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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
BOGUS BRILLLANTS.

"How do your diamonds compare
with the genuine"
"Put them side by side and you can't
tell them apart. Let me show you
some samples" and the dealer turned
to his iron safe and got out a box OF I'M
set " diamonds Of about three carats
each. Handing the scribe dainty pair
of tweezers he requested him to examine
the stones before the light. The report
er picked up one of the gems as careful
ly as though it were $4,000 stone,
and held it before his optics. 1t spark
led brilliantly, was cut perfectly, and
anybody but an expert would suppose it
to be genuine diamond. The reporter
was tempted to slip the stone up his
sleeve, until he asked the price of it,
when, getting the reply, "one dollar,
he dropped it as though it was poison
GUS.
"Here are some thirty beautiful spec
linens, remarked the merchant as he I'M
folded another paper and laid before the
scribe half dozen stones about the size
of door-knob. These are worn prln-
cipally by gamblers on account OF their
extraordinary size. "They come q
great deal higher than those othersfl
sEhave shown you. sell these OF 500
I apiece, or a pair of them for a serio-com'
A ic singers earrings at s425. They are
exceedingly brilliint, you see, asd Vt
night SHINE like locomotive headlight.
Here are lot Of little diamonds that sell
from 25 to Is cents each. "Are those
! made Of paste or fshscales p {" Oh, nos
! / never deal in paste goods. These
!, stones come from the Sierra Nevada
mountains, and are cut and polished IN
New York; and some are even sent tc
Paris to be cut and are then returned tx
this country. They are the best imita'
y, ton Of the diamond made, and retair
u their brlliancy forever. Not being al
hard as the diamond, care has to b'
taken in not getting them scratched.
{ "You remarked before that the trad
was simply immense. I suppose tina
{ the second or middle class Of society ar
!, the greatest purchasers of these imita
l. tons ?" "That's where you.e wrong
= The principal buyers and wearers {
y .snide' diamonds are those who move i
=, the highest society, and I'll tell you tn
= reason why. Let lady who counts he
!, wealth by the hundreds of thousands OF
10 Lear in public with pair OF six or eigl
~ carat diamond earrings, and the peopl
- never suspect that they are 'snide.' Tile
u imagine that because the wearer
- wealthy she would never degrade herse
l1 III, by wearing 50 diamonds, but such is tt
=, case, Hundreds of times have l matche
~ genuine diamonds for high-tont
W. Indies, and it was actually impossible
10 tell them apart. You see, when pc
-. son Of wealth wears 'snide' diamond
."' YOU can hardly make people believe til
they are anything else than genuin
while. on the other hand, let a person
~, more reduced circumstances wear gen
va inc diamonds, and everybody they me
81 will turn up Their noses and remark tt
On thew are 'snide. So that is the reas
~ the people Of wealth can throw on
y. much style with very little expense
., ." Cincinnati Tlnaes-Star.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
MOSQUITOES and MALARIA.

Mosquitoes, according to some doc
tors of the new school, are natures pro-
phylactic against malaria, the liquid in
ected by the sting depositing a crystal
which, upon analysis, is supposed to be
Identical with quinia. The idea of the
mosquito being the counter-irritant to
malaria is certainly very benevolent
one, though it will hardly p@vent peo-
pie from killing their medicine on
sight. But why not assume the con
verse Of the proposition, that mosque
toes are the cause of malaria? Certainly
the biggest mosquitoes and those thai
bite the hardest are found where chilli
are most severe and fevers hottest. II
Louisiana and Mississippi, where thu
"break- bone" fever RACES, the mosqui
Toes have the reputation of being abl'
to pierce through q thick buckskil
glove. In those sections, ladies do thei
sewing under mosquito nets, and tn
most ardent lover, when he goes court
ing, always finds "bar" between hi
and the object Of his affections.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
BEE CULTURE.

1t is but few years since anything
like systematic bee culture has been at
tempted in the United States, but the
business has now become an important
industry, more than 100000 pounds
of honey being annually produced and
sold. The trade is principally carried
on by large capitalists, who often have
from $500 to 5000 swarms of bees. In
California the bees are farmel out, that
is, apiaries of 100 swarms or so are
placed in the grounds Of farmers, gtner'
ally from three to four miles apart. The
farmers receive fixed rent or share o.
the honey for their compensation, as may
be agreed upon. On an average, one
acre of ground is estimated to supper
twenty-five swarms OF bees, and the yielt
of a swarm is generally about tft.
pounds of honey year.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
TIE CRY OF A DISTRESSED WRITER

TIE CRY OF A DISIhEoSED HhA1bh
have had pamphlet sent to me en-
tiled "The Legal Prevention of Hitter
ICY" I dare say it is very able pam
,hlet, but have not read it; it is not
iliteracy want to prevent, but literacy.
long for soma patent method of con-
sincing every man, woman, and child,
Who is poor, unhappy, or wants pin
money, that they cannot rush into liter
lture pell-mell, and make money at will.
Above all, I should like legal penalty
mposed on every one who sends " first
4ffort" to me. It is an equal "effort,
and by no means my " first" for me to
read their poetry, and for them to write
it. fssy invariably, and say it again
here, that if the Angel Gabriel were tc
write book, and ask me for my candle
opinion OF its merits, I would not give j
to him. I am fast becoming misan
thrope from the amount Of trash, gar
nished with neither sense, grammar
rhyme, nor meter, that my fellow.creat
ures perpetrate with view to fame AM
fortune. Will anything ever convinc
this crowd of imbeciles that to writ
even decently demands previous cultiva
ton, information, and common sense Q
that real genius is like any other dis
mond, and needs careful cutting an
polishing2 I suppose not 1.-The a
Ldntic.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
IYOLATING CONFLICTS.

Solitary confinement is being success
fully experimental with in various pris-
ons in Europe. For this purpose cells
of sheet-iron are being constructed that
are somewhat in the nature OF cages.
Over the door and overhead there is q
network of heavy wire. A number OF
these cells are placed eide by side in
one large room of prison. The in
mates can see nothing Of each other, and
no conversation is permitted. Youthful
prisoners are especially subjected to this
mode of confinement at night and dur
ing .ther not-working hours, the object
being to prevent the demoralizing intlu
ences resulting from Imprisonment il
common. This plan is at present pur
sued in Belgium, Italy and Ireland, ant
is to be Introduced in Hungary.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
THE UGLIEST OF ALL RACES.

The ancient Huns seem to have been
the ugliest Of all the ugly races OF Gen.
trail Asia and the homeliest individual
with one exception--was probably the
"veiled Prophet Of Bokhara," Mullah
Ibu Said, the responsiveness Of whose
features was SO overpowering that he did
not dare to show himself withouta mask,
for which he afterward substituted a
golden veil, whence his surname, Almu-
kana-"The Yelled One" Yet, his
biographer, Ibu Chaldir, assures us that
an elder cousin of Almukana, who
proudly disdained to hide his face, ex-
ceeded him not only in erudition but also
in ugliness. This man, called Kofta Ben
Lukas, and famous as philosopher and
grammarian, must actually have been
the ne plus ultra of LONELINESS. He
was an accomplished teacher of langua-
ges, but the only pupils he could procure
at the Lyceum of Bagdad were adult
males, of exceptional fortitude, all 9TH
ers being overcome by the terrors of his
presence. When Almohadi, the Caliph,
inquired after the best teacher of the
Prussian language, the name OF Ben
Lukas was mentioned among those OF
the highest merit, but when further in
quiries proved this worthy to be identi-
cal with the formidable icentiate oil
Bagdad, Almohadi, who wanted the in
structor for his own son, was earnestly
advised to alter his choice, as Prince
, Of such tender years would surely sue
cumb to nervous prostration at The frs
grammatical interview. The Calipl
ridiculed these fears and ordered til,
grammarian to report at his court butn,
sooner had Kofta Ben Lukas made hi
salaam to the Commander Of the Faith
y full than he was presented with purs
:, Of $50 golden denarii and offered fit
more if he would leave the capital be
n fore night. he had been summone
q through misunderstanding, they toll
/. him, and the Caliph did not wish it t
o become public that by his mistake a
- illustrious scholar had thus been foolishl
!, interrupted in his studies.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
aAnrrrnp As an onAToR.


Gen. Garfield was the most effective
stump and platform orator of his party.
He went directly to the reason OF his
hearers. There was never any sophistry
in his speeches, or any appeal to prelu'
dice, or any trick Of suppression or half
statement. He approached his audi.
ences neither in way of mock difference
nor of superiority, but as if he were one
of them, come to talk with them on
terms of intellectual equality, and de-
sirous only of convincing their minds by
o perfectly-fair presentation of facts and
arguments. He had strong, far
reaching voice, pitched in the middle
key, dignifed, manly presence, and an
abundance of the quality which, fol
want of better term, we call persona
magnetism. His manner in his speeche:
was first engaging by reason OF Its frank
ness and moderation, and afterward liz
pressive by It's 'earneslness anu NiSor
At the climax OF speech he gathered
up all the forces Of statement and logi
he had been marshaling, and hurle'
them upon his listeners with tremendou
force. His eyes dilated, his form seeme
to expand, his voice took on sort
Il explosive quality, his language game
the height of simple and massive elt
sEquence, and his gestures became so ell
!. ergetic and forcible that he seemed,
times, to be beating down oppositio
I wiflt,sIedge- hammer blows, throwing h
3 arguments forward like solid shot fro
q cannon. e. Y Smaltey, IN the Cen
II try Magazine.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

Burglars entered the State Libra
rian's Office at Frankfort one night
last week and stole so in money, 81
in stamps and two overcoats valued
at $50. The assistant librarian was
sleeping in an adjoining room.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
New Light On rheumatism

II hid been completely disabled
from rheumatism. / used Parker
Tonic for kidney disease, when to my
astonishmant the rheumatism com
pletely dis lp3lrel." s. writes Mrs
Henry Bpg9rt, Of NJ. AL Atlantic
AVE-, Brooklyn N. Y. rheumatism
arises from the failure Of the kidney
to separate the uric acid from tn
blood. no.l03-lm nj.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

NoxR triAe with God and make sport
If sin so much as those whose way OF
liyings interfere with their prayers; who
pray perhaps for sobriety and wait daily
for m answer to that prayer at merry
meeting or tavern.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

An Albany Correspondent who
kl,ws everything says thtt Senator
Bavard has written to Mr., Cleveland
TO say that he will accep. the Treas
ury portfolio. This piece of informl-
tion contains three essential elements
, of truth: There is man named
Bayard and a man named Cleveland,
AM there is, likewise Treasury
portfulio.-N. Y. World.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
FUNERALS.

Speaking of some things connected
with funerals which ought to be re-
form Il, Bishop Clark, Of Rhode Island,
saws: "I think the exhibition Of the
worn and pallid features of the dead tc
the gaze of the curious and unsympa
thizing crowd is another custom that il
decidedly out of place."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Mothers.
Life Preserver

II You are failing. broken. worn out and ner
yous, use "Wells' Health Remover" Csc.
Druggists,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Pretty Women.

Instant relief for Neuralgia. Toothache, Face.
ache. Ask for "Rough on Toothache." 10 and
Is cents.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
l.Rnnrh on Itch /"

Hacking. Irritating Coughs, Colds. Sore Throat,
cured by Trough on Coughs" Troches, loo
Liquid, 25c.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
whooping Cough

"welrs Health Remover" restores health
and vigor, cures Dyspepsia. Headache, Ner
yOusness, Debility. o..
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
The Hope of The Nation.

Enough on Itch" cures humors, eruptions
ring-worn, letter, salt rheum, frosted feet
chilbains.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
CROUCH ON Corns. !"

Palpltation. Dropsical Swellings, Dizziness.
Indigestion, Headache, Slecplessncss cured by
Wells Health Remover"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

promptly, pleasantly and safely relieved by
Rough on Coughs. Troehes, lIc Balsam,
o.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

three or four hours every night coughing. Get
immediate +, lief and sound rest by using Wells,
though on Coughs" Troches, l5c.; Balsam'
25 cents.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Heart Pains.

Clea's ont rats, mice. reaches, flies, ants he'd
bugs, skunks, chpmuuks, gophers. lie. Drug
gists
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

Rough on Pain" Porus Plasteri
Strengthening. improved, the best for back
lche, pains in chest or side, rheumatism, neu-
'alpia. augl2 ly
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

Falmouth had a $4,000 fire on the
10Th, the greater portion of the loss
falling on Rule Bros. Insurance
$4,000.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Wide Awake

Children. slow in development, puny, scraw-
nv, and delicate. use 'Welrs Health Remover
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Catarrhal Throat Affections

Ladies' who would retain freshness and vicac.
ity, Don't fail TO try wells Health Renewer."
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
though on Toothache."

II you are losing your grip on life, try "Wells'
Health Remover" Goes irect To weak spots.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

BILE at any business. Capital not required. You
AN live at home and work in spare time only,
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bout delay. Address STINsON Co.. Port
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Buying Agents Wanted.
"Rourh on Coughs"


Ash for NRough on Coughs" for Coughs
colds. sore Throat, lIoarsencss. Troches, Ibc
Liquid, CSC.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Thin Hannln.

Strengthening. improved. the best for back
ache. pains in chest or side. rheumatism, neu.
ralgia.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

WE are continually prone, in Chris
ian experience, to mistake what is done
us for what is done by us.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Rough ON Pain" Porus Plaster,

Ask for Wells Trough on Corns l'c. Quick
complete cure. Hard or soft corns. warts, bun
IONS
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
From the spirit of the Times July ~,


The Most SuuccssfuI Iiemedy eYrr dIsrOV-
cred, and il is certain Ia It's effects AMI does not
blister. Read proof below.
From the spirit of the Times July 20,
1884.
Horses in the stable, paddock. or when at eN-
'rcise, are awal : liable to accidental lrdises,
etc, vhich frequently result In enlatging the
Joints and forming unsighty punches Oh the
knees and feet. DR. u j Kendall, of nos
ourgh Falls, W.. has discovered most sue ess-
Iul remedy for these troubles, which Is certain
in its effects and does not blister. The Doctor Is
| feet of his remedy. Itshould always be Kept on
hand by owners Of horses and keepers OF livery
stables. Price 81 per bottle, six bottles for %.
| For sale by druggist everywhere, and BY Pr
| d. j. Kendall Company, Enosburgh Fails
| VI. Uct2S-ly.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20
Minnesota Railroads.

= E z x .3tG T.
Railroad Commissioners Bakers
annual report presents some inter-
esting figures. During the year
closing December 1st, 1883, 1877 As
miles Of railway have been built,
making total Of 8. 906.38 within
the borders Of the State, as compared
with 3,769 .13 miles in 1882.
Of the seventy nine counties in
the State, seventy.three are now
supplied with reasonable railway
facilities. The total cost of all
miles of railway operated in the
State up to June 80, was $3.50, OH, 8
1904. The average cost per mile
of railways operated in the State up
to June 80 was $43, 968.66. The
total amount given to these rail
ways by people of Minnesota, in
lands and bonds, on "a cash basis,
was $40, 1853. 900.
The accidents during the year
were as follows: Total number Of
passengers killed, 4; total number
of passengers injured, 90; total
number OF railway employees killed,
Is: total number of railway em-
plooes injured, 240; total number Of
all others killed, So; total number
Of all others injured, %: total num-
Der killed or injured during the
year, 421; total number killed and
injured for past ten years, 1916;
total number Of employees on all
railways in Minnesota, %, 145 (esti.
mated).
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20
~ Ann

Senator Mcmillan having de.
clined to allow the presentation Of
his name to the President for the
Crazy vacancy, the Minnesota
delegation in Congress have united
upon Gen. Sanborn Of st. Paul, and
the papers recommending his APP
pointment have been duly fled with
the President. During Gen. Grants
administration Gen. Sanburn was
rendered q position on the Supreme
bench, but he declined the honor.
Gen. San born has strong backing
from outside of the State, but it il
feared that this swapping horses in
the middle Of the stream, so to
speak, will defeat the appointment
pf a Minnesota man.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20

Gen. Grant end rses Gen. John a
Logan as the most available Of all
the candidates named for president.
s. have known Logan from the be-.
ginning Of the war. Grant is re-
ported as saying, and lean testify
that he possesses the ability, cour.
age, obedience and endurance Of the
citizen soldier Of our great country.
to as eminent a degree as the most
distinguished in its brilliant array.
Of public affairs. Logan has cour-
age Of his convictions. He asserts;
the integrity Of his own character
even in his own political matters
and that could not always be said Of
men in political life, and in private
lite there is not man to my
knowledge who stands out so nota-
bly, as q type Of honesty Of purpose,
simplicity Of life and virtue z
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20

AZ Cincinnati two bca rding houses
were undermined by tue food and
crumbled into the wat er, killing.
ten persons. ShaWneeton Is under
water to the depth Of Il ITO 40 feet.
In many places the water iisat the:
top windows Of the second stories.
and in some cases OILY the chin
neys and roofs mark the location
Of buildings. The hills surrounding.
the town are dotted with tents oc.s
cupied BY families driven there
from their homes By the flood, and
there are many cases Of suffering.
All large inland towns are re-
spending nobly to the calls for help.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20

Several months ago, Jennette
Van Alstyne, Of Oswego, n. Y. had
a message from the spirits saying
that she was going to die, and after
a certain length of time her spirit
would return to the body, and that
during her illness she was to eat no
solid food. She was taken III al
most Immediately after, and during
her illness received only a few
spoonfuls Of water a day. On Mon.
day morning Of last week the wom-:
an ceased to breathe, but her family
say that life will return IN due time.
The body remains warm and fexi-
hle
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20
{co,,tinued from last week.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

The many great improvements intro
duced in the manufacture Of the Jas. Boss
Gold Watch Case, have led to similar im-
provements in the making Of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part Of q
silver case was made Of several pieces Of
metal soldered together, requiring great
amount Of cutting and soldering, which
softened the metal and gave it the pliability
Of lead rather than the elasticity Of silver.
Under the improved methods, each part
ofthe Keystone Silver Watch Case IS made.
Of one solid piece Of metal hammered into.
shape. The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
hardens the metal while sold ering softensit.5
70 test the superiority Of the Keystone,
Silver Watch Case, take one Of 8 OF. weight,
press it squarely in the center when closed,
and it will not give, while q case Of same
weight Of any other make will give enough
tobreak the crystal. The Keystone Silver.
Watch Case IS made only with silver cap
and gold joints.
1eaA ee.t ssapts MsssA cass Jassssss Pifls
1epAs, Pa ~ nssissasa EsnpAlss aAsuins -
( Saaes Bsss' nd xsystsas Massh c. ~ naAs.
10 3 eosttnxed,>
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20
An End 10 Bone Scrapino

3. Edward Shepherd Of Harris burg,
III, says:'' having received SO much
henefit from Electric Biitters, feel
# my duty to let suffering humanl.
81 know It. Have had a running
sore on my leg for eigh years my
doctors told me i would have Is
have the bone scraped or leg am
sputated used, instead, three
bottles Of Electric Bitters and sew
sen boxes Bnck lien i Arnica SaiYe,
and my leg Is ON sound aud vel l.',.'s
Electric Bitters are sold az fifty
cents 8 bottle, and Buck len 5 Al.
MICA q Salye ct :2s5c. per box by G. u
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20

Fun AND CANDY. is impossii.
bic to have more fun these long
evenings than by making candy Al
home. You can learn how to make
every kind Of fine candy sold at til,
best confectionery stores in the cit
les, from that valuable book. How
TO MAKE CANDY. = No home can
afford to be without it. Sent post.
paid for 80 cts lin one or two cent
stamps Address,
The HOUSEWIFE. Rochester, N Y