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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
THE ROAD TO CHRISTIANS
In Retrospect Grapdfathsr Pictures
YuIetide journeys OF Many
Years Ago.

All the year long we have been
travelling toward Christmas and my
old wife, our children and our grand
children-not all by the same road,
not all with the same expectations,
but all looking out alike for the first
glimpse of its smoke rising above the
wiRtry landscape of the year. Now
we can almost fancy that we hear
the Ginning OF the famous bells-all
Christmas towns are famous for their
bells-and we know that we shall soon
be at our inn.
If life be journey, and each
year stage upon the road, l do not
know where else a sensible man would
stop for the recruiting of his health
than the fine old Christmas towns
There, II anywhere, men are to be
found living together merrily; the inns
are warm, the cheer is good, the
amusements are of the heartiest. ano
the society is of the best l have been
through many a Christmas towG--for
/ have Travelled far-and have rested
thoroughly in each. / never found two
Of them alike. or late they have been
much grayer and quieter than they
used formerly to be; but / do no
think that 1 have been less happy OF
the quiet towns at which / have ol
late years resided. Let me confess Sc
much AS for these about me who
declare them 90 be not quiet by any
means but perfectly uproarious with
jollity, : 90 not interfere with their
opinion Childrep so easily deceive
themselves 10 Is enough for me that
! am old enough TO see things as they
are.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Chinsse sarb.rs DOw, uss LdtNw.

chinsse BARRIERS port uss Latter.
"Oue oC the chief trials OF the avss
age msn 70 the way his razor pusB
when no proceeds 10 erase the bead
nom his face" remarked Julian e
Apperson, Of g. Louis ..sN
Some years ago was in China ant
I noticed that the cunning BARRIERS a
that ssustry instead Of puttips iatixs'
on chs faces Of their Customers uss|s
9 number Of hot towels intead. 4
went through the experience and ~
came a convert 20 the Chinese syu'
tenn. To this day when 80 TO shaFa,
n lieu of soap steam my fnce W.
hot water, and hnd that this metAe1
takes all the wrinkles out OF -
whiskers far better than lather, -
that n che blade is reasonably sAMo
yCu can shave without any tortns'
Incurred In the 'puilirg' process"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
neoro Alsxandcr sin a Urbna.

Cairo. H.. Dec S.-ceiro has been
thrown into excitement by a report
that he negro. Arthur Alexander. who
Is charged with participation In the
murder Of Miss Anna Peiiey. had been
Brought back TO Cairo. aud would ap'
pear before the grand Jury Tuesday.
Alexander is still ia jail at Urbana
ana states Attorney WiisOa said he
would not be brought back 70 Cairo
'or trial at this special term Of the
cut court.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Ice Box ReparteA

''Huh!" sneers the plato OF ice cream
to the piece OF limburger cheese. You
needn't give yourself such airs Didn't
you see in tho papers where there are
a million microbes to each drop Of zee
cream"
Il did" retorts the iimburger
That's nothing. Compared to me you
are a sparsely settled territory"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Arnpranea.

~sir, YOU c~er re vow 0af. a fcr-
tune, bu' hc'S f"ccYt ven 7 mus
be assure 20 s clean money. IL ~"
TT ought t. AS n dan: made /; In
soar. "-Balti~o. A,Gerircn.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Christmas Earcl
N psmp. Brua.

Che eartb bas grown eId Wftb q;
burden OF care,
But at Christmas II always Is Vcatig,
Cbe heart oi DE Jewel rurns Iustroai
ana fair,
lind Its soul fnH " music bursts forth
On the air.,
Wben the scnDcf the angels Is sung.
Ills coming, Old Garth, 1t is coming
tcniebt!
On the snsw.fhKes Which cover thy
SOD
Che feet Cf the EbrIst.ebIId ran gentle
and white, ..''.'..
lind the voice Of TIE Ebri$t-thIId teI.s
out With delight
Chat mankind are Tbe ebiIdrea Of God.
On the sad ana fts lonely, the wretthed
and poor,
CDe vcIcecf TIE GbristseDIId $baiIfaII;
Ena ~ every bIind Wandsrer crsn .bs
door
OF bppe that Ne dared not II dresra u
before,
WItO . sunshine Of s'sltovs t3f al.
CHE lt.t II tbt I)NmbIeSt nay walk in
tie field
Jjbere toe feet Of tNe EpIEeSt tre1.
CHS, ther, Is tbe marcel to RsOrtflS
reUeaI;i
[y1.at02 SliUsTy tt'llHc2lS 81 CHRISTIE!
baDe peale1, |Ir'a.
Ghat iaanIliad aretAs ebiIagsaSI ga.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
We've an Heard II

Handed down through the ages:
"MeIcy sakes alive. where did you
get that horrible haircut"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09
Making Conversation.

He (after embarrassing silence)-
Don't you think the floor is unusually
nat to-rigs t3--Wnliam Purple Cow.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

THE POSSIBILITY THAT ESCAPED
The WOMEN OF BETHLEHEM.
Gene R4re Might Have Rang
Through AN Ages Had She Bvt
Known the Spirit Of Christ
mas Hospitality.

HE child born in the
stable of Bethlehem.
because there was no
room for them in the
inn," was heralded BY
angels to the shepherds
and by a star to the
wise men; but no voice
told the mothers of
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-09

tfap| N water taFrol"-Rule tTex'l
Eevisw
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
working
Edible Flowers of india.

Many edible flowers, it appears. are
to be found in India One of the most
appreciated grows on tree about
which we have very little information,
but which in the country itself is
named the "mhowad." The natives
consume an enormous number Of these
flowers, whose pale yellow corollae are
pulpy and thick, and they prepare
them in various ways.
When they are fresh they are put in
cakes, to which they give a sweet
flavor. but they are more especially
used for making bread after they have
been dried and reduced to -four BY
allowing them to ferment a kind Of
wine is produced, and by distilling
them a brandy is obtained of which
the Hindoos are very fond.-Vulgarisa-
tion Scientiique.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12

Bismarck had an intense aversion to
13, but a veneration for the num-
Der 3 His reasons for his pre-
objection were that he served three
masters: he was responsible for and
fought in three great wars; he signed
three treaties of peace; he arranged
the meeting of three emperors; be eS-
tablished the triple alliance; in the
Franco Prussian war three horses were
killed under him; he had three names
bismarck, SchOenhausen and Lauen-
burg; he acquired three titles Count.
prince, duke; the ancient arms of his
family are a leaf of clover and three
oak leaves. His family motto, In
trinitate robur" cStrength in trim
ity'). was surely in itself sufficient to
give a leaning in this particular direc-
ton SO closely were his feelings as
ISOLATED with the triple number that
the caricaturists represented him with
three hairs on his head He had three
children.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12

rney are never alone that are accom-
panied by noble thoughts.-Sir Philip
Sidney.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
THE COOKS FAULT.
No Wonder the Bird Was Not Tender
When Served

No Wonder the Bird Was Not Tender
When Served.
One of the most annoying things
about swans is that they live to an
extremely great age and that it is
impossible for the ordinary observer
to guess what their years may be
President Grover Cleveland once had
an amusing experience with some
swans. according to a writer in the
American Magazine. He had been in
the south shooting and brought home
number Of wild swans. one of which
he sent to each member Of his cabi-
net and to some other associates.
"Ail the boys" said Mr.. Cleveland.
thanked me politely for having re-
membered them. but none of them
seemed to have much to say about
how they enjoyed the birds
Carlisle. | found. had his cooked
on a night when be was dining out.
Another, when l asked him. said he
hoped l wouldn't mind. but be had
sent his home TO his old mother Thur
Der didn't mention his bird at all for
two days. Finally I asked him about
it.
"rhurber did you get that swan
all right?'
"'Yes, sir-oh, yes, 1 got the swan
all right, thank you. and he bent over
his desk and seemed very busy.
"'Fine Bird said.
"'Yes. sir, fine bird, and he went on
working.
ENJOY eating him, Thurber?
HE waited a minute, and then he
said We'll. sir. l guess they didn't
cook him right at my house. They
cooked him only two days And he
went on working without cracking
smile"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12

From an English newspaper printed
In the year 1777 is the following de-
scription of dandy: "A few days ago
@ macaronl made his appearance in
the assembly rooms at Whitehaven,
dressed in a mixed silk coat, pink satin
waistcoat and breeches covered with
an elegant silk net. white silk stock
ings with pink clocks, pink satin shoes
and large pearl buttons, a mushroom
colored stock covered with fine point
lace, hair dressed remarkably high and
stuck full Of pearl pins"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
NESTS IN GULF WEED.
Breeding Place of the Flying Fish In
the Sargasso Sea.

breeding Fiace OF the Flying Fish In
the Sarsasso Sea.
In the middle Of the north Atlantic
there is an area of comparatively still
water almost equal to continental
Europe in extent and more or less
covered with floating seaweed 1t was
known as the Mar de Sargaco to Co.
lumbus and the early navigators and
is the Sargasso sea of modern geog.
raphers.
The floating seaweed was formerly
supposed to have grown near the Ba-
hama and Florida shores and to have
drifted to its present position. 1t is
now, however, known to grow aud
propagate itself where it is found. In
it are found globular masses OF weed
containing fish eggs and known as fish
nests.
Investigations show that the floating
weed Of the Sargasso sea is the chosen
breeding place of species of flying fish.
The eggs found in the nests were at.
tributed to certain species of fish found
resting on them. but careful examlna
SAOn VI tue NSSS ShO"H tudI lheS Itdlly
belong to flying fish.
Apparently. however, the flying fish
do not make the nests themselves.
Each end of the egg of these fish Is
furnished with punches of very long
Elementary tendrils, and by means of
these the finely divided branches Of
the Sargassum weed have been caught
together In globular masses. The eggs
may be said to have made their own
hest.-London Field.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
No Old Maids.

wed have no old maids If we took
a lesson from the ancient Babylonians,'
a splnster said. I'm Babylon unmar-
ried women were graded by the state
according TO their looks. For a beauti-
full young wife the state demanded a
large number of gold pieces, a less
desirable wife cost a smaller number
Of gold pieces. and this money was all
paid out again as rewards 10 those
who married elderly, unattractive girls.
Thus it cost a fortune to marry beau
ty, but If you married ugllness a for
tune came to you; hence all was hap
piness ip Babylon, and old maids were
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
THE PRICE OF GENIUS.
What II Means to Man to Be a Pioneer
In Thought.


To be a pioneer IN thought is to
stand alone with nature. not for a few
minutes, but for life. The isolateness
Of the few great minds of each gen.
Grafton of men is utterly undrpamed
Of, for want of understanding, BY
those about them. Yet think what
1t Is to pass ones days in q thought
world where the thinker rOams alone:
to grapple with problems the very
terms of which are beyond ordinary
comprehension and the solution appre.
ciated only ID years to come; to con.
template in lonely ecstasy. after still
lonelier despair. the revelation thai
comes with months and more of pom.
dering. When somt one asked New.
ton how he came to make his wonder,
full discoveries he replied. simply by
always thinking about them" COnsid
er Kepler toiling year after year fruit
lessly for some ratio that should link
the planets motions by Il general law
calculating asslduously and putting
hypothesis after hypothesis aside as he
found 1t would not work until at last.
after almost uncomfortable toll, he hit
upon the one that would.
AS If this loneliness by nature were
not enough. it must needs be accen-
tuated by man, for he rises in such
cases in chorus to condemn. Consider
Darwin. in patient study, testing the
working out of natural selection and
adding fact to fact, only to have the
whole denounced as ridiculously alb
surd. Think you the denunciations of
the master while living are wholly
compensated by the plaudits after he
is dead? The loneliness Of greatness
is the price men make the genius
pay for posthumous renown.-PeTcival
Lowell in Atlantic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12

Greatness is the ability to meet the
unexpected. -Stowell.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
YOUNG DUCKS.
They Have No Instructive Impulse to
Enter the Water.

Enter the Water.
1t has turned out. under the search.
Ing experimentation of recent years.
that much that we have supposed TO
be instinct in animals is not instinct
at all For example the young duck
proves TO have no instructive impulse
to enter the water does not recognize
the element by sight and is, In short
In precisely the same situation as a
chick until, by happy chance, II gets
Its legs wet. Wet legs, however. and
the lift of the water on the body at
once start up the swimming reaction.
and away sails the duckling. as chick
ems and children do not.
The chick, on its part. has q definite
instinct to- peck at any small obiecf
that catches its eye That takes care
of its feeding But the chick has no
corresponding instinct to drink and
would die Of thirst before it would
recognize water by sight alone. Drink
ing 1t has to learn for itself bv peck
ing at dewdrops or spots of light on
the surface Of the water or particles
at the bottom Of it's cup. Even the
men, contrary to general belief, proves
to have no instructive fear of the wa.
ter for her offspring A hen that has
raised few broods Of ducks and seen
them take to the water becomes highly
distressed when subsequent hatch of
chickens do not swim. In fact. hens
have been reported under these cir
cumstances to lead their chicks to the
waterside and push them in.-Mc-
Cures Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
aoI;nabroks's Rstort.

When BolingbrOke, who was at AK
la-Chapelle during the treaty of peace
at that place. at which time his at
tainder was not removed. was asked
by an impertinent Frenchman whether
he came there in any public character
his lordship answered: mot at all.
I came like a French minister, with no
character at ALL" .~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
The Audience.

The Actor "a terrible borel-Awfully
bad arrangements at JayviIe. Played
Hamlet" there last week Somebody
shouted Fire" and it took twenty
minutes for the audience to get out
Aiis Victim-I s'pose the poor beggar
was what?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
CARLSBAD OF AMERICA
French Lick and West Baden
Springs, Ind
Now reached by direct line of t5s
Southern Railway,

~ ~ ~ - - NNSAA w - a
Leave Evansville 1855 an. 1.50 Pro. 500 pm.
" ROckport 7:30a.m.
" Cannelton 7:l5 am.
" Tell City 1925 am.
"a" Troy 1885 h.na.
Arrive French Lick 1925 am. 40 pm s:o5 ON.
Arrive West BADEN lO:9s am. ass p.n,. 9:i8 p.m.
ROUND TRIP RATES LIMIT 30 OAYs
Evansville to French Lick S3.I6
TO West Baden 800
Rockport to French Lick 2.52
" to West Baden 2.56
Cannelton to French Lick Az
TO West Baden 2.R
Tell City to French Lick 2.60
to West Baden 2.64
Troy to French Lick ga
" to West Baden 2.s
J, c. BEAM, JR., A. G. PA.
St. Louis, Afs
=. ID. SrRATTON, p. A.,
khvanxvilha Ind
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
Utter contemnt.

"I s'pose you wouldn't marry me If
were the only man on earth?"
81 wouldn't even be engaged to you"
responded the girl, "if you were the
only man at a summer resort. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
And the Parson Passed On.

"And what are you here for, my
friendY asked the visiting parson OF
an inmate Of a reformatory.
"Cause I can't get out, thank you"
replied the victim. Ladies' Home Jour
nal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
Lots of Company.

Stranger-You must find 1t very
lonely on these hills. Shepherd-Lone-
ly! No, l don't. Why. there was
man an a 'Oss passed yesterday. an
there's you today.-LOndon Punch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-12
Jealous.

A country convert. full of zeal, in
MS hrst prayer meeting remarks Of
tered himself for service. 81 am ready
10 DO anything the Lord asks of me-"
SAID he, $50 long as it's honorable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07
TO SUCCEED HEMENWAY.
Six Democrats in the Field for the
Nomination.

INDIANAPOLIS, January THE sixty
sixth Indiana general assembly, which
convened today, promises to be one OF the
most interesting held in years. For the
first time in eighteen years the democrats
will be in control of the legislature and
will elect a successor to James \. Hemen-
way, United States senator. There are
six candidates, and although the cam
paign has been on practically since the
election last November no one of the
aspirants appears to have enough votes
pledged to claim the victory.
John w. Kern of this city, l.. f. Slack
of Franklin and B. +. Shiveley of South
Bend seem at this time to have the larg-
est following. yet it is admitted that I'M
less a combination is formed no one of
these can win.
John E. Lamb of Terre Haute will have
the support of his congressional district
and the same is true of Maj. G. V. Men
zies of Mount Vernon. Edward G. Hoff-
man of Fort Wayne, the youngest of the
candidates, has his congressional district
solid for him, and 1t is said has of
the best organizations of any of the can
didates. No time has been set for holding
the senatorial caucus.
Besides electing United States senator
legislation to repeal the county local
option law, the legaliZing of Sunday base
ball in Indianapolis and the repeal of the
metropolitan police law are looked for.
Governor-elect Marshall will be inaugu-
rated next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07
ADJUSTABLE RACK.
Can Be Raised Or Lowered to Suit
the Height of the User.

In every household some member finds
fault with the position of the mirror com
monty placed In the kitchen for conven-
lent use. For some the mirror is too
high; for others too low. Unfortunately
all cannot be pleased unless an adjustable
mirror similar to the one shown in the
accompanying illustration IS used There
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07

is rack for towels, etc, a comb tray
and a mirror, which can be readily ad-
justed 10 any desired height Attached
10 the wall is the support which holds the
crossarm. the latter carrying the mirror,
etc The crossarm slides on toothed
bar and Is held In position by ratchet
PHI ION. This ratchet pinion Is not locked
against rotation but only to an extent
sufficient to prevent accidental falling or
the rack from its adjusted position. Thus
the mirror can be quickly raised or low
cred to the position most suitable to the
user.
The evening world., 1909-02-17

Continued on Fourth Pase)
The evening world., 1909-02-17
FAMILY CURED Off,
SKIN TROUBLES
Two Little Girls Fad Eczema Very
Badly In One Case ChiId's Hair
Came Out and Left Bare Patches
Fathers Head Sore from Child
hood In All Three Cases
CUTICURA MET WITH
ITS USUAL SUCCESS

"I have two little girls who have been
troubled very badly with eczema. One
Of them had il on her lower limbs. I
did everything that l could hear Ct for
her, but ii did not give in Until warm
weather when it seemingly subs.Led.
Tie next winter when II became cold
weather the eczema started again and
also in her head where it would take the
hair out and leave bare patches a. large
a Il quarter Of u dollar. AT the same
time h"r arms were sore the whole
length Of them. took her to a ply
stefan and he said that she had two
distinct tyres If eczema. continued
with him FIR several weeks and tho
chld grew worse all Ct the time. Her
sisters aims wore also affected in the
same way. Ny husband came home
one day with a box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment and cake Cf Cuticura Soap. !
began using them and also the Cuticura
Pills and by the time the second lot was
used their skin was soft and smooth as
it had not been before for the wintc.
We keep the Cuticura Soap and Cut-
cura Ointment constantly by US and
when any little roughncss or irritation
appears on their skin quickly dispe =
withthe Cuticura Remedies. My husband
has used them with most satisfactory
results for a sore head which has troub-
led him from childhood. Mrs. Charles
Baker, Albion, Me-, Sept. 81, 1905
The evening world., 1909-02-17
How to Got Rid
of Catarrh
A Simple. Safe. Reliable Way
and 1t Costs Nothing to Try.

Those who suffer from catarrh
know its miseries. There is no meet
OF this suffering. You can get rid Of
1t by a simple, safe, inexpensive,
home treatment discovered by DR.,
BIosser, who for over thirty-touf
years has been treating catarrh sue
cessfully
HIS treatment is unlike any other.
II Is not spray, douche, salve,
cream or inhaler, but is more direct
ana thorough treatment than any Of
them. II cleans out the head. nose,
throat and lungs so that you can
again breathe freely and sleep wlths
on. that stopped-up feeling that all
catarrh sufferers have 1t heals the
diseased membranes and makes q
radical cure. so that you will not be
constantly blowing your nose and
splitting, and at the same time Il
does not poison the system and ruin
the stomach as internal medicines
do.
II you want to test this treatment
without cost, send your address I'd
DR.. j. w. BlosseI, 519 Walton Street.
Atlanta. Ca, and he will send you BY
return mail enough OF the medicine
to satisfy you that It is all he elaine
for 1t as remedy for catarrh, catar-
rhal headaches, catarrhal deafness,
asthma, bronchitis, colds and all
catarrhal complications. He will
also send you free an illustrated
booklet. Write him Immediately.