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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-31

THE OUTLOOK.
a ROusInG Democratic victory Prob
able fU 1850.
-lst. Paul Mimi Globe

tSt. Paul Mimi Globe.
There are few doubling Thomases
amoug the Democrats of this vicinity
who seem TO regard the loss OF ONO
by the Democracy on Tuesday g. ia.
tai to The prospects OF that party in
the Presidential contest next wear
Such neu have evidently paid hut lit
tie attention e. the aspcct OF affairs as
presented by rhe latest elections held
in the North snd West A carefni
-urvey of the field shows thar the
.ns would appear at drst glance. bu'
stand more than ara even ehance %.
,uccess. Ia The North the Bemnc5acy
eau safely IsS ci'jm 10 ne States OF
Conpccticui IuiiauE Nv jersey,
AID New fork There msy be- some
who xii dispute the possibility oi ear.
rlIng y - I.rk The present -ph'
IN he Democratic rank may lose thr
STATE for the Democrats At the election
next mouth Bu, year hence this
ii>sen.ian will he healed and the
ID mocrary vi | present solid trout
With = united D. mucr+cy the Safe i,
certain to CAT - electoral voie tor the
chudid,te Of the parry. whoever he may
he
A look at the complexion Of. the
next Electoral College presents the
following "a the probable and almost
positive status uf has body after the
election of November, 1880:
DEMOCRATIC STATES. REPUBLICAN STATES.
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sound Doc,ri"e.


Every man is the o~ner of his own
labor. and can ask such price Tor il az
he deen- il is worrn. II that price Is
MOI paid he has perfect right to refuse
ro give il. Bur here hi right stops
The moment he interposes his physi-
cal force 10 prevent another from sell
ing hi- labor. at what he thinks it is
worth. he becomes a tyrsnt, aud pro
claims a.priueipie that, it maintained.
would relegate u TO the barbarian
principle that might is right" and
that The weak must give way to the
strong. az oligarchy that would stop
Al, improvement act as bar to civil
cation and reduce US to an anarchy in
which brn,e force would be The only
law.
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4lcw advertisements.
Commissioners Sale.
Fulton Circuit Court. KentucI,y.

Fulton Circuit Court, Kentucky.
Jno. Troutweine, ct. NJ. Pltf,O
against Equity.
Mary Jane Nelson, CT. al, Defd. }
By virtue Of judgment md order Of
sale of the Fulton Circuit Court, rendered
NJ the August term thereof, 1879, in
the above cause, for the sum Of iSht
nundrei and thirty-six dhllrrs. nh
Interest at the rate OF ten per cent per
annum from tie 10Th day Of August. 1873,
until paid. and $3.50 costs thereon,
shall proceed to offer for sale at the Court
House door, in Hickman, Ky, TO the hi CHI
est bidder, AZ public auction, on Monday
the IO,h day of November. 1879. at ono
o clock, o m. or thereahout being Coua-
tY Court day upon a credit Of tweifs
months, the following described property
To- The east nHif OF ctty lot Mo- -
aud the west half of -iot No. a. ia Of
Hickman Fulton county, Ky IA desi gna-
ed upon the map or plan OF said old TOM
OF Hick mtu, or sufficient thereof to pg-
Iuce the SUNS OF money so orderd
10 he made. For the purchase price te
purchaser with approved surety or seq.
rites. must execute bonds, bearing leal
Interest from the day of sale until paH,
and having the force Of q juigmeE.
Bidders will be prepared TO comp5
promptly with these terms
" C. JuHNsnS Special Com.
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Four Hours tn the Dark.


II is a humiliatiug confession TO
make--but geography is pitiless aud
our national vain glory must bow to
decree-that for four hours out Of the
twenty four the entire territory OF tie
United States IS deprived of sunshine
As the sun goes down OF our farthest
4 eutiun i~laud r. morning rays are
just !ightiu. up the hill ,opr Of the
western coast OF Ireland and the whole
bread h ct the y lautic lies between
u and dayhghf. To our Fenian q i.
IL this my be another sui cnsent
reason tor suuexing Tie dear little isle
uf the harp aud The shamrock; Aut
until il i; doue the exultant cry Of the
Rocky. M0uutaiu Presby 'erian. that
he ,un. never sAts on the Uni'ed
States, must bee a itrIe exaggerated
Ii does set rvery day, aud paradox cai-
~ tour hour before IL ri-e- IN The
depth Of our humiliation we may pos
shy console ourselves With the rice
ton 'hat the ~un really does shine On
the-Uuited States, when it is Up We
have 10 ubmit to tour hours OF sunless
ness a day; England Is lucky 10 get
tour houIs OF Sunshine 50 life has
80 conf en,ution, aud existence IN the
Dated States remains endurabie
though Ne do not. geographically
-peaking. make quite 50 great a spread
a. Te thought.
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a bale of cotton, weighing four hun
dred and City pounds. picked by the
children of Geo 10 Wheeler, from his
plantation, near Courtlsnd. Ala, was
sent to the louisville exposition to be
sold tor the benefit of the orphan chill
dren OF tho late Gen. John b Heed
The bale was inclo>ed in heavy white
cotton. instead OF the usual heavy
oagg'ng. and was bound hy brass ties
After remaining on exhibition for
"ns the bale was sold aad started on
Its travels over the country. to be sold
ana cold again for the bcuc6t OF the
little o1es.
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~. ~.
Greatest Of the Great Political
Struggles. 90 =

All eyes are turned TO the cleo
ton for State officers in the great
State ofNew York next week. It
la the effect Of the result of the cleo
ton on national politics that give
it the vast Importance in the public
mind. We confess the outlook is
not such az good Democrat would
prefer. The Democrats have two
candidates for Governor running
against one Republican candidate,
and at this distance, the odds would
appear to be in favor of the Repub-
lean candidate. Politicians of
every shade OF opinion are moving
hither and thither exhorting the
people 10 support their respective
tickets. The Republicans are Wig
orously Haunting the bloody shirt
and boasting that they will carry
the State by an immense majority.
John Kelly and his chiefs are claim
ing that they will poll not less than
one hundred thousand votes and
bury Gov. Robinson in oblivion.
In the meantime the Democrats are
not idle. They are thoroughly or
ganized in every county, and believe
that they are on the highway to q
glorious victory. IL the midst of
40 many diverse opinions nothing
should be deemed conclusive till
the ballot-box speaks. Its certain
to disappoint host of wiseacrcs.
In State that casts nearly a mil
lion votes, and where both parties
are equally sanguine of success, the
opinion of no partisan, however
cool and unerring his judgment on
ordinary occasions, is worth great
deal.
At the commencement Of the war
on Tilden, Boss Kelly gave the
world and the rest of mankind to
understand that the defeat of Gov. !
Robinson was his object, and in
order 10 do this. he has dealt the
cards in the interest OF Cornell, and |
the two played the gamein partner
ship. The week ends with an i'm
provement in the reelection of
Gov. Robinsin by the old time off
year majority. The well-informed
Democrats ofthe State concede that
Kelly's vote will range from $4,000
to 10000, but that the Republican
break from Cornell, under the lead |
Of Geo. VIM. Curtis, the Young
Republican organizations and the
Evening Post will give Robinson |
many more votes from that source
than Kelly will get in the entire
State.
In New York city the Tammany
vote has been between $4,000 and |
10000. Kelly is not personally
popular, but his word has been law.
There ia the utmost diversity of
opinion auong politicians as to
how many of these will vote for the
Tammany chief. The highest esti-
mate is 10000; the lowest, 10000.
The figure oftenest named is 10000,
and 1900 il next. Robinson's
majority in 1875 was $4,000, and
in Presidential year, when the
full Republican vote was out.
Our sincere sympathies are with
Gov. Robinson, but we shall see
by this time next week.
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commissioners Notice.

Fulton ClrcNit C0IUt, Aentuchy.
Geo B. Prather's admir-, pl'lifF,
against Equity
Geo B. Prather's heirs and cred
itors, defendants.
Notice is hereby given TO the creditors
Of Geo b. Prather, deceased, that the I'M
dersigned, Commissioner of the Fulton
Circuit Court under an order N the above
styled cause, will attend at the County
Court Clerk Office, in Hickman, Ky, from
the date hereof until the 18th Monday of
January, 1850, 10 receive and hear proof Of
claims against said decedent; and that all
claims not presented TO him and proven as
required by law, within the time specified
above, will be forever barred.
JNO A. WILSON,
Master Comm'r Fulton Circuit Court.
septl-IS7o
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Cosm.missiomer-s Notice.
Fulton Circuit Court, Kentucky.
Frank Miller's adm'r, prtiG. !

4 q tV4t Ut 'ltttt N|oIs4 . n " ftlI' q
Frank Miller's admir-, prtiG,
against Equity.
Frank Miller's heirs and credit
ors, defendants.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors
of Frank Miller, deceased that the
undersigned, Commissioner of the Fulton
Circuit Court, under an order in the
above styled cause, will attend at the
County Court Clerks Office in Hickman
KY, from the date hereof until the 4th
Monday of January, 1880, to receive and
hear proof of claims against said deecdenii
and that all claims not presented TO him
and proven as required by law, within the
time specified above, will be forever bar
red. JNO. A. WILSON,
Master Comm'r Fulton Circuit Court
sept1-lS79
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commissioners Notice.

Fulton Ctrcuit Court. Kentucky.
n. P. Harness admir-, plaintiff,
against Equity.
n. P. Harness heirs and credit
ors, defendants.
Notice is hereby given TO the creditors
of n. 2. Harness, deceased, that the
undersigned, Commissioner of the Fulton
Circuit Court, under an order in the above
styled cause, will attend at the County
Court Clerks office, in Hickman. Ky
from the date hereof until the fourth
Monday of Jan, 1880, to receive and hear
proof of claims against said deced=nt'
and that all claims not presented to him
and proven as required By law, within
the time specified above, will be forever
barred JNO. A. WILSON,
Master Commr Fulton Circuit Court.
sept1-1S79.
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TuE number OF eases OF yellow fever
at Memphis this srasuu up TO the 22d
inst, amounted to over 1000. with
over 600 deaths or thirty per cent. of
the enlirr NUM- Der ntfncked
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Commissioners Sale.
Fulton Circuit Court.
]. O. Weatherly's sd'm., Pltf.
AGAINST Euu
Arthur Lockhart. Dert.

]. O. Weatherly's sd'm., PTtf.
against Equity.
Arthur Lockhart, Delft.
BY virtue of a judgment and order of
sale of the Fulton Circuit Court, rendered
at the August term thereof, 1879, in the
above cause, for the sum of One Thousand
and eleven dollars, with interest at the
rate of six per cent. per annum from the
18th day of August, 1879, until paid, and
S43 65 costs herein, | shall proceed to
offer for sale at the court house door, in
Hickman, Ky, TO the highest bidder, at
public auction. on Monday, the 10th day
of November, 1879. at one O'Clock. p m,
or Whereabouts upon a credit of six and
twelve months, the 70 lowing described
property. to-wit: Lot No. ll3 on the plan
of Old Hickman, Fulton county. KY, or
sufficient thereof to produce the sums of
money SO ordered TO be made. For the
purchase price, the purchaser, with ap-
proved surety or securities must execute
bonds. bearing legal interest from the
day Of sale until paid. aud having the
force and effect of n judgment. Bidders
will be prepared to comply promptly with
these terms, 1so. a WILSON,
Master Com.
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Due Notice.

ALL PERSONS indebted 10 J. w. Cor
man & Co, either by Tote or account
are respectfully asked to come forward
and settle by the LIST day of Novemb Der,
1879, or their claims will certainly be
placed in the hsnls of sn officer for col
lection. J. ". CURMAS & co.
October !. 1873 At
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A Fair Pr0posItIon.

am thankful for the patronage given
INV steam Touring mill. I arm prepared
10 grind wheat and corn for all who may
wish 20 patronizs me. | will give 40
pounds to the bushel for good wheat. /
want 20 bny wheat and corn, for which
| will pay market price.
3-3 s. y. WHITE.
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DOUBTFUL STATES.


In the above computation. we give
the Republicans the States Of Illinois
and California, which may lairy be
considered doubtful, and granting
them both Oregon and Wisconsin, it
will be seen that they can not, by any
method of figuring command more
than loo electoral votes. which i nine
teen less than a u jority With
candidate for Vice President from
Iliuois-such man a. Gen } q,
VI Palmer. for Instance State
could easily be carried by the Demo
Gratis, aud 10 hat event the party could
afford to lose New York Bat, as We
have said. the existing breach in the
party 10 that STATE will be healed
lous before the Pre-id-ntisi election
ana with united Democracy the
Empire Safe will be Democratic to
the core
We can afIofd to allow the Repub>
licsn party to take Ohio aud yet " in
the battle IN 1881 There l. margi
enough 10 work upon. provided 40
grave b.under l. committed la fact
the re-ult Ia Ohio settles all Iisseu-
-iou, on the financial question:, and
clears he way for r0u>ing DeuO-
cratic vic or, 10 1880
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IMPORTANT TO
HUNTERS and SPORTSMEN

We have now on hand q large lot of
paper shells for brcech loading shot guns
Also, n large lot Of Fly Bros. pink and
grey edge elastic gun wads, Dupont 5
rife powder. waterproof caps, &c. which
viii be sold ~ very low prices by
3-tf J. AMBERG'S SONS.
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itors Defendant
by virtue Of q Judgment and order Of
sale oflhe Fulton Circuit Court RENDERED
At the August term thereof. 1879. in The
above cause for the sum of Twenty three
hundred and ninety - 100 Dollars With
interest NJ the rate OF t. per cent. per
anHun from the 18th day OF August. -I87G
until paid, and S44. 10 costs herein, sAsl
proceed 10 offer for sale at the Couri
House door. in Hickman 10 the highest
bidder. al Public Auction on Monday the
10Th day of November, 1879 al ! o'cloek
p. n or thereabout {being County Cou.
day, upon credit Of Is aud , months.
the following described property town.
City lots Nos 300 and 81. aud the east
half of lots No. S6j and 372 all in r.
Mars southern addition 10 the old town
Of .Hick man, Ky said property TO be sod
subject TO the dover Of the defendant,
Mary T Brevard. wife of W 4. Breyari
dec a, or sufficient thereof to produce the
sums of money 20 ordered to be made. For
the purchase price, the purchasers, VITA
approved surety or securities. must execute
bonds, bearing legal interest from tie
day Of sale until paid, and having TIE
force and effect Of Judgment. BiddeE
will be prepared to comply promptly
with these terms. ". G. JOHNSON,
Special Com.
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All persons indebted to J. Frenz, are
notified that their claims are left in the
hands OF Jas 4. Warner, City Marshal,
with whom they viii please call and set
tic. W T. FRENZ.
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STOLEN.

From the undersigned, near Fulton Sta
ton, one barge clay bank horse; right
eye out about fifteen years old; new
saddle and buggy bride. | viii pay $50
for tho horse and thief or SIS for the
horse. NAT MURPHY
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THERE will be a meeting of the
Tennessee Historical Society on the
6rst Tuesday in November. at which
tims there will be report of the chair
man Of the committee on the celsbra
ton OF Nsshville's Centennial on April
Gard and 2aih. 1880. "a 10 the pro-
gross Of the en,srpriso.
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Queen Victoria once srsnihed to
Viscount MacduE. now Earl o. fIie'
that she you'd not be un"illing 10
have him for a SOP in Law The noble
man respectfully declined the honor
Tic is not yet 30, was schooled at Elton,
has eight residences IN the Highlands,
aud is warmly spoken of by all classes
HE four sisters arc ladies OF extreme
beauty, but have not all been enviable
10 their welded life.
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Vote a. You Please.

DUT remember that you can buy the
ID best quality Of Groceries at The low
est prices. at
apo JOHN WITFIEG'S
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Special Notice!

The greatest bargains ever offered in
the City of Hickman can be had now in
all lines Of goods Al
ianlO J. AMBERG'S SONS.
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Let us Have Peace.

DUT THE WAR in the price OF Gro
y ceries only shows that you can buy
the very best quality Mt tho very lowest
prices, at
ap2G JOHN WITTING'S.
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CITY ITEMS.

WILLS Persian Perfume "HAcKMErAcK'
is rich and fragrant, try Il. Sold by c.
A. HOLCOMBE, Druggist. ,al0-ly
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Arrangements are neing made for a
mSmmU'h National Ne hnuisr meeting
m y d Orcnard Beach. New Hump
.hire. IL jury, 1850. which is propo-
ed 10 be gathering OF all the Metho
di-ts 10 the SauurrJ. aud in which the
several Bishops are invited to pHr'ici
patio.
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There is = scheme on foot to organ
ize National Agricultural Society.
whose object aud inteu'ion will be thu
advancement aud proteet'on OF agricul-
iure in America Ii will be modelled
IN many features after the Royal Az
ucuilural Society Of England Such
an enterprise ,hou d ne commeu Ted
aud advocated by every citizen ~ho
has the good Of he greatest bu-iness
OF the coun ~ at heart hat business
OF all others upon ~hlch every depar
lneu' Of soeietJ l. - dependant
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The New York Sun admits that
Kelly wilt probably succeed iu defeats
ing Robinson in Now YORK
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IMPORTANT!
EbUEG NOTICE.

II is very important that you call and
examine the new goods nj AMBER6 5
SONS before purchasing elsewhere. 5-tf
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IT IS estimated th~t 100000 for
eieners will settle in the United States
this year, most of whom will be Ger
mans, bat nearly every other nation
will be Represented II is calculated
that the amount OF mOnev they will
bring with them will foot up over
900. 600. 600.
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ONLY five changes are required To
make the United States Senate tie 10
1881 Thurman will be succeeded b,
i Republican. bul there will be u stand
utI with the Democratic Senator VIII
will be chosen to succeed Senator
Bruce The gains which the Repub-
licaps hope to make are IN the success
sors to Senators Herman of New York
Eaton, OF Connection Ne Dousid, OF
Indiauu. Randolph, OF New jersey
and Wallace, OF Peunsy wanna Ii
they make gains ia all these case, tho
senate viii be equally divided anu
IOr the Democrats to have III Jorit1
Kellogg would have to be ousted
Davis, ol Illinois, is not Included 10
the calculation because it Is not know "a
where he stauds when tho two partie
are SO closely divided
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HAPPY MEMPHIS.


The yellow ~ever epidemic al Mem
phis has been declared at an end, aud
he thousands ef refugees from that
'll iated city are returning and have
returned TO their homes The Board
OF Health has oficially proclaimed he
epidemic over. and steamers aud rail
way trains are gow arriving and de
parting on .chedule time, and the pa
per- even repor,-a bsom il he revival
Of trade. The following di>Patsbe~
announce the clad -ddngs:
"HoS. A. 8 Mars Governor. The
epidemic was declared ended this day.
c. =. s. Z :. e -, lay sS s.1s
es~the people o. iEsiHpiifs for material ~
sisiance rendered. Gul Tor further ali
promised, if necessary Have sufficient
funds to carry u through ani will not
se compelled 10 draw on YOU Tor any.
b T, roRTEa
President Taxing District"
The following Is the official an
uouucemeut OF the Board OF tlea!tt
declaring the rpiir mic ended:
lowing TO the fall ia the temperature
within tue past three days, there having
been two good trosts with prospect OF
continuation Of the cool weather. the
Board Of Health hereby declare the cpl
demic OF 1873 nj AN rui; announces that
there is but little danger TO be Appre-
hended from yellow fever 6y ahsentees or
other persons coming into the civ pro
vided the instructions be published Sep
TENDER % have been comp.i-d with ia re-
gard 10 the ventilation Of houses, bedding
clothing, etc. Ii takes this occasion TO
advise people on their return TO avoid
infected places. There are few cases Of
yellow fever yet in the city. and u fe ~
cases may yet deve,Op, bat by ordinary
prudence there is no danger Of the dis
ease now spreading from hat Source.
by order OF the Board OF Health
y. CHANDLER, NJ. D., Scc'y.
Total number OF rsse> duriog IN,
epidemic l Sill, total deaths 40 Ia
1873 there occurred in Memphis arn
vicinity about 4,2OG death.
Quarantine at all point, sgain-
Memphis has been removed, aud full
aud free trade aud travel restored
The Buiord trial is to commeuce at
Frankfort, Nov 10th. Special Supreme
Judge II. A. Tyler, will 90 to fhe Capt.
tai on the 9Th
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e,ol,asslssiomerss sac.

Faiton Circuit Court Ecutuchy.
". A. Brevard's Admir- PltG-
against Equitr
". A. Brevard's Heirs and Cred
itors Befeuiunt
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THE only boom felt at Hickman
so far has been in the way ofhigher
prices for everything. But the good
time is coming.
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The Buiord trial is to commeuce at
Frankfort, Nov 10th. Special Supreme
Judge H. A. Tyler, will 90 to The Capt.
tai on the 9Th
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Electoral Votes Eicctorli Votes.

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-11-05
Absinthe Drinking.

A New York paper says the dangerous,
often fatal, habit of drinking absinthe
is said to be steadily growing in this
country, not among foreigners merely,
but among the native population. A
good many deaths in different parts OF
the country, especially in the large
cities, are directly traceable to excessive
use of absinthe. 1t is much more peril
GUS, as well rs more deleterious, than
any ordinary kind of liquor. 1t is more
seductive and treacherous, for at first
there is very little reaction from it; it
quickens the mental faculties, lends q
glow to the health and spirits, and
seems, to express it automatically, to
raise man to a higher power. It's en-
croachments are scarcely perceptible.
A regular absinthe drinker seldom per-
ceives that he is dominated by its bale
full influence until it is too late. All OF
a sudden he breaks down; his nervous
system is destroyed; his brain is mop
e~rative; his will is paralyzed; he is a
mere wreck; there, is no hope of his re
covery. Victims of incompetence of the
common sort frequently reform, but the
absinthe drinker. after he has gone to a
certain length. very rarely does or can
throw off the fatal fascination. The
more intellectual y man is, the more
readily the habit fastens itself upon
him. Some of themost brilliant authors
and artists Of Paris have killed them
selves with absinthe, and many more
arc doing So. Only Il few years since
absinthe could not be easily got in this
country, save in big cities; now it can
he had almost everywhere, and it is
called for with alarming frequency.