davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
A DAY OF RECKONING.
You Cannot Fool All of the People All
of the Time.

You Cannot Fool All Of the People All
Of the Time.
The recent condemnation as unfit foI
further service Of a number Of gas and
electric light plants and the closing
down Of some of them at a dead loss
to the taxpayers should serve as a
warning to other cities, for this is the
fate that IS likely to overtake all such
plants in the long run. For the first
year or two, when no expensive re-
pairs are needed and the plant is thor
Oughly up to date, it ought not to be
difficult TO make a good showing. For
a few years longer the bad booEkeep-
ing and inadequate reports, that are
unfortunately the rule rather than the
exception, may blind the citizens to
the deterioration of the plant and TO
its increasing losses. But the day Of
reckoning inevitably comes when
breakdown, bad service or demand for
new equipment that cannot masquer-
ade as "eXten ,ioDs" causes an iuvesti-
cation, and then it becomes evident
that the pla' has been a losing prop
osition almost from the start. No plant
should be accepted as evidence Of sue
cessful municipal management until it
has been operated for several years
and then examined by expert engineers
and accountants
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
careIessness, Not Graft.

At local government board inquiry
held at West Ham, London, to sanction
the borrowing by the corporation of
G62,300 for electricity extensions it was
stated that the electrical undertaking
up to the present had resulted in a loss
Of f7,206, which had been charged to
the rates. The inspector pointed out
that loans Of some thousands of pounds
had been sanctioned by the board for
purchasing various machines, and he
found the council again asking for
money to buy machinery for which
they had already received the cash.
Morning Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
Pure Chocolates.

The following is an extract from a
letter from the house from which |
buy my Chocolate Coatings: Gas to
the Pure Food Law, yes, Utmost GER
tainly does include Chocolate Coat
ings, but we beg to state that you
need have no fears as to the purity
of the goods that you are using.
They are strictly pure, and fully
come up to the standards required
by the new law.
RoCKWoOD q Co.
Brooklyn, N. Y"
AS will be seen from the above |
handle pure goods.
P. j. BRESLIN.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.


All Right IN Theory, but Breaks Down
In Practice.
Theoreticallg there Is so much In
municipal ownership Of public utilities
that the practical carrying out Of It's
attractive features appears simple and
OF no Serious moment, and for a mu-
nicipality to take over and run water,
lights, sewerage and even transporta-
ton appeals to taxpayers, and the
trade is made without the first assur-
ance that the conduct of these proper
ties will be along practical and busi-
ness lines.
It Is the failure to assure the prac-
tical that works the evil, for municipal
ownership Is a general ownership, and
a general ownership results too easily
in its being no special business Of any
citizen or taxpayer to look into or in
quire after the conduct of the proper
ties under control This leaves the
management to a few, who soon find
that they have only themselves to ac-
count to, that people are too busy to
demand accountings and taxpayers
accept any kind of report, tust
so there is the appearance of all being
right and light, water, sewerage, etc,
are given.
It is this Indifference and neglect on
the part of taxpayers to take note Of
municipal affairs which make munic-
ipal ownership of public utilities a
hazardous and expensive matter The
theory of municipal ownership, with
its great saving to each taxpayer. the
extra service given and the great prof
its resulting, can all be placed in fig
ures beforehand, but it is failure un-
less the taxpayers shall give earnest
and serious heed to the conduct OF
these public utilities, for unless this is
done they will wake up some day with
broken down properties and a big bond
issue to make good.-Newbern Week
ly Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04

In order that all subscribers the Kentuan may have
interest in this all subscribers books the time of
this will be entitled 20 EACH which 20 votes
be placed the credit of any candidate they
cast before January 1907
YOU choose the candidae-WE don't. The minute vote
cast for young she becomes candidate and her
placed upon the published list together with the total
for her up to the time the list is published.
When subscription received at this Office the subscriber
first credited with the amount of his subscription and the
be of votes his subscription represents credited the candidate
named by him and entered special record book kept for the
purpose The will be COUNTED EVERY FRIDAY at noon
and each candidate will be credited with her total
date and the result will be published the next issue of
the Kentuckian.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
LEAVE HOP,

LEAVE HOPKINSVILLE.
No. 336-Paducah and Cairo
Accommodation. 20 a IL
No. 206-Evansville and Mat
toOn EXpress......1l 70 & IN
No. 334-Princeton Accomo-
dation"....................82 20 p n
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
READ THE REST!
The jamestown
Exposition

which is to be held near Norfolk, Va, in
1907, will be absolutely unique and will rep
resent; together with the United States and
foreign naval display in conjunction with it,
more than $500, ,00O,O00.00. A visit to this
great international exposition will be lib
eral education. It willeopen April 26th,
1907, and close November go
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04

The movement for municipal owner
ship in this country is hunt by the
demagogue for a new Issue to catch
votes Melvin o. Adams.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
DISTRICTS.

DiSTRICTK no. All that portion of cftaetau Coun-
ty outside of tiOp' "a @7nle and East
of the L. 6 N. r 's9ad.
DISTRICT NO 2-AIl that porti of the County
outside of Fiopkinsve West Of the
l. &N Rairoad and South Of the
West fork OF LItlIe River
DISTRICTlNO 3--All that portion II the County
North of the West fork of Little
River and West of l. s. N. r. K.
DISTRICT NO. 4--city of HOpkinsvlIie.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04
Read Carefully Our
Plan!

TNHE KENTUCKIAN will send the jamestown Exposition
the four most popular young in Christian County
The Kenuckan will pay every of expense, including
railroad fare; Pullman fare meals train; hotel bills,
street fae admission grounds and CONCESSIONS
side trips to points in the vicinity of the Exposition grounds
The contest open any young lady making her home
Christian county For each years subscription the Kentucan
at $500 the subscriber will be entitled 40 votes
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-12-04

All passenger trains daily. Through
services to and from Chicago, Mat
toOn, Evansville and Cairo with0uE
change. ]. B. MALLON, Agt..
HopkinsviJIe, KY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10

is even more fallacious. He reasons that
there must be an immortal life because he
receives messages from disembodied and
immortal spirits; and yet he is persuaded
that the messages come from such spirits
because there is an immortal life. The
circle is complete. Indeed, far from proving
the immortality of the soul, spiritualism
really sets out with the assumption that
there is a life beyond. 1t takes advantage
of the belief which has its origin quite in
dependent of the medium. The supernat-
ural realm is found ready-made, and the
words and deeds of the seance are ex-
planned accordingly. When it is considered
how little information the spiritualist has
given us concerning a future life it is diff
cult to find much force in his argument for
immortality. Ordinarily he furnishes q
great deal of useless information about
this terrestrial but has little to say of the
life celestial Mrs y. may be assured that
her husband is happy in the Elysian fields,
but the happy husband is very reticent
concerning his immortal condition. There
have been, 1t is true, some notable excep-
tons as for example, when the father of
an eXpectant inquirer explained that al
though immortal, he did not need an over
coat But as a rule the information i'm
parted by the medium resembles the orac;l-
lar utteranceS of the fortune teller who
proVokes the gratitude of the credulous by
vague commonplaces or palpable false
hoods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
On the River Front

The last cargoes of railway ties that will
leave the Potomac this season are now
being loaded at Alexandria on the barge
Dempsey of Philadelphia and the schooner
w. P Hood for northern ports. The
schooner Nettie Is lying alongside the YES
sells unloading a cargo of ties from a river
point to aid in making up a cargo A large
lighter, laden with ties from Aqua creek,
was brought up to Alexandria by the tug
Spray, and these ties will also go into the
vessels. The barge Dempsey will be ready
to sail with her cargo in day two.
Sailed: Power barge Louisa light for
Nomini, to load lumber and cord wood for
this city; schooners Ruth and Ella Col.
Graham, Goldie c. and Martin Wagner,
light, for Potomac oyster beds to load for
this market; tug d. NJ. Key with light
barge for Alexandria.
Arrived: Bugeye Kathleen. lumber. from
a river point for Dealers schooners Lydia
Vernon and Lottie Thomas, oysters from
Potomac beds; tug NJ. Mitchell Davis with
tow of oyster-laden vessels from Potomac
beds.
Memoranda: Barge Sallie has completed
loading a cargo of stone at Occoquan and
will sail for Norfolk in tow of tug NJ. NJ.
Davis; schooner Augustus Welt, from
Alexandria, has arrived at Baltimore and
has gone into a drydock for cleaning and
painting preparatory to loading.
A force of mechanics, boilermakers, car
penters, painters and others are at work
on the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
line steamer Charles Manchester overhaul
ing her and putting her in trim for next
seasons work., which will start early in the
spring.
1t is reported that oyster vessels have
made fast to the wrecked schooner Amelia
Price, which was sunk in a collision with
steam vessel off Point No Point on the
night of December s, and have towed her
inside Point Lockout, out of the way of
passing vessels. 1t is now said she is no
longer a menace TO navigation.
The vessels employed in winter fishing on
the Potomac are not having much success
and are sending the bulk of what they
catch TO this market. 1t is reported that
a few herring have been caught in the
river, but the report cannot be verified at
the local fish wharf The herring on sale
are coming from southern waters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
Boyds and Vicinity.
dependence OF The Star.

BOYDS, Md, January TO- 1906.
Miss Ella Frank Welsh, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hyatt Welsh of
Clarksburg, and Mr.. James Dorsey Brown
of Baltimore We're married today at 1
o'clock in the NJ. r. Church South, at
Clarksburg. The church in which the cere-
mony took place was handsomely decorated.
Rev. William c. Smith read the marriage
service. The bridal party entered the
church to the strains of the wedding march
from "Lohengrin," played by Miss Linda
Jones of Dckersons. The maid of honor
was Miss Carrie Robb Brown. sister Of the
groom, and the ushers We're DIR. J. A. I'm
derhll of Baltimore, Mr.. Philip Field Nor
val of Pittsburg, DR.. Virgil B. Jackson of
Washington and Mr.. j. Dawson Williams
of Jacksonville. Mr.. Boswell Brown of
Philadelphia was best man. An informal
reception was held in the parlors of the
home of the brides parents, which We're
beautifully decorated. The couple went
north on their bridal tour. They will re-
side in Baltimore upon their return there
in week or SO.
Mr.. John B. Harris, sxty-five years old,
a well-to-do farmer of Hyattstown, this
county and Miss Ella NJ. Anderson. a
dressmaker, went to Baltimore Saturday
and were married. The announcement yes
terday of their marriage created quite r
surprise among their friends. The couple
We're given a reception tonight. They Will
reside at Hyattstown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.


special Correspondence OF Inc Star.
ANNAPOLIS, January 9, 1906.
The annual meeting of the depositors of
the Annapolis Savings Institution was held
Monday for the election of twelve directors
to serve for one year and for the transac-
ton of other business. ]. Harris Forbes,
Frank II. Stockett. Eugene Worthington,
James NJ Munroe. Louis II. REIN, Samuel
w. Brooks, Bernard Wiegard, William n.
Woodward, Samuel Brooke. Frank A. Mum
roe, w. NJ. Holiday and B. Allein Welch
were elected.
At the annual meeting of the Farmers
National Bank today the old board of di-
rectors consisting of Judge James Revell.
Grafton D. Ridout, James NJ. Munroe John
Writ Randall and Harry ]. Hopkins. was
reelected.
A new order has recently been placed in
effect at the Naval Academy. 1t requires
all enlisted men, save only the few who
are attached to the academy band. to eat
their meals aboard ship at the station, or
else forfeit the 50 computation which has
usually been allowed for rations. Hereto
fore nearly all of the enlisted men attached
10 the Academy lave taken their meals
with their families resident in Annapolis,
and the sum of 50 per month set aside for
each mans rations has been allowed those
who do not eat aboard ship. BY the new
edict, however, the enlisted men mess at
the academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
NEWS OF VIENNA.
Business Mems Club Formed-May-
or's Court-General Items.

VIENNA, Va, January 10, 1906
Mr.. II. F. Williams, whose country home.
'Woodford." is located near Vienna, is in
New York for brief season.
The organization of the Vienna Business
Mems Club was completed Friday last. by
the election of the following officers: Presi-
dent, Il. l.. S. Bouton, vice president, DR..
a. q. Coumbe; secretary A. j. Ginnelley
treasurer, ]. F. Oertil The club will oc-
cupy the upper floor of the electric railway
station, and the rooms will be Handsomely
furnished for the comfort of the members
and their friends
Rev. ]. y. Oertel. whose home and art
studio is In Vienna, is about to enter upon
the work of interior decoration of the EMS
copal Church of Bon Air. Md.
Mr.. 5. c. Stuntz of the Library of Con-
gress Washington city, who as an author
is known as, stephen Conrad" is a thor
ough believer in fresh air Mr.. Stuntz has
erected large tent near his house at
Vienna, ana will occupy it for sleeping pur-
poses during the winter. Mr. w j. Brown.
who shared the tent with Mr.. Stuntz during
the summer. has removed to Washington
for the winter months
Mayor Collins of Vienna disposed of sew
eral cases of violation of town ordinances
on Monday last. Two persons charged with
defacing property were found not e1Iiitv
ana discharged. Two others were charged
with the violation of ordinance No. s. one
OF these was fined 81 and costs, the charge
against the other defendant being dis
missed.
inquiry at the office Of the general agent
of the Southern Railway Company develops
the fact that that official has heard nothing
Whatever in regard to the reported purpose
of the company to increase COMMUNICATION
rates on the Bluemont branch of the road.
The new tariff sheet is out and shows no
increase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
aAITHERsBURa NEWS.
Knights of Pythias Lodge Installs Of
fcers-General Items.
Correspondence of The Star.


GAITHERSBURG. Md, January o. 1906.
Forest Oak Lodge, No. 1913, Knights Of
Pythias, has elected and installed the fol-
lowing officers for the new year: Clifford
Stiles past chancellor commander; George
r. English, chancellor commander; Samuel
Briggs, vice chancellor: Rev. William C.
Parrish, prelate; John II. King. master Of
work; e. l.. Amiss, keeper of records and
seals; Clarence +. Mills master of finance:
Hezekiah Day, master of excheauer; James
Mobley, master at arms; Daniel Arnold, in
side guard; u. NJ. Easton, outside guard.
Messrs. Albert Thompson, William II. Wes-
sells and David G. Carlisle were selected
trustees and Prof. Arthur r. Watkins was
elected representative to the grand lodge.
which will convene in Baltimore next
month.
Templar, of Gaithersburg, has completed
arrangements for an official visitation
Thursday evening of this week by large
delegation OF sir knights OF Columbia Com
mandery, No 2, of Washington. Eminent
Sir knight David II. Fenton will be at the
! head of the visiting knights.
Rev. William s. German, accompanied by
his family, Is on from the west, visiting
relatives. He was formerly pastor of Ep-
worth M. e. Church, where he delivered the
morning sermon Sunday.
Mr.. McKendree r. Fuks and his bride.
formerly Miss Edna Garrett OF Hunting
Hill, have returned from their honeymoon
trip. The groom is a son of Mr. William
r. Fulks, and is a prominent young farmer
of this vicinity.
Gaithersburg Chapter of the Epworth
League. at it's recent election of officers.
selected the following persons members
of the new cabinet: President, Robert e.
Kanode; first vice president. David f. Virts.
second vice president, Mrs. r. E. Kanode.
third vice president Mrs. j. c. Burns;
fourth vice president Mrs. Maurice E.
Phebus; secretary, Mrs. d. f. Virts: treas
urer, Charles +. Duvall; Rev. William G.
Parrish, pastor.
The county commissioners have awarded
the contract for building another piece Of
macadam roadway on the LaytonSville road.
under the provisions of the Shoemaker road
law, to Mr.. James NJ. Mount of Damascus,
who was the lowest bidder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
ANAcosT1A AND VICINITY.
Annual Visitation Of Grand Chapter
Of Royal Arch Masons.

The annual visitation of the Grand Chap
ter of Royal Arch Masons of the District
to Anacostia Chapter, No. Il. Royal Arch
Masons. took place Monday evening in the
Anacostia Masonic Hail. corner of Jack
son and Pierce streets. The lodge room of
the chapter receiving the visitors was in
floral dress. having been prettily decorated
by Mr.. Adolphus GUIDE of the local chapter.
An instrumental quartet aided in the pro-
gram Of entertainment provided for the
guests. Rev. Willard G. Davenport, the
rector of the Episcopal Church in Anacos-
tia. was the speaker of the evening. d. ].
Pfeiffer was the pianist Vocal solos were
contributed by Charles T. Roberts and
Samuel E. Shields, with instrumental
solo by Albert o. Wacker. Remarks were
made by j. J. Foble. past grand high
priest of the Grand Chapter of Maryland;
n. ~. Harper, grand royal arch captain
or the Grand Chapter of the District
Among the visitors in attendance were
henry x. Simpson, grand high priest of the
Royal Arch Chapter of the District; Claude
+. King, grand king: e. st. Clair Thomp-
son, grand scribe; H. w. Johnson, grand
secretary; Martin R. Thorpe, grand treas
urer; Francis J. Woodman. grand captain
OF the host; N. B. Fugitt, grand principal
soJourner; Jacobus 8. Jones' grand master
of the third vail; Adolphus GUIDE, grand
master OF the second vail: W. j. Jochum
VI SoiuInola Cnapter, &. 6. -HelmCk, grand
sentinel, and Orville Drown of the Grand
chapter. Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the exercises
Ii Is stated to be assured that the street
nomenclature of this town will soon be
taken up by the District Commissioners
me latest confusion to arise from a SINH
larity of names of streets cost the Ana
costa hre department a needless run the
evening Of the 9Th instant. The company
was notified by fire alarm Headquarters to
TIA. The response was futile. there being
no such number. In the meantime another
company In town had visited the real
scene, which was on a Monroe street in
the northwest section.
Representatives of Baltimore canning
establishment were in this part of the Dis
trlct several days making inquiries as to
suitable sites for the maintenance of such
a concern here, as well as the probable out
put from the truck gardens In the lower
District and In the adjacent portion of
MARYLAND In the effort to approximate the
business that a place of this chara cter
would carry on in this section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
Falls Church News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

cpeclal Correspondence OF i ne star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va,
January 10, 1905.
Sheriff Allison of Fairfax was here Mon
day summoning witnesses before the grand
jury, and summonng a petit jury for the
January term of the circuit court of the
county, which convenes next Monday The
petit jury summoned by the sheriff con-
sists of w. e. Parker W. r. Edmunds,
George w. Hawxhurst, w. F. Donaldson,
G. E. Smarr. ]. NJ. Petit, J. NJ. Moody,
j. b. Cross, NJ. NJ. Wakefield, III. B. Halves,
L. E. Thompson, w. E. Miller, H. c.
Wiley, j. F. Rector, b. r. Shreve and r.
L. Moore A special grand jury will be
among the cases to come before it will
up by Mayor Hawxhurst, charged with
rape.
The regular monthly meeting of the town
council was held Monday night at the
council room. The principal business tran
sacted was the further consideration and
adoption of the charter of the town, revised
to conform to the new constitution of the
state and laws enacted under 1t governing
towns A committee consisting of Messrs
Mayor George W. Hawxhurst w. N.
Lynch and Thomas Hill, councilmen. was
appointed to prepare the instrument for
introduction in the legislature for enact
council. as the representative body of the
people, will have enlarged powers and
duties which will enable 1t to carry out
measures for the betterment Of the town
demanded by the increasing population and
progressive spirit. Restrictions are placed
the limit is increased from 80 to 30 cents
on the t100 for corporation purposes, tho
tax will be divided so that IS cents shall
be used solely for road purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
Japanese Bonds for Heroes.

Japan is to make grants aggregating
$75, 100000 in bonds in recognition of the
services rendered during the war with
Russia. This statement was made in New
York yesterday by KOrekiro Takehashi.
special financial commissioner of the Jap
anese government. The grants are con-
tanned in a new issue of bonds estimated
at S21500O, 600 designed to assist in meet
ing the expenditures of the war with Rus
STA. OF the remainder of the issue which
is to be made entirely al home 500, O0O-
600 will be raised in the market and S4O-
600, 600 is to be taken up by the govern
ment's savings deposit bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
News From Leesburg.
Correspondence of The Star.


LEESBURG. Va, January 8, 1906.
Mrs. Hector c. Peacock of Wheatland,
Loudoun county, Va, died early yesterday
morning with complication of diseases
She was about forty-five years old She
is survived by a husband and five daugh-
ters, Misses Florence. Gertrude, Myrtle
Mabel and Jessie Peacock. Interment will
take place at Hillsboro Va, on Tuesday
Mr. Robert f. McCabe, who had taken
up the law practice of his father the late
Judge James 3. McCabe, left this morning
for Roanoke, Va, where he win resume
his duties as attorney for the Tidewater
Railway Company.
Mrs. Charles R. Mott, who has been liv-
ing at Mayfield, the estate recently pur-
chased from Mr.. j. r. Curtis by Mr. Irman
of New York, has moved with his family
to the Leesburg Inn for the winter
Mr.. Paul w. Garrett has returned from
visit to Richmond. Va.
Mr.. Harry E. Chandlee of Washington
was in Paconian Springs, Va