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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
EARLY ENGLISH MELODY.

Tho Kind of Songs sung In tho Haicyon
| Days of Mlnstreisy.
The earliest specimens OF English
National melody we believe 10 be found
In the now well-known madrigal
Summer is coming ill.," which dates
about 1850. One OF its earliest ar
engagements was as six-part song for
men, but 1t Is now generally accepted
that this was formed on an original
national song. selected according to
the custom OF the time as basis for
harmony" Its character is purely
pastoral suggestive OF shepherds
pipes and birds notes, that there Is a
very English ring about the music
must be allowed; as melody. however.
which indeed is only to be expected, it
bears no comparison with those OF
more recent date, and is principally
interesting as being the earliest speci-
men attainable OF English Ma
tional music. 1t Is NOT within our
province to deal with the harpers and
minstrels who preceded and followed
the time OF Summer is coming in"
Their songs, no doubt, held national
position, interesting the people and
being sung by them; but little OF their
art has come down TO us. and the es-
tablishment OF printing in England
was the signal kor their decadence.
People ceased TO care to listen 10 their |
long yarns when they could buy the
little printed collections OF songs called |
"Garlands" for themselves. Suffice It
to say that in those early days the posi-
ton OF minstrel was very prominent
and important one; no great house was
without its minstrel band. whose pay
ment was far in advance OF that Of the
ordinary clergy. In the fourteenth
century music seems TO have been al
most us general as 1t Is at present; the
Instruments used were the "harp,
psaltery, rebec, fiddle, bagpipe,
lutte. trumpet, rote, and git
ern." Abundant passages can be
ound In the works OF Chaucer (from
which both Burney and Chappell have
argely DRAWN, showing that all his
most important characters were cred
ted with some skill! in music. and thus
estifying to the fashion OF the day.
The minstrel's dress, we are told in a
ater account was long gown OF
iendal green; latter three lowly
ourtesles he cleared his voice with q
em-wlped his lips with the hollow of
lis hand, tempered string or two
nth his wrist, and. after little
on his harp for prelude, came
orth with solemn song" We also
now that the Ministries 'fiourished ex-
eedingly," indeed, too much so; for
'ward the end OF Elizabeth's reign.
hen their decline was already far ad-
anced, so many dishonest persons had
iopted the calling that an net OF Par
ament was obliged to be passed de-
ding that minstrels wandering abroad
were rogues, vagabonds and sturdy 4
,ggars, to be punished as such. VI
urray's Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
President Harrison has inaugur

President Harrlson has Inaugural.
ted one new departure for which he
deserves the greatest praise-that Of
appointing territorial officers from
the resident population. The carpet
bag system that has prevailed for
many years has become as odious to
the people OF the territories as the
same system was to the Southern
States during the days of reconstruc-
ton. 1t was one of the mistakes of
Mr.. Cleveland's administration that
he did not inaugurate this much
needed reform.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
DEATHS.
COL0RED.

COL0RED.
Addie Eaves, daughter of Jno.
Eaves, Hubbsrdsville, died Sunday,
Ida Fox, south of the city, Thurs
day.
Ernest Macrea, In the city, Thurs
day, aged ~ yesrs.
Infant child of Thomas Fruit, Hub
bardsville, Friday.
Eliza Hays, cook for ]. #. Pyle,
died in the city Thursday evening.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

"Rod" Lowry, the young scape.
grace nephew of the Governor of
Mississippi, is again In trouble, hav-
ing been arrested for stealing two
overcosts. If this wicked youngster
is trying to make provision for the
future, he had better secure pitcher
of ice water and supply of palm
leaf fans. He will find these COM
modities more seryiceable than over
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
latham's Drawing,

Mr.. @. M. Latham's distribution OF
prizes was held Saturday afternoon,
being conducted by II. z. Cant and
representatives of the local press.
Mr.. Nat Gathers little daughter,
Miss Lizzie, drew out the numbers.
The first number drawn got the first
prize on the list, the second the next,
and 80 on to the end of the list of 80
Tho following were the lucky nun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

All the elements which nature re-.
qulres, TO make the hair beautiful
and abundsnt, are supplied in Ayers
Hair Vigor. This PREPARATION keeps
the scalp free from dandruif, prevents
the hair from becoming dry and
harsh, and makes 1t flexible aud
glossy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

The second railroad election in
Warren county, held last Saturday,
resulted in victory for the road by
LOO majority. The road aided this
time was the Bowling Green North
ern, a paper line, and it was given
SlhO 600.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

Gov. Wilson, West Virginia's hold
over official, has knocked out both
Golf and Carr in the Supreme Court,
and will do business at the present
stand for the next two years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

G. G. Watts, U. S. District Attor.
ney for West Virginia, who was
asked to resign, has refused and no
titled the President that the only way
to get him out of office without cause
is to assert his prerogative.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

A bill has been introduced in the
Minnesota Legislature to prohibit
the practice of treating to intoxicat-
ing liquors. Should 1t pass, 1t will
enforce total abstinence upon a great
many drinking men and save the
candidates many a dollar.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

Jno. f. Swift of California, the
new Minister to Japan, was born at
Bowling Green, Ky, in 1929. He
was defeated for Governor of Cali
fornia by Washington Bartlett, DEM
ocrat, in 1856.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

Cashier Dent Hoover, of the First
National Bank of Nicholasville, has
gone crazy. Anything is welcome
change from the stereotyped phrase
"gone to Canada"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

1t is believed that Gov. Wilson, OF
West Virginia, will convene the Leg.
isiature about June l TO give 1t an
other chance to settle the Gubernato-
rial muddle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

Only one ticket holder present
drew q prize. He was q colorsd
man named p. P. Fleming, and held
6,220. Up TO yesterday only few Of
the winners had b,en heard from.
Mr.. j. I. johnson, who lives 4 few
miles north of town, got the piano.
Mrs. ]. Ii. Anderson held 5,5ll, Mrs,
o. G. Lander 3.547, Miss Fannie
Phelps S,l65, which numbers drew
handsome prizes, as will seen by the
list above.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

New Hampshire voted on q prohi-
bition amendment to her constitution
a few days ago. A two-thirds major
ity was necessary, and the prohibit
ton vote fell 1000 short of enough.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

Tascott, the murderer of millionaire
Smell, of Chicago, for whom there is
reward of $4,000, has again been
captured % by enterprising detect
ives near Lake Winnepeg.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

The Republican Supreme Court Of
Indiana is now busy declaring I'M
constitutional the acts of the recent
Democratic Legislature.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

"A correspondent OF the New York
World makes the discovery that the
letter A appears In the name OF every
President the country has had.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
Frank leslie's Popular Monthly For
April.

Frank leslie's Popular Monthly For
April.
An admirable historical and anec.
dotal article, with illustrations, on
Washington's Inauguration, leads of
the April number Of Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly. 1t cannot fail to
be in general demand at this centen-
NAL period, whom President Harrison
is preparing to join the commenora-
tive celebration by travelling to New
York over the same route taken by
our first President one hundred years
ago Another reasonable article is
Ensign Wilkinson's account of "Sa-
moa, and the Trouble there" Dion
Boucicault, In his contribution enti-
tied "Going on the Stage" gives a
charming gossipy account of the
work Of training young actors and
actresses at Mr.. Palmer's Madison
Square School Of Acting, of which
the veteran author actor is the head.
The illustrations for this article are
drawn by Mr.. Matt Morgan. Outing
aud travel are represented by"A Fort
night in Seville, "and "a Virginia
Journey" from Jefierson's Rock
(Harper'a Ferry 10 Monticello, by
Henry Tyrroll also by Professor d
P. Todd's scientific account of "An
American Eclipse Expedition in the
Orient. elizabeth Sharp's charac-
of "Dinsh MULCH Mrs.
Craik)"deserves an apprecistive read
ing. The serial and short stories liter
airy essays, poems. biographical and
natural history sketches, humorous
verse and, above all, the art illustra-
lions, are profuse and varied, more
han sustaining the great reputation
If the Popular Monthly
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

CO.. Fred Grant is in the dumps
b eau Sc he co uld not get the Chinese
Mission.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

Princeton is to have another bank
and $4,000 of the stock has already
been spoken for.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
The Asylum Steward.

1t is now considered reasonably
certain that Mr.. Joe c. Buckner will
be appointed to succeed Mr.. f. L.
Waller, who has filled the position of
Steward Of the w. X. L. A. for the
last ten or twelve years and whose
present term expires April 20.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19

" hhds. common to medium leaf,
"a rs, to 6 95.
25 hhds. common TO good lugs,
81 80 to 4 90.
We have = good demand for good
and fine tobacco, at very satisfactory
prices, while the common and medium
grades are very unsatisfactory to
sellers, and prices shade easier than
last week. Medium and good lugs
sold satisfactorily, with an advance
OF d cent. Our offerings were CON-
posed largely of mixed, badly assort-
ed tobacco that could be greatly i'm
proved, and II would pay sellers to
assert and handle better. All tobac-
co consigned to the Gracey House
will have our best attention.
Very truly,
HANCOCK, HALLuMs & Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
Christian Circuit Court.
GORDONiS RETURN.

The splendid Stallion "Gordon," formerly
known as 'Retort," the property OF the late
Noe Dilu, will return to Hopkinsyille this sea
son. He was here last season, ami Atthe So
has agreed to send him back. He will, begin
ming To day. MAXI the nnaAnn ut tina
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
TOBACCO NEWS.
CLARKsyILLE MARKET,

Sales by Hancock, Hsllums & Cos
of the Gracey Warehouse for the
week ending March Ia, 'S9, Of LAT
Hogsheads az follows:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-19
Driving Park Stables,

Gordon Is too well Known to make . publ
cation OF bis record necessary. He 10 standard
be one OF the flncst horses IN the State. The
farmers should not fail TO avail themselves of
this opportunity TO improve their stock by
breeding to this superb horse.
For further information call on or address,
L. III. MCSANEY.
Mar. l5-lm Hopkinsvill., Ky.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08
BRIGHT BITS.

Mrs. ScRoGGs-Isn't this strange. A noted
physician says he never yet saw a dying man
who showed the least fear Of death
Mr. ScroggS-Um-does he say whether they
are married or single?- Philadelphia Record.
He (at a party)-You are not looking quite
your usual self this evening, Miss Van Zanettl
She-No, am not feeling at all well. l was
at the cooking school this afternoon and was
compelled to eat some angel food made by that
odiOus Miss Larrabee.-EpOch.
THEATRICAL HOTEL PROPRIETOR Cunning
Well, sir, did you seize the wardrobe of the
Fairy Queen burlesque company, as | directed?
Constabe-Yes Sir Got 1t all!
Where is it,
In my pocket. Philadelphia Record.
JONES home rather late after a night at the
chubby Jove, my dear, can't find my watch.
Must have left it in my other vest az the office
Do you know where it is?
Mrs. Jones with forced calmness)- How
should know, George? I'm no pawnbroker -
Je~eters' Weekly
HELPING ALoNG-First Kentuckian-Say.
Colonel, there a Mormon elder down the road
preachiu to a crowd o. young women. an sing
IN Would / were bird.'
Second kentuckan-Well, l kin furnish the
feathers. You git some tar to stick EN- on
Philadelphia Record.
THE Prussian military walk has been adopted
by the French army, in spite of the fact that
Partisan cooking has been boycOtted in Ger
many We'll, the PruSsian military walk is
uOJ SO tdDle 10 XIII rs 1dIlStdn COOKING. mat
may explain some Of the why Of the wherefore
-NOrriStotCn Herald.
Mas. TERwILIGER-Look at this lovely ruch-
Ing, my dear. paid only IS cents for it at
Diapers.
Mrs. Luxedo-Why, I got some just like it
there at % cents, right off the roll
Mrs Terwiliger-Ah, that explains it. I got
mine at the bargain counter.-Tjme.
VEREsTCHAGIN. the Russian painter, is giving
Talks on War at the American art gallery in
New York. He is sensible. If our American
warriors were to hire a hall in which to give
their Ia ks on war, instead of contributing them
to the mag lzi1es, they would give more gen
eral satisfaction. -Norristolcn Herald
GUs-So your brother is married. Is his wife
prettyi
Gsorge--No
"A domestic, lovable little darling. perhaps -
Moo; she is what is called a superior
woman"
20! Poor devilr- Philadelphia Record
A LAWYER told me that he heard one of his
learned brethren make very funny remark the
other day. They W. re talking about case in
which the learned lawyer was interested, when
the latter remarked: Il was talking to Col
- about that case, and asked him a cues
ton and whether he answered it in candor or
GESTURE l cannot say" And TINS reminds US of
another learned lawyer Of the city bar, who had
the ambition to shine a law maker in the.
state Senate. He was telling his fellow c tizens
why he was { e best man for the position Il
understand he said. THAT my opponent is q
drinking man. that he drinks yinuous, maltu-
Gus or spirituOus liquors. As for me | don [
drink nary one of EN-. Birmingham Age
Herald
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08
A Dream That Was Fulfilled.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Talking of Dreams" said a gentleman the
other day, II had a dream which, while not
curious in itself, revealed singular sequence
of thought, an unconscious cerebration, If
may 80 speak.
II dreamed that took my watch out of my
pocket to look at the hour and found that it had
stopped. / examined it and discovered that the
handspring was broken.
There was nothing remarkable in the dream,
but there was in the sequence. In the morning
when looked at my watch on the dressing case
it had stopped at the hour of Ill had retired
at 9-and the handspring was broken.
II had wound my watch just before retiring.
| am a teetotaler, and my hand is steady.
There was no thought or intimation to make
me dream of an event SO rare, and cannot
understand how the coincidence happened.
What | would like to know is whether the dream
occurred at the same hour-the first of my
sleep-when the watch stopped, or how my
mind was put in communication with an event
that in my busy life was almost calamity. l
leave the Interpretation of the mystery to the
Society of Psychical Research
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08
A Comical Convention.
Fro,n az Nan York IKorId.

They held convention to consider the best
means for being somebody. Il move the
minutes Of the previous meeting be read" said
the Clock. Second the notion" said the
Watch When they show that you favored
tick maliciously said the Cash Register, you
may not care to hear them" but the motion
prevailed.
Tie Lamp remarked that she was Just burn
ing" to have her say, and the chair recognized
her. Il came not here to talk but when the
He ter is allowed such a range l think it is
time da Hper was put on the impudeut thing
and Mr. Crate is just the one to do it. Now
move We proc ed to business"
Il was about to spring the same motion on
YOU. wnen my friend Lamp got ahead OF me -
shrilly squeaked the Bed.
Before that motion is put l demand the
previous question. | am no sSdrp-ed constitu-
sncY, and will have you to know that 10y over
the floor, and in these matters am seldom
beaten. - excitedly said the Carpet.
This bold defiance was the signal for general
battle: and the noise of the contestants fairly
filed the auction room where the convention
vas being held. Finally each member had to
be Knocked down before he could be senced.
! am afraid they will never obtain their rights
What do you Think L. w b.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08
Not a Civil Service Examination.

From tie Detroit Free Press
He vas & large, elderly man. with an express
sion Of discomfort in bis face and when the
porter mad deposited his travelling bag in a sec
tion Of the sleeping car, the elderly man looked
around at the yentiators then critically at his
neigDbor across the aisle, and then he said to
the porter:
Where do we stop for supper -
Dining car on the train sir was the an
swer,
Is hey: what time is supper ready ?"
1T il being served now. sir"
is hey-h-m; what time do we get to Al
bany 81
Sine fifty"
connect there with train from Boston ?"
wal, long :"
$50. ar only ten minutes "
"Hu: what time do we get to Buffalo -
six fifteen tomorrow morning.
what time does the next train leave Buffalo
for Cleayeland after we get there p
"SX-fOrty, SIR
Tho elderly man looked over his spectacles at
the porter for a moment, and then said:
Want my ticket?'
NO, sir the conductor will take it by and
by
Dunkirky'
Yes, sir.
what timer"
"Six.forty three"
"How big town is Dunkirk"
About 10000 inhabitants, sir"
The elderly man seemed to be annoyed about
something, aud as the dialogue continued ne
became more and more so. He eyed the porter
again and asked:
what time does the train reach Erie?n - -,
Three minutes past 8, SIR"
How much bigger is Erie than Dunkirk?"
about four times, sir"
This concluded tie interview. The porter
walked away and the elderly gentleman sat
down; but he didn't seem 20 feel easy. He
glared at the passenger across the aisle, then
he took OFT his overcoat, sat down and began
reading the paper, but threw it aside almost inn
mediately, and rising sgain walked gloomily to
the back end of the car and looked out of the
window. Thea he went back TO bis seat and sat
there sullenly until the porter came that way
again, when he said:
See here, young man, II | take that $40 train
from B Itfalo tomorrow morning what conneC-
ton can make at Chicago for a northwestern
train that stops at Kenosha, Wis 2"
Il don't know, sir"
The elderly man eyed the porter fiercely for
moment through his spectacles then over them,
aud then he said sarcastically:
You don't know"
NO, sir. You See"
81 see, yes l see, you don't know When pas
senger asks you a civil question-you don't
know Great Scott Why don't the railroad
companies hire wooden dummies and save ex-
penses? Say, do you know beans when you see
EN-? Do you know when it's mighty Why don t
you travel around with your eyes open say.
why don't you-just one day. would IL were
youi' And as the porter went quietly about
his business the elderly man took up his news.
paper again. He seemed 70 feel more con. ented
after that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08
We Know Him W ell.

H. C. Dodge in the Detroit Free Press.
We know him we'll He is a man,
Built on a most stupe ndous plan,
Flushed with health and strong of limb
A hero bold, a warrior grim
To those who know him not he may be
At home he's helpless as baby.
He let's his tired little wife,
Who strangely loves him as her life,
Wait on him with devotion ARE,
While with most complacent air
And perfect ease before the blaze he
Lois around-because he's lazy.
His wife, afraid to own her soul,
Chops the wood and Tugs he coal,
Draws the water, shovels snow,
While he giant, sees her grow
More delicate and less admired.
Doing his wOrk-becaus9 he's tired.
Shame on this Semblance of man,
Shame on the woman, too, who can,
So void of female spunk and sense
Coddle a creature so immense
And good for nothing. Spanking, may bC
But real men might help the baby.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-08

In paper which was read recently before
the Boston Prison congress, statistics were
given showing that while in 1850 the num-
Der of prisoners in this country was 6, 737,
or 300 in every million of population, in
1860 the number was 1885, or 6O7 to the
million, in 1870 it was g, 9O1 or S53 to the
million, and in 1880 it was $500, or 1,169
to the million. These figures are startling,
showing as they do, that not only has the
growth of crime kept pace with the growth
of population, but that relatively it has in
creased more rapidly.
1t was shown also that the ratio of pris
oners to the foreign born population was
nearly double that to the natives, and that
the greatest ratio of prisoners to population
was among the colored people.
The facts last named are very significant
They indicate very clearly that the start
ling increase of crime was due mainly to
two causes, viz, indiscriminate immigra-
ton and want of education.
For a number of years immigrants have
flocked to the country in large numbers,
and many of them represented the scum of
other countries. TEat this should have
caused a great increase of crime was in
evitable, and it is fortunate that lately
tliere has been movement to admit to our
shores only the better classes Of immi-
grants.
Surprise will hardly be expressed that
crime is more prevalent among the colored
people than among the native whites. Ignor-
ance is the main factor in crime. and as a race
the negro is uneducated. He is receiving
The benefits of education more generally
now than ever before. however, and it no
doubt is true that the annual increase Of
crime from 1870 to 1850 was due more to
indiscriminate immigration than to any
other cause.
In order to bring about a relative decrease
of crime, there must be more general educa-
ZION among both white and colored people,
and restricted immigration.