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Little Falls transcript., 1886-04-09

In Russia man may appear as q
witness in a lawsuit against his wife--if
he has the grit to do so. -. f.:
An old adage says the hardest opera
ton of a war is to stop it. The same
is also true of dog fight. #
The woman who carries pins in her
mouth is supposed to be closely related
to the man .swho didn't know it was
loaded" 2. : i. :
A man recently committed suicide in
England because he thought his wife
was. too good for .him. This will be
queer reading to some Americans.
# anything in this world can put
wings on the feet Of Incidence it is 3
woman with a dipper OF hot water and a
forward impulse when tramp is
sassy" z....
The man who has heard SO much
about rising with the lark being a short
cut TO health and prosperity, viii be:
glad to learn that it is the last bird to-
leave the roost.
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lions Herald pleads for 81 calm,
thoughtful and generous consideration
OF the question of an extension OF the
ministerial term in the Methodist
Church, basing it's plea on the injury
which often results to g. promising and
expanding religious work by the ter
noination ofthe pastorate. The Herald
would "be glad, if possible, in this
way, to save the departure OF some
excellent ministers from ournumber,
but even more desirous to secure the
growth and moral power of the
churches.
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Says Mr.. Carnegie in his new book:
Whenever an American is met abroad
with the assertion that government
in the republic is corrupt, he can safe
ly say that for one ounce of corrup-
tion here there is full pound avoir-
dupois in Britain; for every Job here,
twenty yonder. One nobleman gets
$4,000 $50, ,ooo). per annum TO-.
walking backward before Her Majesty
upon certain occasions, and 50 on
through chapter of Jobs so long
and irritating that no American could
patiently read through it,"
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The bill now pending in the house of
representatives restricting the remov-
al OF suits from state courts to federal
courts, is one that has many consid-
erations OF Individual right to COM
mend il. 1t proposes to increase the
sum in dispute to entitle q federal
court to jurisdiction from $500 to
$4,000; it restricts heright OF remov-
al to the defendant, and it deprives
the United States circuit courts OF iur-
risdiction in suits between citizen of
astate and q corporation doing busi-
ness in that state, except in cases un-
der patent and copyright laws. This
last feature is particularly com
1l1endable. Eastern corporations
doing business in a western state
always brings their suits against a eiti-
zen in q United States court, and,
when sued by q citizen in q State
court, seek to have the case trans
ferred to a United States tribunal
I. I. Hf I =
chiefly because this puts the citizen to
increased cost and trouble. The bill
before the House recognizes it as a
plain principle Of justice that, when
4 an rl4s1' outside corporation is permitted
ito do business in q State it ought to
submit to- the arbitramelt Of the
courts Of that State; il ought not to
fbe allowed 70 ignore them and carry
its controversies to a siiffeseat tribu's
"a. nssl u. Bills embracing silnilas proyis-,
il' Ions n have heretofor been led in5
Congress tH the Influence Of covp ora
tions and mat tcsr 5ot regret fbat
the the present Bill i likely to shase tIas.
ayne TIT 2s|
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The crop of f1axseed in the United
States in 1885 was 100000 BUSH
els, at the estimated value OF 13, 5OO,-
600. "Properly handled," says the
president OF the fax and hemp spin
ners and growers association, "hax is
less exhaustive to land than wheat,
and yet, while there is q surplus of
wheat in the United States, large guam
titles OF flax are imported from
European and Asiatic countries, whose
productive power in fax is rapidly
diminishing" Yet last year we inn
ported of these articles, manufactured
and unmanufactured, in value nearly
$33.Ooo,ooO.
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The New York Sun is responsible for
new scheme to remedy the existing
stagnation in business: "The reme-
dy consists in abolishing the use of
gold as our standard of values, and
IN substituting silver for it. Then a
new life will begin, just as it began
when the great discoveries otgold were
made in California and Australia.
Then there will be boom in business,
and prosperity will be restored. But
as long as the steadily approaching
gold standard is adhered to, stagna-
ton, depression, and distress will be
the portion OF our country"
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A New York man must not only
bride his own tongue but keep q check
rein ON his wife's, according to the de-
clsion Of Chief Justice McAdam. Mrs.
Maria Keohane sued Aaron B. Clarke,
in New York City, to recover $4,000
damages for slanderous words spoken
by Clarke's wife. A motion was made
to dismiss the suit, but the Chief
Justice ruled that the husband was
liable, and the jury gave the plaintiff
6 cents damages. The jurymen evi-
IDENTIFY saw the danger of such ruling
and wished to establish a precedent.
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A Very Successful Case.

First Lawyer-'''Ah, Dobkins, how
did you come out in that case you were
just beginning when I went out?''
Second Lawyer e Ciloriously. 1t was
perfect success; created great SEN
sation;; papers full Of it; got lots Of 5ad-
vertising out Of II. / think it was the
making of my future. 3 s.5 55aE
. Cool Glad to hear 1t, old fellow.
I knew yoll had the stuff in j ou; and, 5;
the Y hat did they do with your eli.
ent
'.oh, they hanged him. q Chicago
Nesos
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It is noted that nearly oil the dis
NAL prophecies in regard to the Pana-
ma canal, now being constructed by
NJ. de Lesseps, come from people who
are engaged in trying to get money
from the government to aid in similar
enterprises, and who are edoing all this
digging in Washington.
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Cond densed General News.
ALand Law Elncidated.

Washington Special: The law which
Mai. Strait succeeded in having passed in
1879, securing to settlers who were not
soldiers the right to take up 16O acres OF
land within the railroad limits, constantly
calls for new interpretations. The follow
ing letter from Commissio oner Spnrks, which
was sent Maj. Strait, explains the features
OF the law about which there has been
question: ,sg
A letter from d. NJ. Taylor OF Marshall.
Lyon county, Minn., referred to this office
by you, is returned herewith. In reply
you are informed that additional home
stead entries under the act OF March 8,
1879, can be made only for lands contigu-
ons to the land embraced in tho original
entry. Persons entitled to the privileges
OF said act, who have not received patent
Tor the land embraced in their original on
tries, may relinguish the original home
stead, and thereafter make new entries
where land subject to homestead entry
may be found. The widow OF per
son entitled to the privileges Of the act of
March 3, 1879, may make q new or addi-
tional entry on the same condition that
her husband might have done. II the hus-
band had completed his original entry, the
widow may make an additional entry in
her own right for the 16O acres. New or
additional entries under the act mentioned
may be made without pay of fees and
commissions. The act OF July I, 1879, to
which your correspondent probably desires
to direct attention, is not applicable to
Minnesota.
Little Falls transcript., 1886-04-09

The meeting Of the American Con-
gress of Churches tor 1886 will be held
at Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, on the
25th, Goth and 9th OF May. Gov
ernor Foraker will preside. Among
the topics for discussion are "Religion
and the Public Schools" and "The
Workingman's Distrust of the Church:
It's Causes and Remedies.u
Little Falls transcript., 1886-04-09

Lieut.. Governor Ames, Of Massachu-
setts, gives 81, 900 q year to the town
OF Eaton in that state, to be used in
setting out shade trees. Here is an
example that ought to be followed by
owners OF property in the treeless sec
tions OF the northwest. a.j H.. =
Little Falls transcript., 1886-04-09
The Pubic p.b. stat.nn.nt = ,or ! m.rch. q

The March debt statement shows q re-
1uctlon Tor the month Of over $14, 600,
+ BOO, and for the nine months OF the cur
rent fiscal year Of $67, 900, 900, against
about $45, 900, 600 for the same nina
% 6 o Ss
I'd debt since March /, there has been q re-
auction of SIG, 1000, 900 in outstanding
gold certificates Of deposit. The in
creased liabilities are 1000, 900 on ac-
count Of outstanding silver certificates
$3,OOO,O 900 Tor interest, more than $3,-
900, 900 on account of the fund held to re-
deem national bank notes, and 81, 900, 900
FOR natured debts. The net gold in the
sreasury shows an increase OF 81, 215, ,4S7,
the amount now held free from certificates
being $151, 1,379,424. This shows an in.
crease Of $4,000. 900, compared with one
year ago; but while the net gold shows an in-
crease there has been a falling of OF nearly
IS, 600, 900 since March 1, whichsh owsthat
the treasury has supplied q large portion
OF the gold which has been exported during
the month. It will be thus seen that OF
the $15, 600. 900 silver certificates surren-
aered during the month, fully one-half
we're exchanged for gold for export.
an The toat asgregats reg in 1tz the @ g9d fund
OF standard silver dollars on hand, deduct
ing outstanding certificates, is &c, 694, 66s-
an increase Of 100000 since March /, A
comparison with the figures for March 1
shows anunusually favora bly, exhibit in the
silver fund notwithstanding the redemption
OF about 100000 certificates and the
output Of nearly like amount from the
mints. A like increase in the number OF
these dollars now held is less than 81 .0OO,-
900. In the unavailable assets, or frac-
tional coins held there is no material
change. The net balance is $76, 3S1, ,O99-
According to the former method OF stating
the liabilities and assets, this balance
would be $215, 9S1 ,O53. The receipts for
the month were $50, 600, ,O00-an increase
Of $3,OoO,OOO over March, 1885. The
greater portion of this increase-at least
observation-disclosures from customs.
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MlNNEsoTA's ARBoR DAY.
Proclamation from Gov. Hubbard REQ

FTOcA1M6tlOn from ti0vs& hUDD0T0 Roc.
ommonding its Usos.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE De-
PARTMENr.-To the people OF the State Of
Minnesota: In recognition Of the value OF
forests to every land and OF the special
lack thereof in portions Of the state Of our
pride and love, again call your attention
to the Importance of intelligent forestry or
tree culture. The government of some OF
the countries OF Europe gives official care
to the preservation of the growing
trees therein. Bounties for cultivation
OF timber are offered in this : and
several other states OF the Union. The
planting OF trees is encouraged by the pre-
miums Of various societies. A better and
more successful means OF accomplishing ei-
fective results would be to popularixe the
habit OF devoting some one designated day
every year to sowing the seeds, or setting
cuttings; OF desirable trees or shrubs, or
transplanting the young growth Of the
same. Menliyefor years upon prairie TURNS
without ever planting tree, although al.
ways intending to do so. II day had been
| fixed for the purpose and they had given
! but that one day a year to do the work
keeping as homes and worth far more to
sell. -:
In the hope that many will accept des-
ignation of a day for all to devote to that
object, and that the practice may become
at length a general habit, in accordance
with growing custom i'll other states and
territories, I hereby appoint and set
apart Saturday, the Oath day OF April en-
suing as
ARBo2 DAY IN MINNESOTA.
The public Offices OF the state will be
closed on that day, and earnestly advise
that all owners OF farms and lots will give
that time to the improv ement OF their
property and beautifying of their homes,
by beginning or continuing the cultivation
thereon OF forest, ornamental or fruit
| trees or shrubs. No investment OF money
will pay better; no expenditure of care will
return more permanent satisfaction.
Particularly I request the cooperation
OF directors and teachers of the public
schools and OF the boards OF management
OF all our public institutions in this work,
not only for the sake Of improvement OF
the grounds under their control, but that
they may thus contribute to the adoption
OF a most advantageous practice.
Given under my hand and the great seal
OF the state, at the capitol in the city OF St.
Paul, this 9th day OF March, A. D. 1886.
Signed, L. T. HUBBARD, Great Seal
By the Governor.
Signed, FRED Won BAUMBAcH,
Secretary OF State
Little Falls transcript., 1886-04-09

Martin Irons, OF Assembly 1O1, St.
Louis, issues an order to the men under
his Jurisdiction to resume work on the
Gould roads. Mr.. Powderly promises to
expel from the Knights men who have de-
stroyed the Missouri Paci6c's property.
Little Falls transcript., 1886-04-09

must regard it," He (Mr. Kelley had seen
so many frauds and tricks perpetrated on
worklngmen that hc had hastily used the
words Tor which he now apologized to the
members of the committee on labor,
business and consider the labor arbitration
bill. Four sections OF the measure were
adopted, accompanied by a large number OF
speeches. The most, notable utterance
was that of ~. Lawler of Illinois when he
said that if Jay Gould could be hanged
to lamp post in New York it would be
blessing to the United States. The first
and second sections Of the labor
arbitration bill, as agreed upon
by the house, provide for u
board OF arbitration, which shall possess
missioners appointed by the circuit court
OF the United States; but in no case shall
any witness be compelled to disclose the
secrets or produce the records or proceed
ings OF any labor organization of which he
may be an officer or member, and any or
der. finding, conclusion or reward made by
q majority Of the arbitrators shall be OF
the same force and effect as if all the arbi-
traitors eoncnrred therein or united in
making the same. Il. q
Ihe House by q vote OF 1876 to 20 passed
the labor arbitration bill. On motion Of
MI. Kelley, the title Of the bill was amend.
cd SO as TO read: ITO provide method
iors y settling controversies and differences
between railroad corporations engaged in
Interstate and territorial Transportation
oI property and passengers and their EN-.
ployes. --.#'-.s" .1.es1 g - J.
The bill provides for q board of arbi
ssatlon possessing the power belonging to
United states conn nissioners appointed BY
the United States circuit court, and the de.
fearmsnat tios, of = aiority 81 the comm is-
sloiers y g &c have the full effect Of unani-
nous action upon the questions broueht
before them. - -
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-12
Notice of Incorporation

Notice is hereby given that on the 10Th day Of
January, 1856, the following persons, to-wit: y,
J. Brownell, X. 4. Petree, G. W. RadfOrd, ID.
Ii. Beard, +. +. Campbell, Geo. o. Thompson,
Il. II. Wilson and Joe MCCarrOll associated
themselves together to form, and did form. a
corporation, whose principal place Of business Il
Hopkinsville, Christian county, KY, under the
corporate name and style of Crescent Milling
Company" -organiZed and doing business under
and according TO the provisions OF Chapter So
Of the General Statutes of Kentucky.
The business proposed and undertaken by said
Company is the purchase and storage OF grain
the manufacture and sale Of flour, meal, bran,
etc, and general milling business.
The amount OF capital stock authorized Is
$4,000, in shares of 500 each, TO be paid In in
stallments not exceeding % per cent. on the
call OF the Board Of Directors, after 30 days no
tice to the subscribers to said stock.
The corporation may commence business 90
soon as $50 shares OF the capital stock have been
subscribed for, and shall continue twenty five
years, unless sooner dissolved by tw0-thlrds OF
the shareholders in interest.
The affairs OF the corporation are to be con-
Quoted by BOard OF Directors Of not less than
five nor more than nine, who are TO be elected
annually by the stOck holders. The time now fix
ed is the second Monday in June. This Board Of
Directors elects President, Business Manager,
Secretary and Treasurer, who attend to such
duties as are usually entrusted TO such officers.
The highest amount Ofindcbtedness or linbill-
~ to which the corporation may subject itself
Is $500
The private property OF all incorporators and
stockholders in this corporation Is and shall be
exempt from the payment Of any liability or
indebtedness OF said corporation.
4. j. BR0wNRLJ,
X. 7. PETREE,
G. w. RADFORD,
ID. X. BEARD,
Il. p. CAMPBELL,
GRO. o. THOMPSON,
~
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-12
A Riot in London.

LONDON, Feb. S.-The meeting of
unemployed workmen in Trafalgar
square to-day was the largest of Its
kind ever held. The estimates as 10
the number of participants vary, but
good judges say that fully 10000
were present. The square was dense
ly packed, as were also many of the
streets leading thereto. The crowds
were harangued by speakers of all
kinds, among them several of evident
socialistic tendencies. The latter
warned the Government, that while
the unemployed were passive now, il
not soon relieved they would attack
the baker shops next. Motions were
made and adopted demanding the
opening of relief works by the Gov
eminent, and the appointment of a
Minister of Commerce.
On dispensing the crowds smashed
the windows of the Carlton and
other clubs, and also those of the
Pail Mall Gazette office. 1t is be.
lieved that the smashing of the win.
dows was the work of foreigners.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-12
The Circuit Judgeship.

The race for Circuit Judge may
now be considered as made up. Trigg,
Christian and Muhlenberg each pre-
sents a candidate. We shall advocate
the claims of Judge McCarroll, our
home man, with an earnestness and
a fidelity that are born ola conviction
that he should be elected. 1t has been
many years since Christian had the
Judge. She is the largest and most
important county in the district and
it is not only proper but just that she
should have the office during the next
term. Judge Grace-whose abilities
no man can question-has held the
office for Is years and we had hoped
that he would announce himself for a
higher official, but he has decided to
stand for reelection to his present po-
sition. Christian county presents to
the district man who has received
the endorsement of his own bar, who
is eminently worthy and whose quail
ifications are equal to those of any
man of his age in the district. He is in
the prime of life-older than other
judges who have been elected to the
position-and we hope to see the De-
mocracy of the district led to victory
by Judge McCarroll next August.
Here in Christian we want his
personal strength, aid and influence to
strengthen our county ticket, which
we will work hard to elect. 1t is
more than likely that the Republican
candidate will come from this county
and we want the Democratic nomi-
nee also to be home man in order
that he may receive the full party
vote in this county where the oppo-
sition would hope to make inroads
upon our ranks. 1t is presumed that
each candidate will be conceded the
first instructions of his own county
and that the real fight will be in the
counties Of Hopkins, Caldwell and
Lyon. The contest bids fair to be
one of the hottest ever in the district.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-12

vention held at New Y ork in 1868,
he received AK votes for the Presi-
dental nomination, this being, with
the exception of l45l5 cast for Pen
dleton on one ballot, the greatest
number of votes given to any candi-
date until the twenty-second ballot,
when Seymour was nominated.
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT.
Gen. Hancock was nominated as
candidate for President of the United
States, at the Democratic convention
held at Cincinnati, on the 9th of
June, 1880. lie was, however, de-
feated by the late James A. Garfield.
Since then he has been in command
of the Department of the Atlantic,
with his headquarters at Governors
Island
Gen. Hancock's remains will be
buried at Norristown, Pa, where
several members Of his family are
buried.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-12
Who Is Hes
[St. Louis Republican,


DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 6.-[Special. !
This evening respectfully appearing
stranger, evidently about so years
old, alighted from the through St.
Louis and San Francisco express over
the Texas and Pacific, at the Union
depot in East Dallas. He proceeded
to the Hotel Camp Strother, where
he registered as Franklin Brady, of
Hopkinsville, Ky. He appeared to
be in good spirits and perfectly rat
ional. After taking a late supper he
retired to his room at 10 80. Half
an hour later the report off pistol
was heard in the room. The hotel
managers and attendants hurried to
the room and found Mr.. Brady lying
on the floor, bleeding from wound
in the head, and he in an unconscious
condition. A pistol with one cham
Der discharged was lying near the
PROSTATE form. A coroner and a
jury of inquest were soon on the
scene, but up to 80 a. m. the unfor-
tunate man was still breathing, but
beyond hope of recovery and death
momentarily expected. Thus far
nothing has developed in regard to
the man further than here related.
He has the appearance Of an intelli-
gent, refined and well fixed man, and
his act is a decided mystery.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-12
HIGH ART.
How Young Chicago Artist Turns Out
Lightning Pictures.

How 3 Young Chicago Artist Turns Out
Lightning Pictures.
Yesterday afternoon Gustav Klatt,
the young artist, stood up his easel,
seized hold of some clean brushes, and
put next to him big board covered all
over with large and small Jumps of oil
colors, like flies sticking on fly paper
in the summer time. Then some cne
placed canvas on the easel. A re-
porter was the audience.
"What shall paint?" he asked in
German.
"An Italian moonshine landscape"
Away he went like race-hOrse.
A big splotch of whitehead, almost Cir
cular in shape, was first stuck on al
most in the center. Then came lots of
Prussian blue, spread on with the
broad brush like butter on a slice of
bread, varying in intensity. A few
more turns and twists OF the brush,
this time charged with a new tint of
coloring, and patches of clouds began
to appear near the moon. Another
manipulation, and slice of unruffled
lake began to show through chaos. Then
a thick layer of asphaltum. That was
the soil. A rock pine tree arose like
magic under a score of motions of that
untiring hand in which a slender brush
had been grasped. A few switches
with the dull edge of an old knife and
rocks and a road appeared. At last an
Italian contadina, of majestic gait and
supple waist, was put in, carrying an
amphora on her proudly reared head
and the painting was finished. Time,
eight minutes twenty-five seconds.
The picture actually didn't look bad.
The reflex of the moon in the still water
was even faithful to nature, and the
chiar-oscuro of peaceful Italian sum-
mer night was quite remarkable. The
tree showed a graceful outline. The
only faNlt that could be found with the
picture was an air of roughness per-
vading it and the too darksome shade
Of the sky.
"What will you have nowP"
"a small marine scene.n
"kll right" Another canvas, and
away sped the brush again. This time
it took eleven minutes and a fraction,
but the picture was a better one. Three
or four other paintings were turned
OUT in equally short order.
The artist is the young man who has
been paralyzing the natives at the New
Orleans Fair, where he once painted a
large tropical scene in half an hour, on
a stage, with orchestral accompaniment,
and at an other time got through his
task in four minutes. Mr. Klatt's ac-
count of himself is to the effect that he
is graduate of the Berlin Academy of
Art, after studying four years, and that
he set up AS landscape painter there.
Now he is devoting himself for a
stated salary to Chicago firm which
has been selling thousands of his paint,
ings. Chicago Tribune.