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The Daily South Kentuckian
Chas. M. Mkacham, - - Kditoh.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1885.
Tho October number of Demorest'a
Monthly Magazine is, as usual, very
entertaining aud instructive. As a
family magazine it is worthy of hon
orable mention, The present mimbor
U filled with readable articles, anioust
which are "Three Days at Chaniou
uix," "The Poet Miltou.," and "Ham
bles About Crieff." All the articles
devoted to fashion and the adornment
of home are very suggestive, and the
stories, poems, and various depart
ments furnish agreeable aud instruc
tive reading. There are some good
illustrations, and tho frontispiece is a
line steel engraving. This number
complotcs Vol. XXI.
Printing used to be called the black
art, aud tho boys who assisted the
pressmen were called "imps," As tho.
Btory runs, Aldus Manutius, a print
er of Venice, took a little uegro boy,
left behind by a merchant vessel, to
assist him in his business. It soon
got wind that the "imp" of Aldus
was black, and a crowd gathered.
Therefore, showing the "imp," he
said : "Be it known in Venico that I,
Aldus Mauutius, printer to the Holy
Church and the Doge, have this day
made a public exposure of the 'prill
tcr s devil.' All who think he is not
llcsli aud blood may come and pinch
him." Thus originated the term
"priutcr's devil."
Tho seven attaches of Doris' circus
who robbed four young men who
had beeu permitted to ride on the
circus train, near Frankfort, and
made them jump oil' the running train
at the points of pistols, have been ar
rested and jailed at Frankfort. Their
names were Win. Carroll, of Norwich,
Conn. ; Richard White and John Mar
tin, Xew York ; Paul McQuade, Prov
idence, R. I. ; Jacob Bovd, of Xew
burg, Pa.; Geo. Miller and Par-
riuo. All but the last named were
arrested in Louisville. Parrine was
caught at Lafayette, Ind. The young
moil who wero robbed were named
Turner, Miles, Schofield and Webber.
All but Turner had limbs broken
when they jumped from tho train
and Webber is still in a very critical
condition. The whole gang will prob
ably be convicted and scut to the pen
itentiary.
Peterson's Magazine for October
makes us marvel moro than ever how
so beautiful a monthly can be pub
lished for so low a price. The prin
cipal engraving on steel. "The Star
of tho Night," is a porti iat of one of
the loveliest of women, and looks as
if painted from life. There are two
colored patterns in embroidery; a
mammoth colored fashion-plate; a
story profusely illustrated ; and some
fifty wood-cuts of fashions, work-table
patterns, etc., etc. The powerful
novelet by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens,
which has awakened such interest all
the year, grows more absorbing as it
approaches the close. "Josiah Allen's
Wife" lias one of her unrivaled lm-
morons sketches ; Frank Lee Benedict
begins a new novelet : and there is a
little sketch, "That Horrid Dress,"
which every lady ought to insist on
her husband reading. But enough
tho best thine to do is to write for
specimen of "Peterson," which will
be sent gratis, and compare it with
others, when you will bo certain to
subscribe, or get up a club, for 1886
Now is the time for this. The price
of this "lady's favorite" is bnt two
dollars a year, with great deductions
to clubs. Address Charles J. Peter.
son,30C Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Pa.
Strange Case of a Wife's Devotion
A sensation was caused in police
tirara in lucnmouu, V a., uy the uiS'
covcry that one of the prisoners in
the city jail, who was attired as a
man, was a woman. The name of the
prisoucris Honrietta Ilix. Her hus
band deserted her in Boston a few
months ago. Learning that ho had
goue to Richmond the wife donned
male attire and shipped on board of
a vessel at Boston as a cook about two
weeks ago. Upon reaching Richmond
Mrs. Ilix discovered that her husband
had been arrested aud committed to
jail for robbery. Determined to gain
access to him and sliaro his prison
cell, the woman stole a small amount
of money. She was arrested, aud
without arousing the suspicious of
the authorities as to her sex,, she
was placed in the same cell with Ilix.
The ruse was discovered, and the hus
baud and wife placed in separate
tells. Hix confirms tho woman's sto
ry, and says they were married in
Boston about two years ago. It is
probable Mrs. Hix will bo pardoned
by the Governor. Sho is young and
good looking.
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.
Christian county ranks twelfth in
point of wealth, according to tho ro
porl of tho Board of Equalization.
The Republicans of Massachusetts
have unanimously renominated their
present ticket of State officers, head
ed by Geo. Robinson as Governor.
The Court of Appeals has over
ruled the potitiou for a rehearing In
the case of George Stricklor, sen
tenced to bo hanged in Whitley coun
ty for tho murder of Bcttio Hall, in
that county.
Last Friday Capt. Einile;Ruff, of
Dubuque, Iowa, lauded at this place
for a few minutes. Ho has been
traveling in a canoe for several
mouths and has been all over the
lakes and rivers of the north. Two
weeks ago he launched his cauoo at
Pittsburg and lias since been trave
ling at the rate of 00 to 75 miles a
day. From hero he goes to Cairo,
thence up the Mississippi to St. Paul,
Minn., then doubling back down the
river he goes to Now Orleans, thence
to the gulf and across to the Florida
peninsula and around the Atautic
coast to New York. The journey has
been made twice aud ho will make
tho third to go the round trip. His
canoe is sixteen feet long, of red ce
dar with mahogany deck, aud air
chambers at each end. These make
it impossible for the craft to sink
and tho secured ballast will right it
when it is turned over. The oars work
with a joint and the rudder is worked
by the feet. He carries his cooking
utensils, provisions, etc., and also a
rubber bed which he inflates at night
and fastens the air in until morning,
when he takes off the cap, lets the air
out aud rolls it up aud puts it in the
boat. He is fixed up for living pret
ty well, but after all must have a
pretty Ruff time of it. Breckcnridge
News.
The Purchase.
SPECIAL LOCALS.
DIED.
Mary Ophelia Russell, only daugh
ter of R. A. and L. B. Russell, was
born Sept. 12, 1884, aud died Aug. 21,
1885. Her little life was as a dream,
scarcely one short year ago our baby
came to gladden our hearts and
brighteu home. Beautiful of feature
and gentle in disposition, everybody
loved our darling, she was an angel
on earth. Her mother preceded her
to the land of bliss only a few days.
That death loves a shining mark has
been truly exemplified in this in
stance. No purer, sweeter spirit was
ever called from earth, with unfalter
ing trust in the Savior, she passed
away, leaving only bright memories
behind her. Dear papa, it is hard to
give them up, but with the healing
haud of time, will come the blessed
assurance, "God knows best." Life's
pathway is thorny, Mary's little feet
were tender, and He has called her to
join her sainted mother and above all
to be with Him in Glory. Lei us
thank God she is where she
can never know a heartache.
Farewell, little darling, your baby
form is no longer here, but the pre
cious memory of your winning ways,
and the light of your beautiful blue
eyes will linger with us till we meet
you in the home above.
May you welcome
Auntie.
The Issue of Cents.
Chicago Journal.
Tho first coin ever issued in this
country was tho old-fashioned cart
wheel cent The first issue was In
171)3, aud there were three dies made.
With the single exception of the year
1815 there has been no break in the
issue of cents from that time to the
present. The labor required to se
cure a sample of the three varieties
of cents made in 1793 is very great,
and they bring from $3 to $5 each.
The cent of 1791 is a trifle moro com
mon and can be bought for about 60
cents, while a sample of the issue of
1795 is worth $1.2o. It was in this
year that the liberty cap waschanged
to the fillet head, and these were is
sued regularly for thirteen years,
when the Goddess of Liberty ap
peared on the face of the coin, with
thirteen stars surrounding it. A
cent of tho issue of 1799, in good con
dition is worth $10 or $50.
f Hickman Couriar.
The counties in Kentucky known
as "Tho Purchase," aro so known be
cause tlioy wore included in tho ter
ritory purchased from the Indians in
the year 1828. Tho purchase was
made by Gen. Jackson, acting as
commissioner for tho United States
Government, and the price he paid
the Indians was $(10,000. The terri
tory bought included the Kentucky
counties west of the Tennessee river,
nearly all of the West Tennessee,
and a large portion of North Missis
sippi. It was owned by three tribes
of Indians, the Chcrokccs, Choctaws,
aud Scminoles, aud these tribes had
previously exchanged their "reser
vations" in Alabama for it Why
the name of "Tho Purchase"' adheres
to the Kentucky counties, and not to
the Teuncssco and Mississippi terri
tory obtained by Jackson In the same
transaction, we can not explain, un
less because local politicians have
kept it alive in Kentucky. Three
years before the war, the Hickman
Courier advocated tho organization
of a new Slate out of the portions of
Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi,
described in the purchase by Jackson,
and the proposition was generally
discussed by the press and very gen
erally favored by the people of the
territory to be embraced in the pro
posed new State. After the war the
proposition was rovived aiid tro
grossed so far that a dclegato convcir
tion was assembled at Jackson, Tcnu.,
which took the initiatory steps for
forming the new State, and resolved
to call It the State of Jackson. The
known opposition of the then Con
gress of the United States to the ad
mission of a Democratic State, sum
manly, absolutely, and perhaps for
ever, squelched the movement. If
anyone knows anything more, or
different as to the history of "The
Purchase,'' let them speak out.
Revolutionary.
The proposed sovereignty conven
tion for changing the constitution of
Kentucky is called revolutionary.
Any plan, to succeed, such aro the
provisions of our organic law ou the
subject, must go in a measure eon
trary to the constitution. Violence
to the sanctity of constitutional pro
visions can only be forgiven when it
is douo through a power higher than,
because it is the source of, the consti
tution itself the power of the people.
It has been proposed to draft a new
constitution aud submit it to tho peo
ple for a vote. If the adoption of
such a draft were to be dependent
upon the methods already tried un
successfully, aud required a large ma
jority of all the legal voters of tho
Slate, the result would be a failure as
be f roc. If the adoption of the new
instrument were sought through any
other means, differing ever so sllghly
from the constitutional plan, a revo
lutionary plan is Inaugurated. If, as
has been suggested, the question of
calling a convention be submitted to
the vote of the people and decided by
the majority of the votes cast, the
constitution is abandoned aud revo
lutionary means resorted to. The
alarm it the idea of revolutionary
measures is ill-grounded. The con
stitution can not be changed but by a
departure from its own provisions.
A constitution drawn up by a sover
eignty convention and adopted by
vote of the people would be the work
of tho people themselves, and would
bo a submission of the whole matter
to tho decision of those who alone
have absolute power in our land
the voters. To be alarmed at the
suggestion of "revolutionary meas
ures" is to be frightened at a shadow.
Inquirer.
"Can any little boy or girl tell me
why the lions would not hurt Dan
iel ?" said a gentleman addressing a
Sunday-school.
"I kuow," said one bright little fel
low, holding up his hand.
"And what was the reason, my lit
tle man ?" said the speaker, stepping
forward, with his face in a joyous
glow. "Speak up loud, so that all
may hear you ; why wouldn't the
lions bite Daniel ?"
"I guess it was 'coz he b'lougcd to
the circus." .
The 8edatcncss of the occasion was
interrupted. Chicago Ledger.
Come in aud subscribe for South
Kentuckian to-day.
Forty years ago the most prominent
man in Virginia politics was William
Smith, known every where as "Extra
Billy." Honored twice by election to
the governorship of the State and
repeatedly elected to Congress, he oc
cupied a high place in the estimation
of the pcoplo who delighted to vote
tor him. The old gentleman still lives
and a few days ago celebrated his
90th birthday. A writer says he
goes over his farm near Warrenton
daily, and ia as erect in carriage,
prompt in speech, clear in faculties
and perfect in health as ever, and
does not present the appearance of a
man or more tnan sixty.
Botheration Among the Dootors.
There is a breeze in the St Louis
medical society, over certain breaches
of the code. Several physicians had
"specialties" and avertised them.
This being contrary to medical eti
quette, necessitated the resignation
of these people. How queer it seems
that whon a good means of cure is
found, anybody should object to
making it public. It Is no secret
that many physicians use Brown's
Iron Bitters in their regular practice,
with the happiest effect Dr. M. E.
Donghorty, Franklin, Va.,says, "I am
highly pleased with Brown's Iron
Bitters, and believe it to be superior
to all other iron preparations."
GRAND 0FENIN& THIS M AT
The Old Reliable
M, FRANKEL & SDK.
We have received our
entire stock of Fall and
Winter Goods, consisting
of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Cloaks, Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps, Furnishing
Goods, Trunks and. fa
Uses, and offer extra in
ducements this week.
Our Clothing cannot
be surpassed in style,
qualitif and price.
Our Dry Goods are
cheaper than any in the
city and the largest stock
to select from.
Our Cloaks were made
to our order and we show
the greatest variety in
the city at the lowest
prices.
Our Hats and Caps are
the latest styles.
Our Boots and Shoes
defy competition.
Our Furnishing Goods
cannot help but please
the most fastidious.
Our Trunks and Vali
ses are better made than
any to be shown in this
city and same prices as
inferior goods. Call on
us for bargain sand you
shall go away well pleas
ed. M. FRANKEL & SONS.
For a nice
Fall or Winter Suit
call on. IT. TOBIU &
CO., Merchant Tailors,
Mam Street, Hopkins-
ville, Ky.
A New Grocery i Saloon
Let Everybody Come.
I have just opened
my new store, and ex
tend my old friends
and the public gener
ally a cordial invita
tion to come and see
me. promising to sell
you nothing but the
very best goods at the
lowest living prices,
In connection with a
new and complete
stock of Staple and
Fancy Groceries, Pro
visions, etc. I have
fitted up in the best
style, a Saloon, where
I propose to keep a
full line of Whiskies,
Wines, Brandies, and
everything usually
kept in a first-class
saloon. I am located
on Nashville St., op
posite Lewis House,
in the new buildings.
I have a full line of the
best cigars ever
brought to this city.
My stock is fresh and
new, and if you want
the best goods at low
prices don't fail to call
on me.
Very Respectfully,
0. S. Stevens.
Ml kinds of Repaiiing
done in the venj best
manner at McCamy,
Bonte Co's. Carriage
Factory. Prices low
down.
WE AKE STILL HOLDING FORTH AT THE
OPERA HOUSE.
Great Inducements in
SUITS to ORDER,
CUSTOM-MADE
C&OVSSlDSrG,
Gent's Furnishing Goods,
HATS AND CAPS.
All the Latest Styles now
on hand, and ready tor your
inspection. We shall be
pleased to see you in our
store during Pair week.
Jas. Pye & Co.
Isolator M3Hb !
FORBES & BR0.
At TJaoir Planing Mills,
HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY,
HAVE TUB LAlUiKsTbTOCK Or
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Wo aro fully prepared to fill all orders for Building Material.
We have everything with which to build a limine, from tlio finest to tho
cheapest. We aro prepared to couiH;to with anybodv In quality of
work, prices, etc.
Laths, Shingles, Flooring, Sash, Doors, Blinds,
Flooring, Buggies and Wheat Drills.
The Celebrated Excelsior Wagons,
AND FARMING MACHINERY OF EVERY KIND.
EQtlmatoa :i?-va.ria.ie2a.&.
That's What's the Matter
And Don't you Forget it.
Caldwell k Handle
are doing more tin work, better tin work,
and cheaper tin work, than any other
house in Hopkinsville. If you don't
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self. They are better pre
pared, have the largest
force of experienced work
men, and do more work, and-
better work than any other house
in the city. Don't forget to call on us
when you want Tin, Slate or Galvanized
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Slcp oa Spring SI next far to VsCuj, Ha I Co's. Cirriip Fictsrj,
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Stapp and. ZFanc G-xocezies,
COKNKK CLAY AND NASHVILLE 8T. 1IOI K1NSVILLK, KY.
Myitock lnoneofthe largnt in tho city, ami flint-clan in every nwncct, Mr prlccn ro u
low ns th lowttut, ami 1 can mako It ki your liilcnl to call on inc. Thanking tlio nubllo fur put
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