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The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
VICE PETS.

Two black eagles were recently caught
in the mountains north Of Santa Barbala'
The sportsman watched until he saw the
parent birds sailing down the valley, and
then robbed the nest, which was thirty
feet above ground, and was built ofsticks
as thick as mans wrist. With some
difficulty he secured the young piros'
then about three weeks old, and OF the
size of large chickens. He got down De-
fore the old birds returned. When the
cantives were six weeks old they could
disnose Of a lack. rabbit at meal without
indigestion. A coyote visited the house
and destroyed all the chickens. Inc
eagles were then placed in the chicken
nen and on the next morning the ceyote
returned to get some more cniokenS'
One of the eagles engaged him in COM
hat. and held him with his talons un'i,
the sportsman heard the outcries' anu
sbot the thief. The full-grown bros q
this rare species measure eight ieet iiO"
wing TO wing, and are four ieet n'sn'
THE most treacherOus and cruel tn,ns y
on earth is an empty old gun that nn,
heen laid away in the garrett or knoe-sn .s's.
around as piaything for ten or n,'ssr N
years You may snap it at q stump ~. -
dsv and it viii miss fire every 'iu's. (,
the verv fret time you plpyiul'y .p.r ..s,
at your brother or yonr s'''et y IL.
sweetheart---bangl and yoa y
hole through somebody
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
THE OLD CLOCK.

Oh, the old, old clock, of the household stock,
Was the brightest thing and neatest;
Its hands, though old, had touch Of golu,
And its chains rang stiil the sweetest,
Twas monitor, too. though its words were lew
Yet they lived. though notions altered;
And its voice, still strong, warned old and young
When the voice of friendship faltered.
"Iick, tick, - Ii saii--''quick, quick to bed,
For ten L We given warning;
Up, up, and go, or else, you know,
You'll never rise soon in the morning"
A friendly voice was that old; old clock
AS it stood in tine corner smiling,
And blessed the time with merry chime,
The winter hours beguiiiHg;
But cross old voice was that tiresome clock
As il called at the day break boldly,
When the dawn looked gray on the misty way
And the early air blew eoldly;
Tick, tick, " il said-''quick out Of bed,
For Eve I've given warning;
You'll never have health, you'll never get wealth
Unless you're up soon in the morning"
Still hourly the sun goes round and round,
With tone that ceases never;
While tears are shed for bright days fed,
And the old friends lost forever;
Its heart beats on. though hearts are gone
That warmer beat and younger;
Its hands still move, though hands we love
Are cl3sped on earth no longer
"Tick, tick, it said-"to the churchyard bed
The grave hath given warning;
Up, up, and rise, and look to the skies,
And prepare for the heavenly morning"
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
"I danced with olotilda Dumont.

Il danced with Clotilda Dumont"
The physician Immediately sought the
two aunts, and said to them, as he rub
bed his hands together,--
" believe I have discovered thesecret
which underminds the health of your
nephew"
'Oh, good doctor, you viii save him,
them"
"No."
Why not?"
g Because it is not who can save him
it is young girl in Ermenonville, named
Cletilda Dumont."
" What do you say, Doctor2"
" That your nephew is in love with
this young peasant, and it is this passion
that preys upon him, and viii lead him
to the tomb, if he does not marry the
one he loves"
"Our nephew in love !--go away,
doctor; it is impossiblel He has seen
only u.s."
~ know very well that he is not in
love with you, but bring Clotilda Du-
mont here and you eaa care -yosr
nephew"
The twoaunts silently regarded each 9th
er for moment, but while Adolphe suffer
ed they could not long hesitate. The next
morning, as the doctor and the aunts
were seated beside the bed of Adolphe
visitors were announced. 1t was Clotilda,
who had come with her fatber, at the
invitation she hae received, yet without
knowing why it had been given, but who
stood silent and trembling upon finding
herself in the chamber of the young in
valid
As Adolphe perceived the little peas
ant, he attempted to spring toward her
---tken fell back exhausted; but his
heart beat violently, and his eyes spark
ledonce more with their former brilliancy.
q was not deceived" ," said the doctor
to the aunts; "your nephew was love
sick, and this passion, as treated by
homeopathy, could be cured by love
alone'
The two auuts would make any sacrl-
fee for their nephew's happiness; they
asked of the old Dumont the hand of his
daughter for Adolphe, and then present
ing the pretty girl to the invalid, said to
him.
d" She Will be thy wife as soon as thy
health is restored"
He rapidly recovered, for love-sickness
departs as speedily as IL comes.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

dan subjects of the sultan, while, on the
other hand, they have nothing whatever
to fear from the hostility of either Lesyi
or Circassians, both of whom have been
totally annihilated or mercilessly sup
pressed. Georgia, completely subdued,
is a peaceful province of the Russian
empire, into which she has been incor-
porated +; and therefore a comparison be-
tween the invasions of 1877 aud 1928 is
foolish, because the czar, apprehending
no danger whatever on either his flank
or rear, can now push such an imposing
army into Asia Minor that Turkish OPP
position to his will can not be thought
of seriously. Supported by unscrupu.
lous, patient, and paintaking officials,
the czar, with far-seeming wisdom, has
long planned the annexation of Erzeroum
to holy Russia ; and although the oppor-
tunity for this menacing extention of his
southwestern frontier has occurred
little sooner than he expected, he shows
no symptoms of not doing his best to
prove himself quite equal to the occa-
sion; for. to use the words of aSRussian
jouTnaI, he WIZ tnrorrre -rcslszeSS- tfB,s,,FFl
the nose of England, and in spite of
her"
The Crimean war gave a long respite
to Turkey, but it is of no use denying
that that respite has been employed by
the Turkish pashas, effendis, and cadis
in running the country, as well as in
alternating the affections of the people.
Mussulman and Christian alike. The
truth of this assertion will be proved as
the Russians advance into Armenia,
where they can count with almost alb
solute certainty on assistance in pro-
visions and transport from the peaceable
peasants; while the warlike Kurds and
Arabs, who hate the Turks even more
than they do the Christians themselves,
viii gladly take a more active part in
operations against the government of the
khalif- European Cor N y. Times.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
THE MOSS ROSE.

The angel who tends the flowers and
sprinkles the dew on them in the still
ness of night, siumbered one morning
in spring under the shade of rose bush.
When he awoke, ne said with friendly
countenance Lovliest of my children, l
thank thee for thy refreshing fragrance
and thy cooling shade. Couldst thou
ask a favor how willingly would grant
it."
Adorn me with a new grace, i'm
plored the spirit of the rose bush. And
the angel adorned the queen of flowers
with veil of moss.
Lovely she appeared in her simple ar
ray, the moss rose, the most beautiful Of
her kind.
Young girls, bid adieu to fnery and
glittering jewels and follow the maternal
beckoning of Nature.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
NEW YORK'S TRADE IN ALICIA
SKINS.

New York handles about five thousand
alligator skins per annum. The business
is entirely in the hands of single firm,
who employ men to pursue the reptile in
the bayous of the Mississippi river, and
the work is usually done at night by the
aid of lanterns, the rifles used being aimed
straight at the creatures eyes. If the
alligators are too old or too young, the
ammunition used on them is only thrown
away, for in such cases the skins are eth
er too horny or too small. A good size
is eight or nine feet, counting nothing be-
yond the thick part of the tail. Florida
is great place for alligators, but skins
from that direction are badly mangled,
indicating strong objections by the ami
NAL against parting with his natural in
tegument. The market price fol- finished
skins in New York is thirty-six to forty
eight dollars per dozen; extra, some
thing higher; raw, according TO condi-
ton.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
CALUMNY.

The rules of politeness are never at
variance with the principles of morality.
Whatever is really impolite is really i'm
moral. We have no right to offend
people by our manners or conversation.
We have no right to be influenced by
gossip about the people we meet. Their
private affairs are none of our business.
If we believe a man to be unfit for US,
we must not invite him; but if we meet
him where he has been invited by others.
we must treat him with civilly.
If we know man or woman to be a
grave offender, we cannot use that
knowledge to injure him or her, unless it
. IS absolutely needful for the protection
of Others. The greatest aud best men in
the world have been assailed with
calumny. The purest and noblest do not
always escape it. We cannot investigate,
as rule; we must disregard all slanders
Where great offences become notorious.
the offenders must be excommunicated.
In all other cases we must give every
one the benefit of a doubt, apply chari-
table construction, hope for the best. and
consider every one innocent until he has
been proven guilty.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
Uo1r4N,s FIGHTS.

Miss Hadlock, of whom there is luckily
but one, lives in Newport, Vt. Not long
ago, armed with package of pepper. a
raw-hide and rotten egg, she roamed
out in search of a man who had circu
lated ugly stories about her, and he was
fool enough to let her find him. Meeting
him on the street, she threw a handful of
pepper into his "blarsted eyes" then
thrashed him with the raw-hide, and
wound up the concert by smashing the
rotten egg in his face.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
L4CING.

If all the women insane on this subject
vere in the asylums, the accommodations
voald have TO be largely increased. The
hsb&ds a general one, and very iniuri-
f'..A ~ good authority says So 1t has
y ssslss va - 4 efAE sEse i kesi ssnns, aud
the p6wers " the stomach, nave > n
brought into a diseased state by this
most pernicious habit. Loss of bloom,
redness of the nose, and eruptions on the
skin are among It's effects. IF prolonged, 4,
there is no knowing to what malady tight
lacing may not lead. It's most apparent
effect is an injured digestion, and conse-
ouent loss of appetite. Of this, however,
il i often difficult to convince the prac-
ticed lacer, for vanity is generally obsti-
nate. But, looking at tight lacing,
without consideration of its effect on
health. and merely at its tendency to
improve or to injure the appearance,
nothing can be more absurd than to
believe it is advantageous to the figure.
small waist is rather deformity than
a beauty. To see the shoulders cramped
and squeezed together is anything but
agreeable. The figure should be easy,
well developed, supple. If nature has
not made the waist small, compression
cannot mend her work"
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
VOL XIII. NO. "a.

fanty volunteered to take her out and
attack the Housatonic, new corvette,
which bad just arrived on the station,
and. was lying outside few miles of
Cbsrkstou harbor.
"BraFe Dixon steered his boat with
the certainty Of fate, struck the Hous-
toni4 4airly, and blew her whole stern off
The Sip sunk in two minutes and half,
and tn torpedo boat disappeared forever
Six years afterward, men in the subma,
rine amor went down to wreck the Hou
satonlc, and they report the Torpedan
lyingson the bottom one hundred feet
from where her great victim lies. Un.
doubtedly the conclusion produced by
the explosion of the torped destroyed
Instantly the lives of Dixon and hi,
crew. Letterin the Richmond { Va. Wig
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

A Boston merchant, on a recent trip,
was considerably impressed by the
earnestness of German passenger.
" America said the returning Teuton,
lis der best coundry in der world. l had
lived dere more as den years, and failed
viye dimes, aud now goes home to lif
init fortune and my family"
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

LOVE is big thing for convicts. An
1llinoisim, on his way to the penitentiary
was kissed by his sweetheart, and with
her lips she pressed into his mouth the
key with which he subsequently un-
locked his handouts and gained his
liberty.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

BABY FARMING, or putting babies
where they will do-the least harm, has
beenthoroughly exposed in Philadelphia
An officer of the society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Children has broken
up two nests.-an example that might
well be followed in other cities.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

0IIssoURI has mystery, the worst
feature whereof is the disappearance of
an insurance law passed by the legisla-
ture at its recent session. The journals
of both houses show the passage of the
bill, but it is insisted that the chief clerk
of the house, whose duty it was to trans
NIT the bill to the governor, never did
so. The sclerk was sent for to explain,
but instead of explaining he fed, as is
supposed, to Canada. The theory of
those interested is that the clerk was
brited by the insurance companies to
put the bill out of the way.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

The petitions against the opening of
the museum and art-galleries in London
presented in the British parliament by
Col. Marcus Beresford, NJ. p, contained
nearly $4,000 signatures. One of them
was / 1,506 feet in length, and alone had
$4,000 signatures.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

The weather prophet has begun al
ready to account for the rainy season of
s1S77, although it has hardly been deter
mined as yet that the season will be
rainy. This makes no difference to the
weather prophet; However, he is ready to
show that the cycle of the sun-spot has
come around, and that the season of
1856 is to be repeated. Meanwhile the
great republic will put its trust in young
Indications" lineal descendant of "old
probs," and Let the sun-spots take care
OF themselves.
THOMAS F. CAMPBELL, who was hung
at Wilkesbarre for the murder of
Michael McNulty at Carbondale, was a
Scotchman, and his victim was an Irish
man. Last fourth of July they spent
the day by getting drunk together and
were the best of friends. The quarrel
arose from heated discussion about the
nativity of George Washington, Thomas
asserting that he was Scotch, while
Michael held that he was Irish. Camp
bell settled the question by shooting
AIcNultv dead
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20
CURRENT PARAGRAPHs.

TIE model town in the state of New
York is Alfred. 1t has 1000, 900 in
habitants, has never had single glass of
liquersold within its limits, and never a
pauper to support.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

An exchange says young man in
Philadelphia lost his wife, who left him
a small CHILD which he took in his arms
and walked with it all the way to his
faaher's house, in New Hampshire, being
two weeks on the road. You may safely
swear that that young man lacks at least
a dollar and a half of being worth a con-
tinental blank, or ihe would have gone
by rail.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

THE New York correspondent of the
Boston Journal writes: "Our district
telegraph system is revolutionizing our
business and domestic life. About 600
boys are employed ard their pay is $3.50
a week. They work from s to $50.
They take their lunch to headquarters,
and dine when they can. They are used
for all sorts of purposes. Gentlemen
take them to their hotels for errand boys
and copyists. Travellers take them along
when on journey, and often send them
TO Albany, Washington, or Boston,"
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

TIE French elections have been de-
erred TO October IA, thus giving the
projects abundant time to manipulate
the election machinery in the interest of
the official candidates. The republicans
have very tough summers work before
them.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-20

A writer in the April Blackwood says
" The Ionian Islands have a certain
strategic value as regards the Adriatic,
but would afford no protection against
the Russian descent from the Black Sea,
Crete, and Crete alone, combines every
strategical advantage we need, while its
possession by a possible enemy would be
fatal to all sense of scrutiny. England
is now said to be in treaty for the pur-
chase of the island from Turkey"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
The Dutch Poor.

Notwithstanding the unsocial charac.
ter of the Dutch, they are more consid-
crate of their poor than any other peo-
pie. There are no destitute poor in
Holland, although the population is ex-
ceedingly dense. The greater portion
of the Dutch poor, including orphans,
abandoned children, the blind, deaf and
dumb, and aged, are provided for in
two ways: First, by institutions estab-
lished by rich individuals, chiefly wild
ows; secondly, by the different religious
denominations, deaconries taking the
charge of their respective poor; and,
thirdly, by societies. The remaining
INDECENT and infrm aae supported by
the public, generally in the following
manner: In the parishes (Gemeente)
the expense is taken out of the munic-
ipal funds, if the proportion be too
great, the difference is paid out OF a
general relief fund raised by collections
or otherwise from property or requests.
Dem lnds on the public generally have
seldom occurred, for, except under
very unfayorable circumstances,
the deaconries and munich
palities have always provided
for their own poor. The great secret,
however, is in the administration, and
that no man or woman in health can
in Holland, expect to eat bread, find
shelter, or be clothed without giving
labor or other equivalent in return.
The great relief to the country consists
in the non-existence of poor rates, the
collection of which would be attended,
as in England, with great expense
and vexation, and the approPri-
atisn of which would be productive Of,
generally speaking, doubtful good, and,
to the healthy classes, certain deprayity
and degradation. Experience has for
more than two hundred years proved
the excellence Of the Dutch plan for
supporting the poor, inasmuch as the
INDECENT, whether men, women OF chill
dren, able TO work have never wanted
employment, food, clothing, or shelter.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
The Coffee-Plant IN California.

pr Capt. Peter Hansen, Of Clayton,
brought to our Office this week bunch
of twigs bearing berries about quarter
Of an inch in diameter, some Of them
red, and some dark purple, almost
black, each Of them inclosing twin
grains, which, though Of smaller size,re-
semble the coffee grains ofcommerce3
The leaves of the plant are OF oblate
shape, olive green in shade on the up
per and much lighter shade of green
on the under surface, averaging about
an inch in lengthby q quarter of an inch
in breadth. While none of the berries
upon the twigs were mature, those OF
darkest color are presumed to be the
nearest ripe. Capt. Hansen informs us
that the plant from which the twigs
were taken is the growth OF coffee
berry he planted on his place some
eight or ten years ago. The berry was
taken from some coffee purchased for
house use, and planted in the pod con-
tanning both grnins, just as one is oc-
casionally found in the coffee Of COM
merce. The shrub is now eight or ten
feet high and quite full of berries. Capt.
Hansen is satisfied that the foreign cof-
fee plaat will do well in our climate and
soil, and to test the matter has sent to
a relative in Brazil for quantity OF the
seed berries, which he intends planting
the coming season.-Contra Costa (Cdl)
Gazette.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
A California Divorce-suit.


~~grW
San Francisco has a divorce suit with
sensational Accomplishments rearely
squaled by the wickedest ofiEastern or
European cities, The principals are
Thomas H. Blythe, millionaire real
estate owner, and Nellie Firmin,
pretty young woman, who has been
both type-setter and actress in a minor
theater. The latter claimslto be Blythe's
legal wife and sues forjdivorce and
alimony, while the former maintains
that she is nothing more than his mis-
tress, whom he had detected in robbing
him, and finally ina oold-blooded plot
upon his life. Leagued with her was a
disreputable Italian actor, who triod to
bride an associate to murder the million
aire fora large sum Of money, which
was to be obtained by the raising Of o
check. This scheme failing, nellie en-
terprisingly undertook the job herself.
First she tried brandy and strychnine,
previously limiting to folks Of Blythe's
apopleptic tendencies and 5his liability
to sudden death. Thwarted again,
still more desperate role was assumed
by this recklesSwoman, who. intended
by Blythe's murder to get possession Of
large slice Of his fortune. One day
tho latter was warned, by an observant
friend that Miss Firmin was carrying u
pistol. Taking the hint, he purchased
revolver Of the self-cocking English
bulldog pattern, deadly weapon, and
dagger, and carried both on his per-
son. A day or SO thereafter Miss FIR
min was discovered by one Of Blythe's
tenants prowling about the latter's Of
fee, with revolver In her hand, con-
cealed by a handkerchief. She was
heard by him to say she was going to
kill his agent because he had wronged
her. Blythe became more watchful,
and on going home to dinner detected
the woman several times looking at him
by stealth. They sat down to dinner
alone. When the meal was about half
finished, Nellie Firmin, with o wicked
CLEAN in her eye, thrust her hand into
her bosom and drew Out . revolver,
saying, Harry, I'm going to |. kill
you.'' Snatching his dagger from his
breast, he sprang upon her, and, BRAN
dishing the knife aloft, said sternly,
"Raise that pistol and III stab you to
the HEARTH The woman was foiled.
For moment they glared into each
others eyes; then the woman pushed
the pistol across the table toward him,
saying, "Harry, take the pistol;
wouldn't hurt you for the world" He
secured the weapon, and in'two hours it
was in the hands Of Capt. Lees. On the
day following, Nellie visited Blythe at
his Office, and with tears in her eyes
said: ",Harry,I am going away, and
you will never see me any more" And
she handed him bunch of keys. To
his amazement he found that the woman
had a key to every. receptacle in his
Office and his apartments, not even ex-
cepting his trunk and secretary. Among
the keys was one to the outside door OF
his office, which is always locked at
night. Where she obtained it is mys-
terry, unless she had it manufactured
osnaciallv for her own rse.