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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
Revival In Jail.

Smith Young, who is confined in
the Louisville Jail, and who has the
death sentence hanging over him for
an outrage committed upon a child
some months ago, is doing some tell
ing religious work among his fellow
prisoners. He is holding prayer
meetings regularly every afternoon
and is making converts rapidly. As
a result of his efforts nearly a dozen
prisoners have professed religion and
will lie baptized in the Jail this week.
Heis said to be very much in earnest
about his work, and seemingly has NO
thought of getting a Communication OF
his sentence. He thinks he will GER
tainly be hanged and says he wants
to do all the good he can before he is
taken away by the command of the
law.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
MATRIMONIAL,

Hon. Posey D. Ball. of Henderson,
aud Miss Anna G. Frazse, daughter
of DR.. Frazsa, who represented Masou
county in the long Legislature, were
married at Msysville, Feb. rs. They
are touring through the South.
LAYNE-RoaERs.-The friends of Mr.
Chss. Fl. Layne have known for some
time that he was on the verge OF matri
mony. For year or more he has de-
voted a great deal of attention to q
love affair that seemed to grow worse
all the time. Tuesday afternoon he
concluded to wind up the affair and
Miss Amelia Rogers, the young lady
in the case, accompanied him to
GAINESVILLE and they were married: by
Rev P A. Sowell, at the Arlington.
1t was not an elopement, but merely
short pleasure trip and wedding
combined. They returned the next
day aud have since been kept busy
receiving the congratulations of their
friends. Mr.. Layne IS a prominent
and successful business man, hand
some, popular and highly esteemed.
His bride is an attractive and lovable
young lady, whose many admirable
traits have made her general favor
tie wherever she is knowa.. Tney are
assured of the KENTUoKIAN's best
wishes for their happiness and pros.
perity.
COOPER DIcK.-Mr. Will D. Cooper,
OF Lafayette, and Miss Bessie Dick,
of this city, surprised their trends by
driving over to GAINESVILLE late Moa-
day evening a d getting married; the
ceremony was performed about l
O'Clock a. m. Tuesday by Rev. P. A.
Sowell, of that city. Taey returned
to Lafayette the following day, where
the groom is in business with his ia
Their. Mr.. Cooper is brother of Mr.
r. E. Cooper, Of tn g city, and is a
young merchant of fine promise and
excellent business qualifications aud
withal an estimsble gentleman. His
bride is the youngest daughter of
Mrs Rem Rawlins aud has been re-
garded as one of the prettiest Of the
younger set of Hopkinsville's girls.
She has frequently visited her sister,
Mrs. w. E. Rsgsdale, jr., at Lafay-
etc, where she met MIR. Cooper. 1t is
nov quite evident that all OF the lat
ter's frequent visits to this city OF late
were not for his brothers bsnefit. The
object Of tbs elop an mt was
70 give rom sutic turn to their we'd
ding.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
Work of Safe Blowers.

Safe blowers again blew open the
railroad company's safe at Sturgis
last Sunday night. They drilled into
the door and blew it off with powder
About year and half ago the
same safe was blown open, the
thieves securing between $500 and
$500, most of which belonged to the
agent Mr.. Il. l. Blake. This
time they got much less, the exact
amount not being known. The work
was evidently that of professionals
and no clew was left by which they
could be run down.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
Some Peaches left.

Mr.. w. Fl. Whitlow, of Casky, who
has the largest peach orchard in
Christian county, says he has care
fully examined his trees and to his
surprise found that one variety had
enough living buds 10 make a fair
crop of fruit unless killed hereafter
Mr.. Whitlow is the only fruit raiser
who has SO far reported single live
peach in the county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
CREAM OF NEWS.
IF 1T is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS 1T.
Safe Blowers at sturgis-Sent Up For 10
Years-Upiforms for Lafayette Band
Baby Accidentally Killed-wages to Be
Restored
The Lafayette silver Band.

Although the above named band
has only been organized a few
months the players are well up in
their parts and make excellent mu-
sic. They have progressed SO nicely
that it was decided at a recent meet
ing to procure uniforms, and accord
.ingly last week an order was sent 10
a Philadelphia house for suits for the
seventeen members and they are to
be made and delivered by March /.
The outfit will consist of Metropoli-
tan fatigue coats made of pale green
cloth with silver trimmings, tan
pants, and Gilmore style caps with
the significant letters IL. S. B." on
the band. The drum majors suit
will be Prince Albert style with head
gear to match, including plume, etc
The members of the band now have
two regularly employed teachers and
there is no reason why in short
while Lafayette should not boast of
one among the best bands in the
State. Their new uniforms will cost
about $225, one hundred of which
has been donated by the town for
that purpose. Lafayette, although
an old town, is progressive still, and
is keeping right in the swim with
other towns Of it's size more favorably
located,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
The End of a Romance,

Last June in Robertson county,
KY, Thos. Woodward arranged to
elope with Miss Emma Rankins, but
when he came for her Miss Emma
backed out Miss Edna, her young
er sister, who had considerable ro-
nance in her nature, proposed to
take her sisters place and let the
elopement proceed. This was done
and in the darkness Woodward did
not detect the change of girls until
they had reachedC Carlisle and had been
married. The groom concluded that
"One of the name was as good as the
same" and the young couple went to
his home and began house keeping
All went we'll for two or three weeks
when Mrs. Woodward became dis
satisfied aud returned to her own
home. The sequel is a divorce suit
just filed at Mt. Olivet, which
Woodward will not resist. The girl
is only 18 years old and Woodward
ia %
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
Fifteen Years for Rape.

Last Tuesday in the criminal court
at GAINESVILLE, Tom Williams, col,
was convicted of rape and sentenced
to the penitentiary for fifteen years.
He was charged with a brutal assault
and the wonder is that he did not
get a chance to test the strength of
hemp. 1t is not thought he will ask
for a new trial,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
A Sad Accident.

Newton Lewis started from War
rem to Edmondson county on horse
back last week. He had his wife and
baby with him on the same animal.
On their way through the country
the horse stumbled and fell and the
mother and child fell of. The baby
was killed and one Of the woman's
arms was broken.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
Not the Right Man.

An inquiry has been received from
Mrs. Mary E. Stars of New Albany
Ind, describing her husband w, f
Stars, who has been absent three
years, and asking if his description
suits the unknown man buried here
January %. Coroner Allensworth has
notified her that the man was not her
husband. Stars was an Irishman, and
the dead man was German
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-03-01
DIR. Brown Returns

DIR Manning Brown, who has been
in New York for several months, TAX
ing postgraduate course in dis
eases of the eye, ear, nose and throat,
returned Wednesday night and has
resumed his practice, better equipped
than ever for the successful treat
ment of hia specialties.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
A Common Practice.

It's quite common for some trades pso- pie to perruade customer to take some other article instead of that called for. It is sometimes called substitution, but iL's cheating the customer out of that which he wanted. It is always done for a mean Ino- tive. The dealer who does this has no con- sideration for his customer. It's like get ting ride of something in which the dealer himself was swindled and yet he must get money out of it by deceiving the customer. We say to the readers of this journal that when yon ask for Simmons Liver Reg ulator don't take anything else instead- it's the best liver medicine. The advertis- ing is increasing the demand for it and ths people who call for it should get if, espe- cially so because there is no liver medicine like Simmons Liver Regulator. Insist upon having it and note that ihe Red Is on the front of the package.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18

ment Sammons found himself in an ez posed position with shot and shell playing high revel around him, and he sought such shelter as was afforded by large oak tree which was in direct line of fire. a
 Whilo handling his piece bullet struck his gunstock and cut off the two first joints of the forefnger of his right hand as clean as a knife would have done it. Tho disrnembercd finger dropped among tho leaves, and as ho was more particular about saving the balance of his body than about resouing as little thing as a miss ing finger ho made tho best of his way out of tho fight stanching his bleeding hand as best he could.
 The war was fought to finish, and Summons came back homo and went to work, charging up his maimed hand to tho losses of the Confectionery Somo time ago he decided to revisit tho battlefield, which hc had not seen in 32 years nearly, and so he betook himself to Chickamauga and started to stroll over the battlefield. Tho tree where hc stood when wounded occu- pied such q conspicuous position that he found little difficulty in locating it, with all tho scars and knots on its rugged trunk caused by tho flying missiles of death
 Having found the tree, he put himself in tho samc position in which he was stand ing when wounded and then 1t occurred to him to look for the bones of his missing finger. Scratching around among tho leaves, much to his ustonishment he found the bones where the finger had fallen, and they corrcsponded exactly with the finger he had lost.
 They had lain thcro undisturbcd ever since that dread day, and 1t was with a strange feeling that he took then and aft CT establishing their identity to his pcrfecb satisfaction wrapped them up and took them away with him as strange souvenir of his wartime experiences. Mir. Sam mons has them in his possession now and will preserve them us an evidence of the fact that he found them in the battlefield after tho lapse of so many years Atlanta Constitution.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
It Makes Such a Dinerall l ,ace.

Linn Grove girl found a patvskage of love letters that had been written 6ito her mother by her father before they were nls1or- ried, says the Sioux Rapids Republican. The daughter saw that she could have little sport and read them to her mother, substituting her own name for that of her mother and a fine young man for that of her father. The mother jumped up and down in her chair. shifted her feet seemed terribly disgustcd and forbade Ter daugh- ter having anything to do with young man who would write such sickening and nonsensical stuff to n girl. When the young lady handed the letter to her mother to read, the house became so still that one could hear the grass growing in the back vard
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
In Favor of Coming "Chopo Dollars.

Representative w. II. Dooittle has left Tacoma for Washington. As Il result of his recent oriental trip he will work to cure the enactment next winter of q meas urc providing for the coinage of 'chop" dollars for use in transacting business in the orient-in Japan and China especial ly Mir. Doolittle says;
 "Great Britain has long been coining these dollars, placing the Japanese chop or characters representing tho silver ill the piece on one side and the British stamp on the other. This currency has been of great service to British merchants transacting business in China and Japan, and hence to the British nation at large. Our trade dollars might have served the same pur- poso but lacking the Japanese chop or character indicating value tho Chinese and Japanese did not understand them and would not use them l think congress wn'll provide for the coinage of these dol lars Novith the eagle on ono side and tho Japane5so chop on the other. The piece will be ifnrcdcemable in gold and will con tain about lothe same amount of silver HIS the American stdollar. It will purchase in Japan about douDsSlc the amount gold dol lar will purchase in Gfi5is country. ."-Den- yer Republican.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
She Weighed Nearly 700 Pounds.

Miss Manda Steel was buried in Me chanic township on Saturday. She was once a schoolteacher and took on flesh so fast that sho was compelled to quit teach ing She was nearly 40 years of ago. The day she died she ate heartily, and then complained of her stomach and shortly after was found dead in her bed up stairs. Her weight was nearly 700 pounds, and she slept on bedstead especially prepared for her. It took 12 men to take the corpse down stairs. Her casket was four feet across and could not Do taken into the house, and the corpse was brought out to it. An old fashioned wide box wagon was used 10 convey the remains to the grave. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
COLONY OF SOLDIERS.
Thirty Thousand People Expected to Set
 tie In Georgia Within Two Years.

Thirty IhOuGanu feOpio GsptS'ou 'o So@-
 tie In Georgia Within Two Years,
 The Soldiers Colonization company ot Indiana has just bought ll3,0 acres Of land in Wilcox and Irwin counties, Ga. It is estimated that 5,090 families, or about 80, 900 persons, will settle within the next Ntwo years on tho land which has been bS-aught Tho colonization movement Is to begis next September. It is tho intention of tho ,,colonies to settle on farms of sizes according \ to their means. They expect to be prepared out of their present savings and resources to~r tide over the period be- tween this harvest se;. ason and the next.
 In addition to farm ,ers tho colony will include artisans, fruit grc.owors and others seeking moro favorable lab3f-, climatic and health conditions They will''A como from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, NoIcbraska, Wisconsin and other western states-', The company purchasing the property is a jon tut stock organization formed several years ;, ago and numbering about 1000 stock holders.
 Assessments have been paid in at inter- vals and the stockholders will contribute their paid up shares in purchase of farms in the section bought by tho company New York Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
SHE HANGED HER LOVER.
A Texas Gir:s Remarkable Confession of
 n nced oronpted by Jcalousy.


 Tho body of Albert Blackman, well to dc young man, was found near Logarto, Tex, Q week ago. Around his neck was n rope, and it WIS evident that he had been hanged to tho limb of a tree under which the body lay He had last been seen alive in tho company of Bessie Harris, the daughter of a farmer of that locally. At tho coroncr's inquest Bessie testified that Blackman committed suicide by hanging, and that sho witnessed the doed, and after he was dead she cut his body down.
 Suspicion was aroused, and warrants were issued for tho arrest of the Harris girl and her father and mother The prelimi- nary examination of the prisoners has just been held, and through the confession Of Bessie Harris on the witness stand the full details of tho crime came out. She said that Blacknan lad been courting her for some time against the wishes of her par ents, and that the latter, through thelr talk. caused her to become insanely jealous of tho young man. Her father finally ar ranged with her to put B-,sckman out Of thu way
 On tho night of tho killing she met Blackman, and they went for walk. She detained her lover In lonely place until her father arrived with rope, and they then told Dlackman that they were going to hang him. The girl states that Black man did not offer any resistance while tho rope was being placed about his neck, and that she tied the knot with her own hands. Thon at the command of her father Black man climbed n trce and swung himself off. "Ho died very easily" concluded the girl. After he was quiet cut the rope and let his body down to tho ground.
 Tho girl and her parents arc held for murder r-Philadelphia Times
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
Why, This Is Worse Than wh,sky,

So many remarkable and weird things have been told about Chicago's drinking water that people might be justified in thinking the matter just n joke, but it isn't. Ono day last week the coachman of a family living at 899 West Monroe street was washing the family carriage with city water when awriggling something, which proved to be 12 inch water moccasn snake, was ejectcd from the mouth of the hose Tho reptile was unharmed, even after being some time in pipes filled with Chicago water, and Is now preserved in tho museum at the water department. - New York Sun.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
SOUTHERN COLONY,
Fort Payne, Ala. On line of Queen and Crescent Route.

On lfne or queen ana crescent 1(Oule.
 25,00O Acres Fruit Lands.
 Beautiful homes on Lookout Mountain Plateau, Good Markets, Cheap Transporta- ton. Two Hundred 20 10 and 80 Acre Fruit Farms. Five to Ten Dollars Per Acre One-iifth cash, balance in one, two, three and four years
 Rich Soil. Never-Faillng Crops, Lumber plenty and cheap, raises finest Apples, Peaches. Pears. Plums, Prunes, Grapes, Figs. pecans English Walnuts and Pea nuts. Vegetables attain large growth, and good markets for everything raised. DIV BILLINGS FREE OF RENT UNTIL SETTLERS CAN BUILD.
 NO SALOONS IN OUR COLONY. THIRTY 20-ACRE FARMS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY TO THE FIRST SET THEIRS WHO WILL BUILD AND PLANT FIVE ACRES IN FRUITS AND VINES. WE ALSO HAVE LARGE TRACTS OF TIMBER LANDS.
 Twenty thousand acres near Museadine. Ala; 20, ,0G0 Acres near Tallapoosa, Ga.,, for Colonies; 10000 Acres in Monroe county, Mississippi, 8 per Acre. 30000 Acres in Clarke county, Mississippi, s2.50 per Acre, (solid); 1040 Acres in Dallas county, Ala bama Artesan Wells, $l5 per Acre; 22,0OO Acres in Fayette and Lamar counties, Ala bama, 3.00 per Acre.
 For full particulars. Railroad Rates, Maps, etc, apply to
 SOUTHERN COLONY.
 1921 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. IA dy wky 6m
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
TALES OF TEE TIMES.
A Hungry Alligator's Quick Lunch In
 JacksonviiIe's Zoo.


 Jacksonviile's Zoo.
 Ever since last winter the zoo has boen closed and locked up, and during all that timo the big 15 foot gator, which makes his homo in one of the miniature lakes, has had to shift for himself for something to eat. During the last few weeks hunger must have worried the old fellow and in the dead hours of night ho told tho neigh bors of it and startled them as well by his loud believing, which sounds like . cross between the trumpcting of an elc- phant and tho roaring of the lion. During the last few nights there has been no bel lowing.
 The explanation of his silence is that he has been fed. He has feastcd on the dain- ticst morsel that ever tickled gators palate. For some time there has hung around the electric light and waterworks plant mangy dog. Tho employees wished for the dog catcher to come around, but as he was busy elsewhere they concluded to dispose of tho dog humanely and make the gator happy. So they colared the dog and threw him to tho gator, which was taking nap in the middle of the pond
 Tho dog gave q frightened "Ycpl ycpi" as he spicd tho saurian and swan toward shore with speed that fairly cut the wa ter Tho gator blnked his eyes in aston ishmcnt and seemed to ask himself if ho had been dreaming. Two Hips of his tail and he had moved with the speed of n rac- ing shell up to the dog the immense jaws opened, tho lower jaw slid under the dog like scoop net, down came tho upper jaw, suppressed yelp from tho dog, and Q smile of incffablo happiness from the ga tor, and all was over, so far as tho dog was concerned
 Tho old fellow, however, did not seem to be satisfied, for he swan all around the pond looking for moro dogs Finding none, he returned to his siesta, with an eye blinking open every now and then and glance upward to sec if the same thing wero going to be repeated. d.-Florida Times Union.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
Excavatins by Water Instead of Powder

Tho work preliminary to tho erection of the addition to the Casino at the Iron Springs, Colo, is being carried on in an unusual and novel manner. The building will cut into tho south wall of Rexton Glen, and instead of employing the GUS. tomary pick and wheelbarrow much of the excavation which is not in solid rock is being done by water in manner similar to hydraulic placer mining.
 The water is taken from the Iron Springs watorworks through heavy fro hose and has tremendous pressure, it re- quiring four mon to handle the nozzle, and in two days hundreds of tons of earth and loose rock wcro torn from tho hillside. So great is tho hurry in forwarding the new enterprise that tho hydraulic excavation was kept mp at night. The scene is bril- liantly lighted by electricity. Denver Re- publican.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
A Silent Mourner.

At the funeral of Dr. Will R. Luckie yesterday afternoon was silent mourner who, while life lasts, will ever hold '. arm spot in his heart for the dead sur geon of the Second regiment. The per son referred to is D. Alsey Clements, formerly a member of Company F, War rior Guards of Tuskaloosa, MT. Clem- ents, 1t will be remembered, was seri- ously injured last year while en route to Camp Forney at Ensey on dummy train, and Dr. Luckie devoted his skill toward bringing back the spark of vitall- ty to what was for time thought to be a dead man. MT. Clements rode in the carriage with the floral tributes, and with Howze and Collins served as hon. nrarv escorts to the deceased.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
Points For the Editoria, Pen.

Colonel Leigh, one of tho editors of The German Correspondent of Baltimore, was writing an editorial on "The Dangers of Lightning" suggested by tho damage done on the previous night, when he was blinded by flash and stunned The bolt entered the open window of the editorial room, danced along the gas pipes and then disappeared The colonel was not injured. -WashingtOn Post
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
In Memory of a Pilgrim Father.

A bronze tablet is now being cast for the Pilgrim society of Plymouth, Mass. which will Dc sent to Scrooby, England. It will bear the following inscriptions
 This tablet is erected by the Pilgrim society of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Unit ed States of America, to mark the site of the ancient Manor house where Il cd Will liam Brewster from l5SS to 1908 and where he organized the Pilgrim church, of which ho became ruling elder and with which in 1908 he moved to Amsterdam, in 1909 to Lcyden, and in l620 to Plymouth, where he died Anril l6. lG14 ''
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
IN A STRAIGHT JACKET. Mrs Nobles Has Become Violently Insane. Movement for Commutation

Atlanta. Ga., July 17.--A special from Macon to the Constitution states that Mrs. Nobles, who was convicted in Twiggs county last week of murdering her husband, has been placed in straight jacket. She was removed to the jail in Macon for safekeeping until the day of execution.
 Within the last few days she has become violent and has torn her clothing to shreds. A movement has been started by the women of the state to save Mrs. Nobles and strong petition will be presented to the governor for communication of sentence to life impris- onmpnt
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
Mated For Nearly a Century.

ID the Sanchez quarters at Gainesville, Fla, in small room of one of the little houses lives an old couple, Uncle Henry Manuel and Aunt Rachel. Neither of the two knows how old they are but their col ored neighbors say they are about l l5 years of age. Uncle Henry married his wife when ho was only IS years old. He is two years her senior Florida Times Union.