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The herald., 1896-06-21

HAT AND SWORD WORN BY WILLIE
on the Fourth of July.
article was a slate which Willie had car
ried to school. The guide took the slate
near the window, where the light was
under full headway, and blowing the
dust from the slate he said:
"If you will examine closely you will
see the outlines of a drawing. They are
indistinct and broken, but look at it
two minutes and don't think about
anything else. And you will see as
plainly as you can see me the picture
of Napoleon on horseback. Willie drew
that one day while the teacher was
hearing the class in geography, and it
was so natural that the teacher took
the slate and locked it up, and when
he died he gave it to his son, who kept
it for years, and he brought it here only
last week. 1t is wonderful how the
people are moved by the name McKin-
ley. Everybody seems to be looking
for some memento or something which
the major has either seen or touched.
The same thing seems to be true of the
major before his nomination that was
true of Lincoln after his. / mean curl
osity. You saw that man who was so
bent over as we came in. Well, he is
the family photographer. He is kept
working night and day to keep up with
the demand. The poor man Is nearly
dead. and I think when the major is in
the White House he will proba bly, give
the poor photographer some sort of ap-
pointment. But, Of course, you under
stand, no promises have been made.
Not even to Senator Quay
WILLIE WAS THE HERO.
A little wagon with three wheels, the
fourth being lost, and a broken pole and
shattered box, was pointed out as the
one with which Willie played in his
early life. The guide asked the writer
If he had ever seen picture called the
Burial of the Bird" in which several
children were represented with a toy
wagon, which was the hearse for the
dead bird. The writer recalled the pic
ture.
II wonder" said the guide, who had
already exhibited winged order of
fancy, chow many people who have ac-
tually wept over that picture ever
thought that the picture of the child in
front of the wagon was really Willie
Mckinley, and how few ever thought
that was his wagon, and that he would
be president some day. General Lew
The herald., 1896-06-21
POPGUN USED BY WILLIE oNr
Fourth of July. IL

P9PGUN e USED BY WILLIE ONE
is the intention Of Mr.. Hanna to have
Inls IN pole put up under the porte cochere
The people of Canton think it ought tn
pe put up on the Inauguration stand. We
are going to spring it on him the day Of
ms nomination. Will you be in Canton
tI 1Iat DAY! l. would advise you to be
There will be such a scene in this town
as was never heard of before, Car
neld's dramatic situations at Mentor will
look IKE s1deshows to what we will have
mere. There Is one newspaper mana gov
VINO has always been against the major
untll the convention in his state made
MN delegate-at-large. who has Govt
his young man down here to board in tho
mckinley house until after theIelection
ana the young man told me he had A.
Puouln, Whatever that is. All berei r
want you to look at this !
STORY OF THE POPGJJN
Inc guide handed the correspondent
piece OF wood several inches long and
rs large in circumference as an arc lieh+
carD0n. @ 1t was also in state of decay
rms was Willie's popgun ,ybich ~
carried at Niles, and there is n stom'. ne
apout 1t that has not yet been printed
When the major was sent to the con
Nentlon IN minneapolis an old man
cllmbed up to the speakers stand and
handed the popgun to the major and
toid MN ne had made it when a bov
and had picked it up one day when Wi
ne mad thrown it away, and had ALWAYS
Kept 1t, because his father told him tha = =
there was no telling what an Ohio ho,,
would come to, and so he kept the pon.
gun. He gave it to the major. who
pTought 1t home. and he'gave it to Mr..
mamma not long ago. 1t will be present
ed to whoever is made postma ster-gar,-
eral." 3 GIL
In clambering about in the building
many other relics were encountered
The herald., 1896-06-21

SLIPPER THAT HIS MOTHER USED
on Willie.
and the man in authority responded and
smiled The representative Of the Chron-
icle said he reckoned there was some
mistake. He was not a politician, least
of all was he an office hunter He had
come on a different mission. He had
, come for the purpose of cataloguing and
describing those things with which
Major Mckinley had been associated in
earlier life. And then he quoted the fol-
lowing from Oliver Wendell Holmes:
Not the great historical events, but
the personal incidents that call up single
sharp pictures of some human being in
its pang or struggle, reach us more
nearly"
The man in authority said yes, upper
register, but he allowed that the major
never had any pang. So it was agreed to
cut out that word and let the remainder
of the quotation stand.
ITO come down to business" said the
Chronicle man, "this is the Mckinley
Mecca. Everything concerning the ma
jors past is honored here. The country
The herald., 1896-06-21


state of things as he clambered over
some boxes and barrels, saying that
there had been so many visitors lately,
and that some of them were relic hunters
and had to be watched. He pointed out
the gun which the major had carried in
to the war, a picture of which, he said,
had been printed in some of the papers
which had once abused the major, but
which were now friendly to him.
I'VE had to mark it "loaded,'" said
the guide, and then he paused as if he
wanted the Chronicle man to ask him
why But the Chronicle man got the
wrong cue, and instead of asking why
he said: $50 as to make them think it
was liable to go OFF,"
The guide chuckled at this and said:
"You must have been to the Mckinley
minstrels last night. They sprang it
upon the audience, and it created such
an uproar that it interfered with n
strawberry festival across the street.
where the Young Ladies' Mckinley club
was trying to remove the mortgage from
the church. That's the Mckinley bicy-
Gle that man is riding. The name of the
factory is the Napoleon, but that means
Mckinley"
The guide here stopped over an old
hair trunk. opened it and drew out a
remnant of leather which at one time
had been part of slipper.
Il suppose you have heard that the
major was a boy once. Well he was.
We are not keeping anything back about
his early life. We don't have to. While
1t is admitted that he was studious,
The herald., 1896-06-21

note to the effect that If it was painted
1t might be used with effect during the
present campaign.
But we shall not use It," said the
guide. THE knightly business hurt us
once, and we are going to have a busi-
ness campaign this time. That is Mr..
Carnegie's idea
The guide now drew out of barrel
boys full suit, with a paper hat and
tin sword. He said this was the first
Fourth of July suit worn by Willie. He
didn't know how it was. that it had been
preserved, but there was no question
about the authenticity of the same. The
major had identified the suit. The next
The herald., 1896-06-21

Wallace was here the other day and
showed him this wagon and told him of
the picture, and he told me he hadn't
heard anything about the major that
touched him like this. He said he only
wished he had known of this when he
was writing his last novel"
The guide was quite overcome with
this memento, and the correspondent
gave him time to recover.
Here is book" he resumed, (which
shows that Willie Mckinley had a good
deal Of the boy in him. His people were
consistent Methodists, and Willie had to
go to church, Sunday school and prayer
meeting. He joined the church when
he was IA years old, and has always been
a consistent Christian, except twice.
The herald., 1896-06-21
ON SLATE MADE BY WILLIE

PICTURE ON SLATE MADE BY WILLIE
Napoleon written in. Mr.. Hanna asked
the major about it, and the major ad-
mitted that he did it. Maybe you had
better not say anything about that, how
ever"
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
whats this bit of newspaper under
this glass?" asked the correspondent.
The guide said it would explain itself.
1t was a clipping from an early issue of
the Cincinnati Commercial, and was an
account of how two boys living near
Niles had been out one Sunday and were
run down by storm One of the boys
had dodged-.a lightning bolt and saved
himself, while the other boy was killed
The headlines of the dispatch related
that it was Strange Miracle"
The guide explained: 1.-THE article
does not give any names, you will notice.
We probably never would have thought
of it, but after the slavery question was
settled and John Sherman had conclud-
ed that he would never be president, the
people of Ohio began to talk about that
boy who had lodged the lightning. and
The herald., 1896-06-21

WILLIE's FIRST TROUSERS, NOW IN
the Canton museum.
over his father by having some of his
chums to do his work while he went off
on hunt, or fishing, but Willie always
sawed his wood. Mr.. Hanna said that
was good one to work up. The saw
buck is quite old, as you see, and have
heard 1t was in the war. Very many
people ask to see it. Mr.. Quay examined
it carefully and took a splinter from it
as a souvenir
The day was declining, and a drowsi-
ness crept into the museum with its
strange associations. The guide said he
was sorry it was so late, and hoped the
writer would come the followingNay, as
several new relics would be sent UP on
the train.
Before you CO." he insisted, "you
not shown to many. 1t is here (remov-
ing an old blanket.) 1t is the cellar
door on which Willie slid when they all
lived in Miles, 1 love to think of it,
love most to hear Mr. Hanna talk about
1t. He showed us the nail in the door
on which Willie tore his Sunday trous-
ers, for which Willie was whipped. The
old door is worm eaten, but how many
delightful associations cluster about it!
1t is one of the lost pastimes. You
never hear of a boy sliding on a cellar
door in this rapid age. The cellar door
and the old oaken bucket are twins of
another time, and we Shall never see
them again. The major says he thinks
most of this relic, and he told Mr.. Hanna
one day, when they wandered here alone
The herald., 1896-06-21

PIN USED BY WILLIE WHEN QUITE
young.
in the cleaning, that he felt as If he
would like to sit down on the old door
and take just one more slide.''
What did Mr.. Hanna reply?"
"Oh, he just said, William, you have
slid enough. You want to stand still
and I'll do the sliding"
What did he mean by that?"
"Oh, don't know. You need not say
anything about that 1t was only in
fun
What did the major say?"
ooh, he never said anything. He just
laughed"
And the pilgrimage ended there.-F. H.
B. in Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1896-06-21

There is a cheese factory on the corner.
1t used to be known as the Garfield
cheese factory. 1t was owned by man
who was an applicant for the post
mastership. He never would consent to
have it changed until last winter when
he joined the Mckinley club here, and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08

DR.. j. D. Clardy spoke at Penn
broke Saturday by invitation of the
Bryan club, opening his canvass for
congress in a speech of an hohr and
a half. A large crowd was on hans
and the Doctors telling points wertx
loudly applauded. The Pembroke
Democracy is thoroughly aroused,
united and at work and there will be
a good report from that place.
Many new names were added to the
club,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Passing of the CourIer-Journai.

The circulation of the Courier
Journal has fallen off until it is read
by but very few Democrats in this
section of the State. Before the pa
per left the Democratic party it had
nearly 200 subscribers here. Now it
has something more than 100 and is
held up to that figure by the Republi-
cans, many of them taking it for the
first time. Even some of the negroes
are now turning to the Courier-Jour-
nal to get the doctrine they adhere to.
Out at Pembroke nearly everybody
used to read it, but its circulation has
been entirely by an organized boy
colt. This is but specimen commu-
nity in Western Kentucky. The
same feeling exist among the travel
ing people. A representative of the
Keutuckian has recently had occasion
to interview the newsboys on several
roads. The boy on the Texas and
o. V. run said his daily sales were
100 Euauirers and Is Courier-Jour-
nails. The boy on the st. Louis and
Nashville line Sdlu NC udu dlmOSI no
sales at all for the Courier journal.
The st. Louis papers and the En-.
ouirer had taken its place. He had
quit handling the Times and Post al
together and the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch had occupied the field for the
evening papers, On the Louisville
and Memphis run the newsboy inter
viewed between Guthrie and Bowling
Green said he generally sold about 8
Courier Journals and II to Is Enquir-
ers. Six months ago he did not han
die the Enquirer at all, but he had to
get some paper the people would
read. Travelling men on all Kentucky
roads report similar state OF affairs,
although the Republicans are trying
to encourage their new ally by hold
ing up its circulation. The Courier
Journal talks so fiypantly about this
loss of patronage, that the Impression
is growing that its losses are fully
covered by some sort OF insurance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
JAMS ITINERARY.
3 KENTUCKY VISIT NEXT WEEK
ALL ARRANGED.
The Henderson Stop the Only One in
Western Eentucky--He viii Be
Heard BY Acres of People.

Mr.. Bryan visited Milwaukee last
week and spent Sunday at Beloit
Wis. Yesterday he returned to Chi.
cago and addressed the Labor Day
assemblage. He is now at Lincoln
Neb., taking brief rest.
The program for his Southeastern
tour is as follows:
st. Louis, September IL Salem, ILL.,,
(Mr. Bryan's old home), Sunday, 13;
Henderson. one hour at 2:40 p. m,
and five minute stops at 0wenehere
Hawesville, Cloverport and Irvington,
KY, 18th. Mr.. Bryan will leave
Louisville over the l.. g. N, the
morning Of the 18th, making five
minute talks at Lagrange and Emf
hence, twenty five minutes at Frank
fort, speech at Midway, also Yer
sailles, where Mr.. Bryan will lunch
with Senator Blackburn, speak at
Lexington at 2 p. m. and at Mays
vile at night. Thence he jumps to
Hartman, Tenn, and Asheville, N.
c., and swings around through Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Washington City,
and back to New York City Septem.
Der %. Then he will campaign New
Jersey, Delaware and the New En-
gland States.
There will be two speeches in
Louisville Monday night, the first at
8 o'clock. If possible the AUDITOR
um will be secured and the crowd in
side and out will be addressed by Mr.,
Bryan. Gov. John Young Brown,
John S. Rhea and others will speak
to the over-howing meeting and later
in the evening Mr.. Bryan will make a
speech to those who cannot get into
the building.
Mrs. Bryan will not be with her
husband on this trip.
The Henderson meeting is the one
in which the people of this section are
most interested. The speaking will
be held at the Park, about mile
from the L. & n. depot. A carriage
will meet MIR Bryan and get him to
the stand in five minutes, before the
train could reach the o. V. depot If
ter the usual stop. He will speak
about fifty minutes and then be driv.
en- to the o. V. depot by 3;45 p. m.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
PALMER PUNCTURED
AND CARLISLE cAUTERIzED FOR THEIR
POSITIONS.
Palmer's Acts in Kenton County in 1865
Ventilated and Held Up to the Criti-
cism So Justly Deserved--Of What
Boltocrats Are Made

Covington, Sept. Sin August,
1865, an election for state senator was
held in Kenton county. The Demo
cratic candidate was John Griffin
Carlisle; the Republican candidate
was Mortimer Murray Benton, then
and for many years lawyer of dis
tinction, Republican of the strictest
sect and stalwart to the utmost limit.
Col. Weden Oneal, afterwards
United States marshal for Kentucky.
under Grant, was provost marshal at
Covington, and John NJ. Palmer, of
Illinois, the Boltocratic candidate for
president, was the major general com.
handing the military division of which
Kentucky was part.
About ten days prior to the election,
Gen. Palmer directed Col. Oneal to
station troops in the various precincts,
and directed him further to see that
none but 'loyal" citizens were allow
CNl w NOICs
This was months after the close of
the war; months after the surrender
of Lee to Grant, yet Col. Oneal
promptly and thoroughly obeyed the
orders of Gen. Palmer and the result,
of course, was the election of Mr.. Ben.
ton by one sided vote.
When the legislature met, Mr.. Car
Isle conte sted the right of MIR. Benton
to a seat in the senate, and that body,
very properly held that there had
been DO election and ordered spec
ial election to be held February c,
1869, in Kenton county.
The result of that election, there be.
ing no troops at the polls. was the
triumphant election of John Griffin
Carlisle-the same Carlisle who now
declares by telegraph to the Boltocrat
Courier Journal that the indianapolis
platform is Democratic and its stand
ard-bearer, John NJ. Palmer, a Demo
crat-the same John M. Palmer who
controlled elections at the point of
the bayonet in Kentucky.
Mr.. Carlisle is exhibiting a forbear-
ance not likely to be initiated by Ken
lucky Democrats.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Good Races at Mercer Park.

The bicycle races at Mercer Park
came off Friday afternoon and were
witnessed by very large crowd. The
program was carried out in full and
proved quite interesting. John
Thomas won the / mile novice race
and George Phelps won the race for
the championship of Chritian county.
The race for boys IA and under was
won by Herman Ennis, ! mile, time
52i. The 8 mile handicap was won by
Phelps. The one mile handicap for
boys l6 and underresulted as follows
West lst, Davis End, and Ennis 3rd
The mile handicap resulted: Phelps
LIST, McCarley End and Thomas 3rd.
The mile race, ESQ class, was won by
McCarley; Thomas End and Gabe
Payne Bird. The 2 mile handicap re-
suited as follows: Phelps 1st, Nc.
Carley End, Tandy 3rd, and Robin
son 4th.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Farmers Heavy Loss.

The large tobacco barn of Mr.. w.
H. Carter, of the Lafayette neighbor-
hood, was destroyed by fire a few days
ago, together with 5000 pounds of
good tobacco. Mr.. Carter's loss is a
very heavy one, as he had no insur-
ance. The weed was being fired and
the supposition is that stick" fell
into the flames below, which soon en-
veloped the building.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
The Worms Have Gone.

The fearful ravages of the tobacco
worms caused the farmers to cut
most of their tobacco, much of it green
The remaining portion of the crop is
now almost free from worms and do.
ing so nicely that it bids fair to be
the best of all. With a few good
showers the late planting will make
fine tobacco if frost stays off fol
three weeks longer. In some places
those who lost the first crop are rails.
ing a crop from suckers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
The Banks to Close.

If fellow comes up to you and
wants to bet you that four months
after Bryan is inaugurated-if he be
elected-every bank in the country
will close its doors, don't bet him,
because he'll win your money. In
these hot campaign times not few
enthusiastic free silver men have lost
money betting against some FESTIVE
gold bug. 1t is easy enough to ex-
plain. If Bryan is elected he will be
inaugurated on March a. Four
months later will be July 4-Indepen-
dence Day and national holiday
and, of course, every bank in the
country will be closed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Given 1OT DAYS.

John Early, COL, was tried before
Judge Breathitt Friday on a charge
of violating the prohibition law in
Lafayette district Early entered a
plea of guilty and was fined 500 and
costs. He failed to pay the amount
over and was sent 10 the work house
for lO7 days. His troubles will not
likely end here, as he will pro! ably
be taken in hand by revenue officers
on completion Of his sentence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Good Meeting at Liberty.

Elder T. D. Moore, of this city,
assisted by Rev. Fowler, of Madison
vile, is holding a series of meetings
at Liberty church, near Beverly
Large crowds are attending each
service and the indications are that
much good will result. The meeting
will continue throughout this week
and may be protracted far into the
next,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Run Down by an Officer.

Bud Dickerson, col, wanted at
Trenton, was captured by Chief Fritz.
assisted by Bud Garth, near the L.
d L. depot Sunday. When Dickin-
son saw the officers after him he ran
and several shots were fred at him
before he surrendered.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Eloped Yesterday.

Burrell Bullard, aged 20, and Miss
Edna Nichols, aged Is, cashier at
Bassett & Cos, eloped to Clarksville
yesterday and were married. They
returned last night and will board at
Mr.. j. NJ. Billiards..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
CREAM OF NEWS.
IF 1T is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HASIT
Stabbing Affray-Vicious Dog-Barn Burn
ed-Bicycle Races-KiIled BY Light
ning-Speakings.
Box Car Jumps the Track.

An Ohio Valley freight car jumped
the track at Blackford Saturday.
Only slight damage was done and
nobody was hurt. The accident de-
layed the south bound mail train sew
eral hours,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Trials Set For Today

Jordon Baker was jailed Friday on
a warrant charging him with having
sold liquor without license.
Tim Reynolds, charged with
breach of the peace was also placed
behind the bars. Their trials are set
for today and will come UP before
Judge Breathitt, Both parties are
cOlOred.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
Num- and Canister.

Mr. Polk Cansler, of this city, hp
an appointment to speak at 'Manni;
ton Friday night and Judgo y
Num- went out to meet biAge.
copied a division of tiists. IRIS.
meeting, at which there-aooc
275 voters, was turned into 4
cratic rally. Canister spoke q
after Judge Num- finished, TIL
crowd-many Republicans, as
Democrats-was yelling .{G KS
Judges Num- and DEM
nounced that no Re go into Div
invade Hopkins COZ offer our x
ing challenged for the most 4 -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-08
A Specimen Letter.
CoURIER-J JOURNAL Co..
Louisville, Ky.
DEAR SIRs:

DEAR SIRs:
We enclose you four papers sent
to US, DIS we suppose by you and beg
to say that at present we are reading
the Atlanta Constitution. Cincinnati
Enquirer, HoPKINsvILLE KENTUCKIAN
Silver Knight and National Watch
man; also that We regard your paper
as traitor to the party that has SO
long honored it, making its fortune
for it, only to be betrayed in its hour
of need. Respectfully,
H. I. Watkins,
j. R. Watkins,
Gipp. Watkins, II
Jett Watkins,
Wallonia, Ky, Sept. ], 1896.