Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-27
Kentucky Cares,

Kentucky Cares,
Recent cxploratioes OF several caves 10 Keo-
lucky have resulted in tho discovery Of import
ant and interesting relics Of aboriginal: lie, snd
concIusivs!y established the fact that they were
used ct lees: IS Temporary rss!dsacas or places
Of shelter. Sat cavo, especially, revoaIes
new phase ei American arot;c ,loay. This cava
approaches the Mammoth cavs ia the SIZE Ct
| its avenues and chambers. throughout ono OF
| the principal passages, tor sevcrai miles were
| to BE- traced ancient icepia;,s both tor hearths
| and lights Tho former wero indicated by cir
cyIav arrangements OF n.. stoces apc .hc pres
eocs Of ashcs charcoal AID cslclnoG b9nes tor
the latte, purpose small piles ct stones had been
made with hole 10 ttc center OF the pile to
| receive tho bupdie OK dried isgots. perhaps
| smnsred with grease. when were to 90 lighted.
| Bundles Of rneac taeo;s, tied up with twisted
! bsrt. were iCuri IL several plaa.s III thu cave;
and cane reeds. rrGh1biy Gi too ssmG character
| cs those found IL tho Mammoth. Saor. aCd
| GRIND ayaauo CAVES wy, ESQ Wy ahaadant.
Penetrating t5rae ulilts ir)n the ca;falto iuto
| Salt ca7o, chamber Was entered where toe
| dust ut unpuGhgrnd Years lay thick UPON iLe
| rocky f,or. Hero ~ nuuaa b9Gcs Toru tIucC;
| there is every Indication thai particular cavs
were used exclusively 81 places e' s:2u!;ure,
Wmio 0th:r clYji 4, - talf caj1, 1Hr7cI 9s
! place; Of hlb;.s 1875; but 10 Gba G:y a5lI we're
| couat!.s5 :.L1rc:I vi tA2 s4ujae1 i0e1 e. Cue
i5rricr :ac@ which Gws!! II theso sU5te-raneac
| hoGs5, ead al 2!:a: - :ic cTiderc25 OF their
| workmanship.
| Here .olc ot thei: gr,s3 sgyca sacGas, ,woro
through at the aer and Gu tho bal! U; the foot.
mad 5eeo cast as,ac there lay discarded
mantle OF c!oit, mlGa Vi ,ha Sheds OF bark,
dyed IL dark AID light oirlpc+, acd showing
| where it haI onc; ur"G G".lly uUndId. Hnlic
o. every side were fragments OF bark cloth,
| packages OF bs.k thread prepared tcr Weav-
iDg, torn bits OF .rl1gs or tas-r dishes cut from
guurds, grrnw he.cs # flint. pte;ty shells.
bored undoubtedly for use as ornaments aud
other relics or ice ab0r!gira.. household. Care
fui exsm!0a:inn o! t:.e ThG!a warrants the
opiul0n that tuli was an agT!cG.tufa people /;
| that thy first used rda caves oliy as place or
| burial, Wrapping th- body with the kuees
drawn up 10 the cbla. to'1UDy fashion, ID
bls6kets cf bark, and layin2 it away 10 the
inuermost depths of these caves with the OBJ
jects Of lis es;thiy al !ctlon, liz weapons. and
perhaps s)mc TODD placed near l., but that
stterWard, possibly uudrr the pressure of that
| lnvss!ou of more savage psOple from tho
| Ncrth wniof Gcems to have caused the eXtcr.
| miosiou Of the earliest ohlbltanls or the
southern valleys, they resorted to the caves tor
secrecy and safety un!i compelled to abandUn
the couo;ry altogether. Tbs use OF braided
grass ia the msauiactuIa Of sandals and other
| articles OF clhiog, and. indecd, all the re-
mains indicate an antiquity tac greater than
anything we know Of the red lndians iahabit'
| iug that regiou 8. thu time Of its settlement by
| the whites.
| THE REWARD o7 F1RTUE,-A very good aud
piou5 locking youog MAJ applied for position
10 st,ro. Af;cr he had introduced himself
and made kooR1 his wants, the proprietor in-
formed hin that he would like to have clerk,
if he could get orc that would suit him.
II Isuppose you 20 % church, ch y he COM
pepced.
"Yee, sir"
ID you dsiak?" continued the merchant,
eyssissg him sha'p'y'
Never
"D, you use tobacco in any fJrm?'
Here the youug man pushed the quld into
the roof of MS mouth, and replied With smIie
thar was child like aud Gland:
Il never use the weed, and never did, c5n
slider i. the loEe't ard most shocking habit that
man can be addicted to. "
"Do Ycu iftqGent tie race c2u!ac:'
no. sif never
"Do you 90 to theaters, dog fights, Or boxing
ezhihirious?
Never WAS at any 10 ny lite" WAS the cm-
pha,ic reply.
"Cso you tell tbs Geo of diamonds from the
siog o. clubs 2
Il know nobiny whatever OF cuds !"
"D1 ecu e7er bet?'
No, sir; doa't!
"Supposa," said tho merchant, "a man
should ofF.r TO be. sou $1,000 to $40 that
tbrca ageed goat cou'd ou:Cua gsayhornd,
would you .ako bim %
"No. sjf!'
"rhca you won't do for this establishment;
ne doa't waot ycu-Tc FEVER hire fools j.
i Thaa yols! sent be 50 good next time.
EAGLES CHASING WILD DUCKs.-On Sat.
urday afternoon number of persons upon tho
wharf Of the Detroit and Milwaukee railroad
were attracted to lock upward by loud quack.
Iirg overhead. Thy saw flock of wild ducks
CHASED by pair pl eagles Ono OF the ducks
10 the rear OF the rot had folded its wings,
| probably from fright. and vas being precipiLa-
ted by lie specific gravity toward the oper wat.
or below ike Canon ball, when one Of the
eagles sw1opad downward ard sazed the falling
, bird JUS. as it reached the water. The pext
moment the caglo rcs, with its prey and few
toward the woods 10 the rear OF WalkertoHu.
, Its mate w3s seen following the flock Of ducks
until lost to sishs in the distance above Belle
Is!a.-DetoN Free Prefs
One. Ps5ha, we'll kGoWn 25 years ago, at
} The cu!set Of the Crinesn var, by his victories
over the Russians O. Tic line Of the Danube,
died ct CoOs.an,nopic last month, aged I3 10
1867 ne gsioed au uneovsble notorlsty 6 by his
cruelty aad violence 10 crushing the Cretar
! rsvSit. la the Iate wsr he was frat very sue
! oss.f,,I ia Armcois, tut &C the decisive battle
of AIsiiudsrh was taken prisoner aith nun-
!, 5tr Of other Turkish Generals. He died Wae
a,tenGiog court martial called to Inquire loso
-:.,,..,,a., of h;o dofaat md cantrra