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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
GERMAN POTATOES.

Now Workers Who Buy Them at the Rate
ofFive Cents Per Pound.
II may seem incredible to some OF
our readers to learn that potatoes are
imported from Germany into this
country, than which no other portion
Of the globe has more agricultural I'D
yantages, but such Is the case. Wheth.
err the potato grown in German soil
possesses any particular virtue not in
herent in the American-grown tuber
is question VIC are not able to answer.
but we do know that certain classes Of
people the world over deem imported
food Of every sort far superior to home
products. In England and France, for
instance, the label OF an American
house claims the first consideration OF
the epicure in search Of something ex-
ira nice, and from our foreign cor
respondents and personal observation
we learn that everywhere in Europe
American goods are found on sale in
immense quantities. On the other
hand. 1t seems perfectly natural. when
t %V eV ,n Gnd Gormsn y no " A and |.
,o o =" III. or,ioios Us" ,,,,. u
in the New York markets, with plenty
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
Was 10 Skunkedi

On Dec. 18th, while passing lone
" spot on the bank Of the creek about
four miles northeast of the city, Mr..
]. +. Mcacham made a discovery
which calls for an explanation to
clear up what must be regarded as
mystery. In a briar patch in spot
remote from the highway orany hab-
itation he found a mans clothes. The
pants were old aud patched but the
drawers appeared to be comparative
ly new. The coat and shirt we're ly-
ing near the pants and in the pocket
ofthe former handerchiefwa found
The place was rough and rugged
one aud could only DO reached by
lcrawling up a steep bluff. Whose
clothes were they? How did they
come TO be in such placer How
long had they been there2 These
questions viii probably never be an
swered and the mystery will remain
unsolved. AS there were no valua.
bes in the pockets the circumstantial
evidence is quite strong that they
belonged to some newspaper man
We have heard of no ones disappear
Ing mysteriously and it is not likely
that anybody has been murdered
Perhaps some fellow encountered q
skunk and was induced to part with
everything that would DO an unpleas'
ant reminder of the meeting. Al
any rate the CLOTHES were found
and nobody has laid CLAIM to then
as yet.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
The District Judgship.

itt@ [Telephone.l
We have received, perhaps, a hun
dred letters from different counties in
the district in relation to the prospec-
tive candidacy of Judge Grace again
for this position. We may add too,
that a majority of these correspon-
dents manifest an urgent sollcitudc
that he shall, in his own good time,
indicate his purpose to do so. For
answer to these polite, and to some
extent pressing inquiries, we can only
say that Judge Grace having been
absent from home for some time, we
have seen but little of him, and are
consequently unable, at this time, to
make any authoritative statement Of
his wishes or intentions in the matter.
We do know this, however, that lie
recognizes the great and lasting OBJ
legations he is due the people of the
district for favors and kindness al
ready shown, and is wholly, too, in
capable of taking any step, or arriv.
ing at any conclusion that would moi
be in harmony with their most cor
dial appreciation.
To go further, and we think we arc
not mistaken, when we say that We
have never IN all our life witnessed
so universal wish in so large a vot
ing population as there is at thii
time, that Judge Grace should be re
tanned in his present position. Thes,
are considerations that we know HI
will not brush lightly aside, and q
| the proper time, we have but yer.
little doubthe will yield grateful
and willing compliance to the wishe
of the people of the district.
i We have, already, however, tw
candidates announced for this posi-
ton, Judge caves, of Grecnville, an
Judge McCarroll, of Hopkinsvill
The former has been long and fam
iarly known as gentleman Of grei
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
worth and a lawyer Of splendid abil-

worth and lawyer Of splendid abil-
ity. The latter is nephew of the
Hon. Ira. Ellis, formerly of this town,
and young lawyer Of unexccption-
al morals and fine promise in his pro-
fession. They are both Democrats
and friends of Judge Grace, and we
have often heard him speak in the
very highest terms of each one of
them. They are deserving gentle
men and popular in their profession,
and would doubtless establish a sim
liar high character for themselves on
the Bench.
1t is certainly matter of congrat-
ulation that we have SUCH good mate
rial to select from in case we should
be called upon to make change, but
for the present we do not think the
people of the district would be at all
willing to dispense with the services
of Judge Grace. They know him.
and are familiar with his manner Of
doing business. They have the most
implicit confidence in his integrity as
a man, and his impart. ality, conser.
vatism and great ability as a Judge
And the fact of his having held the
position so long is ample proof of his
fairness and acceptability.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
DIED.

Mrs. Sarah Parrish Turner, wife of
Mr.. John 7. Turner and mother of
Mr.. s. H. Turner, of this city, died
at her residence near Beverly yester-
day morning at A o'clock. She was
&c years of age and died of typhoid
fever. Her funeral will be preached
at Liberty Christian Church, (which
she was member, at 8 80 o'clock, A.
NJ, to-day ami the remains will be
inferred in the City Cemetery at l
o'clock p. NJ. Deceased was a most
estimable woman and will be sorely
missed from the community where
she lived. The family have our SYM
pathies in their bereavement.
Eugene, seven-year-old son OF
Mr.. Chas. E. Ritter, died.at his faith
ors home near this city, Sunday, Jan
3, at A o'clock, Pm. The intermeni
will take place at the City Cemetery
to-day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
Same Interesting Statistics.

During the fiscal year ending Sept.
l, 1886, there were $50 deeds recorded
in the County Clerks office. During
the same period there were 596 mort
cages. From Sept. to Jan. l, 1876
there were 23l deeds and 272 mort
cages.
There were issued % coffee house
licenses at 500 each 10 merchants
liquor licenses at 500 each and $
tavern licenses at 500 each, making
$4,000 received by the county from
this source.
There was received the sum Of Sic
for billiard licenses and $l20 for two
circus licenses.
There were 20 stations, 16 jacks
and s bulls licensed, the amount re-
ceived from this source being $343. SO
The total revenue received by thu
Clerk during the fiscal year was So,
1928.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05


On Christmas day a grown son of
John Brown, Of the Wellington
neighborhood, while fooling with a
loaded pistol at the residence Of a
relative, (Mr. Riggs, just across the
Trigg line in Caldwell county, was
instantly killed by the accidental
discharge of the weapon. The ball
from the pistol struck the young
man ie the eye and ranged upward,
literally blowing out his brains. Tho
coroners jury returned a verdict II
accordance with the above facts
Trigg Telephone.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05


Never in the "memory of the oldest
inhabitant' did new year start out
with brighter beginning, SO far as
the weather is concerned, than 1856.
Last Friday was as clear, pleasant
aud delightful a day as one could de-
sire even in spring-time. The tenn
perature was several degrees above
temperate and even at4 o'clockin the
afternoon the thermometer stood at
IS degrees. 1t was nearly ten degrees
higher at noon in the sun. Not a
cloud was visible and the breezes
were as soft and gentle as zephyr.
A large number Of county people
were In the city and the business
men all had a fair trade. On Satur-
; day morning heavy rain followed
the warm spell and the old cry Of
"bad roads, will be heard from this
time on till late in the spring.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
SPECIAL LOCALS.
SPECIAL BARGAINS!

We will receive to-day the follow
ing special bargains:
] case Hope Bleach Domestic. TX
l case Lonsdale Bleach Domestic. S1S
l case Masonville +" 81
l case Fruit of the Loom Bleach
/ Bale Heavy Brown Domestic. 81
10 pieces'l0-4 Brown Shooting. .25
100pieces Torchon and Smyrna lace
from 5.to 20 cents per yard, worth
double the money.
100 pieces Hamburg edging and
Inserting from 5 to so cents per yard
which are extra bargains.
so Doz. all linen Towels from 81
cts. 10 30 cts. each, worth from l21a
to 80 cts. each.
100 White Bed Spreads, drum.
mer's samplos) slightly solled, to be
sold far below their value. Also oul
entire
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05

Capt. VIM. Hester, Lafayette's old
est and one of her best citizens, died
in that place last Monday ofparaly-
sis, after suffering for three years or
more. Capt. Hester was more than
eighty years old, and leaves a large
progeny. He was a member of the
Christian church and a good man.
Tobacco Leaf.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
M. FrankeI & Sons.
WANTED-A blacksmith at Ben
nettstown. Apply to j. S. JOBE.
a CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth, nervous, weakness
early decay, loss of manhood, &C., will send
recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE
This great remedy was discovered by mis-
sionary in South America. Send a self lad.
dressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH t. IMAM
station D. New York City.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
TINE TABLE FOR TRAINS.

TINE TABLE FOR TRAINS.
DEPART SouTH-5:20 and 6:25 A, M; 4:lS P. N.
DEPART N0RFH--lO:3O and--A. NJ; 9:3S ?. NJ.
ARRIVE FROM S0UTH-l0:8 30 A. N. - :S5, 1898 Pm.
ARRIVE PROM NoRTH-O:2O A. MI, 4:4SP. NJ
Time Table Of G. & 0. 4 S. W. R. r.
GOING SOUTH.
Lv. Louisville $3.50 A. NJ.
- 1895 p. N.
" Nortonyille 1854 PM
1874 A.. NJ.
GOING NORTH.
Ly Memphis ll;!Or.M.
Nort0 nville II % M.
7:BQ ?. N.
POST oFFICE-West Main Street, bet 9th
and 9Th.
Open for letters, stamps-7 A. N. to6P.M.
money orders-8 A. NJ. toAP.M.
delivery, Sundays-Sa5 to 4:lb Pm.
soUTHERN EXPRESS OFFICE,
Seventh st. near Main.
Open "a. N. to5P.M.
TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
WESTERN uSIoS-Up stairs corner Main and
9th stfeots. Mrs. handle and Miss Park, OPERA
tpG
BALTIMORE u OnIo-Up stairs corner Main
aud 9th streets. j. X. Smyser, operator.
TELEPHONE OFFICE.
Main st. bet. sth and up stairs. Claren CO
Lindsay, operator.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05

Mr.. Harry Ferguson is announced
to-day as a candidate for county at
torney, subject to the action of the
Republican party. He is a lawyer
of twelve years standing and is now
filling his second term as city attor-
ney for Hopkinsville. He was a can
didate for the Republican nominal
ton for County Judge in 1882 and
came very near being the nominee.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30
ice and for the women reciprocally. The

ICE nnd Tor the women ~reciprocally. The
women resort much more to the baths
Than the men, not because they are
cleaner, but because the Koran obliycs
them to, and because the bath is the
great place for gossip. the focus whence
al the scandal-monging, all the idle
tales and all the backbiting, o; which
Persian women arc so fond, radiates.
The story-tcller is another great Fer
sian institution. The Persian is by ma
ture and inclination a story teller, and
here you will still find the gift of charm
ing r. tai, of graceful. animate gesture,
of wcll-modulated voice. such rs YOU will
search in vain for elsewhere. On n pub
lie square, on the ruins of some deserted
house, on the steps of a larse mosque,
tho story-tellcr will plant himself and be-
gin, with sonorOus voice and sweeping
arms, a tale from the Arabian Nights,
from Porsia's legendary history, from the
great national poets, OF he will recite, in
a voice vibrating with the emotions nc
speaks Of. pa. after PAGE from lIafiz,
Saadi, or Djellal-Eddin Rumme. lie
will do this in such q way as to intensely
interest his audience, quickly formed, s,
that they are as much excited anu inter
estcd rs the Sultan was in Schcherazade's
tales, when he, like her, breaks off the
thread. to be taken up after the collec.
ton his assistants make with the
''kaeshkhulp' (hollowei cocoanut) has
yielded what he deems his due.
Some of these fellows, hnggard, ragged,
their checks followed by too much
''bheng" (hashe sh smoking q, are natural
poets, men of gifts, but there is nc
other channel for them to get rid of the
divine a~fflatus. for modern poetry is de-
spIsed in Persia: and the poet of the pre-,
sent is even worse off in Persia to-day
than in the days of Hafz, who was also
often near starvation point.
The ''louters' are q peculiar kind of
people, always in alliance and on terms
of intimacy with the story tcllers. They
are jugglers. sleight-of- hand performers,
clowns, pri C fighters, etc., arc very quar-
relsome, are nearly all unbelievcrs and
atheists, and hail generally from Shira' :,
Farsistan and the whole south of Persia.
They are tramps, never marry, let their
hair grow, cary always the ''khandshar''
(curvcd dagger, eightce inches long, in
their "kamerbund" (belD and are quick
to take ~offense and fight. They are al
ways up to mischief, secretly excite re-
volts and big fights, md arc in for n.y.
thing which will give them a chance to
spill Llood. From their ranks GENERALLY
the professional robbers ard thieves
graduate, and their strolling life makes
It difficult for the authorities to keep
track Of them or arrest them when they
have done some Big deed of darkness.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30
Bernhardt as q SwordswOman.

By the latest accounts from the Argen.
tine Republic we learn that the great
artistic, Sarah Bernhardt, has given an
exhibition ~(asalto) in the fencing circus
of Buenos Ayre, and that the elite of Ar
gentine society crowded thither for the
purpose of witnessing and admiring her
dexterity. A pupil Of Merignac, it
seems that she has been receiving lessons
for a long time, but never before did she
consent to talk, up the sword, except in
the presence of a small number of friends
who assembled in the salon of her former
residence, Rue de Fo,tuny, Paris. In
Buenos Ayres she has not feared to at
tack the best swordsmen of the city, and
the rress is unanimous in its opinion re-
garding the correction" and attitude of
the great artist: in delivering her attacks.
One of these exhibitions was especially
notable, inasmuch as Sarah entered the
lists with the crack ~swordsman Of Buenos
Ayres. But the arise finished by, dis.
arming him. The agility thst was dis
played in this alta k, which lasted for a
long time, will not 0 DO forgotten by
the A~rgentines who Witnessed for the
first time a trial of skill between . mar
and a woman.-Merican Pepper.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30

Another instance of the effects of oil
or waves is supplied on apparently ex.
cellcnt evidence. The North German
L1oyd's Vera was recently disabled in
mid Atlantic, and was taken in tow by
the Venetian. Ono morning a strong
gale sprang up, and heavy seas broke
over the bows of tn, former vessel,
whom the commander of the Venetian
ordered an oil bag to be hung owe each
side of his ship add dragged some dis
tauce astern. The effect was marked, as
the sea became comparatively smooth,
and not n drop of water broke on board
the Werra.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30
HEALTH HINTS.

Drinking a cupful of southernwood ten
will often cure q headache.
Frosted feet are said to be cured by
holding them in the smoke made by
sprinkling corn meal on live Goals; best
to have it under cover. so as to get tho
full benefit of the smoke.
In case of sickness a call for old linen
does not mean WORKOUT shirt bosoms (as
many seem to think, but soft pieces OF
handkerchiefs. napkins and tablecloths;
or even old cotton goods. if very fine and
soft. All such pieces should be saved;
if you have moe than you want give
part to some one less fortunate than your
self.
The best plaster for a quick restorative
is to take a >ix-inch luarc of common
adhesive plaster and sprinkle it over with
cayenne pepper. it does not adhere to
the underclothing, as the plasters that
are made up with pitch are sure to do,
and it { sticks" fast enough for as long
as is required. The yellow adhesive
plaster eau be purchased in long strips
very cheaply.
If will be welcome news. if true, to
many sufferers, that chronic diarrhra
may be cured. or at any rate greatly al
leviatcd. by tho administration of q
sa urated solution of salt and cider vine
gar, the dose being a dram three or four
times a day. DR. +. G.. Smith, who re-
comnends it in the Ee1ic"k and S~rgic7l
J~ournaI, cured a case which had lasted
nearly forty years, and has employed it
with great success in numerous other in
stances. When relapse followed the sus-
pension of the remedy, its renewed ad-
ministrution was again followed by inn
provement.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30

A writer in the Southern Planter says
hopefully: 'In looking around me in
the neighborhood I sec men who but a
few years back took charge of farms that
would not acreage more than from two
to three barrels Of corn per acre, and
from five to eight bushels of wheat, and
hay was unknown on them. There were
mortgages on these farms also. To-day
these farms IRE the ''obscrvedSf all OBJ
servers" and these men are the most
prosperous and independent in this sec.
ton. Their farms average from ten to
thirteen barrels of corn per acre, and
from twenty-five to forty bushels of
wheat, and from two to three tons of
hay, and a single crop of clover seed
brings from $1,000 to $l,2C0. Quite a
change isn't it, and how has it been &C.
complished9 BY making every pound
of manur it was possible to make. and
applying it at the proper time, with tho
economical and judicious use of such
natural manure Us they knew the soil
needed, indomitable perseverance, great
industry and superb management"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A California electrician has invented a
process whereby gold, silver, nni copper
can be Instantly smeltcd by lightning
stroke.
1t is now claimed that one of tho re-
suits of the recent carthuuakc is the
diminution of the flow of natural gas
from certain wells, and Il considerable
feeling of anxiety is consc )uently per
vading the circles interested.
The project of n South Polar cxpcdi-
ton is being seriously ventilated in the
scientific circ'es of Australia, the Gov
crnm;n mt having express ed its intention
of assisting the enterprise. The Aus
~tralian whalcmcn are also becoming in
terested in tn project. in1uir o. having
already reached London whether whaling
vessels for nm anti Arctic voyage would
be subsidized by the Government.
Paper doors CO t about the same as
wood. and are sid TO be mu h better,
because there is no shrinking, swelling,
or warning. The paper door is COM
posed of two thick paper boards stamped
and nodded into panels, and glazed to.
gethcr with glue and potash, and thon
! role | through heavy rollers. 1t is first
covered with a waterproof coating, and
then with a tircproof coating. and is
| painted and vanished and hung in tho
! ordinary way.
| 1t is said that the great glazicr of
Alaska is moving ut the rate Of a quarter
OF Il mile per annum toward the ,ca.
The front presents a wall Of ice some five
hundred feet in thickness: it's breadth
varies from three to ten miles. aud it is
alb ut $50 miles long. Almost every
quarter of an hour hundreds of tons Of
ice in large blocks fall into the sch,
which they agitate in the most violent
manner, the waves being such az to toss
about the largest vessels that mp: oach
the glacier as if they were small boats.
Even sea-wced has a certain value, and
some day may b. in considerable de-
mand. A new Fnglish method Of utili =
ing it consists in boiling it with carbo-
Fate of soda fltcring and treating with
s%ulphuric acid. Thus is obtained a sub
stance to be known a. 'alguina," which
has more viscosity than starch. or even
gumarablc, and mny lie proitably used
in stitfening textile fabrics. It is said to
be also adapted for the making of syrups
and for culinary purposes. Fro II the
matter left after g ltracting this substance
q very good writing paper may be cheap.
ly made.
The duration of the infectious stages
of various diseases is thus given by Lr.
J. F. Fclrsc. al Eng ish, physician !:
Measles, frcm the second day of the dis
case, for three weeks; small pox, from
tho fourth day, for four weeks; scarlet
fever. from the fourth day, fer seven
weeks; mumps, from the second day, for
three weeks; d%iphtheria. from the first
day, for three weeks. The incubation
periods, or intervals occurring between
exposure TO infection and the first symp-
toms, are rs follows: Whooping cough,
fourteen days; mumps, eighteen days;
measles. ten days; small pox, twelve
days; scarlet fever. three days; diph-
liberia, fourteen days.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30

There arc IN this country two mines
which have paid moro than $25, 600, 600
in 6i yidcnds. These arc the CONSOLE
dated Virginia, of Nevada, the divl-
dends of which have amouted to f43,-
$50, 900, and the CalGmet and Hec'a, of
Michigan, which has paid $27,s50 600.
The next proitab'e mine is the Exchange
NJ. and NJ, of Nevada, which, although
capitalized at an even million, has paid
it's stockholders over ten millions profit.
Two othcrs-tho Ophir, of Nevada, and
the Ontario, of Utah, have paid in divi-
dends, respectively, $7,475,O 900 and 81.
500, 900.