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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
Wills by the Hundred.

The Hungarian historian. NJ. Sala.
mon. has just discovered in the
archives of Buda-Pesth moro than five
hundred wills bearing dates between
1902 and 1874. These wills had beon
intrusted to the public authorities for
safe keeping, but by somo unaccount-
able blunder they were never COM
municated to the heirs of the testators,
so that in many cases the SUGGESTIONS
to which they related were treated as
coming from persons who had died
intestate, and had to bo regulated by
long and costly law suits M. Sala-
mons discovery is naturally causing q
profund sensation. for it may unsettle
property that has passed into thou
sands of hands, and 1t must infallibly
produce whole crop Of fresh law
suits. IN X Post
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
What a Mascaret Is.

When swiftly-Aowing rivers pour
their waters into the sea where they
meet the influx Of high tide. tho
struggle between tho rivers current
and the opposing tidal wave produces
such violent disturbances in the water
that they are transformed into boiling
seas with whirlpools which engulf all
that comes in their way. This it was
that destroyed tho British steamer
Romeo near tho mouth of the river
Seine in France. Tho steamer had
grounded in the darkness, and she was
anchored 10 await daylight This
flood wave, which is called In Franco
mascaret, rushed upon the ship dur
ing the night and completely swamp
cd her, drowning seven Of the crew.
These phenomena are well known In
many rivers where the same condi-
tions exist and are designated by
various local names. The Hoogly and
Indus rivers, where. they meet the In-
dian Ocean. and the Amazon, where 1t
pours into the Atlantic. are subject to
these visitations. m o. Picayupe.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
Bats That Can Swim.

i was once watching little stream
near Guisborough. in Cleveland. where
It widened out above neglected weir.
It was about midday in summer. A
small bat flew out of somo Granny in
the rocks, dare say, and fluttered
over the pool. Perhaps 1t was dazzled
by the light Of the shimmering Of the
water. Anyhow it fell into the middle
of the pool, and thought 1t would be
drowned. However, II managed to
oar itself with lis wings to the opposite
bank, and there crept away among
the bushcs-a draggled. deplorable-
looking object. This summer was
watching pond one still, misty even-
ing. 1t was about sunset and num-
bers of bats camo out and hawked flies
over the water. They often dipped.
and once or twice a bat overbalanced
itself and lay with its wings expanded
on tho water Incredible as it may
seem, after several struggles these
immersed bats succeeded in rising on
the wing from the surface of the water,
which was three or four feet deep
London Spectator.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
GREATLY ovERRATED.

An Eastern Widows Experience in ths
Uncivillzed West.
A widow who. having come from thu
East and established herself In West
ern town. was visited by friend from
the old home.
well. how do you like it out hero,
anyway"
Not very we'll"
People too rough for youP'
They are not only rough-they arc
peculiar; and, in fact the men arc
greatly overrated."
"In what wayP"
"Well, I'll make a plain statement
and let you draw your own conclu-
sions. l had read in the newspapers
that women were in demand out here,
and l naturally expected somo little
attention."
'Didn't you receive itp''
"Wait until get through with my
statement please. bought me a
light-colored wig. got new sot Of
teeth. had my glass eye re-glazed and
plunged into the mad whirl of society.
That was six months ago, and am
still widow"
pretty bad I must admit; but
didn't you got any proposals."
One"
"Why didn't you take himP''
Influenced too much by appear
ances, doubtless. Perhaps Ibid wrong
In rejecting him, but / was girlish in
my notions. He had only one leg,
was almost blind, was undoubtedly |
addicted to the use of liquor, was In
debt swore considerably. chowed navy |
tobacco and was a great liar Perhaps. |
though, regardless of appearances, / |
would have married him, had not
heard a damaging report concerning
him."
"What was itp'
'Why. 1 heard that he was not
over of the fine arts. Oh. yes, the
nen out in this part of the country are
yreatly oveITated. Arkansaw Trap
Ter.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Mental Kitchen Scales for BUSY Hou SO
keepers and Cooks.

Mental Kitchen Scales for Busy Hou SO.
keepers and Cooks.
Soft butter the size of an egg weighs
one ounce.
Ten common-slzod eggs weigh one
pound.
One pint Of coffee A sugar weighs
twelve ounces.
One quart Of sifted flour (well
heaped), one pound.
Ono pint Of best brown sugar weighs
thirteen ounces
Two toacups (well heaped) coffee A
weigh one pound.
Two teacups QeveD Of granulated
sugar weigh one pound
Two teacups of soft butter well
packed weigh one pound.
One and one-third pints Of powdered
sugar weigh one pound.
Two tablespoons of powdered sugar
or flour weigh ono ounce.
One tablespoon (well rounded) Of
soft butter weighs one ounce.
Ono pint (heaped) of granulated
sugar weighs fourteen ounceR
Four teaspoons are equal 70 one
tablespoon.
One tablespoonful (wsll heapod)
granulated coffee A. or best brown
sugar. equals ono ounce
Miss Parloa says ono generous pint
of liquid, or one pint of finely chopped
meat packed selidly, weighs one
pound. which II would DO very oon-
venient to remember
Teaspoons vary in size. and the new
ones hold about twice as much US an
old-fashioned spoon of thirty years
ago. A medium-sizod teaspoon con-
tains about dram.-M Y Natl
aud Erpress.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
COMMON CARRIERS.
a Curious Decision Concerning Their Il
sponslbility To tho Public.


A common carrier OF passengers,
with their baggage, assumes as to the
Passengers two distinct species Of re-
sponsibility: ono rs TO their persons
and another as to their baggage. Be-
lore the Introduction of railroads, when
Messengers by land Travelled almost ex-
sc,Sslvely by stagScoach. the Supreme
yS't OF Massachusetts, laid down
ssi'Lly accepted rulo: "That car
,n aess ol passengers for hire arc bound
~ ~, so thN utmost caro- and diligence
:" sn,. une providing of safe, sufficient and
o,'%o'e oaa", coeehes, harnesses. horses and
soaonmen, 10 order to prevent those
siSh, which human caro- and fore
s,sht ',psI can guard against" Since rail-
,Naaa. s "a,e come 10 bo tho principal
means oil land travel In Eurono and
america and at rate Of snecd nover
dreamed OF when stage.coacbos 80
50 universally in vogue the courts both
IN england aud the United States bOvo
gwen inc general rulo n broader and
more stringent application. son,a
years ago an accident happened 10 .
train through the breaking of an axle
ana number OF passengers were in
lured' Suit was brought against tho
railroad company for damages. Tho
company showed that the car had
been built for them by skillful car
builders and while in the process Of
building 1t was carefully examined by
an agent OF the company, both with
respect to materials and workmanship,
and again when 1t was completed was
carefully inspected in every particu-
lar 1t had been in use with safety
sixteen months before tho accident.
The car-builder had obtained the axle
from an approved and skillful manu-
facturer and that the defect In II ms
was shown could not have been
dhs,sc.od hs:sc.od by the most careful lex
the fault IN iha'aak 'aako by striking II with a
detected while It was being made nil,ss ~ 9
process OF bonding. and that the com.
pany did not so test II. The opinion
oil the court was that tho railroad s1ects
pany was responsible for all zig the
which might AZ any li.gavd poem dis
process. n any manner and then
ooEnediod. and to the same extent as II
Tho company had manufactured the
axle In lis own shop and by its own
workmen, and II there was any test
known which at any tlmo might have
been employed to discover concealed
defects in the axlO. the company was
guilty Of negligence for not making
such test -Seiden n Hopkins. IN Vide
ADake.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
REGARDING PAPER.
The Variety OF Substances Employed
Its Manufacture.

Its Manufacture.
Tho patents Of the present day COM
prise almost every conceivable material
of which paper can bo made. some Of
them being rather unexpected, and not
few being novel to even well-in-
formed persons. The patents cover
paper mado from aloe fiber, asbestos.
which makes an indestructible paper.
not to bo consumed by fire; bagging
or soaking, which makes parse
wrapping-paper
Tho fibers of tho banana are also
employed. which would suggest that
persons who throw the peelings of this
fruit on the pavement might put them
to better use, while over fifty differ :
ent kinds Of bark arc employed. Beam
stalks arc used, together with
tho fibers of the sugar
cane aftor tho juice has
been expressed. Cocoanut fiber
makes a good brown paper, whilo the
shell Of tho nut is also employed.
Dried clover has boon mado uso Of in
tho samo direction, making a wrap
ping-paper whilo cotton has been
source Of paper for many generations.
Paper is made from both linen and
fax, as well rs from fresh-water
weeds, fur, and moro than hundred
different kinds of grasses. Gutta-
percha papers havo at least the merit
of novelty, but paper from the hair Of
mon and animals would bo a still
creator curiosity. Hay as material
for paper has beon tried with some
success, while nearly fifty patents for
making paper from hemp have re-
varied the labors aud skill OF In
ventors. Sixteen different patents
have been issued In England and
other countries for making paper from
hop plants, while other patents have
covered tho husks of grain. jute and
leather Leaves have been success
fully tried. together with the husks
and stems of Indian corn and moro
than dozen different kinds of mosses
Even netiles have received attention
ia this respect, together with pea
been ugea.t and noarly seventy diff
has beon manufactured Yfftt ft.s.e &c aweed:;
stalks.
Tan bark has boon found TO yield &
good article. but straw. wool, liner
rags and old paper. once used, have
given the best satisfaction, and have
almost supplanted the others Nc
matter, however what the materia
employed. tho process has always beer
the same, the substance being ground
to pulp thon spread thinly over q
franc of some kind and left to dry,
when sizing was applied, tho paper
smoothed and finished. Golden Days.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

"A resident of Norwich. Conn,
has little stone that might very
properly be called bearded pebble.
1t came from Crab ledge. near Nam
tuckot, Is about as large as a hem 8
egg. aud on its smooth surface is a
mass Of iilaments that resemble moth
ing so much as hair. The stono has
been out of the water for nearly two
years, and yet the hairs, which arc
over an inch long, look vigorous and
lifelike. It Is said that q Massachu-
setts collector has one Of these stones
that has been out Of the water forty
years. in which time the hairs have
doubled In length
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

-"Whilo Augusta has appeared to
be standing STILL" remarks the Chron-
fclc, mo city in the South, with the
exception Of one or two in the mineral
regions, has invested so much money
in manufactures. In cotton manufact-
uripg Augusta leads tho South"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

And now the girls have q new
scheme. 1t is an accepted superstition
with them that any girl who walks
nine rails on tho railroad track. with
out falling of. the next man she
speaks to will be her future husband.
Real smart girls take the fellow right
along and holler at him as soon as tho
ordeal is past --Blue Hi Times Win.
ner
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

The fact is so we'll established that
man can be very tall at the same
time cry short that 1t is scarcely nee
essary to co" attention to ltd
Bits
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

AT recent christening the baby
wore robe Of lace one hundred and
thirty years older than itself
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
Huntington Steamship Line
-BETwEEN-
NEWPORT News AND LIVERPOOL,
in Connection With The
Newport News and NilIiuipFVsN'y
RAILROAD COMPANY.
ADVANTAGES of the Route.

Tu FuHIUSOO W iHO HUNIO'
l. NEWPORT NEWS is one OF tho
finest and most accessible harbors
in the United States.
2. HESOBTHERLY ROUTE nec-
essarily taken between Liverpool
and Newport News, is entirely
FREE FROM ICE; is very clear
Of fog, is not subject to such
fierce storms as the Northern
Route and consequently affords
INCREASED SAFETY, without
materially lengthening the pas
sage.
8. THE COMFORTABLE CARS
of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road come alongside the Steam
er and leave twice daily attached
to the regular fast trains, thus
avoiding the annoyance and vcx-
atious delays experienced in
New York.
The Steamers now on the Line are
the
Duke Of Buckingham,
Duke Of Westminster,
City Of Manchester,
Florida.
All Large, Strong and Most Com
Portable Steamers.
Sailing Twice Each Month.
For passage apply to
" A WiiIEiIS AnII
| HOPKINSVITIE XIV
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
MAGNIFICENT PULLMAN BUFFEp
SLEEPING CARS RUN BETWEEN
LOUISVILLE AND NEW ORLEANS
VIA MEMPHIS WITHOUT
CHANGE

.kGr- Passengers should purchase Tickets via
tins Line, II is emphatically the Most Attract
I've Route In the South to-day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
PROSPEROUS :s $s!!s Rs2s;s :sss; 'ss

hth1 Northern Dakota aud Min
nesota- Maps and full particulars regarding
hndg, prices, etc, sent free. Address @. II,
WARREN, Gen. Pass. Agt st. Paul, MiAn.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

THE EQUIPMENT and Physical Condition
i Of the line are ilrst-class in every particular
permitting high rate Of speed and insuring
the comfort and safety OF passengers.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

mHE Rice and Sugar Plantations and great
\ massive Sugar Houses and Renneries south
OF Baton Rouge are especially interesting and
never fail % please the obhervant passenger.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

DETWEEN Memphis and vicksburx the line
DpAsses through some OF the finest Cotton
Plantations in the Yazoo- Mississippi Delta,
on earth.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

-, For Time Tables, Map Folders, and Price of
Tickets, Address
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20
TOURIST TICKETS

At Reduced Round Trip Rates are on sale al
Ticket Onlees OF connecting lines to Baton
Rouge, Now Orleans and principal
points in Florida, Southern
Texas and California.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-20

TRAVERsING A MAGNIFICENT and EVEN
PICTURESQUE COUNTRY.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

ward, but promptly recovered. There was an
awful look OF despair on Maxwell's face as the
cap hid it from view and his knees showed
weakness. The nooses were adjusted quickly,
and at so
THE DROP FELL.
Landgraff never moved, nor did muscle
witch. Not so with Maxwell. When he fell
his breast heaved convulsiyely and his limbs
were drawn upward, while the spectators were
shocked by stream Of blood pouring down
the right breast of his coat, which was after
ward found to have been caused by cut on
nose inflicted by rope in some mysterious way.
Landgraff was pronounced dead in eleven and
a half minutes. Maxwell's struggles contin-
ued for fourteen minutes, when he was pro-
nounced dead by the attending physician.
Landgraff was cut down at 9:12; Maxwell
at 9:15. The bodies were removed 10 the
norgue Office and photographed, after which
postmortem was held. The postmortem
showed that the necks of both Maxwell and
Landgraff were broken. Maxwell's nose was
broken and it is presumed he struck some part
OF the gallows in the fall. Some of the smaller
bones in his neck were fractured.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

RALEIGH. N. c.. August S.-fSpecial.l-
There is big row in the second district in
which the two republican candidates are fgur-
ing, and in which much bad feeling is being
exhibited, particularly among the colored peo-
pie. Both candidates are Colored.
Two years ago there were two republican
tickets in the field. and in the course of their
quarrel democrat got the prize. This year
the contest is on the same line. Each candi-
date claims to be the only real nominee. One
of'them is II. Z. Cheatham, the other George
Allen Mebane.
Today some spicy correspondence between
them is published. Mebane united in a joint
discussion Of the time, Cheatham wrote very
acrid letter, in the course of which he says:
Permit me to say that l know no republican
nominee in the second district save myself,
and since the boilers l cannot accept your re-
quest"
To this Mebane replied "The question is
not what you know, but what the people want
to know. However, the people shall hear the
truth before the campaign closes if you dodge
you cannot dodge them on election day"
The followers of the rival candidates are
about equal in numbers. There will no doubt
be many rows growing out of the situation of
affairs.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

man OF the state executive committee, esti-
mates that the state democratic ticket is
elected by at least hundred thousand major
ity, which is a little below the figures in the
last state election.
In most of the counties there was no opposi-
ton to the democratic nominees. The hottest
contest was in the city of birmingham and
the county Of Jefferson, where the democrats
were opposed by combined republican and
labor ticket. Dispatches from birmingham
say that the city went democratic by about
fifteen hundred majority. and the county by
about three thousand majority
In Montgomery city and county there was
no republican opposition except to the state
ticket, and the democratic state and county
ticket received a sweeping majority.
SO far as can be learned the election was
conducted with perfect good order The
republicans did not expect to
elect q single man the state
ticket but they polled full vote and made
strong fight In several counties They are or
ganizing and getting in line for the presiden-
tial election in November. 1t has been OBJ
served that the negroes have not been so well
organized in five years and they voted the re-
publican ticket solidly. But even in the black
belt, the republican stronghold counties, the
democrats achieved n decided victory. AT
least fifty counties in TIM state were carried
solidly by the democrats and in a few counties
there were divisions on local questions.
Doubtless Alabama's electoral vote will be
stacked up for Cleveland and Thurman ii the
fall.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
A pLuCKY WOMAN.
She Holds an Assailant at Bay with u
Pistol.


EVANSVILLE. Ga, August 11.-[Special. i
Meanwhile was terribly wrought up today on
account of three negro boys coming down
from Chattanooga Wednesday. They were
tramps. An attempt was made to force an en-
trance into the Atlanta and Florida depot at
Meanwhile last night but was unsuccessful as
the windows and doors were securely fastened.
Today an attempt TO assault Mrs. KIM
brough, the wife of section hand
on the Atlanta and Florida, was made, which,
but for her pluckiness and familiarity with the
revolver, would have succeeded. The negro
was walking down Railroad street, when he
met her returning from neighbor's, aud as
she had passed him he turned and followed
her. He asked for bread and she gave it to
him. He then remained around the house,
and Mrs. Kimbrough reached her revolver and
ordered him away, He returned next morn
ing and again demanded bread She refused
to give it TO him and again gave him some
good advice and gently persuaded him to leave
in less time than it takes to tell at the muz2lo
of n revolver
When her husband came home she laid the
trouble before him, and he Immediately set
out in search of the negro and found him at
the Atlanta and Florida depot. lie pulled
his revolver and it failed to fire, and he then
struck the negro over the head with il, and
then tied him and carried him to his house.
HIS wifo recognized him and begged her hus-
band not TO KIN the boy, which he agreed 10,
and he set the negro on the railroad, and he
went Off towards Atlanta
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
MIR. NORWOOD AS A NOVELIST,
The Retiring Congressman to Figure in
Literary Role.


Literary Role.
WASHINGTON, August 10. - Especial -
Georgia is not only represented in congress by
great statesmen and shrewd politicians, but it
has recently been developed that she sends
men Of no mean literary ability to represent
her in the halls of congress. This talent would
probably never have been developed had it not
been for the very dull days in the house while
that body is waiting for the senate to act upon
the tariff. But this very tariff delay may be
the cause of a fortune for Mr.. Norwood.
Since the passage of the Mills bill in the
house, Mr.. Norwood has been engaged in
writing novel, to be entitled "The American
Politician" The book is now well under way,
and understand from particular friend of
Mr.. Norwood's, who has read that portion
already completed, that it is highly inter-
esting, and, in his opinion, will prove
great success 1t will be general history of
American politics woven into an an interest
ing story with the typical American politician
as the hero. The plot will be laid here, and
the great balls and society events of the CAPT.
tai will be woven into the story. The pecu-
liarities Of cabinet receptions, and those of
one cabinet officer in particular, when negro
introduces the guests to the host and the
hostess will be graphically portrayed with a
humorous description of the many mistakes
made by the servant. The book is said
to contain considerable rare wit, which
is calculated to capture the reading public.
Mr.. Norwood will give no information about
the contents of his book except to acknowl-
edge that he is preparing one on the American
politician.
But Mr.. Norwood is not the only literary
character in the delegation, for Mr.. Gambler is
now engaged during his spare moments, in
editing an historical novel, being prepared by
brilliant young Georgia authoress.
And Major Barnes, as all Georgians
know, is still collecting peculiar letters re-
ceiyed by the different congressman, which he
intends publishing in book form as soon as he
accumuates sufficient number.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
How Gladstone First Met His Wife.
rom the Pail Mall Gazattn

The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone
which Is being quietly celebrated today recalls
reminiscenoe OF the day, now more than half cen.
fury distant, when Mrs. Gladstone inst saw her FIJI.
turehusband. twas at a dinner party in London
where the younger Miss Glynucs attention was di-
reeted 10y an eminent statesman who was 10y her
side 10 tall, handsome young member of parlia-
meut who sat opposite. "po you see that young
man, said he "note him we'll. and mark my
words. II his life is spared ne will one day be
prime minister" Miss Glyuue naturally took keen
note Of Mr. Gladstone, hu, they did not spc ak no
was 1t until some time alerward that she made his
acquaintance In Italy, The prediction. however,
has been thrice fuldlled. and Mrs Gladstone will
probably have the qualification OF seeing it fldled
q fourth tmo before long