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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-14

About the new fall bonets, we
would suggest that touchinglY pictur.
csque. tenderly suggestive and be-
wilchingly piquant is about the Ian
guage to be employed in describing
the SO valuable article.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-14
The hoy work is about over.

Let the farmers now rcjoice, snd
shout for joy unless they have sold
their wheat. They must moan il
shey have, we suppose, but then some
people love to moan ANYWAY.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-14

:. Those that didn't ride TO the fair
just went along and walked. Such
energetic birds arc, by oil odds, en-
titled to the premiums. sf~ M.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-14

The forests presents, q very brown,
fish appearance now. Autumn lcavcs
will however, wear the same colors
this year as last. There's no fashion,
able nonsense about nature, and they
haven't quarantihcd either. IN.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-14

Mr.. Eddie, Boyd and Miss Ada
Boyd were married in GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, on the 10Th inst. It's hoped
That their linked sojourn in life will
be 4 pleasant one, and more viii en-
bark ere long. ~ =" '"t :,
"' SIIoRTrPJI ov
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23
NEARING THE SNOW.
o. W. HOLMES.

Slow toillng upward from the misty vale,
leave the bright enameied zones below,
No more for me their beauteous bloom shall
glow,
Their lingering sweetness load the morning gale
Few are the slender howerets, scentless, pale,
That on their ce-cad stems all trembling blow
Along the margin Of unmelting snow;
Yet with unsaddened voice thy verge hail.
White realm Of peace above the towering line;
Ger thee undimmed the moon grit planets
shine
On thy majestic affairs fade the fires
That filled the air with smoke OF vain desires,
And all the unclouded blue Of heaven Is thine!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23

"SEE here" said he to the man at the
counter, don you give notice to charge
only % cents for dinnerF" Yes, sir, }"
replied the man, but you undoubtedly
ordered something outside of the regu-
lar bill of fare, and this waiter has only
charged you 10 cents extra" " No, /
didn'r have a derned thing 'cept dinner
That Teller with white apron sot hull
tumblerlul of wooden slivers down by
my plate. but | never teched one of EN-
and | don't propose to pay for what |
hsin't had !"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23
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& CANDLES
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-23

The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway is
the only Northwestern Line connecting in
same depot in Chicago with any of the Great
Eastern and southern Railways, and is the most
conveniently located with reference to reaching
any Depot Hotel or place of business i'll that City.
Through Tickets and Through Baggage
Checks to all Principal Cities.
Steel Rail Track, thoroughly ballased free
from dust. Washington Improved Automatic
Air Brake Millers safety Platform and Coup
lings, on all Passenger Gals.
The Finest Day Coaches, and Palace Sleeping
md Parlor Cars.
This road connects more Business Centres,
Health and Pleasure Resorts and pass es throug
finer country, with grander scenery than any
other Northwestern Line, and comprises more
miles of railway than any other company.
A. V. II. CARPENTER,
Gen. Pass and Ticket Agent.
s. s. MERRILL JOHN O. GAULT,
General Manager. Asst Gent Manager.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
A Drunken Emperor.
TKeene's Turks in India.

The Emperor Jahangir was man of
considerable ability and was perhaps
kind by nature. He might have been a
good man and an able ruler but for drink.
This was the bane of his family; has two
brothers died of delirium tremens and he
must have had marvellous constitution
to have survived till the age of SO. Roe,
the English Ambassador, gives vivid
picture of his midnight orgies, when he
and all his courtiers were drunk, but he
had his remorse and "some Of his mobiles
who were SO imprudent as to allude to an
overnight debauch were scourged to
DEATH" Jahangir's own account Of his
potations is something incredible.
He says that at one time he "used to
drink as much as six quarts of spirits in
a day." but by the advice of his physi-
clans and under the control Of Nur
JaEan, the clever woman who ruled him,
he reduced his allowance, in his forty
seventh year, to one pint of spirits and
twelve grains of opium. He describes
his liquor as "double distilled" what it
actually was is hard to say as it is called
by the somewhat elastic term sharab,
commonly meaning wine. The effects of
this drink were such that he says he could
not lift his cup to his mouth or sit up
right till fortified by liquor. The man
who in this debilitated state and at the
age of forty-seven could in great meas
ure shake off his vice must have had a
strong, determined will.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
Jenny Lind,s Departure.

The Louisville Courier-Journal is
moved by a story of Jenny Lind, gray
haired, at her home in London, to print
the following editorial pastoral about her
departure from this country: "Jenny
Lind's hair was marvel of beauty, and
1T framed face which one never can for
get. When this beautiful creation left
the United States, she had married little
Goldsehmidt. Did anybody ever explain
how she happened to fall in love with
that foxy little pianist? When the
steamer left for Liverpool we forget how
many hundreds Of Jenny Lind's adj
mirers came down to see her off. The
wharf was jammed. People stood
on boxes and barrels. We shall
Sever forget the closing act. High upon
the wheelhouse the Lind stood as ravish-
ingly lovely as the Venus Anadyomene
from the blue sea waves. The wind was
blowing freshly from down the bay and
caressed her loose hair, which looked like
an aureole in the sunlight. Her dress,
stirred by the wind, clung about her
form, and with one hand she waved her
adieux and pressed her handkerchief to
her face, for she was weeping Now
beautiful woman in tears is a sight to
melt hearts Of tyrants, and on that occa-
I on it might be written in the stereo-
typed way, there was not
dry eye in the house, except
the little eyes Of. the diminutive Gold
schmidt, who stood beside the glorious
woman he had won, with his arms folded
tightly across his breast, the lanceolated
ends of his long, yellow mustache bend
ing to the stiff breeze, and his gaze fixed
upon the maintop-mast of neighboring
vessel. Emotionless was little Otto Gold
schmidt hard and stony looked Otto
Goldschmidt by the side Of that warm,
palpitating aggregation and concentra-
tion of female beauty, whose sympathetic
nature, ever so attractively manifested in
her singing, yielded to the circumstances
and indulged in passionate tears. So she
disappeared among the harbor mists and
thronging vessels out into the bay, out
into the musical ocean,"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15

by Superintendent Foster and Inspector
Carter Of the Metropolitan Police. 1t
would appear, SC far as particulars of the
rumors and complaints are traceable to
reliable sources, that many of the pass
ers-by in this busy thoroughfare on
Friday afternoon last were seized with
something approaching panic by observ-
ing in prominent letters the word
dynamite" on large number of wooden
cases then in course of unloading from a
van. As may readily be supposed from
the well known fearfully destructive
qualities of the article in question, the
passers-by did not linger on the way, and
the matter came to the ears of the police.
Hence the official visit to the premises
yesterday afternoon. The boxes in ques-
tion SO far from containing dynamite,
really contain comb honey, the entire
label running, Handle gently as dyna-
mite, as drop of one inch will cause
certain destruction to the contents"
Such was the method taken by the
American firm to direct special attention
to the necessity Of care in handling the
bOxes
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15

A few centuries ago Szegedin, even
then one of the largest and most i'm
portant towns of Hungary, was totally
destroyed by fire. The people sat h.
menting over the smoking ruins, and
bitterly asked themselves if their city
could ever again be what it was before.
Then answered an old woman, "Noe un-
til the dead ones come back once more
into the streets" This speech, probably
meaning that Szegedin would never be ss
before, became saying in the neighbor-
hood, and has remained 50 till to-day.
The other day, when the town was de-
stroyed by the floods, the waters bum
open the vaults and graves, and many Of
the dead in their wooden coffins floabed
about the streets Of the town. The Mac
yars, as superstitious as are all peoile
with Eastern blood in their veins, now
firmly believe that this is an omen, and
that the saying will come true.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
AGHOST STORY.
4 Queer but Harmless Nocturnal
0 Visitor.
London TRUTH

m London Truth.
In these days, when ghost lore seems to
be fast vanishing into space, it may in.
terest some of my readers to hear the fol-
lowing story as it was told me by the in
dividual concerned, a rising diplomatist,
in a pleasant Continental town that |
happened to visit. "You will remem.
ber,' he said, "that on my return here
after my marriage we took small house
in one Of the principal streets, not by any
means an old building Or in any way diff
ferent from the ordinary run Of houses of
the same size. 1t 50 happened that after
we had settled ourselves | was obliged to
be away in England, leaving my wife here
alone. On my return she mentioned
to me that she had dreamed four
or five times running the same dream,
and that it always took place when she
had been in bed about an hour. She was
not in the least nervous about it, nor
gave me the smallest hint that she sus-
pected anything out of the common.
About three days after our conversation
We were dressing for dinner, and the
door leading from my dressing-room to
my w;fe's room was open, when she called
out to me: rs it not curious, feel ex-
,aetly as if there was some one in the
room with me? Are you still dressing?
] replied that I had never left my room.
That night, shortly after going to bed, l
distinctly saw little old man, with
blonde cendre beard, come into our bed
room and walk through into my dressing
room; the fire was burning brightly
ct the time, as also rushlight
at the further end of the room. |
jumped quickly out of bed and came be-
hind the figure, which was standing at
my dressing-table, and was perfectly visi-
BILE from our room, saying: Come, have
got you nowp As you know, / am a
pretty strong-minded edindividual, and have
never had much leaning toward spiritual
fancies, even when a medium has held
most of the spectators entranced by his
performances; but | confess | had a bad
moment when the figure, inste d Of CIV
ing me crack on the head or begging for
mercy, adopted the more unusual course
of vanishing altogether. l said nothing
to my wife about the affair; but the next
evening at very nearly the same
time in walked the figure again and
stood in the doorway between the
two rooms, looking at us. I woke my
wife, and we both had a good stare at
him. l felt it was no good getting up
after him and in about two minutes he
walked leisurely through the doorway
out of sight. Personally speaking, 1
don't care rap how often the gentle
man comes. Ny wife also is averse to
leaving a comfortable house on account
of what she is pleased to term "a bogey,'
so we have never moved, and from time
to time our old friend appears and goes
through the same performance. have
made inquiries from some neighboring
shopkeepers, and from my description
they at once recognized the figure l saw
as the former owner Of my house, who
died some ten or twelve years ago 7
reproduce the story in almost the id
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
MIR. Yates on Lionel Lawson.
GLondOn WOfld1

The late Mr.. Lionel Lawson was in a
certain sense a public man; and as many
inaccurate statements concerning him
have appeared in print, it is perhaps
right that /, with whom he was tolera-
bly, intimate for four and twenty years,
should put on record what I know of
him. The youngest son of man who
had acquired an ample fortune in COM
merce, Mr.. Lawson was in easy circum-
stances from his youth; but finding idle
ness pail upon him, he looked out fer an
investment for some Of his capital, and
finally established a manufactory for
printing ink at st. Ouen, which was
largely supported by Firmin Didot, Plon,
Michael Levy and other leading publish
ers in Paris, who had long regarded the
proper supply Of such article as desid-
eratum in their business
The good luck which followed him
through life stamped this, his first enter
prise, with success; and he was a
man of fortune living in the Rue Lepel-
letter and well-known in the literary and
artistic circles of Paris, when, in comuni-
cation with his brotherh purchased the
embryo Daily Telegraph from the repre-
sentatives of its original founder.
Though constantly occupied in making
ashrewd investment of his money, he was
naturally an idle man, leaving the con-
duct OF the newspaper to his relatives, in
whose business aptitude he had perfect
trust; and, eschewing the trouble which
large establishment involves, he lived
in handsome chambers in Brook street,
his principal luxury being an indulgence
in horses, in which he was connoisseur.
The black, short tubby cobs, of perfect
rotund symmetry and great strength,
which he drove in his phaeton. victorin,
and his hanson cab, were well known in
London, and were almost unmatchable.
For man of his enormous wealth he
was singularly modest and unassuming;
never posed in any way as philanthro-
pist or public benefactor, and had a
light airy manner somewhat favored
with cynicism. He had plenty of COM
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15


We have been told of many intelligent
mules and horses. One case we remem-
Der of a mule going into a blacksmitifs
shop to have nail pulled from his focs
is only equaled by story of a Religions
horse that we were told of yesterday. Hs
is owned by Mr.. Alexander, of Oswiches,
Ala, who rides him to church on preach
ing days, which is twice a month. On
other Sundays he is turned out to grsze.
and it is on these days he is SO reli igiouI
He goes down to church, stops at the hes
where he is generally tied when there Il
preaching, and, with his head towards
the church, remains about an hour and a
half. He then walks leisurely home.
This is a fact, and will be vouched for hy
any Of the people of Oswichee.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15

mon sense, was an amusing and some
times brilliant talker, and when his ex-
ecutors 60 through his papers I shall be
much surprised if they do not come upon
very many records of kindly acts which
he never intended should be made known.
Of the destination of his vast wealth the
most amazing stories are current. But
think it will be found that it reverts to
those relatives by whose talent, judgment
and energy it was principally accumu-
lated and with whom, during his whole
life, he lived on such terms of affection
as unhappily seldom prevail.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
Attacked by Three Panthers.
(San Saba Neys.1

At midnight, short time since, an
old man named Wiley Frazer was watch
ing the watering place for deer, when he
was attacked by three large and ferocious
fpanthers He discharged the contents of
his wcll-loaded gun through the body of
the foremost panther. At this the others
checked and set up such cries that they
alarmed the dogs of the neighborhaod,
and fifteen gathered to the spot. The
fight lasted for a considerable time, but
the yells of the dogs and the encourag-
ing shouts of Wiley awoke the citizens,
who arose en- masse and gathered with
guns in their hands and frightened the
wearied panthers, causing them to flee.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15

The venerable Cato Oakley (coloredl.
a Sufield, Conn.,, pauper, is considered
to be one hundred and fourteen yems
old. Once he was slave, his last owner
being Ebenezer Davenport, Of New York.
Cato served four years in the Navy, and
during the war of 1912. He has, strange
to say, always been heavy drinker and
an incessant votary of tobacco. In early
life he neglected his political opportuns-
ties, if he had any, and did not cast hin
first ballot until he was one hundred and
eight years old.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
New York Banks and Gold.
New York Special. |

The banks of this city are about to go
back to the method of keeping their gold
which they used before the suspension of
specie payments during the war. The
gold is to be stored in the vault of the
Bank of America, and certificates of de-
posits issued by that bank will be en-
ployed in the settlement Of daily bal
ances. The step is taken in consequence
of i,,c .nc "~lut of gold in the United States
Treasury, and The consequent inability
of the Assistant Treasurer. here TO act
any longer as the agent of the banks.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
American Leather nm Europe.
(pittsburg Commercial { Gazette

A striking illustration of the CONNER
cial changes that have taken place during
the last few wears is afforded by the
leather trade. Formerly the best grades
of leather used in this country were i'm
ported from abroad. Now there is a
strong foreign demand for American red
sole leather, and it is developed by our
commercial reports to-day that oak tanned
leather is being exported to Europe from
Allegheny County tanneries.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
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shrieking, and apparently consulting IN
pairs and punches. This performanrs
was kept up for some time, and then.
seemingly having settled upon plan Il
action, they began leaving, all flying eazl
and disappearing over the mountains.
Since Sunday afternoon not hawk hm
been seen nor heard about the place.
They were not all Of one species, the a.
semblage consisting of hawks of all kinda
from the little sparrow-hawk up to tt.s
large eagle-hawk.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15

A brave woman is Mrs. w. H. Hyde
of Des Moines, Iowa. Last week, in the
middle of The night, her husband away,
she was awakened from sound sleep by
a noise at one of the windows of her
room. She got up and in the moonlight
could see a man trying to cut away ttae
shutters of the blind. Immediately she
went to look for hatchet, but could
find none, and obtained instead two beer
bottles, one of which was full of beer,
On reaching her room again she found
the man in the act of climbing intothe
window: With the empty bottle she
struck him on the head, but not hard
enough to prevent him from renewing
the effort to enter. A second blow fol-
lowed with the other and heavier bottle.
By greater force it descended upon his
head, so that he was glad to use all his
hands and legs in a hasty retreat down
the ladder. In the morning blood stains
which he had made were found on the
ladder and on the grass. i
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
Competition for "a Common school,
Plumber and Sanitary Engineer

In the hope that benefits may result in
the field of sanitary reform, we propose
to institute competition among archi-
tects and engineers for the four best de-
signs for a model school-house, which
shall meet all the best requirementsin re-
gard to ventilation, lighting, heating,
safety from fire, and sanitary provisions.
The sum of $500 will be given by the
proprietors Of this journal in prizes for
these designs, and the awards will be
made by committee of experts.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
Migration of Hawks.
[santa Barbara (Cal. J Press. !


One Sunday morning, about II o'clock,
family in the upper part of town OBJ
served an unusually large number of
hawks about the place, and others were
arriving, singly and in pairs. For some
time they flew about, chattering and
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
Snake With Two Heads.

John J. Birdsong, Esq, brought to the
city last Sunday one of the greatest ma
tural curlosities we ever saw. 1t was a
white and red striped snake, about seven
or eight inches long, of the species COM
monty known as the king snake. 1t was
alive when captured, and exhibited all
the signs of life which belong to the snake
species. Both heads were Of equal size,
with two distinct eyes, and while alive
used both Of these heads
in guiding its course on the
ground, and would eat with both mouths,
using one mouth for this purpose awhile
and then the other 1t is reported that
it experienced some difficulty in its move
ments, seemingly caused by its head not
being able to agree as to direction, but as
soon as an agreement of ideas could be
reached, it would move on in the direc-
ton agreed upon. This wonderful natu-
raj curiosity was captured by some rail
road men near Medina, Tenn Jackson
vile (Tenn.) Tribune.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15

Owing to alarming rnmors in the local
ity, and also, it would seem, to direct
complaints on the part of some of the
neighbors, the premises occupied by the
firm Of H. X. & F. B. Thurb. & Co.,
Nos. l16 and III Cannon street, city,
were yesterday afternoon visited officially
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15
eight years old.

A judge in California, finding it i'm
possible to get Chinese witness to COM
prehend the nature of Christian oath.
has consented to administer the heathen
ceremony of the Celestials, live rooster
being beheaded in presence of the Court.
1t was all about whether Mr.. All PAX
should be permitted to marry Miss Sic
Que-and All PAX furnished the poultry.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-15

cal words my friend used, and leave it to
my readers to explain away or believe in
it, as the fancy takes them.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-17
The Meeting at TIE Opera Hoase Friday
Evening.

PLYMOUTH, IND. April IL. 1879.
Persuant to a call. portion OF the
citizens OF Plymouth, met at Opera
Hall TO ascertain whSt the citizens
would be willing to donate for the
purpose OF having a manufacturing
establi shment locatsI here. Said es-
adjustment TO make bent work,
wagon and buggy material ready for
the irons, also house building mate
rial OF all kinds.
The meeting was called to order
by Chas. Wnitm)r ore. ]. s. Bender
was chosen chairman. J. W. Wiltfong,
Sec'y. After few remarks from
several Of the citizens. on motion OF
E. X. Barnhill, committee OF three
was appointed to wait on the citizens
with a subscription list. j. A. Palmer,
L. K. Barnkill and ]. ". Cleaveland
were chosen on said committee.
Gust Wolf made motion that the
committee bs increased to five.
Motion carried, and Gust Wolf and
II. r Pershing we're added to the
committee. John Hoham agreeing to
furnish Hall for meetings. Adj ourned
to meet in one week.
j. s. BENDER, Pres.
j. W. WILTFoNG, Sec'y,