entitled to sec ond term. And yet MT. Pigott did not recognize such precedent when he went into a contest to secure the nomi- nation after MT. French had served one term"
 The mayors bold and vet modest attitude and announcement add much to the interest of the situation in this district. The contest between him and MT. Pigott vii be a lively one. and the contest between the victor and the Republican candidate will also be lively.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22
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Is Yale n Rich Mans College.

The August number of the Yale Re- view rebuts the statement which was made in the class book of the class Of 1894, that "it is getting to be harder and harder for a poor man to get through Yale" Tixs statement was caught up at the time and used to the discredit of the university. It has been its distinction in time past that poor men were just as much honored as rich men. and 1t is now proved that, so far as expenses go, the cost of educa- ton at Yale is constantly diminishing In proportion to the size of the classes of the institution. Twenty years ago the bills ranged from s375 to $650 In the catalogue of 1S7S-9 this was low cred to 1850 and $500 respectively. In l8S6-7 the figures ran from $350 to S590, and there as added a special list that ran up to $1,025. During the last twenty years the average annual ex- penses of student have varied greatly, but in 1874 they were $l,1Ss, and in 1894 they were sl.l32. The cost of edu- cation is greatly diminished by the amount which young men are able to earn, and on the average fifty students are able 10 do more or less in meeting their own expenses, while the univer- sity is able this year, out of total number of 1,0S6 students, to render aid to 252. It is thus seen that by tutoring and independent work of various kinds. young men are able to do great deal in assisting themselves, and that main ly, where it is necessary. they can fight their own battles. In the last class twelve men were put down as earning all of their expenses, and twelve more as earning more, than half. This shows that where the ne- cessity exists it is possible for students of sufficient mental attainment to help themselves to a large extent. Yale is, no more than Har- yard, place where incompe- tent students, needy in purse and empty in head, can make their way in the world, but for the competent man. who is willing to make strong effort. Yale furnishes the necessary help with liberal hand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22

A Paris correspondent describes one of the oldest industries of that city to be found in little shop in the Rue des Ecoles, which deals exclusively with the second hand boots of the men who work in the sewers These boots are furnished by the State, and come half way up the thigh, and each man is al- owed new pair every six months. When new they cost $9; when sold sec- md hand they realize the modest sum of 50 cents; but as at least 5000 pairs per annum are sent to the Rue des Eooles, it makes quite booming indus )ry. The leather of these boots is, so to speak, tanned by the alkaline and greasy water in which the sewer clean CTS paddle,and they are eagerly sought for the great Parisian bootmakers; for this leather, being at once tough and light, serves to sustain the curve of the Louis XIV heel.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22

In Upper Tonkin, there are wood mines, according to the report of a French consul. The wood, which was originally a pine forest, was swallowed up by the earth, which covers it to a fiepth of eight yards. Some of the trees are a yard in diameter; the wood is lmperishable, and is sold to the Chinese lor coffins.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22

The British Museums department of Greek and Roman antiquities recently Secured by purchase one of the choicest examples of ancient art in solid gold which even that great collection pos sesses. It is vase of this metal in its purest condition, without sculptures, measuring nearly eight inches in height and about four inches in diameter. It is of Roman origin, perhaps of the period of Augustus. An inscription on the bottom of the vessel indicates that It's weight nearly corresponds to two pounds of troy of the modern scale 1t was lately found by a sponge-diver in :he sea off the Island of Samos, and may be all that remains of a wreck which occurred there nearly 2,OO0 years ,So.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-22

The committee on cities of the Con stitutional convention at Albany has decided to report favorably the follow ing amendment. relating to the sale of franchises by cities: Article will. of the constitution Is hereby amended by add ing a new section to read as follows: No franchise which may be operated in. along over, under. or across any of the public streets or places In any city in this state shall be granted to or ac- quired by any person. other than such city, unless by the express authority and consent of the local authorities of such city in pursuance of a general law. The terms of the grant of every such franchise shall provide for com pensation to be paid to the city, either by way of single payment, or of an annual rental, or proportionate share of the receipts, or a-combination of such methods, such compensation to be as- certained by an appraisal by commits sioners appointed by the Supreme Court. And in all cases the grant shall be for not to exceed thirty years, and may contain provisions for renewals for like periods on appraisals, as may be provided by general law.