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Darn ways OF MormonIsm.

The Mormons appear tc understand
the tricks of the ballot box just as we'll
as other folks. The Territorial election
in Utah. if the Salt Lake Tribune is to
be credited. was nothing short of fraud
and a farce Men, women, children.
aliens and non-voters we're allowed to
deposit their ballots without challenge,
or in spite of challenge. In the city.
hishops Of the Mormon Church led to
the polls girls of fifteen or sixteen years
Of age. aud offered them ballots. which
we're accepted by the judge of the elec
tior, and deposited in the ballot box
Hundreds of votes from aliens we're re
ceived when the ballots of American
horn citizens were refused The Liberals
were snubbed and opposed in every pos
sible way, but nevertheless made a very
fair turnout and testified in remarkable
manner to their unity of purpose in sus
tanning good men when once in the field.
II was hoped that the Church party
would be magnauimous enough to ac-
cord to their opponents the privilege of
appointing one of the judges of the cleo
ton in each precinct, but such was not
the case; and the vote polled, number
ing nearly 1000, is of itself sufficient
evidence to prove that many hundreds
voted who were not. in the eye of the
law, justified electors
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-08-26
The Uncertainties OF wealth.

An sold Subscriber" wishes to know
what proportion Of those who succeed in
acquiring a competency in business Pur
suits ultimately retain it. This problem
has been worked at by many statistieians
with about the same results. Of those
who engage 10 business on their own ac
count only three out of hundred es-
cape failuFs, and only five out of hun
dred succeed in avoiding an entire col
lapse Of their first effort. OF those who
at some time or other have in hand
reasonable competence, aud may be said
to have succeeded IN business, ninety
per cent. are still the subjects OF after
reverses of some sort. so that ouly ten
per cent. of the successful ones keep
their fortune uushaken. Two things
ought to be strongly impressed upon the
young people of our country The in
security OF riches even when acquired.
and their unsstisfying character. There
is no fallacy SO universally cherished IS
the notion that wealth is certainly a
means CT happiness.
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1t is charged by the Radical journals.
North and South, that the Democratic
party is wholly and solely responsible for
all the vice and lawlessness which is al
legged to prevail at the South. In answer
to this, it is sufficient to say, to reasona-
BILE men, that there is good deal of hu
man nature wherever you 20, whether IN
the North or in the South and further,
that human nature does not encourage
vice and lawlessuess, in the parlance of
the day, it paws, With the exception OF
the carpet baggers and scalawags, there
is no portion of the people of the South
whose every interest does not demand
and require peace and good will, law and
order. There is but one class OF COM
munity anywhere, within the realms OF
civilization, that can profit By or encour-
age vice and lawlessness, that is the class
to which peace brings no prosperity, who
fatten and flourish alone when quiet has
ceased TO reign, and when justice does
not prevail. The citizens of the South,
whether native here or ours by adoption,
who live by industry, shun strife as in
imical to personal prosperity aud the
general good.
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LouxseI,Ovy and his owner.

A correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal has been interviewing" LongfeIloW
and his owner, aud joins IN the popular
CRY of admiration for the beautiful quad
ruped. Longfellow besides being hand
some, is also good. He ID quiet and
even tempered as plow horse, but IS
taken as much care Of as petted child.
Nine men are in tendance upon him.
and he is not left alone a minute. Tho
night watchers at bis stable are armed
and there is a gen lal lying awake =
nights for fear that somebody will poison
or MAIN him No visitor is allowed 70
touch him, and his food is examined as
carefully as a Roman .gpperor's- 40
eording to the eorrespc5dent, the owner
Of the horse is quite as great a curiosity
as the animal himself Mr. Harper
sleeps in the stable, and never leaves the
ground day or night He oversees per-
sonaIly the feeding Of his horse.
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From the London Times, August 4.

From the London Times, August 4.
Wise men look at facts more tlsn ar
guments, aud az a fact there can be no
question how much Of the power aud
even life of the monarchy resides IN its
personal and direct Influences. Lord
Derby says institutions TO be defended IN
these days must carry their justification
on their face II 30, no institution ought
to be so easy 10 defend as monarchy, for
IL carries its justification on its face when
ever il shows its face to Its subjects.
There is no justification so evident and 20
strong as that OF the heart, aRd, tSis II
the strength which the personal influence
of monarchy may add to all the institu-
tions and acts with which it is Identified.
But. if this is to be reality, tue psfson
ality of the crown must be visible aud
sensible. a sovereign who is never or
rarely seen is an institution, and not
person. 1t is not merely what the Queen
does that renders her important 1t IL
that what would have to be doDe in any
case is done by the Queen. lfshe ceases
20 do it, there is so far an abeyauce Of tie
most essential features of monachieal
system. The abeyance may be endured
for time without harm; but every year
ofits continuance weakens the sentiments
it condemns to disuse, and we trust sd-
vice which is offered from the most loyal
motives will be received without offense.
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How Turkish Babies are Trea-
ted.

A Mrs. Harvey, who has been travel
ing in Turkey, and visiting harems, gives
the following account of the manner in
which new born babies are there treated:
Soon after their birth they are rubbed
down with salt aud tightly swaddled in
the italian fashion. The pressure of
these bandages is often 50 great the cir
culation becomes impeded, and incisious
and scarifesticns are then made on the
hands, ieet aud spine. TO let out what the
Turkish doctors and nurses call''the dead
blood" The unhappy little creature Is
only occasionally released from its bonds,
and never thoroughly washed until the
sacred month of thirty days has expired.
when it is taken with it's mother to the
bath. No wonder that the sickly and
ailing sink under such treatment and
that the mortality among infants should
be frightful.
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Straw Bids.

The Radical intellect, ever fruitful IN
concocting mischievous, thievish and ras
cally designs, has been able, during the
ten years it has had control of the gen
eral government, to bring the science OF
stealing from the public treasury to the
very height of perfection 10 every
conceivable shape and way have they ap
preached the public chest, and under the
plea of serving the public interest, they
have been filling their private pockets.
They have drawn money from the Treas
ury for their own enrichment, by shoddy
contracts, railroad and steamship subsl
dies, Grants free negro bureau and ne
gro colleges, and in every uuthonght OF
way and form. One of these tricks by
which money is stolen from Uncle Sam
is an cid one with very few sharpers,
but it is one that is now universally prac
ticed by the houest Radical contractors
aud connived at by the equally honest
Radical officials 1t is for those desir
ing contracts for large mail routes to
furnish straw bidders, who, of course.
put the figures so low that they get the
award, then fail to appear, leaving the
department at the mercy OF the real con
tractor. who, with conveyance all ready,
will carry the mail for the highest figure
inasmuch as bona tide bidders at a less
figure, supposiug the contract to have
been let. have not made any preparation
for such a contingency.
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Sturgeon Preaching tO Twenty
TlouSand ReEsons.

Sturgeon Preaching tO Twenty
Thousand Persons.
The London correspondent OF the Bos-
ton Advertiser says:
II once heard Mr Spurgeon preach in
the Crystal Palace to twenty thousand
persons. Whichever way you looked
you saw a mass OF human beings. His
wife sat Immediately below his pulpit.
She grew frightened aud began to shed
tears. Mr. Spurgeon observed her, and
calling some Que to him. sent message
asking her to sit where she could not
look at him, and after she had moved,
her nervousness passed away. So little
did he exert himself that l could not
believe the people at the rim Of the cir
Gle could hear, bat was wrong.
When the doxology after the sermon
had been sung, the great Baptist preach
er, with the familiarity which seems to
be allowed to particular men, said: No
no; that will not do. Not half of you
sung then. Let US have the words again,
and let every one join. Mr. OrgauIst,
please play the verse once more. The
organ was at the extreme end, scarcely
in sight. The organist looked like a
black dot. But he heard the little stout
man IN the pulpit, and turning the keys
sent forth . glorious volume of music.
And the people heard as we'll the FIVE
thousand singers became twenty thou
sand. II was wonderful to fnd those
enormous regiments Of singers suddenly
joining the rest"
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Terms of Subscription to the
HICKMAN COURIER.
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Address, Publisher "HIoEMAS couIEn, -
Hickman, Ky.

ing down FIVE or six hundred men. ber
health is good. except, perhaps, Occasion
ally slight neurslgic affection. She -,
of course, older looking now, and. indeed.
SO is the Emperor, but they are both 10
good health, and cheerful"
"Haye they many visitors Z"
"Yes. The royal family Of England
visit them constantly. The Grown PriDce
of Sweden aud the Russian Grand DUas
recently in England also visited them
The nobility to certain extent visit
them also, but the EmJSror does not like
10 receive too many, and restricts his
receptions TO those who have been init
mate with him Wheu& wac at Chisei-
hurst. Lady Burgoyne, in whose yacht
the Emperor cane over TO England was
on visit with his Majesty"
"Are the NapoleoDs popular with the
people? Is there any rus Wbg Of gaping
crowds, of which it 10 said the Emperor
complains so strongly that he proposes
to leave England p
81 saw none of IT, In fact, on that CO.
casion to which I have aliued when the
Emperor accepted my Invitation for
Watching excursion, had an opportunity
of judging how the people felt disposed
| towards him. | saw they were quite re-
spectful l said to him that the English
evidently had not forgotten bis friend
ship for them. lie said that lac kad per-
ceived that and was gTeatfal for it.
This feeling is pretty widespread
Eyes and I may remark that in nany
quarters it is looked on as fsvorsels
omen. The English upper classes care
little for a sinking ship or setting sun.
and If they seek TO cultivate Napoleon
now it is in the hope that he will again
rise
"How is the Prince Imperial iikea2' ;
every much IIesis growing up g DO
fine young fellow. He is well fecieved
at reviews and other public gathering
He is studying hard. TSEmpress told
me she was anxious that when he was q
title older sud able fully TO appreciate It's
advantages he should make tour Of the
! United States" y 4
The con' ersatic of our reporter with
! Col Duncan then returned to the revOiu-
I ton Ia Europe aud ttAt which threatened
the English Government. Col. Duncan
said that nothing could exceed in imPor-
tance the English revolutionary move
ment. j was quite clear that the Gov
ernment could not cope with the masses,
who vere daily becoming more depei 40
and more daring. He said that 1t ere
was no doubt that a serious revolution
was at hand The Government, he un-
derstood, did propose to take some meas
ures to conciloiate the people, but no one
was satisfied that they would be SUCCESS
/ full
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All stHs.

In the production OF new books Ger
many takes the lead Of all nations with
reference to quantity, aud doubtless to
quality as we'll. - the number Of new
books France is second, England thrry1'
and the United States fourth whiic
strange to say, inIbe number Of news
papers circulated they rank in directly
the reverse order But, reckoniog BY
the number of copies of books priOted,
instead of the number of new Horks.
Germany ranks far below this country.
The most popular books ever published
there scarcely reach a circulation of TWEEN
tv five thousand copies, while here many
a successful novel has been sold by hun =
dreds of thousands.--N y Ereping
Post.
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Tbe Democratac Eoohouf.

Hon. Daniel w. Voorhees,, the great
orator aud Statesman of Indiana, in the
course of the magnificent speech deliv-
cred by him during the canvas in Louis
Vile, INDUCED in lookout at the future
course of the Democracy, and expressed
himself in the following eloquent and
patriotic terms
II any little varianoes occur IN the
councils of the Democracy, let Us not
be diverted from the main business of our
live, which is 20 expose and bring to
Judgment the great maieiactors OF the
Radical party. CCheers Let Us par
sue them, aud let our household coDcerhs
and variances aud difficulties rest until
that bright day. about year from now,
when the entire Democracy of the coun
try shall assemble iu Z national cOnven
ton and take counsel together, each Que
borrowing wisdom from the other. light
ing their lamps at each others lamps,
going with pure hearts aud tervent de
sire TO do right and redeem our country,
laying aside all personal predictions
and all personal preferences, to the end
simply of preserving liberty aud the
supremacy OF good government With
these aims 10 view. when that time comes,
We will lay down such a platform as will
invite the wise, the good aud the pure
of all parties to come aud join u III
crusade to redeem the Holy Land OF cur
Government from the hand OF the spoiler
and the iu6del ICheers And when
l. al. the
platform, whoever be may be, OF pure
morals, Of upright public and private
life, aud of spoiiess Integrity, man who
has been tried aud not found wanting. a
man of experience 10 the service OF his
country-if such man be placed upon
such a platform, have no more doubt
of success than that stand here now.
{ [AppIause
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RerinfratIon LAW.

We SAID last year-we say again, that
Kentucky needs registration law moro
than she needs any other legislation
The illegal voting in Christina on Non
day last demonstrate the necessity We
believe in fairness, and under a registrs-
ton law all legal voters would register,
aud then there would be 40 chance fer
the "Dew importation to vote. Our last
Legislature ought 10 have passed such =
law, Failing to do it, lost the Demoo'
racv in Christian county on Monday
Let the matter be presented TO the next
Legislature. Era.
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a NEW disease has broken out among
the hogs in Lafayette county, somewhat
similar TO the consumption. A hog
commences coughing, and in week or
ten DAYS will be reduced to skin and
bone and die from sheer exhaustion.
One gentleman had lost ifty out of three
hundred, and it was feared that the dis
ease would spread.
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a COUPLE of New York gentlemen
are erecting hennery Of five thousand
fowl power near Aurora. They claim
ths, there ia more money in hens than
in cattle or wheat.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-08-26

GEN. McCOoE, the Democratic noml-
nee for Governor of Ohio, has opened
the campaign. His 6rst speech was lis
tened to By an inmeuce audience. The
prospects for carrying Ohio, are very
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BULLS WORM DESTROYER.

Extract of Letter from Georgia
VILLAsow, WALKER CouSTy. Ga.
June 90, 1866.
Or. John f0N-DeGr SIR; ] haEs recently
given YOUR Worm Destroyer sevesal trials
and find IL wonderfully eficacious Ii has
not failed in n single instance to have the
wished for effect. I am doing pretty
large country practice and bSye daily use
for some article OF the kin IL
an, sir, respeetfully,
JULIUS P. CLEMENT. VI. ID.
P $50 unqualified and numerous are
the testimonials in favor Of my Worm De
strover that newspaper space is entirely 100
small 10 tell its merits.
II II Al infallibic remedy for Worms Try
IL and he convinced. See my journal tor
more full description. JOHN 81 LII
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Gov. SENTEs, Of Tennessee, avows
his determined purpose not to interpose
executive clemency in any case whore
person is convicted Of using or carrying
concealed Weapons.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-08-26

THE Harrisburg Patriot says: "Gen-
eral Hancock is reported to be opposed
TO his own nomination for President for
the following reasons: He thinks that
by the time the American people get
through with Grant they will not want
another soldier President for genera
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2Y SARSAPARILLA.

sT LOUIS, April 30.
n JoHE BUBb-Dear Sir. Knowing the
Gciency of your Sarsaparilla, and the heal
ling and beneficial qualities ii possesses,
send YOU the following stateme at of my case
/ was wounded about two years ago--was
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months. Being moved so often, my wounds
have not healed yet have not sat up a
moment since was wounded. | am shot
through the hips My general. health is
impaired, and | need something to assist
nature have more faith in your Sarsa-
parilla than in any thing else. wish that
that is genuine. Please eyAf Jess me half q
dozen bottles, and oblige = sk4
.,-ss Carr. G. P JOHNSON, ,sssspE
s.-Mr johnson was the sonof a skill
full surgeon His mother recommended to
her ffiendsAand for many yes1 used my
Sarsaparilif with perfect success. In Scrof-
MIA and Fever-sores Mrs. Johnson states
Ihattbe cares effected were almost miracu-
lous. Read my Journal for extended IN
formation and advice in your case.s Ny
Jonrnal contains certificates Of eminent
persons, ministers and medical men-men
who are known here in this community Tor
integrity aud vefacity. have recently
received most remarkable certificate from
an eminent gentleman of Louisvi.le.-z
80 .s.s4 JOHN BULL.
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THE HICKMAN COURIER,


STATISTICS of the Bureau Of Agrieul
ture show that the Ssuthern States have
1000, 900 acres more of corn this year
than last.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-08-26

"BoY, said an iIl-tempered old iellow
to noisy lad, "~hat are you holierlD'
for when am going by?'-"Humph"
returned the boy, "what are you going
b7 for wheu am hollerin2'
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Announcing Candidates.
For State Ofhcers 20
For County 90
For Municipal officers W
Marriages and Deaths.
Notices Of the above character VIII De IN
ss-,e5 free Of charge 0l..-aaries ana trlo
utes of respect inserted al 81 W per squAre
sSSS- Advertisements IN Local Column 81
for four lines or less and 20 cents for each
additional line.
ESy- Voluntary communications, contain
inc interest. y: news, solicited from any
nuarter. News letters from Western Ken
tuvky and Tennessee especially desired.
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SMITH TONIC SYRUP.
FOR THE CURE OF
AGUE AND FEW E R
AND Z EV E h.

The proprietor ef this celebrated mell-
;,,s,lv claims for II n superiority over
ali remedies ever offered to the puone .ot
tba safe. certain, speedy, and permanent
.,,-e ~ Acue and Fever, or Chilis and EeFer'
whether Of short or long standing, .h.r. he re-
fers TO the entire Western ana soutawes., .,'o
80, country to bear him testimony TO the
- of the assertion, that in no case what
ever - % viii it fail to cure if the directions are
strictly followed and carried ed our. ~ na.s IN
at many cases q single dose has peer
80, eGn;o1t for a cure, and whole families
have been cured by single bottle, with Sa.1,h
perfect restoration OF the genera neaa.n .as.
-r, ~ -, csrtain 70 cure, if its use is continued
in smaller doses for week or Two Oae"Iv sitsT fRe
~ - lonz standing cases. Usually,
~. madicine will not require any aid to
Seep r.1 the bowels in good order; should n: the
,os+isp+. however, require a cathartic medi-
af,er having taken three or four doses
ot"t ~ the Tonic, single dose of BULL VEG
FTRAI.E FAMILY PILLS will be sufficient
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Purchase Bottle and carefull~fead direo-
tions.

-ucHu Is A sTTMULANT, and OF itseii
x rav fail 10 effect cure, but oucnu
-, sc;antifcally combined with ofoniiue
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-, and causing the repairs anu ~
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go thus preventing decomposi.i,ooIh
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Y,s{I - weakness, and fsin
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cjnes are success great success n Louis-
willie is not large enough for me =. 20 nase
ccmnetitor. l monopolize the
Patent Medicine Trade here. One ana an.
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sf,er another their guns have oeeu s'ie -
and their efforts have been aoort'Ne-
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