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SiiAWI,S.

wearr undoubtedly headquarters for al: styles
of SHAW L., and A. seeing IL believing. we only
All an Inspection Of our stock TO convince You
that Our prices are ~ low as eau DC desired.
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BRIEF COMMENT.

Last night the average Democrat de-
vcloped decided genus for decorative art.
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sEY CLOTH for 47c.y
Do you want an ALL-wo0L BLACK CASH
Do you want TO buy all qualities Of DRESS GOODS
prOrortiOnately ~ cheap
n you do, sYCLE BROrtiERs Is the place to
buy them.
wha; do you Think sYCLE BROTHERS are
selling nice quality BLACK SILK for 7sc.
The same goods are sold all over town for 81.
They sell 81 worth tl.25 f9r 98c.. "a siik
worth sl.40 for s1.l0.a SILK worth sl.50
i9r silS, S siL i6r worth SIG for 20;
ii 65,a - slIK for s2.IO.
In COLORED SILKS their prices are just a low
BLANKETS
WHITE and GRAY BLANKETS at astonsh-
nHy.low price,. We have bulledn the market
on these goods, and all we ask Is inspection OF
$50 FLA BIASKETs ITS for H $50, -25 BLASKErs Tor
Sis, 500 BLANKETS for SlJ, tlS BL AN
kEIs iGE III bt tSKk s@5
for SIS sL - BIASKET;s los To- Sis; ~ =
GRAY BLANKETS from 65c. up.
CARPETS, oIL-CLOTHS, &c.
CARPETS at less than cost
DRUOGETr In all sizes
OIL CLOTHS and MATING cheaper than the
We have a beautiful stock of RUGS, of which we
only ask an examination.
SOME BARGAINS WHICH WE HOPE YOU
WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF;
GENTLEMEN'S RED UNDERSHIRT5 at soc,
ssI a S sSf RED 2SiI I at &c.,
sold all the world over for S1.26;
GENTLENEN'S ALT-LINEN COLLARS, three
for 25c.. actual value IKE. apiece;
GENTLEMEN'S SATIN PUFFED SCARFS at
zoe never sold for less than Soc.
GENTLEMEN'S WINDSOR SCARES At 2Jc.,
never sold for lees than Soc;
GENTLEMEN'S DUDE STANDING COLLARS,
al linen. at Toe. apiece, sold everywhere for
15e. apiece:
full and compln,e line OF GENTLEMEN'S
HOSIERY, GLOVES, &C.;
LADIES OPERA SHADES KID GLOVES for
25c. pair. real vllise 81;
LADIES' BLACK SHADES KID GLOVES for
2Jc. pair;
LADIES' COLORED SHADES KID GLOVES
for 2oc. pair.
Remember, this Is no special sale. We Will
give You these goods az the prices quoted all she
year round sometimes even lower, according 10
the fluctuations OF the market
FLAG-CALiCOES, STREAbiERS, and BUNT-
INGS, suitable for decorations.
SYCLE BROTHERS.
3ll Broad street, Richmond, Va.
no 16-Su,wSF
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CANCEE FOR MANY YEARS.

A family servant has been afflicted for MANY
years With a cancer on her nose. a1d was treated
by some OF The best Physicians and the old RENE
dies used without bene1t. FINALLY We gave her
sw ft's Specific, and she has been completely
cured. JOHN HILL, Druggist
August 10, 1854. Thomson, Ga.
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| NNUAL MEETING.

IN - .....a..,,
The annral meeting OF the RICHMOND.
FREDt RICKSBURG AND POTOMAC AND
RICHMOND AND PRTERSBURG RAILROAD
CONNECTION COMPANY win be held on
WEDNESDAY. Goth OF November, 1854, q, the
mac Railroad Company, In the city q Rlchn. nd,
az l2 o'clock NJ. j. u. WINSTON,
no 10 Secretary.
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NJ THE SUDDEN CHANGES IN
the !, ason can I've met by using CANTON FbAN-
NIL which we sre selling very low. ~
We offer UNBLE ACHED CANTON FLANNEL
N l0c' a ward, regularly sold 1T l6i,c.; ...
We Ger UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL
at i2ac. a yard. usually sold AZ zoe; ,,,
We offer VNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL
at Itsc. q yard-rcgular 25c- goods: ~
We 0lfer BIkACHED CANTON FLANNEL AT
Look nj oIir YARD-WIDE ALL-W0DI. WHITE
FIANNEL at soc. worth SOC: 49, a..
Io0, At our RED TWILL FLANNEL AT 20 3Z'
and iOc. They are now sold elsewhere 40 pet
cent. higher. - ,..,,., A., ,,.-
. SILKS. and RHADAME. We give best ss.ue
over an competitors.
goDY BRI.SSFIS CARPET at sl.25 ylrf;
. APESTRY BRI SSELS CARPET At 6Oc ward
Largest assortment IHREE-PLN CARTEL ia
this city tsa . ANN,
nOlf bf' DAVIS -
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DRESS GOODS

DO yO want an ALL-WCOL C0LORED CASH.
MERE, yard wide, for j5c.y
DO you want an ALi.-WOOL YARD WIDE OF
TOMAN CLOTH. sli cOiors, for +Sc.g
DO You want an ALL-WOOL YAHD-WiDEJE R-
FEY CLOTH for 47r.Y
Do you want sn ALL-wO0L BLACK CASH.
MERE for zoc.y
DO you want to buy all qualities Of DRESS GOODS
prOportionately "a cheap
you do, sYCLE BROTHERS Is the place to
buy them.
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New Rocks.

Dir. BIAINE's next book will not sell as
did his last. set that down Us certain.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-19

HENRY WARD BEECuEE's own ward,
which usually gives GOO Republican major
ity, went for CLEVELAND by $50 majority.
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MAlRYIAGE&.

CIBSON-TALI EY Married. by Rev. W. y.
Tal,ey. IT the brides residence, on Tuesday me
18th day OF November, 1884. Mr.. ". III. GlBsON
10 Miss COLUMBIA u. TALLEY; all Of Hanover
counfv Va.
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A SINGLE FACT
)RTH A SHIiP.LOAI
ARGUMENT.
CARTERsynLE. GA

CARTERsYuLE. GA
THIS will certify that two members Of my i'm
mediate family, after having suffered for many
years from menstrual lrreyusrity, and having
neen treated without benefit by various medical
doctors were at length completely cured by one
oottIe of Dr. J. Bradhe.d Female Regulator. lts
eject on such cases Is truly wonderful, aud well
may the remedy be caiied "Womans Best
Friend
Yours respectfully.
JAMES W. STRANGE.
ENTIRE AND ABSOLUTE SUCCESS.
Major John g. Whitner. of Atlanta, well and
favorab,y known ali over the United states ~
General Insurance Agent says Z" used this
remedy before the war on a large plantation in
great number OF cases, olto0ys Nth absolute sue
cess
Dr. i. Davis, Of Midtown, Ala. writes: Shave
used Brathclds Regulator extensively In INV prsc-
tce with entire success. II 1t Is rot specific, II
Is. In my opinion, the best known remedy for the
diseases for which Il Is recommended"
A lady of ROnham. Texas. writes: " | have
oecn using your Female Regulator Tor several
weeks and with great benefit. Ny case Is OF ion2
landing aud has bafted many physicians. lhave
tried every medicine could hear OF. but the Reg
ulator l. The only one that has ever relieved m!
distressing suferings"
NoTASuLGA, ALA.
Or. j. BradGeld's Female Regulator has bee,
thoroughly tested by me In great variety Of
cases, and | am fully convinced that II Is unri-
vailed for thai class of diseases which 1t claims TO
ure. j. L. HUSo' W. ID
Treatise on the Health aud Happiness Of Woman
mailed free to applicants.
TIE BEADYIELD REGULATOR COMPANY,
Box %, Atlanta, Ga.
mo l4-i1wAwltl
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AMUsRNENTN.


DICHMOND THEATRE.
90 ADMISSION so
FIVE PERFORMANCES OF COMIC OPERA
AT UNPRECEDENTED PRICES.
RESERVE SEATS. rs CENTS.
The popular
WILBUR OPERA COMPANY.
with new voices In principals and chorus will
present
WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10,
GIROFLE-GIROFLA.
THURSDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 20.
THE LITTLE DUKE.
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 81,
by special arrangement with the owner Town
send Piercyl, Park scwelrs opera
EsTRELLA.
MATINEE SATURDAY At az Z. VI.
SATURDAY EVENING, GRAND TRIPLE
BILL-GEMS OF THREE OPERAS viii be
given.
SCALE OF PRICES: General admission. zoe:
reserve seats Toe; family circle, 25c BoX-sheet
opens TUESDAY at q A. ". no 1887
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III o P E.

EVERY PERSON. SICK OR WELL,
Is invited 10 send their address, 10 THE SWIFT
SPECIFIC COMPANY, Drawer 3. Atlanta, Ca,
for a copy OF their treatise I'm Blood aud skin
diseases, which Will be maledf free.
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NEE rINGs.
4 NNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting OF the STOCKHOLDERS
OF THE RICHMOND. FREDERICKSBURG
AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY VIII
be beld at the Office of the company In The city OF
Richmond. on WEDNESDAY, November 18TH,
at ~ O'Clock NJ. -
no Std =. II. WINSTON. secretary.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD COL
TREAsURER'S DFFtcE, I
RICHMOND. VA. November .. 1884. }
NOTICE.-THE ANNUAL MEETING
~ Of the Stockholders Of this company VIII be
held at the Office Of The company, eorner BIRD snd
Eighth SHEETS. on TUESDAY the 2oth in-
slant. at 12 O'Clock VI.
The books of transfer will be closd from the
Goth Instant until after the day Of meeting.
70 LIZ NJ. ". WARRINGTON. Treaslrer.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
~. LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
INpERwEAK.
CITli DRES'- l. NDFE WEAR.

We now show the fulles; assortment Ia the ABOVE
goods 10 be found In this city. =, ,.,,,,...
from 4 soc. SHIRT or Nf>T mp 10 NE flNhoi
cASHMERF-WOOL GOODS, whether Tor gen.
trtr mice, arc very moderate on CIIlLDRENS
GOoIis I'm all the various qualities we keep. -
Our line of SCARLET MEDiIAlED I N'hh-
WEAR for men aud women l. undoubtedly Vhe
best ever offered - A..
Otr ann Is always to give our customers the
20 LEVY 4 DAVIS.
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GUTICURA SOAP-AN EXQUISITE
u TOILET. BATH. AND NURSERY sANA-
TIvf. no iV-"l"i"Hu
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WOOD AND COAL.
NNJN<eN<|1o~s-NNNJNN<JN0
THE BRIGHTHOPE RAILWAY CON.
Il PANY are Fepared 70 furnish manufacturers
the
NORFOLK AND WESTERN. PoCAHoNTAs,
AND FLAT-TOP COAL,
ofsteaIn purpaes.
ROBERT n. NORTHERN. Agent.
r. D. THAw, Commercial Aren't. no l3lm
DEST AND CLEANEST ANTHRA.
ID CITE COAL 10 the city, - 10 t5.25 pcr ton J,
COALBCRG SPLiNT, t42S 10 N-o0; NO.
soft COAL, for stoves and CRATES, s3.75 10 81
W00D-Lous. sawed, and Split. Yards Broad
and Norton and 1905 Cary STREET Telephone
No, les.
oc 90 CHARLES n. PAGE.
DERFECp PREPARATION. -FAMI-
i LIES can be supplied with hest ANTHRACITE
COAL. all slzes, a. lowest prices. and perfectly
screened. CROWN HILL SPLlNT, the peerless
coal for open srates. FOREST PINE WOOD,
sawed and split. 5. 2. LArHROP q CO.
cello Seventeenth street. At Drawbrider
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HEALTH Is WEALTH.

DR.. Z. c. VESTS
NERVE AND BRAIN-TREATMENT,
. guaraDteed specific tor Hysteria. Dizziness, Con.
yuisious, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia Hes ische, Serv
Gus Prostitution caused by the use OF alcohol or
tobacco, wakefulness. Mental Depression, Soften
10 misery. decay, and DEATH, Premature Old Age,
Loss Of Power In either sex, caused by over-exer-
uon OF tie brain or oyer-indulgenee. Each box
contains one nionth's treatment; 81 box, or six
boxes for IS, sfnf BY mall, PREPAID, on receipt OF
price, WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure
any case. With each order received by US for SIX
boxes, accompanied with ", we viii send the pur-
chaser our written guarantee 70 refund the mones
II the treatment does not effect cure. Gaaran-
tees Issued only BY JOHN O. VEST Co,
500 west Madison street
au 22-dEwlv Chicago, III.
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MOZART H LII
DIME MUSEUM COMPANY.
Every afternoon and night excepting Thur sday
uightl for week Of November II, 1854.
ATTRACTIONS EXTRAORDINARY,
the celebrated
AME WALKER DRAMATIC COMPANY
in the romantic drama In six acts,
THE TWO ORPHANS
splendid dramatic cast, new scenery aud APP
poinimeuts placed on the stsge In splendid style.
Notwithstanding the heavy expenses, the prices
will not be raised.
Admission only 10 cents. Reserved seats 20
CENTS. Reserved seats can be had during the day
al T.. =. Johnston's Musc-Storc, No. 9l6 Main
street. no 1887
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MERCANTILE AGENCY,

MERCANTILE AGENCY.
c. CLARK. Pres. E.E. RANDOLPH, Treas.
Established 1S49.l
TNHE BRADSTREET MERCANTILE
AGENCY,
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pRfcF, SOLID VALUES. 80 HOUSE, CAN
Is WEEKS OFFERINGS;
vgFNCH POPiINs-Cordcd goods are ~ fhe
rsgc, no; only IN worstcd goods. Dat a,So "a
lk We ore NON 0Gerinc recent porcns,,
~ FRRSCH POPbINS st se.5O-besn'iiui
III iioIsTERY GOODS AsD DRCGGETs-see
e,s s lT2w psv w"o.,is ZEPHYR woRsrgD,
SHETLAND WOODS. FAIRY IHfh' x sh1
YARNS, aud every description at the io"eSI
CAiIrOFe. 4 and 5c.s yard, sud DDMb~IiC
DRY GOODS Of the standard brands AZ the
lowest market PRICES; ...,....,.... .
job lois of Linen COLLARS. Of BUTTONS, ~
BINDS OF DRESS GOODS, OF CHtlDkf y
uosE. Of ODDs AND END- cBllci frcn
every department. are Great ng (grore ana
ssving O. oney IN he pcckets 81 inc Ira1 d,,,u,,
Cab earlv ,nd often. Look ont for our Ciihir-
MAS ASSORTMENT.
Us AND GIRLS. PROM HAD 70 Foor.
n find ia DER Iarye sud varied stock OF good.
BREEDEN, TALLEY & CO.,
No. 500 cas-. Broad street.
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BALTIMORE HOUSE; 2I7 "a 92I Balus.-,
sirc.t III
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-06
FORESTS and RIIN.

1t would appear that the interest in
the preservation OF forests III this coun.
try has not come any too soon, as there
are districts already threatened with the
deathly aridity which has caused ancient
rivers in the Old World to shrink to
languid streams, and converted fertile
and productive regions into almost I'M
inhabitable wastes. The supply OF
water for the New York canals is run
ming short. twenty-five years ago"
says ex-Gov. Alvord, of that State,
"there was no such trouble. When
was young man, Onondaga creek was
busy, boisterous stream, that sup
piled unlimited power for manufacture
ing purposes. Now it is q sluggish,
dirty, narrow course, fit for no other use
than a common sewer" The reservoirs
and lakes that once furnished an ample
supply of water for tie canals have
shriveled, till now they furnish only
a precarious and insufficient supply, and
this threatens to become exhausted
the result, it is believed, of the wanton
destruction of the forests that once drew
abundant rain from the clouds. Ex-
Gov. Alvord believes that, before many
years, the Legislature will be forced to
direct its attention to the subject and
adopt measures to protect the forests
that are left and induce the planting OF
new ones in regions now too bare.-SL
Louis Republican
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-06

Like the land of the sea, the stars OF
heaven have ever been used as effective
symbols OF number, and the improve
ments in the method of our observation
have added fresh force to our original
Impressions. We now know that our
earth is but fraction OF one out of at
least rs, 900, 900 worlds. But this is not
all. In addition to the luminous heav-
emily bodies, We can not doubt that there
are countless others, invisible to us
from their greater distance, smaller size,
Or feebler light indeed, We know that
there are many dark bodies which now
emit no light, or comparatively little.
Thus, in the case of Procyon, the exist
ence of an invisible body is proved by
the movement OF the visible star.
Again, 1 may refer to tho curious pho
nomena presented by Algol, bright
star in the head of Medusa This star
shines without change for two days and
thirteen hours then, in three hours and
half, dwindles from star of the
second to one Of the fourth magnitude !;
and then, in another three and half
hours, reassumes its original brilliancy.
These changes seem certainly to ind :
cate the presence of an Opaque body,
which intercepts at regular intervals a
part of the light emitted by Algol.
Thus the floor of heaven is not only
"thick inlaid with patines of bright
gold," but studded also with extinct
stars once, probably, as brilliant as our
own sun, but now dead and cold, as
Helmholtz tells us that our own sun will
be, some 100000 years hence.
The connection of astronomy with the
history of our planet has been a subject
of speculations and research during a
great part OF the half-century of our ex-
istence. Sir Charles Lyell devoted some
of the opening chapters of his great
work to the subject. Haughton has
brought his powers to bear on the sub
ject of secular changes in climate, and
Croll's contributions to the same sub
ject are of great interest. Last, but
not least, 1 must not omit to make men,
ton of the series of massive memories
q am happy to say, not yet nearly ter.
minated) by George Darwin on tidal
friction, and the influence of tidal action
on the evolution of the solar system. ]
may perhaps, just mention, as regards
telescopes, that the largest reflector, in
1880, was Sir w. Herschels, of -four
feet the largest at present being Lord
Rosse's, OF six feet as regards refraci
tors the largest then had diameter o.
eleven and quarter inches, while your
fellow-townsman, Cooke, carried the
size to twenty-five inches, and Mr..
Grub, of Dublin, has just successfully
completed one of twenty-seven inches
for the observatory Of Vienna. 1t is re-
markable that the two largest telescopes
in the world should both be Irish. -
Popular Science Monthly.
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The Pardoning Power.

Unless the Legislature does some
thing toward remcdying the state OF
affairs at the pcnitentiary, Gov.
Knott will pardon out hundreds Of
convicts as freely as did Gov. Black
burn.
The speaker was DR.. II. X. Pussy,
the newly appointed superintendent
Of the Anchorage Asylum, and the
remark was made in conversation
with Il reporter Yesterday.
Yes, he continued, the condition of
affairs there is really shocking.
was talking TO Gov. Knott about the
matter Saturday, and he expressed
the gravcst apprehension. lie in
formed me that while the pcnitentia-
ry has room for $50 convicts and
facilities for employing only $50,
there are about l,lj0 who must be
confined there after the lst of Octo-
Der. a few days ago he received a
/ letter from contractor who has
100 in charge, SAYING that he would
return them by the lst of June. His
contract was to keep them till Oct,
but he will not need them after May,
aud will pay for their keeping until
the agreement expires. The other con-
tractors have also notified the author
tiles that they will return all in their
charge by the lst Of October. With
nearly l,200 convicts crowded into
quarters that will scantily accumm0-
late half the number, and 800 unem-
ployed, hundreds of deaths may be
expected. An epidemic will break
oIt that will carry off not only con-
victs, bat citizens, and | tell you hon
cstIy | wouldn't dare to live in
Frankfort at such Il time. Unless
som" thing is promptly done the ouly
preventive is the free use of the par
doning power, and Gov. Knott will
certainly avail himself of it. He is too
humane man to have the blood of
these convicts on his hands.
DR.. Pussy is a close friend of the
Governors, and it is safe to say that
he has authority for making this
acknowledgements Journl.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-06
Origin Of the Names in the Week,

In the Museum at Berlin, in the
hall devoted to northern antiquities,
they have the representations of the
idols from which the names of the
days of the week are divided.
From the idol of the sun comes
Sunday. This idol is represented
with his face like the sun, holding a
burning wheel, with both hands on
his breast, signifying his course
around the world.
The idol Of the moon, from which
comes Monday, is habited in a short
coat, like a man, but holding the
moon i'll his hands.
TuiscO, from which comes Tuesday
was one of the most ancient and pop
ular gods of the Germans, and repre-
sentcd i'll his garment of skin, accord
ing TO their popular manner of cloth
ing. The third day of the week was
dedicated to his worship.
Wooden, from which comes We'd
nesday, was a valiant prince among
the SaXons. His image was prayed
to for victory.
Thor, from which comes Thursday
is seated in a bed. with twelve stars
over his head, holding scepter III.
his hand.
Friga, from which we have Friday
is represented with a drawn SWORD
in his right hand and a bow in his
left.
Safer, from which is Saturday, ha,
the appearance of perfect wrctched.
ness. lie is thin-visaged, long-hair
ed, with long beard. lie carried {
pail Of water in his right hand where
in are fruits and flowers.
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Our Agents.

The following persons are our authorized
agents, who will receive subscriptions for tb
SEMI WEEKLY SOUTH KENTUCKIAN:
J. w. Williams, Pembroke, Ky.
w. b. Brewer, Fairview, Ky.
II. L. NJ Cure, Trenton, Ky.
j. NJ. Adams " Co., Church Hill, Ky.
+. Il. Hancock, Casky,i Ky.
j. c. Marques, Pedcc, Ky.
Mrs. Gertie [. Griffin, Lafayette Ky
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w. II. Harton, Kirkmansvllc, Ky.
w. A. White, Macedonia, Ky.
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COPIED COMMENTS.
DECIDEDLY HUMOROUS.

DECIDEDLY HUMOROUS.
The 18th Of May will mark an ep-
och in the history of the national
party, Of the most vital Importance,
and it is the duty Of the party to sec
that none but the best men find a
place among the duly accredited del.
cgltcs to the national convention
The Supreme Court decision give,
our party a sure and lasting tOunda-
lion to build upon, and none but
cool, clcar-headed men should he
trusted to guide the deliberations OF
the convention. Its proceedings
platform and candidates should be OF
Il character alike creditablc to tho
party and the claims to justice fol
all which it has persiStcutly demand
ed. With the Democracy divided
aud both wings Of the Republican
party quietly snlking, ready, if the
occasion demands, to knife excl
other, AMI all destitute of issues, tic
outlook for the national party i,
most cncouraging,-American Sen,
try, Grctnback.
RANG HIS own KNELL.
The hanging of himself in tho
church bcliry by Il sexton at New
Lexington, o., furnishes very re-
markablc case Of the ruling passion
strong in death, lie went out pull
ing at the rope he had pulled at fol
so many years, and if he was al
artist with an eye for effects, rang
his own kncll.-Ncws Journal.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-06

Richard A. Proctor claims that the
structure was both tomb and an as
Economical observatory. When we re-
member, he says, that the astronomy OF
the time OF Cleops was essentially as
Tology, and astrology most important
pant of religion, We begin to see how the
erection of the mighty mass OF masonry
for astronomical purposes may be ex-
plained-or, rather, we see how, being
certainly astronomical, it must be ex-
planned. Inasmuch as it is an astro-
nomical building, erected in time when
astronomy was astrology,. it was erected
for astrological purposes. 1t was in this
sense sort Of temple, erected, indeed,
for the peculiar benefit Of one man or OF
a single dynasty; but as he was King
in time when being King meant q
great deal, what benefited him he doubt
less regarded as benefit also to his
people; in whatever sense the Great
Pyramid had religious significance
with regard to him, it had also national
religious significance.
There is no other theory Of the Great
Pyramid which comes near to giving a
common-serse Interpretation of the COM
bined Astronomical and sepulchral char
acter Of this wonderful structure. II il
is certain on the one hand that the
building was built astronomically, and
was meant for astronomical observation,
it is equally certain that it was meant
for tomb, that it was closed in very
soon after the King 1ind for whom it was
built, that, in fine, lis y.stI onomical value
related to himself alone. AS an astro-
logical edifce, gigantic horoscope for
him and him only, we can understand
its purport, much though we may marvel
at the vast expenditure of care, labor
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and treasure at which 1t was erected.
Granted full filth in astrology (and We
know there was such a flith), it was
worth while to build such a structure as
the Great Pyramid, just as, granted Tho
ideas OF the Egyptians about BURIAL, wo
can understand the erection OF so mighty
a mass, and all save its special astronom-
ical character. OF no other theory tan
that which combines these two strange
but most marked characteristics OF tie
Egyptian mind can this be said.