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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
ANTS AS sTRATEG1sTs.
ceIIent Military Tactics I'm For
aging for Food.

From a military standpoint, the
methods employed by ants to provide
food for an ant colony are almost per-
feet. Their foraging parties are
faultless, both in planning and execu-
tion, and are almost uniformly sue
cessful. A resident of this city who
is at present in business in South Af-
rica has sent home description of
foray of an army of ants.
The army, which he estimates to
have numbered about 1900 ants,
started from their home, in the mud
walls of a hut and marched in the di-
rection of small mound of fresh
earth but a few yards distant. The
head of the column halted on reaching
the foot of the mound and waited
for the rest of the force to arrive at
the place of operations, which evident
ly was to be the mound of fresh earth.
When the remainder had arrived and
halted, so that the entire army. was
assembled, a number ofants detached
themselves from the main body and
began to ascend to the top of the
mound, while the others began moving
so as to encircle the base of the
mound.
Very soon number from the de-
tachment which had ascended the
mound, evidently the attacking party,
entered the loose earth and speedily
returned, each bearing a cricket or
a young grasshopper, dead, which he
deposited upon the ground, and then
returned for a fresh load Those who
had remained on the outside of the
mound took up the crickets and grass
hoppers as they were brought out
and bore them down to the base of
the hill, returning for a fresh load.
Soon the contents of the mound
seemed to be exhausted, and then the
whole force returned home, each car
rying his burden of food for the COM
munity.
Here, then, was a regular foray,
planned and executed with military
precision, the country surveyed, the
depot of provisions known accurate
ly before the march was made and at
the mound prudential division of la
Dor and care taken that none of the
victims should escape. - Cincinnati
Letter,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
what LItt1e IncI. XNiahed.

Jack entered the barn with his
uncle, and being a city boy, his eyes
opened wide at the sight Of great
pile of apples heaped upon the floor
AS he wistfully gazed at the fruit, his
uncle, reading the desire in his glance,
said; Help yourself, Jack; take all
you wish" Jack sprang~toward the
enticing pippins, and after gathering
up ali that his pockets, hat and blouse
could hold, straightened himself up
and then stood gazing at the appar-
emily undiminished pile. Observing
his looks, his uncle aslSed whats
the matter now, Jack7" Nothing
much, replied the boy, "only ! wish
! was twins"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
BEAR PRESSED BUTTON.
He Held the Camera Wrong side Up,
However, and the Result Was
Unsatisfactory.

John H. Lewis, of Boston, a pbotog-
rapher, who spends his summers in the
region around Moosehead lake, has de-
veloped what is probably the only pic
ture ever taken by black bear, for
Bruin really did take the picture.
He held the camera, focused the
thing and pressed the button. He held
the camera wrong side up, however,
and his paws must have shaken little
from the locks of the print.
Last August a party of six people
from Plalnfeld, n. j., passed a fort
night in camp on the upper West
branch, occupying the log cabins at
Sears High Landing, so called.
In so large a party there was consid-
cradle refuse food, and this was dumped
about half-mile from the camp in the
woods The garbage pile failed to
grow, and the campers were at loss
to account for its disappearance. Fin
ally one of the men made up his mind
to go to the scene and watch for the
animal that came around regularly
every day to feed on the crusts of the
table. He went to the point one morn
ing and sat in the bushes and waited.
Soon he heard a noise, and in a minute
or so a big black bear appeared Then
came another, and finally third.
They ate all oil the garbage, and then
went away. The Plainfield man con-
ceived desire to photograph the ami
mails. He put up a job with the cook,
and the next morning a good half
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07

bushel of truck was scattered about
for the benefit of the bears.
The camera man loaded and cooked
his machine, sought favorite,spot and
waited. lie had not waited long before
two big bears numbered out of the
woods and went to work cleaning up
the potato peelings, bacon rinds, etc.
The man wetched the brutes for
awhile, and then slipping from behind
tree, tiptoed toward the animals,
holding the camera in such a position
that he could quickly press the button
when the bears saw him approaching.
When within 20 feet of the animals they
scented him and turned in, his direc-
tion.
The New Jersey man forgot what he
was there for. He dropped the camera
and lit out for camp.
When he returned he was accom-
panied by all of the guides and their
rifles. The bears were gone, but the
camera was lying on the ground, not
where he left it, but a dozen feet or
more away.
: The machine showed plainly the
marks of the claws of the bear, and that
an exposure had been made. 1t was
generally thought that the dropping of
the camera had done the trick, but the
film, when developed by Mr.. Lewis a
few days ago, showed a wood scene that
could not have been taken only from
quite an elevation.
The theory iu that one of the bears
took the camera in his paws, and,
standing on his hind feet, pressed the
button without knowing what he was
doing, or he would have probably taken
a picture of the other bear.-Boston
Globe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
Rice DuIin Homestead,

Is in the highest tate of cultivation
and has all necessary improvements.
There are 3 tobacco barns, stables for
% head of stock, cow-sheds, tool
sheds, 2 granaries, corn crib, 2 tene-
ment houses, good ice house. etc.
200 acres in cultivation and 100 in
timber. The farm is within 6 miles
of coal fields, convenient to schools
and churches. Finely situated for
stock raising. Stock flies are never
troublesome in this neighborhood
Will sell at a bargain, cash and
balance to suit the purchaser, There
are IS acres for wheat this fall and 65
acres seeded to timothy and clover.
NJ. V. DULIN, CrOftOn, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
1900 \ THE GREAT SUMMER RESORT n 1900
DAWSON SPRINGS.
ARCADIA HOUSE,
Dawson Hopkins County Ky.
1900

hese celebrated springs situated Immediately
Louisville Memphis sin the Illinois Central railroad
formerly Chesapeake Southwestern Rroad 1855 miles
louisville KY. and SO miles east Of Paducah KY
The Arcadia House and neatly furnished with capacity Of en- tel
OF the hotel OF the Springs
guests Arcadia House have free access the Springs without
charge nvd should remember that the months OF June and July
persons visiting Springs The liquid
Springs For pamphlets ETC. apply
Nm HOLEAlAN & co, Proprietors
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
The short est A-d 0uieksst Line 10.
Denver

Is from st. Louis via the Mise rfi
Pacific Railway leaving 81, Louis AT
800 a. M, and arriving at Denver Ii
o'clock the next morning only one
night out.
Pullman sleepers, superior service.
For complete information address X.
t. G. Matthews, 4, p A. or H. o.
Tow a. I. A., st. Louis
Mo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
THE ORIGINAL BOAT.
1t Is Said to Be stin in Use Among the
Savage Nations of the south
Sea isles.

Only lately has the original boat
been found in use, and it is among the
savages of the South Sea islands.
There the natives take the stump Of
a tree whose roots offer good seat,
and, launching this primitive craft,
they paddle around as contentedly as
If there were no such thing as Eu-
ropean steamer, and, to tell the truth,
they do not suspect its existence.
There can be no doubt whatever
that In this stump boat we have the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
rhe Best Way To Go To colorado, And
Utah

is via the Missouri Pacific Railway.
Very low rates are in.effect, and
the service is the best. Through
sleepers, via Kansas City, leaving
st. Louis 900 a. M, reaching
Denver 1l:00 O'Clock next morning.
Full information on application to.
r. I. G.. Matthews, II. p. A. Louis
vile, KY, or H. c. Townsend, G. p.
81 L. A., st. Louis, Mo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
2952O.
LOCATIONS:

These celebrated springs the Railroad
Hopkinsvi and Pncon Six mails telegraph
furnish
For further address the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
oIRCUIT COURT DIRECTORY

TRIoe First Monday in February-term
shree weeks third Monday in May-tPrm two
weeks first Monday In September-teA m three
weeks.
aatsrIA N,-Fourth Mon day in February
erm six weeks: First Mon day in June-tein
our weeks; I-Arth Monday in September
erm six week..
CALLowAY.--second Monday in April-term
three weeks First Monday in August-term
TWO weeks Second Monday IN November
term three weeks.
LYoN.-First Monday in May-term TWO
seeKs hrst Monday in August--term two
weeks FIRST Monday in september term two
weeks
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
CONFEDERATE VETERAN"
Low Club Rates Given With The
Kentuckian.

The growth of the Confederate Vet
eran, published by S. A. Cunningham
1t Nashville, Tenn, is remarkable. It's
circulation Of eighty four Issues,
nonthly, aggregated to January, 1900
,,l95,45 copies. Average for 1893
1858; 1894, 10,197. 1895, IL, ,916; 1896
l3,444; 1897, 1915: 1898, 19, 100; 1899
20,l66.
Subscriptions for the Veteran will
be taken at this Office. 1t and the,
KENTUoKIAN will be sent for year at
the clubrate of$2.75. By application
to the KENTUCKIAN copies of the Vet
eran will be semitic our veteran friends
who are unable to subscribe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
Had sMnIlowed HIs Fnre.

In street car a small boy was OBJ.
served to be much agitated, Soon aft
er, the conductor appeared and asked
for fares, When he stood before the
small boy there was a slight pause,
and then the little fellow asked "Do
you know my father?' yes" re-
piled the conductor Then said the
boy, "just charge IL to him I've swal-
lowed the nickel"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07

Are best reached over the Missouri
Pacific Choice Of two routes offered !:
via Kansas City in connection with
the Rock Island Route, the fastest
line to Denver, with through service;
or via Pueblo.
Very low rates are in effect. with.
stopcver privileges, For particulars,
address r. T. g Matthews, I. P. a..
Louisville, Ky, or H. @. Townsend
G. 2. & t. A., St. Louis, Mo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-07
For sale by r G. Hardwick and JAS o. Cook
FINE FARM FOR SALE.
Well Adapted to Agriculture or
Stock Raising.

Being desirous OF changing my
business, l offer for sale my farm 4
miles East of Crofton, containing 300
acres, known as the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

supported upon remarkably massive
thighs, and these provide joints which are
utilized by the housewife on an ostrich
farm when an untoward accident has end
ed the birds life and he Isl fit for nothing
except the larder.
The thighs are so extraordinarily mus
cular that steaks cut from them are not
very appetizing. but they make splendid
soup, which may even be compared with
the renowned turtle for richness and deli
cacy. Its strengthening properties are also
great, and If the ostrich were cultivated
for food, instead of for feathers, 1t would
very likely prove a formidable rival in
the sickroom to the most expensive tur-
tie soup.
But no farmer has the larder in view
when he rears an ostrich chick, and when
the bird grows up it goes seriously against
the 81 ain with him to hand a carcass over
to the cook which when awe would have
brought him f15 If sold to another far
mer.
Ostr!ches are dreadfully prone to sui
eide, however and are determined fight
ers. and as they don't know how to con-
duct their battles wisely they are usually
victims TO broken limbs, and must be put
out of their misery by their owners who
cannot operate surgically on such deli
cate members as an ostrich's fragile legs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
Villagers as they posed before the camera.

stance, Judge Mckay relates that a Chi
nese robber being on trial for knocking
mandarin from his horse and robbing
him, the Judge entered court to watch
the conduct of the case. In due time the
robber was convicted-the manner of the
proceedings being peculiar enough to be
worthy of separate chapter-and was
sentenced to death as guilty
There was, he says no solemnity at
tending the trial or the verdict, and the
prisoner seemed TO give no attention
whatever to what was going on around
and about him. There was no motion for
a new trial, and neither place, nor day.
nor manner of execution was fixed in the
sentence. AS soon as the decree had been
uttered, a couple of richly dressed court
officers left the room with the convict be-
tween them.
'I followed them" says Judge Mckay.
They turned the first corner, just a few
steps distant and proceeded perhaps thir-
ty feet up an alley without attracting any
attention or uttering word. There were
many persons passing, but they seemed
to take no interest in the performance.
Having got out of the stream of foot
passers, the officers took each a small
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

In the baggage room and the train hands
stood waiting for the transfer. The bag
gage master, seated on his trunks, was
startled by low and stifed moaning that
seemed to come from the midst of the
pile. Somewhat frightened, he called a
policeman, who had a certain box from
which the sound seemed to emerge, tum-
bled out upon the platform and opened.
All were Mortified to find that il con-
tanned a woman curled and cramped and
snugly packed in -shavings and sawdust-
a Chinese woman.
o. l.. Wheeler, LII. D., the noted stu
dent of Chinese, had the case investigat-
ed thoroughly. He found that China
man from Auburn, Cal, had been to Vir-
ginia City and purchased a wife from a
firm engaged in the business of supply
ing women to Celestials. Wishing to
cheat the railroad company out of her
fare, he drugged her with opium and
damned her into a box and filled it in
with shavings and sawdust. At Reno
the box was tumbled around enough to
resuscitate her. AS she was standing on
her head she moaned with agony and suf-
location. She was nearly dead when res
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
GOOD ADVICE FOR BATHERs.

When Swimmers in the Surf Get
Tired They should Turn on Backs.
From the Florida Tlmes-Union and Citi-
zen.
Floating on the Back.-Several years
ago the city papers kindly published an
article from my pen upon this subject
The recent sad loss of life at Pablo and
other seaside resorts and in the treacher-
Gus waters of the ST. Johns shows that
the advice given was unheeded or forgot
ten. AZ the time mentioned a beloved
friend, guest at my summer place, a
few miles from Pablo, while bathing, was
carried out to sea, and when almost out
of sight and all hope to us had fed, an
agonized sister and brother wringing their
hands and weeping in despair, to our
great surprise and joy we suddenly saw
his body forcibly impelled toward us.
Then we saw il recede a few feet, and
then again, as ii were, shot twenty feet
toward shore. This continued until my
son and myself at last able 10 reach him,
bore him insensible 10 the beach.
After recovery, his story was that after
losing all hope, guided by some mysteri-
Gus impulse, he had turned upon his back,
when he felt himself carried rapidly for
ward. He had then turned over upon his
face to get his bearings, when he was
carried out further from the land, and
on again placing himself upon his back
the surface waves brought him rapidly to
the shore a rescued man.
Let us reason together, and a proper
understanding Of the philosophy involved
will teach us that almost invariably the
life of the drowning man will be saved by
turned over on the back. Almost every
lyrn hon To nd xxrfth
head and shoulders toward the sea he
will be carried more rapidly toward the
land
1t is an error that the drowning man
has been attacked by cramp except in
very cold weather there is no greater
cause to induce cramp than in playing a
game of ball He browns from heart
failure, induced by the violent exertion
and the upward pressure of the water
upon the abdomen, diminishing its space
and impeding the action of the heart BY
is removed, the back being almost entire
ly a strong wall of bone and muscle; also
when on the back the entire body is
nearer the surface and the surface waves
tend toward the shore, the under current
out 10 sea, even the legs, when upon
the back, being less exposed 90 the cur
rent that tends toward the sea. BY float
ing gently upon the back the heart, re-
lieved of it's pressure, becomes calm and
quiet, and the swimmer can regain his
strength and float for hours.
The bather whose heart is weak should
always present, when standing erect, the
right side Of the body 10 the waves. and
avoid the Sullivan-like blows OF the in
coming waves upon a crippled heart. In
every bath house should be posted the in
junction, I'm case of exhaustion or &C
cident, turn upon the back and at every
bathing place safety ropes should be used
for those that are weak; outside. 1t is
generally good swimmers that from over
exertion are lost.
r. B. Burroughs. NJ. d.
Jacksonville, July %. 1900.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

Washington, July 2S.-Only those who
are acquainted with the inherent, the ut
ter cruelty of the average Chinese ma
ture can picture the probable horrors of
the massacre at Pekin. Armed with the
accumulated knowledge of perhaps ten
thousand years of tribal and national
life, the Chinaman has invented and regu-
larly employs modes of torture unknown
to other peoples Barbaric and semi-bar-
barrie tribes torture for revenge as a pun
ishment. The Chinaman tortures because
he revels in suffering, rejoices in uubear-
able egonies.
Even when he kills a chicken he does
not sever the head or wiring the neck.
but taking first leg and then a wing in
either hand, he rends them from the body
and then gleefully watches the suffering
of the dying bird.
The ways of torturing and killing cap
lives and convicts are beyond description,
and also beyond enumeration. For an
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
A Banker Praises Tynar's
Dyspepsia Remedy

Worry kills lots of people and some
times bankers. Ii impedes digestion, ir-
ritates the nervous system and in many
ways destroys the health. If you are
worried with business or other troubles.
TYNER'S DYSPEPSIA REMEDY will
meet and battle all Ill effects. 1t cures in
digestion and dyspepsia. tones up the
stomach and thus insures calm. refresh
ing sleep and a good healthy and invig-
Grating appetite.
WHAT A BANKER SAYS.
Mr. Ches. r. Currier of the Atlanta Ma
tional Bank says: Il often use Tyner's
Dyspepsia Remedy for acute Indigestion.
and have always found that II gives i'm
mediate relief. I consider 1t q medicine OF
very high merit"
Price 30 cents per large bottle. For
sale by druggists. six bottles for $3.50.
or sent by express on receipt of price
by TYNER'S DYSPEPSIA REMEDY
CO.. 107ia s. Forsyth ST.. Atlanta. Ca.
Send &c to pay postage for g sample
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
Complete External and internal Treatment for Eyer Humo

up the road, but II is well. Have you
encountered any rebels this morning?"
'Then-then you are a kings mani"
asked Paulding
"Of course. and you are sent to meet
me-"
The three men looked at him in silence,
end with very serious faces. He was
still smiling when the girl stepped out
into the road. Then his face went white
in an instant. He had wonderful self
control. however. The pallor disappeared
and was replaced by a smile, and bow
ing in courtly way, he said:
"I am charmed that we meet again.
Men, here is gold to divide between you,
and bid you good day"
Not 50 fast" said williams, as he
blocked the way. I'VE must know all
about you before you can pass on"
Surely he is a soldier and an Eng
lishman," said the girl to herself. but
aloud.
"Fie, friends. you are over-perticular
this morning" lightly answered the
stranger. as he again displayed his gold.
Take this and let us part in peace
But he had fallen into the hands OF
yeomen whom gold could not tempt.
When they sternly demanded informa ton
his hesitation and confusion aroused s1is-
picion. They insisted on search of his
person, and under the Soles of his feet
were found the documents which told the
world that Benedict Arnold was a traitor.
and which were to encompass the death
of the possessor within a few weeks. He
said no word when they were discovered
but he looked at the maiden and bowed
and smiled In his Inherent gallantry.
he had praised and compllmented, and
in return she had sent him to the gallows
as a spy. The girl did not understand
this at fret. The men had the written
proofs before them that a trusted gen.
eral had bartered his honor for gold, and
would strike az the life OF Liberty, and
that the stranger in their grasp was a
spy. But they were slow-witted and 10th
to believe. 1t was hours before they real
lied the full measure of the crime. and
then they had less nerve than the one ac-
crsed. AS they led him away from Paul
ding's house, he knew every step he took
was towards the gallows, but, bowling to
and smiling at the fair-faced daughter,
he kindly and consciously said
II thank you for the favors you have
extended, and wish you happiness"
IL did not mean 10 do itv' cried the
maid, with tears in her eyes and a sob
in her throat.
II have forgiven you" he answered. as
he bowed again "Good-day. once more. -
And they remembered him only as Mai.
Andre. the soldier-the gentleman-ths
chevalier.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

knife from their garments and proceeded
to saw off the victims head. They hack
ed. iabbed and slashed for some minutes
before the creature fell. Then the head
was severed and the officers returned to
court. l could not wait to see what be-
came of the divided corpse, and do not
know how it was disposed of.
THE culprit made no struggle or out
cry, but accepted his fate and the num-
erous cuts and stabs, which finally re-
suited In death, with a perfection of meek
ness and resignation which is wholly be-
yond my comprehension. That indicates
one phase of character and the fact that,
contrary 20 practice in all other communi-
ties, the authorities had provided no place
or method of execution, and no instru-
ment of death, but left the court officers to
provide all of them, indicates another
phase.
The Horrors of Unwinding.
"Some of the methods of torture are
beyond description. l will mention one
of which / was Mortified witness, called
'unwinding." The offender was brought
out into compound or yard and stripped.
slit was then cut in his abdomen and
the upper end of his entrails severed and
brought forth after which they were at
tached 40 a small post.
SC
lected for the purpose or not / do not
know, armed with thongs, chased the VIC
tim rapidly round and round the post I'M
til he finally fell, tight up to his tether
exhausted.
"Ony smell posts are provided for this
mode of killing, so that the victim may
be scourged around it the greatest posi-
BILE number of times before exhaustins
the full length of the entralls. This Vic
tim was terribly cut and was compelled
to grasp the entrail in his hands and let
IL slip through them taut as he ron, in
order that it should be wound tightly
around the post and thus prolong the
sport as long as possible"
II rs stated that in San Francisco, a
Chinese gambler has been known to take
his seat at the gambling table on the
warm and bleeding carcass of a compan-
ion killed over the spoils and continue
| the game till morning.
An incident which painfully, but vivid
| ly, illustrates the unutterabie heartless-
| ness OF the Chinese, occurred in Reno.
| New, in the autumn Of 1879. The train
from Virginia City pulled in at midnight
| 10 transfer passengers and baggage to
the through overland train for the West.
The baggage was ali shunted and piled