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The Somerset reporter., 1885-03-04
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If tao Coat RUS fsSt IL O"s
Ministers, better than any other class Of
people, have the faculty Of convicting Q
mao of his outlines in his own eyes and
10 the eyes Of everybody else. A parson
was once made the confdant In grief and
adviser Of q good brother from whom an
axe bad been purloined. The preacher vol
upteered to prove the fraud and restore the
lost chopping tool. He vas observed to
carry an ugly looking brickbat into the
pulpit anj place upon the desk. After the
usual Sunday announcements, he told his
congregation that Bro. So.snd-so had lost
an axe at the hands Of some Infamous
thief, and, erasping the brick, struck 90 a.
titude, and declared his Intention 70 tske
the axe-stealer right In the head. The gull
tv party was in front Of him and bearing
tie awful threat, lodged, - for biz lie.
The preacher calmly turned 70 the osner
with the words, ssThere's the mau that
stole your axe, and he will Be glad to re-
turn Il TO you."
Another minister once preached sermon
Of s etrope moral spplicssiOu 10 condsmaa-
ton Of csStain worldly practices 70 which
hia Nuck werV inclined. Some rsn asHe
were ueds, bearing With unconmon PREF
anre mos ~ Woes Oe,One o. ~ eenSeses
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The Somerset reporter., 1885-03-04

The President Saturday issued . procla-
masloa convening the 6snate for On extra
ss6eleo March llh.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
Liberty Items.
Still we have no rain.

Still we have no rain.
The corn crop in this neigh bOrhoOd
will be lighter than ever was known
not one fourth of crop will he made
and tobacco will be almost total
failure.
Mr.. II. B. Taylor shipped to Louis
vile ear load of hogs and cattle last
Saturday night.
Mr.. J. ID. Hooker will have shipped
to Beaver Dam ear load of corn,
which he will sell 10 the people of the
surrounding country at fair prices.
Mr.. J. II. Taylor is digging IA well in
his yard. He is now about thirty feet
deep and no water. He says he is
going down until he does find water.
Miss Anna Taylor returned ho.-' =
last Saturday from Hartford, where she
had been visiting friends and relatives
for the past week.
A musical entertainment was given
to the young people of this neighbOr-
hood on last Saturday night by r. t.
| Barrett, which was a very enjoyable
occasion. The string band from Cen
trail Grove was in attendance and gave
splendid music. Mr.. w. B. Miller, II.
p. Miller, Alney Tichnor, Beach Rowe,
and Miss Lulu Miller, of Central Grove
and Miss Millie Taylor, of Prentice,
and a great many Others, too numerous
to mention, were i'm attendance.
Mr.. l.. ID. Miller, of Central Grove,
was visiting friends and relatives in
this place last week. He returned to
his home on last Thursday, to the sor-
row of some of our young ladies. Come
again, Dee, and stay longer next time.
Some of our young men went to the
association at Salem, in Butler county,
last week. They report a good time
and plenty of dust.
Messrs. Emerson, Rogers 4 Co. have
flushed threshing wheat for this year.
Emerson will start to Auburn to attend
college in short time.
Miss sally Johnson dled AT the resi-
dence Of her son, Elijah Johnson, last
Tuesday. Old age was the PRINCIPAL
cause of her death.
Mr.. Elijah johnson has been very
sick for some time, but at this writing
he is better
Brother +. A. Edwards filled his reg
ular appointment at Liberty last Sun
day. Quite a crowd was out to hear
him, as this was his last time for this
year. We all hope he will be sent back
on the Hartford circuit next year.
The school at this place will be
taught by our young friend, Prof. r.
p. Miller. Dick is a good teacher, hav-
ing had great deal of experience in
the school room with good success and
is fully up with the times. He will no
doubt teach us good school.
Mr.. Henry Taylor has been talking
of going to Illinois this fall, but he has
gotten over the idea. He now thinks
Kentucky is good enough for him.
JIM
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
Htua News.

We are needing rain very badly, es'
pecially the corn and tobacco crops.
There are farmers i'm this section who
have not failed for many years TO make
corn enough to do them, but owing tC
drouth will fail this year.
Willie Travis was seriously and acci.
dentally cut in the lower part of the
abdomen, by man who was choppinl
down tree. The mans ak handle
broke and the AK struck Travis. Tn,
cut reached almost to the hollow.
Will White and Buckner Whitley
have contracted to build the school
house here. They begin work Angus
18th.
Mr.. Charlie Hardin, the tobacco
merchant here, is going to build an
other addition to his house, which
will give him storing capacity for 800
hogsheads.
ID. B. Whitley has been engaged to
teach the Etna school.
Born-To tie wife of j. G.. Haynes,
boy.
Rotert Spurrier Is erecting dwell.
ing.
Frank Haynes, the merchant, is do
ing good business. His motto is
slow sales and lots of them"
More anon, AN OBSERVER.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
STATE NEWS.

"Old Mat" the famous colored guide
who has been employed in Mammoth
Cave for ~ years, died last week
Capitalists are surveying the route
for railroad from Cave City To Mann
moth Cave, twelve miles over very
rough country.
The former proceedings against Dave
Lawson, Of Hancock county, for cutting
Hon. George Smith, being deemed ir.
regular. he was arraigned again before
two magistrates on Tuesday, and was
held over under $1,000 bail. n l. re-
ported that IA strong ease was made out
against Lawson. Messenger.
II. :. McJilton, our newly appointed
postmaster, received his commission
yesterday morning, and will probably
take charge of the office this week. He
has built with his own hands, since re>
ceiving the appointment and waiting
the acceptance of his bond, "A complete
set of lock aud call boxes, aud will
open in the cozy little building lately
occupied hy Dr. 4. T.. Powell as AN
office. Just above II. w. Crabb's store. .-
GHioa Loc0i
The Covington Commonwealth says
AT the annual election on the 81 inst
vote was taken in several precincts
on the question of special school tax
for the district. With rare exceptions
the tax WAS voted down. The friends of
common education may regret this, but
il is probable the people think they are
taxed about as much n they can well
bear. Besides this good many intel
ligent tax payers are dissatisfied with
the mode in which the regular tax for
the support Of common schools is col-
lec,ed and distributed Instead of be,
ing disbursed directly i'm the counties i'm
which it is collected AS il ough; To be
ulated, and then sent back To the coun-
ties, less the amount set apart for pau
per counties, and the cost of handage,
among the unjust results of which is
the delay in paying teachers salaries.
Ii the present school lax were judicious.
ly husbanded aud properly distributed,
il is probable that il would meet all
just requirements.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
Beaver Dam Notes.
August 2ith, 1851

August 2lth, lSSL
Editor Herdlf.
Mr.. Sallie johnson departed this
life at the residence of her son, Mr..
Elijah johnson, near Liberty church,
on Tuesday evening, the 18th inst
Aunt Ssllie, as she was Familiarity
known and called 10y everybody in the
community, was the oldest person in
the community and one of the oldest
in the county, being about SO years old.
She WAS born in the county of Bourbon,
and passed the early part of her life in
that county and in the city of Louis,
vile, but for number of years had
lived IN this county. She was a sister
Of Mr.. Eli Chinn, one of the old men
of the county. She had been a widow
for many years, and was devoted,
consistent member OF the Methodist
church.
Mrs. Callie Austin, wife of Burgess
Austin, and daughter of Burwell Chick,
died at her husbands residence near
this place, on Wednesday evening last,
the 18th inst She had long been an
- -'-"-'' '''' 49, '.a,..,~hiatA danger nf
death was thought of by her friends
until short time before her death.
She was a consistent member of the
Baptist church, and was buried i'm the
Cemetery at this place on Thursday,
with funeral services by Rev. ID. j. X.
Maddox.
DIR. II. +. Bean,oi Point Pleasant, has
bought the property of Mr.. G. Il. Oil
yer, on Main street, and will locate
here in "A few weeks
Miss Emma Yewell returned home
Saturday evening, after an extended
visit 10 Daviess county.
Several of our denizens betook them.
selves TO the White Sulphur Springs on
Saturday last, and returned Sunday
evening.
The extended drOuth and parched
crops and pastures are inducing the
people to sell off surplus stock.
We learn that the people of our
neighboring town, McHenry, are
hauling water for washing purposes
from Lewis and Rough creeks.
The people here have had the
Berger well cleaned out, and are taking
steps to have it so improved that it will
furnish All inexhaustible supply of
very superior water. RURAL.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
Rockport Ky.
August II, 1888.

| AuSuSl - toN,.
Eiior Herald:
Uncle Robert Southard died after &
few days illness, on the 18th inst.
The following teachers have secured
schools, and will soon begin to flourish
the birch and tutor young ideas !: Mes
srs. Ellis Maddox at Point Pleasant, =,
w. Taylor ai No. Is, near Mr.. William
Ashby's, and Jas. Taylor, of Butler
county, AT the White Hall, or what is
known as the RockPort school house.
No teacher has been employed to take
this school
Jack Smith has moved from Me-
Henry back to his property here.
Mr.. Wes. Shull left for Decatur, Ill.,,
via Louisville, Wednesday. May his
Tip be a safe and pleasant one.
Mrs. o. 4. Hill has returned home.
Misses Nora aud Bessie Wallace, who
have been spending the summer with
their aunt, Mrs. Bette Wallace, of Par
adise, after few days visit here, left
for their home in New Albany, Ind,
last week. Sir Thomas Browne said
There's music in the heart, and the
silent note which Cupid strikes is far
sweeter than the sound of an instru-
ment." Maybe so. At any rate the
editor of the G. G. Argus, who captured
Muhlenberg county last election, has
been in turn captured and dragged OIL
into bondage, 10y gracious!
Mrs. Bentley and her niece, Mis-
Morrow, have gone to Russellville. the
latter To attend school
Miss Katie Martin, formerly of Rock.
port, but now of the city of Henderson,
is visiting her sister, Mrs J. L.. Benton.
Warren Duke, Of E.vausvlIie, came
up after his wife and little son, Warren,
last week. Warren has not been well
for several days, hence their return to
Evansville has been delayed.
Some of our Dictate men have felt
the shod, which Mr.. Cundiff fitted on in
his last weeks article, pinch, and have
requested me TO reply. Now, have
taken none of il to myself, simply be
cause II does not apply, but shall not
shirk a request TO tell why Ivoted for
Tate and why | am a natural born
durued Democrat. So if you viii afford
me the space next week, | will say
something that has not been heard for
ages-things which many a Democrat
never heard from sheer mercy things
which many a man, who thinks he is
Republican never knew, and yet
things as true a. holy writ. | say
thinks he is Republican because |
deny that a Kentuckian can be full
blooded Republican: for they grow no
where only on that old cold Plymouth
Rock. fully realize why preacher aud
pronounced temperance men voted for
Fox and | think they did just right.
But Tate's little majority of $4,000
proves him very proper man,
who has held the Office so long simply
because no body eau beat him how
ever just give me me room aud air next
week and shall be,
Characteristically,
SUGGs.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an
East India missionary the formula of a
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure of consumption,
bronchitis, catarrh, asthma and all
throa, and lung affections, also posi-
tive and radical cure for nervous debil.
ity and all nervous complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has felt it
his duty to make it known to his suf-
fering fellows. Actuated by this
motive and desire to relieve human
suffering, will send free of charge, to
all who desire it, this recipe, in German
French or English, with full directions
for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper, w. A. MOVES, 149 Powers Block
Rochester, N. Y. IL 3 cow ly
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
Truths for MorRIists, but not Swill foI
Swine.

You need not lay the tlattering unc-
tion 10 your soul, that hy acting good
part that by the practice of sobriety,
charity, diligent duty and gentle
amiability-yo will your whole life
escape vile slander or mean disparage-
ment. You will find those who hate
you for the virtues aud qualities that
ought Ia procure esteem. Some people
are not willing that you should he SUI
perior, mentally, morally or physically
to themselves
A gentleman is IA gentleman 10y the
grace of God and 10y self-culture. A
ruilian recognizes gentility very readily;
and ~ readily shows his instructive
hatred of a gentleman.
Neither modesIy nor courage are
doubtful, for the cheeks and the eyes
bear witness of them.
Truth is eloquence. and eloquence is
truth for the one wins and conyicts,
and the other cOuvicts and wins.
Use sound argument; for il will
make itself felt by its destruction of
scphistical reasoning.
State nothing "a fact, except it be
true for, failure to do this loses you
confidence in all things.
There are men, who were once poor
and friendleSs themselves, and who
felt how hard il was To meet with un-
charitable rebuff, now high in wealth,
or in station, who fail to have sympa>
thy for any who are climbing the rough
sleeps they themselves have passed
over.
There are women, who, doubling the
stability of their own virtue, haye no
feeling of charity or sorrow for an erring
sister.
There are wilfully blind and enyious
fools, who feeling their own mediocrity,
can never see talent or recognize
genius
Some people are ~ full of jealousy
that they have mental hallucinations
and vague visions, which they take to
be truths aud realities.
To cheat, to detract, to use the power
of cir umstance and situation for unjust
gain, is just as bad a. stealing and il
not theft 10y statuary law, by the moral
law it is petit larceny.
Honest worth linked with modest
merit, goes a-begging, while bull
medicines, allied to impudence, gets
the soft place"
a few men are 80 stingy that they
are afraid they will starve themselves,
by letting you eat a single meal at their
tables. w. II. CUNDIFF.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
No Creek Items.
August oath, 1885.

August oath, 1855.
Editor Heraid'
Mr.. Daniel Williams left last Thurs
day for Monroe county, where he will
make his future home.
DIR. Alex Esrnett, of Texas, who has
been visiting relatives in this vicinity
for several months past. left last week
COR Pom, Pleasant, where he will spend
few days before leaving for Texas.
Prof J. q. Wallace and wife left IA
few days since for Hopkins county,
where he will be engaged for ten
months teaching.
Prof J. e. sutton, of Cromwell, Is
visiting in the neighborhood.
Mcssrs. f.. l.. and q. q. Carson are
visiting their brother, Mr. g. y. Carson,
of Bowling Green, this week.
Matte" your correspondent at or
near Beda, seems To have II perfect tact
for obtaining interesting items for the
readers OF the HERALD. Very few of
your correspondents would undertake
to make an "iuventory" of the crops
this warm weather. This, "Mattie"
has done, and the disheartened farmers
in this vicinity now have the satisfac-
tlon of knowing the exact per cent. of
"a crop (?) Of corn and tobacco they will
raise. Then of course your readers
were very much interested (?) to know
that some young lady had succeeded in
"paralyzing" her (his) heart. Also if
she (he) hadn't told us that her (hls)
girl told her (him) she had company
when she had none, We would never
have known when nor how to sympa-
thize with her (him.)
somnambulism. a short time since,
he awoke one morning and found that
he had taken possession of the chicken
coop. The chickens were quietly
sleeping and seemingly had not noticed
Mr.. D's presence.
a short time since, one Of our young
men went to call on his girl, and on
getting ready to start for home, he
caught her mothers horse instead OF
his own-the night being very dark
and did not find out his mistake for
some time. AS he passed up the road,
he was taken to be n horse-thief, but as
he returned the horse when finding out
his mistake, nothing was done with
him. In justice 20 Mr.. H., We will say
that we know him to he an upright
young man, and that he had no inten-
ton of stealing the horse.
Long live the HERALD and its editor,
is the wish ct OLGA.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26

haps, good enough. But are our
public men a. truthful and honest as
were our public men in days of yoro =?
Are our men rs chivalrous. our
women aS yirtuous aS were the faith
ers and mothers of the Common
wealth. Are we as hospitable, as
religious and rs full Of human SYM
pathy and charity for our fellow
creatures MS our grandfathers were?
No, nol for We have not the firm
ness, the dignity and openness they
had. We worship a gross material
ism, we love display, we banker
after fashion, and we are not as de-
void of deception and humbug as
were the old fathers of our State.
About the worst exhibition of con
servatism If il were not the want of
common sense which we have been
guilty of, il, our failure 10 revise an
old-slavery-obsolete constitution. An
other fault is, We do not cultivate Il
healthy public opinion five did,
we would put a stop to the concealed
weapon business, and avoid murder
GUS feuds. Neither do We teach
modesty and moderateness enough.
Ii we did. there would he fewer
fast women" less whisky-drinking,
and NOR sclf control.
From vices bcgoi hy whisky and horse,
From oNcr-'ondnesS OF women fair,
We bury many and many oorse
The star OF Hope fades afar,
And morality and religion dies,
Because true reform Kentucky denies.
w. II. CUNDIFF.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
II You Want 90 be HAPPY

II you want to be happy you must be good,
y maxim all right In its way;
But a far better one, if understood,
Is what have now got to say.
If you want To be happy you must be well.
Whatever the station you serve in;
And of all the medicines one bears the lead
The good Samaritan Nervine.
once tried every sort OF cure,
To restore me to good health;
And spent in vain, of that I'm sure,
Considerable share of wealth
But all was vain, till a friend advised,
In manner most deservin',
The medicine he most highly priced,
Richmond's Samaritan Nervine.
took his advice; I'm one short week.
felt no further pain;
For doctors no longer had to seek,
For never felt sick again.
I'm healthy and happy the whole day long
So II health be worth preservin',
The constant burden of my song
Is, try Samaritan Nervine.
Twill cure the young, twill heal the old,
Twill make the whole world better:
At 1T. Joseph, Missouri, the medicine Is sold
Drop Dr. Richmond a letter;
He'll give you advice far better than wealth
Hell point out the way Ia preserve in
The best condition your newly found health
BY the use of Samaritan Nervine.
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26

Tue Hartford HERALD makes "a very spite
fuland ungracious reply 10 our invitation
"a " % come back INTO the Democratic
parsy- tits very sore over the ss.so majority
given % the Democratic NOMINEE Tor Treas.
urer. lint does not say it is sorry for having
supported the Prohibition nominee. We'll
let II stay out till the weather grows too
cold. It must come in at last reon,dn.
The Keomaa has more self conccit,
egotism and arrogance than a city
dude. Ii is vain enough 10 imagine
that il is the head and front. body
and breeches of the Democratic party
Of the State-the Grand Gyasticuti-
with regal power to sit in judgment
ON all the Democratic papers, poll
ticians and voters Of the State, and
tarn them cut and reinstate them AT
viii. IL read the HERALD out of the
Democratic party in 1882 because il
refused to support Tom" Henry
II read II out again this year because
it refused 10 support Tate, and vet
We are in the party, have been in il
since We were old enough, and are
not out vet. We are not sore over
that IS, 200 majority for Tate. In
1883 Tate, nominated by a conven-
tion, received l3l .96s votes. This
year he received only l07 900, nearly
$4,000 votes less than two years ago,
and il seems that if anybody should
ieel sore over the matter il would be
the Woman and the ring Of six men
who nominated Mr.. Tate. We have
not said we were sorry for having
supported Judge Fox and don't eN-
pect to, for il is not true. Instead,
We are proud of having voted against
Tate and for Fox. We are warm a.
We wish 10 be, not out in the cold,
and hence cannot come in.
The Yeomdn is little off; sorter
cranky. The court having jurisdie-
tion should have a jury summoned
and send the poor thing to the feeble
minded institute-not TO the lunatic
asylum, for it never had brains
enough to become a lunatic
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
The Old Kentucky Home.

Every Kentuckian loves Kentucky
and his old Kentucky home. In.
deed, We have tolerably genial eli.
mate, a vast amount of fertile soil,
some magnificent forests, a super
abundance of minerals, some fast
horses, a few fast women-and q
number of beautiful ones-and many
gallons of good whisky Of the adj
jective good may be applied to it al
all)
Yet, with all these resources,
we make but little advancement in
the way of healthy progress and true
greatness. We are behind in edu
cation, and in agriculture. We fol
low in old routine ruts, and are toe
conservative-and conservatism i,
.cowahdly. ifDil 4bkFi
/ believe that the impediments arr
these: We are just a little too fond
of our women, horses and whisky
and too blamed handy with firearms.
o, the sweet wales, the rippling
brooks, the sweet-scented meadows
the cool shades of our old Kentucky
home. Yet notwithstanding oul
fertile soil. our rich ores and our
beautiful sylvan scenes, our people
seem to be on the decline, as TO prog
ress and greatness to say nothing
of our great decadence in morals.
Our material well-being is, per-
The Hartford herald., 1885-08-26
What 1 Saw and Hoard.
SUTTON, KY, Aug. 20, 1855

SUTTON, KY, Aug. 20, 1885.
Editor Herald:
On the morning of the 18th inst, as
neared Salem church, Butler county,
Ky, saw people of all ages and sizes
and clouds of dust arising in every di-
rection l saw fields of corn, tobacco,
grass, etc, parched with heat and
drouth. saw large cOncourse OF
people at Salem church at 1890 a. m,
and heard Rev. b w. Neal preaching
in a loud voice and saw the people lis
tening with much interest. About II
o'clock m, l saw the Casper River
association organized with Rev. ID. j.
X. Maddox as Moderator. | saw DIR.
J. 5. Coleman, Revs. A. b. Smith and
Daviess County association. | saw DIR.
Warder of the general association and
heard him speak on missions; heard
Rev. A. b. Smith make still better
speech, l heard DIR. Coleman speak
until the very heavens almost declared
his voice; l heard ID. Caperton recon
mend the Recorder at a discount Of 80
cents from the regular price, viz: 81,
which is yet 30 cents too much, accord
ing to my judgment.
AT l:30 O'Clock p. m. saw the whole
woods around burdened with dinner,
and IA display of generosity, hospitality
and liberality unprecedented in the
history of this association. / am thank
ful to the good sisters for the kindness
received and especially so to the family
of Bro. T. 5. Taylor, with whom l
stayed. The association adjourned TO
meet with Sugar Grove church, Muh
lenberg county, on the o. 4 n. II. r.,
at its next regular session.
q. w. GORDON.