o’clock. A handkerchief which had been tied to one of the leaves so that its other end might just touch the ground had risen six inches. At eight p. m. the handkerchief was 18 inches from the ground, and three a. m. nine feet.”—Ladies Home Journal. From— Hopkinsville Kentuckian. (Hopkinsville, Ky.), 27 June 1899. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.