Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-03-06
sHAEps AND FLATS.


Chicago Nows
Gov. Martin, OF Kansas has ruined
his chances of reelection by using
"have saw" in one of his messages.
"Warranted two murders in each
story" is Il sign to be seen over IL
shelf of books in West Brompton,
England, bookstore.
The cares of Office frequently rufllc
the temper of Mayor Hewitt and M
tervie ewing him is now called "work-
ing the GROWER" by New York re-
pOrters, the Evening Telegram says
A New Orleans woman was awak-
ened by the heavy breathing of her
babe, and, upon looking, discovered
a large weasel on the breast of the
child, who was nearly dead from suf-
location.
A Kansas preacher in his sermon
one Sunday morning sand that mo-
body not an idiot would play pro-
gressive euchre." The collection for
defraying incidental expenses of the
church" amounted that morning to
II cents.
at look like a fish, but had four
legs attached and its ears were pro-
tected on each side by three stems OF
what looked like some vegetable
growth" Such is the description
which a southern paper gives OF
"varmint" which negro boy found
I'm tha NOznn river
Brownsville, Ala, has corpse or
rather skeleton that will not stay
buried. 1t is thato Henry Luring-
ton who was killed by the Wilson
raiders, April 10, 1860. Three differ
ent times it has been washed from its
resting place by frcshets, and as often
has been reburied.
Mr.. Bracelin of Clam Lake town
ship, Michigan invented new re-
ligion, and became SO absorbed In
getting it on the market and supply
ing the demands of those of his neigh
bors who wanted some of it that he
neglected to provide his wife with
bread, bustles, and other necessaries
of life, for which the officers swouped
down upon him and took him to the
cooler"
Albert Frazer escaped from the
Michigan penitentiary aud reward
was ofIerd for his capture. His wife
was having hard time in getting
long, so lie induced her to deliver
him up in order to get the reward.
She did so and Frazer went back to
prison happy in the consciousness of
having done all he could under cir
to provide for his family.
Ex.Gov. Gil. Pierce of Dakota, once
well-known Chicagoan, was pres
mt few evening ago at sociable
N jamestown at which ,2r5j could
ll ll..lSf lGG Greatest skill and ability
n sewing. The governor entered
he lists with the others and made a
heroic struggle, but was disIanced.
lis swelled fingers now feel like a
chool of haIpooned whales.
Kentucky must look to its laurels
in the matter of being pre-eminently |
The land OF "pretty girls, fast horses,
and fine whisky" Manitowoc coun-
ty, Wisconsin, doesn't brag much on
its horses, but it does prove up the
claim of having an astonishingly great
amount of handsome women, and
now the government revenue officers
are kept very busy ferreting out the
Illicit stills and chasing the "moon-
sinners" who have made its sylvan
Businesses their abode.
A Norwegian named Anderson
died al Bristol, ID. Il. and his son took
the body out to the grainarY andilaid
it on some grain sacks. About a
week later county official, who had
heard of the matter, ventured TO ask
the il there wasn't something little
unusual about it, and received for an
answer: "Well, don't know. The
fact is we've been so very busy with
our stock, and besides the ground is
frozen so hard now we couldn't bury
the body very we'll"