The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-10-05


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All tbafEhi !. tapny . making o. a Pies.
Dslliss ssa rsgyfhings are q Iaff sxay.
Not 70 coge qut tiil ths ns1r raing I1v
Unfer t1ef,lue of those swfft .luiaef fkies
Nothinsso Pleasant a. max 81 maf W.
Artist .>fwho asked the great ar
critic GrpFIera real candid opinion Of
his pictufe): But, haug It. according
to you its ,aD-1yssstly suppose the
COWS are beastiy, too7" CrovlerI Tn
fortunate, no that's what they, ought %
be -
PRESIDENT esar9, Of the ,fs-aetu-
setts state agr e1lturl c5ilese wlo
recan4ly retur1sd .from Japan, says
The Japanesa~are people able and
willing to do right. J never raw a quar-
rel in Japan, and never saw or heard Of
a Japahesesl udent IL sberica or japan
accused Of immorali
Gen. scho6eld Hss designated the
10th Of Octoher, at two o,elcck p, u., az
the tine ~ ~ faRsn aeryices Of the
late sener!t 1,usicr 10 take place al
West Pom ftfs U be pfesnmed the
occasion will be observed in this city and
elsewhere By halfmasting the stars and
stripes in honor Of the hero's memory.
An Oakland huckster bought n fine
mule at auction on California street last
week. He paid $40 for it, and chris
tened it Martin Luther. After trying
for three days TO put its harness on from
a second.story window, the owner resold
it yesterday for sl4, on long time, under
the style and title OF Sara. II WAS
purchased by the city government, and
will henceforth be used 10 suppress riots.
1t Is calculated that when backed gently
but firmly into a mob the business-end Of
this faithful animal viii be equal 10 four
Gatling guns and a howitzer.-SonF Fran
cisco Paper.
Sir Edmund Cox, le fourteenth
baronet, died last week in Quebec. at tho
age Of eighty. He served many years
ago in the eighty--e,enth royal Irish fu-
siliers. a story is told OF his vain at
tempt 10 give the command for .feu-de-
joie to squad Of Canadian militia on
the queens birthday this was before the
/ present militia system had been adopted
/ He stammered and got irremediably
stuck on Fire and after crying " f.
4 ffffff-w till be was red in the face,
nobly surmounted thedifIiculty by shout
ing, Shoot, you -- l0ols-you know
what ! mean :"
There was an immense crowd at the
institute, ieParis, the other day 20 hear
Alexander Dumas deliver his discourse
before the academy on the Monthyon
prizes this year, that of S4OO was taken
by an old maid named Leocadie Lavarde,
who, obliged 10 earn every sou that she
expends by the labor Of her hands, has
passed long years in rescuing, supporting
and establishing deserted and starving
children. She has carried on this charit-
able work for over tventy-one years, at
first single-handed, but latterly the pub
lie has taken an interest in her work and
has come 70 her aid.
A well-dressed negro applied 70 the
udge of probate Of MOBILE for marriage
license. He was asked how old his in
tended was, and answered with great ami
nation, just Is, judge-sweet l6, and
the haLdsomest girl in town." The
/ Judge said he could not do It, AS the law
/ forbade him to issue license TO any one
under IS. Well, hold on, judge" ex-
claimed the man. 81 know dat dem girls
am deceitful and lie about deir age. She
/ is 10 if q day. d" VIII you swear 10 it?''
asked the Judge Yes, sab, ." he replied,
and did. '1And how old are you? ?' said
the Judge. The chap looked suspicious,
and replied, cautiously Thirty-five, "
and added II dat won't do, judge,
I've got more back"
q Heaven lies about US in our in
fancy W0rds,corth. And, on the other
hand. the world lies about US when we
grow older. Did our readers ever think
how willing people are to speak lust as
bad as they can of Others, though when
they themselves get into some little
trouble, they are astonished j. others
speak Of them, just as they have done Of
Others all their lives Circumstances
alter cases, " and people seldom think OF
Others feelings, but are readyat all times
to put the worst possible meaning 10
everything in speaking Of the uniortu-
nate. While heaven may lie about US
in our infancy, everyone knows that
almost everyone else is ready to lie about
us as we grow older Such is human
nature, and sucl, has it always been.
What world this would be would
everyone mind his own business" What
a world would this be would each have
more charity, put themselves in their
neiehbor's place. and, when speaking Of
others, tell the truth, neither adding 70
or taking from what they know IS truth