The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1902-08-07
Among The Exchanges.

long, lean, gawky boy from the
SlaSheS came to town the other day,
and after wandering up and down the
sidewalk in front of the hotel for an
hour or so, he stopped i'm front of a
window in which was hung an ElkS'
1alr poster, in little while he was
joined by one Of the towns smart
Alec loafers, and before long another
and then two or three more. The far
mer boy said not a word, but continu-
ed to gaze on the picture. After half
an hour had passed one Of the more
curious lOaferS could stand it no long
er, and he asked the farmer boy what
he was looking at, II was Just trying
to see how long fellow could tend
to his own business in this town with
out some darn fool wanting to know
what he was doing. Richmond Gil
max
All three of the Louisville and Hen
derSon packets are carrying bands and
likewise many passengers. While at
this port Saturday the Tarascon came
near losing half dozen fresh young Ia
dy passengers. They came up the
levee bare headed and asked to ride on
dray: when they had piled on
the driver started the mule, but the
unfamiliar motion of the mulemObile
disturbed the equilibrium of the sis
tiers from the city and they wallowed
around on the vehicle displaying vari-
Gus cOlOred hose and carriers galore.
If any OF them had been even good
looking they would have been kidnap-
ed.-HaweSville Plaindealer.
BrOwder YOcum, of the north end
of the county, has new scheme for
killing flies. AT meal time he makes
a ring of mOlaSSes about the size of a
plate in the center of the board and
draws a circle of gun-powder around
this. When goodly number of the
winged insects alight, he touches "a
match to the powder, and the ny-trap
and Stick-paper have been beaten
blOck.-AnderSOn News.
Paris is getting to be sensational
town. Within the last few weeks
there have been murders, suicides,
railroad accidents, and this week two
of its citizens have been charged with
violent abuse of their wives. and one
of the latter is minister of the Cos
pel.-Paris Democrat.
Why, we would like to ask, should
one write Mrs DR.. Dink. Mrs DR.. Burch
or Mrs DR.. Miles any more than, Mrs.
Editor Babbage and Mrs Editor Dun
can? Mrs, Dink, Mrs Burch nor Mrs.
Miles are not phySicianS-SO we should
use only their husbands initials or
DR.. SO and SO and wife. If such APP
pellatiOnS are in order allow me to say
that Mrs. travelling salesman, w. D. |
Howard is spending the summer with
Mrs Abe DittO.-COr. Breckenridge |
News.
We have always heard that man |
has to cut his wisdom teeth before he |
is qualified to trade horses, but there |
was case before Judge Rider, Monday |
in which there was no wisdom teeth |
in evidence, but very large applica-
ton of John BarleycOrn. G. w RingO |
started out with horse, and Benee
TOlsOn started out with one. TolSOn
to trade. After filling up on
bug juice RingO wound up with s5,and
FOLSOM with both horses, saddles and
brides. The jury gave Ringo his
horse back, but the next time he trades
ne should cOnfine his drinking to cold
water. -ElizabethtOwn News.
One day last week Mr. Pussy Bailey
vas invited to spend the day with
Ome old folks on Mill creek. In order
20 pass away the afternoon he cOnclu-
led to go fishing. In few hours he
aught Is black bass, the string weigh
ng 1SA pounds. He shot Ia bullfrOgS
md killed a large sucker with rock.
FOR an afternoon off from a dinner
,arty that is rather hard to beat
News.