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Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15
THE WEALTH OF NATIONS.
We Lead the World, With England Sec
 end and France Third.

We Lead the World, With England sec
 end and France Third.
 The United States is the richest country in the world, according to NJ. G. Francois, the eminent French statlstician, who has been making a careful study of the wealth of 19 of the principal nations of the globe. It will interest penniless people to know that the calculator estimates the riches of this country at 313, 900, 900, GOO francs, or, reckoning francs to the dollar, nearly $63, 900, 000 GOO. '''' @
 England is the next, with 265, 900, 000,- , 0Q0 francs and Franco is the third ill line, hbing the possessor of 225, 900, GOO, GOO. Germany's fortune is considerably less, only 161 GOO, ,000, 900, and tho Russian em- pire, though far more vast, is considerably pborer, with but 12, GOO, 900, 000
 Tho actual amount of money possessed bt the various nations bears but feeble ptoportion to the above figures of national wealth The Bank of France, for example, ! ia responsible for only about G. 500, 900, 900 flames, or O little less than 8 per cent of tHe total fortune of rt that country, while other countries have still less cash in their pockets and strong fboxes,' for Franco has the greatest per capi6a wealthof any coun- thy in the world 9i lsagzs a--
 IThree states possess more than 50, 000, 0Q0, 900 and less than1o0, 900, o00,000 each. Austria Hungary, 62,000, GOO, GOO; Spain, 63,000, GOO, GOO, and Italy, 54, 900, 100000. The fortunes of the Il other countries wary between 8, GOO, ,000, coo and 34, 900, ,000 900 francs.-New York World. saA -e-
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15
McKINLEY's MOTHER.
Her Modest Account ofa Son in Business in
 Columbus.

Pittsurg Commercial Gazette.
 "A short time since," said Thomas F. Turner. ex-city solicitor of Canton, O., while coming from the west on one of the Pennsylvania trains, I fell into con versation with the conductor of the Pull man car, who related an interesting in- cident, which is certainly worth repeat ing. He said
 While on one of my runs from Chi cago to Pittsburg I observed an elderly lady seated all alone in my car, and see ing that she was endeavoring in vain to adjust the window near her seat prof ferred my assistance, which she grate- fully accepted
 There were no other passengers in the car, and after fixing the window I dropped into an adjoining seat and en- gagged in conversation with the old lady, who, I soon discovered, despite her ap- parent modesty, to be unusually well in formed.
 "'The conversation drifted from one subject to another until I happened to mention the fact that before entering the railway service I had been engaged in business at Columbus, O. The old lady remarked that she had son who was living in Columbus. I said to her. .It Is quite likely I know your son. I was in business in Columbus a great many years and have a very large ac- quaintance with it's people,"
 "'No,' she said, you will scarcely know him, as he has only been in Columbus a few years
 "tBut said I. I'm still frequent vis- itor there and may have met him.
 The old lady made no answer to this but, turning her face, looked out of the car window at the autumn-tinged fields and hillsides that were gliding by. l had not made so bold as to ask the name of her son, but finally ventured to ask if he was engaged in any business. The old lady half turned her face and said: Well, yes; my son is engaged in bus iness," and again she turned her eyes to the hills and fields. I thought I could observe a slight shade of color creeping into the old lady's pale cheeks. and as I pressed my inquiries about her son I thought she showed signs of slight em- barrassment I sought to read her thoughts as we sped along, and I won dered whether the thoughts of her son excited by our accidental conver- sation were such as to give joy or sorrow to a mothers heart. At last I ventured to ask: "In what kind of bus mess is your son engaged?"
 For moment the old lady did not reply. I feared my question had pained her. She looked round at last The blood had mounted to her cheeks until she was blushing like school girl
 "'My son, just now, she said is gov ernor of Ohio'
 :" 'The information could not have been more modestly given had William Me Kinley been but an humble clerk in dry goods store instead of the governor of a great state and the most talked of man in America"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15
Admins srator's Sale.
State of Alabama, Jefferson county-Pro-

State of Alabama, Jefferson County-Pro- bate Court.
 E. w. Linn. deceased estate of.
 Notice Is hereby given that under, by vir- tue of and as ordered and directed in and by decree duly rendered on the Fist day of May, 1895, in the administration of the said estate of E. w. Linn, deceased, I, T. H. Motion, the undersigned as administrator of the said estate of E. w. Linn, deceased, said estate, at 12 o'clock noon. on TUESDAY, THE 17TH. DAY OF. DECEM-
 BIER, 1895.
 front of the court house of said county in the city of Birmingham, the following real estate belonging to said estate to-wit:
 Two lots or parcels of land in the city of Birmingham, said county and state, being together, 100 feet square on the northwest corner of the intersection of 20th street and 9th avenue and upon which is situated a brick residence; said lots or parcels of land being known and described, according to the present plan and survey of said city, as lots 2l and 22, in block A.
 And also the following real estate belong ing to said estate, to-wit: An undivided one-half interest in forty acres of land ly- ing and being in said county and state, near the town of Clifton, and described by num- bers, as follows: The southwest quarter of northeast quarter, section 18 township ls range west.
 Terms of sale: One-half cash; balance within six months, with interest from date of sale-the credit payments to be secured by the notes of purchasers with at least two good and sufficient sureties
 T. H. MOTION, As Administrator of the Estate of E. w. Linn, Deceased nov 24-sun-4t
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Atlanta Exposition = Improved Railway
 Service.

Atlanta Exposition = Improved Railway
 Service.
 Tickets are on sale via the Southern railway to Atlanta on account of the ex- position at rate of $3.80 for the round trip, good returning within seven days from date of sale, and $5.55 for the round trip, good returning within fifteen days from date of sale, and $755 for the round trip, good returning until January ', 1S96 The exposition is now open in full force and every one should take advantage of the opportunity to attend. rF-
 Three trains daily, Birmingham to At No 3s Lv Bir. 5:55 am Ar Atlanta Il 40 am No. iS Lv Bir 12:15 am. Ar Atlanta 6:55 am ann All trains carrying Pullman sleeping cars. .
 Effective October 6, the Southern has added another train to the service be- tween Atlanta and New York. The "Ex- position Flyer leaves Atlanta at D. m. and arrives at Washington at II :45 a. m. and New York at 6:23 D. m. Only twen- ty-five hours from Atlanta to New York. Returning train leaves New York via Pennsylvania railroad at II a. m and ar- rives Atlanta 1920 following morning. man drawing room sleepers between New York, Washington and Atlanta and first class vestibule coaches between Atlanta and Washington. onItt
 The schedule of No. 86, known as the "United States Fast Mau," has been changed between Atlanta and Washing ton, lessening the time out between At lanta and New York. Train now leaves Atlanta at 11:15 p. m. and arrives Wash ington at $40 p. m., New York 6:23 a. m. For information apply to sf sa.
 L. A. sHIPMAN,1T. P. A,
 10-10-tf 2201 First Avenue.
 Good fishing at East Lake.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15
LEMON ELIXIR.

A Pleasant Lemon Tonic
 For biliousness, Constipati ton, Malaria Colds and the Grip.
 For Indigestion, Sick and Nervous Headache.
 For Sleeplessness, Nervousness and Heart Disease.
 For Fever, Chills, Debility and Kidney Disease, take Lemon Elixir.
 Ladies, for natural and thorough or ganic regulation, take Lemon Elixir. Dr. Mozleys Lemon Elixir is prepared from the fresh juice of lemons, com bined with other vegetable liver tonics, and will not fail you in any of the above named diseases 50c and $1 bottles at druggists.
 Prepared only by pr. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15

In all evils which admit remedy i'm patience should be. avoided because it wastes that time and attention in com plaints which, if properly applied, might remove the cause.--Johnson.-
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15
At the Capitol.

have just taken the last of two bottles of pr. H. Mozley's Lemon Elixir for nervous headache, Indigestion, with diseased liver and kidneys. The Elixir cured me. I found 1t the greatest medi cine ever used. J. H. MENNICH, Attorney, 1925 F Street, Washington,
 D. c.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15

Alwaysin season, always up with the procession, always accommodating and always give you the best in the mar ker at the Metropolitan bar.
 11-12-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15
Lennon Hot Drons.

Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore throat, Bronchitis, Memarrhage and all throat and lung diseases. Ele-, gant reliable.
 25 cents at druggists. Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15

The right "ad" in the right place will always bring re- suits. Try a space in the State Herald's "Cheap Columns" |" Charges nominal for all ex- cept "Situations Wanted" which are free.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-15

Tho wise man is he who asks a great deal of advice and takes a very little of it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
The QUEENS DONKEY.
Once the Property of Poor Basque
Peasant.

Peasant.
Queen Victoria, during her recent so
journ at Cimiez, on the French Med
iterranean coast, was often seen to
drive, on pleasant afternoons, a very
sleek and comfortable-looking donkey.
The aged queen, holding the reins her
self, seemed greatly to enjoy her drive,
and the complacency Of the donkey
suggested that he almost understood
the honor which was being done him.
This donkey, whose name is Jocko, has
an interesting history. ~. D., ..-.- .t-
During previous sojourn in the
same district, says the Youths Com
panion, the queen was one morning en-
joying herself incognita, in the open
air at Acquisgrana, when she saw a
peasant leading along by the bit don
key which looked as if he had once been
fine animal of his kind, but now
seemed to be almost starved. He was
lean, languishing, evidently suffering.
The queen asked the man if his don
key was for sale.
"That depends, signora," said the
man. "If were to sell him, now, how
should get my l1vlng?
How much did you pay for him?"
"a hundred francs"
~ will give you two hundred, and
you can buy another donkey"
The man sold him to the unknown
''signora, and poor Jocko at once be-
gan new life. Abundantly fed and
carefully groomed, he blossomed out as
a royal favorite. The story spread, and
the queen conld take no more prom
enades with convenience, for she was
certain to encounter every day several
peasants who tried to sell her decrepit
and half. starved donkeys. She bought
none of them.
During her late visit the queen drove
through Acquisgrana with Jocko, and
his former owner, the peasant, saw the
equipage go by. The donkey was fat,
glossy and glittering with buckles OF
silver and gold. r#
"Alas!' exclaimed the peasant
"When l sold the donkey, why didn't
throw myself IMP" Ina
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
A DEADLY DISEASE or TO-DAY.
The Great Increase In the Number OF
Cases OF Parcsss.

-Fr~~--
In connections with the cock-sure
statement of Mr.. Howells that the
present race was never so healthy and
strong as now tits interesting to read
the following paragraph, written by
DIR. T. s. Clouston, superintendent of
the Morningside asylum, Scotland,
saws the Medical Record He says:
Zone terrible form of brain disease,
with mental symptoms. is certainly in
creasing. : That malady NAV
be described as breakdown Of the
great center of mind and motion in the
brain; it always goes on from bad to
worse till 1t renders its victim utterly
helpless in mind and body and kills
him in a few years. No cure and
ecarcely any mitigation of this latter
day curse has yet been devised. II is
disease of cities, Of restless lives. of &C.
Tive brains in their prime; sometimes
Of dissipation and debauchery, of life
at high pressure commonly"
=, During the past year the asylums of
Scotland received $50 new cases, those
of England 1,400 and those of Ireland
so. The asylum statistics of this coun-
try show an even greater number ,.I
In a single asylum Of this state, for
example--that at Ogdensburg--there
were among the $50 admissions 81 cases
OF general paresis. This would make
the proportion of general paresis over
4 per cent. rTF-} se,sY
Among seven state asylums, to which
1,942 patients were admitted in 1890,
there were 60 cases of general paresis,
or little over per cent. If per cent.
be the general ratio for this disease in
the state of New York then the total
number of paretics among the $1,000 in
sane would be about $40. AS matter
of fact, the number is much greater,
because the proportion of this disease
is larger in the New York and Kings
county asylums than in those of the
state at large. But even if there were
but 1000 cases of general paresis
among the 100, 600 insane of this coun-
try it would be an extraordinary evil
dence of the development of disease
which in the last century was certainly
not known. even if it did exist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
FOND OF LETTER 4.
Men Use 1t for an initial in Names When
Any Other Would Do.

Men Use 1t for an initial In Names When
Any Other Would Do.
"It's a peculiar thing" said the
knowing clerk in hotel which is noted
more for its hospitality than it is for its
inquisitiveness into the character of it's
guests, Its peculiar thing the fond
ness that the average man has for the
letter II as an initial. Now, don't
suppose that there are more middle
names beginning with FL than with
any other letter-M or r or s or B-but
nine men out of ten, If they are in
doubt about middle initial, decide on
H. quotes the New York Sun. Snow,
my middle initial is w, but for every
letter get, except from people know
well, that has my initial right, get
three in which it is put down II. It's
very seldom, too, that you'll find man
with sufficient strength of character to
leave out the middle initial of the man
he's writing to if he doesn't know it, so
he claps in an H and lets it go. There
seems to be a prevailing superstition
that man isn't just what he ought to
be unless he has a middle name, and
that the chances are very strong that
that name.begins with the eighth letter
of the alphabet.
"Now, here's another instance: Cast
your eyes over this page OF our regis
ter. That is mostly late guests who
drop in here late at night and sign
names other than their own. See the
result, Charles Fl. JONES' John III.
Smith, George Fl. Robinson, "A IL.
Brown Fl. w. Brown, and so on.
There are ten names on that one page
the middle initial of which is Ii. Now
that letter ism any easier to write than
any other letter; it certainly isn't any
more ornamental, and can't see that
in any respect it has an advantage over
the rest Of the alphabet. Yet the
human race sticks to it witha fidelity
worthy of more important cause. I'd
like to have some wise man tell me
why"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
THE NEW 500 CANAL.
II Compares Favorably with the Amer
lean Sault Route.

II Compares Favorably with the Amer
lean Sault Route.
The almost utter silence and total
lack of ceremony with which the
Canadian parliament has treated the
completion of the new 500 canal is
in striking contrast with the value
of the great engineering work in it's
relation to the dominion's vast chain
of artificial waterways. The rapid
ity with which the enterprise has
been accomplished has been notable.
Canada did not seriously conceive
the idea OF this canal around the falls
of ST. Mary's river on her own side
until seven years ago, and on Sep
Member % last the water was admit
ted to the lock for the first time.
The size of the new shipway may
best be appreciated by comparison OF
this lock with the latest lock of the
American. Sault route. The Can
adfan chamber is nine hundred feet
long and sixty feet wide, and is deep
enoNsh for vessels Of, .twenty-foot
drauaRht The American lock is eight
hundred feet long, one hundred feet
wide and twenty-one feet deep.
The exact value OF this new Can
adian 500 depends upon its relation
to the chain of Canadian canals from
Lake Superior to the ST. Lawrence.
The extent of rivalry between the
United States and the dominion for
The immense traffic of the great
lakes-one-fourth of all the seaport
tonnage OF the United States-will
be determined by the average depth
of continuous ship channel.
BY the engineering Improvement
OF St. Clair Flats and the Lime Kilns.
near Detroit, the American lake
route SSill soon have a through
depth of twenty-one feet. 1t will be
along time before the Canadian sys-
tenn shall possess throughout accom-
mediation for vessels of twenty-five
hundred tons burden. Nevertheless,
the day is not far distant when Can
ada will make a desperate struggle
FOR the carriage Of the commerce of
the great northwest. Philadelphia
Record
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
- Quarterly Report g.
The Bank of Hopkinsville
RESOURCES.

At the close Of business on the the 2oth day Of
June, 1895.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts 2T1 500 50
0verdrafts. unsecured - 986 ~
Due from National banks Sal 525 46
Due from state Banks and
Bankers $40 1888 00 81 S5S 81
Banking house and lot 10 600 90
Other real estate Ss22 IL
ocks and bonds 81 O35 90
specie -----------------------t N1 81
Exchanges for ciearings -s22 6o7 IS 90 1863 10
Other items carried as cash 03 &C
s499 ia 80
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock p'd in, in cash s $50 900 90
Surplus Fund- rs 600 90
Due depositors------ 1913 1865 30
Due State banks and bk'rs is $40 90 16 500 As
aside, .e-.r--. 80. GIG 81
Unpaid dividends. $50 90
Dividend No. go this day 5000
.,N IL 400 ia 32
STATE OF q X KSEIN,TI,vCKY,|ss.
J. E. Mcpherson. Cashier Of Bank Of HOP
kilsville. q bank located and doing business
at No. 2. Main street, in the city OF Hopkins
vile in said county, being duly sworn, says
true statement OF the condition Of the said
bank at the close Of business on the 10Th day of
June, 1894, to the best of hts knowledge
and belief and further says that the business
Of said banl has been transacted at the loca-
ton named, and not elsewhere; and that the
above report is made in compliance with an Of
fetal notice from the Secretary of State desig-
mating the goth day of June, 1895, as the
day on which such report shall be made.
J.E. MCPHERSON, Cashier.
Z. P. CAMPBELL, Director.
G. Fl. BUSH Director
~rte ID. X. BEARD, Director.
subscribed and sworn to before me by ].
MCPHERSON, the End day of July, 1895.
p. BRADEN, n. p. G. Q. KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
THE UPWARD GLANCE.
It Is Not Equally Effective in An
Kinds of Women.
The Use OF Floor Cushions Ia Delightful
Butfhe Fair Maidens Must BE Care
fui, How They Roll Their Eyes
.-Oood Advice

with the advent of Turkish rooms
and various oriental decorations
came also The delightful fashion Of
floor cushions, says the New York
World. Nothing gives room such a
coy appearance. and surely nothing
is less difficult or expensive TO own.
They are charming in the drawing
room or sitting-room near the open
CRATE fire, or on the veranda in the
summer twilight. lss3 a''N
If finished with large brass rings
they atSe easily moved about, placed,
perhsyM, near the great armchair,
where some one is telling aithrilling
story, or piled at the bead OF the
lounge, where nearand dear friend
is stretched languid and weary and
longing to be famed from just'such
a vantage point. vsil4 - gioW g
But the girl who is addicted to
the use OF floor cushions must
beware. To use them we'll requires
quite little talent and not much
avoirdupois, and not only must she
be agile and 1.-the of form, but she
must also be one of the women who
are at their best looking up.
That women differ in their ability
to appear fascinating or even in
teresting when their eyes are rolled
heavenward or even up to the sterner
sex, en- route to the celestial regions,
is one OF the facts constantly thrust
upon one in the various crowded city
conveyances, where women are more
apt ia besseated than their escorts.
A girl, to look we'll while talking
to some one who stoops to her, must
be able to roll her eyes upward with
out having them disappear under the
lids showing thereby to her cavalier
only an expanse of white that is far
more apt to be startling than capti-
waiting in effect. She must also
possess flexible spine, SO that her
head moves backward easily and
gracefully, revealing rounded
throat and not an unsightly display
of muscles. :
Very often a girl who is not at her
best looking up can talk well and
effectively with eyes cast down and
lashes Srooping. If natural it is a
pretty, modest pose, and far more
interesting than shower of glances
meant to be coquettish, but failing
utterly from physical deficiencies.
Many girl who is distinguished
in appearance and wholly captivat-
ing in manner when seated on tete-
a-tete or standing by table or lean
ing on a,SSair is awkward ands2l at
ease if ca0npelled to throw her head
back and look up while conversing.
Such a girl should avoid the enticing
charms of the floor cushions. They
are not for her. Pr. s..'ss
They are for the young woman
who curls thereon with unconscious
oriental grace, whose every upward
glance is a revelation of a new witch
cry and charm, until her auditors
are forced to the conclusion that in
some previous incarnation she must
have been dusky sultana or an In
dian princess, whose only object in
life was to loll on soft cushions.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23

STATE OF KENTUCKY.

STATE OF KENTUCKY,
COUNTY OF CHRISTIAN. IS
John B. Trice, Cashier of Planters Bank of
Hopkinsville, Bank located and doing bust
ness at No. e. Main street, in the city of Hep
kinsville in said county, being duly sworn.
says that the foregoing Report isin all respects
true statement of the condition of the said
Bank, at the close of business on the 29th day
of june, 1895, to the best Of his knowledge and
belief; and further says that the business Of
said Bank has been transacted at the location
named, and not elsewhere; and that the above
report is made in compliance with an official
notice received from the Secretary Of State
designating the 29th day of June, 1895, as the
day on which such report shall be made.
JOHN B. TRICE, Cashier.
j. D. RUSSELL, Director.
IRA L. SMITH. Director.
5. E. TRICE, Director.
subscribed and sworn to before me by Jno B.
Trice, the 3rd day Of July 1896.
IRA L. SMITH,
Notary Public.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23

At the close OF business on the the 2sth day Of
June, 1895.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
STATE OF KENTUCKY,I..
County of Christian. s.

STATE OF KENTUCKY, Lee.
County of Christian. S.
W. W. Garnett, President of Pembroke De-
post Bank, bank located and doing business
at No. - streetin the town of PEN broke,
in said county, being duly sworn. says that the
foregoing report is in all respects true state
ment of the condilion of the said bank, before
the transaction Of any business on the goth day
of June. 1895, to the best of his knowledge ana
belief and further says that the business OF said
bank has been transacted at the location
named, and not elsewhere; and hat the
above report is made in compliance with an
official notice received from the Secretary OF
State designating the Goth day OF June
1895; as the day on which such report shall be
made.
Subscribed and sworn to before me by W.
w, Garnett, President, this bth day July 1898,
Eustice A. Hall
lhs's N p c. @.
W w. GARRETT, President.
EUsTIcE A. HAIL, Director.
III. WILLIAMS,
III ". "A. GARNET. -