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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09
AN AGED BAPTIST MINISTER
Two More Important Cases.

Your agent being in Columbus, Ca,
o few days ago, and meeting the ven-
erable brother j. IL, Campbell, we
asked him for the news. His reply
was, II have two important cures eff
fected by SHifts Specific TO report
This venerable ,man is known far
and wide for his unremitting labors
of love in the behalf of the poor of
Columbus. 1t will be remembered
that the Swift Specific Co. have do
mated quite an amount of their IA
nous medicine, 10 be distributed by
Mr.. Campbell among the poor of this
city hence his remark. lie said:
Il have Just seen lady who has
been greatly annoyed by a letter in
one of her hands. II had given hel
much trouble and pain. She said
she had been treated by several ply
sicians during The past three or tour
years with the old remedies, but
withour giving any relief. | sug.
gested Swift's Specific and she took
four bottles and is now apparently
perfectly well. Her hahd is smooth
and not a single sign OF the disease i.
left. 1t is marvellous how this medi-
cine renovates the system"
"What about the other casc?"
swell, that was lady also. Sh(
had been badly effected with eczem,
for four years. Her face, hands and
arms, as well as her body, were GOV
cred with sores and sGabs. 1t wa
one of the worst cases Of this terri
BILE desease that | have ever seen
The suffering Of this poor creatnr,
was beyond expression. She triet
every remedy at hand, includin;
mercury and iodide of potash, bu
She only grew worse. She was il
this condition when / first saw tn,
case. | soon had her taking Swift
Specific, and she has now only takeI
two bottles, but every mark of tn
disease has almost disappeared. He
general health is greatly improved
1t is one of the most remarKabl
cures that has come under my no
tice, and in a ministry Of sixty year
| have mingled with every class 0
society and observed closely the va
riety of diseases which effect hulnani
tv. Blood diseases are the most MI
merous and the most difficult to re
move. 10 overcome these diseases
il is my deliberate Judgment tha
! Swifr's Specific is the grandest bloo'
purifier ever discovered. Its effect
are wonderful, and / consider thel
almost miraculous, There is II
medicine comparable to 1t.
Rev. JESSE Ii. CAMPBELL, Ct
nmbus, Ga. i s 81
Treatise ON Blood and Skin Diseal
es mailed free. h4iFa
a- The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co
, Atlanta, Ga.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09

The Rev. II. A. M. Henderson,
former Superintendent Of Public In
siruction in Kentucky, is now pastor
Of a church in Jersey city. The New
York World says that he has come
out as an advocate of cremation and
writes beautifully ofathe rosy glow
of the crematory." He contrasts the
modern funeral with its "sulgar ute
Of flowers and "idle picknickcrs."
mourning for carriage ride, with
"the bright and air Of jubilee"
which surround crematory. The
world does not agree with DR.. How
ard Henderson, as he now writes
himself but il it receive many COM
munications from him it will learn
that, as a professor of verbal gym
nastics, the Doctor is entitled to apo-
sition in the front rank.--Louisyille
Times. nrNN iH a
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09

when pa read that letter to ma !
though l would die. Pa acted az
though he could slip through one of
the holes in the cane-seat chair,
though he couldn't, of course, and
ma she just leaned right back and
blatted. | felt offul at the mistake,
but when l went to say didn't mean
to mix things up, pa took up the car
ving-knife and looked green in the
eyes, like cat that is scared in a
dark room, and says, 'M-e-ou-w,' in
a bass voice, and 1 shet right uD and
kept on eating my sassidge. We
hadn't got fairly into pancakes before
the bell rang and the Old maid with
the gold specs, who4iRs next door,
she came in and throwed package
down on the breakfast table, and
said she would have ID arrested for
defamation Of character and she
HaKenks nksonts%Ms tried TO get her 10
stay to breakfast, but she glared at
ma as though she would bite. Pa
opened the package and it was a
pair of pas old pants and an old
flannel undershirt and pair of draw
ers. Paturned pale when he saw them,
and asked me where ! left the bottle
of tooth powder and the cologne, and
[ told him to the best of my recollec-
ton / left them at the Office of the
Associated Charities. Pa said il was
just us he expected. lie lad intend
ed the pants and mdershirt to 60
there, TO be given 10 the poor tramps,
and | had ruined hin by sending
them TO the old maid. Pa asked me
what thought an old maid wanted oI
such things, and what they wanted oI
tooth powder and cologne for tramps
[ couldn't answer, and pa groaned
and got up and went into the parlor
lie began to talk to me about the ne
cessity in young man Of being sur,
he was right before going ahead, anC
ma had on her old cloth ulster tC
90 out, think 10 snatch hat sealskil
cloak oil the choir singer, when th'
bell rang, and the minister was show
ed in. Pa began to apologize, whel
the minister stopped him and said
Not II word, sir. can subdue III,
feelings, as far as the cards and poke
chips are concerned, and control III!
wrath, but when II man sends to my
wife junnpiig-jack, 4 treatise ol
every woman her own dancllg mas
ter, with Il cah-can picture on til,
over, and pair of tights such a
female MINISTRIES wear in theatres,
tell you. sir, friendship ceases, and
must have gore and the minister be
gan to pull on his coat Ma inter
fercd, and paexplained that he inten
ded'the tighis-iur a yonng fellow il
his office who swings clubs in til
G, mnasiun, and that everything ha,
beei, mixed up, and 1 was to blame
they all turned on me, and cam
away, while pa went TO bed. wan
to 90 away somewhere till Ney
Years. DO you know of some quie
place where could go aud be safe !?
and the bad boy looked appealingl
to the groceryinan. "Go to the MOI
que, you little devil" said the grocery
man, and the boy went out, feelm
that accidents were liable 10 happe
in the best regulated families, and i
pulled his roller skates out frol
| under his coat and started for tn
rink,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09
The Alcohol Question.

Why do doctors ever prescribe al
coholic stimulants? They say there
is strength in them. This is all a
mistake, Such things may bolster
patients up for little while, but leave
them worse when the temporary
stimulus subsidies. If people keep on
taking alcoholic stimulauts. il means
drunkenness and ruin. Remember
that Browns Iron Bitters is not All
alcoholic drink. 1t is the only relia'
BILE preparation of iron ever made
1t builds up the system, enriches the
blood and invigorates the stomach.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09
For the S0uTm KESTUcKIAN.
In Memory Of Mr.. Jacob L. Torian,

How mournful 1t seems, in broken dreams,
The memory Of the day,
When Icy Death hath sea'd the breath
on some dear form OF clay.
When pale, unmoved, the face we loved.
The face we thought 20 fair,
And the hand lies cold, whose feryent hold
Once charmed away despair.
oh, what could heal the grief we feel
Forrhopes that come no more,
Had we no'er heard the Scriptures word,
"Not lost, but gone beforew
oh, sadly yet with vain regret
The weary hearts must ycarn;
And sisters weep their brother's asleep
In the sunlght's vain r, turn.
The brothers hearts shall rue to part
From the one through childhood known;
And the lovers tears lament for years
A friend and lover gone.
For death and life, with ceaseless strife,
Beat Wild on this worlds shore, -
And all our calm is IN that balm, M -
sNVsl6ss, but sone 6eiore. !" - ''''l s'l''''l
Obi here at last, his life's trials past I
Wen meet our loved one, once more
Whose feet have trod the path to God,
"Not lost, but gone before"
Dec. 20th 1884. Ills TRuR FRIEND.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09

should have a higher object than
that.
/ do not wish to do an injustice to
a man who has done so much for the
world, and could spell the longest
word without hesitation, but | speak
of those things just as | would expect
people to criticize my work. If we
aspire to move with the litterati of
our day we must expect to he criti-
cized. That's the wayI look at it.
BILL NYE.
p. ST might also state that Noah
Webster was a member ofthe Legis-
lature of Massachusetts at one time
and though ought not to throw it
up to him at this date, l thinkit moth
ing more than right that the public
should know the truth.
BILL NYE.
HUDSON, Wis, Dec. 8.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09

II had been completely disabled
from rheumatism. l used Parker's
Tonic for kidney disease, when to my
astonishment the rheumatism COM
pletely disappeared" So writes Mrs.
Henry Bogert, of No. 454 Atlantic
Ave, Brooklyn N. Y. Rheumatism
arises from the failure of the kidneys
to separate the uric acid from the
blood. no.lQ3-lm
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09
The Great Blood Purifier.

Dr. Samuel Hodges Alternative Compound Sar-
sapara with Iodide Patash. The Compound is
purely vegetable each article of ingredient is
perfectly harmless in itself, having been selected
from roots and herbs possessing great medicinal
properties when combined forms most power
ful. efficient, and pleasant medicine for the re-
mova and permanent cure of all diseases arising
from an impure state of system, viz: Chills,
Rheumatism, Scrofula or Kings evil, Scald-
head or letter, Chronic Sore Eyes,
Old or Chronic all kinds Bols, Plmples, syphc
rheumatism Primary and Secondary syphilis Nervous De-
bity Complaint inflammation Of the Kidneys and Bad
der nvgorates the system acts gently the
bowels apetzer and fOrseneral debility 1t is most
excellent remedy.
CAMPBELL BROTHERS, Druggists,
Sole Manufacturers.
For sale by all druggists Price 81 per botte for sS
Liberal discount to the trade.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09

HUDSON, Wis, Dec. 8.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-09

Jas. II. Stewart was struck on The
head with rock and killed by VIM.
Little, at Pineyille, Bell county, Dec.
20,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
To Destroy Red Root

The best way to destroy red root is
to handpull what is found in wheat
fields IN the spring taking a time when
the soil Is soft and the entire plant will
pull out readily. This work will usu-
ally pay IN the increased wheat crop.
II red root is too abundant for this.
pillow the wheat under in springand SOW
oats or barley. The red root is bien-
nial and will not ripen its seed unless
II gets start the previous year. A
few seasons cultivation with hoed
crops, alternating with oats or barley.
VIII make any land reasonably clean.
On sandy soil red root is apt to get
INTO clover the year following seeding
down with wheat. 1t cannot behand-
pulled IN clover so as to get the land
clean Il 1t appears in even small
patches 1t Is better policy to plow the
clover under early 50 thatthe red root
cannot ripen any seed. This will some
times break mp profitable rotation,
but 1t Is the bust way to meet a per-
picking dilemma. The seed of red
root Is somewhat oily, which enables
1t to remain in the ground uninjured
even II 1t does not terminate at once.
The red root ripens its seed about a
month before wheat is ready to cut.
and as every plant bears several hun
dred seeds, land soon becomes thor
Oughiy foul unless attended to in time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
Longer Seasons of Work.


The Iowa State Register thinks that
SYSTEM OF farming which gives employ
ment to only four or five months in II
year, Is a ruinOus one. 1t is no differ
ence whether the farm be devoted to
grain and grass raising with a sufficient
quantity OF hogs and cattle to eat the
food raised on the farm. or any other
products. There should be such ar
rangements made that profitable en-
plOyment Will last all winter. 1t Is UNI
reasonable to expect a sufficient profit
on five months labor to pay mort
cages, educate the children, furnish the
farm with all of the necessities and rea-
sOnable luXuries which an industrious
and intelligent farmer can and ought
to have, to ornament the nome, the
house, lawn, orchard, and give life and
happiness to all of the surromdings.
The pastures ought to take care of
and feed the hogs and cattle during the
summer. while the force on the farm
are raising and harvesting the crops,
and then in the winter fatten the hogs,
as does Mr.. Brown, of Marshall County.
and fatten the cattle, as DO all good
feeders who have quarters to protect
them IN comfort and health. Ii you
have a dairy, have at least as many,
If not more, fresh COWS in winter as in
summer. 1t is better time to raise
calves by hand, and butter usually
brings Il better price. The COWS have
to be kept anyhow, and the better
they are fed the more profitable they
will be.
All branches OF industry are to be
crowded, large profits are to cease,
economy will have to be exercised in
all departments, and a more constant
industry will have to be exercised. 1t
will be the source Of more happiness
and cOntentment. Besides thesOurces
OF winter employment named, there
are hundreds OF ways which an enter
prlslnG rmer can turn the products
OF farm so rs to make them more
profitable and less expensive to ship to
market. THERE'S a change going on in
this respect, and he who neglects to
keep pace with the advance of the
times will find himself left. This year,
therefore, take the first step towards
continuous, profitable winter employ
ment. Any other course means pow
erty, increased mortgages, and event
ual sale, and removal to some poor
er country, or to farm as a tenant,
where they can work and grumble out
a tedious and tasteless life Arrange
ments must be made for work all of
the year. And this is not burden of
Honest and profitable in
dustry is one of the sweetest blessings
bestowed upon man. 1t preserves his
health and his happiness.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
Rennirelne of the Market.

Successful farmers, whether dairy
men, fruit growers or stock raisers,
are those who consult the require
ments OF the markets rather than
their own iuclinatious in the matter.
Consumers who pay their money Will
always demand a voice in the style
and variety of the goods they pur
chase Thus it is the breeders Of grade
draft horses meet a ready demand and
good prices for all the good heavy
horses as soon as they are old enough
for market. The markets of this
country and all Europe are eagerly
calling for more good draft horses and
OF heavier type. They are equally
ready to pay the increased price for
the extra heavy teams when they can
find them, and SO OF the best stock OF
beef and dairy cattle and of hogs.
The high grades and full bloods pay
best in the strong competition OF the
world.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
EnsiIage.

Ensiage Is not an exclusive feed like
hay, says the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
but a good Alternative. 1t can be
fed once or twice a day to advantage.
| have several times ensilaged the
crops from twenty-five acres IN one
season, and expect to get about TWEEN
ty-eight tons of green food per acre.
If, as is commonly estimated, two and
One-half tons of ensilage equal in nu-
triton one ton of good hay, then the
enSilage on one acre averages eleven
tons OF hay, so that there is a large
gain in the capacity OF the farm for
keeping stock by this process. A silO
l5X12 feet and 20 feet deep, will take
in from seventy-tive to eighty tons, and
it need not cost much over S75 or $50.
The base should be cemented up five or
six feet in ordertO hold the liquids I'M
til they can be reabsOrbe1. The best
ensilage is at the bottom of the silo,
where the Juices are greatest. 1t is a
mistake to let this drain out A silo
need not be air tight all the way up.
The object of pressure from the top is
to exclude the air, and the greater the
pressure the more the air is excluded.
Ensilage is ready to use in about six
weeks after it is cut, but it will be bet
ter if it is older. | would like to fill a
slIO IN two days, and would keep at it
regardless of the weather unless it was
a heavy rain. prefer to cut ensilage
short, and like corn and clover best.
| shall try for double crops of corn on
my land this year.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
Hints for the Housewife,

GOOD tiavOrlng for sauces is made
10y putting half an ounce of watercress
seed INTO one quart OF vinegar. The
seed should be crushed before putting
1t IN, and 1T will then be ready for use.
Celery vinegar is made in the same
way.
\ SAMPLE mOlasses cake is made
with three eggs, one cup of molasses,
one cup OF sugar, one quart of flour,
one large spoonful OF soda and a half
cup Of sour milk. Add the soda dis
solved in the sour milk last. Season
highly with ginger. alone, or with gin
ger, cinnamon and cloves. Roll out,
cut into cakes, and bake in a good
oven.
THE best treatment for ink and rust
stains consists in the application OF two
parts OF powdered cream Of tartar and
one part OF finelypowdered oxalic acid
Shake up the ingredients well together
and apply the powder with dry rag
to the dampened stain. When the
spot has disappeared the part should
be very well washed.
4 VERY good tea cake is made by
beatlngtO cream half a cup of butter
and two cups of sugar with one cup Of
milk and a teaspOOnful of soda dis
solved in it. Beat well together, then
add one cup of flour with two tea
spOOnsiul of cream tartar rubbed in it
and IT, well beaten yolks of three eggs.
Beat the whites separately until stiff;
add them and two more cups of flour
to the other ingredients; beat well, but
ter two tins, pour in the cake and
bake twenty minutes or half an hour.
Carefulnessin bakingis important.
RATS can be compelled to vacate
premises by usinga mixture of chloride
OF lime and water at the places fire.
quented by these animals. Some of
the mixture ought to be poured into
the holes. Rats have a great aversion
to the odor of chloride of lime, and be-
take themselves as far as possible
from it. Unlike most other mixtures
for abating rat inrOads this mixture
of chloride Of lime and water is a safe
one to employ, and as it does not kill
the rats there are no dead bodies Of
victims undergoing decomposition in
inaccessible places and poluting the
atmosphere after the radiance has
been effected.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
The Boston Girl.

Boston Letter to San Francisco Call
Two genuine Boston girls, near
whom the writer sat the other night,
at a symphony concert, knew the
style OF every man in the orchestra,
from Listeman, to dear, departed
Litchenburg OF happy memory; they
could tell if the oboe fell a sixteenth
part of a half tone from the pitch, or
if the farthest kettledrum was SHARED
an inhnitesimal atom too tightly.
When the andantinO of Tschalkow-
sky concerto was fainting away III Il
strain of delicious sweetness that you
or would as soon think of Analysing
as an echo from Paradise it reminded
one C chat StaccatO study OF Ruben
STEM" when the andante con fuOcO
began it recalled to the other some
thing Of Brahms. They discussed the
relative merits of the Lang school and
the rival clique with a discriminate
ing Justice that would not have
shamed Solomon; they gossiped in
German and translated the French
song on the programme; they spoke OF
one wOmau's back hair as a ''study,"
and another wOman's bonnet as ga
daisy $50 that they were human at
ter ALL They knew the genealogy OF
everyone in the hall, which, is anOth-
er essentially Boston accomplishment;
and | found out in the pauses for in
PERMISSION and breath that they ham
mered brass-work, wrote essays,
painted in oils, read Wagner's music
at sight, went to the theater every other
evening, kept up anintimate acquaint-
ance with 500 friends and had their
own ideas on the subject ofhousekeep-
ing. And yet, give you my word OF
honor, they looked as pretty and as
artless and as quiet as if they had
not two thoughts in their two heads;
and, although they whispered a great
deal, they managed to do it without
disturbing anyone but myself who
rather enjoyed it. You think, perhaps,
that | have been sketching an isolated
type? My dear friend, my style is as
plenty as peas on the Fourth OF July.
1t is you who have been imposed up
on by a false semblance, a poor imita-
ton, base fraud upon the genuine
Boston girl.
- Delicate diseases radically cured.
Consultation free. Address, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, n. I.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
For Weak Women.

Mrs. LYDIA f. PrSKHAH: About the first
of September, 1881, my wife was taken with
uterine hemorrhage. The best styptics the
physician could prescribe did not check it,
and she got more and more enfeebled. She
was troubled with Prolapsus Uteri, Leucor-
rhRa, numbness of the limbs, sickness of the
stomach, and loss Of appetite. purchased
trial bottle of your Vegetable Compound
She said she could discoUer a sdI1aGT7j effect
Irorn the first dose. Now she is comparatively
free from the Prolapsus, stomach's sickness,
sc. The hemorrhage is very much better,
and is less at the regular periods. Her ar-
petite is restored, and her general health
and strength are much improved. We feel
that we have been wonderfully benefited, and
our hearts are drawn out in gratitude for the
same and in sympathy for other sufferers,
for whose sakes we allow our names to be
used @. W. EATON, Thurston, n. Y.
: A FARMER near Sacramento says
that his crop of asparagus this year
will bring him SO, ZOO, three-quarters
OF which will be profit. He has twelve
acres of it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-05-23
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
The Early Bird.


His wings are as blue as the sky above
His breast as brown as the earth below.
His note as sweet as a mellow flute
Sounding clear aud low.
Follow me over the meadow and field
Follow me through the pasture land
Leap the brook and cross the Iill
And come to the hilltop grand
The grass is withered and brown | know:
The daisies, buried beneath the snow.
Have lost the glow Of the summer long
And the gurgling brook has ceasedits song
But here on the hilltop, lone ana free
The early bird OF the spring mas come:
PtFyhU3 uH the branch of the maplp-tree
he answers the RULED grOuSe'S drum
The partridge sounding the call OF spring,
Wakes the brook from its silent sleep
Aud Tie hluebirf, poising on airy wiug,
Calls til the rill begins to creep
Calls till the SNOW drifts sink away
From the sunlight piercing the clouds of gray
kOuScS the buds on the elm trees limbs
WakenS the grasses upon the plain,
And over the dear old earth again
Echo the spring time prophets HYMNS
Henry Ripley DUrr In Youths Companion.