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The Hickman courier., 1878-07-05
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What patient, long suffering people
we are. Is there a nation born of man
on Gods foot stool that would submit
as we do to a car pe3dler? Would not
any other people rise in its wrath, from
behind barricades, and crying jas le
scoundrel elevate him to a lamp-post
One is seated in the csr-some asses call
it coach because it is rot a coach-say
an invalid, one threatened with Bright's
disease, not in the brain, but the kidneys,
and the fend enters. He is armed with
weekly journals that turn ones stomach
in the mere sight of them. They are
edited emetics. he thrusts one or two
upon you. You sre expected meekly to
hold the nauseous things until his re-
turn. He comes back on a charge, a
charge of ten cents. You decline invest
ing in weekly wash-tub. He scowls at
you and disappears.
IN ten minutes he reappears with
books. Holy Moses, what books! "Eliz-
abeth Tilton's Latest Confession" "
" VanderbiIt's Postbumous Filth. +"
{" The Black Avenger OF the Spanish
Main" "The Red Rover OF the Sierra
Nevadas," Confessions of a Bigamous
Abductor," " Brigham Young Behind
the Scenes illustrated" Bad books,
dreary-good books, very dreary. He
thrusts them under your nose. He
leaves several on your knees. He adds
insult to injury by asking you again, on
his infamous return, to purchase. BE
is gone.
You are dropping into dcze and are
startled into life of misery by cry of
gum drops. What horrible inspiration
of Satan originated that nauseous com
pound what yet more satanic invention
gave that name-gTni' Swollen fndaIn-
nation, shooting pains, lancet and pull
likens, start up, and drops, not gum, but
of perspiration, start out.
At intervals during the day the fiend
reappears. He never gives you rest.
Now it is rotten figs in boxes, 6ecayed
dates, hard apples and horrible oranges,
cream candy and maple sugar.
The smoke and cinders, the confined
air and the unconfned yells of sick
babies, the man who masticates tobacco
and the horrible creature that hawks and
spits, are one and all bad enough, but the
peddling boy is the crowning misery. It |
is Anthony COmstock of obscure fame, |
Pig-iron Kelley, Dodger Dawes, 'cut into
little pieces snd distributed along trains. |
Have we not an amended constitution |
and moral law? Have we not an
agricultural bureau and John Sherm an /
Are they not misery enough, without
this animated miasms, the peddlipg
iend on passenger cars ?-L Washington |
Capital.
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improvements i'm BalIoOning

In a recent paper in L'Aeronaute, Col.
Lausedat gives the results of expert
ments made by commission appointed
by the French minister of war. For
captive balloons it is absolutely necessary
to employ the best silk and cordage,
which, with the least weight. offers the
greatest guarantee of durability. After
much research a special vsrnish has been
found which renders the aerostat imper-
meable 10 gas Instead of numerous
ropes held by men as in former military
bslloOning, single cable has been
adopted to work by a simple but secure
capstan. Captain Renard has discovered
a rapid and economical new process of
manufacturing hydrogen. For postal
balloons Captain Renard also has devised
a secure and easily worked valve. A
LIQUID instead of q solid ballast has been
resolved on, and fluid is being sought
which will not CONCEAL in the low tenn
peratures of the upper atmosphere. The
valve and the ballast may work auto
matically and maintain the balloon at any
given height. Among the methods of
stopping TIE balloon experimental on
are the iavelin anchor of Meusnier and
sort of iron arrow devised by Captain De
la Haye For directable balloons the
principles which guided Dupuy de LONE
have, for the most part, been adopted by
the commission. The experimenter
found that with an engine of eight horse-
power turning screw he could deviate
from the direction of the wind by
considerable angle with ordinary Winds
and even travel, with reference to the
earth. in all directions which it would
be wished to follow. The commission,
however, instead of placing the screw in
the car, at a great distance from the
point of application of resistance of the
air, have constructed the balloon so that
the screw may work in the very centre of
the aerostat.
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II the English and the Russians in
their Asiatic quarrels should ever get
the Chinese stirred up and started on
the war path there is no telling when or
where or in what numbers these copper
colered Orientals would settle down
again. There are 800 O,OO0,O0 of them,
swarming on the land and water of the
Chinese empire, and waiting, -as some
ethnologists believe, for fine day to
overrun Europe as other Asiatics have
done before. Just now, in the rorth-
eastern provinces, they are dying by the
million according to the official figures
of Minister Seward 100000 are actu>
ally in the clutches of famine, while
$4,000, 600 others are suffering more or
less from lack of sufficient food supply.
This is nearly twice the total population
of the United States-rather big crowd
OF people to be starving at one time.
After all travellers have bad to say about
the Chinese internal-improvement sys-
TEN, it is rather queer to read that this
distress is due rather to lack of transpor-
tation facilities in the stricken districts
than to a scarcity of food in the surs
rounding regions Courier Journal.
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furious pace, with Pa Mifet hanging on
behind. He knocked down several chill
dren, one old woman, frightened two
horses, and at last ran into a butchers
stall, where he was stopped.
The butchers boy brushed off Pa
Mifet's clothes, which were quite muddy,
and then went with him to lead the
camel home. But jeremiah Julius had
a bump on his forehead, where he struck
the ground when he fell, and Matilda
Mary had set her nose s-bleeding at the
same time. So they concluded not TO
travel on the camers back after all.
" You see, Ma and Pa," said Lydia
Lucy, who had studied natural history,
"Jhe camel lives in the desert, and of
course he won't go well here. You
must take him where there is plenty OF
sand and no houses if you want to use
him"
But we don't know of any such
place near here" said Pa Mifett.
" We might take him to the seashore
there is plenty of sand there" said Ma
Miffet.
But it would cost so much" OF
iected Pa DIifet, after he had considered
2 while.
I'm sure shall never dare to Iide on
him, ," said Matilda Mary, sorTowfully.
Just then, jeremiah Julius came in,
/ "Here Is letter from the msn whose
horse we frightened yesterday" he said
"He wants you to pay him fifty dollar;
/ damages"
'And the old woman who was knocked
/ down ssys you must settle her doctor
/ bill, pa. added Ma 1Iifiet
''And the butcher came here this
morning te say that yOu had nurt hi:
/ little girl and would have TO pay him s
round sum for that said Lydia Lucy.
"And the mud stains are not out OF my
clothes yet, " said Ia Mifet, disconso
lately.
"And your coat is all torn, Pa" sale
Ma Mihet.
= Well, the Aisa.Stsxss.S, the camel thu
next day and paid an the bills for dam
aces.
But poor Ma lIifet didn't get he
cameps hair shawl, which grieved he
very much.
However, one day, Lydia Lucy cam'
home from school, where she was study
ing natural history, and exclaimed
"Wby, Ma, camePs hair shsWls are no
made Of came's hair at all They arr
made from the wool of the Cashmer
goat. so our camel would never have beel
OF any usei'
Dear me - said Ma Mifet aud j.
Niftet both at once. Dear me, what
good thing knowledge Is p Mrs. L I
COrbett in Wide Awake.
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FARM AND HOME.
Hungarian Grass.

Several years ago 1 tried the expert
ment of raising Hungarian for a grass
crop for winter feeding, and so satisfac-
torv were the results, to me, | have
raised several acres yearly since. There
were many objections offered, the exhaust
i've character of the grass upon the soil,
and the extra labor 10 properly secure
the crop, etc, but find that the OBJ
iections were, when tested, only myths
do not regard it as a more exhaustive
crop than oats. The plan I follow is to
put about ten loads of barn manure per
scre, plow about seven or eight inches in
depth, thoroughly harrow, SOW about
three pecks Of seeds per acre, then roll
with moderately heavy land roller.
The crop is cut when the seed is in the
"milk" Selecting day when the
weather promises to be fair for few
days, 1 put the moving machine at work.
The roller has sunk the small stones and
Jumps out of the way of the cutter bar,
and, if the knives are kept sharp no
Will DC tOuLO III 1AAC
grass is left upon the ground until the
following afternoon, when it is raked
with the horse rske-a revolver is best
and cooked up, about hundred pounds
being put in each cock. After standing
three or four days the cocks are rebuilt,
the bottom thus coming on top. The
day following the tumbles are tipped over
and the work of gathering commences
1t has been my practice to stack in the
field, putting about five loads in each,
and draw to the barn Sc needed in the
spring, for | save il for March and April
feeding. 1t is TO be classed with the best
coarse feeds, and for dairy COWS it has no
superior. Fed once per day upon it, my
cows are healthy and strong, and the flow
of milk this spring has been nearly equal
to the usual June supply. With this
system of putting in the crop l have No
difficulty in securing about three tons OF
cured grass per acre, value for feed
closely approximating FIVE tons of the
best timothy hay. Golden millet is re-
garded by many as the full equal, if not
superior to Hungarian, and in an un-
usually dry season will stand the drought,
perhaps, better Correspondent Practi-
cal Farmer.
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Inscriptions on Egyptian TOmbs

rRe7. Dr.. E A. wsshbu5n, 10 sunday Afternoon
! for JuCe.l
At the entrance of one of the tombs at
El Kab, in upper Egypt, the stone wall
speaks as follows of the Egyptian buried
within:
He loved his father and brother, and
honOred his mother. He never entered
his house with an angry heart. He
never favored the nobleman above the
simple"
Of another Egyptian, also buried at
I'll Kab more than four thousand years
ago, the rock says, speaking in the person
of the deceased.
On earth was a prudent and wise
man, and my soul ever loved God. IfI
was brother to the noble, 1 was father
to the poor, and never scattered hatred
among men,"
On the rocky wall of another tomb
the inmate thus addresses those who
enter it:
81 will tell you, 0 We that live after
me, how it was with me during my life.
was not naughty, neither did [ curse,
neither did 1 revile, neither did l love to
quarrel with my neighbor. I never
wilhstood the poor and oppressed, but
always sought by word and deed for re-
Cancellation"
The inscription ON the statue of one of
the priests of the Egyptian Pailas, at
Sais, who lived at the unhappy time
when Cambyes undertook his militars
expedition against Egypt, begins in the
same way with the words:
Il hexnred my father and respected
my mother, and loved my brother
provided burial for those that died and
were not laid in the earth, and support
ed the children who were-born. found
ed houses for them, and filed them with
good deeds, as a father dealeth by his
own children. For, behold it was an
evil time in Sais, when the great disas.
ter passed over Egypt"
The following touching confession, in
soribed on the side wall of the famous
vault of Beni Hsssan, does more honor
to the provincial governor whom it
than the list of his war
like traits, which the same stone records:
81 will relate what have done. l was
full of goodness, and my love was bound
ess. Never did oppress the poor mans
,hild, never did l offend the widow.
eft the fisherman undisturbed, and the
hepherd iu quiet. Never did 1 burthen
man with forced labor. There was no
anime in my day, and the bread never
allied. for planted the fields OF my do
nsin, from north to south to its utmost
that l might distribute food
@ it's dwellers, and that none might go
lnfed. / aided the widow as I did the .
natron, and when gave away l never
referred the msn of high standing to
he humble"
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The widower and the Widow.

When Mr. Thomas Thompson was
courting the widow who became his
sixth wife, said he, taking pinch of
snuff and looking wise, 81 will tell you
what expect of you, my dear. You
are aware that I have had good deal of
matrimonial experience. Hohuml it
makes me sad to think of it. Ny lot in
the cemetery is almost full, and 1 may
truly say that my cup of misery would
be running over at this moment if it
were not for you. But to business.
was about to remark that Jane, my first,
could make better coffee than any other
woman in this world. ] trust you will
adopt her receipt for the preparation Of
that beverage"
"My first husband frequently remark
ed" began the widow.
And there was Susan" interrupted
Mr.. Thompson. 'Susau wss the best
mender that probably ever lived. 1t WAS
her delight to find button Off and, as
for rents in coats and things, 1 have seen
her shed tears ofjoy when she saw them,
she was 50 desirous of using her needle
for their repair. Oh, what woman Su-
san was -
"Many is the time" began the widow,
chat my fist hus-"
"With regard to Anna, who was my
third" said Mr. Thompson, hastily, 81
think her forte aks-sG9Nn&-as was in
the accomplishment Of the cake known
as slapjack. I have very pleas-
ant visions at this moment OF my
angelic Anna as she appeared in the
kitchen of frosty morning, enveIoped
in smoke and the morning sunshine that
stole into the window, or bearing to my
/ plate a particularly nice article OF slap
jack, with the remark, That's the incest
one yet, Thomss Eat { while it's hot
Sometimes, l assure you, my dear,
/ these recollecuons are quite overpower-
ing"
He applied his handkerchief to his
eyes, and the widow said, "Ah yes,
know how it is myself, sir. Many is the
time that see in my lonely hours my
dear first hus-"
"The pride and the JOY OF julia my
fourth, and I may say, too of Clara, my
fifth, interrupted Mr.. Thompson, with
some apparently accidental violence Of
tone, lay in the art Of making over
their spring bonnets. If you will be-
lisve 1t, my dear, one bonnet lasted
those two blessed women through all the
happy years they lived with me- They
would return them, and make them over
50 many, many times Dear, dear! what
changing world-what an unhappy
changing world"
" ! say 90 to myself hundred tunes a
day, sir, said the widow with a sigh.
"I frequently remarked to my first
hus-"
Madame said Mr. Thompson, sud
denly and with great sterne,s, oblige
me by never mentioning that cheap man
again. Are you not aware that he mus.
necessarily be out of the question for
evermore? Can you not see that your
continual references to him sicken my
soul ? Let US have peace, madame-let
Us have peace"
every well, sir" said the widow,
meekly. & beg your pardon, and
promise not to do it again."
And they were married, and their
lives were as bright and peaceful as Mr..
/ Miller's sUndown ses~ "A Buffalo Ex-
press.
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Intemperate Water Drinking.

Improper drinking has killed thou
sands There have been instances where
thirsty armies. after long marches, have
come to some river, when the men would
lie down on their fsces and quaff an inOr'
dinate quantity of water with these
results. Some died almost instantly,
Others become crazy and staggered like
drunken men. Avoid drinking water as
much as possible while walking When
YOU feel thirsty, rinse the mouth with
water. but do not swallow it. Drink
only when resting. Men, when heated,
should not drink anything cold. Drink
slowly; half a tumbler Of water will
suffice the thirstiest man in the world, II
he drinks it Dy sips In fact il is almost
impossible TO get down full glass OF
water taken in this way
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THE FUTURE LIFE.
~ ,,,r LATE WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

H. .hau know thee in the sphere Wnieh keeps
The dIssnb ,died spirits OF the de sd.
when an OF thee that time could vlthei sseePs
And perishes among the dust We treea
For shall feel the sting oil ceaseless pam
II there meet thy gentle pressn,Se nol,
Nor near the voice love, nor reau aRah
In thv serenest eyes the tesoet thought
,y,u -, ,hxovn meek hear TT demand me there
NJ hssTt whose fondest throbi TO me were giTeI
,...,,e on earr h was ever in thy prayer,
nd Wilt thou never utteI ii in Heaven
,rha love that lived through all the stormy past
nj meeky with my harsh nature bore,
Aod deeper grew aud teedeIer. 10 the last
snail il expire with life aud be 10 InoreT
hsppier lot than mine, and larger light, .
Await thee there; for thou hast bowsd tiny VIII
In coeerful homage TO the rule OF right.
And lowest all, and renderest good for Ill
Yet, though thou wes rest the glory OF the SKY,
wilt thou keep the same eloyed name,
The same fair. thought al brow. and gentle eye
Iovelier in Heavens sweet ciimlte, yet the same
Shalt thou not teach me in that ealmer home,
The wisdom that learnt 50 III in this
The wisdom which is love-ttli oacoms
Thy MT companion in that land ef bifs?-
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Working and Thinking.

Ruskin made a very practical point
when he said " 1t is a no less fatal error
to despise labor when regulated by in
tellect, than TO value it for its own sake.
We sre always, in these days, trying to
separate the two we want one man TO
be always thinking and another to be
always working, and we call one gentle
man and the other an operative whereas
the workman ought often TO be thinking,
s9d .ss .hiskss olten to be waIE IEia6zsllSa,
"a 3 y 1eHIIeneh ia rl,ssa..sssss
sense. As it is, We make both ungentle
the one envyiDg, the other despising hi
brother and the mass of society il made
no of morbid thinkers and miserable
workers. Now, it Is only by labor tina
thought can be made healthy, aud onl.
nv labor that thought can be mad
happy, and the two cannot be separated
with 'impunity. All professions shoul'
be liberal, and there should be less prid
felt in peculiarly Of employment sH'
more in excellence Of achievement.
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ORIGIN OF cuarrels.-The sr

Origin OF Guarrels.-The sweetest.
the most clingiDg affection is often
shaken by the slightest breath ofunkind-
ness, as the delicate rings and tendrils OF
the vine are agitated by the faintest air
that blows in summer. An unkind word
from one beloved, often draws blood
FROM many a heart which would defy
the battle-axe of hatred or the keenest
edge of vindictive satire. Nay, the
shade, the gloom of the face familiar
and dear, awakens grief and pain. These
are the little thorns which, though men
of rougher form may make their way
through them without feeling much, ex-
ssMeiy incommode persons ofa more re-
aaS - ~. sarn in their journey through life
unpieasant oinS HASOihe anu
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News From the Kaiser.

The Emperor turned over on his right
side yesterday and then turned back
again. The Emperor hit his crazy bone
against the head>board of his bed in en-
deavoring to raise himself, but it is not
believed ne will suffer more than a tenn
porary shock. The Emperor snores regu-
larly, and his pulse is in more natural
condition. The Emperor is sleeping
peacefully with his knees crossed and
his arms in position parallel with his
body. The above are a fair sample of
the silly twaddle cable to this country
regarding his Imperial Maiesty's condi-
ton. r. [. P Boston Post.
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He ihat denis 10 give aims for fear Of
being poor, or 10 entertain g disciple for
fear of being suspected of the psrty, OF
to own a duty for f-sr Of being put 60
venture for a crown he that takes par.
Of the intemperaDce, because be dar,
not displease the company, or 10 any
sense fesrs the fears of the world, and
not the fear of GOd,-this man enters
into his portion Of fear bstimes. but IL
will not be finished to eternal ages To
fear the Ger sures Of men, when God Is
your Judge; to fear their evil, when God
il your defence to fear death, when he
Is the entrance to life and felicity, is un-
reasonable and pernicious; but if you
viii turn your passion intO duty. and
Joy, and security, fear to offend God ; 10
enter voluntarily into temptation; fear
the alluring face of lust, and the smooth
entertainments of intemperance; fear the
anger Of God, when you have deserved
it; and, when you have recovered from
the snare, then infinitely fear to return
into that condition, in which, whOsoever
dwells, is the heir of fear and eternal
sorrow.-T Jeremy Taylor.
The Hickman courier., 1878-07-05
W1rHoFr's FEVER AND Acrr ToN

WLHoFT's FEVER AND AGUE TOXIC.
This medicine is used by construction
companies for the benefit OF their employees,
when engaged in mslsrial districts. The
highest testimonials have been given by con-
tractors and by the Presidents Of some OF
the leading railroads in the South and West.
When men are cOngregated in large num-
bers in the neighborhood OF swamps and
rivers, Wilhoft's ronic will prove a valuable
addition 20 the stock of medicines, and viii
amply reward the company in the saving OF
time, labor and money. We recommend il
to all. WHEELoCK, FINLAY Il Co, Propri-
etors, New Orleans
For sale by all Druggists.
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FxTHEN WHITING TO ADyEBTIhr.t..
w Elease say you saw fhe-s-s = 80 a 5e
Simmons Liver Regulator,

stmmoBs' Liver Regulator has D1sn - ~. -
tor halt century. aud there y 20. ons
.,..ca an record where IL has failed 70 enee'
time according 10 the directions. -
~n,n .so", doubt tho Greatest Liver sienielne
.I'sos' w"rid. is perfectly harmless. being care
snI,v compounded fIom roots and herD,' con.
tsin,ne no mercury any Injurious ea,os,
ancs II tas the place Of quinine ana ealen,s,
ana ha. superseded these medicines 70 plsss' P,o
they have heretofore been eH'ensiss s..s,,, 40
80 ~. hottIe At once from your afuss'x' ~
cure I've a = fair tSal. and you VIII %
no' ussa, M .at,saed with the result obtained
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SrEcK HA1I.>One ofthe most charming

STECK HALL.>Une OF tne most charming
halls for concerts in New York city is the
Justly celebrated Steck Hall, No. 1 +. l4th ST.
The seating capacity is about 500, and the
acoustic properties of the building are so ex-
ceilent that they surpass those Of any other
simila, tsblisnment. Connected with this
hall are the wareroOms ofthe renowned Steck
pianos. the manufacture OF which was started
a quarter of a century ago by Mr.. Geo. Steck.
These instruments are unrivaled for tone and
durability, and have taken the first prize at
the Vienna exhibition in 1873, and at Phila.
in 1876. The firm in f1l. sympathy with the
times offer intending purchasers every pos
si5le inducement as to prices and terms.
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LIFE is full of disappointments. We
recently offered to cure bad case Of Rheu-
matism for years subscription in advance,
out just as were on the point OF lifting the
shekels, a sympathizing friend suggested
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, and the
money and the patient vanished instanter.
blood, and will completely change the blood
IN the entire system in three months. Any
person who win take one pill a night from
one to twelve weeks may be restored to
sound health, if such a thing is possible.
The Hickman courier., 1878-07-05

A large ear denotes generosity. A
small ear denotes fckleness. A deformed
ear denotes freak Of nature A cropped
ear denotes a freak of justice. An ear
that has been partially masticated is a
sign that Chicago editor has visited St.
Louis II ears are of unequal size it is
a sure sign that the intellect is not we'll
balanced. An ear pointed at the top il
eborD
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I'd glad TO say that our child is a gem
eIous little body. The other day her
grandfather gave her & cent to buy her,
self some candy. As she was going out,
she discovered a little beggar boy on the
front steps. She STOPPED, and looked
first at him then at her cent then looked
down on the ground, apparently lost in
thought. Finally, with the sweetest
smile on her beautiful face, she stepped
up to the foflorn child, and laying her
hand on his shoulder, said, in gentle
tone: - Here, little boy, take this cent,
and go and buy yourselfa q suit of clothes
and some dinner Independent