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The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
Not to BE Resisted.

Some years ago, at session of the
legislature Of Kentucky, an effort to re-
peal the law Offering bounty on foxes
scalps was made, but was defeated by
the appeal of member from a noun
famous and sparsely settled region.
do the gentlemen want to deprive
my constituents and me of the benefits
of hearing the gospel preached?" he de-
manded, with indignation in his tone
and overspreading his rugged counte-
nance. 1--WE are all Methodists up my
way, and our preachers won't come
without we can give 'em chickens,
know. We can't raise chickens unless
the foxes are killed by somebody, that's
sure, and there amt anybody that can
afford to spend their time hunting foxes
and get nothing to pay for it.
$50, gentlemen, if you repeal this
law, you'll be depriving my constituents
of the benefit of hearing the gospel
preached. That's the way it looks to
mel"
This reasoning was too much for the
legislature, and for the time being the
law was not repealed. Youths Com
panion.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
NEW LINE OF SHIPS.
Direct Service to Be Established Between
Gotham and Rio de Janeiro.

Direct Service to BE Established Between
Gotham and Rio de Janeiro.
The North American and Brazil Mail
Steamship company has been organized,
with capital of 30, 900, 900, and if the
present plans are carried out line of
steamships will be running between
New York and Brazilian ports in the
early months Of the coming year. At
present there is no direct line of steam
ships from this country to Rio de Janeiro.
The carrying trade from that city is
done by lines from Plymouth, England,
and Lisbon. The Red Cross line from
New York has monthly sailings to Para
and ports on the Amazon river.
The steamers will be chartered and
used by the company until new steam
ships are ready for delivery. 1t was
said contracts for five new steamers had
been given to the Cramps of Philadel-
phia. The steamers will be run ON the
Amazon river to make connections at
Para. The mails will be carried direct
by steamers, and the time to Para will
be reduced several days. A large SUBJ
sidy has been granted by the Brazilian
government.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07

been about two hours gone, to see the
three little sparrows standing on the
pavement just where had left them.
Wondering what they could be up to,
waited and was presently rewarded by
seeing another sparrow fly down and
join the Others. Then came mighty
ohattering and pecking at the bird that
had been drunk and smelling at the
wine puddle, and bird No. flew
away. BY and by still another one came,
the same process being repeated for him,
and by this time was convinced that
the first three had taken up their station
by the dangerous liquor to warn others
against falling into temptation. New
Orleans Cor Philadelphia Times.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
R1aitinR.

Very narrow plating is a favorite
dress trimming. A costume of gray
oamel's hair is made up in plain prin-
cess fashion. The waist closes at one
side, and the skirt, waist and sleeves
are, as one enthusiastic young woman
expressed it, absolutely smothered in
pinked out ruffles of iridescent taffeta.
In addition to the plating these ruffles
are plated, then drawn out little to
make fans, which are laid so as to form
bands of trimming from shoulders to
waist line as outlines for Jokes and to
supply the place of the almost collapsed
sleeves. One dress has an outlined yoke
Of very narrow pinked and plated
ruffling. From the seams where the
sleeves are sewed in are similar ruffles
of varying widths, the lower one being
about ID inches wide and the upper one
not over inches wide.-New York
Ledger
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
GAN Very Well For wolseley..

'Any complaints" asked the orderly
officer Of some men who were about tC
begin their dinner in a certain barrack
room.
Eyes, SIR" instantly exclaimed q
raw recruit. 1.-THE beef an bacon in this
ere Irish ash amt fir the likes of us tc
eat, an / wish to report it,"
The doctor was sent for to inspect the
food.
$50 you think this meat isn't fit for
o man in your position to eat?" said he.
"Allow me to tell you that greater men
than ever you will be have eaten it.
Even Lord Wolseley, our present com
mander in chief, wasn't above eating it
in the Grim ca and made many hearty
meal of it.
"Oh, did he?' said our overnice re-
cruit.
eyes. he did" replied the surgeon.
"Oh, WE'LL" retorted the man, sit
was all very we'll for Wolseley, cause
the meat would be fresh an good then.
You see, sir, it's long time since that
ere Crimee job, an it can't be expected
to keep good all these years. "-London
Answers
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
A SPARRCW'S FALL.
How His Friends Kept Others from Like
Temptation.

Temptation.
/ CHANGED to see a queer little episode
yesterday, in which party of Engli
sparrows were the actors. At the back
door of q little saloon down on Royal
street bottle of champagne had been
broken, the sparkling stuff running out
and collecting in puddles en- the broken
stone pavement just about the time
CHANGED along a ubiquitous young spar
row, perhaps not exactly upon pleasure
bent, hoped down upon the sidewalk
and stuck his investigating beak into
one of these wine puddIes. This young
fellow was, no doubt, taking his first
drink. for the stuff flew to his head in
stantly, and pretty soon he was done up
completely.
watched him for a few moments
Topping and topping about on the side
walk, wondering what would happen
next, when down fitted two other little
sparrows, who evidently came to see
what was up. They lost no time in TAX
ing in the situation, either, for, between
chattering and chirping at their tipsy
friend and smelling the champagne pud-
die, they appeared to comprehend mat
tiers. The two held caucus for few
moments after their investigations
ceased, and then with a mighty fiutter-
ing Of wings and pecking of beaks they
drove the tipsy bird to the banquet
and dumped him over in the gutter. At
first thought they were numbering the
poor, helpless little fellow, but it soon
became evident that they were taking
the only means in their power to resus-
citate him, for presently he came up
again, dripping, it is true, and some
what the worse for wear, but on the
whole pretty steady on his legs.
Thinking everything was over, went
on down to the French market, attended
to my business and came back, having
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
Odd Things About Water.

Water is made up Of two different ell
ements-hydrogen and oxygen. 1t has
in its composition two measures of by.
drogen for every one of oxygen, but as
the latter is so much heavier than the
former nine pounds of water are found
TO contain eight pounds of oxygen and
only one of hydrogen. The way in
which the composition of water is
proved is by means Of the voltaic cleo
trio battery, combined with other appa-
ratus, designed especially for the pur-
pose. St. Louis Republic.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
SURPRISING THE ORIENTALS.
A Sea of Pigtails Watched a Twist Drill
Work.


Work.
An interesting account of visit to q
Chinese arsenal near Fuchau is given
by correspondent of Casters Maya
zine. He says:
Taking out two drills, sent them
in and Immediately was invited to enter.
The official was polite, bowling and
shaking his own hands, as is the custom
among Cinnamon, and offered me cup
of tea.
There happened to be several forg-
ings in the room, and as I pressed the
drills against them and pointed to over
the wall he seemed to comprehend what
was wanted, and in a few minutes 1
was in a large, we'll lighted machine
shop. might say this extensive plant
was built and equipped by French engi-
neers some 10 years ago.
"The native foreman examined my
tools with great interest and called in
several assistants. All looked puzzled
and did not seem to know what they
were for. Walking to a drill press, l
took out the fiat drill, and, after con-
siderable packing around the shank,
succeeded in getting one of my taper
shank twist drills to run fairly true in
the spindle. There must have been 80
Cinnamon working in the room, and
every one had gathered around this
press. The foreman ordered them off
repeatedly, and then, looking at me,
laughed good naturally and gave it up.
HE brought piece of cast iron, but
wanted something harder to drill, SO
L walked over to large planer and
took long extension tool, made from
3 by "a inch tool steel, and clamped it
up to the table Of the drill press. He
shook his head, intimating that the
twist drill could not go through, and
the crowd of workmen emitted grunts
of approval.
"The press started, the lips of the
twist drill turned out two spiral chips
The men elbowed me to one side. There
was sea Of pigtails bending down,
watching the marvellous action of that
little tool. AS the chips grew in length
the expressions of wonderment in
creased.
at happened that the chips did not
break until they were about IA inches
long. Then others started, and each
time thatthey broke off they were eager
ly snatched by the men, some burning
their fingers, and examined carefully
from end to end.
1.-The dull edges of the drill were
shown around and then ground and
started again, and the fact that the drill
would cut as we'll as the first time
caused increased amazement and muir
murs. have made many tests with
twist drills, but never before such an
appreciative and demonstrative audi
ence."
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
PICTURE ON A HILL.
The Long Man of Wilmington, England
Measures 24O Feet.


Measures 24O Feet.
About midway between Berwick and
Polegate stations, at point where the
side of the hill is very PERCEPTIONS, those
who know exactly the spot where to
look will be able to see from tho rail-
way carriage windows a sort Of rude
imitation Of the human form outlined
in white The figure, which is between
200 and 800 feet in height, holds long
staff in each hand. This is "the Long
Man of Wilmington, once the center
Of profound veneration and worship,
but now merely an object Of interest to
the curious.
In order to obtain an adequate idea of
this great hillside figure, dominating
the surrounding country and appearing
to watch as guardian over the little viii
lage below, it is desirable to approach
it afoot, tramping along the winding
lanes, as the pilgrims of old must have
tramped when they came hither on the
occasion of some great religious festival.
Seen from affair." the figure does not ap.
pear to be Of remarkable size, but grad
ually, as one approaches the hill, it as
sumes an imposing and definite shape.
The figure, about 240 feet in height,
was merely shaped in the turf so as to
allow the chair to appear through. In
the course of time these depressions in
the surface became almost impercepti-
BILE, and to such an extent was the fig
ure neglected that at last it was only
possible to make out the form at a dis
lance when the slight hollows were
marked by drifted snow or when the
oblique rays of the rising or setting sun
threw them into deep shadow. In or
der to preserve the form of the Long
Man, and to render it at the same time
easily distinguishable at distance the
outline was marked by single line of
white bricks placed closely together.
The effect has been to produce a some
what startling figure. which is plainly
visible in fine weather from great dis
tance.
There are in different parts of the
country other examples of extremely
rude and early hillside figures, and, al
though the very fact of their great an
tiquity renders it unlikely that histor-
ical or documentary evidence will be
forthcoming as to their design or precise
purpose, it is very satisfactory to find
that an explanation has been found
which will at once account for many of
their peculiarities.
The theory is that these are sacrifcial
figures. We learn from the writings of
Caesar that the Gauls (and the Britons
were doubtless included) had figures of
vast size, the limbs of which, formed of
osiers, they filed with living men. The
figure was ultimately fred, and the
miserable victims persisted in the flames.
There is local saying in Sussex,
probably Of great antiquity, in which
the Long Man is mentioned in reference
to the weather. 1t runs:
When Firle hill and Long Man has cap
We at Aston gets drap.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
NEW STYLES IN COLLARS.
Five Types Which Are Favorites With
Well Dressed Men.


There are exactly five styles Of collars
which o man may wear this year and
be we'll dressed, in the opinion of those
who set the styles in such things. Each
of these styles offers a somewhat radical
departure from those in vogue last year.
The double decker, which was prao-
tically two collars, is no longer in fash
ion. Its place has been taken by SINH
lar collar, which is only two thirds as
high. The difference between them is
quite noticeable, as there is matter of
an inch in the height Of collar appar-
ent. The double decker has brought a
collar ON the Luther Latin Mills order
into fashion, only not so big as the orig
inal. 1t is rundown. with flap three
inches wide. Care must be taken that
the edges Of the flap are not nearer than
a half inch together at the top and are
at least three inches distant at the bot
tom.
The fashionable stand up collar for
evening dress is three inches high and
very straight. The ends lap over an
eighth of an inch. A popular variety of
this style has ridge around the bottom.
Only one variety Of collar with turned
over flaps is permissible. The flap in
these forms an isosceles triangle, equal
on all its sides, and with the triangle
very pronounced.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
THE COMMON BLACK COAT.

1t Is Feared That 1t May lie Superseded
by One of Lighter Color.
1t would appear from one Of their
trade organs that tailors are becoming a
little anxious about the prospects Of the
black coat Of civilization. They fear it
is i'll danger Of being superseded by a
garment of lighter hue, If not of varie-
gated pattern. Perhaps, if they were to
give voice to their deeper apprehensions,
they would say that there was more at
stake than the black coat. There can, at
any rate, be little doubt, whether the
tailors are willing to admit it or not,
that with the fate of the black coat is
bound up that of the black waistcoat.
Whether the two have been lovely and
pleasant in their lives is matter of
opinion, but we feel sure that in death
they would not be divided.
We mean no disrespect to the vest in
describing it as a parasite of the coat.
1t is humble dependant which has
only found its way into society under
the wing of its influential patron, to
whom it adheres with single breasted
fidelity, rewarded on the other side by
an attachment which is rarely broken
save for short period during the sum-
mer months.
The trousers, it is true, are connected
with the two upper garments by no such
feudal tie, but their own union is COM
plete and, except i'll very hot weather,
indissoluble. Hence, the more farsight-
ed taiors no doubt perceive clearly
enough that if the black coat goes we
shall be within measurable distance of
the tweed suit" Nor are there want
ing those who would do their best to
accelerate the catastrophe.
Animated by the restless spirit of the
age, its impatience of sobriety and its
thirst for change and color i'll costume,
as in life, there is a school of so called
reformers who are endeavoring to urge
the wearers of black coats to revolt. Let
them give free play, exclaim these an.
archistic counselors, to their taste in
checks and stripes" and they will be
able to cut far more picturesque figure
at a far smaller annual outlay. With the
outlay, of course, the public is not con-
cerned, though that matter, doubtless,
is not without its interest for the tailors,
but we own to some uneasiness at the
idea Of the entire community indulging
its multifarious taste in checks and
stripes in headlong pursuit of the pic.
turesque.
We have all of us, indeed, seen the
experiment tried under very favorable
circumstances, but with more than du-
bious results by those little bands Of
vocal and instrumental artists, gener-
ally six or eight in number, who are
usually to be met with at race meetings
or on the sands at popular seaside re-
sorts. These pioneers of dress reform
have entirely discarded the black coat,
preferring one of gayer color, with no.
ticeably elongated tails, and the free
dom with which they indulge their taste
in checks and stripes may almost be said
to border upon license. Yet the effect,
even with the addition Of an open shirt
collar of Elizbethan proportions, cork
ed face and banjo cannot be described
as entirely picturesque. London Tele.
graph.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
HOW ALLSPICE GROWS.
Something About the Beautiful and Fra
grant Pimento Tree.


The pimento or allspice tree is Guilt
waited in the West Indies and Jamaica.
This beautiful tree usually grows to a
height of about 80 feet. 1t has straight
trunk, much branched above, and COW
cred with very smooth brown bark.
The leaves vary in size and shape, but
are always of dark, shining green
color. During the months of July and
August the tree is in full bloom, the
blossoms consisting of very fragrant,
small, white flowers.
When a new plantation Of pimento
trees is to be formed, no regular sowing
or planting takes place, because it is
next to impossible to propagate the
young plants or to raise them from
seeds in parts of the country where they
are not found growing spontaneously.
Usually piece of land is selected either
close to plantation already formed or
in part of the woodland where pimen-
to trees are growing in native state.
The chosen piece of land is then cleared
of all wood except these trees, and the
felled timber is allowed to remain on
the ground for the purpose Of protecting
the very young pimento plants.
At the end Of two years the land is
thoroughly cleared, and only tie most
vigorous pimento trees and plants are
left standing. The plants come to ma
turity in about seven years.
In favorable seasons the plmento crop
is enormous, single tree often yielding
a hundred or more pounds of the dried
spice. The berries are picked while
green, because if left ON the tree until
ripe they lose their pungent taste and
are valueless. The green berries are ex'
posed to the sun for a week or ten days,
when they lose their green color and
turn a reddish brown. When perfectly
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
A ShreMd Bet.

There is o man in Oklahoma who
does not care very much whether he
wins or loses bet he has made. In the
town of Perry, o. T., dwell Alice Youn-
ger and Thomas Stanton. These young
people are engaged to be married and
are recorded as having made a marriage
bet on the result of the national cleo
tion. The first proposition is naive in
its conditions Miss Younger agrees to
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
broom Corn MiIIet.

Professor Crozier Of the Michigan sta.
tion, after q careful study of the subject,
especially recommends broom corn mil
let for poor soils 1t is inferior to many
other crops ON good soil, but seems es-
pecially suited to poor soils. 1t stands
drought well,
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
Sweetbreads a Ia Newburr.

Here is Good Housekeeping recipe
Parboil and pick apart sweetbread.
Put in chatting dish tablespoonful of
butter and tablespoonfuls of cream.
When hot. add the sweetbread, seasoned
with pepper, salt and nutmeg, or mace,
and tablespoonful of sherry. When
boiling, add the beaten yolks of 9 eggs
and cook till thick, stirring constantly,
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
ROSEL;ARY.

Green bud stars spangle
Tho depd, black tree,
Blooms in tangle
On orchard and lea.
Now elm boughs shade me.
Now birds have sung.
Shall the heart persuade me
! still am youngp
All, no. Heart, hush thoel
Be wise, serene,
Lest snow wreaths crush thee
Ere Halloween.
Though June be jolly,
Though flowers be sweet,
IT'S all but folly
And blind deceit.
Heart, thou has finished
With joys that fade;
Thy strength diminished.
Thy light dccayed.
The brain is an cml4r
The blood is cold.
NY heart, remember
We both are oldl
Edmund Gosse in Century.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07
Whalebone May Be Higher.

Advices received from the Arctic
ocean whaling feet state that the entire
feet had taken only 80 whales up to
Oct. 1. In consequence of the poor catch
the price of whalebone will be in tho
neighborhood Of 30 per pound.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07

marry Stanton if Bryan is elected, and
Stanton agrees to marry Miss Younger
if Mckinley is elected. This is shrewd
application of the ancient principle of
''six of one and half dozen Of the 9TH
er." However, the second proposition
is unique, for Miss Younger agrees to
pay all the wedding expenses if Stanton
wins Boston Journal.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-11-07

dry, they are put in bags and casks for
expectation.
The odor and the taste of the pimento
berries are thought to resemble a COM
bination of those of cinnamon, nutmeg
and cloves; hence the familiar name
"allspice "-Philadelphia Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-19
Unfair to Mckinley

For years the Republicans of Penn
sylvania, seeing Ohio OH the one side
and New York on the other furnishing
the majority of the presidential candi-
dates to the country. have hoped for a
time when this splendid commonwealth.
the peer of any in natural resources
and the superior of all others In stead
fast. intensifying devotion to Republi-
canism, might also have the honor to
present to the nation n candidate for
president. The occasion and the man
have arrived-the occasion, i'm that no
longer does the Republican party have
to cater to doubtful states in order TO
insure the success of it's electoral tick
ct; the man. in the concededly fore
most director of political agencies and
one of the shrewdest and keenest and
most level-headed statesmen in the
country today.
Yet what do we see? Already. in
places throughout the state, efforts are
being put forth to sacrifice the claims
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-19
Sneak Thieves.

In the conditions governing Inc
Tribune's offer, of II $25 cash prize for
the hest original short story, the sue
cessful manuscript was to become our
exclusive property. These conditions
were accepted by the management OF
the eisteddfod and were duly respected
by it. Rut the Scranton Republican
(Dem.). thinking to be smart, held BACK
it's edition yesterday morning until
The Tribune had been printed. and then
stole the story bodily from this paper
without a syllable of credit, serving II
to its readers several hours after The
Tribune had been delivered.
Had the responsible managers of the
Republican stolen $25 worth of our type,
furniture or other tangible property
they could have been arrested and put
behind iron bars. As it Is, the story
not having been copyrighted, they have
stolen s25 worth of our literary prop
erty and are immune from prosecution
The only redress open to us Is to set
them before the public as self-convict-
ed sneak thieves. We do not believe
that many of the readers of that pa
per. when these facts are known. VIII
care to stand in the light of receivers
of stolen goods.
The action of the Republican has
Justly excited the indignation of the
Welsh people of Scranton, who aim to
keep their eisteddfodic annals free from
the communicating presence of plagiar-
lists and pilferers, and who have in this
instance been meanly imposed upon.