Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-03

form, carried their Aint.ldCks, aud looked
dangerous.
Float No. 10, in charge of the FRS
Ward gave representation of a Hat
boat attacked by Indians Those IL
charge were making gallant resistance
and the redskins were swarmlng about
the boat in their canoes; Some had got
on board, and were being summarily dealt
with by the boys on board, who wore
coonslin hats and looked like hard fight
ers
A drum corps interspersed a little
noise at this point, and then Float No.
IA, equipped by the Tenth Ward, showed
the first Legislature of Ohio in session in
its rude frame State House at the ancient
Capital-Chillicoth There were tina
coarse desks, the rough benches on which
the Lawmakers sat, and all the parapher-
MALTA. Tine Speaker Of the House sat at
his high desk, wearing white wig, and
looking unusually impressive, just as If
he were ms good man as Speaker Lamp
son at Columbus.
Float No. Is, in charge of Ward Six,
showed a sight familiar to all readers Of
early Ohio history and adventures. 1t
gave "Rattlesnake Den" 1t showed Il
huge rock, from which the serpents
emerged, kissing and fuming and shoot
ing out their forked tongues in every di-
rectiou. Two hunters in front of the
rock, intent upon some other mission,
seemed entirely oblivious OF the fact that
they had snakes-all around them.
The association of these two floats was
very suggestive, and was probably indi-
cative of the feeling of England that
they were merely variations of one and
the same idea.
The Sixth Division was practically
display of the tobacco industry and was
not only one of the most extensive, bat
interesting of the pageant. One of its
floats was a pipe of the days when
"thcre were giants" 1t would require
a months wages to buy enough weed for
a single smoke.
The Seventh Division was the longest |
and most complete of all, representing |
the greatest variety of subjects and in
terests, and in it was placed the display
Of the Geological Garden. This was
very interesting. First came an i'm
mense bridge, thirty-five feet long-the
work of the Queen City Bridge Com
lany. The Zoo elephant followed, and
IN its back rode three little girls and two
Boys. A band of Indians, grotesquely
lttired, was on wagon, and next came
garden with more Indians, great bear,
/ fox, and several other animals, There
vas still another-a wilderness scene;
here lion was carrying off Il babe, and
lioness snarlel at native African who
TODD as though ready to drive spear
nto the king of beasts. Numberless
onies followed, ridden by children.
In this division genuine Cow County
X stalked along in n ''go-as-you-please"
lyle, and evidently considered himself
he procession.
The Eighth Division was composed OF
rade displays, and was the finest ever
in the West.
The Sinth Division was of the like
haracter, the display of the Wells Fargo
Express Company being its most novel
eature. The famous Deadwood coach,
rawn by six horses, was an ''object of
Interest," second only to the historic
pony rider" who constituted Uncle
,am's mail carrier IN early times. An
ven hundred of the Police Force ended
procession Of which the foregoing can
give but a faint idea. 1t will be long
re the present generation will see its
quail, and those who did not see it must
content themselves with anticipations OF
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