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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-07
A CARD.

/ beg to inform my friends and the
public generally that since retiring
from the firm Of Randle & Ely l have
connected myself with the Garner
Drug Co., and wish to extend many
thanks for past liberal patronage dur
ing said short business career as a
confectioner. respectfully solicit a
share of your patronage in the new
business with which ] am now con-
nected. Very Respectfully,
w. II. ELY.
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RANDLE & CO.
CHRISTIAN CIRCUIT COURT.
MARCH TERM, 1890.
Il i Rnnl NJ nnl 1

Maggie l.. Backus Nf"N'
This day came the petitioners, j. j. Backus
and Maggie Il. Backus, his wife, by attorney aud
filed in Open court their EXparte Petition. pray
Ing that the female petitioner, Maggie l..
Backus. be empowered by decree to use, enjoy
and convey for her own use aud benefit any
property she may own or hereafter acquire free
from the claims or debts OF her said husband. j
j Backus, make contracts, sue aud he sued as
single woman, and to trade In her own name,
and to dispose of her property by will or decd.
IL Is ordered that copy of this order Of publ
cation he published in the KENTU6EIAS,
anewspapcr published In IlOpkinsyllle for the
period OF ten days.
C NJ BROWN, CLERK.
JOE McC ARRoLL, Attorney for Petitioners.
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nzag- BS0wWS MOI BITTERS

Cures Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia, Maln.
ria. Nervousness aud General Debility. Physi-
clans recommend IL. All dealers sell II. Genuine
has ttade mark anc crossed rcd lines on wrapper.
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For Rent!

"A large dry goods store room on
N. w. cor, Main and 9th street. Apply
to DID. GIsH.
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viii of Mrs, M. c. Edmunds.

VIII OF Mrs. W. y. edmunds.
The last will and testament of Mrs.
NJ. G. Edmunds was admitted to pro-
bate Monday, in the County Clerks
office. The will was drawn up in the
year 1884 and provides for the pay
ment of all just debts. after which all
of her property shall remain intact
until John T., her youngest son, be-
comes of age, when the entire estate
is to be equally distributed among her
four children. Jas. II. Moore, of New
York City, and her daughter Mary
are made guardians to her infant
heirs, and Mr.. Moore is made executor.
The estate left is a large and valuable
one,
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CREAM OF NEWS.


Good luck, like misfortune, hardly
ever comes single handed. The Re-
publican nominee for County Attor-
ney, John Feland, Jr., was gladdened
last Saturday by receiving notice from
Washington that he had been appoint
ed special census agent for Kentucky,
His duties under this appointment
will be to furnish the department with
the recorded indebtedness of the State
He has the power of appointing quite
a number of assistants and will finish
his work in ninety days. He will
make his headquarters here, and will
do his work in the most efficient man
ner. This appointment will in no
way interfere with his making the
canvass for the Office OF County At
torney, for which position he received
the hearty endorsement Of his party
last Saturday,
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Captured a Mule Thief.

Milton Turner, col, alias Babb,
was arrested in the city late Monday
afternoon by Chief Ennis, on charge
of mule stealing. The mule was
taken from the stable of man living
near Springfield, Tenn, and sold to
Mr.. Bowling, at Guthrie. Bowling
was sent for and identified Turner as
the man who sold him the mule and
the mule was fully identified by the
owner. Turner was taken to Spring
field Tuesday to answer the serious
charge. 1t seems he is rather an old
offender, having served one term in
the "pen" for similar offense and
has also had other cases. in court,
which somewhat annoyed him for
several months.
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Wanted.

To borrow $500. secured by real
estate worth $1,000. Address 3D.
this office.
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Paul is about feet IL inches in
height, rather slender and very erect;
his faco is thin and youthful; com
plexion ruddy and a little freckledi
black hair and eyes; his manner is
t,citum and modest, though his
speech, when he does talk, is quick
and pointed. He is an unusually
intelligent youth and his education
is excellent
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A telegram was received by Mr..
John G.. Ellis from friend at Clarks-
vile, at /: As p. m. yesterday stating
that Paul was there but in bad CON
dition mentally.
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you must be careful to avoid letting the two
pieces, and b, cross each other. In the sec
ond instance, on the contrary, by an imper-
ceptible movement of the hand, you turn the
knot between your fingers; the two lines of
the string are thus crossed at the point o. be-
fore forming the square Gig. 81. This cross
ing, very apparent on our plan. where we were
forced to represent string Of limited dimen-
sions, will pass unnoticed when you operate
with string of the indicated length.
THE SNAIL.
Double string, making one end about fifty
centimetres eighteen inches) longer than the
other. Hold the two ends between the thumb
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How TO Attract Customer.

From the New York Herald
swell. have learned one secret OF success"
said o successful young merchant, whose show
prices that were put upon the goods, as hs wss
doing up couple Of parcels for me.
''whst is that" asked.
SIT In putting plain price on the goods-A
price which attracts attention from psssers asd
you these two parcels that you never would
have come in II il hadn't been for the paoss
you saw outside"
ssThat's true" said.
81 knew il, he replied. 81 know lust how
you feel, for always felt that way myssR.
You are the kind who cannot haggle about .
purchase. You are willing TO spend money
when you see man turning his price marks %
the wan or usng blind mark which you can-
mot read You ut once ey that that man hss tWD
prices and thst yoa viii get The larger end pa
turn away. Is not that sop
True - . trivet sid
II knew IL I am just that way nyselk. Why,
70 down 10 John street or Maiden lane a ~
holiday season and what do you sse? The storeo
are fun Of mystical price aens. You have
heard that Maiden lane ID Q cheap place 70 Re1
jewelry, bat you know full we'll thst you viTl
have 70 pay IN extra price for IL q shis season,
and you keep your money in your pocket But
when you see my window and store with iavit-
ing prices displayed where I'll can sse thsn you
drop in, and ] am the ssinsr. Oh, know .
bsst custoners arc the timid ones. Who a. nce
lsar ts'spsnd money. but drssA being inpossd
The young msrchant ,susAsd .,e.e.nv
Every word he said was the Rosnel trrih- ~
- live long I'D propsri
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FIG Is.
index finger of ID from its ring and pull hard
to you with G.: the string is Withdrawn. SEEM
ing to pass between the two fingers but in
reality escaping bv the side. This trick, dedi-
Gated to lovers, allows a lady to make the most
of pretty hand in public. She will be CRATE
full to you.
THE KEY.
Number one extends to you his two thumbs
ID and g; you fasten on them a closed string,
OF which the ends a and b through the ring of
key; in the picture is at first behind and b
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FIG. 5.

blade Of knife Gig. 81; the right end Of the
cord Will be passed to the right of the knife
and then will be taken in the left hand. the
left end Of the cord will be passed to the left of
the knife and then will be taken in the right hand
Gig: g.; then pass each of the ends of the cord
behind the tree, below the knife, then bring
them back to the front of the tree and tie them
in knot. Hold the two ends of the cord. with
draw the knife from the tree Gig. y and the
whole cord will come to You, Just as il it came
through the tree or stick.
The secret OF this trick consists in remem-
bering one thing-the same end of the cord.
The right end in the example We have chosen
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Some Things Worthy Of Attention.

Some Things Worthy Of Attention.
In order to call attention to the great care
necessary before burying the dead, the follow
ing extracts from q medical journal are given,
namely, five signs of death:
First sisn-Cessssiop Of circulation and res
piration.
second-Cooling Of the body from % degrees
to that Of atmosphere, usually in n hours or
less.
Third-Rigidity,w which begins about nix hours
after death; after some hours thsre il again
relaxation.
Fourth-ReSstance of muscles 10 ealvanizs-
ton.
Fifth-Mortihcation which generally COM
mences about forty hours after death snd usu-
ally shows first over the stomach.
Physicians should always zee the dead per-
son before giving certificate, even IN casss
where they have been In attendance Just before
death.
On the authority Of Q physician Il II understood
that in embalming sligh incision u made first,
before going on with the process. which seems
. necesaary afeguard-
The attention Of mothers and nurses b called
TO the danger Of covering infants' heads too
closely, lest they should not have SUFFICIENT cir
TO breathe freely.
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FIG. 16.
IN front; second person, &, holds the KEY in
his hand. The point is to take il from him
without Withdrawing the rings from the two
thumbs.
Put yourself to the left of G.. place your two
hands. the palms in the air. above the two parts
OF the string and b. pass the end of the little
finger OF G under a. the end of the little finger
OF u under b, and pull ID to the right and G to
the left Zig 16); this crossing effected, fasten
the ring of the little finger of G to the thumb
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and the index finger after
having folded the surplus
OF the longer end in your
hand: Then spread your
double string in the form
OF a spiral line upon the
table, the ring in the CEN
ter, and avoid crossing the
two pieces and stop when
the end X of the shortest
piece rests on the table.
You will have in your hand
the end Of the longer piece.
y z; do not show it. Ask
Sav,a n-a -, ,,1aoo Al
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II only remains to withdraw from his ring the
little finger Of ID and the person who holds the
key pulls on the cord Gig. 1s), the key remains
in his hand.
II nothing is harder than to explsin in few
words the tricks with strings and to represent
them by drawings, you will find their execu-
ton, anyhow, very simple.
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believing that the finger is in the interior But
he will soon realize his mistake when he sees
you pull away the string without its being held
by his finger.
You win be asked to do the trick again. and
this time you ask that the finger be placed SO az
to let you Withdraw the string The amateur
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From the New York Herald.


VNO PERFORM TRICKS WITH STRING il
u little society accomplishment. II is much
like doing tricks with cards and jugglery. II
needs no peculiar skill Of the hands, no special
preparations, no machinery.
Such tricks are performed from start to
finish right under the eyes of the spectator,
and often with his aid Most of these tricks
can be learned without trouble and in Q very
short time.
have said more than enough. saws a writer
In the Paris L Illustration, to justify the study
OF some Of the tricks that I indicate here.
Each one constitutes a leading type, around
which can be grouped varieties Of every kind
In order to follow me with profit in my some
what dry demonstrations the readers would do
well, piece Of string in hand. to reproduce
the different phases of the operations and as
fast as they are explained, verify by the illus
trations.
For the purpose Of abbreviation we will desig-
nate the right and left hands of the performer
by the letters ID and G.: d and @ will be those
OF the amateur who wishes to try the expert
ment: d and & will be those Of a second anna
teur when his help may be needed.
Let us begin with a very simple trick.
Tie together the two ends of a sufficiently
long string 1.-TWO yards at least, hold. the knot
in your hand and spread the string on a table
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.hoii ih'ariaois repiaces IL
in the same space x, GER
tain of being successful
this time. You pull. and
10! his finger is encircled
by the string, of which he
cannot rid himself except
by lifting his finger from
the table Zig. p. The
whole secret consists in
This. Tn tho frat ;ps+,poa
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FIG. H.
drawing the ring from the index finger of a.
Follow me closely and watch carefully
the following lingering: ID is the
one who operates With the middle
finger catch and make it pass above b Zig
l2); turn over the hand, the palm in the air,
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Lay the back Of chair on a table. encircle one
of its legs with the napkin (fe. 81. bring back
and the left end in ID ing. 81: ask
some one 10 place a cane on the napkin
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TN ancienh ussd % call the ssouaoh s-sAe
father Of the family" Il y indeed the protector Of
the health, and M our care should be taken 10 keep
Larocke has proved 70 be the most encacaous rem
edy f0r indigestion, malaria. poorne0 a tie blood,
exhnuse1oA ani Lon Of APOSTLE
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FIG. 13.
and slide the middle finger along between the
two pieces of string toward Il Gig l2):
thrust the index finger of ID in the ring x
and pull little toward YOU to enlarge
it Zig. Ia; turn over. ID. the palm down.
and, pretending that the string will be
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FIG. IA.
held, in that way, pose the end of your middle
finger on the end of the index finger
Of d fig. ISL: declare that now the
string will pass between these fingers
without any one feeling it; withdraw the
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FIG. II.

You the back OF her hand and TO hold the in
dex finger vertically. to which Won hitch one Of
the rings, the other being held in q. Let rs cali
the piece of string 10 the left % the operation
and the one at the right side FIG. III The point
In question is to regain your string without with
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in such a way that the
two extremities Of the
closed circuit a b and x v
cross each other at right
angles. after their centers
have formed two rings.
m and n. Then invite
one of those present to
place one of his fingers
on the table in the inte-
rior of the circuit. SO as
to prevent you from re-
gaining the string. Nine
times out of ten he will
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TRICKS WITH STRINGS.
Something to Practice Winter Even
ings Around the Center Table.
PRESIDE ADJUSTMENTS.

Games That Two or More Can Play, With
Lots Of Fun for All the Rest-A Chance to
Learn Some Pretty Tricks With Fingers
and Strings.
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s.Why do you send marked copies Of papers
with accounts Of runaway accidents to your
wife? Does she like that sort Of readinR?"
mo; but abe wants to keep horseA"-Bvookkn
Liza
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four yards long should be used, which will per-
init of a great many spiral lines. The best
trained eve then cannot detect any difference
between the two.
This trick and the preceding one have re-
placed the game of ''bonneteau'' in certain for
eign festivals. In indicating how the inexperi-
enced person is sure to lose have shown that
string in the hands of a swindler can be as
dangerous as cards. At all events. as they are
now exposed, the tricksters will have to find
something else.
THE PENKNIFE.
Place yourself in front of a tree Tin the
house any vertical stick will answer the pur-
pose), encircle it with a cord, making each end
of the cord form a complete circle about the
tree, the ends a and b, which were in the hands
OF ID and G, returning respectively into their
hands. Underneath this ligature insert the
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Of g, and withdraw G. from this ring: G being
free, take with her, between the thumb and
index finger, the piece of string between the
ring of the key and and encircle with it the
thumb g from left to right Gig. I'D.
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some Curso.itics On Exhibition ~s the N.tsen.l
Herbarium.

A WEED THAT HORSES GIT DRUNK oS-rovn
sHrArHs THAT ARE USED roR HArs-THk SUE
rRrsISa VEGETABLE pEsWRae-rsEs OF An
HERBARIuM AND Row IT COLLECTS rrs SPECIMEN
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must always be shove the other, q indicated IN
our iilustrstion; all that is necessary II super
cord.
fHR NAPKIN.
This trick can be done With . cord. but Il d
more elegant TO use . napkin folded = Q band.
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rTG. 10.
cane out. making il slide along the length of
the leg Of the chair, and pull the napkin in the
AIR, 1t will come loose as by enchantment
THE fMPAIP,blE CORD.
Tie together the two ends of a thick string of
about yard in length. Ask lady to present to
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\ A GLASS CASE in
the herbarium at the
Department Of Asr'-
culture which an In
vestigating STAR re-
porter ran across the
other day there are Q
number Of most inter-
esting vegetable curios-
tiles. To begin with.
there 10 a specimen OF
a plant native 20 Cen
trul America and known
As the vegetable cap"
because the natives nse
it's flower sheaths for
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of pencil in the blind alley a. formed by the
ring; it is clear that if You pull on the two
ends, and Y. the spiral will be destroyed and
the string will be held by the point of the
pencil. Reconstruct the spiral line as before,
but when the end has been laid on the table
make one more turn by means of the end of
the long piece of string, indicated in black in
the picture.
Take Gig. A. the ends and in the hand:
the amateur suspects nothing: he again places
the pencil in a, but this time il does not hold
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laid parallel with the leg OF the chair.
encircle the cane and then tie the kno.
hg 100. Take one Of the ends OF the
napkin, ask some one TO draw the
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feet. which has become
the closed end of the
double spiral line.
The operator who is
doing the trick keeps the
supplemental end of the
string in bis hand or I'M
rolls it on the table. ac-
cording to the position
of the pencil, whether it
is in A or B. With only
a few spirals the trick isl
soon detected. A supple
piece of Irvine three or
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A CHRISTMAS TURKEY.
HOW GRANDMA STOLE ONE
WHEN SHE WAS A GIRL.
WRITTEN EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EVENING
STAR By MRS E. D. E N. sOUTHw0RTH.
fCopyrighted.l

WHAT would you say, my dears, II were
w TO tell you that had once stolen Christ
mas turkey"
Amusement petrifed us for moment, and
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But we lost the rest as the door closed behind
us and We went out into the wild wintfy night
Heaven and earth what black and lowering
sky. Not a star visible and the snow-covered
ground only dimly seen in the smoky light of
the lantern. The snow was deep but soft and
came up over my boot tops, wetting my stock
ings before l reached the gate. An easterly
wind was blowing gale and rose in such gusts
as nearly inverted my cloak, and if it had not
been buttOned down so closely, would certainly
have taken it over my head and off my back
And il it had not been for the lantern we car
ried we could not have kept the path leading to
the gate. The black sky, the clustering wind,
| the spectral snow, all made q scene so wierd as
l shall never forget SO long as live
On we trudged slowly through the deep soft
| snow till my stockings were wet almost up to
my knees; and with the cold snow chilling nv
limbs, the sharp wind cutting my face and ears,
the darkness binding nv eyes and the lantern
dazzling them, had enough to do to keep on
my feet as / stumbled along after nv leader.
who stumped sturdily before me bearing. the
light. began to think adventures were more
heroic than agreeable and danger easier to face
| than discomfort to bear. inquired Of Cousin
Jonas: lis it far from here?'
About quarter of a mile by short cut.
| 1t IL a mile or more by the road. You saw the
| place az We came along today he answered;
and then, as We had reached the outer gate, he
gave me the lantern to hold while he took down
the bars. We soon emerged upon the same
| road by which We had approached the house
that afternoon, and which ran a mile or so par
allel to the east boundary line OF the Dunallan
estate. A few hundred yards MP this road we
came to fence on the opposite side to nv
cousins land and he stopped and said: "Cousin
| Dolly. must lift you over this
NO. you mustn't" l said, and climbed
clumsily enough to the top of the fence and
tumbled incontinently over the other side into
| a ditch full of soft snow.
Cousin Jonas set down his lantern, bounded
over the fence and fished me out and shook and
wiped the snow of my cloak as we'll as he could
with his mittened hands.
Never do that again, Cousin DOLL" he said.
| III never go hen-roost rObbinG with you
againp' answered, Grossly.
"Never mind Cousin Doll; worse disasters at
| sea" he said. "Munnimachers turkey will pay
| for ALL
| I said nothing more. Nothing permissible
would have expressed or in any way relieved
my feelings. On We trudged through q piece
| OF waste ground overgrown with blackberry
bushes and briars, Of which nothing seemed
left but the thorny stems and branches. Nv
cousins heavy boots protected his limbs but
the briars tore my stockings and scratched my
ankles and fretted my nerves. And still the
| wild wind bufeted me, and still the snow soaked
my chilled limbs. began 10 repent my fool
hardness In venturing upon this expedition.
Cousin Jonas seemed 70 divine my feelings, for
he sang out cheerfully:
''Never mind, Cousin Doll The retreat from
xoscow vas worse than this! And that was 70.