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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
SWORDFISH AND WHALE.
Exciting Duel Betwe EN- Two En-
INi1i.raged Marine Monsters. ilfs
A Fifty-Two.Foot whale Put to Death by
3, a Fierce Little Antagonist Violence
That the Two Had a Des-
-sb3iAt 70 perate right. .'h saii

Away down on the Pacific coast, high
and dry on the rocks of Point, Pinos, is
o fifty-two-foot whale Of enormous pro-
portions. 1t had evidently been lying
there for several days before twas dis
covered, because large portions of
blubber and the dyes had been eaten
away by seals,or by the numerous birds
Of prey that abound in that region.
3 Some tourists who had been explor-
ing the rocks inisearch of abaloues and
other shell fish. discovered the monster,
which appeared from a distance as
though alive and baslSing in the sun.
Upon closer inspection it was discov-
cred that the carcass, for such it was,
had been wounded in many places as
though large swords had been, jabbed
into it. Not less than twenty of these
ugly wounds were in the belly of the
huge sea mammal. .-s ..sut. t.f g..
These wounds were not the only
popularity about the fish, but the odd,
lifelike position that it had assumed
was the thing to be wondered at! TO
the tourists it presented a novel sight,
lying there right, side up its huge fms
S-ANON'NNs ~ "Ai HPPSoAohSSo
1t is SO far above the low-water mark
that it is miraculous how it ever got
there. This is the second Incident of
this kind in the last five years, and
though whales are plentiful in Mon
terey bay, and occasionally one is cap
tured by some passing whaler near the
wharf in old Monterey, the seldom float
ashore, especially in the manner of this
one. - ''i'' '.' ''-
About three years ago a party Of
tourists in Monterey claimed to have
witnessed "a marine duel between a
sword fish and whale From their de-
'scription, and also from the wounds
found in the fish after it had had
landed, people here believe that this
mammal at Point Pinos was the victim
of the swordfish. ''-
This is borne out by the fishermen
who have seen this last specimen
They look at it in, wonder. and even
the old whalers who have caught whales
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
EMMA EAMES. AT HOME.
supple Domestic Life of the
American Prima Donna.
a New York Reporter Is Pleasantly Sur
pr'sed-The Singers Busy Life-she
Wears Lovely Gowns and En-
tranciuG hornets.

The lady yFho tears about on aSgrand
opera stagk With her hair down, her
back, clad ia raiment more gorgeous
than were The brocades and cloths of
gold of old Solomon, is very different
creature in real life, says u writer in
the New York Advertiser. She usually
: likes beer and cold chicken at mid
night, and rarely calls her husband
such endearing names as Lucia calls
Edgardo or Faust calls Marguerite.
Life is psuallya yerys practical affair,
and as fuptof w9rk;as the opera roles
Tare stepped in sorrows, 4 HIN 3I
Mrs Emma Games Story, the YOUNG
est and most beaptifulland mostlA tneri.
can member 81 the Metropolitan Opera
company. N an exceptionally lovely
home life. W
Mrs. Story has remained real Amer
lean girl despite her. residence abroad.
and even physically is the type which
Mr. Gibson delights to picture. Her
fair, red complexion, bright blue eyes
and ripping bronze-brown hair serve
to enhance the high-bred features and
the fearless, proud expression of her
face. Built in atlheroic fholdsahd ex-
ceedingly tall and nagnificently pro-
portioned, with slim feet and ttapering
fingers, it is no wonder that Mr.. Story,
Who is the son of Julian Story, the
Iwell-known sculptor, thought pretty
Emma Games the most perfect woman
he had ever met-physically as well as
mentally.
Mrs. Story's home is in London, and
there she entertains great deal when
not singing. She is also very fond of
riding and adores horses and flowers.
Flower cultivation is one Of her favor
lite pastimes, and even when in New
York during the coolest months fra
grant roses nod their gorgeous heads
from tall glasses placed about the
rooms at her hotel. Mrs. Story is an
ardent music lover, and is perfectly
natural, and has spent much time
studying the lives of well-known musi-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12

of the Hastings Mutual Fire il Al
company, the Farren Manufacturing
company, the Dominion Safety Gas
company, and president of the Belle
vile & North Hastings railway. 1t is
significant, too, to note that Mr.. Bowel
was chairman of the Belleville Board
of trustees for eleven years, and for
eight years grand master of the Provin-
cial Orange lodge, and worshipful
grand masters of the Orange associa-
ton. He was also president of the Tri-
annual Council of the World, and was
appointed minister of customs as fur
back as 1878. He is universally re-
garded as one of the best of the old
ministers, uprights careful, methodicll
and prominently just. He is man Of
ripe experience and broad views. y
tried and trusty counselor of the queen,
Sir John Thompson did wisely in APP
pointing him to the leadership of the
senate, and Lord Aberdeen could
scarcely have made a more judicious
selection at this time, or one less likely
to irritate any faction. In appearance
Mr.. Bowel is slight, alert and CHEEKY
His hair is soft and full and white, and
so is his beard, but his eyes are bright,
his step elastic, and his brain quick and
steady as in youth. Two summers AGO
he arranged the intercolonial confer
ence while on a diplomatic mission to
Australia and it is expected that the
queen will soon bestow upon this leal
statesman of hers the honor of knight
hood "A t
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12

Called Hand Tennis and Wen
Suited for Ladies.
Combination OF Hand Ball and Lawn
Tennis-It Is Now a Favorlte Sport
with the Members OF New
Yorl's Athletic Club.

Members. of the New York Athletic
club are erithusiastic loyerIa new bali
lgame, called. hanfi tennissa
Every afternoon the gymnasium is
filed with members of the club, both
young and old, who go there to play
this game. Boxing and wrestling have
been practically abandoned, and most
of the gymnastic paraphernalia has
been removed to make room for this
latest sport.
Hand tennis promiseslto become even
more popular than lawn tennis or golf.
Ills an excellent enthusiastically harm
less game, bringing all the muscles
into actioni lahd iqiiiclsening and
strengthening the eye. 1t is admirably
suited to the tastes of the gentler sex,
and it affords an opportunity for boys
and girls to obtain healthful exercise
without exposure to cold or danger
The game is played at the club on a
floor thirtv-eight feet long by fourteen
feet wide. The floor is resined and is
divided into halves by net, which is
two feet six inches high. The floor is
marked by chalk lines.
Three feet from tfie end line, which
is called the, toe line, a line is drawn
across the fleorS Ten Feet from the net
is another line, called the short line.
The contestants toss for choice of sides
before beginning the game. Play COM
mences by one player taking the ball
and standing between the toe line and
the end line.
He then ''hops" the ball against the
floor behind the toe line and hits it
with his hand over the net to the OPP
'posite player Should he fail to send
it over the net or drive it over his OPP
ponent's end line his hand would be
''cut" and the bail would be given to
the opposing side. ~ ifnuo M &1Grt
The game is played almost precisely
like lawn tennis, but the balls are de-
hvered and returned with the hand
only. Both hands may be used in play
ing. When player standing between
the end line and the toe line, delivers
the ball to his opponent and his OPP
ponent fails to return it or drives it
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
Farm Hedges In Kansas

49, Much of the farm fcn"ing in Kansas
is in the fqEm of hedges Of that that thorpy,
dense-groWing shrub, the Usage orange,
which, if left uptrimmed, develops into
n small tree. Except in towns or in
the Immediate. front of farmhouses "a
Nweii-tAmined Nudge isiia rarity, And
the traveller on Kansas rural roads may
go for miles at a stretch shut in on the
right and left by high, thicket-lilSe
hedges which overtop his carriage,
shutting off the view and impeding
the south breeze which, If unchecked,
SO, gratefully modifies the fierce sum
mer heats In winter the tumble weed
and white .delicate-looking tickle grass,
blown by the wind, lodge beneath and
against thessihedgss III long drifts like
snow, II al spark happens to drop
AMONG this .drifted finder there is no
the fire that follows Many
hedges are destroyed annually in this
'ysyssand not sSs,feY: dwellings and
'ssasllk Ara involved Id their destruction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
, TURKEYS BUSY SULTAN.
Hard at Work from Early in the Morning
.y Until Bedtime. .s-,


A correspondent who has just re-
turned from Constantinople writes
that, according tocurrent conversation
in that city, the present sultan of T'ur-
key is one of the most hard worked
men in all the Ottoman dominions.
Rising at six o'clock every morning.
his days in the seclusiOn of the Yllliz
palace and gardens are devoted to per-
sonal attention to all the a1fairs. of
state laid before him by his MINISTERS,
He has been the means of establishing
$4,000 schools throughout, his empire,
not only for boys. but for girls also,
which is strong departure from the
traditional usage of his race and po
pie. Once week only does he present
himself to the view of the people, to as
sure them of his continued existence
and health.
On one of these state visits to the
mosque two or three weeks ago his
majesty was accompanied in his car
riage by Ghazi Osman Pasha. The an.
ference in appearance between them is
remarkable. The sultan is of slight
figure. A plain brown overcoat con-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
swoRpFIsH ATTACKING a WHALE.

all their lives shake their heads and
say they cannot explain how this large
carcass got into the position it is now
| in.
They say, however, that it may well
be surmised that the fish was the VIC
tim of the swordfish. Probably it was
assisted by thresher, for though the
thresher is an enemy of the swordfish
it will readily enter in the fight with a
swordfsh against the whale, and from
the singular position of the whale it is
hard to tell whether the monster was
alive or not when it came ashore, but
it is thought probable that in its frenzy
from the pain of the wounds inflicted
by, the swordfsh, and in it's panic, the
whale dashed itself on the rocks and
was left there by the tide to die of that
swordfish's well-aihed thrnsts.
1t is hardly an even thing to put
swordhsh against a whale, for the
former is not over fourteen feet in
length, but the smaller fish makes up
in strength and agility all that it lacks
in size. In attacking a whale the
swordfsh strikes at a vital spot where
the mammals skin is thinnest and in
attacking which it is in little danger
of blow from the mighty tail of it's
prey.
In the last few days many tourists
and townsmen have visited Point
Prince to see this whale thathas caused
so much eqmmeRt among the old whal7
ers. .l.,,.,,r,,.a 90
1t is right whale of The mysticetus
species, and it is the most valuable, of
it's kind, both ON account of the oil and |
the bone. /, As this one has been OH the
rocks so long it is doubtful whether the
oil will be of any value. but the bone is !
worth somebody's time and trouble. a,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
Movable Getting In sections.

A novel ceiling has been constructed
over a Paris concert hall formerly
known as La Cigalcy 1t is allowable,
divided into two sections sliding to
each side of the hall, This. arrange
ment allows daylight to be admitted
through the glass roof during the
matinee, while the handsome steel
panel ceiling covers the hall at even
ing performances. The two sections
are simply suspended from travelling
trusses propelled by electric power.
The motion is smooth and noiseless,
and directed from the lighting table
on the prompter's side of the stage.
Bellsannounce when the sections are
about to arrive III their places and
automatic spring locks .pFevent any
possible accident. The opening or
closing Of the roof takes .Dont Uhe
minute. pd q t'as'la ~ sg'si t.ses3t
ssrs q
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
Can't Sec at d Distance.

Observations and calculations have
led A. Mallack to conclude that insects
do not see wen, especially at distance.
Their composite eye, however, has an
advantage over the simple eye, in the
fact that there is hardly anyipraotical
linitsto the nearness of objects 1t can
examine, The best dnhect, 'eye,iexam-
inedwould give q picture nbout as good
aarif executed in rather COARSE wool
work end viewed at ~ distance II alfoet-
,ytAkAs.ss ffsAI
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12

keep their bodies dry as well as their
powder. This seems almost too gro
,tesque to be true, but it is a fact; and"
remarks the narrator, their spacious
umbrellas sticking above the walls of
their treachcs formed excellent targets
for the japanese sharpshooters. Here
with is reproduced one Of these Inn
5rella warriorSfFom the large picture
of "The Taking of Ping Yang, as. he
encourages his fellows with ;hisisword
in one hand and his paper shelter a boye
his head, in the other.ijti'l5 iti't p
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
! his rank. The officers who will COM
pose his personal staff have not been

his rank. The officers who will COM
pose his personal staff have not been
selected. So ,,...t. ,,. an.
Commodore Sicard was for eight years
the head Of the bureau of ordnance Of
the navy department at.Washington.t
He is a native of buffalo, and en-
tered the navy as a midshipman in 1851.
He became a captain in 1881 and was
given the command of the monitor Mi
antonomoh., He became commodore
with the present year. He was the
commandingoffcer'of the sEoop-ofawar
Narragansetf, iwhichliWas lost, in the
Pacific many years ago. He and, his
officers and crew reached the uninhab-
tied Midway isles, from which four of
them journeyed 800 miles at sea in an
open boat to reach Honolulu and secure
assistance. Commodore s. Sieard was
highly complimented by the NAVY de-
partment for the part he took in the
matter, ,.-> r..,S:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12

Mr.. Bowel lisa man of parts. and has
fgpred most prominently in Canadian
pJiities fbdrS lf6ahy yeaFs. iIe was born
in England in 1923, and is therefore
seventy-one at present writing. When
he was ten years old he came to Can
ada with his parents, and in lsG4-'66
served upon the frontier as aimajor in
the Forty-ninth battalion, Volunteer
rifles. Fora long time he was an edit
or and proprietor Of a newspaper and
president of the Ontario Press associa-
ton, vice president of the Dominion
Editors and Reporters association,
vice president of the Art and Agricul-
tural association of Ontario, president
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
NINE, EMMA EAMEs-sToRY.

clans. She is also fond of athletics and
long walks and rides.
But / have such busy life. am
on the stage, then i have a. dinner and
go for a Yalks and read a book and
study-tbsSe is time for no more--for
no hobbies or extravaganza" she says,
with laugh. "Why, led the life of
a religieuse when was> studying in
Paris. One must be an artist or a
femme du monde, and / prefer to be an
artist In Paris l used to go to my les
SON every morning at nine o'clock, and
then came back and practiced some
times went for drive or a walk; in
the afternoon L had my Delsarte lesson
andmy language injunction, for Ger
man and italian as well as French and
English were necessaryifor grand opera.
1 went to bed at nine, and SO each day
passed with no Interruptions and no
changein the programme. and l was
never bored and never found it monot-
onous, So you see my ideas ofaamuse7
ments are. limited. am fond of
society and like to read and sing and
see people, but l study continually.
You know 1 think that the best work
ofiwhich am capable has never been
brought out. ! am anxious to sing
German opera. Wagner is dramatic
and the music is glorious-and when
one feels that there is always some
thing before one; when each step tells
one more and more how much there. is
to be learned, why, one must lseepvery
busy and study very constantly. And
then to rest, to care for ones voice and
to keep ones nerves in proper order is
not childs play" - 1890. .---7. ..-,---- -,
Mrs. Story, however, finds time to
meet musicians, to read new books and
to go out into society occasionally. She
also wears very lovely gowns and hats
which are marvels of grace.
AS she presides over the tea table she
wears c1inging gown Of yellow crepe
with rufhes of chiffon arranged on yoke
and sleeves, a girdle of,coral yelget,is
confined with clasp of fligree gold
2 N
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
.Hil-L Owls eAsEeALL.,
How the Senator Helped Small boy TO
Seat In the n1sachers.

Senator Hill's fnds are politics and
baseball, The national game he loves
next to- q hot campaign. Last summer
he and Senators Smith and Murphy
were frequent visitors at the baseball
park and took frequent rank among
the 'rootere," and at times Hills strong
voice copldbe heard among the cheers
that went up in response TO some fine
work on the diamond Alittle thing
came to the notice of a. Washington
Star man one afternoon that Illustrated
better than columnsof words one phase
OF this curious character. The SEN
atorial tho occupied a barouche at the
main gate, and there was brief wait
while the ticket-taker was collecting
his admission cards, A small boy,
grimy and ragged, but full of the as
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
COMMODORE sICARD.

The New Commandment OF the Navy Yard
.r, ,-. at Brooklyn. .sn Did,
Commodore Montgomery Sicard, the
new commandment of the Brooklyn navy
yard, has assumed the duties of his
station, relieving Capt. Frederick Rodg-
ers, acting commandant since the re-
tirement of Admiral Gherardi. He has
been stationed at the Portsmouth navy
yard for two years.
Commodore Sicard will fly his flag
from the Vermont. 1t is a triangular
affair, with one white star, designating
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ceals. any decorations he might be
wearing, leaving all the attention of
spectators to be directed to his pale,
wan and careworn face, half covered
by a thin, brown heard, tinged with
gray, and surmounted by plain red
fez. Osman Pasha has "a long, silver
gray beard, robust physique, manly
bearing and clear, bright eyes. He ac-
knowledged any remark made to him
by the sultan with military salute
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12

Warehan, of Dayton, o., and took up
his permanent residence in Omaha. He
was for some years in the grocery bust
ness, but upon the accumulation of his
fortune he withdrew from commercial
life to look after his estates and mon
eyed interests, and, most of all, to
make good use of his wealth He and
his cousin DANES superintendent the
erection of Creighton college, the
free classical college of Omaha, founded
and endowed by the bequest of Mr., and
Mrs. Edward Creighton. John Creigh-
ton and his wife became the patrons of
the free, ,,0Qllege Contributing large
sums to erect additional buildings and
to equip the scientific department and
the observatory.
~ Soon after the founding of Creighton
college, John Creighton donated land
and built the Monastery for the Poor
Clares at Omaha. AT the same time ,he
enlarged the old'St Joseph's hospital.
Upon the death of his wife six wears
ago he built in her memory the Creigh-
ton Memorial st. Josephs hospital, one
of the finest, hospitals in the land.
Three years ago he founded and en-
dowed the John A, Creighton Medical
college OF the Creighton uhivefsity No
otheh. MAN. with the exception 81 This
deceased brother, Edward, has done
more for; the, advapeepent of the city
of Omaha. An intimate friend of his
said ,thathis charities to afflicted petit
TONERS would amount to more. than
$4,000 year. Some years ago the
pope created him Knight of st. Gregory
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
FIGHT UNDER COVER.

When 1t Rained Cinnamon in Battle
ssgssssst Raised Their Umbrellas. s'-e
The Chinese soldiers appear to be de-
termined to keep dry under any cir
cumstances, and Mr.. Villicrs, the Lon
don Black and White special artist at
the seat of war; relates an incident of
the battle of Ping Yang that must
strike western people as ludicrous in
the extreme. Insthe middle of the day,
when the fight was general all along
the line, an almost tropical downpour
of rain toolxt place "Then, said Mr..
'Villiers, 1.-THE Chinese put up their
oiled-paper umbrellas and resolved to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
'.;eoreia,. Marble ouarr,,..

The marble belt recently discovered
In Georgiais over sixty miles in length,
and the state geelegist says that the
stone is susceptible "a % high polish,
Some of.itSis flesh color, hinged with
green, and some Of a light gray, barded
withsblack 1t is thought chat twill
be very costly.to carry IT, ssIDcl =
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
IYsa,t 4, ,h4 19s.n

Prof. 'Ghoost says that If we reckon
the average depth of the ocean at three
miles there wduld be a layer of salt zoo
feet thicls1 iii their basins should the
s9aters 81 all Suddenly evsporate- ! ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12

A Sprint deld tMo.) woman who broke
three ribs by falling through defec-
tive sideTaik, has recovered $500, or =
trifas oyesaa ffAper riRllslilY
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-02-12
tennis?''

IT hardly think they know there is
such a game" was, the reply. "Oh!
yes. l had, forgotten. Last summer
Miss Lucille HILL teacher Of physical
culture at Wellesley college, came to
me to learn how it was played. saying
she, Had heard, & It and wished to intro
duce it to her pupils. iButI don't think
the ladies of New York know anything
of it as yet. In my opinion, they could
not find a more delightful indoor
exercise nor one better adapted TO the
promotion of health ,Saa-o ttas
.".What costumes would you recon!
mend in the event of the adoption of
this sport by women?" t9'' - nc
81 should say" was the reply, ''the
short skirts and high CATERS would be
the most satisfactory dress, as freedoms
of motion is essential"
Hand tennis should become a fad
among the girls this winter, since it is
'pleasurable and health-giving and, af-
fords an opportunity Of DOMINIC pic
turesqaeS attire. Cs.hNiSp > M
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