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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
EXCHANGE scINTILLAT1oNs.
Lives OF skaters all remind us,
We may take tumble, too,
And arising have behind US
Portions OF us "black and blue"

We may take Il tumble, too,
And arising have behind us
Portions Of us "black and blue"
-MadisOnville Times.
Mrs. Encyclopedia Dewey is New
York production. The fellow that
hugs her has his arms full of know
ledge, if there is anything in a name.
Breckenridge News.
DR.. Rodman, the Superintendent of
the lIopkinsvillc Asylum. deserves
that position during life. A man
who can distinguish between a city
rcpo. ter and lunatic is not found
every Elizabcthtown News.
If those parties who are always
complaining about this being ''hard
world" will take a short walk out
one of our country roads, they will
discover that it is much softer than
they have heretofore imagined
Madisonville Times.
The newspaper foreman got mar
riagc notice among a lot ofitems
headed "Ilorrors of 1885," and when
the editor learned that the groom's
income was only seven dollars week
he said il had better remain under
that hcal.-Madisonvillc times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
NOTHING UNFAIR.

Mr. Watterson's new copyright bill
was introduced in Congress Wcdncs-
day by Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia. This
bill is creating considerable stir
among the newspapers, aud yet there
seems to be nothing unfair in it. Ii
merely proposes 10 protect those jour
nals that pay out enormous sums OF
money for the news, from the piratic-
Al scissors of some less liberal and
widc-awake contcmporary.-Ilcn-
lcrson journal.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, hav :
Ing had placed in his haads by an East India
Missionary the formula OF a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, asthma and
all throat aud Lung affections, also positive
and radical cure for Nervous Debility and at
Nervous Complaints, after having tested II
wonderful curative powers in thousands OF
cases, has felt 1t his dut- to make tknown to
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering, I viii
send free of charge, to all who desire it, this re-
ceipt, in German, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent by
mail by addressing with stamp naming this
paper, W. A. MOVES, 1l0 Powers Block, Roch
ester, NJ
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
GOOD BYE" WINTER.

Is the winter overg Ihcara bird,
Telling its mate sweet news,
Sung in music without word
In way none may refuse,
The blessed belief that bye and bye,
Spring is coming! \ glimpse see,
When the sun shines out from dreary sky
And "tra-la" comes from the tree.
DOu't tellm she coyly loiters long,
For The snow is mehing away,
The Ice-king's boast Of areign once strong
Is broken at last to-day.
Pm sure the volets hiding,
Under the leaves so dry,
Are only for sun shine biding-
Then winter, III say "good- bye"
NJ. V. ID.
ouisvillc, Ey., Feb. 25th, 'S4.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
MACEDONIA.

DIR. ID. NJ. White, of this place, re.
turned from an extended visit to
Tenn, Tuesday.
A great many plant beds were
burned during the few days of nice
weather the first cf this week,
Mr.. A, w. Pollard is driving q new
entry near his old works at tho Nor.
ris coal mines, near this place,
Messrs j. w. McCarrell and James
Orten, are the happy fathers of a
bran new girl each.
A steam mill explosion created
quite sensation here last week. No
lives lost however, the only damage
done was that all the parties of the
of the proposed company agreed to
disagree and never bought the mill
aud our people are sadly disappoint.
ed because we will have no mill for 0
while nj least.
Koran ANN RFADV
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
EASY TO FILL,

1t is not surprising that applicants
for the position Of Register Of the
Land Office are so numerous VIII II
the law requires no qualifications
whatever, allows an annual salary OF
5000 an | provides enough clerks to
do all the W, rk.-Louisvillc CONNER
ciul.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
CErEI. SARCASM.

We presume the Yeoman was de-
fcatcd for Public Printer on account
of its outspoken and unsparing criti-
cism of Democratic affairs, and par
ticularly Of the Legislature. The
icoman must be disciplined and
taught that il cannot talk right out
about the party in the fearless and
reckless manner 50 characteristic OF
its columns
'NoTE-Exchangcs copying this
are requested TO put it in their hu-
morous or satirical departments.
Commercial.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
A CHILD OF THE FLOOD.

During the flood ut Catlettsburg
there was a death and birth in the
Court House. The baby was boy
and was named Proctor Knott, by
Secretary James Mckenzie, who was
in the town at that time, distributing
charily.-Paris Citizen.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
PROTECTION NEEDED.

Mr. Walterson's copyright bill
seems to have aroused considerable
opposition among the papers OF this
State. 1t seems to us protection
should be given to the papers which
pay for and keep up the Associated
Press dispatches. 1t will in no way
effect the country press and so far as
the city papers are concerned if they
want the benefit of these dispatches
let them render themselves entitled
to them remembering the Chinaman's
motto "No payec no takce." ."-Muhlcn
burg Echo.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
LET II HE DON L.

The venerable DR.. g. &. Graham
wants every family TO put up notice
on the parlor door TO this effect ::
"This house must be closed at ten
O'Clock and the Young ladies 90 to
bed."-Louisville Democrat.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
THE FORCE or HABIT.

A Newport man got married the
other afternoon, and that evening he
went down town and stayed all night
with Il male chum, forgetting all
about it.-State journal.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07

Jack Vandyke was stabbed and
killed by man named Wallace, at
Taylorsville.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07

Jas Campbell was KILLED in a bar
room fight, at Lexington.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
COPIED COMMENTS.

SOUR MARY" STUCK ON ENGLAND.
Mary Anderson, it is said, will
make England her permanent home.
Hickman Courier.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
UNCLE SANS NOSE PULLED.

Bismarck has insultcd the United
States by refusing TO lay before the
German Legislature the resolutions
passed by Congress upon the death
of Herr Laskcr, but Congress made a
fool of itself by putting itself in a po-
sition to be insultcd. The Laskcr res
olution was introduced by Tom Ochi =
tree TO curry favor with his constitu-
cncy and other Congressman voted
for il upon the same idea. American
demagoguery is as much responsible
for the insult as German insolcnce
and Imperialism, both of which are
intolerablc.- -Elizabethtown News.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
LEvEL-uEADED AS USUAL.

We notice that some of our cX-
changes are making "Much ado about
nothing over the proposed amend
ment to the Laws of Copyright.
This amendment secures to newspa-
pcrs exclusive rights, for twenty-four
hours, to all news published in their
columns. Look at itas we may VIC
can see no improperly, but a great
deal Of justice, in such law. News,
especially that which travels over the
wires, is a very expensive luxury,
and those who have the spirit and
enterprise to incur the necessarily
heavy expense in obtaining it, ought
certainly to be protected from pirat-
lcal craft that sail around and "gobblc
up everything they come across
Henderson Reporter.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
}. c. Shannahan,
BOOT & SHOEMAKER,
COURT ST, rear Planters Bank. An styles
made at bottom figures and flts guaranteed
Jan 'N.ly.l
Pictures! PiCtureSll

viii probably bc closed up in n short while,
as my sky light will be stopped up hy the wall
" the new building now betting erected adiun.
Ing my gallery, Twin then not he able 10 take
pictures until move into my quarters In the
new building. hope those who want pictures
VIII call as early rs possible and let me serve
them while can.
lfehs-anl CLARENCE ANDERSON.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07
Pledging His Arms for a Loan.

Louisville, Ey,, Feb. 25th, 'SI.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-07

RouGH AND READY.
, 1884-01-24
The Marketing OF Wool.

tgf Es.'s.tf
The wool exchange and grading
house about to he establish ID in tlis
c ty VII lie an important factor in
the wool industry Of Oregon and
Washington The marketing Of our
wool p.oluct has always ben at
len lie W.T. / in on en- n'eGc If sold II
Po.t,aad, it has been with uncertain
ty as to It's real grade AMI value IL
market, and the pr r,iucer knows too
well that the buyer takes the benefit
Of all doubts Ii sent to Sln Fran
cisco OF to the east III commission for
sale there, its handling his been by
dlSinterested hands whose honesty
the faTmer must trust. The North
err Pacific this fail afforded the ad-
vantage for direct shipment, bat the
producer in sending his wool direct
to the east suffered the Inconvenience
Of dealing a long range in strange
market and with strangers. An cx-
change and grading house here will
afford mlrket facilities equal to those
o. the great canters, and Will grade and
wine under the producers own eye.
An important local effect will be to
give Portland benefts which in the
past have largely been enjoyed by
San Francisco, and which it was
feared would he directed to the east.
When wool growers can see by
ocular demonstration" that the pro
dut!i0n of we'll bred and clean woods
pays better than that OF coarse AMI
dirty fibre5, they will, it is 10 be
hoped, give more attention to the
grading and attention of their tlocks
The pro iuct of the Willamette val
ley, and of the Umpqua valley. too,
has detorioratel steadily during the
past five years, the change being
made conspicuous by the equally
ste dy advance in the quality of east
ern Oregon woods. In one section
almost perfect natural conditions of
climate and feed are relied upon to
maintain the character of the focks,
the growers giving only casual at
tention to this branch OF a general
farming business, and as a natural
result the original grades have run
down and out. In the other section,
where the natural conditions are not
SO favorable, there has been intelli-
gent importation of blood, and the
result is seen in better prices.
, 1884-01-24
Ihorou.h.

S. 2. Call
A characteristic of the British la
ton isIts thUrOugnness. 1t is moi
given to halfway measubes If IL
IL .kes up It's mind that thing ought
To be done, 1t looks about Tor tut-
most effective way of doing ii. The
people Of B.i,isI col .mO!a have aD
parently become convinced that the
C.lnps> are unde IrauIe immigrants.
and they are moving 10 put Il stop to
tAeIr coming. Australia turned the
tIie from itS shores some Years age
10y little prdcIicdl legislation. The
preamble 10 me BntIsn Columbia bin
recItes that the CnInese evade tax
auop, neglect theIr sick, and thai
they defeat justice by secret organi
ZatIou5. All these counts III the i'll
dI, tment are Known to be Jrue. IheiI
disregard of the Obligations which
Caucasian clvIHZatlun holds sacred
makes 1t IMPOSSIBLE to subject them
40 the rules whicn apply TO ourselves.
Offensea whicn among wniIe men are
shame u. are Il ere pleasantries among
C.Iuese. y CnIuese witness who
succeeds III palmlng off lie on II
wnlte court which Knows that he Il
Committing perjury, tut Cannot stoI
proceeuI g To prove II, naS no other
ot'nae OF his performance than he WIS
S nait. No SENSE OF Shdme atiacne,
- the character of perjurers. 1t L.
uelieved Ill this city th It Certain
ella Uf tLer disputes are adj ,ted by
secret II. .bunal. The iignb nder Is
thea gent or arm of this tribunal. 4
sentence of deI,h Simply lets loose
one OF these exscIuUners. Suca
sentences are much more likely to i,e
carried out than the sentence OF
death passed 10y an American court.
Tuere Is little DOUBT that British
Columbia viii not only stop Chinese
immigration nut VIII eau .e mass
OF those now there 10 get out at the.
first op opyortunity. We will not find
any judges picking holes in the law
after tbs l. .sislature has enact d t.
rne law Will be uhde effective, a,u
the execution of it thorough. In
portions OF This coun ~ there is /
lenti nelt opposed to any + st on
upon the puncy that declares ILLS
C ,untry the refuge of :he oppressed.
he New England he Irt bic, d5 Tor
he heat len ub Dad, out is so nes:me5
unmindful OF the suffering of tie
Christian a home.
, 1884-01-24

tioual expense. rs the distance was
- great To Port Townsend, aud tha'
vtase's from Wnidby Island. What
com AMI the San Juan group could
not afford to - around 81 far. and II
! consequence. boats under tons did
most OF tie carrying to British Cpi-
umbIa.aS Victoria WIS 20 near and the
principal m9rkes \ memorial WIS
passed the Legislature, AMI DaieSat
DreHtS. with the assistance of Otuer-.
-uJ III, bill thT U-h Congress eotab-
fishing a SUPPORT OF entry on Sar
Juan Island. The north end OF tn
.-laud had be Ii chosen us the proper
place 10y board chosen to select Il
-ItC. but Collector Bush said as [ was
,ta ioucl at Friday Harhor, we would
star, therr. and If ii rTDve MT t b
the most convenient place for ship
ping 1t cDu'd he moved north. GA
tle 25th day of September. 1882. |
vas commissioned # Port Townsi nd
90 act IL deputy collector. iuspe"tO"
tnI clerk. ". VI. Hrnai. special dep
NY collector. coming down with me
in the cutter. and opened he Office.
Tearing the steamer Evangel for New
y Westminster the same day. On tbs
18th Of August. 1888. agreeable to in
tructions from Collector Bash
Trough the Treasury Department. l
WIS ord .rnd to move the SUPPORT of
entry to II rche Harhor, on the north
md of San Juan. and on the 2O,h tn"
Collector notified the public through
he columns Of the ARGUS of the
.hangc The suh-port has now been
open about seventeen months, and
le en- RANGES anI clcaranceS to date,
he 18Th, have been 195; and the
vaiue of exports S2S,22l.S3. The
,teimrr HO;e's withdra val from the
nail route and one trip a week tC
Victoria, left several months very
lack. and more especially as the
Ivaugel took the Hopes mail route
md stonD"d tn New estminster
ra1e. But now the steamer Gypsy
m .Ae; two trips 4 month to New
cstminster, ard the steiner LOttie
which Is now being repaired, will ply
regularly between these Islands and
Victoria. In the winter months the
schooner L. J. Perry Is regular
ar from Stillaguam sh, Swinomish
md CoupeviIle with cargo for Vic
-olit. and the schooner> Maggie, {. C.
Perkins and Carrie Hayden
occasionally.
Yours truly, j. NJ lett.
, 1884-01-24
items From PyScht.
PYscHr, Jan. q. 1881

PYSCHF, Jan Il. lSSI
EDITORS ARGUS:
Thinking some Of your many read
ers might like to hear from this part
Of CIalam county, / will try and fur
1ish Il few items.
Pyacht has about forty inhabitants,
men, women and children and-dDgs.
B. dogs we mean, OF cour5e.old bach
eor5. There are six families here.
AMI Two more now on their way from
h Elst. W. hlve telegr iph com
munication with the outside world.
Mr. H j. Carr is our genial operator;
We also have Il weekly mail, bat we
are in hopes it will be increased to a
semi-weeGly. rs the business will jus
tify it. We do not vie with Port
Townsend, Port Angeles and other
places on the Sound for q railroad
terminus, nor do We hope to bull up
a great city here, b 1T We can bolsJ of
the finest timber on Puget Sound, and
lots of it. There are two logging
camps here, Hall & Munroe's, and c.
Brockway's; the former having be, n
engaged at logging here for six ye ,rs.
Mr. Munroe keeps a store with Il large
assorted stock of goods.
There is plenty OF good flrming
land, but man needs to have a
sko0kuDt t,tm tam and lots of muscle
to hew out Il farm; still we have men
not afraid to tackle it." Foramo t
among our farmers is Mr.. L. S evpns,
whD owns ons of the best farms in
the county. Messrs. II. Martin and
r. Getty are also making great i'm
proyements. 1t does not take such
men many years to make the.lse.v $
hOmes.
Tne young folks of Pyssht have to
depend upon their own invention for
amusement. Two of our young
frienls I've will call ihom ST3x and
Alex. for want of better uame) got
up surprise purity a ftw evenings
slnce, AMI repaired / to a neighbor's
a 'use intending to give III, folks a
grand surprise. but fate orIain d it
otherwise, aa1 they returned home
the most surprised p 'rty we ever be
leld- The he It morning one OF the
yo ing men migat have been seen
studying CIi 10 k dictiona y ying
to iearl the me ming OF the words
hJlct c!atIICt, viii the otler is ; i'll
wonderi 8 WY the night air eau 1 S
ones nose to IL ed. CT NJ.
, 1884-01-24
THE SURPRISE PARTY.
EDITORS AIGUs;

EDITORS AIGUs;
L am decide ily of opinion it is uot
lad thing to have birth-d; Y ouoe
in a while, even thou sh It comes not
oftener than once in year. At least
this is the sentiment quite prevalent
at our house." Last evening while
waiting TO receive a promised visit
from some friends from The steam 7
at the wharf, en- route for San FIR N
cisco; and while taking q brief reno
Spect of the thirtyfour years spent
n the North Pacific coast, a hurr ed.
eavy, penetrating series of rap5 w..s
5iven at the front door. as if the pur-
p s. was to enter anyhow" viii, h
+ moment seemed quite nae
c5un able, not to say, alarming if
| sharp sword beut on doing m
thing might be the first to enter the
opened door. Wife, withlu appar-
mt alarm, started, respondent to he
raps, when, quick as thought, we
said: This won't do. She's the
mmn spoke in the wheel-the main
7ail in the ship-if anything happens
to her, we shall make little progress.
Oh land or sea- and Selling the
burner at hand,we ventured
with due caution to open to the un-
known and uncouth outsiders, when,
to our utter astoni5hment, the whole
army of besiegers rushed in, unbid-
den, some with cans, and some with
drums, and some with other suspi-
cious looking implements, anil.
gu cker than winking. we were com
pletely surrounded ani taken Con
fu~ion seemed 10 reign at first, until
the fugitive thought returned; This
IS or b.riaday! when the mystery
, 1884-01-24
Pick ngS.

The Canadian Plcitic railroad h 8
leased five impoT a lLroads in On O.
with length of 7I2t miles, iuyu v.rg
the entire control of the upper like
traffic.
Delegate Brents is determined that
Washington ter tory shall have her
share Of the tr asury swag, if he can
bring 1t about. He has introduced
bills in the house for the cons true
ton Of the Snoqualmie wagon road
and the Seattlr canal. These ar.
both great natioral projects. which
Of Course should be unanimously
pushed through ut the expense Of
tie treasury. But. Tacoma. as well
as Seattle, has its claims pom con
ress- We waut Il railroad d.rec. t.
the top OF Mount Tacoma for the
benefit OF American tourists. and,the
Puyallup river should be made nav
gable stream to the city OF that
name. Nearly every town on Puget
sound can also pun in u claim for al.
appropriation that will be equally
deserving, and doubtless Delegate
Breats will be glad to introduce
them al. And that will be the end
of the matter. Ii we gauge the tenn
per Of this congress corr ectly tn,
river and harbor bill will be consid-
erably condensed. Next year will b,
IA presidential year. and party record
Of strict economy are IN order. II
Portland gets 100000 instead of 81
100000 she asks for he improvement
OF her rivers, she viii be quite IL ky
Tacoma News.
, 1884-01-24

Senator Wilson. of Iowa, has in
troduced bill to establish Il board OF
commissioners, to be appointed by
the president, as bureau of the de
plrtment of the interior, to consist of
five parsons, their terms of Office to
be two, four, six, eight AMI ten years,
I '>poctiveIy, the successor of each to
hold uffi e + ten years. One of the
said co umi5si )ner' to be an expert
enced lawyer, one Il civil engineer.
re experienced in the manlgeme 1t
OF always, one experienced in agri-
cultural industry, aud one in mlnu
featuring in lustry. The salary of
each commissioner to he $1,000 per
yir The d 1t es Of the board are
to be co IS daration and investigation
o. all q lestions eating to co nmerce
between states or bet " en le United
States AMI foreign cJun rieI, espec-
ia!iy in the matter of transpocIa alton;
and Il far as necessary to establisl a
just system of resu ating the soy-
ernmant OF traasp Jrta ion bod S
The CO am siion Is to make rep ri
to Congress not la er than December
Is, together with the draft OF bill
emboIying ii just and comprehensive
cole of regulation for transpor-
tation am ing the states, embracing
provisions fur fixing both the maxi
mum and minimum rates, and for the
p servatiJn of free competition
within the limit so fixed; fer Tho prJ-
hib .tion OF discrim nation of every
kind and for applying the same priu-
clples, aud charging all persons and
corporations alike for the per5ervI-
ton and eaforcement of tho ii shtS
OF shippers; to select lines AMI . lrts
of lines over which shipments shall
pass. Wa never in the Judgment of
the board any transportation COM
plny has violated the provisions of
the law, the board shall give that
company notice in writing, and if,
after the notice, the violation con
tinues, the board shall forth With pre-
sent the facts to the attorney general,
who shall institute proceed ng-
against the company -as authorized
By law The bill provides that dis
crimination by any ira l-portation
Company against any shipper shall
involve Il penalty of not less than
$1,000 for each offen,n, to be rerov-
cred by action on information OF any
party having knowledge of the fActs,
which acIon can be bIou., ht in any
U. S. court in any district in which
the company may have IN agent or a
place OF business, one half uf the
penalty recovered to go to the party
damaged by the alleged violation Of
law
, 1884-01-24
Government Land Sales in Wash
inyton.

olympia TraHscrptl
The following statement of bus
mess transacted at the United States
land office in Washington Territory.
Tor the fiscal year ending June Both,
1888, is furnished us by Register
Convey:
Colfax, total all entries, 252.O51G2
acres; tot il clsh received, SS7,242 46.
Yakima, total, all entries, 56,233.O .OG
acres tota! cash received, Sl4, 4,5SLS1
Walla Walla, total, all entries POI, ,926,-
% acres; cash received, Sl12,;7I Is
Vancouver, total, all entrie;. 73,0I9.14
acres; cash received, $59, 9,592 so
olympia, all entries, 81S,27S.55 acre;
cash received, $37S, S,72416.
BY the above it will be seen tia
the land Office at Olympia has done
us much business as all the Other
offices in the Territory combined,
While not as much land has been dis
posed of here as il all of those offices.
yet the cash received amounted t.
ov AZ 100000 more than all combined.
Since the last of June the bu ines
has been very large, and Will nc
doubt swell the receipts this year to
a round million of dollars in the
Territory. We have often mentioned
,hat the officers aud clerks were very
busy, but few per. ons have realized
rhe amount OF work being done.