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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19
Crushed ora Hand.

While engaged in coupling cars at
Baker Station, Tenn, Friday night,
Harry Jagoe, a brakeman, well known
in this city, got one of his hands
crushed in frightful manner and
amputation of portion of that mem
Der was necessary. jag has leel
running on this division for several
years, as brakeman, and is good
railroad man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19
Mains circus husbands

Walter Mains circus, which gave
two performances at Russellville Fri
day, one at Glasgow Saturday, dis
banded at the latter place Saturday
afternoon and the show went south
to seek winter quarters. A number
OF attaches, including tie "fat WON.
an" passed through this city Satur-
day night, enroute to st. Louis, their
homes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

About 800 persons are said to have
been massacred at Kharput, and
eight out of twelve of the buildings
belonging to the American missions
were robbed and burned The mis-
sionaries escaped, and Minister Ter
rell has notified the Porte that the
United States will hold it responsible
for the lives of the missionaries. 1t
is reported that the Kurds who have
been beseiging 1000 Armenians at
Sivas have captured the village and
killed all of them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19
A Free-For-An Fight.

Saturday night Mag Bailey, Lula
Ogg and Fannie Goodrich all colored,
engaged in free-for-all fight on
Ninth street. The Ogg woman cut
Mag Bailey on the hand aud all of
them were more or less battered up.
They were tried before Judge Han
berry yesterday and each one got a
Jail sentence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19
Miner Drops Dead.

James Baubee, colored miner in
the employ of the Reinecke Coal Co.,
near Madisonville, dropped dead
Friday. while loading coal. He died
of heart failure, it being his second
attack.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19
DEATHS,

BRAsBER.-Miss Clara Brasher, the
fourteen-year-old daughter of Mr.. G.
A. Brasher, died Saturday morning
at her home in this city, after an i'll
ness of only few days. Death was
caused by kidney trouble. Miss
Brasher was bright girl and a ia
vorite with all her school mates
The interment took place in Hope
we'll cemetery Sunday morning.
SHELToN.-Mr. P. Terry Shelton, a
prominent and highly esteemed farm
er of the Newstead neighborhood,
died Saturday of typhoid fever. He
had been sick for several weeks and
was thought to be improving, but
suffered fatal relapse. Mr.. Shelton
was about 40 years of age and leaves
a wife and three children, all boys.
He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity and was prominent in his
lodge. He was buried in this city
Sunday with Masonic honors. A
long procession of sorrowing friends
the remains to the
grave. The deceased was a good
citizen, a clever gentleman and man
who enjoyed the respect and esteem
IF his neighbors. His loss in the
7igor of manhood will be severely
'elt by his family, his lodge and the
community in which he was so useful
1 citizen. ...
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

Miss Addie Tate, who sued the
Owensboro Messenger for SANDER
and on the first trial got verdict for
$500, compromised for $3.50.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

At Republican jollification at
Falmouth, HI. j. Poor, the Populist-
Republican Representative-elect, an
nounced that he would vote for Re-
publican for United States Senator.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

The case of the Commonwealth
against Geo, Delaney for the murder
of Abbie.Oliver Delaney was contin-
ued till the next term Of the Union
circuit court.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

Some weeks since man named
Hill and his wife were gathering
chestnuts in the knobs of BOYLE
county, and Eugene Owens came
along and told them he believed he
would take dinner with them. Hill
replied that they had only brought
lunch with them and could not di-
vide. Enraged at this inhospitable
treatment Owens drew his pistol and
ate up all the food and after forcing
the woman to submit to a kiss, hur-
ried away. The officers made it so
warm for him that he took refuge
near Dixville, in this county. Jailer
Chatham, learning of his whereabouts
went out and captured him Saturday
and took him to Danville.-Harrods
burg Democrat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19
THE FULL FIGURES.
Bradiey's Plurality Finally SINNERS Down
II 4 ek to 8,912.

FRANKFoRT, Ky, Nov. Is. Official
figures from all abe counties give the
following totals in the gubernatorial
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

The last few election bets are be-
ing paid very reluctantly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

Poultry and Pigeon show at Bowl
in Green November n.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19

Rev. E. E. Ingram, of Springfield
Tenn, and Miss Fanny Reeves, vii
be married at Elkton December Is.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-19
COLORED.

MCRAE.--The wife of VIM. McRae,
of Church Hill, aged 30 years, died
of consumption Saturday.
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COTTON, wooLEN REMNANTS.

Lights appeared ahead, and the road led
| up slight hill to gate. Ben drove on
under grove of oaks, past dimly-lighted
| tents, whose open flaps showed tumbled
beds and tables laden with crockery.
Heavy women were moving about inside,
| their shadows showing against the tent
wall like figures in pantomime.
The young people alighted in curious
| silence. AS they stood a moment, tying
| the team, the preacher lifted his voice in
a brazen, changing, monotonous reiters-
| tion Of worn phrases
"Come to the Lord--come now, come to
| the light. Jesus will give it. Now is the
appointed time-come 10 tho light"
| From tent near by came the groaning.
gasping, gurgling scream of woman in
| mo rtal agony.
40, my God!"
| It was charged with the most piecring
| distress. 1t cut the hearts palpitstin e
center like pignsrd thrust. 1t had MUIR
der and Outrage in it.
The girls clutched Ben and Milton.
| "Oh, let's go home!"
The girls hung close to the arms of the
young men, and they went down to the
tent and looked in.
IT was filled with motley group OF
/ people, most of them seated on circling
| benches. A fringe of careless or scoffing
on lockers stood back against the tent
| wall.
/ Ia 10 han
q beyy OF young people from some near
district, lifted the flap and entered with
curious or laughing or insolent faces.
The tent was lighted cimly by kerosene
lamps, set in brackets against the tent
poles, and by stable lanterns set here and
there upon the benches.
Ben and Milton ushered in the girls
and seated them little back The girls
smiled, but only family. The undertone
OF women's cries moved them in spite OF
their scorn OF II all.
,swhat cursed foolishnessi" said Ben
to Milton.
Milton smiled, but did not reply. He
only nodded toward the exhorter, a man
with hideous jumble of features and the
form OF gladiator, VINO was ut ering
wild and explosive phrases.
"oh, my friendsl bless the Lord for
the SHALL in the word. You SHALL
get light. You SHALL be saved. Oh,
the SHALL in the word You SHALL
be saved'
As he grew more excited his noarse
voice rose in furious shouts, as II he
were defying hell Foam lay on his lips
and few from his mouth At every repe-
tition OF the word "shall" he struck the
desk . resounding blow with his great
palm.
"He'ss hard hitter" said Milton.
At length he lcsped, apparently in un-
comfortable excitement, upon the mourn
ers' bench, and ran up and down close to
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the listening, moaning audience. He
walked with furious rhythmic, stump
ing action, like an Indian in the ghost
dance. Wild cries burst from his audi
ence, antiphonsl with his own.
"He SHALL send light!"
"Send Thy arrows, oh, Lord"
"Oh, God, comet"
"He SHALL keep his word".
One old negro woman, fat, powerful,
gloomy, suddenly arose and uttered a
scream that had,the dignity and savagery
OF mountain lions cry. !. 1t rang far out
into the night.
The exhorter continued his mad, .u-
rious, humping barbaric walk.
Behind him row of other exhorters
sat, a relay ready to leap to his aid. They
urged on the tumult with wild cries.
"A-men, brother"
eyes, brother, YES!" clapping their
hands in rhythm.
The exhorter redoubled his fury. He
was like jaded actor rising at applause.
Out OF the obscure tumult Of faces and
| tossing hands there came at last certain
recognizable features. The people were
mainly farming folk OF the more no
rant sort, rude in sdress and beaii'Ig,
hard and bent with toll. They were rec
ognizably OF class subject to these low
forms of religious excitement which were
once well-nigh universal.
The outer fringe continued to smile
scornfully and to jest, yet they were
awed, in way, by this suddenly re-
vealed deep OF barbaric emotion.
The girls were appalled, by the increas-
ing clangor. Milton was amused, bot Ben
grew bitter. Something strong came out
in him, too. His lip curled in disgust.
Suddenly, out of the level space of
bowed shoulders, tossing hands and fren-
zied, upturned faces, young girl leaped
erect. She was strong and handsome,
! powerful in the waist and shoulders.
Her hair was braided like a child's and
Her head was girlish, but her face looked
old and drawn and tortured.
She moaned pitifully; she clapped her
hands with wild gestures, ending in a
quivering motion. The action grew to
lightning like quickness. Her head seemed
to set In its socket. Her whole body
stifened. Gasping means came from her
cienched teeth as she tell to the ground
and rolled under the seats, wsllowing in
the muddy straw and beating her feet
upon the ground like a dying partridge.
The people crowded about her, but one
OF the preachers, a powerful man, with a
harsh, domineering voice, roared above
the tumult:
"s' downi Never mind that party.
She's all right; she's in the hands OF the
Lord"
The wild tumuIt went on and the people
settled into their feats again. Ben rose
to 60 over where the girl was and the
others followed.
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Grace stood there. On one side was
one OF the powerful elders; woman of
the same sort was upon the other. Con-
rad, over-awed, had fallen into trembl-
ing stupor. Grace was alone.
The elders hand hovered over her head,
on her face deadly pallor had settled,
her eyes were cast down she trem Lied
from head to foot, She brcsthed in great
gasps; she was ready to fall
sect out o. my way" shouted Ben,
shouldering up the aisle His words had
oaths; his fists were like mauls
"GraceW he cried and she heard She
looked up and saw him coming; the red
famed over her face.
The power of the preacher was gone.
"Let me co." she cried, trying to
wiring herself loose.
"You are going to hell. You are lost il
you do not--'
With one thrust Ben cleared her tor
mentor from her arm. For oae moment
the wordless young man looked into her
eyes; hen she staggered toward him.
He faced the preacher.
"You keep your hand of her, or I'll
smash your face, 4" he said. In the tunult
his words were lost but the look on his
face was enough. The exhorter fell away.
Their retreat was unnoted in the tn
multi. AT the door they looked back for
an instant at the demoniacal scene.
At the mourners' bench were six vic
thus in all stages OF induced catalepsy,
one man with head flung back, one with
his. hands pointing, fixed In furious sp-
peal Another with bowed head was be-
ing worked upon by another brotHer OF
hypnotic spells. Ho struck with down
ward, positive gestures on either eide of
the victims head.
Over another the negress lowered,
screaming with panther-like ferocity:
"Git under de bloodl Git under de
J blood.
AS she screamed she struck down at the
m ourner with her clinched fist. On her
face was the grin OF a wildcat.
Out under the cool, lofty oaks, the
outcry was more inexpressibly hellish.
because overhead the wind rustled the
sweet green leaves, crickets were chipping
and the scent of Towering feldso buck.
wheat was in the air. II
Grace grew calmer, but she clung with
strange weakness to her lover. shs ieit
he had saved her from Something. she
did not know what, but IL wss sonnet hing
terrifying 10 look back upon.
Conrad was helpless. Ben bundled him
into the carryah aud took his place uith
Grace. The horse and carriage bciougsd
to Grace's father, anyhow, but Boo Iit
no stop TO argue. He would nave doro'
the same had they belonged to COaL,d
himself.
On the long ride home, Grace lay with
| I'm the right arm, and the young mans
tongue was unchaiued. He talked, and
his spirit grew tender and manly and
busbandlike. as he told his plans aud
his hopes. He'll was very far awsy. ana
Heaven was very near.
(THE END.)
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Court Calendar for Monday.

appellate Division.l
Elk. 2O61. Michael Quinn, app't. vs..
John Il. Farrell, exr.
Ex. 207i. The Westminster Land Com
pany VS.. Nicola Caldarone.
Elk. 20i4 Michael T.. Whalen VS.. Frank
NJ. Bates, city treasurer of Pawtucket.
2OS2 John ii. Carroll VS.. Catherine
Hayes, ct al.
common Pleas Division.l
231S. Joseph V. Sheahsn vs. Union Rail-
road Company. Attorneys, w. b. Vim
cent and ID. III. Sheshan for plaintiff.
1881. Charles o. Eldridge vs.. Owen
McAuliffe. Attorneys-Cook & Angel
for plaintiff; q. j. West and j. +. Conley
for defendant.
1859. Howard X. Kilton VS.. Charles
Cohen. Attorneys---Van Slyck and Mum
ford for plaintiff; Page and Owen for
defendant.
$780, Lyman Preston vs.. Washington
Building Trust Company. Attorneys
@. II. Huddy for plaintiff; A. Choquet
for defendant.
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we go to Rock River tonight to the camp
meeting. Did you ask Grace?"
"No, she's going with Con. It's just
my blasted luck"
"Thst's too bad. Well, come with u.
Take Maud.'
As they drove away they passed Grace
on the road-that is to say, Ben hurried
up to do so before they turned of into
the yard.
"Going to the camp meeting, Conf"
asked Milton in his merry voice.
81 guess so" said Conrad, handsome,
but slow-witted German.
As they went on Ben could have wept.
His keener perception told him there was
a look OF appeal in Graces upturned eyes.
lie made poor companion at dinner,
and poor plain Maud knew he escorted
her only out OF pity. She was used to
that, and accepted it with a pathetic at.
tempt to color it differently.
They got away about five o'clock.
Ben drove the team, seated in the front
seat with Maud. Driving took his mind
eff his weakness and failure. Milton was
very happy sitting beside his latest sweet
heart. There was certain seclusion
about the back seat OF the carryall which
favored much merry skylarking.
1t was growing dark as they drove up
the Cedarville road, delicious evening
hour. The curving road along the river
was relief from the rectangular and sum
smitten roads OF the prairie, and they
fingered under the great oaks and elms
which shaded the wagon track in spots.
II would have been perfect Ben thought,
il Grace had been beside him.
lie wondered how he should manage to
speak TO her. There was time when IL
seemed easier. Now the consciousness OF
his love made the simplest question
seem like the greatest question.
Other teams were abroad aden with
young people, some returning, some go
ing. A camp meeting had come to mean
a score OF great amusements, like a circus
and young people from all over the coun-
try drove down on Sundays, as IL 10 some
celebration with fireworks.
"There's the lane," said Milton. "see
that team goin' in2'
Ben pulled up and they looked at IL
doubt;ully. 1t looked dangerously miry.
1t was quite dark now and Ben said:
"Thats scaly piece OF road"
"Oh, thsts all right. Harkp"
AS they listened they could hear the
voices OF the exhorters nearly a mile
away. II pushed across the cool spaces
with a wild and savage sound. The
young people thrilled with excitement.
"There they are; that's the rosdi"
Insects were singing in the grass. Frogs
with deepening chorus seemed To mark
the coming OF night, and shove these
peaceful sounds came the wild shouts of
the far-of preacher. echoing through the
cool, green arches OF the splendid grove.
The girls sat silent, listening TO the
voices growing louder.
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young man seated by the struggling
girl heln her hand and famed her with
bis hat, while some girl friends, scared and
sobbing, kept the tossing-.limbs covered.
She rolled from side to side restlessly,
thrusting forth her tongue as IL her throat
were dry. She looked like dying ami
NAL.
Maud clung to Milton.
"Oh, can't something be done?"
"Her soul is burdened for you'll" cried
a wild old woman to the impassive youth
who clupg to the frenzied girls hand.
A moment later, as the wild chorus of
yells, songs, incantations, shrieks,
groans and prayers swelled high, a farm
er's wife on the left uttered hoarse cry
and stiffened and fell backward upon the
ground. She rolled her head from side
to side. Her eyes turned in. Her lips
wore a maniac's laugh and her troubled
brow made her look like tho death mask
Of q tortured murderer, the hell horror
frozen on it.
with her strained and stiffened hands
pointing weirdly up. She was like mar
BILE. She did not move a hairs breadth
|. during the next two hours.
Over to the left young man leaped to
his feet with a scream:
"Jesus, Jesus, Jesus"
The great negress caught him In her
arms as be fell, and laid him down, then
leaped up and down, shrieking:
80, Jesus, come, Gods Lambi"
Around her dozen women took up
her cry. Most OF them had no voices
Their horrifying screams had become
hoarse Kisses, yet they strove. Scores OF
voices were mixed in the pandeuN mum
of prayer.
All order was lost Three OF the preach
ers now stood shouting before the mourn
ers' bench, two were in the aisles.
One came down tie aisle toward the
girl with the braided hair. As he came
he prayed. Foam was on his lips, but
his eyes were cool and calculating; they
betrayed him.
As he came he fixed his gaze upon q
woman seated near the PROSTATE girl,
and with a horrible outcry the victim
leaped into the air and stiffened as II
smitten with epilepsy. She fell against
some scared boys who let her fall, strik-
ing her head against the seats. She, too,
rolled down upon the straw. They looked
like sisters. They had round, pretty, but
childish faces.
Milton and the rest retreated. They
smiled no more they wcrc horror-stricken.
Squads OF workers now moved down
the ais'es: i'm one they surrounded two
peopel, a tall, fair girl and young man.
"Why, it's Gracel" exclaimed Maud.
Ben turned quickly. "WhereP".
They pointed her out.
"She can't get away. Seel Oh, boys,
don't let them
Ben pushed his way toward her. His
face was set in q fierce frown, bitter,
desperate
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full of beautiful scarlet and yellow sibe-
rian crab apples.
"See them crabs?"
"Yes, see 'em,'
Milton drew a similar handful out OF his
left pocket. "See those?r
"What " goin' to do with 'em?'
"Tske 'em home sgan.n
Ben noticed something in Milton's voice
which led him to ask: "What did you
intend doing with them?'
present 'em to Miss Cole.o
Ben laughed. swell, why didn't " dc
it?"
Milton showed his white teeth in q
smile that was frankly derisive of him.
self.
swell, when l got over there I found
young Couley's horse hitched to one
post and Walt Browns gray hitched to
the other went in but / didn't stay
long; in fact ] didn't sit down, / was
afraid those internal apples would roll
out o. my pockets. was afraid they d
find out l brought them over there for
Miss Cole, ike the darn fool was. -
They both laughed heartily. Milton
was always as severe upon himself as upon
anyone else.
"Thst's tough, said Ben, "but climb
in, aud let's go to Sunday school"
Milton got in and they ate the spple-
as they rode along.
The Grove school house was the largest
in the township, and was the only one
with touch of redeeming grace II was
in lovely place. Great oaks stood all
about and back of il, the woods grew
thick, and clear creek gurgled over its
limestone bed not far away.
To Ben and Milton there was strange
charm about the Grove school house. 1t
was the one place where they met the
boys and girls in garments disassocisted
from toll. Sundays In summer and on
winter nights az lyceums or protracted
meetings, they came TO see the girls in
their bright dresses, with their clear and
$50 it seemed) scorDful bright eyes.
All through the service Ben sat where
he could see Grace by turning his head.
but he had not the courage TO do so.
Once or twice he saw the curve of her
cheek and the delicate lines Of her ear,
and a suffocating throb came into his
throat. lie wanted TO ask her to 20 with
him down to Rock River TO tie Metho-
dist camp meeting, but he knew il was
impossible. lie could not say "good-
day" to her when she took pains to pass
a.
He nodded like great idiot, all ease and
dignity lost, his throat too dry and hot
TO speak.
He cursed his shyness as he went: out
after his horse. He saw her picking her
dainty way up the road with Conrad
sieger walking with her. What made II
worse was n dim feeling that she liked
him u he had the courage to ask her.
swell. Ben," said Milton. "It's settled
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(Copyright, 1895. by Irving Bacheller.)
CHAP1ERL
Sunday is the day for courtship on the
prairie. 1t has also the piety of cleanli-
ness. 1t enables the young man to get
back TO a self-respecting sweetness of per-
SON. Ii enables the girls to look as
Nature Intended, dainty and pure.
The change from everyday wear and
tear on the part of young workmen like
it was transformation.
1t took courage TO go through it all;
yes, it took more than courage--it took
love. Ben arose a little later on Sunday
morning than on week days, but there
were the chores TO do as usual. The horses
must be watered, fed and curried, and
the cows were to milk, all before break
fast before half-past seven.
After breakfast he threw of the cares
OF the hired hand. When he came down
from the little garret into which the hot
August sun streamed redly, he was a
different man. Clean from tip TO toe,
newly shaven, with cracking white
shirt, linen collar and a new suit of
store clothes, he felt himself man again,
fit to meet maidens.
His partner, being a married man, was
slouching around in his tattered and
greasy brown denim overalls. He looked
at Ben and grinned.
SCOT tag on y'rself?"
"No; why?''
Nobody know We, IL anything hap
pened TO We. There's thirty dollars gone
10 the dogs" lie sighed. go, well,
you'll get over that, Just as did,"
81 hope won't ever get over liking to
be clean" Ben said q little sourly. 81
won't be back to milk"
"Didn't expect ye. That's the very
time o. day the girls are purtiest- Just
about sundown. Better take X ock;
may want the old team myself
Ben hitched up and drove of in the
warm, bright morning, feeling a won
derfui elation. He was clean and self re.
spectiug once more. His freshly shaven
face felt cool, and his new suit fitted him
well. His heart took on a great reso-
luton, which was to call upon Grace.
IL made his brown hands shake TO
think OF It. lie remembered how many
times be bad sworn TO do that and had
never had the courage, though il seemed
she sllured him at times.
He overlook Milton Jennings on his
way along the poplar lined lane.
"Hello, Milf, where you bound7"
Milton looked up with curious look
n his laughing eye From the pockets
tef bic long linen duster he drew hand