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The Hickman courier., 1878-06-28
Chinese Education in America


An institution of considerable interest
is the Hartford Chinese =" mission" or
school, which have been in active ex-
istence for the past six years. 1t Is
situated in a large, handsome building
in one of the pleasant quarters of the
city, and was erected by the Chinese
government at a cost of fifty thousand
dollars.
Of the scholars belonging to the mis-
sion there are now one hundred and
twelve. The whole expense of their
education, which is no less than one
hundred thousand dollars year, is paid
by the Chinese government, and each
scholar is being trained through a course
of study covering fifteen years, his final
destination being to become an official of
his own empire.
The system Of education at this
remarkable school is two-fold. They are
instructed both in the Chinese language,
literature, geography, history and other
learning, and in English and the western
branches of study; in western mathe-
matics, history, grammar, geography,
and so on. They are governed and
trained by a body comprising two com
missioners," who have the chief superviN
sion and control of the school, trans
latoT aud interpreter, and two professors.
The scholars are divided into classes Of
twenty each, and only one class resides
and receives instruction at the mission
at the sane time. The rest are usually
attending school in the meanwhile in
neighbering towns and villages, or
receiving instruction in private families.
l.l->TT11-chief commissioner in charge of
this singular institution, and whose idea
it wa~ to establish it, IS a very note
wgrthy man. His name is Yung Wing.
Born in China Of humble parents, he
received some education at the hands OF
the wife of an English missionary. Then
/ he entered an English school at his native
nIaoa. and made such rapid progress in
/ our-IaDguage and elementary studies
that he attracted the attention of {
wealthy and benevolent gentleman, who
brought him, at the age OF sixteen, with
two other Chinese boys, to the United
States. He attended an academy il
Massachusetts,, and in due time entered
Yale College.
In college he showed remarkable tai
ents, and won some prizes for Englisl
composition, snd graduated with homo
at the end Of the four years. course. H
became a firm beIiver in Christianity
and Tor a time thought of entering tn
ministry, but finally determined t
devote himself to his mission, It's objec
having been the study OF his life. Afte
persuading his government to adopt il
/ he was properly selected as the best per
son to put II into effect. Yung Wing
now about fifty years Of age. and is no
only an accomplished gentleman, but
/ fine scholar and an earnest Christian.
The result Of the education OF so man
veung Chinese, snd Of the1r return t
take part in the affairs of the governmen
can not but be very important in il
influence on the future Of the Celestis
empire" It's, perhaps, one of the fir.
and most effective steps towards bringin
that ancient people up to the STANDARD
and conferring upon them the blessing
o. wisdom and Christian civilizati ion.
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UNDER Tm. vroLEIs.
sY OLIVER ~ OIL Holvss..

Il hands are CO... B.. : = ce is white;
ee more her Tul 8 come aud go,
u EYES are shut 10 lie and i-ht-
old the white vesJurss. snow on snow.
AuG lay her ~ here the yio!ets blow
Put not beneath craven stone,
To pseao for tears with alien eyes;
A eafieT c -oss Of wood alone
Saali say that here maiden ues,
In psacs beneath the pesceiui skies
And eray old trees Of hugest Limb
Shall wheel their c.rc ing shadows round
Ts make the Ecorching suuiizht 6iny
That .Srinss the gr ssnness from the ground
And drop their deaf leaves on her mound
When Ger their ooughs the squirrels run,
and through their leaves the robins call
AMI, ripening in the autumn sun
ne acorus and the cnestngts taill
Doubt not that she viii need them al.
To her the morning choir shall sing
us mathis from the branches high,
A ID every minstrel voice OF spTing
That thri la beneath the ApTl sky
Shall greet her With its earliest cry.
" n, turning round theie dial track,
Eastward iHe leus thening shadows pass
II n httie mourueFs cfsG in black,
Ihe cucSets sizing through the grass,
shall pipe Tor her an evening mass
st last the rcotlets from the trees
snail hnd the prison where she lies.
a "A bear she buried dust they seize
IN leaves anI blossoms 70 the skies
50 NAY the soUl that Earuisd q II Eise .!
II aay. born Of kindier blood,
arou'd ak. What mai en- lies below
Say only this A tender bud
That Tried TO blossom in the sn
Les wltherad where the vi1iets h-cT.
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1t has been proposed to the Khedive
of Egypt to convert into paper the cloth
of the mummies, of which it is calcu-
lated 42O,OOO,OOO must be deposited in
the pits of Egypt.
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DUTCH MODERN JURISPRUDENCE
In a drials in COURT,

In drials in COURT,
You really vas ought
Do SECURE dat young lawyer, 70 witty
Who dalks like pOok,
Though he never vas dOOk
Any course on dose gontracdta by Chttty.
II de oder mans smardt.
Den it's sure do go hardt.
For de shury do know vich de right vas.
But it dond 20 much mind,
For de shury am plind,
" 8 woman do weep und do cry goes
Den de shudge he vas charge
From pOok pig uHd large,
Dat de law vas shust dis und no caer;
Uud de shury redtTed
Din de beOples god dired
Und god quite zick ov de bodder.
Ven de shury god back
The shudge gave crack
On the desk nit small little hammer.
Mein gaze il vOs losdt,
After all id vss Cosdt,
Und de gOurdt ii adshourns NIT giamoTs
Now, dake nay advice
Und pc shuIe you looks dwiCe.
Ere you dink dat 10 law YOU should 20 vas.
For perhaps you viii lose
Und besides god abuse
By do Chab who de oder sides dalk does.
p FRITZ
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nooIe,.. Yen.t Powder.

There is probably no other baking powder
manufactured that has become so much of q
household word as Dooley's Yeast Powder
For twenty years it has stood before the pub
lie, and the Innumerable testimonials that
have been called forth voluntarily, testify
fully TO its merits.
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Mothers Mothers u Mothers u Don't fan TO
procure Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for all
diseases incident TO the period OF teething in
children. Itfelieves the child from pain,cures
Wind collie, regulates the bowels, and, by giving
relief and health to the child,gives rest TO the
moihe- II Is an old and well-tried remedy.
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lutte Culture and Ma0ufactJrs IN the South
There is now in progress of organiza-
ton in Charleston, ;. c., factory for
the manufacture Of cotton bagging from
jute, which, it is said. viii be operation
in less than two months. Jute seed has
been distributed by the agricultural
society OF that state to about sixty
planters along the coast, 50 that it is be-
ieved that within very short time the
south will raise, spin and weave jute ;
not only for its own use, but for other
districts. The culture and manufactur-
ing Of jute have become very extensive,
as q million acres Of land in India are de.
voted TO its cultivation, and one factory
near Calcutta employs 1000 workmen,
while at Dundee, in Scotland, there are
said TO be about hundred jute mills,
employing some 10000 operatives.
1t is believed that the south can grow
jute as successfully as India can, and
manufacture it as proftably as it can be
done if the import duty on jute be al
lowed to stand until the southern plan
tation and factories are allowed to have
fair start. To some extent the cult
vation and manufacture of jute are an
/ experiment, and unless there be a pros
pect of handsome returns, neither plant
ers nor manufacturers win want to have
anything to do with it. Notwithstand.
ing this, it is proposed, just as the plan
tations and factories are about to make
beginning, to reduce the duty on jute,
and expose such enterprises to a compe-
tition that did not exist and was not ex-
pected when they were projected This
is neither polite nor just, for, so long a.
the protective system exists, its benef-
cent effects should be ielt by all young
industries, whether in the north or south
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A correspondent to the Journal of
Agriculture and Farmer writes TO that
paper as follows about exterminating
rats.
" Make poison box expressly to poison
rats in maze it so nothing larger than
rats can get in; leave it open snd let the
rats go and come from it when they
please; bait it well with something they
are fond of, such as cheese, buttered
bread, etc. Continue to feed them on
good food until they viii almost come
for calling, then saturate the bait with
deadly poison, and they will come, and
all their near neighbors with them, to
enjoy the repast, after which they win
pass resolutions of thanks for your kind
ness, and sink to rest forever"
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day. The next day she dissppeared-no
one knew whittier; but few days after
ward the body of a beautiful, unknown
woman was picked up on the lower coast
"a suicide.
The Hickman courier., 1878-06-28

Twohundreth edition. revised and enlarged, Just
published, II IL a standard medical work, the best
In the English language, written b PhYsicien ol
great experience. TO v hOm Was AWARDED a gold Auo
ieweled medal BY the National Medical Association
il contains beautiful and very expensive steel PLATE
engravinRs. Three hundred PAGES, more thhu nItl
valuable prescri pti0nH for al forms OF preFAlns
diseases the result ~ many years OF HtenaFe ana
successful practice. Bound in French Cloths priof
only 81 cent BY mall The London Lancet says
- No person should be without this valuable zoos
The author is noble benefac tor" An illustrated
sample sent 20 al receipt offs cents for postaEe
Address DIV. H. PARKER, No. Bnihnoh rtroet
Boston The author may be consulted on All disease
requiring skill and experience.
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If any of the readers of this paper are

IF any of the readers of this paper are
growing deaf, let them get at once bottle Of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. Rub well
behind the ears and put little into the ear
with feather.
1t would seem that the commonest kind Of
common sense ought to prevent man from
buying trash, simply because be can get a
Dig pack for 25 cents. Sheridan's Cavalry
Condition Powders are strictly pure, and are
worth barrel of such stuff.
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The Greatest Discovery OF IN.
IL DIR. Tobias celebrated venatian ~, A4e
80 years before the public and warranted \.
Darrhea, Dysentery, Cole, a1d spaarns a. =. ~
Throats, Cuts, Bruises Old Sores ahd PIN osIs
Limbs, Back and Chest, extarnally It ~. - -. .ns
failed No family viii ever Be Wit hout II alts ~
giving II fair trial. Price, 90 cas Da ror, =
VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT, IN Pint R,.,s.s1 RRe.As'
at One Dollar Is warranted superior 70 sn1 osh.A
or NO PAY, for the cure Of Collie Cuta h,ns.s-. 49,
Old Sores, etc. Sold by all Druggists. bepos--Ie
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Simmons Liver Regulator,

sinmons' Liver Regulator pas 80 s,.-,. A..
an record where II has fAiisd TO snsct ouIs
m time according TO the dirsctlonsI. =.
wnsn i.s.r, Soubt the Greatest Ldver meaic-.s
'1 .,'s world 10 perfectly hArmisss. being e.rs-
iu,y 0o - r-srsurv or any Injurious ninsral ~,
49,. Il takes the place Of auinins ana e.ls-.
and has supersedsd these medieinss ~ pl-o Pro-
they have heretofore been er'en.l''S 5-s.~lss, a.
-. 80 hottie at once from your ofas- or.', 4.
eu1o .sv. e a fair trial. and you wa
nos en-. ran satisfied with the result obi hnso'
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WMHoFT's ToHIci-uvv,-..

WLHoFT's Tonic cl-UsyAuro
INFALLIBLE This great ChlIl Ton;ss Ts AND
Chills without the intervention osie - cures
and their bills. No consulting =, ~9on 19oc'on
prescriptions to be filed no hps. hs,1-no hs,1s
failing peouniary embarrassment .Jsa S1n en-
loss of health. 1t is the friend q bns H. .
man, because it enables him 70 earn AZ N, Roof
and OF the rich, because it prepares HIN Nh :.
ENJOY his wealth; This great boon 10 I'M mar. =
KIND is cheap safe and prompt Whssios1
For sale by all Druggists.
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The woman who maketh good
pudding in silence is better than she who
maketh tart reply.-[ xchange.
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The French call this desirable vegetable
the " scavenger of the stomach, !" because
it is so healthful an article Of food in the
early spring time, and in the city mar
kets it always finds plenty of purchasers,
but it is not cultivated in the country as
plentifully s5 its merits.dsmand Cowslips,
dandelions and beet greens supersede 1t
almost entirely but to my taste none OF
them equal spinach in the delicacy of its
flavor. 1t is a gross feeder, requiring s
rich, heavy soil TO grow it as rapidly as
it demands (it viii not flourish in poor,
sandy gaTden), butjf the seeds are sown
very early they will come forwardly
quickly and make a very Paltable addi-
ton to the table. There are two kinds OF
spinach-the round leaf for spring plant
ing, and the pointed leaf, q prickly
spinach, which Is used for fall planting,
aud can be sown early in October, in
rows 50 far apart that they can be kept
free from weeds. When snow threatens,
the beds can be covered with stable litter
or dried leaves, and the plants Will need no
care until the frost is out of the ground,
when the soil can be dug up lightly and
9 top dressing of manure given.
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FRANK LESLIE, ESQ, Of II. an,
trated Weekly" says: For so,no ~. Z, lllua.
1 have been using Burnetrs ',os Cos..ane lne pasi
think 1t ter preferable to anvtbIn.l = snd
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A Prussian officer was recently lost
in the crater of Vesuvius-
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anu Will LOO SoOO reason / QnQ 6er
suffering from the first symptoms of
smallpox; and in tWenty-four hours it
has declared itself unequivocally and
threstens to be bad case. 1 try to keep
the nature of her illness from her, but
in vain. Sue questions me closely, and
when she discovers the truth, gives yyay
to burst OF despair that is painful to
witness. 81 shall be marked | shall be
| hideOusW W she exclaims. sobbing bitterly.
Poor Frank--he will hate me- l'
vain try to comfort her, to convince
her that In not one out of a hundred
cases does the disease leave dreadful
traces behind 1t; she refuses to be con-
soled. And soon she is too i'll to he
reasoned with or indeed to know much
OF her own state. She is an orphan and
has no near relatives for whom we can
send. 50 Mary Anne installs herself in the
| slck-room as head nurse; and as see her
bending loving over the poor, disfgured
face and ministering with tender hands
TO the ceaseless wants of the invalid. nv
| wife is in my eyes beautiful exceedipoIv.
so does the shadow of a good deed cast
glory around the most homelv conn
| tenance
For some time Mrs Ogilvie's life ia in
| great danger; but her youth and gooJ
constitution prevail against the grim
destroyer, and at length l am able to
pronounce all peril past.
But alas, alas all my hopes, all NV
care, all my poor sill have been in vain
and the beauty which we have ali s5'
mlred 80 much, and which has been 80
precious TO our poor patient, is a tbin0
of the past. She is marked slightly IL :
true; but the pure complexion is tbicI
and muddy, the once bright ewes are
heavy and dull, and the golden hair il
thin and lusterless. We keep it from ber
as long as we can, but she soon discoverrss
1t IN our sorrowful looks; and her bor'
TOR, her agony, almost threaten 10 unseat
her reason. My wife is with her nioSt
and day, watching her like a mother
using every argument she can think os
TO console her, and above all counsai;no
with gentle words submission to the viii
of God. But her misery, after the ti-.t
shock, is not so much for herself as sos
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Brswn's Bronehlal Troehea. for oonrh. - -.

23300AG GEAs Il.g : ;Sy,; s W.; :. 4 rs:;. ss.. c
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-22
A Hit ut the SOmber Dress Coat.

THERE have been several attempts in
Paris within two or three years, among
men of fashion, to devise some other
kind of masculine full dress than COM
plete black with white cravat: But
they have, it is t. be regretted, ended
in nothing. Inasmuch as France has
fastened upon civilization the perpetual
dress-coat, black trousers and waist
coat, it is her duty, since she is the
tyrant of mode, to prescribe more va
ried and appropriate garments. Moth
ing could be more unattractive, I'M
graceful and unbecoming to the mass
of men than this regulation costume.
Hardly one in a hundred looks at
all well in it. and that one would look
better in almost anything else. It is
an esthetic pity that men cannot be at
tired on social occasions in something
approaching picturesqueness, in some
thing at least suitable or desirable.
The idea of putting all of them, IRE
spective of size, shape or complexion,
in exactly the same garments is pre-
posterous. A dinner or evening party,
a ball or reception, is made, so far as
they are concerned, to LOOK like fu-
neral. each of them uniformed in SOL
emn black. Women dress in a hum
dred different ways. They wear what
is thought to belong to and become
them, and they present to society a va
riegated and alluring spectacle. in
sharp and delightful contrast to their
brothers. When will men have indie
pendence and individuality enough to
rid themselves of this odious tyranny of
ugly clothes, and dress as BELTS them!
The hideous dress-coat and its lugubri-
Gus concOmitants have enforced their
despotism entirely too long.-N. Y
Times.
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called the "washerwoman's;' the
pieces cut off require to be fitted to the
outline of the front, and the back NAV
be draped in any way most liked, or
most easily done with the material in
hand.
Sometimes, in renovating a dress,
the fabric is 50 handsome, and
looks SO new after having been turned,
pressed and generally revived, that
new trimming seems indispensable. In
the case of really good material, il is
economy to provide this, as the second
wearing of dress is frequently more
satisfactory than the first, in every
sense. This is always the case where
the frugal woman has spent all the
money devoted to a dress upon the bare
material, exclusive of the trimming.
Industrious ladies will he glad to
know that some of the handsomest
piece trimmings promised for the au-
tumn trade are bands worked with
fine split zephyr, in long sketchy
stitches-effective but extremely simple.
Borders worked in this manner will be
used as headings, above lace or fringe.
-Rural New Yorker.
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The Lady Swimmer Of England.

MISS BECKwITH accomplished the
task yesterday of swimming twenty
miles in the Thames, and it was stated
that the feat was not performed for q
wager, but to encourage ladies in the
art of natation. The start from West
minister was fixed for noon, but it did
not take place until twenty-six minutes
later, by which time several thousand
spectators had gathered on the bridge
and the Victoria Embankment. As
soon as the young lady, attired in an
Orange-col0red costume, appeared on
the steamer which was to accompany
her, she was greeted with cheers, and
the cheering was repeated when she
Owed into the water. She was fol-
lowed on the journey by q boat con-
tanning Prof. Beckwith and his son
Willie, the champion of London. She
SWAN in the middle of the stream with
long, powerful breast stroke, and
reached Lambeth Bridge in nine min
utes. Battersea Bridge was passed in
thirty-four minutes, and Chelsea in
forty-seven minutes, while the distance
covered in the first hour was about
three and quarter miles. Going
merrily along, the swimmer was of
Waddsworth in one hour and fifteen
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Fishing for Monkeys.

WALKING carelessly through their
kaunts strewed some grain upon q
suitable place, on which dug with my
knife a few round holes about four
inches deep. Coming back to the spot
in half an hour, l dropped grain into
each hole, and left moose round one
of them, concealed with earth. The
other end of the line was in bush.
Twas there in a short time, and
monkeys were busy picking up the
grain. An old fellow would look into
. hole and chatter, others came and
looked, and all chartered. BY and by
q plucky little fellow popped in his
paw and out again. Next time he got
the corn, then others dipped in till they
finished that hole. In due course they
got to the moose, with some chatter
and the same results till the line was
pulled.
A sudden scream, general hustle,
while the captive was hauled home and
enveloped in . hOrse-rug. BY this
time the troops ran up in the trees,
screaming and shaking the bows most
ferociously, following me rs 1 went
away with the lost one kicking till he
was tired. believe this moose plan is
frequently practiced.
l once caught monkey on the Trim
luck Hill Fort that fell down the face
of the scarp, knocking his head against
the projections till he was brought up
with thud on slab. He was nearly
senseless when 1 picked him up. No
bones were broken. In q few minutes
l let him 60 to his relatives, who had
never ceased letting him know where
they were. He crawled quietly up the
sharp rock, and seemed to be received
with anger. Possibly they only wished
to know what had been said to him by
the fellow without . tail.-Land and
Wnker
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minutes, and Putney, five and q half
miles from home, in one hour and thir-
ty-six minutes. She continued the same
measured stroke, and in two hours and
nine minutes passed Hammersmith
Bridge, where q large crowd encour-
aged her efforts with q cheer. The
Ship at Mortlake being reached, nearly
half the journey was performed in a
little less than three hours. Kew
Bridge, eleven miles, was shot under
in three hours and twenty-eight min
utes from the start, and then for the
first time some refreshment was par
taken of. At five o'clock Richmond
was sighted, and a short distance beyond
this pleasant resort turn was made
for home, the young lady not exhibit
ing the slightest symptoms of fatigue.
The journey back to Barker's Rails,
MOrtlake, where the twenty miles were
completed, was accomplished without
mishap, and Miss Beckwith, far from
being exhausted, was taken into the
steamer amid hearty manifestations of
satisfaction, having been in the water
six hours and twenty-five minutes
London Telegraph.
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His Theory.

Four or five City Hall officials were
sitting on the steps on the Woodward
avenue side Saturday afternoon, dis
cussing politics and the weather, when
a smallish man, seeming to be in con-
siderable mental distress, approached
them and inquired:
Gentlemen, is there scientific man
among your
Certainly there u.s." they replied in
chorus.
land you must be familiar with the
laws governing stOrms?'
1--WE are," was the prompt answer.
"Well, then, continued the stranger,
IL wish to relate what may seem like
a singular occurrence. live on Divis-
ion street, and. though it began rain
ing at midnight the other night and
continued for twenty-four hours, not =
single drop Of water fell upon my gar
den.'
lis that possible"' gasped one after
the other.
ut is the solemn truth, gentlemen;
and I'd like to know by what law of
Nature you can account for it? 1t was
a ong-continued, drenching storm. yet
not one drop fell upon my garden"
There wasn't even room for 4 sug-
gestion. The crowd was astOnished
and silent. After long minute one Of
the gentlemen turned to the stranger
and asked:
"You must have a theory, haven't
you?''
~ have"
"And what is it?''
"My theory, gentlemen. is that rent
rooms on the third floor. and had no gar
den for the rain to fall Onr'
Five men rose up in chorus, brushed
of their coat-tails, and followed each
other into the hall in Indian fle.-De-
trOit Free Press.