The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-08-16
EXCHANGE so1NrIllATIoNs,

One OF the most upright men in
Newport ~ as humpbacked as II fashi-
enable GIRL State journal.
The X NJ. l. News has an article
on ''Misdwected Energies" A large
humber Oh the boys down here seem
4, have Aliss-dirseled energies,
Hartford Herald,
This is the title Of q hs1% song Just
ont. "Why Did They Dig Mas
Grave so Decp?" Probably her son,
in-lsw' had a hand in the digging -
Henderson News.
= Gen. Grant expresses q great desire
tb'visit Detroit. Perhaps he wanted
to look once more upon the historic
spot where he wiped up the sidewalk
with Zach Chandler.--This and That
The Little Rock Republican thinks
Mr. Hayes should he put on the Su'
preme bench. In case of eight TO
seven, Rutherford would be at home,
and no mistake This and That.
Meacham should renounce iournal-
ism, and tackle the comets for It while.
His purient curiosity to see things
thst are Invisible to the naked eye
cannot be gratifed 10 any other way.
- Messenger and Examiner.
The question which exercises pole
mic societies Of the rural districts is
this: Ii Garfield should dismiss Bliss
and again become a candidate of the
Republican party for the Presidency,
would Bliss scratch tho Presideut?-
Glasgow Times.
V estern metaphor: This is the
latest western form OF saying a man
was hanged: "He was unanimously
chosen by convention Of six property
holders to jump from new pine lat
form into the sweet subsequently,
Chicago Tribune.
The drawing and receiying Of a
prize by a real purchaser of ticket in
my one Of the Commonwealth Dis
tributi6n ComraHy's schemes and the
conversion oi old Kentucky TO rcpub-
licanism will both occnr in the same
year Breckenridge News.
Exercise in the country: GLOW
are you enjoying the country this
Summer, Charley?" "Throughly.
When left tic city / thought I'd
miss the gymnasium, but don't. We
fight gnats all day and the mosquitoes
fight us all night Brooklyn Eagle.
The Deacon editor has even gone
back TO the JEFF Davis question and
has regular jeff Davis night mare.
We thought Jeff had disappeared en-
tirely from tie arena of politics, but
lie is now and then dragged to the
surface by ignorant demagosues Tor
the purpose oil reviving bitter meme
ries.- Padocsh Ners.
Iron Eyes, whose daughter Bright
Eyes married the Omaha editor, has
ak wives. Ii the old man could effect
an arrangement whereby he could
board with Tibblcs, we would like to
employ Editor Tibbles to write us ar.
tcles on domestic Life" "Thc
Charms of Our Own Fireside," The
Delights Of Mother,in-Law," aud
the like Louisville Post.
A Umcinnati man slept on piece
of soap that was carelesSly lett on a
stairway, and got tumble that dislo-
( Gated his spine. A Louisville servant
girl attempted to quicken slow fire
with coal oil, and funeral occurred next
day. These incidents recall The lines
Of the poet:
Full many man has stepped on soap unseen
And skinned his spine uponlhc cellar stair
Full many maid has fooled with kerosene,
And gone to glory in u gorgeous glare.
= Breckenridge News.
Isn't it remarkable that the young
girl who, yesterday 1--WE have no refer,
encc to any one in particularly wore
+. short dresses that EXPOSED her love-
limbs half way to the knee, to-day
(after DOMINIC her womans dress
protects her pedal extremities from the
gaze Of those who but yesterday look
: cd upon them with Indifference. Tina
which is ont Of sight We want to see,
that which is "seeable" we do not
care to look upon Paducah Enter
prise.