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Married.

DOBKINS-JONES On Sasstfrn' Rilga
Fulton county. Ky, on the 18Th inst
oy Jerry J. Jones. E-q MIR. ROBERT {
DSRKINs to NANCY J JoNEs.
CRhED-TERRErf-I this city on ,he
22nd int. at the residence of JhaS. 7.
q Nichols by Rev Mr. Wilson. Mr.. JAMES
L. CREED TO MARY X TERRETr.
The above couple has the best wishes OF
the COURIER. and our prayers for n long
life of happiness nd usefulness
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One advantage old maids have over
girls in their teens. is that they are
through with the measles. mump-:
whooping Cough. chicksn.pox aud
other child like amu-ements Youth
ful nonsense l. gone. some are wise aud
some are oher wise Fulton Times
Ballard News please nniice.
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FLOR the HEX man Courier
A CONGRATULATIONS
AND C0>DoLExcE PROM .VIRGI>IA. TO THE
RESIDENTS or 'HIcKNAS. AND THE
NEiGHDORHOOD AROUND.


Praise God The plague OF unknown rise,
Has PASS 4 I've trust 10 trOpir skies
To fall DER scOrchiug desert plain.
wLsre poisonous dews ne er rise again.
Your heavens are tranquil as before.
rhe fatal cl ,ud hung DER your shore
life busy hum j. heard again,
Through busy street aud rural lane:
Hut Oh whenr - Storm shall lower.
And rain fH lls fa-t-lnud Ihund~rs roar
q er many cherish j new made grace.
From which, no tender cara coul.l save;
Twill bring 10 mind ike dream of pain
That p+siilentiaI storm again:
Dark days fast falling tears. deep groans.
The widows plants the orphan means
The thun,ier voice mid rain DROPS shed.
A werping service Der our dead
How hies, the noble braves - no lay.
Enshrined ia hearts tho wrap 4 IN clay.
No noiSome .ieS. or storm eau creep
Into their graves disturb their sleep;
These could but sway the lanrel houghs,
Which mark The place OF their rep"se
Their names. their deeds must f1 ronotoH
Where such philanthropy wa~ shown
In Hsckman lows bright Hltars shine,
Each sacrit ice. almost dsuiRe!
OH when the eros deeds are told,
OF our own DAYS. or those of Old.
This wcndrous truth will stand alone.
For others lives-thsSe gave their own!
:. VI.
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Grant and the COrcOnians
1From the Catholic HaralL

The Catholics of Cork DO noi forge,
that. when Grant a~pired Tor a third
term to the Presidency of rhe u ni,ed
States, he tried 10 strengthen his %
-itiou "a the Republican caudiia,e by
importing in the mpst inyiiiou. man
uer the religious aud aa,i Cathalic 81
ement into the p ,'i'icil azIsatiaa lie
appealed To the religions prS~iun- oi
the native American elem N, in nur
population and that appeal has nos
risen in Judgment before him in Ire
land.
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HICKMAN COUNTY

From Clinton Democrat, 10th
Abou, 10 days ago two negro men
agreed to disagree about some trivial
matter. aud Que of Them struck the
other nn the head with IA biilei 1T wood
which crazrd him; and last Monday IL
became necessary +" place him in du
ress. lie was accordingly brought To
town aud lodged in the county Jail
His condition Is regarded a. critical
The a>~aulting man leir a. soon IA the
difficulty occurred and has not been
cen since.
Our aged fellow countrymau. Mr.
+, VI Woodward. lost SECOND wife
some weeks ago aud tndins that il i
not good for man 10 live nIune. sad
deed his venerable faithful donkey last
week aud rode over To the good widow
Mnrpheys. VIII" he found ia the san
frame at mind Thu agreeing. il took
hui short time to cnn-ummIre uu
I"n la bnnd- matrimonial aud attach
ing his 1 Il tn a convenient sled
quickly glided her TO hi home Mr.
" l. quite teiritOus over hi cong nest
aud now generously pf"tfer@ the use
1T hi iaithlu dunkev which i Gully
10 years old ani which has efficiently
served him this a third time to any
widuwer who wants wife
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Local Items.

ID. l. Shaver, of Dresden, Tenn, is
dead.
They are trying to establish plsn-
ing mill At Fulton.
Tics says. tell the people to put on
their skates before they start to church
Sunday morning"
Mr.. H. j Atwood aud Mr. + S
Msrrs, IRE spoken Of as candidates for
County Attorney.
Judge Bushart, Ed. has been ap
pointed deputy assessor, TO assess the
Hickman precinct.
" your liver troubles you buy Sim
mems Liver Medicine, in green wrapper,
at Buck i CowGILL
The quarterly conference of the
oolorsd VI. E. Church was in session last
Sunday.
Robt. W. Davis, Of Union City. was
in the city Monday. Bob looks as we'll a.
Of ycrs.
Mr.. w. II. Gardner has sold out hi
turned to Hickman.
John Doris. a timer. formerly Of
,his place. died. in Union City, last week
Of pneuDonia.
Elder Granville Duckery com me u ced
series of meetings At the Baptist church.
last Sunday.
The Greenbackers OF Graves have
appointed delegates to the Greenback
State Convention.
Mrs Thos j Lane. has bought The
Planters II use, and will sooa re open
that once very popular hotel.
Col. Grassland aud JUICE X ,hert>on
will lock horns in contest for Circuit
Judge in this District. So il is q id
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Stray Notice.

TAKEN UP As \ STRAY. BY F VI.
i Stowe living II miles below Hick
man, KY, end miles below the foot of
Island No. 8. ON the Mississippi river. in
Fulton couuty. XIV. the 9TH inst ONE
DEEP RED COW AND CALI. the COW il
marked with under bit crop in the righi
ear, smooth crop off the lief Ca, with he
righf horn slipped off. iiitle white under
the flank, no other marks perceivahle. i
about twelve years oil, which | appraisc
ut the value of fifteen dollars.
Witness my hand This 9TH dag of De-
cemher. 1878.
janl0 81 JERRY J. JONES. J. p.
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a str ay Notice.

VNlKEN UP As A STRAY. BY HENRY
Daniel, living about fifteen miles
below Hick man, in Fulton county. XIV
on the Mississippi river. on the ilih ins, .
ONE IRON GRAY HORSE. aged abonf
I years. about - hands high. bur having
M brands or marks perceivahle. anil
which appraise at the value of S65 no
Witness my hand this Dist day of De,
cember 1878.
janl0 3w J. J. JONES, J. P. F ..
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Helen Scanlon

TuE Lexington Transcript says;
"The Kentucky papers are still circn
isiing the statement from the Yeon,,fH
that the Transcript called Dr.. Black
buru humbug We denied il once
aud it il s'rause that the prpers don
10 Us the Justice to print the deui,l
when they print the Statement.
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BUSINESS MIR R b Brevsrd t.

BusINEss Mr. r b Brevard has
purchased the entire hardware establish
ment Of N. p. Harness & Co.. and will
CONTINUE business at the old stand. He
10 . thoroughly esrreet gentleman, un-
dsrstsnds the business, aud we doubt not
will reap success.
An uuknowu man committed suicide
at Columbus, Ky, last week. No cause
ascertainsd. Il is said by some that the
unfortunate young man, before he left
home. had seen the printed ''map OF the
city Of Columbus" and, on reaching Tiers,
his disappointment was so great that be
tilted the rash act
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The following is an advertisemen
in Richml ud newspaper
A card AS my former hub mi
VIM j Scaulon has been circulating
reports that | ann dead take thi. me
thoi Of pronouncing the report isl--
.ud 10 let my friend, know that | am
we'll aud hearty.
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SUNDRIEs.

RAGING loal24c per yard.
ROPE. machine l3a20c.
TIES 5t'ic.
LEATHER kip skins S4.50ts 81 sole. per
ID. 3ba Bic; upper side. 81 5Oao.oo.
PRINTS. 4a'ic per yard.
DOMESTIC. 3l.7c per yard.
JEANS. z afjc per yard.
LiNSEY. l5a35c per yard.
CoTrON YARNS, iOal24: per dozen.
WASH BOARDS. - 25a2.5 50 per dozen.
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WE WILL SELL THE REMAINDER
w of our Fall and Winter goods re-
gsrd.ess of cost Call and examine be-
fore buying elsewhere. No trouble to
show goods. j. AMBERG'S SONS.
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The Leader records the death 10
Graves county Of Henry Broo kshire, aged
95. Two wives bore him sc veniesn chill
dreR, twelve Of whom yet live. lie had
l2s grandchildren, l5S great grandchil-
dren and six great great grandchildren,
making . grand total of ao5.
Marshal Jas A. Warner. of Hick-
man. was in the city last Sunday. We
Noticed he had finely finished aud costly
gold headed cane, on which vas engraved
tie following:
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HAVE you Dyspepsia, are you Consul
rnted. have von "a yellow skin loss of APP
peIiie Headache. if so don't fail to u-e
SHILOH s SYSTEM VIrALIZER IL is
guaranIeel To relieve you, and will you
continue TO suffer when y on can be cured
on such terms a. hese Prc" IN cts. aud
40 cts Sold by c. A. HOLCoMBE Drug
gist, Hickman. Ky. wa! jaiO ~
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No Supsrst;tion

The Buckeye has virtues which lie in
the hitter principle called Esculin- which
have been utilized for the cnre II Hrmnr
rhoids or Piles II suffering with thai
disease use Tab'ers BHrk-ye Pile oint-
meut only 81 cents a hottie. Cur. Piles
only. For sale bc Buck & Cowgirl Drug
gusts, Hickman, Ky.
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HARDWARE, ETC.

CASTINGS. 4a5c per IN.
IRON. btr size. 23e per 10.
PL,lw STEEL DC per In.
PLDN STEEL WINGS SIC per 10.
IRON AXLsS. sc per 10.
NAILS. - IS rates
HORSE SHOE NAILS. 21a30c perlb.
STEEL. cast. VI \. 2Ja2jc.
STEEL PLpW>. Sal14c per 10,
HUBS Sl.25t2 - per srtt.
PLowS. Hertw.ck. Ba,tzer & kno-rr,
Steel P!ows. No. l. SOD; No. 2, Si.OO;
No 3. SO 5s No 4. 81 o..
Blltzer's patent one morse Piow S6.oo ex-
ira plow monlds 81 % each. Cotton
scrapers same.
Powell 4 Bro from various factories, one
horse plnws. - oJa5.UJ; two horse
plows S6.ulal6 ~.
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NEW CROP OF SUGAR. MOLASSES,
IN and kice, at very low prices. nj
jsnl0 !. AMDERG SONS.
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Among Our Exchanges.
FULTON TIMES ITEMS

FULTON TIMES ITEMS
II is said that the wheat crop. H.
his section. promises a good Weld
Billy Mercham and Jeff Qnam4
hrenghf To town. last Wednesday III
live hir|~. which thew had canph, in
pets. They shipped them to New Or
leans.
Died. of pneumonia. at the residence
Of her husband. Mr. " f. Page 81,
his place on the morning Of 'h4 I3 n
inst ut 81 o'clock. Mrs. Elizabeth
Page, aged 90 years.
\ plan i now being ventilated and
discu sed with u view Ia e>tahli-hing
+, planning mill at this place. This i
."merhing that is mnch needed and
gould. If properly managed. prove
good investment TO the owners.
GRAVES CnuNTY.
From the Mayheld Monitor. I7,h.1
During the past week dressed rah
bits were selling in this county at the
low price oi four for ten cents
Mr. Monroe Stakes. the p".tmas,er
and depot agen' ~ Water Valley. died
At his home in that place last Tuesday
JUDGE J VI BIGGER. of Padncs h j.
y candidate for re election tn rhe State
Legislature He will be elected with
out any trouble.
The fnilnwing marriage licenses have
been issued hy The County Clerk since
our Ia>t repnr': a j Sulliva1 aud
X II Jackson. VI T ". Adams aud
Maria Foudrngh, ] W Boyd aud VI
T Cochran. J D. Rodgers aud V +.
Wiley. John Grine-. Jr. aud n !.
Hopwood, ID. VI. Walston aud U Z
Garrett
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X. L.. IL. of III.

Kentucky Lodge. No. $40, Knights o,
Honor meets every Friday evening at
o'cIock Members az other la lg.s re
snect .ully invited 10 a,ienl meetings..
JAS. A. WARNER. ID.
Two. YovEs, R.
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The Union City Chronicle says thai
John Troutwe;ne, of Hickman, is to es-
fablish a wagon factory at that place
the growing manufacturing interests OF
Union Civ
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MEMPHIS CONFERENCE
FEMALE INSTITUTE.
JACKSON, TENNESSEE.
Great Reduction in Charges.

rENTIS Is THE OLDEST FEMALE col
lege in the southwest Favorahly
located, easy of access AMI remarkable
for its heaithfulness. Thoroughly fur
nished in all of its departments and sup
p!iel with u large corps of competent
teachers. Fall session begins Monday.
Sept u. 1878 Apply for catalogues or
special information TO the President,
A. b. JONES.
Aug1G-2m jackson, Tens.
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G. MERCKE 60
- N A1HkNA II IN "
No. Ga, Nam, 6et,eeen Second and Third SIS,
LOUISVILLE, KY


Seeds, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dried
Fruits, &C., e..
State Agents for the Yale Chilled Piow,
Ulrich Wagon, Gods Self Binders. Reap
ers and Mowers, Cutting Boxes. Corn
Shelters, sc We have just received a
ruiI sock of LiyDRETH GIRDEY
SEEDS put up n sealed packages which
we Offer very low. Send for Seed Caia-
logue. jal7 4w
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II AIDES AND MISSES FELT SKIRTS.
/ children Wool Hose. Ladies Col
lars aud Cuffs. Blankets. Shawls Yarn.
SC, all Of which will he sold at hottom
prices. at j. AMBERG ) SONS.
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Have You
You J. ust ure that courh.

With Shiloh : Consumption Cure Won
can cure yourself Il has established the
fact that Consumption can be cured. While
for Coughs. bronchitis. wboOping 'ough.
Asthma, aud all Diseases of Throat aud
Lungs IL is absolutely withoui at eq~al
Two doses will relieve your chii Of she
Croup. IL il pI ssaut to take an.l perfect
~ harmless to the oungesr child. and no
mother can afford 10 he without il. You
can use Two thirds of "A bottle, anI If
what we say is not true we will refund
the price paid. Price L. cts, 81 cts aud
81 o. per bottle. IT your Lungs are sore
or Chest or Back lame, use S"iloh's Pa
rous Plaster. Sold by g. A. HOLCDMBE
Druggist, Hickman, KY. jal0 ly
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SPECIAL MlIIcES.

WELLS Persian Perfume -liAcKMEr ,cK
is rich aud fragrant. try il. Sold nv g.
A. H0LC0M Be, Druggist. .al0-ly
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Ample Vinegar.
Let " Have Peace,

DUT THE WAR in the price of Gro
ID ceries only shows that you can buy
the very best quality at the very lowest
prices, ut
ape JOHN WHITING
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DUT remember that you can buy the
ID hest quality of Groceries Al The low
est prices, at
apo JOHN WHITING S.
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Special NOtirey

The greatest bargains ever offered in
the City of Hickman car be had now in
all lines OF goods, at
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FAR,I FOR RENT

EpUR NILES BELOW HICKMAN.
L For further information inquire al
n29-tf THIS OFFICE.
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NOU. c meet GOOD kEn FLANNEL
~ imhergs fsnm 10 To zoe, Nedica
tel TwilleI Flannel ~ TO iOc. Linseys
fr IN ~ TO Soc. llaols. Nuhias. Break
faT Snawls, cheaper than ever offered
tefure eI6 81
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2 For n Michel.

no naismoke the Trump. hui get the
Confidential, the hest ia The city for
the mOney--at HOLCOMHE
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Col. Grassland aud JUICE X ,ber,>on
will lock horns in a contest for Circuit
Judge in this District. So il is id.
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GROCERIES.

BACON, sides 5cts; shoulders lets; hams
1aSlc.
CHEESE l2llfc ner pound.
COFFEE. Rio l'ia2b per 10.
CIR tcKsRS. 7a9c per III.
coal OIL 20 per gallon.
CANDLES star. l5al6c per IN.
FLOUR Hickman Mills. .0ll6.oo
MoLASSES. - 4a'lc per Dbl; 43cts per
half barrel.
LARD Oft. 81 90 per gallon.
l. ARD. Sea ibcper III.
GUNPO ADER 81 80 per key.
BLASTING POWDER 50 per keg.
SODA 3. per III. nv the key.
SuG tR. brown. 7as4c; hard l23alic.
SHOT. per bag. IL -
SrbNEw ARE, l0p-r gallon.
TORACCo. m1nufac'i per In 6naSl 90
SALT. car iol bush. bhl.. 81 6l; bs re-
tail 81 10; 289 10. bhl., car load, Sl.3)a
by reiaii Sl.20.
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Presented TO
JAMES A. WARNER,
Union City ChronicI,

Kentucky Lodge. No $40. X of H.. for
his services during the epidemic
of 1878 .. VI. A.
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.iSSOIutiOn,
ommcrciaI
UicKNNx CoURIER OFFICE.
FANNY. Jan II 1879. !
PRoDUC ETC.

y
PORK -2la3 cents
DRIED FRUIr--Apples TO cents /;
Petrhes , 10 , cents
CnRN. ear &c. shellei Doc per bushel.
COTTON. 7la7i..
WHEAT market acfive 6oAS0c per bushel.
MEAL. 4lc fro wagons.
BEES WAX. -2c per In.
HIDES. green. o. dry sa:tel SalOci dry
flint. lual3c.
Wool, 3naSjlc per H., tub washed.
FEiT iERS 3i.i0i per ID. prime.
rtLtn ". 5; per III.
RUTTER fresh. l'Ja sc per III.
POULTRY. Spring chickens 81 So old
- 1Ia2 40 per dozen.
EGGS. Sal1c per dozen.
BARRELS Appl- 41c: Flour 45c; Moiss-
sea 50 OK Nolasses Kegs 10 gal =. &c:
Mnla-seS Kegs, ) gals 7nc; whiskey
Kegs. 10 gals, 81 ID; whiskey Kegs, Al
gals, Soc.
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A young man. whose name was a.
osrtsined to be Weir, committed suicide,
in Columbus. last week. No cause was
assigned for the act.
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Mrs Thos j Lane. has bought The
Planters use, and will sooa re open
that once very popular ho;el.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-22

The shrewdness and business capacity
that have made. tha- Yankee the first Of
traders and promise to ' turn this counr
try into the workshop Of the world, re-
oeived a striking and happy illustration
the other eday,ga The scene was here
abouts, the characters a rising young
merchant and d pretty woman. . He had
an affection for her, she o. liking for
him, 80 they, became betrothed. After
a time she found out that she didn't love
him well enough tU marry him, and the
match was brOken off. Itwasa a severe
blow, and he staggered under it; but
he fought well for himself, protested
that his life was ruined, asked il she
could not learn to love him, and in all
ways did the proper thing. She was
immovable, however, and he sadly and
reluctantly -teek bis leave. While his
eyes were full OF gathering tearsihe bade
his faltering farewells, then closed the
door upon his hopes. A moment later
he opened it,stepped back into the room,
and with tears i'm, his voice, brokenlY
mufmured, 81 hope this will make nc
difference about your coming to the
store, Miss that your mother
will continue to trade with US. II shall
be happy to give the usual discount
! Our stock is large and varied, our ain
TO. please p And the door shut finally
! leaving him alone in his grief. Port
land (lNei j Ress3 dal3CS3 s5l:osII4
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D0MESTTC GREETINGS.

....r,evard comes the married man,
! y met BY wife at door,
~ iond embrace aud loving kiss,
'irx-aBabys throat Is sore'
k@6 aid YOU think to stop at Browns
/ "A get that marabout
| Jsyed Yesterday ?-And, dear,
gsd,s boots are all worn out!
ann ylad you are so early, John,
E much / miss you, dear
~ hsd letter from mamma;
| shes coming to live here.
~ very glad you look. dear john
IlmeW that you would be
~ sdour's out, the butt er, and
Ian must 81 nd home some tea.
Isslst number has been here again
| you don't pay, he'll su =;
|isd M. Prendergast called in
| y ay your rent was due.
syrsd's trowsers are half cotton, John!
you thought they were all wool t.
Ind that reminds me that your son
| Ms whipped to- day at school.
srs roof has leaked and spoiled the rugs
I Cpoa the upper hall;
/ ~ Jane must go, the careless thingl
le lot the mirror fall
! 3basy as she was moving it
| IIhe iargest one, dear john,
| d ourse, it broke; 1t also broke
.fhe lamp it fell upon. ..
| What makes you look so grave, my love?
| nteof your things and wipe
| igW Iceland only think, day
Jlne broke your meerschaum pipe.
95ohnl that horrid, horrid word!
Iou do not love me, dear;
fIH.h that I-boo- hoo-were dead
Iea're cross as any bear"
Boston TyanscriD,
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The GOOd-Natured Man.

I wish 1 was good natured. But /
amt. -
l am aware that the closing sentence
isn't grammatical. But | don't care. 1
have Joined the ranks of the progressive
people. l have gone in with the metric
system luuatics and phonetic spoilers,
and while they hammer away to make
some people say zone duodecidekame-
hectoliter of molasses," when they mean
'sone pint of molasses;" and while they
spell programme" with seven letters
and trough with three, / am going to
do what can to make grammar easy.
/ saw the good-natured man on the
train to-day, and envied him. His wife
was sick, her mother, who accompanied
them, was tired and rather sarcastic,
not to say peremptory; the children all
looked worried and draggled, their faces
were dirty, and the baby howled every
time the train started and walled every
time it stopped, and fretted while it
stood still and cried all the time it was
in motion. But that mana big round
shouldered giant, with old clothes on,
and hands as big as the hands OF fate
never fused nor fretted nor once looked
black or discouraged. He told the quar-
reling children stories, he petted
the tired, sick wife, he cajoled
her mother and sang - merciiul
heavens, such singing-to the baby, un-
til envied him. Hewas the first good
na,ured man I have seen for eleven
years, and he was going he told me to
Lancaster, Pennsylvania wasn'tsur
prised at it. Lancaster is just the place
t. develop such masculine angels. 1t is
itself one of the happiest, best natured
places know.
Did you ever think what rarity the
good-natured man ise You don't Of er
meet him. Think, now, if you know one
of him. Thiuk over your list Of ac'
quaintances, and see if you can find
| him.
The funny man, he is common
enough. Every newspaper has one o.
him. There are plenty of funny men
The droll man. be turks On every stree
cornsr, and whittles on every drv-good'
box. You find the witty at every SOFIA
gathering; you meet him great many
times when you don't wait to see him
But a real, thoroughly good-naturet
man-brethren, he is a rarity.-HaUE
eue Burdette. .sG.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-22

RUSSIAN Nihilists are as unscrupu-
lous rs they are .audacious. 1t would
be difficult to imagine any thing more
savage than the following letter sent to
Baron Drentolon, who escaped assas-
sination short time ago: "We know
you do not tear death; but we also
know that there is in this world per-
sen whom you love passionately. It is
your daughter. The Committee have,
therefore, decided to kill her in your
stead"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-22

g, THE small boy of ! Clergyman in Port.
land, Me-, was detected By his mother
in the act of !" ornamenting :" with his
jack knife a costly inlaid. table by q
deeply cut carving Of his ideal steam.
boat. A day or two after the lady saw
him from the door looking with admiring
eyes at his partially completed work,
and heard him sigh: "By George! /
wish had got the smokestack on be-
fore she licked me-"