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

Robbers entered the Danville post
Office Tuesday night through the
back door and blew open the safe,
from which they took $2l5 in money
and about $l45 in stamps; also two
registered packages, one belonging to
the Boyle National Bank and the 9TH
er to the Citizens National Bank. No
arrests have been made and there is
no clue to the perpetrators,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12

The Atlanta Constitution is star
tied to learn that in % Kentucky
counties the sale of intoxicating
liquors is prohibited by law. The
movement is local option, and it be-
gan in Bullitt county, once the most
lawless county in the State, but now
one of the most orderly. 1t is the
only county in the State that has no
Jail. Prohibition has been in force
in Bullitt county for twelve years.
Danville Advocate.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
Knitting and Embroidery.

We have just received from the
Publisher handy little book enti-
tied "Knitting, Crocheting and EN-
bribery" which gives full instruc-
tions to all who desire to become sue
cessful workers in art. 1t contains sew
enty illustrationsa and 81 pages, bound
in paper cover. The book will be
sent by mail to any address for Is
cents, by j. S. Ogilvie & Co., Pub
fishers, 81 Rose Street, New York.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12

On Friday morning about 6 o'clock
a heavy snow storm set in which
ragged all day. About5 o'clock P. NJ.
the snow had reached a depth of or
8 inches and 1t stopped showing and
high wind continued all night. In
some places the snow was blown in
to drifts two feet deep. BY Saturday
morning the cold was intense. Mr..
Howe's thermometer, the largest and
costliest in the city, marked Is de-
grees below zero, while the smaller
ones indicated from A to 5 degrees
below. On Sunday it was about A
degrees warmer but yesterday morn
ing was the coolest of the season,
small Thermometers marking 10 and
Mr.. Howe's II degrees below zero.
The cold spell is general and the
daily papers are filled with accounts
of people freezing to-death. 1t Is
one of the coolest spells for several
years and at this writing there is no
indications that the cold wave will
pass of for several days.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12

AT Bernstadt, the swiss settlement
in Laurel county, a little boy was born
to Mr.. Paul Schenk the Bird of this
month. Mr.. Schenk is the youngest
son of Karl Schenk, the ex-President
of the Swiss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mercial.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
HcPK1NsvILLE HAS

Three hotels.
Three banks.
One foundry.
One railroad.
Two colleges.
Four dentists.
One dye house.
Thirty lawyers.
One shoe store.
Three bakeries.
Ten physicians.
One ice factory.
Five coal yards.
A gas company.
Eleven churches.
One opera house.
-Four drug stores.
One planning mill.
One marble-shop.
Six livery stables.
One High School.
Three brick yards.
Two cooper shops.
One broom irctory.
Three billiard halls.
Two carriage shops.
Ten insurance firms.
Three Touring mills.
Eight butcher shops.
Two printing Offices.
Thirty-two groceries,
Two hardware stores.
Two furniture stores.
One Chinese laundry.
Two telegraph offices,
Fifteen liquor saloons.
Three millinery stores.
Four contracting firms.
One telephone exchange.
Five blacksmith's shops.
Five tobacco warehouses.
Three shoemaker's shops.
Three implement houses. ~
Half a dozen restaurants.
Four confectionery stores.
Three turnpike approaches.
Seven thousand inhabitants.
Two piano and music stores.
Two public school buildings,
One gunsmith establishment.
Three tinware establishments.
Three gents furnishing stores.
Two saddle and harness stores.
Three merchant tailoring stores.
A well disciplined fire company.
Any number of boarding houses.
Lodges of all the leading societies
Hundreds ofindustrious mechanic
The best streets and pavements O
my small city in the State.
The best semi-weekly newspape
n Kentucky. Now is the time :
subscribe. Only ~ per annum.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12

"A California girl shoots wild gees,
and sends their feathers to market
and in this way she has laid by eight
hundred dollars to give the man who
marr'es her Ii is thought the men all
seem to be waiting for her TO make il
one thousand.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
At Cost For Cash.

We will offer our entire stock of
groceries consisting of sugar, coffee,
molasses, syrup, salt, woodenware, will
low-ware, hardware, glassware, tin
ware, stoneware, tobacco, snuff cigars,
brooms, washboards, baskets, dolls,
candles,can goods,potash, p,lamps,
counter and platform scales. Also
complete set of bar fixtures with
wines, brandies, whistles and gin. All
for cash. +. P. RENSHAW & co.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
SPECIAL LOCALS.
STRAYED OR STOLEN,

From G, H. Layne at Fairview,
KY, on the 7th inst, one medium
bay mare, years old. Information
leading to her recovery will be'liber-
ally rewarded by the owner at Fair
view, or Polk Cansler, Hopkinsville.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
SPECIAL LOCALS.
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 self-ad-
dressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH I. INMAN,
Station d. New York City.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
TAKE NOTICE.

Frank G. McCarroll is from this
date dismissed from our employ and
is in no wise authorized to make set
Elements for us.
JULIUS WINTER, JR, 81 co,
Jan. LIST, 1886.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12

Get up a club of subscribers for the
South KENTucKrAN for 1886.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-12
SPECIAL BARGAINS!

We have received the following
special bargains;
l case Hope Bleach Domestic. TX
| case Lonsdale Bleach Domestic 81
! case Masonville " +" 81
l case Fruit of the Loom Bleach
domestic .................. 10y
! Bale Heavy Brown Domestic. 81
10 pieces 10-4 Brown Sheeting. .25
l00pieces Torchon and Smyrna lace
from 5.to 20 cents per yard, worth
double the money.
100 pieces Hamburg edging and
Inserting from to so cents per yard
which are extra bargains.
80 Doe. all linen Towels from 81
cts. TO 80 cts. each, worth from 12I5
to 80 cts. each.
100 White Bed Spreads, drum
mer's samples) slightly soiled, to be
sold far below their value. Also our
entire
Stock of Dry Goods,
Dress Goods, &c., we
will sell at
Prime Eastern Cost
to make room for our
spring stock.
NJ. FrankeI { Sons,
|
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26

Demi-trained dresses for young ladies, es
pecially young married ladies', to wear in
the drawing room in the afternoon or even
ing, are made to lie twelve inches on the floor
and have four breadths in this small flowing
train, which is entirely untrimmed, and is
made bouffant by turning over the tops Of
the breadths in short pointed wings, or elss
letting them droop in burnouss folds. Two
other breadths OF the silk of the train are
joined on the right side and drawn across the
front as an apron to a funnel shaped triple
plating on the left hip, which discloses
plain velvet breadth down the left like an
underskirt, or else there is shirred panel
of velvet of contrasting color. This design is
handsome in striped silk opening over vel
vet, or in small figured silks in sage OF
brown over blue velvet In blue silk over
dark red, Or in tea green shades over red
or brown Black gros grain demi-trains
are made in the same way to show q velvet
skirt that may be black, tan, red-brown like
terra Gotta, scarlet, or else Of black and white
together. When velvet is not used, jetted
net, or the amber and gilt beaded net, or else
that with large stones initiating jewels
topazes, garnets, etc-forms the side of the
skirt In some of these skirts the front
drapery of gros grain goes close to the foot,
and jabot extends up the left of the front
to the funnel shaped short side piece on the
left hip. When contrasts Of color are used,
this jabot and the funnel piece (which is
usually great triple box plait) show the con.
trasting color as facing; a similar wing like
jabot is also on the left side next the demi-
train. The basque is then made of the ma
terial of the train, with revers of the same,
and vest like the contrasting fabric. -Harper's
Bazaar
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
Wash Them.

''Philip the Fair" wishes to know what he
can do to prevent an unpleasant odor from
his feet This is a delicate question The
most suitable answer is, wash them There
Is not half enough attention paid TO bathing
in the community. Persons will let them
selves get all clogged up with the foul and
diseased emanations which the skin very
ssn1bly insists on throwing out, expecting
the individual to thereupon remove them.
Half the time he does not do it, but some
times writes tc the newspapers asking what
he can rub on himself 50 he will not smell
bad.
The answer is plain. Take a daily bath, a
good rubbing in soap and water, having care
to rinse the soap suds of. Rub dry. II you
do this, depend on ii there will be no bad
odor from any part of your body. II your
feet perspire much change your stockings
twice q week.
Another point about the daily bath is that
one who makes a habit OF it s not half so
liable to take cold as he who neglects it.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
Are Twice Two FOUR

Mr. Frank Gallon somewhere tails an
amusing story Of how, during his South
African wanderings, he once wanted to buy
q couple Of sheep from an unsophisticated
heathen Damara. Current coin in that
part Of the world Is usually represented, 1t
seems, by cakes Of tobacco, and two cakes
were the recognized market price Of q sheep
in Damara land at the time Of Mr.. Cations
memorable visit. So the unsuspecting pur-
chaser chose a couple Of wethers from the
flock, and naturally enough laid down four
pieces of tobacco to pay for them before the
observant face Of the astonished vendor.
The Damara eyed the proffered price with
suspicious curiosity. What could be the
meaning Of this singular precipitancyt He
carefully took up two pisces and placed them
in front of one Of the sheep; then he took up
the other two pieces, with much wonder, and
placed them in front Of the other.
Goodness gracious, there must be magic In
i'll The sum actually came out even. The
Dsmara, for his part, didn't Like the look of
it. This thing was evidently uncanny How
could the supernsturally clever white man
tell beforehand that two and two made
fouri He felt about it, no doubt, as We our
selves should feel il a great mathematician
were suddenly to calculate out for US priori
what We were going to have to-day for din
ner, and how much exactly we owed the
butcher. After gazing at the two sheep and
the four cakes of tobacco for a brief breath
ing space, the puzzled savage, overpowered
but not convinced, pushed away the cakes
with gesture of alarm, took back his sheep
to the bosom of his fiock, and began the
whole transaction over again. He wasn't
going to be cheated out Of his two sound
wethers by a theoretical white man who
managed bargains for live sheep on such
strictly abstract mathematical principles.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26

The dresses in the illustration are suitable
to wear either at reception, at home or in
another woman's house. Go in a carriage IL
you wear the trained garment.
Fig l. on the left, Is costume Of black
lace, satin and beaded grenadine. The front
of the skirt Is of plated lace, with the jabot
edges opening on the left side on a plated
black satin panel studded with jet tassels.
The court train is Of beaded grenadine over
satin, with a cascade of deep lace fiounces at
the middle of the back. The basque is of
grenadine, with plated satin plastron stud
ded with jet
Fig. 9, on the right has a skirt of silver
gray faille, with a plated corsage and full
drapery of figured gray silk. A plated
g,iimpe of gray silk is in the neck, with q
poppy red velvet collar and a deep velvet
rsvers below it The drapery is trimmed
with red velvet strap and bow.
At receptions such as here indicated, the
hostess uses her own pleasure about provid-
ing Refreshments. Cake and wine or cake
and lemonade are passed around or not, as
one pleases Ii is at the formal full dress
evening parties that regular suppes
with coffee and chocolate are served.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
Another Cholera Prevention.

The cases of cholera which occurred in
the neighbOrhood of Mayence, premature
ly diagnosed as English" but finally
identified as the terrible Asiatic cholera,
frightened the good citizens of Berlin and
induced the publication of note by Pro-
fessOr Koch, who for the last five years
has occupied chair at the University and
presided over the Hygienic institute. He
1t was who, pronounced the comma
bacillus" to be the cause of the Asiatic
cholera, and this opinion has been fol-
lowed by u publication whose contents
are most agreeable to the thirsty Germans
and will certainly add-if such be possi-
ble-to the Heidelberg tuns" which are
daily consumed.
Koch has declared, as the result of long
and thorough study, that the comma
bacillus soon dies IL beer This opinion
revolutionizes the former theory that the
beverage was favorable to the propaga-
tion of the disease, and asserts that water
Is positively conducive TO its spread.
Beer, says the professor, is really bene-
fetal in cases of cholera, the water ingre-
dients being thoroughly cooked" and
the alcohol destroys the bacillus. 1t is
fact wor thy Of especial consideration, he
adds, that during the cholera epidemic in
Vienna in 1877 not single case occurred
in brewery. This declaration has been
hailed with delight; and were such q
thing as a Brewers Order of Merit ex-
tant Professor Koch would receive the
decoration.-Berlin Cor. New York Trib-
npe
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
Saratoga's Toboggan Slide.

The people Of Saratoga have something
to look forward to in the way of pleasure
in the great toboggan slide that has been
erected there. w. B. Gage, one of the
proprietors of the United States hotel,
was in New York the other day and fell
to talking about tobogganing at Saratoga.
Among other things he said: "Our tobog-
gan hill will be nearly half a mile in
length. The length of the slide last year
was 9, 400 feet This year it will be 1850
or 1900 feet. The club has lease of the
grounds for ten years and everything is
being put up in permanent shape TO make
tobogganing regular winter pastime
There is nothing like race down a tObog-
gan slide to bring a good appetite. The
sleds so over the distance in about nine
teen seconds. You have hardly started
before you are at the bottom. The sensa-
tion is something remarkable II is only
after two or three trips that one gets ac-
cusTomed TO the feeling of security which
makes the pastine pleasurable. New
York Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
GOOD HEALTH.

Some Useful Suggestions About How to
Set and Keep 1t.
Physicians prescribe less medicine than in
former days, and probably would give still
fewer doses if it were not for respect to the
pr~judices of their patients, who feel that
nothing is being done for their cure unless
they have something to take. The truth is
that often pure air, rest and abstinence from
food for a time is all that is needed to give
relief, and the conscientious doctor hesitates
TO order drugs which he knows are unneces-
sary. II a person who is feverish is shut up
in an unventilatsd room, breathing the same
air over and over again, covered with twice
as many bedclothes as are required, for fear he
might take cold, and given whatever be can he
Ess..,-dsd to cat tbs fever is not likely to
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26

Aunt Marjorie is convinced that most Of you
know why some modes Of speech are right
and others wrong, according to the rules OF
syntax and of polite usage, but size fears,
nevertheless, that you do not always pay at
tention to these rules in your home conversa-
ton.
sAin't that lovely mammar said Louise,
slluding to white rose which was blooming
on the bush in the window Now, in the flrst
place, the word amt is so vulgar that il
makes your Aunt Marjorie almost faint
whenever she hears it drop from pretty lips,
and in the second place, being q contraction
Of ARE not" it is not possible to parse 1t il
you Use it instead Of "is not"
Il amt coming," shouts naughty Phil,
when his brother Tom calls him from tho
play ground at dark. But Phil, naughty as
he is, need not break a well known rule
which does not permit plural verb to tie
itself fast to a subject or nominative in the
singular. "Tm not coming" Is what Phil
meant to say.
Hundreds Of people, when they speak of
persons, say party" when they should say
person Il met a party down town and he
told me there had been a terrible accident on
the Central railroad" The person speaking
should say, Il met person"
Some Of Us say "nice' when we mean
charming, or beautiful, or satisfactory. A
nice taste in the use of words will prevent
you from using nice except when you mean
particular, fastidious or dainty. "Grandma
is very nice about her caps" as any one may
SEQ who observes the snowy bit Of lace above
the silvery hair; but grandma is more than
merely a nice old lady, which sounds too
patronizing when one is speaking Of the dear
est grandma in the whole world.-Harper's
Young People
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
A Very singular Document.
Brick Paving for Streets.

Bloomington, Ills, is the first town Of
the United States to try the value of
brick paving for streets upon an exten-
sive scale. Brick pavements exist in
abundance in the town Of Holland, but
are rarely met with in this country.
Bloomington is in clayey district and
bricks are cheap. There have been seven
miles Of street laid with them for the last
ten years and they have proved durable
and economic if care is take TO choose
tough bricks in the beginning. The
bricks are laid in two courses and are
very closely fitted. Sand is brushed over
them to fill the interstices. The result is
smooth pavement, safe one for horses,
and, on account of the porosity Of brick,
. much drier pavement in wet weather.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
Prehistoric Americans.

Professor F. W. Putnam, in a paper read
at the recent meeting Of the National Acad
smy Of Sciences in Boston on archaeological
sxp.crations in the Little Miami valley, gives
conclusions reached as to the early inhsbi-
tants Of this continent His researches show
that there have been at least two types of
people-those whose graves are the so-called
ash pits, and those who built mounds over
their chiefs and buried their common people
In trenches-recently discovered by Professor
Putnam himself. Both these occupied the
central regions, and spreading northward
were met and conquered by the Indians, who
spread from east to west.
Il is understood that Professor Putnam is
preparing large volume which will doubt
less contain accounts of many important dis
coveries he has made in his explorations, and
throw important and new light on the early
inhabitants Of North America
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
Table Linen.

Always take table cloths from the line
while still damp, repeating the shaking and
swapping process as long as the time and
strength will permit. II allowed to become
perfectly dry on the line there will be
wrinkles in the table linen that il will be diff
6cult If not impossible to iron out Care
must be taken as to how they are hung up in
the first place. Do not let them be dragged
all out of shape by hanging from q single
clothes pin or being thrown over the clothes
post, making a projecting corner that will
be next to impossible to get out without wet
ting the cloth all over. When they have been
thoroughly shaken join them evenly on a
straight, firm line. Take care that the pins
ere clean, and the line as well. They should
never be allowed TO whip or flap in a very
high wind. Fine linen is often seriously in
jured by this. A quiet day and bright sun
is the best time for doing up fine goods of
this sort. Never dry them indoors or by the
fire if it can be avoided They cannot smell
as clean, and have the exquisite odor Of
clean clothes" that a famous knight Of old
preferred to all other perfume.-New York
Sun
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26


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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26

Drunkenness in New York city has de-
creased so per cent in ten years.
Nickel lightning rods are said to be better
than Others. They will not rust.
Il is said that sweet spirits of nitrs applied
to poison blisters as lotion, is quick AMI
sure remedy for Ivy poisoning.
When you hear big yarns about snakes and
bats living in peoples stomachs for years,
and then coming out alive-don't swallow
them.
A strong young man recently jumped from
the top Of factory chimney, i60 feet high,
and lived. He balanced himself by hanging
% q raised umbrella
D.. J. Strahan utters q caution against
long continued dosing with mixtures of iron,
maintaining that there is danger of intestinal
concretions being formed
Mr. Charles L. Brace declares that the in
dustrial schools of New York are causing
drunkenness to diminish. They take the
children Of drunken and degraded parents
and bring them ur to respectable trades.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-26
An AntI-Malarial Plant.

II is announced that healing weed has
been discovered for malarisl regions This
is the anacharis alsinastrum, which grows
abundantly in swampy places in many sec
tons of the country. The alleged discovery
Is based upon the fact that fevers Of q mala-
rial type prevailed in a certain region until
four years ago, when this water plant was
introduced Since that time ali ague has fled
the country. As the plant in question Is
easily obtained and grows without any care
at all, people in shaky latitudes may try the
experiment for themselves without great
trouble But it is best not to be too sanguine
A few years ago the eucalyptus giobulus was
hailed as the coming preventive Of malaria
1t has been extensively planted in many ague-
ish sections, but has not fulfilled the promises
made for it-Our Country Home.