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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23
GERMANY's NEW CANAL.
1t VIII Unite the North Sea with
the Quiet Baltic.
The Great Engineering Work 60 BE For
maliy Dedicated June go In the
Presence of WhrshIps from
All CIyiIizad Nations.
Iwritten for Thls Paper.l

On June 20 warships from all nations
will meet in German waters to cele-
brate the opening of the "Nord-
Ostsee,n or Baltic, canal, the founda-
ton stone of which was laid by the
aged Emperor William l. eight years
ago. The completion of this vast en-
cheering enterprise will mark a new
epoch in European trade distribution.
The canal, which runs from the town
of Brunsbuettel, a few miles above the
mouth of the Elbe, to Holtenau, three
and one-half miles north of Isel, unites
the North sea with the Baltic, and will
enable \all kinds of vessels, from the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23

Europe from naval and military view
point; and its ancient university and
rare art museums lend it dignity pos
sessed by none of its rivals. The open
ing of the canal will it is expected, in
crease its trade in every direction and
make it formidable rival of rich and
powerful Hamburg.
Lubbock, once the queen of the Han
seattle league, but now a dull and sleepy
town, also expects a trade revival as
soon as vessels begin to pass through
the canal; and so do Stettin, Dantzig
and every other Baltic seaport town.
But not alone German cities expect a
favorable trade revolution from the
opening of the great waterway. Libau,
the famous Courland port, has been inn
proved by the Russian government at
the expense of over 50, OOO, 900, and near
ly s1,000,000 has been expended in the
construction of deep-water docks on
the Neva near ST. Petersburg. In many
respects the Baltic canal will prove of
as great Importance as the SueZ canal.
1t will divert valuable trade from the
railroad centers of eastern Europe to
the Baltic seaport towns which, for
several decades, have been unable to
compete with the great North sea-
ports. At the same time Hamburg,
which is located near the southern ex-
tremity of the canal, expects to be
benefited by the opening. 1t hopes to
become the supply distributing center
of northern Europe and the terminal
station for all Baltic sea shipping.
Thus it will be seen that almost
everybody is satisfied with the con-
struction of the Baltic canal. The
army authorities like it because 1T will
be of assistance in transporting troops;
naval commanders claim that it will do
more than anything else to strengthen
the German navy; merchants and man
ufacturers think it will expand trade
and revive dormant towns; Russia ex-
poets that it will assist in the develop
ment of her merchant marine.
In order to attract international
trade the German government has es-.
tablished an extremely low toll rates for
vessels passing through the canal
about IS cents per net register ton. The
authorities expect that about 100000
tons will use the canal the first year
and perhaps third more the second
year. Thirty-tive thousand vessels now,
pass around the Jutland promontory
every year, and it is calculated that
about one-half of these will use the ca
nal within the first twelvemonth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23
4 BISMARCK ANEcoore.


The Chancellor IL Accused OF Having
Stolen q Trcpchmsn's Table.
In his pri7nte studio at the castle Of
Friedrichsruhe, Bismarck has piece
of furniture Of which he is particularly
proud, although he admits that he is
not the legitimate owner. 1t is an or
binary dining-room table, made Of com
mon cherry wood. The preliminaries
of the treaty Of Frankfort were signed
in February, 1871, in Versailles, in the
Rue des Reservoirs, at the house where
Bismarck had his headquarters. Theirs
and Jules Favre were the French dele
gates. Around the table referred to
were discussed the articles of the
treaty, which was finally signed, after
several days heated debate The chan
cellor, on that memorable occasion,
closed the argument, of which Theirs
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23
WAR IN MADAGASCAR.
France Has sent Fifteen Thousand Men
to Subdue the Natives

to Subdue the Natives
France having voted 50, 100000 francs
and Is, 900 men in order that her armies
may forthwith occupy Madagascar, has
appointed Gen. Duchesne to command
the expedition. Madagascar may be
said TO have been in a thorn in the
flesh to France since the year 1912,
when she first claimed her right to the
possession. The expedition promises
to be of a prolonged character, and
considering the climatic difficulties
which will have to be encountered, it
cannot be viewed without considerable
anxiety by both France and England,
for the latter has great interests in the
country. At present things do not
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23

For further information, address
II. G. MoRDUE, A. G. p. A.
or Louisville, Ky.
w. L. MILLS,
Owrnsboro, Ky,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23
How About the l;ralnsY

A careful record kept at Yale for
eight years. shows that nonsmolzers are
30 per cent. taller, rs per cent. heavier,
and have 60 per cent. more lung capac-
ity than smokers. "A recent GRADUATE
ing class at. Amherst presented a
similar difference in favor of nonsmok-
ers, who had gained sin weight "a per
cent. over the smokers, and In height
81 per cent, and also exceeded them In
lung capacity
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23
GEN. DucHEsNE,

"
look very promising. The latest tele-
gram from Tamatave says: mo mil
itary operations are going on here at
present, except that the French con-
tinue to strengthen their position by
throwing up earthworks outside the
town, and occasionally lombard the
native camps in the vicinity. The ma
tives also try to throw shells into Tam
atave, but their guns are out of range,
and the shells always fall 500 to 1900
yards short. AT Manangary all the
houses formerly occupied by French
traders have been sacked and every
thing movable carried off. One French
man-of-war is always stationed here,
and at present two British war vessels
are also in the harbor. 1t is not ex-
pected that any more French ships will
be sent here at present, as it is now in
the middle of the hurricane season"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23

had the best, by refusing to talk French
any longer. The Frenchmen being I'M
able to understand word of German,
understood it was useless to insist, and
gave their signatures, granting to Ger
many the possession OF Alsace and Lor-
raine, ian indemnity of 81, 900, 600, 900 and
many other advantages. Bismarck pro
posed at once to the landlord of the
house to buy his table, offering an enor
nous price for it. That gentleman posi-
lively refused, and for several years
exhibited the table to anyone who
wished to see it. 1t was not the gen
uine article, though, because Bismarck
had duplicate made during the night
by slkillful worlzmen, and sent the orig
inal to Berlin. The imitation was so
perfect that the gentleman from Yer
sailles never discovered the truth until
1876, at which time the chancellor had
the table in the library of his palace in
Berlin. The owner made trip to the
German capital and threatened to enter
lawsuit. He was offered money, but
refused it. He wanted Bismarck to be
arrested for robbery, and for his trouble
was taken back to the frontier by the
police. On his return to Versailles he
forwarded to the chancellor an open
letter, in which he stated the case, even
accusing the German statesman of
having taken his dining-room clock.
The Frenchman, who, by the way, is
very wealthy, has taken the oath, that
he win equip, at his expense, COM
pany Of sharpshooters to regain pos
session of the table If the war of re-
venge ever takes place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-23
Crocodlies Go to Sea.

The alligator never leaves fresh
water, while the crocodile frequently
travels long distances by sea- II has
been seen one thousand miles from land,
and it is possible that these sea-going
crocodiles have given rise to sea-serpenl
stories.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12

FROM a humanitarian point OF
view the pardon of V. Y. Ashford
could not well be refused. It will
be interesting to note how the
official organ of Hawaiian interests
at San Francisco will deal with the
matter. During Mr.. Ashford's con-
dnement everything possible in the
way of medical treatment, carefully
prepared food and comfortable
apartments have been placed at his
disposal. Though the usual amount
of abuse may go the rounds, certain
it is that while Mr.. Ashford has
been under the care Of the Govern
ment he has received every atten-
ton which his health demanded.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12
ON A CHINESE BASIS ?

1t appears that the chief Of the
tax bureau has dismissed three of
his assistants, on discovering that
they have not taken the oath Of
allegiance to the Republic. The
question now arises whether China
men viii be selected to fill the
vacancies, and the Government
again have the stigma placed
against it's name of discriminating
in favor of cheap Chinese labor in
connection with It's department
work.
The latest phase of the delin-
quent tax list affair is the purchase
of copies of the Chinese paper by
persons not friendly to the Govern
ment to send abroad as an exam
pie Of the manner in which the Re-
public does business. Some idea
of how the matter will be exagger-
ated may be obtained by the re-
ports that have already been
Matched up regarding the events Of
the recent trouble. It may be 8
small matter but, consider for a
moment how an American commu-
nifty would look upon the use of a
Chinese paper as circulating
medium for State or municipal
documents. Would it sanction
such an action2 No one who has
lived in the States has to think
twice for an answer. Yet this
Government seems inclined to
keep quiet on the subject. Silence
gives consent. Can this community
afford to be placed on Chinese
basis while suing for American
annexation?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12

as the others, although We know Of
no particular reason why it should
not be. The report reads very
much as though the chief OF the
department was somewhat offended
at being thus approached, bat why
this feeling should obtain IN this
department more than in another
is not fully explained. While the
body polite may have no doubt
that 81 mans word is as good as
his bond, it is always quite as we'll
to assume a concilliatory rather
than an arbitrary attitude. The
public has asked why certain en-
ployees are to be considered loyal
and for the most part the queries
have received itemized answers.
a more complete resume of the
personnel Of the Executive depart
ments cannot reasonably be ex-
peCted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12
EXECUTIVE ON EMPLOYEES.

A peculiar feature Of the manner
IN which the report Of the Execu-
tive on the loyalty Of Government
employees was received IN the Adj
visory Councils, was the fact that
the men who fathered the measure
desired the immediate acceptance
Of the report, while others asked
for a season to digest the subject
matter. With one exception the
report displayed a thorough in
vestigation, and in cases where
disloyalty was evident the po-
sition was soon made vacant
and an opportunity given for those
who have stood by the Government
50 receive q portion Of the official
patronage. The Executive have
taken the matter in hand, and re-
ceived eyidepce from both sides SO
far as it is obtainable; they have
made 3 personal investigation of
each and every department-ex-
eept the Judiciary-and submitted
the result to the body calling
for the overhauling. Now, the
least the Councils can do is TO
accept the report and drop the
matter. It is the only proper ac-
ton, unless certain members of
that body wish to display a want |
of confidence in the Executive. |
The Government employee cues
ton is DOW in such a form that !
every greedy ofice-seeker must ad-
vance under his true colors. The
loyalty Of the men holding Office
has been established, up to the
present time at least; and, pro-
7ided there is no diminution Of
heir ardor, they certainly have a
light to continue in their position.
The report from the Judiciary
was not as complete
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12

Brown CHEMICAL co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12

The above MOLINE WHEEL WALKING PLOWS we
carry N stock and can fill orders for promptly
Ihey nave been Thoroughly tried
sold SEW ENTEEN the island of Hawaii during the
past two months shows that the planters good thing
when they see IT.
We still sell the wellknOwn Hall Breaker r. IA Is
10 men, which IS also made by the MOLINE PLOW COM
PANY. One OF our latest customer, this:
Send me Is inch Halls Breaker, l have tried other
max lately and find they do do the yours will
We have all sizes of Flows from Is nches also side
hill and furrow Flows
We have the most complete assortment of Tools all
kinds for cleaning coffee lands.
Our stock of SHIP CHANDLERY and ROPE has been
added to lately and furnish almost anything needed
"WAUkE'iAN" BARBED WIRE is far ahead of any other
you prefer galvanized black plain Fence Wire have
heavy stock
II you want perfect wire stretcher send to
z. .. Hall & Son.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12
ADELBEKTfs DILEMMA,
OF
The NEW WOMAN

"Adelbert Seattle. you canuOt De my bus
lAnCs These words rang thrOuEh the balmy,
evening air u Nuuauu Avenue with that nde-
pendent tone characteristic OF The New Woman
wiz eyes al NE tie continued: you Rppiauded
mat wretch ~ the mass meeting Who said
any wonau's vote could be bought with 4 com
pAnent-~ IL VS. true. aud be pa Ell before the
AWFUL charge let, poor, weak. Il q de stec ls'
man though be vas, be gathered up strength 70
redeem hiusef 'sFor once. darling" be tai
tered, You were out Of my mind I was think
ing OF the thousands Of your interiors with
whom omplime1ts are so rare that they are al
most priceless %, Adelbert. I forgive youi''
she cried, and she threw herself into his arms
and wept there. He moved. too. ssDour
cry now" ImpIorsd the zirl, your tears viii
wet nv friZzss."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12
Browns
ron ISItters

It's grateful friends are legion.
They are to be found in every
State, in almost every land.
For weak, debiIitated, over
worked women, and puny and
delicate children there IS no
better medicine in the world.
Dose small and pleasant to
take aa&' Il does net MIR rossr
zeckh. Testimonials are full
Of Praise-thcy speak of suf-
iering reIieved-of sickness
5aa:shed. Why ret get a
LotLle today
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12
Timely Copies
A6YEy 2, 1895.

1
cisco reporters must read be-
tween the lines 20 understand
that he does not mean half
that he is reported as saying.
Mr.. Ashford was long enough
in Hawaii TO convince the peo-
pie that he can tell the differ
ence between "a 'awk han a
'au saw" and that he under
stands full well the value of
silence. He has about as
much intention of heading a
flibustering expedition as he
has of returning here and
standing as a candidate for
office. G. w. is a little Joker
and the interview with the re-
porter in Frisco was one of his
Jokes. When Mr.. Ashford
left here, his main thought
was to do something in the
behalf of his brother. The
people here who know him
will not believe that a 6libus-
tering expedition is in the line
of assistance to that person.
Some time ago, We pur-
chased a lot of European wire
and Immediately afterward
some parties circulated a re-
port that the quality had been
affected by some unknown
cause and that it was not up
to the standard of the I'M
ericae product. We had a half
dozen coils of the wire tested
at the Iron Works and it
showed a tensile strength of
1850 pounds. When this re-
port was published in this
column, the wire was sought
after by plantation managers
ADD individuals from Niihau TO
Hawaii. The other day, to OBJ
lige 4 skeptic, we ordered a
hundred coils of American
wire from the Coast and as
it reached the store, we sent
a half dozen coils to the foun-
dry TO have it tested. The
result showed a tensile
strength of 768 pounds or
about 1000 less than the Eu-
ropean article. We violate no
confidence when we. tell you
that this American wire will
not be sold by US. We have
an abundance of the European
article and can supply all sizes
and in any quantity. This wire
with the steel stays and gal
vanized washers comprise the |
necessary TO use in |
the celebrated Jones
Locked Fence than which no
stronger, cheaper or better
fence was ever made.
Our new stock of Dietz Oil |
Stoves are going as rapidly as
can be expected with times as
hard as they are. That it is 4
good stove, no one who has
ever tried them viii deny.
They are absolutely safe, be-
cause there is no possible way
BY which they can explode;
hey are free from unpleasant
doors, because they are made
IN the most approved plans;
hey are economical, because
iirectly you are through
cooking you exeinguish the
lame. Twenty-four dollars in
-ested in one Of these stoves
viii save you a pot OF money
4 twelve months.
The Australia brought Us
he latest thing in tea strainers;
hey fasten close up to the
pout and the leaves are bound
D be caught in the srrainer. /
handsomely nickel plated and
re sell them for Il quarter of {
dollar.
We are having a run on the :
Alaska refrigerators, because a.,
hey are the best ever brought
!, Honolulu. We sold one 10
lady who had been taking
venty pounds of ice a day.
Ihen we assured her that she :
ould reduce the quantity half
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12
Harbingers of Summer

loose tires and pokes and lot other that
act the best regulated carriages after the rainy
The earlier put your carriage into the shop the earlier
will attend to it and the earlier it will out.
THE HAWAIIAN CARRIAGE MFG GO.
NO. 20 QUEEN STREET.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-12

20, 9s , sergily if1.8@skags sq Esak
and soF 5s. be. Be ds as,. d Ts Sure
on the wrapper of <
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07
CHAMBERS ENCYCLOPEDIA.

|. We print upon another page of this
paper an advertisement of Chambers
Encyclopedia. When the matter was
first brought to our attention it seemed
to us so impossible that thirty volumes
Of an Encyclopedia, as famous as Cham
thousand pages, could be sold for $3.50
that we ordered a set sent to us at Hast
ings, expecting to find some sort of
fake" like the man who advertised a
fine steel engraving of George Washing
tom for $1.00, and when the dollar came,
sent a postage stamp! We have three
encyclopedias in our library; one Of them
cost us $120 and another something
more; and thirty volumes Of Chambers
work at $3.50 seemed SO improbable as
to be absurd. But to our great astonish-
ment along came the books, great pile
of them. We opened the package and
found the thirty volumes, each the size
of an ordinary novel, bound in paper,
the type small but clear, and the articles
covering the whole field of human
knowledge, and exhaustive in character.
Such work at such a price is one of
the triumphs of modern civilization; and
we feel we are serving our friends by
introducing it into their houses. 1t
would not have been possible 100 years
ago to have published such work for
less than $25O.OO per set: instead of $3.50;
but many new inventions have been used
to achieve such surprising result. No
royalty is paid; the copy is, we believe,
transferred to plates by some photo
graphic process; and this once made the
only cost then is the press-w work, (made
by great steam presses, running day and
night, and the paper. And yet it would
seem as If the mere paper in these 30
volumes would cost more than $3.50.
Send in your orders. The work is a
library in itself, and wherever you have
a family growing UP they should have
the advantage of access to it. The man
who could read those thirty volumes
through and remember it all, would be
the most learned man in the United
States.
See our advertisement as to terms and
conditions, in another column. Old SUBJ
scribers can get them as well as new
Ed Rep.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

suits necessarily from a nation borrowing
from it's own people. When a nation. it's
municipalities It's corporations and it's peo-
pie are all borrowers from another nation,
their decay has set in. (Applause) And
nothing but exceptional craftsmanship and
vigorous action can save it from financial
revolution and resulting disaster. GA
plause.)
"Hence a government should not issue
credit money in quantity beyond the pri-
self, it should have no money in it's treasury
except for it's current expenses and inn
provements. The money should be among
the people. (Applause.)
TCONTINUED NEXT WEEK
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-05
). KATZENSTEIN, No. 112 main Street

Once she herself carried huge bunch of fresh field daisies. She learned on that visit that the physician had said his patient should go out to drive every day in pleasant weather. She knew at once the reason why the invalid had not taken advantage of the lovely spring days The parson owned nothing for his wife to drive in, and hiring was too ex- pensive.
 Next day Mrs. Cleveland drove over in her phaeton, bringing the never fail ing bunch of fresh flowers, and took the lady for a drive in the country. Next day again she came, and each pleasant day after that found the Cleveland car riage or phaeton, whichever the mistress fancied, at the door of the minister s cottage and usually with the first lady of the land seated in it. So many drives these ladies had together they could not count them.
 When the Clevelands left their sum- mer home that season, they were genu inely missed, although the sick woman had recovered her health and strength, thanks to the daily outing in Q luxurious vehicle
 The choicest possession now of this minister s family is Bible with great many flowers of various kinds pressed in it. From the daisies to hothouse raised orchids one out of every bunch sent by Mrs Cleveland has been preserved. = Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-08-05
Story of Mrs. Cleve1and.

|ss s'lo IS another of the thousand and |g,s p,e'ty little stories to be told of |Sla, l@ ofover Cleveland-that is, Ito be |assa' when they are known-but our
 K aenS snss s wife does these kindly things |Ruls 'u as an unassuming way and cares so. ktbs.S whether or not she is praised for Brns.,o outsiders would never hear them
 asa lns her or her family.
 hssa uins MT. Cleveland's first admins gswv va' while the family was at Oak d 0f une summer, Mrs. Cleveland learn \ tbe ie long and tedious illness of one sia G as nelghbors. The invalid was the tls oo VI . minister presiding over one of llbeis sIhul'ry churches in that vicinity. lad na. aouse was on the Tenleytown road hpa 1u' 7. Tar from Oak View. Mrs. Cleve- ,ajrv ~ ' once sent a servant to make in- aan. ahu to take some flowers. On snt Y 0caslons afterward flowers were sOsa,sa solnetlmes from tho White House Rn ~ a,a'orles and sometimes from her
 l'Wer beds at Oak View.