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PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

When some politicians are weighed
they are found wanting-every office in
which there is a vacancy.-MerchGnt
Traveller.
-England's puzzle and Pats char
ade; "You rouse my first by asking
rent for my second, and my whole IS
my country"-Ire-land. Chicago Led
ger.
Many man doesn't realize that
he has had swell time at an evening
party until he tries to put his hat on
the next morning.-M y Mail.
-Wife-"I been returning calls
this afternoon and have had delight
full time" Husband-"Thc ladies
unusually gossipy, IsupposeP' Wife
mo; 1 found them all out. IN. Y.
Times.
-"Do you ever sweep under the
bedp" inquired tho head of the family
of her young domestic while examining
the spare room. 20, yes, often. It's
so much easier than dust-pan, you
know" replied the servant Chicago
journal.
When one speaks of the "good old
times" he generally refers to the times
before ne was born. 1t can not DC that
he would have us understand that hif
coming upon the stage had anything ia
do with banishing the good old times
aforesaid.
AN uptown chemist recently ana
lyzed can of strawberry jam and was
surprised to find no trace of strawber-
ries. This is genius. Anybody could
n: lilake sSlawgelry nLn,iy latn OUT VI s'rawper-
rieS' r"''aae'i'"'" 'o"'
In Massachusetts,, under a new
law, a man who gives minor pinch
of snuff is liable to fine of fifty dollars.
The law is not likely to be violated,
however. A Massachusetts, man was
never known to give boy. anything
but moral lectures Detroit Free Press.
IT Is Sam Jones who saws: "Tbe
,,roh;os 81 INV orod,o I;nror with No
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

&C. k. Lord, the general passenger
agent, is said to be the best-paid officer
Of the Baltimore G. Ohio Railroad Com
pany. His salary is $4,000.
Hugh Conway's story "Living or
Dead" was, it has been discovered,
written by one Joseph Williams, Lon
don scribbler. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mrs. Lew, aged eighteen years, of
Columbus, o., is the heroine Of two
marriages. She was first married when
but fourteen years Cleveland
Leader.
The Baltimore american has in its
career of ll3 years been defendant in
fifty-five libel suits, and in only one has
it ever suffered a verdict for damages,
and in that one case the damages were
trifing.
DIR. William ii. Mather, of SufIield,
Conn, has been convicted of libeling a
dead man, and fined twenty-eight dol
lars and costs. He wrote letters to
Mrs. Ephraim West rejecting on the
character OF her dead husband.
The new secretary OF the Chinese
legation at Washington is named Mr..
Lang. He is civilized enough to know
how to make pun in English. At a
reception the other evening he told a
lady that "Auld Lang Syne" was one
Of his ancestors.
John Ruskin confesses that he
would rather please the girls than do
any other one thing. my primary
thought" he ayows, sis how to serve
them and make them happy; and il
they could use me for plank bridge
over stream or set me up for post
to tic a swing to, or any thing of the
sort not requiring me to talk, should
be quite happy in such promotion" +"
ULYSSES S. Grant, Jr., has been
out in Colorado attending to the de-
tails of settling up the estate of his fa-
ther-in-law, the late Jerome B. Chat
fee" says the Washington Hatchet,
'The value of the property which is
left to Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant can not
be determined, as tho bulk of it is in
mining interests. Carefully nursed,
however, it will probably aggregate
about S3OO,0O0. All this will remain
in Mrs. Grants name"
Charles A. Dana Is sixty-six years
old, but looks fully ten years younger.
He goes to the San office at eleven in
the morning and leaves at four in the
afternoon. All his editorials are die
tated to a stenographer. When dicta-
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06
ROMAN MUSEUMS.
Some Of the Most Noteworthy Galleries Of
the Eternal City.

the Eternal City.
The museums of Rome contain prlnci-
pally antiquities, comprising tombs,
pavements, frescoes, architectural frag-
ments and statuary. That of the Later
an has relics of the early history Of
Christianity, in the form OF mosaics,
Inscriptions and sarcophaguses. There
is also here a gallery of paintings not
Containing much that is noteworthy.
The museum of the capital is filled with
ancient marbles of every description.
and In the new department has paint
ings by all the great masters of italy,
with representative pictures of all The
schools of the north Of Europe. The
private galleries are often disappointing.
Scattered through them are pictures Of
the Dutch school, Claudes, Van Dycks,
landscapes of Gaspard Poussin canvases
by Nicholas Poussin, and something Of
all the Italian schools, but rarely the
best specimens Of the respective masters.
The Colonna palace has some fine old
tapestries, Van Dyck or two, Palma
the elder, and some landscapes by Gas
pard Poussin which may have once been
handsome and which the catalogue en-
deavors to make you believe still are SO.
The Barberini has canvases, some Of
them good by comparison, of Titan,
faul Veronese, Andrea del Sarto, Ribera,
and the famous portrait of Beatrice
Cenci, said to be by Guido, known all
over the world by engravings and litho-
graphs. 1t is hung where it can scarcely
be seen, and if the visitor finds an artist
copying in the gallery he always Is
spoken Of disparagingly. 1t has
some trace Of Guido's color
ing and bare suggestion Of
his manner. But it is really weak and
watery, and the probability is that it was
neither painted by Guido nor that it is a
true true portrait of the unhappy Beatrice.
The Farnese palace, now occupied by
the French ambassador, is noted for the
frescoes OF Michael Angelo which adorn
its principal halls. The Borghese gal
lery has much of the various Italian
schools that is interesting, and the larg-
Wv - NV oiO OOoI COLcCtlOu VI pictures
OF the Dutch school in Rome. The
Corsini palais is one of the most inter-
esting. 1t contains like the rest, great
number of mediocre pictures, with not
few masterpieces. Among the artists
represented are Guercino, POussin, Ber-
gheim, Caraccio, Carlo Dolci, Guido,
Titan, Raphael, Albano, Salvador Rosa,
Murillo, Fra Anglelico, Ribera and Yel-
asquez. There are found here an unu-
sual proportion of "Ecce Homos,"
Madonnas and portraits. An Ecce
Homo by Carlo Dolci will attract atten-
ton for its wonderful combination of
agony, tenderness, power and pathetic
beauty, in which respects 1t excels even
those Of Guido, The portraits of this
artist seen in Rome and in Florence
show the same remarkable ability to
idealize within the limits of truth and
nature. At the Vatican and the Mu-
scum Of the Capital are the largest and
finest collection of ancient busts, statues
and bas-reliefs in Rome, though they
are seen every where in perp,exing CON
on.-Rome Cor. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06
A Powerful Argument.

"What excuse have you got for being
absent from your class yesterday" was
the question put by professor to a de-
linquent pupil
81 was too sick to attend school" was
the reply.
"a gentleman informed me that you
played billiards most of the afternoon, "
replied the professor.
Il dare say"
Il am also informed that you visited
nine saloons on the avenue, and drank
in every one of them"
Student (ndignantly)-Suppose did.
What do you want feller to do with
himself the whole day long, when he is
too sick to attend schoolP-IsraS SIT
i1lgS.
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HOW II WAS.
Devoted Young Man Who Knows How to
Take Gentle Hints.

DeNotou houng man VINO Knows How to
Take Gentle Hints.
"How was it Smivins you didn't
marry Miss Browne Everybody said
you were going to do il"
"Well, you soe," replied Smivins,
blandly. II did think of marrying her,
and went to see her for six months with
that object in view, and along about
the end of that period l thought the
poor girl might be thinking it wasn't
the fair thing for me not to explain my
motives, so one night l proposed to her
in my most chaste and elegant manner.
So far, so good, but the blamed girl
told me she wouldn't marry me il
were the only man in the world, and
right after that l began to change my
mind and finally concluded l wouldn't
marry her. i tell you, no woman shall
ever throw it up to me that l can't take
a hint in such matters. No, stree, they
don't have to kick me downstairs to
get rid Of me- and Smivins walked up
and down the room in burst ofrighte-
GUS Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06

The model husband has been found
at Reading. Pa, and his name is Reb.
stock. He sent his wife to Europe and
kept her in luxury until she ran away
with another man. Then he arranged
with her for q divorce that she might
marry her new love, and, In bidding
her goodbye, told her when she
wanted true friend to let him know
Pittsburgh Post.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06

Pear shaped pearls are now much
sought for gifts for brides as there is
supposed to be a tradition of good
fortune connected with this particu-
lar shape. For a neck-pendant a
pear shaped pearl makes very beau
tiful jewel.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06

do you know Mr.. FanglcP" asked
a lady caller of Mrs. Snaggs "Oh,
yes | know HIM and his wife very well. y
II heard he was a socialist Is that SOP"
"No indeed, he isn't. He's one of the
most unsociable mon ever knew. Poor
dear Mrs. Fangle cant get him to stay
in the house one night in the week.
Chicago Ledger.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06

"A vein of sulphide of iron, used il
tho manufacture Of fine steel blades
has been discovered In Nevada.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06

Good will, like a good name, is got
BY many actions, and lost by enc.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-06
Did you Sup

pose Mustang Linimcnt only good
for horsesi It is for inaamma-
ton Of all flesh.
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deo.aes.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28

Mr.. Grinnell, his assistants. Messrs. Ing
ham. Walker and Furthmann, Mr.. Foster
and Inspector B0nfield, sat in the formers
Office chatting an hour after the verdict was
rendered. II feel very sorry for the jurors" {"
said Mr. Foster, impressively. IF the day
ever comes that the ropes are placed about
the necks of these prisoners the members
of the jury will not be out of danger.
have urged the prisoners to have all their
friends exercise their influence against vlO-
lence between now and the end of the case"
81 want to say" interrupted Inspector
BOnfeld, ''that II any violence is done by
the friends of these men that the lamp posts
of the city of Chicago will bear fruit. In
my opinion the police will be p0werless to
quel the popular rage and public vengeance
will be summarily wrecked upon. all tho
friends and pronounced sympathlzers of am
archy."
| When the reporters were admitted to the
| jail at four o'clock yesterday afternoon all
the prisoners had apparently regaIned their
cOmposure. Parsons, rs usual, was talka-
tive and perfectly willing to express his
views He appeared calm and collected,
and was evidently posing as q martyr.
When asked what his opinion of the yer.
clamOr for our death. There was an insa
table thirst for blood. The beasts of capl.
talists have secured their ends. II Is labor
led to the scaffold In chains. ! consider
the verdict simply war of capital against
labor. What could We do? We are all
poor men, while the men who were back OF
the prosecution have plenty Of money a
their command. All the officers Of the
court were prejudiced against U.S. Ths
judge was unjust In his rulings. GrlnIel
was actuated by malice and hate. l hayt
been q wOrkingman all my life. have ad
yocated the labor cause, and II 1t is for thll
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28

that am to die, will mount tho scaffold
with a firm step. While not a fatalist I
consider that am the creature of circum-
stances. Have hope? Well, you know
what Pope says: Hope springs eternal In the
human breast or course we hope. We
shall carry it to the Supreme Court and see
II the constitution is worth the paper II 10
written on"
Referring to the theory Of who threw the
bomb, Parsons said he considered II the
work of an irresponsible crank who had no
connection with the Socialists and was not
In sympathy with them. "Who knows"
said he, "but what II was thrown by man
from McCormick's-one Of the strikers who
had seen his brother shot down tile day be-
fore. lie could have attended ojir meeting
be attached to us. Any one could buy
bomb for fifteen cents. do not believe
that Schnaubelt ever threw that bomb. He
has simply fled to avoid the violence Of the
police. We have been convicted without
vestige Of law. We are Anarchlsts-that Is
enough. And let Inc tell you what that
word Anarchy MEANS 1t is from the
Greek words 'Archy-Ruler,' and 'An'-no,
meaning mo ruler" is there any crime in
thatp Our enemies have construed 1t to mean
force and annihilation."
Mrs. Parsons said she did not care to talk
about the case. She was surprised beyond
all measure at the verdict. She did not see
how 1t could be rendered according to law.
If her husband was hanged he would be
hanged in just cause and was innocent of
the crime of which he was charged. She
warned her husband against talking too
much to the reporters.
Spies said lie had nothing to say. The
verdict simply meant war against the or
ganizations of labor.
Enge who only speaks German, expressed
himself pretty freely In his native tongue.
He said the judge was One-slded. The pO-
lice perjured themselves and every one was
prejudiced against the prisoners. The YER.
dict was a cooked.up affair. he said. He
asserted that he had never had any trouble
in his life and denied that he had been inn
prisoned thirteen years in the old country.
1t was shown that the verdict had been ar
rived at before hand owing to the quickness
with which the jury had arrived at an agree
ment. He had had no idea of being hanged,
but was ready to die for the principle which
he maintained. He, for himself, expected
an acquittal, but there was no use trying to
fight monOpolies.
Necbe said he was glad he had received
sentence, for had he been acquitted it would
have been bad for the other prisoners.
There was no case against him whatever,
and the mere fact that he had been sem
fenced to fifteen years in the pententiary,
when there was no evidence against him,
would shown what an unfair trial 1t was,
and call attention to the others. The
verdict was great surprise to him. He ex-
pected either light sentence all around or
an acquittal. He did not believe that If the
law points were carefully considered they
would hold. -.'--
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
THE YEARS CROPS.

Tho Late Rains Have Broken the Drought
and There are Now Prospects OF a Fair
Crop OF Corn-The Wheat Crop Falls
15,OOO,OOO Bushels Short of an Average.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.-The Cincinnati
Price Current of yesterday says: More or
less heavy rainfall has occurred in various
sections of the West the past week, notably
In the Ohio valley and portions of Iowa and
Illinois, while moderate rainfall has reached
a very considerable breadth. In some local
tiles In Kansas, where the drought had been
very severe. late rains have aggregated .
fall of eight to ten inches.
These rains of the past week and previous
ly have broken the drought in large por-
tion of the West, but great extent of the
corn crop west Of Indiana was beyond being
restored to any approach to nominal condl-
tions. With favorable autumn, however,
much will result in lessening the extent of
damage to the corn crop. Scarcely second
the beneficial effect of these late rains upon
pastures and water supplies for stock, an
important relief now being secured In these
particulars.
In regard to the general situation of the
corn crop there Is little to be added to what
has been said. There seems to be little
room for doubt of a curtailment of the crop,
| amounting to 300, 0,00O,0 900 to 400, 900, 900,
compared with last year.
The wheat-producing countries Of the
world, exclusive of the United States and
Canada, promise an aggregate OF fully
| 1,500, O00, 900 bushels this season, or $780,
900 bushels below an average production.
In the United States and Canada the pro-
duCtiOn will ha ahOut TX (l(0 0C0 hushatS
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

Instructions to General Reyes in Case
the Wsrllke Texans Should Precipitate
Conflict.
MONTEREY, Mex, Aug. 1.-THE recent
arrival of Colonel Pedro Valdez bearing
confidential dispatches from President Dlaz
to tho Military Governor of this State, Cen
eral Reyes, causes serious comment In OFF,
cial circles 1t is learned from prominent
State official, whose name cannot be made
public, that definite instructions have been
issued as to the course to be pursued by
General Reyes In case the warlike Texans
should preclpltate conflict on the border
before the general governments conclude
diplomatic correspondence In the Cutting
case. Every preparation Is being made to
quickly concentrate the frontier troops
wherever they may be needed. Large
quantities of ammunition have already been
forwarded to available points. The Gov
ernment telegraph lines, heretofore sadly
neglected and In some places entirely
abandoned, are now being rapidly repaired.
Public feeling is not In favor of war with
the United States, nor Is IT expected that
war will ensue but brush with the Tex
ans would be hailed with delight, and the
Texans may rest assured OF o cordial re-.
ceptlon whenever they make their profound
call
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
And Neebe Guilty Of Manslaughte
His Sentence Being Fifteen Years
in the Penitentiary.
schwab's wife Fell Painting to the
FIoor-spics' Mother Led Wecp-
ing From tho Room.
Tho Prisoners Remained Stolid and We're
Taken Quietly Back to Jail by
the Bailiffs.
Colonel Black Made Motion for New
Trial Which Will be Argued Next
Observation-Disclosures with
tho Prisoners
TIE VERDICT.

TIE VERDICT.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-There was breath
less attention when the verdict which con-
demned seven of the Anarchists to hang
and gave the eighth fifteen years in the
penitentary was announced yesterday.
This was succeeded by intense excitement.
The prisoners were ranged along the wall
on the south side Of the court room, hidden
from the public by n line of policemen.
Mrs. Schwab tainted, but no other demon.
stration was made.
The verdict was simply guilty as charged
in the case of August Spies, Lingg, Engel,
ParcOns, Fielden, Schwab and Fischer, and
Neebe guilty of manslaughter, his sentence
being fifteen years in the penitentiary.
Mr. Black rose and moved for a new trial.
Mr.. Grinnell objected to this being consid-
cred at this term. Judge Gary said that
such a motion was unnecessary at this time
in any case. He then thanked the jury and
said there would be no more business for
them this week. The prisoners were taken
back to jail
People tried to get into the Criminal
Court room as early as seven O clock and
the first applicant was woman, who be-
came very angry when refused admission.
She appealed to every one of the forty
officers gathered about, but they were firm
in their refusal and five hundred people
who applied between that time and nine
o'clock were given the same answer. Every
conceivable ruse was resOrted to, but the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28

people seemed to be dumb-strIclen. Then
there was faint SODA low wailing moan.
II came from the corner where the little old
mother Of Spies sat- and It was the signal
the assemblage.
'Quietl Everybody sit down." and the
judges voice came clear and distinct. But
even his authority could not prevent the ex-
presslons of surprise and Outburst Of pent.
up feelings and the suppressed murmur OF
anguish that came from the friends Of the
condemned men. Tile unfortunate defend
ants themselves said nothing. Not even
did they move. They only looked-and
into space. II was as II all hope had gone
and now, for the first time, they knew their
lives had been q failure.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
A Demand for Half Gents.

There is growing demand in New
York City for smaller coin than II
cent. The little red coin has Travelled
West until it has reached the shores of
the Pacific, where it may be said to
meet the biass cash of Cathay, and no
smaller coin is needed in the West.
But here q halt-cent would tend to
prevent want among the poorer people.
Thus there are plenty of toys which are
retailed mt Il cent each which could be,
and would be, proftably sold at half /.
cent. One must buy an even number
of pounds ofsugar and I'm even number
of some kinds of goods, or lose half a
cent. 1t will sound mean to some peo-
pie to hear one complain of the loss OF
half cent, but the old Scotch proverb
about willful waste and woeful want
can not be ignored. ''The standard
coin of France is the frame" said a
Frenchman to me, ''and it is MS big Il
coin there as dollar il here. That is
because we have also the centime-,,
fifth of your cent. 1t would make
America richer to give the people D
half-cent coin. .n-Broohiyn Eagle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

Collision of q Freight Train and 100 900
Gallons of Oil Burned-A Train Goes
Through n Bridge Near Brattleboro,
vt.-rwo Pcrsons are Killed and Seven
Injured.
BRAyTLEBoRo. Aug. ia frlghtful
railroad accident occurred last night on the
narrow-gauge railroad near this place in
which two persons were killed and seven
seriously injured. While mixed train was
crossing the bridge at the mouth Of the West
river the bridge gave way and the entire
train. consisting of six flat, two box, one
passenger and one baggage car. was pre-
cipitated into the river sixty feet
below. The engineer was caught under
meath the engine in fifteen feet
of water and killed. ]. j. Green, station
agent at New Fame, was injured internally
and has since died. E. M. Butler, station
agent at Wardsboro, received severe spinal
injuries, and his recovery is doubtful. A.
B. Ashley, station agent at West Dummers-
ton, had his right leg badly fractured; j..
B. WOrtlen, conductor, arm injured;
Michael OConnor, brakeman, leg broken
and head cut; Mrs. Hildreth, Hinsdale, N.
about the head. The wounded were taken
to the Congregational chapel at this place.
Local physicians are in attendance and the
wounded are being well cared for.
EAsToN, Pa, Aug. o.-Yesterday after
noon an oil trair ~ . descending grade
o. .. -"v v..sey central railroad, below
White House station, N. j., parted by the
breaking of coupling and few minutes
later tile separated parts collided. The
conclusion exploded one of the tanks, TX.
hitting the oil. Other tanks exploded in
quick succession until 100000 gallons OF
oil were on fire. A few of the cars were
drawn away by the engine, but the heat
became so great that nothing could be done
to save the rest. Both tracks were twisted
out Of shape and trains arriving on botl
sides were detained several hours. Tie
loss will probably reach $4,000.