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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08
wEAvERs STORE.

Tn accordance with recent resolu
tio,ls, I am writing now. e W
Ice is slill eight inches thick on the
poIds.
|. am gratiflel to learn that Mrs.
r. c. Pace is enjoying better health
than for scme nionihs last
Mr.. d. l.. Furguson 10 qnite sick.
Mr.. +. Cites returned from an eS-
terded visit to lllinois on Wednes-
day last. lie purchased ninety mules,
during his stay. which wifi arrive In
few days. a.,
Last Tuesaay a Wcstforker Jumped
from clifton Little river, turning
three suninierssulls. and landing at
tho bottom of the stream. II was
with great difficulty that his friends
rescued him. S Z
The boss fiddler purchased a fdd.e
last week. Next years crop stands
as securiiy. A good whea, crop will
pay II Of.
Mr.. Frank Williamson and wife
left for Mississippi on "wednesday
last alter an extended yisit to Mrs.
Dowell. M @ ~
| Some mischieyoua boys wired the
| road near Knockem's school house
one night last week. Several parties
were knocked from their horses and
injured slightly. Fs 81
Seven trees have been cut and
Thrown across the public road be-
tween this point and Garreitsbare.
The offending party viii pay tho
penalty sometime IN this month.
| Mr.. Andrew Weaver thinks Of EN-
barking into the mercantile business
at Genoa, near this place, In few
weeks. tffB
i When q man Trieste throw a gate
post he generally Gets mistaken in
the man. eii.,.asss
When man talks about putting a
fence in front of q mans door be Il
in a iait way TO get into ajtg, II he
has not already empiied grcat
many,-consequently loo full L
: enter.
| lrarn that there are several par
ties 10 this neighborhood who will b,
satisfied with strict attention TO ,shpil
3 own business hereafter. Lons
. worthless tongues should be short
' ened. b M ~
!, "Pink" will be The fiying colo
! when the South Keninckian corics
Ipondents convention meets doubtless
ell,not we, hope so a; any rate.
Il Yes "Pinckney', fortunately hear,
!, tho n1arrisge news post mortem, vii
/ qualify 10 report of proceedings II
iulure. irt3ft 20
II must have been quite treat I,
/, .Pinckney" TO have chronicled th
: ovcrshoc-sleigl ride.
The msinuations point to intempc.
nncc. Such. no gentleman, Will
dealing with lady would deny. T
give my acconn,, In full, would i'm
plicaie Others whose ideas might nc
coincide with mine. Ny account
based on q foundation and ! defy
, challenge SsonfyELLow-
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Masonic Lopor--Meets lst Monday
evening in each msnih. at Masonic
HAL. u. Landcs, w. M. Geo.
Street, Secretary.
EvEboRRES Loner, No. 3S KvioHrs
OF PYrHIAs-Mcets at K. Of p. Hall,
End aud 4th Thursday evenings in
each month. Endowment rank, ist
Thursday evening IN each month.
( r. w, Norwood, ., O., J. w Cross,
X. Of r. 4 s.
Opp FEttows--Third story, Hop.
= ,kinsyillc Bank building, meets every
Friday evening. Encampmcnt meets
every LIST, and Srd Thursday cvens-
inga.
: 40. U. W,--AIcets at K. ofP.
lIallevcry Monday evening. II. f.
bicCamy, NJ. w.
h. Of RI. LonoE@-M -Mects at X. oiP.
Hall lst and Srd Tuesday nights Of
each month. NJ. Lipstine, r. X. Nat
tiaisher, Dictator.
:. Ks,our TEnfLAps--M Meets 4th Mon
day night in each month, at Masonic
Hall, n
EXPRESS OFFICE,
i. 4 ~ Exrarss CsafASy-R
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

OpInion of a Baltimoroau.--1 have
used Or. Bulls Cough Syrup for some
timein my family and found II tho
best remedy for Coughs. Colds, NC. /
ever tricd.-Louis Bruniags rs Caro-
line Street, M y si
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

A Ton-cat sits upon n shcd
And warbies wildly to his mate;
''oh, when the world has gone ~ bed,
hve tosit and new till late"
Bat while this tom cat sits aud aings.
Up springs a hcartler, mad with hate
Who rhoots that cat TO acdle,strings,
lie also loved u mntilAte.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

Ed. F. Madden OF the Louisvils
Post, a capable and fearless man is
mentioned as a probable candidate tor
the next Legislature.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

Dr. w. o. Bullock bas betS nj
pointed to tho supcrintelAcncy Of tho
Anchorage Asylans yicS Dt. Bartlett
tesigued
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

Tho 9Th annual session ofihe A. O.
g. ". Of The State was Feld d Louis-
silloihe Goth ult., ana adjourned u
meet ono year hence.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

Gen. Saml F. Cary, the ,listiu.
guished lcotnrcr aud the Grcenback
candidate for the Vice Presidency in
rs, spoke at Louisville last Sunday.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08
THE SOUTH KENTUGKIAH.
ADvEaTIsrNo RATE.
The Metric System.

For tho information OF those Inter.
ested, the following brief sketch of
the Metric System with accompany.
Ing tables, Fl ON Rays Hfgker Arifh-
metic, is published. The .HetTic Rgs-
tenn is decimal System of weights and
measures. 1t is an outgrowth. OF Tho
French Revolution OF 1850. At that
time there was general disposition
TO break AWAY from old customs, and
the .reSoiNtionisss conrehded that
everything needed remodelilg. A
commission was appointed 10 deter
mine Ell invariablc standard for all
measures OF length, area, solidity, ca
pacity, and weight. After due ielib-
Grafton, an accurate survey WIS made
of that portion OF The terrestrial me-
ridian through Paris, be,w cen bnn-
kirk, France. and Barcelina, Spain:
and from THE, tho distance OH that
meridian from the equator TO The Ssle
was computed The quadran. thus
obtained was divided unto ten million
equal parts; one part was called a
Metey, and is the base OF the sy.ttm.
In 1895 the metric system was
adopted IN France. II Is now used
III nearly all civilized countries. II
was asthorizcd By an act Of Congress
III the United Btates ~ 1885.
The meter is the primary unit upon
which the system Ia based, and isalsn
tho unit OF length. II is 59.5i57o
inches long, whichis very nearly ons
len mi.lionth part Of the distance on
1.-The earih's surface from the equator
TO the pole, as measured Oh Tho me-
ridian through Paris.
The stdndurd meter. bar OF p1a-
tinnm, is KEEP, among tho architea In
Paris. Duplicates o. TINS bar have
besR furnsshed TO the Uniiad Stsies
The names Of the lotcer denomina-
lions in ench measure OF tho metric
,ysteIn are formed by prefxing The
Latin numerals, deci (.l), cent ( OIL.
and miih 00l), 10 The hhit Of that
measure; those ofihe higher denomi-
nations, by prefixihg the Greek nm.
lnerals. dekd Q0), aekto tl0J). hin
10000, and hyffa (l0O0oy 10 tho same
tunis.
Those rrehxcs may be qronpe,l
about the uni. o, measure, showing
the decimal arrangement Of the sss.
| lem, al follows:
| MILL. OH
Lover Dcnominniions.S eenli al
} dcci... Il
Unit of measure. -. J
] deks.. n
Higher Denomination. hes'o-. hi,o ,isr ly
!. JmyrM 1000
The snits Of The varioSs fneasuc.
20 which these prehxes are attached
are as follows:
The Meter, which Ia The un!tof Eenrif
! The Ar, u" "" " I" Surt.c'
/ | The lsiier. -" "Cspacli,
Tho Gram. a. Weigh
The name OF each denominalior
thus derived, Immediately shows ~
relation to the unil OF measure. Thus
| a centyMctsr is one one-hundred,ll q
meter; kilogrars Is a th6ussnf
grams; a asttoiiter Is enc hundre,
litcra, etc.
The iablo ofthe titoasure OF leigil
which is here given will sefyc to iIdi
: cate tho formation Of the tables OF al
: other measures by this system.
TABLE OF MEASURE or tgSdTH.
10 millimeiers mako cenlimeter.
10 ccntime.ers !. ] declmeter.
M l..:... = -. n -. nfsk
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

Why Is tho, sun malicicus2 he
casts reflections.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-08

Ought wonM, 10 Mss II tobacco
tlttwvtg Yes, ifsiie tbcws;
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10

THE Republican solons in the Ohio
Legislature are wriggling fearfully over
and around Local Option. Scheme after
scheme is proposed with view of dodg-
ing this question; and as, daily, stream
of petitions is offered and referred, the
alarm increases. These petitions come
from every county in the state, and are
numerously signed by male and female
in about equal numbers.
One proposes an ingenious license bill;
another proposes license, and the whole
question be referred to a vote of the
people next fall. At this writing there
is no guessing what will be done. or that
anything will be. One thing is certain,
the temperance Republican party are
afraid to embrace their own dear child
They are afraid to recognize their bant-
ling; would rather put it out to nurse, or
send it to some infrmayy or asylum a
while longer.
Two years ago they demanded that the
infant be cared for, and when the Dem.
oCratiC General Assembly refused to ad-
opt the BARN, these Republican leaders
denounced our party as set of hard
hearted monsters, and thereupon ap-
pesled to the good people of Ohio to
turn out the Democrats and elect them,
so they could act like friends of human
ity."
Well, the Republicans got power by
this means, getting a large majority in
both branches OF the Legislature at the
October election in 1879. This is their
adjourned session, and it looks doubtful
now If they carry out their promises,
Their free promises to the temperance
people have not thus far been realized,
at all events in the meantime the stream
Of Local Option petitions continues.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10
cox ON REAPpoRrIoNMENT.

Representative Cox made the greatest
effort of his life last week, Tuesday,
in a speech over an hour long.
on reapportionment. The tenor
was that the Fourteenth amend
ment cannot be 30 construed to
prevent any state imposing such condl-
tions and qualifications upon the elective
franchise as its Legislature may see tit
This raises an issue that is expected to
cause aprotracted contest over the reap.
portionment bill, and it may lead to gen.
eral legislation. Mr.. Cox argues that
the representation of any Southern state
as penalty for preventing negroes from
the exercise of the elective franchise,
must be followed by the application of
similar rule to Pennsylvania, which inn
poses a poll tax, and to Rhode Island
and Massachusetts,, one of which requires
an educational and the other property
qualification for votere, The Fourteenth
Amendment declares that "When the
right to vote at any election for the
choice of Electors for President and Vice
President of the United Stats, Repre-
sentativeq in Congress, Executive and
Judicial officers of any state, as mem
bers Of any Legislature thereof, is deni-
ed to any Of the male inhabitants Of
such state, being 81 years of age and a
citizen of the United States, or in any
manner abridged, except for participa
ton in rebellion or other crime, the ba.
sis Of representation therein shall be re-
duced in proportion" &c. Mr.. Cox
claims the Fourteenth Amendment was
merely intended to give the negroes the
right to vote, FL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10

CHANGES in the Supreme Court OF the
United States are more rapid than the
lie tenure Of the nine Judges would
seem to suggest. Messrs. Chase, sWayne,
Davis, Miller and Field we're appointed
by Lincoln. OF these, Chase is dead,
Davis and swayne have resigned. Cliff
ford was appointed by Buchanan, and
win soon pass away. There are but
three Grant appointments upon the
bench, they are Waite, Bradley and
Hunt. Hunt has been physically inca
pacitated for a long time, but does not
resign. The President had reason to be-
lieve he would retire, and sent for Sem
ator Edmunds, TO offer him the place.
The Senator took the matter under ad.
visement, and having consulted the
Green Mountaineers as to the advisable
ity of his quitting the Senate for the
bench, informed the President he would
accept. Much to his Chsgrin, Mr.. Hayes
found he was without Judge Hunts res
ignaton. The explanation is that Conk'
ling, having got wind Of Hunts purpose,
dissuaded him from it, in the hope he
would be sufficiently potent with Hayes'l
successor to influence the appointment
to Hunts place. ofthe present Justices
Hayes had the appointment OF Harlan
Woods, and Matthews. The latter is mol
yet confirmed, and may not be, for the
chances are not first class,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10
a NEW c1ERK or COURT.

Yesterday D, B. Wilson succeeded
John 7. Hays as Clerk Of Court, Mr..
Wilson has had his eye on the position
for long years, and his earnest yearning
has at last been gratifed. We have
heard that be was crowded aside by
Heldenbrand fifteen years ago. Mr.,
Wilson is quite competent, and is a dig.
nifed, agreeable gentleman.
Mr., Hays has faithfully filed the po.
sition for the past three years; but the
fate of political warfare last October set
him aside, not on account of inCompe-
tency, or neglect in the discharge of his
duties; but solely because the votes were
insufficient. The result, therefore, was
not owing to any special merit in Mr..
Wilson, or demerit on the part of Mr..
Hays. Such, however, is fate,
The world goes up and The world goes down.
But the sunshine follows the rain;
While yesterdays III and yesterdays frown,
May never come o'er us again.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10

PARNELI and his brother members of
Parliament have fairly broken with the
Liberals, the only friends they had there.
The Tories were never their friends; but
they had friends and sympathizsrs in the
Scotch and English radicals and in the
Wings. When Parliament met, the only
political enemies of the Irish were the
Tories. 1t is not to be supposed that the
Saxon element in Parliament will ever
consent that the law of the Land League
shall displace "the law Of the land" It
is to be hoped relief measures will yet
obtain, and that no violent outbreak will
occur. There has been enough violence
In Ireland, and never good resulting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10
------------
AMERICAN IRON WORKERS
Slapped in the Face by John shermAn-..T This
Is the Sequel to the Republican "TariTFo

After keeping the delegation of iron
workers and operators waiting bis pleas
ure for several days, John Sherman, Sec.
retary of the Treasury, finally decided,
last week, he would not change the for
mer decisions of the department and the
lower courts, and refused the petition of
the American workingmen, who asked
that the campaign promise of "protec-
tion," given by every Republican orator
in the land, should be redeemed.
The effect of Sherman's decision is TO
foster and assist the foreign pauper la
bor," so eloquently denounced at the ex.
pense Of our own vast industries The
importers of hoop iron evade the law by
punching big hole in one end of a band
of hoop iron, and the Custom Houses aid
the knavery, under standing instructions
by admitting such manufactured iron as
scrap" The purchasers in this country
simply cut off the punctured end AID
use the iron for cotton ties, barrel hoops,
etc. The tariff of II cents per pound
not being paid to our Government, for
eigners undersell fair price fixed by
our own manufacturers. A few years
ago every hoop or band mill was closed,
under the effect of this ruling of the
Treasury Department. Some few have
again started. hoping justice would be
done them in view of the Republican
howl for protection to American indus.
tries"
The election is over-the voting iron
workers have been "fOoled again"-John
Sherman lost the Presidency, but gained
q senatorship for six years to come--oFF
COMES THE MASK
The American Workingmen are left to
suck their thumbs until the Republican
politicians come around again to slap
them on the shoulder and say: "You're
a fine fellow, Mr.. Vulcan, and we're 90.
ing to protect youi Yes, sir; zee will pro.
teCt you'll Here is the correct ticket, Vul.
can; pay no attention to those designing
Greenback fools, it is we who will pro.
teCt you-msrch up and put that ticket
In, and you are solid" Uiil Jlt.
1t is possible, however, that by the
time election comes again, Mr.. Vulcan
may decide to act with his fellow work.
ingmen.-ErchGng
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10

RUMoRs this winter at Washington
have been rife that Senator COnkling
would expose Hsyes's sham civil service
reform before Garfield came in. On
Tuesday the N. Y. Senator introduced
resolution, calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury for full details Of all ap-
pointments made under the present Col
lectOr at New York, whether any clerks
have been appointed for political reasons
who draw pay without doing any work.
When this information Is received he
will make his speech, and shew that the
custom house Is worse in the hands Of
these pretended "snivil" service reform-
ara. .rne fn.T tM faI HNf |r u
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.
There is a fair prospect of the rejec-
tion of Stanley Matthews as Supreme
Judge by the Senate.
The Foreign Relations committee Of
the Senate have reported favorably on
the new Chinese treaties.
The reduction Of the public debt for
the month Of January aWounts to 81
1872 1871,
Mr.. Edmunds had little brush with
Mr.. Thurman in the Senate, on Friday,
and came out second best
The Legislature of Texas has just de-
feated bill to prevent insanity result
ing from drunkenness, from being
offered as plea for acquittal in murder
cases
Senator Tom Carran is reported to
have said to the Senator from the Ash
land district, that the present Republi-
can Legislature was paving the way to
Democratic majority of 10000 in Ohio
in October
Conger brayed again in the House on
Friday. He brayed loud and long about
rebels and JEFF Davis. Conger is a di.
rect descendant of Bottom, VINO had an
asses head. Conger hiss an asses head.
1t is not only in Ohio the temperance
people are working, and bringing their
influence upon the law.making powers
to abolish the liquor traffic, but in Kan.
sas, Michigan and Illinois the Legisla-
lures are struggling with the problem.
Sixty dollars has been added to the
conscience fund" through the Secretary
of the Treasury, by some party in Ten
nessee. It might be we'll to state that
the government does not expect to pay
off the public debt out of this money
exclusively. .H'
King Mil@toa, Of Samoa, died on No
vembsr 9th. Since then that country
has been in state of anarchy, except
the neutral territory governed by the
Consus of the United States, Germany
and Great Britain.
Political complexion ofthe State Board
of Equalization has changed by the res
ignation of R Galbraith of Hamilton
county, and the appointment Of @, Horst
by the Governor. 1t is now proposed to
fire out all the Democratic employees,
John sherman's Boston speech is re.
garded as the expression Of his fear that
we can not refund our $500, 100000 at 8
per cent short bond. Sherman's enc
mics say he does not want to see it &C.
complished, as it might detract from his
performances in funding.
The Legislature of Tennessee took a
recess, Thursday, Of ten days. Before
adjourning it appointed committee to
sit during the recess, and investigate the
charge of corruption and bribery against
the members in the election of Comp.
troler and Treasurer. Among the wit
nesses named is Congressman Houck.
The Illinois Legislature is exercised
about Grant. 1t is apprehensive the old
man is suffering and Is coming to want
1t has passed resolutions asking Congress
to grant him relief and make him a
General, If Illinois does not want to
see the great dead beat 90 to the poor
house, she hal better take care of him
himself. The people generally are not
worshipping Grant, they think he can
work for living as they do, and they
are about right,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10

TEE Democratic press have been how
ling about the extravagsnee Of the New
York Legislature, until they have stirred
up an enterprising Republican paper, the
Albany Press, to make comparison be-
tween the Republican Assembly of 1880
and the Democratic Assembly of 1871,
with the following result: The Demo
cratic Assembly employed 328 persons
and the Republican Assembly only %.
The total pay of the Democratic employ
es was $l2l 1893 As; that of the Repubt.
can employees only $48 1928. Toe Dem
ocratic Legislature cost ST ll8 20 for each
day it was in session; while the Repub
lican Legislature cost but SS4l 45 each
day it was in session. Thus is the light
let into another Democratic skunk
Rep. 5th.
Well, let us look a little at this skunk" !"
and see If be does not turn into sneak.
ing, thieving, lying old coon.
In the first place, if we remember cor
rectly, the General Assembly of New
York in 1871 was Republican,
The Legislature elected in 1874 was
Democratic, and chose Mr., Herman to
the United States Senate, taking his seat
March 4th, 1875. Mr.. Tilden was elect
cd Governor in 1874. and found the state
government costing about seventeen
millions a year, which under his admin.
istration cost about nine millions. This
was Tilden and reform, and elected him
President but Republican rasCals, Sher-
man, Foster, Stanley Matthews, &C.. by
means of perjury, forgery and bribery,
managed to have Hayes counted in.
Whose skunk" is thisP
In Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia, 1879,
page 671, we find that the session of the
New York Legislature that year was
held in the new capitol for the first time,
though only partly finished and needing
over four millions to finish. The Legis
lature asked the Commissioners what
the cost of maintaining the building
would be when completed, and were
told it might be brought within $75 0OO!
Their estimate for maintaining it during
1879 was $25,OOO,
Now, will the Rep. inform us If the 49
men engaged in taking care of and at
tending to the building were part of the
force of 65? II not, these should be ad.
ded, and would make 1OS; and $25OOO
added to the $48 1928.
But Republican rule in the state of
New York has never been noted for
economy, though some Republican jour
nails in that state, as in Ohio, are noted
for reckless statements. On page 674 of
the Cyclopedia is a comparative table
giving the cost per capita per annum in
various asylums for the Insane. This
tableis full of food. For example:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10

The aged Peter Cooper, Of New York,
has written letter to Gladstone advis.
ing the English Government to buy the
great estates in Ireland from the proprie,
tors, as the Prussians did in the early
part Of the present century when they
transposed q serf population to be inde-
pendent farmers and farm proprietors,
and which he says was the foundation Of
the greatness Of the present German
Empire. He states also, that the Revo.
luton swept down every vestige Of the
old feudal0Hystem in France, gave the
land to the people and that now the peo-
pie sustain the financial credit Of France.
Mr.. Cooper thinks this Is the only way
to settle the Irish question happily and
make that people contented and happy.
Gladstone has acknowledged the letter
without comment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-10

A SPECIAL to the Cincinnati Enquirer
says: A new railroad Compsny, known
as the New York, Chicago & st. Louis R.
R., has been organized under the laws
Of Indiana by capitalists, most Of whom
are identified with the Lake Shore and
Western railroad. The capital is S16.
100000, Of which $13,5OOOOO have been
subscribed. The lines Of construction
determined upon are: Zone from Cleve-
land to Chicago, and one from Ft. Wayne
Junction to St. Louie. The line from
Cleveland to Chicago will be fifteen
miles shorter than by the L. s. & M. 8.
The contract for both lines has been
awarded, and calls for the completion Of
the St. Louis division by July l, 1882. A
proposition to build eastward to Buffalo
is under consideration. The company
has purchased fGty.six miles Of the Wa
bash canal, which secures it the right Of
way and territory 25O feet wide through
Fort Wayne.