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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-04-26
THE LETVERH

The celebrated riddle by which Af'ss Fan
shaw is beet known arose from an accidental
conversation at the Deep Dene. Mr.. Hope
was Ut tl,r time cntcrtains wItlthis asual lib.
efstllty lnunnber Of cnlhfht anu literary
friends. dhd IN the oolrss OF the evening soinc
remarks turned the conyersationu upon tile let
ter lie aud tho unworthy treatment y re-
ccived in the centre OF metropolitan civilika
ton. The party rstired sOOn afterwards, bu
Il q subject OF 'tiiacGssion had touched Ais'
Fanshaw's ingenious fancy, and while Others
slept her mind was busily employed, Next
nurning at breakfast Sue brought down tho
poem snp rcad it u the ielighted aad aston
ishcd guests:
Twas whispered in heaven, twas mutteret
10 hell,
And echo caught iaintly the sound as Il fell
On TIC conlpss VI ear.hitwas permitted Y
rest,
And the ,.lepths Of tho ocean ia presencc con
fessud, iss.A~ss~
Twill bsfohnd in the sphere when tia rlven
asundc. n
DO seen In tho Lightning and heard In th'
thunder,
Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath
Attends athis birth and awaits him 10 death
Presides Ger his happiness. honor and heanh
Is tue pFsitoihis housc and tho end Of hi
wealth.. -, ai.-'' u \ l---~i
IN thy llenps of the rnissr lis boarded viii
care, f~,Es<
| But is sure 70 be lost on Ills prollgai bier,
1t begins every hope, every wish Il mus
bound ,iif'5 is,asesn late '3pU gtay
with tho hdsbandman tolls with tho monarcl
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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-04-26
i0FyClALgDlRfCT0RY..f
sEoRE'r SOCIETIES.

NJ slNIftI "tll. T"
MASONIC Lopct-Meets 1st Monday
evening IN each menth, at Masonic
Hall. J.sI Laudcs, VIZ NJ. Geo.
Street, Secretary. a
:, EyERGREES LoDcE, No, 3S iKsIanTs
'oFfYrarAsAAleets at X. Of P! Hall,
2nd and 4th' Thursday evenings in
each month. r. w. Norwood, q. c.,
j. w. Gross, X. Of r. u S. sg n
sEpdowment rank, 3rd Monday eve
ming in each month. f. A. @. My
rick, Pres; j. s. Forey, Sec and Treas.
0np FELnows-Third story. Hop
kinsyillo Bank building, meets every
Friday evening. Encampment meets
everglst. and 3rd Thursday evens-
iugs. q D
a. o. U. W.--Meets at K. Of 7,
Hall every Mondayieyeaing II. q
McCamy, NJ. W. III ai
X. Of II. LopqE--Mects at K. Of 2
Hall1stana 3rd Tuesday nights ol
each month. NJ. Lipstine, R. r. Nat
Gather, Dictator.
KSIouT TEaptAas-M Meets 4th Mon,
Pdaysnight in each mouth, lat Masonic
Hall, .e,;,,,s
EXPRESS OFFICE.
d. -
L, a N. ExphEss CoMpANY--R
w. Norwood Agent. Office old Bank
building, Main Street.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-04-26

TU|.NlV llWt IIITT"77 lIT77T y VUT
,oSThe best thing in corsets--A wo-
imanf0 zia iiala 0fsili isglrt haa.
b How to shine in. society--Get pol
ishcd up. as,,,,e,ra N D56.s
9alAlbutton isa small event always
coming off. ~ aas4essie usdw
pasA favofite word with women---the
last one.ii aelg-ple srR gas g4a
sLntters we're first discovered IN the
postage. M S9 Y ''''f
Trees begin to die at their tops
Men begin to dye there, too.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-04-26

A good many people don't believe
j spiritualism, that there are spirits.
|lf they DON'T, what's the sense Of
their singing "Svect Spirits Hear
Ny Prayer" "-lStatGJoarnal. s'is
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-04-26

A.. few days ago a Minnesota man
was thrown from an ass into deep
rayinc, and while lying il d stats Of
asphy9ia lie was deyoiiivd by wolves.
lie was ass-plyxi.ated. Estate Jour
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-04-26

~. lll ~. .il, iiiu oJpi-sH v W,.
a,,I II is amusing to scca wonld-bo
funny write q paragraph and then lsy
down his pencil -an,t grin ovUr'it-
paragraph, not the pencil. tire
minds us 'of hyenA grinuing over
'n6thing,+-State Journal. tGs siiW
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
Trophies OF the Sea.

The Coast Wrecking Company has i'll
its office In this city a curious collection
of relics from old wrecks and other odd
bits taken from the sea. The collection
embraces quaint pieces of furniture, ex-
plosive shells and shells of the ocean,
shreds of ladies' dresses, rude weapons
of savage races, huge star fish, and
many curious things the use and purpose
of which are still unknown. The csllec-
ton contains the broken bell brought up
from the Inflated steamer Atlantic of the
White Star Line, which was wrecked on
Golden Rule Rock, on the Nova Scotia
coast on April /, 1873, with loss of 557
out of 1907 souls on board. There is
also rusty, hiltless sword, dug out of
the sand eight years ago, near the hulk
of the British bark Thistle, which was
lost on Squan Beach, N. j., in 1911.
There are also several bottles of sweet
oil, holding pint and a half each, with
the original corks intact, and the oil as
clear as crystal, taken in November,
1877, from the wreck of the British bask
Robert, which went down in 1874 with a
cargo of lead and oil and five of her crew,
off the place where Atlantic City now
stands. There is a South Sea Island
canteen, ingeniously constructed of CO.
coanut shells, which was fished up from
a wreck in seventy feet of water on the
coast of Maine; also mussel shell firmly
imbedded four inches in depth in well
which was found 140 feet above the sea
level on the Jersey coast; also pelican's
skull and bill, measuring two feet from
back to tip (making an excellent though
wide dipper), which was found near the
wreck of the bark Robert Fletcher, on
the south beach Of Long Island, and
which is said to have been used to bail
out the boat by the crew when endeavor-
ing to escape. The jaws of shark
killed on the South Carolina coast, which
have been preserved, can easily be passed
over the shoulders and down the body
of full-grown man. One of the most
curious relics is lamp chimney taken
from the remains of the ironclad Merri-
mac. Oysters three inches long were
found attached to the glass, and four
large oysters which had grown about the
brass base of the chimney from an irreg-
ular square. The hits of several swords
and some old firearms are also encrusted
with oyster shells.-NeV York San.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
FOREIGN NEWS.

Over 800 fishing boats were wrecked
or the Scotch coast during the recent gales
and the nets of the fishermen were washed
ashore.
Bismarck stated yesterday in the
Reichstag that the German Government con-
templated the appointment of representative
to the Vatican should the interest of the state
requireit, and, in reply to the taunts of the
Liberals, said that he had been forced into his
present position because his former allies had
deserted HIM.
Opposition to rent-paying in Ireland
seems to be on the increase Three tenants of
the Earl OF kenmare, who paid rent, have been
shot at and wounded. One thousand tenants
in Roscommon refuse to pay rent The strike
against rent in Limerick county is said to be
general, and the Sheriff Of that county holds
writs for 800 evictions. The Ladies Land
League is being extended, Notwithstanding po-
ice surveillance.
The Reichstag administered very
severe rebuff to Bismarck by the rejection CT
the item for the expenses of the Economical
Council by vote of 1863 to So. Bismarck sad
the council was absolutely necessary. and ap-
pealed to the Reichstag to make the appropra-
ton.
Two hundred cattle on grazing farm
at Carrowgull, Ireland, have been muhlated,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.

During the twelve months ending
Oct. 81, 1881, the value of goods exported from
the United States exceeded the value of the
goods imported by $217, 1881, 1853, as compared
with an excess of $155, SIC, 1877 during the pre-
vious twelve months.
The public debt, less the cash in the
treasury, is s., ITS, 1885, The decrease for
November was $7,249,126 The coin certif-
Gates in circulation amount to $71, 671, 75O
A marble tablet has been placed in
the ladies' waiting-room of the Baltimore and
Potomac depot at Washington, to mark the
spot where President Garfield was shot.
The tender Of support made by Min
lister Hurlbut to President Calderon, of Peru,
causes vast amount of gossip at Washington
Should it be decided to sustain our Minister to
Peru in his radical course, some use may be
found for seven American war vessels nov
cruising in that region. The State Department
has sent out J. A. Prescott and Walker Blaine
to investigate the complication.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
Irishmen in Council.

A National Convention of Irishmen assem-
bled in Mccormick Hall, Chicago. About 1900
delegates were in attendance, representing
nearly every State and Territory In the Union.
John T. Finerty, of the Chicago Times, called
the convention to order i'll a speech in which
lie declared that 1t was the duty of Irish
Americans to support their countrymen in
the old land in their struggle against British
domination and misrule. Mr.. VIM. J. Hynes,
of Chicago was elected temporary Chairman.
Messrs. Ronayne and Horgan and Mayor Pow
DERBY, of Scranton, Pa, was elected Secretaries
T. P. OConnor NJ. p, Father Sheehy and
Mr.. Healy, NJ. P, fresh from the old sod, de-
picted the wrongs of Ireland, the speeches be-
ing greeted with the widest enthusiasm.
The convention effected permanent orgaui-
cation by the selection of Rev. DR.. Belts prot
estant), of st. Louis, as Chairman, and the ap-
pointment Of Committee on Resolutions, con-
sisting of one member from each State and
Territory, one from Canada and one from Ire
land. The convention was saluted by cable
gram from Patrick Egan, at Paris, announcing
that tenants on 500 properties in Ireland had
refused to pay rents.
The convention adopted series of resolu-
tons indorsing the "no-rent" manifesto of the
Irish leaders, pledging the delegates present
to raise S250,000 between now and the LIST
of January, practically agreeing to allow
existing organizations to stand, and ap-
pointing a committee of seven to assist
the organization to devise ways and means
to carry out the subscription pledge of the
convention. The resolutions were accompanied
by an eloquent address, arraigning the
policy Of Gladstone, and indorsing Parnen and
the no-rent manifesto. A gentleman named
O'Connor. from Elmira, N. Y, opened a sub
scrlpt1on for Land-League purposes by plank.
ing down $500, and was followed by Mr.. j. F.
Finerty, of Chicago. who subscribed $780, and
by Mr.. Michael Kelley, of Chicago, who sub
scribed 81, 600. The total amount subscribed
was about $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS GLEAN1NGs.

The Garfield Monument Committee
are making very satisfactory progress in their
work. They propose to raise $25O,OO0, and OF
this amount citizens of Cleveland guarantee
$4,000, and propose to raise $4,000 more
in the State of Ohio, making 100000 for
Ohio in all.
Burned: The hardware store of
Ballary & Co., Jefferson, Texas, loss $780,
the barns of Maxwell & Bros, near Geneva.
N. Y, together with large number of cattle
and horses, loss $4,000 four stores at Cam
den, Ark, loss $4,000.
The physicians who attended the late
President have refused to send their bills to the
financial agent of Mrs Garfield, but will submit
them to Congress. They have declined to take
anything at all for their services unless it comes
from the Government. Their bills will amount
to about $4,000
The propeller Jane Miller, which
sailed from Owen Sound, Ont, Nov. 25, was
wrecked in Colpay's bay, with twenty-five per-
sons on board.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
Theory Of Luminous Paint.

Light is supposed to be the vibration
of an extremely elastic fluid called ether,
which is supposed to fill the whole Of
space, and which, set in motion by the
vibration of the luminous source itself,
produces upon our eyes the sensation Of
light. Now, it is thought that the waves
of light communicate their motion to the
particles of the paint, which start into
energetic vibration, continuing long
after the exciting cause is withdrawn.
When we ring bell, the blow of the
hammer communicates its motion to the
particles of air, which transfer the Vi
bration to the drum of the ear and pro-
duce the sensation of sound, which
grows fainter and fainter and fainter, un-
til at last it dies away, when the par
ticles of the bell are once more at rest;
SO it is with the luminous paint, and all
other phosphorescent bodies the par
ticles of which, when disturbed by the
waves of ether, yield light for time,
which decreases in brilliancy, as the par
ticles grow less and less; they, too, like
the particles of bell, require periodical
renewals Of the force that affords them
their motion. Progress Of Science.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
Force Of Habit,

He was nice and very new young
man, and his employer took kindly to
him on the first day in the factory, ask
ing him to help in checking off, and
''calling back" the sizes of certain goods.
All went well until the youth in finish
ing up string of numbers called out:
"Fifty-fve, eleven, forty-fo'-Kenop
A great solemn hush fell over the rest Of
the clerks as the old man called the blush
ing lad up to the desk and desired an
explanation, and the misguided youth
put his foot in deeper by stammering
out that it was only 'fOrce Of habit
made him say it. The old gentleman
eyed him calmly for moment, and then
laying down seyenty-fve cents for his
days wages, said "Boy, rake the pot
and go and renounce your SINS"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
The Life.Saving Service.

The Superintendent of the Life-Saving Ser
vice, in his annual report, says At the close
of the fiscal year the service included 1873 sta
ions, 143 on the Atlantic, 81 on the lakes and
6 on the Pacific. The number of casualties on
the Atlantic coast within the scope Of the ser
vice was 151, on the lakes "a, on the Pacific
number of persons lost, &c number brought
ashore by life-gaving appliances, 408 and sue
cor afforded 407 at various stations. One hun
dred and seventy-eight vessels were helped by
ife-saving crews 10 get off when stranded, and
piloted to places of safety. The estimated value
of vessels wrecked within the scope of the SER
vice, together with cargoes, is $4,054, 1853, of
which amount $2,826,6S0 was saved. The
General Superintendent recommends additional
stations on the Atlantic coast and the lakes,
and urges that compensation of keepers and
crews be increased to living rate.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
ENFOLDINGs.
BIZ NARY afApEs DODGE.


The snowflake that softly, all night, Ia whitening
tree-top and pathway;
The avalanche suddenly rushing with darkness and
death to the hamlet
The ray stealing in through the lattice to waken the
The pess horEoT q light in the sunumistsn reach
of the desert.
The seed with its pregnant surprise o. welcome
young leafet and blossom;
The despair of the wilderness tangle, and trescher
GUS thicket Of forest.
The happy west wind as II startlea some noon-ladeu
flower from its dreaming;
The hurricane crashing its way through the homes
and the life Of the valley.
The play Of the jetlets Of fame when the children
laugh out on the hearth-stone;
The town the prairie consumed In Terrible hiss
ing combustion
The glide Of wave on the sands with it, myriad
sparkle in breaking;
The and the fury of ocean, hmitless mRistron
Of ruin.
The leaping Of heart unto heart with blsG that can
never be spoken;
The passion that maddens, and shows how God MAJ
be thrust from His creatures.
For this do tremble and start when the rose on thu
vine taps my shoulder
For this when the storm beats me down NY SOU
groweth holder and boIder.
Tbs Century AagaziTls.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
Report of the Secretary of the Navy.

Secretary Hunt, in his annual report calls
the attention of Congress to the neglected con-
dltlon of the navy, and says unless some action
be had in its behalf it must soon dwindle to
lnsignifcanee. He devotes considerable space
to consideration of the reports of bureau
officers, and generally indorses the recommen-
dations submitted. Secretary Hunt estimates
that s2O,0l3,716 will be needed to defray the
expenses of the department for the fiscal wear
ending June 80, 1883. acquisitions are made
upon the department to send vessels in.
to different parts of the world to
prevent threatened aggression upon rights
OF American citizens and to shield
them, in time of civil connection in
iorelgn lands, from insult and personal indig-
MY. 1t Is to be deplored that in many such
instances it has proved impossible to respond
10 the calls, from want of a sufficient number of
vessels. These things ought not to be, While
tie navy should not be large it should at all
tlmes afford nucleus for its enlargement upon
an emergency. 1t becomes the duty of Con-
gress 10 see to 1t that the navy of the United
States should not be left to perish through in
attention, but should be restored to condition
OF usefulness from which it may, upon occasion,
be SO expanded as to become ready means of
protection at home or active or aggressive war
fare III ports and waters of the enemy.
Secretary Hunt therefore heartily eommends
to the consideration of Congress the results of
the laSorS of the Naval Advisory Board. Re-
ftrring to The work of naval surveying. the
Secretary recommends that Congress appropri-
ate the means necessary to carry out
surveys of the West Indies, the Span
ISL main, the coast of Mexico and Central
America. In furtherance of this object the
Secretary says the United States steamer Dis
patch has been detailed for the purpose of sur
yeying during the coming winter months the
waters and shoals of the Gulf of SANTANA, isl
and of San Domingo, which, from its geograph-
zeal position and extent, seems destined to be-
come of great Importance commercially, and as
soon as the United States steamer Linta is
ready for sea she will be employed on similar
service on the Spsnish main. Tie appropria-
tons available for the current expenses for the
fiscal year ending june so, 1881. were S16,O 92.
sol; expenditures $14. 450, 789.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
A Quiet NeighbOrhOOd.

A gentleman who was inspecting
house in the most fashionable part Of
town, complained that the location was
too dull and lonesome, that there was nc
life.
cit may seem little dull now," re-
sponded the owner of the house, "but
you wait till the first cf the month,
when the grocers and butchers are try
ing to collect their bills, and Won viii
think there is a fair or a circus out in
this part of town. I know it is a little
dull during the day. That the way it
is in all fashionable localities, but just
wait till about twelve O'Clock at night
when these heightened ROSTERS come
home drunk, and pound on their front
doors and whoop. = Teas S filings.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
Postage StamuS,

The number of different kinds of post
age stamps which have been hitherto Is
sued all ever the world is estimated, IN
round numbers, at 5000 Among them
are to be found the effigies of five En-
perors, eighteen Kings, three Queens,
one Grand Duke, six Princes and a
large number of Presidents, etc. Some
of the stamps bear coats of arms and
other emblems, as crowns, the papal
keys, and tiara, anchors, eagles, lions,
horses, stars, serpents, railway trains,
horsemen, messengers, etc. The collec-
ton preserved in the museum of the
Berlin postofice included, on July I,
1879, 4, 1913 specimens OF different post
age stamps. OF these 2.462 were from,
Europe, AL from Asia, 251 from Africa,
l, 143 from America and POI from Au-
STRATA.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
National Tariff Convention.

A National Tariff Convention, with about 400
delegates in attendance, met at New York, and
was called to order by Col Houston.
Hon. George B. Loring, Commissioner of
Agriculture was called to the chair, and urged
the Importance of bureau of industrial
returns. Peter Cooper read a lengthy adj
dress, asserting that the Government should
never have permitted individual States OF
banks 10 issue paper money. Senator Miller
was elected permanent Chairman letter
from Secretary Blaine contained an EXPRESSION
Of his belief that at no previous time has tbe
principle of protection been SO strong with tbe
masses of the people. Wv
John thompson, banker, spoke in favor ~
silver coinage and silver certificates Josenb
Wharton said the tariff should be arranged so
as to promote American industries John Jar
rett President of the hon and Steel
Workers Association, said that all the mem
bers of that body $1,000 in number) were pro.
teetionists; j. B. GIinnell. of Iowa
hoped that the s275,000,0O0 BUSH
els OF corn raised in his State
would be consumed under the American flag.
) ii. Brewer a New Jersey pottery manufact-
urer, thought foreign competition would be
dangerous to American industries, and should
ee avoided George w. Moore, of Michigan,
favored tariff convention H. J. Stebbins, of
mlchlgsn, spoke in the interest of the lumber.
copper and salt interests Lewis w. Hanley
spoke also IN behalf of the salt interests Rob-
ert GrImshaw favored the sugar interests.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
AN Eastern exchange notes a number

AN Eastern exchange notes number
of eminent Americans who were born in
the year 1911. Among them Horace
Greeley, Charles Sumner, Wendell Phil
lips, Elihu Burritt, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Fannie Fern, Edgar Allan Poe,
DR.. J. W. Draper, Fannie Kemble,
Noah Porter, President of Yale College;
Horatio Seymour, Alfred B. Street, the
poet, and William Page, tho artist. OF
these, Phillips, Mrs. Stowe, Dr.. Draper,
Fannie Kemble, President Porter, DO
ratio Seymour and Page reached their
10th year
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Gen. Hugh Judson Fitzpatrick, United
States Minister to Chill, died recently at San
tiago.
Three men were killed and several
wounded by collision near Hallsville. Texas.
The Russian Government has appoint
ed commission to investigate the anti-Jewish
riots
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09

A farmer named Hogan was shot near Upper
airy for paying rent, and another near Angharas
was assaulted by armed men and given twelve
wounds.
The corpse Of the Earl of Crawford,
who died year ago, has been stolen from the
mortuary chapel at Aberdeen, Scotland.
A crowd at Limerick, Ireland, stoned
the carriage Of Mrs. Considine, on whose
property eyictions recently occurred, severely
iniuring her. A farmer named Rooney was
brutally beaten at Athlone for paying rent.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09

TIE old proverbs are great things. At
least some folks think they are. One
of them says: ga man cannot bite the
bottom out of a frying-pan without
shutting his nose" Now what is there
clever or remarkable about that? If it
had said that man cannot bite the bot
tom out of his nose without shutting
the frying-pan, or that man can't bite
the smut off the pan without frying his
nose, or something like that, there
would be something to it to interest and
instruct. -LoOeU Citizen.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09

MEN and women in Ceylon dress alike.
Both wear a sort of petticoat, and,
brushing their long black hair from
their foreheads, fasten it with combs.
They are cowardly, and lie like Yankee
peddlers, but treat the old and infrm
with respect and kindness.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Democratic members of the Ken
lucky Legislature held Senatorial caucus, at
which there was no candidate but Mr. Beck,
who returned thanks for the honor of his selec-
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-09

To which Aunt Susan would reply:
II allurs knowed twas 'ristocratic;
Philip"
They are all very happy, and Aunt
Susan has long since forgotten and for.
given Johns little Joke.