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Why Hancock Died Poor.

Surprise is expressed, asserts New
York correspondent, that General Ham
cock did not leave larger estate behind
him, but he was generous to fault, and
he had many calls upon his charity. 1t
was the heavy cross of his life that his
twin brother, for thirty years resident of
a distant Western city, had disappointed
his expectations, lost his ambition and
sunk into a living death. His brother
was lawyer, one Of the most brilliant III
the Northwest, clearing from $15, 900 to
$4,000 year by his practice, when he
fell a victim to his love for good COM
pany and good cheer. He went down
from his high position like a rocket, and
for the last fifteen years has been entirely
supported by his brother, the general.
There is a touching little bit of romance
connected with this sad story. The law
yer was in his prime, a magnificent look
ing man, and became engaged to the
beautiful daughter of lady in whose
house he boarded. The engagement began
twenty-five years ago. But the lady saw
danger ahead, and she refused to marry her
ardent and handsome wooer until he would
forswear the flowing bowl and show him
self thoroughly reformed man. He still
lives in the same house, and the lady is
there too and still unwedded. She is
true to her love, but is equally true to her
promise, and, while she tenderly cares
for the man she loves and mourns, she
knows that her life is wrecked, and that
there is no hope now on this side of the
grave. The world is full of such un-
noticed heroines
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Temperance Notes.

Judge Cooley, late chief justice of the
supreme court of Michigan, recently ad-
dressed the Students Temperance associa-
ton of the Michigan university at Ann
Arbor, and made an able. effective plea
for total abstinence.
,nr Western Christian Adrocak of Gin
cinnati, says: "The editor of this paper
has recently dedicated two churches in
towns where there is not saloon, and in
neither of them did he see one rowdy,
while in both places all the money needed
to pay for the churches was secured with
comparative ease.
Colonel Charles Goodnight, in the
seven camps on his great Palo Duro cattle
ranch that embraces large portions of
four counties in Texas, does not employ
single drinking man.
> Mrs. F. V. Douglas, the well-known
temperance lecturer, has returned to
America after a lecturing tour continu-
ing for two years in England and Scot
land. While in Durham, as the result of
her work, eight hundred pledges were
signed in one week, and in other places
five hundred in one week was the average
number. She is at present residing at
No. 525 Quincy street, Brooklyn, and is
open to engagement.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
WORKING for Souls.

We must put it down as settled and
unalterable fact, that nothing worth
possessing is to be gained without effort, I
and effort involving at times much pa
tiencc and scf-denial. Few things can be
of greater value to man than knowledge;
but knowledge, whether it pertains to-
mechanism, philosophy, science, history,
or general literature, demands patient
search and diligent toll. It is written.
over the gateway to every kingdom un-ss
der heaven, "The palm is not won with
out effort" and the kingdom which
comes from God and of heaven is not an
exception. Men must strive to enter
into it, and they must never cease striv-
ing, if they would succeed in their mis-.
sion as members of it. The secret of sue,
cess in Christian enterprises is work, work,
in the line of the divine plan, with faith
in the word of promise. M
1t is the heaven appointed mission OF
the church to work for souls. And il
there is church anywhere, that is sub;
timely Indifferent to the wants and
woes of the poor and despised and out
cast, her death -kncll is already rung out,
and she is nothing better than garnished
corpse. The verdict of Him who
judgcth righteously is, 'Thou hast q;
name, that thou livest and art dead. ]"
We need revival of primitive Chris
tianity in all our churches, and return
to the very first principles Of religion
The Son of Man came to seek and save
the lost, and the early disciples took up
the work where He laid it down. Burn
ing with intense love for souls, they went
everywhere preaching the Gospel, and
counted not their lives dear to them, IL
by laying them down they could bring.
man to the knowledge of the truth. We
need to 60 back to the Cross TO get the
motive to work, and amid the darkness
that shrouded Calvary we must learn the
value of souls and the true nature of our
mission. Let us cultivate love for the
work which lies so near heart Of our
Lord, and which of all works is the most
enduring and glorious. s.-Res. W "
Garner. .ssrs '@&
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A Bashful President.

"Prcsident Cleveland is one of the
most bashful men ever saw in the pres
ence of ladies. The other day I called
upon him with lady friend. Our visit
was partially on business and partially to
be social. When the President received
us he was very graceful and composed,
but the moment he discovered that we in
tended to delay and talk, oh, but how he
blushed, and how confused he became |!
was sorry for him and we soon got
away"
Avery handsome widow, vivacious and
young, from one OF the best Southern
families, spoke the above to your CORE
spondent, says Washington letter to the
indianapolis Journal
cat first the President didn't ask: us
to sit down." continued the lady, "and
we began to get red behind the ears !;
but finally he recovered, and he was as
courteous as a Frcnchman. Any one
could have seer, though, that the Prcsi-
dent was all the time wishing we would
leave. He doesn't seem to know what to
say to the ladies' Oh, but what lover
he would make!"
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Every Time.

Every time speak a kind word 1 am
adding a brick to my temple Of manhood.
Every time tell the truth J. add to my
strength of character.
Every time I buy an article l am en-
couraging the manufacturer or producer.
Every time 1 speak cross and impctu-
ously I'm weakening my ncrve-power
and adding to the misery of some one.
Every time I pay debt | am doing
right and helping to put money IN clrcu'
lation.
Every time I pay rent I am taking
that much away from home of my own.
Every time refuse to do favor when
L can as well as not I prove that am
growing mean.
Every time I refrain speaking in de-
fence of a friend prove that am not
friend.
Every time I spend dollar foolishly
I am opening pauper's grave.
Every time I give to distant charities
to the neglect Of those at home am
guilty of giving only for vain glory.
Every time I borrow newspaper l dc
a very small act.-Pomeroy's Democrat
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Lemons for "BiliOusness."

The lemon treatment of biliousncss is
quite fashionable at present. Most pc
Die know the benefit of lemonade before
breakfast, but few know that it is more
than doubled by taking another at night
also. The way to get the better of the
bilious system without taking blue pills
and other drugs is to take the juice OF one,
two or three lemons, as appetite Graves,
in as much iced water as makes it pleasant
to drink without sugar, before going to
bed. In the morning on rising, at least
half an hour before breakfast, take the
juice of one lemon in a goblet of water.
People must not irritate the stomach by
eating lemons clear, but diluted properly,
so that it does not irritate the throat, and,
taken on an empty stomach, the improve
,nent is marked.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

CHRISTINE NILSSON begins her American
tour October 15.
LIST, the composer, has been twice
ennohled, but has never used the titles.
TIE queen of Saxony has made herself the
patron OF a fve-year-old boy at Chemnitz,
who IS musical prodigy.
New ORLEANS has a colored girl with a
remarkable sweet soprano voice. She used
to sing m the choir or the colored church
AS many as twelve American ladies are
studying music this winter at the Paris con-
servatoare. This is an unusually large NUM-.
Der.
MopJEsKA has two new plaEs for next
season, one by Louis Brereton-a romantic
French drama-and the other by j. Phil
ippe
A NUMBER of travelling juries have been
created by the Frenca government to visit
foreign lands and collect information useful
to science commerce AID navigation.
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The Light that is Felt.

A tender child of summers three, .
Seeking the little bed at night,
Paused on the dark stairs timidly. ~
''Oh, Mother, take my hand, }" said she,
"And then the dark 1ill - all light"
We older children grope or .ay
From dark behind to dark before;
And only when our hands we Lay, ~
Dear Lord, in thine, the night Is day,
And there is darkness nevermore.
Reach downward to the sunless days !.
Wherein our guides are blind as we,
And faith is small and hope delays.
Take Thou the hands Of prayer we ralse,
And let US feel the light Of thee.
.....-. st. Nichola&
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THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
NEURALGIA and Hairpins.

Neuralgia headache in women is. says
the Lancet, largely caused by irritation to
the nerves of the scalp coming from the
small bundles of hair, which are pulled
back and held in place by hairpins.
The injury done is lasting in its conse-
quences.
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1t is generally thought and said that
the habit of treating is wholly and exclu-
sively American; but it is not. It is
hardly known in Great Britain, though it
is not uncommon in France, Germany
and other parts of the continent, espec-
tally among students and young men
generally. The English abroad, particu-
larly in Australia, India, China, New
Zealand and South Africa, treat though
not to the extent we do in this country.
The custom is Anglo Saxon rather than
American, and is believed to have pre-
vailed during the dark ages in England.
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TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.

Never Make Friends With the Drink.
You'll need your wits about you, boys,
On Gfe's great battle-plain;
You'll need sure and steady arm,
A clear and active brain;
For if you falter in your aim
There's always this to dread:
If you should fail to hit the mark,
You may get hit instead.
So never make friends with the drink, my
boys,
All that's worth having in life it destroys;
Death turks behind it's alluring joys;
So never make friends with the drink, my
boys.
Youths TEMPERANCE Banner.
Horrible, Though True.
Miss Muloch says: ~ have been
thinking how horrible it must be to see
anybody one cared for drunk; the honest
eye dull and meaningless; the wise lips
jabbering foolishness; the whole face and
figure, instead of being what one likes to
look at, takes pleasure to see in the same
room even-growing ugly, irrational, dis
gusting-more like beast than man.
Yet some women have to bear it, have
to speak kindly to their husbands, hide
their brutishness and keep them from
making worse fools of themselves than
they can help. I have seen it done, not
merely by workingmen's wives, but lady
wives in drawing-rooms. I think, if I
were married, and I saw my husband the
least overcome with wine, not drunk
may be, but just excited, silly, otherwise
than his natural self, it would nearly
drive me wild. Less on my account than
his. See him sink-not for crime, but
a contemplate, cowardly bit of sensual
ism-from the height where my love had
placed him, to have to take care Of
him-ay, and I might pity him;
but I think the full glory aud passion of
my love would die out then and there
forever"
The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-01

It is our aim to keep in stock all that is
required for interior decoration. In this
department will be found much that is art
istic and pleasing.
CARPETS AND RUGS:
Body Brussels Carpets, 3-piy Carpets,
Cotton Chain Carpets, Tapestry Carpets,
2.ply Hemp and Rag Carpets. We have
also great variety Of Velvet, Moquctte
The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-01

CURTAINS AND FIXTURES:
Raw Silk, Jute, Madras, Nottingham
Lace and Lace Bunting curtains; curtain
fringe, cornice poles and I'LL kinds Of cur
tain ornaments.
BLANKETS AND QUILTS:
Everything from the cheapest to the
finest white and scarlet blankets,
The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-01

and Smyrna Rugs, in the latest and most
unique designs.
OIL CLOTHS AND MArr1NGs:
Oil Cloths in various widths, Linolcu.,,,
Cocoon and Hemp mating.
NALL PAPER:
W. have lately Laid in a large stock Of
Wall Paper Of every grade,
The Dillon tribune., 1886-01-01

MISUNDERSTANDING GOODS.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-26
Death Of Dr.. Wheeler.

DIR. james Wheeler who has been
IN failing health for some time, died
ut his home five miles from the city,
on the Clarksvillc pike, at an early
hour Tuesday morning. DR.. Wheel
er was born in Middlesex, England,
April IL, 1911, aud was consequently
nearly rs years of age. lie graduated
from Columbia College, S. c., and in
1912 moved TO Kentucky, having
married Miss Lizzie Watkins, of Vir-
ginia. lie practiced medicine with
great success until after the late war
when he began to devote his attcn-
ton to farming, since which time he
has been one Of the leading planters
of the county. DR.. Wheeler raised
eleven children. Three sons-James,
John and Joel-are dead. Two sons
and six daughters survive, all OF
whom were at his bedside when the
spark oflife went out. They are DIR.
w. G.. Wheeler, of this city; Mr..
Clas. X. Wheeler, of Paducah; Mrs.
JAS. Campbell and Mrs. VIM. Brad
shaw, of Paducah Mrs. DIR. Drane,
of Clarksvillc Mrs. Jesse Hodge, OF
Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Chas. Morris. OF
Evansville, Ind, and Miss Emma
Wheeler.
His funeral was preached at Grace
Episcopal church Wednesday after
noon, by Rev. j, Wkyenable. He
had been for years - of the main
pillars of the church and his death
will leave a vacancy in the member
ship that will be hard to lll. DR..
Wheeler wasa gentlemen in every
sense of the word. lie was man Of
brilliant and broad intellect and his
opinions were expressed with auen-
Gy and earnestness that carried con-
viction with them. lie was the very
soul of hospitality, as all who ever
crossed his threshold can testify. A
!, good, kind and noble man has
fallen. Ills remains were Inferred
In the City Cemetery.
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Spring has arrived
and so has the i'm
mense stock offspring
and Summer Clothing
at M. Frankel & Sons.
They have the largest
and best stock of New
Goods made especial
ly for them and they
defy competition on
prices. Their line con-
sists Of Q v er y thing
New and Nobby for
Men, Youths, Boys
and Children.
You can find any
thing you desire in the
above line. Do not fail
to give them a trial
before making a pur-
chase. Remember the
place, Nos. ID and Is
Main street.
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Louisville Tobacco Market.
fBy Clover & Durrett.

The market this week for dark to-
bacco has been lower than at any
time during the year. Tho mild
weather has been unfavorable fol
tobacco put up in soft condition, and
prices have been very disastrous for
such. Extra long tobacco and tobac-
co in good condition has been fairly
sustained at former prices, but we
fluid 1t necessary to lower quotations
on all other classes, Sales for the
week 30i6 hhds. sales for the year
32,350 hhds. The following quota
lions represent our market for new
dark tobacco:
Trash 81 so 10 2 90.
Common 10 medium Jugs 50 90 to
2 so.
Good Tugs 50 30 10 A 90.
Common 10 mediunle SO so to
S 90. st4s ftFa
Good to Fine leaf IS so to 7 90.
Leaf of extra length 81 90 to 5 90.
Wrsppery leaf $S 90 to 10 90.
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TOBACCO SALES.

Sales by Cant y Gather Co., Mar
"a, of 81 hhds. tobacco, as follows:
% hhds. Tugs from SO 90 to 8 40.
80 hhds. common and medium leaf
from So 90 to 7 90. 81
30 hhds. good leaf, from 81 90 to
8 20.
Market steady at last weeks prices.
Sales by Wheeler, Mills & Co., OF
8 Hhds. tobacco as follows:
2 Hhds old leaf 80 so 10 7 60.
l " old Tugs So 45.
l T" new leaf SO 90.
l new Tugs SO so.
Market steady at last weeks prices.
We broke no tobacco this week.
Sales by Buckner & Woodbridge,
of ITO hhds. tobacco'as follows:
Is hhds. medium and good leaf
81 10 to 10 90.
SO hhds. common leaf SO rs to 6 %.
26hhds. good lugs-$4 90 to 5 so.
30 hhds. common lugs-$2 70 to
Market firm and steady. =
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sooIALITIEs.

Capt. L. II. Cook is better but still
very III.
Mr.. j. w. Fletcher left Monday
night for Dongola, III.
Mr.. j. S. llanberry, of Bremen, Ky
was IN the city this week.
Miss Jennie Glass, of Greensboro,
Is visiting friends In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Grinter, OF
Cadiz, were IN the city Wednesday.
Mr.. NJ. c. Davis is reported getting
out Of danger. lie had a close call.
Mr.. NJ. Lipstine is on his regular
spring trip East to replenish his stock.
Mrs. II, II. Bryant. of Belleview, is
spending the week with Mrs. L. G.
Calls.
DR.. G. W. Rivcs, of Stuarts Dis
trict, was in the city several days
last week.
Mr.. WIN. Welsh, Of Bremen, Muh-
lenberg Co., halI-brother TO DIR. ID.
j. Gish, Is in the city on visit.
Mr.. Geo. A. Terry has returned to
Cadiz TO accept position in one of
the merchantile establishments.
Mrs. Yates, of Clarksville, mother
of DR., Tandy Yates, visited friends
IN the city this week and returned
home yesterday.
Miss Florence Callnon and Mrs.
NJ. E. Gray, of Point Arena, CAL, and
Mrs. p, II. Cunningham, OF llendcr-
sou, Ky, are visiting the family of
their brother, Judge W. p. Winfree'
Among the gentlemen attracted TO
the city by the committee meeting
"Wednesday were Messrs. j. c. Gil
bert, Of Paducah; Il. J. Num-, of
Marion; J. E. DuBosc, of Bowling
Green; Henry George, of Wiugo; A.
Il. Dudley, s. A. Young and +. u.
Sugg, of Henderson; JnO. I. Scott
and J. +. Dempsey, of jacksonville f;
w. +. Grayoi, of Smithland, W. F.
Browder, Judge j. ii. Bowden and
NJ. b. Bowden, of Russellville !; r. w.
Roach, of Trigg aud Judge g. Bennett,
of Livingston county.
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CALDWELL ACQUITTED.
No Case Made Out Against Him.

Tho case Of W.. W. Caldwell,
charged with the murder of Green
Stevens, was called Wednesday
morning and speedily disposed of.
The killing took place in what Is
known as Wheat Hollow, in Stuart's
District, l6 miles north of this city,
on the Oath of Dec, 1885. The fol-
lowing jury was empaneled, only five
of the panel called in regular order
being objected to:
THE JURY.
Lee Watson, p. A. Cushman, Jno.
A. Browning, VIM. johnson, Jno. w.
Ianberry, Jno. II. White, d. J. Nc
Cord, John Boxlcy, II. S. Gary, j J.
Salmon, w. l.. Cannon. G. w. Clark.
MeSsrs. Landes e Clark appeared
for Caldwell, who is big stout look
freshman about 40 years old.
TIE PROSECUTION.
b. +. CASON:-Steycns and had
been TO turkey shooting at Hunter
IL Wilson's store tie Cay of the kill
ing aud as we came back by Cald-
wells house, Stevens stopped and
went in. lie had some words with
Caldwell about woman who had
been moved TO his house with man
named II. NJ. Dukes. Stevens In a
little while came out of The house
and Caldwell followed. Stevens
came to where 1 was on horse and
jerked a gun and powder horn that /
had and began TO fix to load the gun.
Caldwell came up and struck him in
the neck with pick and as the blood
spurted out Stevens walked a few
steps TO an ash-hopper. lie lived
only few minutes. Caldwell lived
in an open place in the woods. No
fence around the house. A man
named Higginbotham moved the wo-
man 10 Caldwell's with Dukes Sum
day before the killing.
Cross Examined: Caldwell said he |
and Dukes were going to get out
slaves together and the woman was
going to cook and take care of his
little boy, as his wife had left him. |
The woman's name was Mary Rice. |
She had bad character. Claimed |
to be Dukes wife. Stevens told |
Dukes he must take the woman
away. Caldwell got up and he told |
him If he tried to take il up he would |
cut him with knife he had In his
hand. Stevens then came out of the |
house as stated above. Caldwelps
wife is now at Frank Pennington's.
Stevens had wife and three chill.
dren. Caldwell had no gun.
DIR. G. w. RIVES: Testified that
the wound killed Stevens.
j, N. STINNETT: Knew both par
ties. Heard Caldwell say on Dec. 90,
that Stevens had mistreated him at
shooting and that he would be re-
Think the mistreatment
was that Stevens put tow wad in
Caldwell's gun when he went to
shoot. Several others heard the state
ment.
This closed the case. The defense
no witnesses and the in
of the court were given
verbally. No speeches were made
aud the jury after being out only
about five minutes returned a ver-
lict Of not guilty.
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70 YEaN i Nay tlHEEsHi

! take this mode of informing per-
sons owing the old firm of Metcalfe,
Graham & Co., that there is an obi
CATION resting upon me to settle up
the business. / would dislike to sue
anyone, but it isnot business to let
these accounts run any longer and
consequently ! am forced to make
this statement-viz. that l will wait
until the present tobacco crop now
ready for market, is sold, after that
all the accounts and notes due and
unsettled will be placed in the hands
of an attorney for collection.
w. j. GRAHAM.
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Elegant line Of Mems
Ladies'and Childrens'
Shoes just opened at
M. Frankel & Sons.
- 60
LARGE YIELD.
WILDWOOD, Ky, Feb. l, 1886.

DRRHIN VUD, n :, TUE y IOOOs
To Y. ar. MetcdDe, Gen. Agenj
Homestead Tobacco Grocer.
We have just weighed Mr.. II, c
Marbles tobacco. Raised on one acre
2,420 pounds for which he claims
premium. His crop of twelve acres
will average the rise of 1,500 pounds
per acre, l think. We have moi
weighed it all yet. | think the prem
ium is due him. Will report crop al
soon as weighed.
JAMES d. HARMED.
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fraat Reduction ii Monuments |

Urea! Reduction ii Monuments |
/ am prepared to sell
Monumental w or k
cheaper than ever be-
fore. Have a good line
of fl n is he'd mo n u
ments on hand. Call
and SCENE and becon-
vinced that I can and
will sell cheaper than
anyone else.
Andrew Hall,
Cor. Sth and Virginia Streets.
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Church Services.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Preaching Lords day morning al
IL o'clock, by the pastor, L. w
Welsh. AT night the quarterly Sun.
day School Review, with service Of
song. A cordial invitation 10 the
public. In the afternoon, at 3 O'Clock
a general church meeting will be
held for a new organization and dis.
tribution of special work. Every
member of the church is urged to be
present at this church meeting.
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Mr.. r. G. Hopkins, of Pembroke,
has just received his thoroughbred
stock from Central Kentucky. Mr.
Hopkins is one of our most enterI ris-
ing farmers, and his. efforts TO intro
ducc none but the best stock will
doubtless be appreciated. "-
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This great remedy was discovered by mis-
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