Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-10
MISCELLANE OUS.


two weeks without agreeing upon o
verdict in the case of man charged
with peddling spectacles without a
license.
According to the estimates of Prof.
Dubois Raymond, person can endure
a temperature of l22 degrees, although
104 are likely toprove fatal in the atmos-
phere saturated with moisture.
"A large meteor fell recently near
Gainesville. Ga. Its course lay directly
over the town, and as it passed so in
tense was its brightness that it rendered
objects in Garkcrei rooms plainly Wis
ible. Chicago Times.
The diaphragm of u new telephone
through which conversation has been
held between New York snd Cleveland
is made of cork. The extreme sensi
tiveneSs of this substance to the tones OF
the human voice is u late discovery
Cecelonid Leader.
During the seasons when game may
be killed the markets of CheJ enne have
for sale elk, venison. antelope. mountain
sheep. grouse, ducks, rabbits and other
game Killed in Wyoming. The game
laws are rigid, however, and the seasons
are short when it is lawful to kill game
for any purpose except the individual
wants of the hunter.
Recent facts and figures in the
Times Democrat concerning the popula.
ton of New Orleans will create consid.
cradle surprise. In u population Of
go, 600 there are seven white women tc
every six white men, and four female &c
three male negroes. This is the largest
excess of female population Of any city
in the Union, not even excepting Boston.
The consumption of clio olate il
this country is largely IN The increase.
one manufacturer stating that last yeaI
be made 100000 pounds and used 0
ton OF sugar per day. The best cocos
beans come from Venezuela and Mexico
and the cheapest from san Domingo
The two great chocolate consuming
countries are France and the United
States. -BoSton journal.
Persons who read the death notice
in the newspapers from day to day mus.
observe that whenever the weather
grows suddenly cold the mortality
among old people greatly increases
This occurs SO often that it Is hardly .
coincidence. Indeed, it seems 10 beat
ont fully the assertion Of many physi.
clans, that the secret Of long life aftel
three-score ycari and ten is to keeL
wam.-N ]. Tribune.
--- DIR. Crudclli. of Rome. gives the
following directions for preparing Q
remedy for malaria, which has proved
eilicacious when quinine has given nc
relief: Cut up lemon. peel and pulp.
into thin slices. and boil il in pint anG
u half If water until il is reduced tC
hall put. Strain through a linen
cloth, squeezing the remains of the
boiled lemon, and set it aside until cold.
The entire liquid is taken fasting
The practice of carving a revolver
IS now ve,y common in Paris. A gen.
tleman belonging to one OF the most
fashionable clubs OF that city sa'd the
other day: II left tho club ut one
o clock. There was no porter in the
hall and | did not know where my great.
coat was, but thought should rceog
nize it because | had left revolver ia
one pocket. Well, touched iwrn '
grea'coats and in all felt revolvcr'.
and | was still searching when lii,
porter entered and gave NE mine, which
he had forgotten 10 hang up
1t is asserted by some wicked per.
son that it is now the custom for lovers
to write peculiarly alleclionate remark,
on the outside of envelopes, and tc
cover such remarks with n postage
stamp. Thus Young man may write
a note which any Young girl could show
10 her mother, while ut the same time
he could use the most afiectionate Ian.
guage under cover OF 4 stamp. All the
young lady has TO do is secretly 10 re.
move the stamp without destroying the
writing underneath. Philadelphia
Press,
A guest at Fashionable reception
narratcs that he overheard sixteen.
/ year-old dandy say 10 n still younger
belle: Il am glad my family got oul
of the trade fifty years ago. My father
was never in business, but devoted him.
self TO science as hobby. He made
several discoveries, you know, that have
1 got a permanent place in the books. y
Then he looked into the girls face fol
admiring wonder, but saw only gentle
commiscration. 80 Your poor papi
had employment" she said, aud ther
with a CLEAN Of proud disdain she
added: "My father never, never die
anything at AIN. Y. San.
"A Dutchman came into our oilic,
last summer with paper in his hand
Evil you please, sir, read me der name!
of der beople vat hat the cholera?'
Certainly, Ayou are anxious about it. )
"Vell, l am so anxious dot don't know
vat pc doings.." The clerk very oblig
ingly read the list, the Dutchman in tn,
meantime perspiring and wiping hi
forehead. When the clerk had finished
the anxious inquirer asked: Den yot
don't find de name of Hans Geinser
dereP" "No, sir. well, / veel al
right now. vas poem drunk for ter
days. und | didn't know but dat | va.
dead nit the cholera. Boston Sunddl