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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08
Covered Barn.Yard

A Maryland farmer has a sensible ar.
ticle On covered barn-yarda, which con-
Guides in these words:
There is three-fold advantage In these
covered yards /. 1t is impossible 10
keep yard in decent order in wet
weather, especial in early spring, or fit to
be occupied by dairy cattle at least. when
1t Is exposed to all the storms and a
roof Is cheaper in the end than litter
2. The cattle themselves will appreciate
the benefit Of the shelter, and paw for it
IN contented looks, as well as in the
more subtantial results of the pail. In
this sort of yard, with water always At
hand; they are not disposed to be uneasy
1t Is the greatest cruelty and waste to
Keep cattle up in warm stalls and then
,sa... 49, 49, - -.AA rvrts or weather tn
wade through mud or snow, or walk on
treacherous ice for one hundred wards O,
more to fill themselves over-tuIl of waite,
once day. 8. Manure kept under cover
from cold rains win deconpose much faste
than that exposed, and is in much better
condition for handling, and is worth more
when 1t is applied. Straw will remain s
whole year in wet yard, and yet seen
IS strong as when put in. Where room
Is of value, the consolidation of tn,
manure pile by the constant pressure o
the hoof is also an item. A yard undel
cover, where cattle are fed, can be ira
versed by man at any time without dan
ger of offense.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08
Something About Sheep.

Mr.. Henry @. Hallowell, of Mont
gomery county, Nd, says there is
scarcely farm upon which q flock OF
sheep could not be raised, of large or
smaller size, and the profits derived
therefrom would go towards paying our
taxes. The beneficial effect upon the
land Is well understood. He himself has
repeatedly purchased 40, ks in the fall
for from $50 to So. and sold in the
following spring nearly 500 worth of
lRmDs and wool, having the flock left in
good condition. His plan of manage
ment Is to bring up the sheep into tight
yard every night. This does not iniure
them in the most sultry weather, as they
are creatures OF habit, and Immediately
lie down and ruminate, and are then
resdy to go TO feeding as soon 50 let out
very early in the morning. BY having
the yard fence high and strong, they are
secure from dogs. A hree-quarter South
dowl buck runs with them, and the
lambs come in from the first OF January
70 The middle of March. Last year his
early Lambs brought five dollars each.
some of them not much over two months
old. By having good shelter, not too
close, the lambs will do well, and after
they are few weeks old there should be
place for feeding them separate from
the sheep. They will thus improve very
rapidly aud soon be marketable. A pen
made OF poles across the sheep yard, &C
ossNible to the lambs and not to the
sheep, will answer the purpose.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08
How DADS Dollar win Look.

The three minis of the United States
DR.. Lirderman states-at Philadelphia,
San Francisco and Carson City-would
probably be able to turn out 100000
in the new coins during the first month
after the passage OF the bill; that In the
second month the number of dollars
coined would probably be increased to
$4,000, 900, while thereafter a maximum
rate OF coinage of $3,00O,000 month
would probably be reached. During the
first year 30,000,000 of the new dollars
could be coined. The necessary amount
of gold coinage would be continued and
the subsidiary silver coins are still to be
produced under the order issued by the
secretary of the treasury during Presi-
dent Grants administration. Two
designs have ALREADY, been made
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

on every acre of southern soilf The
sooe solar heat that changes air and
~otsr into cotton with much labor, will
hinge them into wool and meat with
little labor.
The plow at great expense for mules
nd manual labor, everywhere consumes
Utility /: vet. farmers refuse to let grow
"a To sow its seed, while complaining
of their land being too poor to raise
oo.ton. corn and wheat at profit. Why
make such depleted soil still poorer by
,unroitable tillage? Does good farming
dsmand it? Ga the contrary, good farm
inc dictates a change of system, geuine
reform of practice, giving the south ten
,ires more husbandry that the crops
grown by blowing may be increased five
sold per acre. Good farming says we
mould till less ground aud gather far
IsrCer harvests on the land cultivated.
Where nothing better will grow, keep
J;talitv at work and raise all needlul
manure. We have surplus of land and
sunshine, water, carbon and nitrogen
From the Nashville American.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

The fishermen of Agde, in the south
of France, had long been in the way OF
6nding their nets torn and their lines
br. ken by some monster of the deep
Most anglers have had a similar expert
euce. There il one pool where they
hook a fish like log Of wood, which
goes off with all their tackle and is always
1esdy for more. The animal, trout or
niSe becomes Of mythical proportions,
and as no one ever catches him, he is
-uoposed to weigh between eighteen and
6'tv pounds. Readers of Walton will
remember that a town clerk once hooked
the fabulous local pike, was dragged
INTO the poLd, and only escaped by his
kill in swimming. Certain men OF
AIDE were fishing from their boats one
evening, when they too, hooked crea
tnre which at once made away, full OF
running, and dragged the mariners all
Long the coast. The first tug nearly
INSET the boat of Michel Hirailles, but
she soon settled, and the chase began in
Sornest. Hour after hour passed, and
The monster was still strong, and threat
mod everv now and then TO upset the
vessel by his frolics. The night was
nossed in the contemplative mans recre-
zion and Michel, with his son, was now
j., strange waters. Fortunately they
ware observed by the crew of a vessel,
ghich came TO their aid. By the efforts
fthe new corners the father of all dog
ishes was at last brought TO the surface
and slain. HIS size may be guessed from
he fact revealed by post mortem exami-
,stiou. that he mad lhtely enjoyed a
donkey ana two funny fish, by way of
Re Fiction.
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The CrtAia.

What think you would be the result If the
earth should stOpaspinning around the sun
Were you ever near large and intricate
machine when one OF its wheels became
clogged or broken-near enough 10 hear the
grating, Earring clash, the sudden, deafening
crash? Astronomers assure US that precisely
similar effects, only on an inconcelvaDly
grander scale would be produced If our earth
one Of the wheels in the niverse-maehine
should suddenly cease its revolutions. In
other words, there would be general clash
and crash Of satellites, planets, and systems.
What We term financial crises are due 70
similar causes. One of the wheels IN the
finance-machine becomes clOgged, perhaps
shattered. The terrible Wall-street "crssh ="
which follows Is communicated TO every part
of the financial mechanism of the country.
But analogies do not stop here. There is that
other mechanism, the most intricate of all
sometimes called an organism because it
generates its own fOrces-the human machine.
When one of its members fails to perform its
office, the whole system is thrown into dis
order. Members before considered unassail-
able, break down under the unnatural
pressure. The shock comes, and utter pros
tratiOn is the result ReparatiOn can only be
/ effected by the restoration OF the impaired
parts and the REIMBURSEMENT of its LEVERS
/ the physical forces. There is one part of the
machine more liable 70 disorder than any
[ other the liyer,-the great balance-wheel Of
/ the machine.
J The liver being the great depurating or
/ blood~cleansing organ of the system, set it at
work and the foul corruptiOns which gender
/ in the blood and rot out, as 1t were, the ma
! chinery of life, are gradually expelled from
the -ystem. For this purpose Dr. Pierce.
/ Golden Medical Discovery, used daily, and
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets, taken
( in very small doses, are pre-eminently the
articles needed. They cure every kind Of
humor, from the worst scrotula 70 the COM
mon pimple, blotch, or eruption. Great eating
ulcers kindly heal under their mighty cura-
tive influence. Nirulent blood poisons thai
Turk ia the system are by them robbed Of
their terrors, and by their persevering and
somewhat protracted use the most tainted
systems may be completely renovated and
built up anew. Enlarged glands, tumors and
swellings dwindle away and disappear under
the influence OF these great resolvents.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08
Cotton Planting.

The Southern Cultivator has the fol
lowing judicious remarks on planting
cotton
Late-planted cotton grows off bette,
than early-planted, but in localities
where the seasons are short, it ia inner.
tant TO plant early, to secure maturing
of the crop. In such cases the plant NAV
be pushed off by supplying it with easily
assimilated food, immediately within
reach, as by soaking seed in stables
manure water and rolling in plaster. or
rolling in ammoniated fertilizers, or an
plying small quantities of these (say fifty
pounas) in the drill with the seed. The
no1-ammoniated dissolved bones or acid
Pi-sftiates must not be used for this
purpose, as they will injure. the seed.
Cotton should be planted very shallow
lone inch is ample depth. But dry
weather prevailing, it may not come up
i the seed ars 50 near the surface, The
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

Are often soothed by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, because that searching corrective
com 2letely removes the causes OF brain and
nerve excitement, which are to be found in
arrangement Of the stoms Oh, and Of its asso-
ciate organs, the liver and bowels. 1t is a
truth which cannot be too earnestly insisted
upon, that the effect OF mere sedstives and
narcotics, like bromide OF potassium, valerian,
chloral hydrate and opium, is less sppreciabe
the longer they are used: and that they can
never permanently relieve nervous excitabil.
itv, because they cannot remedy the weak
ness and organic arrangement vhich lies al
its roots Hostetter's Btters, however, can
and does cure nervous malsdies. for the reason
already stated. Sick headache, restlessness
at night, vertigo, mental heaviness, and de-
preston Of spirits az well as the dyspeptC
condition OF the stomach, and torpidity Of the
liver and bowels, which give rise 10 them,s
entirely obvisted by this benign Alternative
tonic.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

FORTY million bushels of choice wheat
were harvested in MINI. in 1877. She is now
the most prosperous western state.The etPaul
DISPATCH is valuable to all contemplating emil
grafton making state news-a specially. Week
~ edition 81 so a year IS cts. for mos. Sam
Pies free. Address Dispatch Co, 81. Paul, Mimi
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08
the greatest Discovery or tho AZ

The Greatest Discovery OF the Age
is DR.. Tobias celebrated Venetian Liniment {
IN wears before the public, and warranted 10 cure
Diarrhea DysenteTy, COllc, and Sspasms, taken in
ternsIIv: and Group, Chronic Rheumatism, 8 IRE
TbTosts Cuts Bruises, Old Sores ahd Pains in the
Ijmbs Back and Chest externally. IL has never
failed 10 family will ever be Wit hout 1t after once
VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT, in Pint Bottles
- One Dollar is warranted superior 10 sny ether
or No PAY for the cure of Collie, Cuts, Bruises,
Old Sores, etc. Sold by all Druggists. Depot--lO
park Place New York.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

Mothers Mothers y Mothers =! Don't fail to
procure Mr.. Winsl0w's Soothing Syrup for all
diseases incident to the period OF teething IL
children. Itrelieves the child rom pain, cures
wind collie. regulates the bowels and by giving
relief and health to the child, gives rest to the
n,nther. Il Is an old and well tried remedy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08
Tic Ertenara PopuIarIt,

OfDooLEY' YEAST POWDER is the best evil
dence Of It's worth. Whenever you want a
light, white, sweet biscuit, delicious pot pie,
ELEGANT cake or "A choice pudding, DooLHSs
BAKING POWDER should be used. Perfec,
purity and absolute full weight are the watch
words Of the manufacturers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

NATURE is never superfuOus; what is
necessary for man is provided, and from her
vast treasure house has been drawn and care
fully lected those materials composing
Ho5fE STOMACH BITTERs. Prepared by the
Home Bitters Co, St. Louis, No.
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for the 92-cent dollar. Both are
very pretty, and the few coins
that have been struck in the minis
Tor the benefit Of the congressional COM
mittees are exceedingly attractive in
appearance. The diverse of one of the
designs, which, with & few alterations,
will probably be accepted if the Bland
bill finally becomes law, has beautiful
head of liberty, firm and expressive
profile with luxuriant hair, crowned with
the traditional cap and coronet, with
shafts of wheat. Above the head is the
motto " E Pluribus Unum." Below l.
the date, 1878" On the reverse are an
eagle with uplifted wings, two stars, in
a semi circle the word UNITED States OF
America" and beneath them the pious
motto, " In God We Trust" while below
the eagle is stamped d" One Dollar" The
other design is similar, but less artistic
The minis, if the Bland bill becomes g
law, will still produce trade dollars fol
the Chinese trade New York Times
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

THE editor of an agricultural paper
saws there is absolutely no cure for hog
cholera, but that sheridan's Condition Pow
ders given occasionally viii certainly prevent
it. Be sure to get Sheridan's. The other kinds
in large packages are trash.
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Pie. $500. sold by all Druggist.
E G. E II N 3
FOR OROPSY.

CENTRAL FAILS. X. T., Oct. - 81
DE- Il. X. STEVENS H., ..,
il pleasure TO give my testimony iol fotir val-
u.ble medicine. 4 sick for long time y IN
propsy under the doctorz care. He said II wac wa
Ter between the Heart and Liver. re- eiKed 10 ben
mt until / commenced taking the NkGEIlNE-ln
fact / was growing verse. ] have tried many rem
edies they did not help me. FEGEIIN ~ the med
for Drop began 20 feel better after taxing
few bottles / have taken thirty bottles In all.
am perfectly we'll never felt better ~ one can ISe
49, tbank al than do. l am, dear sir. gratefully
mo- A. u. WHEELER.
yEGETINE. When the blood becomes ifeloss and
stsgnant eitherfrom change fweather or Of chmA'e
ant Of exercise irregular diet, or from any other
.as- the yEGETISE will renew the blood carry on
,be putrd humors cleanse tho stomach regulate the
pousls and impars Of vigor 70 the whole bsdT
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

CRUMBS OF COMFORT arache, tooth
ache, headache, neuralgia and deafness cam
be Instantly relieved and finally cured by
Johnson's Anodyne LiniInent. Get bottle
and read directions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

"WHAr should we do without the
ladies' ?'' asked popular speaker at a
title supper after successful church
air. Have a stsg-DatioD," responded
Iady in the party. "And what would
W. DO without the gentlemen p cried
mother. with the air OF q poser. "Have
! doe-nation," replied the first without
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-03-08

THERE was an English bride recently
married in hunting costume, and the
papers are making a great fuss over it,
bat we see nothing remarkable in it.
She was only trifle more candid than
the rest of her sexin keeping the costum~
on alter the chase had been completed
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SANDAL-WOOD

positive remedy for al diseases Of the hiinsyr.
BLADDER aud Urinary Organs also GOOD In bropseal
Complaints 70 never produces sicknees. II certain
and speedy Ia It's action. itis fast superseding evey
other remedy sixty capsules cure 10 siE or eight
dsys. No other medicine can do this
Beware Of limitations. fer. owing 10 its great sac
cess, many have been ohered some ar most a~o'
Rerous. causing pilet etc.
Dss,adas, Dick q CO's. Genuine Soft Capsules
contains OIL Of 5andawood cold At al drug stores
ASK for CIRCULAR send for ono 70 - and 81 oosef
nfrnet New YORK.
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COLD FRAME.

4 Geld frame is formed by placing the
ordinary hot bed frame upon bed 81
light, rich soil, in some place in the
garden where it will be protected from
cold winds.
Rake thoroughly in superphosphate,
bone dust, or finely pulverized hen ma
nure, and SOW in rows four to six inches
spart. Thin out the tomato plants when
quite small, but allow peppers to remain
rather thick at first, by reason of the
depredations of the cut worm. As the
season advances, raise the sashes an inch
Or two in the middle of the day, and
water freely in the evening with water
that IS nearly of the temperature of the
earth in the frame. As the heat of the
season increases, whitewash the glass,
and keep them more and more open
until, at about the close of May, just be
fore plants are set in open ground, allow
the glass to remain entirely off both day
and night, unless there should be colo
rain. This will harden them, SO thai
they will not be apt to be injured by tbs
change Rennie's Seed Catalogue.
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EEEP.H nIFIRr.s.

KEEPS Patent ysriV made Dress s-Aie' De''
quality only plain BeEaff go tuish, iyf =. ~ -,
EEEP's Custom shirts. - measure best Z. ~
ss,deiiyered free. ouarsntesl e
Red FLANNEL tNB.sA " At - =, 80.
Undershrts aud DraVe rs, beet quslMl. y, ~ 49,
White Flannel underyests, best qGf1 y, "
Canton FLANNEL Vests DraWera,ok .hdNf Z. - 20
Twflled SILK Umbrellas, farlgcu frame, s'N--
Besi bingham, patent protected rtuhi ~ ehcii 49,.
Ctrcuiars md SAMPLES ms led free on applicetinl
shirts ouiy delivered free + EEP MASLfACiJ r.
TEG co. I6z and I07 Mercer Street. New York.
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-.-1 The Heat TFuss without
<szzss=-z-E.ss - Metals m ms eveT Invented.
81 Ia 8 TTC--cA ~ humbuR clgius 81 o.
Ef rupture [..<.4 tdff radical cure but glihr-
8&N BEksrf5s/ arteo a n comfortable. -
k&Lsf4ssFs-l cure and rsti-fHctyry eppifr
Ef$kE arre. ~ arllf faas bare
and pGy full price Tor MI that 40 not
suit pfic- rigie kecut. 50 for both sit-s,lo set
~ mail. p0st-faia, on recei 81 Of price. y. 80
Truss viii cure more Huptures THAI any OF thoHe iT
gh!ch extraveganf elaine arc made. Ctrculsfeueo
sso,,,erav Trnss 60. ga Brosdvay Eav YorE
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FARM AND HOME.
u,.r.,, q Hot-be and Cold frames.

u..,t Of Hot beds and Cold-franes.
The structure and management of a
hot bed IS much the same as that OF
cold-frame, with the exception that
bsinp started earlier, the requisite tenn
perature has to be kept up by artificial
means. fernenting manure being relied
upon for the purpose, and the loss OF
this heat has to be checked more care
fully.
Select the locality in the fall, choosing
a warm location on southern slope,
protected by fence or building on The
north and nor Invest.
The situstion should be dry under
meath, sheltered from the north as much
as possible, and fully exposed to the sun
it should be built up from two feet Six
inches to four feet high, and wider by six
inches every way than the frame to be
placed upon it.
Set posts in the ground, nail two
cards to these parallel to each other,
one about a foot in height, and the other
toward the south about four inches
narrower; this will give the ssshes rest
ing on them the right slope to shed the
rain and receive as much heat as possible
from the sun. Have these boards st a
defiance apart equal to the length of the
SASH, which may be any common window
sash for q small bed, or the length OF a
usual gardeners sash. If common window
cash i used, cut channels in the cross
bars 10 let the water run off. Dig the
ground well Git is best 10 cover Il in the
tall with litter to keep the frost Out),
and take out all stones or clods
then slide the sash, and let il
remain closed three or four days that
the soil may be warmed by the suu's
rays. The two end boards and the bot
tom boards should rise as high as the sash
TO prevent the heat escaping, and the
bottom board of small frame should
have strip nailed inside to rest the
sssh m
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N;{EI5IHEJN9EI:H
IN TIiGjFMGNN'S HOP PILLS.

These pills have been used for tWenty -ons SAT-
land All naiarisl diseases. They never faii 20 cure
fths fnoet obstinate agle 40 ouce fhay cure a4s
pepha ard headaches by curing even ciecs 81 ~
IiieestiOp Wherever they have ieou tnirgdueoee1
Iaerth ~ sent Nv masf rFeVsid. Addresa T.. q.
iii dTZ ~ Lake avenue, CHICAGO. Ills. nond t9f
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CONSTIPATION, Jaundies, Billions ettsehs' sb,TT,hh
HEADACaE. Cole Depression OF spirlts' SoO
STOMACH Heart Burn. &c &c. A., 100000
This unrivalled Southern kemedy 70 NsFrAnt e
not 20 contain single particle Of hEEcuRY' or any
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KMiiI0IEz3iS
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VTTBEN WHITING TO ADvER rIsEne
w Lease aay you aRu the advertinernsns
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-18
Bids for the Sale of silver Bu1lH0n-A CIR"
czaIar frOHm the Treasury Enenarament.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Notice is hereby given
that bids for the sale of silver bullion in lots of
not less than 10000 ounces. and its delivery free
Of expense to the, government at Philadelphia,
bHH FFttuUIsIU, OiLsUH OIty, I5sUUUtlVtIy, VIII
be received every Wednesday. either BY tele-
graph or by letter. All bids will be addressed
to the Director Of hints. Treasury Department,
Washington. and will state the quantity offered
in fine ounces and the price per ounce fine. pay
able in standard silver dollars. Bidders whose
offers may be accepted either as to the whole
amount offered, or any part thereof. will be
notified by telegraph on the same day until
further notice. The amount to be purchased
weekly will be about 400 900 fine ounces, and the
first day for receiving bids will be Wednesday,
the twenty third instant.
Sellers will be required to complete their de-
liyeries within ten days from date of the accept
ance Of their offer, When the bullion pur-
chased is of character to, require parting or
refining the usual mint charges for those ope-
rations will be paid by sellers. When bars
offered bear the stamp Of we'll known private
refiners or assayers. the superintendent of the
mint at which the bullion is delivered will be
instructed to pay at his discretion. pending
mint and assay. such Droximate value as he
may regard safe and proper.
The right to reject ali bids or any portion
thereof If they should not appear to be advan-
tageous to The government. Is hereby reserved,
and also to accept any portion of the amounts
offered inst ad OF the whole.
,..., JOHN SHERMAN.