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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
Nanai WAY be Eone.

\ great many persons no this coun-
try out of employment are in the habit
Of asking what they can do 20 make
Iiviug-how they can 90 to farming
without a farm 10 90 ou-aDd If they.
are offered land for only the cost Of
entering it, how they are 10 get to 1t
and work it without horses, wagons.
implements. and a years stock OF
provisions. Probably the best way
to answer thess q7es,iavs Is to cite
facts showing what can be done by
what has been done The Southern
States have produced some fine exam
pies of individual effort in the way Of
making living under very adverse
circums tances, aud it will not be
improbable to mention a few Of hem.
The Ncwberry 6 @ Herald says
there are four widows in That vicinity
who have each accomplished what
many man would hardly dream OF
doing. One, while raising four chill
dren without assistance fAs managed to
make a crop every year, keep out OF
debt and pay cash down for all she
buys Another has the proceeds Of
one cotton crop ahead and 5000 pounds
Of flour be-iles-all the product of
her own farm. Another has labored
heroically on her farm ever since the
war, and with the assistance OF her
/ children. six in number, made "A living
and bought additional land for which
she paid 81 400 Another has
managed her own little farm since the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

For some weeks agents, white and
colorei OF The Kansas Pacific rail
road. have been at work among Che
colored people of this county. urging
them 10 20 West TO Kansas aud settle
on Government lands bordering the
Kansas Pacific raiIroqd 1t is not
known exactly what inducements we've
held ont to these people. but about
nine hundred heads of lamilie. agreed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
An Anticipated Porker
IGIasgow (HyD Times-l


Craddock will please stand up.
Hon j. NJ Neal, the Legislator elect
from Monroe aud Netcalfe, has mem
Der of the swine tribe that deserves a
monument when she departs hence
1t Is Of the female persuasion, and at
this time Is twenty six years old
From her immediate offspring
further removed than a single genera
ton Mr. Meals family has been sup
piled with all their bacon and lard
since the sow raised her first litter;
beside she har brought into the family
81 500 from meat sales. For ten years
she has been fed on meal, not being
able to crack corn. The old lady Is
vet taxing lively iutere-t in continuing
the old habit Of furnishing meat, and
show, no sign Of being turned out on
the commons to die.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
THE WAR.

The Turko Russian war news shows
some desperate fighting, with immense
losses to both sides. The Turks have
very generally been victorious, but the
latest would indicate that the Russians
have gained a substantial victory at
Pleyna.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
s singular Es@GWe%f That
Ills sAr asa.;s 81.

Y HAVE time and again requested the
Tax payers of Fulton county to come
forward and pay their taxes. Some re-
sponded eheerfuIiy, while others have
thus far failed to comply with this rea-
souable request. ! shall hereafter cease
win ask their horses, muIS. cattle. hogs.
sheep corn, wheat, tobacco. household
ana kitchen furniture, land and tene-
ments to pay their taxes. These Will
certainly respond To the demand under
the mauip EQUATIONS Of the Sheriff and his
Deputies This, January 20th 1871.
B. r. WALKER, Sheriff
ian2B If
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

\ meeting of ex Confederate ana
Union soldiers was held in Cincinnati
on Monday, aud committee consist
ing of soldiers of both armies was an
pointad to arrange for a grand reunion
of soldiers of both armies at Cincin-
natl next year. The scheme will proba-
bly, succeed.
Shields. of the Clinton Democrat
has been made a"city dad, and his
wife has sent for Senator David Davis
breeches patterns.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

The Democrats Of Vireinia have
filed the vacancy in their State tie ct
by nominating a man who lost his
right leg in the Confederate army
The other candidates on the ticket
each lost an arm.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

The Franz tort Yeoman announces,
upon the authority of private letter
from a responsible party, that the Hon
Isaac Caldwell has withdrawn from
the contest for United States Senator
and under no circumstances will he
permit his name to 20 before the Leg
islature III that connection.
Ninety FIVE murderers out of every
hundred on the first trial get confirm
apce and then another continuance
and so on until the witnesses are al
dead or have left the State. Thi:
explains why we have mobs.-Com
mercial.
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oUx DEmoCR4rIC LEADERS
Are They consistent.

The Democratic leaders of this sec
ton, are, in some shape or other, "ha'
are known as green back democrats
and contributing their influence
against an immediate or speedy return
to specie resumption. Under then
leadership the great body Of the peo
PIE are inclined to similar views. Ao"
we cant understand than Somehow
or someway, we've been educated 70
the idea that the Democracy wa' tie
hard money party Ola Lynn Boyd
when canva>sing this District, 10 his
palmy days, used toiilustrafe the Prln-
/ cipIes of our party, by tossing a gold
piece up before bis audience, ezc.aim
ing as it gave forth Q eheery ring Gu
the floor: There's the true domoc
raey. Nothing spurious about that
sir It never deceives the people. rs
democratic money" The war drove
gold out OF circulation. but it occurs
to Us that it should be the ambition O.
every good democrat to desire as
speedy return to gold as possible.
When our party meets 10 National
Convention, as at St Louis. we affirm
10 the couniry that we are a hard mon
+ ey party, iudiet the party in power for
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

President Hayes has issued gen
eral order prohibiting the sale OF arms
or ammunition to the Indians, and re
vokiug all licenses to trade with them
10 such articles The military com
mandants are charged with the duty Of
assisting in the execution of the order.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
a Minister HYronged.

The Rev j. B. Self, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church. has passed
through a most excruciating ordeal.
One of his COMMITMENTS named Miss
NJ Hayden, twenty years Of age, the
daughter of widow lady who resides
GU a farm about half a mile from
Bethlehem church. was taken violently
i'll last week, and on Thursday. the
30th ult., died. On her death bed she
solemnly affirmed that she had been
seduced by her pastor. Shortly after
making this statement the unfortunate
young woman breathed her last Ouly
the Sunday before her death she par
tJok of the sacrament at the hands of
her pastor.
A session of the church was called.
and the evidence establish he'd the Juno
eense of the pastor in toto. 1t was an
alteration OF mind on the part of the
poor dying girl, and if she could have
lived to be restored to reason would
fully have exculpated Mr. Seer
The emigration to Kansas excite
ment among the negroes in Lexington
is great.
A young lady at Caseyville threw a
hottie, containing her address and a
request to correspond with the finder,
into The Ohio river A Billiard coun
~ bachelor found it, and marriage
is the result The Paducah News
cautions the other young ladies against
impeding the navigation of the rivers
by throwing their bottles in before the
spriug rise.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

Within the past month one hundred
car loads Of Tennessee and Kentuck y
wheat have been sent through Nash
Vile to Charleston for the Liverpool
market. One cargo of thirty thous-
and bushels of this wheat Is now in
transit via an ocean steamer.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

THE people are holding mass meet
ings throughout the country demanding
the repeal of the Bankrupt law by
Congress. At the close of the war, it
may have answered good purpose,
but the cause Of its usefulness has
passed, AID it should now be repealed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

It is claimed by the Philadelphia
Press that the Keely Moler IS pow a
complete success. He has perfected a
machine at a cost Of ,ixty-thousand
dollars and demonstrated the tea-lbl'I-
ty of force without heat This mo'er
it it accomplishes all that Is claimed
for it, will revolutionize locomouon
and motive power.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

The Turk is convinced that he Is
s-hiing holy war. He feels that he
,s a defender of the faith. He never
doubts that the reward of his devotion
I'D valor after death upon the battle
ield will be beautiful. voluptuons and
eternal The Russian is fighting
rhiehy because he can't help it. No
latter how daring his valor-nn mat
ter how heroic his death-no Hour
waits to welcome him to the Beautiful
l;eyond He has yet to learn that
Pafodise rests under the shadotU Of
s.cords."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

TIE Louisville JefeS0UtdR Demo-
crat. Mr.. I raac Caldwell's organ. saws
the report as TO that gentleman : with
drawal from the Senatorial race, is
wholly unaulhorized.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

Mr. HAYES will be in Louisville on
the l7th and 18th, in Nashville on the
18th, and in Chattanooga on the goth,
after which he will visit Lynchburg
and the University of Virginia Most
of the members of the Cabinet will be
at Louisville. Schurz it is thought,
will remain at Washington.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
EresEa Dr,nrs.

COMPLETE assortment of Pure
"A Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils and
Glass--for sale. Cheap Cor Cash. at
HOLCOMBE 5 Drug Store.
juncS If
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
TEaSpS. u. JONES,

House, Sign and Ornamental Painter,
OfFlcE-Buck & Cowgills, Drug Store,
junel HIChHANI hi.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

The geological survey of Kentucky.
has been abandoned. for want of means
70 prosecute work. II, the other parts
If the State received no more atten-
lion than this, the enterprise had as
we'll stop. Oar opinion Is, that
thorough survey would be of great
L,-ee. - IL Set,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

The Latter Day Saints are still in
anguish about a leader. All the
principal men Of the temple are aspir
ing to wear the shoes of the Prophet
II turns ont that Brigham had only
-ixteen wives and fifty four children.
and some ofthe Saints are blessed with
families almost as large.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14
II. Z. NELSON.
Shoe and BOOt1naker

Cor. Water and Ohio Streets-opposite
Plaut's Warehouse.)
A NNOUNCES to this public, which he
"a has served in this line % years, TIA AT
he is still In the business, ready TO do
any kind of work in the besr style. Keeps
the hest workmen employed; and has in
store atall times variety of the best
Boots and Shoes made, of the best mate
rails. aug4-tf
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

The New York Tribune has found
for the thousands in the Eastern States.
now outof employment, a way out of
,heir strait. go South" it tells
Ihem. get upon the land. aud in a
,ewyears you will become independent
The Tribune is confident that all those
IN the East, now living in band-to
mouth sort Of way" have oly to go
South and get upon the land.
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Joen j. l'aean, do ......... 1000
ii 70 -'et.on' DO ......... 1000
'' '".l,9 rider columbus. .......... 5000
i.'"'S -''e'l 'oium hls..-............... 1000
"reeu"ery Griffith, Colum bus . 600
Levi Hanson, NasBicld D oo4
lawrence 7 Hobbs. Graves county. 900
Ihos Jenkens, Ballard countv. ooo
~ =, 't It l Nheip"urne- Ballard CO... 1000
henJ taworth, Ballard county,. 1900
'ui'T VI IoUer, Ballard county. 1000
EpAram jackson, Ballard county. lOO0
n. - ,.' ,e' ballard counts. ............. 1000
!" lane ballard county,. 5000
,.'., il W ton, Dresden, Tenn. 600
wilson Walker, Obion CO., Tenn. 1000
So 1875
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-09-14

Our country never knew as near a
non-parlisan time as the present and
Her people without bias, are interest
ing themselves in favor of law and
rder II DOS and lawlesSness are gen
orally the result of lax officers Off
rs have sometimes wiuked at such
'hings, because they thought it wa
unpopular" to probe such matters
such officers, who are afraid Of their
hadows, ought to resign The popu-
lar feeling is against them.
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=.

Mr. Charles ~ Parker, q Indian
opolis publishes a warning to purcha-
>ers Of Tennessee lands. He says
hat ga grant to land 10 Tennessee to
he primo facic evidence of good title.
hould be as old as 1897. From that
TO 1850 it is mixed, at least, aud all
issued siece the beginning of the war
may be looked upon as spurious"
Cincinnati is about to call a Soldiers
Jubilee, a meeting of Federal and
Confederate soldiers, for the purpose
Of establishing, in this section AZ least
v. GA oF-0Ud feeling. The IIea Is
~ommendable one. and, if carried ont
IS the preIiminaries indicate it will be.
a very large meeting will assemble in
that city.
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ED3ExN Warden

TotaI losses poij 10 dafe .................
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.-..ss@
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17
Take Notice.

A the April Term of tue County Court of
IA Crawford County. State of Arkansas on
April 18th. 1877, the following, among other
proceedings were had, to wit;
In the matter of the Registration and
Classification of Crawford County
Warrants and Scrips.
WHEREAS, on the 9th day of March, A. ID
1877, the Court House and all the Records
Books Of Crawford County Arkansas were
burned and destroyed, and among others the
Record Book containing the registration OF
county Warrants and Serips 1t Is therefore
ordered by the Court, that all county war
rants and scrips of Crawford County. Arkan-
sas of all kinds, character and description
whatsoever, now outstanding be. anc the same
are hereby ordered to be called in for the
purpose of Registration and Classification OF
same. And it is hereby ordered that the
holders Of all outstanding Crawford County
warrants and scrips OF any description what
ever, issued prior to the 10th day of April,
1877, shall present the same to the County
Court of Crawford County in the town OF
Van Buren,, Arkansas, Mt the next July Term
thereof, and OH the 23d day OF July 1877, for
Registration and Classification of said war;
rants and scrips by said Court, and that the
Clerk furnish the Sheriff of said county with
a copy of this order for publication, and that
the Sheriff OF said county give notice and
make due publication of this order as he Is by
law required to do.
And 1t Is hereby further ordered, that al
persons who shall hold any warrant or war
rants, scrip or scrips of said county and neg
lect or refuse to present the same as required
by this order and the notice aforesaid, shall
thereafter be forever debarrcd from deriving
any benefit from their claim on said warrant.
or scrips, which they fail to so present.
J. q. CHAPLIN, County Judge.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17
Tyndall on Spontaneous Generation

The closing words of Prof. Tyndall' $
recent lecture on the Origin of life he.
fore the royal institution in london
were important. He said:
This discourse is but summing up
of eight months fiucessant labor From
the beginning to the end of the inquiry
there is not as you have seen, shadow
of evidence in favor Of spontaneous gen
Grafton. There is, on the contrary. over
whclming evidence against it; but do not
carry away with you the notion some
times enormously ascrihed to me, that |
deem spontaneous generation 'impossi
ble,' or that | wish to limit the power OF
matter in relation to life. My views on
this subject ought to be well known. But
possibility is one thing and proof is an
other; and When in our day seek for ex-
detrimental evidence of the transformation
of the non. living into the living, l am led
ineyorably to the conclusion that no such
evidence exists, and that in the lowest, as
in the highest organized creatures, the
method of nature is that life sholl he
the issue of antccCdcnt lite,
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17
Robert Dale Owen Last "Seancc."

1T was the writer's good fortune, while
on visit to q prominent Spirtualist in
Brooklyn, N. Y, three weeks ago, to
meet for the first time Robert Dale Owen,
and to dwell under the same roof with
him for several days. Once or twice a
day circles would be held. Mr.. Owen
took great interest, and his many spirit
friends crowed around him, anxious to
send him creating. SO marked were the
demonstrations that other members of
The circle could not help becoming sen
sible that that the gathering was one that
awaited his coming into the other life
Among others who came was announ ced
himself as commodore S, who knew
Mr. Owen in Naples. and had May a
good time with him Mr.. Owen asked
for the full name, and it was given
Commodore Strnghan' THAT is very
good said Mr. Owen "and know to
what he refers, Has he any thng to say
to me p The reply came, "Yes, you
can't row your boat much longer: it is
time for you to go into the cabin" Mr..
Owen seemed disposed to take the com
munication literally, and alluded to a
boat at his home on Lake George; but
the control interrupted, saying; "No,
that is not ment you have kept straight
course; the voyage is nearly ended, and
you will soon come to an anchor. Then
| shall meet YOU on the shore in com
pany with your other friends and relatives
who wait your coming. Do you und'r.
stand Z" Mr.. Owen replied that he did,
and for time feeling of sadness fell
on the little company, for they knew that
Mr. Owen war soon to exchange the
corruptible for the incorruptible, and the
mortal would put on immor atty.
AT later seence, when Mr. Owen was
taking an afternoon rest one of the warm
summer days of early June, the inte!lig-
ence was communicated that his mission
was nearly ended, and before the autumn
leaves fell he would be among those in
the spirit whom he longed to meet This
was Mr. Owens last seance, and pleas
ant one il was.-Exchar ge.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17

Fitting SHADOWS While half a
dozen persons were rolling along in a
Miehigon avenue car yesterday man
leaned across the aisle and said to anoth-
er:
Excuse me, but didn't n bug crawl
down behing your collin p
"Oh Ouch!' said the other. as he
leaped up hauled off his coat He look
cd the garment all over, but there was
no bug to be seen.
Perhaps it crawlcd down under your
vest,' suggested the man,
OFF came the vest, and il was closely
inspected without making any discover.
les. The attentive stranger then made
the victim turn around two or three
times, to see if the bug wasn't hid under
his suspenders, and when a thorough
search had been made the stranger sa,
down and said:
st was probably a shadow fitting a
cross your collar, but felt sure it was ,
bug. You can pat on your coat and yes
again"
The more the victim thought about |
the madden he got. but before he put OF
his coat the other man left the car ant
slid down Twelfth street as if he hal
grease on his heels.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17
Pitkln Means to 60 for Hayes

Pitkin has not yet ended his war upon
Hayes, nor is it likely that he will fol
some time to come. He says: "Thc
whole matter settles down to this:
could not thank Hayes for swindling
Louisiana Republicans after protiting by
their labors. Until minorities elect
Hayes's title cannot be better than or as
good as Packard's. l talked thus at
Washington. meant it, and still mean it
Hayes's civil service reform is India rub.
Der. 1t Is stretched to accommodate that
peculiar broad conundrum, which he de.
nominatcs a policy"
Our reporter inquired Of the ex Mar.
shall when he intended taking that North
ern trip his reply being that it would GER
tainly be before the fall election in Ohio
Exchange.
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17

Governor Vanne returned from his Fay.
etteville trip yesterday morning. While
in Fayetteville, the Governor visited the
celebrated Tokay Vineyard, and was as
much surprised as Senator Doolittle to
witness the extent of this mammoth
North Carolina enterprise, A grape har.
Dor covering hundred acres was q
rare sight even to governor, aud then
the manufactury within our borders of s
good claret and champaign vine as i'm
ported from France, was something else
that gladdened the heart as well as the
palate of the governor, He represents the
crops OF Cape Fear section as far beyond
the average, and the farmers joyous hap
Ply and jubilant over the prospect
Raleigh Observer,
The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17
In THE WOODS OF NEVADA.

A book agent of this city has just re
turned from the Honey Lake country
The agent one day stopped at cabin
situated in the edge ofthe foothills Be
fore reaching the cabin, half dozen
dogs of assorted sizes and unrecogniza.
bic breeds started up from under stunted
pines or came running from sheds about
the place, yelping and barking like pacl,
of COYOTES. In the wake of the dogs
swarmel forth seven or eight bare. head
ed. haxen haired children, plainly all of
one breed, the forest breed. The juven
lies were followed by gaunt, saffron.
complexioned woman of about forty. By
cooking for many years before an open
fireplace she had become as efFectually
smoke cured as any herring
To the woman who thus appeard Thu a.
gent made known his business.
"Wall, stranger, m afeerd var come
20 the wrong place eyer got nothin but
books to sell Ell yer had powdea or
caps ur'suthin' ia the amcrntion line,
yer might sell some to my old man AS
fer books. stranger, we're not much on
the read hyar"
Gould lsec your husband, nam ?"
asked the book agent
wall, stranger, reckon yer could
eff yer was whar he was; he's big enough
fer to see, Lord knows
Hes not at home then ?"
stranger, he S not at home"
xvii he be likely to return soon 90
Can't say, stranger; he's little on
sartin."
Which way has he gone? ! NAV
meet him somewhere in the settlement
IL reckon not, stranger, he's gone out
bummin','
Gone out bunming! What DO you
mean by that ~
"Wall, stranger, he tuck down his gun
this mornin'. and from a wink he guy me
as he started away cnlkerlate he's gone
off somewhere to bum sheep or two"
Exchange.