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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
Women and Girls in English
Mines.

1t is somewhat startling fact that
there are still nearly {, 900 women
and girls employed about the coal
mines of Great Britain. In the
official summary ofpersons employ ed
in and about the mines, under the
Coal Mines Act, is stated that 81 fe-
males under the age of IL years are
employed. Of girls between the ages
of IL and IL there are 1888 employed ;
of young women above the age Of l6
there are no less than 1902 employed.
In the mines registered under the
MetalliferOus Mines Act there is IL
larger proportionate employment OF
females. At the tender age OF be-
tween s aud 10 years, there are 96
girls employed chiefly in tho Corn
wall district between the ages of Ii
and Is, there are 9Sl girls employed
above these mines, Cornwall and the
North Wales district employing the
bulk and there are also l,74l females
above the age Of Is employed, Corn
wall, North Wales, and Ireland en-
ploying all these except 20; and OF
this score, somewhat singularly, the
chief part are employed in the North
of England, which has been remarka-
bly, free from women's work in the
unfit employment of mining The
proportion OF women employed is
said to be decreasing; but the tact
that girls of such tender ages are put
to mining operations, or 10 work
"aboye ground" at the mines, is a
sign that the unsatisfactory symptom
is not likely to entirely die out
[Scientific American.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
Here's Your Mule!"
TRUE ORIGIN OF THIS ONCE FAMOUS
SOUTHERN PHRASE.

Some New York World cores.
pondents have been endeavoring to
give the origin OF the expressions
Here's your mule" once so common
in the Confederate army. II did not
originate in Morgan's command, as
supposed, nor yet in the Webster
Calhoun cartoon. We believe we
can come nearer the correct origin of
the phrase that any one who has yet
attempted to give ii. The Second
Kentucky Infantry, commanded by
Col. Roger Hanson, was organized
at Camp Boone, Montgomery county,
Tennessee, in July, 1861. No arm or
aceoutrements were issued 10 the
men (save sonic useless old muskets
for drilling pdrpose) until the very
day on which the advance into Ken
lucky was begun, which, as near rs
we can remember, was about the 10Th
of September. When tho "trick'
were issued the men were ordered to
pack their knapsacks, which some OF
them did to such an extent that when
they sluux them on their shoulders,
the idea OF pnck mules was suggested,
and almost instantly some one
shouted, "Ilere's your mule!" In
less than five minutes every man in
the regiment was yelling, "llere's
your inulel' Load that mule and
drive him out!" and expressions Of
like charact or. This was month or
six weeks before Morgan and his men
went South +; therefore the saying did
not originate with them. The mule
idea was peculiarly Kentucky one,
aud the words at first had reference
10 tho enormous size and weight Of
the knapsacks some Of the men under
took TO carry, many of them weighing
fifty TO sixty pounds. The boys soon
got over that, but the phrase was III
use till lie close of the war. We
think it originated, as described
above, IN the Second Kentucky Reg
imcnt, c. S. A., in September, 1861.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
Children With Skin = and Eyes
@ Like o Snake.
INT Sterling Sentinel. !

West Liberty, Ky!,9 Now IILFor
some time past | had heard of some
children living in this (Morgan)
county having peculiar skin, and
,learning that Mr.. Rice of Jefferson
vile, had contracted with the father
OF the children to exhibit them pub
'licly, | concluded to see them. Last
week visited the residence of their
parents OIL Licking river, just above
the mouth of Lacy's creek. Both the
parents were born in this county and
have resided here nearly all their
lives, and are of ancestry noted for
longevity aud heslthfulness. The
father is forty-two years of age, the
mother being some years younger,
and both have always been In good
health. The fathers name is James
Elan, and the mothers maiden name
was Wells. To these parents have
beonA born eight children, three Of
whom are dead. The dead children
were all perfectly formed. There
are three of the children having pc
culiar skin. The names are William,
George and Mollie aged respectively
Twelve, seven and three years. z The
popularity consists in their skin
being rough aud thick, having scales
resembling the skin Of q snake after
II has shed in the spring Of the year.
The entire surface OF the body is thus
affected. In some places on the body
The skin is in folds or wrinkles. At
three days old The skin began to peel
of in scales and has continued to the
present. They never sweat and suffer
greatly in warm weather. They find
relief in frequently bathing and are
often found in water. Their eyes
are nearly round, and there is much
redness of the lids in infancy, but
this has disappeared in the boys very
considerably, Cold weather infames
the eyes. They have hair on their
heads but It Is thin. They are very
healthy and ordinarily intelligent,
and but for the popularity mentioned,
look and act like other children.
Their older sister, about 10 years Of
age, is beautiful and intelligent
girl, and their little brother, aged 8
years, is o very bright and handsome
little fellow. The boys are engaged
to Mr.. Rice to be exhibited and are
very anxious to see the world and
make money. They are easily IA
tigued by physical exertion, aud the
skin on the hands and feet cracks
open which renders them unable to
work.
Since my visit have seen the ar
ticie In the Democrat concerning
these children which contains state
meuts contrary to my observation.
l hone, especially for the sake o.
the children, Mr.. Rice may receive
liberal patronage from the public.
W 40 II.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
ELXToN.

aMat. boom! boom |"
Bristow and Duffy talk about
pixies.
Miss Lucy Lacy, of Auburn, is in
Elkton.
Mr.. E. B. Weathers has removed
his drug store to the side of the Pub
lie Square.
Mr.. VIM. Washington is now hav-
ing some improvements made on his
store.
Miss Eva Hackney, Of Tenn, is the
guest Of Miss Nellie Willoughby.
On the 10th, in Elkton, Mr.. Chas,
Lewis, Of this county, married Miss
Tommic Lewis, of Elkton.
Misses Sergent and Hancock, Of
Green county are now visiting Elk
ton.
Mr.. w. w. Legrand, of New Ha'
van, Conn.,, was in the city not long
since. ~
Mr.. S. d. Sullivan is on q southern
tour at present. MARK.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
Selling the Old Horse.

The Adams Express Company has
room in its building called the
"Old Horse" where all unclaimed
express packages after q certain time
ore sent. Once or twice year the
contentslof the "Old Horse"are. sold
at auction, and such a sale was had
on Saturday, at Frederick's auction
room, on Market street. The auction
is almost as good as a lottery, sim Q
none knows what box or package
contains until il is sold and opened.
Purchasers have to guess at the con-
tents by the outside appearance. The
crowd attending the sale was afford
cd a goood deal deal Of amusement
by the way in which many OF
the purchasers were fooled.
Saturday afternoon somebody paid
rs cents for q box, and was disgusted
OH finding 1t full of DR.. Pierce's pat.
ent medicine memoranda. Another
fellow bid a dollar for a large box
which looked as if it had been put
mp with care, and on OPP enlng ii found
to the great amusement of crowd,
nothing but almanacs. Some fare
better, however,. One man bought
case for trifling sum, and found
among other things a fine watch and
chain. Most of the purchasers are
badly sold. Almost every concciva-
BILE article can be found in the vari'
GUS packages, valises containing un'
dcrwear, jowelry, photographs, boxes
of medicine, wall paper, samples of
all sorts in fact everything that can
be sent by rcss,-[Post and News
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
COULDN'T TELL A LIE.

One day In childhood's ,laysI took
My fathers ovcrsnoes,
And on the pond down by the brook.
I'd float thcm like canoes,
Upon the pond how thcy would 1y!
AS piloted themacross. y ~ \,
TIL In the sun they soon would dry,
And ia never tell the "boss."
So l hied away towards the field,
My mind on pleasure bent;
Tiled string upon each heel,
Then round the psnd went
oh how I did laugh and shout!
laughed Til 4 shed tears.
Ny mind was free from every doubt,
And undisturbed by fears.
They plewed the biliows-hceis before,
Far out spon the nood, J
Then maJesticly approhched the shore. Z
And anchored In the mud.
Tho shoes were long. and deep, and vide.
Illled them full OF sand, ti, ,sf.' Z
And standing on the other side. at, 2
! / pulled them from the land. Is
lr But alas! for me-each sprung lead
And sank to rise no more,
But still pulled-the string were weak,
And broke for from the shore. nv
on came my clothes and In went,
The waters round me rolled,
Towards the wreck my course bent
Regardless OF the cold.
plunged into the waters deep,
Nor did dive in vain, rao
With Joy my troubled heart did leap,
AS sought the shore to gain.
Preached the bank and threw thom down
They were In an awful plight,
And as they lay upon the ground
My father hove In sight,
He looked at them-ha looked at me.
I met his stern. relentless eye,
And said, like George, OF the cherry tree,
Father, cannot tell iie."
al put in i..tle too much sand.
IIm 1t just for fun"
But he did not take me by tho hand
And "thank God for such a son."
"You cannot tell lie," said he;
"You cannot, that's a fact;
You've ruined my overshecs, you see,
I've caught YOU in the act"
Right here I'll let the curtain fall,
And hide the sequel from your eyes.
" =
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02
Capital Punishment.

Mr.. Park Benjamin has written q
letter in which, he uges the execution
of condemned criminals BY the use
Of a powerful current of electricity
rather than by the clumsy agency oil
the rope. In his letter Mr.. Benjamin
says:
A flash of lightning, Or the electric
discharge, occurs in the hundred
thousandth part of second-that Is.
it lisa Hundred times more rapid than
the rife ball, and its deadly effects
arc proportionately quicker. The
person struck dies Within period so
infnitesimsl that It is beyond our
imagination. Itisa curious fact that
Prof. Tyndell once came very nearly
demonstrating, in his own person.
the deadly yet painleis efficacy of the
electric discharge. He states that,
while lecturing before a large audi
ence, he accidently touched "a wire
leading from battery of fifteen Ley
den jars. The discharge passed
through his body. in describing his
sensation he dwells on the point HAT
"life was absolutely blotted out for q
very sensible interval without trace
ofpain," and he adds that "there can
not be doubt that to a person struck
by lightning the passage from life to
death occurs without consciousness
being in the least degree implicated"
1t remains now to consider how
the electric dischorge could be pro
duced and adapted to the purposes
Of the law. Fortunately, the practi-
cal difficulties are few. By means of
OH introduction or induction coil, the
tenement of the electric discharge is
so greatly increased that q few cells
Of n galvanic battery can be made to
yield very powerful physical, chemi.
cal, and physiological effects. With
small experimental apparatus shocks
SO potent are often produced that the
manipulation is prostrated The Ste
vsns institute Of Technology of Ho
boken has q coil which yields spark
twenty-one inches in length, whicl
penetrates glass blocks three inchc
in thickness. Tho great induction
coil at the Royal Polytechnic Insti
tufe in London gives miniatur
lightning flashes twenty-nine inche
in length. Either Of these machine
would give ample discharge TO XII
simultaneously more men than hav
ever been hanged in company in thi
country. a
| AS the law does not take life for n
venge, but in order to deter other
from committing murder, the poss
BILE moral influence OF death by elet
tricity is to be considered. 1t will
perhaps, be sufficient to point on
that the methods of causing deaf
which have caused the deepest popu
lar horror are those which have bee
the most mysterious and concealed
Ofall natural phenomena those du
to electricity are both the moot in
posing and the least understood-tl
lightning stroke is surrounded by ii
grossest superstitions. In the min
of the uneducated the sudden deaf
Of q strong man caused by an utterl
unseen aud unknown agency conl
not but produce the strongest feeling
Iofawc aud tear. nm
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02

] iAaUsEMENTs.- gocrs and
all such as keep late hours are very
liable to contract severe cough or
cold. A safe and reliable cure is DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup. The Price is
only rs conts, lg
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02

Safe, reliable, harmless and cheap
Is DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. We there
fore do not wonder at the popularity
Of this old family medicine. The
price is only .25 cents bottle.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02

A timid person says she fancies
every man she meets nowadays is
probably a murderer, a defaulter, or
a detective, aud that ono 10 just as bad
as the other. 0ile
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02

"When the swallows homeward
fy" is the time when Coughs and
Colds begin to appear. DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup cures every case.
Price rs cents. iis
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02

His name was Wrath, and when he
asked his girl to marry him she gave
him a soft answer, and soft answer
turned away Wrath,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-12-02

If"Olddog Tray was eyer faithful"'
how could he be-Tray? =
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-01

DAILY REPUBLICAN-Gentlr THE
prevalence of typhoid fever has been
attributed to tn. overtl.w of marshes
around TIE city. This may have occa-
sionrd maGarial levers, which believe
have prevailed to some extent, but |
think the prevalence of typnold is due
to other causes, among which are i'm
properly CONSTRUCTED water cl0aets,
sinks, wash basins. &C., which are sci
dom provided with the proper arrange
nIents tor ventilation, and to guard
against the escape OF uOxiuus gases /;
which orr citizens have to drink. A
supply Of pure water is in my opinion
a question of great Importance one,
on u proper solution of which depends,
IN a great degree, the future growth
aud PROSPECT of our city. To those who
1--we in the city and do not know the
luxury of good pure water from spring
or deep we'll. trat which we now have
may be satisfactory, but to those who
from daily use know how good pare
water tastes. it is very loalhsoln-. /
am large tax payer, and would not
unnecessarily increase the debt Of tn"
city or the rate OF taxation, but | do
think that some measures should ie
adopted to give the city supply OF
water free from the communicating in
tfuencts OF street, cemetery, sewers and
other drainage, and hope the council
will take the necessary steps to procure
Whatever legislation is needed to ac
conpllsh this result. The impurities
hich contain the germs OF disease can
not be moved by iiltering, but may
be destroyed by boiling. 1t is SAID that
the Chinrsr toll all the water which
tney drink, and that they are conpara-
lively free from inalarial diseases. The
RpaLW Science Monihly for November
contains an article on this subject
which think would interest many OF
your readers, ard would be- profitable
to them. Yours respectfully,
GEORGE Ii. LUBDELL.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-01
From the New York Sunday Mercury.

1t is a dr-a iful thing to conte mplate
in these days when Democracy has ex
hausted itself in denunciation of Re.
publican dishonesty and corruption
but it seems to be sadly true that
another good man has gone wrong in
the DE- mocratic camp, this time no less a
shining a light than the famous Gov
.rnor Grover, of Oregon, the friend OF
Tilden and the comrade of the late la
,nented Cronil. rhe Oregon Legisla
turr has been digging into the records
Of the State Department, aud has de-
v-loped condition of things under
Growers administration which moves
it to charge that eminent stateman and
would be Presidtnt.maker with loose
ness, extravaganza and corruption. 1t
appears to be on tritle OF about 500,
600, but out in Oregon they consider
that quite enough to make stir about.
The Commission appointed by the Leg
islature puts the Ex-Governor in a
light which harmonizrs completely
with his Tiden drspatches. Tn"
country can now understand why
irovrr signed his famous Portland de-
spatches "Gobble."
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-01
A SPANISH HEROINE.
A Girl e1 Thirteen Captures Hslf .
1DOaen D~b6eSD.


A whole band Of robbers was very
neatly trapped in La Carolina, Spain,
by the bravery Of a girl Of thirteen,
who has become the heroine Of her
neighborhood. She is ths daughter Of
farmer named Fusras, and is called
Caramita. The family consists OF the
husband and wife and daughter The
farmer sold some cattle for 81 500 and
had the money in his house. A land
Of robbers knew Of the sale and the
money, and laid their plans to rob tho
house. After the farmer had gone out
with his work. people, q couple Of stran;
gers approached .th. house, man
travel. stained supporting woman whd
seemed unable to walk any further.
Til. man told the farmers wife that he
was going To distant village with his
wife, and she, being i'll, had broken
down on the way. He asked psrmis-
sion for the sick woman to enter the
house and rest while he went to find a
conveyance to enable them to continue
their journey. Permission was grant
ed, the woman taken in and the man
left. The sick woman parto0k of some
refreshments and the mother and
daughter went on with their work.
V.rv soon Caram;,a discovsr.d that
,h.,,r anus, hod nm a na,r nj nant.loons
und.rt tn. uown. Shs communicated
,h. foo, a, b. uo,h.r ,noh..rv.d hv
m. visi..,r and th.,wo omanay.d ouict.
lv tn .In into .no,bar roo, clos. and
Io,.k ,h. d,nr IT,. visi,or l.f, ,l,,a
,,J Lnov;no ,,., HI. ob.roo,,r nod
h..n discov.r.d thr.w oF Ms tisgnis.
and ord.r.d lin, wom.n to on.n Tn.
door or din. IN. do,r was not on.ned
md IN. rolbsr b.gau I, en-, ,hrouuh il
with a lar,. knit,.' Al length h. hack
ed a hol.. h,y .nouob far bis bodv and
h., h.oan n, crawl ,,'rough i, m. Woman
fain,.d and f.ll On TN. tioor. m. brav,
g;,l s.;z.d her fathers gun which was
ia ,h. ,o,,, heavily ch.ry.d with
buck.hot nI,c.d m, mnzzl,. AGAINST
.sid, of m. man now h,lf wav
,hronob IN, hol. and uuabl. ouickly
;, .., .i,h..r L..L ,,,rd ar torvard and
nnIi.d ,h. ,rio,.r Th.r. was an in
',,u,Iv d.,d n,s, and land r.nar,
Tn. ,;h.r roh,,.r Inrking in th. n..igh-
I,.hood had ,h., shot and r.,,,n.d
,o ~, ho,s 90 snd ,iu oo,,r.a..,, h,d,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-01

Those of our readers who have weak
ewes aud need glasses should not fail
to call on Prot. Chas. ltalle, the Will
nington ortician, at No. 2ls Market
street. We feel safe in saying that the
Professor from his eleven years expert
.nce thoroughly understands the eyes,
and being a practlca workman. he
prepares the glass to suit the talIings
Of the eye, and he has supplied mum
Der of our best citizens with glasses,
all of whom speak in the highest terms
of the relief they have received from
the use of his glasses. 60 and convince
Yourselves.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-01

TINE INCEST PILLS IN Earth ARE .JR. sIMMs
l. VEGETABLE l. YER PILLS.. They never
grippe. sicken or weaken IN their operation, aud
hence they are the oest pills ever offered. e.
pecially for aged peO &c. They are IL spe,4.
did Liver cure and elegant purgative medl-
cine. They operate 'easantly and mildly,
but thoroughly and ectualy. They cure
Constipation or COs.iveness, Piles, Slrl
ness, Vertigo, Weak Nerves, all Liver aftsc-
tions, general Aches over the system, they
make better appetite, and in rheumatism,
Neuralgia and Headache, in connection With
our Celebrated Pain Searcher a very sreety
cure is obtained. We have over 1000 reIereIi
ces OF these pills. Elegantly sugar coate ..l
cents box, or t1ve boxes for 81. Sent by mai
Principal Depot Fourth and King streets,
Wilmington Del. Philadelphia Depot u
Arch street. sold bv dea Ars and at c0untr
stores.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-01
The Population OF the Great Cities
Of the World.

The population of the great cities of
the world is a matter OF perennial in
terest. Unofficial statements vary some
" hat, but those of the last annual re-
port of the Bureau of Vital Statistics OF
this city are derived from official
sour ces, ana are no doubt authentic
According to the la'es: official estimates
in each city, or the latest census, where
these are not attainable, they range as
follows London, of course, heads the
list with its 1888, ,4S4; Paris comes
next, with 1851, 1872, by the census OF
1872; then Peking, with 800, 900, ard
Canton, with 1900 900; next comes
New York, with 1869, 1862, and closes
the list of those having more than l.
900, 600 inhabitants. Of those having
less than 1000 900 and more than
500, 900, Berlin comes first, with 994,-
343 ; then Philadelphia, with $50, s56 !;
next Toxic, Japan, the Yedo of the Oh
Biographies, with 100000; Vienna,
800, ,54s St. Petersburg. $50 731 Bonn.
bay, GA ,405 Kioto, Japan, $50, 900 &;
Glasgow, 555, 1913 ; Ozaka, Japan, $780,
900; Brooklyn, 527 $50; Liverpool,
527, ,Oo3. st. Louis claims 500, 900, and
if allowed her own estimate, heads the
list Of those ranging downward from
500 900 to $50, 900. Then follow Naples
with 457 ,4o7 Chicago, with 440, 900 !;
Calcutta, 429 535 !; Marking, 400, 900 :;
Madras, 397 ,552; Hamburg, 1913 ,5SS :
Birmingham, 377.346 Manchester,
359, ,2l3 Baltimore, 355, 900, Boston,
354, 765 Shanghai, 800 600; Dublin.
3l4, 666; Buda-Prsth, 3l4, ,4cl Am
sterdam, 302, 266 San Francisco. 3O0,-
900; Leeds, 29S, 1877 Rome, 2S2, 2,2l4
Sheffield, 2S2, ,l30; Cincinnati, 2SO,-
900; Breslau. 259,345; Melbourne,
$50, ,67s; Havana, 100000. Thus it
will be seen that there are 80 cities.
each having 25O,0OO inhabitants, or
more, supposing none to have been
omitted, and an aggregate of about "a,
100 ,OOO.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-01

1t is nearly three months now that
the Rev. II. II. Hayden, of South Mad
son, Conn, has been in Jail, charged
with the murder of Mary Stannard.
His second trial will take place in Jan
nary. Mean While, his family are in
great need of assistance, and the Pre-
siding Elder Of that district has issued
an appeal to all the churches. In il
sets forth that Mrs. Hayden 10y her hua-
sand 5 arrest was left with the care OF
three children, one babe only n few
weeks old. She was poor, and could
not keep the home. What personal
property she had was turned over into
cash and paid to lawyers or used 10
meet Other expenses of the trial. With
her children, the wife thus left home
less has been forced to seek shelter
with her neighbors The church at
South Madison is too poor to take care
of her. 1t never supported the family
when Mr.. Hayden preached for it, he
earning the most Of his living by work
ing at his trade. Mr.. Hayden, in Jail,
can do nothing for them, and his friends
have taxed themselves to the utmost to
pay the fees of his lawyers.