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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07
MAN AND DOG.
The Former Wrote a Letter and the
Latter Disappeared,


He had a grudge against the dog,
growing out of the fact that the dog
seemed to have a grudge against him,
and he also had rather an exalted idea
of his ability as a forceful and sarcas-
tic letter writer.
eff l we're you," said his wife, 81
would get club or a revolver and kill
that dog next time he came near me. !"
"And get into a lawsuit with the
owner" he returned, scornfully.
"Well, I guess not. l know a trick
worth two of that. I'll write him a
letter."
"Write who letter-the dog?"
"Now, don't try to be funny" he
retorted. "You know very we'll what
/ mean. After l have written him
letter and given him fair warning l
can kill the dog if he comes near me
without danger Of gettinginto trouble,
but felt pretty reasonably certain
that it won't be necessary. After 1
have burned the owner up with a real
good, scorching letter about keeping
vicious dogs, / think that dog will
just disappear from the neighbor-
hood"
She had her doubts, but she didn't
deem it wise to express them, and
when he submitted the letter to her
she was forced to admit it was as he
expressed it, "hot enough to make the
mans hair curl" AS he did not know
the name of the man who owned the
dog, he had to address the letter with
the street and number alone, but he
had seen the dog come out of the
house so often that he knew there
could be no mistake.
The next night when he reached
home he was jubilant.
"Not a sign Of the dog" he said.
'I'll bet they have disposed of him al
ready. l tell you, a man who knows
how can accomplish more with lit
tie ink and a pen than the average
man can with a Calling gun"
perhaps the dog just happened to
be shut up in the back yard to-day"
suggested his wife.
Don't you believe ii" he answered.
"I'll bet that dog won't be seen around
this neighborhood again"
The next night he entered the
house with the exclamation: 81 told
you sol That dogs gone, sure. There
hasn't so much as a growl been heard
from him since / wrote that letter"
and the third night he expatiated at
length upon the value of being good
letter writer. The fourth night there
was letter waiting for him when he
reached home, and fortunately he saw
it before making any remark about the
dog. Across the face of it the follow
ing was stamped: "No such number
on the street named" 1t was his let
ter about the dog returned to him UNI
opened owing to a mistake he had
made in the address. The dog is still
missing from the street, but he no
longer attempts to give the reason for
it.-ChicaqO Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07
MIXED METAPHORS,
Some Pearls of Expression Gathered
by a German Writer.

by German Writer.
a German writer has been collect
ing mixed metaphors, some of which
are new:
eve WILL" cried an inspired dem
ocrat, "burn all our ships, and, with
every sail unfurled, steer boldly into
the ocean of freedomY Even that
flight is surpassed by an effort of JUS
tice Minister Hye, who, in 1S48, in
a speech to the Vienna students, i'm
pressively declared: "The chariot of
the revolution is rolling along and
crashing its teeth as it rolls" A
pan-Germanist mayor of a Rhineland
corporation rose still higher in an
address to the emperor. He said:
"No Austria, no Prussia, only one
Germany-such were the words The
mouth of your imperial majesty has
always had in its eyes" Prof. Jo-
hannes Sherr, in a criticism of Lee
nau's lyrics, writes: "Out of the dark
regions of philosophical problems the
poet suddenly lets swarms of songs
dive up, carrying far-fashing pearls
of thought in their beaks." The Ger
man parliamentary oratory of the
present day affords many examples
of metaphor mixed; but one may suf-
fee. Count Frankenburg is the au-
thor Of it. A few years ago he pointed
out to his countrymen the necessity
Of Selling the stream Of time by the
forelock." But none Of these pearls
Of thought and expression surpasses
the speech of the immortal Joseph
Prudhomme on being presented with
a sword of honor by the company he
commanded in the national guard Of
France. Gentlemen" said he, "this
sword is the brightest day of my life"
Inter Ocean.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07
a BIRD DOCTOR.
The Treatment Of Feathered lrvalids
in a london Institute.

in a London Institute.
Who wouldn't be bird doctor?
There's a lot Of money in invalid dick
.es. The eminent bird doctor resides
n fashionable street, and the costly
pictures that caught my eye as passed
through the hall the other day we're
ample proof Of the bigness Of his in
come-in fact, solid exhibitions Of
money, says a writer in London An
swers.
"Money?" said the doctor, in a
chirpy voice; "yes, there's lots Of
money in it. Study the birds for 20
years, and there's $3.50 year for you.
Here's the dispensary."
| followed him into a long, low
room, the walls of which were hidden
by hundreds of dummy bottles and
gallipots. A number of stuffed birds
in glass cases were sprinkled about.
and here and there was a bird skele-
ton. fredericksburg surgical in
struments cleaned on the benches.
Everything for use, you see," said
the doctor
We passed through into the hos
pital. The chief ward was a large,
well-hghted apartment, partitioned
off into cages of all sizes, and arti-
ficially heated. Discordant bursts of
song greeted our arrival, and here l
saw hundreds of birds in all stages of
sickness, from a scowling eagle suf-
fering from a twisted spine to gold
finch with "gapes."
"All well-bred BIRDS" observed the
doctor; "every one of 'em aristocrats.
There are about 500 birds in the hos
pital now. Each bird has his own
cage, regular meals and regular
physic. The patients under treat
ment, all told, represent about f400.
Fifty Of their number will 60 out
cured this week, but fresh ones flock
in every day. They mostly belong to
well-to-do people, and they have to
pay stiff prices if they want them to
be well cared for. Two pounds is the
price for amputating birds leg; a
sore throat can be cured for 5s.; in
digestion will run you into Is. Cd;
while an attack of influenza means 81,
if slight, of GO if dangerous, as the
patient requires a lot of attention.
Such little items as chilblains, neu-
ralgia, biliousness or a touch of lum-
bago costs from rs. to half a guinea.
"The majority of my patients are
parrots. Parrots are subject to all
diseases, but are the hardest of birds,
nevertheless. Ireceive good sprink-
ling of canaries about the spring Of the
year, suffering from cold during the
damp weather. A very hot summer,
too, brings a good batch Of sunstroke
cases.
81 visit my patients every morning;
my two attendants administer the
physic or bandage the affected part,
as the case may require. One hundred
pounds the medicine bill runs to; an
other 91OO is expended on food; $50
on fuel, and two attendants at f1C0
a year each amounts to f430 annually.
l clear about $3.50 a year after that.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07

treatment described by Mr.. Wilson
has been adopted in many other
herds, and is based on the assumption
that tuberculous animals react to
tuberculin, and that milk as drawn
from the udder is germ-free, except
when the gland itself is diseased.
The whole herd has been tested an
nually, the reacting animals sep
arated, the cows with apparently
sound udders allowed to suckle their
calves, and the byres subjected to dis
infection. Indeed, the writer states
"the only alteration il the manage
ment of the herd has been the annual
testing and the separating Of the
sound from the unsound" The.
present plan was adopted in March,
1895, when 20 per cent of the herd
reacted; in January, 1896, 11.63 re-
acted, and in November, 1896, 1884
per cent. This method avoids whole
sale immediate slaughter, admits Of
the rearing of calves from COWS prob
ably tuberculous, and suggests for di-
minishing tuberculosis in our herds
a means which seems in this case so
far satisfactory - British Medical
Journal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07
VALUE OF TUBEROULIN.
II is Pretty Good Aid TO Common
Sense.

James Wilson, Fordyce lecturer in
agriculture, Aberdeen university, has
published a pamphlet giving a de-
scription of the attempts to eradi-
cate tuberculosis by the aid of tuber-
culin from the celebrated herd of
Aberdeen-Angus cattle belonging to
Sir II. ID. Gibson-C Carmichael, Bart,
NJ. p Until recently the difficulties
of applying means for prevention of
this disease have been mainly connect
ed with diagnosis. Tuberculin,
though probably not infallble, has to
a ii@a - sxbent cleared the way TIE
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07

Life is indeed great, and not
little; and one must realize its Dig
nifty and its proportions, The great
defect in much, if not most, of the re-
ligious teaching has been that the
emphasis of value was laid on some
vague and far-off eternity instead of
on the present day, the present hour.
Lillian Whiting
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07
CIRCUIT COURT DIRECTORY

TRIoes-First Monday In February-terfn
weeks; first Monday In September-term three
weeks.
HRIsTIAN Fourth Monday In February
Term SIX weeks FIRST Monday IN June--tei m
term six weeks.
CALLowAY.--seoondM Monday IN April--term
three weeks First Monday In August-term
two weeks Second Monday In November
--term three weeks.
LYoN.-First Monday in May--term two
weeKs; first Monday in AugUst-term TWO
weeks fret Monday in September term TWO
weeks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07

Don't be too sure, when you see
a woman with a sealsllin sacque on,
that she may not be wearing a poor
dress under it.-Washington Demo-
crat
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07
WHAT MERCURY REALLY IS.
A Machine That Has Run Down
Supports No Life.

ONRPO'AS ~ 1870
Mercury is a body devoid, practic-
ally if not absolutely, of air, water and
of vegetation; consequently incap-
able of supporting any Of those high
er organisms which we know as living
beings. His surface is vast desert.
1t is rough rather than smooth.
Whether this roughness be due to
mountains proper or to craters we are
too far away from him to have been
able yet to say. The latter are the
more probable. Over the greater
part of his surface change either
dilrnal or seasonal is unknown.
Three-eighths of his surface is
stepped in perpetual glare, three
eighths shrouded in perpetual gloom,
while the remaining quarter slowly
turns between the two. The planet
itself, as a world, is dead.
Interesting as Mercury thus proves
to be, the interest as regards the plan
ct itself is of rather corpse-like
character. Less deterrent, perhaps,
is the interest it possesses as a part of
the life history of the solar system.
For tidal friction, the closing act in the
cOsmic drama, has brought it where
it is The machine has run down.
Whether it ever supported life upon
its surface or not, the power to do so
has now for ever passed away. Like
Venus and for like cause, it is now
dead world And it was the first thus
to reach the end of its evolutionary
career, earlier to do Sc than Venus,
inasmuch as tidal action was very
much greater upon it than on her, and
consequently produced its effect
more quickly. Mercury has long
been dead--how long, measured by
we cannot say, but practic-
ally for very long time. Venus must
have become so comparatively re-
Gently. Both, however, now have
finished their course, and have in a
most literal sense entered into their
rest.-Percival Lowell, in Atlantic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07

1T must be nice to be Methodist
preacher; every three or four years he
has to move, and The people say as
nice fhhigs Of him dsif he had died.
Atchihcn Globe. asss
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-07

WANTED--FAITHFUL MEN OR WOMEN
w 70 travhl for responsible established
no usein Kentucky. Salary $3.50 and expenses
Positions permanent. Reference Enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope. The Nation
al Star Insurance. Blcg,, Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22
AUCTION SALES.

DY vI81UE OF a DEED OF TRUS
Id from Landon j ckson and Margaret his
wife, to me, dated June 1st, 1895, and re-.
corded in liber 7, No. 5, page 303, of tie
land records Of Fairfax county, Va, and at
the request of the persons secured thereby,
will offer for sale at public auction in front Of
the Market House. on Royal street. Alexan-
dra Virginia, at y o'clock noon, on
SATURDAY,
the 31st day of july, 1897.
the following property to wit:
a CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF
LAND situated in the county of Fairfax,
Virginia, bounded as follows On the north
by Church street extended, on the east by
the land formerly owned by Lucien Peyton,
on the south by Hunting creek, and on the
west by the road leading from Hunting creek
bridge to the city Of Alexandria. This land
contains valuable deposit of building and
paving sand.
Terms of sale: Cash.
C. o. sIPPLE, Trustee.
GEO. a. MUsHBACE. Attorney
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22

Orris Benson, deaf dumb and blind,
of Grabamville, N. Y, by bis remark
able gifts has just constructed, unai e d
a water wheel, shsfts, and uprir ht
standard, from which pole is extended.
Oa the end OF the pole is supple jack
attachment, aud when the water is
turned on the supple jack begins to
JUMP and dance, continuing by the
hour, to the amusement of all who
view it. Experts who have examine d
the machinery pronounce it perfect in
construction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22
HISTORICAL PICNIC.

The Prince William Educational AS
sociation he's in contemplation an an
nual historical picnic, to encourage the
present ration to study the past as
we'll as to prepare for the future.
In pursuance of this idea, they invite
any persons or organizations in north
ern Virginia, or the District of Colum-
bia, interested in colonial history, to
meet them at Colchester and Occoquan,
Saturday, August 7, 1897.
The programme embraces:
l. A gathering on the ancient site of
Colchester promptly at g. q. m. DR..
John S. Powell will point out the loca-
ton OF the ancient streets, bridges,
wharves, and buildings.
2. A lunch slong the romantic mill
rec of OccoQuan Falls at II M, near
the site of Ballendine's ancient iron fur
lace and mill.
3. A public meeting in Occoquan vii
lage at p. N to be presided over by
NJ. D. Hall, Superintendent of Schools
of Faiifax county.
The following papers are promised !:
A history of Colchester, by William
II. SnowCen
Mariauue of Bele-Air. historical
romance, by George c. Round.
These papers will be followed by vol
unteer contributions to the history OF
Colchester and Occoquan. Hon. r
w. Moore, Judge Jas. M. Love, ]. b
I. Thornton, Tyson Janney and Rev.
Mr.. K oman have been specially iDvit-
cd to furnish any items that have come
TO their knowledge.
At 7:45 p. m. the association will hold
a brief business meeting.
At pm. Mr.. Moran, of the Journal,
will deliver his lecture, "The Press, its
Place and Power"
The association has appointed the
following local committee to have
charge of details:
DR.. John Powell. Samuel M. Jan
uey, Mrs Jennie B. Atkinson, Hay
wool Davis and F. G. Davis.
For further information address DR..
John S. Powell, chairman committee,
Occoquau, Va, or Miss Fannie B. Os
bourn, secretary executive committee,
Manassas, Va.
Persons coming from the northward
Can come by the local train leaving
Washington at 7:45 .. ~, which stops
al Woodbridge and also on the Fair
fax side of the Occoquan, near Col
chester.
A steamboat will leave Occo1uan at
S a. m. for Colchester, and returning
will leave Colchester at II a. N. for Oc-
coQuaD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22
AYaluahIe Prescription.

Editor Morrison of the Worthington,
Ind, "Sun," writes: "You have a
valuable prescription in Electric Bit,
ters, and | can cheerfully recommend
it for Constipation and Sick Headache,
and as a general s, stem tonic it has no
equal.' Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2O25 Cot
tage Grove Ave-, Chicago, was all run
down, could not eat nor digest food,
had backache which never left her
and felt tired and weary, but six bot
ties of Electric Bitters restored her
health and renewed her strength
Prices so cents and S1.00. Get a Bot
tie at E. l.. Aliens Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22
Alfxa'aaria @azftte.
PUBLIsHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY Ar
Building. 30 e s12 Prince ST
TERMS:

Al translenl advernsementa must Dc pHlu IoI
in advance.
Contract advertisers will not be allowed to OK.
ceed their space unless the excess is paid for
at transient ratios, and under no circum-
stances will they be allowed to advertise
other than, their legitimate business in the
space contracted for.
Marriage and death notices must be paid for
in advance.
Resolutionsi in memorism, of thanks, tributes
of respect, resolutions adopted by societie,
or persons, unless Of public concern, will
only be printed in this paper as advertise.
mepts.
The GAZETTE office is connected with the
Telephone Exchanges. Advertisements or
ders for the paper, nows OF any information
or business can be sent by telephone.
Entered at tho Postof6ce Alexandria Virgin
iA as second-class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22

Manual Coleman, negro farmer of
Fairfield county, S. c., has been bot :
cred with watermelon thieves, and he
plugged" some melons and put strych
nine in them. The plugs were replaced
aud the fruit ripened. Tuesday night
two negro boys were seen in Coleman's g
patch. They ate one of the poisoned
melons, and yesterday morning were
found dead by the road side. No legal
action has been taken against Coleman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22
EorOrer Fifty Years

An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEpY.-Mrs
N;nslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for
over fifty years y millions of mothers for
their children while teething, with perfect
snccass It soothes the child, softens the gums,
sIlsys sll pain, cures wind collie, and is the
hest emedy for Diarrhsa. Is pleasant to the
tsste. Sold BIZ Druggists in every part OF the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle: It's value
Is incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs- WINS
lows Soothing Syrup and take no other kind
iAn1T so ds~1~'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22
J. 1853 ALEXANDRIA, VA. THURSDAY EVENING. JUL
LEGAL NOTICES.
>--~--~---------~~--
NoTlcE-
COMMISSIONER S OFF f,

ALFNANDRlA va July Z, 1897.
To Worth Hulfsh. administrator, d. b n C.
t. a. of David Windsor deceased. Richard
S. Windsor ia his own right and as trustee
under the will cf David A. Win ,sor, d.cess.
ed, Arthur Herbert and Francis L. Smith
trustees under the will of David A. Windsor.
deceased, Mary G. Wind,or, Anna Mary
Snowden and Arthur Srowdcn, her husband
aud Clarence Brent Snowden, Mary w. Snow.
den and d 4. Windsor Snowden, infants, and
Morgan r. eacn, guardian id Item of the
infants. axe notice that I shall on the 29TH
DAY OF JULY, 1897, at 10 O'Clock a. III ;,
at MY office ia the city Of Aexandris, Va ,
proceed 10 execute the decree of reference
rendered on the 2nd dsy of July. 1897. in
the chanc' ry cause depending i'll the Corpora.
tion Court of the city Of Alexandris, where
in Worth Hultsh, administrator, d. b. u. C.
t. a, of d. A. Windsor deceased, is complain.
ant and Eichard 5. Windsor, ct ais. are de.
lend .nts whereby am required to ascertain
aud report all the real estate and personal
property now belonging to the estate of the
late David A. Windsor, deceased giving the
annual ind fee simpe value OF the real estate
and all liens binhing thereon with their re-
spective amounts an pioriti S. all valid and
Just claims a.ainst the eorate of the said
David :. Windsor, the amount of The annuity
u. the widow. Mary 8. Windsor now ue an0
payab.c And the a,ncuut of The legacics un.
paid.
All person 5 having C aims against the estate
Of David A. Windsor, deceased, are required
TO appear at the above mentioned time and
place and prove the same.
JOHN L CALLAHAN,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22

You may hunt the world over and
you will not find another medicine
equal to Chamberlsin's Collie, Cholera
Dlarrhoea Remedy for bowel COM
plants. 1t is pleasant, safe and reliable.
For sale by J. H. Janney, Druggist,
7OI King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22

The steam bark Belgica, in which
the Belgian South Pole expedition is to
sail will be in readiness on Saturday
next, and the party will probably en-
bark on Sunday, from Antwerp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-22
jy0 cot

1htlN1A IN the ClcrkS ONCE OF the
Y Corporation Court of the city of Alexan-
dris on tie 10th day of July, 1897.
J. Q II. Smith vs. Arthur 3. Emerson and
Claudine Emerson.
Memo The object of this suit is to recover
of the defendants the sum of $l97.60 win
interest from January 9th, 1897. until paid,
and to attach AMI subject to the payment OF
the plaintiffs aim tho estate of the defend
ant Arthur 3. Emerson, in the city of Alex
andria, Vs., and particularly all his right,
title and interest in tho estate of John p.
Emerson, deceased.
it appearing oy sn atii lavit filed in this
cause that tho defendants, Arthur &. Emer-
son and ClaudiDe Emerson, are non.residents
of this State, it is ordered that said defend.
ants appear here within fifteen days after due
publication of this order and do what is ne
cessary to protect their interests in this suit
and that copy of this order be forthwith in
serted in the Alexandria Gazette newspaper
published in the city of Alexandria, once
week for four successive weeks, and posted at
the front door Of the Court House of this
city. A copy-teste:
JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk,
By j. T. CALLAHAN, D. c.
John NJ. Johnson p
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