KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest	6 Dec 1999		Volume 99 : Issue 53

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Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 02:58:28 -0500
From: "Geneva Mckinney" <grogers@infinet.com
Subject: NEWS:THE JACKSON HUSTLER  APRIL 17,1891, Breathitt County JOHN J.DICKEY
EXCERPTS        PART#3


Hello
This is part #3 of The Jackson Hustler which we transcribed from microfilm
from The University of Kentucky


The editor and junior compositor are indebted to Misses Sarah Frazier and
Dora Snowden for two beautiful bouquets.

We never go fishing, but when we get a square invitation to make a repast
on the finny tribe, such as A.H. Short gave us Thursday, we accept.

There are 200,000 copies of the new Constitution printed for gratuitous
distributions. The people are to have a chance to read, digest, and act.

Dr. L.H. Blanton preached here last Sunday morning and night. His sermons
were listened to by large audiences, and were highly appreciated.

We were mistaken last week in announcing quarterly meeting for last
Sunday. It will be next Saturday night and Sunday. Rev. J.A. Sawyer will
officiate.

Revs. E. P. Mickel and Z. Haney started for Gilead Church, Montgomery co.,
Tuesday morning, where West Lexington Presbytery holds its spring session.

Our friend, Lewis Back, has joined his fate and fortune with Miss
Charlotte Davidson, of the Middle Fork. We congratulate the young bachelor
on his good fortune.

Mr. Charles Scott, General Passenger and Freight Agent, of the K.U. R. R.
was here Wednesday making the acquaintance of our merchants. He is a very
agreeable gentleman and is doing all he can to increase the business of his
road. He says they will soon publish a new schedule of prices on freight,
which will give lumber men such rates as will soon fill the country along
the line of the road with saw mills, stave factories, mills for cutting,
railroad ties. The traffic of the road is increasing every day. 

We learn from eye witnessess that a great deal of whisky is being shipped
into Breathitt county. Merchants with a handful of goods are dealing in the
poisonous stuff, and destroying thereby the peace and happiness of homes
and communities.

There will be a great many people brought together at Louieville the 14th
of May. It is the time of the Democratic State Convention, the Musical
Festival, the Racos of the Louisville Jockey Club and the third annual
meeting of the Scotch Irish American Congress.



C. VOORHEES,

PLASTERER & BRICKLAYER.

JACKSON, KY.

First class work guaranteed. Plans and estimates furnished on application.
Will take contracts in adjoining counties. Correspondence solicited.
                page #10


B. M & F. HAGINS,

DEALERS IN--

GENERAL MERCHANDISE

JACKSON, KY.

THEY PROPOSE TO GIVE VALUE 

RECEIVED FOR EVERY DOLLAR TAKEN.

GIVE THEM A TRIAL

NEW DRUG STORE

A full line of PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 

Patent Medicines of all kinds. Paints, Oils, and DyeStuffs

Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded,

27 ly J. S. PARK.

Attorneys.

B. REDWINE, ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Jackson, Ky.

C. BAKER, ATTORNEY-AT LAW,'

Jackson, Ky.

N. H. SAYLER

ATTORNEY AT LAW

32 l-y Hazard, Ky.

You wind your watch once a day. Your liver and bowels should act as
regularly. If they do not, use a KEY. the KEY is-Dr. Peirce's Pleasant
pellets. One a dose.

Those who believe that Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will cure them are more
liable to get well than those who don't. if you happen to be one of those
who don't believe, there's a matter of $5oo to help your faith. it's for
you if the makers of Dr. Sage's remedy can't cure you, no matter how bad or
how long standing your catarrh in the head may be.

Fine Playing Cards

Send (10) cents in stamps or coin to John Sebastin,Gen Tkt , Chicago ,
Ill. for a pack of the latest smoothest, slickest playing cards that ever
gladdened the eyes and rippled along the fingers of the devotee to
High-Five, Seven-Up, Casino, Dutch, Euchre, Whist, or any other ancient or
modern game, and get your money's worth five times over.

Wm. D. Back is having lumber cut to build a hotel on the beautiful lot he
bought of J.m. Snowden. He is stacking the lumber on the lot, and will
build in the fall.

Page #11

THE LOVE OF DRINK

A recent Pittsburgh telegram mentions on a single evening in that city
four expectant brides, who were in readiness for the marriage ceremony,
were disappointed through the non-appearance of the men whom they were to
marry on account of drunkenness. In one case, many invited guests and the
minister were in attendance and waiting from half-past seven till nine
o'clock, when word came that "John" was drunk, and the party dispersed. In
three cases the disappointed girls did not marry the men who had thus
disgraced themselves. In this decision they were wise, and it is hoped they
will adhere to it. Drunkenness and marriage, in the best sense, are
incompatible.--National ___Advocate.

Indians Never Scalp Negroes-ST. Louis Globe Democrat

There is one danger incident to Indian warfare to which a soldier of the
colored regiment is not exposed. --he runs no risk of being scalped. The
Indians call the negroes "buffalo soldiers" referring to their close, wooly
hair, and nothing would induce them to take an Ethiopian scalp.

They believe it is to be "bad medicine," certain to bring misfortune, and
not a case can be cited in which a colored man has lost his hair. The
soldiers know this, and it is astonishing with how much confidence this
knowledge inspires them. I have read several accounts of the Indian method
of taking scalps, but none are strictly accurate, the method of scalping
depending largely upon the time at the disposal of the wielder of the
knife. An indian likes to take off every part of the skin of the head that
is covered with hair, and instances are numerous in which the mustache and
beard were removed in one piece with the scalp. A soldier fo the Fourth
Cavalry was once killed by the Commanches. He was a vey hairy man, and the
Indians skinned him from his head nearly to his waist. This gastly trophy
was captured several years after it was taken, having been preserved by the
tribe as "good medicine", of most remarkable efficiency.---ST LOUIS GLOBE
DEMOCRAT

You must admit that alcohol is good for one thing at least-it will clean
all the silver out of one's pockets.Many persons suppose that the Bible
does not condemn the use, but the "abuse" of strong drink. Could there be
any stronger appeal for total abstinence than this?-"Look not thou upon the
wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth
itself aright. At the last, it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an
adder," United Presbyterian.

NOW IS THE TIME

To purify your blood and fortify your system against the effects of spring
weather. At no other season is the bitter taste in the mouth more
prominent, the breath so offensive, the drowsy dizziness so frequent or
that tired feeling so prevalent. Hood's Sarsaparilla is just the medicine
to build up the system , purify the blood, create a good appetite.

HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA

Sold by all druggists 

100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR

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A COWBOY STRIKE

"When I was in New Mexico eight ot nine years ago," said Dan Quin, who has
shed undying glory on the "Cattleman," I saw a singular labor strike..
Cowbows are composed of two general classes: those born to the business and
those who are exported west by relatives who have wearied of them and their
gay and tumultous practices of doing nothing but spending money and
accumulating bad habits. The native western men, as a rule can neither read
nor write, are grave of mein, and hard men when trouble comes on. The
transplanted cowboy is drunk whenever possible, but he is otherwise
pleasing to the eye and harmless enough.The educated ones read the
newpapers to their Brethren on subjects of national interest.At the time of
the Roundup on the Triangle Dot ranch I went over to see if any or our
cattle had mixed with theirs. One of the boys on the Triangle ranch was
contentious and much given to arguement. He had been reading reports of
labor troubles in the east to the men, and in the dis!
cussions that followed, it was decided to strike."That night it happened
that Jackson, the agitator, was out riding herd with some of the others and
after their supper, the other boys fell into discussing their wrongs.They
decided that there was no time like the present, and naming one, Kelley,
popularly know as "Texas" Kelley, as chairman, they decided to strike. They
went in a body to Col. Small's tent.Small was the bookkeeprer and acting
manager of the Triangle-Dot ranch and was feeling plenty proud, because the
regular manager had gone to Chicago and left him in charge. he was from
Chicago himself and rather fresh. 

"Anything I can do for you gentlemen?" he asked pleasantly enough.

"They is plenty to be done. You see ,Col. Small, we has become dead tired
of filling the coffers of Chicago plutocrats. We are free-born Americans,
an' no Chicago packin house prince has got title to us."

"But what is your grievance? What is your reason for striking? You must
have a grievance," insisted the bookkeeper.

The men withdrew to formulate their statement of hardships and presently
returned.

"We has, after a due an' deliberate considerin, decided on this, Col.
Small:We is gittin' too much fresh beef, an \' too little salt hoss, an' we
strikes for that reason.'

"As salt pork was worth only $6.50 per hundred and beef even on the range
dressed scaled up to eighteen cents a pound it didn't require much figuring
for Small to settle it. 

"I ought to have thought of this before and I will start the wagons for
the ranch to-night for two barrels of pork and 500 pounds of bacon. As long
as I'm running things you men shall have what you want".--Chicago Tribune

End of Excerpts for April 17, 1891 The Jackson Hustler   John  J. Dickey
No. 16

Only One Dollar per Year In Advance

Page #13

Thank you very much(The page # are my own and do not reflect the Papers'
numbers)


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