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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21
A New Idea In Rings.

A leading jeweler in town has solved
an idea for rings this season which is
destined to inspire covetousness, if it
has never been inspired before, in the
female breast. OF course, nothing can
be done to him Tor thus setting lovely
women by the ears; there is no law
that can reach his case that l know on
therefore all we can do is to submit
gracefully and make some sweet
creature ecstatically happy by giving
hor a "tripartite" ring. The saying
that two's company and three's a
crowd must be regarded rs altogether
falacious in the matter of rings, This
one in particular, at all events, consists
of three separate circles, each set with
q row of five diamonds, sapphires,
rubies, the red, white, and blue form
ing q mnst brilliant combination. 1t
wouldn't be wise to say just how
effective these three independent
clusters are on a pretty hand, because
every girl can not have such u fetching
present, and the majority of adorable
divinity must be contonted to wear
somo other STYLES. Nevertheless "tho
triplets' is quite the gem of this ring
giving-time of year. Boston Herald.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The fellow who asks how to know
n bad egg must have lost two Of his five
senses Mdrtha's Viileyad Herald.
When u washerwoman changes hei
place of residence one may ask hel
"whero she hangs out now' without
using slang. -Er
1t has been averred that lady
with diamond ring will scratch hel
nose in q given period four times as
often as any other woman.
The tramp never seeks vacancy.
He has vacancy. A vacancy of hi,
own, and il takes about all his time tc
keep it ed.--Pack.
-Sranger-"Ts Mr.. Blinks imp
Hotel Clerk-"Yes, he's in his room. -
"Tell him Mr.. Schwifferwitzcnouter-
helm" Front, tell 126 a gentle
man from Cincinnati wishes to see
him. ."-Omahd World.
Away with superstition A Mich.
igan girl has found 2,l25 four-leai
clovers, and isn't married yet. An
Omaha girl who found out how to make
pumpkin pie was married in three
months. - Omaha IPorII.
"A great many men who insist upon
having their grocers sond everything
they buy TO their homes are perfectly
willing to carry home large load
rather than inconvoni cnce the saloon
Keepers. Nebraska state Journal.
-"How it all comes back TO me, -
murmured the poet sadly, as with prac-
ticed fingers he estimated the thickness
of the portly package of MSS. which
he had lust taken from tho post-oflice.
-Er.
"A man who will spoil lifty-cent
pair of suspendors to hang himself
with when whole clolhes-line can be
bvught for fifteen cents, can not expect
this economic generation to remember
his other virtues over Sunday.
-Gold-handled umbrellas arc COM
inc into fashion The hondlc il so mr.
ronged that II can bo tokoo Off This
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21
WALKING DRESSES,
Pertinent Suggestions Concerning FESsl
ionable Street Costumes.

Pertinent Suggestions Concerning B8sIp-
ionable Street Costumes
The best material for costume fer
the street is the cloth finished flannel
OF any soft draping goods in all wool
with aplain surface. The plain skirt
is worn to some extent, but eom-
bination OF plated skirt and drapery
is liked better by the mass, a plated
front with a slightly boufant back
drapery is much worn. In others tho
SKIRT Is quite PLAIN IN 'front.' being
fullod little at the top. and with two
or three side plaits, and the back
drapcd in n loose puff.
A costume of this style is a bay
brown cloth-finished flannel, and plaid
woolen goods in various shades OF
brown streaked with bright red and
black. Inc skirt front Is OF tho
plaid material, the drapery
at the back of tho plain. Tho
bodice also OF tho plain, is tight-iit-
ting with a position back lined with
red sllk' In front tho bodice comes
uoWh INTO peak IL Is trimmed win
a pointed plastron of red silk, with
turned-up collar OF tho same. The
sleeves are finely plated in the upper
part ana the iullness is let out in
puiiing at The elbow, then again
plated OH to a deep facing OF red
SIX.
Another has pclisse of blue fancy
cloth, with clasps at the side and or
nament ut the back of pas iementerie.
An elegant costume is OF dark olive
green ladies' cloth. The bodice opens
IN front with Two deep revers taper
ing dowh TO tne waist Inc opening
SHOWS a peaked plastron embroidered
Ill SILK ana Draiu IN colors OF indian
cashmere ms Douice comes down DC
low the waist IL Is rounded In 'front.'
anu forms small coat basque
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21
MENTAL TRASH FOR BOYS.
An Expert Tells How Sensational Stories
Are Put Together.


'Thc writing of fiction for the
young has become an important
bra nch of literature" said an old
writer whose charming stories have
tickled n generation of young people.
ut seems simple enough, doesn't it
to draw little upon the Imagination
and spin out lot of stuff about
Jimmy tho Safe Cracker or Bob the
Boy Detective but some of the best
newspaper writers in this city have
seized the story-writcr's quill with q
sort of holy enthuslasm-and have
failed Ono Of them whose heart
ronding tale was published had the
happiness of hearing himself called a
'chump' by gamin critic who had
just finished reading the effort.
II guess this faculty of writing
fiction must come voluntarily to n per-
son. ! have tried my hand at other
branches of literature, and have i'm
mediately and with great unanimity
bocn pronounced no good. Shortly
after this rebuff story, telling of tho
superhuman deeds of n young hero
appeared, and ever since have not
been able to turn out manuscripts
quickly enough for the publishers.
'0n some days l can't, TO save me,
write single line. while at other times
/ may worry through long para
graph, but on reading it a second time
| tear it up in disgust. Nothing re-
mains but to wait for an inspiration.
This does not come from above, n gift
from tho gods. as is vulgarly supposed.
but is brought on by knowledge of
the fact that tho publisher is waiting
impatiently for The next chapter of my
story. When i once get started tho
thoughts como almost too quickly.
"Do ever correct my copyP Well,
not much. l put tho story together in
my Uranium and then spin It out l
sometimes read it second timo and
change word occasionally, then off
she goes TO the printer. Wo are not
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21

~ Passengers should purchase Tickets via
this Line, 1t is emphatically the Most Attract
i've Route in the South to-day.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21

very particular any way, since we arc
working for booi'c, not for undying
fame. If we were to follow tho advice
of Hoi ace and lock up our manuscript
for nine years, and then take 1t out and
revise it, am afraid that boolblacks,
messenger boys and the young in gem
eral would 90 without intellectual food
for some time. That, however might
not prove serious blow to the COM
munity, for messages would then in all
probability be delivered promptly.
Why, have seen messenger boy, on
whose flcetness of foot fortune or
probably life depended. stand
ing on corner for half mn hour in
tenscly absorbed in one of my COM
positions. Quite ilatlering TO me, was
it notP
"You think the Increasing drain
should exhaust my storc-house Of
ideas. do youP Let mo inform You
that it doubtless would. did l not learn
something new every day. Ialways |
make note Of every thing strange !
see or hear and books and papers
give me any number of IDEAS VIII ch !
mold to suit my roadcrs-not my
readers exnctly-but the publishers
readers. We write TO please but one
person, and he is that all powerful in-
dividual who can take the story or re-
turn it with thanks.
,,,,nt to lpn,v hn,r opr
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Few people carry the head erect;
that is TO say, perfectly balanced on
the end of the spine, like the ena of a
walking-stick, 1t is always leaned to
one side or the other
Missouri copper mines that have
been idle for two or three years are be-
ing operated, and valuable bodies of
ore are being opened up. Foreign
capital has recently taken hold of
several neglected mines.
The higher of the two peaks of
Kilimanjaro, the loftiest mountain in
Africa, has just been assembled by DIR.
A. Meyer, of Leipsc, who places its
height at nearly 10000 feet.
The hypothesis has lately been ad-
vanced that if sounds do not actually
possess colors, that sound is ut least in
timately connected with color; and this
idea is supported by tho fact that
there are persons who are endowed
with such sonsibil!ty that they can not
hear sound without at the same time
A rotod o,o,,,,,loo;,.,,hoh has hoor
exploring the ruins Of Uxmal, Yucatan,
claims to have discovered the remains
of three dead cities the vestioo of the
first being many feet down, on the
same site. The relies indicate civiliza-
tion ,nuch sune,ior to that of tbo nres-
ant dov and that tbe citv must have
fourished twoutv tbons,nd voors AGO
prof Soohs tho r,o,t corr,or hot-
on,st Las d;so,ra,,,i ,t,,t tl,o lee T,;o
Iot onJ inri,iI,Io r,,,s - tha soIar snoo-
trrno osnooiolIv r,1moto tba dovelon-
mont Of aowors tho growth Of vhich
is excecdinglv feehlo When tho rors arc
suppressed olthouuh that OF the other
ports of the plant i very luxuriant,-
Public Opinion.
Are sbootipo.sters ever the cause
Of mvsterious fresp This question is
sucrested by Mons Charles V. Zenger
of the Paris Acadomv Of Sciences. who
thinks that forests. and oven buildings,
may have been ,et on fire bv burning
n,ctcors Investigation shows that
many fires. the ORIGIN of which could
saas6acaplainod, have occurred at the
inr-s,ors. ''''''as-,sss,rs,,, of shoot
-Starfsh have done great damage
this wear to the oyster.beds of Fair Ha-
ven, Conn. Some entire beds, valued
al ~. 900 each. have been DESTROYED.
and it is estimated that $500, 900 worth
Of damaoc has been doue To meet the
updoubted demand for something to
destroy the starlish, a Yankee has in
vented A dredge which takes the star
fish and leaves the oysters, and several
owners of beds are using it.
Nfo,;,,,,, ,t,o ,,,a..I ,,I,i.I, $40
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21

DR. E r. Knowls. n graduate of
Princeton college and of the Mental
Science university at Chicago. is pre-
siding over areccn1y-organizcd church
and school of metaphysical philosophy
at Brattleboro, VT The corporate
name Of the organization is The Gem
eral Church of the Now Jerusalom in
the State of Vermont. II is said to
be evangelical, but Independent of tho
Swodonborgians. Dr. Knowls is
prominent advocate of mental cure
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21

MAGNIFICENT PULLMAN BUFFET
SLEEPING CARS RUN BETWEEN
LOUISVILLE AND NEW ORLEANS
VIA MEMPHIS WITHOUT
CHANGE.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21
Huntington Steamship Line
-BETwEEN-
NEWPORT News and LIVERPOOL,
In Connection With The
Newport News and NilsiHiYTVsAsy
COMPANY.
ADVANTAGES Of the Route.

l. NEWPORT NEWS is one of tho
finest and most accessible harbors
In the United States.
2. THE SOUTHERLY ROUTE nec-
essarilY taken between Liverpool
and Newport News, is entirely
FREE FROM ICE; is very clear
of fog, is not subject to such
fierce storms as the Northern
Route and consequently Affords
INCREASED SAFETY, without
materially lengthening the pas
sage.
3. THE COMFORTABLE CARS
of the Chesapeake Il Ohio Rail-
road come alongside the Steam
or and leave twice daily attached
to the regular fast trains, thus
avoiding the annoyance and vex..
atious delays experienced in
New York.
The Steamers now on the Line are
the
Duke Of Buckingham,
Duke Of Westminster,
City Of Manchester,
Florida.
All Large, Strong and Most Com
Portable Steamers.
Sailing Twice Each Month.
For passage apply to
v, A, NfILHVSS, Az AvY /,
HOPKINSVILLE, KY.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21

"A little hunchback was seized by q
detective in Berlin and relieved of o
package which he was carrying under
his cloak in front of the czar's carriage
during the czar's visit to Berlin. The
package was opened by a superior, and
was found to contain samples OF soap.
The hunchback was let 60.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21
Ruined by Too Much Money.


The career Of young man ruined
by too much money ended by suicide
at Kansas City recently. Inheriling
large fortune from his father, who died
twenty years ago, he found himself
with nearly n million dollars by the
rise in real-estate values. He evident
ly thought this was more money than
could possibly be spent but he did his
best to spend it, and was able 10 get
rid of great quantity. Money TO him
was disaster and curse. A far
moro valuable Inheritance would have
been a Lowell head and willingness to
60 to work and be man. As it was,
gambling, liquor and kindred vices
took possession Of his life TO the exclu-
sion of all manhood, virtue and useful
moss. Nothing in his career in the
past fow years became him so much rs
the ending Of 1t. The moral of 1t all
is that young man may have worse
lack than 10 be poor and far better
luck than to DO rich - Chicago Mail.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-21

THE Rice and Sugar Plantations and great
massive Sugar Houses and Re1neries south
OF Baton Rouge are especially interesting, and
never fail to please the observant passenger
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02
A Wise plan


tfetf0it Fet itt@Hs
4 peanut-yender near the market
was asked the o,her day by a police
man if the boy in his employ, and who
was left at the stand alone at meal
time. was RELY honest.
"Oh. no, no, not" he replied. He
Is one Ella Eat.
"Did he ever steal from you:
'.No. he like "a"
"Wh~ do you keep him."
"Because he works so cheap.
"How do you project yourself.
"Well. YOU see | 90 away and leave
him alone. When | come back l look
ali around und call out Boy, you
wa, a lief! take twenty cents of
your wages or have YOU arrested.
"Aud what docs he say 2
"What he can he say? He was Al
orphan and have no home, or money
and he must give in or bounce him
oIt must la5e all his wages 2
ooh, yes, and more. That keep
linn lonest. 1t was an original plal
with me. and it works like grease.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02

Adopted aud requested to be pub
lished in the CHCKAsAw MESSENGER
and Newton Dispatch
NoIIA MONROE, Secretary,
Evergreen Grange No. 563, Decatur
Newton county, Mississippi.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled
and bafied the medical profession
more than nasal catarrh. While not
Immediately fatal it is among the
the most distressing, nauseous and
disgusting ills the flesh is heir to, and
the records show very few or no cas-
es of radical cures Of chronic catarrh
bv any Of the multitude of modes OF
treatment until the introduction Of
Ely's Cream Balm a few years ago.
The success of this preparation has
been most gratifying and surprising.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02
Our Cnndldate for. President

lie will be nominated by the con-
vention and will be elected by the
people, because he viii come the near
est to filling their ideal Of a Chief Mag
istrate. Electric Bitter, has been Civ
en- the highest place, because no other
medicine has so well filled the ideal
of a perfect tonic and Alternative. The
people have Endorsed Electric Bitters
and rely upon this great remedy in
all troubles of Liver stomach and
kidneys. For all Malarial Fevers
and diseases caused by malarial pol
sons, Electric Bitters cannot be toe
highly recommended. Also cures
Headache and Constipation. Salts
faction guaranteed, or money refund
ed. Price 50c. aud 81 At H. R. Moore
DRUG So.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02

Resolved. Thstthi- County Alliance
withdraw its support from Ills Excel
lency GOV. Robert Lowry, and that
We refuse to support him for any of
ice Of honor. profit or truston account
of his treatment 10 our committee APP
pointed 10 wait on him at our last
State Alliance meeting, also on ac-
count Of his veto Of the constitutional
convention bin.
The New Farmer, New Mississip-
plan and CmCKAsAw MEssENGER are
requested TO copy this resolution.
Unanimously adopted by Newton
County Alliance, July ), 1883.
!. W. TRUssELL, Sec'y.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02

lie had been Waiting with the ugly
of the farmer, who was TAX
inc summer boarders, and was in a
corner repairing damages. lie IS es-
pied by his would-be papaiH-law,
"She is the the flower of my family
sir" said the father. so 1t seems,
answered the young man. 'Pity she
comes off so, isn'tit?" he continued as
he essayed another vigorous rub at the
white spots on his coat sleeve.-New
York News.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02
@"nNAno
RAILROADS.
CALIFORNIA.

#AhlsAE OAANA a.
Or any point in the West or North
west? If so you will ofcourse wish to
be informed as to the cheapest, short
est and most pleasant route You vii
wish to purchase your ticket via the
routethat will subjectyOu to no delays
and by which through trains are run,
Before YOU start you should provided
yourself with a map the Kansas
City Route kansas City, Springfield
& Memphis r. r. the only route
from the South to the West. The
line runs its entire trains, with Pull.
man Palace Sleeping Cars, free Reclin
Ing Chair Cars and elegant Day Coach
es from Memphis to Kansas City, saw.
ing many hours time over any other
route
For emigrants from the South to Orr
egon, Washington and the Far West,
this route is especially desirable, assem.
grants tickets are By this route carried
in first-class cars on first class trains.
Close connections are made at Union
Depot Eaasas City with overland
routes, carving free emigrant sleep
ing cars through to Portland, Oregon.
Thus passengers By this route have
but one change of cars, Memphis to
Portland Oregon. When you go West
YOU will save time and money by pur
chasing your ticket va Memphis and
the Kansas City Route. Send fOT
| large map Of this short route. SEND
for a copy Of the missouri and Kan
sas Farmer, an eight.page illustratr'
paper, giving full and reliable informa
1 ton in relation to those two great state
mailed free. Address
q Hemick. ED Nee,
Ticket Ae't Tupelo Miss. Ticket Agent
TT Hines, NeW Albany, Miss
Ticket Ageht Holly Spriag Miss.
t'has fenes. hid Els
k9sh1bhis. 1ezh. Gsnn Aaeaa
Memphis. Teai
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02

"Let your face always be younger
than your bonnet" Is a BIT of advice
every woman will appreciate Ex-
change There is where the old-fash-
toned Quaker poke bonnet gets its
work in.-Picayune.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02
THE PICAYUNE,
The Leading Newspaper Of The South


THE DAILY PICATUSE
Is independent and fearless IN lts edito,
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most complete system of news gathering
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the most accurate and complete mar
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THE SUNDAY PICAYUNE,
Which may be taken separately from
the daily subscription service, is tu-
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With the added features Of household,
fashion aud society talk. and feast OF
choice original and selected literary
matter for home reading. The special
writings Of Catherine Cole, Henry
HaYnie Paris correspondent, Jeunls
June, Mollie Moore Davis. and many
others, appear IN the Sunday issue.
THE WEEKLY PICAYUNE.
This mammoth l6-psge paper is the
best and cheapest weekly paper pub
Ished IN the South. In condensed
form IL contains all the news OF the
week the cream of all literary matter
and the best special features Of the
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The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02

Don't buy ticket for any point
until YOU have consulted the Agent
of the st. Louis, Arkansas & Texas
Railway.
WI Winfield, Gen'l Agt. Pass Dept
Texarkana, Tex. D. Miller,
6en'l Pass AgtSt. Louis, Mo
WP Homan, General Manager,
Texarkana. Tex.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-18
Mrs. Brown Potter.

This is how Ms. Potter will appear in
"Loyal Love" at the thealer next Thurs
day evening GAS usual she made her frst
appearance in the second act Of the play.
AS some one has said: The curtain rose,
and emerging from the doorway OF n moss
grown and aforementioned cottage, Mrs.
Potter stood confessed. She was arrayed
in classic drapery Of soft cream-white
Grape. From belt 10 hem II swdthed and
enveloped her light figure, clinging like
the raiment one sees on o marble statue,
and yet giving freedom of movement and
graceful symmetry to the slight form II
clothed. In front the upper tunic was the
hem shorter than the under, but both fell
in the back in a short, clinging train. The
bodice was cut so modestly low rs TO ex-
pose but bit Of the snowy neck and the
back; the upper sleeveless tunic almost
reached the loosely knotted coil OF dark.
brown hair. The sleeves, high pulled at
the shoulders, fitted the rest OF the arm
with the crinkled folds like mousquetairc
glove, and at the wrist were bordercd with
tiny cults. The waist hung in scarf folds
from the shoulder, and the loose tunic was
held by a broad cincture Of white silk,
striped diagonally in gold thread. This
was tied in loop, and gold fringed end
held in place by n jewel headed dagger.
She wore no jewels, save long pin
through the knot Of hair, which bad dia-
mond ring at It's head. A gold chain
bracelet ON one wrist and narrow gold
band on the other, with number OF
cleaning diamond rings, completed the
disnlay. ~
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
Memphis Theater.

"shadows OF Great City" drew. an
other good audience last night and was
enjoyed by all. 1t is strong attraction,
full Of interest concerning people OF every
day life in New York city. AS melo-
drama it compares favorably with the best
Of its class. Attractive and ingeniously-
contrived scenery is used with effect. The
acting is well up to the usual standard of
character work Its dialogue is full Of
humor, and 1t has a sufficient amount of
pathos to appeal to sentiment. The lead
ing people are good in their lines OF bust
ness. Miss Tiffany as Biddy, Mr.. White
car as Tom Cooper, Mr. Edison as Jim
Farran, Mr.. Allen as Abe Nathans, and
Mr.. Burton as the detective act well their
parts, while the minor roles are acceptably
filled. Shadows OF Great City" at the
matinee today and again tonight.