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CheagO, 81. L0uN and PttsbNg Railroad Go.
TNprANAroL1s. I'D. Feb. IA. IS8

TNDIANAPoLIS, IND. Feb II. 1881
The annual meeting of the stockholders of tho
Chicago, st. Louis and Pittsburg Railroad Company
will be held at the principal Office Of the company in
the Union Depot at Indianapolis Indiana, on
Wednesday, March 10. 1884 at IL o'clock H. M for
the purpose Of elecig directors fill the places
of like number whose torn of service expires at
that date and for the transaction Of such other bust
ness as may properly come before tie meeting. AZ
said meeting the action Of tho Board Of Directors ia
entering into agreement of consolidation with tina
Chicago ST. Louis and Piytsburg Railroad Company.
of the State Of Illinois will be submitted to the stock
holders for their approval.
s. Z. ITCGETgT. Secretary.
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Whether through its establishment the number
of fast-freight lines will be reduced is question,
but II Is hardly probable that tast-relght lines
will be done away with, 10! these many years. In
fact certain number of fast-freight lines the
roads must have so identical are the interests
of the railroad companies ana the lines. The
only real point made is that in the reducing OF
the number of fast-freight lines say one to each
recognized trnnklin the competition would
not be so excessive and rates would possibly be
better maintained.
For Their Best Interest to Maintain Rates.
The frmness with which the Pennsylvania
lines have maintained rates for months past is
exciting much comment, yet they do so more
from policy than principle. So extensive is their
system that it touches many important points
where they have practically no competition, and
from such points they can get full tariff rates
providing they maintain rates at points where
they have competition. Secondly, their local
traffic is immense, and, were they to commence
slaughtering rates at Chicago and indianapolis
soon their local shippers would become uneasy
and demand lower rates. Were the PennSylva-
MIA road to meet the rates on through east bound
freights at which some of their competitors have
taken property at every station between Indian
apolis and Richmond, the G., st. L. d Z. would
need to have given proportlonately low rate
while by the maintenance of rates at lndldnapo-
lis Jney are enaDieu 10 say 10 Shippers we itfe
treating all alike. A shipper at Chicago
or indianapolis has no advantage
over a shipper at way station in rate matters.
But the Pennsylvania people depend chiefly for
their earnings on their immense local traffic.
Through business is secondary. More especially
will this remark apply to the Pennsylvania lines
east of Pittsburg as shown in the fact that III
1883 the company carried, on the 1913 miles Of
road composing its main stem and branches,
PISA, 100 tons Of paying freight, but not 10 per
cent of this was through freight, the aggregate
of this latter being no more than 1887, $50 tons.
Moreover, the gain over previous years is wholly
in local and not in through freight For in
stance. total tonnage was larger than in 1882 by
1913 76l tons, but local tonnage larger by
l 1920, 100 tons, showing that through tonnage
must have fallen of G, $3.50 tons. In the previous
year. of a gain of 2 1893 S72 tons, an but l2S tons
was in local freight. Almost the whole of the
company's vast network of roads is tributary to
the main stem between Pittsburg and Philadel-
phia (35S miles, and as result the traffic over
this line has become very heavy. This fully APP
pears from the fact that in 1888 these 31S miles
of road earned at the rate of $74,6 per mile.
Mr. Poor in his manual, gives the average for
all roads in the country in the year 1882 at 81
1SS. or less than one-tenth the amount on this
piece of road. It is to be noted that the Penn
sylyania has been gaining very heavily Of late
years, and that recently as 1878 the earnings
were only $48 $50 per mile.
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The want of a rc.
liable diuretic which,
while acting as a slim
ulant Of the kidneys,
neither excitcs nor
initiates them. was
long since supplied by
Hostetter'S Stomach
Bitters. This fine
medicine exerts the
requisite degree Of
stimlation upon these
without pro
ducing irritation, and
is. therefore, far bet.
ter adapted for the
purpose than unmcdi
Gated excitants often
resorted to. Dyspep-
STA. fever and aguo.
and kindred diseases.
are all cured by it. For
sale by all druggists
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Judgment for s., 500 on a certificate of member
ship. It is alleged that Barnhart was perma-
nently disabled by an accident on April u, 1888,
and that the order has refused to pay him the
benefits to which he was entitled on account of
his disability.
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WHEN remedy has stood the test of more
than thirty years trial and to-day is more largely
used than ever, its worth is evidently unques-
toned. Such is the record Of Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup
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Smiths Chemical Dye-WOrlls
No. 3 Martindale's Block, near Postoffce.

Clean dye and repair gentlemen olo4lug; also ladies'
dresses shawls sacques and silk and wooden goods of
every description, dyed and rcfnished kid gloves
neatly cleaned at 10 cents per pair. WIN do more
irstcass work for less money than any house of tho
kind in the State. JOHN b. SMITH.
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Marion Criminal Court.

Hon. Pierce Norton, Juige
State Ben Jearl leasing rooms for gambling
purposes. Tried by court and fined $40.
State vs. Emmett Bishop grand larceny. Plea Of
guilty. Sentence withheld until to-day.
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Endorsements from leading authorities, Medi-
the best.
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SUIT AGAINST BROOKS 6 DICKSON.
Suit Against the Order of Honor.

George H. and Lou Barnhart have brought
suit against the United Order of Honor, asking
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
Peters S Eclectic Piano Instructor.

Compiled by W. c. Peters Price 1925.
Among the great and successful Piano Methods of the
oable place The sale of a quarter Of million copies
is proof tangible of its worth and Of the favor with
which it is regarded especially in large number of
educational institutions in which it has long been
used. practical wel-graded and thorough book.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

Being almost wholly uneducated, the
Venetian lady is naturally an inveterate
gossip. Her tongue wags eternally,
and can only wag about the small talk
of her native town, for all beyond is an
unknown world to her. Every afternoon
she goes to a reception OF a friend, when
she is not herself receiving. At these
receptions there are twenty or thirty
women and one or two men. Each fresh
arrival is handed round to be kissed by
all the ladies, and when visitor goes
those who remain pick her to pieces as
crows do carrion. Strangers-and in
this they include even Italians who are
not Venetians-they regard with distrust
and dislike. They appear to be on
friendly terms with them, but behind
their backs they sneer and ieer at them.
No matter how long they may have re-
sided here, the line Of demarkation is
kept up. As the Venetian ladies talk
patois among themselves, and many Of
them are unable to talk anything else,
they never get over afeeling of awkward
ness and constraint when with those
whose language is the purer Italian
When not either at home or visiting, the
ladies' are seated on the Piazza Of st
Marc, when they meet the men of theil
acquaintance and interchange notes.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
A CURIOUS LEGEND.

This curious Hessian legend is re-
corded by the Brothers Grimm: A
man kills his brother while they are out
hunting, and buries the corpse under
the arch of bridge. Years pass. One
day, shepherd, CLOSING the bridge
with his flock, sees below little white
bone, shining like ivory. He goes down,
picks it up, and carves it into mouth
piece for his bagpipes. When he began
10 play, the mouth-piece, to his ho' ror,
began to sing OF its own accord
"oh, my dear shepherd you are
playing on one of my bones by brother
essassinated me and buried me under the
bridge"
The shepherd, terrified, took his bag
pipes to the King, who put the mouth
piece to his lips, when straightway the
refrain began
"Oh, my dear King you are playing
on one of my bones my brother assassi
mated me and buried me under the
bridge"
The King ordered all his subiests to try
in turn the bagpipes. From mouth t.
mouth the instrument passed to that O.
the fratricide, and then it sang:
ooh, my dear brother you are pay
| ing on one of my bones it was you witt
assassinated me
And the King ordered the murdere
to be executed.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
THE PYRAMIDS,

Mr.. q. W. French, of Philadelphia,
presented some curious facts concerning
the results of the astronomical and geo.
metrical investigations of the great
Pyramid before meeting Of New York
ministers. The chief purpose Of the
speaker was to prove that the Pyramid
records the prophetic history of Judaism
and Christianity. The Pyramid was
built before idolatry made its way into
the world, and, as was claimed, contains
no symbol of false worship, and this
confirmed the Scriptural knowledge of
God held by Abimelech, King Of Cesar,
and Of the Egyptian Pharaoh in the time
of Abraham. According to Mr.. French,
the narrow passageway in the Pyramid
symbolizes the voyage of life, which
slopes downward to dark hole beneath
the earth's surface and upward to the
"King's chamber" where the temper
AZURE stands unchangeably at 6S de-
grees. The horizontal passage symbol
ICES the departure of the Jews from
Egypt and also their rejection OF the
Christ. Then the perpendicular ascent.
the overhanging wall, and particular
step in the pyramidal sign language
mean that the higher man rises toward
the divine and the heavenly the moro
room there is for him, though the as
cent may be difficult. The inscription
on the Pyramid was taken by the lect-
urer to mean the unity Of God and the
fulfillment of certain prophecies in 1881
and in view Of the events of last year he
thought these symbols 81 the Pyramid
were something moro than mere coin
cidence. The prophecies Of Daniel con-
corning the destruction of Jerusalem in
seventy weeks and the 1890 days were
said to bring out 1881, and also the
Apocalyptic vision Of 1860 from the
Mohammedan hegira In 621 give the
same date. But the Pyramid shows
plus 1881, which includes part of the
current year, SO that great religious
events may be looked for In this year Of
grace 1882. A symbol OF the Messiah
was also found in the capstone, as "the
head of the corner" These theories of
the symbolism of the Pyramid have
often been discussed before, and they
are very interesting, but general opinion,
we believe, has concluded that they are
simply an ingenious leading up Of GER
tain facts and figures to fit preconceived
and already accepted ideas.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
BREAD.
Witch van You Eat-Whne or BrOtcns

Whtoh WI Y0u EU-HHue UT oTVO"'
from the Nineteenth Century.l
GAe earliest agitator in the matter OBJ
served two years ago, when travelling in
Sicily, that the laboring classes there
live healthily and work well upon a
vegetable diet, the staple article Of
which is bread made of well-ground
wheat meal. Nor are the Sicilians by
any means the only people so supported.
"The Hindoes of the Northwestern Pro.
vince can walk fifty or sixty miles day
with no other food than 'chapetties,
made of the whole meal, with little
'ghee, or Galam butter" Turkish and
Arab porters, capable Of carrying bur-
dens Of from 400 to 600 pounds, live on
bread only, with the occasional addition
of fruit and vegetables. The Spartans
and Romans of old time lived their vig-
orous lives on bread made of wheaton
meal. In northern, as well as in south
ern climates, we find the same thing,
In Russia, Sweden, Scotland, and else
where, the poor live chiefly on bread,
always made from some whole meal
wheat, oats or rye-and the peOsantry OF
whatever climate SO fed always compare
favorably with our South English poor,
who, in conditions of indulgence preclul.
ing them from obtaining sufficient meat
food, starve, if not TO death, at least into
sickness, on the white bread it is our
modern English habit to prefer. White
bread alone will not support animal life.
Bread made Of the whole grain will.
The experiment has been tried in France
by Magendie. Dogs were the subjects
of trial, and every care was taken to
equalize all the other conditions-to pro-
portion the quality of food given in each
case to the weight of the animal expert
mented upon, and so forth. The result
was sufficiently marked. At the end of
forty days, the dogs fed solely on white
bread, died. The dogs fed on bread
made of the whole grain remained vigor.
GUS, healthy and we'll nourished.
Whether an originally healthy human
being, if fed solely on white bread for
forty days, would likewise die at the
end Of that time remains, of course, q
question. The tenacity of life exhibited
by Magendie's dogs will not evidently
bear comparison with that of the scarce
| ly yet forgotten forty days wonder, DR..
Tanner. Nor is it by any means as
serted that any given man, or any given
chill, would certainly remain in vigor-
GUS health for an indefinite length Of
time if fed solely on wheat-meal bread.
Not single piece of strong evidence
has been produced, however, to show
that he would not; and, in the only case
in which whole-meal bread has beer
tried with any persistency, or on any
considerable scale among us-to-wit il
jails-facts go to show such bread to b,
an excellent and wholesome substitute
for more costly forms OF nutritious food
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
A oUAKER'S "FRIENDLY SCUFFLE."

When Lees graybacks were making
their way through Pennsylvania toward
Gettysburg two infantrymen belonging
10 Pickett's Virginians raided into a
Quaker's house in search Of something
to eat. They were met at the door by
the owner of the premises, who asked:
care ye rebels2"
"You bet we are r. was the blunt re-
ply.
"And what do ye wish herep"
Fodder, old man, and don't keep us
waiting for it."
"If thee wishest for something to eat
thou canst have it." said the Quaker to
the spokesman, "but I trust that ye will
take nothing from the house."
1t was poor trust. After the boys
had finished their meal one of them
pocketed q watch which was hanging on
o nail, and the other seized upon silver
cream pitcher as token Of remem-
brance.
care We thieves as well as rebellious
citizensP" Indignantly demanded the
man as he confronted them.
"Stand aside and let us out or we'll
damage you /"
"Verily, 1 will not Thou must not
rob my house"
"Never mind him, Bill-Quakera
don't fight" called the one in the rear.
"Hit him clip on the chin and run
for it."
"Truly, I shall not fight" calmly
observed the disciple Of Penn as he
pushed up his sleeves and spit on his
hands, "but if in friendly scuffie to
recover possession of mine own the rob
bers should get injured, shall not have
to answer to my conscience"
There was "friendly scuffle in thu
next York minute, and one OF the trio
who is now resident Of Richmond
wildly remembers having the iaw-ach'
for week after, while his companion
complai ed of sore throat, dizziness
lame back and depressed spirits. al
the remarks made after the scuffie com
menced were simply q few word
dropped by the Quaker to the effec
that:
~ am sorry toput thee out, and sorr
to damage thee, but it is better this
thou shouldst go thy ways up the pix
towards destruction. detroit Ere
Press.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
THE DOCTOR AND THE 4WYER.

A smart young sprig Of lawyer had
q grave old doctor on the witness stand
in case Of assault and battery, and he
questioned him numerically.
"Ah, Doctor" inquired the lawyer,
"did I understand you to say the cut in
the mans head was dangerous?"
eyes, sir, replied the doctor.
"Well, Doctor, doesn't it sometimes
happen that even less cut than this is
dangerousp"
"Yes, SIR"
"And, Doctor, is 1t not true that even
o scratch is dangerous2"
Eyes, sir, and have known Of cases
resulting fatally when not even scratch
was visible. Only recently man died
under such circumstances.
"Ah, indeed" quickly put in the at
torney in a pleased and satisfied way,
evil you be kind enough to tell the
Jury the 1acts
"Cert inly, if you desire it."
"You say there was not scratch on
him?"
"Not one that could find"
"And he diedP"
eyes"
"Now, doctor, just tell the jury how
it was."
"Well, you see, he had the collie, ant
he was dead before 1 could get him un
tangled"
The young attorney called anothe
witt rss. -Steubeaviile (Ohio) Herald.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

JoII1E had dinner party, and, not
withstanding his having a boil On his
dexter hand, he insisted on taking the
head of the table and carving tho tur-
key. After he had been awkwardly jag.
ging away at the deceased bird his wife
rather petulantly remarked: 1.-THE way
you go to work at that, Mr.. Jollie, one
would think you were carpenter. "
"What tradesman could 1 better emu
late with hand-sore? was the quick
reply.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

THERE had been a seeming GOODNESS
between the lovers. One day Emily's
schoolmate ventured to refer to the sub
ject and asked her "When did you see
Charley last?" "Two weeks ago to.
night" "What was he doing ?" "Try.
ing to get over the fence" "Did he
appear to be much agitated ?" $50
much SO, replied Emily, "that it took
all the strength of papa's new bulldog to
hold him."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
SOME AGRICULTURAL sTATISTICS

SOME AGRICULTUbAL SIA1IS1ACS'
The growth and development Of the
agricultural resources Of this country in
the last decade have been so remarkable
that it may be interesting to compare
the returns of some Of the principal
crops for the years 1870 and 1880. This
great increase is due to two causes.
First, the better cultivation by improved
methods of the older-settled portion;
and, second, the opening up of new
lands by the number of emigrants, and
the changes that financial depression
brought about, by which many trades
men and mechanics were compelled to
look for support to the fertile fields OF
the West and Southwest.
In. 1870 the amount of cotton pro
duced. was 1852, 317 bales, in 1889 more
than 100000 bales. In 1870 the
amount Of Indian corn raised was $780,
$40, 594 bushels in 1880, 1,754, 449, 49,
bushels. In 1870 the wheat crop was
287, 745, 626 bushels; in 1880 it was
1859, 667, 1882 bushels. In 1870 the crol
of oats reached $50, 1O7, 1877 bushels; il
1880, 4O7, 1853, O33 bushels. In 1910 the
tobacco crop amounted to 2G2, 735, 34l
pounds; in 1880 it amounted to 473,
1915 pounds. The increase OF agri
cultural products was nearly 100 pei
cent. in these ten years, and in tn
last year Of this decade, out OF this vas
increase Of our crops and products on
cattle export rose from $13, 100000 t
| $14, 900, 600; corn, from $43, 900, 900 t
| $50, 100000; wheat, from $167, sos, 90
to $3.50, 546, 900; -four, from $35, 0Oo, 90
to $45, 900, 900; cotton, from 5000, 1862, 90
to $245, 534, 391; beef, from $4,000
to $l2,OOO,OOO; lard, from 1928, 900, 90
to sS5, 900, 900; and pork from $1,000
to 1000 900 annually.
These figures tell of the great wealt
Of this country, and show the activit
aud skill of our farmers, and furnis
some good lessons to our political ecol
omists. They speak Of millions of a.
tive workers looking to mother earth fC
their support, Of other millions depend
ing on them for the means Of life, on
of the great Providence over all, wi
has said that "seed time and harve
shall not fall"
The increase in the production Of IL
ten years ending 1880 has been near
100 per cent.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
CLUB LIST.
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

A ST. GATHERINGS (Canada) jury o.
twelve enlightened and thinking men
who were called to judge the facts of o
case wherein a murder had probably
been done-its victim a woman-came
to the fore with the conclusion, "Died
by the visitation Of God under suspicious
circumstances.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

A FLORIDA company has been so sue
cessful in making paper from palmetto,
that twenty mills are to be erected in
sections of the State where palmetto
trl es arc abundant. ..-. go. .- e.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

To REJOICE in another's prosperity is
to give content to your own lot; to miti'
gate another's grief is to alleviate or dih'
pei your own.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

ANup country man boughta Roman can
die and lightedittogoto bedby. He says
you can bet your sweet life he'll lick the
man that loaded it, If he can find him
ont
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09
AFTER Oliver Wendell Holmes lect

AFTER Oliver Wendell Holmes lect.
ured at Haverhill, Mass, he called on
an old schoolmate who was dealing in
stoves. "Did you ever attend -
school ?" asked the poet. "Yaas." EDO
you remember boy named Oliver Wen
dell Holmes :" "Naw." "Ever heard
the name?" "Naw." The interview
ended.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

The Lycians considered mourning
effeminate, and so put on women's
clothes when they wept for their dead.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

To DREAD no eye and to respect no
tongue is the great prerogative Of limo
cence.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-09

NEVER borrow more than you can pay
back, and never lend more than you can
borrow.