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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26
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An old.time Baptist preacher Of
this city. who has retired from Gospe
dealing, hut who still keeps firm ey,
on the faith, has just had little ex
perience with a colored man that caus
ed him to think very seriously. Nee:
ing the colorel man the preacher said
"Dave. if you don't bring that sad
die home I'll have you put in jail"
"what saddle is yer 'iurren terY'
The one you stole from me-"
"Parson, fore de Lord, ] nebbcr
stole yer saddle"
"Yes, you did. ! saw you when
you took Il oh Of The yard fence.
believe III have you arrested any
way"
Look heah, parson, you'se Ole
Baptis' isn't yer!"
"Yes. and I'll have you sent to the
pcni,entiary."
"Well. 30 is I. an now keich de
p'ints ez ] gin 'em TO yer. Oar Is jes
SO man saddles in dis wor' what Is ter
be stole, an dar's jes so many men
what Is to steal desc saddles. Dis
is predesiernation. Now IL yer sad.
die happens ter he one Of lie predis-
posed saddles. an happens ter be one
oh de predisposed, kin hep hit' Oar
wuz Judus. fer instance. He couldn't
hep 'trayin' de Savior. case de Savior
said. 'Judus. sop in dis dish an tray
me- Hit want Judus fault, case he
was one oh de predisposed. so tended
from de foundation of the wurl."
II don't want n religious discussion,
Dave. II isn't the saddle now that |
care so much about. II Is that you
told me n lie in saying that you didn't
steal IT,.
well. den, parson, spose | takes
back de lie an keeps de saddle
IA lie once told always stands.
You have lied to me. you scoundrel,
and believe it is my duty to have
you arrested"
"Parson, dsr's jes certain number
Of lies ter he tole in dis wurl', an ef ]
is one OBJ de men what is predisposcd
ter tell one oh desc lies hits not my
fault, an | kant hep HIT"
"You go on now and get that sad
die or III swear out warrant for
your arrest
"l'll do de bes' | kin, parson, but
dar's jes certain amount oh stole sad
dies ter be returned in dis wurl.' If
Use one of de predisposed men, an ]
b'lieves | is. you'll fine yer saddle
hangin' on de yard fence bout sun
down dis eveuin'." - Little Rock
ARK. } Gsazette.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

In the sweet, balmy, delicious hap
piness of loves first young dream a
youth will not only insist on cracking
walnuts for his girl, but in picking
out the goodies us well. Two years
after marriage he will not even lei
her have the nut-cracker until he is
through. Girls, get married.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

No language can express the power,
beauty, heroism and majesty of a
mothers love. Ii shrinks not when
men cover, and grows stronger where
man faints, and over the wastes of
of worldly fortune sends the radience
of its quenchless fidelity like a star in
heaven.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

An Illinois schoolmistress was una.
BILE to chastise the biggest girl pupil,
and called in a young school trustee
to assist her. The trustee found that
the offender was his own sweetheart,
but his sense of duty triumphed over
his love, ani he whipped the girl.
Not only did this result in losing him
a sweetheart, but her father sued him
for damages and got verdict for $50.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

A dead beat out West wanted to 20
from Omaha to Kansas City; So he
went into the hotel, took the conduc-
tors cap and lantern from a peg, got
on board the night train and found an
old preacher who unfortunately was al
so going to Kansas City. The supposed
conductor said "ticket.' The rever'
cad brother quietly surrendered it.
The d. b. then put the cap and Ian
tern where he found them, seated him
self in another car, and the preacher
had to pay again.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

Col. ]. w. AlcOrn, Of Stanford, is a
candidate for Circuit Judge. As sol.
der, citizen and lawyer, he has proven
faithful and capable. The people Of
that District could find no truer man
whom they could entrust with the ar
bitrament of questions affecting their
lives and fortunes. To know him, as
we have known him, is ample founda.
ton for this faith.-[Owensboro Mes.
senger and Examiner.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The Stanford INTERIOR JOURNAL
has entered upon its rinth year, and
is the most fearless, outspoken paper
iu the State-TBowling Green Intelli.
pencer.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The marvels Of the telephone are
iunumerable. At m experiment made
the other day between this city and
Harrisville, near Phoenix, distance
Of sixteen miles, the ticking of a
watch could be heard distinctly. A
sentence uttered in whisper three
feet from a Blake transmitter was
heard at the other end of the line.
Music played upon a piano standing
forty feet from the telephone was
heard distinctly. 1t is not uncommon
for a man to ask a question Of friend
several miles away and hear, in the
friends house or Office, the conversa-
ton which precedes the answering of
the question. A very striking in
stance Of this occurred the other day.
Mr.. j. @. PATTERSON "called" one OF
the hotels and asked the clerk il an
acquaintance was IN his room and
could be seen half an hour. Keep.
ing the telephone at his ear Mr.. Bat
terson heard the hotel clerk call a
waiter and give the message. He
heard the steps of the waiter as he
went up stairs; heard him knock at
the gentleman's door; heard the door
open. the message delivered; the gen.
tleman's reply; the returning steps of
the waiter; his conversation with the
clerk, and was in possession of all the
facts before the clerk reached the tel
phone to reply to the question asked.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The clip of wool in the United
States for 1879 amounted TO 233, 500
900 pounds, being the largest ever OBJ
tanned. The whole clip will he alb
sorbed by manufacturers, leaving
large deficiency to be supplied by i'm
portations Of foreign woods.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

A LARGE HoG.-A hog measuring
8 feet in length, feet 2 inches in
girth, and weighing l,l3T pounds,
dressed, has been on exhibition at the
Continental Market, Broadway, New
York. Before killing, the animal
weighed 800 pounds. 1t came from
Copake, Columbia county, n. Y.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

Collin county, Texas, contains the
greatest wealth of horses and mules
of any county in the State, it being
sj2s,99O; Clay county contains the
greatest wealth of cattle, it being
$3.50, 3s2; Duval county contains. the
greatest wealth of sheep, it being
s334,6lO; Grayson county the greatest
wealth of hogs, it being sj0,396.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The INTERIOR JOURNAL, published
at Stanford, one of our best papers
and the most fearless denouncer Of
wrongs against society, is in its ninth
year. May it long wave Jessamine
journal.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The unreasonableness of mankind
in general is pretty truthfully illus
trated in the following item the Build
er and Iiood,corker: "When man:
house is building. he never thinks the
carpenter puts in one-third enough
nails. and frequently, and with biting
sarcasm. asks il he doesn't think thu
house would stand if he just simply
leaned it up against itself and saved
all his nailss Then, a few years af
terward, when he tears down his sum
mer kitchen TO build a new one, he
growls and scolds, and sarcastically
wonders why that fellow didn't MAKE
the house entirely Of nails, and just
put in enough lumber to hold the
nails together"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

Young ladies who wish TO have
small mouths are kindly advised TO re-
peat this at frequent intervals during
the day Fanny Finch fried five
lloundering frogs for Francis fowler's
father"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

David Burns is the oldest living
boatman on the Kentucky River, hav.
ing been born in 1891. lie has
walked from New Orleans to Frank.
fort-l 800 miles-six times.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

NJ ETHODIsT, sOUTH.-RKv. J. :. SIMS Pas
wi tor. services every sunday morning and night
Prayer Meetings Thursday nights sunday school
at 800 A. N. j. ;. sims, Superintendent. The
Woman's Female Missionary Society meets here On
the LIST sunday In each month, at 3 O'Clock. Mis-.
4. I. Davies, President.
DAPTlsT.-REv. J. NJ. BRuCE, Pastor. Services
ID on Second ard Fourth sundays, morning aud
night. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday afer-
noon. sunday School at $50 A. NJ. X. l.. Barrow,
Superintendent.
NHRISTIAN. worship by the eOu 'regation ov-
~ cry Lords day. Preaching by ED. jos. Ballou
on First and Third Lords days. Sunday School
at s;iS. jos severance, Superintendent
DREsBYTERIAN, soUTH.-No Pastor. I'm
il ion sunday school at $50. John W. Iicut,
Superintendent. Union Prayer Meeting wednes-
day nights.
DREsBYTERIAN, SoRTH.-RE J. 5. HAYS
IL Pastor, breaches on Second and Fourth sun
days, morning and night.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

A RED-DY ANSWER. Very red
haired passenger; 81 say, Guard, why
on earth don't the train go on p
Guard; GOOD gracious. sir put
your head in; how can you expect it
to go on while that danger signal is
out. - Fun.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

A clergyman said; A young wo
man died in my neighborhood, yester'
day, while | was preaching in beastly
state of intoxication.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26
a U0HfA's QUESTION.

ncf,fo trust NY nie - thcr,
rplafc my hand In thine
leiorc Oct ny nitufe eiye
color and form 10 thine
rcfofe pofil ail fcr thee.
N wy
! brctk al slighior bonds. nor feel
a shadow Of rrfcti
d there one link within The r'si
That holds Thy spirit yet
o. 81 ny mith asolear and nee
Docs thefc, within Thy aimesi dreams,
Io.sihlc iuiure shine
Whefcin Thy lie could heuesf'fih breathe,
taiouehcd, urshafcd ny mine
u ~, ~ any pain o. oo~i'
Look deciEf Hill u thou eansl Rel
N"h'n my Utmost s"nl
Ihsi theu has' ter' ref''on hsfA-
while have siake'i the ~hole-
le' ~ Bis pity sIaie the hi""
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

A prisoner being asked whether he
struck his opponent in the heat of pas
sion, replied; "No, | struck him in
the pit of the stomach
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

A boy took it into his head that he
would exercise his sled he took the
sled into the road, and, Lord MASSEY !
how he slode ; and as he slid, he laugh
ing cried, "What fun upon my slide
to slide;' and as he laughed, before he
knewed, he from that sliding sled was
slude. Upon the slab where he was
laid they carved this line; "This boy
was slade. ~ Kansas City Times.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

Eternal Tilden is the Courier Jour
aars price Of liberty. and you cant
Jewett down 10 even the first hoop on
the bar1- Bowling Green lntelligen.
Ger
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

Congressman Cannon, OF Utah, is
the husband OF six wives and the
father of twenty-seven small boys,
each whom is a son OF a gun.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26


PRrPAEISG MANURE FOR Hot
BEDS. Fresh stable manure in which
there is plenty of litter, is most suited
for this purpose. There should be at
least one-third litter in the heap. If
this is not in the mass in sufficient
quantity add leaves or tan-bark; shake
it up and mix it well together, adding
water If at all dry and musty, throw
it into a compact heap to ferment.
Let it remain a week, and then work
it over thoroughly, as before, and add
water if necessary. Where the ground
is quite dry, very good meth cd is to
dig a space about eighteen inches
deep, and put in the manure, tramp
ing it firmly and evenly, place there
on the frame or sash, and put in the
rich earth, and, in about four days,
SOW the seed, having previously stirred
the earth freely, to destroy the seeds
OF weeds therein. - [Ferry's Gaia
logue..
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

A man gets tight To solace himself,
and cuts bad figure. A woman
olaces herself that she gets tight TO
cut fine figure.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The Oil City Derrick says "Ney-
er kick a man when he is down. for
he may get mp aud lick you like thun-
der.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26
ESTABLISIIED 1865.
WARR'S BRYANT & STRATT0N
BUSINESS COLLEGE,,

No. so Main ST., Near Third, LOUISVILLE. KY.
Largest Institution or The Kind In The South
Thorough Business Course, Bookkeeping Penmanshp and
Arithmetic are Our SpecaItcs.
Il Know these Better than ggs Your Wanted Business
Place Yourself the Good Teachers Be Found
in the Land
TERMS $40. boarding. per
Month including
WRITE FOR A COPY OF rHE COLLEGE JOURNAL
WAR; BURKs. Proprietors
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

Trusting ehants-expecting to get
to heaven by singing.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

VOOLFOLK CO.. Cotton Duck all widths weights,
Manufactures Of Awnings Tents. Pauns Fourth
H. HNkLES co.. Corset
Nagons KERR ROBINSON Mrs and Dealers " W. Market bet Ri
lih i-class vehicles and bottom pce for eaialogu
WHITNEY HAcKErT Mir. Of iiasketl Imperial Improved self
sealing metallic easkets patd Nav, 1879 once "a Sd 81
GILMORE IiltE CO.. dealers in steamboat and railroad supplies
eOniage blocks all widths
The Dickinson Manufacturing company Furniture chairs mat
bedding
special attention oiiers aud height eontracts
SIEGE hElLNG Groeer Provision and Liquor Merchants o'
aud 4 Main. between 81 and tth.
A. SHIELDS W. Main. all
aud moi call teoe purchasing
CANNON wholesale millinery and hney goods Main
between 9Th and 9th.
MILLER packers shippers the celebrated triangular
brand Jefferson Packing house aud main once s Vol
Baltimore.
A. RICHARDSON Florist i Fourth Green Roses hud-
ding plants and cut flowers
kanieh Bach Fischer and other rabe Pianos kse aud shon
Investigate and prices before purchasing
Avenue.
L. wAsIBURN lls Fourth FiEscass aud reasonable
prices Old pictures made IN India ink water ooTs
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The following dialogue actually oc'
CURED anent the recent open winter
Pat-"Moike, did liver ye see win
ter loike this wan9'
Mike--"lndade | did,"
Pat-"Whiny'
Mike-"Lasht summer. shure, and
begone 10 ye y
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

The patriotic owner OF Gettysburg
battlefield is determined that he shall
not be ignored. lie has claim
before the Congressional Committee
for the rent of the ground while the
battle was being fought-[New Or
leans Democrat.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-03-26

Buriap Bags. etc..
Corsets,
Carriages, Buggics. W
Caskets, Metallic.
Cotton Duck,
Furniture,
Groceries.
Mccormick Harvester,
Millinery, Wholesale.
Oysters, Fish. Game, q
Plants, Cut Flowers. '
Pianos and Organs.
Photographs
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09
Specimen Beauties Of POlygamy.

In Sugarhouse ward, two miles south OF
Salt Lake city, lives "a good Danish saint,
who of course lives his religion, and has
several wives. 1t was the duty of one of
the plural women to work on the farm
and take care of the cattle and mules.
When not engaged in other sanity avoca-
tions it was the husbands custom to sit on
the fence, holding II horsewhip in his hand
like slave driver, and oversee the woman
when she was at labor in the field. If
she failed to perform the work according
to his ideas or Instructions, he used to lash
her like refractory horse or mule; in
fact, he often whipped her more severely
than he would his animals, for he held Il
mule in far higher estimation than he did
woman "IIe could get another wife
any time, butt cost money to get a mule. y
Occasionally, when there was not enough
to keep her busy on the farm, he hired her
out as house servant, and always collect
ed her wages himself, asking quite high
price for her services She happened to
| be hired to II neghbor of mine, and one
day when he came for her wages he
demanded an extra. dollar week because
| he had to hire man to do her chores in
the field This saint believed in polygamy,
because when one woman wore out or
outlived her usefulness as Il laborer, he
could easily replace her with u fresh one.
| A few miles further from the house, on
what is called Mill creek, lives another
sanity polygamst, whose three wives are
held to the strictesL account for every
pound of butter, every chicken or egg on
the place, and woe to the adventurous one
who dares to dispose of either without the
consent of her lord and master. The first
wife, who is old and crippled with rheu-
matsm, once longcd for cup of tea. II
luxury forbidden the women. who were
required to keep the word of wisdom,
although the husband frequently indulged
in that and material comforts She
watched an opportunity when he was
absent and traded few eggs for the
wherewithal to make the coveted beverage,
which she enjoyed, us she thought, in
secret. The husband. however, found il
out--a man in polygamy has no lack Of
tale. .bearers-and he dragged the poor old
woman to the creek, plunged her under
the water and held her there until he
thought her sufficiently punished for hel
sin in breaking the word of wisdom, as
well as for meddling with his eggs, anC
until she promised never to repeat thu
offence.
have suppressed the names in both o
the above cases. although | could have
: given them, because | understand that it il
the policy of the Standard not TO show VI
individuals, but to expose the working
and the debasing effects of the system. Th'
t first incident shows in what estimation tn,
! majority of men hold the women, and t.
f what depths of degradation the system
can reduce woman who allows hersel
! to be placed in such a position. Contrtbu
ted TO the SILT LahC d5ti-Polygrmy Stand
$ ldrd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09

THE SUN SPor PERIOD. are get
ting into the midst of the sun spot period
and if we may believe the sensational
meteorologists, we may prepare for some
extraordinary phenomena in the weather
accompanied or followed by famine and
pestilence. These spots on the sun indicate
some violent agitation in the gaseous
development of that luminary, but it has
not been clearly proved that the agitation
affects generally the barometer and ther-
mometer on the surface of this globe
During the period of eleven years ago,
the maximum Of sun spots on the equator
was attended by low barometer, while in
Northern Asia the reverse was true, but il
is not yet known whether the mean
barometer was sensibly affected or not
Some prominent meteorologists deny tha
the weather in the temperate zone is
affected at all by the sun spots, except n.
magnetic activity is instrumental in pro
ducing changes. 1t is pretty clearly proved
that the suns agitation has a powerful
influence on the earth's magnetic currents
and brilliant auroras may be looked fo
with magnetic storms which will ever
affect telegraphic operations. 1t will b'
remembered that some years ago. during
the magnetic storms, the telegraphs il
various parts of this country were able Il
send messages by the currents supplied b,
the earth alone. Such supply of elec
tricity in the air will be likely to produce
many thunder storms, but will not seri
ously impair the healthfulness Of the at
mosphere.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09

REvERENCE.-A Minnesota correspondent
sends the following: 1--WE have had for
many years in this county, rs clerk of
the district court, an intelligent and
careful German. who during the sessions
of the court, is verv fistidious about vio-
lations of decorum. Recently in an i'm
portant trial somewhat bumptious
young man was called ms a witness, and
took his place on the stand without remov-
ing his hat. He was told 10 hold up his
hand, which lie did,and the clerk proceed
ed to administer the customary oath. read
ing it from the statute. He had read about
half way through, when, happening to
glance up over his spectacles, he noticed
that the witness had not removed his hat.
The clerk slowly lowered the book, and
gazing intently at the young man, said,
/" Look here, sir, when you swear before
me and Gott, take off your hat, sr!''-
Editors Drawer,in Harper'S Magazine for
Nay.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09

A New PUzzLE.-Students at the insti-
tuition of technology have designed a rival
to the gem puzzle. which is beginning to
excite considerable interest about town.
Given two words of an equal number OF
letters, the problem is to change one to
the other by altering one letter at time
of the first so as to make Legitimate
English word. continuing the alterations
until the desired result is attained. The
conditions are that only one letter shall be
altered to form each new word and that
none but words which can be found in
English dictionaries shall be used. Here
are some examples of the changes:
East to west-east, vast, vest, westl
Boot to shoe-boot, SCOT, shot, shoe.
Dog to cat-dog, dig, pig, fig, fit, fat
cat.
Milk to hash-milk, mile, male, mate
hate, hath, hash.
Road to railroad, rood, root, coot,
coat, coal, coil, toll, tail, rail.
Soup to fsh-soup, soul, soil. foil, fowl
fool. foot, coot, cost, cast, fast, fist, fish.
The game is becoming quite popular ir
railroad offices as well rs in family circle!
and at liresides, and seems to furnish in
structon with amusement.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09

SwIMMING.-Prof. Wood, in an able
appeal for the regular practice of physical
exercise, mentions swimming as especially
healthlul and even necessary. The an
clients, he says. regarded this exercise AS
indispensable, and in almost every one of
the European seaports, at the present day,
schools for swimming can be found. In
the city of Copenhagen it is, perhaps,
more general than in any other part of the
world. Man or woman can be taught to
swim by a competent teacher in few
lessons of thirty minutes each. No man
can become good boxer, fencer or swim
mer by looking at others and never making
trial for himself. ] would like to see
more swimming clubs organized for pas
time, exercise and the improvement of the
health. Where there is one now in
existence, desire and hope to see one
hundred. l have repeatedly referred to
and advocated the Importance of young
men and young women learning to swim.
| hardly know of people where this
knowledge is so essential, from the fact
that boating has become II popular sport
and pastime from Maine to California.
| say it is essential to be n good swim
mer. Just think of how many lives are
lost every year in the rivers, on the sea.
board and the great and small lakes o
our vast country. 1t was n long time
before the absolute necessity of learning
to swim became apparent at Oxford and
Cambridge. A life OF one of the highest
scholars and one of the best oatsmen was
lost, as was also that of one of Yale.
oarsmcn, on the Connecticut, at Spring
field, twenty years ago; verdict, they
could not swim. 1t was not until 1866
that few boating members of Cambridge
and Oxford formed swimming school
Cambridge gave prizes for what was calle(
Varsity " race; since then the contests
in swimming occur as regularly between
them as their annual eight cared shel
race.
If care were taken that children SHOULD
learn to swim as certainly as they learn t.
walk, it would be both well for the devel
opment of their physiques, and in man.
instances the saving of their lives.