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The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
TIE Hickman merchants have generally
their al nnl winter stocks

The Hickman merchants have generally
received their fall and winter stocks.
Tux Hickman Minstrel troupe and Brass
Band gave = concert At Clinton La, nj ght,
AID At Fulton Station, tonight.
rnrnr is revival going on in the Cum
bsrlsnd Presbyterian Church in Union
City.
MHs. Plkhcr. Of Union City, was severe
y Injured By being thrown from buggy
last week
VIZ have not received the Paducah To-
saeeo Plant ia Two weeks Noae Of it's
Hickman subscribers have received It.
ToaK on the Mississippi Central rail
road from jackson, Tenn, TO Cairo vac
begun last week
TIE contract for building the extension
Of the Mobile s Ohio Railroad to Cairo
viii be let out about the first Q: next
niaRth.
TYPHOID fever OF malignant type is
reported as unusually prevalent in some
section. OF West Tennessee. Many deaths
have occurred from the disease.
THE Railroad company are preparing
70 grade and gravel the Hickmsa wharf.
The wreck Of the old wharf-boat is being
cleared away, and an immense amount Of
rock, gravel, aud brush is in readiness
THE drouth in this section is growing
absolutely alarming. All the smaller
branches, and nearly all The cisterus sud
wells in the county are dry. Farmers
are compelled TO haul water several miles
The Mississippi still runs. and those liv-
iag near * are especially favored just at
this time
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Massachnsetts.

The nomination By the Democrats
aud Liberals of Massachusetts. OF Chas.
Sumner as their candidate for Governor.
has jostled the stiff aud stately old
commonwealth from its properties and
threatened 10 make it, for the time be
ing, the most turbusut State IN the
Union. The governing party, that had
taught itself to think that nothing
could disturb its placidity OF it, author
ity, fuds itself upset and bcwiIdercd
by the strange event. Wendell Pail
lips Is thrown into ] paroxysul Of rage,
and writhes like wounded python.
The drowsy aud decorous Boston jour
uals have lost their usual frigid be-
hayiour, aud fallen to fighting in a
style that would 10 credit to the press
of Wyoming and Dakota.
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He pu,a rT,s Zoo, "a a Tran.

re pablish this week, from tie Kick
man CoIxrfer, several extracts from en- on
eial report made BY committee or the
| Tennessee Legislature 20 the Tennessee
| House of Representatives, in relation TO
the sQuandering OF the school fund IN that
7 State, in which report several letters from
Col. john Martin are quoted Ve also
publish in another place Col. gartia re-
sPonse to said publication. 1t viii b Oh
served that the editor Of the Courier care =
( fully refr4ins from a word Of comment On
this testimony, ana does not even inti-
mate what conclusions may be properly
drawn from il, except tha, ks SAYS
he publishes IL because Col. Hlrlln Las
waged var upon the C0Erier
Col Martin gays he 'sinSitied scrutiny
into every act Of his public or private char
acter, aud that .'there il not tie 81 ghtest
word in the letters ito Indicate that there
Is anything wrong or uuusual, and Yet
ia the very same paragraph he calls the
publication of them "f0u! =landcr, and
in another place he deuounces their au-
thor by which lac evidently means their
publisner( as entirely beyond tAs pale OF
gentiemaniv courtesy. a Ihag in politics,
"a man utterly devoid Of truthful instincts
or common deceucv.'
Now We should like 70 know who said
that 'fhere seas the slightest word 10 indi-
cate that there j. anything wrong or unu-
suGI, and ii there is not why does Col
Martin denounce their publication as
foul slander and the publisher as such
bad man. and that too when he himself Las
invited the investigation.
The truth is, the C0aTter has set y trap
for our friend Martin, and baitej it with
sour apples. and he has heedlessly put his
foot Ia H.. Had nc diseretciy smelt of the
bait, he might possibly have escaped with
less injury. Any we'll raised rat would
have kept out OF "a trap so plainly visible
IL - said that II trap be set N ten acre
field through which skunk i 70 pass,
Il viii be sure 90 gee into il. He do not
wish 10 compare Col. Martin 10 skunk,
nor skunk to Col. Martin, but here j. a
trap set in the broad field of political dis
eussion IN the First Congressional Dis
trict, and be deliberately puts his foot in
It, and h0wls with the pain 10 gives aud
fairly perfumes the political atmosp phcre
with his words of bitter denuuciatiou
The Paducab KeBtEck.an treats The mat
ter very much in the same strain as Col.
Martin, and says the "eudclvor 10 fusteu
odium and disgrace upon gentleman of
the same politics, is something new il
Kentucky politics
Neither q nlau 5 politics, religion, or as
sociations should ever shield him ia
wrong doing II Co. Martin has stnued,
let him take the Consequences. Democrat
though he be.
Oar recollection is that The testimony
showed that the Tennessee National Bauk
Of Henpliis never was g sound bank that
1t Indicated that the school fund dcposi,
was secured for the express purpose Of
e N be Element by The bank, and that these
facts ere publicly charged by the press
Of Tennessee. but We leave IL 20 the uick-
man Courier 10 furnish facts and dates ia
detail in regard 10 the circumstances and
testi1Ony--C C.tHa5Hs Dispatch.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

OUR FAIR.-A rumor has prevailed
in some ueiShborhoods that the Fulton
County Fair would be postponed oil ac-
count Of the dry weather, scarcity Of
water, dustiness, etc. We are inform
ed by the Secretary Of the Association
that tie rumor Is without foundation,
aud that the Society viii provide ample
arrangements to have abuudauce Of wa
ter for both man aud beasts" We
suppose they will also employ sprink-
ling carts on the Fair grounds. At
this writing, Friday evening" there is
every sppearanee Of q good rain.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
oar Fair.

Our county Fair commences next Tues
day, and will continue the eatire week.
The officers and managers appear conf
deat OF their usual success, and the whole
country il in preparation for the occasion.
Our entire population should make the
coming week week Of holidays, enjoy
ment and pleasure, and one OF useful COM
petition in all the lines Of industry.
The citizens Of Hickman have heretofore
acted liberal towards this county institu-
tion, aud we beg they VIII continue their
warm expression Of sympathy in the iu-
terest= of cur farmers and mechanics, by
regular attendance. Isi the farmer come
whether lie has anything to exhibit OF
not. Let every citizen Of Fulton county
feel tlGt il Is our institution.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

SicNs " TIA Z5DAc.--A ph.los5Pher in
thc west grown into admir4tion Of the
Cherry Pec'oral, writes DR. ayers for iH-
stf"ctioas under which sira hc SHAH be
hlod. which bIsfered aud which Souitcl.
ana under hich he snail ta4e Ayers Iii's
Tor a. -Ase,ea OF tie Iivrr: also under
which s.sn Ms wife shonla commence 70
tAAe ;4e sarsap- lor her ai.meut. he
adds that lie already sa0as 90 Tsaa his
calves nader Taurus change his piEs ia
aa,sr.o, ca, his hair ia Aries, aud soak
has ;eei in Pisces or Aquari4s a. ;Aeir
coud-li5u re4aires-
>ohosirla-ters, start for Wisconsin, and
visit Mr. Haia wA-a yOu gct tAerc.-
L1-s.t D4y A-
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that We ,lgiuk our people demand OF Geo
We are also Agents for various
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Machinery, Farming Implements, Et..

VNlIR laies, improved
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

We present the CoURIER this week
to our patrons in an entirely new form
thirty six columns instead of thirty.
ty-two as heretofore new head. etc.
We have availed ourself Of the aid
of the Cooperative Newspaper Uuion,
as au experiment, aud shall giYe the
system fair trial. al will agree with
US that the present issue is a decided
improvement both as TO Typography and
quantity Of reading matter.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

m Eyerybody.s


,oS;nasa @ - the crest foague.-Eu-
OF Health, Plantation Bjs,.r' - generator
vcrybody's tongue. Tis. So rSa.. are on
socs alyertising . +. sst's than ali the paia sId
bi,ters are obliged - - Of bogus
spontaneous heartine4 Z A.. II has
carries conviction 80 ~. II which
auditor Rut it is "a 49, '..'Ad Of the
the proVriotors Of thes ts%a iset thAt
have never relied upostE 'lon h'tiers
ing 20 establish the suSess - bolster
tion which owes is asisaisI,f,, p'tpefa-
Isainiy 10 ,ne oral -r.ou,- : 70 i'aiAfity
sands 9Eo laSe eititT 'be tno--
been The eyewitness bf ..ieea @r
physical good it has ,ss.ari,, :, iii' 'a.hse
the ieugth and b-eadtl 81 ~. ii9rouSho"i
DON'T hawk. haN8 sp;,
hlos, and disgust cvarv v6es. iit O4o".
Cai4rrh and iis oasnsi se oiar, s'a w6e5 yI,,r Dr.
stroy sll odor, arrest the aissssS.c ss,'.i' le,
cure you.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
O.Cnnor stiu ReGnsea.

Mr. Charles O Couor may be, nav.
IS, an eminent lawyer, but what he
knows about politics would seem TO be
within the reach Of the merest novice.
This gentleman again hHsHy deter
mined 10 decline the ,enderoi The pres
ideucy, as made by the officers and en-
giuecrs Of the late i1dnitesimal Louis
vile convention II took good deal
vi egogistic philosophical, high moral
oircumiocGtiOn 10 reach the point bat
he got there at last, AID said 30 u un-
mistakable terms. self respect a. i
Inodesty, suys he, unite IN forbid
dug me TO play, ia these days oi poiit-
cal de@eneracy. the part Of chief pos
;ulaut IN any such drama. Postuisut
Is good word, aud let it be recorded
that O'Conor ID not posiulant- "fou
request NE, he self respectfully and
modestly continues, ITO accept nGmi-
nation aud become a candidate A.
have said from the beginning, l must
say l cannot.
This whole daIlying Of the Bour
bous with Mr.. . Couor keeps getting
more ridiculous aud laughable the
more it is turned over. It Is evident
the presidency Is too trihin- thing to
engage the ambition ot Que possessing
such lofty views as this New York at
,orney and counsellor, and the manner
in which he declines will have ten
dency to permanently disgust the re
naming devotees Of the Blauton Duu-
can movement, which may now be con
sidered as utterly and completely cx-
ploicd.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
TIE HICKMAN COURIER,
SATURDAY, :: SEPT. 81, 1879
For Cnnrresa.

We are authorized toannouncs Coz Jso.
MARriS, Sr., Of AcCracken county. late
editor Of the Padacah Keahseki4H. Sc . cs.ii :
didate 10 represent the people of THE lthe
Pirst1 Congressional District in the next
Congress of the United States
We are authorized 10 announce, Col
Edward Grassland. Of Graves county. as
candidate for reelection in this the First J
district. composed Of Ballard, Galloway,
Marshall Mccraeken. Graves, Hickman.
Pulton. Trigg. Lirings,on. Lyon, Caldwell
and CristeafeH.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Horton and the Ducan FizxIe.

Senator Morton told the people of
New Albany few days ago that he
cared oo,hiug about the Louisville con
yeution, had no acquaintance OF com
municatiou with Blautou Duncan, and
had never authorized the use Vi Li-
frank to save that gentleman postage
Which reminds Is Of The fellow who.
being caught with auotAer uau' : horse.
was asked how lie expected 20 avoid
going 10 the peLileu,i- 5. "Oh, III
just swear { WASH u4e, -ld that wil.
let me out Of the serape Morton
denial is TOO thia" He and the ring
TO which he belongs breathed what Int
tie life there was iuto the Louisville
bubble, and nov that i las collapsed
without paying expenses, the parents
want to disowu their oasprius.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

The Trenton Gazettc says that ,wo
peddlers stopped at house on the
roadside, il Crockett county, few
days since, aud called for dinner. The
woman at the house prepared some
thing for them 70 eat. sud also made
them pot gf coffee. They ate the
dinner, drank the coffee, and started
of in their wagon, aud iu short time
took sick and died The woman who
prepared the coffee for them also drank
some Of IL. and died ia a short time
IN examination WAS made, and il was
discovered tha, box Of matches lad
fallen into the coffee while il was being
made, aud that the sulphur and other
ingredients, Of which the matches were
made, had poisoned the coffee aud
caused The death Of those NAJ had
drank Of il.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Wy. L. MCCutChen
WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER,
Hickman lay.

a,a now receiving hossy stock OF
all AInds of
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

90 TO WILLIAM FRRNZ FOR all kinds
x OF School and Blank Books. Sold 10y
retail At publishers prices. To dealers, at
ST. Louis or Cincinnati wholesale prices.
Send orders 10 Wm. FrenI, Hickman, Ky
4 fi,it itHe Of Stationery al ioir PT'ees at'e0ys
o. hand Guglo.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

a California agricultural society Of
fers premiums to unmarried girls who
will prepare plain dinners, not to ex-
ceed 81 in cost. A committee is ap-
poieted to examine the tables aud test
the viands-not az unpleasant task.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

Beware of Co-Lterfyusf Suita.s Tonic
HsrEr has been c5HAtelfeitl .l- tLe
eoeA'eFfeiter brought 10 srirr.
SNiTH $ TONIC SYRUP
Tie genuine article mas, Aave r.Jolu
Bull : private stamp ou lrta bottle. DR.
JoaI BuH o0iy las the right 10 lualuf,c-
trl" and sr-i tue Original yoAn Suii,L $
Tonic syrup et Louisville, ~. "a .uine
we'll the .abs ua csch bttile II ais lrl-
vate stamp 10 rof Oh thsasttle. 10 aot par
chase. or YOU viu De- rceivea. Sec mv
column advertisemc4t ana ml show card.
| viii prosecute aEy one iuiliueir- ga
lly right Tic genuine Sujlh Tonic
syrup car only Oe prepared 3y I- -rse.f.
Tie P-ollc servant,
DIR JOHN BULL.
Louisville. Ey.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

WoHK on the Mississippi Central Rail-
road from Jackson, Tennessee, directly
through to Cairo. was begun last week,
and Is to be pushed forward TO An early
completion, 50 that before next summer
ears will run directly ,heugh from New
Orleans, via Jackson, Tennessee, to Cairo.
and thence nortAzard over the Illinois
Central
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
WOMAN ADMITTED 70 CITIZEN

\ WoMAS ADMITTED 70 CITIzLN-
shIP.-The Detroit Post snys tLat a
novel and interesting question was raie-
ed in the United States District Count
for the Eastern District oF MieLiK4u,
on the 4th inst, before Judge Long
year. Mrs Sarah Aun Patterson, oi
Detroit, applied tor. and was granted,
naturalization papers. admitting her 10
al. the rights oi citizenship. This 1as
done under statute ot tho United
States which provides tha, when man
who has declared his Intention - be-
come citizen dies before receiving lie
see0ud papers his widow Is entitled Ic
take cut such second papers, aud they
euiitle her aud minor children to all
'he rights anl immunities Of citizen
ship. Iu lS55 Joseph Patterson. hu,-
band OF the lady referred to, declared
his inteution to become I citizen. Sub.
sequently he died, and now, lis widow,
iu behalf OF herself aud her children,
has taken out her second papers, ad
mittiug her 10 iull citizenship
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Report of 1hs AgricElsara3
TEEaRCan

WAsHTSoToS, Sept. l7.-The FOL-
lowing IL the substance Of the report
of the agricultural department Gu the
condition of the cotton crops The
September report Of the statisticiau OF
the department OF agriculture. iodI-
Gates decline in the cotton crop pros
pect during the past month, IN couae-
queuce OF the co.ton catapillar 10 por-
tions of Georgia, Florida, Alabama
Mississippi aud LOuiai4us. and u the
drought of ID oderate severity Ia IekEs.
Arkansas sud Tennessee.
The pros pect throughout the euiire
cotton area which favored yield oi .
per ceut larger than the average pro-
duet, promises ST the present tune
about 10 per cent less than an ayersee.
The increase Of acreage over last
year, aud tie unfavorsbie character oi
the season of 1871, still point to = ma
terial increase in the total crop Of 1872.
while it is possible the extension Of
the insect ravages, or the early oecur-
renee Of frost, may modify tue pres.ut
eXUecialIOus.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

As the election draws nigh, the Radi
cal party grows molc desperate in its
purpose aud more dirty in It's work.
Here are two illustrations OF the des.
peratiou and the dirt
The New York Er.Hisy Post is try
ing to prove Horace Greeley Know
nothing, IL spite Of his repeated dec
larations aud life long record TO the
contrary. Mr. Bryauts bitter person
al apinosity thus deseuerates into
simple biackguardisu. Encouraged,
we presume, by tbs example Of the
Post, Radical orator in Arkansas
lately declared that Greeley was born
aud raised in the South, aud made his
money by trading III negroes. To con-
firm the story, an old darkey was
brought forward who rolled up his
eyes, threw up his hands, and swore
fore God, Massa Greeley used to own
him and whipped him awful 70
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
~. Louis Market.

Flour. superfpe So 25a6 90, extra
s6 00a6 80; double extra So 50a7 90;
treble extra 81 25a7 80, family 81 IS
a9 So Wheat, No . red winter 81
75a1 so. Corn 37a371c. Bacon
shoulders Sc, clear rib sides III, clear
sides l11e.
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--latest n OveItv.
Come and see Il.
Just opened.
Ready for inspection.
Is cent. Counter
80 cent Counter, At
RICE & BRO

HIcKMAN MARKET-Our general
quotations remain unchanged from last
week, aud We therefore omit table.
We quote Wheat a, 81 35al 20.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Orders to E,revent EmIgratlon.

BERLIN, Sept. 1.-THE German
Government has Issued n second circu-
lar, IN still more threatening terms
than the original one, against euligrauts
who it declares will be treated as OUT
laws, over whom special surveillance
and supervision has been instituted.
Despite of the nienaees Of the Govern
meut emigration from Germany has
been only slightly affected.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

Ma. d. Z. REHEtS, OF Falmouth, Is
probably the only man IN Kentucky W hs
can sit under Liz own hS-trec. II bore d
quantity Of fruit tLis year.
~. z Gaze, OF this city las cultivated
the f 2 for ten years past, and has rarely
failed 70 gather a good crop from his two
treez. And further, this gentleman can
81. under his '-viue and fe tree"
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
4eyv 9drertiscMcnts.
ROYAL INSURANCE co,
OF LIVERPOOL
Capital. &LO,OcG,O0O Gold.
Losses Paid Without Diseoaat.

Losses PAID Without Discoasa.
0fhcs of Ohio Falls Csr Works, Jaly . 1872
A"srs BaToee g. Castl-7aaa, Geaera' 1gasts
HoyH IarrGHe- Company. L0a4sut.ts, Ay.
Gents Vow that our losses by ire Of
20th Of March are adjusted aud paid We
must express 70 you our appreciation 81
the settlement made SO promptly b. the
Royal. being the only Company ont OF
FORTY NINE that paid in fall without
DEDUCTION or DISCOUNT.
Yours, respectfully
". CBICHTOS, Sec and Treas.
JOHN 4 WILSON, Agent ct Hickman,
Kentucky.
Office in Walkers Drug Store. Clinton
Street. M- ". r. Walker will attend to
and receive all applications IN ny absence.
sept7
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

TKY Bernard's Chill Cure and be con-
7inced OF its merit. Why suffer from
Fever and Ague whcu Bernards Chill
Cure will cure you.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

A MONG the numerous articles on the
"A - and 50 cent. counters, re have
Lace and Hen Stitched Haudkerchicfs.
Jet and Tortoise Shell Jc~elry.
Pine Soaps and Perfuueries.
Pocket Books, Cutlery. &c-. sc,
RICE s BRO.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
MARKET REPORTS.
n " YORK Market.

NkW ORR sept. -
Gold.-Prices ranged from l13s to
llIs, osing at li4nIl43.
Cotton market dull aud prices lower,
uplauds 2D5c.
General Market.-Flour quiet, S6
20all %. Grain market quiet. Cof-
fee, Rio l44al74c gold.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
Buckingham'S Dye.
FOR THE WHISPERS.

IS our Renewer in many cases
requires too long time, and TOO
much care, to restore gray or faded
Whiskers, we have prepared this
dye, in one preparation which viii
quickly and cfiectually accomplish
this result. 1t IS easily applied,
and produces a color which VIII
neither rub nor wash of. Sold by
all Druggists. Price Fifty Cents.
Manufactured by 4. P. HALL, & CO.,
NASHUA, NE.
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21
The Crant-Duncan Farce.

It almost makes one melancholy to
think, says the New York Tribune,
how much hard work the Grant Com
mittee threw away ia getting up the
Louisville Convention. Here il "a let
ter which they wrote to post Office
employee on the subject, and We have
no doubt hundreds Of post masters
have received copies Of the same, or
similar missive
wAsHlxcrox, b. c, Aug. u, 1872
-, Esq Dear Sir I am
directed by the Postmaster General to
say 10 you that any assistance you can
give to the Louisville movement will
be considered done for the Admins
tratiou. You are expected to see that
their meetings il your district are nu
merousiy attended, and rendered co.
thusiastic bring Chas. O'Con0r's
name forward As candidate Tor Presi-
dent; there must be concert Of action
throughout the country 10 meet with
any success, aud al the employees OF
the Government are looked 10 TO sus-
tain this movement by every possible
means l am, very res sspectiully, etc,
j. ". CHANDLER,
Chairman K. y. {.
twas dangerous, adds the Tribune,
to write such things, Of course-thcre-
fore the precauiiOn Of signing sLem
with the name Of J. ". Chandler, who
i not chairman Of TIE r. n c.,
but very useful and active person in
that concern Notwithstanding The
document before 4s, however, carries
It's authorization Gu the outside, Tor it
is ranked By the Hon 4 Chandler,
who writes enough like MI j. "
Chandler to be his twin brother Aud
to ,Link that the Ouly result Of the
Louisville Convention, af,eral, should
have been to promote the chances Of
Mr.. Greeley
The Hickman courier., 1872-09-21

FoBrr Of the Tennessee press are
for CheathaIa and seven for j Johnson.
FRANCIS z. BLAIG. Sr., s. year,
old j. a good shot \ iew days ago
ne brought down buck IN Peunsyl-
yauia at Que hundred aud fly yards
The Lou syi.ie Commerciai oi Wed
nesday has private adyices from Paris,
ky, stating that Senator Gurret DAVIS
was lying a nome there in delirious
and dangerous condition.
\ gentleman named Drew died in
Sau Francisco recently from caueer,
caused By friend piuehisg him on the
arm about eighteen months ago.
TnE lesson Of the Maine election.
says the New Yoik Tribune, reveals 4
per ceutagc Of change which, with pro
per organization aud work, gives Penn
sylvania aud Indiana, in October, to
Mr. Greeley.
IN many cities ia Texas corn sells
at something more than : bushel
aud sweet potatoes at double that. Yet
there are vast sections ia the State 10
which the necessaries Of life are being
sold at from one thirl to oue fourth OF
their real value.
THE Post Office department OF the
United States NOW orders that the uu-
paid postage on all matters on which
prepayment Is required shall be Goub-
led aud collected ou delivery.
very inquisitiye mau seeing two of
Of his old acquaiutauces closely engag
! ed IN conversation, caIDe up, and in
I quired " What's afoot uOw?' aud was
/ promptly answered by Que Of the party
Twelve inches, you old fool the saiue
Us it always was.
The New York World complains
that FORESTER, the alleged Nathan
murderer, II As much iionized as If lac
were some Major General temporarily
uuder arrest Oboequious wardens, il
says dance attendance on him 10 bis
cell, aul crowds Of visitors Vie with
esch other Tor the houor Of an inter
view. The World is unreasonable
! This is an age in whirh vice sta in
high places, and Forester 10 an ac
complished criminal. even if not guilty
Of the particular atrocity now ascribed
10 him.