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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-07-05
LAFAYETTE.

:. For several weeks past Lafayette
has been unusually gay.
Immediately following tho leyoc at
the High School, so graphically de-
picted by your versatile Camille IN
the New Era, were other pleasant So
cial parties, both In aud around town.
Among the most enjoyable, however,
OF the number was that at the resi- :
deuce OF Capt. Wni. Hester. Oh the
evening OF the 23d, In which beauty
aud gallantry vied with each other
for the ascendency. Capt. Hester,
with his usual genial welcome threw
open the entire house and thereby
fully assured the young people that no
was not indifferent TO their enjoy.
Ineut, aud, despite tho many SHOWS
that have fallen upon his head, he hus
not forgbtten that he. too, was once
young aud had pressed with equal
xest the same flowery pathway, aud
loved still 10 see reflected those "re-
collected Joys" in the happiness OF his
children, grand children aud his
young friends generally. Mrs X. w.
Tuck, as hostess, won golden opin-
ions from all, and was indeiatigable
In her efforts 10 promote the enjoy
.Inent OF her guests; and right here,
whether II be considered compliment
aryi ortcoihcrwise (by the ladies) o
gentleman on that occasion was heard
to softly whisper TO another at his
elbow, while turning from q dazzling
belle, to the tempting viands before
him. Fancy may cheat a mans eyes
aud his ouactorics, but the shrewd
sense Of taste in an epicure deiies all
jugglery,p aud for awhile sentiment
was absolutely lost In "taste," aud
that too IN a manner that would have
been highly gralifyingto "mine hos.
tess," could she have witnessed 1t.
The musical entertainment at the
residence OF Mr.. A. j. Fuqua, Sr.
on the evening Of the 9Th, was pro.
nounced recherche affair.
A few weeks ago | called the at
tention Of those in quest of health 10
the we'll OF mineral water owned by
Mrs. Mary Riyes, OF this place. Since
then Mrs. Bradshaw, Of Beverly, Mrs.
Pryor, OF the county, Miss Anna
Rogers aud Mrs. James Ragsdale, OF
Lafayette, have severally been giving
the waters a full test and have expe-
rienced decided benefit therefrom
while Mrs. Rives and her little daugh-
ter, Hattie, both OF whom had been
for more than a year In extremely
poor health before using this water,
arc now entirely well. The mineral
properties OF this wonderful well are
exciting quite as much interest among
tho citizens OF tho town as long years
ago did the search by Ponce de Leon
of the fabled fountain OF perpetual
youth, and vino knows what this dis.
covcry may develop? 1t is we'll
worthy attention.
Lafayette grows sad over the de.
pnrture OF Miss Emma Cooper, Miss
Ida McNickols and Miss Mary Child
ress for Auburn, Ky, and Miss Lizzie
Hall for Glasgow, KY. They leave
Wednesday. much regretted.
Among the visitors who have re.
GENTLY honorcd Lafayette with their
presence are Mrs Sallie Kendrick and
daughter, Of Clarksville, who are VS.
iting Mrs. Thos. Terry Mr.. Fox and
family at Capt. Hestcr's.
Olive l,RAScu.
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About Editors.

Every editor loves TO have friends,
and particularly his readers, call on
him. They belong 10 the same iaini-
ly as II were. But when You call TO
SEQ the editor don't stay too long.
Editors are generally very busy in
business hours. Ii you have any sig-
gestions 10 Il, axe or any news 10
communicate, slate itin few words
as possible. Don't offer any excnse
or indulge in a long preface 10 what
you have to say. Blurt Is right out;
tell tho editor you wish him we'll, ansl
bid him good day. Editors doie on
such men as that ; they love 10 receive
calls from them. Don't argue with
them don't try TO do it;thcy have
no time 10 argue when at work.
When you write toan editor for
publication, make II short--boi 1t
down. Pitch right into the middle OF
your subject, and be sure 10 stop
writing when you are through Ed
ilors always like something fresh and
original In tho way Of communica-
tions, aud are especially fond Of
news. But the editor must always
be the judge OF what Is worthy Of
publication. Ofcourso every wriler
thinks his own production tho best,
just Us every mother thinks her baby
The pre,tiest that ever was born.
But the editor may be so stupid as to
haYc different opinion. II SO it
can't be helped. Don't try to argue
him out IT. II he Is too stupid Ia
appreciate a good thing. you can net
remedy his dullness. You may think
You are great deal smarter than tho
editor, and that may be true, but tho
editor may be responsible and yon
are not. There.s no class Of peopln
so covetouso of tho good opinion OF 9th
era, II il well TO remember that fact.
Printers Circular.
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A lovc-letter picked up on the floor
OF school with llampt0n's Views OH
co-education need not inevitably
shock even pedagogic sensibiliIies.
Written in an unknown tongue, how
ever, with only the names to betray
Il, translation by the private inter-
preterseem only proper prccau-
ton. II ! copfidc II TO the gentle
reader, tho Indian lovers will be
neither the worse nor the wiser, while
some others may find In II valuable
suggestions for similar correspond-
encc.
NORMAL School, Feb. 3, 1870.
Mlss.--: | said | like you,
and ! want 10 give you letter.
Whenever give you u letter, / want
you answer TO me soon. That's all ]
want, and Iwill answer to you soon
after. When you give me letter, 1t
raises me up. II makes me heart
glad, sister-in-law. When l talk,
am not saying anything foolish. Al
ways my heart very glad. want
YOU ist mo know your thought. |
always like you and love you. | am
honest about what | say, | always
keep in mind. ! want always we
smile at each other when meet. We
live happy always. think that's
best way, and you think Il is and let
me know. Aud want to say one
thing--don't say anything to Henry.
Idon't think that's right. And I say
again. when | give letter, keep nice
ly and not show 10 anyone. II they
know u, itnot good way. They take
us away, and that is tho reason don't
show II. Hear me. this all am going
TO say. | like you, and l love you
| won't say any more. My whole
heart is shaking hands with you.
kiss you.
Your lover, --- 49,.
--Harper's Magazine.
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wEAvERs STORE.

Some tobacco has covered the hill.
Harvest is about over around here.
Rain Is very much needed in this
section.
Farmers are very much behind with
their work
But few from South Christian at
tended the circus.
Wheat illrcshing is all the 20 and
most crops are turning out well,
Apples and pluins are r'pcning
rapidly.
Saturday night last ON old negro
was found lying OH the road side near
Mrs. Weavers. supposed 10 be dead.
On Sunday he camo too however,
and is recovering.
Two or three evangelical produc-
tions are getting up petition pro-
hibiling the sale OF ofspirituohs liquors
within 40 miles nj Bennettstown,
Garrettsburg and some other points.
Unwise step in the wrong direction.
During the wind storm OF the 9th,
Mr.. Chas. Young sustained fracture
OF one Of his arms By the falling OF a
limb.
A bogus tramp with q file OF "beg
papers" worked up portion Of this
neighborhood last week. lie had
consumption &c NC SO went to Hop.
kinsvillc. got drunk and was locked
up, on tho strength OF an oyer plus OF
charity extended to him.
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FROM ROY.
Rev. Joab Clark Is no better.

Kev. Joab Clark Is no better.
Mrs. Frazer Owen, am glad To
learn is improving.
Pratt Long wears grin, which
stretches across his ugly face. LIS a
boy.
A dance at the Kelly city hall last
Friday night.
DR.. Gooch is preparing TO erect a
dwelling, near his business house on
the avenue.
I. w. Gooch Is erecting fine to-
bacco barn at Kelly.
jim Boyd, had on exh .bition to-day
the finest sample OF wheat have
ever seen. II Is something fresh too,
the German amber. II flourislies on
anv kind OF soil.
jim llesu Is still. smiling ard hap
py, and enjoys n joke, or good rain
as well as amy ybody else.
Miss Bailey, OF ST. Charles, returned
home last week, from visit 10 Miss
Mollie Bobbitt, or Ke ly. X
Miss Alma Medley, of Sacramento,
Is visi ing her. friend IN > Mollie
Clark, of Crofton. "
Miss Fronia Murphy, who is teach.
Ing at Mt. Zoar church, MN glad 10
learn is giving general satisfaction.
Miss Tommie YurrelI's school at
Pleasant Grove will soon come to a
close. | looked in on 'cm last week,
and thought OF the sud parting be-
tween pupils and teacher when the
idcs OF July come.
The train shriekcd, loud snd shrill.
| stuffed glove and ''hanchern
In each eur. and feeling strong de.
sire TO throttle the gentleman who
works the valve boarded her and
Numbered OH toward Crofton. at tho
rate OF GO miles IN hour. ] began TO
regret my wild venture, | looked out
At tho window and discovered !
could count the fencc stakes. re-
marked the same to news boy and
took six magazines. and newspaper
on the strength Of my discovery. lie
regarded me pityingly for moment,
and then softly remarked: stranger,
your green; ihem's mile posts. Al
this | capsizcd literally wil,ed into
the arms OF motherly old lady. who
gonged bottle Of cainphor up my
nose, and snloilicred mo IN the ample
tolds OF her apron. The train rushed
on. and I at last staggered out ON the
platform at Crofion, aud tainted in
the arms Of DIR. jackson, who took
INC to his Office, pronounced the case
"skeered in The first degree" opened
4 vein aud began pumping IN fusel
oil, TO bring about artificial rcspira.
alton, and circulation Of the blood.
The first thing knew felt like The
boy who got 1000 yellow jackets up
his breechcs aud nothing bciwoen tho
treecles and the hide. But this
wont do so LII cease to speak.
Roy.
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lBoston Transcript.I
Factandfancx hns notice,l:

. L
Mr. Redundancy has noticed;
That tle boy who is most afraid Of
the girls is the first to be corralled into
matrimony.
That the little boys prefer boys to
girls.
That they soon change, ncverto go
back to their early love.
That the little girls love tho girls
best.
That they don't got over their pref
ercnce SO soon as the boys do-some
OF them never.
That women love the men because
they love everything they have TO
take care Of. f
That men love women because they
can'rhelp it.
That the wife loves her husbani | so
well that she has no thoughts for 9TH
er men.
That the husband so loves hls wifo
that he loves all women for her sake.
That the marrie,l man is apt to
think himself all killing among lln
fair sex. simply because he has found
one woman fool enough to marry him.
That homely husbands are the best.
They never forget the compliment
paid them by their wives in accepting
them. ftF
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BArrlsr--Soutl Main Street, Rev.
I. u. Keen, pastor. Services every
Sabbath morning and evening. Sun
day school every Sabbath morning.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Business meeting first Wednesday
night ia each month.
CnnIsrr,s-- Nashville Street, Ed.
G. X. Marshall. pastor. Services
every oabbatk morning and evening.
Sunday school every Sunday morn
ing Prayer meeting every Wcdnes-
day evening.
H. Il. Nashville street,
Rev. s. Il. Brewer pastor. Services
every Sabbath morning and evening.
Sunday school every Sunday morning.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening.
FlRsr PnRsBYrEnrAx--Ru Russcllville
Street. Rev. Coulter, pastor. Ser
vices every Sabbath morning. Sun
day school evcrv Sunday morring
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening.
SOUTHERN PuEsRyTrnIAx--Nash-
vile Street. Rev. ]. q. Tate. pastor.
Services lst and 3rd Sabbath morn.
ing and evenings. Sunday school
every Sunday morning. Prayer meet.
ing every Wednesday evening.
Er,scopar-virgiaia Street. Rev,
Chss. Morris. Rector. Services
every Sabbath at lot. 4. N. anil 81.
r. ". Sunday school every Sunday
morning.
CUMBERLAND PnHsnyrsmsx--Rns-
sellville Street. Ilsv. NJ. o. Smith.
pastor. Services every Sabbath morn
ing aud evening. Prayer meeting
every "Wednesday night.
CaruoLIc--N Nashville Street. Rev.
Father Hscsley. Priest. Services
every Sabbath moraiug ut 10 o'clock.
POST OFFICE.
Virginia Street, Mrs. S. II. Dur
bridge, p. NJ. Office hours trom 7.
a. n..to Q r. ~. and the office is also
open for short time after the arrival
of the evening mails, at 9 =. N. Sun
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OLD FAITHFUL AND THE
NEW BIBLE.
nv CICERO SUTTON.

ht CickkO SUTTON.
Wife, havo you heard OF tho now Bible
they've got?
say you hayon'ts Well now I'll toll you what
They'rc all tslkIn' about It, heard 'em.to-
day, 4r.D
And they say they're to throw the old Bible
away
That the one that we love-that has shown us
the road-
That has frightened our sky--that has lifted
our Load
Is not good enough. but II must no replaced
By one that will sult--well sonio kind Of taste,
I don't knuv now what, but I'm certain taIm
For idon't want none but that old .'book d.
vine.'
They do say, dear wifc, that they've dropped
tho woni "hrll.''
I'm afeard they could have dropped Heaven
as wcii;
For know there are folks who by rights
ought to 20
To the bIaekest ofhcll h 10 thought OF bel ow
What maine do they uscf Well, am certain
heard,
Let me SCOTT was .IIadcsn or some such like
warl,
Irs strange one to me and they say it's the
grave,
Long ages to alcep while they wait for the
day
of'iellyerance to come when they shah away
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Ho Were.

Detroit Free Press: Were You
drunk?" asked His Honor at the Cen
trail Station Of a prisoner whom he
had found in ihe gutter.
Were | drunk?"
eyes"
"Well the last thing l remember
was seeing the City Hall tower lean
ing over within a loot of my head,
and squatted to get out ofthe way.
If the toweris down | was, sober; il
it's up there yet I'll admit that |
come awful near having an attack Of
the vertigo. !" ".-
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Her name was Eva. aud when
Charles Augustus callcd tho other
evening aud asked her TO be his dar-
ling wifey. SHE gently said, "Not
this Eva. Some other Eva. Good
Eva.n
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"Trcmbling Trickstcrs." an ex-
change calls tho "Star Routep people,
Why not "Vibrating villahna,', or
.wobblng Wge.chesI ~ Detroit Free
Press.
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Mortimer collins Little rriend.

Collins loved ta notice anl make
Friends with The birds and "smaIl d9ef
that lived around iim. Wdoiten plgas-
apt intercourse was cariei on haiweea
thea Like 'lhorau. though iii lessor
degree he know how to make friends
wita tile feathcraa folk tlnt BUILT tlar
nests in his trees; ana TIE iutiiaa
IS ms to have proved a9re able on both
N6les Hare q bit oi che rful g0 sip
about winter aaost
p have made a very pleasantacqaa b.
taneo-a young and NNlciaus pe on
musical and gawHlous, grateful for mai.
Eiunosses, and never a bore. He Is. 10
Weid tle mysterious, rabin retl bggast
IA young cock, whose wnistsoat has net
yet attained Is fullest scarlet nor bis
sal it5 comphte music. There are ts
y taem ON my lawn, I'M various stt go
of adolescence; but this title beuuts II
MTG my book room one morning, anil
tlaw III 4 fright aa inst TIE window
when ! entered, and llon The floor ht.i
stunned took him up, aud gnt him to
afHl d little water, ana PIT him oa tllc
grass lie soon recovered, and now
ialw4 me atl over the placo HE wa,a
I welcome me tic lilst thing Nj tlD
morning. Heptreiies ON my knee as +
sit writing on the iawl, ami tWltt i ut
q sSeet Tow song. lle is yel4 uqli
tive about every thing now that ciHof
nat when We cneWnp nlar ihe tue
aainiu4 workhasEeis wnane-ba .seta,
straw hats, with an evident TIN ar
knowledge. IL comes On my wit.aa-
tsala ta iaak WIZ cRml S: then su8uSu
II. a.. tgr 3 y.
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a Ton or Truth.

Why is It that, in MAJ uly OF clsos.
the newspapers in rec1rljUs aytaiig
y ertaiuing to continental committees tlt
involves a mention et weights ur
measures, employ tie terms used v
tho metric system? Ih metric sfanl
Is undoubtedly lie best one IL usa. bu.
uut0r.uhately It Is not th0 0a0ug.Ie tI-
darstood ia tlis country, aud tue
ity Of readers Jg ali 10 saI au.b
the Significance oil tie word. II u.
Aherican takc ny interest III II 8uaH
tlaestail he wants 10 luuw how many
fest high tis; or IL DE d Sizes to loT
the weight % 4 Erenn ps raaads
alone vilcoavcg thc dasucd uiorm#um
to bis mind IF ho is Obliged 20 read
ire, ana i.ilo lamn4. he uttari4 laila
rs 9rag th idep. Ihe sa'f pay ba
miles i#l and tho pis may weigh Ions,
fol 4il la Knows to tna contrary. MJru
tiie sWe m4y 9 alet tae aap5lmput
Of Norls and phrases in foreign Fans
olIege N0 American * sJCutu flnt
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MeasnrIng by tle Eye.

a correspondent 81 tllc Boston 1f0a-
8criDt suggests that children should be
exercised in measuring by the eye. ie
saws that ye8rs ago, when He went to
school in little weather beaten school
house. the scholars had most exciting
contests over the teacher taYoite eI.
ercise Of having them estimate with the
eve the size and weight Of different OBJ
jects III the room.
He would hod up his cane and have
each scholar tell how long he thought Il
w.ts, aud it was a lucky child that coull
come within a half loot Of the right
length.
He would measure an urehin ana thon
have the scholars try to reproduce tie
measure on the wall. He woud mark
oH Hi inch, Or "a foot, or q yard, in some
conspicuous place, and then see how
near ANYBODY could come TO cimlbing
the same length upon the blackboard
And it was astonishing how wide
astray one would go. The fact is, ouC
ewes dc eiyed us ridiculoualy, even upon
the comnonest things.
At first thought which would you say
was the taller, a 3-year-old child or a
barrel Of flour? And could anything
but actual measurement convince You
that the same child is half as high as a
six-fo0ter?
There is an old saying that a child
years old is half as tail as he ever viii
be, and after a few experiments ID meas
uring one can easily believe it, but mo-
before.
AMONG the Indians near the Amazon
/ there are no words ier numbers, ald Z
! ni1nilar want Of arithmetieal power.
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rArrs ron rmE CURIOUS.


at I'M tl.;t,,fs N tbe
r.5=5 esI5. ii,i''.' H., ,;,;.s
locomotive eltlhEs loiiFllSo s"''
'ols 9 NaisteNrfA mlle Il travels
iht i'a0s uifnaa H spidei 2 wep y
'l "" u.hs lliHi tUVV su'N''''
WgEN Hafng-ouiaug dies the others
rnNa HN t3a badY with great branches
W tres.
M. l.r Guar saw In Java II female
eaMHtu1so that made her bed very
pcaty rytiS liay. lay upon hcr side ana
covered herself with the clothes.
fr.5, t III, C,,,l.,r,,l, dosort IL
...r.fs y,.aa tb.. tnsrnom,tor frp-
'3.5G, ,...-,.,s ta5 la1rnas mi tbe
.s..i.',t a.st ai3aets I'M n,iles
Min, ~
pra5l.ri E@,.. N.5sI'nol5n n fimfold.
HIM Dat nnlv fbn
l ',, ,,,, ,n,,inoii, a
5.fz,.t. ,,i,.r ,,f,ct,d
'.Ah s,'ls' WI. y ooun'y'i'l.
"'lh' W. a',''l ,u''u!7si''a y n
'la NllHu,'V iio.liS ''''E Hin,
itgNu PutNoa Slidgle W..
AA7, S'N "'' ''ia'llle' eil,t t'tii Niis,ui ~
lilN'.o "tlh4ll tilsit ihuioUtllB ~
Gs, ilialNe ot pun.
l1t wdtr hlatmen, among the most
Hae at wiiar insects, row themselves
T3n8 uHderside npparmost. Their
mntt n moving upsIde down is OF
sed u+e Oh them ia feeding, tor many
81 tHeT Vt .ms have hard backs, so the
winter F1afInpu drive down mud come up
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Tx ORDER to cure her husband Of
drinking, colored woman in South Car
Dina put concentrated lye IN his whisky
hastle. The last words he uttered were
to the effect that it would be . relief b
lin 10 drop into hades 10 cool of, and
the last woris the widow spoke to the
outside world, as she lodged into iail,
were. II neyah eed aich weak stom-
achs rs de niggah are githn nowadays;
daY can't stnid muffin l"--Free Prs8s,
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Thore il no remedy for trouble equal
10 hard work labor that will tire you,
pls sinally, 10 such an extent that you
must steep. If you have met with losses,
,0u don't want to lie awake and think
a5aut lhem. wantsleep- calm, sound
steep, und to cat yorr dinner with an
appetite. But you can't unless you
work. Fl yon say you don't feel like
work. and 90 loafug all day to tell
Tom, Dick and Harry the story Of yonr
woes, you'l lie awake, and keep your
Wite awake by your tossing, spoil your
temper and your breakfast next morn
iuE, aad begin tomorrow feeling ten
times worse than you do to-day. There
aJe some great troubles that only time
uan head, and perhaps some that can
never be henled al all; but all can be
helped by the great panacea, work.
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a SOUTHERN negro, an ex-slave, hired
q neld from his old master to cultivate,
ne to receive one-third and the master
tWo-thirds OF the crop. The old negro
W. was honest, but not up in arithmetic.
Inc field yielded two loads, both Of
winch heput in his masters crib, and
reported to the astonished landlord
Oar IS no third, sab de land am too
poor to produce the third, sab. "
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pGofEssoR ALEXANDER WnsoN, Of
Dublin, ha calculated the amount Of
Bugar contained in tle calyces Of differ
ent Einds 30 flowers, and tile proportion
81 honey which insects can extract from
it. He calculates that about 1875 clover
blossoms contain one gramme Of sugar.
A "a d blossom consists Of about sixty
c3lvces, ~ least l25, 900 by 60, or $780,
001 calyces, must be rihed to afford a
kihlgramme Of sugar, and as honey con-
ttius - per cent. Of sugar, it requires
5000 900 calyces Of clover to yield a
nlogramme Of the former. Hence we
may imagine the countless numbers of
flowers that bees must visit TO be able to
stock their hives with honey.
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OyE more story about Dean Stanley.
"No one feels mp to his work, be said
one day. Il have always thought that
a Dean should have three qualifications,
none OF which possess. First, l think
Dean should know something about
music / ara absolutely ignorant OF the
subject. Secondly, 7 think Dean
should know something about architect
ure /; / know nothing about it. Third
lv, | think a Dean should know some
thing about the management Of business;
1 am always thankful when our audit IS
over and we have not come to some
erievous mishap.