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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
MARRIED.

STROUBE-WIIITE: At Liber-
ty church, in the Beverley neighbor-
hood, at 5 80 p. NJ, Wednesday July
81, by Rev. Walter Stairs, Mr.. Will
liam A. Stroube to Miss Katie White.
The attendants were Mr.. G. e. Ken
nedy and Miss Mary Boyd and Mr..
Jno. Stroube and Miss Lizzie Steger.
The groom is worthy young
farmer of this county and gentle
man of the highest character. He
has many friends who will congratu-
late him upon his good fortune. The
bride is albright and attractiveyoung
lady, only daughter Of Mr.. Jno. II.
White, of Garrettsburg, this county,
We extend our best wishes to the
happy couple. After the ceremony
the bridal party were given recep-
ton at the residence of the groom's
father, two miles from this city.
ELLIOTT-WALKER: At the
residence of Mr.. L. w. Walker, near
this city at 8 o'clock last evening, Mr.
Wa. II. Elliott was married TO Miss
Mamie Walker. The attendants were
Mr.. G. e. Kennedy and Miss Mollit
Elgin. The ceremony was pro
nonnced by Rev. j. w. Bigham, Of
this city, in his usual impressiy,
style. After the wedding the guests
partook of an elegant supper and "al
went merry as a marriage bell"
Mr.. Elliott is thrifty and indus
trious young farmer of the Mt. Yer
non district. His bride is sister o
Mr.. e. w. Walker and is young la
dy of many estimablc traits of char
acter. We extend the usual congrat
ulations and wish them abundan
happiness.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
KNOCKED EN- SILLY.
The Rattlers Of This City Defeat
The Asylum Club by Score
ofl2 to 8.
Ed. SouTH KENTucKIAN:

Ed. SOUTH KENTucKIAN:
Perhaps the best played game of
ball ever seen in this city or vicinity
was the one witnessed at the Asylum
grounds on Wednesday last. The
Asylum club were on the grounds
with all their usual "fuss and fealh-
ers' and were eager to play long be-
fore the game was called.
Morris and Motion umpired the
game; while they were little off in
their decisions, their errors damaged
each club about equally.
McCrory, the great twirler of WHOM
there has been so much talk, occu.
pied the box for the Asylum club
lie pitched fine game, but was un
able to stand in front of the sluggeri
who faced him. Salter supported
him admirably and but for his ex
cellent work, the home club woult
have made more runs than they did
Lindsay pitched a great ball ant
the Asylums were unable to hit hin
hardly at all. Anderson supported
him well, and much of the success o
the home club is due him.
The features Of the game were tn
work of the home battery, the fin
throwing of Salter, the excellen
fielding of Tandy and the home run
of Feland, McCamy and Anderson
Anderson knocked the farthest bal
ever hit OIL the grounds.
The following is a list of the play
ers and their positions:
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
SPECIAL. LOCALS.
Change of Firm

The Firm of Shannahan & Evans,
coal dealers, has been. by mutual con-
sent, dissolved, Mr.. Evans retiring.
Mr.. Roberts, owner Of the Hill Grove
Coal Mines, Morton's Gap, has formed
partnership with Mr.. Shannahar
and this new firm have commenced
business at Mrs. Coleman's coal yard
under the firm name of Roberts &
Shannahan. These gentlemen guar
antec best coal on hand all the time
and solicit your patronage.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
NAG0HSI WAGONS!

A car load of wagons just recsived
at j. r. Green Il Co.'S. The best wag-
ons on the market. Those in need of
farm and road wagons will find ii
greatly to their interest to call and
examine them before buying else
where. Every wagon warranted to
give satisfaction and prices reasona-
BILE.
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socIALITIEs.

Judge ]. d. Tyler has gone to Can
ton.
Miss Clara Pratt has gone to Chi
cago.
Chas. Lipstinc has gone to Texas to
live.
Mr.. W. L. Tricc went to Dawson
this week.
Col. J. +. Foard, of Frankfort, was
In the city yesterday.
Miss Sallie Buchanan is visiting
friends IN Princeton.
Miss Sallie Foard, Of Nashville, is
visiting Miss Lille Waller.
Mrs. NJ. A. Leavell and Mrs. Belle
Alexander arc in Princeton.
Rev. J. N. Prcstridge has returned
from visit to Henry county.
Miss Anderson, of st. Louis, is
visiting at Capt ID. Il. Boards.
Miss Freddie Metz, of Nashville, Is
visiting the family Of Mr.. A. A. Melz'
Mr.. c. w. Metcalfe's condition is
more hopeful, but he is still very sick.
Miss Geneva O'Brian, of IIadens-
vile, is visiting Miss Fannie Fair
leigh.
Mrs. Z. p. Campbell has gone to
Waukesha, Wis, TO remain some
weeks.
Mrs. II. p, Stephens and daughters
lave returned from MonteaglC
Springs.
Miss Eta Greenwood has returned
from an extended visit TO Metropolis
Illinois.
Mr.. James +. Jesup has returned
from a two weeks visit TO friends il
Fairyiew.
Mrs. Sarah kirkpatrick, of Nash
willie, is visiting the family of Mr.. V
NJ. Metcalfe.
Mr.. /. 4. Barr, Of Bowling Green
Is visiting Mr.. p. p. Huffman, neaI
Church Hill.
Miss Lille Randolph, Of Louisville
Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Carri
Sharp Of this city.
Misses Emma Wheeler aud JuliI
Venable returned from visit to Pa
ducah Wednesday.
DIR. Gish, Mrs. DIR. Young, and O
S. Stevens aud wife went down I,
Dawson Wednesday.
lion. p. W. Hardin, Attorney Gen
cral of Kentucky, was in the cit!
Wednesday and Thursday.
Rev. Walter Stairs, of Lexington
is visiting the family ofhis relative
Mr.. Stroube, near the city.
Misses Matte Hickman and Geor
gia Flack, and Mr.. Livingston Buck
ner went TO Cerulean Wednesday.
Mr.. Y. G. Clark who has been II
the drug business in Nashville 70
the past month has returned to How
ell.
DIR. w. +. Pomroy, of Wallonia
was In the city Thursday, He ha
been meeting with much success late
ly selling his medicine.
Misses Mollie Hardwick and Fan
ME Reeves, of Elkton, KY, are visit
ing the family of Mr.. W. L. ThomI
son, ON South Clay Street.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
"a C-ARD.

/ To ali who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous, weakness
early decay, loss of manhood, &C., will send
a recipe that win cure you, FREE OF CHARGE,
This great remedy was discovered by mis-
slonary in South America. Send sef-ad-
dressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH t. IMAM,
| Station ID. New York City.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
THEY ARE COMING!

And the only way to
keep t h o S Q horrid
mosquitoes from an
noying you is to get
one Of Metz & limo
thy's extra large Mos
quito Bars, only $1.25
S OIL d elsewhere for
$3.50.
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Just Received /!

Alarge assormentof
Pacific Lawns, Or
CANDIES, &c, which
we are going to sell
cheap, these are nice,
fresh and seasonable
goods and we invite
your a t t en- ion to
them.
Remember westand pledged 10 du-
plicate any goods of same quality at
as low prices as they can be bought
anywhere. We have come to stay
and propose to give as many or more
goods for the money than can be
bought in the city.
You will find big reduction in all
our goods as we wish to make room
for our fall stock, if you wish prices
on anything come to see us.
JONES & co.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
FARM FOR SALE.

Situated nine miles west OF Hopkinsville on
the Old Belleview road. Contains 800 acres Of
well improved farming and timbercd lands. A
good stream runs through the farm. The house
is a neat cottage with splendid orchard ndja-
cent and premises well improved. There Is al
so another good house on the place, comforta-
BILE frame cottage. For terms and particulars
apply at this office or to
July2O A. w. MEACHAM, Delleview, Ky,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
EXCELSIOR WAGONS

Will run lighter and carry heavier
loads than any wagon sold on this
market, and warranted to give salts
faction.
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SPOT CASH!

Having done a credit business for years, and
feeling its disadvantages, VIC propose on July
lat, 1886 to commence an exclusive CASH bust.
ness. We notify you as to our intenslons 8,
that there cannot be any hard feeling TOWARD
us in case your order should not be filed II no
accompanied by the cash.
Please notify your family accordingly, as W,
do not want the disagreeable duty OF refusing
to deliver coal on their orders, or return wag
ons empty.
Do not ask for credit, for you will be refused
and 1t will be embarrassing both for you ant
ourselves. UNDERWOOD " ELLIS,
FOuLKs a Son,
j. W. YANCEY,
MORROW n DAWSON.
may II
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Fine Buggies &Ph@tons

at Rock Bottom Prices. Buggy Har-
ness in large quantities, fIom $500
to $500 per set.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-23
Lumber! Lumber !!

The largest and most complete
stock of Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds,
Shingles, Laths, Boards, Ceeling,
Flooring and Misunderstanding ever
on this market. Our facilities for
contracting has no equal.
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Dissolution Notice!

The firm of Lanier Il Clark has been dissolved
by mutual consent, Harry CLARK retiring. All
lanier, who viii continue business at the same
stand. july "
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FINE CARRIAGES,

Buggies, Jaggers, Phaetons and
Spring Wagons by the car load at
the most reasonable prices. Each
job warranted to be satisfactory.
, 1886-07-21

Who first discovered that the flea was
susceptible to education and kind treat
ment is not known; but the fact remains
that on their small heads there is a think
ing cap capable Of accomplishing great
results. In the selection Of feas for
training, however, the same care must
be taken as with human beings, as the
greatest difference is found in them.
Some are exceedingly apt scholars, while
others can never learn, and nc it is that
great numbers of fleas are experimental
with before a troupe is accepted.
One of the first lessons taught the flea,
is to control its jumping powers, for if
middle Of a performance there would be
a sudden ending Of the circus. To insure
against such a misfortune the student
flea is first placed in a glass vial, and en-
%couraged to jump as much as possible.
Every leap here made brings the polished
head of the flea against the glass, hurl-
ing the insect back, throwing it this way
and that, until, after a long and sorry
experience, and perhaps many head
aches, it makes up its mind never TO un-
fold its legs suddenly again. When it
has proved this by refusing to jump in
the open air, the first and most import
ant lesson is complete, and it joins the
troupe, and is daily harnessed and
trained, until finally it is pronounced
ready to go on the stage or in the ring
ST. Nicholas.
, 1886-07-21


On much Of these high lands, altos the
people call them, there are streams of
water which can be used for irrigation.
The farming or such favored spots goes
on the year around-for the thermome-
ter during the eight years of this gentle
mans residence has never been above 70
degrees or below So degrees-indeed only
onced during that time has it risen as high
or fallen as low. 1t is difficult to realize
such an unvarying steadiness of climate.
Colds are unknown, and although the
poor people live, many of them in open
bamboo huts with no floors, the smoke
Of the little fire in the center of the hut
covering the walls and every utensil
with a deep brown, yet pulmonary
troubles are never heard Of. A popula-
ton such as Kansas possesses would
transform this region into a blooming
garden. No frosts ever touch vegetation
and the fruit trees blossom and bear
fruit at the same time. In early times
the Spaniards brought here the grape
and olive and they throve well; after
wards Spain, fearing the growth would
destroy her monopoly of the wine and
oil trade of the country, decreed that
the vineyards and olive orchards should
all be extirpated, and it was done. No
vigorous attempt since the independence
of the republic has been made to repro
duce the destroyed industry. Some
vines nave been put out, but the matur-
ing grapes have fallen a prey to a small
ant. This, however, is not the case in
other parts of the republic than the
region 1 am speaking of.-Cor. Kansas
City Journal.
, 1886-07-21


Bachelor Cowboy Who Hate
The climate OF Montana is not particu-
larry healthy for Mormons, principally, /
believe, because the soil contains so many
wideawake bachelor cowboys who are
badly in need OF wives themselves. The
royal cowpunchers Of Montana hate a
Mormon male as they do n snake Being
unable to get a single helpmeet them
selves, although being better able to sup
port n dozen where n Mormon can not
support one, 1t rifles them to have some
long haired, ~rascaily elder come along
with four, five and possibly six wives, and
settle down witt the utmost gall and
check on a government claim. There are
about 5000 more bachelors in Montana
than there are women altogether. Nearly
all OF these 5000 have splendid ranches,
farms or claims OF some kind, and need
only n wife to complete their cup OF hap
piness.
II is no exaggerated picture | am draw
Ing, for the vast territory OF Montana con
tains innumerable bachelor homes, and
these bachelors would make the best OF
husbands II given half a chance. The lit
tie town OF Maiden. a few miles north
of here, contains not Il single unmarried
lady. The small village only ten miles
west OF us is simply a community OF bach
elors. These thousand OF young men
middle-aged men and old men all havs
comfortable bank accounts, and would
marry on the slightest proyocation, so tt
speak. Each one is calculated to max,
some woman happy, and would give tn,
damsel who cared to risk her future with
him all the ready cash she could possibly
spend in this world. No wonder our
bachelors hate the Mormon males who
have more than their share OF femal,
blessings-Miles City Cor. Philadelphia
Record.
, 1886-07-21

There's five kinds OF canal boats
said an old boatman. First there comes
the 'bullheads.' They are those big canal
boats with n cabin over the whole deck.
They won't carry any more dead weight
than the others, but they are more roomy
for light, bulky freight because there is
more room between the keel and deck.
Then comes the Takers This is a
laker,' lake boat, some calls them. They
are theb big boats, with u cabin aft and
stable and hunks forward. Scows are
canal-boats with the whole deck open
and covered with leanto matches like
lighthouses, only there amt no glass.
They have a cabin aft and forward, too.
They are the most profitable, because
they load anything from coal to dry
goods and fruit. The whole deck being
open they load easy-like. Then there are
'lemon-squeezers,' them canal-boats cut
in two in the middle SO rs to make two
sections, 80 as to go easily into small
locks on some canals. They are very
few of them nowadays. The lumber
boats are shallow and carry their loads
mostly above deck. Some captains own
only one boat, some two, and some three.
Two boats is the best. We tic them to-
gethor. When n man has three boats he
ties them all together. 1t takes two
mules to pull one boat and three to pull
two. They put six and eight ON three
oats."-Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1886-07-21

By means of the proposed tunnel from
the Canadian mainland to Prince Ed
wards isle, it is believed that the steam
communication may be carried on all
the year round, as is the case now in the
Clyde, Severn and Thames system. The
total distance from Cape Tormentine to
Cape Traverse, the two terminal points,
is eight and one-half miles, and between
these two points are the straits of North
cumberland. The plan is to run a tunnel
composed of metal cylinders three-eights
inches thick, fifteen feet in diameter,
lined with concrete two and one-half
feet thick, giving a clear passageway of
ten feet, through which cars may be
drawn by ~fireless engines, also to run
piers out from the main land on the New
Brunswick side, 10, 1000 feet, and from
Prince Edwards side 1000 feet. To reach
the bottom of the straits, which at the
ends of these piers is twenty feet below
water level, a cylinder will run down a
gradual Incline. Ventilation of the
whole will be secured by means of a
shaft sunk about half way across the
straits, at which point the water is ninety
feet deep.-Chicago Herald.
, 1886-07-21

The inoriinate rigor with which desert
land proof is held to the s~trictest letter of
the law, seems to contravenc the estab.
lished principle that land laws as between
the government and the settler should be
literally construed. The local land officers
endeavor to follow their instructions
closely and fully. yet many proofs accep-
ted by them arc rejected by their superior
officer at Washington, which shows an
increasing disposition to exact punctilious
compliance. without regard to circumstan-
ces. The consequence OF this course will
be to render null and void the desert land
act in many cases to which ii was clearly
intended to apply. 1t is not so much the
act as passed by congress that is difficult
to comply with, as regulations made in
pursuance Of it and under its authority.
many Of which, in view of natural laws
and Typographical considerations, tend to
confuse the distinction between absurdity
and common sense.
, 1886-07-21

Treasure-troves Of great artistic value
continue to be made in all parts OF
Europe. There is now on view in Lon
don ii service OF banqueting plato of a
most interesting character, consisting of
twenty-three circular bowls of ham,
mered work, weighing 52i ounces. and
bearing the London date marks 1881 to
1902. This plate originally belonged to
Sir Christopher Harris of Radford. De-
Won, and after the assault on Radford by
the Puritans in 1915 it disappeared until
1927, when il was turned up by a pillow in
n field near hsdford. The plate is in
fine reservation and will be offered for
sale during the coming scasion.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
, 1886-07-21

SLOWLY, but none the less surely, does
Russian aggression increase its threaten
ing attitude toward the British power in
India as well as its menacing aspect
toward tie peace of Europe. BY i'm
proved means of communication the
neutral territory between the respective
possessions or dependencies of the two
powers in Asia is already several days
nearer the Russian han to the English
base of supplies, and Persia has become
wholly subsidiary TO the car. If only
the inland field of operations, where
naval supremacy must go for nothing, be
considered, any trial of strength between
the rivals would prove a very unequal
contest.
, 1886-07-21

Able Casanova, a Corsican archaeology
list, has discovered archives which show
that Christopher Columbus was born in
the town of Calvi, in Corsica, and emf
grated to Genoa. President Grevy, hav-
ing examined the evidence and being
satisfied Of its authencity, has author
lied the authorities of Calvi to celebrate
by an official holiday the 400th ami
versary of the discovery OF America.
The inhabitants of Calvi will hold "A
fete on May 23, when a commorative in
scription will be placed on the house in
which Columbus was born.-Chicago
Journal.
, 1886-07-21

Even as early as the spring OF 1853 the
question OF food had come to be a serious
one with the Confederacy. leading The
Richmond Enquirer to say; "Thc custom
of three meals a day should be abandoned,
two are amply sufficient; 1t is a habit
this eating three meals n day-and, Mt
present, n bad habit. We can accustom
ourselves to two meals, aud to two light
meals at that, and IT Is a duty We owe to
the cause. 1t Is nearly as bad to grow fat
as to get rich while this war is being
waged." Speaking OF the high price OF
board. The Richmond Examiner OF March
0, In the same year, says; "Not less than
fourteen OF the largest clearinghouse In
Richmond have closed their doors the
present week to table boarders on account
OF the scarcity and Unprecedented high
prices OF all the necessaries of life and
more will follow their example At
the large hotels the prices OF board and
lodging per diem is ~, and II prices CON
tinue 10 advance In the same ratio in the
future ns they have In the past, boarding
will advance to $40 a day. T-Amerlcus
(Ga.) Republican.
, 1886-07-21

Public attention of late has been called
a great deal to what are termed homely
girls. Homes are made happy by
homely girls, who are not much talked
about in society,"" says n contemporary.
Well, it is true. There is something
about the honest-faced, homely girl that
comforts and assures the average man.
He is not afraid of her, does not hesitate
to ask %favors, never feels as if he is tres
passing upon her time, and always knows
Just where he stands. But all this need
not discourage the acknowledged beauty.
The Telegraph makes bold to say that it
has known some pretty girls who
were home angels, who labored faith
fully under the disadvantage of superior
charms and finally settled down to be
come good wives. Let no girl who i.
gifted with beauty feel discouraged
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
, 1886-07-21
In rHr diplomatic ncrotiation of extr

In II diplomatic negotiation of extra
dition with Great Britain, the long delay
is said to have been caused by the unwill-
ingness of the United States to acccde
to the proposition that a fugitive crimi-
nal extradited on a specified charge
should be tried only for the oifense named
In the warrant, our government claiming
that upon return Of the party from the
jurisdiction from which he escaped, he
might be tried upon any charge. The
British position is less technical, but
more consonant with the principles of
civil liberty than that of our own govern
ment in this respect Such a provision as
that claimed would enable any absolute
government Of Europe t. extradite from
guaranteed asylum in England or Amer
sa any escaped revolutionist. or other
political offender, on a trumpet up
charge, and Afterwards puniah him for an
o4snse not recognized As sach in any free
country. Not even a Kascinsko or .
kossuth would be safe under such a RULE.
, 1886-07-21
a walking skeIeton.

Mr.. +. Springer, of Mechanicsburg,
Pa, writes; Il was afflicted with lung
fever and absccss on the lungs, and re
duced to a iodHting skeleton. Got a free
trial bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, which did me so much
good that | bought dollar bottle. After
using three bottles, found myself once
more a man, completely restored to health,
with a hearty appetite, and a gain in flesh
of IS lbs"
Call at W. N. Hunts drug store and
get a free trial bottle of this certain cure
for all Lung Diseases. Large bottles 81
, 1886-07-21

1t is believed that over 1000, O00
pounds sterling is spent yearly in pilgrim
ages to Mecca and Medina. Many of
these Mohammedan pilgrims travel i'm
mense distances. Thus nearly 5000 of
them are from the Soudan and neigh
boring parts of Africa, 1000 are Moors,
1,400 Persians, 10000 Malsys and In
dams, and some %, 1000 Turks or Egypt
ians. These are the figures for the year
1888, when there were no fewer than
90, 900 pilgrims TO these two famous
shrines.-Exchanre.
, 1886-07-21

As Al as heard from the Mexican
revolution" doesn't amount to much,
but a smaller beginning has on several
occasions resulted in the overthrow Of the
existing government. Every civil strife
in that country begins with g%uerclla war
on one side and ends in the same manner,
the situation Of the parties being changed.
Such a mob as that in Chicago during the
labor riots would mean a revolution in the
City Of Mexico, and something very like
it in the capitol Of any state Of the rS-
public.
, 1886-07-21

HATCH, of Missouri in defending him
self against the unwarranted criticisms of
Senator ingalls,, used some pretty plain
language in the house yesterday. The
courtesy of the senate does not see" 10
affect its individual members, bot this is
not the first instance of tho Kansas sen
ator's placing hims>g~m an unenviable
position by to- .andom use of his GLIB
and ca-s,ic tongue, nor is it in the least
lLsiy to prove the last.