Evening star., 1896-08-15

There are some mountain sections where
political discussions are seldom heard. and
voters can be found who do not know the
names of the presidential candidates. One
of these went to vote at the election of
1892. according to a story told to Star
reporter. 1t was in the Chilbowee noun
tains. and the voter had to walk twenty
miles to Seyierville in order to cast his
ballot
Whom he reached the voting place. demo-
Gratis and republicans offered him tickets
Il don't want none-I hain't voted all I've
got yit.''
He handed his ticket in. and 1t was
placed In the box As he left, an acquaint-
ance asked bin how he voted
Jess as / ailus do was the reply 'Fust
time L ever voted for ole Jackson Teller Civ
me lot o tickets, an I've voted one every
lecuon sence l reckon ther's plenty ter
las me rest of my days. I'm gittin' ole,
and won't git ter vote many more"
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Il was riding along a mountain road In
Leslie county. KY" said timber buyer to
a Star reporter, "and at nightfau sought
shelter at double log cabin 1 had some
acquaintance with the occupant of the
mouse. and he introduced me to three men
VINO seemed to be boarding with him. We
sat up that night and played cards until
late, after which retired, occupying a bed
with one Of the boarders, who had been in
trodueed to me as Sam Taylor During the
Light 1t grew so rot 1 could not sleep, and
l went to the window to get some air. NV
host Was below. and Ieveling a rifle at me
he said:
Go right back thar, Sam, an drop vo.
derned foolishness,
1 hastily called out Don't shoot ira ma
and hurried to bed The next morning NV
host apUlog:zed
I'm glad didn' shoot befo' 1 spoke" he
said fo' see, these gentlemen yo' met
las night is all 'cused Of murder. sab am
the one yo' slAp with has done ben con-
victed an waitin ter go ter Frankfort
soon's l kin git time ter take 'im so 1
Watch I'm purity ciost fear he gifts restless
I'm jafler, an thar ain no Jail. so they
Jess lives with ME, and / take 'em huntin'
an f1shin. an try to be squar with 'em, SO
they won't Civ me no trouble. But thet fell
Ter Taylor's jess sort O. cranky. Killed
ten men, an sc he takes a notion agin or
Teller he Jess shoots i'm, so I didn' want
i'm to git outer that window He's gittin'
Uneasy, an I reckon I'll hev ter start ter
Frankfort with i'm termorrer."
For two days last week" remarked q
lady clerk in the treasury. 'the thermom-
eter at drug store near my home regis
tered 2CS in the shade"
Nonsense" replied her companion; "the
thermometer was out of order"
No such thin" persisted the lady. II
looked al it myself. and 1 know what am
talking of Quite a number of people no
ticed 1t. ard the druggist will bear me out
in my statement"
Rats. Wen go up to the drug store. and
I'll bet you all the ice cream soda you can
drink during August you can't prove any
such thing
A few minutes later they walked into the
drug store, and the lady accosted the drug
gist:
Can you ;en me what the thermometer
IN the doorway registered last Wednesday
afternoon about 4 Bop
Just 100" replied the druggist, consult
ing a memorandum tackled up the wall.
What was it at tbs same hour on Thurs
day afternoon" she asked.
1T was warmer" replied the man of
drugs again looking al the card. 1T reg
istered just IoS.''
There she ch;ppered. Add 100 and
103 and you will End that the result will
convince you l am entitled to an unlimited
draft on the soda fountain. I'll take va
nilla anil ice cream" she continued as the
clerk placed some glasses on the counter.
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In Kentucky it Is necessary for a voter to
pay poll tax OF 81 in order to be allowed
to vote This uecsssstates a campaign fund
in both parties order to enfranchise
such voters as cannot pay the tax.
At Mount Sterling an old man came in
and the manager of the republican cam
paign asked MIN If he had voted
No; hain't got my poll tax paid yit,''
was the reply He was given 81 and start
ed for the collectors office. On the way
he met the democratic candidate
Voted yet?' inquired the politician.
mo; haint got the poll tax
The candidate produced 81 and the old
man went. paid his poll tax, returned and
voted.
well you voted right did you?" inquired
the republican
'Yaas. 1 allus votes as my conscience
duty ter influence me. l voted as l allus
does, tn straight prohibition ticket, ter do
away with rum. an drive ther corrupt ole
parties out of the kentry.'
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There is one satisfaction in this warm
weather" remarked an observing farmer,
'.and that is, wi lie we having a re-
markably hot summer. all the Indications
point to a very severe winter. All the signs
point that way. The chestnut tree is a
very good prophesier of the kind of a win
ter we are to have. When the burrs are
very hard and large 1t is a never-failng
Sign. They are very hard and large Just
now The ants are also very busy laying
plans for a severe winter, and constructing
their winter houses very deep down into the
ground. / take great deal of stock in
this sign, for after a careful observation
of forty years. they have never failed to
indicate the winter. Other signs may fail.
but the chestnut tree and the ants are
seldom, If ever, wrong, and they are unan-
imous for severe winter"
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Gold when refined from all impurities"
said well-known jeweler, ''and alloys of
inferior metals is denomlnated pure This
means gold of twenty-four carats, and this
- the standard recognized by the mint
master and dealers in gold. As q matter
Of fact, however, there Is no gold 50 pure.
Gold OF twenty-five carats Is about as pure
a. 1t can be got. 1t has two parts of sill
yer, or one part Of silver and one
part of copper. The copper darkens
the color of gold, while silver light
ems 1t in color. Twenty-three-carat gold
IL occasionally seen, which means a
half carat of silver and of copper. Or
dinarily. eighteen-carat gold is the best
gold that can be had. Certainly 1t is the
best for jewelry. for pure gold, as 1t Is
called, is too soft and will wear away
much faster than the owners of 1t DESIRE"
Looking up some political literature re-
Gently In the preparation of a campaign
document said a political writer, Il was
ruch interested in the origin Of the torn
wings. The original wings were organized