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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
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when the Congress at philadelphia in
struCted Washington and three commits
soners to see to the erection of d suit
able public building for a legislative hall
at the national capital, an advertise
ment for designs was published, specify
ing that the structure was to be Of brick,
with Il conference room and room for
the representatives, each to accommodate
500 persons, with a lobby; a Senate room
of 1900 square feet of area, a lobby and T.
small rooms for committees and clerks.
4 prize of $500 and building lot was Of
fered for the best PLAN and the winner
was William Thornton of Philadelphia.
lie was not an architect. and so his idea
was turned over to stephen Hal.ctte Of
the same city, who was appointed archi-
tect
The work of construction was begun in
1895 and history relates that Andrew Eli
colt got s. a day and expenses for mark
ing out the foundations, by the aid OF as
Economical instruments, SO that the build
ing should face exactly to the east. In
1900 the rooms now occupied by the SUI
prcme Court and in the law library werc
h;ted up for the use Of the Senate and
House of Representatives.. by 1911 tie
building of the dome was ready to he he
gun when work was stopped 10y tho war
with Great britain, Al that time the
Capitol consisted of two detached frRp-
mcn.s standing far apart IA long wooden
shed providing covered al eyway from
one to the other This space was TO he
occupied By the dome. Finding the stiuc-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
Logic Applied to Superstition.

There is nothing in the theory that
horseshoes bring good luck. What AMI
nal works harder than the horse or is
treated worse in its old age? Yet IL
wears four of them Atchison Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
DrnXe Him Away.

Lady-Herc, take this broom and wa.
ter, and scrub down the doghouse.
Tramp-Never. ma'am! OATS why
left me happy home.
Lady-What for?
Tramp HOUSEKEEPING. Chicago
News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

~ believe, doncher know" said young
Mr.. Gosliu to Miss Keedick, that the
pwopaw study of mankind is man."
Then why are you so inconsistent as
to be always thinking of yourself?" re-
piled the young lady.-Dctroit Free
Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
Ensy Language LessOn-So. 1.

Boy say mister, | don't suppose
you don't know of anybody what don t
want to have nobody to do nothin, don't
you?
Gentleman Addressed-Yes, don't
Harlem Life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

Tommy-Say, paw.
Mr.. Figg-Well.
what is the horseless age?"
Eight. No horse ever gets past
seven. "-Indanapolis Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

Colonel John G.. Maher of Lincoln, Neb.,
, who is organizing regiment III aid of the
| Beers, was a member of the Second Neb-
raska in the Spanish war and was dis
missed for irregularity for n quarrel with
General Frederick Grant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

Visitor-Wel Johnnie. what do you
think OF your little baby sister?
Johnnie-I cant tell you, Mr.. Whit.
Mamma always whips me if use bad
language Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
Another Sort.

did he shake hands with you" asked
PoudeXter Of Kildutf.
well, not exactly"
what DO you mean by not exactly
swell, he shook his fist at me. DE
troit Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

Sand now" said the horse that had
just been turned into the barnyard pr %
pairing TO suit the action to the word, 81
will enact my favorite roll. '-Chicagc
Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
Rem arknble.

"He must be wonderfully clever with
the pen"
"Why?"
even his wife sometimes reads what
he writes. Chicago Times Herald,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

What is barney"
''lt's the kind OF talk your mother gives
the cook. Chicago Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

Professor Charles r. Olney of Cleveland
has the best art collection in Ohio. Ram
brandt, Van Dyke Salvador Rosa AID
Corot are all we'll represented in 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08

The car has presented a new yacht to
Prince George of Greece, who some years
ago saved the givers life in Japan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
"A Single Fact

Is worth a shipoad of argument" VIVA,
shall be said then. of thousands of facts
Every cure hy Hoods Sarsaparilla Is a
fact presenting the strongest possible
evidence of the merit Of this modiciu,
Thousands ana thousands of such faces
prove that Hoods SarSapari,la Will cur
all diseases caused or promoted by i'm
pure blood. 1t is the best medicine money
can buy.
Indigestion, nausea are cured by Hood 8
Pills
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
Siulian SPORTS.

Jocko-Betcher 10 pennies ter 5, Coco
dat Domolino wins York journal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19
DOWNPOUR AT PRINCETON.
Streets Flooded and rlany People
Forced to Leave Their Homes.

Princeton, Ky, June 15.-For
the past twenty-four hours the
heaviest rain that ever fell here
has been falling. Crops through
the whole county are badly dam
aged, and in some localities water
stands in the streets eight inches
deep. Fences and gates are scat
tered oyer the city. Several fami-
lies have deserted their homes.
Robert Croney, colored section
man, was killed this morning at l
O'Clock one mile north of this city
by train. Croney was sent out to
do tagging on account of the heavy
washouts. He went to sleep on the
track, and when found he was lying
dead on the track with his lantern
at his head.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

1t was announced a year ago that
Hopkinsville was entitled TO free
postal delivery which would be in
augurated as soon as the houses
we're numbered. The council went
ahead aud had every house in the
city given a number in the official
directory of the city, but we have
still heard nothing from the long
expected law. Will somebody
please explain where and what the
trouble is?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19
PERRY. TAYLOR.
Trigg County Couple Married in a
Buggy.

Mr.. w. II. Perry and Miss Mary
Taplor, of Wallonia, were married
in Cadlz Sunday morning, says the
Cadiz Record. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. ] J Alexander
while the contracting parties sat In
their buggy at his front gate. Miss
Taylor is a daughter of Esq. J. M.
Taylor, deceased. Mr.. Perry is a
substantial farmer and widower,
his first wife having been a sister of
his present bride.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Attorneys Aaron Kohn, David
w. Baird and Stanley e. Sloss, Of
Louisville, have submitted brief
to Chairman Allie w. Young, hold
ing that there is to be no election
this fall and that Lieut.. Gov. Beck
ham is the regular Governor and
holds until 1908 No serious con-
sideration is given the question
raised, though it may be submitted d
to the courts in an agreed case.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Congress, second District,
HON. Henry d. ALLEN.
Democratic Conventions.

The convention to nominate a
candidate for governor will be held
Thursday, July 49, Conventions
will be hcld'in each voting precinct
on Saturday, July IA, at p. M, to
select delegates to county conven-
tions on Monday, July 10, when del
egates will be selected to the Lex
ington convention.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

There H. more Catarrh IN this sec
lion Of he country than all OH r
diseases pat together. aud until tire
last few years was supposed IL be in
curable For a great many years
doctors pronounced il local disease,
and prescribed loca ren edies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by f. j Cheney d Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t IS lalen internally in
dotts from 10 drcps tn a teaspoonful.
II acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case il fails TO cure. Send for circu.
lars and testimonials.
Address, FJCHENEY & CO.,
hOLEDO. D.
Sold by Druggists, roc
Hall's Family Pulls are'the best
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Judge J. X. Sampson, of Middles-
borough, is announced as a Demo
cratic candidate for Appellate
Judge in Judge Hazelrigg's dis
trict. The friends of Hon. Jas. d.
Black say that with him as the
nominee for Governor, living as he
does in that district, it would be
worth 5000 votes to the judicial can
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

The Republicans have called
their gubern atorial convention to
meet at Louisville, July n, two
days ahead of the Democratic Con-
ventlon at Lexington. The county
conventions viii be held July IA,
the same day the Democratic pri.
maries are to be held.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

The Chinese name for Boxers -
is ye-ho-chuan. Ye means right
eousnes, no means "harmony" and
chuan means "6sts. The word
conveys the idea Of fighting for
ones rights. The foreigners gave
them the name BOXERS, - suggest
ed by their fighting habits. There
are 100, 900 OF the Boxers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Five students were expelled from
the Tennessee University at Knox
Vile for playing base ball with the
Chiccgo "Bloomer Girls. " Two
were candidates for graduation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19
POSTMASTER
AT Ragland, rIcCracken County
Has Skipped Out.

Paducah, KY, June IS. There is
a sensation at the little town of Rag
land, in this county, The Repub-
lican postmaster at that point has
skipped out in a clandestine way
for parts unknown and it looks
very much like there is something
crooked.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

The State officials have at last
moved into the Offices heretofore oc-
cupied by the Republican usurpers,
Auditor Coulter was the first to get
moved in.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19
NOTICE.

All persons having claims
against the estate OF Mont.
gOmery Adams are hereby MOTH
fed to file them with me yeri-
fled and proven according to
law within the next sixty
days.
Lou V. Adams,
Administrative with the will
annexed of N. Adams.
Jnne 8, 1900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

w. r, Hearst, of the New York
Journal, will start a Democratic
paper in Chicago about July l. 1t
will be called the Chicago Amerl-
can.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner is in
New York on his way to Europe
and gives it as his opinion that
Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware
will 80 Republican this year. But
fortunately Gen. Buckner has no
authority to surrender Kentucky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Taylor and Finley have been
booked to speak for the Republican
ticket in Indiana this fall. This of
course means provided they are out
of Jail,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

bS' IN Won Kotteler, the German
Minister to China, reported to have
been killed by Boxers at Pekin,was
married 10 Miss Ledyard, Of Detroit,
in 1891.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Jno. h. Mclean sailed for Europe
Saturday, but before he went he
sent Col. Bryan his check for S25,-
'noo a. he used for campaign pur
poses.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Hon. John H. Holfecker, Della
wares Republican Congressman,
dropped dead last week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Judge Jas. p, Tarvin, of Coving-
toa, is the latest man talked of for
Governor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Mrs. Mary Gladstone, widow Of
the great English statesman, died
Thursday at London, at a ripe old
age.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19
For Rent.

Three store houses in the Dryer &
Young block, opposite the Latham
Hotel, for the year Of 1900, See
John Young.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Prospects are Frightening for the
settlement OF the ST. Louis street
railway strike.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

What we need now worse than
anything else is a drouth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Taylor reached Philadelphia
without being pulled
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

You haze ( sn III. C6,
the oVeary, dreary days Of
illness and that depressinq
tired feeling. Nausecas med
icines fSssn oopiousiy. You dead 10
thbik of 4. Be 4oise after tbs. Half
teaspooafoi doses Of Hoods SarsaparGla
zOH Keep your blood pare, BRIGHT clean
and zvholesorue. and half The battle xvah
disease is 1von. II puts the dreaded
enemy to rom as nothing else can.
After the 0rip-"After the grp I
zuas Oeak, suffered from caiarh and
7vas run doom. In a zvcek after Ibegan
taking Hoods Ssrsaparala J tcf stronger.
Il reieved the eAtarh afS Aa9e me an
appetite" John Roberts, ietI, Mich.
d@odJ eSnlas04lz
kkaZ4dII ~ yy.yyzwgf
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

Soto w. A, P'Pool's w. 7th street
sole agents for old "PADUCAH
CLUB Whisky, strictly pure, for
family use, Hopkinstllle, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19
SPECIAL LOCALS.

To those who drink whiskey for
pleasure; HARPER Whiskey adds
zest to existence. To those who
drunk whiskey for health's sake;
HARPER Whiskey makes life worth
living.
SOLD BY w R. LONG, Hopkins
vile, Ky,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-06-19

"Jack Tar" Whiskey at Parlor Sa-
loon, cor. w. 7th and Weber streets,
fine as split silk.
j. w. P'PooL & j. P. DAVIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
GOLF NEWS,
Taylor and Vardon Not Likely to Meet
before Middle of Sentemher

Golf players who have been hoping for
an early meeting between Taylor and Var
don are likely to be disappointed. Var
dons manager has announced that no match
Is possible until the middle of September
owing to present engagements. These in
clude an exhibition at the Waumbek in the
White mountains, on August 20, in which
Nardon is to play the best ball of Arthur H.
Fem and Alexander II. Findlay; a series of
exhibitions a. Bar Harbor on August u
and - and brief trip through Canada
No dates are open until September 10, when
the Englishman will again be In the neigh
borhood of New York
II was learned from a trustworthy source
yesterday that the ST. Andrews Golf Club
Is planning TO hold the first exhibition be-
tween the two men. and effort is being
made to ascertain the terms on which they
will meet. Charles s. Cox, Vardon's man
dger. Is authority for the statement that
no challenge will be issued to Taylor which
means that the two men must be brought
together by some common purse. This,
Mr.. Cox believes. will be 500 Vardons
idea Is to let the winner take the entire
amount, and thus make a true sporting
contest of 1t. He Is perfectly willing, ac-
cordlng to Mr. Cox. to risk a match with
Taylor. and ready TO abide the result with
regard to the disposition of the purse
Warden has four vacant dates-on Septem-
Der TO- IL. II and 13-and 1t is probable that
the affair will be arranged for that time
borhood indicate plenty of activity at near
by clubs. The Seabright Golf Club has
him for September ! and 8. the Richmond
County Country Club for September IA and
10 and the Morris County Golf Club for
September 10 and 20.
The Newport Golf Club, which Is to hold
an open tournament the week of August ~
Is making special effort to secure the en-
try OF college players. Percy Pyne second.
the intercollegiate champion, has promised
10 take part. and with him will be Charles
hitchcock. jr.. of the Yale team and John
Stuart OF Princeton.
Word Is received from England of an in
terestlng match played recently at the St
Andrews links between Miss Rhoda Adair
the present woman champion of Great Bri-
tain. and odd Tom Morris the St An
drew's professional. odd Tom" recently
celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday but
Is still as hale and hearty as ever. He and
Miss Adair had thirty-sx-hole match
at the end of which old Tom won by i
up.
The Essex County Country Club of
Orange, n. j.. is 10 hold an open tourna-
ment next month to decide the champion
ship of the New Jersey Golf League
Among the clubs eligible to compete are
the Lakewood. Baltusrol. North JERSEY and
Morris County clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
To seeresate the Leper..

Surgeon General Sternberg has received
a report from Major Guy L. Eide. presi-
dent of the board of health in Manila
The report says that by a rigid system of
inspection and vaccination smallpox has
been kept from spreading seriously The
board of health is considering a plan to
segregate all the lepers on one island.
where hospitals and other suitable build
ings can be erected for their care. The
report states that leprosy was introduced
In the Philippines in 1893. when the En-
peror of Japan sent $50 lepers to the
Islands. Since then the number has in
creased, until the estimate is that there are
10000 lepers in the archipelago, largely in
the tisayas. In a recent inspection of
Manila 100 lepers were found concealed I'm
various houses, while many others escaped
to the country.
Discussing the bubonic plague cases the
report states that several cases We're dag
nosed as typhoid fever, but when 1t was
round that they were actually cases of
plague, measures were taken to eradicate
the disease by house-to- house canvass
There were employed 100 inspectors, most
iy Filipino medical students whose good
work in this direction is commended The
board was also assisted by the Chinese
consul and Chinese merchants There ia
a disposition among many OF the ignorant
classes to conceal all cases of serious dis
ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
CRUISE ENDS.
New York Yacht Club Fleet scatterx
In All DIrections

IN All DIFtCt1OnS.
The immense fleet OF the New York
Yacht Club modified on Long Island
sound for the fifty-fourth annual cruise
IS now practically disbanded and MANY of
the pleasure craft having ACCOMPLISHED
their mission are beginning to scatter In
every direction. intent new delights in
other waters The cruise just concluded
was the most successful in the clubs long
history. and the keen attendant pleasures
of the participants
The races between the Yachts dfnpeys
for the Owl and Gamecock colors were
rowed in the lower harbor. off Newport
yesterday, and. although Ii Is a far cry
from the Inspiring contests OF the famous
seventies to rowing events, d large crowd
was present TO witness this time honored
function.
The most intense partisanship was dis
played by the contrasting sailors, each crew
straining every nerve to win the colors for
the yacht TO which IL belonged and the
spectators heartily enjoyed the struggle
for supremacy. The winners were:
Pair-oared gigs for the Owl colors-Cru-
sader first. Isolde second. Priscilla third
Four-oared gigs for the Gamecock colors
-katrina's crew won. Hester second.
Dingeys-Sayonarra first. Intrepid second
AT the conclusion of the races the can
tains held a meeting aboard the flagship
Corona. and rendered a vote OF thanks to
Commodore Ledyard for his splendid man
agement OF the cruise. After mutual felic-
ltations. which occupied some time the
cups were given TO the winners of those
trophies. Commodore Ledyard was first
presented with the gold Aston cup which
was captured by the Corona Then Vice
Commodore August Belmont received the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
SARATOGA RACES.
Heavy Track Prevents Anything but
Ordinary Sport.

Heavy Track Prevents Anything but
Ordinary Sport.
Some ordinary sport at Saratoga yester-
day was accepted without complaint, far the
reason that it was devoid of the blunders
which marred Mondays racing The fea-
ture of the afternoon, if there was one, was
the Introduction of a two-year-old much
above the average in King Lief. the winner
of the opening race Rumors of fast work
in private prevented any liberal odds
against him: still friends of the stable took
6 to 3 and believed they were getting good
value for their money. Their calculations
proved correct. for after leaving the post
last of the field he shot to the front before
a furlong had been covered and at the FIN
ish was simply gallopng.
Gold Heels. the favorite. was second and
Likeness a poor third. 1t is said that after
the race j. ID. Smith. the owner of King
Lief, was offered $4,000 for the colt. but
declined it, saying he was valued at Just
5000 more.
The veteran Peat was the favorite for the
second race and those that backed him
cashed in. but 1t was far from the good
thing 1t had been counted, for 1t was only
In the last jump that he caught Protus,
and even then 1t was question which Of the
two had won until the numbers were posted.
Myth, who as usual, was slow to begin,
was close third. The journey was trihe
short for him. The Burlington Route
was left at the post. He appeared to break
with the others. but wheeled and galloped
in some time after the others.
In the third race Bannockburn was the
favorite and winner. Bullman was content
to sit still with him until the home stretch
was reached, then moved up. and at the
finish won under pull by length and a
half Raffaello, who was under persuasion
the entire trip, beat John Yerkes out half
a length for the place money.
L. V. Bell furnished the favorite for the
fourth race in that disappointing maiden
Radford. He was in with a bad lot, but,
bad as they were, he failed to win Einus, a
II to l chance, thanks to O'Connor's Wig
orous finish winning by a head from Cy-
rano, who beat Radford a length and a
half. Carbuncle, who carried quite stable
commission, was fourth. only head be-
hind Radford. The Chamberlain seemed all
astray in the mud. and was beaten the
best part of furlong.
The kenslngton Hotel hurdle handicap,
which was scheduled as the closing race,
was ordered postponed by the stewards.
and a steeplechase over the short course
were named to rum but when 1t came time
Ingomar We're found to be the only con-
tenders. Both went to the post, but there
the race ended. as Ingomar refused the first
jump, and Arquebus went the course alone
After dozen attempts 1ngomar stumbled
over the first jump. but he refused the sec
ond, and as the time limit had expired he
was ordered from the field and the associ-
alton was saved the $50 second money. F.
d. Beard. the owner of Ingomar, was Sc
yerely condemned for starting horse that
cannot jump.