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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
THE CHILD is Hrs NEPHEW.
PerpIexing Difficulty in Which Will
liam Sargent Finds Himself.

William Sargent, a young man Of
Vanceburg, KY, finds himself in
the peculiar position OF being big
amist, brother-in-law to his own
wife and. uncle to his child, which
will, when big enough, call him ia
Their. And to make his burden still
harder to bear Mrs. Kate Evans,
an estirlable widow of Vanceburg,
rs twice his mother-in4aw
A few yeas ago Sargent married
Rosa Evans and lived with her a
few months. Then he went west
to seek his fortune. After two
years the report came that he was
dead and his wife discarded her
weeds year later and married
again. Sargent suddenly turned up
in his old home. There was no di-
vorce, but an agreement was entered
into by which husband No. 2 was to
retain possession of the wife, while
Sargent wooed and won Mary, his
wife's younger sister. A few weeks
after the second marriage the young
man again left for parts unknown.
A year ago the report came to
Vanceburg that he had been killed
in Cuba. and wife No. 2 married
Charles Simpler, to whom she bore
son.
The other morning Mary and Rosa,
while sitting on the front porch of
the house they jointly occupy, were
astounded to see Sargent comisg up
the road. Another agreement was
proposed, but Sargent refused to en-
tertain it, saying he was going to
stay home this time and wanted his
wife Mary and the child. Simpler
had other alternatives, but chose the
simpler way out Of the perplexin9
difficulty. He packed his baggage,
kissed his wife eood-by and left for
Ohio.
Sargent is now in full possession
OF the house, but doesn't seem to
know just where he Is, and it will
take considerable calculating Of
genealogical and domestic problems
to set him exactly right.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
AROUND AND ABOUT.

The quarterly meeting for the
Hopkinsville Circuit viii be held at
Hebron tomorrow and Sunday.
Rev j. M. Lawson, presiding elder,
will conduct the services.
The president is at work on his mes
sage to congress. The chief matter OF
interest will be the recommendations
regarding the country's finances.
The directors of the Cotton States
and International exposition will, dur
ing the present week, put up 100000
to liquidate the floating Indebtedness
of the enterprise.
W. r. Williams, a fisherman, com
mitted suicide at Nashville, by taking
large dose of morphine. Williams
was 81 years of age, and took the fat
al dose just after finishing a hear ty
dinner.
Roads entering Kansas City have
been made the victim of an extensive
ticket swindle, and have lost in the
aggregate several thousand dollars.
The fraud has been traced to scalp,
er's office.
The authoritative statement of the
liabilities and assets of Bamberger,
Bloom & Co., will not be ready until
next week, and while the court has
extended the time for completing the
work until tomorrow, it is thought the
work will not be completed before
Wednesday.
A St. Paul MINI shoe firm Tues
day closed contract with the peniten-
tiary officials there leasing $40 convict
for period of five years to manafacs
ture boots and shoes. The contract
price is 40 cents per man per day.
The prison will now be made self-sus-
tanning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

ing himself. He will take mis- vlo-
lin and surround himself, in imagina-
ton, with the old masters, for whom
he will play. So real is their pres
ence that he will beg his mamma not
to sit on certain chairs, as she would
sit on Wagner, Schumann, Schu-
bert, etc. Again, he will make up
his audience from the characters of
some favorite opera, often times TAX
ing the part of some hero or heroine
himself. Some of the selections
which he plays are Schubert's mo
ments Musical" Weber's Roman
"a" Rats "Coratina, Dancle's
Fifth Air." Daube's "Oberon," va
riations, Schumann's "Traumerei,
Dancle's six Airs" and David's
'SScherzo."
He is not forced in any line, but
enters into everything that he does
with a zest that proves he finds
in all a genuine pleasure. To i'm
provise is, to put it in his way, to
play what he thinks. This is with
him pet diversion. Being granted
permission to do this he took up his
little violin with an almost caressing
touch, grasped the bow in the small
hand, and, with a dreamy, far-away
look in his eyes, as if seeing what
those about him could not, he began.
The notes came first soft and sweet,
then grew louder and swifter, until
they seemed kind OF tumble of
twittering sound. This, he told US,
was the birds singing. Then the
baby face grew bit more serious.
the brows were slightly contracted,
the eyelids dropped as II he was un-
der some spell, and dragon had
appeared to his Imagination. Still
another change and witch had
come to carry of baby, the tones
OF the waiiing baby were produced,
sad look came into the blue eyes,
which soon were dispelled by the
bird notes once again. At these
times he seems to be lifted out Of
himself and as though under the in
1uence of some spirit Of music.
A fair idea Of the precocity Of the
child can be gained from the fact
that recently, during visit to the
residence OF Lyman ]. Gage, in the
presence Of number, he was ques-
toned on points in anatomy, his
tory, geography, zoology and the
various sciences. The examination
lasted considerable time, the ques-
tions and answers were taken down
by stenographer, and it was found
that the child hadn't made single
error in his replies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
500 REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to to cure in all its stages
and that it is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being constitutional disease
calls for a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system thereby
destroying the foundation of disease,
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faih in its
curative powers, that they 0ifer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list Of testi-,
-'I Address. q. j. CHENEY 4 CO.,
Toledo, 0.
~ Sold by Druggist, 75c,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
auBsoRIrrIoN $ 4 YEAR IN ADVANCE.
..rLL VOTE AS / PLEASE. !,

The surly reply of Jno. g. Carlisle
son the day he registered, to ques-
,tion as to how he would vote, did per-
haps more than any one thing to dis
organize the party His "I'll vote as
i please" coming on the eve of the
election was construed to mean a
reputation Of Hardin and bimetal-
ism and an invitation to his lick
spittles to bolt the ticket. What
cleveland did for the rest Of the
country in 1894, Carlisle has done for
poor old Kentucky in 1896. He has
carried out the mandates of his mas
ter and prevented silver man from
being elected governor. But in pull
ling down the pillars of his party he
has destroyed himself, strong man as
ne is, in the general wreck. The
scene has changed in the drama of
'96. The exit of Jno. G. Carlisle as a
presidential quantity marks the adj
vent of VIM. 0. Bradley as posi-
sbility for second place. But Carlisle
zis not entitled to all of the credit for
splitting the Democratic party and
delivering its leaders bound and
gagged into the hands of the Philis
tines. The Courier Journal, once the
organ of stalwart Democracy, has
done double part in the great
work of wiping out majority of 49,,
1000 in the state. The party in the
greatest crisis OF its existence, in the
fight of its life, has had no state or
gan. If we except the half hearted
support of the Times, every daily
/ paper in Louisville has supported the
Republican ticket openly or secretly.
The Democratic party has been beset
by foes in front and traitors in its
own ranks 1t has gone down in de
feat, and Kentucky, the last to sue
cumb, will have Republican govern
or for the first time in its history.
For years it has stood as the only one
of all the states that had never falter-
ed in its allegiance to the principles
of Jefferson, but the last sentinel of
the unterrifed Democracy has been
struck down, not by the enemy in
front, but by deserters in the rear
But the Democratic party is not
dead. Men may come and men may
go, but principles are eternal and
cannot die. The Democratic princi-
Piles of home rule, untrammeled trade,
honest bimetallism and liberty of
conscience will survive defeat and
from out of it all will come better
and stronger party to redeem Ken
lucky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
FLORIzEL REUTER-.
A Child Whose knowledge Seems
Almost Infinite.
This Marvel Of Precocity of Only Four
and Halt Years Knows More Than
Some College GrAduates-Some
of His SpecinItlsH.

A pair of dimpled baby hands grasp
ing o violin bow, rosy cheek pressed
against an instrument many times
too large for him, a soul full of
music-this was the picture that at
tracted Max Bendix to the wonder
full little boy, Florizel Reuter-. He
needs no higher Endorsement in the
musical world than the fact that Max
Bendix has taken him in charge, and
predicts for him q brilliant future.
Florizel Reuter- is a boy four and
half years old, yellow-haired, blue
eyed, with sunny face full of intel
ligence, and as handsome as was ever
prince in fairy tale. He is phys
ically perfect, and mentally nothing
short of marvellous. He is able to
recall events in history with as much
ease as children of his age would
nursery stories. He is veritable
walking encyclopedia. II this be
only the possession of a wonderful
memory the marvel is no less. He
is particul arly enthusiastic over the
study of zoology. Without any eff
fort he is able to name the animals
and tell what countries they are ma
tiyes of. He had large collection
of butterflies, the nam es of which
he can give without trouble. He en-
joys excursions Ito the woods and
parks, and is able to tell at glance
the different insects aud butterflies
he sees there.
Machinery has special charm for
him, and he is able to draw and
name every part of an engine. He
writes a bold round hand.
Florizel is not fond of ehildren's
company. Most of the toys and
games that interest them are no
more to him than to a person Of
eighteen or twenty.
He sings in childish treble Scotch
ballads, of which he is familiar with
many, and recites from Macbeth" -
Hamlet" and Julius Cesar
Florizel is full of beautiful and pc
etic fancies. Through them he lives
IN world Of his own, which he peo-'
pies according to his own ideals. In
o storm he hears voices singing.
Trills, beautiful runs and arpeggios
come to his ear IN the varying tones
of the wind. One night, Weakened
from sound sleep by the wind, he
sat up and listened, with most de-
lighted look, and said to his mammal
Listen now; the wind is blowing
in g." and, as it increased or de-
creased, he would note at once the
change in tone and give the key.
Florizei has only hoard one opera,
s'Siegfried," but is familiar with the
librettos OF a number. He reads
them with perfect ease, and can re-
peat the entire story from memory
OF any OF them that he has read.
He has novel way of entertain
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

The goldbugs did II.
The scratchers did it.
The stay-at-homes did it.
The Courier-Journ did it,
The crapshooters did it.
Grover Cleveland did it.
Jno. G. Carlisle did it.
Pettit's Populists did it
The campaign lies did it.
The clamor for change did it.
Republican organization did it.
The earthquake Oct 81 did it.
The A. 2. A. organization did it.
Judge Breathitt,the younger, did it
Editor Edmundson admits he did it
Cy Brown doesn't deny that he did it
The secret ballot most of all did it
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
Billy Van Coming.

Mr.. Billy Van, and his magnificent
company of half hundred artists in
superb spectacular performance of
minstrelsy will appear at Holland s
Opera House on next Monday night,
Nov. IL.
This will be one of the events of
the theatrical season, and as Mr.. Van
is local favorite, the house will no
doubt be crowded.
Billy Van has a number of years
been conspicuous in various promi-
nent enterprises. His first notable
minstrel engagement was with AL G..
Fields several seasons ago, when he
created hit, palpable hit. through
out the country, leaving record be-
hind him that has never been blotted
out, excelled or even equalled by any
other black-face comedian. After
leaving Fields he held long and sue
cessful engagements with Germans,
and Primrose and Vests MINISTRIES,
and others. He has therefore ac-
quired the art of catering to the pub
lie and knowing their likes and dis
likes. He has organized his company
with much time, care and expense,
selecting only the choicest American
and foreign talent, and introducing
in addition extensive scenic, mechani-
cal, electrical and costume effects, in,
volving thousands of dollars and pre-
pared by the most skilled painters
mechanics and designers in the coun-
try.
| A street cortege will be gwen al
midday. Watch for it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Reported by TATUM, EMB&y,x Co..
LIVE STOCK COMMISSIONt@HkERC
BOURBON STOCK YARDS.
QUOTATIONS.

LOUISVILLE Ky, NoA. 9th. Cattle
The receipts of cattle were light to.
day, fresh receipts l15 cattle, and 81
calves. The demand was only fair,
market ruled slow but firm, and there
were no material change in prices.
At the close all were sold, prospects
steady.
Hoes-Receipts 1882. Market opened
slow, selling at So SIS to 3 60, but
closed firm, all sold, prospects look
fair for the near future at about these
prices.
SAEEp AND LAMBs.-The receipts of
sheep and lambs were light. The de-
mand equally SO, no material change
in prices.
q IA r. II WI olxf
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Gen Hardin led his ticket even in
louisville, where lie received 1,167
more votes than Tyler. The total
vote of Jefferson county was Bradley
19,493, Hardin 1876, (Tyler l5,444,)
Petit 267, Demoree 254 The county
will have SO votes instead of los in
: the next Democratic convention.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Here Is point for those who be.
lieve In the theory Of the transmuta.
tion of seeds to consider. Mr.. True,
Of the dairy department Of the agri-
cultural college, while examining
some chat used in packing ice in the
icehouse, in which were some seeds
Of chess, discovered that the latter
had terminated, the slender root
let's piercing the ice in some cases to
the depth Of one and one-half inches.
Only two other varieties Of seeds
rye and mustard-are known to
terminate at the temperature Of Ice.
Chicago Iourpal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

The crapshooters and their white
allies have captured Kentucky. Dem
ocrats who voted for Bradley, Demo
Gratis who scratched Hardin and Dem
cocrats who stayed at home all helped
ito do it. Now we shall see what we
shall see. ..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Judge H. G. Petrie beat c. b
Moore for senator in the Elkton dis
trict.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Alex Tompkins got in by II ma
jority in the Greensboro district, but
Werner, his opponent, is already talk
ing of a count-out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

just as we were beginning to think
the worst was in, here comes the
news that Wurster, Republican, has
been counted in as mayor of Brook
/. lyn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08
Trlcks in An Trades.

"This man robbed me, judge"
.'How did he do it?"
II went to him with the toothache,
and instead Of pulling the aching tooth
he pulled one with 90 gold crown on
it."-Chicaqc Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

The scramble for asylum places
has already begun here. Jas. F.
Rogers, of the Banner, expects to be
the steward and T. E. Lawson wants
to be receiver.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Here in Christian county we are
used to this sort of thing, but it is a
new experience for the rest of the
state.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

There never was a minute that
Willie wasn't in it. There are four
Willies on the Republican ticket.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

The Duke Of Marlborough and Miss
Consuelo Vanderbilt were married in
New York Wednesday at noon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Christian county's vote remains
about the same as in 1892 when it
was 1924 The trouble is the Re-
publicans added about 700 to theirs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Secretary Carlisle voted the straight
Democratic ticket, but came near los
ing his vote by offering to show it to
q by-stander.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

cambridge went Democratic, any
how, by l l majority.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Covington and Lexington elected
Democratic mayors
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Where were you when the cyclone
struck uss
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

That little shake of last week was
not circumstance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Eugene Field, the poet, died at
Chicago Tuesday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-08

Lord, how it snowedl
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-20
Robberv of Plus vi by tho French.

Rome had called to her service, for tho
reorganization of her army, Provcra, ono
of the Austrian generals who bad been
active in the last campaign. Joseph Bona
parte demanded his dismissal. This spark
fired the revolutionary spirit of the few
determined Liberals at the capital, and a
rising took place in which General Duphot,
who was expecting soon to become Jo-
sephs brother-in-law, was killed. The'in-
surgents were defeated and sought refuge
in the French embassy. The papal au-
thorities humbled themselves to make res
titution, but Joseph would not be appeased
and demanded his passports.
Within month, on Feb. 10, 1893, Ber-
thier and his soldiers entered the Eternal
City and proclaimed the Roman republic.
With no consideration for his ostimable
personal character, the French agents
stripped Plus VI, the aged and feeble
pope, of all his JEWELS his very rings wero
drawn from his fingers by their hands
Tho papal government was declared at an
end, and the cardinals were forbidden to
elect a successor. The pope himself was
allowed to withdraw to Siena; but, disap-
pointing his captors expectations of his
speedy demise, he was removed at their
convenience from place to place, until at
last he died in the following year at Va
lence. Naples, of course, was in an agony
of fear, but her hour had not yet struck
Professor W. NJ. Sloanc's Life of Ma
poleon" in Century.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-20
Mortgage Sale.

Under and by virtue of the power OF sale
contained in a mortgage executed by s.
Bethea to the Elyton Land Company. on
the 18th day of April, 1892, which. said
mortgage is recorded in the office of pro-
bate Judge of Jefferson county. Alabama,
in volume 1l5, page 463 the Elyton Land
Company will sell at public auction in
front OF the court house door of jefferson
county, Alabama, on
MONDAY. JULY 18TH. 1895.
to the highest bidder, for cash, tho real
estate described in said mortgage, to-wit:
A portion of lots numbers eight and seven
Is and y. in block number seven hundred
and eighty-ninc. described as follows: Be
ginning in the west line of Sixteenth street
at n point IS II 100 feet norihward OF the
point of intersection of the west line of
said street, and the north line of Twelfth
avenue. South: thence westward in a di-
recton parallel with said avenue I25 ~. 100
feet thence to tho right at right angles
81 IL 100 feet; thence to the right at right
angles 1857 feet 10 the west side of Six
tocnth street; thence southwark along said
street IS LOO feet 10 the point of beginning
according to the plan of the property of
said Elyton Land Company.
ELYTON LAND COMPANY
Mortgagees
A. +. London Attorney 6-13-4t-thu
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-20
A Farm Larger Than a State,

The largest ranch now running in full
blast in tho state of Wyoming is that
owned by ex-senator Warren. The dimen-
sions of this immense "farn" arc of such
mammoth proportions that figures on its
area appear almost fabulous and beyond
belief. Its Dimensions are rs by 100 miles,
and it is stocked with upward of 200, 900
animals of various kinds including horses,
CATTLE sheep, goats, hogs and half breed
buffalo. The itomized inventory shows
that 400 horses, 10000 cattle and over
$50, 900 sheep daily Craze on the ox-sen-
ator's broad acres.' Compared with the
state of Rhode Island, this gigantic farm
is as four horse bus to baby cab. The
state mentioned is only 81 miles one way
and Az the other. The farm is rs by 100
miles.-St. Louis Republic.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-20
Sheriff's Sale.


= BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued
out of the clerks office of the circuit court
of jefferson county, state of Alabama, and
to me directed, whereby ] am commanded
to make the amount of a certain judgment
recently obtained against Cutclif Building
Company, William Cutcliff. D. o. Ryan
and John Ward, out of the goods, chattels.
lands and tenements of the said defendants,
/ have levied on the following property,
to-wit:
Part of lot /, block A. in Wares addition
to the city of BIRMINGHAM, said part of
lot fronting 100 feet on Twelfth street and
Woods addition. TO Gats City, all in JEFF
property of William Cutclff. Therefore.
according to said command. / will sell at
public cutlery for cash. all the right title
and interest of the above named William
C,Itcliff in and to the above described
property on
MONDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF JULY 1895.
during the legal hours of sale, at the court
house door in said county.
Dated this 18th day of june 1895.
GEORGE NJ. MORROW,
Sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama.
- c.i1Q
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-20
Mortgage Sale,

Under and by write of the power Of sale
contained in mortgage executed by ID. N.
Fike and his wife, Sallie A. Fikc. of date the
18th, day of March. 1891, and on record at the
office of the judge of probate, volume 1877
and page 412 of mortgage records, which
said mortgage was given 10 Thomas w.
Spencer. to secure to him an indebtedness
therein mentioned. which is now past due
and unpaid. / will offer for sale. in front of
the court house door at Birming ham. Jener-
son county. Alabama, on
TUESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF JUNE. 1895.
TO the highest bidder for cash the following
real estate. to-wit:
A certain block or parcel of land fronting
rs feet on the north side of Sth ave. south,
and 81 feet on Eighteenth street, being a
rectangle rs feet by % feet. and being in the
southwest corner of block No. 235, accord
ing to the plan and survey of the Slyton
Land Company of the city of birmingham.
situate in said city,, state and county,. to-
gether with all and singular the appur-
tances, buildings and improvements thereto
belonging. The above property will be sold
to satisfy the principal and interest of the
indebtedness described in said mortgage
and reasonable attorneys fee for fore
closing and conveying.
This the 25th day of May, 1895.
THOMAS w. SPENCER. Mortgage.