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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23
What 1 Know of Berkshires.

The Americans consume more pounds
of pork per head than the people of aSE
other country, and, therefore, IL stands
them in hand to produce this staple ar
ticle of diet st the lowest rate. I do not
wish to be considered ultra in my pre-
objections in favor of any breed, for
there are several breeds entitled to Gull
tivation but I think the tendency to-
ward moderate sized hogs, now fast
growing into favor, even with pork
packers, entities Berkshires to special
consideration. I have raised them for
several years, and find them, so far as I
am able to compare with others, the
most economical pork reproducing breed.
The Poland-China has many good
points, and when hogs of five hundred
ponds weight were sought after, they
were entitled to stand at the head with
the corn producing west, for eighteen
months to two years would put them
beyond this weight, and it is not so
easy to bring the BerkshiIes up to 1t.
The Berkshire, by long breeding pure,
has remarkable prepotency, and pro
duces its like with so great certainty
that any number of them may be pro-
duced, with the same food and care,
differing little in shape or weight at a
given age. A pig that Will give the
best return for the food consumed du-
ring the first ten months~o of its life is
Just the one wanted. / will not under-
take to say that the Berkshire is that
pig bnt 1 can say that it is the best
DIN sisi,ar hey'si IN reaching weight OF 500
| pounCs at ten months, and that is the
most profitable weight for market.
The following is a part of the char
acteristics of this breed, given at the
| Swine Breeders convention Face
! short, fine and we'll dished, broad be
| tween the eyes, ears generally erect
but sometimes iuclining forward Will
advancing age, small thin, soft, anC
showing veins jowl, full neck, short
and ihick shoulders, short from neck
to middling deep from back down
back, broad and straight, or a very lit
tie arched ribs, long, well sprung, Civ
ing rotundity of body, short ribs, gooC
length, giving breadth and levelness o
loins hips, good length from point o
hip to rump; hams, thick, round an(
deep, holding their thickness well bacl
and down to the hook; tail, fine enC
small, set on high up legs, short ant
fiue, but straight and very strong, will
hoofs erect, legs set wide apart size
medium length, medium bone, fin
and compact OffAl, very light.
This is a terse description of thi
concentrated machinery for working u
food into pork. When the Berkshir
is expanded into a 3OO-pound hog, a
ten months, it is the perfection of swir
ish beauty. What could you add t
: improve its proportions or increase tn
value of its makeup? The food a
goes TO lay on valuable flesh. FroI
comparative tests I can freely say tbs
one hundred pounds of Berkshire pnr
can be made from the same food that
required to grow seventy pounds upO
the scrubs generally fed CorTeSpoI
dence Lire Stock Journal
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

THHoUGH ali the ages of study and
investigation which have marked the
path OF scientific discovery. one especial
ly alluring object has tempted the in
quiries and speculations of philoso-
pliers. It is what the wizard and
witches of olden time, the jugglers of
India, soothsayers of Arabia, Magi of
Egypt, necromancers of Turkey and the
Orient, and alchemists of civilized Eu-
rope have sought, but sought in vain--a
vegetable on-poi.onous Elixir, which,
by cleansing the blood, removing from
the system all Impurities, strengthening
the muscles, and the brain, and vitaliz-
ing every fibre of the system, should
bid defiance to the corroding hand of
disease.
DR.. Walker, of California, discovered
an herb, the properties of which, if they
do not entirely fulfill all the conditions
above mentioned, have at least proved
themselves efficacious in all OF them
this herb Doctor Walker has made "a
ingredient in his famous Vinegar Bit
tiers, which can be obtained OF any
wholesale druggist throughout theeoun-
try.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23
BIeached Frogs.

Did You ever see a white mud turtle,
white frogs, white tadpoles and other
unusual amphibious animals bleached
ont TO Angle Saxon complexion? If
not, you can see this curiosity by taking
a walk to the paper-mill. The water in
which the straw is boiled runs off into
a pond connected with Coon river. All
the animals boarding in this pond have
had their color changed to a perfect
white. They look as if they had been
whitewashed. This chemical change
probably results from the properties in
the water, although that is of yellow
ish cast, and lighter than the straw
boiled in it.-Des MoineS (Zo0a) Reg
listen.
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Liver and Blood diseases.

A healthy liver secretes each day about two
and half pounds of bile, which contains a
great amount of waste material taken from
the blood When the liver becomes torpid or
congested. it fails to eliminate this vast amount
of noxious substance, which. therefore re-
mains to poison the blood and be conveyed to
every part OF the system. What must be the
condition OF the blood when it is receiving and
retaining each day two and a half pounds Of
poison? Nature tries to work off this poison
through other channels and orgsns-the kid
! neys, lungs, skin, etc, but these organs be-
come over-taXed IN performing this labor in
addition to their natural functions and can
not long withstand the pressure but become
variously diseased.
| The brain. which is the great electrical CEN
ter of all vitality, is unduly stimulated by the
| unhealthy blood which passes to it from the
heart and it fails to perform its Office health
| fully. Hence he symptoms of bile poisoning
| which are dullness, headache, incapacitv 10
keep the mind on any subject, impairment of
/ memory, dizzy, sleepy, or nervous feelings,
gloomy forebOdings, and irI1tabilitv of tenn
| per. The blood itself being diseased as it
| forms the sweat upon the surface of the skin,
it is so irritating and poisonous that it pro-
| duces discolored brown spots, pimples.
| blotches, and other eruptons, sores boils
i carbuncles and scrofulous tumors. TIE
| stomac q, bowels and other ,9gans cannot es-
| cape becoming affected. sooner or later, aud
| we have "a the result, costiveness. piles drop
| sy dyspepsia, diarrhga. Other symptoms are
| common, as bitter or bad taste in mouth, IN
| steady appetite, choking sensation in throat
| boating of stomach, pain in sides or about
! shoulders back coldpess Of eXtremi,ies,
| etc. Only a few of the above symptoms are
| likely to be present in any case at ore time.
| The liver being the great Departing or blood
| cleansing organ Of The system-set this great
housekeeper Of our health at work, and
the foul corruptiOns, which gender III the
| blood and rot out, as it were, the machinery
! of life, are gradually expelled from the sys-
tenn. For this purpose my Golden Medical
| Discovery with very small doses daily Of my
Pleasant Purgative Pellets are prominently
the articles needed They cure every kind OF
humor from the worst scrofula 10 the common
<-Irl-r.f =.
Gers izfntffv heal unde- their mighty curative
influence. Virulent blood poisons that Turk
in the system are by them robbed of their ter
rors and by their persevering AID somewhat
protracted use the most tainted systems may
| be completely renovated and built up anew
Enlarged glands, tumors and swelliugs OWN
die away and disappear under the influence o
these great resolvents.
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northern capitalists in Gaorria-

The great Georgia Land and Lumber
company, which owns 400, 900 acres of
the finest timber land in the state, and
whose capital is 81, 500, 900, has for its
prC sident Hon. W. E. Dodge, of New
York, and for business agent William
Pitt Eastman, native of Gilm ,ntop.
Me. Recently a new county was form
ed in Georgia, which included so much
of the land of this company that the
state named it bod! county, and the
shire town Eastman, in honor of the
above mentioned gentlemen. In return,
Messrs. Dodge and Eastman presented
the county with an elegant court house,
said to be the finest in the state. The
presentation was recently made, and
there wash celebration and great rejoic-
ing. Mr.. Eastman has an elegant sum-
mer residence at Gilmanton.
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Snanish Smngclers.

What a strange drive it was ! Beyond
the Posado everything was asleep but
the stars that still held their vigils, yet
blinked more frequently, [ fancied, as
.if quite ready to be relieved. Not q
vehicle passed US, but ever and anon we
stopped at solitary houses, where we
evidently were expected, for men came
out with lanterns, handed small bundles
to the driver, talked in a low tone. and
off we went again, without additional
passengeA "This is very queer, 1
said to the Blinker. Glow did these
people know we should pass before day
light ? The regular hour of departure
from Pampel"na is seven o'clock. Yet
people arc mp and waiting for us.
you suppose It would pay to run this
omnibus from Pampeluna to Bayonne
| for two passengers? Not at all. 1t
c'.rries contraband goods, and the men
| who supply the bundles are smuyglers.
| The drives know how to manage. They
| are great friends with the frontier ctfi-
GERS"
I was consorting with smugglers! The
sensation was novel, and I began to feel
| like the heroine in a melodrama who
lnnocently assists at the plottings of the
heavy villains. When we next stopped
l left the vehicle to inspect the snug
glers, and found them no worse looking
than other people, one of them being so
polite as TO drink my health in the cog
nae / had refused On learning my ma
! tionality, he declared he should 90 to
my country, for Spain was growing so
| poor that an honest man couldn't live
even by stealingl Was Mr. Smuggler
a republican Mr.. Smuggler laughed
My politics are a little OF all (ll,l
POGO de todaS). This, you see, is very
convenient. Whichever party comes up
agree with, and so I keep my temper,
and make money whenever I get a
chance" I never saw a happier looking
man than Mr.. Smuggler. 1t is great
mistake to think that good people are
the most light-hearted and contented.
They are bothered by conscience and
worried by everlasting salvation. This
world is most enjoyed by airy sinners
clever enough to escape detection
Kate Fields Letter.
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pairs PHILosoPaY.

When the winter IL cold
keep myself warm
When the summer Is hot
keep fnyself cool;
IL nsebbe I'm bold,
md it's ulebbe I'm not;
Bite a gossoonis . fool
When he goes into harm
SEE my old Uncle Dan
A wise one and stiddy-
What's the world 10 q man
when his wife is = Wildly ~
When the soldier struts by
With his sword at his side,
Aud the rattle, rattle drums
Beat the roll and tue call,
He msy 60 or may dy-
stay here till death comes,
For mind me Of all
That in battle have died
] am like Uncle Dan,
For be saia-troth and did he
u what's the world to q man
When his wife is q wildly
When the sailor hoists sail,
Aud stands out on the deep,
leaving sweetheart or wife
And the childer behind,
He timpts the wild gale,
Aud he trifies with life,
And be sinks, dye mind,
Where the mermaidens sleep!
. Pat, SEE old Uncle Dan,
. Stay at home with your Biddy:
What's the world 20 q man
When his wife is 8 wildly
Let the scholar sit up
And write late and long,
To insure him q nsme-
He may sit up for me;
Give me but fall cup,
He may have al Lis Pane;
For it's stuff, dye see,
And not worth AZ old song
let Us live, Uncle Dan;
Let us live and love, Biddy;
What's the world 10 man
When his wife Is q widdy2
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

,At this season of the year cramps and
pains in the stomach and bowels, dysentery,
diarrhea, etc, are quite common, and should
be checked AZ once. Johnson's Anodyne Linz
ment is the best article that can be used in all
such cases, and should be kept in every family.
Used internally.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

The demon of dizziness which is often
allowed to reign at home has more t1
do with driving young men into vicious
company than the attraction of vice it
self. Ii parents would only try to make
home pleasant; establish ballet troupe
in the back parlor and beer-shop in
the pantry, thousands of promising
young men who now go to see the Black
Crook might be saved.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23
Submarine Rockets.

The English government has been
privately experimenting with what is
termed the fish-torpedo, in the canal at
the royal arsenal. 1t appears that this
torpedo, 8 submarine rocket, when
full-riggc with the explosive chamber
at its head, and the propelling screw
and steering apparatus at its tail, is
twenty feet long-the iron fsh-shaped
body, which forms the middle portion.
being merely the vessel which carries
the motive poweI, an atmospheric en-
CINE working by compressed air with a
pressure of one thousand pounds on the
square inch. This is the first of these tor
pedOes made in England, but it is IN
deistood that a similar system has been
tried in Austria with great success. It
is also said that certain improvements
have been made in the design, which
are expected to prove highly advantage
Gus. The explosive charge will be one
hundred and sixty pounds of gun ot'op,
ire by percnssion on striking the oh
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Snme al the hest snrceons Id Enron!

Some of the best surgeons of Europe
pronounce tho apparatus for deformiies made
by the National Surgical Institute, Indianapo-
lis Indiana. the best known. This celebrated
Institution cures thousands Of cases annually,
such as Diseased Joints. all manner of human
deformities, Paralysis, Piles, F.stula. Catarrh,
and Chronic Diseases. If you need such treat
ment, send for Circular, giving full particulars
and information of their mode Of treatment
facilities etc
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fatten, he must have just twice that
quantity, when be will gain two pounds
a day. This is one pound live weight
to eleven pounds good hay. To obtain
fifty cents a hundred for his hay, a
farmer must sell fat steers at five dol
lars and fifty cents per hundred pounds.
- G1un0In FI9-J1ler
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SIMPLY because a soap makes good
"a suds does not follow that it Is the best soap
to use. It should do more it should not
waste away but wear well and not rot the
clothes Proctor & Candles Extra Olive Soap
washes we'll wears well, in fact it mas no
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

A Missouri Judge has decided that n
woman is not an old maid ," until she
is thirty-five years old, and all the wo
men are singing songs in his praise.
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Gain in Cattle.

It takes eleven pounds of milk to add
one pound OF live weight to a calf; ara
an OK that weighs one thousand three
hundred pounds will consume twenty
two pounds OF hay in tventy-four hours
to keep from losing weight. If he is to
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

WE are confident that no case of
cough. cold, hoarseness, or influenza can with
stand the couEter-irritant and tonic properties
of DR.. Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial. 1t
can be had OF all druggists and store keepers
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

Nor every one can be president, but
can buy SILVER TIPPED Shoes for their
children, and thereby lesson their shoe bills
two.thirds. For sale by all dealers.
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THIS laconic but sensible German
ought to be sent out to lecture TO the
people on temperance 81 sail tell you
how it vas. II drank mine lager den l
put mine hand on nine head, md there
vosh Won pain. Den I put mine hand
in my pocket, and dere vas noting. 30
jine the demberauce. Now dere Is no
pain in mine head land de pain IN mine
body vas all gone agay. Iput mine hand
IN mine pocket, and dere vas twenty
dollars. So ] stay mid de demberance,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

THE editor of the Colorado Globe de-
MES that he was hung by vigilance
committee. Western editors are great
liars, aud one don't know whether to
believe him or not.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-23

Great harm and discomfort is caused
by the use OF purgatives which gripe and rack
the system. Parsons Purs ative Pills are free
from all impure matter, and are mild and
health giving in their operation.
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DO 10 Rirergide water oure, Hamilton, N
vERMIFUeE COMETS

CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
SICK
from no other cause than having worms in the
stomach.
BROWNS vERMIFUoE CoMFIrS
VIII destroy worms without injury to the child,
being perfectly WHITE and free from all color
ing or other INJURIOUS ingredients usually used in
worm preparations.
CURTIS & BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 2I5 Fulton street New York.
Sold by druggists and chemists, and dealers In
medicines at twenty-hve cents q bottle.
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THOSE FAyORTTE HONE REMEDIES
PERRY DAVIS
PAIN KILLER.
ALLENeS
Lung BalSan,
Lung

Ana tohy they should al,oays be kept near at
hand.
Ist PAIN KILLER is the most certain Cholera
cure that medical science has produced.
I'd. ALLES,s LUNG BALsAN is a cure for Coughs
of tue Pulmonary Organs 90
3D. PhIS kILLER vii! cure Cramps or Pains in
Iy effects a cure.
4th. ALLrN's LUNe B4rsAM will cure that terri
remedies fail.
5th. PAIN KILLER has proved a sovereign re me-
has cured the most obstinate cases
18th. pAIN KILLER a. a Eminent is quaied FOR
sprains. etc.
sth. ALIENS Luxe BALsAM-Mothers should
keep it on hand IN case of Group.
9th. PAM KILLER has cured cases of Rheuma-
tism and Neuralgia after years standing.
10th. ALIENS LUSe BAIsAM has been before the
mas become known throughout this and large
sections OF foreign countries. 1t has found
many rivals out no equals.
nth. PAIN KILL is purely vegetable prepare
ton. safe 10 keep and use in every family.
The simplicity attending It's use, together
with the eat variety of d seases thai may
be entirely eradlcated by 1t. and the great
amount OF pain and suffering that can be al
leviated through its use. makes IT imperative
upon every person to supply themselves with
hand.
18th. A LENS LUNG BALsAM is largely endorsed
by Physicians. Drug sisIs, Minister'S Pubic
Speakers and he Press-all OF whom speak
Of il in the highest terms, ana recommend its
use in all cases of Coughs and Colds.
Every hous ekeeper should keep these two valu-
able remedies at hand with them. 70 use them in
may bli viii oe saved U1 i'erhs ana
Directions accompany each bottle. =.
]. N HARRIS. Proprietor, =
Cincinnati. ohio.
For sale by all Druggists and Medical Dealers.
For sale by Richardson & Co, So ] oui> J. D.
Park. Cincinnati: y. A. Robinson & 90. Louis
vile: q. W Jones q Co, Memphis; +. J. Hart q
Co.. New Orleans, @. w. George, Galvest0ns
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THE ELASTIC TRUSS CO.

Was Incorporated IN 1865 It's friends and PATRONS
are rom ev.rv land and SPEAK every tongue II
has tltved all rivalry. il has conquered the pre-
fudice that Justly caused /. all the metal
Irisses- Il has grown stronger and hrmer as the
wears have marched apace, and ike a giant, it,
arms enc role the world There must be some po-
tent reason that mas prOducel this wonoerlul re
suit That reason the sim pie fact that tue Est c
Truss night and day. with comfort. retain
ing rupture perfect ease. causing no iucnnveni-
euc4 can never b. d placed ny the hard st exsr-
cse; yieldins and adapting itself to every motion
# the body. tut always hol ling the rupture sateS
and soon effects perfect and permanent cure.
This new nj wonderful invention has produced a
radical revolution la treating Rupture and has alb
~0Iutlls driven out OF use ali he wretched metal
finger pad ana spring trusSes that formerly curse1
th- q minimum " and made lie burden to so many
huBsl Hds upon thousands Of suffering ones. who
now are happily erjosins Ga G more the blessings
aud comforts Of existence. a
The United states Government ana SurgeX
General Al Washington have arrange Win -
EIast C Tuss Co. TO supply Their new Truss 20 sUch
Pensioners soldiers C as are emitted 70 a Irh
aud may desire h.. such persons NAV apply 10 any
one oil the l.. \. Pension surgeons throughout the
country Fun descriptive CIR -ulars with dlrec
lions etc cent free on request, and the truss IS
sod cheap aud sent by nl.Il TO AZ parts OF n
ountrv by THE ELASTIC Truss COM
| PANT, 6S3 Broadway. New YORK.
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rHIRTY YEARS, EXPERIENCE OF AN
nI.n MIR SEA

THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF AN
OLD HURSE.A
hrs. WinsIow's Soothing syruI the prescrip-
ton Of one of the best female physicians and
nurses in he United States. and has been used for
thirty years with never failing safety and success
by millions OF mothers and children, nom the fe0-
BILE infant OF week old 70 the adult II corrscta
Acdty OF the stomach, relieves wind collie. rsgu-
the bowels, and gives rest health and comfort
to mother and child. We believe It TO be the best
and remedy In the world In all OF dys-
EMERY and diarrhOeA In children, whether Il arises
from teething or from any other cause. Full d.
rections for using Will accompany each bottle
None genuine unless the fac-simile OF CURTIS a
PERKINS is on the on side wrapper.
S.ld by all medicine dealers.
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Dr. j. Walkers California VIM
egar BitterS are q purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of CalifOr-
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, 'WhGt is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TERsY Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a ife-giving principle,
a perfect Renoyator and InvigoratoT
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has a medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir TO. They
are q gentle PuTgative as well as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation Of
the Liver and Yiscerl Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties Of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITEERs are Aperient, Diaphoretlc.
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Dlureue
Sedative, Counter IrTitant. Sudoritic, AlterA
-;si,1-1tef,rf thousands proclaim VIZ
EGAE BITTERs the most wonderful In
.igurant that ever sustained the sinking
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No Person can take these Bitter

EGA2 BITrERs the most wonderful In
,igurant that ever sustained the sinking
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w q sun Odh eshhO AINSN
according TO directions, and remain long
mwell, provided their bones are not de-
s-royed by mineral poison or other
means, and vital organs wasted beyond
'rqUajr
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For sale by all Druggists and Medical Dealers.
For sale BY Richardson & Co, . oni>; ]. D.
Park, Cincinnati: n A. Robinson & 60. Louis-
vile: G. w. Jones & Co, Memphis: +. ]. Hart q
Co., New Orleansi q. W. George, Galveston
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Work for Everybody. Good Wages.
Perm nent kmpI ,yment Men and We
men wanted. Fun Par iculars free.
Address ". a. III = DEkSON ~ CO. Cleveland
or Louis
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Ana tohy they should at.oays be kept near at
h0nd