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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22
Danger Dimmed by Darkness.
virginis oi.y Enterpriss

virginis City Enterprises.
Owing to the darkness that fills our
deep mining shafts, our miners are less
conscious OF the danger of their trade
than they would otherwise be. A miner
standing on bit OF plank thrown across
shaft l 900 or 1900 feet in depth, sees
little of the pit yawning beneath his
feet. The darkness rises up until it
almost seems to form floor under his
plank, giving place on which his eyes
may rest, and preventing any unsteadi-
ness of the head. Place the sane shaft
on the surface of the earth, and let it
tower ], 500 ies into the air and broad
light Of day, and the miner standing on
his single plank at an elevation three
times IS great as the tsllest church spire
! W ,uld be unable to move-would be par.
, aIyzed. Locking down through the
awful depths below, he would clutch
the nearest tinbers, afraid to make a
move in any direction. Mske Tor him
doors on each side OF this shaft, repre-
senting the openings at the stations, and
he would not Be likely to leap from door
to door across the yswningshaft, as he
does underneath the ground, where the
dark rises up ard makes a seeming floor
between the Doors 1t IS undoubtedly
the darkness that benumbs the senses Of
the miner to the danger to which he is
exposed vixen passing to and fro across
shafts and wines, or when climbing the
interior of their compartments, Trusting
to the scanty hold for hands and feet,
afforded by the narrow lodges of the tim
bers projecting from the walls.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22
The Jordan Valley.

The Jordon Valley was one blaze OF
besu liful flowers, growing in Proiusion
aot often found, even in more fertile
la.,is. The ground wa literally covered
wish blossoms; tie great red anemone'
ike a poppy, grew in long tracts on the
stoay soil (; on the soft marls patches OF
delicate lavender color were made oy
the wild stocks; the retem, or white
broom (the jnniper Of scripture), waa
10 full blossom, aud the rich purple net
tl.s contrasted with fields Of the kutufy,
or Yellow St. Johns wort There we're
4. quantities Of orange cclcred mari
solss, and long feldsof white and purple
corsr, tall spires Of sHphodsi. and clubs
or snsp-drsgon, purple salvias and white
sarlic, pink geraniums and cistus' tnh
vhae umbellilerous plants. and large
mmoile daisies-all set IN q border ot
dep green herbage, which reached the
shoulders Of the horzeA
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22
Three Hundred Women MUIR
dered.


An incident illustrating the amenities
Of oriental life Is thus related by the
london Truth: wonder how many
men on board our fleet in the sea OF
Marmora are aware that at the back Of
PIN ce's Island, not seventy years ago,
the whole harem Of the Sultan Selim
were drowned, to the number Of three
burd,ed. The said Selim had been
min lered by his nephew ioustapha,
wl.o in turn was murdered by his brother
Aga,noud. This last was much at
tacned 10 his uncle Sslim, and he sus-
pee / that the wemen had aided in his
unc,es murder. or, st ali events, bad
made no efforts to save his life. Many
Of aen were quite young, snd the ha-
rem included both French, Italian and
G, nan girls. According to tbe orders
Of Ibis ferocious barbarian, each one
was tied up in sack, and the next
morning at daybreak they were en-
baYked in barges from the quays OF the
serapio, and taken by the eunuchs 10
the place appointed, when they were
snoos ,sively thrown int the sea. Their
sc,esms were heard miles awey, and
| some not-only got out of the sacks, but
threw themselves into the water ana
endeavored to swim ashore. They were
eve, ,aken by the guard and were killed.
either by being run down'or by being
beaten ON the head with the heavy OATS.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22
More Killed than Cured.

Gen. Sheridan has discovered that the
medicine men, among the Navajo In
dians tie their patients to trees, in some
cases, ard shoot stones into their bodies
to cure them. The shooting, however,
generally had the opposite effect, and
the soldiers who discovered the doctors
at their work put stop to the treat
ment, and asked the doctors what they
had TO say. The medicine men replied
that they had been taught the practice
by neighboring tribe, but that they
had lost some cf the medicine that
should go on the stones, 50 that it didn't
work very we'll A number of other
s'doctors" were accused, and some OF
them admitted that they had killed a
good many patents ia that way; but
being only Indians, not taxed" they
were let off on promising TO abandon the
practice.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22
Y0L. XIV. NO. 81.



The intelligent compositor was setting
up an article contributed, when lie came
across tbs following passage:
"Elvira," he cried, in passionate
voice, " Elvira, fly with mep
e sAnEonio,p she soDbed, smiling
hFough her tears, will. Blame me
II ] don't.'
Al thai moment tall figure stepped
fetEeen them, and the sullen voice Of
nugo dc Grubbs was heard:
Ayaunt, slight girl And as for Youi
base 1ninion-"
TIE intelligent compositor had just
s. es far as this when an illegimate idea
9. b9sn TO him, and with she remark
:. ire igDof4musi Why. ni,aipE
- --s-..Ss- a q =, Ga a&la tilis 8 J
10y ~ Of the Middle Ages. ne changed
tfA passage 30 that it read:
AAyaunt, slight grill And IS for you,
aseSrevier-"
TheCoreman shot him with a shooting
stick. The sad event has a cast a gloom
over the community.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22
The Aroma of Butter
London Farmer

L London Farmer. ~
IL the aroma of butter due to fk9
matte principles pre-existing ip s's
milk. or not According 50 the sfp
erally received opinion the aro11s.le
PRINCIPLES Of butter already exist ia e e
milk as given by the COW, and pass RON "a.
the milk into the cream, and from 8
cream into the butter, unless they rs.
ssroved by chemical dec3mposilio1 a''f
ing the :. .ocess of creamIAising Is IS
I clfnra jag.
| NV experience does moi coming z''
opin;on Oh tie contrary, il puts "a
vopd doubt that sse - r.senlatic PRIV
ples OF butter do not exist in s.--'st'':s..
milk, and that 4 istlse Ccons q. J.
| he sfincfelsof be issss -s.GraS
even utterly inodorous prircipIsSe ~.
gives rise to the arona of butter. Ir'the
temperature o. the milk when set for
cream be from 10 deg 70 u deg. Q. $50
deg. 70 % deg. F. or more, It decom-
poses, forming lsctio acid anu several
other new principles, among them aro-
matte principles; and it needs but to
churn the cream to obtain an aromatic
butter. II. on the other hand, the
temperature of the milk at such time be
near freeEing point, the decomposition
necessary for the production Of arcs
matte principle is held in check, and,
conseouently, the aroma OF butter OBJ
tanned from fresh cream is 50 feeble that
it is not perceptible to persons accus-
toned to buttars prepared as afoye in
dicated, in the same way as French but
ters are made st present. But il it be
desired to obtain more aromatic but
ter. all that Is required is to place the
cream in circumstances favorable for
Tactic fermentation. and lew hours
will produce the required result.
In either case the aroma formed may |
be more or less agreeable; that all de-
pends on the Fundamental principles OF
the milk, on the suantity of the princi-
pies necessary for the formation of aro-
matte principles that is present, and on
the method of manipulation employed. /
In either case, again, the appearance
of aromatic principles is accompanied by
that of lac.ic acid Whether the aJO-
matte principles sought for in butter are
produced by Tactic fermentation, or by
several concentrations combined, do not
know.
In practice, it will often be noticed
that Tactic fermentation, and even by
butyaic fermentation. What then is
the chemical composition of the aro-
matte principleso much admired in but
ter! l. it an alcohol, compound ether,
or perhaps even fatty acid, nauseOus
in a state of concentration, but agrees
bic in a more moderate form l know
not. The fact that the valued aroma
soon becomes rancid, and that it is a.
ways met with in coniuR2tion With -; = Z
matters, feSds GRE 70 supPese~ ssfstt t1zSt s.
is some relation between the fatty acids
and the aroma. To solve this interest
ing question elaborate experiments
would be required but meanwhile this
is certain, that without decomposition
there is no aroma, at least, no aroma in
the ordinary seuse of the word.
Such are the observations on the
aroma of butter, which 1 made in the
course of my teaching at the dairy at
tached to the Copenhagen Royal Agri-
cultural College some few years ago.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22
The Value of Education.
Atlanta Constitution


Jake was heard calling across the fence
to his neighbor's son, colored youth
who goes to school at the Atlanta col
ored university.
Look hyar, boy, you goes ter school.
don't your p
" Yes sir replied the boy"
Gittin' eddyksshun, ain yer ?"
q Yes, sir
Lsrnin' 'rithmetick and tigg, rim on
slate, eh p
Yes, sir"
Well, it don't take two whole days
te make an hour, DO it,"
wy mol" exclaimed the boy.
You wzs gwins ter bring dat hatchet
back in an hour, wsrn't yer ?"
Yes, sir"
An it's bin two days sence yer Dor
rowed it Now, what goods eddy kashun
gwine ter do you thick skulied niggars
when yer go to school whole year an
den can't tell how long it takes to fotch
back hatcnet ?D
The boy got mad and slung the
h4tchet over the fence and half way
through an ash barrel
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

GEORGIA boasts of citizen who bss
never taken a drink OF liquor ner had a
spell of sickness, never smoked q
cigar nor taken a chew of tobacco,
never ate any animal that could climb
a tree, nor anything that could live in
water or burrow ia the ground
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22


In harvest tines when fields and woods
Outdazz.e sunsets gior,
And scythos cling music through the land,
1t istoo late TOO SOW.
Too late too laid
II Is too late to soE,
Ia wintfy days, when weary earth
Lies cold In pulseiess Hieep,
With not blossom on hcr lhIouds
Il isioo late 10 reap,
Too latei too la-l
Il Is 100 late to reap,
Whea blue-eyed vio.sis IRE atlIFr
And new born gfas,e. creep.
And young birds cnI,p, then .now Dctnnca,
Aud thea beiints -b. l1seapi
Their SOW fhec s8pf
And then times NJ reap.
-BiiRoH ZragscTsri.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

IE the vicinity OF Key West, and as
far north as Jupiter Inlet the cocoanut
tree is said 70 offer an excellent protec-
tion TO the sands on the shore. 1t was
introduced about 1910, by the wrecking
Of a vessel that threw 3 quantity of the
nuts upon the beach, where they
spsauted and grew. Some of these trees
bear fruit and are forty fest nigh.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

WHILE Adam and Eve were yet in
Eden, when our fair young grandmother
knew there wasn't another living soul in
al the wide, wide world bat herself
aud her snoring husband, we dou't sup
nose she ever went to sleep without first
looking under the couch Of moss and
leaves "Ior a man." and waking Adam
from his first sweet nap to ask him Il he
was sure ne had locked the front door
IBurlington Hawkeye.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

"gHY does lightning so rarely strick
twice in the same placer Professor
Workman asked the new boy in the class
IN natural philosophy. "Hub," said the
new boy. sit never needs TO-" And it is
little singular that nobody had
thought OF that reason before.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

CoScENrRATED force is what accom-.
plishes wonders A little green apple
not so big as base ball, viii double
boy fourteen years old up 80 close and
tight that it will take mustard pIas'
ter as big as a watermelon three hours
to straighten him out.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

.Ox which side Of the platform is my
train ~ asked 4 stranger in g jersey
City depot the other day well, my
friend, !" replied gentleman, passing, 'if
you take the left, you'll be right, if you
tske the rioht. you'll be left"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

DID 1t ever occur 70 you what the
nsanIrig Of "No cards" and "No cake, "
Appenueu to marriage announcement
--vaus 1t is simply the exclamation Of
.us su.uor thrown in, in a spitefuI way,
b. show that he was not remembered.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

GRAHAM bread is said TO be excellent
flod for children on account Of its super
ior bone giving qualities, you can teed
a child on that bread until heisa all bones.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

GRATITUDE "A bachelor made will
leaving his property to the girls who had
refused him; For to them owe all
my earthly happiness"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

@IF you were in the jungles and
should meet royal Bengal tiger, with
his eyes glaring fire on you, what would
you do ?" inquired one cockney of an
other. 81 don't know what 1 should
do; but know if was on Bond street
I'd call cabl"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

rEw kind Of nle.al---printers' zlnk
Those who use it find It has the ring Of
true coin.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-11-22

EVERYTHING is bitter to him who has
gall in mis- mouth.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15
Mexican Affairs.

A meeting of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was held at the De-
partment of State-of some signif-
canoe as it related to Mexican mat
ters-on the 9th inst. Secretary
Evarts was present, and the object
of the meeting was to hear state
ments from Minister Foster. Ac-
cording to instructions, it had been
made known to the Government of
Mexico, that this Government wish
ed for the settlement of the pending
questions between the two countries.
According to these instructions be
had notified Diaz-the present Pres
ident of Mexieo-that some guaran-
tee for adjustment and settlement,
must be given as a condition prece-
dent to any recognition of his Gov
ernment. The Mexican Government
gave assurance they were disposed
to adjust and rectify these COM
plants and grievances, and were not
unwilling to consent to some ar
rangement for concerted action be-
tween the military commanders of
the two countries on the frontier for
the preservation of peace and order
and the protection of life and prop
erty. Senior Vallarta, Mexican Sec
retary of Foreign Affairs, while ex-
pressing the anxiety of his Govern
ment for the settlement of disagree
ments, said his Government could
not consent to the consid Grafton of
any conditions precedent for recog-
milton. He considered they, as
civilized nation, had the right to re-
cognition without condition, and
that upon all subjects, including
treaties of commerce, both nations
must act upon an equality. There
fore the Mexican Government must
first be recognized before entering
upon Diplomatic negotiations. 1t
was the opinion of Minister Foster
that before anything could be done
in the way of recognition, Mexico
must give some assurance or show
its ability to remove the present
causes of grievance. In the course
of his statement he said that as
portion of the people on the Rio
Grande profted by raids into Texas,
and as recruits for revolution were
gathered on that border there was
an indisposition or timidity to inter-
fere with them. He gave. at length
statement of the present political
condition of Mexico, and stated that
no treaty between the United States
and that country could be enforced
without first suppressing the raiders,
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15

Tom Scott,s lobby is not in the
least discouraged by the vote against
all subsidies given in the House the
other day. The friends OF the Texas
Pacific say that the resolution was
only buDcombe expression of opin-
ion and has no practical significance.
This may be, but how any man could
vote for Bakers Anti-Subsidy Reso-
luton and afterwards vote for aid to
the Texas Pacific, is incomprehensi-
bic to the average mind. 1t is, how
ever, true that a similar resolution to
this was passed by the last House;
and yet it is said that the desired
subsidy would have been voted by
that House If the question had been
regularly brought before it. How
ever this may be, it is certain that
for some reason or other the lobby
is still in heart, Notwithstanding the
apparent defeat it suffered on Mon
day of last week.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15

Judging from the opening sessions
of the Cardinal conclaye in Rome,
the contest over the election OF
successor to the chair of St. Peter
will be an acrimonious aud bitter
one, and in many respects not Who'll
ly dissimilar to the wrangtes of the
average Presidential nominating
convention in this glorious land of
the free. Prince Bismarck has kind
" sent work to Rome that he will
not dictate to the Cardinals what
their choice shall be, but when the
selection is made he will tell them,
probably in no equivocal language,
what he thinks of it. With Germa
nay, Italy and Portugal anxious to
exercise their power of veto, the con
test may be a protractsd one. What
ever else may be the result of this
strife, it is a matter of some impor-
tance to the world that the person
upon whom the tiera shall fall, shall
be above the example of his prede-
cesor, who will not turn a deaf ear
to the pIeadings of millions, and ar
ray all the moral and intellectual
power of the papacy against strug-
Cling freedom. Germany flushed
with the thought of freedom and ma
tionality, spurns the francis which
were prepared for her limbs. Aus
tria so long dead and buried under
traditionalism, begins to feel the
pulsations of new life. France, risen
from savage factions, turns her eyes
to peace, order and self government;
and Spain and Italy are rejoicing in
young, hopeful and constitutional
Rings are yearning for brighter days.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15

a Cleveland Herald dispatch of
the 10th says that Senator Kellogg
Is bringing all the influence at his
command to bear upon the President
to induce him to appoint Packard
collector at New Orleans. When
the President was talked with about
making this appointment several
weeks ago he said emphatically that
he would not appoint Packard to any
Federal Office in Louisiana, and soon
afterwards he nominated George
Williams for collectorship. The
friends of Packard are not disposed
to accept the Presidents former de-
claratiOns as positive, but act on the
theory that he can be induced tc
change his mind, and feel hopeful Of
success.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15

Mr.. Minister Foster has been Civ
ing the results of his observations in
Mexico, as to the effect of silver as
an unlimited legal tender. He says
the bimetalic system has been
thoroughly tested in Mexico. The
ordinary Mexican dollar is the sue
cessful competitor of our trade dol
lar of 42O grains in the silver, using
countries, of the east. The Mexican
dollar is several cents more valuable
than the "dollar of our fathers"
nevertheless gold has been entirely
driven out of circulation in Mexico,
and can only be purchased in very
small quantities after much search,
and at a premium varying from 4 to
10 per cent.
SILVER is left as the only currency
and its use is extremely cumbersome
and inconvenient, and its fuctuation
renders all values unstable and un-
certain. If man goes to bank or
to merchant to get a check cashed
for any large amount, he must take
with him stout porter to carry
away the proceeds of the check. The
difficulty and danger of transporting
coin Is so great, that exchange be-
tween distant parts of the Republic
is very costly, rating from to 70
per cent. Trade is thereby greatly
obstructed and discouraged. For
eign exchange is relatively high.
Drafts on New York command from
s to is per cent, and charges being
regulated by the varying price of
silver bullion in the London market.
Just before the sailing of each for
eIgn vessel, the latest cable reports
of the price of silver are consulted,
and the rates of exchange for that
day fixed accordingly. The banker
or broker of Mexico would no more
consent to make any financial trans
action with Europe or the United
States without consulting the market
price of silver bullion, than cotton
broker of Memphis or New Orleans
would ship cotton without knowing
the latest quotations in New York
and Liverpool.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15
The Eastern Question.

The summary Of the terms of the
Armistice, as given in a dispatch
from Mr.. Layard, dated the 9TH inst,
and communicated to the House of
Commons, are to the effect that the
line of demarkation fixed by the Ar
miStice, places in the hands of Rus
STA almost all of Bulgaria and Rou-
melia up to the lines of CONSTANT
nople and GallipOli. Three days
notice are given before resumption
of hostilitics. The Turks are requir-
ed TO remove arms from places eva
cuated within the localities of neu-
trality between the two armies, the
belt being twelve miles in width.
The facts about the occupancy of
Constantineple by Russia, are that
she occupies the outposts close to
the lines. England in view of this
state of affairs, and of possible dis
turbances in Constantinnple, has or
dered a portion of her feet thither,
not as a departure from neutrality,
but-as is alIeged-as a protection
20 life and property. Of this the
other powers, including Russia, have
[been notified. Attention of the Am
bassador to Russia had been called
to the Cars assurance, that the
Russians would not occupy Constan-
tinople for military honor, but only
in case of necessity, and the minister
had been directed to remind the
Government of this assurance: The
dispatch of tho feet to Constantine
ple-it was claimed-could not be
regarded as a menace to any other
power, but might be beneficial both
for the protection of the lives of
British subjects and as tending to
calm apprehension, which, whether
well or i'll founded, undoubtedly did
exist among the people of England
concerning the Russian advance on
Constantinople.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15

If the. people of the North had any
doubt as to the animus of the New
Orleans prosecutions that doubt i;
removed by the talk among the
Louisiana Democrats that Sherman.
Matthews, Garfield and Stoughton
are to be indicted and tried as access
sories to the alleged crimes of An
derson and Wells. The effort to
blast the regulations of members of
the Returning Board has been so
Systematically and persistently con-
Quoted that many honest men have
been led to doubt the political integ-
rity on Wells and Anderson; but
they will not be long in reaching a
conclusion that they were unjust in
their distrust, if Sherman and Gar
field, Matthews and Stoughton are
summoned to answer as prisoners at
the same bar, charged with the same
offences. Wells and Anderson will
be vindicated by the indictment of
these Northern gentlemen.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-15

The healthy growth OF the baby is dependent
upon its freedom from the pernieious effects OF
opium. DR.. Bull's Baby Syrup is the best remedy
known for the diseases OF early childhood Price
25 cents.
At Mrs. Astor's ball in New York, it took
twenty men from six to eight O'Clock in the
evening to carry the floral decorations TO
the house. The corridors were forests of
trees; staireases were draped and mirrors
heavily fowsrsd; stands of exOtics were in
every corner; vases of marble and choice
ceramics we're luxuriantly filled; three i'm
mense balls hung between the doors, and
six hundred yards of similax, twiued with
roses and orchids, were fsstoOned over ev-
cry article to which it could lend grace.
Oftable baskets and hand baskets there was
no end.
We are always pleased to recommend good art
icle DR.. Bulls Cough Sprup never fails TO cure
Cough or Cold in short time The price is 95
cents