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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
Volcanoes in the Moon.

1t has long been a mOoted point
whether active volcanoes still exist in
the moon. In 1887 Sir William Her.
schel announced that he had observed
three volcanoes in actual operation in
different parts of the moon, the diameter
of the principal crater being about three
miles. Other observers have described
similar phenomena, but the prevailing
opinion among astronomers at the pres
ent time is against the existence of active
lunar volcanoes. In May of last wear.
however, DIR. II. J. Klein of Kholp.
while examing the moon, noticed a great
black crater on the Mare Vaperum, and
a little to the northwest of the well.
known crater Hyginus. He describes II
as being nearly as large as Hyginus, or
about three miles in diameter, as being
deep and full of shadow, and as forming
a conspicuous object on the dark gray
Mare Vaporum. Having frequently
observed this region during the last
twelve years, DR.. Klein felt certain that
no such crater existed there at the time
of his previous examination. He COM
municated his observations To DIR.
Schmidt of Athens, the veteran seleno-
grapher, who assured him that this
crater was absent from all his numerous
drawings of this part of the lunar sur
face; neither is it shown by Scbroter.
Lohrmann, nor M@dler. Last April
Dr. Klein made his discoveries known
generally, and they seem to have been
confirmed by other observers. The Mare
Vaporum, in which the new crater is
situated, lies close to the center of the
visible surface of the moon, SO that
objects in this region are very slightly
affected by the lunar librations. 1t is
also a part of the moon which has been
most carefully studied by eminent
selenographers. Had this new crater
of DIR Klein's appeared in less we'll
known region, much doubt would have
been felt as to whether it has previously
existed or not.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
About Canary Birds.

Place the cage 80 that no draught of
air can strike the birds. Give nothing
to healthy birds but rape and canary
seed, water, cuttlefsh bone and gravel
paper or sand on the floor Of the cage.
No hemp seed. A bath three times a
week. The room should Eot be over
heated-never above seventy degrees.
When moulting (shedding featbers) keep
warm, avoid all oraughts of air Give
plenty of German rape seed; little
hard-boiled egg, mixed with crackers
grated fine, is excellent. Feed at a GER
tain hour in the morning. By observing
these simple rules birds may be kept in
fine condition for years. For birds that
are sick or have lost their song, procure
bird tonic at bird store. Very many
keep birds who mean TO give their pets
all things to make them bright and
happy, and at the same time are guilty.
of great cruelty in regard to perches
The perches in cage should be each one
of different size, and the smallest as largf
as a pipe stem. If perches are OF thd
right sort no trouble is ever had abou
the birds toe-nails growing too long
And of all things keep the perches clean
| -CFancier.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
AN ANT WAR.

What an English Traveller Saw in South Africa.
Mr.. F. f. Colenso writes to Nature
from Maritzburg l notiead one
morning that along the bottom of the
front wall of my house, on the veranda,
there lay quantity of reddish>brown
powder; there was enough to fll coffee
cup. On looking closer l saw that it
was made up of small and larger frag-
ments which glistened, and on inspect
ing some in my hand they turned out to
be the heads, legs, trunks, etc, of count
less ants. A number of these animals
were still on the wall above, and nv at
tention being now arrested, I watched
them, and saw that they were contribut-
ing to the carnage beneath. saw a
group of little ones fastening on to big
ant, which made desperate Efforts to
release itself. At first the big one bit
several little enes in two, and the
parts dropped down from the wall;
but after a while the little ones
severed all the legs of the big one, and
finally got on his back and cut him in
two. The group then dropped down to
swell the mass below. Similar scenes
were enacted elsewhere on the wall. The
commencement of one combat was as
follows A big ant walked along till it
met another big one, and the two shook
antennae. Just then a little one seized
hold of hind leg of one of the big ones.
Neither took any notice, but continued
a rapid conversation. Suddenly ether
small ones came up, when the big one,
whose leg was grabbed, turned farNOusAy
on the little sss<s iEa ss y = /;
middle. This could not be done ~
the big one had doubled himself up a.
soon as he had hold of his small antago'
mist he lifted him in the air and shipped
him in two. Meanwhile all the big ones
legs had heen seized by the little ones
and the party seemed to turn over and
over, the little bits tumbling down, now
a leg, now half an ant, till the big one
was vaEquished." ;"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
miscellaneous.

The supreme court of New Hampshire
hangs no more men on Friday. The
judges say the custom of hanging on
Friday comes from an old superstition,
and is not worth considering.
At Ocean Grove the summer idlers are
taking sand baths. A trench is dug in
the damp sand near the ocean, and the
suns rays are allowed to pour into it
until the sand becomes almost hot. The
bather then reclines in the trench, and
an attendant covers him with sand
until he looks like a terrapin. The
bathers say that three such baths viii
cure rheumatism.
Horned and hairy canker worms are
consuming the foliage of Boston, and the
trees become ragged and brown. Says
the Post: "They swing in the sunlight
by silken threads, and if they can man.
age to alight upon bonnet and bring
mild fits of hysteria upon the feminine
portions of the passers-by they are indie
scribably happy. A funeral in their ranks
does not diconcert them in the least"
Mexican silver dollars and United
States trade dollars are purchased as bul.
lion at the Philadelphia mint and the
assay Office, New York, at an equivalent
of the London rate for silver on the day
ofspurchase, less ene-half per cent, pay
-ssIs.in stasSsIduSiiSa66dUlIars. 1t isex
pected that the New Orleans mint viii
be ready to commence purchasing Mexi
can and trade dollars on the above term
about the first proximo.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
Taking a Bath in Paris.

Wished to take bath. Found bath
house aioat On the Seine. All the big
lighthouses here are ahoat. Warm bath
ten cents. Pay as you 60 In. Was
asked by attendant if l wished "bain
simple" pronounced bang smpte). Told
him I'd take bank simple. waiter
let on water and left. No soap, no
towels. Door locked outside with a
string. This was too simple. Found
that the ten cents included nothing but
water. Could wash with the water OF
course. couldn't wipe with it. Rang the
bell, Waiter came. Ordered soap and
towels. Waiter grinned and left. Came
back grinned and brought me two pro-
grammes, enc of soap and the other of
towels. Four kinds of soap ana hve
kinds of towels. Thus--pe'gnoir, seTre-
tete, drap, fond du balm, oreilsr,. Studied
Catalogue, and finally ordered the first
on the list-the pegnoir. waiter brought
peiqnoir. Turned out to be no towel at
all, but hot night gown open IN 'front.'.
Felt as if just from the oven. Extra
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VOL. XIV. NO. %.

charge for peignor, six cents. Laid by
peignoir, and concluded to try. again.
Rang for another towel. Chose this
time fond dz balm. Waiter rushed in
With sheet and doused it in the bottom
Of the bath tub; rushed out, shut the
door and locked me in again. Found
myself no better off than before
Couldn't wipe myself dry with a wet
sheet. Rang again. Waiter as before.
Ordered another towel. TLis time an.
orTeiler. Waiter rushed out Bnd rushed
IN with bit of linen about large enough
for pen wiper. Did not, however, souse
it in a bath-tub. 1t was like a towel
in miniature. Thought was ap. roach
ing the end. Patience and perseverance
would bring towel at last. Rang again
Opdered this time from programme
drop. Drqp turned out to be a towel.
net call iEa towel Charge, extra
For fond du balm six cents. Concluded
now to bathe. Haulld the fond du balm
out from the bottom of the bath.tu and
chucked it on the floor Washed got out,
and concluded to get my six cents worth
out of the PeigRoir Did so. Put it on
and sat in it. Very comfortable. All
hot baked night-gowns open in front are,
after bathing. French bang complica-
ted affair Cor. Graphic.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02

bear the aeronaut on his proposes y ul-
ney. When the big machine y msee
propose to send it on a trip from = eS
York to Chicago, to make the voyage u
six hours. But this one is too sIIsaA lof
extensive travelling. When theFeSis no
wind it will travel six or seven nailes an
hour. 1t goes up mile ina A,'n ~,
and comes down in, two minp ses,
1 have never been in Il my
self, but when the large ene Is
finished intend to take ride e-spe ma
chine will be used, / am sure, ip reachs
ing the north pole, and ships gong % the
polar regions will probably hereafter
carry it. For military purposes, to0' u
would be very valuable. When was
making it people laughed atms apod
deal; but SO they did at Noah N9sN ne
built the ark" - ~,
Rftchkss .ssAs -
: .s,yrrI ~, n sf1orrsasd, Ne. 5iehaulh<~s-....
in Detroit, Chicago, Newark, and 4 few
years ago had factory in thiseity. But
he holds that New England issthe part
of the country" When the weather
gets little cooler he is coming to this
city to exhibit HE flying machine indoors
and out. Several circuses, he says, have
announced it among their exhibitions
without authority, and he has had an
offer to exhibit 1t in Paris, the birth
place of aeTonautics.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
A Negro Funeral in Georgia.

Correspondence to the Boston Transcript
/ dropped into a church few moments
to listen to the funeral discourse of a
colored p.eacher. He was telling the
story of the five foolish virgins. Now,
my brethren" said he, in tones one would
think would wake the dead, " dis good
brudder lynn yere wa MT 10 foolish vir-
gin. He had his oil all ready, and good
oil. too. He amt crying out for ell
bout dis time. Yer see, dem foolish
virgins, dey went to sleep and when dey
woke up dar war der lamps, de wick war
dar dey had matches all ready /; ebbery-
ting was complete, but dey didn't hab no
oil. Oar war heap trouble den, tell
you. Dey just went cryin' AMI scream
ing (how the preacher screamed y for oil.
1t warn't no use, do. 1 spec like Rich
ard, dey cried out, My kingdom for
herse,' do in dis yer case it warn't no
horse, only drop of oil, just 'nuf to
make flicker. Dis good brudder's lamp
war running ober lie war wise virgin"
: And the congregation swayed and
moaned and cried aloud. followed the
funeral procession to the grave under the
: pines--the moaning pines, the music of
which is SO like that of our Newport
beach--and stood, the only white person
among them, and watched them lower the
coffin into its last resting place. This
they did with the rope rein, which they
unbitched from the horse in the wagon
which served as hearse. Never shall
forget that scene-all those black faces
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
. Flying-Fish.

The mechanism of the movements OF
the hying-fish through the air has been
described with much detail by Professor
Moebius, OF KieI, who concludes, from
the observations of those who have pub
lished on the subject and his own, that
the fying-ish dart from the water with
great speed without reference to the
course OF the wind and waves. They
make no regular flying motions with
their pectoral and yentral fins, but
spread them out quietly, though very
rapid vibrations can be seen in the out
stretched pectoral fins. The hinder part
of the body, while the fish moves in the
air, hangs somewhat lower than the fore
part of the body. They usually fly
farther against the wind than with it, or
if their track and the direction of the
wind form an angle. Most fying-Gsh
which fly against or with the wind con-
tinue in their whole course of flight in
the same direction in which they come
out of the water. Winds which blow
from one side on to the original track of
the fish bend their course inward. All
fish which are at distance from the
vessel hover in their whole course in the
air near the surface of the water. II in
strong winds they fly against the course
of the waves, then they fly little
higher; sometimes they cut with the
tail into the crest of the same. ONLY
such fying-fsh rise to a considerable
height Cat the highest, by chance, five
meters above the surface of the seao
whose course in the air becomes obstruct-
ed by vessel. In the daytime flying
fish seldom fall on the deck of the sbio
but mostly in the night; never in a
calm, but only when the wind bloUs
For the most part they fall on sbins
which do not rise higher than two or
three yards above the water, when thew
are sailing on the wind, or with half
wind, and are making a good cour.e
Flying-fsh never come on board from
the lee side, but only on the windwsrd
side. Before vessels which pass h.
tween their swimming schools the ssb
fly into the air as before predaceou. eah
| or cetaceans.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
A LEAF

Somebody said, in the crowd, last eve,
That you were married. soon to be.
/ have NOT thought Of you, believe,
Since last we parted. Let me see:
FiyeloDg summers have passed since then
Each has been pleasant in its own way
And you are bat Que of a dozen men
Who have played the suitor summer day.
But, nevertheless, when heard your name,
Coupled with some ones not my own,
There burned in my bosom a sudden flame,
: That carried me back to the day that Is flown.
l wss sitting again by the laughing brook.
With you at INV feet, and the sky above,
And my heart huttpring under your look
The uBmistakabis look OF love.
Again your bresth like south wind. fanned
Ny cheek where the bushes came and went;
And the tender clasp of your strong. warm hand
Fudien tn ills through my pulses sent
Again you are mine by loves own right
Mine forever by loves decree
SO Tor moment it seemed last night,
When some body nentioned your name to me-
Just for moment thought you mine
Loving TIE. wooing. of old.
The tale reTRem barred scented half divine
Though held ii lightly enough, when told.
The psst seemed faiTer than when il was near.
AS $ blessings brighten when taxing their hlght;'
.slssll.T zSs II Til1jT1TffcSt ~ .st'e g g
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turned towards the setting sun, the
weird music of their funeral chant, the
means and strange cries of the whole
assembly as the red clay was thrown in
upon the colored brudder," whose
lamp burned brightly. "Don't yer cry
no mo-; but sing Home, Sweet Home
"a negro hymn) as sweetly as de departed
is singin' it wild de angels dis mint"
And l came away, the music of their
hymn growing fainter and fainter as 1
came up through the rose-scented town,
till they were far behind me, but I shall
never cease to hear that song.
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swIFTER THAN WIND.

The machine is propelled by turning
wheel by a handle, and is steered by the
foot resting on treadles, the navigator
sitting astride the machine. The adj
vantage of this over all other balloons Is
that it can be made to fly swifter than
the wind and to cross from side to side
of acurrent of air moving toward another
point. By rising or descending and
moving in various directions favorable
current will inevitably be reached to
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02

..An intelligent contrabaud, who suc.
ceeded in passing the lines, asserts thst
the rebels sre fortifying positions ne-.h -
of the Potomac.-[Cnicago Times
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Hoviihe birds had built there every year,
| And Ehat pleasure it was to hear
/ Tbsdeheery chirp and chatter, and see
| Theu working together so busily.
| =, n sas half the joy of spring" said Jane,
ssyghsn the dear little nest was built again
Andshe place wouldn't seem the same without it.
I danot forget that; aud knew
Tbstft was mean, mean thing to do;
But sill l wanted the eggs and 80
I frihteueg away the poor little bird
ndrobbsd the nest; and rob 3dy heard.
Alth,ugh she flu tered and Tapped her wings,
and aled for her mate and the two poor thi ngs
FIewn their trouble to and fro.
Ncbo15 head their cry OF pam;
and a6b0dy saw me Lefty and Jane
tlipzlBg their lilies, never guessed
rhatl vas stealing the eggs from the nest.
Next aay let them going 10 school.
and they made me ieel-well. worse than fool
When sav their eyes ali swelled and pink,
q nd besrc the words that came with sob
''Oh Ton what do you, do you thnk7
somsbosg 3 en- mean enough 10 rob
4 FOR ! sc chance 10 q nm and hide
: : = ne % l5oI little wrens that took no rest"
ou9 Lefty, =" until they made that nest
: M laid the eees-and there isn't one -
LII LII LOT the mother TO sit upon
:, 49, ~. BOY has done it, Of course she said
= ~ ~ YOU" with shake OF her curly head,
Anos you would never, never dc il
fut me boy that did. will be found out
sn soIie Gay and punished. beyond doubt
uOi saw MIN, and he'll make him rae itin
g here sit tonight by myself,
% Ahi II Lettv and Jane could only see
Iho'e speckled eggs up there the shelf,
wonder what they would think of me?
Nothlng worse, III veature to say,
hsn think On. II [ could but push
Inc Whoie world back into YESTERDAY,
aha Ihose wren's eggs back into the barberry bush
bu1 me wrong that's done in minute or two,
Forever and forever won't undo.
one thIng We heard that a wrong conf nfessed
u your own accord, il means. ! suppose,
AEu = aen it's thing thst nObody knows
hEe ms snsif) is half redressed.
Eonder V hich after a J. is best
10 carry the secret fear about
hat Lefty and Jane will fnd me out
An1 10 ieel nv face burn bot and red
NheueysrI think Of what they said,
And 70 be afraid. ss 1 sm tonight.
on going to he'd without light " q
Or-t7 taEe the eggs in my hand tomorrow
Aao say Ike man " I robbed he nest
And Rere Is the proof to nv shame and sorrow ~
i thlnk on the whole that's essest-
Indo II . " Now 1 can put out my light
God bears in the dark l guess) and pray
To be forgiven for Yesterday
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
A sad Romance.

The determination of Gen. sherman
son. Thomas Ewing Sherman, to beconI
a prieyt. revives the romantic story
the life and To- one OF Oen' 49,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
AFTERMARps.

7, ~as that did it. Lefty and Jane
vVsrs busy stringing lilac cham,
And never noticed which way l went;
So walked down to the garden gate
where hid in the barberry bush she sat e.
The little brown wren upon her nest,
warming neT eggs beneath her breast,
A Id ha1 asleep in her safe content
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
ITS CONSTRUCTION.

:" In hundred ways. AS soon as L
have perfected it, and people come to
understand it thoroughly, it will come
into use. Even now, I've had ever SO
many applications for machines but
man couldn't use one if.he had it. This
one is small, and intended only for
exhibitions under cover. The weight OF
the cylinder or balloon is sixty pounds,
of the machine proper forty-eight, and
Mark weighs ninety-six, 80 the weight is
two hundred and four pounds. But
am going to make a bigger one during
the next six months that will carry two
heavy men. You see l don't have to
carry any ballast or waste any gas, so j
need only three thousand two hundred
cubic feet of gas. Now the propelling
fan is equal to five hundred cubic feet of
hydrogen in raising the balloon and to
thirty-five pounds of ballast in lowering
it. The thing is run entirely by hand,
and is nothing in size compared with all
the others that have been tried in this
country and elsewhere. The propelling
that is, the raising and lowering fan
is only twenty inches in diameter and
makes two thousand revolutions q
minute. The steering fan is two inches
smaller and revolves two thousand eight
hundred times q minute.
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WAITS AND wHIsrs.
sua.s0og.

BY E.B NoBrNsos.
What makes the birds nc merry
What makes 50 ripe the cherry
II Is the sun that comes along
To mellow fruit aud mellow song;
This makes the birda 90 merry, -
This makes 30 ripe the cherry.
What warns the blood that rushes
To bring the tint that bushes ?
II II the san impartiag heat sta fsfrf
To rosy lips to make them sweet.
This warns the blood that rushes
To bring the tint that blushes.
Why are the flowers growing,
With OdoTs overfOwiDgf -rss.seea-..-
Because the sun each blossom loves
More than the honey-bee that royes.
For this the flowers are growing,
With Odors overh0wing.
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SUNSTROKE.

What the Disease is---Its Various Stages and
Symptoms, as Detailed by Or. LOOMS,
q Nsv, Yo,L
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HcKdAN, FULTON co, KENTUcKY FRIDAY AUGUST V

place regard. But unless do this un-
hely deed my father will be "a bankrupt,
and he declares he will con NIT suicide
unless l consent to save him by a mar
riage that has long been con templated by
our parents. Forget one who is un-
worthy of your true devotion
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-25

above goods as We know We have all the novelties,
and at prices that cannot be beat East or West
We are just opening out very large and hand
some stock of Parasols and Fans direct from the
manufactures that are new, pretty, cheap
and stylish. Please call and see for yourselves.
The incest line of Infants Childrens, Misses and
Ladies' Hosiery in the State of Kansas. Such line
and at such extremely wprices were never before
offered to the people of the west We would like a
comparison of goods and prices with any one.
Our Glove stock is superb button, button, 3
BUTTON button, button, button, button, s but
ton-all buttons if you want them, in Berlin, Isle
Thread and Kid; in every shape, color and shade
Imaginable and at prices we think much lower than
some will charge you for very ordinary goods.
We have very large stocks of Brown and Bleached
Muslins, Crashes, Table Linens and Damasks and
Light weight Cassimeres in fact all staple and heavy
dry goods; bought at way down bottom prices and
for sale at prices which not only invite but defy COM
petition.
Have also added to mammoth stock of dry
goods an immense stock of Ladies' ready made glove
fitting Linen and Gray Cloth Suits. They are
marked at prices that beats them all.
Also have large stock of Iron Frame Grenadines,
for sale at actual New York cost.
It would be useless for us to try to enumerate but
very small portion of large and extensive stock
of Dry Goods and Notions, but let in addition to
the above say what we know to be the fact that we
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-25

have the largest and most COM
plete stock of dry goods ever be-
fore offered to the people of Kan
sas. They are bought and sold
in much larger quantities than
any other firm in Kansas can buy
or sell. We know they are bought
at lower figures than any other
house in Kansas can buy, and are
sold at much lower figures than
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-25
Boot and Shoe Dept.

We wish to call attention to the fact that we have
purchased entire stock of the above goods direct
from the manufacturers in Boston the acknowledged
headquarters of the world for Boots and Shoes. We
think we have by years of experience, learned the
of friends and patrons both in the city and
country, and atter ourselves that can please you
both in price and quality, and same time give you
the advantage of the largest stock in Kansas select
from
We have recently added to this department full
line of Leather and Shoe Findings where Boot and
Shoemakers can obtain everything needed in max
ing custom work, at prices low as any in the State