The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-17
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troit, weighs two hundred pound9
II wise thing never q answer
an anonymous letter until you have
found out who wrote H.
"A young man in Jer-cy City was
urged to marry but he rePlitd: 81
don't see IL. NY ather was single nan
and he always goi along WI cn"ukr
If YOU intend to DO a mean thing
put if off till to-morrow.--G Go0. W.
Chills. Never put or till tomorrow
what you can do TO day.-Thomas Jet-
ferson.
Mrs Coggin, OF Massachusetts,, aged
one hundred years, who could carry one
hundred pounds Of meal two miles, has
Jpst gone 70 meet her sturdy grand
9IBpnts
When you reflect that at picnics a
hundred years ago it was the custom for
the girls to stand up in a rowand 'et the
men kiss them all good-by all this en-
thusia~m about national progress seems
to be grave mistake.
A gentleman having a horse that
started and broke his wiie'- neck, neigh
boring squire told him he wished TO
| purchase it for his wife to ride upon.
go" says the other, Il viii not sell 81:
l intend to marry again myself"
Brigham appeared in court and
when the judge ordered the sheriff to
sell $4,000 worth Of his properly TO pay
the alimony Of lis nineteenth wife, the
old man sighed 90, my Ann Eliza, you
are pulverizing me awiully fine"
on of cinnamon will cause the dis
appearance Of warts, however hard, large
or dense they may be- The application
gives rise 20 neither pain nor suppura-
ton. l removed thirty of my hands
with five cents worth OF the oil
A Boston preacher said to his con-
gregation the other day, in reference to
Mrs. Woodruff, that there are "two
Victorias in the world, one at the top
and the other at the bottom of her sex
let as sing. My soul, be on thy guard
did / not give you a hogging the
other day ?" said schoolmaster TO
trembling boy. eyes, sir" answered
the boy. "Well, what does the scrip
tures say upon the subjectI" u don't
know, sir, said the other, except it is
in that passage which says, it Is more
blessed to give than to receive"
There is a deacon ir Cleveland who
is training at present with the noble
army Of Independent voters. The other
day party.man tWitted him with being
on the fence. Yes" said our deacon,
Il am on the fence, and there 1 propose
to stay as long AZ its so eonfoundedly
muddy on both sides"
The most deliberately unchristsin
thing we have ever noticed in a newspa-
per wa- that Of a man who advertises in
a country paper that three days drinks
saved will buy a man q suit OF clothes
at his store. Now, are we not fought TO
see that the inside OF the platter If fret
looked after before we 80 10 looking
after theout side.-Er.
DR.. r. II. Storrs is one of the few
clergymen who refuse louder calls"
lie was invited to Fifth Avenue brick
church on the top OF Murray Hill at
salary Of $4,000, and a millionaire
offered to purclas house which readily
sold for $6j. 600 before the panic, and to
furnish it Handsomely from top 70 bot
tom for his use while he remained pastor
of the church. And yet he would not
accept.
During a thunderstorm gentleman
takes hack down the Champs Elyseeg
toward tie Faubourg st German. II.
noticed that at every fash Of lightning
his driverseriously makes the sign of thf
cross. and says: II observe that yot
cross yourself You do wtll-"' "Oh,
yes. 1t is always well where there are
% many trees but once we get into the
streets, I don't give curse."-Paris
Figaro.
About two clock this morning man
rose up at a Virginia faro table, where
be had been sitting and losing for hours,
and laying n twenty on card said, as he
irew and cooked derringer "If that
ion't win I'll send you To-" The
iealer raised his eyes, and loo<ed from
under the broad brim Of his slouch hat
into the muzzle OF the pistol. lie didn't
even change color, but carelessly re-
marking. ooh, if that's all there is TO
beat we may as well so on" And he
did. The twenty won.- V'rginia CITY
Chronicle.
An inebriate, some little time back
oot into a car and became very trouble
some and annoying TO the other pas
-engers. so much so that it was proposed
70 eject him; but a genial and kind
hearted reverend doctor, yho.was aiso
interposed for him, and soothed
him into good behavior for the eremainder
of the Journey Before leaving, however
he scowled upon the occupants OF the
car and muttered some words OF con
tempt but he shook hands wsrmly with
the doctor, and said. Good day, my
friend, I see you know what it Is TO be
drunk"