The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-05-18
TRUTHS IND TRIFLEs.

To keep the feet dry-stand ON your
/ head.
Why is candle like a tombstone
Because it is often set for late hus-
band"
Lord Overstone, Of London, is so
sick that he lives handsomely on the in-
terest of his interest.
What is the difference between
Christian and a Cannibal? One enjoys
himself, and the other enjoys other peo-
pie. r.-t
"A Jewish journal learns that after
five years labor and the expenditure Of
! 49, 900, the American missionaries in the
wealthy city Of Wuchu, China, have
converted only three persons from Budd-
hism.
"A gentleman in company asked his
friend for a potato, and ON its being
sent, his friend said, . have sent you
nice mealy one" Thank you" said
the other, you could not have sent me
a melior - (bester)
"A gentleman from Chicago called
upon Mr.. Emerson the other day and IN
troduced himself with the remark: 81
hope don't intrude." "That depends"
said the philosopher, upon how much
we have in common. "-Chicago TBune.
"Can yeu see me, dear?" said a
Chicago man to his dying wife. "Tell
me, can you see me?" No." she fsint}r
whispered, "but CALL
breath" .-sase OF steamers on inc
LESf-northern lakes is the feature OF
the lake trade during the last three
wears. The number employed IN 1870
il reported to have been $50, their ton
mage being 19O,967. The number ct
sailing vessels las fallen of heavily, de-
creasing from 3,2OS, in 1872 to 1873
the tonnage, however, not going down III
quite the same proportion, but to such
an extent that there were 2OO,OOO tons
less IN the trade last year than IN lsf@.
Ine cnange nom SAIL 70 steam on the
great lakes is full Of encouragement To
New York
Miss Jennie Collins, Of Boston, the
working-girls' friend, gives some startling
samples OF shop girls wages in that city
twenty-five cents dozen for faucy
aprons, two days work, and twenty cents
day on an average at some better kinds
of work. These are figures to daIh
the exultation over the bargains" re-
waEdinh thrifty shopping just now.
IhlnR oil bargain out of some sisters
shame or starvation.
Near Prospect street she dropped a
little red bow with gold pin attached,
and it Auttered to the edge of the side
walk. She stopped and looked at it. 1t
might as well have futtered TO the edge
of the universe and dropped over for
anything she could do TO get it, She
walked around it two or three times,
gazed sadly at it, and then walked
block to Bolivar street, got small boy
and paid him ten cents TO come back and
pick up that bow. As the boy rejoined
his companions he remarked, never
saw woman 80 proud. She wouldn't
pick up her own things from the side
walk" But ii wasn't pride.
n la st. Louis hotel: Guest, hear
ing and smelling flame, rushes forth from
apartment in alarm. Meets landlord.
Landlord tranquilizes guest, thus: "tio
back TO your room my good fellow.
There's no fire.v Guest goes back. More
smoke and flames blaze before the WIN
dow. Guest again rushes out. Again
consolation from landlord: My dear
fellow, 90 back TO your room. There's
no cause for alarm. Don't start a
panic" Guest goes back. bushes out
again. Shirt on FIRE. Meets landlord
who remarks, -" Ny dear fellow, / told
YOU you'd come 10 bad end If you
didn't keep cool" Guest returns TO
room and burns up.
The New York Tribune is responsible
for the following pleasant tales of Par
isian life -" AT the last opera ball,
when the dancers had departed, the
watchmen on making their rounds,
found the body Of well-dressed lady IN
one of the private boxes She had been
stabbed. but whether her death was due
10 suicide or murder is not stated. A
radical died al Beziers and his brethren
resolved to give him downright civi
burial. They followed him to the gravd
with pipes in their mouths and bottles
under their arms.s-As soon as the bod
was lowered into the grave, the mourner
began singing and drinking, and, havin
exhausted their liquors, threw the empt
bottles on to the coffin, exclaIming TEN
roiIa Ia partp Then they went back
the wine-shops."
NEW YORK is going in for Mar
Gras. A sort OF club has been formeC
and at an early day there will be tw
professions, the first comprising on
thousand wagons and over ten thousai
workingmen. The Nocturnal effort "
present living history of notewortl
American events, with display Of al
gorical and historical tableaux
J "foats," to be drawn by elephan
camels and horses. The animals are
be illuminated by gas jets, supplied "
} gutta-percha tubes running along III
] harness. On these floats will be reT
sented Americas as it was, landing Of
: umbus. landing of the Norsenen, fsD
o treaty, tea ship. call Of PutDI'n'' - 81
n IL, Of Independents, -''ne "a
: 4 y..rl< =. "a was, Washiugfon ,..,,o,,s. al
& Delaware, jackson at'rsew. .s.,'-v,
other events In Amefican h'''Vf