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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
The Grey Mare is the Better
Horse

| The application of this proverb is we'll
known, but no so well the story on which
it is founded \ gentleman wko had
seen the world, one day gave his son a
span of horses, a chariot, and a, asket
of eggs.
Do you, said he to the boy, Gravel
upon the high road until you come to the
first house in which there is a married
couple. If you fnd that the husband
is master there, give him one of the
horses. If, on the contrary, the wife is
the ruler, give her an egg. Return at
once if you part with horse, but do not
return as long as you retain both horses
and have az egg remaining.
. Away went the boy full of his mis-
sion, and just beyond the borders of his
father sestate, 10 a modest cottage He
alighted from his chariot and knocked
at the door. The good wife opened it
for himand courtsied.
- Is your husband at home?"
No but she would call him from
the hay field
In he came wiping his brow. The
young nan told his errand
Why" says the wife, bridling and
rolling one corner of her apron, = ]. al
ways do as John wants me to do, he is
my master; amt you John ?"
&" Then" said the boy, "a am to give
you shorse. Which will you take ?"
. think, said he, "as how that bay
geldi,g seems to be the one as would suit
me Il best
We have choice husband, said
the Il think the grey mare will
A .~rIie.l.-I..llr,. s. the bay for I.....sI
he most square in front, and his
leg better.
said the wife, don't think
so ;e grey mare is the better horse,
and Ishall not be eontentcd unless l get
that oAe.
"Nell, said John, if your mind is
set oaat, III give up, we'll take the grey
mare
"fkank you," said the boy, allow
me give you an egg from this basket,
it isa fresh one, aud you can boil it hard
or sdt, as your wife will allow.
Tie rest you can imagine. The young
mancame home with both horses, but
not IN egg remained in the basket.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
What Makes a To,yn.
We copy the following from the T.

We copy the following from the To
ledo (Ohio) Blade:
Not many years ago, Canton, in this
State, was one of the dullest and least
progressive towns in Ohio. Instead of
increasing in wealth and population, it
was retrograding, as no one thought
worth while to settle there, and leaving
for more progressive localities. Finally,
one man, a Mr. Ball, having invented an
improvement in moving machines, pro-
posed that if the citizens of Canton
would loan him ten thousand dollars, to
manufacture them at that place, he would
Immediately erect a factory. They did
it, and that one factory was the nucleus
around which the following have gath
cred Two immense agricultural i'm
plement manufactures, one of paper and
mower knives, one of saddlery hard
ware, two of furniture, one of cultiva-
tors. one of wrought iron bridges, and
one of soap, besidess large number of
others, more or less expensive. 1t must
not be supposed that those we have
enumerated are small concerns, the ma
chine interest alone supporting 1000
people. The town has trebled in popu-
lation, quadrupled in wealth, and the
people satisfied by experiment that man
ufactories can be made successful in the
West, are still pushing forward in that
direction.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
LINES TO A SKELETON.

Fifty years ago the London a Morning
Chronicle published poepentitled Lines
TO Skeleton" which attT ed much atten-
ton. Every effort, even T. the Offering of
a reward of fifty guineas, was vainly made
to discover the author. All that ever trans
pired was, that the poem, in fair, elerkly
hand, was found near skeleton of remark
able bealay of form and color, in the Mus
cum of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lin
coins Inn, London, and that the curator of
the Museum had them sent to Mr. Perry, of
the Morning Chronicle"
Behold this ruinl Twas a skull, e.
Once of ETHEREAL spirit full;
This narrow cell was life's retreat
This space was thoughts mysterious seat;
What beauteOus vision filed this spot
What dreams of pleasure long forgot
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
Movrursrs OF GEN. BnEcnIsRrDeE.

MOVEMENTS OF GEN. BREcRINRIDGE.
An Alexandria, Egypt, letter of Feb
ruary 9th, to the Boston Post, contains
the following
"This is the season of the influx of
Americans into Egypt, and the number
is even greater than in any previous
year. At my hotel no less person than
John G. Breckenridge is now sojourning.
He has been paying brief visit to Cairo,
aud return in day or two to France,
whence he will soon leave for Canada.
with his children, now at school in Ver-
sales. He looks much thinner and some
what older than when he sat in the Uni
ted States Senate. He declared to an
American at the dinner table, yesterday |,
in my hearing, that he was tired OF bis
prolonged absence from the country.
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10 new the rock or wear the gem,
Can little now avail to them,
But if the page of truth they sought.
Or comfort to the mourner brought,
These hands richer need shall claim,
Than all that wait on wealth or fame.
Avails it whether bare or shod,
These feet the path of duty trod
II from the halls of ease they fed,
To seek affiiction' humble shed;
If grandeurs guilty bride they spurned,
And home 10 virtue cot returned,
These feet with angels wings shall vie,
And tread the. palace of the sky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

A CERTAIN editor gives his opinion in
the following terms: "a talkative wo
man is one of the most agreeable com
panions in the world--the very soul Of
society. We like to hears sprightIy
woman talk SO necessarily Mat you can
not get word in edgeways. It frees
you from embarrassment: promotes socia-
bility, and gives you heart to slip in a
soft saying or SO, whenever such thing
is possible; whereas, silence is a bore not
to be endured, breeding awkward en-
barrassment and restraints. Give US a
woman who knows how to talk All
mankind are not of this gentleman's
taste. We know few who are ayerse to
being talked to death even by pretty
woman.
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CoTToN-THEN AND Now.-WheE
is to be fulfilled the Radical prophecy in
regard to free labor at the South
Louisiana makes one hogshead of sugar
by labor where she made ten in 1860,
and Mississippi one bale of cotton where
she raised four The sugar and cotton
fields remain at the South as before the
war, and there are free Africans there
with strong arms and hungry stomachs
by tens of thousands, but they coutrive
not to labor and are encouraged by the
Radicals to think more of the ballot than
of bread. The fear now is that only
negro labor will ever produce cotton
cheaply and successfully. Natives or
immigrants cannot, bed even when
hoed it must finally beNeked by hand,
which costs months of monotonous toll.
White laborers can hoe and plough, but
the four months monotonous picking
which was the work of the negro, though
a light labor, they will not readily sub
nit to, nor will the negroes, who are
naturally indolent We say not this in
the interest of slave labor, for that is
gone forever; but as proof that negroes
will not do in state of freedom for
themselves what they did in state of
slavery for themselves and others.-NeO
York Erpress.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

THE Newark, ~ j., people are out Of
patience with the steam man, aud the
Courier of that city, says: When will
this humbug, all about an iron boiler ia
smock frock, be done with That
which is called the steam man never
did, aud in all probability, never will,
walk the length Of his ncsc.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
CITY OGjcers.

City Officers.
Rovor.-Saml Landrum.
Clfy Judge.-J. H. Davis.
Cierk-J. Fl Morehead.
Acrshal.-Pat Cunningham.
County 0ncers.
Csmaty Jadge.-B R. Walker.
County 4ttosaey.-H A. Tyler.
Circuit Court CLerk-W. H. Brevard.
County Court Clerk.-Jno. A. Wilson.
Sheri6.-Wm. Herrin, Office at City
HALL
Deputy !&eriF-Henry Campbell,
.eAce with j. A. Lauderdale
sEsAroaer L. McJilton.
, <.sLaiIor.-G. W. Stubblefeld.
SIkftgistsates.-Di No. l, E. G..
- nbro, Jacob Bushart Constable
.orge Morris. District No. 2, Owen
eslsS, and Alfred Naylor. Constable
asRH II. Roper District No. 3, j. w.
Is and John Boyer. Constable
Dzeorge NJ Wilbourn District No. 4,
j. n. Hawkins and r. Cross. Con-
stable-L. Everett.
County Assessor.-Wm. Hubbard.
IT, S. assessor. G. Buck
IT, s. REQ. Coliector.-H. G.. Catlett.
Jadges-Court of Common Pleas,
Hd Grassland Circuit Court-E. L.
Bullock.
Comm0n,oealth's Astoraey.-J. Tice.
Register az Bankruptey--Charles s.
Marshal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

Notices of the above character viii be in.
serted free of charge. Obituaries and trib-
utes of respect inserted at 81 OOper square.
Bay- Advertisements Local Column 81
for four lines less and 20 cents for each
additional line.
66- Voluntary communications contain
ing interesting news, solicited from any
quarter. News letters from Western Ken
rucxy and Tennessee especially desired.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
NASHVILLE DIREC TORY.

@F 4 . II 4 A1-11@ u 4 II 7 = 4 . 1t Il
Ewing ( Co, wholesale grocers and
commission merchants; l.. l.. Coleman,
wholesale druggist; Paul, Tavel & Han
ner, booksellers, stationers; bookbinders,
and job printers II. \. Huntington,
dealer in fine custom made clothing and
sentlenen's furnishing goods. Hotels
81 Cloud, Stacey House, Mansion House,
Nicholson House.
MEMPHIS DIRECTOR
Jouss Bros, Cartmell & Drury, cotton
factors and commission merchants.
EF4NSFILLE
Gardner, Noel & Co., forwarding and
soAmission.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

depth % attract and carry of the surplus
watet IF The soil be of an imperyious
chara lesit will be necessary to construct
blind Ftchss of the required depth, lead
ing il g ne open sewers, taking care to
have sleir coverings so far below the
surfad as not to be touched by the plow.
Thesg together with surface trenches
madessith q lew, and properly located,
will 4 t thei md in a proper state for
cultiSF
H,1 throw up the beds four
feet q az them in the direction
of the - "a adopt narrow Is in
such8a tfor Ore same reason tnat l
wouA Discard them on high land, name
ly, bscahse they can be made higher and
so dyes, and for the further reason that
the yaterfurrows are thereby multiplied,
bothoE which circumstances tend to dry
Tlefefs yet another reason for it. The
hisler and narrower the beds, the more
effe fa will they be penetrated by
the ksts of winter, which exert pow
erfr Hhuence In pulverizing aud mel.
low ,he land,
ming the beds for llantipg, the
gs ssr. = sf & sls ss' 81 L. u ID
iniuit sromb bver moisture.
The comparative merits of this, aud
the ordinary culture, should be tested
by an experiment on contiguous portions
of the fed, and fare statement of the
result be pulished for the use and the
benefit Of others -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
The New Era.

Al English paper remarks upon the
singular fact, that the four great and
most ancient spiritual authorities seems
aboa to expire, or be swept away by
eveus.
Tie present Grand Lama of Thibet,
the pIigious head OF many millions of
peope, is the last in that order of priest
hoodbg ancient prescription and pro-
pheq.sthe last incarna ton of the Deity,
as a Fhibetan theologian would say
The rMlkado of Japan, the spiritual
headlo4 4the great japanese empire, is
also neify the end of his reign; the dis
turbmees in his country consequent upon
the admission of foreigners apRear to
have stguck fatal blow to the01ika-
dorslig-
Tie Sultan of Turkey, the Head of
Islan. can not, it seems probable, much
long,r maintain himself in Constantine
pie and will scarcely be regarded as
the piritual chief of his people when he
ceas,s to reign in the Bosphorus. =
Finally, the Pope, Italians think, viii
not much longer be Pope of Rome, when
PiusIX dies, Victor Emmanuel or Gen.
GaraDaldi will step in.
1t might be added that the " Estab-
lishe{ Chureh" in Ireland, that curious
anorzfy by which a-liberty loving peo-
ple-rs the English, have SO long and
so uffustly imposed the support of a
Protestant establishment upon popu-
latici almost entirely Roman Catholic,
is likely soon to be swept away
MGeyer, if recent visitors to Salt Lake
may be believed, Brigham Young, tie
Mormon prophet, begins to see the n0
cessiEy for such reforms as will deprive
Mornonism of some of its distinctive
features, and the Pacific railroad threat
ems to finish what ever Young may leave
undone.
DR. Cumming might, we think, make
good 4se of these circunstances.[D DM it'll
his lively imagination lie ought to be
able 40 interpret the meaning of this
genei -dethronemen of hierarchies.
There is gentleman in Philadelphia
who foretold lately terrible things to
happen soon among them, if we remem-
Der correctly, the deposition of the Pope;
but he, unluckily for Europe, put Ma
poleon in his place
VEGETABLEs.-Far generally, do
not appreciate the value of vegetable
crops. They are easily cultivated, gen
orally yield prolifcally. and are readily
converted into money at good profit
Ia the immediate vicinity of the large
cities, lands command fabulous prices,
almost entirely or account OF being de-
voted to the raising Of vegetables. Farm
ers in the interior might profit by the
hint Less meat and more vegetables,
and we will have fewer doctors.
Gen. Jubel early is sojouraing at
Drummondville, Cauada West.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02
4 LOVE EXPERIENCE.

We sat on the steps of the Nrden gate
The air was balmy, the hour 'as late
I asked my love to decide my fate
And the glorious girl consented,
She did.
She said she loved me better than life;
She named the day she'd be my wife,
Wound her arms around my neck in mimic
strife.
We squoze.
oh, the ravishing bliss
OF that lover kissi
Twere worth three weeks in heaven
But, horrors
felt a great heat
Near my trOwser's seat
Twas the old man's No. eleyeni
No cards.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

One meets with many curious things
who peers into the old church registers
of England, but the following, which a
friend has placed in our hand, taken
from the record office of Winchester
Cathedral, dated A. ID. 1882, is certainly
unique 1t is paid workman's bill,
and this is a literal copy:
For work done. s. d.
In soldering and repairing st. Joseph, 6
Cleaning and ornamenting the Holy
ONOsJ, .-.---.-.--..-s.--. v
Repairing the Virgin Mary before and
behind and making a new child, 8
Screwing II hose on the devil, putting
in the hair in his head, and plac-
ing new joint in his tail, ,......... 6
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-05-02

Gen. Jubel Early is sojouraing at
Drummondville, Canada West.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-31

WEATHER PREDICTIoNs.-A weather
prophet at Cornnia, Michigan, astonishes
the people by the accuracy of his weather
predictions. He is farmer, named Alex
ander Thompson, AID he claims to have a
theory by which he Can infallbly prognos-
iicate the weather for three or six months
in advance He conducts all his farming
operations in accordance with these indi-
cations, even to the shutting up of his
sheep and cutting his hay, and is eminent
ly successful as farmer. 1t is said that
many OF his predictions have been fulfilled
with surprising accuracy. and that numt
bers of his neighbors are beginning to act
upon them. His weather predictions for
the winter are as follows
'First-About the middle of January
there will be thorough thaw Second-
February will be very moderate Third
About the eighth Of March it will begin to
be cold-very- cold. Fourth-We shall
have an open winter and very late
spring.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-31
John Chinaman as a Citizen.

The Chinese population in San Francisco
is said to be ill-used, treated as pariahs and
outcasts whom every man has a sort right
to bully and swindle. But they are some
times the swindlers and bulliss themselves.
Recently the police of San Francisco at
tempted to get into one of the Chinese gam
bling dens, of which there are numbers in
that city, and Of the worst sort. Officers
have made frequent attempts to obtain ad-
mission into these "hels," but rarely with
success. The games are usually carried on
in an inner room, to which there is no en-
trance save through a narrow hall, with
many sharp angles and posted sentries to
obstruct the passage of strangers or police
officer
Not long since an officer went with two
comraoes to one of these Chinese houses
to try and make an arrest. He succeede d
in spushing past the first sentry, and en-
tered the narrow hall, bu. suddenly slip
moose was dropped from hole in the cell
ing above which fell over his head, Wig
orous and sudden jerk upward frightened
the rope about his neck, aud he found him
self lifted almost of his feet. The men
above had good will to raise him to the
ceiling and choke him to death, but the
other officers rushed in, cut the rope and
released him. TIE attempt was thereupon
abandoned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-31
The Last Duel in Europe.

There is mixed railway train daily 60
ing through to Aix-a-C hapele by the
northern line. A few days ago some three
or four gentlemen we're seated In trst-class
carriage Of this train. One was the Count
-, a Prusslan noblcman, going TO
Berlin. He was conversing in a loud voice
with u gentleman next him, giving a full
account OF some of the political and war
like events OF last year, and III that arro>
gently offensive tone which is very charac
teristlc of the Prussian OF the modern Bis
mark school, he staggered overnIuch at
the expense of Austria.
Another gentleman in the opposite corner
of the carriage could not help overhearing
this language, and he was naturally much
disgusted, being the Baron---, an Aus
trian Colonel Indeed, at last, the Baron,,
to get out of earshot, or to cool his rage,
opened the window and put his head out.
The Prussian complained of The cold, and
at last pcremrtorily requested that the win
dow be Shut. You lear the cold" said
the Baron, more enraged than ever. 1--WE
shall see by and by whether you fear the
fire. The Count understood him.
Whenever you like" said he. 1t so
happens that this train stops an hour at
and introduced himself, told his story, and
found two officers who consented to act as
seconds. The Count found two of his
countrymeh travelling on the train, who
did tic honorable needful for him.
The found the nearest retired place, but
the whole of the passengers, who somehow
got intelligence of the matter, followed
them, and were present. Pistols had been
brought from the barracks. The combat
tants were arranged at twenty-five PAGES
rom each other. One Of the seconds,
standing.out, elapped his hands three times.
At the third stroke-bang! bang both
fell together The Baron--falls, his
knee broken The Prussian is not touched,
but with continued arrogance he says,
moving off, Gentlemen excuse me, but
am in hurry to get home, and l must not
miss the train" Not yet, if you please, !"
said the Austrian Colonel. lifting himself
from the ground, and pale and CHASTITY,
standing on one leg, lone more round, if
you please" The Prussian became lived,
but took his place again. They fired, and
the Austrian shot his man through the
brain. The Count sprang a foot from the
ground, and fell down dead London
COurt .JOnrnaL
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-31
Dreadful Death by Hydrophobia.

From the New Orleans Picayune, January I'd.
Some two weeks since, SamuelS. keyes,
resident of Mississippi, reached our city in
search of medical advice, and that atten-
ton which the inferior facilities of country
practice could not afford In the month
Of August, 1865, he received bite from a
rabid dog, but applying at once the rene
dies usually advised in such cases, he was
soon, as he supposed, free from the effects
of the bite Several times, during the last
two years, the place bitten would infame
and give exquisite pain for several days,
and then get we'll. Still MIR. Reyes endured
no uneasiness, until about month ago he
began to feel, as be described it, dull,
heavy feeling, accompanied by partial
blindness, wild, thrilling sensations, and
alterations of mind. This continued for
two weeks, growing each day worse, and,
satisfied at last that it was the approach of
the dreadful hydrophobia, he started for
this city, accompanied by his brother, in
search Of medical attention. But each
day the fearful disease made more rapid
advances, and yesterday morning be died
In all horrible agonies of raging, foaming
delirium. His disease defed human skill.
The insidious poison had corrupted the
whole mind and body, intensifying his fear
ful sufferings until death put an end to his
tOrtureS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-31
In Probate,

Manitowoc County Court. in the matter
Of the Estate Of knud Knudscn Sohus, de-
ceased
On reading and filing the petition of Sarah
~ knudsen of said county, representing,
among other things, that knud knudsen Sohus
late of said county, on the 10Th day Of ebru-
airy i. d. 1861, at his residence in said ooun-
ty, died intestate, leaving goods, chattels and
estate within this state, and that the said petit
TONER is the widow of said deceased, and pray
ing that administration of said estate be to Ole
knudsen Sohus granted, it is ordered that said
petition be heard before the judge Of this
Court: Oh Monday, the sd day Of February, a.
ID. 1868, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at my Office in
said county. Ordered further, that
notice thereof be given to the heirs of said
deceased and to all persons Interested, by
publishing "a copy of this order for three weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the Manito-
voc Pilot, weekly newspaper published at
Manitowoc in said County.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 9Th day of Janu-
airy A. d. 1868 GEO. W. BARKER
County Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-31
Poor Richards Almanac.

Below will be found few selections
from poor RICHARDS Almanac" the
author of which is generally known to be
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:
an egg to day is worth more than hen
tomorrow.
II pride leads the van, poverty brings up
the rear.
God heals, and the doctor takes up the
fees.
Mary's mouth costs her nothing, for she
never opens it but at anothers expense.
He that can travel well aioot keeps a
good horse.
The worst whce! of cart makes the
most noise.
He that falls in love with himself will
have no rivals
A false friend and shadow attend only
wlrn the sun shines.
If you would not be forgotten as soon as
sou are dead and rotten, either write some
thing worth reading or do something worth
writing about.
Nothing dries sooner than tear.
Scarlet silk and velvet have put out the
kitchen fire.
The mistake in public business is going
into it,
The idle man is the devil hireling, whose
diet and wages are famine and disease.
Kings and bears very often worry their
keepers.
Beware of little expenses small leak
will sink great ship.
A ploughman on his legs is higher than
a gentleman on his knees.
He is fool that makes bis debtor his
heir.
Never take wife till thou hast house
to put her in.
lie that has trade has an office of profit
and honor