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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-26
TWICE MARRIED.
A Young Couple Elude Parental
Vigilance and are Happy
at Last.
fCourier-Journal, Jan, %. /


For more than year Lille Ma,
Gray and VIM. 4. McGrath hay,
been sweethearts. Three months aet
they became engaged, and when tn,
matter was mentioned to the prospec
tive brides parents, who live OF
Twelfth street, there was a firm re.
fusal, on the ground that their daugh
ter was too young.
AS time passed the lovers became
restless, and some ten weeks ago. in
company with friend, they called
upon County Clerk Webb and pro.
cured marriage license. Justice
Brownfleld tied the knot in his usual
happy style. The young couple re-
solved to keep their unior a secret
and the bride returned to hen fathers
home TO remain until the time was
considered propitious 10 mention the
wedding.
A vigilant Courier-Journal repor-
ter learned of the secret marriage
and published the fact. This caused
a Juror in both the McGrath and
Gray households, for Justice Nc
Grath, the father of the bridegroom,
was also opposed to the match. Nc
Grath was denied the privilege of
seeing his young wife. A habeas
corpus suit followed, and the pro-
ce,dines were brought to a sudden
termination by a suit for divorce.
filed by the wife. The petition was
afterward granted.
Until Wednesday night last moth
ing was heard of either of the roman
tic sweethearts. This time the re-
port came from New Albany that
they had visited the County Clerk
there, but had been denied license,
owing to the fact that Mr.. Gray had
anticipated their movement and had
requested the authorities to turn
them away without the necessary pa
pers. McGrath and Miss Gray re-
turned to Louisville.
Yesterday morning they were up
before day break, and, by appoint
ment, they met at the Kentucky end
eft the big bridge. They walked to
the Indiana side, and at the prison
station again took the train for New |
Albany. After a hearty breakfast
they engaged the services of Consta-
BILE G. A. Graham and two-horse
and rewarded him
handsomely to drive them post haste
to Corydon, Ind. They were afraid
to travel by rail, because it was
known that the young lady's father
was on the alert and might intercept
hem by telegram.
The party reached Corydon by 10
\. NJ, and no difficulty was expert
'nced in securing license. An &C.
'ommodating minister performed the
ceremony, and received So note.
Mr.. George w. Young accompanied
he party, and prepared for an ele-
rant dinner, after which Mr.. and
drs. McGrath and their friends
tarted on the return trip. They
ostled along merrily and arrived at
lew Albany at 3 o'clock in the after
o'n. Last night the newly-mar-
led couple took passage on an Air.
inc train for st. Louis. They will
e absent a week on their bridal trip.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-26

Jas. F. Crockett and Jas. D. Fall
low, of the *. S. G., have been dis
honorably discharged from Co. F.,
Louisville Legion, for neglect of
duty.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-26
TINE TABLE FOR TRAINS.

DEPART soUrU-5 30 and 6:25 A, M; l:is p. NJ
DEPART N0RTH-lO:80 and--A. M; g:8S p, M
NRRlvK FROM S0UTH-l0:80 A. NJ. 70 :85, g:8S r. M
ar uvEPRoA NoRTH-5:2O A. NJ. =, i;iSP. M
Time Table Of O., 0. 3 S. W. R. R
GOING SOUTH.
Lv. Louisville $3.50 AN.
1895 PM
:. WORTHWHILE s:52P.M.
1884 AN.
GOING NORTH.
Ly. Memphis ll:iOP.M.
S:l5 AM
Norto nville ll:S AN.
7:82PM
POST oFFICE-west Main Street, bet. 9th
and 9Th.
Open for letters, stamps-7 Am. to8P.M.
+" money 0rders-6 A, N. tO4P.M.
delivery, sundays-3:lb TO AIS P. N.
COMMENTARIES OFFICE,
Seventh st. near Main.
Open . A. n. to 5P.M.
TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
WESTERN UNioN-Up stairs corner Main and
9th streets. Mrs. Randls and Miss Park, opera.
tors.
BALTINoRE 4 0HIo-Up stairs corner Main
and 9th streets. j. r. SmyseI, operator.
TELEPHONE OFFICE.
Main st. bet. 9Th and 9th up stairs. Clarence
Lindsay, operator.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-23

:. tsndsrly protected her. became
9 ..ls.s HI her accepted and beloved hus-
=. ..'s' The Si7ysr Fzagon' which ! had
~ :.,.d was placed in the hands of
-, :. "a, = her inherited property.
al'' line went on, and the Squire, his
I. : u. u, NJ. de Bougainville'were gath
~. ! y, their fathers, Wolf and his wife
\. I. f5e occupants Of 0Ideourt House
\ I'm settling down in life with a strict
J, \ managing wife, became the propri-
\ oftde Abbey Farm.
THE END.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-23
DISAPPEARED.
(C0HLnacd.)

(Gonllnaed.
F,sIsr-faster Oh, how the horses
hcoed, and the driver resented my per-
n9aI urging Apathy and self control
.a,d both left me. | could not have
#,ecked the rush OF desire to see those
asr faces again, had | been the veriest
|htcast upon earth. They rose up be-
BIZ me- az tie DAYS darkened not
hanged Or faded my husbands as he
4 he parted from me, looking down
Hib achiding tenderness for my strange
llncies, and kissing ny lips again and
gain as I chung to him ; my boy S, flush
Hib health, and full ofthe resolute will
klrssisted Nannie's lax discipline my
stilI-lttering her fondness
e! by inarticulate murmurs and by
hne shy, fond glances. | only asked
4 see them all once more before | turn
II blckiuto the desert ! had chosen to
Wander in.
It was quite dark before we reached
n landing and the river rolled black
" arOid, full of floating ice, an impas-
'o'e barrier, cutting off my goal. At
IN olneF moment it would have turned
Oack' tuIl of cowardly fears but now
begged and impIored the fishermen,
u0Se boats We're drawn up from the flu
Of a threatening storm, to cross the
IN angry swell, promising them food
+ saeIter on the other side. Think |
O'a nave gone mad to have waited
uluI Inofnlng-so near, yet hope
E'.5 separated, Entreaties were of no
~ "0r promises; but gold tempted
= % lae peril Of their lives they said.
NJ "o, care;l knew that we should
4, AZ A.. ,o' Storm, 1t met US midway in
IN I"7I' iIoa.i0g for time almost
I'M. y threatened by every way,
h3A, pl5'as Of crashing ice rushed by.
IN ''aek waves whirled and boiled
m J;d I.sa US with driving spray. But
n III. =, ''o' 0ury us for the men toiled
N 5r. H., .'.es while covered before
M ~, ,,,yplug surf, remembering whose
'oold give them power against
4. u r..- g s.Ient-only the rushing
'"'ef and the wailino of tba wind
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-23

Tor moment lost all clew to where 7
stood, though it was blessing to feel
the firm land beneath me; ssand then
faint distant light told mewhere TO guide
my steps.
Sadly dim andcheerless twas, instead
of the warm hospitable blaze which once
had shown from those very windows
cherries as the hearth on which it flick
cred, sending up now and then a strong
er flame, bnt dying down almost to dark
ness. ! found the gate at last, ana
closed itnoiselessly behind me. For the
first time a sickening apprehension came
nov that | was SO near what lay be-
fore me. Sometimes | had dreamed
that stood close as this to my own
threshold, but an inevitable fate had
chained me there. The curtains were
undraWn; there was no one to intrude.
The fire flashed up as | drew near, and
revealed the room, the round table, so
bright of old with its crimson cloth, and
books and work and household lamp, now
empty, save for the crossed arms and the
dear head they pilloWed. Such hopeless
dependency The bowed form once
SO manly and elastic-the covered face
I read it all. How weary and worn was
that desolate heart. by that desolate
hearth
My footsteps did not startle Frederick.
Had not seen him thus | should have
met him with the reserve that became my
condition; but knowing only too well all
the detection and the dreariness that
bowed him down, | thought of comfort
inc him, not once Of myself, or how he
would receive me. I bent over him, and
drew his head upon my bosom, ! smooth
ed those tangled and disordered locks
with both my hands, and showered kiss
es upon them and tears, and murmured
EXPLANATIONS OF pity and soothing, as a
mother comforts her child.
After the first wild start he lay there
without a word, only twining his arms
about my waist. and sobbing in long con-
vulsive throes, such as man seldom
gives way to, save by the coffin and the
grave.
I knew then was forgiven and belev-
ed, and restored without the asking
quite as well as when he tried to comfort
me, long after midnight, long after we
had told each other all for my punish
ment had overtaken mel had gone TO
nv children, and NY 646yS cot 79as
empty.
now: for to amother's natural grief there
was bitter reproach added that no
,d Gould rive voice tO-a silent wall
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1886-01-23
Life Here and Abroad.

Lieutenant Greely's book about his
arctic expedition is to be embellished
with a hundred illustrations.
There is no truth whatever, SAYS the
the London Truth, in the report that
Princess Louise contemplates a trip to
Canada next summer.
Claus Spreckles, the sugar king Of
the New world, as he likes to call him
self, is said to derive an income Of S.
600, 900 from his sugar plantations in the
Sandwich Islands. In his domain he
Yields the most autocratic power of any
monopolist in the world. His home at
Honolulu is like dream Of a Sybarite.
Ills wants are served by an army Of ne
gfoes,
twas not Miss Ada c Sweet, the for
mer pension agent at Chicago, who was
married last month as announced, but
Miss Ada w. Sweet. The fact that the
latter was from Chicago and the similar
Fly ofname led to the erroneous report.
The eX-pension agent is still unmarried
and is in business in New York.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is not going to
marry yum-yum, but Miss Sybil San
derson Of Sanfrancisco, whom he met on
a trans atlantic steamer, so that it be-
comes eminenty proper to
Ring the merry bells on board ship;
Rend the air with accents wild,
For the marriage Of his hardship, -
although Miss Sanderson is not ''onr
gallant captains child, but an heiress.
Theodore Roosevelt in his article on
WHO should Go West, published in
IIarpers Weekly, says: "Several OF
my classmates in Harvard are now sue
cessful ranchmen and first-class cow
herders, another Of them has turned out
to be a very able engine driver; but
question if the former any more than the
latter.owe their success to their college
training
Miss Clara Barton, founder and Pres
ident ofthe Association of the Red Cross,
gave an interesting and eloquent address
one Sunday evening recently, at the
Presbyterian church at Dansyille, N. Y.
She outlined the practical work Of the
Red Cross in this country, rehearsing
with thrilling pathos the story Of the
great floods Of the Ohio and the Missis
sppi a local paper says The adj
dress throughout was Of absorbing inter-
est, and, told in the quiet, womanly
way which characterzes all of Miss Bar
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19

PRICES HILL.
wants supple,

On the heights of the west bank of Milk
creek, a tributary of, and at its junction with,
the Ohio river, is Prices hill, reached also by
an incline the head of which terminates with
a grand pavilion, concert garden and dancing
halls The grounds are very large, with a
net work of pleasure walks, shaded by hum
dreds of trees, beneath which are convenient
refreshment tables. The grounds, pavilion
and terrace overlook the entire city, a scope
Of perhaps ten miles. On the opposite sid
of the summit you look from point where
the Ohio river takes graceful curve to th"
south. The eve rests on dim, uncertain ho-
rizon thirty miles away, across the blue grass
fields, wooded wales and picturesque hills of
Kentucky. Nearer, to the left, on the oppo-
site shore, the graceful, low, blue banks are
broken by the inflow of the turbulent, green
dved Licking, which rtIshes, with the songs of
sawmills and industry, into the amber-hued
waters of the more peaceful, sedate aEd
grander Ohio. The scenes on, around and
from the summit of p ices hill are among
the grandest in the Ohio valley, which, re-
gardless of the alleged seductiveness of the
Adirondacks, Catskills and the Hudson, or
the more awe-inspiring splendors of the
Rocky mountains, needs no word painting,
for the Ohio is living swath which mows its
silent, shimmering way through sublime
nature in her grander moods.
Prices hill is principally patronized by peo-
ple from the West End, who hold all Their
picnics and social balls and parties, in winter
and summer. in one of the finest dancing pa
vilions in the country. 1t was here that the
Democratic nominating convention OF 1883
was held
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19

by steam As many as 10000 people have
frequently been entertained in one evening.
The entire place is open at all times, and the
admission is free.
The Highland house is the newest and
most fashionable Of the hilltop resorts. 1t is
situated at the head of the inclined plane on
Mt. Adams. The buildings are numerous
and extensive. The main hall will comfort
ably seat 1900 persons. Up stairs are parlors,
ladies' dressing rooms, theatre and extensive
dining rooms This building is complete in
every detail, being finished, painted and
decorated in the highest style of modern art.
Running around the entire building are wide
balconies. Another building of quite equal
dimensions is situated to the right of the main
hall, which is used for balls, parties and
private and public picnics. This immense
floor is also used as a roller skating rink. On
the roof of this building is the platform and
wooden skeleton work from which is given
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19

Inevery yard men are employed to measure
the hops and put them in sacks for trans
portation to the dry house. When the meas
urer appears with his basket the pickers begin
a hasty examination of their bins and hur-
riedly remove all leaves and rubbish. Then
the pickers receive tickets denoting the num-
Der of bushels picked, the hops are taken from
the ward to the dry house and there dried, then
pressed into bales for shipment. The dry
house is usually roomy structure, contain
ing kilns for drying, storage loft, and
space underneath for the press. The fires are
kept going night and day while the picking
lasts, for hops require about fourteen hours
of drying, and they must be put on the kiln
as soon as possible after they come from the
field. Tbey are first spread evenly over the
floor of the kiln and bleached by burning
sulphur i'm the furnace room beneath. After
the bleaching the heat is increased, and the
remainder of the night is passed in watching
the fires, with occasional visits to the loft to
note the condition of the kilns.
The people in this quiet valley are unaf-
fected, straightforward and thoroughly in
earnest. Industry is with them a saving
grace" and they care little for what the world
calls progress. What are considered improve
ments in other hop growing sections find little
favor here; they raise hops to-day as their
fathers raised them thirty years ago. OF
course, there was much innocent Irritation
among the young people, and sometimes a
genuine courtship. Many young farmers OF
the neighborhood first met their wives in the
hop yard. A pretty woman Is not seen at
when working at a hop bin.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19
A PICKER,S HUT.

Some owners Of hop yards have erected
huts for the accommodation of their pickers.
Here the families who come ffom distant
towns and villages live during the hop pick
ing, and it is an odd sight to come upon these
quarters in the evening, when the smoke
wreaths are curling up from the chimney and
children play about the open door. Strange
stories are told of depopulated hen roosts and
empty pork barrels in the vicinity of these
humble dwellings, and no doubt many of the
pickers do try to make their brief sojourn in
the hop country as profitable as possible
The hop plant was introduced into the
North American colonies early in their his
tory. 1t was cultivated in Men Neither
lands in the year 1929, and in Virginia in
164s. Two hundred years later the raising of
hops had become an established industry, and
the census report for the year 1910 gives 6,OOO
bales as the crop of the United States The
cultivation of hops is confined to compare
lively small area. Over four-ffths of the
crop raised in the United States is grown in
New York. G. HILLS WARREN.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19
THE ANARCHIST TRIAL.

Chicago's Cause Celebre-Its Sensations.
Detectives Who Were Anarchists.
One of the most remarkable trials that
ever engaged the attention of any court in
this country is undoubtedly that of the eight
Anarchists, of Chicago, who are on trial for
their lives, the act with which they are
charged being the murder of police officer
Matthias j. Degan, who was one of those
killed by the explosion of the dynamite
bomb. August Spies, Samuel Fielden, Mi
chael Schwab, Chris Spies, c. r. Parsons,
George Engel Adolph Fischer and Louis
Lingg are the accused.
The attack on the police occurred, it will
be remembered, ON the evening of May
last. While the first shock of the affair lasted
it was thought that it would be next to inn
possible to obtain evidence to convict men,
bers of such secret Oath-bound society.
But as the trial progressed the prosecution
has heaped surprise upon surprise in the way
If evidence, showing in startling way that
the explosion of the bomb in the old Hay
market square was but the first move in a
carefully planned and long organized purpose
of annihilating the police and fire department
of the city of Chicago, when the city would he
given over TO pillage and repetition of the
scenes in Paris during the reign Of the coln-
mune.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19

SHOOTING FLYING OBJECTS FROM SADDLE
Immediately Erastus Wiman, the late New
York newsboy, sets apart two large tracts OF
land to be devoted to the amusement of the
people. Like the wizard that he is, he seems
to touch these places with his magic wand,
and almost Immediately these grounds are
transformed into amphitheaters, the like OF
which have not been seen since the days OF
Titus. One of these, as in old Roman days,
is dedicated to national games, and in The
other is reproduced the thrilling spectacles Of
war and contests with untamed beasts, just as
exciting probably, though not SO sanguinary,
as the exhibitions which used to delight the
old Roman maids and matrons in the Colos-
scum. And all that great railroad may be
induced TO come that way. Who knows but
Erastus may have copied the scheme Of some
former Roman namesake, and that the re-
nowned Appian Way was built to carry the
populace to some great wooden amphitheater
which did not long stand times ravages, but
was constructed to bring the Via Appia that
way, and thus enhance real estate around it
to the discontinue of advocates of some other
route
On visiting the largest amphitheatre it
would seem that we are not removed many
generations from Pagan Rome. There are
realistic encounters between Indians and
whites, and contests in which wild buffalOes
and vicious horses, mules and steers test their
powers with men; and when the bucking
burro or steer comes nearest to annihilating
his rider then is our modern maiden most
pleased. The gadiatorial combats only are
missing to take us back 2 900 years.
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19
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A BIT OF THE HOP YARD.

Picking hops is net a pastime by any means.
1t is downright hard work. For those unac-
customed to exposure this outdoor life has
much discomfort In the morning the vines
and poles are wet with rain and dew. Soon
the heat becomes oppressive, and wraps that
were so comfortable an hour ago are hung on
the bins, to be used again later in the day.
There are myriads of hop lice, too; dirt and
stain. aching heads and tired arms; faces tan
under the scorching sun, and tender fingers
bleed from contact with the rough vines.
Still, the occupation is help toward that
which we are all seeking-a livelihood.
This article was not written to describe in
detail the raising of hops, nor to call special
attention to that industry. 1t is merely a
collection of notes made by vagrant art
student during visit to the hop yards in the
picking season. The valley described, half
hidden among the hills of western New York,
is probably fair sample of other hop-grow-
ing portions of the state, and its exact loca-
ton is a matter of little Importance.
At IL o'clock the pick.Is stop work for din
ner and little rest. T.! ,se from distance
board at the farm house md 60 to their meals
when the bell rings. In the yards, where
local help is employed there is usually a
rough shanty, where tea and coffee are served
and the contents of the dinner pals enjoyed
in picnic fashion, quite in keeping with the
surroundings
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19
BELLEVUE HOUSE.

The Bellevue house is one of the most ia
nous hilltop resorts in the city, situated at
the head of the Clifton Incline Plane railway,
built immediately upon the edge and over
hanging the high cliffs which overlook Nc
Micken avenue, 800 feet below. 1t is by far
the largest and closely rivals for beauty and
appointments the celebrated Highland house.
One view, the beautiful Mill Creek valley,
spreads out away to the northwest, the SER
pentine windings easily traced by simmer
ing reflections of the sunlight, while here and
there the stream is lost behind the houses OF
more thickly crowded settlements. Turning,
the eve rests on the city while another view,
not quite so extended, but none the less beau
tiful. is to the north across wide expanse OF
undulating country to the velvety lawns and
palatial residences of Clifton, one OF the love-
liest residence spots in America
The Bellevue house, pavilions, esplanade
and other attractive buildings cover more
ground than any other hilltop resort in the
city. The grounds comprise about twelve
acres. in which there is park and orchard,
innumeral shade trees, lovely walks and beau
tiful flowers The Bellevue Is largely used
for picnics, balls and private parties in sum-
:. buildings being heated
Helena weekly herald., 1886-08-19
Queer Wrinkles.
NO COPY WANTED.

NO COPY WANTED.
Office boy Ito editor)-There is a man out
ride who SAYS that he has bill he wants to
present Editor-Say to him that his manu-
script is respectfully declined.
JUST HER SIZE.
II think | wear twos," she simpered to the
shoemaker; "do notr' "Yes ma'am," said
the honest dealer, "you wear twos." Then,
ander his breath, Zone on each foot"
NEW AND FRESH.
Reporter docking for items) Anything
new or fresh this morning in the railroad
line? Railroad official ughtfully)-H'm-
tet me see-yes, that paint you are leaning
against is new and fresh. 1t was only put on
this morning.
JUSTLY CELEBRATED.
9Do YOU know why we celebrate Washing
toms Birthday" asked Mr.. Hendricks OF his
son Bobby; "why his birthday IS honored
more than-than mine, for instanceP "On,
yes" responded Bobby, promptly; "George
Washington never told a lie."
THE TRIALS OF FARMING.
II can't imagine what the trouble is WITH
that cow" said New Yorker, who is giving
his attention to amateur farming this season.
sShe looks all right" commented nelghDor.
.Yes, she looks all right" agreed the Ne"
Yorker, "but the doocid critter won't give
down her milk. When l bought her monIn
ago she gave twenty-four quarts a day; no"
I'm lucky to get five. And it isn't because
she doesn't get MIXED often enough" addeu :
the puzzled amateur "Not a day passes
don't milk that COW half q dozen tines' a.
least. New York Sun.