davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

EXIT MUsLIN.-A fashion writer says:
"More and more ladies intending to
pass their vacation by the seashore
abandon starched stuffs and take to soft
worsted goods. quarters of the
white dresses that have gone and are
going to Long Branch, Saratoga, New
port, and Cape May this season are of
grenadine. tissue, Chamberg gauze,
crepe, foulard, twilled silk, and other
light but non washable materials. The
folly of wearing in the damp atmosphere
of the coast costumes which half an
hour after donning look like moist rags
is fully appreciated now, though it has
taken years to realize it. 1t is only in
the dryest of inland or mountain towns
that it "pays" to wear lawns and mus
Inns /; but there is nothing so bewitch-
ingly feminine as these diaphonous
stuffs." 2
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

CoLUMBUs's ToAB.-Writing of the
churches in Havana, correspondent
says: "The church of most interest to
the tourist is the cathedral of Havana,
at the corner of Emperado and San
Ygnacio streets, an edifice constructed
of soft brown stone, which, however,
has become somewhat blackened by age,
having been erected as far back as 1924.
The large doors in front of polished
mahogany, you approach by flights of
stone steps, and as you enter, on the
left there is the little tomb which con-
tains the ashes of Columbus. Above it
is slab of stone on which is an appraised
bust of the great discoverer. He died
in 1906 at Valladolid, and his remains,
after resting in various places, were
finally brought and deposited here,
amid much pomp and ceremony, on the
18th of January, 1896. And yet find
few of the residents of this city and few
tourists even who are aware of this fact.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

A PRETTY DIsH.-A writer on various
eccentric departures in cooking says !:
ut is but few weeks ago that ham,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

UNSAFE SHEEP PASTURES. the
head of Unsafe Pastures the New
York Tribune says, in reply to an in
quiry: It is known that pasture in
fest ted with scab will not be perfectly
safe for at least two or three years.
The scab insect will retain its vitality in
the places where the sheep have rubbed
themselves, and so disengaged the in
sect. for that length of time. 1t is not
probable that the foot rot engenders
any virus which would infect PASTURE;
it is much more likely that the condi-
tions of the pasture which at first
caused the disease, being still present,
still produce it, and always will. The
only safe way is to drain the pasture,
when foot rot will disappear. It is
caused solely by wet, muddy pastures
and filthy yards, and the consequent
mechanical effect upon the feet and con-
stitutional effect upon the health of Se
animal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01
Kentucky Military Institute.

ACADEMIC YEAR WILL
Il begin FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER, 1874.
For information address.
Col. ROL'r -. a LIEN. Sup't X. NJ. ] ,,
Farmdale z. o, Franklin cOunIy. kentucky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

NIGET NE extends its influence into every part
OF human organism, commencing with its
oundati IN, correcting seas. d uon and restor
ing vital powers creating healthy formation and
par fcaticn Of The rlood, driving out isease and
leaving nature to perform Us allotted task NE0E
TINE l. sold BY all dfug gists.
4 DVERTISERSi Am. Newspaper Union repre-
~ sents over so papers, divided into subdivis
ions. send g. ent stamp for Map showing location
OF = tpers, u ith combined and separate lists Civ
ing estimates for cost Of advertising Address, .
p SA Y BORN. ia Monroe street. Chicago. Ill.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01
CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.

WATERPROOF SILK PAPER.-Silk pa
per is allowed to float for a little time
on the surface of an aqueous solution
of shellac in borax, and then dried in
the air. By the admixture of small
quantity of an aniline color with the
borax colored papers are obtained.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

A FRENCH medical journal reports
the cure of the most refractory corn by
the morning and evening applications,
with a brush, of drop of solution of
the perchloride of iron. 1t states that
after afortnight's continued application,
without pain, patient who had suf-
fered martyrdom for nearly forty years
from the most painful corn on the inner
side of each little toe, was entirely re-
heved; pressure was no longer painful,
and the cure seemed to be radical.
Other and similar cases are reported as
sequafiy Successful IrrTIer the Treatment.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

A PARAGRAPH is going about the pa
pers that the largest room in the world
under a single roof, unbreken by pillars
or other obstructiors, is at st. Peters
burg, in Russia, and is $50 feet long and
$50 feet wide. It is said to be used for
military display. The Grand Central
depot, in New York, is 800 feet long by
240 wide, covering about four acres.
The roof is supported by the side walls.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

A BEE-KEEPER gives this plan to pre-
vent swarm of bees from getting away
from the hive, with the statement that
after ten years experience he has never
known it to fail but once. As soon as
they show the first symptoms of swarm
ing stop up some of the outlets TO the
hive so as to force them to consider
able time coming out. The swarm be-
ing made up in part of young bees,
many of them unable to fly well, and;
as the swarm can do nothing until all
are out and flying about in the air, by
prolonging their exit the feeble ones
become tired, and, finding their plans
frustrated, they alight to arrange their
journey. II they can leave the old
hive at once they care very little about
alighting.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

A BIG CHUNK OF PLATINA. Paris
mint has just completed the manufac-
ture of bar OF iridated platina of the
enormous weight of five hundred
pounds, and worth 100000 francs, the
exhibition of which recently took place
at the Conservatory des Arts ct Meters
of Paris, in the presence of delegates
from foreign countries and members of
the Academy If Sciences, invited by
Gen. NORM, director of the establish
ment, That mass of metal, quite ex-
ceptionsl for its size and homogeneous
ness, is to be used in making the stan
dard meters and kilogrammes required
by various governments for the adoption
eff the metrieal system, or the compaA
ison of their weights and measure
Each set will cost $500 frarcs, "a
forty-hve have been ordered by diSer-
ent powers. The fusion of the metal
was effected by the aid of seven blow.
pipes of oxyhydrogen gas inserted into
the cover of enormous crucible fork
cubic meters of that fluid were SUI
cient to keep up the combustion of the
seven jets Of ordinary gas during the
two hours the combustion lasted
The light of the incandescent metal
was so intense that the melting-pot
could only be looked into with tho aid
of q colored glass. Many centuries
may pass before the occasion should
rise for such a work as that executed
as the production of platina is very
limited, and does not exceed from a tor
to ton and half annually.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

KEROSENE FOR HENNERIEs. When
lice are troublesome in a kennery the
use of kerosene viii be fou[d to answer
an excellent purpose. II necessary,
get small watering-pot and sprinkle 1t
everywhere. d. We know of its being
used in this way and with complete
success. 1t was also applied to the
fowls by rubbing under the wings and
among the feathers on the back of the
neck, and the pets were effectually
" cleaned out, without apparent harm
to the fowls. For small chickens. rub
bed lightly with a feather about the
head and on the neck, it is admirable;
and it is there where lice can generally
be found if they exist anywhere among
the flock. One application of this sort
will suffice for many weeks. Careful
observers will have noticed that there
are several breeds of hen lice to contend
against. The species that attack sitting
hens in hot weather are very small,
very atcive in their motions, and multi
tudinous in numbers. They viii some
times drive the hens from their nests,
and become so numerous about the
hennery that visitors cannot enter it
without carrying off more &c less Of the
pests on their persons. TAJr presence
will be indicated by a delicate crawling
sensation on the hands, the neck, or the
body. Cracks and holes about the
building will harbor millions of them al
such times. For such house kerosene
is the remedy. Apply it literally from
top to bottom, and, if one application
does not entirely remove, apply a second
time. In applying to the chickens an6
fowls be careful not to get any in the
mouth or eyes. 1t may not prove fatal,
but it will not do any good. 1t evidently
does not makes small chickens feel live
ly, but it will not harm them seriously
if they are we'll housed or can getC9l
the warmth they require. We have rS
vet tried it in hens nests but have EC
doubt that if sprinkled through the hay
or straw of which the nest is formed i
will answer better purpose than sui
phur or ashes in the bottom. 1t Nil
positively kill the vermin harboring N
the nests, while it is evident that ~
sulphur and ashes are only disagreed
! BILE. OF course, the effect of singl,
application will not last always bu
one or two applications year will prob
ably be found to be sufficient-at least
in memories whose owners are no
frightfully negligent. The lice found
on the heads and necks of young chick III
are very large compared with those in
testing the nests of sitting hens, anC
we do not remember to have ever seer
them except on fowls. The touch of I
small amount of kerosene infuses won
drous activity into them, while PooC
saturation evidently paralyzes. Moth
ing but their bligthed remains will b,
found one day after good application
of kerosene Country Gentleman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

SOME of the sweetest music in LCn1on
is PLAYED by Italians, who use instru-
| ments made of terra Gotta.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

EXPLORATIONS have recently been
made into the mounds of Ottumwa,
Iowa. In one mass of charcoal, a bed of
ashes, and some calcined human bQSes
were found, showing that cremation was
practiced by the people who erected
them. AS Indians never burn their
dead, this adds another proof to the
theory that they were not the original
mound builders. The similarity of the
mounds of Mexico and of Iowa point to
the fact that they were constructed by
The same race of ancient Mexicans.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01


from the most painful corn on the inner
side of each little toe, was entirely re-
ieved; pressure was no longer painful,
and the cure seemed to be radical.
Other and similar cases are reported as
Hequafiy Successful under the Treatment.
FROM six to ten drops of the concen-
trated solution of chloride of soda in
-wineglassful of pure spring water, taken
Immediately after additions of the
morning are completed, will sweeten
the breath by disinfecting the stomach,
which, far from being injured, will be
benefited by the medicine. If necessary,
this may be repeated in the middle of
the day. In some cases the odor from
carious teeth is combined with that of
the stomach. II the mouth is well rinsed
with teaspoonful of the solution of
the chloride in tUmbler of water, the
bad odor of the teeth viii be removed.
LEFT-HAND WRTTING.-A left-hand
writer In the Scientific American gives
some reasons why it is better to write
as he does. The hand is never in the
way of vision. The pen-point is al
ways in plain sight, and so is the paper
to be written on. There is, consequent
turn the head so as to throw the eyes
out focus. It is a common fault with
those who write much that the left eye
has a shorter range than the right. 1t
is overworked and compelled to adapt
itself to nearer vision. In writing with
the left hand these evils are avoided.
An upright posture is the easiest, and
the eyes are equally distant from the
paper.
FROM 81 TO Sc MILES AN Hour BY
RAn.-Fast time was recently made by
the newspaper train, which left Jer.
sey City nsarly half an hour behind
time, and made it all up before reach
ing Trenton. This distance, a fraction
less than 81 miles, was run In SO min
utes, including a stoppage of over q
minute at Newark and a moderation OF
speed at New Brunswick. There were
some portions where speed was more
than a mile and a quarter a minute.
Just beyond New Brunswick, five miles
were run in three minutes, which is at
the rate of nearly Sc miles an hour.
About dozen passengers enjoyed this
ex raordinary ride. Scientific Anleri-
can.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

Nm LION TTDerP pFR7 " MID FOX
n THE VA TSTDE
A Beautiful Christian weekly
N~ FOR EN cry BODYi
4 super-royai octave pages double CD ms an9
nearly IOl IrfUSTRATIr ~ early. Inc cneafesst
uiastrated dollar weekly ~ Amerlca;, sub
scribe 10 day Address, ih y " SlbL.
a. kef street. Wiimngtf n DelaWnre
TILUSTR1TED W. YlSIDE MON1efL " Mega
ainel u o. n year uNDAY cHoW. I'd ttticn
once mouth. -iug copies. 81 cents; ten copies,
se; twice tn. sins le copies e cent
bers Of all editions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-01

W. II. GiC0LS Il -, 7I2 Broadway, Sew
w york manufacturers aud dealers in Need.
les Tuck ers and attach for all oOuDl thread
Sewing Marines. sample dozen needles seat to
any post office address Oh receipt Of lily cents
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
Quicksilver In Colusa.

IT.. FIJI, nina .o,t;,u.. N m.l. rich
go al = t.s, ..esnd;ns ,he sc,Is
- - som. ,;.. 600 ,.no,t WAS
Oi-nIa,aS az, 4, va. 40 ho, In IN.
eneatsu m,nar.
or 49, ..a ~. .;.hon, ~
-" ao.r.s -, ,.L;n. n.;rs - Wal,
IT,. -ha - ~. w;n.
ne. -. 49, ,r;aS,.n.d ON, ~,
Thsy. iii t.sn on wosIinS vitbout any
tnoy,sdcs 81 ,bs .,cs.s;,s bsat com.
nis;nsd oi an m. out.ide. The Eleiu
nine has Maid sInsnsss from m. ,tart.
III 80 A.. ro.,,h. .-ou.,h;n,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
!. ,hl. "th. Coming Hor.s9v

The proposed trot in Boston between
celebrated stations is the the theme OF
general talk in New York. We have
hare q banker. who in a quiet way, has
bean gathering for some time the speed
lest horses Of the country. He has q
quiet stable out OF the city, about an
hours ride away. Here he has a track,
and without observation he is recording
some marvellous speed. He says moth
ing about his stud on the street. and will
not be Questioned. No one can get ac-
cess to his horses without q written per-
mission from himself and 1t is rarely
given. Among his treasures Is . brother
to Dexter" q gamsy. speedy horse, Of
which marvellous things are told. This
out of-ths-way stable is just now the
center OF great interest. Among horse
men ii has been known for o long time
that q Methodist minister in Kentucky
owned q colt Of which marvellous things
were told. The animal was black as q
raven. and bore the name Of BLACK
wood" The value Of the horse. in the
estimation Of the owner, may be seen
by the pleasant little price that was put
upon him. The horseman on the public
street laughed that a plain and simple
Methodist parson, residing in the wilds
Of Kentucky offered his animal
for $50 1000! The banker alluded to
heard NO much Of this colt that he took
q trip to Kentucky to look at him. He
sawh him nove. He describes him ss .
marvel. His n~ostrils become red as fire;
his eyes dilste. and he seems trans
formed. The New Yorker offered him
so, 900 for the colt. The owner re-
ceived the proposal with disdain. He
did not sven reply; ordered him back to
the stable aud went into the house. An
other visit was made, and the horse
changed owners, $4,000, it 10 said,
being the price. Now the plan is this:
When the famed horses that are to trot
OH your course have done their best,
B~lackwood is to be trottsd out to show
what he can do. Those who have seen
him move say that he il the most extra
ordinary animal ever seen in this part Of
the country. =" Bsrieigh's" letter 10 he
Boston Journal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
Reno Items.
From the cre.cent. Sept. al

From the Crescent. Sept. al
Railroads are a very great blessing.
On Saturday last the agent in Reno, Of
the Central Pacific. collected Of J. g,
Hagsrman * Co., a freight bill OF SS5
in coin. Some four months ago this
firm had some goods damaged through
the csrslessness Of the company, and
put in q bill for damages, which was al.
lowed. Shortly after collecting the S2I5
bill, the agent Of the company here act
ing under orders from the head Office
went to Mr.. Hagcrman and gave him
Sl1 10 in grsenbacks, the amount al.
lowed for damage TO his goods. What
a magnanimous company
The Republican delegates to the Judi
cial Convention OF the ID district CON-
prising the counties OF washss. 0rmsby
and Douglas. will meet at the Depot Ho-
tel al 7:30 this evening for the purpose
Of nominating q candidate for Judge. s.
II. Wright and Thos. IL. Wells, both Of
Carson, are sspirants for the position.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
BnioHAx YOuSo is quite sick.
Carson Items.
lrrom h. rdean., septsnber ,l.l

From the Tribune. septsmberai.
John McTarnahan. Independent can
didats for State Senator. had a fine audi
enes on Saturday night. The thsater
was crowded to its utmost capacity, and
during the address Mr.. McTarnahan wa
heartily chssrsd. His argumsnts were
in plain and unvarnished Eaglish, but
replsts with good sound sense. The
speaker said that he was bound to no
party or sect; that he was n Of the
people, and expected to be elected by
the people; that he was opposed to Fe-
male Suffrage and the Local Option law;
that he Was in favor Of a heavy tax ON
gambling; that he would, II elected. do
all in his power TO get an appropriation
for identifying the Capitol grounds;
and, in short, wsuld devote his best en-
ergies TO secure for 0rmsby county, and
the State at large. all thatis needed. He
said that. a between Messrs. Sharon,
williams, Sutro. and belong, he was in
favor Of Mr.. Sharon for United States
Senator; but that IL . better man came
before the psoplo-ons who would Be
likely TO do more for the State than Nlr.
She should vote for that enc. Mr..
McTarnahan spoke for thrss-quartsrs
Of an hour, and at the termination OF his
address wa loudly and repeatedly
chssred. Mac is a live man, and his
opponents will do wall to be stirring
around.
As this mornings stage from Carson
was going down the grade from the sum
NIT, the horses took fright at . sick
horse lying in the road. They ran a
short distance. became uncomfortable.
and ran the coach into the bank, break
ing the pole. The horses became de-
tached from the coach. but by presence
OF mind the driver held on TO the lines,
preventing any further accident. The
passengers were not injured.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
Embarrassing IcsIandio Inequalities.


Murat Halstsd, in o recent letter TO
the Cincinnati Commercial, says: Speak
ing Of beds and Inequalities in Iceland.
there is an old ceremony OF showing
c%ivility to strangers that 10 said 10 be
still prevalent in the remote rural dis
tricts. 1t Is that the ladies OF the house
shall pull of the trousers Of the fatigued
and disconsolste travellers. There Is not
among the Icslandsrs who perform this
solemn rita the remotsst suspicion that
there is any indslieacy in the perform
ancs. II is related OF the most pious
and famous missionary who ever visited
the island, Henderson, who distributed
Bibles throughout the Icslandic settle
msnts fifty years ago, that this business
Of pulling Off his trousers was q sad en-
barrsssmsnt to him. He could not re-
fuse to accept the hospitality Of the good
people among whom he distributed the
GOOD book, for which they were CRATE
full in the extreme, and he finally
managed to arrange q compromise and
systsmatizs ii. He insisted upon at
first rolling himself in a blanket, and
then upon Embarrassing himself, as to
suspsnders and waistband, and then. and
not till then. he allowed the ladiss to
seize the offending garment by the
straps (Which he uniformly wore to
keep his trousers legs down when rid
ing) and pull them of. SO while they
took the trousers in triumph, he spared
his modesty all the rudensss OF the ter
I'LL. sbocks that would othervisa have
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
H,ou.Pnrcrp Hoasrs.-The followil

HIou.PnIcxp HoRsrs.-The following
are prices paid for noted American
horses:
Kentucky. s4O.o 900; Norfolk, SIS. 600
Lexington, $4,000; Kingfshsr. Sl5.-
900; Glsnslg, SO. 900; Smugglsr, SIS,
900; Blackwood, $50, 900; jay Gould,
10000; DeItsr. Si3. 900; Lady Theme,
$50, 900; Jim Irving. $50. 900; Gold.
smith Maid, $50. 900; Startls, $40, 900;
~Prospsro, $40 900; Rosalind, $40, 900;
Lulu, $40 200; Happy Medium, s25, 900;
ClaraG G., $4,000; Pocahontas, s35, 900;
Edward Everett. $40. 900; Auburn Horse,
SIS. y; Judge Fullerton, $40, 900; Soc
rates, $4,000; Mambrino BERTHE, siO.-
600; George Palmer. SIS. O0O; Mambri.
no Pilot. 1000; Flsra Temple sold
when aged for $1,000 for brood mare:
s25. 900 was offered and refused for Tom
Bowling last Summer; $50, 900 was Of
fered and refused for Bassstt in his
thrse-ysar-old form; s25. 600 will not to-
day buy haywood or Astsroid; $40. 900
was offered and refused for woodford
Mambino. and $500 900 for 7'horndals.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-22
School Dlrectsrs-Geld Hill
DIR. w. o. C0NwRLL,
u. v. H~AZRLTINR,
r. q. TAYLOR.
zeal I'd

n.-..
~. Committee ON Platform and Resolution,
a.. ,.u.-,,u .hIeh ws,e unsnim
repor'eu 'ne io"'"'"s' "
ously adopted:
The Republicans OF Storey County, In Con
yention assembled, Resolved, hat
Firt-The Republican party OF Storey eoun'
~ in Appealing TO the people Tor scontinuancs
al that confidence with which II has for %
msny wears been honored. refers 10 the history
| IN The mast o. an earnest OF what may % ef.
nseted IN the future. This glorious record Of
ibe past nleen year. allied Nth great Ser : "
iSr.s,aes,ion Of Inc party's claim to continued
Jnnn
sscond-Thst NJ no time since th close OF the
,.h.njan has greater need existed for the %.
premscy Of the Republican party In the admin.
~ as,Iv demonstrste that the conflict com.
~ Z, nnhold and keen pure q republican
msn y, cosernment il not yet finished. and
~, N pone Fan the remaining work be safely
iptrusted except to that party whose corner
stone y cSuA, ~ prs.,sent Grant we recognize
IniIu- TsS.s uscistrste. vbose
Just ana Iea,isss Sn, ,,s., snscss. and IA
adminis'fauon "a, ~. ~ s,sr, trus lover Of
liberty sReityH and every honest believer in republican
government ,,,,,., .uh.,d,.. m
Fourth-ThAt We oppose Iul,hsi snn ~ " n
railroads, anu declare io' equA'
kinds OF property u.,,,.
Finh-That 10 tho name OF me Mno,c pcoR,o
Of Storey county We eaIne,ty oenouh.c sne
attempt OF the sntIo Iunne. ~, IN IN.
stroy the prosperity oI tnls county, ,nasI nsno
nnal compilation o. tne su.,o \. ~ ,rso ~
bend ruin and destruction 70 tne plo. pe.1y "
the people. We cannot close QUIZ eyss 70 w
fact that in the ultimate fuecees OF THIS inlqui
tous scheme all property here mus pc Ieonesd
in value. business must decline and wages bs
reduced, eniailing unmeasured miterI aud dis,
tress upon this people; and we urgently eau
upon all classes OF people In Storey county. Q!
whatever business. trade or occupation, sna
aside from any political bia,, 10 senously con.
slider the danger 70 when tney ~ enposeaL.