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The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02
MY UNCLE.s SHELL
An Instructive story from the Ger
man.


man.
Ny Uncle Bernard had a large
shell upon his bureau. A shell with
pink lips is not common thing in
the forest of Hundsruck, hundred
and fifty leagues from the sea. You
can imagine how admiringly we viii
lage children looked ut 1t. Every
time my uncle went out to make his
round of visits, we went into the
library to gaze upon the "American
snail-shell," as our old servant Gre
del called it.
One day Uncle Bernard found us
there, ana began to laugh. He put
his hat upon the table, took the
she'll in his hands, and seating him
self in an armchair, said:
" Listen to what is going on in
side"
We put our ears to the shell and
heard a great noise-a murmur and
lamentation, like the wind in the
depth of a wood. We looked at
each other in amazement.
What do you think Of that p
asked my uncle; but nobody knew
what to say.
Then he said gravely:
Children, this great humming
voice is the sound of the blood
which flows through your head,
your arms, your heart, and all your
limbs. In one place it flows like q
little spring, in another, like a tor
rent, in a third, like great streams
and rivers. 1t bathes the whole in
side of your body, that all may live,
from the ends of your hair to the
soles of your feet.
'"Now, I must explain one thing,
in order to make you understand
why you hear these noises in the
shell. You know the echo of the
"Hollow Rock" which sends you
back your shout when you shout
your song when you sing, and the
sound of your horn when you bring
your goats home from the noun
tain at night; we'll, this shell is an
echo like that of the Hollow Rock
only, when you put your ear to
it, it sends you back the echo OF
what is passing within yourself; (;
and these sounds resemble all the
noises of heaven aad earth, because
each of us is little world in him
self. If any one could see hum
dredth part of the miracles which
are accomplished in his brain 10 a
single second in order thai he might
live and think, and of which he
hears the echo in the shell, he
would fall on his knees and weep,
thanking God for His infinite good
ness.
You will understand my words
better when you are men, and will
know that am right. But in the
meantime, my dear children, watch
your souls well, and keep them
without stain; they keep you alive.
The Lord has given them to you to
enlighten your little world. as He
has put the sun in the sky to warm
and tighten the universe.
"Yeu know that there are eoun-
tries where the sun never shines.
Men cannot live there; no flowers
are to be seen, no fruits, no trees,
no birds-nothing but ice and snow.
That is what will happen to you if
you let your souls grow dark your
little world will be left in darkness
and misery-you will be wretched.
So, avoid careful ly all that would
disturb your soul idleness, dis
obedience, and, above ALL untruth.
All these evil things are like mists
which ascerd from below, and which
will at last hide the light which the
Lord has given you. If you keeI
A your oul free from these mists, il
viii always shine like bright sun
and you will be happy
i We all listened to Uncle Bernard
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02
Skeen-KiIIing Dogs.

"I would like to keep sheep on
my hilly farm" writes a correspond
ent, "but am afraid of the dogs. IA
there no remedy" there are thred
remedies: l. Ii there is a tax on
dogs in your State, see that it is en1
forced in your neighborhood 2. IA
there is no dog law in your State
vote for no man who will not pledge|
himself 10 do all he can to have one|
enacted. 3. Let all the sheep mem
in the neighb1rhood form themselves
into al association. Let nothing bel
done TO CRAFTY personal spite butt
if a suspicious dog is found prowling|
about the farm, shoot him. Then, III
the owner can prove damages, letI
the association pay them, and repeat
the process. City and village dogH|
must be taught to stay at home
They are often abused and half
starved, and it would be mercy to|
them to give them one good meal of
mutton with a liberal allowance o1
strychnine in it. The neighbora'
might be told that this feast was
provided solely for visitors, so.thatI
they keep their dogs at home.
4 good plan to adopt is, when
sheep dies, dress it and wash it witt
water containing few spoonfuls o
crude carbolic acid. 1t will preserve
the meat for months. Cut it up
into Joints and hang it up, and you
will always have a piece of muttor
on hand for a hungry dog that may
visit You from the city village 0
swamp. 1t is rarely that well-bree
and well-fed dog attacks sheep, and
it is not often that such dogs wander
far from home at night. If there
are any good dogs in the neighbor
hood, inform the owners of the fac
that you have set a trap for th
half-starved prowlers from the city
and that they had better fasten their
up at night. In this way no harn
is likely to done.-American Agricul
turiM.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02

BraiA-work costs more food than
hand-work. According TO careful
estimates and analyses of the excre-
tons three hours Of hard study wear
out the body more than a whole day
of severe physical labor. Another
evidence OF the cost Of brain-work
Is obtained from the fact that though
the brain Is only one-fortieth the
weight of the BODY it receives about
one fifth Of all toe blood sent by the
heart into the system. Brain-wOrk-
ers, therefore, require a more liberal
supply OF food, ard richer food, than
manual labOrers.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02
Beautiful Extract.

I saw temple reared by the hands
of men, standing with It's high pin
nacles In the distant plain. The
streams beat upon 1.-THE God of
Nature hurled his thunder bolt
against it-and yet it stood, as fro
as adamant. Reyelry was in its walls
the gay, the happy and the beau
tiful were there L returned, and tue
temple was no more, its high walls
lay scattered IN ruins moss and
wild grass grew wildly there. The
young and the gay who revelled there
had passed away.
1 saw a child rejoicing in his
youth-tbe idol of his mother, the
pride Of his father. returned, and
the child had become old-trem bling
with the weight of years, he stood
the last of his generation-a stranger
amidst the desolation around him.
[ saw an old oak stand in all its
pride, on the moIntains-lhe birds
were carroling IN its boughs. 1
returned, the oak was sapless, the
winds were playing at their pastime
through its branches. Who is the
Destroyer said L to my guardian
angel.
at is Time" said he. "When the
morning stars sang together in joy,
ever the new made world, he com
menced his course, and when he
shall have destroyed al! that is beau
tiful Cf the earth-plucked the sun
from his sphere-veiled the moon
into blood ; yea, when he shall have
rolled heaven and earth away as a
scroll, then shall an angel from the
Throne of God come forth, and with
one foot on the sea and one on the
land, lift up his hand toward Heaven,
and swear by Heavens eternal,
Time is, Time WAS, but Time shall
be no more 2"
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02

Minneapolis papers boast of fam
ily, whose name they do not give,
and whom they claim had a servant.
girl burnt badly while kindiing a
FIRE with kerosene. There YVES ten
dollars due her when the accident
occurred, after keeping her three
days they turned her out, first de-
durting seven dollars for oil. -four,
molasses, and boarG during the time
she remained witbthem after the ac-
cident.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02

THE Charlottesville Intelligencer
thus describes Miss Van Lew, the
Postmistress of Richmond. Va: 'It
is the first time it has been our plea
sure to see her, and we expected to
see very old lady. on crutches, per-
haps. but were surprised, on meet.
ing her, to see O really handsome
looking and sprightly lady, with
beautiful brown hair, gray eyes and
rosy cheeks
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02
Wise Morkingmen.

The working men Of Italy appear
to possess a larger stock Of medera-
ton and good sense than their tel-
low-laborers In many other coun-
tries. Hitherto strikes have been
almost unknown among them,
though OF late they have tried the
experiment in some of the large
towns. Bat the men have carried
on operations in q most orderly
manner. They have applied TO tht
authorities, to whom they pour Que
their griefs, and beg their aid IN or
der to adjust matters quietly with
the employers, who in turn general
ly show themselves open TO reason.
The result is that the workmen have,
through o moderate statement OF
their demands, SIS q Tnle, succeeded
in securing what they asked for,
whether it uere slight increase OF
wages, owing to the heavier cost OF
lodgings and living, or dimlnutlon
Of the hours of work. The Roman
correspondent of the Independence
Belize tells of some abortive attempt
to induce the Roman workmen to
turn out. A meeting has been con-
voked to urge the men-the opera
tive masons-to strike. ''But who
will paw me for my Idle time while
I am out of work 2" asked one of
them. s"The trade-union funds, y
was the reply. How long Will these
funds maintain me in idleness p
Five DAYS. said one. and thirty
davs said another "And what
after the five or the thirty days have
expired ?" To this query there was
no reply; murmur went round the
meeting, then the men focked round
the questioner, apPIauded and con
the exclamation; "let us think of
o,,r wives and childen-no strike. =
This was the general cry; the meet
inc separated and the masons rel
tnrrned to their employment.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02
Geography Revised.

4 German poet has recently pub
hshed a touching poem. IN which,
however, some trifing inaccuracies
in geography appear. The hero is
represented as being devoured by an
alligator under palm tree on the
shore Of Lake Erie, in America. The
heroine hears of the terrible fate of
her lover, down In the everglades of
Florida, near the banks of Lake
Superior, where she is living, and
rushes down South to Lake Erie,
and lays in wait for that crocodile,
captures him, cuts him open, ex-
tracts the bone of her dead lover,
purchases a rich coffin, and has him
inferred in Greenwood Cen etery, IN
New York, in the State of st. Louis
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02
Chronic Diseases

Most chI onic diseases, and many
acute on, are produced at lie table.
As rule, no fluid of any kind
should be taken at the table, espe
cially If the stomach is weak. The
stomach should never be overloaded:
not more than two or three articles
should be taken at one meal; no
stimulants used before eating; to-
bacco arrests digestion. Milk is the
best diet for infants and children
Tomatoes with cream and sugar are
healthy and nutritious. Bread and
butter is the staff of life, and easi-
ly digested Too much salt lriitates
the stomach. Colds are frequently
produced by drinking hot tea and
exposure afterwards. Late suppers
induce heart disease. Pastry and
cakes constipate the bowels Boiled
potat IS are not as healthy as baked
ones. Fruits are to be eaten at
breakfast and dinner. The stomach
Requires much rest to be healthy;
purgative medicines weaken the
bowels. Cheerful conversation pro-
notes digestion, anger prevents it.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02

A WIFE of Detroit, seeing a para.
praph in the papers to the effect
m that & matrimonial couples in Hi
nois get divorced just IN order to
have the pleasure OF fresh courting
and a new honeymoon" induced her
husband, after much persuasion, to
consent to a divorce "iust for the
fun of the thing" When the di-
yorce was obtained, the ex-husband
was astonished to find that the
courting' and "honeymooning" of
his wife were to be done with anoth-
er fellow. He doesn't think divorc-
ing for fun very funny after all. His
wife sees where the laugh comes IN,
but he never did have an apprecia-
ton of humor.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02

The Iow-necked hodices of most
ball dresses are made with extreme
ly long points before and behind, a
style which imparts slenderness
even to the most robust figures.
Fragility is not fashionable at pres
ent, and many of our bellies are TAX
ing cod-liver oil to attain the re-
quisite degree Of plumptitude.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02

SOMEBODY has written Useful
Hints for Ugly Girls" as if any girl
would admit that they referred to
her.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-02

He was apparently child again,
saying his prayers at his mothers
knees.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
We RMONT FARM Err.

did not yet know what it was, or what it is
doing for them. It is doing its work admi-
rably. The knowledge it is communicating
will reach the masses and the state will be
immensely benefited by the labors of this
Board. Good things move slowly, but there
is no cause for Encouragement, even though
the attendance was not large ut first. He al-
so endorsed the idea of Farmers Clubs most
warmly, and urged the immediate establish
ment of one or more in this vicinity.
Gov. SLADE expressed the hope that the
farmers would send III petitions to the lcgis-
turc for II liberal appropriation to secure the
best men to read papers ut the Board meet
mgs and to pay for them.
Hon. HENRY LANE spoke strongly in favor
of the establishment of Farmers Clubs in
every town.
PROF. COLLIER made some remarks to Il
similar effect, stating that in one neighbour
hood, Sc slight was the intercourse among
the farmers that three of them had put up
expensive barns, and neither of them had
seen the barns of the others. That might do
in New Zealand. but it should never be the
case in Vermont. He did not believe farm
crs could ever be induced to use their power
when united to Cypress others. Some farther
informal conversation followed, when the
meeting adjourned The attendance was
fair, but not large, ut each session.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
Aoritultural gtems.

Vermont is the champion bean-raising
State.
The Ohio farmers have organized Cow
Insurance Companies"
Great Britain purchases more dried fruits
than any other country.
Hay is plenty in Orwell. Price, from Sl2
to 800 per ton. Rye straw ut $50.
The greatest profit to the stock-raiser, is in
getting to the grass in good condition.
1t has been formally and finally decided
that Goldsmith Maid has trotted mile in
2.l7.
Nine million, three hundred thousand
bushels of grain are in store and ahoat at
Chicago.
1t is now acknowledged that we have finer
Jerseys in this country than there are to be
found in the Channel Isles.
Samuel r. Sexton, of Mapping, Conn,
raised 1856 pounds of tobacco to the acre,
and sold it mt 35 cents per pound
Clarified beef suct is used very extensively
in London us II substitute for butter. 1t is
sold for half the price of the best butter
Horace Greeley has accepted the invita-
ton to deliver the address mt the next annual
fair of the Vermont State Agricultural So
cety.
Much hay has been burned in Lyon county,
Kan, by incendiarism. The object is sup
posed to be to make the county untenable for
Texas cattle.
II is estimated that the next wheat crop of
California, will produce l2,0O0,00O sacks,
worth 1924, 100000. This will beat the prod
uct Of her mines.
james Shanly, of Cambridge, has purchas-
ed the farm of George w. Picknell, for the
sum of $4,000. This is the third place Mr..
Shanly has bought adjoining his home farm.
The prospect of n good sugar season the
coming spring-the depth of ground frozen
and no sap running this wintcr-has greatly
increased the demand for sugar evaporators.
Sheldon Bliss, of Castleton, sold his wool
recently, for 65 cents per pound. The ag-
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
Ncr;,e to Creditors.

Is HERtB GIVEN THAT LE"lH
has been appointed AdlniniStrat2,
IF tta estate Of Jerome Arctic, deeeaseu ~ -,
rSasanf thr,n nroperlv proved for allowance and
payment Iarana rdito.
Claims may be presented to the 1ndtrssheu d
ms /! "a y ALEX LEPORT, Agent.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
NOTICE NO. IL.

YC
AURORA, Nevada. August =. M. ~
N-aTICE is HEREBY GIvEN THAT W.
y s,awell. Z. ". McKinstry. "liiism van
yoorbies and David NcDougai have TINS cay
6led fu this off re a diagram toee'hcr ~
tee of ami cati.n for a patent from the chlted
Sta,es untIer Acts Of Congress approved july
% 1860 and May 10. lt1z, Tor ,Nel'r
hundred feet along that certain VEN or lsae =
nuartz or other rock in pace, hearing eoip II
silver known as the Antelope LODE, si'utteu. A
silver Hill. in the Esmeralda Mining pis'rie''
EsmeraIda county. Sta'e OF NeVaua' II ~
narticulsrly described as follows: BEGINNING az
the : Whim'' shaft on said iosr' the'ce SEQ :
xain or lode north 81 deg 10 min eas'--"s
saet. thence north 65 deg. 80 min. east-5"s'o
fe.t IN est end of location. Returning 10 po,ht Vi
hsginn;n,. thence south 50 deg 80 min. west
lis. 8 fee: thence north so deg % MIN
11s : fs1,. n once north 81 deg 53 min west
I2I fzer. thence south Sd deg 10 MN
6s feet. tn nee south II deg . MIN 49, 80
1-ll3 feet making l 300 feet IN itngtn "t
"a. wide ard fully deserted in pat OF the eui,
ror - .aid lode and craim posted thereon anu
nd !, This ,ftce. containing five ana +'.ro
a.ras embracing said lode and ore hundred iee,
on each side of the center the eof Inc ioue 81.
cIaim are near the claim and lode Rno*h d
..Iady ,Ianei, On the south, ard on 'he w..
e,s. and west are bounded by no kno"h ciain,a .
| From developm ntS made tne na,rs.
| accepted As embraced IN the i,re' III,
rsinais the LADY Jar e mine on the south: IN
location of said ANTELOPE lode Is o' itc9i" ~ a.
offce of the Mining Recorder OF saih bi1'rt,'. =
49, r.meralda county. Nevada, ana In
notice and diagram Of said lode and clam can U
found nos,rd near the Wh;m' sh' IT there n.
A WILSON BCTLkR, Register
aulS-6UI
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
q. r. r. k.

Hy AND AFTER MospA., nrhih TO- 1867
0,sr,and Passenger Train for Tadsworth, win
nemucca. Cariin. Toano, Ogden and asst; l a, m 9or
overland Freight and Accommodation IRAN 'o'
Ogden and East. ) .25 a m poa
Overland Passenger Train for Marsss'i hron
Merces ifor Yos.mitcl, Upton Ger Los Angeie')'
San Jose and san Francis o. 2 10 a. M rr
Overland Ere ishr and Accommodation IRAN 'i
San Franc see, II. As a. m.
A.. N. TOwNE. G~en'lsupt.
r. n. GOODMAN, Gen,l Pass'r and TicketAsH
SEQ
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
TAKE WARNING

TEE =. t. R. r: co. . axe A ascijeuts ano
- 80 ,asuIriur from the runaahg OF thei1
,rsi.s: and hey take this method of warning pa
rants ana rnariians against ths dangers ATTENDING
tue to-, common practise ofchildren playing apou'
.uoir cars and locomotives Those na'.ns MI. :
-. b.si,,as- of the Com, any find it impossible Il
,,ysr.rE Toys, v no frequent the terminl ana stop
p,,.r places # the read from climbing uPeh 'ne
susapd engines; and they will feel thensefvef
opliasf 10 resort to Mere d@eide.a assasaies
oDna..,cas are CONTINUED Z Recent accidents,
-,,cn are wholly a.rriirabie TO the eas>lessners OF
,orevEs i'll jumping IN and ch ths onr~ Wnen y
s.n,iou s.ss,}i be warning enough In themselves
u. 4. yERISGT0N. superintendent
Aaxusr Is, 1879.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
Administrators Notice.
rstate of w. M. Boring, Deceasto'

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN By IhE -
ds county, State Of Nevada, to the creditors o.
and all persons having claims against s.,d &C.
ceased. 10 exhibit the same with the rSessaf!
vouchers. within four months from the Iuelca
ton Of this notice, to the undersiSre9. al N
nc in the town of Aurora. E-meraida county
- NaxaI, SaML TOUNGS
Pubic Admini-tr tor
Aurora. New, Aug. a, ISL laneze:4m
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-03
NOTICE.

n HEREBY oTIFY L CITIZENS Mt TO
rurchase any part of the crops on me s"eentS
and Frank Thorne's ranches, on the Lake f!ti'f
road. from y. JONES, representing himself as
u, $50 s. f. TEitrR\E
Car on City, Sept. To- 1872 stll-'hi
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-27
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Chattanooga hogs are fattening on wa
ter-melon rinds.
Patrick Bingham, of Memphis, died will
sunstroke at Bolivar on Saturday.
DR.. Hoyt, of Whytheville, Va, has beer
prospecting for baryta in Greene county.
The Knoxville Historical Society win ded
icate and open Staub's Opera House in thai
city.
Recently Isaac Allen, of Greene county,
shipped six head of young cattle to Allan.
Ca, Ga.
At Knoxville Friday afternoon the Their
mometer in two hours fell from 81 to "a
degrees.
Frank Lee, (colored), died recently at
Brownsville, aged one hundred and four
teen years.
Near Montvale Springs a rattlesnake,
having nine rattles and one button, has
been killed.
Judge j. E. R. Ray, formerly Secretary
of State, lost $1,000 by the failure Of the
City Bank at Memphis.
The watch-word of the Knoxville street
gang consisting of l,163 hogs and $500
pigs, is, ale us have Peace"
MIR. D. A. Crowell, of Perry county, has
hen, one Of brood Matched in March
last, which "came off with ten young
chickens the last of May"
ID. A. Crowell, of Beardstown, Perry
county, sends us seventeen rsttles, taken
from snake between seven and eight feet
long. He left one rattle on the snake,
which made eighteen in all.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-27
SCIENTIFIC REVENGE.

A truly scientific revenge was recently
effected by young chemist in Venice
named Orlando Farnerini, upon a pair OF
lovers whose mutual passion had disturbed
the current Of his own affections. HC
loved young lady, but she loved a young
tailor better. Orlando owed him money
for clothes, and sent word that he woulc
pay him and make his betrothed present
if they would come to his laboratory
They accepted the invitation, and were po-
litely received and slyly led in converse.
ton to the subject of electricity, about
which he had much to say; both listened
with establishment, and were quite delight
ed when the Professor proposed that they
should allow themselves to be electrified.
He babe them give him their hands, put
the one pole Of a Rumkorf apparatus be-
tween the girls fingers, and the other into
the tailor's hand an then joined the cur
rents. a terrible cry broke from the pair
of lovers; they fell to the ground in conVul-
siVe fits, then got up again, in the greatest
torment, but Farnerini only laughed.
The two wretched beings drew the appar-
atus after them, tumbled over the furni-
tIIre, and almost broke their limbs in their
frantic efforts to rid themselves of the
mighty current, but in five minutes they
had become two distorted corpSes. Then
and only then, Farnerini stopped the cleo
trio fluid, and went to relate the matter to
the police, which he did with the greatest
sang .froid possible.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-27

4 = - 80 ss
quote: Western corn-white 77sHe0s, and
| yellow 70<5 7Ss L " bushel. Oats hrm At SO
@524c ~ bHshel. .HAY--Den2nG
| limited. Western In light supply At $1.eo
62.D LARD Tierces 10c; half-bar-
| reis 1Osc. and kegs lie - Il. Ia
ATLANTA, Ga, aug. 24-BULK MEATS
we quote shoulders &c; clear sides II &c;
clear rib sides lie. BAcoE-We
quote shoulders &c; clear. sides 12c; clear
rib sides 11Ecj country hams 12AfD13c;
sngar-cured hams i6561sc. ...LARD-
We quote buckets 123c; cans i2G tlerces
lie. ..... .FLoUR-Fancy V.756l0.OO;
extra family $S.75A9.00; family $1,000
9.S5; sHperfine $5.50G6.50. 49,. .GRAIN--
We quote white eorn s5D90c; yellow and
mixed 78h80c. Wheat, best quality sl.46
61.55; common Georgia red $1.40. Oats
50655e. Rye $l.2561.50..... sCoUErHY
PRoDUcE-Buying prices from wagons.
Eggs 18c. Chickens 22kc. Country
butter 20625c.. $50. .HAY-Western tim
othy $37RSs.00; Georgia new crop 5000
635.0O. e - 80
COLUMBUS, Ga, Aug. 24.--BAcoE-
Clear sides per ID. lie; clear rib sides IL c;
shoulders at SIC; sugar-cured hams at
1Sc; plain hams 15D16c. ...s..... BULK
MEATs-Clear rib sides 10c; shoulders :
- c; hams --c........ BUTTER-Goshe
per ID. SOC; country 35c...... Corn
Yellow mixed per bushel Sc; white 90c,
car load rates in depot. -. -HAY-Per cwt
$500. 49,. .FLoUR-Fine per Dbl. SIP; SUI
perfne 5000; extra $40; double extra $40;
fancy $500. LARD-Prime leaf par
lb lie. go. .MEAL-Per bush. $1.00.......
OATs-Per BUSH, feed 75c.