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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
THOMAS AND THE pURp.

A man he owned a terrier dorg-
A bob-tailed ornery cuss,
And that there purp got that there man
In many an ugly muss;
For the man he was on his muscle,
And the dorg was on his bite,
SO to kick that dorg- -goncd animilc
Was sure to raise II light.
\ @Oman owned Thomas cat,
That III at fifteen pound;
And other eats got up and slid
When that there cut was found.
The man and his dorg came along one day,
Where the woman she did dwell,
And the purp he growlcd ferocously,
Then went for the cat right we'll.
lie tried to claw the neck of the cat,
But tho cat, he wouldn't be chawed,
So he lit on the back OF that there dorg
And bit! aud chawed. and ciawed!
ON! the hair it ncw! and the purp he yowlcd
As the claws went into his hdc,
And chunks OF flesh were peeled from his back
Then lic ilummuxcd, and kicked, and died
The man he ripped. and cusscd and swore,
As he gathered n big hric kbat
That he would be burned essentially
II he didn't Kill that cat.
But the woman lowed she'd be blcs'd II he did
Aud snatchcd up an old shotgun,
Which shc lr'd and pcppcrd his old diaphragm
With bird .shOt number onc.
They toated him home on window blind,
nd th,, tlnrtnr ctirpl him mn.
Hut he never was known to fight again,
Or to own another purp.
Folks may tuIn up thci snoots ut this rhyme
don't care u cuss for that!
All / wanted to show is that lighting dorgs
May tackle the wrong Tom eat.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
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A Question Of Spelling.

Tho "phenomcnal" good spellcr of
the News don't like our way of spell
ing program. He would rather have
it spelt as they do in telcgramncs TO
Siammc, and in diagrammes of mill
dsmme, or as it is spelt in an ana
gramme or diagramme on Hamme.
It's q pity our Argus-eyed guardians
don't employ battering-ramme TO
cramme some of the shamme out of
himme.-Dennison (Texas) Herald.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
Special eel ..0hII1r' \! !.

We are happy 10 announce 10 the
people of Christian and adjoining
counties thatswe have arrangements
whereby we can offer several yalua-
BILE premiums TO our CASH subscrib
ers. We are desirous Of doubling
the number Of our subscribers !; we
want three thousand and have them
we viii, if inducements will avail
anything. ,.. r, s..-. 5,o.
I'VE shall distribute, oil the last day
.ofournext county Fair, premiums to
the amount of about FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS among those subscribers
who have paid - for subscription
to the SOUTH KENTUCKIAN.
Each person holding our receipt for
that amount will have a fair oppor-
tunitv 10 get one of the premiums
named below. p9sI 9'1Gi Peg ,@'nL q
Those parties who have already
paid their subscriptions for A. year
will he entiiledlto a like privilege
and should present their receipts att
our office to oe numberetkand regis-
tered, otherwise they will be left out.
For the benefit of those subscribers
who were unable oillacoount of finan
cial circumstances TO pay byithe first
of June. we have extended the time
little while longer, in order thatall
may stand ain equal chance. loi liiniH
The following is The list of articles
to be given as premiums: lgpY paimH
FIRsTAOne stem-winding. stem
setting, solid, 1S2 Karat gold watch,'
with elegant Is karat, full length,
solid gold chain.ii Can bel'seen eat
Mills Jewelry Store, son .nlMain
Street, This premium worth$l25. ili'
| SEcoNDELatest style, ropeiDtop,
homemade, seasoned hickory. ljcst
nlade buggy. ilCanl be seen at Blu
incnsiiel, McCamyt& Bonte's Carriage
Factory. This premium worth Sl23.
| THIRD.-One Wheat Drill !. best
made, worth T5. y..ya itpt,,s s.r,.
| FoURTH,- One extra finished, sea-
son timbered, light .rpnning, durable
wagon, warranted first-c'ass, and eve
ry part made by NJ, G, F3rbes,, and
Ito, be seen ut his factory, worth $50
FIFTI.-One triple silver; SET, latest
style, elegantly engraved and q per-
feet model of convenience and beau
ty. 10 be seen at Howc's' Jewclry
Store,corner Main and Spring streets,
worth $50. .ya., ~, 49, .,aJa,
| SIxTH.-One celebrated Oliver
Chilled PIow, used lby'anearlt every
prominent farmeriin OhlistiaiIuiTo
be seen at C?G. Shanklin's" Agricult-
ural Implement IIouse,Hworth$ $l39
! SEvENTlI-One widely known and
popular elephant Plow, manu- faciurcd
by the llopkinsvillc Plow Factory
and TO be seen. there. This premium
/ worth $40. efi s79h 9tiiodifr1a 9dI
EIGnTH-One Wrought Troaoto
bacco screw, made by M.ilIanna Il
Co. This premium worth Sl0s hE
4 NINTH-One Box laurel Wreatl
Cigars, Sold by s. Il.iTurner Thi
premium worth S5. o7grti "bln1 ,9t'
TENTH--One box fancy Frencl
Candies, sold by S. II. Turnor, AM
to be tasted, tried and, tested thers
This premium worth $5.p III, n a.
ELEyENTH-One year'ssubscriptiol
to the liveliest county paperrii, South
ern Kentucky, TO, be. selected by th'
holder of the ticket entitled to hi
premium.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
An Essay on Man.
Man was made in dry weather.
lIn utnr inndn of duaf

Man was made in dry weather.
lie WAS made Of dust.
Quite number have never recov-
cred from theil crcnlion-they are
still dry. ri
1t is u mans nature 10 be discon-
tented. ala af.tnH
Adam had q monopoly, but couldn't
be happy without somebodyto crow
over. a,3.ya., -.,r., .v.r.e4 ID
For awhile lie knocked around
over the Garden of Eden and then
went 10 the house; but he had TO
cook his own supper; there was no
stove wood chopped, and things
were in bad shape generally. i'i
The next morning it was the same
way. lie had to make up his bed and
sweep out. Ills socks were dirty and
his arm would run through hole in
his sleeve. So he was dissatisfied.
The next night, whenihe went to
sleep, the Creator punished him, by
makiug one of his ribs into woman
IA great misfortune TO the race. -''iG
1t has been 5000 years since that
rib, was lost, and yet men continue
feeling for il s53t u.5..is .ytie
This is feeling subject.
Pursuit in this case is said to be
sweetcr Than possession. ~iHi ii' at7
After Eve got acquainted withllcr
mate. she vowed that all men i'll the
world were not worth a dam. t.l.
Goliah was a man. ..s.
lie was bigger man than old
Grant, but he couldn't stand as many
slings. .''H9l "i"7 2
(Whisky slings.) l5 ra4. a 2 s,
Gulial was superior to Adam.
lIc had wider cXpanse OF shirt
bosom TO spit oil.
Butbefore tile trangrcssion Adam
had lless trouble in splitting over his
shirt collar. .giai
A fop is a male who is ashamed Of
his sex and attempts to conceal th9
TACT that he is a man. r.,.., it
Conccalmcnt in such cases is at
tended with but little trouble. ~
IT is only necessary 10 parl MS haii
in the middle. ,4.. IA,
The men family represents al
oyster on the halt shell.
The shell is shown at home-tht
soft side abroad. 'ii 5'iv 7H9tt ni y
Some men carry this resemblance
in their, faces. A great many meil
have countenance like oysters.
Man sometimes lives in II barbara
state. -
Kansas, for instance.
This is not his natural state; ii wal
acquired from the grasshoppers
short time since. , ~ t''s'0 =
job is said 10 have been Ner!
patient man. 81 ,fJ,i 80 .9fsi
lie had boils all over him. h'l
Many "a man now boils al ovel
himself, when the preacher reacle
thirteenlhly on q hot summer day
and never thinks of the grandeur o
Job S example.
1t is but natural for q man to disre
gard gooa example.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
An Essay on Woman.
After man came woman.

After man came woman.
And she has been after him ever
since.
She is a person ofnoble extraction,
being made of mans rib.
1t cost more 10 keep woman than
three dogs and shotgun.
But she pays you back with inter-
est-by giving you houseful oil
children to keep you awake all night
and smear moasses candy over your
Sunday coat.
Besides, woman is very handy
article to have about Il house,
She is handy to swear at when you
cut yourselv with razor, and don't
feel like blaming yourself.
Woman was not created perfect.
She has her faults-such as false
hair and false complexion and so on.
( But she is a great deal better than
her neighbor, and she knows it.
Eve was woman.
She must have been q model wife,
for it cost Adam nothing to keep her
in clothing.
SIN 1 don't think they were bit
happy.
She couldn't go to sewing circles
and air her information about every
body she knew. nor excite tho envy
of other ladies by wearing her new
winter bonnet to church.
Neither could she hang over the
back fence aud gossip with her neigh
Dor. ,"'l fi'i-
All these blessed privileges were
denied her. rig'
Poor Eve she's dead now .-. ...
And the fashion she in .uguratcd is
dead dow. m ,s :,
If it hadn't been for the confound-
ed "snaik." perhaps the ladies of The
present day would dress as economi'
cally as Eve did. ~
Dnt the OILY place where her prim
tive style is emulated is in q certain
portion of Africa, where the women
consider themselves in full dresi
when thev have on buta postage
stamp stuck in the center Of the fore
head. ..n.o. 4,
Woman is endowed with tire
mendous fund of knowledge and q
tongue to suit.
Young ladies take a great deal o
stock in classical and learn fast.
When you see young lady from
Vassar, with an absorbed look.in hel
eyes and her lips moving, you under
stand at once that she is memorizint
passage from Virgil.
But perhaps q closer inspection
will reveal the fact that she is only
chewing gum. E. ~,
A woman may not be able to sharp
en- lead pencil, or hold an umbrells
but she can pack more articles III
trunk than man can in o four.hors
wagon. h't ~ 3f
Tho happicst period of woman
life is when she is making her wed
ding garments,
The saddest is when her husban
comes home late at night, and yclls t
: her from the front door step to thro'
. out handful of keyholes OF ditferen
sizes.
There is some curiosityin fcminin
nature. .lEED
For instance I once knew q youn
lady who couldspass another. one o
tho street without looking around
see what she had on.
) Poor thing! she was blind
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
Hyacinth.

Any person acquainted with the fine
odor Of this delicate flower should get
a bottle Of DR.. Prices Extract of Hy-
acintb, andrthey will readily SEQ that
it gives as natural and as powerful an
odor as the flower itself. We think
that DR.. Prices Unique Perfumes are
the best sand most persistent odors
that are made.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

st. Louis.
A YOUNG GIRL MURDERED.

1oCNG GihL MohpEhEp'
ST. Louis, August 3l.-At an early
hour this morning, Will Ward shot
Annie Lewis, girliof fourteen, be-
cause she refused TO leave her moth,
er's house and 90 TO a beer saloon
with him. The ball passed througl,
the lett side, inficting n wound which
terminated fatally, This evening
Ward was captured by the police
while running away from the house.
The parties are colored. A previous
difficulty had occurred between them
on account of tho girls refusal 10
marry Ward. sl lrH msaispdiu8
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

South aud Central America are at
present fairly cloVdcd with the snlph-
urous smoke of 2swar. Peru and
Chill arc fighting each other, with a
fair prospect of drawing Bolivia into
The melee. Paraguay has a rcvolu-
ton; ditto Panar.a; ditto Mexico, II
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

"Landlady," said he, "the coffee
is not settled" "No," she repli ed,
but It comes as near il as your last
months board bill does" and that
man never spoke again during tho
meal.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

Tho largest tree in the Southern
States, a tulip bearing poplar tree
near. Augusta, Ga, is l55 feet high
and D feet in diameter, its lowest
'branchcs being 55 feet from the
ground basHid i91foaal tt'7aHa
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

II is evident that the earth is feml-a
nine from the persistence with which
she refuses to tell her age.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

West respectfully informs the public that he
sup returned 70 hts odice over Mearrs. II:
Eopper Sop's corner, where be will be pleased
10 walt ep ell Who may desire his services In
say and every department. oDentistry.
uankf. ..--.-.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

WIZ. Bell. G ASHER of the Ameri-
can Express ahy.ofKansas City
is missing, and SO is 10000 iof the
Company's money.,noa ad' nl lieemi4I
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

"a 1W"8 f1I 10 an TIW7I'T1. y n
Gray the man who attempted to
assassinatc Edwin Booth, is pitcher
OF baseball nine in the Illinois lun-
attic asylum. W, '.lNnt -. ~ ~ ''
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

Henry brakeman was ffnedI$3o, lo
by Esquire Emery, yesterday, (prcall-.
ing Emma Emsbaek q. Odd dirty
idqwp' 1t was high;priced enough 10
have beeh athofohghbred Allerney
heifer. .L-EtdnSeille Jotrnato H''V'Y
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
THE SOUTH KENTUCKIAN.
ADVERTISING RATES.
GENERAL NEWS. ,

There are 450 lady dentists in the
United States. JHu .3fie .iiE ts{
California has four tickets in the
field for State Offices. "i'' ''''l
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

Miss Susan Grant 9d5f searcy county
Ark, gave BIRTH totwins and killc'l
them, for'whicha she gets four years in
tie State prison. .gTpA 9uDS srd o1iF
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

\! The naptl,arrlamp- of.a apeddler at
napielsNpville, Conn., used to light
his stand, exploded $ tting, the clothes
Of three children on fire. lone, Walter
Bowmany is dcadJ and anotlier, NAMED
Lucich. isinoteSptctcd to- liye.q e'ifi /.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

w. T. Lyndsay a prominent fa;-
mer OF Macon county suicile,l on the
25th by cutting his throat with a
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

James Bullock, Of Walton comfy,
Ga, while hoeihg in a cotton field,
found concealed in a stump. $4,000
in gold amp silverand a pilcof green
backs. The papcrmoncyihatl rrotted.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
[st. Louis Rcpublic.an.I

A poetical contributor tothe Cincin
natl Commercial starts off an "Ode to
Kentucky" in grandiloqucntstyle,i
apparently obliyious OF the damaging
effect produced upon his meter and
continuity of thought by an intcrpos-
;ncr asfarisE.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09
"l.and Of Crittcndcn and Clay.
Which Breckinridgct and Marshall trod.
Where rhi,alry in grand array rc .,l.
Claimed hon,upe little Less than God, ~

AS a question Of taste, moreover, an
exception inust be taken to our poets
embodiment in verse OF his grudSc
against anotherdistinguished scion Of
the Breekinlidge house. ~. w 1t-l- )
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

The editor of the Whitehall Times
dunned . delinquent subscriber ip ono
Of flic Western Stites and received
this response: "know iowa debt.
Utah can care and Nebraska second
time firit,. Tor alaKan-sas back and
make as Illinosiias you can. nli ltl Z.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

Chas. Grider had an examining
trial ii Louisville on the 25th, for 4 lie
murder of Jas. Feriie and was held to
$500 hail. Each Of the parties was
only III years old i4.s.ifsi qra ~
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

Reports just received from tho
Bureau Of Agriculture at Washington
show tliat twcnty,one Statcs are cuit'f
waiting tobacco.1oThese, taken as
whole have angacreage compared witha
last year Of S3i, , Keptucky's acreage
in comparison with last yea, is is est
mated at; 80. Missouri shows an
acreage Of 79, on the same, basis.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

g"Senator John s, 1Williams went 70
Cincinnati on the, 21st, and sold his o
tobacco. is Her,iwent to the warehouse ,
in his shirt sleeves. When he ap7,t
lpdared there was much enthusiasm
land he sold his tobacco at an averages
of sixteen and three fourth cents q /.
pound. Thus our readers can see
that we have ainan in the United
States Senate who is not ashamed of
| his vocation .,'-aEminence Constitn4o
| tionalist ,sg .pl.. ili55sf 9 10 ssiWau
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-09

1Samucl Laner;ya 1 member Of the
Town Council, was Killed. and John
Hoffman Price; Will Daadrj Harton
Bell, and man namedaBayer believed 4
fatally Injured BY. tho, falling oian arch
which was being removed to make re-
pairs at the blast furpauce Of the Potts
town (Pa 1ron Company. .,.i.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-03
Business Prospects.

New York, July 2.-The first half
year after the resumption of specie
payment has closed with universal ac-
tivity of industry and commerce, and
brighter prospects fort lie future. Indus
trial establishments have not been as
fully employed at any time since 1872 as
they are now, and. though the margin
of profit is generally slender, there is
strong confidence that production now
has solid foundation to build upon,
and that advance toward prosperity,
though slow, will be sure. In many
important branches of commerce trans
actions have been of unprecedented
magnitude; in others, although there
has been little improvement in the
volume of business, there has been
much improvement in the character
There are few departments of industry
or trade in which there has not been
perceptible Improvements in the vol
ume of business, even if measured in
values, and not one of Importance in
which the quantities of products ex-
changed have not increased. Labor is
more fully employed than it has been
at any time since the panic, and, on the
whole, more satisfactorily paid, the pur-
chasing power of wages being consid-
cred.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-03
DeYens' Plan

Washington, July 2.-In alluding to
the failure of congress to provide any
money to pay the fees of United States
marshals, Attorney General Devens
said to-day, that he would pursue the
same course that Secretary McCrary
did last year towards the army, when
congress failed to appropriate money
Tor 1t. The army was sustained until
the end of November without dollar of
appropriation. The United States mar
shals know that no money has been ap-
propriated to pay their fees, yet they
will continue to act and see that the
courts are not closed up, knowing that
congress will have to pay them for the
services rendered, next winter. There
Will be embarrassment in some locali-
ties, but it will not be general, and in
the main, courts can all be kept run
ming. The democrats having failed to
repeal the law relating to deputy mar
shals, the marshals will continue to
appoint them whenever justice demands
II, and congress will have to pay the
expenses thus incurred. Gen. Devens
said that circular would be issued
shortly to all United States marshals
notifying them officially of the failure
Oh congress to provide money to pay
thelr fees, but urging them to continue
TO perform their duties, and to assist
justice in preventing and furnishing
criminals.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-03

Genin, a Catholic priest representing
himself as just from Sitting Bulls camp
with manifesto signed by him and
other chiefs, and addressed to "all just
and sensible citizens of the United
States," reiterating the story of their
wrongs under the treaty of 1868, and
furnishing new particulars of the Gus
ter massacre, and closing as follows;
"Give us back our hunting grounds or
such part thereof as will not interfere
with the settlements and pursuits of
the whites. Give us that and give us
your protection. Among other incl
denth of the Custer massacre it states
that Custer fired on their flag of truce,
which precipitated the massacre. The
whole story is very improbable. The
manifesto was doubtless dictated by
Indians but prepared by whites or half
breeds living among the Sioux.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-03
War Among the Reds.

Washington, July 2.-The interior
department has information from the
Gros Ventres agency, Montana, under
date of June 16, that the British In
dians in Targenbo, have crossed the
border; that they are destroying the
buffalo upon which the Gros Ventres
depend largely for their support, and
that skirmishes have occurred between
our own and the foreign Indians, with
a loss of life on both sides. The Brit
ish Indians are well armed and are
driving the Americans before them.
The latter are in panic and desire to
cross the Missouri river. Fifty lodges
of British Indians and one hundred
lodges of British half-breeds are re-
ported being near the post. The infor-
nation has been sent to the war and
state departments in order that proper
action may be taken.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-03
The South American War.

Panama, June 24.-The Chilians are
said to be preparing for an attack on
Lima and Callao with an army of ten
thousand to fifteen thousand men,
while ironclads will engage the atten-
tion of the present garrison. The main
army of Peru is now at Passaque, Iqui-
que, africa and Tacua, and with the
transports hemmed in Callao bay, re-
lief for the beleaguered city would be
impossible for more than month.
The Huascar is undergoing repairs at
Callao. A Peruvian transport left
Panama for Callao on the 10th laden
with arms. The Chilian consul has
made most emphatic protest, but to
no purpose. Another Peruvian trans
port is expected.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-03
Good for the Crooks.

Washington, July 2.-Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Raum said to-day
that the failure to provide for deputy
marshals was virtual repeal of the
criminal portion of the law relating to
Illicit distilling. The deputy collectors
of internal revenue have power to make
seizures of property for violations of
the law, but have not power to make
arrests. If a person was detected in
Illicit distilling he could not prevent
the officer from seizing the distillery.
but he could stand still and defy arrest.
By next Sunday every distiller in
the country will know what the effect
will be of having no deputy marshals
to aid the revenue officers, and / sup
pose the dishonest ones will seek to
take advantage of the crippled condi-
tion of the office.