The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-01
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Prof Huxley fears the Americans dc
not recognize some Of their greatest men
in science. lie instances Professors Dana
and Leidy, who have long been regarded
in the front rank by English sarans, but
are scarcely known in the United States.
The Mad Mangler; or the Terror of
Murderer's Glade" is the last. dime sem
sation bulletined, and when ii is dis
covered that the hero of Che story kills
eighteen Indians at one shot and rescues
three girls, all Of whom me afterwards
marries, a wild, Aerce longing in the
mind Of the American youth will be
! queiled.-FUhoH Times.
The little daughterof anoted eastern
/ politician, who likes TO travel on his wa
record, the. other day unwittingly fur
nished the opposition" with good
JOKE on her papa. A one-armed soldier
came 10 the house begging assistance,
and the little girl, in condoling with
him, said, lispingIy: My father wath
a tholdier, bat he didn't get hurt. lie
wath prudent tholdier"
A gentleman said the other day TO a
negro servant az the hotel where he was
staying: Bless me, Sambo, how in the
name Of thunder did you get 50 black ?"
% Why, laols ? hero suassa. dc reason am
a. @I.ala sosEe aar ssss I
an eclipse" sambo got a quarter Tor
this satisfactory explanation, and, after
grinning thanks, continued: q" tell
you what, massa, this Niger may be
black, bat ne amt green, nohow."
at have friend writes Artist
archus, who is unable 20 leave London
himself this autumn, but whose wife and
children are enjoying the breezes Of their
native Scotland for few weeks. Wish
ing to say something civil to him, and
knowing that he and his better half got
on pretty well together, I remarked that
he must feel rather lonely without Mrs.
Y. and the little ones Yes be re-
Piled, I do but the wind is temp pared to
the shorn lamb you see, when m vile
is away ] can smoke in bed"
An agent for the sale Of some ouse-
hold article attempted 90 mount the
steps of a house recently, but dog came
around the corner and took half yard
Of cloth from the back Of bis coat. The
man was sliding out when the owner Of
the house came and asked: Did doze
dog bide you ?" He didn't bite me,
but he ruined my coat was the reply.
" My goot friend, excuse doze dog if he
didn't bide you. lie ish young now, but
by and by he shall take holt Of some
agents and eat der bones ride oud of
them. He bides a coat now, but he shall
soon do petter."
she had $500 tied up in a handker-
chief and attached to the hay-bands
which formed her hustle After she had
looked at a dozen or more pianos she re-
marked TO the clerk: You can't fool
me with no planners as has got smooth
legs like that, I'll have 'em carved IT
die first" The astute manager signaled
to n musician to try richly-caryed
square grand bat she protested that
she didn't want funeral music in her
house. There was change Of instru-
ment, and, what was more important,
new tune" The Mulligan Guards"
The old lady was delighted. IT was the
kind of box as would suit the gals"
She bought it, Saa Ff0ncisco Ae'cs Lettcr.
A cynic who recently attended a
fashionable church thus describes the
singing: Worship wax introduced and
the opening piece was a solo, faultlessly
rendered by the leading Isinger, accom-
panied by the organ, Consider the lilies
IF the field" and when she came 80 the
application il ran thus: And yet say
INTO ti---tlat Solomon in all
ais glorv-was not arrayed Introducing
inc organ)--was not arrayed (interlude)
like one of these And then she went
back again, and asserted in the most em-
phatic manner. say unto you that
solomon in all his glory--wasnot arrayed'
,pause) until began to despair least
Door Solomon would never get his gar
ments on"
Above all earthly gifts good mother
stands pre-eminent she is worth her
weight in gold--more than an army OF
acouaintances. Those who have played
round the same door step, basked in the
same mothers smiles, in whose veins the
same blood flows, are bound by sacred
tie that can never be broken. Distances
may separate, quarrels may occur, but
those who have capacity 70 love any
thing must have at times bubbling up
Of fond recollection, and a yearning after
the lows Of by-gene days. Every woman
has A mission on earth. There is some
thing to do" for every one-a house
hold to put IN order child TO attend
to. some class OF unlortunates, degraded
or homeless humanity to befriend. That
soul is poor indeed that leaves this world
without having exerted an influence
that win be felt for good after she has
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