Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-01
THE WEED.
General Tobacco News.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Wm. II. Stearns
a druggist, recently purchased u
stock of New York cigars. To-day
his wife was standing at the front Of
the show case when he opened box
aud lighted one of them. The next
moment there was a dull explosion
and Stearns fell TO the floor. His
face was badly cut up. Mrs. Stcarns
was slightly burned and suffered a
nervous shock that has Frustrated
her. The cigar is supposed to have
been charged with dynamite, but
whether by some dissatisfied artisan
in New York or an enemy here is
not known.-N. Y. World.
farming over some old papers late
ly | came across tobacconist's coun-
ter-paper of the year 1927. Under
meath the dealers name and address
the whole being in border-and
in the centre ofthe paper, are the fol-
lowing lines =
Rise early, and take exercise in plenty,
But always take 1t with your stomach empty.
After yourmeals, sit still and rest awhile,
And with your pipe careless hour beguile.
To rise at light or five, breakfast at nine,
Lounge till eleven, and at five to dine.
To drink and smoke till seven, the time of tea,
And then to dance or walk two hours away,
Till ten o'clock-good hour to go to rest,
Till the next cock snall wake you from your
rest.
Tobacco.
In the winter of 1884 General Grant
visited. Governor Cornell at Albany,
and was received by the Legislature.
AT the close Of the affair in the AS
sembly Chamber the General repair
ed, with other gentlemen, to the
Speakers room. While wrapping up
for the drive to the executive man
sion, Speaker Sharpe handed the
General cigar, looked in his pocket
for match, but found none, and
turned to others to find that they
were no better off. Considerably
fustered, he undertook to apologize
but the genial old soldier got the
laugh upon the Speaker by drawing
from his pocket matchbox aud
saying :-"Sharpe, am always arm
ed for such great emergency as this
have been in close quarters before
now, but never yet found myself
in the dire extremity of having ci-
gar and no match to light it WITH
Albany Journal.
Master Lancy Burncrout, aged six,
Of Vienna Cross Roads, o., has been
S@aersistent smoker on the sly since
1o us three years old, and the other
, NJ early burned the clothes of
mls pa y; -, :: sticking lighted cigar
sI9p III MS po.ked when he saw the
oiu man appr9a1 jung. 1t is not stat.
ca what brand ofo'9ars the youth.
full smoker prefers.
IMPORTANT DECISION TO TO. ,cco MAN
UFACTURERs.
LOUISVILLE, KY.-A WashinAo,
special says: ",rhe Supreme COm
at Washington decided the tobacc
case of Miller II Wooley and the Fin
ger Bros, against S. j. Force II Co
to-day, in favor of the defendant,
The suit was brought on an allcge
infringement OH patent for maxim
and impressing into plugs of Tobacco
during manufacture for the purpos
of identifying the brand for consum
crs. The Supreme Court decide
that the patent is invalid, thereby en-
abling all manufacturers to make to
bacco by this process"
LOUISVILLE, DEC. 26, 1885.
Sales during the week have agai
beea large, with no variation in pric
Of dark tobacco. Although as
usual at all times some rejection
were made, which very soon afte
found buyers at fair prices fully u
to their market values. Common [
medium Burnley sold well at fully
TO Ia cents above the prices ruin
the last two weeks. There will L
no sales during the holidays, and III
Monday following. January 4tl
will be the first sale day in the lie,
year. We expect to see very a,
tive and strong market for all grade
of tobacco with the opening OF til
New llome Journal.
The Empress of China is learnin
10 box.