The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-02
NO. 80.
A hoteI clerk in Matteawan, n. y.

"A motel clerk IN MatteaWan, n, q,
has remarkable curiosity in the shape ot
a watch. lie purchased itscverul years ago
from German, who bought it in a pawn.
shop in Germany at Il cost of not quite 81
in American money. The curious part is it
never has been wound Zoe eight or nine
years since he has had it, for two reasons
First, IL does not wind with key nor is il
a stem winder, nor is there any other me-
chancal means To wind IT, Ii winds itself
simply 10y the motion of the body durinc
the day. 1t has an hour and minute hand,
also second hand Is soiid silver, and has
an independent second hand that registers
the number of hours il is wound. 1t also
has a peculiar center piece that, when touch
ed, places the hands backward or forward
at will. No manufacturers name can be
found on the works or in the case; the only
letters are on the works: Perpetual Map-
| omcter,"
The Presidential party arrived inWash-
| ington Sunday morning from their trip 70
Florida and the South. Owing to the I'M
scasouablc hour of their arrival, there were
no persons at the station except the railway
employees, aud few drowsy travellers await
ing the departure of their trains. The mem
bcrs of the party Immediately entered car
riages in waiting, and were driven 10 thcir
homes They were well and in good spirits,
but are naturally quite fatgned from their
journey, and spent the day in doors enjoying
much needed rest. The reception given to
the President and Mrs, Cleveland and party
both on their journey to and through the
land of flowers, and on their return home,
was hearty and enthusiastic. They had
good time, and expressed themselves as de-
lighted with the trip,
In the past week we have asked per
haps hundred Barren County farmers
"What are YOU going to raise the coming
ycar?n The answer Invariably il ooh,
{ am going to put every foot of land in to
bacco." There is every indication that Tia,
greatest tobacco crop ever planted will b"
put in this season. Burley is the tayori;c
Kind, but all sorts will be seeded down. II
is safe to say that there will be the biggest
crop of tobacco ever pat in in America
raised this year, and that there will be
tremendous fall ia prices when this enor-
nous crop is put on the market. Oui hon'
est opinion is that the farmer who lets
tobacco alone this year, and goes in for
grain, cattle and hogs is the man who will
have the richest bank account next year
Glasgow Times.
Pascal Porter, tho boy preacher lee.
+ turel or preached mt Barlow's Hall on
: Thursday night Of last week. He is noble
looking hoy, with a pleasant countcnancc.
expressive eyes and well shaped head, IIi-
preaching was remarkable and instructive.
Whether his sermons are original or mem
orized, all will have to admit that he is u
lne dccaimcr His gestures were appro'
pirate and his language elegant. lie 10 Gully
> eleven wears of age, md II certainly won.
der. There we're but few in attendance on
that evening aud next morning he received
letter stating ihat his mother was not
expected to live, and he left on the first
, train for his home in ludiana.--Georgetow
4 Ncws-Entorprisc.
70 n lew iiNlltN NV Il ItllNH VI N'iNi''
men were hunting coons near Ocala Swamp
in the southern part of Georgia. Zeke Ma
: son, one of the party, while attempting 10
cut tree that r coon WAS supposed - occu-
E ply, cut deep cash in his leg. Ills first act
WAS 20 run to msrshy s,agnant pool near
by and, gathering handfuls Of the Shiny
! mud, pouticed the wound, thereby obstruct-
4 ing the flow of blood The next day The
5 wound had healed, and the entire part Of
+, the leg on which the mud had been placed
Y had turned almost white. Colored people
from far and near are now making pilgrim
, ages to the pool and daubing themselves
with mud in the hope of becoming white.
4 Duluth (Minn experienced dyna.
I mite explosion Wednesday week. Tuesday
: morning a blast was exploded but the
amount Of rock thrown up by il was not
: sufficient for the charge of dynamite that
. had been put in. Thinking that probably
, some of the explosive hsd not gore of, an
4 other small charge was put IN and set of,
2 the result being satisfactory. Wednesday
morning sixty men went 20 work drilling in
the rock, when an explosion took place,
which killed four men aud severely injured
: thirty-four others.
Z a man who was fishing through the
/. ice in Oakland County, Mich, the other day
e was pulling In a fourteen pound pickerel,
r and nearly had him when the hook broke.
With wonderful presence Of mind he thrust
his hand into the fish's mouth, closed his
isi aud landed the game.