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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
A Tale of Two Cities.

Richmond, Ind, is trying to compel a
lighting company to put its wires I'M
der ground and at the same time is
stringing it's own lighting wires over
head in the same street. AS the COM
pany's wires are no more dangerous or
disfguring than the city wires it is
clearly a case of arbitrarily burdening
a competitor with a heavy expense
which the city plant avoids. This is
corporation batting, and Of course in
wolves a lawsuit for which the consum-
ers will ultimately have to pay.
Calumet, Mich, recently revoked the
franchise of its gas company and
granted a new franchise permitting the
company to charge more for its prod
uct 1t did this after careful investi-
cation showed that the company could
not make a reasonable profit at the
price permitted by the old franchise
The consumers as well as the stock
holders will ultimately profit by this,
as they will of course get better serv-
ice from thriving than from starv-
ing company.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
JUSTICE BREWERS WARNING.
Today's Extravseance Too often Paid
by the Unwilling Future.


There is this important difference
between public and private indebted
ness: TIE individual may mortgage his
home or other property, and If the pur-
pose for which the mortgage is given
proves failure the property may be
lost to him, and ON his death his heirs
simply receive so much less than they
otherwise would. But the indebted
ness casts no burden upon them. IL
NAV wipe out his entire property and
they receive nothing. To that extent
they may suffer, if failure to inherit
property can be called suffering.
But public Indebtedness is of a diff
ferent character. 1t does not wipe out
property now existing, but 1t casts
burden upon the industries and toll of
those who come after us. Interest and
principal are met by taxes, and taxes
continue from age to age until the debt
is paid. They who come after us,
who may receive little or no benefit
from the debt, are called upon to con-
tribute the proceeds of their labor to
its payment.
In other words, while private in
debtedness does not mortgage or in
cumber future industry and labor, pub
lie Indebtedness does. And in piling
up public Indebtedness we too often
forget that the future will have its
burdens; that there will be demands
upon it for expenditures. Improve
ments and conveniences corresponding
to the life of that day will be needed.
So that there is injustice in creating a
public Indebtedness for improvements
which will be mainly available in our
day and only to a slight degree of bene-
fit to those who come after us. Indeed,
generally speaking, it is fair to leave
each generation to determine what
amount of public burdens it win as
sumo, and each should take care of its
own public Indebtedness. = Leslie's
Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
Graft GROWING In ENGLAND.

Ten public officials were recently con-
vlcted of grating in London, all but
one being sentenced to terms of inn
prisonment at hard labor. The sever
est sentence was passed on Alderman
Hlrst, who had thrice been mayor Of
the London borough of Stepney. In
summing up the judge stated that If
the accused were guilty "the jury
would be doing a public duty by find
ing such verdict as would tend to
stamp out I've insidiOus growth of cor
ruption In local municipal bodies"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14

The Oldest Aristocracy.
Talent ought to have privileges. It
is the Oldest aristocracy that 1 know
Northumberland.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
A Sane Suggestion.

Why not let the enthusiasts for a
municipal lighting plant form com
pany and put in plant with the
understanding that they were to fur
nish lights at cost plus s or 10 per
cent? In that way they would be able
TO give the city lights at fair price
without the risk Of 100000 of city
funds and at the same time they
would be making a nice interest on
their investment Bucyrus (O) Even
Ing Telegraph.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
THE DECEMBER SMART SET.

Americas next war forms the
theme of the complete novel pub
lished in the December number of
The Smart Set. This is an magma
tive romance by Arthur Stanley
Riggs, whose fancy scars to almost
as great heights in dealing with the
future as did that of Jules Verne.
In this novel, I'm Quest of Fame"
the author cleverly interprets now
and then the progress of a charming
love story to draw a very logical
picture of the conditions that may
bring on an ultimate conflict within
the next two decades. The clashing
of ponderous armored fleets, the
swift swooping of aerial craft, great
cities crashing down amid ruin and
riot and the thrilling exploits of the
hero make one of the most readable
stories of the month.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
Government Ownership Of Telephones


De Castellane in recent correspond
ence in New York newspaper states
that telephone subscriber in Paris
who thought that he had been treated
with discourtesy by the exchange OPP
orators went to the government office
to complain. On making his statement,
which he did apparently with some
Indignation, he was seized by five male
clerks and thrown out, his gray frock
coat being torn in the melee, while the
hello girls stood at the exchange
windows and jeered AS names are
given in. the description of the incl
dent, it is difficult to question the au-
thenticity Of the story, but what a
curious light it throws on telephony
in Electrical World
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
NOTICES..

Some Old Friends" In this chap.
ter he tells what his associations
were with Mr.. John d. Archbold,
Mr.. H. Nj. Flagler. Mr.. Stillman
Witt, Mr.. S. V. Hardness, and other
names familiar in the industrial and
financial history of America.
There are several photographs
| hitherto unpublished Of Rockefeller
and his old friends in this issue Of
the magazine, together with a pict
ure of an interesting group taken at
Rockefeller's Cleveland estate which
shows what success his system of
landscape gardening has brought
him in affording beautiful views.
In the third chapter of Rockefel-
ler's autobiography. which is to ap.
pear in the December issue of the
Worlds Work he goes Systematically
into the idea of a benevolent trust
and discusses the art of giving.
-
The contents Of the Strand Maya
zine for November are as varied and
interesting as usual. The fiction in
cludes weirdly dramatic story by
Morley Roberts entitled 1.-The Fog"
a true story by Georges Cupuy, call
ed "The Monster of Partridge
Creek" Corporal Sam," a story
dealing with the army by "Q";; 1.-The
First Stone" by Fred M. White;
'The Girl in the Light Blue Dress"
by Richard Marsh, and combinations
of "Salthaven," the amusing serial
by w. w. Jacobs, and 1.-The House
of Arden" by E. Nesbit.
The articles are very entertaining
and treat of English Homes and
Gardens" (Cawdor CASTLE, up the
Schreckhorn in a Storm" The Com
ic Side of Crime" by Harry Furniss;
"My African Journey" by Winston
Churchill, M. P. and an apprecia-
tive and fully Illustrated paper on
the Eccentric Art of Mr.. S. H. Sine.
The colored section is devoted to
THE Ideal of Child-Beauty of Differ
ent Nations" and gives some very
beautiful portraits in duotone de
picting representative types of Am
erican, English, French, Italian, Jap
anese, Hungarian and Dutch chill
| dren.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
A child's Comment.

Even little children are amazed at
the backwardness OF New York A
bright youngster of five. crossing over
from New Jersey and seeing the West
street transportation relic for the first
time, jerked her fathers coat-tails
nearly off, exclaiming "Oh, papa,
see the trolley cars being pulled by
horses!"-N Y. Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14

In the industrial world it has be-
come accepted that Nw1an is too old
at 40, and the London county council
works department decided last year
not to engage men above 95. How is
it in the intellectual world? Despite
all the evidences of precocity, Mr. Dor
land arrives at conclusion which
gives an average of so for the master
work of great men-T. P.'s Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14

The National keeps up its reputa-
ton of giving people the best of ev-
erything, including the remarkable
serial on the Shakespearean tragedy
of Hamlet. It's study of that SPLEEN
did drama resulting from exhaustive
research, most ingenious deduction
and review of past and modern au-
thorities. Altogether you. Just feel
as if you had received letter from
an interested friend when you secure
the National at the news stand or
from the library table.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14

Baseball has given way to football
and this winter game is finely illus
trated by the picture Gin colors) Of
the boys on the gridiron which deco
rates the November American Boy
front cover. By the way, this issue
begins the tenth year of that mos
popular of boys magazines. The
contents will be found to contain
just the stories and articles which
boys delight to read.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14
An onnortunltx Lost.

"See, hubby, what a beautiful me-
mortal wreath at a bargain! Too bad
none of your friends is to be buried"
-Meggendorfer Blaetter,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14

The city council OF Grand Ledge.
Mich, has asked private company 70
supply current for the city plant. This
Is done to avoid spending $4,000 to
$4,000 in re-eQ Tipping the plant
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-14

In the November issue of the
Worlds Work there appears the sec
ond chapter of John D. Rockefeller's
"reminiscences, which he entities
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
HINTS ON CANNING
REMEMBER THESE WHEN PUT.
TING UP FRUIT.
Nothing But the Best Materials Should
Be Used II Good Results Are
ExPected-NeVer Attempt
to Hurry Work.

l. Don't make a mistake and wait
until the special fruit in season is
nearly over and then pay the highest
prices for it.
2. Don't think oyerTipe, soft fruit
makes good preserves or jellies.
8. Don't ever use anything but the
best materials for good results.
4. Don't use what is called "a" or
soft" white sugar or brown; use
granulated white sugar for preserves
and iellies.
8. Don't use gTanuiated sugar for
spiced fruit; use light brown only.
6. Don't make spiced fruit too sweet;
four pounds of light brown sugar to
seven pounds Of fruit is a good proper.
tion.
z. Don't use an overabundance Of
spices-too much makes it taste bit.
ter.
s. Don't cover preserves or jellies
while cooking-they are apt to boil
over.
8. Don't use cold sugar for jellies;
measure the strained fruit Juice; to
each pint allow one pound of the best
granulated sugar, put it on platter in
a warm oven to heat, and add it to the
boiling liquid.
10. Don't use jars or glasses for pre-.
serves that have been used for pick.
les.
II. Don't put hot preserves in cold
glasses or jars and not expect acci,
dents; have the glasses or jars in
scalding water, rinse well. then I'LL as
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
AFTER CARD PARTY
SERVE THESE DAINTY DISHES
TO GUESTS.
eouiIlon, Chicken in TWO Styles,
Cheese and Nut Sandwiches, Or
ange and Date Salad Fit
tingIy Wind Up Affair.

Bouillon.-Two pounds of beef, one
pound OF bones. two quarts of cold
water, one tablespoonful of salt, four
whole peppeT-cOrns, four cloves. Wash
the meat and bones and add the wa
ter, season and Let simmer for two or
three hours. Boil down to one quart,
strain and let it cool. Then remove
the fat that has arisen, heat again and
it is ready to serve.
Creamed OysteTs-Melt two table
spOOnfuls Of butter in a saucepan and
add to it two haaping spoOnfuis Of
flour, cook for few moments and stir
in gradually two cupfuls of milk which
has been heated. Wash and pick over
carefully one quart of oysters, boil
them in their own liquor, then drain
and add to the cream. Salt and pep
per to taste. IF necessary to thin, add
a little oyster juice. Two tablespoon
fuls of sherry will also give nice
flavor to this dish.
Creamed ChicEau-Cne pint of
chicken meat, already cooked, one
half cupful of cream, two tablespoon
fuls of butter two tabIespoOnfuls of
flour and little chopped parsley. Melt
the flour and butter. pour in the cream
slowly and work until smooth. Stir
in the chicken meat and parsley, which
have been chopped in medium pieces,
and cook for five or ten minutes. This
can be served on toast
Cheese and Nut Sandwiches-ChOp
the meats Of p hickory nuts, almonds
cream cheese and a dozen olives
chopped fine Spread on thin slices Of
white bread.
Mixed Sandwiches-Cut fine one
cupful of any cold meat, such as tur-
key, chicken or veal one cupful of nut
meats chopped finely, one box of sar-
dimes, four small cucumber pickles
chopped fine. Add plenty of lemon
juice and mix well. Spread on lettu e
leaves between white bread. T,is
sandwich is also delicious with may
onnaise dressing.
Peanut Sandwich-Chop the meats
fine, or put through a coffee mill, salt
to taste, and add a little sherry or
port wine to make a thick paste. This
is much better than the peanut butter
which can be purchased already pre-
pared
Orange and Date Salad-RemOve
the pulp and inner skin from six or
anges and one grape fruit and break
them into small pieces. Mix this with
one pound Of dates that have been
stoned and cut into fine strips, and a
half Cupful OF nut meats chopped
ra<her fne. Serve on lettuce leaves
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11

g.
IL. Don't allow preserves to stand
about after they are cold: put melted
paraftin on, cover with lids, wash OF
every trace Of sickness and put in q
COOL dark, dry place for future use.
13. Don't expect to make good pro-
serves hit or miss" they require
great care combined with the best ma.
terials and exact measurements to IN.
sure success.
Il. Don't allow preserves to cook
over a hot fire and not expect them to
stick and scOrch.
15. Don't let them cook without stir.
ring, even when the fire is slow.
16. Don't cook preserves on a gas
range without an asbestos mat
II. Don't cook preserves in an old
kettle which is used for other pur.
poses.
Is. Don't use a thin agate saucepan;
an Oldfashioned porcelain iron pre-
serving kettle is best.
19. Don't use the old-time bell
metal" brass preserving kettles unless
they are cleaned and polished as our
grandmOtheTs did them, otherwise
they are dangerous articles.
20. Don't leave the preserving, Jelly.
making or canning to servants; they
will not take the time and trouble that
you would to have them right. Il
p. Don't think you can hurry prsIl
serves. il is ont of the 0uastiop IN doi
80 and yet have them perfect.
p. Don't forget to rub the bottom Of
the preserving kettle freely with olive
oil to prevent sticking.
23. Don't pare peaches, pears, pine |
apples, or even apples with a steel |
knife-it darkens the fruit. Use q !
silver knife.
"a. Don't neglect to drop apples.
pears, peaches and all Iight-colored
fruit into a bowl Of cold water "a you
do them to prevent discoloration be-
fore cooking.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
English Walnut Pudding.

Yolks three eggs. One-half cup
sugar, cne and one fourth cups fine
bread crumbs, whites three eggs, one.
halt cup English walnut meats. Beat
the egg yOlhs until very light; then
add gradually the sugar beating it
in. Add the crumbs, and fold in the
egg whites, beaten stiff, then the nut
meats. Bake in two layers in a very
moderate oven for 80 minutes. When
cold spread whipped cream, sweet
ened and favored, between and on
top.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
Sweetbread Cu.Iets.

One pair of sweetbraad5. chopped
fine with a silyer knife Boil teacup
of sweet milk. Rub together a table
spoon of butter and two of flour, add
to the milk, let il b-il until thick, then
beat in the yOlks of two eggs and let
it cool. Add the chopped sweetbreads,
a half dozen chopped mushrooms, salt,
pepper and turn all in a dish to cool.
Now form into cakes or outlets, dip in
egg and bread crumbs and fry as you
would crOquettes. A porcelain kettle
should be used always for sweet
breads.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
Enclish AppIe Tart.

Peel and core tart apples, put into a
large saucepan. cover with boiling wa
ter, stew gently until the apples are
tender but unbroken Line the edges
of a deep pie tin with crust, then fiji
the center of the dish with apples.
dropping into the center of each a
spoonful of orange marmalade. Cover
the top of the dish with strips Of
pastry arranged lattice fashion and
bake quickly until brown. Serve hot.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
Thread Needles on snonl

a great deal of time is saved and
work Iightened when doing bastfng if
several needles are threaded in success
sion on a spool Of cotton. Break the
thread the desired length and knot,
beginning with the last needle thread
ed, until all are ready to use.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
Corned Beef Hash.

To two cupfuls Of chopped cold
corned beef add two cupfuls of chopped
cold boiled potatoes. Heat three table
spoonfuls of bacon fat in a frying pan
and add the meat and potato, add pep
per and salt, if necessary, and moisten
with water Cook slowly until a nice
brown underneath. Roll from the pan
on to a hot platter. Garnish with
parsley and serve with picked beets.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11

with the following dressing: The yolks
of two eggs beaten light and add half
q cupful OF powdered sugar and one
cupful of sherry or port. If wine is
not liked, use a cnpful of orange
Juice with a tablespoonful Of lemon
juice in it.
The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
Cram Candy

One pound Of sugar, half pint of
water, two tablesp0Onfuls Of vinegar.
Boil until crisp, then pour it in a fat
creased dish and when slightly cool
pull it,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-11

CATION, advised that Mr.. Kettleson
60 to Watertown to consult spe-
cialist. An examination developed
the fact that it was necessary to
have the eye removed, and an oper-
alton was performed Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Kettleson had been at
the Falls visiting, and received
word of the accident just in time to
catch the train for home Saturday,
reaching Naples in time to take
an automobile and make the train
at Henry to 60 to Watertown. Miss
Clara kettleson was also at Water
town, and when she returned home
Monday morning stated TO the
writer that the ball of the eye was
split open. 1t will be necessary
for Mr.. kettlesOn to remain at Wa
tertown for a couple Of weeks. -
Henry Independent,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-11
HAS RIGHT EYE KICKED OUT

Albert Kettleson was victim
of a bad accident Friday morning
as he was turning one OF his work
mares out of the barn. He had
unhitched the mare, and while in
the act Of hurrying her from the
barn, he took a short piece Of an
old tug and slapped the hips. No
sooner had he done so than he was
staggering on the opposite side Of
the barn, as she had kicked him
viciously over the right eye. While
there was q slight cut just over
the eye. Mr.. Kettleson did not
think it was severe so did not even
call the doctor to dress the wound.
While il panied him some, yet the
eye did not appear to be injured.
Saturday morning a doctor was
called who after slight investis
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-11
GOOD CROPS AND GOOD PRICES

Do not always come together but
it begins TO look AS tho the people
Of the Dakotas are to have both
this time. Good crops over most
of the territory reached by the
Dakota Farmer are about assured.
The corn crop alone is still uncer-
tain and some of the later suwn
flax, but these two crops are as a
rule, in excellent condition, and only
extreme and continued dryness or
a more than usually early frost can
possibly make them anything like
a failure.
The very warm weather which in
a few localities hurts small grain
pushed much corn beyond the pos
sib!lity Of failure. tho in rare in
stances it injured some late corn.
At the present time, prices are
fair all along the line, with gooI
prospects for remaining at least
good. The export demand for most
Of our surplus crops promises to be
steady to active, and this is what
will have much to do with keeping
prices up. Nothing that we can
do will materially effect them, but
an active foreign demand forever
will. One of the most pleasing
factors in present market values
is the good prices for the coarser
products. Corn, barley, fax and
even potatoes are cash products
at Every profitable prices. These
crops, with the single exception of
flax, are not soil robbers to the
extent atssleast that small grain is,
and with the single exception men
toned they all tend to cleaning
the land. Our crops are divided
into soil robbers and soil builders
and the more Of the latter that are
grown and the fewer Of the form
err, the safer are the growers. Ger
tainly one of the most hopeful
signs of our Dakota agriculture to
day is the marked tendency towards
the coarser soil-cleaning crops; and
the present good prices for them
will assist greatly in promoting
this most commendable tendency.
The potato, barley and corn prices
have seldom been 50 uniformly
good, and not in our remembrance
have they been all so good at the
same time. Barley growers the past
year have in many instances reaped
fortunes, and SO have many potato
growers. The outlook at the pres
entstime for good potato prices is
excellent, and if care is taken in
marketing. those with good fields
on their hands may confidently hope
for liberal returns. Altogether the
outlook for the producer is excep-
tionally good. Dakota Farmer.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-11
Bride Goes Out With the Boys.

CARRIED ~ 4 boy, Mrs. Grafton Din
ger. aged sixteen. who until a few
lunuthS ago WAS Miss Graves Of Wheel.
I'M. W. Va. cut Il " tie Swath in Bel
lairr, O. She negotiated an acquaillt-
AM"e with some boys Of her own age
and was first noticed in the park smOk-
ny cigarettes. With her two male
companions she chased about Bellairr.
spending money and having a great
tim" until arrested late at night by the
pnlire. charged with disorderiy conduct.
a. police headquarters she broke down
and confessed her sex Her mother
WIS teleph"ned for and took the girl
home. There We're no prosecutions