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The times., 1899-02-12
Suggestions for Summer.

prince and princess OF pure royal pedigree
who a few weeks ago stopped incOg. at a
New York hotel. A lady of great social
position boldly called upon the princess
and, introducing herself, offered her hos
pitality. The princess seemed about to
yield when her would be hostess ruined the
opportunity of bagging this big game by
begging that her royal highness. when she
came, would wear her coTOnet and orders
1t is needless to say. her royal hghness
recOnsidered her own amiablity. and the
lady lost the chance of exploiting one of
the largest lions that has been in America
this year 1t is pity that New York city
can no longer boast the production OF the
most aristocratic women in America Some
years ago the best dressed, best bred wo-
men undoubtedlv did hail from this me-
set in, and for tasteicss overdressing and
insufierably bad department the daughter
OF Manhattan wins hands down.
If anybody doubts the charge of over
dressing. let her betake herself to one of
the smart morning functions at the Wal
durf- Astoria Ii may be a dramatic
breakfast, or a musical luncheon. for New
York women love anything in the form of
a matinee, and as they crowd in the big
ball room just take stock, If you please
of the jewels alone that she adorns herself
with before ] a. IN. chaln OF diamonds
and turquoise dropping to her knees. a
watch and watch pin Of star sapphires and
diamonds ut her belt, a string of pearls
with a diamond clasp from which swing
a diamond incTtst eh locket close about the
throat. huge pearl and diamond brooch
in her neck stock three diamond and tur-
quoise hat pins, a gold trimmed card case
studded with jewels, - gold net purse with
bediamonded clasp and a couple of gem
med bangles. is u vcIaciGus statement Of
the articles itemizsd in the adornment of
Il lady Of vast social position who swept
into a dramatic breakfast the other morn
ing in huge public hotel
Shades Of good taste! You may well ex-
claim. but she was not alone in her vulg IF,
inappropriate glory. Those who wen. b =
fore and came behind her hId also emptied
| their jewel boxes over Themselves, and
they all wore white Siace Z owes. tossing
white plnmes and embroidered velvet
gowns At the opera. and threatre - att
nees they launt their sarto ial spl ndors
with even greater reckiessness. You will
The times., 1899-02-12
GILDED GOTHAMITES
He" Some View York Wurren Spend
Their Millions

Nobody in New York any longer gives
| teas. Ihat one word brands you as a coun-
try pumpkin if you use il in the intent to
describe what is now called reception, or
still more graphically denoted as an In
| and Out tea used TO be a function
without special form or meaning. Any
| hostess at any time could commit a tea,
so TO speak, for no reason or any reason
| This season the number OF reception
| teas have been cut down about one half,
! and those that are held have their guests
carefully selected and invariably denote
| the exploiting of lion. Mrs. Astor or
Mrs. Belmont, for instance, never announce
| themselves as merely at home, they spe-
| cifiCally invite you TO meet between the
| hours of and some interesting specimen
| from the ever replenishing menagerie OF
| celebrities. The celebrities include every
, variety of human curiosity, from cutfiessr
| redbearded Russian anarchist to the very
| latest thing in dukes. All this gives a
| zest and piquancy 10 receptions. and the
willy hostesses no longer have the least
difficulty in securing plenty of men.
| Every hostess, by the way, has her spe-
| cialty in lions. One woman, as Mrs
Charles Worthington, for example, Mrs.
Levi Morton and Mrs. Hewett care only
for the literary fellows. When well known
authors, like Zangwill and Kipling, both of
| whom at present are in New York, reach
the city they are as diligently hunted and
| first possession of them as seriously strug-
sled for, rs if they were special reductions
at n bargain counter. Holger Drachman,
the Danish poet. is another reception fea-
ture of vast Importance. but besides the
women who give receptions around writ
| ers is a coterie headed by Miss de Forrest,
Mrs. r. T. Wilson and Miss Breese, who
snap up the musical geniuses as soon as
they get foot on Americas shores, a third
set wrangle and maneuvre nightly to fea-
ture their receptions with artists, while
the greatest number naturally fight to Sc
cure the foreigners with handles to their
names.
When the Grand Duke Vladimir of Rus
sia was in New York, two months ago. he
found on his arrival at his hotel more in
vitations to the houses of rich and fash
ionabe women than he could have accept
ed in month. Not one of the women did
he know, but every one had sought and
cultivated the acquaintance of the Russian
consul to New York weeks in advance. and
all with view of laying pipes for the
possession of the grand duke, who only
spent one day and half in this town The
dined because of his facilities for intro
who drift to New York, but often enough
honor with no other aid than their own
daring and wit.
There is a tale going the rounds of a
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good sense and acumen of these milionair-
esses is very well attested by the fact
that rarely does rich widow or heress,
so long as she keeps in her own hands the
conduct of her property, feel any shrinkage
in her fortune, and all of these wO-
men are, in spite of their shrewdness. the
most admirable landladies. Mrs. Shepard $
improved tenements are among the best
in New York, Miss Rhnelander has given
more land as the sites for handsome edi-
fees than any one New York man, and
Miss Helen Gould. VINO possesses as fine n
row of tenements as any landady in the
city, has never permitted her agent to
press a poor lessee or evict one. though
she has never failed 10 collect her rents.
The times., 1899-02-12
SELF-HYPNC1IZING.
How Widc-iNni,cs Can "WiiI,
Themselves to Sleep.


Il believe anyone can conquer insomnia
il she only grasps the fundamental princi-
pie and has the perseverance to struggle
with herself in the right kind OF way for
two or three nights" said a clever woman
who carries on enterprises large enough to
drive sleep from the most vigorous brain.
II had an attack of it, and | know that if
1t continued it would mean failure to me
in many directions, ] needed above all
counting watching imaginary sheep 80
over a hypothetical fence, and the hundred
, and one other devices. are all founded on
] the same principle, and are successful or
otherwise according rs one grasps and ap
plies the fundamental idea, which is moth
ing more nor less than self-hypnotism.
1t really does not make any difference
what Image one takes so long as she holds
her mind strictly to that, at the same time
| assOciating il with the idea of sleep. That
matter of association is the vital point and
the account. or course, it is no small
thing to acquire the ability of cOncentrat
ing the mind upon II single picture for any
| length of time, and one trying 1t seriously
! for the first time will experience as great
difficulty and encouragement as the loving
mother who puts her baby to bed in the
dark and alone for the first time. The lit
/ tie one is bound to cry itself TO sleep for a
] few nighis-then the victory is won for all
time And ] firmly believe that anyone
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The Way to begin.

1T is a cause OF amazement 20 me that
man can go on. year in and year out,
toiling for a family whose members show
no interest in his work further than To
spend the money he makes and look upon
him as the family mint" writes Frances
Evans in the January Ladies Home Jour
nal" My firm belief is that had he, in
the first flush of married life. talked over
his business and ambitions with his wife,
she would have become Interested In both.
first for his sake, and afterward for her
own and their children's. Think Of the
gulf that lies between man and woman
united in marriage when he never speaks
at home Of the affairs that absorb his en-
tire day Mutual interests win bind peo-
pie together indissoluhly even when indif-
ference. that dangerous bridge of sighs,
has swallowed up affection"
The times., 1899-02-12
MAGIC PHOTOGRAPHY.
Pictures Taken without an Aid of
ANY Lens.

II only half the things reported from
Paris about 4 wonderful new invention in
photography be true, we are on the eve of
revolution in this art Two savants L
appears. have discovered a method of tax
ing photographs. equal to the best speci-
mems ever obtained. without the aid OF
any objective whatever, The camera they
use is box that may be fabricated by any
ingenious boy for few cents The light
is admitted through a hole bored in the
side OF the box by simple needle.
With this box, and. OF course the neces-
sary sensitive plates, photographs may be
taken of objects SO situated that it won d
be impossible to take them with any other
apparatus at present in use. The only d f
ficulty is to know the diameter OF the hoe
that must be bored, and the distance from
Il that the sensitive plate must be paced
in order to obtain perfectly focused pic
ture. This involves very elaborate ca Gu
lations; but, when the details of the pro-
cess are made public, these calculations
will be reduced to few simple formulas.
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who has the will power to gain this concan-
tration and combine II with the correct as
sociation may Danish sleeplessness at viii.
For myself. | selected the first line in
Grays Elegy. saying in my mind over
and over again: The curfew tolls the knell
of parting day. calling up every detail of
the picture involved. and associating it
with sleep. Now, although it is some years
since | invented this sleeping draught
can hypnotic myself into n deep siumber
at any moment by calling up these impress
sons | believe it to be a remedy wishin
the reach OF everyone with a little perse-
verance and force OF character. Nor is IL
at all bad lesson in the invaluable art
of concentratiOn.'
The times., 1899-02-12

drare over eolored silk skirts, and We are
getting very deep in checks. That which
is not checked is quite sure TO be striped,
such for example as the pOngee lawns and
III. fame, iusters and Canton cloths 4
book full of fiowery language might easily
he devoted 10 a description OF these latest
The times., 1899-02-12

good down or feathers so as to stand the
hard usage which travelling entails. To
ensure their being cool and refreshing,
make the case of fine Holland and the
outer covering of India silk. For the
pocket take piece of the same silk-used
double or lined with the Holland-a little
The times., 1899-02-12

fruits of the loom, but one pleasant truth
all shoppers now bear in mind, that it re-
quires less material than ever before TO
make a gown, in spite of trains having
come for a good long visit
The times., 1899-02-12

and sew in with the seams.
case for everything and everything
in case is a good rule in packing a
trunk: it lessons the work Of packing and
the disorder of unpacking. Be sure. for
instance, 10 have a plain fiat case just
large enough 10 take in eight or ten col
lars. One of white linen simply answers
every purpose. Another for the cuffs Is
an additional luxury. OF course individual
shoe bags are now an indispensable part
Of every woman's travelling outfit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-11
CQCti in a Bottle.

A new method Of growing cactl has
been discovered in the botanical gar
dens of Berlin. All that Is required il
a shapely bottle, u little rich earth and
u few cactus seeds that can be bought
of any florist for few cents. Bottles
In which creme de menthe or some OF
the other cOrdials usually come, are
well adapted to this purpose on account
of the cleaflless of the glass and the
grace of their shape.
Having secured the bottle, cleanse II
thoroughly and then put earth In 1t I'M
til the bottom Is covered to u height of
about an inch. Sprinkle this earth well.
almost soaking wet, and then throw In
three or four cactus seeds. Close the
bottle snugly with tight-ttting cork
and seal 1t close with sealing wax. Tie
u strong cord around the neck of the
bottle and hang 1t In window that the
sun reaches for mt least several hours
every day. In cold weather the bottle
must not be exposed. The living room,
with constant temperature OF 20 de-
grees or more, suits the experiment ad-
mirably. Then the entire process of
growth can DO watched with no small
interest. The opening and roofing OF
the seeds. and the gradual development
of the plants will follow, almost as II by
magic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-11
Monkeys Hard to Teach.

An experienced animal trainer says:
AS rule monkeys are readily train
ed, but occasionally there Is one, as In
the human species, who Is a Ounce and
won't learn anything, Is positively stu
pid and refuses persistently to become
educated. The trouble in teaching mon
keys Is largely that they are mfschiev.
Gus. They try to OverdO things, and
do things which are not wanted OF
them; SO that In order 10 make them
perform as desired steady drilling Is
necessary, although they grasp an Idea
quickly. The only two species of AMI
mails which can be taught by precep,
and example are the chimpanzee aud
the Orang-outang. They are imitatOrs
ana to instruct them In doing Il thing
1t Is only necessary for the trainer to
do 1t first himself and then either ont
of these will initiate him."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-11
He Knew the statutes.

General Butler was ut one time u
member of u commission to examine
young applicants for admission to the
bar, says an exchange, and before him
came u youth who failed mlserably on
every branch of the law In which he
was examined.
Finally Butler turned TO the young
man and asked, "What would you like
to bc examined In! You have failed
In everything We have suggested"
The reply came. "Try me on the
statutes; I'm up In them"
Butler shook his head sOlemnly. MY
young friend" he said, I'm afraid you
won't do. You may DO ever SO familiar
with the statutes, but what Is to pre-,
vent foolish legislature from repeal
Ing all you know
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30
PREACHERSvILLE.

Mr.. Jas Payne and wife were visiting
in Rowland Sunday.
Mr.. John Rigsby sold to J.. L. Hut
chinS one bay mare for $500.
Mr.. Tim Payne traded houses with
John Rigsby and got $500 to boot.
Mr.. John Cummins and sister Miss
Addie went down to Buckeye last week
visiting.
Mr.. Josiah Mullins of Mt. Vernon
was visiting Uncle Elem Cummins
last week.
Mr.. J. L. Anderson sold to John
Anderson 1.-THE fruit NAM one horse
for $4,000.
Mr.. Geo. Archer of the Flat Wood
country was in our debating society
last Friday night.
There is protracted meeting in
progress at this place. Bro Pertum will
conduct the meeting.
Mr.. Frank Thompson of this place
has accepted position with the Field
Tobacco works of Danville, Va.
Mr.. Sam Ballard had two sheep
killed last Friday and he hapend to the
luck to kill the dog Friday night.
Mr.. B. F. Gross of brakes Creek sold
his farm to Mr.. Bennett of Williams
burg. KY for about 50, 400 Mr.. Gross
contimplateS going to Missouri.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30
KENTUCKY DELEGATES
To the National Editorial Association
Convention at Portland.

Mr.. Voolfolk, of the Advocate, who
is President of the Kentucky Press
Association, has appointed the follow
ing delegates to the next annual con-
vention of the National Editorial AS
ISOLATION, which will be held at Port
land, Oregon, in July: ChaS. Nj. Lewis,
OF the Sentinel, Shelbyville; Harry
Tandy, of the News, Paducah; w. Q.
Adams, of the Inquirer, OwenSboro;
Louis Landram, of THE RECORD, Lam
caster; NJ. +. Conley. of the News,
Louisa, and j. r. Collier, of the Favor
lite, Franklin. .Alternates: j. NJ. AL
len, of the Democrat, Cynthiana; c.
{. Pare, of the News, Glasgow; j. j.
Glenn, of the Hustler, jacksonville:
John l.. Bosley, of the Reporter, Par
is; Wallace MacKay, of the Tiger,
Shepherdsville, and Clarence E. Woods,
of the Climax, Richmond.
Information concerning the meet
ing can be had by applying to j. NJ.
Page, the Secretary, Jerseyville, ILL.,,
or q. S. ROSser, National Committee
man from Kentucky, Maysville. The
delegated from the south will rendez-
vOus as Chicago, and from there to
Portland in special trains. Arrange
ments will be made for those who wish
to take side trips to the Yellowstone
Park Seattle laSEa and of bar poiptc
of ntereSt.-Danyille Advocate.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30
JUOSON.

Mr.. \. D. Ford sold a nice lot OF
hogs for $50.
Mr.. Mitch Lane bought of Mr.
Bourne nice jersey cow for S25.
Three families near Pleasant Hill
sent eighty dozen eggs to town Mon
day.
Tobacco beds are sOwn. the hemp is
broken and the farmers are anxious. to
get to blowing.
Mr.. Bourne, the well known trader,
was through this locality last week
buying anything that was on the
market. He bought two cows from
Mitch Lane. Price unknown.
Mrs. James Simpson is quite sick at
this writing. We are very sorry that
our assistant postmaster was absent
from Saturday until Monday morning
Mr.. Jim Clark and wife. ofSycamOre
Valley, visited their uncle, Mr.. Jack
Turner Sunday Mr. Rash Turner
who is i'm business at Lock No. 8 WISH
ted his parents Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. T. l.. Sanders and Master
Clyde, of Stone, visited the formers
father j. NJ. Sanders Sunday. Miss
Lille Ray, of Buckeye. spent part of
last week with her sister Mrs Willie
Raney. Mr.. Tom Ray. and wife, of
Lower Madison, visited their father.
Mr.. Abner Ray last Thursday.
MeSsrs. Willie and Walter Grow at
tended preaching at McCreary Sun
day.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30
Chamberlain Con n Remecy.

This remedy is intended especially
for coughs, colds, Group, whoOping
coughs and influenza. it has become
famous for it's cures of these diseases,
over large part of the civilized world.
The most flattering testimonials have
been received, giving accounts of its
good works; of the aggravating and
persistent coughs it has cured; of severe
colds that have yielded promptly to it's
effects, and of the danger
GUS attacks of Group it has cured often
saving the life of the child. The extern
Siye use of it for whOOping cough has
shown that it rObS that disease of all
consequences. 1t is espe-
cially priced by mothers for their chill
dren, as is never fails to effect a speedy
cure, and because they have found that
there is not toe least danger in giving
it, even to babies, as it contains moth
ing injurious. Sold by r. E. McRob-
ertS Druggist. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30

Maj. William Collier has been at
home for few days. The major is in
fire health and army life seems to
have agreed with him.
Ed Walton was here Monday. He
must have collected all the dollars in
the crowd, as very few found their way
into the RECORDS till.
We are glad to see Mr.. Ed Gaines on
foot again. He was confined to his
bed for a week by illness, but does not
look much the worse for wear.
Judge NJ. ID Hughes returned Sat-
urday from Liberty, where he organ
lied lodge of MaccabeeS. He will
remain at home all spring now and at
tend to his clothing business.
Col. Joe " Sretaw" Waters retur-
ned to Stanford first of the week, af-
ter having worked up good section of
the Endowment Rank. X. of p, and
made world of friends i'm Lancaster.
Editor James Maret, of the Mt.
Vernon Signal, was i'm town Monday
and hOnOred and Sanctum by call.
Jim has Garrard county blood i'm his
veins and tender spot i'm his heart for
her people. He's making the Signal
one of the best weeklieS i'm the state
and We hope is also raking i'm the
shekeS with it.
Mr.. Jessie w. Sweeney returned
from Cincinnati Saturday night.
While i'm the city he engaged with
Baum & BALI, wholesale matters, and
will 60 on the road" June 1st. THE
RECORD Office has just printed several
thousand large posters i'm which Mr..
Sweeney states he will close out his
big stock of goods, regardless of cost.
The Louisville Commercial of We'd
nesday 22nd, prints the following
Louisville friends have received cards
announcing the marriage on April 5,
at Dallas, Texas, of Miss Minnie Arm
strong and Mr.. Edgar L. Flippen, both
OF that place. Miss Armstrong is the
daughter of Mr.. John S. Armstrong.
who for many years conducted a whole
sale grocery business i'm Louisville.
Since his removal to the Lone Star
state he has won popularity as staunch
as that which was his here, as an evil
dence of which he was elected presi-
dent of the state fair for more than
one year. Miss Armstrong; mother
was Miss Allie T. White, a daughter
of Capt. Frank j. White, the veteran
newspaper man of Lancaster, Ky. She
is twin sister of Mrs. Mollie Young.
All the Bluegrass section remembers
the White twins for their beauty. Miss
Armstrong has certainly inherited
this from her mother. Since her de-
but i'm the Texas metropolis, Miss
Armstrong has frequently visited in
Louisville, as guest of Mrs. AID. Roach
and also the family of Judge Wheeler
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30
FLATwoOD.

E. H. Walkers son, Ed. is very sick
with malaria fever at this writing.
w. H. Fur bought load of corn
from Henry Yakey, of color, for 81. 10
per barrel.
VIM. COldirOn's sOn-in-law, William
Campbell and family, of Clay county,
have moved into Mr.. COldirOn'S ten
ant house.
Rev A. J. Pike, of Brodhead, J. F..
PettiS and James Rigsby, of Preach
ersville, spent Sunday at w. H. Furr's
..R. S. Lawson is numbered with
the sick this week.
Mr.. Bentley, jailer, of Whitley,
bought part of ]. G. Fox's farm last
week-the price is not known, also all
of w. B. Gross farm, for about 81, 300
Mr.. Gross contemplates starting to
Missouri shortly.
There was preaching at Good Hope
church Sunday, by Rev. Pike, of Brod-
head, who was elected pastor for the
church the remainder of the year. He
will preach at Good Hope every 4th
Saturday at O'Clock p. m and the
Sunday following at IL a. m.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-30
WALLACETON.

J. A. Baker sold to r. G.. Ballard a
small 5-year-Old mare for $25.
Wallace & Hiatt are moving their
saw-mill this week, from here to a
point about mile and quarter east,
where they have bought a fine lot Of
timber from Wm:fIigginbotham. We
are really glad to have it moved out
side of town-fOr decency's sake.
Ed. Hamilton and family, of Lud-
low, who has been visiting the family
of James Wallace for ten days, left
on Monday of this week Miss Mary
Baker, one of the teachers of the Pri-
mary department of Berea College,
spent vacation with hOme-fOlks here.
but returned to her work on Tuesday.
E. b. Wallace is having a nice two
story front added to house belonging
to him, but at present occupied by
Thomas w. Soper, the polite and pop
ular clerk for the firm of Wallace &
SOper. If each of our residents would
do One-fOurth as much for the i'm
provement Of our town as Mr.. Wallace
does, the news would soon spread that
Wallaceton is on healthy boom.
When DR.. ]. III. Perkins moved to
our town three months ago, we felt
sure that every profession that was
needed in WallacetOn, was we'll repre-
sented;and that opinion is even strong
er now than then, but nevertheless
quite number of us have been liter
ally dumb-fOunded during the past
week at seeing the following profess
SiOnal ~ printed card: "R. G.. Mitch
ell, HypnOtist." The intelligent peO-
pie of our town would extend heart
Ter welcome to almost any other pro-
feSsiOn, except the liquor seller, than
they will to this mOdernized relic of
ancient barbariSm, and we voice the
sentiment of our best people when we
say we do hope that this intelligent
and highly respected son of Wallace
ton will reflect one moment and then
do the one sensible thing.