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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05
THE BOSS FARsTEES oF THE
COUNTRY.
what HAS EsPen Done This
Year by one ssginnesota Far
[From the Farg6 Lllinn. Times. 1

EFrom the Fargo (Aiinn. Times.1
We had the curiosity the other DAY
to ask Mr.. D.lrymple what he expec,
ed the profit on his wheat crop would
be This year lie replied that at pres
eut prices for wheat his net prof
would be about SO per acre A. he
Is half owner OF 70 GEO acres of whea
10 the Red River Valley. and ha. / 500
fcres on his home farm at Cottage
Grove, Mimi his profits this year may
be safely put down at 500 coo Mr.
Dalrymple has five steam thras hers
now at work GU his 4.000-acre farm at
Casselton. each one thrashiug au aver
age OF ! 600 bushels per day The
grain is hauled directly to the cars a
fast as thrashed, and shipped o New
York. via Duinth and the lakes. lie
loads aud forwards fifteen ears each
da5 At $50 bushels to the enr. the
crop of this place viii make 2j7 car
loads The yield, from what has been
thrashed 50 Tar, is estimated AT 80 coo
buehels-an average of 81 bushels
per acre Add to This 81 U00 on the
pie has at half interest, aud which
viii average equally were, the two
farms will produce i6S $50 bushels OF
wheat this year Dalrympie laim"
is a tract of about II GOO acre, Of iaud
near Clsseiton, twenty miles west OF
Fargo, on the liue of the Northern
lPaeitie Railroad Ii Is owned by Geo
Cas- and P b Cheney Of New
81 pnd Oliver Dairymple. the
8sieal King of Minnesota, ns he is
termed Twelve hundred acres were
broken in 1879 aud sowed to wheat
last year This year there are 600
acres in wheat-and splendid crop
it IS, too-and 600 acres aidiiional
this season were broken Tor seeding
next year
Mr. Dalrymple also owns half in
terest in ghat Is known a~ the Grandin
Fatm, tract OF 10000 acres. just
north Of Elm River, in Trail county,
Dakota thirty five miles north of Far
20. 1 he other owners are the Graudin
hers bankers, Tilioute, Penn. On
this farm there are , 800 acres in wheat
this year, aud some goo acres broken
for next year. To harvest this crop Of
% 600 acres 90 the TWO places it re
quired y self binding reapers, 225
horses aud mules, aud Q steam ,hre,h
ers, each with a capacity of 1000
bushels per day, are now at work
lIreshing the grain.
10 addition TO his interest in these
two immense farms. Mr. D4lrymple
owns 1900 acres Of land in Cottage
Grove, Mum. near :, Paul, 500
acres of which l. in wheat, so thar
either as sole or half owner. Mr. Dali
iymple Is Interested in 9 600 acres Of
wheat this yeIr. which will be inctea~-
ed to IL coo next year We may add
that it IS the Intention of the own
ers Of these two huge farms to break
on an average about 900 acres each
year until the whole 81 coo acres are
brought under eultivation They have
abundant means. and the experiment
- far has proved that il is no, possibe
80 make a better investment uf money.
This is the second year of The enter
prise, and 50 far the net profits have
been over $40 per acre each year fJi
every acre
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

The Senatorial contest in Kentucky
is getting considerably mixed There
is a growing uncertainty about it
spreading through the State There
has been a stulous effort made by
eorerie Of politicians to run :. he
contest in a certain interest, with a
view to the promotion of >undry gentle.
men in several parts of the State who
are aspiraur- to places OF honor aud
trust Ia other words, scheme has been
Gu foot to make corner Oh the
Senatorial question, with view 70
fnfpre political operations, an1
rebeilous feeling against the scheme
Is gradually, bat unmistakably, de
veloping among The people 1t may
become necessary to expose the~plsHs,
that have been conceived and put 60
foo'; but, as politicians very qnickly
each the direction Of the pOlitlcal
breeze, it may be we'll, in this insta nee
10 let them down easy, without an
exposure 10 the hope that they wiz
pronptiy abandon the tricks and
trades IF the Senatorial race. The
people Of Kentucky dont't like com
binations in politics TO secure the
election Of individuals to official pleee
They prefer to be consulted in such
matters, and, unless consulted, they
cusiomarily exhibit sincere pleasure
in breaking the tslaies'. Of the aspir
ants, There are new elements to be
introduced into the pending race Tor
Senator and, before the Legislature
meets. new complexion may be put
on the face of the contest
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GRANT ABROAD.
gF0vv long IEe VIII Sfay and
syhist ne Says OF Hayes
Policy
New York nerald &C.


There we went ~hlzzing through
the most heanf'inl country at an eyer
age rate Of hiiy miles an hour The
party CONSISTED OF Gen. aud Mrs.
Grant. Jesse Il. Grant' Gen Badsau'
Mr. " + Cooloanse banker, ehica
90; Nr. n. a. h'nef'S' the Norm
British Pullman Gar agent; Jacques
tiariag, the ex residents faithful
eoufier' VINO PEAK eisht ianguae,,s
hueniiy. ana me ite'a'u corresPopa
eut. The party had Pullman car
On toe way from London to Edin'
hnrgii he General was very talsatise-
Occasionally he would peak of alfirs
at home. frequently something would
develop like this
General, wien do you expect 70
return to America ?"
Il shall stay IN Europe a year OF
more. | have special reasons for So
doing. am private citizen neF.
and want no,hing whatever to DO win
pnlitics Il | we're at home | would
give Mr. Hayes and his policy All ihr
support could, because the otiest
aim-d at IS noble one, aud I hope be
viii succeed
Bot, General, many RepublieaD-
fear that his course viii desnoy ~he
party" =
Never fear | have always ofsSie
years had an abiding faith in the. Z
cess of the Republican party at
election. no; so much because i
ways the strongest with ths1-g
because always, just az ths
meur. the Democrats do -ome ie""k
thing aud give the eietory TO the NJ
publieans. Now. mark my wordS'fwe
will have a Republican President IN
1881 hecausp me Democracy cannot
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05
Financial vasar.cs.

A corresp pendent propouuds certain
inquiries respecting the depreciation
IF the greenback dollar, which do not
eem to US to possess much practical
orce. To describe precisely when
his depreciation begins, or how it pro
-eeds, is to go over the whole history
# our financial experience; and this
.ould not facilitate a cure of our pres
INT evils. Ii is enough to know that
he Federal Government is responsible
or this depreciation, and is thus bound
10 restore the currency to its former
-iate. when a dollar in paper was worth
! dollar in gold. We urge this duty
increasingly, without stopping TO dwell
npon the errors of The past, OF. to spec
Mate upon the steps and methods By
which we have wearily dragged through
rhe mire Of Insolvency.
Our attention is also directed to a
Tennessee genius who writes to the
Athens Post, proposing scheme OF
relief for our situation. The de
Iects of his plan. and Of many Other
-imilar plans are in their utter imprsc
,icabiIity, and in the fundamental er
ror of the superstition on which the'
are based. that Government can re<tor'
prosperity by legislation. This falls
notion is the parent of thousand FOL
lies among high aud low. To exiin
guish these follies is as impossible a
to destroy the mosquitoes of flores
by attacking them one BY one. W
do not, therefore. undertake the task
We patiently await the nipping frost
Of public Judgment and the irre>i-ri
hle forces oil truth, which will fuall,
freeze them all.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

The summer months have left us, and
we start into the season of the brown
fields aud sere aud yellow leaf. Men
have talked Of hard times, aud the
strikes have brought disaster and a
sense of insecurity; but, taken ali
in all, there never was summer that
brought to right thinking people so
much to be thankful for.
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1sOnanIIned Comes so the
Mountain.


There has been a contest for some
time a. to whether Hayes should ioio
the Democrats, or the Democrats 90
over aud join his wiag of the Republi-
can party. Actiug on the belief that
the dog should wag the tail, Instead oi
the tail wngging the dog, il has been
decided that lie Presidential Mohan
med shall GENE to the Democratic
mountain. This lie has done with
aIacrlty, and is now traver~iug the
country. from Vermont to lookout
Mountain, IN East Tennessee, preach-
ing true aud indebted Democracy Ia.
extending the hand OF fellowship t.
thIs new convert, the Tuscunbia Nortl
Alabaniau says: No Democrat abate.
one jot or title Of his faith, OF compro
misses IN the slightest degree his pro-
fessiVus Or his principles Neither Is
there any probability that there will
be any noteworthy de-erlious from the
party. II Mr. Hayes wishes 10 join
he Democracy, after aPpropriatiue orr
platform, we have no objection: but il
Is absurd to think that auy Democrat
with a thiuiblefui Of braius IS going to
abandon the organization now, when
It IS the only one IN the couniry, aud
when the principles for which it has
always c0ntended, and the platform on
which it has always stood, are icing
approved ana adopted by the whole
country" Blaine and the extreme
Radicals insist that Hayes has joined
The Democrats betrayed the trusts
conf1ed 10 him, deserted the friend
who gave him Office, aud forfeited all
claims to the respect aud support OF
the party be has abandoned A lurious
war will be made upon the President
BY his former partisan friends, and as
his only support viii come from Dem
ocrnfs, whose policy he has adopted.
when he again visits the Sou b or Yer
mont he Will preach reconciliation aud
Democracy a. anonymous terms.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

an improvelRent of his invention
on mills fs- saving marble, for
which he rexsived the thanks of che
society, anG.an honorary medal.
In 1877 he Vent to Paris, where he
lived seven:vears in the family of
Joel Barlow. during which time he
studied tire. higher. mathematics,
physics, chemistry, and perspective.
While there, he projected the first
panorama that was exhibited In
Paris. He returned to America in
1906. At what time Fulton's at
tent;on was first directed TO the
subject OF steam navigation is not
known; butin 1893 he had matured
a plan in which he had great conf
dsQce. While in Paris, he, in con
irS&tion with others, 1lilt a small
lot on the Seine, which was per-
fectly successful. On his arrival at
New York in 1906, he and Robert
Livingston engaged in building a
boat Of what was then deemed very
considerable dimensions. This bon.
began to navigate the Hudson ia
lSa3; its progress through the water
was at the rate 2f five miles an hour.
In 1911 and 1872, two steamboats,
were builtunder t'ulton's directions,
Is ferry boats for crossing the Hud-
son river, and soon after one on the
East river ef the same description.
We have not space for the details
Of Fulton's connection with the
!. ''sHst Of the grTd Erie canal;
sofhis plans and experiments rela-
tive to sueearine warfare of the
coffstrucfiisT7sh, Of the steam frignte
which borekis namc-of the mod
ifications Of his Submarine boat; OF
his Texaaogs and SIinous lawsuits
and controversies with those who
interferd with his patent rights
and exclusive grants. He died
February 9th, 1915. In person
he was asout six feet high, slender,
but wei proportioned with large
dark ewes, and a projecting brow.
His manners We're easy an,l uuaf
6ccted. His temper was mild, and
his disposition lively. lie was fond
Of sociev. He expressed himself
with energy, daency, and correct
ness, ard a. he owed more to OK
pericnce and reflection than to
books, ais sentiments were often
interesting from their originality.
IfeIl lis domestic eAd social rela-
tions, hewas Jealous, kind, gener-
Gus, liberal and ahcctiouate. lie
knew OF no use for money but as
it was sgbservicnt to charity, hos
pitaliJy, and the sciences. But Che
most conspicuous trait in his char
actcr washis esllm constancy In his
industry, and that inletatigable
patience and perseverance, which
always eiabled him 10 surmount
difficulties
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05
vvtaatsgn,ess. After.

Hayes is the proud author of the
truism that he who serves his country
bestsserves his party best. Ina,mueh.
however, as people divide into parties
Tor the very reason that they differ as
what i best for the country, aud ii
man taking position as Democrat
|pr Republican, is evidence that he
thinks the principles Of one or the
other party ought to prevail in the
administration of The Government as
being the better. Hayes pet saying
does not Amount TO much.
All Tree countries must be governed
by parties, aud the Tact Of citizens
be ougiug to Que in preferences to
another proves that he thinks that one
should govern because it can govern
hest Therefore. it be is an honest
man, he may invert the words Of
aayes, and say that he who serves his
party best serves his country best
The manifest object Of the Hayes
travelling circus i to advertise The
proprietor and chief performer Il
am the nan who did all these fne
IDiU-c, TIC "a -, a. nc ga - INV 'tS
arena, and these, pointing 10 Evarts
Key, and the rest. .'are the men got
70 help me At all hi. performances
he takes the lead. not trusting others
to Introduce his acrobats. but doing it
himself lie ha- 40 word Of praise or
acknowl led gment for the leaders of the
Republican party, the men who made
him, but all his TAX is about himself
and his assistants, his chiefand almost
only recognition being that Of Key,
who is not Republican, at all. but a
Dem crat and Esart., who did MT
make up his mind whether TO vote for
Hayes or rildeu till FIVE or six days
before the election | is not surprising
that the real Republicans shake their
heads, and tail to get up much EN-
shuSiasm in their State contests They
are not yet prepared to fall Into line
behind the banner Of the Hayes party.
The members Of the Owensboro bar,
without regard to politics join in a
call upon judge w n Sweeney to
become candidate Tor Judge Of the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

Alexander Il. Stephens, Wednesday
last. in speaking of the Presidents
policy and his reception in the South,
said: He has made grand strides in
doing away with North and South aud
in putting aside the barriers between
The two sections, and in assuasing the
bitter feelings engenderod by the war.
Ills course so far receives my entire
support and appreciation. Think Mr
Hayes has done more for the paciica
ion of the country under the doctrine
IF home rule than Mr.. Tilden could
have done had he been inaugurated.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05
ssouv ssareGn, s.as aI.S sylse.

v % Barnum now was here
{ Atchison. Kansas several years ago
his treasurer took sick, aud was left az
the Massasoit House he died there
aud wa buried there, we believe He
vas engaged 10 marry a Miss Fish. a
sister OF Barnum present treasurer
After his death it became necessary
Tor Miss Fish 10 wriie several letters 10
Mr.. Barnnm in reference 10 her dead
lover. Barnum admired her well
written letters. sought an acquaintace
AN acquaintance which soan ripeued
INTO love, aud. % make long story
short, ne hen Miss Fish Is now Mrs
I Barpum B,rann is twenty
seven years older than his vile.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

Mr. r S MutFiil, late of the Fulton
Times. has purchased the material Of
the Padueah Keniuckian. which he
viii move to Mayfeid aud begin the
publication of the May field Leader as
daily during the fair, aud as weekly
thereafter. This will make three Dem.
ocra!ic papers in MayfeId.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

CAssIus VI. CLAY shot and killed a
negro. on his farm. near Richmond.
Ky.. last week. Mr. Clay was enc OF
The first. hravest and most persistent
Abolitionist in Kentucky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05
MOUNDS.

There are few mounds in Full
ton county, all near the Mississippi
river. They present the appear
ance Of "lools outs, or may be al
tars on which the natives Of ''the
long ago" worshipped. They are
not works of the modern Indians.
\ peculiar earthen vessel has been
found in some Of them.
Fulton county received Its name
in honor of Robert Fulton, the ceie-
brated engineer lie was born IN
Little Britain, in the State of Penn
sylvania, IN 1865. In his infancy
he was put to school in Lancaster.
where he acquired the rudiments of
a common English education. Here
his peculiar genius manifested Itself
at very early age. All his hours
of recreation were passed in the
shops Of mechanics, or in the en-
Payment OF his pencil. At the
age of seventeen wears, he went to
Philadelphia, and entered under a
portrait and landscape. painter,
where he remained until he was
twenty-one. In his twenty-seeond
year, he went to England, where he
was received with great kindness
by his celebrated countryman, Ben
iamin West, Who was 50 pleased
with his promising genius and his
amiable qualities, that he took him
into his house, where he continued
an inmate for several years, de-
voting his time to painting. At
this period he formed many vaIua-
bic acquaintance, among others
with the Duke of Bridgewater, So
famous for his canals, and Lord
Stanhope, a nobleman celebrated
for his love of science, and partic-
ularly for his attachment to the me-
ehane arts. Even at that early
period, he had conceived the idea
of Gr0pelling vessels by steam, and
he speaks in. some of his manuscripts
of its praetieability. In May, 1891.
he obtained from the British gov
ernment patent for q double in
clined plane, to-be used for trans
portation and in the same year he
submitted to the British society for
! the promotion Of arts and commerce,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

Vicksburg (Miss Herald: We arc
in favor of changing the constitution
Of the STATE, to take effect in 1892. as
follows: No person shall be allowed 10
vote unless he can read and write.
and M person shall be allowed to vote
until he has paid poIl-tax of at least
one dollar.
All politicians. will write so aud
talk 50 privately, but never one viii
advocate it on the stump
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05
SponIaneoms Calnhuaiion.

Carl SohnFz j. just now the busiest
man at Washington. Most OF his time
for the last three or four months has
been occupied in the investigation Of
frauds and corruption in the Indian
Bureau, Patent Office, aud Other
branches of the Interior Department,
in which officials appointed by Delano
and Chandler, aud retained by him
are known to be criminated W hen
he took charge of the department these
scandals had long been notorious,
aud many Of the individuals connected
with them were we'll known TO tie
public He made no effort TO purge
the service Of the gross imp urItles,
bat on the contrary promoted to r.
~pou-ible trusts some OF the most
offensive of the class, against whom
public criticism had Teen severely
detected Fine theories, ironclat
rules, and fauclful Experiments were
substituted for practical reform 10
department. where integrity and estao
iished character ase the first r,q .i-i'eS
for successful administration. Aud
now, before any OF these luvesiiga
tons which Mr. Schurz set on foft
are terminaied, he is forced
another which oyerlops them all
will probably have the effect Of sci
some oi them aside. u
The building occupied by the y
terror Department was originally Goa
structed Tor the Patent Ollie ex
clusiyey, long before the Department
was created. 1t is Of stoue, aud has
always been regarded as among the
most substantial OF car public ed,fces
La broad day, aud apparently without
fire having been kiuded for auy
ordinary purpose in the building. .
large poriion 0f the contents OF two Of
the wings and the root were DESTROYED
No alarm was sounded uuiil after the
flames among The models of The Pat
ent Office had made fearful havoc.
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A Singular Request That
Must he Granted.

Z HAVE time and again requested the
! Tax payers Of Fulton county TO come
forward and pay their taxes Some re-
sponaed cheerfuliy, while others have
thus far failed to comply with this rea-
sonable request 1 shall hereafter cease
to Importune with those in defauli--hut
will ask their horses, mules, cattle, hogs,
sheep corn, wheat, ,obacco, household
ana kitchen furniture, land aud tene-
ments to pay their taxes These viii
certainly respond to the demand under
the manipulations of the Sheriff and his
Deputies. This, January 10Th, 1877.
b. X. WALKER, Sheriff.
jan2B If
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

!. Mrs. A. I Stewart, wheu asked wl,y
her toilets were not richer, renlied
quietly, "Of course eoud have the
richest clothes money could bas. but
what is the nse of being rich # one
cannot have the privilege OF dress;oy
simply r. As much as 10 sav anIv
those whose position is not as<ared
ueed worry aud maneuver for cos,Iy
rvbes So'''
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

A little boy on his way to mill near
MeAlinnviile, Tenn. went under :
tree 10 pick up some apples, and found
several pieces OF silver. These d,
carried home, when a further search
was made, aud over six haudred pieess
Of silver. buried thirty hse years ago
by an cid miser, were uuearthed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

Peace Ann PaosPERIrY -Wh hat
ever contributes TO the security Of 30
eisty, 10 conli.lenee and hope among
the people, assists to ~et in motion all
the wheels Of proiuc'ion aud Of ex
change. Utica Herald
Elk President Grants book, which
he will probably publish on his return
from Europe. vii be fnil OF lntere> .
General Badean is very apt with his
pen, and, between the Two. volume OF
great interest may be produced.
John r Morton, publisher Of the
United Work man. under indictment
tor libel in having made certain charges
against Banton Duncan. and who has
been in isil, has been released, he Civ
ing the required bond, which he at
first refused ado.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

J I,G 2 Hagan, do ....... 600
IN = Nelson, DO -. 2.U00
-oi James tlaer, Columbus ......... GOO
Louis Nicht, Columbus. 00,f
Greenbery Griilffh, Columbus , 900
Levi Hanson, Mayfeld , 900
in wrence | Hobbs. Graves county. 600
mos J Jen kens, ballard county,. 5000
Monroe T Shelbourne, Ballard CO.. 0GO
BENZ iiaworth. Ballard countv , 500
James VI Potter, Ballard county 0O0
Ephram Jackson. Ballard coui,, coo
Dale, Ballard county , 900
" IN Lame, Ballard connty... 5000
John Ii Winston, Dresden. TsA 5 600
wilson l Walker, Obion Co., ~. 1000
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

Coy. PnFLrs, Of Missouri, has aP-
pointed David H. Armstrong to tie
vacancy in the q. S. Senate caused BY
the death Of Senator Bogy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05

The Louisville News says If Gen
Mcclellan is elected Governor Of New
jersey, he viii .become popular
candidate for PresideatIu k8J NOT
any mare military Presidents, if Won
please. This country had enen.b
soldier rule IN Grant TO satisfy hen
nutil the next Centennial.
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spec.sm en- o. a.lnlep.na Primer.

er,a<ss.. a., 80 s.t.,tn,s.,, rs,,,ro,.
On. lAia an aged bfother L
aging, YOU has mighty big ears fen
he hear, mighty big eyes Ter 10 see.
MIGHTY bii hans fer a. do and ,bou
IN .,+
'"N "' 70
~" 10 iit'u "Hii tao7 yoh. D@t y
Why we ask you Ter Go btck rs agIu
the hosts Of >in-you caa take dc