Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-31
MISCELLANE


we now predict that January will be
snowy. We shall point with pride to
this prediction further on.-RhiladeI-
phia CdH..
There are 2S,5OO tcnement-houses
in New York. This includes all build
ings occupied by several familiel and
also the rookerios of Mott, Mulberry
and Baxter streets, as well as the Da-
kota and Navarro flats uptown. ".
Y. Sun.
Indians about Shasta Cal, believe
that catfish were put into the river by
white men for the especial purpose of
killing Off the Indians. They eat all
other kinds, but throw back into the
river all the catfish they CATCH San
Francisco Chronicle.
"A carpct-trade paper tells story
of perspiring salesman who seemed
to be unable TO suit n lady after un-
rolling miles of his stock. When the
lady remarked to her companion, "Baby
likes TO see him roll them out. and it is
not time to take the train yet" he gave
it up.
"A white man serving out sentence
of twenty years in the Pratt mines, near
Birmingham, Ala, made u remarkable
escape few days ago. He climbed a
polished wire rope extending two hun
dred feet up the shaft, and in some
manner lifted an iron door that re-
qurcs the full strength of man on
safe footing, to open.
"A young lady in Waycross received
letter recently from a man in Florida,
whom she has never seen or heard OF,
proposing marriage to her. A mutual
friend had spoken of her in such a
glowing manner that the gentleman
in question thought that she would
make him the wife that he needed
SaCdnnah NeUs.
"A Pittsburgh real estate agent in
fers from the volume Of business in his
line that the city is growing in popula-
ton very rapidly. He expects the
next census TO give Pittsburgh 800, OO0
population, and Allegheny and other
cities and towns that virtually form a
part of the same community will bring
it up to half million.
A man near Antelope Valley, ID.
T., discovered mountain lion in the
high grass. He gave chase to the an
imal with n swift horse, whereupon the
lion started up and, instead of being
pursued, gave pursuit. II it had not
been for the assistance of some hcrdcrs
the lion would have doubtless got the
best of the chase. As it was he de-
SPARED ard returned 10 the high grass.
For the sole purpose of getting a
photo of "The Girl of the Period" rock
near Springdale, we took photo
eraphcr up to that place yesterday, but
found that vandals had SO dsligurcd
the rock as to make it almost un-
recognizable and not tit for photo
graphing. This rock was once a
prominent landmark and feature oi
that ncighborhood. 1t is not now
Boulder (COl) Herald.
james and Flea Neville were sep
arated when children. TIE other day
James heard that his sister was in tho
Home of the Good Shepherd in AIlc
ghcny City He went there an was
allowed to see her through an iror
; grating in the presence of the Mother
Superior, He wanted to take hel
7 away, but was told that she was IL no
l vitiatc, and that her vow did not eX-
pire until July next, So he agreed u
s wait, and she agreed to go with hin
when her period of novit' ate shall have
: exp red. -PatsJargh Post.
The bear of the Adriondacks, &C
u corling to a writer in the Brooklyn
+ Eag'c, is u shy, timd, sensitive brute
: He prowls around in the raspberry an,
0 blan kberry bushes, chewing berries
: with pair of jaws that could chew "
. the leg of strong man, Should TN
U bear see you gathering berries in th
; same patch before you see him he vii
" run-run like Turk. 1t is of no us
Z for YOU to run after him; you can
u catch him. But if you sec the bea
y first and do the running yourself, h
u u will keep on eating berries.
- A change in the jury system in TIL
', Southern States is imperatiyely dc
: manded by the Vicksburg (Miss.
:, Herald, which says: "ln the countic
- where there is large class of ignorar
II and corrupt population. the paralys
~ of justice is absolutely fearful. If
y man has money he cares nothing 10
u the evidence against him. He laugh
~ at the feeble courts and snaps hi
- fingers in the face of the commun
:, he outragcs. In the trials OF tn
=, - present day it is almost an impossibl
~ thing to secure twelve men, none
- whom can be corrupted"
,t ="Well!" remarked a young man t
'G group of friends, "the only girl eve
really loved is to be married the tent
of next month" TOO bad, old fel,
said a member of the party. "Yo
have my sympathy "You know tn
n. old story about as good fish in the SCI
don't you?" inquired another. 'Wh
:, don't you punch the lucky follow?
W asked Il puglistic member, ''and pr
s' vent him from coming to time at Il
IN wedding?" "Who is the lucky MANI
Or asked fourth member of the gathe
r. ing. "lf you will only give me
=. chance will tell you. Sheis to mari
o me. Sd PIul Globe.
o. Just before the train that toe
es Geronimo East went through Denim
m great number of the bold, bad coy
es bows gathered at the depot, They we
O. telling everybody what they were goir
to to do with the old heathen as soon
q he showed up. They were going to t
him so full of holes that his fran
s. wouldn't make sitter, but when Il
le train did finally pull in they took
10 good look at the noted murderer, al
then walked away.
" VI Two years ago young farmer
y Nottoway County, Va, fell in love wi
u, pretty girl. He was an f, +. ", s.
=, ~ a simple village maiden But she didr
NJ love him, because she loved anothC
W and she told him so. AT this the feel
WI brain of the young man gave way ~
no he was sent to the Eastern Insane AS
.. g. lum at Williamsburgh. Just before t
~ day set for the marriage of the girl
u the man she loved, he was thrown frc
~ his horse and instantly killed. Wh'
p the news reached her she became
no raving maniac, and she, too, was
.n' Gently taken to the asylum, and NJ
~ she and the man who went crazy
love of her are under the same roof.
~ y Sun.
The autograph bore, says the 81
rt ton journal, is a prominent person
wv wv large meetings and conventions, u
u" ally the collector is y woman of m'
sociable dspo sition, whose dcsig
would not be suspected from her inn