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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-25

- ~ AAaubo AZ bhoh uVh bh0 hpAh hNo
heats in Q as and 2 46, Dazzle second and
Thomas d dislauoad for running. This
vas decidedly the most interesting race
Of the day. In the wagon raos, for $50
there we're were four entrits, and 1t was
won In three straight heats by Lewis
Bculdin's Hop in 8 OIL, 8 OF and 3.01.
william b, Stephens won second place.
The fair and trotting will continue to-day
and to morrow. . 49,.
A man living on the outskirts Of Cam.
bridge, Nd, on the road leading into the
his Neck diptrict, set FIRE to some brush on
premises Nor day week and owing to the
extremely dry condition Of the earth aud
vegetation the Gre soon got beyond con-
troll, spreading rapidly until II reached q
thiokes belonging to L. N. Clark, and
from thence TO tine woods OF X. G. Tub
man and through to the fair grounds now
belonging to Mr.. Wilson OF Baltimore, who
has erected guano factory there The
stables and much Of the fencing on the
fair grounds have been entirely consumed
and 1t was only by hard labor that the
dwelling house was saved. Several hun
dred acres Of woodland were burned over.
Crisfeld's two fish fact prizes are in full
blast. They have each two vessels for
the catching OIL the fish, and each Of these
two has carry away or reliet vessels rum
ming the fish to the factories. The fish
used are mostly ale.wives, which are
caught by purse nets. Two boats start
off around shoal Of fiah and
meeting draw their purse lines, which
brings the bottom together, and the
whole shoal Is inolosed. About 40, 900
fish are thus caught day, from which
about 10 tons Of scrap fish is procured,
which sell at $22 per ton, or 1920 pei
day, beside about 80 gallons OF oil al 81
cents a gallon, which is Gil 10 more, max
ing total Of 1888 = month. Much
Of the scrap Is made up into phosphate,
which sells at s35 per ton, while the ex-
pense Is Of course considerable, about 40
men being employed by each factory,
which at an average Of $40 each would be
$500 per month. This, together with
ether expenses, such as board Of men, re-
pair, outlay 60, substraoted from the
receipts per month must leave . large
margin Of profit Cambridge Chronicle.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
The Negroes Of the Ncrth.

The general good sense displayed
by the colored citizens who met last
week at Pittsburg was particularly
conspicuous in the refusal of the con-
ference to make itself over to the re-
publican party. The negroes of the
North are beginning to see clearly
and to say boldly that the alleged
debt of gratitude due by their race to
the republican party does not
amount to political vassalage for
ever. e ..- ftE
Every such declaration of indie
pendent manhood is good sign, for
it marks the progress of our colored
fellow citizens toward Il correct I'M
Outstanding of America principles.
There are forms of slavery besides
that from which the negroes were
emancipatcd twenty-onc years ago.
There are shackles not Of iron, whip
lashes of other than plantation
type,
Let us look at few of the north
crn States which, together, are indis-
pcnsablc to the success Of the rcpub-
lican party in a Presidential election
In Connecticut there were, four
years ago, 1888 colored males of the
voting age. 1t is within bounds to
put the present colored vote of Con-
necticut at $500. Gen. Garfield car.
ricd il by only 1856 votes.
Indiana is a very close State. by
the last census The number Ofncgroes
there over twenty-onc years of age
was 1879. The transfer of this pc.
litical strength from one side to the
other means change of 81 900 votes
in the result. Garfield carried In.
diana by only G,G42.
Illinois has been steadily rcpubli
can. The negroes of voting age in
that State numbered 1866. Gar
fields majority was 1862. Had
1000 colored citizens of Illinois trans
ferred their allegiance to the demo
cratic party, Illinois would have beer
lost to the republicans. In
The great State of Pennsylvania
! contained 1882 negroes with votes
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
nklGn4M YoUNGs GRAVE.

An Unlocking stone wall, about six
feet high, incloses an area of nearly an
acre. A carriage gate, constructed Of
rough, implanted boards, stood aiar,
and entered. Fully one-quarter OF the
inclnsure is fenced off by second stone
wall on one side, and by wire fence on
the other, ard in the southeast corner
OF this sub-inclosure Brigham Young
lests III final repose.
A huge slab of granite, lying fiat on
his grave, and high railing of iron, are
all that meet the eye, save the walks
aud sward of the little cemetery. There
is no inscription of any kind-not ever
his name. Outside of Brigham's per
sonal graveyard the grounds are SO shah
10y that they might be taken for dump
ing place for garbage. In one corner o.
this outer cemetery are four or five neg
lectcd graves-possibly those of his dc
pal ted wives. Still another grave at
That quarter is marked. At its head il
an implanted pine board, on which ap
pears the name of "E. I. Young"
Underneath this name some wag hai
plainly written with pencil: ave are
laboring for the kingdom Of God, gen
Il, men," The Mormons pay little re
apect for the resting places OF theil
drad.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
THE EXCHANGE FIEND.


"Have you my paper to-dayP" says a
smiling man, stepping gently into the
sanctum.
"What is your paper2" asks the ed
itor. I
"Why, the Cincinnati Enquirer, you
know"
OF course I knew well enough he
has been here regularly for the last
month. He is that terror-that scourge
= known rs the Exchange Fiend. He
got the paper at first willingly, then po-
litely, then coolly, then abruptly, then
grudgingly, but rebuffs chill him not,
he becomes a journalistic old-man-of-
the-sea, who can't be shaken off. The
laws Of Michigan unfortunately make it
II crime 20 kill him, although if l were
to be tried by a jury of twelve news edi-
tors would risk it.
"You've boon getting the Enquirer
for n month now?" s
"Well, of and on, l guess 1 have"
"Why don't you take it regularly? I
can get them to put you on their daily
list"
"Can you, honest?"
"Why, of course we newspaper men
have sort of Free Masonry among us.
Besides, 1 know Mel can first rate. Splen.
did man. He'll do it in minute for
me :"
"Well, now am under deep obi"
"Don't mention it. Let's see, what.
your namep"
"a. Sucker-got that DOWN."
"Sucker-yes.
"No. 3,741 Elizabeth street east"
"Street east-yes."
"Detroit, Mich"
GAN right. For year.-daily?"
"lf you please. I tell you that kind
of Free Masonry is bang-up thing, but
L suppose You would do the same fol
him ?"
"For Mac? bet your boots. That
will be $12."
"What |"
"Twelye dollars. Journalistic Ma.
sonic initiation fee That's cheaper than
you could join the Free and Accepteds
for, not to mention quarterly dues. But
then ii you don't happen to have the
money, call up tomorrow, or just dror
Mclean note, with another note fol
$l2, and mention me, and he'll send hi,
paper right along, and just say well be
happy to TO the same by any of Iii
friends.
He never called again, but anoth.
just like him did and always will.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
PINS. PAST AND PRESENT.
Zach WO1nan's Yearly 4HOtcdnce-FdotS
about the MANUFACTURE.
| fI,.o,,, tho Nev York Sunl

about the MANUFACTURE.
from the New York SUM-
To the young lady whose intricate
oyerskirt is held in innumerable folds
by many pins, it may seem hardship
that her yearly allowance Of pins is only
about 40. Such, however, is the case
with each individual in the United
States on on equitable division of the
pins yearly sold in this country. But
the Indians in the West are not sup
posed to use their full allowance, and
collar buttons have so far done away
with the use of pins by gentlemen gem
orally that the young lady may perhaps
provide herself with some one else's
allowance. The pins used in the United
States are made by fourteen factories,
somewhat scattered as to locality, but
chiefly in New England. Their annual
production for several years past has
been about 1000, 100000 pins. This
number has not varied much for some
years, tho demand remaining about the
same. A few OF these 1905, 900, 900 are
swallowed by children, number are
bent up III schools and placed in vacant
and inviting chairs, and some millions
get into the cracks of floors, and the rest
for the most part are scattered along the
byways and highways, where they have
dropped from dresses and been left to
work their way into the earth.
Two years ago the competition among
the nine principal companies then ex-
isting for the manufacture of toilet pins
led to such a cutting of prices that the
business became Improbable, and the
market was flooded with goods. Dealers
who were shrewd laid in stock, and fam
lilies even bought in wholesale quantities
ior future needs. A year ago a COM
binatiou was formed of three wire COM
pan;es, aud now all Of the pins made by
them are shipped to New York, and ham
lied by tie head agency in this city.
From their common warehouse they are
sent to every part of the country in
quantities varying according to the fe-
male population.
The importations OF English pins are
mail, and the expectation of pins from
he INT Il Stut,s is confined to Cuba,
south America and parts of Canadn,
where, however, but few pins are sent.
England supplies almost the whole
world outside Of the United States, al
though Il is claimed that the American
pins nre not Inferior i'll quality. Quality,
howuv, +, is a matter which but slightly
concerns the re all buyer To him a
paper Of pins is paper of pins so long
~ they don't have heads on both ends.
The raw material-the brass and iron
wire from which all American pins are
naIe--is from the wire mills of this
country, and much Of the machinery for
their Manufacture is of American inven-
ion and putent,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
H.OTIiER G.IRDHERS PHILOSOPHl

HGOTHER G.IRDHER'S PHILOSOPHY.
Il war cleaniu OFF de sidewalk de Cd
her day., observed the old man as the
meeting opened, "when long cum a
nnn WHO war achin' fur somebody to
knock him down. lie didn't 'zactly
know what to say to begin fuss, but
ho iinnl!y made out to remark dat if he
war Mayor Of dis city he'd run all de
Ii gpcrs into de ribber. l felt it my
dur. To bring de snow shovel down on
top his head, an he drapped. He
stayed drapped for about five minutes,
an, when he got up an pursued his way,
lis olinynns seemed to have undergone
II great change. l spoke Of dis bekase
] want cherry member of dis club to real
iae dat do only rule WORT libin' by am
dat which uses men iist as dey use you.
Try 10 lib by any oder rule an you will
lac cheated, swindlcd, abused an robbed
cherry week in de var. De man who
thinks he has sufficient provocashun to
kick you will feel a contempt fur you il
You doan' kick back. De man who robs
ytn expects to be dealt with as a'robber.
Dead wild him as ON angel and he would
sneer ut you. No man has a right to ex.
l~ct better treatment dan he am willin
10 bcstow, an few do expect it.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
The Henderson Bridge.

This great structure, which is now
being rapidly pushed toward COM
pletion by the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, will be of incalculable
benefit to the city of st. Louis, and
will place her in a position to COM
mand the trade of the Southeast. II
will practically lessen the time to
Nashville, Tenn, twelve hours, and
obviate the necessity of reaking bulk
in freight shipments, and the adop.
ton of the standard gauge by the
Southern roads will admit of the in,
terchange of cars without transfer o.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09

The speed of vessels is approximately
determined by the use OF the log and
log-line. The log Is triangular OF
Iuadrnngular piece of wood about b
quarter Of an inch thick, 50 balanced b,
means Of plate of lead as to swim per.
pendiculnriy in the water, with about
two thirds of it under the water Tho
log-line is a small cord, one end Of
which, divided into three, SO that til,
wood hangs from the cord as scale pal
from balance-beam, il fastened to til,
log, while the other il wound round i
reel i'll the ship. The log, thus poised
keeps its place in the water, while thu
line is unwound from the reel rs TIL
ship moves through the water, and tn
length Of line unwound in given tim,
gives the rate Of the ships sailing. Thi.
is calculated by knots made OH the lin,
ut certain distances, while the time i.
measured by sand.glass Of a certain
number of seconds. The length between
the knots is 80 proportional to the tim
Of the glass that the knots unwoun
while the glass runs down show III
lumber of miles the ship is sailing pc
hour. The first knot is placed abon
five fathoms from the log, to allow tli'
hitter to get clear OF the ship before ill.,
reckoning commences. This is GALES
the stray-line.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09

Governor Cleveland has written a
letter to gentleman in Louisville in
which he says it would afford him
great pleasure to attend our EXPOSE
ton, but he fears the pressure of his
official duties and other engagements
will prevent his doing so. The let
ter is written on irish linen paper,
and yet some say Cleveland isn't
friendly to IlSland.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09

Garleld's majority was 1926 it was
in the power of less than one-third
of the republican negroes of Pcnsyl-
vania TO give that State TO Hancock
by united actions against the party
which loves them onlyjust before
election day.
Gen. Garfcld's own state, Ohio
gave him a majority of but 2j,l55.
The census assigns 2l,706 possible
colOrcd votes to Ohio. Less than d.
600 of these yoics would have given
the State to the Democrats.
New York had in 1880 colorcd
population including 20,0j9 males OF
the age for citizenship. Garfcld's
majority was5,SG2.
We commend these significant fig
urcs to our colorcd friends for careful
consideration. Here are six Northern
States, with l35 electoral votes out Of
the total of 40l in the College, all car
ricd four years ago for the republican
candidate solely by the negro vote.
The time has come around again
when the party which assumes to
own the negro and his ballot rewards
him for the past and cntreatS him for
the future with such empty express
sion of solicitudc for his welfare as
are TO be found in the platforms Oi
the conventions. What other rccog-
milton has he obtained after twenty
one years of moral and political scr.
vitude? Appointmenthere and there
as the alternate TO some white dcleg-
ate to Chicago, and in New Jersey
the doubtful honor of being consid-
cred little more respectable than
Sccor Robcson.- n. y. Sun.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09

The salt district of Saginaw, Mich,
has about ninety-tive companies at work,
with an annual capacity of $500, 900
bushels. The first well was sunk only
twenty-onc years ago, and in 1859 the
Legislature encouraged the enterprise
with bounty Of 10 cents bushel OIL
NIL salt manufactured, and an exemption
from taxation for all engaged in the
business.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
STEEL H.IILS.

That the hardest steel is not the most
durable for railroads appears from an
examination of the wear OF some OF the
steel rails on the Great Northern line,
England. Seven of the rails, which lay
side by side on this road, were taken up
and tested, and it was found in one in
stance that a hard rail had been worn
away one sixteenth of an inch by traffic
amounting to 5,251 900 tons, while soft
rail for the same amount of wear had
withstood S,4O2, 900 tons. In another
instance the total was Is, 531, 600 tons fol
the hard rail and 80, O6l 900 tons for the
soft rail, the wear being the same-one
sixteenth of an inch. Analysis showed
this last rail to consist OF 80. Ats per cent
of iron and minute quantities OF carbon
phosphorus, silicon, manganese, sui
phur, and copper.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
TRAINING CIRCUS ELEPHANTS


"How do you train elephants to do
their funny business, standing on their
head and all that sort OF thing 2" New
Haven reporter queried.
"Use the mechanic explained Mr..
Hutchinson. 1--WE put band about
the hind legs OF an elephant when We
want TO teach him to stand on his head.
Then we put pillow under his head.
At the other end of the tackle is another
elephant, and, when the word of COM
nlaud is given, off goes the elephant on
the outside OF the ring, and the fellow
OH the inside is obliged to stand on his
head whether he will or no. This is re-
l,outed until finally the beast knows
what's wanted, and then at the word OF
command up he goes on his head. And
it's 30 with all other tricks. It's persis-
tency that does it.
lie explained further that when once
they had received instructions and were
chained back i'll their plucos they would
work ut their tricks apparently trying to
perfect themselves in them. 1t is, Mr..
Hutchinson says, much more amusing to
see them then than at any other time.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
4 SONG.

bring me The juice of the honey-fruit
The large, translucent, amber-hued
Rare grapes OF southern isles, to suit
The luxury that iills my mood
And bring me only such as grew
Where rarest maidens tend the bowern,
Aud only fed by rain and dew
Which first had bathed bank Of howaEA
They nnlst have hung on spicy trees,
In airs of far enchanted wales,
Ard al night beard the ecstasies
Oi nolGc-tbroated nightingale
So that the virtues that belong
To flowers may therein tasted DO,
And that which hath been thrilled with song
May give thrill Of song to me.
FIR would wake that string for thee
What hath too long in silence hung;
Aud swee!cr than oil e.sc should be
The s ng which in thy praise is sung.
T. BmhdHdH Rtdd.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
Our Agents

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gents, who willS1ccivc subscription for the
SEMI WEEKLY SOUTH RENTuCKIAN:
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09

CHARLES SUMNER, Mr.. 2. L. White
says, did not know what dyspepsia was.
Speaking OF his good fortune in this
respect one evening, he said that one u
the first requisites to success in political
life was good digestion, and he re-
minded his visitor that majority OF the
Senators were portly inen. While he
admitted that slim, dyspeptic mon some
times attain high position, still he main
tanned that in order to do 30 they had To
overcome greater obstacles than those
who had good stomachs.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
That SNOB, WHITE.

Richard Grant White has coined "edi.
torling, which moves the indianapolis
Journal to say that he is carping, pre-
tentious, snobbish fraud "He assumes
to be the highest living authority in re-
gard to style and the correct use oil
words, and yet his writings abound with
Loose, inexact and ungrammatical ex
pressions.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09

IL ancient days, in Spain, the dead
we're robcd, according to their sex, in
he garb Of monk or nun, and thus bur-
ed, practice which gave rise to the
peasant dicium, "Only nuns and monks
lie in Spain - But now they are bur-
ed according to taste, in white, or, more
often, III their ordinary clothes; q babe
would be laid out in its white baby
,lothrs, bride in her wedding-dress.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
Fifty Thousand a Year.

TO be sure. You've "only got a
cold;' only a cough. BE all over it
ina few lays" Don't worry about
me-" Well, we won't. But $4,000
people die every year in the United
States from consumption. And every
soul Of them began that way. Better
stop it now with Parker's Tonic.
This remedy will expel the cold at
once. nG4 I'm
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
DRY WINE.

A mild curiosity might be excited,
possibly, over the question as to how
many occasional, Or even habitual, wine
drinkers know the meaning of the word
"dry" as applied to wines. As rule,
it would seem to be much more Justly
applicable to a man himself than to any
thing in the bottle or glass before him.
1t is strictly a "tradc term" but il
has sufficiently distinct and definite
meaning.
When a wine has been permitted tc
continue the process of its fermentation
until it has converted all of its natura
sugar into spirit, and has properly de
veloped all Of its natural acid, it becomes
technically, "dry wine."
When, however, wine has been n
all sweetened, or has had its natural fer
mentation arrested by the addition o.
spirit, it is not dry wine.
|. AS applied to champagne of any brant
whatever, the term "dry" is practica
"misnomer," for there are no cham
payne wines in existence to which NOR,
or less of crock candy" has not beel
added i'll the making.
The only difference, for instance, be
tween "dry" and an extra dry
champagne is in the amount of iiq,,cu,
which has been added to the grape juice
For the finest brands, the Frcncl
make Iiqueur of brandy and roc,
candy, and in most cases they also adj
a delicate favoring extract.
These things may indeed promot,
"dryncss " in the drinker, but they d.
not increase the amount of natural aci,
in the wine itself. - De,oey's Win,
Journal.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09

DR.. Samuel Hodges Sarsaparilla
and potash is sure cure for rheuma-
tism, scrofula, scald head or letter,
chronic sores of all kind or any dis
ease arising from impurity of the
blood. You can get a trial bottle at
j. r. Armistead's, G. E. Gathers OF
Gish u Gamers.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-09
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