The Frankfort roundabout., 1886-02-27
BUZzARD ROOsT,
FRANKLIN Co., KY.

FRANKLIN Co., KY.
Editor Roundoy ont:
DEAR NEPHEw:-YOur uncle wants
to ask you a few questions:
First.-What do the sOvereigns
think of my prospects for the office OF
JailOr? Do you think that anyone
else will want the office in Franklin
county? Will you try and get some
one to make the race? It's so lone
some where there Is but one running.
Please withdraw my name as a can
didate for Public Printer. Reasons
private. have changed my mind in
regard to doing the public printing.
If it is let to the lowest bidder some
poor man or Republican would get it.,
and that would ruin the poor man, be-
cause there amt but 40 cents in the
Treasury to pay him; but it would be
glorious for the Republican.
AS to the Warden, your uncle is
afraid some of the zebras would put
out his light. I don't want to lose
my life for 40 cents.
In regard to news: Whilst at HattOn
few days ago learned that every
body is going to put in a large crop of
tobacco. The citizens around that
place are going to use fertilizer kept
for sale by Mr.. Bell, the agent for the
Railroad Company.
Speaking of Mr.. Bell reminds me
Of the fact that he lost his bull calf.
He died with purO-pneumonia.
Please send the veterinary surgeon ut
once so he can get a check for his
money and be ready when that much
cash gets in the Treasury. Say some
time in 1890 will do.
1t is said we are progressive party.
That's true to the letter, at least we
have made considerable progress in
emptying the Treasury. There is not
much left. The Auditor, after neat
count, reported just 4s cents left in the
vault.
The Wise Men of the East have act
ed well their part at the Capital this
winter in more ways than any one
Legislature ever did before. Namely:
In abOlishing the Geological Survey.
Just think of it. The Yankees out
East would have come and put up
fOundries, shops, mills and nutmeg
machines, and burnt up all Of our coal
and dug up all of the different ores,
and left us as poor as buzzards. Well
done, faithful servants. BE sure you
keep the resources of the State pro-
found secret. Repeating the bill was
right. The mover of the resolution to
abolish the Geological Survey is a BEN
efactOr to the people of Kentucky. His
picture ought to be in the chamber of
The United States Senate, between
Gen. Washington and Thomas Jeffer-
son.
Don't pass the bill accepting money
from the United States to educate the
poor children of the State. My reasons
are these: Yankees would come over
to teach school and find our iron and
lead ores and-cOal. The work then
repeating the Geological Survey bill
would all be lost. / merely make this
as a suggestion. / don't want to die
tate.
1t would be well to appropriate
about ten thousand dollars to bring
some more Dutch minnOWS for the
ponds, creeks and rivers.
Fact is, we, as Il people are getting
smarter every day. Would tell you
how | found it Out--then you would
be as smart as your uncle Zeke; but we
are kin and don't care to tell you
Remember, Lewis, it's Masonic Sc
cret on the points of fellowship l
learned it from the assembled wisdom
of the State at Frankfort.
Now for the information, namely:
That ii is right to vote the peoples
money to pay rich men for cows that
may die of hog cholera and let the poor
man lose his that may die from starvd-
tiOn. AS matter of course, believe
it's all right because the wise men at
Frankfort say SO. Pm in hopes it will
turn out like Sut LOvingOOd and his
dad playing dog. It's hard on the tax
payers, but it's the making of Cow
Boys. We will try and stand it, as it
will be the making of the pup.
That immortal committee that said
the public printing bill ought not to
pass, letting out the work to the low
est bidder, should have Il vote of
thanks.
Attention, Mechanics! Hold your
breath! Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived ut the Office of Zeke Yocum at
HattOn, until March 10th, 1856 for the
following named buildings: One large
enough to do the public printing to
be of brick, metal roof, with type,
presses, and engines; i'm short, all ma
terial necessary to do work for the
State. Also one barn as large as the
Exposition building ut Louisville, Ky.
Said barn to be Of brick, with metal
roof, with large windows to give the
poor sick cows plenty of air, with
stalls not less than 20 feet square, with
80 feet ceiling. One large dwelling