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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine.

The February number is even more
than usually attractive with literary
and artistic gems. The editor CT. De
Witt Talmagc, ID. d., has an exceed
ingly interesting article, "Wonders
Of the Century,: the Rev. E. Barrass,
M. A., contributes an admirable one,
''Methodism in Canada" with nine
teen portraits and other illustrations.
"Capri and its Blue Grotto," "Zwin-
gle, the Swiss Reformer," "The Phil
ipse Manor Hall at Yonkers,'
"George Frederick Handel" Samson
Agonistes," "Liturgies and Liturgic
Worship" etc, etc, are among the
other prominent articles. The two
serials, "How it All Came Round"
and "Wrong from the First" are con-
tinued, and there are short stories,
sketches, essays and poems, by Eliza
beth G. Winter, Eliza Cook, Louise
e. Browne, Ellen NJ, Fogg and other
favorite writers. "The Home Pull
pit" has sermon by DR.. Talmage,
"a Tight Grip" and with most
varied editying and entertaining
miscellany, the present number may
challenge comparison with the best
of its contemporaries. The price is
25 cents number; $3.50 a year, post
paid. Address, Mrs. FRANK LESLIE,
Publisher, 50, 55, and 81 Park Place,
NY.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

Mr.. Jas. n. Banks has severed his
connection with the Henderson
News.
L. NJ. Smith and Boone Denton are
the new editors Of the Butler county
News.
The Flcmingburg News Democrat
will be merged into a semi.weekly
this week.
b. NJ. Cunningham was Instantly
killed in a railroad accident at Lex
ingtoD.
Asbcrry Waller shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Tevis Maynard, in
Lawrence county.
a watch repairer named AL Tel
lier was frozen to death in scale
house at Lexington.
VIM. A, McCulluch fell on the ice
and broke his leg, in Louisville, and
died from his injuries.
Rev. +. P. Purcell will begin the
publication of the Kentucky Baptist
at Calhoon, in February.
II. S. Park and lawson Reno have
been re-appointed 3ostmasters at
Henderson and 0weusboro respect
fully.
Frank Jones, painter, committed
suicide at Lexington by stepping in
front ofa moving train.
Capt. W. S. Vanmetcr who tried to
kill himself at Grayson Springs a
few days since, is getting well. He
shot himself near the heart.
Squire Beazley, of Aberdeen Ohio,
made 800 marrying runaway
couples from Kentucky Christmas
week.
An old negro named Marshall
Taylor, l0l years old, was frozen TO
death in Louisville during the recent
cold snap.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
MExICAN ADoRE HousEs.

One Of the many distinctive features
Il foreign people to attract stranger
on entering New Mexico is the adobe
(dobe) castle Of the native. The archi-
lecture of the Mexican adobe is simple
and primitive, being constructed of clay
and nodded to suit the convenience and
taste Of the owner. In the rural districts
of the Territory, by which is meant all
parts outside of the half,dozen or so
commercial centers, these mud houses
rarely, if ever, exceed one story in height,
and are constructed very much after the
pattern of the backwoodsman's shanty,
with fiat roof, earth floor, etc. In the
three principal towns of the Territory
Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Vegas
the adobe very often assumes an impos-
ing appearance, in some instances reach
ing two and even three stories in height.
The clay being susceptible of smooth
finish, the surface OF many Of these mod
ern adobes is designed in imitation of
granite, brick or such other pattern as
may best suit the fancy Of the owner
To each adobe, in town or country, is
attached plaza, either rear or front.
The well-to-do Mexican farmer or town
citizen constructs his residence close to
the design Of q barrack or corral, with
wall, from twelve to fifteen feet high,
surrounding an area of ground suffi-
ciently large to meet the requirements Of
his household. The only entrance to
this inclosure is by gateway.
The several apartments of the family
are arranged within and around the in
closure, without other opening than a
door leading to the plaza or courtyard,
where structure of mud from three to
six feet high and bearing a close re-
semblance to beehive serves for bak-
cry and other kitchen purposes. By this
style Of architecture the Mexican senior
not only draws the line of caste, but is
protected from severe snow and sand
storms that sweep over the Territory at
irregular intervals. These mud struc-
lures are said to be very comfortable
warm in winter and cold in summer. II
is claimed by the natives that a properly
constructed adobe can be used with COM
fort for seventy-fve or even 100 years.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
COPIED COMMENTS.

THINKS THEY HAVE ENOUGH RIGHTS.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to declare and protect the
rights of married women. Enough
rascaliy is practiced and property
smuggled under the rights of mar
RED women at present'-Muhlenberg
Echo
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
DR. sMUAE1 HODGES Alternative CoMPoUND sARsAPARI11A
AN IODIDE POTASH. @ .
This compound is pure

This compound is pure
ly vegetable, each article
Of ingredient is perfectly
harmless in itself, and in
combination, forms one
of the most powerful, eff
ficient and pleasant
medicines for the re-
moval and permanent
cure of
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15

A NEW WAY TO RIISE SETTER DOGS.
A citizen of our community has fine
litter of setter dogs. He has been TAX
ing special pains to give them good
start in the world, and to this end it was
his custom to rise from his bed at short
intervals 10 feed them. 1t became rath-
er tedious business for him to "crawl
Out" during the cold winter nights to at
tend to their wants, so he tried a new
plan. Setting pan of milk in warm
corner behind the stove, he went to bed,
and, in the small hours, the young Ca
mines called for food. Thinking to make
a good job Of it, he arose in the dark
and carried the pan carefully toths wood
house, when, seizing each pup by the
nape OF the neck, he thrust its nose into
the pan, and, when all had "got to their
work, returned to his bed. The next
morning he was aroused by his wife,
who wanted to know what in the world
he had done with her bread-pan. In.
vestieation followed his wife wet up a
batch of bread and set it behind the
stove to rise; this pan our "shot had
carried to the pups, and they, after
gorging themselves with the dough,
waddled back to their warm nest. The
yeast was good and the puppies rose,
looking like SO many muffs with the
head of the animal used for trimming,
while their legs and tails resembled
warts on an eorly-rose potato. --Hender-
son (Ky.) To6acconist.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
The COMBINATION c0!MIIBl3 N 4 Fence !!

Destined TO supplant all
other Fencing. For it com
bines the advantages of ev-
cry Fence and frees itself
from the objections of all.
This Fence consists of Fl 70
double cables of Galvanized
Steel Wire, with White Oak
Stats firmly interviewer at a
uniform distance of %
inches apart. 1t is the
strongest and most durable
Fence ever made.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
An ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE RUIN
OF AMERICAN FORESTS.

OF AMERICAN FORESTS.
The very necessities Of their situation
have aroused the people Of some Of our
Western States to action. In Kansas,
Nebraska and other States liberal pre-
miums have been offered for the encour.
agement of tree-planting, and already in
many portions of the prairie region 0
perceptible change has taken place, and
the eye no longer wanders over great
spaces without sight of shrub or tree.
Minnesota has her Forestry Association,
and its Secretary reports that between
seven and ten millions of trees were
planted in that State during the yeal
1877, Of which more than half million
were planted in single day, "Arboi
Day." as it is called, or tree planting
day, the first Tuesday Of May having
been fixed upon as the day, and every
owner of land invited to devote the day
especially to the planting of trees. Sim.
liar efforts have been made in other
States which are similarly situated in
respect to supply of forest. The great
railway companies, whose roads stretch
across the tree!ess prairies, have become
in some instances large planters Of trees,
feeling the need Of them both as screens
from the fierce storms that sweep down
from the Rocky mountains, and as
source of supply for the ties which are
constantly needing renewal.
Tree-planters' manuals are published
and distributed freely, with view to
aid those who would plant, giving them
the experience already obtained in re-
gard to the most profitable trees to
plant and the best methods Of planting.
Thus in some places there is already
quite movement in the right direction.
In the reports of planting the figures
make an imposing aggregate. But a
liberal discount needs to be made for
the probable failure OF a large percent
age of the trees planted. And even
with the most generous estimate in re-
gard to the work of planting what is
accomplished as yet is but fraction OF
what needs to'be done. 1t is but the
feeble beginning of a vast work. The
talk is of millions of trees planted.
This sounds well. But o good many
trees can stand upon an acre, and the
latest estimates put the annual decrease
of our forest area at 1000, 900 acres. So
that Minnesota, with all her ardor in
this work, has only planted one tree for
every acre Of trees destroyed. An area
equal to that of the State Of Maryland is
every year swept clean of its trees. This
is large section to be taken yearly out
Of our forest resources. With all that
we are yet doing in the way of tree
planting, the balance is largely against
us. With all the interest and energy
manifested by the young West on thA
subject, stimulated by her most press
ing need, we are only planting one acre
while thirty-fve are laid bare by the ax
and by fire. And we must consider also
that the work of destruction goes on at
an increasing rate from year to year as
our population and our industries in
crease, and that the trees which are
felled are the product, on the average,
Of more than century's growth, while
those we plant must grow during
century before they cnn fill their place.
'--Harper's Magazine.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15

j. G. Holian, an old intinerant doc
tor, undertook to walk three miles in
Fleming county and was fatally fro
zen.
There are 3S persons in Louisville,
who have to pay taxes on over 500.
900 in real estate and personally.
Geo. w. Morris, w. III. Dulaney and
Mary e. Caperton together pay taxes
on real estate to the amount Of 81 900,
600.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15

Subsribe for the Kentuckian.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15

Stout Higgins, who was shot at
Glendale two weeks ago, by Thos.
Haynes, died Monday. Haynes
whom he shot had previously died.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-15
TIE PIRsr sTEP.

The Legislature promptly "rcsolv-
ell 10 run upon STANDARD time
The member who introduced the bill
evidently wanted to draw pay for the
eighteen minutes" This the first
step towards a prolongation of the
session,Allerald Enterprise,
THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE BETSY
DIED.
Colonel McCarty, the Assistant Sec
retary Of State, does not find his office
the bonanza that it was under the
Blackburn rule. His fees no not eS-
ceed $50 per month. His prcdeces-
sor frequently got that much in day
when old Luke spit on his hands and
began turning the pardon mill crank
interior Journal.
"EX-sKEwERs U.s.
A number of ladies, guests at the
New Years reception ut the Gait
House, Louisville, mistook the silver
skcwers In the banquet meats of the
dining room for "favors," and incon-
tinently carried them of to be us ID as
hair pins. They belonged to the chief
cook, and are valued at $50. The
mistake was explained in season to
recover all but four or five before the
guests had left the housc.-Ex.
A GOVERNOR AND A FABLE.
The Governor of Idaho has returned
portion of his salary to the Treas.
ury, sayiug he has not earned it.
Once upon time traveller came
to toll-gatc. The keeper asabscnt
but the honest pedestrian found him
after wandering around in the hot
sun for an hour and paid him the
nickle due. Thereupon the gate
keeper ordered his son to take his
shotgun, unloose the bulldog and
watch the honest man clear out oil
sight. Honesty that parades ltsel
before the public by such acts as tho
above is generally policy disguised
Alt will bear Watching.-GlasgoW
I Times.
A DECIDEDLY THIN STORY.
A private letter from Frankfor
says that Lieutenant Governor Hind
man, who was roundly abused by tht
State press recently for pardoning {
batch of thirteen prisoners Will,
temporarily acting as Governor, is no
to blame. 1t seems that Capt. Hind
man was summoned to Frankfort t,
act as Governor during MIR. Knott
absence. While there Hindman or
dercd a pardon made out for one man
and when he went to sign it he wa
presented with twelve others who's
release Governor Knott had ordered
Hindmas signed all of them, and tn
rumor is that Governor Knott got on
of the way especially to let HindmaI
get the abuse.-Louisville CONNER
cial.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-06-12

taken out at the bottom. Another in
ventor exactly reverses the process,
and it is popular process, too. AS
the fruit gets to the top of the shaft 1t
is believed that it absorbs flavor from
the hot odor-laden atmosphere con-
stantly rising. Still another inventor
passes the fruit through horizontal
trunk having furnace at one end
and fan at the other end to return
the hot air. 1t is claimed that 1t Is
economical to return the heated air
and vapor.
"Evaporators are now settling down
into steady demand. Farmers have
been shaky about buying, because so
many burned down. Thirty or nore
burned down in one county in one
season. Farmers are beginning to find
out, however, that when the market IS
dull these machines will transform
their perishable fruit into iniperisha-
BILE. An evaporation will frequently
save enough fruit from decay to pay
for itself in year. This year a very
large number of boxes of evaporated
fruit were sent abroad. One machine
turns out from IS to 1873 bushels a
day. AS to profits, have heard that
several large cider manufacturing es-
tablishments in this State and in New
Jersey have given up their cider press
es and have bought evaporators. Rep
resentatives of these companies inform
ME that out of 10000 bushels of APP
pies less than $500 net, was made III
manufacturing cider, while from the
same quantity of apples evaporated
more than $1,000 was realized. A
New Jersey farmer says that the profit
on 100 baskets of peaches, pared, ls
$50. That is about days work, and
if the season continues forty bays the
profit, by simple process in arithme-
tic, amounts to 81, ,440. The bulk of
the business, so far, is in apples and
peaches, but it could be extended"
"Where is the business in apples
and peaches carried on with most Wig
or ?"
peaches in New Jersey, Delaware,
MARYLAND, Pennsylvania, and in your
own State of North Carolina, and ap-
pies in New York, New England and
Canada"
"What other things are evaporated?'
"Black and red raspberries, straw
berries, blackberries, cherries, grapes,
sweet corn, potatoes, beans, and pump
kins. Cabbage and celery are bleach
ed to crispy white. The latest no
ton is evaporating finely chopped
vegetables to be used in soups. i see
no reason why a revolution should not
be produced in the trade in these
common bulky vegetables, the trans
portation of which costs SO much to
city consumers. .. J.. ".
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-06-12
THE THRILLING SUM
or $500, 900 900 Laying Idle In England
A Tarhoel One of the Heirs.
From the Portsmouth, Va, Times.

From the Portsmouth, Va, Times.
Mr.. j. H. Kitchen, of Edgecombe
county, N. c., was in the city yester-
day, and during portion of the day
was engaged in searching the, records
of the county clerks Office for infor:
nation in regard to a family named
Hodges, who are supposed to have
lived in this vicinity century ago.
1t seems that the English Government
has advertised that an estate valued at
$780, 100000 is now in the hands o1
an administrator awaiting the heirs O
one Joseph Hodges, who during the
war of the Revolution died, leaving
very valuable property. He had foul
sons, who settled in America and whd
were in the Revolutionary war. Fo
this offence, as the old man considere
it, he, at his death, disinherited II
sons, with the provision, however, th'
the property was to revert to the hei
of his sons at the expiration of o,
hundred years. Various families wb
believe they are the fortunate heiI
now wanted, have, we learn, ofere
81 900 for information which. will e
tabliih the fact. Mr.. Kitchen, )
whom we have alluded, and who Isl
brother of ex Congressman kitche,
of North Carolina, thinks he is one
| the heirs.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-06-12
PRICE S CENTS
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

- Mark Twain has built himself
a house in Hartford, Conn, which is said to
resemble crazy quilt made out Of brick.
- One of the late Bayard Taylor's
daughters with art proclvities is going to Lon
don to put herself under the tuition of the
painter Hubert Herkomer.
Mrs. Abelard REYNOLDS, of Ro-
chester, will fill out her hundred years in Sep
tenlker. Shc is twice as old her city, which
will celebrate the semi-centennial Of its charter
next week.
= DIR. Ham. Griffin and Mary An
derson are so much pleased with the perquis-
ter and pulling received abroad that they an
nounce their intention of settling permanently
in England. Thanks.
Oscar Wilde was married ON
June 3rd. He was p.thetc to the last lie took
his bride in the laafy month of June, when the
red red roses blow and the yellow sunhower be-
gins its diurnal revolutions.
- Edwin Booth and his daughter
Edwina are at the fremont House in Boston
His lately bought house in that city is not ready
for occupation and his new cottage at Newport
does not suit him a residence.
- Mrs. Sinclair, who was divorced
from Edwin Forrest years ago, Is still living on
Staten Island, and is hale, hearty, handsome
old lady, plentifully provided With this worldts
- David Davis appears in public
in q fnll white beard and u black SLOUGH hat
and claims that since he left his easy seat in
the Senate to- mingle in the turmoils of the
busy world he has lost exactly loo pounds.
- Senators Harris and jackson, Of
Tennessee, have presented to the White House
portrait of the widow of ex- x-President Polk
an admirable copy of the Hsaly portrait, and
the gift of ladiss Of Tennessee and other South
ern States.
- Ben. Butler was nominated for
President last week at Indianapolis by the
Grecnback convention. He declares most pos
ltively that he will run as an Independent can
didats if the Democrats do not nominate hiua
| at Chicago in July.
- After singing her last song in
Cincinnati, 9 short time since, Mime. Christine
Nilsson told an interviewer that this was posi-
| lively her last tour in Anerica.-that she would
sail from New York July End, sing little ia
England, go to Sweden, and bid farewell for
| ever to professional life.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-06-12

A WAR "REMINISCENCES.
How Ex-President Davis Came Near Hav-
ing His Throat Out.
From the Reidsvilte Tines.

From the Reidsvilte Times.
Capt. Jim Andrews of the Piedmont
Warehouse of this town, is one of our
cleverest citizens in the town or coun-
ty. He made narrow escape in the
summer of 1862, while aboard the
ears near the town of Henderson by
having his throat raked at with q
pocket knife in being mistaken for
President Davis, and he bears the
scars yet and will take them to the
grave. 1t happened thus: The train
was full Of soldiers, i. was just dark,
and the lights burnt dimly, and there
was tall, slim, black haired, black
whiskered man in soldier clothes
aboard who was very noisy, either
drunk or half crazy, who was disturb
ing the whole train. Finally Dave
Maloy of this county-full of his Irish
fun-said to him, "Look here, my
friend, you'd better keep quiet or
you'll be arrested, the President of
the Confederacy is aboard of this carl"
"Is Jeff Davis on this train? Show
me the id old scoundrel p said the
crank,
Dave pointed him to Capt. Andrews
who sat to the side with his head lean
ing back asleep. The fellow said moth
ing but passed through the car. Fl
nally he entered again cursing and
roaring and holding common-sized
pocket knife with his fingers closed to
| about an inch from the tip of the open
blade. As he approached his loud
cursing partly arosed Capt. Andrews,
| when stopping where he sat the crank
said to him in a loud voice, You have
ruined me!' and made dash at his
throat. He cut through his thick lin
en- collar and then square across his
throat, and had it not been for Mr..
Honeysuckle, who sat by him and
knocked up his arm, he would un-
doubtedly have killed him. The crank
then cut Mr.. Lawrence's hand badly
who was on his way to see a sick son,
and as the train was slowing up for
Henderson he leapsd from the train
and ran like deer-but not before
Dave Maloy had fred a couple OF
slugs at him, and if he hadn't thought
Capt. Andrews was dying, and was
bound to 60 to him, he would have
pursued him and killed him. Nothing
more was ever heard of the crank.
Capt. Andrews has the scars on hi
throat. He is leading member OF
the Presbyterian church of this place