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

The Alta California s advice on IN,
Chinese question: go slow and driy,
In the middle of the road"
John Pierce. Paterson black
smith, and three helpers the other da,
shod 1876 horses "all around" Tha
means that the four men handled 54C
feet and shod them.-M Y Sun.
The largest barn in the world i,
probably that of the Union Cattle Com
pany, of Cheyenne, near Omaha. Il
covers five acres, cost 1925, 900 and ac
commodities $3.50 head of cattle.
"A California Chinaman recent,
ran away with another Chinaman'.
wife, and, to throw the pursuers off the
trail, took her aboard a steamboat rolled
up in lot of blankets, carrying her on
his shoulder.
The pctrified skeleton of whale
over thirty feet long has been discov-
cred by an officer of the Coast Survey
on range of mountains in Monterey
County, CAL, over thirty-three hundred
feet above the sea level.
Artificial sponge made of cotton.
rendered absorbent and treated with
antiseptics, has been invented in En-
gland. A piece of the size of walnut
has absorbed water until it reached the
size of cocoanut, 1t is so cheap that
it need be used but once.
French proof.readers in the Gov
ernment office are paid $500 per week; ;
machine men, $l.75 to 1925 per day;
bookbinders and pressmen, $1.0O to
$l.25 per day, and type-founders, $9. 25
per week; laborers, $l6.25 per month.
~ y Mail.
"A young man of Leadville, enam,
ored OF young married woman of the
same town, made arrangements to
elope with her. Each thought the other
rich. The inability or unwillingncs,
OF each to buy the railroad tickets to
San Francisco caused a postponement
OF their plans and another home is not
broken up.-Deaver Tribune.
"A learned Berlin professor has
given to the world the information of
what makes "merry twinkle" 1t is
caused by peculiar abrillar-like move
ment of the lids, the orbicularis palpe-
brarum and the parts around the nose.
The new reading of "Twinkle, little
star, would then be: "Abrillar-like
movement of the lids, the orbicularis
palpcbrarum and the parts around the
nose, diminutive satellite. Rochester
Posi- Express.
Overheard in a street car: First
lady-Why, you know, dear, my hus-
band is too forgetful for anything.
Why, do you know, when he goes out
he really don't remember where he is
going. Second lady-Well, all men
are alike. They keep on talking and
half the time they forget where they
are going. First lady Ito conduotor)
Stop at College street, nlease. Con-
ductor-Two blocks back, madam
NeU Hauen Ne,US,
If the populous and fertile region
known as Wyoming County, N. Y, is
not shortly transferred into a bowling
it will not be the fault of Mr..
Samuel Wolcott, an enterprislng citi-
zen of Arcade, who proposes to start a
skunk ranch, The animals will be
raised on an extensive scale for their
hides, which bring high price in the
market. Mr.. Wolcott has already OBJ
aimed one hundred breeders, and the
business is expected to prove very re-
A skunkery has at least
his advantage over chicken farm,
hat no one WILL in all probability, at
cmpt to steal the skunks from their
'erches at night. Buffalo Eapress
1t is not surprising that Mrs. Will
lelmina Brown, of Louisville, KY,
hould have been disgusted when she
earned that her daughter Ellen had
Hoped with newspaper man.. but she
hould not have permitted herself TO be
10 far overcome with grief as to light
! fire in the range and then lie down
Ipon it. Such proceeding could not
lave removed the stain from the honor
II the Brown family, even if Mrs. b.
lad succeeded in roasting herself. But,
ortunately, before she was quite done, |
neighbor came in and took her of |
he stove. At latest accounts her pros.
ects of recovery were fair to middling. |
louisville Courier-J0urRaI.
Mr.. Afford married during the
econd year of the late war, He only
ad $3.50 to start out with, and this IS
he way he got it: His father was a
lechanic and was gone all the week
t his work. When he came home
very Saturday night he gave each Of
is children five-cent piece. James
ad disposition to save. He got
iece of timber and bored hole in it
D fit the half-dimes and every one his
lther gave him he put in this unique
avings bank, He kept this plan up
ntil he married. Upon investigation
e found he had saved $3.50. With
lis capital the young farmer began
he battle of life. To-day he is worth