Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-05-13
LANCASTER, GARRARD COUNTY.


Next Sunday will be "bonnet show
day" at the FORK church.
The graduating class OF Garrard Col /
lege this year consists OF Misses Ollie /
Mars, Bessie Davis, Jennie Perkins and
Bessie White.
A supper will be given at Herring's /
school-house saturday night. Has this is
for the benefit OF the Sunday-school, it
should be literally patronized.
Mr.. Humphrey Ballou has with
drawn from the firm OF Ballon u Gaines. |
Mr.. Gaines will continue the cuisines
and rs he is an honest, straightforward
gentleman, we hope he will receive the
patronage he so richly deserves.
The undertaken" are holding a
convention and ask the Legislature to
pass law requiring those who engage
in that business to obtain licenses before
doing so. The trouble now il that it costs
so much to be buried, people in moder.
ate circumstances cannot afford to die.
Jim, said man to an acquaintance,
81 heard you were dead" Don't say
anything about that" replied sJim, II
am dead, bat am only walking about to
save funeral expenses"
Rev. J. Il. Tercy is on a visit to rel
atives in Indiana. Ira Taylor, OF Cincin
natl. was here this week. Miss Elien
Owsley has returned from visit to Dan
willie. Miss Pattie Beazley, of George
town College, is at home this week. Mrs.
Sallie Chairs aud daughter, Miss Lille,
of Cedar kevs, Florida, are visiting the
family Of Or. W. y. Bush. W. o. Dun
lap has accepted a position as assistant
book keeper under Mr.. George Potts, in
Cincinnati. Miss Annie Bruce. of Dam
vile, has returned home, after a visit 20
Miss Mamie Sweeney. Miss Emma Mid.
dleton, OF kirksyille, is visiting Miss
Mamie Denton. Jim Henry and Ram
dolph Harris were in Crab Orchard sum
day. Capt. HerndOn has returned from
Monticello.
The probabilities are that ii will take
a Philadelphia lawyer TO understand the
election bill when 1t is passed by the
Legislature. IL contains 80 or - large
printed pages and educated gentlemen
OF leisure can probably be able 10 master
its intricacies in time TO cast their votes
in November inteiligently. How it will
be with the colored voters, who cast
their votes solidly for the new constitu-
ton, large majority OF whom can nei-
ther read nor write, and also an inn
mense number OF white voters, who are
in a like predicament, remains to be
seen. The Legislature should make
haste TO complete its work, so that the
people may become familiar with the
laws under which they are required TO
act, and do what they do adyisedly.
Mr.. Edison expresses confidence in
bis ability to establish telephone con-
nection with Mercury aud Mars and saws
he can tind out whether the inhabitants
OF those planets are civilized or savage
III IL should turn out upon investigation
that the people OF those planets are say
age, the sooner We fird it out the better
and Mr.. Edison should be encouraged
il need be- by an appropriation by Con
gress to assist him in carrying out hi;
laudable enterprise; for ii they should al
any time conclude to make descent
upon the earth il would be well for us {
be prepared. The navies OF our planet
could be increased and our coast defense,
strengthened. II, however, they should
be found TO be- civilized, aud disposed
to be- friendly We might cultivate closel
relations With them, and send minister;
TO represent Us 40 their various courts
II would be a nice little trip and Their,
would be plenty OF sky skimmers VIII,
would delight in undertaking it, at I'll,
risk OF being thrown headlong into IN,
unfathomable depths OF space.