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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25

Mr.. Peary, when seen by the CORE
spondent. "0f course could make no
definite arrangements until obtained
leave. 1 will probably start from Bos-
ton on my preliminary trip between
July l and July Is, to make my prepa-
rations for the work of next year. Aux
iliaTy scientific parties may accompany
me in July to Labrador and Greenland.
Or. c. H. Hitchcock, of Dartmouth,
Prof. G. H. Barton, and probably a
party from Yale, will accompany me.
We will get ship at St. Johnland.
''At Whale sound will get the Es-
kmo tribe there at work to collect sup
plies for the journey north for next
year. The tribe, which is known as
Arctic Highlanders, is composed of
230 souls. They are the most wholly
isolated human beings in the world.
They are self-supporting and indie
pendent, and know every man, WON
an and child in the tribe They will
accumulate during the winter supplies
of walrus food, seals and bear skins
and other material that will be needed
for food and clothing. They will also
collect the sledges, tents and will train
40 or so dogs. In this way there will be
no unnecessary time lost when 1 am
ready next year to start and fit out the |
caches in the journey far north.
81 shall bring them presents of bis
cult coffee, hatchets, knives and other
things. Biscuits and coffee is a rare
luxury among them, their diet consist
ing solely of meat, blubber, blood and
water"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25

A new process of bleaching has been
brought forward by means of which
there is produced a clear white in cot
ton without any deterioration in fiber.
In a starching machine the material to
be bleached is treated with a I've to
which bisulphide of soda and an aka
line chloride have been added and the
goods subjected to heavy pressure.
They are then transferred to a steam
ing apparatus, in which they remain 30
to GO minutes. The other operations
OF bleaching are of the ordinary kind.
The addition of alkaline chloride to the
I've dissolves the gummy matter and
capsules in the fiber.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25
A DISCONNECTED DRUMMER.
Mrs. Leases Interesting Conversation
with a Commercial Traveller.

with Commercial Traveller.
Mrs. Mary e. Lease boarded the
Santa Fe train here for Atchison,
where she had a lecture date. She
found the car crowded, the only va
cant seat being by the side of a Chi
cago travelling man. Of course the
travelling man moved his big grips
andmaderoom for her. This brought
from the ''uncrowned queen Of the
Kansas prairie" a "thank you" and a
pleasant smile
The Ice thus broken, the travelling
manproceededto make himself agree
able. One word brought on another
and the travelling man soon got far
enough along in the conversation to
ask Mrs. Lease where she lived.
cat Wichita" she replied.
"Ahl Wichita" said the travelling
man. 81 suppose you know the ia
nous Mary Elem"
81 know her quite we'll"
"She's a great old girl; I'd like to
meet her"
There was a merry twinkle in Mrs.
Leases eye. She saw some fun
ahead.
The travelling man continued: 81
learned a good deal about Mrs. Lease
through Topeka friend Of mine who
was her attorney-Hagan, Eugene
Hagan, that's my friends name-de-
Tended her the time Lewelling tried
to remove her from the board of char
tiles. Hagan said she was a great
fighter, but Notwithstanding her rep
utation as a crank was a very easy
client to get along with. Hagan said
she paid his fee of $500 without a
question, and he thought she would
have paid $1,000 just as willingly.
She is the first woman I ever heard of
who wouldn'%quarrel about a bill,
that is, if she had to payit herself"
Mrs. Lease beamed upon the travel
ing man, and said she had heard the
subject Of the chat was that kind of
woman.
"What sort Of a family has she?"
asked the travelling man.
"She has a number of very bright
children" Mrs. Lease replied, "two
boys and a girl The elder boy is
grown"
"Is her husband living?"
eyes; he is a druggist"
"He must be queer kind of a.
man."
"Why"
'Well, Mrs. Lease is bright and ia
nous and all that, but she is such
curiosity that I should think a man
would hate to live with her"
Mrs. Lease bit her lip. Gle has
managed to stand it a good while
nearly a quarter of a century," she
said.
"There's no accounting for tastes
In this world" the travelling man re-
marked.
w. F. Guthrie, the Atchison attor-
ney, who was sitting across the aisle
and had heard the conversation,
could contain himselfno longer, so he
roared. Then Mrs Lease laughed,
and handed the travelling man her
card.
''Nortonville" the brakeman
called out.
Unjust get off here, said the trav-
cling man, and grabbing his grips,
made dash for the door. lie left
The train at Nortonville, but '"Dad |
Griffith, the conductor, said hisaicket |
read St Joseph.-TOpeka State
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25

British Guiana, in defense of whose
claims against Venezuela, England al
INST provoked a rupture with the
United States. The governing body
there has come to the conclusion that
as numerous needed local undertakings
have been neglected for the want of
money it would be criminal extrava-
gance to appropriate public money for
jubilee festivities.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25
cfRoulr couRr DrREcroRT

Tnfeo.--First Monday in February--term
three weeks third Monday in May-term two
weeks nrst Monday In September-term three
weeks.
HRfsT1AN Fourth Monday in February
four weeks 1rth Monday in September
term six week.
GALLOWAY. second Monday in April--term
three weeks rlrst 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; frst Monday in september term two
weeks
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25

Robert Bonner mentions the strik-
ing fact that when he bought his first
trotting horse in 1856 only 10 horses,
living and dead, had trotted mile in
s;30 Now there are more than 49,
900 in the list.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25
Tales From Town TOPICS

Emo ~ RACES, Quarterly Magazine Of Fiction.
June september and DecembeT 1' - -AaIeAA'
,sSds So eap novel by some well-known author
consists Of stories, bqIlesgues poems, wittieisms.
ell from TOWN TOPICS. SO far hack as 10
cents; $500 per year ''s' iiNo' '""
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25
NIatrimonIal stntistIca.

OF 1000 men who marry 332 marry
younger women, $40 marry women OF
the same age, and SO marry older
women.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25
aueen Victorin,n Iona Reign.

Victoria has reigned longer than any
modern sovereign, with one exception.
That is Louis XIV, who occupied the
throne OF FInnce from 1643 to 17i5.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-25
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Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29
ARARB RB0PPORTUNITY
A LeaSehold For Sale.

At a very low figure, 1900 acres of
land in the District of North Kona;
l5S are subleased to responsible par
ties at good rental; 200 acres are
planted with coffee, In good condition,
from p to A years old; so acres are In
old coffee, and all of the remaining
LOO acres are suitable for the plant
ing Of coffee.
The party purchasing will only be
liable for the taxes on improvements
on the property, no rental to be paid.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29
CHARLES CARTER FOUNTAIN.
The Cabinet Considers a Letter from
Memorial Committee.

The Cabinet Considers a Letter from
Memorial Cemmittee.
Plans for the Carter memorial
fountain were before the Cabinet
this morning. They were intro
duced by Minister King, who had
received them from F. j. Lowrey,
the chairman of the memorial
committee.
In letter to the Government
Mr.. Lowrey describes the plans
The committee asks for a plot on
Palace square, circular in shape,
so feet in diameter. Sixty feet
will be left on either side for
Richards, Merchant and King
streets. This would locate It
directly in front of the Waikiki
door OF the Chinese shop at the
square and almost on a lipe with
the house of the Pacific Ten mis-
club.
The fountain will be modern
and very pretty, and will be ap-
propriately inscribed. 1t will rest
IN stone pavement curbed and
fenced. There will probably be
three entrances to it.
At this session the Cabinet
came to no final conclusion with
respect to a permit. There were
no data to show definitely thu liues
of the fountain on the square,
and it was thought best to firs'
g-t q drawing of the square from
the Government Survey, showing
the fountain as it will appear. In
all probability an answer can be
sent to the memorial committee
some time next week.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29

Honolulu is still behind big
town ways in just a few things
One is in the customs of the road.
Carriages going in opposite direc
tions, particularly in such a
crowded thoroughfare as Fort
street, should be made to keep
always on the righthand side.
The practise of tying up saddle
horses on the sidewalks is all but
obsolete, but it is time that some
restriction should be put upon the
standing of carriages, for unlim.
tied time, along the sides Of much
frequented streets. All that pre-
vents fearful stsmpedes on this
account is the very tame nags
that, as a rule, are entrusted to
women and children's driving.
Another evil, which the police
should stop peremptorily, is the
stopping of horses athwsrt street
crossings. This is a prevalent
piece of bad Manners besides
being a clear assault on the righ
Of the public.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29
How to Pack Hata.

The fear Of committing ones precious
bonnet to the tender mercies of the
trunk man has led woman from time
immemorial to burden herself with the
most ungainly boxes and thereby to
gain for herself the reputation Of being
the most uncomfortable Of travelling
companions.
With care and Judgment, however,
the bandbox may DO avoided. II your
trunk is lined with canvas, as most
trunks are nowadays, the hats may be
nicely secured with tapes and pins.
The pieces Of tape should be pinned to
four sides Of the hat in places where
the pin holes will not show and then
stretch to the sides of the trunk where
they are pinned to the canvas.
II there is no canvas lining, the tapes
will have to be secured to the trunk
with tacks. and better substitute for
the tapes would be coarse white thread
sewed through the hat and then wound
around the tack heads To remove the
hat, cut the threads and pull them out
after lifting It from the tray. Ono can
pack several hats in large bandbox to
send BY express by sewing them to the
sides Of the box.
The thread is sewed through the box
and knotted ON the outside. A little
soft tissue paper should be used to sup.
port Ne trimmings and to fill the
CROWN
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29
Cut All to Pieces

That's what we have done with prices on bound
books. Come in and see for yourself. The old year
is nearly out
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29

Woodman, spare that tree, was
not quoted by the BULLETIN, be
cause the tree in question is eu-
calyptus and not a chestnut, and il
was not woodman who was fear.
ed but a duffer of the road super
visor's gang. The old poem did
come to mind, but reference to il
was heroically repressed. A con-
temporary ought to have been
ashamed to cite the phrase while
bowling for a vaudal axe.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29

rantly carried out with temp
'uous disregard of specifications.
The Government cannot possibly,
with it's eyes opened to the con-
dition of affairs, allow any more
money to be thrown away in that
manner.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29

An evening contemporary that
pointed its mud catapult this way
yesterday should be commended
to a place, little the other side Of
the Klondike, where people get
sacks Of gold every Saturday
night for minding their own bust.
ness.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29

Those weak-cheap and alum
cheap baking powders are bad
for health and pocket-book.
Ask your grocer and your
grocer's wife about SeAilziMg's
Best.
A SchillnF q Company
Sas Francisco 1i6
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29

It appears from great outcry
in the Hilo papers that some very
bad work has been accepted in
important new roads on the island
of Hawaii. Az the matter seems
to have been sifted dowo, the evil
is due partly to the system and,
for the rest, to too much latitude
given to local road supervisors by
the resident engineer. Anyway.
it is clear that in some cases public
money has been misspent upon
road work not up to
specifications and, as has
already been proved, exceedingly
unstable aad generally botchy.
Mr.. Rowell, Superintendent of
Public Works, in an interview
published by the Hawaii Herald,
gives assurances that similar
abuses will be guarded against in
the future. Mr.. Bruner, the resi-
dent engineer, has stood high in
the esteem of successive govern
meuts. Some of the most diff
cult road work done throughout
the group in years past, and now
in progress or projection, has
been planned by him. 1t does
not sppea', in the evidence pro
duced by the Hilo papers, that th-
scsmped work now exposed is
due to q lapse of integrity
on bis part. Yet with the great
mileage lately iu construction on
Hawaii, some of it of an extreme
ly difficult nature, it would seem
that he has not exercised due viei
lance over contracts at all points.
If there is too much ground for
one public works engineer to cover
on tho big island, thore ought to
be On assistant commissioned-st
least until the main system under
construction be completed. The
country cannot afford to risk the
waste OF thousands Of dollars for
the sake Of saving few hundreds.
One great result the Hilo press is
noticed To have already accom-
plished by It's exposures OF the
dishonest scamping OF contracts.
That 10 the drawing OF attention
10 other contracts 10 course Of
operation, which are being flag
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29
Timely Topics
December 81, 1897.

There is yet time before the
holidays for us to call attention
to a few novelties just received
from the Coast and which
will make very acceptable pre-
sents.
The LAUGHING CAMERA
is something new which must
be seen to be appreciated. FOR
a fit of the blues, reverses in
love or business this little
camera is a sure cure. With it
you can get barrels of fun and
oceans of laughter all for IS
cents.
SILVER TEA BALLS are
new to this market. They
are simply round perforated
receptacles for tea. Touch a
spring, fill the ball with tea
and drop it into a cup of boil
ing water and you have a deli
cious cup of tea in a couple of
minutes perfectly strained and
beautifully fresh.
CHILDREN'S SETS, con-
sisting of knife, fork and spoon,
are always acceptable We have
something new in this line,
silver fork and spoon and
earl-handled knife, very hand
some and very cheap.
We have just opened out
some new patterns in SILVER
BERRY andCREAMSPOONS,
also very cheap.
Among other things suitable
for gifts we have Double Car
wing Sets, Elegant Bedroom
Toilet Sets, handsome novel;
ties in lamps and shades.
onyx tables, etc.
Evening bulletin., 1897-12-29
For Sale.

Two Houses containing . and 7
site punehou College Prices, ttOOO
and $3.50, Terms, eI000 cash each
aud balance IN mortgage, Apply t0
A, " GEAR a Co,
T07'tf 40 King street.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-02-19
Here arc Il few of the items of

Here arc Il few of the items of
cost which Mrs. Bradley Martin
has had to settle for ON the occa-
sion Of u grand fancy dress ball
which she and her daughter, the
Countess Of Craven, gave last
Wednesday night to the 400 at the
Hotel Waldorf. New York City:
Ballroom, 1000, state appointments
and other room, $500; buffet
supper, $4,000; regular supper,
midnight to 5 a. H., $4,000 CO.
tilIion favors, $50, 900; floral dec
orations, $4,000. Here are some
of the items which the guests will
have to pay to enjoy such Il luxu-
rious hospitality: Fmr hundred
carriages, S2SO0 600 mems COS
tunes, $50, 900; 600 women's COS
tunes, Sl20,OOO; cosmetics, hair
dressers, flowers and incidentals,
S25, 900. Of course nobody not
possessed of diamonds will be
present, consequently the value of
the Jewels worn will not enter into
the expenses of the affair. A lead
ing jeweler who knows we'll the
800 jewels says that from S2,-
900, 900 to S5,OO0,OOO worth will
DE worn.
These extravagant ''doings" have
moved Rev. Sam. p. Jones to cx-
press himself thusIy: sin answer
to your telegram Of this date, ask
ing my views of the Bradley
Martin ball, it is my opinion that
the Haymarket riot in Chicago and
all that Herr Most advocated new
CT did as much to widen the breach
between the two elements of Amer
ica as that affair will do. Luxury
has its bounds, which it dare not
cross, With almost every Ienevo-
lent enterprise, begging its way
from door to door, with millions
of India's starving and pestilence-
stricken people, and the half paid
and half-starved working women
of New York City, and almost
half Of the laboring people of
America crying for work, and
thousands crying for bread, such
revel is an outrage on public SEN
timent, SANDER on American
philanthropy, and a menace to
every hungry mouth IN America.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-02-19

pecially in some of the lower
wards where several intelli-
gent gentlemen testify to casting
votes ut some particular precinct
in which the Gazin vote is repre-
sentcd 10y a CO."
In the seven wards of Orleans,
which arc situated in the 1st Con
gressional District, our "friends
and allies the Democratic Com
missioncrs, ably assisted by their
"frlcnds and allies" the Rcpubli-
can Commissioners, kindly con-
scnted to give Mr.. Gain 10
votes. In regard to the other por-
tions of the District comprising
tho parishes Of st. Bernard and
Plaqueminc, where several clubs
and one or two impromptu meet
ings were held, at which Mr.. Ga
zin was indorscd, and where he has
a large acquaintance and many
personal friends, and should have
poIled some votes. we will try
and endeayor to find out something
about it as soon rs tho elcc-
tion returns are received and
published.
If we take into consideration
the fact that at least four or five
hundred votes in the lower por-
tion of New Orleans were polled
for the first candidate of the Peo-
ple's party, and this in the face of
the opposition of Mr.. A. b. Booth,
who devoted most of his time
stumping the district with the Hon.
Adolph Meyer, whom he seemed
to think he had converted into a
Populist, it may be readily seen
that the cause of the Peoples par
ty is not going backwards, nor the
workers getting discouraged.
This committee has been called
upon lately to protest against the
advocacy Of the anti-Scalpers bill
as advocated by Mr.. Booth, but
have declined to take any action,
owing to the fact that he does not
seem to be advocating the bill as a
''populist" measure, but purely as
a personal accommodation to the
railroads.
That there is considerable dis
content and even political restless
ness is evidenced by recent at
tempts to organize Socialist par
ty in this city. The PopuIists will
however remain true to their prin-
ciples and their party, and it seems
to be more than probable that reg
ular monthly meetings may soon
be called and the work of organi-
zation carried on so that a straight
ticket for delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention may bo put
in tho field.
R. D. WILDE,
Chairman, LIST Dist. Committee.
j I. FAUST, Sec, lst Dist. Com.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-02-19
Rheumatism Cured.

Mr.. W. f.. Shepherd, of the
dry goods house of Dawson, Lowe
& Shepherd. Athens, Ga, says Of
Royal Germetuer:
''For four long months was
flat on my back, unable to move a
single limb of my body without as
sistance. Nothing gave me relief.
l had given up all hopes of re-
covery until the great remedy was
given me. The first week | began
to improve, and in less than thirty
ways was on my feet attending to
my duties. | am now able to work
twelve hours out Of every twenty
four, and sell as many dry goods
as any man in Georgia. dis.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-02-19
Refer it to BOggs or
Snyder.

The Shreveport Caucasian clips
the following from The Sentinel
of Washington, ID. c., without Of
fering any explanation:
The Democrats should find out
why Cleveland carried Illinois in
1892 by 26,993, Bryan received
80, ,242 more votes than Cleveland,
and yet McKinley's plurality was
142, ,6O7.
Cleveland carried Indiana by
1925. Bryan received 43,o01 more
votes than Cleveland, and yet Nc
Kinley carried Indiana by 1913.
Harrison carried Ohio 10y 1902.
Bryan received 7O,70S more votes
than Harrison, and yet Mckinley
carried Ohio by 81, $50.
Harrison carried Minnesota by
21,9O3. Bryan received 1922
more votes than Harrison, and yet
Mckinley carried Minnesota by
So, ,76S.
Cleveland carried Kentucky by
4O,O20. Bryan received A. ,429
more votes than Cleveland, and
yet Mckinley carried Kentucky
by 2S1.
Cleveland carried California by
IA. Bryan received 26,473 more
votes than Cleveland, and yet Nc
KinleY carried California by 1892.
These figures are astonishing.
They are unnatural, and tho source
of that Republican increase should
be discovered, or else 1t will not
be worth while for Democrats to
enter into another national election.
We arc surprised that Bro. Gros-
jean can not explain a little abnor-
NAL voting for which his parish is
so famous. We therefore move to
refer it to Boggs Of Bossier, or
Snyder Of Tensas.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-02-19

Our w dSulnglOn OOrreSpNHNtent
says the short session of an expir-
ing Congress is always noted for
the number of jobs and thieving
bills that are passed and attempted
to be passed. The present short
session of Congress is no excep.
ton to tho rule.
One Of these measures is the
Loud Postal Bill. The real pur-
pose behind this bill is to cut off
the truth and wholesome informa-
tion from the people. If it should
become q law it would prevent
such books as Coins Financial
School and similar reform works
from passing through the mails.
That is, the bill, under a plea of
stopping a deficit in the post office
department, provides for an enor-
mously high rate Of postage on
this class of books, which would
be prohibitory in its results. The
bill would also hit with tremen-
dous and crushing force the coun-
try newspapers, and the result
would be to create a newspaper
trust, which would be composed
OF the great metropolitan dailies,
and the people would be forced
soon to look to them almost alone
for their information and news,
The monopolies now control the
telegraph wires and thus prevent
any news or information reaching
the people through the various
press dispatch associations to the
daily papers if that news or infor-
mation should be against the in
terest of monopolies and trusts.
The only avenue which the people
have left through which they can
get the truth is through reform
books like Coins Financial School
and through the country newspa-
pers. Therefore the gold syndi-
cate and the monopolists want this
avenue closed, just as they have
closed the avenue by electricity.
The Loud Bill is one of the most
insidious and infamous measures
that ever crossed the threshold of
Congress. The bill was slipped
through the House with very lit.
tie discussion, and with scarcely no
information to the public as to its
nature and effects. This bill is
now before the Senate Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads.
Senator Butler, who is a member
OF this Committee, has been max
ing q vigorous and unrelnitting
fight in the Committee trying to
prevent it being reported to the
Senate. If a majority of the
Committee shall vote against him
and report it to the Senate, he and
q number of other Senators will
fight it to the bitter death on the
floor of that body.