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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-27

In Bourbon county, the last dirt
road is now being macadamized.. 1t
is now about thirty years since the
policy of county aid to turnpikcs was
inaugurated there. 1t has been fol-
lowed steadily and successfully ever
since, and now that county has the
best roads in the State. II is the
turnpikes more than the railroads
even that have made lands in that
county average SO high price. Rail-
roads lose half their usefulness in
counties where they are approachable
only by roads that are bad every time
it rains, and impossible during most
of the winter. There are good sized
towns in this State, railroad towns at
that, where wagons mire in the street
in winter, and which country freight
can not enter or leave for weeks at a
time in bad weather. This is tre-
mendous burden robustness and a
heavy tax on the farming interests.
A system of good turnpike roads or
good, well-drained dirt roads will
double the value of land in any coun-
ty that will provide them, though in
a great part of the State material for
making good macadamized or gravel
road is abundant and cheap. Ifstone
or gravel is not accessible good
drainage will keep dirt road from
becoming miry. The worst rains
viii effects road so drained a little.
while. 1t will be in good travelling
order in few hours after the rain is
over. 'f
There is no other improvement so
much needed in Kentucky as good
county roads. They win double the
utility Of the railroads to those coun-
ties that have railroads, and they will
double the value of the lands Of any
county that will make them. The
example of Bourbon and other coun-
ties show that such roads can be con-
structed throughout county with
out unduly burdening the people.
All that is needed is the win to i'm
prove. The way has been pointed
out. louisville Commercial.
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A Thrilling Experience.

PITTsBURG, MARCH 13.-Passen-
gers on the westbound express train
of the Pennsylvania Railroad had
thrilling experience up in the noun
tains, eighty miles east of this city.
This morning shortly after 5 o'clock,
as the train was nearing Wetmore
Station, and running at high rate
of speed, the sleeping car was dis
covered to be on fire. Every berth
was occupied by passengers, who
were asleep, but they were aroused
by the cry of fire. Immediately all
was confusion, an the occupants
jumped out to find the car envel-
oped In flames. A dozen different
parties ran to the doors, but finding
the train still in motion, they pulled
the bell cord. Owing to the right
signal not being given, however the
engineer paid no attention to it until
1t had been pulled several times. In
the meantime the widest excitement
prevailed and the passengers ran
hither and thither not knowing
what to do. Several ladies tainted
and number were with difficulty
restrained from jumping off. The
fire spread rapidly from the rear, and
although about two minutes were
consumed by the passengers in their
flight from the illfated coach, half a
minute later it was mass of seeth-
ing flame. The fire streamed through
several windows which had been
opened at the first alarm, and burst
out into the night air and gained vol
ume in the sharp frosty air which
blew up the mountains. OF the
twenty-six. passengers who had occu-
pied the burned car twenty were
gentlemen, four were ladies and the
other two were children. Among
those who were in the car were
General Dudley, United States pen.
sion agent; General Calkins, member
of Congress from Indiana; Colonel
Ben. Wilson, member of congress
from West Virginia; Colonel w. +,
Dawson, of Beaver; Postmaster Por'
ter, of Connellsville; r. w. Allen, OF
Allenstown Pa, and others. The
above gentlemen, as well as the 9th
ers, lost all, or nearly oil their person
al property, including jewelry, cloth
ing, ETC., Mr.. Pattern, of Baltimore
losing 81 900 in money. The railroad
company's loss on the car is $4,000
Upon the arrival of the passengers a
Pittsburgh, few hours later, they
presented laughable spectacle, be
ing denuded of their principal wear
ing apparel and wrapped in blan
kets.
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Cant Get It.

Diabetes Bright's Disease, Kidney,
Urinary or Liver Complaints cannot
be contracted by you or your family
if Hop Bitters are used, and if you
already have any of these disease
Hop Bitters is the only medicine that
will positively cure you. Don't for.
get this, and don't get some pufed NJ
stuff that will only harm you.
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shirt, right where he said he was hit,

shirt, right where he said he was hit,
and pa was telling us what to do to
settle his estate, when ma began to
smell the liniment and she found
the broken bottle in his pocket, and
searched pa for the place where he
was stabbed, and then she begun to
laugh, and pa got mad and said he
didn't see as death-bed scene was
such an almighty funny affair, and
then she told him he was not hurt,
but that he had fallen on the stairs
and broke his bottle, and that there
was no blood on him, and he said,
do you mean to tell me my body and
legs are not bathcd in human gore,
and then pa got up and found 1t was
only the liniment. He got mad and
asked ma why she didn't fly around
and get something to take that lini-
mcnt off his legs, as 1t was eating
them right through to the bone, and
then he saw my chum put his head
in the door, with one gallus hanging
down, and pa looked at me and then
he said, Tookaherc, if l find out it
was you boys that put up this job OH
me, I'll make 1t 50 hot for you that
you will think liniment is ice-cream
in comparison told pa it didn't
look reasonable that me and my chum
could be six burglars, six feet high.
with our nose broke, and boot heel
marks on our neck, and pa he said
for US to go to bed all-fred quick,
aud give him a chance to rinse off
that linimcnt, and we retired. Say
how does my pa strike you as good
single-handed liar?' and the boy
went up to the counter while the
grocery man went after a scuttie Of
coal. ~
In the mean time, one of the groce-
ry mans. best customers, deacon in
the church, had come In and sat
down on the counter, over the darn
ing needle, and as the grocery man
came in with the coal the boy pulled
the string, aud went out doors and
tipped over basket of rutabagas,
while the deacon got down off the
counter with his hand clasped, and
anger in every feature, and told the
grocery man he could whip him in
two minutes. The grocery man
asked what was the matter, and the
deacon hunted up the source from
whence the darning needle came
through the counter, and as the boy
went across the street the deacon and
the grocery man were rolling on the
fioor, the grocery man trying to hold
the deacon's fists while he explained
about the darning needle, and that il
was intended for the boy. How il
come out the boy did not wait to see.
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*.*"One mans meat is another
mans poison Kidney-Wort expels
the poisonous humors. The first
thing to do in the Spring is to clean
houses. For internal cleansing and
rcnovating, no other medicine is
equal to Kidney-Wort. In either
dry or liquid form it cures headache,
bilious attacks, constipation and de-
ranged kidneys.
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cASKY.

visiting her sister Mrs. R. H. Hord.
Frank Lacy is confined to his room
with pneumonia.
R. A. Mckee, left Tuesday last for
Hot Springs, Ark.
Col. II. M. Kenderdine, of Ashley,
Ills, paid a brief visit to the Station
last week. 4 Ga
W. H. Whitlow is cutting saw logs
in readiness for the arrival of Kelley's
mill.
Gil Smith and wife, Of Pembroke,
paid brief visit to Station friends
Sunday.
Col. Warner Campbell, who lives
"out north," was at the Station last
week.
Tom Graham has vastly improved
since his trip to Dawson.
Quite number of negroes are leav-
for Kansas this Spring.
Kelley Bros, will move their saw
mill to the Station very soon. Dea-
con Jim Ballard is engineer and is a
good one, too.
A ring with 2 fat and 2 round keys,
was found last week in Hopkinsville.
They are awaiting the owner in the
ticket Office here.
w. w. CARROT is ON prospecting
tour in Kansas and Missouri. John
CARROT and Saint Leavell are with
him.
The death of Col. Hord was entire
ly unexpected and quite shock to
his family and friends.
Miss Maude Warfeld visited
friends in the southern part of the
county last week.
Miss Georgia Bowles spent last
week in town visiting friends and
relatives.
During the two weeks past, fifty
four loaded cars were handled at this
station, an increase Of SO over thu
same time last year.
The grange held its regular all-day
meeting here Saturday the 18th, with
several new members and a full at
tendance.
Speaking in my last letter abou
Edgar Bradshaw liking Ky, better
than Ark, there were no reflections
cast upon Arkansas hospitality fol
they treated Edgar like fighting
cock while there. His only objection
was the high price of land.
On and after this week under
stand the Post Master here will b,
a regularly appointed agent for tn
South Kentuckian, and will be gla(
to have every one subscribe for first
class home paper.
just before the accommodation trail
reachd the platform few nights ago
an old darkey woman with a baske
of victuals on her arm, came trottin,
down the bank, stopped on the plank
crossing which slipped throwing he1
head foremost into the deep ditch ant
scattering the contents of the baske
all over the country. As soon as sh
could get the mud ont Of her mou Il
she yelled, "keep away from here wi'
dat light, de plank cooked up ant
Provided me and am kinder kc
fun mixed" BY the time the trail
had stopped, she said snow fotch YOU
light dis way so can see to pick VI
my scraps" That duty fulfilled sh
scrambled on the train and was seel
no more by the laughing crowd.
SALLIE.
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II had a wife and dog aboard that

II had a wife and dog aboard that
boat, and both were lost, remarked
the bereaved man, gazing in the di-
rection of the wreck. at must make
you feel sorter desolate,, responded
his sympathizer. "Yes, it's rough on
me- continued the mourner. "I've
been walking the beach ever since
daybreak looking for the body of tho
dog"
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-27

A Boston young lady ofwealth and
position has astonished society by
cutting and making her own wedding
dress. She exhibits considerable wis
dom and forethought in thus econo-
mixing on the eve Of matrimony, es-
pecially ifshe is going to wed a "sccie-
ty" young man. Better make her
own dress now than go out washing
in her older days in order to support
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A Comedy Of Errors.

A ludicrous incident recently took
place in Liverpool. There are two
brothers who parted many years ago,
when boys, one of them going to
America to seek his fortune and the
other remaining in Liverpool to
make it. They have both been emil
nently successful in this respect, and
not long ago the brother in America
determined to visit the brother in
England. The time of the visit was
set by correspondence, and the Amer
icau set sail. The Englishman is a
notorious wag, and arranged that an
acquaintance should meet the ac-
quaintance as his brother and con-
duct him to the hotel. The Ameri-
can who was also a great wag, on
the trip decided to play the same
joke on his brother, asking an ac-
quaintanco whom he had met on the
ship to personate him for a few
hours. The acquaintance entered
into the spirit of the joke, and when
the vessel arrived at Liverpool was
found by the personator Of the Eng
lish brother and driven to the hotel.
The real American brother followed
more leisurely, chuckling over. hi
Joke.
In the meanwhile the English
brother had also gone to the hotel,
bursting with merriment over his
joke. 1t happened that the two rea
brothers met in the lobby Of the no
tel, and, though they had been partet
for 50 many years, they knew eacl
other.
At first, with blank amazement
they greeted each other; and then, a
they explained their mutual jokes
laughed long and heartily. But TIN
climax was yet to be reached. Al
explanation in regard to the gentle
man who had personated them, ant
who were now, as they imagined
playing huge joke on each other
showed also that they were brother
who had been separated from boy
hood, bnt who did not know eacl
other when they met.
The first pair of brothers hurr:c;
! up to their parlor, and after the stu
alton had been explained all around
the comedy of errors was pleasant,
ended by an old-fashioned Englisl
dinner.
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Something New.

A novel contest took place in Chi
cago short time since, the first one
Of the kind we have ever heard of.
1t was between an Irishman named
Philip Cunif and Scotchman named
John Anderson, as to which could
outsmoke the other. The wager was
$25 dollars. The number of pipes
full to be smoked was thirty. Time
II hours.
They began at 10 o'clock in the
morning. Cunif chose for his smok-
ing medium dark long leaf tobacco,
with an ordinary clay pipe. Ander-
son chose medium light colored
plug, with a French clay pipe. The
charge of tobacco for pipe was 80
grains. 1t took them from 20 to "a
minutes to smoke pipe full. Cunif
started off with great energy, and for
two hours piled the tobacco in his
pipe at the rate of So grains every 20
minutes. Then he rested a. little |;
and at the end of the fifth hour he
took longer rest. AT 8 o'clock he
took supper and rest of 81 minutes.
Anderson did not start off so rapid
ly. He did not boast of his speed !;
his strong point was bottom. His
first six pipe-fulls were consumed in
"a minutes each, when he rested 5
minutes; and SO he continued for 5
hours, when he again rested for 5
minutes. At six o'clock he also stop
ped to take supper.
After supper they started again "as
fresh as ever" Cunif was in fine
spirits. He thought any fellow
could smoke thirty pipes of tobacco
in twelve hours. But by-and-by II
occurred to him that his mouth did
not taste good. He called for water
and rinsed it out but still something
was wrong. He said the tobacco was
bad, but he loaded up and com
menccd on his twentieth pipe.
| Anderson also, after his supper
started Off in good condition. II,
took his time, but was very steady
Nevertheless he made good headway
and was contemplating the quarter
stretch with great confidence. Hil
pipe burned free and his mouth wal
in good condition.
| Cuniff continued vigorously, bu
not SO rapidly as at first. Either hi
mouth was wrong or his tobacco wal
bad. He rinsed his mouth ant
smoked and smoked and anathema
tized his tobacco, but it would not do
ct 0 o'clock, So minutes and 81
seconds the roof of his mouth was Al
raw as piece of fresh beef and fel
as If he had dined on pepper sauce
and his tongue was a continent Bills
ten. He could smoke no longer. II,
laid down his pipe and gave up th'
contest,
Anderson was burning his thirtictl
pipeful when the referee called tim,
and handed him. the stakes.
His tongue showed no blister ant
the roof of his mouth was in goot
I condition. lie said he could smok
> for twelve hours longer. Light-col
. orcd plug had won.-- Paducah News
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Q, A. Chsupiin, Chm, Hopkinsviile.
chas. NJ, Mrasham, sec'ty. "t
=. @. Buckner, ."
q =. Brown,
j. NJ. P'Pool, Baipbrldge.
Jno. N. Dulln, Crofton.
Ben Carter, Pedce.
Jno. c. whitlock, .Newstead. =. Ts n
Austin PeaF, Garrettsburg. ~
! fF CIRCUIT COURT. M
derwooI Clerk. Hopsinsv'iie. Ky. Court
meets arst Monday IN March and September.
BOARD OF CITY coyScrLMEs.
JoHsC L,ruAs, Chairman. &
w. P.CAMrBEtL,
Y. q. BRowSgLL,
u. ". BEkRp.
n. y. McCAEr,
NJ LIrsrisE.
WM. ELLIS.
Meets lat Tuesday In each month and subject
10 the call Of the Chairman. Meeting held In
city court roomI
QUARTERLY COURT.
w.P. wiufrea Judge. Meets Sad Monday
In March. June, September, December
COUNTY COURT.
.w.P. winfree Judge, v. q. isebree. Attor-
ney. Meets nrst Monday In every month
CITY COURT.
Joab Brasher. Judge: J. W. Downer At
tornay: v. W. niggerstan. Chi-f OF Police.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Johs W: Brcathitt. CLERK; C. II. Brown,
sheriff; A. D Long, Jailer.
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Highly Esteemed.

The youthful color and a rich lus-
tire are restored to faded or gray hair
by the use of of Parker's Hair Bal
sam, harmless dressing highly es-
eemed for its purfume and purity.
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CHAPTER THIRD.

The moonlight flooded the best
room of Prout's girls fiat, He was
sitting in its silver light. She was
sitting on his lap. One lily arm was
about his neck. They were happy.
On neighboring roof feline lover
was singing rondel to his mate, and
all nature breathed of love. Sudden
ly Prout's girl jumped to her feet and
stood gazing with agonized features
toward the door. A heavy step was
heard on the stair. ats the old duff
fer,' she gaspcd, and fell fainting
across the piano. Prout looked at
the window. Alas! Prout's girl oc-
cupied the fifth floor.
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POST orFIcE.

Bridge Street, Jno. u. Gowen, p. N. once
hours from A. M, " 6F. ~, and tue onice Is
alss open for short time alter the arrival oi
the evening mails, At 9P,N. sandas open
from 10 fr.h. E4gfff
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DTTwenty-four beautiful colors
Of the Diamond Dyes, for Silk, Wool,
Cotton, &c, 0cts. A child can use
with ,ao,.fact -anocaaa. ~.
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500 Reward.

Is offered for any case of iCatarrh
that can't be cured with Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Take internally. Prict
75 cents.
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Skinny Men.

"Well's Health Remover" restores
health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia,
Impotence, Sexual Debility.
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CHAPTER FOURTH.

{ Landed, but oh, so broken up!
The old man had lent his persuasive
assistance down the entire five flights
of stairs. Prout remained bache-
lor.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.


HorkiSsviLLE Lopor, No. 81. a. v. 4 a. N.
Joe n ct artoii, W. NJ; A. II. Clark, secreta-
~ Lodge meets at Masonic Hall, corner
Saln anS svrlnE streets, srst Monday night
IN each month.
Oriental InAfTrn No. li-statod conyoca-.
tlonv 7ni Monday night of each month nj Ma
rriest; Z. II. Dsirish. Secretary.
MoonT coaxASprHy No. CIR. : Regular
coneizye tth Moauay 10 each mvnth at Mason
lc hnlI. sir II. W. stone, h. C.; cir Nat
Gather, Reeoruer..
MoAyox COUNCIL No. .. CHOSEN FRIENDS
N. Lipstinc. z. e.; Il. W. tiarrison, scc retary.
Meets IN X. si 4. hall. and and AIN Aonuay
nights Ia each invsth. ts sf.
EyxnehrEs fopGE. No. ss. X. Of P.--Chaa
W. burkrr. thahc,iiur toinnandrr; Il. W.
Henry, Keeper VI Reeoi,is an, seal. Meets
In CAslic Hall snd and An thursday Night ~
each tnonihs Lndowm,ht rank, 3td Monday
evening ~ each mouth. \. ID. kodgers, Pirs,;
l., v. DAVIS, Sec aud rreas.
CHRISTIAN LopoE, No. SO, X OF H,-M
Msuts IN N. o. q. Hall. L,.si building, sLd
aud srd lur,day nigh,s In each meath.
Iiorg,xsyILLE, corsoiL, No. s;& RorAL
Long, SECRETARY, McersS Sad ssd ih thurs.
day n,yhss IN k.ofr L. iirii.
GRxsS RIVER l.opor, No. 50, L. o. o. p
Johu loung, Noblc oraud; w. y. kanule,
secretary, Mrets every ffhiay night In X. OF
y. Hall. Merry kncampm rnt, No. ~, I. U.u.
f.-K. ~. And.fsou, Z. r.;w D. Randic,
secretary.
AxcIrSr oRpxR uSurp wosSnrs-G. W..
halfxrtn N ~ II M fpek- N. Meets aul
amt tlh tuesdays In each month, OF k.ofP.
iiuiL
KNIGHTS or THE GoLpgs CRoss-J. W. I.
smith, y. T.; ". Il. Thompson, n. X, Of u.
Meets LIST aui srd tridA, In each month In X.
OF 4. Hail.
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CHAPTER SECOND.

But love grows apace. One day
she told Prout that the coast would
be clear. "Ring the bell and the door
will open unto you,' she said. The
old woman and the gov go out for
the evening. shall be alone. Come
early"
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The wooing o It.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.
CHAPTER FIRST.


She lived in the sweet conscious
ness Of his love. Also in fiat. Her
father looked higher for her, and
spurncd the addresses of the humble
Jeremiah Prout. Prout was proud.
Still he loved ardently, devotedly /;
with awhole heart ecstacy that led
him to dare everything for her he
loved. That is the way Prout put it
in his letters. AT the same time he
always met her he loved outside of
her fathers house, or rather fat.
Thus did the faithful pair avoid the
wrath Of the old man.
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coLopEr ,LoDcEs.

FRREpox LopGr. No. rs, U. B.--Meets lst
uiAss, W. N; l.. =. buckner, Secretary.
MrsApoRA TEMPLE, No. 81, s. OF r.
Meets xnd and tth Tuesdays In each month,
Augusta Momen, " r.; Katie Casky secreta-
ry,
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=. KNIGHTS or THE CoLpEs CRoss-J. W. I.
smith, n. T.; ". II. Thompson, y. X, OF u.
Meets LIST anI srd ttida. 8 In each month In n.
OF 4. Hail.
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ANCIENT oRpgR uSTrp wosKMrS-G. w.
baldwin, n. W.; ~. W. Cross, u. Meets and
anu t,h tuesdays In each month, at k.ofP.
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HorKixsviLLx Lopor, No. 1900, G. U. q.
or y. H. Meete 2ud and At Monday nights
a. beirs Hall. Charles ,l.ixhtfvot, n. a.; X.
n. Lander, u. s.
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IIorErSsviLLE LopoK, No. I. U. II. S.
Meets lst and 9rd Mondsy nights At Belize
Hall. Y. Bell, rresiaent H. hcNeal, secre-
tAry.
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The South Kentuekian has new
Campbell power press, and is floating
on the tip-top wave of big tide of
prosperity.-Yeoman.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-07-12
The Queens Palaces.

A London letter says: From a re.
cent parliamentary return, it appears
that there are fifteen royal palaces for
which taxpayers Of Britain have to
provide. OF these, however, only one,
namely. Windsor, can really be said to
be inhabited. When the queen is not
there she resides either at Osborne or
Balmoral, which are both her private
property. buckingham palace, that
huge pile OF buildings in Hyde park,
which cost her 100000 to puild, is
only used for few days at time for
drawing-reom concerts and other court
gatherings. 1t is not inhabited by
any of the royal princes, for whom
special residences are provided at
the public cost, in addition to their
allowance of e25.000 a year. This
year $4,000 has been expended in keep
ing up Windsor, $4,000 on that anti
quated and perfectly useless old struc-
ture known as st. James palace, and
nearly e1,000 on the stables Of Hamp-
ton Court palace. But beside these
extra allowances, the country is also
asked to pay $4,000 for the kitchen
garden at Windsor. ESQ for paving
the royal cow-house, and el25 for the
Prince of Wales gas bill. Then there
is a salary to a functionary known as
the "royal rat-catcher," and another
to the assistant keeper Of the privy
purse"