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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
A POOR PROPOSITION.

Frank A. Munsey. the publisher. "a
noted among his friends AS a close rea-
soner.
4 New York reporter submitted re-
Gently To Mr.. Munsey a proposal for
new magazine on novel lines. Mr. Mum
sey proved i'm a closely reasoned argu.
ment that this magazine would fail.
Then, in conclusion. he said.
"Or, If the magazine did pay. n would
pay so little that its publishers would
he like an editor in the neighborhood of
my native Mercer.
Near Mercer, Me, lived an editor who
once printed in his weekly paper this
editorial announcement:
In view OF the fact that We are un-
able TO pay the road tax OF * assessed
against us We have been sentenced To "A
period of confinement by the author
tiles. Consequently. there will be no
issue of this paper for the next month";
but as the state will have TO board is.
We figure that We shall come out some
SO ahead"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
Electricity Flashing Through
Ether Has Made Record
Roth Comic and Tragic.

.tft. sun,mer If 1911 will "a down III
,...o-, se ono nj the most remarka
A. oceans on record in respect or
<-..Iisb electrical displays and INC havoc
,roucht by them.
- death ont Of tho angry skies is
.,oye terrible now than it was 10 inc pi'-
-, -,,o dNollor. lie fourshed centuries
,,forc tho Metal Age. cons before lhe '''"'
- bsrnesecd electricity. Neither ms c'''"'
.,c nor his utensils offered an ATTRACTIVE
.ark But a severe electrical storm !"
.ti, ago " universal conduction spc"s u"'
,i,,itcd possibility of horrors. Tn" hsn'-
i,r holt Is identical with tho force That
s-.,.oe tho strcctcars. that transmits telc-
...rb messages that works the telephone
no, e,ippnos light and power
ri. l.D.Ioss Fash has an avenue over
..,r,. omen wire. II can deaf death ny
,r,l,ir- the spark 10 manufactured expo
,toe II cavorts and prances win menu
49, DELIGHT over and through the myriad
..,,es of metal within its ield-metal al
,,,,;,orsal necessity IN our dress, our mousse
,.,struction. our sports, our amuseheh'S
.rd our business. Moreover. 1t travels la'
-.otor distances To slay. Fifty miles from
- centre Of a storm tho bolt has stricken
n liroman mcndiuC wire II seeks III,
ho,.ols If the earth and, as In recent
v.or6orCul disaster. not even the nlI'''S
,,,rrov,ing far below the ground are saIe'
Lightning may he as playful as h'''e"
49, as hrusoue and vicious as an OLD to'nca'
>. a.. 40 unreliable as over was any member
- ,bo feline tribe Its vagarieS are 80 Iiu-
,,,orops one may use il as an illustration W
..,-o,,o freal<ishncss. This capri9ouSneNS
"a. tent the scientists a. much in the dark
,.-,r5i,g what fl would do next as ever dla
ooo,ottish maid an anxious lover itS
easb Ike the slcam from the aioreS''u
,.dv.e owe. may be killing or dehclouS'E ie-
frosting and stimulating 10 the oiooo'
r5rbtning's playful and tragic tricks t''iS
,,,,oroor furnish cas- has been saidl an eA-
.....,,i,a,,. record. New York and the
-. generally have witnessed such dread
81 s,orrns This summer that self-consrdtu-
,,,io, on being distant from the Kansas
,,.clore holt il at least premature. II HdS
-, hot enough to Sizzle one ana coiu
.,o,,h N remind the New Yorker OF chiiIH
o.,ohors Long drouth. much rain ana
.,rdpfched between, these storms nave
A,l,od IN make the weather god uhpopu-
,.r out in the Ohio Valley it has actuailN
..o,-od, Ioreabouts we have had han.
o.. lot rs recount what liehtning-Wleid-
,rg Iu,iter. I'm the midst Of these strange
.,d sundry visitations. has effected VII"
the stroke Of his all-powerful' rsht arm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
SOME ARTISTIC REToUCHING.

Lightning performs queer pranks In us
iourneyings toward the earth Tho gildlng
of picture frames is often careruly TO
moved by the lightning TO a distance ana
applied 10 objects never intended To re-
ceive this style of decoration. IL IL report
cd that the gliding on an altar ornament
I'm a French church was removed ana
placed on silver vase. on another occa-
sion lightning came down the chimney M
a house i'm which a dance was being held
II entered the room where the dancers
were blotting out fear Of the storm OUTSIDE
and deposited upon them all a coat or ths
SCOT il had brought down the chimney. IL
did no other harm.
Lightning transports more "eienty
things than films Of gold and masses or
SCOT At Swinton, near Manchester. Eng
land. many years ago. during deluge or
rain. lightning suddenly filled brick
huildinc. i'm which coal was stored. full or
pestilential sulphurous vapor. Suddenly
the building. the walls Of which measured
nearly a foot in thickness. was torn ont
or the ground. the foundation being nearly
two feet deep, and transported in an up-
right position TO distance OF nearly
thirtv-three feet. The weight moved was
estimated at more than eleven tons.
That the gambols Of electricity are most
fearful and wonderful was illustrated In
the month OF June 1873, when. according
10 Flammarion. the electric current en-
tered "A butchers shop and followed the
iron bars from which the quarters or meat
we're hung until il reached hook on
which the skinned carcass OF whole OK
was suspended. This was galvanized ana
for several seconds it was frghtfully con-
torted. as If in commissions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
sCALPING A HoUSEFUL.

=, N Monticello Charles Garetsky runs
s,,nroar boarding house, crowded du'''s
.,e bot smell. He had sixty guests '"e
,,or,;ne Of July g. when the electrical
60 osr,e down through the root ana
rerlocting 10 register entered 49,
.s-.,,,,,,,. every room i'm the house. SHE
inc tho hair costs - 10 p cents III nv
average barber shop. without "'V
charge hut with a very decle'u -,
an. The holt SinGed the hair ana Sou
30 ,,slos of twenty-five men ana
.,cs,s II did them no other
'......,,isblv il woke "A young woman ga,
49,. sloon bv tearing hole in the wan
,.-.so t,, pillow. II didn't touch the DEUS
-,,t. 40 nossiblv Of the feather So''
.- ,randmothcrs. and the Id'e
ne distinguished from the cary
,.-,- Mo had already got up ana
moving around. escaped bodily i"Ju'I. tho
n,.,r IN Jersey. in Sussex County t"o
-, s,roko robbed ono farmer o. JUS
-. to~d or twenty-five kline ana az
.,.- t,r,psr of his stud Of horses i.
- rorr IN even up the account "a
- Ia nan somewhat. Mrs Jane DecN-
-. o. do.f woman OF siXty-nNe' lid" )"
roror " hearing AZ it were NH a 49,
restored To got TO Mrs. Decker ''''
..r, had 10 SLATER a NUMBER Oh
,ca~ through two floors and "r''N W"
dov.s and frames before dealing 'l''
ing fatal stroke After recovering from "''
,,,.soio,encss and casing her soreness ana
,ar,onoss. she discovered that. for the "'''
,,r,e IN many wears. she could plainly near
inc ordinary tones Of speech
Lightning altered still more roha' hd'''
the domestic arrangements OF fanny III
Columbus. Ind. when it gave back 10 ME-
Iora,bap Drake her voice. TWO years ne
fire sre had lost her speech as the result
of narslvsis Of the vocal cords. But "hen'
m ru1v u the lightning flashed and the
heavens rosred Mrs. Drake simply just
had n scream II was q good. healthF
scream. too. and the manner OF II SUI
rrised the good lady even more than " oIp
her gaping-nouthed friends aud neighporS'
Having reIearned vocal utterance' MIS-
Drake has kept right on talking SIX"
language has been forgotten. chalk ana
blackboard have been sent 10 the attic ano
given her choice Of two signal depr'Va
tions. Mrs Drake probably shares the
opinion Of universal womanknd that they
would rather talk than eat.
Lightning In q telephone booth Is brand
new peril Of the age. A Hartford man was
killed in this manner last month. lie hsd
STAYED late in the Office Of the Rockville
Trolley Company and about I a m had
gone into the booth 10 telephone Next
morning. when the other employees came
and opened the door Of the booth. they
found his body standing stark and rigid
81 the instrument his left hand still Gluten
ing the receiver and his lips still close To
The nouthpiece. According 10 the theory
OF the medical examiner. he had been in
s'antly killed by current Of lightning that
hsd flashed in through the private tele-
pnone wire he bad heen using.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
Lightning Performed More Freaks than Ever This Year
1t Has Carried Death to the
Mine and Has Restored
Both Hearing and Voice.

ing in her fingers. She did not suffer from
the shock. although nineteen tiles were
thrown I'm all directions.
Not infrcqucntly lightning leaves iis VIC
tim in the very attitude I'm which he was
surprised by death. In the course Of VIC
lent storm eight reapers were eating
meal beneath an oak. A fash OF lightning.
the noise OF which could b" heard a long
way off, struck all OF the men. killing
them instantly. When persons who had
heard the ensuing crash drew near In see
what had happened they found the group
apparently continuing their peaceful meal
One held his glass. another was carrying
the bread to his mouth. while third han
his hand on the dish They were as ~
many statues Sometimes the bodies of
persons thus stricken are entirely inciner-
ated. although their clothes remain intact,
and they retain the perfect form, the faces
hearing. possibly. the smile Of life. When
touched. however. they fall into heap
of DulverZed ashes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
VAGARIES OF A CURRENT.

\ Partisan concierge was s"ecplhE W.
courtyard when the lightning broke var"
above his head. He suffered nothing inor'
than fright. The current ran mp IN"
lead pipes and entered room. where u
broke the mirrors and a clock damage"
the ceiling and departed by preahlhe
through the window panes. II passed on
IN To the TOP story. where II entered 'h'
apartment of two old women. one OF IN"
women was holding a bowl OF MIX. IN"
bottom Of the bowl was cracked ana IN"
milk spilled on the floor Some money
lying I'm q wooden bowl disappeared ana
could not be found The clock was stopped
tho nendulum unlocked and a glass globe
nunctured with A hole the size Or ilNe
shilling niece. Before the lightning disap-
noared through the wall a woman In
he'd on the same floor had the trying .oxpe-
rio,ca Of having her couch split in two
-, tho wandering current without injury
to herself
There are a number Of inciden's " o'-
iects being reproduced I'm pictures on 'hS
skin. These are most frequently trees III
tho neighborhood of the human plate ana
the image is passed through the cIothinR
without damage 10 the latter An instance
f. reported Of a landscape being repro
duced on the inside Of sheepskns This IN
cident occurred i'm 1872 near the village ~
Combe- Hay. four miles from Bath. where
there was wood composed largely OF oaks
and nut trees In the middle OF II was
field about ffty yards long in which six
sheep were struck dead by lightning When
skinned there was discovered on the inner
side of their skins fac-simile Of a part
of the neighbortng landscape James Shaw.
who communicated this report 10 the
meteorological Society Of London, con
cluded: Il may add that the small field
and IFS surrounding wood were familiar ~
me and my schoolmates and that when the
skins were shown 10 us No at once ident-
fed the local scenery so wonderfully rep.
resented
lightning has also imprinted pictures On
tree trunks and dried leaves and u IL as
serted that tho silhouette Of man killed
by lightning was fixed on a wbitevsshei
Wall near tho spot where he Was killed.
What are the secrets of lightning by
which II is able TO do these things?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
HOW 1T WORKS.

Hsu Ping-Cheu. Chinese Consul at San
Francisco, discussed at a recent dinner
his country'S customs.
There is one custom" said young
girl that | can't UNDERSTANDABLE that
is the Chinese custom OF committing sui
eide by eating gold leaf. l can't under
stand how gold leaf can kill"
The partakcr no doubt" smiled the
consul. "succumbs from a consciousness
If inward gilt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

IT, Immediately 4 terrific crash shook the
entire building The two children We're
thrown 10 the ground uniniured. but eleven
Of tho oxen behind them in the stable were
killed
There arc many cases of lightning strip
ping persons Of their clothes sometimes
without otherwise iniuring them. man
near Nallerois. France. was struck and
stripped nearly naked All that could be
found Of his clothes were z shirt sleeve.
A few other shreds and some pieces Of his
hobnailed boots Ten minutes after the
stroke he regsined consciousness. opened
his eyes complained Of the cold and then.
discovering the reason, inquired how he
happened 10 he naked. Lightning has been
known 10 tear the nails out Of ones boots
and seems to have a fancy for footwear
II Is often judicial In its actions. The
head of the ant-cigarette movement. who
has recently made her cause conspicuous
by her letter writing. will he interested In
knowing that a young Frenchman was
struck dead by lightning while lighting
cigarette, and left In state OF complete
undress LIghtnings blows In tho cause
Of temperance in some cases remind one
Of Carrie Nations axe. There Is case or
a mug being spirited away from the hands
OF a man who had just been drinking from
IT, The man was uninjured by this Tor
chile hint from the heavens. The judicial
character OF lightning has further been
illustrated in Kentucky, where a number
OF years ago a negro named Norris had
been sentenced to death for killing mu-
latto a fellow workman. As the guilty
man was about TO step upon the trap OF
the scaffold a terrific clap or thunder
announced a lightning flash. and the con
demned man was found To have been Killed
by the bolt The sheriff was 80 much
moved that he resigned.
lightning pays attentions 10 mankind IN
a more delicate fashion than this. ii mas |
playfully snatched whip from rider
hands made off with the knitting needles
of two gossipinG women who were sitting |
knitting. and seized the pitchfork from
the shoulder OF farm laborer. carried II
off 6fty yards or thereabouts and twisted
tho tines into a corkscrew. IL has torn
tba uissal from the hands OF singing
vouth and destroyed II. and has lighted a
candle and a gas jet II has caught up the
scissors from the hand Of q girl seated at
u sevine machine and whEkcd them of.
u,btIa n uftcd her bodily upon the ma
chine. where she found herself when she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

a woman who was in house ten yards
away felt a shock and saw the iilcd floor
rise beneath her. Her -abots were broken
ON her feet. and = hottie Of holy water
with which she WAS blessing the house was
broken IN her hand. only the neck remain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

recovered from her experience II has
melted earrings without killing tho wearcr.
lightning has been known to mix IN
politics. The sipry y told of an ardent
Republican namcd Abuer Nillikan. who
displayed his sentiments By painting the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

Many a June bride finds in july that
her duck has turned out 10 be. goose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

portraits of Mckinley and Hobart on the
front wall ot his barn. The buidng was
struck by lightning several times. and II
had tho appearance at one moment of
being enveloped ia great sheets Of flame
Much alarmed for the safety Of his yrop-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
| DISTANT FLASH OF LIGHTNING
FOLLOWS THE WIRE AND KILLS
A MAN IN A TELEPHONE BOOTH.

erty Mnlikan rushed to the barn. To his
relief. he found that no damage had been
done. the portraits alone having been de-
stroyed Curiously, perhaps, because OF
some peculiar quality of the paint, the fig
uros of the former President and Vice
President according 10 the account, had
been traced on the wall.
Camille Flammarion, the French as
tronomer. gives illustrations Of what lie
terms ascending lightning, that is bolt
rising from the earth. \ stroke OF light
ming struck matched house at Gien-sur-
cure and set ii on fire. At the same time
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
GOES AFTER MccREARY
Criticises Primary Ball And
Declares Bis Leading
Opponent To All

Congressman Ben Johnson opened
his campaign for Governor at the
courthouse yesterday afternoon IN a
speech of more than an hour. he
devoted much. of the time to criti-
cism of the methods by which pri-
mary election was called over the
protest of nearly all of the candi-
dates.
He severely criticised Senator Nc
Creary one of his opponents, as a
chronic office seeker belonging to
past age.
He reviewed his own career OF
political successes and promised if
nominated to lead the party to vic
tory.
His speech made good imnres-
sion, but only fair sized audience
heard him, as but small crowd was
in town,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
DELIGHTFUL DINNER
Given City Fathers By Mr.
Mcpherson.

City Treasurer Herbert L. Mc
Pherson gave cinner Friday even
ing to the City Council that was in
every sense a delightful affair.
Covers were land for I2 and the
guests were seated at a round table.
which was beautifully decorated.
The dinner was served in courses
and quail on toast was one of the
features Those present were:
Mayor Meacham Councilmen A w.
Wood, E. II. Higgins. Harry L Leb
kuecher, George L. Randle. John B.
Galbreath. City Clerk H w. Iibbs,
Chief of Police Elis Roper. Messrs.
LuciaS Cayce, j. E. Mcpherson and
T. c. Underwood, After the dinner
the party adjourned to the residence
of Mr.. Cayce and enjoyed some ex
cellent music.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
CABBAGE In a Loaf.

Scoop out the crumbs from square
loaf of bread, leaving only the four
walls. Leave in the oven until crisp
and fill with the following mixture:
Take off the large outside leaves from
a small head of cabbage, remove the
stalk and soak in water for about ten
minutes, drain and cook in boiling
sailed water with a teaspoonful Of
soda until tender; cut into small
pieces, season with salt and pepper
and put layer of the cabbage into
the loaf with small pieces of butter
over It. Add a layer of breadcrumbs
and grated cheese. Let stand in the
oven until the cheese has melted, and
serve very hot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
To Remove Crease.

To remove candle grease from a
fabric or any smooth surface, heat a
knife and carefully scrape Off with
this hot implement. This is easier
than ironing over the grease, besides
being possible of achievement in more
cases.
Sealing wax is a harder problem.
1t is easy to remove, but leaves a
white spot after it. This spot. how
ever, will yield to sponging with tur-
pentine, or, If it still persists after
this, to a further application of alco-
hol
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
:. -s U.s. :, Is. q


Apple ginger is a relish that will
find appreciation. Make a syrup of
four pounds of sugar and pint Of
water. AS soon as it comes to boil
add one ounce of green ginger sliced,
the yellow rind of four lSmons cut in
tiny bits, and four pounds of apples
pared and quartered. Cook twenty
minutes, add the Juice of four lemons,
let It come to a boil and seal while
hot.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
EneaIlopsd Potatoes.

Pare and slice thin one quart Of po-
tatoes; put layer Of potatoes In baking
dish, seasoning with pepper and salt.
Repeat this until all the potatoes are
used. Then take milk. one egg. and
heaping tablespoonful of -four. beat all
together. pour over potatoes and cut
thin slices OF bacon and put on top Of
potatoes. Put in oven and bake until
brown.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03

AUNT Julia" Riney. an aged and
infrm colored woman. was burned
to death when her home was de-
stroyed by fire at Uniontown. The
flames were first seen by a negro
early in the morning. but before he
could get to the place and drag the
old woman. who was III in bed. to
safety. she had been cremated.
When the sparerib is put 10 roast
sprinkle II lightly with powdered
sage and minced onion.
Il is an easy matter to size up q
man If his dog crawls under the
house when Il sees bin approaching.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
He Wanted to
Help
y should b delIehtqdi" prIbbie es-

y should be delishtedi~ PrIbbie eS-
c't'mea
81 bate 70 ask youl" murmured
Georgia Georgia Is the sort Of girl
WHO Always has dozen persons dash
i~s in forty objections doing things for
Fer while she helplessly protests and
is overwhelmed BY their kindness.
T, would be 50 good Of you," she
n6ted
Why. Pribblc burst out, don't
you know that anything I could do to
be OF service 70 you, Miss Sicily, would
be a positive delight to me? II you
hesitate to make demands II only
shows how lightly you value my--er--
friendship Moving is hard at any
time, and with your mother III It all
falls on your I'd be more than glad
If there's anything can do to help
You are perfectly lovelSi" said
Georgia with a trusting look in her big
blue eyes. well, since you are so
kind-and tbs vans come early TO.
morrow morning-and they're drafty,
and Solomon is delicate---you can carry
the parrots cage over to the fiat on
your way home tonight and then he'll
be all moved and settled You can
leave him with the janitor"
oh" Pribble said. weakly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
Purely Personal

Miss Maud Thompson. of Texas. is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Marietta Merritt, who spent
the holidays with her mother, re-
turned Sunday to jacksonville,
where she is teaching
Miss Emily Williamson. has re-
turned to Georgia to resume teach.
ing, after a weeks visit here.
Mrs. Lizzie Gish Seargent. who
spent the holidays here, left this
morning for Enid. Okla. to resume
her position in the Christian Univer-
sity.
Miss Annie Hammer, of Union
county. returned home yesterday.
after months visit to her aunt.
Mrs. j. j. Robertson.
Mr.. Thos. Kimmons spent several
days of last week visiting his broth
err, Mr.. Will Kimmons,
Miss Ritter. Of Hopkinsville, who
has been the attractive guest Of Mrs.
Logan Boulware. Of South Sixth
street. will leave Saturday for
Athens, Ca. where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. w. H. Cunningham. -
News Democrat.
Rev. C. w. Hillstren. pastor Of
the Universalist church here and at
Crofton and Consolation. on Sunday
handed in his resignation, to take
effect March 1. Rev. Hillstren came
here from Dublin. Ind. about two
years ago to accept the charge OF
the above churches aud has since re
sided in this city. He will 60 from
here to Fairfield. o.. to engage in
ministerial work.
Chas. j. Petrie left Friday TO en-
- preparatory school at Annap-
- April will take the ex'
lion 70 the Naval
State at large.
w. Petrie. Of
with little
Did mixture
rass kettles
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03
oIaee Az Chocolate.

Glace au Chocolate-Place two
ounces Of chocolate in a saucepan with
c half teaspoonful OF vanilla extract;
place over hot water until melted.
then add three ounces OF powdered
sugar and the Waite Of an egg. place
over the Ere and mix with a wooden
spoon until just warm. Remove and
Immediately use as directed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-03

J. one-half cup butter. one cup sugar.
yolks Of six eggs. one-half cup sweet
milk, one-half teaspoon soda. one tea
spoon cream Of tartar. one aud one
half cups -four. Beat butter and sugar
to cream. beat the yolks and add.
Dissolve soda in milk and sift cream
OF tartar In hour.