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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Endeavorers al San Frsncisco.

In several respects the meeting Of
the representatives of the Christian
Endeavor society at San francisco
promises to be one of the most inter
esting and momentous events of its
kind in recent years. A big proper
ton of the several thousand Christian
Endea eors who will be present will
come from the central and eastern
states, making trips of 5000 miles or
more. The entire nation will be re-
presented, and it is evident from the
preparations already made that the
Californians mean to give them
Characteristic western welcome. Dur
ing the period of the convention San
Francisco will be a center of interest
for religious people throughout the
country.
1t is certainly no small incentive
which can induce so many persons to
make a trip across the continent to be
present at religious festival, even
when the reduced rates on the rail.
roads are considered. Ia the com
paratively short period of its existence
the Christian Endeavor society has
grown amazingly, and this immense
pilgrimage to the Pacific coast will be
one OF the most picturesque tokens
of its present strength. The are few
organizations of any sort which could
summons so many persons to a con
vention at the other end of the nation.
That the Endeavors will be all the
more enthusiastic for the effort they
have put forth to attend may be taken
for granted. The enthu,ia which
has marked the society every since its
inception will be notable in the forth.
coming convention The San Fran
cisco assembling is likely to be not
only the most striking but the most
fruitful of the meetings which the so.
ciety has held,-Chicago Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Five Prisoners For The Pen.

Sheriff Nc, j. Davis, deputies e. p
Wilkins and w. ii, Ryan, and Jailer
w. T. Williamson went to Eddyyille
yesterday morning, having in charge
the five prisoners convicted at the
last term of circuit court and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary. This pris.
oners, names, offenses and terms are
as follows: VIM Davis, horse steal
ing, two years; VIM. Roach, COL, un-
lawfully OBTAINING female, two years;
Robt Coleman, COL, murder, eleven
years and ten months; Eph Cant, COL,
malicious shooting, one year, and
Henry Carneal, col, malicious shoot
inc at another, one wear.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
HOTTEST FOR TWO YEARS.
Saturday Scorcher and Sunday Not Much
Better

Saturday Scorcher and Sunday Not Mucl
Better.
The excessive heat of the last two
weeks eliminated last Saturday in a
maximum temperature of 100 degrees
During the whole week it ranged
from 80 to SO degrees. On Sunday
the maximum was SO degrees and
yesterday the weather was somewhat
cooler.
Saturday was the hottest day since
June 3, 1895, when it was 1901 de.
grees. The hottest day for thirty
years was l046 on Aug. II, 1881.
Other hot days we're Aug. Z, 1874, IO2,
and July 20, 1887, I0l.7.
la the 1881 spell there were 1000
prostrations over the country, twenty
Of them in Louisville.
Last Sunday was a very hot Fourth
of July, twenty-five deaths from the
heat being recorded In yesterdays
papers. OF these, Louisville had 5,
Cincinnati 6, Cleveland and Nash
vile 2. A fine rain fell at Nashville
Sunday afternoon.
Many prostrations occurred in this
county last week among workmen,
but so far as learned none were fatal.
Stock suffered greatly, there being
many deaths.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Verdict for $500.

The suit brought by Ollie Turner,
of Clarksville, against the l.. & N.
railroad company Cor $500 damages,
resulted in a judgment for plaintiff
in the lower court. The case has
been appealed to Circuit Court. 1t
seems that Turner bought ticket
from Guthrie to Clarksville, did not
use it until next day, was put of the
Elkton accommodation train at
Hampton upon the ground that the
ticket was good only on the day OF
purchase, and then Turner brought
suit against the railroad for 500
damages.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Circuit Court Closes

The most important case tried since
last report was the seduction case
against Jos. McRoy, After hanging
for two days the jury was discharged
Saturday without verdict, and the
case was continued till September.
Mercy gave bond for $500 and was
released
VIM, Roach, COL, OBTAINING a fe.
male, was gwen two years,
Tom Slaughter, COL, and Jim Grit
fey, col, grand larceny, were fined
$500 each. They appropriated a
horse and buggy, and after using
them turned the horse loose, and he
injured himself so badly in a wire
fence that he died.
Court adjourned Saturday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Important Land Suit.

Dispositions are being taken in Ca.
diz in law suit involving 10000
acres of fine timbered land in Trigg
county. The style of the suit is Ayre
q Lord Tie Company VS., A. H. Koer-
ner, of Huntingb burg, Ind, 1t is
claimed that Koerner sold the plain
tiff lot of timber, guaranteeing that
a certain quantity could be secured
The plaintiff alleges that the guaran-
tee failed to materialize and hence
the suit The suit was brought in
Lexington, Tenn, and the case will
be tried at that place during the
present month
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06

The county juoge made an order
for an election to .be held in Penn.
broke Aug. Z, to take the sense
Of the legal voters of that place on
the. question of local option. The
''drys" claim that they will have a
majority, while the "wets" seem equal.
ly confident that they will win and
the fight promises to be a lively one
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Snow in Colorado.

Those who We're sweltering under
a July sun in Kentucky, with the
mercury at LOOM the shade Saturday,
will be interested to know that Lead
vile, Gunnison and other points in
Colorado were visited by a snow-storm
on the same day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Nc OIardy Tobaeeo BIlI.

DR.. Clardy writes the Kentuckian
that he succeeded Saturday, with the
assistance Of Senator Lindsay, in
having his anti-regie tobacco bill
passed as an amendment to the tariff
bill in the Senate. If not knocked
out in conference it is all right and
will become a law. The provisions of
the bill have heretofore been given to
the public.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Captured near FaIrview.

Reuben Sargent, the negro who es-
capped from the work house guard
near Empire last Wednesday, was
captured near Fairview by MIR. Wal.
lace Layne Sunday. Sargent was
brought here Sunday night and
placed in Jail. He was taken back to
work house yesterday, to serve out
the balance of his sentence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
The Republican Convention

The Republicans held their district
convention at Eddyville yesterday and
re'nominated James Breathitt for cir
cult judge. AS John Feland, Dr., de
clined to run for commonwealth at.
torney, it is not likely that any nom.
ination was made against W. f How.
ell. A report had not been received
when we went to press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Ktntnckian Hanged.

Lemuel w. Nelson was hanged at
Grants Pass, Oregon, Friday for the
murder Of Charles Perry, in March
1890. Nelson was Kentuckian, AZ
year of age. He killed Perry in order
10 obtain his money. Nelson con-
fessed on the scaffold.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Shooting at Trenton.

Some negroes engaged in a row at
Trenton Sunday and during the scrap
one of the men shot woman in the
thigh. The wound is not dangerous.
We were unable to learn the names of
the parties. The man who did the
shooting was arrested and placed in
iail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
CREAM OF NEWS.
If 1T is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HASlT.
circuit Court Adjourns- Convict Captured
Liquor Fight at Pembroke
Weather and Political
Items
MiIIiner Assigns

Mrs NJ. L. Oppenheim, Russell
vile milliner and dressmaker, made
an assignment last Thursday evening
for the benefit of her creditors. LA
bilities abou. $1,000; assets some.
thing less than half that amount
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Had a Congestive chill.

Mr.. j. Weber Davis, well known
farmer of Kelly, was attacked with
congestive chill Sunday and it was
with the greatest difficulty that his
life was saved. Mr.. Davis was re-
ported better yesterday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
Have Your Mind Read

Madame Aramant, distinguished
and successful mind reader and phre-
nologist, of Kansas City, is at the Phoe-
nix Hotei with business hours from
m. to lOp m, She gives readings on.
marriage, business transactions, spec
ulations, reveals hidden treasures.
clears up mysteries past. present and
future and foretells important events.
She is not fortune teller" but a
scientific student of psychology and
kindred subjects, Her fees are very.
reasonable. Call on her.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06
FOR STATE SENATOR.

R. c Crenshaw, of Christian, Visits Hop.
klns County in the Interest
of His proposed Candidacy.
Mr.. r. G. Creushaw, of Pee Dee,
Christian county, was in the city
Tuesday comforting with local poll
ticians with a view to running for
State Senator on the Silver ticket il
conditions are favorable He recog-
nizes the right of Hopkins county to
name the Dominee this time. but if
Hopkins county valves that right, he
desires the nomination. Mr. Cren-
shaw is populist, and has the en-
dorsement of the Democratic and the
Populist Executive Committee in his
proposed candidacy on that condi-
ton, Mr.. Crenshaw is a substanti.
al farmer, of good address and made
a favorable impression upon every
one who met him. Mr.. Crenshaw
was given the assurance that if Hop
kins does not have candidate of her
own, which she probably will, his
claims would be given the greatest
consideration.-Mail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-06

Joe We'll, of Louisville, formerly OF
this city, has bought the j. II. Win
Tree place on the Canton pike, form
erly owned by Means d Well, ana
will return on January LIST and again
take up his residence here.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10

ing many little articles that would DO
useful on the journey to the happy
hunting ground, and his two walking
sticks.
After the body had been arranged
in the coffin, Wa.Pella-Ka, an old man
who had fought in more than one his
toric battle side by side with Malta.
E-Qua, delivered an address in tho In
dian language at the grave and accord
ing to Indian custom was the first to
drop kinnikinic into the grave. In
this ceremony he was followed by all
the other Indians present, one ofwhom
sat at the open grave for several min.
utes and in low monotone performed
his last rites. A heavy pole was then
erected at the west end of the grave,
about four feet out Of the ground, ana
on it were painted by George Morgan,
the secretary of tho tribe, few en-
blems to characterize events in the life
OF Ma-Ta-E.Qua. Chicago Record.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
How FIox Fought the Ants.

Aunt Martha's pantry was full Of
ants. They crawled in the cakebox,
they skipped in the sugar-barrel, and
person was never sure when slice
of Aunt Martha's delicious bread was
cut that half-dozsn ants might not
fall out of the little yeast holes. No
one knew where they came from or
how they escaped after they had filled
themselves with the good things.
Half q dozen times Aunt Martha had
taken everything out of the pantry,
washed the shelves, put on cleau
papers and looked carefully for some
hole through which tho ants might
steal, but she would no moro than get
the dishes back again than the pantry
would swarm with ants.
"It's enough to try the patience of
a saint" she said to Uncle Matthew.
II declare / don't know what I'm
goin' to do"
At that FloS piped in with her merry
voice:
what will you give me TO clean
them all out. auntie?" she asked.
"Why, my dear, il you'll conquer
those ants I'll have party for you
and invite the Hill girls and the little
Coopers and any of the others
that you care most to see."
Flox had come down from the city
the day before to spend three weeks
on the farm with her aunt. She had
been preparing all summer for good
time, and now that it was here she
was enjoying it as hard as she could.
Its mammals way" she said to
Aunt Martha, but she wouldn't tell
any more about it.
The next day she climbed up in the
barn where the boys were drying their
walnuts and brought down an apron
full. Part of these she cracked open
and placed, meat and all, in low tin
pan which she placed on the pantry
shelf. Then she placed little paths
of wood up to the edge, so that the
ants could climb in. The next morn
ing you would havs been astonished
20 see that pan. 1t fairly swarmed
with ants-hundreds and hundreds OF
them, and they we're running up and
down the pathways, so that they
nearly crowded one another off. Flox
emptied them all out together, and
after cracking fresh supply of nuts
set the pan again the next night.
This time she watched carefully and
her sharp eyes found a very little
crack pear the floor, where the ants
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
lowed by q Goose.

Fred Levitre Of this place had an
exciting experience with flock of
geese on the Red river several days
ago. He saw q flock of twenty wild
geese light in the river, and, getting
his gun, sneaked upon them. They
were quietly swimming on the oppos-
lite side of the narrow stream in close
range, and he Letter go, knocking down
five of the big birds. Some of them
were only winged aud very likely to
get away unless expedition were used.
Mr.. Levitre Immediately stripped and
went into the stream. He secured two
Of the geese without much difficulty,
and third after q good deal of run
ming and swimming. The fourth had
only broken wing and he got out on
the muddy shore and ran and hoped
along at good pace. Levitre put
after him through the mud and brush,
and the goose gave him merry chase.
Just as he overlook him and was about
to hit him with the stick he carried for
the purpose, the goose plunged back
into the stream. Levitre followed,
and again, as he came upon him, the
goose dived, which foiled his pursuer.
Leyitre was now nearly exhausted, but
Ne thought "and so is the goose, and
the thought encouraged him to keep
up the chase. Soon he saw bubble,
and, giving one mighty effort, he made
plunge and grabbed the goose as he
came up. Then he had u terrific
wrestle and fight with him. He was
now loaded down with four heavy
geese, two of which weighed twelve
pounds each, and he was on the OPP
posite side of the river from his home.
The water was deep in the centre of
the stream, and he had to do some
swimming to get across. The question
was how to do it with four geese. He
hit upon the idea of having the last
goose caught. which was still very
lively, assist him in getting across,
and he tied string to his tail and let
him go, holding on at the other end,
and the bird, trying hard to get away.
swan across the stream and materially
helped the hunter. He finally got
across, but he was almost exhausted
and good deal scratched on the body
by brush and briers. Minneapolis
journal.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
To Harnesa the SIM.

One would think the sun had enough
work to do in warming up the whole
earth, but there are some shrewd
Yankees down in New England who are
not at oil satisfied and are determined
to make it do still more work. They
have already taken out great num-
Der Of patents for solar heaters. solar
cookers and solar engines Of many
kinds, although they have not been
able to invent any machine that is
really practicable for converting the
suns heat into power. And yet they
still have hope. They say that light
ming has been harnessed, and they
don't see why sunshine should not be
made to carry burdens.
Many wonderful things have been
accomplished by using the suns rays.
In Europe Q newspaper has been
printed by power from the sun, and
salt water has been distilled and coffee
and cider made.
The only problem to be solved in
Harvesting the sun is TO properly con-
centrate its rays. To do this many
inventors use an immense curved mir
ror or largo lens like a burning glass,
but they are hampered in their work,
first, by the fact that the sun does not
shine steadily, and, next, by the i'm
mense expense of large lenses.
1t is reckoned that the heat of the
sun would sufficiently warm and illu-
inmate 1900, 900, 900 globes as big as
our earth. IL would seem that some
clever inventor would sometime be
able to discover a way TO use it. The
man that succeeds will make his for
tune. Chicago Record.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
LAST OF THE WAR CHIEFS.
Martinique Of the Sac and Fox Indians
Passes Away In Iowa.

Ma-Ta-E-Qua Of the Sac and Fox Indians
Passes Away In Iowa.
Ma-Ta-E- Qua, the last war chief Of
the Sac and Fox Indians Of Iowa, is
dead. He expired at camp at Tama
at the age Of 81 years. The chief had
been in failing health for several years
and was the victim OF consumption,
one of the diseases that is responsible
for very high death rate among these
Indians. Ma.Ta-E-Qua was born at
Dubuque, Iowa, in 1910, and had the
place and date tattooed on his right
arm. In physique, habits, customs
and mental endowments he was typi-
cal Indian OF the warrior days. He
was the last one Of the five Indians
sent out on the tribes return from
Kansas to find suitable abiding place
in Iowa, and on July 10, 1857, he, in
company with his four associates, pur-
chased eighty acres OF land from one
of the early settlers in Tsma township
for $1,000. After the selection Of To-
cation in Tama county the members of
the tribe came to that place, and to
their original tract Of eighty acres
there have been added from time to
time adjoining farms, until today they
are in possession OF nearly 1000 acres.
Ma-Ta-E-Qua's burial was attended
with considerable interest and many
of the business men of Montour, Ia
ma and Toledo were present, Judge
Burnham adjourned the district court
and the agent was accompanied to the
funeral by Judge Burnham, Inspector
A. j. Duncan Of Washington, DC,
and s. NJ. Endicott. The body was
dressed in the regalia Of war chief.
He was buried in q rough coffin, in
citing posture, tue feather in his hair
coming just to the edge o. the ground,
his face to the west, his face and breast
laid bare. Otherwise he was clad IN
moccasins, leggings and blanket and
adorned with beads and paint, much
~ he appeared on many important oc-
cesicns. In the coffin were placed a
bottle Of water, a small vessel contain
ing food, an Indian handbag contain
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
The Pygmies of Egypt.

Four years ago DIR. Stuhlmann, one
of the most scientific of African ex-
plorers, brought to Germany two
dwarf young women, about seventeen
and twenty years old. They had been
captured by Arab slave-raiders in the
great forests northwest of Victoria
Nyanza. A man about twenty-five
years old and four feet six inches in
height, who was captured with them,
was in DR.. Stuhlmann's care for sew
eral months. but died on the coast
Just before he was to 60 to Europe.
He was so very shy that he was never
seen to look white man in the face,
and though he would talk little
Ki-Suaheli, the language of the Zanzi-
bar natives, he was never heard to
speak word of his own language.
The girls were taken back to Africa in
O few months, as it was feared they
would not survive O German winter.
In all the time they were with DR..
Stuhlmann, he was able to get from
them only sixteen words of their Ian
guage. Perhaps this is not very sur
prising. 1t was enough to make per
sons of low type OF culture shy and
suspicious to be shut up for hours at
time with inquisitive savants, who
were continually looking at and ques-
tioning and measuring them, turning
them this way and that, and photo
graphing them; and though the little
women were we'll cared for and much
was done to amuse them, they could
not get over the idea that the whites
had some sinister purpose, They
feared they would be poisoned, and
never touched any dish before their
italian servant had first tasted it.
They were carried around from one
scientific society to another, all over
Germany and Belgium, and it is safe
to say that in their private opinion
anthropology was q great bore and
they were very glad to get back to
Africa. -Harper's Round Table.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
LOOK AROUND.

Don't go chasing rainbows
Cos you think there out OF roach.
Don't sweep up the pillows
That come rolling TO the beach.
The colors arching in the cloud
Make flowers when on the ground,
And the grass Ia green as rollers
Look around Look around
Don't you weep for angels
COS they're far up In the sky.
There's pouting, pretty maidens
That amt roosting half so high.
Don't you think because you're cross
That all the earth has frowned;
There's lots OF lightsome laughter
Look around Look around
.-Piusburg News.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
A Convention OF Horse swnppers.

81 have heard Of oil sorts Of queer
reunions, but there was one down In
Georgia the other day that was abso.'
lutefy unique" said p. +. Cross Of
that state at the Raleigh. ut was q
reunion Of horse swappers, and q Jolly
gathering IL was. There were fully
1000 delegates in attendance, and II
looked to outsiders as il q big political
convention was in progress. Politics,
however, were strictly tabooed and
nothing went but horse talk. :Of
course the members fetched along from
one TO dozen nags Of all sorts and
conditions, and the swapping Of beasts
was the main attraction during the re-
union. A constitution and bylaws
we're adopted and a committee ap.
pointed to draw up n code OF ethics.
II was thought the civilization Of the
age had reached'a point where equine
exchanges should be conducted along
stricter lines OF honesty than had
hitherto characterized such transact
tions. 1t was argued, and the senti.
ment was overwhelmingly commended,
that no man was fit to join in future
reunions who would try to put off on
another a horse whose vision had de-
parted or who was represented to be
sound when the facts were the other
way. There is no doubt in my mind
that from moral as we'll as social
standpoint the meeting was great
success. New York Tribune.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-10
Rev. Lorenzo Dow's Eccentric wooIng.

The Youths Companion recalls q
che racteristic snecdote OF the Rev.
Lorenzo Dow, the itinerant Methodist
preacher. When lie was widower he
said to the congregation one day, at
the close Of his sermon; 81 am n can
didate for matrimony, and if there is
any woman in this audience who is
willing to marry me, would thank
her to rise" A woman rose very near
the pulpit, and another in a distant
part of the honse. Mr.. Dow paused a
moment, then said: "There are two;
I think this one near me rose first; at
any rate / will have her for my wife. :"
The woman was in good standing and
possessed of considerable property.
Very soon after this eccentric wooing
she became Mrs. Dow.
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y((sasllyiLdrS StokuIpplg

came through. She stopped it up and
then caught in her pan Of walnuts
every one Of the remaining ants.
"There, Aunt Martha" she said,
GIVE done my work. "
Aunt Martha examined the pantry
up and down and could not find =
single ant.
"Well, "she said, "Illdo my work, :"
and the very next week Flox had hor
party.