Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-03
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Mrs. Cleveland has consented to
act as treasurer of the funds for the
American Church in Berlin, and will
solicit contributions and personally
acknowledge by letter all donations
sent her. The campaign is opening
briskly in the neighborhood of Oak
View.
A London bookseller recently re-
ceived the following order from a
steward, who had been intrusted
with the task of filling up his mas
ter's library shelves: In the first
place, | want six feet of theology, the
same quantity of metaphysics, and
near yard OF old civil law in folio"
Mr.. Degen was recently appointed
Postmaster of the little Democratic
town of Riverside, N. j. His first act
was to post up in his little candy
shop the words: "Public office is
public trust - The other day the
Postmaster saw a Democrat coming
up the street carrying n chrome OF
the President. The wielder of the
date stamp became excited at once
and rushed out, snatched the picture,
and kissed it several times.
Lawrence Barrett's daughter, Ger
trude, is to marry Miss Mary Ander-
sons brother Joe, says the New |
York Herald. This marriage is one
of public import. Not only does ii
bring about the union of two inter-
esting families, but it will presume
bly, prevent the press agent of the
Booth Barrett combination from sub
fly reporting every few weeks that
Miss Gertrude would become the
wife of her fathers distinguished col
league.
Judge Humans daughter, who
lives at Richmond Hill, Long Island,
blilt her own house, and had it made
to suit her own ideas. The entire
lDwer floor, except the kitchen, is one
immense room, which is divided into
5 mailer ones by large screens. These
) Greens may be rolled aside, or used
fDr partition purposes, at the wish OF
he owner. The house stands high, Z
md commands a fine view of the vii +,
age of Jamaica and the surrounding [
ountry.
Swarms of crickets have been raw
shing Algeria this year. They fly in
louds so thick as TO obscure the sun. {
When they alight they destroy every
race of vegetation. Sometimes they
all exhausted TO the ground in such
umbers as to completely cover it .
nth dead bodies, from which un.
ealthy eXhalations arise. The AL
erian Government has expended
10000 in the effort to exterminate
he pest, and has set aside 100000 in
IL for the work.
A leading English Judge is hard
f hearing, and recently, il is said,
here was frequent applause during
he hearing of a case before him. He
ilenced it several times, but after
while came an outburst louder than
yer, and in great indignation he ex-
laimed: "These demonstration are
most unseemlyl If they continue !
hall have the courtroom cleared at
'nce!' But the noise the Judge had /
leard was a peal of thunder from a
torn that had suddenly come up.
A Boston school teacher who has
made notes of some of the queer say
ngs of her pupils, gives as samples
he following: Asked to describe
he character of Alexander the Great,
ne said: ale was proud, of medium
eight, with small eyes and head in
lined little TO one side. | think, \
Hiss Blank, it was the left side" IL
living an account of battle, anoth-
r said: "1he soldiers fought with
uch bravery that after they were |
Tiled they crawled along on the
5rOund and slashed at the legs of the
Here are three more
Henry VIII. Of England married
lis brothers deceased wife" "In the
lrst century Pompeii and IIerculan-
'um were covered with an eruption"
Then there was resurrection of
sons in Snainv