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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

lifted the heavy pals of milk to strain
into the bright new pans; he filled the
woodbox by the stove twice a day, put
a patent pump into the old well, and, as
it stood above the house, ran a pipe
and so put an end to the drawing and
carrying off water.
The fat, round, placid pigs, that now
enjoyed themselves in the new pen, he
took care of himself.
eta mt for women folks;' he said.
you've got enough to do, Mary;
theirs the garden you'll have an eye on,
and the chickens if you're a mind to-
I'm going to build a hen-house and a
yard to it right of, thatn be good
enough for you as well as the chickens,
and want you shall promise if any
time the work gets a mite hefty and
worries you, you'll speak right out.
can afford to have everything else worn
out rather than my wife
Really, it paid! 1t does pay, my
masculine friends, to give any woman
a kindly word now and then; if you had
done it oftener, or your fathers had in
the past, the rights of women never
would have angered or bored you as
they do now; or unseXed and made stri-
dent and clamorous that half of crea-
ton which is and always was unreason-
able enough to have hungry hearts
Try it and see!
Amasa was wise above his genera
ton; he had seen his mother suffer and
learned a lesson. Mary never pinned
for kindly appreciation of her work, or
help in it, When she had a door cut
through into the parlor, the stiff chairs
End sofa banished, the howery curtains
hung at either window, the gay carpet
put down and the new furniture set in
place, with her wedding present
an easy stuffed rocker-drawn up to
the table, on which lay two weekly pa
pers and magazine, she had still sense
enough left to make this hitherto sacred
apartment into real sitting-room,
where every evening she and Amasa
rested, read or talked over the days
doings, and when the first fat, rosy
baby came and Mary was about again,
it added another pleasure to have the
old cradle beside them all evening with
its sleeping treasure.
Can | tell in words what sense OF
peace and cheer peryaded this house,
hold, in spite of some failures and
troubles? If the rye did blast one year;
the two best cows die another; if a wea-
sci once invaded the new and wonder
full hen-house and slaughtered the best
dozen of Plymouth Rocks; if sweeping
storms wet the great crop of hay on the
big meadow, or an OK broke its leg in a
post-hole-still there was home to come
back to, and sensible, cheerful woman
to look on the bright side of things
when Amasa was discouraged.
But on the whole, things prospered ;
and as Amasa heard the sweet laughter
of his happy children, and met the
calm smile of his wife, he could not but
look back on his mothers harassed and
sad experience, and give a heartfelt
sigh to the difference between the two
Mrs. fuckers, unaware how much it
was due to his own sense of justice and
affection.
One of the morals attached to this
simple sketch, my friends, is the great
use and necessity of being good to your
wives.-RoSe Terry Cooke, in Water
bury american.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
MY LITTLE PLAYMATE,

am grandsire, journeying close
On threescore years and ten;
And when my daily tasks are done.
And laid aside my pen,
call my little playmate in,
Now passing on to three,
For have need as much of her
AS she has need of me.
She draws me from the world of fact,
With all its selfish strife,
She breaks the prosy lines of thought
That makeup common life;
She lures me to her little world,
Where airy creatures dwell,
Where all things dance in joy and light
Beneath some magic spell.
She wakes again those dreamy songs
That never yet were sung;
Which thrill through happy little hearts,
But not through human tongue;
She carols like morning lark
To usher in the day,
And bring back memories from a land
That lieth far away.
Her roundelays and jingles make
Such music in my ear,
With all her tricksy words and ways,
l cannot choose but hear;
We leave all other verse aside
For that small classic lore
Which Mother Goose has garnered up
In her undying store.
The naughty ways of Johnny Green,
The virtuous Johnny Stout;
The boy i'll blue who lay asleep
When COW and sheep were out;
The robin sitting in the barn,
With head beneath his wing,
Because the snow is on the ground,
And he is cold, poor thing,
The accident to Jack and Jill,
The hurrying little Jane,
The man who scratched out both his ewes
And scratched them in again;
The active COW that jumped the moon,
The bull that tolled the bell,
These are few-but many more
Too numerous to tell.
And then we play at coop and seek;
The mystery is small;
We hide behind the nearest chair,
Or in the open hall;
And every time that search is made
Within this same small round,
The happy shout of JOY goes up
Because the lost is found.
o, let me never grow too old
To JOIN in merry glee
With any bright and laughing child
That climbs upon my knee;
Let me still keep the sportive mind
Until my dying day,
For what is life, in all its length,
Without the children's play?
-Houth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
No Excuse.

An absent-minded Austin Justice of
the Peace, whose customers are prin-
cirelly inebriates who are brought be-
fore his court, was called on to marry a
couple. He did not make any mistake
until he asked the bride if she took the
groom to be her welded husband.
II do"
"And what are the mitigating circum-
stances, if any, inquired the absent
minded justice, 7eroS SyttngS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Some of the mummies in the Brit
ish Museum have false teeth on gold
plates.
Mrs. Strong was the first cotton
raiser in California, and last year
she produced 100 bales.-!Sas Francis
co Call.
The late DR.. Wood is said to have
once condensed half column poem
into two lines:
do you love me?'' "No."
ANIlhnn | 10 >,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

The most remarkable, if not the
largest, collection of photographs in
the United States is owned by Detect
i've Henry Weyl, of Philadelphia. 1t
contains 1000 pictures of "crooks,"
and with them are newspaper clippings
describing them and their exploits, re
ports of trials and other memoranda
PliEaaeLphi0 Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

when in society, never talk OF
yourself, y is theinjunction of an author
ity on etiquette. People in society
never do--they run down other people
-PhilddelDhiG Call.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

AT the city jail in Portland, Ore,
upon the inside floor prisoner has
written; by rubbing thewhitewash of the
iron plating with his finger: "God bless
our home" can people who enter
here leave hope behind" 'Welcome"
and "Shut the door y Chicago Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

"A Worcester, (Mass.,) fiddle
named Riedl took his old instrument
be repaired, when the repairer found
to be an AWAITS of 1870, worth @5,Gn
- Boston Herald.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Free Art Exhibitions.

On Thursday afterno6n;.Friday and
SatlflSlay December 25th, 26th aud
9th, free art exhibition will be
given in Mrs. II. /. Martins Mill
,nery 5 orl oye;J d RusselFs. III Q
.exh.Jition will consist Of the follow
lug different kinds of work which are
executed on the New Home Sewing
Machine:
Household Draperies, Embroider-
ed Curtains, Table Scarfs aud Covers,
Banners; Screens, Toilet Set, and n
greafvariety of Fancy Articles for
home decoration. This work is exc
ented on Plush, Velvet, Lace, Silk,
Satin, Felt canvas, etc, with Chenille,
Embroidery silk, Arrasene, Crewell,
Braid, Tansel, etc. The above arti-
clss'of sHome" production embrace
work heretofore done only by hand.
, They range fromthe costllest Plush
. Draperies toahe most inexpensive
o1esa-. ProIbdncod by critics the
finest, mosEcomplete and most per-
/. iectly executed line of Homemade
Decofativs@Aft Draperies, eto,ever
exhibited.
Exhibitions like character have
been given in Paducab, Bowling
Green, Elizabethtown, Georgetown,
md other cities, and were pronounced
the finest exhibitions of the kind ev-
4cr given in the interest of any ma
chine. Mr.. and Mrs, a.. S. Convey, OF
Clicago, will have charge of the ex-
hibition, and give practical illustra-
tons ofthe different kinds of work.
. 10 these who are interested in fancy
work, we would say that visit to
this exhibition will pay you.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23


German Lutheran services will be
held in the Southern Presbyterian
church at 2 p. NJ, Christmas day, by
Rev. +. l.. Braun.
II. NJ. Anderson is we'll supplied
with a full line of groceries, and il
you will call on him you can get the
very best Cheese, Kraut, Dried and
Canned Fruits, aud Eggs enough to
supply all. Groceries of all kinds
cheap.
The post-oifice is now comfortably
located on the public square, adjoin-
ing the City Court Room, in the room
formerly occupied by the Planters
Bank. The change is good one, al
though the location is not as central
as some ofthe business men would de-
sire.
The public is invited to a Christ
mas tree at the Hall of Church Hill
Grange on Wednesday night, Dec.
Oath. Messrs. j. Burch Walker and
Willie A. Glass compose the commit
tee to receive the presents and ar
range same. Presents should be sent
in by 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Messrs. CardwelT & Southworth,
late of Madisonville, have removed to
this city and opened saloon on Rus
sellville streets, inTaylor's new build
ing. They invite the attention Of the
public to. their business in our adver-
Using columns.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Trip to the Rock City,

Last week the junior of the SOUTH
KENTUCKIAN made Il little business
trip over TO Nashville, Tenn. The
passenger train that carried us down
was captained by Mr.. G. L. Wood,
who is so well known aud liked by
the travelling public. Nothing of
any interest happened on The way
and the only accident was a COW
coming in contact with the train,
and the consequence was she was
ready for the butcher shop.
Upon arriving in Nashville the
first person we met was Mr., Jno. IL.
Milliken, the efficient and popular
travelling passenger agent tor the L.
Il N.jRailroad. You read of John in
one State and meet him in another
about the same time. lie has been
acting in his present capacity for
about four years and we say without
fear Of being cOntradicted that he has
but few equals and no superiors. He
was busy perfecting system of rates
for the New. Orleans Exposition, and
informed. us that the fare from Hop
kinsville to New 0fieans and retnru
would be $2l, with a rebate Of x6.sI
provided the passenger retiirned,
in six days.S
Among those upon whom we called
was the celebrated oculist and aurist,
DR.. A.. b. Barker, whose Office vas
at the. Continental Hotel. II WILDE
remembered the Doctor visited This
city some time since and performed
many successful operations which
astounded our home physicians and
which did SO much good for suffer-
ing humanity. DR.. Barker had been
in Nashville about four weeks, dur
ing which time he perfected several
hundred cures. We were introduced
TO several of his patients, among
whom was youth about Is years
old, who, two weeks before, had be9n
totally blind, but whose sight was
entirely restored under the Doctors
treatment, fact we would never
have believed had we not seen and
questioned the young man. This is
only one example among the hun
dreds Of his patients who are cured,
and who flock TO see. him from 8
O'Clock in the morning till O'Clock in
the afternoon. One can be interest
I'd for hours in examining lie differ
ent instruments and charts he has
for testing the eye, ear and throat,
The diseases of which he makes a
specially. This was his second
trip 10 Nashville, and lie said the
cures lie perfected on his first visit,
have Lccn his best recommendations,
and have been instrumental I'M secur-
ing him many patients. The Doc
tor returned to Cincinnati last SAT-
urlay. which place is his home and
where he will be located after he WIS.,
It's Evansville and indianapolis, H.
diana. Too much cannot be said in
behalf of man who has done SO
much good for his fcllowman, and
the thousands of patients lie has
cured all pronounce him a great man.
Having wished the Doctor much SUE
Gers and requested him 10 visit our
city again, we departed,
Nashville is truly a business center
and is making advance steps in eve
~ branch of industry. The whole
sale interest is increasing, and the
surrounding States are gradually be-
coming familiarizcd with the fair
prices and good quality of Nashville
goods. A brilliant future is before
the Rock City. 4,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
SPECIAL LOCALS
THE VERY LATEST [!
EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY,
FOR CHRISTMAS coMESBUT
ONCE A YEAR.

We 1uould respectfully
call The attention,of the
public to the factflaat1Ue
hare opened a frst-elass
Saloon and Restaurant
in d. M. Taylor's new
stores, adjoining Ferd
Scl1HS5tts We 1Uill serge
oysters, Game, Fish,
and 0U the DELEGATES of
the season. at Our Res
toUrant, andDae0ls 1uill
be gotten up on short no
tice and at all hours in
the best style. I. We lcilI
keep the finest brandS of
Whistles, Brandies s,
Vines and Cigars at our
Saloon, and tile public
will be 1Oaited on By po-
lite nnd erDeJ'ieu red bnr
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23


We have made such
GREAT reductions In pri-
ces of Boys Clothing to
insure u clean s10eep of
them BY February zst.
Our stock is entirely too
large and We must sell
them. Prices no object.
90 they must and 60
they 1OiU. -e- q
NJ Frankel g. Sons.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
soc1A11T1Es.

time" Kelly's big town
clock keeps both the Standard and
Sun time.
Mr. j. w. Pritchett of Dawson vis-
/ tied Mr.. J.''W. PritcIiett last week.
: Miss Ida Williams will go to Rus.
|; sellyllle morrow to spend the week.
Mr. j. J., Edmundson has accepted
the clerkship of the Commercial IIo-
tel. s...,
Mrs. lIord, mother of Mr.. J. G.
lIord, is verylow and not expected to
liyc. ..s,ss5, -
:, Miss Flora Tfice has returned home
'from soaorG Ky; 70 spend the holt
days, q. - IS
Mr.. ID. g. Read will leave to-mor-
row fof Now Orleans, 10 take in the
Exposition. '.s ~
Z -,
ssS'n1 ~ w. ~ ~" oV psi'''
~. a vs. !, ~. so'"so navy s'"s
e"S ''"'''s'as.
n Miss Claytpn Dagg, who has been
teaching ntilYeysaw, KY; has come
home 10 spendthe holidays.
Prof. Jno. o. Rasthas beendanger
ously sick with flilxfor several Gays
and Is lima critical condition
Mr.c has. X Wheeler. of Paducah.
Is spending this wecKSwith his par
ents psgs DC city.
.M;ssa. AZ 81 ,,,,,. .,s,,,.,;s ,,.,. w., y,
No, T,,ass 49,, - pan.,.,',' ~;
~ - VA, NJ, wv 49,. -
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Dissolution Notice.

-,
Winfree Il Co., have this day dissolved by
mutual consent, Mr.. JAS. II. WInfrec retiring.
The business will be continued by Willlrrs a.
Co., successors, at the new brick store on Main
Street. All parties indebted to Winfree n Co =,
VIII please come forward and settle at once
with the new firm, thereby saving trouble and
expense to us. WITHLRs n Co.
To my friends and the trade. heartily rec
0mend the new firm and ask for them your
liberal patronage, knowing you can do as well
IN buying from the house is You can ANY, here.
j. ii. WINFREE.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Dry Goods Emporium.

We have just re-
ceived a new stock of
ladies Cloths, Tricots
plain and embossed,
Velvets in all shades.
We are also receiving
every few days New
Cloaks, both New
markets and Russian
Circulars. We expect
to keep our stock full
otnew and choice
goods andwe guaran-
tee prices to be bot
tom.
Very Respectfully,
JONES & co.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

Born recently to the wife of Isaac
Langford, of Spencer county, son.
Its head had several colorcd spots on
il, only one eye, one nostril, no upper
lip, four teeth, no palette to its mouth.
It's tongue had grown to its gums.
One arm had drawn to its side, five
fingers and one thumb on one hand.
1t lived only twelve days, and uttered
a noise resembling that of a pup
Lawrenceburg News.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

From among the many testimoni-
ais received we select the following
written by j. II. Carter, resident of
Phelps Co., Mo-, who says, al have
used Sherman's PRICKLY ASH BITTERs
to the best advantage, and can hon
estly testify that it has done myself
and family an immense good, and
from my experience recommend it
highly to all sufferers"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
STRAY NOTICE.!

Taken up by Cullen Barnes as a
stray, on the j. p. Thomas place,
near Belleview, Christian county, Ky.
one red and white pided COW, about
7 or s years old; marked with crop
off right ear. No other marks or
brands perceivable, and appraised by
me at the value of $1,000. Given
under by hand this 18th day of Nov.
1854. ii. B. CLARK, J. P. G. c.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
TOBACCO SALES.

Sales by Bnckner & Woodbridge
:. Decemberl7,. Of 3S hkds. tobacco as
fellows. { e. ~
.s-s~7 4 hhds, common to medium leaf
w. % td940 90.
81 fhhds. medium to good lugs$6 70
>,jtst6s7 co.,
l2hhds. common and trashy leaf
(, s5 so to 6 so.
Market continues firm and offerings
generally of common and inferior
asgrades..
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
,PECIAL LOCALS.
Great Reduction
In PRICES ON
CASHMERE SUITS!
From this date until
further notice ire zriH
sell

THIS Is an opportunity
not often afforded. We
hare too many CasSi-
mere suits on hnnd and
they must 90, regardless
of cost. Come one, come
aU and take adUuntuSe
of these Bargains.
NJ. Fr0nhel & Sons.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

y The fire at Fairview few days
since destroyed three frame houses
owned by DR.. Armstrong valued at
about $500; insurance $500. j. b.
Everett lost about $500 in goods
above salvage. No insurance. The
fire originated from some unknown
cause, about two hours after Mr.. Ev-
erett had left his store.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

A negro arrested for burning Todd
Wilson's barn in Bath county, stated
that he was hired to burn it by the
owner. Insurance men are cancel
Ing their policies in Central Kentucky
on tabacco barns, owing to the incen-
diary fires. sA
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
Certificate Of Pomroy's Chill Cure.

Certificate Of Pomroy's Chill Cure.
CHURCH HILL, KY, Aug. ., 1884.
For year or more, had been hav-
ing chills; and could find nothing to
cure them. tried quinine and many
other things, but the chills continued
to get worse until l despaired of ever
curing them. finally tried Pom
roy's chill cure and from the first dose
of it until this time l have not had a
chill. / am now in fine health and
entirely cured of the chils. / say
positively that Pomroy's chill cure is
a splendid medicine and to my GER
tain knowledge it will cure the worst
case of chills. M. M. HAMDERRY.
naa.0 " a.ra IIt
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
The Time Has Come

when you are troub-
i in g yourself about
what you should buy
for a Christmas pres
ent. You could not do
better than to call at
our Mammoth Estab-
lishment, where you
can find useful arti-
cles for old and young,
S NC h a s Clothing,
Cloaks Dress Goods,
Shoes, Hose, Gloves,
Handkerchiefs, Sus-
penders, Neckties,
Socks, Shirts, Under
wear, Shawls. Skirts,
Jackets, Hoods, NJ
bias, and in fact ev-
erythi1lg suitable for
men, women and chill
dren, tn a t would
make their hearts
glad. Don't fail to call
in and take a look at
our nice stock which
we have just received
for Christmas pres
ents. "The Old Reli-
able" ID
IA
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
A $4,000 Biblical Reward.

The Publishers of Rutledges
Monthly offer twelve valuable re
wards in their Monthly for January,
among which is the following:
We will give 5000 to the person
telling us how many verses there are
in the New Testament Scriptures
(not the Revised Edition) by January
10th, 1885. Should two or more cor
rect answers be received the Reward
will be divided. The money will be
forwarded TO the winner January 18th
1885. Persons trying for the reward
must send 20 cents in silver (no pos
tage stamps trken with their answer,
for which they will receive the
Monthly for February in which the
name and address of the winner OF
the reward and the correct answer
will be published, and in which sew
eral more valuable rewards WILDE
offered. Address RUTLEDGE Pun
LISTING COMPANY, Easton, Penna.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

The younger folks had masquer-
Sade party at Major Breathitt's Satur-
day night. One pretty little Miss
paid us the compliment to represent
the SourH KENTUoKIAN. The occa-
sion was highly enjoyed by all pres
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
M. FrankeI & Sons.

Just received 100
Overcoats from fore
ed sale which we are
selling at two thirds
their value. This is
a chance to buy a fine
Overcoat for a little
money. Do not put
off coming. But come
early before all are
sold.
M. F'rankel & Sons.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
G0pHIIkA n %p = p%'%. CURED
say until onred. DIR J. STEPHENS. Lebanon. D.

(h0nn 00nin presents given away.
ne, that will at once bring
you in money faster than any.
thing else in America. All about the 500, OCOln
presents with each box. Agents wanted every
where, of either sex, of all ages for all the time
or spare time only, to work for us at their own
homes. Fortune for all workers absolutely as
sured. Don't delay, II. HALLETT a Co., Port
land, Maine. Dec280m,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23

For your Christmas
Groceries go to G. u.
w g st. His stock is
fresh and his prices
are to suit the hard
times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23
PUBLIC SALE!

WlNmore money than At anything else by
~ Il ~ taking an agency for the best selling
book out. Beginners succeed gradually, None
land, Maine,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-23


which we guarantee are as pretty
aud handsome as any ever offered in
this market. A full line of handsome
RUGS, all ofwhich are offered at the
Lowest Prices.
We have good stock of men'scns-
tom-made BOOTS, which are the
very best that are made.
Also a full line of ladies' misses
and children's SHOES for winter.
Mems Rubber Boots s. Shoes.
Ladies Overshoes.
Mems LUrg R.ihher Over Goats.
Ladies' II misses RUBBER tiussa-
mer Circulars, and boys Coats.
A large stock of good Warm Gloves.
Mems Underwear, Net Shirts and
Drawers. / also have a good stock
of the celebrated ''Pearl Shirts" both
laundered and unlaundered,
Our general stock of staple
DRY GOODS
is full and complete. We cordially
invite all of our friends and the whole
trade of the city and county to give
us call, for we thank you sincerely
for your patronage.
Respectfully,
J, .. Russell.
SEPT. -. 1884.