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The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
Manuring for Hay.

1t does not seem to be generally
appreciated as the fact ought to be,
that it pays just as well to manure a
crop of grass as any other crop. He
would on no account plant potatoes
or corn without liberal dressing oil
manure, yet will risk his grass crop
from year to year without either any
manure at all, or else the most
m9agre dressing imaginable. We
have said that pays as well to man
ure it as any other crop but we
think we might go farther and say
that, as a rule, it pays better TO ma
nure for grass than for anything else.
IL is very rarely that manuring for
the generality OF farm crops Will
double the product. but we have
seen cases where fully a double
crop of hay was the result of d liberal
supply Of manure.
The proper care of grass fields is
yet but imperfectly understood in
many quarters. It is quite unusual
for many grass fields to yield more
han three seasons before IL requires
to be broken up and put down with
some other crop. 1t is found that
the most valuable species die out
FOR want of nutrition, and coarse
herbage, which thrives On poorer
ground, grows up and takes the
place of desirable article and thus
arises the necessity for a new begin
ming or a new crop. Much of this
might be avoided by judicious ma
uuring. We have known many
fields of greer grass continue for
years as productive as they were the
first season, by simply giving them
a top dressing Of any kind of com
post or manure that was readily at
band.-F'0rney'S Press.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

The manufacture of grape sugar
has assumed large proportions. In
Germany there we're, N 1868, sixty
establishments in operation, which
produced that year 100000
pounds of syrup and 10000 of
sugar Since that time other and
more extensive factories have been
established, and the cultivation of
potatoes for the purpose also cover
ing a large extent of territory. The
potato plantations are usually in
sandy districts adapted to their
growth The method pursued in
nearly ali Of the refneries is identi-
cal, The wet starch is first put into
a large washtub, where, III der con-
slant stirring for an hour, it is en-
tirely dissolved in water and dilute
acid. From the washtubs it is run
into vats where it can be boiled by
steam-here it remains for sugar
four or five hours, for syrup two or
three hours. It is then put into the
neutiaizing tanks to be treated
with carbonate of lime and left until
the sediment, chiefly composed of
gypsum, has settled this usually
requires six hours. The sweet
liquid thus obtained is evaporated
IN vacuum pans, filtered, and left to
cry stalize, if sugar IS to be made, or
manufactured into syrup. The pro-
cess does not essentially differ from
that pursued in the United States,
where corn starch is chiefly en-
ployed.
The great increase IN the wine
growing districts of America has
occasioned an enlarged demand for
glucose, and the manufacture of this
article appears destined to assume
large proportions in the United
States, where corn can be obtained
in unlimited quantity.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
The Sunbeam.

The greatest of physical paradOxes
Is the sunbeam. 1t is the most po
tent and versatile forcs We have, and
vet it behaves itself ike the gentlest
and most accommodating. Nothing
can fall more softly or more silently
upon the earth than the rays Of our
great luminary-not even the feath-
cry flakes of snow, which thread
their way through the atmosphere
as if they were too filmy to yield to
demands of gravity, like grosser
things The most delicate slip OF
gold-leaf. exposed as target to the
suns shafts, is not stirred to the ex-
tent of a hair, though an infants
faintest breath would set it into
tremulous motion. The tenderest
of human organs-the apple of the
eye-though pierced and buffeted
each day by thousands of sanbeams,
suffers no pain during the process,
but reioices IN their sweetness and
blesses the useful light Yet a few
of those rays, insinuating themselves
irto a mass of iron, like the Britain
MIA Tubular Bridge, will compel the
closely-knit particles to separate,
and viii move the whole enormous
fabric with as much ease as giant
would stir stray. Tsasnp lay-o of
those beams upon our sheets OF wa
ter lifts up layer after layer into the
atmosphere, and hoists whole rivers
from their beds, only to drop them
again in SHOWS upon the hills, or in
the fattening showers uppn the
plains. The marvel is that a power
which is capable of ASSUMING such
diversity OF forms, and of producing
such stupendenous results, should
come to us in so gentle, so peaceful.
and SO unpretending guise.-Eng
Lish Reuselc.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
/ Cannot Pray for Father apv Nor

A child knelt at the accustomed
time to thank God for the mercies
of the day, and pray for his care
through the coming night. Then,
as usual, came the "God bless dear
mother and
But the prayer was stilled, the lit
tie hands unclasped, and a look of
sadness and wonder met the mothers
eye, as the words of hopeless sorrow
came from the lips of the kneeiipo
child, Il cannot pray for father any
more"
Since her little lips had been able
to form the dear name she had pray
ed for a blessing upon it. It had
followed close after mothers name.
But now he was dead l waited for
some moments and then urged her
to go on.
Her pleading eyes met mine, and
with voice that faltered, she said !:
20 mother I cannot leave him
all cut let me say, Thank God that
had dear father once so I can
still go on and keep him in my
prayers. +"
And SO she still continues to do,
and my heart learned lesson from
the loving ingenuity of my child.
Remember to thank God for mercies
past as well as to ask blessings for
the future. The Christian.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

DR. \. 4. Moses, OF Flrginla, 50 ceIe-
brated for the cure of stammering and
impediment in speech, is now stopping
at the ST. Cloud Hotel, Nashville, Tenn
All persons who wish to be relieved of
that distressing malady, viii avail them
selves of the opportunity at once.
The Doctors success IN curing STAN
pering and impediment IN speech has
not been equaled in this or any other
country. \ cure is guaranteed IN all
cases where no malformation of the
lungs exists. Terms reasonable. No
charge unless a cure is effected.
State and county rights for sale.
Entered according to Act of Congress,
in the Office of the Librarian, ut Wash
ingtOn, ID. {.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

If a greyhound were as large as
an elephant. and had the power and
stride would correspond with his
size, he would kin himself in run
ming mile. The material of his
frame could not stand the strain
The draught-horse is never race
horse. Beyond a certain weight.
the loss of the power of fieetness be-
gins. Nature puts her mater ials
into the best forms for securing her
objects. The swallow is swifter
than the swan. Ship builders have
found, to their sorrowful and dis
astrcus cos, that above a certain
size ship is prolitless. Taking
into consideration the material of
which ships are made, the modes of
handling them, aud the needs of
commerce, two ships, possessingthe
aggregate capacity of the Great
Eastern, are worth twice as much as
she The statement viii doubtless
be good for all time. There is
limit, fixed by nature, in this matter
of size, on all the instrumentalities
of human commerce of every sort,
bevond which results are unsatisfac-
tory. There will never be railroad
with twenty-five feet gauge; there
will never te another Great Eastern;
and there viii never be another
Boston Jubilee, OF the magnitude of
that which closed its performance
of the Fourth of July.
The great gathering of musicians
which Mr.. Gillmore's enterprise Sc
cured was without precedent in
the world. We doubt whether any
man but Gillrnore could have done
what he did. We doubt whether it
could have been done in any other
city but Boston. The undertaking
was gigantic, and it was carried
through with marvellous efficiency.
The monster experime was not a
failure except in the fact that its
effects did not at all correspond
with its size. It demonstrated the
fact that beyond certain point of
magnitude aud numbers neither
choruses or orc 1tstras can increase
their power of music7I expression
One thousand singers in Music Hall
would have been better handled,
and would have produced larger
and finer musical expression, than
twenty thousand in the Coliseum.
We are glad the experiment has
been tried, and that It Is provo |
that every city can have jus as good
music In its own walls aud churches
as can be had by gathering together
the picked men and women of all
the cities OF the world. Yet it was
a splendid experiment to try. and
none but the jealous nigsarl will /
fail to award those who have tried it /
the great honor that belongs to I
thea.-Scribner'x Monthly.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

two tablespoonfuls of essence of
lemon, until preserved through and
tender. Be very careful not to let
it burn. When cooked sufficiently,
take off and cool then add one cup
OF cried cherries, three cups of raj
sins, two cups of sugar, Halt a CUP Of
brandy, one cup OF butter, six eggs,
one teaspoonful of cloves, nutmeg
and cinnamon, pulYerized and mix
ed, -four to max stiff batter; bake
one hour.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
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The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

From two to four quarts OF air
slaked lime, according to the size OF
your peach trees, may be applied to
each one. early in the spring or late
IN the fall. Excavate shallow basin
around the trunk, place the lime in
that cavity tor a month or more, and
then mix with The surrounding soil
filing the cavity with fresh earth.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

EVERY Sman, rich or poor, ought
to have some absorbing purpose,
some active engagements in which
his energies are devoted. Duty,
daily duty, no enjoyment-must be
the aim of each life. No man has
right to live upon the fair earth, to
breathe its pure air, to consume its
food. to enioyits beauties, producing
nothing in return.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

A FAVORABLE NoToRIETY. The good
reputation of ''Brovn's Bronchial ZTo>
ches" for the relief of Coughs, Colds,
and Throat Diseases, has given them a
favorable notorietY.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

We clip the following rom the Troy
N. " Mig:
Some three months since DR.. r. V.
Pierce, OF Buffalo, \. Y. commenced
advertising in the Wig, an article
called ''Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy y
We believed at that time that it was one
of the many catch penny arrangements
to swindle people ont OF their money,
but during the past few weeks have be
come convinced to the contrary. We
know of several prominent citizens who
have suffered from that loathsome dis
ease "Catarrh, > and they pronounceDr.
Sage's Remedy no humbug, and in sew
eral instances have been entirely cured.
We desire to give DIR. Pierce the benefit
of the same. 59S.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
SChenek'S PulmOnie Syrup, SeaWeed
n1onin and R1andralra pills

These are the only medicines that Will cure Pull
monary Consumption. DR.. 5chenck of Philadel-
phia- has been in constant practice for thirty
years continually examining lungs, and knows hfs
midicines, II properly "a ken, viii cure Consnmp-
ton. His Mandrake Pills cleanse the liver and
stomach; his Seaweed Tonic dissolves the food,
stimulates the coating of the stomach, and aids d.
geston. His Pulmonic syrup ripens the matter,
and nature throws II OF without any exertion.
For sale By all druggists.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

HAVE you a severe wrench or sprain
Have you rheumatism in any form
Have you stiff neck, or lunches caused
by rheumatic pains ? If so Johnson S
Anody1le LiniMent is a specific remedy,
and is also the best pain killer in the
world
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

IT IS reported that the cupola of
st. Peters, at Rome, shows unmis-
taxable signs of decay. A commits
sion of Papal architects and engi-
neers has been appointed to exam
ine it.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

The Strasburg Chamber of Com
merce has appealed to the German
Government for a restoration OF the
French names of streets, since the
substitution of German is found to
entail great amount Of coAfusion
and lnconveninee
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

USE Dooley's Yeast Powder if you
relish light, sweet, wholesome Biscuits,
Rolls, Pastry, &c. Your grocer sells it.
Full weight and strength.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

NASHVILLE, Nov. 9, 1872.-We. the
undersigned, authorize DIR. y. 4. Moses
to refer persons to us as reference to
substantiate his art of curing stammer-
ing as being what he represents,
have been under his treatment.
Geo. w. BUcK, - n Market st.
L. NJ. Buck, 81 y. Market st.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

Family Treasure.-The happiest and best
member of family is usually called the light of
me househoid because. besides being happy and
eheerfii hinsefor herself he she makes all else
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

ASTUBBoRN COUGH that will not yield to
ordinary medicine, may be thoroughly cured by
nr. Jayne's ExpectOraut, an eficacious medi-
cine in Bronchial and Pulmonary Disorders
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

A. I.ocusts--The Charter Oak stoves are be-
coming suet universal ftvoriteS and are making
their way into many households that Il looks as
If they were destined cover the face OF the lands
as the focusts OF Egypt. Unlike them. however,
they are blessings instead of plaques and wish
speed TO the contamination.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

To remove the pain of mosquito bites,
make but single application of 1.-The
Queens toilet for the complexion.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

If you want good collar wear the
Elmwood. The only one with edges
folded all around.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23


5feSsrS MANSFIELD & I{5gbee.
i write this to thank you for recommending your
Magic Ainica Lninlent in the case of my niece
who was -uffering intensely from rheumatism and
neuralgia. For eral days and nights she found
no rest: we tried chloroform and other liniments
without effect Lass resort. called to enquire
about your great remedy which bad heard or
You satisfied 10 its curative qualities. ap-
piled il faithfully: the pain imnleiiaEe;x sub
fued. and sound ami refreshing sleep eIssucd- !
raus!er the Masic arFiiczt Isfnfnent the best med
feline I ever met with. ia ~ r. " IIsSDS,
u JesamIne street
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

One pint of 1inseed oil and half
q pound of sulphur, given in the
early stages of the disease. is recon-
mended by Harris Lewis for bloody
murrain In cattle. However, he says
that since, in most cases, it is
brought on by feeding on wet pas
lures, drainage Will be an excellent
preventive. Another: Give cattle
all the salt they will eat, mixing in
a sill of sulphur to four quarts of
salt. Exchange.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

JOSH Billings says: "When we
cum to think that there amt on the
face of the earth even one bat too
much, and that there haint been
since the daz of Adam q single sur
plus muskeeter's egg laid by acci-
dent, we kan form sum idee how
little we know, and what poor job
we should make ov it running the
machinery ov kreashun. Man is a
phool emmy how, and the best ov
the joke is, he don't seem to know
it. Bats have a destiny to fill, and
| will bet four dollars they fill it
better than we do ours. "
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

THE rains in the interior of Spain
have lately been considerable, and
lnundations are reported from the
banks OF the Huerva (the river OF
Saragossa) and Of the Iulia as low
down as Valencia
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
Execution of Sir Thomas Mooa

The scatfOld hal been awkward y
erected, and shook as he placed bis
foot upon the ladder See me
safe up" he said TO Kingston ioi
my coming down l can shit fol
myself p He began to speak to the
people, but the Sheriff begged him
not to proceed, and he contented
himself with asking for their pray
ers, and desiring them to bear wit
ness for him that he died in the
faith of the Holy Catholic Church.
and a faithful servant of God and
the King.
He then repeated the ''AIiserere" "
Psalm on his knees when he had
ended and had risen, the execution
er, with an emotion which promised
Ill for the manner in which his part
of the tradegy would be accomplish
Ell, begged his forgiveness. Moore
kissed him Thou art to me the
gre4test benefit that 1 can receive, -
he said +; pluck up thy spirit, man,
and be not afraid to do thine Office
My neck is very short take heed
therefore, that thou strike not awry
for saving of thine honesty"
The executioner offered to tie his
eyes. L VIII cover them myseli, 3"
he said and binding them in a
cloth which he had brought with
him, be knelt and laid his head
upon the block. The fatal stroke
was about to fall, when he signed
for a moments delay while be moved
aside his beard PITY that shou d
be cut he murmured. "thatGihas
not committed treason :" With
which strange wordz-the strangest,
perhaps, ever uttered at such a time
the lips most famous through
Europe for eloquence and wisdom,
closed forever
This was the execution Of Sir
Thomas Moore-an act which was
sounded out into the four corners OF
the earth, and was the worlds won
der, as well for the circumstances
under which it was perpetrated as
for the preternatural composure
with which it was borne. Something
u EiS NeltAL4iCco A4A0 Lave Ottn uuG
10 his naturcl temperament, some
thing to an unaffected WEAKNESS OF
a world which in his eyes was plung-
ing into the ruin of the latter days.
But those fair hues of sunny
cheerfulness caught their color from
the simplicity OF his faith; and
never was there Christians victory
over death more grandly evidenced
than in that last scene, lighted with
its lambent humor.
History viii rather dwell upon -he
incidents of the execution than at
tempt a sentence upon those who
willed that it should be.
1 was at once the most piteous
and most inevitable. The hour of
had come at length,
when at the hands of the Roman
Church was to be required all the
blood which it had shed,
from the blood of Raymond of Tou-
louise to the blood of the last victim
who had blackened into ashes at
Smithfeld. The voices CRYING un-
derneahh the altar had been heard
upon the throne of the Most High,
and woe to the generation of which
the dark account had been demand
AnthOny FrOude.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

We often see large stock of cattle
which do not seem to thrive, and come
out 'spring poor" all for want of some
thing to start them IN the right direc-
ton. One dollars worth of Sheridans s
OaU0lry Condition PolCders, given to
such stock occasionally during the
winter, would be worth more than an
extra half ton of hav.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

THE San Francisco papers state
that there are nearly 600 S wiss
dairying in Marion county, and that
as a rule they commenced poor but
have made large fortunes.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

For these two complaints tie Magis Arnica Lin
innent surpasses itsef 1t seems penetrate 10 the
very seat OF the disease and effect "a II VIII
allay neuraigic pains when all else fails.
READ THE TESTIMONY
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

tN ONE TO FIx n MINUTES HEDAACHE,
Earache Neuralgia, Lame Back. DlaIrnoea.
Sprains and all similar complaints, are retteeiN1
EIaRxss Instant Relief,
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
THE QUEENS TOILET,


pleXi0n,
REMOVING
Tan. Sunburn, Freckles and all Eruptions on the
Skin.
This prenaration is the only one of its class which
Is prepared from PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS,
and of which bona-dde analysis accompanies
each bottle a guarantee of its
PURITY AND GENuINENESS.
Printed the wrapper Of every bottle is the fol-
lowing certificate from Prof. s. Dana Hayes, State
Assayef and Chemist for Massachusetts,.
DIS. 5. 5. FITCH y Son:
Gentlemen-'sThe Queen s Toilet" received from
you has been analyzed. with the following results:
This Is a purely vegetable preparation free from
poisonous materials, injurious substances of any
kind; and Il IS composed of ingredients having
known eEnolieDt and healing properties.
Respectfully, 8. DANA HAYES
20 State ST., Boston,
Price 81 90 Der Bottle. Sold by all Druggist.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

THE inhabitants of the Bahama
islands are emigrating TO Florida.
Fifty of them arrived at Key West
in one day last week.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23
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only SIS. Fully licensed and warranted five
- We VIII pay $1,000 for any machine that viii
:. stronger. more beautiful. elastic seam than
y. ours. IL makes the Elastic Lock Stitch Every
second stitch be cut and still the cloth cannot be
pulled apart without tearing it. Wepay Agents from
g SIS $50 per month and penses. commission
Sfrom which twice that amount can be made Address
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ICING ron WEDDING CARE.

Beat the white of four eggs to "a
stiff froth then add to them half a
pound of ground or powdered white
sugar, beat well until it viii stand
ike foam. Flavor with vanilla,
lemon or rose. This will frosts the
tops Of two ordinary sized cakes
Heap as much as you deem sufficient
in the centre OF the cake, then DIP a
broad-biaded knife into cold water,
and spread the icing over the whole
surface.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

CIEEP.-WEBB SOUTHDOWSS FOR SALE
,9GEO II. BRO ~. MIllbrook. Dutchess GO. n y
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-23

IKE LIGHTNING ARE THE MIRACT-
- LOIS cures effected with Flaggfs Instant
Relief. y ches, Pains Sprains Bopfpi Complaints.
ETC. CANNOT EXIST " this great medicine Is used
Relief warranted or money returned.