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Not a sign Of life was to be seen,
bat there were hoof tracks on the
ground in every direction, showing
that the relief had fed. Giving
the horse a drink, the rider mount
ed, and again they were on their
way to Kearney. Further on they
came upon a large object in the
center Of the trail. 1t was the
western-bound stage with horses
gone, the driver between the fore
wheels with a bullet in his head,
the passengers lying about the road,
and the conductor in the boot,
wounded unto death. One mortified
look, pause, and faster sped the
horse. Mile after mile is left be-
hind, station after station is passed,
and no relief. Will they ever get
to Kearney
On the prairie to the right Of
them appear a host of mounted
men. They are the pets Of the
peace commission, on their annual
maraud. Turning, with a triumph
ant yell, they speed to head the
rider off. Narrower grows the
space between them, and the gal
liant horse redoubles his exertions.
In the van of the savages rides a
tall chief, mounted upon powerful
horse, his plumes streaming in the
wind as he urges the noble animal
he bestrides. Young Essex can
escape if he turns back, but no /!
The sweet face of Nelly johnson,
and the shrinking forms Of defense
less little ones come before his view,
and dashing the perSpiration from
his brow, the pursued dashss on
ward. But a few miles mere aud
succer is at hand
Nearer come the pursuers. Now
ride, young Essex, for it is three
score lives to onel Speed, brave
little horse; strain muscle and nerve
and heart, for your work will be
well donel Ride, young Essex, for
everything is at stake. Onward
rushes the horse, the hoofs beating
time to the short, quick breaths.
The gap closest Twang! A sharp
pain in the side, and the rider
reeled in the saddle, but for an in
stant only. Bending low in the
saddle, the whip is raised fer the
first time, and faster fled the horse.
And now the green ramparts and
stockaded gates Of Fort Kearney
came in view. The baf1led savages
turned and set out rapidly up the
trail, while the fainting rider checks
the faltering steps Of his dying
horse. One last look at the waving
sea of green, and they enter the
gates thrown open to receive them.
In the center Of the parade
stands a group of men about a
horse and rider. The horse is down
now, and from his nostrils gushes
the life-current, and beside him lies
the rider.
Young Essex raised his head from
the arm which supported it, and
said:
"Pawnees off their reservation.
McPherson's stations cleaned out
--help-quick My love toto
Nelly-Johnson-"
And, grasping the reins with
stiffening clutch, the barbed shaft
eating out his soul, he sank upon
the pony's neck.
Their brave hearts had ceased to
beat.
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An American and His Japanese
NgtTo

WiIP.
Truokee New Republican,
A few days ago couple visited
Truckee on their wedding tour.
They were married in Virginia
City. The husband was q large,
good-looking white man, the wife a
delicate, fragile-looking japanese
woman. The advent Of this
strange.assorted couple produced
considerable comment. The man,
being interviewed, stated that he
was legally married, and that it was
a love match. The couple seemed
to be very fond of each other, and
did not seem in the least to mind
the curious stares of the crowd that
watched their movements as they
passed along Front street. She
had discarded the peculiar costume
of her nation, and was arrayed after
the manner of a white woman.
After remaining a few days in
Truckee, the happy couple departed
for their home in Virginia City.
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MEMPHIS g. LITTLE ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TIMEGARni

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train. daily 90 pm. lilo p m.
Accommodation train.
(sunday excepted) )......S.C GO am. 7.15 p m.
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot of the LouiBville. Nash
willie and Great Southern railroad. Mail
trains mako close connection at Argenta for
points on the title Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman alace .leeping Cars on all night
trains.
Fer tickets and information apply at Ticket
offices q and 2S7 Man street. and at depot
tOlt Of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville ana Great Southern railroad depot,
or to the undersigned
r. A. WILLIAMS. Pass. nat, Memphis.
NJ JAY =. p. AID I. Ag't. Little Rock.
w +. SMITH, Sup't. Memphis Tenn.
1881
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The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE RUSSIAN md TUR KISfI MIN
ISTERS 1T W4SIINGTON.

Minister Shiskin and his lega.atn are
already on war footing, ii there is any
thing in appearances. 1t is pretty gen
orally known that Shiskin is very stylish
and even swell" in his habits. He
drives about in the handsomest kind of
an equipage, the harness of his horses be-
ing gold-mnunted. His coachman is
dressed up within an inch of his life with
gold braid, shining brass buttons and
other attractive fxlngs. Instead of a
footman, he has, sitting alongside of his
coachman, a Russian soldier armed to
his teeth, wearing a long sword, and ?
chapeau that from the front to the back
is certainly three feet long. His mill
tary guard accompanies him everywhere,
the theatre, opera, etc, included.
| While the minister is at his residence,
| this extensively and eXtravagantly
dressed guard, in full unifom, does duty
| Just inside the door, as card-bearer, an
swering all calls When the minister
goes to the theatre, which is very fre-
quently, the guard remains at the outer
dosr of the theatre and does an imag-
mary Ito great extent) duty there un-
til his minister is ready to leave. He
then escorts him to a carriage and takes
his seat with the coachman. Shiskin, as
well as being celebrated as a diplomat,
has very fine record as a military Off
Ger, hence, probably, his weakness for his
military guard.
On the other hand, the Turkish minis
ter Bey makes no attempt at style, and
is more American-like in his habits. He
is prominent, however, in social life, aud
figures extensively during the soceity
season. -Au of his legation speak fuently
the recognized language of diplomacy
French. Two old Turks, wearing the
familiar dark Ied turban with yellow tas
sci, who are his only male servants, are
seen frequently about his house. The
minister himself, as we'll as his secre
taries and assistants, now and then weal
turbans, and always when they call upor
the president, and upon no other occa
sions where full court dress is necessary
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
When to cat Wheat.

A Missouri farmer writes a long and
earnest letter condemning the practice of
cutting wheat before it is ripe With
some truth, he inculcates much error.
We have often urged farmers to teach
one another through the press; but it is
every way desirable that man should
not undertake to teach more than he
knows. Tie writer alluded to believes
that rust, smut, mildew, and other dis
eases of the wheat plant, come from har-
vesting wheat too soon, and thereby i'm
pairing vitality in the seed sown.
Every seed should be fully developed
before planting; but a lack of moisture
at the roots of the growing and ripening
plant, even where suitable food is abun-
dant, may check the organization of
gluten, albumen, starch, oil, gum or su-
gar in the seeds of wheat or corn to a
degree that will injure them for produc-
ing new generation of the species. To
advance a breed of animals or a variety
of plants, requires something more than
ripe seed to do the needful nor does it
follow that in case heifer or bull be-
comes parent at an early age the off
spring will be diseased as consequence.
Most of the maladies which affect man.
beast and plant are parasitic in their orr
gin and nature. Rust, smut and mildew
are as well known parasites as the small
animals that produce scab, mango and
itch, or the larger ones called ticks and
chiggers.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
BLIND NED.

Who is dat ,sr a-playing7 shucks 1 wish wusn
Bat When de Lord he tux my eyes, he left my yeahs
Is dat you you, Mahs'r Bob fought reeo'nized
,aia Ju1 Tnowed twas yer roOn's heered de fiddle
goin'.
sha, dat amt right just Ie' me show you how to
tss sy e1 Could make dc fiddle talk dis afternoon
New don't you see dat counters jes' leete bt 100
Well nnfd nebber m,n-I guess you'll learn to tune her
by-an-by.
Yous les, like all musieianers dat leans to play by
You ai1f 1sf' got music in YOU you has to hab it
Now dsi al scieuce-wy de dsbOr don't you play
For aats e onlies kind oh music sin fer to heah
Do YOU ,spOse when David was piekin' Onde harp
He ebber knowed de difference atHixt nat an
But any tune you called for he could pick it all de
Fer Dsrd sa%e tnowed de music dough he diddt know
de pane
Now, what shall begin On2 somedn' lively, fas'
Well @ sah' 4f jes pay attention. an III glib you "caP'n
Yahl yah yah, young Mahs'r. don't you feel jes ike
You hsb to rls practice for awhile ore you etas dat
Dere amt nobody round dis place kin play wid
Uncle Ned
Dey ism t got it in DER fingers, neider in der head
Dat fiddler Bill deY talks about heerd him play
An, deeisr it SOU nded like fox among de geese
A vioIeen Is like an 'ooman, mighty hard TO guide
An mighty hard to keep in ord-r aTter once it's
pere's always somefn' bout it out oh keller ,aore
An. 'tsint de fanciest locking ones dat always duz
de best.
Dis yer's splen'id iBs'mentI spec il eoss heap
You rally ought TO let hab dis fiddle Tor TO keep
It amt no TO you, sab, for widout it's in Dc
He kaia't get music out de finest FIDDLE in de lam
1t 'quire power OBJ science for to fiddle, sab, yOr
An science come, By nature; dats de way it is wi
But IoTdi dat Bill 1t muses. me to hear him talkin
You ne5ber heerd braggig' fiddler play a decen
jigI
Dat BIZ, he's caution, sahi wonder Low wha
An oder folks hnow of-yes, wonder y har dey'l
In hebben, when de musie's playin', an de angel
If Bill should iine de chorus, dcy would hab to pu
HIM out.
Well, good-by, AIahs'r Bob, sab, when you's nufi
else to do,
Jes' send for dis ole darkey, an he'll come an pls
An don't give up your praotisin'-you's only sci
An maybe when you's ole as me you'll play I
-ARp,etoHs' Journal
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

the second cross is worth from 20 cents
to % cents per pound. Each additional
cross rapidly increases both the quantity
and quality of the fleece, and when the
third and fourth cross is rnsde, you find
the fleece equal in value With the full
blood-worth in the markets. cents per
pound, and averaging about five pounds
to the head. By purchasing three or
four hundred common goats, costing not
exceeding one dollar per head, it would
be but few years before aock of 900
goats would be built up yislding an an
nual clip of 1000 or 5000 pounds Of Mo
hair. We may be mistaken, but we be-
lieve this Mohair industry is destined
in the south to assume mammoth
proportions-constituting an important
factor in the future wealth of
the country. On small place
or in thickly populated section of
the country, the breechy habits of the
goat make him very undesirable
neighbor. They will not brook confne-
ment. Put them out on our creeks and
wild lands, where they can roam for
miles at will, and they are then in a con
dition most favorable to their highest
development, and will prove most profit
able to the owner. To every one who
Owls the common geat we would urge
the purchase of a pure or a high-grade
Angora buck, and begin at once to grade
up a stock now comparatively worthless,
which may be made, taking stock into
consideration, the best paying stock on
the farm. In the general improvement
of farm stock, horses, cattle, hogs and
sheep, do not let the goat prove the only
exception Grade him up.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
D4Y-M4RE.

During the intensely hot summer of
1925, says a philosopher, I experienced
an attack of day mare. Immediately
after dining l threw myself on my back
upon a sofa and before I was aware was
seized with difficult respiration, extreme
dread, and utter incapability of motion
or speech. I could neither move nor cry,
while the breath came from my chest in
broken and suffocating parOxysms. Dur
ing all this time 1 was perfectly awake !;
saw the light glaring in at the win
dows in broad, sultry streams; l felt the
intense heat of the day prevailing my
frame, and heard distinctly the different
noises in the street, and even the ticking
of my own watch, which l had placed on
the cushion beside me. l had, at the
same time, the consciousness of flies
buzzing around, and settling with an
noying pertinacity upon my face. During
the whole fit, judgment was never for
a entsuspended. 1 felt assured that I
labored under a species Of incubus. 1
even endeavored to reason myself out
of the feeling of dread which filled my
mind, and longed with an insufferable
ardor for some one to open the door and
dissolve the spell which bound me in
its fetters. The fit did not continue
above five minutes; by degrees 1 recov-
cred the use of speech and motion; and
as soon as they were so tar restored as t,
enable ME to call out and move my limbs
it wore insensibly away.-Fraze
M0nthIy.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
7URKISH FINANCES.

Mr.. Schuyler, consul general at Con-
stantinople, in a recent communication
to the department of state, gives us a
view of the financial condition of Tur-
key. which is far from encouraging. He
places the debt at 1927 ,0OO, 900, the
yearly interest on which, about S65, ,00O,-
900, is more than half the annual rev.
eDue of the empire. Last March the
financial budget showed a deficit of over
$2l 100000, and Mr.. Schuyler thinks
that as there will be an additional deficit
each year, and as Turkey henceforth will
be. .precluded from borrowing money out
side, the financial ruin of the country
seems inevitable Washington Star.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
AGRICULTUR1L.

A loaf of wheat bread represents the
necessary food of all animals and all
plants without an exception; and no one
need be surprised that over two thousand
different species of animals and plants
subsist more or less on this cereal. Joint
worms, ILessian and wheat flies, weevils,
granary moths and bugs, rats and mice
are few OF the enemies the farmer has
to fight or lose his wheat. Cutting this
grain early or late does not change the
nature of any living thing that subsists
when it can on this bread-yielding plant
Wheat should be cut as soon as may be
when in drying the berry will not shrink
from the loss or absence of starch. What
it contracts from the loss of moisture
does no harm.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE HUMBLE TR4HF'.

Gimme a square meal, won't ye?"
asked the brazen faced tramp, stepping
into Chicago restaurant.
No, SIR" sternly replied the pro
prietor.
Gimme a handful of grub :" con
tinued the tramp.
Not any-get out!" said the owner
"Gimme cracker ?"
" Not bit-move along!" cried the
restaurant man.
"Lemme lick sroon ?"
"Git out" impatiently yelled the
restaurateur.
"Lemme take toothpick?
" Nothing, sayl" screamed the eat
ing-house party.
And as the door slammed on the tramp's
back he stood and looked wishfully at
the steam gathered on the inside of the
plate glass, and he muttered
q 1 wish I had asked that man if :
could a shifted of them winders. ~
Chicago EreniJag journal.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
..CnnLer in 1ne HUI.

You watch its Development with eXpectant
solIcitude-the choice, exquisitely-mO
bud which promises to unfold with the per
feet flower. You perhaps think how It Will
adorn the drawing room vase, and anticipate
the pleasure of showing it TO your flower
loving friends. But some morning you find
its head dropping, its fragrance fled, and an
ugly purple spot on one of the delicately-
tinted petals. 1t is the poets 50 canker in
the bud" How often the lOathsome canker
blIghts the cherished infant blossom" " IN
our household gardens those human buds
which give earnest OF a brilliant future.
The nOisome canker, so long concealed -
scrofula-at length reveals its dreaded pres
most agonizing fear, for we know the fatal
sequel portends-p pulmonary consumption
IL is estimated by eminent medical authorl-
ties that at least oneffth of mankind are af-
licted with this insidious malady. But ITS
ravages are so secret, that even its victims
ure unaware of its presence untillt suddenly
discloses itself in some of its myriad and Oft
times fatal forms. 4 slight cutaneous erup
ton is often the only Indicator of It's pres
euce. The only means of eXterminating TINS
disease from the system is by thorough
course OF constitutional treatment. TINS
treatment must fulfil three indications
namely; promote nutrition, alter or purify
the blood and arrest disorganiZatiOn Of tht
tissues, and the formation of tUbercles. NJ
more efficient Alternative can be employed TO
these purposes than DIR. Pierce's Colder
| Medical Discovery. While imparting strength
and tone to the digestive organs it cleanse
| the blood and heals the deceased tissues
Test its virtues ere the deadly canker ha
| blighted the life you prize.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
cor. WADE nAMproN,S F1ANcE.

The ladyto whom rumor says Governor
Hampton is engaged, halls from near
Lagrange, Tenn. She is daughter of
Colonel Beverly II. Holcombe, who
emigrated to Marshall, Texas, in 1850.
As Lucy Holcombe, she was a noted belle
between 1855 and 1858. During the
latter year a handsome steamer was
built on the Ohio to ply between New
Orleans and Shreveport. This steamer,
which bore the name OF Lucy Holcombe
was commanded by w. d. Dateman, now
of Shreveport. After running several
years the vessel was sunk in sight of
Helena, Arkansas, and parts OF the pro-
jecting wreck have since been the death
ofseveral other boats. A few years since
the steamer Emma Elliott was badly in
jured by striking the wreck, and the
lower river steamer Katie was sunk, but
was afterwards raised, by hitting the
same obstruction. In speaking of her
probable alliance with Governor Hamp
ton, a late Marshall (Texas) Herald de-
scribes her as follows:
She was very beautiful, talented and
accomplished, and of course universally
admired. 1t was in the fascination oi
her manners, in which all Shat was grace
ful and pleasing were harmoniously
blended, that she excelled and which
shone resplendent even beyond her per
sonal charms. No one that came within
the sphere of her influence that did moi
pay homage to its magnetic inspiration
In 1853 she married Governor Piekens
whe afterwards received the appointment
of Minister to Russia In 1861 he re
turned and was elected governor 0
South Carolina About a year ago Mrs
Pickens was in Marshall, on visit 10 he
sister, Mrs. General Greer, looking almos
as young rs she did twenty years ago. -
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

progress. Arabia has gone backward in
stead of forward, Persia has lost her an
cient glory, and Turkey made no progress
until forced to accept western political
philosophy. Mohammedan nations have
stood stubbornly at the line drawn in
1852, and have refused to advance, asking
nothing and desiring nothing bevond
what is outlined in the Koran. In the
meantime the Christian nations that
covered at one time at the feet of the
Moslem cOnquerers have, with few ex-
ce 0tions, been moving forward. What
is known as the civilized world is nearly
all Christians, and the nations are strong
and wealthy. MOhammedanism is
strong among the tribes of Africa
and the nomadic nations of Asia.
With these facts in mind we
come TO the consideration of the prob
able results i'll case the sultan should
unfurl the flag of the Prophet and call
upon all Mohammedans to Join in holy
war He would forfeit all claim to sup
port from those nations which now sup
port Turkey, not because she is Moham-
medan, but because she is European.
In the old days of holy war it was easy
to arm and clothe q mass of adventurous
soldiers; but, suppose the Mohamme-
dams OF Africa and Asia poured into
Russia, they would come as barbarous
horde indifferently armed and without
discipline, and against the discipline and
armaments of modern warfare they
would have little chance of success.
Such movement would be the signal
for new combinations in Europe. The
Christian nations would soon be a unit
in driving back the hordes animated by
an anti Christian fana'icism, and the re-
suit would be the end of the Ottoman
| empire.
/ The sultan will not take such a course
unless he is prepared to cut loose from
all European alliances, or unless he des-
pairs of help from European ma
/ lions. If he does take it he plays into
| the hands OF Russia and hastens his own
! downfall. 1t is questionable whether
such an appeal would rouse the rival
sects of Mohammedans to the old war
spirit of enthusiasm, but even If the
response was not general Russia would
suffer The importance of the event
cannot be overrated, as it would make {
new era in European politics. The un
furling of the flag of the Prophet would
arouse the old spirit of warfare it woulC
be bad for Europe, bad for Mohamme
danism and fatal to Turkey.