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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
ON A COLD DAY.
Experience of a Young Man With
Too Many Friends.
He Takes Walk In His Light FniST
Overcoat and Comes Near to Be-
Ing Talked Into n Conges-
tive Chill.


There was just suggestion OF
snap and singing crispness in thu
air, says Life, as Charles Slender
left his apartments and started to-
walk down the avenue.
But a few brisk blocks put him In
quite a glow, and made his light fall
overcoat almost oppressive.
At the corner of Forty-second
street he met Dick Ferris moving
maiestically along, wrapped in the
glory of big fur-lined ulster.
"Hello, Charliel' said Dick
"where's your heavy overcoat?"
I'm the house," replied Charlie.
promptly.
Better put it on; this weather's~
too cold for the one you're wear,
ing"
But Charlie only laughed at the
idea, and passed on. A little fur
Their along he met Kitty Winslowy
who nodded to him from the depths
of her boa, and looked inquiringly,
as he thought, at his costume.
On the next corner old COL Ram
rod buttonholed him and gravely
demonstrated with him about his
imprudence in venturing out on
such day without his winter over
coat.
He had hardly freed himself from
the colonel before Tom Dewitt came
along and asked, jocularly: How
much he needed to get it out2"
By this time Charlie did begin to-
feel cold, and after few more OF
his kind friends had interested them-s
selves in his behalf he felt positive
ly chilly. He was conscious of feel~
ing that everybody on the avenua
was regarding him With wondering
pity. Even the policemen. swung
their arms and slapped their hands
more energetically against their
chests as he passed.
Near Twenty-ninth street he metz
DR.. Pulser, and it needed only ther
old gentleman's solemn and oraculari
remarks about the foolhardiness OF
young men and the prevalence OF
pneumonia to drive Charlie into q
state of frozen panic.
His teeth we're chattering and hi&f
lips blue as he rushed into the Hof-
man house and told the barkeepeF to,
mix up a good. strong Hot Scotcht
and be quick about itP'
Then he stood against the radf--
ator until he was baked through,
and afterward went home in a cab,
On his way home he had time for
calmer reflection and to realize that.
he was not dead man yet.
Then he felt like kicking HIMSELF
for fool.
''Confound it! was warm enough.
until I met all those people" he ex-
claimed. Il believe I'd have been,
warm enough yet if they could have
minded their own business. But T.
bet I would have had icicles on my
nose and chin in another minute.
BY Jovel they came within an ace OF.
talking me into congestive chillP~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
After azIg Fish.

Messrs Alex Henderson, Lee Ellis
and Bob Howell Will leave tomorrow
for White Oak creek, Tenn, where
they will 90 into camp and spend
several days fishing. They will carry
a large tent, provisions, cooking uten-
sils, in fact full camping outfit and
an experienced cook and will be pre-
pared to enjoy camp life. Fishing
in this stream is reported to be very
line this season and the boys expect
to angle game fish to their hearts
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
Verdict Against the L. 6 N.

Several months ago j. W. Moss, an
L. & N. brakeman, of GAINESVILLE,
died as an alleged result of injuries
received at Guthrie. A suit was
brought against the company for $40
600 damages and the case was tried
at Elkton last week, resulting in a
verdict of $1,000 for plaintiff, The
case will likely be appealed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
Mr. Crenshaw Not Dead.

CADIz, KY, April 4.-Mr. Blair Al
exander, prominent young grocery
man, and Miss Life Lawrence, were
married on the Bird inst. at the Metho-
dist church, by Rev. P. H. Hardison.
Both of the contracting parties are of
this city.
Mr.. AL Crenshaw is not dead as re-
ported in our last, but is still quite
low.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
A Riot In .oklahoma /.

A general riot took place out in
Oklahoma Saturday night and as a
result thirteen recruits were sent to
the workhouse. This increases the
number of convicts there to twenty
live. Of these, twenty are city and
five county prisoners. Nineteen are
men and six women and all are color
ed. Several others engaged in the
fight will be tried as soon as they are
caught.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
Murray circuit Court.

Circuit court began at Murray,
Galloway county, yesterday with a
light docket There are thirty-eight
criminal cases, with none ready for
trial except misdemeanors. The civil
docket has l79 cases; SIXTY Eve on
the common law docket, thirty-six Of
which are new cases, and ia ON The
equity docket, forsy-:hree of which
are new cases.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09

Chas. Foster, colored lunatic who
escaped from the asylum, was cap
tured at Allensville by the marshal of
that place and returned here last
week. Foster had only been out
three or -four DAYS
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
Jake Myers Acquitted.

The examining trial of Jake Myers,
charged with arson, resulted in de-
PENDANTS discharge. Myers was
charged with having set fire to the
old bank building ON the morning of
the 18th ult., but the court thought
the evidence insufficient to hold him
over and the case was therefore dis
missed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-09
CREAM OF NEWS.
IL IT is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS IT.

Garrettsburg Residence Burned-A Free
Fight Among Negroes-workhouse Con-
victs-Jake Myers Acquitted-Proposed
Libel Suit.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Her Face an Inspiration,

There is face which l meet frequently
ON the street. 1t is not particularly a beau
tiful face, but it is so bright and so happy
that the atmosphere always seems clearer
after it has passed. Its owner is evidently
working girl for each morning she takes
car at "a certain corner and she carries a
lunch. And feel like congratulating the
firm which has captured that ray of sun
shine to light up some dingy Office or beam
across some dreary dry goods counter at
the impatient customers. / am sure she Is
worth her weight in gold to her employer
Her face but puts in contrast the multi
tude of gloomy, weary, worried, sorrow
stricken countenances one sees passing up
and down the city streets and leads one to
wonder why there are not more of these
exceptions. If it is possible to cultivate
such disposition as shines out through
that pair Of laughing eyes, there's deal
of blame attached to those people whose
faces have the effect of an August thunder
cloud on the communicative York
Herald
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Lord Chancellor aud Great Seal.

1t may not be generally known that
during his term of office the lord high
chancellor Is not permitted to leave the
kingdom. If he makes holiday, he must
choose a locality somewhere within the
boundaries of the island. The reason for
this restriction, Mr.. Lucy explains In an
article In The Strand Magazine, is that
wherever the lord chancellor goes he must
carry with him the great seal, and that Is
not to be trusted out of the country. This
precious mark of authority consists of a
pair of dies made in silver When neces-
sity arises for fixing the great seal Of Eng
land to any document, the dies are closed,
melted wax is poured in, and, opened in
due season, the great seal is found ready
for attachment. The pair of dies now In
use tate from the accession Of her majesty
o. death they will be cut into pieces
al ,osited with long list of others in
the lower. -Westminster Gazette
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Ok Gall for Carpets.

Ok gall for cleaning carpets will not be Il
success unless the carpet has been thor
oughly beaten free of dust first. Even
then it must not be soaked in as so many
housekeepers mistakenly try to do. Put
two gills of OK gall to one ordinary sized
pail of water; use a soft brush and apply
the mixture lightly and evenly. A lather
will be produced which must be rinsed off
at once and briskly by a second operator
with cold, soft water, which must be
changed very often, so rs to keep it quito
clear. Understand that it is not real wash
ing that is needed, and that there must be
no splashing and no soaking; hence the
use Of the soft brush, which will not splut-
ter. OF course rapidity is great point,
as the carpet will then dry more evenly.
For this reason hot day should be chosen,
or, in winter, one on which the room has
been thoroughly well heated. Unfortu-
nately the oXgall has most unpleasant
smell, which, however very soon disap-
pears with little airing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Mothers, Be Careful.

When the mother is the inartistic ele-
ment in the homes, when she is the family
censor. the condition is very unhappy, u
very inharmonious one. Suppose you are
the mother, and the children dash into
your presence with some experience Of
childish triumph to relate, now is your
test, The children's eyes are like diamonds
as they tell their story, and all the eager
ness of their sinless souls is shining
through them, but from large round
hole in new pair of stockings little
round knee stares at you-a dear, soiled,
plump, pink, baby knee it is, and you love
the owner of it. Well, you know how 1t
initiates you when you see the hole in tho
stocking. What do you do thenY Do you
still see the love and joy shining in their
eyes, or do you frown and scold and send
the children away to be cleaned up as
though the soil on their faces and clothes
were spots on their souls insteadY
The production of the artistic in atmos-
phere is a study into which every woman
may enter with profit and impunity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Why She Broke Down.

Mending for the busy woman is one OF
the most wearing and time consuming of
occupations, undertaken, as it must he,
after day of close work and at "a time
when the rest of complete physical relaxa-
ton or mental or social refreshment should
be hers.
In connection with this view of the case
a fact cited by DR.. Lucy Hall Brown In a
recent addre- is pertinent. At Il coeduca-
ting college IA brother and sister were in
the same class Each entered the college
in excellent health, and till the close of the
third year both maintained 1t and kept
equal in their classes. Then the sister
broke down and was obliged to give up
and go home. The case was used by the
opponents to the higher education of wom
en- as an argument in their favor but in
vestigaton showed that the brother and
sister had lived in set of rooms of which
the sister was housekeeper and caretaker.
The young man left college each day,
mounted his wheel or went to the ball or
tennis field, while the young woman re-
turned to her rooms, gathered up the looec
ends of the domestic machinery, prepared
dinner cleared it away, and after studying
all the evening sat up while her brother
slept to mend his and her clothes. SO she
broke down. and small wonder.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Rev. Anna ii. Shaw's Views,

Rev. Anna II. Shaw Is believer in So
cieties where men and women work to-
gether as friends; that it is means OF
broadening their lives and producing bet
ter results in the work undertaken than
can be brought about when they work en-
tircly independent of each other. That
which helps to stimulate spirit Of com
radeship is better for all, for the man, for
the woman and for the state. She adds:
Compare young woman who has been
Gagged up in convent, without opportuni-
ties of meeting young men, with girl
who has been reared and schooled with
boys The latter has strength, II depth, u
nobility of character that is sadly lacking
in the other. Association with men in that
free, not lax, way is exceedingly beneficial
to women as well as to the men. This
comrudcship and helpfulness will be tho
inevitable result of the new woman and
the new man.
On the subject of dress, which is sure to
come up in connection with any question
which concerns women, she says that they
should have healthful, appropriate cos
tune adapted to the requirements of their
occupation. The skirt should be modestly
short, and in her opinion bicycle riding is
going to pave the way for this.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Learn Useful Things.

There are some people to whom it comes
natural to fuss around the stove, but tho
majority of young women of today know
not the first principles of getting a meal.
If more of our girls would learn to man,
age the Kitchen they would be of inesti-
Unable help to the tired mother who so often
takes upon her shoulders the entire house,
hold work, always to the detriment of her
own health. If more daughters would en-
deavor to learn few useful things about
the house, 1t would make the mothers life
a continued pleasure instead of constant
effort She would then have few mo-
ments when she could rest, and the treas
ure of her health would not be needlessly
frittered away.
1t is the duty of every mother to teach
her daughters to be good housekeepers, to
know what should be done and how 1t
should be done. The woman who Is most
successful in keeping her servants and in
getting. good ones is the woman who is u
first class housckeeper. She knows there
are hundred and one methods of doing ev-
erything and does not try to force her girls
to do everything just exactly as she herself
would do it. 1t matters little how piece
of work is done, so long az the result is
riRht.-New York Telegram.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Children and Bed.

A good deal Of nonsense is sometimes
published about sending children to bed
with full stomachs. This is well enough
90 long as a babe is an animal and has not
awakened to much use of the brain, but as
soon as a child has come to an age Of &C.
tive thought he should have a chance for
Light exercise and sport after his meals,
never, however, allowing him to go to bed
excited. Above all things to be deprecated
Ia the stormy season so frequently in
dulged in just at retiring. The child pre-
fers to sit up and invariably retires in q
storm of passion, added to by the storm of
nurse or parent. He should be calmly and
firmly restrained from all such outbreaks
There is great difference in children
about retiring. Some very active brains
grow sleepy and desire to retire early; 9TH
ers equally active grow wakeful and ex-
cited.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Mothers and Independent Daughters,

Let any one of us look among the girls
of our acquaintance and see how many we
know who as daughters turn to their
mothers as readily and as naturally as
turns a flower to the sun, writes Edward
W. Box in The Ladies' Home Journal.
How many do we know? Here and there
one, yes. But are they in the majority!
We rather find that the average American
daughter is absolutely Independent of her
mother in all but those things in which
she must, of very necessity and Of her very
being, be dependent upon her. BY far the
majority of mothers have not the conf
dence of their daughters and one needs
only to be in any position which invites
human confidence to know how true is
such statement.
The English girl looks to her mother for
counsel and guidance on every point in her
life. Does the American girly The life Of
a French girl always remains a part of the
being which bore her. Does that of the
American girl? The Italian girls life is
known to her mother almost as well, even
in its most inner thought, as to the girl
herself. Is that of the American girlY The
gospel of the Swiss girl is that of solicita-
ton for her mother, morning, noon and
night. Is it the gospel of the American
girlY The Dutch girl neAr dreams of tell
ing her mother that she is going 10 do
thus and so; she asks if she may. Does
the American girl? In Germany the daugh-
ter's first thought when she reaches proper
years, is to relieve her mother of every do
nestle care and thought. Is it the thought
Of the American girlp Is there need that
or any writer shall supply the answers to
these questionsf
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
In An Old BO0kshOp.

In recent life of John Hatchard, an
old London publisher, some interesting
glimpses are given of the men and women
who, n century ago were In the habit of
lettering away the morning in the dingy
bo0kroom of the greet publishing house in
Piccadilly.
Scott and Crabbe Byron, Lamb and
Sydney Smith met there and gossiped over
new books or fingered rare editions of old
ones.
The Duke OF Wellington was in the
habit of riding up to the shop and leaving
list of books which he wished to buy.
the exact limit of price always being care
fully stated to a penny. On one occasion
an auction Of old books was in progress,
and "a pamphlet, the title of which attract
cd him, was started at 2 shillings. He
beckoncd to the shopman.
"Buy 1t for me carte blanche" he seid
and rode away
A day or two later he called again, and
the pamphlet was handed to him. " had
cost yearly G25.
The duke, who was saving of money,
changed oountenance and then said qui-
city;
"You were right. l am enough Of O
soldier to submit to my own ordets."
An old lady, soberly clad, but with
merry, twinkling eyes, came often TO the
shop and was regarded with awe by the
clerks and customers. 1t was Miss Han
nah More, who had lately written certain
weighty tragedies
One day little boy 8 years of age, fol-
lowed by his nurse, entered and brought a
note from Miss More to tho publisher, ask
ing him to credit her young friend Tom
for whatever books he might choose on her
account.
Two years later the same Tom brought
another note, stating that he was to be
credited to the amount of 2 guineas, and
that as he already owned and had read all
the great epics she would suggest prose
works, JohnsoD's or Izaak Walton's
| Lives.
Many years later there was great field
| day at Hatchard's. The third and fourth
volumes of Macauiay's History Of Eng
land" were In the press, and subscriptions
were pouring in from the royal family,
cabinet ministers and bishops, down to
| poor clerks. The author came into the
shop and was told how the book had
stirred the whole country. The publisher
had known him for many years, but GER
tain pleased fash of the eye startled his
| memory.
"why, you are our little friend Toni"
he said.
Macaulay laughed and confessed to be-
ing the prodigy whose infantile wisdom
had long been tradition of the shop
Household Words.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Litmus Paper.

Chemists will be interested IN the an
nouncement by The Chemike Zeitung Of a
delicate litmus paper giving sharp reao
ton. Commercial cube litmus is extracted
In u percolator with distilled water, the
extract being evaporated down to the same
weight as that of the litmus used and
mixed with three times its weight of 80
per cent alcohol. The mixture is then
aoidulated with hydrochloric acid and al
lowed to stand for two days. The azolit
mine will now be precip.tated in the shape
Ct brown flakes, the dull violet coloring
matter remaining dissolved in the alcohol
10 mother liquor. The precipitate is col
lected ON a filter and washed two or three
times with calculated water, until the
family reddish colored filtrate gives pure
blue with ammonia. The azolitmine in
the filter is then dissolved in distilled wa
ter containing a few drops of ammonia,
the solution diluted to 81 times the
weight of the litmus originally employed,
exactly neutralized, and mixed with 10 per
cent of alcohol in order to make it keep
better. Prepared thus the tincture is found
to be an excellent indicator, the change
from red to blue and vice versa being per-
fectly sharp.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Treasures in q Library.

From the valuable collection of auto
graphs presented to the public library some
time ago by its old librarian, Judge Cham
berlain, and placed as he desired in little
room leading from the librarians office,
four documents have been taken out and
placed in the periodical room on the fire.
place shelf These four are the "Declara
ton of Independence, the Address to
the King" the ARTICLES of Confedera-
ton" and the " Constitution of the United
States" They are not the originals Of
course; neither are they facsmiles. They
are half way between-a reprint in each
case of the original document, followed by
the genuine autographs of the men who
signed
In IA way not even the original Declare
ton of Independence preserved in Wash
ington is so good as the public library's
clear readable copy. The original writ
ing, both text and signatures, has been
faded by a century's exposure until parts
of 1t are almost illegible. The original is
also on parchment, material from which
ink fades very quickly rs compared with
paper. Judge Chamberlain autographs
are on paper and ought to last Indefinite
ly. To the right of the four documents
which are neatly framed, is Photographic
facsimile of the great Declaration, and to
the left hangs printed copy one of 3 is
sued Immediately after it was adopted to
each of the / original states, authenticated
by the bold signature OF the president of
the congress, John Hancock, and attested
by the secretary, Charles Thomson.
There are now In existence, as near as
can be calculated, 90 complete sets of tl's
signers of the Declaration. That belonging
to the public library, made up of cut sig
natures, taken from otherwise unintcrest-
ing papers according to the original order
on single sheet and untlerneath the text
of the original is the most striking and
vivid to look at of any N the %, but in
money value it must yield to the oollec-
tions which are made up, mainly at least,
Of entire autograph letters or documents.
Three of the complete sets besides this In
the public library are owned in Boston. A
curious map of special interest to local an
tiquarians has recently come into posses
sion of the public library. 1t was pub
lished in London early in September, 1875,
and was printed to give an idea of the
siege of Boston. 1t measures about 81 by
IS inches, and the title runs, "The seat of
war in New England by the American
volunteers, with the marches of the sew
eral corps sent by the colonies. "-Boston
Transcript.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing June 80. 1885.

Trains Going South and East ,oiH Leav Mont
pelier as follows'
8: 55A. NJ. MAIL, for Ftchburg, Boston Spring
lie: 80 p. NJ. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low.
COS P. M; PASSENGER, for White River
1910 A. M. EXPRESS. fer Boston via Lowell
and all points In New England New York and South.
Trains Geing North and West:
20: 80 A. N. EXPRESS. for Montreal, ogdens.
1915 A. M PASSENGER. for Burlington. st.
Adams, Richford, Highgste Springs and Ogdens.
burg, msting connections for Rutland, Troy, AL
$3.50 p. NJ. PASSENGER. fer Burlington. st.
Adams, Montreal: Ogdensburg and Richford. wag-
$3.50 p, NJ. EXPRESS for Burlington. Con.
meeting with 9. T. Co.'s boat for Plattsburgh, ar.
8! 6b p. M. EXPRESS for Burlington, St. Al.
bans Rouse's Point and Montreal. Pullman sleeping
car Montpelier to Chicago without change. Due
junction for Troy, Albany and New York.
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West tor
sale at the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 7;l5 9;l5 1880. A. NJ, lao,
s;so. 100 ?. n Arrive at Barre twenty minutes
Leave Barre at s:lO, s;5O A. M, l2 90 NJ $685. S:2O
$3.50. ?. N. Arrive at Montpelier. twenty min
Trains leave for williamstown At l;l0 p. n. AM
Daily Sundays included. Sundays only.
All passenger trains will stop at the PoneerWo
TO take or leave passengers when sisnaled.
Nv. THOMPSON, Agent.
p. W. BALDWIN, General SUPERINTENDENT
8. W. OF INNINGS. GENERAL Passenger Agent