Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-15
HERNDoN, KY.

about which we have heard recently
SO much, thought perhaps line
from mo might serve TO keep our
metropolis in aifectiOnate remem-.
brance until "Ruby" again with
flashing pen shall paint in glowing
colors the marvellous increase in its
size as well as in its commercial &C
.tivities.
The timely rain which fell on the
LIST inst, was duly appreciated by The
real genuine Knights of Labor of this
section and afforded a much needed
rest 10 our mercantile friends, whose
counters have been so warmly be-
sieged by customers impatient to
possess their rich bargains in laces,
linens, lawns, mosquito bars, spirits
frumenti, etc.
By far the larger portion Of the to-
bacco crop has been planted, and l
think the prospect is now favorable
for obtaining stand, as the cut
worms and the grasshoppers, like
your correspondent, have decided
antipathy 10 the torrid reflections of
mid June day.
The wheat fields are rapidly as
Stunning a golden tinge,
The corn crop will necessarily he
late on account of the almost univer-
sal destruction Of the first planting
by cut-worms, but with favorable fu-
ture conditions we hope yet to make
the year famous as the one in which
our locality has excelled all her
previous records in all of the three
great staples, corn, wheat and tobac-
co.
notice "Klub," of Howell, has re-
Gently returned from the estate of
Galloway" and has done our town
the honor of passing through it, and
no sooner does he again find his quiet
retreat at home than he begins to
find fault with our streets, parks,
avenues, boulevards, banquets, etc.
Well, Mr.. Editor, as he is hard-side
Baptist think lie should take the
plan of our town as a confirmation Of
his faith for the only argument on
earth needed TO convince any one of
the doctrine of "what's to be will be"
is furnished by map of our town,
for on no other hypothesis under the
sun can the human mind account for
the plot, except 1t was designed in
the original plan of creation and
though it has lain dormant through
the nearly sixty centuries that have
followed, yet 1t has now come forth
unchanged in even the minutest par
ticular from the plan which the great
architect of the universe originally
designed. II stands in Its relation
TO other cities of its time as picture
by Raphael or piece of sculpture by
Michael Angelo inimitable in its con-
ception and unapproachable in its ex-
ecution.
Now, Mr.. Editor, having accounted
as hope, satisfactorily for the I'M
merited criticism of our town, l shall
proceed to give you the boundaries,
population, etc, of Howell. 1t is
bounded on the west side by one
cherry tree and dead locust, which
was killed by horse which is said to
have once been tied there, you may
accept that part of the story for what
it is worth. On the south by
three plows set up against
shed room on the east by set of
old goods box steps and Mrs. Will
sons new barn (if you go there on a
tour of inspection, don't 60 in the
morning for every morning the town
suffers from an eclipse caused by the
shadow of Mrs. Wilson's barn and it
is hard to find, besides it don't show
up welD on the north II is bounded |
by queensware crate and one of the
Barnum and London shows small |
bills; this is faithful boundary and |
can be verified by any one doubling
it. Its male population consists of
two most excellent gentlemen, from
the estate of Galloway" who are con-
templating removing to Herndon, 1
understand, as they both are fond of
the socialities and festivities of city
life and they get SO lonesome, that if
it were not for Whit Radford's occa-
sional visits together with the excite
ment caused by Combs Star Route
Mail Carriers daily passage on his
way to Beverly, they surely would
die of ennui.
Come oyer gentlemen, you will
find lots plenty and cheap but not
vacant house in the place. Mr., Edi-
tor, could tell you a great deal
more about Howell but there is
maxim which reads "Nihil nisi bo-
mum de mortuis." so / forbear.
AS to the politics the candidates
are like the Bible says of the poor,
1--WE have them always with u.s."
But 1 give it as my belief that South
Christian will give such Democrat
ic majority on the LIST Monday in
August as will put the sleep of death
on the hopes of Christian county Re-
publican aspirants for political pre-
ferment.
As TO the love affairs of this city
and vicinity "a theme which must
ever prove interesting to young read
ers) they are numerous in quantity
and somewhat pervading in charac-