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Evening star., 1896-12-02
The Philosophy of Spank ing.

There seems to have been much lnstruc-
ton and some amusement in the meeting
of the Political Study Club (made up of
lG dies) in New York yesterday. The mem
beers who participated in the debate did not
trifle away valuable time discussing the
ballot a.,d its present iniquities. They wen.
to the foundation of society; the home
One lady thought that most mothers should
not try to train their own children, as they
we're by their vanities untitled for the task
AS an evidence of this she adduced the
fact that they wore feathers in their hats
Another declared that children Gsomineered
too far in the household, but this was re-
futed by the declaration of another debater
that her earliest recollection was her
mothers slipper. while still another en-
deayored 10 weaken the force of the last
contention by asserting that maiden aunts
welded the slipper with far more patience
and dexterity than the mothers. These
things are important. The infant is the
future voter and the nations destiny may
depend on the method of his present train
ing. Nevertheless it does seem a little
cfill-hearted in the ladies of the Political
Study Club to confine themselves TO these
themes when Major Mckinley Is year,ing
for advice as to what he had better do
with his cabinet and as to the best methods;
of carrying into effect his policy.
Evening star., 1896-12-02

ish by the assertion that If we don't do 1t
speedily we shall lose the chance to do 1t
at ALL"
The Evening Post fails to notice, or Is
not frank enough to acknowledge. that the
United States. despite Mr.. Cleveland, has
been the sustaining force behind the Ha-
waiian government these four years past.
aid that that explains the failure of any
'impudent monarch to lift grabbing
finger" Mr.. Cleveland's policy was SO en-
phatically repudiated by the American peo-
pie that all the world took warning. Coun-
tries With land-grabbing records and pro-
pei stiles have kept their hands off the is
lands. believing that Mr.. Cleveland's policy
would be reversed as soon as a new admin
istration over here could get at the busi-
ness.
The same feeling has prevailed In Ha-
wall. The people there have Teen advised
of the friendship Of the. people of the
United States for them. and have been as
sUred that Mr.. Cleveland's successor. sup
ported by public sentiment here, would
give sympathetic heed to their appeals for
recognition. And that accounts for the pro-
gress they have made. and for the unusual
degree of prosperity they are enjoying.
They have worked with all the greater en-
ergy for the assurance that the day of
their permanent deiiverance from all peril
and for the fruition of their hopes was ap-
proachirg
The day for the realization Of their
hopes, or for dashing them to the ground.
is new close at hand. The question Of an
Eexaticn of the Hawaiian Islands will
be presented to the new administra-
ton soon after it assumes power. If
the project Is supported it WILL of course
prevail. If it is rejected the moral support
OF this country will be withdrawn from the
Islands, and the present government there
worthy as it is and beneficial in it's oper-
aiions, will not be able to support itself
against stror ger powers that will begin at
once maneuvering for territory so valuable.
Prompt anne exation by Mr.. Cleveland
would correct the most conspicuous blunder
of this administrations foreign policy,
placing Hawaii with Venezuela in the list
OF names which mark otable and historic
triumphs of the American republic. If.
however. Mr.. Cleveland can discover no
change in conditions sufficient to enable
MIN With good grace to modify his origi-
ity will fall to President Mckinley, and
doubtless he will be quick to take advan-
tage of it. The islands need not be ad-
mitted to statehood in the Union until they
have developed in population and resources
into a condition of admitted fitness, and
tits fact nullifaS the strongest arguments
which have been urged against annexa-
ton.
Evening star., 1896-12-02
80

Some medical students in Philadelphia
have called attention to themselves by
throwing eggs at the faculty. The sense of
moral responsibility indicated by conduct
of this character makes the outlook gloomy
for some future patients.
Evening star., 1896-12-02

The New York authorities are drawing
the line so closely with reference to what
constitutes brutality in a sparring exhi-
bition that there is CONSERVATION among
the sports. There seems to be a special
providence to prevent Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons from hurting each other
Evening star., 1896-12-02
No Amateurs Wanted.

From Truth.
Have you anything to say?" ina Tired
the sheriff.
'Only one thing" said the condemned
man, as he loosened the moose so that he
could speak with more ease, Il want Won
to catch that man with the Snapshot
camera and throw him out do not want
to be disgraced by any amateurs photo
graphs
Evening star., 1896-12-02

The same slim force of thrty-six men was
today engaged in endeavoring to complete
the new city post-office SO as to make the
Inscription the north wall a truthful
forecast as to the date of finishing the big
structure.
Evening star., 1896-12-02

An old politician like Mr.. Platt fails to
| understand what man with law prac-
| tice like Mr.. Choate's would want with a
position that pays no more than Senator $
Inps
Evening star., 1896-12-02
SHOOTING STARS,
A Marked Improvement.

How is Dabbles getting along with his
pictures?". asked the friend
Splendidly.' replied the cynic Hes
buying them instead of trying to paint
them himself"
Evening star., 1896-12-02
PrOSNcctiyp Prnfif-

Soon will the man who owns a sleigh
Declare there's money in it:
He will not rent it by the day;
He'll rent it by the minute.
Evening star., 1896-12-02

When er man stahts in ter f'row mud
said Uncle Eben. 'he may miss his mah'k.
But dah ain no way foh i'm ter scape be-
in splattered hissef.''
Evening star., 1896-12-02

There is a decided disposition among the
democratic mathematicians to make MIR.
Bryan'S defeat something lingering
Evening star., 1896-12-02
A ProDer Accon,nauimcu,

He will be favored by the fates.
Who. seized with frosty fervor,
Resolves he will not don his skates
Without Iife-preserver.
Evening star., 1896-12-02
Much In Little.


It's curious, whut sight O. good a little
thing will do; -...,.. .,..s..,-
How ye kin stop the fercest storm when
it begins ter brew,
An take the sting from whut commenced
ter rankle when 'twus spoke;
By keepin' still an treatin' it ez if 1t wus
Il joke -.s.
Yell find thet ye kin fill place with smiles
instead O. tears, 'ss
An keep the sunshine gleamin' through the
shadows Of the years
By jes laughin'.
Folks sometimes fails ter note the possibil-
ties that lie
In the way yer mouth is curvin' an the
twinkle in yer eye: ,-. -.....-,
1t amt so much whut's said thet hurts ez
whut We thinks lies hid;
1t amt so much the doin' ez the way a
thing is did.
An many a homes KEEP happy an con-
tented, day by day,
An like ez rot kingdom hez been res
cued from decay
By jes laughin'
Evening star., 1896-12-02
Knew His Manners.

What can we do for your asked the
coal dealer
Il find," replied the visitor, that the sud-
den cold weather has depleted my supply
of fuel to an extent which makes 1t neces-
sary for me to apply to this establish
ment-''
"You mean that you want to order a ton
of coal?''
mo. sir; do not mean anything of the
kind. 1 realized the respectful considera-
ton due to anything exclusive and aris-
tocratic as ton of anthracite COAL 1 de-
sire to invite request, petition or entreat it
but don't think for a minute that so far
forget myself as to order it."
Evening star., 1896-12-02
precsauliOnary.

Excuse me-" he said timidly to an en-
pioye of the weather bureau. Il don't visa
to interfere in anybodys business. But I'd
like to make a suggestion
What is it."
You will remember. that you predic ed
this cold wave some time ago.
Yes"
And it took almost a week for it 20 ma
terialize.''
But 1t got here, didn't it?'
That's the point exactly. Don't you
think it would be a good idea for you to
go ahead right row so as to get an early
start, prophesying warm weather.
Evening star., 1896-12-02
Special prices
for dress goods.

Tor dress goods
Arwool Trcot. i'm such plain colors IS
green. cardinal. brown. black blue. gray and
garnet-did sell not long ago for 2,c.-special
price for Thursday.
I25c. yard.
Have you the '.MOrdante'--a
very handsome dress stuff In such color com
binations blue and black. brown and
black and green and black advertised by
other stores being worth 15c-here at
4oc. yard.
Twenty pieces Honeycomb Novelty ChA'k
Suiting In all colors exceedingly haud-
some-sold early IN the for i3c.. and
advertised not two days ago by store as
being worth 73c.-here at
2oc. yard.
We showing splendid assortment; Of
satin stripe plads-rerhaIS the largest in
this city-in snch culorS green. new
blue new brown and IS Inches widc--thcap
at f9 and 75c. Special price
40C. yard.
Mohair Curl Nuvrlties-n all the newest
shades and combinations. which have been
S9c. and .'Sc. Will he offered at
79c. yard.
Evening star., 1896-12-02

The above varieties of Coffee are
the finest obtainable.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
Raising Foxes in Alaska.

W. B. Taylor, of Omaha, for five
years private secretary to Gen.
Logan during his senatorial career
and clerk of the senator's commit
tee, is now interested in western irri-
CATION matters and in raising on
a large scale in Alaska. He organ
lied the company that first under
took the propagation OF blue and
silver gray foxes for the European
fur market. The company now has
five islands in Alaska under lease
from the government where these
animals are domesticated for their
fur. The pelts are almost wholly
sold in the London market and av-
erage ten dollars apiece. The five
Islands contain about 5000 foxes,
which for four months of the season
have to be maintained at the cost of
the company, which this year sent
up about $4,000 pounds of food
picked fish, which are soaked in
fresh water when they are to be fed,
constituting the chief supply. The
company has been experimenting in
propagating foxes about II years
and has finally domesticated them 50
that they are proving profitable.
Other companies have in the mean
time been organized, and at present
10 Alaska islands are devoted to
their propagation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
A "cLEAN" SHAVE.
Precautions Which Might BE Adopted for
tho Safety OF Customers.

Precautions Which Might Re Adopted for
tho Safety OF Customers.
Nothing is easier than. for contagion
to be conveyed from diseased to a
healthy skin during the act of shaw
ing, and many cases have now been re-
corded, says the Medical Press, prov
ing that diseased processes have in this
manner been propagated. Probably
the readiest manner available to the
barber for preventing such untoward
occurrences would be byssterilizing his
instruments" by means of heat, either
by steam or boiling water. Razors
should be made SO that their handles
would not suffer from the exposure to
highdegrees of heat. and the ruleshould
beenforced that in no case should any of
the instruments" be used consecutive
ly without having first been submitted
to the sterilizing process. Under this
rule, then, each customer would be
sure of having a clean" shave in more
senses than one, OF course, also, on
the principle of "fresh pot of tea for
each customer" freshly scalded-out
lathe1 pot should be included with each
shave. Unless these or similar pre-
cautions he carried out in BARRIERS
shops, cases of the conveyance of in
fictitious skin diseases from customer
to customer cannot fail TO occur.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
Dogs in Harness.

Fifty thousand Belgian dogs are
employed in dragging small carts
about the streets. They are said tc
have greater pulling power than any
other animal, being able easily tc
pull four times their weight. They
are often overloaded and cruelty
treated, and an effort is being made
to improve their condition by passing
laws furnishing the use of the WHIP
and kicking, prohibiting the employ
ment Of dogs under % inches shout.
der height, and compelling the use Of
such harness and shafts as will allow
the animals to lie down for rest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
PHYLLoxERA DISAPPEARS.
Nature Now Does What Men Have Long
Tried in Vain to Do.


Nature is doing for California vine.
yardists what they long and fruitlessly
tried to do for themselves. 1t is re-
ported from many localities that the
phylloHera, the most serious pest that
has ever attacked the vines, is dying
out. The experts have tried every
remedy to stay the progress of this
pest, but without avail, and six years
ago the vineyardists of the Sonoma and
Napa valleys plowed up all their vines
and replanted the ground with resist
ant stock. The experts believed that
all non-res istant vines were doomed
to destruction by the phylloxera. But
reports have recently come to the state
inspector of orchard pests that ma
terial falling off in the ravages of the
pest has been noticed for some time.
Vines once affected by it are now al
most free. The inspector has begun
thorough investigation of the pleas
ing phenomena. lie thinks some nat
ural enemy of the pest has appeared
or that some deadly disease has at
tackled the phylloxera and is extermin-
ating it. Whatever is the cause, the re-
suit will mean great gain for the vine
ward lists
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
rHe IVORY INDUSTRY.
r. Means Death to seventy-Fivc Thousand
Elephants Annually.

Elephants Annually.
One-ffth of the worlds commerce in
ivory comes to Great Britain, and it will
astonish most people, says Answers,
to learn that $4,000 elephants have to be
killed every year to keep our markets
supplied with the precious substance.
Altogether, to keep the whole world in
ivory-apart from fossil tusks-75, 900
elephants are slaughtered annually.
Africa is the great ivory country; and
in the Congo basin. the best hunting
ground, there are supposed to be about
100000 elephants, worth altogether
about 6 100000. The average weight
of ivory obtained from a single ele-
plant is about so pounds. Tusks
weighing about 100 pounds each have
been procured, but this is very rare.
The most expensive tusbs ore those
used in the manufacture of billiard
balls; they cost. as rule, 6 ITO 100
weight.
Ivory dust and shavings are used by
confectioners to stiffen the more ex-
pensive kinds of jellies. The scrapings
are often burnt and made into paint
known as Ivory black" worth about
G 20 a ton.
The hardest of all ivory is that OBJ
tanned from the hippopotamus. twill
emit sparks like piece of flint when
struck with steel, and is principally
used in making artificial teeth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
a Pertinent Answer.

An amusing correspondence recently
took place between a Wisconsin farmer
ard local boiler firm. The farmer
wrote as follows: 'Dere Sires have a
1000 akers of trees that want cut. I'm
pore but I'm willing to pay too hundred
dolers fer an engiD that will do my
work" and he went on to explain Just
what sort of an engine he wanted. The
boiler firm saw that the engine neces-
sary to accomplish the devastation of
his virginia. forest would cost $1,000
and they informed him to this effect, A
week passed and then the following
pithy epistle came from the Wisconsin
woods: "Dere Sires what N all git out
wud want of an engin or boiler If |
he'd SCOOP"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24

getting up a Weu
ling trousseau, think
how many wonteri
are tired out: Dress
IN a K ers, sc a m
stres S e 8, shop
girls, " nilliners =
all hard-worked and
weary over it (; to
say nothing of the
young lady herself
Sitting or standing
all day is the hard
est kind of work II
gives you no healthy
well balanced ex-
ercise ; part Of the
body is overworked
and the rest of It is
under-worked. The
..cta.x. errOWC sing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
HE HAS HIS TROUBLES.
Trials of a Messenger Boy for the Tele.
graph Company.

Trials of Messenger Boy for the Tele.
graph Company.
A telegraph messenger probably see.
as much of the other side of human
nature as a doctor. One told an Atchi.
son Globe writer recently that woman
never opened telegram without turn.
ing pale, and, when the message was
not alarming, they looked disappointed
He delivered about two death mes
sages day, four birth messeges,a great
many business messages, and once in q
great while a love message that makes
him tired to carry it. He carried one
recently to young man in town that
read:
How are you to-day darling?'
The answer went promptly back by
the boy and was to this effect: 81 am
better, love-" He once carried a mes
sage of death TO a colored woman, and
after reading it her emotion overcome
her to such an extent that she caught
the messenger in her arms and soundly
boxed his ears. Another colored woman
refused to open or sign for message,
but walked the floor and beat her
breast, and screamed, supposing it an
nounced death. When all the neigh
bors had come in, one more venture.
some than the rest read the message.
1t was simply notice that the wuman's
sister would come up from Leaven-
worth that evening to see her.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
MURPHY's DISCOVERY.
The Difference Between a Stonecutter.
and a ScuiDtor

anu SSuiptOT.
He is an elderly member of one OF
the polite professions" and was la
menting the fact that his young as
sistants frequently thought them
selves the real authors of the work
for which he, their chief, received
the credit; theory and a condition
which, at one time or another, has
rent most of the professional Offices
of the city.
'This situation" he said, "was
never brought before me more clear
ly than by old Murphy, the stone
cutter. Murphy is an expert stone
cutter, who has carved out from the
rough marble many famous statues
for such men as J. @. A. Ward and
many others.
One. day, said Murphy, Il was
workin' on an unusually fine block of
marble, from a very handsome cast
of Mr.. Wards. L really laid myself
out on that statue, and when it was
done it was perfect copy, line for
line, of the plaster cast. Then
says to myself, says l: Here you
are, Murphy, and ye're gettin yer
hundreds of dollars while Mr.. Wards
gettin' his thousands, and ye're dom
all the work; faint the fair thing,
Murphy"
However, | sent up word to Mr..
Ward that the statue was done, and
he came down to my workshop to
take a look at it. He walked all
around the statue, looked it over and
he looked mighty pleased.
60" Murphy" says he, ''yere
first-class stonecutter. y
1 don't know, but / guess /
shifted little, rather quiet like.
Then Mr.. Ward took off his coat,
took up some of his tools, which he
had brought with him, stepped off
few PAGES in front of the statue,
stepped back again, and began to
work. He cut a vein here, little
ihHC OiiSlS e'lld % CllIO CuINc lGE6, anu
the whole thing changed under my
eyes. 1t was stone and mighty good
stone at that, when I'd done with it,
and it was life, white to be sure, but
breathin' life under Mr.. Wards hand.
Then | says to myself, says L: "Mur-
phy, ye're q stonecutter and good
'un, but ye're not a scoolpter. ~"
Mr.. Blank drew a long breath and
pulled slowly at his pipe.
But, said l, ''if Murphy was such
a good stonecutter and had worked
so long for sculptors, I should think
he would have found this out before. ,"
Mr.. Blank looked annoyed. 'WelI,"
he said, you're woman, Murphy
wasn't. IN. Y. Morning Journal.
The $4,000 people OF Portland,
Ore, have plenty of elbow room in
their GO square miles of ground; their
city is valued at $54,333, 600 and
their public debt is $4,331, 800.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24


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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24

An agent got into the office, be-
hind the orders to the contrary
"Can ! insure you, sir, for the
benefit of your little child2 Our
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-24
HE HADN'T TIME.
The Busy Man Who Eventually Found
"Time 20 Burn"

The Busy Man Who Eventually Foun
| "Tlme TO Burn"
A certain man was born in +,
hurry, was rushed through child
hood, was crammed through schoo
and college and was whirled madl.
into cyclone of business; anC
through the avenues Of this h,
sprinted daily at speed not alto
gether extraordinary-in this age
but nevertheless dizzying.
At this Office a sign thrust itsel
into ones countenance, reading:
YESTERDAY WAS MY BUSY DAY, But
TODAY IS WORSE.
Once, to woman, he shot out the
words
Marry me tomorrow"
"But-this is OIL = why not
wait a."
Haven't timer
Later he blurted out to her:
Marriage, failure! Divorce TINS
afternoonl All fixed"
ooh! OH" said she; 'can't you let
me try again Just for a
Haven't timei"
An agent got into the Office, be-
hind the orders to the contrary
'sCan | insure you, sir, for the
benefit of your little child2 Our
company
'No, sirl Haven't timel Good
day.
A tenant made personal appeal
to him:
"My children are sick, their father
is dead. / try very hard If we
could only stay till tomorrow, per-
haps / could get the rent, or maybe,
the children would be better. Won't
you kindly let us stay one"
Haven't time"
A consulting physician said to
him:
"You are all run down. The strain
for years has been too much for you.
Rest of the faculties is what your
demands. Let me beg
If you to leave everything and go
down to Beachside for a"
Haven't time, sir, haven't time"
Eventually two forms stood beside
his lonely bed. One, with bowed !
and hoary head, watched the last
grains of sand gliding silently
through an hour-glass, and he made
ready with keen and clever scythe.
The other merely leered and grinned
md rubbed his claws, as II washing
Vt the CRIME of them. And this last
vas hale fellow who meets many
mother hale fellow, being II. L.
Satan himself. He alone spoke.
Touching the man who was on the
BED, he remarked: ....
II say, old man, death is about to
,arve you of-and l desire your in
'stimable company. Kindly take my
.rm-" .... .......
Here the man jerked himself up
With the last electrical ampere in
him. Scowling, he cut out two words:
Haven't time!''
H. L. Satan winked his mouth
'rodigiously; "Oh, yes, you have,
aid he, drylX you've got time to
Verrill Mighels, in
Truth.