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VITALITY AND CUNNING or THE
LOCUST.

In 1865 l made experiments to see
how soon iocusts would drown. After
confirming them in water twelve hours
they soon showed signs of life when
placed in the sunshine, and in a few
minutes began to move. tried freezing
and came to the conclusion that they
could be frozen up any length of time,
and the warm sunshine would revive
them. In 1647 l tried animal poisons to
see what effect they would produce on
locusts. | put the poison on celery,
which the locusts prefer to other vege-
tables, and after observing the effect
formed the opinion that they could eat
their weight of any animal poison with
out ill-efect to them. As soon as they
hatched out and began eating in April,
1875. l took a can of coal oil and a pan
for the purpose of making a fagot to burn
some that had just began to eat my
wheat, coming from a sandy knoll in the
field. / poured the oil in the Pan, and
in moving about the pan ! caused two or
three to leap into it. / perceived that
they changed color instantly, and to all
appearance were dead. ] then forced
them in and observed the same results.
On placing them in the sunshine it failed
TO bring them to lie again. aiterward
tried coal tar with the same happy re-
suit. Turpentine, alcohol, alkali and
croton oil will kill them, and from the
results of my experiments I believe that
anything that will kill vegetable life will
destroy locust life under the same con-
ditions
know no insect that exhibits the cum
ming OF locusts after they are four weeks
old When very young they appear to
have no sense, as they will leap into
water or fire if in their course. After
four weeks old they will perform acts of
cunning that are incredible to the unob-
serving In 1875, after they ate my
neighbours crop on the east, they set out
for my field. l turned water between
his and my gold, and caused it to flow
four or tve ieet VIDE IN places, ana let
it flow through the wheat ten or fifteen
feet wide in places. ] soon found them
crossing by thousands, swinging from
blade to blade Of the wheat that stood in
the running water. then cut the wheat
out, but at the juncture of ditch had
left two fence poles in the form of letter
V, the lower ends crossing near the water
of the creek, and the upper ends on
either side of the ditch. They soon
found passage, and would and did climb
down a pole fifteen feet long over the
water of Bear creek, and up the other
pole into my field. They were making
the passage in one continuous stream
when | made the discovery, and the
ground and wheat were covered near the
passage by those that had crossed
1iil,cdukee Nelcs.
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ESTABLISHED 1859.
THE srRITIss OF SPRING.

You say, " 1t pains ! " but an know
That tits the vanished fakes Of snow
Etherealized- TRANSPORTED
To spirit forms, to sptites Of spriD2
They zlways come when winter, dead
In all his state Is vanishiDgl
I'ye heard the patter Of tHeir feet
sOn roof, on sod, this many q veal
! know IT well; It's music sweet
Unto my wakefui, listening ear.
1t comes but when the winds Of rch
Beat loud at easement and at door,
And filings the tossing boughs OF larchi
Our Quaint. low roof tree, widely Ger
Then, through the soughinE. signing wiad'
Tue rushing and the roar. ind
The patter. pattcr Of their feet
Sift softly through music sweet
Reaches throu h iret and toll and stiiia
That vexes US IN daily lie
They vanish with the morning light,
Each dainty, dancing willful sprite-
And you who only deem IL rains
Are still no wiser for your pains.
Rain cometh cen in time Of noon
= hey come but when the yelled moon
Hides in a sombye veil of gray
I he while the midnight March winds play,
How learned their secret still r.?
Some fowerets on a sunny hill.
NOddisg their dainty head in glee
Some springs aeone, told it TO me.
For kith and kin OF wild wood flowers
Are sprites that come in springs hTst showers.
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at mass in the Schonbruu

NAPOLEON at mass in the Schonbrunn
chapel, after Austerlitz, is thus described
in the diary of DR.. Reeve, just pub
lished "He was alone in the emperor's
tribune on one side of the altar on high,
his pages and attendants in adjoining
seats. His countenance struck me as
very remarkable, fuller, broader and
fatter than l had expected to have seen
it, and his person stouter and older than
usually represented. He has the usual
marks of the sanguine, melancholie tenn
permanent, dark hair, small dark eyes.
rather fixed than animated, and very
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HICKMAN. KENTUCKY

piled the car painter. as he opened a
window. He rushed for thedoor, leaped
down, and was pulling off his evercoat
again, when the native began to retreat,
calling out;
"Pll get my hair cut and be back here
in seventeen seconds. tnever 6ght with
long hair l promised my dying mother
not TO-"
When the train rolled away be was
seen fourishing bis tomahawk around
his head in the widest manner.--Brete
Hu1f in Y Y SIN.
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DERIVA TToN OF THE WORD " LINER
ICd.,

whats in name ? The old poet
saw 10 the name of Helon presage that
the bearer would be a hell of heroes,
and hell of cities. And it is worthy of
note that, although this continent was
discovered by an Italian and taken pos
session of by Spaniards, and although it
obtained the name it bears by the merest
accident, yet that name seems TO indi-
cate it as the future home of Ten
tonic rather than Latin race. America
takes her name from Amerigo vespucci,
and Amerigo is the Italian form of the
name which is Amaary in French, and
Amalyicus.in Latin, the famous Gothic
name Analric; and America therefore
thus seems to be designated as the realm
of the Annals, the proudest and noblest
Of the Gothic tribes who overthrow the
Roman mistress Of the world,
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PRECIOUS STONES As PLArrnIs0s.

w. ]. Morton, in lecture on South
African diamond fields, tells this story
A traveller named O'Reilly stopped at a
Doors house. He found the children
playing with a pebble that looked like a
diamond. He bought it for trife, the
Boor saying that it was diamond, they
could get plenty more, and took it away.
He sold it at the Cape for $4,000. He
bought another from negro which ne
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VOL. XIII. NO 10.

sold for $4,000, and then the natives be-
" 10 'search for these stones where thew
aAo previously seen them, the white men
beard Of their success, and then the rush
n71an' One mine after another, all in
tue same neighborhood, was found, and
,ouha each mine a city sprang up.
ne last, and that which is the center Of
~ diamond trade, is Kimberly. This
sity has 10000 population. five churches.
'"o thesters, banks, hotels and other
iaiildinos
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GRAPE Brandy.

The Californians are feeling very happy
over the fact that distillers of grape
brandy are allowed, under bill recently
passed by congress, to place their pro-
duct in a bonded warehouse, where it
can remain three years without the pay
ment of the federal tax. The domestic
manufacturer now has the same privi-
leges that have long been enjoyed by the
foreign producer The wine-producing
and grape-growing interests of the state
have, during the past year or two,
reached point of great depression. The
last vintage was the heaviest in the his
tory of the state, and, coming with eel
lars already full, the vine growers were
met by expenses for casks that many of
them could i'll afford The passage of the
brandy bill removes the incubus from
the whole business, and all expect it will
greatly stimulate the production OF
brandy and create an increased demand
for grapes. The last vintage has been
variously estimated at from 10000 to
100000 gallons. Certain it is that
the production of wine in California has
reached quantity about equal to the
entire amount of foreign consumed in
the United States, and any great increase
in shipments to the eastern states must
be at the expense of domestic production
in those ties or foreign Importation.
1t appears. therefore, that the main reli-
ance of thE California grape grower, as
the crop :reases, must be upon brandy
making. brandy has the advantage
over vino hat, owing to its compare
lively high price, it can bear the cost OF
transportation to distant market, which
is an important consideration in Cslifor-
MIA, and that the grape product of large
areas requires, in this concentrated form,
but small expenditure fer casks to con-
tain it.
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"A San Francisco lawyer has sued for
500, 900 fee for his service in divorce
case. The lady in question thinks his
services worth about 81 900. The law
yer estimates them at 100000. 1t is a
luxury to be engaged in business which
enables one TO make out bill for ninety
nine thousand dollars whether it is paid
or not.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

ONLY four of the fifty-eight signers of
the Texan declaration of independence
in 1885, survive. These are Edward
Waller, of Virginia; John w. Bunton,
of Tennessee; w. B. Scates, of Sherman,
Colorado; and Charles B. Stewart, of
Texas. All are over sixty-three.
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The Massachusetts, legislature is col
lectiDg information in reference to Spitz
dogs. The testimony against them is
surprisingly heavy and bad. They are
nervous and irritable, and easily pro-
voked to bite, and their bite often pro-
duces hydrophobia, even when they slow
no signs of madness. 1t looks as though
the beautiful animal will have to be
given up altogether.
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mR. j. j. AUDUBON presented a copy
of his book on birds to the late J. Pres
colt Hall, and at the same time told Mr..
Hall that George ", the duchess of
Clarence, the Marquis of Londonderry,
and the princess of Hesse Hamburg, each
took copy of the work and never paid
for them; also that Rothschild paid for
his copy, but with reluctance" He
further said THAT he sold seventy-five
copies in America, twenty-six in New
York and twenty-four in Boston; that
the work cost him So, 900, and that he
lost $4,000 by it. He said that Louis
Philippe offered to subscribe for hun
dred copies if he would publish the work
in Paris This he found could not be
done, as it would have required forty
years to finish it as things then were in
Paris. These statements Mr. Hall noted
ON a blank leaf of his copy.
SOME of the English papers are urging
that the income of the Prince of Wales
should be increased by an addition of
ESQ, 600, or $4,000 year. His debts
amount to $75O,O00, and it is thought
that it would be more profitable to the
nation to pay them than to have him go
into comparative retirement for the
purpose of doing So Sir W. Knolles,
his treasurer, states that his personal ex-
penses are very small, and that no gen.
tleman of social position spends so little
for pocket-meney. He has not only to
keep up costly establishments, but to
maintain an expensive position as leader
of society. His income is not equal to
that of number of his friends. When
asked lately if the report of his intend
ing to visit Australia was true, the prince
replied that he hoped so, because he
greatly desired to see that region, and
also because he would get a free passage
there and back, reduce his home expen-
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piercing countenance; the forehead high,
nose somewhat Grecian rather than aqui-
line, and cheek-bones and chin rather
prominent; his physiognomy is striking,
and there is deal of character displayed
in his ceuntenance."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

Don't put too much confidence IN
a lovers vows and signs" said Mrs.
Darlington to her neice; "let him tell
you that you have lips like strawberries
and cream, cheeks like tarnation, and
eyes ike an asterisk; but such things
oftener comes from tender head than
tender heart"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

The secretary of the treasury has
issued regulations which are to be
observed in the appointment and pro-
motion to position in his department.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

NOTWITHSTANDING the assurances of
peace by Turkey, the principalities and
abe. great powers. the Rashi Bazouks con-
tInue TO commit nalne!ess ntrociries. on.
defenseless POPULATIONS, the Bosnians are
arming their whole population, and Rus
sia is Strengthening her Black sea de-
lenses
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

SPEAKING of Patti, at the time of her
marriage, Strakosch said to a reporter:
At that time, Adelina had about $780,
600 in money, and, should say, about
100000 in diamonds, which her father,
advised by me, had settled on her, and
in such a way that neither DeCaux nor
she could ever touch it, but she per-
senally would receive the interest of it
during her lifetime, and of course it
would 60 to her children or other heirs
after DEATH
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The sultan of Turkey has only one
regularly commissioned wife, though he
has hundreds By hreyet.
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CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

TENNESSEE has had three postmaster
xenerals--Cave Johnston, Aaron v.
Brown, and David NJ. Key.
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FeUR California railroad mend. ID.
Cotton, LELAND Stanford, Chas. Croker
and Hopkins-have erected palatial resi-
dences on the summit of California street
hill, in San Francisco. Mr.. Stanford's
house cost s5,O0O,000, Crockers 3d.
300, 1000, and that of Mr. Hopkins, when
finished, will cost nearly 100000
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SAVANNAH (Ga.) News: There is a
marked improvement manifested in what
Is called the material progress of the
state. The ideas of the people are get
ting out of the old ruts, and are mapping
out a new departure in the develop
ment of the manufacturing interests of
Georgia.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-13
Dog Story.

Lately traveller passed in a carriage
along the Avenue NeuiIly; the night was
dark all at once the horse stopped, and
the traveller saw that the animal had met
with an obstacle. A the same moment a
man raised himself from before the horse
and uttered a cry.
Why don't you take care 2" said the
traveller.
"Ah !" cried the man, "you would do
better, instead Of hallooing, to lend me
your lantern"
What for?"
Il had three hundred francs in gold on
my person; my pocket has broken, and all
is falling into the street 1t Is q commits
sion with which my master entrusted me.
If do not find the money am II ruined
man."
1t is not easy to find the pieces on such
night; have you none left ~
Eyes, have one"
"Give it to me-"
The man hesitated.
Give it to me; it will be the means of
ecovering the Others"
The poor fellow gave him his last coin.
The traveller whistled magnificent Dan
ish dog began to leap around him.
Here!" said the traveller, putting the
coin to the nose of the dog. Now look ~
The intelligent creature shifted mo-
ment at the money and then began to run
about the road. Every minute he returned
leaping, and deposited in the hand of his
master Napoleon. In about twenty min
utes the whole sum was recovered. The
poor fellow who had got his money back,
turned full of thanks toward the traveller,
who had got into his carriage.
All, you are my preserver," said he,
tell me at least your name"
have done nothing" said the travel
er. Your preserver ismy dog his name
is Rabut.Joie;" and then, whipping his
horse, he disappeared in the darkness.
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NANfhn Can't be made by every agent every month
A44Q in the business we furnish, but those will
WU0O ing to work can easily earn dozen dol
lars day right in their own localities lave room
to explain here. Business pleasant and honorable
Women, and boys and girls do we'll men. We
will furnish you complete Outfit free. The business
pays better than anything else. We will bear expense
of starting you. Particulars free. Write and see
Farmers and mechanics, their aud daughters, nd
all classes in need of paying work at home, should
write to us and learn all about the work at Now
is the time. Don't delay. Address TRUE Co., Angus
Ia, Maine. sepl5
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The Shining Hosts,

have read, says Sturgeon, of one who
dreamed dream, when in great distress
of mind, about religion. He thought he
stood in the outer court of heaven, and he
saw a glorious host marching up, singing
sweet hymns, and bearing the banners Of
victory; and they passed by him through
the gate, and when they vanished he heard
in the distance sweet strains OF music.
"Who are they 2" he asked.
"They are the goodly fellowship of the
prophets, who have gone to be with God"
And he heaved deep sigh, as he said :
"Alas | am not one of them, and never
shall be, and l cannot enter there
By-and-by there came another band,
equally lovely in appearance, and equally
triumphant, and ROBBED in white. They
passed within the portals, and again were
shouts of welcome heard within.
"Who are they 2"
"They are the goodly fellowship of the
apostles"
"Alas he said, 81 belong not to that
fellowship, and | cannot enter there"
He still waited and fingered, in the hope
that he might yet go in; but the next
multitude did not encourage him. for they
were the noble army of martyrs. He could
HOl ~ WIN NICllI, Hbl NiNG lICl Dulul
branches. He waited still and saw that
the next was company Of godly ministers
and officers of Christian churches but he
could not go with them. At last, as he
walked, he saw II larger host than all the
rest put together, marching and singing
most melodiously; and in front walked
the woman that was a sinner and the
thief that died upon the cross, hard by the
Saviour; and he looked long, and saw
there such as Manasseh and the like and
when they entered he could see who they
were, and ne thought:
There will be no shouting about them"
But to his establishment, it seemed as il
heaven was rent with seveniold shouts as
they passed And the angel said to him:
"These are they that are mighty sinners,
saved by mighty grace"
And then he said
Blessed be God can go in with
them"
And so he awoke.
Blessed be God you and 7, too, can go
in with that company. | cannot hope to
20 in anywhere but with that company.
Such is my own sense of how | expect to
enter heaven, AMI we will go together,
brother sinner, or sister sinner, trusting in
the precious blood, and washed in the
Blood of the Lamb. God grant it may be
SO
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Sam and the Ham.
AN OLD MERCHANTS STORY.

AN OLD MERCHANTS STORY.
A gentleman who.returned recently from
business trip to Houston, Texas, details
the following bit of history related to him
by an old merchant Of the Lone Star
State:
"When my father first came here" said
the merchant, he settled in Houston
then the capital of Texas. | was put in a
grocery and provision store under very
strict and parsimonious boss. One morn
ing, just as l had swept out, Tom, Gen.
Houston's body servant, came into the
store. Looking round he spied fine ham
"a TGlG agiS in those days Having asked
the price, he said he would take it and the
President would call around and pay for
it. felt proud of my sale, and called the
attention of the boss to it as soon as he
came in.
"'Did you get the money! he asked
quickly.
Ono; but President Houston is coming
round to pay for it..
"'President Houston-the devil. Did
Tom say he would see it paid ?
"'No, sir
"'Then you are Il fool. Now, sir, you
go straight to the Presidents kitchen and
bring me that ham, unless Tom will say it
shall be paid for
started off, very much crestiallcn,
and not liking the job before me. But
resolutely walked into the Presidents
kitchen. Tom was there. saw my ham
lying there, with few slices cut off it,
and Selling it, told Tom, unless he would
undertake to see that the money was paid,
must take it back
"Tom cogitated awhile, and then said:
Young man, take back your meat The
Gineral is a mighty good master, but a
mighty poor paymaster and l don't keer
to involvilate myself with his debts 2
"This was enough for me; | left with
the ham in my hand. Going round to the
gate, had to pass the front door. There
stood Gen. Houston, the President of
Texas, with pocket handkerchief in one
hand and a toothpick in the other. My
little man. said he, in his superb manner,
tell your master am under great obliga-
tions for most delicious breakfast, and
would pay him, but l really haven't got
the money. The fact is, young man,
Texas is very poor, and, as her President,
| must share her poverty,
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DEALERS IN
Window Glass, Oils, Paints, Brush(
TARNLSHES, SPIRITS TURPEN7INE


GASOLINE, BEN1INE
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~ Read what n well-known Garrett county
says of Emperor William Cabbage:
am also Sole Agent in the L. s. for the iamou
Maidstone Onion Seed,

from Maidstone, Kent Co., England, producing
the most prolific and finest favored Onions
known, and yielding on suitable soils from 500
to 900 bushels per acre, sown in drills. Mr..
Henry Colvin, a large market gardener at SYRIA
cusc, n. Y, writes "Your English Onion
Seed surprised me by its large yield and the de
liclous flavor Of the fruit. | could have sold
any quantity in this market at good prices. My
wife says she will have no other onions for the
table in future. Send me as much as you can
for the enclosed $500,
One package Of seed sent on receipt Of so cents
and one three cent postage stamp, three pack
ages to one address $780, and two three cent
stamps. Twelve packages sent on receipt of
$500.
My supply is N0tited. Parties desiring to Sc
cure either of the above rare seeds, should not
delay their orders All seed acdr3anted .trcS,
and 10 gGl1nindtc. Cash must accompany all
orders. For either of the above seeds address
JAMES CAMPBELL,
tcb23 6m &C Fulton Street, n. Y.
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Proposals for Collecting
Taxes.
TN compliance with the Act of the General
L Assembly Of Maryland, passed at the Jan
uary Session, 1876, Chapter 372, the Coun-
ty Commissioners of Hartford county hereby
give notice that they will meet at their office,
in the Court House, in Bel Air,
On, Tuesday, APRIL Gath, 1877,
from 10 o'clock, NJ, to o'clock, p. NJ,
TO RECEIVE BIDS for the collection of both
State and County taxes for 1877, for the
several Collection Districts of Hartford coun-
ty.
They further give notice that all persons
bidding for said collections, shall at the
time of SO doing file with the said Commits
sioners good and sufficient bond or bonds
for the respective district or districts for
which such person may bid-the final sum
and conditions of said bonds to be in accord
ancc with the provisions of Article 81 of the
Code.
They also give notice that all bids must be
strictly in accordance with the provisions of
said Act of 1876, Chapter 372.
By order,
ap8 JAMES A, FULTON, Clerk.