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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
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oUrWlrr1No THE COURT.


Several years ago when George Fran
els Train was in Australia, the Captain
Of an ocean steamship WIS fined $50, 900
in court for eiectipg on his latest voyage
six male passengers from the ladies'
parlor, whose rules forbade their enter
ing that apartment. He had no such
sum Of money, couldn't raise it, could
not appeal, and the delay in sailing
would ruin him. Train, who was q
spectator, stepped forward and got per-
mission Of the court to advise the
Captain in private. After the lapse Of
half an hour he returned, and was about
10 address the court when ono Of the
magistrates asked where tho Captain
was. ~ don't know" said Train. "He
is no client Of mine. I left him out
yide." Search was made, and line Of
black smoke in the ofiing showed that
the Captain was Of for England.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
socIALITIEs.

Mr.. A. w. Pyle has been very sick
for week.
Mrs. II. A. Burnett, of Cadiz, spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. T. +.
Martin.
Mrs. NJ. n. Roach has returned
home after an extended visit TO Wa.
town, New York.
Mr.. Ell. Gather, Of lIopkInsvillc
paid his old home visit this week.
--llarrodsburg Democrat.
Mr.. Jared Crabb, of Eminence,
KY, was In the city yesterday, visi-
ting his fathers family.
Mr.. Chas. T. Durbridge has gone to
Cincinnati anl will remain In the
event he can get into business there.
Mrs. Addic Gum returned home
Thursday from IIopkinsville where
she spent two weeks with the >family
Of Mr.. James Il. Jesup.-Telephonc
Mr., aud Mrs. II, W. Roach, OF
Clarksyille, Tenn, came over Satur.
day on visit to Mrs. 4. +. Martin
They returned Monday morning &c.
cOmpanied by Misses Sallie Campbell
aud Cammie Martin.
Miss Mamie Griffith aud Miss No.
IN Cawlcy, of Nashville, who have
been ON visit to Mrs. Welt, for the
past few days returned home yes,cr.
day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
K1RKMANSvILLE.
January %, ga.

"ohhoi. --i SH'
Mn. EDITOR:
II Is sad thing with us TO chroni-
Gle the death Of Mrs. Sue. Gates,
though expectation. she has been
lingering for months with that dread
full disease, consumption. She was
the youngest of four sisters all having
died with the same disease. She
bore her Affections without MUIR
muir and with that faith Gully known
10 the christian. She had been a
jealous member of the Christian
church for years and entertained the
brightest hopes of a home In that
beautiful land of bliss. She was a
k!ad wife, true mother, q loving
sister and devoted aunt and TO
those bereaved ones we extend our
tcnderest sympathy aud coincidence,
Peace to her ashes.
John McFadin will follow her IN q
few days with the same disease.
Well our SCHOOL, is progressing fine
= ly;a good number of new scholars
since Christmas with good outlook
We have preaching here twice a
month. The Methodists the second
Sunday and the Christians the third
Will erect two church houses in
the summer.
Our Tobacconist Is receiving O
good deal of the weed, which is help
gour merchants.
Our stock dealers are handling O
good many hogs and cattle. They
have fine lot of young hogs oil
hand.
BACKWOODsMAN.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
Our Agents.

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agents, who will receive subscriptions for TIT
SEMI WEEKLY SOUTH KRSTUCKIAN:
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Notice.

All those indebted to us will please
come forward and settle at once as
we are needing money and must
have 1t. BY paying up promptly you
will confer u favor on
"The Old Reliable"
NJ, FRANKEL & Sons.
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NOTICE.

Mr.. J. T. Savage is my authorized
agent to purchase and sell merchan-
disc at Hopkinsville KY, with the
positive understanding that nothing
is to be bought except for cash.
January 10, 1884.
' 4 D. J. HOOsER.
Jan, 22-8w. l,if,tf s.I
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29

We will pay the high
est market price, in cash
or trade, for aUkinds of
Produce. Brine it to us
and 1Ue 1UiJJ treat you
right. i r..
BURBRIDGE! BROS.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
NEW. LIVERY STABLE.

most respectfully inform the citi-
zcns of Christian and adjoining coun-
ties, that l have opened up liverv
aud feed stable in Buckner Il Wool
ridges old warehouse, Main street.
where / will be pleased to see my old
friends and any one who may patron
ize me. Come and see me.
JIM. HIPKINs.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
A BROKEN LEG.

Mr.. G. W. Baldwin, of this city,
was at the residence of Mr.. j. r. eau
die, near Newstead, last week. On
last Thursday morning he started
home on horseback but before getting
out of the premises his horse slipped
any threw him against post, break
lag his leg, diagonally, below the
knee. lie kept his saddle and rode
back TO Mr.. Caudle's and was assisted
into the house, The fracture is a
painful one and will keep him con-
fined for n month or more. He is at
Mr.. Caudle's and cannot be brought
home, Mr.. Baldwin is a member Of
the contracting firm of Baldwin n
Sons, of this city, and has many
friends who deeply sympathize with
him In his misfortune. The knights
of Pythias Lodge, here, of which he
is q member, will pay him IS week
benefits during his disability.
A BooTBLAcK JUDGED FOR BURGLARY
Newman Gray, a colored bootblack
about IL years old, was arrested by
policeman Witty, Saturday, charged
with breaking into Billiards. store
Wednesday night and stealing sugar
cutlery, etc. Suspicion was directed
to him by the unusual number Of
pocket knives which he offered tt
trade. When the officer attempted
to arrest him he took to his heels anG
the policemen accelerated his speed
by firing two or three pistol shots into
the air. He was headed off and is now
languishing in durdace vile. 1t il
said that pocket knife found OH hi'
person has been identified as Que O
the knives stolen from Mr.. Ballard
He has been held over till the granC
jury meets Ill March, to answer to a
charge of burglary.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Assassination Of Policeman Jones
by Coal Thieves Serious Ae-
oident to Mr.. G. W. Bald
win "A Youthful Bur
glar Captured.
POLICEMAN O. L. JONES SHOT.

For months Hopkinsville has been
gradually be- ming noted as point
infested with coal thieves. SO great
have been the losses sustained by the
railroad company that they have
given orders that loaded cars be
stopped at Kelly or Casky, and not
left over night in this city. During
recent cold spell, nine cars of lump
coal were stopped for thirty-SiX hours
at the turntablc, in the suburbs Of
the city, without guard. When
they were taken on south they were
rc-wcighnd and fell short 1000
bushels, or nearly one-lhird. Inves-
tigation showed that wagons had
been backed up to the cars and coal
stolen by the wagon load. Quite a
number Of coal houses were found
filled with coal that none of the deal
ers had sold. This was the straw
that broke the camcl's back, and the
company Immediately employed Mr..
G.. l.. Jones to guard their interests
and stopped through trains from lay
ing over here. As the coal dealers all
have private watchmel; the thieve
found it impossible TO steal coal eX-
cept to throw Jumps from slowly
moving ears at highland for while
they watched their chances and
would light OH to the cars like buzz
yards on carcass. Mr.. Jones
went to work energetically to stop
this. A few nights ago he arrested
4 white man in the act Of stealing
coal, who is now out of Jail OH bail
bond. One night last week he caught
some other parties stealing and as
they ran le fired after them, shooting
Jim Jackson, col, IN the arm. Jack
son denies that lac was the thief and
says that he was crossing the rail
road, but it is said evidence will be
adduccd to prove that he was one of
the men Jones was after. On last
Friday night while Jones was patro :
Ing the depot platform some miscre-
ant concealed under coal car sud-
denly fired upon him three times.
The first shot inflicted a flesh wound
in the thigh. The Others missed him.
Mr.. Jones was .akcn TO his home OH
the corner of Liberty and South
streets, aud DR.. Fairlcigh dressed his
wound. lie will probably be con
lined TO his bed for two or three
weeks, ifnnt longer. The railroad
company will pay all his expenses
and continue his wages while he IL
disabled. Mr.. Jones has made an eff
iicient and fearless officer and vii
resume his duties as soon rs he il
able. In the meantime his plac,
will be filled with a substitute ant
every effort will be made to discove
the assassin.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
CHOICE MEATS.
And Vegetables,

To all consumers of the. above line
of goods we wish to inform, them
that they can be furnished with the
best and purest article at John Wit
tvs establishment. He has now on
hand and will continue to keep IA
stock of fine, spiced corned beef,
which he intends to make a speciality.
Call, sec, taste and be convinced for
yourselves.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29

Free lunch at j. M.
Tandy's Saloon every
day from 10 to l,
o'clock, Phoenix Ho-
tel Saloon. Come and
see me. ,.1
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29

Burbridge Brothers
have on hand baled
hay which they will
sell chea land will de-
liver it to any part of
the city. Call and see
us.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
DON'T FORGE!
BURBR|DCE BROS

Have a very Desira-
BILE Building lot, cen
trally located, and
with foundation and
cellar complete, ready
for the walls, which
they will sell cheap,
and on terms to suit
any one who may wish
to purchase it.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-29
The Housewife.

BACKWo0psMAN
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A Los Angeles (Cal.) man is ex-
perimenting on ripening wines by cleo
tricity.
Mrs. Belle NJ. Sahlein, of San Fran
cisco, has been granted a patent for
boN-cover attachment. She is the third
California lady that has been honored
BY a patent award from the United States
Government.-San Francisco Call.
John l.. Mcmillan, who is making
type-settlng machine in 1lion. N. T..
with which he expects to set 5000 ems
an hour, says that S5oO,OOO was srent
on the Alden type-setting and dstrib-
uting machine before it was given up as
impracticable, and that $1,000, 900 was
wasted on the Page machine, whose
patent right was subsequently sold for
Sl0,OoO.-N. Y. Sun.
There has been found q new species
of native clover in Florida, that grows
in the fiat woods in detached stems and
punches throughout the timberland.
The Department of Agriculture at WASH
ington says that if it could be grown in
quantities so as to get seed, ETC., it
would be valuable as forage plant
There seems to be plenty Of seed in the
proper season.-Phiiadelphia Press.
In letter to the London Times a
gentleman states sthatexperiments made
with view to investigating the scatter
ing of shot have convinced him that
with an ordinary gun and ammunition
there is much more scattering than peo-
pie imagine, and to this fact he attrib-
utes many shooting casualties. For
this reason he publishes the result of
his experiments, with the hope that per-
sons who use firearms will be more
careful in the matter.
"A device to radically change the
present method of ventilating cars, both
horse and steam, has recently been in
vented. It's operation is to furnish q
constant amount of fresh air and with
drawal of similar amount of vitiated
air. 1t consists of opening at the ends
of the cars at the upper corners or in
the monitor tops with covering on all
sides, having the appearance of large
tube or pipe open at the ends and also
opening into the cars, with a partition
in the center. Thus the air in the first
half of the car is compelled to enter the
car, while the work of withdrawal is
done by the latter shaft openings
Boston Globe.
-'.In the Chelsea High School," says
the Boston Transcript. sis telephone
made of the halves of a cigar box, with
the diaphragms of sheet-iron and cleo
tro-magnets whose distances from the
diaphragms are controlled by screws of
the simplest kind. In every way the
instrument is very crude. The thing,
however. works satisfactorily, and be-
cause of its large and easily seen parts
it is still employed TO illustrate the fun
damental principles of the telephone.
The instrument was the invention of
MIR. Albert H. Low. of Chelsea, who
had got thus far in working out his
ideas when the announcement of Pro-
fessor Bells invention rendered further
experiments unnecessary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01

learning and prominence, this circle is
not looked upon with any favor by the
majority of the colored people here.
The usual remark, which may perhaps
be attributed so envy or to disappointed
ambition, that one hears among col
ored people is that this exclusive set is
not good enough for white society and
too good for that of their own race.
Fortunately, there are enough of them
to make sufficiently large circle for the
social life they desire.
There is another and much larger
society here that may be designated as
of the second rank. While holding no
social relations with the set just men,
toned, thes are equally exclusive as re-
CARDS those whom they hold beneath
them in the social scale. This class is
composed of Government clerks and of
people in comfortable circumstances.
There are good many colored men in
Government employ as clerks. These
form the basis of the society of the sec-
ond rank. Many of them own comfort
able homes, and one of the finest streets
in the citJ is occupied by them. This
is Sixteenth street, between the Scott
statue and the White House. 1t is a
splendid avenue broad. well paved and
in the heart of the most fashionable
part of the city. carly all of these
colored residents own their houses, and
refuse to sell. The property is very
valuable and must ultimately pass out
of their possession. These people are
very fond of social life, but they do not
find it in entertaining, but rather in So
ciables, balls, p;cnics and esp cially in
their churches. They are well dressed,
seem to prosper, and are happy. For
the great bulk of the colored popula-
tion-the servants, laborsrs and the
poor-they have sympathy, but no more
have soc al relations with them than
white family would. These latter in
the main are thriftless, living from hand
to mouth; happy if they do nothing,
happy if they get a job. Their social in
stincts are gratiied by the organization
and maintenance of societies OF all sorts,
benevolent, patriotic, social and eco
n mic. There are nearly one hundred
of these organizations. supported al
most entirely by the Iaboring colored
people Washington Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01
PITH AND POINT.

Some people drop tears at the sight
of distress; others. dimes.-N. 7. COM
mercial Adrertiser.
-"How Can A Woman Tell?" is the
title of a recent poem. Humph! How
can she help telling?-DerJM Post.
No woman can do her duty in fash
ionable society until she has learned
how to pull a number four glove on .
number six hand.-N. y Herald, "a
A mole on the nose indicates that q
man will be a great traveler-probably
to get out of the way of people who
make personal remarks.-LoWeH Citi-
zen.
A piper in Northumbrian town
was once asked if he could play with
in Mile O. Edinboro' loon" .Within
a mile-' he exclaimed; .'wey. maun, l
cud play within ten yards OF"
"A young lady refused to wed man
of fifty, saying that he was neither one
thing nor another. He was too old for
husband and too young to hold out
hope of immediate widowhood. ChicG-
go Tribune.
"A visionary fnancier who had a
thousand ways to make q fortune and
not single one to naoke living, is de-
scribed by friend as - man SO san
guine that the mere getting hold of
shoe-string makes him think that he is
already the owner of tannery." ."-Bos-
ton Post.
-" Allow me to compliment you ON
the last issue of YOUR paper" said .
gentleman to an editor. 81 think it is
the best number that you have ever is
sued" 'Your kind words are too lac,
the editor replied. '.for with the last is
sue suspended the publication of the
Horn" .Yes, know" rejoined the
friend, .and that's why thought the
last issue was the best. t."-Erchange.
Young Spoonbill: "Ah. my dear
est Miss Shillinworth, if may-I have
long wished for this sweet opportunity;
but hardly dare trust myself now TO
speak the deep emotion. But, n
short. l love you! and-your smile
would shed would shed-would-"
Miss s.: ..Oh, never mind the wood
shed! How's your aunt's money in
vested? And where are the securities
deposiled?''-M. Y. Independent.
A misunderstanding: "How's yer
gal comm on, Aunt Malviny?" '.She's
ober to San Antonio. and dat ar Gabe
snodgrass, what's jes' come from dar,
done tole me dat she got stage-struck."
..Is dat so?" ..Yes, Mr.. Johnsing. it
am fac when am she gwine to
play?" mot for q right smart while
vet. reckon, kase de wheel OBJ anuder
vehicle break two of her ribs when de
stage struck her." 81 miscomprehend
yo'. Aunt Malviny. at fust. Good chem
in. ."-7srqs Siftings,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01
Reducing the Blemishes.

A sallow complexioned old lady, &C.
companied by a remarkably unprepos-
sessing daughter, recently walked into
Photographic gallery.
''Be YOU the photograph man?' she
inquired, wlping her spectacles. and
carefully adjusting them to the various
spurs, dips, angles and sinuosities of her
Corinthian nose.
''Yes, ma'am," replied the artist in
plate glas, and chemicals, ''can | do
anything for you?'
..No, I'm too far over the bay to
waste any mechanical genius ON me.
It's my daughter, Partheny, here, that
l wants TUX.
"All right. madam, will You -
Cant yer soften down her COM
p'exion little an tone up her nose
what was broke fallin' out of win
deror
Il think so," replied the artist.
AN kin yer wipe off them freckles''
go yes"
'I've seen photographs of our relations.
an I've alters noticed that the picters
tiattered 'em clean out of sight. l
know enough about the biz to recognize
that you've got the whole thing in your
own hands. an kin turn out a perfes-
sional beauty of the first water, just as
yer please. Do you think you kin re
duce those ears trifle-iest leetle. l
know Partheny has got big ears, but
still she aint no rabbit. Partheny is a
generous girl, as yer kin see by her
ears
II think there will be no difficulty
-,
'How about that air squint in the left
optic? Do yer think yer can manage
that"
80 yes, can touch it up with India
ink"
What particular pose do yer think
Partheny would take best in, full face
or side show9'
''You mean quarter view or pro-
file?''
Il guess do. Yer see the photograff
is goin' to young feller what put an
advertisement into newspaper for cor
respondents, an Partheny's writin' to
him. Now yer see how necessary it is
for the picter to kinder favor her little
blemishes. You'll do the fair thing by
Partheny, won't yer9'
Certainly; what size, madam, cabi.
net or cards?"
(Which is the biggest?"
cabinet"
"Guess, then, we'd better try her on
a cabinet. Ell the photographer does a
good job. the bigger the better. What s
yer figgers?'
Twelve shillings dozen for cabi-
nets"
''How much for one?''
''Same price. 1t is the negative that
costs, not the number"
''Well, all right. You Just 90 ahead
an square them shoulders back a little,
an bring the nose down fine, an wipe
off the freckles an straighten the eye,
an reduce the ears, an whiten the
compleNion-an' the hair! 1t won't be
red in the picter. will it?'
90 no. There will no color be shown
but black"
''1hat a comfort. Gracious! Par.
theny, what would he think ef yer sent
him an oil paintin' taken from life,
Kin l stay IN the room?n
90 yes"
"All right. Strike an attitood, Par
theny, an we II rope in that young man
as sure as yer q foot high. ~ Y
Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01
4 HEIGh.

jump on TIE scale" tne butcher said
Into miss cnc day,
!. IN ied i>ed To weighing, and. said he,
IL tel you what you weigh"
An, yes, came quick the sweet replS
FROM lips seemed made to kiss:
N sure. sr, that it w nd not he
First time you've weighed amiss.
And knew not what to say:
ne ne ely wished to weigh the girl
himself was given AWAY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01

Socks with toes-or foot-gloves-
are selling in Boston at thirtp six dol
lars a dozen.-Bos.0R Post. =. -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01

AT the last election in Mississippi
fourteen negroes were elected to the
Legislatqre.-Chtcogo Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01
COVINGTON, ST. TAMMANY FFsBRUARf-2,

baskets and slowed away in vaults ar
ranged according to the size and quail
ty. In the vaults of Patcher Douglas
the records can be seen of mining as
early rs 1900"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-01

DIR. Mutchmore, editor of the Pres.
byterian, tells of a good colored man
who was engaged in blasting a rock
that obstructed the progress of some
well-diggers very near his residence in
Kentucky. After fierce explosion that
shook the house the Doctor went out to
demonstrate against such earth-shaking
charges, and said to the colored man:
What are you abouta At this rate
YOU will blow us all into the air"
..Well, boss" said he, Il rammed down
on that powder a piece of the Presby.
terian. / wanted to show folks around
yer what Calvinism could do. South
JeHSeymdn.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28

nnf n is,r ,he work ng c.as-. Send !O cents Iy'
Hill p.,-;ayr, ,nd se will mail sou ire q Ipya;
uuuD gail.hle hox NJ sbfnpls goods That WI
put sou IN the .say Of M king more tn',pcy ~
few days ihtn you ever Ihoagbt
busin@s. CIpitsi Dot r-g7is-J. We Sif 49,
you. You eau work al the lime or IN spare uins
onI;. TIE ~pfk l. u,iver-aily adopted 70 80
ssxes yCfiny aud Nj. YDu ear easily eArn Io",
30 s,.Iils 10 81 syrry evening. That 81 ~hn
work NAV test the business, We make NV, =.
Ilrli-d ofie.: ~ all abb arc not vel sl,,n :.
viii sind 81 10 pay fT the Uonhle 81 ~ ~ ~.
Full 94rtrElar-, cirscii'rF. ~ ~. Of, lie
TIMES win he m, de by tio.c who give TIER WI ~
lime 10 th,. work. l;nst success st'-oiu's', ~
Dop'tdelay. st,rt now. Address srissos +" W
Portland, Maine.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28
Ana En.crprising, Reliable EEousc.

JIG. Gibson can always be relied upon
not only to carry in stock the best of ev-
crything, but TO secure the agency for
such articles Is have well-known merit
aud are popular with the people, thereby
sustaining Tie reputation of being always
cntcrpriSing and ever reliable. Having
secured the agency for the celebrated DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
will sell it on Il positive guarantee. 1t
will surely cure any and every affection
of Throat. Lungs, and Chest, and to show
our confidence We invite you to call and
get Trial Bottle free.