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His New Hat.

A distinguished preacher, of somewhat
arbitrary manners, was engaged to preach
in Belgravia, and purchased a new hat for
the occasion. He was met outside his resi-
dence by young man, who was to guide
him to the Ct urch. His guide, after what
the parson thought rude stare and smile,
said, 81 beg your pardon, sir, but your
hiatt
ooh, yes, never mind the hat, but mind
your own business" the parson interrupt
ed CURLY, and the young man was silenced.
The people they met stared and smiled
too.
"Strange, how many people notice when
one has got new hat, F" thought the par
son. The church was reached, and the
worshipers approaching naturally turned
to observe the noted preacher
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FIN DE SIECLE ART.
Rafaelli Defines the Aims ana Purposes
of the ImpressiOnists.

of the ImpressiOnists.
AS for myself, 1 have abandoned my
word "Charactcrism. 1t is enough for
me that the thing exists. 1t is enough for
me that the whole artistic movement Of
our time is going the same road pursuing
the same end-the search for what is char
aCtcristic. Let them call us impressionists
if they wish--a name that never meant
anything for anybody, and certainly never
meant anything for us-but let us be char
acterists-that is to say, artists who en-
ploy their intelligence and their talent in
lifting up to beauty all men and all nature
and thus aid in establishing upon our
planet a noble equality among men, that
altruism, in fact, which will be- for the
highest among us as for the lowest. the
source of that more perfect happiness to-
ward which all that is noble in us forever
aspires.
ImpressiOnism has been q return to ma
ture, movement which has allowed 20
each artist the complete development If
his temperament and of his individuality
And in our essentially individualistic
epoch, individuality is dominating force
in art.
1ulpIbSSlOulSIl Is, IL OuS Ildy say SO, a
school open to ALL which every one can en-
ter without the last lowering of his flag.
1t is a school where each is his own mas
ter. Impressionism represents the COM
plete development of each artistic tempera-
ment, the study of all the aspects of ma
ture and an absolute liberty in the choice
of the means of expression, which are for
us simply means for saying what we have
to say, and never an end in Themselves
Jean Francois Raffaelli in Scribner's.
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Rubinstein was never idle. He could
not remain so half an hour. From the
moment he rose till the moment he retired
he was doing something. When not trav-
cling, he had his days work mapped out
with methodical regularity. From just
such an hour till just such another he
might be found day after day at the same
occupation. After this fashion he was
able to accomplish in his lifetime what
was really the work of three men, and he
never tired of preaching this regularity of
work to young artists and students.-Al-
exander Macarthur in Century
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The Gum Swami Pnrson.

A lazy man, relying on his wife for sup.
port is about as good representation of the
single standard as any one could wish for.
Outward signs are often deceptive. The
fact of a mans pants being worn out at
the knee is not proof positive Of his prayer
fitness.
The axle Of generosity can be worn out
by turning the wheel too often.
If every man was allowed to estimate
his own worth, we would have more mil
lionaires than the country could hold.
The majority of our preachers are COM
PEELED to take vacation, but the devil
never takes a day off.-Atlanta Constitu-
tiOn
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Trihes.

We are often reminded of what Mrs
Chillingly said when asked who managed
her household. Her reply was, "My hus-
band has agreed that 1 may decide upon
all the small questions If 1 will let him
decide the large ones" AS small ones
arose many times each day and large ones
only at intervals of months, it ended in
her ruling the roost New Orleans
Times Democrat
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We Wonder.

The sale of snap shot cameras is said to
be unusually brisk this spring. Whether
this has any connection with the increas-
ing number of bloomer clad bicycle girls
nobody seems to know.-GrifIin (Ga.) Call.
Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
Rheumatism & Neuralgia. Entirely vegetable.
Safe. 22y1
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The vicar met him at the vestry door to
welcome him, but hesitating said, "Par-
don me, canon, but pray why do you wear
your hat sop
The tile was doffed and the outside
found to be still covered with white paper,
which the absentminded divine had not re-
moved.-Pearson' Weekly.
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Napoleon's Moods.

But the hours when the general in chief
was wsrworn, weary, tender and sub
ject to human regrets like other men were
not those which he often revealed to the
world He was poremptory and sometimes
even peevish with the French executive
after he had them in his hand. With Italy
he assumed a parental role, netting cut
chastisement and reward as best suited his
purposo.-Professor w. NJ. Sloane in Cen
tury
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angry toss of the head he flung the carcass
away. That was enough for the wolves,
who turned and ran as he successfully
charged them, and they were surveying
the cattle from long distance away as
we drove from the scene of a fight that had
delayed the United States mail three-quar-
tiers of an hour.-New York Sun.
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Iodine was discovered in 1919 by Cour-
tots. 1t is found in several marine plants
and extracted by a simple process. Its use
in medicine is said to date from about
1926, when it was first employed in the
hospitals Of London and Paris.
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VIII Probably Get Them.

A college president has married q teach
er of elocution. He proposes to have even
curtain lectures properly delivered. Chi
cago Post
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wadsworth-Well well, WE'LL If this
isn't Billie Brown. How are you, old
man, anyway
The Late Billie Brown am not Billie
Brown any longer am Mr. Simpkins.
/ have married since we met last.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
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Mark Twain's Real Object.

Mark Twain is going to Africa. In de-
fance of Max O'Rell, Mark is determined
to discover who his ancestors were.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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Turn About Is Fair Play.

Here is Michigan about to restore capt.
tai punishment after few years expert
eice in permitting the murdcrers to do all
the life taking. Herald.
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A Sure Sign,

When young lawyer sits with his feet
on the table and enjoys two bit cigar,
you may know that he has just filed an
other divorce suit.-Galveston News.
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Through No Fault of Tommy.

"Maw," asked the little boy, edo you
spell napkin with Exp
"Certainly not. Only knapsack."
And that is how it was that Tommy's
aunt received letter from him, in which
he made mention of "napcin. Indian
apolis journal.
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Ink in the days of Louis TX, cost 40
cents quart.
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Oliver Goldsmith had strongly marked
Celtic features and a lively blue eye that
was always merry.
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SLEEPLESSNESS,

and Kindred ailments, whether resulting
from over anxiety, overwork or study, or
from unnatural habits or excuses, are
treated as speciality, with great success, by
the Staff Of Specialists attached to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at
Buffalo, N. Y. Personal examinations not
always necessary. Many cases are success
fully treated at distance.
ASTHMA successful RsT aR tren EOnaSrfq hGys
been discovered for Asthma and Hay Fever,
which can be sent by Mail or Express.
1t is not simply palliative but a radical
cure.
For pamphlets, question blanks, refer
ences and particulars, in relation to any
Of the above mentioned diseases, address,
with ten cents in stamps, Worlds Dispens-
airy Medical Association, 66S Main Street,
Buffalo. N. Y.
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Looking For the Owner.

On going his rounds about midnight q
policeman noticed an individual going
from house tu house and trying to open
the DOORS He seized him by the collar and
said:
what are you doing heref"
al Mr.. Policeman-oh! beg your par
don-nothing wrong. You see, I've found
a latohkey, and I'm just merely trying it
on the doors in order to restore it to the
owner. ''-London Tit-Bits.
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| CHANGE TO EARN MONEY !

Salary and expenses paid, or Commission If
IHpreferred. Statesmen wanted everywhere.
No experience needed. Address, stating age.
The G. L. Van Dusen Nursery Co., BOX D, Gene
VAN. Y.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
A Grewsome Sensation.

The sailors on the Ammen ram are
very wary about going into the man
holes that lead to the water-tight COM
partments between the outer and inner
shells. The space between the two hulls
is barely two feet high, and the man
holes admit only small man. but if
a fellow gets away in there and becomes
scared" said a workman the other day,
as he screwed on the manhole cover,
"he will swell mp, and he can't crawl
back through the hole to save his neck.
1 was in that compartment the other
day, and when j thought how awful it
would be to haYethe outer cover screwed
on while / was there. I got panicky and
tried to crawl back I couldn't get
through any way, although 1 had gone
in easily enough. The harder I tried
the bigger swelled, and 5he men finally
had to pull me out. When they got me
through the clothes were torn off my
back. so tightly had been squeezed"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
10 KILLED OLIVE?
Hio's MYSTERIOUS CRIME AS
YET UNSOLvED.
WAS OLIVE rrANY ENrICED TO HER
DEATH?
The Most Remarkable Deed of Recent
Years 1t Yossesses the Elements of
french Fiction Mayor and servant
Under Suspicion.

OOD COUNT Y.
Ohio. is greatly ex-
cited at present as
a result of the mys-
terious murder of
Olive Peany. Nellie
a we'll
educated domestic
is under arrest and
DIR. Adolf Eddmon,
a prominent physi-
clan and mayor Of
to ,,n1ar
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
Done by Dynamite Fiends.

A fiendish plot to blow UP Henry Sell
linger's sidence and kin six people was
partially carried into effect at Mount
Carmel. Pa. the other morning. A
large quantity of dynamite was piled
in front of Sellingers home. The vii.
lain, while the family was asleep, at.
tached fuse to the terrible explosive
and lighted it. The perpetrator of the
plot fed just in time TO escape dread.
full explosion which shattered Sellinger''
residence. The front of the house was
badly damaged. and three children were
thrown from bed by the great shock,
Debris filled the air, and the neighbor-
hood was startled. Windows in neigh
boring houses were broken by the con-
cussion or by the flying missiles. Mr..
Sellinger has no idea who designed the
plot to kill his family, and as yet the
police officials are no wiser than he.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
High PrIced Autographs.

At an autograph sale In Paris in De
cember, 1890, the signature of Christo.
pher Columbus (Which is, probably
one Of the most fantastic sign manu-
ais ever used) brought 1000 francs, says
an exchange. The only existing piece
Of manuscript in Titian's handwritins
was knocked down at 5000 francs, anc
one with ,Cromwells signature attached
brought in exactly half that sum. Al.
fred Morrison, a great English collect
or CT autographs, was present at the
sale and paid a sum equal to 4,00(
francs for the only letter written BY
Corneille that has ever been on the
market. The last letter written by Ma
poleon to the Empress Marie Louise
was disposed of at the. sane sale, bring
Ing 1000 francs, ana several signatures
Of Louis XIV. and Henry w. fetched
1000 francs each.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
OLIVE PEANY.

OLIVE PEANY.
longed to see. The intimacy between
the two fcame great. but the young
doctor. like ymany immigrants, was poor
and olives father objected to him for
son-in-law.
The next man to appear In Olives
vista was John Burns, a well-to-do
farmer Of Whitehall, Ill. He was an
ardent young fellow, and his courtship
was ardent and fiery. In the course of
a few weeks he had secured the desired
promise from Olive. al d they were mar
rier early in the fall. At the time 1t
was said the girl cared more for the
young doctor than for the farmer, but
this was set down to the tongues of gos-
sip, which are never idle. AT any rate
it was happy looking bride that left
Tontogany to begin her married life at
whitehall OF her life there but little
is known, but 1t evidently was not
happy, for after several years she OBJ
tanned divorce on the ground of her
husbands dissipated habits.
: On her return to Tontogany ten years
ago Olive Burns found the conditions
of the place much changed. DR.. Edd-
mon had become rich man. His prac-
tice was lucrative and he owned drug
store which did profitable business.
Eddmon's love for Miss Bernthi5el had
not permitted his matrimonial aspira-
tions to languish' Shortly after her de-
parture he became engaged to the
daughter of a Bowling Green banker
and they were then enjoying life in the
handsomest residence In the town.
looked up to and respected by every
one Through the influence of his wife's
relations he had obtained the most con-
spicuous place in the county. Olive
went back to her fathers house and
was soon as hard at work in the social
field as ever. Then she married Peter
Reany an ex-soldier. Olive and DIR.
Efdmon had met frequently, but moth
ing beyond friendship appeared to exist
between them. Peany had amassed
Nsmalf sum of money, and giving up his
business at Bowling Green he and his
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
reacher Meets a Sad peath.

One death from freezing during the
recent blizzard has been reported, the
victim being Mrs. Davis, a school
teacher. in the Barrett district, three
miles north of Lyons. N. Y. She had
been missing for several days and a
search was instituted About a mile
from the school her dead body was
found under the snow. 1t is supposed
she was chilled when she reached thii
place, and In trying to climb the fence
fell into the snow and died. Little IL
known shout Mrs. Davis except that
she was about 25 years OF age and hac
been married. It IL not known who her
relatives are. but II is supposed they re
side In Rochester. N. Y. n. s
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
A woMAN's BRAVE DEED.
Saved a Little One From a Terrible
Death.

Deabns
"Hi-hiv" shouted again and again a
group of excited people who had a few
minutes before been quietly sauntering
along the streets of San Diego, in Cali
fornia The cause of the violent uproar
soon became painfully clear. A herd
of wild cattle was being driven through
the town. Now, as is well known, the
temper of these animals is uncertain,
and ON the afternoon OF which we write
the Mortified bystanders had proof of
this fact. A little child was playing in
the street not far from the spot where
the cattle were passing, when one of
the bulls-a huge creature, with large
horns-made a sudden rush at the little
one. To add to the terror of the scene
the drover was tipsy, and in trying to
turn the furious animal ne fell off his
horse. Then arose those warning yells
from the spectators, as they beheld the
terrible fate from which, as 1t seemed
nothing could save the child.
At this very moment a lady happened
to come into the street. and the noise Of
the tumult at once attracted her atten
ton. She saw the child's appalling dan
ger. at a glance, and immediately
-"AS -A'o TIC SilpAy SduuAb one sue
ceeded in catching up with the wilC
bull, and threw her shawl over it's heaC
just as 1t was about to charge the child
She then, without leaving the saddle
lifted the child to her lap and took il
away to a place Of safety This bril-
liant act of bravery awol2e round after
round of hearty applause from every.
one who witnessed ii; and as one reads
of the splendid act one can almost hear
the cheering yet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
REVENGE is SWEET. /.
And Especially to tho writer whose
COPY Has Been Rejected

Copy Has Been Rejected.
was Just wondering which was the
easier way to rest my head--by press
ing my ear against the window casing
or by launching down into the form of
the letter "Z,1 with my knees pressed
firmly into the back of an innocent old
party from South Greece, and allowing
my hump of conjugal love to rest fond
ly on the row of brass headed tacks
along the seat back-when a young
man boarded the train at Adams Basin
and dropped into the place beside me.
He was a good looking young man, and
somehow / fancied him one of the sort
who dashes off little gems on one side
Of the paper only, with the very best
ink and in a legible hand, and then
wonders why he is not more successful
in literature. He evidently had stopped
in the postoffice on his way to the train
to get "the returns" and, from the
number of bulky envelopes in his hands,
he plainly had received quite a lot. For
a long time he sat with a nearby, look
in his eyes, and then he began, one by
one, to shuck the manuscripts There
was a little printed form In every en-
velope, and the count of titles didn't
seem to fall short any. Not solitary
manuscript had stuck. 1 felt sorry fol
him. He sat there kind of sadlike
when suddenly the newsboy came
through yelling: 'TFhi' fsmonth's mags
here--Censhry, Hoppers, Scrib., Cosmo
'Tlantic, Or" He paused beside my
literary seatmate to display his wares
And then transformation took place
Showing his hat back on his head the
spirit of revenge flashing from his eyes
the young writer exclaimed, in tones OF
most cutting sarcasm: THANK you fol
the kind offer of the publications yot
name, but regret to say that l must re
spectfully decline them. Rejection does
not necessarily indicate lack of merit
however, and you may be successful
elsewhere. A variety of reasons may
make 1t impossible for me to make use
of them at this time" And then the
young man sank back with a smile O.
triumph, and the newsboy, with {
stare, remarked, "Whach' 'er givin us?'
and passed on. He didn't understand
it, but did. l am an author, too.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02

grave suspicion. Tontogany, the center
of the sensation is northwest Of Toledo
about IL miles. The story behind the
above facts seems to be of most roman
tic interest--one surcharged with the
elements of love, hatred, jealousy, IN
trigue and crime.
Twenty years ago the state OF OHIO
did not contain prettier girl than owe
Peany, then Olive Bernthisel. Her
Gather lived few miles north of Ton
togany, where he conducted well-man-
aged farm Olive was an ambitious
girl, and when the oil fields were opened
and her father made a handsome sum
of money though them she determined
tor have a better education than the
country schools could give. Her par
ents thought her decision wise and sent
her to a boareing-school in the eastern
part of the state. The life there made
no difference in her habits, and when
she returned she was just as willing to
perform her share of the household du-
ties as before. Her beauty and vivacity
made her the most popular girl in the
neighborhood and no social gathering
was complete without her presence.
About this time young DR.. Eddmon
arrived at Tontogany. He had received
his degree in medicine from the Univer-
sity of Jena. near which he was born,
and had decided to begin his practice
in America. Eddmon was handsome,
a fluent talker and it was not hard for
him to charm Olive with his descrip-
tions of the wonders of the old world,
about which she read and which she
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
THREES BEAT THE STRAIGHT.
How Dan Dale was Surprised by New
Orleans Poker Rule.

II lost a big pot of money in poker
game in New Orleans some years agc
that taught me a valuable lesson" SAID
Dan Dale of Chicago TO Washington
Post reporter recently. "It was a table
stakes game and very liberal one
all the participants except myself hay
Ing goodly roll / was in great luc.
however, and had accumulated a loft
stack of yellow chips when disaste-
befell me and pretty nearly wiped Ia.
out In this particular hand drew one
card and made straight. BY some
sort of instinct that often comes tc
poker players l was dead certain tl,at
my opponent had three Of a kind
Everybody else had dropped out and
we began raising each other until pret.
ty nearly all my cash was up mall
was forced to call. and sure en- ougl
the other man displayed three aces. ]
disclosed my straight. and said in /
friendly way as proceeded to rake tho
pot, You play threes pretty stron.;
down here
Yes said he, but not quite as haro
as you play straights.
HE then, to my utter astonishment,
began raking the chips over to his side.
OF course / made a vehement protest,
but to no purpose. The other player
voted me down in short order. and fol
the first time in my life learned that
the New Orleans sports rated three OF
a kind of superior value to a sequence
When you are in Rome you have tc
abide by the law of the Romans, ant
kicking Is of no avail. Very sore / wa
with myself for not first learning III
game as it Is played in New Orleans
but lack of the information cost me tn,
biggest pot for which 1 ever coz
tended"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02

wife settled down at Tontogany, build
Ing a prMty little cottage e few yards
from the Eddmon house. Peany was
devoted to his wife and their married
life was happy But the old army
wounds soon began to trouble him. In
the course of few yes.rs he became a
ouerulous invalid His wife's affection.
waned. as she was of too nervous dis
position to bear with sick mans COM
plants. She was as petulant as he was
.oueruious and at length they lived to-
Rether In name only,
About this time Olive seemed to SET
hlr nycs upon the doctor and he proved
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
THE SHOOTING.

employ. Mrs. Eddmon's is woman of
As, with big forehead and one of those
angular faces seldom seen out of New
England.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1895-04-02
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