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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
MURDER OF I9Th.CENTURY
INNOCENTS.
Put to Death Under the So.CaIled
Finest School System in the
World.

bethlehem was little among the
thousands of Judah, writes Mrs.
Lew Wallace in the February
Ladies Home Journal. "We are
told that probably not over thirty
children fell under the order of
Herod The murder of the inno-
cents of the nineteenth century is a
march to untimely graves, not by
order of a wrathful King, but un-
der what is claimed to be the finest
free-school system in the world,
Go into any public school and you
will see girls pallid as day lilies,
and BOYS with flat chests and the
waxen skin that has been named
the school complexion. Every in
centive and stimulus is held out:
dread of blame. love of praise,
prizes, medals, badges, the coveted
flourish in the .newspapers-the
strain never slackens. Watch the
long lines filing past, each pupil
carrying books three, four five
to be studied at night in hot rooms
by fierce, sight-destroying lights,
Time was when spectacles went
with age. They are no sign of age
now MANY must wear glasses t.
help eyes worn prematurely old by
night work
said thoughtful father, my
children have no child life They
are straining up a grade, talking
| about examinations. When is
their playtime if not now, and what
has become of the light-hearted
boys? School is never out. Even
in the fields the butterfly and the
tree-toad are turned into object
lessons, and the grasshopper is
torn to pieces in order to be in
structive. When was boy, and
school let out, we were gay and
free. We studied in schooltime,
and in playtime there was nc
thought of anything but play"
do not undervalue education; if is
greatly to be desired, but oVer-edu-
cation is Staying its thousands.
The burden is books. The tasks
imposed on the young are fearful
The effort seems to be to make text
books as difficult and complicated
as possible, instead of Smoothing
the hill so high and hard to climb.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
LARGE FIELD OF WHEAT,
1t Would Take a Man Thirty
Years to Plow and Plant 1t.

WHAT'S said to be the largest
single wheat field in California is
now being planted to the grain tn; t
makes the staff of life. / covers
over $4,000 acres, or forty square
miles. This enormous field of grain
is located on the banks of the San
Joaquin river, in MADEIRA county.
The Fl cid is part in Fresno county
and part in MADEIRA county, says
the San Francisco Call.
Clovis Cole is the man who is put
ting in this vast acreage, and he
has undertaken one of the largest
jobs that any man has yet done in
California.
White it it true that larger acre
ages of wheat have been planted by
certain ranches in this state, there
seems to be no record of an exact
parallel to the present case. On
the Miller 81 Lux ranch in Kern
county $4,000 acres were planted
one year, but the fields were scat
tered in different places. They
were really a series of fields, To-
Gated wherever there was fertile
spot. Few of the fields are 1000
acres, and in many instances there
would be half a mile of bare land
between them. The acreage planted
could not be called a wheat field of
$4,000 acres, any more than all the
wheat fields in the state could be
classed under one head.
The Clovis field, however, is an
ideal wheat field. 1t is almost as
fat as a floor, with a gentle slope
toward the river The outer lines
of the field make it almost perfect
square. Each side is little over
six miles, and if the day is clear
every pcrt of the field can be seen
from any part of it. II will be a
beautiful sight worth seeing when
the grain is up and waves gently
in the breezes of springtime. There
are no roads through the Clovis
wheat field. 1t is to be one solid
stretch of grain, and every square
foot of the land is. to be utilized,
Plowlng and planting began in
the big wheat field about the middle
of last July and will hardly be COM
pleted before the next two months
at least. But the grain will all ma
ture at about the same time. Then
will come the herculean task of har-
vesting it. Chicago Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
A oirI,s Chance Of Marriage.

A painstaking statistician has
figured out THE American Girl S
Chances of marriage" and will
present his conclusions in the March
issue of The Ladies Home Journal.
He has discovered that in some
states girls opportunities are
much greater than in others, and
that in America they are greater
than in many countries Of the Old
World. N
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
Another Grippe Cure.

A Harrodsburg merchant gives
The Democrat of thatcity thefollow-
ing remedy for the prevalent dis
ease of grippe. He said he had
been studying the disease since its
first appearance several Years ago,
and that he had reached the con-
clusion that a good wholesome
sneeze is worth whole drug store
of medicine as a preventive OF the
much dreaded disease. When you
begin to feel bad, if you cannot
sneeze otherwise, snuff the odor OF
a pod of red pepper, and the de-
sired effect will be produced. He
reasons that la grippe is caused by
microbes and sneezing removes
them from the nostrils. The above
remedy will also prevent cold.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
The Weight of Queens.

The Queen OF Italy weighs 176
pounds, Queen Victoria 171.6
pounds, the Queen Of Spain 147.4
pounds, the Queen of Belgium, lab
pounds, the German Empress 136 4
pounds, the Queen Of Portugal 132
pounds, the czarina l29 5 pounds,
the late Empress Of Austria 136 5
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Republicans of Wisconsin Vote for
Joseph. v. QuarIes for Senator.

Madison, Wis. Jan, 50.-The
senatorial deadlock was broken to-
night. Joseph V. Quarles, of Mil
waukeee, was nominated in the Re-
publican caucus to succeed John l..
Mitchell, whose term expires on
March 4. a big crowd filled the
lobbies in expectation of a nomina-
tion, and the keenest interest was
manifested. When the roll call
was ended the names of the oppos-
ing candidates were formally with
drawn in the interest of harmony
and for the good of the Republican
party, and Ouarles was nominated,
receiving the unaniomous vote of
the caucus.
Joseph Very Quarles is a native
of Wisconsin, and is SO years Of
age -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
New Names for Havana Streets.

The names Of the streets Of Ha-
vana will beschanged immediately.
The names OF Les, Gomez, Maceo
and others will replace the present
Spanish names. Muralla street,
where the most hot-headed of the
Spanish live. will be called Eyac-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
In. and About the Hen House

This is the time OF the year
when we are arranging for anoth-
err seasons work among the poul-
try, and it behooves us to look
well to our ways. Ii one desires
to succeed in any undertaking, he
should do his best, giving the en-
terprise his best energies, care
and thought. No one need ex-
pect to make a success in the
poultry business unless he is
willing to devote time and care
to the work.
Just now the hen house should
claim our attention. If it is not
thoroughly clean, see to it, that
you put it in apple pie" or
der. Remove roost-poles, drop
ping-boards and nests; sweep the
walls down, then the floor; white
wash it inside and out. For the
inside wash put quart each OF
crude carbolic acid and coal oil,
taking care that the mixture gets
into all the cracks. For the roost-
poles, dropping boards and nests
have plenty of boiling water. |
have found that the most effec-
tive remedy for mites or bed
bugs. ! was troubled one sum
mer with bed-bugs that crawled
from a bed belonging to a negro
boy who was working for us. He
set the stead in the yard close to
the hen house, and it was not
long until the house was infested
with them. After trying car
bolic acid and coal-oil, sui ohur
and grease without any effect, L
used boiling water and l have
never seen one since. Now l al
ways begin my cleaning opera
tons by using hot water.
l have my hen house divided
into three rooms, a roosting room,
laying room and scratch room,
but it is of the roosting-room that
wish to write now. | have my
fowls roost on the south-side as
that is the dividing wall between
the scratch-room and roosting-
room, consequently there is no
danger of cold winds blowing on
the fowls. have dropping
boards placed about one foot
from the floor but they don't ex-
tend the entire length of the
room. Six inches above the
boards are the poles which ex-
tend the entire length. The
poles are on a level as find the
fowls will crowd each other when
the poles are placed one above
the other. At the end of the
dropping boards and underneath
the poles are boxes with "A few
inches of saw dust--duSt would
do as well-into which l sweep
the droppings every morning.
These boxes are emptied once a
week. | find it much easier TO
keep the house clean by devotlng
ten or fifteem minutes to this
work every morning, than by do
ing it once or twice week, But,
friends, do not let the droppings
lie in an accumulated heap for
weeks as some do. Not great
while ago lady said to me. Il
am so discouraged with trying to
raise chickens and mine are all
dying with the, cholera" ! pro-
posed a walk to the hen house.
1t was no wonder her fowls were
dying. The surprising part to
me was that she had succeeded
in saving any. The house was a
rude affair about six feet square
and about five or six feet high,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
BROKE HER HIP.
Mrs. Mobiey Attempts to Escape
From Vicious Cow.

Elkton. KY, Jan 80. A very
painful accident befell Mrs. Mobley,
wife of Elder w. E. Mobley, of the
Christian church, last night. Mrs.
Mobley was attacked by her cow,
and running to escape, fell and
broke her hip, She is resting to-
day as comfortably as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances.
Rockefeller is described as an un-
assumingg gentleman Of simpletastes.
Perhaps be'is little oily withal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03
Hotel slende r,on.

Entirely new.and 3'tst class IN all
respects Excellent sample ICONS
and service untqnaled 10 any city
On Double Car Line,
@. ID & Up KLEIDERER, Props,
Henderson. Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-03

Weeks as SOHle 10. MOI 81 Sdl
while ago lady said to me. II
am so discouraged with trying to
raise chickens and mine are all
dying with the'cholera." | pro-
posed a walk to the hen house.
1t was no wonder her fowls were
dying. The surprising part to
me was that she had succeeded
in saving any. The house was a
rude affair about six feet square
and about five or six feet high.
into which She crowded seventy
five or a hundred fowls. On the
ground was an aCcumm ulation of
droppings a foot deep, and such
a stencil, | said to her. "If you
will clean your house out and
have it whitewashed, and divide
your flock, you will not be
troubled with cholera any more"
She took my advice and has new
err had sick chicken since. One
half the so-called chicken cholera
is caused by either filth or lice.
If you will keep your house clean
and free of vermin, and rid your
fowls or lice you will not be apt
to have disease among them.
One cannot say too much on the
question of lice. For unless one
is very, very careful, the brood
will become lousy. There are
AT least four kinds Of these pests
that stay on the fowls continual
ly. There is the head louise, a
large grey louise that clings to the
head and neckof The adult fowl
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09
M'KEEVER IS DEFEATED
Mysterious" Billy Smith Gets De-
cision in the Goth Round.
SHARKEY READY TO FIGHT
Hurls Forth His Defy" and Says He
VIII Meet Jeffries for Any Amount
Up to s2o,ooo-Siler's Decision
Was Unfair

New York, Nov. s.-"Mysterious" Billy
Smith defeated Charley Mckeever of
Philadelphia in 20-round bout at catch
weights at the Broadway Athletic club to-
night. Smith weighed 145 pounds and his
opponent tipped the scales at about the
same weight. Both men We're in prime
condition and the fight was fast and
interesting from start to finish. McKeever
used his left to good advantage in the
opening rounds, sending straight jabs to
the face and neck, and was equally as
clever at close quarters as Smith
McKeever put a straight left on the
mouth in the 18th and drew first blood by
eating Smiths eye with another left lab.
Smith replied with a similar blow. which
raised a lump over McKeeyer's left eye.
From this point Smith, who had had the
worst of it. began to improve. McKeever
came out of a mix-up in the 10th round
with a cut under his right eye. McKeever
jabhed his left on the jaw. but had the
worst of the hard in-fighting which fol-
lowed. In the 18th round there was some
vicious work on both sides and in a half
ciinch Smith threw McKeever from him,
the Philadelphia going to the floor, where
he remained nine seconds on one knee.
Many persons cried foul" on account of
Smiths work, but the referee paid no at
tention to them.
In the final round Smith was on the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09
A SURPRISE.
Zen Lodi Dumps the Talent at Tanforan
Park.


Park.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco. Nov. 8.-The books got
a terrible drubbing in the last race at
Tanforan park this afternoon. Ben Lodi,
a cast-off Montana horse. backed from SO
down to 10 and Is at post odds, got off in
front and made a runaway race, moving
three-quarters in liza. and this over a
muddy track. The race was a made-up
affair, and the talent tumbled all over
each other to get on Montallade and
Genua, who were to favorites. The
owner of Ben Lodi did not have a cent to
pay jockey, and just at the last mo-
ment his compatriot from Montana, Billy
Randall. whose heart is a heap bigger
than his fortune, put Sanger up. Then
the Montana crew unloaded and had the
satisfaction Of never seeing their money
in danger. Montallade and Monda finished
second and third respectively.
Ben Lodi was sold at Marcus Days
weeding-out sales, and, despite the glow
ing tribute of the auctoneer. the young
ster was knocked down for $50. He never
did anything in his native state, although
he was started some half dozen times in
very ordinary fields. Ernest Kennedy,
wealthy mining man Of Rossland, b. c.,
finally purchased Ben Lodi from "Ore-
gon' George for 5000, the colt having won
a number of races through British Co.
lumbia in the meantime.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09

aggressive and put 1t all over his oppon-
ent aud the referee declared Smith the
winner. Smith was the favorte, odds of
100 to 50 and 100 to 50 being laid on his
chances.
Tom Sharkey was introduced after the
second preliminary, and. IN responding to
several calls for 4 speech said:
II will leave 1t to the men who were
down at Coney Island last Friday night
and also to the general public whether
George Siler gave me a fair decision or
not. 1t is now up to Jeffries to meet me
again. l am ready at any time, say two.
four or six months, and will meet him for
any amount up to so, 0OO.'
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DIVIDING THE ISLANDS
Agreement Has Been Reached
Concerning Samoan Group.
MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION
United States to Get the Island OF Tu-
tuila and Others-Segregation SUBJ
ject to the Consent of This
Country.

Berlin, Nov. SIT was officially an
nounced this morning that an agree
ment, subject TO the approval of the
United States, after debate, had been
arrived at between Great Britain and
Germany, by virtue of which the Sa-
moan act is repealed and the islands
of Upolu, Stvty and small adjacent ISL
ands fall to Germany as free property
and the island of Tutuila and subsidiary
islands go to the United States. Great
Britain, it is added renounces any
claim to Samoan islands and Germany
in turn Tenounces any claim to the
Tonga islands and to Savage island III
favor of Great Britain, and also ce1es
Choiseul and San Ysabel, two easterly
islands OF the Solomon group, with their
tnsular surroundings, to Great Britain.
Consular representa- tfves Of the two
powers in Samoa and Tonga islands are
to be withdrawn for the present and
German subjects are to have the same
rights as British subjects in regard to
free and unimpeded enlistment of ma
tive laborers in the whole Of the Solo
mon group in possession OF Great Brit
ain, including Choiseul and San Ysa-
bel.
AT the same time an arrangement has
ben arrived at between the two powers
Dy virtue OF WhlCn the SO-Calleu neutral
zone in the Hinterland of German Toto
land and the British gold coast will be
divided in such a manner that the
boundary of Germany and British ter
ritories will be formed by the Paka
river UP to a point where the latter cuts
the ninth degree Of latitude, thence
northeast to be fixed by commission.
To this is appended a reservation that
the countries of Mamprusi and Gam
aba shall fall to Germany and the
countries of Yeudi and Chakosi to Great
Britain. Finally, according to the de-
cision of the colonial council, Germany
has promised to renounce her extra ter
Titoria1 treaty rights in Zanzibar until
the expiration of the commercial treaty
in 1902. with the proviso that the re-
nunciation is only effective when the
other nations abandon their extra ter
ritorial rights in Zanzibar in favor Of
Great Britain.
Regarding this agreement it is OBJ
served that the United States consent
is taken as assured.
A further agreement concluded be-
tween Germany, Great Britain and the
United States, Is to the effect that the
question Of compensation for claims for
damages during the late trouble is to
be submitted to an impartial court of
arbitration, which will decide all the
claims E,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.
Cubans Have Ceased to Regard Ameri-
cans With Distrust.

Cubans Have Ceased to Regard Ameri-
cans With Distrust.
New York Nov. S.-Brigadier General
Ludlow, military governor Of Havana,
who arrived in New York harbor yes
terday afternoon on the steamer Ha-
vana and was detained at Quarantine,
said:
II am glad to say that the feeling Of
Cubans towards Observation-Disclosures
military representatives of the govern
nent or other-has greatly improved
during recent months. The suspicion
and distrust with which perhaps a
large number regarded Americans for
SO long time after the military occu-
patton was established, has given away
in a great measure to confidence and
cordially. They are confident now that
our purposes are honest and friendly
and limited to the organization and de-
velopment which are essential precur-
sors of the establishment of stable ma
tive government.
"Among the final preparations for the
full assumption OF, authority by the Gu
bans will be the election Of a consti-
tutional assembly. The date for that
election has not been fixed, nor have the
details which must attend it been work.
ed out, either by our government or by
the Cuban leaders themselves. Hence
/ am unable to reply to questions touch
ing the conditions under which the cleo
ton viii be held. In regard to the. sug-
gestion of an educational test for the
electors, difficulty arises in the fact
that so per cent of the population is IL
literate. 1t is evident that if the new
republic is to be a popular government
there cannot be much of educational
requirements for the exercise of the suf-
frage. In short, particulars relating to
the constitutional organization of Cuba
still belong to the future"
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
At Newport.

Cincinnati, Nov. S.-The first three races
went to favorites al Newport to-day. me
weather was pleasant and the track GOOD,
Results: First race, one mile ana ~ Saias'
saIIing-Dandy H. won, Barhee second,
Juanita third; time, 1:471h. Second race,
seven furlongs-Troubeau won, koenis
second. The Sluggard third: time, 1;291a;
Third race, six furlongs-The Star OF
bethlehem won, Be True second, LORD
Zeni third; time lila. Fourth race, one
mile, handicap-Scarlet Lily won, florizar
second. Eta third: time, 1:lS Firth race
milo selling-Frank Mcconnell won, Pat
Cleburne second Allie Bell third; time,
l:44
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-09
sALUTEs THE PRESIDENT.
People of Negroes Congratulate Them
selves Upon Their New Government,

People of Negroes Congratulate Them
selves Upon Their New Government
Washington, Nov. S.-The following
cablegram has been received at the
war department from General Otis:s
Manila, Nov. s.-The following was
received from Negros, dated to-day:
To the President of the United States:
The civil governor, counsel judges and
secretaries, who constitute the new
government of this island, in taking
possession thereof this day have the
high honor of affectionately saluting
your excellency and trust that in the
Inauguration of this form of govern
ment, based upon the liberal and DEM
ocratic institutions which have made
that republic SO grand and prosperous,
that new era will open up to this
region which will enable it to reach
the legitimate goal of its aspiration.
(Signed) "MENECIO SEVERILO."
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whereby the plans of Cecil Rhodes are
advanced a step towards realization.
THE PRESS OPINIONS.
Agreement Generally Regarded as Salts
factory by English Newspapers.

Agreement Generally Regarded as Salts
factory by English Newspapers.
London. Nov. without being en-
thusiastic, the morning papers gen
orally regard the Samoan agreement
with satisfaction. The Times, in the
course of an article ridiculing the idea
that the imperial meeting at Potsdam
is in any way antagonistic to British
policy in South Africa, says:
THE Samoan agreement shows that
Emperor William is not animated by
the sentiments imputed to him by some
French and German newspapers. On
the whole the arrangement appears
such as ought to command itself to SEN
sible and practical nations
The Daily Mail, expressing similar
views, takes occasion to make saw
age attack on France, who, it declares,
has neither courage, foresight nor
sense of honor"
The Daily Chronicle. on the contrary,
supposes that Germany has been
squared and that the era of "compen-
satons over the South African imbrog-
lio'' has begun. 1t suggests that the
agreement has not revealed the stipu-
lations concerning Delagoa bay and
adds:
TT will be received with fury in
France and Russia, who will be aroused
to further anger by the threatened COM
bination of American, German, jap
anese and British interests in China
The Daily Mail says: Under cover
Of the war IN South Africa, Lord Sails
bury has let himself be squeezed out
Of Samoa. We are not prepared to say
that the treaty is not a defensible in
strument, but it is well at the outset
to recognize the simple fact above
stated. On behalf of the treaty it Is to
be said that it terminates a scandal in
Samoa in a manner agreeable to the
United States as well as to Germany"
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At Tanfuran.

San Francisco, Nov. S.-Weather cloudy
at Tanforan to-day; track muddy. First
race, six furlongs. selling-St. Cassimir
won, Choteau second, Silver Tail third:
time, 1:17A. Second race. seven furlongs
Wyoming won, Stromo second, Coda
third; time, 1904. Third race, six fur
longs, selling-Marcato won, Whitcomb
second, Balstar third: time, 1:15A. Fourth
race, mile-Loroaster won, DR. Bernays
second. Alaria third; time, 1:46 Fifth
race, mile-Topmast won, Olinthus sec
ond, Malay third; time, Las. Sixth race.
five furlonss-Ben Ledi won, Montallade
second, Monda third; time, 1:01A.