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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
Duck Culture.

N@Npst farmers have a prejudice
AGAINST water fowl, especially
ducks. They tolerate geese be-
cause those birds forage and
live on grass duringthe summer,
after the goslins are started.
DUCKS will not thrive under neg
lectT They are prone to wander,
and get lost in swamps or brooks.
They have foolish way of drop
ping their eggs in the water, and
of following brook into neigh
boring farms, unless they have
suitable quarters and receive
regular attention. 1t is good
deal of trouble to look after them.
A half-starved duck will dis
pose of a large quantity Of corn
at a single feeding, apparently
remembering the past and an
ticipating the future. The
careless farmer will have noneof
this sort of stock. But the duck
has great many qualities to
commend it to the most careful
man.
There are ten breeds of ducks
raised in this country, viz, the
White Pekin, White Aylesbury,
Rouen, Black Cayuga, Colored
Muscovy, White Muscovy, Gray
Call, White Call, Black East In
dian and Crested White. These
are named in the order of popu-
la72y. The East Indian is a
bantam, bred for fancy, and the
Crested White is an ornamental
variety.
The White Pekin leads, for all
purposes. 1t is valuable for
raising on a large scale. 1t is
easily raised. but is timid and
must be handled carefully. 1t
Ssss imported from China in 1875.
Mr.. McGrath, of the firm of
Fogg & Co., engaged in the
China and Japan trade, saw the
bird at Pekin, and thought it
variety of the goose. He pro-
cured some eggs and took them
to Shanghai where he. set them
under hens and secured Is duck
lings. When sufficiently ma
tured, these birds were sent to
the United States in charge of
James E.. Palmer. Six ducks
and three brakes survived the
voyage of 124 days and reached
New York March 13, 1873. Mr..
Palmer was to retain one-half OF
them. He took his share home,
leaving the remainder to be sent
to Mr.. McGratfi's family. |
These never reached their desti-
nation. Mr.. Palmer's ducks be-
gan laying in March. The three
ducks laid 325 eggs. From this
beginning grew up the greatest
duck industry ever known in
this country.
The Pekin has a distinct type
md differs from all others. The
legs are set well back, causing
he bird to walk in an upright
position. The fowl is large, the
aesh delicate, free from gross
ness. They are the best table
luck and excellent layers, laying
rom 125 to 80 eggs in a season.
They begin laying about Janu-
Try and continue until late in
July, and again for short time
n the fall. They arenon-sitters,
hardy, and mature early. The
of feeding, as practiced
by me, as manager of the Clear
View Farm, will be described
hereafter.
EDWIN w. FLY.
Chalfont, Pa. II
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27

After we have lost our youth we
hang long time to the i3ea that we
are still middle aged.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
CIRCUIT COURT DIRECTORY

TRIeG,--First Monday in February--term
three weeks third Monday in May--term two
weeks; first Monday in september-te, N three
weeks.
HRIsTIAN Fourth Monday in February
term six weeks: First MONDAY in June-telu
four weeks; = 7rth Monday in September
term six weeke
CALLowAy.-second Monday in April-term
three weeks First Monday in August-teTm
two weeks; Second Monday in November
term three weeks.
LYoN.-First Monday IN May-term two
weeKs; first Monday in August-term two
weeks; first Monday in September term two
weeks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27

Half loaf is better than no bread;
but a small dish Of strawberries is
worse than none at all.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-27
Nav Hampstead a Winner.

in American Poultry Journa
The record-union., 1899-09-24
NO SUCH NATION.

The American Tagalos are constant
and insistent in speaking of 'the Fill
pino nation There is no nation known
by that title. No power on earth has
knowledge of any such nation. Com
missioner Schurman, who was sent to
the Philippines to study the conditions
there. puts an end to such claims of
nationality, by saying:
The insurrection is not national up
rising, There is no Philippine nation.
There is q multifarious collection of
tribes having only this in common, that
they belong to the Malay. race. The
multiplicity and heterogeneous nature
of the tribes is somewhat astounding.
Over sixty different languages are
spoken in the archipelago. The speech
of one tribe is untelligible to it's neigh
bors.
As cumulative evidence of the truth
Of Mr. Schurnan's declaration the very
latest dispatches from the Philippines
tell the story of the frank and glad ac
ceptance of our domination in the Sulu
group of the Philippines. Our troops
were received t0eF0 WITH open dIHfS
and demonstrations of pleasure. We
have to fight no battles with these
southern tribes, they oppose US in no
way. accepting our guarantees of JUS
tice and freedom without any hesita-
ton.
How can Aguinaldo lay claim to rep
resent these other FilipinoS who repu-
diate him and his band and give in
allegiance to the American Govern
ment2 What earthly excuse could we
make for abandoning these people to
the mercilessness and revenges Of
Aguinaldo and his few followers? Such
abandonment as the opposition to the
Administration insists upon. would be
shame staining our national escut-
cheon so deeply and darkly that time
would fail to efface 1t or assuage the
cruelty for which 1t would stand.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

that it has been lost in the obscurity
of a forgotten newspaper. Such a
glowing description of a city seen from
a great hight 1 never read before or
since. The most interesting thing
about it to me was the fact that
Hearn couldn't see five feet beyond the
tip of his nose, so nlyopic was he.
From that day Hearn became known
for the brilliancy of his fancy and his
marvellous descriptive powers. He sur
passed all others. says Henderson, the
more that such as Gautier. Flaubert
and De Maupassant could see what they
described but Hearn could not see the
things he so wonderfully wrote of. This
power of imagination brought Hearn
to the position he now holds. With a
natural love for Orientalism he became
a student of the East and its mysticism.
and drifting into Japan reached the
position of one of the foremost of writ
ers, a master of the art and a scholar
in the purest sense, one who has fixed
himself for life with the japanese and
holds one of the most distinguished
chairs in their greatest University-an
American Jap.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

Miss Susan Wynaar, teacher in the
Richmond school, Chicago, ILL.,, writes
the following letter to DR.. Hartman re-
garding Pe-ru-na. She says: "Only
those who have suffered with sleepless-
ness from over-work in the school-room,
such as have, can know what a bless
ing it is to be able TO find relief by
spending couple of dollars for some
Pe-ru-na. This has been my expert
ence. A friend in need is friend in
deed, and every bottle of Pe-ru-na
ever bought proved a good friend to
me."-Susan Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, 1914 North
Superior ST., Racine City, Wis, writes:
ST feel SO we'll and good and happy now
that pen cannot describe it. Pe-ru-na is
everything to me. / feel healthy and
well, but if / should be sick will know
what to take. have taken several
bottles OF Pe-ru-na for female complaint.
/ am in the change OF life and it does me
good"
Send for a free book written by DR.
Hartman, entitled Health and Beauty.n
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, o.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

The Institute Of American Mining
Engineers has now entered the State.
1t will soon be in session IN san
Francisco; after that it will visit the
more prominent mining sections OF
central California. 1t is now looking
over some northern mines on its way.
1t will probably go south and examine
into mining conditions, and extraction
of minerals in various parts. The in
stitute is composed of distinguished
mining experts and students. 1t should
receive a very cordial welcome to the
great mining State. Wherever the del
egates go they should experience the
full temper and generosity of Cali
fornia hospitality. We want them TO
be critical and just. but to carry away
as good a report of our heritage as they
can in justice. We are content to have
them speak the exact truth. They
ought to be encouraged to criticise US
on the ground that our mining inter-
ests may be profited thereby. We hope
much from this visitation, and we be-
lieve that the expectation will not end
in disappointment. Certainly California
has enough in mining interest to en-
gage the enthusiastic attention of these
distinguished experts for a far longer
period than they will be able to remain
with US. Let us prevail upon them,
however, to make as broad and general
visit to mining sections as is possible
within their limitations.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

believe that the tariff cuts any such
figure in the trust problem as Mr..
Bryan assumes. 1t has possibly some
indirect influence. but trusts as rule
are not dependent upon tariffs and the
greatest Of the trusts do not deal with
protected articles. 1t. is as Mr.. Foraker
Well declared in his speech of Friday at
Hamilton, Ohio:
That the tariff is not responsible for
trusts is shown by the fact that while
they have free trade in England, yet
they also have more trusts in that
country than in any other. They had
their origin there, and there they have
had their most complete development.
The record-union., 1899-09-24
THE PERPLExED MUGWUMPs.

The Massachusetts Democratic plat.
form, born in the throes of hard labor,
which, was effective only when the po-
lice Of Boston was called in to attend
with their clubs upon the accouch-
ment. must strike woe to the souls Of
the mugwumps. What are these poor
fellows going to do? They denounced
the Bryanesque outfit in 1896 because
of the Is to / ratio fad. They couIo
not go that. though regretting 1t, for
their obstructive disposition thrust
them toward Mr.. Bryan forcibly.
But in 1899 they had resolved ~
flock to his banner because of his
sounding the tocsin of anti imperial
ism" and opposition to the war, the Ad-
ministratien and things generally. But
just as their mouths are puckered for
a whistle of joy the Rryanards get in
with their various conventions, not
even excepting Massachusetts, and
swear new allegiance to the free silver
doctrine.
This puts the wugwumps into close
quarters. They could not support
Bryan in '96 because he was 16 to 1
free silverite and they therefore lined
up for Mr.. Mckinley in a half hearted
way. This year they denounce Presi-
dent Mckinley because he is an expan-
sionist and applaud Mr.. Bryan because
he assails President Mckinley on that
score. But Bryan trots out the free
silver ghost to alright their souls and
our friend the mugwumps find them
selves between the devil and the deep
blue sea from their standpoint
They cannot hope to form and main
tain an independent party; they
cannot hope for new align
ment of party men in the next cam
paign that will be sufficiently marked
to work the disorganization of the old
parties, In this dilemma they have
appealed to the Bryanites to drop that
hated is to / business and leave the
ratio question an open one, that mug
wumps may have some small chance of
getting in without qualification.
But no, Mr.. Bryan has forced the
whole Chicago platform down the Dem
ocratie throat, bitter dose though it
may be, and so the mugwumps find
themselves out in the cold not know
ing whittier to turn for solace. The
best they can do is to continue to find
fault, to take comfort in the bosom of
Father Atkinson and seek consolation
from Elder Garrison. AS to what they
will do when election day rolls about
is a matter Of doubt. The probabili-
ties are that they will swallow their
squeamishness and go the Bryan hog
whole. They will choose retrogression
and discouragement of the nation, as
against progression, prosperity and pa
triotism.
The record-union., 1899-09-24
GENESIS OF TRUSTS.

Seeking for the genesis of trusts, Mr..
j. D. Forest in the American Journal
of Sociology arrives at the conclusion
reached by many other investigators,
that it is competition, not combination,
which creates the monopoly. This
moves along with the idea steadfastly
preached by the scientific socialists that
competition instead Of being the life is
ly assail competition in all forms, and
pronounce the time-worn proverb false
in fact and in philosophy.
Mr.. Forest holds that competition is
the greater factor in the formation of
trusts, and points out that all history
of trusts supports this view. In every
case the coalition has been formed
either after an approximate monopoly
has been realized by one concern which
has distanced all other competitors, or
because competition had become so
fierce that it was evident that some
would be ruined, though it did not yet
appear which should survive.
The first condition simply recognizes
an accomplished fact The second COM
bination is secondary to competition
as clearly as in the first, In the first
instance there is danger that the DOM
inant corporation in it's haste to end
the process which must lead to trust
any way, may give to the smaller COM
petitors SO large share of stock that
the financial strength of the new COM
pany may be lowered by the necessity
of earning dividends on capital stock
represented by worthless plants. In
der the second condition, where the
ruinous competition is between compe-
titors of equal strength, manifestly the
competing companies would not organ
ize except each expects to gain by the
competition.
If the market Is limited and de-
structive competition begins, one must
soon gain the ascendancy. 1t before
that point is reached perception of its
approach leads to combination, there
is only anticipation of the outcome of
competition. This is about as clear
definition of the reasons why trusts
form as has been given by any of the
multitude of essayists writing upon the
subject.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

In opening the campaign yesterday
at Akron, O., Judge Nash, among other
things, said that 1.-The Democrats shout
We are radically opposed to imperial
ism in the United States Who in the
world is in favor of that? Imperialism
is the power the authority of an En-
peror. I know of no imperialist in this
broad land. I know no man in it who
desires to change the spirit or charac-
ter of this great republic as it was
handed down to US by our fathers.
Even those who believe that it is a
wise policy to retain possession of the
islands which have come TO us as part
of the victory which we won over
Spain, do not wish to establish an en-
pire in them, or anything akin to an
empire. All they desire is to carry to
their inhabitants the same enlightment
and the same civilization which we en-
joy. When they are prepared for it, 1t
is proposed, when Congress shall act,
to give them a government free in
character and guaranteeing to them
the sacred rights which we cherish"
This is the first or opening speech in
the Republican campaign. 1t Is to be
accepted as a fair statement of Repub
lican holding. 1t is certainly indicative
Of the spirit that will animate the Re-
publicans in resisting the American
Tagalos who are preaching the SER
mons which give the public enemy COM
fort.
The record-union., 1899-09-24
RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY.

Cat II a. M and 80 D. M. except 9TH
erwise stately
Presbyterian, Westminster-Sixth and
l. streets. Services at 10:45 a. m, il m.
and 7:30 .. m. Y. P. S. c. E. at $50
p. m.
Presbyterian-Fourt o and p
Sunday-school at 1915. Y. P. s. c. E.,
6:30. Services at IL a. m. and 1:4o p. m.
Methodist-Sixth. X and L streets.
1916 a. m and 7:45 p. m. Sunday
school at 1915.
Methodist (South)-Seventh. and
X Sunday-school, 9:45.
Methodist Ca M. E.)-Seventh. G and
H.
Methodist-Centrai, Eleventh, Il ana
I; Sunday-school, 1915.
Methodist-Oak Park; Sunday-schoo
at 10 a. M Epworth League, $40 p. m.
Scandinavian Methodist - Pythian
Castle, Ninth and /.
| United Brethren-Fourteenth and K;
Sunday-sehool, 9:45
Christian Science-Pommer's Hall.
o0o street, IL a. M; Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock.
Baptist, First-Ninth, L and M; Sun
day-school. 1890 Young Peoples
meeting at 6:30
Baptist, Calvary. Twelfth ana
Thirteenth; Sunday-school, 9:4o.
Baptist. Emmanuel Twenty-dftn
and N: Sunday school. 1915.
Baptist, Oak Park-Cypress and Th.--
ty-third; Sunday-school. 10 a. m.
Shiloh Baptist Church-Sixths and P
streets; Sunday school at 1870 Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at
1880 p. m.
Christian. First-Sixteenth and l.:
Sunday-school, 10 a. m.
German Evangelical-Tenth. and
2; Sunday-schoo1, 10
Lutheran, EngIish-Sixteenth. J and
X: Sunday y-school. 9:45 a. m.
Lutheran, German-Twelfth and K
Episcopal. st. Paul's-Eighth, ! and
j; service at a. n.. II a. m. and 1880
p. m.
Episcopal. st. Andrew's-Twenty-
third and K, o a. m. QIoly Comb, and
7:30 p. m; Sunday-school at $50
p. IN.
Catholic, ST. Francis-Twenty-six
and X. Sermon in English only at d,
and 1880. At 8 a. m. mass and SER
mon for German Catholics. Sunday
school. 10 a. M
Catholic, Cathedral-Eleventh. ] and
K, 6:30. s. 1890 and 7:30.
gregatiopal-Sixth and j.
Latter-Day Saints-Pioneer Hall.
Seventh, between and K; IL and 7:45
natter-Day Saints. Reorganized-
Twenty-fourth. and X.
-4dventists-1S16 G, services z o'clock.
Marguerite Sunday-school (Congrega-
tional)-Twenty third and K streets.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

The Record Union" proposes to be
fair in its treatment of all and es-
pecially of those it opposes or criticises.
Having taken issue with the reported
statement of Mr.. Bryan that by putting
all trust made articles on the free list
trusts could entirely be destroyed it
finds that what Mr.. Bryan did say was
something quite different. 1t appears
from the full report of his speech at
Chicago that he said some claim that
putting everything that trusts make on
the free list will destroy all trusts
But he added that he did not agree
with that suggestion made so broadly.
He believed a high tariff helped the
trusts to collect more than they other
wise could, but he did not believe that
by putting all trust made articles on
the free list all trusts would be de-
stroyed. 1t was on the basis of the
first report of the speech that the
.'Record-Union's' criticism was made.
The full report gives a rather different
color to the speech and negatives the
criticism considerably that we made of
the declaration Of the annual candi-
date. However 1t does not wholly re-
move the exceptions taken. We do not
The record-union., 1899-09-24
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDrToRIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
state and Coast Opinions on Sab.
jects Of Living News
Interest.

riverside Press: The recent Ohio
/ democratic State Convention re-
anrmed the Chicago platform without
nnodIhcation. The Chicago platform
declared that the business interests q,
the country We're prostrate. that its
INDUSTRIES were motionless; that labor
was unemployed and that want and
uesolatlon were stalking throughout the
land. The suppositjon is therefore
INA. the ONO Democrats expect peo-
pie W peiieVe that the country is still
suffering @ from this state of affairs
ne Shicago platform also declared
az ainst any further tinkering with the
taflH. Al that time the abortive Will
son low tariff law was in operation.
out LoW the Ohio Democrats by their
action would seem to indorse the pro-
Iiectve Dlngley law The members of
the ONO convention are thus to be
congratulated for making this public
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of their former error
on the tariff question and the wonder
iui success Of the Dingley law.
GENERAL OTIS.
oah Jose Mercury: 1t is one Of the
nara 1acts of the military career that
everything short of positive success in
1t is, in the popular eye, little better
than positive failure. Nobody cares
why military leader has failed. What
Is demanded is success and no sort of
eIort OF achievement which falls short
oI success VIII answer. General otis
mas not succeeded in putting down the
lnsurrectlon in Luzon, hence there is
loud outcry against him with the de-
mand that he be deposed and his COM
mand given to somebody else. On the
whole, we think it would better be.
since the leader of our Philippine forces
ought to have the backing of public
commence. But there is, we think lit
tie reflection in the sentiment which.
condemns Otis. He has really had no
chance. When he has been permitted
to fight he has won, and if he has not
occupied and held the country his
forces have marchd over, it is be-
cause he has not had men enough to
do 1t. 1t was not the fault of Otis
that Aguinaldo was brought to Ma
Mia or that he was enabled to raise
and equip an army. It was not his
fault that Aguinaldo and his fellow
conspirators were not arrested before
they had a chance to strike. It was
not Otis fault that his army was not
permitted to crush Aguinaldo's army
upon the occasion of the first assaults
in February. And again, it was not
Otis fault that Professor Schurman
and others We're permitted to intercede
with a fool diplomacy to the confusion
of the military plan and to the pro-
motion of the rebellion. Otis is blamed
for a failure which has resulted from
misconceptions at Washington, from
the meddling of impracticable peace
agents and from the failure of the
The record-union., 1899-09-24

Bryan and the Democratic orators who
have taken their cue from him. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Bryan the prosperity Of
the country is a delusion, and the sAd-
ministration represents only wrong,
war and trusts, from which, if he (Mr.
Bryan) is not successful in rescuing it,
things Will go to the bow vows. But
Mr.. Reavis, in the heart of Mr.. Bry-
ans home State, denies and proves and
shows by rapid listing of we'll known
facts that Mr.. Bryan's premises were
wrong and his conclusions unwarrant-
ed: that his doctrine of three years ago
has not proved itself worthy of conf
dence in the face of the facts of to-
day; that the Republican national
party is not responsible for objections
able trusts, since every charter, grant
Or authority for trust organization
has come from State authority, and not
one has been created by Federal au-
thority. He might have added that
most Of the greater Objectionable trusts
have been formed under the laws OF
Democratic States.
The record-union., 1899-09-24
Pure and Sweet

and free from bemi the skim scalp and hair ceansed purified
scalp
with
lin ONE
Speedy for itching Burnng sca Humors
to oheathe
end or Ahoutthe mailed
The record-union., 1899-09-24

True wit is known by it's incisive-
ness, If il does not cut in some di-
rection IT. fails. Some one has said
that genuine wit is always cruel, but
that may be putting it rather severely.
But as illustrative of the thought of
the latter defnition-and it also fills
all others-we have seen no neater re-
cent example than in a paragraph Of
the Detroit Tribune which remark
ing upon a dispatch reciting that the
Supreme Court of Georgia had handed
down decision. that will encourage
lynching adds: .'This is the first inti-
nation that Georgia lynchings needed
encouragement"
The record-union., 1899-09-24

Now that ex-Speaker Reed has man
ifested anti-expansion tendencies, he
who was SO lately denounced by them
as Gar "tyrant," bull dozer'' and
slave driver" is now in the estima-
ton of that press of opposition and OBJ
high-minded and merciful Mr.. Reed.
Queer what difference it makes
whose OK is gored.
The record-union., 1899-09-24
Tears.

.ez Away. Gertrude, away!s You have
eaten an onion
How did you know, Rudolph Did
my breath tell the sad story ~
No. fair one ! saw itsin your eyes
The record-union., 1899-09-24
SPECIAL AGENCIES.
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California-Fair Sunday
fresh northerly winds in the interior
westerly winds on the coast, with fog.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

The microbes that cause chills and
fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made
porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals the
mucous membranes and prevents the
entrance of malarial germs, thus pre-
venting and curing these affections.
The record-union., 1899-09-24

That speech of Chairman Reavfs at
the session of the Republican State
convention at Omaha, has very dif--
ferent tone from the wailings Of Mr..