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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-07-08
TRENTON.

Most of our neighbors have thresh-
cd wheat. The average price was
eighty cents.
We were too busy threshing wheat
last week to write for the Kentuc-
khan, hence did not chronicle tho
marriage Of Mr.. .Strother Banks, of
Louisville, and Miss Joy Sebree, OF
this place, on the 25th ult. The at
PENDANTS, were Lige Sebree and Miss
Maggie Banks; Lucian Garland Miss
Eta Dickinson. 1t was o brilliant
affair, and all who attended enjoyed
the evening very much, but we are
very sorry to lose one of our sweet
est and best young ladies. We
would not mind it so much If she
wGe going to settle in Trenton. And
just 10 think she was won by an out
slider. Our girls are sought from
afarJ and we are sorry to say won,
too, in spite Of all persuasion Of our
home boys. Hurry up, boys, before
they are all gone.
Miss Annie Dickinson has at last
returned from very protracted visit
to Hopkinsville' We arc very much
afraid some of those Hopkinsville
fellows will persuade her to come
back.
MissMinnie Lander,one of Hopkins
ville's bellies, is visiting Miss Emma
Dickinson. Let's be revenged boys
and persuade her to stay as lor z as
Miss Annie did in Hopkinsville.
Misses Lena and Fannie Pointer,
two charming young ladies from
Evansville, are visiting their brother,
Prof. Pointer.
Miss Charley Ware left for Forts
Station Friday''morning to spend sew
eral days with relatives in that place.
We received an invitation TO Dun
bars Cave on the 4th. Suppose il
was q dance.
We understand that DR.. Cowherd
lis going to teach school at Bells
Chapel next session. But he will
continue his business here.
Me- James Rutherford has com.
timenced work on his new house. l,
will add very much to the appear
ancc of Main street.
Tho trustees have commenced
their improvements of the city. The,
are building pike from Main stree
dow the Clarksville road.
We are to have q barber shop II
town. 1t Is being built next to tn,
i P.O. Glad oft; we wont have t,
turn out our whiskers now.
Prof. Pointer has become success
! full wheat speculator. Hc and Johl
Cross bought the growing crop OF
the estate of Cole Dickinson at wha
the ground would have rented TO
!, last fall, and there being q larg
tlyield, they are able to dress fine an
,llend out five or six hundred dollar
on long time Here's to your healil
Professor. Hope you will do.it agai
: next year. Nothing like makimg
lgood trade, ~ NJ aas CHEEK,
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IMPROVEMENTS.

George Smith has put up now
sign over tho street ~ front Of his
livery stable. Mr.. Turks the black
smith also has one on the same wire.
Jas NJ. Howe has just received a
new safe for his jewelry which Ia
enormous In size. II was made TO
order andis the most perfectly and
securely arranged one In town.
Mr.. Dennis Smithson has about
completed q nice cottage on. the
Clarksville road In the suburbs Of the
city. II will be quite an addition
TO that part of the city.
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Notice Of Absence.

1 shall leave tomorrow, with my
family, to visit my old homo In North
Carolina and shall probably be absent
four or five weeks. have to grate-
fully thank my patrons for past fa-
vors and beg an excuse for my pres
emit absence. Due notice will be CIV
en- of my return. Very Respectfully,
+. p. FLEMlSo.
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WEST FORK.

It seems that every town and viii
lage has been highly represented
through the columns of your paper
except West Fork. Now we wish to
give you brief sketch of this village
and the news generally. 1t is situ-
aied upon the west fork of Red River,
eighteen miles south of IIopkinsyille
and twelve miles north of Clarks-
vile, Tenn. We have store and
post office, mails running direct to
Trenton three times week. We
are surrounded by a good farming
country.
Crops relooking remarkably well
corn especially, there being large
acreage planted, and it is generally
we'll cultivated. Tobacco is about
set; q full crop planted. The late
rains we had enabled us to finish
Wheat threshing seems to be the or
der of the day.
Mr.. Charles Barker has purchased
new steam engine and is ready tc
thresh cverybody's wheat. q
DR.. Crenshaw says pill-rolling is .
little dull at present. Nobody sick
A hop was given q few weeks agC
at Mr.. Aliens Hall. 1t was Target,
attended.
DR.. j. I. Hickman, Of Missouri
late of Todd county, KY, is visitin!
friends in Christian.
Orange blossoms afloat. Matrimo
NAL market little brisk.
MARRIED-At the residence OF Mr.
Abe. Aliens, on Sunday, June 29tll
by Rev. Hordure, Mr.. Polk Nuckol
to Miss Anna Allen, of Christian
May they long live pleasantly AM
happily together.
| THE SouTH KENTUcKIAN is gainini
ground. Hope she will continue t
float. One OF your agents was in on
village last week in tho interest O
the SOUTH KENTucKIAH.
Mr.. Turpin's school closed las
Thursday. More anon. ROVER.
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jacksonville.


A largo number Of persons from
this place went up to Madisonville
to attend the grand bar
becue given there oil that day, AT
every station numbers lwerc taken OH
the train, and by tho time Madison
vile was reached standing room
could hardly be had. The party ar
rived at half past ten and found q
large crowd already in the large
and beautiful grove where the meet
ing was to be held, and the number
constantly increasing. BY IL o'clock
the crowd had probably reached
5000, all anxious TO hear the address
of Col. w. z. P. Breckenridge. He
made his appearance on the stage al
few minutes later, and every one
eagerly listened to hear his every
word. For on hour and half he
spoke eloquently upon tho great is
sues oftho day. 1t would be impos-
sible even to give q synopsis, Of his
speech, as his voice wass not. strong
enough to be heard distinctly upon
the outskirts of the crowd, and it was
impossible for the writerto get near
the stand, AT one time his eloquent
appeals caused the woods to resound
with the cheers Of applause, and az
another, strong mon would be moved
to tears by his feeling remarks. lie
closed his speech with some forcible
arguments in favor of q new State
Constitution. lilo said the times had
changed, the State had changed,
and the people had changed, and that
the necessity ola Constitution suited
to the new order OF things was keenly
felt. That Kentucky was behind al
most every other State in this respect,
and urged tho people to 60 to the
polls and vote for change. That a
majority Of all the votes in the State
was necessary, and that all who did
mot vote for tho measure vote,l
against Il, At the conclusion of his
remarks he was vociferously applaud
cd, Dinner was then announced and
the Immense concourse repaired to
the tables whore an abundance Of
barbecued provisions had been pre-.
Iparcd for all. +
The writer fortunately fell into the
hospitablc hands OF Messrs. Zeno
Young and Polk Laffoon, who had
brought dinner independent of I'll,
barbecue, and he was treated to /
meal that would have pleased the
J most epicurean taste. All TINT was
substantial palatable, refreshing ani
delicious in the way OF edibles wa
spread out in the greatest abundance
After dinner Messrs. Mcpherson
Champlin and Sypert, Of this city
and Capt. Duvall, Of Princeton, de
iivesed addresses.
A place had been arranged 70
dancing, and the terpsichorean devo
A tees were afforded an opportunity t
Q reyel amid the pleasures Of the bran
nj dance. Enough has been said. =
I was a day Of enjoyment for all. I'll
J writer met several Of the editorii
= fraternity and made many pleasar
acquaintances. N sGakSsss9
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11sERTy's BIRTHDAY.
The Day at cerulean,

The ball at Cerulean Springs had
been looked forward to with pleas
ure by many Of the Hopkinsville
folks for some time. SO ON the morn
ing Of the 4th several vehicles filled
with gentlemen went down to spend
the day at that delightful resort. 1t
was understood that there would be
barbecue during the day, and a
dance atnight. The writer in COM
pany with other Hopklnsvillians, did
not start until nearly eleven o'clock,
and arrived at two. The candidates
for the Legislature in that district
were upon the field of action ready
to begin their discussions. Dinner
was over and here and there in the
grove between the hotel and spring
were seated groups of persons wait
ing patiently for the hour to arrive
when the candidates would begin, to.
talk TO the"dcar people" The city
delegation cast themselves upon the
mercy of Joe Griffin, the smiling and
polite clerk, and right royalty
did he attend 10 their wants. In
few minutes they were conducted to
the dining room, and after refreshing
the inner man were prepared to
plunge into the gaieties and frivoli-
ties of the occasion, So TAR so good,
but just at this time steady rain set
in, which continued almost without
cessation till night.
The orators ofthe day repaired to
the capacious ball room aud there
had their "say." Many others betook
themselves to the hotel, and other
places, and spent pleasant evening
regardless of the weather. About
dark the rain ceased and the people
of the surrounding country began TO
come in, and by 8 o'clock good
number had assembled, and the dan
cling began and continued until 2
o'clock A. NJ. So the ball was de-
cided success in spite of the rain.
Many Soung ladies from Trigg,
Christian and Caldwell counties were
present, and participated in the pleas
ures of the evening. One word about
the way the hotel is conducted. To
begin with 10 Griffin, that prince OF
good fellows, whose only fault is a
natural tact for exaggeration, and an
innate love of relating imaginary mi
raculous occurrences, presides at the
desk. lie takes delight in adminis-
tering to the wants of his guests.
There are now quito a number. OF
boardeS and the number is steadily
increasing as the season advances
The table is equal 10 that Of the
best hotels. 1t is abundantly sup
piled with everything the market af'
fords, prepared in the best possible
manner. Let everybody who intends
visiting any watering place, go e
Cerulean this summer, and If excel
: lent accommodations, pleasant com
81 vi
panions, careful attention, and water
possessing the richest medicinal
properties Of any in the State cal
|. avail aught, he or she will DO pleased
entertained, and benefited.
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The EARLY Bird, manufactured at
Lynchburg, Va.,by Mr.. Carol is now
superseding all other brands ofsmok-
ing tobacco, is sold at same price as
Durham's and is three grades better.
When IL is remembered that Mr..
Carol holds the medals for manufac-
turing the best for smoking in the
world, you will be eager to try Early
Bird the best in the market. Address
CARROTS EARLY BIRD TOBACCO
WORKS. Lynchburg, Va.
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POLICE NEWS. .

A fight between two small boys
was about the only thing that created
any excitement on the streets Satur-
day.
During the past month there were
"a arrests madei in the city, as follows;
Drunkenness. ...s..s........t..l3
Breach Of Peace. LII
Gaming .................. ...-"4
Disorderly conduct. ............3
Disorderly house ...............l
Peace warrant. .................I
Cutting ................... IL
Total. .......i...'. ~. ....... IA
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Unnatural DISTINCTIONS.

Certain fundamental laws OF nature are de-
manded by the human organism As life re-
quires constant and regular action. there is
necessarily continual wearing out OF mate
rial and a corresponding accumulation OF cf-
feto matter, which must bs thrown OF through
the different channels Of the system. This Ia
absolutely necessary TO II healthful action Of
the human machine, but should those cham
nels Of egress become 0bstructed, or blocked
up, disease and suffering would be the legiti
mate reralt. Nearly all females, married or
single at stated times suffer from these OBJ
structions, leading to headache, leucorrhoea,
loss Of appetite, hysteria, pro lapsus, loss OF
color, prostration, cmnnciati0n etc. There Is
one remedy which will cure this condition OF
FEMALE life known as English Female Bittcrs
he grand triumph as female regulator.
Two d oees Of Bailcy's Saline Aperient will
/ cure the headache. One dose will cure sour
stlmach or heartburn. few doses wi III cure
habibial constipation. II will relieve the dis .
peptic,i will cool and quiet the stomach.it will
| unlock the liver. will open the pores OF the
| akin, quiet tho nervous. act without pain or
nausea. and as n purgative Is far preferable to
1 pills. Itncver fails,and Is especially adapted
10 the ladies, who wish pleasant medicine.
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SPECIAL LOCALS.


For Gods sake come and pay your
account, for / am out of meat and
bread and want the money.
j. A. b. johnson.
Solid silver watches at Robt. Mills,
Jr., for $40.
Young man, if you want young
lady to have you, Just intimate to her
that you are going to buy the ring
from RoBT. MILLS, JR,
J. w. Lander keeps the best beer
to be found in the city. 1t is fresh
and cool, Also, cigars and tobacco
of the best brands. Cheap family
groceries, consisting of everything
usually found in first class house.
Keep your eye on the Banner stable.
j. NJ. HIPKINs.
Your accounts to July LIST and Of
1878 are now ready to be settled, so
all parties indebted to us will come
forward and SETTLE Immediately by
CASH or note, as we need and must
have money. Streng d Frankel.
Fancy Paper and Envelopes at Rob
ert Mills jr., at reduced prices.
Silverware and Clocks cheap at
Mills Jewelry Store.
MALE REGULATOR.
The l. X. l.. Remedy is cure for
Male Diseases. For sale only by
Walter Garnet.
Fresh Blue Lick Water on Ice at
Walter Garnett's Drug Store.
DISSOLUTION.
The firm of Garrett 4 Startling
having dissolved by mutual consent,
Walter Galnett will continue the
DRuG business at the old stand, as
suming all liabilities and receiving all
assets due the late firm, and respect
fully solicits continuance Of friends
and patrons.
j. G. Evans, graduate of two
schools of Pharmacy, and with IL
years experience in dispensing and
compouhding medicines, will always
be found in the store to wait on GUS
toners.
Try the delightful and lasting "Bo-
quet" Cologne made by Walter Gar.
nett, put up in 10, IS, so and 81 ,0C
bottles.
For the cheapest and best Toile
Soaps. call on Walter Garnstt.
Go to g. w. Metcalfe's for Brooms
Buckets and Tubs at cost.
Buggies at ten dollars and up
wards.
Blumenstiel, McCamy d Bontc
GAINESVILLE papers please copy.
, Soda Water, with pure iru it ~
2 ups, and ice cream, at
0 ,Garnett's Drug Store
John w. Minck, at City Me;
Market, keeps always on hand fu
line of Vegetables, and all kinds
meats, also melons on Ice.
: LOCO, 900 Shingles.
We arc agents for Southards POI
r lar shingles, at reduced figures i'
r cash. Underwood u Go.
= Best Lump Coal at 10 cents p,
bushel in yard. Underwood d Co.
;, I'm.
Messrs. Blumensteil. McCamy an
/. Bonte invite attention of the public
! their latest style finish of Carriage
Buggies, &c. They are running
i full force of experienced workmen an
6 warrant all work strictly first elias
n You can purchase anything in the
y line at Louisville, Cincinnati or Ne
York prices on same quality of good
i Call and be convinced.
!, Respectfully, yours,
BLuMENsTEIL. MoCAMY & BoNTE.
Special inducements on second han
buggies and rockaways, Tor cash
hand.
BLUNENsTEIL, MoCAMy & BoNTE.
Il We use pure drugs only IN con
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Blue Front Drug Store.

WILD GOOSE LlNIMENT.
Prepared and manufactured by the re.
liable house Of GlSH & GARNER,
,Hopkinsville, Ky.
Blue-lick, Kissengen and Soda
Water, cool and fresh, at the Blue
Front Drug Store. Gish & Garner.
FRESH STOCK MILLINERY.
Mrs. M. L. Rogers has received a
beautiful line of fashionable Millinery
Goods and solicits an inspection Other
latest style Delizia, Jcssica, Hortense,
Sybil, and Camille Hats. These
goods are fresh, new style and will be
sold at lower prices than ever before
offered. Respectfully,
Mrs. M. L. Rogers,
Nashville St (near Reformed church.
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Special inducements on second hand
buggies and rockaways, Tor cash in
hand.
BLUNENsTEIL, McCAMY & BoNTE.
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LoAFER.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-18
THEBES ITEMS.
BY MRS. sNOBs.

Miss Mamie Zeigler has finished her
school in this place Her teaching gave
general satisfaction, and she deserves great
credit for her energy
Miss Jennie Warwick returned last
Thursday, from her visit to Ohio. making
many hearts glad by her arriyal--"he" does
appear SO happy
Elder Reeve and Parson Clifford visited
our Sabbath school on the Goth ult., and
delivered good addresses to the school that
were highly appreciated
Married June 99nd, 1879, Mr.. Wiley
Davis and Mrs. Sarah Hamilton, by Squire
Marchildon.
The Squire remained for supper; he says
as he was not hungry he only ate one hen
and other things in proportion. He seems
extremely delicate and if his appetite con-
tnues to fail We would advise a visit to
Hot Springs.
We are glad to note the arrival of quite
a number of teachers desiring to attend the
institute held here by Mrs p A. Taylor.
The four rif ' NIL 'ftweiRy4laqyag ln s,y~,
grinding next week. Those who with to
exchange wheat for flour, or to purchase
-four, can do so by applying to the gentle,
manly clerk, Mr.. Will Brown.
Mr.. Tom Norman made a short visit to
his friends last Saturday.
Judge Marchildon has returned from
Chester, where he purchased threshing
machine.
Thebes, July 18th, 1879
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MISCELLANEOUS.

"sound, said the schoo!master, sis what
you hear. For instance, you cannot feel
sound"
oh, yes, you can ~ said a smart boy. x.
John Wilkins, retorted the pcdagogue,
how do you make that out What sound
can you feel2"
"A sound thrashing," quickly replied the
smart boy
One Of the School Board Inspectors
asked small pupil of what the surface of
the earth consists, and was promptly an
swered-
Land and water"
He varied the question slightly that the
fact might be impressed on the boys mind,
and asked
What, then do land and water make?n
to which came the Immediate response.
Mud
A phonogroph was part Of recent exhi-
bition in Cairo, III. A sheet Of tinfoil had
been placed in the apparatus ready to be
used; but an enemy OF the manager had
replaced it by another, and when the crank
was turned the phonogroph said
ihls shO" 10 iIaui, anu tue manager
ls-n
At that poat the man at the crank stop
ped.
The elder Rothchild was a man of great
independence Of character, and had little
patience with the overbearing manners of
nobility. One day the Due de Grammont
called on him when he was writing. The
millionaire lifted his head, nodded, aud
asked the visitor to take seat. The due
was not accustomed to such reception,
and said, with hauteur-
Monsieur, am the Due de Gram
montw
Rothchild lifted his eyes once more from
his writing, and replied
"Ah, is that soi Then please take two
chairs
A lovely. young lady, at the time when
bellies in GLASGOW were scarcer than they
are now, was talking with a gentleman
from distance about that city and its
gayeties. The conversation turned upon
balls and the attendance at them, when the
gentleman lapghingly put the question:
Have you many beauties in Gascow2"
On which the young lady naively re-
piled
sob, yes, sir; there are five Of usr'
bound, was very fond of her husband,
notwithstanding his extreme ugl:ness
of person, once said to witty friend
"What do you think? Ny husband has
paid ten dollars for large baboon on pur-
pose to please me"
The dear little mani T. cried the other
We'll, it is just like him.
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Hileman says that when the chicken made
Its appearance from under the barn,
minus its head, that member
was then hunted up and preserved in spirits.
This isexhibited thechicken. The brain
appears to have been severed by the stroke
OF the Ratchet, the greater portion probably
two-thirds going with the head The head
less fowl is apparently in possession of all
its faculties except that it cannot see.
1t evidently hears, and on examin-
alton it is found that one ear re-
mains, while the other is gone. He
makes a noise like any other rooster would
in cackling, but he has not been known to
attempt to crow. He doubtless feels too
much cast down to do that Water is given
him by means Of small squirt can--the
nozzle is introduced into his throat. He
eats corn and oats. bread soaked in water
and hooking bird feed.
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A HEALTHY BIRD.
CHICKEN WITH IT'S HEAD CUT OFF ALIVE
AND WELL.

A CHICKEN WITH IT'S HEAD CUT OFF ALIVE
AND WELL.
Cincinnati Inquirer.
Isaac Hi!eman, a young man Of Mclean
county, H., arrived in this city yesterday
morning having in his possession chicken
with is head cut of, the fowl being alive
and apparently in good health. He carried
his chicken in large bird cage, such as ale
used tor hooking birds. and number Of
persons in the Office having been attracted
by the wonderful spectacle of chicken
alive with its head cut off, II was not long
until scores Of people called TO see II.
OF those who saw the rooster yes
terday none had ever before heard OF any
thing like II. On the Goth of tins month
the chicken will have been living without
its head four months. Hileman, who has
the rooster in his care, relates the following
history Of it. Ii is black brahma, about.
a year and a half old. II was raised by
Bart Houston, near Joplin, Henry county,
No. On the Goth OF March last he went
out INTO the yard TO catch chicken TO kill
for dinner. This rooster was selected. twas
caught Ey Mr.. Houston, who laid iJsneck on
a block, cut of its head with Ratchet and
threw the body on the ground 20 bleed
The chicken futtered around for an instant
and then getting upon It's feetran under the
barn II could not DC reached. and suppos-
Ing /, would lie there and be eaten by the
rats another chichen was caught and killed
in place Of II. Nothing further was thought
Of the chicken under the barn until two
DAYS later, when Mr.. Houston aud bis fam
ily were startled TO see the head.ess rooster
wandering around in the yard. The neck
where the head had been severed from II by
the stroke of the Ratchet was still bloody.
The chicken was Of course blind.
1t was picked up an5 found
to be strong and lively. The
aperture Of the throat was visible after
the blood and feathers had been removed,
and some soft food was inserted. BY intro
ducing the food half an inch into the throat
the chicken was enabled 10 swallow It. He
was given about US much food and drink as
chickens usually require, and would have
taken more. After that he was fed regu-
larly and tended with greatest care. Five
days later il was purchasgd By Nathan
Moore. y gentleman living In the northern
partof Henry county, who recently sold it
10 Isaac IIlleman or to persons whom he
reprttnh bo brought II to this city.