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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02
ANCIENT BATTERINo-RAMs.
The Gigantic Engines OF Destruction Use,
NV Greels AM, Ranana

The Gigantic Engines OF Destruction Used
by Greeks and Romans.
They exerted greater power than
any gun or cannon invented up to the
year 1860. These battering-rams were
probably as effective in knocking down
u wall or staving in the side OF ship
as the best modern cannon. but for
making breach, the guns are far
superior. Such was the solidity and
thickness OF the walls OF Jerusalem
that, Josephus tells us, II took all OF
one night for an enormous battering-
ram TO disl odge four stonesl
Vitruvius has left us he description
OF q ram weighing 4S0, 900 pounds;
but probably the most celebrated of all
the ancient movinglGwer rams was
that constructed by Demetrius Polior-
cetes at the siege of Rhodes. The base
OF the tower was seventy-hve feet
square The ram itself was an as
sembly OF large square beams resting
on wheels in size proportioned to the
weight OF the structure, and all rivet-
ed together with iron. Tho felloes OF
the wheels were three feet thick
and strengthened with iron plates.
From each of the four angels OF
the tower large pillar Of wood was
carried up to a height OF l50 feet, and
these pillars were inclined toward ono
another. The tower had three stories,
communicating by two stair-cases each.
Three sides of the machine were plated
with iron to protect them against fire.
In front of each story there were loop
holes, screened by leather curtains, to
keep out darts, arrows etc. Each
story was provided with machines for
throwing large stones and darts; and
in the lower story was the ram ITSELF
thirty fathoms long, and fashioned at
the end into an iron beah, or prov.
The entire machine was moved for
ward by $500 soldiers.
But it can easily be understood that
among so many men some must be
more or less exposed to the enemy's
darts and arrows; and so, TO drive the
enemy from the walls and open places,
TO break the roofs OF his houses, and
otherwise annoy him, machines were
necessary for throwing missiles, from
small darts up to huge bowldera-
Lieutenant w. II. Hamilton, in St.
Nicholas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02
TOMBSTONE SOCIETY.
DoInGs of the Upper-Tendom OF Arizona'
Progressive Metropolis.

One ~ tbe Italian lnhnr.r, an tho
Soutbern Paciac claim, IN no n hrstad
Count. He hnd better not show mn
around iTombstono. Our GIRLS ara not
Nav Yorl, girls nv about fonr thou :
sand miles. and whether he ia n Count
m. no account tbev don't want anv
Dapo in theirs
It is our pleasing duty to chronicle
the engagement of Tim Dopochue. the
genial and eyer-popular bar-l1eeper of
tho Forty Innocentsn saloon and we'll
known social loader to Miss Daisy
Mulligan, OF Madison Alley. Tim saws
she can '.call his handn II she is rcd
headed. Bully for Won, Tint
At last we have an art club! Our
three tonsorial artists and Reedy the
sign-painter are about TO incorporate
one. Reedy has offered the loft over
his barn for use rs an art room, and a
largo number of nolico wool,Iies bave
already been contributed. All we re-
ouire is a little time TO become the
most nsthetic metropolis ON the Mexi-
can frontier.
We chronicle with interest another
event in the history OF our Western
chivalry, /. c., the duel, yesterday, be-
tween All. Thompson and Poker Bill.
The contracting parties contacted in
front of the post-ofllco ut high noon,
having ridden into, town from opposite
directions. There wero no seconds
not even between shots. The two gen
tlemen then resumed their Journey, in
company, in the other world-it Is
hoped in the most amicable manner,
us the trouble was only about Bills
old wall-eyed horse. There will be
dual funeral from Murphy's saloon
(pardon our thoughtioss pun). and all
members of the Arizona Benvolent AS
sociation sober enough to march that
late in the morning are requested to
form line at ten H. m. rs escort OF
honor.
The German" given by Knights OF
Pityus, at Murphy's saloon, on Sun
dav. was one of the most brilliant nf.
foirs of tho SAMSON Seve,nl of our
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02

"A lovely flower. called the rice
lily, grows thickly in parts of South
western Georgia. 1t is extremely sem
sltive TO the light The blossoms fold
up at night, but open in the morning.
At night, while the lovely white bios
SONS are closely embodied in their pur-
pie covering and the flowers are
asleep, II "a lamp is placed near them
they will gradually open and turn to-
ward it. II a strong light is placed on
one side of the vase containing them.
the half of the bouquet that faces the
lamp will be unfoldod, while the other
half that is in the shadow will remain
tightly closed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02
THE GAME OF BILLIARDS
Mr.. George F. Slosson Tells How
to Play It.

Given u Natural ON u Man Mast begin
TO Play Early In Life and Never Stop.
Americans the lest Natural Play
ers-Frenchmen', Results Hest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02

on the part of the player at every shot. It
will be noted that in billiards there are
more shots In u game than moves in chess;
and in addition 10 all the mental work
employed, there is the necessity of perfect
physical execution. The question doubt
less comes down TO the Individual tastes
Of men. but 1t seems to me that candid
Of all the elements that
make up the games would place billierds
at tho head. GEORGE +. SLossoN.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02

"A boy living near Abilene. Tex.
was recently bitten by n snake. and
was soon taken with commissions. An
old Mexican scraped out the bowl OF a
briar pipe, applied the scrapings to
the child's wounds, and the next day
the boy was we'll.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02

Scme one asked plain brother about a
CRYING preacher. and inquired: "Why is
lt that he cries and the congregation
does not cry How is 1t that. he does all
the cryingt" The old man replied: "If
you had to stand there where he stands,
and had to talk as long as he has to, and
yet had as little to say as he has, you
would ory too
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02

"A medical certificate for a Buffalo
quack tells OF man being cured OF
rheumatism Of ninety-one years. stand-
ing. 1t ought TO have tired itself out
getting Up 10 that ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02
coPYRIour 1889

COPYRIGHT 1889.
So high Is billiards held In the estima-
tion OF almost all men aud many women
That DO not need TO call more than gen.
eral attention to It rs u polite paStimc. II
certainly ranks M one OF the necessary nc.
complishments OF n thorough gentleman.
and ms sport 1t should, Ia my mind, be
placed Mt the head Of all; for chance enters
Into II In the very least degree 1t requires
head work of the most exacting kind, firm
muscles aud good bodily health, and skin
that is developed only by long and careful
training. IL is game that cutivates the
gentlemanly qualities, courtesy. fairness,
even generosity. SO seldom is II dispute.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-02

IT Is not work that kills men, it Is worry.
Work is heaithful. worry is rust upon the
blade. Fear seoretes acids, but love and
trust are sweet juices.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26
COUNTRY AND CITY.
WHY the Farming Population .. Essitisd
To Every Isasfy.. E~ep@rt

Some city people have acquired
most unfortunate habit Of snesring At
and ridIculing the country and country
people. Il i not the active. successful
class Of people who do this. Such have
too much sense. and besides. a large
proportion Of them were themselves
country-born and bred. Any one hav-
ing true appreciation Of the Importance
OF the farming population a. the basis
Of public prosperity can not fail to treat
it not merely with respect. but with
Difference Every class has some pe-
cuIiarities Those of country people
are such as adapt them 70 the necsssi-
ties Of their life. and Il i upon the
workers in the country. rather than
upon idlers anywhere. that the prog-
ress Of mankind must always be based
People from the city can learn much
If they viii visit the country with eyes
and ears open to discover what Is new.
rather than pursue the opposite policy
II they will not b. too sgpcrciliogs.
they may lind In their unassumiug
country friends much of value ~ b.
learned. II Was n wise man. a. well
a. a thorough gentleman. who once ~
marked that h. never found any one.
however uuprepOssessing in appear
ance. who did not know on some sub
ject more than he did -. while shall
low pates went through life constantly
poking fun at somebody. he was all
the time learning something
There is besides another aspect to
modern country life too little aPpreci-
ated- Ii now requires more thought
and brain power 70 achieve notable
success on the farm than it does
in almost any other avocation
OF life Mere muscle. fitting
for the roughest kind Of
manual toll. Is no longer what i main
ly in demand on the farm IL i true.
hard work Is yet to b. done. requiring
much muscular development. out it
must be educated and skilled muscle.
Mind as well as body must be thor
oughIy trained
Through most Of the Northern States
at least. the large majority OF soil TIL
iers are as diverse as possible IRON the
ideal Of the farmer and his life brought
from Europe. never properly fitting
this country. and nov more unlike ex-
isting farming than ever before. The
farmer Of to-day has TO work hard.
but he must work with thought as
well as with hand He must possess
an amount or current information such
a. scarcely any other branch Of busi-
ness can require. And every year
sees, we believe. a large proportion oi
American farmers reaching this high
standard. rd.-American CuItivator.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26


-Kuowledgc directs practice. ye,
practice increases knowledge
1t Is as hard 10 keep your raind 81
of a trouble A. it l. e. keep your
fingers OF 81 a tooth that Is lco.a
1t l. the sins of other people that
solt-appoiute,l reiormcrs maSc Tho
most fuss about. y . ricayuue
As empty vessels make she Ioudcss
sound. 50 they that have sac least wit
are the greatest babblers.
As man gets older he knows more.
bat he do,-s not ge. any mocc attractive
Ia learning H. Atch.sou Globe.
Il man always feels ready 20 r.
turu thc compliment when you speak
In praise of his good Judgment
Somcrvilie journal
The man who ia time Of pcacs
deems himself capable of beating an
army. in time of war thinks himself
lucky II he succeeds In beating a re-
treat Baltimore American.
We all know that worry kills Tn
fortunately il only kills tho worried.
The worrier thrives; like symbolic
Jcshurun he wakes lat and kicks in "A
lively fashion. Here is a case of tho
survival OF the uutttest. Christian at
Work.
The polite Of every country seem
20 have but one character. \ gentle
man Of sweden differs but little. except
ia triie-. trom one Of any other coun-
try Il is among the vulgar we are to
hnd those distinctions which charac-
terize a country. ry.-Goidsmith
-Genius is a dazzling thing. but ii
won't plod Talent is forced 10 plod or
get left. and so with the Instinct of self
preservation -it generally plods. CO.
nius starts ont a p.ttci darling. aud
ends by dOdgiag the baiiifT-. and dying
in the poor house. while talent raises
a monument In it, honor. and pays tho
bill out Of its well-dllcd pockets. joel
Chandler Harris
There are many shining qualities
in the mind Of man. bat uous so useful
as discretion. l. j. thi-. indeed. which
gives value 10 all the rest. and soss
them Al work in their proper places.
and turns them to tho advantage ~
their poss.-ssoF. Without IL. learning
S pedantry, wit. impertinencc; and
virtue itself looks ike weakness. and
tho best parts only qualify a man -
b. more sprightly ia errors and active
To his own prciuiicc. Addison.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS

THERE is every reason u believe that 4
gang OF adroit sviudisrs are preparing TO
food the Eastern cities with fraudulent
bonds OF counties in Southwestern Kansas
and Northwestern Texas.
AT Harland Court House, XIV, on the
FL, eight prisoners by means Of a hand
spike removed log of the Jail wall and
made their escape Two or three charged
with murder were among those who
escaped
WMKIE COLLINS, ihs novelist. who has
been seriously III for some time, died on
the 23I.
A STONE CUTTER named August B0orfried
has discovered combination Of chemicals
/ = the use Of which the hardest stone can
/ le dissolved anil east into any desired
shape. the casting being as hard as flint and
capable OF taking On brilliant laster.
TIE large two-story barn belonging to
the Agricultural and Mechanical college
at StarkvilIe, Mss, was destroyed b. Gre
on the 2ai- Estimated loss of farm i'm
plsmeuts, forage, building and machinery
Is 5000.
SECRETARY PRocToa has decided that
soldiers cannot acquire a legal voting
residence BY means Of their military ser
vice in STATE, aud il they undertake 10
vote Illegally the civil authorities will be
able To cope with the difficulty.
MRs- NEWTON HUDsoS. OF shop Springs.
Tenn, was thrown from a buggy on the
223d and killed She was caught IN a wheel
and dragged three quarters Of a mile The
body was horribly msuglesl-
The Indiana supreme Court has decided
that bicyclists cannot be made liable for
damages resulting from horses become
frightened at their wheels, IL such ruHa-
ways occur while the bicycIists are riding
upon the Highway.
JoHx PEocToR wss shot and fatally
a 0anissi At livingstone, Team, on the 81
The Governments 4 the United States
aud France have huaIly reached a peace
ful settlements Of the diplomatic compIica-
tiOus arising from the arrest and discour-
teous treatment of Miss Derr, Miss Van
Sostrand and another New York lady by
the French police authorities n& Msnt0ne-
THE Arkansas division Of the Travelsrs'
Protective Association held Eaeetiag at
Little Rock on the 9Isr for the purpose OF
making final arrangements for the grand
~Drummersi Re-uuiou.r WHICH comes Oh
in that city on October sJth-
A LARGE real estate deal took. place at
Yazoo City. Hiss. On the 2lst. Being the
purchase by a local syndicate of the
Lytonla plantation, adjoining the city
The price paid as S5a,oo9 and tie place
eoutains $50 acres of land in high state
OF cultivation.
THE Iron Exchange Bank, OF Huriey,
Wis, was rubbed u 81, - CO TIE -l=t-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26
HOME aNo FARM.

Never wash iclly-bag. strainer-
cloth. pudding bag or damplinc-nct
with soap. The next thing that il pat
into or passed through these things
will surely taste oi the aavorins or al
kali
Cut oats with bran makes one Of
the very hcst feeds for the work teams
duriag the summer. There Is little
or no waste. while they uai r. a good
ration for the growth q bone and mus
Gle
Sitting hens may be broken NJ BY
tying a long red flannel rag two inches
wide tightly around the leg The ei-
feet j. magical ~ the sight of the
trailing lanuel she will no: sit down.
and at last is glad - 20 to the roost
with the Others Farm ard rIomr.
The farmer who strays OF habitu-
ally 10 town or elsew hero for pas;tuie
loses interest In his work forgcts what
j. 20 be done and goes down "a the dogs
BY sure degrees. leading pluchc,i and
miserable life on land that might have
supplied him and his with more than
competence y Y Tribune.
1t entails too much labor and cost
to cook food for poultry unless tn. hens
are kept in sufficient number 10 make
it a business. For the chicks. howev-
er. a mess Of cooked wheat will make
an acceptable mess Tor them when they
appear unthtifty. Il l. nourishing
food. and small pan of the mess can
be conveniently cooked ON the stove nj
meal times Farm And Firrside.
Old pastures that are ovcrruu with
weeds can he b,,t utilized for sheep.
as they will eat ON the young weeds
and Keep them down. Many weeds
ar, valuable. 80 far a. their use for
food is concerned. bat are undssirabls
In place Of regular saiable crops They
can be utilized when young by pastur-
Ing sheep upon them. and II weeds are
not allowed 10 seed grass will again
take possession 81 the Gcld-
Crab-Apple Shortcalxe. One pint
sweet cream. two teaspooniuls baking
powder. ouc-half tea-pooaful Of salt.
and -Four to make a soft dough Make
into three layers. spreading the two
under Ones with butter A. YOU placs
them on top ~ each other. Bake in a
moderately hot oven Stew the crab
apples. sweetcu them TO taste and let
them ssand while the cake Is baking.
The Siberian crs,b-apnle is best for this
purpo-... When the cake l. done.
spread tac apples between the layers.
and serve with whipped cream. il do
sired
-tiood oats are clean. hard. dry.
sweet, heavy. plump. fun Of Hour and
rattle like shot They have clean
and almost metallic luster. Zach oat
in a well-srown sample l. nearly % the
same size There ars but few small or
imperfect grains The hard pressure
- THE naii oa m oat should leave little
or no mark The kerual. when pressed
between the teeth. should clip rather
than tear The SKIN should D. thin
The color Of the oat i not very mate
rial. bat white oats are generally thin
ner In the siSin than black
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26
POOR JlmMiEs MINE.
f.nHie Nixhs Have Had ~. Tiat spoiled
Il-r Ih 49,

Her Chances.
'-No. 70 isn't much of story. but
IN tell it Il You don't use ms name -
80 spoke n miner just from the Fast.
though better known In the san Juan.
Tie Is bronxed ard about forty. There
are wrinkles in his face and spots on
the palms % his hands a. hard a. ths
sole of "a boot
iou understand. :" he continued. Il
have acquired the reputation %
stretching the truth little because I
blow about the riches OF the mines in
oar section. but don't want to ~
taken for NO liar. olt aud ont See7'
The reporter say. and the miner
squared himself for the delivery Of
his yarn. which was as follows.
About a year ago ! was out pros
pectins over IN the southwestern part
of the STAT One day when walking
just ahead ~ my partner fell down
aa old shaft. about twenty feet. Iguesss.
L wasn't much % a fall. and pot OF
lucky Bas didn't like the place and
wanted 20 get ont. 50 yelled TO Bob to
let down q rope and be- done il. BY this
time could see a little. and by gosh.
there vas skeleton in one corner IL
bad been there a good while saw
that it had broken leg. aad had rolled
up is pants a. IL To doctor itself and
never rolled them down again. Its
clothes wasn't much good. bat went
through them and took out some let
tiers The direction on the letters
couldn't b. read. bat the contents we're
intact Some we're to Dear Jimmie
and signed Jennie. / got Interested
in Jimmie and Jennie. and sized it up
this way: Here's Jimmie come West
TO make = raise. here's Jennie staid To
home To wait till he makes it. Here's
Jimmie dead in hole Just as he had
made the raise: and here Jennie won
dering why Jimmie didn', drop her 4
line. By g0sh- That's the way | sized
Il up. and says 70 Bob after he had
pulled me out and nc had looked over
the letters. Bob. says |. that's
iarned hard luck for Jennie, and put
the letters in my pocket
" 4-tA EWa NAAlEA 4 went NUruuWn
the whole batch There was picture
1f Jennie Say. boy, Well. | lost NV
head. made up my mind that instid
% wrifin' I'd 20 back aud Just break
the news myself and tell her Jimmie
had left her a mine. She was hand
some - any flower that ever bloomed.
And we'll scut back 7 expected
that Jennie would cry and there'd Be n
scene and she'd flop into my arms.
faintlike. and all that She looked so
gentle, too. with 4 lip all a-quiverin'
in the picture. and big eyes with tears
ike little lakes
Did she Gop' Not much vent
back to that pesky little town in Illi-
uois and hun,1s her up. Jennie I
says tender. Jimmie's gone over the
.ange
What's that7' says she.
'Jimmie's gone over the range,
played out. dead; he's a skeleton. by
gosh.
Dead. ehsT says she Well.
that's too bad. I liked Jim. but h~
quit writia'. and 50 married about a
year and half ago. Dead I'll 60
tell nav. She'll be awful put out
''Well. left- Tn here. and when
the e'fese East catches me again it's a
dandy
''And what DO you expect TO dosF'
DO, III 90 jump JimmIe's mins.
By sosh-"-Denver Republican
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26

Mr.. A. Z Ivy. of the Cherokee Nation.
vas recently in Atlanta. Ca. as an en-
bassad0r to secure the emigration TO the
Nation % all half-breeds who remain in
Georgia Ii Is over hfty years since the
Cherokess removed from Georgia, but
many who had formed white alliances
were left behind. and their children ars
among the most substantial citizens OF
the State. Mr.. Ivy says that the Cher
Okees have resolved upon maintaining
their existence. and wish 20 increase
their number by the addition % all who
are willing to return To the old tribe In
q few weeks seventy i've half breed fam
lies will leave for the Nation, to Be fol-
los cd later by others
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26

A deputy collector several weeks ago
visited Jackson. Miss. 70 investigate
complaint made against Carl Eberle. the
brewer. He visited the brewery and
caught Charles Haucks il the act 0s
sticking cancelled revenue stamps On
bser kegs and secured about twenty
worthless stamps Haacks was arrested
and taken 10 Detroit. Few days ago
deputy marshal arrested Carl Eberls. Of
the same place. wke was taken o. Detroit,
and waived examination Ia the November
term of the United States Court
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26

John E-,an. negro. appeared In Mr-
Ffambr0ugh's yard In Ruti=!re. G1.
few days asp. lie was a susplclous char
aeter and Nas ordered O. leass. InstsaI
% leaving tie negro besaR 20 dispute.
aud a. the same time dr-s a pistol and
hFrL The bail t.islk rfsect IN Mr. Fram-
bruuSh's bowels. All resulted ia his deain
before Doctor could arrive. Th- negro
asI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26

A terrible azray recently occurred aear
Randolph. On the line = Calhoun an4
Pout0toe counties. Miss. Bob aHd La
Carr. brothers. attacked Lon Coanellr.
shooting AZ him With small rev0lvers.
Connolly was armed with a bowie knife.
Bob va killed aud Ike fatally WOUNDED.
Connolly ~as oaly sh<hry wounded he
was arrested Aad placed IA Jail ~ Poa-
totoe- Tie Ogi.ia e the troabis - ia
known-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26

Governor Lowry y NississiPpi has re-
cetve1 an amusing letter fram a cou-
stiiueEL The author stated that his wife
hnd recsut!y stv-u birth 81 tripiets. three
tine boys. and that. as b. was very po.sr
and had a house tall q eiii.lrea previous
to ths advsut - the last. be wrote % ask
X tie Sate male any provision Tor sk4s
ciass q - citizens. and Z there was any
hoGas offered - me father 0t EriPlsts. -
please send il alon< quickly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26

Aanie Evans and husband. Green e.
Evans. have brought suit at Nashville.
Ieun-, against FatrolmaR Conway Tor
Seo damages, claiming that defendant
had addressed the tr~t-Hamed plaintiff
as "Aunty." Thi> peculiar Snit iiias-
tratsS the constituencies % the negro
wouasa 10 any term that smacks os siav-
sry days.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-26
D<pasy Msr.a.l in Trouble.

The dead body O. Ed Ware. negro la
borer. was found in a railroad cut about
two miles from Birmingham. A'a- His
head nad been beaten Into shapeless
mass with a stone Eugene Byers. United
States deputy marshal. was arrested
charged with the murder The coroner
commenced an investigation. and Bysrs
refused to testify. aud was held without
bail to await the conclusion OF the in
quest