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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-10
NEW zEALAnp,s TRADE,


Tho Great Natural Rc,om ces of Mort
gage Ridden Colony,
"Thc Great LlaI Land" is the title
given TO New Zealand by some face
tious writer. and the cpithet is rather
| appropriate. when one considers that
with population of barely over half q
million she has managed TO borrow
money TO tune of $3.50. 100000. Be-
sides this, every little borough and
harbor board throughout the length
and breadth of the land, has rushed
into the London money market and
mortgagod itself for all it was worth.
Notwithstanding the large amount of
| annual interest due on these loans the
country has always paid its way right
along, and this goes to prove the great
natural resources of this young coun-
try which can stand so great strain,
and also speaks favorably of the push
ing qualities of its farmers and bust
ness men.
Wool is tho staple of the country,
but the industries peculiar 10 the Auck-
land district are the lumber and kauri
gum trades. Vast forests of kauri
pine and other indigenous timber cover
the greater part of the tract of coun-
try lying north of Auckland City, and
are being worked with such will by
the lumber and saw mill corporations
that the Legislature has at last been
compelled to move in the matter. A
Government Conservation or Inspector
of Forests has been appointed. whose
duties are TO report on the state of the
different forest lands, 10 check the
willful and wastcful destruction of the
growing timber aud TO take measures
for the replanting of bare or denuded
country. The kauri pine grows only
in the northern portion of New Zea-
land, and although it does not come up
in size to the big trees OF California,
still makes very good show for sec
Ond place. Ten TO fifteen feet in di-
ametcr is quite common. and even
larger ones arc met with. The stem
of the tree rises clear and straight for
n height of seventy to one hundred |
feet then branches out into q wide
spreading. umbellifcrous head of ever
green leaves. Capital ship spars arc
from this tree.
Kami gum is the resinous product
Il The tree Of the same name. Il is gen-
rally found in irregularly- shaped
jumps, ranging in size from a pigeons
gg to mass two or three f'et in cir
and is dug out of swampy
r bleak, fern-clad stretches of coun-
y whereon the kauri pine has flour
he'd in days gone BY. The gum gem
ally lies about foot below the sur
ce of the ground. and lis presence is
'tected by means of q sharp iron !
ear, with which the digger prods all
c likely looking spots. In the mar
t it sells for from $3.50 to 500 , no
-, - $50 iofefgn markets. No cap RI
being required for the prosecution ssl
this industry of gum-digglng, be- g
ID spade, spear and camp outfit, Vi
) followed out by many poor fellows C. :;
o are out of regular employment or I
70 had streak of bal luck else
ere. II he is steady. the digger can
Ike good wages. and one must
member that labor wages in
, colonies. if they do not equal
,se prevailing in some parts of the
ntes, are yet much higher than tho
" rates ruling in Europe. The colo I
al workmon's motto is the -four
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-10
Their Business Booming,

Probably no one thing has caused
such general revival of trade al
Harry b. Gamers City Pharmacy as
their giving away to their customers
of so many FREQ trial bottles of DR.
Kings New Discovery for consump.
ton. Their trade is simply enormous
in this very valuable article from the
fact that II always cures and never
disappoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Group, and all throat and
lung diseases quickly cured. Large
size 81. Every bottle warranted.
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If you want the best grocery bag
on the market and the biggest per
cent. of, call on us and be supplied.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-10

Water is so scarce around Rocky
Hill. Conn. that the babies arc
bath ed in harI cilrr.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-10

For "worn-out," rundown" debilitnted
school teachers, milliners, seamstreRses, house
keepers, and ovcrworked women generally,
DR. Perces Ravorite Prescription Is the best
but admiral j fulflls a singleness of purpose,
being O most potent Specific for all those
Chronic Weaknesses ana Diseases peculiar TO
women. The treatment OF many thousands
of such cases, Mt the lnvalids' Hotel and Surg
lcal Institute has afforded large experience
| In ndaDtinn rnInediea for their cure and
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-10
MlTCHELL,S RELLAlONNA PLASTRRS

Endorsed by every physician In the whole
universe for Lame Back, Neuralgia, Lung and
Throat affections Group and sudden pains OF
all kinds. For Female Weakness 1t beats all
the pills in tine world.
No maker has ever produced a Belladonna
Plaster which will cure like Mitchelrs. AS
Morse caught the lightning and caused 1t to
talk, 80 did Mitchell combine Belladonna with
Rubber, which causea cure.
/. Sold by Druggists everywhere. Price 25 cents.
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Don't put it off any longer but just
come around and take the KENTUK-
IAN for a year.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20
HOUSE.

Following bills and resolutions we're
introduced:
BY Ottes-A resolution directing
the committee on judiciary to report
what legislation is necessary to limit
and restrict the numbers OF Foreigners
annually immigrating TO the United
States, and to secure better protection
OF the citizens of this country against
the evils arising from indiscriminate
admission to domicile and citizenship
of paupers, outlaws and turbulent
persons from other countries.
BY McKenna-Authoriz the pur-
chase of tools for the Mare Island
navy yard.
By Thompsou-For development of
silk culture in the United States.
BY Symes-For erection Of Gus
tom house at Denver.
BY Springer-Proposing a constitu-
lional amendment prohibiting poly
gamy.
BY Anderson-A resolution that the
land grants of the Pacific railroad COM
panies be forfeited.
BY O'Donnel-To repeal the duty
on sugar, and to provide for payment
of bounty of $2.0O0,000 a year for
two years for cultivation of sugar in
the United States.
BY Toole-To dispose of the Fort
Ellis military reservation.
Delegate Caine, of Utah, presented
the constitution OF the proposed State
of Utah, with memorial asking for
admission into the Union. Also bill
for that purpose, all of which were re.
feried. The chief points in the con-
slitution are these: Forbidding union
of church and state, domination Of the
state by any church, religious test for
voters, office holders or witnesses ex-
cessive bail laws, abridging freedom oi
speech, imprisonment for debt, dis
elimination against foreigners as to
rights of property, etc.
BY Phelan--A joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constr.
tuition authorizing Congress to grant
aid to the public schools of the several
States 10 an amount not to exceed
$40, ,000, 900 annually.
BY Tillman--Prohibiting the use ol
stoves or oil lamps on railway passen'
ger trains.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20
RhEumATlsm BUGS.


An Alleged Japanese Discovery which As
tunishes the Medical world.
There Is little stir IN medical cir
eles here that may make Eagasaki
known TO all the world in this connec-
ton, and Pasteur and the hypnotizine
Partisan viii find themselves deposed
as lions in medical society for young
peasant woman from n village neaI
here who has new theory and cure
for rheumatism. Rheumatism, accord
ing TO her. is growth of small para
sites under the skin, small insect
that guaws. and bites, and causes the
untold misery and all the twinges of
that ailment She has had for one OF
her patients here grizzled and scep-
teal sea captain The mariner was
completely laid up with his ailins
knees and the japanese woman was
sent for. She claimed TO see the move
ment of the parasites under the skin,
ordered foot baths of bran and hot rice
brandy. and came another day with q
little steel hook and nipped small
white insects out by the dozen. By
the stories it must be a large white
fiea- for one of them when brought out
to the surface made spring and was
lost TO sight. One of the bystanders
felt sting and the next day had sore
place on his arm. and cutting into it ii
was found that the rheumatism bug
was there. burrowing like tick
The regular practitioners are still
sceptical about the new theory OF
rheumatism They put one of the in
sects under a microscope and decided
that by its organism it never could
have lived under the surface of the
skin away from the air, and that she
must have carried it under her finger
nail and produced it at the proper
moment. To this the sea captain enters
a vigorous denial. He says that she
has taken the insects from his knees
and ankles by the hundreds now. and
that all have been killed IN his sight.
and that he is growing better and can
feel the relief after each treatment
Cor. Sc. Louis Globe Democrat
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20

The trustees of Cornell University
have created a new professorship OF
horticulture in the department OF agri-
culture.
Church music in New York City, .
local journal states, employs not far
from two thousand organists aud
vocalists, whose annual salaries amount
to at least $3.50 900.
Honesty is before honor; and.
though man must write his poems in
sounding words. Gods poems are
printed best in the brave and silent
duties of common Hfe--Edsuard Gar
refk
The nine churches in Kansas that
have come to self-support during tbs
associational year make saving to
the Home Missionary Society OF
s.. 500 The number Of self-support-
ing churches in Kansas is now forty
three
The American Missionary Associa-
ton has buildings and lands worth
$576, 600. endowment funds worth $l29-
600. and trust funds amounting to
SO. 600 Its receipts last year were
esos.7el and its expenditures sass. e
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20
nEcAnnnce or plAMonns
why pren1ous stones Are NO Longer Con
xIdered THE Przsper Thing.

why pree1ous stones Are NO Longer Com
sIdered THE Przsncr Thing.
The decadence Of the diamond daily
grows more marked. IL has long been
8 badge Of vulgarity when worn by
men. and its indiscriminate use by their
own sex has brought it into d1srspgts
with women who are really fasfidious.
With any thing else except an obiect
which confers distinction on its pos
SCISSOR. the greater its popularity the
greater lbs triumph. but the diamond
once the most princely Of gems, and
the possession of which was almost the
unique privilege of royaIty-has lost
its ascendency through its very popu-
larity IS an article of adornment- In
our day Id is in no sense unique, nor
ara It's associates such as to gire it dis
tinction. II thrusts its glitter on the
eye in the street. in the railroad car,
In every public and unsuitable place.
and usually with 4 background Of fat
ness and ugliness which it only serves
70 bring into unpleasant prominence.
Wien human being makes one
thing an ambition and turns ererr ef-
fort 20 the realization OF that ambition
IL is pretty certain of accomplishment.
With many women the possession OF q
pair of soIitsfre diamonds is the one
thing In life desired and to be
secured. The realization Of the
ambition may come late. but,
young or old. the woman who has
compassed her object Is 50 proud in
that fact that she does not propose to
hide the light of her diamonds under
bushel. with the result that she brings
discredit on herself and on what she
considers her most valuable possession.
The lore Of the gem itself. although
savoring of childishness and of the
barbarous tastes which still survive in
civilized humanity. is one thing; the
lore ef displaying the diamond in pub
lie another. There are women. and
men. too. who have a mania for asa-
monds almost like thzs s5zz 5zz fi1e miser
for gold. They lore the glitter and
sparkle. and delight to feast their sight
and touch on the precious baubIes-
But these are not the people who faunf
their treasures in the gaze Of the pub
lie. Il is the better half of the lucky
speculstor. the matrimoniaily promoted
shop-girl. the gamblers s1ady." and
the obese wife of the retired pawn
broker. who never feel entirely clothed
unless somewhere on their person
scintillates the erer-present diamond.
The woarer may be somewhat down as
the heel and out Mt elbow. and
thorough acquaintance with soap and
water may have never been included in
her experience. but the diamond atones
for all. In our tiIHe the burden of
vulgarity is too great for the queen Of
gems. and in cultured estimation she
sinks beneath the weight-C1icu1o
Tribune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20
cURlosITIEs IN cLocKs.
Tims-Pieces Made Up I'm Various Odd an,
Han,fso1ne Designs.

Tfne-Pieces Made Up I'm Various Odd and
Handsome Designs.
The latest thing in clocks Ia the imi-
tation of machinery of different kinds. !"
said Il salesman in a John street Inn
porting house. I'VE have Just received
some very odd designs In this line from
Paris. Here is clock that would
make fine present for railroad
man." and he exhibited a beautiful
white bronze model Of a steam boiler.
1t had sfeam-gauge. safety valve and
speed regulator. and q thermometer
took the place of the water gauge. On
the furnace door was ths dial Of the
clock and above It was q barometer.
The whole apparatus was about ten
inches high and was mounted on q
plush platform. The clock was run
ming and pendant balls of the speed
regulator were whirling around merri-
~ and doing the work of the pendu-
lum.
Now here is something that would
please anybody" said the clerk, and he
showed handsome windmill in bronze
and gold. with a clock face let into the
side of the tower The arms of the
windmill were noving in such natnr-
ri way that one could easily imagine
that he felt the breeze that propelled
them Another design was q
well. bnilt of tiles held in place by
gilt frame. aud an openwork we'll
house overhead. In which a
bucket was hanging suspended by
chain The bucket served rs a pendu-
lum and SWING IN circle most mys-
teriously; for il did not seem to have
any connection with the works of the
clock, which were concealed In the
well.
Here is something unique, said
the clerk. drawing the reporters at
tention To an elaborate affair This 4
a perfect miniature of boiler set in q
brick foundation There are an of the
valves. gauges. steam-pipes and con-
nections complete. The end Of the
boiler serves as t;-e dial of the clock.
and here at one side is steam hammer
moving up and down with great regu-
larity and striking bar Of brass that
is held by a workman That is de-
signed as present for q manufac-
turer. 1t costs sixty-five dollars. Here
is freak of the designer that is very
neat II represents an old-fashioned
vertical saw at work A workman
stsnds at the bench pushing q board
against fhe saw. On the front Of the
bench is the dial of the clock The
great beauty of these designs il the
perfection to which the smallest details
are carried. We scan not turn out such
work in this country: il would be too
expensive. rs it is all handwork. and al
the wages we par our artisans these
clocks would cost n small fortune. ~
N. r Ezs ress.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Legislation Pertaining to the Interest
Of the Pacific Coast.


Bills, memorials and resolu ions
were introduced as follows:
By Jones-A concurrent resolution
requesting the President TO negotiate
with China treaty containing a pro-
vision that no Chinese shall enter the
United States except ambassadors and
others engaged in diplomatic service,
and merchants engaged in trade be-
tween the United States and foreign
countries.
By Sduisbury-A joint resolution
declaring that 40 further effort can be
prop rly made 10y the United States TO
obtain the cooperation Of the Euro
pean governments in establishing a
common ratio oil values between silver
and gold, as money.
BY Milliken-A bill 10 take the tax
off tobacco aud the duty off sugar,
with a rebate or bounty 10 compensate
producers OF cane sugar in Louisiana
and beet and sorghum sugar in IlIi
nois, Kansas and elsewhere. This will
amount to $lO,OO0,OO0, and she re-
duciion under the bill will reach nearly
$9J 000OO0.
By Teller-To grant rights OF way
through Indian reservations TO the
Rio Giande & Pacific and Denver and
Rio Grande railway companies. Also,
to equalize the allowances for extra
expenses at presidential postoffiees.
By Edmunds-To incorporate the
Maritime Ship Canal company Of
Nicaragua
BY Mitchell-A memorial from the
fourteenth legislative assembly Of Ore
gon, praying for modification OF the
treaty between the United States and
the Chinese Empire so as 10 stop and
prohibit immigration OF Chinese and
other Asiatic laborers altogether, and
adopt such lawful measures as may be
necessary to rid the countay OF those
already here.
BY Dawes-A bill providing for the
appointment of an inspector of Indian
schools, who is to have direct super
intendeDce of all schools now estab
lished throughout the west. The
inspector is empowered 10 discharge
teachers, abolish schools and otherwise
manage the education OF Indians.
BY Spooner-A bill for the erection
VI DuottC DuituttE ~ cheyenne,
Wyoming, 10 cost $4,000.
By Cullom-To pension, at the rate
OF IS per month, all surviving officers
and enlisted men who actually served
sixty DAYS in the northwest in the
Black Hawk Indian, or in the south
in the Florida Seminole war. PEN
sions are also granted to widows of
deceased soldiers of these wars A
special provision declares that this act
shall not be so construed as 20 grant a
pension to jefferson Davis
BY Resgtn-To amend the bill in
troducei by him to regulate immigra
ton, so that the right OF immigrants
TO remain in tIis country may be
challenged at any time within twelve
months after their landing.
By Bowen-To establish q mint at
lenvef.
The Committee on Territories in
-tructed its chairman to report favor
ably tor the division OF Dakota, aud
admission OF South Dakota as State.
Senator Mitchell intends to insist.
either by separate bill or amendment
10 the river and harbor bill, that fu-
ture work at the Cascades be done by
contract. Senators Vest and Cockrsil
and Others heartily join in this.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20

THE annual report of the board oil
managers of the national home for
disabled volunteers soldiers has been
laid before Congress. The average
number of inmates present during the
last fiscal year was 9,71S, an increase
in five years of 1880, or A per cent.
Existing branches are now filled to
their utmost capacity, and in the opin-
ion of the board only one or at most
two of them should be further en-
larged. The report Gays il it be the
intention of Congress to care for all
disabled soldiers entitled to admission
10 the home under the existing laws,
legislation will be required either to
establish additional branches, materi-
ally enlarge existing branches, eucour-
age StaSes to establish State homes,
or to make appropriations OF outdoor
relief for those soldiers who cannot be
admitted to existing branches. Should
Congress consider that the present
accommodations are sufficient, the
maximum number of soldiers who
shall receive the benefits of the home
should be fixed by law.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20
COST OF a Cow.
An Estimate which IL Entitled &C. Garrsn
Consideration.

An Essfmats which il Entitled &c Careful
Consideration
But very few statistics on the eoss "a
any thing lie along the road Of dairy
Thought We have been nation OF
guesssrs on pretty much every thing
connected with farm work Whatdo
it cost TO raise cow2 is 8 question
that ee hare heard hundreds of men
guess at but very few had facts aud
facts and figures TO back their judg-
ment. Hon Josiah Shull, secretary Of
the Hew York State Dairrmen's As
sociaticn. has been figuring on the
problem, and the following IS the re-
suit as his hands:
FIIksT YEAR-First five days sucking
ne COW, no cost Next twenty days.
skim-milk after setting ID hours.
quarts per day. 160 quarts "a / cent
s1.s1 Next twenty days-Skim after
"a hours 16o quarts @ l cent per
quart. so cents. Then full skim for
balance of season. s2-25. Pasturage
for the season. O.. 90; 1s7 pounds of
meal and shorts. nIl one year old.
equal to pound day. 81. 50; 500 0pounds
of hay. $400 These estimates result
In q total of $12.47.
SECOND YEAR-Six months pastur-
age, &c. 00 Six months 20 hay, 800
pounds. $500 1s2 pounds of meal.
$1.s2 Making a total cost &C two
years old of s28. 20.
A calf well reared should come in
milk at two years old. and her product
should pay her way after that with q
profik From two to FIVE years old. the
product should be as follows. OF milk.
from 2 to years old. $500 pound
from 8 to 4 years old. 4,500 poRnds;
from 4 to years old. $500 pounds;
making total of 13. 200. At one cent
pound. or about two cents quart
we get the value of the product.
s152 90
Cost of keeping three to five years
old: Three years to pasturage, $25. so;
years to hay, 9.160 pounds, as 90,
1000 pounds meal. SO: 10 which add
cost of heifer at 2 years old. s2s =.
and we have q total cost, at years
old, OF $109.69. We have got the value
of the product, s132. 90. from which
we take $109. 50, the cost of keeping.
leaving balance to the credit of the
cow, OF 5 years old. of $22. 81.
This is the estimate of the average
COW. A well selected, improved ami
nal viii produce much larger yield.
If not double amount which will
proportionately increase the income in
comparison with the ost-Hoard's
Dairynaan.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20

VARIOUS petitions were presented by
Representative Hermann to the In
terror Department, from settlers in
southern Oregon, asking for an early
adjustment of the swamp land contro-
versies, for confirmation of their home
stead and pre-emption proofs. They
represent that their homes are in
volved, and that for years they have
resided on and cultivated the same,
and deny the claim of the State under
the swamp land act. The insufiiciency
of clerical aid is the usual excuse for
delay in adjustment of long pending
controvs rsies from land districts.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-01-20
MeFchdflt .TrIrreler.

Two bells cast in 1575 at MessiIla,
Mexico. for the Catholic Church. are 20
go TO Milwaukee to be smelted. Il is
believed there Is at least one thou
sand dollars in precious metals which
became fused in when the laborers at
the original casting dropped jewelry
into the molten mass 10 propitiate
patron saints.
Achieving Reputation.-Husband
Young Miliken seems to have made
quite name for himself Wife
"You surprise me. l never thought
that he would amount to any thing"
Husbsnd-".Oh. yes. he can hold an
eyegiass on his eye longer than any
member of the club. .''-Drake's Trav-
eiers' Magazine.
Last Monday. while out fishing, T.
R. Hair, of Tampa. Fla, caught large
catfish. He held it up near his right
breast to break its back. when the fish
gave sudden jump and fnned him
right over his heart. the fin entering
about three-quarters of an inch and
breaking off even with the flesh. Mr..
Hair took ont his pocket-knife and cut
the fin out, aud at last accounts was
doing well