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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
TWO KINDS or BOYS.
The Plain. Awkward Youth aud Ills More
nf Graceful Contemporary.


NN Graceful Contemporary.
The plain, awkward boy always
stands In great awe OF the handsome
and graceful boy. The dapper, grace
ful, trim, 1.-the youngster, who glides
about among the admirlng girls like
Apollo among the nine graces, who
knows how TO lift his hat with all tho
grace of London dandy, and who
twirls his cane like Beau Brummel-
such one looks with n sort OF refined
horror upon the awkward boy, with
much the same feeling q bright Ameri-
can lad might look upon young Hot
tentot
And the plain, studious awkward boy
looks upon his more graceful contem-
porary with feeling very much akin
to envy. The awkward boy is at homo
in the barn, but an embarrassed for
eigner in the parlor; he is graceful
enough in the shed, but put him in
the drawing-room and he will fall over
the chandelier. He is us frightened as
n deer at bay at a party. II some good
old lady speaks to him, he can not find
q half-dozen words cut of the ll5, 900
In the dictionary with which to answer
her; and If a pretty girl speaks to him,
those half-dozen take flight, and he
stands as dumb as asphinx, but imme-
diately falls in love with her, and
nourishes hopeless passion for the
next ten days.
The graceful boy has no such trouble.
The old ladies whisper: "How polite
and gentlemanly;" the young ladies arc
charmed; every body likes him social
ly; he is intensely popular.
But there is no reason that the awk-
ward boys need be discouraged Smart
boys are most always awkward. Shall
low boys, as a general rule, are grace
full.
In a few years, when the awkward
boy is walking, or possibly riding.
down to his place OF business, he will
be very liable to pass his graceful
rival of an earlier date carrying
MS ululltE-pii W MS NOIh. hSh
he is mayor, the graceful boy will come
not half as gracefully as in the old
time-and ask him for n chance to
work on the streets. When tho awk-
ward boy goes to Congress-and awk-
ward boys have u way of getting there
his graceful chum may possibly
aspire to become his private secretary,
but it is probable that he will not even
have risen to such an estate as that
The awkward boys have a very grace
full knack of rising in the ranks. Per-
haps it is the youthful habit of
stumbling about that enables them so
often to stumble into our thirty-eight
Gubernatorial chairs, or into the White
House.
But this is not written TO glorify
awkwardness. Awkwardness is per-
haps natural to the callowuess OF
thoughtful youth, but boy should get
over it as he gets over the measles.
Youthful awkwardness projected into
middle life sets as wretchedly as baby
dresses on full-grown man. Yankee
BLade.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
Great Alarm in Webster.

]. ii. Giveps, of Dixon, furnished
an accurate account of the epidemic
now raging in Webster county. He
says: On Grab Orchard creek, three
miles west of here, covering terri
tory seven miles in length by two
miles in breadth, an epidemic called
"cerebro spinal meningitis" has been
raging for about five weeks. 1t is
fairly conceded 10 be o: local nature
and is caused from malaria. 1t at
tacks children under IA years mostly
About 20 per cent. of the cases have
b EN- adults. There have been from
forty TO fifty cases, and only three
have recovered. Two of these are
now totally blind and the other l.
fesrfully drawn IN the lower limbs
Not single child has recovered.
The patient generally dies in from
twelve to forty eight hours after be-
ing stricken. Work of all kind has
been suspended and business is sim
ply stagnant. There have been nine
or ten deaths in the last three days,
and the country is certainly in an alb
joct state Of alarm. There are from
twelve TO fifteen persons who have
violent attacks. A few families have
fled and others are holding them
selves ready to move. - Henderson
Cleaner.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
Concord Ripples.

CONCORD, KY, Feb. 2j-Messrs.
Tom Pendleton, OF Cadiz, and Tom
Anderson, Of South Christian, were
visiting in this neighborhood last
Sunday.
Mrs. George w. Davis, of Madison
Vile, is visiting the family of heI
brother-in- law, Mr.. w. c. Davis, th'i
week.
Mr.. Thomis j. Ryan, of the PJr
neighborhood, is quite i'll. He ha;
been confined to his room for several
weeks and his friends entertain very
little hopes of his recovery.
Mr.. Eddie C. Davis was visiting at
Mr.. w. r. Oates, of the Pom neigh.
borhood, last Sunday. The probabil'
ity is he went to eat apples, but some
how we don't know.
Mrs. Alice Norman will lecture on
temperance at Concord Baptist,
Church next Thursday, the 2Sth, al
2 o'clock. The public is cordially IN
vited to intend. She is fine speaker
and good reasoner.
Miss Laura Davis was visiting
Mrs. Charlie Lacy last week.
The trustees of tur common school
district have condemned the old log
school house and will tax the district
IN huiId a now house A good slep
in the right direction. FLossY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
HoW's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh tina
cannot be cured by taking Halls Ca
tarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Te
ledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have knowr
F. j. Cheney for the last 10 years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transaction and finan.
cially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEST Il TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARNIN, Whole,
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
d. III. VAN HGsEN, Cashier, Toledo
National Bank, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In.
ternally, acting directly upon tbs
blood and mucus sufaces of the sys
TEN. Price Toe. per bottle Sold b,
all Druggists.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.


E,quire Jas. Rhue, of Graves
county was killed by a falling tree.
Jno. Unseld forg d note for $500
in Nelson county, and has skipped
ont.
A daughter of Cyrus Alley, OF
Owingsville, rode fifteen miles on
horseback alone on a cold day, clad
only in calico dress, TO meet hel
lover, Joe Byron, and the couple
eloped and were married. The girli
father hsd locked up all her cloth
ing but the dress she were TO keeI
her from running away with hel
lover,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

A meeting Of the executive com.
mittee OF the Kentucky Pres. Assocls-
ton has been called at Louisville,
Tuesday, February 26, TO arrange a
programme for the annual meeting Of
the association at Owensboro IN June.
The committee is composed of Il. G
Logan, Louisville Times; Jas. w.
Hopper, Courier Journal; john A,
Bell, Georgetown Times; John A.
Lyme, Henderson Journal, Urey
Woodson, Owensboro Mes 'enger,
The President, Il. Polk johnson,
Frankfort Capital, and Secretary, W.
P. Walton, Stanford Journal, are tx-
pe,ted to act with the executive COM
mittee on this occasion.-Owensboro
Messen Ger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

The greatest flume in the world
has just been completed at San Die
go, California. 1t extends from the
western slope of the Cuyamaca
mountain, where there is a reservoir
at au elevation of 1900 feet. The
length of the fume is about fifty
miles. 1t cost 100000 There are 35C
trestle bridges and eight tn Is alon
the line and 100000 feet of lumber
were used in its construction. The
amount of water on hand is 2,600,'
100000 gallons-enough 10 surply
the city and county four years with
out renewal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
NOVEL OCCUPATION.
detectives Guarding Miiiionaires' Grave
by Day and Night.

Detectives Guarding Miiiionaires' Graves
by Day and Night.
"It's an Ill wind that blows nobody
good" said a well-dressod, active-look-
ing young business man the other day;
"now. it may sound strange to you,
but the theft of Stewards body has
been OF great benefit to me and great
many other people whom | could
name.
"In what waye" inquired the friend
TO whom the remark was addressed.
"Well, 1t opened up an entirely new
line of business, and created a demand
for my goods in quarter that had
! never thought OF before. You know l
manufacture electrical watch clocks.
designed for use In factories and other
large buildings where watchmen are
employed. Well. ever since the Stew
art grave robbery there has been de-
mand for those watch clocks In every
part OF the country for use in ceme-
teries. The grave of nearly every
rich or public man is protected in
some such way, and ! could tell you OF
graves that are watched night and day
by private watchmen. r..rt.
There's Vanderbilt's grave, for in
stance, down in the big mausoleum on
Staten Island. / sold them two OF my
electrical clocks, one OF which is
placed inside the tomb and the other
outside OF it. Every fifteen minutes
each clock is visited by Pinkerton de-
tective, two of whom are constantly on
guard. One OF these detectives pa
trolls outside the tomb, while the 9th er
is locked in, and sits behind the iron
bars with a loaded repeating-riae on
his knees, ready for instant use. 1t
would be next to impossible for any
robber to get away with the remains of
William ii. Vanderbilt, so long as the
tomb is protected as it is now. The
Pinkerton men are hired by the year.
and there is quite little colony OF
them established down there on Staten
Island, very near the mausoleum. /
think they keep eight or ten there all
the time, so that those on duty at the
grave are relieved ut frequent intervals,
and are, therefore, not liable to fall
asleep at their posts. 1t costs moro 70
look after the old man now that he's
dead than is spent by most men when
they're alive. IN. T. Letter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
The young editor of the Fulton

The young editor of the Fulton
Boomerang says: "Although we
like the Hopkinsville Kentuckian, we
must say it is the most inconsistent
paper that comes to our Office. In
giving us advice as to how to run
our paper, it says: "Don't try to
regulate the morals of the people,"
ETC., and in an issue week or two
later gives Slaughter, the Henderson
masher, a just and good "raking
over" We forgot to remark that
there may be exceptions to all the
rules laid down.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
Col. Jno. W. Caldwell compIimented.

louisville Times
When men, now decrepid with age
were in their cradles Western Ken
lucky furnished a United States Sen
ator in the person of Joseph r. I'm
derwood. Subsequently, Thomas c.
McCreery, of Daviess county, was q
Senator for ten years, and Willis b
Machen, by appointment, was Sena.
tor for two or three months. Ifany
other man west Of the Louisville and
Nashville turnpike ever represented
Kentucky in the United States Sen
ate, it would be very difficult to re-
call his name. AT this present read
ing Western Kentucky newspapers
are going around with lanterns hunt
ing a Senator. Some of them think
they have found him when the light
strikes the illuminated countenance
of Jim Mckenzie, and others have an
eye ON Bill Stone, and there are others
yet who want to dig up Polk Lsffoon
aud plant him in the north wing OF
the Capitol at Washington. There Is
but one man upon whom Western
Kentucky can agree, and he is said
TO be very warm personal friend of
Joe Blackburn. Besides, RUSSELL
vile wants him for Mayor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Bell Boy, the great Kentucky stall
lion, was sold at W. L. Woodward's
sale at Lexington Thursday for
$5l, 900, the highest price by $1,000
ever paid for horse in America. J
II. Clark, of Genesee Valley, N. Y /,
was the purchaser. Sixty-one head
of horses sold the same day brought
$l42, ,620, or an average of $2,372
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
AT the sale of tickets to Mary An.

AT the sale of tickets to Mary An
derson's three performances last week
in Louisville the regular price OF
season tickets was $3.50, but the
bidding was so spirited that the prices
were in some instances run up to
$ll,50. 43l season tickets were sold,
bringing 1926 and 32 balcony seats
brought S205,S0. None but season
teats were put on sale the first day.
Tho engagement began last night and
concludes tomorrow night
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Miss Mary Anderson has been en-.
joined from playing at Macauley's
theatre this week by the owners OF
the Masonic Temple, who show o
written contract made year ago for
the same dates. The matter was to
be decided by the court yesterday
morning. The engagement was for
the 25tb, 26th and 9th.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

President Cleveland signed the bill
creating four new states last Friday,
Washington's birthday. They are
to hold conventions in May and be
admitted to statehood by proclama-
tion July A. The states which will
rise the sisterhood to AZ, are North
Dakota, South Dakota, Washington
and Montana.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

AT almost every Council meeting
some ordinance of great Importance
to citizens and property owners il
passed and yet the peculiar ideas of
those W who control the Council would
keep the public in blissful iguorante e
OF all they do, but for the gratuetous
publications of the city psper'. The
Charter gives the Council authority
to publish its proceedings in the
newspaT ers, but the Board declined
to do this at recent meeting, when
the matter was brought up by Mr.
Brown, one of the most sensible men
on the Board.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Torpidity OF The liver, and disor-
ders of the stomach aud bowels, cauI Q
headache and the failure of all desire
for food. Ayers Cathartic Pills
stimulate the action of the stomach,
liver, and bowels, cure headache and
restore the appetite.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
The Clarksville press was well re

The Clarksville press was well rep
resented at the X. P. celebration. G
q. Lord, of the Chronicle, Geo. r.
Harris, of the Progress, and W. W.
Blrksdale, of the Tobacco Leaf, were
all clever gentlemen and it was q
pleasure TO us to meet them in fra
ternal waV.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Auditor Hewitt has turned into
the State Treasury nearly $50 600
realized from the sale of Tate's prop
erty. This makes 10000 recovered
so far, and enough more will be Sc
cured to reduce the amount Of his de-
falcation to about $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

1t was the walls and not the rates
of the Hartford hotel that fell la t
week and excited so much comment
1t takes something more than an ex
ploding boiler to lower the rates of
hash house.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Fourteen doctors and q squad OF
medical students made descent on
the schools OF Portland, Ore, and
vaccinated the unsuspecting pupils.
Five hundred and thirty were disposed
OF in single day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Jno. L. kenna was re elected to
the Senate from West Virginia last
Thursday, by vote of 46 TO 40 for
Gof. Dor, The disgruntled Demo-
crat and Harr, the Labor member,
decided at the last moment to vote
for him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
Dress Goods.

Dress Goods.
l piece Black Gable Twill, double
fold, ................... los per I'D
piece Tan Cashmere, double
fold, l0c per I'D
l piece Brown English Henrietta,
3S inches wide, ........ .20c per yd
piece Tan English Tricot, 80 inch.
es wide,. ..............,20 20c per yd
. pieces Tan English Serge, 3s inch
es wide, ................25 .25c per yd
I piece Blue All-Wool Serge, 40 inch
es wide, ...............30 SOC yer yd
piece Tan All-Wool Serge, 40 inch
es wide, 30c per yd
lpiece Tan All Wool Tricot, 40 inch
es wide, ............... 35c per yd
l piece Blue All-Wool Serge Bor-
dered Suiting,. SIC per yd
l piece each Tan, Pink, Mode and
Lavender Albatross, SOC yer I'D
l piece each Tan and Cream Striped
Albatross,. ..............3 SOC yer yd
l piece each Ladies Mahogany Dres-
den Cloth, ........... e. SIC per pd
Berege and Silk veilings, all col
ors,. .................lO .lOc per yd
Embroidered Red Flannel, for
Skirts, Toe per yd
Worsted Dress Braids, all col
ors, .................. .25c per I'D
Silk Dress Braid, all col
ors, ................50 Soc per yd
Gilberts Silicias,a all colors, s,8l5 perry
Novelty Braids, all num-
bers, .............. .15c per bunch
Rod, Blue and Brown Rick
Rack. .10c per bunch
White, Pink and Blue Tarle-
tans, .12Hc per yd
Oriental Laces, Tan, Cream and
JVh;ta Rio 1nc pa,, x,d
Oriental Flouncings,. 80. .35c per I'D
Velvet Ribbons, all colors, Sc per yd
Your choice of any Jersey In
the house.. se,............... Doc each
20 Full-Size Bed Comforts.
only. ................ ave each
Ladies' Merino Vests. -. .25c each
Spool Silk, all colors, .8l1c per spool
Embroidery Silk, all colors,
100 yards spools,. ..6l4c per spool
Silk, all colors,
Small Spools, ...........,S for 25c
And numerous other articles which |
We have not space to mention.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

The Louisville Medical College
turned loose upon a helpless public
LOG new doctors, in single day, last
uaat
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Mr.. r. a. Miller, of Greensboro,
has been selected to deliver the ad-
dress of welcome to the Press Asso-
citation In Jure.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

The Hopkinsville steam laundry is
run at night as well as jim the day
time. This is matter of much con-
venience 10 those who have but one
shirt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

In personal quarrel at Washing
ton Friday, Senator Joe Blackburn
pulled the ear of Senator Chandler,
of New Hampshire.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

The West Virginia Legislature h. 8
adjourned without settling the Gov
erDorship contest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

twenty-five years after the burial
OF nineteen thousand dollars by Vir-
ginian Baltimore woman located the
spot in n dream. and the next day took
two witnesses with her and dug up tho
coin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26
g a T A r r Z
PRINCETON, gyu Tly ap, 1892

J I wv"
We, the undersigned officers Of
Caldwell County, KY, certify that @
number of individuals. both white
and black, living in Princeton and
Caldwell County, KY, were sufferers
from Syphilis in its various stages,
and are now in perfect health, having
been cured by Foerg's Remedy.
w. s. RANDOLPH,
Judge Caldwell County Court.
JOHN r. WYLIE,
Clerk Caldwell Circuit Court.
FRANK A. PASTEUR,
Clerk Caldwell County Court.
r. r. PICKERING,
Sheriff Caldwell County.
j. M. POOL,
Jailer Caldwell County.
L. L. BAKER,
Assessor Caldwell County.
From one to three bottles will cure
any case of gleet. Foerg's Remedy is
purely vegetable, contains no mercu-
ry. One weeks trial will convince you
of its merits. Ask your druggist for
Foerg's Remedy. Price 81 q bottle.
prepared by Phil Foerg, Princeton,
Ky. 9-4-1y
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

DR.. ID. w. Bliss, one of the physi
clans who attended President Gar
field, died in Washington Thursday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-02-26

Col. r. S. Bcvier, of Owensboro,
was reported in dying condition in
Sundays papers. His disease was
erysipelas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-29
COURT. TRAGEDY.
Sensational Scehe in a Chicago
COURTROOM at Midnight.
A Man on Trial for Criminally Assault
ing an Eight-Year-0ld Girl is
Found Guilty.
He Protests His Innocence and Sticks His
Pocket knife Into His Left Bresst-The
Judge Greatly Excited.

CHGAGo, Ills, July 2S.-There was
sensational scene in Judge McConneu's
court room last midnight.
James w. Smith had been on trial on
charge of eriminaliy assaulting an eight
year-old girl, who had been taken by
Smith ana his wife from an orphan asy-
Ium at Akron, Ohio, for adoption.
The case was given to the jury in the
afternoon, and at HAS last night they
returned a verdict, finding Smith guilty,
and fixing his sentence st nine years.in
the penitentIary. -
Smith was greatly affected, and rising
to his feet exclaimed:
- am innocent; | swear before my
God whom IN about to meet, 1 am limo
cent. -
As he finished he raised his hand, snd
with small pocket-k9ife stabbed himself,
in the left breast.
He fell backwards on the floor while his
WIFE who had been sitting. beside him
screamed wildly:
= Oh, jim, why did you do that? -. (,
Doctors were hastily summoned and
found the wound an inch and half deep
about three inches above the nipple.
eide will die
In his pockets W as found letter
addressed to Judge Mcconnell, but the
judge was too much excited to read it.
Smith had always borne good repu-
tation and was employed as craftsman
in the railroad offices here.
James W. Smith, who attempted to
commit suicide in Judge McConne1's
court last night when given nine years III
the state prison by a jury, was removed
from jail to the county hospital this
afternoon.
The stab which he expected would re-
suit in his immediate death is pronounced
not so dangerous as at first supposed.
The blade was driven into the breast
three inches above the left nipple, and it
is thought punctured a blood vessel.
Strange as it may seem his wife, who
first started the ugly rumors OF her hus-
bands crime, remains near him night
and day.
He may recover.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-29
MINERAL WELLS.

Attendance on the State Normal School.
Wanted. Some One to Open Quarries.
Correspon dence of the Gazette.
MINERAL WELLS, Tex, July 2G.-The
State Normal school for this senatorial
district opened here Monday of this week.
The attendance the first week is thirty
teachers, representing five counties. 7.
A. Brown of Mineral Wells public
school is principal.
T. L. GLADDEN., principal of public
school at Mexia, is assisting in mathe-
MATES. w. w. Barnett of Weatherford
in physics, grammer and physiology.
The school is surrounded with many
superior advantages in the way of an ex-
ceedingly cool and comfortable building
and splendid elevation A great
deal of interest is manifested by
the attendants and by the citizens
of the town in making it the best
normal in this section. A programme is
arranged for a public entertainment for
this evening, consisting of recitatiOns,
essays, etc; a largely increased attend
ance is look ed for next week.
We were visited with a heavy rain
night before last. 1t came exactly at
the right time, and as matter of course
everybody is happy over the prospect,
Seldom was there ever seen finer crops
than may be found in this section.
News was received here late yesterday
evening that recent troubles in the mat
ter of right of way for the Mineral Wells,
WeatherfOTd and Northwestern rail-
road had been satisfactorily adjusted,
and that bond for construction has been
made, work to begin on the grading Au-
gust / As there are really only twelve
miles of grading to be done, it is expect
ed that trains will reach here by October
/ early enough to transport the larger
part of the prestent large crop of cotton
to markets.
We now need men with some money
that understand the business to open our
immense qUarries of fine building stone.
We are also about ready to take contracts
for all the cedar posts and telegraph
poles you may require in your business.
Other matters of more Importance viii
be brought to your notice later.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-29
SCORE BY INNINGS.
SUMMARY.

Earned runs-Fort Worth, !: Waco, 3.
Two base hits-McVey.
Three-baSe hitS-HaSsamaer.
Home runs-TrOst.
Stolen bases-McVey, lCrogan, Hill, frost (2l,
Welsh, MOTT, Tebeau, Duff ca.
Double plays-FOgarty TO Welsh.
Bases on called balls-Of France, l; off
Duff, ..
Passed balls-McCormick, l.
Wild pitches-Duff, l.
Time OF game hrs.
Umpire-Fritz.
Left on bases-Fort Worth, 4; Waco, 2.
First base on errOrs-FOrt Worth, 8; Waco, 2.
Struck out-By France, 3; Duff, 2
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-29
Northern League Games.

COLUMBUS. ONO, July 28.-COlum-
bus, 10; Louisville, II. Base hits
Columumbus, IA; Louisville, 1G. Errors
Columbus, 5; Louisville, Z. Batteries
-Widner and O'Connor, Hecker and
Cook. Umpire-Holland.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, July 28.-Brook-
Ign, l; Cincinnati, ?. Base hits
Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati, 5. Errors
Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati, 2. Batteries
Terry and CLARKE ,DuTyea and keenan,.
Umpires- !Gafsney and Kerins.
NEWARK, n. J e, July 28.-Fully eight
thousand persons witnessed the game be-
tween the Newark and st. Louis teams.
Newark, 3; st. Louis, 2.