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The Lexington record. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1890-1???, 1890-11-01

Rev. j. h. Nunley is continuing his
successful work for Georgetown College.
There is large number of new students
than far several years More than twenty
are ministerial students President Dud-
ley is in his flock fnll of vigor and ener-
gy. Prof J. f. Harvey returned happy
with newly married wife. Prof. East
wood has bought lOO-foot lot on the
Lexington avenue and will build So
600 residence. Mrs. Geo. Cantrell is
organizing Library Association lecture
course. Arrangements are being made
to erect new Baptist church, which
will be very large and handsome build
ing.
The Lexington record. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1890-1???, 1890-11-01

ED, +, l.. Powell began his fourth year
as pastor of the First Christian Church
of Louisville the first Sunday in this
month. There were seventy-nine ad-
ditions to the churcq last yeaN making
the total membership now 9S5. The
church raised $l2, ,93 from all sources
the past year, of which sum $4,000 was
contributed by the members direct, over
S., 300 by the Ladies' Relief Union, and
1922 by the Sunday scnool.
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Father" and recognizing no
the common brotherhood ofman
and the fact that if the Gospel is
not preached to the poor, the
Gospel Of Jesus Christ is
not preached; and though the
Church through her pulpit and
her servi ces and her music, all
but Heavenly, speak with the
very tongues of men and of ang-
ell and has not charity, size is as
sounding brass and a tinkling
cymbal.'
will close this article byquo-
ting the words of one who is re-
spected by all, the bishop of the
Churchin Kentucky, in an article
condeming the Church's inconsis-
tency while dealing with the
race question; the words of one
whom l love and, if for no other
reason than the article in ques-
ton, honor for his Christian man
hood. He says, certainly it is
no injustice to anybody that a
number of Christians shall Join
together for the erection of
church and the provision of SER
vices; and in the architecture
they shall select, the form of wor-
ship they shall employ, the doc
trines they shall have proclaim
ed, they may please their own
fancy or conscience, and no man
has right to complain. More,
than this, there is omore wrong
in the appropriation of particular
seats or particular persons who
choose to pay therefor a price
greater or less. Still further, the
American christians pew is his
castle, if he please to make it
such, and no strangermay with i'm
punity invade it. The religious
club may, like other associations
Of that species, grant admission
to the privileges of its clubhouse
only by card, and no one has a
right to complain. But when
the religious club sets up a claim
to be the visible Kingdom ofGod
On earth, whose mission and
of being. are the making
known the glad tidings to the
poor and the outcast, what alb
surdity of contradiction is such
exclusive selfshness!" And who
nay not add, what gross injustice
or the religious club here des-
ribbed to claim exemption from
axation!
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fenapce. And yet If you SHOULD
ollow this woman to her HON,
and, having the right, claim he
hospitality, she would show a del
icacy of consideration for you1
comfort that would be as poetry
to a living sun, composed with
the tenderest attention that one
man ever pays another. She
would drop her ball of worsted,
Tor something or other twelve
times, and twelve times, for pick
ing it up, she would give you
the de Arrest littlecourtesy, and the
sweetest little smile imaginable /;
and you would wonder how be-
ing so lovely, so tender, merci-
full, could, in a few minutes, meet
you somewhere outside of her
house, and see you foupdering
Ill the mud for her comfort, and
only recognize it by tagging you
in the eyes with her umbrella, or
casting its drippings upon your
unprotected derby. In a gener-
al way, l have no complaint to
make of women, forreally think
woman is the best thing in the
world; not a bad woman, nor yet
an indifferent woman; but what
| mean is this, that, if l had to
pick out the best thing in the
world, I'd search i'll among the
women for it. But in this world
even the best things are inper-
feet; and one of the few faults of
a woman is her movable, and
distressing practice of using her
umbrella as a sort Of "Cowcatch-
er" against her male friends,
whom she chances to meet Of a
rainy day, where the road is mar
row and the mud is deep. And
to this may be added her, almost
imoviably silent method Of &C
knowledging the gift of your seat
in arailroad car, or other public
conveyance; notwithstanding the
fact Of your having paid your
hard cash for the seat, and that
the surrender of it may involve
WEAKNESS of standing, possibly
through the whole of a long jour
ney. But after all, with these
exceptions, and one or two more
that might mention, lam ready
toacknowledge the preemninence
of woman in all that constitutes
the good and the beautiful in this
nocturnal world of ours. And
even these faults, l mention, not
that l care for the comfort of men,
but solely from a desire to benefit |
the ladies, and to spare them the
suffering, inseperable from sensi-
tive natures, consequent upon
we'll founded, but adverse criti-
cism. DoDGER.
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Church Taxation.


suggest a stumbling-block in the
way of the cause l would most
advance, and altogether fearless
of the criticism to which / may
expose myself at the hands of
my brother Christians, forI speak
as such, and on subject which
must be of deep terest to each
and every one who is at all inter-
ested in the spread of Christi
anity, not only to the remotest
corner Of the globe, but of our
own fair country; yes, the COM
munity to which we belong as
citizens; perchance, the very
neighborhood in which we live
as individuals, l humbly yet
most earnestly call upon the
State Constitutional Convention
now in session, and particularly
upon the committee OH revenue
and taxation, of which our own
Judge P. P. Johnson is chairman,
totake some action for the purpose
of amending the law w1ich ex-
empts all church property from
all taxation without conditions
of any kind.
The suggestions l would of
fer l offer as such, seeking only
the welfare, as 1 see it, of the
church of the Living God; and
particularly of that branch to
which l belong, The Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, the one,
I think, falling most under my
own condemnation.
l do not wish to be understood
as favoring the taxation of
churches in general and in the
abstract, for that would be the
arraying of the world against its
own salvation, that for which it
was created. But l am most
decidedly in favor of taxing like
any other property all churches
which do not open their doors
unreservedly to the poor and the
outcast, and exempting fully and
freely all those churches which
are houses of God indeed, where
all of every station may meet to-
gether alike in the presence of
a common father, alike unworthy
supplicants for mercy at the
throne of Grace: Houses of the
God who is Love, where none
are excluded. / am we'll aware
that it is claimed by most |
churches where the sittings are
not free, that there is always
plenty of room for all who may
wish to be present and well
come, and ] am equally aware
that such an invitation from such |
a source, while it does not ex-
clude those persons who would
be dependent on the church for
"all those things which are re-
quisite and necessary as well for
the body as the SOUL" it does ex-
clude, more efectually than
though the doors were literally
barred with iron, many of the
honest and industrious poor, the
bulwark of the nation, whose
self-respect and honest pride are
their only safeguards along the
humber paths of life.
will not dwell upon the un-
fairness of taxing the poor mans
cottage at much higher rate
than would otherwise be neces-
4 | .
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J. c. BRYANT, THE DRUGGIST,

is closing out his stock of School Books at
very low prices, and will remodel and
refnrnish his store room by November lst
Shoppers will find it to their interest to call
80 East Main, Corner Main and Upper str.
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their way through without losing 2
single man. IIcCuIl0ch, however. was
less fortunate than the rest of his
/ company. Toward him the savages
cherished q bitter hatred. A fear
] less and daring WCOdsman, q dead
shot. and a cunning scout, his
name was known throughout the entire
frontier, both to whites and Indians,
and he had been one Of the most prom
inent figures in the numerous bloody
fights in which the two races had con-
tended. among the savages surround
ing the fort there were few who had
not lost either a friend or relative by
his unerring rife. As he dashed for
ward In the rear of his troops. encOur-
aging them by voice and example, his
shouts of defiance were answered by
wells of rage from his dusky foes, who
strained every nerve to capture him in
order that they might wipe out the
bloody score by horrible fortunes at the
stake A body of redskins blocking
his way, he wheeled his horse and rode
at the utmost speed toward Wheeling
Hill Again his course was stopped
by a crowd Of his enemies, who sprang
up in front and began to close In upon
him. AS quick as light he turned
again, only to find escape cut off by q
third band of warriors. The only way
now remaining open to him was toward
the brow of a steep cliff, $50 feet in
height, at the bottom of which
flowed Wheeling Greek. No at
tempt had been made to shoot
him, although he was in easy range
of the fire Of his pursuers. and his
quick mind appreciated what this
meant. They had devoted him to a
lingering death by all the refnements
of savage cruelty Of which their hellish
ingenuity was capable. His chance was
a most desperate one, and as he mo-
mentarily reined in his horse and gazed
upon the rapidly narrowing circle of
his foes their yells rang in his ears as
they saw him at bay, and, as they
thought, completely within their pow
er. They stood gazing at him in Won
der as he struck his heels against the
sides of his horse and dashed toward
the precipice, which they had thought
would prevent his escape in that direc-
ton. 1t was chance of life against q
certainty Of death in its most awful
form at the hands of h enemies, and
his decision was quickly made. Turn
ing in the saddle he was encouraged by
a cheer from his friends in the fort, and
then shaking his rife toward his rap
idly advancing foe, he grasped the
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IEPATIEEeE
DY oz1As 911DsUanrEn.

I've left the bright, bright valley where flowers
No flowers are here but the thistle aud thorn,
Ny days are as darkness and cyclones and
wish I was dead or had never been born"
While thus sang lady when nearing the shad-
Which fan after twilight in HES rugged way,
a voice at her elbow reminded her gently,
lis true as a prophet: Each dog has It's
day"
For there by her side on a rustic seat sitting
Her lover OF youth had returned brOnzed and
His form yet erect, his mustaohe yet beauty
His pockets well filed with bright silver and
They sat in the garden that bright Balnly morn
Beneath the buds. blossoms, and leaves OF a
With sweet gentle zephyrs Of spring for their
Much happier far than young lovers could be
Come, said the old truant. 4Iet US gather
And make a grand bouquet Of Drtars and
Come out in thu darkness. the cyclones and
Come into the wilds of the winds and the
They Went from the shadow, but found only
Deaths nearest approach then seemed farthsst
He searched for the thistIes; she found only
He gave up his task and received her bouquet.
NO. IL
I'm sitting in doubt, mid the trembling Of pas
sion,
And quenchfng my fears mid the flames Of
loves fire,
For Robin insists we must be IN the fashion
And wait yet d year. notwithstanding desire.
OH could 1 but quicken his flame to my notion,
And stir up the embers that suuOlder and pine,
I'd bask in the heat that would give my hope
motion,
And fill his soul full OF that burning in mine.
L know Robin loves me with his understanding,
And seems to appreciate terVOr and fear;
But that is not whatny loves life is demanding,
1t wants q love that viii draw to its folding
And cover my soul with its comforting bliss
1t wants a love that, as me in its arms holding,
VIII welcome my love With a lover warm kiss.
To-day, as we sat on the sofa conversing,
My soul was enrapJured with hOpings the
more,
But not a thing happened. he went on rehearsing
Oh how my heart ached Tor a drink at its lei
sure!
Oh how my lips parched! how my bosom did
How trembled my limbs how longed without
measured
md now, spite Ofau these, disappointment as
we'll
On Robin, come love me. The doe on the
mountain
Is never so free as thou mayest be here.
Come stay mid the pillows, taste at the
fountain
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The Bird,s Breakfast Eel.

Our pet goIdfnch having escaped
from his cage, few into tall allan
thus tree in the back yard. There he
sat singing his sweetest and rejoicing
in his unexpected freedom, but quite
unconscious of the existence of pugna-
ciOus sparrOws and hungry cats. We
brought out his giIded cage and set it
on the top of a tall step-ladder, leaving
the door open, and just inside cup of
tempting hempseed. For two hours he
scOrned to look at it, though he often
fixed his bright little eyes on US when
we called him, and answered us with a
CHEEKY, defiant "Wi5zah!" We had
almost given up hope of getting him
back, when it occurred to us to ring his
breakfast bell; in other words, to rattle
up the hempseed in the tin box where
it was kept. This was a sound he IN
derstOOd as we had long made it a
practice thus to announce breakfast to
his finchship. Fortunately he had had
nothing to eat when he few away, and
the wel-known sound suggested seed,
water and lettuce to the little empty
stomach, and so he hoped down slowly
from bOugh to bOugh, until he was
close to the cage. There he staid for
some time, evidently hesitating, until
suddenly he huttered down into his
home, having decided to abandon the
delights of liberty for the solid com
forts Of civilization A7leTjca AgTj-
cUItLLTiSt
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ders were wings Of old gold. But the
curious feature was the puffy structure Of
lace rising above the merely rudimentary
sleeve on each shoulder. Odddity is thus
achieved.
Just here let me tell, for the comfort of
those women who have to make their own
dresses, of the discomfort Of a woman of
my acquaintance who. is bound to be
stylish OF die in the attempt. She has
just had a frock sent home from we'll
known maker. She put it on, and pre-
pared to sally forth and strike all be-
holders dumb. But her hustle troubled
her. The tiny pad felt like a cannon
ball. She tried to consider it her imagi-
nation, but that terrible weight pressing
on her back nearly drove her crazy. At
last she threw off the gown, took out the
pad, got her scissors, and sat down to in
vestigate. She ripped the pad open, and
what do you think she found it was
stuffed with? That "swagger" dressmaker
had swept her room and emptied her dust
pan into this hustle! There were the
clippings and sweepings from a dozen
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trustY weapon in his right hand, gath
cred his reins in his left, and urged his
horse toward the brink Of the chasm
that seemed likely to be his grave.
As he approached the edge the saw
ages stopped spell-bound at the con
temptation of his action. Bracing
himself in his saddle and again dash
ing his heels against the sides Of his
noble beast, which seemed animated
by his masters spirit, they made the
fearful leap outward. Down, down
they plunged, without obstacle or i'm
pediment, fully fifty feet; then the
horses feet struck the smooth shelving
rock, and the remaining distance was
slid and scrambled over until they
reached the bottom alive, and without
serious hurt. Pushing his horse into
the stream he was soon halfway across,
and by the time the savages had
reached the edge of the cliff and were
peerlng over, expecting to see the
mangIed remains of horse and rider at
its base, he had reached the opposite
shore, and, with shout of defiance,
had plunged into the woods and was
out of their range.
The numerous additions to the gar
rsOn Of the fort and the hopelessness
of overcoming the defenders while in
spired by such an action as they had
just witnessed, disheartened the In
dams, and, after first putting the
torch to the remaining property of the
settlers, they beat a hasty retreat the
morning after the event just narrated.
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different dresses rolled up along with
dust from the four corners of the estab-
lishment, packed into a sembIance of
rag carpet ball and made into a genuine,
bona fide foreign hustle. My friend has
concluded that for the future q good,
plain. everyday, homelike Yankee hustle
viii answer all purposes.
Which is the prettiest dress seen in
New York sweIldom this winter? 0, who
shall decide? The best authorities would
disagree. Surely, lovely gown Of coral
pink faille, with large designs in thread
colored guipure lace. The Ceinture IS OF
coral pink velvet, while the only trim
ming consists of rows of frisse orange
ostrich feathers arranged as designed.
The gloves are of a pale straw color.
Please note the SHRED effect in my ini-
tial sketch (FiguTe j and also in the full
length portrait (Figure 81 That is a
brand-neW idea. saw one Empire gown
OF bright eitron- yellow satin, tig hitting,
and with no other trimming but two
epaulettes OF yellow roses. An Overdress
exactly like a-hum-deRr me, cannot
use the exact term. but a primary gar
ment, slightly shirred around the neck,
Of cream silk net in exact early Empire
design-stars and broad floral edge
copied from an antique tulle Of the
period, is 70 be worn with band OF dia-
monds under the bust to simulate the
Recamier waist. Short pu1s OF starred
net form the small globe sleeves. Still
another gown Of peach blossom velvet,
hes the cOrssge folded over from one
side to the ether in graceful lines The
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Mr.. George G.. Charming, writing of
old times in Newport, r. l., mentions
the introduction of seines for the catch
ing of menhaden.
The seine-twine was imported from
Europe. and the seines were manufac-
tured by persons experienced in "net-
work. One day, while examining
JohnsOn's octave dictionary, I noticed
this word network, and stopped to
read the old pedant's definition of it.
was a mere boy, and, naturally, was
more perplexed with the definition
than I ever had been with the word it
self. Indeed, the terms of the def
milton frightened me so that Z had not
the courage to look them up, and I pro-
ceeded to learn the definition by heart,
meaning to use it whenever I felt like
making a display of my learning. Here
it Is:
Network: anything reticuIated, de-
cussated, between the interstices Of the
Intersections
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Enew lie YaIne of Adrice.

When D. K. Tenney was admitted
to the bar he was one of the "bOys.
He enjoyed a good time as we'll as any
one, and the following story is told OF
him:
He went to. a country dance near
Madison, Wis, one night and became
smitten with one of the country girls.
He danced with her nearly all the even
ing, regardless of the fact that a GER
tain six-fOOter in the room kept watch
ing him threateningly. Finally a
friend approached.
"Dan," he said, edo you see that big
fellow on the other side Of the room %
Eyes"
well, he's going to lick the life out
of you"
You've been dancing with his girl
all the evening"
81 didn't know it. What shall I
do?"
well, if I were you I'd put on my
coat and make a sneak for home. I'd
get away from here just as quick as I
could"
The embryo lawyer said never a word,
but reached down in his pocket and
pulled out a 50 bill.
What are you doing? ?" asked the
friend.
"Take 1t. 5"
81 don't want any money"
"Take 1t, repeated Tenney. "Pve
taken s. for a blamed sight worse ad-
vice than that. Chicago Tribune.
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Politically the great Wordsworth
was Conservative. He loved the En-
glish Church and State. 81 would lay
down my life for the Church, said he
to COleridge. He disliked change, and
had horror Of reform. But, though a
Tory In party politics, he was a Liberal
in heart.
q have no respect whatever for the
Wings" he once said to Crabbe Robin
son, but I have a great deal of the
Chartist In me- The Chartists were
the political radicals of his time.
An anecdOte, told by Lord COleridge,
shows the poets sympathy with the
people.
Sir John COleridge, the father of the
present Lord Chief Justice of England,
once accompanied Wordsworth on a
visit to Lord Lonsdale. At a certain
point in the road the poet proposed to
Sir j ohm that they should leave the car
riage and walk the rest of the way
through the woods. While crossing a
field by a disused track, Sir John OBJ
served blank wall at the opposite side,
with no gate nor stile, and asked if they
were in the right path.
eyes, replied the poet. "you VIII
soon see" Upon reaching the loosely
and made breach sufficient to let the
two men pass through.
There used to be a right-of-way for
the people here, time out of mind, - said
Wordsworth, but the land has been
recently bought by Lord, and he
has closed this ancient footpath against
the people. I am determined, however,
to have it kept open, so far as / am
able, and VIII walk no other way to the
castle. I wouldn't be surprised if We
met Lord -- tonight at the castle,
and, if so, I shall let him know what I
think Of his action"
Lord - was there, and after din
ner referred to the Radicals who broke
down his wall, and entered his grounds
without permission.
Il am the person, my lord, said
Wordsworth, "who broke down your
wall, and I shall do it again for there
is an ancient right of way through that
field, a right of the people, and / am
determined to maintain it. You bought
the property with that right attached
to it, and Conservative as I am, scratch
me thus, and you VIII find the Radical
beneath. Youths Companion.
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Necklaces IN the reign of Charles /,
were made Of amber set in gold.
Pharaoh put gold chain abou
JOseph's neck as a mark of his author
ity in Egypt.
Among the Tartars of the time of
Genghis Khan the necklace was often
made Of human teeth
The Southern negroes constantly wear
bead necklaces, looking upon them as
genuine charms
In the reign of Henry VIII. anyone
who had not g2OO per year income
could not wear a necklace.
One OF the most valuable and COW
eted possessions Of the Western Indian
is the necklace of grizzly bears claws.
The Puritans abolished necklaces, as
they abolished everything they laid
their hands on which savored of orna-
ment.
Thousands of people place necklaces
OF coral beads around the necks of
babies, with the belief that they VIII
assist the children In teething.
When the Saxon dynasty was over
thrown by the Normans all persons be
low certain rank were forbidden to
wear necklaces under heavy penalty.
In South America the natives wear
necklaces of a peculiarly marked seed,
which belongs to a plant growing only
on the mountains along the snow line.
minneapolis IT-ibaLne.