Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-22
ODDS AND ENDS,


n iiiillOi NOiioic, ~ 10 StutSu1 VIZ
weigh Ia tons in gold and % tons in
subsidiary silver coin, and 1864 in
standard silver coin and 100 tons in
the five-cent nickels.
Mr., Bell, the famous electrician,
says that the problem of seeing by
is so nearly solved as to
give much encouragement to those at
work in that wonderful field of phys
les.
The Canadian Pacific Railway finds
upon remeasurement Of the con-
tract sections to the north of Lake
Superior, that the contractors have
received $l,200000 more than their
due.
Paper is now used as material for
picture frames. The pulp, mixed
with glue, oil and whiting, is run in-
to molds and hardened, after which
it may be gilded or bronzed in the
usual way.
Reading, Pa, is an old and rich
town, where most families own their
own houses and everybody is COM
Portable and happy, but there is not a
millionaire residing within its corpo-
rate limits.
A husband and wife at Leipsic,
Zillack, recently announced to their
friends, through the columns of the
Tageblatt, that girl-their twenty
ninth child-had been born to Them
A silk necktie backed with paste
board saved the life of B. P. Ander-
son, who was shot at Tecumseh, Mich,
recently. The ball struck this OBJ
struction and glanced off through
the shoulder.
According 10 DR.. Carl Seller, some
persons have defect of smell anala'
gous to color blindness. One person
finds that to him violets smell like
garlic, everything else smelling nor
mally.
An autograph of the Mikado ant
Japan, upon silk, with gorgeous rec
background, illuminated with letter
ing of gold, has been received from
Yokohama by Governor Sherman, o
Iowa.
A portrait of Cleopatra, painted OF
stone is offered for sale at the modes
figure of $4,000. The painting
which is said to date from the tim,
of Augustus, was taken from the vii
la of Hadrian.
A suit brought by spiritualist
against the town of Randolph, VT, t
obtain share ofthe the towns mon
ey for the support of the gospel, ha
been decided in favor of the town b,
the supreme court.
Twenty-three years ago, when sta
toned as soldier at Liberty, Mo
w. P. Moore, of Nation, ILL.,, ha
$lS.5 so stolen from him. He recent
received anonymously $6l,05, bein
principal and interest.
The democratic widows" {
Bridgeport Conn, are gleeful. Whe
Aaron Somers died in that town
was learned that he had left all HI
money to them, and now the probaI
court sustains the will,
The coal mines near Egypt, N. c
are to be reopened next summer. Or
of these mines has a shaft $50 feet
depth. 1t was this coal that WI
used on blockade runners at Wi
minpton during the war,
Two wagon-loads of opossun
were offered for sale at Talladeg
!. Ala, last week. The news sprea
3 and now the roads are literally lint
A with colored gentlemen making p
4 grimages in search of "possum.
The Russian army balloon servi
+ was lately tested by two lieutenar
Il of sappers, who, with profession
n aeronaut, accomplished a journey
}. 106 miles in five hours. A carrie
s pigeon service is being organized.
}, In the land of the Hindoos, W
are a very amiable and gentle poop
t there Is in many houses a room call
t the krodhagen or chamber of bi
humor, which serves the purpose
l. the corner for naughty children.
C A man appeared on the streets
If Denver recently driving spank
o team of fully-developed elks VOL
IS $500 and capable Of travelling
1t miles a day. The children thong
II Santa Claus had come to town.
g Portland, Greg, has adopted
l. tree-trimming ordinance, accordi
s. to which all shade trees on the sire
g must be kept trimmed to height
nine feet above the sidewalks, a
the sidewalks must be kept clear
10 fallen leaves.
Near Lafayette, Ind, Mrs. Be
It Metzger, aged seventy -four, and e
n Rudolph, twenty years old, W,
VS. united in marriage. The groom
I'd not rich, but the bride has a 81
ne bank account and owns l60 acres
OF choice land.
IN Half of the boys in the Dexter,
10, high school use tobacco, and whii
r. bottles are passed around amC
J" them. A Dexter school girl smo
Fl. and swears in public. These ca
s., were up for consideration alta rec
local teachers institute.
Mrs. Bancroft, the actress, kno
as Marie Wilton in the records of
otona hoe hopn rnpnivnd into tho