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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
A Minor Considerati ton.

"What salary would you expect?"
asked the theatrical manager.
"ln the dinner scene" demanded
the gifted but gaunt tragedian, who
had applied for job, "is the meal
served real one"
"It is"
"Then we will waive all discussion
as to salary" replied the tragedian.--
Answers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Lent lasts forty days-probabIy
because it tikes the average woman
that long to decide what kind of an
Easter bonnet she wants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

Minnesota has a system of prison
paroles by which prisoners serving
sentences other than oflife duration
are released on good behavior and
placed IN honest employment, The
Board of Prison Managers sfriend-
ly to the parole of the Youngers
and would parole them Immediately
if the Legislature would pass the
law giving the board that authority.
Cole and Jim Younger have served
% years in Saltwater without a de-
merit mark against them. Their
prison records would entitle them
to parole if the Wilson bill were a
law. Bob Younger, the youngest of
the three brothers captured after
the raid on the Mortified Bank,
died of consumption in Saltwater
Prison 10 years ago. His body
was buried at Lees Sammit, 20
miles from Kansas City, Mo.
The crime for which the freedom
OF the YOungers was taken was the
daring raid on the Mortified MINI
Bank Sept. !, 1876, which was sup
posed to be full OF money at that
time of the year. The friends of the
Youngers claim the raid was plan
ned and headed by Jesse James,
but many are of the opinion that
Cole Younger engineered the scheme
which resulted in the death of three
members of the raiding party and
the Imprisonment of all the others
save the James brothers who
escaped.
The Youngers and the James boys
were opposed to the raid, but Bill
Caldwell, who had formerly lived
in Minnesota, told such eloquent
stories Of the great amount of wealth
awaiting them that with reluctance.
the raid was planned.
The hour chosen for the North
field robbery was at noon, for at
that time the streets were almost
deserted Jesse James, Bob Young
err and Frank James, who now lives
IN st. Louis, rushed into the bank
and demanded that the vault be
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

There are about eighty distinct
tribes among the natives Of the Phil
ippines. The Moors are the most
bloodthirsty savages known.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

A st. Louis man carried lucky
penny till it wore hole in his pocket
through which he lost a $40 gold
piece.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04
A Healthy Country

A scientist, looking for microbes,
says there are absolutely none on the
Swiss mountains at an altitude of
1000 feet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

| Tll1s Hmc1T I
OF marriage L.
| aIwavs baby.
with out 1T.
wedlock Is q
summer field
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-04

An occasional doseof PRIcKLEY Asa
BIrTERs keeps the system healthy,
wards Of disease and maintains
strength and energy. For sale by O..
X. WHY,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
AN INCUBATOR OSTRICH.
The First Successful Result of That
Experiment..

(FloriGa Times-UniOn and Citizen.)
Out at the ostrich farm there Is an
other curiosity. and this time il IS the
first incubator matched baby ostrich in
the United States For several years at
tempts have been made at Omaha and
Los Angeles to hatch the eggs of the os-
trich. but so far all attempts have been
unsuccessful. The question of applying
moisture has been the one problem that
has troubled all breeders, AID the uncer-
tainty of the birds setting has made il
necessary 10 use the, incubator il ii
should be proved possible.
Some time ago MIR. Campbell has half
a dozen eggs placed in an incubator. and
has been experimenting ever since. When
the eggs were twerty-one days in the
incubator he broke two of them ard
found perfectly formed chicks. with fea-h-
ers on their backs and rudimentary tail
feathers sproutins. The birds were alive
and are now preserved in alcohol at the
show room of the farm. Encouraged by
this apparent success. he has watched
the incubator. which. in turn. has Iursed
the eggs. and yesterday. just forty-one
days from the time of the first expert
ment. one of the eggs showed Signs of
muscular life and Mr.. Campbell broke
the she'll Immediately a claw was stuck
through the inner skin of the she'll then
another. and finally Whole foot ap-
peared. Mr. Campbell waited until the
afternoon. when the bird was about half
way out of the shell Finally the head
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
Railroad Officials Reply to West
Side Demands.
CAUSE OF THE NOISE
ORDINANCES RESPONSIBLE FOR
WHISTLES AND BELLS.
Bells Must Be Kept Ringing and the
Din Cannot Be Stopped Until the
Laws Are Repealed-Will Not Ex-
pend 100000 On a Viaduct-
Charges Denied.

Neither General Manager Bancroft
nor Division Superintendent Young of
the Short Line, looked much the worse
yesterday for the scoring they received
the evening previous at the hands of
indignant west siders. Mr.. Bancroft
said that the residents in the neighbor-
hood Of the network of railroad tracks
needn't worry for fear their houses
would be darkened by wedge-like ap-
proacheS to a viaduct across North
Temple between Third and Fourth West
streets, because there was not the re-
hottest idea of building one. The loco
motives might whistle, and the west
siderS might roar and whistle, too, but
they'd whistle merry while before the
railroad corporation would convert
5000, 900 cash into a lot of masonry and
iron work that would eventually diSin-
tegrate for want of sufficient exercise.
The incessant ringing of bells is in COM
pliance with both state and city stat
utes, and it cannot be stopped without
violating laws which are too explicit
to be misunderstood; the same thing
applies to the disccrdant whistling. 1t
cannot be avoided, and what cannot be
cured must be endured.
Why" said Mr.. Bancroft, 'if we do
not ring the bells the cry goes up that
we are endangering life and limb, they
can't tell where the engines are, and if
we do ring they hold a mass meeting
and say mean things about us. Four
years ago an old fellow who was half
blind and almost stone deaf drove his
wagon into the side of a moving train,
and then he had the presumption to sue
us for damages claiming that the engi-
neer did not ring. 1t was proved after
wards that the bell was going all the
time, but he was too deaf to hear it;
we paid him a good round sum, not
because he deserved it, but because we
pitied him. No tracks have been put
down at night since l have been con-
necteod with the Short Line railroad
company"
Division Superintendent Young was
rejoicing in his new title role of chief
bell ringer Of the Oregon Short Line
vest erday afternoon. He was seated in
his office with his feet on his desk
listening to the chimes being rung by
ten or twelve shunting engineers.
That's the music l have been accused
of fathering,' he said. It's a case of
mistaken identity; the laws of the state
and the city ordinances are responsible
for its existence. The city ordinance
states clearly that the bells ON locomo-
tives in motion shall be rung continu-
ously in the inhabited portion of the
city. l never imported a section boss
and gang of men from Pennington or
any other place and set them to work
putting down tracks at night. Those
yarns were manufactured by the dis
charged employees of the Short Line
who had axes to grind and thought to
convert the railroad company into a
sgindstone and public sentiment into
the power TO turn it,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
ANNEXAT|ONETs LOSE CASE.
TURNED DOWN YESTERDAY BY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Request That Farmers Ward School
District Be Divided Is Voted
Down.

The rooms of the county commissioners
were filled to overfiowing yesterday
morning with citizens of Farmers ward.
who came TO make talks for and against
the proposed division of their school dis
trict preparatory TO annexation to the
city. After a lengthy series of debates.
the commissioners decided to turn down
the petition for the division.
The petition was prepared by George L..
Belts and signed by something like a
dozen of the interested citizens. 1t recited
that a proposition was on foot TO annex a
part of the school district to the city. and
suggested that the board make fair
tio1ers were represented by j. r. Bawdle,
w. z. Hubbard and j. A. Fritsch.
These three made arguments in favor OF
the division. They were opposed by
Colt, James Metcalfe and others. The
board listened patiently TO what the gen.
tlemen on both sides had to say for them
selves and their constituency. When they
had all finished, Whitaker propounded a
question.
He made a supposititious case and asked
what would happen if the territory was
divided and the city refused TO take in
the district which wants to be annexed.
Nobody could answer the question to the
satisfaction of the commissioners. 1t was
therefore decided that. in view of the fact
that there is no certainty about the TAX
ing in of the new territory by the city. ii
would be best to wait until something
definite in regard to il can he ascertained
before taking any action.
On motion of Whitaker. the petition
was denied and the matter for the time
disposed of. 1t may be brought up again
at some later date. when the annexation
proposition has been passed upon by the
city council. Not until then, however,
will the commissioners consider the re-
Scinding of their action of yesterday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
what Lawrence Meant.

John Lawrence, who spoke at the west
side indignation meeting Monday even
ing, claims that he did not mean to
say that the officials of the railway
companies were all dishonest men, but
that what he meant TO imply was the
railroad officials could not be expected
to discriminate against the interests of
the corporations they represented when
the interests Of the corporations con-
flicted with those of the citizens. THE
officials are the hirelings of soulless
corporations, and are compelled to do
their bidding; the corporations would
have no use for their services if they
acted otherwise"
What Mr.. Lawrence meant to say
about the city council was that IF we
are to judge their probable actions by
those of the council that held the reins
Of city government at the time when
the Union Pacific took possession of
Fourth West. between North Temple
and First North. and who openly ac-
knowledged they We're the recipients
of passes from the railroad company.
we would have to appeal to the courts
to protect our rights as citizens"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
Southern Pacific Earnings.

San Francisco, Nov. 14.-According to
a statement just issued the gross earn
ings of the Southern Pacific company
for July, August and September last
aggregates SIG, .5S4, an increase of
81. 626 1853 over the same period of 1898.
Operating expenses We're SO, 79S. 62S, an
increase of 81, 49,, 1874. The net earnings
were S6.i55. 500, an increase of $l.19S, SIS
over the same period of last year.
During July and August last the Cen
tral Pacific's gross earnings aggregated
81. 450, 610, an increase of 1874, 46S over
the same period of last year. Operating
expenses were 81, $50, 1874, or an increase
of S246, O49 The net earnings amounted
to 81, 62S. AS. an increase of s4SS. AIS over
the same two months of last year.
In the absence of c. p. Huntington
and George Croker. II. E. Huntington
is acting as president pro TEN of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
UNDERTAKEN.
FERRETS AS RATCATCHERS.
They Are Effective Where Traps and
Poison Fail.
0ndianaDoiis News,

r''Weaseis and ferrets,' said a profess
sional who will ply his vocation here for
the next six weeks are about the same
thing. The imported ferrets. trained to
the business. are larger than the weasel.
that is all. After 1 am through with rat
catching | use my ferrets to hunt rabbits
out of brush piles. hay and straw stacks,
which is profitable business when rab-
bits are plentiful. What you call rab-
bits over here We in England call hares.
When, a man once starts in as pro-
fessional ratcatcher and gets TO under
stand training and working ferrets; there
is such an attraction in the trade that he
never willingly gives IL up. II S proht-
able business. without too much competi-
ton.
do the ferrets ever bite you?''
Its a very careless and awkward man
that gets bitten by a trained ferret. When
one Is bitten by an enraged ferret the pite
is of very severe character, extremely
painful and slow to heal.
As the ratcatcher talked. a 6-months-
old ferret his fiery little eyes cleaning
like living gems. was crawling over mis-
lap and trying to get IN under ms coat:
gentle as kitten, and likes to have his
back rubbed and to be caressed as well
as any cat you ever saw When the ferret
bites a rat neck he knows exactly what
he is doing. and his front teeth, cutting
like razors. go right through the jugular.
.Of course. We generally muzzle them
when we send them in after rats, and We
always muzzle them when We send them
in after rabbits. If their teeth We're at
liberty they would kill the first rat or
rabbit they met and would remain In
the hole sucking its blood When we put
up all the holes at the outside OF the
house except one or two over. these
we place bags. and the ferrets. driving
the game before them. run the rats into
the bags We keep the ferret without
his ordinary meals before using him.
and this makes him keener in his chase
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
PAINTERS.

It's mighty easy to spoil a ferret. At
ter a young ferret has been badly bitten
by a rat, as sometimes happens. you can't
get him to go into a hole muzzled. But
when a ferret is full grown and has the
skill and courage that he should have,
he is holy terror TO rats. and is a val
liable animal. i would not sell a well
trained ferret for $50. the price of a good
horse. Such a ferret / should be willing
TO put in a pit with fifty rats. and he
could in a short time kill every one of
them Rats are great fighters when they
are cornered, but no other animal of the
same size has as much courage as "a ferret
or weasel.
In England the largest ferrets are
called polecat ferrets, and are a cross of
the TWO animals. which are much alike
In this country the word poiecat is ap-
piled to the skunk. an entirely different
animal. The word poiecat is supposed to
be an abbreviation of Polish cat. and the
animals abounds all over Europe. The
mink is much like the weasel. except that
are attributed TO the weasel are commit
ted by the mink All these animals prowl
by night. and they frequently go many
miles In search of food, even coming into
towns and the suburbs of Cities
Audubon who was a close student of
nature, was delighted with the weasel
or American ferret. Its long. flexible body.
its extraordinary length of neck. the
closeness of its fur. its keenness OF scent.
its wonderful agility and quickness of
movement all excited his admiration-
An American writer says: THE COM
mon weasel has sometimes been caught
and carried of by large hawks and owls.
Sorry was the experience of the captor
in such cases. He has caught a Tartar.
The captive will bite into the sides of the
enemy so that both viii fall to the
ground the bird mortally wounded and
the weasel usually comparatively un-
hurt. The weasels courage in de-
Tending itself when attacked by birds of
prey is universally admitted: nor is it de-
ficient in fierce opposition to dogs and
even men. when its nest is invaded by
through the head into the brain with
such experiences that it's victim can
scarcely utter a cry of pain II usually
eats the brain first then the rest OF the
body follows. In pursuing mice, rats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15

began TO force it's way out of the shells
inner lining. and then the incubator baby
ostrich winked an eye and he was put
back in the incubator TO finnish the proc
ess of making his entry into the world
alone.
That part of the bird which was visible
was perfectly formed and was covered
with feathers. The foot had a claw about
quarter Of an inch long, The young
bird is a kicker. and was making valiant
struggles to get into business on It's own
account.
Mr. Campbell's success in raising TINS
bird in the incubator is in the nature OF =
valuable discovery. Many hundred dol
lars worth Of eggs have been wasted n
experiments. and If Mr. Campbell siitii
succeed in Matching out the eggs wnlcn
are now in the incubator the discovery
will be worth thousands Of dollars IL
has taken forty-two days careful watch-
ing The thermometer has been Kept az
10 degrees and the moisture has been alp-
piled at intervals as Mr.. CampDeH tiaouSnt
best. The proprietors of the Los Angeles
farm have long ago given up experiment
ing with incubatOrS, having nad no SUI
cess whatever but Messrs. Pearson AZ
TAYLOR of the Jacksonville farm on near
ing about the twenty-one day result men
toned above. Immediately cabled 10
Loadon. England, concern, Tor an .Irse-
bator of the same style and pattern -
the concern is manufacturing IoE tno
farms in Cape Colony and large ehousn 10
hatch seventeen eggs at one time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
Railroad Notes.

W. B. Bryan. the originator OF the Salt
Palace. was in town yesterday. He leaves
for the east today.
G. H. Corse. joint agent of the Union
Pacific and Short Line at Ogden, was in
town yesterday afternoon.
B. d. Beardsley. travelling agent for
the Chicago & Northwestern at Spokane.
arrived in town this morning
]. s. Gard. assistant TO w. II. Donnell
I'm the Colorado Midland office, is con-
fined to his home by rheumatism.
w F. Mcmillan, general agent of the
Burlington went east yesterday. He viii
visit Mexico for three weeks before his
return.
James Christie, brother of the late
Thomas Christie Of the auditors depart
ment of the Western left for Toronto
with his brothers remains last night
The next meeting of the Trans Missouri
freight bureau Will be held in Kansas
City on Dec. 5th. General Freight Agent
Henry of the Western will probably at
tend il.
The Western viii inaugura;e a rabbit
hunting party on THANKSGIVING day. A
special train equipped with tourist
sleeper. a .commissary car and a baggage
car TO carry the rabbits in on the return
trip. will leave for Monument the even
ing of the 18th.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
BY HOODLuMS
PATHETIC STORY TOLD BY OLD
LADY GRIFFITH.
Young Fiends of the Fifth Ward
Guilty of Outrageous Conduct
Will Probably Be Arrested.

An aged lady by the name of Mary
Griffith told a pathetic story at the
police station last evening of treat
ment she endures at the hands of
young hoodlums in the Fifth ward.
Mrs. Griffith's house adjoins the Fifth
ward Coop. She lives alone. being a
widow, and on account of her age, it
seems. the hoodlums congregate around
her place and do all sorts of things to
make her life burden. At II o'clock
Monday night. she says. three or four
boys came to her door, pounding on it,
and trying the windows. and when un
able to get a response, stood off and
pelted rocks at the house. They re-
peated the visit at o'clock last even
ing, throwing rocks and sticks and
cans at the door. One of the cobbles
narrowly missed her when she came
out to drive them away. 1t is believed
the boys are known, and steps will be
taken against them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
OMAHA KID WON.
Got the Decision Over Jack Hamil'
ton In New York

New York. Nov. 14-Oscar Gardner,
the Omaha Kid. got the decision after
a twenty-five round bout at 124 pounds,
from Jack Hamilton, of Troy. n. Y, to-
night at che Broadway Athletic club
The victor was not the Gardner OF
year ago. Hamilton at all times was
mere fortible and had the greater
weight behind his blows. Gardner was
the cleaner cut in his delivery and exc
cution. bat from the start it was palpa-
BILE that he was suffering from the
old complaint in the weak hands. Both
wrists went back on him at the very
beginning and at the finish they were
very weak.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
UTAH AND THE MORMONS.
What Montana Man Thinks of This
State.

J. ]. Hogan of Missoula, Mont, who
recently visited Utah, had this to say
upon his return: Utah is already a
great state. Its development has been
phenomenal. 1t is one of the great
commonwealthS of the west and its re-
sources are wonderful. / had looked
forward to my visit in Utah with much
anticipation and / was not disappoint-
ed. The state is full of interesting as
sociations and places. My visit to the
great Mormon temple was one that l
would not have missed for great deal.
This immense building is without in
terror roof supports of any kind and a
whisper in one corner of the vast room
can be heard distinctly in every other
portion. The acoustic properties of that
building are marvellous. There is not as
much excitement in Utah over the cru
SADIE against Congressman-elect Rob-
erts as you would suppose. The Nor
mon people are evidently thinking a
good deal about it. but they do not dis
cusS it. From what l learned while l
was in Salt Lake j do not see how the
crusaders can prevent Mr.. Roberts from
taking his seat if he wishes to assume
it. They may be able to unseat him
afterward, but / cannot see how they
can act till he has been sworn in. 1
have been interested in the agitation of
the matter that is being made by Miss
Helen Gould and the ministers of the
east. / think that this is INSTRUCTED
energy. If these people would expend
half this amount of energy in the cor
rection of existing evils they would ac-
complish much good. l was favorably
disappointed in the Mormon people,
anyway. They appear to be a sober,
industrious. earnest people. who attend
to their own affairs In their commune
ties / did not see half the evidences of
vice and immortality that I have seen
in other western cities. Their cities are
well governed and they themselves are
quiet, law-abiding people. AS for their
being the terrible people that they had
been represented to me to be, / could
not see it. On the whole. l was much
pleased with what saw in Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
SANTA FE CONSTRUCTION.
Pacific Terminal Will Be Completed
By January 2.

New York, Nov. 14.-New York rep
resentatives of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe say that present indications
point to the completion of the Atchi-
sons own line into San Francisco by
Jan. 2. About eighty miles of new track
will then have been completed from
Stockton, Cal, to Point Richmond, on
San Francisco bay. The Atchison will
also have its own terminals, trains be-
ing ferried across the bay. Other new
construction for the Atchison system is
going forward in Oklahoma and the In
dian territory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-15
WENT TO THE COUNCIL MEETING
Newly Elected C6uncilmen Inspect
Things.

A bunch of councilmen-elect and Re
corder-elect Naylor we've interested spec
tators at last nights deliberations of the
city's lawmakers. The new councilmen
on hand were Hewlett. Reio. Howe, Har-
tenstein and Tuddenham. They were in
troduced all around and seemed to enjoy
themselves immensely from safe dis
lance.
Mr. Naylor was invited by Recorder
Backman to come forward and take a
seat on the right hand of that official, but
he blushingly declined to make himself
conspicuous. II will be remembered that
at the meeting a week ago the council in
vited all the city officers-elect and the
new councilmen TO be present at their
deliberations.