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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-05-16

In India four men bought quantity
Of cot'nn in oopartuer-hip That the
rats might no, ijure it they bought =
cat. aud agreed that each 81 ould own
one OF its legs Each leg was then
adorned with beads and other orna
Wents by its owner The cat accidenily
injured Que OF us legs. aud the owner
wonnd rag round it, soaked in oil.
The cat by chance set the rag on Gre
aud, being 10 great pain, rushed
among the cot ton bales, where she bad
been accustomed to hunt rats. Tie
cotton vas totally burned The lhrse
other partners brought suit against the
owner of The invalid leg 10 recover the
value OF their cotton. and The uige
decided thst as the injured leg cosld
not be used. the cat carried the ire to
the cotton with her three remaining
legs. They only were required to
compensate tho owner Of the injured
leg for his share of loss.
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Kentucky Liquor Law.

The following law, passed by the
last Legislature, is given for the
benefit of those interested:
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Kentucky, That it shall
not be lawful for any person having
a license to sell spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors by the drink, or
otherwise, TO sell, give OF loan any
of such liquors, or the mixtures OF
either, knowingly to any person
who is an inebriate, or in the habit
of becoming intoxicated or drunk
by the use of any such liquors, or
to suffer or permit any such persons
TO drink any such liquors, or tho
mixtures of either, in his bar-room.
saloon, or in or upon any tenement
or premises in his possession or un-
der his control. Any one SO offend
ing shall be subject to a fne of fifty
dollars for each offense, to be re-
covered by indictment of grand
Jury in any court of competent u
risdiction, or by warrant before the
county Judge or a justice of the
peace of the county in which the
uffensc was committed; and the
person 50 found guilty shall also be
deemed as having forfeited his Ii
cense, and the court before which
the trial is had shall SO adjudge.
That, in addition to the fine atore-
said, the person who shall violate
anv of the provisions OF the second
action of this act shalt, together
with his sureties on hi- bond, be
liable to a civil action for damages
by the wife, or the father or the
mother. or the child of such ipe-
briate, or person so in the habit OF
becoming intoxicated or drunk, in
which punitive damages may be as
sessed: Provided, however, that
the person so selling shall not be
liable in civil action to the wife,
father. or other relation, unless writ
ten notice forbidding such saie has
been given the person so selling
nrior to the ofense complained of:
Provided further, that such action
shall be brought within one year
from the time the cause of action
/ has accrued, and not after.
i This act shall take cHeot from its
passage.
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Natural Cannom-DaIrs.

My friend, the late Capt. HsWiey,
brought TO ne from that Wonderland,
the far West. very curious stone. 1t
is black and perfectly round. as hesvy
az iron. and looks exactly like a csn'
non bali. It vas taken from cannon
ball river 4 branch of the upsr MissiC-
sippi. This aforesaid stream contains
great quantities Of these balls, enough
20 fight our battles with for oonturiss.
The geologist ought to be ashamed Of
their ignorsuce, but they haven't hssc
able to tell whether these cannon balls
we're forged By he water god or the
FIRE god. a neighbor Of mine Informs
ne that he has seen some of these
balls in the high clay banks of the
Red river. Louisiana, and that they
we're from six to ieeht feet in diameter.
Some of them are formed Of iron pyri-
tes, though generally tho balls are Of
cIsy irou.s.Ocss.-[Ss. Nicholas for
Nav
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OIL. XIV. NO. 35.
Eun in Kentucky

During she campaign which result
ed tg blsokburn's election, james
MatshaIif Of Kentucky, stumped the
distsict agains, tie regular Democratic
noirfhee. blackburn aud Marshall
gasslef. scgether. One would speak
a1d the other would reply 10 him
81 shel was as eloquent as Black
burn. aod The contest between them was
insereHsing. BIackburu's fsvorite
,hemc Ehen addressing IN audience,
sss fpce At Que of the meetiugs,
afterG blackburn had discussed the
fnanciaf questior fer about an hour,
MaFshall arose and interrupted the
spsa ksr. Turning to the audience he
said: Gentiemen, Mr.. Blsck burn
has wearied you with his talk about
6naucs | wish 20 tell all within
reach of my voice that he knows AZ
litsisAbout the bouniiess depths 0:
that kehjeos as duck on the ocean
kp e. g. The uniaihona bic dis snco OF
hseasa If ihis remark
did net succood 70 -6fsccnu'frg rue cra'
tor Marshall would again inierruPi
him ana say: Ms friends. ! wish tc
csI your atffen'ioa 20 The ;aE.b one O.
the gentlemaa who has been speaking
| do it to relieve the anxiety which
some of you must feel to krow how he
Is able 10 talk 60 uDinterestiugly for
such al extreme length of timo Gen
tlemen, | Gao assure you that if gam,
sou bud been possessed Of the jaws
bono 0: ny distinguished friend, dur
ing the celebrated contest with the
enemies Of Israel. there would DOT
have been a single Philisiisu left ."
If the stories told hero are true. the
incidents which occurred during
Blackburns last campaign must have
been extremely fuuuy Some of the
most entertaining yarns that have been
related ia Washington this winter are
descriptive Of experience 10 the last
Congressional campaign iu Kentucky.
Brooklyn Eagle Letter.
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II has been arranged. after many
discussions between their families. thar
he Midgets are TO be married Lucie
Zrrare. The prospective bride, il fiftren
years old ard weighs trife less than
Eve pounds Her face Is bright. but
not prepos-essing The bracelet she
wears cannot be buckled around the
third finger of man Of ordinary size
Her shoes made to order are 81 inches
tong. and her gloves measure about
one inch from the tip ef the longest
GnZer to the button et the wrist Her
cap was made originally for doll IN
Broadway -how-wiudow, and i good
profu4e On each hand she wears a
diamond ring; her brooch is dia mond
and she has fonduess for dnugIing
ornaments on her ears. such, for
instance, ss small diamond supple
meuted By California gold quarter OF
dollar
Gen Mite. whose real name ia Fran
els j. Llyun, weighs nine pounds. and
is fourteen years old His face is
bright aud Intelligent. and his conver
salon does not belle it,
Are you going to marry Lucie?" the
reporter asked him
Yes, We are going to be married. y
"When?"
Next Saturday a week"
No interrupted the female dwarf
next Sunday | want it on Sunday
II seems that the marriage is one OF
convenience as we'll as supposed affect
ion The dwarfs belonging to different
families. are liable to be separated at
any moment. Tits thought best. there
fore. to bind them by ties that cannot
be broken by show managers oil
disagreeabs parents General Mite
is twice the weight of his prospective
bride.
The preparations for the wedding arr
going steadily forward The bride i,
10 wear white satin dress studded
with pearls. Small "a her form il. j
is estimated that the bridal dres,
contains no less than l 600 pearls
The bridegroom is to wear his full
dress suit. except that his vest of BLACK
cloth will be replaced by white vest
Miss Zarate belongs to the Episeo
pal Church, white Gen Mites famil,
are Roman Catholics, and it was on the
question Of religion that the fami!ie
differed. This difference vas fnall.
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Rnshusiasm for Tisden.
[Le1iugton Gazette. ]

When the name of Tiiden wss men
toned in the Louisville convention 1t
created an enrLu,issp such as that of
no living man would have Inspired
Il showed how entirely this honest
old states uan is endeared to the
hearts of Kentuckiaus. and how little
regard our people have for the Wash
ington politicians Who are against
Tilden's renomination to mao- This
vas the unbought. spontaneous, out
spok en- approval of honest delegates
ex pressing the sentiments of an honest
constituency. This example will no'
be lost upon the Democracy of other
States, aud ia not ouiy 3 straw, bu
has wide and deep Significance.
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gEeIp one AnoIher.

Thi. little sentence shou be written
on every he TT. stamped on every
memory. 1t should be the golden rule
practice. not only in every household.
but throughout the world. BY help
ing one another we not only remove
the Ihorns from the pathway aud snx
iety from the mind but We feel a sense
OF pleasure in our hearts knowing we
arc doing duty TO fellow creature.
il helping hsnd or au encouraging word
IS not loss to us, yet is a benefit to
| others. Who has not feit the power
Of sentence? Who has not needed tho
eueourag gment and aid of kind friend?
How soothing when perp'exrd with
some task that is both difficult aui
burd'n-ome, to feel gentle hand on
the shoulder and 20 hear kind voice
whispering DO DOT be discouraged;
see your troubles, let me help YOU
What strength is inspired hope created
what sweet gratitude is felt; aud the
great difficulty dissolves az dew before
the sunshine Yes let Us help by ont
apoiher, endeavoriug to strengthen anC
encourage the weak end lifting th,
burden OF care from the weary anc
oppressed. that life may glide smoothly
on, and the fouut of bitterness yislc
sweet waters; aud he whose wiilin.
hand is ever ready TO aid as. will rewar'
our hnmble endeavors. aud every goo'
deed will be bread upon the water, L
return after many days if not to Us
at least to those we love.
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NInrrIagc In q EsniiIe-

Three romantic Kentucky girls have
hit upon i better method of securing
husbands than Il by advertising or through
'mstrim0n al agencies " They lived
on the banks OF tho Ohio river. some
distance above Louisville, and il ocs
Cured to them one fne dsy that it
would be a good piece Of tuu for each
TO write her full name and odlreSs on
slip Of paper, sa ing she would marry
the person who found IT, and inclose
the notice in a bottle and throw /, into
the river They carried the projecr out.
aud mark the wiSdum If the girls ia the
medium selected 10 foat their mis<ives
down the river They did not choose
oyster cans or cheese boxe> but BOTTLES.
feeling ssre the latter would be picked
up aud opened. when other small Oh
iscts ufo1t would be let alone. The
sequel proves they were right. One
of fhe eiris has married recently the
moa eho FOUND her bottle far down
the ri'er. the second i, engaged TO him
who fund hers at Nafchez. or Grand
Gulf, md the third is in correspond,
ence With the finder OF hers, who also
ives At i great distance from tho point
whereihe bottles were launched.
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The whipping Post.

The Legislature will. 60 doubt
snts'iture the shipping post for i'm
prisontnent for all petty crimes, there
by saving thousands OF dollars to the
taxpayers of the State Tho plea that
the lashing of crimiaals savors Of bar
bari Y. is ali sheer nanse pse, when II
il known that il is rare occurrence
Tor culori, to be placed in the pen
i'euriary even for one year, Who is not
lashed several times before be 2ct'
out. for infractinn of the prison rules
Il Heuderson XVI News
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xoIe. Use of Locomotive.

Every day proves the truth of the old
adage Necessity is the mother OF
inseudoU Our attention has Just been
called to u new way Of utilizing the
power Of ! Locomotive. Some years
ago Porter, Bell & Co. OF Pittsburgh,
cent oDe OF their small locomotives 10
he famous Dutch Flat IN California
l. Va. u-ed Tor hauling log4 from
timber tract TO the saw-mili Bar. a.
much Of the timber was in a deep
canon. and the mill was on the hili'-
top. the ingenious owner desired to
make il do another kind OF duty "a veil
H. its own They arranged an incline
track placing a car on il. to which
'h-y la-h the timber. and. BY wire
rope. draw IL to the top The rope
pa ss-s over drum at ths top of the
hill. aud the poaer j. supplied by the
lirtle locomotive. The nsoiHs oprrtndi
is to run the engine on 70 side track
alongside the drum on to friction
whres. through which the power l.
communicated; aud here. like dog 10
Il churn- wheel or horse iG tread
mill. the eugiGe revoives lis drivers
without the engine advancing. aud lifts
it's load COO feet 10 heigkt in 200 feet
OF track. the engine thus becoming
practically stationary engine Iron
A0e
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4 .Iust Gnn,nIainr-

The compiaiOt OF the Covinxtou
Commonwealth that the small section
of the State known as the Bluegrass
region gets ail the prominent Offices is
ooly.too we'll grounded Il has both
United States Senators, a distance OF
ouiy thirty-two miles separating their
homes; il has the preseot Governor,
he Secretary Of the State. the Treas
surer, and the Superintendent of Public
Instruction Il Breckinridge Ne1e.
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4 promising young msn-one vho
gets his clothing or credit
It is the brake of day that prevents
night from going too far.
Money the bank officers get awaY
with, ia charged to running expenses.
Can any person improve his oou.
dtiOu b5 complaining? If not, whiuo
not.
Could no. Wiltemj and Hjalmer
Hjorth Boyeseoe bs sent 10 Ujiji for Q
spsli.
When q man gets bald in Colorado
they say his head has got above the
timber Ii0e.
So close ia tho sympathy between
night and dav that after the one iails
the ether breaks.
For one word a. man is often
deemed TO be wise, and for zone word
be ia es.--. deemed to be foolish.
We ought to be carefuI, indeed, Ia
what we say.
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Es,,ns vy..uout an Appetite

Hall says: II is wrong to eat With
out an appetite, for il shows there is no
gastric jaics in the stomach, aud that
nature does not need food; aud no,
needing it, there being uo juice TO
receive aud act upon il, il remains
there TO purify, the very thought of
which is sufficient to deter any man
from eating without an appetite ter
the remainder of his lie. Il tonic is
taken to whet the appetite, it is
mistaken oourss. for it's only result i
to cause one TO eat more, when already
an amount has been eaten beyond what
the gastric Is able to prepare. The
object to be attained is large supply
of food; and what ever tails 10 aceou
plish that desirable object fails 90
have any efficiency toward the cure
OF dyspeptic disease. The formation
of gastric juices is directly proportion ed
to the wear aud tear OF the system
which is to be the means OF suppiving.
aud this wear aud tear can only take
place rs the result OF exercise. The
efficient remedy for dyspepsia is work
out of door work-beBeioiai and
successful 10 direct proportion as it i,
/ agreeable, interesting aud profitable.
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HERDS or BUFFALO.

In ous Of these pictures the 'Old
Auntie' sits on the veranda knitting
stockings while she gazes on herds OF
buffalo aud antelope. which are feed
ing Oh the prairies beyond the wheat
fields. Approaching the gate hand
some young co'ored mau is seen com
ing in from hunt. with dead buck
and string Of wild turkeys slung
over hi, shoulders These agricultu
raj CARTOON, in vivid colors. the writ
er reports are doing much 10 iufuence
the minds If the more ignorant nsA
groes. II The State.
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The Exodus ana the chrome.

The lever of Archimedes has taken
a new form Science is forgotten for
the fiue arts, aud fact has given place
to Imagination. The force that moves
the world now is the chrome. This
cheap and seductive substitute for the
oil painting, this democratic successor
OF the works of the old masters, has
lifted thousands of negroes from the
plantations and dropped them on the
toilsome road to Kausas
In this cabin ornament the new Ca
naan has not been paioied exaoly as a
land flowing with milk aud honey bat
rather land brimful Of huff4loes, pie
amos, and fancy villas. The Herald
describes some Of these pictsres az
follows:
"Oae Of these pictuers. entitled A
Freedman's Home represents a 6ne
landscape with fields Of ripeniDg grain
stretching away to tho setting sun s.
= Ia the foreground, illuminated 10
q msEzs lous suI,sGtt. sioea .-.sAe freed.
ss.s.s.ss cFdrssqne
e"st"'st's ~'fh cat'es. dcftner window.
and vide veraudas Frenoh vindov.
le"SHod cO6G 10 tha-Gan- snS
hrolgh the open easement appeared
a seductive scene in the family rit;ing
room. The colored isther Who had
just returned from the harvest Geld-,
set in an easy chair reading new@pa
per. while the children and tho bahies
frollicked on the & 'or Of the piazza
Through the open door Of the kitchen
the cclored wife could be seen direct
iug Tho servants and cooks who we're pre-
pairing the evening meal. u tho parlcr
however. wsa the most enchanting fea
'are, for at c grand piano Was poised
The boile Of the household. and be
side the piano where she vas playing
stood her colored lover. degeuring her
With his eyes while lie abs'ractly
turned leaves Of her music Jus: 10
oue sito Of the dwelling appeared a com
Todious barn and carriage house, aud
workmeu busily engaged in putting IN
order their reapers and mowers for the
following day.
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"Roos Of Ages, cleft for ms.
Lat me hiie nnNsslf In Lao 4.

"Rooa Of Ages, cleft for ns.
Let me hide myself in tkeci
Sang the lGdy soft and low.
..nd her VOICES gentle fow
Rose upon the evening air
Wi.e that sweet sad solemn -Pray9V:
t'Rock OF Ages, cleft for ne.
Let me hide myself IN thsel"
Yet she sang. &c oft she had
When her heart was gay and glad,
Sang because she felt alone,
Sang because her heart had grown
Weary with the tedious day;
Sang TO willis the hours aSsy,
"kock of Ages, cleft for sne,
Let nie hide myself in thset"
Where the dtful gaslight falls
On her fathers massive walls,
On the chill and silent street
Where the lights and shadows mes.,
There the iady's voice was heard,
As the breaih of night was stirred
With her tones SO sweet and clear,
Waiting up TO God that prayer
"Roek OF Ages. o.eft for me,
Let ms hide mysoif in thee I"
Wandering, homeless. through tSs u!sts,
Praying for the morning light,
Pale erd haggard. wan and weak,
With sunksn eye and hollow cheek,
| Went woman, one vhoss life
| Had eeeG wrecked in sin and strife
One, Loaf and only child.
| One By ein and shame .deslsd;
| Aud 1er heart ey sorro~ vrunG,
7 fteGrd the !ady as she surg,
''Rock CT Ages. cleft for ne.
Let mo hide myself in thee ''
pausi1g, .o~ kss head she beat,
And the n1eic as IL vent
Pierced her bsekened soul, sni Greg yht
Back to her (as los; il thought
Trenoiingly she stooI) ths PAST,
And tie Burning ,eare fell fsst,
Ae she called 10 -aind .hs days
When che walked ia virtues varg;
Hhen she sang that very sSas
Hth GO sense Of g:n or wrong:
Rock Of Ages. cleft .or ne,
Lst me hide myself in thee |"
On the marble steps she knelt.
And her soul that moment fcit
More than she could speak, ss ths-s
Quivering, moved her lips in prayer,
And the God she had forge;
Smiled upon her lonely lot;
Heard her as che murnured off,
With an accent sweet and sof;,
Crock Of Ages. cleft for me,
Let ne hide myself in thsep
Little knew the lady fair,
As she snng in silence there.
That her voice hsd pierced = soul
That had lived meath sins control;
Little knew hat she had done,
That lost and erriug one
Heard her IS she bresthed thst gtrefn---
Aud returned to God again
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There are several religious papers
In this country conducted by the
colored people. The colored Bap-
fists have FIVE, the Methodists three
and The Presbrtorians one.
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Wash baby up clean and dress
him up real pretty. aud he will resist
all advances with a most superlative
crossness; bat let him eat molasses
ginger bread and fool around the coal
hod tor half an hour. and he will aeS: lie
his dear little pirty face close up TO your
clean shirt bosom aud be just the love
Iies., cuauioge=s littis rasoais 10 ell the
.rii
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- = tBI
The first death 10 the Order from
yellow fever occurred Angus: 18th. aud
the order tor rhe beuefi' upon the same
gaS drawn October 1Oth The -la,t
death lrom THIS cause took place No
We ~ Der the 2Oih, and the order for the
teneht on the same Ta- signed March
!l-,, orders upon all other deaths by
Fellow fever was issued between these
3afus
With total loss more than double
that Of any other beneficiary society.
We have paid in fail every benefit
caused by the epidemic, aud proved 20
the world the ability of our organize
ton to successfully meet the severts'
'rial This WORK ha, been dou. with
hardly more than tht usual number OF
suspensions, a8i though our growth
was empurariy checked by the extra
ordinary demand upon its resources; .
rapid increase i now taking place all
over the country. and uoS we numb
al least City thousand members
These events have proved the wis
dom Of cur system ot one genera in
rl,diciiou f1rJhe widows aud ophau,
fund. aud the efficiency of our Laws for
the governmen, OF the Order Nbextra
ju'iicial measures have been necessary
10 meet he emergency. aud all consul
fa'ion required between the Supreme
officers have been carried % by let
ter
4 side from rhe payment Of death
heneti'-. abou, $50 600 was c,nfri
huted voluntarily f,r the relief Of the
living who were IN ~aut AMI -udsriDg
hy reason OF the epidemic
In ihls record every Kuigh, of
Honor may take just pride IL
places u Ia fhe front rank a. "a great
benevolent and business interest, aud
securea a iuture oi untold usefulness
tor our beloved Order
Fraiernalty In D VI a.
Attest ! Z. PLU IER Supreme
Reporter j a CUMMINGS, Su
preme Dictator
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Some tbieve,gbo maoife.t'd rsrart

Some thieves who manifest'd remark
able Ingenuity. have lately been
caught 10 the Criues They operated
thus; thief was looked 10 an empty
trunk by his mates; the trunk sent TO
the railroad depot as baggage OF pas
seuger, aud pu; 10 the baggage car; ous
Of his mates, who claimed the baggage,
took passage in the same train 10 the
next stationj as soon rs everything was
quiet in the baggage car, the thief in
the trunk opened /, aud crawled cut;
he rsnsscked the rest of the baggage
and put hS~is own trunk such vaIu<
so'e : fgs1sss-ssts sssa.s .sssss :
cd himself a, aud, on reachinS the
next station. his mate took eG the
trunk as bis baggage. aud they pro~
ceeded TO secure their Plunder. The
gang Of Russian thieves who copcoot.
ed this scheme managed to carry it On
successfully for time bat ct last or
the occasion of one adventure. the shief
10 the truuk took 10 with him such an
amount OF stolen goods that the trunk
burst open at an unfortunate moment
The method Of operating was diseoV-
cred and the thieves we're brought 70
the bar.
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The United States annually import
about B 900 900 pounds of coffee. The
amount of cheap substitutes 10 the
form of beans, barley, chickery etc,
is beyond calculation. Americans are
the larges, coffee consumers IN the
voy'