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men, and plenty the land, and picket
fences were not; and when careless
Coryd0n, coming or going. coull
feast hiinsclf wherever he listed upon
the crimson crispness of The luscious
melon, without having to hustle ald
hump himself TO get ou, of the way OF
the watchful bull dog, or to protect
his rear from the 4, ing bird shot: 4.
"Ah! world-Ah! would, a little span
Some air OF Arcady could fan
This age OF ours, too seldom stirred
With pipe and iutc.
Il may he but fancy, but we some
time think that Of these days there
arc but two rcnnants left. They
are tie watermelon and the boy.
lianpered, OF cOurse, by the laws aud
conditions of u Juggernaut system OF
-ocicly, but still recognizable relicts
oi the vanquished Age OF Gold.
There Is something about the wa
ternlelon, lawless1 rover that 1t il.
thai appeals at once TO a responsive
element In man. which though
hedged about BY the social rcsric-
li0ns OF his own construction, San
never be wholly eradlcaicd. The
number of watermelons he has en-
joyed without the consent OF their
owncrs? We have even know good
church members, during camp
meeting, to go on secret scout into
the elders watermelon patch while
he was praying. Who ever heard OF
Any one being punished Tor stealing
y watermelon? II was tried once in
Tennessee, three or four years ago.
good old Judge Frazier, OF the ID :
vids0n aud Rutherford circuit. WAS
presiding; All unlucky negro WAS the
prisoner; a very young lawyer wa-
defending him; twelve good men
and iruo wore IN tho box. There
was no doubt that the prisoner had
stolen the melons: the prom against
him was clrar MS MONDAY. Tho alior-
ney called no witness whstever, but
simply uro.c and said "Msy II please
your Honor aud gentlemen OF the
jury, my client Is charged with steal
ing watermelon. lie does not de
ny it. But this isa new crime OF our
courts. lIaye stolen watermclons
myself the chances are that your
Honor has stolen waterInelons; and
gentlemen III agree TO set EN- up
il there's man on the jury WIN
hasn't stole q watermelon !" The
Judge jerked up his head, took oG
his rpcctaclea, aud looked with a
startled but smiling stare upon the
young scamp; the jurors nudge'l
each other aud snickercd the spec
tntors guffawcd: but tits needless to
say that the brief argument for the
defendant was a successful one with
the honest jnrymen.
Aud 30 our sympathies have been
with the boys IN their recent battle
in Michigan. There il little enough
of Arcadia left in these grinding
times oi ours. Lot us stand by what
little we have. Let us stand by our
watermelon and it's traditions; let us
stand by our youth and its memories.
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Origin Of the Term Uncle Sam"

Immediately after the hst declar-
alton Of war with England, Elbcrt An
derson, of New York. then contractor,
visited Troy. on the Hudson. where
was concentrated and where he pur-
chased II large quantity Of provisions
beef, pork, etc. The inspectors Of
these arlicl at that place were
Messrs. Ebcnrzcr aud Samuel Wilson.
The latter gentleman (invsri.bly
known as Uucle Sam) generally su-
perintended IN person a large number
Of workman, who. on this occa,inn,
were employed in hunting over the
provisions purchased by the contractor
Iur the army. The casks were mark
ed "E A.-U. y" This work irll
to the lot Of a lacctious fellow in the
employ Of Messrs. Wilson, who, on
being asked by some Of his fellow
workmen the nraning Of the mark
(for the letters U. s., for United
States were then slmost entirely new
10 them) said he did not know unless
it mcaut Elbcrt Anderson aud "Uncle
sam" Wilson. The joke took upon
the workm"n, and passed currently,
and "Unclc Sam" himself being pres
ent was occasionally rallied by them
on the increasing extent of his posses
siuns. Many oi these workmen being
| oi character dcnominated "food t,r
powder" were found shortly after fol-
lowing tho recruiting drum and push
ing toward the frontier lines, for the
double purpose Of meeting the enemy
and Of eating the provisions they had
lately laborrd to put in good order.
Their old jokes accompanied them.
aud. before the first campaign ended,
this identical one first appeared IN
print; it gained favor rapidly till il
penetrated aud was recognized in every
part Of the country, aud will. no doubt,
continue so while the United States
reiuain nation.
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The Place Where Cats Cant Live.


B0dic tCal) Free Tress.
Jim Townsend, OF Lundy, has been
making some experiment with All or
binary domestic cat. Ii ha, been re.
peatedly stated that cat could not
i've at an altitude OF 1900 icci above
the sea. MIR. Townsend has demon.
stratcd that such Is tho TACT. On
Monday last he and another gentle.
man made the ascent to Castle Peak.
which ia little oyer 1900 feet tigi .
They took with them II cst-ThO,na.
that was a year old, aud had lived al
ALI altitude Oi 60UO leet with no sym.
toms OF disease. Mr.. Townsend Ind
the cat in u box, and as they went up
he took observations aud noted very
carefully It's every movement. Wien
the summit was reached they pitched
their tent.
This WAS about 2 O'Clock in tie af-
tcrnoon. The cat parlonk OF some
iood, and after playing Tor an hour or
so, fell asleep aud did not wake up
until Midnight. When it did recover
con Iciousness 1t set up II bowling
and appeared much distressed
Townsend pilied 1t aud eDdeavOred
to make II ieel at nome, but no USE.
Ii kept up its constant moaning and
displayed symptoms OF having fits.
When morning calnc the cut was Of
lered food, but it refused to cat and
acted even more strangely than dur
ing tho night. Townsend says It
would open its mouth as II gasping
for breath would jump about, and
then go asleep. All this while close
watch was kept aud every movement
noted. Al 8 o'clock In the afternoon
the cut died of exhaustation.
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Primer Lessons.
lSa.hyillc worlr.l


This isa young man. IIis face iu
long and there is u hunted glare In
his eye. lie sorvously clutches the
two dollars an,l seventy.five cents IN
his trou-er pocket aud hurrics by the
jewelers.. lie is thinking of his best
girl, and knows she expects him To
give her a Christnas present. The
young man Is willing, but he has moi
the cash. Hence he Ia sad.
IL.
Doesn't this young lady look sweet.
How hereycs sparkle, aud oh her RI.
diant cheeks! She Il Ia her element,
standing bcuind table At y church
fair aud selling Oysters at % cents a
piece. Shc will also smile on the
young man until he buys two dozen
cliaaces nj 25cents chance In awax
doll worth l5 cents. Why do big
girls aud little girls like to sell young
men dolls?
Here Ia a managing editor. Tie IL
writing paragraphs. Presently he
will read one, and then ask n iremb.
ling Reporter ii il i-;i't good. Thr
reporter knows he will get the Z. b.
ii he disagrees with the managing
editor, so he answers yes-but repor
tors do not always tell the truth. By
and by the managing ediior will
jump up aud rub his hands aud say
he wants soinc coffee.
w.
The girl il enbroi,lerIng n watch
case for her young man. lie has no
watch, but that docs not matter. She
will give him the watch pocket
Christmas. II cost her 10 cents, but
she will be angry IL she dorsht get n
$40 present in return. The young
man she ia going to give il to has a
salary Of III u week, aud can afford TO
make nice presents.
v.
Sec the too too young man. Ills
pants are very tight and his coat is
very short. Ills hat is also small
though his head Ia large. lie carries
u Cane, aud uses Glasses, though his
eyes ere good. lie associates with
girls ID affected himself, aud the two
together make sensible people sick
My son, they are necessary, as il re-
qnires many people TO make Up the
world.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BArrisr--South Main Street, Rev.
1. Il. Keen, pastor. Services every
Sabbath morning and evening. Sun-
day schoo, every Sabbath morning.
Prayer nesting Wednesday night.
Business meeting first "Wednesday
night in each month.
CuRIsriiy-Nashville Street, Ed.
G. X. Marshall. pastor. Service.
every sabbath niorning aud evening.
Sunday schooi every sunday morn
ing Prayer meeting every Wedncs.
day evening,
M. +. Sourm-Nashville street,
Rev. S. r. Brewer pastor. Services
every Sabbath morning aud evening.
sunday sch,ol every Sunday morning
Prayer meeting every "Wednesday
evening.
FiRsr pnKspyTHnIAS--Russellvillr
Street. Rev. Coulter. pastor. Ser
vices every Sabbath morning. Sun
day school every Sunday morning
Prayer mrc,ing every "Wednesday
evening.
SOUTHERN PWEsnyrEnIAS--Nash-
willie Street. Rev. !, q. Tate. pastor.
Services lst aud 3rd Sabbath morn.
ing aud evenings. Sunday school
every Sunday morning. Prayer mec,-
ing every Wednesday evening.
Erscor,L--virginia Street. Rev.
Chss. Morris. Rector. Services
every Sabbath at l0i. a. N. and 81,
P. N. Sunday school every SundA,
morning.
CuunERLAyo PRRspyrEni,Y--Rus-
scllville Street. Row. M. q. Smith,
pastor. Services every Sabbath morn
ing aud evening. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night.
CATnoric--Nashtiilc Street. Rev.
Father Hayes, Priest. Services
every Sabbath moraiug at 10 o'clock.
POST OFFICE.
Virginia Street. Mrs. S. II. Bur-
bridge, p. N. Office hours from Z.
A. N. to @ p. ", and the Office is also
open Tor short tine after the arrival
Of the evening mails, at Or. N. Sun
days open from to 2r. n.
EXPRESS OFFICE.
l.. & N. ExrnRss CoxrAxy-R.
w. Norwood Agent. Office old Bank
building, M-in Street.
MOZART HALL.
Corner Court aud Virginia Streets.
up stairs. over Post oilicc. Alex. ID.
Iso,lgers, manager.
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Loved and Lost.

They have jnkc Of huge immen-
nions on one OF the cadets who, few
wrrks ago, fell in love with very
pretty, yonng and probably iacetious
married lady to whom he was present.
ed. 1t appears ,h.t he did not know
that she was married. He called her
"Alirs," and Tor a lark, SO she says
Mrs. Dash allowed him to 80 OH in
ignorance. One afternoon they were
beneath a summer house in which
were seated several persons, one of
whom has circulated the story so
widely that there is no impropriety
in my repeating it. The conversation
is good specimen Of the cadet style OF
love making. 1t differs little from
the slvle that was in vogue when ]
was u young man, and, oh, how long
ago that seems now!
Miss Dash," began Cadet Silly
billy, Il have something awiully i'm
portant to tell you."
"Not really?"
"Yes. 'pon my soul.'
"Dear me, whatever do yon mean?"
"Why to be honest. I'm in love-"
"You don't say so"
"True as live
ais that so?"
YES"
"Who is she, anyway"
"You-my 1--we. my"
"Siop! how dare you, sir! Let 60
my arm"
"Why, Miss Dash"
"No why about it. How dare you
try to kiss me? Don't you know Pun
married? Wait till my husband
hears Of this"
And she rustled away, leaving the
poor cadet total wreck. They say
he seemed paralyzed and went back
to camp ornamenting his coatsleevc
with tears-"tears. lille tears" Now
here is where the joke comes in That
same night. while the cadet was lying
in his tent covered with blanket and
melancholy, still, small voice whis-
pered: "Stop! How dare you. Let
go my am?7
Then he knew full we'll that the ro-
nance OF day-perchauce Of a lie
was known both in and out Of camp,
aud his sorrow turned to rage which
comrades keep famed into perpetual
flame by repeating to him whenever
they can the words "Stop! How dare
you. Let go my arml" Mrs. Dash!
Oh, she went away sometime ago
and, no doubt, has alr'ady hal many
a laugh over her "affair" at WcsI
Point. Twas ever thus in child
hoods hour, my fondest hopes, etc
Let tho cadets take consolation from
these lines, and let them remembe
that it is better to have loved and los
than never to have loved at ALL New
York Mail.
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MACEDONIA.

Eggs arc worth ten cents in this
market.
Mr.. j. D. Collins of this vicinity
brought his school at Ganirip's school
house To q close last week.
Our genial friend j. +. Moreland
OF the Woods ChaI,eL neighborhooc
will sing at this utass next Sunday.
The matrimonial fever is raging ai Il
fearful rate in this pari, il is reall,
becoming cpideInical.
Wanted: A live, industrious, cXer.
gctic business young man OF good re-
port, to sci up an almanac stand ai
this place. Apply at this Office.
Mr.. James Adams has taken the
contract OF repairing the Stndlick
road at Nj Knights mill, and he IL
making good job OF IL.
Our oung friend Thomas Kelsoe
Of the vicinity OF Empire, cut hi. foot
very dangerously yesterday, as. he
was engaged with li' uncle Martin
Roberts IN the cross tie business.
Mr.. J. e. Williams, of Friendship,
has sold out TO MIR. Parker Wright
and has bought house and lot al
Dawson, Hopkins county. where he
aud Mr. John II. Powell talk OF en-
barking in the mercantile business at
sometime IN the near future.
Mr.. James A. Glass an accom-.
plishcl young gentleman OF tho Balm.
bridge neighborhood has been circu.
lating among our citizen tor three or
four days. Mr.. Glass has spent four
years in our best schools aud has come
hither in gue.t of employment Ms
teacher. ! hope our citizens wlll give
the subject proper attention
j. L Collins. late of Texas. former
ly oil this ncighborhood, a stout, able
yoLn! man If about twenty years ~
aye returned to this neighborlood
about three months ago A short
time ago lie borrowed his grand.
fathers best mule to ride to 81
Charles; instead Of returning the
mule he sold ii for eixty-fve dnllars.
put tho money in his pocket and took
his leave for parts unknown.
ROrGII AND READY.
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SPEECH OF JAS. BREATMlTT ON NoMI'
MATING THE HON. JYo. d. WHITE
FOR THE SENATE.

Mr.. Speaker-It is my pleasure to
place in nomination for United
States Senator, the name ofa gentle-
man who is well known to the pco-
pie OF Kentucky. A man who, In the
estimation of those who knew him
best, is the peer OF any Of tho illus
trious sons of tho proud old Com
mon wealth, that are TO day playing
their several parts so well In the
great arena OF public life.
He may have his faults. The i'm
pulsiveness OF vigorous young man.
hood, under the heat of debate, may
have led him into some mistakes, but
upon the whole his career has been a
most brilliant, successful, aud re.
markablc one. lie graduated in law
In 1872, was an Assistant Presiden'
tial Elector IN the same year. Sub
sequenily he was unanimously nomi
mated aud, by \ majority of 692. elect
cd TO the 44ih Congress, lie wa
chairman OF tho Kentucky State Con
vention in 1879, and in the saln'
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Fall Farming in Dakota.
lBrooklyn Eaglc.I


"Yrs, sir," resumed the Dakota
man, as III, crowd of agricultursli,ts
drew back from the bar and seated
Themselves around little table. Eyes,
rir, We do things rather on a sizablr
scale. I've scn man on one Of our
big farms start out in the spring and
pillow a straight furrow until fall.
Then he turned round and harvested
back"
Garry his grub with him?" asked
brooklyn farmer who raised cab
bages ON the outskirts.
No. sir. They follow him up with
sicam hotel and have relays OF men
to change plows for him. We have
some big iarms up there, gentlemen.
\ friend OF niue owned one On which
he had to give mortgaye, and !
pledge you my word.t mortgage was
due vn one end before they could get
il recorded at the other. You see il
was laid oi in caunties."
There was u inurniur of astonish-
nent, and the Dakota man continued:
al got letter from a man who
lives in my orchard, JUS, before | left
heme, and il had been three weeks
getting to the dwelling house, though
it travelled day and night"
distances a,e pretty wide up
there, amt thcy?" inquired New
Utrecht agriculuralist.
OCCASIONALLY. reasonably" replied
the Dakota man. "And the worst
Of it is. it breaks up families so. Two
years ago saw d whole family pros
trated with grief. Women Yelling,
children bowling and dogs barking.
One OF my men had his camp struck
packed Oh seven iour-mule teams and
he was around bidding everybody
good bye.''
"Where was hc going?" asked
a Gravcsend man.
ale was going halfway across the
farm, to feed the pigs" replied the
Dakota man.
Ibid hc ever got back to his fami-
|ly?"
ut isn't time for him yet" return
ell The Dakota gentleman. "Up there
we send young married couples t.
milk the cows, and their children
bring home the milk"
81 understand you have fine mine'
up that way" ventured a Jamaic'
turnip planter.
ayes, but we only use the quart
for fencing" said the Dakota man
testing the blade Of his knife with hi
thumb. preparatory to whctting it o
his boot. "lt won't pay to crush
because VIC can make more money o
wheat. put in 5000 townships {
wheat last spnng."
"How many acres would thet be?
1--WE don't count by acres. w
! count by townships and counties. n
, yield was $6S. 900, 900 on wheat alon
and Pnl thinking of breaking u
l from 80 10 100 more counties I've:
season.
"How do you get the help for sue
extensive owrations?" asked the Ne
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Utrecht man.
"Oh, labor is cheap" replied the
Dakota man. "You eau get all you
want for from $lS to $47 day. In
TACT never paid over S4S."
"Is land cheap?"
mo. land is high. Not that il
costs anything. for it don't bnt under
the laws Of the Territory you have got
to take so much or none. | was in
luck, Had friend at Yankton who
got a bill through the Legislature
allowing me to take 100000 square
miles which is ne smallest farm there,
though it -"
"Lonk here" said the barkeepcr,
M the Eastern husbandmcn strolled
out in bunch to consider the last
statement; "is all this thing you've
been telling tnc?"
Certainly" responded the Wes-
tern man; at least It is molii,a-
tion of what | saw in Dakota paper
that was wrapped around a pair Of
shoes last night. didn't dare put
it RS strong as the paper did, Tor no
one would believe It. You can slate
that last round Of drinks and III paw
in the morning. l live right here On
Myrtle avenue.
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year he was elected to rep, 'ent
Clly. JackiOn aud Owslcy counties in
the General Assembly of ke.tucky.
lie was delegate Tor the State at
large to the Republican National
Convention in 1885,, aud was chosen
chairman OF the delegation 10 that
Convention. Aud to-day though
only about 80 years OF age, this
young AMI talented son OF the noun
tains enj ,ys the peculiar and disIin-
guished homer oi being the only Re-
publican Representative from Ken
lucky to the Congress Of the Nation.
! present the name o: u gentleman
for the Honorable position Of United
States Senator, who, IN all these re-
sponsible positions, to which he has
been called by his follow .citizcns, llas
evinc,l marked ability, energy and
determination and should he be so
fortunate as TO receive the election at
tho hands OF this body, lie would re-
fleet credit upon himself and his pco-
pie.
But career 80 brilliant, 40 rapid,
40 succes.ful, speaks his praise IN
more posiiivc terms than any words
Of enIogy which could utter. Ifthc
future NAV bc fairly predicated upon
tho psst, icel that il may be safely
claimed that | present to you the
name OF a gentleman, who, in the ma.
turiiy Of life. will rise rs high IN
craftsmanship above the ordinary
politician OF the day as tho loltiest
peak oi his mountain homo reals iis
head shove the valley beneath. And
IL one who ia destined TO win place
in lIis couutry'n glory temple, and In
tho hearts Of his people-i refer TO
tho Hon. John d. White, OF Man
chester, Ky.
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The Speakership.

Tho Chicago Inter Ocean has made
the discovery that Keifer ia the first
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives hailing from Ohio. OF the
twenty.eight Speakers three have
come from Pennsylvania; four from
Massachusetts three from Kentucky I;
two from New Jersey; ono from
Connecticut, one from North Carroll.
ma one from New York; four from
Virginia; two from Tennessee; three
from Indiana; one from Maine; and
one from Georgia. General kciicr
l. the tweniy-ninth Speaker, aud the
first IRON Ohio.
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Playing Euchre for Kisses.
Kingston Frccman.)


An uptown young lady and gentle
man play games OF euchrc. Of nights in
the young laiy's parlor, under the
agreement that when he wins he is tu
kiss her, and when she wits she Is to
kiss him. The arrangement seem.
very satisfactory. and it has astonish-
ed the rest of the folks who are not in
the secret, why it is they do NO love to
play euclre Ii one Of the members
III the family happens to be in the
room when games are won or lost, why
the fnlfilImrnt ol the contract is put oil
until kissing opportunity occurs, and
it is said in some instances when
large number oi forleits becomc due il
requires almost continual kiss and
return for halt an hour or more to flu
ish UP. This practice u person would
suppose to be quite wearing aud ex-
haustivc one, but the young people bear
up under il wonderfully and seem quite
cheerful and happy. Had it not been
Tor some jealous chaps the secret COM
pact between the two, probably would
never have been known to the world
aud thus other couples deprived Of the
chance to test 1t themselves. The jeal-
ous youths while looking at the win
dow one night, saw the forms Of the
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Only One.

One squalling child will spoil AT
entire evening.
Que new bonnet will mako WON
an happy.
One little flirt can make twenty.
nine girla uncomfortable.
One silly remark win ncutralize
good speech.
Oao aching tooth will reduce hui
man being to utter misery.
One shower OF rain will ruin new
bonnet.
One tit Of indigestion causes man
to wish he was an ostrich.
Ono wife has cen known to set a
man wondering why he was born.
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A Word to Mothers.

Mothers should remember II Is a
most important duty st this season to
look after the health OF their families
and cleanse the malaria and impuri-
ties from their system, aud that Moth.
ing will io,e up the stomach and
liver, regulate the bowels aud purify
the blood SO perfectly as Parkcr's
Ginger Tonic, advertised in our col.
ns.-Post. See other column.
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"BUSs ME MORE"

Once upon an evening diemal.
gave her n paroAysinal
Kiss, and called her soiLe baptismal-
Precious name, loved Of yorc.
All! she was darling creature,
Pert Of speech, ani fair In feature;
Hut cssd. you couldn't teach her,
For she had been there before
And only mnrlnurc,i;
''buss me morv."
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Women that have boon given up
by their dearest friends as hey ond
help. hnyc been permanently cured by
the use oi Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. II Is a positive
cure for all female complaints. Send
TO Mrs. Ly ydia Il. Pinkhsm. 233 West
ern Avenue, Lynn, Mass., for pam
phlets
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The 3lsinesa Mans Best Friend

Mr.. c. L. Oudeeluys. a leading i'm
portor OF Baltimore. has stated that
nothing has done his dyspepsia, in
digestion, SC, so much good as that
most wonderful of all tonic and re-
viving medicine-Brown's Iron Bit
ters. just think of II: at q supper
the other night, although a chronic
dyspcptic, no says he ate, at II
O'Clock, fried oysters, chicken salad
and ice cream, after which taking a
dose Of Iron Bi,ters, ho never spent a
more pleasant night, with no dys-
pcytic symptoms in The morning.