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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-24

CT ush about the oounter. 1t looks as II
the "bicyele hunger" were nov sos
appeased, and until IL 10 price feuoo'ioA
Is not likely to be very radical.
Whatever the list price, no one neoa'
now or next year, pay 500 for a nrs..
class wheel, II he is willing to D"s ~
second-h and. There are so mnny
"cranks" who insist upon having one
very latest models that there are usually
In the market plenty Of little used secono
hand wheels OF the best makers, ana
obtninable at from $40 to $50 eacn.
Bicycles of the best '96 grades In gooo
condition are certainly fine enough Iol
any but cranka or racers to use in 1897.
There Is dodge, too. by which prao-
tically new wheels, fresh from the shop
are often sold at from $50 to $50 of.
/ know Of one racer who bestrode
twenty-seven different mounts before the
season Of '96 had come TO close.
OF course the bicycles were supplied
tree by the makers. When customer In
| their sales room would demur at the list
priou of a new mount the sales
man would say, swell, here's wheel
that's a bargain. Az you see, it IL
absolutely new. Not even scratched
As matter of fact, 1t Is one of the latest
and best in the market, but 1T Ia techni.
caIly secondhand because SIN 18th rode
| 1t in the Jonesville road raoe-won the
race with 1T, you remember the tire
was punctured afterward. Smith never
rides repaired tire, SO he photographed
for new machine exactly like 1t anc
sent this back. Well put on a new tire
and there you are"
By this means Smith-that isn't tht
name-probably succeeded in aiding thu
sale Of some thirty '96 wheels at SIS or. 81
each. or tidy little cash item Of 50, $50
about what the same goods would have
brought at ordinary sale less the AGENT
commissions. -Washington Star.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-24
KEEPING SWEET POTATOES,

When to LIT tho Tubers-varfous Modes
Of Storing PRacticed.
II farmers bulletin from the United
STATES department. Of agriculture tho
following instructions are given;
Sweet potatoes should be dug only
wh,n the ground Is dry and before Sc
we're frost occurs. Dig in the forenoon,
endafter several hours exposure gather
the potatoes in baskets or boxes, the lat.
ter holding about bushel each. Before
digging, the vines are cut and drawn
from the row with a sharp hoe. The
hanl, the hoe or the pillow is used to dig
the roots. A light turning pillow with
rolling coulter run once on each side OF
the row has been recommended as q
means of cutting off large portion Of
the vines. The potatoes may be assorted
into two or three grades, either in the
field or at the place where they are to
be stored. The greatest care Is necessary
to prevent bruising the potatoes in ham
ding, for their skins are exceedingly
tender, and wounded or bruised roots
are almost sure to decay.
There is need for further investiga-
tions to determine the best methods Of
storing sweet potatoes. for the losses CO.
curing during storage are sometimes
enormous. In the colder parts Of the
sweet potato region, where artificial
heat is necessary to prevent freezing,
we hear less complaint Of rotting during
the winter than in the states where it
is customary to store sweet potatoes in
kilns or banks covered with litter and
earth.
In Delaware, New Jersey and some
other states tightly built houses are con-
struoted for storing this crop, and by
means Of stove these houses are kept
quite warm for a week or two after the
potatoes are put in, and at AZ to 60 de-
grees f. during the rest Of the win
ter. Sweet potato houses can be made
above ground as well as below by using
one or more layers Of building paper
under the siding and ceiling.
To sum up, sweet potatoes during
storage should be kept in dry atmos-
phere, with ample ventilation, and a
temperature between so and 65 degrees
f., except during the sweating period,
for which time the temperature recon-
mended by those who use artificial heat
is about so degrees r.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-24

in the low doorway Of the house, and
the interior was SO dark that his face
was hardly seen In detail. He was an
impressive figure, with magnificent
brush of white hair and beard. But the
SCOT, tn smoke, the close air, the dim
light, the budding family, the mental
as we'll AZ the physical atmosphere, was
oppressive, and a full breath of outer OK
ygen and sunshine was an intense relief.
In another village an old woman WAS
the most picturesque figure. Wrinkled
and brown, she was bent nearly double,
Her bushy hair was snow white, her
mouth alaborately tattood. Huge hoops
of German silver weighed down her ears,
and brass bracelet was conspicuously
worn above score of bracelets done IN
tattoo. Her daughters and granddaugh-
tiers stood or crouched about her when she
rested, with babies strapped upon their
backs after the japanese fashion. She
was so interested in her odd caller that
she managed to get to the edge OF the
rivsr near the house, In order to watch
my horse step upon the flat bottomed fer
yboat, which shock-headed Ainu hoy
was pulling across by rope. Some Of
the rivera had no ferry, in which casa we
forded them, but on one occasion Ia the
deepest place our horse deliberately lay
down, to the discontinue, temporarily
at least, of his rider.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-24
Tree Planting.

II trees are to be planted in the fall,
the earlier the work is done after the
leaves have fully matured the better.
90 long as the leaf is firm on the twig
y y needed there to help ripen the bud
o. It's base. But SO soon as it parts read
lily. which In healthy. vigorous tree
will DO, generally, some time before
frost. the tree, II to be planted this fall.
should be dug and it's Leaves stripped
from 1t, SO that they shall not exhaust
thu sap in the twigs and body OF the
tree. II it Is carefully planted, roots
Will form very quickly, as the soil there
10 warm, and roots will grow much
quicker than they can in cold soil IN
tie spring. If the fall ~ very long and
warm, the roots will get such nrm
mold Of tho soil and mako nearly a.
nuch growth next year as it would II
not transplansed, according TO the Amer
loan Oultivatox.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-24
THE WISE BACHELOR.
His Sage Reflections Concerning Women
and Men and Their Affairs.

His Sage Reflections Concerning Women
and Men and Their Affairs.
A woman has reason for everything
except that reason.
A man never makes fun of the girl he
intends to marry. Women are different.
When a woman hears that man doesn't
like her, she tells every body he Is eccentric.
The Arabs are no fools. They say that
moonlight was invented by the devil.
When woman can't say anything good
of man, she says he has nice folks.
If women knew how red their noses got
when they cry, they wouldn't try it on
their husbands so often.
Why is it that women who want female
suffrage always believe in Christian sci
ence and q whole lot Of ismsp
Some women will pay 81 to have their
hands manicured and save quarter by
running around with the strip on the bot
tom of their skirts worn through in spots.
Ignorance isn't innocence, but they re
near relations.
Once in awhile you see woman who
would look better In trousers.
After man Is so he suffers less from
love than he does from rheumatism.
A bohemian Is man who borrows mon
ey on the strength Of wearing soiled col
lar
II a man lies clumsily to woman about
few little things, he can lie cleverly about
lot of big ones, and she will never sus-
poet him.
Men aren'tso apt to marry girls who are
"good fellows.''
Children are lot more nuisance than
they used to be when we were little.
A woman will never admit that her
baby hasn't single feature like It's father.
When woman can't crowd her foot in
to small shoe, she says she wears sensible
footwear.
A young married woman always talks
to bachelors as though they didn't know
much. When she gets older, she gets more
suspicious New York Press
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-24
Desperate.

Ue8p1INUos
"Papar' she sobbed.
"Yes," he answered.
"When I refused Charley the other day, -
she burst out, Tho threatened to do some.
thing desperate-and-and"
Yes, yes, he broke in.
"Well, she cried, she has done 1t. He
sold his bicycle. New York Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

Of all the disgusting things that
the Sherman organs have said, the
statement in the Courier Journal, the
Sunday Star and other such sheets
that Rozel Weissinger's death was
caused by the persecution" of the
Democrats, takes the cake. The idea
that strong, robust man, in the vigor
of health and confident of his own
powers, should he 'hounded" into a
spell of pneumonia by the criticisms
his cratic conduct called forth, is alb
solutely nauseating. Rats-to use the
language of Green Kellar-is about
the only comment that fits the case.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17
There is at least one "distrlct cleo

There is at least one "distrlct cleo
ton" to be held in Kentucky this year
under any construction of the consti-
tuition the Republicans may choose
to put upon the section concerning
the filing of vacancies The term of
Chief Justice Pryor expires January
l and an election will be held in the
Fifth Appellate district next Novem-
Der. The same thing will happen in
1898 and 1900 when Lewis and Hazel
rigg go out. 1t is true there is no
district election in the First district
this year, but it is year in which a
district election is to be held in the
State and there is no reason why
the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Grace in an
other district should not be filed this
year. Judge Landes is certain to be
appointed by the Governor, and as the
Judge is great on "technicalities," we
may expect to hear good deal on
this point, when he begins to argue
that his appointment was for two
years instead of one.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

In 1868 Capt. Jas. A. McFerrin, OF
Lewisburg, Tenn, was wounded at
the battle of Atlanta and carried to
the hospital at Columbus, Ga. There
he met and loved Miss Clara B.
Glenn, a bewitching little beauty,
who nursed the Confederate soldier
back to health. She refused to listen
to his tale of love, but gave him a
suit or clothes made with her own
hands and babe him return to the
army and do his duty for his country,
which he did. After the war Capt.
McFerrin returned to his Tennessee
home, married and raised family of
six children, all now grown and gone
from the parental roof. Two years
ago his wife died and recently he
opened a correspondence with his
former sweetheart, whom he found
still unmarried. Tie result was they
were married last Thursday and the
groom wore the rebel coat his bride
made for him 80 years ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

George Willis, of the Frankfort
Capital, announces in double lead
ed editorial that we have come to the
forks of the road and that he pro-
poses to go with the gold crowd.
Why bless your soul, George, there
is no fork in the good old Democratic
road. 1t is still broad and straight,
piked with silver and paved with
gold, and you can walk either on the
pavement or out in the middle of the
road. What you have mistaken for a
fork is simply a path that runs
through the wilderness from Sher-
man, Tex. to Cleveland, o., and
crosses the Democratic highway in
the vicinity of Carlisle, Ky. No,
George, don't take to the woods yet,
The fault is with you and not with
the road.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The Daily News, which is due to
appear in Louisville the last of March,
will not fill the "long felt want as
Democratic organ that has existed
since the Courier. Journals last flop.
It will be goldbug sheet, with no
claims on the support of those who
are dissatisfied with the undemocratic
course of the other daily papers Of
Louisville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17
No Doubt About Landes.

1t is agreed by all of the CORE.
spondents at Frankfort that Gov.
Bradley will surely appoint Judge
Landes to succeed Judge Grace. The
appointment will likely be made this
week and Judge Landes is expected
to resign as Senator at the afternoon
session of the Senate to-day, after the
joint ballot. This will give the Lieut..
Gov. an opportunity to call special
election for November, though the
man elected would not have to take
his seat except in the improbable
event of a special session.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The State capital is under bayo-
net rule, with Gov. Bradley in per-
sonal command of 500 State troops,
whose presence is a menace to the
Legislative branch of the State gov
eminent. The soldiers have been
called out for partisan purpose and
not because there was any need of
martial law. 1t is the duty of the
Senate to impeach Bradley for the
disgrace his conduct has brought
upon the State, before the Legislative
session expires by limitation tonight,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The Louisville Times of Saturday
contained a picture of Mr.. Frank
Bell, of this city, who, it is generally
understood, has gone to Cuba to
join the patriot army. Mr.. Bell left
here ten days ago and has not been
heard from since he took his depar-
ture. He was accompanied by two
friends, Will Beeler and Will Win
free. They went by New Orleans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The District of Columbia Democrats
have already appointed their dele
gates to Chicago. Cleveland's for
eign policy was endorsed but the plat
form was silent on the money question,
while the delegates themselves are
suspected of being opposed to the
single standard idea of the admins
tration.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17
Mr.. BROWN DEAD.
An Old and Respective Citizen Passes
Away.


BRowN.-Mr. Thomas f. Brown
died at his home in this city yesterday
morning at 9:15 o'clock of cancer on
his hand.
Mr.. Brown was the ninth of a fam
lily of fifteen children of Thomas and
Rebecca Brown. He was born in this
county October 8, 1928, and lived here
all of his life. In early life he devot-
ed several years to school teaching,
but in 1856 began the mercantile bus
mess, but soon sustained a loss OF his
business from fire. In 1858 he opened
a grocery store in connection with his
brother, John A. F. Brown, which bus
mess he conducted for several years.
OF late years he had been engaged in
the monument business, from which
he retired few weeks ago.
Mr.. Brown was one of ten brothers
who reached manhood and in 1856
rode in the Christian county fair, as
one of the drawing features for that
year. They were all splendid speci-
mems of physical development and
were ssperbly mounted on horse
back. Their mother was present to
take pride in the attention her sons at
tracted. Thomas is the sixth of these
brothers to pass away. The survi-
vors are Gravener s, John A. F., Sam
uel M. and Milton D. Brown. The
latter is the well-kuown lawyer and
Judge of this city who was the young,
est of the brothers, John lives in
San Diego, CAL, the others still reside
here, near their boyhood home.
The subject of this sketch was
man of most excellent character; of
modest, unassuming disposition he
performed his part in life in a quiet,
way. He was a consis-
tent member of the Methodist church.
He leaves but one son, Mr.. Robt. H.
Brown, young man n years of age.
His wife also survives him.
The funeral services will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock at the
residence on East Seventh Street. In
terment at Hopewell Cemetary.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The Republicans are going ahead
in the work of firing Democrats from
seats in the lower House of Congress
and putting Republicans in their
places. Hon. g. A. Robbins was I'M
seated Friday from the Fourth Ala
bama district and his seat given to
w. F. Aldrich by a vote of 173 to SO.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The Hart County Record, pub
lished in Gov. Buckner's home
county, is a staunch advocate of
double-standard democracy, and is
doing good work IN the cause of the
party,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness IS caused by an
infamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed you have rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the infamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hear.
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an infsmed con-
dition Of the mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir,
culars; free.
F.. CHENEY g. CO.,
TOLEDO, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The Breathitt county lunatic who
gathered eggs for Gov. Bradley,
ought not to have been stopped until
he had secured enough for those
Democrats who left the party in its
hour of need.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17
Split Open His Foot,

One day last week Claud Glenn of
Sharon Grove, Todd county, met
with a very painful accident. He
was out chopping wood when the
blade of the ak turned, striking his
foot near the ankle, severing it nearly
in twain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

Col. j. Il. Powell is now in the
Southern States on lecture tour
with his famous lecture, "Pythian-
ism Exposed" and is winning new
laurels wherever he goes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

Bob Taylor seems to be having it
all his own way in Tennessee, al
though he is not in the State and is
doing nothing to push his candidacy
for Governor. He already has about
200 instructed votes to less than 20
for Harris, his only opponent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

Editor Ben Briggs, of Mayfeld, has
called meeting of the First District
Press, at Paducah March 20, for the
purpose of forming an association.
There are about 20 papers in the Dis
trict.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

Judge Sterling B. Toney, or Louis
vile, fined himself SIS one day last
week for being five minutes late. Sub
sequently he RENTED the fine along
with other similar ones against
inrOrS
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

TLittle Billee" McKinley's doul le-
standard platform does not suit the
Wall Street Republicans and Reed
stock has taken slight rise.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

The Grand Rivers Herald, a paper
published in county that supported
Judge Bishop in the last race, shows
a strong preference in it's editorial
columns for Judge Yeaman this time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

spring ! was sure to
have a long spoil
and my general
health would give
way. Doctors did
mo but little good
and ] became de-
dent. Last
spring erysiPelas
settled in my syeo
and l became total
ly blind for several
weeks. Hoods Sar-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

If the Republicans have any use
for John G. Carlisle, by all means
let them take him. The Democratic
party is done with him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

According to the almanacs, spring
is due to begin next Thursday the
18th inst. 1t may begin on time and
then again it may not.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17
J. CHENEY g. co.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Howton Mobber Convicted.

Princeton, KY, March lathe
jury in the Witherspoon case re-
turned verdict this morning fixing
his punishment at two years in the
penitentiary. 1t turns out that
eleven men were for this at the be-
ginning, but the other one wanted a
heavier penalty. Witherspoon was
charged with being member of the
Howton mob, The case against Bill
Gibbons, Glenn Sicily, Frank Thorn
as and Matthew Franklin were con-
tinued until the June term of the
court.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

Speaking of fish stories, Col. Bob
Holloway, of Lexington, is entitled
to go up to the head of the class.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

saparilla was recommended and after tax
ing one bottle my sight gradually returned,
my blood became purified aud was
restored to good health. With Hoods Sar-
saparilla one is well armed to meet any
foe" MISS LULU LEE, IA Market ST.,
Memphis, Tenn. Remember
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17
ErySipeloS

Hss bseR nay afaiotien frs1a ehildhssd.
IL was caused by impure blood and every
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-17

Cinder pavements are being laid on
many streets in Middlesborough.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-07

forgotten all about. and this young
dragon had imagined that | was scnc
Russian champion who was challeng-
ing the French cavalry. My word. he
was frightened man when he under
stood how near he had been to killing
the celebrated Brigadier Gerard.
Well, the road was clear. and about
three o'clock in the afternoon was at
St. Denis, though it took me a long
two hours to get from there to Paris,
for the road was black with COM
missariat wagons and guns of the artil-
1ery reserve, which were going north to
Marmont and Mortier. You cannot con-
ceive the excitement which my appear
ance in such a costume made in Paris,
and when | came to the I,ue de Rivoli
should think had quarter of mile
of folk riding or running behind me.
Word had got about from the dragons
two of them had come with mel
and everybody knew about my adven-
lures and how l had come by my uni
form. It was a triumph-men shout
ing and women waving their handker-
chiefs and blowing kisses from the win
dows. Although | am man singular
" free from conceit, still must confess
that on this one occasion could not re-
strain myself from showing that this
reception gratifed me. The Russian
coat had hung very loose upon me-.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-07
1.-THE END>l
rhe Rhssian code Of Honor.

Two young Russian officers attached
to the Orsk infantry regiment recently
quarreled over their cups in cafe
chantant at Orenburg, and one of them
struck the other across the cheek with
his open hand. The subalterns were
intimate comrades, and the aggressor
made an ample and satisfactory apol-
ogy when he came to his senses. This
was cordially accepted by his friend;
but the regimental court of honor de-
creed that the officers should fight, and
duel was arranged with pistols at 20
PAGES. The young lieutenant who had
received the affront and forgiven his
friend was hit in the thigh and crippled,
and consequently is untitled for further
service. The tragi-comical proceed
ings of these military courts of honor
are as stupid as they are mischievous.