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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-06

horse himself on The speed, and en-
the length Of time he vorks. For
heavy hauling the speed must, of
course, be a moderate walk. The
average horse in this SOUTHERN
country cannot deliver a pun of
more than 90 pounds to his traces.
for any considerable time, even at a
walk, without hurtful oyer-exer-
ton. Thus 1870 pounds is quite as
much of a pull as should regularly
be required Of an ordinary pair cf
horses in the South. But it must
be noticed that this is the pull on
the traces, and not the weight Of
the load
Next it must be observed that the
pull needed to draw a given load
depends on the grade and on the
roadway for we shall tacitly as
cribe to the last or ignore resis-
tance from other sources. The
roadway always opposes the
motion, whether uphill, downhill, or
on level, with a force of so many
pounds per ton of gross load |
hauled. The amount of pull thus
exacted depends on the character
and condition of the roadway.
Practically it is not affected by any
ordinary grade. Line A of the
table shows how much it is on the
average for roads Of the kind given
when in good condition.
The effect of the grade is to pull
against motion uphill, but with
notion downhill. A given grade
pulls each ton of gross load with
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-06
Road GRADES.
"A Carefully Prepared Article On
This Subject.
- Buiietin From The Experimental
Station At Knoxville,
Tenn.

Etis now appearing more clearly
every day that a judicious use Of
the road tax is one of the great
factors that have to do with the adj
vance. of a community in wealth. 1t
rs extravagant to build a road with
a surface costly enough for heavy
hauling, but with grades too steep
toT any but the lighter loads. TO
harmonic is to economic. So it is
WoTth while to seek for harmony be-
tween the grades and surface of a
road. In this inquiry hair-splitting
accuracy, which interests nobody
but the theorist, will be avoided.
And, as becomes serious me1 in
considering an important subject,
no greater accuracy will be in
edulged in than has to do with
dollars and cents.
How hard a pull a horse should
deliver to his traces depends on the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-06

precisely ihe nit iicvould worn
harder lhan a>ua iheleh noi 10,
lhard on up grades bui would grl
lfull compensation im this GA down
grades
The figures above The heavy horl-
zontal lines are hold-backs. those
below are pulls a study OF these
figures viii instruct and interest,
and show the folly OF using a grade
which is out of harmony with the
character Of the roadway. But one
point should be noticed. a so-called
macadam road ia which clay is
used as a binding material, may, in
reality, be little else than a dirt
road. A grade, therefore, some
where between 3 and 9 per cent
depending OF course on the amount
of such binder used, would harmo-
monte with such a roadway. At
tention should also be called to sew
eral other facts. The location of a
road must often be determined, in
large measure, by the material to
be used in the roadway, since this
must determine the grades. Thus
sand roadway, with admissible
grades of 20 per cent would prop
erly go over hills and hollOws on
lines that it would bankrupt the
state to bring to the grades called
for by steel. Before macadamizing
a dirt road the grades should be
properly reduced, which will often
mean change oflocation here s. there.
The location of a new road should
be made with reference to the ehar-
acter of roadway to be adopted ul- !
timately, and the ultimate grade
lines should be decided on at once.
The idea Of ultimate conformity to
these should be kept in mind while
putting on the grade lines adapted |
to the temporary surface.
It should be remarked, in closing,
hat, while gentle grades may call
or more or less of winding they do
lot, of necessity, call for much in
he way Of cuts and fills. But they
10 call for a good engineer. The
rilling increase in length Of road
lue to these windings is generally
more than compensated for; in. time
~ the greater speed which the
rentler grades allow to the lighter
rafic, and in money by the reduced |
ain wash. Finally, it will, with
nut doubt, be necessary to sacrifice
transportation interests sometimes
o cost of construction, right of way,
tc., and thus to exceed the above
-rade limits, But this shOald not
,e done without grave reason, and
without full recognition of the tact
hat 1t will impose daily tax, for
Ill time, on an ever increasing
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-06
OUR STOCK OF
IS Sow COnpIeIe il Every Department.

- NO" SOInplSte IN every department..
And we most cordially invie the ladies to pay s vsf this
season You will find here BY far the largest and most atac
tive Ines of merchandise shown in this section; and that toe At
prices much less than goods equal quality be bought fer in
the aTge cities visit establishment will surely re- nav
you We mention below few Of our leading Illness
Easter and Spring Novelty Goods PeOps who keep abreast
OF the times realize the urgency Of securing their spring COS
tunes and furnishings in advaace Of the rush. Orr stocks con-
tain the most complete line of Easter and Sprng Novelties ever
placed at the disposal Of the people Of this city.
The Very latest Spring leadwear just received fall line
OfEary Spring Beadwear for Ladies Misses and Children See
them before you buy.
stylish and substantial Fabrcat the lowest prize Your Spring
Gown is in our assortment. Select il early.
Garrett Department It swell worth anyOnes time to visit
our Carpet Room, complete ITSELF where COMPLETE
stock OF all that and COED in Carpets Mangs and Rugs
shown in the best lighted handsOmes carpet department in
Od kentucky We are in aBOsitiOn saveyou considerable
money on any floor covering yea may have buy this Spring
Come and see.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-04-06

10 Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic,
Toe, or 25c. Il Q. @. @. fail drug
gists refund money
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.

Little Miss Mischief.
They say I'm very naughty,
almost 'spects l am.
But somehow when / shut the doof
It's nearly sure to slam.
Those little muddy footprints
All ND and down the hall,
They say they're mine. don't be-
lieve
1 could have made them all!
1t seems as IL too many blots
Lived in one pot Of ink,
But when they're wet and shiny
They're pretty, don't you think!
Why does my hair get tangled!
What makes me talk all day?
And why don't toys and books just
try
To put themselves away:
But now I'm asking questions
Q ask them all day long,
And grown-up people seem to think
That even that is wrong.
l think that p'r'aps l might be good
A little by and by
It's very hard, but sometimes
l almost 'spect I'll try.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
How Fishes Are Drowned. '

Fishes, like other animals, need air.
If. therefore, you can think of their
being so situated that they cannot get
a supply of fresh air from some source
or other, they must perish. They
would be suffocated. When the sea
is frozen for miles, as in the Arctic
ocean, the fishes find 1T very hard to
rise to the surface for fresh air. They
must then take in the oxygen which
is dissolved in the water. When that
gas, of such vital importance to every
creature, is used up, there is nothing
left to sustain life, and they must
then die. Thus, strange as 1t may
seem, it is possible for fishes to be
drowned.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
The Beer and the Sea.

Few Beers in the pioneer days had
ever approached or seen the sea, and
most of them had not the slightest idea
Of what it was like. One Boer was
known to have visited the coast and
seen the ocean, and he was SO aston
ished by the movement of the waves
and the white foaming surf that he
filed a bottle from the waves to bring
home ''up country" to show his friends
the "live water" Upon his arrival
home the explorer" invited his friends
to come and see the bottle uncorked,
but ON pouring the clear still salt wa
ter into basin he was thunderstruck
at its tameness and bitterly disappoint.
ed, exclaiming, Good heavens! it haA
died on The roaA: it was all alive when
bottled it."
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
some Birds Nests,

WOodpeckers all use holes drilled
out with their strong bills, the chips
making the lining. If you follow up
a series of round holes drilled, in the
decayed branch of tree, You will
usually come upon one Of these nests.
These birds waste much time and
labor by drilling several holes before
they find one to suit their fancy. These
holes, besides forming the nest in
summer, answer for home in winter,
though sometimes the male bird drills
a hole just large enough for himself,
and let's his mate weather the winter
storms as well as she can.
The woodpeckers drill new holes for
nests each season, and the old ones
are quietly appropriated by the nut
matches, the chickadees and the brown
creepers. Each has her notions Of re-
furnishing the borrowed homes. The
chickadees put down soft carpet or
rug of caterpillar silk or spider webs,
mixed with down from plants. The
nut matches. are satisfied with a mat
of grass.
The great-crested fycatcher also
uses a convenient woodpeckers' hole,
but not finding 1t furnished to meet
her fancy, she upholsters it with the
most curious material you could pcs
sibly guess. Snake skins! How can
a bird know where to find them? Yet
she does, and almost invariably, in
every great-crested fyctacher's nest,
you will find one or more cast-off snake
skins.
Whrens, swallows, bluebirds, owls,
eagles and some hawks, use last years
nests with some slight repairs, or ap-
propriate a deserted one that seems
suitable.
A wren will rear little family in a
| hole in a tree that seems hardly large
! enough for the mother bird. The blue
| bird and the martin will be thankful
| for any boxes nailed about the garden
| to assist them in their housekeeping
cares.
| By far the larger proportion of our
| birds build a new nest each season,
| though often returning to the same
locality. Then comes that great army
of birds that build not only n new
nest each year, but new nest for
each brood.-vick's Magazine.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
AEuII circrs in Miniature.

The children in Kokomo, Ind, ought
to be the happiest in the world. for a
circus that outdoes Alice in Wonder
land and all the nursery fairy tales
rolled into one is being prepared for
their amusement.
Every actor in the new circus is to
be a liliputian. The whole perform
ance is to be on a miniature scale.
There is not to be full-sized person
or animal in the show. The whole
world has been gone over for acrobats,
horsemen, jugglers and other perform
ers who are tiny in stature. The col
lection is now almost complete, and
includes baby elephants, baby bears,
baby CRATES, all inexpressibly fasci-
mating to children.
Dens, chariots, cages, band wagons,
cars and other necessary equipments
are being constructed for the new cir
Gus, which will 60 on the road one of
these days. A great many japanese
have been engaged as performers, as
it happens that the cleverest japanese
performers are almost always tiny.
The others are children, dwarfs or
midgets.
Instead of horses of the ordinary
size, patrons of the new circus will
see Shetland ponies. burros, and baby
zebras. The largest elephant will be
but Al inches tall A baby camel and
a baby hippopotamus will be two OF
the greatest wonders of the show.
This extraordinary performance of
the tiniest creatures in creation will
be closed with spectacle. One of
the spectacles decided upon is Gin
derella and the Crystal Slipper. Gin
derella's fairy godmother will enter
in her pumpkin coach, drawn by spid-
ers. The transformation scene will be
a marvel that will nightly please the
children.-New York World.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
CHAPTER XII.

L EI All.
Mother" cried a manly, fresh, musi-
cal voice, and then the voice stopped. II
beg pardon" he said, in an altered tone;
II thought you were alone"
Mrs. Carew turned round with beam
ing smile.
"Come in, Beltran," she requested. 81
am sure that the duchess and Miss Len
nox will excuse you. Pray come in, my
DEAR"
IL am glad to see Mr.. Carew," said the
duchess; while Beatrix, with low, star
tied cry, dropped the sketch that she held
in her hand. 1t was king Arthur" him.
self, the original Of the photograph, who
was standing there-"King Arthur"
whose fuce she had thought too beautiful
and too good to be that of any mortal
man!
ave have met before, Mr.. Carew," re-
marked the duchess, good-naturedly.
.Pray c,me in. ought to apologize for
monopolixing your mother: but have
been very anxious, and my peace of mind
has only just been secured"
II am delighted to hear it, your grace" "
he said: and then, looking across the room,
he saw Beatrix Lennox.
Their eyes met-and his held hers cap
tive: while one of the strangest and most
solemn pauses ensued. Mrs. Carew broke
it. She glanced from her son to the bril-
liant queen Of society, and then moved
slowly toward them.
Miss Lennox, permit me to introduce
my son-Beltran Carew.
She wondered why the dark eyes flashed
and the lovely face flushed. She was not
demonstrative, Prince Charles" daugh-
ter, but she had met her hero, and her
whole soul was stirred. She held out her
hand to the man who had striven so hard
to save a human life-the white jeweied
hand that so seldom went out in greeting.
She looked up into his face.
"Are you the Mr.. Beltran Carew OF
whom 7 road yesterdeyT' she asked. ard
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
The Wishing Belt.

In the depths of a deep forest there
once lived poor woodcutter and his
wife.
Every day the husband would take
his OK on his shoulder and, go out.
t.;,intling nierrily. for, although he was
4 ".r his hcnrt was light.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
(To be continued.)


1. Why do you go to bed? Because
the bed will not come to you.
2. When is a ship like book? When
It is outward bound.
3. Why has an ocean voyage no ter
rors for physicians? Because they are
accustomed to see sickness.
4. Why is a popular novel like au-
tumn? Because its leaves are quickly
turned and always read (red).
5. Why should thirsty man always
carry a watch? Because there is
spring inside OF it,
6. who are the most exacting of all
landlords? Why, the children, because
they never fail to make their father
and mother parents.
7. What is it that no one wishes to
have, yet, when he has 1t, he would
be very sorry to lose? A bald head.
s. What conundrums are always at
home? Those that are never found
out.
9. What insect does a tall father
represent. A daddy-long-legs.
10. When lady faints what figure
should you bring her? You should
bring her two.
IL. Why is pig in the parlor like
house on fire Because the sooner 1t Is
put out the better.
IL. When are eyes not eyes? When
! the wind makes them water.
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16

golden haze, Mrs. Carden?" inquired
Beatrix.
Mrs Garden laid her hand on the young
girls.
"Will you believe this" she said-"that
the most miserable people in the world
are those who take life in earnest?"
Before the eyes of prince Charles"
daughter rose the earnest face of an earn
est man-Beltran Carew-and her whole
soul rose in hot rebellion against the fool
lsh words.
"How can you speak soY' she cried.
And then, feeling ashamed of her warmth,
she said: ut is not right of you who
should know better, to teach the young
and the ignorant such q doctrine. Sup
pose 1 were to believe you"
"You would do a very wise thing, my
DEAR" replied Mrs. Garden, calmly. Il
repeat that to be happy in this world you
must take life more as jest than in earn
est"
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
Double Daily Trains
Fast Time
Close Connections.

Through Pullman Palace 6lespsrs
between New Orleans and Memphis.
Kansas City, 6t. Louis and Chicago
without change, making direct eonnso.
lions with frst-class lines to all pointA
The great steel bridge spanning tbs
Ohio river At Cairo completed, and all
trains freight and passenger) now run.
aing regularly over it. thus avoiding the
Delays and annoyance incident to trans
Ter by ferry boat
A. b. HANSON. Gen. =, Agk,
Chicago.
Juo. 4 9ooTT. p. p. 4. 1enphlA
The Banner-Democrat., 1900-06-16
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
United States Senators.

d McEnery, term expiring on the Atm Oh
March, 1900.
Don CafYery, term expiring on the 4tn oi
March, 1901.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-15

terrible journey They made off before
Mr.. Celly could shoot them In her death
agony the she bear had gnawed the trees
within reach
To prove that bears can climb small
trees Mr. Celly points out where one bear
went up oak sapling less than six
inches through having one of its fore
paws the heavy trap from which the big
clog was dangling In the same trap last
autumn a big male bear was captured
Mr.. Celly found it a mile away down the
mountain The bear was full of fight
when overtaken- When it saw Mr. CeIly
it stood on its hind legs and angrily shook
the trap that clutched a forepaw- The
for the bear to move rapidly and Mr.
CelIy shot it without much trouble
According to Mr. Celly, the Vermont
bears travel from mountain to mountain,
foragfng for food thoroughly over one be-
fore passing on to another. They dig wild
turnipS and squirrel corn, eat blackberrieS
and the berries of the mountain ash, OF
which they are very fond
Mr. Celly. before setting trap, builds a
sort of wigwam out of small posts, leav-
ing a good-sized opening This is to pre-
vent cattle from getting into the trap,
which is placed inside He covers the trap
with leaves. places piece OF meat wen
back from the opening and Scatte~5 bits
OF bread over the ground. The bears en-
ter these pens apparently without fear.
Mr. Celly has been for a long time a
famous fox hunter He intends now, how
ever, to devote his leisure time chiefly to
bear. The state allows $1z bounty for each
scalp, so that, aside from the excitement
of the thing, Mr. Celly expects to make
enough to pay him for his trouble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-15
THE KISSING Sun.
IFrom the New world.l


At a small seaport town star act
ress of the third magnitude appeared as
Juliet
Il can not do justice to myself she
said to the manager, IF I do not have
a limeiight thrown on me when I ap-
pear at the balcony"
We amt got no hmelight, miss, but
think we could get you q ships blue
light replied the obliging manager,
and to this the lady agreed
The lad who went to the shop to buy
the bluelight brought back q signal
rocket, which was given to him by mis-
take The prompter took the rocket in
good faith
Romeo-...He jests at scars. who never
feels wound
Outlet appears Prompter lights the
match-)
But, softl What light through
yonder window breaks2s'
fThis was the match lighting the
fuSe-)
Arise. fair sum-
The sun, or, rather, the rocket, did
rise, with a terrific hiss. Juliet was
knocked of the balcony, the fly borders
were set on fire. and the theater was
filled with sulphurouS smoke, while the
audience, which was, fortunately a
small one, made a stampede to the
doors
Since then Romeo and Juliet has
always been looked upon in that town
as a dramatic work that could not be
witnessed without personal danger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-15
LOCAL SUMMARY.

Marion Leonard, a young society man,
arrested for forgery. He said he drew
checks to enable him to wear good
clothes
Discovery made that wine can be
made from Kansas Kaffiir corn
Lizzie Bell. a Topeka young woman.
becomes insane at Rev. F w Sand
ford's Rest in Louiston, Maine.
Governor Stanley issues a proclama-
ton, appealing for aid for the Galveston
flood sufferers
Claud Duval is nominated by the
fusfonists in the Seventh district for
congress
! movement is started by the local
fire insurance agents to have the next
legislature create the Office Of state IRE
marshal
Members of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers and Locomotive Fire
men decide to send a delegation to To-
pel1a to protest against the doubleheader
system
Republican campaign in Shawnee
county is opened by a picnic at Wa
karusa- Chas- F. Scott. Tom Mcneil,
and Chas- Curtis made speeches
The national Republican committee
cancels the Kansas dates of United
States Senator Beverage OF Indiana
Crosby Bros purchase the old Com
mOnWealth building on Jackson street,
and Will use it to enlarge their bust
ness.
Chas- Miller. a 12-year-old boy, falls
from a building and breaks both arms
and is otherwise injured
G. Fred Miller, of Topeka, commences
an action in the United States court Tor
SIS, 900 damages against John kemper
of Clark county for false imprisonment
Government Expert E J. arrison dis
cusses good roads before the Topeka
Commercial club
Negroes engage in a drunken row at
Wakarusa Republican picnic
Three carloads of provisions for the
Galveston sufferers starts from Topeka
over the Rock Island
The Santa F-e Railway company makes
a cash contribution Of $1,000 to the Gal
weston sufferers the Rock Island makes
a similar contribution of 81. 600
5000 is subscribed for stock in the
Kansas Semi-centennial Exposition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-15
RICHARDS-NUTZ NUPTIALS
Ceremony attended by Guests From
st. Louis and the East

Weilsville, Sept 1.-THE death of T
Ralph Richards, son Of Col J. H Rich
ards, general attorney for the Missouri
Pacific road, was married here this
week to Miss Ida Valiant Nutz, daugh-
ter of Mrs Harriet Nutz- Many guests
frolA- Kansas City. ST. Louis and the
east were present Nearly 800 invita-
tons were issued.
Miss Rena Richards, sister Of the
groom. was maid Of honor. and Misses
Mary BIong. Florida Reilly. Mae Sheble
and Grace Green of ST. Louis, Clara
Nelson of Fort Scott. and Estella Mast
Of New York were bridesmaids Joseph
Nutz. brother of the bride, was best
man. and Messrs. Hugh Richards and
Brandt Steele of Indianapolis, H A
MaIin of Joplin. Lloyd Lakin. G. D.
Perrfgo and John D. Hunter of this city
attended the groom Father Mckernan,
assisted by Father Wattron and Dr.
Pompney, performed the ceremony
The bride is a graduate of Visitation
convent, of St Louis, and the brides
maids were of her graduating class
The groom is of the law firm OF Rich
ards. Benton & Richards