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Pr. .Tobn init Dr0r Sir. Many thanks
20 Won for the medicine You have so kind
~ given me. J have been great sufferer
for wears. and had the advise OF various
physicians. Some pronounced my spine,
some my lungs. ANA some MY heart 90 he
the seat OF mv disease have been burnt,
blisrered aui cupped until hHd become
disheartened. Several very eminent ply
-iciars who examined my pine Informed
me chat / vas threatened with paralysis
or apnopleyy any day. and that nothing
bun D seton would relieve me. Rad
perfect horror Of tlat, and WAS hesitating
about having one inserted, when you
kindly sent lue your rarsap1r ia which
Immediately begun 20 take three times "a
dav. had suffered terribly with q mos5
acute pain i'm the right side OF my henfR,
especially when 1 would read or write
for any length OF time, and On rising 70
my feet ! would be perfectly blind for
several minutes, ard would have 10 hOi5
10 something 10 prevent falling.
avn most happy to inform you that
pain in my head is entirely relieved; I
suffer but seldom with my spi ne and then
not so acutely. My appetite j. good i'm
deed for the first time in my life ! enjoy
my dinner more than any meal during
the day.
You kindly sent me four bottles again
last night, and / began again this morn
ing, and l hope 10 be entirely relieved.
4 Please accept my heartfelt thanks and
best wishes.
Very truly your most era teful friend,
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V1HAT OLD SADDLER. Red bot for
business. Farmers support your
home mechanics 1 keep constantly on
hand saddles. Harness, Brides Hames
aul Chaius and iu fact everything that
"a farmer wants in MY line. Cheap for
cash or approved paper ON short time.
3D. Cash paiG Ter Hjdes and Far.
MARI
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lightning ROLS!

MIR. J. W. PORTER. has established
VI permanent depot at Hickman, Ky,
where any Of the most approved Light
ming Rods,
THE STAR ALVANIZED RODS,
TIE STAR COPPER RODS,
and the
PATENT CABLE RODS,
together with Points, Fastenings, Insula-
tors, Weather Vane Points, etc, can be
had and the same put mp by experienced
hands, on proper and scientific principles.
Prices and terms reasonable.
VIII keep his ow96 ork in thorough re-
pair free Of charge.
Headquarters at Bondurant S Drewry's
warehouse, Water street.
So All orders promptly attended to and
satisfaction guaranteed.
RRYEREscEs.-B ondurant & Drewry, II.
A. Tyler, Sam'l. Landrum, c. A. Holcombe.
and great many others in Fulton, and
Hickman counties, Ky.s 0bion, Dyer, and
Lake counties, Tenn.
aprillS-tf
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CE3INI gIsy - 10 - .--s..ze eGIe
Courier .Jo@rnal learn that eoium-

Courier Joanal learn that Colum-
bus Stapleton is uame of the thrice
infamous wretcR..sho went off with
the life boat at the Burning of the steam.
er, Pat Rogers, dnd thereby caused
the loss of forty seven lives. This
Stapleton, it appears, lives at Yevay,
Indiana, la mate on the river, and
has brother who is also a mate, and
who, some years ago, stole the iife-boat
off the burning steamer, r. f. Sass,
under circumstances similar TO those
which have just damned to eyer!ast-
ing fame the name OF his brother. So
it seems, that life-boat thieviug and in
tensely cruel selfshness runs in the
blood of the Siap'etons Of Veyay
Pass them round; if lbey cannot be
punished by law, let them be held to
universal, justly rerited execration
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From ,he St Joseph $40 Hsrald]
The grasshopper is not as big as
SS-..e.5an5 other thugs we can uan Q
4na1.t - iss aesaroass as was 81 - = si--
ed IN the same space in anything that
ever lived or breathed. Stories have
been published Of how they Gem plete
~ blockaded railroads out West, but
they were looked upoa as a fauciful
production, existing only in the i'm
agination of the reporter And still
these stories were not imaginary. On
Wednesday, train No. Z, of the St
Joseph aud Denver railroad, struck
the grassboppers between Axtel and
Beattie. The insects covered the track
two inches thick, aud the engineer was
completely at his wits end to know
what to do. He understood soaped
track, but track covered with grass
hoppers was novelty He put 90 all
the steam he could aud tried to drive
ahead, and yet he was actually nine
hours making eleven miles How many
grasshoppers were killed no one will
ever undertake TO say. Yesterday
morniog Conductor Scott Sharp pulled
out of Seneca ON time, and hought he
would have an easy run to ST, Joseph
La this he was slightly mistaken Two
miles out the track was completely
bloekaded by grasshOppers. aud the
engineer found il impnssi bic to proceed
lie hated to be beat out by such tri
fling Insects, but fnalIy had to run
seets had crossed the track GU their
way southwark These stories lock
little tough, but then they are true.
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BULLS GEDRON BlTTERS.

BULLS PE:ToRAL Wild CHERRY.
BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS.
All the above medicines prepared BIZ
Street, Louisville, Ky.
=. FOR sale by G. A. HOLCOMBE, Druggist
Hickman by. pareh4-ixT
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BULLS WORM DESTROYE,.
Extract Of a Letter from Georgia
VILLAxow, WALKER County, Ga,
June %, 1866.

Or. John BulI-Dear Sir: 7 have re-
Gently given yonr Worm Destroyer several
trials, and find il wonderfully efiicocious.
II has not failed in single instance 10
have The wished for effect. | nm doing a
pretty large country practice, and have
daily use for some article Of the kind.
am, sir, respectfully,
JULIUS 2. CLEMENT, n. d.
p. $50 unqualified and numerous are
the testimonials I'M avor Of my Worm be-
stroyer that news cr space is entirely
TOO small to tell itsVerifs.
1t is an iufallible remedy for Worms.
Try it, and be convinced. See my journal
for more full description.
JOHN BULL.
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JOHN BULL.

p. S.-Mr. johnson was The son Of q
skiiiful surgeon. Ills mother recommend
ed 90 her friends, aud for many years used
my Sarsaparilia with perfect success. In
scroinla and Fever-s0res Mrs. johnson
states bat the cures effected we're almost
miraculous. Read my journal for ex-
tended information and advice in yonr
case. My Journal contains certificates Of
eminent persons, ministers and medical
men-men who are known here IN fhia
community for integrity and veracitv.
have recently received most remarknbia
certificate from an eminent gentleman "a
Louisville JVhN BULL.
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and PAYER LANDINGS

and PAPER HANGINGS
He win also procure any article on
short notice, whether in this market or
not viii nave in stock. in their season,
a inc job lot of Valentines both senti-
mental and comic. which viii be sold to
dealers at very low prices.
He also keeps in stock great variety
Of Picture Ficture-Frames and material.
will make picture frames of any size or
quality on short notice and at reasonhie
prices. iaulO
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-. LOUIS April 30.
DR. JONI BrLL-Dear Sir. Knowing
The efficiency Of your Sarsaparilln, and
the healing and beneficial qualities il
possesses, I send yen the following state
mcut OF my case;
/ was wounded about two years ago
was taken prisoner ana cor fined for six
teen months. Being moved go often, nv
wounds have not healed yet. I have not
sat up "a moment since { was wounded.
am shot through the hips Ny general
health is impaired. and ! nced something
10 assist nature have more faith ia
your Sarsaparilla than In anything else
l wish that that is genuine. Please ex-
press me half a dozen hotties aud ohiige
carr. G. =. JOHNSON.
?. S-The folloVAg was written April
8oih, s66 by Mrs. huie johnson, mother
of Capt. Johnson. v
Dr. John Bull-Dear sir Ky husband,
DR.. c. :. johnson, WIS % skilful surgeon
and physician ia Central New York,
wnere be died, leaving The above g. r.
johnson 10 my care. At thirteen years
Of age ne had chronic diarrhea and
scrofula, for which gave your Sarsapa-
riila. Il cured him. J have for ten years
recommended IL 20 many Ia New York,
Ohio and Iowa. for scrofula, fever sores,
and general debility. Perfect success has
attended 10. The cures effected ina some
cases of scrofnla aud fever sores were
almost miraculous. | am very anxious
for my son 10 again have recourse 20 your
spurious article, hence his writing to you
for s.. II wounds were terrible, but l
believe he win recover.
Eper.ccl fullv.
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--O-Aay, Tug. O-1I 10 -
and be divided into two terms of 20 weeks
o'f" IN 81 srrrr- 's''r-r--~-r'F-- oft"ition
0rthography, Reading. Writing and
Mental Arithmetic......... .........Sl0 90
Geography, Grammar, Arithmetic,
History -.-.-. 90
Philosopv, Algebra. Latin......-..-.. 80 CO
Geometry. Book keeping and survey
80 90
No deduction for absence except IN case
Of protrdcted sickness.
Thorough decipdne viii be enforced.
Sufficient assistance viii be employed 20
give all necessary instruction. bespeak
the hearty cooperation OF the Parents and
Guardians III the control of their children
e. +. JONES. Principal.
Hickman KY, August !, 1874
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Bull 'SSlRSAPARILLA

Geod The following extract of ieitet
from Mrs. Rivers. wife of Reverend DIR
Rivers, one OF the most learned. eloquent,
and popular MiGjsteA Of ihe Methodist
stationed at Broadve Church, Louisville
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SHOULD the regularly constituted au-
thorities call g Convention ia this Dis
rrict 10 nominate "a candidate for Con-
eress, we spprehend there will be no
danger Of Jaags CrosslaHa receiving the
nomination. No one would likely receive
it unless he. in some way, worked for il
himself. This Judge Grassland dare not
do. as he issfglly committed both by pgb-
DC and private pledges that he would lot
be 81 aspirant fol- .hIrd tefm. -AeH-
AlsEian. ST.. 4 4.
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THE Sacramento uuiou says that
there is snow bank in the Rocky
Mountains which sends its waters into
the Colorado, and thence to the Gull
II California; to the Columbia river
aud the North Pacific ocean; and alse
into the Missouri and the Gulf Of
Mexico.
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y. I'll. EDA rs.
Hickman, Ky.

rs AGENT for all the leading Magazines
and Newspapers Published in this
country and in Europe.
He viii fill with promptness and at the
lowest cash prices, all orders with which
he may he favored for Coal Oil, Lard Oil
Signal Oil, Sc. Coal Oil Lamps and Lamp
goods of every description, Glassware,
Oueensware, &c, Music. Musical Instru-
ments, and strings for Instruments,
/. BOOKS,
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BELCHWOOD SEMINARY
Hickman, Ky.

TYHE NEXT SESSION OF THIS IN
stitution will begin on
Monday, Aug. 31st, 1874,
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ao p S 1 S2 air. va. ws,een APr

JENNIE JOHNSON.
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Jefferson Davis On a war Of
Races

"U. S. GRANT
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Mr. C's emba1 EASEMENT was not greater
than his ada, -arion Of the fellow :
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5fThcr? Do they want US to tie his
arms, shut his mouth, strip him of oil
strength, and then move him outside
the State, for fear the people might
nominate him? If they do, we'll see
them eontiuentally d i delivered first !:
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he tweakei the second head with added

ut tWcAhc tuc secOnu ucau viii auucd
gusto.
"Cruel, cruel = cried Jacky.
wretch and robber! screamed
Jenny, and they flew to and fro, and
pecked him with their beaks.
"Oh, very well y said the crow, re-
tiring with his dinner. 'If you step
from your sphere, and attempt to fight
your own battles, you may take the con-
sequences. Look for me tomorrow.
But between that day and the morrow
another thing happened. The parent
birds, grown reckless, abandoned music,
and took to holding conventions. Far
and near were heard the futter of wings,
and the sound of blackbirds' voices,
not practising tunes. but joining in
eager discussion and Iamentation.
"Strange," said the crow, "tLat these
creatures will make themselves so un-
pleasing to us! If there's anything in
this world / find offensive to all my
finer feelings. it's a blackbird conven-
ton. When blackbirds so far forget
themselves, they must expect that crows
will give them trouble;;" and he started
to get his third dinner.
But, 10 and behold the nest was al
ready surrounded by friends and rela-
tions, who swarmed about him, and
with untuneful cries and ungentle beaks
convinced him of his error.
81 knew what would happen" said
the crow, as he sailed away dishevelled
and dinnerless; 'you have disguised
me; now you have lost your influence
forever"
Moral.-But they saved their other
three children.
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4 Mothers Tact.

The mother was sewing, and Josie
sitting on the carpet beside her, and
provided with dull, round scissors and
some old magazines, was just as busy
cutting out pictures.
"It would litter the carpet so, said
Aunt Martha, who had come in for a
cosy chat.
Mamma Knew this, but she knew, too,
that a few minutes work would make all
right again. and Josie was happy.
All went well till the little boy found
he had cut off leg of his horse which
he had considered marvel of beauty
1t was real disappointment and grief
to the little one.
mamma, seel" and half crying he
held it up.
"Piay he's holding mp one foot, his
mother said quickly.
"Do real horses. mammal?
"Oh, yes sometimes"
81 will :" and sunshine chased away
the cloud that in another minute would
have rained down.
1t was little thing, the mothers an
swer, but the quick sympathy, and ready
tact, made all right. The boys heart
was comforted, aud he went on with his
play; while the mother sewed quietly,
with no jar of nerves, and auntie's call
lost none of its pleasantness.
"Tm tired of cutting pies mamma"
said Josie after awhile.
"Well, get your horse-wagon, and
play those bits of paper are wood, and
you are going to bring me load. Draw
it over to the corner by the fire, and put
them into the kindling box; play that's
the woodhouse"
Pleased and proud, the little teamster
drew load after load, till the papers
were all picked up, without ever think
ing he was doing anything but play.
"Well, 1 declare" said Aunt Martha,
''old as am I've learned to-day, and l
wish Emily would come in and take les
sons, do"
Mrs. Wade looked up in surprise.
'What do you mean. auntie ?"
"Well, spent yesterday afternoon
over there" (the old lady had a weak
ness for visiting, and was ''auntie" to
people generally "and things were in
snarl and high delow all the time
starting with less than Josie's given you
dozen times since I've sat here. I've
had good talk with yor, and you've
given me pleasant thoughts for week
to come; over there we could not hear
ourselves speak. 1t was don't do that,
and "you naughty child spill and
scratch, and break and tumble, and slap,
half the time, Emily means well she
loves her children, and never spares
herself sewing for them, or nursing them
when they are sick. She has world
of patience some ways, but she don't
seem to have the faculty for managing
them. Well, well. I'll send her over
here, only won't let on WHY" and the
old lady rolled up her knitting as the
bell rang for tea.
A little tact springing from thought
ful love how good it is
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Michelef.

1t is not often that a man wins emil
nence in two distinct fields of litera-
ture. Sir Walter Scott, who became
the first of novelists long after he had
been recognized as one of the first of
poets, is the most prominent instance
in English literature of an author who
gained "double first ;" and the late
Jules Michelet, the historian and social
essayist, affords the only Instance
among recent French authors of a par
allel success. Michelet for the first fifty
years of his life was wholly devoted to
the study of history. His lectures were
alike distinguished for their learning
and brilliancy, and his historical works
have gained a permanent place in French
literature. But when at the age of fifty
three the Government forbade him to
lecture, he abandoned history and made
for himself new reputation by the Gu
rious essays, half scientific, half roman
tic, by which he is best known in this
country. The publication of 'L Amour"
was greeted with as much surprise as
though it had been the first work of a
new author. There was nothing in
common between it and the previous
works of Michelet. The grave dignity
and calm marshalling of facts which
had been the leading characteristics of
the author of 1.-The History of France"
were here succeeded by Keen analysis
of emotion and poetic beauty of style
that no professional romance writer has
surpassed. 'L'Amour' and La Femme
were not books which an Englishman
would have ventured to write, but, in
spite of their fearless handling of deli
cate topics, they were eminently pure
and wholesome. Women the world over
owe Mlchelet debt of gratitude for his
efforts to secure for them the true re-
spect and appreciation of the other sex.
The charm OF the authors style would
alone have made his later writings pop
ular, but they also gained the admira-
ton and gratitude of all noble natures
by the loftiness and purity of their aim.
The great author had reached the age
of seventy six at the time of his death.
During that long and busy life there is
no act of the man or sentence of the
author which needs apology. He was
always the friend of liberty, morality,
and truth and there have been few
Frenchmen of the present century
whose death has been 50 great loss to
literature as that of Michelet, the his
torian and the essayisr.
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The Law of COurtship.

We clip from an old paper the follow
ing account of trial for breach of
promise of marriage, in which the iudge
laid down a new doctrine, which We
should not be sorry to see adopted
A case was recently tried in Rutland,
Vermont, in which a Miss Munson re-
covered 81, ,425 of Mr.. Hastings for q
breach of marriage contract. The curl
osity of the thing is this the Vermont
Judge charged the jury that no explicit
promise was necessary to bind the par
ties to a marriage contract, but that
long continued attentions or intimacy
with female was as good evidence of
intended matrimony as a special con-
tract. The principle of the case un-
doubtedly is, that if Hastings did not
promise, he ought to have done so-the
law holds him responsible for the non
performance of his duty. A most ex-
cellent decision; most righteous
Judge, compared with whom Daniel
would appear but common squire
We have no idea Of young fellows dang
ling about after girls for year or two,
and then going off, leaving their sweet
hearts half courted ; We hate this ever
lasting nibble and never q bite, this
beating the bush and never starting the
game it is one of the crying sins of the
age. There is not one girl IN twenty
can tell whether she is courted or not.
No wonder that when Betty Shippers
cousin asked if Billy Doubtful courted
her, she replied, 81 don't know exactly
he's a sorter courtin' and sorter not
courtin'." We have no doubt that this
Hastings is one of these "sOrter not
courtin' felloS Us, and most heartily do
we rejoice that the judge has brought
him to book with 81, As verdict. The
Judge says that long-continued atten-
tons or intimacy is just as good as a
regular promise. Now. We do not know
what would pass for intimacy accord
ing to the laws of Vermont, but sup
posing attentions to consist of visiting
a girl twice a week, and estimating the
time wasted by Miss Munson at each
visit to be worth a dollar (Which is too
cheap Mr.. Hastings has been making
a fool of himself fourteen years and
some odd weeks. This decision makes
a new era in the law of love, and We
make no doubt will tend to the promo
tion of matrimony and morality"
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4 Lake on u Mountain Top.

A New England journal relates the
following: A body of water, said to
cover an area of two acres or more, has
Just been discovered on the top of one
of the mountains in Glatenbury. Some
of the oldest inhabitants say that many
years ago it was known to be there and
was called the Lost Pond" and that
one day Stephen Pratt, then of Benning
ton, VT, and two other gentlemen were
roaming about in the then seemingly
interminable forests. Happening to
have hooks and lines in their pockets,
they determined to see If there wasn't
some trout in the small brook which
they came across. After getting every
thing in readiness they threw their
hooks into the little brook, and to their
amazement, as they afterward expressed
1T themselves, sit was filled with trouti"
They fished along mp the stream a few
rods, and to their utter astonishment
came to the pond above mentioned.
There they said the trout ''took hold
too fast for sport I" They caught more
than they could bring home through the
woods, and were consequently obliged
to leave some, but with a determination
that they would visit the pond the next
day. After long march, they finally
reached the road to town, where they
had left their team, but greatly fatigued.
They travelled all the next day, but
could not find the pond, and it has not
been discovered until now.