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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-13

We agiie the attention Of our
READERS to'ihe advertisement Of the
,>lEYansville Commercial College in
another column. Thia Is undoubled-
ly the business college of the West.
The college now has more datiering
prospects than ever before aud Young
men can iind no better place in The
West TO acquire a practical knowl-
edge Of business. Several young
men from ihis city have attended The
school and all speak in terms Of the
highest commentator of the course
-ol instruction given.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-13
TIE SOUTH KENTUcKiaS.
HorklNsvlLLE, SEPT. ID, 1881
sooIALITIEs.

Mrs. W. L. Trico spcnt last week
at Cerulean.
Miss Ralrord is visiting Miss Mag
gle Henry.
Mr.. II. NJ. Davis has returned 20
Caseyylllc to live.
Mrs. J. c. Woodbridge was at Co.
rulean last week.
A Mr.. A. G. Bush has returned from
d trip 10 the Eastern cities.
Mrs. Martha Overton, of IIcnder-
son, is visiting Mrs. j. 9, Tate.
Mr.. John G. IIerndon, OF the
Courier.J ournal, is in tue city.
Mr.. Ike Hart aud vile hayc gone
TO Cincinnati 10 buy new goods.
Miss Lille McKinstry has gone to
Providence, KY, TO visit her parente.
Misses Mollie aud Bette Petree
have returned from visit TO Elkton.
Mr.. Henry Sites will leave Thurs
>s day. for Louisville TO attend law
school.
Mr.. Wyley Lander, Of IIarrods-
burg is visiting his brother, w. y.
Lander.
Miss Matte Sioner has gone 10 the
Longview neighborhood TO teach
school.
Miss Lulu Gates. of Paducah, is
visiting tho family OF Mr.. W. IL.
Merritt.
Mr.. Chas. T. McCarroll, of Owens
boro, was IN the city last week visit
ing his relatives.
Miss Georgia Long after pro
tractcd visit to friends in the country
returned home Friday.
Rev. A. w. Meacham, of Bellcview,
has gone to Bedford county, Tenn, to
conduct protracled meeting.
Mr.. Luclen Jones has returned
home, af,er an absence Of several
months, much improved in health.
Mr.. NJ. G. Miller, prominent
merchant OF Pembroke, left yester-
day for the East 10 bay his ialtsiock.
Miss Lille Ramsey of Gallaiiu,
Tenn, after spending several days
with Miss Georgia Long has returned
home.
DIR. King, Of Nashville, a brother
of Miss Gertrude King, Que of the
teachers III The Public Schools, was
In the city last week.
Misses Annie Sorry, of Saddlcrs.
willie, Tenn, Bette English and Mary
Conyers, OF Owensbpro, and Emma
and Ella Threldkeld. Of Union county,
have entered Bethel Female College
as boarders since our last issue.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-13
WAMrED.

To work farm ofl00 acres on shares.
ANY person having such tarm to
work that way will apply here for
name.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-13
BJJGdIEs.

We have just re-
ceived a new lot of
buggies Of the Hay
cock make, a very SUI
perior buggy which
we will sell cheap.
Also a lot of Wheeler
buggies, the best in
State. Call and ex-
anime. Shanklin's old
stand.
M. g. & j. K: Forbes.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-13
Rel e Honor.
Police News.

Report of Chief oil Police. f. w.
Bisgerslail, for month ending Aug.
3lst.
AUpFcTQ
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
n Buried Foresr.

1t has been reoently discovered that
an oak Forest lies buried In tho Valley
OF the Fulda, near Rosonburg, Hesse
Eassel, Germany, at a depth of from
six to nine feet below tho surface, The
wood iourishcd ut very remote per-
iod. Tho great number Of tho trees
discovered were In good pr reservation {;
but, owing to the action Of tho water
through unnumbercd ages, thoy have
become thoroughly black in color ;
they have become very hard and close,
80 that they would bo good material
for carving and Ornamental cabinet
work. Some of the trees are Of great
size; one taken ont Of a gravelly por-
tion Of the bed opposite tho village OF
Baumbach, and since sent to the Geo.
logical Museum at Berlin, was SO feet
long, nearly Ave feet In diameter near
the root, and about 38 inchcs at the
top. 1t Is reported that tho furniture
and fittings Of the Geological Museum
AZ Marburg are to be made from this
long buried timber. 1t Is not vet deoid-
ed whether these buried oaks belong
to species still existing or to an OK
tinct one.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
The Danger of Absintho

The habitual urinker becomes at first
dull, Ia ngnid; is soon completely
brutalized. and then goes raving mud.
lie Is at last wholly or altlnlly para
ly1ed, unless. as often happens, dis
ordered liver and stomach bring a
quicker end. Tno liquor is dnnger-
ously seductive, because It seems, IN
tho beginning, to help the digestive
organs, when 1t really hurts them and
very seriously. Many persons haveln ng
been induced to take absinthe for IN
digestion, have thus gradually fallen
under Its baleful influence. The drinker
Is IN most cases In seeming good health,
having no thought OF his peril, until
the hour when Illness has declared
Itself. He Is apt indeed, to believe that
he is remarkably we'll, and to con-
slider all the stories about absintho
mere bugaboos. Tho earliest symp-
toms Of ailment lead to All examination
and to the knowledge that his entire
system Is deranged, usually beyond re-
storarion. His first Illness is apt TO bo
his last, and death Is 4 welcome relief.
Absinthe mas not long been known; in
fact, 1t was not made century ago.
some ninety years since French
refugee, DR.. Ordinaire, settled at the
small village Of Convert, Switzerland,
ana acquired very tlno practice in tho
neighDorhood. lie prepared his own
medicines, one Of them being an OK
tractor wormwood, which he held In
high esteem and compounded with his
own hands. Ho prepared 1t from a
private recipe, and administered 1t to
his patients with excellent effect. Be-
fore his death ho impaired tho secret
to others, and the extract was cxten-
Sivcly made and sold to peddlecs, 1t
was prepared from the yellow flowers
OF the common wOrmwood, and it was
gradually improved, or rather dcterl-
GRATED upon, until tho present liquor
had beon Obtained. In tho Val do
Trayors, Canton Of Neufchatcl, about
l90, ,0O0 gallons of this most allurinp
poison arc annually distilled.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

French inventor noticed the man
ner tn which watery yapor In warm
room congeals against the glass during
frosty weather and forms needle like
crystals, interlaoing one another like
the threads of tissue. This observa-
tion gave him the idea Of producing
designs for textile fabrics by crystal.
liztng various salt solutions on a sheet
of clay. He first tried the sulphates of
copper, zinc, iron, alumina and mag
nesia. He covered five clean glass
plates each with solution of one of
these salts, placed thom in horizontal
position and allowed them to crys tallize
slowly by evaporation. He found
further that the crystal form became
more suited to his purpose when he
ADDED alDumen, gum, starch or gelatine
to tho solution, while at the same time
the crystals became more resistant.
He found also that different temperat-
ure5 influenced tho forms OF the orys-
tails and that he could produce fantas-
tic trees, flowers, stars, arabesques,
roots, and even insects OF interesting
design. He went through many ex-
periments, and ended by making the
hgures obtained permanent by electro
typing, for which purpose he caused
the solutions to crystallize upon strong
plates of copper Or German silver. A
clean sheet Of lead placed on the fin
ished capitalization, gave, by hydrau-
Jlc pressure, metallic counterpart Of
the same. Or he used sheets of softencd
gutta percha, which received the i'm
preston and could be used in making
copper deposit In the electric bath.
The great problem, however, was to
produce continuous design which
would fit around the rollers with which
the patterns are printed on woven
fabrics. The detached productions OF
the capitalization on his plates did
not satisfy this condition. lie substi-
tuted, therefore, in place of his fiat
plates, metallic cylinders similar to
those used for producing the rollers
for calico printing. BY slowly turn
ing them around their axis, while the
solution on their surface eyaporated he
obtained des 'gn which satisfied the
wants Of the printer and the weaver
for Il continuous design without break
in the whole length Of the cloth. There
are, however, some objections left.
The capitalization Is UapricIous and
not suiticlen ly even and uniform often
leaving blanks which are larger than
are agreeable to the purchaser of the
fabric; but tnis may be overcome by
experience and precaution. Another
oD)ect1on, however, appears impossible
to correct. The two sides OF the pat
terms do not match when different
widths are Joined at the selvedge Of the
cloth. lt is argued this Is OF minor
Importance, as generally dressmakers
anu ta1lors pay no attention to 1t.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

Daniel Ruggies, of fredericksburg,
Va, has recently taken out Il patent for
what he designates as a new aud use
lul method OF precipitating rain falls
from rain clouds. He proposes the en-
ployment of small balloons provided
with explosives and arranged for simul-
taneous explosion. He contemplates
not only to preclpitate rain1alls, but
a:so TO check It's fall in q given locality
py causing tho rain clouds to discharge
ram oe1oie the given locality has been
reached by 81 lcl clouds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
W0man's Wisdom.

"She insists that it is of moro impor-
tance. that her family shall be kept in
full health, than that she should have
all the fashionable dresses AMI style
of tho times. She therefore seas to it.
that each member Of her family is sup
piled with enough Hop BitCcrs, ut the
nrst appearances Of any symptoms of
III health, to prevent Il tit Of sickness
with It's attendant expense, care and
anxiety. All woman should exercise
their wisdom in this way.'-Ne,o
UuUen Pui{adiun
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

An examination Of one hundred and
seventy eight log books of vessels sail
ing on the Atlantic Ocean within the
past two years, indicates that the num-
Der Of lainy days per annum in the
region under consideration Is a good
deal larger th n has been suppo: ed ,
especially where the trade winds pre-"
vail.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
DOMESTIC.

ARE YoUR CLOSETS VENr1LATED.-
There is nothing 80 handy In q house
as an abundance of largo, roomy
closets; but because they are handy
and extremely useful they are apt to
be abused. There are many things
which, as a matter of course, are al
ways put into closet, Of which the
article Of outward wearing apparel
make large part. There are. always
closet, |. O., closet adjoining or
closely connected with, living or
sleeping room. OF such arc all soiled
undergarments, the wash clothes,
which should be put into q large bag
for the purpose, or rOomy basket,
and then placed In the wash room or
some othor we'll aired room at some
distance from the family. Having
thus excluded one OF the fertile sources
Ot bad odors In closets, the next point
Is to see that tho closets are properly
ventilated. 1t matters not how cloan
the clothing In the closet may be, If
there Is no ventilation that clothing
will not be what it should be. ANY
garments after being worn for while
will absorb more or less Of tho exhal-
ations which arise from tho body, aud
thus contain an amount of foreign-it
may be hurtful-matter which free
circulation of pure air can soon remove
but If this is excluded, as In many
close closets, the cfluvia Increases, ,and
the clothes, closets and adjoining
rooms In time possess an odor that
any acute sense Of smell will readily
detect. Every closet In daily use In
which the night clothes are hung by
day and the day clothing by night,
should have IN airing us well as the
bed. Ii the closet can be large enough
to admit of wlndow-lnd it is IN
some cascs-an ample provision for
sunlight and circulation OF pure air
is provided IN the window, which
should be left open for D short time
each day. In the case Of small closets
ventilator could bo put over tho
door, or even in 1T. 1t many cases such
precautions for pure clothing are not
practicable, and the next best thing
ls, TO see that tho door OF the closet is
left open for half hour or 80 each day
at that time when the windows are
thrown up and the large room Is puri-
lei with fresh air from out Of doors.
In this way; first, by keeping out
clothes intended for the wash; and,
second, daily changing the air, the
clOscts may be comparatively pure.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
a Chinese Duokery,
A Chinese duckery is an establish

A Chinese duokery is an establish
ment, either afoat or on shore, devot-
cd to rearing or feeding ducks, which,
arc, In most cases, salted smoked, and
hawked about the streets Of tho large
towns. I was much interested In OBJ
serving the mode Of treatment.
The ducks were hatohcd out by hot
sand, and divided into lots of 100 to
100. These are taken to stream as ia !
down as It is possible, and there tom
porary fenoe of wicker work Is erected
inclosing about two nty feet square OF
the stream and its banks. The ducks
are placed inside this. and soon toddle
out into the stream and come on shor o
again to sit tunder mat sheds on the
bank, whioh are required to keep the
sun on thom.
When they are to be fed, a clean mat
is laid down on tho bank, inside tho
fence, and In the middle of the day
under the shade mats. On this Is
strewcd rico, boiled and mixed with
sweet potatoes, etc., and made into the
consistency Of dry dough; this the
ducklings nibblo at running to the
stream whenever their littlo throats
get chokcd, SO as TO get q drink and
clear to commence again.
In small way tried to improve on
tho Chinese plan by giving them their
food mixed softer, but 1t turned out
miserable failure. The ducks, when
shaking their heads ,splattercd the food
over each others backs, where it stuck
and they did not thrive.
l was much struck with the way in
which the Chinese seemed to know
exactly how much the ducklings would
consume at one feeding, and how little
waste there was. A little boy gcncr-
ally n TENDED about five lots Of $50 OF
200 ducks, and large streams arc made
to branch of into smaller ones, so tina
each lot could have a fresh run OF
clean water coming down on th en-
When the feeding was over, the fcoc-
Ing mats were lifted and washed be-
low tho second fence, and hung up to
dry for next time.
When the ground where tho ducks
were fenced became dirty, whioh took
place In four or FIVE days, In spite OF
all precautions to keep 1t clean, the
lower fence was shifted above the up
per one, and the ducks put into it; this
gave them fresh, clean ground, and
they seemed to thrive to PERFECTION.
AS the ducks grow two lots Of 100 ale
put together, then two lots Of 80, and
40 on; the oxtent Of foncing being in
croased, and boy dispensed with, the
time between focding is extended and
labor saved.
When grown, they arc hcrdcd in
nocks Of some thousands by u man car
rying Ions bamboo lod, and ho moves
Them from rice field to rice field where
they puddle among the mud and are
fed for almost nothing. They always
get tit-blt when they come home to
their sheds at night (Which are floorcd
with dry earth, frcquohtly changed
and used for manurc) tins makes them
very anxious to got home, and they are
quite ts anxious to get out In the
morning, knowing there is nothing to
be expected at home before night.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

DR.. CurSchmann relates tho history of
two cases of phthiss with abundant
and frtld eXpec; oratlon. One was treat, q
by inhalations of pure carbolic acid:
the other, Arst by oil Of turpentine and
later by oarbolic acid. The inhalatlons
were at first kept up for two or three
hoursata time, later continue lsly. Both
patients were relieved of their cough,
and during tho elk months they were
under observation gained twenty
pounds in weight.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

Efforts TO reduce monkeys to disc
pline have not " rYotten b en- SUCCESS
full. A native Of the province Of Bengal
has, however, trained several of them
to work the cords by which tho punka,
or venttlating fan of India, Is moved.
They perform their task to perfection,
and, thanks to their activity, keep the
punkas in continuous motion maintain.
ing a constant, agreeable movement of
air all through the room.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

"VEaETINE," says Boston physl-
clan, "has no equal .,s a bl ood purifier.
Hearing OF its many W onderful cures,
after all other remcdi es had failed,
visited the laboratory and convinced
myself Of its genuine m crit. 1t is pre-
pared from barks, roo Is, and herbs,
each of which Is highly effective, and
they arc compounded In such manner
as to produce astonishing results"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

VIcAR-"Sorry never SEQ you at
church, Squire, AS a leading man in
the parish, you onght to be one of the
pillars SYuire-"Well, at all
events, If Pm not Il pillar, Pm one O.
the bnttresscs - always to be found
outside, you knowp'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

APTEn an enthusiastic lover spends
two hours hard labor overa letter TO
his girl and then mars It's beauty by
spilling drop of ink on It,, he first
swears III Il scientific manner for II few
minutes and then draws a circle round
the blot and tells her it Is kiss; and
She, poor thing, believes 1t.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

CHEESE PUDDING. - Melt half. an
ounce OF fresh butter III saucepan,
stir Into 1t a tablcspo onful of flour ;
when the two arc well amalgamated,
put IN small quantity Of milk and
about three ounces Of grated Parmesan
cheese. Stir the mixture OH slow
fire till 1t assumes the app earance of
thick cream, but be careful not to let
it boil; then add some white pepper !;
mix thoroughly, and, IL required, add
little salt; keep OH stirring the mix
ture at very moderate heat for about
ten minutes; take the sauc cpan off tho
fire, and stir the contents occasionally
until quite cold, then STIR into them the
yolks of three eggs beaten up with a
little milk and strained; and, finally,
the whites of five eggs whiskcd into a
white froth. Put the mixture into a
pudding dish, and put 1t into the oven
at once. Serve quickly, as soon as the
pudding has risen and the top is we'll
Drowned.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

FASH young lady ut social
gathering remarks, jestingly, to Gal
hooly; ~ wonder how much [ would
bring If | was put up at auction and
sold to the highest blddcr?" "Just
about five hundred dollars" "Why,
my jcwc'ry alone is worth that"
Eyes, that put 1t down in my esLi-
mutc''
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

MIsrREss-As you've never been in
service, Pm afraid can't engage you
Without Il character" Young Per-
sOn-l have three school Board certi-
fcatcs, ma'am. Mistress-Oo, well, L
suppose for honesty, cleanlincss--
Young Pcr5On-No, ma'am; for liter
atoor, ioggr'phy, an free 'and draw
rim!
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

INVALID: "I'vc had wretched
night, Ms. Wobbles." Nurse: "Dcar,
dear me, sir! thought you slept m O t
comfortable. Invalid {with groan) ::
"Oli Mrs. Woboles, do use tho adj
verb ~ Nurse: eyes, sir; I'll see
about it directly sir, ,-but"-(puzzlc }
"a rcely don t think there's one m
the 'ouse, sir?'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
From tho Hub,

There Is perhaps no tonic offered to
the people that possesses as much real
intrinsic value IS the Hop Bitters. Just
at this season Of the year, when the
stomach needs an appetizer, or the
blood needs purifying, the cheapest and
best remedy is Hop Bitters. An ounce
of prevention Is worth pound Of cure {;
don't walt until you are prostrated by
a disease that may take months for you
to recover in.-BostOn Globe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

"INsANrrY Is increasing among the
women of America" Don't believe
1t. The women of America don't drag
as long skirts over the dirty sidewalks
rs they did only Il year ago; nor do
they go along and every now and
then mako frantic dive tor fist full
of trail which is dexterously lifted by
the left foot,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

FOR storing onions there Is no better
plsce than dry, cool and airy loft,
where they can be spread out thinly
and looked oyer for tho removal Cf
those which may haye begun to decay.
Warmth and moisture are fatal TO the
Keeping of onions, and much handling
ls almost equally so.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

SOME genius has invented blowing
machine with sufficient wind power 10
blow man over Il threc-story brick
house. 1t would seem now that we
might dispense with Congress, but we
uon't suppose that body will tnke the
hint unu adjourn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

There are now four comets visible to
this earth, through good telescope,
none OF which can be seen with the
naked eye. The first was discovered
by Mr.. Schaerbele at Ann Arbor,
Mich; the second by AIR. Hartwig, of
Lewis swift, at Rochester, New York
aud the fourth by NJ. Faye, of Paris,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

LITTLE Charley had his hair "bob-
bed" the other day but did not like the
operation of Dru shing. "Ma, that bar
ber's brush made me squawk." Mo-
ther--"l did not hear any noise"
Charley" L squawked in my
thinks.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

BLEACHING FLANNEL.-Flannel which
has become yellow with use may be
blcachcd by putting it for some days
In solution Of hard soap to W hich
strong ammonia has been added. The
b ST proportions arc one ound and a
half OF hard curd soap, fifty pounds OF
soft water, and two-thirds of a pound
of strong ammonia solution. The
slme object may be attained in a
shorter time by placing the flannel for
a quarter of an hour In Il weak solutiU IL
Of bisul phate of sodium, to which a
little hydrochlorlc acid has been
aided.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

EXrERIENCE teaches us that stock en-
terlng Into winter Qualters in good
condition can DO kept without difficulty
While M animal tSSining the winter IN
q poor condition, Notwithstanding an
abundance OF food, carolul housing
and the best attention, will invariably
be IN poor order tho folio wing sprIna.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

a GENTLEMAN speaking of the happi-
ness of tho married state before lis
daughter disparagingly said: "Shc
who marlics does well; but she who
does not marry does better" "Wen,
them" said the young lady, II will An
well let those who choose do bcltcr.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

A GERMAN radical philosopher has
said that a man Is what he cats, mean.
ing that his body and his brains are
built up out Of his food and arc there
fore, coarse or fine, according to what
he takes Into his alimentary canal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08
A Protective Duty.

The person subject to arrangement Of tho
kldne or liver La a protective duty to per-
form i'll purchasing a package of Kidney
Wort. 1t lmparts new vitality to tho siok
body and cures by eliminating obstructive
matter-DcmOcydL
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

a LITTER addres sed to "thc prettiest
g'rl in Scdalla. Mo- rs posted up for
claimant. The girls all say, cit looks
like his writing l wish they had ju It
sent 1t to me and not stuck is up that
way In public place. I'lI never get it
uOw.P
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-08

The most assiduous parental atten.
ton vii frequently fail to prevent
Coughs, Colds, Group, etc. DR.. BULBS
Cough Syrup Is most valuable RENE.
dy to have convenient when needed
Price 25 cents,