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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03
VERY SIMPLE PROCESS.

made, the Bray fishtail burner answer
ing about the best of any yet tried
Merely to exhibit the gas a simple JET
may be made by drawing glass tube
almost to point or by drilling very
small hole in cap fitted to the pipe
leading from the stop-cock. Through a
hole little to one side of the evolution
pipe wire passes, which moves up aid
down with some friction through the
hole. Its lower end is formed into a
hook, to which is suspended little
basket made by bending up little
bit of course wire gauze. A piece
with one-quarter of an inch meshes
will be about right. The suspending
wire is bent at the top to give it a bet
ter handle.
To operate 1t the lamp chimney is
placed in the Jar, the water is poured
in until within an inch or two of the
top, and piece of calcium carbide hall
the size of a walnut is placed in the
basket, which Is drawn up until pretty
close to the cork. The cork is now
placed in the lamp chimney and pressed
down so as to make 1t fit tightly, and
the wire slowly worked down until the
basket becomes partially immersed in
the water. The level of the water is at
once depressed, as the gas is evolved,
and II the cock Is open the air and gas
within the chimney begin to escape.
AS soon as the odor of the escaping gas
is strong it can be lighted and will burn
for five or ten minutes with great
steadiness. If the pressure decreases
and the water rises it comes in contact
with the calcium carbide, more gas
is evolved, and it falls again.
The apparatus may be further simpli-
fed by emitting the stop-cock, which
is unnecessary, and bucket may be
substituted for a battery jar. 1t may
also be necessary to secure the chimney
against floating upward, although In
the apparatus shown this is quite I'M
necessary.
1t is well, before lighting the gas, to
hold test tube over the outlet for a
few seconds until filed with gas, and
to light It with match or at gas
burner. If the contents do not explode
it is safe to light the jet on the Chin
ney; If it does explode the light should
be deferred until purer gas is evolved.
Two or three minutes Is sufficient to
get it in working order. 1t must also
be remembered that it is essential to
have very small burner. as otherwise
j the gas will smoke aud the supply will
be insufficient to obtain satisfactory
fame. The suspending wire must fit
tightly, as If 1t slips down the appar-
atus will blow out or overflow A
very slight immersion Of tho t1fnide
starts It.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03

to congress, December Q, 1898, is vir-
tually declaration of principles re-
garding the position of the United
States towards foreign powers whose
governments might be ambitious to ex-
tend their political systems to any por-
ton of the western hemisphere. Such
an attempt President Monroe declared
to be dangerous to our peace and safe
ty," and one that would have to be
"counteracted or provided against as
we shall deem advisable" The congress
of the United States has never given
formal sanction to the Monroe doctrine,
but evevy executive has asserted it
whenever occasion demanded.
Great Britain's present controversy
with Venezuela is founded neither ON
Justice nor equity. The South Ameri-
can renhSblic has some rich provinces
whose bSorption seemed advisable to
John Bull, aud without hint or cere-
mony the greedy British lion attempted
to devour his prey. Unfortunately for
the beasts appetite, Venezuela, after
many years of internal strife. happens
to have a progressive government,
headed by Joaquin Crespo, soldier and
statesman. Instead Of being frightened
by the threats of the British minister
and hisOFrench and Belgian stool
pigeons, President Crespo sent an en-
phatic protest to the Englishman and
passports to his continental allies who
attempted to criticise the government
of Venezuela, at, what they considered,
favorable and propitious time.
But word about the nature of the
trouble which may yet lead to brush
between the American and British
squadrons stationed in South American
waters. The province of British Gui-
ana was acquired by Great Britain in
1903, but was not formally ceded by
Holland until 1914. The territory given
up by the Dutch government included
the provinces of Demerara, Berbice and
Esequibo, the river of the latter name
being claimed as the boundary by Ven
ezuela. This claim has been repeatedly
acknowledged by Great Britain; nota-
bly, in 1S41, when a British court In
Demerara acknowledged Venezuela's
undisputed jurisdiction over the Mara
ca river, and again in 1874, when SIM
liar acknowledgement was made by the
authorities of British Guiana. In view
of these decisions, backed as they are
by treaties going back hundreds of
years, Great Britain cannot afford to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03
Inaugurat,rs the right.

The state democratic central COM
mittee of Illinois by almost a unani-
nous vote at a late meeting called a
state convention to meet at Springfield
June to map out a course to be pur-
sued by the party in the state. The
address accompanying the call declares
that the next national campaign must
be fought out with the currency as the
issue between the parties, and it be-
hooves the democratic party as party
to assume a decided position on this
question and to draw its party lines
according to the wishes of majority
of it's members Interviews with
leading members of the party lead to
the conclusion that the silver question
is to be the leading issue and that the
party will place itself squarely on a
platform for bimetallism and free coin
age of silver. The next national cam
paign will clearly be fought upon this
issue and the friends of the white
metal are preparing for the struggle
Illinois proposes to take the lead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03

time by the British government, The
city of Caracas, the national capital, IL
a beautiful place, supplied with all
modern improvements, fine churches,
museums and university II is IN Inn
portant commercial center and does its
foreign trade through La Guayra, its
seaport. not far from which part of
Admiral Meade's heet is now at anchor.
Both as regards natural resources and
climatic advantages Venezuela is one Of
the richest of South American states
| It's coffee, among the best grown on
the western hemisphere, is in general
| demand, and its cacao-exported prin-
cipally from Maracaibo--is the best in
the world. It's vast forests supply vir-
tually unlimited quantities of rubber,
sarsaparilla, vanilla, precious woods
and medicinal plants. The coast is
1915 miles In extent. or longer than
that Of California. 1t has many excel
lent harbors, and the lakes of Maracaibo
and Valencia have splendid interior
ports More than one thousand rivers
drain the land, the Orinoco having no
less than 4So affiuents. Some of the trib-
utaries OF this mighty river, which is
navigable $50 miles from the ocean, run
south and empty into the Amazon. The
object OF the British government in
claiming everything clear up to the
Orinoco river is to obtain control of It's
mouth, and thus to command the trade
of the vast region drained by It, which
Includes Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador,
Bolivia, Peru, and reaches as far as
Brazil
Recent discoveries of gold In the dis
trict coveted by Great Britain have had
much to do with the unseemly conduct
of the London foreign office. The gov
eminent OF Venezuela has granted val
liable franchises to citizens of the
United States, and the British diplo-
mats realize that if they wish to accom-
plish their greedy purpose it must be
done before the Americans begin to de-
velop their concessions. But leaving
aside the legality of these concessions,
the United States could not afford to
permit any European power to grasp the
rich territory between the Esequibo and
Orinoco rivers The trade of South
America naturally belongs to our coun-
try, and to violate the plain provisions
of the Monroe doctrine by permitting
England to snatch it out of our hands
would be a crime against the nation
which neither President Cleveland nor
Secretary Gresham would care to
father. Moreover, Venezuela has a
moral claim on our support which no
one in sympathy with republican gov
eminent should wish to ignore
President Joaquin Crespo, the pres
emit chief executive of the Venezuelan
republic, is said to be the first man fair
ly elected to the Office in twenty-five
years. According to common report he
is an able and conservative man. As
soon as reports reached him of Great
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03
REAR ADMIRAL a. W. MEADE, o. 8. x.

REAR ADMIRAL r. w. MEADE, U. 8. n.
agree to arbitration, She knows her
claims to be absolutely without fonnda-
ton, and realizes that If she wishes to
bring the present negotiations to sue
cessful termination she must either
fight or plny bold game of bluff.
Venezuela is federal republic con-
sisting of nine states, five territories
and federal district. 1t claims an area
of 500, 900 square miles and popula-
ton of over 2,S00.000 Branches of the
Colombian Andes traverse the north
western portion of the country, and are
continuous with range along the
northern coast called the MARITIME
Andes. Venezuela was discovered in
149s, ~ Columbus. Later it was made
a par{ Of the Spanish captain-generalcy
of Caracas. Bolivar liberated the coun-
try, together with other states Of the
original republic Of Colombia. In 1880
Venezuela established an independent
government. Since then revolution has
followed revolution, but In optic OF
fierce partisan feeling NO dictator or
president was ever willing to admit the
territorial claims ~ upl from time TO
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03
MAKING GAS In al PAIL.
Simple Process by Which Acety-
iene May Be Generated.
The Apparatus Necessary Is Easily Made
big Jar or Bucket and a Lamp
Chimney Constitute the
Entire Outfit.

No modern discovery or invention
has excited more general interest than
the new illuminant acetylene. T..
O'Conor Sloane, Phi. D., has prepared
an article, published in the Scientific
American, dealing with the CONNER
cial manufacture of this gas and it's
general adoption for lighting purposes.
The production of the calcium carbide
from which the acetylene gas is made
by simple treatment bids fair to be-
come a commercial process, and we
have every reason to hope that the ma
terial will soon be produced by the ton.
There is something fascinating in the
idea of being able to evolve gas of
about s0O-candle power by so SIM
pie a process. While the crudest pos
sible apparatus, such as a tumbler
of water, is sufficient to illustrate the
production of the gas, the object of the
present article is to show how a better
demonstration can be produced with
very simple appliances.
To show the gas with tumbler of
water, it is sufficient to drop into it a
piece of the calcium carbide as large as
pea; the gas is at once evolved In
large quantity, and a match can be APP
piled repeatedly to the surface of the
water, giving number of successive
lightings The apparatus is con-
structed from battery jar and lamp
chimney as the principal elements, and
is made on the lines of the old hydro
gen evolution apparatus.
To the top of the lamp chimney,
which should be of large size, cork
should be tightly fitted. Unless the
cork is better than the majority it
should be waxed or paraffined, which is
very easily done by placing some frag-
ments of wax or paraffine on it and
melting the material with hot solder
ing iron or poker. Through central
perforation tube is inserted, fitted
with stop-cock and gas burner. The
latter must be of the smallest size
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03
VENEZUELA WILL FIGHT.
Determined Not TO Acceds to
Great Britain's Demands.
=. AWrittcn for ,rhis Paper.l

Much has been said and written late
ly about Great Britain's wanton attack
on Venezuela, and American patriots
were more than pleased when the gov
ernment Of the United States protested
against John Bulls attitude and asked
that the points at dispute between the
two countries be submitted to arbitra-
ton The foreign office at London re-
turned very polite, but sarcastic an
swer to Secretary Gresham, In which
our government was informed that
England had nothing to arbitrate. The
impudence Of this reply was CALLING to
American dignity; and Admiral Meade
was dikmtched to the mouth of the
Orinoco with powerful aeet to see
that neither Great Britain nor any
other European power should interfere
with the Monroe doctrine.
This doctrine, outlined by President
Monroe In his seventh annual message
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-03
China, Japan and silver.

Senator Teller, of Colorado, sees a
prospect for an ultimate benefit to sill
yer in case Japan requires China to pay
the war indemnity In gold. II have
no fear" said he, shat in that event
Japan will go to gold basis. The
people there have too long been accus-
toned to the use of silver, and the
country is too prosperous and pro-
crossing too rapidly with matters as
they are for them to desire chanse'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05
HOusehies.

The common hOuSefy, when it, alighrs,
after soaring about Il room for some
little time. may be seen going through
IA series Of operations which remind ne
Of a cat licking herself after a meal;
Or of a bird pluming its feathers.
First. the hind feet are rubbed to.
gether, then each hind leg Is passed
over "a wing. then the fOrelegs undergo
IA like treatment; and. lastly. IL the OBJ
server looks sharp. he will see the in.
sect carry his proboscis over his legs
and about his body as far as he .an
reach.
The minute trunk is perfectly retrac-
tile, and IT terminates III two lObeS.
which can be seen spread UiIt when the
insect begins a meal on ii hump Of su-
gar. -
This carefully going over the body
with the trunk Mi. Emerson. an En
glish chemist, asserts is 10 rrnOve the
animalcules which the quick motion Of
the flies have gathered on their bodies
III their gyratiOns through the air.
In dirty and bad smelling quarters
he found the myriads of flies which rN-
listed there literally covered with ana
malcules, while other flies, captured In
bedrooms or well-veutilatc,l. clean
apartments, We're miserubly lean and
entirely free from their prey.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05
College Girls Like to Fat.

a feast of reason ana flow Of soul d.
not satisfy the modern college maid.
as the housekeeping records Of the Bal
tlmOre Woman'S College show. For
this year contracts have been made foI
%. OD pounds of beef. 1000 pounds OF
mutton. 5000 pounds of poultry, 1000
pounds OF pork. and 5000 pounds OF
veal. -Four thouSanl five hundred ,loZ
en OF eggs will also he used. Large
quantities of fish and oysters, which
are purchased week 10y week AMI no.
contracted for yearly. li,WOU pounds of
sugar. 20 barrels of flour. and :5.OUn
pounds of CRACKERS. LEO pounds Of cot.
fee, loo pounds of tea. i2O pounds at
chocolate. and G.D gallons of lee cream
Lave been ur!crru. Some of The otEer
Items inrlUdc ,.SN pounds of butter
'.Go" gallons of milk. 5000 pounds o.
lard. 40 bushels of potatoes, $50 r3u
Of canned vegetables. and llO.upi
pounds Of ice. I'rEii. groceries and
other vegetables are purchased a. the.
ilay be needed. These nmounlS are n.
qulrrd 10 feed 900 girls.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05

construction of the Nicaragua Canal up
on the data at present available. and that
the undertaking would be fraught with
hazards too obvious to disregard. That
the necessary knowledge may be had Of
the physical and Typographical conditions
affecting the construction and mainten-
ance of a canal across Nicaragua, upon
which to form II final Judgment us to
the Feasibility. pe%rInanence and cost, the
commission recommends an %appropria-
ton 10y Congress of $3.50. 900 for extensive
additional surveys and examinations, GOV
cring Il period of eighteen months.
With the Iata at hand. however. the
commission makes Il provisional estimate
of the cost of Sl33.412,S93. or nearly
double that of the Maritime Canal Com
l'any's unconditional estimate of S6y.-
S.3.6Go. The commission makes it's es-
innate provisional" for the commission
ers sa! the existing data are Inadequate
as Il basis for estimating The cost of many
structures. Some portions of the work
may cost more. others less. The report
says the official estimate by the company
of Stt.S93 Go is insufficient for the work.
that "in several important cases the
quantities mast Ice greatly increased. and
III numerous cases tn" unit prices do not
make proper allowance for the difference
IN cost Of work between the United
States and \icurupur
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05

olt Three elective officers the secretary.
,m' "rftan'-'i-lrlns and the chaplain.
me IalfollEc except committee clerk
Si'ii's. comes under the secretary and the
e'rScaiit-at-arms. The vhaplaiu -cts
small pa! and has no employees under
him.
ihe seryeant-at-urms has the appoint
ih"lt OF the acting assistant duarkeeper
"i the Senate. the postmaster and his
s~nbordinates. the superintendent of the
document room and his s~utorlinates. the
superintendent of the folding room and
ms ~subordinntes and the laborers. mes
sengers and pages. This patronage is,
III accordance with the custom of the
state, apportion-I according to il regular
system among the Senators. the minority
getting Il certain proportion. This appor-
tioninent being fixed ut the beginning of
the Congress. is not changed in any re-
spect. III Il vacancy occurs the Senator
who bad the original appointment is
called upon 10 name some onp to till II.
and If his choice is not satisfactory he Is
called npon To make another. Efficiency
is always eXactei of the employe. and ey-
cry Senator has enough friends to pro-
vide for to enable him ultimately to pre-
sent the right sort of man.
The clerks To the committees are up
pointed by the chairmpn of the various
committees and do not form Il part of the
patronage under the elective officers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05

stood stripped of his constitutional rights
as II free man. and shorn of the most
sacred p~rerogative of American citizen
ship: and what was true Of himself was
true of every other citizen who had the
tenItrity 10 protest against corporation
rule or the question of the absolute sway
of the money power. 1t was not the law
nor the administration of law of which
he complained. 1t was the tlagrant VIC
lation of the constitution. the total ahro-
CATION of law, and u%surpation of judicial
and despotic power by virtue of which
he and his colleagues were committed to
Jail against which he entered his protest.
and any honest analysis of the proceed
ings must sustain the haygard truth of
the Indictment. He had been denied trial.
He was charged now with conspiracy.
and if guilty should go 10 the penitentiary.
Ii. wanted To be tried 10y Il jury Of his
peers. and all he asked was Il: fair trial
and no favor.-tThc conspiracy case is
still undisposed Of in the United Statcs
Court.-Edl
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05

The value Of the gold deposited at the
mints and assay offices during the fiscal
year was $S1. 49,. 0S2. Of which S'1,lGl.-
COZ were original deposits and S22.32l,-
OBJ were ~redeposits.
The classification Of the original de
posits of gold was: Domestic bullion.
$i4.371, $40; worn. uncurrent and mu-
tilated gold coins. SfSS.25S: foreign bull
ion and coin, $16.367 .Oi9; gold plate,
jewelry. etc. $3.2l3.SO9.
The value of the silver deposited dur
ing the fiscal year was SO. I14.3G5. of
which S15.23i, 700 We're original deposits
and $479.66 & redeposits. The value of
the deposits of domestic silver bullion ut
the minis during the fiscal year was So
S04.363. and worn and mutilatcd domes-
tic coins at silver dollar value S3.S99.-
353. foreign bullion and coin S1.ISO,923
old plate. jewelry. etc. SI5O,U6l.
The coinage by the mints during the
year was: Gold. SAB. 933.4I5: silver dol
lars. $3. 1856 OH; subsidiary silver coins.
S.. 113 1863: minor coins. $I12.594: Il total
coinage of $53, 5.549. In addition to
the coinage executed by the mints during
the year, gold bars were manufactured
of the value of $43. 1880. and silver
bars Of the value of $10,341.54
The average London price of silver
bullion during the year was 20 pence.
equivalent to G3.S cents. The highest
price of silver during the year was 6S
cents and the lowest price 59.S cents. At
the average price of silver bullion duriLg
the fiscal year. the ratio of gold to silver
was ! to ,32.;5, and the bullion value Of a
United States silver dollar was $O.49. 16S.
The total earnings of the minis and AS
say Offices during the year was S2.OSS.-
372. and the total expenditures $1.1S5.-
435. showing the net earnings from all
sources to have been 500. 936.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05

Northwestern Road when the train. bear
ing Debs and his friends. arrived ut $50
o'clock. The reception given nebs as he
stepped from the train bordered on the
frantic. Hundreds of men pushed and
struggled to get n grasp of his hand.
many of them Rugged him. and some
went to tile length of kissing him. B'inal-
ly he was tossed up to the shoulders of
four men and followed by a dense throng
that never for one instant stopped its
shouts and cheers. he was escorted to the
hall. about a mile distant. The warmth
of the reception given him at the depot
was repeated when he entered the hall,
with the exception thai the men were IN
able to get close to him and contented
themselves with cheering and waving
their hats. The speech delivered by
Debs was received with great applause
by the audience.
He commenced by saying that in the
light Of recent judicial proceedings he
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-12-05
SzHwy
GR~~

The scene of Frank Barrctt's nrw
story. "A Sc: Of RoyueS." is laid in the
England of the E~lizabethan hramaiistS
ami the tale deals with The fortunes %
"a band of strolling players.
Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote, the author
of The Led-fIorse Claim" ami othe.
stories of far Western life, is now ~
Grass Valley. where her husband, n
ID. Foote. is inspecting the North Stai
Mine.
Julian Ralph's story of China will he
founded on conditions just the reverse
of those in the current issue. 1t will
be- entitled "PlumblOSSOm Beebe's Adj
venture" and relates the unhappy for
tunes of the native wife of an English
merchant.
The beautiful editions Of Gilbert
Whites 'Selborne," have already
awakened interest in London. The H.
Illustrations are from sketches and pho
tographs taken by Clifton Johnson ut
SelbOrne. where he spent some time.
The introduction has been written by
John Burroughs. ,
Among the special attractions Of the
Thistle Edition of ~StevensOn's works
will be The Story of a Lie" published
originally in the Quarterly Magazine
and not republished since. and THE
Pentland Rising" which is included
only in the costly and limited Edin-
burgh Edition. In the volume con-
tanning Familiar Studies of Men and
Books" there are three magazine pa
pers that are not included in any other
collection Of Stevenson'S essays.
"'The Confessions of u Literary
Hack" which appeared in the Forum
for July. was discussed and quoted In
almost every literary periodical in this
country, and received a column OF COM
ment by Andrew Lang in the Illustrat.
ed London News. The article was pub.
lished anonymously, and b Identity
of the author was for some time almost
~ fruitful a topic Of discussion as the
sketch itself. A Boston literary jour
nal now states 'authOritatively." that
the paper vas written by John Gilmer
Speed. The figures given by Mr.. Speed
were actual receipts transcribed direct
" from his recOrd-bOOks. e."