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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07

from his mothers door. Young as he
was, he caught the editorial fever and
waited to start a newspaper of his own.
Three years later he became the editor
of newsboy's paper. He wonders al
his nerve even now. He left the streets
to become Office boy for George NJ. Pull
man. Hestudied stenography, and when
he was II Mr.. Pullman made him his
personal stenographer
He had a thirst for learning. how
e, er, that nothing could quench. His
friends thought he was on the way to
high position under Mr.. Pullman. but
the youth preferred to study. He left
the palace car magnate when he was
10, notwithsta nding the protests of his
friends, and entered Northwestern uni
-vcrsity academy, As.his only chance to.
study had been at home, he had no
credits from another school to secure
advanced standing.
BY continued outside application and
by special examinations he completed
the four years course in one year. AT
the same time he supported his mother
and himself by working as a stenog-
rapher to Miss Frances f. Willard, for
mer President Joseph Cummings and
r. c. Hoag. former business agent Of
the university.
The precocious and diligent youth
entered college in 1883 and completed
the freshman and sophomore years. He
then became private secretary to DR..
Thaburn, bishop of India for the Meth
odist Episcopal church. when he was
writing his book on India, and accom-
panied the bishop on two-years' trip
around the world. On his way to In
dia he visited several of the leading
European universities. He spent year
and half in India. keeping up his col
lcge studies and making use of his OPP
portunity to study Sanscrit.
He returned to the United States by
way of China and Japan in January,
1899. He Immediately resumed his col
lege work at Northwestern, and by
special examination received credit for
the complete course by the end of the
winter term. While his classmates were
getting their final credits in the spring
term Raymond took trip with George
NJ. Pullman as his trn~eling private sec
rotary, and returned in June to gradu-
ate with his class. 9fe was later given
the degree of Phi. D. blythe University OF
Chicago.
When the Chicago Society of Univer-
sity Extension was formed in the SUM-
mer of 1892 he was made its secretary
and was the editor of it's official organ,
known as the University Extension
Magazine.
President Harper. of the University
of Chicago. was impressed with his
ability and excellent command of his
subject, and secured him as secretary
of the class study department and as
university extension lecturer at the
University of Chicago. In the conduct
of this work he became well known TO
educators throughout the west.
Prof. Raymond was married in Aug
ust, 1885, to Miss Nettie j. Hunt, who
had defeated him for the Kirk prize
in oratory at Northwestern university
Prof. Raymond was the one chosen
out OF n applicants for the presidency
! OF the West Virginia institution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
Magnetic Rocks.

Everybody has read stories of mys-
FERROUS islands exercising an ire
sistible attraction on ships passing
near them. These, of course, are
pure inventions; but there is anisland
named Bornholm in the Baltic sea,
near the coast of Denmark, whose
rocks, according to Vienna journal,
"Der Stein der Weisen," are so
strongly magnetic that they affect
the compasses of passing ships, even
as far as nine miles away. In this
manner Bornholm may be said to
turn vessels out of their course, since
an error of the campass-needle may
cause corresponding error in the
steering of ship.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
SENATOR AND SAILOR.
Perkins, Of California, Once Served
Before the Mast.

Before the Mast,
Senator Perkins, Of California,
holds to habits and associations of
early life with singular fidelity. When
he was 10 years old he struck out
from his native state, Maine, and went
to sea as a cabin boy. From that
he became sailor and shipped be-
fore the mast on sailing vessel for
California, where he found fame and
fortune, the latter in mining, milling
and the steamship business, and the
former from the governors chair
to the United States senate. But
Senator Perkins has never grown away
from his early life, and never lost his
fondness for seafaring people. He
said one day recently; II take the
greatest delight when l am in a sea-
port city in putting on a flannel shirt
and going down to the wharves and
mingling with the sailors. You know
1 used to be a man before the mast
myself, sailing to California by way
of Cape Horn when quite young.
So, nowadays L go down among the
sailors and stevedores and sit on the
side of the ship and talk with them,
learning something new all the time
from their experiences. like to 60
to the foundries and machine shops,
too, and watch the men at work.
You have no idea how much i'll the
way of odds and ends of knowledge
can be picked up in this fashion. The
longer I live the more / find out that
the book which holds my knowledge
shrinks and the book which con-
tains what / do not know becomes
larger. So | have come to the conclu
sion that there is hardly man in
the world who cannot teach me some
thing which is worth while for me
TO learn" Though Senator Perkins
has had an eventful career, he is still
comparatively young man. For the
last 20 years he has been operating
steamships on the coast of California,
Oregon, Washington, British Column
bia, Alaska and Mexico. He served
eight years in the state senate of Cal
ifornia, and was governor four years.
After the death of Senator Stanford
Mr.. Perkins was elected to fill the
unexpired term by the legislature on
the first ballot, and this year was
reelected for the full term up to
1903,-N. Y. Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
AN EYe.RAYMe PAs1oRAL.

The farmer plies the piodding plough:
The farmers wife concocts the dough:
The farmers child
Is almost wild
With a carking and consumptive cough.
The bird sits on the maple bongh.
And tries to trill a troll, although
She's well aware
The cat Is there
Abiding IN the horses trough.
The snake casts of It's speckisd slough,
And glides the may woodland through;
The sunbeams fit
AS In "A ht
Upon the waters OF the Tough
The autumn winds all mournful sough'-
A melancholy scene thorough.
Il 1T makes me sad.
My rhymes are bad.
And anyway I've done enough.
IN y. Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
THE GREeORIAN CALENDAR
Is Now UseI in All Roman Catholic
ami Protestant Countries.

Is Now Usel in All Roman Catholic
AMI Protestant Countries.
I II is three centuries and over since
Gregory XIII. reformed the Julian
calendar and proclaimed it to be used
in all Catholic countries where the
fasts and festivities of the church we're
observed. 1t was not adopted in Prot
estant countries until many years
later, and not in Great Britain until
1852. Then parliament established
the reform and ordered IL days to be
dropped from the year 1852, the next
day after the Sd of September in that
year to be called the 18th. Many ig-
norant people actually supposed they
had been robbed of II days of the
year, and the cry of "Give us back our
II days." was frequently shouted by
the mob in the. streets Of London
when any of the ministry passed by.
The reform was adopted in all coun-
tries save those where the Greek
church was the established church.
that is, in Russia and her depen-
denotes and in Greece-and to-day
they still maintain the Julian system
of reckoning the year. The result is
that there is. now IL days difference
in time between these countries and
the rest of the civilized world, and
after 1900 there will be 10 DAYS diff
ference.
This is a great disadvantage in all
commercial relationship, and efforts
have long been made to persuade Rus
STA to make the change, but hitherto
without avail. The ministry of Bull
garia has, however, made the first
move to effect the reform in that
country, and a bill has been intro
duced in the sobranje to bring the
eastern method of computing time
into conformity with that of western
Europe. The Greek church is the
main obstacle in the way of the re-
form, so the progress of the measure
will doubtless be watched with great
interest. If it passes, it is altogether
likely that Greece and Russia will fol-
low, and that the beginning of the
twentieth century will see the Gre
gorian calendar at last established
throughout the civilized world.-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
A Running Feat.

The wonderful performance of
running IL miles 1,s49 yards in so
minutes was accomplished by F. E,
Bacon at Rochdale, and it is thought
by some of Bacon's admirers, who are
also good judges of pace, that a still
better performance is within his pow
er. The previous one hours record
was II miles 97O yards, made by Louis
Bennett, better known as Deerfoot,
the famous Indian runner, 81 years
ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
CIRCUIT COURT DIRECreRY

IRIee.-FiTst Monday in February-tefm
shfee weeks third Monday In May--term two
weeks.
HRisTTAN Fourth Monday in February
,eIm slN weeks First Monday in June-tefn
serm six week.
GALLOWAY. second Monday in April-term
snree weeks First Monday in August-term
Term three weeks
LYoN.--Hrst Monday IN May-term two
Heek hrst Monday in August-term two
weeks ""
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
The Raft Spider.

What isASnown as the raft spider is
the largest of the British species. 1t
receives its name from the fact that
it constructs a raft of dried leaves
and rubbish united by threads of
silk, and thus pursues its prey on the
watsr
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
A Chinese physician seeks the pro-
lection of India courts.
A sure Thing for Yon.

A ansaetion in which you cannot lose is a
sure thing. Bihousness, sick headache, fur
ills are caused by constipation and sluggish
liver. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the Won
ceful new liver stimulant and intestinal tonic
are by all druggists guaranteed TO cure or
money refunded. Q. Q. @. are a sure thing
Try box to-day lOc.. CSC, soc. Sample and
booklet free, see our big ad.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07

$50 much for my fine practical
joke on Uncle Tommy" said the old
man in conclusion. ooh, yes, you can
write out the story if you please.
Maybe it will be warning, but l
guess it won't, though admit it was
warning enough for me. - Youths
Companion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07
The Biggest Chain.

The greatest and strongest chain
ever made has but recently left he
Upton great ironworks. 1t is in
tended for crane work at Chatham
wharf, and consists of oval links
forged severally of 31-inch rods, each
link being 20 inches long and 10
inches wide Since there was no
machinery available for testing a
chain of such dimensions, the test
was made by actual suspension Of a
weight Of 400 tons, or $4,000
pounds, from each link.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07

All the doctors in the new hos
pital for women in London are wom-
en-. There are five surgeons among
them, and out of 80 major operations
there is a record of but two deaths,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07

Letter Carriers Convention has
brought on fight among the rail-
roads.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-07

Geo. w. Ferris, the inventor of the
Ferris Wheel, died at Pittsburg,
Penn, in Nov. 1896.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10

cry OF the corporation. and make 20 what
It was intended to be. the servant OF the
people. Only the democratic party can
stifie anarchy by doing Justice and e.
t~abl!shing freedom. La VI stop &c
ing ZACH other: let u forget the pact
and push forward 10 those things tha1
lie before Us. leaving to time and to nat
urA processes the solution OF questions
which we could not settle for six years
by legislation. IL we were agreed as to
the character OF that Neutrality-suspicious.
Vile Post
Senator Morgan who opponed and
thereby assisted to defe Il the beue0ceuf
arbitration treaty bctwt "A Great britain
and the United States. who has during
the last two years stre ,uously contend
ed that this country loud 20 to war
with Spain in respect - Cuba. and who
alton Of Hawaii. with It's large ratIvs
and oriental s~emi-civiiized population ANA
with It's Insignificant handfu o? civil
lied white people. having recently visited
Honolulu. says In n published intcrytrv
chat the ablishment OF an outpost
OF the United States within the tropica
and 2-3D miles from or coast, Challenges
the inquiry whether such n movement M
necessary 30 the national welfare With
regard to the accuracy OF that PROPOSE
ton there can be no reasonable dtSa.rrr.
ment; in respect to Senator Aorgan's
contention that sue a movement IL nee
essary. there IL. however. room for the
widest divergence or opinion, and doubts
OF the ~soundness OF fl will be- many and
great IN view OF the fact that the sans-
Tor makes no convincing statements pre-
sentS no valid In snursarf .r a,
Philadelphia Ledger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10

The Atlantic Monthly, best OF Ameri-
peter Ibbetson was the sort OF book
which one reads and decides to keep,
and does not lend to every body" 1t
agrees with all other competent critics
that it is the authors masterpiece. 1t
is not very enthusiastic over the much
lauded Hugh Wynne," saying it lacks
Intensity" has too many incidents,
somewhat resembles Thackeray, "lacks
picture of eighteenth century life" and
as such, has interest. 1t points out
some errors Of an historic kind. 1t
also criticises, with some disadvantage
to the author, the novel called Cap
tains Courageous" saying that it is de-
fiicient in that sweep Of power that
Of right belongs to the handiwOrk of
it's maker" 1t is a criticism somewhat
in depreciation, but it says that The is
the greatest creative mind that
have" and adds that she has the de-
vouring y and the portraying hand"
It is probably altogether true that
among living writer's Kipling is the
most vigorous, the most imaginative,
the most intensely animated, the most
original. AS we mentioned, Miss Will
kins's "Jerc1ne'' is better liked in Eng
land than among the leading northern
critics. 1t has been handled adversely
20 some extent by The New York
Bookman, The New York Tribune, and
The Atlantic. The latter a y it fails
because it's theme lacks probability
and dignity"
Mr.. P. L. Ford, the northern novel
list, thinks that the two most famous
American noverfsts are Cooper n
Hawthorne If he had written great
est he would have written rightly.
Cooper is neglected now, but he pleas
ed the ablest men of his time in Eng
land and at home, and he is greater
than any successor. Nathaniel Haw-
thorne's marvellous style gives him
prominence if he had not other great
qualities. There is NO American au-
thor who equals him in the high quail
ties Of style. 1t is a pity that the pres
ent generation does no read more of
Cooper. He has left a half dozen or
more novels Of very great interest and
hat are works of a virile genius. He
stands high abroad now. In fact,
Cooper and Poe are having more exalt-
ed rank beyond the seas than in the
land Of their birth. Next after these
two greatestnoveffsts we do not know
OF any that surpasses that Tennessee
novelist, known as Charles Egbert
Craddock, but who Is really Miss Muir
free. She is not so praised in the
north. or in England, as James, How
ellis, and some other American authors,
but she is a better novelist than any
of them. although her style may not
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10
Robbed the Grave

"A startling incident of which Mr..
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
Il was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back n sides, no appetite-gradually
growing weaker and weaker day by
day. Three physicians had given me
up. Fortunately, a friend advised try
ing Electric Bitters,' and to my great
joy and surprise, the first bottle made
a decided improvement. I continued
their use for three weeks, and am
now a we'll man. I know they saved
my life, and robbed the grave of
another victim" No one should fail
to try them. Only so cents per bottle,
at r. r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10

lean silver countries forming COM
pact to control the production OF silver
may be finally resorted to. At any rate,
1t seems needless to talk Of getting
Great Britain and the nations 1t con-
trolls to agree to any restoration, bona
fide, OF silver as a part Of the currency
OF the world. II bimetallism ever pre-
walls in the United States it must be
by their own action, other countries
producing silver cooperating.
The president does not occupy much
space OF" reciprocfty." What a noble at
titude for a great country not composed
OF mostly fools as Thomas Carlyle
wrote forty years ago OF Great Britain.
Our republican betrayers go to work
create a huge Chinese Wall Of immense
height, called a tariff, shut out thereby
all the nations. and then with the
check OF an army mule turn about and
ask nations to enter upon an arrange
ment called Reciprocity by which our
products a. get into their countries
without any or much tax. 1t is q grand
AuAIIDO6s
The president touches briefly upon a
national quarantine, but OF course
favors ft-a republican is sure to favor
any extra stretch of power that invades
states-and recommends that a COM
mission be appointed to study yellow
fever. He also favors the civil service
and recommends hat it be strength
ened. He thinks the people approve of
it. Doubtful very! A popular vote
held might open his eyes. He asks the
to beware of large appropria-
tions-of %expending more than receipts.
But that is skimming the milk. With
expenditures $3.50, 900 900 more than they
should be, to talk Of a cutting down
of twenty or thirty millions is childs
play.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10

Correspondence of The Messerger).
Chapel Hill. N. G.. Dec. s..
On Friday night, December Bird. the
University Of North Carolina Dramatic
Club played the famous comedy. Lon
don Assurance in Giradn hall The
rendition met with the most marked
success, the play passing off with the
utmost ease. While the histrionic git
u%ations,, were greeted with bursts of
applause. attesting the success OF the
university boys in the dramatic Fine.
Each character seemed weli-ftted To
his part. and h universal verdict was.
Tine best amateur performance yet
SEEN" Much time has been expended
in preparation, but the club feels am
ply repaid for the work.
The play is q breezy comedy. Datiriz-
ing the fashionable vices in the most
entertaining manner and Astounding
in laughable complications. Chief
among the creators OF mirth was w. G.
Cox. ar Mark Needle" the pet-
Jogging ountry lawyer. " n BY his
admirable comic acting. caused a roar
Of laughter upon his every appearance.
The whole comedy teemed with In
terest from beginning TO end. and Will
undoubtedly be greeted f~avorAbiy by
the public.
The club will commence IT'S eastern
trip on December 2sth, visiting sue
cessively Tarboro. Wilson, Goldsboro.
and Wilmington, which city will be
reached on the 31st inst. The club
is composed OF the following: Geo. Il.
Pond, s. May. R.. II. Graves. w. G.Cox.
r. s. Busbee. G. L. Myers. r. m. Rawls.
r. K. Follin. 1. F. Harris. and A.
Station
Tomorrow night In G1rard hall the
Frances Hughes Concert Company will
appear.
a number OF the students are going
over to Raleigh on next Thursday to-
see DeWo Hopper in "E1 Cah5tan."
Examinations begin next Saturday
and the boys are hard at work prepar-
ing for the finals.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10

An illustration Of the folly Of the gold
party in this country was further Illus
trated in Nebraska, when Cleveland's
secretary of agriculture. Morton, i'm
inundated himself On the altar Of Cleve-
fandism, becoming a candidate of his
faction, and ne didn't carry a single pre-
cinct in the state. In Kentucky, with
all of Natterson'S resources. the oddities
couldn't get 1900 votes.-Montgomery
(Ala.) Journal.
The president of the board of trade
told the striking engineers in London
yesterday that the competitor they most
had to dread was not Germany. bur the
United States. He spoke of contracts for
steel and iron manufactures right in the
city of London carried off by Americans,
and said that the latter were now sue
cessfully bidding against the English in
India and Egypt and Japan. This Is in
James, Of the Iron and Coal Traders Re-
view. to the effect h Great Britain
can no longer compete with the United
States in the production OF either pig
iron or finished steel. These facts throw
into ludicroUs relief Mr.. Dingley's du-
Ties OF - a ton OF pig iron, and 81 a ton
on steel rails, to protect" them from
dreaded English competftion.-New York
Evening Post.
Popular government Is safe only In
Democratic hands. Only the democratic
party can curtail the privileges unwise-
u, and often ~Corruptly. obtained. Only
2 democratic party can protect the
rights Of the Individual from the Aggroo-
eione Of the rich and powerful Op0 III
0e0o6s0dc party can deetroy the magt-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-10
STATE PRESS.

Inere IS not a general disposition To-
censure those who as plain citizens con-
rioute to his state OF affairs because
no wrong was intended. But hereafter
the public judgement will be different.
naVing seen the evil fruits of rcpub-
ican government as a result Of fus!on
there Is no excuse for white men who
respect themselves and their Families
and who prefer white to black govern
mert, to again form a combination with
republicans to defeat their own flesh
and blood. 1t Is not hard to forgive
mistakes OF Judgment. but h men
persist in doing what they have found
by experience to be wrong, then there
is no place for forgiveness or room for
charitable judgment.-Clinton Demo
crat.
There Is M sacrificing OF principle by
receiving these men back into the fold.
AS stated above. il makes no difference
II they do believe the democratic party
has come to them. so they are present
to support the main lines and batteries
OF the party I'm the grand battle OF votes
in '9S, n thus aid IL to victory. The
same condition will apply to the two
factions in the democratic party. We
desire harmony in the ranks of the
party-the gold standard p~eople-make
concession, Join US and help sweep the
- ~ Ntit ~ ~ u
glorious defeat. We cannot expect
them to come by language calculated tn
drive them away. They must be in
vfted to come with us, and shown. IL
ii be possible, that their interests and
the interests OF the country lies in their
doing so. We must not be too stiff
necked in our views. but allow others a
right to theirs. We do not differ
enough to drift apart. We must mite
This is our supreme duty If we are To
accomplish succcess.-Salisbury Sun
Governor O'Ferrall. OF Virginia. in his
message to the legislature. Wednesday,.
makes a demand for the suppression OF
%lynching and re-echoes the foolish surg
gestion which originated in some other
state-Georgia, perhaps-that the COM
munities in which such incidents oc-
cur be punished for them. His specific
recommendation Is that there be en-
acted a law which will impose a fine
of 5000 upon each 1000 inhabitants OF n
city or county which permits a lynch
ing in it. TIL a~bsurdity and injustice
of the proposition are obvious. Lynch
ings are usually conducted secretly.
Good citizens do not now that they
are on hand until they are over with.
| Those who perpetrate them, generally
| speaking, have nothing at stake. and
the punishment by a fine upon the COM
| munity would be visited upon the in
nocent only. There may be some way
to stop lynching, but Governor OFFER
| rail- hasn't found it.-Charlotte Obser-
/ yer.