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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

| bishop, and in 1866 bishop Cummins
was made assistant The present men,
bership is about 1000 and the church
edifces number forty-three, valued at
s577 ,535.
A readjustment of the Methodist
bishops residences was made at their re
cent missionary meeting. They will be
settled hereafter as follows: Bishop
Scott at Odessa, bishop Simpson at Phil
adelphia, bishop Ames at Baltimore,
bishop Bowman at st. Louis, bishop Fos-
ter at Boston, bishop Wiley at Cincinnati,
bishop Merrill at Chicago. Bishops
Andrews, Haven aud Peck being absent,
their places of residence were not deter
mined.
DIR. w. NJ. Taylor thus Distinguishes
American from English preaching: The
American is more intellectual, the Brit
ish more practical; the American is
more speculative, the British r. nioseleit :
ical tue American is more calm, thu
Britisl IL more impassioned the Ameri-
can is moe philosophical, the British IS
more dogmatic An inter-blending of
the two wotild be an advantage to both,
for the ideal preacher is he who, while
confning himselfto biblical Interpretation,
employs all the resources of intellect
and all the aid of philosophy in en-
forcing the practical lessons Of his themes.
1t is not the Interpretation, but the
application of the gospel to human affairs
that the world needs to-day. The re-
duction of christianity to practice, and
not the formulating Of it into systems,
this is what concerns Us. The church
has passed beyond the period Of theo-
logical discussions. Whatever is intri-
cate in exergesis, or difficult in interpre-
tation has been made plain; at least, as
much as human ingenuity and scholar
ship may ever do 1t. Nineteen hundred
years of discussion of the doctrines Of the
bible, az they are styled, have left us
little to discuss. Not that scholarship Is
no longer needed; not that new discove-
ries Will not reward patient examinations
but the problems of the past will not be
the problems of the future. The intel
lectual forces of the church are still
needed in all their vigor; but they will
be exercised in new directions, and TO-
ward new objects. How to best lncar-
nate the truths which we love how to
make plain and potential in the world
the imitation of Jesus, which is the pro-
fessed aim IF our lives; how to win
others to our mode of life, and not how to
bring them to our way Of thinking;
are the problems that should interest the
christians of to-day. Golden Rule.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
a CHRIsr1fAS SONG.

The oak Is strong and sialwari tree.
And IL lifts its bIHhches up
And catches the dew right galIautlv
IN many dainty cup.
And the world IL brighter, and better made
because OF the wopdman's stroke
descending In sun, or falling In shade.
On the sturdy form Of the oak
nut stronger, ween. in apparel green,
ana trsppings 80 lair 10 see:
WIN IT'S precious freight, for small aud great
Is the beautiful Christmas tree
The elm Il kind and gOOdly tree,
With sbanches bending low
The heart Is glad when its form We see.
As we list TO the rivers flow.
Ayi the heart Is glad, aud the pulses bound.
And JOY illumines the face
Whenever a goodly elm Is found,
becatire 0f IT'S beauty and grace.
But kinder, ween, more goOlly in ulIeu
with branches more dropping and free
The tints OF whose leaves, fidelity weavea.
is the beautiful Christmas-tree.
The maple is supple, and 1.-THE, and strong,
And q imeth our love anew,
When the days are stless and quiet and long
And the world r. fair 20 view.
And later.-as beautie- and graces UNFOLD
A monarch right regHily drest,
With stTeamers aiiame. and psnn0ns Of gold,
II scemeth Of all the best.
More lissOme / ween, the brightness and sheen.
And the coiorins, sunny and free,
And the hammers soft, that are held al0ff
BY the beautiful Christmas tree
81. NlckoLsG
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fiscal wear.
4DrANrAGE IN co-opERA rroN.

The sovereigns of industry of Massa-
chusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine have taken an important step in
opening a general purchasing agency at
Boston, open TO all the stores, boards of
trade and councils of the order. The
agency is under the control of the g New
England cooperative board of trade"
a new organization. composed of dele
gates from the 60 operative stores
sovereigns local boards of trade, and
the state councils. The first plan was
to establish wholesale store, but this
was given up as involving too much cap
it'll and risk
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NEVER GROW OLD.

looked in the tell-tale mirror,
And saw the mark OF care.
The crows ieet ard the wrinkles,
Ard the gray in the dark brown h'f'
Nv wife looked DER ny shoulder
Most beautiful was she
" Thou wilt never grow DID, my Owe .e hhu'
Never grow Old 10 me.
For age Is the chilling Of heart
And time, mine can tell 80
Is as Young and warm wnen first we heard
The sound II our bridal bell =!
turned aud kissed her ripe red lips;
a. let time do its worst on me,
II In my soul. my love, my ialth,
never seem old 70 thee :"
Mr.. Edward Everett Hale says that
he has "within six months talked with
highly cultivated American woman who
did not know the difference between a
senator and representative in congress"
And he event into public school one
day and asked question about the bat
tie of Brandywine, to find that the class
had never hearn of it, and WAS only
amused by the drollness Of the name"
."The Cesnola collection" perhaps
the finest lot of antiquities ever made by
one man, has been at last purchased by
the " New York museum" for 100000
in gold. The friends of art are jubilant
that this magnificent collection has not
been taken back TO Europe, as at one
tine they feared it would be. The
British museum has been making heavy
bids for it, but Cesnola much preferred
that it should remain here, ard 80 sold
IL for less than he could have obtained
in London.
Some young darkies in Atlanta
Georgia, were creating disturbance
outside the church door one Sunday
night. Old 81 came out and said
" Clar out from heah, you chatterin'
crows. you :" Amen Z" said hoy
" Go on, now! amt gwine ter hab no
foolin' heah / sot my foot down on
dat ~ continued ST. 81 heard yer2
When you sot yer ole foot down; hit
sounds like turnin' ober a dry goods
box p' reioined another boy. Yes; an
ef come cut dar an fan yo' coat-tail
wild dis boot, you'll tink dat you is set
down on de forrered eend oh de coldes'
winter dat we's had heah sence the big
snow in '40V The boys lett.
When a Burlington girls father, alta
quarter past eleven, cautiously entered
the parlor with hat in each hand and
remarked quite firmly; Z" Mr.. Hotclotb,
/ was just going out TO take snuff OF
air, and thought I'd ask you which hat
was yours, so as not to make a mistake
young Hotcloth took his arm from the
girls waist, and as a shade streaked out
over his features, he said oh, yes
Mr.. Coldbath, must go down and see
the election bulletins before they're
taken in" and after looking at the giri
with variegated aspect, he passed OUT
bidding the old man heartfelt good
night, robed in about as much feeling -
a champagne headache.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

Mr.. George Francis Train has at
tained the last sphere of beatifc philoso-
ply. He says he has sunk his egotism
in the universal; that, therefore, he has
ceased to cherish grudges against any,
body, but that, likewise, he has ceased
TO cherish aspirations for individuals.
i" I would not cross the street to save a
mans life,'' he exclaims. "Why should
I? Let the man die and be buried. and
ten million ants viii spring from his re
mains, not one of which ever called me
crazy"
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rHF Gb4ssHoPPERS

The grasshopper region next spring
will be developed by the fret two week"
of dry. warm weather in the respeclive
localities. and will comprise two-thifos
Of Minnesota, one-half OF Iowa. all OF
Dakota, one-haIf Of Nebraska, one-tni'u
of Kansas. and all Of Colorado and Wy
oming. Our investigator calculated ina.
throughout the vast area designated
every foot of dry ground is impregna'ea
bv at least 1000 grasshorper eggs a
piece Of earth one inch in thickness ana
nrssentine n suri,ce six inches square
yr;.lded 1000 healthy looking eggs; That
was in Emmett county, Iowa, on the De'
Moines river.
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SGcOrD Meat

Is made as above, only the cracker
crumbs are omitted and yellow corn
meal is stirred in theirplace. The meat,
however, is put back into the liquor in
which it WA boiled, after being chopped,
and all this is thickened, quite thick,
with corn meal and slowly cooked for one
full hour, then poured into a large bowl
to cool To be eaten hot. cut in slices
and fried brown and crisp. This is a
western dish, and really very delicious,
and easily made. 1t will keep a month
in cold weather
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

Cut up a chicken, boil it until tender,
take out the meat, simmer down the
gravy to pint, add three pints of milk
and one-half pound of butter, two table
spOonfnls of -four, little salt, bring the
gravy to boil; line tin pan with a
crust made by. taking one fourth as much
butter as sour milk, and little soda and
-four, to make nice paste line the tin
pan, put in the meat, pour over it the
gravy, put on a top crust, leave vent,
and bake two hours and half.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

Guilty was experienced in carrying on con-
versation. Another change was made.
whereby the electrical current was sent
to Portland, and back by another line to
Salem. thus making Salem terminal
station at the end Of tsearly two hundred
miles of wire. The result of this change
was that the tones Of the speakers could
be heard; but 40 family as to be un-
inteiligibie. With Electromagnetic of a
higher resistance, Professor Bell is con-
fident that the sounds would have been
perfectly intelligible,the magnets used
It mist be Iecollecied, being only in
tended for twenty mile circuit. The
experiments were aade Sunday, from
the fact that on Other days the lines are
all engaged with ther regular business,
. Boston Arfterfisei.
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Should be cut up in pieces about as
large as chestnuts, few thrown into the
saucepan and rendered. Then put in the
rest and cook slowly. This method IL
far preferable to putting even little
water in, as many do. If all pure lard
no salt is needed, and it will keep for
many months. When the pieces are
quite brown and shrunken, strain all
through a seive. One pound Of lard thus
prepared is worth two bought all ready
for use. A large portion of the latter is
water.
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Potted Ham

After a ham is nearly eaten, there
remains good deal that is not nice
enough for table. Cut this off and chop
as fine as powder; put layer of ham in
a jar, sprinkle pepper, cloves and vinegar
over it, then layer of ham, and so on
until the jar is nearly full, finish with
spice, and cover with vinegar about an
inch in depth; let it stand Two or three
days. 1t is delicious for teaor luncheon.
Cold meat may be prepared in the same
way, and it is economical as well as very
-f,,ge
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CRAZE IND GAY.

a cast-lron grandmother" is not
term of reproach, but only new ma.
chine for darning stockings.
San Francisco eats 100000 oys
ters year, one third of which are trans
ported from New York and Balti-
more. They cost City cents plate.
Byron wrote, How sweet 10 hear
,s.-s.sf -. Ns-' -s-s4-..e -. so .--.--.s.
which we infer that Byron never attend
ed midnight sociable in farmers
patch.
in Warsaw, in 1861, the Russians
perpetrated upon Polish men and women
the same atrocities, only on a smaller
scale, which make the czar angry with
the Turk
"A Hebrew conyictedlof murder WA
recently executed in England. The
records show that this is the first time
capital punishment has been inflicted on
one of that race in two hundred years.
The following il timely, these dark
mornings, when late rising and early
breakfasts occasion hazardous haste in
fire making:
One moi ming Miss Bridget O'Farre
Sphiitted up petroleum barrel
" Now, said she " III have loine FIRE;
A nd surely she did.
For when they found Bid
She Was haked like brick,
only dryer.
Schoolgirl of seven" Say, John
ME when you was in No. 3 did you
have to put your hands behind you and
bow like this (bswing)f' Johnnie, aged
nine (contemptuously)-" No, eight 1
don't remember when / ras in number
eight"
HAVING failed 80 far to "bulldoze" the
Cubans into submi ssion, Gen. Campos
now wants his troops to convince them
by their humanity that king Alfonso
offers Cuba a "paternal government"
The recent stubborn fight on the plains
of Manacas shows that the Cubans don't
propose TO be convinced.
A Sunday-school teacher was giving
a lesson in Ruth. She wanted to bring
out the kindness Of Boaz in commanding
the reapers TO drop large handfuls of
wheat. Now, children" she said,
" Boaz did another nice thing for Ruth
can YOU tell me what it was p Married
her % said one of the boys.
A promising youth Of only seven sum
mers. who had been accused Of not al
ways telling the truth, cross-examined
his father. " Father, did you use 10 lie
when you were boy ?' " No, my son, "
said the paternal, who evidently did not
recall the past with any distinctness.
" No; but why T' oh, because don t
see how two people who never told lie
could have boy that tells as many as l
do
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

1t is well known that the Gramme
magneto-electric machine, which trans
forms mechanical force into electricity.
can also be employed in inverse manner
to transform electricity into mechanical
force. According to the Scientific
American, this property may be utilized
10 transmit power over long distances
The motor of a factory, for example,
could be connected with one machine so
as to rotate the same and thus generate
a current-which current, carried over
distances by7cables, might be commu-
nicated to another Gramme machine at
the point where the power il required.
and the second machine, by the current,
would thus be caused to revolve, and the
power would be utilized as necessary.
Ofcourse, in this double operation, there
is loss; but according to NJ. Magron,
who has investigated the whole subject
experimentally, this loss is even less than
u siiich takes place with any other
mec..anical disposition,
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Hon,E-(HecEc.

Clean the head well, take out the eyes,
and boil till the bones all drop out easily.
Then drain the meat and chop very fine.
Add eight large crackers, pounded fine,
also sage, maroram, salt and pepper,
and mix all we'll. Put into a mould and
press it for two or three days. 1t should
be cut in thin slices and eaten cold.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

Il coffee cupsof light bread dough, two
ditto of white sugar, teacup of butter,
2 eggs, teaspoon of soda, teacup of
s,oaed raisjns. Cloves, cinnamon, or
nutmeg to taste. Rub the raisins in
aour Stir the batter with the hand,
and if not thick enough add a small bit
of aour. Put layer of the batter in a
deep round baking pan, then layer Of
ra;zins. until all the batter is in the dish.
place the pan in a warm place for two
hours. or until the mixture is light ;
Ia
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Ginaer Smap.:

, One teacupful ofmolasses, one of sugar,
one tablespoonful of ginger, one-half
teaspoonful of alum dissolved in half
teaspoonful of boiling water, two tea
spoonfuls of soda, two of cinnamon, one
and a half cupfuls of shortening-mix
soft and bake quickly--this amount
makes quite a quantity.
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Red Hands.

Keep some oatmeal on the wash-stand,
and, as often as the hands are washed,
rub a little oatmeal over them then
rinse it of, and, when dry, put on lit
tie bit of pomade, make as follows /:
Take about FIVE cents worth each of
white wax, spermaceti and powdered
camphor, and olive oil enough to make
it the thickness of soap put it in a
ealIipot, and let it stand in an oven to
melt mix it up. and, when cold, it will
be found very good for the hands.
Gloves, worn either in the day or night,
will help to keep the hands white.
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HHow's the outlook, uncle Peter ?"
somebody asked p. Cooper the other
morning "Gleumy," replied the old
man. "dredful gleumy. South Carliny
bosts Tilden and am afraid Louisiany'll
heat Hayes, and l hate TO see both of the
bovs get left."-Burlington Hoagkeye.
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HOUSEHOtD HINIS.

Pork steaks may be fried in their own
fat, for fifteen or twenty minutes, slowly.
Then lay them on hot platter, dredge
little -four in the frying-pan, season well,
cook five minutes and pour over the
meat
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

II to roast, lay them in dripping pan
in their own fat, roast slowly, and baete
often. Season when nearly done, and
serve with their own gravy-thickened
with Drowned -four.
II to fry, cut each tenderloin across,
80 eIsfee pieces spiit iengthwise, nearly
e.rcGgf lay open fat, and cook on one
side nicely, then turn. SerSe with but
ter, pepper aud salt, to season.
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AppIe Padding.

Eightapples grated the same quantity
of stale Bread three eggs; one and a
half pints of milk, sugar and havoriRg to
taste. Bake one hour in a slew oven.
To be eaten with cream.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

George Eliot says that the peculiar
waving motion of the feelers of the COM
mon cockroach are not Indicative of de-
rision or contempt, but are the expressions
of an earnest soul vainly striving to
grasp vanishing idea.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22
INrERNAL RErENuE RECEIPTS.

The forthcoming report of the COM
missioner of internal revenue will con-
tain the following recapitulation of in
ternal revenue receipts for the several
states and territories during the last
fiscal wear
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OH snnce Tor P,,d,linns.

Four tablesspoonfuls OF sugar, two OF
butter, rubbed white and smooth then
add the beaten white of an egg. Mold to
some pretty shape.
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pork chops dreaded.

Trim off the fat well, dip first in beaten
egg, then in fine bread crumbs, and fry
iii nice dfippihgs; having first seasoned
well with salt and pepper.
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Cut in very thin slices, fry in its own
fat till crisp and light brown. 1t is very
nice served with calls liver or very
tender beef liver.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

The speaker at an anniversary meeting
mournfully said, One by one our friends
are passing from us into the land of shad-
ows.' "Well,'' exclaimed an old lady.
"you wouldn't have 'em go two by
two, or all in huddle, would your
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-22

The young king of Greece is, ac-
cordiDg to Mr.. Henry NJ. Field, man
OF delightful modesty and frankness.
He talks excellent English, and with the
freedom and joyousness of a boy. The
queen is famous for her beauty and the
sweetness of her manners; the whole
nation seems to be in love with her, she
is 50 gentle and so good. The pair have
four ruddy-cheeked children, who are
always jumping about like squirrels in
the royal carriage, so that the king says
that he has them fastened in with leather
straps lest they should throw themselves
overheard. The kinglikes America, and
hs seriously says that the chief revenue
of Greece is derived from the PUN pud-
dings of England and America, the cur
rents of Corinth forming its principal
article of export.
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Beat an egg until very light, add sea-
soning to the taste; thenfteam until thor
oughly warmed, but not powdered.
This will take about two minutes. An
egg prepared in this way will not dis
tres even very sensitive stemachs.
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DrhIng the past summer an English
missionary yacht called the Evangelist,
'trayersed the Southern coast of England,
and dsstrib'uted bibles and testaments
un vau'ov. languages, and other religious
I'eaoArs to all the vessels it met.
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know great many wonderful things do happen OF
Christmas Eve; Yours truly,
MAY MEEEIPEes.
1 have piteous tale to teH-aed where, l should
But to the g,,si ST. Nicholas, should baby-stock-
ihE GOT
thought if told our family wrongs, in geod old
You'd fix the matter up, somehow, y-F5le next
Perhaps you're wondering how it is i look so very
All covered up with pretty stripes of red and blue
Well, when the stockings came last fall, IL brown
and navy blue,
Mamma declared, for baby they would never, never
dol
The sober things rnight ansu er to 'e worn by wir
May,
but the dimpied darling Iewie'vshBald glow like
So grandma got her needles Jut, and began me, so
And with every stitch she knit, wove in smile or
loving word.
And how 1 gather round the canning feet, you
Why the toes are ike pink sea-shells, and dimpled
I've hugged the dainty things with clasp so warm
That old JACK Frost has never had chanc. to take
bite.
But Ipusi hurry on to show how on last Christmas
The ,tcckipgs Of this family, received a dreadful
I'll tel. You what my father said-he'n tell it best
Though am getting old myself there's big hole
in my toe.
1 heard him sadly groan that night-his name is
Gray LambswOol;
My mother, MIS- F1eecelIned, sighed rs though her
heart full.
And and mine be lying here upon the bedroom
I thought we'd all he hanging up along the chimney
there;
How wonderful the things We held last Christmas
Such gay embroidered slippers, done in beads and
With meersch haum, studs and smoking-cap, till
every part was full
Ny eldest son there, seal Brown, ought to have his
foot this inmate
Pressed out Of ali its oOmely shspe by treasures
With bail sod top sud soldiers. with trumpet sword
And rything besides, boy would need for
Cristmas fun.
a And next to him Miss Navy Blue would hang and
A little chain and Iocket, and ring of shining
A tiny, iinkling music box, and standing over all,
With such fine clothes and real hair, the very love
Hest doll
And stumpy, dumpy Redstripe would lovingly em-
A stumpy, dumpy baby, with smiling rubber
A glowing coral necklace, a rattle too. netbinks.
And sugar plums among them just to fl up all the
ehinks.
But an lis hard for stockings to fall on times like
these,
When all the world is going mad about its Christ
mas-trees-
We've been a faithful family I've served my mas
ter we'll
I'VE not darned hole anywhere, as any eye may |
tell.
50 now you see the reason have spun yarskso |
want ioIsT To- get St. Nicholas to right this 4,
wrong;
want his nranoing reindeer to teaSstllE,I, =
q sss4as.s.s.s...s.s
Il Ladies frHfrfdf0o &C.,
so .ss55esl the stapeN.. .4le l,s.- .u.sss
stockings short and tall;
And if you now weary Of the grieveai
sing. Ki
Just cry, - oh hang those stockings s"'-that vii
the very thing