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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-28

Halls Journal of Health thus seeks
to induce the variety in life which rests
and recreates soul and body
Get out of them if you wish to live
long if you wish to avoid the luuatic
asylum; if you wish to escape suicide
or a miser's death. Men and women
must have recreation must have amuse-
ment; must have diversion II is whole
some for the mind to break away from its
daily vocation or employment every
night. The man who goes fSsm his
counting house or his workshop at the
close of the day, and does not leave it
behind him, but sits at the family table
in moodiness, broodIng over past occur
rences, weighing probabilities, casting
conjectures, laying plans, and when the
meal is over, sits thinking, thinking,
by the hour. aud goes 10 bed
to toss, and tumble, aud worry, cannot
live long; the brain or the heart must
give way, and he will drop dead in the
street, as many a business New Yorker
has done within few years past.
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Five Thousand Years Ago.

An interesting account of recent ex
plorations of the Yorkshire caves In
England is contributed to Macmillan ;
Magazine, by w. Boyd DawkiDs, F. r..
5. Mr.. D2wkins demonstrates that these
caves had human inhabitants FIVE thou
sand years ago. He says that the Vic
toria cave was inhabited at two different
times, by people in two different states
of civilization. Nor are we without
clue to the approximate date Of the older
occupation. The debris fallen from the
cliff on the Roman Celtic stratum is two
feet in thickness, and has accumulated
since the middle of the eighth century,
or in about twelve hundred years; while
that below is not less than six feet thick
and thesefore probably took three times
as long, or three thousand six hundred
years In other words, the interval be-
tween the Roman Celtic aud the Neolitic
occupations, if measured by the present
rate of disintegration Of the cliff cannot
be less than $500 years, aud the date of
the latter will be removed back about
5000 years from the present time The
accuracy of the calculation is indeed in
jured by the possibility that the Winter
cOiu WIS mOTe IulehSes anu the splltuog
action of the frost greater in the pre-
than in post Roman times Nevertheless,
the change from the arctic severity of
the post glacial Winter to the present
climate of Britain has been so gradual
that it may be ISSUED to have been very
small in so short a time as 5000 years.
The only assumption, is that the rate of
the disintegration of the cliff before the
fourth century after Christ, was about
the same as it has been since that time.
This mode of estimating the interval does
not pretend to any scientific accuracy,
but is merely useful in affordiug the
means of forming some idea of the lapse
of time out of the reach of history.
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LAND FOR SALE.

TIME farm of E ]. Weaver, decd, is now
offered for sale. Said farm contains 154
ares. about one half cleared, and in good
state of cultivation, with two good dwell
Iings and out buildings and has fine young
orchard on 1t, over four hundred apple
.-ees II lies on the State road six miles
from hickman and will be sold on reason
sbIe terms Say one-third cash and the
Balance on one and two years time. Apply
~ A. D. Kingman, or myself.
" JOHN r. ncGEHEE, Ex'r.
;uIvoo-sn of E. J. Weaver.
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TWO DAILY PASSENGER TRAINS.
DaylPassenger-Leaves hickman at Z 2. M;
arrives at Hickman at ] p NJ
Night Passenger-Leaves Hickman at %
4. IT,: and arrives ut Hickman 10 10 p. M.
Close connections made at Union City
with the Mobile and Ohio rOad-at McKen-
zie with the Memphis and Clarksville road,
and at Nashville with the Louisville and the
Chattanooga roads
For tickets apply at the Railroad Office.
]. W THOMAS, Gen'l Sup't N. n. w r. r.
A. d. KING NAN, agent at Hickman
apr3o
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,
For all the purposes of a Laxative



Perhaps no one lnedi-
- cine Is universally re-
~ a cathartic nor was ever
xz=z=7E<z==srkE any before so UNIVERSAL
~ s. +: -" 4: s. :!
~ son is, that il is a more re-
-. liable and Ear more enec-
- - - tual remedy than any
=fji7Sfzzs= other. Those who have
tried IT, XIV that il cured them; t.sse who have
not, know that it cures their neighbors and nens,
and all know that what it does once It does always
It that is never Is through any fault or negieeto 40,
its compositions We have thousands upon tnou-
sands of certc4 5 of their remarkable cures OF me
following eomplS IS but such cures are kno to "a
Adapted TO all ages and conditions in all clim9Iesi
containing neither caOmel or any deeterous 9Iug,
they may be taken with safety by anybody: 1nelr
sugar coating preserves them ever fresh and makes
them pleasant to take while being purely vegetable
no harm can arise from their use in any quantity;
They operate by their powerful influence on tho
internal yscera TO purify the blood and stlmuiats
into healthy action-remove the distractions Of the
stomach, bowels liver and other organs Of the
body restoring their irregular action TO health, and
by correcting, wherever they exist, such derange-
ments as are the first origin of disease.
Minute directions are given in the wrapper on
me 9o1 ioE .ne ~ 4.ds9eseIon.
ness, Langu0r and Loss of Appetite, they
ach and restore its healthy tone and action.
For Liver Complains and its various sy1np-
toms, Bilious Headache, Sick Exeats.se nc,
Jaundice or Green Sickness, Billions
Collie and bilious Eeyers, they should be ill.,
iciously taken for each case to correct the diseased
action or remove the distractions which cause it.
For Dysentery or DiarrhGess, but one mild
dose is generally required.
For Inflammation, Cont. Gravel, PaIDs.
tation OF the Heart, Pain i'm the side,
Back and Lok CO, they should be continnonsIy
TAKEN as requirea to change the diseased acfion II
the system. With such change those Complaints
disappear.
For Dropsy and DropsicssI sweIIipo. ,,,ev
should be taken in large and frequent doses 10 nr-
duce the effect of drastic purge. y
rnr.rr. =
rs II prodU. = the desired effect by sympathy
AS Otitster Pun, take one or two PiIIs 10 uro-
mote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels INTO healthy action, restores the appetite
and lnTIgorates the system. Hence it is often All
yantaSeous where no serious arrangement exists
One who feels tOlerably WELL often finds that dose
OF these PfEs makes him feel decidedly better nom
thelc cleansing and renovating effect the diges-
tive apparatus.
DIX u. @. AVER &c CO., Practical Chemists.
LOWELL. Mass, U. S. 4.
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Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Ague, IuterTnittent Fever,
Chill Fever, Remlttent Fever, Dumb
Ague, Periodical or Bilious Fever, &c,
and indeed all the affections which arise
from malarious, marsh, or mlas1naUc
poiSOnS.
As its name innplies, It does Cure. and does not
fail Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Blsnutf,
Zine nor any other mineral or poisonous substance
whatever, IL in nowise Injuries any patient The
number and Importance Of its cures IN the a1e dis
tricts arc literally beyond account, and we believe
without parallel in tho history Of Ague medicine
Our pride is gratded by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS we
receive of the radical cures effected IN obstinate
cases and where other remedies had wholly failed
UnaCclim2tcd persons, either resident IN or
travelling through miasmatic localities VIII be pro-
tected by taking the 1GUE CURE daily.
For Tsrcr' Com pfajHtS, arising from torpidltg
OF the Liver IL is excellent remedy, stimulating
the Liver into healthy activity
For Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints, It -
excellent remedy, producing many truly re.
mar1ablc cures, where other medicines had failed
Prepared by DIR. J. c. AVER g. Co, Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass, and sold
al round the world.
PRICE, 500 PER BOTTLE.
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never for a moment been off him, sud-
denly seized the fork, and with a move
ment quick as that of the deadly rattle
snake, stuck the sharp prongs through
his wrist. literally pinning it to the table,
at the same time presenting a cooked
pistol full at his head There was yell
from the wounded man, and yolley of
limprecations burst from his associates.
A dozen weapons were planted at the
breast of Harris He, however, was
LeouaI to the occasion. Not muscle of
his face moved, and his voice was not
raised the least when he spoke:
"One moment, gentlemen" said he.
"You yourselves have declared that,
should one of your number be detected
in foul play, the stakes should be for
feited and he summarily punished. If
the dice under the hand l now hold i'm
prisoned be not false, then do with me
as you will. If, however, l prove cor
rect in my assertion, l demand the full
illmeut of your threat"
By this time every male passenger
had collected around the table, and the
gamblers saw by their looks and drawn
weapons that they were not to be trihed
with. So they were forced, reluctantly, to
admit the truth of what Harris had said.
The gambler was held secure in his
chair, the fork withdrawn, the dice ex-
amined aud found to be loaded-the true
pair were concealed in his sleeve. His
fate was sealed in spite of desperate re-
sistanee. Strong arms stripped him of
his weapons, forced him into boat and
rowed him to the nearest land, low
sand bank entirely surrounded by the
river, and whose rapidly rising waters
promised soon to submerge il. Upon
this island, deaf to his piteous appeals
they forced him, and the steamer resum-
ed her course down the river.
But long after we had lost sight of
him in the darkness there came to US, out
of the black night, wild cries, that sound
ed in our ears high above the dash of
our ponderous wheels and the rush of
the mighty river. Screams for mercy,
fearful impreeations and chilling bias
phemies.
Harris hid his face in his hands and
wept like child. Strong men turned
pale, and the very gamblers looked at
trembling lips.
OF his fate there could be no doubt
The strongest swimmer could not for
moment stem that fearful torrent, and 10
remain upon the bank was but to choose
a lingering and more fearful death.
There was no more playing on board
the boat that trip, aud at the first land
ing most of the passengers left her, fee
ing from it as place accursed.
Among those who left was Harris.
Years had passed when We met again,
but he trembled when he spoke of that
fearful night on the Ohio, and said he
had never touched a card since then.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases OF the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma.
and Consumption.

anu consumption
Probably never befoEe Ia the Syhaia hiA.-sry Or
medicine has anything won so widely and so deeply
upon the confidence OF mankind, rs this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. through a hing
series of years, and among most OF the races Z
men IL has risen higher and higher IN tneIr estlnla
ton as il has become better known. It's uniform
character and power to cure the various affections
of the lungs and throat, have made u known as re-
liable protector against them. While adapted to
Iuider forms of disease and to young children, IL is
at the same time he most eectual remedy that can
be given for indpient consumption, ana the dam
gerous affections of the throat and lungs As pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group, II should
be kept on hard in every family, and indeed as all
are sometinlss subject 20 colds and coughs, al
should be pi a ided with this antidote for them.
Although fhtled Consumption Is thought IN
clIrealc stiStreat numbers of eases where the dis
case seemcs<ettled, have been completely cured,
and the t,slstnt restored TO sound health by tie
tTheyg-y FseSfol-dE. SO complete j. ITS mastery
over the disorders Of the LunESand Throat, tIa1e
the mo- obstinate of them yielRoo it. When moth
ing Ell " could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
fos.aI rilev subsidc and disappear.
singers and Public Speakers Ind gre2t pro
lection from 1t.
cured by IL
bronchitis IS generally cured by taking the
CHERRY I'ecforal in small and frequent doses.
So generally are its virtues known thar we need
not publish the certificates of them here, or do more
than assure the public that its qualities are fully
aintained.
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sTRAYED.

TNAKEN UP AS A STRAY by ]. W.
LESTER, living fifteen miles West of
Hickman, on Island No. 9, in Fulton Countv.
on the 2sth day of August, 1871. One black
mare mule, aged about six years, having
two white spots on her rump, and branded
with something ike r on the right shoulder.
freshly trimmed, no curls in the TANKS. and
about fifteen hands high, but having no
other brands or marks and which appraise
at the value of one hundred and FIFTY dol
lars. Witness my hand this 4th day Of
September, 1871. J. W. NAYS
ssept9-3v J. T. F. C.
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BEAUTY in a woman is like the flow
ers in spring; but virtue is like the stars
of heaven A wife is better chosen by
the ear than by the eye A good wife is
the gift of a good God, aud the work
manship of a good husband. Many
blame the wife for their ewn shiftless
life.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-28

A EVANSVILLE, Wisconsin. editor has
discovered that many of the young
ladies of that city wear their eorsets in
bed with the strangs tightly laced. The
editor neglects to say how he comes to
know so much.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-28

A YOUNG lady at an Ohio camp meet
ing asked prayers of the assembly be-
cause she could not set her eyes upon a
certain young man IN her neighborhood
without feeling as though she must hug
him to death
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-28

CHILDHOOD is like the mirror, catch
ing and rejecting images all around it.
Remember that an impious or profane
thought uttered by parents lip may
operate upon young heart, like care
less spray of water thrown upon a poll
ished steel, staining it with rust, which
no after securing can efface.
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w POWELL. W. D. POWELL
Powell & Brother
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
a. W Cd a EE E8 - !.
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Dealers IN all Kinds Of
W. d. POWELL

COUNTRY PRODUCE AND LIVE Stock.
sA- Also, Stock Pens Kept for Drores.
A FTER several years absence from the
n Grocery and Commission Business in
Hickman, again offer our services to our
friends aud the public in the same line of
business and ask n renewal of their patron
age so literally bestowed upon us in years
past. We feel ourselves fully responsible
for our transactions and hope to give salts
faction in all of our dealings. We pur-
chased goods in various wholesale mar
kets for cash at their very lowest cash value,
hence we hatter ourselves that we can sell
as low as the lowest. We especially call
attention to our friends who buy TO sell
again to come and see us. We feel conf
dent that we can make it TO their interest
10 buy their small bills at least of us. We
win make liberable advances on Produce in
store to be shipped to our account either in
cash or goods. lFe win also barter with
our friends for all kinds of Produce or live
Stock. JUGS.
pa~TERMS CASH OR ITS EQUIV
ALENT.-a1a
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sENp YouR MONEY

n Post Once orders. checks. or drains on Ner
York. wherever oonvenipnt. lfpot. tnen regielar
toe letters containing money. Address
Nv ENGLAND. Pubifshev.
san osce. Aeg YORK. City.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-06
10 enNsnerIorr ELrerroN.

The returns from Connecticut show
that there has been a bard tight, aud d
victory for The Republicans, Jewell !.
elected Governor by handsome MAORI.
IS. and three out Of the four Congress
men elected hre Republicans.
We hopc our friends who were 50 very
badly frightened because New Hampshire
did not 70 Republican, viii now breathe
mor freely, aud hereafter have more
iAith so Che people than 10 suppose that
because President Grant and Mr. Senator
Sumner disagree upon the san Domingo,
or any other question, that the solid
masses viii forsake their principles and
loiu hands with party who as yet, have
not taken 8 square stand upon the ques-
lion Of The payment Of the national debt,
and who number among their leading
men, many who favored the rebels during
the late war for the preservation Of the
Union
Tie present administration has re-
dnced our national debt over three hun
drcd aud fifteen millions Of dollars,
besides removing eighty millions of tax
alton. Facts are stubborn things
The Democratic party will have to dc
great many good things, and repent Of
a great many sins, before the people, the
thinking reasoning people, ofthis country
will again put confidence In its leaders.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-06

sarh bead presents maay s3vsniagos
Ths s1ts 81 insertsg HAy seem l9E, tas
- man iAks inso oonsidertiion lie AZ.
Vaues tts phois word i mAk x, tie
Fass lncrs&ss % 10 Prccieas mciais.
whleh 90 tine mus, he coined late monts
and lseaspee vtl9,s snd rcdacs iuterCtt.
let % fuF faemeut remember the effect
81 tbs discovery q gold and silver.
add TIE fAbBlous wealth il vas thought
Nss brOggit from AmeFlca--ihc whole
Amggbt Of whieh, for balfA century alter
Columbus frst voyage. Is stated 10 have
bseu Dot over one half million OF dol
lars. The thea commercial world vas 81
shla1e by tie vast amount Of new wealth
dug from tbs earth aud coined II such
"a tie eject then, We must be willing
70 allow that the present influx Of the
immense amousi, from al the gold pro-
dn cling countries, viii make money more
abundant snd ensure low raies Of ne
ere.i
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-06

Tie President viii accompany the
transmission OF the San Domingo Com
missioners report 10 Congress next week
with message in which he says in sub
stance that, bad the subject received fair
treatment when the last treaty was re-
iected, be would not have asked its fur
Their consideration, but believing that IL
had not been fairly presented to the
Court, the question having become com
plicated with charges and insinuations
foreign to is morris, he desired full in
yestigatiou at the hands Of Congress,
which has been had with results yindica-
ting the correctness Of this public policy
aud disayowing charges of improper &C
ton ia Investigations. lie does not by
any means abandon his views, but leaves
the responsibility Of future action upon
Congress, and repeats bis original de-
elarati0n that hc has no policy to enforce
against the will of the people.
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surlpav. March l.sl.

for start.
SHrfpoV, March 81 lssl,
NJ Eftor,
Your paper has come regularly and has
been q welcome visitor avn much
pleased with e. Yon are getting mp a
very interesting paper Long may Sc
flourish
Perhaps you may be willing to bear
from an old FREUD in tho northern Coun-
ty OF the State, commonly understood as
being away OPP near Canada line.
Nou are probably aware that this town
has become somewhat famous, on &C.
count OF its medicinal waters. During
the last four yesrs We have seen thous-
and. Of strangers here to visit and use, the
water, OF the Vermont Mis-isquoi, and
sheldon Springs, all situated in the
town Of sheldon, and County OF Frank
lin. Hundreds Of inyalids have testified
to the efficacy Of the waters, and the dry
inyigorating air OF these hills and noun
taius, in cases Of consumption, scrofuia,
cancers, kidney complaints, and general
debility Of the system, many cases of cures
have seemed almost miraculous.
When the waters first came to be used
BY people from abroad the accommoda-
tons were such as are usually found In
small country villages in Vermont, and
we had such an influx of strangers, that
almost every private house was crowded
with boarders aud hundreds were obliged
TO go away for want of accommodations,
but the demand has brought a supply, and
now we have the Vermont House, Belle
yue House, Portland House, each with
excellent accommodations for seyenty-fye
boarders or more, aud Congress Hall
larger still, and many smaller houses all
well kept, and pleasantly situated, so
that visitors could be as well and pleas
antly provided for, as at any watering
place north of Saratoga. The water OF
the Vermont Spring, which is quite as
much used as any mineral water in the
United States, Except perhaps Congress
Spring. is bottled and sent to ali parts
Of the country, by the proprietors.
Messrs, SAKE Il Co., and SO, also is that
Of the other Springs.
The country is decidedly healthy, and
the scenery about us is considered very
beautiful. The pleasant valley of the
Missisquoi is called as good, or better, for
agricultural purposes as any part of the
State and you know ii is celebrated for its
butter and cheese and maple sugar. The
great drawback has been that we are ten
miles from railroads at st. Albans but
that difficulty will probably be removed
the present season The Missisquoi rail-
road is building from st. Albans to Rich
ford, TO connect with Canada and New
port road, and will probably be complet-
ed to Sheldon in few weeks. Then the
Lamoille Valley road, which is to connect
Portland with Ogdensburg, will pass
through our village, which will give us a
near and pleasant route east through the
White Mountains and north to Montreal.
The last mentioned road is being rapidly
graded and portion will be finished the
present season. We shall expect to sec
yourself and family, with many others,
here the coming season, and you shall be
shown many things Of which / cannot
now write.
Yours truly, 5.