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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24
A Baptism of Hundreds.

On sunday morning the roads and
lanes leading across Chimborazo park
we're filed with persons, white and black,
male and female, from the gray~haired
sire to the infant in arms, all huIrying
in the direction of Gillie's creek, 10
witness the great baptizing. By 10
o'clock a. m. at least 900 persons had
assembled on the York River railroad
and the surrounding hills, and the
long line of new converts, male
and female, ia twos, arrived on the
ground and steod in readiness on either
side OF the stream-the males on one
side and the females on the other.
The females were dressed in white, with
white turbans around their head, and
the men With white shirts, and white
handkerchiefs around their heads,
awaited patiently under the burn.
ing sun the arrival OF their turn.
After the singing Of a hymn and q
short prayer, the Rev. Scott Gwathmey,
accompanied by one of his deacons,
stepped down into the water and the
baptizing was begun.
The females were served first, and
they were quickly disposed Of to make
room for others in waiting. The men
outnumbeTed the women. By 1890 the
ceremony was over, and 288 persons had
been immersed by one man. The con-
verts for the most part were very quiet
and undemoustrative, but occasionally
some manifestation Of religious iervoi
would break out.
One old woman, at least seventy year,
of age, walking ON crutches, hObbled tc
the pool and was among those baptized
She was taken in the arms OF stalwari
deacon and borne out To- the dressing
room. Richmond State.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24
The People Of Japan.

Travellers in II an have much 70 tel
OF the charming. 2 fable manners Of the
people Ore wris er says that, without
being able to speak three words OF the
laugusge, you may yet feel perfectly at
home, for egers bo0y seems glad TO see
the stranger, aud friendly salutations are
given upon i.es. Chiliren are won
derIully polite, and xamins, or "hood
tums, are entirely unknown IN the
cities. The condition of the little one'
belonging 10 the lower classes OF people
shows the prosperity Of japan, for
ragged, neglected one il rarely seen
indeed, Judging from the rosa-colorec
/ narratives OF visitors 10 that country. j
nust l,s kind OF earthly paradise, wnlef
| it is 10 be hoped will net be Destroyer nS
J eoptset with other aatiors
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

Yesterday afternoon green looking
couple, evidently newly married, called
at the photograph gallery Of Beais =
Waterhouse and wanted their pictures
taken. Just as Mr.. Bsals had got his
plate ready the man called him aside and
said he wanted TO ask favor. ! was
told in Carson you took the bestPicture.
in the state. Now. you see sal and gov
hiched down there last Monday now,
her folks 20 a good deal on STYLE Ano
they live in the states. They nevsf 'A~
me, and if send my mug back eAA'
they'll be dead sgin me sure IN ,
darned sight better than look ana
when people come to know me they Fo's
me brick. Now what ] want is 70 ge'
some m eood-loEin' man TO ait with sAl icf
! ricture win you stand IN J Sne,, q,
v,lIin' Thera big whiakers q yours =
cstcb ,em sure and create harmony.
Won look Ike solid capitalis. eng 'nes
take me Tor a petty-larceny thio'; -li,
Reals enjoyed the idea immensely .ne .a,
- ~ ,v,th I. q for the picture which
vii aoubt,.ss carry JOY into the ] lloass. 10Y. .
hold Of the eHsteTn rc,s.,sS,s ,,.....,.ls u :
so.-rVirginia City e'nio'''e''
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WAITS AND wHIms.
sixty years ago the fastest horses
only made mile in three minutes.

sixty years ago the fastest horses
only made mile in three minutes.
"A little boys first pair of trousers
always fit ifthe pockets are deep enough
A Californian has been found who
tells the truth. He was not found tell
ing it. however. He tells Il when he
sees it.
"A guilty conscience makes you feel
that every man you meet has just
learned your recret and Is looking at you
with scornful curiosity.
a railroad eating-house is place
where trains stop long enough 10 allow
pious-looking man, formerly q colonel,
toscollect one dollar from each passenger.
1t may be encouraging 10 the small
boy to learn that Senator Morrissey was
not only self'made, but that he was at
one time partner in sixteen faro hanks.
Bishop Haven told class of young
men who were learning the occupation
of preaching that warmed-up old sermons
we're worse than warmed.up buckwheat
cakes.
"A sailing car is used for pleasure on
the Kansas Pacific railroad. 1t is sloop-
rugged, has four wheels, and will run
forty miles an hour when the wind j.
favorable.
Death bed repentance is like thore
sailors who throw their valuables over
board in a storm. They wouldn't do Il
if they could help it, and are sorry that
they must.
.. Sour looks make tie time seem long
but when the heart Is choerful The hQprs
are only notes in a merry piece OF music,
which leave a pleasant echo behind a.
they trip away.
Little FIVE year.old is having her
first experiences of spring in the country.
Looking at pear tree in full bloom, the
other day, she exclaimed Why, nam
ma Just look at that tree. It's oil
covered with popped corr" 4"
=. You need not be afraid OF giving too
much, the old colored pastor said. "If
any ob you know Of any church wat
died ob liberality, jes tell whar it is, an
/ will make pilgrimage to it, an by de
soft light OBJ dc pale moon will crawl
upon its moEs-covered roof an write
upon de tcpmost shingle, Blessed am
de dead who die in de Lord"
II indicated want Of education in
natural history, but it was certainly very
funny, when the young lady wrote from
the country to say that the cows were all
in the hsbit Of chewing gum. She had
watched them, after their days pastur-
ing, lying down In the barnyard with
their Jaws in constant motion, and very
naturally jumped TO a conclusion.
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ESTABLISHED 1859.

Man and Still,' Pig and Whistle, s"
Who'd Thought It ?" "The Splendid
Shilling" etc,
A Los Angels paper states that the
genuine Smyrna fig commerce has been
introduced at Pasadena, Cal, where it
is almost perpetually in fruit, Last year
it fruited from June to January, and
this year has already started fruiting and
will probably ripen from May>day to
Christmas.
Professor Cope, of Philadelphia, the
geologist, has found specimens of verte-
brates in northern Texas heretofore un-
known.
A new styleof paddle-wheel has been
invented and placed on the steamer
Massachusetts, at New York. 1t was
tested aud ON the first trip the steamer
made neatly % miles an hour, with less
power than usually applied. The wheel
works by pressure instead of impact.
The blades are twice the size of ofordinary
blades, but the wheels contain only half
the usual number.
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A LEES REGRET.

turning the leaves In an idle way
III . book [ was skimming the other day,
found line al the end OF a song,
Which keeps on haunting me all day long,
With its sweet and mournful melody,
20 love- my love. had you loved but me!'
s,dder burden could never be
Tbsn 4" love, my love, had you loved but me 20
few words and simple but, o, how much
lhe singer has tod IN that little touch
How hard a story OF chances lost,
m bris ht hopes blighted and true love creased
e heard in the whispered melody,
% love my love. had you loved hut meV'
10 many sorrow the ReY may be
Tbat " love, my love, had you loved but me -
don't believe in What poets have said
II hearts that are broken ana lives that are
dead;
lives well ordered viii stand to their course
ana hearts of tue metal ring little the worse ;
ant they vihrste still 10 that melody,
h love nv love. had you loved hut metz
NV life is well. but what would IL be.
sweet love. nv love, had you loved bat me %
The world rolls on and the years rolf by,
nav dreams vanish and memories die
nut it surges up with restless pain,
7hat fond lost longing ever again.
Ryeathed in the passionate melody.
D love, my love. mad you loved but mel"
ufnight have been but It cannot be.
Yst - lOv e my love, bad you loved but mel''
-lLoDdon World.
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Eastern Terminus of the Texas
Pacific.

The bill for the benefit OF the Texas
Pacific railway, now pending in Con-
gress, provides that. In order TO make
and perfect the highway aforesaid in such
manner IS may 10 equal and exact JUS
tice 10 all sections of the country to be
affected thereby, it shall be the duty of
the president of the United States,
within sixty DAYS after the passage of
this act, to appoint five commissioners,
three of whom shall be the three engi-
neer officers Of the United States highest
in rank, aud al of them wholly uncon>
nected with and free from all personal
or corporate interest in any of the
proposed routes between Texas and the
Mississippi river, and also from all
personal or corporate interest in any
railroad company from any point on or
connecting with the Mississippi river
and the Atlantic or gulf coast, whose
duty ii shall be TO examine the Missis-
sippi river and the present constructed
road of the Texas and Pacific railway
company; and after considering all
questions of distance, cost and transport
alton routes, in view of foreign as well
as domestic trade and commerce, and also
in view of an eligible connection with
the Atlantic seaboard, to report where in
their Judgment the proposed addition
eastward of the present main trunk line
of the Texas and Pacific railway COM
pany shall connect with the present line,
and where it shall connect with the
Mississippi river; provided that the
| point of connection with the Mississippi
river shall not be farther north than the
city OF Memphis, Tennessee; and that
their report, if approved by the president
of the United States, shall be final and
conclusive in determining the location
of the eastern connection with the
I MissiRSinni river y
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i'ss.. S7s:Sg d eslRs

France proposes spending $3.50, 1000, 600
on her army, and $45,OOO,0OO on her
navy in 1879 The low pay of French
soldiers is partly compensated by the fact
that they can buy their tobacco from the
government ON very low terms, and
travel everywhere through the country
at half price.
The present Earl of Leitrim has Of
fered reward of e1O, goo for information
which will lead to the arrest of the men
who killed his uncle. This is by far the
largest reward ever offered in Ireland. a
farmer with shattered hand has been
arrested.
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Fish in Cermanv are seldnn bro;l.

Fish in Germany are seldom broiled.
they are boiled. The size of a fish thai
need not be returned to the water when
caught is fixed by law. Thus a salmon
must be sixteen inches long, a perch five
and an eel fourteen. Germans do noS
fish Tor sport as a rule.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

The higher education Of women
Gentleman (literary eonversationl :
After all, prefer the Vicar of WAKE
field ;" Lady," Dear me, you s1rpri..
me. / never read religious books
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miscellaneous.

Some signs OF taverns in London are
curious viz Goat and Compasses, .
salmon sad conpasses,' {. Anchor and
b'dIcesp Bull snd Mouth," 4" Green
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24
A Story that Reads Like a Chap
ter from Les NiserableS.

Among the numerous mOss-grown old
tombstones in the graveyard of Williams
burg, Va, is one which bears the follow
ing inscription:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

SARAH sE9PHILL,
Who died At the sge OF twenty fve. slain with her
two infant daughters, by her own husband
She fair iOok upon, pare SHOW. and beloved
by al who knew her Divine Providence
alone knows why she had TO perish
fnfsaJ hiy
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CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Southern News.

The value of the cigars shipped from
Key West, Florida, last year is put down
in round numbers at $27, 900. 900.
Columbus (Georgia) Sun: An old
negro fiddler of Cuthbert I" got religion "
few days ago, whereupon he shivered
his fiddle on the doorstep, saying: " No
man kin hab religion an be a fiddler"
Chattanooga Times: is stated that
large fields of wheat in Middle Tennessee
were very much benefited by the late
storm. 1t blew and washed the rust so
that the wheat was almost clear and the
ground covered with it, and since then
the wheat is said to be doing well.
Richmond States: The failure of so
many New England cotton mills and the
strikes in Old England among the opera
tives must lower the price OF raw cotton,
and raise that of the manufactured article.
It should admoDish the south that it is
not only her policy TO grow, but to spin
and weave the cotton also. Let US
profit by the experience.
Chattanooga Dispatch: Thirteen fat
boats, loaded with grain and meat, ar
rived at the wharf Sunday from up the
river. They brought about {, 900 bushels
of wheat, 1000 bushels of corn and 25,-
600 pounds eff meat, principally from
Union county. Twenty Hatboat have
arrived during the week, averaging 900
bushels of grain to the boat
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph The pros
pect for good crops in this section ~ere
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

was from the flush OF her cheek and the
tenderness of her tone IS she closed the
cadenza that Giulio now first surmised
what might be the natare of her feelings
towards him. This was the song:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

Congress adjourned last Wednesday,
10th, A day OF two before adjourn
nent the House adopted tue following
resolution by u vote OF yeas 234,
nays Ia:
WHLREAs, At the joint meeting OF
the two Houses Of the F0rty-fourlll
Congress, convened pursuant to law
and the Constitution, for the purpose
Of ascertaining and counting the votes
for President and Vice President for
he term commencing March A, 1877,
on counting the vote, Rutherford b.
Hayes was declared elected President,
aud WIN A. Wheeler WAS declared
elected Vice President for such term
therefore,
Resolved, That no subsequent Con-
gress and neither House bus jnrisdic'
ton to revise the action at such JOINT
meeting, and any attempt by ethel
House to onnul or disregard such &C
ton or title to office arising thcrelrom
would he revolutionary, and is disap
proved by this House.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
Latest Fashion News.
From the New York Tribune.l

From the New York Tribune.l
A lady's toilet is no longer com
pl.te without u bunch of natural or ar.
%tiiirial flowers.
Cream-tinted muslin plaltlngs,
around the neck and wrists. replace
those o: pure white
In ladies' lingerie, combination suits
are the newest, and promise to be the
layorite Sly 10,
Black satin ribbon, faced with diff
ferent colors, will be used in trimming
grenadines 1
Dinner cards made in the shape o
plates, beautifully painted, are among
the novelties.
Polonaises are still worn to n great
extent. notwithstanding the predic-
tons to the contrary.
A noteworthy feature of the late
openings was the scarcity of buttons on
imported dresses.
English twills in gray and iawn col,
ors will be the favorite material for wa.
terproois this summer.
New styles in furniture have painted
panels, which work is done in a large
measure by young ladies'.
Spiral bracelets are among the latest
novelties, some so large that they ex-
tend from wrist to show.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
CO-EducatiOn OF the Sexes.

From the Cumberland Presbyterian, June
2Oth,l
From an article in a late number Of
the Christian Unlon, on the co edu-
cation of the sexes in the higher
branches, we give the following
In nearly every center Of the worlds
thought and action the experiment Of
sundcring the sexes IN their higher edu-
cation Is either already abandoned or rap
idly Welding to Il more natural order.
within scarcely more than a decade and Il
half more than one hundred and thirty
co-cducatiOual universities and colleges
have sprung into being into the United
States In New York alone there are five.
in Pennsylvania eight, in ohio thirteen,
IN Indiana ten, IN Illinois thirteen. When
Michigan founded her seventh college cy-
cry Onc Of the seven were for both sexes.
and they 80 remain. Even New England
has six universities and colleges when
ignore sex, and this without counting
Harvard, which instrlctS bOlh sexes IN
her sulnmcr vacation, or Yale. Whicli III
It's department OF choicest dclicacy Is co.
educational all the year round. WlLhinA
few months the metropolitan universities
Of New YORK and Philadelphia have open
ed their timid gates, and thus brought
their cities into spiritual fellowship with
Boston, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Chicago,
New Orleans, San FranCiscO-with Lon
don, Paris, Rome, Copenhagen, ANA all the
stored cities OF the Alps.
In all of our Church institutions Of
learning both sexes are admitted with
equal privileges, with the exception Of
Cumberland University. The prepare.
tory school Of this institution, during
the last year, has been open to both,
and has worked well. We suggest
whether the time has not come for this
pioneer institution Of the South to take
this advance step, and put itself in har.
monv with the sentiment Of the age in
this particular.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of a Deed of Trust executcd
by lIcrndon Greer, Peter Green and + "
Green to me Is Trustee, ON the 18th day ul
February, 1872, to secure " Ransom.
will offer tor sale ut the Courthouse door
in Winchester, Tenn. Oh the
lst day of July, 1878,
all the right, title and interest the said
HcrndOn Green, Peter Green and 4 VI
Green have in and to the lands of wii..
James + Green died. SieZed and pos 60
in Franklin county. Trun, and watch are
fully described in the proceedings ~ lle
Chahcery Court at Winchester, in the
cause ofJamrs X Shook. admir-. De-. ct as
VS.. + NJ Green ct ais. to which reference l.
had for II fall description. interests. AZ
In said sale | will sell all the interest the
above named lIerndon. Peter and IN
Green may have in and to said lands n
heirs at law and as purchasers.
Said lands will be sold tor CASH. frre
from the Equity of Redemption, for the
purposes said out in said Deed.
This May 23d, 1873.
4. ID. GREGORY, Trustee. q
may30-tds
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27
A Substitute for Tobacco,

In the northern part of Georgia. the in
habitants have such unbounded confidence
in the celebrated Liver Medicine discov-
cred by DIR. A. q. Simmons nearly forty
years ago. that many oi them have it con
stantly by them, and chew it instead OF
tobacco. They are noted for their robust
health, and no doubt this practice has
much to do with making them so. Til,
medicine Is gentle cathartic. perfectly
harmless. and is recommended for the cure
OF all liver diseases.
Those desiring to test il can get n sam
pie package free oI charge. at the Drug
stores OF q q Phillips ANA Embrcy Il Co..
Winchester. Tenn. who also have il for
sale. The old Doctors likeness il on ev-
cry package. Take no other.
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The Double City In Two States.

From the Philadelphia Press.l
Our Bristol (Tenn correspondent
writes: This is perhaps the only city
in the world that has two mayors and
two city governments, police, etc, and
taxed in two States. The line between
Tennessee and Virginia is in the centre
Of Main street. and it gives Use to
many funny scenes as, for example,
the run away couple need no coach
and. four, but, arm in arm, step across
main street and are welded. The flu.
gitive commits n crime in Virginia,
goes to the payemen. on the other
side of the street, ana talks defiantly
TO the officer on the opposite side,
who has a warrant for his arrest. A
m~isstep or too bold disposition will!
sometimes, however, bring him to
grief. Several instances have occur
red of a fugitive being hustled across
the line by Il party prepared, while in
the act of holding such II conversation,
and they tell OF a man who defiant,
percheG himself on a pile of store
boxes within six feet of the line, jeer-
ing the officers on the other side. but
unfortunately for him, some more law
abiding citizens tilted the boxes. and
when he reached the ground he was in
the other State"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

In speaking OF the great number OF
remarkable inventions lately, the Ohio
State Journal reports the following,
which just takes the dllapidated linen
oil the iniantile shrubbery." 1t avs
"An intelligent farmer. living in Des
Moines county, has invented "a hene-
phone, modelled on the principle of the
telephone, by which one old reliable
hen occupying q central Office in the
henery, sits on all the nests about the
establishment. leaving the other fowls
free to lay eggs, scratch. and cackle.
As fast as a new nest contains the
full complement Of eggs, it is onnec
tel with the central Office by a copper
wire and the business is settled. The
only trouble with the machine is that
It sits so hard that it patches out the
porcelain nest egg with the others. so
that one chicken 10 every nest is born
with glass eyes, and the farmer has to
nay and train a dog to lead it around.
ihis makes it expensive
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

sting in the rear end Of it's body that
hurts vs. bad a hornet or yellow jacket.
He makes il a business TO crawl all
owe the walls Of the house after the
lamp is lit. will try and write some
more about the insect tribe IN my next.
Well, Billie, ] will close. viii drop
YOU IA verse or 50" about lhrcshing
time in this section, Will add this:
Choice wheat is selling at 70 to 81
cents per 5usheI; lower grades, 30 to
60 cents. Yours truly,
BRICKTOP.
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TIN WINCHESTER NORMAL,
Winchester, Tenn.

THIS INSTITUTION, FOR LADIES
l. AND GENTLEMEN begins with II
Faculty Of seven teachers the last Mon
day in August, 1873.
ADVANTAGES Location for health UNI
surpassed, and easy OF access from all parts
Of the State.
Young, ernest and able teachers in ey-
cry department.
Classical, Scientific and Irregul0rcourses
of instruction. ,
Special advantages in Music. Vocal and
InStrumcnlal,) Pcnmansllip, Book-kecp-
ing. and Modern Languages. ,
Cheaper board and tuition combined
with superior school room advantages.
AIMS; Thorough and symmetrical Cul-
ture OF Body, Mind and Heart; the watch
word being, A True Manhood and aTruc
W%omanhood.
Cod places brothers and sisters in the
same family, and by placing boys ANA
Girl, in the same school, the boys are gen
tier and the girl, stronger, while the NOR
ais and manners of both are purer ana
better.
The instruction is given by teachers who
have warm hearts to welcome ana Wiling
hands to help, and is thorough, careful
and complete,
The complaint so often urged, that
teachers in Colleges are slaves to routine,
that they blinlly follow precedents, and
never originate or adopt nc% methods, can
not be made against Winch ster Normal.
She has fresh young life, does not roll IN
the old ruts; but is guided by large anG
liberal ideas, while possessed OF force OF
will to carry them ont.
The Scholastic Year comprises two
terms. each Of five months,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

A general Indian war is imminent
Several tribes are on the VA path, and
are constantly receiving reinforce
ments. They defeated n body Of vol
unteers several days since, since which
time they have taken strong position
in the Lava beds, made celebrated by
the Modoc war. Troops arc being
concentrated in that section by the
Government, and lively times are an.
ticipated.