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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06

Leda; Luminous by Rayond'Or-
Lucy Wallace; Hoodo by Imp.
Darebin 49, Miss Clay; Annie
Layne by LisbOn-Eledor c.;
Benediction by Lord Lyon-Ben-
efactress; Buttel by Bulwark-
Lizzie Lee; Emute by Mortimer
Revolt; Marie, by Imp Glenelg,
Lady Hayward; Lassie Williams,
by Imp. Simon Magus-Black
Swan.
Matrons at Winonah-Hypo-
critic by Longfellow-Hypath
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06

sumo the time and attention of
any one mind, but even these are
but secondary to the enterprise
which shapes and controls Mr..
Norton's life-work. The coun-
try in this section is a level one,
and the soil is the richest, and
well adapted to the cultivation of
cereals, as well as to the produc-
ton of the weed" which in
spires thought and stimulates
action.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06

This grand stretch of 400 acres
of beautiful farmland is devoted,
first and chiefly, to the breeding
of the finest thoroughbred
horses, together with wheat,
corn, and tobacco culture. The
fields of golden grain, rustling
corn, and rich tobacco leaves
would seem, in themselves, an
occupation great enough to con-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06
Extensive Farm-Large Wheat and Tobacco
FieIds-Broad, Rich Meadowiands Ar
tistic Buildings Modern Appoint
ments-A Truly End of the
Century Stock Farm.

a visit to Hopkinsville would
certainly be incomplete, did the
tourist fail to inspect the beauti-
full scenery surrounding it,
which is natures own true and
artistic setting for this pretty
gem of hers-and having done
so, one realizes, to the fullest eX-
tent, the over towering influence
which caused Byron to eXclaim
Mot that l love man less, but
nature more"-for as another
writer says "God made the coun-
try; man made the townsw
Leaving Hopkinsville and driv-
ing along the turnpike, which ex-
tends through to GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, the eye is, at once, held
enchanted by the natural scenery
which meets it on every and all
sides-beautiful farm lands or
namented, here and there, with
clumps and stretches of massive
forest trees; pretty homes, which
speak to the traveller, in no inco.
herent language, of the wealth
and prosperity which have at
tended their owners, with every
sign of advancement and thrift
at hand; and where Nature,
Science, and Progress seem to
dwell in uninterrupted peace and
unity. For some eight miles,
the eye never rests upon aught
that could offend the aesthetic
taste. At the end of this dis
lance, one turns to his right, and
follows a lengthy driveway, out
lined on both sides by Natures
beautiful but silent scntinels,
stately elm tees, which lead up
to the pretty country home of
the owner of Wenonah Farm,
and, here it is, he finds rural
beauty in all her purest glory.
"wENONAH FARM"
The beautiful stretch of land |
thus captioned is the property of
Mr.. w. p. Norton. a young and |
weglthy bachelor, who is himself |
New Yorker, born and bred,
but whose parents were, in early |
years, identified with Kentucky
his father, the late Eckstein Nor
ton, who was until three months
prior to his death, some three
years ago, President of the l.. q
n. railroad, the of which lines,
to-day, cross many important sec
tons of the South.
1t might, at once, create a
query in the minds of the reader
why young, metropolitan gen
tlemen, of means, should wander
out to South Kentucky and settle
down to stock-raising and agri-
cultural pursuits-but a visit to
"Wenonah Farm" would soon
dissipate all curiosity. Here is
a place which would tempt any
one who loves nature and horses.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06

Eidelweis dam of Bonnie Bird
and Sister Clara by Enquirer
Jassomine; Hattie b. diam of Dis
count, Lindsay, Ella Reed, and
Ell Toro) by Pat Malloy-Little
Sly; Opal dam of Giggle) by
Onondaga -Zingarelli; Option, by
imp. Glengary-Ophelia; Miss
Mary, by Mr.. Pickwick; Alarm
ing by Alarm, Imp. Spanker-St.
Lerf; Lady Longstreet (full sis
ter to Longstreet) by Longfel-
low-Semper Idem.
All the weanlings on the farm
by Imp. Albert are large, lusty
fellows, combining great sub
stance and quality. They are
such an even lot it is hard to pick
choice among them. With the
business methods of these young
up-to-date breeders, they are
bound to come to the front. Mr..
Norton's farm is divided into
large paddocks, we'll supplied
with good limestone water, and
well set in luxurious grass. The
stables are admirably arranged
with large, box stalls; in fact,
everything that pertains to the
highest development of the thor
oughbred can be found on his
farm.
IMP. ALBERT.
Imp. Albert, a picture of which
is given on this page, is one of
the few stations in these times
of tight money markets who has
had the distinction of filling hisI
book at the high price of $50, be-
fore the season has fairly opened
All of the mares bred to him
have also been of the very high
est class. When, however, his
magnificent pedigree and indi-
viduality, as well as his proven
worth in the stud are considered,
n honors that can come to this
splendid sire would be surpris-
ing.
imported Albert is 4 highly
bred horse, from distinguished
racing family; was winner of the
Seaton Dclaval Stakes and sec
ond to Satchel in the Racing
Stakes at Goodwood. His sire,
Victor, was an own
brother to George Frederick,
winner of the Derby; his dam,
Bloom, dam of May
Bloom, Fitz James, Heath Bird,
Lady Gowrie, Whin Blossom,
that beat The bias, winner of the
Oaks, and Hawthorne, own sis
ter to Albert that beat Reve dor,
of both the Oaks and l.
900 guineas, by Kettledrum, win
ner of the Derby and Doncaster
Cup, son of the great Rataplan,
own brother to Stockwell; second
dam Lady Alice Hawthorn, sis
ter to May Bloom. Lady Haw-
thorn, his third dam; was own
sister to Thormanby (winner of
the Derby and Ascot Gold Cup
and Oulston, by Windhound, she
out of the famous Alice Haw-
thorn. winner of 10 cups, includ-
ng two Doncaster and two Good
wood Cups, Is Queens Plates
md II other races. Albert Vic
or was a superior race-horse,
winner of the Middle Park Plate,
Ebor st. Leger; ran second in ST.
Ieger; won Gold Vase at Ascot,
Cup, two miles, and
Great Ebor Handicap; is the sire
If Maskeylene that beat Iroquois,
'or Continuation of This Article See Page
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06
BEAUTIFUL "WENONAH FARM"
An Ideal Spot of Nature Where the Deft Hand OF Man Hal
Added the Practical Finishing Touches.

Albert and Some Noted Kentucky Thoroughbred Racer
Breeding and Operated by Mr. Will P. Norton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
DolNGS OF THE AUTHORS.

C. d. Gibson and Phil May are to illus
trate n new edition of Dickens.
'Songs of Liberty and Other Poems
will shortly be issued by Robert I'm
derwood Johnson.
Burns Is to join Browning ns the sec
ond non-American poet to be put inte
the Cambridge edition.
A new novel by Bret Harte is an
nounced, Three Partners; or, The Big
Strike on Heavy Tree HILL"
Before the end of the year new re-
ligious work by Ian Maclaren will bt
published, The Potter's Wheel"
The author of that popular book
Cape Cod Folks" will soon issue an
other volume, Stuart and Bamboo"
Thomas Bailey Aldrich is reported tc
be dramatizing his poem, judith and
Holofernes," for Olga Netherso,e.
1t is told of "O.iver Optic" that hi.
first school composition was eight
pages. his second 25 and his third so.
Nine. Janauschek affirms that she
cannot get on friendly footing with
lbsen's plays nor feel any sympathy
with their characters.
1t is proposed to purchase Lowell's
old home. Elmwood, in Cambridge
Mass. and use it for q public park. This
is poetic and beautiful idea,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
POINTED SHAFTS.

Why is it that visitors always come
when you are busiest?
The older man gs ts the more regu-
larly he wants his meals.
Every man who is up in years has had
come trouble in travelling.
People who occupy the inside seats
at the opera house always come late.
The more worthless a man is, the
more apt he is to want to live his life
over again.
You can always tell woman's desl,
IN an Office, for if there are any flowers
they are on her desk.
A man who doesn't dress better after
he is married than before hasn't i'm.
proved much by marriage.
A woman thinks every time she Is In
a real big hurry to do little sewing on
the machine the thread brealls.-Wnsh-
ington (Ia.) Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
FOREIGN CHATTER.

Urbino, Raphael's birthplace, has col
lected 10000 francs for the monument
it is going to erect to his memory, but
wants more.
Verdi has handed over to his friend
Boito a box, containing the complete
score of an opera, which is not to be
opened till he is dead.
All Menelek's power cannot make the
Abyssinians take to the new dollars
with his image. They still want the
effigy of Maria Theresa on their coins.
Ludwig Fulda, the author Of THE
Talisman," has written a four-act
comedy called Friends" which will be
brought out at the Berlin Deutches the
ater.
Ten Judges of the English supreme
court continue on the bench, though
they have passed the period at which
they are by law entitled to retire on a
pension.
There is a great deal of sickness in
the British Mediterranean fleet the
Malta naval hospitals being full. One
storeship from Crete brought 70 men
sick with dysentery.
Light opera is no longer to be given
Vienna's Theater an der Wien, grand
opera taking its place. A beginning
will be made with Puccini's LA Bo-
hcme" and a new opera by Ignaz
Druel.
England's 3o-knot torpedo boat de-
stroyers fall far below their trial speed
in actual service; 2s, 81 and &c knots
was all three of them could make when
tried after being put into commission
recently.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
THIS AND THAT,

Two-thirds Of all the letters that pass
through the post offices of the world are
written or sent to people who speak
English.
On some of the western ranches the
cowboys use bicycles, instead of horses,
in herding the cattle, while the ground
is free from snow.
A bee stung David NJ. Kepley, of
Louisville, on the top of the nose. His
doctors thought he would die, but he
recovered.
In the basement of Rev. DR.. Hancher's
Methodist church, in Kansas City. is q
room where bicycles are checked, and
another where babies are checked while
the mothers attend Divine service.
Miss Phoebe McThoy, who for the
past seven years has worked as a serv-
ant in Flushing, N. Y. has been in
formed by her uncle's solicitors, In
Scotland, that her uncle has left her a
fortune of over $1,000,0o0.
A Brooklyn burglar entered a room
in which young lady lay peacefully
iSSPihS. tiS thC pTtlUJ piS-
ture, and stole kiss. The lady
screamed, the house was aroused, and
the burglar was captured.
In 1858 Mrs. Margaret Kirchoff, of
Teignmouth, England, went to bed In
good health, saying she would remain
there until she died. She kept her
word, and died there the other day.
having spent 80 years IN bed.
An immense phonograph is in course
of construction for the Paris exposition
of 1900. The apparatus will be of such
large dimensions that it is expected it
will make the human voice heard by
an audience of 10000 persons.
Nothing of importance. not even a
crime, ever happens in Baltimore, lit
tie town in Windsor county, VT. In
1910 its population was BOT; since then
its inhabitants have been constantly de-
creasing in number, until to-day they
are only SO.
During recent tests benzol has fur
nished favorable results for illuminat-
ing purposes. An addition of Is per
cent. of benzol to alcohol for an incan-
descent alcohol lamp showed saving
of 26 per cent. as compared with pure
alcohol.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
FREELAND, PA, OCTOBER IA, 1897.


The Philadelphia Inquirer is fighting a
valiant battle against leasing the city's
gas work to private corporation. Its
editorials in favor of the retention Of
this valuable franchise, and the operat-
ing of it for public profit, are unanswer-
able. Those who are arguing that the
people should turn over a thirty million
dollar plant, and receive dolar-gas in
return, which they now have, claim that
the lessees are 'eminently respectable" !"
men and would do no wrong. The
Inquirer properly takes the ground that
''an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure" that the city should not
give eminent responsibility" an oppor-
tunity to do wrong.
The fight is a pretty one from this
distance, with the people on one side
and the corporation sharks on the
other The sharks, however, have a ma
jority of the councils and will probably
win. That emnently respectable fraud,
John Wanamalier, is a stockholder Of
the leasing corporation, and the threat
that his page ad will be withdrawn from
any newspaper which champions the
the peoples side of the battle has
closed the columns of the Philadelphia
press, except the Inquirer, against any
thing unfavorable to this, the greatest
grab of the century.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
Bachelors, Bayarei

The city of Boston was the scene of
queer meeting few days ago, at which
Charlotte Smith and a number of up-to-
date women arranged plan by which
all men will be compelled to wed. Mrs.
Smith declares that Jerry Simpson is to
have the pleasure of introducing the
radical movement to congress. The
scheme suggests the establishment of a
national matrimonial bureau. Since
Mrs. Smith considers that there is at
present no place in this country for the
unprotected spinster, she advocates the
setting aside of a plat of land to be
known as No Mans territory, where all
unmarried women may retire, to earn
their living free from the tyranny of
the sterner sex. Statistics show that
60 per cent. of the marriageable men of
New York and Massachusetts, do not
take unto themselves a better half.
This leaves an immense surplus of un-
attached women, and Mrs. Smith desires
congress to make an appropriation by
which 100000 healthy, industrious
women may be transported to Alaska,
where they may stake out claims and
make fortunes, as do the male miners.
Congress failing in this, Mrs. Smith
wants some law passed which will COM
pei men to marry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Lizzie Hagan, bright girl nine years
of age, a few days ago swan the Ten
nessee river at point which required
her to be in the water nearly half an
hour, the distance traversed being
three-quarters of a mile. The feat was
accomplished without resting and al
most entirely by forward swimming,
she floating very little during the trip.
The test was made on a wager of her
father, who followed in her wake with
a skiff
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

How much pleasanter it is to swing
in hammock and watch a man strug-
CLING with a lawn mower, says the hui
ncrous genius of the Somerville Jour-
'Ial during one of his funny spasms,
and think how much pleasanter it is
to swing in hammock and watch a
man struggling with lawn mower,
than 1t is to struggle with lawn NOW
er and think how much pleasanter it
is to swing in a hammock and watch a
man struggle with a lawn mower
than it is to struggle with lawn
mower
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

The Baltimore & Ohio road. which
was the first to carry bicycles free of
charge, has advanced a stage further
by agreeing to check wheels, and as
sumes responsibility for damage as is
done in the case of other baggage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Douglass White, of Montgomery.
Ala, killed a woman some five years
ago. For that crime, through mistrials,
reversals and so on, he has enjoyed six
trials. At the first he was sentenced to
death; at the second to life imprison-
ment; at the third to so years imprson-
ment; at the next to ten years, and now
he has been acquitted altogether.
Singularly enough, also, the man is a
negro.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Paul Dasch's vigorous canvass of the
county continues to make friends for the
Democratic ticket The voters every
where recognize in him man who is
qualified for the position, one who can
transact public business in the manner
it should be done. Dasch has caused a
split in Republican ranks which is
doing immense good for the whole ticket,
and the success of himself and associates
seems reasonably certain. There prom
ises to be an unlimited amount of in
dependent voting on November ., but
the Democratic ticket will not suffer by
IT,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

In Chandler, o. T., the other day Will
liam Overman was the defendant in a
breach of promise suit brought by
Grace Allen. The plaintiffs lawyer in
troduced William to the jury by say
ing: This is the male calf who took
buggy rides with this fair flower, lisped
dulcet strains of his puerile passion
into her ear, and now says she asked
him to take her buggy riding. Gentle
men, this lousy cur should be thrown
into well filed with scaly snakes that
they might hiss and hiss at him for all
eternity" The punishment suggested is
rather severe, but perhaps not too Sc
we're for calf who lisps into the ear of a
flower in a buggy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

"The railroad ran over us recently"
writes rural Georgia editor, "but in
this, as in all other instances, Provi-
sence was against us. The fool engine
only cut off our wooden leg, and we
can't get damages"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Kansas and Missouri are rejoicing in
big apple crops, while everywhere else
in the union the fruit seems to be scarce,
small and of rather poor quality. New
York buyers are reported to be swarm
ing in the two states, buying up all the
apples in sight.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

Speaking of treasure, reminds us of
the Klondike gold fields, and the rush
there reminds old men of the California
gold fever, says an exchange. AS it may
be in the new gold fields, there was
great amount of money made in those
early California days that was not dug
out of the ground. In 1850, our consul
at Valparaiso, Chill, went in with two
partners on a flour scheme. They
formed a company, with 900 capital,
bought -four in Chill at six dollars bar
rel, paid one dollar barrel to have it
shipped to San Francisco, and there
sold it for SIS barrel. The company
kept it up for IA months, and, having
realized 100000, dissolved partnership.
Something like that might be done in
the frozen north nowadays, and it
would pay better than the average gold
mine. Next spring we will hear of
hundreds who will wish they had
farmed instead of mined.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

A Lewiston (Me.) man. who is only
so years old, has ten children working
In the mills, and all of them turn their
pay over to him every Saturday night.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

MARRY a man whose gaze is steady
and unwavering," says phrenologist
to girls contemplating matrinlony. But
this does not include the man who
stares. The proper treatment for him
is the icy glare and the marble heart.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

The contest for the mayoralty of
Greater New York is attracting more
attention than any other political fight
in the country. The entrance of Henry
George into the campaign as the candi-
date of those who want a man elected
has thrown the politicians into spasms
There are five active spirants-three
Democrats and two Republicans. "Hol-
land" the New York correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press, whose judgment
on matters political is conceded to he
very good, says that present indications
favor Georges election. For New York S
sake, it would be well to have it so.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

The latest labor organization to enter
this region and hold out a promise of hope
TO the miners and laborers is meeting
with unexpected encouragement. The
branches already formed have a large
membership, and it seems that the entire
anthracite field will be covered within
few months. The United Mine Workers
of America is union which has accom-
plished much for many who have enroll
ed themselves under its banner, and if
the same spirit characterizes its actions
here as in other parts of the country, it
may bring a betterment of conditions
in the Lehigh region. The organization
is fortunate in possessing leaders
who know the wrongs to which mine
workers are subjected, and while the
latter act as a unit they are bound to
secure relief from some of their burdens.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-10-14

John Roderick Mcpherson, formerly
United States senator, died at Taylors
hotel in Jersey City-Professor Sla-
by of Be=lin has succeeded in exchang-
ing telegraphic messages without wires
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
Government Telegraph Lines.

A bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Kyle to provide for
a government telegraph system within.
the United States, to be under the gov
eminent of a board consisting of the
5ecrete ry of States, the Secretary of
War, the Postmaster General, and shall
consist Of four trunk lines connectiae
the northeastern, the northwestern,
western and southwestern and the
southern part Of the United States with
the city Of Washington, and that these
trunk lines shall be connected with
lines and offices, esta blished at such
cities, towns and places as shall be for
the public interest for the time being;
all to be- extended and increased as
Congress may from time to time pro-
vide money therefor.
This telegraph line shall be carried
on and operated as part of the postal
system of the United States, and the
rates for the use thereof shall be estab-
lished by the above-named board.
The bill further provides that there
shall be no discrimination in the mat
ter of charges and rates, with the ex-
ception Of messages for the press, and
il that case no publisher Of any news
paper or CON bination of newspapers
shall be allowed better rates than any
other.
1t is provided that this Government
telegraph line shall be constructed and
kept in repair under the direction and
superintendence Of the Secretary of
War and through the Corps of Engi-
neers.-M. & S. Press.