Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-25

this city recently and induced about
thirty of our business men to let him
"write them up" they to take 100 OF
his papers at s cents each and sub
scribe for tia year at 50. Amongst
those who patronized him were seve-
raj business men who were never
known to spend a dollar with their
home papers, and yet they advertise
in paper published hundreds of
miles away and with no guaranteed
circulation in the city and county TO
influence trade for them. They
could have had the same matter
printed into circular at home for
one-fifth the cost, or inserted as an
advertisement in their home paper
and sent into every reading family
in the territory contiguous to their
business. AS it is they hand around
their own advertisements, accompa-
MED by biographical sketches that
are in some instances a source of
ridicule and amusement to disinter-
ested parties. These men never pat
ronize home enterprises, but if you
want TO hear bowling, just 20 to
some other city and buy something
in their line. II makes all the differ
ence in the world whose OK is gored.
The widest excitement prevails
amongst the negroes of this city.
"They say that number of Student
doctors" are in the city for the pur-
pose of securing bodies for their dis
Secting tables and that any colored
citizen upon whom they can seize is
liable to be spirited away. They say
the students" slap a plaster over
the victims mouth and quickly put
an end TO him and pack him away
for shipment. 1t is said that at
leas one man has mystcriously dis
appeared and that several have been
chased into places Of security. The
excitement among the colored popu-
lace amounts to almost a panic, and
il is impossible to get most of them
10 90 out after dark alone. The
merchants complain that their night
trade is seriously interfcred with.
Some exciting stories of hair-breadth
escapes are told by the darkeys.
Ben Thompson, John Harvey and
Bud Bishops setter purp went hunt
ing few days ago, They flushed
several birds, and Ben made tin
finest combination shot on record
AT one shot he killed bird, sho
Harvey and Bishops dog. The birt
was killed. Harvey had several sho
put into his left hand, his check ant
head, and the "purp" was wounded
Harvey says he'll be DANCED if he
likes any such cunning. He thinks
that as Ben is inthe life insurance bus
mess he was trying TO exhibit the un
certainty oflife, and boom his com
pany along. The next time ilarve,
goes with Ben he is gong to craw
into a hollow log until Ben gets
through. lie says Ben scatters and
shoots too promiscuously for safety OF
comfort.-Madisonville Times.
A most distressing accident occurr
ed in this city last Wednesday
About noon that day Mrs. Louisa L
Thompkins, who has been almos
helpness from age for some time
while alone in her room, in some un
accountable manner, became so Sc
verely burned as to cause her dealt
yesterday morning, after eightcei
hours OF most excruciating suffering
Mrs. Thompkins was eighty-on
years old and very fleshy, and TIN
superstition is that fire must have
popped or rolled out on her dress
and from her helpless condition sh
was unable to extinguish it. On
side of her body and limbs wer
burned to a crisp.-Clarksville To
bacco Leaf.
John I. Wright who has unde
taken to cat 30 cartridges in 80 day
ate the eleventh yesterday and is con
fidcnt he will win the wager of $50'
The money was put up by partit
in Louisville and the birdsare cooke
at Pixies Hotel. Mr.. wright bega
on the 18th inst. He weighed 10
pounds and since that time has los
/ 81 pounds. Last Friday he Wa
sick and showed signs of weakening
but the bird yesterday was cate
with a relish that betokened real el
joyment of the repast. He eats IL
birds for dinner and generally TAX
them stewed.
The Standard office this week hi
secured the services of Chas.
Overshiner as composition and gel
: eral workman in this Office. NJ
Overshiner is capital printer, al
though a young man has had yea
: of experience in printing office; b
ing strictly moral, he willto lars
extent represent that part of the ca
3 ital stock of the Standard office,
relieving ourself and printers de,