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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

inent fruit-growers of the state, and was
at one time president of the state Pomo-
logical society.
Judge j. G.. Ramsdell, of the same
county, is no less widely known as
grower OF fine fruites. He has quite
large orchard of early cherries in bearing
but can hardly get any for himself-at
least, any which are ripe and fit to eat.
There are no wild berries at the time of
early cherries. He shoots the birds, but
thinks it costs him more than the cher
ries are worth. He is going to let tie
trees so down.
l have heard people say that birds
took only the wormy cherries, but l
think not, as long as they can get sound
fruit. The cedar-bird devours bees,
sometimes in large quantities. 1 have
seen one take dozen bees in five min
utes, as he sat near the hive. Some of
our worst insects are the codling moth
plum curcuHco and peach-tree borer.
The apple moth hides in the daytime :;
the larva is in the apple, except while
in the chrysalis, and is sometimes taken
by birds The plum curcuho is not
much troubled by birds. Human efforts,
mostly with wires and jack-knives, keep
down the peach tree borer. After study
| ing the subject for ten years or more,
and reading ali could get on this sub
! iect, and making some close observations
in the field and garden, am convinced
that the cedar bird does US more harm
than good, and that the fruit-growers OF
our state would be glad to be rid of him.
IF the birds are bad, watch the fruit,
and if necessary kill them. AS shoVzi
above, the same bird is not e4daily
| troublesome in all seasons or IN ali
localities. We hope the champions OF
birds will treat the subject fairly and
not too sweeping in their assertions.
The robin, the orioIe, the cat-bird, and
perhaps others for certain localities,
could be better spared than not by our
growers of small fruits.-I'rofessoT w. j.
BeaL IN Rural Net0 Yorker.
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An Old-TIme Dance in Colorado.

The first settlers of Boulder came here
IN 1898. In 1859 quite number came,
and some sixty Lighthouses were erected
before 1860 stepped in. OF these log.
houses but few remain. Christmas.
1859, saw jOvisl crowd of dancers in one
OF these houses, WindOwless. we believe.
at that time. The hardy pioneers when
after fun had it. On the night in cues.
tion about two hundred sons of toll and
seekers of gold and THEN fortunes and
seventeen ladies had assembled at the
above named place to partake of frontier
terpsichOrean. Msrinus G.. Smith was
then one of the beaux of the town, and
his dress suit consisted of a pair of pants
made out of seamless sacks and colored
blue by the aid of logwood. A lady now
living in town had an elegant dress made
out of flour sacks, also colOred by the aid
of legwood. There were few white shirts
in the neighborhOod then, most of the
pioneers wearing wooden OF flannel ones
A man with a white shirt on was in style
and could dance with his coat of; a man
without any would wear a coat buttoned
up 10 the neck. Goats for dancing pur-
POSES did not seem to be any too numer-
Gus, consequently the pioneers helped
each other out. For instance All
Nicholas had six white shirts. which were
all at the ball, and the coats of those
white-shirted fellows went to cover the
backs OF some one else. When one fellow
had a dance he would loan his coat 10
another, and then his turn would come.
and SO the white shirts and long coats
were dancing all night, and went around
among the two hundred men. There
were no wall flowers among the seventeen
ladies. But they say the supper for the
occasion was grand affair. Wash boilers
full OF coffee, great hunks of black-tailed
deer, jack rabbits, fish, game and delica-
cies brought from the states in cans, all
went to make upa glorious supper-one
that the partakers would like to see re-
peated- There may not have been much
style, but the seamless sacks and -four
bags saw as much pure enjoyment as does
the finest and gaudiest attire of to-day
Boulder { COLI Mirror.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

but the pleasure that he felt in his riches
was not spoiled by the thought that he
had gained them by unjust means.
No one was more glad of his prosperity
than his friend, Charles Norman, and
John frequently thanked Charles for being
a real friend, and fs1lling him the truth
about himself at that critical time in his
life.-Early Days.
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Watching a Rifle BaIl's Flight.

Three gentlemen. members OF the
Amateur Rifle club, yesterday afternoon
were in the town of Brighton, rife shoot
ing. The distance was 200 yards; all
three were shooting d" Creedmoor" rifles.
From the firing point to the target the
ground gradually assembled, so that a
small telescope but good one, firmly
fixed in true bounds on tree, at dis
lance Of perhaps thirty feet, made fine
point for observation. One OF the
shooters, while looking through the glass
10 mark shot of one of his companions,
exclaimed that he saw the ball as it sped
on is mission. The announcement was
received with incredibly; but one of the
other shooters went to the glass, and he
also saw the ball almost as itleft the gun,
and through its whole flight, nearly the
whole line of its trajectory, until it
struck the target. So interesting and
beautiful was the sight that every ball
was watched by one or the other Of the
gentlemen and it il an actual fact that
the point at which the ball would strike
the target could be seen before the ball
struck. 1t was even insisted upon that
the rotary melton of the ball could be
observed Rochester ". y. Herald.
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. JAsoS c. BARTHOLOMEW.
To HOUsEKEEPERs.-The at

To HoUsEKEEPERs.- attention of
heads OF families is respectfully invited to
the superior quality of BURNETT's FLAVOR
ING EXTRACTS. They are entirely free from
the poisonous oils and acids which enter into
the composition of many of the Fictitious
fruit havors now in the market. They are
highly concentrated, have all the freshness
and delicacy of the fruits from which they
are prepared, and are less expensive.
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Extracts from Letters from Pastors of
Cburches-
SANDAL-WOO

A positive remedy for all diseases Of the Kidneys
Bladder and Urinary Organs also good IN Dropsical
Complaints. 1t produces sickness, IL certain
and speedy in its action tits fast suPerseding every
other remedy. Sixty capsules cure in Fix or eight
days. No other medicine san do this.
Beware limitations. for, owing TO its great nc
cess many have been offered some most dan
gerous. causing piles, etc.
Dtadas, Dick % cos. Genuine Soft Capsules
contains Oil Of sandawood Sold At all drug stores.
Ask for circular send for one to IS and 81 ooster
street. New YORK.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21
Black Teeth in Pigs.

An veterinarians unite in saying that
there is no such disease. 1t is q symp-
tom OF indigestion, or occurs in pigs
which are shedding their milk teeth. If
there are carious teeth, or new teeth are
pushing the first ones, a little dental
surgery Is needed. Good care, cleanli-
ness, pure air and suitable food have
always cured cases of % black teeth"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

Among the numerous articles DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER is used for,sre the celebrated
Vienna rolls, which sre go delicious, psls>
table and healthy. If you have not the
recipe send three cent stamp to DooLEY d
BROTHER, New York, and you viii get it,
together with many other valuable cooking
receipts, bY return mail
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the .
GOOD Old
STAND By
MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

ready. Always handy. Has never yet failed. Thirty
millions haze tested IL. Tine whole world approves
the glorious old Mustsng-the Best and Cheapest
Eminent in existence. Is cents bottle. The
Mustang Liniment cures when nothing else will
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

Mr. WATTERsoN tells in his lecture of
Mississippian who was asked whether it
was worth while to carry pistol: "Well,
stranger" he answered, " you mout move
about for year and not want it, and
then again you mout, aud, if you do need
it, you will need it powerful"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

CATHOLIC or Protestant wis would
learn something of Plus TX, to-day the prom
inent figure of Europe, should read his
"Life " by Rev. r. Brennan, published by
Benziger Bros, New York, Cincinnati and
st. Louis.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED.-Du
rang's Rheumatic Remedy, the great Internal
Medicine, will positively cure any case OF
rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price
81 bottle six bottles, S.; sold by all Drug
gists. Send for circulars to Helphenstine,
& Bentley, Druggists, Washington, ID. G.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

No PAPER issued of it's kind equals the
Hartford, Conn, Poultry World" IL
choice chromos a year, $1.25, postpaid
with rs cents for the doze-. Chromos, VIII
in America. Try it, in 1873. Ten cents for
specimen.
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Old Thinr. Are Done away.

Formerly the lancet, calomel, blisters and star
ystion we're the treatment of the sick. DIR. TUT 5
Pills have done away with this Being vegetable
they require no change of diet OocuPations safe
family medicine. IS Murray ST, New York
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HIGHLY colored urine, with backache,
headache and general debility. can inva
riably be traced to unnatural condition OF
the liver, which can be removed by using
HOME STOMACH Buffers. Prepared by the
Home Bitters Co., st. Louis, Mo.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

FAITH is sometimes Personifed as q
drenched female clinging to a sea-washed
rock; but a better Personifcation would
be a bald-headed man buying a bottle of
Dsteut hair rpGtOrer
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DYEINC.

STATEN ISLAND FANCY pYEISG EsTAB-
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street. Philadciphini 90 W. Batimorc street Bal
timore. a 10 Kinds 81 DRESS GOODS. lu the piece
or made into rHrmsnfs. DYED. Cleaned and Grnu
ished Goods received and returued'ly rfr-=.
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Patentees and inventors should read adj
yertisemento of Edison 3ros.in another column
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"I very cheerfully state that ! used Du-
rane's Rheumatic Remedy for rheumatism
with decided benefit"
AIEx II STEPHENS
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I'm HInEMANM,S Hop PILLS

These pills nave been used for twenty four years
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aud all maiarisl diseases. They never fail 20 cure
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per box. rent ly mnsl prepaid. Address 4. q. '
lOTI. 2fs Lake avenue, Chicago, lllH. send fufI
circular. Of tostlm9Il OLE WOW boy wMrrAnied
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NAT[IRES REMEDY.

Health. Strength and VlEOr given tothe Nerv
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Member Of Congress from Georgia.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81 per bottle
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10000 a YEAR.
KEEPS SIIIRTS.

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

Ihe namo Of the late Rev. DR.. Thomas
Drew is regarded with much affection,
particularly in the north of Ireland; and.
besides his eminence as divine, he was
noted alike for his wit and the ight-heart-
odness of his disposition. How he dis
played these in his dealings with human
nature is illustrated in the following incl
dent. There was in his parish an old wo.
mana most refractory subject rs regard
ed spiritual authority. She went to no
place of worship, and sturdily refused to
go. She was accustomed to tell her neigh
bors that "she had no notion of being
bothered about her sowle; the rector
would no come roun' her-she was able
ior him." The first time he went to see
her she informed him " she was stone deaf
couldn't read writing, and she knew moth
in O. finger alphabet" His visit proved
irultless; to all remarks she only shook
her head, saying that she "didn't hear. +"
Judging, however, by the play of her
countenance, the Doctor began to suspect
his parishioner, and took action accord
ingly. Having observed an old violin and
bow suspended on the wall in the place of
honor, on his next visit he said nothing,
but taking down the instrument, very Sc
dately proceeded to tune it, and played
brlskly the Protestant Boys" The right
chord was struck; the old woman jumped
up, clapped her hands, gave two or three
sklps on the floor, and declared with de-
light that the Doctor was the finest rec
tor that had ever come to them parts. Any
on could preach II sermon, but it wasn't
every on of the clergy that could tune up
the Protestant Boys on fiddle" She
said she "could hear first-rate, and would
go to the church of his reverence"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

TIE MIsERIES OF CHILDHoOD.-C
dren can suffer. There is IN intensity about
it. Like their appeltes, it has not been dull
ed by repetition. One of the few privileges
of growing old is that we cannot suffer so
keenly. We know from repeated blows
that time will cure us. We get not to care
- but oh! the intensity of youthful grief!
What enormous vitality it has! How por-
team its shape! | am never astonished
when | hear of youthful suicides. The
absence of the fear of death-so peculiar
to youth, for we get accustomed " to the
sweet habit of living and hate to change,
but youth has formed no such habit
the absence of this restraining
principal, and the love of change,
conspire to make suicide possible Then
the vision Of what grief is; the terrible
curtain that mercifully hides the future,
drawn all at once; the pang that rends the
heart rs we recognize the friend untrue,
the promise broken-the future void no
wonder that the river seems so merciful,
the knife so kind the poison so sweet /.
Youth has no philosophy. - Appletoh'S s
Jonrhdl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

SCENES on RUSSIAN RAILROADs.-Nort
or south there is scarcely any difference be-
tween the aspect of Russian station. For
hundreds of velsts you have been iolting
through Il flat or slightly undulating series
of enormous snow.clad plains. Stunted
birch, fir, and larch are all the flora you
prcceive. You never set eyes upon Il town
one, mean, with smoke curling from
the chimneys, with women peeping from
the easements, with children playing on
the doorsteps, with dogs Or poultry at the
street ends. For strategic reasons the rail
way has been made to run as straight as
an arrow from II Tartar's bow from one
great point to another ofmilitary vantage
They say that when Gar Nicholas was
delerentially consulted us to the direction
which the St Petersburg and Moscow
Railway should follow, his Majesty simply
took a pencil and IL ruler and struck II
straight line on the map from the new to
the old metropolis of his Empire. The
majority of Russian towns are two or three
miles distant from the railway station
which bear their names. The platform
and its appurlenances are isolated in the
midst of II snowy waste. Round about
you are gathered II few sheds and wooden
cabins, together with vast piles of roughly
hewn logs for fuel. Women are often
employed in signalling, and wretchedIy
unwomanly they appear, bundled up in
hoods and gabrrdines of sheepskin reach
ing no lower than the knee, with their
legs swathed and mullled to almost ce-
phantine proportions in canvas bandages,
cross-garteled with strings of untanned
leather. These, with heavy clogs of wood,
complete the costume of the anomalous
creature, who mechanically waves tat
tered black or IL ragged yellow flag us the
train pas>es.-Dajy Telegraph.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

SPEAK THE Children should
be taught to speak the truth, to hate lie,
and to be honest. 1t is unsafe to leave
any class of children untaught. 1t is not
for the interest and welfare Of the commu-
nifty to do 50. 1t is from the ignorant and
the vicious that the pauper and criminal
element chiefly comes That is the bur
den which others are chiefly taxed to sup
port. 1t is chiefly from those who have
no heallhful home training, no church, no
family altar, no Sabbath School. There
are many who get no correct notions of
right and wrong save what they get in
school. At home and in the street they
learn to lie, to steal, to fight, to get drunk,
to use vile language, There, by precept
and example, they get II knowledge of
evil. 1t is more the duty Of society to pro,
vide for the right education and proper
training of all the children than it is to
support the paupers ard take care of the
criminals. %reyenton is better than cure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

STEALING A RIDE.-If poor unfortu-
nate is detected in the act of stealing n ride
on the railway cars, the train is stopped
and he is incontinently elected, while the
world looks on approvingly and shouts,
"served him right"
Under ordinary circumstances, it is
deemed vulgar and contemplate to steal
ride; not criminally deprecable, tits true;
but sufficiently upseemly to elicit general
condemnation.
And yet, how many are there in the
great world Of reality who are stealing
rides all life long How many sors are
riding into political prominence on the
reputation Of their fathers! How many
merchants are riding into aflluence on
counsel of friends and the cooperation of
employees. How many writers are riding
into celebrity on the brains of their
prompters! How many generals are rid
ing into glory on the heroism of their
soldiers! How many clergymen are rid
ing into fame on the caprice of their fol-
lowers!
How many ladies arc riding into social
royalty ont the skill of their dressmakers
How many thousands are riding grandly
and proudly on the shattered hopes, the
stolen charms, the plundcred purses of
other struggling hosts of humanity!
Ere we credit man for what he pre-
tends to be, let us ascertain what he is.
Ere we applaud the master strides of a
favored statesman, let us know by what
arttice he has vanquished opposition.
Ere we accept the dictates of II ruler, let
us know by what right he assumes to
govern.
Ere we bow at the shrine of belle, let
us know the essence of her beauty.
If Il man should attain true eminence,
let him depend upon his own resources,
live with the age, and catch inspiration
from the thoughts and manners, and the
aims of the greatest Of carth's great he
rocs, the noblest of earth S nobemen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
THE DESERTED ROAD.

Ionder the new road sweeps away,
White and garing, and thickly thrOngcd
While this one is silent by night and day,
Though the tide of travel to it belonged
Between the farms and noisy towns
For many year, when the old was new,
And choose it still with its ups and downs,
When travel on loot, as mostly do.
1t is ribbed and quilted, ami ragged ranks
OF weeds and grasses inGest The seams;
The dust never settles upon the banks
From the hurrying heels of the fancy teams;
The cock sill trumpets the rising morn,
But with unambitious and drowsy tongue,
And the drovcr's whistle and coachman's horn
No longer echo the hills among.
The tavern mourns for the days of yore,
When slow.coach traffic was in its prime
When the heavy stage, with its prancng four,
Drew up in the state of the oldcn time;
The drinking trough where they tossed the spra.
Is rotting there by the pump alone,
And the rustcd sign by the shaded way
Creaks in the wind with dismal groan.
To the newer highway the course of trade
For speed and comfort at last resorts;
While over the bridge, on the leve grade
The iron steed of the railway snorts.
Only at times does an ou-Of.date
Old coach, or buggy, or numbering vain,
Along the ruts of the old road crate,
To rouse its echoes to life again.
But love it better the older it grows,
For itsq quiet beauty and homcspun air;
Still blossom in corners the sweet wild rose,
And the birds arc tame in the hedges there;
And the folks one meets have a gentle look,
AS of those who never a sorrow knew;
While, below the willows, n dreamy brook
Runs soft and clear, as if fed with dew.
-NclC York Ledger.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

GREENNEss OF CONTINENTAL SOLDIERS.
-" delivered my letter to Gen. Wash
ington in person, and WAS deeply impress
ed with nm emotion | cannot describe in
contemplating that great man, his august
person, his majestic mien, his dignitied and
commanding deportment,-the more con-
spicuous, perhaps, at that moment, from
the fact that he was in the act of admon-
ishing u militia colonel with some anima-
ton. lie directed n young officer to ac-
company me, and superintend the delivery
of the powder at Mystic, two miles dis
tant. Whilst delivering it at the powder
house, / observed to the officer, Sir, l am
happy to see so many barrels of powder
here He whispered secret in my ear,
with an indiscretion which marked the
novice in military affairs. These barrels
are filled with sand And wherefore?
| inquired. To deceive the enemy he
replied, should any spy by chance look
in Such was the wretched appointment
of that army upon which rested the hopes
of American lib'rty."-H E. Scudder.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

A LETTER THAT WASN'T RECEIVED FOR
OVER FORTY YEARs.-An application was
recently received ut the Dead Letter Office
in Washington, from Palmer Gardner OF
Burlington, Racine County, Wis, for Il
letter mailed to him in 1885. This letter
contained a certificate of deposit for $500
issued by the Onondaga Bank of Syracuse
N. Y, and was sent from there in October
of the year mentioned by William N
Gardner to his brother, Palmer Gardner
at Detroit, Michigan Territory Not
being claimed at Detroit, it was sent tc
the Dead Letter Office, and thence back tc
the postmaster ut Syracuse, who, being
unable TO find the sender, returned it 10 the
Dead Letter Office again, where it lay un.
disturbed in the dusty files until the Cen.
tennial Exhibition. 1t was then conveyed
with other curiosiies of the Dead Letter
Office to Philadelphia, and there chance(
to be seen by an acquaintance of MI
Gardner, who informed him of his discov
cry, and thus, after the lapse of more thar
forty years, the letter reached its destina
ton. The postage on the letter, when il
was first mailed from Syracuse, was TWEEN
ty-fve cents.