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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27
A NEW ALARM CLOCK.
1t is Warranted to Rouse the Heaviest
sleeper. -.


you've seen lots of alarm clocks, Of
course" said the matchmaker to o
friend, "but there is new clock now
on the market that is the most effective
l ever saw. Here it is" he went on,
taking from shelf small round clock
with a cylindrical arrangement at the
side. "You see this cylinder? That is
the secret ofthe clocks usefulness. The
usual alarm bell is on the top. 1t rings
at the hour it is set for, but many
people get so used to that that they
sleep right through its noise. Some
thing had to be done, so genius
added this cylinder. The base is filed
with air compressed by pushing down
this small piston-head, which Is then
secured by catch. The space left in
the tube is filled with cold water. The
cover is, as you can see, perforated
tin tube, which is pointed in the
direction needed. At the proper hour
the alarm bell goes off, the clock-work
releases the piston-head, and the water
in the cylinder is driven out through
the perforations over the head of the
heavy sleeper, He is bound to wake
and there you are. ."-Philadelphid
Led0or, .t
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27
Proper Protection of Stock.

The rule to be observed by every
farmer in regard to the proper keeping
of cattle is that every animal from the
greatest to the least should be kept
happy and saved from pain and misery.
Then the stock are proftably kept, and
the profit is in proportion to the degree
of comfort enjoyed by them. Every
farmer before he retires to his own
warm bed at night or before he eats
his abundant supper, should ask him.
self; Are my cattle, horses. sheep,
pigs, and fowls resting in comfort and
with well filled belliesp If he can not
answer himself aflirmatively aud his
conscience accuses him of neglect, lei
him be assured that his pocket Is suf.
fering just as much as his stock are,
and that, moreover, his conduct is just
as inhuman as If he prodded his AMI.
mails with fork or beat them with
clubs. y Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27
"a AoaoA Soy.
he Believes That Its D Poor Rals Which
NVon'k Wort Trvvo u,.vs

he Believes That It's D Poor Rale Which
Wont Work Two Ways
+ Mister, willlyou please give me a
dime'' asked boy of gruf-looking
"Why should give you dimeP"
ITO get something to eat with"
"Why should l care whether you eat
., notP It's none of my business" .
Shortly afterward, as the man was
running to catch car, his plug hat
blew off and went rolling at q rapid
"Please stop that hat" he shouted
to boy. pggDrS 1AD4tflai P
"Why should !, stop your hatp' the
boy replied. '1tis nos.e Of my busi-
ness. a, .....J,. ,.osslr
NOW look there. you young wretch,
q wagon has run oyer-it,lrsh'Y
That's so, but why should l care.
It's none Of my business. .pr--Aykaasaso
grdveier.N Z " y u.Flf''f'A a' So ~
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27

The Hawaiian Gazette says the ma
tives Of the Sandwich Islands have
"only just reached a higher civilization
than poi, the national dish, and if the
Cinnamon come into the islands all thai
has been gained will be lost" Then
by all means let Chinese immigration
into the Sandwich Islands be prohib-
tied. When q people have reached q
higher civilization than "poi" they
should bc assisted and encouraged in
their great and glorious advancement
But what ridiculous way to spell pie,
--Nbrristoton Herald.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27

Clarence Keifer, a convict employ
cd in coal shaft at Birmingham,
Ala, escaped by climbing wire ca
BILE one and half inches In diameter
and 204 feet long, extending from the
bottom Of the shaft to the surface Of
the ground.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27
PASlLlNGUA.


Another Universal Language Beside Which
"voiapuck" Is Outlandlsh.
The advocates OF universal Ian
guage will soon have more than
enough systems to choose from. The
German papers speak Of new Ian
guage-"Pasilingua"- which claims
especial merits. It is based on living
languages, In that all that it contains
either now exists or has lived, and
down to to-day has remained an actual
clement. The system of the philolo-
gist Steiner is. on account Of its close
relationship to modern tongues, NJ
garded as superior to the earl l"Vol-
apucE' OF Sehlcycr, which in compnri-
son is said TO be outlandish. The "Pas-
ilingua" is a mixture of Tcutonic and
Romance clcments-the mixing. how
ever, being done on scientific princi.
plos--yct that it is esotcric is not dis.
puted. 1t is claimed to be n language
for adults, and is especially commended
TO travellers, commercial men,J con.
ductors of hotels and all who are
thrown into contact with persons of a
nationality different from their own.
t is proposed at an early date to issue
French edition of the pasilingua
grammar from Paris, and later an
English edition is to be printed at Now
York. The simplicity of tho diction-
airy is shown by tho fact that it is only
necessary to give the root forms for
the nouns and part Of the adjcotivcs,
and oil words derived therefrom, ms
verbs, ETC., are then formed after defi-
mite grammatical rules. Tho follow
ing is an example: as..--a.-..s.a-..--.----
Ia haus.s, the house. lhausir. to dwell.
| to haus-osA the latgelto haus.iro. the ocou.
house, NJ IN paut of tho hpuse.
to- haus.Ills, the small haus-an, u household.
house. or.
to haus.al, the wretch Ito haus. arc. tho ownor
cd house. of the house.
ia haus.ia, house hnus-io. domestic. Z 4
hold. haus.is, domeetically.
tn haus-u, domestic haus,ablo. belonging
economy. TO the house, ~ .
| IA haus.in, household haus.adeo, proceeding
affairs. from the house. '"7
The Steiner system may not on closer
examination justify expectation, but II
is at any rate another attempt TO solve
o difficult problem, the solution Of
which would be Of universal benefit
Chicago Tribune. = -uiI;tt .g
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27
NIGHT.


trnoM VICTOR nudO1 80
A little child, beside me. fresh and fair,
In slumber so profound and nalRi YOU SLEPT
You did not hear the doves that, murmurlIg
thcro
In the deep shade, their tender vigil kept.
Penslve / 6reathed tho somber sweets Of
night
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27

lheard the angels Huticr round your head,
And watched your close shut Ids; pale
primrose flowers,
with nolseloss touch, upon your shoots
sprond,
And PRAYED, with wet eyes, through the
silent hours
Thinking on all that In the darkness watts
Lies hid and waits.
Ono day will be my turn 30 sound TO sleep
1hat ], Ike ) on, shall hear no murnurnG
dovo:
The night will be so dark, the rest 90 deep.
Thon you will come then you Will come
my lovo,
And pny me back my gifts of fair Whit
uOwers-
Prayers, tears and nowers.
-AfrOSu.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27
Many a Lady

is beautiful, all but her skin;
and nobody has ever told
her how easyit is to put
beauty on theskin. Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm. KS
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27

AN artists chance for drawing a
turkey In D rattle is no better than any.
body elsN's. Boston Bulletin.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
Something for Coast Defense.
IArAor Y .ff.-r

Mr.. Maxim. inventor Of the .Maxin
gun" is at work upon a comprehensive
echeme of coast and naval defense, parts
Vt which have already been suggested to
The authorities here and enthusiastically
approved. other parts of which are not 10
be spoken of yet One feature Of Ii 10 Q
modification Of the Maxim gun. which
will destroy torpedo.boats ss terrier dc
stroys rats Another-and how impor.
tant this is may be seen at q glsnce-is an
Invention by which . cannon Of the
largest size can be worked on Q lifting
platform by electricity. For example.
on the shore at Sandy Hook 100 ton gun
could he sunk below the earth level and
masked from view more completely by
bushes, etc ; at signal it could be raised
above the ground. trained. fired. and
lowered again. all in the twinkling of An
eye -Granite fortiications have been
out Of date for some time, said Mr..
Maxim. but when this invention is put
into effect they will be worse than use.
less
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07

lRnss Valley Cor. Alta California;
The valley seems at times under some
strange enchantment A torpor seems to
pervade the entire region The sun, send
ng its first rays over the low eastern hills
in the morning. swings la lily along its
course, bathing the valley in sunlight
nally s.nking behind the western hills
whea a long twilight intervenes. until
darkness aud silence descend upon the
earth One may ride the whole length OF
the valley without catching Q glimpse Of
one of It's inhabitants
Occasionally summer visitor from
San hafael, possessing more than the
average degree Of enterprise. trundles
lazily along the road. counting the gables
and chimney tops protruding from the
trees; or city man in the search Of a
residence site and unused to the quietude
Of the region drives past at rafting
pace But the hired hands who move
about the places. trimming shrubbery.
laying out grounds or repairing fences.
move softly and indoleptly. or, hammer
in hand wake the echoes from the hill
sides with an apologize air.
The same sense of quiet and repose per-
vsdes the households Unvexed by the
recognition of any social obligation, un-
ruined by petty ambitions to vaunt their
mental or physical powers, the feminine
residents Of Ross Valley neither walk.
ride, study nor think to any alarming ex-
tent But under the outward placidity
and inertia of these faithful wives and
mothers and fair young daughters pure
and wholesome womanhood reposea,
whose strength will be the more irresisti-
BILE in the day that it Is called into exer-
else, because II has been spared the ener-
waiting influences Of life Of bustling &C
tiyity.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07

Is restoration Of life to the dead to
crowh the scientific achievements of this
centuryy Several noted savans of Europe
agree that life may be restored after act
ual death, in many cases, and they ars
now experimenting with view TO prove
it. BY combining artificial circulation
with artificial respiration. a dog was
restored to life an hour and five minutes
after having been killed when the heart
was still and cold, and the limbs were be-
coming rigid Poisoned frogs were re
stored to life after being nine days dead.
and when putrefaction had begun. The
effect Of peroxide Of hydrogen in starting
the blood and restoring heat to really
dead body Is startling. and distinguished
physician afhrms that "a drowned or
suffocsted man is not hopelessly dead 50
long as the bodily organs remain unin-
jured by violence or disease. and the
blood ,emains sufficiently liquid to be set
In motion srtificislly and supplied with Q
little oxegen to start the chemical move
nents Of life. No let the hopeful theor
lists give some results of their practice On
human beings
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07

No Hindoo Is ever permitted to die
within four walls Out in the open air
must the last gasp be breathsd. and the
last look Of the dying man must be upon
that which is not made by bands The
measure is not wholly one Of religion, but
more Of a sanitary precaution Deccm-
position sets in so rapidly that it is reck-
less to leave Q body in close and
confined rooms longer than an hour
at the very most No sooner does
death appear inevitable than the
friends prepare to meet it in the most
philosophical manner The dying man
Is borne out into the open air, the hired
moerners are sent for. and sit on each
side Of the Intel and wall in heartrend-
ing manner. These mourners are women,
old and ugly. dressed in the conventional
green. red. and white dusty garments,
with hair disheveled. barnyard sweepings
on their head, and all the accomplish
ments Of woe imaginable. From cor
siantly engaging in such business their
faces appear to have attained the expires
sion most BETTING such occasions
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
Secret of Trollope's Fertility.

Trollope's system Is well known, but
we may quote curious explanation of
his fertility:
when lave commenced new book
I have always prepared diary, divided
k.to weeks. and carried II on for the
period which | have allowed myself for
the completion of the work. In this
have entered day by day the pumber Of
pages have written, so that at any time
have slipped into idleness for day or
two, the record Of that idlene s has been
there staring me in the face. and demand
ing of me increased labor. so that the de-
ficiency might be supplied According
TO the circumstances Of the time-whether
my other business might be then heavy
or light, or whether the book which was
writing was or was not wanted with
speed-I have allotted myself so many
pages a week. The average number has
been about forty. IL has been placed IS
low as twenty. and has risen to liz And
as page is an ambiguous term. my page
has been made to contain $50 words; and,
as words. if not watched, will have
tendency to straggle. have had every
word counted as | went
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
The Earth to Earth Society,""
IDemorcSt's Msgaxine.I

There is an institution in England
called the Earth to Earth Society, {"
which deserves to be better known than
lit Is throughout the world While &C
knowledging all the evils of our present
burial system as set forth by the crems.
tionists, the members of this society OBJ
ect TO the burning of the body as re-
pulsive. and as an unnecessary waste of
material which might enrich the soil In
the decomposition of the body after
death, there results a watery vapor. car
bonic acid and sulphate Of ammonia,
which If the corpse is placed in dry earth.
mingle readily with the soil and become
inert and inodorous Confined in strong
coffin these substances become extremely
offensive Then the preservation of
this noxious compound makes every
graveyard and cemetery q peril to the
health of the living. The germs of terri
bic pestilences are often thus kept alive
for centuries
The Earth to Earth Society" says that
the body enwrapped in single robe
should be placed in an open wicker
basket, covered with flowers, and then
buried in dry earth. There is then no
fostering, no production of poisonous
compounds. but wholesome mingling of
the atoms that form our bodies with the
earth from which we originally came
Ophelia's brother. at her death. expressed
the hope that -violets might spring from
her fair and unpolluted flesh, an ex.
preston as scientific as poetical, as plant
life would be nourished by the decay of
the body without pollution, if our rest
Ing place was under the greensward with
out any covering between US and the
ground in which we were placed. Gre
maticu would be an improvement upon
our Present methods of burial. but 1t is
hard trial to consign ones dearest rels-
lives to the flames Then it removes all
trace Of such crimes as poisoning. which
would not be the case in earth burial
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
THE CHANCE MEETING

tArthur W. Eaton In Youths Companionj
A stranger in tho moving throng
To whom l said some careless word
About the weather, and O song
Or singer he and Ihad heard
His answer have wholly lost,
In separate ways we lsft the plaos,
But keep what value moss
Ths memory Of . pleasant faoa
And keep still within my heart
The thrill his touch awakened thsrs,
As, cla-ping hands we moved apart,
Each ignorant Of the othsr's sphsra
We are not strangers, you and L
Who touch but once each others handA
Look once into each others eye,
And then drift of to different ianda
II Is our heritage to grasp
Each friendly hand from far or near,
And in the quick responsive clasp
To fecl the common Life We bear.
It Is our duty, II we can.
As life leads on from place to plaos,
To leave 30 every careworn man
The memory Of 9 pleasant faoa
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
Fanny Dsvenport's Library.

Fanny Davenport in describing her life
in her country home. says: Il devote
myself for couple of hours daily to my
books / am taking an inventory Of
them. for pride myself on nv library,
and think have the finest collection Of
books Of any woman In the country.
have chosen them myself. buying them
gradually. have always had an ambi.
ton to own library. and when went ON
the stage made q rule from the first of
buying book a week Sometimes il was
. complete set. more times it was single
volume The foundation. however, of
my library was little book. q wee Testa.
ment, with the following inscription ON
the fly leaf: Miss Davenport From her
parents Sept =. 1853 Then followed
q Scriptural verse The first book, or
books, ever bought was Dickens, Sec
ond- Inland set. for which paid, l think,
81 This was the nucleus of my present
large collection
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
The Parisian MIX k-wagon.
rJennr IunsS Ietter.l

The business Of the market in Paris
Is conducted even more exclusively than
elsewhere upon the continent. by women.
and il is women who are the hucksters in
the streets of Paris The milk. provf-
sions. such as fruits fish. and vegetables.
which they retail from house to house. are
conve ed in little wagons drawn by dogs.
and the bargaining between them and the
small snopkeepers. who are their princi-
pal customers, is very close indeed
Women transact almost all the retail bust
ness of sris. and many have acquired
fortunes. Their independence in pecu-
mary way has certainly made them q
force in politics as well as socially, snd
greater than in any other country.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
Kabyle savagea


The Kabyles are An indigenous people
living in the mountains in the south Of
Algeria, who retain many Of their sava,, +,
habits. The most disgusting sight / ever
witnessed was the devouring Of snake
by one of these savagea 1t was raw and
probably living when the process COM
menced. The reptile was apparently Of
the garter kind and about two and q half
feet In length. He began at the head and
swallowed inch by inch. as the beacon
strictor devours an OF. wandering around
meanwhile among his company, who
were on the levee just ready to embark
comrades. apparently half strangled. but
allowing no one TO interfere till the tail
was finished Then he gave the signs of
satisfaction that usually follow Q good
meal and received the congratulations of
his friends.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
An Invention That L. Needed.
New York Triblne.l

An ingenious American. inspired by q
desire to make bookkeepers as comforta-
BILE Is their arduous duties admit of. has
invented for them "a char running on q
kind of miniature railway, in such q man
ner that push upon the footboard will
move the chair to the right or left as may
be desired BY this means they can get
ct their books without leaving their seats.
Now. IL some philanthropic inventor will
devise something which will so touch the
hearts Of fashionable shop-keepers and
their patrons that they will allow the poor
shop girls to sit down only now and then
when they are not busy he will win for
himself no end Of gratitude and the girls
won't complain because they cannot sit
down al the time.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
dodge Cowboy.l

tDouNo NoupyI
The laco weed. which hw appeared
with frigltful rapidity on the Kansas
range within the last eighteen months. to
the dismay of stockmen, viii doubtless
disappear within the next eighteen
months Two years ago this singular
plant had free swing in the Texas Pan.
handle and New Mexico, but now IL Ass
nearly disappeared in those sections The
devilish plant has NOT come to stay. 1t Is
tramp. and, like otscr nuisances of .
similar ilk. it makes itself mighty disa-
greeable to the localities where it effects q
temporary lodgment This plant does
not have the appearance Of guile, for
chemists have failed to detect any poison
Gus qualities therein, but it is an estab-
lished fact that horses and cattle are made
mad by eating it. and that it produces
abortion In cowA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07

There is church in Milton county,
Georgia. with schism upon the subject
of cyclone pits 1t seems that many mem
bers of the church dug cyclone pits. which
were considered by the majority Of the
church members as tisgrant violation of
their doctrine and temptation to God
to wipe them of the face Of the earth As
the pitdiggers were more fearful Of cy-
clones than of the wrath Of God, they or.
ganized themselves into q church under
the name of the Cyclone Primitives,
whereas the old church has assumed ths
name of Anti Cyclone PrimitiveA
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
Experiments with q Life-J.oket.


Mr. William jackson has made some
interesting experiments at Ryde of his
new life Jacket IL consists of cork cut
In thin strips. rendering it SO flexible that
1t can be adapted, after being interviewer
with wool cotton or silk. to the manu-
fscture of clothing Two men were
dressed in sckets Of this manufacture,
while q third was dressed in clothes
adapted for wear BY ladies All three
were pushed into the sea from the head Of
the pier. but the material kept them aaost
without the slightest effort
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
TIE Modern Myth-Maker.

The newspaper reporters have done ex.
ceedingly good work since they were
placed in charge of the myth factory.
The story Of the George Washington
hatchet is very fine myth. but the mos,
ordinary newspaper reporter can get up q
better one in twenty minutes by the
watch. As matter of fact he has In
vented better ones about Lincoln and
Grant, and Is preparing to invent others
whenever he deems 1t necessary. Long
live the modern myth maker.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
Hare sport

Salmon. fishing around the islands be-
tween Japan and Siberia is rare sport
A scientific traveller describes seriously
the abundance of fish. "They exist In
such numbers that during the summer
and autumn seasons their fins sticking out
of the water near the entrances of the
rivers look like masses of tangled kelp.
A single haul brings to land 5000 sal
mon
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
Danger Of Licking Letter Envelopes
t''Phvsician" in Boston Transcript


A peculiar case occurred in London,
England. short while since, which illus
trst $ the dangers from this source. The
recipient of letter, after perusing its
contents. reclosed it. for one reason or
another, by licking the gum which had
been previously moistened with the saliva
OF . man who daily took large doses of
morphia hypodermically. The result was
4 severe attack Of illness. with symptoms
of opium poisoning. The simple contact
Of the tongue of subject addicted to
morphine had rendered the mucilage
potent for mischief
And only last week q person consulted
me who had an ulcer on the tongue, which
he ascribed to licking the gum on an en- !.
velope At frst ! thought the patient
mistaken. but subsequently / concurred in
this opinion The communicability of
disease by an act so harmless in appear
ance may seem incredible TO many. but to
the physician il is beyond doubt, and but
200 frequently verified. The reason so
many escape infection is due to the fact
hat the mucous membrane of the mouth
is generally intact. which prevents ab-
sorption
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
An Appropriate Text.

The minister was struggling to put on
9 new four ply collar and the perspiration
was starting from every pore.
BLESS the collar, he CALCULATED, 20
yes, bless it bless the blessed collari"
MY dear, said his wife, what is your
text for this mornings sermons"
~F-fourteenth verse T fifty-tifth psalm, I"
he replied in short gasps THE W. words
of his m mouth were s-smoother than
b-butter, but war was in his b heart'n