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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-13


The Court of Claims meets next
Monday at the call of Judge Winfree.
The court meets earlier than usual
this year TO lay the levy SO that the
Shorif may collect taxes. The pre-
sent county levy is 47cts., and until
the 'SS levy is laid the Sheriff can not
receipt the contributions of the tax
payers.
The store at cambridge has been
moved mile from the position il
formerly occupied. The mail carrier
along that route claims that he ID
thus Inconvenience and recently has
failed to deliver the mails. The citi-
zens are very much put out, and as.
suredly the matter needs adjudica-
ton.
Honest John Moayon comes to the
front this issue with an advertise.
ment, and has well selected stock
to which he invites your attention.
Mr.. Moayon has been engaged in this
line of business for many years al
the same stand he now occupies, and
has built up his large trade by fair
dealing.
Mr.. Win ID. Elliott and Miss Carrie
Jones, of the Oak Grove neighbor.
hood, were married yesterday. Mr.
Elliott is young gentleman of fine
culture and is universally popular.
The bride ia highly esteemed in So
cial circles as lady of rare ,eflne-
ment.
We announce this morning Hon.
James Breathitt as candidate for
Judge of the court of Common Pleas.
Mr.. Dreathitt is republican and
stands high in his party. His position
at the bar is enviable and his reputa-
ton extends beyond his county lines.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13
Church Took the scalps.

The question whether the Church or
Day faction should be recognized at st.
Louis interested Dakota democracy a
good deal more than anything else.
The fight between the factions has been
exceedingly bitter, and it involved the
questions both of control of the state or
ganization and the distribution of fed
eral patronage
Church came to Dakota from New
York, bringing in his pocket an appoint
ment from Mr.. Cleveland as federal
judge. Having fcndness for politics,
on the retirement of Governor Pierce he
became candidate for the place. Day,
who was member of the national COM
mittee for Dakota, was also candidate,
and took his defeat and Church's APP
pointment very much to heart In re-
venge he inaugurated a personal and po-
litical warfare which has continued ever
since, and in which he has had uniformly
the worst Of it. At the convention to
select delegates to the st. Louis conyen-
ton there was a split, the factions,
headed by Church and Day respectively,
each choosing a full set Of delegates.
4 Omaha Republican.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13
The Democratic Nominations.

AS was anticipated by all President
Cleveland was nominated by aoclama-
ton at the st. Louis convention, on
Wednesday. That he is the choice per-
sonally of the whole party is not, how
ever, proven by this action. It only
shows that they consider him the most
available nan at present in the party.
On Thursday the convention nomi-
mated Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, for
the second place on the ticket. That
Thurman is an honorable man no one
denies. The fact of his extreme age,
however, initiates against him. The
combination is strong, but the repub-
leans, if wise, can place just as great a
ticket in the field If the republicans
select with care, their candidates, they
will have fighting chance, the only adj
vantages possessed by the democrats be-
ing the usual ones held by the ''ins'
over the 'souts." In this country we
are barred from participating in the
campaign, but we can talk just as long
and cheer just as loud as anyone in the
states, and on election day we will be al
lowed to sit on the fence and see the
fight from afar.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13
of Interest Here.

A ruling of local interest has just
been made by the Indiana supreme
court, which has decided that the street
in front of every mans place of business
is an appurtenance to the lot upon
which his business house is erected and
situated, and belongs to him and his
business as against all others, except
only the right of travel thereon. The
town or city authorities have no right or
power to license or permit a party other
than the occupant of a city or town
property, to exhibit or sell his wares or
on the sidewalk or street in
front of such city property, more than
in the property itself. Buffalo IVY
oming) Echo.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13
Clerical Contract Labor.

Judge Wallace, of the United States
court, has overruled the demurrer of the
Holy Trinity church, New York, to the
district attorneys complaint that Rev.
E. Walpole Warren, the pastor of the
church, was imported from London un-
der contract of service for the church.
The court holds that, while congress
may not have intended the. act against
foreign contract labor to apply to minis
tiers, it does not SO apply and its plain
language must be obeyed.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13
Benefits Of Advertising.

According to the Detroit Free Press, a
Chicago burglar read in newspaper
that he had overlooked $50 in a bureau
drawer. He returned the next night and
not only secured it, but suit Of clothes
besides. Here we have another illustra-
tion Of the value Of the press as dis
seminator Of useful information. Now
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13

leave the territorial treasury in bank
ruptcy irretrieyable.
He is an insurance broker.
He is jobber in notarial commits
siolls.
So say his party friends after serious
deliberation.
Imagine the views Of political OPP
ponents.
We are taxed with representation.
We annually pay hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars in internal revenue.
We annually pay hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars to the postofice depart
ment.
We are permitted no voice in the ex-
penditure of this money.
We pay heavy taxes for the support
of OH public institutions.
These taxes are expended by boards Of
commissioners appointed by federal Of
fcials.
We pay heavy taxes for the support OF
our public schools.
While we are not permitted to sell an
acre of our vast domain of school lands
to tighten our burdens.
We are deprived of justice.
Our courts are VIGOROUSLY inadequate.
Men charged with crime are denied
speedy trial.
Sometimes they are confined in jails
from one to two years,
Only to be found innocent when tried.
Civil cases are SO far behind that men
will suffer any sacrifice
Rather than risk cause in court.
But six judges are provided for our
vast territory and population,
And congress will give lis no more.
Civil cases five years old stand on our
calendars untried,
And litigants have constantly clam
ored for trial.
Why are these things permitted to be !?
Simply because we are republicans.
This is the head and front of cur Of
fendings.
For this our requests are sighted.
For this our grievances are made the
sport of the house of representatives.
For this we are subjected to all man
ner of political oppression.
Hear us further:
The republicans in congress have used
every effort for our relief.
The democrats in congress have be-
slowed every effort to keep us in our
present condition.
They announce openly that they do
not propose to admit two republican
states.
And in truth they never intend to adj
NIT one.
One recognized democratic leader re-
Gently declared that congress can, at its
option, keep us in this state Of vassalage
forever.
Twice has the republican senate
passed bills of division and admission Of
Dakota,
Only to see them killed in the demo-
cratic house of representatives.
Our only hope Of relief is in the cleo
ton Of a republican congress.
We now make personal appeal to
every voter in America to come to our
assistance.
Ii you are democrat -
Consider our condition.
For once lay aside partisan feelings,
And come to the relief of an oppressed
people.
This you can do by casting your vote
for republican congressman.
In no other way can you serve us. .
Because the majority of the democrats
in congress are infexibly opposed to us.
And the caucus is king.
We here rest our case.
Again affirming our oft-repeated
declaration that we are unalterably OPP
posed to the admission of Dakota as one
state.
And that we viii resist such action by
all constitutional means.
We appeal for justice and assistance,
To you who have the power to help
us.
For we are helpless,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13
the time to subscribe Norristown
Dakota S Appeal.

is the time to SubScI1De.--Nor rlStOWn
Herald
Dakotas Appeal.
The republican territorial convention,
held at jamestown on the 10th ult.,
appointed committee to formulate an
appeal to the nation. The following is
the work of the committee:
For five years have the people of Da-
kota asked congress for division and adj
mission.
For five years have our prayers been
ignored.
We now appeal from the arbitrary de-
cree Of congress TO the American people,
Herewith is our case:
We are 100000.
We represent that we are
Intelligent,
Industrious,
Energetic,
Enterprising.
Moral,
Loyal.
We have never been charged with in
capacity for self government.
Our territory contains 10000 square
miles,
Every acre is fertile and productive.
Our climate is healthy, invigorating
and salubrious.
An immense population is assured.
Dakota is four times as large as OHIO.
We ask that it be divided into two
states of equal size.
We ask that these states be called
North Dakota and South Dakota.
We ask this because the present terri
tory is
Too large for convenient government
as one state.
Because our people desire to be near
their own government
That they may supervise it's actions.
That it may be held responsible for
them.
We ask it because we desire an equal
representation in congress with other
states.
We ask it because we wish to have
adequate representation in our state
Legislatures.
We ask it because small states are
governed cheaper than extremely large
ones.
We ask it because North Dakota and
South Dakota are naturally separate
communities.
We ask it because the natural separa-
ton has been augmented
BY the lines of travel.
By the legislation of twenty years.
BY the location of public institutions.
By the will Of the people.
And recognized by all benevolent, re-
ligious and political organizations.
We further ask that both North and
South Dakota be admitted at once.
These just requests have been refused
and ignored by congress.
We are oppressed and suffer great
hardships because of the inaction of con-
gress in our case.
These are our grievances:
We are disfranchised.
We are permitted no voice in selecting
our rulers,
Our governors,
Our judges,
Even our clerks of court
And many other officials
Are appointed by the federal power.
Incompetent, dishonest, offensive and
arbitrary officials are thrust upon us.
The present democratic governor is
thus arraigned by his party associates in
the delegate convention at Watertown,
South Dakota, May 2, 1888:
He has bartered his appointments
away for his own benefit.
He has called to his council horde
of mackeral traders.
He has welded his executive club
over the legislature by threatening to
veto certain bills, and by promising to
approve bills with jobs in them.
He is boor, totally unfit to appre-
ciate the wants Of free people.
His administration has been unre-
ieyed by single act of enlightened
craftsmanship.
A continuancy Of his autocracy will
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-20
Wedding Presents.

Among the customs peculiar to
wedding occasions the ring and bride
cake seem to be of the most remote
antiquity, the latter being a modern
improvement on the heather practice
of using cake of wheat or barley at
a marriage. The presenting of gifts
to the bride is also of very old origin,
the fayorite present in the middle ages
being a pot of butter, which was
brought forward as soon as the happy
couple returned home from the church,
and which was supposed to presage
plenty and an abundance of the good
things. Other bridal gifts peculiar to
the olden times were scarfs and laces,
and, what is stranger still. a pair of
knives, which it was the fashion for
women to wear sheathed and Suspended
from their girdles. Among the Greeks,
Romans, Jews, and many eastern ma
tons it was the custom for the BRIDE
groom to place considerable sum of
money in purse or plate and give it
to his wife at the time of the wedding;
but in early English times the bride
asked for any amount she pleased,
which the husband could not in honor
refuse.
Not very long ago, so much were
wedding gifts thought of in Cumber-
land, England, that when a poor but
respectable couple decided to marry
they advertised the fact in the country
paper, heading the ''invitation," as it
was termed, with some such couplet
as:
Suspend for one day your cares and your
labors,
And come to this wedding, kind friends and
good neighbors.
The people for miles around would
then on the eventful day flock to the
bridegroom's house and there be enter
tanned by various games and pastimes,
each guest would drop a con-
tribution or gift" into bowl or plate
set for the purpose in a convenient
place. By this means enough money
was often collected to set the newly
married pair up at housekeeping
american .A0TicHltUrisL
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-20
How New Papa Handles the Baby.

Everybody has seen new papa
trying to manage his primal offspring
in street car. The more primal il
happens to be the harder il is to man
age.
II papa is the sort of man he ought
to be his chief ambition is 10 prevent
his fellow passengers from getting on
to the fact that he is new in the busi-
ness. He particularly desires to pass
| for veteran.
Baby, however, never for a moment
overlooks the fact that he is only an
amateur.
Its first move is to turn a summerset
off of papa's unaccustomed knees, and
stand on its little intellect in the aisle,
thus bothering people about getting
of and on the car and effectually pre-
venting the sad-eyed conductor from
collecting fares. Then, when papa
dares to disagree with this original
and startling flight of fancy and move
the previous question, the delights of
baby farming suddenly materialize
and become distinctly visible to the
naked eye.
With an intellectual whoop that
causes the sad looking passenger on
the rear platform to drop the cigar
from between his lips, baby throws
itself fiat on its back ON papa's knees
and shoots out like a telescope. Its
dear little head plays the great batter
ing ram act on a dyspeptic looking
passenger on papa's right, and its cute
little tooties get all tangled up IN the
real point lace worn by supercilious
young lady on papa's left. Its darling
little hands are, of course, tangled up
in papa's whiskers. And all the time
baby is wailing high and heartless
air from the latest opera.
OF course every eye in the car is
fixed upon papa, and he suddenly be-
comes aware of the fact that he is max
ing history.
So is baby.
By the time the little darling has
kicked hundred dollars worth of
lace off the aristocratic dress and loos-
ened most of the digestive apparatus
of the victim of dyspepsia, papa has
succeeded in once more getting hold of
the thread of the argument.
He seems to hesitate between tossing
his burden out of the car window and
stuffing it under the seat. His face is
about the color of healthy lobster,
and wild yearning to go off some
where and die and become glorious
care-free angel has laid violent hands
on him. But through it all he never
for moment loses sight of the fact
that he is parent.
The baby won't let him.
At last he rises in broken-hearted
way, stumbles over the feet of every
body in the Car, and in sheer despera-
ton stops the car and conducts the re-
mainder of his kindergarten on foot.
But through it all he is of course de-
liriously happy.
He certainly looks it.-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-20
A Wonderful Memory.

Still another Smith is ne who occu-
pies place in the document-room of
the Senate, and is known as the man
with the phenomenal memory. He
can tell from memory the exact vol
ume in which any bill or resolution
passed by Congress may be found.
He scarcely ever refers to his index,
and then only when minor cases of a
private nature are inquired after.
There is a tradition among the old
newspaper men that Smith was sud-
denly taken sick some ten years ago
and that the trouble soon assumed
the shape of fever and attacked his
head. The solicitous Senators insist
ed on daily reports of his condition
from the quiet little country house a
few miles from Washington. For
many days, as the disease gained on
him, it seemed dubious for Smith and
his cyclopedic brain, and correspond
ingly for the public men who depend
ed upon his ready stock of knowledge.
But the clouds broke at last and he be-
gan slowly to mend. 1t was a balmy
morning in May when AMI returned
to his old desk, and among the first to
test the brain of the convalescent man
was Senator Window.
"Amzi," he said, sis there any doc
ument which will give me any infor-
nation as to the Mendocina Indian
Reservation"
AMI squinted at the ceiling few
seconds longer than usual, pulled
meditatively the front lock of his hair,
while his assistants gathered about in
sympathetic suspense, and then sud-
denly, as if catching the spirit of re.
vival borne in through the windows
on the blossom-laden air. broke out
with:
"Why, yes; it was in the Fortieth
Congress, second session. And think
you will find it in Vol. 1 of House Mis-
cellaneous Documents, No. 145.'
A search of the document proved
the correctness of Amzi's statement.
Though nearly ten years had passed
since the document was issued AMI
Smith still remembered its number and
what it contained.-NaShUilLe Ameri-
can WASHINGTON Letter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-20
The Girls of Ba wstOn.

Boston has not good allowance of
pretty women. | stood for Is minutes
yesterday on the steps of the Adams
House and watched the crowd as it
passed along. In that time | did not
see more than two or three faces of
sufficient comeliness to attract sec
ond glance. How different it would
have been had / been standing in front
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York
city, or at the corner of Broad and
Chestnut streets in Philadelphia. No;
the Boston climate is not suited to the
development of female charms. We
have our beauties on Commonwealth
avenue and behind Washington street
dry goods counters, but they are few
and far between. Even the vegeta-
bles do not sprout here in the volup-
tuous luxuriance of the South and
West. We have no gigantic turnips,
no monstrosities in the way of corn
cobs, nor any Strawberries as big as
pumpkins in Massachusetts,. Is it
strange that animal growths should be
equally unpromising in a zone where
there are seven months of winter out
of every twelveP 1t is too cold up here
for the perfect blooming Of flowers in
petticoats.
Such tribes, however, do not trouble
very seriously the enlightened Boston
girl.
An her delight Is in
Culture and intellect, sense and refinement.
She would disdain to seek the adj
miration of rude and unappreciative
sex through the exhibition of purely
superficial allurements.-New Orleans
Picayune,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-20
The Qneen Bee of a Hotel.

A characteristic scene recently oc-
Cured at one of the sedate uptown
family hotels. Among the arrivals
was the wife of distinguished army
officer, lady of brilliant attachments
and in her home the leader of its
choicest circles. Being stranger,
and withal unassuming, she caused her
name to be registered simply as Mrs.
c.. No one noticed her or seemed
to care who she was or where she came
from, and once or twice she was
snubbed. Naturally, she was trifle
disguised, and maintained an equally
contemptuous reserve. A few days
ago one of her friends arrived who had
acquaintance among the guests of the
house, and was quite popular with
them. She was astonished, however,
to find that they had practically ig-
nored the quiet lady whose shoes some
of them were not fit to unloose, and re-
marked that they had missed treat
in not knowing one of the most culti-
waited women in the land. Then they
were all solicitous for an introduction.
The denoument came day or two
later. Mrs. c. was in the parlor when
her friend entered, and at once took a
seat by her side.
"Pm going to introduce you," she
said, and before a word of objection
could be uttered she turned to the
company and remarked: Ladies, al
low me to present to you my friend,
Mrs. Gen. c."
In an instant everybody recognized
a name that ia a part of the cOuntry'S
history, and there was futtering of
delighted surprise. The lady rose in
her own queenly style, looked around
the group, and then with chilling
hauteur, said:
Excuse me, ladies, but, like your
selves, lprefer choosing my acquaint-
ances in this hotel, and as l expect to
leave tomorrow any further knowl-
edge of each other is unnecessary. y
10IU7s Topics.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-20
Negro Superstitions.

squinch owl shivers for somebody's
death call.
Oh, Lo'd, dig de grave when de
crow lights on de roof er de house.
Chickens don't go ter roost 70 sun
down lessen some death be comm
nigh.
Hear err whip-po'-will in daytime is
death sign for some pusson, an dat
pusson amt gwine die in de bed.
When er crane fly over de roof NV
de cabin en- call corpse! corpse!
corpse~ ar's er death warndin'!
When vile birds take ter flutterin'
en- flitterin' 'roun' er house somebody
in dat house gwiGe perish.
Woodpeckers come peckin' at trees
bout de cabin do'-de sho' is nailin'
coffin lids for some pusson in dat
house.
When er rooster turn he face to'ards
de house EN- crow inter de do, death
gwine come in dat do en- take out who
he want.
ITs b. Continued
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-20
Stonewall Jackson's Warehouse.

Every old soldier who followed
Stonewall Jackson to battle, says the
New Orleans Ptcayuae, will remember
his celebrated war horse, "Old Sor-
rel" Old and decrepid, twenty years
after the close of the war, he was
brought to this city during the worlds
exposition and exhibited for the bene-
fit of the Confederate Soldiers home
at Richmond. Some time after that
the old charger died, and his skin was
sent to a taxidermist to be preserved
and mounted. Nothing is known of
the pedigree of this celebrated animal.
He was one of a lot of horses which
came into the possession of the quar-
ter-master of the forces of the valley
of Virginia. Doubtless, he was of
good stock, as there were many fine
horses of the best blood in the Old Do
minion before the war. The general
on acquiring this horse named him
Fancy" but he became historic I'M
der the appellation of ''Old Sorrel. !"
The great soldier possessed other
horses, among them a magnificent bay
-Superior-presented to him by the
citizens of Augusta county, but ''Old
Sorrel" was his favorite, being very
hardy, extremely gentle, and perfectly
fearless and quiet under fire, qualities
indispensable in the war horse of a
commander.
Gen. Jackson rode this horse in his
first valley campaign; was on him at
Kernstown, Mcdowell, Port Republic,
Winchester and Cross Keys. Mount
ed on him he appeared at the head of
his divisios when, like a thunderbolt
from clear sky, he swept down upon
McClellan's right at Cold Harbor in
1862. He did not ride him in Mary
land, but he rode him at Fredericks-
burg. and finally at Charlottesville,
and on the old sorrel he received his
death wound.
The work of mounting the skin has
just been finished, and this effigy of a
famous war charger will be placed on
permanent exhibition at the Soldiers
home at Richmond.