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The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
FRUIT As 4 MEDICINE.

The importance to health of eating
plenty of fresh, ripe fruit at this season
of the year cannot be too strongly argued.
Not imported tropical products, but the
fruit of our own latitude and climate
Not green or rotten fruit. All the
patent pills and half the physicians pre-
scriptions for average human indisposi-
tion are for one simple purpose7-tO drain
the system of dead and injurious matter.
Headache, dullness, sluggishness, fever
and two-thirds of the symptoms which
precede some form or other of disease
have their origin in imperfect human
drainage. With very large proportion
of people, a certain consumption of ripe
fruit, viii regulate this economy. 1t Is
better than anypill, for the action, so in
duced is regular and constant in proper
tion to the supply. at best, the action OF
any drug/is spasmodic. 1t is only a
cheice between two evils. Fruit is a
food and medicine also recommended by
the palate. 1t nourishes and cleanses.
Yet thousands of people live on year af-
ter year whose daily experience is that of
"not feeling very WELL" whose sole
trouble is more or less constipation. The
burthen of their diet is meats, salt and
fresh bread and potatoes. Thus they go
on perpetuating their misery and ignor-
ant of the simple remedy within their
reach. Or to effect the necessary action
they use citrate, pills, aperients and, oc-
casionally, when an extra stoppage with
all its disagreeable symptoms occurs, a
dose of salts and senna, rhubarb or
% blue mass" OF course a long neglect
of the clogged-up system render such
remedies imperatively necessary. The
range of fruit is large. Apples, pears,
peaches, berries of various sorts, prunes,
and all of these dried for winter con-
sumption. Try this remedy Cut loose
from doses, doctors, citrates and pills.
Study the working of your own system.
No doctor can do this for you. 1t is your
own house and you should best know
how to take care of it. Don't despise
allusion to these plain, homely facts.
Your strength OF body and mind, your
cheerfulness of temper and clearness OF
head, your skill in doing business, driv-
ing bargains and making money, all de-
pend very much in keeping the drain.
age of the system in as perfect condi-
ton as possible.
Napoleon attributed the loss of his first
battle to clogged stomach. Many a
man has failed at the trying hour be,
cause his blood was clogged with impuri.
rites. When blood is one third dead
matter, the man or woman is also one
third dead. Moral courage, confidence.
decision, wit, presence of mind, good adj
dress, powerful magnetic influence and
the right word and action at the right
time and place, depend for their force,
vigor and presence very much on proper
bodil ? conditions
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
sKr1ARKINe IN CINoISSArL

MANY efforts have beeu made to natural
;ze European singing birds in this
country, but, as yet, with only partial
success. A society was formed some time
avo. in Cincinnati, and not less than thirty
two different species, and over three
thousand in number, of foreign birds
were secured at one time and set at lib
ertv at various points around that city.
Most Of them disappeared. The skylark,
however, the favorite bird of the poets OF
all nations, wherever its melodious song
has cheeIed sad and weary hearts, has
remained. Roh's hill was chosen for
their place of abede. They returned to
the same locality after the FIRST winter,
and one or two pairs have made their
appearance every spring since then. This
summer they are there in large numbers,
Long before daybreak, and until sever
and eight o'clock in the morning, and il
the evening about dusk, the males car
be seen winging skyward on strons
pinions, futtering between cloud anc
earth, filing the air with their ricl
melodies.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE HORSE FANOIERS OF FIFTR
AVENUE.

Bennett. Belmont and Bonner were the
three horse fanciers of Fifth avenue.
Bennett had dozen in his stalls, and
might have had more had he remained.
Belmont has an out-oftown establish
ment for breeding these animals, and has
devoted himself to raising racers. His
breeding farm probably costs him $4,000 a
year. Bonner, however, far outstrips
Belmont in equine taste, Tor he owns one
hundred first-class animals. Never be-
fore has any printer displayed such a
horse mania. Belmont has a taste for
pictures, but Bonner cares nothing for
such things His fancy is specially di-
rected to the horses, and he is willing to
expend $4,000 a year to crafty it. No
man in the Union has as much invested
in horses as Bonner. This enables him
70 make an unparalleled boast, and is
no doubt of use as an advertisement.
Bonner has been in no small degree
spoiled by his. wonderful success, and
NAV yet have some useful lessons of ex-
nerience.-N. y. Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
DE-. EE noT9E,s S cREMA rIoN HoBBr,

An account of a trip to Washington
would lack completeness without ref
erence to DR.. lie Moyne and his or ma
tion furnace. The doctor takes great
pleasure in exhibiting the furnace to all
who have the slightest interest in it, and
explaining its modus operandi to all
comers. The old gentleman was in high
feather the other day when delegation of
citizens from Wheeling called to examine
the crematory. and on Monday he ac-
companied several of the members of the
United States circus, then showing in
the town, to the furnace, and edited and
instructed them with a scientific dis
course, in which the advantage of incin-
GRAFTON over burial were fully set forth.
The crematory looks exactly like coun-
try scbool-house closed for the summer
vacation, and has presented this deserted
look ever since the burning of De Palm.
Meanwhile DIR. lie Moyne lives on in
cheerful anticipation of the day of his
own roasting, which, whether it come
soon or late, will probably be the next
cremation performed at the furnace. 1t
is stated that DR.. lie Moyne is very zeal
Gus In getting proselytes to his theory,
and that he is very determined that all
of his children shall follow his example
and be burned. To make sure of this
result it is given out that the doctor has
made provision in his will that all the
devisees shall stipulate to be burned be-
fore getting their legacies.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

| can never tell you You love me,
George?o
"With my whole heart and sOul?'
Let your love, then, read mine"
ooh! Maggie-Maggie, can it be true?
You love me blind, helpless, useless
Hush, George"
"You are my eyes, my fingers, my in
spirationp'
"Then you will have me-" said Mag
gle, merrily.
g | have no answer yet"
Or. East stole softly away, blessing
them in his heart as he did audibly when
the wedding day came. For they were
married, and the honeymoon has not yet
waned.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

long-horned animals reared for so long
and in such large herds by the Moors on
the plains of Andalusia The Spaniards
who discovered Mexico, and afterwards
settled in Texas, brought cattle with
them, and so exclusively have the de-
scendants Of these been reared in Texas
that the Texan cattle of to-day may be
called full-blooded Spaniards, inheEitiDg
and displaying all the characteristics OF.
the herds that roamed on their native
plains. In Texas these imported cattle
though comparatively tame and quiet at
home, had such unlimited ranges TO wan-s
der over that they very soon became per
fectly wild, bounding Of with fury ati
the sight of a human being; and even yet
many herds are IN a semi-wild state, and
so furious that man en- foot could not
venture to approach them. The herd
boys are all mounted, and the wild catue
know a man on horseback, and run fr0sh
IA enemy ta-LheID, and t6ev - e.s7s e. e. :
battle. Under those-.trtr---1-t cesf - -
not at all wonderful that the millions of
cattle now roaming at large in Texas de-
serve no higher praise than was bestowed
on the original breed. The characters
tics of the Spanish breed, as generally
recognized, may be summed up thus
long, spreading, half-turned backed horns;
long legs, thin lanky body, big, ill-put-
together bones, throwing the body high !
at the hooks and low on the rumps and !
loins; coarse head, thin thighs, light |
waist; great amount of ofal compared |
TO the weight Of beef; and various colors
generally yellow, red, roam, dun and |
black, with very often an iron colored |
stripe along mixers, and their beet, as
rule, IS inferior. I have already seen |
nearly twenty thousand cattle, and
though there certainly were a few very |
fair beasts among them. l could not |
modify any of the above terms in describ-
ing an average specimen.-Galrestoo Car.
ofthe Scotsman.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
4 NEW CRIME.

The catalogue of crimes has been en-
riched by the addition-o of Irritation, and
the grand jury of Kings county, New
York, has just indicted hapless young
man for committing the offense, the
locus an quo being the neighborhood OF
the Packer female seminary in Brooklyn,
and the particsps criminis a student in
that institution. Not having seen the
Indictment we cannot say whether the
young man is charged with committing
the crime "feloniously, willfully and of
his malice aforethought," or "spoonily,
audaciously and with intent to deceive
the school ma a'ams," but it is more than
likely the former language was used. 1t
is a little singular that no mention is
made of the young lady's being indicted.
Filtration, like conspiracy, requires at
least tive actors.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
ESTABLISHED 1859.



CO still the starry night almost fear
. Nv mortal tread lest / should put TO flight
fairy that. for something of the year
Holds court in this old garden by The night.
The flow is arc broad awake for every truth
on this forsaken ground enchantmeut dwells,
Such as may breathless hold an am rous youth,
Who seeks at dead Of night for lover spells,
With anxious fearful heart In haunted delis.
/ will not walk but sit upon this seat
That | may see, and hear, and no noise make;
In time gone by how many gentle feet
Stray hitherward to rest for dear loves sake
Brave bTight-eyed youths, and many gentle ma
Came hsDly, here 10 June or autumn cold,
i4lsiy ing he great hall bv the portals shade
To tell q tale that even then was old
How oft at this seat has the tale been told
The growing things. il seems, have eyes 10 see
They softly shake their head, but make 40 moan
1t may be they are whispering OF me,
And wondering why wandered here alone
l atn not waiting for partner; no.
You need not point at me for that the hall
Is rank with ruin lovers do not 20
7 o feast together at the baron's call,
For years they have been dead and buried, all.
How silenti how bewildeTingly calm
How strange in such place 70 be alone.
The big owl on the bough is fixed by charm
The cat sits the wall still a a stone;
Listen the nightingale On, what thrill
OF glory falls on all fair Things around
Now know why this place has been so still
The fairies have shut out all grosser sound
To hear your song in this old gaTden-srogy3S,.a.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE .C0SSACKS and RoUu4NJ4N
LADIES'

When the first troop of Cossacks rode
through Bucharest the Roumanian ladies
were very anxious to see them, and the
long avenue was lined with carriages
A column of dust arose, thickening and
drawing nearer A cry of delight and i'm
patience passed all along-ladies eagerly
stood up, favored gentlemen climbed upon
the coach-boxes and the wheels. The
column of dust approached, and presently
the Cossack lances pierced it, glitterinq
in the sun. Dark and colorless masses
loomed through it, and strange but stir
ring music was in the air. Not a sound
was heard, even while they passed ex-
cept that martial war song of the bards
who head each sotnia and the shrill ac-
compartment Of whistles modulated to
weird harmony.sN no rattle of accoutre
ments betrays De cossack; his very
horse seems trs..s, sssss.s VIII sllx..s
sllstl Setfe Whistles screaming through 1t,
one beholds without sstonishment these
warriors glide past, stealthily and swift.
One recognizes the surviving race of an
earlier time To the same war song,
perhaps, marched the ancestors of these
people when they overran Russia. The
Bucharest ladies were not a little inn
pressed and not little frightened. They
looked at each other blankly, with little
shrugs of the shoulder to express dis
taste. One Of them afterward confessed
to the STANDARD correspondent, who
describes the scene, that her Muscovite
sympathies vanished at sight of the first
Cossack, SO ugly and so dirty was he.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE GERM4N MEReHAyr NAVY


The Gluckauf gives the following in
formation regarding the merchant fleet
of Germany: Du1ing the last quinquen-
nial period the storage number of sailing
vessels in all the ports of the North sea
coast was 1896 vessels, having a tonnage
of 440, 600 tons, and carrying 16, 40 men.
At the end of that period the number of
vessels bad risen one hundred and twenty
six, adding 10000 tons to their tonnage
and one hundred and thirty-three men
to their crews. During the same quin-
quennial period, the development of
steam navy was even more considerable.
Ia 1872, the steamboats, employed in the
merchant fleet of the same district of the
North sea were only eighty-two at the
end of 1876 this figure had risen to one
hundred and eighty-two, with a ton
mage of 250,0a0 tons and carrying Z 400
men. In the district of the Eastern
seas, the average number of sailing yes
sells included 1898, and this number has
gradually diminished year by year,
while the tonnage of 10000 remained
the same. The number of men serving
on board has also constantly diminished;
there were at the end of 1876 200 men
fewer than in 1872. 1t results from this
that the small sailing vessels have been
replaced by larger ones in that maritime
district. In this same district of the
Eastern seas the development of steam
vessels has progressed in inverse proper
tion to that of sailing vessels. In 1872
there were SO, since increased to 1877, with
a tonnage of 33, 4S6 tons and force of
l 200 men The total number of mer-
chant vessels in the two seas last year
was 4,745, having tonnage of 1,0S4, $50
tons and carrying 40, 1852 men, which
gives in relation to the year 1872 an
increase Of 2I6 vessels, with 90, 1872 tons
and 2,456 men; $40 steam vessels are
included in these totals,
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

"A curious custom and recreation of
the Hoopa Indians Is a perspiring one,
and in which they all participate. They
have sweat-houses built close over hole
in the ground, and enuered by small
aperture. Hot stones are cast into it,,
and when at sufficient heat the Indian,
perfectly naked, and of both sexes, crawl
into it, and remain as long as nature viii
bear 1t. They then creep out, too ex-
hausted to stand, and lying on the ground
until strength is gained, they plunge into
the cold water of the river. 1t is a sim
plifed Russian bath on a unique plan
San FraBcisc0 Post.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

PIG IRON sHIPMESTs.-The first ship
ment of pig-iron form America 10 Europe
has been made. Five tons have gone
from Pittsburg to Antwerp. Belgium is
importing American car-wheels, which
seem likely to come inta extended nse in
that country. That will indeed be a
commercial revolution when we cease 70
be dependent on foreign countries for
ron and steel. Such result world'
however. knock away one OF the He'-
traders strongest props.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

CADET FLIPPER, the colored graduate
at West Point, stands sixty-third in
class of sixty-seyen. And white boy,
the son of an eminent general, too, stands
Cnly second.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
4 STR4NGE STORY ABOUT LTIRSHIL
NEY.

Col. Thomas F. Houston, we'll known
farmer and stock dealer, who resides
near Houstoni, this county, claims to
have been a pupil of Peter Stuart Ney,
one of Napoleon's greatest marshals.
According to Ney's own words related to
Col. Houston when a mere lad, he
escaped his death sentence by the soldiers
firing over his head. He feigned death,
was taken in charge by friends, disguised
and shipped as sailor from Bordeaux,
France, to Charleston, 5. c. In few
wears he removed to Rowan county,
North Carolina, where he taught school
for several years, a portion of that time
boarding with Col. HoustOn's father.
He fondly cherished the hope that
Napoleon's star would again rise in
splendor, and when the information Of
his death reached him he acted like a
madman, and only through persistent
efforts of friends was prevented from
committing suicide. He left a lengthy
history written IN French, which was
transmitted to the New York historical
society for translation, but through some
neglect was never carried out. Col.Hous-
ton retains several mementoes of his illus
trous preceptor, among them his Latin
grammar, spectacles, pocket-knife, several
verses of original poetry, etc.-,Sedalia
(1f0.) Cor Of Chicago Times
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

THE streets in front of employment
Offices in San Francisco are so obstructed
with men seeking work that business
firms lately petitioned the chief of police
to keen a passage clear.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

4" A POOR, unfortunate tramp, weary
OF life, John j. Wilson, 148 Washington
street, New York--two months in this
state-can not get employment" was
found on slip of paper together with
Dottie of strychnine, on the dead body of
a man on the east bank of lake Merritt.
Oakland, CaIifernis.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

GEN. GRANT will not be the first
American to receive the freedom of the
city of London in a gold box. Mr..
George Peabody received it for his ser
vices to England, and to London par
ticularly.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

IN an election for school trustees in
Denver, Colorado, votes were cast by
three hundred and twenty three women.
Only one was challenged, Miss of
eighteen, who knew she was old enough
to marry and thought she was old
enough to vote.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

IT is reported in London that Sir Viii
liam VernOn-Harcourt, after the close of
the session of parliament, will proceed
to the United States to prepare the
biography of his father-in-Iaw--the late
John Lathrop Motley.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

A BOY in Salem. Massachusetts,. died
last week from lockjaw, resulting from
the fillinxsof a tooth.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

The chiefs of the Cherokees, Della.
ware and Seminole Indians are all mem
bers Of Baptist churches.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
cuRRENT PARAGRAPHs.

THE twenty pound Emma mine shares
have been sold in London at one shilling
each.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

A GROVE of the great trees of the
Yosemite has just been explored. 1t is
of an altitude similar to that of the other
groves-six thousand feet. Instead,
however, of being only cluster of forty
trees, it is a six-mile square collection of
ten thousand There asr sf,.ss. - :.
estimated to be from one hundred to four
thousand wears old.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

A THIRSTY fellow ipsulted widow
for pot selling him liquor on Sunday
morning. Her preacherinstantly knocked
him down. Whereupon the widow
clapped her hands and shouted, "Thank
the lord, the preacher can take a hand
at most anything" Such is the case
with Judah ?. Benjamin. He was,
before the war, one of the ablest senators
in congress. During the war he was
JEFF Davis secretary of state. When
the southern confedaracy collapsed he
made tracks for London, and there set up
his legal shingle. Now, Olive Logan
says in one of her London letters, g he is
literally run down with business, and
turns people with their hands full of
geld away from his door every day sim
ply because he has no time to attend to
their cases. He earns a matter of one
hundred thousand dollars every year,
and could earn more if he could put
legal extension on the twenty-four
hOurs.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

Miss IDA HAwLES, wno ommitted
suicide in Hornellsville, n. Y, recently.
lett the following explanation of the sct:
The cause IS not modification or dis
appointment, dread of the future, or i'll
health. or lack of friends or work. am
young twenty--healthy. l have had
always fTiends-never enemies. never
have known lack of food, or clothing, or
love. The cause then arises from deep
seated conviction that this life is nr
worth living for the prospect of ~1lie
beyond the world, which this but
preparation for, is too vagurand Chin
erical the aspirations un6led-the strug-
giles undeserved whiel the best Of man.
kind must need experience (and the
best most )-yorth the repetition by
each individual"
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
WuAr 1T USED 10 CoSr TO sWEAR.

Laws against swearing were strictly en-
forsced during the times Of the Common
wealth, and with the largest possible in
terpretation against the accused. We
are reminded OF the reproof that Sir
Walter Scott put into the mouth of
Cromwell, " What can it avail thee to
practice profanity so horrible to the
ears of Others, and which brings no
emolument to him who uses it2" Every
oath was counted. For a single oath the
fine was 6s. Sd, but the charge was re-
duced to 3s. I'D. each on taking a guam
tity." Humfrey Trevett, for swearing
ten oatEs, was committed till he paid 33s
A. to the poor of Hartford, John Huishe,
of Cheriton, was convicted for swearing
TWENTY-FIVE oaths and two curses at one
time. Of course, the greater number of
these cases were disposed at petty sessions
without being sent for trial. One justice
returned the names of the persons wbom
he had convicted of swearing since the
previous sessions. We are not left with
out examples of what was considered
swearing in those days. William Heard
ing, of Chittiehampton, for saying two
several times in court, "upon my life, "
was adjudged to be in the act of swear
ing, for which he paid 6s. Sd. Thomas
Butland was fined for swearing on my
troth.' Gilbert Northcott had to pay
3s i'd for saying "upon my life" "
Thomas Courtiss was fined for swearing
in court, Z" God is my witness" and
" speak in the presence of God
Christopher Gill, being reproved by Mr..
National Durant, clerk. e for having used
the oath Gods life in DISCOURSE" went
and informed against the minister HIM
self for swearing.
4 STRANGE STORY ABOUT JIRSH4L
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

HE1RIEIED Sea-LuFbleS ana COCOauulS
have been found in earth mounds in
southern Colorado. These mounds form
vast range, and are fifteen miles from
the foot of the Rocky mountains. One
is four miles in circumference at the
base, and has thrifty growth of trees.
Petrifed and agatized wood is beneath
the surface. The mounds are thought
to have ages ago been islands of the sea.
A MAN has been swindling Alabamians
by new device. He advertised that he
would loan money in sums of three thou
sand dollars on good mortgages, TO be
secured by real estate. Many persons
called on him to borrow, and TO each he
said he would require from five to
twenty dollars to cover the expenses of
the search. He thus secured about
thousand dollars, and then ran awsy.
A BUGo-LoGIST in New York state has
discovered new insect and we think he
might have turned his attention to more
profitable employment. We have insects
sits up on hot night. writing by gas
light, with the windows of his room
open, he receives visits from four thou
sand different kinds of bugs and insects
in le; than half an hour, and now this
New York fraud must go and discover
new specimen to help to torment hir4
OF late years the st. Petersburg
academy has endeavored to find a second
complete specimen, having sent several
expeditions out for the purpose. Weare
glad to learn that quite recently a we'll
preserved body, with the flesh and skin
entire, has been fouzd on the banks of
the Obi. near the Marinisky gold-wash-
ings, rs announced by telegram OF March
Is, from Tomsk. Further operations in
regard to this specimen have been rost-
poued until the receipt of instructions
from St. Petersburg.