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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

I
| Hopkinsville Lodge, No. 88, A. +. Il A. NJ
Meets at Masonic Hall, 3D. story in Thompson
BLOCK, lst Monday night in each month.
| oriental Chapter, No. IA, II. A. M.-Statet
conyocation I'd Monday of each month at Ma
sonic Hail.
Commandery No. g, .T.-Meets 4th Mon.
day In each month in Masonic Hall.
Royal Arcanum, Hopkinsville, Council, No
bS4.-heets I'd and ath Thursdays in each
month.
Moayon Council, No. s, Chosen Friends
Meets I'd and 4th Mondays in each month.
Christian Lodge, No. $40, Knights Of Honor
Lodge meets lst and 9rd Tuesdays.
Evergreen Lodge, No. 3s, X. of r Meats q
ana an ihursdays In each month In Odd Eel.
lows Hall, corner Seventh and Main.
Endowment Rank, X. P.-Meets Sd Mon.
day in every month.
knights Of the Golden Gross. Meets first and
third Fridays In each month.
Ancient Order OF United Workmen-Time Of
meeting, I'd and 4th Tuesdays in each month.
Green River Lodge, No. "a, /. o. o. F.-Meets
every FRIDAY night at |. o. .. II. Hall.
Mercy Encampment, No. 81, /. O. o. F.
Lodge meets lst and Sd Thursday nights.
&. \. R.-Chas. L. White, Post Mai. j. W.
Breathitt, Comd'r. Meets 8rd Monday night
In each month in Odd Fellows Hall.
C0L0RED LODGES.
Union Benevolent Society. lodge meets lst
and 2d Monday evenings In each month al
Hooser u Overshiner's Hall.
Freedom Lodge, No. rs, T. B. F.-Lodge
meets on lst and Cd Tuesday dights at Postelfs
Hall.
Musadora Temple. No. SS, s. Of f. Lodge
meets I'd and 4th Tuesdays in Postell'5 Hall.
u Hopkinsyllle Lodge, No. 1899, G.. U. .. of 0,
Hooser " oyershiner's Hall.
Mystic Tie Lodge No. 1907, G. N. o. OFF,
Lodge meets ist and Sd Wednesday nights at
Hooser " Oyershiner's Hall.
Evening Star, No. 90, d. OF S.-Lodge meets
md and 4th Thursdays, Corner Sth and Main.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
A BIG TORTOISE.

The Monster sca-Turtie Found In Kansas,
aud How IL Game There.
HThe discoverer Of the gigantic extinct
sea-turtle found ncar Fort Wallace, In
Western Kansas, first observed the large
bony shields projecting from q bluff
near Butte Creek. They were carefully
taken out and brought to Philadelphia,
where the restoration was made. The
fore-hippcrs alone were nearly five feet
long. while its expanse from the tip O!
one extended ilipper TO another was
about seventeen feet The question
may arise, how did this sea-turtlo bo-
come buried in bluff in the State OF
Kansasp A natural supposition would
be that Kansas is the bed OF q former
ocean. and so ]. is. Ages ago, In what
Is called by gcologists the Crotaceous
Period. that part OF bhe world was tho
bod of a great sea, in which the great
turtle swan. together with other mon
sters Of curious shape and appearance.
Gradually the crust of the earth was
raised, the wator fell back, or became
inclosed. and laft the inhabitants of the
Cretaceous Sea high and dry. to be Gov
cred by tho earth and preserved for us
10 study ages afterward.
The shores OF this ancient ocean arc
easilyifound and followed by geologists
Its extent has been traced on our West
ern plains by the bleaching and disin-
tegrating remains that have been found,
upon and beneath the surface. = Charles
frederick Holder. IN 81. MiclsOla& {.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
Wear and Tear of Gold.


The annual loss Of gold by attrition.
shipwreck, fires, ETC., Is very small. not
quite two tons, or f281 900. According
to Jevcns, gold coin loses two per cent
in one hundred years-that is, fl4o, 900
per annum on the actual amount, 97SS,
100000. The loss by shipwreck can
not possibly be higher than one-sixth
Of the ratio OF loss In sea borne mer-
chandise75say f2 for every fl,0UO
shipped, and as tho quantity of sea
borne gold in 1S71-80 averaged ESQ, :
400 900 per annum, the loss by ship
wreck would bc E10l. 900. II we allow
Esq, 900 for loss by fires. we make up a
total wear and tear of f2S0. 900 or two
tons, the existing stock being a trifle
under IL 200 tons. McCulloch used to
reckon for jewellers, loss, woar and
tear. etc., about ! per cent, which
would be nearly f4,000, 600 year OF
our present stock. - Contemporary Re.
Viep.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
CITY COUNCIL


BAPrIsT-Main st., between 10th and 18th.
Rev, j. N. Prestridge, pastor. Services every
sunday morning and evening. Sunday school
wv 4. " every Sunday. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
CHRlsTIAH--N. W. Corner 9th and Liberty
Sts. Rev. l.. w. Welsh, pastor. Services
every Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
school $3.50 Am. every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening.
METHoDIsT-s. W. Corner 9th and Clay SITS.
Rev; L. W. Bottomley, pastor. Services every
sunday morning and evening. Sunday school
every Wednesday evening.
FIRST PRRsBYTERIAN-S. e. Corner 7th and
Liberty Sts., Rev. Montgomery May, pastor
Services every Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday school every Sunday at0 A. NJ. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening.
NINTH ST. PREsBYTRRfAN-S. L. Corner 9th
and Liberty Sts., Rev. W. L. Nourse. pastor.
services every Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday school every Sunday at 1880 A. NJ. Pray
er meeting every Wednesday evening.
CUMBERLAND PRRsBYTRRIAH-Sevrnth St.,
bet, Virginia and Clay, Rev. A. G. Biddle, pas
tor. Services every Sunday morning and eve
ming. Sunday school at $3.50 A. NJ, every Sun
day. Prayermeeting every Thursday evening.
EPIsCOPAL--N. w. Corner 9Th and Liberty
Sts., Rev. J. W. Venable, Rector. Services ev-
cry Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
school every Sunday morning.
CATMOLIC-Nmth Street, near Belmont. Rev.
X. +. Feehan, priest. Services every Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
VIRGINIA ST., BAPTIST, (Coloredl-N. W.
Corner virginia and l4th Sts., Rev. L. Will
Hams, pastor. Services every Sunday morning
and evening. sunday school every Sunday
morning at O'Clock. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL, (Colored)-s. E. Cor
ner Liberty andllth SITS. Rev. j. NJ. Mitchell
pastor. Services every Sunday morning and
evening. Sunday school at 9A. NJ. every Sun
DAY. Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing.
MAIN ST. BAPTIST, (Colored)- )-COrner Main
and 4th SITS. Rev. Il. Richey, pastor. Services
every Sunday morning and evening. Sunday
8 hool every Sunday at9A. NJ. Prayer meet
Ing every Wednesday evening.
COUNTY ORANGES.
CHURCH HILL, No. lO9-Church Hill, XIV.
Jno. w. McGaughey, W. NJ; A. N. Henry
secty.; j. B. Walker, Business Agent.
CAsKY, No. 3S-Casky Ky. Thos. L. Graham.
W. Winston Henry, Secpy.: Jno. G. Box
ley, Business Agent. Meets LIST and 3rd Fri
days In each month.
HOPKINsvIlLE PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY
open ou Tuesdays and Fridays, except during
vacation, from o n, IN. to 4. p. m. Free to all
pupils OF the Hopkinsville Public Schools above
the fourth year grade. Annual fee, 81 to all
DINERS. G. IL. DIETRICH.
Librarian.
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District Magistrates Court,

l-H0PKIEsvILLE-A.H. ii. Anderson, 4th Tues
days. L. +. Rodgers, 8rd SATURDAYS.
:2-MT. VERMONT. u. Steele, 4th Saturday.
nj. A. Fritz, Srd Thursdays.
3-PEMBR0KE-J. X. Penick, End SATURDAYS
ID. ID. Lackey, End Thursdays.
4-L0HGvIEw-L. o. Carrot, End Saturdays.
Thos. ii. Major, End Fridays.
5-LAFAYETTE-J.T Il. Coleman, 8rd Wednes.
days. z. b. Fraser, Srd Mondays.
6-UNI0H SCHOOL H0UsE-J. W. McGaughey
srd Saturdays. NJ. A. Little1eld, 4th Fridays
-7-HANBY-R. D. Martin, Srd Saturdays.
Thos. Martin, 4th Saturdays.
S-FRIUT ITILL-J. II. Cavanah, last Mondays,
j. A. Boyd, Srd Saturdays.
9-ScATEs' MILL. II. Fuller, 4th Wednes-
days. j. II. Durham, 4th Mondays.
l0-G -GARRRTTsBURG-Austin Peay, 8rd Thurs
days. Rufus Rives, 4th Thursdays.
ll-BAINBRIDGE-H. b. Clark, last Saturdays
Jas. NJ. P'Pool, Ith Tuesdays.
l2-CAsKY-N. G. Brasher, 4th Saturdays.
W. e. War1eld, 3rd Saturdays.
19-STUART's-Geo II. Myers, 4th Thursdays
Jesse Bass, 4th Wednesdays.
H-WILsON-W. d. Ferguson, 4th Tuesdays
Geo. N. johnson, Ith Saturdays.
15-CROFTon-M. b. Brown, ath Fridays
Jno. S. Long, Srd Fridays.
All Of the Mag istrates hold their regular
quarterly courts in the months OF March, June
September and December.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
The regular Court OF Claims, composed of the
County Judge, County Attorney and the Mag.
istrates above named, convenes Bird Mondays
In May and October.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
A RANK ERAup.
An 0nicial Win Deserves the Contempt
OF All Eating House Keepers.

An Ohicial Win Deserves the Contempt
Of All Eating-Bouse Keepers.
"Why, hello, Busby. What's the
matterP You don't seem to be getting
along very we'll"
"No, l am pretty well done up"
What's the matterp"
"Well, you know l was keeping q
railroad eating-house."
, "Yes, and l thought you were max
ing money"
81 was, but they have taken the priv
ilcge away from me"
"Why did they do thatP"
"Well, you see, they appointed IN
esting-house inspector some time ago.
His duty Is to go over the line, like 0
detective, eat at all tho places and re-
port the poor ones. The eating-house
keepers had no means of knowing when
the inspector was coming or Of identi-.
flying him whom he did arrive. Well. a
week or so ago, shortly after train
load OF people had sat down TO my ta-
bles, heard one man, speaking in an
undertone, ask his companion: How
do you like your position as eating
house inspectorpI That was enough
for me. approached the two gentle-
men and asked them to sit over at an
other table. They did so and fed
them on the fat Of the land. | gave
them wine-gavo them the best OF
everything. Well, the next day my
bill Of fare was very naturally cut down.
For time I could afford to let the
guests take their chances. One day,
during the drought an old fellow came
along. He turned up his nose at every
thing. Finally told him that if he
didn't like my house he could got out.
He won't out and the conductor came
10 me and said: i intended to tell you
that the old fellow who Just went out
Is tue ng-house inspector. but / for
got it
You must DO mistaken. The eat
ing-house inspector passed here several
days ago. believe you were here at
the time' fFcf
4" Whom do you meanp One Of those
fellows that sat over therep' pointing 10
a small table. Those fellows that or
dered so much wlneP' hs ai4d
"'Yes. Wasn't one of them an in
spectorp'
d: Well, no. They keep rawhide
house about fifty miles from here
II rushed out after the genuine in
spectoE found him eating lunch with
an immigrant. asked him If he would
not come in and get something. He re-
piled that 1t would be easy enough to
60 in, but believed that getting some
thing to cat was impossible told him
that il would afford me great pleasure
to give him the best meal he ever saw,
but he took up fat piece Of the immi-
grants pork, bit out piece and repliod:
No, | believe not. l never could stand
fasting
"Well, that settled me- The next
day received notification to vacate the
house. / hate to be imposed on, and
think that the eatfng-house inspecting
system is rank and poisonous fraud.
-ArkdnSaw Traveller.
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with carte de vislte, II agreeable"
Is ambiguous Is 1t but to say, in other
words; "If you are ugly don't send
your picturesP" But that little diff
Guilty sinks into insignificance In the
presence Of the awful idea what would
the ladies have done il they themselves
had been four or tho young gentlemen
twoP How could they ever have de-
cided which Of tho Sistorhood should re-
tire from tho competit'onp
In connection with matrimonial
questions. some papers announce tho
most wonderful fests OF clairvoyanoe
and astrology. one lady, however,. de-
claring that ''clairyoyance has nothing
to do with astrology, and those pro-
fessed astrologists who advertise as
clairvoyants arc arrant. impostors. "
Here Is specimen;
Astonishingl Madame NJ, seventh
daughter, has foresight 10 tell how soon
and how often you marry. and oil you
wish to know, even your thoughts, or
no pay; twenty-five cents. Gentlemen
not admitted
Now, 'gentemon not admitted" Is .
libel on the fair Sex. It means to say
that 1t won't do TO let meu into the so
crets Of the future which matrimony
will reveal Madame NJ has great
pull upon other astrologsts in this fact
that she Is a seventh daughter; bat even
here she Is cut out by Madame u, wAp
Is "the great seventh daughter" still
Madame s, who can not command
such weird pedigree, is nothing
dauntod by the claims Of her rivals and
with great courage opens fire as fol-
lows.
Caution-Look outl Good news
for all! 5000 reward for any one who
can e.iual Madame So
Let us hope that Madame s. Is clearer
In her predictions than in hec compo-
sition, as witness the following:
drunkenness cured, and numbers
free Ladies, tako notice, you that
have been deceived BY false lovers, you
that have been unfortunate in life, call
on this great European clairvoyant and
astrologst Mrs. B. would not object
to this combination Of clairvoyance
and astrology' for Il Is these facts which
induce her to say that her equal is not
TO be found, which Is tested by hun
dreds who daily and eagerly visit her
that this Is no humbug."
The frankest lady OF all halls from
the Bowery. Madame W.. who honestly
warns people what they are TO expect II
II na
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
WHICH WILL IT BRq


Which will It bel As the day declines
And two souls walk together,
Thoy look at tho spot whore the sun still
shines,
In tho beautiful autumn weather.
Thoy talk OF their lives since love began,
And the two walk ON together,
a tender woman; robust man;
ln the beautiful autumn weather.
Alone they wander as night shuts down,
And held by mystic tether
On9 path thoy walk, rs tboy leave the town,
10 the beautiful autumn weather.
Ard the morning dawns on new grave, cieft
In the sand. on the wlthored heather,
And one Is away and one 10 bereft;
In the beautiful autumo weather.
And tho bright sun shines. as his fnoe looks
down.
And tho cold world cares not whether
II be two or ono that returns 10 town,
In tho beautiful autumn weather.
But the lonely soul, that IA left, well knows
VI tho unseen mystic tothor
That holds lis gaKe, where the love light glowe
la tho beautiful autumn weather.
-Auotastss Currey, " Detroit Fre HreSs.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
pERFuNcToRY HOSPITALITY.
Invitations That Often Mean Nothing
Purely Formal Requests.

Invitations That Often Mean Nothing
Purely Formal Requests.
The writer had been entertained for
the first time at the house Of q certain
hospitable old gentleman, and both
were sitting, with half an hour to wait
for the arrival Of the carriage in which
the host proposed to take the guest to
the railway station, when the former
said; "Iwant to have you be sure to
come and see me again, and if you
don't have any business calls this way.
come without them. He then added,
apologetically: II suppose ought to
have said this when bidding you good
bye at the station, but like to say
things when think of them" There
was a charming naturalness in
the old gentleman's invitation, and
a whole-souled hospitality that
were not to be misunderstood.
They would have been almost
totally lost if the invitation had been
reserved for a last act Of formality, as
many are in the habit Of doing. One
may be justified In taking very little
stock in ''come and see me again, )"
when accompanied with a goodbye"
Though suitable feeling may stand
behind the invitation in such case, yet
1t Is not to be compared to the certainty
that exists in the less formal mode. II
one Is staying at friends house for
portion Of the day and is about to
leave just before meal time, he must
not think Of accepting an invitation to
remain for the meal when It is made ut
the time of departure, the guest, per-
haps, with hat and cane in hand. The
host could not say in palmer language:
stop and dine with me; do not OK
pect that you will, and rather hope that
yon will not, though you have a license
70 force yourself upon me-" Yet. how
many people there are who issue their
invitations 10 just this formal way, as
II to get the credit for hospitality with
out conferring 1t upor any one. Good
housekeeping. n|
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12

Bears have increased greatly In
numbers in Oregon since the great
wind-storm Of January, 1880, which
threw down large amount of timber
and rendered the woods almost impass-
rble in some parts Of the State. thus
preventing the hunting Of bears with
dogs - -C!icago Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT COURT.
QUARTERLY COUI

W. p. Winfreo Observation-Disclosures. Judge
Fourth Monday in April, July, October and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-22
The Gospel without Cost.

wealthy planter-a man of educa-
ton, an eloquent speaker, a successful
politician-was converted. He wanted
to do good His neighbors were ire
ligious, and he felt that his first duty
was to them. He built a commodious
church, put an organ in it and hired an
organist. He obtained a license to
preach and prepared some excellent
sermons. When the house was ready
he sent his servants all over the neigh
borhood and invited everybody to come
to church at eleven o'clock next Sun
day. The people came and listened.
AT the close of the service the preacher
thanked them for coming and invited
them to come again next Sunday. On
Saturday he sent his servants out to re-
mind them of the Sabbath service. He
did this year after year, paying all ex-
penses himself, not taking collections
from anybody or any thing; for he
wanted to convince the people that the
gospel was free, without money and
without price" "And what was the
RESULT" was asked. ooh, he preached
for twenty years, and there wasn't
single conversion in all that time!n
People are not likely to prize very highly
that which costs them nothing. If you
want to get man into the church, be-
gin by getting him to do something for
it, If you want to develop the piety of
church, train its members to work
and to give .-InteriOr.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-22
Moral ano Religious.
The Basis OF POliteness.

Is there a grace more desirable than
that which is the essence and spirit of
the Golden Rule-a spirit which shell
ters ignorance from comment, while il
strives to remove it; spirit which
seeks to make every one in the circle
of its influence feel that they have q
friend whose heart and mind are con-
servatories sheltering the flowers of
kindliness and sympathy? There is al
ways in the heart of society tendency
to shine at the expense of another's
mistakes or oversights, many times
more the fault of confusion or shyness
than ignorance. The struggle for
prominence in every field is very great,
and society suffers by losing the calm
of permanence. There are so many
turns to the wheel of fortune that few
circles in any city retain the same per-
sonnet beyond few years. The spirit
of now or never" seems to have con-
quered in every field, and nowhere
more thoroughly than in society, leav-
ing the ambition to shine, to excel, the
prominent motive. Women are the
greater sufferers, for they dread to lose
the smallest opportunity for social sue
cess, and many times sacrifice warm
impulses for the cOnventionalities of
the hour, the moment. There died re-
Gently in New York woman promi-
nent for her social position and the
grace and tact with which she filed it,
At fashionable reception in Washing
ton, young officer appeared with the
epaulettes on his coat-sleeves running
up and down instead of across. Totally
unconscious of the ridiculous error,
which gave rise to almost audible laugh
ter, the young man walked about the
room somewhat puzzled by uncalled-for
levity. The woman referred to sought
him out, and, taking the officers arm,
entered the conservatory. In short
time the officer reappeared, slightly
flushed, but with the epaulettes properly
arranged. 1t afterwards leaked out
that this lady, who was hostess, pointed
out the mistake, offered her carriage to
take him to tailor, and waited for his
return where he left her. The officer
afterward became prominent, but he
found language weak when referring to
his mentor. Manners, no matter how
elegant, can never cover innate selfish
ness or ill-breeding. Good manners
are but the expression of the impulse of
a good heart heart that is full of
sympathy for ignorance and suffering.
One who makes the Golden Rule the
basis of intercourse with others, never
fails in the essentials of polite manners
Wealth and good manners are not
synonymous; neither are poverty and
rude manners. No amount of wealth
can cover the blemishes of a small OF
coarse nature; no poverty the greatness
of a generous one.-Christidn Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-22
What Is n Savage!

No one would call the ancient Brah-
Minis savages, and yet writing was
unknown to them before the third CEN
fury b. G. Homer, quite apart from
his blindness, was certainly unac-
quainted with writing for literary pur-
poses. The ancient inhabitants of
Germany, as described by Tactus, were
equally ignorant of the art of writing
as vehicle of literature; yet, for all
that, we could not say, with Gibbon,
that with them the nobler faculties of
the mind had lost their powers, the
judgment become feeble and the i'm
agination languid. And as we find that
the use of letters is by no means an
Indispensable element to true civiliza-
ton, we should arrive at the same con-
cluslon In examining almost every dis
coVery which has been pointed out as
sane qua non of civilized life. Every
generation is apt to consider the meas
ure of comfort which it has reached as
indispensable to civilized life, but very
often, in small as well as great things,
what is called civilized to-day may be
called barbarous tomorrow. Races
who abstain from eating the flesh of
animals are apt to look on carnivorous
people as savages; people who abstain
from intoxicating drinks naturally de-
spise nation in which drunkenness is
prevalent. What should we say if we
entered town in which the streets
were neither paved nor lighted, and in
which the windows were without glass;
where we saw no carriages in any of
the thoroughfares and where, inside
the houses, ladies and gentlemen might
be seen eating without forks and wear
ing garments that had never been
washed? And yet even in Paris no
street was paved before 1855. In Lon
don Holborn was first paved in 1417
and Smithlield in 1914, while Berlin was
without paved streets far into the seven
teenth century. No houses had win
dows of glass before the twelfth CEN
fury, and as late as the fourteenth CEN
fury anything might be thrown out of a
window at Paris after three times call
ing out Care Peaur Shirts were an
invention of the Crusades, and the fine
dresses which ladies and gentlemen
wore during the Middle Ages were
hardly ever washed, but only refreshed
from time to time with precious scents.
In 1850 we are told that there existed
in Paris no more than three carriages
one belonging to the queen, the other to
Diane de Poitiers and the third to
Rene de Laval. In England coaches
$50 called from the Hungarian kossD
date from 1880, though whirlicotes go
back to the fourteenth century. So far
as we know, neither Dante nor Beatrice
used forks in eating, and yet we should
hardly class them as savages. -Mdr
Muller, IN the Nineteenth Century.