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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-26
PERSONAL AND lMpeRsoNAL.

M. De Lesseps. who Is eighty years
old, predicted the other day that he
would live 10 sail through the Panama
Canal
Probate Judge Richard A. Wheeler,
OF Stonington, Conn, has written four
hundred and fifty wills, and not one Of
them, it is said, has ever been broken.
Lord Tennyson admits that he once
tried for six weeks to be vegetarian,
and thinks he might have succeeded
had 1t not been so near Christmas,
when he was tempted by roast pig.
-Artcmas Martin, the Librarian OF
the United States Coast Survey, was
market gardener when called to his
present place. He is an expert in
mathematics and was self-taught.-
Washington Post.
Miss Florence Nightingale believes
In comfort, and when she wants pair
OF new shoes she places her foot firmly
upon piece of leather, and has the
shoemaker draw an outline Of the form
so that the shoe may correspond to tho
fOot.-M Y. Times.
Henry NJ. Williams, President Of
the Massachusetts Bicycle Club, has
ridden fifteen thousand five hundred
and sevcnty-eight miles since and in
cluding 1880 lie took to bicycling for
his health and it has made o we'll man
Of him,-Boston Journal.
President Tuttle, of Wabash Col
lege, ascertained the ages Of two thou
sand two hundred and forty-two minis
ters at death In this country, and found
that they averaged overslxty-one years,
and that one ef every seven attained
Ills cighty-elghth ycar.-Chiodgo Mail.
The Augusta (Ga. Chronicle states
that the income Of General 'Toombs
averaged from 1910 to 1876 twenty
thousand dollars year. His last lai GO
cases were tried when assisting the
States Attorney in the railroad tax
cases. In the Dupree will case, and tho
EberbArdt murder case, In all of which
he was finally successful. He used to
say that no had often made five thou.
sand dollars at q single session Of court
In Ebert County.
ALIVE Banks, q young man who
lives at Pleasantville, N. Y, was re-
Gently refreshed by q nice nap of five
days and five nights. The odd case Of
Mr.. Banks Is OF pathological interest,
because he has slept so twice before.
It is said that he suffered from intlam-
nation of the covering of the brain
while getting over that most undigni.
fed Of ailments, the mumps, ten years
ago, at which time no first fell into the
long sleep. Ordinarily Banks Is fresh,
sprightly and chipper.-BgGdlo Ell
press. .... ... ...,.......
"A 'tclose friend" Of the late Mr..
Vanderbilt Is quoted as saying that af-
tor his last voyage to Europe Mr.. v.
told him he had changed his will. and
gave this explanation: II had decided
to divide my property among the boys,
and had done SO. But some Of them
who had about five million dollars that
they thought they could make use Of.
put it into stocks in Wall street. II
cost. me nearly twenty million dollars
to get them out Of the scrape, Since /
have been abroad. too, ! have obtained
some impressions In favor Of keeping
the bulk Of tho property intact, 30 ]
have made change In my will 10
carry out that idea. IN T. Herald.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-26
THE PAMlR.
An Almost Unknown AsIatic Region and ItsI
Inhabltants.

An Almost Unknown Aslatic Region and It's
Inhabitants.
At the last general meeting Of the
Russian Geographical Society NJ.
Groum Grjimailo gave very interest
ing account Of the geographical features
Of the Pamir region, which he had re.
Gently visited, His narrative included
the state Of its flora, its geological re-
sources and the material condition OF
its inhabitants. The speaker began
with a minute description Of the noun
tains, the enormous glaciers, the water
courses, the trade routes and the geo.
logical condition Of the country, as
well as the plants and animals, which,
with few exceptions, are the same as
would be found in Europe. But wo
are told in the Russian account Of the
proceedings that what most Interested
the audience was the lecturers descrip-
tiop Of the life of the Kara Khirghiz
and Talks, nomadic races inhabiting
the Pamir. M. Groum Grjimailo gave
a graphic account Of their existence,
condemned to seek shelter in their
tents during long winter, and SEEM
ing TO emerge from a state Of lethargy
at the first beams Of a spring sun,
when their Joy may be compared to
hat Of children. They celebrate their
return 10 active life with q pastoral
fete. As Q general rule tho men arc
light-hearted, but ignorant Of the
simplest subjects, disdainful Of
manual labor, which they leave
to the women, but still cunning
enough, and great singers as well as
performers on musical instruments.
The possession OF fine voice is held
in tho highest esteem among them,
and their national instrument Is q SIM
pie kind of mandoline. These people
are essentially Of pastoral dispose
ton, having reconciled themselves
with certain philosophy to the hard
ships Of their lot. Some Of the tribes
enjoy q somewhat higher prosperity
from the greater fertility of the spot in
which they have fixed their camps.
Between the Kara Khirghiz and Talks
NJ, Groum Grjimailo gives preference
to the latter, as more laborious and
Injured to fatigue, as well as moro hos
pitably disposed toward Foreigners
London Times,
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KING LUDWIG.
How tho bankrupt Hawaiian Monarch In
dulges Hls Costly Musical Tastes.


dulges Isis Costly Musical Tastes.
King Ludwig Of Bavaria Is connois-
seur in all things musical. He has
been identified with Wagncrian music,
and nobody ever dreamed thathe would
take stock in any other. When, there
fore, special royal performances Of
"rhe Trumpeter Of Sackingen" was
announced, the friends of Richard
Wagner felt sure that the opera could
not be a success. The special per-
formances Of his royal Majesty Of Ba-
varia ARE famous the world over. No
body but the King himself attends
them, not even valet. The Bavarians
are loyal nation. They love their
eccentric King, and there is no need
for the special attendance of soldiers
when he goes to o place of amusement.
On thol evening Of the special royal
performance Of "The Trumpetcr, Herr
Won Pcrfall, the director, could not be-
lieve his eyes. Ludwig seemed to en-
Joy the overture immensely. He nod
dGd his royal head just us he used
10 do when there was premiere
Of his friend, Richard Wagner. The
report that his Majesty was pleased
with tho music spread behind the
scenes and down to the dressing
rooms, and everybody was delighted.
The King kept up the expression Of
pleasure, and when Werner sang his
first meiodious song he gave the sig-
nal for the encore. This new and rare
sign Of royal approval made the artist
even more ambitious than before.
Everybody did his best, and the
splendid opera had most perfect rer-
dition. Margaretta's pretty song called
for a bravo from the King. The
Baron, the Burgomaster and Werner
especially received the compliments OF
the King for their efforts. After the
catching cornet solo behind the scenes
in the second act his Majesty ordered
Director Won Perfall 10 the box and cx.
pressed his delight, Werner's splendid
and touching sOng-the finale Of the
second act-"God Be With Thee" had
TO be repeated twice at the special re-
quest Of his Majesty, and when the per-
formance closed the artists had the
rare pleasure Of seeing the King lean
forward in his box and applaud their
efforts vigorously. On the same eve
ming Ludwig ordered second special
royal performance, Of the opera and
presented the composer and the artists
with generous presents to express ap.
proval Of their united efforts. IN Y
World.
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A SPANISH JOKE.
The Cutting Burlesque on the Carolines
Amir Produced ut Madrid.

The Cutting Burlesque on the Carolines
Afihlr Produced Mt Madrid.
There is something really praise
worthy in the manner in which Span
iards make capital out Of the famous
Carolincs incident, Diplomatists have
had their full share in 1t, public house
keepers, under whose hospitable roofs
countless political meetings Of all pos
sible and impossible parties were heidi
newspapers, filling their columns with
long reports OF the said meetings
they all and many others have proiited
by 1t. Now, lastly, the members Of the
theatrical profession are having their
turn, for since the new piece, 'Ias
Carolinas," has been played at the
Madrid Variedades Theatcr the public
crowds to every performance in order
to view the question from new point
Of view. The plot of the piece is this:
Two little girls, Hispania and Ger
mania by name, are furiously quarrel
ing over the possession Of somel dolls,
and neither party can bo appcased un-
I'll some one happily suggests that papa
which stands for both ''father" and
"pope" in Spanish-should solve the
difficulty Of the ownership Of the dolls.
Papa's verdict Is that the dolls belong
by rights to Hispania, but that Ger.
mania should be allowed to play with
them. 1t would socm that the play
wright had a better conception Of the
true importance Of tho question which
troubled King Alfonso's last days than
most Of tho Spanish and German poll.
ticians conccrned In lit.-Pu8 Nall Ga
Getke,
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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

Hopkinsyille Lodge, No. 81, A. =. 4 AM
Meets at Masonic Hall, Oil story In Thompson
Block, LIST Monday night In each month.
Oriental Chapter, No. IA, r. A. M.-Stated
conv0cation I'd Monday OF each month at Ma
sonic Hall.
Commandery No. 6, K. T.-Meets 4th Mon
day in each month in Masonic Hall.
Royal Arcanum, Hopkinsville, Council, No
bA.-Meets ID and 4th Thursdays in eacl
month. t..
Moayon Council, No. 8, Chosen Friends
Meets ID and 4th Mondays In each month.
Christian Lodge, No. $50, Knights Of Honor
Lodge meets lst and ard Tuesdays.
Evergreen Lodge, No. IS, X. Of P-Meets g
and 4th Thursdays In each month In Odd Fell
lows' Hall, corner Seventh and Main.
Endowment Rank, X. Of P.-Meets Sd Mon
day in every month. OIL.
Knights OF the Golden Cross.-Meets first and
third Fridays In each month.
Ancient Order OF United W0rkmen-Time Of
meeting, I'd and 4th Tuesdays in each month.
Green River Lodge, No. "a. /. o. o. F.-Meetl
every Friday night at 1. o. D. II. Hall.
Mercy Encampment, No. 81, 1. o. o. F.
Lodge meets lst and Sd Thursday nights.
g. \. R.-Chas. L, White, Post. Mai. j. W
Breathitt, Comfl'r. Meets 9rd Monday night
In each month In Odd Fellows Hall.
COLORED LODGES.
Union Benevolent socioty.;-Lodge meets lsl
and 3rd Monday evenings In each month al
Hooser Il Overshiner's Hall.
Freedom Lodge, No, Is, T. d. F.-Lodgt
meets on lst and 3D. Tuesday dghts at Postelpi
Hall.
Musadora Temple. No. 8S, 8. Of F. Lodge
meets I'd and 4th Tuesdays In Postelrs Hall.
Hopkinsyille Lodge, No. 1899, g, u, o. Of o
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NhOh
BAPrIsT-Main St., between 10th and llth
Rev. j. N. Prestridge, pastor. Services every
Sunday morning and evening. Sunday school
9:SO A. N. every Sunday. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
CHRIsTIAs-N. W. Corner 9th and Liberty
SITS. Rev. l.. W. Welsh, pastor. Services
every Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
school $3.50 4. n. every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening.
METHoDIsT-s. W. Corner 9th and Clay SITS.
Rev. Il. W. BOttomley, pastor. Services every
Sunday morning and evening. Sunday schO0
every Sunday at $3.50 A. n. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening.
FIRST PREsBYTERIAN-S. e. Corner 7th and
Liberty Sts., Rev. Montgomery May, pastor
Services every Sunday morning and evening
Sunday school every Sunday at AN. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening.
NINTH ST. PREsBYTERIAN-S. Z. Corner 9th
and Liberty Sts., Rev. W. L. Nourse. pastor
Services every Sunday morning and evening
Sunday school every Sunday at $3.50 A. N. Pray
er meeting every Wednesday evening.
CUMBERLAND PREsBYTERIAN-Seventh St.,
bet, Virginia and Clay, Rev. A. G. Biddle, pas
tor. Services every Sunday morning and eve
ming. Sunday school at $3.50 A. NJ, every Sun
day. Prayermeeting every Thursday evening
EPIsCoPAL-N. W. Corner 9th and Liberty
Sts., Rev. J. W. Venable, Rector. Services ev-
cry Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
school every Sunday morning.
ATHoLIC-Ninth Strest, near Belmont. Rev
4. p. Feehan. priest Services every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock.
VIRGINIA ST., BGPTIsT, (Colored)-N. W
Corner Virginia and Ath Sts., Rev. e. Will
llams, pastor. Services every Sunday morning
and evening. Sunday school every Sunday
morning at O'Clock. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL, (Colored) IS. e. Cor
ner Liberty and llth SITS. Rev. j. NJ Mitchell
pastor. Services every Sunday morning and
evening. Sunday school at "a. n. every Sun.
day. Prayer meeting every Wednesday even.
ing.
MAIN ST. BAPTIST, (Colored)-Corner Mair
and 4th SITS. Rev. K. Richey, pastor. Services
every Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
srhnOl every Sunday at9A. N. Prayer meet.
ing every Wednesday evening.
YIN. C. A.
The Y. NJ. G. A. rooms are upstairs corner
Sth and Main, and are open on Tuesday, Thurs.
day and Saturday evenings, from TO 10 O'clock
COUNTY ORANGES.
CHURCH HILL, No. lO9-Church Hill, Ky
NJ. b. King, W. NJ; j. A. Browning
Sect'y.; J. b. W alker, Business Agent.
CAsKY, No. 8s-Casky Ky. Thos. Green
W. M; Geo. W. Winfree, Secty.: Jno. G. Box
ley, Business Agent. Meets lst and Srd Fri
days In each month.
HOPKINsvILLE PURLIC SCHooL LIBRARY
Open on Tuesdays and Fridays, except durini
vacation, from ga, IN. TO 4. p. m. Free to al
pupila Of the HOpkinsville Public Schools abov,
The fourth year grade. Annual fee, 81 to al
others. G. II. DIETRICH.
Librarian.
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KING LEOPOLD,
How the Monarch Of the Bolglans Appears
on the Promenade. i.t.l d

How the Monarch of the Bolglans Appears
on the Promenade. N it,UC 4
Leopold is one Of the most demo-
cratic Of Kings. lie saunters about
Brussels in the most lsisurcly way, and
is as familiar q figure on the Rue Roy
ale or du Midi as President Grant used
to be on Pennsylvania avenue. lie is
fully six feet tall, has an angular form
and an awkward manner, and one day
when / saw him on the Rue du Midi he
had the gout so bad that he hobbled
along in anything but kingly fashion.
He has dark complexion, wears full
sandy beard that is long and tinged
with gray, and his small eyes arc SO
close together that there is scarcely
space for his big Roman nose between
them. Here is the dress which Leo
pold thinks the proper one for Kings
street wear: A coat Of dark blue
broadcloth, cut in the style Of Nor
folk jacket, and trousers Of the same
material, but shade or two lighter in
color. In all the seams Of both coat
and trousers was sot small gold cord;
boots of heavy calfskin, with soles
fully a half inch thick, cap similar to
that worn by an American army
private, with miniature gold lion Of
Brabant over the forcpiece, and gold
bowed eyeglasses with pendant
chain. A heavy cane was held in q
hand whose third finger was encircled
by a gold ring chat bore the square,
compass and letter 6 of the Masonic
order, set in diminutiye diamonds.
His only attendants were two portly
mddlc-aged gentlemen, elegantly
dressed In black broadcloth and fine
linen. who walked a few feet behind
the King, and who occasionally an
swercd question put to them by their
royal master. Cor. Boston Post.
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uNPRETENTlous,
Tho Hase with which President Llueoin
Adapted Himself to Circumstance

Tho Ease With Which President Llueoin
Adapted Himself to Circumstance
President Lincoln would have been
very fond of Mark Tapley, that hero Of
Dickens who was "always jolly under
difficulties. There was nothing pre-.
teptous about the President, and he
easily adapted himself to circumstances
Just before the close of the war he
ran away from the politicians and
ofIice-seekers of Washington, went
down to City Point in the steamer River
Queen, and invited himself to stay with
Admiral Porter ON board the flagship
Malvern. She was small vessel. with
poor accommodations, but the Presi-
dent was content to occupy small
stateroom, six feet long by four aud q
half wide, and would not accept the
Admirars larger room. When ne re-
tired for the first night on board, he
put his shoes and socks outside of his
stateroom door. The socks had holes
in them, but they were washed and
darned by the ships tailor, and placed.
with his cleaned shoes, at his door.
"A miracle happened to me las,
night" said the President at the break.
fast table. "When / wont 20 bed had
two large holes in my socks, and this
morning there are no holes in them.
That never happened to mo before; it
must be miracle"
"How did you sleep, Mr.. PresidentP"
asked the Admiral.
~ slept well" he answered; "but
you can't put long blade into short
scabbard. l was too long for that
BERTH"
The President was six feet four inches
In height and the berth was only six
feet long.
That day, while the President was
away from the ship, the carpenters en-
larged the stateroom, heightened the
berth and made over the mattress TO fit
II, Nothing was said about the change
to the President, The next morning he
came out smiling,
"a greater miracle than ever hap
pened last night" said he. 81 shrank
six inches in length and about 8 foot
sideways. l got somebody else's big
pillow and slept in better bed than !
did on the River Queen, though not hRlf
so lively"
II think, adds Admiral Porter, who
tells the story, ''that if / had given him
two fence-rails to sleep on, he would
not have found fault. That was Ahra.
ham Lincoln in all things relating TO
bis own comfort. He would never per.
init people to put themselves out fol-
him under any circumstances ~
Yonts's Companion
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Mr.. Bergh has his eyes IN no less
o place than Paris, where cruelty to
horses is said TO be distressingly COM
mon. A cruel thing that Is ceaselessly
happening all over Paris is the crack
ing Of the whip Just over the horses
head, so hs to cause it to make detona-
ton like "A pistol shot. In satirical
writing Of 1917, and then it's not given
as new, occurs the saying: paris is
the paradise Of women. the purgatorY
of men and the hell Of horses, ~ u
Herald. ~
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District Maeistrates' Court.

rr.-... TT .a.-.o.. ..A o.,..
l-hOPkI u a.. & n: AnueLsoh' A'n tues-
uays. 4. f. hougers' oru sA'uTuAys.
NJ A. Fritz. srd Thursdays.
8-PEMRROKE-J. r. Penick, End Saturdays.
d, u. Laokey, End Thursdays.
4-LONGyIEv-L. O. CARROT. End Saturdays.
e, G, Griffin, End Fridays.
S-LAPAYRTTR-J. T, Coleman, srd Wednes-
days. Z. B. Fraser, Srd Mondays.
e-UNIoS SCHOOL HoUsE-J. W. McGaughey,
ard saturdays, M. A. Littlefeld. lth Fridays
r'.. n 49,. ~, o..,,-,....
~ ~. ". Mn' CRU o@'uiuayS'
Ihos. har'lh' 4'h saturdays
STRUT HILL-J. II. Cavanah, last Mondays
j. A. Boyd, Srd Tuesdays.
a-soITEs, MILL. r.. Fuller. 4th Wednea.
days. i. nj. Durham. Atm Mondays.
~ n,any-r0n,,no Ars,,, pasv e-d rhrra.
nS..a p;a,oa r,l rhnns5asy' "ay' ''u
uayS' huiuS h'e0, s1h AhufeuayS'
ll-bAINBRIDGE-H. B. CLARK, last Saturdays
Jas. NJ. PPool, 4th Tuesdays.
lq-CAsKY-N. G, Brasher. 9TH Saturdays
N, N wa-ao,a o. ea,,,-aa,,.
W. n. /" arne,u' olu oasu,uays'
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The Legislature of South Carolina
has apportioned $1,000 in order that o
practical test may be made in the cul-
turo Of Tobacco. A premium of $50 is
to be given to one farmer in each
county and premium Of $l0O to the
farmer reporting the best result The
selection is to be made by committee
Of three practical farmers in each
county, appointed by the Commissioner
of Agriculture. .-Louisuilie Courier
journal.
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is sorry fur de 'speptio pusson.
would rather hab er good stomach an
hotter to go hungry all my life den tel
hab or bad stomach wild or full sinoke.
house, jos erbout do time or man
stops an says: II has foun' out dat
Use fool, udder folks says dat he's
smart, an when he thought dat he
wus smart udder folks knowed he was
CT fool. Some folks hates o lie so bad
dat da tells leetle mo- den de truth,
an dat is dc wust sort er lyln', fur dc
good deal o. truth dat's Id whut dey
says makes us bet on do part whut Is o.
lie.-drkdaSatc Traveller.
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"A remarkable importation OF Vic.
toria, B. c., lately, was six hundred
pounds of shayings, all the way from
New Jersey. The apparent incongru-
ity Of such an importation 10 country
full Of saw-mills is explained by the
fact that the shavings are Of red birch,
to be used in the manufacture Of vine'
gar.
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The cattlemen Of Montana have
formed o protective organization, Of
which TIE motto Isl ''You had better
mind whose range you are on and
whose cattle you are branding
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AEhEuEeQ Its CAUSES and CURE,
NEHTU6SO by one who was deaf twen-
ty.eight years. Treated by most Of the
noted specialists OF the day with no benefit.
Cured himself In three months, and since then
hundreds Of others by same process. A plain,
simple and succesaful home treatment. Ad-
dress 7. 8. PAGE, i2s East soth st., New York
City.
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"A Coroncr's Jury at Virginia CITY,
New, found that q man came to his
death 'from gun-shot wounds inflicted
by pistol. "
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President seeiye. Of Amherst Col.
lege, says that II girls would run every
day they would never die Of consump.
ton.
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Did you Sup

pose Mustang Liniment only good
for horsesi 1t is for inaamma-
ton Of all aesb.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24
masonic Installation.

The officers of Southern California
Lodge, No. 27S, F. and A. NJ, elected
and appointed to serve for the ensuing
year were installed Wednesday evening
by Past Master F. G.. Woodbury., as
sisted by DR.. H. s. Orms as Marshal.
There was large attendance of vi itors
as well as of members Of the lodge. Fol.
lowing are the new officers: Freeman
G.. Teed, w. NJ; II. 2. Osborne, S. W.;
+. w. Kelsey. ]. W.; E. f. Spence,
Treasurer; r T. Mullard, Secretary; N.
r. Storey. Marshal; Frank Marsh, s. D.;
Charles o. Scott. ). d Andrew Peasley,
DR.. Walter Lindley, Stewards; John Me.
umoil, Tyler. After the ceremonies of
installation a repast was served in the
banquet hall.