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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-05
THE GAUSS TELEGRAPH.
A German Invention About which Bu
XerY Little Is KnoMn.

A German Invention About which But
Very Little Is Known.
~ don't remember" writes Gauss TO
Olbers, on the goth OF November of the
year 1888, my having made any pre-
vious mention TO you OF an astonishing
piece of mechanism that we have de-
vised. 1t consists of galvanic circuit
conducted through wires stretched
through the air over the houses up to
the steeple OF ST. John and down again,
and connecting the observatory with
the physical laboratory, which is under
the direction of Weber. The entire
length Of wire may be computed at
about eight thousand feet. Both ends
OF the wire are connected with null
tipllcator, the one at my end consist
ing of one hundred and. seventy, that
in Weber's laboratory Of fifty coils of
wire, each wound around one-pound
magnet suspended according TO q
method which have devised. BY sim
pie contrivance-whicb have named
a commutator-I' can reverse the
current instantaneously. Carefully
operating my voltaic pile, can cause
30 violent motion OF the needle in the
laboratory to take place that 1t strikes
a bell, the sound OF which is audible
in the adjoining room. This serves
merely as an amusement. Our aim Is
TO display the movements with the ut
most accuracy. We have already
made use OF this apparatus for tele-
graphic experiments, which have re-
suited successfully in the transmission
OF entire words and small phrases. This
method OF telegraphing has the ad-
vantage Of being quite Independent OF
either daytime or weather; the ono
who gives the signal and the one who
receives 1t remains in their rooms,
with, II they desire IL, the shutters
drawn. The employment Of sufficient
ly stout wires. feel convinced, would
enable us to telegraph with but sim
gle tap from Gottingen TO Hanover, or
from Hanover to Bremen. Popular
Science Monthly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-05

quickly quiets and strengthens the nerves, when
irritated or weakened by overwork, excesses'
disease, or shock IL cures nervousness hend.
ache. dyspepsia, sleeplessness melancholia, and
other disorders Of the r2rvOus system.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-05

The foundations OF n church in
San Luis, CAL, have been shifted seven
inches by the roots OF eucalyptus
trees, and the latter are, therefore, TO
be cut down. The trees are perfect
giants, thoir tops reaching thirty feet
above the ehurch's stscrl@ -
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
LIFE IN HAYrI.

A correspondent OF a N. Y. paper
thus describes the public life of the
Haytien natives as being honeycombed
with corruption, and their private life
as a mass OF awful immortality. he
says:-"The lower order of blacks
have little idea of relations of father,
mother, sister or brother. The slaugh-
ter of young children by their mothers
that their bodies may be sold as pork
or fried down into lard 10 a common
practice among the natives. Every now
and then foreign residents OF Port au
Prince find served up to them on their
own tables portions of the bodies OF
children which have been purchased in
the public butcher shops. 1t is very
dangerous to buy cooking lard in Hayti
Tor the reasons above stated ,even when
the lard is osteusibly of foreign hhanu-
iacture, for the Haytlans get hold OF
old a Ii and fill them with lard of their
own make. Only two weeks ago a
woman was arrested in the market
place at Port au Prince for selling as
pork The arms and legs OF a child vi
course, this killing of children is
recognized as murder by the Haytlan
law and punished as such, but ii is
certain that the cases which are dis
covered are but a small proportion of
those which happen,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
SHAKING THE ENGLISH BUeABoo.

From Senator Vance's Reply to Hawley.l
There never was a greater piece OF
hypocracy than this pretense OF a dis
like to foreigners. You only dislike
the foreigner when he brings In some
thing to sell. When be brings In a
blanket. or q pair of shoes, or anything
else, cheaper than you are willing to
make and sell It, then you despise the
foreigner and appeal 10 all kinds OF
prejudice against him. But when the
foreigner comes himself to underbid
the American w~orkiDgman and take
the bread out of his mouth, you
welcome him with open and hypocritI-
cal embrace. That is what is univer.
sally done. And half the factories of
New England are o filed with men
who are moi naturalized citizens of the
United States, but who come across
the border from Canada and elsewhere
and who return with the profits of their
labor. You welcome that foreigner
when he come in the midst of your
strikes, when you can use him for the
purpose Of putting down and suppress
ing the efforts of the American laborer
to secure his share IN the taxation
imposed In bis name. But when the
foreigner comes with anything to sell
he Is an 'anathema maranatha," and
all men are characterized as "traitors"
who desire to purchase his production
at o reasonable price.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
Weeklg gatelliseater.


From the Arkansaw Traveler.l
An old negro with his wife, eighteen
dogs, and a wagon load of children,
was met in the road by a white man.
"Helle, old man, hich way?"
"Lookin' fur a good place to settle,
sah."
"Where have you been living?"
"Down yere in Florida but the times
dun got too hard down dar now"
"Why, l should think that the times
were improving, as the yellow fever is
about over"
"Dat's jes de reasan, sab, de times
get hard. Long ez de fever wuz dar
an folks sent in hams an bread an
SIGH, times wuz good an it wuz wuth
while ter live der, dut now de fever is
over an' er pusson hustler hustle; wy II
amt no place fur er po' man."
"Where do you expect to gor"
"Wall, Bar, rs lookin' out fur Ell
place whar de high waters er ragin',
but ls mighty feerd | KANT find it dis
time e. year."
elbow will high water help your"
The negro gave the white man u loo
OF plying contempt. "Look yere, man,
wharfo' you ak SIGH foolish questions.
Doan you know dat when de high
water ranges de guberment sends
vision and meat ter de folks3 Iclar
ter goodnes, l goes erroun dis country
er good deal an sees mo- ignunce
'mung de white folks ever year. 1t do
pear ter me like 1t wuz time da wa2
Parnin', but da doan. Da jes keep on
In dar own narrer an ign unit way. LIS
mighty Encouraged wild EN-"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
DIR. sILvERMAN ON DIVORCES

DR.. Joseph %Silverman, of New York
City preceding at the Temple Emanuel
last Sunday, OF "Marriage and Di.
vorce," made the novel suggestion tina
candidates for matrimony should be
examined as to their moral fitness.
The integrity Of society, he said, was
threatened by the frequency with which
divorces were sought. and the ease
with which they were obtained. A
remedy has been suggested, that the
various states of the union empower
congress TO enact q uniform law of
marriage and divorce. DR.. Silverman
said that one remedy for divorce would
hefer society TO regard marriage as u
usspved and divine thing. The fnal
remedy was in the state, which should
make marriage more respected by the
enactment of proper laws. 81 would
have the entrance to marriage more
securely guarded and then divorces will
take care of themselves" he said. 81
defy any law to create fidelity bet tween
man aud woman exceptthe law OF love.
/ would have candidates for matrimony
examined rs to their fitness to enter
that relation, and publish those as per-
jurers who were not true to their
vOWs.D
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
ONE DAYS SHOPPING.

Husband-"Nore money? Why, my
dear, l gave you 500 this morning for
shopping. What did you get2"
Wife-"Oh, lots of things. We were
absolutely suffering for a pair of SOCKS
for you; they were % cents. A necktie
for you; that was 30 cents. A perfectly
lovely lie worth twice that much; it
isn't the right color, and l don't sup
pose you will wear it; but il was such
a bargain. And then l got YOU two
new collars for a quarter, aud a pair of
nice, warm gloves for you-only 80
cents, just think! And a pair OF socks
for the baby, they were 50, and u dear
little necktie for little Dick, that was
81 SO; and a rattle for the baby, that
was 40 cents; and such a cute, cunning
little hood for the cherub, only 81; and
a ~winter&cap' for you, for stormy
weather, you know, that was so cents;
and that was all, except a winter wrap
for me, that was $87."
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
REFORM SCHOOL.

Hereafter all the courts in the state
having jurisdiction in criminal cases,
will be compelled to send boys owe
ten and under sixteen years of age
convicted of misdemeanors and felo'
MES to the State Reform School al
Boonville. Girls between the ages OF
seven and twenty years found guilty
by any magistrate or court of being a
disorderly person, or of any offense
not punishable by Imprisonment fol-
life, except in cases where they are
deemed incorrigible, be sentenced to the
Girls Industrial Home at Chillicothe,
until they are twenty one years OF age.
When boys are over sixteen years OF
age and under eighteen years and are
convicted of misdemeanors and felO-
MES it is Discretionary with the judge
before whom they are tried to send
them TO the reform school or the peni-
Tertiary, except in case they are found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
GRAND OLD MISSOURI.

Nevada Observation-Disclosures gets to
the front always aud she never tails 70
raise an abundance to live on. The
people go to Kansas aud pretend Ia
make fun of Missouri, but along in the
fall they come back in an antiqua,cd
cart drawn by n blind horse and a
mulely steer, to live oft of the bounty
of the grand old state, which notices
not their jibCs and jcers, AMI which re-
ceives the prodigal with hospitality,
which cannot be excelIed, and abun-
dance which no other state equals.
Grand old Missouri!
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
A STATE O o TAX.
From the New York World.I

- Twin W ~
The Worlds suggestion of q state
income tax has called out many letters
of approval. The inherent justice OF
sgch : tax, the ecQnopy with which il
cc1Id BE cc3lecf6ff ass1 {de relief which
4f4ed he lax. bIrdened
POOR aud middle cl6ases nike recon-
mend Il. Ajax spon iheolnes Of $40,
900 and over, graded according to the
amount, would reach those only who
are we'll able to pay. A tax npon a
small merchants or mechanics home
or npon o farm is often q levy IN one to
whom the payment is a hardship. BY
placing the burden of taxation upon
real estate the rent and living expenses
of the poor are imperceptibly increased
out of all proportion to the protection
which they receive from the state or 10
their ability to pay. A tax upon large
incomes is justified by the protection
which the holders OF great fortunes
receive from the laws. II is no more
.sinquisitorial" than is q tax upon per
sonal property or q tariff upon i'm
ported dutiable articles. The time is
ripe for an agitation that will correct
the glariDg inequalities and injustice of
our present tax laws. A state income
tax affords the simplest aud justest
eolution of the problem.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
KILLED By A GOAT.
a Brakeman Butrcd From a Train
Gsing at FulI speed.

Laramie City, wy, Jan. 1.-THE
overland fast freight train on the
Union Pacific road yesterday brought
In the mangled body of James Sumner,
q brakeman, who had been thrown
from the top of the train by a goat
while the train was at a high rate OF
speed. The animal belonged to a
theatrical company, and got on the
train ut Cheyenne, it is supposed, from
low shed adjoining the water tank
After the Train lett Cheyenne, the goat
chewed the bell cords awhile aud then
drove two of the brakemen to the
ceboose, where they remained in mortal
terror, believing the animal was a
wildcat.
Sumner was on the front Ofthe train
and did not see the goat until the latter
rushed al him full tilt. In the dark
ness be staggered, lost his balance and
fell from the train. His companions,
peering v e the top OF the car, sew
his limbs go out. The train was stop
ped as soon as possible and run back.
Snmner's body was found lying beside
the track. His neck had been broken.
A cowboy lassoed the goat when the
train arrived here and the coroner
ordered him to the pound pending the
inquest.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
THEY WAN RECOGNITION.

1t is not without reason that the
negro voters of America claim that
they should have ample recognition
under the incoming administration.
They show from election statistics that
not only in New York and Indiana, but
in nearly every other northern state the
republicans would be in a minority il
they should break their alliance with
that party. Taking the entire election
returns OF the country, they show,
further, that if their strength should be
eliminated the democrats would have
not far from a million majority in the
total vote. That is to say, the demo-
Gratis have nearly a million majority of
the white voters of the country, but
by throwing their weight into the scale
the colored voters have brought the
republicans up to within 1OO, 900 less
than a majority of the entire popular
vote.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
EDUCATING LABOR.
From the N. Y. World.I

The nail manufacturers of the Schuyl-
kill valley, having helped to secure a
perpetuatiOn of their bouDtIes by
threatening their workmen with less
werk and lower wages If democratic
free trade' should prevail, now propose
to cut down the hours OF labor, and to
reduce the pay correspondingly, as a
part of the regular policy of "re-
stricting production" in order to main
tain prices. The workmen are getting
their education on this question in a
dear school, but it will be completed
before 80. Yea. verify.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
A KINDLY ACT.
From the Macon Telegram !


The following beautiful exhibition OF
womanly tenderness and charity oc-
Cured on a Western & Atlantic train
recently. AS the Marietta train rolled
out of Atlanta there was among The
passengers an old woman accompanied
by three children. The woman show
ed that she was in need, and when the
conductor came around she told him
che had 40 money and begged him TO
pass her to Marietta. The conductor
told her he could not do this. The
woman's ~entreaties attracted the atten-
ZION of the other passengers, and after
the conductor left her a beautiful
young lady arose from her seat and
proceeded to the old woman's side.
The poor creature was crying at the
prospect of being put off, but the young
lady spoke kindly to her and told her
that she would see that her fare was
paid to Marietta.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
LET EN- TALK.

"The idea of a democratic partisan
talking about fraud and bribery, ANY,
howl The gall and cheek and nerve
of it are something sublime," saws the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. True,
the republicans do have an Overwhelm
ing monopoly in that sort of thing. and
perhaps they ought to do all the talking
about 1t too. They stole the presidency
once, and have but recently bought it
like a sheep from the shambles, aud
they know all about fraud and bribery.
Let 'em do the talking.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19

q NEGRO IN OHIO.
from the Mobile Register

Nowhere in the south is there or has
there been any such concerted effort to
drive the negroes, as a race, from the
community as exists to-day in Cler-
mont county, Ohio. In Felicity, where
400 negro children have been driven
from the public schools by the whites,
there 10 q general conspiracy to rid the
place of its entire colored population.
The negroes have been personally
assaulted by mobs of whites, their
houses have been stoned and their
doors and windows broken in. More
than this, thewhites having discharged
their oolored servants, are refusing to
have their washing done by the negro
women. All this is in the truly loyal
aud republican state of Ohio, the land
of John Sherman and Foraker, the
home of Murst Halstead.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
PROHIBITION FOB PENNSYLVANIA

The Philadelphia Times regards il az
entirely certain that a prohibition
amendment to the constitution will be
submitted to a vote Of the people OF
Pennsylvania either at a special election
to be held next summer or at the fall
election OF 1889 al farthest. The re.
publican party of the state is pledged
to submission. Governor Beaver, in
his message, not only advocates sub
mission, but urges that the election be
held as early rs May or June, 80 hat
the vote upon it may be taken without
any admixture of partisan politics or
local interest to perplex the voters.
Senator Quay has signed a petition
asking the Legislature to pass the
amendment and submit it to a vote OF
the people.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
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HARPER'S BAZAAR.
ILLUSTRATEN

Hnrper's Bazhr will continue to maintain ,ts
reputation as I'm uneqnalel family Journal. Tia
art Illustrations are OF the highest order. tia
literature u oil The choiccst kim, and it's FASH
Ion anu Household departments OF the most
practical and economical character Is nat-
teril-silcet supplements and fashion plates alone
VIII save It's readers ten times the cost of sub-
social etiquette, house-kecpin cookery, eIc
make II indispensable TO every household. liz
OriSh', snort stories, and timely essaya. arc
among the best published; and moi "A line IL adj
inittcd 10 lis columns that could offend Ih- m net
iastlhi' us taaic Among the attractions oT tho
new Vo uIh" VII he serial stories by Mrs Fran
ces Ilu'ig~on Burnett Ar-. AIexand.r n NE y,
SLACK and Thomas Hardy and II series of raners
on nursery management by Mrs. Christine Tc,-
hume Ilel rick. v
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
THE NEW ST. LOUIS BRIDGE.

St. Louis, Jan 10 The contract for
the construction of the merchants
bridge across the Mississippi at this
point has been awarded to the Union
Bridge Company, of New York city.
The bid in gross for the building, for
the bridge only, and for what other
work is specified for in the approaches
is 81, 100 900 According to the chir-
ter agreement work must be commenc.
ed by February 2, or II forfeiture to the
United States il the result This leaves
twenty-one days ia which TO begin
operations.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
THOROUGHBRED.

Horsmen define Il thoroughbred
horse rs one whose pedigree goes back
without admixture TO the Godolphir
Arabian, the barley Arabian or Dyer
ly's Turk. Neither the trotting. the
RAINING nor the draft horse is called
thoroughbred, though many of them
are well bred-standard bred being the
term used. The term thoroughbred
applies, usually, to all animal whose
blood come straight from some approx.
el family.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

An exchange says that if the farmers
who have horses in pastures fenced
with barb wire, will plow a furrow or
two around the pasture inside the
fence, the danger will not be half so
great as without. The stock will be
able TO distinguish the line at night
and thus avoid being horribly mangIed
and perhaps killed.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
GRACE AND GREED,
From the Phlladelnhia Record

From the Philadelphia Record
1t is a beautiful admixture of grace
and greed which the republican sena-
tors now display before an admiring
country. With n hand they sprinkle
the raiment of the workingman with
the incense of high wage platitudes and
with the other they raise the taxes on
his shelter, his tools, his food, his salt
and his very shirt.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
RUSS" ALLEN MAKES ANOTHER
PURCHASE.

New York, Jan. 10.-Turf, Field and
Farm says:-On Tuesday w. B. Allen
purchased from Mr.. Bonner the bay
mare Miss Majolica, foaled Nav l,
1884, tor SIS 200. She is. by Starule,
who trotted the old Fleetwood track in
2:l9, and Is out of Jessie Kirk, by
Clark Chief. Miss Maiolica is the only
sister of Majolics, and last summer, as
4~-year-old, she trotted q mile on the
farm track with very little work in
2'224, last quarter in 334 seconds, a
2.13 gait. Mr.. Allen bought her for
a brood mare. She will be trained the
coming season and q record put on her.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
DEMOCRACY %REDiVIVUS.
[From the Carthape Democrat.

IFTOm tue CHTIhhRt DtUlOCTaI'T
The democrats of Indiana are already
laying plans to redeem the stale from
republican rule. Mrs. David HLrriR,
of Spence, the wife OF a good demo
crat. gave birth. the other day to three
boys. With a little effort of this kind
in every county, Indiana will soon Be
able 10 wipe out that insignificant re-
publican plurality.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
FINAL sETTLEME EMIT.

| NOTICE Is hereby given to all creditors and
1S other persons Interested in the estate OF
John Crawford, deceased, that the nndersign
ed, public administrator will apply to make q
final settlement of said estate ut the February
term, 1859, of the Probate court OF Lafayette
county, Missouri, to be begun and held at the
Probate court room, in the city of Lexington,
Mo. on the second Monday in February
1850. 10 a. WILSON,
dec29t5 Public Administrator.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
DEACON HOUSER AT THE ALTAR,

Deacon Daniel M. Houser. president
of the Globe Democrat Publishing Co.,
will, on January %, become the hus-
band of Miss Emily Barlow, daughter
of Stephen D. Barlow, * compiroilel
of st Louis and a well-known citizen
He was a member of the first city coun'
Gil after the adoption OF the Scheme anE
Charter and for many years has beef
connected with the Iron Mountair
railroad.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-19
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Frank Thornton and Matte M.
W thornton. his wife, by their certain deed
or trust, dated March %. 1885, and
recorded in the Office of the recorder of
deeds Tor Lafayette county, Missouri, in hook
6s. at page 2s4. conveyed to The undersigned
trustee. the following described real estate
situate and being in the county OF LAFAYETTE.
ana state OF Missouri. to-wit:-Lot numbered
eight t) In Smiths addition to the Town OF
Higglnsyille. according to the plat thereof on
hie In tne recorders oihce Tor said Lafayette
county; in trust, however, to one
Hugh III. Gillian, by reason of hi signing for
the accommodation of said Thornton a mole Tor
the sum OF Sl,5ll 25, payable three months
after date to Hunter, Evans & Co and more
July described in SAID deed of trust, and where
As. SAID Gllham has long since been compelled
TO pay the said note and interest TO said Hunter.
Evans u Co and said Frank Thornton has
totally tailed and neglected to repay the same
TO said Sllham and has failed on demand In
reimburse said Gillian with the money he has
paid out on account OF having signed said note
as aiore ana or any part thereof, now, there
lore, NJ The request oil aid Hugh NJ. GiIba and
IN accofuahee win the provisions Of sad deed
OF trust and by virtue OF the powers on me con-
trrred therein, l. the said trustee, hereby give
notice that | will, on ~
SATURDAY, FEBRU AIRY ID, A. ID. 1889.
between the hours oil nine O'Clock in the fore
noon ard i've O'Clock in the afternoon of that
Jay IN 'front.' OF the courthouse door, in The
clly oil lexington, in the county of Lafayetie
stat" of Missouri, at public vendue 10 the
h'gItst bidder, fOl cash in hand proceed to sell
ana ell The said real estate and property above
described Tor the purpose of reimbursing said
GiIhnh IN the amount 50 paid out by linn ms
aforesaid, together with the costs and expenses
Of sud sale and trust.
SlVen under my hand this January . A. ID.
1883 WIN. IL. CHILES.
IdHOIl 1ru-Ina