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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

That was a supreme moment for
several doctors the other night at a
Washington theatre, when Catherine
Lewis tainted on the stage and an at
tendant requested a physician, if there
was ono in the house, TO come back
and attend to the interesting Kate. II
there is anything that makes the
breast OF an average M. ID. swell, and
puts alacrity in his limbs, it is tobe in
a public assemblage when a doctor is
called for. OF course, the occasion is
more intensely relished when a par.
ticular individual is requested. 1t is
still a Furnishing custom in smaller
towns for ambitious medical gentle
men to attend the most fashionable
church and be called out in the mid.
die of the sermon in accordance with a
prearranged plan; but where this Gov
eted distinction can not be obtained,
the privilege of responding to gener'
al call for doctor is one never to be
thrown away.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

The thief who robbed the u. S.
Express Office at NewcomsIstown, o.,
left the imprint Of his teeth on a
package which he tore open. The
companys detective concluded that
the robber, whoever he was had the
use of but one hand. lie arrested a
one armed man whom no one had
suspected, and securing an imprint Of
his teeth in wax, found that the
marks corresponded exactly to those
upon the pastebOard box which had
been broken open.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

"What is promised to the right
eous?" asked a mild and amiable Sun
day school teacher of small child at
the far end of her class. eternal
bliss" quickly responded the child.
"Quite right, my dear child" said the
mild and amiable. "And now tell
me what is promised to the wickedl'
External blister, ma'am," was the
prompt reply. The teacher pronounc
ed it theologically correct, but pecu-
liarly expressed.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

One cent placed at compound inter
est at the beginning of the Christian
era, at I per cent. per annum amounts
to dollar in October 1874. AT !
per cent. it amounts to 500 in Sep
TENDER 1S47. At 4 per cent. it
amounts to 81, 900 in December 1S49.
At one per cent, it amounts to ST.
100000 in June, 1852. At 2 per
cent. it amounts to one hundred trill.
ions in June, 1861. Ate per cent.
it amounts TO one quatordecillion in
April, 1858.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

Barnes, the Kentucky mountain
evangelist, is in London seeing the
sights and doing the city before he be-
gins preaching to the people. He says
nearly all the people he has seen have
blazing ale, gin and brandy complex.
ions, but look more healthy than the
sallow-faced Americans. He finds
the Londoners the ilest-dressed peo-
pie he ever saw, men, women and
children. Nobody's clothes fit the
body on which they are hung. He
sees London going on two wheels
leaving out the omnibusses and hack
ney coaches-all the rest are hansoms
dog-ca and donkey-carts. Barnes
is a graphic letter-writer, and his
style of correspondence is better than
his preaching, if the latter has been
correctly reported. missouri Repub-
lican.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
GERMAN INVIGORATOR!
Sole agent for the United states. iSi-iyrl

SAM RANDALL.-This man Ran
dali is an Objectionable person to some
Democrats. To them he stands for
the evil genius Of the party. But for
his malign influence it might succeed.
Accordingly, quite persistent and
determined effort is in progress 10
break down his influence or drive
him out of the party, Many leading
Democrats profess to feel, and do sin
cerely feel, that the extinction of Ran
dali as person OF prominence and
power has become an essential pre-
requisite to Democratic success. IN
Y. Tribune.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

Chicago has five hundred churches,
against five thousand two hundred
and forty.two liquor saloons; four
hundred clergymen, evaugelists and
lay.readers, and five thousand five
hundred bar tenders; halt a dozen ART
galleries, and three hundred and fifty
variety theatres; 50, 100000 are spent
for schools and religion. and sl5, OOO,'
600 for liquor.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
Blue-Grass Farm For Sale

offer for sale, privately, my farm of $40 Acres
OF excellent bluegrass land. with large brick and
frame residence combined. OF ten rooms within a
mile OF the new stanford Preachersville pike.
New orchard, fresh and medical water In abun-
dance. Improvements 6rst-cass, including neat
tenant house. In grass, 800 acres and balance TIL
liable. Timber abundant. Church and school
house near by, and the neighbOrhood unexceled.
II IL not Oien that such desirable farm for sale.
Title perfect. Address me at Stanford, Ky, or
call on me at the farm.
i2s-iyr-oru MRS. SARAH COOK.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
l testify to the most excellent qualities Of Prof
Darbys Prophylactic Fluid. As disnfectant and
detergent il is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which am ac-
quanted.-N. 7. LUTON, Prof Chemistry.
Darbys Fluid Is Recommended by
Hon. ALExAHDER II. STEPHENS, Of Georgia
Rev. CHAs, ,. Deems. DID,, Church Of the
Strangers, N. ":
JOS LKCoNTR, Columbia Prof University SC
Rev. A. ]. BATTLE, Prof, Mercer University;
Rev Ono. +. Pierce, Bishop NJ. L. Church.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOME.
Perfectly harmless. Used internally OF
externally for Man or Beast.
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested and we
have abundant evidence that il has done everything
here claimed For fuller information get Of yous
Druggist pamphlet or send to the proprietors,
J.H. ZEILIN a CO.,
Manufacturing Chemists. PHILADELPHIA.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

George l.. HOey, Louisville, says
~ used Browns Iron Bitters. and ii
gave me almost immediate and great
relief from dyspepsia.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
Inte EieLds Lden of a Dude.

Take strip Of something that,
for the sake Of convenience. we will
call man-which, by the way, is a
gross libel on man. Around its neck
place tight collar, enshrouded with
hideous scarf and breastpin. Put
upon it a silk hat and a cut-away
coat. Clothe its lower extremities
with pants wherein calves were never
meant to grow. In its hand cane,
and on it's feet boots that creak at eve.
ry step in limping measure. Place a
cigarette in its mouth; teach it brief
vocabulary OF adverbs and adjectives
commencing with immensely clever
and finishing with see you later, you
know, and in my humble opinion
you obtain a fair conception of the
brains and capacity of the American
dude. But let us change the subject
1T is not enlightening."
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
SMALLPOX
and
FITTING Of Small
Pox PREVENTED

Amember ofmy fam
ily was taken with
Small pox. I used the
Fluid the patient was
not dclirious. was not
pitied, and was about
the house again in three
weeks, and no other,
had IL. = ]. W. PARK
INsoN, Philadelphia.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
PnEsl PnEsI pnEs!


Dr.. DemfnO's hetO Discovery Tor
Piles is a radical change nom the old remedies
heretofore In use The Discovery Is the result Of
years Of pa tient scientific study and Investigation
into Toe character Of this painful disease To con-
vince you Of lis great merit, call on Penny Nc
Alister, stanford, or W. NJ. Weber. Mt. Vernon,
aud get a sample bon free Of charge.
About twO-hiths Of all who 20 10 an untimely
grave die with the dreaded disease. consumption.
BIown's ExpectOrant has cured every case Il has
been tried ON where the disease has not been al
lowed 10 run beyond the control Of medicine. Sold
by Penny MeAlistsr, stanford, and W. NJ. Web.
or, MI Vernon.
T. w. Eagle, Of MiamisbuTg, o., informs Us thai
BrowLs EKpeetorant cured him Of a very bad
oaugh after every other medicine had failed ID
be had Of Penny A MeAlister. stanford, and W
NJ. Weber, Mt. Vernon.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

The TRUE Policy. The last dem
ocratic convention that met in North
Carolina adopted the following resolu-
ton on the tariff;
"ResOlped, That we are in favor Of
the entire aud immediate abolition Of
the internal revenue system, with its
attendant corruptions, aud that we de-
nounce the (late) tariff law as grossly
unequal, unjust and vicious. We favor
such revision of the tariff AS will pro-
duce revenue sufficient for the econ
omical support Of the government,
with such incidental protection as will
give to domestic manufactures a fair
competition with those of foreign pro
duction. There should be an imme
date repeal of all laws imposing a di
rect tax for the support of the govern
ment Of the United States
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

F. ]. Cheney q Co., proprietors Halls
Catarrh Cure, offer 500 reward for any
case of Catarrh that can't be cured with
Halls Catarrh Cure. Sold by Penny a
McAlister, Stanford, Ky.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
Eradicates
| MALARIA.

all CONTAGIOUS Diseases. Persons waiting on
the Sick should use Il freely Scarlet Fever has
never been known 20 spread where the Fluid was
used. Yellow Fever has been cured with i after
black vomit had taken place. The worst
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

Striped hose for ladies are passe.
Solid colors are now considered the
fashion. The newest shades are tan
Bordeaux, mode, Havana brown, sap
phire blue, terra Gotta, crushed straw
berry and mystic green.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

Matte Baker. Louisville, Gays;
Browns Iron Bitiers has given me
complete relief from dyspepsia and
general depression.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

The sick mans face became sudden.
ly illuminated with heavenly radi-
ance; an unwonted light beamed from
his eyes and he moved his lips as if he
would speak. His fearful wife bent
down her ear TO hear the last words
that should pass those lips which were
so soon 10 be stilled forever. In a
faint whisper, but yet full of joy and
peace aud hope, the dying man muir.
INJURED; 81 die happy; | shall escape
the house-cleaningl" Then all was
still. His spirit had fled.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

Tennessee's late Legislature was of
that peculiar constitutional tempera
ment fitted for straining at the little
black gnat and swallowing Barnum's
two.humped camel. 1t properly
passed law making gambling felo'
ny, and suppressiug the sale of the
Police Gazette, and then proceeded to
settle part of its State debt by paying
fifty cents on the dollar.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27
DARBYS
PR0PHYLACTIC
FLUID.
A Household Article for Universal
Family Use.

For Scarlet and
Typhoid Fevers,
Diphtheria, Sail
walton, liberated
Sore Throat, Small
Pox, Measles, and
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

OVER HIS TME.-"Well, how is
your brother doing in st. LouisS' ask
ed the first. as he halted moment at
the door of a business house on the
Bowery.
"Vhell, he doan't fail yet"
"Seems to be doing a good bust
nessl"
"Seems dot vhay."
"Well, l hope he'll do frst-rate."
81 hope so, TOO, but | dunno. He
has been dere tree months und doan't
fail yet, und | cant exactly make Oud
What he means. Six weeks vas blenty
of time TO bust oOp in blaze like st.
Louis und pay ten cents on der
dollarl"-[Wall Street News.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-27

FROM LIFE.-Herr Bretzel (whc
has just had telephone put up, calls
for the repairer next day)-"Look-a
here, my vrent, tidn't you tole me
dot dellervone shbeak Cherman uni
converse in .ChermanS'
Repairer-"Yes, sir"
Herr B.--"Vell, py chiminetty,
dalk Cherman to dot dellervone yes
terday, mid bolideness, unit Ply unit py
it say, Hello! Phawt the divil are "
iabberinH Come of, ye ould dutchy.
l tond't allow no dellervone to sass me
dot way. Donnerhimmel. Dake it
away"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

IL what respect are cotton raisers
worse of now, with the local cotton
markets paying nine to ten cents,
than they were few years ago, with
cotton at twelve to thirteen cents2 We
do not speak Of the advantage they
have in the purchasing power of q
pound OF cotton, which will buy as
much now as when II was worth the
higher price; but the product of an
acre in cotton is more, absolutely "A
well as relatively, now than 1t was
then. For, five or six years ago, cot
ton seed was esteemed n worthless pro-
duct, while now it is sold at market
quotations of Sl2c Sll per ton. 1t is
estimated that the value of the seed
will add two cents TO the value of every
pound of cotton produced, which is
equivalent to an actual price of eleven
md twelve cents per pound.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
Criminal Costs.

|
Does 1t pay Il community or n state
TO allow crime To flourish amidst IL.
Not in financial sense, truly, for il is
to repress crime that we sustain by
taxation the machinery of govern
ment, including penilentaries. iails.
criminal courts, punitive officials. and
all the attendant circumstances. Every
community is therefore urged by eco
nomicol considerations, no less than
10y the demands of social morality, to
do its utmost to repress crime.
Few, perhaps, have thought of The
cost of criminal processes in Texas.
When the facts are put before their
eyes in figures tie view will be a start
ing one to them. The last Legislature
OF TINS state appropriated for 1883 and
loSl AN aggregate sum of $40, 900 for
tccS ~ McrBS in criminal eases: this
Is supplemented by further appropria.
tions FOR the protection of the frontier
sl9o,OO0; conveying cOnvicts to the
penitentiaries, 500 O0O-a total of direct
expense TO the state alone of $500, COO
for protecting itself against crime. rhe
expenses of the counties and minor
evil divisions, such MS towns and
ci'ieS' IN fees and costs of sherins, pros
ecutlng attorneys, criminal Justices
courts, jails and jailers, ana their
paid attendants, will swell the SIM r,,
into the millions. 1t il NOT
an Improbable assertion to saw that
out Tor the costs of Furnishing and re.
pressing crime the burden of STATE and
county taxation might he reduced bv
half.
AS long rs the offending old
Adam" lives in man. lie will be nrone
TO evil, and violations of moral mud |
statute law may be looked for ms insen.
arabic from the race. But crime IL
comparative, and prevails In greater
ana less degree in different communi.
lies' That people which Is most fem
Perate, among whom public schools
and Christian churches abound ond
Whefe no false teachings are dissen.
mated, will be shown 10 have small
n percentage of violations of law and
'ruer than where an opposite state Of
acts Is the rale, When people con.
lone crime they invite crime, When
hey reprobate everything of n crlmi. .
'ai tendency and speedily and surely
'onisll maleiactors, legal trespasses
he reduced To minimum.
The menviable notoriety thai Is {
wen to Texas, while often unjust and \
re'udiced, has been fairly earned g
20 one eonversant With facts can !,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

maintain that life aud property are as
highiy regarded as in many other
communities, and the unfor-
tuhate feature of 1t all 10.
that the disposition shown to
reform is as yet not strong enough nor
suihciently general. 1t is not com.
iortlhg to know that Kentucky shows
less regard for human life than Texas
shows; that Connecticut murders more
women in year than Texas does in
ten, and that Molly Maguires terror
ize Pennsylvania. 1t is the cost of
crime in Texas that should interest
Texans, and the study of the cause and
cure that should engage their atten-
ton. IL cannot he denied that II is the
laxity of the public feeling that gives
tacit encouragement to large variety
OF hiisaemeanors, not to say crimes.
The epidemic Of fence.cuttinp never
could have gained the foothold In the
state that it did but for an indulgent
feeiing that it was a protest against
the big pasture evil Highway rob
berries would be rarer If there was n
united and severe condemnation of the
crime, followed mp by extreme penal
ties from the courts: homicides would
be less frequent if it were not for "A
falsely so-called "chivalrousp feeling
III favor of the revolver and bowie
Knife as arbitrators in personal differ
ences. These crimes are due in great
number to Initiated public sentiment
1t is impossible to estimate the woe
iul effects of such a condition upon
the moral economy of a people in ex |
act terms, but its cost i'm dollars and |
cents, which is the lesser feature of the |
eVil, can be more precisely shown.
The million or two dollars that are
spent IN Texas every year upon the
criminal classes and the machinery of
Il punitive system, the adjunct of
crime, is n heavy tax upon the people,
which better regard for law would
lessen. We have Il fair and lust sys-
tenn OF laws; Prospect for them were
more marked we would have less use
for invoking them. If the public mt
large want to scale down taxes. LET
them scale down crime. The remedy
Is with themselves, and they have
only themselves to blame il they con-
tinue to suffer.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
We Think We Do.

Docs the Fort Worth GAZETTE think that
It expresses the wishes OF the Democracy OF
Texas, when II advocates the continuance
| ofthc Internal revenue. interposng n federal
spy system of raising money to support the
government?-Housto Age.
No kind Of taxes are. regarded with
special favor by the people of Texas;
but when ii comes to choice between
the taxing of whisky, tobacco, and 9th
er luxuries, which we can do without.
and the taxing of farming implements,
clothing and necessaries that we can
not do without, we believe the Demo-
cratic party Of Texas are largely in ia
vor of abolishing the latter and retain
ing the former. There has been no
canvass of the party at large, but the
expressions of eleven representative
congressman out Of twelve agree with
the GAZETTE that the tariff taxes
should go,eNcept for revenue purposes,
aud II any are to be retained let them
he internal revenue taxes. Therefore
Uncle Daniel, the GAZETTE thinks il
voices the sentiment Of the Texas De-
mocracy. If not produce the proof of
the contrary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

BY the shutting down Of Pennsylva-
mia iron mills over 5000 men are
thrown out of employment. Manu-
f,cturers say there is no demand in
the country for their work. We hear
nothing Of dizziness In the English
iron mills. They produce two or three
times ms much as our manufacturers,
'ro unprotected, yet they seem to find
a market. The reason is plain. They
have the world for a market; we have
taxed ourselves out Of that market,
and when the home market is full our
manufacturers must wait for revival,
But great and glorious is protection, If
we do starve.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
Uniform Time.

The new time standard seems TO
nave gone into operation throughout
the state without any confusion what
ever The necessity for the change
was so apparent that the public gen
orally accepted 1t quite cheerfullv.
me disadvantages of the system lust
discarded We're multifarious. Every
city in the state had its own local ar
mean time, and every railroad had its
own standard. Here I'm Fort Worth
the number of railroads centerinp
each with its own standard. made
ii decidedly perplexing for the man
who had To catch u train or meet nm
engagement. The same difficulty ok.
listed everywhere else. In Waco. opr
correspondent says, there were no less
than five distinct standards OF time. A
change was needed and the new svs.
TEN Is no doubt the most practical that
could he devised. II Is WORKING we'll
SO far as we have heard, and there Is
no reason why 1t should not. The
next step, and it will be taken in due
time, will be The abolition of the n. m.
and p. m, IN counting the hours. Most
OF the railroads already count from
o'clock all the way through to n.
which Is simple and practical. Grad
ually the public will fall into this
method too, and within short time
watch and clock dials will show the
full two dozen figures,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

Greenback.Republican candidate
(for such Wash Jones was,) the Post
hunted around until 1t found docu-
ment known in state politics as "Coke
on Ireland written In 1877 when the
breach between those two
now eminent men was widest. II pub
lished this with much gusto and scat
tered ii broadcast over the state. II has
lately accomplished another feat in
the same line, and makes rs much ado
over il rs il did last year over the Coke
interview. Congressman Reagan, for
reasons satisfactory TO his constituents
and to himself, is opposed to Mr. Ran
dall's election ~ speaker of the next
house. The Post. for reasons no doubt
satisfactory to its management, es-
pouses Mr.. Randall's aspirations. The
Post considers anything fair in love
and war, and so it essays to hoist Mr..
Reagan on his.own petard, rs it were.
To do this it resorts to the method of
y
ter of Mr.. Reagan's written it 1879,
Just after Mr.. Randalps election as
speaker Of the house, Forty-sixth con-
gress. Mr.. Reagan had just voted,
along with other Texan members, for
the shrewd Pennsylvania, and in
this letter he endeavors to explain, to
n Texas friend, the notions
for his vote, II is u clear
frank and manly letter, and con-
sidering the time it was written, is
simply unanswerable. Judge Reagan
could not have voted otherwise, with
out leaving his party. The Post, how
ever, adverts to Mr.. Reagan's position
to-day, and cites this letter of four
years ago as proof of inconsistency.
The GAZETTE Is neither the spokes-
man or the champion of Judge Rea-
gan. He Is competent to fight his own
battles and will no doubt he heard |
from on this subject. 1t may be said,
however, that the Post is hardly war.
in taking this letter as n basis
for the allegation of inconsistency.
Times have changed since 1879. Issues
that were not then definitely fonmu-
lated are now burning questions.
They have grown, matured and are
Public sentiment has
grown with them. How many Demo-
Gratis are there who espoused the NOM
nation of Mr.. Tilden, and who worked
with all their soul Tor his election. who
are unequiv0cally opposed to his nom
nation now? And yet Mr.. Tilden is
Democrat and II representative one.
now, rs he was then. Will the Post
charge Inconsistency against those
Democrats, his ardent supporters in
.s6, who are out and out opposed To
lim now? We think not. Mr.. Rem
gan has ut least the right TO be Judged
~ the same rules of reasoning that
lpply to Mr.. Tilden's case. His oppo-
ition to Randall now may he every
bit as conscientious as his support of
Randall in 1879. tits certainly in line
with the sentiment in the district Mr.
Reagan has the honor 10 represent
And II Il representative is not in con-
'rcss to voice and vote the INTELLIGENT
sentiment of his con-
we have an Inadequate con-
eptlon OF his mission and duty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
In,he From, RalII
lParis NotlhTesl.

The Fort Worth Gam
abreast Of the times md
advance, with charasss|
prise has opened a brl
Washington, where yss|
vited TO call. 1t will tkI
the various Texas payssI
bound TO be Il favorlte Is
who desire to know whist i
here. The Daily GMElH|
the best papers in the ScaI|
read II with more pleasure
exchange received at tht |
the GAZETTE does not ss1
front rank OF Southern
then We don't know whers |
newspaper that does.